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Kyllo dominates Shuswap vote B.C. election: Liberals retain grip on the riding, Sicamous businessman heading to Victoria. By Barb Brouwer, Martha Wickett and Jessica Klymchuk Eagle Valley News
Just one word – “Wow!” That was BC Liberal Greg Kyllo’s reaction to winning last night’s election with slightly more than 48 per cent of the vote. In the unofficial count with 165 of 166 polls reporting, Kyllo got 11,342 votes, followed by NDP Steve Gunner with 6,972 votes, Conservative Tom Birch with 3,045 Green candidate Chris George had 2,186 and Johanna Zalcik of the Advocational Party took 62. Both Kyllo and the Liberal Party defied pre-election polls that had the NDP forming the next government. “I am looking forward to working in government, not opposition,” he said after several congratulatory hugs from ecstatic supporters. Kyllo’s campaign office was infused with a party atmosphere less than an hour after the polls closed, when the Liberals were already leading in 46 polls. Supporters were gathered around a TV set, reacting to results with loud cheers and laughter. In a quieter corner, Kyllo described himself as being cautiously optimistic. He credited his campaign team for the win, saying no one person could have done it alone. “I am absolutely humbled by the number of volunteers who have come forward,” he said, noting his first move as MLA will be to reacquaint himself with his wife and four daughters. “This has been allconsuming, 24-7.” Beyond the short break, Kyllo says learning the ropes and creating jobs will be priorities. “Only with a strong economy can you have the dollars to adequately fund needed social programs,” he said. With the youngest of four daughters now 18, and his Si-
camous businesses in good hands, Kyllo said the time is right for moving into the new challenges a political career will offer. “I have extremely big shoes to fill and lots to learn,” he said. “And I’m up for the challenge.” The big shoes belong to outgoing MLA George Abbott who held the post for 17 years. Also playing a supporting role, a delighted fundraising manager Mel Arnold, said the Liberal win will “keep B.C.’s economy moving forward.” Kyllo will move into the political arena with strong family support as well. “I am extremely proud of him, he worked hard and I am excited we can carry on this journey together,” said wife Georgina, who noted she had been nervous early in the day. “I would have been proud of him either way.” At NDP campaign headquarters, a subdued group of volunteers watched as the Liberal lead in B.C. grew. Candidate Steve Gunner, not one to blurt out unreasoned answers during the campaign, held true to form on Tuesday night. “I would hate to look at the big picture just yet. It would take more analysis than we can do at the moment,” he said, adding, “Obviously this is a fairly surprising result for British Columbia, not what we would expect to be getting. I think it’s going to make people a little more skeptical about polls. At the same time, it also says a lot about what can go on in a person’s mind between the time they make a decision and the time they sit in a polling station and have to put pen to paper.” Gunner was highly complimentary of his team and the work they did for him. “I did not think it would be possible to get so many people to work together for so long… It was ab-
Reaction: BC Liberal candidate Greg Kyllo receives a congratulatory hug from his daughter Samantha as Shuswap riding results roll in Tuesday night. Photo by James Murray. solutely humbling and inspiring to see how hard people worked.” Long-time NDP supporter, Victor Toy, admitted to feeling sickened by the results. “I’m shocked and dismayed that despite the NDP running a very positive campaign of hope, it was lost… It now makes me really question polls. Right down to the very last days the polls were reflecting the exact opposite of what’s happening…,” he said. Despite the disappointing loss, Gunner, who operates an organic turkey and chicken farm with his spouse Andrea, won’t be taking time off to ponder his fate. As she gave him a hug at the end of the evening, she reminded him that there were chickens to be looked after in the morning. Conservative Party candidate Tom Birch landed in third place.
