Salmon Arm Observer, March 27, 2015

Shuswap Your Classified Connection / Vol. 26 No. 13 March 27, 2015

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Hockey at any age

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The tourney pitted six teams, representing local seniors facilities, against each other in a not-so-serious fight for the gold.

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Directors discuss dangerous goods

CSRD: CP Rail official says improved regulations mean safer train transport.

By Barb Brouwer

market news staff

Trains are longer and they carry dangerous goods.

That was the message CP Rail Director of Government Affairs Mike LoVecchio delivered to members of the board of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District March 19.

But LoVecchio also provided details on how new regulations and company commitment have led to safer transport of goods by rail.

“Safety has been improving and CP Rail has led the pack,” he said, noting last year was the

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He says the company has an obligation to move commodities, including those that are dangerous.

LoVecchio said crude oil is one of the more dangerous commodities but assured directors not a lot of it moves through the regional district directly.

But other commodities do – including various hydrocarbon liquids, propane and chlorine.

“At the end of the day, these are the products you as communities use,” he said.

“Society is using it and we are moving it, and under the Railway Safety Act, we are obligated to move it safely.”

LoVecchio noted regulations under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act have been tightened up since the Lac-Mégantic tragedy in Quebec.

“Lac-Mégantic focused all of us…,” he said.

“We have stepped up significantly… We have complied with all the regulations and, in some cases, exceeded them.”

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Man arrested after Highway 97 crash

By Lachlan Labere

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A 26-year-old man is facing charges after crashing a first-aid camper truck along Highway 97A. The highway was reduced to single-lane traffic late Monday, March 23, while police, BC Ambulance Service paramedics and others responded to a single-vehicle collision. The incident occurred at approximately 4:25 p.m. near Hummingbird Resort.

Sicamous RCMP Sgt. Scott West says the driver of a grey pickup truck with a worksite first-aid camper in the box lost control of the vehicle.

The vehicle crossed the

centreline and into the oncoming lane. It then crossed back over into the right lane and onto the shoulder, where it struck an electronic traffic control board.

The vehicle then collided with a rock face and came to rest on a concrete barricade.

Damages are believed to be in excess of $30,000.

The driver fled the scene before police arrived, but was later located about a kilometre away. He was taken to hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

West says police have learned the driver had taken the company vehicle without consent, and was driving in a manner considered

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Continued from front LoVecchio said CP uses the latest electronic equipment combined with regular visual inspection to make sure trains are in good repair, and tracks are subjected to inspection on a regular basis.

Despite all precautions, however, LoVecchio agreed accidents do happen.

He says CP Rail works with communities to be prepared for such eventualities, beginning with his role in communicating with local governments.

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Police are recommending the driver be charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle and taking a vehicle without consent.

CP to work with first responders rectly with first responders with tabletop exercises where we train together,” he said.

“On occasion we do mock exercises and are in discussion right now with Shuswap Emergency.”

CP Rail also offers what LoVecchio describes as “Railroad 101” in which firefighters are given specific training on tank cars and familiarization with locomotives.

Sicamous Mayor Terry Rysz expressed concern about increasingly longer trains and the number that run through the CSRD every day.

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LoVecchio advised that trains are now in excess of 7,500 feet on average, with intermodal trains as long as 8,500 feet. Coal trains are the longest at 9,000 to 10,000 and a train carrying all tank cars varies in length from 6,500 to 7,500 feet.

“As we add length to the trains, we add locomotives and they’re not all at the front; we distribute power throughout the train,” he said, pointing out about 30 trains pass through the regional district in a 24hour period. “It would hurt our efficiency to have greater than 35 trains per day.”

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Salmon run lures tourists

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By Martha Wickett

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In the wake of the sockeye salmon, visitors to the Salmon Arm Visitor Centre also have dominant years as they wind their way up the Trans-Canada Highway.

In October 2010 and again in October 2014 – years with dominant salmon runs –numbers of visitors to the visitor centre were about triple what they were during October in the three interim years.

This past year, visitors totalled 1,803, with a similar number in October 2010 – 1757.

During a presentation to city council, Chamber manager Corryn Grayston noted that Shuswap Lake Provincial Park was kept open to Oct. 26 in 2014, instead of early October.

“That made a tremendous difference.

It was really nice we could do that.”

For 2011 to 2013, the number of drop-ins in October to the visitor centre decreased dramatically to 525, 741 and 603 respectively.

However, the figures for July, August and September were still higher than October and much closer

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n Salmon spawn in the Adams River during the 2014 dominant run. across all five years, with 2014 seeing 4,400 visitors in July, 4,000 in August, then dropping back to 2,012 in September.

People from B.C. made up the majority of visitors to the Salmon Arm Visitor Centre, with 2,194 local residents and another 2,249 from other parts of the province.

Grayston noted that most B.C. visitors came from the north as well as the Lower Mainland.

“We’re seeing a lot from northern B.C. Many want to relocate…”

Next, as expected, were visitors from Alberta at 1,802. European tourists were the next group at 1,150, while visitors from other parts of Canada tallied 574.

Grayston said European visitors tend to come mainly from Germany, Switzerland and Denmark.

Next were tourists from Asia and Australia totalling 345, followed by U.S. visitors at 248. Those figures were fairly typical of the breakdown for the previous few years.

Of 10 visitor centres in the region, five

saw increased visitors in 2014 – Salmon Arm, Vernon, Merritt, Enderby and Chase.

Those whose numbers decreased in 2014 were in Armstrong, Kamloops, Kelowna, Penticton and Sicamous.

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Chamber to host Christy Clark

By Martha Wickett

MARKET NEWS STAFF

BC Premier Christy Clark is coming to Salmon Arm. The Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce has announced it will be hosting a luncheon on Wednesday, April 1 – not a joke – with the BC Premier.

“We’re pleased and honoured to have this

opportunity,” said chamber president Jim Kimmerly.

Tickets are available but seating is limited.

The chamber’s website notes that the chamber “has been presented with the privilege to ask two or three key questions to the premier.”

People are asked to book a ticket as soon as possible by calling

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Program to help fight wildfire threat

By Richard Rolke BLACK PRESS

With blazes in Fintry, Falkland, Silver Creek, Kelowna and West Kelowna burned into the collective memory of local residents, communities are being urged to take action against wildfires.

Last Thursday, the provincial government announced an additional $5 million for the strategic wildfire prevention initiative.

“The top priority is safeguarding British Columbians,” said Forests Minister Steve Thomson during a press conference at the Vernon Fire Zone office in the Commonage.

The new funding will focus on prescription and fuel treatment projects in communities facing higher-thanaverage wildfire risks.

“There’s a huge

need,” said Catherine Lord, Vernon councillor, of wildlands adjacent to residential subdivisions.

The City of Vernon is already receiving assistance through the previous program mandate, but fire chief Keith Green admits there are challenges when it comes to reducing fuel load such as trees and grass.

“We’re dealing with private landowners who we hope will use Fire Smart principles,” he said.

In the past, the District of Lake Country has done widespread fuel modification near the Lakes subdivision.

Victoria introduced the strategic wildfire prevention initiative in 2004. Since then, the program provided $62 million to help municipalities, regional districts and First Nations

reduce wildfire risks.

As of Dec. 31, 2014, 279 wildfire protection plans have been completed by local governments and First Nations across the province.

Another 33 are still moving ahead.

Besides removing fuel, the funding allows jurisdictions to proceed with planning.

“Communities can look at zoning and access for emergency vehicles,” said Rhona Martin, with the Union of B.C. Municipalities and chair of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District.

Another player in the program is the First Nations Emergency Services Society.

“Our society’s programs focus on fire prevention and forest fuel management, including Fire Smart projects,” said president Ed Mountain.

“Prevention is key to reducing wildfire risks and enhancing safety in the wildland-urban interface.”

Current weather conditions have some wondering if wildfires will be a significant issue this year.

“This winter was drier than normal and the possibility of fire could be high this summer,” said Lord.

Thomson is unwilling to predict what the upcoming wildfire season could bring.

“We’re ready but so much of it is weather dependant,” he said, adding that the $5 million funding announcement is a critical step towards being prepared.

“We all recognize the risk communities face.

We need to do what we can to help communities reduce the interface risk.”

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If so, North Okanagan-Shuswap School District 83 welcomes you to register your child for Kindergarten!

A parent or immediate relative must register the child.

“A person who is a resident in British Columbia shall enroll in an education program provided by a board on the first school day of a school year. If, on or before December 31 of that school year, the person will have attained the age of 5 years. A parent of a child may defer the enrollment of his or her child until the first day of September of the next school year.” (The School Act of British Columbia) Please bring your child’s birth certificate and register at your neighborhood school from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Early & Late French Immersion There are also still some spots open in Early and Late French Immersion.

For details about this program, or to register, please contact Bastion Elementary or Shuswap Middle School or call 250 832 2157 Please note: it is extremely important for planning purposes to register your child by the above date. If you cannot make this date please come to the school any day before this or contact your neighbourhood school. If you do not know which school your child should attend please contact the School District Operations Department 250 832 9415

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Region asked about water funds

By Richard Rolke BLACK PRESS

Local communities are being asked if they will fund a Shuswap watershed strategy.

The Regional District of North Okanagan will ask all jurisdictions within the Shuswap River drainage area if they are willing to join the Salmon Arm-based Shuswap Watershed Council.

“It’s fair to send it to the municipalities,” said Mike Macnabb, BX-Silver Star director.

“We owe it to our neighbours to the north (Columbia-Shuswap Regional District) to send it out for input.

We would then have something clear and definitive.”

