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Council sticks to policy for public events

Non-profits: In-kind help available with six weeks advanced notice. By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

District council opted to keep things status quo with regard to the requirements of any person or group wishing to use municipal property for any kind of event. Following a recommendation by staff, Sicamous council, at its Feb. 12 regular meeting, agreed the district should continue to “enforce its policy requesting groups to get liability insurance and to obtain a special event facilities use permit.” Anyone wishing in-kind assistance from public works for an event on municipal property must submit their request in writing to council at least six weeks prior to the event. This re-affirmation of existing policy stems from a direction to staff, made by Couns. Suzanne Carpenter and Joan Thomson at the Jan. 22 committee of the whole meeting, to draft a policy enabling As far as the the district to better asdistrict paying sist community groups with various events. your insurance… the group would Carpenter explained non-profit groups were have to come unhappy with the dis- before council and trict charging for labour ask the district… that in the past was ofHeidi Frank fered in-kind. District CAO Coun. Fred Busch said he agreed that liability insurance is necessary, but had trouble understanding the six-week requirement. District operations manager Randy Hand said this had to do with the four weeks it can take to process a special events facilities use permit. Mayor Darrell Trouton asked if the processing time could be reduced from four to two weeks, to which district administrator Heidi Frank replied that permits can go back and forth between applicant and district numerous times before approval, pointing to the burnout event as an example. “There were so many things that had to fall into See Residents challenge on page 2

Investigation scene: The Malakwa residence pictured above was the scene of a violent altercation on the evening of Feb. 12 between the residents and three armed men who attempted to enter the home. Police continue to investigate the incident, and are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspects. Photo by Victoria Rowbottom

Malakwa man shot in home invasion Violent exchange: Victim says he stabbed suspect during struggle. By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

A Malakwa resident was taken to hospital after being shot in the shoulder during a home invasion. RCMP spokesperson, Const. Leslie Smith says police continue to investigate what they’re calling a targeted home invasion at a Malakwa residence on Feb. 12. Smith says the incident was reported to police at approximately 5 p.m. Officers were told three men had entered the residence armed with weapons and a struggle ensued between the suspects and the male homeowner. Sicamous RCMP Sgt.

Dave Dubnyk “It is extremely said the victim fortunate that no told police he one else was instabbed one of jured or killed in the suspects bethis violent home fore being shot invasion,” said in the shoulder Dubnyk. “The during the alSgt. Dave Dubnyk family is co-opertercation. The ating with police Sicamous RCMP victim also says and investigators one of the susare attempting to pects pointed identify the three a gun at his head, but police male suspects who were not have not been able to confirm known to the family.” this or the stabbing. The victim was transportAll three suspects then fled ed by helicopter to hospital the area before police arrived. for treatment of the non-lifeThree children and an adult threatening injury. Dubnyk female were also inside the says he’s expected to make a residence at the time of the full recovery. incident and witnessed the alOfficers from the Kamtercation. loops RCMP’s Major Crime

Unit, along with members of the Regional General Investigation Unit, were part of the investigation to determine the motivation behind the home invasion. Dubnyk says investigators are considering the possibility it was a case of mistaken identity, noting there are several medical marijuana grows in the area. He added nothing has been found on the property to indicate any illegal activity taking place. Police are asking anyone who might have any information that could assist with this investigation to contact the Sicamous RCMP detachment at 250-836-2878, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Health coalition letter prompts council debate By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

