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Hip hop happening Educational rappers Kia Kadiri and Ndidi Cascade from the group, Metaphor, share the stage with students Sam Hall and Kayden Stephen during a performance Monday at Hillcrest Elementary School. The group will be touring Shuswap schools for the next two weeks. James murray/obServer
City grapples with medical marijuana Zoning: Council looks at where potential commercial grow operations should be located. By martha Wickett obServer STAFF
In the wake of new regulations introduced by Health canada, Salmon Arm council must ponder where best to put medicinal marijuana grow operations. effective April 1, the new ‘Marijuana for Medical Purposes regulations’ will consolidate existing grow operations in private residences into larger, secured facilities, with the stated intent of making them easier to regulate and monitor by federal agencies. Kevin Pearson, the city’s director of development services, explained to the city’s Monday meeting of its development and planning services committee that if a company has a proposal for a
grow op, it will go to the municipal government to see if zoning bylaws are correct. In Salmon Arm, he said, such a use seems to fit with allowed uses in industrial and agricultural zones, just as growing facilities for hot-house tomatoes would. Alternatively, a new zone could be created. rcMP Staff Sgt. Kevin Keane told council the biggest concern of police is safety, particularly of neighbouring residents. “There’s a significant amount of marijuana grow ripoffs… the last one a couple of weeks ago. Someone came to rip off a legalized marijuana grow place, they got the wrong location and somebody got shot. Those are my concerns.” Keane said he would favour the
placement of medicinal marijuana Four hundred licences are ex- has noticed is the lack of any degrow ops in industrial areas over pected to be issued in canada, 100 tail whatsoever with enquiries and agricultural ones. of those in b.c. However, it’s not proposals. To date, most enquiries “My concern is, one farm have been very secretive in house looks like another farm nature with no location, comhouse… They can get the wrong pany profiles or operational driveway.” details provided,” states a staff Pearson reported that the city report. “equally, Health canhas already had an application. ada has not been proactive in In January, planning staff, fire advising the city which, if any, Marg Kentel department personnel and police proposals are under their re“officially acknowledged an apCity CounCillor view within our municipality.” plication being forwarded to research of other commuHealth canada for a farm site in nities showed that Kamloops, the Salmon river valley,” states I know what we’re going to hear. NoKelowna and the regional a planning staff report. “That body’s going to want it. I guess that’s district of north okanagan faproposal appeared to be small in what we get paid the big dollars for. vour bylaws to allow producscale involving no new buildings tion within industrial zones and seemed to meet the definibecause of safety concerns. tion of agriculture and intensive known how many are destined for In contrast, Mission and Maple agriculture permitted in the A-1 the Shuswap. (agriculture) zone.” “one of the challenges staff See rCmP on page A2
This week It’s time to spring forward this weekend. Set your clock ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night. The Salmon Arm Jewels begin play at the BC High School Provincials. See A13 for more.
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Anticipation builds Hockeyville: Announcement March 8. By Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF
Get ready to watch hockey. Salmon Arm residents are being encouraged to watch Hockey Night in Canada this Saturday, March 8, because that’s when the top 16 finalists in the Kraft Hockeyville contest will be announced. “If Salmon Arm is selected, we need to get people out right away,” says Lana Fitt of the Salmon Arm Economic Development Society. “I think we only have 48 hours once the decision is made.” The number of votes each community gets on the Kraft Hockeyville website, krafthockeyville.cbc.ca, determines which com-
munity moves closer to the grand prize of $100,000 toward arena upgrades – so residents
Lana Fitt SAEDS are asked to vote, and to get their friends and families to vote. Fitt encourages people to ask their connections on Facebook and email to take part. Downtown Salmon Arm encourages businesses to set up voting
stations so customers can vote on Saturday night, Sunday and Monday. Ipads as well as laptops can be used to cast ballots. Downtown Salmon Arm will have business card size notices available to give to customers telling them how to vote. Several businesses are planning Hockeyville specials and activities. Fitt suggests keeping up-to-date by checking back with the society’s website at www.saeds.ca. Also scheduled for Hockeyville is a free public skate at Shaw Centre on Sunday, March 9, no matter the Hockeyville outcome. It will be held at the regular public skating time, 2:15 to 3:45 p.m.
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RCMP favour industrial sites for production Continued from front Ridge are promoting the use of Agricultural Land Reserve and rural lands for growing medicinal marijuana to preserve industrial land for more manufacturing-type use. Coun. Denise Reimer asked how many grow ops police are now dealing with. Cpl. Luiz Sardinha said: “We have a list of targets, we go after the bigger
ones. There are many we don’t know about. We go after major commercial grows, 1,000 to 10,000 plants.” Added Keane: “We deal with the ones directly tied into organized crime.” Coun. Ken Jamieson said he’d like to get input from the public, noting that he’s not leaning toward agricultural or industrial at this point. “I see the liberalization of marijuana laws
coming,” he said, noting that if the city considers the issue and gets bylaws in place, it will be better prepared for the future. Coun. Marg Kentel predicted the public won’t be in favour of medicinal grow ops in agricultural or industrial areas. “I know what we’re going to hear. Nobody’s going to want it. I guess that’s what we get paid the big dollars for.”
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A heavily intoxicated man was arrested at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 at the local Greyhound Bus Depot. The male was lodged until he was in sober enough that he could ride the bus.
Hard to argue with results A 39-year-old female driver from Salmon Arm denied consuming any alcohol Friday evening. Two subsequent samples of her breath however, indicated she was driving with excessive alcohol in her body. She was stopped by police at 11 p.m. at 10th Ave. NE, where her driver’s licence was suspended and the vehicle towed.
Slippery conditions At 11:45 a.m., on Sunday, March 2, police responded to a single vehicle collision at the intersection of Bolton Road and the TransCanada Highway. The driver lost control on slippery roads causing the vehicle to flip over an embankment. The driver was not injured.
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Teachers taking strike vote Public school teachers across the Shuswap will head to the polls Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to vote on taking strike action. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation says it will make the results public
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Hubbard makes mark on local legal history Ceremony: Law student becomes the first woman called to the bar in Salmon Arm. By Barb Brouwer OBSERVER STAFF
Alicia Hubbard has made local history. The newly minted young lawyer was the first woman to be called to the bar in Salmon Arm. In 2004, Hubbard graduated with distinction from the University of Victoria, having earned a major in sociology with an emphasis on social justice. Following two years of travelling, Hubbard returned to B.C. where she worked in the field of addictions. In 2008, she entered law school at UBC and while studying law, participated in the Human Trafficking Working Group, Pro Bono Students of Canada and spent a semester working at the UBC First Nations Legal Clinic in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side. “Through my involvement with Pro Bono Students of Canada, I worked on a project in conjunction with the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),” says Hubbard. “This project focused on providing information to asylum-seekers who were detained for immigration reasons. My desire to continue working with asylumseekers led to an internship with the UNHCR in 2010.”
On graduating from law school, Hubbard worked with the West Coast Prison Justice Society, advocating for prisoners with issues involving health care, human rights and liberty issues. In 2012, Hubbard began articling with Verdurmen & Company in Salmon Arm and is now practising criminal defence and family law. “I was her principal; I instructed her for a year and she worked on cases with me,” says Glenn Verdurmen, a lawyer with 24 years experience, who works almost exclusively in criminal law and personal injury. “But she also received guidance from Garrett Wynne on family law.” Verdurmen describes Hubbard as having great integrity and being extremely hardworking and resourceful. “She has a great grasp of the practical and intellectual aspects of the law,” he says. Hubbard’s schooling and attributes were considered in Supreme Court Feb. 26 where family, friends and other lawyers had gathered to support her as she was called and admitted to the bar in a ceremony that dates back to the 15th century. Ken Walken, president of the Law Society of B.C., began proceedings by explaining that admission to the bar requires a new lawyer to do three things: Sign
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MLA to speak Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo will be the guest speaker at the Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce 2014 AGM to be held Friday, March 14 at the Prestige Harbourfront Resort. Members should RSVP by March 7 via email at admin@sachamber.bc.ca or by calling 250-8326247.
Yoga studio gets new owner Dakshina Yoga is welcoming a new owner and a new name. Jamie Granville has sold the business to Shauna Lewis, who will be re-opening under the name GrAttitude Yoga. Lewis has been an instructor of yoga for two years and teaches a variety of hot yoga styles, from traditional hatha, power flow, yin, yin/yang and yogalates. New classes and new styles will be added to the current schedule. Longtime yoga teacher Donna Rao will be continuing to operate her classes out of the studio.
Businesses rally for Hockeyville The announcement about whether Salmon Arm will be one of the 16 finalists for Hockeyville will take place in the evening of March 8. A number of local businesses will be promoting it. Check out www.saeds.ca for details.
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for what it’S worth
Tracy Hughes
Making your choices last When you are marking your ballots in this fall’s municipal election, there’s going to be some added weight to your X. The province announced last week the terms of office for municipal politicians will be increased from three years to four. This will mean the next local government election would be held in 2018. The rationale is that four-year terms will give local governments more time to consult, plan and, hopefully achieve community goals, while also cutting down on election costs. This would apply not only to the city’s government but to the Columbia Shuswap Regional District and the school trustees as well. As with most changes, there are pros and cons. Clearly fouryear terms will give politicians more time to try and accomplish their goals. Especially with rookie councillors, there’s a huge learning curve in the first year. Often the council is just finding its feet, learning the mechanics of how things work at city hall and figuring out the best way to approach any changes to previous public policy. A four-year term will extend the “grunt work” period by a year, possibly helping to get things accomplished before the focus turns back to elections. Sounds very nice. Unless you happen to elect a Rob Ford lookalike to your municipal council. While we all like to believe in the wisdom of democracy, sometimes the people elect total dolts. I’d like to see the province ensure there is some type of recall provision included in their legislative updates, just in case. In all the recent hullabaloo over a potential switch from onehour to two-hour street parking downtown, we received an interesting reminder of the depth of the debate from the city’s bylaw enforcement officer, Marcel Bedard. Bedard, who keeps a hilarious scrapbook of some of his lessthan-savoury encounters with the public, also clipped out an item that appeared in our Early Files column, which excerpts items from the community’s history. This is part of what was written in a 1928 edition of the Observer: “A delegation waited upon city council on Monday evening with a view to having the proposed prohibition of parking cars on Alexander Avenue abandoned. A heavily signed petition was presented, and owners of automobiles who signed pledged to refrain from parking their own cars on this street for more than two hours at a time. It was pointed out by members of council that the principal object of preventing parking on the avenue was to keep a large portion of the street from being perpetually occupied by cars owned by businessmen, in order that shoppers and visitors might be able to do business without interfering with traffic.” With the news that the Hudson Ave. Parking lot, (beside the Salmar Grand) is going to be reverting to pay parking, I can only see this issue becoming increasingly contentious in the months to come.
