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Parade: The countdown to Christmas kicked off in downtown Sicamous Saturday afternoon with the Santa Parade organized by the chamber, followed by the Main Street Landing Christmas Tree light up and other festivities. Photos by Lachlan Labere
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Sirens of charity: Sicamous Mayor Darrel Trouton hands over a box of items to Fire Chief Brett Ogino for the annual volunteer fire department toy and food drive, held Sunday afternoon. Sicamous, Malakwa and Swansea Point volunteer fire departments participated in the event, collecting items from residents for the Eagle Valley Christmas Hamper and Gift campaign. See page seven for other festive opportunities to donate, including the Lions Club Food Bingo Thursday, Dec. 6, and the CP Holiday Train, to arrive Saturday, Dec. 15 at 4 p.m. Photo by Lachlan Labere
Arts council denied disaster aid for Red Barn By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
After a number of trying exchanges with Emergency Management BC, the Eagle Valley Arts Council is giving up hope of disaster funding for Sicamous’ Red Barn Arts Centre. Last week, the Eagle Valley Arts Council (EVAC) and its treasurer, Carla Krens, who oversee operation and maintenance of the barn, received a letter from Emergency Management BC stating they do not qualify for funding under the province’s disaster financial assistance program. According to the letter signed by recovery officer Carrie Dallaway, this latest decision is based on the fact the barn is insured, and the total damage falls under the $10,000 deductible EVAC was forced to accept because the barn is on a flood plain. “The damage associated with the deduct-
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ible is still considered insurable damage and therefore not eligible for DFA (disaster financial assistance),” writes Dallaway. While Dallaway’s letter invites the arts council to appeal the decision, Krens and EVAC have already been down that route with the province, and have decided to swallow the irony of circumstance and move on. “I feel that we are really caught in the old catch-22 situation; we need insurance on the building, can’t get that without a large deductible because we are on a flood plain. The province does not cover the deductible portion they only cover it if you don’t have insurance. And so it goes,” says Krens. Already a local landmark, the Red Barn took on iconic status during this summer’s flooding as the backdrop for numer-
ous TV news reports and photographs, showing the barn surrounded by water up to its front door. While the main floor of the structure came through unscathed, there was significant damage to the back of the facility. Krens puts the total at about $4,800, including $3,400 in materials and 146 hours of volunteer “senior power.” Krens says she was initially encouraged by Emergency Management BC to submit an application for disaster assistance, and was told the $10,000 deductible wouldn’t be a factor. In August, EVAC received their first letter of denial, on the grounds that they didn’t qualify as a charitable organization in accordance with Section 8.1 of the Compensation and Disaster Financial Assistance Regulation. Krens sent off a letter of appeal, with letters of support from
December 6 - Sicamous Lions Club will be holding their annual Food Bank Bingo and Raffle upstairs at the Sicamous and District Recreation Centre. Doors open at 6 pm with early bird at 6:45. Please bring a non-perishable item for the food bank. All proceeds will go to the Sicamous Food Bank. Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday- Sicamous Lions Club meets at the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre, 1090 Shuswap Ave, Sicamous. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Meeting starts at 7:00 pm. Everyone Welcome. For info contact Joan at 250-836-4876 or Kathy at 250-836-3267 Every 1st & 3rd Wed.- Parkinsons Support Group at First united Church. 20 - 4th Street SE, Salmon Arm at 10 am. Contact Doreen at 250-836-2509. Every 1st & 3rd Wed. Eagle Valley Photography Club starts on Oct 17. Everyone welcome. 7 pm at the Red Barn. Every 4th Mon.- Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 7 p.m. Third Sunday of the month -Regular meeting of the Eagle Valley Artisans Guild. 3:30 pm - Red Barn, Sicamous. Guests welcome. For info contact Terry Sinton: 250836-4613.
both the District of Sicamous and Shuswap MLA George Abbott. “I know the Eagle Valley Arts Council of Sicamous very well as it has been in operation for 32 years. I can attest to it being a “charitable” and “not-for-profit” organization,” wrote Abbott. In response, EVAC received a letter from the province’s fire and emergency management commissioner and provincial emergency program director Rebecca Denlinger, who overturned the original decision, and said EVAC would be considered eligible to receive financial assistance. However, Krens was directed to provide a letter from the insurance company confirming flood insurance was available. It was, says Krens, but $10,000 was the lowest available flood deductible for the nonprofit arts council, whose entire annual
budget ranges between $15,000 and $19,000. “That’s not a reasonable deductible – I don’t know what would have happened if we had not been able to have flood insurance at all – it doesn’t suit us other than if the Red Barn had been flushed away,” said Krens. “Because, if the main floor had gone underwater, it would have wiped us out financially and with this kind of attitude, it would have been hopeless. The barn would be gone.” Krens says Emergency Management BC’s latest reply may be legally correct, but ethically bankrupt. “It’s a real shame that we had to go through so many hoops after the Red Barn Arts Centre was used by every media from coast to coast, and all the newspapers as the ‘victim’ of the big floods in Sicamous, and there’s no help for the victim in Sicamous,” says Krens.
