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District’s push for disaster aid shot down SILGA: Convention a chance to bring local issues to forefront. By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
While this year’s Southern Interior Local Government Association convention was successful for Salmon Arm, it wasn’t entirely so for the District of Sicamous. Last week the City of Salmon Arm hosted around 200 local government representatives, who were in town for the three-day convention. Held at the Prestige Harbourfront Resort, the event provided an opportunity for members to discuss pressing issues of the day, pass related resolutions to go to the Union of BC Municipalities convention for wider support, and learn from numerous guest speakers including former Shuswap MLA George Abbott, B.C. Auditor General for Local Government Basia Ruta and former Vancouver Canuck and professional speaker Trevor Linden. But the event, organized and co-ordinated with the help of Salmon Arm council’s SILGA repreI know how horsentative Chad Eliason rible it is, I’ve had to and city staff, was also an watch it twice now, opportunity to showcase where you have folks the city and all it has to on one side of the offer. street that are able Salmon Arm Mayor to get coverage… Nancy Cooper said delegates responded well Rhona Martin to the things that hapCSRD pened off site, such as an evening at the RJ Haney Heritage Village, or a lunch on the town where they had an opportunity to take advantage of the city’s culinary assets. There were 34 resolutions voted on during the convention, ranging in topic from funding for provincial prisoners to enforcement of Riparian Area Regulations to preventing excessive vehicle noise in relation to motorcycles and boats. While Salmon Arm did not have any resolutions, the District of Sicamous had four, of which only two passed. See Martin on page 2
Big project: Lake Country Log Homes’ Don Gervais, and sons Jamie and Rob Gervais stand in front of the Malakwa company’s latest project – 18,000 square-feet of custom log work to be shipped to Colorado. Photo contributed
Malakwa business earning big reputation By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Malakwa’s Lake Country Log Homes is on the cusp of completing its part of a 26,000 square-foot “cabin” that is expected to further the reputation of the family-owned and operated business stateside. For close to a year now, Lake Country Log Homes has been assembling an 18,000-square-foot, custom-log structure to be shipped to a client in Colorado. Vice-president and sales manager Jamie Gervais says this is one of the company’s most ambitious projects in a while. “It’s definitely making a statement, putting our name out there,”
Select cedar: Jamie Gervais stands on one of the logs chosen for the Colorado project. Photo contributed says Gervais. “Because where it’s going, it’s a pretty exclusive market, kind of like Whistler. And the client is in-
terested in becoming a dealership for us down there as well.” Gervais describes the project as a cus-
tom Western red cedar post and beam home, with logs ranging from 20-inches to 80-inches in diameter, sourced
from B.C.’s West Coast. When it’s completed, the structure will be disassembled and shipped to Colorado, where a team will put it back together in substantially less time than it took to put it together. “We handcraft it in Malakwa, and once it’s completed, it’s tagged and labeled, and then dismantled and put onto trucks,” says Gervais. “And when it’s on site, it’s put together fairly fast – this one will take a while. For an average-sized house, it takes three or four days to erect a log package, and then the framers are ready to frame the house and get it locked up.” Lake Country Log Homes was founded See Interest on page 2
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Sicamous men injured in vehicle rollover By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Two Sicamous men suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle accident last week on a forest service road. On April 30, at ap-
proximately 2:30 p.m., Sicamous RCMP received a report of the accident. Responding officers found a jeep had been coming down the forest service road when it left the roadway, rolled over and down and embankment
of about 40 feet before coming to a stop upside down. Sicamous Sgt. Dave Dubnyk says the jeep’s occupants, ages 19 and 26, were originally trapped. But another person who had been driving behind the jeep
was able to release them. Eagle Valley Rescue members did the rest. “The Eagle Valley Rescue Unit attended and worked very diligently in conducting a long line extrication for both occupants,” said
Dubnyk. Both occupants were taken to hospital, one by ground and the other by air. One remained in hospital following surgery for internal injuries and the other was mobile soon after.