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No free ride for downtown workers The days of free parking for downtown Salmon Arm employees are coming to an end. Come summer, the parking lot at the Salmar Grand on Hudson will become a paid lot, 25 cents an hour, or $25 a month for a reserved spot. The reason for the change – to generate revenue for another paid-parking option, a downtown parkade. The intent of the Salmar lot, according to the city’s website, is to “provide free all-day parking for easy access to businesses and services where additional time is needed.” Fact is, the lot is used by many downtown employees who appreciate and/or need a daylong option that doesn’t add to the already difficult cost of living in the Shuswap, where the economy is hurting and wages are well below the provincial average.
Eliminating this free, year-round public parking option creates another problem – it will invariably add to the number of those playing the parking game, using up the one or two-hour limits in front of downtown businesses before trying their luck again in front of another. The argument will likely be made that people can bike or use transit, which is fair if you already live downtown and/or don’t have a family to transport before or after work. We recognize limited or paid parking is a reality of many downtowns. And while the proposed rates may be lower in relation to other cities, what individuals consider affordable is relative. One thing is for certain, for those who continue to use the Salmar lot, there’s between $25 to $40 a month they won’t be spending at downtown businesses.
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The Observer asked: What time limit should there be on parking downtown?
Bruce Bourne “None. People can park free at the malls so why not encourage them to shop downtown.”
Carol Harder “Two hours, because it would give people enough time to get things done.”
Chris Gawley “I always just find somewhere to park where I don’t have to worry about parking restrictions.”
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VICTORIA – The New Prosperity mineral deposit near Williams Lake is described by the industry as one of the largest in the world, containing 5.3 billion pounds of copper and 13.3 million ounces of gold. The Harper government’s decision to reject open-pit mine development for a second time is seen by elected officials in the Cariboo region as a disaster. One of Quesnel’s sawmills is preparing to close for good, and I’ve been told there is more to come. Here in the B.C. capital, the decision is mainly viewed as a huge mistake. Taseko Mines is going to court to show that the federal panel used the wrong design when reviewing the company’s expensively revised plan. The province has permitted two successful mines that operate in the same area, one of which is run by Taseko. In Ottawa, this is a Supreme Court of Canada test case over who owns the land and the mineral wealth underneath. In traditional Canadian law, the province owns it. This was highlighted in the recent discussion between B.C. Premier Christy Clark and Alberta’s Alison Redford over royalties from oil. Six aboriginal communities make up the Tsilhqot’in Nation, which has a long and bitter history of resistance against the Crown. They almost won a declaration of title to 40,000 hectares known as the Nemiah Valley: forests, wild horses, minerals and all, in a 339day trial that ended in 2007. Their case suffered a setback at the B.C. Court of Appeal, and is now before the highest court. Aboriginal rights have been established, but this would be the first clear title. Tsilhqot’in tribal chair Joe Alphonse was pleasantly surprised to see Taseko turned down again. He said the Tsilhqot’in National Government is re-
leasing its own mining policies soon. “We welcome opportunities to look at projects that are environmentally sound and we need economic opportunities,” Alphonse told the Williams Lake Tribune. Somehow efforts to move mine waste rock from Teztan Biny (Fish Lake) to a sealed storage site two kilometres away are not enough to protect groundwater, although they are sufficient at the nearby Gibraltar and Mount Polley mines. And Alphonse makes it clear this mysterious environmental problem will be solved once he and his fellow chiefs have control of the resource. A Supreme Court of Canada ruling on aboriginal title is required to settle this. If some limited form of title is at last defined for the treaty-less majority of B.C., or at least Tsilhqot’in territory, the fate of the mine may become clear. Conventional wisdom on this is that the mining company didn’t try hard enough to establish a working relationship with the Tsilhqot’in. For his part, Taseko CEO Russell Hallbauer says the chiefs refused to meet with him, which isn’t surprising from a group that doesn’t recognize the B.C. forests ministry either. Here’s a sample of the volume of evidence that may determine the future of B.C. Archeological studies presented at trial describe “18 roasting and/or pit depressions” at Teztan Biny. It’s not clear if these were for seasonal food preparation or for pit houses, which would indicate a more permanent settlement at the lake. Nor is it clear whether these “cultural depressions” have been identified as being of Tsilhqot’in origin. Oral histories are also uncertain. Tsilhqot’in witnesses testified that Teztan Biny has been used in the 20th century as a hunting and fishing camp. The mine was rejected due to ill-defined cultural as well as environmental concerns. B.C. residents could finally see some answers this year.
Gordon McPherson “I’d like to see two-hour parking because one hour usually just isn’t long enough.”
Isabel Reinertson Two hours because so many things take more than an hour to get done.”
Can’t always blame government The Observer’s Tracy Hughes brings another interesting thought to light. Hughes’ information suggests the average middle class family income has stagnated since 1997-2007. I agree, and prior to that, 1984-1996, money was plentiful and credit cards quickly became the norm, among those who didn’t qualify. I often wondered why people expected government to solve personal finance problems? Government had enough challenges creating financial problems people begged them to create. I don’t want to suggest every situation is the same and I don’t want to suggest government action has not helped create some
negative factors along the way. I do, however, wish to point at elements that have caused negative repercussions to thousands, if not millions of family’s across Canada. Those are: credit, bad decisions, greed, lack of will power, poor direction. With Hughes’’ final words, I am left to wonder in the opposite direction. I ask, to what degree is government responsible for insuring an affordable home is chosen to match long-term income structure, credit cards obtained for use without a viable repayment plan, financing boats, sleds, ATVs, trips, memberships, rather than choosing to max out RRSPs and savings? Do people not have the re-
sponsibility to make sure they live within the means of their pay scale? Is using debt to live really the only option? Can the expense of cell phones, satellite TV, videos, costly toys, unaffordable homes, cars/trucks they don’t need be trimmed? Are long-term financial plans based on wants rather than needs realistic? I witness this everywhere, it must share with the absence of the income factor! Could the Canadian dream be a myth? Possibly, but many dreams, with right decisions, have flourished. In this case, the false thought that credit was good, is certainly the myth. Bryon Every
Fletcher’s logic doesn’t hold up I am so glad that we can continue to read the voice of reasoned, articulate debate in Tom Fletcher’s columns. As he so rightly observed in his Feb. 26 column, city dwellers are very impressionable people. They believe without question the “cartoon versions” of stories that environmentalists give them. Fletcher’s perspective is factual and truthful of course. He could never be accused of any bias, or of only presenting one side of a story. As Fletcher points out, some Canadian environmental
organizations are forced to accept American funding and research. This makes them very suspect. Who could ever believe an organization – or any company, for that matter – which has American influence behind it? The mining and logging companies which are accessing British Columbia’s resources are often foreign owned as well. Perhaps using Fletcher’s logic, we shouldn’t have confidence in them either. If U.S.-backed environmentalists are not to be believed,
we shouldn’t believe foreign influence of any type. Fletcher is indeed wise. The readers of the many British Columbian Black Press papers in which Fletcher is published should be thankful they have the benefit of his thoughtful commentary and analysis. We are so much the wiser for it. It’s a good thing that the BC Black Press papers don’t have other regular political columnists to confuse us with alternate perspectives. Sarah Weaver
Hard to explore with one-hour parking The survey says 81 per cent of Downtown Salmon Arm respondents want two-hour parking. The survey says 81.5 per cent of the public wants twohour parking. Seems pretty
simple and straightforward, but council can’t make a decision? Like the Downtown Salmon Arm slogan says “Eat, visit, shop, explore, dine, enjoy….” It may not be unlimited park-
ing like the malls offer, but two hours might give folks a chance to do at least a couple of those things. June Stewart
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G.K. Hobson, of Armstrong, was appointed Ford Dealer for Salmon Arm and was to open an agency here. Meanwhile Salmon Arm Motors Ltd. announced it had become the agent handling the Star car in this area.
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After some 26 “dissidents” left the Annis work camp, they got into trouble in Salmon Arm. Police Chief Ackeroyd reportedly had to draw his gun to protect himself from a gang of 15. Later all the men were ordered onto a train where some became involved in a brawl, with the resulting arrests were made in Kamloops. The Observer editor commented: “ If the federal government is to continue dumping its undesirables in Salmon Arm, it should also provide sufficient police to cope with them. Chief Ackeroyd has held them in check for a long time, but it is very unfair for one man to even attempt to keep order under such conditions.”
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School board chairman F.T. Magee announced the school inspector had drawn attention to poor lighting at some of the schools and it had therefore been decided to have Salmon Arm West, North Canoe, and Broadview schools wired with electricity. Receipts of $185.50 were reported at the monthly meeting of the Red Cross Society, while many groups were engaged in producing clothes and supplies.
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Development Committee has decided to discontinue the Mother Goose program at the Downtown Activity Centre.
