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District clears path to host Stomp event By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
The District of Sicamous has set the stage to host the Summer Stomp. At the request of council, district staff researched the steps required of Stomp organizers to bring the event to Sicamous July 18 to 21, in co-ordination with the community’s own motorcycle burnout event. The end result was a recommendation to, and by council that the Stomp apply for a Special Events and Facility Use Permit. Specifically, council’s recommendation was that “staff be directed to receive and review separate Special Event Permit applications to hold the proposed Stomp and the Burnout Events between July 18th and 21st, 2013, with the commencement of preparations to begin on or after 7 a.m. Monday, July 15… and final clean-up and restoration work to be completed on or before 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 and further, that staff be directed to issue the Special Event Permits upon receipt of all required applicable securities, insurance coverage confirmation, fees and charges, and any other applicable bylaw requirements.” However, because this permit doesn’t allow for bylaw variances, council agreed to amend the district’s noise bylaw, to allow resolutions See Public hearing on page 3
Fun to strum: Sicamous Three Chord Ukulele Band members Gordon Mackie, Wally and Frieda Sorge and Alice and Fred Duck have fun learning and playing new tunes at their weekly lessons held Monday afternoons at the Red Barn Arts Centre. Photo by James Murray
Public suggest BC Transit study include Revelstoke and Vernon By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
A BC Transit feasibility study into a potential system for the Sicamous area may need to be expanded to include Revelstoke and Enderby. The study is being done in partnership with the Columbia Shuswap Regional District and the District of Sicamous. Its goal, according to BC Transit, is to explore the sustainability of a system that would connect Sicamous, and potentially Malakwa and Swansea Point, to the Shuswap Regional Transit System. A community open house was held March 4 in Sicamous council chambers. About 30 people attended, and the feedback
was surprising, “There were at least to Caropeople interested in lyn Black, the Salmon Arm, but CSRD’s deputy there seemed to be, manager of corat least from those It needs sort of outside-the-box, porate administrain attendance, more innovative thinking to make a transit tion services. interest in travel system as diverse as this area would Black says between Sicamous need to really accomplish the goal of the thinking beand Vernon, linking helping with community growth and hind the feasibilup with the North stability… ity study was that Okanagan’s transit Janet McClean Senft it would explore system that does an a connection Enderby to Vernon between the Sirun on a regular camous area and Salmon Arm. But what she basis. And also, a lot of positive comments learned at the meeting was that residents are about getting up to Revelstoke,” said Black. more interested in going elsewhere. “Folks are working in Thee Valley Gap and
the Enchanted Forest, and there were some comments about the great shopping in Revelstoke….” A survey tied to the study was available online and at the Eagle Valley Resource Centre. Subsequently, the resource centre’s executive director, Janet McLean Senft, sent out emails to get the survey out to as many people as possible, as she views transit as being potentially transformative for Sicamous. But this, she says, would involve a big-picture approach, one involving numerous partners (non-profits, business, education, etc.). “It needs sort of outside-the-box, innovative thinking to make a transit system as diverse as this area would need to really See Transit would on page 2
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Honoured: Sicamous Coun. Terry Rysz, on behalf of Governor General David Johnston, presents Mayor Darrell Trouton with a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Trouton was selected to receive the honour for his exemplary service to community. Photo by Lachlan Labere
Chamber asks district for events funding By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
The District and Sicamous Chamber of Commerce saw lots of interest in the community last summer, and the organization aims to keep the momentum going. The chamber has asked that Sicamous council consider a three year fee for service agreement worth
$20,000 annually, that would enable the chamber to continue being the “go to organization for the co-ordination of special events within the District of Sicamous.” Chamber executive director Michelle Wolff said this would allow the chamber to “ensure that not-for-profit groups are invited to participate in the organization, planning and
implementation of the events, maintain and manage a community events calendar, research new community event initiatives and coordinate all volunteers and volunteer groups for community events.” Wolff said that in researching the feasibility of such a position, it was found the district would be paying well in excess of $60,000 per year in
wages to hire someone to do what the chamber is offering to continue doing. “The District of Sicamous chamber of commerce was able to show a return of at least $100,000 to our community through business revenues and advertising exposure at these events, which is more than a 500 per cent return on your investment in the cham-
ber,” Wolff explained. “Therefore, we propose to continue with this agreement… which will allow the District of Sicamous to cap their cost for the next three years, as we continue to grow the opportunities and further leverage your annual investment.” Council deferred a decision on the matter to budget deliberations.
