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Judge finds pair guilty Weapons charges: Hells Angels’ version of road trip falls flat. By Kathy Michaels BLACK PRESS
Justice Geoff Barrow was asked to decide, in short, if Hells Angel Joseph Bruce Skreptak was an unwitting passenger in a car loaded with weapons, or the ring leader of something much less innocent. In the end, Barrow chose the latter. On Sept. 30, Skreptak and his associate Cory Montemurro were found guilty in B.C. Supreme Court in Kelowna of five counts of possession of a restricted firearm and seven other gun-related charges. They will be sentenced next month. On Nov. 25, 2010, Skreptak was arrested alongside Montemurro on Salmon Arm’s Tank Hill. Mounties said the Jeep Cherokee driven by Montemurro was found with a cache of weapons, including loaded handguns, a sawed-off shotgun, a bulletproof vest, balaclavas, latex gloves, a baseball bat, an axe handle, knives, clubs, bear spray and a radio-jamming device.
Skreptak testified he had merely been on the hunt for a piece of real estate that would be ideal as a home for him and his then-pregnant wife. He said he became tangled in something he had no knowledge of. RCMP had indicated all the men in the car were Hells Angels, but last week outside the courtroom Montemurro’s lawyer adamantly denied the label. By his own account, Skreptak and the three other men in the car – two of whom he claimed not to know – left Kelowna with Montemurro driving about 4:30 p.m. It was snowing and, once in the back seat, Skreptak, recovering from a hangover, slept. After a stop at a restaurant where they had dinner with two men, they travelled to the property. Screptak said it was interesting to him because it was a medicinal grow op, and had a main house and a couple of outbuildings. When asked by Crown counSee Police car on page A2
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Cache: Weapons seized from vehicle included a sawedoff shotgun, handguns and a radio-jamming device.
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A tribute to the journey Sculptor and visual artist Patrick Hughes hangs a sockeye salmon made out of household materials as part of an exhibit called Peak Year at the Salmon Arm Art Gallery.
Arnold earns Tory nod The stage has been set for the 2015 federal election in OkanaganShuswap. Mel Arnold, a Salmon Arm businessperson, became the Conservative candidate Saturday. He will go up against Liberal Cindy Derkaz, the NDP’s Jacqui Gingras and the Greens’ Dave Smith. “I am looking forward to the honour of being the Conservative candidate and building on the good work Colin Mayes and our Conservative government have accomplished,” said Arnold after nomination results were announced.
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“Winning the candiMel Arnold in becoming dacy is now the first step familiar with every cortoward winning the next ner of this riding and the election and providing issues that are important the best representation to the constituents,” he possible to the residents said. of the entire riding.” Arnold has operAlso seeking the Conated Complete Marine servative nomination in Salmon Arm for 25 were Vernon’s Scott Anyears. He is a past-presiMel Arnold derson, Janet Green of dent of the B.C. Wildlife CONSERVATIVE Lumby and Wayne LipFederation and has been CANDIDATE pert of Vernon. involved in the Salmon Mayes, who is retiring Arm Chamber of Comas MP, is rallying behind Arnold. merce and the Shuswap Pro Devel“I am looking forward to assisting opment Association.
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Nine vie for council By Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF
The race for city councillor in Salmon Arm is expanding. As of press time Tuesday, six councillor candidates and three candidates for mayor had filed their nomination papers. They are vying for six councillor spots plus mayor. Officially running for a councillor position are incumbents Alan Harrison and Chad Eliason. Coun. Ken Jamieson told the Observer he will be seeking re-election but he hasn’t filed his papers yet. Others who have filed are Tom Birch, Tim Lavery, Wayne Masters and Keith Chancellor. Although he hasn’t
filed yet, Jim Kimmerly has picked up nomination papers and told the Observer he will be running. Kevin Flynn has also picked up papers. He told the Observer he is leaning towards running but hasn’t completely decided. Both Couns. Marg Kentel and Denise Reimer have said they won’t be seeking reelection. Candidates were permitted to begin filing their nomination papers on Tuesday morning, Sept. 30. The deadline for nominations is this Friday, Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. In the mayoral race, three people have declared their intention to run. Incumbent Nancy
Cooper, former mayor Marty Bootsma and current Coun. Debbie Cannon have all filed their nomination papers. In the School District #83 school board race, nine positions are up for grabs, which include two for Salmon Arm. Three people have filed papers for the two Salmon Arm trustee spots. One is incumbent and board chair Bobbi Johnson. Also wishing to represent Salmon Arm are Marcel Bedard and Dale Townsend. Incumbent Salmon Arm trustee Michel Saab told the Observer he will seek re-election but he hasn’t filed his papers yet.
Police car mistaken for plow Continued from front sel, Skreptak noted he didn’t have a medicinal growing licence, but had every intention of getting one. Regardless, he checked out the plants and smoked two joints with the owner. He was given a baggie of pot that he put in his underwear, as he does “all the time.” About 9:30 p.m., as snow fell, he and the
three men left. After a while they found themselves tailed by a vehicle with flashing lights. Initially, the carload of men thought it was a plow, but they soon realized it was a police vehicle. They were told they were stopped for speeding and the plate was covered. The officer perused the registration. They then drove for a while and were stopped a second time. Police told them they
were being arrested on suspicion of marijuana. Asked if he knew about the guns in the back, or had thrown any of them out of the car as police approached, Skreptak said no. Crown counsel asked a number of questions, including why two men he didn’t know went on a long drive with him to view real estate on a snowy night. He said he had no understanding of their motivation.
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Vital Signs 2014
Report points out strengths, weaknesses Assessment: Arts and culture earns top ranking, income gap and transportation score low. By Barb Brouwer OBSERVER STAFF
The pulse of the Shuswap is strong in many ways, but there is room for improvement in others. Part of a Community Foundations of Canada program, Shuswap’s Vital Signs is the local foundation’s first-ever report designed to take the pulse of the region’s communities. It was released to the community with an open house yesterday. A total of 10 issues were considered in assessing the overall health and vitality in the report that included input received from a Vital Signs survey. A total of 288 respondents graded each of the categories from A (Awesome. Our community is doing great) through D (Of concern, we need to focus on this). Respondents, primarily female (69 per cent) did not give any Ds. They awarded one A, four Bs, one C-plus, two Cs and two minus -Cs. The A went to Arts & Culture, an area in which the foundation has contributed $49,000 to many organizations throughout the Shuswap in the past two years. In 2011, 235 people had occupations related to culture, recreation and sport, an increase of 17.5 per cent from 2006. Also on the rise were visits to the art gallery – a 10 per cent increase in exhibition attendance from 2012 to 2013 and a 20 per cent increase in Family Saturday attendance. On the down side, attendance at the Wednesday on the Wharf concert series was down nine per cent. Bs were handed out in the categories of Belonging and Leadership, Health & Wellness, Learning and Safety. Some 95 per cent of residents aged 12plus reported they were satisfied or very satisfied with overall quality of life, higher than the B.C. average by four per cent. The median value of charitable donations for Salmon Arm in 2012 was $430 – a full 59 per cent higher than the Canadian average. In the citizen feedback section, a respondent expressed concern that not-for-profit organizations would fail to survive due to aging demographics.
Noting these organizations would not exist without community volunteers, the report reveals the foundation has contributed $165,875 in grant funding over the last three years to volunteer-led community service organizations. Education also earned a B from survey respondents, with one person encouraging continued growth for Okanagan College to keep students at home and continued support for the Literary Alliance of the Shuswap Society. Another respondent asked for continued support for the library, an organization that saw a 41 per cent increase in downloadable books from 2012 and a whopping 231 per cent increase from 2011. The foundation has granted more than $60,000 to a wide variety of learning projects over the past two years. “An overall sense of safety and security affects how residents participate in the community life, interact with their neighbours and move freely throughout their region without fear,” says the report. While respondents gave a B, there are a number of issues: As the population swells in the summer, the S.A.F.E. Society responds to an increased number of calls for crisis and assault. Statistics show the sexual assault rate for Salmon Arm in 2013 was one per 1,600 residents – 13 per cent above the B.C. average and a 57 per cent increase from 2012. Another concern is that only 30 RCMP officers serve the area – 19 in the City of Salmon Arm, five for rural Salmon Arm and six for Sicamous. For Salmon Arm city alone, this is about 1.1 officer per 1,000 residents – 42 per cent below the B.C. average. Health and Wellness also scored a B, an area in which the foundation has four endowment funds that contribute $7,000 annually to the Shuswap Hospital Foundation. The Environment category scored a Cplus from respondents and a cautionary comment attributed to the Fraser Basin Council that “groundwater samples drawn from Blind Bay-Sorrento, White Lake and Sunnybrae occasionally exceeded Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines.” Also noted – 43 per cent of the Shuswap
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Getting around: One of the worst marks in the report relates to transportation, as there are limited options for those who do not drive. Lake shoreline was estimated to be highly impacted by human activity in 2009. Although respondents gave it a C, half of Salmon Arm households in 2010 spent 30 per cent or more on housing – substantially higher than the 40 per cent Canadian average. The work category also earned a C. While the foundation contributes to numerous projects annually that result in either temporary or permanent job creation, the 2013 labour force participation rate was 61.8 per cent, lower than the provincial average of 64.1 per cent. The Gap Between Rich & Poor and Getting Around, both earned C-minus, leading one respondent to remark on the wealth category: “There is a significant gat between the rich and poor in this community. The wages for entry-level jobs are quite low, which pushes people away to larger communities.” While 24.6 per cent of families have an annual income of more than $100,000, 2,000 visits to the Salvation Arm Food Bank per month have already been recorded this year. Survey respondents asked for extended
Vital signs at a glance Arts and Culture Belonging and Leadership Health and Wellness Learning Safety Environment Housing Work Gap Between Rich and Poor Getting Around
A B B B B C+ C C CC-
hours and further reach for transit service and a regional service to provide better access to education and employment opportunities. The foundation will produce a second report in two years measuring changes and identifying trends. The full report can be accessed at the Shuswap Community Foundation’s website at www.shuswapfoundation.ca, or pick up a copy at the foundation office located at 50 Lakeshore Dr. NE.
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Library considers cutbacks
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Salmon Arm Observer
Salmon Arm: Branch over-serviced compared to others in the system. By Lachlan Labere OBSERVER STAFF
The Okanagan Regional Library is considering cuts at 19 branches, including those in Sicamous and Salmon Arm, to achieve a better balance of service levels at its libraries. Last week, ORL announced its CEO Stephanie Hall has drafted a staffing level plan for branches where spending needs to be reduced. Among them, the Salmon Arm branch is looking at a reduction equivalent of 1.86 of a full-time position; half a full-time position could be cut at the Sicamous branch, and 0.4 of a position from the Silver Creek library. No change is proposed for the Sorrento branch. In total, ORL is looking to reduce 12.5 fulltime positions at 19 of its 29 service locations. Library staff and their union representatives with CUPE and the Professional Employees Association (PEA) have received a copy of the confidential staffing report, and have been asked for input. ORL spokesperson Michele Rule assures the library board and administration are “not in a hurry to cut and slash or anything like that.” “What they told us on the management team is they want us to take it really slow, so they want us to do a multiyear process, and they want us to do as much as possible without disturbing services,” said
Rule. “But they understand that something is going to have to happen.” The staffing plan is in response to a 2013 study comparing what local governments were paying for service levels at their respective library branches. What the ORL found, in essence, is that some communities like Salmon Arm and Sicamous were receiving more service for less money, while the opposite was happening at other branches. Hall has said Salmon Arm is receiving almost $300,000 more in service than the revenue recovered. Rule noted Salmon Arm has already lost one position to attrition, and this has helped ORL meet its goal for 2014 without any layoffs. Salmon Arm library branch head James Laitinen, who is also a PEA member, confirms there is no definite timeline as to how the proposed staffing changes will play out, adding management hopes to achieve any cost savings through attrition, as opposed to actual layoffs. Regardless, he says require a balancing act at individual branches facing cuts. “I have a certain amount of sympathy for management having to kind of balance all of this. It seems an impossible scenario,” said Laitinen. “But when you look at cutting staff, even if it is through attrition… it
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Reductions: The Salmon Arm branch is being targeted for cuts in hours and staffing over the next year. still has an impact on the branch and you either have to work a hell of a lot harder to sustain the service level that you have, or you have to look at what do we give up. Because we may not be able to do it or we may not be able to do it as effectively.” The ORL announcement states library offerings have been on the rise, and the board saw a 12 per cent increase in program attendance in 2013, as well as a 56 per cent increase in free downloads of electronic files (ebooks, audiobooks, music and magazines). That 12 per cent figure represents what has been seen at the Sicamous and Salmon Arm branches, which run several programs including the popular summer reading clubs, a Lego program and family game nights. The Salmon Arm branch is in the process of adding a book club. But Laitinen says such programming may be lost to accommodate the cuts. Another cut the Salmon Arm branch is facing is Sunday openings during the winter
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months. At a recent city council meeting in Salmon Arm, Hall proposed the municipality could enter a $15,000 service agreement (on top of tax revenue) to maintain Sunday hours, which may be cut as of October 2015. “At this point, Sunday openings in 2015 don’t look good, but I could be completely stunned and city council could say, ‘yeah, we’ll pick up the ser-
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Salmon Arm will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 500 - 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC, on Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. 1. a) Proposed Amendment to Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4000: 1) Delete Section 15.3.14 (School Policies) which reads “Follow the Old J.L. Jackson School Site Development Guidelines, dated October 7, 2009 for general direction about the preferred development concept for the Old J.L. Jackson School site.”
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2. a) Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No. 2303:
1. Rezone Lot 14, Section 13, Township 20, Range 10, W6M, KDYD, Plan 33113, from R-1 (Single Family Residential Zone) to R-8 (Residential Suite Zone). b) Proposed Amendment to Land Use Contract N54304:
b) Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No 2303: 1. Rezone the 1.73 hectare area of land shown as Lot 4, Sec. 14, Tp. 20, R 10, W6M, KDYD, Plan EPP43011 on the Subdivision Plan Prepared by Browne Johnson Land Surveyors on July 16, 2014 (File No. 241-13) from P-3 Institutional Zone to C-2 Town Centre Commercial Zone as shown on the map. 2. Rezone the 0.414 hectare area of land shown as Lot 2, Sec. 14, Tp. 20, R 10, W6M, KDYD, Plan EPP43011 on the Subdivision Plan Prepared by Browne Johnson Land Surveyors on July 16, 2014 (File No. 241-13) from P-3 Institutional Zone to C-2 Town Centre Commercial Zone as shown on the map. Civic Address: 451 Shuswap Street SW & 150 - 1 Avenue SW Location: North of 5 Avenue SW and West of Shuswap Street SW & South of 1 Avenue SW and East of 3 Street SW
1. That the Corporate Officer is hereby authorized to register the said Land Use Contract Amendment as a charge against the aforementioned property of P. Cumming & N. Wagner which shall have the force and effect of a restrictive covenant running with the land and is further authorized to do all things necessary to complete registration in the Land Titles Office in Kamloops. Civic Address: 1450 – 1 Avenue NE Location: West end of 1 Avenue NE cul-de-sac; North of Okanagan Avenue and West of 16 Street NE Present Use: Single Family Dwelling Proposed Use: Single Family Dwelling with Residential Suite Owner / Applicant: P. Cumming & N. Wagner Reference: ZON.1011/Bylaw No. 4061& LUC54304/Bylaw No. 4062 The files for the proposed bylaw are available for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays from September 9, 2014 to October 14, 2014, both inclusive, in the office of the Corporate Officer at City Hall, 500 - 2 Avenue NE.
