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Sicamous Eagle Steven Powers goes upstairs on Revelstoke Grizzlies netminder Ethan Wood in the second frame of game four in the playoffs. Revelstoke rallied to tie Sicamous’ three-game lead and push the playoffs into game seven, where the Grizzlies were shut out with a 4-0 loss. The Eagles now move on to play the Kamloops Storm. See more on page 8. Photo by Lachlan Labere
Teachers say job action about diminishing resources By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
While B.C. Teachers’ Federation leaders and supporters are in Victoria, shouting “we will resist” outside the B.C. legislature, there’s a somewhat more subdued protest occurring on Main Street in Sicamous. A dozen or so teachers carrying signs walk up and down the street, smiling and waving as people drive by. While they’re not shouting slogans of protest and resistance, they are not happy with the direction the province is taking when it comes to education. A lack of funding has already led to the closure of one school in the area and, these days, the high school, Eagle River Secondary, is feeling the pinch. “Our LRT (learning resource teach-
er) got cut again this year, we have less CEAs (certified education assistant) this year than we’ve ever had. I think we have five and they’re not even full time,” says ERS math/science teacher Desiree Marshall-Peer. “We have no full-time counsellor, we have no full-time librarian. It’s beyond ridiculous the amount of services that have been cut from our schools in the last five years, let alone the last 10.” Last week the BCTF received approval from the B.C. Labour Relations Board to escalate their job action with a three-day walkout that began Monday. The move was in response to the provincial government taking steps to legislate an end to the teachers’ job action, which began in September. Referred to as the “Education Improvement Act,” Bill 22 See Students on page 2
On strike: Sicamous teachers Liz Piazza, Richard Simm, Desiree Marshall-Peer and John Pickup pound the pavement on Monday raising awareness about what’s happening in B.C.’s education system. Photo by Lachlan Labere
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was introduced in the legislature on Tuesday. The bill forbids the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) from striking or declaring a strike, and imposes severe fines for doing so. The BCTF is currently calling on the public to support teachers and their request for a negotiated contract agreement. Bill 22 allows for a mediated solution, but within the parameters of the B.C. government’s net-zero mandate on wages for public service sector employees. The B.C. government, including Education Minister George Abbott, has been vocally supportive of the teachers’ right to strike. But Government House Leader Rich Coleman has warned that if they don’t go back to work on Thursday, they will be breaking the law. At the same time, both Abbott and Coleman have stated they have no plans to fast-track debate on Bill 22. BCTF president Susan Lambert has stated teachers would “not accept legislation that erodes the quality of the system.” But in teacher Richard Simm’s eyes, the system, and how it handles special needs students, has been eroding for the past decade. Simm, who has been working with School District #83 since 1994, runs the alternate program at Parkview Elementary. He says he’s witnessed support
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Foreman stands united with fellow students who were showing their support for teachers during a rally held Friday afternoon in front of Education Minister George Abbott’s office in Salmon Arm. Photo by James Murray for special needs students being gradually chipped away since 2000. He notes he has one student who needs someone with him for the entire school day, but only receives four hours of support. “So we have to take somebody from another position to cover the rest of his day, which means you’re sort of robbing Peter to pay Paul,” says Simm. “And more and more of that is happening, and there’s less and less support for the kids who really need it.” Marshall-Peer says it’s those same kids who are more likely to fall between the cracks at the high-school level. She says they’re not receiving the proper testing at the elementary school level and, subsequently, are not being identified. “We don’t have huge classes here in
Sicamous, but that’s not the main part,” says Marshall-Peer. “It still takes a huge amount of effort to identify them, and to be able to say what exactly do I need to do to teach these students better.” Exacerbating the situation, says MarshallPeer, is how necessity has forced schools to use funding intended for special needs kids to meet the needs of all students. “We have a system right now where the really special needs kids are funding the time in the classrooms for the other students,” says Marshall-Peer. “We can’t do anything about it. That’s the game every school is playing because they need to have the money to supply everyone, but the money isn’t there.” For Simm and Marshall-Peer, the past three days pounding
March 7- Hike for Hunger door to door collection of non-perishable food for the food bank in Sicamous. Sicamous Sparks, Brownies and Guides. Thank you for your support. March 21- Sicamous Ladies Evening Out. Senior’s Activity Centre, 1091 Shuswap Ave. Theme: Spring - New Awakening. Guest Speaker: Grace Dunforth. Music: Heather Min. Feature: Victoria Rowbottom photography. Ladies of all ages are welcome Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday- Sicamous Lions Club meets at the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre, 1090 Shuswap Ave, Sicamous. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Meeting starts at 7:00 pm. Everyone Welcome. For info contact Joan at 250-836-4876 or Kathy at 250-836-3267 Every 1st & 3rd Wed.- Parkinsons Support Group at First united Church. 20 - 4th Street SE, Salmon Arm at 10 am. Contact Doreen at 250-836-2509. Every 4th Mon.- Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 7 p.m. Third Sunday of the month -Regular meeting of the Eagle Valley Artisans Guild. 3:30 pm - Red Barn, Sicamous. Guests welcome. For info contact Terry Sinton: 250-836-4613.