Birch was confident heading into the preliminary count and felt good about the campaign. Prior to the results, he said he thought it would be a close three-way race, saying that the high voter turn out and good advanced voting turnout favoured the political right. However, as the votes came in, he was slightly surprised at the gap. “Well, I’m obviously disappointed with the way it broke,” Birch said. “Greg Kyllo ran a good campaign. I’ve just called him and congratulated him and we’ll see what happens next time around. “I still feel good. I learned a lot going through the whole process. This is democracy, it’s more important than who wins.” Birch hopes the winner takes seriously the fact that they represent 100 per cent of the people. “I’m sure I’ll be a little more
down tomorrow but it’s all the way it has to be, people have spoken,” he said. Green Party candidate Chris George wound up in fourth, saying the results were on track with his predictions. “Pretty much what I was expecting,” he said. “We obviously don’t have the deep pockets of the other parties. We relied on town halls, getting out on door steps, making phone calls and a pretty stiff Facebook campaign.” George was happy to see Green Party candidate Andrew Weaver win his riding, Oak Bay-Gordon Head, saying these steps are the foundation for a political party. “It’s much of a truism that much of our politics is based on fear and the way that the other parties ran their campaigns, that was very evident,” George said.
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Firearms, plants seized in grow op bust By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Two people are facing multiple charges in relation to a Malakwa marijuana grow operation from which police seized more than 400 plants, as well as numerous firearms. On May 9, Sicamous RCMP executed a search warrant at a
Mizon Road residence. Sicamous Sgt. Dave Dubnyk says the warrant was obtained for theft of electricity. Upon entering the residence, investigating officers found two “large marijuana grow operations,” and multiple firearms including two shotguns and three rifles. “The residence had a licence to produce
medicinal marijuana,” reports Dubnyk. “However, the quantity of plants was two-and-ahalf times the amount authorized by Health Canada.” Three people located at the residence, one from Malakwa and the other two from the Okanagan, were taken into custody. They were later released, with two
facing charges for production of marijuana, theft of electricity and unsafe storage of firearms. Dubnyk adds further charges are pending against two additional suspects. The case remains under investigation.
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Unlike the provincial election candidates in the Shuswap riding who have been civil and respectful with each other, some supporters are anything but – when it comes to political signs. In the Shuswap, it seems to be equal-opportunity nastiness. Overnight on Wednesday, May 8, more than 50 signs were taken from homes on Lakeshore Drive, in the Raven subdivision back towards downtown. One of the those thefts traumatized a young person, according to his father. Nine-year-old Justin Schielke was awoken about 3 a.m. on May 9 and went to his window. There he saw a man in a black coat on the lawn. “He said he was outside his window,” explained father Chris Schielke later that morning, adding that his son was afraid and crying. “He was really
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frightened. This morning when he got up to walk the dog, he didn’t want to do it. He was afraid to go outside.” Although a check of the house that morning didn’t reveal anything missing, when Schielke left for school he noticed the NDP sign was gone, along with everyone else’s along his route. While he understands the political aspect of it, he is shocked that someone would stoop to such tactics. “Now I have a son who is afraid of what’s going on outside his windows because of someone’s ignorance.” Joy Orr, local NDP campaign manager, said well over 50 signs were stolen and broken, some of them defaced with nasty graffiti, and then they were dumped in Klahani Park in South Canoe. Up until this incident, there had only been minor vandalism throughout the campaign, Orr said.
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Replacement: Chris Schielke and his son Justin place another sign on their lawn after the first was stolen. Photo by James Murray “I was deeply concerned to hear that people who had placed election signs on private property had their privacy invaded in this manner.” Salmon Arm RCMP Sgt. Carlos Tettolowski said officers were being asked to do additional patrols, and he would appreciate hearing from anyone who has information regarding the thefts.
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BC Conservative candidate Tom Birch was facing a similar situation in Sicamous, where all of his signs were stolen. He said Thursday if he can’t find them, he won’t be able to replace them. He calls the thefts ‘stupidity.’ “If the signs are defaced or ripped up but they’re there, that’s vandalism. If they’re missing all together, that’s sabotage,” Birch said.
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In the Liberal camp, campaign manager Brian Cowan said about 100 signs have gone missing. He said that’s not unusual, however. “It happens every election.” About half of them have been found. Cowan said such behaviour ends up looking bad for all the parties, and he notes that people can be fined $10,000 for such acts.
