Eagle Valley News, December 02, 2015

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Breakfast with the big guy: Clockwise from top right: Arbina and Alissa Deschamps sit on Santa’s lap during the Breakfast with Santa event at the Sicamous and District Recreation Centre on Sunday, Nov. 29; Volunteer Carol Schlosar holds up a mirror for seven-year-old Malaya Hart to check out her face paint; Brayden Kraft nervously says hello to the Grinch; kids select gift for donation; Genevieve Foster, left, checks out the Christmas card Angeline Patrick is working on. Photos by Evan Buhler

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Pharmacy opposes technician technicality Need Help?

By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

Sicamous and other rural B.C. communities are at risk of losing pharmacy services due to proposed changes around telepharmacy operations.

Eagle Valley IDA pharmacist Jeff Primeau was successful in his request to District of Sicamous council to write a letter of opposition to a legislation change being proposed by the B.C. College of Pharmacists. The change would require a certified pharmacy technician be on hand for telepharmacy service.

Mayor Terry Rysz supported the request, noting he doesn’t wish to see any employee in the community lose their job. This, according to Primeau, is one possible outcome for Sicamous and other communities that use telepharmacy.

“We don’t employ a certified pharmacy technician, we only have pharmacy assistants, and in Sicamous they do the job quite well,” explained Primeau. “We train them ourselves, we don’t need to have a certified pharmacy tech.

If we were required to hire a certified pharmacy tech, we probably wouldn’t be able to get one in Sicamous…

Also, if we were to hire a certified pharmacy tech, that would prob-

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ably take a job away from one of my pharmacy assistants. I don’t want that.”

The Sicamous pharmacy has utilized a telepharmacy service with pharmacy assistants for about eight years now. (And without incident, notes Primeau.) This on-site videoconferencing technology allows a pharmacist in a central location – in this case Munro’s Sorrento Prescriptions in Sorrento – to be present at a remote pharmacy location via monitor.

That pharmacist is available to customers to answer questions, check on drug interactions – everything one would expect from an on-site pharmacist.

This system has allowed the Sicamous pharmacy, as well as pharmacies in Barriere, Logan Lake, Valemount and McBride (all under the same ownership) to provide full pharmacy services on days when the local pharmacist isn’t on duty.

The change that requires a certified technician be on duty, rather than an assistant, has to do with a legitimization of the term “pharmacy technician,” says Primeau.

“Where the confusion started was when pharmacy techs started to be certified, because five, 10 years ago, anybody that worked in the pharmacy department

that wasn’t a pharmacist was called a pharmacy technician,” explained Primeau. “Now, to be called a pharmacy technician, you need to have the training, you have to have the certificate, you have to pay your professional registration to the College of Pharmacists.”

Pharmacy assistants, Primeau adds, are under direct supervision of the pharmacist who takes assumes all legal responsibility for filling any prescription or talking to any patient.

“It’s not like more schooling on the technician’s part is increasing

pharmacy care or improving outcomes with the patient,” said Primeau. “It’s all still the pharmacist’s responsibility.”

In addition, Primeau says the proposed change hasn’t taken into account such things as rural demographics and staffing, and how unlikely it is a certified pharmacy tech can be found who will want to work weekends and holidays in rural communities.

“We don’t have oodles of pharmacy technicians, certified ones, handing in resumes and wanting to live in Sicamous. It’s not hap-

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pening,” said Primeau.

“That’s why we’re kind of stuck. Especially when you take into account the pharmacy staff working here now do an exceptional job.”

After his presentation to council, Primeau learned the deadline before the proposed change comes into effect has been extended by a year.

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Sicamous council has hired Evan Parliament to be the district’s new town manager.

Parliament, who began work Monday, comes with 25 years of experience working in small to mid-sized communities in B.C.

and Alberta. This includes serving as chief administrative officer in five municipalities since 1991, the most recent being the districts of Sooke, Summerland and Vanderhoof.

Mayor Terry Rysz said Parliament was selected by a council from 65 applicants.

“This is a very dynamic and results-driven council and we felt he was the right person to move us forward results this community needs, and that’s to create some jobs and get some economic development going and build this town up from an infrastructure point of

view,” said Rysz.

While Parliament’s official title will be town manager, he will still hold corporate responsibility of CAO. Rysz said the title is, in part, due to the recent challenges the district has had involving CAOs. “We haven’t had very good experience with CAOs over

the past six years, and thought that we would just change it up,” said Rysz, who hopes the community will give the new town manager a fair shake.