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Every Monday and Thursday -Chairbiotics (low impact exercise) Seniors activity Centre 10:00 am. Join us. $2 each.
Every Wed. Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon.
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Every Wed. - Seniors Crib, 7:30 p.m., Haven seniors building. Everyone welcome - you don’t have to be a senior. Socializing and coffee served after crib. Info: Esther 836-4373.
Every Tues. Stopping the Violence Program in Sicamous - counselling for women who have experienced abuse during childhood or adult relationships. No charge. Call Kathy at 250-832-9700. Every Tues. - Sicamous Amateur Drama Club rehearsals, 7:00 p.m., Red Barn Arts Centre. 836-4705. Tues. & Thurs. - Carpet Bowling at the Seniors’ Activity Centre at 1 p.m. Every Tues. & Thurs. - Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in Common Room at the Haven. Every Wed. Wednesday Arts for Everyone. 10 am - 3 pm starting September 5. For info contact Juanita at 250-836-3019 or Gail- at 250-836-5472 Every Wed. Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks - 3:00 pm. Brownies - 4:00 pm. Girl Guides 5:30 pm. New members welcome
Every Wed. - T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Wednesday morning at the Sicamous Rec. Centre (arena). Weigh in at 9:00 am and meeting at 9:30. Everyone Welcome. Ph: 250-836-4041 for info Every Wed.-Sat. United Church Thrift Store 10:00 am to 3 p.m. Every Thurs. - Sicamous Crokinole Group meets at 7pm at the Sicamous & District Recreation Centre - upstairs for more info and to join call Dave Reed @ 250-836-3652 Every Thurs.-Ladies shuffleboard at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 in Sicamous. 1pm-3pm. All ladies welcome. Every Thurs.- Crib and darts 7 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99. Everyone welcome. Every 1st, 3rd, 4th Thurs. - Keepsake Kwilters meet at the Haven Common room
1095 Shuswap Avenue at 7:00 p.m. For info call 250-836-2695. Every 2nd and 4th Thurs. Options For Sexual health from 7 to 9 p.m., Sicamous Health Unit. Every 3rd Thursday monthly meeting of the Malakwa Community Association at 7:30 in the Malakwa Hall. Every Fri. - Parents & Tots, 10-12 noon at Catholic Church. 836-3440. Every Fri. - Eagle Valley Brush & Palette Club, Red Barn, 10am-3pm, Everyone welcome! Every Sat. - Outdoor market – back parking lot of Sicamous Legion $10/space. No booking required. No required start or end times. Every 1st & 3rd Fri. - Pool Tournament at the Royal Canadian Legion #99 at 7:00 pm. Every 4th Sun. - OAPO Birthday Tea for members & friends, Seniors Activity Centre, 2 p.m. Last Saturday of every month -Sicamous Royal Canadian Legion #99 Ladies Auxilliary dinner 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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Family unnerved with delay of surgery By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Ryan and Colleen Dean will be seeking a second opinion on their four-year-old son’s heart condition after an impending surgery was pushed back by nine months. The Sicamous family recently returned from a doctor’s appointment in the Lower Mainland, where they were expecting be to be told if their son, Tyson, would be undergoing surgery open-heart surgery in December or January. Instead, they
were told the overgrown muscle bundles compensating for a small hole in Tyson’s heart aren’t causing as much trouble as was stressed during their last visit, and that they would have to return for another appointment in nine-months. Colleen says that while the news is potentially good for Tyson, she and Ryan find the sudden and unexpected turnaround unnerving. “We’re thinking about going to Edmonton for a second opinion – we’re not very comfortable with the answer
we got,” says Colleen. “We were told, ‘you guys should be prepared to come to surgery,’ and then no – it’s a big difference.” Colleen says Tyson underwent testing – including an echocardiogram – twice during the recent appointment, and that doctors concluded they may have “messed up” on the last test. “And he wasn’t very confident either when he gave us the news, so we don’t feel very comfortable,” says Colleen. However, the Dean family is feeling some relief following a well-
supported dinner/dance/ silent auction fundraiser to support them during Tyson’s surgery. Ryan, who organized the event, said it was a sell-out and $15,000 was raised. “It was unbelievable – We did not expect that kind of feedback from everybody,” says Ryan. “We knew the community was great… It lifted a whole lot of stress off of us, that’s for sure.” Between the $15,000, another $360 donated through Facebook, a fundraiser supported by Askew’s and other donations, includ-
ing winter tires for the highway driving, Ryan says the community has done more than enough to see them through the surgery. “The day after (the dinner/fundraiser) I got the best reward,” says Ryan. “(Tyson) told me he’s very happy, and thanked me for having a party for him.” Colleen says all funds raised will stay in a trust fund set up at the Sicamous branch of the Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union until the time of the surgery, be it in nine months or sooner.
