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Father begins fundraising for son’s surgery Tyson Dean: Four-yearold boy expected to undergo heart operation. By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

A Sicamous family is reaching out to their community for a little support this holiday season that will help see them through their son’s open-heart surgery. Four-year-old Tyson Dean, son of Ryan and Colleen Dean, was born with a ventricle septal defect (VSD) – a small hole in a heart ventricle. Such a defect typically gets smaller over time and can close its own. In Tyson’s case, the hole has gotten smaller, but is still present. Furthermore, the healing process has created another problem for the boy’s heart. “What has happened is the hole has gotten smaller, but the heart has worked so hard to heal the hole that he has developed extra muscle bundles, which create pressure on the heart,” explains Ryan. “So they have to go in and remove

Brave faces: Tyson Dean, with mother Colleen, sister Kylie and father Ryan, will be heading down to the BC Children’s

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Hospital in the Lower Mainland next month to see if necessary open-heart surgery can be put off until January so that he can spend Christmas at home in Sicamous. Photo by Lachlan Labere

Greg Kyllo to seek BC Liberal nomination in Shuswap riding By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

Having enjoyed a taste of local politics, Greg Kyllo is ready for the next level as BC Liberal candidate for the Shuswap riding. Kyllo, a first-term councillor with the District of Sicamous, decided on Friday to run for nomination to lead the Shuswap riding of the BC Liberal party – a position held by retiring MLA George Abbott since 1996 – into the May 2013 provincial election. Others seeking nomination include former Salmon Arm Mayor Marty Bootsma, former Spallumcheen Mayor Will Hansma and Jordan Ross of Salmon Arm. Along with being a municipal councillor, Kyllo is the co-owner and manager of TA Structures in Sicamous. Both Kyllo and the company feature prominently in the provincial government’s current BC

Jobs Plan campaign. But Kyllo has a longer, deeper connection to the BC Liberals (including his friendship with Abbott), which has, in part, prompted him to try his hand at provincial politics. “The Liberals are certainly free enterprise – It’s all about small business, and the rights of the individual,” says Kyllo, explaining what it is about the BC Liberal party that appeals to him. “Obviously it’s all about job growth, and I lived through the NDP-era through the late ’80s, early ’90s. It was just a disaster for our business. “I think the Liberals have done a fantastic job and I want to see that they retain power. The Conservatives I certainly don’t see as a viable option….” Kyllo says he actually began thinking about running to represent the Shuswap earlier this summer, after he and his

Honours: Greg and Georgina Kyllo, right, were recipients of the May Brown Award at the recent BC Liberal party convention. Malakwa’s Sharon Gerry, standing beside See BC Liberals on page 3 Shuswap MLA George Abbott, received the Super Volunteer Award. Photo submitted

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Suspects arrested in 2008 murder case After nearly four years, RCMP investigators have arrested two individuals for the 2008 murder of Tyler Myers in Salmon Arm. Myers, who was 22 at the time of his death, was found on the grounds of Bastion Elementary on Nov. 21, 2008 where he died of a gunshot wound. Southeast District major crime unit launched an investigation at the time of the murder and in 2012, the Unsolved Homi-

cide Unit advanced thee n case to the point that on 2 Monday, Nov. 5, 2012 two individuals weree n arrested in Salmon d Arm and Vernon and charged with Myers’’ murder. m “Investigators from d the RCMP Unsolved Homicide Unit have identified and arrested a man and woman that we believe are responsible for Tyler Myers murder,” explains Inspector Gary Shinkaruk, E Division Major Crime Unit. “As we

Tyler Myers approach the four-year anniversary of Tyler’s death we are pleased to say that those responsible are now facing criminal charges.” As the case is now before the courts, details cannot be released

about the lengthy investigation. However, police can confirm that Tyler knew the two accused and this was not a random attack. The now 20-yearold male and 21-yearold female, both from Salmon Arm, have been charged with first degree murder but cannot be named as they were young persons as defined by the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) at the time of the offence. “Each of our in-

vestigators believes that murder victims deserve to have their case solved, no matter how long the file takes. These charges illustrate their dedication and hopefully will help Tyler’s friends and family,” says Insp. Shinkaruk. The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are possible. The two accused are scheduled to appear in Salmon Arm Provincial Court on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

