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Teacher’s strike Students return after three-day walkout.

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Man arrested for riot participation

By Tracy Hughes MARKET NEWS STAFF

A Salmon Arm man was arrested by Vancouver Police for his part in the riots following the Canucks’ loss in the Stanley Cup. Police have recommended five criminal charges against the man, who is not

being named until Crown counsel formally approves them.

“It is a 37-year-old Salmon Arm resident who is well- known to police,” says Sgt. Howard Chow with the Vancouver Police Integrated Riot Investigation Team.

The charges include tak-

ing part in a riot, arson, two counts of mischief and committing an indecent act.

While Chow declined to say how the suspect was identified, he indicated the man had a “distinctive appearance in terms of body painting” that assisted them in the investigation.

Members of the Vancouver Police came to Salmon Arm and arrested the man without incident on Feb. 8.

He has since been released pending a future court date.

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Chow says 84 per cent of all the rioters with charges recommended are from outside Vancouver, so they are eager for more people to view the photos and provide information. The website is www.riot2011.vpd.ca.

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A view from Oz

# Dancers Maria Wallis, as Scarecrow, and Kenidy Welyk, as Dorothy, take part in a production of The Wizard of Oz at the Just For Kicks dance studio.

SAGA Art Gallery • 7:00 p.m.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Guest Speaker: Brenda Thorlakson, past E.D. Vernon Hospice Society Everyone Welcome

Man killed in single-vehicle crash

By Tracy Hughes MARKET NEWS STAFF

A Salmon Arm man died in a single-vehicle collision, when the vehicle he was riding in struck a tree in the 700 block of Foothill Road Tuesday night.

Salmon Arm RCMP report at 7 p.m., they were called to respond after an area resident heard a loud bang.

Immediately afterwards, this was confirmed as a motor vehicle collision. On ar-

rival, police found the vehicle had gone off the road, struck a tree and sustained severe damage to the passenger side.

The 54-year-old male passenger was unresponsive at the scene and he was later pronounced dead.

The man, whose name has not yet been released pending the notification of next-ofkin, was not wearing his seatbelt.

The driver and only other occupant of the

vehicle was transported to hospital with undisclosed, but not lifethreatening injuries.

Sgt. Carlos Tettolowski of the Salmon Arm RCMP reported the investigation was continuing Wednesday morning, but indicated speed and road conditions may have contributed to the collision.

Anyone who may have witnessed the accident, or have information, is asked to contact the Salmon Arm RCMP detachment.

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SHUSWAP Flag debate causes flap Council: Request for city to fly Welsh banner sparks concern over political ramifications.

By Lachlan Labere MARKET NEWS STAFF

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Making a statement

# Jen Gamble, Hazel Gamble-Fell, Tracy Eliason, Mila Norgren, Kate Gamble-Fell and Elias Norgren join local teachers in a show of solidarity during a rally staged Tuesday at noon across from Education Minister George Abbott’s office. Students returned to school Thursday after a three-day strike by teachers that began Monday. While teachers are now in a legal position to strike one day per week, School District #83 students will begin their regularly scheduled two-week spring break on Monday, March 12.

Emergency boat to arrive soon

By Lachlan Labere MARKET NEWS STAFF

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 Lifeboat So-

ciety 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 two weeks at the Si-

camous fire hall.

Usually about 12 to 15 enthusiastic students attend.

“Some people are so eager they are volunteering, at their own cost, to go to Vancouver to train/familiarize themselves on our boat…,” says Silva.

Police issue warning on fraudulent money orders

By Richard Rolke BLACK PRESS

Residents and businesses throughout the Okanagan region are being warned of fraud.

RCMP in Vernon, Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Princeton and

Kelowna have been investigating a case of fraud involving a woman calling herself “Shana Ross.” The suspect has been allegedly using fraudulent Royal Bank money orders to make purchases.

“The RCMP are warning private sellers to have their financial institutions verify money orders,” said Gord Molendyk, Vernon RCMP spokesperson.

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 mid-30s, five-feet-tall and about 150 pounds. She has long brown hair.

A request to fly the Red Dragon at city hall has Salmon Arm council feeling a little flag-shy.

The Red Dragon adorns the flag of Wales. The request to see the Welsh flag fly at city hall in celebration of St. David’s Day on March 1, came in a letter from Wyn Gittins of the Shuswap Welsh–Cymry’r Shuswap.

Mayor Nancy Cooper suggested that flying the flag might be one way Salmon Arm could be an inclusive community. She added the intent was to fly the flag below the city’s flag. But Coun. Marg Kentel suggested the city tread lightly when it comes to flags.

“I just think we probably need to stay out of a lot of this and that’s my own, personal opinion,” said Kentel.

“There’s lots of places to fly flags like that, and I don’t personally think it shows that we aren’t inclusive. There will be somebody definitely against this if we do it, because there always is, and I’d just as soon not get controversial about flags,” she added.

Coun. Ken Jamieson had a different point of view. He said he liked Welsh people, and would have no problem flying their flag, suggesting a smaller, stand alone pole.

“And I know it does open up a whole different debate, but I think maybe that debate needs to happen, because I think we need to be finding ways to include more people, include more groups,” said Jamieson. “In some ways, I think by not flying any, we are showing a low level of disrespect.”

Coun. Chad Eliason, however, was also on the side of caution. He questioned where and when would the city draw the line.

“I think our job is more so to deal with the politics of the city as opposed to the politics of whose flag we should allow and should not allow to fly on the flag pole,” said Eliason “I think that it could just bury us in something that we shouldn’t be dealing with.”

With Couns. Debbie Cannon and Denise Reimer away, council decided not to make a decision on the request until all of council is present.

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Take a break at local library

AROUND TOWN Barb Brouwer Okanagan Regional Library’s Salmon Arm branch has a number of special activities planned for spring break.

• March 13 at 11 a.m.

– Ardie Burnham will read a chapter from Dragonbreath, a Grade 4 level book, which all children will enjoy.

March 14 at 11 a.m.

– Follow the clues to find the prize in a scavenger hunt.

• March 16 at 6:30 p.m. – Kids are encouraged to wear their pyjamas to hear Burnham read a chapter from Jeremy Thatcher, Gragon Hatcher.

Watch for more events next week.

Probus Probus, a low-impact organization for retired and semi-retired persons who have professional, business or management experience, offers opportunities to promote good health, to expand personal interests and to promote fellowship.

The first Salmon Arm club is filled to the

brim and the club is proposing two more such clubs in this area.

Anyone interested in learning more about two new proposed clubs, one for Blind Bay and the other for Salmon Arm, may contact the following: In Blind Bay/Sorrento, Simon Brown at 250-675-2140 or Gary Koo at 250-679-3340.

In Salmon Arm, Carole Shirley at 250-832 -8651, Jack Armfelt at 250-833-0638 or Dave or Sharron Reed at 250-836-3652.

Cantina Jacob Verburg and Denis Severino perform at Cantina Vallarta at 6 p.m. Friday, March 9.

Film fare Shuswap Film Society presents Carnage, a France/Germany/Poland drama by Roman Polanski at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 10 at the Salmar Classic.

Ballet Live from the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, its Le Corsaire at 1 p.m.

Sunday, March 11 at the Salmar Classic.

Tickets are $22 for adults and $11 for youths, and are available at the Salmar Grand.

Concert The Shuswap Music Festival Society and the Salmon Arm Rotary Daybreak Club present soprano Stephanie Na-

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Happiness Shuswap in Transition and Shuswap Seed Savers present The Economics of Happiness, an award-winning, full-length documentary film, at 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 11 at the Salmar Classic Theatre. Admission by minimum $5 donation.

March 19 will feature Piet Mondrian and his contemporaries in the abstract art movement, plus projects in felting and abstract painting. Cost to participate is $20 per child. Register at the gallery or email sagapublicartgal-

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Deadline is April 5. No cost to enter. Cash prizes. Contact karen.bissenden@gmail.com or www.saow.ca for guidelines and details.

Prizes awarded Saturday May 26 at Word on the Lake festival for readers and writers.

Improv Laughing Gas Improv Troupe presents ‘Blarney Time’ at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 7:30 p.m.

Doors open at 6:30pm, cash bar, complimentary snacks and performance guaranteed to have you laughing. For more info, call Monica at 250833-6100.

Lenten Journey First United Church presents Expanding Our Horizons, a series of thoughtful, inspiring presentations for the Lenten journey at 7 p.m. on Tuesday evenings to March 24. On March

24, Vida Yakong will present Project GROW. The church will host various area artists who will share their work in fabric, painting, pottery, sculpture, word forms, wood and how their art reflects their spirituality, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 24.

Musicians, storytellers, poets and others will perform live at an evening coffee-house at 7.

Register in person at 450 Okanagan Ave. between 9 a.m. and noon, Monday to Friday, or phone 250-832-3860, or by email to juanita@ firstunitedsalmonarm. ca.

Dowsing Improve your intuition; communicate with your higher self, spirit guides and guardian angels in a weekend dowsing workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

March 17 and 18 in the boardroom of the SASCU Downtown Activity Centre. Register at 250835-8236. $75 for one day or $125 for both.

Mexican music El Mariachi Los Dorados welcome spring with a concert at 8 p.m.

Tuesday, March 20 at SAGA Public Art Gallery. Tickets are available at Acorn Music.

SEAS show The Shuswap Environmental Action Society (SEAS) will host a fundraising concert to promote the acquisition of the former Cottonwoods Campground near the Adams River, featuring indie-folkrock star Joel Plaskett, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 15.

Advance tickets are $25 and are available at Acorn Music, or $30 at the door.

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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

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

Nursery Care & Children’s Programs

1191 - 22nd Street NE

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10:30 AM • WORSHIP & SUNDAY SCHOOL deolutheran.org Pastor: Rev. Erik Bjorgan 1801 - 30th St. NE ~ 250 832-6160

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian T.C.Hwy. across from RCMP Rev. Woldy Sosnowsky

Pre-service singing 10:45 a.m.

Worship service 11:00 a.m.

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Pastors Glen and Roseanne Fraser SUNDAY SERVICE 10:30 a.m.

191 - 2nd Ave. NE ~ 832-9196 Everyone Welcome!

Emmanuel Free Lutheran Church Canoe Senior Citizen’s Centre 7330-49th St. NE Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.

Bible Study Thurs.