Singing circle shut down Mother Goose: Last celebration set for March 14. By Tracy Hughes oBSERvER STAFF
After more than 15 years in operation, Mother Goose program participants will be singing their last notes on March 14. The free community program, which taught songs, stories and rhymes to parents and caregivers of children up to three years old, is being cancelled due to funding limitations on the Shuswap Children’s Association. “The funding decision was reluctantly made by the Early Childhood Committee, made up of a broad cross-section of community-minded people from numerous agencies. In our non-profit world, the money just keeps getting less and less, so we are looking at the best ways to get value for the money,” said June Stewart, executive director of the association. Stewart explains that the committee’s mandate is to focus on areas where the communities may be lacking in terms of readi-
ness for kindergarten, and in the Shuswap, language and communication skills are not considered a vulnerable area when compared to physical health, social skill and emotional maturity. Stewart also points out that when Mother Goose started, there were fewer playgroup opportunities and no free community Strong Start programs, which currently run out of the Downtown Activity Centre and Salmon Arm West Elementary. But mothers with young children are lamenting the loss of the program, which they say, helped them connect with their kids and other families. “My children and I have been attending Mother Goose on and off for seven years,” says Holly Malashewsky, a mother of three. “The stories and songs that we have learned through the program have been an important part of our learning and growing at home. “Going to Mother Goose connected us
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with other families and created a wonderful feeling of community and friendship. We will really miss the program, we are very sad.” Program facilitators Ellen Gonella and Carmen Moore are welcoming current Mother Goose participants as well as past participants and facilitators back to the program for its final session on March 14 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the Downtown Activity Centre. “Join us as we sing our last songs together and celebrate the program that has brought us a lot of joy, friendships and songs that our children demand to sing over and over and over,” they write in a letter. They point out that the program went beyond teaching stories. “Singing together, chatting before and after the session and during the free snack and sharing ideas and con-
cerns as we posed the group question, has allowed caregivers from a broad spectrum to make solid friendships, support one another and share in the joys, frustrations and awe of raising little people.” Recognizing that provincial program funding is needing to be spread more thinly around the area, the pair are appreciative of those who made the program a success for so long. Stewart says instead of Mother Goose, which is an expensive program to operate, the Salmon Arm committee is planning to emphasize outdoor activities including neighbourhood family activities, exploration of local parks and the renewal of traditional games and unstructured outdoor play. She suggests parents check their website at www.shuswapchildrens.ca for information on upcoming activities.
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Municipal elections to switch to four-year terms By Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF
Four years or three? Opinions are mixed on Salmon Arm council regarding proposed provincial legislation that will extend the terms of municipal politicians to four years from three. The B.C. government will introduce the legislation during the current session and, if approved, the next municipal elections after November 2014 will be in October 2018. Mayor Nancy Cooper said she thinks a four-year term will provide more time to complete projects and will add continuity. She also points to the cost of elections. “For example, the City of Salmon Arm has set aside $30,000 in the budget for the 2014 election, so over time there would be savings. I understand that if a community has a dysfunctional council, four years can seem like a long time. However, overall on this particular issue, the positives win.” Coun. Alan Harrison said although the idea has pros and cons, “overall, I think four year terms will work well.” Coun. Denise Reimer pointed out that in a community the size of Salmon Arm, politicians must work parttime.
“My first reaction was that four years could be a detriment to potential candidates who may be interested but are not able to commit due to other employment commitments…,” she said. “Having said this, I believe moving from three years to four has the potential to work in favour of municipalities as there will be less cost to the taxpayer, and more time for elected officials to implement ideas they have run on.”
Denise Reimer City CounCillor Reimer said she will run whether the term is three or four years. Coun. Ken Jamieson has mixed feelings, but added the length of term will have little bearing on his decision regarding the next election. “While I am not opposed to longer terms, I think three-year terms are appropriate and are working well. The provincial government cites saving money, and that may be true, but does it make municipal governments better or
more effective?” Benefits to four-year terms could be city hall becoming more predictable, aiding in planning projects and land-use decisions for investors and developers, he said. “Another bonus would be that we would see less of those annoying campaign signs.” Jamieson said making the commitment to run for four years might be difficult for some, particularly young people, who might not want to stay in town for the small salary of a city councillor. Then there’s the possibility of a person being elected who is not up to the challenge. “We are stuck with them for one year longer than now.” Jamieson notes that during his first stint on council in the late 1980s, local elections were held annually, with three new politicians elected each year for two-year terms. “We were forever getting ready for another election.” Coun. Marg Kentel said she is concerned that four years could discourage people from running. “I personally think we should just leave it alone. Two years is not enough, it takes you a good year to learn,” she said, nothing that three years works well. Coun. Chad Eliason
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said he thinks three years in smaller communities works well, but in larger centres like Vancouver or Kamloops, campaigning starts early. “For smaller centres, I think three years is still reasonable. But I definitely see why for larger cities, especially with the expenses they’re putting into elections, they want a four-year term.” Eliason says in a smaller community, being a city councillor “is basically a volunteer job,” while in bigger cities, “it’s a job.” Delegates at the Union of BC Municipalities voted for threeyear terms last year, and four-year terms this year, he pointed out. “I don’t know if they really have the support, one year later.” Coun. Debbie Cannon wasn’t available for comment.
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SAS Jackson campus students show their heart for Pink Shirt Day, the national anti-bullying campaign held Wednesday, Feb. 26. On this day, Jackson students undertook exercises on the power of words, influenced by the recent, homophobic bomb threat that resulted in the school’s evacuation. Their efforts will be posted on the school’s website at www.sass.sd83.bc.ca.
Some couples are excited by the prospect of hosting their weddings during holiday weekends. After all, having off on a Friday or a Monday provides an extra day for recovery or planning the wedding. But holiday weekends might not be embraced by potential guests. Travel costs and accommodations could be higher around holiday weekends, and some people have family traditions or other plans they may not want to miss during a holiday weekend. In terms of
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The city will be retiring an $80,000 debt and a specified area tax levy in relation to past Marine Park wharf upgrades. Last week, salmon Arm council authorized the city to pay off the remaining debt for the
wharf’s reconstruction in 1999. In addition, council gave three readings to a bylaw to eliminate the Downtown Waterfront enhancement specified Area Tax Levy, established to help cover the $1 million cost of the project. Chief financial officer Monica Dalziel ex-
plains the specified area has met its obligation, and that its elimination will result in a decrease in property taxes for those levied. “The decrease is quite significant for a number of properties, ranging from $4.60 to $12,800.33 per year,” she wrote.
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Keeping the legacy alive By Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF
The traditions live on. Coach Maria Waring and nine Salmon Arm Secondary Senior Jewels left for Langley yesterday in readiness for their first game, tonight at 7 p.m., in the BC High School Provincial Championships. Waring is excited, as are the Jewels: Trice Tuati, Zahyna Lewis, Haylie Gibb, Lisa Petterson, Carly McDonald, Alyson Bannister, Maia McLellan, Josephine Tuati and Brooke Miller. For the Jewels, winning is a tradition, with the Salmon Arm team well-known for its successes over the decades and the achievements of individual players. For Maria Waring and her family, coaching basketball is also a tradition. At the provincials, Maria will see her younger sister Michele, who’s coaching a team from Trail that has also earned a berth among B.C.’s best. Maria follows in her mom’s footsteps, Barb, who coached the junior Jewels for 16 years. Barb’s last year, 2008, the team won the juniors. Maria’s dad Brian also coached, schooling the Grade 9 boys. Going to provincials is nothing new for the family. As a Jewel, Maria went to provincials in 2002 under coach Brian Gibbons where the team placed second.
supportive, everyone has been very congratulatory of us all.” The last time the Jewels earned at berth at BCs was in 2010 under coach Terry Michel when they placed fifth. This year the Jewels’ first game is versus Riverside from Port Coquitlam, ranked sixth. The Jewels go in ranked 11th. They’ve faced Riverside twice before, Maria says, their best showing a 13-point loss. The tournament is set up so each team plays a game a day
At the final 2014 Teck BC race, the Larch Hills Nordics received top aggregate awards for the Okanagan Cup Series, as well as the Midget Championships. Combined with the results this weekend, the club earned the BC Championship Trophy for the 2013/2014 race season. The race was hosted by the Telemark Nordic Club in Kelowna on Feb. 28, March 1 and 2 and more than 95 skiers were registered from Larch Hills. In Friday’s mass start free technique event, Max Calkins placed third in the Atom Boys category 2, and in the Atom Girls category 3, Samantha Peterson placed third, with Ian Van Bergeyk earning a third for the Atom Boys category 3. In the Pee Wee Boys category 1, Max Beckner took second place, and in the Pee Wee Girls 1, Hilary Vukadinovic placed second and Tessa Elliot, third. In the Pee Wee Girls 2 event, Zara Bucher was first. In the Bantam Boys category 2, Stephen Moore placed second and Calvin Hepburn, third, and in the Bantam Boys 1, Trond May took first place. In the Bantam Girls category 1, Julianne Moore placed first, and in the Bantam Girls 2, Maggie Beckner was first and Keeya Corbett placed third. In the Midget Boys category 2, Konrad Van Varseveld was second. Rachel May took first in the Juvenile Girls 1 event, and John Connor placed second for the Junior Boys 2. Alexander Corbett placed second for the Junior Boys category 1. In the Masters Women 40-49 event, Laura Hepburn earned second. Saturday was a classic interval start race. In the Atom Boys category 2, Max Calkins placed third, and for the Atom Boys category 3, Jona-
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Fine tuning: Jewels Haylie Gibb, Alyson Bannister, coach Maria Waring, Trice Tuati and Zahyna Lewis practise defensive skills during a final practice before heading off to the BC High School Provincial Championships in Langley. Michele, too, was a Jewel, heading to provincials in 2005. Maria’s brother Steven played high school basketball and then went on to play university ball at Thompson River University. “There were years when my parents were both coaching and the three of us were in provincials,” Maria recalls. Maria, too, played basketball at TRU, enjoying a great three years on the team. This is her third year coaching after assisting her mom for about two years.
