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Council questioned over unrecorded change of procedure Procedure bylaw: District staff requested to move question period back to end of meetings. By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
At the request of council, the district will be spending time and money to move question period back to where it’s supposed to be. On more than one occasion, the question of question period, and why it currently sits where it does on meeting agendas, has been raised in council. The public’s official opportunity to ask questions of mayor and council is currently scheduled before ‘new business’ and reports from mayor and council. In the past it was at the end of the public portion of council meetings. At council’s
Sept. 25 meet“It will be ing, Coun. Fred quite a bit of Busch moved that staff time. I don’t council instruct anticipate it beEven if it was done incorrectly, because staff to amend ing able to come this specific procedure guideline was the council proback to the table cedures bylaw to for about two followed for this amount of time, this move question months,” Frank would now be considered the bylaw. period back to explained. “We Heidi Frank where it was. have to put it District of Sicamous CAO District adthrough hearings, ministrator Heidi public notice, we Frank explained have to advertise this could be done, but warned it wouldn’t it in the newspaper, we have to get ministry be immediate as there’s “quite a process” approval.” involved. The last time question period was at
the end of a council meeting was June 13, 2012. At the same meeting council gave second and third reading to the council procedure bylaw, Bylaw No. 842, which has question period scheduled for the end of council meetings. The next council meeting wasn’t until July 27, 2012. The delay between the normally bi-monthly meetings was on account of the debris flow of June 23, and subsequent flooding that put the district into a state of emergency. At the July 27 meeting, Bylaw No. 842 received final reading. Yet question period had moved to its current position. See Precedent on page 3
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Local projects selected for grant applications By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
District council has compiled a wish list of projects it’s hoping to fund with grant money through the Economic Opportunity Fund. At a recent committee of the whole meeting, council considered projects eligible for grant funding through the fund administered by Columbia Shuswap Regional District
for the district and Electoral Area E (Rural Sicamous-Malakwa). District administrator Heidi Frank says council came up with a number of ideas that included a portable stage, tents, a municipal campground, digital signage, Main Street town square redevelopment, the development of a canoe/ kayak launching area and moving the houseboat kiosk to another location.
The projects decided upon, however, include the following: as requested by the Eagle Valley Snowmobile Club, council will be asking for $50,000 to go towards the completion of an emergency shelter on Eagle Pass; $75,000 is being sought to help fund the district’s recreation and wellness programming (as opposed to funding it through taxation); and an additional $75,000 is being sought for
white lights that would be strung on trees in the community and along the highway to entice drivers to turn off and visit. Additional funding is also being sought for reader boards to let residents and visitors know what’s happening in the area. Frank says the next step will be for council to discuss these proposed requests with Area E director Rhona Martin.
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Transportation Minister Todd Stone wants B.C. residents to weigh in on a potential increase in highway speed limits now under consideration. Stone announced the formal review of speed limits Friday in Kamloops although he had previously indicated it was coming and technical work is already underway. The Coquihalla Highway already has a speed limit of 110 kilometres per hour but traffic there does an average speed of 118, while drivers routinely exceed the posted limit of 90 or 100 on many other provincial highways. “There’s no question the Coquihalla is a prime candidate for an adjustment in the speed limit,” Stone said, also listing sections of Highway 1 in the Lower Mainland and around Kamloops as well as the Cariboo Connector towards Prince George.
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Stone said any increases would involve mainly rural provincial highways between communities, not highways in urban areas of the Lower Mainland, although which specific corridors to adjust will be subject to public input. He said a higher speed limit on some stretches of highway has been made possible by major road upgrades since the last review in 2003, including 180 additional kilometres of four- or six-lane highway. He also said vehicles are “much safer today than 10 years ago” as a result of traction stability control, antilock brakes and other improvements. Stone cited a 28 per cent drop in injurycausing collisions since 2003. And he said research increasingly suggests the greatest danger isn’t necessarily speeding itself, but driving at a much different speed than most other drivers. A minority of 15
per cent of drivers who don’t keep up with the flow or who speed excessively are at greater risk of a crash than the other 85 per cent of drivers who may be going somewhat over the posted speed limit, he said.