Ambulance unit chief honoured for effort By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
The rewards of finally having a rescue boat on the Shuswap have proven greater than Kathy Crandlemire could have imagined. As if the successful inaugural summer season for crew and supporters of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Shuswap Station #106 rescue boat wasn’t already a great achievement for Sicamous’ BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) unit chief, Crandlemire was recently honoured by the ambulance service with a provincial Chief Operating Officer Commendation Award. The award, explains Crandlemire, was for
promoting community partnerships and establishing a new emergency response plan for the BCAS in Sicamous. It was given to Crandlemire for all the work she has put in over the past decade to make the rescue boat a reality for the Shuswap, and the close relationship she and the ambulance service continue to have with other agencies responsible for operation of the vessel. Crandlemire notes the province-wide award follows an Interior award of excellence she received from the BCAS for going beyond the call to help establish the partnerships and collaborating with other agencies to make the Shuswap rescue boat a reality. “Kathy has been
Kathy Crandlemire instrumental in developing the working relationship between Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue – Station #106 Shuswap and the BC Ambulance Service,” says Shuswap station leader Rob Sutherland. “She worked so hard over the last number of years to help justify
having a rescue boat located on the Shuswap, all in the interest of the patient.” Sutherland says Crandlemire has worked closely with the Sicamous-based Shuswap Station, helping to develop working relationships, training standards and callout procedures. And with her high degree of skill and knowledge, he adds, Crandlemire has instilled confidence in BCAS and Shuswap Station volunteers involved in this new venture to provide professional care, as seen during the 40-plus rescued over this past season on the Shuswap. Sutherland and the Shuswap Station crew themselves were recently recognized with an award from the
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Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (formerly the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary) for a “stellar first year of operation,” as the “busiest station in the region.” “It’s just such a nice feather in the cap that Rob received an award as well, because it has been such a successful venture,” says Crandlemire. “I mean, the response of the boat this summer was outstanding, the crew… they just did an outstanding job and we worked so well with them. It was just such a great service this summer for patients on the lake.”
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B.C. deficit doesn’t deter Liberals from inflating ad budget
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t’s staggering to consider what the B.C. government could do with $64 million. In Sicamous alone, that money could be used to help fund a badly needed upgrade to the municipality’s water treatment centre. It would also easily cover the cost of repairing damage to the Red Barn Arts Centre incurred during the summer flooding. Of course, that money would be an effective antiinflammatory to the province’s swelling deficit. According to B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong, British Columbians can expect the deficit to reach $1.47 billion. Although, De Jong and Premier Christy Clark say they can have things back in the black by 2013 – perhaps even by the May election? (Nudge nudge, wink wink.) Instead of these or other projects that might have a tangible, positive impact on the lives of British Columbians, $64 million, or close to it, represents the BC Liberal government’s advertising budget over the two years Clark has served as premier. This is according to a recent piece by political columnist Vaughn Palmer. Included in this is the province’s $5 million attempt to sell the HST, and millions more promoting the socalled BC Jobs Plan. This includes a $15 million campaign focused on skill training and jobs, and $11 million in contingency, with no specifics on how it will be spent. Granted, there may be some positive outcomes from all of this spending on TV, radio and newsprint ads. But, as critics rightly point out, these are your tax dollars that the government is spending on what essentially amounts to self-aggrandizing propaganda leading up to the May 2013 provincial election. And it is being spent at a time when Clark and company is repeatedly insisting there is no money to be had (a mantra of ministry reps at this year’s Union of BC Municipalities convention), while enforcing a “netzero” policy on public-sector workers seeking any semblance of a wage increase. Palmer notes $64 million is double what the government spends annually on parks, three times what it spends on arts, culture and sports, and “half as much again” as what it spends on crime prevention.
