Salmon Arm Observer, October 22, 2014

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Court hears account of fatal crash Charge: Officer on trial for dangerous driving.

By Martha Wickett OBSeRVeR STAFF

The first two witnesses in the trial of police officer Micah chan both gave similar reports regarding the period leading up to a fatal crash in Salmon Arm’s industrial park on June 20, 2013.

On that night, a white sedan driven by 21-yearold courtney eggen of cherryville crashed into a parked dump truck, killing her. Shortly after, a police cruiser driven by Salmon Arm RcMP const. chan went off the road nearby, sliding backwards down an embankment. Its back bumper came to rest against a building across Auto Road from the country Kitchen parking lot, where the dump truck was parked. chan was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle after the police Independent Investigations Office, a relatively new civilian-led body that conducts investigations into police-involved incidents that result in death or serious harm, investigated the incident.

James Young, a 57-year-old cP Rail worker from Kamloops, had driven a 10-ton cP Rail truck to Gemm diesel for servicing, and was waiting by the business at 5270 Auto Rd. Se for his boss.

In his testimony in Provincial court in Salmon Arm Monday, Young estimated he was there about 45 minutes to an hour, possibly more, between 10 p.m. and midnight when he heard a sound that caught his attention.

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Aftermath: RCMP officers survey the site

where the fatal crash took place on June 20, 2013. Courtney Eggen, 21, died at the scene.

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Message: Jennie Anderson stands along the Trans-Canada Highway near a Husky gas station on Sunday, Oct. 19 in protest of the high gas prices in Salmon Arm compared to surrounding communities.

Anger at high gas prices Protest: Citizens gather for protest, group initiates boycotts.

By Lachlan Labere OBSeRVeR STAFF

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, several went out on the highway last week to protest the price at the pump in Salmon Arm. Their protest was spurred by how the cost of gas initially seemed static. But 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

This week The fruit was flying everywhere at DeMille’s pumpkin cannon event. See A16.

Runners take to the wooded trails of Larch Hills for the Reino Run. Check out A19 and A23.

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 to keep on putting pressure on these guys,” said lindgren.

The one guy referred to by lind-

gren is ernie Scheil, who began his own protest after growing frustrated with the way gas prices are consistently higher in Salmon Arm than in neighbouring communities. Sunday’s protest was the result of efforts orchestrated through a Facebook group, Organized Boycott of local Gas Prices, whose membership has soared over the past week. Group administrator Tavia Bente says organizers have two goals – the second is to support shopping local, the first is getting fair pricing.

“I believe in shopping locally, and I want to support my local gas stations… but I have a problem with corporations who have such a control over the pricing,” said Bente. “There is something See Mayor on page A2

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Witness notes time lag between cars Continued from front Although he testified he had heard four or five vehicles pass by while he was waiting, and all appeared to be going fast – probably about 80 km/hr in the 60 km/hr zone, this particular car made an impression.

“That’s what got my attention, the sound of that car,” he told defence lawyer Neville McDougall under cross-examination. “It was a high speed, an extreme high speed.”

Reverting to miles rather than kilometres, Young said he estimated the car was travelling at about 100 miles per hour.

“Just extreme velocity.”

He said the vehicle was flying and the next thing he heard was a ‘thunk’ as it hit the dump truck, lifting it.

He thinks he remembers calling 911 as he walked towards the accident scene.

Young estimated the time between when he heard the crash and then saw emergency lights reflecting on the trees down the road was about six to 10 seconds.

He said the sound of the police vehicle approaching was different than the white car, slower.

“The speed of the white vehicle was what

stands out. The police vehicle – the sound wasn’t that fast.”

Young testified he then heard squealing of tires and, when he first was able to see the police car, which was heading east on Auto Road, its back end was leading.

“I think he was trying to stop, I don’t think he expected to come onto a horrific accident. I could hear him trying to get under control, trying to compensate.”

Young testified that he watched as the police car slid down the bank backwards.

When Young was questioned by Crown counsel Allan Mandell, he testified that the police officer was looking over the embankment, holding a gun after he got out of the police car, pointing it towards the ground.

Defence lawyer McDougall asked him which hand he was holding it in and he said left. McDougall asked if it could have been a police radio with an antenna. Young didn’t think so.

“Maybe it was me using my imagination, but it looked like a gun to me.”

Asked if he had seen another weapon on the officer’s right hip, he said no.

The next witness was Barbara Lidstone, who testified she lives on a

farm in the 3000 block of Auto Road, where a picture window in her house looks out onto the road.

Mandell established that her view of Auto Road is a long straight stretch, and she can see to the intersection at 40th Street. She said she thinks most people tend to travel over the 60 km/hr speed limit along the road.

On the night of the accident, Lidstone testified it was close to midnight when she went to her window where she could see the police car as well as a whitecoloured vehicle.

She estimated the police car was 600 metres behind the white car and agreed it was travelling at a slower speed.

Lidstone testified that she was hesitant to contact the IIO investigators but she did so several days after the crash because of a post she’d read on Facebook. Neither the Crown nor the defence lawyer asked her to describe the post.

McDougall questioned her about how she had initially reacted to what she’d read. She testified she had called it “bullshit.”

McDougall then asked her if she thought there was any way the police officer could have caught up to the other vehicle by the time it got to 50th, and she replied, “No.”

Mayor joins demonstration Continued from front fundamentally wrong with the system….”

Salmon Arm Mayor Nancy Cooper briefly joined in the Sunday protest. She says she’s received numerous calls about gas prices lately and is encouraging peaceful protest such as what took place over the weekend.

“I have a feeling the type of protest we’re starting to see is probably what has to transpire before these people listen to us,” said Cooper of the petroleum companies, noting she has notified

petroleum company reps of the situation.

“They’re putting the local people in a very embarrassing situation, and the local gas station attendants.

They’re taking a lot of abuse and that’s just wrong. It’s not their fault, it’s the head offices.”

Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce president Jim Kimmerly has been working on the local gas pricing issue for about a year now, attempting to bring fair pricing to Shuswap residents and business owners.

The next step, he

says, is a scheduled meeting with a petroleum company representative to explore bringing an independent owner/operator to the community.

“We’ll have a look at what’s been going on here, and then we’re going to have a look at some locations and kind of go from there and see if it is possible where we can get that type of operation here.

Because that’s really the key to this,” said Kimmerly, noting a dealer/operator may spur the competition that’s lacking in the community.

The final witness on Monday was Cpl. Luiz Sardinha, who was the officer in charge – but was just going off shift – at the time of the crash. He testified that as he was about to leave, he heard Const.

Chan on the radio, saying a vehicle was taking off at speeds of 140 km/ hr southbound down the road.

Sardinha said he had an idea this had happened at Five Corners, a problem four-way stop where Chan and another officer had been earlier – but he wasn’t sure where Chan or the other vehicle were when he spoke to him.

“I asked him what did the person do, he said they had blown the stop sign.”

Sardinha said he then told Chan to “shut it down.” He said that means to turn off the lights and pull over.

“He acknowledged, 10-four.”

Sardinha said he didn’t consider this a

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Off the road: The cruiser, driven by RCMP Const. Micah Chan, went down an embankment and hit the side of a building in Salmon Arm’s industrial park. pursuit.

“He said the vehicle was going away from him at 140 – going away from him. It wasn’t a pursuit.”

Sardinha said he also told him to bring up the repeater so the information could be sent out to Armstrong and Enderby who might be able to stop the vehicle.

Asked how much time had passed between Sardinha saying ‘shut it down’ and

Chan’s vehicle going off the road, Sardinha testified: “It was quick.

I gave an estimate of 30 seconds. I know it was quick.”

Sardinha said when Chan reported he’d gone off the road, he then said he’d seen the white car.

“It had hit a dump truck and there was someone hanging out of the vehicle, partially ejected,” testified Sardinha.

The trial was expected to continue through Thursday and then break off until Wednesday of next week when more courtroom time is available.

Along with the two civilian witnesses and Sardinha, Crown prosecutor Mandell said he expects to call other police officers and expert witnesses. McDougall said he expects his part of the trial will take only a day.

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Salmon Arm Observer Wednesday, October 22, 2014

‘Warriors’ take credit for fire

Protest: Blaze destroys bridge that leads to Imperial Metals mine.

By Barb Brouwer OBSERVER STAFF

An aboriginal protest against Imperial Metals’ Ruddock Creek Mine is heating up with the suspected arson of a bridge across the Adams River.

Clearwater RCMP are investigating a fire at an Oliver Creek forest road bridge they believe was deliberately set on Oct. 12.

Secwepemc Ts’ka7 Warriors, an Indigenous resistance group, claimed responsibility for the fire on an activist website, saying they took action in order to prevent Imperial Metals Inc. access to their Ruddock Creek zinc/lead mine.

“With much discussion with Elders Councils and around sacred fires and ceremonies, warriors have acted out their collective responsibility and jurisdiction to and in the Ts’ka7 area by deactivating the Imperial Metals Ruddock Creek Mine,” reads a statement posted online at PopularResistance. org. It is accompanied by an image of a fiery hand.

In their statement, the warriors maintain Imperial Metals did not ask, or receive consent to operate in Secwepemc Territory and describe the site as sacred. They note it is an important area where the glaciers meet, melt and have fed creeks and rivers for thousands of years.

Steve Robertson, vice-president of corporate affairs for Imperial Metals, says the company does not own the bridge, which is located at Kilometre 1 on the Oliver Creek Forest Service Road, immediately below the outflow of the Adams River from Tum Tum Lake. It is a provincial structure on Crown land.

Imperial Metals also owns the Mount Polley mine in the Cariboo, where a disastrous tailings breach occurred this summer.

He says company officials first heard about

the fire last Wednesday.

The company sent officials to the site that evening to confirm the damage to the bridge, which includes burned areas on the railing and bridge decking.

Robertson says burning the structure was no easy task. One of the reasons, he says, is that because of the swiftly moving water, the bridge decks are rarely dry.

“There were signs of an accelerant; we believe it was diesel dumped on the bridge and then firewood soaked in diesel added to the fire,” Robertson said Friday. “Our fear is there would have been a significant amount of diesel dumped into the river, so we have reported that to MOE (Ministry of Environment) as well.”

Robertson says the company is a long way from operating the mine and is in the process of applying for development permits.

“We were only planning on going in for a couple more trips to do environmental sampling this fall,” he said, noting lack of access to the mine will not affect Imperial Metals’ activ-

The Clearwater RCMP ask anyone with information to call 250674-2237.

– With files from Cam Fortems, Kamloops This Week.

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Site: A view of Adams Lake from the Ruddock Creek mining operation. ity. “It will certainly be an inconvenience to the multiple bridge users that include miners, fishermen, hunters and prospectors.”

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations says there is some industrial traffic that uses the bridge.

“The exact number of crossings is unknown, but staff describe usage as “light.” There is no active logging or hauling at this time,” reads an Oct 17 email from the ministry.

FLNRO planned to repair the bridge on the weekend with a temporary patch, but it will remain closed to the public.

“The bridge will not be rebuilt until next

spring,” noted the ministry’s email.

This is not the first protest made against the mine this year. In August, Neskonlith Chief Judy Wilson attempted to serve Imperial Metals with what it termed as an eviction notice from the Ruddock Creek site – land the Shuswap Nation claims to own under aboriginal title.

Four bands: Adams Lake Indian Band, Little Shuswap, Neskonlith and the Simpcw First Nation in the northern part of the Shuswap have made claims to the territory.

The ministry estimates the cost of the damage is approximately $5,000 and have left the investigation in the hands of the RCMP.

RESIDENTIAL YARD WASTE COLLECTION NOVEMBER 3, 2014 The City of Salmon Arm is introducing a city-wide Yard Waste Collection Program this fall, coinciding with the CSRD’s Free Yard Waste Event. This collection will be provided by Progressive Waste to all residents who are currently a part of the City’s Curbside Garbage and Recycling Collection Program.

Yard waste will be delivered to the CSRD Landfill for use in their composting program. The material will be collected unbundled (no twine, ties, etc) in kraft paper bags only (purchased by residents). Bags may be purchased at local home improvement stores, garden centers, and grocery stores. Please check with retailer(s) for availability.

The following items will be accepted for collection: grass, lawn, and hedge clippings, grass, sod, flowers, weeds (non-invasive), leaves, vegetable stacks, shrubs, and shrub/tree branches.

Shrub and tree branches may be up to 1”(2.5 cm) in diameter and 3’(91 cm) in length.

Branches

Materials will be accepted in unlimited quantities, provided each bag weighs less than 20 kg (44 lbs).

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Kraft bags must be placed curbside by 7 a.m., Monday, November 3, 2014. The majority of material will be collected on the 3rd; however, bags may be collected later the same week.

For more information, please contact the City of Salmon Arm at 250-803-4000 or visit www.salmonarm.ca/yardwaste.

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Salmon Arm Observer

City News and Public Notices

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF SALMON ARM ENTREPRENEUR OPPORTUNITY! NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby givenOF that the Council of the City of Salmon Arm will hold a CITY SALMON ARM This may be an opportunity for you or your firm to enter into a new business NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING Public Hearing in the OF Council Chamber of the City Hall, 500 - 2 Avenue NE, en that the Council of the City of Salmon Arm will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chamber of or add to your existing business Salmon Arm, Arm, BC, on Monday, October 27, 2014, at 7:00 p.m.

Avenue Salmon Monday, October 2014, Hearing at 7:00 p.m. that the NE, Council of the CityBC, of on Salmon Arm will hold 27, a Public in the Council Chamber of 1. a) Proposed Amendment to Official Plan Bylaw No. 4000: venue NE, Salmon Arm, BC, on Monday, October Community 27, 2014, at 7:00 p.m.

The City of Salmon Arm invites Proponents to submit tenders relating to the provision A-1 (LandPlan Use): Redesignate mendment to Amend OfficialMap Community Bylaw No. 4000:Lot 2, Section 13, Township of Janitorial Services for the following buildings: 20, Range 10, W6M, KDYD, Plan 41628 from INS (Institutional) to HC endment to Use): Official Community Bylaw13, No. 4000: A-1 (Land Redesignate LotPlan 2, Section Township 20, Range 10, W6M, KDYD, Plan 41628 from (Highway Service/Tourist Commercial).

• City Hall / Court House 500 – 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC onal) to HC (Highway Service/Tourist Commercial).

A-1 (Land Use): Redesignate Lot 2, Section 13, Township 20, Range 10, W6M, KDYD, Plan 41628 from • RCMP Detachment 1980 – 11 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC b) Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No 2303: nal) to HC (Highway Service/Tourist Commercial).

• Fire Hall No. 1 600 – 50 Street NE, Salmon Arm, BC mendment to Add Zoning Bylaw No 2303: - Comprehensive Development Zone – 17” as to Section 55-CD-17 • Fire Hall No. 2 100 – 30 Street SE, Salmon Arm, BC endment to Zoning Bylaw No 2303: in this report and renumber sections on 55-CD-17 -outlined Comprehensive Development Zone –the 17”remaining as outlined in this accordingly; report and renumber the • Fire Hall No. 3 141 Ross Street NE, Salmon Arm, BC and and nctions 55-CD-17 - Comprehensive Development Zone – 17” as outlined in this report and renumber the accordingly; • Fire Hall No. 4 5160 – 40 Avenue NW, Salmon Arm, BC ions accordingly; and Rezone Lot 2, Section 13, Township 20, Range 10, W6M, KDYD, Plan 41628 • Public Works Building 100 – 30 Street SE, Salmon Arm, BC , Section 13, Township 20, Range 10, W6M, KDYD, Plan 41628 from P-3 (Institutional) to CD-17 from P-3 (Institutional) Section 13, Township 20, Range 10, W6M, KDYD, Plan 41628 from P-3 (Institutional) to CD-17 sive Development Zone - 17).

The proposed contract period is from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2017, with an toZone CD-17- 17).

(Comprehensive ve Development option to extend for a further 2-year period.

Development Zone - 17).

Tender documents which outline the minimum requirements of the City of Salmon Arm 271 – 6 Avenue CivicNE Address: 1271 - 6th may be obtained from City Hall at 500 – 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC. All enquiries 71 – 6 Avenue NE Avenue NE should be directed to Erin Jackson, Corporate Officer. h of the Trans Canada of the & Trans Canada Location: North hway west of 16 Street NEof the Trans Site tours of each facility will be conducted on Wednesday, October 29, 2014. Please way & west Canada of 16 Street NE & west of Highway refer to tender documents for details. titutional 16 Street NE tutional The City reserves the right in its absolute discretion to accept any tender or to reject Present Use: Institutional Commercial Office Use any or all proposals for any reason whatsoever, or to select more than one tender ommercial Office Use Proposed Use: Commercial if it so desires. While price will be a factor in considering the tenders, it is not the Bylaw No. 4068 ant: Treadstone 71 Ventures Inc. Office Use sole criterion and the City reserves the right to use other factors in making the final Bylaw No. 4068 “Institutional” to nt: Treadstone 71 Ventures Inc. “Institutional” to decision. The tenders which qualify to be considered within this request will be “Highway OwnerNo. / Applicant: “Highway 4000-20/Bylaw 4068 and Service/Tourist evaluated on the merit of the total package submitted.

000-20/Bylaw No. 4068 and Service/Tourist Treadstone 71 Ventures Inc. Commercial” N-1012/ Bylaw No. 4069 Commercial” 1012/ Bylaw No. 4069 Tenders may be withdrawn by written notice only, provided such notice is received Reference: OCP4000by the City prior to the time set for the opening of tenders. All tenders will remain 20/Bylaw No. 4068 and confidential and will not be open to the public or other Proponents for examination.

ZON.1012/Bylaw No. 4069 The closing date and time for receipt of the sealed tenders is November 21, 2014, 2. a) Proposed Amendment at 4:00 p.m. and must be submitted to Erin Jackson, Corporate Officer at the address to Official Community Plan noted below. Faxed tenders will not be accepted. Tenders received after the closing Bylaw No. 4000: time will be returned unopened.

