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Sturgis North will be rolling back into Sicamous this summer, for not one, but two events.

Though Sturgis has moved the base location of its second annual motorcycle rally and music festival from Salmon Arm to the MotoPlex Speedway and Event Park in Spallumcheen, Sicamous will once again have an opportunity to host the Sturgis burnout competition during the event, slated for July 18-22.

But plans are also in the works for Sicamous to host something of a teaser event for the rally, a cabaret/concert, slated for May 26 at the Sicamous and District Recreation Centre.

“The council has supported, in principle, the concept of having a large cabaret in the rec centre… and we have big bands that are on the table to come to that event,” says Sicamous Mayor Darrell Trouton.

Confirmed to play Sturgis in July are The Guess Who, The Stampeders, Nick Gilder, Sweeney Todd and the Edward Winter Band. The mayor could not say what band or bands might be coming to Sicamous in May. Recreation centre manager Wayne March didn’t either, though he did express his pleasure in seeing the arena utilized for such an event.

“It will be good for the rec centre and the community,” says March. “You’ve got to remember, this is a community building… And bringing in bands from Sturgis North is one more item people can see.”

Trouton says Sturgis will help promote the May event, but it will be up to Sicamous to run it. He adds it will take place on the same weekend as a ladies fastball tournament at Finlayson Park.

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Tractor tune-up

# Shuswap Pioneer Collectors Club members John Pottie and Richard Jorgensen “assist” Gordon Herschell with his 1952 Minneapolis-Moline Model Z tractor on display during the 16th annual heritage Week being held Feb. 21 to 25 at the Mall at Piccadilly.

Directors lobby for more police

By Barb Brouwer MARKET NEWS STAFF

Concerns about inadequate police coverage in rural areas will be sent to the Southern Interior Local Government Association via a resolution approved at the Feb. 16 Columbia Shuswap Regional District board meeting.

“My favourite topic,” said Area D FalklandSilver Creek-Ranchero director René Talbot as discussion began.

“We supposedly have a detachment in Falkland, but nobody’s ever there. We have two officers and a constable but they’re so busy in Armstrong, so we’re

left out.”

An irate Talbot, who has long sought an increase in police coverage for Falkland, said he had been told about a woman who, from the road she was on, heard a domestic dispute going on inside a home, called 911, and waited for police for over an hour. As well, Talbot told directors many members of local RCMP detachments are on longtime disability.

“In one month, they had 39 sick days,” he said, noting it took police over an hour to respond to a serious accident. “It’s unbelievable.

The rural areas suffer and that’s totally unac-

ceptable.”

Happy to vote in favour of the motion, Area E Rural Sicamous director Rhona Martin said discussions about problems with rural policing have been going on at the CSRD board table for many years.

“It needs to be looked at,” she said. “I know municipalities pay a lot, but we pay as well and we should get adequate coverage.”

City of Salmon Arm rep Debbie Cannon said Salmon Arm Staff Sgt. Kevin Keane told city council he has 19 active members and policing in Area C South Shuswap has not increased in 30 years, despite the

huge population increase.

Cannon told directors policing costs amount to 24 per cent of the city’s budget.

“Quite often our municipal officers go out to rural areas, but there’s no way to account for that,” she said. “They don’t want officers to be alone, but they don’t have the budget for it.”

If the regional district’s resolution on increased policing is endorsed by SILGA it will be sent on to the Union of BC Municipalities’ AGM, a move that does not instil Martin with confidence.

“When we go to UBCM we don’t have

enough time or clout,” she said. “Maybe we need to go to Victoria with this.”

Area C South Shuswap director and board chair Ted Bacigalupo also supported the resolution, which passed unanimously.

“I know Salmon Arm spends a lot of time in C and F because of agricultural industry,” he said. “We need to rekindle the process of dealing with the RCMP.” The board will send an invitation to the superintendent and local RCMP detachment staff sergeants to speak to the board about communication and policing needs in electoral areas.

“So the ball diamonds will be full, the arena will be full, which will help fill up the community,” says Trouton. “In saying that, we’re working with all the non-profit organizations and groups so they will have a piece of that, so it helps stimulate the economy within the community for the non-profit groups.

“It’s a matter of the whole community pulling together to put on big events like this.”

As to who exactly will be doing all the organizing for the Sturgis events, Trouton says council is looking at a “concept where the district will support someone to work at arm’s length, to help promote events like this and make sure they move forward with a positive, fair attitude.”

Security was an issue at last year’s burnout event. Fencing around the burnout area was inadequate and security, provided by the fire department, was called away when an accident occurred on the Bruhn Bridge. Trouton says it was a learning experience for the community, and that more appropriate arrangements will be made.

“You learn from that and you move forward,” says Trouton.

The mayor says he was impressed with what he saw from Sturgis last year, not just in Sicamous but in Salmon Arm, and he sees only opportunity in the integration of the Houseboat Capital of Canada with the hottest motorcycle rally, music festival and trade show in the country.

“If you were down at the fairgrounds last year when they had Sturgis there, I would say 90 per cent of the bikers in today’s society are, let’s face it, they’re the wannabe bikers, people who buy these expensive toys… they’re out on the open road and enjoying the week,” says Trouton. “That’s all they want, a holiday. It’s a fun atmosphere.”

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# Sicamous’ Main Street was packed with bikes and bike fans for the Sturgis burnout competition, which returns this year.

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Friday, February 24, 2012 Shuswap Market News

SALMON ARM Film fest features fabulous slate The Shuswap Film Society rolls out another stellar lineup in the 23rd Shuswap International Film Festival Friday, Feb. 24 to March 3 at the Salmar Classic Theatre.

The festival opens Friday, Feb. 24 with Albert Nobbs, a film set in Victorian-era Ireland, where acclaimed actor Glenn Close portrays a woman who poses as a man in order to escape a life of poverty.

Top hats, pearls and fascinators are du rigeur for the evening that kicks off with an elegant Victorian tea party at 6:30 p.m.

This year’s festival closes Saturday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. with The Woman on the 6th Floor, a French comedy in which the boring life of the building’s wealthy owner takes a turn for the hilarious when he discovers the lively crew of Spanish maids living on the sixth floor.

Other films include Buck, Pina, Monsieur Lazhar, Desert of Forbidden Art, Tomboy, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Eye of the Storm, A Dangerous Method and Coriolanus.

Meet in the lobby after the show for refreshments and handmade chocolates.

Also on this year’s festival slate are a selection of six Canadian short films – Doubles With Slight Pepper, Rhonda’s Party, The Fuse, La Ronde, Trotteur and No Words Came Down.

Take time out from the weekend of viewing to enjoy SAGA Public Gallery’s “Reel Lunch” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday during the festival.

And support the “Cans Film Festival” by taking non-perishable food items for the Second Harvest Food Bank when you go to watch the films.

Tickets are $45 for a nine-film pass, $30 for five films or $7 per single film. Buy them at Wearabouts or at the door. For more information about the films and the times they play, visit www.shuswapfilm.net.

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Know that the Lord, He is God, it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people. – Psalm 100:3

AROUND TOWN Barb Brouwer

Anglican Church Reverend Laura Hermakin

The talented cast, plus one, are back for the new Louisiana Hayride Live Radio Show – Three, which runs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3 at the SASCU Rec Centre.

The show features 26 new songs, new stories and the familiar faces of Andrea Anderson – vocals, William Brookfield – double keyboard, guitar and vocals, Mike Melnichuk – stand-up bass, electric guitar, vocals, Gil Risling – electric and acoustic guitar, electric bass and vocals and Patrick Ryley – vocals.

Making his Salmon Arm debut as a ‘Young Elvis,’ Adam Fitzpatrick was winner of the amateur division of the Penticton Elvis Festival.

“Everyone’s favorite characters will be back – Hank Williams, Patsy Cline and Roy Orbison,” says Lori Risling, creator, director and host of the hayride.

Tickets are available at Touch A Texas.

Heritage wrap RJ Haney Heritage Village and Museum and the Mall at Piccadilly’s 16th Annual Heritage Week wraps up Saturday with a family day of fun events, including the popular pie contest.

Coldest night There’s still time to register to walk in the Salmon Arm version of the Coldest Night of the Year Walk Saturday, Feb. 25, a walk to raise funds for the Salvation Army’s Lighthouse Shelter.

More than $25,000 has been raised but supporters are invited to help meet the $40,000

10:00 a.m. Service on Sundays and Wednesdays 170 Shuswap Street S.E., Salmon Arm Tel: 250 832-2828

Cornerstone Christian Reformed Church Pastor Peter Stellingwerff 10:30 a.m. Worship

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# Patrick Ryley brings Hank Williams to the stage in Louisiana Hayride Live Radio Show – Three at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3 at the SASCU Rec Centre. target.

Registration takes place at 4 p.m. at First United Church, with the walk beginning at 5.

For more information, visit www.coldestnightoftheyear.org/ location/salmonarm.

Tar sands Three local organizations have come together to raise awareness of the controversial l,l77 kilometre Enbridge Gateway pipeline proposal from the Alberta tar sands to the West Coast port of Kitimat tar sands.

KAIROS Salmon Arm, the Shuswap Okanagan NDP and the Shuswap Environmental Action Society (SEAS) sponsor a public forum at 7 p.m. Feb. 29 in the hall at First United Church.

Everyone is welcome to attend this free event.

For more information, call Ann Morris at 250-833-5773, Jim Cooperman at 250-6793693, or Nick Hodge at 250-542-4048.

Advance tickets are $15 at Acorn Music, from choir members or take your chances at the door.

SAGA show SAGA Public Art Gallery presents “Icon: Post Office Library Art Gallery,” opening reception at 7 p.m. Friday, March 2, with live music and refreshments. Exhibition runs March 3 to 31.

Hot time City of Sparks, a local, four piece band will heat up the Hideaway Pub Saturday, March 3.

Arts aware SAGA Public Art Gallery and the Arts Council present a day of learning and celebration, with workshops beginning at 11 a.m.

Sunday, March 4 – archiving photographs, art history, journaling and genealogy, all free to the community.

A celebration to mark the 75th anniversary of the building will be at 4 p.m.

Seasonal songs Northern Lights Chamber Choir presents Equinox, a concert with music that circles around, on Friday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 4 at 2:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.

Faith in gardening Gardening, Faith and Community presentation at First United Church at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 6 looks at the growing role of faith-based organizations in the sustainable agriculture movement.

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United Church Minister Juanita Austin

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Worship: 9:00 a.m.

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Hillcrest School, 1180 20th Street S.E. Office - 331 4th Street N.E., 250 832-9142 www.lakesidecommunitychurch.ca Email: lakeside@sunwave.net Lead Pastor: Pastor Ken Dryden Youth Pastor: Pastor Dustin Laird.

River of Life Community Church Pastor Reuben Pauls - 250 675-3636

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CATHOLIC CHURCHES Shuswap Lake Area Mass Time: SALMON ARM: St. Joseph’s 90 First Street SE Sat., 5:00 pm & Sun., 9:00 am SICAMOUS: Our Lady of Fatima Sundays at 2:00 p.m.

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Friday, February 24, 2012 Shuswap Market News

OPINION Tory Internet bill dubious at best The Conservatives’ proposed online surveillance bill is one of the worst pieces of legislation ever conceived.

Indeed, police need better tools for tracking crime on the Internet, but are we willing to abandon the rule of law and allow unfettered access to personal information? Currently, police must get warrants in their investigation to balance the conflicting interests of the state and people’s right to privacy.

According to public safety minister Vic Toews, to oppose the plan to do away with that balance in Internet cases, means we are “standing with the child pornographers.”

It’s just this type of fear-mongering that brands opponents of such legislation in a negative light.

It’s a political strategy to stave off criticism.

Toss out the words ‘child pornography’ and we all recoil in horror — reasonable people want this crime to stop.

Then the government will point out child porn crimes have gone up. Statistics Canada’s outline of police-reported crimes in 2010 showed there were 2,190 child porn cases, 36 per cent more than 2009. It sounds like the police are doing their job already, and finding the criminals or criminal acts.

The attack on child porn in this bill is only a small part of its potential uses. The feds also want to track organized crime. This, despite an almost across-the-board drop in crime rates.

As Internet-based crime continues to be a concern (child porn, scams, bullying etc.), it’s important for police to be able to keep up and get the information they need in a timely manner.

But we shouldn’t abandon the checks and balances in place to insure the state’s interests do not override our own.

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A who’s who of outdoor mysteries It would seem that I’m not the only person who is a fan of murder mystery books, especially ones that are set in the great outdoors. Last December I wrote a column, entitled Getting In Touch With My Feminine Side that was exclusively about women murder mystery writers who write in such a genre. Since then I have been asked many times for a copy of that column so readers could have a list of the books and authors. I figured I would go one step further.

Here is a list from that column, as well as a few more women murder mystery writers whose books are set in the wilds.

Nevada Barr (Blood Lure, Endangered Species, Winter Study and High Country) is a former park ranger with 16 books to her credit. The main character in all her books, Anna Pigeon, is also a park ranger. Each book, oddly enough, takes place in a national (U.S.) park. Barr’s prose flow like a mountain stream, her characters are more than believable and her plots are well-crafted.

One cannot help but feel like you’ve been to each of the

THE GREAT OUTDOORS James Murray parks once you’ve read her books.

Sue Henry’s books (Murder on the Yukon Quest, Murder on the Iditarod Trail, Dead North and Degrees of Separation) take place in the north. She knows her stuff when it comes to dog sled racing and life in the rugged wilds of the far north. Henry combines the murder mystery genre with the reality of a musher’s life along the trail.

Victoria Houston (Dead Angler, Dead Frenzy, Dead Hot Mama and Dead Deceiver) writes fishing murder mysteries. Need I say more. A couple of years ago someone left one of her books on my desk at work. I still don’t know who it was.

I took it home to read over

the Christmas holidays and couldn’t wait for the stores to open so that I could order more. I’ve read them all.

Dana Stabenow (Dead in the Water, The Mysterious North, A Fatal Thaw and A Fine and Bitter Snow) is another murder mystery writer whose books mostly take place in the north (Alaska). She too has a feel for the land. Although I would have to say that her plots are somewhat darker and more sinister than some of the others whose books take place in the wilds. I like her attention to small details.

Her books really are the kind that keep you turning the page to read “just a little more.”

L. R. (Laurali Rose) Wright (A Chill Rain in January, Fall From Grace, Prized Possessions and The Suspect) was Canadian.

Although she died far too young, she did write a fair number of really good murder mysteries, most of which took place in and around Sechelt on the West Coast. I think one of the reasons I particularly like her books is because her heros are almost as flawed as her villains.

Her characters are real, down-to-earth, everyday people.

Sharyn McCrumb (She Walks These Hills, The Rosewood Casket and The Ballad of Frankie Silver) is best known for her Appalachian “Ballad” novels set in the Tennessee mountains. They are as connected to the land as they are to the lives of the characters in her books.