This review is not about increasing speed limits, it’s about making sure we have the right speed limits. Todd Stone Transportation minister Stone stressed decreases in the speed limit are also possible. “This review is not about increasing speed limits, it’s about making sure we have the right speed limits.” And he said there will be “no Autobahn” in B.C. where speed limits are lifted altogether. “I am not interested
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 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 Mon. Drop in Pickleball 6 p.m. Parkview Elementary Oct.7 - Dec. 2. Call 778-930-0534 Every Mon. & Fri. - Bridge, Seniors Activity Centre, 1 p.m. 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 250-8329700. Every Tues. - Sicamous Amateur Drama Club rehearsals, 7:00 p.m., Red Barn Arts Centre. 836-4705. Tues. & Thurs. - Carpet Bowling at the Seniors’ Activity Centre at 1 p.m. Every Tues. & Thurs. - Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in Common Room at the Haven. Every Wed. Wednesday Arts for Everyone. 10 am - 3 pm. For info contact Juanita at 250-8363019 or Gail- at 250-836-5472
in making any changes that are going to compromise the safety of motorists.” He said one option could be variable speed limits that are higher in the day and lower at night. The review will pull in fresh research from around the world, and closely consider factors unique to B.C., like its geography and high mountain passes. The risk of crashes with wildlife will also be a key consideration. Bright signs that warn of wildlife at night – potentially activated by sensors that detect animals near the highway – are among various options the ministry will consider to counter that risk, particularly on highways where posted limits might rise. Stone said other technologies being tried elsewhere include automated sirens that scare wildlife off roads in areas where they pose a frequent hazard. The speed limit review aims to generate
Every Wed. Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks 3:00 pm. Brownies - 4:00 pm. Girl Guides - 5:30 pm. New members welcome Every Wed. Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon. 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 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. Zumba Fitness @ Parkview Elementary 6 p.m. Oct.16-Dec. 4.Call 778-930-0534 to register. Every Wed. Drop in basketball at Eagle River Secondary 7:45 p.m. Oct.2 - Dec. 2. Call 78-9300534 for info. Every Wed.-Sat. United Church Thrift Store 10:00 am to 3 p.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesday - Eagle Valley Photographic Arts Club meets at the Red Barn at 7 pm. Everyone Welcome. First meeting October 2nd Every Thurs.- Crib and darts 7 pm at the Royal
recommendations by next spring, when the Legislature reconvenes. Public forums on the issue will be held in Kamloops, Chilliwack, Vancouver, Nanaimo, Prince George, Dawson Creek, Cranbrook and Kelowna starting in November, with potentially more sites still to be added. One group advocating for higher speed limits is Sense BC. Sense BC’s Ian Tootill said even a 10 kilometre an hour increase on the Coquihalla to 120 wouldn’t be enough to match the prevailing speeds in summer. “I’m not suggesting the Coquihalla should be 150 or 160 but it shouldn’t be 120,” he said. Tootill argues speed limits should be set at the upper end of what’s safe – allowing those who can drive that speed to legally do so. Others reacting on social media argued faster speeds would compromise safety and burn more fuel.
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Canadian Legion Branch #99. Everyone welcome. Every Thurs. - Chronic Pain workshop for 6 weeks. Thursdays, 1-3:30 starting Sept 17 at the Sicamous United Church. Learn to better self-manage pain from ongoing health conditions. To register call 1-866-902-3767 or register nine at www.selfmanagement.ca Every Thurs. - Sicamous Crokinole Group meets at 7pm at the Sicamous & District Recreation Centre - upstairs for more info and to join call Dave Reed @ 250-836-3652 Every Thurs.-Ladies shuffleboard at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 in Sicamous. 1pm3pm. All ladies welcome. Every Thurs.- Crib and darts 7 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99. Everyone welcome. Every 2nd Thurs. - Sicamous Lions Club meeting at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Doors open at 6:15 and meeting starts at 6:30. Anyone interested in being a volunteer for the community, please feel free to call Mary at 250-517-8107, Joan at 250-836-4876 or Pam at 250-836-4788 or just drop in to one of our meetings where you will be welcome. Every Thurs.- Steve Nash Youth Basketball Parkview Elementary 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Oct. 17Dec.5 call 778-930-0534.
Every 1st, 3rd, 4th Thurs. - Keepsake Kwilters meet at the Haven Common room 1095 Shuswap Avenue at 7:00 p.m. For info call 250836-2695. 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 Last Sat. of the Month - Ladie’s Auciliary Dinner at the Royal Canadian Legion at 6 pm. Tickets sold until the Friday before at the Legion. No tickets at the door. 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.
