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Early education: Left – Ivan Hatch is enchanted with Barney the School Bus (operated by Kathy Keam) during the Early Years Learning Fair held Friday at the rec centre. Above – Eldon Smith checks out the BC Ambulance Service table with Amanda Van Damme, Wayne and Owen Smith; Megan and Lilian Kroeker spin the wheel at the Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society booth with the help of Jennifer Findlay. Photos by Lachlan Labere
Protests against high gas prices gathering steam By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
The recent dip at the gas pumps in Sicamous and Salmon Arm may not be entirely due to global market trends. While it’s not uncommon for people to gripe about gas prices, people were out on the highway last week protesting the price at the pump in Salmon Arm. Their protest was spurred by how the cost of gas initially seemed static while the plummeting price per barrel resulted in dramatically decreased gas prices elsewhere in the province, and the nation. The price of a litre of regular in Salmon Arm has since dropped from 137.9 to 129.9. At the same time in Enderby and Vernon, it was 125.9. In Kamloops
gas was down to 112.9 at some stations, and in Abbotsford a litre could be found for as low as 107.9. “I’m a retired senior and these high prices can’t continue,” said Jennie Anderson, who joined other protestors Sunday afternoon on the Trans-Canada Highway near one of Salmon Arm’s downtown gas stations. “We can’t sit around. We have to do something to stop these big companies from taking advantage of us.” Fellow protestor Sylvia Lindgren agreed with the sentiment. “Two weeks ago there was one guy, last week there were two people and today there’s 10 of us. We have See Chamber on page 2
Fill up: Vehicle owners fill up Friday afternoon at the Sicamous Shell station, where gas was at 131.9. Photo by Lachlan Labere
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Water plant construction begins Oct. 31 By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Shovels will soon break ground for the construction of the district’s new water treat-
ment plant. The official groundbreaking for the Mara Lake water treatment plant is scheduled to take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 31.
The event will occur at the site of the future treatment facility off Highway 97A and Dabell Street. All are welcomed to attend. Sicamous coun-
cil recently gave final reading to a temporary borrowing bylaw that authorizes the district to borrow up to $4.399 million towards the construction of the $7.9
million treatment plant. Earlier this month, council declared Maple Reinders Inc. of Kelowna as the general contractor for the project.
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Railways concerns shared by B.C. communities By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Sicamous council learned it’s not alone in its concern over what potentially hazardous goods are passing through the community daily by rail. At the recent Union of BC Municipalities conference, Coun. George Busch attended a workshop on rail safety. He said the main emphasis of the workshop was how railway companies are becoming more strict about trespassing on their respec-
tive tracks. However, that wasn’t what was on the minds of most in attendance. “We were really more interested in the inherent dangers that come from a train wreck, as just happened… in Clair, Sask.,” said Busch, referring to the Oct. 7 incident where 26 CN railcars derailed. Two cars carrying liquid petroleum burst into flames, forcing the immediate evacuation of those who live/work in the vicinity. A length of broken rail is now be-
lieved to be the cause. “This brings to mind the inherent problem we have living here with the CPR,” said Busch, noting in the workshop it was discussed how remediation teams are on the ready for such incidents should they occur in or near large urban centres. “A train derails between Sicamous and Malakwa, how long will it be before they come to remediate any of those problems?” said Busch. Another shared issue/concern said Busch,
is that rail companies will not release details of what their trains are carrying until a year after the fact. “We want to know what it is we should be ready for, and we could, perhaps based on what they’ve done in the past, we can have our fire department and first responders try to be ready to do something about some of those spills,” said Busch, adding council must keep pressuring CP to better cooperate with local fire departments and first responders.
“All we have to do is think back… to LacMégantic in Quebec, and the damage it did to that community, and try to realize what it might do to us, or Salmon Arm or Revelstoke,” said Busch, referring to the July 2013 derailment that resulted in the deaths of 42 people. “It seems that all of the communities that are on the rail tracks, the railway goes right through the centre of the community. If we ever had something like Lac-Mégantic, Sicamous would be pretty hard done by.”
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to keep on putting pressure on these guys,” said Lindgren. The “one guy” referred to by Lindgren is Ernie Scheil, who began his own protest after growing frustrated with the way gas prices are consistently higher in Salmon Arm than in neighbouring communities. Sunday’s protest was the result of efforts orchestrated through a Facebook group, Organized Boycott of Lo-
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cal Gas Prices, whose membership has soared over the past week. Group administrator Tavia Bente says organizers have two goals – the second is to support shopping local, the first is getting fair pricing. “I believe in shopping locally, and I want to support my local gas stations… but I have a problem with corporations who have such a control over the pricing,” said Bente. “There is something fundamentally wrong with the system….”