These are just some of the many, really fine female writers whose books take place on the land and in the outdoors. Not to mention writers such as B. J. Oliphant, a pseudonym for Sheri S. Tepper, whose books take place in both the outback and remote rural areas, or M. C. Beaton, a pseudonym Marion Chesney, whose books are set in the rugged highlands of Scotland.

I am sure there are a lot of other female murder mystery writers, whose books are set in the outdoors, that I have yet to discover, just as there are a lot of good male murder mystery writers who’s books take place in wilderness settings. Next week I will cover some of the men.

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to work in construction that had been focused on new recreational developments. Now, according to Delisle, family breadwinners are either having to commute to work in the oil patch or families have left.

As well, many aging North Shuswap seniors find it difficult to live in a community with inadequate health care.

Delisle is now helping the newly re-established Scotch Creek Health Clinic to remain open and viable. The North Shuswap, according to Delisle, has typically been a cyclical place for employment. Yet, when the forest industry employed many more workers than it does now and the population was much lower, the school population was as large or larger.

Interestingly, while there has been a steady population decline in rural communities, the Shuswap First Nation communities have experienced a significant population increase of nearly 11 per cent. It appears that as the standard of living and the quality of life continues to improve for local bands, so does their population growth.

Even though many experts claim the economy is recovering, there seems to be no end in sight for the economic factors behind our declining population. Unless new value-added industries or new tech-

nology businesses move to the Shuswap, it is unlikely that we can expect any further influx of young families or see our young people remain. Instead, there should be a greater realization that the major economic driver for the Shuswap comes from the retiring boomer generation.

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Even though we all live on a finite planet with finite resources, our economy is fuelled by growth that is ultimately based on population. The latest Canadian census numbers have been released and while British Columbia grew from 2006 to 2011 by seven per cent, the Shuswap region experienced a substantial decline. Except for Salmon Arm, which grew by nine per cent, most of the smaller and rural communities lost people. Just what are the factors behind these numbers and what are the consequences?

Salmon Arm’s growth amounts to an additional 1,478 new people, which is equivalent to approximately 591 families.

Interestingly, over approximately the same five-year period the city’s building permit data shows construction costs for dwellings totalled nearly $130-million. This works out to $219,546 per new family, which is likely close to the average construction cost of a new home

and 8.8 per cent in Sicamous) is that when young people graduate they usually move away to attend post-secondary school or to where they can find work.

In Malakwa, another sign of the changing demographics is the status of the elementary school, which at one time had over 150 students, the largest number in the district. It was closed last year when its enrolment dropped to just 40, but the parents worked to keep it open for just 17 students through the Self-Design program. As well, the high school in Sicamous which once had an enrolment of over 400 students is now down to just 150. Exacerbating the problem is a policy that allows parents to send their children to other schools, so some Sicamous students attend in Salmon Arm. According to the census numbers, the North Shuswap experienced the largest decline in population, where it dropped 13.3 per cent, a loss of 363 people. The area is now beset by shuttered businesses and failed developments.

Former Area F CSRD director and long-time resident Denis Delisle is not surprised and blames it in part on the recession, which has dramatically slowed down the North Shuswap’s building boom.

Many of the newcomers had moved to the area

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or condo. Out of the total amount spent on dwelling construction, 14.5 per cent was for multi-family dwellings and 8.6 per cent was for modular homes. And the data shows a significant drop in building from the high of $40.5-million in 2007 to $15-million in 2010 and just $11-million last year.

Another key factor in understanding the region’s population dynamics is the school enrolment. During the last five years the number of public school students has declined steadily, with 646 fewer in 2011 than in 2006. The significant population increase in Salmon Arm is likely attributable to an influx of primarily senior citizens, rather than young families.

And the population decline in the rural communities is due in part to young families leaving the Shuswap.

It is no wonder that young families are leaving, because, as CSRD Area E Director Rhona Martin explained succinctly, “there is no work.� She went on to describe how the Sicamous, Malakwa and Mara Lake region is suffering because the forest industry no longer employs many workers and the houseboat building industry has collapsed. Martin believes that another cause for the population decline (12.6 per cent in Malakwa/Mara Lake

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Sharing traditions in dance On Monday Feb. 20, a group of young aboriginal dancers from Vernon were accompanied by the band Little Hawk, at a performance in the gymnasium at Carlin Elementary Middle School.

The session was narrated by Okanagan Indian Band elder Emery Robins, and presented to two separate groups of students, one for elementary students, followed by another performance for middle school students.

The first dance at

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Next up was Shanny Bearshirt, who performed the Women’s Traditional dance, a much slower-paced dance, showing respect for grandmothers, mothers and all other women in the community.

Shanny’s name was given to her by her grandmother and means ‘woman of the mountains.’ She gracefully danced around the band in the middle of the gym.

Yetko Bearshirt was up next to perform the Medicine Dance was

Yetko, Shanny’s older sister, who has one many prizes at dance competitions. Yetko’s name means ‘clear water.’

The Young Man’s Traditional Dance was performed by Emery Robins, son of elder emcee Emery. When the younger Robins isn’t dancing, he’s steerroping, bull-riding, and playing hockey.

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Ending the performance with a Butterfly Dance, brightly colored shawls swirling to the music, a reminder spring will soon be here.

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Building a relationship of trust: For approximately 20 years, you the public have entrusted me with such precious cargo as your children, trusting me to safely transport them to and from school. As their school bus driver, I was one of the first morning persons to greet them and the last one of the school day to say “see you later.” This daily greeting created many memorable moments in your child’s life and mine. I enjoyed watching your children grow and would like to give back. Now the time has come for you to entrust me again by giving me your vote of support and elect me as your School Board Trustee for Electoral Area 5 (Carlin/Sorrento).

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What motivates people to bully each other is dependant on where we came from.

Bullies often have been bullied in the past, it’s a method of control learned through behavioral experience.

Once again communication breakdown is likely a factor.

I’ve written an entire chapter in my book ‘QA: KISS (Quality Assurance: Keep It Simple) on how bullying affects the quality of work life, degrading the bottom line of the business.

That’s where a great sense of humour, an open mind, with willingness to forgive will take us far in this world, along with mindfulness of certain issues under our control.

Feb. 29 is pink shirt day in recognition of bullying. Students in our area are participating at Carlin Elementary Middle and North Shuswap Elementary Schools.

Students will encourage everyone to wear pink this day and Me to We teams will be making class presentations about bully-

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Myths about foreign investment FROM THE HILL Colin Mayes Investment of capital to create wealth in a country is critical for nation building. Not all capital needed to build the economy and create jobs is derived from within. Foreign investment is also critical to the economy.

Canada’s Foreign Investment Review process is triggered when a significant investment is

made by a country or foreign corporation that might compromise the sovereignty of Canada’s economy. Such was the case with the Saskatchewan Potash purchase that was rejected last year.

Currently, Caterpillar Ltd is closing the Electro-Motive company operations in London, Ont. and moving their operations to the USA. Unfortunately, 450 workers in London were laid off and the opposition parties are using this example as an attack on our government for not protecting Canadian workers. You need to know the rest of the story.

Myth: Electro-Motive

was a Canadian company that was sold to the American company, Caterpillar.

Truth: Electro-Motive has been owned by several American companies since 1930.

In fact, Electro-Motive has been a Canadian subsidiary of different American companies for over eight decades.

Myth: The federal Government gave money to Electro-Motive.

Truth: No federal Government money (Conservative or Liberal) has been given to Electro-Motive.

Myth: The Prime Minister visited the EMD plant a few years ago to announce a tax

break for Electro-Motive.

Truth: The PM visited the Electro-Motive plant and announced a tax change that would make it more affordable for Canadian rail companies to purchase the newer, better and more environmentally-friendly locomotives. This was a tax write-down for the customers of companies like EMD, not for EMD. The government of Canada cannot arbitrarily force a foreign company to keep their operations in Canada but we can keep corporate tax rates competitive to retain and attract foreign investment.

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Meeting to discuss Ashton Creek closure Ashton Creek residents are being urged to join the fight to save their school.

There will be a public meeting Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. at Ashton Creek Elementary

to discuss the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District possibly shutting down the school because of declining enrolment.

Ashton Creek had 90 students in 2006 but

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Load up on fruits and vegetables. They contain powerful antioxidants, vitamins and minerals which will build up your immune system to help fight off illness. Choose brightly coloured or dark green fruits and veggies for the most antioxidants.

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Hours changing at Shuswap landfills

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Hours of operation at some Columbia Shuswap Regional District landfill and transfer stations will be changed, based on survey responses taken across the regional district.

Malakwa site hours on Thursday will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and floodlights will be installed with safety on dark winter afternoons in mind.

The Scotch Creek site in Area F North Shuswap will be open from Monday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. from June 15 to Sept.

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There are no changes to hours of operation at sites in: Falkland, Glenemma, Salmon Arm, Sicamous and Skimikin.

Solid Waste Management co-ordintor Ben Van Nostrand told the board that 239 survey responses were completed with 82 per cent of respondents rating the operating hours as either ‘Good’ or ‘Excellent’ and service rated even higher, with 89 per cent of respondents citing Good’ or ‘Excellent.’

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B.C.’s new financial plan is drawing mixed reaction across the North Okanagan.

Finance Minister Kevin Falcon presented his 2012 budget in the Legislature Tuesday.

“They put $15 million into advertising their jobs plan but they ignored post-secondary and training needs,” said Carole Gordon, North Okanagan Labour Council president.

“They are doing nothing to create the skilled jobs they’re advertising for.”

As part of the budget, first-time buyers will be eligible for up to $10,000 for a new residence.

“That’s good for the building trades but it doesn’t help the average family which traditionally purchases existing housing,” said Robinson.

Victoria’s goal is a $154 million surplus in 2013/14 and $250 million in 2014/15. To get there, spending growth will be limited to two per cent.

“It’s a necessary approach this time around,” said Darren Robinson, Enderby Chamber of Commerce executive director, who questions, though, what tighter spending will do to stimulating the economy. For Robinson, businesses will see some direct benefits from the budget.

“Their (government) approach isn’t an increase in taxes,” he said. The small business income tax will remain at the current 2.5 per cent.

The B.C. Fruit Growers Association is upset there’s no new cash for the Ministry of Agriculture.

“In B.C. we have had four years of negative net farm income, for all of agriculture,” said Jeet Dukhia, BCFGA vice-president. “The lack of agriculture programs is preventing our sector from growing and creating jobs.”

Dukhia says B.C. could trigger an additional $88 million in federal funds by bringing its contribution up to the national average.

“B.C. is leaving federal funding on the table to the detriment of local farmers.”

Eric Foster, Vernon-Monashee MLA, defends the government’s financial plan.

“It’s a conservative budget but it addresses health care, social services and education,” he said.

“We’re not blowing the bank and going into unnecessary debt.”

Falcon forecasts there will be a balanced budget just before the May 2013 election, but Foster insists this isn’t the Liberals’ attempt to hold on to power.

“We are striving to be a place where people want to invest,” he said.

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Club claims first Larch Hills skiers made it twice in a row.

At the 2012 BC Championships held Feb. 18 and 19 at Larch Hills Ski Area, the Larch Hills Nordic Society won the coveted club championship trophy for the second year in a row.

Nineteen teams took part.

About 380 racers took part in the final and largest race in the threerace BC Cup series, held for the first time in Salmon Arm. In individual races, first-place Larch Hills racers were: Stephen Moore in the Pee Wee Boys A 2-km classic; Keeya Corbett in the Pee Wee Girls A 2-km classic; John Connor in the Juvenile Boys 7-km classic; Brian May in the 1962-’71 Male 15-km classic; Gary Hartling in the 1942-’51 Male 15-km classic; Adrienne Underhill in the Junior Female 10-km classic; Abbigail May in the 1962-’71 Female 10km classic; Marcia Beckner in the 1942-’51 Female 10-km classic; and Gullan Hansen in the 1941 and over Female 10-km classic.

Larch Hills’ first-place team finishes went to: Team Dadenrad Vanizikers made up of Konrad van Varseveld, David Bakker and Jaeden Izik-Dzurko in the Boys 3x1.5-km free relay and Team Scrambled Leggs, made up of Randi Ostby,

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Sheila Corbett and Abbi May in the Senior Women’s 3x3.5-km free relay.

Other top-three Larch Hills finishers were, in the Atom Boys 1.5-km classic: Eric Moore with second.

In the Atom Girls 1.5-km classic, Sophia van Varseveld also placed second.

In PeeWee Girls A 2-km classic, Lillian Bakker took second and Maggie Beckner, third.

In PeeWee Boys B 3.5-km classic, Konrad van Varseveld placed third.

In Junior Boys 10-km classic, Thomas Hardy was second. In the 1962-’71 Male 15-km classic, George Jackson placed third.

In the 1941 and older male, 15-km classic, Blaine Carson took third. In 1962-’71 Female 10-km Classic, Randi Ostby placed second.

In the 1942-’51 Female 10-km classic, Pauline Hickson placed second and Mary Hamilton third.

The BC Cup Series is used to determine provincial team selections for the BC Ski Team, BC Development Squad and BC Talent Squad.

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Icebreakers finish final game in tie The Shuswap Icebreakers faced Kelowna in their final home game of the season this past weekend, coming away with a 9-9 tie.

Kelowna stormed out to a 2-0 lead early in the first, before Natasha Kociuba tucked the ring past the Kelowna netminder for the Icebreakers’ first goal of the game. Ewan Runciman scored the next three goals for Shuswap, recording a natural hattrick and giving the Icebreakers their first lead of the game. Cadence Petitclerc-Crosby scored a pair of goals of her own in the first, the Icebreakers taking a 6-5 lead into the first intermission.

Mikaela Curdyk, Petitclerc-Crosby with her third of the game, and Kylynn Rosenberg would round out the scoring for the Icebreakers, their final goal coming with just over three minutes left in the game to tie it up. Teagan Findlay was exceptionally strong on defence for the Icebreakers, recording four helpers.

The Icebreakers travel to Rutland this weekend.

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Shuswap Market News Friday, February 24, 2012

Stand up against bullying February. 29

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‘It isn’t just a rite of passage.

It doesn’t have to happen.’

I Commit to “A BULLY-FREE LIFE”

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Bacigalupo chairs library board At the Feb. 15 meeting of the Okanagan Regional Library Board of Trustees, ten new members joined for their first meeting.

The 25-member ORL board is comprised of representatives from municipal councils, regional districts, and First Nations councils throughout the library district, and with municipal elections held last November, ten board positions now have new representatives.

Executive members were also chosen, with Ted Bacigalupo from the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District being elected as Chair for his fifth year.

