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Stompin’ good time: The 26th annual Summer Stomp and Burnout roared into Sicamous last week, with the main party at the dog park and the family-friendly events on Main Street Saturday, July 18. Organizers say the event went over really well without incident, while Sicamous RCMP are reporting much the same. Above, a Stomp participant catches some shuteye on the side of the highway. At left, the Eh Team’s Craig Latimere high-fives fans during his freestyle stunt performance; stunt riders Kris Garwasiuk and Kris Foster of Global FMX fly over Main Street in a tandem jump; Nixon Fodchuk checks out a mini stunt bike. Photos by Kelly Dick (above) and Lachlan Labere

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Fire season hits Okanagan-Shuswap

By Barb Brouwer and Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

A thunderstorm that ripped through the Kamloops Fire Centre Sunday night produced more than 1,200 lightning strikes.

Kelsey Winter, fire information officer at the fire centre in Kamloops, said fire crews were being dispatched to confirm reports of 12 new fires, including those at Wap Creek, Grassy Lake and Mabel Lake in the

Salmon Arm Fire Zone.

Among those new fires was one at Yard Creek in Malakwa.

The fire was reported Monday afternoon and, as of Tuesday, was estimated to be one hectare in size. Winter said air tanker support had been requested to combat the blaze.

Meteorologist Matt MacDonald says Environment Canada maps indicate that between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. Sunday, July 19, there were 105 lightning strikes in an area from Chase to

Smoke:

A recent lightning storm was responsible for several new fires, including one at Yard Creek. Photo by Kelly Dick Revelstoke and from in the Shuswap for last the southern end of night and tonight, MacMabel Lake to Adams Donald says Friday Lake. into Saturday looks While thunder- like the best chance for storms were forecast rain this week.

“We’re seeing a change,” he said, noting Sunday’s 33C was one degree shy of a record but that high temperatures were to begin dropping by five degrees by Tuesday.

“There’s a big trough of low pressure that will keep temperatures cooler; the humidity will go up and there’s a chance of showers throughout the week.”

After next Monday, temperatures are expected to rise again with another stretch of dry weather.

Vandals blamed for Malakwa Internet outage

By Victoria Rowbottom News contributor

Vandalism has left Malakwa homes and businesses without Internet.

More than 60 Malakwa residents are without Internet due to vandalism at the Internet transmission tower that took place Friday, July 17.

It is believed the vandalism occurred between midnight and 2 a.m. Later that morn-

ing, Lawrence Rae, who maintains the community Internet tower, found it had suffered an estimated $2,000 in damage.

Rae says the vandals climbed onto the structure and cut through wires and, in the process, managed to damage the radio transmitters.

“Our community is very isolated, so the Internet is used heavily,” commented Rae, adding commercial Internet

customers especially are suffering.

Rae suspects the damage is the result of mischief and not of an attempt to steal the wire for profit.

“Some people think vandalism is a victimless crime, with no loss.” said Rae, arguing if there is insurance in place, there are still multiple fees involved, and the insurance rate will increase. However, the tower is run by the local community association

and is not covered by insurance. So the damage will be at the expense of the community and the association.

There have been at least four other recorded incidents of vandalism on the site, including one that took place two weeks earlier. “(The Internet) is a service that is needed by the community,” said Rae, noting it is not just monetary damage that is an issue, but also inconvenience and hardship

to the entire community.

A technician will be brought in to do the required repairs, including replacement of a couple of radios and rewiring the whole building.

The estimated time of repair and recovery of the Internet is three to four days, depending on the availability of the technician.

Rae notes that this time, measures will be taken to secure the building more thoroughly.

Interim administrator to assist in hiring full-time CAO

By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

Sicamous council has hired an interim administrator, with sights set on hiring someone full time for the position later this year.

Tim Palmer was hired as the district’s

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interim chief administrative officer on July 9. Palmer previously served as CAO for the City of Revelstoke, retiring in February.

Sicamous Mayor Terry Rysz said council was fortunate to have quite a few options

for the replacement of former CAO Fred Banham, who resigned earlier this month.