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these muscle bundles. So he’s looking at an open-heart surgery.” On Dec. 6, Ryan, Colleen and Tyson have an appointment at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver to see if Tyson is in need of surgery right away, or if he can return home and enjoy Christmas with his parents and three-year-old sister Kylie, and return for the surgery in January. Either way, the darkhaired, brown-eyed boy is facing a potentially lengthy hospital stay. Ryan, Colleen and Kylie plan to be by his side, regardless of how long it takes. With only Colleen working right now, however, Ryan acknowledges the family will be facing some financial hardship over the coming months. So he has taken it upon himself to fundraise for his son and family. “I’m trying to or-

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ganize a dinner, silent auction and hopefully some music,” says Ryan who, during the summer is a cook at Hyde Mountain Golf Course. With Kim Hyde’s assistance, Ryan is organizing a roast beef dinner, dance and auction for Saturday Nov. 24, upstairs at the Sicamous and District Recreation Centre. Salmon Arm musicians Aimie Laws and Ian Hill are slated to perform. A few items have already been donated for the auction, such as golf passes, a stay at the Best Western and an NHL jersey signed by Cody Franson. Along with the dinner, Ryan is talking to anyone and everyone who might have advice, or who might be able to assist, and says he’s already received a lot of valuable tips from neighbours. He notes that fundraising is a new experience – that he and Colleen

have always paid for the numerous trips to the Lower Mainland required for Tyson’s heart condition, and for treatment last year of a serious blood disorder that Tyson has since recovered from. “The expenses this time around – I need winter tires on my Jeep to get down there for his appointment in December, we’ve got two dogs we’ve got to put in kennels, the list doesn’t end and we just financially can’t do it,” says Ryan. “Christmas is around the corner. We’ve had struggles of our own at home like every family does.” Despite all the stress for the Deans, there is a silver lining, that being the operation itself. Ryan says while there’s always potential for a negative outcome, he is confident in the specialist looking after Tyson. “I really like him because he’s straight to the point, one of these

November 10 - Annual Fall/Winter Craft Fair. At the Fire Hall on Davidson Drive, Swansea Point. Donations to the Food Bank accepted at the door. November 11 - Remembrance Day events. Parade at 10:40 Cenotaph ceremony 11:00 am. Join us after at the Sicamous Legion for lunch, cadets host children upstairs for hot dogs and drinks. Music provided by Shuswap Pipes and Drums and Rythmn Riders. All are welcome. November 17-Eagle River Secondary School 23rd Annual Christmas Craft & trade Fair. Saturday at Eagle River School Gym 9:30 am - 3:00 pm. Christmas crafts, jewellery, pottery, woodworking, baking. Items and gifts for everyone. Reservations: Kathy - 250-836-3267 November 17-The Mara Annual Christmas Bazaar at the Mara Hall from 9-3pm. Lunch for $5 and a bake sale table of delicious goodies. Donations of food or cash will be accepted for the Christmas hamper program. Come and ﬁnd that special gift! For information - contact Frances 838-2121. November 21-Ladies Evening out. 7:00 pm at the Senior’s Activity Centre. Christmas Story, Carols Singing, Door Prizes. Special Music Brianna and Riley. Please bring your donations for the food bank. Admission by donation. All ladies are welcome. December 1- Eagle Valley Artisans Arts & Crafts Sale, 10 AM – 3 PM at the Red Barn in Sicamous, 226 Riverside Ave. For info call 250-836-4613 Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday- Sicamous Lions Club meets at the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre, 1090 Shuswap

guys who doesn’t sugarcoat anything – at the same time, he’s great, he cares,” says Ryan. “And what he says is when it comes to this type of operation, and what he’s getting done, is more of a cakewalk for these doctors. It sounds like there’s not too much worry, but you are opening up a fouryear-old little boy.” Ryan says he and his family haven’t been in Sicamous long, but they have come to embrace the community they currently call home. And they hope to be back home as soon as possible after

Tyson’s surgery. But Ryan expects their stay in Vancouver could be up to a month, and says any help would be appreciated. Anyone with an item to donate for the Nov. 24 dinner, dance and auction, or who might be able to provide other forms of assistance, may call Ryan Dean at 250-803-1459, or Kim Hyde at 250-833-8085. Editors note: Bonnie Davies, Stacey Carlier and Fountain Tire in Salmon Arm have already arranged to provide the Deans with new winter tires.