Other executive include: - Carol Zanon (West Kelowna), Vice Chair - Mark Pendergraft (Okanagan Similkameen Regional District), Finance Chair - Peter Schierbeck (Peachland), Policy and Planning Chair - Marilyn Harkness (Princeton), Personnel Chair At the meeting the board also heard an update on construction progress of the new Vernon branch, set to open to the public on May 5.

Substantial contributions from Telus, the Vernon Friends of the Library, and community members are being explored that will make the new branch the most technologically up-to-date in the ORL system.

This grand opening will coincide with the Vernon Friends of the Library Book Sale, held from May 3-6 at the Vernon Curling Rink, so book lovers in the North Okanagan will be able to enjoy a weekend of special activities.

Additionally, the board discussed plans for other branches.

The Westbank branch will be undergoing renovations later this spring to increase its size from 6,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet, in recognition of the area’s growing population.

The Summerland branch is also due for size upgrades and the board will receive a report on recommendations for next steps at the next meeting in May.

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t started in September 2007, when two teens at a Nova Scotia high school stood up for a younger student.

David Shepherd and Travis Price, both in Grade 12, heard about a Grade 9 student at their school who had been bullied and threatened for wearing a pink polo shirt on his first day of school.

They decided they should do something about it and went to a discount store, where they bought 50 pink shirts and tank tops to wear to school the next day. They also went online to round up support for their anti-bullying cause, which they dubbed a “sea of pink.”

It worked. The next day, dozens of students were outfitted with the discount shirts, but even better – hundreds of students showed up wearing their own pink clothes, some from head to toe.

The bullies were reportedly never heard from again.

This year, Feb. 29 is Pink Shirt Day in B.C. and other parts of Canada, an annual anti-bullying event that started after the now-famous 2007 “sea of pink” campaign.

The need for awareness and action against bullying remains as strong as ever, say those involved in the pink event, including local radio station CKNW, Black Press, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Vancouver, and London Drugs, where people can buy the official ‘Bullying Stops Here’ pink shirts for 2012.

“Awareness of what bullying is and understanding that it hurts is important,” says Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Vancouver president and CEO Carolyn Tuckwell.

“It isn’t just a rite of passage. It doesn’t have to happen.

And it’s relevant to everyone, whether in school, after school or in the workplace.”

According to www.bullyingcanada.ca, as many as 25 per cent of children in Grades 4 to 6 have been bullied and approximately one in 10 children have bullied others, while a 2004 study published in the Medical Journal of Pediatrics found that about one in seven Canadian children aged 11 to 16 are victims of bullying.

It is important to recognize what bullying is, and that it happens in many forms – verbally, socially, physically and online (cyber bullying), says Tuckwell.

“By wearing pink, people show they’re making that commitment, to not let bullying happen,” she says.

In 2009, 20,000 pink shirts were sold and in 2010, 30,000 helped the effort. Last year, 46,000 T-Shirts were sold and this year we hope to sell 60,000.

Tuckwell and others emphasize that the pink shirt is secondary to raising awareness about bullying and getting people involved.

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Warning signs that a child is being bullied include: Q Comes home with torn, damaged, or missing pieces of clothing, books, or other belongings Q Has unexplained cuts, bruises, and scratches Q Has few, if any friends, with whom he or she spends time Q Seems afraid of going to school, walking to and from school, riding the school bus, or taking part in organized activities gp g with peers (such as clubs) Q Takes a long, “illogical” route when walking to or from school Q Has lost interest in school work or suddenly begins to do poorly in school Q Appears sad, moody, teary, or depressed when he or she comes home Q Complains frequently of head he headaches, adac ache hess, stomachaches, sto stoma mach chac ache hess, o orr othe ot other herr ph phys physical ysic ical al aail ailments ilme ment ntss

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All members of the school community are expected to treat others with respect and courtesy and to conduct themselves in a manner worthy of the respect of others.

CHILDREN’S CORNER Sue Rossi The Shuswap Early Childhood Development committee believes in the importance of the investment in young children, and their families, in order for them to have the best possible future.

Our committee uses local research, knowledge and skills to determine how we address the needs of families living in the Salmon Arm region. We take the time to develop a strategic plan that looks at what resources and services are available and which ones do we need to cultivate.

Our most recent addition to services sponsored by the Shuswap Early Childhood Development Committee is the new Mother Goose program offered at the North Canoe Elementary School. In the next month, the committee is supporting the Baby Talk pro-

gram in partnership with Interior Health at the Salmon Arm Public Health Unit. We share information about these and other free or lowcost programs through our monthly calendar and Children’s Services Directory.

A portion of our funding is received from Success by 6.

Just recently, Success by 6, provincially, received a new annual investment of $3.4 million from the Ministry of Children and Family Development.

Last year, Success by 6 provided funding for 646 different early childhood development programs in 400 BC communities with the support of an estimated 140 local community planning tables.

Our Shuswap Early Childhood Development Committee is scheduling our upcoming annual strategic planning event. We welcome your input and ideas as community members.

If you would like to join our committee or participate at our strategic planning retreat, please contact me at 250-833-0164 ext. 6 or email ecd@shuswapchildrens.ca.

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2008 Ford F350 Lariat 4x4

123,600 km. Local truck, one owner, Heritage Edition, canopy.

$

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21,895

2009 Ford F150 Supercrew FX4

$

44,987

2005 Dodge Ram 3500 Quad Cab

$

29,987

2008 Ford Edge Limited AWD

$

27,987

2005 Volkswagen Touareg AWD

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$

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2002 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab SLT

$

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Only 44,200 km.

$

29,987

2007 Volkswagen City Rabbit

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54,300 km. Air, CD, keyless entry.

$

14,888

2002 Ford Explorer Sport

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$

7,987

2002 Saturn SC2 Coupe

BT470B

BC094A

124,500 km. Running boards, air, cruise, CD, keyless entry.

2008 Ford F150 Supercrew

P5910A

BT496B

2003 Ford F150 Supercab 4x4

23,987

BT286A

Local 1 owner, ultra low kms, 30,200 km.

5.9 1-6 Cummins Turbo Diesel Laramie, leather heated seats, 115,164 km.

27,987

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65,200 km.

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Air, tilt, cruise, power windows/locks, 50,300 km.

$

0P5935

Power windows/locks/mirrors, 72,500 km.

BT406A

0P5892

165,000 km. Dual climate controls, power seat/windows/mirrors, cruise, CD.

2009 Ford Explorer XLT 4x4

0P5911

BT499A

Lone Star Edition, like out of the box new, locally well serviced. 67,000 km.

24,987

CT132A

0P5904

Stow 'n Go, 7 passenger, only 56,000 km.

$

2010 Jeep Liberty North Sport

P5900A

Canopy, auto, 29,000 km.

Alloy wheels, air, CD, 29,000 km.

CT073A

P5920A

Moonroof, leather heated seats, 57,922 km, CD.

2010 Ford Ranger Supercab 4x4

0P5919

0P5847

0P5931

Air, leather, sunroof, anti-theft, 16,400 km.

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2011 Ford F150 Super Cab XTR

2011 Ford F150 King Ranch

Fully loaded, NAV, 3.5L V6 Eco Boost. Only 10,968 km. Compare at $65,000 new.

Air, power windows/locks. 57,500 km.

13,999

2007 Jeep Liberty Limited 4x4

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23,987

10,987

2005 GMC 1500 4x4 Ext Cab

2005 Ford F150 Super Cab 4x4 XL

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16,987

19,987

$

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2008 Honda Accord Sedan V6

$

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2009 Ford F150 Lariat 4x4

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$

30,987

2008 Ford Focus SE

0P5918

CC003A

Cloth heated seats, air, cruise, 102,045 km.

$

18,488

2006 Buick Allure CX

$

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2006 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5

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57,500 km, air, CD, cruise.

BT422A

2.5 V6 manual, power windows/locks, sunroof, 74,214 km.

$

10,987

2005 Buick Allure CXS

$

13,987

2005 Chrysler Sebring Ltd. Convertible

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Moon roof, leather, power windows/locks, mirrors, 91,300 km.

$

11,487

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2011 Ford Escape LTD AWD

0P5934

Leather, heated seats, back-up sensor, CD, 14,300 km.

0P5940

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0P5943

CT123A

P5950A

2009 Ford F350 Crewcab 4x4

0P5907

CT091A

0P5930

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$

28,987

2007 Ford F150 XLT 4x4

23,987

V6, sunroof, air, cruise, 75,100 km.

Sliding side doors, air, CD, 5800 km.

$

20,987

$

0P5921

0P5925

Tonneau cover, moonroof, leather heated seats, 52,678 km, rare truck!

$

77,900 km, power windows/locks, air, cruise.

2008 Mazda5 GS

2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac 4x4

0P5945

2006 Ford F150 XTR Crew Cab

27,987

13,987

10,987

50,700 km. Air, CD, keyless entry, cruise.

$

$

$

2007 Ford Focus SES

59,900 km. Comes with 2nd set of tires and rims. Leather, sunroof.

2011 Ford Edge Limited AWD

0P5937

Leather, air, cruise, CD – Luxury, 21,600 km.

0P5949

0P5947

P5860B

Air, cruise, CD, keyless entry. 49,500 km.

49,987

2009 Ford Edge Limited AWD

2009 Ford Focus SE

2009 Dodge Caliber SXT

2008 Escape XLT 4x4

$

49,987

35,987

1 owner, local, power windows/locks/ mirrors, great fuel economy, 73,260 km.

Leather, NAV, DVD headrests. 21,800 km.

$

$

2011 Ford Taurus SEL

0P5957

CT119A

CT126A

Power moonroof, XTR package, power seats, 3.5L V6 Eco Boost. Only 14,147 km.

2011 Ford Expedition Max Ltd.

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93,500 km. Leather, air, cruise – here comes summer!

$

8,987

2011 Ford Flex Limited AWD

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2009 Ford TaurusX SEL AWD

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49,461 km.

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2008 Dodge Grand Caravan

2011 Ford F350 Crew Lariat 4x4

$

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2006 Smart Fortwo Passion Cabriolet

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51,753 km, removable hard top, diesel.

$

11,487

2003 Ford F150 Supercab 4x4

2004 Kia Sedona

$

6,997

$

22,987

2008 Ford F350 Lariat 4x4

123,600 km. Local truck, one owner, Heritage Edition, canopy.

$

12,987

21,895

2009 Ford F150 Supercrew FX4

$

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2005 Dodge Ram 3500 Quad Cab

$

29,987

2008 Ford Edge Limited AWD

$

27,987

2005 Volkswagen Touareg AWD

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$

$

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2002 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab SLT

$

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$

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2007 Volkswagen City Rabbit

0P5932

54,300 km. Air, CD, keyless entry.

$

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2002 Ford Explorer Sport

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$

7,987

2002 Saturn SC2 Coupe

BT470B

BC094A

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2008 Ford F150 Supercrew

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BT496B

2003 Ford F150 Supercab 4x4

23,987

BT286A

Local 1 owner, ultra low kms, 30,200 km.

5.9 1-6 Cummins Turbo Diesel Laramie, leather heated seats, 115,164 km.

27,987

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65,200 km.

0P5879

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BT517A

Air, tilt, cruise, power windows/locks, 50,300 km.

$

0P5935

Power windows/locks/mirrors, 72,500 km.

BT406A

0P5892

165,000 km. Dual climate controls, power seat/windows/mirrors, cruise, CD.

2009 Ford Explorer XLT 4x4

0P5911

BT499A

Lone Star Edition, like out of the box new, locally well serviced. 67,000 km.

24,987

CT132A

0P5904

Stow 'n Go, 7 passenger, only 56,000 km.

$

2010 Jeep Liberty North Sport

P5900A

Canopy, auto, 29,000 km.

Alloy wheels, air, CD, 29,000 km.

CT073A

P5920A

Moonroof, leather heated seats, 57,922 km, CD.

2010 Ford Ranger Supercab 4x4

0P5919

0P5847

0P5931

Air, leather, sunroof, anti-theft, 16,400 km.

2010 Ford F150 Supercrew

137,500 km. Power windows/locks/seat, air, CD.

$

11,987

P5908A

152,500 km. Sunroof, air, cruise, CD.

$

6,987

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Shuswap Market News Friday, February 24, 2012

Stand up against bullying February. 29

Stand up against bullying February. 29

Join us in the fight against bullying

‘It isn’t just a rite of passage.

It doesn’t have to happen.’

I Commit to “A BULLY-FREE LIFE”

Battle bullying on Pink Shirt Day February 29

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Fine fiddle

#Dick Owings, half of One Camel Short with Murray MacDonald, plays an intricate melody as part of the fifth annual evening to raise funds for and awareness of Akonjo Village in Kenya.

Bacigalupo chairs library board At the Feb. 15 meeting of the Okanagan Regional Library Board of Trustees, ten new members joined for their first meeting.

The 25-member ORL board is comprised of representatives from municipal councils, regional districts, and First Nations councils throughout the library district, and with municipal elections held last November, ten board positions now have new representatives.

Executive members were also chosen, with Ted Bacigalupo from the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District being elected as Chair for his fifth year.

Other executive include: - Carol Zanon (West Kelowna), Vice Chair - Mark Pendergraft (Okanagan Similkameen Regional District), Finance Chair - Peter Schierbeck (Peachland), Policy and Planning Chair - Marilyn Harkness (Princeton), Personnel Chair At the meeting the board also heard an update on construction progress of the new Vernon branch, set to open to the public on May 5.

Substantial contributions from Telus, the Vernon Friends of the Library, and community members are being explored that will make the new branch the most technologically up-to-date in the ORL system.

This grand opening will coincide with the Vernon Friends of the Library Book Sale, held from May 3-6 at the Vernon Curling Rink, so book lovers in the North Okanagan will be able to enjoy a weekend of special activities.

Additionally, the board discussed plans for other branches.

The Westbank branch will be undergoing renovations later this spring to increase its size from 6,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet, in recognition of the area’s growing population.

The Summerland branch is also due for size upgrades and the board will receive a report on recommendations for next steps at the next meeting in May.

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Join the Pink Shirt campaign Wednesday February 29 and stand up against bullying.

Phone: 250-832-9616 www.safesociety.ca • Email: safesociety@sunwave.net

PINK SHIRT DAY Our staff will be supporting upporting this anti-bullying nti-bullying campaign paign by wearing earing “Pink k shirts” Stop by on February 29th & show your support.

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I

t started in September 2007, when two teens at a Nova Scotia high school stood up for a younger student.

David Shepherd and Travis Price, both in Grade 12, heard about a Grade 9 student at their school who had been bullied and threatened for wearing a pink polo shirt on his first day of school.

They decided they should do something about it and went to a discount store, where they bought 50 pink shirts and tank tops to wear to school the next day. They also went online to round up support for their anti-bullying cause, which they dubbed a “sea of pink.”