The Shuswap Watershed Council wants RDNO to participate in a five-year program starting Jan. 1, 2016

for water monitoring and recreational safety education. Participation would cost up to $25,000 annually.

CSRD would pick up 70 per cent of the council’s budget, while 20 per cent would come from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

“The CSRD and TNRD are involved and the watershed is important to all of us,” said Rick Fairbairn, RDNO chairperson, adding that one-third of the watershed is in the RDNO boundary.

Fairbairn suggests the Shuswap Watershed Council could evolve into something similar to the Okanagan Basin Water Board, which focuses on a variety of water issues.

“OBWB has been successful because of the co-operation of three regional districts.

Water is important.”

However, sending

the funding request out to local jurisdictions came from Lumby, Spallumcheen and Enderby directors.

“Lumby is already spending a lot of money on its liquid waste management plan and doing work on our creeks,” said director Kevin Acton.

While he supported seeking input from the municipalities, rural Enderby director Herman Halvorson isn’t sure RDNO should join the watershed council because the district already has programs in place.

“We’re always going to take care of the watershed. We’re not being negligent,” Halvorson said.

According to the watershed council, much of the pollution comes from phosphorus in the water and it originates largely from agricultural operations, including in RDNO.

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Wrong approach to student debt Last month, the province made it clear that student debt is a problem they are not giving up on.

The provincial Liberals introduced a new government policy, using one of the few tools available to track down people who aren’t paying off their student loans, by linking defaulted debt to driver’s licence renewals.

With about $185 million currently on the books as defaulted and unpaid, there is no doubt that student debt is a problem for the province. But it is a problem for the students as well.

Many college or university graduates are fortunate enough to find a well-paying job and are able to repay their student loans. For others though, it is not so easy. After four years of university, the job market may have changed and the expected job is no longer there, or entry-level wages are so low it becomes a choice between rent and making student loan payments.

And once the six-month grace period for beginning to repay student loans expires, finding those who aren’t paying can be a costly effort, hence the move to deny driver’s licence renewals to anyone in arrears.

The province has long used the withholding of driving privileges to collect unpaid provincial court fines and traffic tickets, so it is no great leap to see how the same methods could be used in this instance.

The bump in this road of political logic and good intentions, though, is that driving is often necessary to making a living. Denying a driver’s licence isn’t likely to increase anyone’s ability to pay back an outstanding loan.

A better approach would be to find a way to work with defaulters in order to help them meet their obligations, rather than penalizing the disadvantaged further.

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OPINION

Considering fly patterns and carp

The other day I sauntered into the local fishing tackle store, in part to simply kill some time, but more to see if they had received their order of this season’s fly patterns.

I guess I sort of look forward to looking through all the flies, hundreds of different patterns, row upon row in their little square sections within each of a half dozen display cases. There are always a few new and interesting patterns worthy of a cast.

This time I noticed a couple of new patterns I figured just might work on some of the lakes I like to fish. A person can never have too many different fly patterns.

Todd, one of the sales people, came over.

“I thought you only used one pattern – Bill’s caddis pupae,” he said with a grin.

There is some truth to that.

I have caught more trout on that one fly pattern than all others combined – especially on ones that were hand-tied

by Bill himself. Bill Keown is one of the best fly tiers I have ever come across.

One fly really caught my attention. It was called a Pumpkinseed. Todd, the

THE GREAT OUTDOORS James Murray salesperson with the sense of humour, said that he thought it would be a good pattern to try fishing for the carp that we have in Shuswap Lake.

That got me thinking.

Carp are members of the Cyprinidae family and inhabit fresh waters from the Gulf of Mexico to northern Russia. The common carp, which inhabit our Interior waters, is easily distinguished from other cypinids by the heavy and strongly serrated spines in the anterior portion of its dorsal and anal fins, and by the presence of two rather long, fleshy barbels on each side of its upper jaw.

They are not a pretty fish by any stretch. Carp are

omnivorous feeders, with a preference for chironomid pupae and damsel fly nymphs, as well as other aquatic invertebrates, plankton and macro algae. When feeding, they tend to disturb sediment, thus increasing water turbidity and causing all sorts of problems for the insects which inhabit the flora on the bottom of the lake.

In their natural habitat and over their natural range, carp can live to be well over 20 years old and can grow to reach lengths of up to 1,220 mm (50 inches). Sexually mature fish move into the warm waters of the shallows to spawn in late spring.

One single female will lay anywhere from 300,000 to 600,000 eggs. I could not help but wonder what it would be like to catch one on a fly rod.

There are a tremendous variety of angling methods used to catch coarse fish such as carp. Everything from worms to doughballs to pieces of cheese can be used.

Species such as pike minnows tend to be predatory, non-selective feeders, while

suckers and chub, which have smaller mouths, will tend to take worms over food sources such as bait fish. Carp, on the other hand, are both aggressive and opportunistic feeders which will feed on everything from micro-invertebrates to insect larvae and pupae to baitfish.

I have read articles about catching carp on a fly rod with artificial fly patterns, particularly patterns such as damselflies and micro leeches. But would they take Todd’s Pumpkinseed. I figure there is only one way to find out.

When the water levels come up on Shuswap Lake in another month or so, and the carp come into shallow waters, you can expect to find me out there on the lake flailing away with my eight-weight fly rod, casting a clear-tip nymph line with one of Todd’s Pumpkinseed patterns tied onto an eight foot sinking leader. We shall see if carp like pumpkinseeds.

If I don’t have any luck with a Pumpkinseed, I can always try Bill’s caddis pupae.

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So here are some suggestions for us to chew on or act on for a cleaner and greener Shuswap and beyond.

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Take pride in your neighbourhood and community and pick up litter and keep your yard looking tidy and junk-free; recycle, repair, restore and re-gift your stuff so it doesn’t end up in the dump; utilize the great gifts nature gives us, such as rain water, leaves and fresh grass; educate yourself and be inspired by people all over the world who are making huge strides towards a greener future (see TEDtalks); vote where your values are or get politically involved yourself; sup-

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At work or at school campuses, see if you can initiate food or material waste reduction, energy conservation, pollution prevention by using greener cleaning products, water conservation, recycling and social justice programs; attend green home shows, seminars and workshops to glean ideas; bug all levels of political bodies to make healthy and sustainable changes for our environment and communities and create a holistic home by using cleaners and personal care products that are earth friendly.

Join local food action, water, fish and wildlife protection and naturalist organizations; volunteer to plant trees or restore damaged lands; grow edibles for the food banks, Second Harvest and school programs; get your kids or grand kids interested in gardening and fresh food; host healthy potlucks to cultivate community and share your harvest and ideas; compost to have an excellent supply of nutrients and microbes

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Friday, March 27, 2015 Shuswap Market News

South ShuSwap Collision victim identified

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died after a motor vehicle incident near Sorrento on March 16.

Anisha Husseinali Moore, aged 55, of Sorrento, died in the threevehicle collision on the Trans-Canada Highway at Hilltop Road at approximately 1:15 p.m.

Moore was the driver and sole occupant of the car involved in the collision that also involved two pick-up trucks.

Moore was deceased at the scene.

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There is no word yet on whether any charges will be laid as a result of the collision.

Searching for material girls For many years, Sorrento Centre has hosted a retreat-style quilt workshop in April.

This year’s course offerings promise to again be both fun and educational.

The workshops run every day from April 25 to 29, with a variety of options, as well as meals and accommodation.

A choice of three workshops are being offered: • Dianne Jansson, a delightful, experienced quilt teacher and owner

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• Lynn Knox will teach “Metro Rings,” which is an easy way to create a quilt that looks like the difficult wedding ring quilt, without the fuss.

• Kathy Kinsella, a Blind Bay fibre art teacher, is offering a class on “Butterflies and Dragonflies” that includes a variety of

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Making music for children Shuswap Market News Friday, March 27, 2015

Copper Island SeCopper Island Seniors Resource Cenniors Resource Centre sponsors a luncheon tre sponsors a luncheon at Olde Towne Café at at Olde Towne Café at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 2, featuring turApril 2, featuring turkey dinner with salad key dinner with salad and dessert for $8. and dessert for $8.

RSVP by 2 p.m. TuesRSVP by 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 31 at cisrday, March 31 at cisrcbb@gmail.com, or by cbb@gmail.com, or by calling 250-515-6047. calling 250-515-6047.

Sorrento Lions Sorrento Lions Club hosts the annual Club hosts the annual Easter Egg Hunt from Easter Egg Hunt from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sun11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 5 at Blind day, April 5 at Blind Bay/Sorrento ComBay/Sorrento Community Park, 2670 munity Park, 2670 Davidson Rd. This is a Davidson Rd. This is a free and fun family affree and fun family affair for kids of all ages. fair for kids of all ages.

For more information, For more information, contact Robert Piper contact Robert Piper at pipersorrento@hotat pipersorrento@hotmail.com. mail.com.

Sorrento Memorial Sorrento Memorial Hall hosts a Spring Hall hosts a Spring Fling Ceilidh from 2 to Fling Ceilidh from 2 to

Way to London Town, Way to London Town, On My Way to DreamOn My Way to Dreamland and Reaching For land and Reaching For the Stars have become the Stars have become very popular with prevery popular with preschool teachers and school teachers and families with toddlers families with toddlers and young children. and young children.

Reid-Naiman has Reid-Naiman has been teaching classes been teaching classes for young children six for young children six months to six years of months to six years of age and their caregivers age and their caregivers since 1982 in libraries since 1982 in libraries in Ontario. in Ontario.

For more info, call For more info, call 250-675-4818.

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Library friends Library friends Book sales are imporBook sales are important to the South Shustant to the South Shus-

wap Library. wap Library.