Rysz said the plan is to welcome Palmer, and give him time to get comfortable with the job before the search begins for a full-

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July 10 to August 21 Busy Bees Playgroup at the Beach Park Fridays 10 am - 12 pm.

July 24, 25, 26, Sicamous Mixed Softball League Windup Tournament.

Monday to Friday Community Access Site at the Senior’s Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Internet & related services. Call Diana.

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Every 1st & 3rd Wed. - Parkinsons Support Group Contact Don at 250-838-0794.

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time CAO. “We’ll have him start to look for another CAO for us somewhere in maybe late summer, fall,” said Rysz. “And then, I want to have a transition period so he knows what’s going on and then when we have

pm. New members welcome Every Wed. Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon.

Every Wed. - Crib, 7:30 p.m., Haven seniors building. Everyone welcome - you don’t have to be a senior. Socializing and coffee served after crib. Info: Esther 836-4373.

Every Wed. - T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets Wednesday morning at the Sicamous Rec. Centre (arena). Weigh in at 9:00 am and meeting at 9:30. Everyone Welcome. Ph: 250-836-4041 for info.

Every Wed.-Sat. United Church Thrift Store 10:00 am to 3 p.m.

1st & 3rd Wednesday - Eagle Valley Photographic Arts Club meets at the Red Barn at 7 pm. Everyone Welcome.

Every Thurs.- Ladies shuffleboard at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 in Sicamous.

1pm-3pm. All ladies welcome.

Every Thurs.- Malakwa Thrift Store between the 2 churches Open every Thursday 10-5.

Every 2nd Thurs. - Sicamous Lions Club meeting at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Doors open at 6:15 and meeting starts at 6:30. Anyone interested in being

a new CAO onboard, he can work with our interim for a while to get comfortable.”

Rysz is hopeful some overlap will provide a smoother transition period between Palmer and his replacement.

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Every 4th Thursday monthly meeting of the Malakwa Community Association at 7:00 in the Learning Centre Library.

Every Fri. - Parents & Tots, 10-12 noon at the Eagle Valley Resource Centre. 836-3440.

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Every 2nd 3rd and 4th Fri. Wii Tournament at 10 am at the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue.

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Every Fri. - Pool Tournament at the Legion at 6:00 pm

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Every 2nd 3rd and 4th Fri. Lunch at noon. Everyone Welcome. At the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue.

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Council reviewing grant policy Distribution: Community Foundation considered.

By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

Sicamous council may be outsourcing the distribution of community grants-in-aid.

Mayor Terry Rysz said council has been reviewing the district’s policy for community grants, and is contemplating handing the task of grant distribution over to the Shuswap Community Foundation.

Rysz noted Community Foundation representatives have made presentations to past councils in which they offered to take over the grant-in-aid function for the district, as it does for the City of Salmon Arm. “Also, there’s another formula the Shuswap Community Foundation has where we can maybe add additional money and we can look at supporting the foundation through that method as well,” said Rysz. “I don’t know where we’re going to

go. I’m just looking at getting the Community Foundation to do another presentation to council for clarity.”

At a March 2014 presentation to council, the Community Foundation’s Karen Angove explained the district would be required to pay a five-per-cent administrative fee; however, “decisions for giving out grants is more arm’s length (from council), its not people having their favourite charities or people bothering you all the time about getting money. So, it removes you from the decision making.”

In addition to how grants-in-aid are distributed, council is looking at how much should be doled out annually. A report to council notes the amounts given over the past few years have fluctuated between one and 1.5 per cent of general municipal taxation revenue, totalling between $39,000 and $59,000. The same report notes Salmon Arm

provides a flat amount of $50,000 annually, while Revelstoke grants amount to $20,000 annually.

In its 2014 budget year, council had the

groups to keep them vibrant and alive,” said Rysz.

The staff report also states grant requests related to the funding of on-going operational costs – salaries, budgets, equipment repairs and maintenance will be limited, and that community groups are encouraged not to be dependent upon the district for long-term funding.

“I’ve always felt that grants in aid should be there for support but not necessarily cash flow for some of these organizations on a yearly basis,” said Rysz. “And I do see that happening and that’s a bit unfortunate.”