It worked. The next day, dozens of students were outfitted with the discount shirts, but even better – hundreds of students showed up wearing their own pink clothes, some from head to toe.

The bullies were reportedly never heard from again.

This year, Feb. 29 is Pink Shirt Day in B.C. and other parts of Canada, an annual anti-bullying event that started after the now-famous 2007 “sea of pink” campaign.

The need for awareness and action against bullying remains as strong as ever, say those involved in the pink event, including local radio station CKNW, Black Press, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Vancouver, and London Drugs, where people can buy the official ‘Bullying Stops Here’ pink shirts for 2012.

“Awareness of what bullying is and understanding that it hurts is important,” says Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Vancouver president and CEO Carolyn Tuckwell.

“It isn’t just a rite of passage. It doesn’t have to happen.

And it’s relevant to everyone, whether in school, after school or in the workplace.”

According to www.bullyingcanada.ca, as many as 25 per cent of children in Grades 4 to 6 have been bullied and approximately one in 10 children have bullied others, while a 2004 study published in the Medical Journal of Pediatrics found that about one in seven Canadian children aged 11 to 16 are victims of bullying.

It is important to recognize what bullying is, and that it happens in many forms – verbally, socially, physically and online (cyber bullying), says Tuckwell.

“By wearing pink, people show they’re making that commitment, to not let bullying happen,” she says.

In 2009, 20,000 pink shirts were sold and in 2010, 30,000 helped the effort. Last year, 46,000 T-Shirts were sold and this year we hope to sell 60,000.

Tuckwell and others emphasize that the pink shirt is secondary to raising awareness about bullying and getting people involved.

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Warning signs that a child is being bullied include: Q Comes home with torn, damaged, or missing pieces of clothing, books, or other belongings Q Has unexplained cuts, bruises, and scratches Q Has few, if any friends, with whom he or she spends time Q Seems afraid of going to school, walking to and from school, riding the school bus, or taking part in organized activities gp g with peers (such as clubs) Q Takes a long, “illogical” route when walking to or from school Q Has lost interest in school work or suddenly begins to do poorly in school Q Appears sad, moody, teary, or depressed when he or she comes home Q Complains frequently of head he headaches, adac ache hess, stomachaches, sto stoma mach chac ache hess, o orr othe ot other herr ph phys physical ysic ical al aail ailments ilme ment ntss

Q Has trouble sleeping or has frequent bad dreams Q Experiences a loss of appetite Q Appears anxious and suffers from low self-esteem Possible warning signs that a child may be a bully include: Q Positive views towards violence Q Often aggressive towards adults – including teachers or parents p Q Marked need to control and dominate others and situations Q Boy bullies tend to be physically stronger than their peers Q Hot-tempered, impulsive, easily frustrated Q Often test limits or break rules Q Good at talking their way out of difficult situations Q Sho Shows Shows ws little llit ittl tlee sympathy symp sy mpat athy hy toward tow towar ard d others othe ot hers rs w who ho are are bullied bul bulli lied ed

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All members of the school community are expected to treat others with respect and courtesy and to conduct themselves in a manner worthy of the respect of others.

CHILDREN’S CORNER Sue Rossi The Shuswap Early Childhood Development committee believes in the importance of the investment in young children, and their families, in order for them to have the best possible future.

Our committee uses local research, knowledge and skills to determine how we address the needs of families living in the Salmon Arm region. We take the time to develop a strategic plan that looks at what resources and services are available and which ones do we need to cultivate.

Our most recent addition to services sponsored by the Shuswap Early Childhood Development Committee is the new Mother Goose program offered at the North Canoe Elementary School. In the next month, the committee is supporting the Baby Talk pro-

gram in partnership with Interior Health at the Salmon Arm Public Health Unit. We share information about these and other free or lowcost programs through our monthly calendar and Children’s Services Directory.

A portion of our funding is received from Success by 6.

Just recently, Success by 6, provincially, received a new annual investment of $3.4 million from the Ministry of Children and Family Development.

Last year, Success by 6 provided funding for 646 different early childhood development programs in 400 BC communities with the support of an estimated 140 local community planning tables.

Our Shuswap Early Childhood Development Committee is scheduling our upcoming annual strategic planning event. We welcome your input and ideas as community members.

If you would like to join our committee or participate at our strategic planning retreat, please contact me at 250-833-0164 ext. 6 or email ecd@shuswapchildrens.ca.

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Here comes the new divide in Africa

GLOBAL VIEWS Gwynne Dyer Sudan has been bombing South Sudan again, only a couple of months after the two countries split apart.

Sudan is mostly Muslim and South Sudan is predominantly Christian — but the quarrel is about oil, not religion.

Yet, it is really about religion, too, since the two countries would never have split apart along the current border if not for the religious divide.

Ivory Coast was split along the same Muslim-Christian lines for nine years, although the shooting ended last year and there is an attempt underway to sew the country back together under an elected government.

But, in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest country by far, the situation is going from bad to worse, with the Islamist terrorists of Boko Haram murdering people all over the country in the name of imposing sharia law on the entire nation.

“The situation we have in our hands is even worse than the civil war that we fought [in 1967-1970, which killed between one- and three-million people],” said President Goodluck Jonathan.

That’s a major exaggeration — the current death toll in Nigeria from terrorist attacks

and army reprisals is probably only a few hundred a month — but the potential for much greater slaughter is certainly there.

In an interview with Reuters, Jonathan said: “If [Boko Haram] clearly identify themselves now and say . . . this is the reason why we are confronting government or this is the reason why we destroyed some innocent people and their properties, why not [talk to them]?”

But, it’s pointless: He already knows who they are and what they want.

“Boko Haram,” loosely translated, means “Western education is forbidden,” and the organization’s declared aim is to overthrow the government and impose Islamic law on all of Nigeria.

In a 40-minute audio message posted on YouTube two weeks ago, the group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, threatened his next step would be to carry out a bombing campaign against Nigeria’s secondary schools and universities.

This is not only vicious, it is also completely loony. There is no way Boko Haram could conquer the entire country.

Only half of Nigerians are Muslims and they are much poorer than the country’s 80-million Christians.

The Christian south is where the oil is — and the ports and most of the industry, so that’s where most of the money is, too.

The same pattern is repeated in many other African countries: Poor Muslim north, prosperous Christian south.

There was no plan behind this.

Islam spread slowly south from North Africa, which was conquered by Arab armies in the seventh century, while Christianity spread rapidly inland once European colonies appeared on the African coast in the last few hundred years.

The line where Islam and Christianity meet runs across Africa about 1,100 kilometres north of the equator (except in Ethiopia, where the Christians have the highlands and the Muslims the lowlands).

In general, the Muslims ended up with the desert and semi-desert regions of Africa because Islam had to make it all the way across the Sahara, while the more fertile and richer regions nearer to the

“The same pattern is repeated in many other African countries: Poor Muslim north, prosperous Christian south.”

equator and all the way down to South Africa are mainly Christian because the Europeans arrived by sea with much greater economic and military power.

But, some 350-million Africans live in countries that straddle the Christian-Muslim fault line.

There probably won’t be a full-scale civil war in Nigeria this time around, but Boko Haram is targeting Christians indiscriminately.

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The Nigerian army, not known for its discipline and restraint, is almost as indiscriminate in targeting devout but innocent Muslims in the northern states that are home to the terrorist organization. Christians are already moving out of the north and Muslims out of the south.

It will get worse in Nigeria and it is getting bad again in what used to be Sudan — and Ethiopia is an accident just waiting to happen.

Even Ivory Coast may not really be out of the woods yet.

There is a small but real risk these conflicts could some day coalesce into a general Muslim-Christian confrontation that would kill millions and convulse all of Africa.

Christianity and Islam have been at war most of the time since Muslim armies conquered half of the thenChristian world, from Syria to Spain, in the seventh and eighth centuries.

There was the great Christian counter-attack of the Crusades in the 12th century, the Muslim conquest of Turkey and the Balkans in the 15th and 16th centuries and the European conquest of almost the entire Muslim world in the 18th to 20th centuries.

It is a miserable history and, in some places, it is likely to continue for some time to come.

But nowhere in subSaharan Africa does the frontier between Muslim-majority and Christian-majority areas derive from conquest: These populations are not looking for revenge.

Boko Haram’s style

of radical Islamism is an import from somewhere else and it would be a terrible mistake for large numbers of Muslim Nigerians to embrace it.

On the other hand, it will be a terrible mistake if Nigeria doesn’t get a chokechain on its army, whose brutal actions are all too likely to drive Nigerian Muslims in exactly that direction.

-Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Chase Museum visited by Simon Fraser University A crew of Simon Fraser University archaeology students from Vancouver, led

by Dr. Barbara Winter, visited the Chase and District Museum last weekend to help clean up smoke-damaged artifacts.

The students joined in on the restoration project near the end of the arduous process made necessary following arson attacks last July.

Michael Koole is one of the visiting students who reported after the visit: “It was a good experience to visit the Chase museum, participating in an important project, and giving back to the community.”

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Pritchard Ladies Society Daffodil Tea Pritchard Ladies Society Daffodil Tea and Bake Sale will be held at Pritchard Community Hall on Duck Range Road on Saturday, March 3, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., craft tables, bake table, homemade

Come snowshoe On Sunday, March 4 at 9:30 a.m., the Skmana Ski Club invites all snowshoers to a fun day of exploring current snowshoe trails and potential new ones. Meet at the hut at 9:30 a.m. sharp, bring a lunch and expect a two-hour snowshoe over existing and uncharted areas.

No experience necessary.

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There will also be a silent auction held Saturday, March 10 at 7 p.m. The Skmana Ski Club needs donations for this event, as well as members to bring finger food to share. Contact Janice at 250-6794471 to donate and, if you plan to attend, please email her at janinchase@cablelan.net.

Everyone welcome.

lunches, draws, door prizes. Everyone welcome, for more information, call April at 250-577-3798.

Chase Secondary 2012 Grad bottle drive fundraiser The Chase Secondary grads of 2012 will be holding a bottle drive in Chase on

March 3. Gather up bottles, while getting a little spring cleaning done; donations will help the grads with their celebration of successfully completing their first 12 years of school.

Donations can be made anytime at the bottle depot specifying that it is for grad.

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How to hold onto children stunt healthy development through the flight from feeling, immaturity and lack of individuality, aggression, the making of bullies and victims, precocious and inappropriate sexuality, and difficulty learning.

Maté gave instruction on ‘how to hold onto our kids’ (or to reclaim them) through, collecting the child, inviting dependence, making relationship the priority, having structures and restrictions, and providing attachment-friendly discipline.

For more information on Maté and his work, go to: www.drgabormate.com/.

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Dr. Gabor Maté is a physician and bestselling author from Vancouver, whose books have been published in nearly 20 languages worldwide. Maté spoke to an audience of approximately 300 educators, health professionals and parents Monday, Feb. 20 at the Adams Lake Indian Band Conference Centre.

Conference spokesperson Marnie Baxter remarked: “The audience turnout is great, a very positive response to Dr. Maté’s full-day workshop.”

The workshop title, Why Relationships Matter, covered what causes developmental problems, bullying and addictions, and how to solve them.

There was detailed discussion for professionals, outlining the mental-health implications of early childhood emotional loss, whether due to abuse in the family or stress on the parents. The impact of the environment on brain development was discussed, along with ways of recognizing and helping heal the negative consequences of early loss.

Importance of early child rearing was em-

Columbia Shuswap Regional District NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION FIVE YEAR (2012 – 2016) FINANCIAL PLAN Sections 815 & 816 of the Local Government Act require that all Regional Districts prepare and adopt, by bylaw, a Five Year Financial Plan on an annual basis. It also requires that the Board undertake a process of public consultation regarding the Five Year Financial Plan before it is adopted.

Interested members of the public are invited to attend the CSRD offices located at 781 Marine Park Drive NE, Salmon Arm BC on Wednesday, February 29th from 3:00 PM to 4:PM local time for an opportunity to speak directly to the Manager of Finance regarding the proposed Five Year (2012 – 2016) Financial Plan.

The Five Year Financial Plan will be considered for adoption at the Thursday March 15, 2012 Regular Board meeting.

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parents, educators and health-care professionals at the Adams Lake Indian Band Conference Centre on Feb. 20. phasized, considering environmental impact on short- and long-term development, through understanding the internal dynamics of a child.

Maté stressed that relationships are fundamental to functioning brain-circuit growth, especially access to a consistently available, emotionally stable, nonstressed, nurturing parent or caregiver.

He spoke of ‘The biology of loss’ and how it can be passed through generations: intrapartum stress, early separa-

tion, postpartum stress and childhood abuse.

Maté said, “Implicit memory has a life-long impact when people are influenced by past experience without any awareness that they are remembering.”

He continued: “If our society were truly to appreciate the significance of children’s emotional ties throughout the first years of life, it would no longer tolerate children growing up, or parents having to struggle, in situations that cannot possibly nourish healthy

growth.”

Peer orientation versus parental relationships was explained, noting how attachment supports parenting and child-rearing. He said there are six ways of attaching: senses, sameness, belonging and loyalty, significance, feeling and being known.

When parents are engaged in child rearing, attachment or the drive from the child for physical and emotional closeness and contact are a result.

Peer orientation can

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION School District No. 73 [Kamloops/Thompson] will hold registration sessions for students entering Kindergarten in September 2012 at neighbourhood schools as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday March 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, and 1:00 to 3:00 pm To be eligible for attendance in Kindergarten in September 2012, a student must be five years of age by December 31, 2012.

Please bring your child’s original birth certificate and Care Card with you when registering for Kindergarten.

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Pasta dinner fundraiser Michelle Davies is an Ambassador for the Miss Chase Excellence Program. She is a real-life example of the leadership skills learned through the program. Public speaking and community involvement skills are developed for girls in Grade 11.

Candidates will present entertainment and modeling of local fashions at the Chase 2012 Queen Pageant, Friday, March 16.

The 2012 Chase Queen Pageant Coronation will happen April 28.

The evening will include prepared speeches, impromptu questions and modeling of evening gowns, final judging and crowning of the New Miss Chase and princess, with a Royal Ball to follow.

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By Scott Koch CONTRIBUTOR

The Chase Heat Junior Hockey Season concluded with two home games and a Sunday night Awards Banquet.

Friday night in the local barn our boys took on the dastardly Kamloops Storm. A very entertaining game ended with a 3-1 loss.

The three stars were 1st Jacob Mattes, 2nd Aiden Silzer-Hooker and 3rd Jordan Steel. The lone goal was off the stick of Kurtis Johnson from Jared Seutter and Steel on the power play. Mattes went the

distance stopping 40 of 43 between the pipes.

Saturday night saw the third-place North Okanagan Knights take a 8-2 victory back to Armstrong in the team’s last regular season game. It was a costly victory for the Knights, as three thirdperiod tilts resulted in injuries to two of the Armstrong players.