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Province tipped off to waste collection on farm land
Under investigation: Neighbours say dumptruck loads of material being deposited on site . By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
The B.C. Conservation office has initiated an investigation into the dumping of various materials on a CambieSolsqua property Conservation officer Mike Richardson confirmed last week that complaints were received through the Ministry of Environment’s RAPP (Report All Poachers and Polluters) line relating truckloads of material being deposited on a property along Cambie-Solsqua Rd., near the Eagle Valley and District Cemetery. “The Conservation office has launched an investigation; it’s just in its initial phase right now,” said Richardson. The property is currently listed as a court sale and, according to the listing, includes a residence on 117 acres. The property is within the Columbia Shuswap Regional District’s Electoral Area E (Sicamous-Malakwa) and CSRD development services’ Christine LeFloch says it is zoned agricultural, and is within the province’s Agricultural Land Reserve. LeFloch notes the zoning allows for the
operation of a home business, but the operation of a “waste recylcing depot or any other form of wrecking yard or metal fabrication would not be supported.” “As this property is also within the ALR, it is subject to the Agricultural Land Commission Act,” says LeFloch. “The CSRD has no history on this property making application to the ALC for a non-farm use.” The property’s current owners did not wish to comment to the Eagle Valley News aside from encouraging any neighbours with concerns to speak with them directly. Some of those neighbours did speak with the News, expressing concerns with what they’ve seen happening on the property and how that might have an impact. Anushka Cowan said she her partner were interested in the property as a possible investment, but were put off by the piles of material along a back road along the property’s north side. “What if the ground is now contaminated or, I mean, it’s going to cost more than $100,000 to clean it up?” questioned
dump and be sorted up been carrying. there.” “I know they had Ivan says he is con- what they call a tub cerned about local wa- grinder in there, and ter quality, not only for they started off just the human population, grinding up stumps. but also for painted tur- That’s not too bad. Now tles that call the boggy he’s into building maarea home. terials…,” he said. “It “It was kind of doesn’t look like it’s bestrange that I came ing used for agricultural across a small Canadian land, I’ll tell you that. painted turtle trying to That’s what it’s supget into the water,” said posed to be.” Ivan after coming home The Agricultural from an afternoon walk. Land Commission has “It was almost dead. So been notified and is I threw it in the water looking into the situaand I realized the Ca- tion. nadian painted turtle, The CSRD’s waste I don’t know if they’re management co-ordinaWaste: A pile of metal waste can be seen from a gated back road actually protected, but tor, Ben Van Nostrand, they’re endangered.” said that because the to a Cemetery Road property that is currently being investigated by the Ivan reiterated Mari- report pertains to priConservation office after it received reports through the RAPP (Report All lyn and Cowan’s story vate land, complaints Poachers and Polluters) tip line. Photo by Lachlan Labere Mayabout 10 for 2013are being forwarded to the May trucks15, going into the property, and the ALC and the RAPP Cowan. “So, when all is coming along with a land like that, where it for the materials they’ve line. said and done, whoever pickup load of garbage should have gone to the is buying it isn’t getting here and there,” said PA R K L A N D D E N TA L C E N T R E such a good deal. And Cowan. “It’s dump if the ground is con- trucks… there’s whole taminated, now this new buildings smashed up in owner is responsible for piles in there.” it.” Ivan and Marilyn Cowan claims the Munro share Cowan’s property is frequented 4 concerns. 5/16” x 3” by dump trucks, going “There have been in full and coming out a lot of trucks going empty. And she is wor- in and out for quite a ried that if the ground is while, some big stuff, PARKLAND DENTAL CENTRE Most people brush their teeth contaminated, how that and they go in full and Dr. Bruce Prokopetz DDS for 45-70 seconds a day. might impact the water come out empty… ,” 4 - 1133 Eagle Pass Way PO Box 287 Sicamous, BC V0E 2V0 table for the neighbours, said Marilyn. “Per2 - 3 minutes is the 250-836-6665 who draw their water sonally, I don’t think recommended amount of parklanddental@hotmail.com from wells. it’s appropriate that it brushing time. www. parklanddental.net “It’s not just people be dumped on private
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Let’s try to sidestep fire season in the Shuswap With the advent of summer-like weather in the Shuswap comes another season —fire season. Despite initial cool spring conditions, the fire season has quickly jumped into full swing with the danger ratings climbing, including one section between Salmon Arm and Enderby that is already ranked high. Since April 1, the Kamloops Fire Centre, which encompasses our region, has responded to 43 human-caused wildfires, the largest of which has grown to about 1,400 hectares in size. The Salmon Arm Fire Zone will become subject to an open burning ban on June 15, when all open burning will be prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre. This prohibition does not ban campfires that are a half-metre high by a half-metre wide (or smaller) and does not apply to cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes. That being said, it is critical that residents and visitors alike be vigilant in conducting any burning in a cautious manner — and this includes cigarette smokers who might be tempted to toss a butt before being certain it is entirely extinguished. This was the situation a few years ago near Falkland, where a cigarette thrown form a car window ignited a huge swath of forest. Anyone found in contravention of an open fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for $345 or, if convicted in court, be fined up to $100,000 and sentenced to one year in jail. If the contravention causes or contributes to a wildfire, the person may be subject to a penalty of up to $10,000 and be ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs. To report a wildfire or unattended campfire, dial *5555 on a cellphone or call 1 800 663-5555 tollfree. This area has seen its share of forest fires and the devastation they cause. After the flooding crisis last year, it would be nice if Sicamous could avoid smoke and flames this summer.