“We’re hoping this man will be involved in the community – he’s quite a sports nut,” said Rysz.

Raffle to support Skyline employees

By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

Fundraising efforts continue to support employees of the Skyline Truck Stop, who recently lost their jobs when the business burned down.

The Malakwa Vol-

unteer Fire Department recently received a donation of six turkeys from Wilderness Tree Farms in the Lower Mainland. These will be distributed among those left without a job following the Nov. 2 blaze. Fire chief Joanne Held says a wood carv-

ing has also been donated for a raffle at the Malakwa Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 5 in the school gymnasium. Tickets will be $2 each.

“All money raised will be split between the families affected by the fire at the Sky-

line,” says Held, noting the Malakwa Gospel Church, the community association and the fire department are all involved with the fundraiser, and will be helping to provide the fixings for the upcoming Christmas turkey dinners.

Sicamous SASCU becomes Safe Harbour Respect for all.

This is at the core of what is required for business or organizations to receive a Safe Harbour designation.

The Sicamous branch of the Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union (SASCU) has earned that designation, and a ceremony celebrating this is being at the branch Thursday, Dec. 3 at 10 a.m.

The Safe Harbour program is designed to shelter and protect individuals from all forms of harassment, prejudice and hate. The program provides training and resources to busi-

nesses, organizations, etc., to understand the value of diversity and inclusion, address issues of discrimination in the workplace and attract and retain a diverse workforce and clientele.

SASCU Sicamous branch manager Eldon Kralkay and his staff undertook the training for the branch to receive the designation.

“The training provided good discussions and tools to address specific situations we may face,” states Kralkay in a news release.

“The decal on the door lets everyone know that

our branch is a safe place where anyone in distress will receive a helping hand, even if it’s simply a place to come in and catch their breath.”

Bernie Desrosiers, president of Shuswap Settlement Services, says a Safe Harbour designation signals “a commitment to be a welcoming and safe place embracing diversity and inclusion,” as well as a commitment to staff, that complaints of racism or hate within the workplace will be addressed.

SASCU’s downtown Salmon Arm branch re-

ceived its Safe Harbour designation in July.

“I’m very proud of SASCU’s commitment to this program,” says SASCU CEO Michael Wagner. “Staff have embraced its focus on serving all members of society with respect and understanding.”

Businesses or organizations interested in becoming a Safe Harbour designate can receive more information by contacting Shuswap Settlement Services by email at immigrantservices@shaw.ca.

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Reason to balk at Black Friday

T

he Christmas shopping season is underway, marked, or marred if you will, by the ugliness that is Black Friday.

Already, the Inter-web is atwitter with news and video clips of the choice fights this year’s shopping event. It would seem the brawls – punctuated by the occasional shooting/stabbing – over everything from flat-screen TVs to vegetable steamers, are part and parcel of the Black Friday consumer frenzy. According to the website blackfridaydeathcount.com (yes, it exists), seven people have been killed and 28 injured between 2010 and 2014 in relation to Black Friday shopping.

Black Friday is so named so as it’s supposedly the day U.S. retailers start to see financial gains – going from red into the black.

Despite attempts by some, Canadian retailers have generally been unable to emulate the madness of Black Friday. Even in the U.S., retailers are said to be moving away from the one-day sales event model due to related costs for things like security and additional staffing. In addition, more people, Canadians included, are being swayed by the convenience of online shopping.

Yes, it’s difficult to try things out or on this way, but there’s also no need to wait in long lineups and little risk of being injured.

While it’s easy to become angry/frustrated/ disappointed when watching a Black Friday video in which grown adults are fighting over something as mundane as a vegetable steamer or waffle iron, regardless of how deeply discounted the item may be, it’s important to remember these incidents do not serve as generalizations defining who or what we are (as Canadians or Americans) or have become. For many, Black Friday is the domain of an alien culture, an ephemeral distraction from the many more rewarding and/or important things to do and be involved in at this time of year in our own communities. School Christmas concerts, drives to support local food banks and shelters, spending time with the family and friends – these are the events that matter. Cursing under your breath at the wait ahead before it’s your turn at the cashier – not so much.