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accomplish the goal of helping with community growth and stability, just keeping people here, drawing people here.” Senft recognizes no transit system makes money, but she says it would be economically and socially beneficial to Sicamous and Electoral Area E. Along with helping with the needs of employees and employers, Senft says a diverse transit system would
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help patients having to travel to larger urban centres for medical needs that can’t be met locally. “We already have the health connections bus that does two days a week – It comes from Revelstoke and picks up people along the way,” says Senft. “It goes as far down as Kelowna one day a week and as far down as Kamloops on the next. The amount of money that Interior Health is putting out for those two days of
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service, to me, would be better off rolled into a transit link that would give people, anybody, the opportunity, to go to those communities.” Senft says students could also benefit from
Sunday, March 17 - Sicamous Seniors Centre will be having their annual stew dinner with a concert with “The Great Plains” Saskia and Darrell. Dinner at 5:30 pm and concert at 7:00 pm. For more information and tickets call Diana at 250-836-2446. Thursday, March 21- Ladies Evening out Sicamous Seniors Centre 7:00 pm. Theme is Bloom where you are planted, Guest speaker Geerry Roe. All ladies welcome. Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday- Sicamous Lions Club meets at the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre, 1090 Shuswap Ave, Sicamous. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Meeting starts at 7:00 pm. Everyone Welcome. For info contact Joan at 250-836-4876 or Kathy at 250-836-3267 Every 1st & 3rd Wed.- Parkinsons Support Group at First united Church. 20 - 4th Street SE, Salmon Arm at 10 am. Contact Doreen at 250-836-2509. Every 1st & 3rd Wed. Eagle Valley Photography Club Everyone welcome. 7 pm at the Red Barn. Every 4th Mon.- Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 7 p.m.
such a transit system, needing only to get to Enderby to catch the bus to Vernon or Kelowna. A widereaching transit system would also be a huge benefit to non-profit organizations and those who are unable to access their services. “They know they are able to help so many fewer families out here because people don’t have a way to get there and get connected,” says Senft. Black says there are
no dollar figures being considered at this time, that for now the goal is acquiring feedback. “It’s information gathering and it’s interesting to note many of the residents were looking for transit to other areas,” says Black. “So those things will be considered, and BC Transit knows what they’re doing… So they’ll take a look at options and let us know what options are available and the associated costs.”
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Kwilters meet at the Haven Common room 1095 Shuswap Avenue at 7:00 p.m. For info call 250-836-2695.
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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 2nd and 4th Thurs. Options For Sexual health from 7 to 9 p.m., Sicamous Health Unit.
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 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 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 meets at the Red Barn, 10am-3pm, Everyone welcome! For info call Esther 250-836-4373 or Amy 250-836-4756. www.eaglevalleybrushandpaletteclub.com
Every Tues. & Thurs. - Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in Common Room at the Haven.
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 Wed. Wednesday Arts for Everyone. 10 am - 3 pm. For info contact Juanita at 250836-3019 or Gail- at 250-836-5472
Every Thurs.-Ladies shuffleboard at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 in Sicamous. 1pm-3pm. All ladies welcome.
Every 4th Sun. - OAPO Birthday Tea for members & friends, Seniors Activity Centre, 2 p.m.
Every Wed. Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks - 3:00 pm. Brownies - 4:00 pm. Girl Guides 5:30 pm. New members welcome
Every Thurs.- Crib and darts 7 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99. Everyone welcome.
Last Saturday of every month -Sicamous Royal Canadian Legion #99 Ladies Auxilliary dinner 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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Every 1st & 3rd Fri. - Pool Tournament at the Royal Canadian Legion #99 at 7:00 pm.
