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Call to witness halts trial houseboat fatality: ‘Loyalty to the Crown’ prompts officer to meddle in defence case. By tim petruk KAMlOOPS THIS WeeK
The B.c. Supreme court trial of a man accused of recklessly driving his speedboat into a houseboat on Shuswap lake in 2010 has ground to a halt to allow lawyers to investigate claims a police officer meddled this week in the defence case out of “loyalty to the crown” — something the judge called “concerning.” leon Reinbrecht’s trial on one count each of criminal negligence causing death and criminal negligence causing bodily harm has been ongoing since early February. Ken Brown was killed in a July 3, 2010 collision on Shuswap lake following a postcanada day fireworks display. Brown was at the helm of a 14-metre houseboat when it was struck nearly straight-on by a speedboat. Leon Reinbrecht RcMP cpl. Richard Accused of Harry spent three days negligence this week giving evidence for the crown. He is an expert in marinevessel collisions and was one of the investigators dispatched to the wreckage of the 2010 crash. during his cross-examination of Harry, defence lawyer Joe doyle found out the officer placed a phone call on Wednesday to a canadian coast Guard supervisor to inquire about a defence witness. Justin Beaumont is an employee of the canadian coast Guard and is also an expert in marine accident reconstruction. He has been retained by Reinbrecht’s defence team to give expert evidence See evidence on page A2
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Fully engulfed: Members of the Silver Creek Fire Department are on scene during a massive blaze in a Silver Creek barn, which contained hay and a legal marijuana grow operation. Firefighters could not save the barn, but prevented the blaze from spreading.
Fire razes Silver Creek barn By Barb Brouwer OBSeRVeR STAFF
A massive fire accompanied by several explosions levelled a Silver creek barn that housed a legal marijuana grow operation and stored hay. But two adult residents, five fullgrown horses, a week-old filly, a donkey and several chickens were unharmed. columbia Shuswap Regional Fire chief Kenn Mount says the first call reporting a fully involved structure fire in the 1100 block of Salmon River Road was sounded at 9:11 p.m. Monday, April 20. Sixteen Silver creek firefighters were on scene within 10 minutes and managed to prevent the fire from spreading to other nearby structures. Firefighters, including a rehab team, police, ambulance and emergency social services were on scene for about four hours, he says.
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Mount explains firefighters had to deal with a downed power line that had been attached to the barn and waited 90 minutes for Bc Hydro to arrive. “It’s a challenge, it limits what we can do,” he says. “The guys did a good job; it was a bit of a stubborn fire being a bigger-type farm structure with a known legal grow operation.” Mount says grow ops present complex issues because of massive electrical systems and, in this case, added fuel in the form of hay, along with the marijuana plants and “other unknowns.” To deal with these complex fires, cSRd has developed a pre-incident plan gleaned from its own development services department. “We do our best to have some level of awareness be it a marina, gas station, or legal grow operation,” he says. “We work with the bylaw inspection officer during the licensing process.” Mount says, in this case, there is noth-
ing much left to investigate as the barn burned down to the foundation. As to the cause, he says, “it’s highly possible it’s related to the function of the building.” Mount says there is no clear indication of who was operating the grow op – the owner or the tenant. Meanwhile, tenant erik Backstrom says he and his wife Ashley were watching TV when they noticed the glow on their wall and rushed out to see the barn engulfed and neighbours already leading the horses to a safe paddock. “The community really saved it; they couldn’t save the barn but they saved the fire from spreading,” he said. Backstrom says his supplier can provide him with about a week’s worth of hay for his horses, which he will store in a smaller shelter for the interim. Anyone who can donate or spare a bale or two until the couple can get back on their feet, may call Backstrom at 604754-5756.
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Ducks set up nest downtown By Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF
A happy couple has set up their home on some prime real estate right next to the office of Century 21 Lifestyles. Mr. and Mrs. Mallard. Sheryl Nadon at the real estate office on Ross Street explains that two ducks have been spotted hanging around over the past week – a male and a female. One morning the mallards stopped traffic because the female was lying on the pavement near the curb. The male was lounging nearby in the Ross Street parking lot. On Thursday afternoon, Nadon says the gardener spotted what turned out to be Mama Duck behind shrubbery in the little garden beside the office. In her nest were 10 or 11 eggs. While Nadon and other staff are excited about the neighbouring nursery and think it’s great for people to see the brooding mom, they don’t want to disturb her. A check of the In-
ternet reveals timely advice and information regarding human interaction with city-dwelling mallards. A helpful website is the U.S.’ citywildlife. org from the District of Columbia. “When the ducklings are only 1-2 days old – or as early as a few hours after the last egg has hatched – their mother needs to lead them to water in order to feed,” it states, pointing out she can’t carry them over barriers nor can she bring food to them. It also notes that ongoing intrusions by humans can be stressful, both to the mother and the ducklings. The website does not recommend that people attempt to feed ducklings but, if necessary, people can provide assistance in relocating them to a suitable water body. That’s only if they need help. “The family should not be put in pools or fountains or any water body with a rim that prevents the ducklings from getting out of the water, since their mother will lead them out of
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the water at night and during the day to preen for waterproofing,” the website notes. With Shuswap Lake relatively close, the mallard family will likely head there. Nadon is looking forward to the day the little ducklings are hatched and then set out with their mom. “Won’t that be priceless when we get a troupe of them heading for the lake?” she smiles. And she has an idea how staff can help. “We’re going to have to be crossing guards. That’ll be our new job.”
Evidence could be tossed Continued from front later in the trial. Harry was asked during cross-examination why he phoned the Coast Guard. “In his [Harry’s] view, Mr. Beaumont owed a duty of loyalty to the Crown and should not be testify-
ing in opposition to the Crown,” B.C. Supreme Court Justice Sheri Donegan said. “I will say, on it’s face, it is concerning.” Donegan ordered Harry to disclose summaries of all conversations he has had about Beaumont, as well as all materials in the possession of the RCMP’s West Coast Marine
Service section in relation to the Shuswap Lake boat crash. In court, Doyle raised the prospect of having all of Harry’s evidence tossed depending on what comes to light. The trial was slated to resume today, April 22, to give lawyers enough time to comb through the new disclosure.
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School district floats potential budget cuts
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Education: Options include cutting student services, maintenance. By Tracy Hughes OBSERVER STAFF
In order to cut $1.8 million and balance the school district’s budget, cuts are coming. The question remains what trustees will decide to slash and what to keep when the budget plan comes up for a vote on May 12. “I’m quite sure this is going to generate conversation… What we’d like to do is float this out and, through the feedback process, maybe develop some additional items for consideration and prioritize which would cause the least disruption,” said Sterling Olson, secretary-treasurer. The school district released a document outlining potential operating budget changes, including significant reductions in student services. The proposal looks at cutting literacy intervention, services for deaf and hard-ofhearing students, eliminating the district’s gifted education program and reducing speech and language supports. A major sector on the list of potential cuts is mental health services for students including proposed cuts to counselling, grief counselling and healthy-living programs. In his report to the board, Olson indicated the school district is currently funding mental health services that should be provided by other government ministries including the Ministry of Health and Ministry for Children and Families. “As boards are being required to reduce pro-
grams and services to balance their budgets, boards need to focus their financial resources on areas directly related to their mandate,” he writes. Support for the district’s honour choir is also on the block, as well as additional cuts to music programming. Maintenance is another area facing cuts totalling $473,000. This means less maintenance for school buildings including carpentry repairs, painting, electrical and groundskeeping. The school district is also look-
brought up for discussion, but have not been included in the projections at this time. The proposed cuts do not include any implications from the longterm facilities plan, including the potential $375,000 in savings should Silver Creek Elementary be closed, as these decisions will also be made at the May 12 meeting. If trustees decide to proceed with the report’s recommendations, those savings would mean that other proposed cuts could be reduced.
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Business ideas at their best are coming to the Salmar Classic Theatre. In the fashion of CBC TV’s Dragons’ Den, the theatre will be home to an evening of courageously creative entrepreneurs pitching their ideas to judges. The 2015 edition of the Shuswap Launcha-Preneur gala is the culmination of an entrepreneurial program that began in January. Throughout the past few months, what began as 25 teams have been attending workshops, receiving resources and participating in oneon-one business mentorship to help these entrepreneurs validate their business model and prepare a detailed business plan. At the final night, set for Thursday, April 30 at 6 p.m. sharp, the remaining 12 teams will be competing for several thousand dollars in prizes – both cash and in-kind donations such as accounting, advertising and business consulting. The competition is designed by Enactus students of Okanagan College, as well as Community Futures Shuswap and the Salmon Arm Economic Development Society. Enactus student Sean Rossouw explains not every entrepreneur wants to participate in the final evening because of scheduling or other reasons, while some think their idea isn’t quite ready yet. The types of businesses to be promoted on April 30 cover a number of sectors from agriculture to manufacturing to food services. To start the evening, each team does a twominute pitch – an elevator pitch – which highlights what makes their business good, what makes it stand out. Then the judges vote and whittle down the competition to four teams.
From there, the remaining four give a 10-minute pitch accompanied by a power point or other sort of presentation. Along with the grand-prize winner and second- and third-place prizes, a green award is presented recognizing environmental responsibility. And the formal judges aren’t the only ones picking winners. Included in the evening is a people’s choice award for the audience to choose. “It’s going to be a great event; you can see all these businesses coming forward, and many of them have already started… There are more donations this year than in the past, and bigger prize packages as well,” Rossouw explains, noting that anyone who is an aspiring entrepreneur can come and be inspired by the progress of the competitors.
