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Seven new fires sparked

By Barb Brouwer

MARKET NEWS STAFF

A storm that tracked north of Salmon Arm towards Seymour Arm Tuesday evening between 7 and 9 delivered about 40 lightning strikes, igniting seven new fires in the Salmon Arm Fire Zone.

All were spot-sized and remote early Tuesday afternoon, with only one in a cluster of four wildfires in the vicinity of Seymour River requiring action at press time Wednesday.

A helitanker and a three-person rapattack crew were dispatched to the fire that, while

growing, remained spot sized.

Northeast of Seymour Arm, the fire was showing some evidence of rank-three fire behaviour just before 2 p.m., with flame moving up into the trees, said fire information officer Melissa Klassen from the Kamloops Fire Centre.

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Lightning also ignited spot fires in remote areas of the Salmon Arm Fire Zone, including one near Owl Head, another one about 12 kilometres See More on page A2

Man drowns

Sicamous RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are investigating the death of a 24-year-old Saskatchewan man in Mara Lake.

Police say the man died on Tuesday, Aug. 4, after he’d jumped from a houseboat into the water and did not resurface.

His body was recovered by dive teams a short distance from the boat.

Police report alcohol is believed to have been a factor.

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Police kept busy The roads were busy over the August long weekend, and so were police, dealing with impaired drivers.

Salmon Arm RCMP Staff Sgt. Scott West said his officers responded to 107 complaints over the weekend. They were also kept busy working with Highway Patrol, removing impaired drivers from the road.

West said police conducted 15

impaired driving investigations over the weekend that resulted in 10 drivers being removed from the highways for drug and alcohol impairment, and more than four vehicles being impounded.

Police also responded to three motor-vehicle accidents and West says those involved suffered only minor injuries.

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More lightning forecast Continued from front on the Kingfisher Forest Service Road and a third at Crazy Creek near Mabel Lake.

A suspected lightning holdover popped up Monday morning near Woods Landing about 15 kilometres south of Seymour Arm. Klassen said the holdover fire was like-

ly from a storm that moved through the area two weeks ago.

It grew to some 50 by 20 metres in size and was mostly rank 1, which is a smouldering ground fire producing a bit of smoke.

Klassen says there was some rank 2 action (a bit of open flame) where the fire was burning in heavy

timber. Four firefighters were dispatched to fight the fire, which was fully contained as of Monday morning and is now out and in patrol stage.

Environment Canada’s forecast for midweek included showers, much-needed precipitation accompanied by the threat of more lightning.

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By Lachlan Labere

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Campaigning begins in earnest now that the race to the Oct. 19 federal vote has officially begun.

With the early election announcement, no North Okanagan–Shuswap candidates had been confirmed as of Monday

by Elections Canada (nomination process for candidates closes Sept. 28, with a list of confirmed candidates to be released Sept.

30). However, four are already campaigning to represent the riding: Mel Arnold for the Conservatives, Cindy Derkaz for the Liberals, Chris George for the Green Party of Canada and Jacqui Gingras for the NDP. Arnold, who previously ran for the BC Liberals, announced his intention to run for the Conservatives in May of last year. He was nominated as the riding’s Conservative candidate in October.

“The residents of the North Okanagan-Shuswap need a strong voice in Ottawa,” says Arnold. “ As a lifetime resident of the area I have seen the challeng-

es. Now I want to put my leadership skills and experience to work for you, to have a positive impact on the lives of everyday people in the riding. By being active in the community, I understand the issues that families and seniors face and I will work tirelessly on your issues as your MP.” Liberal candidate Cindy Derkaz said she decided to throw her hat in the political arena due to an increasing concern over the direction the country has taken under Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

“After a decade of Harper, we want change that will make a real difference in the lives of all Canadians – change that will help families make ends meet, put more money in their pockets, and bring this country together,” says Derkaz. “It is time for a new plan to grow the middle class and grow the economy.”

Chris George, who ran for the Green Party of B.C. in the last provincial election, was recently nominated as the federal Greens’ candidate for the North-Okanagan Shuswap. George says envi-

ronmental issues brought him to the party, but its “progressive, realistic social policies, including a guaranteed livable income, keep me Green.”

“There is no excuse for poverty in Canada. Elizabeth May’s small business initiatives are the best there is,” says George.

“Trade deals that give foreign corporations the right to sue our government for making responsible decisions in the interests of Canada must be renegotiated.”

Jacqui Gingras says her vision for the North Okanagan-Shuswap is to “mobilize our abundant resources to reinvigorate our local community.”

“What we have learned too well over the past eight years with Harper is that the answers to the issues that affect our community don’t come from Ottawa,” says Gingras. “They come from you and me; people who work here, raise their families here, and build a life here… I am ready to be your voice in Ottawa, a voice that represents economic fairness, climate security and social justice.”

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First Nations urged to head to the polls Newly appointed BC regional chief of the BC Assembly of First Nations, Shane Gottfriedson, based in Kamloops, says it’s time for First Nations to mobilize their thousands of eligible voters for the federal election.

“Our population is young; we need to harness this energy. Too many of our families are living in poverty.

Now is the time for our people to mobilize the vote and create innovative partnerships that

will help improve the quality of life for First Nations in Canada.

Mobilizing the Nations vote could have an effect on 51 or 338 ridings.”

Improving the quality of life for First Nations contributes to the overall success and strength in Canada, which hasn’t been the case, he says. In recent years, Canada has ranked between sixth and eighth on the UN Human Development Index while First Na-

tions fall between 63rd and 78th. The federal government’s own Community Well-Being Index shows that the gap has not closed at all since 1981.

The gap in quality of life results in First Nations facing poorer health, a shorter life span, housing shortages and over-crowding, communities under boil-water advisories, First Nations vastly over-represented in jails and the high number of missing and

murdered indigenous women and girls, among many other stark statistics. Studies have shown that closing the gap would add $400 billon to Canada’s economy and save an additional $115 billion in social costs related to poverty, Gottfriedson points out.

The BCAFN is doing its part to inform First Nations about how to participate in this election, with leaders and citizens mobilizing to vote, he says.

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Friday, August 7, 2015 Shuswap Market News

Propeller guards requested for houseboats Fatal accident: Industry rep says devices can lead to other hazards, suggests education is best route.

By Lachlan Labere

MARKET NEWS STAFF

A recent boating fatality on Shuswap Lake has prompted a request to houseboat companies to consider additional safety measures.

Rob Sutherland, station leader for Shuswap Station 106 of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue, said he will be talking with houseboat companies about using propeller guards and other safety devices, in order to help reduce the risk of propeller-related injuries or deaths.

Sutherland says Shuswap Station has responded to three propeller-related accidents in the past two years, two of which occurred last year over the course of a few days. In one, a man’s ankle was slashed by a propeller on a speedboat. The other involved a woman swimming behind a houseboat. Sutherland said someone had started the engine and the woman wound up losing her leg.

The third accident happened on July 10, and resulted in the death of a 22-year-old Edmonton woman.

“I was going to talk to (local houseboat companies) about propeller guards and/or cameras at the back, like backup cameras in cars,” said Sutherland. “It would be a good idea, especially, you know, because of the severity of accidents with propellers and that.

“It’s just something they should be looking at.”

But Todd Kyllo says the industry has thoroughly looked at the use of propeller guards.

And, while he doesn’t deny one might have prevented the recent fatality, the owner/operator of Twin Anchors Houseboat Vacations says use of the guards can open opportunities for a variety of other accidents to occur.

“The reason a prop

guard can’t be utilized, not just on houseboats but on most boats, is if there’s a log strike or a ground strike on that prop guard, it pushes it into the prop itself, and now the whole boat is disabled,” said Kyllo.

“So then you’re looking at bigger and more accidents.”

Backup cameras are already in use, but Kyllo says they would not have prevented the recent accident. He noted there are other safety devices available too, such as a gate for the back that, when open, disables the engine.

Again, he said, it becomes a matter where one preventive measure can lead to other trouble.

“The only thing that I see us doing is education,” said Kyllo.

“There are issues back there, there are dangers behind the boat. No difference from anything else we get in that’s motorized.”

Kyllo said he expects he’ll see about 16,000 people on his boats alone this summer, adding about 85 per cent of those who end up in the captain’s seat have already acquired their pleasure craft operators licence.

“They’re more educated on how their boats work and what they do,” said Kyllo. “A few years ago we didn’t have that.”

Additionally, there’s mandatory training/ orientations provided at the local level by the houseboat companies.

“We as an industry promote that education, even if you have your boating licence. So we give it to you again,” said Kyllo.