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Derelict docks continue to disappear SLIPP: Abandoned docks along Mara to go this fall. By Barb Brouwer Eagle Valley News
A combined effort by the Shuswap Lake Integrated Planning Process (SLIPP) and three other partners saw the removal of 26 derelict, abandoned docks from the Salmon Arm portion of Shuswap Lake and the Sicamous area over the summer. Up to 16 more derelict, abandoned docks are planned to be removed this fall from Mara Lake. These structures can create safety issues for boaters, impede public access along the shoreline and reduce the esthetic values of the lake, and also may be damaging to fish habitat. “Nobody wants to see these abandoned
docks creating hazards to navigation and downgrading the esthetics of beautiful Shuswap Lake, so removing them is a big benefit to everyone,” says Paul Demenok, SLIPP steering committee chair and Electoral Area C director with the Columbia Shuswap Regional District. “It’s also important to note that this is the only dock removal program involving SLIPP. The semi-waterfront dock issue raised in the summer has absolutely nothing to do with SLIPP.” Residents and businesses around the Shuswap can report derelict, abandoned docks through the SLIPP website, www.slippbc.com. Reported docks are included in the inven-
tory, and if they are close to the site of other removal operations, they may be removed as well. Two of the derelict, abandoned docks removed in August were reported by businesses in the Shuswap. “The contractors came in and cleaned everything up nicely, with little disruption to our business,” says Kevin Wonacott of Captains Cove Marina. Dennis Allen of Buena Vista Resort near Sicamous reported a concrete dock that washed ashore in late June, and appreciates the assistance in getting it removed by SLIPP and contractors. Derelict and abandoned dock removal is part of the SLIPP
shoreline restoration program. SLIPP member agencies have committed resources toward assessing potential abandoned docks to provide information on location, condition, potential ownership, and other information. Docks that are in poor repair, deemed to be of little or no value and with no apparent claim of ownership are being removed and disposed of with no further notice. Funding for the derelict, abandoned dock removal project is shared between the Habitat Conservation Trust Fund, SLIPP funds, Old Town Bay court award funds, and the province. For more information, contact Erin Vieira at 250-314-9660.
Precedent necessitates process for change Continued from front
Sicamous resident Janna Simons, who frequently attends council meetings and was in the council chamber gallery on Sept. 25, argued the importance of putting question period back, because it would open up the entire meeting to questioning. Debate then ensued between members of the gallery and council over why such a process was needed to move question period when no one could remember one occurring before. “When you guys
changed it, it just got changed in the agenda, it never went to any of this public meetings before, so why does it have to go back now?” asked Simons. Mayor Darrell Trouton asked if council thought moving question period back was important enough to spend taxpayers’ money on. Busch said it was, and council concurred. “I think that we want to be an open, responsible and transparent group – I think we have to do it…,” said Busch. “I don’t know how it
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ever got this way, but I trust Heidi that this is the way it has to be done so let’s do it.” With there being no public record of process to move question period, Craig Mitchell, who was also in the gallery, asked why it couldn’t just be moved back? Frank explained this has to do with legal precedence. “Even if it was done incorrectly, because this specific procedure guideline was followed for this amount of time, this would now be considered the bylaw,” said Frank. “If we were to
take it into a court of law, they’d say you’ve raised a precedence by doing it this way for this amount of time.”
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ead foots and left-lane campers, the province wants to hear from you. The B.C. government is reviewing speed limits for long stretches of highway, and Transportation Minister Todd Stone wants your feedback on how fast is fast enough. Stone says the review is not about increasing speed limits, but ensuring the province has the correct speed limits in place. That said, advocacy groups for motorists are already calling for increased speed limits on B.C.’s highways, but are not being specific. For example, the organization SAFE (Safety by Education Not Speed Enforcement) argue upping the speed limit to 120-km/hr on the Coquihalla connector between Kamloops and Hope would fail to curtail speeding, but they’re reluctant to suggest what might work. Stone, who sees the Coquihalla as a likely candidate for a speed-limit adjustment, says the goal is to ensure those who travel B.C.’s rural highways are able to do so as safely and efficiently as possible. Sounds good. And no doubt, those 110 km/hr signs along the Coquihalla are already being interpreted by many a driver as 120 km/hr. In fact, it’s a safe bet that whatever the decided speed limit is, drivers will round up by 10. The big question mark here is those behind the wheel. Cars may be better constructed, but drivers – not necessarily so. Case in point, according to ICBC, distracted drivers – typically people fiddling with gadgets while driving – are the cause of about one-quarter of all traffic fatalities in the province. Do we want people texting while doing 130 km/hr into the Great Bear Snowshed? Speaking of cell phones, travel the Coquihalla in winter and you’re certain to see vehicles in the ditch, their drivers out in the snow on the phone, presumably trying to contact roadside assistance. One of the hazards of not driving to conditions. Which leads us to hope that if speed limits are increased, highway traffic enforcement resources follow suit.