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More inconvenient truths of climate change

By Tom Fletcher News Columnist

Premier Christy Clark and Environment Minister Mary Polak have joined the thousands of jet-setters in Paris to once again stage negotiations for a global climate treaty.

The embarrassing failures of these United Nations events, such as the one in Lima, Peru last year, have been forgotten. Canadian TV only showed file images of an effigy of Stephen Harper receiving a “fossil of the day” award for his alleged failure to rein in Canada’s two per cent of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions.

Now Justin Trudeau leads our biggest-ever delegation to COP21, as the Paris meeting is called.

Trudeau hasn’t even begun to develop a plan for Canada, asking provinces to come up with their own first, but he’s already hailed as a visionary. This is similar to the newly elected

Barack Obama, who modestly predicted in 2008 that history would record his win as “the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.”

Perhaps Obama wasn’t completely full of CO2 since, in this century, global temperatures have increased by only about a fourth of what UN climate models predicted. This 20-year slowdown of the long run of post-Ice Age warming, which has dominated most of the last 10,000 years, is referred to as the “pause” or “hiatus.” It is usually explained away with reference to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation or other long-term warming and cooling trends in oceans.

Other countries have put new emission reduction proposals on the table for COP21. Danish environmental economist Bjorn Lomborg did the math, and concluded that if every major emitting country keeps its word this time, the total

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of all their efforts would reduce global warming by about 0.2 degrees by 2100.

That Lomborg, he’s just a “denier,” trying to get more publicity. Oh wait, here’s a study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that finds the same thing – two tenths of a degree by 2100.

Wobbly climate models aren’t the only problem for global warming alarmists.

NASA recently confirmed that, contrary to UN projections, total ice mass in Antarctica is increasing.

And while UN climate conferences always cause a spike in sightings of people wearing polar bear suits, here’s another inconvenient truth.

B.C. polar bear researcher Susan Crockford reports the world bear population is up to 26,500, a 50-year high. That Crockford, she’s just a denier…. Oh wait, the International Union for Conservation of Nature “Red List” says that’s about right, and the population

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trend is no longer “decreasing” but is now “unknown.”

None of this is to deny that our climate is warming, or that the Industrial Revolution and carbon fuel use are part of the picture. It’s the religious zeal, misuse of data and attacks on skeptics that are troubling.

B.C. already leads the country with its small but broad-based carbon tax, about which Clark will boast at every opportunity in Paris. We won’t see the B.C. Liberal government’s final “Climate 2.0” plan until next spring, but their advisory committee wants to start jacking up the carbon tax in 2018.

Northern and Interior B.C. folks are assured they will receive bigger rebates to reflect the fact they pay more carbon tax to drive long distances in the cold.

And B.C.’s aggressive 2020 greenhouse gas target? The government admits we’re not going to make that, because the economy is growing.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS This is a FREE listing of community events for not-for-profit organizations and paid advertisers.

Ph: 832-2131 Fax: 832-5140 Email: classifieds@eaglevalleynews.com DEADLINE: 2pm, Fridays

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

Dec. 3, 10 & 17 Drop in Pickleball 6-9 pm Parkview Elementary school. $4.50, call 250-836-2477 for information.

Dec. 7 Senior’s Trip Join in for a sleigh ride and a movie! Call 250-836-2477

Makayla Kraft builds a marshmallow reindeer during the Breakfast with Santa event at the Sicamous and district Recreation Centre on Sunday, Nov. 29.

Dec. 16 & Dec. 13 Shuswap Singers Sweet Songs of Christmas St. Andrew’s Presbyterian, Salmon Arm. Tickets at the door and Acorn Music.

Dec. 16 CPR Holiday Train The train arrives around 5:45pm. Please bring a food bank donation.The senior’s bus will be offered. Call the district office to reserve your seat (250-836-2477).

Every Friday

Parents & Tots, 10-12 noon at the Sicamous Resource Center. Free Drop-in program for parents & children to age 6. Active play, crafts and socialization. 836-3440.

Eagle Valley Brush & Palette Club meets at the Red Barn, 10am-3pm, Everyone welcome!

For info call Carol 250-836-3135 or Amy 250836-4756. www.eaglevalleybrushandpalette. com

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Pool Tournament at the Legion at 6:00 pm

Dec. 18 Potluck Banquet Sicamous Bible Church 5:30. Doris 836-3755.