Proposed Use: Commercial Uses
Those who deem their interest affected by the proposed bylaws are urged to review the file available in the Development Services Department (or telephone 250-803-4021) to obtain the facts of the proposal prior to the Public Hearing.
Owner / Applicant: The Board of Education of School District No. 83/ City of Salmon Arm
Erin Jackson Corporate Officer
Present Use: Downtown Activity Centre & Vacant
Reference: OCP4000-21/Bylaw No. 4059 and ZON.1013/Bylaw No. 4060
PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to Section 227 of the Community Charter, this is notice that Bylaw No 4063 which provides for a property tax exemption for the following properties will be considered at the Regular Meetings of Council on October 14, 2014 and October 27, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 500 2 Avenue NE. The proposed exemptions shall be for the gross land and improvement assessments for the taxation year 2015 and 2016. Legal Description Properties Used for Charitable Purposes Lot 4, Plan 1451, 18-20-9 Block 2, Plan 1507, 13-20-10 Lot 10, Plan 3992, 15-20-10 Lot 1, Plan KAP63380, 14-20-10 Lot 1, Plan KAP49181, 14-20-10 Lot 1, Plan 15603, 14-20-10
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Civic Address
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3110 2 Avenue NE 2460 Auto Road SE 921 17 Street SW 680 Shuswap Street SE 51 9 Avenue SE 981 1 Avenue SE
Shuswap Independent Living Association 1st Salmon Arm Scouts Salmon Arm Folk Music Society Shuswap Independent Living Association Shuswap Independent Living Association Shuswap Association for Community Living Total Dollar Value of Tax Exemptions Municipal Portion Other Governments
$18,924 2,471 177 11,493 24,670 2,088 $59,823 35,020 24,803 $59,823
$19,302 2,520 181 11,723 25,163 2,130 $61,019 35,718 25,301 $61,019
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Members of the public are invited to attend a Special Council Meeting regarding the 2015 Annual Budget into the Five (5) Year Financial Plan. Date: Thursday, October 9, 2014 Time: 8:30 a.m. Location: Council Chamber – City Hall, 500 2nd Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC
OFFICE CLOSURE City Hall will be closed Monday, October 13, 2014, to observe Thanksgiving Day. City Hall will reopen Tuesday, October 14, 2014.
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Collisions keep piling up It’s less than a month since I wrote a column about the dangers of the highway between the Tappen Esso and the Tappen Co-op and here I am all over again. That’s because news of two more collisions this week, one on Thursday and the other on Saturday, both with serious injuries to the people involved, has made me upset and angry. Luckily, no one was killed. This time. In my last column I noted that ICBC was reporting 33 crashes in that section of highway between 2008 and 2012, which was the most recent data available. Clearly the number has gone up since – and by two more since my previous column was published on Sept. 17. In that column, I also went on to point out upgrades to the highway at Tappen don’t appear to be on the radar for the next 10 years. An email from The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says Highway 1 near Tappen is one of the sections being “considered” for an upgrade through the government’s $650 million 10-year commitment to four-lane the highway between Kamloops and the Alberta border. But nowhere is it identified as a priority on the ministry’s website and that does not bode well. It seems highway upgrades move at a speed just slightly ahead of geological time. Maybe a stop-gap measure would be for the ministry to erect some signs or a flashing light warning this is a high-accident area. Then at least some drivers might pay a bit more attention. It might be better than nothing in the short term. I’m fortunate to have this public space to vent my frustration at the situation; many others have taken to Facebook to air their concerns about the area and the lack of action from government. It was suggested numerous times that people with concerns send letters or emails to MLA Greg Kyllo and Todd Stone, the minister of transportation. Our MP, Colin Mayes could be lobbied for funding dollars for the national highway. It was also suggested that copies be sent to CSRD Area C director Paul Demenok, who could provide a municipal voice to the higher level of government. There were other more dramatic suggestions including the installation of homemade signs at that area of the highway, staging a public protest or even blocking off the road to traffic for a time to draw attention to the situation. I sympathize with citizens who feel their voices are not being heard by those with power to make changes. I too urge residents to take a few minutes and raise their concerns with their elected officials by phone, letter or email. They are motivated by public opinion, so sharing that opinion needs to be top priority. I’ve decided to mail this column to them all as well. I’m fed up with being ignored. And I don’t want to be writing about this on a monthly basis.
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Candidates need to keep it local When you listen to candidates who want your vote Nov. 15, ask yourself one basic question: is this person focused on the right issues? If someone who wants to represent you on the school board or town council starts talking about pipelines, be wary. If someone who wants to be a regional district director or city councillor starts talking about Canada’s military role in the battle against ISIS, cast a skeptical glance. Municipal politics – town council, city council, school board, regional district board of directors – is really the last bastion of direct democracy. We should protect that at all costs. Party politics took over provincial and federal politics a long time ago. It has creeped into some larger cities, but municipal elections remain
largely party-free. In life, as in politics, it’s often the mundane, difficult and tedious work that is most important. Sewer, garbage and water rates, your property tax bill, land development issues, local roads, maintenance of parks – these may not be sexy but they have a significant effect on our day-to-day lives. When a candidate comes knocking on your door in the next six weeks, demand some focus. Press them on local issues. Ask them what their plan is for the future of your community. Try not to accept generalities – press the seasoned politician for more details. If the electorate is focused, the candidates will be focused and we can have a revealing debate about issues that matter. - Black Press
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The Observer asked: What are you giving thanks for this year?
Craig Smith “The usual things, family and health.”
Brad Newton “I’m thankful for my family’s health.”
Jade Carew “For playing and my playgroup.”
Kate Rogers “For playing and that I get to eat good food.”
Tanya Lein “I’m thankful that my family will be together.”
MP off base on climate change Theft disappoints volunteers “Appropriate balance” between what and what? If Mr. Mayes had the slightest clue, he would know that climate change has been and is the result of global warming, which in turn is the result of the greenhouse effect. These are not isolated concepts and at present are primarily the result of the burning of carbon-based fossil fuels such as gasoline, diesel oil, propane, natural gas and the list goes on. It would be helpful to stop confusing the public with semantics. Are you kidding? Polar ice has “increased” 40 per cent! Since when? That must be why 35,000 walruses ended up on an Arctic beach recently so they could rest. This is the most
misleading and inaccurate statement about Arctic conditions imaginable. Go to the NASA website if you want the facts based on actual photographs and ice thickness surveys. Yes Canadian carbon emissions are about two per cent of global totals, but that is no excuse to minimize our contribution. It is a ‘we’re all right, Jack’ attitude which is simply uncaring and un-Canadian. Where does Mr. Mayes put tar sands production emissions, in Canada or in China? That is where most of the ‘oil’ will end up if the pipelines are built that the federal government is so supportive of. Wouldn’t you say that protesting the pipelines at home is an ef-
fective way of trying to stop Chinese consumption, by preventing them from getting it in the first place? Currently there is no such thing as “unproven science” in the climate-change domain. Ninety-seven per cent of the world’s climate experts agree that unless carbon emissions are dramatically reduced soon, we will have massive disruption to civilization as we know it. Just ask the World Bank and the United Nations. Is this what we want our grandchildren to inherit? Please get your head out of the sand, Mr. Mayes, the tar sand. William Lytle-McGhee
Mayes’ comments misleading Retiring Conservative MP Colin Mayes, speaking about the Sept. 20 climate change march, has vigorously – but inaccurately, and sometimes in very misleading ways – defended the environmental record of Stephen Harper. Here are three examples of how his facts are wrong. 1. He notes that the phrase “climate change” is now more common than “global warming,” saying this is proof that global warming advocates were wrong. The two phrases have different meanings. “Global warming” describes a strong overall climatic trend, now accepted by all reputable climate scientists around the world. “Climate change” refers to the many shifts in patterns of climate
around the world – some of them very abrupt – at different latitudes and longitudes. Climate change is caused by global warming. It was actually Frank Luntz, a Republican US strategist and close advisor to both George Bush and to Stephen Harper, who in a 2002 memo strongly recommended substituting “climate change” for “global warming” because, he said, it’s “less frightening.” 2. Mr. Mayes says that polar bears are not disappearing, but flourishing. This is utterly misleading. Polar bear numbers, since the 1970s, have increased considerably in some Arctic areas – because laws stopping the hunting of polar bears were passed back then, in several countries.
But back then, ice cover was thick and strong, and so the polar bear population rebounded. Now, global warming is softening and destroying Arctic ice cover, and the bear population is beginning to really decline. 3. Mr. Mayes is quoted as saying that Canada is doing well with respect to global carbon emissions, because we produce only two per cent of the world’s total. But Canada’s population is only 0.5 per cent of the global total. In other words, we are producing carbon pollution at four times the global average – not something to boast about. Evidence speaks louder than ideology. Warren Bell
On the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 1, four volunteers drove up to Cec’s Cabin at the top of Larch Hills ski trails. This log cabin offers a cozy place for skiers to stop a while and warm up. Some even overnight here. The job that day was
the installation of our new (used) wood heater that had been brought up on a previous trip. Imagine our surprise to find that the heater had been stolen, sometime within the last 10 days. It gives me a sad feeling to realize I share my community with someone low
enough to steal from a voluntary organization that’s dedicated to maintaining and improving our local ski hill for all to enjoy. So – whoever did this, take a look in the mirror. Do you like what you see? Mick Ford
Conservatives harm environment Unlike Colin Mayes, I think the Harper governments policies have been disastrous for the environment. The so called Omnibus Budget Bill of 2012 seriously undermined the protection of our rivers. Also, the Fisheries Act was changed so that not all fish species are protected. The Species at Risk act was weakened. Parks Canada staff was cut
by one-third. In 2013, the government closed seven of nine internationally respected fisheries libraries. Invaluable data from decades of research is either no longer accessible or has been lost. Currently government scientists cannot speak about their work to the popular press or at international conferences without the approval of the government.
Environmental protection must be based on sound, long-term, accessible scientific research and strong legislation. Instead the Harper government has weakened protective legislation and undermined scientific research in these and other ways, to the detriment of our environment. Madeline Whittington
Leave fanatics out of political office Re: Report card time for local politicians (B.C. Views, Sept. 24). Communism lovers hypocritically talk out of both ends and cost taxpayers. Ben Isitt should not change Canada to the system he loves, he should just pack his bags and go to Venezuela or Russia or maybe North Korea, where the system he loves is ready and waiting for him, so he can experience the acceptance of his ideas and his free speech. It’s our duty as citizens to be informed so we don’t elect loony-tunes. Although
they do hide behind lovely words only when elected, their mask comes off and we learn who they really are by what they do. The KISS theory works perfectly for me. Keep it simple. If we have a great and strong economy we have jobs and then health care, education, roads, police, research, pensions; everything can be paid by us taxpayers, everything. Do not elect those pie-inthe-sky, full of ideas, overly zealous environmentalists, fringe religious fanatics,
that want to change everything. If they want to change, it means they don’t love it. Most of all do not elect people who push their agendas, thinking they know better than the people that elected them. Elect people that will have a strong economy priority and a healthy balance, that will change their mind when facts change, that are passionate and, most of all, love our country and love our community. Vera Diduch, Kelowna
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When it comes to municipal salaries, Salmon Arm Mayor Nancy Cooper would like to have a chat with the premier. Clark wants rising municipal pay rates to be front and centre in November elections around B.C., and that’s why her government set off a storm at the annual local government convention by releasing an unflattering comparison study with provincial pay. In her speech to close the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, Clark told 2,000 local government delegates she is “not here to point a finger” at local governments, but she wants them to do the hard work of negotiations as the province did in the recent dispute with B.C. teachers. A study by Ernst & Young was released days before the convention by the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation. It calculated that unionized municipal staff received pay increases of 38 per cent between 2001 and 2012, twice as much as unionized provincial staff, and ahead of inflation of 23 per cent during the same period. “I think it’s a legitimate issue to be discussed because it’s taxpayers who pay for these compensation costs,” Clark told reporters after her speech. “Further than that we’ll wait until we have new municipal councils to speak with, and then we can talk about the next steps.” But Cooper says she believes the premier has been misinformed and needs to speak with mayors like herself, who are facing increasing staffing pressures. “There seems to be a shrinking talent pool and if you want to hire and keep really good people, you need to pay them more,” said Cooper. Salaries in the city
for administrative staff have increased, in some cases in the range of 45 per cent over the last 10 years. The salary for the city’s chief administrative officer went from $99,002 in 2003 to $147,190 in 2013. The chief financial officer position has gone from $82,529 in 2003 to $119,866 in 2013, while the director of development services position moved from $77,780 in 2003 to $99,373 in 2013. The budget for city staff who make less than $75,000 each, who are primarily the union staff, has gone from $4.3 million in 2003 to $4.7 million in 2013. That being said, in 2003 there were only five employees making more than $75,000 in the city. In 2013, there were 20 city employees making over $75,000.
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At all levels, our staff are being recruited by other communities and we often can’t pay as much, so we lose good people... But Cooper points out that Doug Lagore, who was the city’s chief administrator in 2003, left the city for a healthy pay increase in an Alberta community. “At all levels, our staff are being recruited by other communities and we often can’t pay as much, so we lose good people — it becomes a real balancing act.” While Cooper can’t speak to increases given when she was not a part
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Work is progressing towards the goal of utilizing a proposed land donation for a downtown campus of Okanagan College – but several hurdles remain. Tom Styffe, board chair for Okanagan College, speaks positively of a meeting he and members of Salmon Arm council had with Premier Christy Clark and Minister of Advanced Education Amrik Virk at last week’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention. “We had a great conversation with the premier. We indicated right from the outset our optimism for the economy in Salmon Arm which we think is definitely on the upswing,” said Styffe. He noted funding wasn’t part of the discussion, as several factors must be addressed before the need can be calculated. The point was to keep the premier updated on plans for the college after meeting with her about a year ago. “We want to keep them involved as we proceed. At some point we will be asking for some funding.” Now an academic plan specific to Salmon
Tom Styffe CHAIR OKANAGAN COLLEGE Arm is being created that must incorporate three criteria: significant student demand, industry support and a sustainable business plan. The plan will focus on agriculture and skills programming in keeping with the province’s blueprint for skilled jobs training, Styffe said. Once the academic plan is completed, the proposal for the land in question will go to the Agricultural Land Commission. That must occur within 18 months. “We’re optimistic. We’ll be informally consulting with the agricultural land commission throughout the process to make sure we’re still onside,” he assured. “We’re right along our timeline. We see no reason for concern at this point.” Regarding student numbers at the college – one of the province’s
criteria – Styffe said numbers in Salmon Arm are flat, “which is actually pretty good.” He explains that although high school enrolment is in a decline, the college is drawing from people already in the workplace. Regarding enrolment, the memorandum of understanding announced between the college and the University of the Fraser Valley in March of this year is expected to provide many opportunities for agricultural programming. It was announced in December of last year that resident Jerry Thompson owned a 20-acre parcel of land within the Agricultural Land Reserve that he would be willing to donate to the college for the purposes of a campus in the downtown area. The land is located within parcels Thompson owns between 10th Street SW, 10th Avenue SW, Foothill Road SW and Shuswap Street. The college, the city and the donor signed a letter of intent that focuses on the potential donation and the development of the property. The donation to the college would take place when and if the land commission allows it to be used for a campus.