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Building wanted for historic fire truck By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

Sicamous’ Fireman’s Club is seeking a home for a piece of local firefighting history. Club members recently approached Sicamous council to request funding support for a structure that would house the club’s 1928 Gottfredson fire truck. Capt. Derrick Brown of the Sicamous Volunteer Fire Department said the truck was retired from service in 1970, and that as of late has been stored at the district property on Riverside which was flooded this summer. Brown noted the district is now looking

at tearing the building down, meaning the truck will be needing a new home. Brown and firefighter Dale Wood provided some historic background on the truck. The said it originally belonged to Vernon, and that it was purchased by Sicamous’ fire department in 1953. “As far as I can find out from your history books, the fire department was put together in 1952 – It must have been late in ’52, otherwise they were just packing buckets I guess,” said Wood. With the help of a district grant of $2,000, the club has been able

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Sicamous’ Fireman’s Club is seeking a new home for its 1928 Gottfredson fire truck, shown above. File photo

to do a lot of restoration work, and the vehicle is operational, having appeared at events in and around the community. “All the lights work, everything works on it. That’s basically why we’d like to have this

viewing area, so we can keep this truck in that condition… ,” said Wood, adding there’s still some work that needs to be done. “My feeling and the feelings of the club, is that this is a very important piece

of history. It should be maintained.” Brown then introduced Brian Anderson of Bayview Homes, who presented council with a conceptual drawings for a storage building, to be located by Sicamous’ current firehall. Anderson’s vision is a heated building that would incorporate accents that reflect the vehicle’s age. He estimated the facility would cost between $60,000 and $80,000. Coun. Greg Kyllo, acting as council chair, suggested district staff could help by identifying grant options available to non-profit organizations such as the club.

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wife Georgina were approached by a number of individuals who thought he’d be a good candidate. “We thought pretty long and hard about it and we initially made a decision about five weeks ago that we were not going to run,” says Kyllo. Things changed, however, when Greg and Georgina attended the recent BC Liberal convention in Whistler. There, the Kyllos – unbeknownst to them – were chosen to receive the BC Liberal Party’s May Brown Award, an honour bestowed upon party supporters for “contributions to the community, the province and the cause of liberalism…” It was also at the convention that Greg was once again being encouraged to run. His final decision was made on Friday, after he had received some bad news that his stepfather Knut Thomsen has esophageal cancer. “I was like, oh, no – with that and everything else, I might not make the plunge,” says Greg. “And then, at about three o’clock in the afternoon, my stepfather called me and he said, you know, we don’t… want to hold you back in moving forward in something you want to do. He said, ‘Greg,

you’ve worked tirelessly for 26 years to build this company up… If this is something you want to do for you, go for it.’” Asked what hurdles he sees ahead for the BC Liberals in the

coming election, Kyllo acknowledged the public is still angry about the HST. But he says he sees the momentum of public opinion swinging back in favour of a Liberal government, something he believes

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more for Sicamous, and the Shuswap, if elected MLA. In the meantime, his sights are set on securing the nomination for the Shuswap riding.