the pavement hasn’t been about wages, it’s been about the kids. It’s the same for Parkview teachers Liz Piazza and Karen Quinton. “I’m not striking for money, I’m probably not going to get money and I’m losing money by being on strike,” said Quinton. “It’s about my working conditions, learning conditions for the kids.” Approximately 300 students left school an hour early to stage their own protest Friday afternoon in Salmon Arm. They marched in front of city hall, Abbott’s office and the school district offices, carrying their own hand-made posters and signs, in a demonstration of support for teachers. “Students are not here just for the teachers; they are here for themselves and their futures,” said student Laurel Poloway.
“Teachers are not just doing this for the money,” said student Tegan Fitzpatrick. “It’s also about things like classroom size. I also know it’s affecting us too, as students.” Students had hoped to take their message to Abbott directly, but the Shuswap MLA wasn’t available. So they asked Salmon Arm Mayor Nancy Cooper to pass it along for them. Cooper obliged. Harley August-Sjodin of Shuswap Middle School was one of the students who met with Cooper and was pleased she agreed to talk to the provincial government. “I support the teachers,” he said, noting that teachers don’t have enough time to help all the students. In her letter to Abbott, Cooper says how she was impressed with the students and how, even though they may have had placards with differing messages, they were still able to stand united. “I think we could all learn from their example,” writes Cooper. “Mr. Abbott, I know you were once an educator as well; therefore, this must be a difficult situation for you. I ask that you listen to the youth, as they are the voice of the future. “When individuals are strong enough to speak up for what they believe in, take different sides and protest in a peaceful manner, this is democracy at its best.”
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The coast guard is coming to the Shuswap this summer. Shuswap Emergency Program co-ordinator Cliff Doherty confirms that a new rescue boat is expected to arrive in April or May. This will be operated by the first freshwater crew of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary, whose members have been training steadily now since November. The boat and crew will be stationed in Sicamous. Jerry Silva, who heads the Shuswap Lifeboat Society, says a berth and a storage facility have already been procured, and that heads of the BC Emergency Program, the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary, BC Ambulance and the Lifeboat Society directors are working on establishing the dispatch procedure for on-water calls, and how emergency responses will be funded. Classroom training, says Silva, remains ongoing, scheduled every
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A 33-year-old skier from Sweden suffered back injuries after he was buried in an avalanche on Sunday afternoon while on a heliskiing excursion with Eagle Pass Heliskiing.
Revelstoke RCMP spokesperson Staff Sgt. Jacquie Olsen said the incident occurred in the ‘Cranberry Zone’ area south of Revelstoke. The slide buried the man. The remaining three members of
his group were able to locate the buried man using a beacon search and dig him out. He was first transferred to Revelstoke Airport and eventually flown to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. His current condition
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term sustainability,” said Jim Snetsinger, B.C.’s chief forester. The allowable annual cut was increased in January 2006 to salvage mountain pine beetle-attacked timber. Since then the predicted level of pine mortality has decreased from 72 per cent to 37 per cent. Snetsinger believes the new lower cut reflects this decrease and the need to transition to a lower mid-term timber supply expected to occur before pine stands recover.