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B.C. marijuana referendum misguided VICTORIA – I won’t be signing the “Sensible B.C.” petition to demand a provincewide referendum on marijuana enforcement. You shouldn’t either, and here are a few reasons why. Let me start by saying I’ve been calling for legalization and regulation of pot for 20 years, to conserve police resources and reduce violent crime. Our war on drugs is a failure even for heroin and cocaine, and marijuana is obviously much easier to produce. But the current effort led by Dana Larsen, B.C.’s clown prince of pot, is not only misguided, it’s dangerous. The petition does not propose legalization. It seeks to impose a provincial law that would stop B.C. police from using any resources for simple possession charges. This would create a loophole in the federal drug law. So what would that do?
It would protect otherwise innocent customers of the current illegal marijuana trade, while leaving the criminal distribution business in place. For a closer look at that, I recommend reports from the Surrey Six murder trial now underway, or the upcoming case against three accused assassins of Red Scorpion gangster Jonathan Bacon in Kelowna. Larsen’s loony law would tie police hands when they are trying to hold someone on a lesser charge while they search for evidence of something nastier. This is a source of many simple possession charges today. Police chiefs have a different idea, asking for the option of treating simple possession as a ticket offence to keep the court time to a minimum. Both of these notions have the same obvious flaws. They don’t
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deal with sales to minors and they divert no revenue to government, leaving most of that in the hands of criminal dealers who buy cocaine, guns and fancy cars. Colorado and Washington have gone the legalization route, so far without interference from their federal government. These states need money, and they don’t need more crime or ill-considered hippy gesture politics. Meanwhile in Ottawa, Health Canada is trying to convert a poorly regulated mess of small-scale medical marijuana licences to a freemarket system of commercial producers. Local politicians tore a strip off Health Canada officials at their recent convention, after years of warnings that federal licences were scattered at unknown locations, often used as fronts for larger grow-ops. Mission Coun. Dave
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Hensman predicted that when a grower gets a letter cancelling his licence, he’s more likely to roll up a big joint with it than to shut down. Here’s another reason not to support Larsen: the conduct of his organizers. One fellow set up a petition table at, of all places, the Terry Fox Hometown Run in Port Coquitlam. After scrawling “pot cures cancer” on the table, he proceeded to interrupt speeches by cancer survivors and the run itself by yelling the same false slogan. You can imagine how people with terminal cancer and their loved ones would react. Some would know that marijuana may alleviate side effects of chemotherapy, just as it can ease suffering for some multiple sclerosis patients. But the suggestion of a cure is as cruel as it is moronic. I wouldn’t support the Larsen bunch for anything.
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Transit about growth, not a free ride Re: Mr. Epp De Jong’s statement and quote regarding the cost of transit. It is not about taking from anyone, or expecting those that may have it will necessarily want to pay it. We all want to keep what we have worked hard for. It is about focusing on tax increases as the only way, not looking for other solutions, new ideas, not thinking regionally, and generally not feeling that it is the responsibility of elected officials to expect staff and planners to explore all options by engaging our community and others when we are faced with these issues that keep coming up over and over here.