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Eagle Valley News

Harper needs to pay more heed to electorate

o Canada is a blue state. A BBC poll of 21 countries completed prior to the Nov. 6 U.S. election showed a solid majority preferred to see Barack Obama return to the White House. Only Pakistan, and by a slim majority, was in favour of a Romney government. Interestingly, the difference in the number of Canadians choosing Obama over Romney was around 65 per cent – the kind of lead any political leader would love. Meanwhile, here in Canada, Prime Minister Stephen Harper continues to act with apparent disregard for polls or approval ratings. Understandable, since many Canadians don’t appear overly thrilled with his approach to doing business. In fact, a September Ipsos-Reid poll shows one in four Canadians think Harper is the worst prime minister the nation has had since 1968. Mind you, he still comes ahead of Liberal Jean Chrétien, and fellow Tory, Brian Mulroney. The highest-rated PM was Pierre Elliot Trudeau. Since he announced his intention to run for the leadership of the federal Liberals, Pierre’s son, Justin Trudeau, has been grabbing headlines. While critcs argue he’s more style than substance (ignoring or downplaying what he’s accomplished to date), there’s something to that style that has Canadians in a tizzy – and it’s not just his left hook. There’s a charismatic charm to Justin that is beginning to sink in among Canadians tired of a prime minister for whom democracy appears to be a royal inconvenience. Case in point: the Foreign Investment Promotion & Protection Agreement Harper has signed with China. This trade agreement, which Canada will be bound to for 31 years, received no debate in the House of Commons and little in the way of public discourse. We think it’s time the Prime minister showed the electorate a little more respect for their opinions. After all respect, along with positive approval ratings, are earned.

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Here’s a real smart meter manipulation By Tom Fletcher News Columnist

VICTORIA – Two very different scenes unfolded at opposite ends of the province last week. In the remote northwest corner of B.C., the first power line towers started going up to connect Highway 37 communities to the BC Hydro grid. The Nisga’a, Tahltan and other aboriginal communities will soon have reliable power, as well as muchneeded training and jobs during clearing and construction. Meanwhile, down on the Gulf Islands, the most hysterical, dishonest campaign against smart meters I’ve heard of so far, went into high gear. I’ve obtained a mass e-mail from the head antismart meter organizer on Salt Spring Island that shows the mentality at work here. (Corix is the BC Hydro contractor that has installed more than a million meters and has ap-

proached the Gulf Islands with trepidation, the last area of B.C. to be done.) “Corix is attacking with 30 trucks on Monday the 22nd,” Chris Anderson wrote in October. “Poelpe [sic] are advised NOT to attend the Victoria pipeline rally but instead help defend agianst [sic] spymeter installations in their neighbourhoods.” Anderson’s self-appointed supporters fanned out across the island, attempting to turn away installers on the false assumption that everyone has fallen for their crackpot fear campaign. They managed to stop 12 per cent of the installations. Coincidentally, Anderson has been doing a brisk business selling $35 meter locks to gullible Salt Spring Islanders in recent months. They don’t work, and you’re not allowed to lock BC Hydro property anyway. Others have been sold official-looking “no smart meter” signs that

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don’t identify the customer, so they don’t work either. As for the term “spymeter,” I’ve reported on the weird theories spread by Bill Vander Zalm in a video interview, where he claims smart meters are part of a global surveillance system that can even tell what you’re cooking. Vander Zalm has been outdone by one Brian Thiesen, who styles himself as the “chairman” of “Interior Smart Meter Awareness.” In September, the Merritt Herald reported on Theisen’s presentation to 20 unwary people in a church basement. He claimed wireless meters not only provide video surveillance of your house, they are also responsible for “dying bees” and “defective sperm and eggs” as well as disease and fires. Thiesen even claimed radio frequency signals can “pull your PIN number directly out of your head.” Is there no limit to the nonsense some people will fall

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for? Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis co-authored a study that shows residential fires have decreased with the advent of smart meters. Which brings me to the ugliest opposition to this modernization, the criminal element. Here in North America’s marijuana mecca, installers have encountered many meter bypasses, wired up to steal hydro and conceal high consumption for grow ops. In addition to being illegal, they are a fire hazard that is removed when discovered. Installers also find more sophisticated cases of hydro theft. Removing the mechanical meter reveals a hole cut in the back of the case, so the dials can be turned back to hide a grow op’s power consumption. No wonder some people want to lock them down. Of course all of this is defeated by a smart grid system, so the growers and other crooks are angry.

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Food bank ahead in Kraft campaign By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

The Eagle Valley Food Bank is in the lead in the Kraft Food For Families fundraising campaign. The program began Nov. 1, and as of Monday, Nov. 6, the Eagle Valley Food Bank had raised more than $822, the most of 21 food banks competing in the

Pacific region. When the contest closes on Dec. 31, the food bank with the most registered supporters will receive an additional $5,000. Eagle Valley Community Resource Centre director Janet McLean Senft says she’s received plenty of enthusiastic support, as well as help in getting the word out from

students in Eagle River Secondary’s social justice program. To help the Eagle Valley Food Bank stay in first place, visit www.kraftfoodforfamilies.ca and register. Your name and email address is all that’s needed. After that, you need to click “pacific” region, and “select my foodbank.”