Salmon Arm Mayor Nancy Cooper briefly joined in the Sunday protest. She says she’s had numerous calls about gas prices. “I have a feeling the type of protest we’re starting to see is probably what has to transpire before these people listen to us,” said Cooper of the petroleum companies, noting she has notified petroleum company reps of the situation. “They’re putting the local people in a very embarrassing situation,
Oct. 24 & 25 $2 bag sale at Sicamous United Thrift Shop. Clothing and shoes. 10 am to 3 pm. Oct. 25 A new performing arts group is forming in Sicamous and we want to invite you to attend the organizational meeting to be held at the Red Barn Oct 25 at 2 pm.This is not just a drama group as we are encouraging performers from all disciplines to participate.We are also looking for those who want to join in the fun but don’t want to be on stage. Oct. 26 10 am, guest speaker Anne Morris @ Sicamous United Church. Local Co-chair of Kairos Ecumenical Justice Group. For information Call 250-8364390 Oct. 29 & Nov. 4 Sicamous All Candidates Forums Sicamous & District Chamber of Commerce and Sicamous & District Seniors Centre Society will be cohosting two All Candidates Forums for the residents to get to know the candidates for this years Civic Election. Wednesday October 29th @ 7:00 pm Sicamous Senior Centre, 1091 Shuswap Avenue Tuesday November 4th @ 2:00 pm Sicamous Senior Centre, 1091 Shuswap Avenue Oct. 31 Halloween night 7:30 p.m. Malakwa Volunteer Fire Department annual hot dogs and hot chocolate by donation at the Malakwa Fire Hall, followed by fireworks at 8 p.m. Everyone welcome. Donations towards fireworks appreciated, collection jars at local businesses. Nov. 9 7 pm Sicamous United Church, Fabulous Fashion Show refreshments, entertainment & late night shopping.N/C Bring something for the food bank. 250836-4390
and the local gas station attendants. They’re taking a lot of abuse and that’s just wrong. It’s not their fault, it’s the head offices.” Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce president Jim Kimmerly has been working on the local gas pricing issue for about a year now, attempting to bring fair pricing to Shuswap residents/business owners. The next step, he says, is a scheduled meeting with a petroleum company representative to explore
bringing an independent gas station owner/ operator to the community. “We’ll have a look at what’s been going on here, and then we’re going to have a look at some locations and kind of go from there and see if it is possible where we can get that type of operation here. Because that’s really the key to this,” said Kimmerly, noting a dealer/operator may spur the competition that’s lacking in the community.
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Every Tues. Stopping the Violence Program in Sicamous - counselling for women who have experienced abuse during childhood or adult relationships. No charge. Call Kathy at 250-832-9700.
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Every Tues. - Sicamous Amateur Drama Club rehearsals, 7:00 p.m., Red Barn Arts Centre. 836-4705. Tues. & Thurs. - Carpet Bowling at the Seniors’ Activity Centre at 1 p.m. Every Tues. & Thurs. - Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in Common Room at the Haven. Every Wed. Wednesday Arts for Everyone. 10 am - 3 pm. For info contact Juanita at 250-836-3019 or Gail- at 250-836-5472 Every 1st & 3rd Wed. - Parkinsons Support Group at First united Church. 20 - 4th Street SE, Salmon Arm at 10 am. Contact Doreen at 250-836-2509. Every Wed. Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks - 3:00 pm. Brownies - 4:00 pm. Girl Guides - 5:30 pm. New members welcome Every Wed. Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon. Every Wed. - Crib, 7:30 p.m., Haven seniors building. Everyone welcome - you don’t have to be a senior. Socializing and coffee served after crib. Info: Esther 836-4373. Every Wed. - T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly)
Every Thurs. - Sicamous Crokinole Group meets at 7pm at the Sicamous & District Recreation Centre - upstairs for more info and to join call Dave Reed @ 250-836-3652 Every Thurs.- Ladies shuffleboard at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 in Sicamous. 1pm-3pm. All ladies welcome. Every Thurs.- Malakwa Thrift Store between the 2 churches Open every Thursday 10-5. Every 2nd Thurs. - Sicamous Lions Club meeting at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Doors open at 6:15 and meeting starts at 6:30. Anyone interested in being a volunteer for the community, please feel free to call Mary at 250-517-8107, Joan at 250-836-4876 or Pam at 250-836-4788 or just drop in to one of our meetings where you will be welcome. Every 1st, 3rd, 4th Thurs. - Keepsake Kwilters meet at the Haven Common room 1095 Shuswap Avenue at 7:00 p.m. For info call 250-836-2695. Every 2nd and 4th Thurs. Options For Sexual health from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., The Sicamous Health Unit
Every Friday - Pool Tournament at the Legion at 6:00 pm Every 2nd 3rd and 4th Fri. Wii Tournament at 10 am at the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Everyone Welcome. Every 2nd 3rd and 4th Fri. Lunch at noon. Everyone Welcome. At the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Last Sat. of the Month - Ladies’ Auxiliary Dinner at the Royal Canadian Legion at 6 pm. Tickets sold until the Friday before at the Legion. No tickets at the door. Sundays - Candlelit Karma 6:30 pm. Warm & Gentle. Class by donation. Funds go towards community causes. Every 4th Sun.- Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 1 p.m. Every 4th Sun. - OAPO Birthday Tea for members & friends, Seniors Activity Centre, 2 pm Every Sat. - Morning Sicamous Royal Canadian Legion Brach 99 tailgate market – Everyone welcome – sell anything – for details call Murray @250-836-2224.