In a recent labour market survey of our region, both employees and employers identified a lack of regional transit as a major stumbling block to business and employment growth. These aren’t people looking for a “free ride” on your dollar, they are people trying to build a life here, trying to stay here and be a community. Count your blessings that you are still in your own home and able to drive, as you too will be faced with a decision about leaving here once you can’t, because the Eagle Valley Community Support Society can’t begin to meet the need of the number of seniors who don’t drive anymore
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proach to change and growth, Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Corrigan Maguire expresses it well in her words that say, “To enable consensus politics to develop we need to empower people where
they live. This means devolving financial resources and political power down to the community level. One of the greatest blocks to movement is fear. This fear can only be removed when people feel their voices are being heard by government and when they have a say in their own lives and communities.” The quote that I try to live by? It is one by Margaret Mead that reads: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
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It’s safe to say Dudley is one lucky duck. Thanks to some talented people who have volunteered their time to help, the one-footed fowl may soon find out what it’s like to be bipedal. Dudley, a call duck, belongs to K9-1-1 Animal Rescue and Services owner Debbie Fortin. She says the duckling lost his foot in an attack by some “vicious chickens.” But he survived the experience and has adapted to life at the shelter. “It doesn’t have the same quality of life but it doesn’t know any better – he’s very mobile, he just gets around differently,” said Fortin. “And because of his shorter leg, he’s developing a different body type. So he hasn’t got the activity level of a normal duckling, but he swims amazingly well. He’s figured out his own little rudder system.” Fortin says she was comfortable in letting Dudley follow his own path. But her son, Brandon Schweitzer, thought of a way to help the duckling get back on both feet. He contacted friend Terence Loring, a mechanical engineer who recently started his own company in Kamloops, 3 Pillar Designs. Loring specializes in 3D architecture and design, but Schweitzer’s story
Prosthetic: Work is underway to utilize 3D printing technology to create Dudley the duckling a new foot. Photo contributed about Dudley convinced partner with Canadian Loring to visit Sicamous company Proto3000. and pay Dudley a visit. Both are volunteering Loring said he could see their time on this projthat it was causing the ect. duckling pain to walk around on the injured stump, and decided to take on the challenge of creating a prosthetic leg/foot using 3D print- It doesn’t have the ing technology. same quality of life “It’s a little out of but it doesn’t know my usual experience, any better – he’s but I’m very excited to very mobile, he see the final product and just gets around see if we can help this differently. little animal out,” said Loring. “There might Debbie Fortin be that chance where there’s other animals in “Proto3000 is a 3D similar situations, and if this could inspire people engineering and printto kind of think outside ing company,” said of the box this could be Loring. “They were wanting to know about a great thing.” Loring is working on the background as well the design end. To do the so I made a video to printing, he managed to explain this little duck-
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Nicholas Astasiewicz Position: Forward Home Town: Salmon Arm Age: 18 Height: 5’ 11” Weight: 166 Prev Team: Sicamous Hobbies / Interests: Golf, video games Personal Hero: Jordan Eberle Goals: Contribute the best I can for the team Favorite NHL Team: Edmonton Oilers Favorite Player: Jordan Eberle Favorite Music: Eminem Favorite Food: Pizza What do you like best about playing hockey in Sicamous: It is close to home and staff are very accommodating to their players
ling’s story. I’ve got the preliminary design of the leg done and we’re just looking at different materials and different designs. “We’re going to start with a simple, single component to go over the stump itself to see if that’s sufficient. If not, we can add a joint in there and get some more movement.” Loring notes the work he’s doing is not precedent setting, that there was a case in the U.S. where another company was able to create a prosthetic leg for an older duck with a 3D printer. So he knows it’s possible. And, he adds, once he has a working 3D model, he’ll be able to easily resize it to create larger legs for Dudley as he
gets older. All this effort being made over Dudley has come as a bit of a shock for Fortin, who is delighted all the same. She says Dudley’s story – posted on her Facebook page – has received positive as well as negative feedback, with some questioning why they wouldn’t just let the injured duckling die. “He survived and we weren’t thinking of a prosthetic or anything,” said Fortin. “He was managing to get around so we wouldn’t kill him – he survived and that’s the way it is.” Fortin expects Dudley’s new leg/foot will be ready in the coming weeks. And, even if it isn’t a success, she expects he’ll get by just fine.