Then you simply slide the food into a food box, and the box into the bank, and you’re done. By doing this, Kraft will donate 50 cents to the food bank. An additional 50 cents will be donated every day registrants return to the website, until the contest closes. Only Canadian residents may register.

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SPORTS Odds against Eagles on road trip By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

It was one of those weekends the Sicamous Eagles will want to put behind them. With a number of their defencemen and a couple of top scorers off with injuries, and goaltender Jack Surgenor called up to play in Merritt, the odds were stacked against the Eagles when they embarked on a three-game road trip to the Kootenays and Spokane. The end result lived up to those odds, with the team suffering straight losses. The first hit for Sicamous was in Spokane where, after a long day on the road, they wound up on the losing end of a 7-2 outcome versus the Spokane Braves. Despite 22 shots on the Sicamous net in the first frame, Eagles

netminder Kris Joyce let only three get past. Scoring ended in the period with an unassisted single from Sicamous’ Cameron Berry near the threeminute mark. Sicamous’ second goal came on a power play midway through the second frame from Kelyn Opel, assisted by Brendan Devries. The Braves put in their final four in the second period as well, leaving the third period scoreless. On Saturday night the Eagles were handed a 5-1 loss from hosts the Beaver Val-

ley Nitehawks. Cameron Berry provided Sicamous’ single in the third frame, assisted by Connor Buick. A similar story played out on Sunday when the Eagles suffered a 6-1 defeat to the Nelson Leafs. This time Kelyn Opel potted the single, an unassisted marker delivered late in the first period. Sicamous is back on the ice on Nov. 9 and 11, with away games versus the Kamloops Storm and the Penticton Lakers. They’ll be back home on Nov. 16 to take on the Storm.

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SICAMOUS & DISTRICT RECREATION CENTRE SCHEDULE ICE SURFACE - WEEK OF 12 NOVEMBER 2012 MONDAY NOV 12 Public Skating: 10:30 am - 11:30 am Lunch Bunch: 12 pm - 2 pm Pre Novice: 5 pm - 6 pm Atom: 6 pm - 7 pm Pee Wee: 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm Old Timers: 8:30 pm - 10 pm

SICAMOUS EAGLES PLAYER PROFILE Position: Forward Home Town: Kitimat, BC Age: 19 Height: 6’ 0” Weight: 185 Prev Team: Sicamous Eagles Hobbies / Interests: Golf, Video games Personal Hero: Trevor Linden Goals / Objectives: Play university hockey Favorite NHL Team: Vancouver Canucks Favorite Player: Trevor Linden Favorite Music: Foo Fighters Favorite Food: Pizza What do you like best about playing hockey in Sicamous:

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TUESDAY NOV 13 Public Skating: 10:30 am - 11:30 am Lunch Bunch: 12 pm - 2 pm Public Skating: 2 pm - 4 pm Figure Skating: 5 pm - 8 pm Eagles: 8:15 pm - 9:45 pm WEDNESDAY NOV 14 Public Skating: 10:30 am - 11:30 am Lunch Bunch: 12 pm - 2 pm Public Skating: 2:30 pm - 3 pm Pre Novice: 5 pm to 6 pm Atom: 6 pm to 7 pm Midget: 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm Eagles: 8:30 pm - 10 pm THURSDAY NOV 15 Public Skating: 10:30 am - 11:30 am Lunch Bunch: 12 pm - 2 pm