Going to provincials with this team is particularly sweet. “It’s special for me because the group of girls in Grade 12, I’ve coached since Grade 8, I’ve followed them from Shuswap (Middle School) on. They’re an amazing group of girls; it’s really special to take this group. They deserve it,” she says, noting that her starting lineup hasn’t changed much since Grade 9. The players are equally thrilled. “They are extremely excited and the school has been very
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Dearing honoured The BC Basketball Officials Association and Basketball BC have announced that the Team Sportsmanship Award for the Provincial A Girls’ Tournament has been renamed the “Barry Dearing Award” in honour of Salmon Arm’s Dearing and his dedication to basketball throughout the province. Dearing passed away last month.
Skating galore With coach Jennifer Brewin cheering them on, Salmon Arm Skating Club members Destaney Dean, Taya Langlois, Ainsley Sosnowsky and Jerra Creasy did well at the recent Okanagan Regional Competition in Penticton. The club will compete again in Kelowna March 7 to 9. Salmon Arm Skating club is hosting a SkateA-Thon on Thursday, March 13 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a figure skating demo at 5:45. Spring skating will take place from the end of March to the end of April. Contact the club to get registration forms or download one from the website at www.salmonarmskatingclub.com.
Marshall on tour Salmon Arm’s Alysson Marshall was racing in World Cups in Finland at the 89th Lahti Ski Games on the March 1-2 weekend. The 14-member Canadian team was one of the largest entered in a European World Cup including five women. In the 1.5-kilometre skate sprint Marshall was second among Canadian woman, fifth of 12 in North American and 46th out of 76 entered. In the 10-km individual start skate race Marshall was the first Canadian woman, coming in 62nd out of 76 competitors. She was one of the later starters who unfortunately had to ski in a blizzard and battled deep snow and slower snow conditions. Marshall’s next event is Nationals in Newfoundland.
Winning bridge Feb. 9: North/South - 1. Barb Grier & Liz Demens, 2 Ella Hoskins & Halina Brown, 3. Dan Quilty & Gerry Chatelain. East/West 1. Ruth Embree & Michael Clayton, 2. Ona Bouchard & Peggy Fetterly, 3. Geoff Collins & Orville Cooper. Feb. 16: 1. Geoff Collins & Orville Cooper, 2. Doreen & Dennis Roberts, 3. Betty & Charlie Ward, and tied for fourth Carol McGregor & Peggy Fetterly and Peggy Petersen & Nancy McAdam. Have a sports event? Write to us at:
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Glimpse at the best: William Roebuck
is ready to do his part in the 2014 Tim Hortons’ Brier now ongoing in Kamloops.
Following a week where Salmon Arm not only hosted the 2014 Combined Masters Provincial Curling Championships, but Salmon Arm’s Gord Duplisse rink won both the BC Interior Masters and the Combined (Pacific Coast and BC Interior) Masters Championships in the 60-plus division, there’s another exceptional bonus for a couple of Salmon Arm curlers. Eleven-year-old William Roebuck headed off to the 2014 Tim Hortons’ Brier in Kamloops yesterday, where he was to be paired with Team New Brunswick. He was selected in the Brier’s Junior Stars program, where each Junior Star receives a Brier jacket, tours the TSN broadcast centre, is introduced to their team prior to the game and warms up with the team.
Also selected from Salmon Arm is Maya Belway, who is paired with Team Manitoba and will attend their game on Thursday. Roebuck is an avid curler himself, having been taking part in the sport since he was in kindergarten. What does he like about curling? “Throwing 40-pound rocks at other people’s houses,” he smiles. He’s done his research on Team Brunswick, learning their team colours and the names of all the players. He says he feels good about getting to participate in the Brier and is maybe even a little nervous. His biggest smile erupts when he’s asked if the trip to Kamloops will entail missing school. Although Roebuck will be receiving gifts as a Junior Star, he’ll be given some too. His grandparents make pine needle baskets, so he’ll be giving them to the team, complete with their team colours and a Salmon Arm pin.
Aggregates mark great season for club Continued from pg. 13 than Breugem placed third. In the Atom Girls 3, second place went to Samantha Peterson. In the Pee Wee Boys 1, Eric Moore placed second, in the Pee Wee Girls 1, Hilary Vukadinovic was second and Emily Carelse, third, and for the Pee Wee Girls 2, Zara Bucher placed second. In the Bantam Boys 1, Trond May was second, and in the Bantam Boys 2, Stephen Moore earned first. In the Bantam Girls 2, Maggie Beckner was third, and in the Bantam Girls 1, Julianne Moore placed first and Sophia Van Varseveld, second. In the Midget Boys 2, Konrad Van Varseveld placed second, and in the Midget Girls 1, Julia Brown was third. In Masters Women 40-49, Abbigail May placed first, Randi Ostbi second and Sheila Corbett was third. In the Masters women 60-69, Marcia Beck-
ner placed first. In the Juvenile Boys 2, Andrew Nash was third, and in the Juvenile Boys 1, David Bakker was third. John Connor took third in the Junior Boys 2, and Alexander Corbett was third in the Junior Boys 1. In the Masters Men 40-49, Brian May took first place. Sunday was a relay event. In the Pee Wee Girls 3, the Awesome Aardvarks (Zara Bucher, Samantha Vukadinovic and Julianne Moore) placed first, and the Purple Puffy Penguins (Teslyn Bates, Sara Chubey and Katie Thielman) were third. In the Midget Boys 3, VIP (Stephen Moore, Aidan Hepburn and Konrad Van Varseveld) placed second. In the Junior Men category 3, Pretty and Fast (Thomas Hardy, Alexander Corbett and John Connor) were third. In the Open/Master Woman, Shiny Happy People (Laura Hepburn, Sheila Corbett and Abbigail May) placed first.
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Aggregates The 2014 Aggregate Awards were also handed out at the Saturday evening awards ceremony. Racers accumulate points for participating, but more points are earned for top finishers. For the 2005 Pee Wee Girls, Hilary Vukadinovik won first and Tessa Elliot took second. Eric Moore won second place in the 2005 Pee Wee Boys. For the 2004 Pee Wee Girls, Zara Bucher took first place. The 2003 Bantam Girls was a clean sweep for Larch Hills, with Julianne Moore in first, Sophia Van Varseveld second, and Claire Van Bergeyk, third. Trond May won first place in the 2003 Bantam Boys. For the 2002 Bantam Girls, Keeya Corbett was first and Maggie Beckner won second.
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’Backs season finishes too soon Troy Mick is in uncharted waters as a head coach. They’re just not the kind you want to be floating in with your league’s playoffs getting started. The Salmon Arm SilverBacks bench boss couldn’t ever remember missing the postseason nor doing so on a losing skid of 10 games. He’s grappling with the time on his hands now that he’d rather be spending getting prepped for a playoff series. A 5-1 road loss in Merritt Feb. 26 spelled the end of the season for the Gorillas as it put the Centennials out of reach in the standings. It was followed by a 3-1 home loss to Penticton and a 3-2 overtime loss in Penticton to conclude the season. “I don’t think I’ve ever not made the playoffs, ever lost 10 straight,” said Mick. “I’m definitely not happy with the season. “But the guys never quit. I’m proud that at least they can leave here with their heads held
high but it’s obviously not the way we wanted to end the season.” Trying to put a finger on what exactly the team was missing in its collective makeup this season, Mick provided an interesting hypothesis. His sense is that perhaps the polite, collegial atmosphere among the players prevented anyone from calling out others for substandard play in front of the team in the locker room. “We were too good of friends off the ice and didn’t push each other enough as friends on the ice,” said Mick. “No one disliked anybody else; we never pushed each other when we were in a slump.” There are other explanations though Mick is of the mind they’re just excuses when your team is out. The fact is the team didn’t have top-scoring defenceman Mitch Ferguson at all in the last four games. They also didn’t have veteran No. 1 goalie Adam Clark since Jan. 19. “Since Christmas,
for the four days of the competition. The Jewels’ goal is to finish in the top 10. Contemplating what it means to be a Salmon Arm Jewel has been a big part of the team’s preparation. “I’ve spent five years talking to them about the tradition of the Jewels, how it’s a special thing,” says Maria. “When you’re from Salmon Arm a lot of people ask, ‘oh, did you play for the Jewels?’ It means something in the province of basketball; when we show up, people go, ‘oh, there’s Salmon Arm.’ “You walk into our gym and the whole back
wall is covered with girls’ basketball. We’ve talked about it through the years, the tradition. It’s about giving your heart, I think, and everything you have to the game. Every game, you try your hardest.” She speaks highly of “the amazing line of female basketball players” who have come out of Salmon Arm, including Bev Smith, Allison McNeill and Joanne Sargent. Asked what it means to be a Jewel, Sargent, a 1976 Olympian with Canada’s national basketball squad, told the Observer: “As young women in Salmon Arm, we all represented our school in other sports, but making the basketball
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Pressure cooker: #16 Landon Smith takes a shot on net during the SilverBacks 3-1 loss to Penticton Feb. 28 at the Shaw Centre. I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Mick. “We had a mumps virus… different lineups every night, (affiliate players) in and out. But those are all excuses. We just didn’t get it done.” After the loss to Merritt, there was still the matter of Landon Smith and his quest for the BCHL scoring title. He got on the scoresheet in each of the Penticton games but he was caught by Victoria Grizzlies forward
Myles Fitzgerald. Each finished with 83 points though Smith scored the most goals in the league with 43. “We didn’t even have to bring it up,” said Mick of the scoring title. “The guys knew it; it was pride and we wanted the opportunity to play hard and finish hard.” Having a BCHL coleading scorer, 12 college hockey commitments and increasing fan support at Shaw
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team meant you had reached the pinnacle, that you had become part of a winning tradition in our town. It was what we all strived for. And it was after graduation, when I went to UBC and got to know other basketball players from all around the province, I became aware that the Jewels were held in such high regard throughout the province. “We were almost spoken of with reverence – for the winning program, the legacy, the individual players who went on to play in colleges, universities and some to represent our country. So it wasn’t just what it meant for us, but the respect the words, ‘she’s a Jewel’
brought.” Allison McNeill, former coach of Canada’s National Women’s Basketball Team, expresses a similar sentiment. “Being a Jewel means you are part of a legacy of incredible women and of basketball excellence. It means you are forever connected to the Jewels that came before you, the Jewels you played with and the Jewels that came after you. Once a Jewel, always a Jewel! “We also felt great pride in representing Salmon Arm Secondary School and the City of Salmon Arm.” As she headed off to Langley, Maria said making it to the provincials “puts a little shine back on the Jewels.”