Chase got goals from Kevin Leschuk on the powerplay and Reese Forman shorthanded.

This spirited contest was closer then the score indicates with all the puck luck going to the Knights. Mattes once again provided

top-notch backstopping in net.

Sunday night saw the first annual Awards Banquet take place at the community hall.

Board members and team volunteers put on a sumptuous dinner prior to the presentation. The packed hall crowd was clearly there to see which of their favourites would go home with some shiny new hardware.

Award winners: Carlin Family Award (Top Scorer) to Salmon Arm’s Kevin Leschuk; Ernie & Mary Erickson Award (Top Scholastic Player) to Reece

Forman; Blue Spruce Award (Unsung Hero) to Jared Seutter; Norm & Jean Stelter Award (Most Improved) to Jacob Mattes; Heat Jr. Hockey Society (Most Dedicated) to Ethan Kalugin; Silver Fox Award (Rookie of the Year) to Reece Forman; Bob Koch Memorial Award (Most Sportsmanlike) to Jared Seutter; Chase Heat Award (Fan Favourite) to Owen Barker; Harry & Jane Torbohm Award (Top Defenceman) to Mitchell Rosko; Patterson Family Award (Most Valuable Player) to Kurtis Johnson

The entire Heat Organization believes that each of the players is an award winner.

During the season the team won some, lost a few, provided enjoyable entertainment and will be back with a vengeance next season. The hours that were put in this year by the society, hockey operations and volunteers were countless.

Support for the team has been much appreciated.

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Chase 2012 Queen Pageant, candidates present entertainment and modelling of local fashions, Friday, March 16 at 7 p.m., Chase Community Hall, tick-

ets $8 per person, available from candidates, royalty, Peoples Food & Drug, Safety Mart Foods and at the door.

Skw’lax Pow Wow 2012 Bingo, Little Shuswap Lake Band Hall, 1886 Little Shuswap Lake Rd. West), March 29, April 26, May 24, June 21, everyone is welcome, doors open at 5 p.m., walk-ins at 5:30 p.m.

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Celista Coffee House, every third Friday of the month from through May at the North Shuswap Hall, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

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It’s been a year since you passed away On the night of 21st of February No time for a last goodbye to say You just peacefully slipped away We realized that you were gone Your hand in mine, no longer warm I’m thankful for all the wonderful years And love we shared, as I shed the tears I’II miss you forever, night and day And your spirit is with me in so many ways You will always be a special part of our life, in our hearts Your loving wife, Annie Dad, we miss you; Derrick, Valerie & Jeff.

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When I am gone, release me, let me go.

I have so many things to see and do.

You must not tie yourself to me with tears.

Be happy that we had so many beautiful years.

I gave to you my love, you can only guess How much you gave to me in happiness.

I thank you for the love you’ve shown me, But now it’s time I travel on, alone.

So grieve a while for me if you must, Then let your grief be comforted by trust.

It’s only for a while that we must part, So bless the memories within your hearts.

I won’t be far away, for life goes on.

So, if you need me, call and I will come.

Though you can’t see or touch me, I’ll be near and if you listen with your hearts, You’ll hear all my love around you, Soft and clear; and then when you must Come this way alone, I’ll greet you with a Smile and say, “Welcome Home.”

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BURGOYNE, DONALD ROBERT September 9, 1939 - February 18, 2012 Don passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Sat., February 18, 2012 Don will be sadly missed by his loving wife of 43 years Louise, his children Sherry (Greg) Bogaerts, Rhonda (Ron) Otte, Sean (Michelle) Burgoyne, and his grandchildren, Adam, Darryl, Kyle, Rebecca, Travis and Hayley. Don is also survived by his brother Keith and wife Thelma, as well as many sister and brother in laws, neices and nephews. Don was predeceased by his Mother, Father and brother Ivan.

Don has been a long standing member of Sorrento Lions Club as well as Lion Clubs from wherever he has lived. Don enjoyed music, dancing and visits with his children on the coast and out east.

A celebration of Life Service will be held at the Sorrrento Memorial Hall on Saturday Feb 25, 2012 from 2-5 pm.

In lieu of flowers, donatiions to the Kelowna Cancer Center or the Diabetes Association would be greatly appreciated.

Arrangements entrusted to FISCHER’S FUNERAL SERVICES & CREMATORIUM LTD., Salmon Arm, BC (250) 833-1129. EMAIL condolences and share memories at www.fischersfuneralservices. com.

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TERRENCE “TERRY” STANLEY LINES 1929 - 2012 It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce the passing of our husband, Dad, Gramps and GreatGrandpa, Terrence (Terry) Stanley Lines.

Terry passed away peacefully in Salmon Arm, BC on February 18, 2012 at the age of 82 years.

Terry was one of four children to the late Wes and Edna Lines and was the beloved husband to Yvonne for 60 wonderful years. Terry will forever be remembered by his sister Isadora Shank and brothers Lawrence and David Lines. He will be lovingly remembered by his 8 children Rod, Bruce, Sandra, Wendy, Karen, Dale, Donna and Bev, caring in-laws, and deeply missed by his 19 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Terry will be missed by countless friends and other family whom were blessed to know him.

Terry married his lovely wife Yvonne in Edmonton, Alberta in 1952 and began farming and raising a family in Athabasca, Alberta. In 1956, Terry became a Forestry Service Officer, moving his family around northern Alberta. In 1959, Terry moved his family back to his farm in Athabasca where the last of his children were born.

In 1966, Terry joined the Northwest Territories Game Management Service as a Fish and Game Officer. He moved his family throughout the Northwest Territories, where he experienced many adventures including training guides, vaccinating buffalo, enforcing laws, and trekking to the edge of the world in the high Arctic. He was known as the great white hunter and worked his way through the ranks retiring from the government in 1976 as the Regional Superintendent of Fish and Wildlife.

Terry and Yvonne travelled to the sunny Okanagan and decided to move to Salmon Arm, BC. where Terry owned a garage and fuel station, patrolled as a security officer at a sawmill and farmed in his spare time.

In 1984, Terry and Yvonne moved back to Athabasca where he started a bulk food store and deli, then eventually re-settled back into the outskirts of Salmon Arm. Terry finally began his retirement and built his own houses, farmed his land, enjoyed many family gatherings and had fun travelling with Yvonne as snowbirds to the U.S. for 13 years. Terry and Yvonne eventually left the mountaintop and moved under the cliffs to a quiet little street in Enderby. This is where he enjoyed his garden, pond, workshop and his dog, Lady and always made time to be a helpful neighbour, fun loving Gramps and Great Grandpa. Terry and Yvonne recently moved back to Salmon Arm where they made a new home for themselves and continued to enjoy family and friends.

Terry was a man of integrity and faith who was committed to instil strong values in his family. He was a generous, kind hearted and hard-working man that enjoyed socializing with friends and loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Terry was passionate about hunting, fishing and being outdoors. He also loved travelling to visit family, gardening and watching sports.

A prayer service will be held at Bowers Funeral Home, Salmon Arm on Wednesday February 22, 2012 at 5:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Salmon Arm BC, on Thursday, February23, 2012 at 11 am. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Intensive Care Unit of the Shuswap Lake General Hospital or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Online condolences can be sent through Terry’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com Funeral arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home, Salmon Arm, BC.

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ALAN RAYMOND BROWN June 10, 1949 - February 12, 2012 Alan passed away on Sunday 12th February 2012 at Bastion Place, Salmon Arm, BC at the age of 62 years, after a long battle with a brain tumour. He was born in Beckingham, England to Andrew and Gladys Brown.

Alan is survived by his loving daughter Diana Brown, his brother Peter, his sister Angela and brother and sister-in-law David and Laura Mungall.

Alan worked for 5 years in the Canadian Army and then for the Toronto Transit Commission for over 30 years as a Bus Driver/Collector. Alan also was the Master of the Prince of Wales Lodge #630 in Toronto and when he moved out to British Columbia in 2004 became a member of the Sorrento Lions Club.

Alan will be remembered for his humour and consideration of others. He was a wonderful friend and will be sorely missed by those who knew him.

Arrangements entrusted to FISCHER’S FUNERAL SERVICES & CREMATORIUM LTD., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. EMAIL condolences and share memories at www.fischersfuneralservices.com.

DOREEN GERTRUDE MAY WILLMER 1924 - 2012 With sadness the family of Doreen announce her passing at Hillside Village, Salmon Arm, BC on Thursday evening February 16, 2012 at the age of 88 years, but we shall always celebrate her life with wonderful memories.

Doreen was born in Boscombe, Bournemouth, England on January 13, 1924 to parents Leonard and Emily Bray. She had lived in Windsor, Ontario for 30 years before relocating to Salmon Arm in 1980. Doreen was employed for many years at Karen’s Shoe Store in Windsor. After moving to Salmon Arm Doreen was very involved in seeing the building of the new 5th Avenue Senior Centre & took part in many of their activities. As well, she was a team member in canvassing the local businesses to having the fountain restored in Salmon Arm’s McGuire Lake.

Doreen was pre-deceased by her husband Herbert “Bert” in 2006, and by sisters Audrey and Gwen. She is survived by her daughter, Ann Altmeyer of Salmon Arm, two grandchildren Michelle (Steve) Donlick of South Carolina and Chris Altmeyer of Edmonton, Alberta, three great-grandchildren - Katarina, Rhiannon and Louisa, and by brother Ken (Barb) of Regina, Saskatchewan, and nieces and nephews.

As per Doreen’s wishes there will be no formal service.

Donations in memory of Doreen can be sent to the BC Heart and Stoke Foundation, PO Box 1141, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P3.

Online Condolences can be sent through Doreen’s Obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice. com Funeral arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Service and Crematorium, Salmon Arm, BC.

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Cards of Thanks I would like to say a very special “Thank You” to the Doctors, Specialists, Nurses, Staff and workers in the Salmon Arm Hospital for the very good care they gave me for the 15 days I was in their care. Thank you to the boys from the ambulance for taking me to Kamloops & back, also the Kamloops hospital for their care & the Specialist who looked after me Sincerely Pat Piggott

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In assuming the responsibility for managing the affairs of the District, significant experience in community growth and development is necessary. Reporting to the Mayor and Councillors, the ideal candidate will be a seasoned local government practitioner in a similar role, possessing excellent skills in negotiating, demonstrated leadership and effective communications. The CAO must be progressive, innovative, and thrive on challenges and change. Superior interpersonal and proven management skills are required in leading a team of motivated and dedicated managers.

Qualifications include a senior certificate in Local Government Management in BC or a degree/diploma in public administration from a recognized institution, and post secondary education in a related discipline, as well as a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in local government management.

The District of Sicamous offers a comprehensive benefit package and a salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Salmon Arm Children’s Festival Society AGM Monday, February 27th, 6:00pm to be held at Shuswap Day Care Centre #90 5th Ave SE Salmon Arm, BC Looking for new members to join the Society and assist in planning the 2012 Canada Day Children’s Festival For more info call Karen (250)832-6192 or email shuswapdaycare@telus.net

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Qualified applicants are encouraged to submit your resume in confidence to: Doug Ruttan, Interim Chief Administrative Officer District of Sicamous, PO Box 219 (446 Main Street), Sicamous BC V0E 2V0 Fax (250) 836-4314 Email: cao2@sicamous.ca (word or PDF document only please) Closing date for this posting is Friday, March 9, 2012.

The District of Sicamous thanks all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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FUNDRAISER for Pathfinder club: Misc items, incl. Furn, artwork and gifts. Canoe hall Sunday Feb 26 10am-2pm SHUSWAP Life Drawing Group will meet 7:30-9:30pm, Tuesdays starting Feb.7, For info on drawing or modeling call Elaine (250)832-9993

Sports & Recreation HUNTING Firearms Safety courses. C.O.R.E. & P.A.L. required for Hunting/Firearms Licences. Call Trevor Holmes at (250)832-4105 www.huntingandfirearms.com

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Serving and caring for families in our community since 1947.

Whether you’re considering pre-planning or have lost a loved one, you can trust our professional and friendly team to support you with meaningful grief services. We provide individualized funeral, memorial and celebration of life services, as well as grief counselling and an aftercare program.

For more information and the answers to many frequently asked questions, visit us online at: Dave Wallensteen, Funeral Director

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Career Opportunities

Friday, February 24, 2012 Shuswap Market News

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BAKERY MANAGER Full time, permanent position available in our new Salmon Arm location. The ideal candidate will have full knowledge of ordering, inventory control and production of a full service bakery operation. Salary is negotiable, with full beneďŹ ts and pension plan. Bonus structure is also in place. For more information please visit our website at www.askewsfoods.com under careers. Please fax resume to 250-832-2037 or email to shirley@askewsfoods.com, attn: Shirley Deglan.

DISTRICT OF SICAMOUS DEPUTY CORPORATE ADMINISTRATOR The District of Sicamous is a vibrant community serving a total of approximately 3,100 residents. Affordable housing, outstanding outdoor recreation facilities, and great education options within driving distance make the District of Sicamous an ideal location. Please refer to our website at www.sicamous.ca for more information.

Reporting to the Director of Corporate Services/Chief Administrative OfďŹ cer, the Deputy Corporate Administrator is required to assume responsibility for statutory functions set out under the Community Charter, Local Government Act and Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The incumbent is required to take and publish Minutes at Council and Committee meetings, compile and distribute meeting agendas, reports and supporting material, draft correspondence and bylaws, act as Chief Election OfďŹ cer and FOI Coordinator and manage insurance claims. This position assumes the role of Acting Chief Administrative OfďŹ cer in the absence of the Chief Administrative OfďŹ cer.

The successful candidate will be able to work without direction, possess excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, maintain conďŹ dentiality, and exercise tact, discretion and sound judgment. Excellent organizational and problem solving skills are required, together with the possibility of some weekend work The ideal candidate will possess a Degree or Diploma in Local Government Administration, Business Administration or Law, together with a minimum of three years relevant experience. Knowledge of Community Charter, Local Government Act and FOIPP is also a requirement, together with excellent computer skills and experience with I-Compass is an asset. Full job description available upon request.

This exempt position offers a competitive salary, and a comprehensive beneďŹ ts package.

Please send your resume in conďŹ dence to: Doug Ruttan, Interim Chief Administrative OfďŹ cer District of Sicamous, PO Box 219 (446 Main Street), Sicamous BC V0E 2V0 Fax (250) 836-4314 Email: cao2@sicamous.ca (word or PDF document only please) Closing date for this posting is Friday, March 2, 2012.

The District of Sicamous thanks all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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

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Business Opportunity to run Concession and Catering

Be Your Own Boss! Attention Locals! People req. to work from home online. Earn $500$4500+ P/T or F/T. Toll Free 1.877.880.8843 leave mess.

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Become a Psychiatric Nurse - train locally via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements and some regional classroom delivery.