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Liberals to surpass NDP on fudge-it budgets By Tom Fletcher News Columnist
VICTORIA – Whatever happens in the provincial election five months from now, taxpayers should insist that it be the last spring vote. Now I know this isn’t sexy like the horse race of popularity polls so loved by the TV news. But integrity of public financial information is the next vital step in democratic reform, even more important than scheduled election dates. And the B.C. tradition of tabling untested election budgets, shutting down the legislature and firing up the campaign buses has to end. The B.C. Liberals are on track to surpass the NDP on fudge-it budgets, having put millions into TV ads that insist the 2013 budget will struggle into the black. This is the hill Christy Clark has chosen to die on. Glen Clark set the modern bar with his 1996 election budget. After a run of
red ink, it conjured a tidy little surplus that helped the NDP squeak out a win over the plaid-shirted Gordon Campbell. Campbell’s noisy exit had its roots in his 2009 fudge-it budget, which clung to an outdated $500-million deficit forecast that had already melted down along with banks, auto makers and U.S. real estate. After the election, British Columbians found out we were really $2.8 billion in the red. Not one to waste a good crisis, Campbell ordered the harmonized sales tax. Now Premier Clark and Finance Minister Mike de Jong are proposing to balance the budget and shut down the HST money machine. Clark gave a speech in Coquitlam the day before last week’s budget update, warning it “won’t be pretty.” And it’s not. In September, the current-year deficit forecast jumped above $1 billion, largely due to a
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glut of natural gas. The latest update pushed it near $1.5 billion. And now coal prices and shipments are down, and a slow real estate market has pinched the flow of cash from Bill Vander Zalm’s legacy, the property purchase tax. I erred in a previous column, saying this year’s deficit is partly due to a staged repayment of federal HST transition money. Not so. That entire $1.6 billion was booked in last year’s budget, pushing that deficit to a record $3 billion. This means the current $1.5 billion bleeder is based strictly on current revenues, debt servicing and spending. So how is this sucking chest wound going to suddenly heal next spring? De Jong provided an early version of his answer in his September financial statement. Amazingly, it projects a recovery of more than $100 million in natural gas royalties next year. Hmmm. Liquefied natural gas exports to Asia are still years
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away, and the U.S., our only current energy export customer, is developing its own huge shale gas and shale oil reserves. In another forecasted miracle, sales tax revenue is expected to dip by a mere $120 million as the old provincial sales tax returns next year. In 2014 it is projected to bounce right back to where it is today, around $6.1 billion. That’s odd. When former finance minister Kevin Falcon announced the transition back to PST last May, he described annual revenue loss of about $500 million the first year, and more than $600 million the next. Granted, business investment credits and HST rebates to the poor also end, saving the government a pile of cash as this significant tax reform dies. But it still looks like another fudge-it budget, designed to help another premier avoid the political graveyard at the foot of Deficit Hill.
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Meals program offers more than food For those who are not aware of its existence, this is a direct endorsement of a program in Sicamous that has been functioning successfully for more than two decades. It is the Wheels to Meals program, a lunch served regularly on Tuesday and Thursday in the Haven common room. Meals are also delivered to housebound clients. This entire enterprise
is principally manned by groups of willing volunteers. Over and above all, this is not simply an economically-priced meal where one dashes in at the last minute, literally inhales a plate of food and scurries out the door. This is a full-scale social event which brings people together to become better acquainted. It is important, particularly for those who live alone, to
become involved and thus allow them to feel less isolated. Some months after my husband’s death in 2007, to avoid becoming a recluse, I began attending Haven lunches and I went early, mainly for the purpose of socializing with other people. Over time the food became a bonus… Besides, the sharing of funny stories and some laughter is good for everyone.