Martin argues disaster funding for primary residences Continued from front
Of the resolutions that didn’t succeed, the most surprising for Mayor Darrell Trouton had to do with seasonal property owners not being covered under the province’s Disaster Financial Assistance. The resolution urges the province review this policy, “with a view to allowing all property owners regardless of principle or secondary occupancy, to qualify for DFA.” What was particularly surprising for Trouton was the sole person who spoke against this resolution, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District’s Area
E–Sicamous/Malakwa director Rhona Martin. Martin said she spoke against the resolution because the policy is the same elsewhere, including Alberta. She also noted B.C. wouldn’t have the money to cover the proposed change. “I know how horrible it is, I’ve had to watch it twice now, where you have folks on one side of the street that are able to get coverage because they live there all the time, and you have folks on the other side of the street and it’s their seasonal property and they don’t receive any compensation,” said Martin. “And
it’s very divisive. At the same time, it would be millions of dollars and I don’t think we can afford it.” The other failed resolution was to have the province amend the Mines Act and require permit applicants to confirm such mining activity is within an area designated by a local official community plan and permitted by zoning bylaws. Of the resolutions that passed, one was to encourage the provincial and federal governments to streamline reporting requirements and provide assistance in completing reports for smaller communi-
ties. The second successful resolution asks that the province develop a policy restricting changing ministry names to within four months of a general provincial election. After the municipal auditor’s presentation, Ruta addressed a question on the minds of many present – the pressures an audit might have on already limited local government staffing resources. Ruta suggested avoiding duplication and the provision of additional resources via the Local Government Management Association as possible solutions. Sicamous admin-
istrator Heidi Frank is hopeful that, if an audit should proceed, that some kind of support comes with it. “Because we are all at full capacity and there’s no way we can take any of our staff and pull them aside to work with an auditor general,” said Frank. “While I understand what the province is trying to do, the strain is going to be huge on small communities. So I hope the province will take a look at that and come up with some solutions.”
Interest growing with upswing in U.S. economy Continued from front
by Don Gervais, and sons Jamie and Rob, who began working together in 1989, and moved to Malakwa in roughly 2000, when they started the Lake Country brand. Jamie says that since ‘89, the family business has seen to the construction of some 3,000 log
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homes, the majority ranging from 1,500 to 5,000 sq.ft. In the past 10 years, the company has put together about five homes over 10,000 sq.ft., including a 20,000 sq.ft. home delivered to Pennsylvania. Word of mouth and a growing reputation as a family business have been key drivers in the
company’s success, with clients in the Philippines, Korea, Japan, Germany and the U.S. (as well as Canada). Jamie adds the slowdown in the economy had an impact on the business, but things appear to be turning around. “With Log Cabin Homes typically being a secondary residence
Mondays May - June 24 - Zumba Classes. 7:15 8:15 pm. To register or for more info contact Recreation and Wellness #250-836-2477 or recreation@sicamous. ca Tuesdays April 30 - June 18 - Yoga Basics. 5:30 6:45 pm. To register or for more info contact Recreation and Wellness #250-836-2477 or recreation@sicamous. ca Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays - Active After School Kidz. Ages 5-12 - to register or for more info contact Recreation and Wellness #250-836-2477 or recreation@sicamous.ca May 5 - Cambie Hall Clean Up. 12:00. This is a very necessary meeting and clean-up. Bring friends. Lunch & coffee for all. Call Esther at 836-4373 for more info May 6th - Free Outdoor Fitness Equipment Orientation at Finlayson Park 6:00pm. Learn how to use the outdoor fitness equipment safely and effectively from a certified fitness trainer. For more info contact Recreation and Wellness #250-836-2477 or recreation@sicamous.ca May 16 - Ladies’ Evening Out -Walking on Sonshine. 7:00 pm at the Senior’s Activity Centre. Kagen Sharpe will be the feature and Shawna Twa will be our speaker. All women welcome Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday- Sicamous Lions Club meets at the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre, 1090
or a chalet cottage for holidays, it is typically a bit of a slower return so in this case what we have already seen and have scheduled is a very good sign for things to come,” says Gervais. For more information about Lake Country Log Homes, visit http://lakecountrylog. com.