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Salmon Arm Observer
Initiative: Rotary clubs and Askew’s partner up to feed students. By Barb Brouwer OBSERVER STAFF
Students in the Salmon Arm Rotary clubs’ service area will be getting lunch, thanks to the vision of a mother and local business owner. Kari Wilkinson has been co-ordinating the hot lunch program at South Broadview school for three years. She noticed there were always a few children who didn’t buy lunch and discovered it was because their parents could not afford to participate. Wilkinson, a member of Salmon Arm Rotary, asked her club for $250 to make coupons that were then awarded to the children for good behaviour or for performing random acts of kindness. “When I asked for 50 lunches over the course of the year, the board members said ‘what do you mean the parents can’t afford it?’ They were shocked.” When the club was considering a community project, Wilkinson says they began asking, “If there’s that many kids in one school, how many others are going to school without lunch?” and “What if we started a lunch pro-
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says, adding that when the club went looking for program partners, Askew’s Foods jumped onboard immediately. Askew’s, in turn, sought out supplier partners, with Saputo, SunRype, Annie’s Naturals, Nature’s Path and General Mills stepping up.
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“We are hoping this will help the kids; you know how you feel when you’re hungry – you can’t concentrate, you get angry easily…,” says Wilkinson, noting one child who was constantly acting out last year was actually hungry. “We’re hoping it will improve outcomes in the classroom and encourage better attendance.” Wilkinson says she is both excited and amazed that her vision is now being put into action. “I am extremely proud to be a member of a Rotary club that recognizes needs within our community and acts on them. Recognizing hunger and its relation to education outcomes in our own backyard – and doing something about it, is something I am thrilled to be a part of.” To raise the funds, Wilkinson came up with the idea of raffling off a three-minute Askew’s Shopping Spree, with a second prize of a $250 Armstrong Co-op Gas Card. Tickets at $10 will be available at Askew’s Uptown on Friday afternoons and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Nov. 30. “We are only sell-
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Council agrees to host public meeting on cell tower policy By Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF
Salmon Arm’s new council may get a chance to hear all about the community’s thoughts on cell phone towers. Council voted Monday to hold a public input session on cell towers, probably in January of next year – after the Nov. 15 municipal election. The plan is expected to be confirmed at the Oct. 14 council meeting. The idea arose after city staff presented a motion to council at the Oct. 6 planning meeting. It stated that council recognize Industry Canada protocols as the guide to local communication system location and consultation procedures. Staff noted that Industry Canada and Health Canada ultimately have jurisdiction over such towers and health standards. The decision to forego a local policy on cell towers comes with a detailed history. Director of development services Kevin Pearson explained that in February, staff presented a report and draft policy on the issue to
council. However, Industry Canada had just announced it intended to initiate changes to its federal consultation protocol for the siting of cell towers. Staff consequently recommended that a local policy be deferred until the details were in effect. When the city was gathering input for a policy, much of the opposition was against having cell towers within city limits, Pearson noted, or only within certain areas. The draft policy was shown to Industry Canada. “It was revealed to us that it (the local policy) was unlikely to be supported,” Pearson said. “Even if council didn’t approve, Industry would locate them anyways, as that’s where they need to install...” The new federal protocols were announced in July, which staff stated made the local draft policy largely irrelevant. “Adopting a local policy would consume more of staff time to administer, place the city in more of a perceived yet false role as a regulator by the public, with end results that are not likely to be different
than what would be approved under Industry Canada’s revised protocol,” stated the staff report presented at Monday’s meeting. The revised protocols mean that consultation by proponents is required for new antenna systems less than 15 metres high,
Alan Harrison CITY COUNCILLOR and consultation is encouraged even if a proposal meets criteria. Antenna systems that are on other structures like telephone poles, such as the recent ones in Canoe, don’t require consultation, however, unless the total height increase is greater than 25 per cent of the existing structure. Coun. Alan Harrison suggested a public meeting be held so people can air their views. Staff said such a meeting could likely not be
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scheduled until January. Although some councillors expressed concern over giving citizens false hope that the city actually has power over cell tower installations, eventually all except Coun. Denise Reimer voted to delay the motion until after a public meeting. Shelley Corbin, who was in the gallery, thanked council members for their willingness to hold a public meeting. “I think some of them are hearing our concerns. Industry Canada had to address this issue because of the widespread public outcry. There is a massive amount of research and studies done overseas and in other countries, whose health limits – EMR (electro-magnetic radiation) or EMF (electro-magnetic field) emissions – are much lower than ours by tens and even thousands of times, and I think possibly council members are recognizing there may be a problem.” Regarding the city’s cell towers, Pearson said for the one just west of the Mall at Piccadilly, almost 30 metres high, consultation was via Industry Can-
ada’s previous process. The tower on the Telus building was exempt from consultation but wouldn’t be now, he said, as the height is greater than 25 per cent of building. The same with the 14.9 meter tower at the uptown Tim Hortons. “That loophole is now closed, we would have been notified of that one,” he said.
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Serena Caner Thanksgiving is here, and with it my memory of the most delicious turkey dinner ever. In fact, I feel like I never want to eat turkey again. Last year, my sister-
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restrained by any dietitian-like tendencies. In general, dietitians are not good at using large amounts of butter or sugar. We are always trying to make things more whole grain or lower in saturated fat. But sometimes these ingredients are the answer. So, my sister-inlaw took her turkey and covered it with buttery
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home-made stuffing, and then wrapped the whole thing in prosciutto before roasting it. She topped this off with a homemade Tourtiere, mashed potatoes, white buns and an assortment of vegetables. Needless to say, I left this meal stuffed. Many people trying to lose weight get worried about Thanksgiv-
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Three-and-a-half-year old Jacob Carmichael enjoys having his back adjusted by Shuswap Chiropractic’s Dr. Jenica Sorban after his family adds their donation to the practice’s day-long food drive for the Salvation Army. More than 400 pounds of food and $200 was collected.
They didn’t bring home any sausage, but instead staff from Sedo’s Old Fashioned Butcher & Deli returned with medals. Owners Viktor and Veronica Kozak attended the Fraser Valley Food Show, this past weekend, where Viktor competed for the third time in the third annual Great Canadian Sausage Making Competition. And, for the third year running, Viktor demonstrated his skills as an amazing sausage maker by winning 10 awards, including four first places, three second-place awards and three third-place ribbons on Saturday, Oct. 4. At the event, Sedo’s presented a selection of air-dried garlic sausage, chorizos, pepperonis, salamis and jerkies. On Sunday, Oct. 5, the business sold out of every one of the products we had for sale. To try out some of the award-winning products visit the Salmon Arm shop at Unit 3 1050 10th Avenue SW (across from the Piccadilly Mall) or call 250-832-7343.
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New hand in the pie The owner is different, but the pie’s just as tasty as ever. Starting this month, the Shuswap Pie Company is owned by long-time manager and life-long Salmon Arm resident, Tovah Shantz, who is taking over from Mike and Mary Jo Beirnes. The couple sold the business and plan to return to Vancouver, where they intend to rejoin the film industry. The Shuswap Pie Company has become a community nexus for art and music, as well as pie and coffee. It employes two dozen people and features local produce and products such as Little Red Hen artisan bread and Crannog Ales.
Piccadilly celebrates The Mall at Piccadilly will be celebrating their 19th anniversary, Saturday, Oct. 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The customer appreciation event will feature free anniversary cake, live entertainment and special activities to thank customers for their patronage. During the week of Oct. 6 to 11 there will be several events in the Mall, including the ‘Thanks’ and ‘Giving’ message station where the mall will donate $1 for every personal message left on the board to the local food bank. And look for the merchants’‘Random Acts of Kindness’ during the week leading up to the mall anniversary event.
All-candidates meeting set The Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Salmon Arm are hosting a municipal all-candidates forum on Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Prestige Harbourfront Resort. In order to maximize time with the candidates, they are collecting questions in advance from chamber members and the community, which will be presented to the candidates for their responses. Advance questions will be reviewed for duplication and prioritized based on time available. Email questions to admin@ sachamber.bc.ca.
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1924
The new Salmon Arm Motors Garage was completed, and the new owners expected to move in within a week. Mr. Carroll was having the Empress Block repainted.
1934
Organized by local clergymen, a freight-car load of fruit and potatoes was donated to the people of an arid region of Saskatchewan around a community called Alida. Twenty two tons of produce were donated by local growers. The local medical officer deemed it prudent to cancel the Elk’s Carnival because visitors from Vernon would be attending and two cases of possible infantile paralysis had been reported in that city.
1944
In the third shipment of the year, 456 articles were sent to Vancouver by the Salmon Arm’s Women Institute for “V” bundles for Britain. About 800 cans of fruit were processed at the General Hospital. Most of the fruit was donated by growers and the work of processing was performed by volunteers. Matron Mrs. Sybil Leonard supervised the preserving, and was responsible for securing the voluntary workers. With 27 bombing mission over enemy territory to his credit, F.O. Tim Newman, RCAF, of Sorrento was home on 30 day’s leave.
1954
City council quickly turned thumbs down on a renewed proposal to install parking meters on Salmon Arm streets. Senator Tom Reid, New Westminster, and James Sinclair Minister of Fisheries in the federal cabinet, were heading a group of prominent coast residents who planned to visit the area in conjunction with the Shuswap Lake Tourist Association’s Salute to the Sockeye. The famous Adams River run reached record proportions in 1954.
City blooms with recognition By Martha Wickett OBSERVER STAFF
Even the moose co-operated. Two awards have been bestowed upon Salmon Arm by the annual British Columbia Communities in Bloom program, awards which resulted from a tour by two judges in July. During that tour, the judges enjoyed a pleasant surprise, one they recorded in their evaluation of Salmon Arm. “While the landfill manager Ben Van Nostrand was explaining the workings of the landfill, we were surprised, and pleased, to be joined by an uninvited participant. A cow moose, which, along with her young calf, ran across the airfield to jump the fence of the leachate pond, apparently to take advantage of the cool water on a very hot day.” Each year, Communities in Bloom judges assess participating communities on the accomplishments of four sectors: municipal, private, corporate and institutional. This year 18 B.C. communities participated; the province encompasses 162 municipalities altogether. Judges consider eight criteria: tidiness, environmental action, community involvement, heritage conservation, urban forestry, landscape, turf and ground covers, and floral displays. All participating communities, unless entered as non-competitive, receive a rating of one to five ‘Blooms.’ Salmon Arm received a Four Blooms award with a
special mention of the ‘amazing mosaic tile wall at the Ross Street Plaza.’ In general comments in their 18-page report, the judges wrote: “We were amazed by, and most impressed with, the 40-foot-wide, eight-foothigh, mosaic tiled wall behind the bandstand at the downtown Ross Street Plaza. Kudos to Tracey Kutschker, Shuswap District Arts Council director, who designed the wall with the help of Glen Anderson of Vancouver. Thanks are due to the many volunteers, especially the local school children, who spent many, many hours breaking tiles, organizing boxes of different colours and installing the mosaic over a period of many days...” Salmon Arm also received a Criteria Award for tidiness. Judges’ comments on tidiness included: “Along the highway coming into and leaving Salmon Arm, the area was refreshingly tidy and clean. A great first impression! Our walkabout in Downtown Salmon Arm was a pleasant, inviting stroll through a clean and tidy business district…” The judges also complimented the city on its pesticide bylaw and, as with all categories, made a few recommendations. For tidiness, the suggestions included holding a ‘weed day’ or ‘weed day events’ to get members of the community, schools and sports teams involved in weeding medians and public areas. They also suggested placing themed litter containers, with three ports
for paper, cans and garbage, throughout the downtown. In terms of environmental action, the judges made note of several environmentally friendly attributes, such as Blackburn Park’s rubber playground surface made from recycled tires; city hall’s energyefficient design complete with geothermal heating and cooling; a compost mix in sand to retain moisture at the sports fields at Little Mountain; the state of the art UV-treatment water plant; and Marine Peace Park and the foreshore providing a home to up to 400 species of birds. Again, one recommendation was to provide more recycling bins. Under heritage conservation, the judges raved about R.J. Haney Heritage Village, and made note of the historic routes around the city. Regarding landscaping, judges termed Salmon Arm’s “impressive.” They also complimented the floral displays, noting that “the most striking visual impression in downtown Salmon Arm has to be the incredible hanging baskets.”
Overall, the judges praised the community highly. “Salmon Arm has many attributes that are worthy of recognition, and you are to be commended on the accomplishments so far. You are very close to becoming a Five Blooms Community.” Barriere was the other Four Blooms community named this year. The districts of Hope, Sooke and Maple Ridge received Five Blooms awards, while Trail is considered a ‘steward city’ by the program, competing at the international level.
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Cougar traps set By Tracy Hughes OBSERVER STAFF
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Cougar traps are set in the Tappen Valley after one of the big cats killed a Shetland pony recently. Tanner Beck, an officer with the BC Conservation Service, says they were called to the area Saturday, Sept. 27 after the pony was found mauled to death by the owners and determined that a large cat was the culprit. ‘We’ve set traps, but
nothing has returned to the area so far,” said Beck, who notes the big cats are always around in the Shuswap. “They are opportunistic predators, so if they spot a chance as they are moving around, they will take it,” said Beck. He says humans are not generally at risk because they appear much different than the cougar’s usual prey, but he notes residents should be careful with pets and livestock.
“Don’t let them free range and keep them indoors or protected, especially at dusk and into the night. That’s when these animals tend to be actively hunting.” If the animal is not trapped, Beck says they will surmise that the animal has moved on and will remove the traps.
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Reducing risks: Dawn Benson, member of a team who will lead a traffic safety workshop for older drivers entitled Living Well, Driving Well, takes a drive during twilight.