A request to participate in a healthy communities coalition led to some healthy debate in Sicamous council. Prompting debate was a from Shuswap Healthy Communities Coalition chair Brian Ayotte, asking if a member of staff or council be interested in attending the group’s meetings. District administrator Heidi Frank said the group specifically wanted her to participate, but Mayor Darrell Trouton, who has been attending the coalition’s meetings, felt that he could handle it until such time as the coalition has deter-

mined what their mandate is. Coun. Suzanne Carpenter then raised a couple of issues, the first being why the district isn’t applying for Healthy Communities Grant funding for local governments. “We’re talking about transport, we’re talking about healthy communities… I thought these grants were amazing,” said Carpenter, adding she would have liked to have participated in related healthy communities webinars. “I asked if we could set up here. Nothing was forthcoming. I was told that Mayor Trouton was looking after all this. Well, we don’t run a dictatorship here,

we run a council, and I felt kind of insulted by that.” Frank assured Carpenter that anyone could attend the coalition’s meetings. Coun. Don Richardson then warned about the duplication of duties that can come with participating in such organizations. “Were identifying a lot of this stuff ourself, we’re doing all these things already, we don’t need another duplication,” said Richardson. “Yes, there’s money out there, but then there will be more strings attached and more stuff to do.” Carpenter said a similar opinion was expressed by Trouton and

that, for her, the coalition is “such an important thing.” During question period, resident Pam Beech took Richardson to task, asking for specifics on where duplication exists. Richardson replied with a tangential speech about the difficulties of attracting doctors to the community, and how such initiatives have to go through the health authority. “We need to put our heads together, because as you’re well aware, we do need doctors here. We’ll be down to one maybe. How do we co-ordinate it?” said Richardson, leaving Beech still wanting an answer to her question

about duplication. “I must have missed something because I’m not understanding where the duplication is and I’m asking you for clarification because you seem to think there’s duplication,” replied Beech. Coun. Terry Rysz, as acting deputy mayor, intervened, explaining the district is in the process of bringing onboard a new health and wellness co-ordinator, who will help the district achieve its goals around community health. “So, do you see a community forum of some sort,” asked Beech. “I do, but we have to start somewhere,” replied Rysz.

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place – Even it was done absolutely correct from the get go, there was no way it could have been done in two weeks,” said Frank. “Because we needed input from so many other areas. “Some facility use permits, we may be able to process in three days, depending on what it is. But what we’re asking for is the biggest case, a really big event, that takes us a long time to get all the comments and referrals and all that. We try to expedite it, we do.” During question period, resident Pam Beech asked for clarifi-

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cation regarding insurance. She said the Snow Days committee, being a non-legal entity (not a society), can’t apply for liability insurance. “So when we run events, like we would have done in the past, doing the sculptures on district property, there would be a need for a facilities use permit and liabilities insurance, but we cannot apply ourselves,” said Beech. Frank, however, said anyone can get insurance, be it an individual or a group. “As far as the district paying for your insurance, as was stated today in the policy, the group would have to come before council

and ask the district if they would cover their insurance,” said Frank. This led resident Craig Mitchell to chime in. A fitness trainer who frequently uses Finlayson Park, Mitchell said he would not ask the district for a permit to play ball in the park, arguing he and his party would be covered under the district’s insurance. “You want to be waived of any warranties or representations respecting suitability or conditions of the premises, and if I’m out there with a group that my insurance is covering my athletes, if they fall on a sprinkler head that didn’t go down, or

February 21 & 22 - $2 Bag Sale at Sicamous United Church Thrift Shop. 10 am - 3 pm. Clothing & shoes only. February 21 & 22 - Royal Canadian Legion Funspiel. Register at the Legion before February 16 March 4 - Pancake Supper & Music Program. Tickets $5.00. Under 6 Free. Bernice: 836-2300. Thrift Shop: 836-4390 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 250-8362509. 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 250-832-9700. Every Tues. - Sicamous Amateur Drama Club rehearsals, 7:00 p.m., Red Barn Arts Centre. 8364705. 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.

trip over the potholes which have been fixed, that is your responsibility, and your insurance has to cover it,” said Mitchell, hoping for confirmation from council. But Trouton said this was becoming a legal battle and that Mitchell could arrange to speak with Frank in person. “These are policies and procedures put in place for a good reason,” said Trouton. Mitchell then inquired about a resident who, at the Jan. 22 council meeting, asked for the district’s help because he wanted to continue playing pickleball – a district recreation program that