Asked if cost might also be a factor as to why propeller guards aren’t used, Kyllo commented on one houseboat rental company in the U.S. that does use them. He said that company is repeatedly having to replace the guards because of damage.

“They probably have

about 400 of them piled up because they were bent and smashed in certain areas and they’re not re-usable. So you throw them away and you put another one on…,” said Kyllo. “Last week… on one day alone, I changed out 15 props because of the low water. If you’re thinking I’ve got to change out 15 prop guards, then the cost does become ridiculous.”

But Kyllo stressed there are many more

reasons for not using prop guards.

“As a company, we’ve researched all this and looked at the different issues of having them and not having them…,” he said.

“You certainly can’t use the cost of a prop guard over a person’s life.

Don’t get me wrong there, because there’s no cost for that. But we have to make sure the boat can run at all times, and with a prop guard, that could not happen.”

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n A Search & Rescue representative reports three propeller accidents in the past two years, two involving houseboats and one with a speedboat.

The recent death of an Edmonton woman was the only fatality of the three.

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Hoffman’s Bluff: Vehicle hits tour bus.

By Dale Bass

KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

A 19-year-old Pritchard man died Friday afternoon when the car he was driving on the Trans-Canada Highway crossed the centre line and collided with an eastbound passenger bus.

The crash occurred about 4 p.m., 11 kilometres west of Chase, just east of Hoffman’s Bluff, and resulted in a number of ambulances, an air ambulance and fire rescue personnel responding.

Sascha Dieter Hedrich was the driver and lone occupant of the Chevrolet Cavalier. Police report the vehicle crossed into the eastbound lane, hitting the bus carrying 57 student tourists from Korea head-on.

The Interior Health Authority said 57 people were taken to Royal Inland Hospital, one in serious condition, 20 with non-life-threatening injuries and 36 who were not injured.

Sgt. Mike Pears of the RCMP’s Central Interior Traffic services said the most serious injury on the bus was to the driver, who was taken to hospital in Kamloops but released

within 24 hours.

The highway was closed in both directions for some time following the accident, which area residents said sounded like an explosion from an industrial accident. Surrounding roads were also congested as motorists tried to find a way around the accident.

Pears said alcohol is not considered a factor in the crash.

A second tour bus was sent to the scene with a police escort to collect passengers who weren’t injured.

Hoffman’s Bluff on Highway 1 east of Chase is a notorious area for fatal accidents.

The area of the accident is part of a massive, multi-million-dollar widening program funded by the provincial and federal governments.

Last week, Transportation Minister Todd Stone held a news conference west of Chase to announce $95 million to widen the highway from the east end of Hoffman’s Bluff, which is under reconstruction now, through to Chase Creek Road. The second phase will see four-laning through to the Petro-Canada station on the highway at the west end of Chase.

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No arrest has been made yet in the armed robbery of the Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union, as police sift through mounds of information.

Police released an image of the man who held up the credit union on Monday, July 27 and fled on a bicycle, in hopes the public may be able to help identify him.

He entered the bank at 4:15 p.m., wearing a black balaclava, a longsleeved, black cotton shirt and dark jeans that were equipped with a makeshift holster taped to his right leg. He was described as thin and possibly 6 ft. 3 in. tall.

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Long, costly slog to election begins

It’s the dead heat of summer and thoughts are on the long weekend that just passed and the glorious August to come before life gets hectic again in September. Is there really room in the noggin for something as serious as a federal election?

Apparently so, as Prime Minister Stephen Harper asked Governor General David Johnston to dissolve Parliament on Sunday, thereby starting a marathon 78-day campaign — the longest since the 74-day slog in 1926.

The lengthy campaign will cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars more than would a traditional 37-day campaign, considering the extra time allows candidates and parties to essentially spend double what they would normally be allowed — with every eligible dollar subject to a healthy taxpayer-funded rebate.

In addition, Elections Canada will need to lease space in all 338 ridings for much longer than anticipated and pay elections workers more.

On the flip side, third-party advertising will be restricted to a $200,000 limit. You may have seen it already, with unions attacking the Conservatives and Conservative-friendly groups invoking the NDP’s Glenn Clark era in B.C. in a bid to scare voters away from Thomas Mulcair.

Why Harper has decided on such a long campaign is clear: His party has far more money in its account than do the opponents. As of the end of 2014, the Conservatives had $20.1 million, $5 million more than the Liberals and double that of the NDP. But, spending one’s way to victory is never guaranteed, as a long campaign with constant attack ads could lead to voter fatigue and, possibly, voter irritation.

It might be wise for all parties to create ads telling us what they plan to do, rather than trying to convince us why what the other guy plans to do is a bad idea.

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Benefits to being the early bird It has been said that anglers are ever the optimists, for each cast made has its own unique possibilities and potential – just like each lake, river and stream.

I like to think that I too am optimistic.

When I am standing on the banks of a river, watching the early morning mist rise from the surface of the water, I like to think I am going to have a glorious day ahead. After all, why would I have gotten up so early?

I do like to get an early start to a day’s fishing. Having said that, I do however find it harder and harder to drag my poor old tired carcass out of bed these days – especially any time before six o’clock.

Be that as it may, I also try to compensate by having my terminal tackle set up the night before. Not only do I find it hard to see what I’m doing in the early morning light, there’s also something about not having your line in the water when other anglers are already casting to an early morning rise.

THE GREAT OUTDOORS James Murray Preparation and anticipation may not exactly be one and the same, but experience has taught me that one’s anticipation can be quickly dashed without proper preparation.

Fishing for me has always been full of anticipation, from the beginning of the season to the end. Each run and each ripple, each and every seam along the edge of fast-flowing waters, each insect rise and every protrusion along the dropoff offers new opportunity.

Each cast is made with both a certain amount of anticipation and expectation and, the best part of it is, each cast made without a strike is but a prelude to the

moment when you do feel a sudden, heart-stopping bump on the end of the line.

Out here in the East Kootenays where I am currently sharing my stories with folks who drop by Fort Steele, there are no less than four world-class rivers to fish. The Elk, St. Mary, Bull and Kootenay rivers all hold an abundance of very large bull and cutthroat trout.

I have been offered a free drift boat trip down the St. Mary River and I’m hoping that particular day there will be at least a few fish that just might be guiled into taking a Royal Wulff or Stimulator fly pattern.

We’re into August now and conditions are absolutely perfect on the rivers around here. I can’t wait to head out. There are a number of fly fishing stores in the area that provide guided drift boat trips down both the St. Mary and Elk rivers.

Such trips are well worth the price.

They allow an angler (usually two anglers in a boat plus the guide) to cover a fairly decent stretch

of the river and cast to each and every good looking run, riffle and holding pool. Some of the better spots along the river cannot be accessed by vehicle and others can be returned to on another day by parking your vehicle nearby and walking in where access is allowed.

A good guide will not only take you to some of the best fishing spots along either river, recognizing your own particular casting abilities they will try to hold you there long enough to make your cast. Along the way, they will make a few suggestions and, in most cases, you will be rewarded with a few good strikes. What more could a person ask?

Like I said, I am looking forward to my day drifting the St. Mary. The fact that I will be doing the first drift of the morning at nine and will have to get up around six to get dressed, have breakfast and drive the hour it takes to get to the spot where we will be putting in, well, like they say, that’s all a part of fishing.

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Prevention key to stopping climate change Much thanks go to Jim Cooperman’s Market News column, ‘The tip of the melting iceberg.’

In it, he provides a timely review of climate-change characteristics and their current and impending harmful impacts on the Shuswap Watershed.

In his concluding comments, however, he asks that we only determine “what measures are needed to adapt to the (climatic) change(s).”

This exclusive focus on adaptation unfortunately omits the critical necessity of mitigation (preventing climate-

change) – like reducing the magnitude of carbon emissions.

Adaptation just involves efforts to limit our vulnerability to climate change impacts by changing infrastructure and institutions, while not necessarily dealing with the underlying cause of those impacts.

Adaptation is very nearly the opposite of preventive mitigation.

It is action taken to protect oneself, one’s own city, or nation from the effects of unchecked climate-change. The reference to “our” in a previous sentence is critical, as adaptive

measures typically only deal with impacts to humanity; they do not deal with impacts to ecosystems and the environment.

Coral reefs are unlikely to adapt to the twin impacts of global warming and ocean acidification.

Polar bears are not likely to adapt to vanishing arctic ice.

A similar case can be made for other ecosystems and living things.

At some level, this calls into question what we really mean by adaptation. If we were to truly see the collapse of major ecosystems such as coral reefs, we would B.C.S.P.C.A. (Shuswap)

in turn see the loss of the ecosystem services they provide – a potentially catastrophic loss for humanity.