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Driving safely for longer By Barb Brouwer OBSERVER STAFF
The bad news is: Research shows that seniors are more likely than other drivers (except for youth) to be involved in a crash. Changes that occur as people age can increase their risk on the road. When they are involved in crashes, they are more likely to be seriously injured or die, and often take longer to recover from their injuries following a crash. But, the good news is: Research also shows that age alone is not a good predictor of driving safety or ability. And there are things most aging drivers can do to decrease risk, improve driving and keep
themselves behind the wheel for as long as possible. Clint Smith, Dawn Benson and Hanne McKay will lead a British Columbia Automobile Association Traffic Safety Foundation workshop called Living Well, Driving Well on Oct. 15 and Oct. 22. Well-attended last year, the PowerPoint presentation will likely be accompanied by a pharmacist who will speak to the effects of certain drugs. There are no in-vehicle assessments. Participants may complete the written self-assessment in the handout and it will remain strictly confidential. Assessment questions are discussed only in terms of suggestions for coping or improving. The workshop’s objective is
to raise awareness of challenges facing seniors and help participants address the challenges of driving successfully, and for as long as possible. The Living Well, Driving Well workshop can help seniors assess their driving behaviours, abilities, knowledge and habits and provide tips and strategies to help make changes if necessary. Both free workshops take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Deo Lutheran Church at 1801 30th St. NE. – the first on Wednesday, Oct. 15 and the second a week later on Oct. 22. There will be a coffee break at 10:30 a.m. For more information on seniors’ driving, visit http:seniors driving.caa.ca or www.tsfbcaa. com.
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“patron participation,” a requirement in order for people to sing and dance within the dining area of a licensed premise. “While we have no intention of becoming a nightclub, we are
very excited to bring live music to the people of Salmon Arm...,” wrote owner Stu Bradford. Council recently endorsed a similar request from the Prestige Harbourfront Resort.
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Out on the Town
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MUSIC • VISUAL ARTS • BAR SCENE • ENTERTAINMENT • PERFORMANCE ARTS Call us at 250-832-2131, drop in to our office, or use our new, easy to use calendar online. See below. THURSDAY, OCT. 9
from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 17
PINK CHERRY – presents Jesse Mast, local musician/
songwriter, from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Come and join us in celebration of the salmon run. Food, wine, beer.
FRIDAY, OCT. 10 SHUSWAP THEATRE – presents Bob Bossin’s Davy the
Punk, a father’s life in the gambling business in song and story. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at Acorn Music.
SATURDAY, OCT. 11 SHUSWAP FILM SOCIETY – presents Calvary, an Ireland/UK
film, rated 14A, at 5 p.m. at Salmar Classic Theatre, 360 Alexander St. Tickets available at the door. Advance tickets at Wearabouts (350 Alexander St.) Convenience charge applies. Ask about year-long passes. To reserve: Visa or MasterCard Reservation line (24 hour): 250832-2294.
SUNDAY, OCT. 12 RODERICK HAIG-BROWN PROVINCIAL PARK – features 2014 Salute to the
BIRCHBARK & FRIENDS – present a Peak Year Harvest
FRIDAY, OCT. 24 ROTARY WINE FEST – Taste over 70 wines at the 12th
annual event. Salmon Arm Community Centre, 7 to 10 p.m. Appetizers provided by The Wicked Spoon. Tickets are available at Hideaway Liquor Store, Piccadilly Liquor Store and Downtown Liquor Store. Call 250832-9802 for more information.
Dance at First United Church, 20 - 4th Street SE (Okanagan & 4th St. SE). Doors open at 6:30 p.m., dancing starts at 7 p.m. Tickets at Acorn Music or call 250-833-1187.
WICKED SPOON TAP & GRILL – presents live music for all
ages with Rube & Rake, a folk/alt duo from St. John’s Newfoundland, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
HIDDEN GEMS BOOKSTORE – will host Armstrong author,
Helen Russell for a book signing for her book Horse As Teacher: The Path To Relationship. Contact Beth Phillips at 250-833-0011 for further information.
SALMAR CLASSIC THEATRE – presents the Steve Brockley
Band and Seal Skull Hammer, performing live at 7 p.m. Tickets available at Synergy Studio, Shuswap Pie Company, the Book Nook or Salmar Classic Theatre.
SATURDAY, OCT. 25 PIG ROAST – 4:30 p.m. All ages from kids to seniors.
Bring your camera for the pig parade. Door prizes and entertainment by Jim Neimi and friends. Cocktails 4:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. Limited seating – get your tickets QUESTERS PRESENTATION – on the ancient art of Ayurveda early. Elks Hall, 3690 30th Street NE. Tickets from any will be held from noon to 4 p.m., at the SASCU Elk member or Bill Hammer. Contact Cleaning your furnace & air ducts could be the healthiest 250-832-6507 for more information.
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Sockeye, with storyteller James Murray, with shows at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Come out and enjoy Thanksgiving with the whole family.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15 THE SHUSWAP BRANCH OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS B.C. – is hosting an
orientation meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Mountainside Room at Bowers Complex, 440 10th Avenue SW. This meeting will provide important information to athletes, parents and caregivers.
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presents Living Well. Driving Well, a workshop to help you assess your current driving skills and habits and to provide tips on how to improve your driving. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Deo Lutheran Church, 1801 - 30th Street NE. RSVP: Erik 250-5179956. Maximum 25 people. A wait list for a second workshop on Wed., October 22 may be set up.
p.m., with the haunted house and spook trail open at dusk. Ghouls and ghosts under 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
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DOWNTOWN SALMON ARM – presents Tuesday Family Movie Nights at the Classic at 5:30 p.m., Thursdays feature live music at different venues at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Saturday’s Artisan Market at Ross Street Plaza from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Don’t forget “SalmonFest” where participating restaurants are featuring a salmon dish on their menu. Visit salmonarmdowntown.com for further information.
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SHUSWAP HOSPICE SOCIETY – is offering a one-day
Advance Care Planning Workshop to volunteers and the community, with registration at 8:30 a.m. and the workshop running from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided between noon and 1 p.m. Seating is limited. To register, or for more information, call 250-832-7099 or email: judy@shuswaphospice.ca or brenda@ shuswaphospice.ca. At The Comfort Inn & Suites, 1090 - 22nd St. NE.
BOOK LAUNCH – The story of the Shuswap Environmental
Action Society, Big Trees Saved and Other Feats, is set for 7 p.m. at the United Church Hall, 450 Okanagan Ave. SE. Big Trees Saved highlights the 25-year history of the Shuswap’s major environmental organization.
THURSDAY, OCT. 16 WICKED SPOON TAP & GRILL – presents live music for all
ages, Mad for Joy, with special guest Laura Reznik,
Downtown Activity Center. Call Joan at 250-804-3008 to register. WICKED SPOON TAP & GRILL – presents live music for all
ages with The Doll Sisters and Jesse Mast, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Hailing from the rolling foothills of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, the Doll Sisters are a fiery Celtic Americana duo.
DUCKS UNLIMITED BANQUET – will be held from 6 to 11
p.m. at the Elks Hall, North Broadview, for all ages. Contact Linda MacDonald at 250-832-8997, for further information. This charitable event raises funds for Ducks Unlimited to conserve wetlands.
SUNDAY, OCT. 19 FIFTH AVENUE SENIORS ACTIVITY CENTRE – presents the
jammers dance, with a variety of music, starting at 7 p.m. If you play tunes, bring your instrument and join in, or put on your dancing shoes, and cut a rug, or maybe just pull up a chair to soak up the atmosphere and socialize with friends.
NOV. 12, 2014 & FEB. 18, MAY 13, 2015 LEARN BREAST FEEDING BEFORE BABY ARRIVES – Shuswap Family Resource
Centre. Register at 250-833-4101.
TO DEC. 11 OKANAGAN REGIONAL LIBRARY – presents ToddlerTime at
10:30 a.m. on Thursdays. Stories, singing and lots of fun for the very young and young at heart. No need to pre-register – just drop in. The Salmon Arm Branch of the ORL is located at 1151 10th Ave. in the Mall at Piccadilly. For more information, call the branch at 250832-6161 or visit www.orl.bc.ca.
TO DEC. 13 OKANAGAN REGIONAL LIBRARY – presents StoryTime at
10:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. Lots of fun and laughter for all ages and stages. No need to pre-register – just drop in. The Salmon Arm Branch of the ORL is located at 1151 10th Ave. in the Mall at Piccadilly. For more information, call the branch at 250-832-6161 or visit www.orl.bc.ca.
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Fall Finale at TopLine Stables EVAN BUHLER/OBSERVER
Equine extravaganza: (Clockwise from above)
Jennifer MacGregor clears a jump at the Fall Finale Hack/Hunter/Jumper Show at the TopLine Stables on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4 and 5; Sadie Chase, as a loonie, and her horse Cowboy, “an original quarter horse,”compete in the costume class event; Brodie Daburger, 13, and his horse Bentley enjoy a snack break between events; Austine Adamanski and her horse Jasper compete in the costume class event as a lion tamer and Julia Baker dresses her horse, Sub Zero, as a unicorn.
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Snowball tennis tournament Salmon Arm Tennis Club’s Snowball Tournament will be held on Saturday, Oct. 18th. There is a sign-up sheet for those interested, in the tennis clubhouse for the mixed doubles tournament. The registration fee is only $10 per team, and those interested are required to find their own partners. The tournament will start at 10 a.m. and is expected to run until 3 p.m.
Lazar named to Sens roster Ottawa Senators 17 overall draft pick in 2013, Curtis Lazar, will play his first NHL game this Thursday against the Nashville Predators. The six foot, 205-lb. centre played four seasons for the Edmonton Oil Kings in the WHL, and last year won the Memorial Cup. Last year, Lazar represented Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championships, scoring seven points in seven games. In five pre-season games for the Sens, Lazar scored two goals.
TRU basketball plays out east Jorri Duxbury from Salmon Arm, and the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack women’s basketball team travelled to Kingston, Ont. to face off in the Queens Golden Gaels basketball tournament this past weekend. The WolfPack went 1-2 in the tournament. Duxbury was a constant force contributing both offensively and defensively. In the final game against Queens, she scored 13 points and seven rebounds.
Fall best ball results September 28th’s Fall Best Ball Tournament 2014 results are as follows: first net: Clarence Wiseman, Gerry Kemp and Vic Wasilenko; second net: Steve Lewis, Brian Stifora and Chuck McKenzie; third net: Ian MaKay, Bruce Inskip and Bob Cain; fourth net: Al Inskip, Gary Moores and Rick Hirtle; fifth net: Bill Conner, Tim Gallant and Brian Scott; sixth net: Brian Maurer, Wayne Shepard and Erich Breitkreuz.
Bridge results Doug Stewart and Peter Budda won Sunday’s Duplicate Club’s bridge game on Oct. 5. In second place were Terry Jobe and Nan McAdam. In third place were Edie and Jack Swanson. In the east/west first place went to Betty and Charlie Ward. In second were Barb Beazley and Vern Gummeson, and in third were Orville Cooper and Geoff Collins. Have a sports event? Write to us at:
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Vees get better of ’Backs First impressions: New signings make debut for Silverbacks. By Evan Buhler OBSERVER STAFF
This past weekend, the Silverbacks and Vees squared off in a home-and-home series. Last year the Silverbacks won the season series against the Vees, wining five of the seven games. The Interior Division rivals met for the first time this season in Penticton’s home opener on Friday night. Penticton comfortably won the game 5-1. Nick Hutchison was out of the lineup for the game on Saturday as he suffered a broken ankle and will be out for up to six weeks. The Vees’ Riley Alferd wired a shot into the top corner past Zach Dyment’s glove hand, opening up the scoring in Saturday’s game, giving Penticton a 1-0 lead after the first period. “We wanted to come out strong with a lot of intensity, and we did, but at the end of the period we were still behind the eight ball,” said Silverbacks head coach Brandon West. Salmon Arm played a very physical opening frame, finishing all their hits, and at times going too far, getting called for roughing and boarding on two separate occasions. Despite the free flow of the first period, the Silverbacks were outshot 11-4. Just over one minute into the second period, Alferd potted his second goal of the game and third of the season, past a diving Dyment. Penticton did little to forecheck, only send-
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Rebound control: Silverbacks captain, Bryden Marsh, right, collects a rebound as Vees goaltender, Hunter Miska keeps a watchful eye, in overtime at the Shaw Centre on Saturday, Oct. 4. Penticton won the game in double overtime 4-3. ing one player to pressure the puck, while the other four players clogged up the neutral zone. Salmon Arm used their pace down the boards, and generated plenty of chances in the middle frame outshooting the Vees 16-9. During a break in the play, Vees goaltender, Hunter Miska, speared Shane Danyluk, who fell to the ice in a heap. On the ensuing power play, the ’Backs drew level with Penticton, 10 seconds from the end of the second period on a blast from the point through a screen by Chase Priskie, scoring his first goal in the BCHL. The Silverbacks started the third period on the power play, and Taylor Maruya was able to capitalize on the man advantage, tying the game at two apiece.
Salmon Arm took the game to Penticton, looking desperately for the go-ahead goal. A shot from Taro Hirose led to a battle for the loose puck in front of a sprawled-out Miska. Shane Danyluk was able to find the puck in the scrum, and scored his second goal of the season, and first at the Shaw Centre. Two minutes later, the Vees drew level on a great individual effort by Lewis ZerterGrossage. The game needed overtime to decide a winner. In the second overtime, Damian Chrcek, the Silverbacks’ most recent signing, was called for a penalty along the boards trying to contain the Vees’ Demico Hannoun. Penticton’s Hannoun stepped up to take the penalty shot, and
scored on a wrist shot over the glove of Dyment. “We really took it to them, in the second and third periods with a great work ethic, which gave us a chance to win the game. Unfortunately we couldn’t get the result,” said West. The Silverbacks made two new signings last week trading defenceman Andy Chugg for forward Josh Blanchard, from the Surrey Eagles. “Blanchard is a good Okanagan kid who we’ve had our eye on for a while, so we were very happy to sign him,” said Silverbacks general manager Troy Mick. In addition to Blanchard, the ’Backs also picked up defenceman Chrcek, who hails from Marysville, Michigan. “With Damian, we’ve added more grit
to our defence, which is something that we were missing on the blue line,” Mick said. Trading Chugg, freed up space to sign Chrcek, as only six import players are allowed on the roster. Having only been on the team for a week, West said both players are adjusting well, and he looks forward to seeing them develop. “Damian really stepped up; he plays a very simple game, and performed well,” said West. “Josh was excellent in the last two games. He created chaos in the offensive zone and was good defensively in our own zone too.” The Silverbacks will hit the road for three games in Surrey, Vernon and Merritt, before returning the Shaw Centre to host the Victoria Grizzlies on Friday, Oct. 17.