Funds are used for Funds are used for future purchases, which future purchases, which include a special table include a special table to display a rock colto display a rock collection and two lounge lection and two lounge chairs situated in the chairs situated in the magazine area. magazine area.

Enter the South ShusEnter the South Shuswap Friends of the Liwap Friends of the Library, a group that bebrary, a group that began in 2002 under the gan in 2002 under the umbrella of the Salmon umbrella of the Salmon Arm Friends of the LiArm Friends of the Library group. brary group.

Twelve volunteers Twelve volunteers help out with the book help out with the book sales in Salmon Arm, sales in Salmon Arm, earning funds based on earning funds based on the number of hours the number of hours they put in at the sale. they put in at the sale.

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5 p.m. Saturday, April 5 p.m. Saturday, April 1, featuring a raffle, 1, featuring a raffle, door prizes and light door prizes and light refreshments. Advance refreshments. Advance tickets only are availtickets only are available for $7 by calling able for $7 by calling 250-675-2126 or 250250-675-2126 or 250675-3768.

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Foot-care clinics Foot-care clinics will be held April 15 at will be held April 15 at Copper Island Seniors Copper Island Seniors Resource Centre. Call Resource Centre. Call 250-515-6047 for an 250-515-6047 for an appointment. A free appointment. A free income tax service is income tax service is available to seniors available to seniors who qualify (depenwho qualify (dependent on income level). dent on income level).

Call 250-515-6047 for Call 250-515-6047 for information. Stop by information. Stop by the centre and see the the centre and see the menu for frozen threemenu for frozen threecourse meals, available course meals, available for $7. for $7.

Aw a r d - w i n n i n g Aw a r d - w i n n i n g Elvis tribute artist Elvis tribute artist Adam Fitzpatrick Adam Fitzpatrick will perform at 7:30 will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 17 at p.m. Friday, April 17 at

Shuswap Lake Estates Shuswap Lake Estates Community Centre in Community Centre in Blind Bay. Doors open Blind Bay. Doors open a 7. Refreshments will a 7. Refreshments will be available. Tickets be available. Tickets at $25 are available at $25 are available at Blind Bay Country at Blind Bay Country Market, It’s All Good Market, It’s All Good Bulk and Health Foods Bulk and Health Foods Plus, Steamers, DufPlus, Steamers, Duffers’ Den and Shuswap fers’ Den and Shuswap Lake Estates Office; in Lake Estates Office; in Sorrento at Munro’s Sorrento at Munro’s Pharmacy and LightPharmacy and Lighthouse Market, at the house Market, at the Tappen Co-op and in Tappen Co-op and in Wearabouts and Touch Wearabouts and Touch ‘A Texas in Salmon ‘A Texas in Salmon Arm. This concert is a Arm. This concert is a fundraiser for the Copfundraiser for the Copper Island Seniors’ Reper Island Seniors’ Resource Centre. source Centre.

Sorrento Centre Sorrento Centre hosts the annual quilters hosts the annual quilters retreat, April 25 to 29. retreat, April 25 to 29.

Workshop instructors Workshop instructors include Dianne Jansinclude Dianne Jansson, Lynn Knox and son, Lynn Knox and Kathy Kinsella. Call Kathy Kinsella. Call

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Friends meetings are Friends meetings are held five times a year held five times a year on the third Monday of on the third Monday of February, April, June, February, April, June, September and NovemSeptember and November. ber.

South Shuswap and South Shuswap and Salmon Arm Friends of Salmon Arm Friends of the Library will be holdthe Library will be holding their next meeting at ing their next meeting at 2 p.m. Monday, April 2 p.m. Monday, April 27 in the boardroom of 27 in the boardroom of the Piccadilly Mall. the Piccadilly Mall.

New members are New members are welcome. For more inwelcome. For more information on the South formation on the South Shuswap Friends of the Shuswap Friends of the Library, contact John Library, contact John Pattinson at 250-835Pattinson at 250-8352270.

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The South Shuswap The South Shuswap Branch of Okanagan Branch of Okanagan Regional Library holds Regional Library holds a drop-in Lego Club for a drop-in Lego Club for children ages three to children ages three to 12 from 3:30 to 4:30 12 from 3:30 to 4:30 every Wednesday and every Wednesday and Saturday. Limit of 15 Saturday. Limit of 15 kids. Register at 250kids. Register at 250675-4818. A knitters/ 675-4818. A knitters/ crocheters club is held crocheters club is held at the branch on the at the branch on the first and third Friday of first and third Friday of the month at 10 a.m. the month at 10 a.m.

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The South Shuswap The South Shuswap branch of Okanagan branch of Okanagan Regional Library will Regional Library will host a popular chilhost a popular children’s performer Tuesdren’s performer Tuesday, April 14th at 10:30 day, April 14th at 10:30 a.m. a.m.

Kathy Reid-Naiman Kathy Reid-Naiman is a member of Mariis a member of Mariposa in the Schools, an posa in the Schools, an organization dedicated organization dedicated to bringing quality muto bringing quality musical experiences to sical experiences to school children in Onschool children in Ontario. tario.

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Copper Island Receives Best Of Houzz 2015 Award We’re pleased to announce that Copper Island Fine Homes has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design.

We were chosen by the more than 25 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 500,000 active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.

The Best Of Houzz award is given in two categories: Design and Customer Satisfaction.

Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the more than 25 million monthly users on Houzz, known as “Houzzers.”

Customer Satisfaction honors are determined by a variety of factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2014.

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“We’re delighted to recognize Copper Island Fine Homes among our “Best Of” professionals as judged by our community of homeowners and design enthusiasts who are actively remodeling and decorating their homes.”

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Friday, March 27, 2015 Shuswap Market News

Signs to become artwork

By Martha Wickett

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What was once a town signage idea in keeping with the likes of Banff, Alberta, has now morphed into an art project.

The “rock piles,” as Coun. Kevin Flynn dubbed the signage beacons that were designed to direct the tides of residents and visitors who flow through the downtown, will no longer be used as sign posts.

The Shuswap District Arts Council has applied for a youth mentorship program to redesign them as community art projects.

Flynn said it’s discouraging to see the structures that were built with community money be so under-utilized, noting businesses used to pay to have their names on the plaques that adorn the rock-covered pillars.

The Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce has been responsible for handling advertising on

them, but interest has declined over the past few years.

Downtown Salmon Arm manager Lindsay Wong, who provided an update to the March 9 meeting of city council on the association’s activities, noted the signs, owned by the city, are now dated.

“There is maintenance with regards to that,” she added. “Selling the space, getting plaques made up, maintaining it – what is the fee and what is the return.”

Also on the topic of signage, Wong spoke about the three sign structures at the three gateways to town – two with signage on them and one that needs to be replaced. She said redoing the signs are part of a long-term plan, but there’s been an opportunity recently for it to be done this year.

“It would be consistent with what the wharf signage looks like… It would show a map commissioned for

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n The sign posts on the corner of Shuswap and Hudson Street will be turned into community art projects. us this year.”

The two signs at the opposite ends of town Wong was referring to are farther away from Salmon Arm along the Trans-Canada than the

city-owned ones which are located near the Uptown Askew’s to the east and 10th Avenue SW to the west. The third sign is on Highway 97B.

The Armstrong Regional Cooperative (ARC) is looking for interested parties to fill 2 position on our Board of Directors. Candidates must be a member in good standing of the ARC and should possess excellent team skills and be community minded. A willingness to devote one’s time coupled with a good working knowledge in the following areas would greatly enhance the ARC Board of Directors: Marketing, Financial Analysis, Business Management, Community Values and Roberts Rules of Order. There are 2 threeyear terms to be filled at our AGM, to be held at 7:00 pm Wednesday, 06 May 2015 at the Armstrong Oddfellows Hall. For more information or to request an information package, please contact us by phone at 250.546.9438, by email at info@armstrong.coop or by email at Box 250, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B0

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Pussy willow, dandelion, apple blossom, saskatoon, acacia, wild mustard, yellow sweet clover, snowberry, white clover, alfalfa, fall asters, goldenrod.

These flower names turned into a musical round for those people present at Cathy Stubingon’s artist talk at the Salmon Arm Art Gallery March 19.

The list of flowers comes from a bee calendar that Armstrong beekeepers compiled as a part of Armstrong Bee Hassocks, one of Stubington’s 2014 projects, this one done in collaboration with Molly March. Each hassock has a mandala based on one of the most important flowers the bees go to for honey and nectar.

The hexagonal honey comb-shaped hassocks were made mainly at the Armstrong library as a way of sharing the flower list.

Along with participating in the round, people at the artist talk contributed by working on unfinished hassocks – Stubington not missing a chance to engage others in her projects.

Like Armstrong Bee Hassocks, all of the 15 or so projects in Stubington’s exhibition, entitled The Art of Engagement, are about just that, engaging the community through multi-disciplinary art and performance.

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With a smile, one way Stubington describes her work is “oblique activism.”

Many of her projects involve dozens of people of all ages and abilities in their creation, often offering education and bridging cultures in subtle yet powerful ways. Puppets figure prominently.

Stubington’s biography notes she was born and raised in Montreal, where she began doing puppet theatre at Picardi Marionette Theatre.

In 1987 she came to B.C. to work with Caravan Theatre.

She moved to Enderby in 1994 and in 1998 “embarked on bridging First Nations and settler peoples with the community play, ‘Not the Way I Heard It.’” A mural on the Enderby museum is a testament to the large

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Another is Grindrod Sheep’s Calendario 2013, featuring a huge circular rug made from sheep’s wool. In bright colours are the stages of the sheep’s world.

Like many projects, it involved young people.