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VICTORIA – Another election campaign has come and gone, with the ritual posturing of political parties and most news media searching for anything they can portray as a conflict. Now comes the time to wonder why not enough people cared, or informed themselves about the real problems of running this $40 billion corporation called the B.C. government. Why would they, when the whole thing is presented as a combination of beauty contest and sports event, with endless discussion of polls and “attack ads” and who’s ahead and what’s the score? Again we have seen the truth of former prime minister Kim Campbell’s observation that elections are no time to talk about serious issues. Indeed, there are some things you can’t speak of at all. Peace River North MLA Pat Pimm caused a stir at a candidates’ debate when
he referred to constituents’ concerns that disabled children can cause difficulties in classrooms. He didn’t say classrooms should be segregated, although that’s a discussion worth having. He didn’t deny the need for more support for special needs kids. But his opponents immediately portrayed it that way, and media seized on the conflict despite the factual inaccuracy. West Vancouver-Capilano MLA Ralph Sultan had a similar experience when he referred to his study of poverty in that affluent area. He noted that there was a high correlation between single parenthood and kids in poverty. Picking on single mums, his detractors exclaimed, and that’s what got reported. The B.C. Conservatives kicked their Boundary-Similkameen candidate out of the party because he wrote an article saying women shouldn’t choose to be single mothers. You can talk about child
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poverty, as long as you only discuss it based on federal statistics that do not measure poverty. Christy Clark started doing this as soon as she became B.C. Liberal leader, one of several issues where she dispensed with the facts and tried to copy a popular NDP stance instead. She was all about families, which can of course be single people, single parents or pretty well anything you want them to be. In fact the decline of the traditional family and the abdication of responsibility by many parents, fathers in particular, are central factors in the problem of poor and neglected children. But you can’t talk about that, at least not during elections. Whole areas of political discussion have devolved into euphemisms that are chosen because they can’t be defined. Everybody’s in favour of “affordable housing,” for instance. What they won’t admit is that this is code for subsidized housing, because then they would have to talk about
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how much the subsidy is, and who has to pay for it. Good grief, that might raise the question of whether the state should be taking money away from some people and giving it to others so they can live where they otherwise couldn’t afford to live. We even have rules preventing the media from reporting polls on election day. People might be influenced by this, you see. If you tell them Party X is far ahead, they might stay home and mow the lawn instead. If you tell them someone is making a comeback, they might change their vote because they want to be on the winning side, or the one that has “momentum.” Just like any other sport. The news media are steadily losing influence with the public. There are many factors involved, including the vast array of information sources that are available at most people’s fingertips. Another factor is treating the public like they’re idiots.
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Sicamous man a victim of fiery crash By Martha Wickett Eagle Valley News
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identities of two men who died after a motor vehicle crash near Chase on May 6. The men are Michael Spencer, 24, from Sicamous and Christopher Thomas Boman, 24, from Salmon Arm. The coroner states that Spencer was the driver and Boman the front-seat passenger in a pick-up truck, which
police report ran head-on into a semi-trailer on the TransCanada Highway in the Hoffman’s Bluff area near Chase. The crash took place shortly after 9 p.m. Both men died at the scene. Chase and Kamloops RCMP, as well as fire and rescue crews from Pritchard and Chase, were called to the scene where witnesses reported the pick-up truck crossed the centre line. The truck drove into the
west-bound semi which was transporting butter. The pick-up truck then burst into flames, igniting the semi, as well as some surrounding trees and brush. RCMP say they think alcohol and speed were contributing factors in this collision. A male passenger was able to escape the wreckage after being pulled from the truck by people at the scene. He is reported to have been taken to Royal Inland Hospital in Ka-
mloops for treatment of serious injuries. The driver of the semitruck suffered a broken leg and was transported to Shuswap Lake General Hospital for treatment. The Trans-Canada Highway was closed in both directions for approximately six hours. The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate the deaths.