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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 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 1st & 3rd Fri. - Pool Tournament at the Royal Canadian Legion #99 at 7:00 pm. Every 4th Sun.- Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 7 p.m. 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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Candidates focus on keeping jobs in community Black Press
A broad range of topics took the spotlight as Armstrong/ Spallumcheen residents took in the debate of Shuswap candidates Wednesday. Rural health care, decriminalization, smart meters, jobs, the economy, Enbridge, child poverty, electoral reform, government accessibility and downloading onto municipalities were among the variety of questions posed. Approximately 125 people packed the Centennial Theatre for the Armstrong Spallumcheen Chamber of Commerce forum. The fact that young people are leaving the province for more and higher-paying jobs was one concern candidates shared their thoughts on. “If they want to stay and they can’t that is tragic,” said Conservative Tom Birch. “We have to bring jobs back to B.C. “We have to keep taxes low, we have to spend smarter, we have to encourage investment in the province.” Green candidate Chris George says B.C. needs to stop exporting its resources. “We can do better in our communities with our natural resources. We don’t have to take these resources and give them to somebody else and buy it back from them so they make the wealth.” New Democrat Steve Gunner agrees with George. “We’ve taken 30,000 jobs out of the forest industry in the last decade. What we need to be doing is investing in local diverse and innovative jobs... we need to be investing in education. There are other things we need to be doing around making jobs a priority.” Liberal Greg Kyllo points out that B.C. isn’t alone in the current economic situation. “The challenges we have in B.C. largely are global.”
But you cannot simply push them (project) across the ground and expect people to buy into it.” The Greens are dead against the plan. “The green party position is simple: no tankers, no pipelines,” said George. “There is no such thing as a zero risk pipeline, there is no such thing as a zero risk tanker.” Another controversial topic raised was smart meters. “There is so much that can be said on Talking jobs: Green candidate Chris smart meters and non x 3”good,” said of it is George addresses an Armstrong audience while 4 5/16” Birch, who proposes an Liberal and NDP candidates Greg Kyllo and Steve opt-out option. Gunner listen. Black Press photo George agrees with Despite the prob- committed to working that option: “We are lems, he points out that with Alberta to bring currently living in the the province has be- our product to market.” largest uncontrolled excome less reliant on the Gunner says the periment ever in terms U.S. and he pointed to people need to be lis- of wireless technolvarious infrastructure tened to on their con- ogy.” projects that are fo- cerns and the project Gunner says 30 per cused on job creation. needs to be better ben- cent of the 30 people “The value or efit B.C. seen in just one day of strength of a nation is “The pipeline is campaigning indicated reflected on its infra- going to go through they wanted an opt-out structure.” regardless of what the option. When it comes to review panel finds out. Canada’s resources and job creation, Kyllo points out that the Enbridge pipeline will help. “We need to work our federal government to try to work with our neighbours to get our product to market.” Thurs. May 9th. 7:00 pm Birch agrees. Upstairs in the Sicamous District Recreation Centre Everyone welcome! “We are 100 per cent
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Rolling through red light a dumb move for premier
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hile comparisons between Premier Christy Clark and her predecessor, Gordon Campbell, are nothing new, the latest is one she surely could do without. What was a very small part of a profile piece on the premier has since taken on a life of its own in headlines: the premier accepting a challenge by her 11-year-old son Hamish to run a red light through an empty intersection at 5:15 a.m. on the streets of Vancouver. This is just after Clark warns her son you shouldn’t do it because it’s against the law. And, after the act, Hamish said, “You always do that.” Propelling this incident into the spotlight was a story about another driver, a Langley man who ran a red light in Surrey. The minivan he was driving T-boned a white Toyota Corolla, killing two children and three women inside. While initially Clark made light of her redlight run, she has since condemned this monstrous miscalculation of leading by example. And, as a result, there are now comparisons being made between Clark and Campbell, whose police mug was plastered on the front pages of many a newspaper in 2003 after he pleaded no contest to a drunk-driving charge in Hawaii. While no one came out supporting Campbell’s actions, there has been the argument put forward in Clark’s defence that “everyone has done it.” But this unfairly generalized demographic diminishes dramatically when you include the following factors: that Clark is the province’s premier in the midst of an election, and her 11-year-old son was in the car as was a news reporter from the Vancouver Sun. On more than one occasion Clark has argued in her defence that people make mistakes. Running the red light, however, wasn’t a mistake. It was a bad, arguably stupid, decision. And while there are more important issues to focus on, such a decision will likely linger in voters’ minds when they soon head to the polls.