“Logging of beetle-attacked timber continues in the Okanagan, but my determination reflects that it is now time to start to transition to a more sustainable midterm harvest level,” he said. He added the lower cut also reflects other forest values, like wildlife habitat, riparian areas and oldgrowth management areas. The Okanagan timber supply area stretches from Seymour River and Shuswap Lake in the north
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orth Okanagan teens, as well as those across B.C., walked out of class Friday to have their say. And while some parents may have wrestled with their children missing the last hour of their studies or they had philosophical differences with their kids’ support of teachers, it was a legitimate protest. After all, both the teachers and the provincial government go on at length about how they have the best interests of students in mind. But if they did, this dispute wouldn’t have gone as far as it has. Both sides would have sat down, tried to find some middle ground and toned down the name-calling — something we encourage our children to do when conflicts arise. Missing throughout the dialogue has been our youth — those who are directly impacted by the inflexible attitudes of the B.C. Teachers Federation and Education Minister George Abbott. Because they are there every day, students can bring a unique perspective on what happens in classrooms. Now Friday’s rallies were organized by students who support the teachers, and that is not surprising given the close relationships teens can develop with their teachers. But there are also students who have looked at the situation and have concerns about the union’s demands, particularly a wage hike. If adults can learn anything, it’s that our youth aren’t just fixated on the latest technological gadget before them. They are inquisitive about the world around them. They are speaking up and finding a voice. And given that they are going to be our future teachers, politicians, parents and business leaders, we should be encouraging them to embrace the democratic process and become active. -Vernon Morning Star
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BCTF propaganda reinforced in classrooms By Tom Fletcher News Columnist
VICTORIA – Perhaps the single most ridiculous stunt in the lead-up to this week’s teachers’ strike was pulled at an elementary school here in the capital. A teacher gave her Grade 1 class an assignment for anti-bullying day: take crayons in hand and write to Education Minister George Abbott, demanding he stop bullying their teacher and address class size and composition. This North Korea-style political indoctrination of six-year-olds was a mistake, according to the local teachers’ union boss, who vaguely indicated that the unnamed teacher would apologize to parents. Is this self-serving abuse of teacher authority an isolated incident? My experience as a parent and journalist suggests it is not, and recent events support that. By Friday, students across B.C. were skipping class in solidarity with their teachers, led by budding campus radicals suddenly conversant with B.C. Teachers’ Federation talking points about Bill 22. This left-wing groupthink pervades the education system from public
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schools through taxpayer-supported colleges and universities. After a couple of generations of this indoctrination, almost everyone “knows” that government underfunding is at the heart of every school problem, standardized testing is an assault on the fragile self-esteem of students, and reducing class size is the top priority for improving educational outcomes. All of this is glaringly false union propaganda, reinforced in classroom “current affairs” discussions. Don’t believe me? Google “Study: Class size doesn’t matter” for the latest on a growing stack of scientific evidence that shows you and your children are being force-fed lies. B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Susan Lambert announced the strike on live TV with a remarkable string of rhetoric about the “Orwellian” legislation that will soon put an end to this teacher tantrum. The government needs to negotiate “clearly, rationally and respectfully,” said the boss of union representatives who have spent the last year insulting the taxpayers’ negotiators by telling them to “go back to your masters” and get a couple of billion more. Clearly? It was the BCTF that announced its work-to-rule plan for the
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fall and then took the summer off. It was the BCTF that didn’t even present its outrageous 16-per-cent wage demand until January, a full 10 months after formal negotiations began, and accompanied it with a false costing. Orwellian? At a sparsely attended rally on the legislature lawn, local teachers’ unions marched out their most strident tame trustee to demand the government “come to the table” with billions. One teacher in the crowd held up a large sign adorned with three mug shots: Premier Christy Clark, expremier Gordon Campbell and Benito Mussolini, to illustrate a multiplechoice question about “fascism.” This teacher should be assigned to write an essay about the Italian dictator’s formative years, and his schooling in particular. In Vancouver, a protesting teacher got big media play, holding up a sign proclaiming that “it’s not about a wage increase, it’s about classroom conditions.” This too is a lie. The BCTF trotted out its standard “children first” rhetoric, then tabled its breathtakingly outof-touch benefit demands. It doesn’t take a math teacher to see what its $2 billion wage and benefit fantasy would actually do to classroom conditions.