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CSRD to require sorted materials at depots
By Barb Brouwer Eagle Valley News
Columbia Shuswap Regional District directors have agreed to spend $100,000 on new bins for the future sorting of materials at the regional district’s recycle depots. The money from the 2014 budget will be used to buy huge shipping containers to house “mega bags” at regional district recycling depots. As of Jan 1, 2015, people who take their recyclable items to a CSRD depot will have to sort the material into one of six categories – glass, coloured polystyrene foam, white polystyrene foam, plastic film, fibres (cardboard, paper, etc.) and containers (plastic,
metal and paper which contained liquids). Ben Van Nostrand, CSRD’s Environmental Health Services team leader, told directors member municipalities with curbside collection programs that joined the MultiMaterial BC (MMBC) program in May have done so with minimal disruption to service. The regional district’s recycling depot program is contracted to Emterra until the end of the year, something Van Nostrand says has given CSRD staff an opportunity to see how the program has rolled out in other areas. CSRD staff have expressed concerns with the use of mega bags at community depot sites and has
been working on alternatives with Green By Nature (GBN), the contractor who will consolidate, haul and process printed paper and packaging (PPP) collected through curb side programs. They will also and operate Salmon Arm Landfill’s reload facility for paper collected from the City of Salmon Arm’s curbside program. CSRD provides region-wide collection of recyclables at a total of 18 depots. Eleven are located within a landfill or transfer station and seven are operated within community locations – Malakwa, Sicamous, Salmon Arm, Tappen and Sorrento. “Wherever we have the green bins, they will shift to a requirement
to sort, and the other thing I am pushing for is the requirement for hours of operation,” says Van Nostrand, noting the bins will have to be secured after hours so people are unable to dump in and around the bins. “They will be behind a fence or have doors that can be locked, so it will be less convenient for the public but compliant with MMBC, who is funding the program.” Van Nostrand says another important aspect is that the regional district is expanding the list of commodities that can be recycled, items that are not permitted in curbside programs. Electoral area directors asked Van Nostrand if public education would be part of
the Jan. 1 roll-out, with Area E director Rhona Martin recommending “something fun and snazzy for schools kids, who will be going home and educating parents.” Area D’s Rene Talbot suggested the simplest way would be for attendants to hand out an information sheet. “I love it; that’s exactly what we’re doing,” said Van Nostrand. The CSRD will host an open house to discuss the ongoing review of the solid waste management plan at the CSRD’s main office in Salmon Arm this Saturday, Oct. 25 from 1 to 3 p.m. An open house will also be held at the Red Barn from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3.
CSRD tourism commission’s reach growing By Barb Brouwer Eagle Valley News
Columbia Shuswap Regional District directors happily endorsed Shuswap Tourism/Columbia Shuswap Film Commission officer Robyn Cyr’s two-year appointment to the Thompson-Okanagan Tourism Association. A motion was made by Electoral Area E Rural Sicamous director Rhona Martin and seconded by Area C South Shuswap director Paul Demenok. When asked if Cyr wanted to be on the TOTA board again, Martin laughed, “it doesn’t matter, we need her there.” Cyr concurs.
As she begins her third term on the regional board, Cyr says CSRD needs to be well represented at the organization that services the Southern Interior. “Otherwise it becomes a South Okanagan focus,” she says. “Over the last four years, representation has been from north to south, but it hasn’t always been like that.” One of the benefits of being on the TOTA board is that it has enhanced recognition of the Shuswap region as a tourism destination. “It brought awareness that we are a tourism destination,” she says. “We are no longer being tied in with the
Robyn Cyr Okanagan.” Shuswap Tourism just received funding from Destination BC and TOTA to engage in the next tourism development plan. The plan will allow Shuswap Tourism to enhance marketing of the area. “We need to start looking at where our marketing is going and really target more me-
dia tours, with expected return on investment,” she says. “Where are areas that still need improvement and how can we move forward?” Cyr has been working with the Adams River Salmon Society to market Salute to the Sockeye to the world. She has taken part in two media tours at Roderick Haig-Brown Park and has two more in the offing. Cyr agrees the lack
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DISTRICT OF SICAMOUS NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the District of Sicamous that an election by voting is necessary to elect a Mayor and six Councillors and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:
MAYOR – One (1) to be elected Surname
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MACLEOD
Malcolm George
Sicamous, BC
RYSZ
Terry
Sicamous, BC
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ANDERSON
Colleen
Sicamous, BC
BUSCH
Fred
Sicamous, BC
BUSHELL
Gord
Sicamous, BC
HUTCHINSON
Charlotte Anne
Sicamous, BC
KYLLO
Todd
Sicamous, BC
MAKAYEV
Malcolm
Sicamous, BC
MALLMES
Jeff
Sicamous, BC
MILLER
Lynn
Sicamous, BC
MOUNCE
Donna
Sicamous, BC
RICHARDSON
Don
Sicamous, BC
SIMONS
Janna
Sicamous, BC
THOMSON
Joan Ella
Sicamous, BC
VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS GENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electors of the District of Sicamous on: Saturday, November 15, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following location: District of Sicamous 446 Main Street, Sicamous, BC ADVANCE VOTING will be available to qualified electors of the District of Sicamous on: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following location: District of Sicamous 446 Main Street, Sicamous, BC