Amend Map 11.1 (Existing and Proposed Parkland): Delete the mendment to Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4000: endment to Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4000: “Neighborhood Park” designation from that part of the NE ¼ of Section 10 City of Salmon Arm, 500 – 2 Avenue NE, Box 40 Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N2 11.1 (Existing and Proposed Parkland): Delete “Neighborhood designation part (250) 803-4029 • Fax: (250) 803-4042 1.1 (Existing and Proposed Parkland): Delete thethe “Neighborhood designation that that partTelephone: of of included in Plan DD 4342D; Township 20, Range Park” 10,Park” W6M, KDYD. fromfrom Section included Plan 4342D; Township Range 10, W6M, KDYD. Email: ejackson@salmonarm.ca ction 1010 included in in Plan DDDD 4342D; Township 20, 20, Range 10, W6M, KDYD. b) Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No 2303: mendment Zoning Bylaw No 2303: endment to to Zoning Bylaw No 2303: Rezone 1.42 hectare area of land shown on the Subdivision Plan Prepared hectare area land shown Subdivision Plan Prepared

by Brown Johnson Land received August by Brown Johnson Land received August 1,by2014 (File No. 272-14) from ctare area of of land shown onon thethe Subdivision Plan Prepared Brown Johnson Land received August No. 272-14) from Single Family Residential Zone to R-4 Medium Density Residential Zone. o.

272-14) from R-1R-1 Single Family Residential Zone to R-4 Medium Density Residential Zone.

R-1 Single Family Residential Zone to 611 – 10 Street SWMedium Density 11 – 10 Street SW Notice is hereby given that it is the intention of the City of Salmon Arm to enter into a R-4 Lease Agreement for five (5) years with Salmon Arm Folk Music Society for the property Residential Zone. h of Foothill Road, west of Foothill Road, west and house located at 541 – 3 Street SW. Civic 1010 Street SW of Street SW Address: 1611 – Legal Description: Lot 1, Section 14, Township 20, Range 10 Street SW dential 10, Plan 35473 sidential Location: north of Location: 541 – 3 Street SW Foothill Road, west sideof of ture subdivision and development future subdivision and development of 10 Street SW portion Term: February 1, 2015 to January 31, 2020 ed portion Bylaw No. No. 40704070 Bylaw Present Use: Delete the the Delete Rental Fee: $1.00 per annum nt: Lodermeier & P. ant:D.D. Lodermeier & Ogden P. Ogden “Neighborhood “Neighborhood Residential (Exec.

Of W. Hopkins)/ Park” designation (Exec. Of W. Hopkins)/ The general terms and conditions of the Lease Agreement Park” designation Browne Johnson Land Surveyor Proposed Use: future Browne Johnson Land Surveyor are as follows: subdivision and • Lessee is to use the property and house for 000-22/Bylaw No. 4070 and 4000-22/Bylaw No. 4070 development ofand existing 1014/ Bylaw No. 4071 purposes related to the Roots and Blues Festival; N-1014/ Bylaw No. 4071 R-1 zoned portion • Lessee is to pay all electricity, natural gas and Owner / Applicant: D. other utilities and services; Lodermeier & P. Ogden (Exec. Of W. Hopkins)/ • Lessee is responsible at its sole cost for any work Browne Johnson Land which must be done to the property and house and Surveyor must obtain the prior written consent of the City prior to making any alterations osed bylaws are available for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday posed bylaws are available for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Mondayor changes to the property; ding holidays from October 15, 2014 to October 27, 2014, both inclusive, in the office of the Reference: OCP4000-22/Bylaw 4070 and No. 4071 luding holidays from October 15, 2014 toNo. October 27, ZON-1014/ 2014, both Bylaw inclusive, in the office of the ty Hall, 500 - 2 Avenue NE. • Lessee must comply with all federal, provincial and municipal legislation, City Hall, 500 2 Avenue NE. The files for the proposed bylaws are available for inspection between the regulations, bylaws and orders related to the use and occupation of the Lands; of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., interesthours affected by the proposed bylaw areMonday urged tothrough review Friday, the file excluding available inholidays the Development eir interest affected by the proposed bylaw are urged to review the file available in the Development from250-803-4021) October 15, 2014 to October 2014, both prior inclusive, the office of the or telephone to obtain the facts27, of the proposal to theinPublic Hearing.

• Lessee must not to assign or sublet without the prior consent of City; and (or telephone 250-803-4021) to obtain the facts of the proposal prior to the Public Hearing.

Corporate Officer at City Hall, 500 - 2 Avenue NE. • Lessee must provide comprehensive general liability insurance in the amount of e Officer ate Officer Those who deem their interest affected by the proposed bylaw are urged to $2,000,000.00.

Advertise Salmon Arm(or Observer: October 15 & 22 review the file available in the Development Services Department Advertise Salmon Armtelephone Observer: October 15 & 22 For additional information and/or inquiries, please contact the office of the 250-803-4021) to obtain the facts of the proposal prior to the Public Hearing. undersigned.

Erin Jackson Erin Jackson, Corporate Officer Corporate Officer City of Salmon Arm

INVITATION TO TENDER • JANITORIAL SERVICES

PUBLIC NOTICE: LEASE OF PROPERTY AND HOUSE AT 541 - 3 STREET SW

For more information call 250-803-4000 • Follow us on twitter @SalmonArmBC

Salmon Arm Observer Wednesday, October 22, 2014

City News and Public Notices

NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the City of Salmon Arm that an election by voting is necessary to elect one Mayor, six Councillors, and two School Trustees, for a four year term and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are listed in the order and manner that they will appear on the ballot: MAYOR – One (1) to be elected Surname Usual Names Municipality or Electoral Area of Residence Cooper Nancy Salmon Arm Wickett Ian Salmon Arm Bootsma Marty Salmon Arm Cannon Debbie Electoral Area C, CSRD (Tappen) COUNCILLOR – Six (6) to be elected Surname Usual Names Municipality or Electoral Area of Residence Altschul Diana Salmon Arm Chancellor Keith Salmon Arm Eliason Chad Salmon Arm Wallace Richmond Louise Salmon Arm Flynn Kevin Salmon Arm Idzan Ivan Salmon Arm Thomas Ruth Salmon Arm Masters Wayne Salmon Arm Cadeau Jay Salmon Arm Birch Tom Salmon Arm Harrison Alan Salmon Arm Lavery Tim Salmon Arm Kimmerly Jim Salmon Arm Jamieson Ken Electoral Area F, NORD (Rural Enderby) Giandomenico Tim Salmon Arm SCHOOL TRUSTEE – Two (2) to be elected Surname Usual Names Municipality or Electoral Area of Residence Saab Michel Salmon Arm Bedard Marcel Salmon Arm Townsend Dale Salmon Arm Johnson Bobbi Salmon Armm

VOTING DATES & LOCATIONS GENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electors of the City of Salmon Arm on: Saturday, November 15, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following locations: Salmon Arm Savings & Credit Union Recreation Centre 2550 – 10 Avenue NE (TCH) North Canoe Community Hall 7210 – 51 Street NE Gleneden Hall 4901 – 50 Avenue NW ADVANCE VOTING will be available to qualified electors as follows: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 and Wednesday, November 12, 2014 8:00 am - 8:00 pm Council Chambers, City Hall 500 – 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITIES will be available to qualified electors who are patients, residents or staff of Shuswap Lake General Hospital, Hillside Village and Bastion Place at the time of voting, as follows: Thursday, November 13, 2014 9:00 am – 10:30 am Good Samaritan Canada – Hillside Village 2891 – 15 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Bastion Place (Multi-Purpose) 700 – 11 Street NE, Salmon Arm, BC 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Shuswap Lake General Hospital 601 – 10 Street NE, Salmon Arm, BC This is not an Open Voting Opportunity – to lessen the impact on the Facilities please do not consider these Special Voting Opportunities as an Advance Voting Opportunity.

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ELECTOR REGISTRATION There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: • 18 years of age or older, on General Voting day (if you must vote in the Advance Voting Opportunities and your 18th birthday has not occurred, you may do so as long as your 18th birthday is prior to or on, Saturday, November 15th, 2014.)

• Canadian citizen • resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day • resident of OR registered owner of real property in the City of Salmon Arm for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day, and • not otherwise disqualified by law from voting.

Resident Electors will also be required to produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity.

Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property (ie. 2014 Land Title or assessment notice) and, if there is more than one registered owner, written consent of the majority of the property owners. Some preparation in advance of Voting Day is recommended.

Patti Ferguson, Chief Election Officer

PUBLIC NOTICE Lease of Office and Storage Space at Shuswap Regional (Salmon Arm) Airport Terminal Building Notice is hereby given that it is the intention of the City of Salmon Arm to enter into a Lease Agreement for one (1) year with Rick Scott dba North Okanagan Vertical Adventures for the lease of office and storage space, to be used for skydiving purposes, located in the Shuswap Regional (Salmon Arm) Airport Terminal Building.

Civic Address: 4300 – 20 Street SE Term: April 1, 2015 to October 31, 2015 Rental Fee: Main Floor Leased area office space $515.00 per month plus GST; and Basement Floor Leased area for exclusive use of the basement including washroom and excluding electrical room and furnace room $515.00 per month plus GST. The City is permitted reasonable access to enter the basement to access building services; The general terms and conditions of the Lease Agreement are as follows: • A tent may be setup periodically for parachute packing (off airside and outside fenced area behind the Airport Terminal Building, East of the Airport Terminal in front of the observation deck). The tent must be taken down within 24 hours; • Personnel and Clientele parking is north of the asphalt on the grassed area North of the Airport Parking Lot; • Access for Personnel and Clientele to washrooms on the main floor; • Lessee responsible for cleaning and maintaining the main terminal area and the washrooms on the main floor; • Lease space to be cleaned of tenant belongings during off time; and • No renewal clause.

For additional information and/or inquiries, please contact the office of the undersigned.

Erin Jackson, Corporate Officer City of Salmon Arm

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GUEST SHOT

Chris Foulds

Physician, wash thy hands In Luke 4:23, it is written: “Physician, heal thyself.”

In British Columbia in 2014, the mantra remains: “Physicians, clean yourselves — and begin by washing your damn hands.”

Why? Because the difference between washing your hands and ignoring the soap and water can truly be a matter of life and death.

The latest Hand Cleaning Compliance Audit has been released by the Provincial Infection Control Network of B.C. (a program of the Provincial Health Services Authority), which sends trained auditors into hospitals across the province to see who is and who is not washing their hands.

And, while the provincial overall hand-cleaning compliance rate rose to 77 per cent in the 2013-2014 fiscal year — an improvement from a 70 percent rate recorded in the 2011-2012 fiscal year — the group that most continues to wash its hands of the need to wash its hands is the province’s doctors.

As has been the case with all the audits year after year, doctors sit at the bottom of the rankings when it comes to audited handwashing, with a rate of only 64 per cent in the latest audit.

While it might be wise to decline to shake the doc’s hand the next time one is at your bedside, nurses once again proved to be the most responsible group in hospitals, clocking in at a 79 per cent hand-cleaning compliance rate.

Workers in clinical-support services (such as occupational therapists, psychologists, radiologists and paramedics) had a 75 per cent hand-cleaning compliance rate, while a group dubbed “other” (including housekeeping, security and administrative workers) registered a 69 per cent compliance rate.

Of the province’s five health regions, the Interior Health Authority (IHA) rated middle of the pack, at 75 per cent, which is a huge improvement from 2011-2012, when the IHA posted a 58 per cent compliance rate.

Again, why wash hands?

The introduction to the audit report tells us why, in the first sentences: “Health care-associated infections are one of the most frequent and severe complications among hospitalized patients and the fourth-leading cause of death in Canada. Transmission of health care-associated pathogens most often occurs via the contaminated hands of health-care providers.”

And here we have almost four in every 10 doctors noted in provincewide audits not doing something as basic as adding soap and water to their hands while in hospitals.

The need to wash hands with plain soap and water continues to be hammered home in kindergarten classes and via signs in school hallways, restaurant washrooms and everywhere in between. With C. diff and Norovirus and all manner of horrible sicknesses able to jump from person to person via five fingers and a palm, we should all be in a lather about the disappointing doctor numbers.

And, so should the doctors — before and after every patient they see.

-Christopher Foulds is editor of Kamloops This Week.

SALMON ARM OBSERVER

Editorial

Vote – and earn the right to complain The candidates in November’s municipal elections have filed their nomination paperwork. The races for mayor, council and school board are officially on.

The coming weeks will be punctuated by knocks on your door from candidates seeking your vote, flyers stuffing your mailbox, signs on lawns, all-candidates meetings in school gyms and community centres. Social media has entered the mix as well, with a number of forums posting questions to candidates and generating comments from both candidates and the general public. But how many voters will actually exercise their right to do so on Nov. 15?

In the 2011 municipal election, less than 40 per cent of registered voters in Salmon Arm cast bal-

lots. Of the 12,982 eligible voters, only 5,108 actually went to the polls and marked their choice.

In our minds, that means that for every 10 people complaining about the state of Salmon Arm, six of them have no right to grouse because they didn’t even cast a ballot.

Weeding through the long list of candidates seeking positions on city council and school board can be daunting, let alone knowing who stands for what. But with new four-year terms, you won’t have to do so as often.

Those elected on Nov. 15 will determine how your tax dollars are spent, and how much you have to chip in each year. You should have a say in that. In this democracy, it is your responsibility.

– With files from Comox Valley Record

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The Observer asked: Do you think protests or boycotts of local gas stations will have an impact on price?

Tom McNie “I don’t think there will be a lasting effect. The prices aren’t subject to people protesting, it’s all about the profit.”

Dean Fredlund “I would hope it would, since other communities are six to eight cents lower than here.”

Art Borkent “No. I think the price should be doubled to get some cars off the road, so that we could help look after the environment.”

One last holdup on railway BC VIEWS

Tom Fletcher

VICTORIA – “Hands up.” That famous command is attributed to Bill Miner, an American career criminal who is also credited with B.C.’s first train robbery, at Silverdale on the Mission border in 1910.

A more genteel, and of course perfectly legal, trackside transfer of wealth is underway in the B.C. legislature. It’s called the Canadian Pacific Railway (Stone and Timber) Settlement Act, and it provides for taxpayers to hand over $19 million to CP Rail to settle a lawsuit over historic logging, rock and gravel rights given to B.C.’s pioneering railway builders.

Students of B.C. history will know that while Bill Miner got the headlines, it was the early coal, lumber and railway barons who really made out like bandits. And CP Rail inherited some of this by 1912 when it took over three early railways that had been granted vast tracts of provincial Crown land.

Deputy Premier Rich Coleman revealed the settlement in the legislature this month. It seems that when CP Rail took over the B.C. Southern Railway Company, the Columbia and Kootenay Railway and Navigation Company and the Columbia and Western Railway Company, there were some clerical errors along the way.

“I am pleased that Canadian Pacific Railway and the province have recently reached an agreement regarding the disputed ownership and value of timber and stone rights on 145,000 hectares of Crown land and 68,000 hectares of private land in the Kootenay and Okanagan regions,” Coleman told the legislature.

“The province granted land to three railway companies between 1892 and 1908 to subsidize railway construction. These railway companies reserved timber and stone rights for their own use when they sold the land to third parties in the early

1900s. These reservations were not recognized in many subsequent land transactions, and many of them were not registered in the current land title system.”

These discrepancies came to light in the early 2000s. They involve some 1,600 properties, so you can imagine the lawyer fees that would be accumulated to sort through those in court. And Coleman’s statement suggests that the government has conceded its records are in error, rather than those of the railways.

Given the Wild West ways of B.C.’s early settlement and railway development, it’s not surprising there were some loose ends. For a fascinating look at this period, I recommend Barrie Sanford’s book Steel Rails and Iron Men (Whitecap Books, 1990).

Sanford recounts the fateful decision of the CPR to turn north at Medicine Hat and push Canada’s defining railway through the Kicking Horse Pass, leaving the mineral-rich Kootenay region open to competitors for rail freight service.

A key figure of those days is James Dunsmuir, who inherited his family coal fortune and served as B.C. premier from 1900 to 1902. He ended up owning a large part of Vancouver Island in exchange for building the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, which he sold to the CPR in 1905, the same year he locked out miners in his coal operations for their push to organize a union.

Dunsmuir’s hard line provided a boost for a rival, James Jerome Hill, who built the Great Northern Railway in the 1890s and later quit the CPR board in a bitter feud. Hill was happy to supply coal from Fernie.

Dunsmuir took a turn as B.C.’s eighth Lieutenant Governor, sold his coal business and retired to his estate, Hatley Castle, which is now part of Royal Roads University.

He is buried at Victoria’s Ross Bay Cemetery. As Halloween approaches, it’s easy to imagine a chuckle from his grave as the railway barons once again rake it in.

Cammeo Siwallace “No, it’s always been high in Salmon Arm. My family goes to Kamloops once a week so I always fill up there...”

Carole Shirley “It’s the big oil companies that dictate the price. You can protest all you want but it won’t change.”

Credit goes out to foster parents Foster parents are an exceptional group of people who live in our community. They may be your friends, your neighbours or your co-workers. These lowprofile, but highly valued individuals offer foster children guidance, connection, supervision, advocacy, positive life memories and much more.

Human beings are social creatures with an instinctive need to attach. Foster Parents provide attachment opportunities, but at the same time need to prepare that child to move on to permanency. Yes, permanency is the goal – that safe place the foster child can call their forever family. This often means that the child is able to return to their

biological family or move on to an adoptive home. A high percentage of the adoptive homes are foster parents themselves.

Foster parents meet high standards set by the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Fragile newborns to bristly 18-year-olds all need extraordinary care for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they stay for a day or two but often for a year or longer. In many cases lifetime relationships are developed between foster children and their caregivers.