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Peewee Silvertips comeback The peewee two Silvertips played a pair of close games in Trail this past weekend, taking it to the Smokies on both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, it took the road-weary ’Tips the first half of the game to shake off the dust, as the Smokies jumped out to a 2-0 lead heading into the half way ice clean. Ty Sanford tipped a Leyton Boyd slap shot into the top corner to finally beat the Trail goaltender with just over five minutes left in the second period. Defenceman Blake McBeth steamed up the middle, drawing the Trail defenders towards him, before making a pass to Colby Feist who scored on a shot over the goalie’s glove to tie it up for the Silvertips, midway through the third period. Feist would add a second goal, and the eventual game winner on the power play with just over three minutes left in the game, in an identical fashion to his first goal. The early morning on Sunday seemed to again adversely affect Salmon
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Driving the net: Salmon Arm’s Colby Feist, middle, battles with a Trail player as he drives to the net, looking for a rebound. Arm, as they upped the ante and gave up the first three goals to Trail, heading into the ice clean. Malcolm Petty’s shot from the corner on the power play with nine minutes left in the second would be stopped by Trail’s netminder, but Feist was in the right place at the right time, tapping in the loose puck, as it lay unattended on the goal line.
A determined Petty managed to snap his scoring drought just 40 seconds later on a scramble in front of the net. Sanford found the net for the second game in a row beating the Smokies goaltender with a top corner shot at the four minute mark of the second. Taylor Howard would tuck one in short side a couple minutes later on
the power play, his hard work down the boards not going unrewarded. Sanford would seal the deal with the fifth unanswered goal of the game for the Silvertips, going bar-down after Feist’s hard work driving down the wing and circling behind the net before sliding Sanford the puck. “We didn’t get down when they got ahead of us. We stayed posi-
tive and made some good plays. I thought our passing was pretty good,” said Silvertip Lucas Piekarczyk. The Tips are on the road again this weekend as they head to Kamloops on Saturday.
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Neid, Golds both move on This season marks a new chapter in Salmon Arm High School football. This will be the first year the Golds will hit the gridiron without Rob Neid as head coach. Brad Schmidt has taken over the position, as well as defensive coordinator duties. Assisting Schmidt on the sidelines as offensive co-ordinator will be Golds alumni Jordan Grieve. In addition to the new coaching, the Golds are also sporting all new equipment purchased by the school football program. In 1999, Neid was part of the group that created Shuswap Minor Football in Salmon Arm. He went on to start the high school foot-
ball program in 2000 and a community flag football program in 2012. This summer, Neid returned to his alma mater, UBC, and coached at their training camp. Neid is now scouting the Okanagan for UBC Football. He points out the Okanagan has always been a tremendous source of talent for UBC Football and Salmon Arm, specifically, has been very good to them over the years. Since 2001, nine players from Salmon Arm have gone on to play for UBC. Three times what any other Okanagan school has produced. This year, unfortunately, there is not one player from Salmon
Arm on the UBC roster and Neid hopes to change that in the future. Neid says his involvement in sports, and specifically football, did so much for him that he is now very happy to be helping young Okanagan athletes pursue both the game and an education. As a coach, Neid’s goal was always to help as many Salmon Arm kids as possible get to the next level, and now he can help kids from all over the Okanagan do just that. Since their inception, Golds football has achieved one Okanagan Championship, and were Okanagan finalists five times, with five trips to provincials and two victories in the dome.
The Golds have had 18 players go on to play in university and nearly 40 players moved up to play junior football. Salmon Arm Secondary has had 10 Senior Bowl Winners, seven Provincial AllStars, five BC High School Football Scholarship award winners and two valedictorians. Many of their graduates can still be seen on Sullivan field volunteering their time as football coaches. The Golds were to open up their 2014 season against Valleyview, from Kamloops, at Little Mountain last Friday, but the game was cancelled. The Golds’ next game will be this Friday at Little Mountain at 6 p.m. against C. Fulton.
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Midget A girls battle in Kelowna The Salmon Arm midget A female team went 1-3 in tournament action in Kelowna on the weekend. The Silvertips opened the tourney with a strong showing against the home Kelowna squad crushing them 9-2. Taylor Vandale scored her first of three goals just 10 seconds in when her shot from the high slot beat the Kelowna goalie on the short side. Emily Clarke scored later in the first on a one timer courtesy of a great feathered pass from Sam Maric. The ’Tips extended their lead early in the second, cleaning up a rebound from a Hailey Haskell shot. Brooke Berube scored her first of the season when she fooled the keeper with a wrist shot from out wide, and finally Sam Maric scored her first of the season when she converted a pass from Emily Clarke. Taylor Vandale completed her hat trick early in the second and Cailee Bauml and Makenna Southam rounded out the Tips scoring. In the afternoon game on Friday, Cranbrook had a strong showing and defeated the ’Tips 5-1. Salmon Arm opened the scoring at the seven minute mark of the first, on a power play when Brooke Miller scored after some great work in the corner by Vandale and Bauml. The score was 1-1 at the half. Cranbrook extended their lead with a power play goal just after the half and did not look back. Saturday morning saw Terrace come out flying against a sluggish ’Tips team. They scored early on a screened power-play shot and then again on a break away just a minute later. Maric was able to break the shut-out bid in the third when she missed on a break away, but was able to recover the puck and fire it in far side. Cassidy Marshall scored the ’Tips second goal when she banged home a rebound off on an Emily Clarke shot. The score ended 8-2. In the afternoon game, the tired Tips played a Prince George team who were playing their first game of the day and dominated from start to finish with a 7-0 win. Hailey Haskell, Caitlyn Marshall and Makenna Southam all played strong defensive games to keep the game close until the end. Bailey Berndt and Taylor Thomlinson shared the goal tending duties over the weekend.
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Sweeping good time
Debbie Archambault curls for the first time during an open house curling clinic at the Salmon Arm Curling Club on Saturday, Oct. 4. More than 40 individuals between the ages of nine and 72 braved the ice sheets to learn how to curl.
Bantam ’Tips thrash opposition The 2014-2015 season for the bantam two Silvertips got underway at Hucul Pond on Saturday, Sept. 27. The ’Tips came out flying fast and hard against Vernon. The first period saw Salmon Arm score in the first minute of play. It ended with home team ahead 2-0. The second period began just as fast paced as the first, with an early goal from Vernon making the game appear closer than it was. The Vernon goal lit a fire under the Silvertips and they began to rally. By the end of the second period, the ’Tips
had earned an 8-2 lead. The pace of the third period was slow compared to the first two. The Silvertips, however, still found a way to score, adding three more goals before the buzzer and earning an 11-2 victory. Scoring came from six different players including hat tricks by Tyler Chartier and Trent Thompson. Dylan Huber potted two goals, Ryan Sadorsky added one as did Tyson Stewart and Riley Keyes. Assists came from Mitchell Brown with three, Sebastian Archambault and Josh Olson
each had two helpers, while Aaron Plessis and Brayden Haskell picked up one apiece. The Silvertips second game of the season was on Sunday against Kamloops. The first period began with uncertainty as both teams attempted to read each other. The first goal of the game was scored around the twelve-minute mark when Thompson skated up ice and potted a nice, unassisted topshelf goal, making it 1-0. The Silvertips managed to double their lead about six minutes into the second frame when Plessis scored an
tight, top-shelf goal, assisted by Jake Crandlemire and Thompson. Kamloops took control of the game after the ’Tips second goal and managed to bring the score to within one at 13:01 of the second. Salmon Arm started the third period with a 2-1 lead. Within the first three minutes, the Silvertips scored a hard-skating goal by Chartier, with the assist coming from Plessis. The final score was 3-1 for Salmon Arm. Caleb Mitchell was the winning goaltender in Sunday’s game.
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By Barb Brouwer It was smoke from a nearby landfill that originally spurred Shuswap activist Jim Cooperman to speak out on behalf of the local environment. It was the realization that the massive oldgrowth trees he was so in awe of were in grave danger of being destroyed through forestry practices of the day that led Cooperman and six others to form the Shuswap Environmental Action Society in 1989. Twenty-five years later, SEAS is celebrating actions and accomplishments with a book penned by award-winning author Deanna Kawatski: Big Trees Saved And Other Feats – The story of the Shuswap Environmental Action Society. “I’m very impressed. I think Deanna did an awesome job of telling the story and focusing on the key points, and making it interesting for the readers,” says Cooperman, who points out he wanted a book that would create a lasting legacy for SEAS so future generations will remember the work that went into creating a number of parks. “Over the years, SEAS’s hard work and dedication has resulted in 25,000 hectares of new parks in the Shuswap, including the Upper Seymour River rainforest, and the magnificent Anstey Arm Hunakwa Lake wilderness area.” Cooperman is also hoping the book will improve the public’s understanding that these parks exist, and that with greater public awareness more pressure will be put on the government to make it easier for people to access them. “So few people are aware that they are there, and Anstey-Hunakwa Provincial Park is only accessible by boat,” he says, noting access is possible from the Beach Bay Access Road to Wright Lake. “We want to create a trail from Wright Lake to Hunakwa Lake and we were just up there recently to look at options to improve access.” Cooperman says the gorgeous Upper Seymour River Provincial Park is 90 kilometres north of Seymour Arm. “You get into big trees by mountain bike or an hour-long hike from parking,” he says. “Few people, if any, have hiked up to the glacier. It’s pretty incredible to think there is land-
scape like that in the Shuswap and almost nobody knows about it.” Cooperman says there’s very little money in the budget for BC Parks. “You have to get their attention and you’re up against all the other parks,” he says. “If there’s more public pressure, we might actually see more money. Basically zero dollars have been spent on many of the new parks in the northern part of the Shuswap.” Referring again to the Upper Seymour, Cooperman says visitors have to fight their way through bush to get their canoes in the water. He maintains it wouldn’t cost a lot of money to create a path. “It’s critical to improve access; these are pristine areas that needed to be protected to help preserve biodiversity, give species a place to be and we need wild places on the planet,” he says, maintaining conservation has always been an important focus of many agencies. “Parks are key to what it means to be human; we need to spend time in nature. It’s all part of our health and emotional well-being.” Cooperman laments that huge old-growth trees are not being preserved in many other places in the province. “If we want to understand how ecosystems work, we have to have the natural forest available for study.” Thanks to the efforts of SEAS, thousands of hectares of old-growth forest were set aside, and forest management was vastly improved, leading to better protection for nontimber forest values. In 2008, SEAS rallied to stop a proposed marina and condominium development from being built at the mouth of the Adams River, one of
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Environmental activist: Shuswap Environmental Action Society president Jim Cooperman has long worked to protect the Shuswap environment, including stands of old-growth trees.
the most significant sockeye salmon spawning rivers in the world. Cooperman says SEAS changed the map of the Shuswap through the creation of the new parks, and in 2010, the society helped produce the first map of the Shuswap watershed in a poster format. The book launch for Big Trees Saved and Other Feats – The story of the Shuswap Environmental Action Society is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15 in the hall at First United Church at 450 Okanagan Ave. SE. The Big Trees Saved book launch will be a celebratory affair with live music, a multimedia presentation, speakers, refreshments, and books for sale. T h e musical entertainment will be pro-
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vided by singer/songwriter and recording artist Sylvain Vallee on keyboards. He will perform a number of songs with an environmental message, including Pipeline, the reggae protest song about the proposed Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline. Kawatski will also be among the speakers and one who, in her author’s note, explains how she had expressed interest in writing the book only to later wonder what she had done. “When Jim Cooperman backed his truck up and began to swing box after box – all overflowing with SEAS material – onto my front porch, I was ready to run out the back door. Who in their right mind would invite such chaos into their kitchen?” But Kawatski sifted through the chaos to produce an interesting and highly readable history of a group that has done so much to protect the Shuswap for upcoming generations. After the launch, Big Trees Saved will be on sale for $20 at the Observer office and in stores throughout the region. For more information, visit www. seas.ca or phone 250-832-8569 or 150-679-3693.
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The Salmon Valley Homestead cabin sat for two decades on temporary footings in the parking lot at R.J. Haney Heritage Village after its move from the Minion Farm at Salmon Arm West. This summer, with funding and a plan in place, it was moved to its permanent location, officially becoming the nucleus of the homestead site at the edge of the village. Albert Blackwell had jacked the building up last fall and placed it on two steel rails in preparation for the move and to help the first phase of the repairs. After the building was emptied, Duncan Morris and his staff at Traditional Log Home Builders replaced rotten logs and readied the log structure for its move. Blackwell was donating his company’s time for the move, so the board and staff at R.J. Haney Heritage Village waited patient-
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people”offer instructions while a Salmon Valley pioneer home is relocated to its permanent Haney Heritage Village home. ly. The snow came. The snow melted. The rain came. The grass grew. When Blackwell Building Movers was unable to move the building for technical reasons, Haney Village’s Ted McTaggart convinced Fred Emmerzael of Little Projects Ltd. that this was just the sort of little project he needed to volunteer his staff and equipment for. Blackwell had placed the log house on a single-axle trailer. Dave Johnson, the
mechanic for Little Projects, drove the company’s front-end loader and slowly, with a lot of instruction from people ahead of him, made his way down the driveway, turning left at the McTaggart residence, and going over the field to the area where the cabin was supposed to be. It was a tense few hours. Johnson was sitting on his front-end loader, pushing the log cabin on wheels down the driveway from behind. There were lights and trees to avoid and
he couldn’t see them. At one point Johnson was getting too many directions from too many “village people.” He calmly turned off his machine and there was silence. He wasn’t taking a chance on moving the structure until he got a consistent, all-clear order from all the eyes out front. The “eyes” consulted each other. Johnson turned on his loader and resumed his journey. It took a couple of hours but the log cabin went over a hill, through a field and stopped near eight waiting Sonatubes filled with hardened concrete. Thanks to a Job Creation Program’s staff and Duncan and Colin at Traditional Log Homes Ltd., a shake roof was installed. The project couldn’t have been accomplished without tremendous community support from the Shuswap Community Foundation, two building movers, and a great crew.
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ing the book Settling Clayoquot (1981), and the play Bossin’s Home Remedy for Nuclear War (1986). Settling Clayoquot sold 9,000 copies and Bossin’s Home Remedies had 200 performances in four countries. Bossin has been nominated for a national magazine award, and his short story, Latkes, won second prize in a fiction competition. Along the way, Bossin has garnered rave reviews for his work. “Only a handful of songwriters have created a body of work that constitutes a portrait of our country,”
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Obituaries
Obituaries
FREDERICK RANDOLPH FOLKARD (RANDY) April 22, 1943 to September 26, 2014 With great sadness we announce the passing of Randy Folkard at Bastion Place after a great battle with cancer. Randy was born in Salmon Arm and attended school to become the first graduating class of the former Salmon Senior Secondary School in 1962. From here he moved to Prince George to apprentice as a millwright until 1969 when he married his wife Barbara and moved to Vancouver to work with a sawmill equipment manufacturing company. After completing a course in sales and marketing he began a lengthy career in sawmill equipment sales. Randy and family moved back to Salmon Arm in 1990 to work in marketing with Newnes Machine. Randy enjoyed boating, golf, hockey, coaching minor sports, time spent on Shuswap Lake and keeping cars clean and grass mowed. Randy is survived by wife Barb, their children Percy and Erin and grandchildren. There will be no formal service as the immediate family will be having a private ceremony. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to a charity of your choice. The family would like to thank Dr. Heunis and the many staff at Mt. Ida Medical Centre, Mt. Ida Pharmacy, ACU clinic in Salmon Arm, oncology clinic at SLGH and Bastion Place for their wonderful care and support. Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm, 250 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories through Randy’s obituary at www. fischersfuneralservices.com.