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North OkanaganShuswap MP Colin Mayes is among those MPs who have captured the attention of the prime minister. What that will mean for him remains to be seen, but one thing is certain – it has come at a cost to taxpayers. Federal government expenditures on media monitoring between April 1, 2011 and March 20, 2013 show that Mayes is one of 65 backbench MPs whose presence in the media the government has been watching. Mayes (misspelled as Colin ‘Mays’) is listed as one of more than 400 search terms the Privy Council office contracted Cision Canada Inc. to monitor. Cision Canada’s website describes the company this way: “Marketing and PR professionals use our
products to help manage all aspects of their brands — from identifying key media and influencers to connecting with audiences; monitoring traditional and social media; and analyzing outcomes.” The Privy Council office spent $2.4 million on media monitoring, which included keeping an eye on the 65 MPs. Governmentwide, more than $23 million was spent monitoring media over the same period. The monitoring was news to Mayes, who learned about it late last week. He told the Eagle Valley News he is aware the Prime Minister’s Office does some monitoring because there have been a few instances in the past seven years he has been contacted regarding different articles in the newspaper. “Not many, but a couple where they said,
‘do you really want to say this?’ and we talked about it,” explains Mayes. However, he wasn’t aware his name is one of 65 backbench MPs on a list of ‘search’ terms. “It just came up before I left (Ottawa), and
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so actually I haven’t had a chance to ask some specifics on it, why they picked the 65,” he said Monday. “It’s hard to say. The prime minister might have said, he just wants to see 65 people and how they’ve dealt with the media because he’s looking to put them in a
higher position – wants to know how they handle media… I don’t know.” He’s not bothered by being watched. “The public is always monitoring me. People who maybe don’t agree or who are critical, they’re looking for me at my weakest point. It doesn’t bother me at all. If you don’t like conflict and don’t want to live in a glass room, then don’t run for politics.” He said most communications are open to monitoring. “In this world of modern communications, tweeter and Twitter and Facebook and all the rest of it, basically everything you put down on a computer is open. I’ve found the best way, if I have something really private that I don’t want to be repeated, I just phone directly to the person… Anything I put on line I expect it to
be public at any time.” Among those people being monitored by the Conservative government is Liberal MP Justin Trudeau. Mayes isn’t sure how he feels about being in his company. “I don’t know if that is a compliment or not. That’s yet to be told,” he laughed. Liberal MP John McCallum, who requested the media monitoring contracts and their search terms from the feds, is not impressed. “I think it’s a preposterous waste of money,” he said, adding that it demonstrates a certain contempt on the part of the government for its own members. “To monitor every word they say… there are lots of more pressing matters.” He noted Google searches are free. “Why you have to spend all this money is quite beyond me.”
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Students at Eagle River Secondary and Salmon Arm Secondary cast their votes in a mock provincial election on May 13 for Student Vote BC 2013. Eagle River students would have elected Liberal candidate Greg Kyllo while SAS students would have elected NDP candidate Steve Gunner. At SAS, Gunner took 32 per cent of the votes followed by
Chris George with 31 per cent, Greg Kyllo with 19 per cent, Tom Birch with 14 per cent and Johanna Zalcik with four per cent. A total of 837 students cast ballots and 47 were spoiled, with around an 80 per cent voter turnout. Graham Gomme’s Civics 11 class and Celia Dyer’s Social Studies 10 class ran the election, which was open to Grades 9 to 12. “It’s mainly (about) the process, it’s the idea of voting,” Gom-
me said. “It’s the idea of thinking of who you want to vote for, so that students make an educated vote. That’s the main purpose. We participate every time there’s an election. I think it’s quite beneficial.” At ERS, Kyllo took 34 per cent of the votes followed by Tom Birch and Steve Gunner with 24 per cent each, Chris George with 10 per cent and Johanna Zalcik with zero. There was a 76 per cent voter turn out and two
spoiled ballots. Voting was only open to Grade 11 and 12 students. In the past couple of weeks Kyllo, Birch, Gunner and George each visited the Social Studies 11 class at ERS and addressed the students so they were able to make an educated vote. Candidates didn’t visit SAS but candidate posters with platform highlights were posted outside the library for students to see. They were also encouraged to attend all-candidates
meetings. “I think Student Vote BC and the Federal student vote find that if students do it within the school there’s a better turnout at the polls. I don’t know if they’ve tracked it,” Gomme said. “If you can get them out between 18 and 30 the odds of them voting are a lot better.” Fifteen students from Gomme’s class worked as polling clerks for Elections BC in the provincial election.