Qualities they possess are flexibility, patience, sense of humour, resilience, loving kindness and a ‘never-give-up’ attitude. Often with silently

broken hearts they release this child into a new and hopeful chapter of his or her young life. Against harsh odds, foster parents believe in the potential good within each child or youth who comes into their care.

During the past six years I have met and worked with some of the best people you’d ever want to know – foster parents.

Their exceptional efforts to help each individual foster child, have left me inspired and often speechless. Please join with me in celebrating our Shuswap foster parents.

Judy Flintoff, co-ordinator - Okanagan Foster Parents Association

Assisted suicide: too slippery a slope Assisted suicide and euthanasia are back in Canada’s highest court.

Twenty years ago the learned judges rejected the claim that there was a right to assisted suicide. Sue Rodriguez, in the early 1990s challenged the prohibition of the criminal code to assist and counsel someone to commit suicide.

In 2012 the BC Civil Liberty Association took up the case of Kay Carter who went to Switzerland to have herself killed by assisted suicide. Her family then claimed that the law in Canada is unconstitutional. Her case was augmented by Gloria Taylor who was seeking the right to assisted suicide.

Justice Lynn Smith of the BC Supreme court presiding over the case decided that Canada’s law, which is meant to protect vulnerable people, was unconstitutional because it denied equality for people who are physically incapable of killing themselves.

She also ruled that Canada needed to legalize euthanasia for similar cases, and claiming that with safeguards in place there in no concern of abuse.

She totally ignored the fact that people in Holland and Belgium are euthanized without their consent or specific request.

People over the age of 70 who are tired of living qualify. It started as only the terminally ill

could request imposed death.

A change in the law would put pressure on the frail and elderly to avail themselves of this newfound “self termination.”

Scarce health-care resources could be cut for those most in need.

Most doctors are opposed to killing their patients, according to a recent survey of 4,800 members of the Canadian Medical Association. It found that 36.3 per cent support the legalization of euthanasia, and 44.8 per cent support assisted suicide. The focus must be on palliative care. Death once invited leaves it’s muddy footprints.

Hildegard Krieg

Young drivers could also use a workshop Re: Living well, driving well article. Holding a workshop for seniors regarding their driving behaviour was a good idea.

But my observations see far

more young people, male and female, driving while texting or phoning, speeding and running stop signs. Perhaps these three teachers who must have

experience in influencing their students could hold a similar workshop for “juniors.”

Marguerite Sivertz

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1924

The ladies of the Presbyterian church arranged a bean supper followed by music and a debate, the subject of which was: “Resolved that the reading of magazines contributes to intellectual shallowness and tends to lower the moral tone.”

1934

City council members decided at a special meeting they would not grant relief to families coming into Salmon Arm from outside points.

Twenty-two men deserted the Annis relief camp and boarded a westbound train. They were taken off at Chase, taken to Kamloops and sentenced to a month in Okalla.

Several hundred men from camps on the Big Bend were transferred to camps at Sicamous, Mara, Tappen, and Sorrento.

1944

Penicillin, the wonder drug which was being used so successfully to treat soldiers overseas, became available at Salmon Arm General Hospital.

Arrangements for the distribution of Ration Book No. 5 were completed at a meeting of the Salmon Arm Ration Board.

An objective of $190,000 was set for the Salmon Arm area in the seventh Victory Loan campaign. The district’s National War Finance Committee was making arrangements for the new loan that was $10,000 greater than in the sixth drive.

1954

Salmon Arm municipal council was preparing a bylaw to borrow $50,000 to finance extensions to the municipal water system to be submitted to the ratepayers at the elections in December.

F.O. Robert W.C. Tate RCAF completed a special course at the School at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. F.O. Tate is the sonin-law of Mr. and Mrs. A.D. Meek.

J.S. Michell, principal of Carlin School was elected president of the Okanagan Valley Teacher’s Association.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Salmon Arm Observer

Reducing

Crime

In our community

By Barb Brouwer OBSERVER STAFF

Wearing bright orange jackets with the RCMP logo, Citizens on Patrol (COP) volunteers are helping to keep the community safe – for law-abiding citizens.

Sue Kershaw, president of the local group, says the jackets often provide a message, telling law-abiding citizens they’re welcome and those who are not to move along.

When the group was formed 20 years ago, break-and-enter statistics were very high.

Since then, the numbers of thefts have dropped and COP’s focus has shifted to reflect the change.

“While the wee hours used to be prime time because of property crime, we are now more involved with public safety, particularly on the beach, in the parks and in and around malls,” says Kershaw, noting this is the focus requested by the local detachment. “Our bright, orange jackets give the message that there are eyes and ears on behalf of RCMP, ICBC and city council to enhance public safety and security.”

Kershaw says parents should be able to send their children to parks or the beach and know they are safe.

COPs regularly visit parking lots, where they check licence plates, looking for stolen vehicles and making sure vehicle insurance is valid.

“We’re a visible deterrent and we observe, record and report,” says Kershaw.

“We do Speed Watch for ICBC and stolen auto recovery where we use palm pilots with up-to-date lists of stolen vehicles, and Lock Out Auto Crime, making sure people don’t leave valuable items in sight, or children or dogs (in vehicles) in the summer.”

On a recent stint in the parking lot at the Mall at Piccadilly, COPs members discovered four problem insurance decals, two of which were about to expire within a cou-

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heads up: COPS volunteer, Paula Weir, places a friendly reminder on a car that requires a new vehicle registration. ple of days and four were expired.

“We left friendly reminders,” says Kershaw. “If they had forgotten and been picked up, they would have had a $109 fine. Of the four we spoke to the RCMP about, two had valid decals but not on their vehicles.”

Another vehicle had an expired insurance decal, something that would have cost the owner a $598 fine, had they been stopped by police.

As well as taking part in the Speed Watch program, COPs are taking on distracted drivers, doing an initial screening and radioing ahead to police, who are stopping the drivers.

COPs also provide intersection control for major events such as the upcoming Halloween Treat Trail, Fall Fair Parade and CP Rail Holiday Train.

Some of the members hop on their bikes to patrol areas such as Blackburn and Fletcher Park and the downtown core.

“It’s easy to get into a lot of areas where people might be hanging around,” says Kershaw, pointing out the bike patrol was successful, drew many compliments and hopefully will be back next summer.

“We provide a funny little niche for young people who are thinking of going

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into police work,” says Kershaw, noting one young man has joined COPS to get more experience while he awaits acceptance into the RCMP. “They get an arm’s length view of police work.”

For other members, young and old, personal benefits include a sense of satisfaction for the interesting work they do.

Training includes CPR level one and access to a variety of speakers from emergency programs, search and rescue groups, BC Hydro along with regular visits from the RCMP. “And we’re sometimes invited on ridealongs with RCMP members,” Kershaw says. “We think it’s a lot of fun; we recognize our members have to have fun and be collegial – that’s the glue that holds the group together.”

And more members are welcome to join.

COPS is looking for enthusiastic people 19 years of age or older, with no criminal record and an ability to get along with a group and the public. All current volunteers have passed the highest level of criminal checks so they can work with seniors and children.

To join the local COPs group, go online to www.members.shaw.ca/sacp.

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Salmon Arm Observer Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Bastion Place resident dies of natural causes, not injury

By Tracy Hughes OBSERVER STAFF

The B.C. Coroners service says a man who was involved in an incident with another dementia patient at Bastion Place died of natural causes.

John Young, 93, died at the care home on Oct. 7, four days after he was involved in an unwitnessed incident with another resident at the home.

As the circumstances of the death were unusual, the coroners service conducted an investigation and also requested the RCMP look into the situation. Police found no evidence of criminal actions.

In his report, coroner Andrew Cave said that at midnight on Oct. 2, Young was found by staff lying on the floor of another resident’s bedroom. The occupant of this room was standing over Young and

holding onto his clothing.

“Due to the diagnosis of dementia in both residents it could not be ascertained what had occurred,” writes Cave.

Both residents were taken to Shuswap Lake General Hospital for assessment.

Due to the diagnosis of dementia in both residents it could not be ascertained what had occurred.

Andrew Cave CORONER Cave’s report states: “Mr. Young was found to have minor bruising to his left shoulder; he had x-rays to his cervical spine, chest, left shoulder and left elbow.

No indication of trauma was noted.”

A post-mortem CT

scan also found no evidence of trauma and the cause of death was determined to be preexisting coronary artery disease.

The BC Nurses Union expressed concern following Young’s death, even though the cause had not been determined at that time.

Tracy Quewezance, regional chair of the BCNU for the Thompson/North Okanagan said incidents such as this one were on the rise in care homes throughout B.C. She pointed out that the room’s occupant had a history of violence and had previously assaulted a Bastion Place nurse.

The BCNU is calling for higher levels of staffing at the facility, as well as more secure beds and better infrastructure to monitor high-risk dementia patients and keep them from entering the rooms of other residents.

Columbia Shuswap Regional District CSRD Solid Waste Management Plan Review

OPEN HOUSE

Sorrento Salmon Arm Sicamous Falkland Scotch Creek

The CSRD is seeking the publics input on new garbage and recycling services.

Monday October 27 6:30-8:30

Sorrento Memorial Hall 1150 Passchendaele Rd

Saturday October 25 1:00-3:00pm

CSRD Board Room 781 Marine Park Dr NE

Monday November 3 6:30-8:30pm

Red Barn 1226 Riverside Ave

Wednesday November 5 6:30-8:30pm

Falkland Seniors Hall 5706 Hwy 97

Thursday November 6 6:30-8:30pm

Scotch Creek Fire Hall 3852 SquilaxAnglemont Hwy

Please plan to attend to voice your opinion regarding services such as: • Food Waste Collection • Permanent Hazardous Waste Depots • Expanding and Enhancing Curbside Collection Programs • Changes to the Recycling Depot Program For more information, please contact: Ben Van Nostrand Team Leader, Environmental Health Services

T: 250.833.5940 or TF: 1.888.248.2773 E: bvannostrand@csrd.bc.ca

Visit our website at www.csrd.bc.ca 781 Marine Park Dr. NE • PO Box 978 V1E 4P1 Salmon Arm 250-833-5950 Toll Free 1-888-248-2773

Interior Health operates the 80-bed Bastion Place residence, which has 10 secure beds for dementia patients, as part of a 21-bed unit.

Karen Bloemink, executive director of residential services, told the Observer staffing was one person above the baseline level on the night of the incident, but said Interior Health would be reviewing their procedures with a view to learning and improving care.

The Hospital Employees’ Union also issued results of a poll of care aides in the province. Nearly threequarters (73.3 per cent) of B.C.’s care aides say they are forced to rush through basic care for the elderly and disabled, according to a Viewpoints Research survey commissioned by the union.

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Columbia Shuswap Regional District REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS BIKE SKILLS PARK REDESIGN PLAN AND RECONSTRUCTION The Columbia Shuswap Regional District is inviting proposals from qualified firms for a redesign plan and reconstruction of the existing bike skills park at John Evdokimoff Community Park, located at 3120 White Lake Road in Electoral Area C. Proposals clearly marked “Request For Proposals - Bike Skills Park Redesign Plan and Reconstruction” will be accepted until 11 AM local time on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at the office of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, 781 Marine Park Drive NE, P.O. Box 978, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P1.

Proposal documents and further information are available online at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District website at: www.csrd.bc.ca/news-notices/opportunities/tenders, on the BC Bid website at www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca, on the Civic Info website at www.civicinfo.bc.ca and at the office of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District at the above address during regular office hours.

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Proposals and to waive any informality in the Proposals received, in each case without giving any notice. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District reserves the right to accept the Proposal which it deems most advantageous.

Faxed submissions will not be accepted.

The lowest or any Proposal not necessarily accepted..

For more information, please contact: Darcy Mooney, Manager, Operations Management T: 250.833.5938 or TF: 1.888.248.2773 • E: dmooney@csrd.bc.ca

Visit our website at www.csrd.bc.ca

781 Marine Park Dr. NE • PO Box 978 Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4P1 • 250-832-8194 Toll Free 1-888-248-2773

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Columbia Shuswap Regional District Fridges, freezers, water coolers, air conditioners, etc. that contain FREON will be subject to a $15/unit Freon removal fee

FREE residential metal & organic waste

DISPOSAL EVENT October 11-November 23 (Except Seymour Arm)

at CSRD Landfills and Transfer Stations During regular hours of operation ORGANIC WASTE

Grass Clippings • Leaves • Prunings • Brush & Weeds • Tree limbs up to 8” in diameter

WHITE GOODS

Fridges • Air Conditioners • Freezers • Hot Water Tanks • Bath Tubs • Stoves • Clothes Washers & Dryers

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

• Barbecues • Lawn Mowers • Angle Iron • Bed Springs • Propane Tanks • Metal Doors • Metal Window Frames • Plate Steel (small pieces) • Metal Roofing • Metal Siding • Old Plumbing • Bicycles • Metal Toys (wagons, etc.)

• Swing Sets • Metal Yard Tools NO wood attached. NO auto parts. NO auto bodies. NO commercial wastes, NO fluids such as oil and gas and NO Prohibited wastes.

All other refuse delivered to the refuse disposal site on these days will be assessed the applicable refuse disposal fee. All commercial loads are subject to disposal fees.

Visit our website at www.csrd.bc.ca 781 Marine Park Dr. NE • PO Box 978 V1E 4P1 Salmon Arm 250-833-5950 Toll Free 1-888-248-2773

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Salmon Arm Observer

2014 Municipal

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

✔ ELECTION ❑

The Observer is giving candidates an opportunity to answer one question per week in the run up to the Nov. 15 municipal elections.

What motivated you to run for municipal office?

Salmon Arm

MAYORAL CANDIDATES

MARTY BOOTSMA

Mayoral Candidate

After 12 years in municipal politics, the last six as mayor, I wanted a short break.

It didn’t seem right or fair at the time to run for office and then take time off, so I opted not to run in 2011.

I do not enjoy being idle. I like to be involved, I have a big stake in this community and I love this place.

It is a job I know well......... It is a job I enjoyed, and at the risk of sounding arrogant, I was good at it.

NANCY COOPER

Mayoral Candidate

I ran for council in 2002 because I was intensely interested in municipal politics. I ran for mayor in 2005 because my experience on council led me to believe I could bring balance to the position.

I believed Salmon Arm could take care of business and the environment.

It took three mayoral races for me to be elected as mayor but I never lost sight of my belief that great businesses and environment go hand in hand. This year we won an “Open for Business Award” and a “Community Excellence Award” for collaborating and looking after Shuswap Lake water quality.

DEBBIE CANNON

Mayoral Candidate

I was initially motivated to run for council because I wanted to bring a common-sense, approachable and assertive voice to council.

After serving for nine years, I feel strongly that we need a fresh and decisive leader in the mayor’s seat. We need someone who doesn’t micro manage, but works together with council to achieve concrete results. We need a leader who is committed to economic development and job creation, but who is also environmentally responsible.

I am motivated to run for mayor because I believe I can bring this balanced yet practical leadership approach to the table as mayor.

IAN WICKETT

Mayoral Candidate

Through observation as publisher of the community’s major newspaper, starting 38 years ago, years on council, including a term as mayor, years as chair of the board of Okanagan University College, and from participation since, I have knowledge of Salmon Arm and knowledge and skills of the operation and leadership of councils and boards.

It is time to put my knowledge and skills to use for our city.

For personal and business reasons, the time is right for me to seek the support of the voters of Salmon Arm. www.ianwickettmayor.ca.

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All-candidates forum rescheduled to Nov. 2 A municipal all-candidates forum hosted by the Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Salmon Arm is now scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 2 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Prestige Harbourfront Resort.

This is the most recent change, after the meeting was previously set for Oct. 27 from 4 to 6:30 p.m.

This was also the night of the regularly scheduled council meeting.

There were complaints that this time was not suitable for working people to attend, as well as the tight timeline with the city council meeting.

As a result of the changes, the article printed in the last edition of the Observer and previously posted online was incorrect.

Because of time constraints for the meeting, only written questions will be used. Also, there might not be time for all questions submitted.

Submit questions by going to www.sachamber.bc.ca or www. salmonarmdowntown.com and select the link for question submissions. The deadline for question submissions is Oct. 29.

Questions will be viewed by a committee and will be queued by key topic and date of submission.

The chamber’s original date for the all-candidates meeting was first set as Oct. 22 and some people have been under the impression there are two meetings.

There will not be an all-candidates meeting that night.

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2014 Municipal

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

The Observer is giving candidates an opportunity to answer one question per week in the run up to the Nov. 15 municipal elections.

✔ ELECTION ❑

What motivated you to run for municipal office?

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Council Candidate

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I eagerly wanted to learn how to make change truth and understanding in politics. That touches our very lives in every way, right from the transportation of our goods via train or truck, employment, family life and living and culture and arts. And above all that we have a hospital, schools and all a safe home.

I hope I can offer sound advice or at least get to the bottom of an issue, with all the resources, outlets and agencies we have in place putting your tax dollars to go to service.

I love Salmon Arm, and all it has to offer us that live here.

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I am at a time in my life now where I can commit the next four years to serving this great community and I want to give back to my community. Through my business experience over the past 25 years I have developed good decision-making abilities, leadership skills and people-management skills, all essential qualities for the governance of city business.

My key strength is in budgeting and money management.

I feel it is important to elect a council of levelheaded, open-minded people to further the governance of Salmon Arm through planning, development and maintenance.

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Council Candidate

I am passionate about this community therefore seeking another four years on city council, so I can see my aspirations for Salmon Arm come to realization.

My enthusiasm has never waned as I continue to want to bring positive change to our community.

I feel that another four years on council will give me the opportunity to support initiatives that uphold our economy, lifestyle and future endeavours.

I would like to continue exploring all possibilities for the best future of Salmon Arm, a place where you can comfortably work, retire or raise a family. www.chadeliason.ca

JAY CADEAU

Council Candidate

I moved to Salmon Arm 10 years ago in hopes of landing employment. As a person with a disability this was always a struggle in the last town I lived in.