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Burnaby company is playing a small role in the battle against the newest health scourge that is tearing through Africa and threatens to spread elsewhere. Tekmira Pharmaceuticals has linked up with an international consortium that includes representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO), U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Médecins Sans Frontières to advance its development of a vaccine for Ebola. Other companies are also working on vaccines. Some, including Tekmira’s, have reportedly already been used to treat patients, foreshortening the often long and arduous trials and regulatory approvals process. The need to stem the epidemic is that urgent. If the epidemic isn’t stopped, it could soon become endemic, a disease that will be forever entrenched in a region, ready to spread in a moment’s inattention. WHO estimates there could be 1.4 million cases of Ebola in West Africa by the end of January. Meantime, there has been only a trickle of volunteers among the medical community of the western world. The fear and stigma hearkens back to the early days of AIDS. “We talk about stigma and ignorance in Liberia, but let’s be frank, there’s plenty of stigma and ignorance in our own countries, and irrational fear of being on the ground. We have an obligation to counter that fear,” Sheldon Yett, the UNICEF country representative in Liberia, told the Globe and Mail. Hopefully, more will have the courage to volunteer. When proper precautions are taken, there is very low risk among those working at Ebola treatment centres. Ebola is not an awful, frequently fatal disease. But we must act quickly and decisively, and not let fear prevent us tackling what could soon become the AIDS of our era. -Burnaby NewsLeader/New Westminster NewsLeader
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One last holdup on the railway tracks By Tom Fletcher News Columnist
VICTORIA – “Hands up.” That famous command is attributed to Bill Miner, an American career criminal who is also credited with B.C.’s first train robbery, at Silverdale on the Mission border in 1910. A more genteel, and of course perfectly legal, trackside transfer of wealth is underway in the B.C. legislature. It’s called the Canadian Pacific Railway (Stone and Timber) Settlement Act, and it provides for taxpayers to hand over $19 million to CP Rail to settle a lawsuit over historic logging, rock and gravel rights given to B.C.’s pioneering railway builders. Students of B.C. history will know that while Bill Miner got the headlines, it was the early coal, lumber and railway barons who really made out like bandits. And CP Rail inherited some of this by 1912 when it took
over three early railways that had been granted vast tracts of provincial Crown land. Deputy Premier Rich Coleman revealed the settlement in the legislature this month. It seems that when CP Rail took over the B.C. Southern Railway Company, the Columbia and Kootenay Railway and Navigation Company and the Columbia and Western Railway Company, there were some clerical errors along the way. “I am pleased that Canadian Pacific Railway and the province have recently reached an agreement regarding the disputed ownership and value of timber and stone rights on 145,000 hectares of Crown land and 68,000 hectares of private land in the Kootenay and Okanagan regions,” Coleman told the legislature. “The province granted land to three railway companies between 1892 and
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1908 to subsidize railway construction. These railway companies reserved timber and stone rights for their own use when they sold the land to third parties in the early 1900s. These reservations were not recognized in many subsequent land transactions, and were not registered in the current land title system.” These discrepancies came to light in the early 2000s. They involve some 1,600 properties, so you can imagine the lawyer fees that would be accumulated to sort through those in court. And Coleman’s statement suggests that the government has conceded its records are in error, rather than those of the railways. For a fascinating look at this period, I recommend Barrie Sanford’s book Steel Rails and Iron Men (Whitecap Books, 1990). Sanford recounts the fateful decision of the CPR to turn north at Medicine
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Hat and push Canada’s defining railway through the Kicking Horse Pass, leaving the mineral-rich Kootenay region open to competitors for rail freight service. A key figure of those days is James Dunsmuir, who inherited his family coal fortune and served as B.C. premier from 1900 to 1902. Dunsmuir’s hard line provided a boost for a rival, James Jerome Hill, who built the Great Northern Railway in the 1890s and later quit the CPR board in a bitter feud. Hill was happy to supply coal from Fernie. Dunsmuir took a turn as B.C.’s eighth Lieutenant Governor, sold his coal business and retired to his estate, Hatley Castle, which is now part of Royal Roads University. He is buried at Victoria’s Ross Bay Cemetery. As Halloween approaches, it’s easy to imagine a chuckle from his grave as the railway barons once again rake it in.
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Speedy presenter: Ashley Clark waits for Tom Cook to hand her the steering wheel to attach to her dragster, The Next Force, during a presentation on Oct. 16 at Parkview Elementary. The 10-year-old drag racer, daughter of Debbie and Robin Clark of Sicamous, started racing this summer. Clark drives a junior dragster in what is called Bracket Racing in the half-quarter mile, and reaches speeds up to 80 mph. She has already earned three first-place medals and one thirdplace medal. The car was built by Cook, who co-sponsors Clark with his wife Debbie. Clark’s jacket, pants and gloves are all fireproof as the vehicle runs on methanol, which is very flammable. Clark needs help getting into her dragster as it is tight-fitting, and the steering wheel has to be removed before she can get in and out. Photo by Kelly Dick
No pass for Canada on need to reduce GHGs
FROM THE HILL COLIN MAYES
The 2014 UN Climate Change Summit in New York was attended by our Minister of the Environment, the Hon. Leona Aglukkaq. Canada is the only country in the G7 that has lowered greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In 2012, GHGs were down by 5.1 per cent lower than in 2005, even though the economy grew by 10.6 per cent in that same time period. Canada produces only two per cent of the world’s greenhouse gases but that does not give Canada a pass on implementing responsible and science-based policies that lower our GHGs. Most people are not aware that 75 per cent of Canada’s electricity supply emits no greenhouse gases. Your government’s policy regulating the auto manufacturers to meet lower emission standards and better fuel mileage has created huge benefits for Canadians and our environment. Our government also
set emission targets for the coal-fired electric producers, mostly located in Ontario, and they have either upgraded their coal-fired electrical plants with scrubbers or shut them down. Your government developed the Green Transformation Fund to assist the pulp and paper industry to transition to biomass electrical generation. I was at a meeting with the Greater Vancouver Transit Commission and the executives stated that our government’s investment in transit in Vancouver had taken tens of thousands of