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Build-a-Metre to support trail projects By Barb Brouwer oBSERvER STAFF
You too can be a trailblazer – and you don’t even have to go outside. The Shuswap Trail Alliance has launched a Love Your Trails fundraiser to build and maintain more trails – metre by metre. The annual Trail Party in February raised $38,000 and the alliance is hoping to almost double the fundraising total to $75,000. Money raised would be used for 2015 trail projects and would allow the hiring of a stewardship co-ordinator. “There are many opportunities with schools, companies and other stakeholders who are taking care of the trails, to do more building and maintenance,” says Trail Alliance chair Winston Pain. “If we had someone to provide direct support to all the stewardship work going on, we could engage the region on a more focused basis.” Since 2006, the trail alliance has completed 170 Greenway Trail projects, 11 signature trail systems, more than 90 regional trails and just over 95 kilometres of new trail. “Even if you value it at $18 a metre, the asset value is over $1.7 million in amenities,” executive director Phil McIntyre-Paul says. “Last year, 513 volunteers worked on 54 trail events and 60 per cent were young people.” While no offer of help is turned down, McIntyre-Paul and the board are often left scrambling to find someone to monitor and supervise the proj-
ect and do a follow-up report. “If we had a stewardship co-ordinator, we could look for other opportunities, follow them through and increase the number of community volunteers,” Pain says. “This is a huge component of how we can get things done…” In 2014, 53 per cent of funding came from 38 partners including CSRD Parks, cities of Salmon Arm and Enderby, BC Parks, Shuswap Community Foundation and Shuswap Tourism. “Ten per cent of the resources came from fundraising and 37 per cent came from in-kind and volunteer steward contributions,” he says. “We tracked it really closely and a conservative estimate of the value towards those projects is $157,000.” Pain and McIntyre-Paul hope to raise $30,000 by the end of May in order to hire a trail steward this year. To help build, improve and maintain area trails throughout the Shuswap, drop off donations to Skookum Cycle and Ski. The alliance is a charitable organization and can issue tax receipts for donations over $20. McIntyre-Paul says the Shuswap Trail Guide, in its sixth printing, has become a critical piece of tourist information. “That’s always been a key part; a trail is only as good as people know about it,” he says. “By the end of the year, we’ll be able to say we have leveraged about a $4 million investment in combined dollars and in-kind contributions to build and maintain trails.”
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Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Salmon Arm will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 500 - 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC, on Monday, April 27, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. 1. Proposed Rezoning Rezone Lot B, Section 24, Township 20, Range 10, W6M, KDYD, Plan EPP1408, from R-1 (Single Family Residential Zone) to R-8 (Residential Suite Zone). Civic Address: 2980 – 25 Avenue NE Location: Southwest corner of 30 Street NE and 25 Avenue NE Present Use: Vacant Proposed Use: Single family dwelling with suite Owner / Applicant: 0735898 BC Ltd. Reference: ZON.1024/Bylaw No. 4089 The file for the proposed bylaw is available for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays from April 14, 2015 to April 27, 2015, both inclusive, in the office of the Corporate Officer at the City of Salmon Arm, 500 - 2 Avenue NE. Those who deem their interest affected by the proposed bylaw are urged to review the file available in the Development Services Department (or telephone 250-803-4021) to obtain the facts of the proposal prior to the Public Hearing. Erin Jackson, Corporate Officer
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Tracy Hughes
Parents share another title Dear Christy Clark, Education Minister Peter Fassbender and Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo. You’ve maybe heard or seen or had one of your communications people refer to something I’ve written in the past – maybe about improvements to the Trans-Canada Highway or wait times for surgeries or the health of Shuswap Lake. But in addition to my role in newspapers, I also have another job. I’m a mom. And when it comes to the well-being of my children, that job becomes my number one priority. So I write to you and my readers as a mom who is terribly worried about her children and their future due to the funding policies your government has put in place. In our school district, we are facing a $1.8 million shortfall, on the heels of a similar cutback last year and cuts in the years before that. While I can agree that some administrative efficiencies might be able to be realized through shared services or other methods, the underfunding of the system, as well as the current per-student funding model, have led to a situation in this district where critical student services are being cut drastically or eliminated altogether. While you may trumpet your system, B.C. students are funded less per student than in other places in Canada. The government itself estimates the 2013/14 per-pupil funding average to be $8,654. Alberta, which also calculates per-pupil funding this way, averaged $10,111 for the 2013/14 school year, while Ontario averaged $11,266. Last year, the children of this district lost library time, a specialized teacher for sex education was slashed, counsellors and speech language services were reduced. This year, in order to meet the budget expectations of your government, the board is proposing further cuts including the elimination of the gifted education program, severe reductions to counselling and mental health programs for students, cuts to supports for speech, deaf and hard-of-hearing students and programs to help struggling readers. As the parent of children who access some of these services, I can vouch for how critical these programs are. I also notice how some of these services should not be funded through the Ministry of Education, but should receive dedicated funding support through other ministries. Mental health services for students, for example, should be a given and should be funded through the Ministry of Health and the Ministry for Children and Families. Speech and supports for deaf or hard-of-hearing are also health issues. At the very least, funds should be transferred to the Ministry of Education to support the health needs of those students. I have already appealed to my school board to do what it can to retain the services that have a direct impact on student learning, but the root of this problem goes beyond local school boards. It lies with you. I may be just one angry parent. But I think there are others like me out there. We also all share another title – voter.
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The old and young make ideal friends It’s a perfect idea. Middle school teacher Steve Rodwell has introduced a project in Salmon Arm that he found very successful when he taught in Enderby. Grade 6/7 students in his language arts class at Shuswap Middle have been matched with a resident at Shuswap Lodge Retirement Residence. The student finds out about their senior’s life over a series of visits and then writes their life story. (see page eight) Not only do the young people get to bond with an older person and hear about life in the decades before they were born, the seniors get a chance to interact with young people and be listened to as they relate the tales of their
lengthy lives. Then they both have the life story as a wonderful reminder of their time together and a treasured keepsake to show others. It’s a win win. Society needs more of this. In the so-called ‘developed’ world, seniors are often separated from their friends and families as they get older, often due to demanding physical needs. Their interaction with young people, which inevitably brightens their day and their lives, can become limited if not non-existent. The day-to-day connections between generations is so important – something which many cultures have not forgotten. This wonderful project at Shuswap Middle should become a model for many more like it.
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VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal government’s sale of Crown properties to help balance its election budget was the dominant story in the legislature last week, as the NDP revealed evidence of a “fire sale” that may have left millions on the table. They started with Burke Mountain, the biggest single deal involving 14 view properties in Coquitlam. The buyer was a prominent developer whose array of companies happened to donate nearly $1 million to the B.C. Liberal Party since 2000. The $85 million price tag was similar to the B.C. Assessment Authority value on these forested properties, but an outside appraisal concluded they could have fetched an additional $43 million if they had spent more time on the hot Lower Mainland real estate market. (This sale made headlines last fall for the province’s $8 million buyout of the local First Nation’s undefined territorial claim, when it was revealed the chief of the tiny Kwikwitlem First Nation pocketed an $800,000 commission.) The government’s defence of the sale went from wobbly to weak. Citizens’ Services Minister Amrik Virk was caught flat-footed and tried to get by on platitudes rather than retreat and find some answers. Premier Christy Clark weighed in, arguing the budget would have balanced without the property sale, and that some sales closed too late to help the election-year budget. Finance Minister Mike de Jong stressed that all these asset sales were detailed in three successive budgets. They downplayed the notion of land sales being rushed. Then the NDP produced a string of emails sent between senior officials responsible for selling two big properties across the street from the legislature. “To be part of the sale and development of over eight acres of Victoria’s beautiful inner harbour area is a once-
in-a-lifetime opportunity. An opportunity that normally would warrant years of planning and preparation,” wrote one citizens’ services bureaucrat. “Unfortunately we don’t have unlimited time – our goal is to have For Sale signs up by Oct. 31 with sales proceeds in the bank by March 31, 2013.” Then came a disclosure about a property in Surrey that had been bought as a potential hospital site. Once the existing hospital was expanded, that property was declared surplus. Indeed, de Jong featured this property to promote the government’s plan to stimulate local economies with private-sector investment on unused land. The Surrey deal closed for $20.5 million on March 21, 2014, just days before the end of the fiscal year. NDP leader John Horgan pointed to an outside appraisal of $23.5 million, and an assessment for tax purposes of $27.2 million. The appraiser also recommended that the “highest and best use” for the Surrey land was to hold it until had been rezoned for commercial, retail or office development. De Jong cited another big health property in Vancouver that sold for more than its appraised and assessed value. It’s only the actual market that determines worth, he insisted. But it’s now clear that these and perhaps other sales were done with arbitrary deadlines that had everything to do with the B.C. Liberals’ need to balance the books. When elections are a battle of sound bites, perception matters more than reality. It’s also worth recalling that the budget deficits prior to the 2013 election were largely a result of the B.C. government’s costly undoing of the harmonized sales tax, rather than the harsh forces of international finance. Surplus asset sales have a long tradition in B.C., where the government owns more than 90 per cent of all land. But after this round, full disclosure will be demanded. -Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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Highway dawdling costs us all Highways cost money to build but they also cost money not to build. The estimated cost to complete the Trans-Canada Highway from Monte Creek Junction to the Alberta border is $6 billion. Every year, due to increased construction costs, 10 per cent plus inflation, this cost is increased by at least $600 million whether or not any work is done on the highway. In 2000, the estimated cost was $2 billion. These figures do not represent the cost of lost business due to highway shut down or fatalities (average 16 per year at a cost of three million dollars each). In order to build highways we must actually work on them with backhoes and bulldozers, not news releases and excuses. Poor planning and scheduling by the highways department is largely to blame for the increase in the cost of our highways. The substandard materials and workmanship that are used in building these highways result, in many cases, in revisiting
and reconstruction of the roadways long before necessary. There is no reason why highway construction cannot continue year round (in some capacity) as is done in other jurisdictions instead of the halfyear construction that takes place in B.C. At the current rate of construction the people can expect four-laning of the TCH to take 50 years, not the five years that the Coquihalla and Connector took. It is time for an in-depth investigation of the workings of the highways department to find out why our cost of fatalities on this stretch of road are going to exceed the $150 million that your government has budgeted for improvements on the highway over the next three years. Erecting more signs and placing do-dads on the road just won’t cut it. R. A. (Bob) Edwards
Adult education deserves funds In my opinion the BC Liberal government is blind. They cannot see how important it is for lowincome adults, young and old, to have funding for upgrading courses needed for university programs. Education should be as our health care is: free or cheap to anyone who is in need of it. Yes, many of us have graduated but that does not mean we have jobs that pay us enough to cover the cost of upgrading our education, especially considering minimum wage is currently $10.25 an hour. Though education is of significant value, adults in this position don’t have enough pennies saved up to spend on something this expensive, it’s just not feasible. Many would like to know who had the brilliant idea to cut our funding for the upgrading courses.