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Wages aside, teachers need to be heard While driving by a group of teachers picketing along the highway Monday in Salmon Arm, I ran into a professional, ethical dilemma: to honk or not to honk. As a news reporter, I am compelled to remain objective, and I was “on the clock” at the time. However, I also believe teaching to be a noble profession, and that teachers are a critical cog in our cultural/social construct. But then I thought, how often do I get, let alone take advantage of, an opportunity to honk the car horn? Sure, I’ve been in a number of situations where it was justified. But for some reason, I am reluctant to “speak up.” Instead I’ll just stew it over,
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maybe grumble about it later with friends, or post something on Facebook. So I did it. I honked my horn. I supported the teachers by indulging in a blast of audible audacity that, thankfully, didn’t cause disruption among my fellow drivers. The purpose of the car trip was, in fact, to speak with teachers in Sicamous who were
demonstrating against the provincial government’s plan to legislate an end to teachers’ job action. I spoke to several teachers and generally heard the same thing – that their three-day escalated strike is not about the wages. It’s about class size and dwindling resources that have spread teachers and administration thin. Much of the focus in this dispute seems to be stuck on the 15 per cent wage increase, over three years, that the B.C. Teachers’ Federation is trying to negotiate with a government that’s standing firm on a net-zero mandate on public sector wage increases. Understandably, the BCTF’s case
is tough for the court of public opinion to swallow when we are constantly being told we must do more with less (more often than not by those who appear to be doing quite well). But seriously, when teachers are telling you they have used up their paper allotment long before the school year’s end, and are subsequently having to buy paper for their classrooms, you have to wonder what’s going on. In September 2011, frustrated Lower Mainland elementary school teacher Carrie Gelson tried to let the public know what’s going on with a heart-wrenching open letter to the media. She noted how her role as an educator
has expanded to that of child poverty advocate, struggling to support children who are coming to school hungry and without proper clothing for the rain and cold. “Personally, I’m exhausted by the other things I do – co-ordinating, organizing, distributing to try and stay just three steps behind the need (I am never ahead),” writes Gelson. No doubt there are many teachers in the Shuswap who feel the same and, if so, it is likely true that for them, this strike is not about wages. It’s about our priorities as a province. In which case, a good horn honking for our teachers is not only justified, it is overdue.
Funding helps Shuswap Lake Hospital get third X-ray room By Barb Brouwer Eagle Valley News
Imaging staff at Shuswap Lake Hospital are in celebration mode. Thanks to $200,000 in joint funding from the North Okanagan Shuswap Hospital District and the Shuswap Hospital Foundation, a promise that has been 10 years on the books is a reality. A third X-ray room has opened, not only
making emergency Xray service faster, but safer for patients and staff. This completes departmental renovations that began in 2007. Located right across the hall from the emergency ward, the large trauma room has ample space to accommodate an emergency response team with equipment such as a crash cart, and an ICU bed when necessary. “It’s much bigger
than the other ones in order to allow for movement around the room,” says Kim Mead, diagnostic imaging professional practice leader. “We’re not having to skinny past the wall – there wasn’t room in the past.” And, when imaging staff need help fast, it’s close at hand. “Before, we had to take them (patients) all along the hallway and into the back of ER, and it was a long way
away if we had to call for help,” says Mead. Mead says imaging staff were performing approximately 20,000 X-ray exams per year with one general purpose room and one X-Ray room that was never meant to carry the volume. That smaller room is now used for specialty procedures like gastro-intestinal exams, joint injections for pain management and other invasive pro-
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Big Barge team takes Legion Fun Spiel The Annual Legion Curling Fun Spiel was on Friday February 24 and ended on Saturday, Feb. 25. We had a total of 10 teams who came out and had a great time. I would like to take this opportunity to thank some people who helped make it possible. Thank you to the Ladies Auxiliary for a spectacular and delicious dinner. Thank you to Julie Robinson and Ken Garrow whom helped me obtain the prizes, and to Dawn Backs who did the curling draw and collected the entry fees. A big thank you to the Sicamous Curling Club for once again manag-
ing the curling rink with volunteers to look after the ice and the bar. A big thank you to our local businesses that generously donated and supported our efforts with donations of prizes for all of our curlers. Our format was different this year for the 21st Fun Spiel as we did a round robin, which allowed everyone three games. From that we used the wins and losses, along with the total points, to determine the winners. The Big Barge #1 team was 1st with 3W – 0L and 17 points. The Terry Rysz team was 2nd with 3W – 0L and 16 points.