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tractor-trailer unit, driving erratically, tailgating. • March 5, 4:21 a.m., request from BC Ambulance Service to assist with a patient. • March 6, 12:05, ID turned into RCMP office. • March 6, 10:38 p.m., single vehicle accident, no injuries. • March 7, 11:19 a.m., report of break and enter at local business. A very small amount of cash was taken. • March 7, 1:14 p.m., police are asked to assist with some local youths harassing the complainant. • March 7, 1:19
p.m., report of a purple Toyota Celica swerving and driving erratically. Police located the vehicle and its Alberta driver, and found no problems – it was the driver’s first time in the mountains and the conditions had made the driver nervous. • March. 7, 2:26 p.m., report of domestic problems, subject requesting a peace bond. • March 8, 1:51 a.m., report of suspicious vehicle in the Montcalm Crescent area. • March 8, 4:47 p.m., report of theft of a validation tag from a vehicle’s licence plate. • March 8, 8:47
p.m., report of domestic dispute. • March 9, 11:25 p.m., police were asked to attend local residence to check on the wellbeing of an individual there. Investigating officers entered the residence and found that an individual had fallen, was injured and unable to move. An ambulance was called and the individual was transported to hospital. • March 9, 11:48 a.m., report of suspicious vehicle in the Mann Road area. • March 9, 4:12 p.m., report of a white Chrysler with an Alberta licence plate, passing unsafely, speeding and
tailgating. • March 9, 4:14 p.m., request from Vernon RCMP to locate and notify next of kin regarding a death in a family. • March 10, 1:14 a.m., report of a disturbance at a local residence. The subject in the residence was intoxicated. Officers attended and removed the subject. • March 10, 11:54 a.m., report of a small silver vehicle with B.C. licence plates passing on double solids, tailgating and driving erratically. • RCMP responded to one false business alarm in this period.
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lic hearing is not part of the permit’s application process. The feedback received so far at the Sicamous Chamber has been positive. “The businesses are quite excited because they feel that the burnout alone has brought business to the community and an interest to the community,” says chamber executive director Michelle Wolff. “I’ve had lots of people stopping in. Everybody seems so positive and excited about what’s going on. They want to see the Stomp come.” Wolff says what
she’s hearing is people want the exposure for Sicamous that events like the Stomp can bring. “I have people coming in here every week offering to volunteer at events, at the Stomp, because they think it’s a great thing,” says Wolff. “They want to have the fun again. It’s been a tough couple of years.”
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for amendments of a temporary nature. This will allow council to consider the noise bylaw extensions Stomp committee members have expressed interest in pursuing. The non-profit Summer Stomp organization wants to hold the event at Sicamous’ Dog Park. A schedule provided to council indicates music would play to 3 or 4:30 a.m. Friday night. On Saturday, the last band of the night, slated to follow the wet T-shirt contest, would play from 1:30 to sunup.
A memo to council states staff have met with the proponents, as well as the fire department and the RCMP, to discuss the event. In addition, the Stomp organization has been advised to contact the BC Liquor Control and Licensing Branch, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Interior Health relative to all applicable permits and requirements. While the district and council can be specific in the details of a special events permit, district administrator Heidi Frank says a pub-
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f you regularly travel Highway 1 just after dusk between Salmon Arm and Sicamous, you know how tense the trip can be. You also will have driven past the new B.C. government billboards about four-laning the Trans-Canada Highway from Kamloops to the Alberta border, and perhaps thought, “well, get on with it then.” It’s a combination of variables that can make the evening drive between the two communities something to avoid if possible. First and foremost is the sudden spike in volume of semi-tractor trailer units moving east and west, often in a hurry. Then there’s the large, curvy, two-lane sections of highway. Put these two together and already you’ve got a problem. Other challenges include the two-lane stretch along the mountainside just east of Sicamous, which is prone to be thick with blinding fog or heavy snow, weather depending Another variable is drivers themselves. Sicamous RCMP frequently receive reports of erratic drivers on the highway, and often they relate to semi tractor-trailers travelling at excessive speeds, tailgating and creating a hazard. Truckers are by no means the only drivers having a problem driving to conditions and/or posted speed limits. But this behaviour is a concern, given the numbers of these large, powerful vehicles that utilize this stretch of highway. It’s even more concerning if you’re in a little car, heading through a fog patch or dense snow, with a semi on your tail and two up front racing to make a hill. Certainly, more highway enforcement could help the situation. But the better, long-term solution is already underway with the province’s initiative to widen the Trans-Canada. The government’s current budget doesn’t allow for four-laning the entire highway, and there are problematic sections throughout the province that warrant attention. Hopefully, additional funds can be found, and the current momentum to expand B.C.’s share of the national transportation corridor extends well beyond your average campaign promise.