CAROL ANN LOUISE HOESING December 24th, 1950 – September 28th, 2014 At the young age of 63 years. Carol passed away at Bastion Place in Salmon Arm, BC, with her family by her side, after a courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her daughter Melanie (Kael) Smith and daughter Rheanna Pudsey, grandchildren Caroline Pudsey, Skylar Pudsey, Michael Alexander and Chloe Smith as well as by her Kitty Cat Chloe. Carol was born in Toronto, ON and after various locales, landed permanently in Salmon Arm 34 years ago. She earned her GED and graduated with a degree in Horticulture in 1989. She enjoyed nothing more than spending time in her garden. Carol also took pride in raising her grandchildren, Caroline and Skylar, being a loving and devoted Mother and caring for others. Those that knew her saw that she gave back at every opportunity. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Five Corners Pentecostal Church at 3160 10th Ave SE, Salmon Arm BC on October 18th, 2014 at 2 pm with food and refreshments to follow. Donations may be made in lieu of flowers to the Food Bank or Salvation Army. Many thanks to Dr. Joan Bratty, the care aides and nurses from the Community Care Home Support and the team at Bastion Place, for their compassion and support. Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories through Carol’s obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices.com.
DODDS, GRACE LEONA We regret to announce the passing of Grace Leona Dodds at the age of 83 years. Grace was born on Feb. 4, 1931 at Tappen BC. Grace was the youngest child to Benjamin and Nina Hawley and had seven brothers and six sisters, two of her siblings are still alive. She was raised in Tappen and went to work at Kelowna for a short time before returning to Tappen. She then worked on a berry farm in Sorrento where she met Harry Dodds and in a short time they were married in 1948. Harry and Grace lived in Sorrento for about 6 years where they started their family; Earl Robert Dodds May 26, 1949, Elmer Henry Dodds Oct. 30,1950, Denis Harry Dodds, Sept. 21, 1952 and Bejamin James Dodds Nov. 10, 1955. In 1956 they built a house at Salmon Arm West and on Feb 8, 1960 Harriet Grace Dodds was welcomed in to the family. Grace joined the Women’s Institute and was an active member for the rest of her life. Grace lived a full life; dancing, bowling and bingo are just to name a few of the things she had enjoyed. July 26, 1996 Grace lost her husband of 48 years. She met Ted Attridge and lost Ted to cancer and Grace married Wilfred Rhodes and lost Wilfred Feb. 17, 2014. A memorial service was held from the chapel of Bowers Funeral Home, Salmon Arm, BC on Saturday, October 4th at 3:00 pm. with Jack Bowers officiating. Online condolences may be sent through Grace’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.
MORGAN, DAVID LESLIE 1949 - 2014 I am saddened to announce that on Sept 28, 2014 David Morgan, my beloved husband and best friend lost his short and courageous battle with cancer at Kelowna General Hospital the age of 64 years. Dave was born on Nov 9, 1949 in Vancouver BC. His family moved from Abbotsford to Kamloops in 1962 where he attended school until graduating in 1969. His career with Canada Safeway began when he was 16, and continued in Kelowna during the 1970’s. He was transferred to Salmon Arm as Produce Manager in 1981. He worked a total of 40 years in Safeway until he retired in 2009. Dave had a zest for life, a lively sense of humor, and a gift of accumulating friends. He had a wide variety of interests including golfing, skiing, boating, kayaking, quading, camping, casual poker games with the guys, and most recently, Barbershop Singing. Dave was a long time member and Past Master of Salmon Arm Masonic Lodge # 52 and had more recently also a member of Enderby Masonic Lodge #40. He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Teri (Hasler), daughters Danielle (Gordon) Walkden, Natalie (Ryan) Ennis and three grandchildren, Daylan, Sydney and Hunter. He also leaves behind three brothers, Larry (Lois), Michael (Margaret) and Rick (Nancy) as well as a large number of nieces, nephews, brothers and sisters in law. He was predeceased by his father and mother Edward and Eveline Morgan and his niece Michelle. The family would like to thank the staff at the Shuswap Medical Clinic, the emergency team at Shuswap Lake General Hospital and all the doctors and nurses involved in Dave’s medical care at the Kelowna General Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday Oct 25 at the Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union Recreation Centre from 1 – 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Shuswap Lake Hospital Foundation, Box 265, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N3. Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm, 250 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories through Dave’s obituary at www. fischersfuneralservices.com.
SCOTT BRUCE HALL Scott Bruce Hall was born without a heartbeat on September 23, 2014 @ 5:59am in Kelowna General Hospital, weighing 6lbs 4oz and 20 inches long. Although you were taken from us before your life began you will be forever in our hearts. We will always cherish the 9 months we had with you in our lives. Scott is survived by his parents Joel and Lindsay Hall; his fraternal gramma Trudy Hall; his maternal grand-parents Larry and Trenna Scott; aunt Jana (Ian) Brigden, cousins Sophie and Sadie; uncle Devon (Laura) Scott; and aunt Jessica (Rylan) Walters, cousins Sunny and Sawyer; and our extended family and friends. Scott joins his grampa Bruce Hall, and great grand-mothers Evelyn Garbutt and Hilda Hall. We would like to thank everyone for their support through this and allowing us time as we remember our beautiful son. Online condolences may be sent to Joel and Lindsay through Scott’s obituary at www. bowersfuneralservice.com
AUGUSTINE (GUS) NAEF Augustin (Gus) Naef passed away at his home in Hermance, Switzerland on October 2. He was 93 years old. Gus spent much of his life here in the Shuswap: in 1948 he moved from his home in Switzerland to live and work here on a family farm (Bastion Ranch). It was in Canada that Gus married the love of his life, Renee. Together with his step-son, Eddy Miege, he logged and farmed and built lifelong friendships with many people from the Salmon Arm area. Gus will be remembered for his happy nature, humour, and generosity. He enjoyed the simple life of farming and yet had a complex and deep understanding of human nature. He is survived here by nieces and nephews (Fleur de Lys), daughter in law Betty Miege, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He is loved and missed. There will be a luncheon at his home on Bastion Ranch for Gus’s friends that wish to get together to reminisce about the times they had together. Contact David at 250-833-5081 for a date and time. accept all Fischer’s FuneralWe Services Memorial Society wishes to express sympathy to the families and Pre-Need which we served in September 2014…
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Drivers/Courier/ Trucking We require qualified US capable Class 1 drivers immediately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacific Northwest, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We offer a new pay rate empty or loaded. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
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Education/Trade Schools MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work at home positions available. Get the online training you need from an employer-trusted program. 1-888-528-0809 or Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT to start training for your work-athome career today!
Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services RESTAURANT AND BAR LEASE OPPORTUNITY at the Royal York Golf Course for the 2015 season.Qulaified applicants “catering” and or restaurant operators” Call 250546-9700 ext 1 for appt.
Help Wanted An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)7235051.
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PHILIPPE WALTER COULOMBE June 10th 1928 - October 1st 2014 Born to Louella and Omer Coulombe, the baby of the family of six children, June 10th 1928 Bonnyville, Alberta, passed away peacefully October 1st 2014, Armstrong, B.C. surrounded by family. Philippe was a loving husband to Theresa and father to their three children. Philippe and Theresa were married 65 years having met each other at the ages of 12 and 14. Philippe has always been known for his irreverent sense of humour and love of storytelling. From the early age of twelve Philippe started to paint murals and oil paintings with specialty in wildlife and branched off into sign painting, wood carving and automobile painting later on. He painted oil paintings for celebrities such as, Bing Crosby, receiving letters of appreciation. His paintings are overseas in Europe; as well he was interviewed by a Japanese magazine regarding his many artistic talents. Philippe worked up North in Uranium City for Gunner Mines in his early years in their paint shop. From there he worked for Cold Lake Air Force Base before moving to B.C. fifty years ago. Philippe worked for the school district in Kamloops for 15 years in the paint shop. From there he started his own sign business Casa Linda Signs. Philippe was a member of the local Painters and Allied Trades Union Branch 138 which saw him painting on the BC hydro electric project in Revelstoke, SFU and downtown Vancouver on murals for stores like Leone upon their opening. Philippe was active in the Catholic Church and was a Knight of Columbus in Chase, B.C. Philippe is survived by his wife Therese Coulombe, his son and daughter-in-law Roger and Donna Coulombe, daughter Lynn Asdal, daughter and son-in-law Brenda and Robert Daly, as well eight grand children and two great-grandchildren. Prayers were held at 3:00 pm on October 5, 2014 at St.Joseph Catholic Church in Armstrong, BC. Expressions of sympathy can be made to the Alzheimer Society of BC (#102 3402 27th Avenue, Vernon, BC V1T 1S1) or Armstrong Pleasant Valley Manor Care Facility. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s on-line obituary @ www.MyAlternatives.ca . Arrangements entrusted to ALTERNATIVES FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES ® Armstrong 250-546-7237 & Vernon 250-558-0866
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CAREGIVER for young handicapped man in his home. Hours must be flexible. $16.00 per hr. Cert. not req. 30-36 hrs per wk. Send resume to Box 1508 Salmon Arm Observer HIRING experienced flat roofers. Please call 250-804-6964 or email to: info@integrityroofing.ca HOUSE CLEANER wanted, $20/hr. 6 hrs. every 2 weeks in SA. 250-833-5028. PT Care-Aid needed. Must have certificate, own transportation, flexible hours, starting wage $19+/hr Email resume:
LABOURER/LOADER operator for local crushing operation. Approx. 2 mos. of shift work and weekends. Wage $15 - $20/hr. based on exp. Send resume to Box 1509, c/o Salmon Arm Observer Box 550, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4 N7.
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Skimikin Nursery Tappen BC requires Tree Sorters for 2014 Fall Harvest. $11.50/hr-Bonus 40hr. weeks Submit resume to Rob by fax (250)835-8633,
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ALICE ELAINE (FOWLIE) DEVLIN July 16, 1945 to October 3, 2014 Alice fought a courageous battle with cancer. We Invite you to join us in a celebration of her Life On Saturday Oct 11, 2014 from 1pm to 3 pm at The Senior Centre #170 5th Ave, SE Salmon Arm B,C Alice Elaine (Fowlie) Devlin was born in Kamloops B,C Living mostly in Revelstoke B,C Alice married and had three girls, Sherry, Linda and Julie. She was a selfless mother always loving and caring for her girls. Alice and her girls have always had an unbreakable bond. Her girls spread their wings and so did she. Alice’s new chapter started in Salmon Arm where she cooked for many years. Needing new challenges Alice went back to school, for a Health Care Aid. Spending her remaining years helping people until she retired. Alice wasn’t just a Health Care Aid, to many she was a friend, a true and caring individual a lady that touched many lives and made an everlasting impression on all she touched. She was more than just our Mother, she was our best friend, mentor and our rock. We were Honored and will be forever blessed to have shared in her journey of LIFE. Online condolences may be sent through Alice’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com BRIELSMAN, ELAYNE CAROL November 5, 1943 - October 4, 2014 With great sadness we announce the passing of Elayne Brielsman (nee Hansen) with family around her on Oct 4, 2014 at Shuswap Lake General Hospital in Salmon Arm, BC at 70 years of age after a courageous battle with cancer. Elayne was born November 5, 1943 in Elfos, SK. She lived in Prince George from 1953 until 1999 where she married her husband Norm raised her daughters, worked at the Royal Bank and thoroughly enjoyed spending time camping, crosscountry skiing and at the family cabin on Summit Lake. In 1999 Norm and Elayne retired to Blind Bay where she loved to travel, entertain friends, be Grandma and spend time in her garden and quilting. Elayne is survived by her loving husband Norm of 53 years, her daughters Kim Wentworth of Vancouver and Dee-Ann Brielsman of Sorrento, B.C., grandchildren, Adam Wentworth and Carleigh Wentworth, her brother Bruce (Bev) and sister Sylvia (Bob) as well as many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother Jon. Many thanks for the care and support provided by the wonderful doctors and nurses who cared for Elayne. In lieu of flowers, a donation to a charity of your choosing in Elayne’s memory would be appreciated. A celebration of Elayne’s life will be held on Sunday October 19th from 2-4 pm in the common room at MacIntosh Grove apartments, Salmon Arm. Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm, BC 250 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories through Elayne’s obituary at www. fischersfuneralservices.com.
Help Wanted PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: Troyer Ventures Ltd. is a privately owned energy services company servicing Western Canada. All job opportunities include competitive wages, comprehensive benefits package and room for advancement. We are accepting applications at multiple branches for: Professional Drivers (Class 1, 3), and Mechanics. Successful candidates will be self-motivated and eager to learn. Experience is preferred, but training is available. Valid safety tickets, clean drug test, references and a drivers abstract are required. For more information and to apply, please visit our website at: Troyer.ca
RODERICK WILLIAM GOLLAN With heartfelt sadness, the family of Rod Gollan announces his peaceful passing in Salmon Arm British Columbia on September 28, 2014, at the age of 85 years old. Rod was born in Galahad, Alberta on October 20, 1928 to Roderick and Ethel Gollan, the oldest son of 12 children. He has 2 surviving siblings: Emily Gibbons of Calgary and Kenneth Gollan of Camrose. Pre-deceased by his loving wife Dorothy Eloise Gollan (nee McDermott); Grand Daughter April Gollan; brothers Murdo, John, Gilbert Gollan; and sisters Alice McDonald, Mary Newberry, Ethel Berry, Tory Reid, Rena Ward & Ivea McCauley. Rod married Dorothy McDermott on October 27, 1948 – spent a few years looking after the farm in Battle Bend, Alberta homesteaded by his father who came from Scotland. He worked in Dawson Creek & Calgary for Slumberger, Hughenden for Alberta Underground Storage and then courageously moved his family out to Mara Lake British Columbia making the long trip over the Big Bend Highway in February of 1963. Rod purchased 20 acres and created Rogers Falls Campsite across from the Mara Provincial Park where he and Dorothy raised their 7 children. Rod also spent years being a heavy duty mechanic/welder – worked on the Mica Dam, for Baird Brothers Concrete and owned the Home Service Station in Enderby for several years. A few of Rods favorite things to do included going south, hunting, fishing, camping, playing cards with friends, watching his children and then grandchildren play on the family ball team and spending time at the lake with the kids and grandchildren. He loved his family very deeply. Left to carry on the legacy are his 7 children all residing in Salmon Arm and Surrounding area: Darcy (Kenora) Gollan, David (JoAnn) Gollan, Brian (Susan) Gollan, Darrell (Sue)Gollan, Tim Gollan, Cindy (Dave)Drew, Dena (Craig) Forsyth; his 16 grandchildren – Tracy (Dale) Felhauer of Cranbrook, Dalin (Katrina) Gollan, Dean (Laura) Gollan of Salmon Arm, Ross (Shannon) Gollan of Calgary, Christopher Gollan of Vancouver, Faithe Reimer of Kelowna, Shane Robertson of Kamloops, Nathan Gollan, Emma Gollan of Salmon Arm, Rod Gollan of Lee Creek, Cody Gollan of Enderby, Matthew Drew of Calgary, Natasha (Robert) Stutz of Penticton, Nichol Forsyth, Dustin (Kathy) Forsyth, and Britney Forsyth of Salmon Arm and his 12 great Grandchildren Jordyn and Jayme Felhauer, Tori and Jessi Gollan, Landen and Taya Gollan, Caiden & Austin Robertson, Adyssen Gollan, McKenna, Malia & Quinn Forsyth. He will be dearly missed by friends and family. A celebration of Rod’s life will be held on Saturday afternoon, October 11, 2014 at Bowers Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. A reception will follow in the Mountainside room at Bowers. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Canadian Mental Health Association in Salmon Arm. On line condolences may be sent to Rod’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com Funeral arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home & Crematorium, Salmon Arm.