I would encourage more people to try the Haven meals program. How often these days do you find tea, coffee and dessert included with your meal at no extra cost? Some obvious rules of courtesy need to be observed. This is not a fast-food restaurant with limitless supplies within reach. When you are planning to attend, please call well in advance so the kitchen
Ross in running for Shuswap Liberals By Tracy Hughes
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Jordan Ross is one of the five candidates vying for the Shuswap candidacy for the B.C. Liberal Party. He officially launched his campaign with a focus on his love of the region and hope that his three children will have the opportunity to live, learn, work and contribute to the area. “Like many of our Shuswap residents, my ability to provide for my family is dependent on small business, the
backbone of every successful economy,” he said. “I believe that in order for us to grow and succeed, we need to invest in training and education that promotes entrepreneurship in our schools and society. This will lead us to a culture of innovation, job creation and a more stable economy.” Although Ross is a new face to local politics, he has been a Liberal member for 17 years. He holds an undergraduate degree with a political science concentration and has
Jordan Ross spent the last five years serving as George Abbott’s riding association vice-president. Ross has lived in Salmon Arm for the last seven years, work-
ing for various manufacturers in business development, marketing and communications. He also sits on the board of directors for the Shuswap Youth Soccer Association, enjoys downhill skiing, golf and motorcycling. Other candidates for the position include Marty Bootsma, Greg Kyllo, Will Hansma and Mel Arnold. The candidate nomination meeting is Jan. 5.
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Shuswap Singers to perform on Sunday And all of a sudden it is December. Did anyone see this coming? Every year it arrives quicker and quicker, and with stores and decorations going up earlier I find it hard to gauge where I am at this time of the year. Is it too early to start shopping or too late to get the deals? Here is the first good deal in Sicamous in the arts: there is a Christmas concert by the Shuswap Singers on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 2:30 p.m. (doors open at 2) at the Red Barn Arts Centre. Tickets are $10 in advance at Eagle Valley Pharmacy, and $15 at the door. So make sure you get the tickets ahead of time for this absolutely wonderful concert. And for sure, we will know it is Christmas time with the beautiful sounds of 50 singers singing in four part harmony. Don’t miss it!
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Victoria Rowbottom is a teenager from Malakwa who has won numerous awards for her work as a photographer, including the Robert Bateman “Get To Know” Photography Award, and
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a Grade 12 school district scholarship of $1,000 from the Ministry of Education. Rowbottom can now add another award to the list: the Canadian Association for Photographic Art’s (CAPA) Okanagan Photographic Arts Workshop scholarship. The following is said of the honour in CAPA’s magazine, Canadian Camera: “CAPA is pleased to announce that Victoria Rowbottom is this year’s winner of the 2012 OPAW Scholarship, the first time in three years this award is given.” Well done Victoria. Rowbottom’s work has been shown in galleries in the Okanagan and other places, including the pages of the Eagle Valley News, for whom she has freelanced over the last number of years. Rowbottom is
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On Tuesday night, there was a pleasant surprise for the Sicamous Amateur Drama Club. Ten new people showed up for the initial meeting for next year’s play. Most of the new actors are in their teens and 20s, and all are enthusiastic about joining the club for the new production in the spring. So it will be an entirely different cast of about 16 people in the new play. However, it will be the usual mischief and mayhem. Rehearsals will start in January.
seating for 100 so that makes us off off, way off Broadway.
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Come and join in the fun on Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Red Barn Arts Centre. There will be an orientation meeting for a Sing for Fun group. If you are interested in just singing for fun, come to the meeting. The more people the better. No need to read music. It will be a social singing
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I like to collect totally useless information (called trivia), and I found out that “off off Broadway” venues have seating for under 100. The Red Barn Arts Centre has
Position: Forward Home Town: Smithers, BC Age: 19 Height: 6’ 3” Weight: 190 Prev Team: Sicamous Eagles Hobbies / Interests: Fishing, volleyball, golf Personal Hero: Brother Kolt Goals / Objectives: Win Westerns Favorite NHL Team: Vancouver Canucks Favorite Player: Frank Mahovolich Favorite Music: Country, Pop Favorite Food:Momma’s Potato Buns What do you like best about playing hockey in Sicamous: Great group, awesome coaching staff, nice beaches