The Shuswap Community Foundation sets out guidelines for grant applications that state it does not normally fund ongoing operations, that grants “are intended to be one-time and should support projects that can be completed and evaluated within a reasonable period.”

I’ve always felt that grants in aid should be there for support, but not necessarily cash flow for some of these organizations.

Terry Rysz task of deliberating on $71,400 in grant requests, having to reduce it to $40,000. Later in the year, the district’s finance committee was able to find an additional $11,000 in the budget for grants.

“That’s a lot for this little community, but it’s also a reflection on the need for this… and the support the district gives these community

Federal commitment lacking for infrastructure

By Tracy Hughes

Eagle Valley News

Lobby the feds.

That was a message that officials with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure left with CSRD directors at their board meeting Thursday.

Murray Tekano and Tracy Cooper from the ministry attended the meeting to update directors on the highway improvement projects in the region including the Malakwa Bridge replacement, upgrades at Pritchard and Hoffman’s Bluff and upcoming work west of Salmon Arm. But after hearing

from directors, who wanted more extensive upgrading work, done in longer stretches, both men urged the regional district to continue to push for federal funding for Trans-Canada Highway improvements.

“To get as much infrastructure as we can, we want federal partnerships,” said Cooper.

“Remember that whenever you meet with your MP.” Directors were told that the province renewed its $650 million commitment to highway upgrading projects in 2015 as part of the BC On the Move plan, but noted many of

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the projects along the Trans-Canada require extensive and complex solutions.

“All the low hanging fruit has been done,” said Cooper, referring to the easier stretches of highway. “Now every project we face has issues, challenging terrain, complex negotiations with First Nations and other stakeholders.”

These challenges make updating even seemingly small sections very expensive.

There are currently 335 kilometres of the Trans-Canada Highway between Kamloops and the Alberta border and currently only 13 per cent is four-laned, al-

though an additional 10 per cent is currently in the planning or development stages.

“It’s a lot. A billion will not even finish the four-laning to the Alberta border,” Cooper said.

Sicamous mayor and regional director Terry Rysz concurred.

“There’s been projects going ahead. Of course we’re pleased about the upgrades for the octopus intersection (in Sicamous) and to hear that the Bruhn Bridge is on the radar, but we are going to have to get the feds to the table, if we want to move forward any quicker.”

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he Harper Government giveth, and it taketh away.

Christmas arrived early for Canadian families according to a Twitter comment made this week by Conservative MP and Employment Minister Pierre Poilievre. He was referring to the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) payments that have rolled out for families with kids up to age 17. The big deal here, or at least what the government expects us to believe is a big deal, is that they’ve increased and expanded UCCB payments. As of January, parents now receive UCCB payments of $60 a month for kids ages six to 17. At the same time, UCCB payments for kids up to age six have been increased to $160 a month.

The other big deal is that Canadians are receiving this increase now, in a lump-sum, retroactive payment dating back to the beginning of the year.

There is no coincidence this is being done a matter of months before the federal election.

And if you don’t think partisan politics is at play here, it should be noted that Poilievre, in a Monday press conference on the UCCB, was dressed in a Conservative Party shirt, complete with logo. (There are rules against the use of party logos during such government events.

Several Conservative MPs, including our own Colin Mayes, were called out for a similar stunt in 2009, when they were photographed using fake cheques with the party logo for federal grant funding announcements.)

As it is with life, and many government announcements, with all good things there is a catch. For starters, along with increasing the UCCB, the government also eliminated the child tax credit that allowed Canadians to claim $2,255 on their tax return for kids ages 18 and under. This amounts to a $338 loss for parents.

Secondly, UCCB payments are taxable income, both federally and provincially. For British Columbians, this amounts to a 20 to 45 per cent clawback of the payment, depending on total taxable income.

So parents, enjoy the early Christmas cash.

Just remember, it’s going to cost you.

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Nestlé protest doesn’t hold water

By Tom Fletcher News Columnist

VICTORIA – Have you noticed the latest degradation of standards on TV news? In addition to sensational depictions of crime, accidents and celebrities, the lineup now incorporates any nonsense that is momentarily “viral” on the Internet.