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Church of Christ We meet at 2560 Auto Road SE Come & join us!

10 a.m. ~ Worship & Communion 11:15 a.m. ~ Classes for all ages sa4Christ.com Phone for Information 250 833-0927

Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m.

Pastors Mel & Joyce Janzen 250 675-3839 or 250 835-8736 4409 Trans Can. Hwy., Tappen www.newlifeoutreach.ca

Mountain View Baptist Church

United Church Minister Juanita Austin

First United: Worship with Children’s Church: 10:30 a.m.

Worship: 9:00 a.m.

Sunday School for the whole family @ 10:30 am

Pastor Benje Bartley

OKANAGAN AVE. & 5TH ST. SE 250 832-3860

For info.: 250 803-8750 1981 9th Ave. NE (St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church)

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Crossroads Free Methodist Church PASTOR GEORGE FLEMING Sunday Worship: 11:15 a.m.

Traditional Service 250 832-8068 121 Shuswap Street SW

Sunday Family Worship - 10:00 a.m.

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

Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.

Sunday School - 10:45 a.m.

(Nursery to age 12) 2405 Centennial Drive, Shuswap Lake Estates Lodge, downstairs

Broadview Evangelical Free Church Dave Penner - Lead Pastor Tamara Peterson - Women’s Ministries Pastor Daron Blenkin - Student Ministries Pastor Virginia Wunderlich - Children’s Ministries Pastor

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HEALING SERVICE Every Sunday 1 p.m.

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Public welcome!

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THURSDAY NIGHT PRAYER at 7 p.m.

Sunday Worship ..................................... 10:00 am Sunday School .........................................10-11 am Message ............................................... 11-11:45 am Every 4th Sunday evening Hymn Singing 5:30-6:30 pm Every other Thursday Prayer Service & Bible Study 7:30-8:30 pm

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Pastor James Baer 250 832-3615

Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church (LCC) 10:00 am Bible Study & Sunday School 11 am Sunday Worship Meeting at the Recreation Centre, West End, 2600 - 10th Ave. NE, Salmon Arm Phone for Information 250 832-4705

Seventh-day Adventist Church Join us each Saturday ~ All ages

Little Mountain Bible Chapel 3481 - 10th Ave. S.E. 250 803-0161 ~ Salmon Arm

9:30 am. - Bible Study Hour 11:00 a.m. - Worship Service 3270 60th Avenue NE • 250 832-8936 Web: www.salmonarmadventist.ca Study Online: www.bibleinfo.com

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• Family Bible Hour/Sunday School - 11 a.m.

• Thursday ~ Prayer & Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

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St. Mary’s Anglican/ United Church 1188 Trans Canada Hwy., Sorrento Ph. 250-675-2294

www.stmarysorrento.squarespace.com Tuesday Eucharist 10 a.m.

stmarys@lakecable.ca The Rev. Bruce Chalmers SUNDAY WORSHIP - 10 am

Pastor Ken Finstad

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Care Groups for everyone

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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.

BLIND BAY: Our Lady of the Lake 2740 Fairway Hill Rd., Blind Bay Sunday, 11:15 a.m.

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OPINION Strike produces no winners The full-scale strike this week by B.C. teachers was inevitable.

After essentially working to rule for months while the government dug in its heels on its netzero wage-freeze mandate, tensions finally reached the boiling point.

That the labour dispute was allowed to reach this stage is a gamble by both sides.

The BC Teachers Federation says the strategy it had been employing since the beginning of the school year created little disruption on learning or the daily routines of school kids and their families while still allowing its 41,000 members to make their point.

By escalating their job action to a province-wide walkout, teachers are hoping they’ll be able to drive home their stand that years of government cutbacks to education funding have strangled their ability to educate effectively.

The government, by introducing legislation that would impose its own mediator to settle the dispute once and for all and force the teachers back to their desks, is gambling the voting public is fed up with the teachers. Letting the teachers cool their heels outside for a few days, causing great disruption to students and their parents, may only feed that impression.

While most high-stakes gambits have a winner and loser, this one only has losers.

Students will lose three valuable days of learning. Parents will lose sleep, and likely a few bucks, organizing alternative care. Teachers will lose income and risk losing support. The government risks losing understanding for its hard-line stance.

It’s difficult to see how the wounds from this fractious dispute will ever be healed.

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Blending in critical to fly-tying It’s in the air. You can feel it; spring is coming. Which means that it won’t be long before the ice will be off the lakes and they’ll be starting to turn over. It won’t be long, therefore, before the first chironomid hatches will start coming off. A smart fly fisher will have already started to tie up a good supply of chironomid patterns so they will be ready for the start of the new fishing season.

Ah yes, chrironomids, those tiny little members of the two-winged order Diptera.

I read somewhere that there are about 2,500 species of chironomids in North America and at least 200 different species in B.C.’s Interior. That’s quite a few possible fly patterns.

Chironomids, which begin hatching immediately after ice-off, have a complete metamorphosis. Their life cycle begins when eggs are deposited on the surface of a lake and settle into the mire and mud on the bottom. The eggs develop into larvae which are thin, worm-like creatures, half an inch to one inch in length, with a rather

THE GREAT OUTDOORS James Murray pronounced segmentation along the full length of their body. They are usually bright red in colour due to a hemoglobin substance in their bodies which allows them to live in relatively oxygenpoor waters throughout the winter months.

The majority of chironomid hatches take place in waters that are no more than ten to twenty feet deep, and although individual chironomids are often tiny in size, one only has to look at the tremendous number of empty chironomid pupae cases floating on the water to realize just how large many chironomid pupae are hatching at any given time.

The pupae stage can be anywhere from less than a quarter of an inch, to as large

as three quarters of an inch.

In shades of pale green to brown, wine, and black, chironomid pupae are easily identified by their pronounced segmentation along the abdomen and the presence of white feather-like gills on the head and sometimes on the tip of the abdomen.

The pupae emerge from protective tubes in the lake bottom to begin their ascent to the surface by trapping gases under the skin of their abdomen and thorax. As the pupae make their way through the water column towards the surface, they often take on a silvery mirror-like appearance due to the trapped gases. Immediately upon reaching the surface and breaking through the meniscus, a split forms along the back of the thorax, the winged adult emerges, and the mature insect flies off to mate and begin the cycle all over again.

It is during their ascent to the surface that chironomid pupae are the most vulnerable and become easy prey for opportunistic trout which will often feed almost exclusively on the emerging

pupae.

Most anglers fish chironomid patterns with a floating line and a long sinking leader. An integral part of fishing with chironomid patterns is having enough patience to wait for such a tiny fly to sink to the required depth. Strike are often subtle and hard to recognize. It can take three to five minutes for a fly to sink 20 feet in the water. A slow retrieve is also essential – a couple of inches, pause, a couple more inches, then a longer pause. Too fast a retrieve and your presentation looks too unnatural.

The key to successful chironomid fishing is to remember that size matters. You want your imitation to blend in with all the other little chironomids trying to emerge, so you need to select a pattern that is very close in both size and colour to the naturals that are emerging at the time.

Spring has been a long time coming, but it won’t be much longer before you’ll be making that first, longawaited cast of the new fishing season.

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Focus on oil sands dangers

By Martha Wickett MARKET NEWS STAFF

The Alberta tar sands project – or oil sands as it’s also called – and accompanying pipelines are something all British Columbians should be concerned about.

Jim Cooperman of the Shuswap Environmental Action Society gave reasons for this view in a presentation to more than 115 people in Salmon Arm Feb. 29.

In a detailed talk, he described the current situation, future dangers and action people can take.

He said the oil sands, the largest industrial project in the world, now pump out 1.9 million barrels of oil, “actually dirty bitumen or tar” every day. By 2020, production is expected to increase to three million barrels per day.

The land available for production is 142,000 sq. km. – 21 per cent of the province of Alberta and 35 per cent of Canada’s wetlands. As

of mid-2010, he said, 680 sq. km. have been disturbed, 25 per cent of which is covered by toxic tailings ponds.

Pressurized steam is put deep into the ground to melt the bitumen, forcing it to the surface.

The process, he said, is energy inefficient. Producing one barrel of dirty oil requires two tons of sand, 2.4 to 4.5 barrels of water and 1,200 cubic feet of natural gas – enough to heat an average home for four days. Up to 2,500 litres of toxic tailings, as well as greenhouse gas, are by-products of this process.

“What is happening to Alberta’s streams and wetlands is a disgrace.

Mine tailing ponds become permanent toxic lakes... Cannons are used daily to keep birds away and, despite this, many die anyway after landing in the oily toxic water.”

The tailings, Cooperman said, now cover an area 1.5 times the size of the City of Vancou-

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vast landscape devoid of vegetation. ver and hold 5.5 tril- must go over rough terlion litres of toxic water rain, bitumen is corroand fine sand. They are sive, and between 1999 not being reclaimed and and 2008 there were more approvals are be- 610 Enbridge spills. ing granted.

More than 130 First Along with factors Nations groups are opsuch as increasing costs posed. in the future to find the Cooperman suggestoil, Canada’s ongoing ed options for people oil exports and its im- such as learning more, porting of half of its submitting a letter to the own oil needs, he said Gateway hearing panel some economists have and listening to his preidentified the project sentation at http://shusas a threat to Canada’s wappassion.ca/videos/ long-term energy secu- tar-sands-and-pipelinesrity. mov/.

Then there are environmental threats from the proposed Enbridge Gateway Pipeline across B.C. and supertanker traffic off the B.C. Coast. The pipeline

The seven top teams in the province will be attending, including host Salmon Arm Mall at Piccadilly Female Midget Rep team.

Schedule to be released soon.

Opening ceremonies will be held on Monday night, at 7:30 p.m. with the final championship game on Friday night, March 23 at 8 p.m.

For further information, please contact the SAMHA office at 250-832-0095.

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SOUTH SHUSWAP Teachers stage three-day strike

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OUT AND ABOUT Lynda Hooper I drove past Carlin Elementary school on Monday, March 5 expecting to see some activity outside, but there was nothing out of the ordinary, just lots of vehicles in the parking lot. It looked like a normal school day.

As I drove through Sorrento on my way to Chase, I noticed the flash of a hot pink placard out of the corner of my eye. There were the striking teachers I was looking for, walking with pickets near the intersection at Notch Hill Road and TransCanada Highway.

I stopped to talk with them, and they explained they couldn’t picket in front of the school so that union members wouldn’t be forced to cross picket lines to get to work.