Monday to Friday Community Access Site at the Senior’s Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Internet & related services. Call Diana. 836-2446 Mon., Wed. & Fri Sicamous Strongstart 8:15-11:15 Parkview Elementary 836-2871

Every Monday

Sicamous Three-chord Ukulele Band At the United Church - Sicamous - starting at 1 pm Newcomers please come at 12:15pm to help you get set up.No need to read music, we will teach you how to play. Just bring a ukulele.

For more information call Carla 250-836-4705

Every Tuesday

Sicamous Baby Talk 9 - 11 am Free drop-in program for parents & babies to 12 months of age. Sicamous health unit Stopping the Violence Program in Sicamous - counselling for women who have experienced abuse during childhood or adult relationships. No charge. Call Kathy at 250832-9700.

Every Wednesday

Malakwa Parent & Tot ~ 10:00 – 12:00 pm ~ Malakwa Preschool Building. For more information call Gwyneth 250-836-3440 Dody’s Art For Everyone Meets Every Wednesday At The Red Barn, 10 a.m. To 3 p.m. Everyone Is Welcome . For More Info Call, Dody At 250 836 3112 Or Jean At 250 836 3511.

Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks - 2:15 pm at Parkview. Brownies - 3:30 pm at Legion. New members welcome! Leaders needed. 250836-3366 or online: girlguides.ca United Church Thrift Store Open 10:00 am to 3 p.m.

Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon.

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: Bev 836-3435 or Ed 836-4133

Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in the Common Room at the Haven. Delivery available if required, phone Dorothy at 250836-2437.

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: 250836-4041 for info.

Sicamous Strongstart 12:30-3:30 Parkview Elementary 836-2871

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

SICAMOUS EAGLES JUNIOR B HOCKEY CLUB

2015/2016 GAME SCHEDULE

Away Game Friday, December 4th

Sicamous vs Golden

Away Game Saturday, December 5th

Sicamous vs Revelstoke

Away Game Sunday, December 6th

Sicamous vs Summerland Sicamous & District Recreation Centre

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

Last Wednesday of the month Autism Support Group (November 25.

CLOSED December, January 27) 6:00-7:30pm at Sicamous Health Unit

Every Thursday

Ladies shuffleboard at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 in Sicamous. 1pm-3pm. All ladies welcome.

Sicamous Strongstart 12:30-3:30 Parkview elementary 836-2871 Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in the Common Room at the Haven. Delivery available if required, phone Dorothy at 250836-2437.

Every 2nd Thursday 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 volunteer for the community, please feel free to call Mary at 250-517-8107, Joan at 250-836-4876 or Pam at 250-836-4788.

1st, 3rd, 4th Thurs. - Keepsake Kwilters meet at the Haven Common room 1095 Shuswap Avenue at 7:00 p.m. For info call 250-836-2695.

Sicamous and District

Recreation Centre WEDNESDAY DEc. 2 Public Skating: 9 am - 10:45 Lunch Bunch: 12:15 - 2:00 pm Public Skating: 2:00 pm - 3:45 Eagles Practice: 4 pm - 5:15 pm Novice: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Atom: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm SA JUV: 7:45 pm - 9:OO pm THURSDAY DEc. 3 Public Skating: 9 am - 10:45 am Lunch Bunch: 12:15 pm - 2 pm Public Skating: 2 pm - 3:45 pm Eagles: 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Pre Novice: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm SA Midget T2: 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm SA Midget T3: 8:15 pm - 9:30 pm FRiDAY DEc.4 Public Skating: 9 am - 10:45 am Lunch Bunch: 12:15 pm - 2 pm Public Skating: 2:00 pm - 3:30 Salmon Arm Tournament: 2:00 pm - 9:45

1st Friday of the month Sicamous Seniors Ctre general meeting 11 am followed by a great pot luck lunch. We encourage everyone to join us.

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

Lunch at noon. Everyone Welcome. At the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue.

Every Saturday United Church Thrift Store open 10:00 am to 3 p.m.

2nd Saturday of the month Scrabble Tournament Sicamous library 1 pm

Sundays

KARMA YOGA (Gentle Hatha) Sundays 5:30 pm @ I Am Yoga. 60 minutes (Studio) KARMA MEDITATION CIRCLE ~Sundays 9:30 am ~ 30 minutes * Suggested $5 min. donation or pay what you can!

Every 4th Sunday Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 1 p.m.