cars off the road, to the point that their revenues from the Transit Gas Tax was down significantly because less gas was being sold in the region. This is a win for gridlock and the environment, and that is why we invest in transit in our major cities across Canada. Our government’s response to protecting the environment is to implement commonsense solutions, without compromising our economic growth. Climate change is a fact. What causes attribute to that change is still being studied. The Government of
Canada’s scientists are studying the cause and impacts. You must have noticed that activists have changed their chant from ‘global warming’ to ‘climate change.’ This is because the polar ice cap has increased in the last two years by 40 per cent, the polar bear population is at a 20-year high, the glaciers in the Himalayas are not disappearing and ocean levels have not risen. Information from environmental activists is not always accurate, and that is why your government researches the information scien-
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Terry Rysz’s Biography I was Born Aug 15/49 in Weyburn, SK. and my parents moved the family to Golden, B.C. when I was 6. Like most kids then, I worked - driving tractor on my uncle’s farm at 13 during summers, putting away inventory at a parts store after school and on weekends through high-school, and then full time as that store’s manager after graduation. I took my young family North for the opportunities there. I also coached and played hockey most of my life which took me to New Zealand for a year. I’ve always wanted to own a Pub, which took me to Revelstoke, and then led me to Sicamous when Sharon and I got together and she wouldn’t live anywhere else. I have been here long enough to understand why. Managing the liquor store gave me the opportunity to meet most of my neighbours. Being elected to council and acting as deputy mayor and chair of finance committee these past three years has allowed me to give back. I have more to contribute.
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Charlotte Hutchinson
Representing Sicamous is a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community that has given so much to my family and I over the last three decades. It’s a chance to support those volunteers and others who make such a great difference for our town. I want to help recognize and grow Sicamous for those concerned citizens who have asked me to help make the positive changes that are needed for us to thrive as a community and as families. We are a community that I’m proud to be a part of and want to give back to.
In 1993 I became a councillor because Sicamous needed a sewer system. We then accomplished Phase 1, and now, with the completion of the Westside system, 90 per cent of Sicamous is connected. I really want to see the completion of the water treatment plant on time and on budget. I want a revitalization of Sicamous’ economy. That is a most important goal. We not only need tourists, but we also need to attract new businesses, big and small. We are on the TCH and the CPR mainline, that is an attractant we must use.
I believe it is the right thing to do. In my current position as deputy mayor and chair of the finance committee, I feel that I have an obligation to this community to step up and bring forth the continuity necessary for the work we are currently involved in. eg. the water treatment facility, acquiring and developing the rail corridor to Enderby for recreational use, developments, business incentive plan, local job creation, plan to convince two doctors to work and live in Sicamous, an emergency response plan, infrastructure, highway improvements, resident engagement and much more.
Sicamous cannot afford the loss of another business, the loss of a retired doctor, or have another year of declining school enrolment. To move this town forward in a positive and vibrant direction, we need a unified working council that wants to grow this community. Sicamous has amazing potential and I feel with a strong like-minded team on council, we can engage the community, work with the existing business and attract new business so our young families have jobs and our seniors are cared for. The team I have chosen can make the difference.
Since Bill and I moved here, we’ve seen many businesses close down, we’ve seen the town looking more tired and less vibrant. The heartbeat of Sicamous seems to be stopping instead of fully pumping “we’re open for business,” inviting new growth and new life. A couple weeks ago I was very excited to sit down with four other candidates that are like minded, successful Sicamous businesspeople who want to make a difference and address challenges the town faces. I would welcome being part of that dynamic team with one common goal: positive change.
Sicamous is coming out of a prolonged recession. The community has worked hard to maintain the level of services and activities to keep vibrant and desirable. I believe, with the right team on council, combined with input and energy from both the business sector and the volunteer, community-based services, Sicamous is poised for growth. As the results from the community forums recently held have proven, we have much to offer both families and business alike. I am excited about the potential for Sicamous in the next four years and wish to lend my voice to encouraging its growth.
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I was motivated to run for council after many conversations with a high-energy group that were all willing to take on the challenge. As a business owner and one of the major employers in Sicamous, I feel there is great potential for the community if a unified council such as our team is elected. To help existing businesses, expand seniors programs, attract new year-round businesses and engage the community to attract young families is just some of the positive direction this team and I look forward to. Now is the time for change.
I came home to retire in Sicamous, bought a house across the street from my mom (Sonya Makayev). I see huge potential for Sicamous that has just not been realized, and after speaking with four like-minded, strong business-orientated candidates who also want to make a positive change, I decided to join this dynamic team. I offer my 35 years of public service and project management experience in transportation and infrastructure. As a councillor, I would love to serve as the transportation committee chairperson. It would be an honour to represent Sicamous and our long-standing transportation and infrastructure needs.
What motivated me to run for municipal office is an awareness that there are residents in our community who have expertise to offer, and I feel their knowledge and life experience could benefit any council. As a businessman, I feel it is important to get more community involvement in all aspects of Sicamous, including major capital expenditures.