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Centre in 2014 are the positives for Mick and his crew. Also, there are some talented young players that will be back next season in goalie Angus Redmond and defencemen Cole McCaskill and Andrew Farny. “I might sound down right now,” said Mick. “But I’m encouraged for next year… the ones that are coming back are very motivated to never let this happen again.”
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Franson part of Junior A history By Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF
Hockey seems to course through the veins of the Franson family thanks, at least in part, to patriarch Cal Franson. While Cal is something of a fixture in Sicamous after many years of driving the zamboni and coaching young players at the hockey rink there, his hockey roots travel much deeper. Cal is a former member of the Shuswap Totems, Salmon Arm’s first Junior A franchise. The Totems were recently recognized in Salmon Arm on Hockey Day, Feb. 1, where all things hockey were celebrated. Prior to Shaw Centre’s Saturday night puck drop between the Salmon Arm SilverBacks and the Penticton Vees, those Totems who were able to attend were honoured on centre ice by appreciative fans. Cal remembers his time with the Totems fondly. Prior to joining the Junior A team in 1982, he played with the Enderby Juvenile Reps, after having spent most of his minor hockey years in Salmon Arm. “A bunch of us got invites. It was probably one of the best experiences in my life,” he says of being a Totem. Cal explains that the bantam draft for 14 year olds didn’t exist then. “If you could play for a junior club at 17 or 18 years old, you’d hope you could get a WHL invite or even the NHL.” For him, playing for the Totems and being able to stay close to home seemed like an added bonus. “I was fortunate enough to be able to
crack the lineup. It was a great experience – I learned an awful lot.” The program booklet for the Totems that year describes Cal this way: “One of the hardest working players on the club, Cal has seen action at left wing, centre and even taken a few shifts on the point. His never-ending hustle is an example to his teammates, a fact noted last season when he captained the Enderby Juvenile Club. A serious mature type of individual, Cal has worn the ‘A’ on occasion for the Totems, a measure of the confidence the coaching staff has in his heart and ability.” Cal recounts how his time with the Totems led to an invitation from the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League.
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“We played against the (Penticton) Knights that night – that’s when Brett Hull was playing,” he says, recalling that his coach Terry Shykora told him a scout wanted to talk to him on the bus. However, Cal decided not to go to the Tigers’ camp, because he was already 19. “I felt I wouldn’t really get an honest shot at that age,” he says, pausing. “Not that it was a regret, but I was ‘thinking young’ at that age. “If I was younger, I would have been out of here in a shot. It was a
door that opened for me because of how well the team did. We made the playoffs that year.” He says he was fortunate there were a lot of good players on the Totems team – “It makes a person’s game better all around,” and he terms the coaching staff “super.” “I probably learned more from that coaching staff than I ever had in my life.” Cal describes the style of Totems hockey as “more of a run-andgun style, very physical,” he says, noting that when he has watched his son Cody practise in Toronto, “it’s now more about positioning, sticks in lanes – it’s opposite than what it was before, that’s for sure.” Cal’s sons, Cody, 26, and Cain, 20, have kept the passion alive, with Cody a defenceman for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Cain a forward with the WHL’s Vancouver Giants. When Cal was with the Totems, he wore #11 in appreciation of Salmon Arm’s Ron Flockhart, who Cal looked up to and who wore #11 with the Philadelphia Flyers. “He’s always been a good guy with our family,” says Cal. Just like their dad, when Cody and Cain were growing up, both
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Best of times: A younger Cal Franson poses in his Shuswap Totems jersey. used to wear #11. Cal watches his boys play whenever he can, and recently returned from a ‘fathers’ trip’ with the Maple Leafs to Florida. “I’m thanking my lucky stars – I’m getting to do things I never thought I’d see happening in my lifetime.” Understandably, his passion for playing the game hasn’t diminished. He currently plays with the Salmon Arm Aces as well as the Sicamous Old-Timers. “I still have as much love for the game as I did then. It’s pretty hard to quit.”
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Wrestlers in the ribbons The Salmon Arm Secondary Wrestling Team competed in the Provincial Wrestling Championship in Prince George this past weekend with three athletes making the podium. Seventeen wrestlers from the team were able to attend the meet and compete against the best wrestlers in British Columbia. Madisun Porteous was sixth out of 17 in the 64 kg. weight class, Drea Prevost was sixth of 18 in the 75 kg. weight class and Lorissa McMaster was sixth out of 12 in the 90 kg. weight class. Coach Richard
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Bantam Tier 2 Silvertips enjoy win streak in the post-season Even though their playoff run is over, the Scotiabank Bantam Tier 2 Silvertips are playing some great hockey during their current winning streak. The Silvertips defeated the Edge Hockey Academy of Calgary 8-4 in the Bantam Rep
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Showcase last weekend in Winfield. Salmon Arm broke open a close game scoring three unanswered goals early in the second period. Trent Thompson scored three goals for the Silvertips while Tyler Chartier scored
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• President • Registrar • Secretary • Uniform Manager (for the league) • Umpire Manager • Web site and social media Manager • Division Coordinators • Coaching staff Duties for most positions are in the “forms” section of our website. If you would like to see baseball ( hard ball) happen for your son or daughter at another division level, please gather other interested families and contact Shirley Deglan (Acting President) for more information visit our website under contacts. This would need to happen ASAP as the season begins in late April. Otherwise, players can seek registration in neighbouring associations (e.g., Vernon, Kamloops, Rutland, etc.). Thanks to those who have volunteered in the past!! PS if you have a uniform from last year, please email Reta at: markandreta@shaw.ca
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Arabesque: Shuswap Dance Center students Adrianna Williams, Brooke Richardson and Sidney Pullin rehearse with teacher and former Ballet Kelowna dancer Raelynn Heppell. Below, Desiree Bortolussi and Manuel Sorge are featured in I Remember You Friday, March 14 at Shuswap Theatre.
Ballet Kelowna’s innovative program features local dance students By Barb Brouwer OBSERVER STAFF
Prepare for an evening of ‘Excellence in Motion’ as Ballet Kelowna dancers take to the Shuswap Theatre stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 14. Ballet Kelowna dancers are back on their toes with InnOvation, a program designed to celebrate great Canadian choreography – and three Shuswap Dance Centre students will share the stage with professional dancers. From the poignantly heartbreaking I Remember You, to the joyously uplifting Exsultate, Jubilate, Ballet Kelowna’s spring show will feature pieces that illustrate their new motto – ‘Excellence in Motion.’ Award-winning jazz musician Neville Bowman has created an original score for a brand new ballet, Redux Continuum, choreographed by Ballet Kelowna’s artistic director, David LaHay. “It tells the story of what might happen if the ballet master was to leave the classroom,” said LaHay. Each of the dancers is given a chance to shine in what they do best in this piece, set Bowman’s innovative score. Tossing in a dash of humour is #weddingdayproblems by Ballet Kelowna alumna, Raelynn Heppell.
“It all started as a joke last June when I was retiring from dancing and was asked to do a fun piece for a performance in Kelowna,” says Heppell, who teaches ballet, jazz and lyrical at the dance centre. “Basically there’s an army of brides on stage, all mourning over the fact the love of their life is marrying another woman.” Describing the number as lighthearted and funny, Heppell says LaHay liked it and suggested the company could include it in a show. Set to the song, All I Do Is Cry by vocalist Etta James, the dance combines three Ballet Kelowna dancers and three local dance students. “I auditioned students and videotaped them to show to the artistic director,” says Heppell, noting she had chosen to audition those who showed the most promise. Not only was LaHay impressed when he saw them rehearse in Kelowna, he suggested Sidney Pullin, Brooke Richardson and Adrianna Williams perform in the Summerland and Kamloops shows as well. “They’re lucky,” says Heppell. “They’re excited and working really hard.” Humour won’t be all that gets ‘tossed’ into InnOvation’s mix. Watch as ballerina Desiree Bortolussi is
tossed in the air in a hold-your-breath throw and catch by her partner Jed Duifhuis during the pas de deux from iconic Canadian choreographer Brian Macdonald’s Tam Ti Delam. Tam Ti Delam holds a special place in LaHay’s heart as he was part of the original cast when Macdonald created the piece for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. Ballet Kelowna dancers will be wearing the original costumes for this, on loan from the Montreal Ballet. Rounding out the program will be the exquisitely elegant Étude by another of Canada’s great choreographers, Kay Armstrong. Tickets for InnOvation are available at Salmon Arm Stationery, 310 Hudson Ave. or at the door.
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Call us at 250-832-2131, drop in to our office, or use our new, easy to use calendar online. See below. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 RESPECT – Shuswap Settlement Services hosts a Mandela Symposium/ Workshop at 7:30 p.m. at First United Church, open to the public. A session on March 6 runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. LEGO BUILDERS – Registration is open for Okanagan Regional Library’s March 18 Lego Builders Club, which features the jungle. To register or for more information, call 250-832-6161 or visit www.orl.bc.ca. WRITERS FEST – Registration is now open for the Shuswap Writers’ Festival that runs May 16 to 18 at the Prestige Harbourfront Resort. Pick up a registration form at Bookingham Palace, Hidden Gems Bookstore or The Book Nook, or register online at www.saow.ca. For more information, email csosnowsky@shaw.ca or call Cathy at 250-832-2454.