In order to work around that, the teachers are not officially ‘picketing’ but handing out information regarding their cause.

While teachers are taking strike action, a new trustee is taking the Carlin/Sorrento trustee seat. Jenn Wilchuk was elected decisively to the position of School District #83 trustee for the Carlin-Sorrento area.

LYNDA HOOPER/MARKET NEWS

# Teachers from Carlin and Sorrento schools picket in Sorrento at the Notch Hill Road / Highway One intersection.

Wilchuk garnered 153 votes to defeat Ray Wedge, with 59 votes, and Dan Adrian with 11 votes.

The byelection for the seat was necessary after trustee Lisa Rolland, who had been reelected to the position in November, died of an aggressive form of cancer in December.

Polling took place Saturday, Feb. 25 at Carlin Elementary/ Middle School and at Sorrento Elementary School.

Wilchuk was sworn in Monday at the board office and took on her duties at Tuesday’s regularly scheduled school board meeting.

Carlin, Sorrento, and North Shuswap schools will be closed for spring break March 12 to 23.

Probus Probus, a low-im-

pact organization for retired and semi-retired persons who have professional, business or management experience, offers opportunities to promote good health, to expand personal interests and to promote fellowship.

The first Salmon Arm club is filled to the brim and the club is proposing two more such clubs in this area.

Anyone interested in learning more about two new proposed clubs, one for Blind Bay and the other for Salmon Arm should contact: In Blind Bay/Sorrento – Simon Brown at 250-675-2140 or Gary Koo 250679-3340. In Salmon Arm, call Carole Shirley at 250-832-8651, Jack Armfelt at 250833-0638 or Dave or Sharron Reed at 250836-3652.

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Tickets are $15.00 per person: Burger Buffet & A Beer, Games, Prizes, The Show, & a great night out!

Tickets may be purchased at The Olde Town Centre in Blind Bay, Community Futures in Salmon Arm, or call 250-675-3515 -6755 35 3 15 oor 250-675-4801.

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Curves cares Sorrento Curves for Women Fitness, just south of Toby’s Restaurant, is doing some fundraising for the local food bank.

Curves members are bringing groceries and monetary donations to the fitness facility.

From March 12-25, interested ladies can join Curves for free by donating a big bag of groceries worth about $30. Last year’s event gathered 864 pounds and $240 for the food bank and organizers are hoping to collect 1,000 pounds of nonperishable food items this year.

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A shared appreciation for quality with exceptional customer service was what brought partners Andrea Blume and Debra Pugsley together in operating the Steamers Coffee Co. in Blind Bay. The store reopened with the new proprietors March 1.

There are many coffees to choose from, prepared or bagged beans to take home. A good variety of teas, many of which are local product; Blume and Pugsley support local suppliers wherever they can.

Steamers also supports fair-trade certification on imported product, aware of the

importance on impact to global cizitens.

One of the selections available is the Ethical Bean Lush, a medium dark roast made famous

by Oprah Winfrey as one of her ‘favourite things’ during her Christmas programming.

Nostalgic Shuswap posters line the walls, tastefully decorating the well lit space, comfortable. The posters are for purchase, with custom versions available.

Blume and Pugsley plan to hire students to staff Steamers through the summer months.

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again each for under $5.

Steamers Coffee Co. is open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week.

Dates to remember Cedar Heights Community Association, ladies’ over night outing for March 28th at Crazy Creek Resort, web site is www.crazycreekwaterfalls.com for information, plan is to have a pot luck supper and people can bring their own breakfast, cost of pool is extra, open to members and non members, stating your interest is not a commitment but confirmation is needed

by March 23rd, travel arrangements will be made once we know who is going, if interested contact Gloria for

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Creating healthy environments for kids Toxic substances are common in our environment, both indoors and out. Harmful chemicals that stick to dust, fumes from cleaning and renovation products, chemicals in plastics, mercury in fish – all of these can have serious impacts on the health of children.

The good news is that parents can take some simple steps – beyond what they already do – to reduce risk in the home.

Children are at greater risk than adults because their natural defences are not fully developed. Babies and toddlers also explore the work with their hands and mouths, which exposes them to more harmful substances.

It’s better to be safe than sorry. Chemicals in dust and cleaning products or mercury in fish may not make your children look or feel sick.

But exposure to small amounts of toxic substances can have long-term often subtle effects on the developing brain, lungs, and reproductive systems of a fetus or young child.

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CHILDREN’S CORNER Sue Rossi fects. However, when it comes to children’s health, it is better to be safe than sorry. Small amounts of harmful substances can add up.

But so can your efforts to reduce everyday exposure.

Here are some easy tips that can make an immediate impact with simple actions and without spending a lot of money.

• Bust that dust – clean with a good vacuum or simply a damp cloth or wet mop and take your shoes off at the door.

• Go green when you clean – use nontoxic cleaning products and choose not to use air “fresheners” and fragrances.

• Renovate right – choose less toxic paints and glues, control and contain the dust and, if you are pregnant, try to avoid being exposed

to potentially harmful chemicals or substances.

• Get drastic with plastic – don’t use plastic containers or plastic wrap in the microwave, whenever possible reduce exposure to foods in cans with BPA linings and avoid plastics that contain PVC; especially in teething toys and bath toys.

• Dish safer fish – choose varieties that are low in mercury and if you are eating canned fish; look for “light” rather than “white” tuna varieties.

I have been delivering local workshops to parents, service providers and health practi-

tioners on information about child health and environment, funded by the Aboriginal re-investment funds through the Snc’c’amala?tn Early Childhood Centre.

I am also a member of the Vernon Environmental Advisory Committee and an advisory member with the national research project: Knowledge Leaders in Children’s Environmental Health.

For more information, contact me at suevernon@shawcable. com or by phone at 250-549-4534.

This article information was excerpted from www.healthyenvironmentsforkids.ca.

An Out-of-this-World Exhibition At the Okanagan Science Centre until May 2012

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Reporting to the Manager Insurance Services, the Insurance Advisor (Level 1) is responsible for providing a high level of service quality to new and repeat clients on a variety of Autoplan and general insurance products and services. The Insurance Advisor (Level 1) will demonstrate initiative in identifying client needs and offering solutions to meet those needs that further solidify the client’s relationship with SASCU Insurance and help grow SASCU’s Share of Wallet.

In conjunction with Autoplan and general insurance counter duties, the Insurance Advisor is also responsible for batching duties and a variety of clerical duties as required.

You will be accountable for: • Prepare quotes and sell personal lines and AutoPlan to both new and existing clients; • Provide counsel to clients regarding insurance needs, ensure they have adequate information prior to entering into an insurance agreement; • Actively seek and develop new business by utilizing standard sales techniques;

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A crisis of neglect in the province’s forests

Jim Cooperman In 1985, the rapidly growing amount of notsatisfactorily-restocked (NSR) land in B.C. forests became a crisis.

This resulted in a joint provincial and federal $300-million funding plan, the Forest Resource Development Agreement (FRDA) that restocked many thousands of hectares.

A similar crisis is occurring again in B.C.’s forests, but this time the cause is not logging by irresponsible forest companies.

Instead, the massive amount of NSR land is a result of fires fuelled by climate-change, diseases and beetle kill.

Government policies that have stripped the ministry of employees, ended adequate inventory efforts, and handed forest management

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forests. The inventory is woefully inadequate and what research does exist shows a high rate of damage in the plantations. There is a growing disparity between forest cover information and actual forest conditions, growth rate, and density.

As the problems multiply, the public is increasingly left in the dark as to what is happening in their forests. Ministry reports lack sufficient assessment or interpretation to effectively assess the results or make them meaningful. As a result the public has no way of knowing if the forests are increasing or decreasing in terms of volume, value, or species diversity.

Included within the auditor general’s report is the response from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources to each of the six recommendations.

Typically, the ministry responded with assurances that its policies and activities sufficiently address the issues and promised to continue with efforts it sees as adequate. For

some of the glaring deficiencies, such as the inadequate stocking standards and public reporting, the ministry promised to review these issues.

On Feb. 20, the Association of BC Forestry Professionals added more fuel to the growing crisis fire

“As the problems multiply, the public is increasingly left in the dark as to what is happening in their forests.�

by releasing a report about grossly out-ofdate forest inventories.

The foresters, normally a very cautious group as most of them either work for industry or government, point out that the budget staffing for inventory has been cut nearly in half, while the need has increased on an “unprecedented scale� due to the impacts from wildfire, disease and insect

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While the focus of this current crisis is on timber values with the rapidly growing amount of NSR land and inadequate inventory, it is important to understand that the solution should not always be to mow down what is left in the beetle-killed forests with huge machines and replant with single species. Many areas now denuded are indeed recovering naturally and sometimes replanting can cause more problems than if the land was just left to recover on its own.

The key is to maintain a continuous inventory that keeps track of the ratio between growth and depletion, which should be greater than one, and to make decisions about restoration that best protect all for-

est values.

Here in the Shuswap, the situation is not as grim, since there are fewer pine stands.

However, where lodgepole pine does grow, the beetles have wiped out vast numbers of hectares, such as in the Salmon River watershed and on the hills above Adams Lake.

Plus, pine has long been the preferred species in the plantations and the beetles have hit some of these.

A local forester reports that the major issue here is not the dismal state of the future timber supply, but is that companies are having problems locating enough timber to feed their mills. He explained how there is a “ribbon war� in the woods as First Nations are competing

with mills to ribbon off planned cutblocks.

This comes as no surprise, as our organization, SEAS (Shuswap Environmental Action Society), did a comprehensive spatial timber modelling analysis in 1995 that showed how over-cutting then would lead to the situation we are seeing now.

And that was before the beetles hit.

British Columbians need to face the facts: forestry is a sunset industry due to decades of high-grading and over-cutting, the massive climate change caused beetle kill, and now over a decade of mismanagement by the provincial government.

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On Feb. 16, B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s auditor general released a bombshell report that sharply criticized the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forest policies, lack of direction, and inability to adequately manage the forests. The report concluded that the ministry has not clearly defined its timber objectives, management practices are insufficient to offset a reduction in timber supply and species diversity, and the ministry is not appropriately monitoring and reporting results in relation to its objectives.