Obviously, both mitigation and adaptation are necessary to meet climate-change challenges, but they are not morally equivalent.

For every day mitigation (prevention) is delayed, the need for adaptation grows and, thanks to deep-seated, aspects of human nature, self-interested adaptation is likely to be preferable to more global, altruistic mitigation.

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SOUTH SHUSWAP Fest provides bluegrass bliss DIRECTOR’S NOTES Paul Demenok Attend the NimbleFingers 2015 Bluegrass Festival.

If you’re a music lover or a fan of bluegrass, then be sure not to miss the NimbleFingers Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival and Workshops at the Sorrento Centre.

The festival day is Saturday, Aug. 22, and features a stellar lineup of Canadian and international performers including: Jeff Scroggins & Colorado, New Reeltime Travellers, Old Man Luedecke, Cahelen Morrison & Eli West, Annie Lou, The Cumberland Brothers, Lonesome

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Now in its seventh year, The NimbleFingers Festival provides a warm, family-friendly, music-centric environment.

In addition to great music, it offers a number of food outlets and artisans, including vendors selling mandolins, guitars, ukuleles, bows, picks, books and other music paraphernalia.

There’s a vintage record seller, handmade instrument makers, original letterpress posters, T-shirts, handmade jewelry, fresh organic produce and a beer garden hosted by our own Crannog Ales.

There will also be a super-creative, all ages crafts area. And this year, the two stages will be powered by bike and solar power.

A special exhibit,

“Banjos: Africa to the New World” traces the development of the banjo from its African roots to the New World.

The collection on exhibit spans a period of 300 years and illustrates the history of this popular instrument.

If you’re a picker and a grinner, then you may wish to enroll in the workshop sessions being held Aug. 16 to 21, and Aug. 23 to 28.

The workshop sessions are now in their 27th year and were previously known as The British Columbia Bluegrass Workshop.

Workshop sessions will be led by worldclass instructors, and include: beginner, intermediate and advanced workshops in guitar, banjo, clawhammer banjo, mandolin and fiddle, and workshops on lead and harmony singing, ballad singing and songwriting.

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skill? Try Appalachian Flatfoot Dancing or Appalachian Ballad singing. Other sessions will cover using the dobro and playing bass. There will be student concerts, band scrambles, instructor concerts, hosted jams and old-time dances.

People wishing to stay on site can take advantage of several options including camping at one of the non-serviced, semiserviced or fully serviced RV sites. There is a limited supply of lodge or cabin accommodations as well.

Advance tickets are available in person at Acorn Music in Salmon Arm, Lee’s Music in Kamloops, the Sorrento Centre office, and online at www. nimblefingers.ca.

Kids under 13 or over 80 are free. Advance ticket prices are $35 for adults and $22.50 for youths, or $39 and $25 at the gate.

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The NimbleFingers Festival and Workshops is a great opportunity to enjoy terrific music and a chance to learn from the best.

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New pickleball courts now open The new pickleball courts at Cedar Heights Community Centre were officially opened July 28 by North Okanagan-Shuswap MP Colin Mayes.

Close to 100 people attended the event.

The $37,000 improvement was made possible by a $25,000 taxpayer-funded Canada New Horizons for Seniors grant, along with a $12,000 contribution from the association.

In just over one month, the tennis court was converted into four regulation-sized pickleball courts.

As the old adage maintains, ‘many hands do make light work.’

Project manager Phil Mitchell and his team of 32 volunteers contributed more than 564 hours to the job.

Cedar Heights Pickleball courts open from 8 a.m. to dusk during

the summer months.

Hours will change as days grow shorter and weather changes.

Current hours are as follows: Monday – open play for all levels; Tuesday – beginner lessons, novice and recreational play; Wednesday – roundrobin tournament for three-plus players. Arrive 10 minutes early to sign up; Friday – open play for all levels. Wear non-marking court shoes. Paddles and balls are provided.

Cedar Heights Community Association members can purchase a season pass or pay a $4 drop-in fee. Nonmembers are welcome to use the courts for the same drop-in fee.

Punch cards are also available and are valid until play ends for the season in October.

In other play, the association hosts a golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 16 at the club’s

Than k Yo u for Shop ping Loca for y l our v ehicle !! n Surrounded by Cedar Heights Community Association members, NorthOkanagan-Shuswap MP Colin Mayes, centre, cuts the garland at the grand opening of the Cedar Heights Pickleball Courts on Thursday, July 28. par-three golf course on Lakeview Drive in Sorrento.

Registration takes place at 1 p.m., with the tournament teeing off at 2 and dinner to follow at 5 p.m.

The cost is $15 for members and $23 for non-members.

Non-golfing spouses are welcome to attend the dinner at a cost of $8.

Meanwhile, the association has entered a male and female team in Shuswap Hospice’s Step Up For Hospice, which goes to September. To make a dona-

Dates to remember Music in the Bay presented by the Arts Council for the South Shuswap, continues at Centennial Field in Blind Bay at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6 with Seal Skull Hammer.

Artists Judy Coutts and Judy Mackenzie will host their thirdannual art show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 7 and 8 at the Sorrento Drop In Centre.

Music in the Bay continues at Centennial Field in Blind Bay at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13 with The

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Sunnybrae Seniors Society presents a Country Breakfast/ Brunch from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 at 3585 Sunnybrae Canoe Point Rd. Saturday.

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Cedar Heights Community Hall will be more visible, thanks to a $15,000 Canada 150 Grant to replace existing signage.

Late last month, MP Colin Mayes, on behalf of Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced $160,000 for six projects.

Ottawa announced $150 million in taxpayer dollars to help fund renovations, expansions and rehabilitations to existing infrastructure that provides community and cultural benefits to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary coming up in 2017.

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A non-profit organization is hoping you will be reminded of the effects of climate change every time you gas up your car.

Matt Hulse, the BC campaign director of Our Horizon, approached the directors of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District with a request for its member municipalities to require climate change labelling on all gas pump handles, similar to the warning labels placed on cigarette packages.

“We are hoping the labels will be a tool towards a greener economy,” he told directors.

“These labels locate responsibility for climate change in the palm of your hand.”

Hulse added that currently when people buy gas they are not

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He added the labels are an effective and low-cost tool to raise awareness.

“What registers now is the price. You are focused on the money going out of your wallet, but these labels can change that… they can generate some other emotions, dissatisfaction, discomfort and that’s when change arises, when people start feeling uncomfortable and start calling on government and business to do something about alternative transportation solutions.”

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from member municipalities.

CSRD Chair Rhone Martin thanked Hulse for the Our Horizons presentation, but said the board would discuss the issue at another time and would get back to him with a response at a later date.

Wilson returned as Neskonlith chief

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Chief Judy Wilson remains chief of the Neskonlith Indian Band.

An election was held on Thursday, July 30, where Wilson garnered more votes than her two contenders.

Although a band election was held in January of this year, an adjudicator had ruled in June another election had to be held, following an appeal from a band member.

In the January election, Wilson was reelected to her third term, along with incumbents Art Anthony, Karen R. August and Joan Manuel-Hooper,

as well as newcomer Fay Ginther. Louis Thomas was acclaimed as councillor for Salmon Arm. In last week’s election, Wilson was returned, as well as Ginther, Manuel-Hooper and Anthony. Newly elected was Duane Manuel. August was not returned to council this time.

Louis Thomas remains as councillor for Salmon Arm. Swearing-in ceremonies were held on Friday, July 31.

“Membership made clear decisions in this election,” stated Chief Wilson in a news release.

“Council challenges for the upcoming term

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Chief Judy Wilson are addressing administrative gaps in programs and services, communications, diversifying sustainable economic development opportunities and dealing with the highway development through Secwepemc territory and reserve lands.”

She said the Neskonlith Council plans to meet with membership directly to gain clarity

on issues or concerns and, most importantly, input towards moving the community forward.

Electoral officer Bruce Mack told the Shuswp Market News in June, when the new election was announced, that in the Neskonlith election code, a person is ineligible to run for band council if they have any outstanding debts to the band. However, for administrative reasons, Mack said, that was waived for the last election.

“There certainly wasn’t any inappropriate behaviour or action on the part of any candidate,” Mack explained.

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Slocan Ramblers bring high-energy bluegrass The three-day musical feast that is the Roots and Blues Festival is only a week away and brings a world of music and genres to the community.

Among them, is a Toronto band that loves and plays bluegrass.

Add the Slocan Ramblers to the list of bands taking a pass on polished pop production values and embracing the unvarnished authenticity of old-time mountain music and bluegrass – while showcasing their own worldly influences.