FRIDAY, MARCH 7 PRAYER – The annual ecumenical service to mark World Day of Prayer takes place at 1:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at 60 First St. SE. For information, call M. Reddecliff at 250-833-0670. FINE ARTS – Salmon Arm Art Gallery presents “Being North,” multi-media works by Thompson Rivers University fine arts students. An opening reception takes place at 7 p.m. GOING COUNTRY – Award winning Alberta musician Shane Chisholm performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Silver Creek Community Hall, with special guest Jesse Mast. Tickets are $12 at the door. FILM FEST – The annual Salmon Arm ’80s Film Festival takes place March 7 to 9 at the Salmar Classic beginning Friday at 7 p.m. with Real Genius. BALLET - Ballet Kelowna performs Innovation at 7:30 p.m. at Shuswap Theatre on Hudson Avenue. Tickets at $36 for adult, $26 for seniors and $20 for students and children are available at Salmon Arm Stationery.
SATURDAY, MARCH 9 DANCE – Royal Canadian Legion Branch #62 hosts a dance with music by Sleepless Nights at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 each at the door.
SUNDAY, MARCH 9 FLAP JACKS – The Seniors’ Fifth Avenue Activity Centre hosts a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 LUNCH BUNCH – Retired Teachers’ meeting takes place at 10:30 a.m. at the SASCU Downtown Activity Centre. Call 250-832-9973 for information.
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Gas-fed bass heats up tunes Award winner: Shane Chisholm brings big creds. The rafters will be lifting Friday night at Silver Creek Community Hall when Canadian Country Music award-winning artist Shane Chisholm makes a surprise visit. Chisholm is not just another guy wielding a gas tank bass; he and his band fuse elements of old-school country with a smattering of rockabilly. Along with four Canadian Country Music Awards, Chisholm was crowned Alberta’s first Male Artist of the Year at the Alberta Country Music Awards in 2012. In 2009, he was winner, of music publishing company Ole’s second annual Hitsville single song deal competition along with Ron McNeill for his co-write of Kickin’ up the Dust. Chisholm has enjoyed radio success and has toured Canada as an artist with his own band as well as bassist and backup singer for many of Canada’s biggest stars (Aaron Lines, Matt Minglewood, George Canyon, Lisa Brokop, Aaron Pritchett, Julian Austin, Prairie Oyster and Beverly Mahood). His debut album, Hitchhiking Buddha, was nominated for
Country Recording of the Year through the Western Canadian Music Awards. The singer-songwriter builds his own instruments, including an upright bass crafted from a Chevy gas tank, which won CCMA’s Special Instrument of the Year in 2010. Other unique instruments include an electric grinder and the Stanley Cup bass, created from pots, pans and an Ikea salad bowl to resemble the NHL’s Stanley Cup. Chisholm says, his most memorable experience was performing for Canada’s armed forces in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan. “This is a rare opportunity for people to come out and enjoy a night of great live music for a fraction of what they would pay to see him in concert any where else,” says Jesse Mast, who will also perform Friday. Winner of the 2013 Shuswap Idol SingerSongwriter competition, Mast’s first instrument was the fiddle, followed by guitar. Mast has immersed himself in learning about music masters, from guitar and banjo pickers, to amazing entertainers and vocal-
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Gas tank bass: Award-winning country performer brings a hot mix of country and rockabilly. ists with the pioneers, to the more modern icons.” Mast is crafting song lyrics, determined to make his mark as a Canadian country music entertainer. A Salmon Arm resident, Mast participated in the Great Canadian Song Race in 2012, and took top spot in the 2013 Our Kids Have Talent competition. He was also the
winner of the Global Country Star Search, which gave him the opportunity to travel to Nashville for an international competition as well as a performance at the annual Global Country Concert Festival Place in Edmonton. Tickets for Friday night’s performance by Chisholm and special guest Mast in Silver Creek are $12 at the door.
THURSDAY, MARCH 13 JAZZ CLUB – The Jazz Club of Salmon Arm presents Leisure Suite, a Kamloops-based ensemble that combines seductive vocals woven together with Latin, hip hop and classic jazz sounds, at 7 p.m. at Shuswap Chefs.
SATURDAY, MARCH 15 HOSPICE TRAINING - First of a six-week volunteer training program for individuals who are interested in volunteering with the Shuswap Hospice Society and/or who are struggling with their own grief. Sessions will run 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $55 and covers all materials. For information and to register, call Judy at 250-832-7099.
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OPERA – The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD presents Massenet’s Werther at the Salmar Classic at 9:55. BREAKOUT – Shuswap Music Hall presents Kid’s Spring Breakout from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the rec centre, featuring Barefoot Caravan, magician Leif David and Kiki the Eco Elf. For information and tickets, call 250-8324044 or visit www.shuswapmusichall.ca.
BIRDERS – Learn about the birds of Manu National Park in Peru and the
tiny Swainson thrushes that travel from northern Alberta to Peru and back every year, with Stephanie Cavaghan, who will share her stories and photos at 7 p.m. at the SAGA Publis Art Gallery. Admission by donation.
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Romancing history Well-known Canadian author Patricia Donahue discusses romance in historical fiction writing at the Shuswap Writers Group’s monthly Coffeehouse held Friday evening at Choices Restaurant.
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Living in Canada an art The nature of being Canadian is explored in an exhibition that opens Friday at SAGA Public Art Gallery. How we view the world, earn a living, spend our leisure time and how we interact with our environment are all unique to the people north of the 49th parallel. “Being North” is a selection of works by fine arts undergraduate students from Thompson Rivers University. The exhibition is cu-
rated by the students themselves, and consists of 12 multi-media works. An opening reception will be held at 7 p.m. Friday and the exhibit runs to March 29. On Thursday, March 20 at 2:15 p.m., there will be a talk and tour where visitors can learn more details about each individual piece. Admission is by donation. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
of excellence to various disciplines. Nominations for the award should be made to the Salmar board by March 31. Grants committee members will consider the nominations and will present a recommendation to the June meeting of the Salmar Board. Past recipients include Olympic swimmer Rick Say, ballet dancers eric Nipp and Marisa Gomez, crosscountry skiers Allyson Marshall and Jesse Heckrodt, national team basketball player Lani Gibbons, aspiring
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Salmar rewards excellence The Salmar Association is on the hunt for excellence again. The association has $1,000 set aside to bestow upon an individual who has attained an outstanding level of skill or expertise in his or her field of performing arts or athletics to be recognized at the provincial or national level. By their performance, the successful recipient will bring recognition to themselves and the Shuswap. Over the years, the Salmar Board has attempted to present the annual Salmar Award
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opera singer Stephanie Nakagawa, equestrian and 2012 Olympian Rebecca Howard and Juno award-winning singer-songwriter Greg Sczebel. No award was given in 2012, but the Salmar Association donated $1,000 to the Shuswap Community Foundation in memory of Rosemary venard. Anyone who is aware of someone who deserves the award, is encouraged to write a letter to the Salmar Community association at Box 338, Salmon Arm, B.C. v1e 4N5.
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YOUR COMMUNITY M AKES YOU. YOU MAKE YOUR COMMUNITY. Did you know there are 191 Community Foundations across Canada? Our local Shuswap Community Foundation is part of something much bigger. Established in 1992 to connect and support this growing network of community foundations, the Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) is launching its first ever national campaign.The goal is to raise awareness and encourage participation in local foundations across Canada.The “Your Community Makes You. You Make Your Community” campaign launches on March 5, 2014.To learn more about the campaign, visit www.communityfoundations.ca. Every one of us is a product of our community.The causes we care about, the time we invest, the people we bring together – all shape our communities now and for future generations. Giving back is how the cycle of a vibrant and sustainable community continually renews itself. With an intimate understanding of local needs and opportunities, community foundations champion issues that matter by directing grants and other investments towards everything from shelter, education, and care for those in need, to the arts, environment and recreation. Our local Shuswap Community Foundation contributes time, leadership and financial support to initiatives that benefit our community in all of these areas. To learn more about your local Shuswap Community Foundation, go to www.shuswapfoundation.ca, call us at 250-832-5428, or drop into the office and visit Paulette and Amber at 450 Lakeshore Drive NE, Salmon Arm.
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First World War, will be the focus of a lecture to be presented at the Salmar Classic on March 12 at 7 p.m.
Seeing a new view of war By Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF
It’s a perfect match. Come Wednesday, March 12, Okanagan College professor James Wood will present the first MacQuarrie lecture being put on by the college. His topic: The First World War and Indigenous Rights in Canada. He will focus on Lt.Col. Andrew Thompson, the commanding officer of the 114th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, a battalion made up largely of indigenous people who volunteered despite their very limited civil rights. The lecture is the first in what Dan MacQuarrie, series sponsor and catalyst, envisions will be a vehicle for spread-
ing information about social justice, peace, the environment – and creating a country that is fair to all. His wish for the series stems from “my belief in humanity and Canadians in particular, who are basically pretty generous, compassionate people...,” he says. “However we have busy lives and sometimes don’t realize things.” Regarding the focus of this first lecture, he refers to the “great travesty and injustice that’s been done to aboriginal people – and it continues to be done. Somehow or other we have to turn that around.” An example of the present day injustice is the Indian Act, he notes, which is still the law of the land. “It’s the most racist
document ever written.” MacQuarrie is quick to point out that his vision for the series of lectures, documentaries and whatever other vehicle is appropriate, will not only be about First Nations people. “I’m not just in love with the natives. I want to have a fair level playing field for everybody.” Wood, who speaks with great passion about his topic, will look at the war from Thompson’s view. “From my perspective, Thompson is one of those people, you can almost tell the story of the First World War through his eyes, at least one person’s perspective on this conflict...” says Wood. “It is something of a sad story that I have to tell, but one that deals
Seeking songs to celebrate 150 The Government of B.C. is looking for a new song to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017. Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of B.C. has launched a new program to promote music and community spirit across the province. “Sing Me A Song” is an opportunity for musical groups of all ages and genres to write and sing an original song. Groups are encour-
aged to write a song about what Canada’s “sesquicentennial” means to them or their community. Entries will be reviewed by a panel of musicians from around B.C. and an award of $1,000 will be granted in each of three age categories. Whether it is a school or community choir or other amateur musical group, all submissions must have a minimum of 15 voices and musi-
cal accompaniment is welcome. Each song must be original content, no longer than five minutes in length, and be based on the Canada 150 themes. Adults may assist in the creation of the musical content for younger age groups. Musicality, spirit, and originality are highly encouraged. For more information or to enter, visit www. ltgov.bc.ca. Entries are due by May 7, 2014.