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SPORTS Register now for soccer Mother Nature may seem undecided about when to launch spring, but at the office of Shuswap Youth Soccer it’s a beehive of activity as registration for all our outdoor programs is well underway. This is an exciting year for the organization as there have been many changes on and off the field.

The most notable change is the new online registration system. It took a lot of research to find an affordable way to manage the website and make it simple for the 1,100-plus players to navigate and submit their information but the new site recently went live. Visit www.

ShuswapSoccer.com to register your player(s) today as the registration deadline is Monday, March 12. Any registrations after that date are subject to a $25 late fee and not guaranteed.

No access to Internet?

No problem, just stop by the office in person to complete the registration process. The office is located at the indoor facility (or SASCU Memorial Arena) behind Safeway.

Prefer to pay by cheque or draft? It is still possible to mail or drop it off at the office or, if applying for KidSport, just make a note on your registration that you’ve submitted your paperwork to the local KidSport office. The move to online registration is a big change but we’re working hard to accommodate all our members. If you have any questions or concerns call us at 250-8335607 or email the office atadmin@shuswapsoccer.com.

As a non-profit organization, it’s always a bit of a struggle to keep things affordable for our members while still maintaining a high quality program. After a lot of budget analysis, you will notice that the fees for many age groups have been reduced this

ON THE PITCH Kevin Harrison year to more accurately reflects the actual costs involved for each division. For example, house registration costs (before the March 12 deadline) are as follows: $50 for U3-U5, $90 for U6-U9, $110 for U10U13 and $125 for the U14-U18s.

The U3-U5 program is revised this year and

we’re pleased to announce that Steve Miller is returning to the field as head coach to these future soccer stars.

With the reduced fees, return to a Saturday morning time slot and the exciting revamp to what will be happening on the field, this is going to be a great program. However, numbers are limited, so be sure to register as soon as possible.

None of our programs would be successful without our volunteers. For as little as two hours a week as a coach or assistant you can make a huge difference to a group of children’s lives.

Team contacts are needed to distribute information to players through the season with limited time devoted to email or phone communication. Division coordinators are needed for each age group and almost all of this work is done prior to the start of the season.

If any of these sound like areas that you could help, please indicate on your child’s online registration or you can call or email the office for more details.

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Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hockey teams excel In the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Division of the ASHL (Adult Safe Hockey League), Salmon Arm is making its presence felt. In current league standings, Shuswap Storm is in second place while Salmon Armâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wildfire is in third. Playoffs for the recreational league go March 23 to 25. On Sunday March 4, the two Salmon Arm teams faced off, with Shuswap Storm taking a 3-2 victory over Wildfire.

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It is time to register for the upcoming outdoor season for womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recreational soccer. The Shuswap Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Recrational Soccer Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outdoor season starts April 26. Fees will be collected on the first night, but register now if you want to play.

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BrabySpinAndWin.ca. Vehicle offers end Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 5pm. No invitations/flyers/direct mail pieces presented after this time are valid. (1) Discounts and Rebates up to $9,750; Ex: 2012 Ram 1500 (Stk# DS6L41) List Price: $35,248 - $9,750 in discounts and rebates = Sale Price: $25,498, plus taxes, fees, and licensing. Factory order may be required, on approved credit, Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select new 2012 vehicles and are manufacturer-to-retailer incentives, which are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. Amounts vary by vehicle. All dealer prices, rebates, discounts, factory Incentives, and interest rates subject to change or end with out notice as new Retail Incentive Programs are announced. (2) $500 Bonus Cash Back offer on select new vehicles, on approved credit, see dealer for details. (3) No Charge Cummins Diesel engine offered on new 2012 Ram Heavy Duty models. Bonus Cash Discounts are offered on select new IDDM facilitates only the highest standard of dealership advertising specializing in 2012 vehicles and are manufacturer-to- retailer incentives, which are deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. Amounts vary by vehicle. See dealer for complete details. (4) Biweekly payments based on $0 down for 96 months at 4.99% interest, plus taxes, fees, and licensing. Ex: 2011 Ram 1500 Quad Cab SXT (Stock# DS6L41) Was: $35,248, Sale Price: $25,498. $0 Down / $149 biweekly for 96 months at 4.99% interest, price and payment are plus fees, taxes, dealer installed accessories, on Interactive Direct Digital Marketing Products. approved credit. Cost Of Borrowing: $5,451. Although every precaution is taken, errors in price and/or specifications may occur in print. We reserve the right to correct any such errors without prejudice or penalty to ourselves. We are not responsible for PURPLE HORSE #7242853 typographical errors, nor are we responsible for late receipt of mail. Contact dealerships knowledgeable and professional sales consultants for more information.

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NEXT WEEK OUR PROFESSIONALS WILL BE IN SALMON ARM! We are pleased to give you an opportunity to showcase your wonderful items, at no cost! We continuously travel across C Canada to educate people about their antiques and collectibles.

WELCOME TO THE SHOW! On behalf of everyone here at the Roadshow, we would like to express how excited we are to be back in Salmon Arm. During our tour of Southern Ontario, we have seen an abundance of unique items coming into our shows. The history of this country never ceases to amaze us, as local citizens have continuously brought us extraordinary treasures that we have purchased.

We invite everyone to bring in their items, free of charge, and sit down with an expert and have them examined. We are looking to purchase a variety of Antiques, Collectibles, and Precious Metals (Gold, Sterling Silver, Coins with Silver Content) We are expecting to see hundreds of people walk through our doors during this event, and we are looking forward to writing hundreds of cheques!

We look forward to seeing you at the Roadshow!

- Roadshow Staff

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454 g

907 g

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500 g

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Eden

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Happy Planet

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Organic Spring or Herb Salad Mixes

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$2.48

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ea.

lb.

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• Salmon Arm • Armstrong • Sicamous

PRICES IN EFFECT: MARCH 11-17, 2012

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UBC M.Ed. in Counselling Psychology Okanagan Cohort Program

Island Diving employee Paul Downie explains the advantages of a stabilized kayak to Cyndi and Ron Peters at the Salmon Arm Home and Leisure Show held over the weekend at the Shaw Centre.

A three-year, part-time cohort program for working professionals, beginning July 2013.

Join us at an information session: Kamloops • Wednesday, March 28 - 3:30-5:00pm • Henry Grube Centre Salmon Arm • Wednesday, March 28 - 7:30-8:30pm • District Education Centre Kelowna • Thursday, March 29 - 4:30pm-5:30pm • UBC-O Faculty of Education, Boardroom

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JAMES MURRAY/MARKET NEWS

City lauded for report

By Lachlan Labere MARKET NEWS STAFF

The City of Salmon Arm’s annual financial reports may never be an Oprah’s Book Club pick, but they tend to be among the best of their kind in the country.

For the fourth year in a row, the city has been recognized for excellence in financial reporting with a Canadian Award for Financial Reporting.

The award, for the 2010 annual report, was recently presented

by Mayor Nancy Cooper to city corporate services director Monica Dalziel, on behalf of the Government Finance Officer’s Asso-

ciation.

“I thank the finance department for all their hard work and let you know how much we appreciate all that you do,” said Cooper.

The award recognizes the City of Salmon Arm for its financial accountability, stewardship responsibility, transparency and quality in financial reporting.

“This is the fourth year the city has received this award, and it’s a testament to both council direction, management of the operation and staff who do the work,” said Dalziel, who paid special thanks to financial services manager Betty Hiebert for the statistical work.

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# Jong Ae Han and seven-month-old Mia DeRosa enjoy looking through a boardbook handed out during the kickoff to the 2012 Books For Babies program. Funded through a partnership between the Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap, Salmon Arm Honda, and The Book Lady (Mary Schiedegger), the program provides a book and early literacy resources to families of newborns.

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Agricultural instruction offered A series of agricultural hands-on workshops are planned for Harmonious Homestead and ewe between March 10 and June 16.

They are designed for those who already have livestock and also those wishing to learn more with a view to

buying animals. Lessons will be held in Mount Ida Hall and participants will have the opportunity to work with livestock in the farmyard.

Classes will cover nutrition, health, housing, grazing, reproduction and working with

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Disappearing snow in the valley is deceiving, at Skmana there is a winter wonderland, great conditions for skiing and snowshoeing.

The Shuswap Trail Alliance has been clearing new snowshoe trails and clearing an old unused ski trail at Skmana.

The club offers youth and senior introductory skill development sessions for all ages. Crosscountry skiing is a fullbody workout and fairly low impact on those joints. Well-groomed trails are available for your enjoyment at Skmana of this fun-filled winter sport. Contact Brian David, skills development co-ordinator at 250-679-8377 to book your session.

If you need maintenance on your skis, call Darcy at 250-679-3951 to arrange your ski care.

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Denise Harper dents in Chase. Harper was first elected to the school board in 1993, her experience rounding out her assessment of the state of education in B.C. Harper’s focus is on

the students.

“I volunteer at the schools whenever I can, feeling most effective when I can be in the midst of the children,” she said.

She frequently spends time at schools in her jurisdiction.

This focus is the same for teachers, she notes.

They just want to help the students get an education.

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Installing smart meters with a smile A smart meter was installed at the Shuswap Market News office in Chase this week. Brian Jones was the BC Hydro Smart Meter installer who came to do the job.

Jones said good humour and a sense of adventure is important to do his job. He never knows what to expect when he knocks on a door to do an installation. Some people are a bit emotional to deal with, requiring a

#BC Hydro smart meter installer Brian Jones has been busy installing the controversial meters around Chase.

little patience some days.

The easygoing ways of this installer, along with his big friendly smile, would definitely go a long way to calming a customer.

Though he is a trained electrician, Jones said because of his frontline position and the controversy around smart meters, sometimes his job requires use of good communication skills as well.

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Council focuses on listening to young people’s ideas Youth in Chase are getting attention from individual Village of Chase councillors. Couns. Rick Berrigan and Steve Scott have been involved with the Youth Action Committee, organizing a Feb. 21 meeting, the second since the inception of the committee.

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tended the Chase Heat Hockey Team Banquet and awards presentation on Feb. 19. For their first year together, the boys were learning to play as a team, developing skills as individual players, and attracting a substantial crowd of appreciative fans to Art Holding Arena for some fun.

Four councillors, Berrigan, Crowe, David Lepsoe, and Scott attended the Chase Excellence Program.

The Chase Excellence Ambassadors for girls in Grade 11, learn valuable communication and leadership skills, gaining confidence as they enter adulthood.