Wages start at $30.79/hr to $40.42/hr. This 23 month program is recognized by the CRPNBC. Govâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t funding may be available.

Toll-free 1-87-STENBERG www.stenbergcollege.com

Supply meals to our leagues, Bonspiels, and Special Occasions, seasonal from Oct. to Mar. Deadline: Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 Submit application to: Salmon Arm Curling Club Box 555, Salmon Arm, B.C. V1E 4N7 or direct inquiries to Lori at 250 832-8700.

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BEVERAGE CART SERVICE STAFF KITCHEN / COOKS

GOLF SHOP TURF CARE DISHWASHERS

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LOOKING For conscientious and reliable resite, one-onone, home-share, and community inclusion workers. Drop resume off at McGuire Lake Lodge. 551 TC Hwy. NE

An earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta requires a full time Heavy Duty Mechanic for ďŹ eld and shop work. We require Cat Dozer/Deere excavator experience. You will work a set schedule for days on and off.

Call Lloyd @ 780-723-5051 BAKER - Blue Canoe Bakery Cafe is looking for a baker, must be punctual, willing to learn, able to work independently & as part of a team. Experience preferred but not essential. Submit resumes at 121 Shuswap St. REQUIRED: Janitor 12am4am Friday-Sunday.

Auto Scrubber experience an asset.

Criminal records check required. Resumes to: Janitor Box 255 Canoe BC V0E1K0

JOURNEYMAN MOTORSPORTS TECHNICIAN REQUIRED IN KAMLOOPS We require a motorbike/ATV technician with 4+ years of experience. Great shop to work in and great staff to work with. Sundays and Mondays off.

Please send resume to donrivercitycycle@shaw.ca.

Please submit your resumĂŠ to info@salmonarmgolf.com or drop off at the Administration ofďŹ ce.

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) invites applications for the following positions: TRADES ASSISTANT Position function: to provide semi skilled trades services to the School district and provide assistance to skilled tradespersons and to carry out duties with the Operations Department not requiring the services of a qualiÂżed tradesperson.

QUALIFICATIONS: Advanced knowledge of (the applicable trade, carpentry, joinery, electrical, mechanical, painting, plumbing, gas- Âżtting or HVAC); Four yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in depth working experience in the areas of building maintenance and renovations; Ability to take direction, carry out assigned duties, and work as part of a team with trades persons; The physical ability to perform assigned duties (including climbing ladders and scaffolds and entering crawl spaces); Minimum grade 12 (BC Equivalent of equal); Hold a valid BC Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License.

This is a temporary Union position. Salary is $22.73 per hour. Effective date and length of term is to be determined.

LIGHT VEHICLE OPERATOR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; REGULAR POSITION The District is seeking qualiÂżed applicants for the position of Light Vehicle Operator. This position is under the supervision and direction of Manager of Transportation.

Job Summary: Performs delivery of inter school mail and other hauling as required.

QUALIFICATIONS 1 Grade Ten plus a valid B.C. Class 5 Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License with endorsement 20 for trailer towing; Must hold current certiÂżcation as a Mobile Equipment Operator; Three monthsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; recent experience in commercial driving with valid Transportation of Dangerous Goods CertiÂżcate; Good driving skills with ability to operate a delivery truck (3 to 5 ton truck); Demonstrated Âżtness ability, able to perform job duties such as proper lifting heavy loads on a regular basis; Demonstrated ability to maintain delivery schedule according to established timelines; Good communication skills and ability to work effectively and harmoniously with teachers, staff and students; Ability to utilize computer systems.

This is a regular Union position. The salary is $18.20 per hour. Effective date is to be determined.

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Interested individuals are invited to apply on line at www.sd83.bc.ca/ Employment or you may submit your resume with full supporting documents (proof of qualiÂżcations must accompany application), including three professional and three personal references, to Director of Instruction â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Human Resources, Box 129, Salmon Arm, B.C., V1E 4N2 by March 2, 2012, Fax# (250)832-9428 We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) invites applications for the following positions: QUALIFIED TRADES PERSON – PAINTER Under the supervision of the Manager of Facilities, provide services to the School District for painting and decorating at School District Facilities.

QUALIFICATIONS: Certi¿cation as a journeyman as set out in the B.C. Apprenticeship Act for Painting and Decorating, or equivalent Inter-provincial Technical Quali¿cations; three years’ working experience as a trades person related in the painting trade related to both new and repaint applications; demonstrated ability to perform all aspects of the painting and decorating trade competently; demonstrated ability and experience in mixing of colours and selection of paint; working knowledge of other trades connected with building, ¿nishing and maintenance; ability to work alone and/or work as part of a team with other trades persons; demonstrated ability to take direction and carry out assigned duties independently; hold a valid B.C. Driver’s Licence. Applicant must be capable of working on ladders, scaffolds and lifts.

This is a temporary Union position. Salary is $27.89 per hour. Effective date and length of term is to be determined.

QUALIFIED TRADES PERSON – CARPENTER Under the supervision of Manager of Facilities, provides trained carpentry services to the School district in the areas of Maintenance and renovation of physical plants.

QUALIFICATIONS: Certi¿cation as a journeyman as set out in the B.C. Apprenticeship Act for Carpentry T.Q., or equivalent Inter-provincial Technical Quali¿cations preferably combined with Locksmith certi¿cation; Three years’ working experience as a tradesperson in maintenance within the speci¿ed trades; Working knowledge of related maintenance trades connected with physical plant servicing, preferably with some joinery certi¿cation or experience; Demonstrated ability to take direction, carry out assigned duties independently; and work as part of a team with other trades persons; Demonstrated physical ability to perform assigned duties (including climbing ladders and scaffolds); Working knowledge of other related maintenance trades connected with physical plant servicing; Have a good working knowledge of the National Building Code of B.C. and be pro¿cient in reading and interpreting blueprints; Hold a valid B.C. Driver’s License.

This is a temporary Union. Salary is $27.89 per hour. Effective date and length of term is to be determined.

QUALIFIED TRADES PERSON - PLUMBER Under the supervision of the Manager of Facilities, to provide mechanical services to the School District in the areas of maintenance and renovation to physical plant, equipment and facility systems as they relate to plumbing, heating and ventilation.

Quali¿cation: Hold a valid class “A” or “B” gas ¿tter license, with electrical endorsement, as set out under B.C. Ministry of Labour, Gas safety Branch regulations; Certi¿cation as a journeyman as set out in the B.C. Apprenticeship Act for Plumbing T.Q., or equivalent interprovincial Technical Quali¿cations; Three years working experience as a tradesperson in maintenance within the trades related to heating, ventilation, plumbing and control systems to include speci¿c experience in: calibration, operation and servicing of pneumatic, electrical, electronic and computerized direct digital control systems; and, testing and servicing of ¿re sprinkler systems and ¿re hydrants; demonstrated ability to take direction and carry out assigned duties independently; demonstrated ability to perform all aspects of plumbing and gas ¿tting trades competently; working knowledge of other related maintenance trades connected with physical plant servicing; demonstrated ability to work both alone and as part of a team with other trades persons; hold a valid B.C. Driver’s License’; have a good working knowledge of the National Building Code of B.C. and be pro¿cient in reading blueprints.

This is a temporary Union position. Salary is $27.89. Effective date and length of term is to be determined.

Mechanic T.Q. – Operations Division - Regular Position The District is seeking quali¿ed applicants for the position of Mechanic T.Q. – Operations Division.

Job summary - provide mechanic services to the School district for the repair and servicing of School district vehicles. Other comparable or transient duties which are within the areas of knowledge and skills required may also be assigned.

The preferred candidate: will hold a certi¿cate of Pro¿ciency as a commercial transport mechanic and automotive Technician T.Q. pursuant to the Apprenticeship and Tradesman’s Quali¿cation Act (required for a mixed Àeet). Four years relevant work experience with similar Àeet.

This is a regular position. determined.

Salary is $27.89.

Effective date is to be

Further information with respect to this position can be obtained by contacting Frank Marasco, Manager of Transportation at (250) 804-7892.

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BEATRIX Farms FT gen farm work geared mostly toward dealing with cows. Must be fit and enjoy working with animals, ability to drive a tractor an assett deliver resume with ref’s to: 5161 50th Ave SW Looking for Certified Traffic Control Persons. Must have own transportation. Energetic and happy people need only apply. Wages up to $15/hr. Email Resumes to safety1st@live.ca

CANADIAN TIRE now hiring Garden Centre Associate seasonal or permanent FT/PT, flexible hours, customer service & knowledge of gardening an asset. Fill out application or drop resume at Customer Service Attn: Jody or email ctcoffice482@sunwave.net SEEKING caregiver for 65 year old mother in late stages of Alzhieimers 250-826-0411

Computer Services

Computer Services

Cherry Sorters & Pickers required $10./hr & up or piece work. June 15 - August 31.

Sorting at 991 Salmon River Road, Salmon Arm, BC; Picking at Oyama, BC & Area.

Apply with online form @ www.kalwoodfarms.com DIRECT SALES REPRESENTATIVES. Canada’s premiere home automation and Security Company is NOW hiring AprilAugust. No experience necessary. Travel Required. E-mail resume: kkurtze@vivint.com Visit: www.vivint.ca

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Renew and recharge your computer!

Quality work at reasonable prices

Traffic Control training for dates call 1-866-737-2389 or www.roadsafetytcs.com

New and used computers and extras

West Line Trucking Salmon Arm, BC requires Lease Operators and drivers for Super B and Van division 250-8322010 or 1-800-665-0591

250-836-5300 computer@cablelan.net John Schlosar, A+ Certified

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JOE’S AUTOBODY REPAIR in Prince Rupert, BC. Currently has an opening for a Collision Technician and Certified Painter. Must be a team player for this relaxed and friendly,but hard working atmosphere.

Wages and moving expenses negotiable. Email resume to: joesauto@citytel.net Fax: 250627-4702. Call: 250-624-1795

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Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union Salmon Arm Make your future at SASCU and choose to have a great career close to home. We employ over 130 people in various areas between our three full-service branches in Salmon Arm, Sicamous and Sorrento and our head office in Salmon Arm. Sharing our expertise to improve our members’ financial well-being and having a positive impact in our communities are at the heart of everything we do. We also value innovation, respect and collaboration and strive for excellence in our daily work. Whether you’re just starting a career in financial services, or are a seasoned professional eager to share your knowledge with your colleagues, you’ll find the working environment at SASCU to be a perfect blend of friendly, supportive, professional and fun.

Under the direction of the Marketing Manager, the Marketing Administrator is responsible for executing the credit union’s marketing strategies and initiatives. This includes direct involvement with internal and external campaigns, advertising, public relations and communications, and community relations.

You will be accountable for: • Delivering internal and external marketing campaigns including creating and delivering inbranch support materials, coordinating and monitoring activities with ad agency, suppliers and media to ensure delivery of products and services; • Carrying out public relations and communications initiatives which includes implementing changes to web sites (in-house or contract to supplier), maintaining and updating information on various SASCU websites, and producing and coordinating the distribution of SASCU member newsletter, staff bulletins and other mass communication tools; • Coordinating sponsorship and donation programs including preparing submission packages for board presentations, creating in-branch digital ads to promote sponsorship and coordinating the promotion of SASCU donations; • Providing administrative and general support for departmental and community related staff initiatives.

Qualifications: • Qualifications for this position include post secondary education resulting in or working towards, a degree or diploma in Marketing plus two years related experience preferably in financial services. The equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

• The Marketing Administrator will be competent in the use of MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access and experienced in the use of photo editor programs.

A good working knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Dreamweaver and HTML coding is needed.

Strong communication skills with an emphasis on writing, editing and proofing are essential. A strong attention to detail, organization and time management skills combined with the adaptability to working with various stakeholders and changing priorities is critical.

For more information on this challenging role, please visit our website. To apply, drop off, mail or email a résumé to us by February 24, 2012.

Tel: 250 833-1313 Fax: 250 833-4480 Email: hr@sascu.com

Interested individuals are invited to apply on line at www.sd83.bc.ca/Employment or you may submit your resume with full supporting documents (proof of quali¿cations must accompany application), including three professional and three personal references, to: Director of Instruction - Human Resources, Box 129, Salmon Arm, B.C., V1E 4N2 by March 2, 2012, Fax # (250)832-9428.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Baker Hughes Alberta based oilfield services company is currently hiring;

DRIVER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS & SERVICE SUPERVISORS Class 1 or 3 License required.

Drivers

HD MECHANICS 3rd or 4th apprentice or Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics with their Red Seal and CVIP License to work in Red Deer & Hinton.

Please call 250-718-3330 or Fax: 1-888-679-0759 For more information or send your resume & current drivers abstract to: driverclass1@shaw.ca

Medical/Dental P/T CDA req for 1 (or 2) day/week at SA dental office.

Email resumes to sa-dental4321@hotmail.com PT DENTAL Receptionist req 2 days/week at Salmon Arm dental practice. Email resumes sa-dental4321@hotmail.com

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Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union Human Resources Box 868, Salmon Arm, B.C. V1E 4N9

HHDI RECRUITING is hiring on behalf of Baker Hughes

PARTS Person position. Seeking a hard working, energetic individual for our Kamloops store. Successful applicant shall have: Basic agricultural mechanical knowledge, Excellent computer skills, & be a Self-Starter with good communicative & interpersonal skill.

Interested candidates send resume to: Noble Tractor & Equip, 4193 Noble Rd, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B4, fax 250546-3165, email: nobletractor@telus.net

Work Wanted CAREGIVER available. How can I help you? Child care, seniors, respite?

Excellent cook. 250-675-5538 WILL do housecleaning, painting, odd jobs. Labor intensive.

Please call & leave message (250)833-4250 YOU NAME IT I CAN FIX IT Appliances, toilets, auto diagnosing & boosting, snow removal. $30/hr. We come to you.

Call me anytime.

(250)463-9476

Services

Esthetics Services PERMANENT Laser Hair reduction. Call for a free consultation. Sada (250)832-4266 Shuswap Laser Clinic or email: sada@sunwave.net

Financial Services GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

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Cleaning Services HUNTLEY’S Household Helpers will clean your home weekly or biweekly (Salmon Arm only) 250-832-2477

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CLEAN CUT RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS Home reno’s and repairs, Interior painting and trim Licensed & insured Frank Cell 250-515-3637 250-832-8153

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Friday, February 24, 2012 Shuswap Market News

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Merchandise for Sale

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Real Estate

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Handypersons

Heavy Duty Machinery

Misc. for Sale

Houses For Sale

Mobile Homes & Parks

Mortgages

Apt/Condo for Rent

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3bdrm Condo $1000/mo. incl. heat & power,c/w fridge,stove, washer/dryer. New kitchen & bathroom. N/S, Pets negot. ref. & d/d req. 250-833-1970 BACHELOR suite $550/mo. or huge 1bdrm. $850/mo. inc util/cable (1-250)871-6000 CEDAR Manor 1bdrm., top floor, balcony, spacious, laundry in bldg, heat incl, $695/mo.