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Sicamous is like a wounded bird, she needs help. Each term, council worked to build a great project for Sicamous, for example, the water park. Building boom hit. Bylaws changed, costs and projects went crazy. Boom ended, rules stayed. I believe it is going to take a strong, tough team to make the changes. It is time to level the playing field, restore accountability, communication and respect the rights of our community. Thirty-four years has shown me Sicamous is an extraordinary community. I am asking to be part of this new chapter for Sicamous. Please vote Lynn MIller.
My motivation for running for municipal office is the potential progress that I can see for this town. After attending council meetings throughout the past, it just didn’t seem that all of the council members wanted to see change for the community. Progress happens with change and sometimes a change in council is what it will take to make a positive impact for Sicamous. I am hoping to be part of a better Sicamous, one that puts the needs of the residents in the forefront, but also balances the need for jobs and business creation for a year-round community.
I wanted a challenge. I also wanted to work from within the system to try to make some things happen here in Sicamous.
I’ve been on council for three years and have enjoyed every minute of it. I would like to see the water treatment plant finished and running because I feel I had a part in the planning. My passion is to see the sidewalks on Main Street, the pavement trails throughout the rest of the town, and the trail to Bayview be finished. There are many other plans that were started, but not finished. I would like to see them to fruition for the betterment of our community. I feel I can continue to serve the community for the next four years.
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I have been motivated to run for council in the District of Sicamous because I feel our community has great potential for future responsible development. This will enhance the very well-being of all the citizens of our community. In being a part of Sicamous for a number of years (since the mid ’80s), I have become aware of the many issues and concerns we all share. I would like to have the opportunity to continue being part of a team effort, to move our community into a positive direction for the very well-being of all.
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Encountering a gardener in disguise
GAIA GARDENING MARGO WESTAWAY
Last fall, during a particularly cold and cloudy grey day, I was scouting around town for the easy leaves that fall from the trees to the streets and sidewalks. To my delight, I spotted a municipal crew who had just raked up big piles of them. We were all smiles with this sudden win-win scenario, for they had been spared the additional work of removing them and I only had to bundle and bag them to take them home to my waiting cherished little chipper! So I got hoppin’ before the rain started droppin’ and began stuffing my little Subaru. I was pretty much on my own on that misty morning road, save for my old doggie in the back of the car having a snooze after his walk, or an occasional passing car or woollied-up walker.
One pedestrian actually paused to enquire as to why I would want so many of those lovely leaves and for what purpose, so I launched into a overly-long and enthusiastic lesson as to their nutritional value in our composts and mulch covers, which most likely left her cold and sorry that she ever stopped in the first place. So there I was, zoned out and alone while busy raking and bagging, when the deep throaty throttle of a macho-sounding motorcycle slowly entered my brain as it approached me from behind and rumbled to a stop just steps away. I instantly snapped to attention, forcing myself to resist my natural female fight-or-flight instincts, but was nevertheless on high alert. I stood up to face this unexpected stranger, squared my shoulders to appear confident and instinctively took a step back. Sure as suspected, he was a burly, bearded brute straddling a black Harley hog, with eyes hidden behind dark glasses. “Was he some kind of hoodlum?” I could hear in my head, and maybe I should be calling the cops, I thought. As his muscle machine sputtered and
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stopped, the sudden silence became unsettling with only the occasional amplified sound of a leaf hitting the ground and my breathing. A quick glance down the street showed that it was deserted, that my deaf dog was still deep in sleep and that it was clear I was here to deal with this dude on my own with the rake being the only means of defence. Just why had this guy have to stop to see me, when there were so many others that he could’ve bugged instead? Up to this point, not a word had been spoken between us, so while he was hassling with his helmet strap, I began preparing myself for the three likely scenarios that were about to take place the minute I got wind of what kind of person had paid me a visit: 1) that I would try to pull off faking I was a foreigner who didn’t understand English; 2) that I would be having a good jaw with a jaunty and friendly fellow; or
3) engaging in a cool and crispy conversation with a Cro-Magnon type male. As I waited, I wondered what it was that he would want with a middle-aged, grubbylooking gardener like me? Was he a bloke selling coke, or some stud with the duds? Did he need directions or a bathroom or perhaps somewhere to dine? Was a he a creep from the deep or was he hopefully just fine? To my surprise and secret relief, I was greeted with a great big grin and hearty hello and that he had only stopped by in case I happened to know, about his cottonwood leaves and would they be OK to go into his compost because he had heard that there was too much tannin in them and that the microbes won’t like it. It was the last thing that I expected to come from a guy looking like that! So the moral of this story is ya never know when you’re going to
meet a sheep in wolf’s clothing and a gardener in disguise. So in case you’re wondering yourself, cottonwood leaves are best shredded because their texture is tougher to break down and they do indeed have lots of tannin in them which is fine, but they’re best mixed with other leaves, along with whatever else you can get your hands on such as grass clippings, wood chips (a little cedar is OK), clean ashes, rotten apples, needles, easily digestible-sized plants that you’re pulling out of your garden, kitchen waste and anything else tasty and nutritious for your compost critters. Always make sure there’s enough moisture and cover it up to keep the rain and snow out. After all, variety is the spice of life, along with all the interesting people that might come along during your day! Happy fall everyone. See Gaiagardening. ca for more information and past columns.