Rural schools face different challenges than cities Continued from pg. 23 example.

While the building sits empty there are costs associated and lost revenue that could be better spent educating the students. At this point, dollars are spent keeping a vacant building due to strict policy adherence.

Harper is actively looking for solutions and has attempted to better manage school

board resources.

We talked about the statistics the Fraser Institute has published on its website, and how the data is suspect due to the action of teachers over the past year. Marks on the FAS tests used have been submitted at best sporadically, because many teachers don’t agree with the assessment.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from playing with data over the

past 40 years, its integrity is only as good as the diligence taken to ensure accuracy. When one looks at the Fraser Institute reports, there are obvious gaps in some years where the data makes no sense.

There can be value in finding trends in the Fraser Institute data base, Harper agreed, but the information as presented should be taken with a grain of salt. She said rural schools come with

challenges not present in the larger centres and therefore comparison of numbers requires supporting information to clarify.

Harper spoke of her efforts to bring more variety in the scope of training, especially at the high school level when students are preparing to enter the workforce. She said any progress has been extremely slow in this economic climate.

Though the overall

population is aging in the Chase area, the children are important citizens worthy of attention. They are the future of our community, and their teachers care about the state of education in B.C. enough to take action.

Spring break is here along with daylight savings time; hopefully some resolve will come over the next couple weeks until classes resume once again.

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Hosted by the Chase Minor Hockey Association, the BC Hockey Female Jamboree will be held at the Art Holding Arena March 9 to 11.

The BC Hockey Female Jamboree in Chase is one of the premier events offered to female players ages five to 13.

The grassroots development program is geared towards females already playing the game as well as those starting out.

The event creates a non-competitive atmosphere, which allows the participants to have fun and play with other girls with similar abilities and experience from around the province.

Typically two BC Hockey Jamborees are held each year. In the Lower Mainland, BC Hockey partners with the Vancouver Canucks and the Canucks Centre for BC Hockey to or-

ganize an event meant to bring female players from all Minor Hockey Associations together to play.

The second BC Hockey Female Jamboree is held in another region of the province and changes from year to year. This year, Chase is the chosen location.

BC Hockey jamborees stress sportsmanship, fair play, and respect for fellow players,

coaches and officials. It is run by BC Hockey and is an initiative of the BC Hockey Female Hockey Development Committee.

Players are placed on teams based on age and ability. Each team will compete in three games.

Opening ceremonies for the BC Hockey Female Jamboree will be held Friday, March 9 from 5 to 7 p.m.

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Salmon Arm residents should have the right to refuse the installation of wireless smart meters on their own properties according to

city council. Though they’ve yet to make a definitive decision on smart meters, Salmon Arm council is in agreement with the District of Maple Ridge, which has written a letter to BC

Hydro stating that they are in support of “optional refusal of installation of wireless smart meters for citizens of British Columbia.”

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Salmon Arm council has heard a variety of concerns expressed from the public in relation to the contentious smart meters, including

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LAURENCE NEW April 10, 1927 - February 25, 2012 Retired Vancouver firefighter lieutenant, Laurence purchased Cottonwood Campsite which he operated for over 30 years. Well known square dancer and caller. Survived by his loving wife June, son Larry, daughters Ann and Debbie, 6 grandchildren, sister Marg and many friends.

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GEORGINA ANNABELLE LAMANES 1934 - 2012 Georgina passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, February 24th, 2012.

She was predeceased by her loving husband, Mike Lamanes. She is survived by her daughter, Kim Kushniruk (Terry), son Wade Lamanes (Veronica), three grandchildren, David and Cory Kushniruk and Nicole Lamanes.

Mom was involved with the Ladies Auxiliary of the Legion and had just received her 35 year pin.

Mom was an avid quilter having entered many quilts in the Fall Fair as well as donating quilts to the hospital. She was a community volunteer helping out with the Fall Fair and volunteering in the kitchen of the #62. Mom lived her life to the fullest, enjoying golf as well as her annual trips to spend the winter with her son and family in Arizona.

Georgina will be greatly missed by her family and everyone who knew her.

A celebration of Georgina’s life will be held Sunday, March 11th at 1:30 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #62, Salmon Arm, BC. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Georgina to the Shuswap Hospital Foundation, PO Box 265, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N3.

Arrangements entrusted to FISCHER’S FUNERAL SERVICES & CREMATORIUM LTD., Salmon Arm, 9250) 833-1129. EMAIL condolences and share memories at www.fischersfuneralservices.com.

RICHARD NORMAN FITZSIMONDS (FITZ) In memory of a loving soul mate, son, brother, father, uncle and friend.

Born; January 11th, 1964 New Westminister, British Columbia. Joyfully welcomed February 5th, 1964 by Norman and Sharon Fitzsimonds , Burnaby British Columbia.

Entered into Rest February 27th, 2012, Richmond British Columbia. There are no pre-deceased Survived by his wife Jacquie Adams, his kids, Jeffry Fitzsimonds Laing, Aubrienne Fitzsimonds(Brandon), Sydney Fitzsimonds, Justin Brien and Kayla Brien, and his parents, Norman and Sharon Fitzsimonds, grandma Luella Martin, Sister, Lori (Mark) Lybeck and Nephews, Colton, Samuel and Nicolas.

Rick was born in New Westminster and lived in Delta until he was 11. He was part of the Delta swim team and played soccer as well as baseball.

He moved to North Battleford in 1976. Here he continued to play baseball for one more year then played hockey. He attended North Battleford Comprehensive High School. During this time he was part of the track team and had Ruben Mayes as a team mate and friend. Rick ran 100 miles as part of his cross country running team. In his teen years he had a love of music, water skiing, downhill skiing, fish and camping and animals Rick always had a dog at his house. Rick loved the out doors. After a number of years, Rick moved back to the coast (Burnaby) in 1986. While down at the coast he received his Canadian Provincial Red Seal in Metal Fabrication. He also had three children at this time Jeff in 1989, Aubrienne in 1991 and Sydney 1996. Rick moved to Salmon Arm in 2002.

Rick worked at Valid Manufacturing for a number of years. He met Jacquie Adams at this time. Rick and Jacquie were engaged and built their home together. Circumstances had them on the move once again to Richmond to work. Jacquie found work first and Rick followed a few months later.

The two had plans to move back to Salmon Arm in Fall of this year.

Rick had a genuine passion for life, family and friends and lived each day to the fullest. He was always there to love, guide, support and listen. We have been blessed to know Rick Fitz, though for just a short while, and are so very thankful. Rick, you will remain in our hearts forever.

In lieu of flowers and other in-kind support, the family will be setting up an education trust fund to assist Rick’s three children in any way possible to further their education. More information can be shared by contacting Jacquie.

There will be a gathering to express our love and share memories in Salmon Arm on March 10th at 3pm at Fischer’s Funeral Chapel with Pastor Ken Dryden officiating. EMAIL condolences and share memories at www.fischerfuneralservices.com.

Arrangements entrusted to FISCHER’S FUNERAL SERVICES & CREMATORIUM LTD., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129.

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BEDFORD, VICTOR After a long and healthy life, George Victor Bedford died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, Feb 2nd 2012. He was 96. On April 19th 1915 Victor was born to Albert and Clarissa Bedford.

Arriving in 1909, his father was Salmon Arm’s first druggist/optometrist and his mother was the organist for the United Church.

With the exception of the time spent at University, Vic spent his whole life living in the Salmon Arm area. After studying engineering for 2 years at the University of British Columbia, in 1939 Vic changed his career focus and in 1942 he enrolled in the School of Optometry at the University of Toronto. That same year he married Nina Mobley, a local girl from Sunnybrae, and she joined him in Toronto. In 1945 Vic was awarded an optometric degree (honours), plus the A Johnson Mechanical Optics Medal, the General Proficiency Medal and the first H. Harmat General Proficiency Prize from the University of Toronto. Because of his love for his friends and family, Vic chose to return to Salmon Arm where he joined and later took over his father’s practice. He experienced a long, successful career as a well-respected optometrist and valued member of the community.

Vic could accomplish anything he wanted to do.

When he was 17 he built an ice boat powered by a car engine and an airplane propeller; then he built a speed boat which he successfully raced.

Vic valued learning in all its forms. He spent long hours studying the research articles in the Canadian and American Optometric Journals and conducting his own research on early childhood vision. Throughout his life his cheery greeting, “Well, what’s new with you?” welcomed patients, visitors, and family alike. His advice and friendship were characterized by good judgment, warmth and optimism. Vic brought out the best in people and he had a natural aptitude for teaching. Asking him questions often resulted in long discussions in which you were encouraged to either form your own conclusions or ask more questions. He seldom gave you a direct answer. Vic also enjoyed playing the piano, hunting, fishing, camping, gold panning and generally exploring BC’s back roads and wilderness. Even in his 90’s, he still thoroughly appreciated going out into the bush ostensibly to cut firewood for the fireplace and backyard bonfires but in reality he just loved being in the great outdoors.

Vic was proceeded in death by his wife, Nina and his parents and his siblings: Albert (Eileen) Bedford; Doug (Liz) Bedford; Margaret (Temple) Keeling; and Max (Eva) Bedford. He will be greatly missed by his daughters Barbara (Mike) Dagneau, and Melanie (Bob) Ashton; and grandchildren Chad (Sarah) McCarthy, Brook (Diana) McCarthy, Meghan (Tyler) Ashton and James Ashton. His shared wisdom, words of encouragement, and wonderful stories will be cherished by those who knew and loved him. He was a true gentleman in every sense of the word.

A “Celebration of Life” service and reception will be held at 2:00 on Saturday afternoon, March 24th at Bowers Funeral Home in Salmon Arm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Vic may be sent to the Shuswap Hospice Society, PO Box 967, Salmon Arm, BC VIE 4P1.

Email condolences may be sent to Vic’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

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TYRRELL, MARY GERTRUDE April 13, 1917 - February 25, 2012 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother and grandmother, Mary Gertrude Tyrrell on February 25, 2012 in Hillside Village. Mary was predeceased by her husband Percy Tyrrell, twin sister Betty Patzack, brother Edward and son Ron Lawrance. Mary was born in Bertle, MB on April 13th 1917, and married in Shell Lake, SK where the family farmed until they moved to Salmon Arm March 25, 1951.