Every Wed. Wednesday Arts for Everyone. 10 am - 3 pm. For info contact Juanita at 250-836-3019 or Gail- at 250-836-5472 Every Wed. Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks 3:00 pm. Brownies - 4:00 pm. Girl Guides - 5:30 pm. New members welcome Every Wed. 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.-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. Every Thurs.- Crib and darts 7 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99. Everyone welcome. 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

was recently cancelled due to the departure of former recreation coordinator West MartinPatterson. “I read in the minutes of your last council meeting that a guy asked for help to play pickleball because he couldn’t afford the insurance, which West had organized…,” said Mitchell. “I think, there again, don’t believe everything you read,” replied Trouton. “I read that in your minutes,” said Mitchell. Frank said that issue had since been resolved and that the resident purchased his own insurance.

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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 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 Every Friday - Crib at the Legion at 1:00 pm

Every Friday - Pool Tournament at the Legion at 6:00 pm Every 1st & 3rd Fri. - Pool Tournament at the Royal Canadian Legion #99 at 7:00 pm. Saturdays - Community Yoga 9:00 am NonHeated Hatha $5 drop-in All levels Families welcome. Last Sat. of the Month - Ladies’ Auxiliary Dinner at the Royal Canadian Legion at 6 pm. Tickets sold until the Friday before at the Legion. No tickets at the door. Sundays - Candlelit Karma 6:30 pm. Warm & Gentle. Class by donation. Funds go towards community causes. Every 4th Sun.- Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 1 p.m. Every 4th Sun. - OAPO Birthday Tea for members & friends, Seniors Activity Centre, 2 pm

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LNG, education highlight Liberal throne speech By Richard Rolke Black Press

The provincial government’s vision is generating considerable debate. The Legislature opened Tuesday with the speech from the throne and the Liberal government’s plans for the new session. “I’m really happy to see a continued focus on job creation and getting people to work,” said Greg Kyllo, Shuswap MLA. “People gave us a mandate and the throne speech meets the commitment made in the election campaign.” Among the high-

lights of the throne speech are an overall framework for liquefied natural gas, a 10year plan to prioritize transportation investments and a new strategy for the technology sector. There is also a call for a 10-year initiative for youth and older workers wanting to upgrade their skills. Kyllo is convinced trades training is critical to the future of families and the economy. “When you look at the income potential in the trades, it outpaces some of the academic careers,” he said. However, Tom Birch, B.C. Conserva-

tive president, questions the merits of the throne speech. “A balanced budget is a good thing but we are facing massive B.C. Hydro hikes because for the last decade this government has lessened its deficit by forcing debt on our Crown corporations,” he said. “This latest rate hike is a direct result of budgetary mismanagement and still we have not seen a balanced budget in a long time. Instead, we have over-stated future LNG revenues to lull us into a false sense of security.” Another aspect of the throne speech is a

plan for personalized education for students and pursuing a 10-year contract with teachers. This comes at the same time that the government and the B.C. Teachers Federation are in a dispute over class sizes. “It’s not exactly the most amiable of times but I hope we can get through that. At the end of the day, this is about children and families,” said Eric Foster, Vernon-Monashee MLA, who backs the tone of the throne speech. “We stuck exactly to what we said we’d do in the election. It’s all about vision, it’s all about the economy.”

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Steve Gunner, with the Shuswap NDP, says there are no specifics in the throne speech about B.C.’s reliance on LNG or creating value-added jobs. “The government has more work to do. They need to look at the details,” he said. Gunner questions the proposed transportation plan and whether it will meet the needs of the North Okanagan-Shuswap. “There are no specifics as to how to achieve it. Why not have a plan tying the Kelowna airport and the university with light rail to the rest of the Okanagan?”