The Saskask team was 3rd with 2W – 1L and 18 points. I would like to mention that I watch the Saskask teams Saturday morning game at 8 a.m., they curled and made shots like they were in the Scottie tournament. It was great curling. A special thank you to the two teams who put the fun in the Fun Spiel they dressed up for their games. I hope to see you all back next year and bring more teams with you. See you all next year same time same place. Jeff Mallmes, Sports chairman
of retirees moving into the area. When the Sicamous curling club started to organize curling teams, the committee discovered that members who used to curl in the season were now heading south for the winter months. Therefore, there was a significant drop in the number of available curlers. At one time, the men’s league was up to 16 teams and, over the years, the numbers have decreased to eight teams in 2011. It’s the same with the women’s team, which used to host 10 teams per season, but is now down to six. Maintenance of the building has climbed up to almost $8,000 for heat, and $7,000 for hydro during the fivemonth curling season. The building is heated by propane seven days a week, with the facility
Sturgis not welcome I am a peaceful, quiet, tax-paying citizen who wonders where headlines like “Sicamous to welcome Sturgis” comes from. I do not welcome the noise and congestion associated with this environmentally unfriendly event.
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only being used by the teams on Mondays and Wednesdays. Ice maintenance is done by volunteers – otherwise, this would be another high cost to the club. What are the solutions to save the Sicamous Curling Club? We need the District of Sicamous to take a financial interest in the club, which could be a direct cash infusion or a grant-in-aid. Introduce curling with a stick to our seniors in town, which gives them the opportunity to deliver rocks without kneeling on the ice. Sweeping is an option according to their physical conditions. Members with knee or hip problems can now enjoy the sport of curl-
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Delivery: Dawn Backs throws a rock at last weekend’s Legion Fun Spiel. Photo by Sarah Kyllo
ing with other seniors in the community. Here is an opportunity for couples to place simple exercising into their winter schedule. Senior members would be curling two hours on Monday and Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to noon which is our present schedule. All this fun is for $200 per person for the season. We need to get our younger generation in Sicamous involved in the sport, such as a weekend curling event to introduce the sport and even team competition. We need your support to keep our Sicamous Curling Club as a winter recreation
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Curling club in need of community support This article is to make the citizens aware of the Sicamous Curling Club and its plight to survive the future recreational events. The club was established in 1971 and was well supported by the community since the place provided a winter activity, plus a social centre for all the residents of Sicamous. In the past, the club supported a men’s league as well as female teams that curled at least four days a week. The club also sponsored a mixed league during the week, giving couples the option to share the sport during the doldrums days of winter. Over the years, the number of club members has dwindled due to family relocations, the growth of Sicamous into a summer vacation haven and the increase
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It’s not known how the suspect was able to access bank orders. It’s believed the name the suspect is using was obtained through identity fraud. “The real victim is being victimized again,” said Molendyk, adding that fraud artists are always looking for ways to obtain personal information for crime. “People have to be careful about giving information out.” The suspect is described as a Caucasian woman, in her mid30s, five-feet-tall and about 150 pounds. She has long brown hair. If anyone has information on this crime, they are asked to call their local RCMP detachment.