They farmed in the Salmon Valley till Percy’s death in 1959. Mary then sold the farm and worked in old age care homes till she retired and moved to her little house on 2nd St. SE where she loved her garden with all the tulips. She will be sadly missed by sons Larry (Muriel) and Dave (Lil), daughter Flora (Harry), 13 grandchildren, numerous great and great great grandchildren, her nephews Joe (Mickie), Carmen (Diane) and niece Delia (Ed) plus great nieces and nephews. A big thank you to Dr. Cindy Malinowski and the staff at Hillside for their special care in mom’s final days. No formal service by request, however there will be a family interment to be announced at a later date.

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

ROUSE, HULDA OPAL Hulda Opal Rouse, age 87 years, formerly of Simmie, SK, Salmon Arm, BC, and most recently, Lethbridge, AB, passed away in her sleep looking forward to the resurrection spoken of at Psalm 37 to a peaceful, paradise earth.

Hulda is survived by her children, Karen (Barry) Fritz, David (Donna) Rouse, Perry (Janine) Rouse, Lyle (Colleen) Rouse, eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.

Most of her life was enjoyed as a farm wife and mother. In between looking after kids and all other forms of farm animals, she gardened, tended her huge raspberry and strawberry patches, worked in the fields and baked bread good enough to be traded for cookies at school. Later, she and Dad retired to the Shuswap, enjoying the weather, travel, and daily visits to the coffee shop.

Hulda also enjoyed many close friends within the congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses wherever she lived, and will be missed by all.

Thank-you to everyone who had a hand in her care over the years.

A memorial will be held at Kingdom Hall on Sat., March 10, 2012 at 2 p.m.

Honoured to serve the family, CORNERSTONE FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 2800 Mayor Magrath Drive South, Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 7B1. Telephone (403) 381-7777. E-mail: care@ cornerstonefh.ca

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Proud to be part of our Honda Team We want you to join our team. We are currently looking for people who are interested in working in an exciting, vibrant and dynamic workplace. We are looking for the right people to become a part of our team of:

Automotive Division Product Specialists The candidates must be punctual, reliable, well organized, highly self motivated, possess good judgement, have excellent communication skills and be able to work within a team environment. Previous sales experience would be considered an asset but is not a requirement. We will provide initial and ongoing training for the successful candidate to become a top producer.

Salmon Arm Honda is a Honda Powerhouse Dealership offering sales, service and parts for our Auto and MC/ATV Power equipment divisions. We provide competitive wages, commissions and a comprehensive bene¿t package. The closing date for these positions will be March 31st, 2012.

If you are interested in becoming part of our family and have the necessary skills and/or experience, forward your resume marked “Salmon Arm Honda” to: Salmon Arm Honda Attention: Richard Antonenko/Dealer 650 Trans Canada HWY NE Po Box 609 Salmon Arm, B.C. V1E4N7 E-mail: richard@salmonarmhonda.com Please make sure to include at least 3 work related references. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, we will contact only those candidates whose quali¿cations, skill and experience meet our requirements. All other resumes will be kept on ¿le for a period of 3 months.

SALES Representatives, Yourlink, BC YourLink (a subsidiary of Vecima Networks Inc.) is a provider of Telecommunications including Cable TV, Cable Internet, home telephone and high-speed wireless Internet solutions. We are currently recruiting for Sales Representatives for our Vanderhoof and Salmon Arm, BC regions. These are permanent full time positions with excellent career advancement opportunities. These positions are located in British Columbia. Duties to include: (but not limited to) -Exceed or meet personal and company sales targets while demonstrating a solid customer focus -Initiate and leverage sales opportunities with existing prospective customers while developing and maintaining key clients Develop a strong product knowledge as well as customer knowledge -Develop new accounts through analyzing, prospecting, exploring, networking and referrals -Provide estimates to customers quickly and accurately -Provide detailed updates on job activities to senior management -Provide feedback from clients in order to assess possible improvements to existing products and also the need for new products -Resolve challenging situations with empathy and sincerity -Provide superior customer service -Participate in industry events If you have the following: -Strong sales or customer service background Passion to turn prospects into customers -Self starter with a positive attitude -Ability to develop and maintain good relationships with customers Strong record tracking of work with various levels of each account through sales funnel management -Ability to achieve sales quotas -Ability to handle a hard multitasking environment -Strong communication and presentation skills -Ability to work various shifts including evenings and weekends -Ability to travel throughout region -Ability to work independently -Maintain a valid provincial driver’s license and must provide a driver’s abstract annually -Possess a vehicle to carry tools and equipment Compensation: Commission based -Comprehensive benefits package Laptop -Smart phone etc. Mileage allowance We offer an entrepreneurial environment with a short chain of command, rapid response to problems and ideas. Our aim is to grow our business dramatically over the next few years.

Criminal Background Checks will be required upon accepting employment with YourLink Inc. YourLink will reimburse the full amount upon acceptance of the Criminal Background Check. If you are looking for a challenging career move as a Sales Representative, we want to hear from you!

To apply, please direct your resume and cover letter to the contact below. Human Resources Department Vecima Networks Inc. 150 Cardinal Place Saskatoon, SK CANADA S7L 6H7 Fax: (306) 2445265 Email: human.resources@vecima.com An earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta requires a full time Heavy Duty Mechanic for field and shop work. We require Cat Dozer/Deere excavator experience. You will work a set schedule for days on and off.

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Driver/Swamper required minimum Class 3 w/air, must physically fit. Fax resume to 250-832-5236 or email: office@aldonwaste.ca

Shuswap Family Resource is looking for a permanent F/T Intensive Family Preservation Councellor. Councellor will provide short-term intensive theory based practise with the goal of maintaining and/or reinstating children with their families. University degree in a related discipline. Resume to

Heavy Duty Mechanic Vernon,BC Required for maintenance and repairs of mechanical,electrical, hydraulic systems, & diesel, 2 & 4 stroke engines. For details or to apply: e-mail hr@nor-val.com Oil Change Technician/ Customer Service Representative Required for Great Canadian Oil Change. Must have a strong mechanical aptitude and be good with computers.

Automotive repair experience or training an asset. Must have a clean neat appearance and work well with the public.

Weekend work required.

Please call (250)832-1040 or apply in person at 1291 TCHwy SW Salmon Arm PART-TIME kennel help needed. Resumes to: 60 Hwy 97B SE, Salmon Arm, V1E 1X5

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Qualified candidates will be contacted.

LOOKING for high school students or young adults to help move chickens on farm in Sorrento during spring break.

Must have own ride to & from farm. Dates & times March 18 9am, March 23 & 24 9am start to ?. Daryl (250)804-9738 MOOSE MULLIGAN’S in Sicamous is now accepting resumes for Spring positions in the following areas: Servers (with a smile), cooks, kitchen prep, and dishwashers. Experience preferred but not mandatory.

E-mail to the p u b @ m o o s e mu l l i g a n s. c o m Attn: Peter.

The Shuswap Recreation Society is a non-profit society, contracting the Operation and Management of Recreation Facilities and Programs for the City of Salmon Arm. The Shuswap Recreation Society has an immediate opening for the position of Accounting Clerk (part time temporary). This position reports directly to the Administration Manager.

Candidates for this position will have a working knowledge of Sage Simply Accounting program and a thorough knowledge of Microsoft Excel. In addition, candidates will possess an aptitude toward accuracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities: • Accounts Receivable • Accounts Payable • Data maintenance in Excel spreadsheets • Project work as determined by the Administration Manager The Shuswap Recreation Society offers an industry standard competitive wage for this position.

Qualified candidates can send resumes with a covering letter to: dnetzel@salmonarmrecreation.ca by March 9, 2012 at 4:00 pm For more information on the Shuswap Recreation Society please visit www.salmonarmrecreation.ca

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3rd/4th Year Heavy Equipment Technician Apprentice Williams Lake - Western Region Reference Number: HET-14320-02062012

SMS Equipment Inc. supplies equipment parts and service to the construction, forestry and mining industries and utility product users. It was created to provide customers with integrated solutions and to expand our service capabilities as a nationwide organization.

PLANNING ASSISTANT 1 (Temporary Position) The CSRD is seeking an energetic, outgoing and friendly person to play a front line role in the Development Services Department as the Planning Assistant I. The ideal Candidate will have Grade 12 or equivalent supplemented by an Urban Planning diploma from a recognized institute plus two years experience preferably in a unionized, local government environment, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

This is a CUPE bargaining unit position and is temporary full time until approximately December 31, 2012. The salary range for this position is $1,684.27 to $1,914.23 bi-weekly with an attractive benefit package. The hours of work for this position are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. A copy of the related position description is available on the CSRD website at www.csrd. bc.ca .

Applications will be treated as confidential and must be received by Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Interested applicants must send a letter of interest and résumé to: Gerald Christie Manager, Development Services Columbia Shuswap Regional District 781 Marine Park Drive NE Box 978 SALMON ARM, BC, V1E 4P1 gchristie@csrd.bc.ca Applicants not contacted within three weeks of the competition closing date are thanked for their interest.

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• Diagnose faults or malfunctions using computerized or other testing equipment to determine extent of repair required.

• Make recommendations regarding extent of repairs and suggest methods of improvement.

• Think logically and keep up with changes in technology.

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• Have a strong awareness and attitude towards workplace health and safety.

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This is a very exciting time to be a part of SMS Equipment Inc.We are one of the largest Komatsu dealers in the world and believe our continued growth is a result of our highly skilled and engaged employees who deliver excellence in the workplace. If you are interested in working for a very dynamic company where your input, your ideas and your participation is valued, apply today. Our growth means your success.