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Ride Don’t Hide fundraiser returns The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) in Salmon Arm has kicked off its Ride Don’t Hide campaign with a call to cyclists and non-cyclists alike to join the movement that’s sweeping the nation.

On June 21, 2015, thousands of Canadians from all walks of life will join the fourth annual Ride Don’t Hide community bike ride in support of mental health.

What began as one man’s journey around the world has grown to a national movement to raise awareness and decrease stigma around mental illnesses that affect one in five Canadians – only a third of whom receive treatment.

This year, CMHA is expecting more than 6,000 cyclists to ride for mental health in 28 communities across Canada, including Salmon Arm/Revelstoke.

“Ride Don’t Hide is an opportunity to come together as a community and say mental health is important to me, and it’s OK to talk about,” says

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n Cyclists pull out of the Field of Dreams parking lot and begin their route in last year’s Ride Don’t Hide event in Salmon Arm. Dawn Dunlop, executive director of CMHA Shuswap-Revelstoke branch, “We are so thankful for the support from the community and are looking forward to an inspiring day on June 21.”

Ride Don’t Hide is open to cyclists of all ages and skill levels.

Registration is $35 for youth and adults ($30 if you register by April 30) and free for children 12 and under.

This year in Salmon Arm, CMHA – Shuswap/Revelstoke is proud to be hosting its third annual Ride

Don’t Hide event. This community bike ride raises funds and awareness for mental health in our community.

The event, starting and ending at the Field of Dreams, will feature a fun warm–up, light breakfast and various cycling routes: a 10-kilometre family-friendly route, featuring the gorgeous landscape through the industrial park and a 32-km or 54-km advanced cyclist route through the amazing countryside surrounding Gardom Lake.

Following the ride,

cyclists will be entertained with music and speakers, and enjoy refreshments. There will be prizes and community booths to create an atmosphere to support health, wellness and the importance of community.

Last year’s Shuswap/ Revelstoke Ride raised more than $10,000, with 102 individual riders and more than

Call Wysteria Sholtz, Program Coordinator at 250-253.2749 to book an appointment or drop in during the times below.

Updated Shuswap Better At Home Schedule Monday afternoons: Sicamous - Eagle Valley Community Support Society Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23 and March 2, 9, 16, 23 • 1-4pm

Tuesday mornings: Sorrento - Sorrento Health Centre, Feb. 3, 17 and March 3, 17 • 9:15am-11:45am

Tuesday afternoons: South Shuswap - Copper Island Seniors Resource Centre, Feb. 3, 17 and March 3, 17 • Noon-2pm

Thursday afternoons: Salmon Arm - Seniors Drop In Centre on Hudson Feb. 5, 19 and March 5, 19 • 11am-2pm

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n A derelict building in Scotch Creek on what was known by some residents as Heroin Hill was scheduled for destruction by the owner in a few days, report Chase RCMP, but was set on fire over the weekend. When police received the report of the fire at 4143 Butters Rd., officers observed the fire low to the floor before it engulfed the rest of the building. Police say the building was abandoned and was generally considered as an eyesore by residents. The fire is considered suspicious and police have no suspects or witnesses.

TCH promises restated The provincial government says it is proceeding with improvements to B.C. highways, including those around Chase.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone spoke to a meeting of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce on Friday, March 20, outlining the province’s new 10-year transportation plan. It includes variable speed limits.

Stone told reporters three pilot areas – west of Revelstoke, around the Coquihalla High-

way’s snowshed and at a location on the Sea to Sky Highway between Vancouver and Whistler – will be operational with variable speed limits in time for next winter.

“The 120-km/h speed limit in the case of the Coquihalla might not be appropriate based on a big dump of snow,” Stone said.

“In a matter of minutes, we’ll be able to dial that speed limit down.”

Earlier Friday, Stone said

the transportation plan pledges spending another $650 million on four-laning the Trans-Canada Highway east of the city.

That will include four lanes from Kamloops through to Jade Mountain on the east side of Chase, as well as upgrading sections of the national highway around Salmon Arm and between Revelstoke and Golden.

Passing lanes will also be added on Highway 5 North, north of Kamloops.

OFFICE CLOSURE The Village of Chase office will be closed on Good Friday April 3rd and Easter Monday April 6th.

Also, there will be regular garbage/ recycle pick up on Good Friday April 3rd (if this is your regularly scheduled pickup please have your bins out by 7:30 a.m.)

Remember to recycle your newspaper.

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n On Thursday, March 19, Richard Waugh of the Chase Rotary Club presents a certificate of appreciation to the owner of Naramada Video Carmen Miller for allowing the Rotary Club to set up a hotdog stand in front of Naramada and raise money for great causes in the community.

Miller is also the newly appointed Chase Chamber president. The club also gave the Chase Curling Club a cheque for $2,100. The cheque was for the 210 hours curling club members helped out during the 2014 sockeye salmon run.

Spring Food Drive coming The Chase Rotary Club has joined the Chase Hamper Society for its second annual spring food drive to benefit families in need in the Chase area.

This program was planned to coincide with the major spring food drive held by the five Kamloops Rotary Clubs and the Kamloops Food Bank.

The goal is to raise 5,000 pounds of food in Chase, or two pounds for every Chase resident.

The Chase Hamper Society has provided food hampers at Christmas, as well as support during the year for families in need, as well as support to breakfast and lunch programs at Haldane Elementary and Chase Secondary schools. In 2012, there were 109 hampers given

out at Christmas. In 2013, that number increased to 209. The need for more support for the Chase Hamper Society is very evident, and with the experience of the Kamloops Rotary Clubs and the Kamloops Food Bank.

Every year for the past 10 years as they have conducted a fall and spring food drive, it has become evident that the Chase Rotary Club could lend a hand.

The Spring Food Drive is planned to coincide with the Kamloops Food Drive on April 25, and all food donated in Chase will stay in Chase.

The local club will be distributing yellow Rotary Food bags with the April 17 edition of the Shuswap Market News, and will conduct a door-to-door pick-up in the main residential area of

Chase from 9 a.m. to noon on April 25. Just place your bag of food on your front steps, and a Rotarian will pick it up.

For those living out of the downtown area, you can drop your donation off at the Chamber of Commerce office between 9 a.m. and noon, and a Rotarian will be there to accept your donation, or in the drop boxes provided at Safety Mart Foods, or People’s Food and Drugs.

All donations will then be turned over to the Chase Hamper Society to be used for the benefit of needy families in Chase.

Chase Rotary appreciates the help of all those who have shown support in helping to organize the event.

What’s On in Chase Rock & Romance at the Roadhouse, dinner theatre, Friday, March 27, 28 and 29, 6 p.m., Quaaout Lodge, reservations 250-679-3090 1-800-663-4303.

Annual Daffodil Tea, Saturday, March 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pritchard Community Hall on Duck Range Road, crafts, bake table, homemade lunches.

Spring Fashion Show

by Chum and Luba’s, 12 to 1 p.m., for table rentals and info, call April at 250-577-3798.

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Chamber of Commerce presents a dinner meeting with Minister of Transportation Todd Stone, April 9, at the Underwood Restaurant, 718 Shuswap Ave., 6 p.m., $25. RSVP to 250-679-8432 or admin@chasechamber. com. Tickets can be purchased at: the chamber office, 400 Shuswap Ave.; Naramada Downtown, 717 Shuswap Ave.; Chum N’ Luba’s Unique Boutique, 826 Shuswap Ave., deadline for ticket payment is Thursday, April 2.

Aboriginal Art Festival, Quaaout Lodge, Friday, April 17, 3 to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. to noon. Fashion show and live auction Saturday.

Blu & Kelly Hopkins will be hosting a Jamming Workshop for acoustic instruments on Saturday, April 18, noon to 4 p.m., Barnhartvale Hall, Kamloops. All levels and all acoustic instruments welcome.

Refreshments provided. Go to www.barnhartvalecoffeehouse.

com for more info.

Blu & Kelly will also play at the Barnhartvale Coffee House that starts at 7:30, doors open 7, feature act at 9.

2015 Chase Pageant Coronation, candidate speeches, impromptu questions, modelling of evening gowns, judging and crowning of the new Miss Chase and princesses, Chase Secondary gym, Saturday, April 25, 6:30 p.m., tickets from candidates, royalty, Peoples Food & Drugs, Safety Mart Foods and at door.

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Making real progress on poverty B.C. VIEWS Tom Fletcher VICTORIA – The B.C. government has made its most significant moves in decades to address the needs of some of the province’s poorest people.

The largest financial commitment is for a new program to help single parents escape from the welfare trap.

There are 16,000 single parents in B.C. receiving provincial income assistance or disability payments, most of them women.

Even if they could find an entry-level job, it wouldn’t pay enough to cover the child care they would need to go to work. Worst of all,

the current system requires that if they enrol in training, they lose their income assistance, including dental and extended medical care for themselves and their children.

That is the welfare trap, one of the most perverse government policies to have survived into our supposedly enlightened modern era.

The new program takes effect in September. It will not only continue income assistance payments when single parents enrol in skills training, it promises to cover their child care and transportation costs for an approved training program of up to one year.

Medical and child care costs will then be covered for up to a year after training, to allow a transition to employment.

Approved training means training for jobs that are identified as in demand, requiring high

school and occupationspecific training that can be completed in a year or less. They include retail sales, general office work and assistance jobs in health services.

Another overdue policy change is to double the allowable earnings for all income assistance recipients from $200 to $400 a month.

This gives people a chance to improve their circumstances by taking whatever part-time or casual work they can manage, without having that little income cut from their already meagre welfare cheques.

And then there was the recent decision to end the claw-back of parental child support payments from income assistance payments.