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Voting for change has consequences By Gwyn Morgan Guest columnist
I’m concerned that many British Columbians are more focused on “change” for the sake of change rather than electing the party most likely to foster job creation and financial stability. Our province’s resource endowment has always been a mainstay of both jobs and the generation of revenues needed to fund social programs. From what I have seen and heard, an NDP government would rev up spending while stymieing resource development through endless environmental reviews and or by just saying “no,” driving investment to other provinces and other countries. We need new mines and gas fields, pipelines, refineries, ports and processing plants to replace jobs lost by tech change and by events like the pine beetle catastrophe. Economic development and the protection of the
environment are not mutually exclusive. Yes, we must be good stewards of our beautiful province, but we do have the technology to move the economy forward in an environmentally responsible manner. Saying no to new projects will mean job losses for the currently employed and no opportunity for young people looking to join the work force. We also need to focus on balancing the provincial budget, rather than taking money away from social programs to fund rising interest costs. Forty years of experience in business has taught me that too much debt is crippling. It scares me that the NDP have rolled out billions of dollars in new spending during this campaign, and their “every dollar is accounted for” rhetoric just isn’t credible because their anti-development attitude will reduce revenue at the same time as spending rises. There is truth to the adage, “Those who fail to
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learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” The NDP came to power in 1991 and governed the rest of that decade. Investment dried up and economic growth trailed the rest of Canada. A low point came when the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce thanked the B.C. government for driving growth investment in Alberta. Glenn Clark’s 19961999 tenure was arguably the most disastrous for B.C. and with Adrian Dix, Premier Clark’s former chief of staff leading the province, I’d be very worried about history repeating itself. It took many years for the Liberals to repair the damage. During their time in government, North America suffered through a major recession and yet we now have a triple-A credit rating, higher than the U.S. government, allowing B.C. taxpayers the lowest possible interest rates Have the Liberals done everything right? Certain-
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ly not. The introduction of the HST by the Campbell government was badly handled. There have been other gaffes and ill-thought-out policies. And while there is a natural inclination for people to vote to change long governing parties, it’s important not to let the NDP sleepwalk to victory without thinking about which party is likely to create jobs and not burden today’s young people with a mountain of debt. I’m not asking that you agree with me, only that you think through the full consequences of your choice carefully. And then get out and vote on May 14. -Gwyn Morgan is a retired businessman who lives in the Greater Victoria region. He is the former CEO of the EnCana corporation and board chair of SNC-Lavalin, and is a trustee with the Fraser Institute. He also served as an advisor for Premier Christy Clark.