Public Skating: 2 pm - 4 pm Salmon Arm: 5 pm - 6 pm Pee Wee: 6 pm - 7 pm Midget: 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm Eagles: 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm FRIDAY NOV 16 Public Skating: 10:30 am - 11:30 am Lunch Bunch: 12 pm - 2 pm Public Skating: 2 pm - 4 pm Sicamous VS Kamloops: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm SATURDAY NOV 17 Pre Novice: 9:00 am - 10:30 am Atom Game: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm SA vs Kam MF Game: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm SA vs Trail MT2 Game: 4:15 pm - 6:15 pm SUNDAY, NOV 18 Pee Wee Game: 9:00 am - 10:30 am Sicamous vs Summerland: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Sicamous Eagles vs. Princeton: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm SA Midget T2 Practice: 4:15 pm - 6:15 pm Blue: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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Tourism job opportunities increasing For some, a dream job would be a vacation planner – for themselves. Vacationing in B.C. can take so many forms that it would indeed be a full-time job. The tourism and hospitality industry is an extremely diverse industry with over 400 different occupations – including occupations that lead to longerterm careers, as well as those that fit well for those seeking part-time work, like students or older workers who are not yet ready to retire. British Columbia’s tourism industry will be a leader in provincial job growth as businesses look to fill 101,000 new job openings by 2020, according to a study of labour demand and supply by go2, the B.C. tourism industry’s human resource association. The Tourism Labour Market Strategy, released in the spring of 2012 by go2, sets out the plan to recruit, retain and train the work-

ers needed to keep pace with the growth projected for the industry. Nearly half of the 101,000 openings will be new jobs created by the tourism industry across the province, adding 44,220 more jobs to the provincial workforce by 2020. The other approximately 57,000 openings are due to replacements (i.e. retirements). “The labour strategy co-ordinated by go2 is a key pillar of industry growth in the province. Without it, we simply wouldn’t have the skilled workers in place to deliver the visitor experience throughout B.C.,” says Lana Denoni, chair of TIABC, the Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia. British Columbia’s location, bordered by the Rocky Mountains on the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west, makes it unique within Canada. Its mountain and coastal scenery, present op-

Lana Denoni, Chair of the Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia. portunities for summer sailing, winter skiing, and other activities. B.C.’s tourism and hospitality industry is now the single largest “primary resource industry” in the province, generating an annual real GDP of more than $6.4 billion in 2010, ahead of forestry, mining, oil and gas extraction, and agriculture. Tourism and hospi-

tality generated $13.4 billion in annual revenue in 2010. Overall, between 2004 and 2010, industry revenues grew by a total of 25.5 per cent, representing an average annual growth rate of 4.2 per cent. The provincial government’s Gaining the Edge: A Five-year Strategy for Tourism in British Columbia

targets revenue growth of five per cent a year that will top $18 billion in tourism spending by 2016. The fastest growing sectors for tourism job growth over the next decade are expected to be recreation and entertainment and travel services. There are an estimated 17,943 tourism-related businesses across the province, employing about 260,000 workers. More than 80 per cent of tourism’s new job openings are projected to come in food and beverage services (43,410 openings), Recreation and entertainment (20,530 openings) and the accommodation sector (18,920 openings). For more information, visit the career section of go2hr.ca: http://www.go2hr.ca/ careers-tourism or the Tourism Labour Market Strategy: http:// www.go2hr.ca/strategy.

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BANNISTER COLLISION & GLASS CENTRE, VERNON, BC. Due to growth in our ICBC Express Repair Body Shop, we are seeking to ďŹ ll the following position: LICENSED AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN 2ND/3RD YEAR APPRENTICE Competitive Wages Good BeneďŹ ts. Preference may be given to applicants with previous ICBC Express Shop Experience. Please forward your resume with cover letter by fax or email to the attention of Bill Blackey. Fax 250-545-2256 or email bodyshop@bannisters.com EXPERIENCED PARTS Person for a progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full beneďŹ ts and RRSP bonuses plus moving allowances. Our 26,000 sq.ft store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmonton, Alberta. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com Send resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net NEED A Change? Looking for work? In the Provost region, workers of all kinds are needed now! Visit our website today for more information: www.dreamscreatethefuture.ca

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SMITHERS Logging Contractor is hiring Buncher, Skidder, and Processor Operators. Call Shari at 250-847-1531 or fax resume to 250-847-1532.

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Peter, Rhonda & Jorri Jensen are proud to announce the Graduation of their son/brother from the University of BC Okanagan on June 7, 2012. Trent received his Bachelor of Human Kinetics after four years of University in Kelowna, BC. Trent is currently continuing his science and nursing studies at Algonquin in Ottawa.