I, and others, are outraged they are making these outrageous decisions. As of right now, B.C. does not have enough trained and educated people to fill the gap the baby boomers are leaving behind. If we want to continue to grow in our technology and health care, we need to put more focus on training our replacements for those retiring. There are many reasons as to why the government should not be cutting the funding to our much-needed educational programs. This is my viewpoint on why I think that all post-secondary education, or at least the upgrading courses, should be free or heavily funded. I can only hope that most of you feel the same way, so that we can make a change to this new policy that takes effect on May 1 of this year. Kailey Charest
Focus should be on family, not government Whose responsibility is it to teach morals and life skills to our children? Having just read a student’s interesting letter to the editor re: the cut in funds for sex-ed in our schools, I was surprised at the notion that parents and family have no part in the wellbeing of students.
Are we handing our children over to the school boards? Don’t give our youth over to the state (so to speak) by demanding government step in where the family should take responsibility and provide the personal tools to direct our youth to a successful future. I believe the teachers and
government shouldn’t be expected to fill the gap in life skills. The responsibility of grooming our youth for the future lies with the Family, School Boards, and Community. Doreen Wilson
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1925
The cold storage plant at the Exchange was completed, and farmers were urged to plant all the berries they could get picked. It was visualized that acreage should be increased to a point where a carload a day was being shipped from Salmon Arm.
1935
Between Revelstoke and Salmon Arm, 150 men walked out of the Relief Camps to face the unknown at the Coast. They gathered around the bandstand in Salmon Arm, then got on freight trains heading west. No one knew what the status of the camp strikers would be if they sought reinstatement. Capt. Smith brought the Whitesmith into port for the first time since last fall.
1945
R.L Howard, campaign chairman, reported Salmon Arm and district set a new record of $5248.85 in the annual Red Cross appeal for funds.
1955
It was noted on the front page of the Observer that a jet plane soared high over Salmon Arm. The tell-tale vapour streak could be seen for a considerable distance and created an unusual spectacle against a clear blue Shuswap sky. The dramatic report the Salk vaccine “works” gave new meaning to the B.C. immunization program which would include nearly 300 Grade 1 and preschool area children in Salmon Arm. Purchase of Rivers Dairyland, owned by J.P. Rivers and supplying milk to the residents of the city and district by the Shuswap-Okanagan Dairy Industries Co-operative Association, was approved at the annual meeting of the dairymen’s co-operative organization, held in the institute hall.
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High five: It’s hard to say who is enjoying the life-story sessions at Shuswap Lodge more, student Lucas Bettcher or resident Mary MacLachlan. dents and shows they are indeed still very much alive. Students were conducting the second of three interviews with their senior partners last Wednesday morning. The program is one teacher Steve Rodwell has introduced in his first year at Shuswap Middle School. But he is well-acquainted with the project and its amazing outcomes as he did it with his classes at M.V. Beattie school where he taught for 14 years. This year, 26 students were matched with 18 Shuswap Lodge residents and in session one, asked 30 scripted questions. Shuswap Lodge staff member Carrie Whiting, who is in charge of recreational activities at the lodge, was initially worried about getting enough residents to participate. To her surprise, most responded will-
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The Gleneden Community Association is holding their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, April 29 at 7:30 at the Gleneden Hall (4901 - 50 Ave NW)
Cell antennas: Federal agency will still control health and safety. By Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF
A new policy has been created for Salmon Arm which governs location of cell phone towers and outlines the accompanying consultation process – a policy which doesn’t satisfy all the wishes of Citizens for Safe Technology. Kevin Pearson, director of development services, explained that council had asked staff to create a policy that mirrors Industry Canada’s revised protocol (2014) and includes design guidelines and notification requirements. The new policy, which will go to the April 27 meeting of council, will refer to all new towers, no matter their height. A proponent would be required to inform property owners within 100 metres or three times the height of their tower.
The consultation period with the public will be up to a maximum of 120 days. Staff said the new policy will also inform those concerned with health and safety issues where to send complaints to federal officials, noting the city has no control over them. Regarding small cell technology, which is usually less than one cubic metre and can be attached to lamp posts or hydro poles, the new policy’s initial wording stated the city ‘requests’ notification of any installations in the city. Coun. Tim Lavery emphasized he would like to see the word ‘requests’ replaced with ‘expects,’ adding he would like to see a tally of such installations. Both Lavery and Coun. Alan Harrison said public input is welcome, Harrison noting it should be sent to coun-
City to ponder flood study A request to get things rolling in terms of a flood hazard risk assessment for the Salmon River Valley will be discussed at the April 27 meeting of Salmon Arm Council. Coun. Tim Lavery gave notice of motion at the April 13 meeting that he would introduce a motion for the city to hire a professional engineer or geoscientist to prepare a ‘request for proposals’ document for conducting a flood hazard risk assessment. To do that, $10,000 would be transferred from the flood hazard risk assessment reserve. His resolution was preceded by 10 ‘whereas’ statements about rationale, including the fact federal or provincial grant funding for an assessment might be contingent on the city having a “shelf-ready” project requiring a flood hazard risk assessment. Lavery also noted the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
might be conducting a limited study on the Salmon River.
Tim Lavery COUNCILLOR cil, not staff, as staff are following council’s direction. Pearson noted the policy is not a bylaw, so can be easily updated. Outside city hall after the meeting Monday, a number of citizens who have been advocating for change, particularly regarding what they
consider the folly of following the federal government’s Safety Code 6, expressed their reactions to the new city policy. Safety Code 6 lays out the level of electromagnetic radiation that Industry Canada considers safe, one which Citizens for Safe Technology say is too high. The group of citizens told the Observer the new policy doesn’t address the public health and safety concerns. Ronn Boeur said he is also concerned about two things: that Rogers is planning to put up another tower and that small cell antennas will be excluded from the
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School board refuses Frequent Pro-Life request BATHROOM TRIPS? By Tracy Hughes OBSERVER STAFF
The school district has balked at allowing a group to use its property for a pro-life display. The Shuswap ProLife Society requested the use of school district property at the corner of Third Street SW and First Avenue SW near the Centenoka Park Mall for a one-day display of 10,000 little pink and blue flags, each representing 10 babies lost to abortion every year in Canada. The majority of trustees were of the opinion that the topic was too controversial and permitting the display may imply the school district was taking a position on the abortion issue. “I think we need to be Switzerland and stay neutral,” said trustee Kelly Rowe, who said it was not the place
for the school district to allow its property to be used for political or religious public displays. Enderby’s Chris Coers, however, said she had no problem with sharing the space, noting the school district does share space with Roots and Blues Festival.
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outdoor display designed to attract the attention of the general public. Trustee Jenn Wilchuk disagreed, noting an issue like abortion is not the same as a music festival. “It would look like we are taking a position, because it is our property.” She also wondered what other groups might then make a similar request. Trustee Larissa Lutjen pointed out that abortion is legal in Canada and school district students may have opted for abortions. “Something like that could traumatize students and perhaps be thought of as shaming.” The board opted to instruct administration to deny the request and are referring the issue to a committee, with the view to developing a policy to deal with requests.
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Fire risk climbs, officials hope for rain By Barb Brouwer OBSERVER STAFF
Only Mother Nature knows what the fire season will be. While lower elevations were dry on Monday, Environment Canada was forecasting rain for today through to the weekend. “It will depend on how much of it gets to the valley bottoms,” says fire information officer Kayla Pepper from the Kamloops Fire Centre, noting March was drier than normal and fire offi-
cials are seeing fire activity in the Kamloops Fire Centre region that is typical of later in the season. To date, no wildfires have been reported in the Salmon Arm Fire Zone. “Conditions are dry, especially in the valley bottoms, but we’re starting to see it at higher elevations,” said Pepper on Monday. “We’re hoping for relief during the week.” Pepper says specialized wildfire forecasters never look more than 10 days ahead and
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we could have in July and August,” she says. “June is the month. It could rain, but if we don’t get precipitation, it will really set the tone for the rest of fire season.” Since April 1, the official start of a new fire season in terms of collecting data, the Kamloops Fire Centre has had 11 reports of wildfires destroying 109 hectares of land. All have been person-caused, whether from open burning, equipment use or abandoned campfires.