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Vernon’s retail landscape is changing. A Target department store opened at the Village Green Centre yesterday. “It’s absolutely fabulous and I can’t wait
for it to open,” said Scott Adam, Village Green Centre manager. “It brings a prominent retailer to the Village Green Centre. They expect big things from this market.” With Vernon drawing consumers from the North Okanagan,
Shuswap, Revelstoke and the Arrow Lakes, Adam believes the addition of Target could have a major economic boost for the community. “This is the first opening of Target in the Okanagan so we expect to see some
visits early on from Kelowna,” he said. A total of 22 locations opened in Western Canada Tuesday, and two are opening May 14. “Target is thrilled to be opening stores in Western Canada, providing a one-stop
shopping destination that meets the wants and needs of our guests,” said Tony Fisher, Target Canada president. Target, which has taken over former Zellers locations, plans to open 124 stores across Canada in 2013.
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My husband Rob and I would like to thank all the family and friends that helped us out after our trailer fire. A special big thank you to the Christian Disaster Relief, Waterway Housboats, Sicamous Legion, Sicamous Lions Club, Senior Housing Society & Salmon Arm Frame & Body. We can’t thank everyone and the town of Sicamous for being so supportive.
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Golling, Andrew Oystryk, Carson Oystryk, Ali Logan, Colton Fleming, Gage Golling, Brittany Northway, Mike Melnichuk, Braden Northway, Addysen Fleming were recently honoured for their fundraising efforts for Winterfest and the BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities. Missing: Brianne Simpson. Photo submitted
Sicamous’ Colby Sherlock was not featured in the “B.C.’s best” photo in last week’s EVN, though he was one of three Shuswap hockey players selected to play in the Male U16 BC Cup at Shaw Centre, April 18 to 21. Sherlock was with team Wild. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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Snowmobilers raise $8,445 for charity • Highest pledges, youth female - Addysen Fleming; • Highest pledges, youth team - Andrew and Carson Oystryk. Congratulations went to Shelley Golling on her 35th year of raising money for the Children with Disabilities. (That’s a lot of butter tarts.) Awards were also presented for the Fun Races as follows: • Blindfolded Driver: 1st - Carson & Brenda Oystryk; 2nd - Howard Sundby & Haley Peter; 3rd- Andrew Oystryk & Dylan Peter; • Egg on a Spoon: 1st- Howard Sundby & Haley Peter; 2nd- Andrew Oystryk & Dylan Peter; 3rd- Carson Oystryk & Ali Logan.
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undreds of seniors are stuck in acute care hospitals and residential care homes – away from their loved ones – because the government cut home care and eliminated home support services. The government has downloaded services to volunteers and eliminated professional home support workers who are trained and accountable in dealing with the needs of seniors. Without proper home support, many seniors are needlessly forced into institutions.
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COSCO is calling for universal home care and home support services, based on need, available seven days a week to seniors and people with disabilities. Such a service would allow thousands of seniors to live with dignity and respect in their own homes, close to families and friends. It would cost much less than acute or residential care. It would strengthen our overall public health care system by reducing the pressure on acute care hospitals. As a matter of both human decency and common sense economics, providing universal home support so people can remain in their own homes must be a priority for the next government of our province.
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Provincial Martial Arts students Nicolas and Cynthia Michaud recently had a taste of tournament action in Kelowna. Photo submitted
Salmon Arm’s An-Mei Andreassen, 15, took gold in sparring in the girls 15 to 17 year-old division. This was the first time that she had competed in this type of tournament. In the Black Belt Women’s division, Lindsey ChristianHack, 14, pulled off a silver medal in sparring. Not only was this her first martial arts competition, she competed in the women’s division, and held her own sparring against a two-time Canadian champion with world competition experience. With a bit more
hard work and competition experience, she is going to be a force to be reckoned with. Matt Veerman of Salmon Arm competed in the men’s blue-black stripe division, placing third in forms. Veerman is travelling to Calgary this weekend to compete in the Calgary Open Martial Arts Tournament. Salmon Arm’s Ben Eddy, 11, came in second place in his forms
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challenged themselves against other martial artists in what can be a very intimidating type of competition. They all did amazingly well, had great attitudes, and showed professional sportsmanship at the tournament. “I am looking forward to future events with these students and the others that train with us.” For information on how to get involved with the program, visit www.provincialmartialarts.com or call 250253-2406.