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Muddy race a clear winner among participants By Martha Wickett Eagle Valley News
It was a day for mud – much mud – lots of sweat and possibly the odd tear. Followed by smiles. Many smiles. About 40 people took the challenge Saturday in the first Mayhem in the Muddy Maize, a 10-kilometre obstacle-course mud race that started and ended in DeMille’s corn maze in Salmon Arm. For Leslie Stewart of Sicamous, it was her 51st birthday, a muddy celebration she shared with her 18-year-old son Alexander. “He said, ‘Mother, this is crazy. I’m supposed to get you flowers and perfume, not drag you through the mud.” Nonetheless, they both enjoyed the race, says Leslie, noting they were able to help each other when needed, each with their different strengths and weaknesses. Because Alexander had been in cadets he could give her pointers on navigating the three mud pits with barbed wire strung across the top. “Keeping really low, pulling with your arms and don’t put your bum up,” she says. As a runner, she could encourage him during the run portions,
On the ropes: Leslie Stewart makes her way through a chilly pond during the Mayhem in the Muddy Maize race. Photo by James Murray bparticularly when he was having trouble with stitches in his side. The duo completed the race in about two hours and 20 minutes. Organizer Ray Warner of Cool Running explains that, along with the three mud pits, there were fences to climb through, a pond and creek to navigate, the corn fields and trails to run through, bales of hay to get over and mountains of gravel in Blackburns’ gravel pit to climb. He received lots of good comments and there was just one injury, a head scratched by barbed wire. “It was fun, everybody had a great time, lots of good reviews.” For Leslie Stewart,
one “huge, huge hill” was tough. “I was pretty much on my hands and knees – he kept encouraging me,” she says of her son. Then there were the hay bales. “When they said we’d have to go over bales of hay, I was picturing the little ones. But they were those great big ones we call the giant marshmallows when they’re out in the fields.” The water obstacles were cold, but the Stewarts both found them refreshing. “I swim, he scuba dives.” Overall, both said they would do the race again.
“It was tougher than I thought, but it was a good challenge,” Leslie concludes. For the inaugural race, Warner advertised it only three weeks ahead of time because he didn’t want to get too many entries. Of the 40 participants, there were four or five people who did it as individuals and the rest were on teams, which could range from two to eight people. The rule is, all members of a team must finish together, which encourages team-building. Although awards were not given out for placings this year, Warner noted that Salmon Arm’s Gregg Patterson came in first. He com-
pleted the course in one hour, 32 minutes and 33 seconds. Patterson decided to do the race after participating in the Spartan race at Sun Peaks the weekend prior, an obstacle race up the mountain that several Salmon Arm residents also tested themselves on. As for Muddy Mayhem, Patterson enjoyed it. “It was fun, the gravel pit was challenging, running up the sides of the gravel pit. And the barbed wire tagged me a couple of times,” he said, adding that his favourite segments were the gravel pit, the pond and the mud crawl. “That was all good.”
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Jazz singer: Neil Diamond tribute artist Jason Scott will be performing his award-winning show at the Sicamous legion on Friday, Oct. 18. Photo contributed
Legion to host award-winning Neil Diamond tribute
ON THE ARTS CARLA KRens
Everything seems to be in full swing again in and around Sicamous – and the cold weather gets people moving indoors and participating in arts, music etc. The legion is having a special night on Friday, Oct. 18. It will be a fun evening with musician Jason Scott in “Diamond Forever – A Celebration of Neil Diamond.” Tickets $15, advance tickets available at the Royal Canadian Legion and at Happy Corkers, or $20 at the door. Advanced tickets include a spaghetti dinner with caesar salad and roll. Supper is extra with tickets purchased at the door. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m., showtime at 8. For more information, call 250-8365302, or email rcl-99@ cablelan.net.
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teur Drama Club is rehearsing for a special presentation of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, to be presented Dec. 6 to 9. This time the story will be read by the actors in full costumes. There will be no sets on stage, but the actors will help you experience the old story of Scrooge’s rehabilitation, from miser to philanthropist. The story still holds up after all these years. I guess human nature does not change that much, and from time to time, we all feel we can do better towards others. The drama club is in need of a young, very young person to play Tiny Tim. If you know of a small, fiveyears old and up, male or female, who would like to be on stage and only say two lines and act with the other Cratchit family members, please contact me. Not many rehearsals will be necessary but we cannot do the story without this little person. The Red Barn Arts Centre will have the 50-foot mural and other large murals up, and the audience will be spoiled with hot chocolate and marshmallows and cookies at no extra charge. The charge is still only $5.
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Here is a teaser for you. Starting in January there will be new things happening at the Red Barn Arts Centre. For now I will only divulge that the name of the happening is Red Barn Java Jam, and that local musicians can be involved. If you are really curious, go and talk to John Guilbeault at the music store, The Music Man in Sicamous, and maybe he will let you in on the start of something exciting. Tune in again next month when I will give all the details.