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BC Assessment wants owners to update info By Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF
If you own a home, BC Assessment would like a little information from you. You may have received a form in the mail requesting information on any renovations or additions to your home. “It’s just to help us update our records,” says Tracy Wall, deputy assessor for the Thompson-Okanagan region. “We’re encouraging homeowners to fill out as best they can and, if they’re having diffi-
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’Backs complete El-Mir trade The Salmon Arm Silverbacks have acquired 20-year-old forward Dustin Gorgi from the Grande Prairie Storm to complete the Karl ElMir trade. The 6’3, 84-kilogram forward from Red Deer, Alta. just completed his second full season in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The Telus Cup National Midget Championship winner with Red Deer in 2012-2013 will bring leadership, experience and depth to the Silverbacks roster.
Minor football itching to start Shuswap Minor Football is beginning to prepare for the 2015 football season. The season of play is from August until November. There will be a parent meeting at the Little Mountain Field House on Saturday, May 9 starting at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.shuswapfootball.com.
Mead completes Boston Salmon Arm runner Matt Mead successfully completed the world-famous Boston Marathon in rainy spring conditions. Mead finished in a respectable 378th, running just over two minutes past the two-hour-and-40-minute mark he had set himself. In only his third marathon, he ran alongside more than 30,000 runners from across the globe.
Volunteers needed Salmon Arm will once again be hosting the 2015 U16 BC Cup, and the Shaw Centre is in need of a couple of volunteers for this week’s event. The annual tournament for under-16 players goes from April 22 to 26.
Bridge winners The results for Wednesday, April 8 are: North/ South – in first Gordon and Yvonne Campbell and in second was Phil and Rose Mitchell. East/West – in first was Vicki Coe and Jack Ashenbrenner, and in second was Bob Clugston and Lori Nelson. Sunday Duplicate Club’s results for April 19 are as follows: tied for first place, Edie and Jack Swanson and Nan McAdam and Norma Hobbs; in third place, Sande and Milford Berger; tied for fourth place, Ona Bouchard and Doreen Roberts and Naomi and Eugene Ogino. The Sunday Duplicate Club will stop for the summer and resume play in October. Have a sports event? Write to us at:
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More than 100 runners ages of four to 65 line up at the start of the twokilometre race at Little Mountain in the Wild Soles Trail Running Series. The second run in the series will be on April 27 at Park Hill.
NHL playoff matchup hits home Friendly foes: Flames and Canucks fans keep rivalry enjoyable. By Evan Buhler OBSERVER STAFF
What causes a rivalry? In many cases it comes down to geographical, political and economic differences between clubs. The Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks rivalry has been revived this year in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in 11 years, and finds its roots in the aforementioned topics and history between the two teams. Separated by the lofty peaks of the Rocky Mountains, Salmon Arm falls roughly halfway between Vancouver and Calgary, the two largest cities in Western Canada. Vancouver is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, the peaks of the Coast Mountains and forests, and Calgary sits at the base of the foothills on an expanse of flat prairie. Salmon Arm is home to many expats from both cities and, as a result, the allegiance to both teams is prevalent in the community.
On the surface there appears to be more Canucks fans in town, thanks in large part to geography. “Because we’re in B.C. it’s like the Canucks are the hometown team in a way. They are the only team in the province so you have to cheer for them if you live in B.C.,” says Canucks’ fan Jeff Smith. As soon as the Canucks secured a postseason ticket, fans started pulling out the car flags and other assorted of memorabilia. However, if you look close enough you will find the trademark “flaming C” and colour red standing out like a sore thumb against the blue and green of the Canucks fan gear. Flames fans are not afraid to show support for their team in a Vancouver-centric fan base. In the past week, Flames fans have been seen proudly supporting their team’s first trip to the post season since 2009, displaying team colours, wearing jerseys, shirts, etc. At the Bastion Carni-
val last Friday, Tiffany Loewen, whose family relocated to Salmon Arm from Calgary last October, was the only one in a Flames jersey. A born-and-raised Calgarian, Loewen said she is a huge Flames fan who had to show her support – even if it made her stand out in the crowd. One resident on Okanagan Avenue has even hung a Flames flag on the outside of their house. Fans of both teams have been seen intermingling and poking fun at each other in a friendly manner at community events over the past week. Even Bastion Elementary School has joined in on the lighthearted fun. Bastion’s vice-principal Paul Rosman has taped over the school’s bus lane and kiss-andgo lane in front of the school with Flames or Canucks fan lanes signs. While there is no animosity between fans in town, it’s a different story on the ice. Games two and three have ended in line brawls,
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brawl in the concourse following game two at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The first-round series will shift back to Vancouver on Thursday evening for game five.
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Tristen Bailey of the Okanagan Lakers Atom select hockey team scores on a rebound at the side of the net against the Kootenay Avalanche at the Shaw Centre on Saturday, April 18. The teams battled to a thrilling 4-4 tie. The Lakers also faced teams from the South Okanagan.
Sharp Shooters hit Vernon for four The shuswap sharp shooters U12 girl’s development team brushed off vernon 4-0 last sunday at Marshall Fields in vernon. shuswap took control of the game quickly with an early finish from Jordan King. Lys Milne passed the ball to King, who cut past a vernon defender and slotted the ball in-
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the second half. The second goal of the game came on a set piece when Laura Hall delivered a well-placed corner kick into the box. The sharp shooters’ brooklyn Davidson received the ball with a one-touch pass to sophia ruckle, who buried it in the back of the net.
Milne displayed excellent composure when she found the back of the net after a scuffle in front of the vernon goal making it 3-0. King finished off the scoring for shuswap, when she buried the ball with her left foot making it 4-0. Alana o’Dell recorded the assist.
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Slipping by Mount Boucherie defenders are unable to stop Salmon Arm Secondary Jewel Keara Muir as she moves the ball closer to the Kelowna team’s end in rugby action Thursday, April 16 on the Jackson campus field. The home team beat Kelowna 68-0. The next action for the SAS girls rugby team is this evening starting at 4 p.m. at the Jackson Field.
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Pamela Wocknitz and Kaitlin Beagle, both youth female novice boxers in different weight categories, had no one in their division so the organizer Brett and Bulldogs’ coach Peggy Maerz put these young women in the ring to demo the sparring aspect of the sport. In the semi-finals of the men’s senior 60kg elite division, Ryan Hornung stepped into the ring against Mohamed Eljag. Hornung experienced only his second loss in 13 bouts. The two boxers are well known to each other, which proved to be an interesting fight.
The last time these two met, Hornung was victorious. On Saturday night, Beagle climbed in the ring for the second time in two days for an exhibition against a senior elite boxer, Simone Furrer. Beagle pressed the fight from start to finish, and the experienced Furrer pushed back. Beagle showed excellent novice skills for someone with no bouts and only one demo. Each of the boxers will attend the provincials championships on May 7-9, and the victors will advance to nationals.
Novice Outlaws look to improve The Shuswap Outlaws novice lacrosse team can only improve after losing their first game of the season last Saturday in Enderby. For many of the
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It wasn’t love at first sight when Barb and Doug Hughes met in Calgary in 1954. But a love of music has been woven through their marriage, which began in 1956. It is also a critical factor in Salmar’s livevia-satellite presentations of opera from New York’s Metropolitan Opera, as well as ballet, often from the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. The couple met through mutual friends, who knew both Barb and Doug shared a love of skiing as well as music. “Doug had studied voice and thought he’d like to be an opera singer, but he didn’t think he had the voice,” says Barb. “And from my youth, I wanted to be a ballet dancer, but I didn’t have the physique. I was a bit too short.” Instead, the couple enjoyed their passion for opera and ballet by attending concerts in Canada and abroad. “We went to a lot of concerts in Calgary, the Celebrity series,” says Barb smiling at the memory of the chill in the old Stampede Corral Concert Hall where wood covered the ice below. “We saw numerous famous people like violinist (Ruvin) Heifetz, (Artur) Rubinstein in the late ’50s and Joan Sutherland in 1967.” The Hughes moved to Vancouver in 1958 and Barb describes the city of the time as being provincial and without an appreciation for opera. Canadian Jon Vickers, considered by many to be one of the greatest heroic tenors of all time, would sell out in England’s prestigious Covent Garden, but only drew a small audience in Vancouver, Barb says. “Canadians at that time didn’t think Cana-
dians were good enough,” she says. Leafing through a bouquet of old programs, treasured reminders of evenings spent at the theatre, Barb says she first saw the Bolshoi Ballet in Vancouver in 1963. She rhapsodizes about hearing famous coloratura soprano Joan Sutherland sing the tragic opera Lucia di Lammermoor. In 1967, the couple travelled to Montreal for the World’s Fair and to hear celebrated Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson sing in Richard Strauss’ Elektra. “She was a big name in the opera world; she gave a lot of money to artists like Placido Domingo because he did so much for young people in the opera world,” Barb says, adding a memory she will never forget is the moment of silence at the end of Nilsson’s performance, followed by an audible whoosh that filled the theatre as everyone stood up to applaud. Over the years, the couple joined music tours to San Francisco and New York, attending as many as five operas on each tour. “In order to get tickets, you had to go on a tour,” she says. “In New York, there was sometimes a combination of ballet, opera and symphony, and sometimes individual concerts...” Barb and Doug were introduced to opera at an early age, with both of them growing up in families that enjoyed CBC’s Saturday Afternoons at the Opera. The couple moved to Salmon Arm in 1973 and when live-via-satellite productions became available, the Hughes approached Salmar general manager Daila Duford to see about bringing them to the big screen. “Doug suggested why can’t we get the Met productions,” Barb laughs. “He knew
Together: Barb and Doug Hughes, above, share a passion for opera and ballet that stretches across 59 years of marriage. Right, the young couple ready to go to the opera. I liked ballet, so I said ‘which one?’ and he said ‘Bolshoi’ and I said get them.” With Salmar board approval the live-viasatellite programs began in 2007 and audiences have been growing ever since. Duford lets the Hughes know which operas will be available in the upcoming season and Barb and Doug go over them with her to choose ones they know are excellent and are likely to appeal to the Salmon Arm audience. Doug has a list of about 200 people he phones prior to every production, and while Barb is happy with the opera program that consistently attracts about 60 people, she would like to see larger ballet audiences. “I thought this is important; that’s why I’d like younger people to go. That’s our future audience,” she says, noting the program is a ShuGo participant in which youths between the ages of 12 and 21 can buy tickets for $5. The next Met Live in HD performance is a double bill – Pagliaci and Cavallaria Rusticana at 9:30 a.m. this Saturday, April 25 at the Salmar Classic. Run time is three hours and 30 minutes.