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The District of Sicamous will have to pony up funding if it wishes to have any say on the Shuswap Watershed Council. The watershed council is the successor to the organization behind the Shuswap Lake Integrated Planning Process (SLIPP). In a letter to the dis-

trict, SLIPP steering committee chair Paul Demenok states only partners who contribute financially to the new organization will be allowed to participate in votes that have any sort of financial implications. In response, Sicamous council asked staff to find out what the district will have to pay (not included in the letter) and what the funds will be spent on.

This motion followed a speech by Mayor Darrell Trouton, who sits on the steering committee. Trouton said he is not a big supporter of SLIPP, likening the organization to a “non-profit or a lobbyist group for environmental concerns that got into government,” funded by local governments. He said a lot of environmental work is already done at the provincial and federal lev-

els and, furthermore, the areas of concern identified by SLIPP, the Salmon and Shuswap rivers, are outside the district’s jurisdiction. “They’re both in the North Okanagan Regional District, and they have a program already,” said Trouton. “My whole thought is, why are you duplicating? Why aren’t you just joining them and supporting them if we’re

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Right-to-die law update worth consideration There are plenty of arguments for or against the idea of allowing one to choose his or her time of departure from this mortal coil. On the one side, the thought of forcing terminally ill people to suffer through the worst stages of ALS, terminal cancer and other debilitating conditions seems akin to relegating family and loved ones to a torturous state. Those coming from a more conservative or fundamentalist religious background might argue that allowing a sick person to end their own life, with someone’s help, amounts to “playing God.” It seems self-righteous for people to judge those whose compassionate actions help end another’s struggle with extreme agony, especially in cases where the sufferer has no hope of regaining any quality of life. As with any controversial decision on human rights – the current illegality of assisted suicide may yet be overturned by the Supreme Court of Canada – there must be checks and balances to prevent abuses and impropriety. Other countries, such as Switzerland, have taken the step of allowing medical personnel to assist when a terminally ill patient wishes to end their life. In Canada, a precursor to allowing one to carry out the act could be securing written permission from the ill person’s family doctor, who could not only vouch for their health status, but also document who will be present during the suicide. Given that human life is involved, laws would have to be enacted to protect such doctors, as well as caregivers and any family members who assist in the act, from prosecution for trying to do the right thing. It’s not as if people would line up to take advantage of such a change in human rights legislation. At the very least, though, we need to have a more humane option for those whose quality of life has long since ended. -Victoria News

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Who provoked whom in B.C. teacher’s strike?

By Tom Fletcher News Columnist

VICTORIA – I made an error in a column two weeks ago about the latest court ruling in favour of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. I referred to an “illegal” strike in 2012, and was quickly reminded that this teacher walkout was sanctioned by the Labour Relations Board. After months of withholding report cards and refusing to meet with administrators, the union went to the LRB to seek permission for a full-scale strike. They got their wish, with authorization under essential services rules for a three-day strike in the first week, and one day a week after that until the end of the school year or a settlement was reached. For the record, the last “illegal” BCTF strike was in 2005, in defiance of a B.C. Supreme Court order that resulted in a $500,000

fine against the union. The authorized threeday strike went ahead in March 2012. Regular readers may recall my reports of students being indoctrinated in classrooms and in some cases sent out as union pickets, and of the strong-arming of unionized government office staff here in Victoria to make them join a rally on the legislature lawn. This was the strike that, according to the current media and political narrative, the provincial cabinet conspired to bring about. This notion is central to the Jan. 27 ruling of Justice Susan Griffin that orders the B.C. government to attempt to reconstruct the world of 2001. Government lawyers filed an application with the B.C. Court of Appeal on Friday to suspend parts of this ruling. Imposing Griffin’s terms would cause “irreparable harm to the public interest of unprecedented

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magnitude,” they said in arguments backed up by a series of affidavits from superintendents who have to keep B.C.’s war-weary public schools running. The government’s submission includes affidavits from superintendents around the province on its likely impact. Here’s a partial list: Cancellation of specialty programs for vulnerable youth, construction of portables to meet arbitrary class size restrictions, transfer of some students to other schools, closure of day care and Strong Start preschool programs to free up space reallocated over the years, layoff of nonteaching staff, and cancellation of school participation in the international student program. Premier Christy Clark and Education Minister Peter Fassbender have begun to push back against the conspiracy theory that has taken hold, pointing out