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Misc. for Sale Fresh Nuts â&#x20AC;˘ New Crop Dried Fruit Fine Confection â&#x20AC;˘ Gourmet Gifts

Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay A horse quality orchardgrass, $5, & other quality $2-4/bale Al Fritzel (250)832-9070 BLANDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Farm Sales. Extra clean wheat straw phone(250)832-6615 (250)833-2449. Pick-up/del HAY Alfalfa grass mix small sq. bales 55-65lb. $5/bale Straight Grass $5/bale Phone Rick (250)833-4523 ROUND bale silage. 4x4 bales. Alfalfa grass mix ďŹ rst crop. 400 bales $35 each. Discount on larger orders. Enderby, BC. 250-838-6684 roell@nowcom.ca

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

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

MARCH 1 - 15 1-877-639-2767 www.ranchovignola.com Best of the New Crop â&#x20AC;Ś from the Farm to your Community

4MAN Hot tub mint. 97 Polaris RMK 800 motor both together $3000 250-515-3169 ALPINE Deck Orion amp 12â&#x20AC;? kicker 4 mids.boss.gweegs. All $800 OBO 250-515-3169 BEIGE 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; sofa $150. obo, Intex double blow up mattress $50. (250)675-4043 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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MOVING. 3 pce Teak wall unit 3 ft. x6ft sections in good shape. offers 250-832-0381 WELL Rotted garden manure, Top soils & bark mulch. Phone Stanley Bland (250)832-6615 or (250)833-2449

Pets

Misc. Wanted

3 male Shit-tzu Bechon cross puppies, 8wks old, multi-colored, $350. (250)835-8616 Chihuahua pups for pics & info jeanross54@look.ca $350 (250) 375-2555 Westwold MALE Shitzu Black and White $350 250-835-8616 N&T CANINE CARE Daycare, boarding, grooming.

Visit our webpage: www.nandtcaninecare.ca 250-835-0136 POMERANIAN pups for sale.

8 weeks old, ready to go. Rare light beige colour, dad is 3 pounds $500. (250)832-6955 PUREBRED Chocolate Lab 3 yrs old. Not ďŹ xed. Must go to good home with Backyard. $300 250-835-8616 Purebred registered Havanese pups, great disposition, litter trained, 1st shots, many different colors to choose from, great pets for any family.

For information call 1-250-8324923 or 1-250-517-7579.

SHIH TZU POM Pups for sale 1 male 1 fem black and white dewormed ďŹ rst shots ready to go Mar 3 $500 250-835-4699 With Dignity & Understanding.

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

LOCAL Coin Collector, looking to buy collections, Mint & Proof sets, Accumulations, Olympic, Gold, Silver Coins Etc. Any amount. Please Call Chad at 250-863-3082.

Merchandise for Sale

$500 & Under MOVING SALE Dewalt Radial Arm Saw w/stand $80 Solid Wood Futon-Queen size $75 Leather couch , recliner and loveseat $500 250-675-3027

Garage Sales MOVING SALE Sat Mar 10: 10am-4pm #18-1581 20St NE

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AUCTION

LAKEVIEW MANOR FURNISHED & UNFURNISHED

suites in quiet adult NS, NP, seniors/professional building close to all amenities. Avail now 1 bdrm, 1 Bdrm plus den, and 2 Bdrm furnished. Views McGuire Park and Shuswap Lake $795-$845/mo plus hydro.

Ref reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d 250-833-9148 LARGE 1bdrm apt. $695/mo Salmon Arm near Down Town, N/S, N/P. (1-250)955-0774 LGE 1 & 2 BDRM. BRIGHT apts. In suite storage, green space, live-in manager. Cable incl. Sicamous, 250-836-4516 or 250-804-5364.

SALMON Arm: Across from Askews 1bdrm nwly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ed & 2bdrm. W/D, parking, (1604)858-8176 Colin (250)8323706 Dale SICAMOUS: 2 BDRM. APT. Questview Apts. Some util. incl. $650/mo. Avail. immed..

(250)312-3344

DOWNTOWN Salmon Arm. Up to 1600 sqft. $9.50/sqft plus t-net. Parking. Ph 250832-3277 STOREFRONT SPACE FOR LEASE. 360 Ross Street downtown SA. Retail or ofďŹ ce.

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

Duplex / 4 Plex

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3BDRM, with 1 1/2 bath. N/S, N/P. Garage, laundry room, fenced yard. (778)773-6380 or (604)521-0215

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DELI â&#x20AC;˘ FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT 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

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Free Items FREE: 1 young white rooster (250)832-9767 FREE: Tempo treadmill, works good but needs some work (250)832-8992 MALE Shitzu TerrierX. Fixed w/chip in ear. MUST have good home.250-835-8616

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Home and Land Packages, Salmon Arm Available now!!! Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out!!!

Real Estate

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Commercial/ Industrial Property

MARCH 17 â&#x20AC;˘ 11AM

Dodds Will Auction a Large Quantity of New & Used Food Service Equip Including Deli, Pizza, Bakery, Coffee Shop & More From Stores in the Vernon and Lower Mainland Areas.

PARTIAL LIST INCLUDES: New Uniworld Mixer, New Mincer/Grinder, New Adcraft 4 Burner Table Top Gas Hotplate, New Stainless Steel Shelves & Stands, New Pots, Frypans, New Anvil Meat Grinder.

Vulcan Table Top Range, Garland 2 Burner & 4 Burner Range, Vulcan Flat Top Range, Pizza Ovens, Display Coolers, Stainless & Glass CocaCola Coolers, Ovens, Pizza Warmers, Cappuccino Machines, Deep Fryers, Champion 4 Burner Gas Hotplate. Delfield 3 Door Stainless Refrigerator, Unican Dbl Door Refrigerator, 2 Conveyor Pizza Ovens, Milner 4 Door Cooler. Stainless Sinks, Coffee Brewer, Coffee Grinder, Ice Maker, Small Stainless Hood, Vulcan Soup Maker & More.

Food Court Style Tables with Chairs & Much More.

New Consignments Arriving Every Day. We Are Also Still Taking Consignments of Clean Restaurant Equipment.

DATE: Saturday, March 17, 2012 TIME: 11:00 AM PLACE: 3311 - 28th Avenue, Vernon, BC VIEWING: Fri., March 16, 8:30AM-5:00PM; Sat. 8:30AM-11:00AM

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BAYS For lease and also licensed restaurant 97BHwy 250-832-3829

Pet Services

PET GROOMING With ROBIN

Monday to Friday

All Breeds including Cats & Large Dogs

Appointments necessary.

$100 & Under 70â&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Crasftsman 10â&#x20AC;? Radial Saw/stand like new $140 250832-4829 â&#x20AC;&#x153;BRAMAâ&#x20AC;? Canopy, ďŹ ts smaller pick up $100 phone 250832-8918 LPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S and collection of 45â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some Elvis, German and some childrens 250-832-8056 SATURN elliptical machine $100. (250)832-8992

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(250)832-8766 Toll free 1-800-658-2345

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Spring Clearance!

Rates Consistently better than banks

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

Call Keith (250)832-6060 1 BDRM apt avail Apr 1 in town quiet secure heat incl.

Adults No pets $650/mo 250833-4726 1 Bdrm New, adults, quiet pet OK, Priv. ent. Strata $700 Avail now 250-833-2129 2BDRM, 2bath, Cambridge Court, gas FP, $1000/mo + util (inc gas & water) NS, NP, (250)675-2385 2BDRM close to downtown, NS, NP, $795/mo., hot water included (250)955-0774 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 APT. for rent.

Incl. cable, hydro, washer & dryer. No pets. Single person only. $375/mo. Avail. Immed.

250-836-3233.

BACH suite $550/mo. by rec ctre inc util Bus stop out front NP no WD (1-250)871-6000

(250)

Repairs I ďŹ x lawn mowers, snow blowers, back pack blowers, grass trimmers, chain saws, generators, etc. Please call Clayton at (250) 832-5914 if you need something ďŹ xed.

PHASE 3 NOW OPEN 10 mins. to downtown Vernon, Boat Launch, Spallumcheen Golf & Country Club, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe Ranch just minutes away.

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

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INVESTORS AND ENTREPRENEURS WANTED! Opportunity knocks! Commercial lot! Land only; .30 of an acre just off Main Street. Well below assessment! HST applicable!

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Suites, Lower

Auto Financing

Motorcycles

Trucks & Vans

1 Bedroom, 1 Bath + Den

SUNNYBRAE Estates: 2bdrm. custom modular, 5appl., full deck, private driveway, 55+ only, $950/mo. (250)255-4375

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

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

2005 HONDA VTX-1800R CRUISER-MINT Red-tons of Chrome 13,500km.

Windshield, Light bar, Back rest/Carrier roll bars, Hwy Pegs, ABS Hard Bags, Fender rail $8200 250-804-4363

SEPERATE Level entrance in Hillcrest on bus route 1 BDRM Util, wifi and cable incl. NS Ref’s req’d. Avail Apr. 1 $700/mo 250-833-3566 or 250-804-1819

Poor, Good, OR No Credit at AUTO CREDIT NOW DL9597 Details and APPLY online autocreditwithbarrie.com OR TOLL FREE 1-877-356-0743

1999 Plymouth Voyager 139,000kms $2500 250-8323829 2001 Chev 1500 4x4, reg.cab, LB, 4.8, auto, 190K, exc/cond, $6900, (250)308-2225 2007 Dodge 1500 Laramie 4x4 fully loaded leather factory command start 103,000 km $19,000 OBO 250-832-8671 after 5pm 2007 Pontiac Montana 3.9 V6, 7 pass, 191,000 kms,new tires.$6200 obo 250-307-3170 92 F150 Lots of new parts rebuild less than 20K $2500 OBO 250-515-3169

in Cedar Heights

3 Bedroom, 2 Bath on 18th Street

2 Bedroom, 2 Bath condo, close to malls

3 Bedroom, 3 Bath in Cedar Heights

Call Al Bingham (250)804-6216

Mobile Homes & Pads 2 BDRM mobile Broadview Villa’s, NP, $800/mo $400 DD. (250)832-9603 3 bdrm Mobile Home Avail Apr 1st! $850 per month, includes pad rent. Located in Forrest Grove Mobile Park.

1100 sq ft, open floor plan, drywall throughout, washer/dryer, fridge/stove. A must see! Please call Terra 8049579 to view

Homes for Rent 1000 sq ft, 2 Bdrm 500 sq ft shop, Carport 5 mins from SA. No drugs, N/S. $800/mo + util.

(250)804-2705 1 bdrm home,Vernon, pleasant location, large workshop & garden no pets. $850. Avail now.250-542-9154.

2 Bdrm Bungalow 2 blocks from DT on its own lot w/carport Avail Apr 1 $800/mo 250832-5956 2BDRM house in Enderby 1906 George St., newly reno’d, avail now, 3bdrm basement suite, avail Mar 15, both on 1 acre. (250)549-6554 (250)372-4842 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 2BDRM smaller newly reno’d house, DT SA, W/D, avail.