Birthday Tea (formerly the OAPO) for members and friends at Seniors Activity Ctre 1:30 pm. Everyone is Welcome.

SICAMOUS EAGLES PLAYER PROFILE

SATURDAY DEc. 5 Salmon Arm Tournament 6:30 am - 10:15 pm SUNDAY DEc. 6 Salmon Arm Tournament 7:00 am - 3:00 pm MONDAY DEc.7 Public Skating: 9 am - 10:45 am Lunch Bunch: 12:15 pm - 2 pm Public Skating: 2 pm - 3:45 pm Eagles Practise: 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Novice: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Atom: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Old Timers: 7:45 pm - 9:00 pm TUESDAY DEc.8 Public Skating: 9 am - 10:45 am Lunch Bunch: 12:15 pm - 2 pm Public Skating: 2 pm - 3:45 pm Eagles Practise: 4 pm - 5:15 pm Prenovice: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm SA Midget T3: 6:45 - 8 pm

Rec Centre Gym open 8:00 am to close. Full Membership: $20 a month (250) 836-2283 • arena@cablelan.net • Box 665 Sicamous

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MAIL BAG

Gratitude for help with graffiti cover up Mikki and I would like to let you know that we have followed through on our project. Our project was to cover all the bridge graffiti and that has been accomplished as of Thursday Nov. 5.

We would also like to say we appreciate the support of the District of Sicamous for giving us permission and supplying us with paint and rollers and any other supplies needed. As a result, we used a total

of four full paint cans, three rollers and two extension poles to accomplish the covering of the graffiti.

We would also like to thank Ty Chamberlan for tagging along with us and helping a tre-

mendous amount, not only driving us there and back, but also helping us paint over the large amounts of graffiti.

We also want to give out a huge thanks to our parents and ERS for

supporting and allowing us to make our town look better and fulfill our project.

Logan Spence-Ellis, Mikki Horsfield, Eagle River Secondary Social Justice students

Eagles take point in 3-3 home game against Chase Heat

By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

“Unbelievable” suitably describes the Sicamous Eagles’ Sunday skirmish versus guests the Chase Heat.

The game ended 3-3, with neither team finding an advantage

in overtime. Jaden Hay put the Eagles on the board in the first frame with a goal at 16:45 off Brendan SimeVivian and Tyler Collens. Minutes later, the Heat chipped in one, and the score remained at 1-1 until the buzzer.

The Heat added another

goal in the last quarter of the second frame.

This was followed by an unassisted marker at 1:15 by William Mizuk.

The score remained tied at 2-2 until the last 15 seconds of the third period, when Danny O’Donnell potted an unassisted goal for Si-

camous. Two seconds later, Chase added their

third goal of the night.

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The benefits of shopping locally go beyond convenience and the chance to reduce your carbon footprint.

The following are a few ways that shopping locally this holiday season can directly benefit your community and the people who call it home.

Local economy When men and women shop locally, they are putting money back into their local communities. Local small businesses may be owned by your neighbors, and it can be comforting to know that your holiday shopping dollars are going to support a neighbor instead of a large corporation. Local businesses also employ your neighbors, so shopping local can strengthen the local economy by creating jobs that may not exist if you and members of your community fail to sup-

port local small businesses.

Community identity Local small businesses go a long way toward creating a neighborhood identity, and that identity can create a stronger sense of community among you and your neighbors. In addition, a unique community identity can make your town more attractive to outsiders, and that appeal can improve the value of local real estate while also attracting more people to local businesses in your neighborhood.

Uniqueness of gifts The gifts you buy when shopping locally also can benefit your community.

Gifts purchased from small local businesses tend to be more unique than items bought from national chains, as smaller retailers tend to sell more homemade items than their national competitors. Recipients of such items may find such gifts more thoughtful than mass produced items bought from national chains, and the uniqueness of homemade

gifts may encourage the gifts’ recipients to visit your community and do some shopping, further benefitting your local economy.

Customer service The accessibility of customer service is another oft-overlooked benefit of shopping locally. When buying from national chains, especially during the holiday season when such businesses may be overwhelmed with orders, making contact with customer service departments can be a trying exer-

cise in patience. Long wait times on the phone or online can make the process of contacting customer service extremely frustrating. But such frustration is rare when buying from local businesses, as consumers can simply take their products into the store, where employees can immediately address their concerns. In addition, buying locally makes it more convenient for friends and family members who also live in your community to return their gifts.