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that when the BCTF finally did get permission to strike, the cabinet of the day acted to prevent it. Here’s a recap. In late February 2012, nearly 28,000 teachers (90 per cent) voted to go to the full strike allowed by the LRB. The government tabled legislation to impose a cooling-off period with provision for steep fines on the union for any further strike action, and appointed a mediator. This kept schools open, and eventually yielded a two-year deal. In April 2012, the union voted to withdraw all volunteer work by teachers. By this time they had been ordered by the LRB to prepare second-term report cards, in part so students would know if they could apply for post-secondary studies. Once again this mess is before the court of appeal. Perhaps there will be better recognition of the real world this time around.

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Sculptors brave chill for Snow Days events Six teams braved the past weekend’s weather to sculpt magic from snow and ice for Sicamous Snow Days’ front yard and downtown business snowsculpting events. The daytime, nighttime and people’s choice judging is done, but outstanding People’s Choice ballots can still be turned in to the Sicamous Info Centre. First, second and third placements for both the downtown and front-yard sculptures have been awarded, and winners in the Light-up People’s Choice categories will remain a secret until the awards ceremony at 1 p.m. on March 1, upstairs at Sicamous and District Recreation Centre (during the Sicamous Banner Project Open House). The work of competitors in the Snow Days Photo Treasure Hunt, as well as banners, will also be on display. Taking first place in the downtown sculp-

snow fun, so don’t miss the excitement of the awards for the People’s Choice and Light Up winners on March 1 at 1 p.m. at the recreation centre. The Banner Project open house begins at 11 a.m. -Submitted by the Sicamous Snow Days Committee.

Monster endeavour: Team G and the G. Daughts work on their Snow Days entry, Ta 2uma A of the Shuswap. Photo contributed ture (daytime) contest was the Sicamous Dental Clinic Team for Garfield, Poster Cat For Good Dental Hygiene. Second place went to Team Grey Power at Mackie Lane with the Hand Holding Olympic Torch. Third place went to Inkx Printing for Red Crayon. In the front yard sculpture competition,

first place (daytime) went to Team Barbie for Pirates of the Caribbean, second place to Team G. & the G. Daughts for their magical dragon Ta 2uma A of the Shuswap, and third place went to Team Grey Power for their piece, Canadian Olympic Power. A great job was done by all teams in-

volved. Be sure to ask them just how much fun they had sculpting, colouring and accessorizing their creations, as well as lighting them up for night judging. Then ask Sue Miller, Carol Schlosar and Kristine Bohnsack just how much fun it was to judge. As usual, it was an amazing weekend of

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cold places, trees had evolved two techniques to avoid frozen leaves. One is to fill living leaf cells with concentrated sugary sap – a biological version of antifreeze. Some trees, mostly conifers such as pines, fir and spruce, use solely this technique, leaving their needle-like leaves unfrozen year round with a super-strong antifreeze. Other species like maple, birch and larch, combine a less extreme level of sugar in their leaves, with the practice of going leafless during the winter to avoid foliar frostbite. As far as we know, sugary sap remains the only adaptation that’s only useful in cold places, which is why you have to come to the north if you want to tap into the sweet antifreeze that might help you too to survive the winter. We call that maple syrup, and it’s delicious!