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To some women, it’s about the shoes. To Kathryn Vennard, She Shoe Swap – For Charity on May 9 is a fitting way to celebrate her late mother’s life. “She lived her life in Salmon Arm and was always giving her time and energy for some cause or another,” says Vennard, noting Rosemarie volunteered with many helping organizations. After her mom died in 2012, Vennard started an endowment fund at the Shuswap Community Foundation called Rosemarie’s Fund. “It’s for good things in and around Salmon Arm in her name,” Vennard says. “She loved this place and the people who live here. We wanted to create something that would grow her fund and hopefully be a way for us all to remember her and her philosophy – do it because you care.” Inspiration for the shoe swap came from Vennard’s own closet, where she discovered several shoes and a few purses that were in great shape, but were not going to see the light of day anytime soon.
Support shelter Support Royal LePage’s Shelter Foundation garage sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 9 at Royal LePage Access Real Estate, 551 Trans Canada Hwy. NE next to McGuire Lake. Since 2009, national Garage Sale for Shelter has raised $2 million dollars. You can help by donating gently used items to the Big Steel Box in from of Royal Lepage’s office and shopping the deals on May 9. The Shelter Foundation is Canada’s largest public foundation dedicated exclusively to supporting women’s shelters and ending violence against women and children.
“I cannot be the only woman who has done this – bought shoes on a whim, then looked at them and thought ‘those are the ones that pinched, you wore them once,’” she laughs. “It’s where we can’t quite seem to let go, but in this case, it’s because it’s such a great cause and someone else is going to enjoy them.” Women are invited to place new or gently used shoes and purses in drop boxes at RBC Royal Bank on Alexander Street and Brooke Downs Vennard law offices on Third Street NE. Donors are eligible to win great ‘thank you’ prizes and buyers get super deals while supporting two local charities – Rosemarie’s Fund and the S.A.F.E. Society. Prices for most shoes and bags are $10 each. Some of the more amazing items are a little more (up to $20) and there’s a Toonie Table for super sale shoppers. “If you feel guilty for getting too good a deal, you are welcome to also put some money in the donation jar,” says Vennard. “It all goes to charity, so that will make the guilt disappear.” The sale will be held
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nard has been collecting purses and shoes for the annual swap on May 9. from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9 across from Sport Chek in the Mall at Piccadilly. And there is an opportunity to acquire a new bag in the exciting Ooh la la Purse Raffle: a beautiful Kate Spade with tags, navy with white trim; a little black Coach for evening or casual fun; a fuschia leather Coach with the wrappers and tag still attached – the perfect spring/summer bag with enough room for sunglasses, sunscreen and more. Tickets at $2 each, or three for $5, can be applied to a favourite purse and are available at Shuswap Clothing and Shoe.
The draw will take place at the end of the day on May. 9. Winners will be posted at www. sheshoeswaps.com. If you have a Coach bag, a Prada purse, a Marc by Marc Jacobs handbag, or some other great brand that you would like to donate, let Vennard know at 250832-8880. “Each year it is bigger and better and we can’t wait to see what happens in 2015,” Vennard says. “The group of amazing volunteers make this possible, along with the great businesses who host a drop box, donate a donor prize, or let us place advertising shoes and bags in their shops.”
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Kamloops Symphony director Bruce Dunn conducts the bassists during the symphony’s performance of Jeffrey Ryan’s Brazen while guest soloist Julia Nolan plays her part in the concerto for saxophone at the SASCU Rec Centre.
Check-up time for teddy bears The second annual Teddy bear Hospital and Community Health Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. saturday, May 2 at save on Foods at the Mall at Piccadilly. The admission to Teddy bear Hospital and Children’s Fair is $5 for those bringing a bear from home, or participants can join in by purchasing a new hospice bear for $12. In addition to the Teddy bear Hospital, children can enjoy interactive events hosted by participating vendors such as salmon Arm recreation, as well as three bouncy castles, free hotdogs, face painting, and an on-site colouring contest. There is no charge to visit the trade show style health fair, which offers education, awareness and information from local health-based businesses and organizations for adults and children.
Fair participants are also welcome to enjoy free hotdogs and refreshments. shuswap Hospice society wants to encourage everyone to live an active lifestyle, and to get outdoors and enjoy what the community has to offer through their step Up For Hospice Challenge. Hospice will have sign-up forms at the event for anyone wishing to commit to 10,000 steps per day for three months. The cost to sign up is $5 and includes a pedometer. shuswap Hospice society was founded in 1986. It is headquartered in salmon Arm and offers free counselling and support to those dealing with loss and diagnosis. Hospice also provides support for caregivers and advocacy for advance-care directives in the shuswap. For more information, visit www.shuswaphospice.ca.
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Left to Right: Kiefer, Linden, Rob, Geoff, Jennifer, Ryan, Trevor & Greg. Inset: Trudy & Bruce Hall, owners.
Action Safety Bruce and Trudy Hall, the owners of Action Safety, and their team of qualified technicians service all makes ultimateenclosures@gmail.com of vehicles. Specializing in all automotive repairs and using the most current diagnostic and repair SALES-INSTALLATION-SERVICE equipment to maintain and service your vehicle. Wheel alignments, computerized tune-ups, air conditioning installation and repairs, to front end repair and exhaust systems plus repairs and sales of AUTOMOTIVE tires are some of the things they do. Action Safety is also BCAA approved and a Locally owned andinspection operated facility. government-approved vehicle Servicing all makes & models. Call today to make your vehicle’s appointment. Call Brad Reimer
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John & Irma Kurtz met in 1949 and were married on April 25, 1950 in Regina, Sask. They have 3 children, Greg, Deby and Donna, 7 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. The family moved to Moose Jaw, Sask. in 1971 where they owned a successful business which they sold in 1982 and enjoyed an early retirement. They enjoyed many years at their cabin in East Trout Lake in Northern Sask. and spent winters in Mexico. In 2004 they moved to Salmon Arm BC to be closer to their children. They are active in their church and community. John and Irma are celebrating 65 years of marriage on April 25, 2015 in Kelowna
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Alan Little Feb. 23, 1969-April 24, 2012 Gone yet not forgotten Although we are apart Your spirit lives with in Forever in our hearts From Mom, Joanne, your Brothers and their families
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A combined memorial service for Alf and Olga Ames will be held at the Salmon Arm Community Centre on Saturday, May 9, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers a contribution may be made c/o Bowers Funeral Service PO Box 388, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N5 Alf & Olga Ames Community Service Bursary This bursary is dedicated to a deserving student that has demonstrated community involvement and contribution.
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LANCE, OLGA Feb. 2, 1934 – April 16, 2015 Olga passed away on April 16, 2015 at Sicamous, BC at the age of 81 years. Olga is survived by her loving family, four daughters; Wanieta, Roxanne, Phyllis and Maureena, two sons; Joe Jr. and Laurence (Lori), nine grandchildren and many great grandchildren. The family would like to thank Dr. Beech and is wife Pam, Lions Club and community of Sicamous for your support. Memorial donations in Olga’s name may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, 729 Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 2B5. Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium, Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories of Olga through her obituary at www. fischersfuneralservices.com.
EVANS, NORMAN ALLEN 1939 – 2015 Born March 29, 1939 at Spiritwood, SK, passed away on April 8, 2015 at Salmon Arm, BC at the age of 76 years. A memorial service was held 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Fischer’s Funeral Services with Pastor Myron Crown officiating. A reception followed. Email condolences and share memories through Norm’s obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices.com. POWELL, M. HELEN August 11, 1926 - December 5, 2014 Helen Powell passed away peacefully on December 5, 2014 at Mt. Ida Mews in Salmon Arm, B.C. at the wonderful age of 88. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Fischer’s Funeral Services, Salmon Arm. Email condolences and share memories through Helen’s obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices. com. NUNN, JESSIE LILLIAN Jessie Lilian Nunn (nee Pooley), born in London, England on December 16, 1924, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Hillside Village, Salmon Arm, BC on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at the age of 90 yrs. Jessie was predeceased by her husband, Don Sr, in 1985 and her oldest son, Don Jr, from Smithers, BC, in 2014. She is survived by her children Lana Kirkby, Janet (Ken) Siemens, Jacquie Smolne, Steven Nunn, Mike (Lenora) Nunn, Rennie Nunn, Clint Nunn, and extended family, Rainer Smolne and Tammy Brookes. Also, 15 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren, who all fondly remember her as “Nannie”. Jessie was very proud and spoke often of her service in the English military during WW2. Soon after the war she married and started raising her 4 oldest children before immigrating to Canada in 1956. In 1958, Jessie and Don finally settled in Sardis where they added another 4 boys to the family before moving to Salmon Arm in 1979. A couple of accomplishments in Jessie’s life, besides raising 8 children included opening a teen dance club in the early 60’s at Vedder Crossing in Sardis, and volunteering with the Canadian Cancer Society for 17 years as the financial aid representative in the Salmon Arm area. The family would like to give a special thank you to Dr. Aitchison for her extra special care, and also to the ‘too numerous to count’ staff at Hillside Village, for their kindness and for treating our mom like family. Interment will be held Saturday, May 30 at 1:00 pm at Mt. Ida Cemetery, Salmon Arm, BC Online condolences can be sent through Jessie’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.