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The past and present can be one and the same under the tree this Christmas with a new offering by the Sicamous and District Museum and Historical Society.

The book, Sicamous Then and Now, is now available at the museum. Printed by Inkx Design Solutions, the glossy volume features photographs of locations throughout the community, comparing what they looked like in the past to how they appear today.

The society’s Gordon Mackie said the book includes select images from the museum’s archives, with the modern comparisons photographed from approximately the same place as the original.

Some of these include aerial photographs dating back as far as 1928.

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he could maybe duplicate them, find a spot and do them all close to where the original was.

My gosh, he did and did really well,” said Mackie.

Those aerial photos were the inspiration for another book the historical society is already in the process of putting together. This one will consist entirely of photos of the area from the air.

The historical society has also made its archival images available through the sale of prints on canvas (again done through Inkx).

Several of these were on display at the historical society’s table at the recent Christmas Craft Fair.

“Anything that we have on file you can get,” said Mackie.

Sicamous Then and Now sells for $25, with the funds supporting the historical society and its efforts to inform and educate people about the area.

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Your Horoscope

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you can be quite generous when you choose to be, but sometimes you can overlook the needs of others. Pay as much attention to others’ needs as possible this week.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Little things influence how others look at you, Taurus, so make sure you get all of your ducks in a row -- especially at work.

Focus on some finer details.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 You may not be in a practical mood this week, Gemini. Fortunately for you, there isn’t much of importance that needs to be done, so you are free to let loose a little bit.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 This isn’t a week to take a walk down Memory Lane, Cancer. Focus on the future rather than getting lost in nostalgia.

However, let your past guide your actions a bit.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, your calendar is filling up quickly, but you cannot add any days to the calendar.

Divide your responsibilities so you can better handle everything on your slate.

CLUES ACROSS 1. Russian rulers (alt. sp.)

6. Swedish krona 9. Apothecaries’ unit 13. MN 55121 14. Longer forearm bone 15. Prosperous state of well-being 16. Largest Czech city (alt. sp.)

17. Moss genus larger than Bryum 18. ____ Marie Presley 19. White native of Cape Province 21. Took the same position 22. About Sun 23. Respectful (abbr.)

24. Southeast 25. Rocket launching platform 28. Stake 29. Innermost parts 31. Bowfin genus 33. Past it’s prime 36. Valleys on moon 38. Cheer 39. Abrupt response 41. Leave in disgrace 44. Israeli politician Abba 45. Of an ecological sere 46. Former Kansas Sen. Dole 48. Very fast airplane 49. Blood group 51. This moment 52. Body cavity 54. Patrician 56. Exposing to ridicule 60. Beowulf’s people 61. Gooseberry genus 62. Ali __ & the Forty Thieves 63. A French abbot 64. In a way, nailed 65. His equation predicted antimatter 66. Smaller quantity 67. Danish krone 68. Heartbeat

CLUES DOWN 1. Used for insect sterilization 2. Arabian coffee cup 3. Culture medium & a food gelling agent 4. Finger millets 5. Tin 6. More guileful 7. Tree gnarl 8. Force into place 9. Drawn 10. Sudden attack 11. Donkeys 12. George Gordon __ 14. Behaving in an artificial way 17. Moundbird 20. Orange-brown antelope 21. Flocks of mallards 23. Hall of Fame (abbr.)

25. Golf score 26. Friends (French) 27. Pickling herbs 29. In a way, dwelt 30. Pierces forcefully 32. Estranges 34. Shooting marble 35. Amounts of time 37. Register formally 40. Explosive 42. Kanza people, ____ Nation 43. Symbolize Shakti 47. Burdock seed vessel 49. Wild sheep of central Asia 50. Am. naturalist Charles Wm. 52. A fencing sword 53. Romanian city straddling the Cibin River 55. Small talks 56. Not well 57. Astronomer Sagan 58. Overgarments 59. Twist together 61. Radioactivity unit 65. Double play See Todays Answers inside

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Ambivalence will get you nowhere fast, Virgo. It can be difficult to make decisions, but that’s something you have to do this week. Once you do, you can forge ahead.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you are capable of making intelligent, objective decisions. Expect to find yourself with a growing list of new friends who want your advice.

Your Suduko Complete the grid so every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

(For solution see Today’s Answers in this paper).

