EAGLE VALLEY
NEWS
Middle-school model receives little support Page 2
Timeline for TCH upgrades in region lacking Page 6
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 PM40008236
Vol. 60 No. 15 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (GST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.com
Air rescue: Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Shuswap Station 106 partnered with Vernon Search and Rescue and Wildcat Helicopters Monday morning, April 13, in their first on-water helicopter winch training exercise on Shuswap Lake. Shuswap Station Leader Rob Sutherland captained a barge carrying station members, local politicians and others who wished to watch the training – intended to lift and transport the critically injured directly from Station 106’s rescue vessel by helicopter to hospital. Despite some difficulties on the water, the rescue teams were successful in getting a rescue member to the boat on the water and completed two more landings on shore. More on-water training exercises are planned. Clockwise from top left – Sutherland briefs the crowd of arriving spectators on the day’s training exercise; Vernon Search and Rescue crew member Steve Oliver is about to touch down on the rescue vessel; Station 106 member Dennis Harris and others look on from the barge; Vernon Search and Rescue’s helicopter crew discuss the day’s first outing. Photos by Lachlan Labere