The province has for many years run a costly child maintenance enforcement program to track down (mostly) deadbeat dads and force them to pay at least a token amount to

support their children.

Now when they pay child support to a single parent on income assistance, they will at least have the satisfaction of knowing the children actually receive the extra benefit.

These harsh, historic policies were built around a philosophy that welfare is a temporary last resort, to be withdrawn as soon as some other source of income is identified. That is a valid if unfashionable position to take on behalf of working taxpayers who pay for all this, but it only makes sense if the income assistance recipient has a realistic option.

For those who are already in the entry-level job market, the minimum wage goes up 20 cents an hour in September, from $10.25 to $10.45. This is the beginning of an annual review that will tie the wage to the consumer price index.

A paltry sum, to be

sure, but anyone who still thinks jacking the minimum wage up to $15 an hour is a magic solution that won’t cost some entry-level jobs is clinging to a socialist dream world.

• I have been contacted by several lowincome seniors who read my recent column on B.C.’s Seniors’ Advocate. They were asking where to find out if they are eligible for support programs such as the SAFER rent subsidy, assistance for Medical Services Plan premiums, property tax deferment and grants to help with home modifications for disabilities.

I apologize for this oversight. One place to start is the Seniors’ Advocate toll-free information line, 1-877-9523181, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

-Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Fundraising spelling bee makes return The Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society (LASS) is hosting the 2nd Annual LASS Team Spelling Bee Fundraiser this spring.

Don’t panic!

Nobody spells alone.

It is a fun event to raise money for local literacy programs while building business and organization team spirit. Just like literacy, it is a group effort!

The LASS Team Spelling Bee Fundraiser will be held on Friday, May 1, 2015 from 7:15 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Prestige Inn in Salmon Arm. (A delicious breakfast and guaranteed fun time is included!)

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Participating businesses have the opportunity to demonstrate solid corporate social responsibility, engage staff in a fun teambuilding event, network with other community businesses and organizations and per-

haps challenge other businesses to friendly competition.

Last year, $13,000 was raised with the generous support of many local businesses and organizations.

Last year a local book club, The Kween Beez, earned bragging rights as the Spelling

Bee event winners.

Which team will take home the coveted plaque this year?

Talk to your boss, co-workers and friends about joining in the fun while supporting local literacy programs.

Contact Jennifer Findlay, Literacy Outreach Co-ordinator,

Easter event set for Sicamous Cynthia Zoller appears to have an in with the Easter Bunny.

The Sicamous resident has once again arranged for the busy bunny to give the community extra attention for the upcoming second annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 4.

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This year’s event will be held at Finlayson Park. There will be crafts, cookies and gift baskets to be won (but only by those who bring a donation for the local food bank).

Volunteers are always welcome, and Zoller is also hoping more chocolate eggs

might be donated for the event.

This year, the hunt is broken up by age groups. Ages 1-4 head out between 10 and 10:30 a.m., ages 5-8 between 11 and 11:30, and ages 9-12 between noon and 12:30. Kids are asked to bring their own Easter baskets.

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The new Notice Enforcement Bylaw sets out the penalties and the period for paying or disputing Bylaw Notices received for violating the provisions of the campground, building regulations, unsightly premises, dangerous dogs, zoning, solid waste, noise control and water system regulations bylaws. The bylaw also allows for a dispute adjudication system to resolve disputes in relation to issued Bylaw Notices.

When does it come in to effect?

Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2500 comes into effect April 1, 2015.

Why is the new program being introduced?

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The system is intended to resolve bylaw violations and notice disputes in a simple, cost-effective manner. The new Bylaw Notice Dispute Adjudication System will improve efficiencies in the area of paying and collecting fines as well as delivering a streamlined process to the public.

How will it affect me?

If you receive a Bylaw Notice for violating one of the TNRD bylaws listed above, you will have 30 days to either pay the fine or dispute the Notice through the Dispute Adjudication System without having to go through the Provincial court system (which can take up to 6 months). An independent adjudicator will hear the dispute instead, possibly resolving the dispute in one month.

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Allows residents to dispute tickets in-person, in writing or over the phone; Provides additional flexibility to encourage bylaw compliance as opposed to a strict enforcement focused system.

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The members of the Salmon Arm Rotary Club (aka as “the lunch club”) have been very busy the last few months raising money for local projects. Two successful fundraisers were held, with the proceeds used to support club projects including the elementary school lunch program, youth exchange and a new picnic shelter for Blackburn Park.

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Wine Festival Our annual Shuswap Wine Festival was a great9:30 success, with over – 11:30 a.m Salmon Arm Secondary students only 400 people1attending, sampling – 3 –p.m.

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A second Rotary Member College, School District 83, and WorkBC to bring you an exciting, prize was informative a $250 gas card from the and fast paced event that will shed new light on all the Club: Daybreak Rotary Club Co-op Gasopportunities Bar. that may be available to you.

Occupation: Advertising Sales The Shopping Spree ticket draw Employer: Black Press for them. A BIG THANK-YOU to scotch tasting and dinner event, was held at 5:00pm November 30 at all of you who purchased tickets.

Sunday, January 25th, 5PM at The Uptown Askews. The winner of the Approximately $5,800 was raised.

Wicked Spoon. Limited tickets are shopping spree was Pat Timpany of available.

Salmon Arm. The winner of the $250 In the New Year gas card was Lindsay Quintal.

Rotarians will get an early start at the Also in the works is a vocational 250 832-2131 31st annual Reino Keski-Salmi Loppet information event in partnership with Mr. and Mrs. Timpany had their Okanagan College.

This free event will Member the BBQ gets fired up at around 4AM shopping spree at the downtown Rotary offer one-on-one advice to individuals so that our renowned Beef-on-a-Bun is Askew’s Foods location at 7:30am ready for the over 500 participants and interested in entering different Club: fields Daybreak Rotary Club Saturday, December 5. They were of work.

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I’m in Alberta, the province that produces most of Canada’s oil, and there’s only one question on everybody’s lips. How long will the oil price stay down? It has fallen by more than half in the past nine months – West Texas Intermediate is $48 per barrel today – and further falls are predicted for the coming weeks.

This hits jobs and government revenues hard in big oil-producing centres like Alberta, Texas and the British North Sea, but its effects reach farther than that. “Clean” energy producers are seeing demand for their solar panels and windmills drop as oil gets more competitive. Electric cars, which were expected to make a major market breakthrough this year, are losing out to traditional gas-guzzlers that are now cheap

to run again.

Countries that have become too dependent on oil revenues are in deep trouble, like Russia (where the rouble has lost half its value in six months) and Venezuela. Countries like India, which imports most of its oil, are getting a big economic boost from the lower oil price. So how long this goes on matters to a great many people.

The answer may lie in two key numbers.

Saudi Arabia has $900 billion in cash reserves, so it can afford to keep the oil price low for at least a couple of years.

The “frackers” who have added 4 million barrels/day to US oil production in the past five years (and effectively flooded the market) already owe an estimated $160 billion to the banks.

They will have to borrow a lot more to stay in business while the oil price is low, because almost none of them can make a profit at the current price. Production costs in the oil world are deep, dark secrets, but nobody believes that oil produced by hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) comes in at less than $60-$70 per barrel.

The real struggle is

between the frackers and Saudi Arabia, because the latter is the “swing producer” in OPEC (the Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries), the cartel that has dominated the global oil market for the past 50 years.

All oil exporters want to keep the price high, but Saudi Arabia was the one OPEC member that could and would cut its production sharply for a while when an over-supply of oil in the market was driving prices down. It could afford to do that because it has a relatively small population, very large savings – and a cost of production so low that it can make some profit on its oil at almost any price.

But even the Saudis cannot work miracles.

They can aim for maximum production or maximum price; they cannot do both at the same time. Normally they would cut production temporarily to get the price back up. This time they refused to cut production and let the price collapse, despite the anguished pleas of some other OPEC members that need money NOW. At first glance the Saudis look like sure

winners, because they can live with low prices a lot longer than the deeply indebted frackers can. The banks that have lent the frackers so much money already won’t get it back if the industry implodes in a wave of bankruptcies, but they don’t want to throw good money after bad.

The real wild card here is the U.S. government, which wants the “energy independence” that only more domestic oil production through fracking can provide.

Will it let the American fracking industry go under, or will it give it the loan guarantees and direct subsidies that would let it wait the Saudis out?

Stupid question. Of course it will do what is necessary to save the fracking industry.

Ideology goes out the window in a case like this: you can get bipartisan support in Washington for protecting a key American industry from “unfair” foreign competition. That will certainly be enough to keep the frackers in the game for another two or three years.

It’s impossible to say how this game will end, but it’s pretty easy to say when. Two years

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SCHAAFSMA, DOUWE Douwe Schaafsma died suddenly of a cardiac arrest during the dinner hour of Friday, March 13, 2015 at the age of 65 years.

Born in Holland, The Netherlands, on April 16, 1949. His family immigrated to Canada in 1953, settling in Salmon Arm in 1955. Douwe lived his life around dairy farming, well known for his dedication and hard work, which included hauling cattle around the Province. Douwe was always willing to give a lending hand to those in need.

Predeceased by his parents, Hank and Barbara; sisters, Mitze and Jitske, brother, Renzo, and step son, Jeffery Barnes.

He is survived by his wife, Janice; 4 children, Lee (Annalise), Maria (Chad), Marvin (Matti), and Glen; 3 step children, Tannis (Keith), Warren and Lorne; several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of life service will be held from the chapel of Bowers Funeral Home on Wednesday morning, April 1st at 11 a.m. with Jack Bowers the Funeral Celebrant. A reception will follow in the Mountainside room at Bowers.

On line condolences may be sent to Douwe’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com Funeral arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.