Columbia Shuswap Regional District GET INVOLVED WITH PARKS AND TRAILS PLANNING AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) is inviting residents of Electoral Areas ‘A’, ‘C’, ‘D’, and ‘E’, who wish to serve on their Community Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission, to complete and return an Expression of Interest Form. The Expression of Interest Form and related information is available on the CSRD website at www. csrd.bc.ca, or by contacting the Environment & Engineering Services Department as listed below. CSRD staff will review all submissions and will schedule meetings with all applicants beginning in January 2013. The Commission will assist the CSRD by ensuring it receives thoughtful and comprehensive advice from a representative group of individuals with local knowledge and interest in the parks and recreation needs of the community. Commissioners are required to meet a minimum of four times per year. Terms are two years in duration, concluding December 31, 2014. Individuals who best satisfy the following requirements will be recommended to the CSRD Board of Directors for appointment: • Interest, leadership and passion for enhancing public enjoyment of parks, trails and green spaces, as well as promoting local stewardship of recreational amenities. • Desire to share knowledge and experience in a range of subjects relevant to community parks and recreation planning, management and development (e.g. parks management and operation, recreational facilities and programming, construction and engineering, environment, youth, seniors, business, geography, education, arts and culture). Please submit a completed Expression of Interest Form by Friday, January 4, 2013 to:
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THURSDAY DEC 6 Public Skating: 9:00 am - 11:30 am Lunch Bunch: 12 pm - 2 pm Public Skating: 2:00 pm - 4:00 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 DEC 7 Public Skating: 9:00 am - 10:30 am Malakwa School: 11:00 pm - 12:00 pm Lunch Bunch: 12:00 to 2:00 pm Public Skating: 2 pm - 4 pm SATURDAY DEC 8 SUNDAY, DEC 9 Blues: 7:00 to 8:30
Rec Centre Gym open 8:00 am to close. Full Membership: $20. Check our new website: www.sicamousreccentre.ca
Environment & Engineering Services Community Parks and Recreation Columbia Shuswap Regional District Box 978, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4P1 Phone: 250 833-5950 or Toll free: 1 888 248-2773 Fax: 250 832-1083 Email: workservices@csrd.bc.ca
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Sicamous realtor honoured by industry By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Charlotte Hutchinson’s approach to giving back to her community has earned her recognition from the real estate industry. The Sicamous councillor and realtor with RE/Max at Mara Lake is the 2012 recipient of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) Shuswap Zone’s Realtors Care award. According to an OMREB press release, the award recognizes Hutchinson for putting her community first, and for her tireless donation of time and energy to many worthwhile causes. This includes the work she has done, and/or continues to do with organizations and community groups such as the District of Sicamous, Community
Good work: Charlotte Hutchinson is the recipient of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board Shuswap Zone’s Realtors Care award. File photo Futures, Sicamous and District Chamber of Commerce, Eagle Valley Senior Housing Society and the Shuswap Emergency Program. “Charlotte Hutchinson is a very worthy recipient of this award,”
OMREB president Rob Shaw states in the release. “Her diligent and ongoing support for several causes in the Sicamous area exemplifies those realtors who have made long-term contributions to their
communities in which they live…” Hutchinson says she is tickled to receive the award, and that it is a reflection of her personal philosophy to being part of a community. “I think that it’s very
important to give back to the community in which you live and in which you make a living. I’ve always done that all of my life in any community that I live in and I find it very rewarding,” says Hutchinson. “And I applaud anyone who follows the same path.” Among those nominated for the award were Salmon Arm realtors Jeff Stacer of RE/ MAX Shuswap and Tara Gallant of Royal LePage Access Real Estate. The release notes Stacer has played an integral part in the success of many local fundraisers, and continues to support and sponsor numerous non-profit organizations, while Gallant is known for devoting time to seniors in need, and donating to the women’s shelter and food bank.
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Christmas in Sicamous Wednesday, December 5th Parkview School Christmas Concert - Parkview School Doors open at 5:30 pm
Wednesday, December 12 Early Years Fair & Skating Party Sicamous Rec Centre 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Thursday, December 6th Lion’s Club Bingo upstairs at the Rec Centre 6:00 pm
Saturday, December 15 Holiday Train Entertainers: Doc Walker, Miss Emily & Brothers Dube
Friday, December 7th Christmas at the Library 6:00 pm
Wednesday, December 19th Malakwa Learning School Christmas Concert - 6:30 pm
Saturday, December 8th Christmas Market Senior’s Centre 8:30 am
Thursday, December 20th Magic Show at the Rec Centre 7:00 pm - FREE ADMISSION
Sunday, December 9th Shuswap Singers Christmas Concert Red Barn Arts Centre 2:00 pm Tickets at the IDA $10. $15 at the door. CHRISTMAS AT THE LIBRARY Friday, December 7th. 6 to 7 pm For all ages. Songs, puppet show, stories & crafts OAPO & SENIORS CENTRE MEMBERS CHRISTMAS DINNER 12 pm at the Senior’s Activity Centre. Tickets available $10 each. Call to reserve @ 836-2446 SICAMOUS CHRISTMAS MARKET Senior’s Activity Centre. 8:30 am to 2:30 pm
Monday, December 24th Candlelight Services at local Churches
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Now until Dec 25 - Christmas Hamper Program Eagle Valley Resource Centre FOOD & MONETARY DONATIONS & GIFTS – accepted at the Eagle Valley Community Resource Centre/Food Bank. Monetary donations can be made to the Eagle Valley Community Support Society. Hamper Applications now at the Resource Centre/Food Bank 1214 Shuswap Ave. Sicamous & the Malakwa office, Malakwa Community Centre (school). Call 836-3440.