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DJs set to return to on May 18 for all-ages fundraiser By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
The beats are coming back. On Saturday, May 18, Pinz Boardshop in Sicamous will once again be playing host to a number of DJs for a multi-purpose fundraiser. The all-ages show will run from 1 to 4 p.m. at Pinz, and then relocate to the skate park at Finlayson Park for the best trick contest. The event is being co-ordinated by West Ave. Productions’ DJ Grimekeepa, aka Matty Bibbs of Salmon Arm – the second he’ll have been involved with in Sicamous over the past couple months. Food will be collected at the event for both the Sicamous food bank as well as the Salvation Army in Salmon Arm. In addition, a portion of the proceeds will go to the food banks, and towards a fund to improve the community’s skate parks. “Right now, they have absolutely no access to water… on 30-degree days, there’s going to be kids getting heat stroke,” says Bibbs of the Salmon Arm skate park. “There’s also no covered areas whatsoever, and there’s no seating for the parents. So
when parents come to hang out with the kids and watch them skate and stuff like that, they’re actually sitting on parts of the skate park, which causes as safety concern and takes away areas from the kids to play on.” Bibbs says these all-ages, drug and booze-free fundraisers are a way of reaching out to younger audiences and their parents. It’s also a way of giving back to community non-profit groups. “I’m going to be trying to get all our events to be happening in both towns, because I find the youth in Sicamous really get forgotten about,” says Bibbs. The May 18 event will include vendors TNT Dynamite Gourmet Foods and Doug’s Ice Cream from Salmon Arm. And a face painter from Vancouver Island will be offering her services as well. In addition, there will be prizes and a silent auction, for which Bibbs is seeking donations. Anyone wishing to donate, or wanting more information, may contact Bibbs at 250-517-9701, or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/437190603044506/.
Two turntables: DJ JLee is one of the artists performing in Sicamous on May 18.
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Sicamous Amateur Drama Club’s Camp How 2 completed its successful run last week. Clockwise from top left: The Whiskey brothers’ (Gord Mackie and Fred Busch) etiquette lessons fail to impress tipsy students (Terry Sinton, Dodi Thoms;) campers Sue Simmonds, Mina Matthews and Karen McPhail give Joan Chafe a hand reporting the weather; Mina Mathews deep in detergent options; Alexei Hoover, Mariah Twa, Nicole Wilde,Victoria Kaiser and Aiden Twa try their hand at an ABBA number. Photos by Lachlan Labere
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Moving on: Parkview Elementary principal Joan Chafe is retiring after spending much of her career with the school district in Sicamous. Photo contributed. school,” she said. Chafe has seen her high school students become parents and says it has been a neat experience seeing their children come to Parkview. “I go out into the community and I see the parents that I taught, I see the kids that I now am the principal for. I’ll miss that sense of community,” Chafe said. “Hopefully I’ll still be able to be a part in some way, but in a lesser way.” It was one of her exstudents who provided the cow for her to kiss in October when the
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The Sicamous Twin Anchors U14 Stingers girls fastball team continues to look impressive in league play, running their record to six wins, zero losses this week. On Thursday, May 2, the Stingers travelled to Vernon to play Summerland. Sicamous pitcher Niah Laroy was in total command, striking out six batters and not allowing any runs in two innings. Sicamous poured on the offence, with Julia Wilby and Alyssa Clark scoring three runs each. Final score: Sicamous 20, Summerland 1. On Tuesday, May
7, Sicamous travelled to play Kelowna. Once again, the bats were hot and the Stingers offence pounded out the hits. The offence was led by Jordann Carr, who hit her first homerun of the season and went three-for-three batting. Laroy also went three-for-three scoring three runs, and Fallon Todd was two-for-two, scoring twice and driving in three runs. Madison Dewitt was dominant on the pitching mound, allowing only one run and striking out eight in three innings. Final score: Sicamous 18, Kelowna 6. Thursday, May 9, saw the Stingers play their first home game
of the season in Finlayson Park against the Vernon squad. It was a great game, with the lead changing hands several times before Sicamous came out on top 11-9. The offence was led by Clark, Carr and Wilby with two hits apiece. On defence, pitchers Niah Laroy and Madison Dewitt were strong, with Dewitt striking out eight batters and allowing only three runs. Next up for the Stingers will be the Kelowna May Days Tournament on May 18-20.