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Drivers/Courier/ Trucking LOG HAUL Contractors wanted. Contractor Log Trucks and Drivers wanted immediately to haul into Spray Lake Sawmills, Cochrane, Alberta. Contact Gil 403-333-5355 or Rob 403851-3388. Email: woodlands@ spraylakesawmills.com

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An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilďŹ eld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051. BUS DRIVER/GRADER operator needed by Cats Ski Company. Dec. to April. Part time work. Send resume to info@mustangpowder.com. CLEARWATER OILFIELD Services requires Class 1 or 3 Vacuum Truck Drivers for the Rocky Mountain House, Alberta area. Local work. No day rating. Full beneďŹ ts after 6 months. Fax 403-844-9324.

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HEALTH CARE AIDES You must have completed the Residential Care Aide (RCA) course or have equivalent certification. Experience with physically disabled and the elderly is preferred. You must be registered with the BC Care Aide and Community Health Worker Registry. We offer competitive wages and the opportunity to improve the quality of life for individuals and their families.

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Ted and Eileen Whitehead are celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary. They have spent 51 of their 60 years of marriage in Sicamous and would like to welcome the local people to commemorate the occasion with them and their family.

There will be an open house on November 10th from 12:00 – 4:00 pm at the Seniors Centre. A brief outline of Ted and Eileen’s journey: Ted was from rural Manitoba and moved to British Columbia with dreams based on memories of a poster he had seen in a Greyhound bus terminal showing the Big Bend Highway. After his move to British Columbia, he worked as an electrician and managed to collect together some personal wealth, a new Cadillac convertible and a motor cycle. This is when the flashy guy with great promises met Eileen. She was a young nurse in training, born and raised in the city of New Westminster. They met at a dance and married a few months later. Then the real Ted appeared. His actual dream was to become a logger. Just after one year of marriage and the first baby, Leslee; they move to Nelson Island, an isolated area on the Sunshine Coast near Pender Harbour. Ted and Eileen spent the next 4 years on the island. Ted was keen to learn his new career of logging while Eileen spent her days packing water, listening to the continuous rain and waiting for the boat to come in with her groceries and mail. At some point, their house burned down and they were forced to live in a quickly renovated chicken coop. But all the while, Ted logged. Two more babies were created on the island, Susan and Bob. Then there was a collapse in the American log market and they were forced to move. Ted sold his crawler tractor at this time to someone in the Caribou. Instead of money, Ted ends up with a saw mill and logging camp in exchange for the crawler tractor (money probably would have been better). This takes the family up to the Caribou to another remote area which was on the west side of the Fraser River, across the Margarite ferry. The family now includes Mike, baby number 4. The saw mill and logging camp were complete with a bunk house and a camp cook. Eileen home schooled Leslee, helped Ted with the business and managed 4 children. Soon after the acquisition of the saw mill, lumber prices totally collapsed into a recession. According to Eileen, it was time to move. She had a chance to visit family in Sicamous and told Ted, “I don’t know where you are going to live, but I am not leaving here. Find some way to make a living”. Ted and Eileen moved to Sicamous in March of 1961. Shortly after moving there, Judy was born, baby number 5. Ted did find work. He became a mechanic during the construction of the Roger’s Pass Highway. Meanwhile, Ken arrives as baby number 6. Now Eileen has real purpose, she is a member of the PTA! Ted carries on with many careers including: supervisor of mill construction, house building, mechanic shop, gas station, logging, steel fabrication and site preparation for reforestation. Ted finally retires at 72 years old. Eileen was a partner in all of Ted’s business adventures and very involved with activities that involved the children and the community. She taught swim lessons, assisted with minor baseball and was one of the first women in the province to become an ambulance attendant which she did for almost 20 years. With the incorporation of Sicamous, Eileen was on the first town council and served three terms. In this time, Eileen helped to initiate the Restorative Justice program for youth in Sicamous. She has also served on various committees such as: the Curling Club, Seniors Centre and recently the meals program.

Ted and Eileen now have 16 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren most of whom will be celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary with them.

Come and celebrate the many years Ted and Eileen have spent together by attending the open house on

November 10th at the Seniors Centre from 12:00 to 4:00 pm

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