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the flow of water. So trees need to avoid two things – bubbles in their pipes and direct damage to living cells due to ice crystals. The first problem is solved before ever leaving hot climates, because air bubbles are also a problem during drought. When plants work harder in drought to get water from the soil, their water-conducting pipes can accidentally suck in tiny pockets of air from the surrounding tissue. To combat this, trees in the dry tropics develop skinnier pipes, which – thanks to the counter-intuitive physics in water – develop fewer bubble blockages than the wide, high-capacity pipes of their wet tropical cousins. So the plumbing of ancestral droughtadapted trees was accidentally pre-adapted to the cold, well before they began to spread from the tropics. Upon arriving in

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were all built for life in the frost-free tropics. If you took either an ancient or modern tropical tree and transported it to Siberia in winter, its water would freeze into sharp-edged ice crystals, fatally puncturing its living cells in all its leaves, which is the same thing that happens to lettuce and spinach when it freezes. Cold weather also means that water in the tree’s plumbing system also freezes, and dangerous bubbles form in the ice from gases that were previously dissolved in the liquid water. The ice itself doesn’t cause much harm, but when it thaws, the bubbles remain, which is a problem because the whole plumbing system relies on the inter-molecular attraction of water molecules pulling each other upwards against gravity. Air bubbles break the chain of molecules, essentially shutting off

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mans bundle up with warm coats and hats, the birds puff out their feathers for thicker insulation and the animals grow a thick extra layer of downy fur. I learned of an old homesteader woman in Armstrong years ago, who could always tell how bad the upcoming winter was going to be by just observing how fuzzy the caterpillars got in the fall, and apparently she was never wrong. So how do trees take on the terrible temperatures of winter? A fun, animated YouTube video called, “How Do Trees Survive Winter,” explains how trees have adapted to cold climates since they rose up from the ground millions of years ago to a warm and tropical environment. About 250 million years ago, there wasn’t a tree on earth designed to survive temperatures below freezing because they

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Salmon Arm’s Darien Head wasn’t left on an island with a group of contestants to see if he could survive, but he does know what it feels like to be on a reality television show. Thanks to his hockey prowess, Head, who is a 17-year-old defenceman with the Sicamous Eagles, stood out when he played for Team BC at the 2013 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Kahnawake, Quebec in May. After the gold medal game, in which B.C. defeated Team Ontario – B.C.’s first national title in the event’s 12-year history, three players were selected from each of the provincial teams. Head was one of the three selected from Team BC. From there the chosen players took part in a training program in Quebec, which started out with fitness testing and intra-squad games. “After a while, as we got into it more, it was more like an NHL training camp. NHL players would show up every now and then,” he explains. There was also

Showtime: Darien Head holds up a hockey card of himself made for Hit The Ice, an APTN reality TV series he’ll be appearing in starting Feb. 27. Photo by James Murray white-water rafting, zip-lining, go carting, and ‘sky zone’ trampolining which featured a kind of dodge-ball area with basketball hoops. From day one, the players were filmed by television cameras, all day, every day. “They filmed us right from the get-go all the way to the final day,” Head says, adding that the cameras were a challenge. “It was obviously new and the cameras were really hard to

get used to. Other than that, it was all the kind of stuff I’ve based my hockey training around – fitness stuff that I’d done in the previous year.” The hockey itself was a bit different, faster-paced than the national championships. Players were filmed, because their experiences were to become part of Hit the Ice, the second season of a hockey program made for APTN, the Aborigi-

nal Peoples Television Network. Episode one airs Thursday, Feb. 27 at 8:30 p.m. on APTN and online. States the program’s promo: “This youth series that will see dreams come true as the best young male aboriginal hockey players come together for a two-week NHL-like training camp. From physical training, on-ice drills and different teambuilding activities, these prospects will experience the highs and lows of the Hit The Ice experience. This time the stakes have been raised, as a few cuts will determine the final roster for the showcase games. Looking to avenge last season’s loss, coach John Chabot will push his team and demand the best from every single player.” Says Head: “They would be with us pretty much 24-7, filming mainly at our dorms for the first couple of days.” The first one-on-one interview was hard to get through. “Camera fright got to me,” he says, noting that if you stumble over your words, you’d be permitted to do it over. “After that it came naturally, speaking off the