Serving and caring for families in our community since 1947. Whether you’re considering pre-planning or have lost a loved one, you can trust our professional and friendly team to support you with meaningful grief services. We provide individualized funeral, memorial and celebration of life services, as well as grief counselling and an aftercare program. For more information and the answers to many frequently asked questions, visit us online at: Capreece Bowers, Celebrant & Clinical Counsellor
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Help Wanted North Enderby Timber is looking to hire General Laborers. We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefit package. Please fax resume to 250-838-9637.
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Career Opportunities BUILDING INSPECTOR for the DISTRICT OF KITIMAT (Regular Full Time Position) Under the supervision of the Technical Services Manager processes building permit applications, performs inspections, reviews drawings and construction for conformance with legislation, regulations and standards. Explains and enforces municipal bylaws. The successful applicant will have BOABC or Canadian Registered Building Certification (preference will be given to Level 2 certification or higher) and a minimum Class 5 driver’s license. This bargaining unit position has a wage scale ranging from $37.94 - $45.90/hour (over 2 years) with a 35 hour work week.
Labourers SHOP LABORER required for busy Salmon Arm Machine Shop. Duties incl., but not limited to: saw operation, deburring, cleaning, packaging finished goods Must have strong mechanical aptitude and be physically fit and able to lift 50lbs. Exposure to manufacturing, construction or fabrication is an asset. Applications in person to Access Precision Machining or email to: careers@accessprecision.com
Submit detailed resumes, including references by: October 29, 2014 to Personnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat BC V8C 2H7, Phone (250) 6328900,Fax (250) 632-4995, or e-mail dok@kitimat.ca. Community information can be obtained from our website at www.kitimat.ca. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Medical/Dental MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS needed! Employers seeking over 200 additional CanScribe graduates. Student loans available. Income-tax receipts issued. Start training today. Work from Home! Website: www.canscribe.com. Email: info@canscribe.com. Or call 1.800.466.1535.
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SORRENTO TIRECRAFT Sorrento Tirecraft is looking for a tire installer for the upcoming winter season. Must be able to work in a fast paced environment and work well with other team members. Training will be provided. Apply in person or email resume to: spsservice@telus.net or fax to 250-675-4828 attn.: Dustin
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Must have good customer service, typing & phone skills. Attention to detail a must. Please email resume by October 17, 2014 to: admin@saobserver.net or drop off at Salmon Arm Observer, 171 Shuswap St. NE
Askew’s Foods is a family owned business operating 4 grocery stores, located in Salmon Arm, Armstrong and Sicamous. We have been in business since 1929 and are proud community supporters. Askew’s Foods is recruiting for the following position at our newest location in Salmon Arm.
Meat Cutter
OPPORTUNITY NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS 2014-15-008 RFQ SUPPLEMENTAL HOME SUPPORT SERVICES EAST KOOTENAY HEALTH SERVICE AREA Interior Health intends to pre-qualify potential Contractors for the provision of supplemental Home Support Services throughout the East Kootenay Health Service Area (Including Fernie, Sparwood, Elkford, Cranbrook, Golden, Creston, Kimberley, and Invermere). Services must be performed by qualified staff and all requirements and instructions are included in the Request for Qualifications document posted on BC Bid. To indicate interest in providing this service, please visit www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca and follow the instruction below. This opportunity closes October 22nd, 2014 at 2 PM Pacific Time. www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca, Select: “Browse for Bid Opportunities or Bid Results” Select “Browse Opportunities by Organization” Select “Interior Health Authority” and select the corresponding RFQ
Permanent, full-time experienced meat cutter. Competitive Wages and benefits are offered, dependent on experience. If you are energetic, enthusiastic and want to be part of the Askew’s team, we want to hear from you. Please apply in person, to: Karl Kreipe, Meat Manager – Uptown Store or by email to Karl@askewsfoods.com
Journeyman Apprentice Technician The Service Department at Braby Motors is currently seeking a Journeyman Technician to join its motivated service team. If you posses a Positive Team Attitude, Top Quality Workmanship skills and are a Proven Producer then we have a position for you. Excellent Wage and Benefit package available for the right individual. Please contact the Service Manager 250-832-8053, or email resume to: brandon@brabymotors.com or fax to 250-832-4545
e-mail: requestsforproposals@interiorhealth.ca
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Washbay/Shuttle driver attendant Customer Washbay / shuttle driver attendant required at Braby Motors Service Department. Ability to work alone and maintain a fast pace is a must. High customer satisfaction skills are also required. Please reply by fax to 250-832-4545 or by e-mail to: brandon@brabymotors.com
Part Time Receptionist wanted Mon./Thurs./Fri.
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1250 Trans-Canada Hwy. S.W, Salmon Arm
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF S.D. NO. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) invites applications for the following position:
Maintenance Person 1 - Qualified Trades Person - Electrician Under the supervision of the Manager of Facilities, provide electrical services to the School District for the service and maintenance of all types of electrical systems and equipment at School District Facilities. This is a temporary position for forty (40) hours per week. This is a Union position paying $28.87 per hour. The work shift is 7:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. QUALIFICATIONS: Q Industry Training Authority (ITA) Certificate of Trade Qualifications (TQ) to include Certificate of Apprenticeship, and possession of Field Safety Representative (FSR) certification (Class B or equivalent) according to the BC Safety Authority; Q Four (4) years working experience as a tradesperson in maintenance within the trades related to servicing and installation of electrical and electronic equipment, alarm systems and control systems; Please visit the Make a Future webpage at www.makeafuture.ca for instructions on how to apply. Deadline for applications is October 17, 2014. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF S.D. NO. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 83 (NORTH OKANAGANSHUSWAP) is inviting applications for a regular position Sign Language Interpreter with 27.5 hours per week. This is a Union position; rate of pay is $24.54 per hour. QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE: • Completion of Interpreter Training Program; Registered Sign Language • Certified Interpreter; • Fluent in American Sign Language; • Knowledge and sensitivity in Deaf Culture; Please visit Make a Future website at www. makeafuture.com for further details on qualifications, duties and responsibilities. Please submit your resume with full supporting documents (proof of qualifications must accompany application), including three professional and three personal references, to: apply@sd83.bc.ca. We thank all applicants for their interested, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Alpha Liner Operator/ Supervisor Duties will include operating & maintaining an Alpha Liner Collating Machine. Experience or good mechanical knowledge an assett. The successful candidate will be responsible for the supervision of all Bindery Staff. Wage negotiable depending on experience. Minimum 3 to 4 days a week. Approx. 30 hours per week, plus benefits. Safe working conditions. Interested applicants may drop off resumes to: Kelowna Capital News c/o Glenn Beaudry 2495 Enterprise Way Kelowna, BC V1X 7K2 or Email: gbeaudry@kelownacapnews.com No phone calls please.
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FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928
MOVING SALE: #162 3350 10 Ave. N.E. Oct. 10 noon to 7, Oct. 11 8 to 4, Hshld. items, tools, wheel barrow, furniture & hand painted items.
STEEL BUILDINGS. Gift-card give-away! 20x22 $4,358. 25x24 $4,895. 30x30 $6,446. 32x32 $7,599. 40x46 $12,662. 47x72 $18,498. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422 or visit us online: www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca. THANKSGIVING dinner table w/leaf & 6 chairs, pictures, weed eater, round plastic outdoor table, black leather sofa w/2 electric recliners, dressers, lots of stuff (250)833-5821
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LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca
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FINISHING carpenter for hire 25yrs experience. Make your vision a reality. Call Pat (250)832-2282
1.5 year old Brown Hens, still laying well, $4.50 each (250)832-8918
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Excavating & Drainage
DORPER Cross Sheep flock for sale. 15 ewes and 25 lambs. $4500. Phone 250397-4126.
HAY FOR SALE, $2 $4/bale (250)253-4663
DAN DEGLAN EXCAVATING Professionally Beautifying Properties for Over 27 Years. • Rock Walls • Utility Services • Site Prep • Terracing • Drainage • Pools
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BANDSAW & Rototiller for sale. Open to offers. (250)6798609
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SCRAP PAPPY Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc., All insurance in place to work on your property. www.scrappappy.ca 250-547-2584.
4 - 215/70/R15 5stud aluminum alloy rims from Ford Windstar $20. each (250)8326263 4-CHAMPION Ice Pro 205-60R16 tires. $500. OBO. 2 Winter Claw 215-70R15 $75. for two. (250) 804-4971 A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock. SPECIAL Trades are welcome. 40’Containers under $2500! DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders. Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator. Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com CLEAR PLASTIC TARPS, approx. 40’x40’, $25.00/tarp, Days (250)835-4541 Evenings/Weekends (250)833-2118 HAVE TO SELL: 8ftx4ft slade base & fully equipped oak cabinet. Best offer takes all. (250)955-2576 MOVING SALE; by appointment only. 1929 Walnut dining rm. set, Blk leather love seat & chair, white birch bdrm. set, Espresso color entertainment set, linens, cookware, dishes, etc. 1 (250)803-1081 OAK dining room table with 4 chairs, ex. cond. $175. Navy Blue reclining love seat ex.cond $75. (250)832-0509 SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - 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 or call 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT. THOMASVILLE oak hutch, table & chairs. Like new. $2,500. (250)833-0416
SNOW REMOVAL Sidewalks,driveways,small parking lots, roofs. Residential or Commercial. Shuswap Window Cleaning 250- 833-2533
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SAFETY MART Chase carries Sure Crop Feed. For info contact Bill. 250-679-3261.
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Pets SEMI-retired gent will lovingly care for your pets in your home. Reliable, responsible well referenced (250)804-3403
Merchandise for Sale
Building Supplies USED gates, lumber, tin and trusses from horse barn at Salmon Arm fair grounds. Leo 250-804-6720
$500 & Under
PET GROOMING With Michelle
Monday to Friday
All Breeds including Cats & Large Dogs
Appointments necessary. 271A Trans-Can. Hwy. N.E. (across from KFC) • 250-832-0604
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Commercial/ Industrial 1200 SQ. FT. in Ind. Park, also approx. 500 sq. ft. mezzanine. Avail. Jan. 1/15. Contact Lynn or Vern at 250-835-2334
Duplex / 4 Plex 2BDRM adult bldg., newly reno’d, NS, NP, refs req., very quiet, $740/mo. + util., 250770-8775 or 250-804-9708
Misc for Rent 2bdrm, 1.5 bath Home ✦in Salmon Arm, close to Rec. Centre 2bdrm, 2 bath Condo ✦in Salmon Arm, walking distance to malls.
Misc. Wanted
3bdrm, 2 bath House ✦in Enderby, close to school 4bdrm, 2.5bath Home ✦in Gardom Lake area, garage, deck, approximately 4 blocks from97B 3bdrm. 2bath Home ✦in Tappen area, garage, deck & view of the valley. Contact AL BINGHAM (250)804-6216 Royal LePage Access Real Estate
Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 778-281-0030. Local. PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670
Musical Instruments BUNDY Alto Saxophone with hard case $500. (250)8329256
Free Items FREE Scrap metal removal or drop off. Pick - up or delivery. 250-804-5277
Real Estate Mobile Homes & Parks 1993 14x66, 2 decks, cent. air, take over pmts, must qualify (250)515-0812
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Townhouses MAPLE Lanes Townhomes, Phase 1 sold out, now selling Phase 2, different floor plan, 3bdrm, 2.5bath, 600sqft. unfinished basement. $299,900. 150-4St. SE, MLS#10087632 Call your realtor or Roger (250)804-0184
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DAILY, weekly, monthly meals can be incl., single or double private bdrm, living room, bath, incl. sat tv, wifi, & laundry (250)804-5545
LAKEVIEW MANOR Beautiful unfurnished and fully furnished Apts. Viewing Shuswap Lake & McGuire Park. Close to all amenities in quiet adult NS, NP building. *Short term rates avail. Ref’s req’d (250)833-9148
Suites, Upper 3BDRM., 2bath, W/D/DW, f/p, a/c, 4Int/tv outlets, small pet okay, no sound proofing so no partiers, $1100/mo. incl. hyrdro (250)881-3880 Blind Bay large, bright 2 bedroom, lake & Mt. views, ground level, deck, separate entrance, NS, NP, 5appl., lease & ref’s req., $900/mo. includes utilities, wifi & sat tv available now (250)675-3250
Want to Rent Professional Couple with 1 child & cat looking for a 2 to 3 bedroom rental in Salmon Arm (250)832-6765
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Modular Homes MARA; renovated dbl wide. 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 6 appl., Bi vac, skylights, lg. yd. $950/mo. + DD. 250-838-7670.