Call Cary (250)832-6060 DANBURY MANOR 791 Okanagan Ave., Completely reno’d 1 bed, $700. NS, NP, Call Robin (250)833-5458

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Misc Services A New paint job is the best Spring cleaning, especially when done promptly with attention to detail.

For a competitive quote Call Gord 250-804-1290 DO YOU HATE TO CLEAN? I Can help. For all your housecleaning needs Call Melissa 250-833-0695

Painting & Decorating nt iscou $D ting$$ $ ain P • Residential & Commercial • Interior/Exterior

• Wallpapering • Drywall Repair • Professional Workmanship • Seniors Discounts

A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale 4MAN Hot tub mint. 97 Polaris RMK 800 motor both together $3000 250-515-3169 ALPINE Deck Orion amp 12” kicker 4 mids.boss.gweegs. All $800 OBO 250-515-3169 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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KIRBY vacuum, brand new never used, paid $2100. sell for $1500. or take my husband also new designer eye glass frames paid $250. sell for $50.

(250)832-9642 Local

Apples 39¢/lb.

sale ends Feb. 29th

Feed & Hay A horse quality orchardgrass, $5, & other quality $2-4/bale Al Fritzel (250)832-9070 200 round bales of horse & cow hay, barn stored, $40/ea.

(250)675-4384 (250)804-1217 A1 GRASS hay, no rain. barn stored, excellent quality, delivery available (250)803-8353 BLAND’S Farm Sales. Extra clean wheat straw phone(250)832-6615 (250)833-2449. Pick-up/del EXCELLENT Quality grass hay and grass alfalfa mix hay.

No rain barn stored $5-$6 bale. Straw $5 bale. Whole barley .12lb 250-835-4748

Pet Services NEW LAKESIDE GROOMING Certified with over 20yrs. experience. In home one on one care & service. No cages.

Hand drying only. By appointment only. (250)832-8845

Pets

Two camera zoom lenses, like new, for film camera: Tamron 28-70 mm f3.5-4.5 and Tamron 70-210 mm f4-5.6 – Adaptall-2 mount system, $25 each; Scarpa Asolo leather hiking boots - size 41 (European)/size 9 to 9 1/2 (N American), $25. 250-832-2350.

WELL Rotted garden manure, Top soils & bark mulch. Phone Stanley Bland (250)832-6615 or (250)833-2449

70’S Crasftsman 10” Radial Saw/stand like new $140 250832-4829

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Coyote Crossing Villas PHASE 3 NOW OPEN 10 mins. to downtown Vernon, Boat Launch, Spallumcheen Golf & Country Club, O’Keefe Ranch just minutes away.

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Call Todd 250-864-3521

www.countrysidemanufacturedhomes.com COUNTRYSIDE MANUFACTURED HOMES Home and lot packages 250832-6699 www.countrysidemanufacturedhomes.com FACTORY DIRECT WHOLESALE modular homes, manufactured homes, and park models. New homes starting as low as $37,209, 16 wides $49,183, and double wides $70,829. www.hbmodular.com or 877976-3737 The Home Boys.

Will buy bags, rolls, containers or piggy banks etc. full of older 10¢, 25¢ & 50¢. 778-932-2316

Real Estate BAKERY for sale in one of the larger & fastest growing areas in Kelowna BC. Well equipped & priced to sell. For more info call 250-763-5794

Excavating & Drainage

Excavating & Drainage

DAN DEGLAN EXCAVATING Professionally Beautifying Properties for Over 27 Years.

• Rock Walls • Utility Services • Site Prep • Terracing • Drainage • Pools

www.dandeglan.com 981 - 16th Street N.E., Salmon Arm V1E 2V2

1BDRM. apartment downtown, NS, NP, $650/mo. Suomi Apartments.

Call Keith (250)832-6060 1BDRM., new, adults, quiet pet OK, priv. entr., strata $700/mo. (250)833-2129 2BDRM., 2bath, W/D, D/W, A/C, F/P, walk to downtown, close to bus stop, NS, NP, DD & ref’s req., $950/mo.

(250)515-1808 2BDRM apt. ground floor in quiet building, adult oriented, avail. Now, on bus route, walk to DT & hospital, heat/hot water included, AC in suite, coin laundry, NP, DD, $800/mo.

(250)546-3066 (250)675-2001 (250)379-2693 2BDRM Avail Mar 1 in Industrial Park inc W/D & util. $850/mo 250-804-5553 2BDRM close to downtown, NS, NP, $795/mo., hot water included (250)955-0774 2 BEDROOM, 2 bath top floor unit in Cambridge Court. $900/month, covered parking, elevator, W/D, walk to town, avail immed. (250)833-6121

lRMaSnALdES’s B FA • Shavings, Sawdust, Bark Mulch, Wood Chips (bulk/ mini bags) • Well Rotted Manure • Soils • Extra Clean Wheat Straw

Garage Sales

Stanley Bland 832-6615 or 833-2449

Moving Sale - sofas, tables, cabinets, clocks, plants, computer desk, lamps, desk chairs, bookcases, 40” Sony Bravia TV, oak custom TV cabinet, fireplace accessories, cushions, entertainment centre, lighted curio hutch, cookbooks, kitchen items, area rugs, tools, portable generator, and much more! 250-6754334 Not your average garage sale...it’s a treasure trove of needlework, craft, tole painting, and stained glass supplies, dressmaking fabrics, vintage and current patterns, vintage and current craft magazines, etc. 250-675-4334

REIMER’S FARM SERVICE • Bark Mulch • Shavings • Sawdust

250-260-0110 or 804-3030

KEL-LEIGH MANOR Bright 1 Bdrm FS DW AC Hot water and heat incl. 2 blocks to town NS NP $720/mo Avail Mar 1 250-832-5114 KERRI MANOR 2 Bdrm FS DW AC Close to town Hot water incl. NS NP Avail Mar 1 $825 250-832-5114 LAKEVIEW MANOR FURNISHED & UNFURNISHED

suites in quiet adult NS, NP, seniors/professional building close to all amenities. Avail now Bach, 1 bdrm, 1 Bdrm plus den, and 2 Bdrm furnished. Views McGuire Park and Shuswap Lake $700-$845/mo plus hydro.

Ref req’d 250-833-9148 LARGE 1bdrm apt. $695/mo Salmon Arm near Down Town, N/S, N/P. (1-250)955-0774 ONE BDRM. APT., partially furnished. $500/mo. 1-403457-3313.

Pet Services

Pet Services

PET GROOMING With ROBIN

Monday to Friday

Appointments necessary.

NORTH Broadview 3 Bdrm 2 bath W/O bsmt gas/wood heat. Covered deck, workshop, landscaped yard/garden $328,000 2451 30 St NE 250-833-1011

Misc Services

271A Trans-Can. Hwy. N.E. (across from KFC) • 250-832-0604

Interior South Misc Services

Interior South

4669 Ackerman Road, Malakwa

old gal says “GIT ‘ER DONE!”

CARPENTER/HANDYMAN Available

Grumpy Old Man • Building Projects • Home Improvements • Repairs, Renovations • Too many years experience fixing old houses • Local References

Misc. for Sale

We Deliver

Apt/Condo for Rent

All Breeds including Cats & Large Dogs

250 833-5668

250-832-0707

PICK-UP OR DELIVERY

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Business for Sale

Older fixer upper, 2 bdrm. house, city water, n/g heat, 128x127 lot, 5 kms NE of S.A. $148,000 before fixed, below assessed value. 832-3388.

Merchandise for Sale

$100 & Under

Rates Consistently better than banks

$390,000

Misc. Wanted

For Sale By Owner

N&T CANINE CARE Daycare, boarding, grooming.

Visit our webpage: www.nandtcaninecare.ca 250-835-0136 PUREBRED Lhasa Apso for stud, no papers (250)804-0368 With Dignity & Understanding.

N&T PET CREMATION SERVICES call 250-835-0136

Best rate 5yr-3.39%OAC Serving the Columbia-Shuswap since 1976.

fully serviced 23’x33’ shop

Wanted to buy-old traps from mouse size to bear traps. Also trapping related items. 250542-8520.

Cell 833-8009 Home 836-4154

Pets & Livestock

Heritage House on 1 acre

4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, hardwood floors, new windows, out buildings, carport,

PRIVATE Coin Collector Looking To Buy Collections, Olympic Silver & Gold Coins, Also Buying Bulk Silver Coins.

Call Chad at 250-863-3082.

For Free Estimate call Lorraine Serving Sicamous & Area for 18 Years

Ultramatic dual queen sized bed - two units (32”x80”) to fit queen bedframe two elec.lift motors in each unit, 1 @ foot, 1 @ upper back. allowing variety of positions adjustable w/individual hand held wireless remote controls. Two independent massage systems in each unit aid in improving blood circulation, lower back pain, general fatigue, etc. 20 year warranty. Original cost $6800 plus $1500 for new mattress (never used, still in original plastic wrap). Asking $2500. Pair of matching 3 seat sofas, dark cream pattern.

Exc. cond. Orig.cost, $2700, asking $600. 250-675-4334

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Misc. for Sale

AFFORDABLE 1.5 ACRES IN MALAKWA Wonderfully maintained! Great value! 1.45 acres with 1786 sq. ft, 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, detached garage/shop 24 X 52; 10 X 32 screened in, plumbed summer kitchen! New electric furnace! Septic pumped and inspected! 30 minutes from Revelstoke Ski Hill, 15 minutes to Sicamous sandy beaches and in the heart of sledding country.

$189,000

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Call Charlotte Hutchinson Personal Real Estate Corporation

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Commercial/ Industrial Property

Professional Office Suites Impressive Street Level Retail p

BUILD YOUR BUSINESS IN THE WINTER BUILDING! LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE DOWNTOWN RETAIL/BUSINESS DISTRICT. OVER 2200’ OF PRIME RETAIL SPACE AT AN UNBEATABLE LEASE RATE! OFFICE SUITES AVAILABLE FROM 250’ TO 1000’ AT VERY AFFORDABLE RATES! LET US HELP TO CUSTOMIZE A NEW OFFICE SUITE THAT WILL TAKE YOUR BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL! LEASE INCENTIVES AVAILABLE! WHY NOT OPERATE YOUR BUSINESS IN ONE OF THE BEST LOCATIONS IN SALMON ARM!

For more info;

Call Kory (250) 804-6233 email kbumby@gmail.com

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Misc for Rent

Homes for Rent

Homes for Rent

Suites, Lower

Suites, Upper

Off Road Vehicles

SALMON Arm: Across from Askews 1bdrm nwly reno’ed & 2bdrm. W/D, parking, (1604)858-8176 Colin (250)8323706 Dale

1 Bedroom, 1 Bath + Den

Sun Ridge Estates Seniors 55+ 2 bedroom apartment 1100sqft., 3 appliances Fireplace, Air Conditioning Common & Guest Rooms $976/month Please call Troy (250)833-9158

2 Bedroom, 2 Bath

2-bdrm. & den on acreage, Grandview Bench, avail. now $800/mo.+ util. & $400 DD. Ref. req’d. 250-833-5785 2BDRM. mobile, Silver Creek, 15min. to SA, country setting, NS, NP, storage shed, suitable for single or mature couple, long term preferred, pasture for horse neg., $750/mo. + util.

(250)549-0738 2 bedroom house MARA, $850./mo includes utilities, 1-(250)838-6630 3 BDRM 1.5 bath in SE SA FS DW Microwave WD Single garage fenced yard NS Ref req Avail Mar 1 $1150 + util 250-550-4380 3BDRM, 1.5bath, Silvercreek area across from school near corner store $1050/mo. incl util and Sat (250)832-5376 3BDRM Blind Bay 2 bath fully furn util incl $1200/mo OBO 250-515-3169 3 bdrm, Eagle Bay, fantastic lakeview home, large covered deck, wood burning fireplace.

Rancher style with a fully finished basement. Large, detached double wide garage.

N/S N/P $1075/month Call Sid at 604-845-9910 or 250-6753432.

Blind Bay 3 Bdrm 2 bath Covered deck NS NP $1200 Month plus Util. 250-833-1586 For rent, sale or rent to own, small 2-bdrm. rancher in central S/Arm. 250-804-0042 NEWLY Reno’d Mobile home in SA. Great location incl. WD FS. Pets neg 1 yr. lease req $900/mo 250-833-9919

IN Transition? Need a temporary residence or longer stay?

Fully furnished, equipped private forest view suite with secure parking. Single, Non smoking preferred. Friendly pet ok. 250-515-2633

2 BDRM New bright modern clean! Close to DT private, patio and yard. NS NP. Suit prof. $900/mo incl. util. 250253-4949 2BDRM. walking distance to college & bus route, $750/mo. includes utilities, NS, NP, ND, (250)833-5685 2-bdrm. W/O basement suite in SA, own laundry & parking, NS NP, avail now $900/mo Util incl. 250-306-3211 BLIND Bay 1bdrm available now. Walk-out suite. Utils. included. $700/mo DD req. Ref’s req. N/P, N/S (250)675-2710 BLIND BAY: 1bdrm suite avail. Bright, furnished, upgraded carpet and cushioned floor, utils, TV, inc.

Pvt entrance. Shared parking N/S, N/P, ref’s req. $700/mo.