So it was with an online petition singling out Swiss food corporation Nestlé, which operates a water bottling plant near Hope. It’s the largest in B.C., one of many that bottle the province’s water and sell it back to a gullible public.

This petition is courtesy of SumOfUs, one of those self-appointed environmental watchdogs that seem to pop up like mushrooms overnight. “Fighting for people over profits,” they claim, pitching for donations.

The story has what U.S. comedian Stephen Colbert calls “truthiness.” That’s

when something is false, but it “feels” true.

“Nestlé is about to suck B.C. dry – for $2.25 per million litres to be exact,” says the SumOfUs headline.

Using her keen sense of what’s superficially popular, Premier Christy Clark instantly called for a review of these low rates for selling the people’s water.

It then fell to Environment Minister Mary Polak to explain what’s really going on.

“People keep saying there’s a deal with Nestlé,” Polak told reporters. “There isn’t. They pay the same as any other industrial user, in fact the highest industrial rate, and it goes for anything from hydraulic fracturing to bottled water, those involved in mining for example, any of those heavy industrial uses.”

And why is that rate so low? It’s because the province takes great pains not to “sell” water, which would make it a commodity under trade agreements, like oil or

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minerals. That would surrender provincial control, and allow the U.S. to press for equal access to Canadian water.

“You’re buying the right to use the water,” Polak said.

“I know it sounds crazy to the public, but we call it a rental – a water rental.

There’s a reason we use that language, because we are very careful to avoid any suggestion that by paying this amount, you therefore own that water.

“That reserves for us the right at any time, for a compelling public need, to say stop. It doesn’t matter if you have a licence.”

As for the brazenly false claim that Nestlé is sucking B.C. dry, I’m indebted to a real environmental professional named Blair King for explaining this. King notes the bottling plant uses less than one per cent of the flow through Kawkawa Lake: “If Nestlé stopped operating (and put its 75 employees out of work and stopped paying municipal

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taxes) would there be more water for the rest of us?” he writes.

“Absolutely not. Kawkawa Lake drains its excess water into the Fraser River, which drains into the Strait of Georgia. Neither the Fraser River at Hope nor the Strait of Georgia is particularly short of water, even in the driest of years.”

Clark made one useful contribution, when asked about this urgent non-issue by those seeking to further sensationalize the current drought and forest fires.

She correctly noted that most B.C. residents have access to the best tap water in the world, and have no need for bottled water.

Nestlé, Perrier, Coke, Pepsi and other companies have done a fantastic job of convincing people their drinking water has to be delivered in bottles from some mythical pure source.

Here’s a tip, Nestlé critics: Fill a jug with water and stick it in the fridge. Fight the corporations.

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Administrator vital to local government All communities with elected officials need a municipal administrator or chief executive officer.

The CEO’s function is to ensure the municipal government is abiding by the multiple levels of law they are required to abide by.

Few, if any elected officials go into their positions with a working knowledge of municipal law, municipal management protocols or the ability to do municipal financial accounting with its need to know changing laws.

Few, if any elected

officials have certified credentials in municipal planning and development, although some perhaps have a strong desire to circumnavigate bylaws in place.

The community’s municipal administrator’s function is to oversee all of these functions

and more, as it is the administrator’s job to ride herd on elected officials.

Recent comments in the Eagle Valley News inferred that the current mayor and council don’t see a need for a municipal administrator at this time, nor do they particularly want

one that ‘pushes back’ at council.

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All communities with elected officials need a municipal administrator or chief executive officer -– Sicamous most of all.

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Family shares baby daughter’s heart journey

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Fundraiser: Effort underway to support infant awaiting transplant.

By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

Though Teri, Colin and Ayla Hutchinson have only known their daughter/sister Britton for two months, they already know she’s a fighter.

On May 13, 2015, the Sicamous family celebrated the birth of their second daughter, Britton Thea Hutchinson at hospital in Edmonton. While she appeared to be a healthy baby girl, the family knew in advance she would be born with a heart condition – a rare congenital heart defect called pulmonary artesia with intact ventricular septum.

It was thought Britton would require a series of surgeries that would allow her heart to function. However, after several tests, it was learned Britton’s coronary arteries are also in poor condition.