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A few weeks ago I went for a brunch at Quaaout Lodge. I had not been there for many years and was impressed with the beautiful setting. My eyes fell on fabulously carved doors and wall hangings. I was then told that all of these carvings were by a Sicamous artist, now living in Salmon Arm, Robert Whitehead. It always amazes me how many things I don’t know after having lived here for 22 years. I went to talk to Bob Whitehead in Enderby, where he is currently working on carvings
Woodwork: Bob Whitehead works on one of his pieces that will adorn a new Enderby eatery. Photo by Carla Krens for the new Splatsin Band restaurant. Whitehead has been carving professionally for 20 years and it shows in his work. He is busy carving poles that are the support of the new lodge-style building. The huge centre post depicts the history of the Splatsin Nation focusing on nature. A bear fishing for a salmon, eagles flying high. Whitehead
goes into accurate detail with his carvings. A spear used in the past for fishing was recreated in the carving. The layout of this work was done first on paper and then wrapped around the pole. From there the image was transferred. The longer I looked at the carvings the more I saw. The scales of the fish, the teeth of the bear. Whitehead not only creates these im-
ages by carving, but also by skilfully shading the carvings with stain, carefully applied in different shades and intensities. Aside from the main pole in the centre, there are three more posts that are depictions of animals found in and around our area. A lot of the work Whitehead does is on wooden doors and his work is shipped to many different places. Two carved poles were prominently displayed at the Torino, Italy Olympic Games where they flanked the table where the Canadian press conferences were held. His work can also be seen in Heritage Park in Calgary. I asked Whitehead what it feels like to be an artist as a job. He is very comfortable with it and can just go to work at nine in the morning, and the inspiration seems to be always there. Almost all of the work he does is on commission and because he does not ask for outrageous prices he is busy constantly. That way he can make a living rather than pricing himself out of the market. According to Whitehead, the art of carving is relatively new to Canadians, other than First Nations. In the U.S., the attitude is
more mature and more appreciative of the carver as an artist. Whitehead learned how to carve and how to work with stain all by trial and error, and he hopes that he will be able to teach wood carving at some time in the future in Salmon Arm. By teaching others all he has learned over last 20 years, wouldbe carvers can benefit greatly from this knowledge. If you would like to see some of Whitehead’s work, you can find it on his webpage at www.whiteheadcarvings.com. For art news, please contact Carla Krens at carlakrens@telus.net, or 250-836-4705.
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SICAMOUS: BACHELOR APT. (Studio) Avail. Incl. stove, fridge. $475/mo. plus hydro & DD. 250-836-3849.
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2 BDRM. COTTAGE in Sicamous. $595/mo. int.&cable incl NP NS ND Refs. req. 250832-4429 or 250-804-1457.
Homes for Rent Malakwa-3bdrm home, $800 +utils.3bdrm home $750 +utils. 2bdrm $650.+utils, 250-3090975.
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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF S.D. NO. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) SNOW REMOVAL QUOTATION PROCESS The Board of Education of School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) is advertising for interested parties to submit a quotation for Snow Removal Services for the 2013-2014 school year. Quotation documents, addendums or corrections for this quote can be obtained from the School District No. 83 Works Complex located at 5911 Auto Road SE., Salmon Arm, BC or downloaded from the School District #83 website at www.sd83.bc.ca Quotation process closes at 12:00 PM October 18, 2013. Further information can be obtained via email to fmarasco@sd83.bc.ca.
Misc. Wanted Pets & Livestock
Pet Services CAN’T GET OUT TO walk your pet? Rain, shine or snow we’ll be there. Call Sicamous Pet Walkers. Ph. 1-780-9913456.
Pets BRITISH Bulldog Puppies. Pure breed, CKC and home trained. $700. M/F, 2 months old, current shots. 778-800-1369. Email: statohe@gmail.com FILA Brazilio Puppies (Guard Dogs). Families best friend/Intruders worst nightmare. All shots. 604817-5957
Genuine Coin Collector Buyer Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins etc 778-281-0030 PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670
Real Estate For Sale By Owner PALM SPRINGS! Snowbirds own lot & like new 2009, 1404 sq.ft. Golden West 2 Bd/ 2 Ba + Den in 55+ gated community. $251/mos HOA’s incl. golf on priv. course $265,000. US Many amenities. 403-722-2469 for info or google MLS21472650 for pictures, details or to arrange viewing.
KITTENS, 6 WKS OLD. Free to good homes. 250-836-2551.
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