(250)675-2868, (250)517-7311 BLIND Bay: newer 1bdrm basement suite, $600. inc util & satellite NP(1-250)675-5068 CHASE: 2bdrm newly decorated N/S, N/P, W/D, heat included. $700/mo + DD. Refs req. Adult oriented (250)679-8578 (250)319-3706 Daylight 1 bdrm 8k from SA W/D all util incl Sat&int. Ref’s req $700/mo 250-832-7809 DAYLIGHT 1bdrm. suite, level entry, parking, large kit., lots of storage, SW SA on bus rte., cable/util/int incl., refs req’d, pets neg., $789/mo NS, No Parties (250)515-2343 GREAT location! One bdrm + den avail. Mar 1st. Own laundry, 2 prkng stalls, close to rec center, arena & schools. Incl utils $750/mth. Call Cyndi @ 250-804-3342 HILLCREST lrg bright 1 Bdrm own parking WD util incl. avail Mar 1 $725 250-833-0111 IMMEDIATE Possession Rent $650/mo NS NP F/S W/D Parking WIFI and cable Call Carole 250-832-8651 LARGE 1bdrm suite, bright, DT SA, new paint & floors, $650/mo includes utilities, (250)832-1085 (250)803-8105 marcela@sunlite.ca LOVELY 1bdrm. walkout suite w/patio, gas f/p, walk to town, $675/mo. + half util., NS, no drugs, pet neg., ideal for mature, responsible single person, ref’s req., avail. March 1st (250)832-7754 SALMON Arm: 2.5bdrm, 1.5bath close to DT. F/S W/D Nat gas F/P Sep entrance and parking NO SMOKING, N/P, DD & refs req $750/mo $150util. lynda.b@telus.net (250)833-5123 SICAMOUS 1 bdrm lge suite, reno’d cable & WiFi incl. NP, NS avail Feb 15 $630 + Hydro.(250)832-4429

2 Bdrm NBroadview on 1/2 acre lot with fruit trees and a covered deck tons of storage pets neg NS $1000 util incl.

250-833-8292 2BDRM Silver Creek Across from School WD/FS NS Nparties must have ref’s $700 + Util. 250-832-6561 Blind Bay 2 Bdrm Great view, Own laundry Avail Feb 1 $850 1-250-577-3468 Newly Reno’d ONE BDRM suite util incl. $650/mo, NS. (250)804-0399

2007 Kawasaki ATV with winch. V-twin, 650 ccs liquid cooled engine, heated handle grips, electric starter and recoil back-up. This was purchased new and was used on 1 job site, only 680 kms $5500 250833-7512

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Scrap Car Removal

2BDRM., downtown SA, W/D, F/S, DW, AC $875/mo., DD, NS, NP, avail. Mar 1 ref’s req., (250)832-6991 SALMON Arm: 3bdrm., 2bath, newly reno’d, W/D, close to amenities, garage, NS, avail. now, $1100 plus Util.

(250)803-0075

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars & trucks & heavy equipment. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10.

Call Toll Free 1.877.334.2288

3 Bedroom, 1 Bath House in Canoe

4 Bedroom, 2 Bath on 18th Street condo, close to mall

Call Al Bingham (250)804-6216

Modular Homes 3BDRM., 2bath modular home, 5appl., avail. immed., $1000/mo. + util., small pet welcome (250)803-2921

Commercial/ Industrial STOREFRONT SPACE FOR LEASE. 360 Ross Street downtown SA. Retail or office.

Call Keith (250)832-6060

Cottages / Cabins 2BDRM furnished cabin, NE SA, 1.5bath, $950/mo inc. util cable avail now (250)833-0373 BRIGHT, clean fully furn. cottage, Paradise Point, past Sunnybrae, 1bdrm., kitchen, living & dining room, shared laundry $700/mo., incl. hydro, sat tv & internet. (250)8358236

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Basement Suite in Blind Bay

Homes for Rent 1 bdrm home,Vernon, pleasant location, large workshop & garden no pets. $850. Avail now.250-542-9154.

2BDRM, 1 bath older home located on small acreage near Piccadilly. F/S/D N/S $975 + Util. Avail immed. 1 yr. lease.

Working/retired couple preferred. Ref req. Call (250)8325118 & leave message.

2 Bdrm Bungalow 2 blocks from DT on its own lot w/carport Avail Apr 1 $800/mo 250832-5956

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Legal Notices

SALMON Arm: riverfront bungalow, mins from town N/S, N/P, adult oriented, $1150/mo. + util. (250)804-9678 Whole house 3 Bdrm up 3 Bdrm down 250-503-6034, or 250-545-2221

Rooms for Rent FULL bath, waterfront, util Wifi incl. NP NS Ndrinking $575/mo 250-833-1974

Senior Assisted Living ASSISTED living in your home. Meals, laundry, cleaning, shopping (250)833-2129

Suites, Lower 1100SQFT. 2bdrm legal suite, family preferred, NS, NP, 5appl., $850/mo. leave msg.

(250)832-8845 1BDRM Bach suite near SA. Fully furn, carport, cable/util incl. NS, NP, shared laundry. $650/mo. (250)832-8959 2BDRM + comp/playroom level entry bsmt. suite, fenced yard, priv. entrance, own driveway, incl. util, sat, internet, $850/mo., ref’s & DD req., avail now (250)832-9668

Legal Notices

Notice to Creditors and Others

Al Bingham STRATA & RENTAL PROPERTY MANAGER Cell: 250-804-6216 Fax: 250-832-9935

P.O. Box 434 - 241 Alexander Street NE Salmon Arm, B.C. V1E 4N6 Email: bingham2@telus.net Website: www.shreal.com

CARY LENTZ Property Manager

250.832.6060 cary.lentz@gmail.com

For Rent BLIND BAY Available March 1st $

1500/mo.

3 be bedrooms up and 2 down, spacious, on a cul dde sac. 2 car garage. All appliances. Large, beautiful yard with deck on greenspace. beau

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2 Bedrm., 2 Bath. Fully furnished condo, lake view, 5 appl., single garage, N/S, N/P. $ #8-2802 Henstridge Road, Sorrento 950/mo.

5 Bedrm., 3 Bath. House. Covered deck, lake view, single garage, lrg. yard, 5 appliances, N/S, N/P. $ 2444 Blind Bay Road 1495/mo.

3 Bedrm., 1 1/2 Bath. Condo F/S, N/P, A/C and covered deck. $ 701 - 1451 1st Ave. N.E., Salmon Arm 750/mo.

2 Bedrm. Apartment F/S, W/D, N/P. 7010 Black Road

$

625/mo.

Bachelor Suite Fully furnished, utilities included.

No laundry facilities, N/S, N/P. $ 2456 Marine Place, Blind Bay 400/mo.

2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Upper Floor of House N/S, 5 appliances, covered parking, private yard. $ 2823 Caen Road, Sorrento 900/mo.

Shannon Chancellor 250 832-6055 1-877-272-3063

www.century21lakeside.com

Notice is hearby given that Creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of Joseph Katchmar also known as Joe Katchmar formerly of 318 Willow Street, PO Box 634, Chase BC V0E 1M0 deceased are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executors, c/o Diane Katchmar and John Coulson 123-1386 Lincoln Drive, Port Coquitlam BC V3B 7G6 on or before March 23, 2012, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims having been received.

Diane Katchmar and John Coulson, Executors.

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Friends of the 1922 Notch Hill Church Society of Tappen BC, intends to make application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Southern Service Region - Thompson Okanagan Service Centre, Crown Land Adjudication office, for a lease for preservation of church purposes covering That Part Lot 3 on Plan B1598 Section 23 Township 22 Range 11 West of the 6th Meridian Kamloops Division Yale District Plan 1119, situated on Provincial Crown land located in the vicinity of Notch Hill.

The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is 3407040. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Crown Land Adjucation at 441 Columbia St., Kamloops, BC V2C 2T3.

Comments will be received by MFLNRO until March 22, 2012.

MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ ApplicationPosting/index.lsp ➦ Search ➦ Search by File Number: 3407040 for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be provided to be public upon request.

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Auto Accessories/Parts

Recreational/Sale 1967 Airstream trailer, 18ft., pristine condition, certified fridge, stove, washroom with shower $8500. (250)833-1976

Sport Utility Vehicle 2000 JEEP GR. CHEROKEE LTD. Gold/tan leather. 133 k.

All fact. options & rem. start.

Immac. cond. $7,900.00 250833-8692.

Trucks & Vans

Never used - Laclede cable type radial tire chains – fit tire sizes between P23550R13 up to P24545R16, $60; 2 FRAM PH16 Extra Guard and Extreme Guard oil filters, $2.00 each; 2 FRAM CA3559 air filters $3.00 each (filters fit 1992 Plymouth and Dodge mini van engines). 250-832-2350.

92 F150 Lots of new parts rebuild less than 20K $2500 OBO 250-515-3169

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# Instructor Mary Sutherland takes Salmon Arm Pottery Club members Alisa Mehmal, Lori Anthony, Diane Hayden and Jeanne Hall through the glazing process during a workshop held in the art gallery basement.

Information for potential immigrants Questions about immigrating to Canada?

A free community information session will be presented by Shuswap Immigrant Services on Tuesday, March 6, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Deo Lutheran Church, 1801-30th St. NE. Presenter will be immigration

and citizenship lawyer Deborah Pearce with Ocana Law Group in Kelowna. Those in attendance will have the opportunity to ask questions.

Topics will include: temporary and permanent residence; skilled workers; family class as it pertains to spouses, parents and

grandparents; visas versus work permits, labour market opinions, skill levels, live-in caregiver permits, arranged employment, extensions, student visas, Canadian experience class; provincial nominee program; where to get legal advice and immigration myths.

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Roadshow is coming to Salmon Arm: 4 Days Only!

TERRY INKLER Canadian Collectors Roadshow Staff Writer

amount of precious metals such as gold and silver coming to the Roadshow, which makes sense considering how high itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s currently trading at. He added, After many successful shows in Merritt â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Roadshow is great because it puts and Creston, The Roadshow is coming money in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pockets, especially to Salmon Arm. So you had better search during such hard times. Lots of items through your attics and garages, go that are just sitting around collecting dust through your lock boxes and jewellery, in basements and jewellery boxes can be because you may be sitting on a small exchanged for money, on the spot!â&#x20AC;? fortune and not even know it! Roadshow experts are here to examine all your At another Roadshow event, a woman, antiques, collectibles, gold and silver. named Mira Kovalchek, walked in with

Local Roadshow Expert Examines Some Gold Jewellery

contentâ&#x20AC;?. She explains, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I never would have thought that my old tin of coins was worth so much! I can finally afford to renovate my kitchenâ&#x20AC;?. Perry Bruce continued, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canadian coins prior to 1967, and American coins prior to 1964 are all made with silver, and we have noticed a large increase of customers coming to the Roadshow with coins and cashing them in for their silver valueâ&#x20AC;?.

Experts at the Roadshow will evaluate and examine your items, FREE OF a tin full of hundreds of old coins that CHARGE, as well as educate you on During a show near Toronto, a woman were given to her as a young child by her them. The Roadshow sees hundreds of came in with a jewellery box that she grandfather. She finally decided to come people during a one week event, and had just inherited from her late aunt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I in to the Roadshow and see what he they have been travelling across Canada donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wear jewellery,â&#x20AC;? explained Barbara had given her. She was ecstatic to learn to different cities and towns, searching Engles, â&#x20AC;&#x153;so it was an easy decision to she had coins dating back to the late for your forgotten treasures. come down to the Roadshow to sell itâ&#x20AC;?.

She was very excited when she was able 1800â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, some of which were extremely Trains, dolls, toys, old advertising signs, rare. Roadshow consultant Perry Bruce to walk away with a cheque for over pocket watches, porcelain and bisque $2,100 for jewellery she was never going explains â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had uncovered an 1871 Queen Victoria 50 Cent piece, valued at dolls, pretty much everything can be to wear anyway. over $2,000!! She had a nice assortment sold at the Roadshow. Any early edition Barbieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are sought after by the Roadof coins that were not rare dates, but Expert Elijah Gold explains, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have she was able to sell them for their silver show collectors, as well as a variety of noticed a substantial increase in the

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Dinky Toys and Matchbox cars. Lionel Trains and a variety of tin toys can also fetch a price, especially if they are in their original box or in mint condition.

If a collector is looking for one of your collectibles, they can always make an offer to buy it.

A man brought in a 1950â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marx Tin Toy Robot, in fairly good condition, still in its original box. They were able to locate a collector for that specific toy within minutes, and that gentleman went home with over $700 for his Toy Robot and a few other small toys.

So whether you have an old toy car, a broken gold chain, or a Barbie sitting in the closet, bring it down to the Roadshow, they will take a look at it for FREE and it could put money in your pocket!

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Bring in your old unwanted or broken jewelry, coins, antiques & collectibles for the cash you need to help pay off those holiday season bills.

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THE ITEMS WE MAKE AN OFFER ON MAY INCLUDE: t SILVER: Any silver items such as ďŹ&#x201A;atware, tea

t INVESTMENT GOLD: Canadian

sets, charm bracelets, jewellery & anything

Maple Leaf, Double Eagle, Gold Bars,

marked Sterling or 925

Kruggerands, Pandas, etc

t COINS: Any coins before 1967 (Silver Dollars,

t SCRAP GOLD: All broken gold, used

Half Dollars, Quarters, Dimes, Half Dimes,

jewellery, any missing pieces (Earrings,

Nickels, Large Cents and all others) collectible

Charms, gold Links etc), Dental Gold,

foreign coins, rare coins & entire collections

Class Rings, Charm Bracelets, etc

t GOLD COINS: All denominations from all parts of the world including Gold Olympic coins

t PLATINUM: Jewellery, Dental, Wiring and anything else made of Platinum

t WAR ITEMS: WWI, WWII, War Medals, Swords, Daggers, Bayonets, Civil War Memorabilia, etc. t JEWELLERY: Diamond Rings, Bracelets, Earrings, loose Diamonds, etc. t PAPER MONEY: All denominations made before 1930, Confederation bills, Large Bills t OTHER COLLECTIBLES: Toys, Train Sets, Dolls, Advertising, Cast Iron Banks, Pottery, etc.

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We represent thousands of collectors who are all looking for a variety of collectibles! We have purchased a wide selection of items for our group of collectors.

The CCG (Canadian Collectors Group) are a private group of collectors who are looking for unique items in a wide variety of categories.

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LEAP YEAR SPECIAL!

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Pastrami & Corned Beef

/4 pack

98

Spicy Santa Fé Pasta Salad ...................................................................................

ONE WEEK CASE LOT SALE 284 mL ........................................................

CASE OF 12

Roger’s Sugar

98

Pacific Evaporated Milk 370 mL .................................................

CASE OF 12

Green Giant Canned Vegetables

¢

/100 g

128 98¢

CASE OF 12

10 kg bag ..................................................

Kraft Dinner 225 g ..........................................................

/100 g

Gala 1198 Apples

B.C. Grown, 5 lb. bag ..........................................................

Navel Oranges

Aylmer Tomatoes

Sel. Var., 796 mL ....................................

CASE OF 8

1198

Sel. Var., 85 g ...............................................

CASE OF 24

Western Family Flour

/100 g

SAVINGS

341-398 mL .........................................

9 Noodles 98 Mr. 15 Instant Noodles

10 kg bag .....................................................

CASE OF 12

598

298 lb. lb.

168

Value Pack, $6.57 kg .......................................................................... $3.70 kg ...............................................................................................

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Campbell’s Tomato, Cream of Mushroom, Chicken Noodle, Vegetable

2

98 lb.

598

Western Family Pop

698 00 4 for 10 98 Purex 8 Bathroom Tissue 2 for 1000 Sel. Var., 355 mL/12 pak, plus deposit .......................

Sel. Var., 12 roll ....................

4

98 ea.

Consumer Pack, 10 lbs. .....................................................................

Earthbound Organic Salads Ass’t Var., 11 oz. ..................................................................................

ea.

598 ea.

498

Bulk Food Rosebuds

¢

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You Save 30¢/kg

68

Chocolate Almonds

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/100 g

$ 10

1

/100 g

You Save $1.70/kg

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