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Sicamous and Salmon Arm Provincial Martial Arts students travelled to Kelowna on April 27 to compete in the Tae Kwon Do International Open Canadian Championships. The tournament hosted 180 competitors from across Canada, the United States and England. Everyone who participated competed in sparring and forms divisions. Danette Rampton and her eight-year-old son Houston Rampton from Salmon Arm both brought home gold medals in their forms divisions. This was a huge accomplishment for Danette, who was competing in her first martial arts competition. She also placed silver in sparring. This mother/son team will be travelling to Calgary for another tournament this weekend. Gabriel Walsh from Salmon Arm came in fourth place in sparring and fifth place in forms, going up against 14 kids in his division.
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AUDREY KENNEDY An Open Invitation to family and friends to join them for a final tribute and fairwell at the Graveside in Mt. Ida Cemetery, Salmon Arm, on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12th at 11 a.m. for the late Audrey Kennedy Audrey will be layed to rest with her late husband, Andy Kennedy. This will be followed by an open reception at her daughter’s, Andrea’s farm at 5680 Highway 97 B, Salmon Arm ~ all are welcome. Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm. LOWTHER, STEPHANIE Stephanie (Stevie) Joan Lowther (nee Kent) (Mundle) – Stevie passed away suddenly on April 23, 2013. She was predeceased by her parents and her husband, Harry. She leaves her four children – Bryan (Pauline); Scott (Michelle); Todd (Shannon) and Stephanie (Rich). She also leaves many grandchildren, step-children and step-grandchildren. A proud York House School girl, Delta Gamma and UBC Phys. Ed Grad, she went on to a Masters in Psychology. She loved her work as a counselling psychologist and the Mother Hen at the Calgary YWCA and at the Alberta Vocational Centre. Please read more on our website: stevielowther.wordpress.com Click on “Replies” to read and add comments. We are holding a get-together at Vancouver’s Kit Beach to swap Stevie stories. Seems fitting since she was always one to stop and chat. Sunday, May 5th, 2-4 p.m., on the grassy area between the Beach and the Pool. A celebration of Stevie’s life will also be held this summer at Mara Lake, Sicamous, B.C. Details to follow.
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PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR We are looking for a self-motivated Production Supervisor for our busy wood post manufacturing and treating facility in Princeton, BC. The successful candidate will be responsible for employee training and development, quality and cost control, production scheduling and safety. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3-5 years supervisory experience in an industrial production operation, a post mill or wood production facility preferred. Must have a high degree of resourcefulness, flexibility and adaptability; and the ability to plan, organize, develop and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures, etc. Good leadership skills, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a proven track record are required. Please email your resume to elizabeth@pwppost.com. For further information about our company visit our website at www.pwppost.com. Only those selected for interviews with be contacted.
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is making available for viewing our Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) Amendment #4 for Forest Licence A18669 in the OkanaganShuswap Forest District. The amendment is to add an additional FDU (Forest Development Unit) called Malakwa South FDU to the FSP. The FDU encompasses portions of the Yard Creek, Griffin and Upper Mabel Lake areas in which harvesting, road construction and other forestry practices may take place over the next 5 year period. The draft plan will be available for public review at the LP’s Woodlands office from May 1, 2013 to July 1, 2013 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday to Friday, at 4872 Lybarger Rd. Malakwa, B.C., telephone 250-836-3100. In order to be considered for inclusion into the plan, written comments must be received by July 1, 2013 and should be addressed to Fernando Cocciolo RPF, Area Forest Manager, 4872 Lybarger Rd, Malakwa, B.C. V0E 2J0 Fernando.Cocciolo@LPCorp.com
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