RONALD (RON) ANDREW BROWN 1956 - 2015 With loved ones by his side; it brings us great sadness to announce the passing of Mr. Ronald (Ron) Andrew Brown at the age of 58 years. Ron will be dearly missed by his girls; Gwen Brown and Mandy (Rick) Brown, grandchildren; Caleb, Hope, Jacobus, MeLeah, Willow as well as many family members both near and far. Ron will be dearly missed by his very special friend Louise as well as numerous friends that he made on his journey. The family would like to thanks all the Staff at Hillside Village for such wonderful hands and hearts. Ron will be remembered for his love of oldies Music, his sense of humour, his joyful laugh and his love for others. A celebration of Life service for Ron will be held on Friday April 24, 2015 at 2pm from Bowers Funeral chapel, a reception will follow allowing friends and family to continue sharing memories. Funeral arrangements are in the care of Bowers funeral Service, Salmon Arm, BC Online condolences may be sent through Ron’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com
ALEXANDER NORBERT (NORB), MacDONALD Alexander Norbert MacDonald (Norb) died peacefully April 1, 2015 in Salmon Arm B.C. at the age of 89. Norb is survived by his daughter, Laura (Enderby) and granddaughters Cara and Aidan (Vancouver). He was predeceased by his dear wife of 58 years, Carolyn, and his beloved daughter Ruth. Norb is also survived by nephews David, James, and Michael and niece Lynn. Norb was born in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, May 3, 1925. He attended Acadia University (Nova Scotia) and later Brown University (Rhode Island) where he met Carolyn. After marriage the two moved west where he obtained his PhD in History at Washington University (Seattle). It was there they started their family. He began teaching at the University of British Columbia in 1961 and taught there for 25 years. He often stated how much he appreciated the opportunities his work gave him. Norb and Carolyn were very active and loved participating in athletic endeavors. In later years they enjoyed travelling together, which included a bike tour of France. Norb and Carolyn shared a love of music and dancing, and Norb also enjoyed watching football with a box of apples by his side. More than anything he was very social and really loved a good conversation. After retirement Norb could often be spotted cycling or walking to a favorite coffee shop. In his later years he had kind care from South Granville Park Lodge (Vancouver), his dedicated care giver Myrna (Vancouver), and the staff at Mount Ida Mews (Salmon Arm). A gathering to remember Norb will be held in the summer of 2015 in Vancouver. Online condolences may be sent through Norb’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com
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CURRIE, AUDREY BERNICE 1927 – 2015 Audrey Bernice Currie was born on April 10, 1927 and passed peacefully with her daughter Shawnene at her side in her home in Calgary on March 19, 2015. Audrey is predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Lloyd Currie and her eldest son Lanny Currie. She leaves behind two daughters: Wyona and Carl Hansen of Salmon Arm and Shawnene Currie and Larry Flamond of Calgary as well as two sons, Kim and Jacquie Currie of Salmon Arm/Calgary and Shan Currie and Souad Arbouche of Calgary. She also leaves behind 10 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Audrey was born in Saskatchewan and moved to British Columbia when she was five years old where she believed she was going to be able to climb a strawberry tree. In her teen years she worked at the apple packing plant. Audrey later met Lloyd and they married August 4, 1948. She and Lloyd raised their five children at the same homestead as she was raised on. Audrey was an employee of Sears Canada, where she made life long friends. Audrey was a fabulous cake decorator and enjoyed doing birthday cakes for family and friends; her passion though was creating masterpiece wedding cakes. Audrey loved travelling the world and enjoyed meeting people. She also loved when her children came home for visits and especially when there were get togethers with family and friends. Tuesdays and Fridays found her faithfully enjoying coffee or lunches with her girlfriends until her move to Calgary. Audrey was a strong woman always ready for an adventure: and so we will rejoice her life for it was a good life, at an Open House Sunday April 26, 2015 from 11:00am to 2:00pm at Fischer’s Funeral Services, 4060 1st Ave. SW, Salmon Arm. Our Family thanks the team at Piccadilly Terrace for the support they gave her while she lived there, and the team of Health Care Aides, RN’s and day support she had while living in Calgary. Email condolences and share memories of Audrey through her obituary at www. fischersfuneralservices.com. IN FIND IT THE CLASSIFIEDS
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FRANCIS MAE NAHM (NEE LANDER) Mae passed away in Vancouver General Hospital, with family present, on April 2, 2015, following a brain aneurysm. Mae was born on a farm near Wolseley, Saskatchewan on October 6, 1927, the oldest of five siblings and was one of many rural Saskatchewan students that used ‘horse’ power instead of a bus to get to school. Mae graduated from Wolseley High School in 1946 and after attending Balfour Tech in Regina, entered the workforce. In 1953, accompanied by sister Joy, Mae came to Kelowna to work for the Provincial Government. Here Mae met and married Tilman Nahm, the evening operator at Canadian National Telegraphs for many years. They married in June 1955, buying orchards in the Benvoulin area of Kelowna, growing fruit until 1988. In 1989 they moved north to Grindrod to achieve their lifelong dream of owning a ranch. They developed their hobby ranch on the banks of the Shuswap River in a beautiful setting that was Mae’s Happy Home until her death. In these lovely surroundings, Mae enjoyed nature, feeding wild birds, gardening and growing and preserving an amazing bounty of fruits, vegetables, nuts and berries. Mae is survived by her lifelong partner and very best friend, Tilman; daughter Marianne (Daryl Calder) of Cranbrook, son Karl (Monica) of Grindrod, son Ken of Salmon Arm, daughter Alison (Bill Gemmill) of Mission, grandchildren Keegan, Brendon, Tyrell and Risa Gemmill and Kelvin and Blair Nahm, and great granddaughter, Harper Gemmill. She is also survived by her four siblings, Joy Mackay (Peter) of Aldergrove, Lorna Scott (Alan, deceased) of Wolseley, Leo Lander (Shirley) of Regina and Bill Lander (Dorene) of Westbank and brother-in-law Gerry Nahm (Irene) of Vernon and many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. There will be no funeral service at Mae’s request. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. The family expresses their sincere appreciation to all the doctors, nurses, care workers, and ground and air ambulance personnel for their outstanding care and comfort of Mae. Those wishing to make a memorial donation in Mae’s honour may do so by giving to Nature Trust of BC, #260, 1000 Roosevelt Crescent, North Vancouver, BC V7P 3R4; or Enderby Food Bank, C/O St. Andrews Church, 1110 Belvedere St., Enderby, BC V0E 1V0, or a charity of your choice. Online condolences can be sent through Mae’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm. Rest in Peace Dear Mae
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Intermediate Accountant Canoe Forest Products Ltd. (part of the Gorman Group of Companies); located near Salmon Arm, BC has an immediate fulltime vacancy for an Intermediate Accountant to join our Canoe team. Reporting directly to the Controller, the Intermediate Accountant duties include full cycle accounting; journal entries, inventory analysis and reporting, general ledger reconciliations, accounts receivable, accounts payable, assist with monthly management reporting, variance analysis and annual budget preparation, as well as various other accounting and administrative duties. QUALIFICATIONS: • Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a full cycle accounting role • An Accounting Diploma is preferred as is enrolment in the CPA program of studies • Comprehensive knowledge of accounting controls and procedures • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications • Strong analytical and problem solving skills • Detail oriented, accurate, flexible and strives to meet deadlines • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Experience with ERP Systems, preferably SAP Business One • Forestry and manufacturing industry experience would also be an asset. This position offers a competitive salary with a full range of benefits for the successful applicant. Preference will be given to those applicants who have post-secondary education in accounting from a recognized educational institute. If you possess the skills and qualifications for this position, please submit your resume with cover letter, by May 1, 2015 to: Human Resources Department Canoe Forest Products Ltd. Box 70 Canoe BC V0E 1K0 E: hr@canoefp.com F: 866-514-8773 www.canoefp.com Canoe Forest Products Ltd. thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Help Wanted COOK/BAKER, full time, needed immediately, at Home Restaurant in Sorrento. Apply in person to Brad FT & PT Care-Aid needed. Must have certificate, own transportation, flexible hours, starting wage $19+/hr. Email resume: salmonarmca@hotmail.com
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Shuswap Lodge Retirement Residence is seeking an individual to assist in the kitchen and housekeeping departments on a part time basis. This role is a wonderful opportunity for an energetic, upbeat person who works well in a team environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in preparing and cooking meals, have a good work ethic & a food safe and WHIMIS certificate. Please apply in person to Liza Lawson at 200 Trans Canada Highway Salmon Arm, BC
Askewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Foods is a family owned business with 4 grocery stores two in Salmon Arm, Armstrong and Sicamous. We have been in business since 1929 and are proud community supporters. Askewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Foods is recruiting for the following positions. MEAT WRAPPER Salmon Arm - Downtown Meat Dept requires a responsible person to work alongside our meat cutters to package, label and display all cuts of meat. Experience would be an asset but willing to train the right candidate. Must show the ability to work unsupervised. This is a perfect opportunity for a high school or college student. If you are energetic, enthusiastic and want to be part of the Askewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team, we want to hear from you. Please apply in person, to; Larry Robinson, Meat Manager â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Downtown Store or by email to Larry@askewsfoods.com
SHUSWAP ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING is seeking a part-time Community Inclusion Worker to encourage and assist young adults with intellectual disabilities to make informed decisions and choices allowing for personal growth and competency developing a meaningful, inclusive lifestyle in the community. This process has a strong focus on personalized exploration of the community resulting in a full awareness of what the community offers. Minimum requirement: Certificate in a related Human/Social service field or equivalent combination of education, training and experience. For a copy of the job description and to submit a cover letter and resume, please email: jcrawford@shuswapacl.com Fax: (250) 832-1076 No phone calls. Please submit by April 27th
CANADIAN DISASTER ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM SHUSWAP When a disaster happens, who looks after the animals? We do! Team members needed for Registration, Animal Care, Administration, Fundraising and more. Find us at www.cdart.org and on Facebook at /cdart.shuswap 250-832-7879 for more information on meeting times & dates.