Film fest supports cancer society The Salmar Classic is the site of the annual ’80s Film Fest to benefit the Canadian Cancer Society. It rolls out Friday, March. 7. • 7 p.m. - Real Genius followed by costume judging; • 9:20 p.m. - Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels. SATURDAY: • 12:30 p.m. - The NeverEnding Story; • 2:30 p.m. - Johnny Dangerously. • 5 p.m. - Tootsie • 7:20 p.m. - Say Anything, followed by costume judging;
• 9:30 p.m. - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. SUNDAY: • 1 p.m. - Amadeus; • 4 p.m. - Who Framed Roger Rabbit; • 7 p.m. - Robocop; • 9:15 p.m. - Rambo: First Blood.
with what these native soldiers were hoping to achieve when they go overseas, how they’re ultimately disappointed, what some of the longterm consequences of this are for them after the First World War, and also tying this in and telling the story through the perspective of Thompson.” It is a personal as well as a political story about Thompson, whose son commits suicide as a result of his participation in the war. The lecture starts at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12 at the Salmar Classic Theatre. Admission is a nonperishable food item for the food bank or a cash donation.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Team work and equality will have a greater emphasis to you this week. The art of persuasion can get you far as long as you interact with the right contacts. If you believe that it may be too good to be true, odds are that it is likely so. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): After a few weeks of lavishness, you are starting to invest yourself more wholly into your career demands. You feel as if you are stepping into the limelight where you have to look your best, without any exception. Ensure that all your professional pursuits are worth your time. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You start pondering more frequently over some travel ideas. Your mind is not fully satisfied with the mundane. You need constant stimulation and you are quite assertive about it as well. Your sex-appeal is at an ultimate high this week. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may spend more time into a project related to your house such as fixing or repairs. You dispose of the willingness and the imagination to carry through this special endeavour. Your spouse’s revenue may increase or a tax situation will prove more interesting. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your vitality and your adrenaline come back to normal. You start feeling more in shape and your health seems to be rock-solid. Use this astral assistance to work from the root of any problems you may be enduring. The odds to succeed will be entirely in your favour. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You finally see progress coming through your chores and duties. Living an orderly life is one way you can concentrate and function on an everyday basis without restlessness or petty irritations. Efficiency will also allow you to make more money or decrease your debt.
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MACKIE, BRIAN Brian Walter Mackie passed away peacefully in Shuswap Lake General Hospital, Salmon Arm, BC on Monday, February 24, 2014 at the age of 55 years. Born in Lillooet, BC on January 22, 1959, Brian has lived most of his life in the Shuswap, due to poor health his work was limited, having formerly worked in Forestry and as a meat cutter. He is well remembered for his love of life and nature. “He did it his way.” Predeceased by his father Reino in 1988, mother Helen in 2001, brother, Rick and sister Noranda. He leaves his sisters and brothers, Jeannette of Valemount, Selma (Del) of Kelowna, Floyd (Doris) of Enderby, Elvina (John) of Kamloops, Ken (Ging) of Salmon Arm, Lucille of Kamloops, Roy (Cyndi) of Edson, Delores of Salmon Arm; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and nieces, nephews and close friends. A Celebration of Life service was held from the chapel of Bowers Funeral Home on Saturday morning, March 1st at 10 a.m. with Jack Bowers the funeral celebrant. Tributes were shared by family and friends. No flowers, please, in lieu of donations to the Canadian Cancer Society. On line condolences may be sent to Brian’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com Funeral arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.
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BATES (nee Riches), PEGGY AMELIA It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of Peggy Amelia Bates (nee Riches), born May 12, 1929 in Luton, Bedfordshire, just north of London, England. She passed away peacefully in Salmon Arm on Saturday, Feb 15 shortly after a visit by her son, daughter-inlaw and granddaughters. She follows closely behind her husband of nearly sixty years, Bill, who passed away less than seven months before her. She was lost without him, and clearly he was calling for her to join him. Peggy was the eldest of two daughters born to Arthur and Laura Riches. As a child and young woman, she loved her pets and going for bicycle rides in the English countryside. She did well in school and found work as a keypunch operator in the early days of the digital revolution. As a supervisor of a group of keypunch girls, she met a young Bill who came to install a new data processing system in her office. At first, she didn’t like his eyes, but as he had a motorcycle, she agreed to go out with him. They fell in love, and were married shortly afterwards in 1955. The very day after their wedding, Bill and Peggy jumped on a ship to Canada and started their new life together. For almost sixty years they were rarely apart. After landing in Montreal, the couple eventually settled in Toronto as Bill stepped-up to better jobs in his rapidly growing field. Peggy gave birth to two sons and happily took on the role of a loving, doting mother and homemaker. The house was always shipshape, the meals on-time, and the garden her pride and joy. After the boys left home and Bill retired, they moved to a little waterfront property on the Trent River and enjoyed a busy retirement of more gardening and travel. In 2004, both at age 75, they sold their property and moved to Salmon Arm to be closer to their grandchildren who were ‘finally’ starting to accrue. All her life, Peggy loved children, and would just-as-soon get down on the floor and play with the kids as sit and chat with the adults. She had a special bond with her youngest granddaughter Tessie and when together, the two of them would invariably end up debilitated with the giggles. Peggy will be remembered for her cheerfulness, the joy she found in simple things, and her neverending, but oft-repeated, funny expressions. It seemed she could never say enough good things about the people around her. To use her own words, she herself was a ‘gem’, and ‘as good as gold’. She was always appreciative and grateful for the care she received during her recent decline, and those around her were sure to have their cotton socks repeatedly blessed. Many thanks go to the staff at Cottage 5 at Hillside Village for their work, compassion and care for Peggy this past year. Peggy will be sorely missed by her son Alan, Alan’s wife Debbie, their children Hannah, Rachel and Teslyn, Chilko the dog (thanks for all the biscuits!), and her adopted family here in the West – The Phillips’. She is survived by her younger sister Jean who emigrated to Australia in 1952. Although they managed to visit each other only a few times over the years, the bond between them was enduring. Peggy will also be missed by many other relatives, friends and people she touched all over the world. She rarely missed sending birthday cards to children she knew, and kept in touch with so many by writing notes in close to a hundred Christmas cards each year. After most any family event, Mum would always say: “I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I wouldn’t have missed it for the world”. When she passes by St. Peter or whoever she sees on the ‘other side’, I hope she uses those same words to describe her life. Thanks for everything, Mum. Give Dad a hug for me. In lieu of flowers, please support Canadian Alzheimer’s Research. Email condolences may be sent through Peggy’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com
REED, LORI October 1, 1953 – March 1, 2014 Lori Carole Carole Reed Reed was was born October October 1,1, 1953 1953in in Salmon Salmon Arm, Arm, BC, BC,totoBob Bob and RoseNelson. Nelson. and Rose SheShe was was a loving elder to sister a loving elder sister Brad to Brad and Sherry. and Sherry. InIn1972 1972 married LoriLori married Daniel Daniel Reed Reed and two and yearstwo later years began building beganlater building a family a family that would the that would be thebe focus focus her life. wasan of herof life. LoriLori was an incredibly dedicated incredibly dedicated and and loving mother to loving mother to four children: Robert (Jennifer), four children: Robert (Jennifer), Jonathan (Annie), Jonathan (Annie), Nelson (Michelle), and daughter Nelson (Michelle), and daughter Kelcey. Lori later Kelcey. Lori later delighted in her role as “Gramma” delighted in her role as “Gramma” to Evan and to Evan and Julia. Julia. Lori passed away in the early hours of Saturday, Lori passed away in the early hours of Saturday, March 1, 2014 in Shuswap Lake General Hospital March 1, 2014 in Shuswap Lake General Hospital after a a brief brief but but courageous courageous battle battle with with cancer. cancer. after A A celebration celebration of of life life service service will will be be held held at at the the Gathering Place Place (350 (350 30th 30th St. St. NE, NE, Salmon Salmon Arm) Arm) Gathering on Saturday, Saturday, March March 8th 8th at at 1 1 p.m. p.m. A A reception reception on will follow, follow, allowing allowing time time for for family family and and friends friends to to will continue sharing sharing memories. memories. continue In lieu lieu of of flowers, flowers, friends friends are are encouraged encouraged to to In contribute to contribute to the the Shuswap Shuswap Hospital Hospital Foundation Foundation in Lori’s Lori’s name. name. The The family family wish wish to to have have the the funds funds in used for for the the Oncology Oncology Department, Department, where where she she used received excellent excellent and and compassionate compassionate care. care. received Online condolences condolences may may be be sent sent to to Lori’s Lori’s Online obituary at at www.bowersfuneralservice.com www.bowersfuneralservice.com obituary Funeral arrangements arrangements are are in in the the care care of of Bowers Bowers Funeral Funeral Home Home and and Crematorium, Crematorium, Salmon Salmon Arm. Arm. Funeral
GOODISON, MARY May 23, 1927 – February 23, 2014 Mary Goodison, longtime resident of Sorrento, passed away in Shuswap Lake General Hospital, February 23rd, 2014, after a short illness. Mary was predeceased by her husband Harold, son Wayne, and grandson Nick Jones. She is survived by her daughters Leona Goodison (David Bodin), Vicky Jones (Michael Atwood), son Bob Goodison (Susan Goodison), grandchildren Fern Gore (Bob Gore), Jim Grieve (Nicole Grieve), Meghan Grieve, Rose Goodison, Jake Goodison, Liam Atwood, great grandchildren Daegan, Ivy and Alice Gore, her sisters Margaret Lindberg, Sue Jones and Helen Moen, and many nieces and nephews. Mary was born in Wymark, Saskatchewan, May 23, 1927 to Helen and Abraham Thiessen, one of 14 children. She married Harold Goodison on May 25, 1953 while he was a soldier serving in the RCEME Corps. Until Harold’s retirement from the Army in 1962, they lived in Vancouver, Victoria, Chilliwack, and Vernon, before settling in Kelowna. In 1966 they moved to White Lake where they resided until shortly after Harold’s death in 1983. Mary was an avid gardener, with a love of unusual and exotic plants and vegetables she shared with family, friends and neighbors. She also loved to bake and sew, and worked as an upholsterer for many years. Later on she began quilting and creating stuffed toys of her own design, which were frequent gifts to friends, family and local bazaars. Mary had a sharp sense of humor and was a voracious reader. She was hilarious, quirky, stubborn, independent, and amazing, and will be greatly missed. A graveside service will be held at service at the Mt. Ida Cemetery, 2160 Foothill Rd., Salmon Arm at 11:00 am, Saturday, March 15th, 2014, with Jack Bowers the funeral celebrant. A reception and celebration of Mary’s life will follow at Mary’s home, 1237 Dunkirk Road, Sorrento, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Mary’s name to the charity of choice. On line condolences may be sent to Mary’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com Funeral arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home, Salmon Arm.