Praised everywhere, from Hockey Night in Canada to the pages of Sing Out magazine for their debut effort Shaking Down the Acorns, and having already opened for Steve Martin and been featured in a TV series alongside the Blind Boys of Alabama, the Slocans launched a follow-up album, Coffee Creek last month.

Recorded live-offthe-floor around a tree of microphones in Toronto’s Casa Wroxton, studio and produced by banjo wizard Chris Coole (Foggy Hogtown Boys, Sylvia Tyson, Jim Cuddy, David Francey), the album features a diverse repertoire that ranges from

a sweet bluegrass original, Galilee, penned on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, to a rowdy re-creation of the classic Groundhog and a tender original called April’s Waltz, which proves the band can also play slow – with great precision and emotional sensitivity.

On their third tour of the West, Adrian Gross, the band’s mandolin player, says he has always loved acoustic and folk music “Most of us came to bluegrass from other styles, but we discovered bluegrass and grew to love it,” he says, noting city people are often drawn to country and bluegrass.

“It’s high-energy music, honest music, and there’s a certain kind of directness about bluegrass that I like.”

Being on the road so much gives the band many sources of inspiration, says Gross.

“There’s no shortage of inspiration – the stories you hear, people you meet along the way,” he says, noting writing the lyrics belongs to everyone, but when it comes to arranging a song, it’s a collaborative effort.

“It’s almost like four people negotiating on how the song will go, so you always have

Follow the sounds on the music crawl

The 2015 Roots and Blues Festival opens Friday, Aug. 14, this year with early performances on the Shade and Blues stages before the main stage opens at 6:15 p.m.

Start the celebration by revisiting the Salmon Arm Folk Music Society’s coffee house roots by attending a series of intimate performances in downtown restaurants and pubs on Thursday, Aug. 13.

Venues and performers for this fun event include: • Blue Canoe – Peter Lawren Clarke at 7:45 p.m. and Tom Walbank at 9:15.

• Wicked Spoon – Jordan Dean at 7 p.m., Brent Parkin at 8:15 and Jesse Mast at 9:30.

• Shuswap Chefs – Kat Danser at 6:30 p.m., Jordan Dick Trio at 7:45.

• Shuswap Pie Co. – Dolly Vardens at 5:30 p.m., Seal Skull Hammer at 6:30.

• Hideaway Pub – Crown the Guilty at 8 p.m., Salmon Armenians at 9.

• Shuswap Theatre – Red Tail Ring at 7:30 p.m., Naomi Wachira at 8:40 p.m. and Magpie Ulysses & James Lamb at 9:30.

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Seventy years pass by without a nuclear war GLOBAL VIEWS Gwynne Dyer We have been hearing a lot about the 70th anniversary of the first use of a nuclear weapon on human beings, in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.

The more important anniversary, however, is August 9, when the last nuclear weapon was used in war, on the city of Nagasaki.

It was predictable that atomic bombs would be used as soon as they were developed in 1945. It was the sixth year of the Second World War, and more than 60 million people had been killed already. But nobody would have believed then that nuclear weapons would not be used again in future wars.

We cannot be sure they never will be used in war again, of course, but 70 years is already an impressive accomplishment.

How did we manage that? One way to answer that question is to consider the behaviour of U.S. President Harry S. Truman, who was the man who decided to drop the first atomic bombs in 1945 – and the first man to decide not to drop them, in 1951.

Truman’s decision to drop the bombs in 1945 probably didn’t seem as momentous to him at the time as it looks now. Killing tens of thousands of civil-

ians in cities by mass bombing (Hamburg, Dresden, Tokyo) was practically routine by 1945, and the atomic bombs would have seemed like just a more efficient way of doing the same thing.

Besides, the fact that Japanese cities could now be destroyed by a single plane carrying a single bomb might well shock the Japanese government into surrendering. That would spare the lives of all the American soldiers (an estimated 46,000) who would die if Japan had to be invaded.

Truman had fought in the First World War (he was the only major Allied war leader who did). Although he was not generally seen as an imaginative man, he would have been vividly aware of the ordeal that awaited American soldiers if they had to invade Japan. He would also have been conscious that the U.S. public would never forgive him if they found out that he had the bomb but didn’t use it to save those soldiers’ lives.

So he gave the orders and the bombs fell, adding a last quarter-million lives to that 60-million death toll.

But five-and-a-half years later, when U.S. forces in Korea were fleeing south after Chinese troops intervened in the war there (“the big bug-out”), Truman behaved quite differently.

It may or may not be true that U.S. General Douglas MacArthur, who commanded the United Nations troops in Korea (including a third of a million Americans), wanted

to drop atomic bombs on China’s Manchurian provinces to cut the supply lines of the Chinese troops in Korea. It is certainly true that Truman fired MacArthur, and that he did not use nuclear weapons even though thousands of American troops were being killed or captured.

Truman never explained his decision, but one possible reason is that actually seeing what nuclear weapons do to human beings (which nobody had yet

“U.S. President Harry S. Truman, who was the man who decided to drop the first atomic bombs in 1945 – and the first man to decide NOT to drop them, in 1951.” seen when he made his 1945 decision) may have changed his view of them. They were not just another new weapon. They were the ultimate weapon, and they must not be used.

And the other reason is obvious.

By late 1950, the United States had between 50 and 100 nuclear weapons – but the Soviet Union had tested its first atomic bomb in the previous year, and by then it already had at least half a dozen of the things.

The era of mutual deterrence had arrived.

Truman didn’t know for certain that the Soviet Union would go to war if the U.S. dropped nuclear weapons on China. He would have been fairly certain the Russians didn’t yet have the ability to drop

even one on the United States, although they could definitely hit America’s allies in Western Europe. But it didn’t matter: once both sides have nuclear weapons, they get a great deal more cautious.

In the following decades, many military theorists have worked hard to come up with strategies that would make nuclear weapons useful in war, and many scientists and engineers have worked on new techniques and technologies that would achieve the same objective. But nobody has ever had enough confidence in their promises to use even one of these weapons in a war.

The number of nuclear weapons in the world (many of them much more powerful than the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs) peaked at around 50,000 in the mid1980s, and has since fallen to about 15,000.

The U.S. and Russia still own 93 percent of them, but seven other countries now have nukes too – and still nobody has used one in war.

It is also true that no great power has fought any other great power directly for seventy years, which is certainly a first in world history. Is this because the two world wars had been so destructive that they created institutions like the UN Security Council to avoid another, or because they knew that greatpower wars would probably be nuclear wars?

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Protecting our rivers

The Shuswap River needs protection E nv i r o n m e n t a l l y conscious Shuswap River residents have been advocating for improved boating regulations since 1994, when the first application was made to the federal government for a 10-horsepower motor restriction. The regional district initially supported the restriction, but they capitulated soon after the powerboat community began lobbying for no changes. Since then, the problems have swelled with an estimated two metres or more of riverbank in some areas lost to erosion, as the number and size of speed boats continues to increase.

Organic farmer Hermann Bruns grew up alongside the river where he has witnessed the problems first-hand, and he has been a strong advocate for improved protection. In 2010, he made a presentation to the regional district, on behalf of the Mara River Group, about the rising impacts of motorized recreation that called for a planning process to address all the concerns in the watershed.

As a result, the Shuswap River Watershed Sustainability Plan process began and four-years later, after extensive public consultations, it was completed.

One of the key strategies in the plan is to establish boating regulations that include

SHUSWAP PASSION Jim Cooperman either a no wake zone or a speed restriction between Mara Lake and the Trinity Valley Bridge and a non-motorized zone between the bridge and Mabel Lake. The first step to achieving this goal is more public consultation, including the online survey that can be filled out up until August 28.

A number of studies have been conducted to determine the level of impacts to the river from motorboats. In 2013, two remote cameras installed along the river provided some statistics on the growing number of boats.

The numbers are highest during the weekends in July and August, when hundreds of high-powered speedboats, personal water craft and pontoon boats cruise up and down the river, some towing water skiers and wake boarders.

Scientific studies done in other regions do show how motorboats can cause erosion of riverbanks, which can result in sedimentation and turbidity of water, destruction of riparian vegetation, damaged

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waterfowl nests and the loss of land. Vessels, especially wake boats, create amplified wave action that is far more erosive than wind-generated waves or natural currents, and these problems are intensified during high water. A 2013 study at the Shuswap River showed how the impacts vary in different locations depending on the amount or types of riparian vegetation, the presence of protective barriers such as islands or the actual shape of the river.

The final 2014 report on Shuswap River erosion processes describes how the shear stresses during the spring freshet are too small to cause erosion, whereas the peak period for erosion is during July when the river level is still high and boating traffic is extremely busy. The influence of boats later in the year is less because the water levels are too low to erode the banks.