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MARINE ENGINEERING Officers required for various civilian positions with the Department of National Defence in Victoria and Nanoose Bay, BC. Online applications only through the Public Service Commission of Canada website, Reference# DND14J008698-000051, Selection Process# 14-DND-EAESQ-386803, Canadian Forces Auxiliary Fleet. Applicants must meet all essential qualifications listed and complete the application online: http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/index -eng.htm Le ministère de la DÊfense nationale recherche des agents de la mÊcanique navale pour combler divers postes civils à Victoria et Nanoose Bay en Colombie-Britannique. Nous acceptons uniquement les candidatures posÊes en ligne au site Internet de la Commission de la fonction publique du Canada, numÊro de rÊfÊrence DND14J-008698-000051, numÊro du processus de sÊlection 14-DND-EA-ESQ-386803, Flotte auxiliaire des forces armÊes canadiennes. Les postulants doivent remplir le formulaire de demande et possÊder toutes les qualifications essentielles ÊnumÊrÊes. http://jobsemplois.gc.ca/index-fra.htm
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PART TIME night auditor wanted. Great for semi/retired person. Apply in person @ Comfort Inn Salmon Arm 1090 22 St. NE Salmon Arm with resume. SALMON Arm area logging company looking for experienced buckerman. Fulltime position with benefits. Please email resume to: westwaylogging@shaw.ca Salmon Arm Roots & Blues is seeking a Marketing/ Sponsorship person. For a complete job description go to www.rootsandblues.ca/jobopportunities/ Apply with resume and covering letter to: hr@rootsandblues.ca SALMON Arm Go Karts is looking for F/T & P/T help. Must work well with the public. Resume to: info@salmonarmgokarts.ca STUDENT for heavy gardening some Saturday mornings $20/hr 250-463-0860
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Bookkeeper Drew Lee-Hai & Associates is seeking a FT bookkeeper in a fast paced office environment. This position provides a wide range of accounting tasks including bookkeeping, payroll, GST, WCB and record keeping. The candidate must possess strong communication, computer and interpersonal skills. Must be efficient, organized, and able to multitask and perform a variety accounting tasks with little supervision. Minimum of five years experience required. Experience in Simply Accounting and Quickbooks would be an asset. Please send your resume to: Human Resources PO Box 697 Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N8 Email: info@drewleehai.ca Fax: (250) 832-5377
BARISTA/DELI CLERK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; FULL TIME Our Salmon Arm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Uptown Location, Deli/Cafe Department, requires experienced staff to fill a full time position. This position offers competitive wages with a comprehensive benefits and pension plan package. If you are energetic, enthusiastic and want to be part of the Askewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team, we want to hear from you. Please apply in person, to; Shannon Garrison, Deli Manager â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Uptown Store between the hours of 8 am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3pm Monday - Friday
TECHNICIAN POSTING 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.
Askewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Foods is a family owned business with 4 grocery stores located in Armstrong and Sicamous, 2 in Salmon Arm. We have been in business since 1929 and are proud community supporters. Our Sicamous store needs help for the busy summer months. If you are energetic and enthusiastic and want to be part of the Askewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team then we want to hear from you. We have the following temporary full-time positions available â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which are perfect for college students: Cake Decorator Bakers Bakery Clerk Deli Clerks Grocery Clerks Please forward resume to Ron Daniel, Store Manager Tel: 250-836-4899 Fax: 250-836-4399 Email: askews3@telus.net
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: â&#x20AC;˘ excellent wage & benefits packages â&#x20AC;˘ management support â&#x20AC;˘ modern shop and equipment â&#x20AC;˘ specialized training available Please email your resume to: brandon@brabymotors.com, By fax (250)8324545 or come by and see us in person. 1250 Trans Canada Hwy SW, Box 880 Salmon Arm BC V1E 4N9 250-832-8053
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P&K Landscape Maintenance is now scheduling the following services. Regular lawn cutting, Fertilizing, Aeration. For a free estimate call Trevor at 250-833-0314 or e-mail pk.land@telus.net
DANA Douglas hospital air mattress, 1yr. old, 36x80, new $325 now $165 (250)835-8494
SWAP MEET IN TAPPEN Classic Cars, Parts, Antiques & Collectibles Sat April 25, 8am-3pm $2 admission, Kids Free White Post Auto Museum Vendor Spots Available Contact (250)835-2224
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
2014 2bdrm, 2bath, carport, patio, sundeck, garden shed in Countryside MHP. Below cost at $138,000. (778)489-4448
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Steven’s Lawncare mowing, thatching, raking, eaves troughs, dump runs, rototilling (250)832-9668
Home Improvements Carpentry, drywall, painting, flooring, tile. 31 yrs exp, small job ok. Free Estimates. Call Brad (250)832-9590 FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928.
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$300 & Under GE 30” stainless & black Ceram Top self cleaning range, like new $240 (250)517-0127
Garage Sales Canoe: 6170 70Ave. NE, Sat. Apr25, 8-4 & Sun. Apr26 8-2, misc. household & horse tack COMMUNITY Garage Sale Valley Mobile Home Park - 2930 Brown Rd, 2 Km past Silver
Creek Store. Friday April 24 from 4PM to 8 PM & Saturday April 25 from 9 AM to 5PM. ESTATE sale: 3661 20th St. NE, April 25 & 26th, Sat/Sun. 9-1. Collectables, tools & household. No early birds. SA: 1410 10St SW, April 25/26, 10-3, household items, pet supplies, yard supp., tack SA: Moving Sale, #14-111 Harbourfront Dr. NW, Apr. 25, 8-noon, xmas ornaments, dishes, larger framed pics, etc St Andrew’s & Mountainview Churches are hosting their annual garage & trunk treasures sale on Sat. May 2 at 1981 9 Ave NE, beside the bowling alley, from 8-1. Bring your treasures and sell them from your trunk. Parking fee $10. TOOLS, hshold items, lots of great stuff!! 6690 50 st NE Canoe, 9-2 Sat & Sun Apr. 25-26
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Heavy Duty Machinery 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.
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Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antique Native Art, Estates + Chad: 778-281-0030 in town.
WANTED: FIREARMS, all types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. Call 1.866.960.0045 or online: www.dollars4guns.com.
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SICAMOUS: Commercial bay, 1300sqft., overhead door, office space, TCH frontage, $863/mo. (250)804-8806
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Warehouseman’s Lien Act AAA Mini Storage, 431 - 42 St. SW Salmon Arm BC V1E 2Y9
A home with an acoustically designed high end home theatre. For more details and pictures go to Kelowna Kijiji, real estate, houses for sale, in salmon arm or call 250-804-2681 for an appointment.
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Will be disposed of by private or public sale. Holly Thompson Deposited May 31, 2013 Present charges $2326.05 Joe Schellenberg Deposited August 30, 2014 Present Charges $441.60 All accounts are subject to advertising and disposal costs and must be paid in full on or before April 24, 2015.
Tenders
Tenders
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST – RETAIL SPACE OPERATOR FOR THE SHAW CENTRE The Shuswap Recreation Society invites Expresions of Interest (“EOI”) from qualified Respondents to operate retail space at the Shaw Centre under a 3 (three) year license agreement with an option to renew for 2 (two) additional years not to exceed 5 (five) years total. Information packages and all other queries related to this Request for Expression of Interest shall be submitted in writing to the attention of: Dale Berger, General Manager Email: dberger@salmonarmrecreation.ca The deadline for all enquiries is 5:00 p.m., local time, on May 8, 2015. The deadline for submissions of the EOI is 4:00 p.m., local time, on May 15, 2015.