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Reporting to the Manager of Finance, the Manager of Payroll, as a key member of the Finance Team, is responsible for the efficient operation of payroll and benefits systems for 1000+ staff and for performing various accounting analysis and reconciliations, including, but not limited to, payroll operations. With the assistance of payroll clerks, the incumbent will be responsible for the preparation and distribution of payroll for all teaching and non-teaching personnel, ensuring that all regulatory and contractual requirements relating to payroll and benefits are maintained. Experience with automation of payroll processes such as electronic timesheets and/or payroll experience in a school district environment would be considered an asset. The successful applicant will possess the following qualifications: • CPA Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) designation, accounting knowledge, several years progressive experience in managing large, complex computerized payroll and benefits systems, supervision of payroll staff and integration of payroll and HR functions; or a comparable combination of education, training and experience. For a further detailed job description, please visit the Make a Future website at www.makeafuture.ca.
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APPROX 112 private recreational acres with spring. This beautiful property is abundant with wildlife and backs onto crown land with trails to the top of Mt Bastion. 4 Bdrm 2 bath home with barns outbuildings and hay fields makes this property perfect for hobby farming. Close to town in the heart of the Shuswap $798,000 250-833-8693
981 - 16th Street N.E., Salmon Arm V1E 2V2
250-832-0707
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Care-free living! 2 bedroom, 2 bath + den townhouse with a garage All one level Overlooks green space and has a lovely porch area New flooring, paint, fridge, stove and water heater see pictures at www.propertyguys.com sign#64890 $202,000. Call (250)832-6765
Farm Services
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250-838-0111 or 1-855-737-0110 Financial Services
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Unreserved public real estate auction Fully-serviced, 0.49± acres, freehold title (no strata fees) residential home site in Shuswap Lake Estates, on the south side of Shuswap Lake, will be sold at Ritchie Bros.’ unreserved public auction:
March 26, 2014 (Wed) | Chilliwack, k, BC ▸ No minimum bids or reserve prices! ▸ Bid in person or online ▸ Everyone welcome Visit our website for full details: rbauction.com/realestate
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Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1bdrm across from City Hall. Adults, N/S, pets negot., refs req’d, $710/mo. Phone: 250833-0420 or 250-253-0606 1BDRM new 4-plex priv entr., adults, quiet pet OK, $750. 1070 1 St. SE 250-833-2129 Bright, spacious 1 & 2 bedroom apartments Close to town, family owned & operated. Includes F/S, DW, A/C, H/W NS, NP. Available Apr. 1, 2014 $700 & $825 / month respectively (250) 803-1694 Ask about Senior’s Discount DANBURY MANOR 791 Okanagan Ave. NE completely reno’d 1bdrm. $725/mo. NP, NS, Call Robin (250)833-5458
Commercial/ Industrial Avail immed over 1000 sq.ft. of prime retail space in DT SA $1300 + Util 250-833-6902
Misc for Rent 1bdrm, 1bath Condo in Salmon Arm 2bdrm, 1 bath Condo in Salmon Arm
Suites, Lower 1BDRM HILLCREST: Level entry, util. Wifi and cable incl., laundry, NS, NP, avail. immed. $650/mo. (250)832-2052 Bright beautifully reno’d 2+ Bdrm Daylight suite in Raven Great yard, fruit trees, all appls. NS, Lots of storage and garage. Furnished if needed. Avail April 1. $900/mo Incl Util 250-832-0223 CHASE: 2bdrm newly reno’d N/S, N/P, 5appl., heat incl. $725/mo + DD. Refs Adult Oriented (250)679-8578 (250)319-3706 Newly reno’d large 1 Bdrm. Avail immed NS NP $800 Util incl. 250-832-8168 or 250-517-9285 SPACIOUS 1bdrm in Tappen, sep. ent. shared 2.5acres of useable space, pets ok, $600/mo incl. util., email: mamat78@live.com or call (250)804-6401
Suites, Upper 2Bdrm Main floor of private house on 1Acre lot across from Hillcrest school playground. Newly reno’d Lge deck, laundry $900+Util. Avail Mid March 1- 604-836-7888
Transportation
Auto Financing Contact AL BINGHAM (250)804-6216
Mobile Homes & Pads DOUBLE wide, 3bdrm, lake view modular in Blind Bay, lrg. covered deck, wood heating, avail. immed., $950/mo + util. (250)675-3790
Modular Homes MARA: 2bdrm. mobile, addition, deck, creekside, new floors, electric & plumbing, f/s/w/d/ac, elec. heat, $700/mo. + DD, also 3bdrm mobile avail. April 1, $775/mo. + DD (250)838-7670 Tappen 2BDRM $700/mo Avail now 1 Ref’s req’d. Sm. Pet OK (250)835-4480
Homes for Rent
Shuswap Lake Estates: 2439 Forest Drive, Blind Bay, BC
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Houses For Sale
Stanley Bland 832-6615 or 833-2449
Farm Services
Misc. Wanted Coin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Estates, Gold & Silver Coins + 778-281-0030 COLLECTOR looking to buy a coin collection. Also looking for coins, bars, medals, ingots from Royal Canadian Mint, Franklin Mint, US Mint & others. Todd 250-864-3521 I make house calls! PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670
Real Estate
Professionally Beautifying Properties for Over 27 Years. • Rock Walls • Utility Services • Site Prep • Terracing • Drainage • Pools
Garden & Lawn
SAWMILLS FROM only $4,897 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 Visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca
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Rentals
Ritchie Bros. Real Estate Services Ltd.
COZY log home on our farm in Tappen bring a horse 950 Sq. ft Loft/bedroom 1 bath W/D open kitchen living room new reno incl hydro/heat Horse pen Close to Hwy. NS No children no pets 70 ft. Rnd pen 100x200 ft grass arena close to trail $900/mo Avail April 1 (250)-833-7590 Malakwa-3bdrm home $700 +utils. 2bdrm $600.+utils, 250836-2928 or 250-309-0975
SPRING SPECIAL We Rebuild Diesel & Gas Engines & CYL heads. Full warranty. Call AGC at 250-832-1903
Mobile Homes & Parks
Mobile Homes & Parks
Trucks & Vans 2006 red Grand Caravan Stow ‘n’ Go 83,000 km 2 sets good mounted tires Exc. cond. $8500 obo 250 832-3380
FOR SALE
1340 square foot 1990 Dartmouth Double Wide located in Broadview Villa Mobile Home Park unit 20
Two bedrooms, two baths, den, living room, laundry, dining room, kitchen plus nook. Home comes with a built in china cabinet, double pantry, lots of closets, vaulted ceiling, central vacuum, hot tub large covered deck and carport. Roof has recently been replaced along with all walls washed and carpets cleaned. On a mature lot. Ready to move in. Available for immediate possession.
All this for only $114,900 Call 250-833-6029 or email gburesh@telus.net
Salmon Arm Observer Wednesday, March 5, 2014
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Breakfast plays an important role at any age HealtHy bites
Serena Caner We’ve all heard it: breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But is it actually true? For many of us, “breakfast” means coffee, and one could argue that it feels like the most important part of our day, if not from a nutritional point of view. Research supporting the importance of breakfast is strongest for children and adolescents: children who eat breakfast perform better at school, have healthier weights and eat more essential nutrients than those who do not. As for adults, research shows that despite eating more calories daily, people who eat breakfast are less likely to be overweight. One of the weaknesses of nutrition research is that it is difficult to isolate just one variable and “correlation does not mean causation.” What this means is that just because two things appear to be related, they do not necessarily cause one another. Is the meal itself the magic bullet or is breakfast a marker for other lifestyle factors that can contribute to healthy body weight – perhaps people who eat breakfast are more affluent or value healthy food? Other theories are that eating breakfast may reduce your hunger later in the day (although I have had people tell me their experience is the exact opposite). In the body, a prolonged fast can increase your insulin response to food, which may increase fat storage and weight gain. However, skipping breakfast is not likely to slow down your metabolism, as it takes three or four days of starvation before your body starts to adjust its metabolic rate.
Breakfast is a great opportunity to start
your day with healthy food (if your breakfast is a double-double and a doughnut, you are likely not doing yourself a favour.) Breakfast should ideally include some
whole grains and fibre and a little protein and fat. Protein can come from low-fat meat or dairy products, eggs, nuts, seeds and nut butters. Fibre is found
in whole grains (like oatmeal), nuts, seeds, vegetables and fruits. If choosing a breakfast cereal, look for one with at least three grams of fibre per serving and less than seven
grams of sugar. Save pastries, baked goods, bacon and sausages for special occasions. Breakfast is most important for children, who by morning have already fasted for eight
to twelve hours and need some fuel for their day. As a parent, the best way to get your children to eat a healthy breakfast is to eat one yourself!
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