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Budget offers little help for child care By Melissa Smalley Black Press
Last month, while on her post-budget press tour, Premier Christy Clark announced a $76-million child-care funding plan that the BC Liberals plan to roll out over the next three years, should they win this spring’s provincial election. The funding would include $32 million to create new child-care spaces, $37 million to improve the quality of early years services and $7 million to strengthen and co-ordinate early childhood development programs. Critics say the Liberals’ plan will barely scratch the surface of fixing the issue of unaffordable child care in this province. With the critique comes the renewed call for universal child care for a flat fee of $10 per day, similar to Quebec’s much-revered childcare program. Clark’s announcement was the kind of pre-electionseason promise we’ve heard
a time or two before in this province, and one that, frankly, a few years ago I would have pretty much completely ignored. But a lot has changed for me in the past few years – namely, my husband and I became parents and, more recently, one of thousands of B.C. families that rely on using child-care services so we can both work. We were fortunate enough to find a full-time spot for our daughter, who was not quite a year old when she started at day care. In many communities, spots for young infants in licensed facilities require a lengthy wait. It’s been two months since my return to work, and I’m willing to admit I have a love-hate relationship with our day-care arrangement. I love that we were able to find a day-care program that places a strong emphasis on learning, with early childhood education-trained caregivers. I hate that it sits at the expensive end of the
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price scale, and that we are paying more for child care than we do for rent. I love that our daughter’s caregivers light up with genuine adoration when they see her, and that she feels comfortable, secure and happy in their care. I hate that, at least once a day, my mommy instincts kick me in the gut with a pang of guilt for leaving my daughter eight hours a day, five days a week. I love that she comes home from ‘school’ each week with something new to proudly share with us – a new facial expression, hand gesture, dance or ‘word.’ I hate that she comes home each week with a new virus, which she also shares with us. Not a day goes by that I don’t second-guess our decision for me to return to work. I’m extremely proud of my career and the work I do, but returning to work and placing our child in day care has been an extremely difficult, expensive and stressful transition.
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Would a $10-a-day government-subsidized program solve all of our childcare woes? No, not really. But it would ease some of the financial burden we are facing and perhaps allow us to explore some alternatives. As would the option of taking extended parental leave or working flexible or part-time hours upon returning to the workforce, which are other valid ideas that should be included in the discussion of this critical topic. Making the decision to place a child of any age into someone else’s care is never easy – and neither is making the decision to leave a career you enjoy and have worked hard to establish. Parenting comes with enough stress and worry as it is. While there is no quick fix for B.C.’s childcare quandary, long-term solutions that address affordability and accessibility for all families would be a tremendous help in making child-care decisions a little less stressful.