Overall, the authors noted that results were inconclusive in regard to the overall impact of boating because there was only one year of data and more efforts are needed to understand the natural factors involved; however, the report does conclude that boat wakes do cause impacts.

Another major issue regarding boating on the river is that of safety, as the chance for collisions with nonmotorized river recreationists increases as

the size and number of motorboats increase.

On a busy summer weekend day there can be upwards of 800 tubers floating down the river to Enderby and there have been reports of near misses.

There is a growing trend in recreation that shows a shift from motorized activities to non-motorized, including hiking and cycling, to water sports like canoeing, kayaking and paddle boarding. Yet the motorized recreation community can be strong lobbyists and already there is a very active effort to convince the regional district to maintain the status quo. Given that motors also pollute and add more carbon to the atmosphere, it only makes sense that the shift to non-motorized recreation should be promoted and that restrictions be created to better protect the Shuswap River.

Since the campaign began over twenty years ago, voluntary measures, including signage and recommended speed limits, have been largely ineffective. Existing laws governing waterways only address safety and do not cover the environmental impacts from the proliferation of powerboats. The only solution now would be stringent regulations and effective enforcement, but concerned residents need to get involved. You can help by filling in the survey at rdno.ca.

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Tips to help Zoomers maintain an active lifestyle Take pain out of the gain of exercise (NC) According to experts, Canada’s 14.5 million Zoomer population is healthier than past generations and is more concerned about their health than ever. The Zoomer is a Baby Boomer who is actively re-defining aging. This assertion is no surprise since everywhere you turn in communities across the country there’s Zoomer Yoga, Zoomer Boot Camp, Zoomer Zumba, plus many other exercise programs dedicated to active adults 45 and over.

In a recent study by CARP, an advocacy group for a new vision on aging in Canada, Zoomers were found to be more committed than ever to living healthier lives, but there are still barriers to reaching these goals, such as pain management.

For weekend warriors and active Zoomers, staying healthy and fit as the body ages can come at a cost.

Not only is there wear and tear on joints and muscles, but bumps, falls and overexertion while working out or competing can also occur.

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With this in mind, here are some tips you can follow to help maintain an active lifestyle: Simple stretching and moderate exercise at least three times a week are essential measures that can prevent the likelihood of injury.

Good nutrition is also an important factor in reducing pain. Look to incorporate healthier choices to your diet such as fresh fruit and vegetables which allow the body to recover better by helping build new healthy tissues. Try to rely less on pre-packaged foods.

Other tips for reducing pain include drinking water more frequently to increase hydration; eating at least five small meals per day to optimize the metabolism; and avoiding artificial sweeteners and acidic foods (such as citrus) if arthritis is present since they may worsen symptoms.

Even if these lifestyle choices are followed, injuries due to bumps, falls and overexertion are still a common occurrence for active Zoomers, forcing them to choose from a variety of treatments to help reduce muscle aches, stiffness and bruises.

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Don’t make judgments about people’s size HEALTHY BITES Serena Caner An unfortunate consequence of the antiobesity movement is that it has created a negative cultural landscape for people who are not thin. We have been raised with the assumptions that fat is bad and that the perfect body is achievable by eating the right foods and doing the right exercises. However, this is not true.

In my practice, I routinely see “overweight” people who eat well and exercise every day, just as I see “ideal weight” people who do not. In fact, our genes are still the most important factor in determining what our bodies look like and what diseases we will

get. It is unfortunate that instead of embracing size diversity, we have chosen to label one size as “healthy” and most of the other sizes as “unhealthy.” In fact, many people want to lose weight not because they feel unhealthy, but because they feel judged for their size.

A new movement in healthcare is “Health At Every Size.” It recognizes that people of all sizes can be healthy and that our health behaviours – including food, activity and sleep – are more important than the numbers on the scale. Focussing only on weight can lead to more dangerous practices such as yo-yo dieting, food and body preoccupation, self-hatred, eating disorders and weight discrimination.

So what can we do to promote health for all?

Demand and promote policies that encourage and support all people to make healthier choices – in your community, at the grocery store, at work and at home.

Respect that bodies come in all sizes. If you hear somebody making a discriminating comment, voice your concerns.

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• Crunchy ears of corn with fresh dill from a food truck, bright red juicy cherries from the farmers’ market.

• Tomatoes and herbs from a community garden tossed on a wholewheat pizza and cooked in an outdoor oven.

• A homemade fresh fruit popsicle enjoyed by a child.

• Watermelon sliced and slurped while sitting at a picnic table.

• Celery stalks dipped into fresh salsa made with tomatoes, cilantro, garlic, chili peppers, onions, and passed around the campfire.

• Colourful sweet peppers, zucchini, cauliflower, and eggplant, slowly roasted on the barbecue.

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standing rather than sitting, or walking on your lunch break.

Enjoy healthy foodEat more whole grains, fruits and vegetables.

Eat less processed and

refined foods, sugary foods and alcoholic beverages. Learn to listen to your body’s hunger and satiety cues.

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Change is difficult and will take repeated efforts for success.

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Weeding out knotweed Shuswap residents are encouraged to be on the lookout for, and help remove knotweed.

The plant is an incredibly invasive perennial, and is classified as “noxious” under the BC Weed Control Act. There are four species of knotweed found in B.C.: Bohemian, Japanese, Himalayan, and giant.

Originally brought over from Asia to be used as an ornamental plant due to its bamboolooking stems, there are several backyards where this plant still remains. Gardeners in the region likely share this plant unknowingly, and it has been nicknamed false bamboo.

Knotweed has been found throughout Canada and B.C., including the Revelstoke, Shuswap and Columbia regions.

This invader grows extremely large and fast – with reports of it growing more than six centimetres per day (the stems can grow up to five metres in height).

Knotweed roots can grow up to three-metres deep. If stem or root fragments are left behind or mowed, it can re-sprout, making it difficult to eradicate.

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If any plant material is removed, it should be taken to the landfill for deep burial. Disposal should be done carefully and responsibly in sealed bags so that plant material is not spread while being transported.

More tips for knotweed management can be found a www. knotonmyproperty. com, and at http://bcinvasives.ca/documents/ Knotweeds_TIPS_Final_08_06_2014.pdf.

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FRIDAY, AUG 7

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ENTRY FORMS – All indoor entry forms for the 2015

Salmon Arm Fair can be picked up from the fair office, at the library or printed from the website at www. salmonarmfair.com. Exhibitor fees are $15 for adults, $10 for youth and free for children five and under.

LUNCHBOX STAGE – Dailn Golan performs folk/rock/rap

music at 12:30 p.m. at the Ross Street Plaza.

THEATRE JAZZ – Enjoy the music of DJANGO at the

Shuswap Theatre. Get your tickets at the Pie Co or Acorn Music.

VILLAINS AND VITTLES – R.J. Haney Village and Museum’s

production of The Everlasting Railways Blues tells about the coming of the railroad to Western Canada. Shows run every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday evening in August, with a special matinee performance on Thursday, Aug. 20. Check-in starts at 5 p.m. Enjoy a home-cooked dinner with all the pioneer fixings served from Marjorie’s Tea Room. Reservations are a must. Call 250-832-5243, visit www.salmonarmmuseum.org or like them on facebook.com

SATURDAY, AUG. 8 CAR WASH – The Okanagan

Shuswap Roller Derby Association hosts a car wash from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Jacobson Ford at 160 Ross St. NE, to raise funds for the upcoming season.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE – features the

indie rock of Polinear from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Ross Street Plaza.

SUNDAY, AUG. 9 CAR COLLECTION – The 16th Annual

FRIDAY, AUG. 14 LUNCHBOX STAGE – The Madeline Tasquin Trading Co.

performs indie/pop/jazz at 12:30 p.m. at the Ross Street Plaza.

POTTERY – The Salmon Arm Pottery Club will host a sale

during Roots and Blues in the Mall at Piccadilly Aug. 14 and 15.

ROOTS AND BLUES – The 23rd annual three-day musical

extravaganza opens, featuring four daytime stages and two evening stages with single acts and workshop jams, a global food village offering a culinary collision of Western cuisine and ethnic dishes, an artisan market featuring handcrafted Canadian creations; a family fun zone with lots of children’s activities (kids 12 and under are admitted free but must be accompanied by an adult); shaded beverage gardens with stage views, misting stations throughout the site and much more. For more information and tickets, visit www.rootsandblues.ca.

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WOW – The Shuswap District Arts Council presents GB

Roots at 6:45 p.m. at Marine Peace Park. Bring your blanket or lawn chair. Admission is by donation.