Much to my amazement, not only did my wife and I find jobs, we also found a community that was eager to embrace us.

I would like to serve this town in a way that would reflect the same equality that you all have shown us. Through open communication, total transparency and the integrity our town already displays, it would be my honour to pay you all back in full.

Over the last 14 years I have been an active participant on many city boards and advisory committees.

I originally had contemplated a run for council eight years ago but wanted to wait until I felt I had gained sufficient insight into the city’s mechanics and develop a firm grasp of what would keep our town vital and sustainable over the next 20 years.

I feel that between my extensive business experience, community volunteering, and city board commitments, I possess the experience and a level-headed approach to making the right decisions on behalf of the citizens of Salmon Arm.

KEVIN FLYNN

Council Candidate

ALAN HARRISON

TIM GIANDOMENICO

Council Candidate

Having moved to Salmon Arm 16 years ago, I have come to love this area and I care deeply about our community.

When I ran in the last provincial election I learned much about varying groups in our city and I am incredibly proud of Salmon Arm. I believe that my career with project management and budgeting has prepared me with skills that can contribute greatly to council and I would like nothing better than to give back to Salmon Arm in this way.

CHAD ELIASON

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The main reason I am running for office again is because I enjoy the work. I find it both challenging and rewarding.

The second reason is when you are on council, people often call for assistance in completing a project or working through a problem. I like this part of the job.

Finally, it is exciting to be a part of planning the future of our city.

I have been interested in politics since elementary school. I am extremely passionate and like to be involved.

I want to make a meaningful contribution to the future of this great community.

I have significant political experience ( nine years on city council, six years on the CSRD board ). I have leadership experience on numerous local, regional and provincial boards. I am well-educated, very analytic, and have had a lot of exposure to budgeting and fiscal management. Finally, I am a team player who has proven I can work with others toward a common goal.

Vote for Positive Experience!

IVAN IDZAN

Council Candidate

I want to continue giving back to Salmon Arm, building on my previous service as a councillor (2005-2011). I grew up here, and have worked hard to make a living and raise my own family here. I understand our community’s needs, goals, and challenges from the ordinary citizen’s perspective. I can provide residents a strong voice for core community values such as clear communication from council, balanced local government providing good value for taxes, protecting our environment, and well-supported police, fire, recreation and library services.

I often hear, “Someone should do something….”

I know I can do something good.

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2014 Municipal

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KEN JAMIESON Why am I running for council?

Because I owe our community so much.

As a local product, I have benefited greatly from the best that Salmon Arm has to offer.

I have the time and energy to commit to serving the people of our community, and I have the skills and experience necessary to help carry out the business of the City of Salmon Arm. And though I can live with the decisions I make today, it is far more important that in the years to come residents can live with those same decisions.

WAYNE MASTERS

Council Candidate

It came natural to me. I just heard the call one day at one of the many local council meetings I have attended over the past 10 years.

A councillor broke into a spontaneous profound speech about the current budget/projects being their most important work over the past nine years.

I thought, it’s important the work of these wise councillors/mayors/staff be carried out in the next four years, undisrupted.

At the same time, I am a trained documentarian of the human condition and I am almost obsessed with finding any new age way-invention to improve it

It’s the need for a better process for decision-making by city council that has motivated me to enter my name for this election.

Effective leadership includes the ability to bring people together in working towards a common goal. This needs to be an inclusive approach which allows people to voice their questions,concerns and objections, especially for major city initiatives.

Salmon Arm cannot continue to have those big public blow-ups that have occurred in the past.

The divisions in the community this creates and the damage to the business image of Salmon Arm are just too costly,

RUTH THOMAS

Council Candidate

The realization that my accumulated experience, skills and understanding are valid.

My ideas, negotiation skills, expertise and compassion are what I wish to share to encourage the positive evolution of our beautiful city.

MARCEL BEDARD Constant underfunding, plain and simple.

We need to lobby to get more money to properly run our district schools and place it into programs that match our needs.

The main focus for myself are areas of learning resources, eg. special resource teachers and aides to help with shortfalls in these areas.

The Observer is giving candidates an opportunity to answer one question per week in the run up to the Nov. 15 municipal elections.

What motivated you to run for school trustee?

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What motivated you to run for municipal office?

JIM KIMMERLY

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

The Observer is giving candidates an opportunity to answer one question per week in the run up to the Nov. 15 municipal elections.

Council Candidate

Salmon Arm is an amazing city with its natural assets and involved citizens. I’m committed to preserving these qualities now and for the future.

My personal and professional attributes will contribute to the important decisions that will retain Salmon Arm’s uniqueness plus move our city forward. Elections are often about leadership and trust. I’ve always worked hard to be inclusive, thoroughly prepared, listen closely and act thoughtfully. I’m up to speed on city issues and ready to start if elected. I’ve recently retired and have the time to invest in Salmon Arm’s future.

Background, endorsements, ideas and more at www.timlavery.ca

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LOUISE WALLACE RICHMOND

Council Candidate

I’m motivated to run out of care and concern for my community.

I have always been interested in politics. In high school, I was student body president. In university, I worked as a parliamentary page (a great program for youth).

My first job was with the Chief Opposition Whip.

I have a deep understanding of the process and want to apply my experience as a business owner and community volunteer to the job.

Municipal politics is democracy at its best. It’s important. That’s why I’m running.

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BOBBI JOHNSON

School Trustee Candidate

I am running for school trustee because I believe that all children deserve the best possible education and that I can have a positive impact in making that happen.

These are tough times in the education system.

With declining enrolment and competition for every government dollar, I believe I have the skills to make decisions that will get our children the best possible education.

Children are our future and we need to give them the best start possible.

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MICHEL SAAB

School Trustee Candidate

As an engaged citizen, I realized that the quality of education provided to the “next generation” is the responsibility of the “current generation.”

In providing local governance, as a school trustee, I am doing my part. I endeavor to hire the best available administrators and keep track of their performance to insure that frontline workers; our teachers and support staff have the best qualifications and the best available working conditions to keep them motivated in giving their full potential for the achievement of all children.

Enhancing all children’s future is my prime focus.

DALE TOWNSEND

School Trustee Candidate

Simply, Salmon Arm has been good to me and my family and I wish to give something back.

For 40 years I have been part of public education as a school teacher. I have watched the role of school trustee change and I am now convinced that role is uncertain and needs to be redefined.

I believe that the role should be to defend public education and to explain to the provincial government the painful impact on the system and children of their decisions.

Such is my motivation.

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By Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF

City council has approved a rezoning that will facilitate the sale of a chunk of the former JL Jackson school site for commercial use, but it’s a decision that not everyone is applauding.

At their Oct. 14 meeting, council members present voted unanimously to support a request from the school district to amend the official community plan designation for two lots on the site as well as rezone them from institutional to commercial.

The OCP amendment removed the stipulation “to follow the Old JL Jackson School Site Development Guidelines” from 2009 which outlined a preferred development concept.

Couns. Alan Harrison and Ken Jamieson stepped out due to potential conflicts of interest.

The property includes four lots: 1 - the site of the new school district office; 2 - the downtown activity centre, or DAC; 3 - a lot the city purchased that stretches from the DAC along Fifth Avenue SW to Third Street SW and to the north; and 4 - bordered on two sides by First Avenue SW and Third Street SW, meeting lot 3 to the south.

The zoning changes applied to lots 2 and 4.

Bobbi Johnson,

school board chair, spoke in favour, noting the property is designated town centre in the OCP, so institutional zoning is inconsistent with that. She also said the school district has been required by the city to upgrade servicing to city centre standards in keeping with the city’s vision.

“We believe it is important for mayor and council to support the vision...”

She said Lot 2 is surplus to the school district’s needs and will be disposed of in the future.

Kevin Pearson, the city’s director of development services, later explained to the Observer that an agreement struck between the city and school district means the school district will be reimbursed for its cash contribution for upgrading offsite servicing for Lot 1, where the new school district office is going.

He said the city will pay for upgrading frontage for all the lots at a value of $1 million.

The $1 million is part of the $1.5 million price tag for Lot 3, to which the city contributed another $500,000 cash.

Kevin Harrison, executive director of the Shuswap Youth Soccer Association, spoke against the rezoning of Lot 4 to commercial, noting that having one location is vital to soc-

cer programming.

He said more than 1,100 children registered in 2014, and SYSA had nine minifields on the property, allowing 14 teams to

Kevin Harrison YOUTH SOCCER practice at one time.

He said the location means multi-child parents can pick up and drop off their children at the same locale, and it also facilitates carpooling, all of which can make the difference between kids playing or not. He said one location also reduces equipment and staffing needs.

After the meeting, he added that if quality fields like the current and proposed ones at Blackburn Park are used for youth practice, the 18 adult teams would struggle to find fields, and overuse would lead to the deterioration of the quality fields.

Coun. Debbie Cannon suggested bringing more school fields online, while Coun.

Chad Eliason enquired about how soon the new championship soccer field at Blackburn

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will be ready. He also asked about immediate plans for the former JL Jackson site. Staff said the new Blackburn field will be ready in 2016.

Regarding the former Jackson fields, staff said it’s expected the transportation ministry will request a no-build covenant until a traffic study is done. The fields would likely be usable next summer, unless Lot 4 is sold by then.

Coun. Denise Reimer asked about Lot 2 where the DAC is.

City administrator Carl Bannister said the agreement with the school district stipulates the city will be informed when it’s coming up for sale and will have a chance to purchase.

Bannister also noted the former Jackson

fields are not city fields.

“They’ve been used for youth soccer by the goodwill of the school district who has leased them to the city for one dollar.”

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Jake Jacobson, president of the Shuswap Society for the Arts and Culture, earlier presented a letter to council, stating the society, after looking at 17 sites over seven years for a performing arts centre, has completed a review of the city’s Lot 3.

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Saying yes to free wi-fi City council: Majority gives nod to Shaw proposal.

By Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF

For some it was an obstacle to human interaction and exercise, to others, a welcome saving and convenience.

In the end, the majority of city council voted for a proposal from Shaw Cablesystems Limited to provide free wifi access in some city parks and facilities.

The agreement allows Shaw to use city property to install telecommunications devices and equipment for its wi-fi access points, while Shaw extends “free limited wi-fi hotspot services to all visitors and residents in exchange for location access.”

Parks listed in the agreement are: Blackburn Park, the Fall Fairgrounds, Klahani Park and Marine Peace Park.

Facilities listed are: City of Salmon Arm, Little Mountain Sports Complex, SASCU Indoor Sports Complex, SASCU Recreation Centre and Shaw Centre.

Although the Shuswap Recreation Society already has an agreement with Shaw to provide wi-fi services at the sports complex at Little Mountain, at the SASCU Recreation Centre and at the Shaw Centre, that agreement allows only existing Shaw customers to access wifi through their accounts.

The new agreement would extend the free service to all residents and visitors.

The city also has an agreement with Shaw for Internet services for city operations. In turn, the city offers free public wi-fi access at city hall. Under the new agreement, Shaw would provide the free access at city hall.

Coun. Alan Harrison asked that parks be excluded from the agreement, noting he is not opposed to free wi-fi indoors.

“First of all, the man from Shaw was quite enthusiastic when he was here. We’re controlling this process,”

Harrison said, asking why council would want people to go to parks, perhaps with their family, and have wi-fi access. “To me, there is too much of that already. To me, people go to parks to do things other than wi-fi. I would like to not see it there.”

Coun. Debbie Cannon, on the other hand, said it would be good to have another park included in the free wi-fi, perhaps Canoe.

Coun. Chad Eliason said he understands Harrison’s wish to encourage people to get out and play instead of using phones and devices. However, he said, the ability to use data in parks already exists.

“To me, it’s not if people are going to use their phone in parks, it’s whether they’re saving money on data... Again, I don’t encourage people to go to parks and use the phone... but this makes it economical.”

Coun. Denise Reimer said she concurs with Eliason.

“I just returned from Europe and it was ben-

eficial to use wi-fi in all areas. There are some things we can and can’t control; to me it’s down to choice. To say we won’t provide it, it won’t change the decision process. It’s an ideal world to think everyone will go to the

Alan Harrison councillor park and not turn on cell phones, but I don’t think it’s realistic.”

Cannon agreed.

“Who are we to make that decision for them?

They can already do that when they go to parks... Who are we to not give them that option to take advantage of free wifi?”

Coun. Marg Kentel agreed with Harrison.

“When I’m out and about, there are lots of

places with free wi-fi.

People will seek it out.

They can go to Tim Hortons or somewhere close.”

Coun. Ken Jamieson also sided with Harrison.

“I’m a guy who backpacked Central America in the late ’70s and phoned home once. I’m stick-handling my way through a new part of history,” he said, adding that he doesn’t think free wi-fi in parks is necessary.

Harrison concluded: “I’m very respectful of the discussion and I’ve learned some things. To me there’s not really a right or wrong answer, it’s how you feel about the technology. I think it’s important we drive the process. I think by providing free wi-fi in the parks, we’re encouraging people to use it there, as it’s cheaper...

This is an opportunity for us to lead as a city.”

The vote approving the agreement was 4-3, with Mayor Nancy Cooper, Cannon, Eliason and Reimer voting in favour.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Salmon Arm Observer

Questions for our Local Candidates The Shuswap Food Action Co-op in alliance with the BC Food Systems Network is endeavouring to bring food issues to the forefront during the upcoming municipal elections. To ensure that municipal councils are working towards a more localized, equitable and sustainable food system we are inviting all the candidates to respond to the following questions regarding agriculture and food systems in our community.

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What do you think is the municipalities’ role in planning and promoting sustainable food systems?

2. What would be your priority project related to food and agriculture over your term?

3. A Food Charter sets out a vision for a health oriented, local and equitable food system. If elected, would you support the adoption of a Food Charter for your jurisdiction?

4. Is protecting farmland for future generations important to you? Do you agree that all lands in the ALR should remain within the ALR? Are there other ways that we can ensure land is available and accessible for growing food into the future?

5. Food production and transportation is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. How importantly do you rate the production of food regionally, in an attempt to mitigate climate change?

6. Would you support the use of municipal lands and infrastructure to support the development of local food systems, for example for farmers markets, demonstration sites, farm incubators, leasing land to farmers, community gardens, food hubs?

7. Would you support a municipal food purchasing policy, embedding a 10% target for municipal outlets having food being produced from within the region?

8. What would you do to ensure that vulnerable populations have access to sufficient, good, local food?

9. Would you support the development of a Regional Food Policy Council?

What would you see as their most important task?

10. Would you advocate for the municipality to work with other levels of government on food security issues? What issues do you see as being a priority for this region to work on with other levels of government?

Candidate’s responses can be emailed to: John McLeod, President of the Shuswap Food Action Co-op: johnwmac@telus.net

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Salmon Arm doctors Maureen McTavish and Ruth Brighouse, along with residents Joyce Johnson and Eileen McDonald, were among the Canadians trekking in Nepal when blizzards and avalanches struck the region around the Annapurna Mountain Range last week.

All four women are confirmed safe and will be returning to Canada as scheduled.

Fall is Nepal’s high season for trekking, but heavy rain and snow have lashed the region after tropical Cyclone Hudhud struck the Indian subcontinent.

It appears the women were travelling on a different trail not near the Maureen worst of the weather.

McTavish Elsie Brighouse, Ruth’s mother, told the Safe in nepal Observer she had spoken with her daughter and the group is at the top of the Annapurna Base Camp and will be heading back to Kathmandu shortly.

“They are all safe and well,” she said.

The Toronto Star was reporting the group of four British Columbians were disconnected from the tragic events of this week and blissfully unaware of the anxiety their silence had caused back home.

In their story, it states: “That was the case for Maureen McTavish and her three friends, all from British Columbia, who arrived Wednesday night at a base camp and stumbled into a teahouse that had a wireless Internet connection.”

The Star also spoke with McTavish’s son, Matt, who said the group had no idea about the critical situations elsewhere on the Annapurna circuit and would have contacted family sooner had they known.

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By Barb Brouwer If you thought it was warmer than usual on the weekend, you were right.

Salmon Arm experienced record-breaking temperatures both Saturday and Sunday.

Environment Canada meteorologist Doug Lundquist dug back in the data and discovered that the 20.8 C reached Sunday broke a 1974 record of 19.4 C. More dramatic was Saturday’s record 19.6 C, some three degrees warmer than the same day in 1974 when the temperature reached 16.7 C. “We had a strong ridge of high pressure and the sun happened to break out,” said Lundquist, who pointed out accompanying wind was an asset. “What you need more than anything is wind; it helps stirs the warmer air down. The sun has some power, but not quite enough to stir up the atmosphere.”

The warmer temperatures were also thanks to the sub-tropical air flow that blew in from an area near Hawaii.

A cold front that brought rain to the Shuswap Monday morning has also brought more seasonal daytime highs, says Lundquist, pointing out temperatures will be in the realm of 11 C to 15 C. “But the overnight minimums will stay in the double digits for the next several days, when the average low is 1 degree overnight,” he says.

Looking ahead, Lundquist says the surface of the Pacific Ocean has been warmer than average.

“The sea surface is still warm and there could be a weak to moderate El Nino, so winter may be warmer than average,” he says. “We’ll get snow, but more rain than snow in the mix.”

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Students create graphic novel

By Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF

Coyote the trickster tries his best, but he isn’t successful for long.

Six Salmon Arm Secondary students with aboriginal background have written a graphic novel intended for Grade 6 audiences in which Coyote figures prominently. It takes a stand against messages in the media intended to influence young people in negative ways.

Filled with bright, glossy pages, expertly drawn characters and a story line with a message, the short novel tackles the persuasiveness of product branding as well as the photoshopping of models and the effect on body image and self esteem.

Coyote does his best to persuade the two main characters in the story to buy into his products and his version of beauty, but they, instead, decide to think for themselves.