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Now is not the time to begin a new project, Scorpio. Rather, keep a low profile and finish up any tasks that you did not get to finish last week.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, it’s difficult to get a good read on any associates or friends, which could impact your plans moving forward. You may need to make a few assumptions and back track later.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, right now all you can think about is your career and your financial future. That’s okay because you’ve been meaning to give more thought to your finances and how to proceed.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you may feel yourself pulled in two different directions this week. There’s a part of you that is focused on home, and another that knows work beckons. Find a balance.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 It may seem like getting others to open up is a struggle this week. Find a way to communicate as best you can, Pisces.

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KINNISON, HUGH ELTON 1933 - 2015 Hugh Elton Kinnison of Sicamous, BC was born on September 8, 1933 in Maloy Alberta. He passed away peacefully on the morning of November 18, 2015 at the age of 82 years. Hugh enjoyed operating heavy equipment and made his career by logging and building logging roads throughout the North Okanagan.

Hugh is survived by his wife of 52 years Marie, his children; daughter, Sherri (Brent) Dougherty of Innisfail, AB, son, Grady of Okotoks, AB, Misty of Penhold AB, grandchildren; Tauni Dougherty (Tyler Symonds), Holly Yager (Dan) and Lindy Dougherty, Katelynn Kinnison, DJ Kinnison, Bradley Kinnison, Great grandchildren; Sadie and Lexie Yager and Benjamin Smith, brother in law Ed and Elaine Lammie, nephews Evan and Elton Lammie brothers; Brian and Terry Burgess and sister Christine Burgess. Predeceased by his mother Lydia Burgess and father Mordecai Kinnison, brothers Harley and David Kinnison.

Hugh loved the outdoors everything from hunting, fishing to feeding the faithful ducks which greeted him daily at his door. Hugh’s (Dad’s) strength, humour and love will be greatly missed.

Respecting Hugh’s wishes there will be no formal service.

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

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Christmas in Sicamous 2015 An old fashioned tradition that even the Grinch can’t resist!

November-December 25 Christmas Hamper and Gift Program Food and monetary donations and gifts gratefully accepted at the Eagle Valley Community Resource Centre/Food Bank. Monetary donations should be made directly to the Eagle Valley Community Support Society.

Hamper Applications now available at the Resource Centre/Food Bank at 1214 Shuswap Ave. Sicamous & the Malakwa office, Malakwa Learning Centre (school). Call 250-836-3440.

SASCU December ATM Fundraiser Support local food banks every time you use a SASCU ATM. For the entire month of December, ten cents from every transaction on all SASCU ATMs is collected and donated. The proceeds help support food banks throughout the Shuswap. Don’t be surprised if your SASCU ATM withdrawal includes a $50 instead of a $20! Random $50s will be loaded in each ATM to thank the community for supporting the campaign and local food banks.

First 2 weeks of December Angel Tree, Gift Tag Campaign Pick up a gift tag from the angel tree at SASCU (Sicamous branch). Drop off gifts at SASCU or the Resource Centre. Call 250-836-3440 for more information.

December 2 Food Bank Bingo 6:15 @ Sicamous and District Recreation Centre December 2 Parkview Elementary Christmas Concert 5:30 pm @ Parkview Elementary School Dec. 4 Christmas at the Library Stories, Songs, Special Guests and more 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Drop in to this FREE program for the whole family!

Dec. 4 Seniors Christmas Dinner @ 12 pm

December 5 Christmas Parade and light up

Bonfire & caroling (5:00 pm) Memory tree ornament placements Parade (5:30 pm) Lighting of the tree (6:15 pm) December 5 Seniors Centre Craft Market and Pancake Breakfast 8:30 am December 5 Swansea Point Toy & Food Collection @ 2 pm Fire Hall~ Santa Photos December 5 Malakwa Christmas Bazaar 10 am at the Malakwa School Gymnasium. Join your friends and neighbours for a social get-together. Malakwa Learning Academy students will have lunch available.

December 6 Malakwa Fire Dept foodbank drive

December 6 Malakwa Boys & Girls Club Concert @ 6:30 pm Malakwa Church Sunday, December 6 Sicamous Fire Department Toy Run & Food Bank Drive Noon-3pm Listen for the sirens and watch for the flashing lights as firefighters come to collect your toy donations. Leave donations on front steps for pick-up if you won’t be home.