THURSDAY, AUG. 20 PIE COMPANY – The Jordan Dick Trio performs at the Ross

Street Plaza at 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, AUG. 21 LUNCHBOX STAGE – Lindsay May performs her brand of

American music at 12:30 p.m. at the Ross Street Plaza.

SATURDAY, AUG 22 HANEY CONCERT – Versatile high-lyric coloratura Melina

Moore presents Over the Rainbow, a tribute to the late Judy Garland and salute to the golden age of Hollywood.

Moore is joined by Jim Leonard on piano, Doug Sonju on clarinet and sax, Bill Lockie on bass and Peter Padden on percussion. For more information, call 250-832-5243.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE – features the folk music of Jonah

August from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Ross Street Plaza.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 26 WOW – The Shuswap District Arts

Council’s Wednesday on the Wharf series ends with The Salmon Armenians at 6:45 p.m. at Marine Peace Park. Bring your blanket or lawn chair. Admission is by donation.

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PIE COMPANY – Good old-fashioned Djang Bang, featuring a large gypsy ensemble at 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, AUG. 28 LUNCHBOX STAGE – Jake McIntyre-

Together we are making life better!

Classic Antique Car Show will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at R.J. Haney Heritage Village, featuring more than 100 classic and antique automobiles on display. This car show is fun for the whole family and has become a favourite among car collectors, fans and spectators. Country gospel artist Abe Zacharias, and Phoenix Goldsmith, will provide entertainment. For more information, call 250-832-5243 or visit www.salmonarmmuseum.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12 WOW – Shuswap District Arts Council presents the pop/

rock music of Paul Filek at 6:45 p.m. at Marine Peace Park. Bring your blanket or lawn chair. Admission is by donation.

UNSCRIPTED – Laughing Gas Improv Troupe presents

Summer Fun, a hilarious evening of laughs, improv games and unscripted comedy following WOW. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for lobby, ticket sales and no-host cash bar. Doors to theatre house open at 8:15. Tickets are available at Intwined Fibre Arts on Hudson Avenue or at the door.

THURSDAY, AUG. 13 MUSIC CRAWL – Revisit the Salmon Arm Folk Music

Society’s coffee house roots with a series of intimate performances. Explore restaurants and pubs and get a taste of what’s on the menu while savouring an authentic Shuswap musical experience. See information on

Paul performs contemporary music at 12:30 p.m. at the Ross Street Plaza.

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YOGA OUTDOORS – The Salmon Arm

Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Salmon Arm and representatives from the yoga community host Peace in the Park – First Annual Community Yoga Event at Marine We are a registered charitable society which exists to encourage Peace Park, featuring an all-level gifts, donations, bequests, endowment funds & property of any yoga class at 10 am. A variety of kind to support Shuswap Lake Health Care Facilities poses and stretches geared towards all ages and levels of experience will SATURDAY, AUG. 15 be incorporated. The event will wrap up at 12:30 p.m. with crystal singing bowls and meditation.

FREE PANCAKE BRUNCH - Downtown Salmon Arm and Salmon Arm Folk Music Society host a free pancake FRIDAY, SEPT. 11 brunch with Daybreak Rotary members flipping FALL FAIR – The Shuswap Lake Agricultural Association pancakes and serving them with sausages, fruit, juice and hosts the Salmon Arm Fair Friday, Sept. 11 to Sunday, coffee at the Ross Street Plaza from 9 a.m. to noon.

Sept. 13 at the Salmon Arm Fairgrounds. For Roots and Blues musicians will perform from 9:40 to information, visit www.salmonarmfair.com.

11:20 a.m. Downtown merchants will take part by hosting a Saturday Sidewalk Sale. For more information, SHUSWAP SINGERS – All singers are welcome to sing with this mixed choir for ages 16 and over. Weekly rehearsals visit www.salmonarmdowntown.com or contact 250resume at 6.45 p.m. at New Hope Community Church at 832-5440.

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Salmon Arm Silverbacks to host fans at city hall The Salmon Arm Silverbacks are extending an invitation to the entire community for the club’s fourth annual town hall meeting and volunteer drive Tuesday, Aug. 18 at Salmon Arm City Hall. Fans are invited to interact with players and staff and to take

part in a charity barbecue and fun activities, including a dunk tank, from 5 to 7 p.m. All funds raised will benefit the Silverbacks scholarship fund.

Billets needed The Silverbacks are seeking energetic and caring fans

to become billet families for their student athletes. Without the help of billet families, the players would not be able to play for the team. As a billet family, you play an important role. By opening your home to the players, you provide them with a stable and secure home-

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There are many long-lasting friendships that develop between players and billets. If you are interested in becoming a billet, email Evelyn Cook at: ecookie13@telus.net, or contact her directly by calling 250832-5232.

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We are currently seeking volunteers with horse trailers, pasture, etc, to add to our list of resources to assist with the evacuation and relocation of large animals should the need arise.

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Lawns becoming hostile territory GAIA GARDENING Margo Westaway

Well, you can always depend on folks to come up with a new word or two for the dictionary every year, and according to the news these days, those ignoring the water restrictions in Vancouver are now being called a ‘grasshole.’

So how did this allimportant landscape feature come to be – and become – one of the biggest moneymaking, water gobbling, silence wrecking, polluting, hostility-inducing, maintenance monsters of all time?

Nearly 10,000 different species of grasses can be found around the world in all kinds of environments, but the ones we use for lawns and fields are called turf grasses.

‘Lawn’ comes from the 16th century Brittonic word ‘landa, which originally meant heath, barren land or clearing, but eventually it changed to mean ‘a managed grass space’ (not to be confused with a field or pasture).

Historians figure it originated from the early medieval settlements that kept their livestock inside the safety of the walls, so maybe they kinda liked the clean-cut look of it.

There might, however, be more to it than that.

As Des Kennedy puts it in his funny book Crazy About Gardening, “Why this compulsion to swathe the earth with closeclipped greenery?”

The Savanna Syndrome hypothesis has had a lot of play because according to the author of Second Nature, encoded in our

DNA is a preference for an open, grassy landscape resembling the shortgrass savannas of Africa on which we evolved.

Moving us along from hunter-gatherers to herdspeople, Thorstein Veblen thinks we take delight in lawns because we are a race “whose inherited bent is to readily find pleasure in contemplating a well-preserved pasture or grazing land.”

Curt Suplee concludes: “The origins of the lawn are shrouded in the mists of antiquity. Aztecs, Mayans, pre-colonial American Indians and ancient Persians are variously reported to have gloried in grass; so are

“A badly maintained lawn is admissible evidence of sloth and failure, of moral rot infesting the ownership.”

the Chinese emperors of the second century B.C.” But it was the Europeans, and the English especially, who began lifting the love of grass out of the natural and into the world of abnormal psychology.

The lawn developed into a pardonable fetish for British aristocrats and became a status symbol of grand estates and manor houses, which were maintained by labourintensive scything and shearing before the invention of mowing machines in 1830.

The old term “lawnmeet,” referred to the gathering of a hunting party with horses and hounds, in front of an English gentlemen’s house. From these aristocratic roots, we fall heir to a conviction that people of

the proper sort simply have lawns.”

Over time the colonists transplanted the lawn to North America, and even the poorer sods got to have one too. For the first pilgrims to arrive in a wild and hostile land, the lawn had a practical purpose in that it allowed them to see any beasties or enemies that may be lurking about.

Then it quickly became victim to the myths and symbols regarding attitudes towards class, democracy, morality and nature.

Not to have a lawn then was considered a lack of breeding, and nowadays, what really drops folks down a societal notch or two is not keeping it up.

As Des says: “If one grows grass, the message is unmistakable, one keeps it trimmed.

A badly maintained lawn is admissible evidence of sloth and failure, of moral rot infesting the ownership.

Worse, it signals the thin edge of a weedy wedge which, unless repulsed, will drive the entire neighbourhood inevitably into the greedy clutches of slumlords.”

So maybe fear is the underlying reason why some of those grassholes are willing to pay the fines and suffer the wrath of neighbours if they are forced to have a low-class ‘blond lawn’!

Water restrictions are a pain in the grass and clearly bring out the worst in us at times, but we’re in this together, like it or not.

Our lawns can become hostile territory in a neighbourhood, but until the rains return, let’s all try to comply so that we can avoid all that colourful name-calling around here!

(For previous columns, see Gaiagardening.ca)

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Window smashed with bong The BC Day weekend was busy in the Chase RCMP detachment area, with the following events of note: On July 31, about 11 p.m., Chase RCMP received a report of a tractor-trailer travelling westbound on Highway 1. The rig was near Arnouse Lane when the driver saw the vehicle ahead of him swerve around a person standing partway into the travel lane.