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Nick Martynook passed away in Shuswap Lake General Hospital on the evening of Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at the age of 93 years. A family graveside service will be held at a later date in Solsqua Cemetery with Jack Bowers the Funeral Celebrant, with honors by comrades of the Royal Canadian Legion. Born in Dunkirk, Saskatchewan on May 28, 1919. Nick was a Veteran of WW 11, having served overseas with the Tanker Corp both in Holland and Scotland. He met his lovely war bride in Scotland, married Nan on January 4, 1946 in Dumfries, Scotland. They arrived in Sicamous in 1952, later moved to Canoe, then back to Sicamous. Nick worked in the Logging industry, with Jack Carmichael and Shuswap Timber, and later with Federated Co-op. As a result of a fire at work, he spent 6 months in critical shape in the burn unit at Vancouver General Hospital, this was 1973; he returned to work and continued active work well into his 70’s. Nick is well remembered, and respected, for his zest for life, love of family, and being a true gentleman. Nick and Nan always had an open door policy for family and friends, with the gift of making all feeling special. FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS DAD, WE LOVE YOU. Nick leaves his loving and dedicated family, wife, Nan; children, Connie (Gareth) Prosser of Sicamous, Doug (Kim) Martynook of Fort McMurray, and Vivian (Steven) Shaver of Armstrong; several grandchildren and great grandchildren. The family extends a special thanks to all the Nursing staff of Level 2 at Shuswap Lake General Hospital. Memorial donations in his memory may be sent to the Charity of one’s choice. On line email condolences may be sent to Nick’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralhome.com Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.
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STEEL BUILDING - Blowout clearance sale! 20x22 $4,188. 25x26 $4,799. 30x34 $6,860. 32x44 $8,795. 40x50 $12,760. 47x74 $17,888. One end wall included. Call Pioneer Steel 1800-668-5422. Or visit online: www.pioneersteel.ca
2 BDRM apt. Sicamous. $550/Mo. No indoor smoking. Util. not included. No Pets. 250-804-3380.
Homes for Rent 4 BDRM. 2.5 BATHS, house located in a rural setting in Sicamous. C/w washer/dryer. 250-836-4556. SICAMOUS: 2 1/2 BDRM house. $800/mo. plus hydro. Avail. May 1, 2013. Pets ok. Plse. call 250-814-7032 for info.
Help Wanted
Columbia Shuswap Regional District Is seeking a highly motivated individual to fill the following position
(Casual/On-Call)
ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK The CSRD is seeking an energetic, outgoing and friendly person to play a front line role in the Administration Department. Applications are now being accepted for a Casual/On-call Administrative Clerk to provide relief work of a clerical nature on a call-in basis. As part of the Administration team, the Administrative Clerk provides reception, clerical support and centralized public information services to all departments with the primary function being reception. To find out more about this position you can visit our website at www.csrd.bc.ca. If you are interested in this position, submit a letter of interest supported by a resume outlining experience and education no later than 4:00 PM Thursday, May 30th, 2013, to: Colleen Goodey, Administrative/HR Assistant Columbia Shuswap Regional District 781 Marine Park Drive NE Box 978 SALMON ARM, BC, V1E 4P1 Telephone: (250) 833-5922 Fax: (250) 832-9774 E-mail: cgoodey@csrd.bc.ca The CSRD thanks all applicants for their interest in applying for this position; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Beaters under $1000 1996 Toyota Camry dlx 282,272 kms. Needs engine $500 250-517-8311 eves
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