Angel Trees at the Credit Union Food Bank Eagles Game December 1st & 7th $1 off admission with a FOOD BANK DONATION Eagles Toque Toss Game December 15th. During the 2nd intermission, bring a new toque, mitts or scarf ….prizes!
Tuesday, December 25th Community Christmas Dinner at the Seniors Centre 250-836-2446 for more info MALAKWA CHRISTMAS BAZAAR Community Hall. 10am to 2 pm THURSDAY, December 6th LION’S CHRISTMAS BINGO Upstairs Rec Centre Doors open 6 pm. Early bird at 6:45 pm People wishing to donate an item for the Christmas Draw should call Joan at 836-4876 or Pam at 515-1692. Play to support your local Food Bank and bring a non perishable food item.
WEDNESDAY, December 12th EARLY YEARS FAIR & SKATING PARTY 1:00 – 4pm. For infants to 6 years. Sicamous & District Rec Centre, upstairs and on ice. Bring your skates/ helmets or call Pam @ 515-1692 if you need loaners. Helmets are required. Snowsuits recommended. Sponsored by your Early Childhood Committee, Sicamous & Dist. Rec. Centre.
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Two more wins put Eagles on top of Doug Birks Division By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Another winning weekend has secured the Sicamous Eagles top place in their division, and second place in the tightly contested Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. The Eagles transitioned into December with a 9-3 win over the Chase Heat, followed by a 3-1 at-home victory versus the North Okanagan Knights. Sicamous dominated the first period in their Nov. 28 contest at Chase’s Art Holding Memorial Arena. Scoring began early for the Eagles with a marker at 18:55 from Kelyn Opel, assisted by Jame-
son Stoski and Connor Buick. As the Heat continued to live up to at least half their name, Sicamous continued to score. A goal from Brett Trofanenko, assisted by Corbin Marcotte and Brad Crump, and two from Steven Powers – one assisted by Brin Feledichuk and the other off of Nathan Grieve and Nicholas Astasiewicz – put the Eagles into a comfortable 4-0 lead going into the second period. Cameron Berry potted an early marker in the second frame, aided by Connor Fynn. Two minutes later, however, the Eagles realized they weren’t alone on the ice when Chase managed
to find the back of Jack Surgenor’s net. Berry scored his second goal of the evening at the halfway point, aided by Trofanenko, but the final goal of the frame, at 7:30, was Chase’s doing. Going into the third frame, it was clear a 6-2 lead wasn’t enough for Sicamous. Both teams amplified their efforts, but the Eagles excelled when it actually came to putting the biscuit in the basket. The final three Sicamous goals came from Grieve, (assisted by Powers and Aidan Nisse), Opel (Derek Miskiman and Crump) and Brayden Taekema (Opel and Nisse), with the final
Chase marker coming late in the frame. First and second star honours went to Opel and Berry. The home-ice advantage didn’t equate to an easy win for the Eagles in their Dec. 1 game against the Knights. Scoring didn’t occur until near the halfway mark in the first frame, with a power-play goal from Taekema, assisted by Quinn Rempel and Devries. Opel chipped in goal number two near the end of the frame off of Devries and Corbin Marcotte. The Knights outshot the Eagles 12-9 in the second period, but neither team was able
to turn those shots into goals. North Okanagan’s single came after the halfway mark in the third frame, after which they pulled their goalie. With 42 seconds left on the clock, Connor Fynn took advantage of the Knight-less net to knock in the final goal of the evening. First, second and third star honours went to Devries, Surgenor and Crump, respectively. As of Monday, Dec. 3, the two wins put the Eagles at 37 points in the KIJHL, behind only the Nelson Leafs at 44, but followed closely by the Knights, the Princeton Posse and the Fer-
nie Ghostriders. The Eagles have six more games before the Christmas break. The first is on Dec. 7 versus Castlegar (location to be announced). The
last game of the season is Dec. 19 versus the Heat, while the final home game is Dec. 15, versus the KIJHL’s one U.S. offering, the Spokane Braves.