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COOPER, JESYKJA-ROSE MAGENTA 1993 - 2015 Jesykja-Rose Magenta Cooper, a mother, partner, daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt, niece, cousin and friend, died at home in Canoe, BC on March 14, 2015 at the age of 21.

Jesykja is survived by her beautiful 4 year old daughter, Sunni Rose Cooper (Ducharme); her partner, Steve Beers; her parents, Rae and Tor Cooper; her grandparents, Paul & Sherry Lundholm; siblings Bari (Mike) Leonard, Jennifer Cooper-Lamb (Matt) of Kimberly, BC, Scott (Tessa) of Edson, AB, and Rory Blair (Lauren) of Kamloops, BC as well as a special mention of her friend of many years and the father of her daughter, Darcy Ducharme of Salmon Arm, BC. Jes had many aunts and uncles, cousins and in-laws, nieces and nephews, friends and acquaintances. She especially loved her siblings’ children Dylan, Leland & Emily Cooper, Colton & Blair Leonard, Hawk & Wolf Cooper-Lamb, and Maycee Ducharme.

Jesykja was born in Salmon Arm on November 29, 1993. The youngest of five, Jesykja brought an energy and spark to her busy family. She grew up a child of the mountains; athletic and bold, never happier than at the top of the tallest tree or swimming in a glacier- fed lake. She was equally at home running with horses or riding on a motorcycle with her Dad. Jesykja was a loving and loyal woman. In 2010 she gave birth to her beautiful daughter Sunni who was her “Ray of Sunshine�. She enjoyed singing and song-writing, travel and home. She especially loved to travel with Steve and had aspirations to visit all corners of the globe.

She loved animals and spent many hours with her and Steve’s Rottweiler Khuda and her cat “Cardi�. Jesykja was the kind of person who always remembered to call for birthdays and holidays and sometimes, just because she could. She was a dreamer with many goals and ambitions. She was not afraid to try new things or meet new people.

Jesykja was blessed with an open heart and was never quick to judge others but instead embraced the opportunity to learn something new. She will be deeply missed by her family, friends, and all who knew her.

A memorial service is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on March 28 at Shuswap Community Church, 3151 – 6th Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC. In lieu of flowers, donations to a charity will be welcomed with gratitude; either a charity of your choice or to the charities that touched her heart and life, Salmon Arm Rescue Unit – Attention: Tim Alstead or the Southern Interior Rotary Lodge – owned and operated by the Canadian Cancer Society, BC Yukon Division, Kelowna BC. Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium, Salmon Arm, (250) 8331129. Email condolences and share memories of Jes through her obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices. com.

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PRODUCE CLERK – FULL TIME

Our Salmon Arm – Uptown Produce requires experienced staff for 2 full tim positions. These positions offer competitive wages with a comprehensive benefits and pension plan package. If you are energetic, enthusiastic and want to be part of the Askew’s team, we want to hear from you.

Please apply in person to; Mike Medwid, Produce Manager or George Green, Store Manager – Uptown Store or apply by email to mike@askewsfoods.com

HIGH CASH producing vending machines. $1.00 Vend = .70 Profit. All on location in your area. Selling due to illness. Call 1-866-668-6629 for details.

Hard-working and motivated Trail Crew required for the 2015 trail development and maintenance season.

Please refer to job posting located online at www.shuswaptrails.com for more information and application instructions.

Deadline is April 2, 2015

Columbia Shuswap Regional District Summer Student Employment Program (3 Positions Available) The CSRD is now accepting applications for summer student positions to assist the Development Services, the Operations Management Services, and Corporate Administration Services staff on special projects.

THE POSITIONS: Development Services Student will: • Analyse and interpret property data (land use, building type etc.) and review existing zoning bylaws and Official Community Plans that will be used in the creation of new zoning bylaws in the Shuswap area of the CSRD; • Conduct land use verification in the field as required; and • Assist Development Services staff with public open houses.

Operations Management Student will: • Interact with the public and commercial waste haulers to promote CSRD waste reduction initiatives.

• Manage the poplar tree plantation and the irrigation system; • Prepare an end term report documenting tree growth rates, irrigation rates and leachate uptake.

Administrative Clerk Student will: • Assist with reception, clerical support and centralized public information services to all departments with the primary function being reception.

• Work on special projects as assigned.

Duration of Positions: • Early May to late August 2015 For more information about these positions visit our website at www.csrd.bc.ca To apply, send your resume and cover letter, indicating the position you have applied for, no later than 4:00 PM (PST) on April 7, 2015 to: Emily Johnson, Executive Assistant Columbia Shuswap Regional District 781 Marine Park Drive NE Box 978 SALMON ARM, BC, V1E 4P1 Telephone: (250) 833-5922 Fax: (250) 832-9774 E-mail: ejohnson@csrd.bc.ca We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Braby Motors in Salmon Arm B.C. is searching for a full time JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN. Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge experience is preferred Salmon Arm is located in the heart of the Shuswap and is a great community to be a part of. It is an ideal location for a minimal commute to work and enjoy the best of what all seasons have to offer.

Our shop is a busy and growing location which could be ideal for the right candiate. Our shop offers a variety of all maintenance and repairs, a clean and organized work environment and overall an excellent atmosphere to work in. Candidates with Chrysler, Dodge & Jeep training preffered BRABY MOTORS OFFERS:

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Cosmetician This is a beauty career that is more than skin deep. Drive cosmetics sales through unbiased advice on products and consult with customers in your community.

Are you an individual who: • has a natural eye for inner and outer beauty?

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• has an entrepreneurial spirit and consultative sales approach?

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If so, then a sales career with one of the leading beauty and cosmetics destinations in Canada may be for you. You will be selling the top cosmetics brands in North America and the world, with access to extensive training in cosmetic product knowledge to ensure your success and you will have the chance to become a local beauty expert in your store and community.

Proven consultative skills to provide information, advice and guidance to customers on beauty products and promotion.

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This is a part time position but will lead to a full time term position for the right candidate.

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TREATY COORDINATOR Required - Gitga’at First Nation, Hartley Bay, B.C. For full job description visit www.first nationsjobsonline.com send resumes to jobs@gitgaat.net

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Required for Vacation Rental home nr. Sicamous on Hwy 97A. Duties: Cleaning and restocking btwn rentals, laundry, property inventory, monitor maintenance / repairs (No outside work).

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Negotiable $30+/hr or per clean flat rate. References required.

Please call (1) 403-934-1044 or e-mail jduncan@ duncanventures.ca

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking US capable Class 1 Drivers required immediately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacific Northwest, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We offer a new pay rate empty or loaded. 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. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude.

Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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TCG, MORTGAGE lenders since 1960s, seeks Local Referral Partners to introduce investors to our capital preservation focused monthly income trust, returning 6-8%.

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF S.D. NO. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap)

QT- Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning School District No. 83 invites applications for the following position QUALIFIED TRADES PERSON – HVAC; this is a temporary position.

Job Summary: Provide mechanical services in the areas of maintenance and renovation to physical plant equipment and facility systems as they relate to ventilation, heating and air conditioning.

For further information on how to apply for this position, please visit the www.makeafuture.ca for a detailed job description. The deadline for application is Friday, April 10, 2015.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

National Gold winner for Independent Grocer of the Year is looking for passionate people to join our winning team. Opportunities include roles in our produce, deli, meat and grocery departments as well as cashiers. As a member of our team you can expect: • A friendly, fast paced working environment.

• A great group of team members to work with.

• Opportunities to gain knowledge and grow with the company.

• Company benefits package.

• Top wages for the right people.

Apply in person with resume or email; storemanagerbbvg@telus.net. Att: Doug

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Help Wanted King’s Christian School is seeking applicants for a part-time Development Coordinator beginning August 2015. Deadline for submissions is Friday,April 10, 2015. Interested individuals please send a resume, cover letter, references and statement of faith to: King’s Christian School 350B 30 St NE Salmon Arm, BC V1E 1J2 info@kingschristianschool.com LOOKING for barber in busy Chase Barber Shop for holiday relief and on call. Call (250)679-1158

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED To distribute the Shuswap Market & Lakeshore News AREAS AVAILABLE SALMON ARM -20th St SE Across Hillcrest School 54pp -20th St/20th Ave. SE 54 pp CHASE -Brook Dr./Leighton 95 pp -Whispering Pines/Okanagan Ave.74 pp Call Valerie 250-832-2131

North Okanagan Sawmill is looking to hire Lumber Pilers. We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefit package.

Please fax resume to 250-8389637 Salmon Arm Ready Mix Ltd. has an immediate opening for Dispatcher & Concrete Batch person ◆Successful applicants must have excellent organizational skills and able to work unsupervised in a fast paced environment. ◆Duties include organizing truck fleet, batching of ready mix concrete with computer batch system and scheduling orders. Typical 40-45hr week @ $21.00-25.00/hr plus extended health benefits. ◆This position offers secure long term employment in a comfortable work environment. ◆Applicant will be trained in use of batch system. ◆Experience in ready mix concrete, construction and truck experience considered an asset.

Please drop off resume at Salmon Arm Office: 2851-13 Avenue SW or email: sales@sarm.bc.ca

Our classified ads are on the net! Check it out at www.bcclassified.com Obituaries

Serving and caring for families in our community since 1947.

Whether you’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: Dave Wallensteen, Funeral Director

www.bowersfuneralservice.com

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

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Services

Services

Merchandise for Sale

Financial Services

Misc Services

Heavy Duty Machinery

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 IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple.

Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

Home & Yard

•Renovation •Repair •Maintenance

•Fencing •Decks •Patios

250-253-4663

Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay

TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, 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

SECOND cut grass Hay $5/bale. Al Fritzel (250)832-9070

Merchandise for Sale

$300 & Under 2 Table saws, 8” Rockwell $150., 10” Craftsman $250 obo (250)833-8034

Excavating & Drainage

Garage Sales

Artisan Excavating You need your driveway fixed call the expert (250)833-2225

Garden & Lawn Steven’s Lawncare mowing, thatching, raking, eaves troughs, dump runs, rototilling (250)832-9668

Landscaping

MOVING sale-2479 Marine Pl Blind Bay. View anytime. Oak bedrm suite, solid oak dining room suite with 6 cane back chairs, hutch/buffet, maple kit. tbl & 5 chairs, other furn. as well.

MULTI-FAMILY, variety of items. Sat. Mar. 28, 9am-2pm.

2293 Lakeview Dr., Blind Bay

HOOK Tender avail. part time for tree limbing/topping & some removal (250)253-7702

SA: Moving Out Sale. Everything must go! March 27 & 28, 9am-4pm, #21-1361-30St. SE

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

Farm Services

Medical Supplies SHOPRIDER Scooter Trailblazer SE, oversized 13.5” tires, 2spd. up to 9.5mph, new in Nov 2014, used 3 times, incl. canopy & cane holder, new cost over $5000. asking $3500. (250)675-3418

Misc. for Sale BUNDY Alto Saxophone with hard case $500. obo (250)832-9256 FOUR PERSON hot tub. Good cond. $1200 obo. 250-8336458 or 250-836-2813.

Hide-a-bed $125. Loveseat $50. Both in good condition from non-smoking house.

Call 250-832-2231.

John Deere #140 ride-on-lawn mower, hydrostatic drive, c/w rototiller & completely rebuilt 39” mower deck, 3 hydraulic levers, independent brakes, new seat & steering wheel $1800.obo must be seen ALSO misc. shop equipment, testers, pullers, bars, air tools etc. (250)832-4270 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: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

Farm Services

REIMER’S FARM SERVICE LTD.

• Bark Mulch • Shavings • Sawdust

We Deliver

A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock. 40’ containers as low as $2,200.

Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1866-528-7108 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com SCRAP PAPPY Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc., All insurance in place to work on your property. www.scrappappy.ca 250-547-2584.

250-838-0111 or 1-855-737-0110

Merchandise for Sale

Real Estate

Rentals

Misc. for Sale

For Sale By Owner

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Spring sales with hot savings!” All steel building models and sizes are now on sale. Get your building deal while it’s hot. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

VICTORIA: CONDO 2 bdrm, insuite laundry, small pet allowed, Adult building 45+ Ideal location to amenities, Well maintained. $164,500.

Call to view (250)679-2129 or (250)668-5902

Commercial/ Industrial

Misc. Wanted LOOKING for free or cheap clay pots. Can be whole or broken (250)833-9537

SICAMOUS: Commercial bay, 1300sqft., overhead door, office, TCH frontage, $863/mo.

(250)804-8806

Mobile Homes & Parks

Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antiques, Native Art, Estates + Chad: 778-281-0030 Local PURCHASING scrap gold & old Canadian & American coin collections. 250-548-3670 WANTED: Real wood armoire/wardrobe, ideally with shelving and/or drawers within (250)832-6765

Nice lot backing onto park. Paved driveway

FREE Scrap metal removal or drop off. Pick - up or delivery.

250-804-5277

March Special

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Stand up. Be heard. Get help.

Real Estate Apt/Condos for Sale 2 bdrm condo (Salmon Arm) ground floor unit, private patio, all appliciances included. $119,900 Century 21 lifestyle.

(250)833-5153

Business for Sale COIN-OP BUSINESS FOR SALE. Pool tables, juke boxes, digital music systems, & various games.

All coin operated All on Locations Revenue producing Okanagan & Area. Serious Inquires only waitingtretire@gmail.com Asking $55,000.00

Pets

Pets

PET GROOMING With Michelle

Monday to Friday

All Breeds including Cats & Large Dogs

DOWNTOWN SA, 1bdrm suite, NS, refs req. $600/mo. util. incl., avail. now (250)6798863 (250)463-3313

Rooms for Rent CANOE. Good location. Walk beach/golf, $650. mth. util incl.

NS, NP. Avail. Mar. 9.

(250)803-3195 weekends only

250-833-4728 Mortgages Best rate 5yr-2.84%OAC

LARGE private bright room, own half bath, near bus, own fridge/microwave, newer home, no drugs/parties, wifi/tv. $450/mo. (250)253-3715

Rates Consistently better than banks

WHERE DO YOU TURN

TEKAMAR MORTGAGES

Serving the Columbia-Shuswap since 1976. www.tekamar.ca

(250)832-8766

Toll free 1-800-658-2345

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1/Bdrm across from City Hall.

Adults, N/S, No pets.

Ref’s required. $710/mo.

Call 250-833-0420 after 6pm.

1BDRM. balcony apt. downtown f/s & hot water incl., NP, NS, $750/mo.(1-855)852-5660 2 bd apt near dntwn Salmon Arm, n/s, util.& w/d, Sat TV included $865. 604-835-4111 BRIGHT 2 BDRM. suite in town, avail April 1st in quiet seniors oriented bldg. Balcony, A/C. Hot water and heat incl. $800/mo. 250-832-5858.

CONDO in Sal Arm. 2 bed, patio, quiet tenant a must. Ref. req’s. $1100. incl. util., DD Avail. May 1 (250)804-0055

Garden & Lawn

Misc. for Sale

Misc. for Sale

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

The link to your community

RV Pads

Transportation

Cars - Domestic 2004 KIA SORENTO. AWD, AC, silver, $6,000. Call 250833-1115 or 250-463-2484.

2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT AWD V6. Remote start, trailer hitch, air, cruise, all weather floor mats, 2 sets Michelin tires on rims, 93,500 kms.

Asking $15,900. Call 250-8322533.

If you see a wildfire, report it to

1-800-663-5555 or *5555 on most cellular networks.

Utility Trailers NEW Bobcat/Car hauler $3,300 O.B.O. (250)804-3195

Boats WANTED: 10’ or 12’ aluminum fishing boat.

Phone: (250)517-8087

LARGE Seasonal RV lot for rent at Shuswap Falls RV Resort Seasonal rate $2,700 from April 15th to Oct 15th, 2015. Price includes Water, Sewer, Power, Fire Pit, Picnic Table, Clean Shale Pad and Driveway. For more info http://www.shuswapfallsrvresort.com or see my ad at kijiji.ca BC Vacation rentals. Call Dave 403-703-9066 or reply via email:dstosky@telus.net Lot is also available to purchase @$89,900.

1-800-222-TIPS

1BDRM suite close to Uptown Askews & high school incl. util, internet & tv, $700/mo., NS (250)833-2051

Legal Notices

Legal Notices

Claims a Warehouseman’s Lien against the following persons. If not paid in full on or before date stated, the goods will be disposed of on or before April 7, 2015 SHAUNA WISHART

Amount owing:

$440.20

ADVERTISEMENT OF VEHICLE: 1973 Chevrolet GMC Blazer/Jimmy, Blue/Green KEN GULBRANSON Amount owing: $691.50 Sale date: April 7, 2015

Home Improvements

CARPENTER/HANDYMAN Available

Phone: 250-803-0030

Fax: 250-803-0066

Grumpy Old Man • Building Projects • Home Improvements • Repairs, Renovations • Too many years experience fixing old houses • Local References

PROFESSIONAL FAMILY looking for house to rent in Salmon Arm area ASAP. Pets, active in community, Non smokers. Pet deposit okay.

Call Scott 250-407-0440.

4750 40th Avenue SE, Salmon Arm, BC

Stanley Bland 832-6615 or 833-2449

Home Improvements

YOUR NEWSPAPER:

Want to Rent

IN THE MATTER OF WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIENS ACT Super Self Storage

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PICK-UP OR DELIVERY

TO LEARN WHAT’S ON SALE?

3BDRM. 1bath, top floor house in town, shared laundry, NS, $1350/mo. util incl., avail May 1st (250)833-8637

Suites, Lower

Appointments necessary.

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

Garden & Lawn

Suites, Upper

CENTRALLY located new 4 bdrm home for rent June 15th.

This home comes with 6 appl., 3 full bath., green space & very quiet neighbourhood.

Please call (403)630-6073

6 Months FREE pad rent.

Come see us today on Highway #1, Salmon Arm

1-800-680-4264

Housesitting

Homes for Rent

Free Items

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170SQFT. room available immediately for esthetics or spa services located by established Hair Salon in Sorrento $350 + triple net a month. Call Ken (250)517-0003

2 BDRM. HOME next to Carlin School. $850/mo. incl. hydro.

250-833-1801

One only - #26

Suites, Lower BACHELOR suite $800/mo. incl. util. + DD, good for single person (250)803-0381 BRIGHT, lakeview, newly renovated 1 bedroom above ground walk out suite in Hillcrest, NS, NP $850/mo. heat & electricity incl. (250)832-6765 LARGE 1bdrm., avail immed., 1 tenant only, NS, NP, $800/mo. util incl., (250)8328168 or (250)517-9285

LOOKING to rent or house sit, quiet gentleman, ref’s avail., (250)517-7429

Evergreen Mobile Home Park

Rentals

Quit.

Before your time runs out.

250 833-5668

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2015

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Friday, March 27, 2015 Shuswap Market News

Nomination Categories: • COACH Makes a positive contribution to their sport. Is exemplary in developing skills and confidence in participants. A role model who inspires and encourages high athletic achievement.

• MENTOR Makes a positive contribution by being a true leader. An influential counselor, teacher or educator that provides support or sponsorship.