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Eagles stay frosty in Game 7 to trounce Revelstoke Grizzlies By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
The Eagle may not be a nocturnal animal, but the Sicamous Eagle is, apparently, a formidable foe after midnight. The Eagles toppled the Revelstoke Grizzlies 4-0 in game seven of the playoffs, held early Monday morning in Revelstoke. The road to game seven was a long one, literally. The game was supposed to have been played on Saturday night, but had to be postponed to Sunday night due to a high avalanche danger along the Trans-Canada Highway. On Sunday, the avalanche threat didn’t let up, so the Eagles had to take the long way around to Revelstoke. After a nine-hour bus trip, the team finally pulled into Revelstoke at around 11 p.m. They hit the ice for practice at 11:30, and game time was midnight, lasting until two in the morning. “They figured we’d be dragging our butts coming off the bus, but I’ve never seen such a loose bunch of kids ready to play a game and go in and win”
a clearly elated Sicamous Eagles manager Wayne March said Monday. The first period went by with neither team lighting up the board. However, there was yet another delay roughly six minutes into he game when a shot from Sicamous’ Corbin Marcotte smashed the glass behind Revelstoke netminder Ethan Wood. The second period remained stuck at 0-0 up until 2:29, when Connor Buick bounced the puck off of Wood’s blocker and into the net. The assist came from Brad Crump. Sicamous poured on the steam in the third frame, and the Grizzlies seemed to melt. Jagger Bowles potted goal number two for Sicamous early in the frame off of Crump. Tarren Cavanaugh followed suit at 12:41, assisted by Connor Fynn and Stewart Coyle. Buick sealed the win with an unassisted goal at 2:27. “We just totally dominated them, we didn’t let their big scoring guns get going, and every time they made a rush, we counter attacked,” says March. “They
had more shots on goal than us but that doesn’t mean anything. And our goaltender stood on his head, he was just super.” That goaltender was not Kris Drott, whose excellent performance throughout the year earned him the nod for top goalie in the KIJHL Doug Birks Division. It was Jack Surgenor, who was a wall throughout the game, stopping 47 shots, to be names first star for the game. Buick and Bowles were named second and third star, respectively. The Eagles now move on to play the Kamloops Storm. March notes that if round one of the playoffs has proven anything, it’s not to make assumptions. “We were the underdogs all the way through and we still are,” said March. “You can’t count any team out no matter where they finish. Anything can happen.” Sicamous will be in Kamloops on March 6 and 7, and back in town on March 9 and 10. With files from Alex Cooper/ the Revelstoke Times Review.
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Top blocker: Sicamous Eagle Kris Drott receives the award for top goalie in the KIJHL Doug Birks Division. Photo by Sharon Thibodeau
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Event organizers help to raise spirits Sicamous Snow Days final weekend is behind us, and we can only hope that the snow will be right on its heels. What an amazing finish the month of events had. By all reports, every event on Feb. 25 and 26 was a success. Saturday afternoon featured award presentations for top photos out of an amazing 98 entries in the first-ever Snow Daze Photo Contest. The Legion Fun Spiel and Dinner wound up immediately following with a full house, and the evening Variety Gamut put the finishing touches on the day for an apprecia-
tive audience. The Sunday afternoon Eagle Valley Photography Club video presentation was preceded by the Front Yard Snow Sculpture ribbon awards. Fine ribbons they were too in keeping with the fine, fun-loving, challenge-seeking people who earned them. Sadly this reporter missed all the wind up fun, but heard rave reviews of the Sunday video presentation that filled the Red Barn Arts Centre, and apparently took the audience on a breathtaking and emotional rollercoaster ride. Congratulations to the Photography Club, Monashee Mountain Arts
and the Royal Canadian Legion for their wonderful events, to the now finished Sicamous Banner Project, and congratulations to the Snow Days Passport prize-winners Darlene Duguay, winning the cheese basket, Miranda Schindler, the trifle bowl, and Haley Schindler – Peter the hot pools pass. The Snow Days committee consists of representation from each of the organizations who run events during the month from the end of January through the end of February. Four new events were added successfully this year and next year plans are in the works for
a Road Hockey Tournament sponsored by the Sicamous and District Recreation Centre Society. New ideas are always welcome as is feedback on past events. Just remember, if you want something to happen, you need to be prepared to help organize and run it. Activities don’t just happen without dedicated effort on the part of someone. Congratulations for a job well done to all organizers, and to our participants for helping to raise winter spirits in Sicamous. Submitted by the Sicamous Snow Days Committee.
Release: Tia Ciserella-Lemieux releases her rock in play Saturday during the Legion Fun Spiel. Photo by Sarah Kyllo
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