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Not all First Nations leaders sitting idle I have not commented on the recent actions of some First Nations members regarding the Idle No More demonstrations or Chief Theresa Spence’s hunger strike in Ottawa. The reason is I do not want, through any of my comments, to drive any wedge between constituents and the First Nations people of the OkanaganShuswap. Over the past seven years, I have had a good working relationship with the chiefs of all the five bands in my riding. Yes, there are outstanding issues with the Crown that need to be resolved, but our government has worked with the First Nations’ leadership to put in a place a plan to create opportunity for all First Nations people. Aboriginal leader-
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ship and the Government of Canada have agreed that education, (academic, including skills and trades training for aboriginal students) is the key to jobs, prosperity and independence. Since 2006, our government has built more than 30 new schools, renovated more than 200 schools and funded skills and trades training for aboriginal students across Canada. Partnering with resource sector compa-
nies and First Nations bands, your government has helped many aboriginals integrate into the work force in mining and oil and gas sector projects (more than 700 projects). As the former chair of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, I was witness to many very capable aboriginal leaders that were moving their communities forward. I also was witness to a few that were not. This is also true of non-aboriginal communities. The success of a community is the direct result of good leadership. This is why your government has taken action to make certain there is transparent and open accounting of band finances. We have introduced legislation to put in place a framework
of open and fair band elections, and ensure that all band members experience the freedoms and human rights attributed to all Canadians. This will help band members hold their leaders accountable as done in non-aboriginal communities. The aboriginal leadership and our government are making progress. A poll taken during these demonstrations found that more than 50 per cent of aboriginals did not support Idle No More, and more than 60 per cent did not support Chief Spence’s actions. I wish we could hear more about the First Nations and the Government of Canada working successfully together, rather than always hearing the negative. We have not addressed all the issues, but we are deal-
ing with decades of bad policy, and it takes time to build a new relationship and move forward together. All Canadians, both aboriginal and nonaboriginal, need to embrace one another with a common resolve to work together.
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A lot of people are concerned that social media is cutting into socializing and the arts. I think quite the opposite is true. When the first radios were sold, people were concerned that there would no longer be an audience for live performances, but it did not happen. Then came the tape recorder (remember those?), and there was a concern that now you could just tape your favourite records and you would not have to buy them or go to a concert. For a while DJs would purposely talk through the first bars of the music so that if you were recording, you would not have a “clean” copy. But that disappeared and there were still audiences for live shows. Now with YouTube, DVDs and CDs of superb quality, you would think people would really stay home. But there is a shift. Concerts have become bigger and better, and are attracting bigger audiences, filling whole stadiums. There is also a lot of participation in some
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performances. There is a yearly sing-a-long Messiah in Vancouver and other places, flash dance mobs, and flash choirs. When the Great Britain Ukulele Orchestra (go to one of their YouTube performances they are fantastic) played at Royal Albert Hall for the Last Night of the Proms in 2009, people showed up, ukulele in hand, and they all played Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. Hundreds of them. I am sure that some of these things would not happen if it was not for the social media sending out messages and information. I looked in on a massive concert by Andre Rieu in a huge stadium. The orchestra is beautifully dressed and plays light classical music, but there is
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Foreign movies – yup, subtitles and all. But don’t let that deter you. If you are like me, I just love to read subtitles because I cannot always hear what is being said, what with loud background music which is the norm these days, and by reading I don’t miss any part of the plots. Documentaries – some extremely interesting and very well done. English language movies that may not be box office successes, but are certainly artistic successes. It is so nice to see what other countries, other than the U.S., are producing, especially Canadian, British and Australian movies. The society also organizes film festivals. You will receive a nice glossy pamphlet in the mail with a two-month schedule and write-up about the upcoming movies. And you better be early because most movies are sold out. For more information access their website www.shuswapfilm.net That’s the art news for this month. For art
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The past couple of months have been very busy for Michelle Wolff, as she’s settled into the position of executive director for the Sicamous Chamber of Commerce. Wolff was given the job after former director Corrinne Cross left to run the chamber in Lake Country. Wolff has since learned that running the chamber involves a lot more than she thought. “I was on the (chamber) board for a year but
I guess I never really understood what this position is all about… once you get in it, it’s like, ‘oh my goodness, there’s a lot more here than I thought,’ laughs Wolff, who just last week reached a point where her job was no longer just “work,” but something she could really get excited about. Wolff says that as a small business owner, one of the things she enjoyed doing was helping other small businesses get their legs. She says being the chamber’s executive director gives
her a greater opportunity to help owners of small businesses who are often too busy trying to get by on a dayto-day basis to focus big-picture pursuits. “I feel I can help some of these businesses better, and I feel the chamber can help them more,” says Wolff. “I just see lots of opportunities, whether it be with training or bringing people to the community who can consult with these businesses, letting them know you’re not alone, there’s a lot of people
with the same challenge.” Despite how bad the past few summers have been for Sicamous, she says there is a positive vibe in the business community and people are optimistic about the community’s future. “I am so happy with the feedback and the responses I’m getting with what’s going on, and what the chamber has been doing the last couple of years,” says Wolff. “I’m surprised at how upbeat some of the people are. Yeah, it’s tough times and
people are struggling but there’s still so much positive attitude.” Though the Wolff may have a handle on the job, that doesn’t mean it isn’t getting any less busy. Thankfully, she has a plenty of support, from the chamber board as well as Cross, who is always a phone call away. “Corrine is so awesome; I talk to her probably three or four times a week, just to make sure I’m on the right track and because she’s had experience here,” says Wolff.