At a gathering at the SAS Sullivan campus Thursday, research co-

ordinator Robin Wilmot from the University of Victoria presented the completed graphic novel entitled No Sale, Skèlèp! Skèlèp is the word for coyote in the Secwepemc/Shuswap language (Secwepemctsin).

Wilmot spoke about how good it was to work with the students who are now in grades 10 through 12.

“It was our total pleasure to work with all of you – you are amazing young people.”

The students seemed equally pleased to have participated in the creative process.

“I’d say it was a wonderful experience,” remarked Maria Thomas.

“Something I’d look forward to in the future perhaps if the opportunity ever presented itself.”

Student Alexander Corbett was enthusiastic too.

“It was a whole lot of fun working together, learning a lot about the culture we didn’t know beforehand.”

The other four students who created the

Abbott in line to head BC Treaty Commission

By Tracy Hughes OBSERVER STAFF

Former Shuswap MLA George Abbott is likely to become the next chief commissioner of the B.C. Treaty Commission.

During his time both in opposition and then in government as a member of the B.C. Liberals, the Sicamous resident became wellknown for skilled negotiations and tackling difficult portfolios.

Abbott was B.C.’s minister of aboriginal affairs as well as the minister of health and education before retiring from provincial politics in 2013. He also made an attempt at the leadership of the BC Liberal Party, but lost out to Christy Clark.

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Team: A group of Salmon Arm Secondary students and aboriginal educators worked together to create a book for Grade 6 kids. novel were Deanna Asham, Samantha Douglas, Spencer Rennie and Paige Rivers.

Christian Ryan did the illustrations.

Wilmot expressed appreciation to others who contributed including: Irene LaBoucane, district principal of aboriginal education; elder Virginia Woolridge who opened and blessed each session;

John Sayer and Chelsea Prince who provided cultural guidance; Craig Adams; Meredith Rusk; Annie Williams and more.

The graphic novel was funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research as part of a goal of spreading ‘media health’ messages to indigenous adolescents using culturally relevant material.

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Duxbury shines despite defeat In a 78-54 preseason loss to the University of Alberta Pandas, Jorri Duxbury led the way for the TRU WolfPack with 15 points, three steals and six rebounds. The Thompson Rivers basketball women finished their pre-season with a record of six wins and four defeats. They open their 2014 Canada West regular season on Nov. 7 in Kamloops, when they entertain the University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves.

SAS x-country teams win big The Salmon Arm Secondary cross-country running team had 28 competitors at the North Zone competition while Shuswap Middle School brought eight Grade 8 runners. The SAS Senior boys and girls teams placed first, with the SAS Junior boys and girls teams claiming second. SMS Grade 8 girls won the junior girls competition. Top individual placings were: Jr. Girls - Emily Williams second; Sr. Girls - Glynis Sim first, Elena Bruns second; Sr. boys - James Hardy second, Alexander Corbett third. Grade 8 girls - Chantal Jeffries first, Kate Milne second, Erin Lavery third. Grade 8 boys - Sunny Pickup second and Ben vanBergeyk, third.

Strange wrap to soccer season In Thompson River University’s last men’s soccer game of the season on Sunday, Oct. 19, a bizarre turn of events saw Austin Schneebeli, second-year defender and a Salmon Arm Secondary grad, receive two back-to-back yellow cards, which resulted in a sending off. WolfPack midfielder Satinder Dhaliwal was also shown a red card for protesting Schneebeli’s red. Despite being down two men, Colton Walker, second year midfielder from SAS, set up the go-ahead goal. UBCO would eventually tie the game on a penalty kick after a questionable hand-ball call.

Silverbacks make a trade On Tuesday, the Silverbacks traded defenceman Clive Rozdeba of Calgary, Alta. to the AJHL’s Grande Prairie Storm for future considerations.

Rozbeda played four games for Salmon Arm this year.

Winning bridge Doreen and Dennis Roberts won the Sunday Duplicate Club game on Oct. 19. In second place were Doug Stewart and Len Magri. Joan Hokanson and Terry Jobe came third, and Michael Clayton and Donalda Brown were fourth.

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Salmon Arm Observer

Reviving an ancient tradition

By Evan Buhler OBSERvER STAFF

Imagine life in 400 AD as a nomadic Hun warrior in the heat of battle on the steppes of Eastern Europe.

Or perhaps as a Comanche Indian hunting buffalo on the plains of the great west.

Both civilizations were skilled horsemen and archers, who combined the two skills into horseback archery.

The Huns used this technique in warfare, while the Plains Indians used it as a hunting method.

“When you read about the history of horseback archery, it becomes very intriguing to revive this tradition,” says Donat Koller.

An avid archer and equestrian, Koller stumbled upon the sport and, since then, he says he has been hooked.

He explains that he enjoyed both archery and horseback riding as separate hobbies, so when he discovered the sport it made perfect sense to combine the two.

“I was looking for something different to do, something that would challenge and push my limits,” Koller states.

That was five years ago.

Today Koller actively trains and participates in horseback archery events a few times year as a member of the Borsos Torzs Horse Archery Club, based in Mount Currie, B.C. He even has his own private home-made training facility on his acreage.

Koller says archery is a mind game on its own, and taking aim while on horseback takes it to another level.

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taking aim: Donat Koller, a horseback archer, demonstrates how to hold a bow and arrow while on horseback on Sunday, Oct. 19.

“The sport is not just about the physical aspect, in a way it’s more about the mind, and I find that very challenging in a great way.”

He stresses that a rider must first be completely comfortable on horseback, able to ride without undue concentration.

“In a split second if you turn you attention to the horse and what your lower body is doing, you will lose focus on the target and miss your shot.”

As a rider he always strives to be constantly aware while in the saddle, which translates into the process becoming second nature.

“In between shots you have to train the brain that there is an endless amount of time before the next target, and here and there I am starting to pick up on that and it’s a really cool feeling,” he says smiling.

Koller explains that it is difficult to find the

time to practice, juggling his own business and family life. He estimates he only manages to practice for about three hours a week.

After emigrating to Canada in 1993 from Switzerland, Koller and his wife Jasmine opened up Happy Days Goat Dairy, making cheese, yoghurt, ice cream and milk.

In the winter months Koller can be found in the barn sitting on a wooden horse, working on the technical aspects of holding up to seven arrows and a bow in one hand while shooting and reloading as quickly as possible.

Horseback archers use a bow that is smaller, lighter and simpler than most modern-day bows.

Most archers use a bow that weighs between 30 and 40 pounds, and doesn’t have an arrow rest.

There are two main riding styles in the sport today.

Koller has modelled his training after the more classical Hungarian style of horseback archery, as opposed to the newer Korean style of riding.

This past month, Koller and three fellow Canadians made the 8,200-kilometre journey to Seoul, South Korea to compete in the 10th annual World Horseback Archery Championships.

More than 60 athletes from 14 nations competed in both Hungarian and Korean disciplines.

Koller and his teammates claimed a silver medal in a team event called mogu, a Korean archery game that simulates a hunting exercise.

A rider tows a large canvas ball behind the horse while a team of two archers attempts to track down the other rider and shoot the canvas ball with blunt arrows that have been dipped in paint.

Points are awarded for how many arrows

hit the ball and where the ball is hit.

“We were given two very good, very fast Arabian horses. The horses knew what to do and ran right up alongside the ball, and I just nailed it and got us three points,” says Koller, grinning from ear to ear.

“It was our first time doing this event, it was really thrilling.”

Koller has nothing but positive things to say about the way the competition was organized and would love to return to the international stage.

He insists he only does the sport for fun and to see his own growth and improvement, not for prizes or awards.

“For me it’s kind of like a form of meditation and relaxation, a way to get away from work, and do something else.”

“I will only stop when I can no longer swing my leg over the horse,” he says laughing.

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Inconsistent results continue

By Evan Buhler

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Last Friday night the Silverbacks hosted the defending Island division champs, the Victoria Grizzlies.

The ’Backs were coming off an impressive 6-1 win over Merritt, while the Grizzlies were looking to bounce back after a loss to division rivals Nanaimo.

Heading in to the game, both teams had nearly identical records with four wins and three losses, and the same goal difference record.

Both teams had a week off before their meeting at the Shaw Centre and came out playing a very up-tempo game.

The quick pace of the game allowed for scoring chances for both teams.

In his first game since returning from injury in the pre-season camp, Ross Heidt made an immediate impact scoring his first goal in the BCHL, and of the game, halfway into the opening frame.

Salmon Arm defenceman and leading scorer, Andrew Farny, found open ice through the neutral zone and let a shot go from the top of the right circle, which resulted in a juicy rebound for Heidt to easily finish off.

The tempo of the second period was just as fast as the first period.

The ’Backs had a majority of puck possession, thanks in part to an excellent cycle and gritty work along the boards in the offensive zone.

Despite out-shoot-

ing Victoria 10-5 in the period, the Silverbacks offence could not solve the Grizzlies goaltender, Sean Cleary.

The physicality of the game was turned up and both teams were finishing checks, and pushing and shoving after the whistle.

Victoria managed to even up the score when Shawn McBride scored his third goal of the season.

Only a minute into the third period, Victoria took the lead off a quick transition up the ice that caught the Silverbacks flat-footed and chasing the play.

Brett Gruber, wasn’t picked up by a back checker, and snuck the puck past a desperate Angus Redmond, who got a piece of the shot, off the cross crease pass.

Victoria would go on to increase their lead and continue to push Salmon Arm. A sloppy Silverbacks turnover lead to Redmond bailing out his team with a spectacular diving poke check save, keeping the ’Backs in the game.

Colton Thibault would add a consolation goal with 1:24 remaining in the game.

In the end it wasn’t enough as the Silverbacks lost their fourth game of the regulation season 3-2.

The Silverbacks played their second game in three days on Sunday afternoon.

This was also the second meeting this season with the visiting Langley Rivermen, after the Silverbacks opened the season with a 4-2 victory over the team at the Bauer BCHL Showcase last month in Chilliwack.

and his first of the season just three minutes into the first period.

The Samurai were unable to beat the Knight’s goaltender despite a flurry of chances until early in the third.

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Battling in the corners: The Silverbacks’ Chase Priskie, left, is pressured in the corner by Victoria’s Dane Gibson in the second period at the Shaw Centre on Friday, Oct. 17.

For the third consecutive game, the Silverbacks opened the scoring.

Thibault’s power play marker was his third of the season and gave the ’Backs a 1-0 lead heading into the first intermission.

In the second period, Bolduc increased the lead to three, with assists from Hirose and Farny.

After the ’Backs third goal, the Rivermen sent goaltender Darren Martin into the game, in relief of Bo Didur.

The Rivermen ended Angus Redmond’s shutout bid on the power play with five minutes left in the second period.

Langley continued to push and managed

to cut the Silverbacks lead to just one goal, scoring early in the third period.

Silverbacks defenceman, Phillip Middleton scored his first BCHL goal giving his team another two goal cushion.

The power play goal resulted from a shot from the point that had eyes and found its way to the back of the net through the traffic.

Salmon Arm would add one more goal for insurance, winning the game 5-2.

The Silverbacks head to Trail tonight, before returning to the Shaw Centre for a three-game Interior Division home stand against Trail, Penticton, and West Kelowna.

Mixed results for atom Samurai The Salmon Arm atom Samurai played their first game of the season last Saturday with a match against the North Okanagan Knights in Armstrong.

Salmon Arm’s Kashton Housden scored the first of the game,

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Sebastien Sayers would tap in a rebound with seven minutes left in the third, and Natasha Kociuba would seal the victory for

Salmon Arm, set up by linemate Taylor Sanford.

The Samurai also played on Sunday, losing a seesaw battle to Vernon 8-7.

Salmon Arm will welcome Vernon to the pond next Sunday.

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Bantam ’Tips unbeaten start to season extended Salmon Arm’s Bantam tier two Silvertips returned home this past Saturday from their third game of the regular season against Kelowna.

The majority of the play in the first period was almost entirely in Kelowna’s zone.

The Scotiabank ’Tips scored first, and would double their lead, closing out the first period with a 2-0 lead.

A quick lapse in energy and focus in the opening minutes of the second period saw Salmon Arm’s precious two-goal lead disappear.

The Silvertips regained control of the game in the third period, and took the game to Kelowna.

A productive period saw the ’Tips score four goals in the final frame to win 6-2, and keep their undefeated streak alive.

Scoring came from six different players including Ryan Sadorsky with a nice slap shot from in close.

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Michael Kormany, Mitchell Brown and Brayden Haskell also chipped in offensively.

Sunday, the team travelled to Westside to take on the Warriors in another regular-season battle. Salmon Arm started the game hesitant as they knew it would be a tough challenge.

The game’s tone was one of mutual respect, each team knowing the others abilities.

The Warriors dominated the shot clock in the first, but as the game progressed the shots evened out.

The game remained scoreless until deep into the third period when Brayden Haskell assisted Sebastien Archambault scoring with only six minutes left on the clock.

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Returning serve Susannah Wark returns a serve in the snowball mixed doubles tennis tournament at the Salmon Arm Tennis Club Saturday, Oct. 18. West and Lisa Martin-Patterson were the A division champions, and Don and Carol Ross were the B division Champions.

Annual Ski/Board Swap X-Country, Downhill and Snowboard Gear

The Gathering Early Drop Off at Skookum: Mon Oct 27 to Place 350 30th St NE, Salmon Arm

Thurs October 30 Sale Drop off:

Saturday, Nov 1, 2014

8:30 am - 10:30 am

11:00 am Start

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Ski Swap:

11:00 am - 2:00 pm Pickup: (money or unsold gear)

Questions or Volunteers please contact

Cam Brown at:

camgbrown@gmail.com or 250.833.6631

Note: It will cost $1 per item entered into the swap and the club keeps 20% of the selling price if it sells. Only safe gear in working order will be accepted.

NEWSPAPER ROLLENDS IDEAL FOR: Table covers, crafts, drawing or packing. Various sizes.

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Running at Larch Hills Reino Run: Racers tackle the muddy conditions.

Last sunday, a field of 179 racers took part in the 2014 reino run at the Larch Hills ski Area. runners ranged from age three to 80 and chose a 2.5 kilometre or an 8.5 km course.

Wet conditions made for slippery and muddy trails.

The majority of racers were from the salmon Arm area, with participants also from revelstoke, summerland, Lumby and Kamloops.

All proceeds from the event went towards the Larch Hills Junior ski Team The top overall 8.5 km runners were sarah Luxmoore of revelstoke and Levi Nadlersmith of boissevain, Man.

The top overall 2.5 km runners were Julianne Moore and stephen Moore of salmon Arm. Local runners finishing in the top three of their age group in the 2.5 km run were: Male U-8 – Max Calkins first, Nick Metcalfe second, Will Heckrodt third.

Male 8-9 – eric Moore first, samuel Calkins second, eli Decker third.

Male 10-11- Trond May first, Fraser Paiement 3rd.

Male 12-13 – stephen Moore first, sunny Pickup second.

Male 16+ - Adrian Decker first, Mike Worton second.

Female U-8 – sara Worton second, eden Heckrodt third.

Female 8-9 - em-

ily Carelse first, Hilary vukadinovic second.

Female 10-11- Julianne Moore first, samantha vukadinovic second, Teslyn bates third.

Female 12-13 – Teagan Findley first, Keeya Corbett second, Lillian bakker third.

Female 16+ - elaine Carelse first, Darcy Calkins second, Anitra Worton third.

Local runners finishing in the top three of their age group in the 8.5 km run were: Male U-16 - ben vanbergyk third.

Male 16-19- Nelson Kleer third.

Male 20-29- Matthew smider first.

Male 30-34 – Timothy Mundall first.

Male 35-39 – Tim bollans second, Andre Carelse third.

Male 40-44 – brian May first, brad Calkins third.

Male 50-54 – scott McKee second, Duncan Moore third.

Male 55-59 – rob Kurta first.

Male 60-64 – Phil Wallensteen first.

Female U-16 – Maggie beckner third.

Female 16-19 – Glynis sim first.

Female 30-34 - Leah Painter second, bobbie Wager third.

Female 35-39 – sandra Major first, robin Watt second, Julie Parenteau third.

Female 40-44 - Hanka Mosher first, suzie beckner second, Ingrid van varseveld third.

Female 50-54 – Tricia Martin first.

Female 65-69 – Judy Murray first.

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By Barb Brouwer OBSERVER STAFF

By Barb Brouwer OBSERVER STAFF

T

he night air may chilly, but inside Carlin Hall, the convivial warmth of great music and an always-appreciative audience will banish the cold.

On their 14th tour as The Contenders, Valdy and Gary Fjellgaard will appear at Carlin Thursday, Nov. 6 with popular special guests Blu and Kelly Hopkins.

Troubadours all, the evening is an opportunity to hear about Canada and her people to an always-capacity crowd.

Born Valdemar Horsdal in Ottawa, Valdy has been part of the fabric of Canadian pop and folk music for more than 34 years.

He’s a singer, guitarist and songwriter, who successfully captures the small but often extraordinary moments in life.

His Play Me a Rock and Roll Song was a hit in the late ’60s and continues to draw wild applause. And so, for his fans, he always adds that to his play list.

Being on stage is as hugely entertaining for Valdy as it is for his enthusiastic audience.

Moving about the stage with agility and an impish grin, Valdy admits there is indeed a story about his trademark red shoes.

“I enjoy wearing red; it’s supposed to do something for your spine chakra – inspire,” he laughs. “It’s a bit of flash, I don’t have to be false or gaudy.”

He tells of touring Cuba in a set of “Chuck Taylors.” By the third day, his feet were so sore he had to pass on a dinner in Havana.

Back in Canada, he purchased a pair of Skater shoes, which have stood the test of time and comfort.

“I’ve had them eight or nine years and they have stood me well for all this time… they’re supportive and do the whole show business thing.”