Homes for Rent CANOE: 2bdrm house, F/S, W/D, D/W. N/S, N/P. Ref’s & DD req.Avail now. $1100/mo + utils 1-604-250-8702. EVICTION consultant will help you with troublesome tenants. Sally Scales (250)833-2129 GORGEOUS 3/4bdrm w/view 1.5 acres, W/D, util, int, sat incl., avail Oct. Now smoking outside $1400 (250)832-7809 MAIN floor of house near high school. 3 bdrms, 2 baths, laundry. Large open floor plan. 1/2 garage. $1500 incl. utilities. Avail. Nov. 15. 250-804-3876 RENO’D 4bdrm w/lakeview, close to school, NS, NP, refs req. $1500/mo., avail. late Oct./beginning Nov (250)8031368 SA: newly reno’d 3bdrm, 1bath upper level home, walking distance to town, NS, small pet neg. DD & refs req., $1200 + util avail Nov1st (250)8048181 or dave21@telus.net
Apt/Condo for Rent 1 bdrm apt. available Nov 1. Central loc. 45+. $675/mo. Phone 250-832-6490 1BDRM. apt. hot water included, NP, NS, $675/mo., 6mo. minimum stay req’d, (1-855)852-5660 Toll Free BLIND Bay B.C. Brand New. One Bedroom plus Den. One and a half Bathrooms. Fridge and Stove included. Hook up for washer/dryer. Balcony off upstairs bedroom overlooking Blind Bay. Across the street from Beach. Perfect for one person. $750 plus utilities. Call 250-803-2687 BLIND Bay B.C. Brand New One Bedroom plus Den. One and a Half Bathroom. Two storey. Bedroom with balcony overlooking Blind Bay. Fridge and stove included. $750 plus utilities. Perfect for one person. 250-803-2687
Suites, Lower DAYLIGHT 2BDRM. walk-out basmt suite. Amazing lake & mountain view, shared yd, own fenced patio area. All util., sat TV, wifi, all appl. incl. shared w/d, in floor heat. 8 kms from SA on 1.5 acres. $1,000/mo. or $950/mo on a 1 yr. lease. Refs & DD req. NP. Avail. Oct. 15. 250-832-7809.
Shared Accommodation ROOM MATE req. in furnished 3 bdrm. home in Blind Bay. Sat. tv, wifi, util. incl. $600/mo. 250-463-3337.
Storage HEATED DRY storage in Sorrento, units in a variety of sizes, accessible 24 hrs, affordable rates. (250)675-5135 RV & Boat storage available (250)832-4253
Suites, Lower 1BDRM gnd level N. Enderby incl all util, cable, wifi, W/D, NS, $750/mo. (778)443-0035 1BDRM. level entry, incl. all util., 5appl., in town, $875/mo. NS, No pets, avail Oct. 1st, (250)832-6720 BIG 1Bdrm all incl, W/D in suite, prefer elderly tenant $800/mo. (250)832-4763 Newly reno’d large 1 Bdrm. Avail immed NS NP $800 Util incl. 250-832-8168 or 250-517-9285
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Cars - Domestic 1987 Cougar XR7
fully loaded, low mileage, black 2 door coupe, moving must sell $3500. obo (250)679-2552 1999 NISSAN Altima, 264,000 kms. Gd cond. $1500. obo 2 sets tires w/rims250-833-9394. Pontiac G6, V6, 2009 69,000km, power options, good condition, $10,900. (250)804-3961 (250)804-3837
Cars - Sports & Imports 2007 Toyota Yaris, AC, PW/PL, 150,000km, $6500. (250)833-5070 (250)675-5572 2008 Ford Mustang GT/CS conv., 4.6l V8, 36,000km, ex. cond, $23,500. (250)463-3337
Recreational/Sale 11.6’ OKANAGAN Camper. Great shape, new Uphols, roof rack, folding step, cold water demand. $1650. (250)8334332
Scrap Car Removal #1AA Auto Recycler’s. Scrap Cars/Metal. Will pay for some cars. Scott 1-250-558-8855
Boats 10’6” RANGER fishing boat. On trailer, has bimity top, swivel seats, bilge pump, 9.8 Merc. outboard motor. $1500. (250)833-4332 12’ ALUMINUM FISHING boat, $400. Ph. (250)5178087 17’ FIBERFORM inboard 165 hp motor with trailer. Open to offers. (250)679-8609
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Save Lives,Test Yours Fire Every Month revention Oct 5-11, 2014
Salmon Arm Fire Hall #1 L-R Aaron Alcott, Captain Rick Webb, Dan Bland, Chad Phillips, Jackson Robertson, Lt. Mike Wigglesworth, Bob Johnson, Steven St. Denis Lt. Henry Bland, Manny Christjensen, Chris Hanna. Missing Lt. Reeve Holmes, Terry Swityk, Travis Sanderson.
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Salmon Arm Fire Hall # 2 L-R Steve Ollinger, Lt Gary Lebeter, Kyle MacLean, Alan Middleton, Captain Chris Lowe, Tyler Stevenson, Gary Owens, Nick Fleming, Lt. Mike Picul, John Quilty Misssing John Hanna, Lt Carmen Guidos, Graham Spence, Lt. Ed Jespersen, Chad Cameron, Dale Widdifield, Darren GridleyHaak, Chris Kraft, Corey Woods and Steve Bennett
Salmon Arm Fire Hall #3 L-R Chris Hagglov, Brandon Payne, Nigel Watts, Russ Palmer, Darin Gerow, Captain Jim Shirley, Lt. Troy Cook, Ryan MacKintosh, Sean Scott, Mark Koprowsky. Missing Lt. Ian Webster, Lt. Brian Brook, Andreas Meerza, Scott Floto, Mark Durand, Travis Corrie, Dan Stewart. Top of the Hill, Salmon Arm 250-832-9991
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GREG KYLLO Thank you for all your dedication!
Salmon Arm Fire Chiefs Asst. Chief Mike Bailey, Chaplain, Woldy Sosnowsky, Chief Brad Shirley, Asst. Chief Rod Macfarlane, Asst. Chief Jim Nickles
Suite 202A 371 Alexander St. NE Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N7 Telephone: 250-833-7414 Toll Free: 1-877-771-7557 www.gregkyllomla.ca
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Tappen Fire Dept. Lto R Back row - Mark McElroy, Steve Smyrl, Paul Attwood, Delton Ens Front Row - Chief Kyle Schneider, Safety Officer Jeremy Hachey, Capt Steve MacInnis, Capt Marc Zaichkowsky, Trevor DeTro, Jacob Streicker, Caleb Leyenhorst, Rochelle Klepel, Denver Janz, Jessica Friesen, Ethan MacPherson, Gary Holte, Rory Winterholt, Lynda Curran, Safety Officer Nick Snoek, Training Officer Ryan Gray, Ron Boruta, Al Potter, Norm Gray, Deputy Chief Rick Johnson
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In appreciation of the Firefighters & volunteers for a job well done.
Members of the White Lake Fire Dept. for 2014 L-R, 1st row: Garry Loeppky, Chief Bryan Griffin, Doug Taylor 2nd row: Mark McGillveray, Safety Officer George MacKenzie, Brian DeWinter, Captain Brian Morris, Training Officer Tim Hoy, Tony Smith, Hal Dyck 3rd row: Lynn Mazur, Hall Captain Lester McInally, Elin Edwards, Marion Burn, Angie Morris Missing: Deputy Chief Jayson Tracy, Scott Reiter, Barry Church, Dawn Clarke, John Latham
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Ranchero Fire Department, back row from left, Marvin Gros (chief) Gary Baker , Ian Webster, Lorne Porteous, Wayne Harris, Kenn Mount (CSRD Fire service coordinator) Rod Reimer, Randy Reimer (captain) Gene Ryde, Rikk Keift (deputy chief), John Damen, Daryl Arychuk (captain) Front row Left to Right Tim Damen (captain), Rogan Reimer, Gene Dodd, Morgan Taylor, (captain, Training Officer), Robert Black (safety Officer) Lucas Parmenter, Kevin Skinner, Darnel Krusel. Gene Francis, Devon Smith missing Chris Pikkarainen, Jake Vander Meulen, David Ryde, Jeremy Reimer, Anthony Schartner (Captain)
Thank You
To our employees who also serve their communities as firefighters, search and rescue, paramedics & first responders. David Konotopski ~ fire fighter Rick Thomson ~ fire fighter Gary Owens ~ fire fighter Henry Bland ~ fire fighter Mike Brasseur ~ auxilary search and rescue Sylvia Lindgren ~ first responder Mark Wehner ~ fire fighter John Quilty ~ fire fighter
Gary Lebeter ~ fire fighter Stephen Ollinger ~ fire fighter Hiapo Poirier ~ search and rescue Tara Stanley ~ search and rescue coordinator Tony Benge ~ paramedic George Kocsis ~ fire fighter Bruce Hobkirk ~ fire fighter Jim Martin ~ fire fighter
...Thanks to these people (and anyone whose name was accidently missed) and to all others who volunteer their time to help keep us safe!
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Supporting our our Local Local Firefighters Firefighters Supporting
Anglemont Fire Dept. Back row: Deputy Chief Harley Edwards, John Seymour, Annie Murphy, Pat Murphy, Rosie Lauzon, Bill Taylor, Darlene Taylor, Duff Overland, Don Lauzon, Brent Hahn, Fire Chief Graham Lucas. Front row: Ernie Howe, Mike Sanderson, Dion VanZyl, Dave Dyck. Missing: Dave King, Jim Leduc, Vicki Mitchell, Peter O’Brien, Bryan Rogers, Reese Stone.
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In appreciation of your ongoing dedication
FAMILY RESTAURANT “OVERLOOKING THE BEAUTIFUL SHUSWAP LAKE”
Kids get ‘rabbit ready’ for fire emergencies (NC)—The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) along with fire departments and primary school teachers across the country, have a new tool to help kids and families be better prepared in case of fire: cute and fuzzy bunny rabbits. “Know Two Ways Out” is a common theme for Fire Prevention Week. Since rabbits live in underground warrens, they always have at least two tunnels leading to safety. So firefighters and educators will use bunnies in campaign safety materials as a symbol of the wisdom in knowing and practising two ways out of every room in your home if ever there is a fire. Fire Chief Rob Simonds, president of the CAFC, says families who create and practise an escape plan together, with two ways out of every room if possible, have a better chance of escaping during a real fire emergency. “An escape plan helps families respond more quickly and calmly when faced with a real fire situation,” Chief Simonds says.
Knowing what to do and where to go in the event of a fire can save lives!
“When a smoke alarm sounds, everyone every storey of your home.” needs to know what to do and where to As well, Heller adds, “Remember that go. Planning two ways out of each room, smoke alarms wear out. So replace them ahead of time, greatly increases your every 10 years whether they are battery chances of getting out without injury.” operated or hardwired into your home’s Carol Heller is a home fire safety spe- electrical system.” cialist with Kidde Canada, reported to A free home escape plan template and be the largest smoke and carbon monox- more family fire safety tipscan be found ide alarm company in Canada—and is a online at www.safeathome.ca/twowaymajor partner in the CAFC’s Fire Preven- sout. tion Week campaign. Heller says that in addition to having an escape plan, families must also consider two more obvious factors to avoid fire tragedy. “If a false alarm has caused you to take the batteries out of your smoke alarm, or remove it from the ceiling, it won’t be there when to all the you need it most,” she says. “So firefighters who keep us safe! when your kids come home from school excited to create an escape 250 832-7662 #3 - 551 Trans Canada Highway NE Salmon Arm plan, also make sure smoke alarms www.gentechengineering.com are installed and fully powered on
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Be aware that if a fire threatens your home you should not place the call to emergency services from inside your home. It is better to get out and place the call to 911 from a safe location.
Smoke alarms can give you the extra minutes you need to get your family to safety. Make sure you have an escape route in place!!
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Village of Chase Sincere thanks to the Chase Fire & Rescue Department for their hard work and continued dedication to the Community Your efforts for helping keep Chase safe are much appreciated
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Scotch Creek Fire Dept. Front row left to right: Robin Mitchell, Stuart Malyk, Julia Houston, Captain Mike Engholm, Ty Wheatley, Josh Skidmore Back row left to right: Chief Art Stoll, Ron Grant, Dale Bennett, Chuck St. John, Doug Kilback, Kevin Ullian Absent are: T.O. Jayson Warkentin, Captain Brian Dalgeish, Darren Van Sprang, Nicki Hay
In a real fire situation feel all doors before opening them. If the door is hot, get out another way
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Celista Fire Dept. All left to right: Kneeling: Brian MacDuff (Deputy Chief), Shawn Perry (Firefighter), Roy Phillips (Fire Chief) Standing: Peter Terwoort (Training Officer), Joel Mealy (Firefighter), Wade Mobley (Firefighter), Ben Hanson (Firefighter), Jeff Powell (Safety Officer), Brian Taylor (Firefighter), Donna Powell (Firefighter), Keith Forrest (Lieutenant ) Standing on truck: Tyler Marshall (Firefighter), Olivia O’neill (Firefighter) Sitting on truck: Nick Tremblay (Captain), Holly Anderson (Firefighter), Darlene Volk (Firefighter) Firefighters not in photo: Reg Longhurst, Nikki Podruzny, Brian Burgess
BLACKBURN EXCAVATING LTD. In appreciation of your dedication in keeping our communities safe! For all your Gravel, Landscaping Materials and Excavation Needs Lindsay & Mike Blackburn
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Swansea Point Fire Dept. Chief Janet McQuhae, Brian Magowan, Tricia Kennedy, Michelle Stevens, Don Herrmann, Gord Parker, Claude Debrule, Mike Melnichuk, Mark Klyn, Mike Thoms, Ed Herrmann, Gus Fugmann, David Dahl, Garry Bandura, Jerry Langen, Dave Schurek, Missing: Linda Keats, Jerry Stork
Salmon Arm RONA
In Recognition
Keep fire extinguishers in your home and learn how to use them
of our local firefighters and their dedication to keepng our community safe! We salute all of you!
We Salute our Firefighters Thank you for all that you do
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Sicamous Fire Dept. (right) Roger Taylor, Vivian Ogino, Gordon Elliott, Chad Strohschein, Deb Loucks,Dale Wood, Lieutenant Kevin Allen, Deputy Chief Clayton Allen, Fire Chief Brett Ogino, Jarrod Laroy, Captain Chris Wilson, Alex Stewart, Shane McKellar, Jordan Laroy, Colbie Franson and Jason Reid. Missing are Barry Chafe, Dennis Barbe, Derrick Brown, Ron Dunlop and Jamie Walsh.
Saluting our local Firefighters for their ongoing dedication!
Sorrento Chiropractic Wellness Centre
Also of note is that Roger Taylor passed away three days after this photo was taken.
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In Appreciation of our Local Firefighters
Some of Silver Creek’s Fire Dept. during a summer hose hockey game (left)
1235A Trans Canada Hwy, Sorrento
Silver Creek Fire Dept. consists of Len Sarrazin - Chief, Gary Hucul - Asst. Chief, Jason Philps - Capt., Doug Felhauer and Mark Dressen - Training officers, Ian Grant, Doug Dresen, Dave Caldwell, Brian Rigler, Randy Smith, Ruben Cervantes, Jason LeBourdais, Roland Opluer, Chris Ross, Scott Bussiere, Jake Mitchell, Ted Steiger, Kelsey Sarrazin, John Oosterhuis, Darcy Blair, Cole Weatherbee, Michael Sarrazin, Curtis Poreous. Auxilliary Members, Stuart Dicastri, Joe Sarrazin, Candace Mitchell, Ann Dresen. Proudly serving Silver Creek for the Past 26 years.
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