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Dave Stead Sr. Memorial Society Special Thank You to the following Business’s for all the generosity! Shea Webber - Jersey Hyde Mountain - Golf Passes Gentek- sport coat and cap TA Structures - Gio Bag sports bag Ali Watson -TIFOSI sunglasses $100 value Homeline Schneider Electric - 5 Volleyballs Twin Anchors Houseboats Vacations - Week Houseboat Emco- Cups, caps and many other goodies TA Structures - Tshirt and Gym Bag Dinoflex - blanket & notepad Emco - Insulated Vest Reds Rentals - Gravity Chairs, Hunter Green Umbrellas, T Shirts and Caps Inkx - Hockey Picture from Sicamous Shootout Golf Tourny Doug Anderson - flooring products Gwyneth Stead - First Prize Painting Toliver Design - Salmar Theatre Passes Naomi Low - Signed Print Burrows & Bieksa Canucks Papas Marine - Sweatshirt and Cap Bahamas Johns - 2 $50 Gift Certificate The ShipStore - Clothing Dave Stead Memorial - T-Shirts and Mugs Happy Trails - Golf Shirts IDA Sicamous Pharmacy - Gift Basket Safeway -Gift Basket Rod & Colleen Dubois - Wine Rack Kevin Miller - Trophies Nillerahs - Gift Certificate
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Urban renewal: Deb Heap stands next to the sign of her recently renamed mobile park on Martin Street. Her project to renovate and revitalize the park has been driven, in part, to improve the look of the community. Photo by Lachlan Labere
Revitalization a work of civic pride By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Prior to buying it, Deb Heap had a fairly low opinion of what is now the Riverside Landing mobile park on Martin Street. So did her kids. “I was driving by with my kids and I said, ‘I think I’m going to put an offer on this,’ and they said, ‘oh my God, what a dump. What the hell are you thinking?’” said Heap. And I went, ‘I can fix that.’ I get kind of excited about things like that.” Heap’s revitalization of what is, technically, a grandfathered, non-conforming mobile home park, began at the end of June. After purchasing the property, one of her first tasks was to approach the owners at that time and inform them an inspection was required. “You’ve already had one fire in the park. I want to make sure they’re actually safe to
live in. And of course, it was also my chance to check them out and see what I was dealing with,” said Heap. “I think it was fairly obvious from looking at the outside but they were all just a mess. And there was also what I’d heard in terms of some of the issues with some of the tenants.” Heap promptly began addressing perceived concerns. “The previous owners really hadn’t managed things, so as much as I’m not afraid of evicting people for cause, it’s one of these things where if they never had realistic expectations imposed on them or any kind of real rules, you can’t go in and say you’re breaking rules you never knew about. So I just decided that buying them out was the best opportunity to make changes and make them quickly,” said Heap. The project has been ongoing since June, dur-
ing which Heap says she has only heard positive comments from neighbours who are happy with the transformation. Heap too is proud of what she’s accomplished to date, driven in part by a desire to make Sicamous a more affordable and desirable place to live. “I like the idea of having good, attractive
affordable housing in Sicamous. I wouldn’t rent to somebody or sell it to them if I wasn’t willing to live in it myself,” said Heap. “That’s partly a personal thing but partly, I want Sicamous to look better. There’s pockets of it that really need a little TLC, or somebody to come in and say, ‘we can make this better.’”
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Columbia Shuswap Regional District PROPOSED: RURAL SICAMOUS LAND USE AMENDMENT (0802419 BC LTD.) BYLAW NO. 2061 What is Rural Sicamous Land Use Amendment (0802419 BC Ltd.) Bylaw No. 2061? Bylaw No. 2061 proposes amendments to the HC Highway Commercial Zone to include special regulations that are specific to the subject property, The NW 1/4 of Legal Subdivision 13, Section 9, Township 22, Range 7, West of the 6th Meridian, Except Part Included in RW Plan R258, as shown hatched on the map below:
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Hotel Machine Shop Motel Sale, rental, service and repair of motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, mobile homes, boats, farm machinery and implements viii. Repair shop ix. Retail sales x. Storage of recreational vehicles and boats xi. Welding shop xii. Owner operator dwelling, permitted in conjunction with the uses listed in subsections 2.15 (3) (a) i to xi inclusive xiii. Accessory use When? Monday, November 3, 2014 at 6:00 PM Where? Sicamous and District Recreation Centre, Second Floor, 1121 Eagle Pass Way, Sicamous, BC Who should attend? Anyone who believes that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw amendments shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaws at the Public Hearing. How can I find out A copy of the proposed bylaws and relevant background more about this rezoning documents may be inspected at the CSRD offices, 781 amendment? Marine Park Drive NE, Salmon Arm, BC between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM., beginning Tuesday, October 14, 2014 and ending Monday, November 3, 2014 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory holidays).