On the music front, Valdy has written a new song about Stompin’ Tom Connors,

called Oh Tom, We Miss you.

One of the country’s foremost songwriters Valdy’s popular CDs include Contenders, a collaboration with friend and fellow singer/ songwriter, Gary Fjellgaard with whom he has “an absolute blast” touring.

A young 69 as of Sept. 1, Valdy marvels at the 76-year-old Fjellgaard’s energy and enthusiasm and their ability to collaborate based on friendship and respect.

“It’s also a chance to play a lot of instruments together,” he says. “We never do the same set twice so it’s fresh for us, therefore fun for us, therefore it’s fun for the audience.”

Valdy calls Carlin Hall a beautiful place with a good vibe and a venue he and Fjellgaard look forward to playing every year.

“It’s a chance to strut our stuff, not in an arrogant way, but as entertainers,” he says.

“I like to keep a touch of enlightenment; if something comes across my bow that could be applicable to someone’s life, or I think is an important item to get out, I will put it in a song.”

Also crafting their lives in song, Blu and Kelly Hopkins are close to releasing a new CD called HomeFires.

A collection of some of their favourite covers and their own new songs, HomeFires is the fifth for the couple who have been together for close to 43 years.

“I feel it’s the best of any of the recordings we’ve done,” says Blu, noting HomeFires has been a strictly duo affair – from writing to engineering, recording and producing.

“We’ve had the most fun and felt the least pressure.”

It’s a partnership that works, says Kelly, noting the CD is built on the kinds of songs the couple play in their own living room.

“We’ve begun to be able to tell kids we were street kids on the streets of Vancouver in the 1970s and survived, and we have the stories and songs to prove it,” she adds, noting the couple works together, lives together, writes songs together and plays in the band together. “This CD is a product of the way we have done everything together.”

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Music masters: Top, Valdy and Gary Fjellgaard reunite on tour, with a

stop at Carlin Hall on Thursday, Nov. 6, with special guests Blu and Kelly Hopkins.

Half the songs are original tunes the couple has written and love and the others are covers that have been most requested by their audiences.

“We’re hoping to have it available at the Nov. 6 concert, but if not, we’ll host a CD release party before Christmas,” says Kelly,

noting she and Blu will showcase some of the new CD at the concert. “We have benefitted so much from the concerts with Valdy and Fjellgaard. They’re consummate professionals.”

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are available at Acorn Music.

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SALMAR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Jazz pizazz

Bernie Aria, Rebecca Shoichet, Anna Lumiere, Adam Thomas and Karen Graves, aka Mimosa, play the Jazz Club tomorrow night at 7 in the banquet room of Shuswap Chefs.

Admission is free but the club is raising money selling Askew’s grocery cards.

Odd Couple opens season killing each other?

This black comedy situated in New York City became the biggest grossing film in 1968, pulling in over $44.5 million.

The Shuswap Theatre version is directed

by Julia Body and produced by Kathy Moore, with a cast that includes Randy Brogden, Mike Nash, Peter Molnar, Randy Piccini, Michelle La Grange Holmes and Helen Wall.

The play opens Friday, Oct. 24 and runs to Nov. 8.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Will be held at the SHUSWAP ART GALLERY 70 Hudson Avenue NE, Salmon Arm B.C. Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.

Business: Review of theatre operations, Directors Reports, Auditor’s report, election of Directors, any other business arising.

The Nominating Committee has nominated three incumbents for re-election: Gary Brooke, Chris Letham and Patty Munro; and Chris Papworth for a two year term to fill an opening on the Board left by the resignation of Bernd Hermanski. Any further nominations for directors must be received in writing no later than November 6, 2014, and must be made in accordance with provisions of paragraph 15 of the Bylaws of the Salmar Community Association, a full copy of which is available at: www.salmartheatre.com/membership. html.

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Shuswap Theatre presents Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple, starring Fred Green as fussy Felix Ungar and George Rithaler as messy Oscar Madison.

Inconsolable after his wife throws him out, the neurotic, annoying hypochondriac Felix has nowhere to go and turns to his pal Oscar – a recently-divorced slob.

Life changes dramatically when Felix moves in, to hilarious effect. How can two distinctly different men live together without

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Remembering

November 16/2014 Sunday 2:00 pm SALMON ARM RECREATION CENTRE Jeff Pelletier, Piccolo Evocative music from and about the Great War years, including the world premiere of a new work for piccolo and orchestra.

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Poker faces: George Rithaler, Fred

Green, Randy Piccini, Mike Nash, Randy Brogden and Peter Molnar rehearse a scene from The Odd Couple.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, $10 for youth, and $5

for 12 and under. They are available online at shuswaptheatre.com.

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Homegrown musician nabs award Kirby Green ( Barber) won Best Bass Player in British Columbia in the 2014 BCCMA ( British Columbia Country Music Association) Awards on the weekend.

Daughter of George and Tovie Green, Kirby was born and raised in Salmon Arm and has

dedicated her life to teaching music and performing.

“Kirby as a little girl was quite shy, and then about Grade 12, it was ‘look out world here I come,’” says Tovie.

Kirby has performed across North America and China.

In the process, she has “rubbed shoulders” with stars like Wynonna Judd and Tim McGraw and is in high demand in the music circuit, Tovie says.

“The one beautiful thing is Kirby remains humble and enjoys her choice of career, which

she works very hard at,” Tovie says. “Salmon Arm is small but mighty, and our children are given an amazing start to life here.”

Google GB Roots to learn more about Kirby, her husband’s band and the couple’s journey with the love of music.

Performing arts centre fundraising underway A group of people are working to build a performing arts centre in Salmon Arm – and they need your help.

“Many of us realize that dance, music, touring groups and large theatrical productions don’t have a great place to perform, so

we are starting to raise funds,” says James Bowlby. “We don’t want your money just yet, just your votes.”

Like Hockeyville, the group has become involved in a community program through Aviva Insurance.

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gives a total of $1 million to community projects based on votes. Supporters just have to vote once a day from now to Nov. 3 and again from Nov. 20 to Dec. 4.

“We need $100,000 to do initial preparations,” says Bowlby,

encouraging community supporters throughout B.C. to register today and get voting – daily.

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Fibre optics offer opportunity

BUSINESS

Journal

By Tracy Hughes OBSERVER STAFF

Entrepreneurial spirit The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has ranked Salmon Arm as seventh among mid-sized cities in a survey of entrepreneurial communities. Salmon Arm’s ranking was for entrepreneurial presence, which measured business start-ups and above-average growth in the number of business establishments.

Vernon was ranked 10th in this category. The top-ranked in the category was Collingwood, Ont. Out of the 122 cities ranked, Salmon Arm placed 28th overall in the CFIB’s entrepreneurial index. Kelowna, Chilliwack and Penticton were the only B.C. cities ranked higher, as 15th, 16th and 20th respectively.

Building award finalists Two Salmon Arm construction projects have been named finalists in the Southern Interior Construction Association building awards.

The Lerwick Building, which is located at the corner of Alexander Street and Hudson Ave. earned a nomination, as did the new uptown Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union building. The winners will be announced Thursday, Oct. 23 at a gala dinner in Kelowna. The event celebrates the best in building in the area from Kamloops to Fernie and Osoyoos to Golden.

Telus workers gathered in Salmon Arm Thursday to mark the conclusion of the first phase of the installation of a fibre optic network in the city and the impact for future community growth.

“We want to say thank you to our customers, the citizens and the city for allowing the infrastructure build.

Salmon Arm now is one of a select few of the most up-to-date connected communities in North America,” said Tony Geheran, Telus senior vice-president. “A reliable, fast transfer system like this one really changes the playing field in terms of what citizens, businesses and the city can do for development both outward and inward.”

Barley Station Brew Pub owner Stu Brad-

ford was also on hand, and he noted the impact the network has had on improving the speed of his point-ofsale terminals and in the potential to draw more business to the community.

“I see this as a huge investment in the long-term future of our town, especially in terms of attracting more industrial and tech businesses to relocate in our area. Now Salmon Arm can be on the front line of recruiting tech into our town because we have this advantage. And more business in town means more business for the pub,” he says with a smile. “It’s a snowball effect to all types of business.”

While the influx of Telus work trucks into the community, is mostly over, work is still ongoing. The initial physical instal-

ford, left, is pleased with the speed and reliability the Telus fibre optic installation has brought to his business and has kudos for Tony Geheran, Telus senior vice-president. Geheran was in Salmon Arm to celebrate the end of the initial installation of the Telus fibre optic network in the community. lation of fibre optics has been completed for the designated areas of Salmon Arm, although Geheran notes Telus is still working on connecting multiple-unit

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Help kids with Triple O’s On Friday, Oct. 24, $1 from every combo sold at 32 Triple O’s locations in B.C., including Salmon Arm, will support KidSport – a community‐based funding program that takes financially disadvantaged children off the sidelines and puts them into sports like hockey, baseball, gymnastics and more.

Seminars for buisness owners The Employers’ Advisers Office of the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training has scheduled the claims management series of seminars to be held in Salmon Arm on Nov. 25 and Dec. 2. In order for the seminars to proceed, at least 15 participants must sign up for each of the four modules. There is no charge to attend these seminars.

Register online at http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/ eao/easr/SeminarsForEmployers.aspx

Get on the bus Tour the Telus Innovation bus and they will give $25 to help the Shuswap Children’s Association. RSVP with the Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce at admin@sachamber.bc.ca for a tour which will take place Oct. 29 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Wicked Spoon Cafe.

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Cyr to continue as tourism rep for TOTA

By Barb Brouwer OBSERVER STAFF

Columbia Shuswap Regional District directors happily endorsed Shuswap Tourism/Columbia Shuswap Film Commission officer Robyn Cyr’s two-year appointment to the Thompson-Okanagan Tourism Association.

A motion was made

by Electoral Area E Rural Sicamous director Rhona Martin and seconded by Area C South Shuswap director Paul Demenok.

When asked if Cyr wanted to be on the TOTA board again, Martin laughed, “it doesn’t matter, we need her there.”

Cyr concurs.

As she begins her third term on the regional board, Cyr says

CSRD needs to be well represented at the organization that services the Southern Interior.

“Otherwise it becomes a South Okanagan focus,” she says.

“Over the last four years, representation has been from north to south, but it hasn’t always been like that.”

One of the benefits of being on the TOTA board is enhanced recognition of the Shuswap as a tourism destination.

“It brought awareness that we are a tourism destination,” she says. “We are no longer being tied in with the Okanagan.”

Shuswap Tourism just received funding from Destination BC and TOTA to engage in the next tourism development plan.

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CLUES ACROSS CLUES DOWN 1. Bunco 1. Chief Polish port 4. In bed 2. Japanese motor co.

8. Telegraphic signal 3. Carbolic acid 9. About rune 4. Mures River city 11. Iowa State town 5. Small bread roll 13. Technique of a pianist 6. Inexplicable occurrence 15. Grandmother 7. Thrown in track and field 16. Small lake 10. Military leader (abbr.)

17. Divides evenly into 12. Indian dress (Math) 13. Children’s tale bear 18. Water’s edge 14. Opposite of cameo 20. Combustion residue 16. Portraiture stance 21. Islamic ruler 19. 1/2 an em 22. “Good Wife” investigator 20. Pouchlike structures 25. Solid water 21. Music awards est. 1973 26. Tibetan gazelle 23. Belonging to a diocese 27. Duets 24. Memory whose contents 29. Common shade trees cannot be changed 30. Cancellation key 27. Transfer property 31. “Good Wife’s” Gold 28. Universal Standard Time 32. “Good Wife” husband (abbr.)

39. Herring-loke food fish 29. Norse goddess of old age 41. Self-immolation by fire 31. A type of salamander ritual 32. Appease 42. TV delivery system 33. Not common 43. Ad __ 34. Church of Pope Francis 44. 2nd smallest planet 35. Common frog genus 45. First on moon 36. Wild goats 46. Androgyne 37. Customer 48. Skating jump 38. NAACP founder Florence 49. Remove fat from 39. Outbuilding 50. Point midway between 40. N.E. Chinese province NE and E 44. Distribute by measure 51. London park 47. Scoundrel 52. Pig pen See Today’s Answers inside

ARIES (March 21-April 19): This week will be highlighted by a Partial Solar Eclipse in Scorpio. You will be very enthusiastic to understand others more and truth will be emphasized by sudden happenings and epiphanies with them. Remember, Mercury is still retrograde till the end of the week, so take care with those relationships, but truth will triumph.

You will understand who and what needs to change to create more balance in your life and harmony with others by the weekís end.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): This week will highlight a tremendous focus on you. The Partial Solar Eclipse will be a welcomed relief for others to claim rightful ownership of their own actions. This will happen near the end of the week, and only after the Partial Solar Eclipse. Before this shift occurs, you should watch your personal spending habits and donít just shoot from the hip. Allow for others to see their truth within your actions. They will understand the shift of responsibility at the weekís end.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): This week will highlight a need for you to understand yourself more, especially when it comes to interacting with others. The Partial Solar Eclipse will be just what you need to have that proper new start you have wanted. This week, more truth will be revealed through conversations and you will start to understand your psyche. The next few days will not be for the light-hearted, epiphanies will be had and this can instigate break ups. The true nature of others will be seen.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This week will highlight a focus on work and your public status. There is such a focus on the subconscious becoming known that I want you to remember that balance and harmony within yourself is key at this moment. You will have to come to terms with the fact that you must care for yourself first, before anyone else. The Partial Solar Eclipse this week will highlight this and it will be a wonderful new start for you personally to enjoy with whoever you deem worthwhile.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): This week will highlight your thought process and what you are communicating with friends and significant relationships, either business or romantic. The Partial Solar Eclipse will highlight order being brought into your daily life, within work, and how you are of service to others in your life. You are motivated to get to the bottom of everything and see the truth once and for all. This week will highlight truths being revealed through conversations with friends and mentors.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): This week will strongly highlight your taking action to move yourself forward. The Partial Solar Eclipse will help you do just that, by offering you understanding of your past and how to stop repeating it. It is time to move towards your dreams and aspirations. You will finally see who your true friends are and will most likely start socializing with groups more often after this week. Youíll understand your true direction forward this week, it will be wonderful!

CANCER (June 21-July 22): This week will highlight a tremendous amount of energy being put forth towards your career and public image.

The Partial Solar Eclipse will highlight your true desire to share your creative talents and gifts with others in the public arena. Through conversations with those within your home or with your family, you will start to understand their true nature and receive guidance. You will understand what needs to change in order to create more harmony within your career.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): This week will emphasize your passionate nature.

You are more inclined to share your truth with others now and this will be very revealing and honest. The Partial Solar Eclipse will highlight more truths to be revealed by your family and with those within your home environment. You will start to understand yourself more through these interactions and will understand what needs to change to create greater balance for yourself going forward. Be mindful to only say what you mean.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): There will be this undercurrent of positive energy this week which will take you through some trying times. The Partial Solar Eclipse will highlight a change in how and what you are expressing, so expect some truth to be revealed that might be a bit shocking to you. The truth will definitely set you free and what you will need to be free of will present itself this week. There could be some break ups and sudden financial happenings that will instigate a need to find peace.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): This week will highlight you running round for those significant relationships in your life. The Partial Solar Eclipse will instigate a new start with friendships in your life, perhaps even you joining in with groups that youíve always wanted to be part of. Some friendships will need to be let go of to create more peace and harmony for you going forward. Your dreams and aspirations will be highlighted for the next 6 months, set positive intentions now!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): This week will highlight a whirlwind of activity with friends and groups. There is so much you want to do and perhaps not enough time to do them all! The Partial Solar Eclipse will instigate a change in how you present yourself to others. You are more inclined to incorporate lessons of the past to welcome in a new way of presenting yourself to the public. Be mindful that Mercury is still retrograde - wait till after the 10th of November for this absolute new start!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): This week you are encouraged to set up your public presence and express your true value with others. Your perspective is in line with their beliefs and values. There is no need to be fearful of that, but perhaps it is simply the fear of getting too close to others that makes you stop and pause this week. The Partial Solar Eclipse will encourage you to share even more of yourself with them. Be mindful that there could be a break up now, but that this will create greater harmony for you.

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(For solution see Today’s Answers in this paper).

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SHUTTLEWORTH, RICHARD (DICK) DOUGLAS FEBRUARY 3, 1935 – OCTOBER 10, 2014 Sadly we announce the peaceful passing of Richard Douglas Shuttleworth of Chase BC at the age of 79.

Predeceased by his wife Patricia (Pat) and his brother Den. Dick is survived by his sons Garth (Tina), Greg (Debbie) and his granddaughters Emily and Maya. He is also survived by his sister Mickey (Bob) Ostergard of 100 Mile House and many nieces and nephews.

Dick was born in Vernon, BC. The family relocated to Langley BC where he and his father John had a broiler farm. In 1968 Dick and Pat found their place on the North Shuswap to raise their sons and farm pure bred polled Herefords.

In recent years Dick could be seen walking his dog Angel through the streets of Chase, raiding Colin’s garden and leaving “doggy bags” in the back of Eddie’s truck.

A special thank you to his friends Shirley, Norm and neighbours of the Shuswap Sands Park for their help and kindness.

As requested, no service will be held. A small family gathering will be held at a future date. In lieu of flowers and cards a donation to a charity of choice would be appreciated.

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NOSE, JANE MICHIKO April 20, 1938 - October 16, 2014 Jane was born in Vancouver, BC. & raised in Slocan, B.C. Daughter of Tajiro and Tomio. Jane passed away peacefully at Shuswap Lake General Hospital on October 16th 2014. The Nose Family moved to Salmon Arm in 1957, Jane moved permanently to Salmon Arm in 1959. She spent two years in Business College in Vernon, B.C. Jane has made many wonderful friends – many of them stem from her work & as a neighbor. She worked at Wilcox Hall (Marshall Wells) for five years. Jane worked for The Scotiabank from 1965 until she retired 34 years later in 1998. Special thank you to the Sinhuber’s and Bartlett’s for their enduring friendships. She is lovingly remembered by her brothers, Frank Nose and Robert Nose as well as extended family Janet Nose, Anne-Marie Molgat, Tara (Matt) van Voorst Vader, Ryan Nose, Shayne (Suzan) Stone and Danielle (Niels) Veldhuis. We will all miss her kind and gentle spirit. A service & reception will be held at Bowers Funeral Home in Salmon Arm (440 10th St.) on Friday October 24th at 2:00 pm. Memorial donations can be made to the Shuswap Lake General Hospital, The Kidney or Heart Foundations.