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a director since 2009, holding the membership and professional standards portfolios in 2010 and 2011, acting as zone media contact for two years and sitting on the finance committee since 2011. She was also the director of finance and a member of the executive committee for the past year. “This is a challenging and exciting time to become president,” she said. “I am very proud to represent the professional realtors of the Central Okanagan, North Okanagan, Shuswap and Revelstoke. I look forward to working with our members and our board, helping to further our professionalism through continu-
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opportunities for those who are not in a position to buy.” Darcy Griffiths of Royal LePage Downtown Realty (Vernon) was installed as vicepresident of the board. An OMREB Member for 22 years Griffiths first served as a director in 2008 and held the education portfolio. She was elected again in 2010, acted as North Zone media contact for one year in 2010, and has held the communications portfolio for the last three years. The rest of the new OMREB includes: Kent Jorgenson (RE/ MAX Kelowna), Scott Mayne (Points West Realty Group, Kelowna), Cliff Shillington (RE/
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CSRD directors share priorities for Highway 1 By Barb Brouwer Eagle Valley News
There were plenty of questions for Ministry of Transportation officials when they rolled out Highway 1 improvements for Columbia Shuswap Regional District directors at the Feb. 28 board meeting. The ministry is also hosting open houses in communities along the highway corridor to garner input on the province’s 10-year, $650-million plan to four- lane sections of highway. Murray Tekano, district manager of transportation and senior project director for the ministry, and assistant regional director Rick Blixrud, shared details of the plans at last week’s board meeting. Plans for the west end of Salmon Arm include four-laning a two-kilometre stretch of highway from 10th Street SW to 30th Street SW. Currently in the design stage, the project would entail an upgrade to three intersections, construction of two new intersections, and 1.4 kilometres of new frontage roads. The plans do not include a bridge replacement, something put forward as a priority by residents concerned both about a potential bottleneck from the four-laning, as well as the potential for damage from a severe flood. Sitting in for Salmon Arm director Debbie
Cannon, Chad Eliason reiterated the need for a new bridge at the Salmon River – and a pedestrian connection, not just to support tourism but to provide safe access for First Nations. “It’s an important part of our Greenway strategy, but, more importantly, it’s a first step in our link to First Nations,” said Eliason. Plans for Electoral Area E Rural Sicamous projects include a 2.3-km section from Avoca Road to Crazy Creek, replacing the North Fork Bridge and upgrading the surrounding highway 26 kilometres east of Sicamous, as well as replacing the Malakwa Bridge and upgrading surrounding highway 20 kilometres east of Sicamous. Director Rhona Martin noted the significant impact the highway has on the local economy and the price that is paid when the road is closed. Tekano noted that is a factor the ministry takes to the federal government when they’re asking for funding. More specifically, Martin’s concerns regarded a lack of frontage roads for access and no upgrades for Gorge Creek. “It’s not just narrow, but it’s an area that can be frosty and black ice is common,” she said, seeking and receiving assurances from Blixrud and Tekano that Malakwa residents
would be given another opportunity to provide input on highway plans. “Not necessarily, we thought we had a done deal when we went back to Monte Creek,” said Blixrud. “Often four-laning is not the issue, it’s connections to people’s yards and businesses.” Area A Rural Revelstoke director Loni Parker took her concerns a bit farther west, noting that while she approved of highway improvement plans, Three Valley Gap would continue to be a potentially dangerous bottleneck. Blixrud assured her that Three Valley Gap has been listed as a topthree priority at every meeting. Heading west, some improvements to the Trans-Canada between the Monte Creek interchange and Pritchard were completed in 2012 and work on another 7.5-km stretch to Pritchard is expected to begin this year. Work on Highway 1 between Pritchard and Hoffman’s Bluff is also scheduled to begin in 2013, again in two phases. The first phase is expected to begin this summer, and take about 14 to 15 months to complete through two construction seasons. Phase two will begin on completion of the first phase. Area F North Shuswap director Larry Morgan asked about the