The truck driver slowed down and, as he did, the passenger window of his tractor unit suddenly smashed.

Investigating officers learned the person on the highway had thrown a glass “bong” at the passenger-side window.

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With the convenience of smart phones, taxi service to most areas, and family and friends to act as designated drivers, there is no reason for anyone to drive after drinking, police emphasize.

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Sizzler baseball tournament was held over the weekend, and Chase RCMP were in attendance for the three-day event.

Despite the hot weather and large number of people attending, there were only a few policing issues.

Four vehicle checkstops were conducted, which resulted in three investigations for drinking and driving. In each case immediate roadside prohibitions were issued and the vehicles impounded. As well, four tickets were issued for no insurance.

RCMP assisted BC Ambulance with an incident on the lake, in which a woman suffered a possible concussion. On Saturday night, a minor assault occurred between two

On July 31, Chase RCMP attended a party at Express Point Road, at which the outdoor, late-night karaoke was too much for one neighbour. The homeowner hosting the party agreed to turn down the volume.

Aug. 1, about 1 a.m., police received a report of five intoxicated youths boarding a vessel at Captain’s Village Marina, while the owner was sleeping aboard. The owner chased the youths off.

Nothing was stolen in the incident, and the owner was not able to provide a description of the youths.

Aug. 3, about 1:30 p.m., Chase RCMP received a report of a theft from a vehicle at Shuswap Lake Provincial Park.

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The annual CornStock festival is scheduled from 3 to 10 p.m. on Aug. 8 at Chase Memorial Beach. Schedule, which is subject to change, includes: 8 to 11 a.m. Chase Lions pancake breakfast at Chase Community Hall; 3 p.m., welcome by dignitaries, activities and games start in

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CornField Market and Watering Hole open; ongoing performers at CornStock stage and Little Kernels Zone.

See much more at: http://chasecornstock. com/.

Fourth Annual Splish Splash Art Market, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8 and 9,

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Celista Hall, North Shuswap, pottery, paintings, metal art, fabric art, stained glass, glass jewelry. For more info, go to Facebook: www.facebook. com/SplishSplashArt Market.

The Chase Museum is planning a new exhibit. It will focus on the history of Sports in

Chase and the Shuswap, and the museum is seeking stories, names, photos, memorabilia, etc. Contact diana@ chasemuseum.com, or call 250-679-8847 if you have things to share. The current exhibit, Walk me Down the Aisle, with decades of bridal attire, runs to Sept. 30.

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Police investigate purse thefts from provincial parks Continued from B3 The vehicle’s owner had left her purse inside the locked car, and the thief smashed the rear window to grab it. The purse contained the owners BC driver’s licence, bank and credit cards, birth certificate and an iPhone 5.

The cell phone’s locating feature showed the phone was already in the Kamloops area. There were no witnesses to the event, and police are asking anyone with knowledge of this crime to call the Chase detachment at 250-679-3221, or Crimestoppers.

Roderick HaigBrown Provincial Park On July 31, about 4 p.m., a visitor from Calgary reported her purse was stolen from her locked vehicle. There were no witnesses and no signs of forced entry to the vehicle. Police are asking anyone with

information about this crime to call Chase Detachment at 250-7693221, or Crimestoppers.

Village of Chase On Aug. 2, about 5 p.m., someone entered an unlocked pickup truck at the Chase Fire Hall and stole a wallet containing a debit card, a temporary B.C. driver’s licence and a quantity of cash.

There were no witnesses to the crime and a suspect has not been identified. Anyone with knowledge of this crime is asked to call Chase RCMP at 250-679-3221, or Crimestoppers.

July 30, about 2 a.m., Chase RCMP were dispatched to a break-and-enter at Safety Mart Foods on Brooke Drive in Chase.

The owner of the business had received a glass break alarm and found a front window shattered by a large rock.

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cleared the business; however, the offenders were gone.

Video surveillance showed two males, both about six feet tall and slender, wearing black hoodies, grey sweat pants and baseball caps, enter the store through the broken window.

They grabbed low-value items and fled the scene.

Forensic examination is underway to help identify the suspects, and anyone

with knowledge of this crime is asked to call Chase RCMP at 250-679-3221 or Crimestoppers.

July 30, at 5:40 a.m., Chase RCMP were called out to a breakand-enter at Peoples Food & Drug on Shuswap Avenue in Chase.

Video surveillance showed two males casing the store shortly after midnight, then returning at about 2:15 a.m., breaking the door glass to enter.

Two males entered the premises, and stole energy drinks, a decorative plate, possibly some chips and other low-value items.

The RCMP forensic identification section went to the store and examined certain areas for fingerprints.

The investigation is continuing, and anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Chase RCMP at 250-679-3221, or Crimestoppers.

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Prices for hay, meanwhile, have doubled due to dry conditions in Alberta. “If we can’t afford hay and feed, we’ll have no other option but to sell… This is at the same time we’re trying to grow our herd,” Boon said.

Murray said he has seen Chase Creek this low only a few times.

It has benefitted from occasional showers, which has raised levels.

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River is home to chinook and critically endangered coho and steelhead.

Rice’s farm and its water licence is one of the last on the Nicola before the stream empties into the Thompson River at Spences Bridge. With critically low water levels and the impending salmon run, he said some are wondering about the possibility of suspension of water licences by federal fisheries.

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“It’s the lowest I’ve seen in the 15 years I’ve been farming here,” farmer and ThompsonNicola Regional District director Steve Rice said of the Nicola River near Spences Bridge.

Rice said he can walk across the river, noting the flow barely covers the intake for his farm irrigation.

“It’s scary,” he said.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has declared a Level 4 drought, the highest, in parts of the Nicola Valley and in the Spences Bridge and Fraser Canyon areas.

Closer to home, at Chase Creek, agricultural users are on an odd-even day system, similar to that used in municipalities, including Kamloops.

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Most of B.C. is in Level 3 or 4 drought conditions, with river levels and temperatures typically seen in late August.

While ranchers are largely coping so far, Kevin Boon, general manager of B.C. Cattlemen’s Association, said the drought will likely curb any growth in the provincial herd.

While cattle prices are again reaching new highs, lack of range and feed make expansion difficult.

Rangeland grasses are stressed from lack of moisture and, particularly, sustained high temperatures.

The likelihood is ranchers will have to supplement their livestock with outside feed when Crown grazing ends prematurely.

“They’d be dipping into their winter feed,” Boon said.

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Salmon Arm Frame & Body is conveniently located just off the Trans Canada Highway on the west side of town, right behind Fischer’s Funeral Services at 4130 1 Ave.SW. Salmon Arm Frame & Body Shop is an accredited ICBC Valet Express Repair Shop where they can help you with all your ICBC and Private Insurance repairs, as well as windshield and glass replacements.

If it isn’t insurance repairs you need, they can also help with your private repairs and paint as well as frame straightening and trailer axle straightening.

Mark Pennell has been in the business for more than 30 years and has owned and operated Salmon Arm Frame & Body for over 13 years. He built his new shop 8 years ago, they now accommodate commercial trucks and RV’s as well.

You do have a choice where your vehicle goes for repairs.

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Coming Events STEP UP FOR HOSPICE

Until September 2015 Shuswap Hospice Society is promoting a community fundraiser event, Step Up for Hospice. The Hospice is a non-profit organization that provides our community with compassionate support during the dying and grieving process for individuals and their family and friends.

Registered Walkers wear a pedometer to keep track of daily steps and have friends and family sponsor them. It’s an easy and fun way to challenge yourself and others by walking more and taking the stairs instead of the elevator! You’re also encouraged to hike the local trails marked with distance markers to help track your steps.

Alternatively, you may choose to be a Sponsor and pledge funds to a Registered Walker(s). The pledge can be a lump sum or based on the number of steps a Walker completes for this period of time.

To join the cause and become a Registered Walker, please contact Victoria Olynik at 250-832-7099 or admin@shuswaphospice.ca to register. All pledge money will be collected from Walkers at the Wrap Up Celebration September 26th (details to follow).

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LAITINEN, EILA JOSEPHINE April 29, 1931 - July 29, 2015 Mom, you did it you finally made the Obituaries! You always flipped to the Obituaries first in the papers, and although your family is profoundly sorry to have to write this, we are also happy that you are at peace.

Eila grew up in Glenden, where, as a girl, she loved to share pies cooling on the window pane with her dog, and was a crack shot at downsizing the squirrel population. She also showed early potential as a wheeler-dealer, once trading a bicycle for a pump organ. She also liked to take walks in the forest behind her house, and having the occasional tea party there.