“We had no choice but to list Britton for heart transplantation,” write the Hutchinsons on a Facebook page called Baby Britton’s Heart Journey. “The wait for a new heart is completely unknown.

Although she was stable on medication allowing her heart to function as though she

Little fighter:

Britton Hutchinson is recovering well after recently going into cardiac arrest. Her family says she will now stay in hospital until a new heart is found. File photo was still in utero, that would not be sufficient long term.”

Recently, Britton’s condition declined, requiring a trip to the emergency room.

The Hutchinsons state that within a half hour, Britton had gone into cardiac arrest and required CPR for 26 minutes. She was hooked up to an ECMO (extra corporal

shunt to remove the blockage. Doctors are hopeful Britton should be able to be weaned from ECMO before long and her heart should be functional again while she waits for her new heart.”

Because of Britton’s fragile state, she will remain in hospital until she receives a new heart or she is big enough for a procedure to eliminate the shunt.

However, the latter will not eliminate the need for a transplant.

Last Friday, the Hutchinsons reported Britton is recovering, that she’s been taken off ECMO and while still in a fragile condition, is improving.

Meanwhile, in the Shuswap, Nikki Stelmak, a close friend of the Hutchinsons, has

been looking after the Facebook page, helping to keep people up to date on Britton’s status. She is also overseeing fundraising efforts, both through online donations (e-transfers can be directed to babybritton@hotmail.com), and the sale of Britton Bracelets, now available in Salmon Arm at the Garage Furniture Company, InView Optical in the Mall at Piccadilly and, in Sicamous, at Black Dog Clothing Company.

Stelmak says those wishing to make an anonymous donation can do so by contacting her directly, either through Facebook or at 250-803-0059.

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membrane oxygenation) machine to provide artificial heart and lung support, and doctors were able to get her heartbeat back.

“Today, further investigation and a cardiac catheter procedure revealed a significant blockage in the shunt in Britton’s heart,” the Hutchinsons wrote on July 13. “A stent was inserted inside the

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Sicamous and the Eagle Valley have produced their share of champions – of both the two- and fourlegged variety.

Several of those four-legged champions have come from Bent Tree Farm on Solsqua Road. Perhaps the most famous is 2007 Canadian Sovereign Award-winning racehorse Dancing Allstar.

Other victories for the chestnut filly include the Whimsical Stakes at Woodbine and the Ernie Samuel Memorial Race.

“We’re very proud of her,” says Bent Tree Farm owner and award-winning thoroughbred breeder Valerie Hiebert. “But all of her brothers and sisters did very well….”

As a thoroughbred breeder, Hiebert says her focus is on quality over quantity, noting she currently has about a half-dozen horses in her care. However, the current apple of her eye is Mr. G (short for Gorgeous), a yearling being groomed to follow in the footsteps of his successful relatives.

“We knew this was a good horse from the very beginning because he stood up right away, he was smart, he went on his mom’s milk and sucked on right away…,” said Hiebert.

“He’s really athletic and he’s got the priceless quality of instant acceleration – from a standing stop he can just fly. And he’s got speed, agility and so you can tell.”

Mary Rendleman, Hiebert’s horse trainer for the past 20 years or so, also sees great po-

tential in Mr. G, who she could tell was going to be a good horse from the get-go.

“You can tell temperament,” said Rendleman. “Most of the horses all have a different personality and temperament. The ones that are calm or quieter are usually the ones that go farther.

The ones that are really nervous…, it’s harder for them to keep their concentration when they’re working with you or on the track or anywhere else.”

Hiebert emphasized the success of her horses is owed in part to how they’re trained, with kindness and love, at a rate determined by the individual horse.

“There’s no roughness or wild cowboy rodeo stuff – It’s all gradual, nice, kind stuff,” said Hiebert.

“If you’re doing something nice they respond positively.”

Studying pedigree also plays big behind the successes from Bent Tree.

“I can stay up until two in the morning reading and studying and underlining and figuring out who to breed to who and why,” says Hiebert, who also looks after the birthing of her horses.