dangerous “squiggles” between Squilax and Sorrento and pointed out there have been a number of serious accidents. “We see transports going off the highway and into the lake and if the road gets blocked, you gotta back track a long way,” he said. “It’s dangerous, tight, slippery and speed’s an issue. We need to think about that area a bit more.” Tekano admitted there are no immediate plans to improve that section of the highway although it has been discussed over several years of planning. Morgan also expressed concerns about better access for the Squilax interchange that his constituents have to use to get on the Trans-Canada; a site, he says, that has been the scene of several serious accidents. “When highways comes through it can be modified,” respond-
ed Tekano. “The highest priority is safety and that’s tied to mobility and driver frustration. I’d suspect we will see some changes there.” Area C South Shuswap director Paul Demenok applauded the ministry for improvements in the Blind Bay area but suggested a more attention be paid to signage at the end of a project so people have an easier time finding their way back onto the highway. While he, too, approved of Highway 1 improvements, Area D director René Talbot asked ministry officials to pay attention to the Salmon Valley Road. “It’s narrow, there’s heavy truck traffic – milk trucks, fuel trucks,” he said. “It has had no money spent on it in years, the only place people can walk is on the road, there’s no shoulder. I’m hoping they’ll look at other side roads as well.”
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Race for the puck: Sicamous Eagles’ Cameron Berry makes his way past a North Okanagan Knights defence en route to the net in Game 3 of the division finals. The Knights won this game, as well as Game 4, with 2-1 victories, making them the KIJHL Doug Birks Division champs, while bringing an end to the season for the Eagles. Photo by Lachlan Labere
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It only takes one more goal to win. This is something this year’s Sicamous Eagles roster likely won’t forget after being knocked out of the KIJHL division finals by the North Okanagan Knights. The Knights succeeded by being one goal ahead in all four games of this series, including a 6-5 overtime win, followed by tallies of 4-3, 2-1 and 2-1. Game 4 in the series, played in Sicamous, began with a scoreless first frame. The Eagles were getting the opportunities – almost three times as many as the Knights – but could not put the puck past the pipes. The Knights played harder in the second period, and were rewarded with a twogoal lead going into
the third frame. Sicamous seemed to have the strength advantage in the third period, but could only turn that into a single marker, scored by Cameron Berry off of Jameson Stoski. Berry was named the game’s third stare, while Sicamous netminder Kris Joyce was named second star. A goal scored by Quinn Rempel late in the third period was all the Sicamous Eagles could offer hometown fans Thursday night in Game 3 of the division finals versus the North Okanagan Knights. Not that Sicamous made the win easy for their Armstrong rivals. The two markers the Knights won with came in the first half of period one. After that, there was no give from either team until Rempel’s goal, assisted by Brad Crump at 5:41 in the third. While the Sicamous
team managed a few more shots on net than their Armstrong hosts in Game 2, the Knights were able to earn a 4-3 win in this tightly matched contest. Scoring didn’t occur until the last six minutes of the first frame, with a marker by the Knight’s Brandon Shirley. At 2:01, Cam Olson converted the power play into a goal for Sicamous, assisted by Steven Powers. And at :53, Brayden Taekema added a second goal for Sicamous, assisted by Jamie Gallo, giving the Eagles a 2-1 lead going into the second period. Between the second and third periods, the Knights were able to tie things up and take a 4-2 lead. Sicamous’ third goal, by Cam Olson, was squeaked in in the last six seconds of the game, off of Jordan Harder and Brendan Devries.
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