After high school, her family moved to Salmon Arm from Gleneden and she started working as a secretary at the Salmon Arm Farmers Exchange, doing everything from shorthand, to working in the ice cream parlor, to flicking paper clips from the second floor on unsuspecting pedestrians on Saturday nights, and listening to her boss curse about coloured toilet paper.  In 1953, she married Gus, the love of her life, and settled down to life back in Gleneden as a farm wife and mother.

She was also active in the community, serving as secretary for the Women’s Club, and a member of the Better Years Club.

After Gus passed away in 1979, Mom volunteered for 17 years at the CMHA Thrift Shop, where she scored many bargains, and enjoyed going for coffee and lunch with friends. As she settled down into retirement, she would putter away at home, tending to the flowers on her deck, drawing portraits of her grandchildren (and winning prizes at the Fall Fair), and showing her prowess at Rummikub.

Eila is predeceased by her mother and father, Fiina and Jacob Mack, her brothers and sisters, and her husband Gus.  She leaves behind her children Karen (Lud), Kevin (Lynda), and Jim; grandchildren Michelle (Dan), Jenny (Cam), Nick (Fiona), Amy, Krissy, and Kyle; and great-grandchildren Liam and Nolan.

At her request, there will be no service. Many thanks to Dr. Skubiak and Dr. Main, and thanks beyond all measure to the Nursing staff at Shuswap Lake General Hospital, who were the most graceful of guides on her final journey. In lieu of flowers, as Mom liked to practice, please hug someone you love, and be kind to others.

Online condolences may be sent through Eila’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

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RABOCH, MARGARET MAIA It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Margaret (Peggy) Maia Raboch. She passed away peacefully on the afternoon of Saturday, July 25th at Parkview Place in Enderby.

Peggy was born in Nelson on December 22nd, 1923. She was predeceased by her parents, Jenny and Lancelot Lowes of Grindrod; her siblings, David Lowes, and Isabel Peterson (Lowes); her son, Ronald (Ron) Davy; her niece, Laurie Peterson; and her step-daughter, Lorali Sanjenko (Raboch).

Peggy grew up and lived her early years in Grindrod. She graduated from high school in Enderby, and then went to Normal School in Vancouver for her teacher’s training. She married Keith Davy in 1943 and they purchased a farm in Mara and had two children, Lynne and Ron. She travelled with her young family for work in logging camps all over the interior, making good use of her strength and ability to do anything and handle whatever came her way. She later taught school in Mara, and then in Salmon Arm and is fondly remembered by many former students.

She married her husband Alvin Raboch in 1978. She was a constant and loving companion to Alvin, travelling with him and supporting him in every way in his log-buying business. After retiring from teaching, she took charge of the book-keeping of their family business. She is well remembered by friends and family for her kind, caring, and gentle nature.

Peggy lives on in the memory of her husband, Alvin Raboch; her brother, Jamie (Lorrie) Lowes; her daughter, Lynne Fulton (Davy); her daughterin-law, Ann Yahn; her step-daughters, Shelley (Lyle) Sanjenko and Cindy (Tom) Ferguson; her grandchildren, Jordie (Rebecca) and Kayla Fulton (Lynne’s children); Megan (Keihin) and Kiel Davy (Ron’s children); Aubrey & Micah Sanjenko (Shelley’s children); Jeremy (Sheryl), Hanna (Ryan) and Bethany Sanjenko (Lorali’s children); Jocelyn (Cindy’s daughter); and great-grandchildren, Jonathan Fulton (Jordie), Colton & Caitlynn Sanjenko (Jeremy), Dylan & Carter Mickey (Hanna).

The family would like to thank the staff of Parkview Place in Enderby for the compassion and care shown to Peggy during her final years there.

An intimate family service was held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services in Armstrong, B.C., for which the family would like to send out a special thank you to Brittnie Olsen for her exceptional kindness and thoughtful attention to detail.

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ERIKSON, ESTHER We are sad to let you know that Esther Erikson, our amazing mother and longtime resident of Sicamous, passed away from a stroke on Monday July 28th, 2015. She is survived by her children, Marilyn (Bob), Jack (Jan), Eric, Brad (Lise), Todd, her 9 grandchildren, one great grandchild and many close extended family members as well as her brother Art ( Beryle) and her sisters Alvina and Jane. She was predeceased by her brother Walter, her brother in law Bob her nephew and neice, Robert and Tracey.

Esther was born to Jake and “Betty� Block on Nov 20,1934 in Nipawin, Saskatchewan. She lived in many prairie towns growing up, and ended up in Armstrong and Sicamous for high school, where she met and married Emil Erikson (1954 – 1978) and settled down.

Esther gifted her children and grandchildren with her deep love of family, laughter, music, good food, games and service to others. She took many into her home, treating them like they were her own.

Esther has been a dedicated contributor to the community throughout the years, from starting a kindergarten in Sicamous in 1959 when she had a young family, running the PTA, coaching sports, director at Camp McKenzie and singing in choirs, to her more recent interests of the Art and Palette Club, running the Crib night, cooking for Meals on Wheels, driving for COPS, and providing cinnamon buns and baking for any event.

One of Esther’s many legacies was spearheading the creation of the Community Plaque honouring the passing of young people from the Sicamous area. She was also well known for her cooking and baking, her beautiful scarves, grand earrings and glittery outfits.

Esther has always been involved in the United Church congregation and was the President of the Cambie Hall Association for many years. She was passionate about keeping the hall active and vibrant in her mission to bring people together in community. She will be well remembered and deeply missed by many. The family would to thank her dear friend Gus Jensen for his love and care, Dr. Beech and the hospital staff for their excellent care and guidance.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on Friday August 28th at 3 pm in the Sicamous Seniors Center, 1055 Shuswap Ave. In lieu of flowers, please feel free to make a donation to the Cambie Hall Association at the Sicamous branch of the SA Credit Union or at the service.

Online condolences may be sent through Esther’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

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Farm Equipment Tycrop Irrigation reel 120mm x 400m gas engine nelson sr 150 $17,500; 1988 International dump truck 444 15spd $7,500; 544B JD loader bucket exten. for shaving $12,500, 21/4 mile wheel lines 5”x6’ $2,500ea 250-308-8121

Fruit & Vegetables STRAWBERRIES, raspberries, avail. till end of Sept.

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Garage Sales 2590 GOLF COURSE DR. Blind Bay. Fri Aug 7, Sat 8th, 9-2.

Antiques,hiking/armyfatiguegear,furn, wrought iron,etc 2860 HILLTOP RD., Sorrento; Sat Aug. 8th and Sun. Aug. 9th. 8 am to 4 pm.

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Woodworking tools; router & table, joiner, saws, planer, and much more. 3901 60 St. NW. (Gleneden) MOVING Sale, Aug. 8 & 9 8-4.

Tools, lawnmower, furn. hhld items. 2513 Parkview Pl. MULTI family sale Blind Bay 2477 Golf Course Dr, Sat Aug 8, 8-3, some children’s items SALMON Arm 450 2nd St. SE Sat Aug 8, 8-2. Lg selection of kids toys, crafts, bikes, microwave, rowing machine, household items etc. Rain or shine.

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Cars - Domestic 1928 Ford pick up, T-bucket 350-V8, auto, everything chromed, oak dash, headers, new tires, needs some work; $16,000 (250)832-0560 1984 Cadillac Eldorado Britz.

2 dr hardtop, sun roof, stainless steel roof, runs exc. Take small camper in trade. 54,500 $4500 obo (250)833-4860

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

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4 BDRM 2 bath unit in central location Sicamous. n/p n/s $1300/month ref’s req (250) 836-2418

Boats 12”ft Lund 5hp mercury engine & accessories $1000.00 (250)835-4599

Commercial/ Industrial SICAMOUS: Commercial bay, 1300sqft., overhead door, office space, TCH frontage, $863/mo. (250)804-8806

Cottages / Cabins 2BDRM cabin in Blind Bay across the road to a rocky beach, adults only, $1100/wk.

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Housesitting RESPONSIBLE 24yr. old woman offering plant care & house sitting services. Have experience watering gardens & potted plants. References available upon request. Call (250)832-0916

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Homes for Rent HILLCREST Acreage for rent.

2 blocks from Hillcrest Elementary. 2 bed, 2 bath & office, finished bsmt, 2 car garage. Available immediately. Call Scott(250)804-7937 Sicamous. 1 yr. lease, 4 bdrm., 2 baths. Avail Sept 1 $1150/mo. inc., heat. NP, 1604-943-7928 or 1-604-3156944.

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