Online condolences may be sent through Jane’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com Funeral arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Service, salmon Arm, BC

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BISCHOFF, KENNETH BRYAN (BARNEY) God saw you getting tired, When a cure was not to be So he wrapped his arms around you, And whispered, “Come to me” Barney passed quietly on the farm on June 28, 2014 after his hard fought battle with ALS. Linda, his “bride” of 39 years at his side. Barneys love, infectious humor and profound energy will be greatly missed by his two sons Charlie (Elisha) and Bruce (Cindy), his three grandchildren Sophia, Colton and Aurora. He is also survived by his brother Gerry (Patty), two sisters Shirley and Debbie and mother-in-law Gail Stewart.

And “The Bischoff Clan” You didn’t deserve what you went through So he gave you rest.

God’s farm must be beautiful, He only takes “The Best” July 5, 2014, was a day of overflowing love, great sadness and disbelief as the Bischoff families and friends paid their respects to Barney Bischoff.

He was and always will be a pioneer of the North Shuswap and truly a legend of his time.

Tears of love and laughter filled the hall freely as Dona (Myers) Baker read the Eulogy. Kevin Trotter, Ian Bischoff and Brian Campbell officiated the celebration of life in true Barney style. Ian and his son Ben each sang heartfelt songs.

Barney was filled to the brim with love and never ending energy. He wore the many hats that life gave him comfortably. Guaranteed there was never a dull moment when he was around. Barney could wear a person out just listening and watching him.

The great outdoors was his playground and he relished and treasured every part of it, from working in the bush and farming , to playing in it fishing, hunting or trapping. He coached and played baseball and hockey. He was the first Bischoff involved in Loggers Sports and still holds the record for the Obstacle Pole.

Thank you for all of the donations made to the ALS Society.

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info@youthagainstviolence.com DON BYERS With family members at his bedside, Don Byers passed away peacefully, Friday Oct. 10, 2014 at the age of 81 years old.

A celebration of life will be held from the chapel of Bowers Funeral home on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 1:00pm. A reception will follow in the Mountainside room at Bowers, giving the family and friends an opportunity to continue sharing memories.

Cremation with interment to follow later in the grave of his wife Dorothy Byers and his granddaughter Angela Byers at Mt.Ida Cemetery.

Don was born on December 5, 1932 in Salmon Arm. Don met the love of his life Dorothy (Dot) Hansen and they were married May 18, 1957.

They remained happily married until Dorothy sadly passed away October 26, 2010. They had three sons together: Allen born in 1958, Ken born in 1960 and Tom born in 1964.

Fresh out of school, Don started working for the District of Salmon Arm and after a few years of many different positions, he settled into driving truck until he retired at the age of 60.

Don spent numerous hours tending to his amazing yard and was well known for his green thumb and beautiful gardens that he gladly shared with anyone.

Don leaves behind his loving family of three sons, Ken, Al, Tom (Cindy), two beautiful grand-daughters Sarah and Samantha, brother Ted (and Marlene) of Salmon Arm, and sister Thora Evans of Kansas City, MS, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorial donations may be sent to the Haney House, Salmon Arm in which Don was an active member in his earlier years and had a passion of knowing, learning, teaching and sharing history of the Salmon Arm area.

Email condolences may be sent to Don’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com Funeral arrangements in care of Bower’s Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.

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BAILE, BLAKE It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Blake Baile, CMM, CD, on Saturday, October 11, after a short stay in the hospital at the age of 86. Blake was born in Trail, BC on June 9, 1928, and later moved to Vancouver. Blake was commissioned in the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada in 1949, and in 1950 joined the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment and served with that unit in Petawawa, Fort Lewis, Korea, London, and Soest, Germany in appointments of platoon commander, assistant adjutant, intelligence officer and adjutant.

Prior to attending the Canadian Army Staff College in 1957 he served in HQ 1 Canadian Infantry Brigade in Germany and Edmonton and subsequently at the Canadian Services College Royal Roads as Army Staff Officer and Squadron Commander.

He returned to 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment in London, Ontario, in 1961 in the appointments of company commander and operations officer. During the period 1964 - 66 in Army Headquarters and later Canadian Forces Headquarters he was a staff officer in the Directorates of Equipment Policy and Project Formulation and Management.

Posted to Germany in 1966 he held the appointment of Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment until 1968. That summer he became Assistant Chief of Staff G1 at Headquarters ACE Mobile Force (Land) in Seckenheim, Germany. Returning to Canada in 1970 he was SSO Doctrine at Mobile Command Headquarters in St. Hubert, PQ. In June 1973, he was promoted to Colonel and assumed the appointment of Deputy Chief of Staff Personnel Services at Air Transport Command Headquarters in Trenton, ON. Remaining in Trenton he was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff Operations in Canadian Forces Training System Headquarters in August 1975.

Promoted to Brigadier-General in August 1976, he was appointed Commander, Canadian Contingent to the United Nations Forces in the Middle East.

Returning to Canada in July 1978 he became Chief of Staff Administration in Mobile Command Headquarters in St. Hubert, PQ. The following year he was appointed Chief of Staff Operations in the same headquarters.

In August 1980 he moved to Yellowknife, NWT to assume his final appointment in the Canadian Armed Forces as Commander Northern Region Headquarters. Blake retired in 1983 and moved to Blind Bay, BC. In retirement, he became an avid golfer and fisherman, and was an active member of the Shuswap Lake Estates Golf and Country Club.

Left to mourn him are his wife and best friend Helen; children, Dr. Marcia Baile of Anglemont, BC; Geoffrey Baile of Chilliwack, BC; Colin Baile (Liz) of Yellowknife NWT; step-children Sally and Les Schumacher of Blind Bay, BC; and, Dr. Norman and MariAnn Mathew of Comox, BC, plus numerous grandchildren, step-grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

Per Blake’s request, there will be no memorial service. Cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the War Amputees of Canada (http://www.waramps.ca/ donation.html).

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A Loving Farewell JEAN ISABEL FULLER NOVEMBER 26, 1924 – October 14, 2014 On a glorious fall day, October 14, 2014, our family bid a loving farewell to Jean, our precious mother, grandmother, great grandmother, beloved sister and aunt. We celebrate her life and live in gratitude for her love. Jean has always been an inspirational mother to Lynda Wilson (Lorne), Marge Huk (Mike) and Dawn Ivanko (John).

She treasured her ten grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Jean’s brother, Robert Davies, and sister, Marge Barrett, were always held dear to her heart and she loved her many nieces and nephews.

Jean was predeceased by her beloved husband of sixty-two years, John, her parents, Charles and Kathleen Davies, her sister, Marjorie Barrett, and her grandson, Andrew Wilson.

Our mum was a proud Quebecois. For eighty years, Montreal was home. She grew up in a close knit, large, extended family which shared a love of song, dance, laughter and good times with loved ones. That rich tradition was shared as we grew up. Her love of animals and nature was fostered by summers spent with her dear sister and her beloved grandparents on the farm. Growing up during the Depression, times were tough but Mum learned the value of hard work and thrift; she developed resilience and strength, qualities she carried with her throughout life.

Mum was an avid learner. After graduating from Montreal’s Canadian Commercial College with a secretarial diploma, she worked as an executive secretary for several companies, including a high fashion manufacturer and an international hotel chain. Her career brought her great satisfaction.

In her late fifties, she attended college once again where she obtained a diploma in social work.

Later in life, Mum became a frequent participant in Elderhostel programs where she was able to fulfill her love of travel and learning. Truly, a lifelong learner.

The challenge of sports excited Mum. In her teen years, she was an avid skier, skater and swimmer.

In her sixties and seventies, she could be found donning a pair of roller blades, cross country skis, or hiking boots. What a girl!

Kindness and generosity were instilled in Mum from an early age. An avid volunteer, Mum dedicated time to Meals on Wheels, the Victoria Order of Nurses foot care program, and the Cancer Society, where she accompanied people to appointments and treatments. Many hearts were touched by her caring and kindness. May we live by her example.

Throughout our lives, Mum was known for her strength, principles and integrity. We were not surprised when she announced in her seventies that she was attending rallies and carrying placards to protest the new language laws imposed by the Quebec Government. When our dad experienced delays with admission to the Veteran’s Hospital in Montreal, it was our mum who wrote letters to the editor, to her MP, and her MLA. Needless to say, the matter was dealt with promptly. That was our mum!

At eighty years of age, with our Dad suffering from Alzheimer’s, Mum pulled up stakes and moved from Montreal to Salmon Arm to be close to her daughter, Lynda. How courageous she was! With the support of staff and residents of Piccadilly Terrace, she forged a new life. She found the people of Salmon Arm welcoming and very kind.

With her passion for bridge, she made many new friends and found fulfillment sharing many good times with others. Mum’s seven years at Piccadilly Terrace enriched her life immeasurably.

Mum was a strong, independent woman who opened her heart to the needs of others with caring and kindness. She had the power to see the beauty within. We have been so blessed. Jean’s great kindness and her immense love of life and family will always live in our hearts.

Our family offers heartfelt thanks to the staff of the Good Samaritan Hillside Village and Shuswap Lodge for the care, compassion, and kindness they offered our Mum on a daily basis.

A celebration of our mum’s life was held on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014 at Bowers Funeral Chapel with Bishop James Cowan officiating. Memorial donations in Jean’s name can be made to the Good Samaritan – Hillside Village or the Shuswap Hospice Society.

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada!

Employers have work-at-home positions avail.

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SMALL retirement residence seeks live-in caretaker (single) for room and board plus salary. Contact (250)253-8510 for details

MANAGER/cook needed for small coffee shop/restaurant in Salmon Arm-Sorrento area.

Please send resume to SA Observer, Box 550, Envelope 1510, Salmon Arm V1E 4N7

Help Wanted

Skimikin Nursery Tappen BC requires Tree Sorters for 2014 Fall Harvest. $11.50/hr-Bonus 40hr. weeks Submit resume to Rob by fax (250)835-8633,

An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators. Meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-780-7235051.

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED

(250)835-4541 Ext. 27

To distribute the Shuswap Market & Lakeshore News AREAS AVAILABLE SALMON ARM -Appleyard NE -22/23/5 Ave NE -20th St. NE SICAMOUS -Cottonwood, Oak -Mara Lakeview MHP -Whitehead/Conn CHASE -Brook Dr. Ashe Dr. Call Valerie 250-832-2131

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

email: rreed@airspeedwireless.ca or in person Weekdays 8:00-4:00

Rossworn Henderson LLP

SORRENTO TIRECRAFT

Growing accounting firm with locations in Enderby, Armstrong, and Lumby, has an immediate position for a

Sorrento Tirecraft is looking for a full time licensed technician, experience in engine diagnostics, a/c and diesels preferred.

Must be able to work in a team environment. Competitive wages, medical and dental program.

Please email resume to: spsservice@telus.net or fax to 250-675-4828 attn.: Dustin

Chartered Accountants Tax Consultants

CPA STUDENT Do you have a degree in accounting?

Do you want to be challenged?

Do you have great interpersonal skills?

Are you well organized?

We offer a well-rounded accounting experience in a dynamic environment, with compensation and training on par with the national firms.

Please submit your resume to: Leola Borhaven Fax: (250) 838-2144 Email to lb@rhllp.ca

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Email: misty.wouters@advocarehealth.com Fax: 250-803-0515

Deadline: Friday October 24, 2014

Career Opportunity The Grand Forks Gazette and Boundary Creek Times in the beautiful Boundary region of B.C. have an immediate opening for the position of Publisher.

These two community papers are published weekly and have an extensive distribution network throughout the Boundary region. Both papers are the No.1 news source in the Boundary and have been committed to serving its communities with in-depth local news, sports, entertainment, events and happenings for many years.

This is a management and sales position. We are looking for a community-minded and communityactive individual who is a self-starter and can lead our team both in print and digital platforms. Ideally, you should have a good understanding of all facets of newspaper operations with emphasis on sales and marketing. As publisher, you will be instrumental in developing a multi platform strategy for the newspaper and its online initiatives, as it continues to serve a rapidly expanding and diverse marketplace.

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Please send your resume, with cover letter to Chuck Bennett, at chuckbennett@blackpress.ca.

Obituaries

Obituaries

CASHIERS X BAKERY CLERKS X MEAT WRAPPER

Askewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Foods Uptown is currently recruiting for full time and part time cashiers, part time bakery clerks and full time permanent meat wrapper.

Please visit our website for more information on these openings. www.askewsfoods.com

CANADIAN TIRE Salmon Arm Location IS NOW ACCEPTING RESUMĂ&#x2030;S FOR A

TIRE INSTALLER/ LUBE TECHNICIAN

Do you have experience in automotive repair?

Must be committed to providing excellent customer service. Experience is an asset.

WE PROVIDE: â&#x20AC;˘ Competitive wages & benefits â&#x20AC;˘ Extensive training program â&#x20AC;˘ Profit Sharing Apply in person and drop off your resumĂŠ to: The Auto Service Desk #300 - 1151 10th Ave. S.W. Salmon Arm, B.C.

e-mail: servicemgr@ctc482.ca

Obituaries

Serving and caring for families in our community since 1947.

Whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re considering pre-planning or have lost a loved one, you can trust our professional and friendly team to support you with meaningful grief services. We provide individualized funeral, memorial and celebration of life services, as well as grief counselling and an aftercare program.

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

www.bowersfuneralservice.com

440 - 10th Street SW (PO Box 388) Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N5

250-832-2223

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Employment

Employment

Services

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Trades, Technical

Legal Services

PARTS PERSON required for a growing progressive auto/industrial supplier. Experienced applicant will receive top wages, full benefits and RRSP bonuses working 5 day work week, plus moving allowances. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto & Industrial, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net PART-TIME worker, 2-3 mornings a week for local pie business. Great for mom’s with kids in school or a college student. Call Laura(250)832-1347 We require 3 qualified Canadian Drivers Immediately.

We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for the Western Provinces.All picks and drops paid.Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards.Regular home time.

Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs.We offer a rider and pet policy.All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com Please fax resume and abstract to 250-546-0600 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Would you like a different job?

We need a caring natured person to work with our son who has Cerebral Palsy.

Course not required.

30-35hr/week. Day shift 8-4 & evening shift 4-11. Wages $17/hr. For interview phone (250)832-3869 after 6pm

Employment

Excavating & Drainage

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

We’re on the net at www.bcclassified.com Farm Services

Farm Services

REIMER’S FARM SERVICE LTD.

• Bark Mulch • Shavings • Sawdust

We Deliver

250-838-0111 or 1-855-737-0110 Garden & Lawn

Garden & Lawn

’s BlMaSnALd S E FAR

PICK-UP OR DELIVERY

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

Stanley Bland 832-6615 or 833-2449

Financial Services

Financial Services

Misc Services

$300 & Under

SNOW REMOVAL Sidewalks,driveways,small parking lots, roofs. Residential or Commercial. Shuswap Window Cleaning 250- 833-2533

SNOWTIRES Nokian 225/60 R16 on rims. $250. OBO (250)832-7323

Heavy Duty Machinery

Farm Equipment

Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay COW HAY, garlic cover, etc. $3 Good horse hay. $6.50$7.50. Oat hay $5.50. 250803-8298 or 832-4160.

Teachers

JOURNEYMAN Service Electrician. Vernon Service Company. $36/Hr. 250-549-4444

Merchandise for Sale

NOTCH HILL MINI STORAGE-Sorrento Units from 6’X6’ to 10’X27’ 1 (250)675-4098

RESTAURANT AND BAR LEASE OPPORTUNITY at the Royal York Golf Course for the 2015 season.Qulaified applicants “catering” and or restaurant operators” Call 250546-9700 ext 1 for appt.

Trades, Technical

Merchandise for Sale

Moving & Storage

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

GPRC, FAIRVIEW CAMPUS needs a Power Engineering Instructor!

Please contact Brian Carreau at 780-8356631 and/or visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca/careers

Services

WHERE DO YOU TURN

TO LEARN WHAT’S ON SALE?

YOUR NEWSPAPER:

The link to your community

Services

Financial Services ARE YOU $10K Or More In Debt? DebtGo can help reduce a significant portion of your debt load. Call now & see if you qualify. 1-800-351-1783.

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts.

We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

Carpentry/ Woodwork FINISHING carpenter for hire 25yrs experience. Make your vision a reality. Call Pat (250)832-2282

Cleaning Services HOUSEKEEPING in Salmon Arm, $20/hr. (250)804-6043

Home Improvements FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. Call 1-800-573-2928.

Landscaping FALL sprinkler blowouts. hurry before freeze up. blow out that irrigation. Salmon Arm and area. 250-804-6833

Misc Services

Home & Yard

•Renovation •Repair •Maintenance

•Fencing •Decks •Patios

250-253-4663

LAYING hens under 2yrs. old looking for new homes. Good temperament and easy to handle. $2.50/ea (250)803-0048

Merchandise for Sale

Auctions WESTERN RUSTIC DECOR Antiques & Collectables October 26, 12 noon consignments welcome call Valley Auction Ltd. 250-546-9420 or valleyauction.ca

Building Supplies STEEL BUILDINGS gift-card give-away!

20x22 $4,358.

25x24 $4,895. 30x30 $6,446.

32x32 $7,599. 40x46 $12,662.