Tuesday, December 8 Eagle River Secondary Band Concert 6:30pm @ Eagle River Secondary December 13 Sicamous Eagles Boxes of Hope Non-perishable food bank donations accepted at home games: @ Sicamous and District Recreation Centre December 13 Sicamous Eagles Toque Toss The Sicamous Eagles’ Annual Toque & Mitt Toss takes place at the game on Sunday, December 13 (a 2 pm start against the Summerland Sting.) So plan to come to the game with toques and/ or mitts in hand, and be ready to toss them onto the ice during one of the intermissions! These will then go to the local Food Bank where they will be placed as gifts in the Christmas hampers.

December 15 - “ Wheels to Meals” Christmas Dinner at the Eagle Valley Haven, Noon. Phone Dorothy at 250-836-2437 to reserve or arrange for home delivery.

December 16 Holiday Train and Food Bank Drive The train arrives around 5:45pm.

The senior’s bus will be offered. Please bring a food bank donation.

Entertainment by Jim Cuddy, Devin Cuddy and Kelly Prescott and Eagle River Secondary Band.

Friday December 18 Cambie Old Fashioned Christmas Concert 7pm @ Cambie Hall For concert submissions call Lexi Gossen at 250-836-3223. All levels of performers welcome.

December 18 Sicamous Bible Church Potluck @ 5:30 pm Friday, December 18 Christmas Skate With The Eagles Everyone is welcome to join The Sicamous Eagles for our Christmas Skate from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.

December 19 Spirit of Christmas Craft Sale Eagle River Secondary School 10 am to 3 pm December 19 Blue Christmas Service 4 pm at the United Church for those suffering a loss.

December 20 Black & Bluez Band 10 am at the United Church December 20 Christmas Is 6 pm at Parkview ~ Sicamous Community Church December 24 Candlelight Services Sicamous Bible Church 6 pm, United Church 7 pm, Malakwa Pentecostal 6 pm.

December 25 Community Christmas Dinner 1pm Free @ Sicamous Seniors Center December 25 Our Lady Fatima Service @ 11 am

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 Eagle Valley News

DISTRICT OF SICAMOUS BUSINESS Snow Removal Map

District of Sicamous Office Hours during the Holidays December 9 – Regular Council Meeting, 6:00p.m. in Council Chambers December 23 – There is NO Regular Council Meeting Scheduled December 24 – The District Office closes at 12:00 noon and will re-open January 4, 2015 Public Works staff will be working through the Holiday Season and may be contacted by calling 250-836-4105. Should staff not be available please leave a message.

NEW After hours emergency telephone number: 1-250-852-5741

Deadline for Connection to District of Sicamous Sewer System The deadline to connect to the District of Sicamous sanitary sewer system is as follows: • November 30th, 2015 - for all properties located on the east side of the Sicamous Narrows and capable of being connected to the sanitary sewer system.

• June 1st, 2016 – for all properties located on the west side of the Sicamous Narrows and capable of being connected to the sanitary sewer system.

Any residential properties that are not connected by their respective deadlines will be charged a non-compliant rate. The non-compliant rate is $457.00 for 2016 and will be included on your water billing.

• If your water billing is annual non-metered the amount will show as $457.00.

• If your water billing is semi-annual metered, the amount will show as $228.50 billed twice a year.

Amounts will be processed on the January 2016 utility billings. Sewer connection information is available on the District of Sicamous website at www.sicamous.ca. If you have any additional questions on connecting to the sewer system, please contact the Building Department.

If you have any additional questions on the billing, please contact the Utility Billing Department.

NOTICE TO HOME OWNERS If you have not already claimed your 2015 Home Owner Grant and are eligible to claim it for the 2015 year, please claim it on or before December 24th, at 12:00 noon. Even if you do not pay your taxes, please make application for your Home Owner Grant, as payment is not required to claim. Fill out the bottom portion of your 2015 property tax notice and return it to the District office. If your property tax notice has been misplaced, a duplicate can be printed at the District office.

BUSINESS LICENCE RENEWALS 2016 Business Licence renewals will be processed in December 2015. Invoices will be mailed, and payment will be required by January 31st, 2016. When payment has been received, the business licence will be provided. If you are no longer in business, please contact the District office to advise.

District of Sicamous Ph: 250-836-2477 Fax: 250-836-4314 www.sicamous.ca 446 Main Street Box 219 Sicamous B.C. V0E 2V0