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‘Ancient’ remains found in Cawston orchard Tara Bowie Review Staff
Human remains have been found on a Cawston-area apple orchard. The remains were found Monday, February 29, when contractors hired by an orchardist at a farm on Upper Bench Road near the intersection of Daly Drive removed old apple trees and were levelling the land. Members of the RCMP and the BC Coroner’s office attended the scene first and determined the remains were not part of a recent death and were most likely of Syilx descent. The Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB) was then contacted. The site, about 25-feet wide and 200-feet long can be seen from the roadway behind a fence and is taped off with police tape.
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Members of the province’s Archeology Branch are working with the property owner and the Lower Similkameen Indian Band to meet the needs of both parties and protect the human remains.
LSIB Chief Keith Crow has attended the site several times over the last few days and met with the coroner’s office. Crow said the area is known to LSIB members as an old burial ground. Previously burial grounds were often located on raised hill areas similar to the recently found burial site. Not far from the orchard there is a marked burial site and there are sev-
eral other known burial sites within a kilometre of where the most recent remains were found. Years ago the remains of a first Nations Baby from the area were released to the LSIB from a museum and were repatriated to a site nearby. The LSIB has done extensive work on locating burial grounds in recent decades. “We know there are burials through this area. We never marked grave sites it wasn’t our practice,” Crow said. At this point Crow was not able to release the number of bodies that were unearthed at the site or that might be in the area. “We have an estimate but we’re not ready to release it yet,” he said. He was also not able to estimate the age of the bones but rather referred to them as “ancient.” “We’ve been told the quality and consistency of them is that they are old. We haven’t carbon dated them yet. But we know they’re old,” he said. Crow’s hope is that an agreement can be made with the farmer to leave the remains on site. Continued on page 3
New sportsmen association award honours longtime volunteer Review Staff
The inaugural winner of the Shirley Beausoleil Volunteer Award was humbled to earn a spot on an award in honour of her friend. The new award was given out at the Keremeos-Cawston Sportsmen Association awards dinner held Saturday night at Victory Hall. “I am really honoured. She was a such a beautiful lady. I am really honoured to have my name on an award named after her,” Dorothy Smith said shortly after receiving the award. Beausoleil was a longtime volunteer at the sportsmen association. She died this past summer. “Shirley was a quiet, unassuming member who went about volunteering for K-CSA functions and events with little fan fare. She shunned the spotlight, how-
ever Shirley could be counted on to be in the background at every event regardless of location helping out with whatever she could,” K-CSA president Doug Boult said before announcing Smith as the first recipient of the award. Smith worked on different committees with Beausoleil since joining the K-CSA in 2003. “We bumped into each other quite often at events. She was always giving of her time,” Smith said. The new award is special as the recipient is chosen by a vote held within the membership. “We could go on for hours talking about everything this lady has done for K-CSA,” Boult said while describing Smith. Smith was the K-CSA membership chair for 10 years. She’s also been the kitchen chair, concession chair, the last
two years she was the banquet co-chair. She has held the banquet decorating chair or co-chair position as long as anyone can remember. She’s also organized a number of Christmas parties. “This lady does it all. Wow, did the membership get this right,” Boult said. Other recipients of awards at the banquet included secretary Jade Schneider. Schneider earned the President’s Trophy. The Jr. Sportsmen of the Year Award went to Zane Gibbs while the Sr. Sportsmen of the Year Award had two recipients Ron Smith and Kathaleen Gibbs. Club Championships winners were: Junior, silver, Skye Schneider; Jr. Champ, Jetson Gibbs; Ladies Silver, Skye Schneider; Ladies Champ, Jade Schneider; Mens Bronze, Greg Sanderson; Silver, Matthew Campbell and Overall Champ, Doug Boult.
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