47x72 $18,498. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal Buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Garage Sales CANOE: 6751 70Ave. NE up Lyman Hill, Oct 25,26, 8-?, Lots of misc. items for sale.

ESTATE SALE 5981 70Ave NE Fri/Sat, October 24/25 9am - 3pm including high quality home furnishings, antiques & numerous misc. household items

$200 & Under

FOOTSTEPS for our future garage sale. Oct. 24 & 25 from 9-4pm #1 441 20 St. NE. Funds being raised to purchase hospital equipment.

MOBILE HOME re-leveling, singles, doubles and park models. 250-833-8858

MAYTAG Self cleaning coil top oven. Great cond. $100.

(250)804-0145

MOVING Sale! 380 7Ave SE, Oct. 25, 8-1, living rm. furn artwork, antique dining set, etc.

Pet Services

Misc. for Sale

Misc. for Sale

Gutter Cleaning. Starting at $95-$125. Moss removal & spray.

Shuswap Window Cleaning. 250-833-2533

Pet Services

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

Auctions

Livestock DORPER Cross Sheep flock for sale. 15 ewes and 25 lambs. $4500. Phone 250397-4126.

FARM EQUIPMENT SALE 1. Kubota L4310 w/front end bucket, 60 “. $22,000.00 2. John Deere 345 garden tractor, w/48” mower, 42” snow blower, rear bag attach. & #10 2 wheel tlr. $3,000.00 3. Heston 1070, 7’ haybine $2,500.00.

4. Massey Ferguson 128 baler $2,500.00 5. Farendlose Hay Turner $350.00 6. Farm King 6’ stump jumper mower, $1,500.00 7. Farm King F6506 side shift 3 pt. blade $600.00 8. Farm King 12’ 3 pt. hitch gang harrows $950.00 9. Farm King 3 pt. mount post hole auger $700.00 10. Cosmo 3 pt. mount fertilizer spreader $400.00 11. Munckhof 3 pt. mount pallet fork $200.00 12. I.H.3 pt. hitch 6’ tandem disc $300.00 13. Hay wagon w/ deck $500.00 14. Versa Sport 8’ 2 wheel tilting deck trler $950.00 15. Westward 15 gal. 2 wheel elect. AG. spayer $150.00 16. Honda WB15 water pump w/ hoses $150.00 17. Honda 5 h.p. pressure washer $150.00 18. Stihl 12’ extend a pole saw $300.00 19. 9’ alum. fruit tree ladder $100.00 20. Beechill aple juice press w/fruit grinder $450.00 250-833-0591

Auctions

Independently owned and operated by the Raffan Family since 1963.

Western Rustic Decor Antiques & Collectables

SUN., OCT. 26 , 2014 TH

SALE STARTS AT 12:00 PM Consignments welcome

250-546-9420

CHECK OUR SALE ITEMS AT www.valleyauction.ca

Place a classified word ad and...

IT WILL GO ON LINE!

NEWSPAPER ROLLENDS

IDEAL FOR: Table covers, crafts, drawing or packing. Various sizes.

Available at the SALMON ARM OBSERVER OFFICE • Cash Sales Only 171 Shuswap St. NW, Salmon Arm

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. www.scrappappy.ca 250-547-2584.

Misc. for Sale 4-CHAMPION Ice Pro 205-60R16 tires. $500. OBO. 2 Winter Claw 215-70R15 $75. for two. (250) 804-4971 92 CHEV 1500 4x4 $800.

P245/75 R16 M&S Nordic Wintertrack on Chev. Rims $250. (250) 833-6281 A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock.

SPECIAL Trades are welcome.

40’Containers under $2500!

DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders.

Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator.

Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com BEAUTIFUL glove leather tawny jacket, sz M/L paid $400. sell $100., Oriental wool rug, green, 5.5’ x 7.5’, $75., lovely new ladies western jacket sz. med, paid $185 sell $60. (250)804-2882 CARPET bowling: carpet & balls (2 sets), caddy for carpet.

Floor shuffleboad: discs & sticks. Don @ (250)675-0065 CLEAR PLASTIC TARPS, approx.

40’x40’, $25.00/tarp, Days (250)835-4541 Evenings/Weekends (250)833-2118 GOODYEAR Nordic studded winter tires. Used for one month 2013/14, 195/70R14. $40. each firm. Four 16 inch winter rims for a Pontiac Vibe or a Toyota Matrix $35. each (250) 832-2533 LIKE new electric reclining leather sofa $750. ($1300 new), pedestal dining table & 4 chairs $350., glass tv stand $150. (250)833-7869 MIELE vacuum cleaner, large Southwest picture, western show clothing, hats, chaps, etc. washstand, basin, & jug, collectibles. Moving, come and see! (250)833-5821 SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill.

Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: 1-800-566-6899 Ext: 400OT www.norwoodsamills.com/400ot

TOP DOLLAR PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES $180 & up for any vehicle delivered to my yard. We also buy: rads, batteries, converters, alternators, copper, starters, aluminum & electric motors. For all scrap inquires call 250-351-9666

WESTERN RUSTIC DECOR Antiques & Collectables October 26, 12 noon consignments welcome call Valley Auction Ltd. 250-546-9420 or valleyauction.ca Winter Tire Changeover Special!

Only $50 for 4 tire changeover and balance.

Flexible schedule. Evenings, weekends, I’ll work around YOUR schedule. I also have new tire sales available Call Dan (250)835-4632

Misc. Wanted FIREARMS. ALL types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation.

Licensed Dealer. 1-866-9600045, www.dollars4guns.com Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 778-281-0030. Local.

PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670 WANTED: Freezers in good working condition. Call Laura (250)832-1347

Musical Instruments BUNDY Alto Saxophone with hard case $500. (250)8329256

Salmon Salmon Arm Observer Wednesday, Wednesday,October October22, 22,2014 2014

Merchandise for Sale

Rentals

Free Items

Commercial/ Industrial

FREE: Strawberry plants “Giant” variety (250)804-0954 after 6pm

Real Estate

1200 SQ. FT. in Ind. Park, also approx. 500 sq. ft. mezzanine. Avail. Jan. 1/15. Contact Lynn or Vern at 250-835-2334

Homes Wanted

Housesitting

LOOKING TO purchase an acreage with home between Canoe and Sorrento under $400,000. (250)804-0802

Mobile Homes & Parks SORRENTO: single wide 2bdrm. 2bath mobile, new roof in 2013, clean, nice yard, $75,000. obo (1-604)882-3501

Mortgages TEKAMAR MORTGAGES

Best rate 5yr-2.99%OAC

Serving the Columbia-Shuswap since 1976.

Rates Consistently better than banks

(250)832-8766

Toll free 1-800-658-2345

Townhouses MAPLE Lanes Townhomes, Phase 1 sold out, now selling Phase 2, different floor plan, 3bdrm, 2.5bath, 600sqft. unfinished basement. $299,900.

150-4St. SE, MLS#10087632 Call your realtor or Roger (250)804-0184

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1 bdrm apt. available immediately.

Central loc.

45+. $675/mo.

Phone 250-8326490 1BDRM. apt. hot water included, NP, NS, $675/mo., 6mo. minimum stay req’d, (1-855)852-5660 Toll Free ONE bedroom and den in beautiful Blind Bay. Semi waterfront. $750.00 per month plus utilities. Call to view 250803-2687

VERY nice fully furnished large Townhouse for rent/ House sitting at Ravenscroft, S/A for 4 months. Fabulous view, all utilities, internet, TV and phone included. From 29th Dec to 27th April 2015. $700 per month. Ph 250-8330015

Misc for Rent 2bdrm, 2 bath Condo ✦in Salmon Arm, walking distance to malls.

3bdrm. 2bath Home ✦in Tappen area, garage, deck & view of the valley.

Contact AL BINGHAM (250)804-6216 Royal LePage Access Real Estate

Modular Homes MARA; renovated dbl wide. 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 6 appl., Bi vac, skylights, lg. yd. $950/mo. + DD. 250-838-7670.

Homes for Rent 3 BDRM. home on acreage.

Avail. Dec. 1. $850/mo + util.

Security dep. and refs. required (250)955-2263 3 Bed, 2 1/2 Bath main floor.

Big, open floor plan. Close to SAS -Sullivan. F/S/D Laundry.

Garage. Avail. Nov 15. $1400 incl. utilities. 250-804-3876 or 250-253-3264 4 BDRM, F/S, W/D, 10 mins. west of SA. $1200/mo. + util.

250-253-0759 CHASE: 4bdrm, 3bath, vacant, 2car garage, NS, NP, ref’s req., in town, fenced back yard, $1300/mo + util (604)542-6224 SA: 3bdrm, 1bath, suite, NS, pets neg. DD & refs req., $1100 + util, (250)804-8181 or dave21@telus.net

Storage

SICAMOUS For Rent 2 Bdrom Apt F/S, insuite storage, comfortable, cozy & clean, close to all amenities. $750 plus hydro & SD. 250836-3849.

HEATED DRY storage in Sorrento, units in a variety of sizes, accessible 24 hrs, affordable rates. (250)675-5135

Legal Notices

Legal Notices

IN THE MATTER OF WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIENS ACT ON A VEHICLE Super Self Storage 4750 40th Avenue SE, Salmon Arm, BC Claims a Warehouseman’s Lien against the following. If not paid in full on or before date stated, the goods will be sold or disposed of October 27, 2014 2002 FORD WINDSTAR LX VAN-BURGANDY VIN# 2FMZA55442BA40611 DALE HUMPHRIES

Amount owing $493.75

Phone: 250-803-0030

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My daughter started preschool last year, and because she was not quite ready for the transition, I also attended preschool.

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one of the challenges of sending a lunch, is that children want their lunch to look like everyone else’s.

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• Apple slices with cinnamon Try incorporate different colours and remember the best way to get your child to eat their lunch is to get them involved in the planning and preparation.

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MUSIC • VISUAL ARTS • BAR SCENE • ENTERTAINMENT • PERFORMANCE ARTS Call us at 250-832-2131, drop in to our office, or use our new, easy to use calendar online. See below.

THURSDAY, OCT. 23 SALMON ARM INSULIN PUMPERS – meets at Askew’s

Uptown at the top of the hill, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for an all-ages support group. Contact Fraser Gray at 250-8358370 for further information. New members are always welcome.

SHUSWAP GARDEN CLUB – meets at 7 p.m. at the Scout

Hall, 2460 Auto Rd. Guest speaker Evan Rafuse will be talking about invasive plant species. Everyone is invited, and youth are welcome.

FRIDAY, OCT. 24 WRITERS’ COFFEE HOUSE – Open mike plus featured author

Deanna Kawatski and artist Natalia Kawatski introducing Samira, the Singing Salmon, at 7 p.m. at Choices Restaurant. Light supper available from 6 p.m.

Call Cathy 250-832-2454 for more information.

ROTARY WINE FEST – Taste over 70

wines at the 12th annual event at the Salmon Arm Recreation Centre, 7 to 10 p.m. Appetizers provided by The Wicked Spoon.

Tickets are available at Hideaway Liquor Store, Piccadilly Liquor Store and Downtown Liquor Store.

Call 250-832-9802 for more information.

AUTHOR READING – Join best-selling

author Chris Czajkowski as she reads from her latest book And The River Still Sings: A Wilderness Dweller’s Journey, at 6 p.m. at the Okanagan Regional Library – Salmon Arm Branch in Piccadilly Mall.

SALMAR CLASSIC THEATRE – presents

the Steve Brockley Band and Seal Skull Hammer, performing live at 7 p.m. Tickets available at Synergy Studio, Shuswap Pie Company, the Book Nook or Salmar Classic Theatre.

SHUSWAP THEATRE – on Hudson

member or Bill Hammer. Contact 250-832-6507 for more information.

SALMON ARM LIBRARY BOOK CLUB – 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 pm

at the Salmon Arm Library in the Mall at Piccadilly.

This month’s book is Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende. Drop in. No registration required. Admission is free. Must be 19 or over. Contact Alice Richards at 250832-6161 (extension 5839 or 5821) or email arichards@ orl.bc.ca for more information.

FOOTSTEPS FOR OUR FUTURE GARAGE SALE – 9 a.m. to

4 p.m. at #1, 441 - 20 Street NE, Salmon Arm, BC. All ages welcome. Proceeds from the sale will go towards the purchase of hospital equipment Contact Edie Swanson at 250-804-0145 or email ediejack@telus.net for more information.

TOASTMASTERS DIVISION C TABLE TOPICS AND HUMOROUS SPEECH CONTEST – 12:50 to 4:20 p.m. at The Gathering

applies. Ask about year-long passes. To reserve: Visa or MasterCard Reservation line (24 hour): 250-832-2294.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, OCT. 25 & 26 R. J. HANEY’S 20TH ANNUAL SPOOKTACULAR – Gates open at

4:45 p.m.; haunted house and spook trail open at dusk.

Ghouls and ghosts under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Volunteers needed. Call Tara at 250-832-5243.

2014 FALL LECTURESHIP – Join us as guest speaker Tom

Burgess of Portland, Oregon asks: “What Would I Do... if I was Absolutely Sure God is With Me?” Saturday at 7:00 p.m. Sunday 10:30 a.m. - worship and lesson, 2:30 p.m. - song service and lesson. Salmon Arm Church of Christ, 2460 - Auto Rd., SE. Call 250-833-0927 or email sacofc@hotmail.com for more information.

SUNDAY, OCT. 26 FAMILY FUN FALL FAIR – hosted by King’s Christian School,

from 1 to 4 p.m. at King’s. Bouncy inflatables and more.

GOSPEL RECORDING ARTIST – See Joanie

JC Bradley Jewllers offers clients an outstanding selection of: Fine Jewellery and Watches & Canadian Diamonds We also offer services in: Custom Jewellery Design & Jewellery & Watch Repairs Jewellery Appraisals

Kotanen live, in concert from 10:30 a.m. to noon, at Five Corners Church, 3160 10th Ave. SE. This event is for all ages.

BOLSHOI BALLET: THE LEGEND OF LOVE – The Bolshoi Ballet presents The Legend of Love at 1 p.m. at the Salmar Classic Theater. Call the Salmar Classic Theater at 250-832-2773 or www.salmartheatre. com for more information.

MONDAY OCT. 27 THE SALMAR ASSOCIATION AND THE ART GALLERY – presents the second of three

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BRING THE Sparkle HOME 380 Alexander Street NE Salmon Arm P. 250.832.8040

special events on exceptional artists, this one on Norwegion painter Edvard Munch, who is probably best known for “The Scream”. The evening begins with dinner and a glass of wine at 6 p.m. at the art gallery on Hudson Avenue, followed by a documentary on Munch’s life at the Salmar Classic.

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28 & 29

490 - 4900 27th Street, Village Green Centre, Vernon P. 250.545.4944

Avenue presents Neil Simon’s www.jcbradleyjewellers.com hilarious The Odd Couple Oct. 24 Locally owned and operated to Nov. 8. Tickets are available online at shuswaptheatre.com.

Shuswap Theatre is a Shu Go participant.

Place, 350 - 30th Street NE. Impromptu speaking and OCTOBER 24 -31 humorous speech contests. Contact Walter Scheideggar at 250-833-5802 or email ws41ch@shaw.ca for more THE MALL AT PICCADILLY – presents Halloween information.

Happenings. Come down to the mall and vote on your favourite pumpkin carved by mall merchants, located in WRITER’S WORKSHOPS – Presented by the Shuswap the Pumpkin Patch, and be entered to win mall Association of Writers (SAW). “How to add imagery to ‘Pumpkin Bucks.’ historical facts in your writing” by Lynn StonierNewman. Pre-registration is required to attend. Call SATURDAY, OCT. 25 Judith Benson at 250-804-1040 or email judith,ann.

SHUSWAP FILM SOCIETY – presents Love is Strange, a US/ benson@gmail.com to register.

France film, rated PG, at 5 p.m. at Salmar Classic Theatre, 360 Alexander St. Tickets available at the door. THE MALL AT PICCADILLY – presents the 11th Annual Children’s Halloween Costume Party from 11 a.m. to Advance tickets at Wearabouts (350 Alexander St.) 3 p.m. There will be entertainment, a costume contest, Convenience charge applies. Ask about year-long crafts station, pumpkin scavenger hunt and more for passes. To reserve: Visa or MasterCard Reservation line children uner 12 years.

(24 hour): 250-832-2294.

SHUSWAP FILM SOCIETY – presents Love is Strange, a PIG ROAST – 4:30 p.m. All ages from kids to seniors.

USA/France coproduction, rated PG, at 5 p.m. and 7:30 Bring your camera for the pig parade. Door prizes and p.m. at the Salmar Classic Theatre, 360 Alexander St. entertainment by Jim Neimi and friends. Cocktails at Tickets available at the door. Advance tickets at 4:30 p.m., dinner at 6. Limited seating – get your tickets Wearabouts (350 Alexander St.) Convenience charge early. Elks Hall, 3690 30th St. NE. Tickets from any Elk

MT. IDA PAINTERS GUILD – presents

their Annual Show and Sale, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Seniors’ Drop in Centre, 31 Hudson Ave.

THURSDAY, OCT. 30 OKANAGAN REGIONAL LIBRARY – presents a Halloween

Puppet Play at 3:30 p.m. at the library in the Mall at Piccadilly. Costumes are welcome, Just drop in for this free program.

FRIDAY, OCT. 31 KNOCK OUT HUNGER – Lakeside Church’s annual door-to-

door food drive for the Salvation Army Food Bank.

Volunteers will come to your home in the early evening on Halloween to collect non-perishable foods. Call Pamela at 250-832-9142 for further information.

OCTOBER 22-30 COATS FOR KIDS & FOLKS – Drop donations of gently-used

winter wear for children, teens and adults to Salmon Arm Drycleaners at 430 Seventh St. SW. Sponsored by Métis Women of Salmon Arm & Salmon Arm Dry Cleaners.

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