INVITATION TO TENDER Downie Timber Ltd. is administering tenders for silviculture projects in the 2015 field season. Opportunities are available for 220.6ha of planting (AD061621), and 972.9ha of surveys (AD061620). Projects are being funded through the Land Based Investment Program (LBIP) and are subject to funding approval. Tender Information can be found on the LBIP website: https://www.fialicensees.com/FIA_ Advertisements/PublicAdvertisements.aspx Closing Date: May 8, 2015
Drive to Save Lives
FOR LEASE 50 seat restaurant and/or 4500sqft. convenience store/liquor outlet. Located in Blind Bay, the Shuswap’s fastest growing and most desirable community. Other lease opportunities available for a Chiropractor, Physio Therapist, Dentist or Doctor. Please Call Terry at 1(250)804-6132 or email: Terry@shuswaplakeestates.com
For Lease Downtown Salmon Arm Office/Retail Space 2400 sqft., professionally finished, high visibility, high traffic location, quality building, ground floor, level entry, wheelchair accessible, HVAC air & heat, ideal for professional or retail C-2, $12/sq ft. Call Keith Chancellor 1 (250)832-6060
Duplex / 4 Plex 2BDRM adult bldg., newly reno’d, NS, NP, refs req., very quiet, $840/mo. + util. Avail May 1st, 250-770-8775 or 250-804-9708
Mobile Homes & Pads DOUBLE wide, 3bdrm, lake view modular in Blind Bay, lrg. covered deck, wood heating, avail. immed., $950/mo + util. (250)675-3790
Homes for Rent 2 BDRM. HOME next to Carlin School. $850/mo. incl. hydro. 250-833-1801
Suites, Lower Daylight Bachelor Suite Suitable for single person Reno’d bathroom,close to town, college and bus route F/S, W/D. Separate parking and entrance. NO SMOKING. N/P, DD and ref’s req. $625/mo inc. util. Available now lynda.jb@shaw.ca Call or text (250)833-5123 QUIET Hillcrest area, 1bdrm, gas f/p, above ground suite. $800/mo. inc. util. ref’s req. N/P, N/S (250)804-0980 RANCHERO/Mellor’s Store area: 2bdrm. $750/mo. + utils. avail. now, NP, W/D/F/S & parking. (250)546-3717
Transportation
Off Road Vehicles 2000 TRX 350 ES Honda ATV, 20hrs. on new engine, needs carburetor work $2000. (250)517-0127
Recreational/Sale BOLER trailer for sale also steel trusses & scaffolding Call 250-463-3216
Scrap Car Removal #1AA Auto Recycler’s. Scrap Cars/Metal. Will pay for some cars. Scott 1-250-558-8855
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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. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
dinner at 4. GORDON JAMES – performs live at the Wicked Spoon Tap
EARTH DAY – Salmon Arm Ecumenical KAIROS
Committee presents Our Blue Planet and Climate Change: Choose Life! featuring three short films followed by group discussion on pre-prepared questions, at 7 p.m. at First United Church.
SHUSWAP TRAIL ALLIANCE – opens the gates on Love Your
Trails, a fundraiser to support 2015 trail projects. Contributions are tax deducible for $20 or more. Donate at Skookum cycle & Ski in Salmon Arm, Sorrento Prescription IDA or Eagle Valley IDA Pharmacy in Sicamous, or online at www.shuswaptrails.com.
SHUSWAP QUESTERS – present speaker, writer, mentor and
life energy coach Claudette Bouchard, whose mission is to teach individuals to connect with their own energy – to come from an inner awareness as they live intentionally, pursue their passions with confidence, and lead a full, loving, and joyful life, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre. Admission is $5.
& Grill from 7 to 9 p.m.
SHUSWAP COFFEEHOUSE – takes place on the fourth Friday
of the month at 7 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre, all ages, door prizes, admission is $3. Call 250804-8080 for info.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25 SHUSWAP FILM SOCIETY - presents Timbuktu, a film about
the regime of terror imposed by jihadists in Mali, Africa, at 5 and 7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.
MONDAY, APRIL 27 SHUSWAP MUSIC FESTIVAL – presents piano ensembles
from 6 to 9 p.m. at First United Church.
Make this
M ther’s Day
POOR TRAITS – Live Vancouver band
performs from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wicked Spoon Tap & Grill.
VOLUNTEERS – Canada Day Children’s
Special
Festival organizers need help in order to continue with the annual free event, particularly for set-up and tear-down. Contact Karen or Kari at volunteer@sachildrensfest. com if you can help.
lunch at noon for members with birthdays in April and May. Purchase tickets by April 27.
SATURDAY, MAY 2 SHUSWAP HOSPICE – hosts the second annual Teddy Bear
Hospital and Fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Mall at Piccadilly parking lot in front of Save-on-Foods. Take your teddy bear in for a check-up, food, fun, raffles and prizes.
RELAY FOR LIFE – Save-on-Foods presents a fundraiser for
the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay For Life at 5:30 p.m. at the Wicked Spoon Tap & Grill, with a buffet dinner at 6 p.m. and entertainment by Motes and Otes at 7. Door prizes, games, silent auction. Tickets are available at the Wicked Spoon or Saveon-Foods. There is still time to get a team together to take part in this year’s Relay For Life, which runs from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 13 at Elk’s Park. Call 250-833-4334 for more information. PLANT AND BAKE SALE - takes place from
9 a.m. to noon at St. John’s Anglican Church, 170 Shuswap St.
SUNDAY, MAY 3 SENIORS’ FIFTH AVENUE ACTIVITY CENTRE – hosts a Jammers Dance at 7
TUESDAY, MAY 5
KIDS WRITE – Today is the deadline for
entries into the Shuswap Association of Writers young writers contest. Contact Karen Bissenden at karen. bissenden@gmail.com for more iformation. p.m. at Scout Hall, 2460 Auto Rd. SE. Guest speaker is Rob Fensom of Harmonious Homestead and Ewe.
SENIORS FIFTH AVENUE ACTIVITY CENTRE – holds a birthday
p.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23
SHUSWAP GARDEN CLUB – meets at 7
7850 or visit sunrisegriefretreat.org.
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SALMON ARM JAZZ CLUB – presents
the Shields Johnston Fielding Trio from 7 to 9 p.m. in the banquet room of Shuswap Chefs, 551 Trans-Canada Hwy. The trio combines exceptional musicianship, with original creative contemporary compositions. Admission is by donation. Cash bar and tapas menu available. The club is hosting another Askew’s grocery card fundraiser to help defray costs. The cards will be available at the next concert or email to jnrasmussen@telus.net to order.
FRIDAY, APRIL 24 SHUSWAP THEATRE – presents Pack of Lies, a tale of
espionage in 1960s England, which runs over three weekends to May 9. Tickets are online at shuswaptheatre.com or at Intwined Fibre Arts, 81 Hudson Ave. See the website for details.
WRITERS’ COFFEE HOUSE – takes place at Choices
Restaurant on Lakeshore with open mike readings plus guest author Calvin White at 7 p.m. A light supper is available from 6:30. Call Cathy at 250-832-2454.
TABLE 24 – presents Murd-Arrr!!! Pirates of the Salty
Dog, a murder-mystery dinner theatre with a fourcourse meal, Friday and Saturday, April 24 and 25. Dinner and show at 7 p.m., with cocktails at 6. Show runs Sunday, April 26, with cocktails at 3 p.m. and
TUESDAY, APRIL 28 SHUSWAP MUSIC FESTIVAL – presents seven choirs
performing from 6 to 9 p.m. at First United Church.
FRIDAY, MAY 1 THE LITERACY ALLIANCE OF THE SHUSWAP SOCIETY (LASS)
hosts the second Annual LASS Team Spelling Bee fundraiser from 7:15 to 9 a.m. at the Prestige Harbourfront Resort, featuring a delicious breakfast. Nobody spells alone. It is a fun event to raise money for local literacy programs.
SHERMAN TANK DOUCETTE – performs in the library of the
Downtown Activity Centre at 7:30 p.m. in a fundraiser for Aspiral Youth and CKVS-FM. Tickets are $15 in advance at the CKVS office or $20 at the door.
SUNRISE GRIEF RETREAT SOCIETY – hosts a spring retreat to
Tuesday, May 5 at the Deep Creek Retreat House, a safe environment to explore the grief journey with compassion and respect for an individual’s process. A team of health-care professionals and therapists will be in attendance. Group sessions, massage therapy, healing touch, guided meditation and gentle yoga. For information or to register, call Andrea Hoye at 250-307-
CASTING CALL – Auditions for R.J. Haney Heritage Village & Museum’s 2015 Villains and Vittles Dinner Theatre take place at 4 p.m. in Marjorie’s Tea Room at the village.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 SHUSWAP MEN’S CHORUS – presents Men
Aloud With Friends at 7:30 p.m. at First United Church, with special guests Mount Ida Harmony and Foursome Time. Tickets are available at Shuswap Clothing and Shoe, Pink Cherry or from choir members.
SATURDAY, MAY 9 CHARITY GARAGE SALE – Royal LePage Shelter
Foundation and the SAFE Society will benefit from the garage sale and barbecue event that runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Royal LePage parking lot at 2-551 TransCanada Hwy. There is still time to donate by putting gently used household items in the big steel box in the Royal LePage parking lot.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 PUBLIC HEALTH – holds a pre-natal breastfeeding clinic
from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the Family Resource Centre, 181 Trans-Canada Hwy NE. Take a doll, your Baby’s Best Chance book and breastfeeding questions. Friends, family and partners are welcome. Call Marla or Barb at the Salmon Arm Health Centre at 250-833-4101.
SATURDAY, MAY 16 SHUSWAP THEATRE – hosts a garage sale. Take your
donations to the theatre on May 15, including clothes that are funky or don’t fit, to the theatre on May 15. No National Geographic or other magazines please.
NEIGHBOURLINK – sponsors free half-hour appointments
with a lawyer to those who qualify. Call 250-832-3272 for more information or to book an appointment.
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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.
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• 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. • 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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