April 1, ref’s req., NS, NP, $1000/mo. (250)833-4618 2 bedroom house MARA, $850./mo includes utilities, 1-(250)838-6630 3BDRM, 1.5bath, Silvercreek area across from school near corner store $1050/mo. incl util and Sat (250)832-5376 3BDRM upper floor $950. or 2bdrm bsmt suite $800. close to DT on Auto Rd., pet friendly or will rent whole house.

(250)549-6554 (250)372-4842 3 BED 1 bath home, available April 1, $1000. per mth (250)833-4537 For rent, sale or rent to own, small 2-bdrm. rancher in central S/Arm. 250-804-0042 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 MODERN 3 bdrm, 2 bath in Salmon Arm. 5 appl., dbl garage, NS, NP, DD & refs. reqd. $1200 + Util. onthegogran@hotmail.com NEWER 1/2 duplex with yard.

3 brd, den, 3 full bath, air, view. Avail April 1st N/S N/P $1400/mth plus util. Call 250764-4336 SICAMOUS - 3-bdrm. rancher, $1,000/mo. Ref’s.req’d. 403874-6457

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

(250)832-8845 1BDRM close to picadilly furn, covered parking cable/util incl. NS, NP, shared laundry. $650/mo. (250)832-8959 1BDRM. daylight bsmt. suite, rural SA, avail. Mar. 1st, $750/mo., incl. util, cable, internet, laundry, NS, ND, pet neg., ref’s req., (250)832-8407 2BDRM. downtown bsmt. suite avail. immed., independent laundry $950/mo. all inclusive (250)833-5214 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 Daylight suite w/d/f/s, utl inc.

Private ent/patio/beach. Ns/np. Avail. immed. $750. 250-558-7221.

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 Enderby (rural) 1bdrm $700, Bachelor $450. both incl all util, sat/int., 250-558-9171.

HILLCREST: large, bright 1bdrm., sep. parking, W/D, incl. util., $750/mo (250)8330111 KIT. l/r, bdrm. suite in town, all appl. $550/mo includ. util. (d/d req’d & ref.) 250-833-4860 LGE. 1 BDRM. furn. in Sicamous. N.S. N.D., N.P., D.D. Ref. req. $750/mo. util. incl.

250-826-0083.

NEW 1 bed suite, shared laundry, central location. No pets. $500 1/2 util. 250-300-6388

Misc for Rent

Suites, Upper 2BDRM Silver Creek Across from School WD/FS NS Nparties must have ref’s $700 + Util. 250-832-6561 2BDRM. suite completely renovated above commercial space downtown, 5appl., $800/mo. Lisa (250)833-7628 Blind Bay 2 Bdrm Great view, Own laundry Avail Feb 1 $850 1-250-577-3468 BRIGHT 1bdrm., yard, patio, heat, wireless int. incl., cat ok, avail. Mar.15th $800/mo. + DD & ref’s (250)253-8465 Newly Reno’d ONE BDRM suite util incl. $650/mo, NS. (250)804-0399

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Cars - Domestic 1994 Ford Mustang V6 RWD 70km on new engine. $1000 in winter tires/rims. Amp & Subs. $2700 obo (250)517-9412 1996 Buick Regal, good running reliable car $1000.

(250)833-3569

Cars - Sports & Imports

FOUR Mag 15 inch rims with tires, fits older Ford, 235x75 $100 phone 250-832-8918

Auto Financing Need A Vehicle!

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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

Sport Utility Vehicle 1995 Ford Explorer Ltd. Edition No rust $1250. (250)8331976

Trucks & Vans

ATTENTION COLLECTORS 1980 CAMARO, only 50,000 K on reblt punched 305 eng. 3 spd. Needs some body work.

For more info. 1-250-5239762. (Logan Lake)

1988 Ford Ranger project truck, 3 inch body lift, 6 inch suspension lift, 95% tread on 3l inch Truxus MT tires on American Racing rims, Bush bumper, canopy, rebuilt 5l engine and rebuilt tranny. Offers, or will sell for parts. Phone 250-832-8918

Senior Assisted Living

Senior Assisted Living

RENTALS

Auto Accessories/Parts BLIZZAK Tires (235x75) on 15 inch rims, 85% tred or better, $400 OBO phone 250832-8918

Scrap Car Removal

#225 - Studio Suite 356 sq. ft., Scenic view $1850/mo. #120 - 1 Bdrm. Suite 545 sq. ft., Corner unit $2350/mo. #333 - 2 Bdrm. Suite 666 sq. ft., Scenic view $2850/mo.

• All Suites have Kitchenettes and Walk-in showers • Price includes Meals, Housekeeping, Heat, Hydro, Emergency Pendant and 24-hr. Onsite Care Aide • Assisted Living Services Available

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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.

PROPERTY RENTAL • 1 Bdrm. Apt. - 4 Avenue SE • 4 Bdrm. - Forest Drive, Blind Bay • 3 Bdrm. - 4B Avenue SE • 3 Bdrm. - Mayer, Tappen • 3 Bdrm. - Old Salmon Arm Rd., Enderby • 4 Bdrm. - 49 Avenue NE • 1 & 2 Bdrm. Apt. - Shuswap Street SW • 2 Bdrm. Apt. - 420 4 Avenue SE ®

Commercial Solutions

Office: Direct: 250•832•7051 250•832•8220 deepower@sunwave.net

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

3 bags for $10

Utility Trailers

Legal Notices

Legal Notices

To: Bill Stewart TAKE NOTICE THAT on March 28, 2011 an order was made for service upon you of the Notice of Claim from the Kamloops Court Registry in proceeding number 38536 by way of this advertisement.

You must file a Reply to the Claim at the Kamloops Law Courts within 14 days of receiving this notice failing which further proceedings, including judgment, may be taken against you with no notice to you.

You may obtain, from the Kamloops Law Courts at, #223-455 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC, a copy of the Notice of Claim, blank Reply and the order providing for service by this advertisement.

Columbia Shuswap Regional District FOR SALE BY BID Sealed bids, clearly marked “Bid – Surplus Firefighting Apparatus” and delivered to the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, PO Box 978, 781 Marine Park Drive NE, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4P1 will be accepted until 2 PM Pacific time on Friday, March 23, 2012.

1983 Ford Superior Engine • Ford C800 3 Man Tilt - 27,500 lbs • 429 V8 Gas • Alison AT545 - 4 Speed Auto • 33,251 km • 1706 hours on Hale pump • Hale QSF100 4000 L/M Class A Single Stage • 3700 Litres fibreglass water tank This truck may be viewed at Ranchero/ Deep Creek Fire Hall. Arrangements for viewing can be made with Kenn Mount, Fire Services Co-ordinator at (250) 833-5945 (direct) or (250) 517-0507 (cell), or Fire Chief Marvin Gros at (250) 546-8390.

$

625/mo.

2 Bdrm., 1 bath main floor of house, lakeview, 5 appliances, large deck, N/S, N/P. $ 2622 Blind Bay Road, Blind Bay 950/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

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This vehicle will be sold “as is/where is.” All sales are final. No warranties expressed or implied. Applicable taxes extra.

The successful bidder must make full payment and take possession of their vehicle by Friday, March 30, 2012.

For further information, contact: Kenn Mount, Fire Services Co-ordinator at kmount@csrd.bc.ca Or Fire Chief Marvin Gros, (250) 546-8390.

Phone during regular office hours to (250) 832-5950 or 1-888-248-2773 toll-free.

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2010 Cargo Mate 12” white utility trailer, purchased new has been used a few times to carry bike. Paid $7000 asking $4500 250-833-7512

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Rotary Update Shuswap Rotary members demonstrate the Rotary motto: “Service a

Rotary Member Club: Shuswap Rotary Club 05-06 Past President of the Shuswap Rotary Club

Looking forward to an exciting year 250-832-9915

Dr. Gene Tymkiw

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Rotary Member

bove self”

Club: Daybreak Rotary Club Occupation: Certified Applied Nutritionist

What’s New in Health & Wellness 250-804-2854

Marie Kolenosky

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Rotary Member Club: Rotary Club of Salmon Arm Occupation: Investment Advisor Employer: Sterling Land Wealth Advisory Group Sterling Land

250-832-9394

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Rotary Member Club: Daybreak Rotary Club Occupation: Advertising Sales Employer: Black Press

Leah Bousfield

250 832-2131

Medical Dental Mission to Ecuador - Above: Dr. Eugene Tymkiw holds one of his small patients who proudly shows off his new fillings.

Right: Childs teeth before fillings is just one example that shows

Rotary Member

the need for help in the poor areas of many countries.

When we choose to join a Rotary Club, we choose to commit ourselves to community and international service. Sometimes our service is about fundraising for a worthwhile project, like our Pennies for Heaven drop held at the fair which raised money for the purchase of a Gamma probe for the hospital and for the accessible playground being built at Blackburn Park. Other projects are hands-on. There are small projects, like ¿xing up trails at Haney Park, or the Rotary Trail that winds from Little Mountain to Shuswap Lake. We clean up parks, like Peter Jennick Park on the shoreline. These small projects offer community improvement, and are a visible demonstration of our effort.

However, some of our projects are

larger in scope, and make a signi¿cant difference in the lives of people around the world. Last summer, Mike gineering Boudreau of Tech-Brew Engineering went to Kenya. As a result of meeting with a Rotary Club there, he organized a project to improve a water system, and to provide lunches for students at Burrani High School.

Knowing how important nutrition is to learning, we know that this project is making a difference.

Another huge project is the dental mission to poor people in Cuenca Ecuador. In January of this year Dr. Eugene Tymkiw and dental assistant Donna Cook were part of Medical Dental Mission Esperanza (“hope”) providing dental treatment to children in poor mountain schools as well as to

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patients about to have orthopedic surgery. When our club saw photos of the teeth he treated, some that looked more like barnacles d than teeth, we were particularly proud to support Gene in his internationall service. Our club helped purchase a portable digital dental x-ray machinee which proved to be invaluable to thee team.

Rotary makes a difference in ourr community and our world. We’ree proud to put service above self. Wee invite you to join us.

Lloyd Nakagawa Bookingham Palace Bookstore 832-3948 • MALL AT PICCADILLY

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Single Layer, Made in Store ..............................

8” Lemon Dessert Cake

Made in Store ........................................................

Provolone Cheese

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Buffalo Turkey Breast

2

28 /100 g

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1

98 lb.

3 98 lb. lb.

1 48

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Fresh Chicken Legs, Back Attached

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g/

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