Demonstrates a high level of ethics and professional standards, is an inspirational motivator, excellent communicator, good listener and a reliable resource to the community.

• COURAGE This person has risen above adversity or formidable challenges to become a success. As a result, they have had a positive effect on the people around them.

• ABOVE AND BEYOND This person makes a positive contribution to their community through their work. Someone who goes beyond the requirements of their job to support the community and make it a better place.

COMMUNITY LEADER NOMINEE

ENTRY FORM

Name of Nominee: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: Category:

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Nominator Name:

__________________________________________________________

Nominator Phone Number: ___________________________________________________

ATTACH THIS FORM TO YOUR TYPEWRITTEN SUBMISSION and send to: Attention: CLA Nominee P.O. Box 500 171 Shuswap St. NW, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N7 or email to: cla@saobserver.net

Submissions must be in by May 6, 2015

Tell us about them!

The SUBMISSION you provide should be approximately 250 words and include information such as: length of time nominee has spent in the community; specific examples of the work and/or contribution he/she has made; community associations and memberships. Please provide references of other individuals who may be able to provide further support on the nominee’s behalf.

Community Leader Awards 2015

Address:

Do you know someone who makes a positive contribution to our community?

• EMERGENCY SERVICE Makes a positive contribution to the community by going the extra mile – over and above the call of duty. Is exemplary in the area of emergency services and unselfishly shoulders enormous responsibility while accepting the potential risks and challenges of the job.

• SERVICE ORGANIZATION VOLUNTEER This individual makes a positive contribution to the community by volunteering their time to one community service organization. This person is well thought of and is significantly relied upon by others in the organization.

• VOLUNTEER This individual makes a positive contribution to the community by volunteering their time to a variety of causes. They are dedicated to making a difference in several initiatives.

• YOUTH VOLUNTEER Makes a positive contribution to youth in the community. Someone who is depended upon and committed to provide direction, programs and/or support to ensure our youth have positive experiences.

• ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER Makes a positive contribution to the community by championing environmentally friendly initiatives. Someone who inspires others to be “green” by being a leader in ecologically sound practices.

• COMMUNITY BUILDER Someone who has taken the initiative to engage a variety of local residents in an innovative or new community project or event. The initiative may assist different groups to work together, address a gap in community participation, or result in a more inclusive, engaged community.

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Out on the Town

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.

JOIN THE FIGHT – SUPPORT CANADIANS LIVING WITH CANCER – Join chefs Rob and David for a mouth-watering three-

course meal (fixed price menu) from now until April 4.

For every meal purchased, Shuswap Chefs will donate $10 back to the Canadian Cancer Society. For reservations, call Shuswap Chefs at 250-832-5019.

CLASSIC – Closing night double bill: Wes Anderson’s The Fantastic Mr. Fox runs at 5 p.m. and Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life is at 7:30. Admission is free with a donation of non-perishable food items.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 SHUSWAP FILM SOCIETY – Merchants of Doubt is a

Ceilidh, with music and food, at the Wicked Spoon, 200 Trans-Canada Hwy. A 6 p.m. buffet dinner will be followed by entertainment by Rough Pearl, formerly known as the Cats and the Fiddle and Circle of Friends.

A fundraiser for the Word on the Lake Writers’ Festival, there will be a silent auction, 50/50 draw and games. Get tickets at the Wicked Spoon or Hidden Gems Bookstore. For more info, visit wordonthelakefestivalofwriters. com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 2 FIRST UNITED CHURCH LENTEN SERIES – presents

Spirituality and First Nations with Craig Duck Chief, at

SHUSWAP LAKE HEALTH CARE AUXILIARY – Two-day garage,

bake and book sale takes place from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Mall at Piccadilly. Donations of furniture, household items, toys and books gratefully accepted. Drop off donations at the mall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

March 21 to 26 and March 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call 250-8331881.

SHUSWAP COFFEEHOUSE – takes place

at 7 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre, all ages, door prizes, admission is $3. Call 250-804-8080 for info.

THE GRINDROD PLAYERS – present The Clock Struck Twelve,

a mystery farce by James Reach, at A.L. Fortune School in Enderby at 7 p.m. April 9, 10, and 11 and 2 p.m. April 12. Tickets at $8 are available at the door.

THE JAZZ CLUB OF SALMON ARM PRESENTS – Tunnel Six,

an international collaboration of musical storytellers on their fifth tour of the US and Canada. Their new program of original compositions will showcase the band’s collective vision, as this year’s theme of journeys, spaces and stories” continues the group’s evolution, at 7 p.m. at Shuswap Chefs Restaurant, 551 Trans-Canada Highway. Doors open at 6, tapas are available.

380 Alexander Street NE Salmon Arm P. 250.832.8040

SHUSWAP ASSOCIATION OF WRITERS – presents a Celtic

documentary about pundits for hire who pose as scientific authorities to speak about current topics such as climate change, at 7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.

THURSDAY, APRIL 9

J E W E L L E R S

www.jcbradleyjewellers.com Locally owned and operated

490 - 4900 27th Street, Village Green Centre, Vernon P. 250.545.4944

FRIDAY, MARCH 27

day at Harmonious Homestead and Ewe, 5421 70th St. SW. Grass-fed roast lamb on a bun for lunch will be available at the “Flocks Through” from noon to 2 p.m. in honour of the Chinese Year of the Sheep. Admission is free.

SWING INTO SPRING FUNDRAISER DANCE – to benefit the

Reaching Out Multiple Sclerosis Society that supports local residents with MS from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Seniors Fifth Avenue Activity Centre, 170 Fifth Ave. SE, entertainment by the Barn Catz, door prizes and silent auction. Admission is by donation.

HIDDEN GEMS BOOKSTORE – Bernie Spring, from

Antiquarius.com, will conduct a free Book and Ephemera Appraisal at Hidden Gems Bookstore, 331 Alexander St. NE from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

SHUSWAP FILM SOCIETY – presents Lilting, a film about a

Chinese mother and her son’s partner who try to share their misery over his death, at 5 and 7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.

MONDAY, MARCH 30 OKANAGAN COLLEGE’S CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS AT THE

with Aspiral Youth Partners presents Alberta’s Scott Cook and his band the Long Weekends in a fundraising concert to support the Downtown Activity Centre and community radio station CKVS 93.7 FM. Doors open at 7 p.m. and only 50 tickets will be sold for each show.

KAMLOOPS SYMPHONY – presents Jeffrey Ryan’s Brazen – Concerto for Saxophone.

The programme also features Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien and Symphony #4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Salmon Arm Recreation Centre.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 – Kelly and Blu

Hopkins are the feature act at 9 p.m. and will release their new CD, Home Fires, at a Coffee House at Sunnybrae Hall. Open mike starts at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be available. Admission is $ 2.

SENIORS’ FIFTH AVENUE CENTRE – serves a

pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15

STEELSTRING ACOUSTIC JAM – will

YEAR OF THE SHEEP FLEECE & FIBRE FESTIVAL – Enjoy a

THE VOICE OF THE SHUSWAP – in partnership

SUNDAY, APRIL 12

SATURDAY, MARCH 28 be held at 248 Shuswap St. for all ages, from 2 to 4 p.m. This open jam is fun for all. 248 Shuswap St. For more information, call Ross at 250-515-1585, or email www. musicmansalmonarm.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 10

AUTHOR TANIA MILLEN – will introduce her

7 p.m. at the church, 450 Okanagan Ave. SE. Duck Chief is from Alberta’s Siksika band. He specializes in using technology to communicate traditional cultural values and practices. Everyone is welcome.

LITTLE MOUNTAIN BIBLE CHAPEL –presents It is Finished, an

Easter cantata at 7 p.m. at 3481 10th Ave. SE. Everyone is invited.

POOR TRAITS – Vancouver-based female rock group

performs from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Wicked Spoon Tap & Grill.

FRIDAY, APRIL 3

GRANDMOTHERS TO GRANDMOTHERS SALE OF KNITTED LLED E C N GOODS – The CAnext sale will be held May 1 at The Mall at

Piccadilly.

FIVE CORNERS CHURCH – presents Ascend to Heaven, The

Singing Cross Easter Cantata on Friday and Saturday, April 4 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 3160 10th Ave. SE. Admission is free. Call 250-832-3121 for information.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4 THE MALL AT PICCADILLY – holds the annual Easter Spring

Fling from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring an Easter children’s activity in the morning and an Easter Bonnet contest and spring fashion event in the afternoon.

new book, Pack Em Up, Ride Em Out, with a slideshow and talk about planning and preparing for trail riding in B.C. and Alberta from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Buckerfields.

SUNDAY, APRIL 19 SENIORS’ FIFTH AVENUE CENTRE – Come and dance with

the Jammers at 7 p.m. at 170 Fifth Ave. SE. Call 250832-1065 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for info.

ONGOING… HEALTHIEST BABIES POSSIBLE PROGRAM FOR APRIL –

Tuesday, April 7 – public health immunizations; April 14 – infant development; April 21 – movie at the Salmar Grand; April 28 – herb planting with a dietitian. The program runs Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the basement of Crossroads Church, 121 Shuswap St. SW. Door prizes and lunch provided. For more information, call Trish Johnson at 250-832-2170 Ext. 205.

SCRABBLE CLUB – meets Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.

at the Seniors’ Fifth Avenue Activity Centre. For information, phone Elizabeth 250-832-7478.

COUPLES DANCE – Wednesdays at 2 p.m. until April 15, at

the Seniors’ Fifth Avenue Activity Centre. Review fox trot, waltz and jive, lead/follow – fun, not strict. Ann 250-833-9585.

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