Not surprisingly, Hiebert has a great affection for her animals and much pride in their successes. She says the only thing that comes close to her passion for horse breeding is her passion for art, including watercolour and acrylic painting, of which her horses are often the subject.

“I’ve been drawing and painting since I was a little girl,” says Hiebert. “But the paint-

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“The Olympics are a very special event, not only for hockey but for winter sports and to be able to play for your country and compete for a medal is kind of neat,” says Weber.

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There will be a lunch and bathroom stop at Mara Hall at noon. Paddlers must bring their own lunches and life-jackets and all other required safety equipment.

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The launch will take place at 10 a.m. at Grindrod Park. A shuttle bus will be available for those paddlers who want to leave their vehicles at Mara Provincial Park. You can drop your boat at Grindrod Park and then drive your vehicle to Mara Park.

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This will make things much easier in the long run, and your patience will pay off.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, since you are a friendly person and the life of the party, it should come as no surprise that everyone wants to be your friend. Expand your social circle if you feel you have time.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, sometimes you take on too much.

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Wouldn’t it be even nicer... if the luxury suite you were staying in was “yours”?

What if... the brand new beachside luxury boutique hotel was located on one of the finest lakes in the country... Mara Lake... that also featured a fun... upscale... east coast style pub... plus a social oriented wine & oyster lobby bar... where you could mingle with guests and locals alike... and make new... lasting friendships? Nice?

What if... when you weren’t enjoying “your” luxury suite... it was being rented out for you ... and you could be sharing in the income of not just yours... but all seventy two other suites in that luxury boutique resort hotel? What if... there were no restrictions on the amount of time you could stay in your suite?

That would be very nice... right?

What if... that luxury boutique resort... had a “four thousand” square foot wellness centre... where you could escape the stresses of everyday life... and enjoy a wide range of relaxation and holistic experience... from massage... to reflexology... to yoga... to relaxing in its three terraced...”grotto” style relaxation pools? You would have to agree... that would be oh soooo nice.

What if... that luxury boutique resort was situated on 2.75 acres of rare beachfront land... with almost 1,000 feet of white... sandy beach... where you could just relax and soak up some rays... go swimming... play beach volleyball... go kayaking... paddle boarding... or enjoy an evening campfire

Rendering is for conceptual purposes only and subject to change at any time at the developer’s sole discretion.

with an authentic clam bake... or an old fashioned wiener or marshmallow roast? Wouldn’t that be nice for the whole family?

What if... you were a boating enthusiast and there was a private marina that was exclusive to the owners and guests of the resort... where you could acquire a boat slip... or rent one... and have a year round storage facility, if you wanted. That’s a decidedly nice touch... wouldn’t you think?

What if...“your” suite was professionally designed by an interior designer extraordinaire... and furnished with custom designed furniture and fixtures that would endure for a very long time to come?

You have to admit... when you walk through the door

to your suite... that would be really... really nice.

What if... your professional management team were laser-focused on generating the highest possible occupancy for that resort... particularly in the shoulder and winter seasons... with the ultimate goal being to maximize your potential return on your investment?

Wouldn’t it go without saying... that would be extremely nice?

What if... you’re a resident of the Shuswap/Okanagan region... who understands the almost unbelievable fact... that there is no beachside accommodation of this quality in the whole region... and you can envision yourself owning a suite in this luxury boutique resort... and what an

Please Note: This advertisement is for informational purposes only and is not an offering for sale, as an offering can only be made after filing a Disclosure Statement pursuant to the Real Estate Development Marketing Act and the Securities Acts of British Columbia and Alberta. For more information in this regard, feel free to give us a call at 250-979-1404.. The mailing address for Mara Lakeside Resort Inc. is #310 2900 Abbott St. Kelowna, BC V1Y 1G6. E&OE.

opportunity like this could do for your investment portfolio. With the special bonus of taking “staycations” yourself...orvisiting family whenever you want to. Now “that’s” extremely nice.

What if... you wanted to know more about how much nicer things can get? Join us at www.maralakesideresort. com and learn about our totally unique mission to bring all these nice things to a limited number of savvy and discerning investors... in the not too distant future.

You’ll be glad you did... and it would be very nice to meet you.

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