top of my head, but the first one got to me.” When the players participated in activities like zip-lining, cameras would be attached to them or set up in a helicopter and, when playing hockey, there would be cameras on chest straps and sticks. “They were basically with us the whole time.” But Hit the Ice doesn’t feature the personality conflicts that some reality shows do. “There was not really much drama – we all kind of bonded like one big family,” he says, noting it was a good crowd to be involved with and the coaches were nice. At the end of the camp, Head’s team played another squad that was formed in a similar way. “It was a pretty good game.” Head’s goals for his hockey future include heading back with Team BC to the national championships to defend the title. Beyond that, “to make it as far as I can go. I don’t really have a set goal – as far as it can take me.” To see more about Hit the Ice, go to www. hittheice.com.

Heat earns rebound after 5-2 win for Eagles By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

The Chase Heat went from lukewarm to smoking in back-toback games over the weekend versus the Sicamous Eagles. On Friday, Feb. 14, the Eagles gave a Valentine to their fans with a home-ice 5-2 win. Eagle Devin Gerun was first on the board with a power-play conversion late in the first period, assisted by Nicholas Astasiewicz and Kurtis Coburn. This goal was quickly followed by an unassisted marker by teammate

Bradley Whitehead. Sicamous ended the period with a 3-0 lead following a goal at 1:18 by Stephen Hawco, assisted by Colin Blake and Jameson Stoski. In the second period, the Heat and the Eagles each had 13 attempts on net, but neither team found the back of the net. Chase’s Connor Venne converted a power play at 15:35 in the third period to put the Heat on the board. However, Eagle Curtis Whitney was able to score on the rebound, assisted by Matthew Maetche and Coburn. Seconds

later, the Heat did the same, making the score 4-2 for Sicamous. With 10 seconds left in the game, Gerun sealed the win with another powerplay marker, this time from Darien Head and Jayce Davis. Sicamous goalie Chris Joyce stopped 22 out of 24 shots on net. On Saturday, it was the Heat’s turn to host the Eagles in what would turn out to be a barn-burner for the home team. The first frame belonged to the Eagles, who potted three before the Heat could reply with a single.

Sicamous’ goals were by Arlyn Semeschuk (unassisted), Owen Rowsell (Head, Riley Jepson) and Hayden Orton (Derek Miskiman, Rowsell). The Eagles managed to maintain the lead in the second period, with a power-play goal by Hawco preceding a Heat marker near the halfway mark. Whatever happened or was said in the Heat locker room to inspire the team prior to the third period worked, and worked well. The team hit the ice with a vengeance and was able to score five goals

before the final bell, while Chase netminder Jacob Mattes was successful in making sure Sicamous could do no more damage. The end result was a 7-5 win for the Heat. While the Eagles, with 47 points, sit below the Heat in the Doug Birks Divsion, they have clinched a spot in the playoffs. Regular season play continues for the Eagles with their next game scheduled for Feb. 19 in Sicamous versus the Kamloops Storm. On Feb. 21, they’ll be in Revelstoke to battle the Grizzlies.