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20 ACRES FREE! Buy 40-Get 60 acres. $0-Down, $168/mo. Money Back Guarantee. NO CREDIT CHECKS. Beautiful Views. Roads/Surveyed. Neaer El Paso, Texas. Call 1800-843-7537. www.sunsetranches.com
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 2 BDRM. PLUS LOFT fully furnished condo on the water w/ boat slip. 2.5 baths. heated garage. $1200/mo. plus utilites. Refs & securtiy deposit required. Call 1-780-223-3985.
#6 221 Temple Street, Sicamous
IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS! SPACIOUS! BRIGHT! OPEN! VACANT!
2 bdrm., 2 baths, French doors to front patio! 2nd patio off the back door! Double car garage, end unit sides onto beautiful grounds! New flooring throughout! Close to seniors centre and shopping! MLS®10047983
REDUCED! $172,900
Call Charlotte Hutchinson Personal Real Estate Corporation
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2 & 3 BDRM MODULAR home in Malakwa. $550/mo & $600/mo. plus hydro. 250-8362928 or 250-309-0975.
1-800-582-8639 CELL 250-833-6545 OFFICE 250-836-2223 at Mara Lake INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED
www.charlottehutchinson.com
Legal Notices
Legal Notices
NOTICE
4 BDRM. 2.5 BATHS, house located in a rural setting. C/w washer/dryer. 250-836-4556.
Pursuant to the Warehousman’s Lien Act, the fullowing item is offered for sale in order to recover moorage & storage costs which amount to $9424.60:
SMALL HOUSE IN Green Acres, Malakwa. Only $450/mo. 250-836-2778.
46’ Houseboat “Little Nature”, to be sold “as is, where is”.
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DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
1-800-961-7022
www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557
Motorcycles
CORT acoustic steel string guitar with cutaway, grover tuners and Fishman Pickup. Beautiful wood and sound. Must be seen and played to appreciate. $500 Call 250-517-8087
Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670
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DIRT Bikes, ATV’s, UTV’s & Golf Buggies. Cartsplus Kamloops. 888-371-3946 www.cartsplusbc.com kamloopscartsplus@shawbiz.ca
Trucks & Vans
Trucks & Vans
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 10 AM Pacific time on Thursday, December 6, 2012 for the following unit which has become surplus to the Regional District’s volunteer fire suppression function. 1977 INTERNATIONAL ENGINE (PUMPER) • 5-Speed Automatic Transmission • 2 Wheel Drive • Gas Engine • 50,770 km • 1400 gallon water tank This truck may be viewed at the Swansea Point Fire Hall. Arrangements for viewing can be made with Kenn Mount, Fire Services Coordinator at 1-888-248-2773 toll-free (local 5945) or Mike Melnichuk, Fire Chief at (250) 836 2402 or (250) 836 2674. This unit is being 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 the vehicle by Thursday, December 6, 2012. For further information, contact: Kenn Mount, Fire Services Coordinator at kmount@csrd.bc.ca Phone during regular office hours to 1-888248-2773 toll-free. To see photographs of this vehicle, visit the CSRD website at www.csrd.bc.ca
Written bids may be sent to 0767874 B.C. Ltd., 113 Weddup Street, Sicamous, B.C. V0E 2V1. For further information or to view, call 250-517-0244.
Date of sale: December 14, 2012. All bids considered
Tenders
Tenders
Columbia Shuswap Regional District INVITATION TO TENDER Fire Department Equipment Maintenance The Columbia Shuswap Regional District is inviting tenders for a 3 year contract for the delivery of equipment maintenance to emergency vehicles and small motorized equipment at the Regional District’s rural fire halls within Electoral Areas ‘C’, ‘D’, ‘E’ and ‘F’. Tenders clearly marked “Tender - Fire Department Equipment Maintenance”, will be accepted until 11 AM local time on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at the office of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, 781 Marine Park Drive NE, P.O. Box 978, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P1. Tender documents and further information are available online at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District website at www.csrd.bc.ca, on the BC Bid website at www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca and at the office of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (at the above noted address during regular office hours). The Columbia Shuswap Regional District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Tenders and to waive any informality in the Tenders received, in each case without giving any notice. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District reserves the right to accept the Tender which it deems most advantageous. Faxed or emailed submissions will not be accepted. The lowest or any Tender not necessarily accepted. For more information, please contact: Kenn Mount, Fire Services Coordinator (250) 833-5945 or Toll Free 1-888-248-2773 E-mail: kmount@csrd.bc.ca
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