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DISTRICT OF SICAMOUS PROGRAM AND EVENTS MANAGER Do you want a job that seems more like play then work? Then have we got a job for you. The District of Sicamous – which we call paradise for short – is a vibrant community serving a total of approximately 3,000 year round residents. To live here and fit in, you must love sunny summers, lakes, sledding, quadding, mild winters or having fun. A Program and Events Manager role is very diverse. You need to be a coach, a consultant, a communicator and a “Dear Abby” problem solver with communities. You will be the go to person for community groups; you will also provide community, organizational, program development and event planning services as part of the community building team. If you are skilled in collaborating with community groups and results focused, then show us what you got. Some of the responsibilities of a Program and Events Manager are to: • Identify community needs, capacities, assets and support local community group development • Build effective working relations in the community related to the development and delivery of recreation and event opportunities • Facilitate community groups in identifying and meeting their event, program, recreational, wellness, and healthy living needs through needs assessments, planning processes, resource development, partnerships and public involvement processes • Continuously anticipate, analyze and respond to arising recreation and community wellness related challenges and opportunities • Work on multiple community and multi-disciplinary work teams and promote a ‘one District’ approach to challenges • Provide resource information including grant programs • Manage, direct, coordinate and evaluate personnel Qualifications: • Diploma or degree in Recreation Administration, Community Development or in a related discipline preferred • A minimum of five (5) years experience in the field of community recreation and event planning with demonstrated competency in community/organizational development, recreation program development, event organization and the provision of information/referral • Project management and needs assessment experience • Experience working with diverse community groups • Strong analytical and group facilitation skills • Must be resourceful, creative and collaborative • Grant application and proposal writing skills • An original Police Information Check or Certified Criminal Record Check issued within the past 6 months that is satisfactory to the employer will be required before starting in the position. Applicants will be required to arrange their own transportation and where appropriate will be reimbursed in accordance with District of Sicamous policy. This may require the applicant to obtain business use auto insurance. Hours of Work: 35 hours per week, variable hours A full job description available upon request. This exempt position offers a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package. Closing date is March 14, 2014. Please send your resume and covering letter, in confidence, to: Heidi Frank, Chief Administrative Officer District of Sicamous PO Box 219 446 Main Street Sicamous, B.C. V0E 2V0 Email: hfrank@sicamous.ca The District of Sicamous thanks all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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A Look Back at British Columbia’s Maritime History

Lady of the lake: The Lady Dufferin, docked at Eagle Pass Landing (currently known as Old Town) in the summer of 1885, was one of 14 large steam-drive paddlewheelers to deliver passengers, as well as goods and other materials to communities on Shuswap Lake. Photo contributed

Heritage Afloat: Paddlewheelers play vital role in Shuswap’s past

ong before the advent of the houseboat, the paddlewheeler dominated the waves of Interior B.C. lakes including the Shuswap. Feb. 17 to 23 marks Heritage Week in British Columbia, with this year’s theme being Heritage Aﬂoat, a focus on the important role watercraft played in exploration, industry, security and in linking communities. The paddlewheeler played a pivotal role in the development of the Shuswap. Vessels such as the Lady Dufferin, the Martin and the S.S. Andover were used to transport people and/or goods, as well as materials needed in the construction of the C.P. railway. “We were kind of a hub at one stage in the game way back, particularly when they were building all the big old ships that appeared on the lake,” says the Sicamous and District Museum and Historical Society’s Gordon Mackie. “Paddlewheelers were mostly tied to the time they were building the railway, because there’s where they could make some money.” In fact, says Mackie, the Shuswap was home to the ﬁrst paddlewheeler built in the Interior. He says the Hudson’s Bay Company constructed the Martin in 1865 to go between Kamloops, Savona and Seymour Arm. “The Hudson’s Bay did it to service that area because they had discovered gold on the Columbia River and they thought this was going to be the next Barkerville in 1865/66,” said Mackie. “Of course, there wasn’t that much gold on the Columbia, and the surge lasted for about a summer and that was the end of that. Building the paddlewheeler, the Martin, was one of the things that happened as a result of that. We’ve got a fascinating history in this area.” The Sicamous and District Museum, located in the Sicamous Civic Centre on Main Street, has a large collection of images of the various ships that once travelled the waters of the Shuswap. Looking forward, Mackie says the society would like to expose people to more local history by way of interpretive signs that could be placed in the community. The signs would show what an area, such as the site of the former bridge at the end of what is now Main Street Landing, looked like at a particular point in Sicamous’ past. “That was a pretty busy place in the early part of the 1900s,” said Mackie. Another thing the museum would like to do is set up a gauge under the current bridge showing historical high water marks. We’ve decided we have to kind of go out to the public,” said Mackie. “We’d like them to come into the museum, but we have to reach out to the people a little bit more.” For more information about B.C. Heritage Week, visit http://www.heritagebc.ca/heritage-week-2014.