The Bylaw amendment is proposed to recognise existing uses on the site, and include some uses that are not currently existing, and to eliminate some uses that would ordinarily be available within the HC zone. The amendments would limit permitted uses on the site to the following: i. Automotive Parts supply ii. Campground iii. Contractor and tradesman office and works yard
How do I send a Written submissions will be received in the Regional District written submission? Offices until 4 p.m. on Monday, November 3, 2014 or may be submitted until the close of the public hearing. Written submissions received will be available to the public and the applicant. Email submissions may be sent to: dpassmore@ csrd.bc.ca Who can I speak to about Dan Passmore, Senior Planner this application? T: 250.833.5915 dpassmore@csrd.bc.ca
PROPOSED: LAKES ZONING AMENDMENT (CSRD) BYLAW NO. 900-1 What is Lakes Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 900-1? The CSRD has initiated an amendment to the Lakes Zoning Bylaw No. 900 to create a new Foreshore Industrial (FI) Zone and to rezone 3 existing log booms on Shuswap Lake (Two Mile, Wilson Creek and Cape Horn) from Foreshore General (FG) to Foreshore Industrial (FI) and 1 existing log boom on Shuswap Lake (Lee Creek) from Foreshore Residential 1 (FR1) to Foreshore Industrial (FI). The new zone would permit uses related to log storage and distribution. Bylaw 900-1 also proposes the addition of new definitions and general text amendments to improve the readability of the bylaw. The properties that this new use would be applicable to is shown here:
When? Wednesday, November 5, 2014 Where? Scotch Creek Fire Hall, 3852 Squilax Anglemont Road, Scotch Creek at 2:00 PM Sicamous and District Recreation Centre, Second Floor, 1121 Eagle Pass Way, at 7:00 PM Who should attend? Anyone who believes that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw amendment shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at the Public Hearing. How can I find out A copy of the proposed bylaw and relevant background more about this rezoning documents may be inspected at the CSRD offices, 781 amendment? Marine Park Drive NE, Salmon Arm, BC between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM., beginning Wednesday, October 22, 2014 and ending Wednesday, November 5, 2014 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory holidays). How do I send a Written submissions will be received in the Regional District written submission? Offices until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4th, 2014 or may be submitted until the close of the public hearing. Written submissions received will be available to the public and the applicant. Email submissions may be sent to: clefloch@csrd.bc.ca Who can I speak to about Christine LeFloch, Development Services Assistant this application? T: 250.833.5957 clefloch@csrd.bc.ca
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All residents of the Swansea Point Fire Suppression Area are encouraged to attend. This meeting will provide an opportunity to answer any questions you may have about fire department activities, its equipment and the cost of the function as it relates to your taxes. DATE: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 TIME: 2:00 PM LOCATION: FIRE HALL (632 Davidson Drive) AGENDA: Minutes of the 2013 AGM Reports Election of Officers This is a volunteer function - it takes a community commitment to keep costs down and to ensure that the fire service is the best that it can be. PLEASE become involved and plan to attend.
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Sicamous Eagles fans attending last Friday night’s game were treated to one heck of a first period when they dominated the ice versus the Revelstoke Grizzlies to earn a 5-4 win. There was plenty of friction between the rival teams throughout the evening, but there was also plenty of scoring, though mostly in the first frame and mostly by the Eagles, who where on fire when they potted five backto-back goals before the buzzer. The first two markers of the evening were by Revelstoke just before the halfway mark. Less than a minute later, Korwin Shewchuk potted his first goal of the evening off an assist by Tyson Taylor. This goal seemed to trigger a message to the rest of the team, “this is our ice – you’re going down.” After this, the goals kept coming, fast and furious. Seconds after Shewchuk’s goal, Darien Blight took the rebound and rippled the mesh assisted by Scott
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Grizzly encounter: Sicamous Eagle Samuel Subert gets into a brief tangle with Grizzlies forward Jeff Bochon after scoring the first goal of five delivered by he and his teammates in the first period Friday night at the rec centre. Photo by Lachlan Labere Robinson and Carter Hansen. The next single was by Samuel Subert, who wound up in a brief, testy encounter with a Grizzlies forward before celebrating the goal, assisted by Riley Jepson and Darien Head. The Eagles’ fourth goal was scored from a tight angle from the half boards by Shewchuk, assisted by Jepson and Arlyn Semeschuk. Jepson potted the final marker of the frame,
with an assist by Subert and Bradley Whitehead. For the first half of the second period, the Sicamous crease was a lonely place as netminder Olivier Charest’s teammates kept on bombing the Revelstoke end. None of their shots found the back of the net though, even with the power-play advantage. Eventually, the Grizzlies made it back to the Sicamous end on a power play and brought the score up to
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5-3 before the buzzer. In the third frame, it was Sicamous on the defensive, and the Grizzlies
The CSRD is reminding residents that if they are not around for the general election on November 15th there are other ways to get their vote counted. Advanced voting days for election will take place on November 5th and 12th, or residents can request a mail in ballot. The packages can be requested until Friday,
November 7th online or in person at the Regional District Office. Those with disabilities or illness that affects their ability to visit a voting location may also apply for a mail in ballot. Completed mail-in ballots must be returned to the Chief Election Officer at the Regional District Office by 8:00 p.m. on
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Please plan to attend to voice your opinion regarding services such as: • Food Waste Collection • Permanent Hazardous Waste Depots • Expanding and Enhancing Curbside Collection Programs • Changes to the Recycling Depot Program For more information, please contact: Ben Van Nostrand Team Leader, Environmental Health Services
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were once again able to convert the power play into their fourth and final goal. Shewchuk was named the game’s first star. Saturday evening, Oct. 18, the Eagles earned a 3-2 win versus guests the Beaver Valley Nighthawks.
Sicamous goaltender Patrick Kasper was a busy man in the first period, stopping 12 shots on net in a frame that ended scoreless. He was named the game’s first star. Eagle Garrick Heathcote lit up the board early in the second period with the assist from Semeschuk. Teammate
Braydon McCarthy followed up a subsequent Nitehawks marker with one of his own, assisted by Shewchuk. The Eagles maintained their 2-1 lead through most of the third period until the Nitehawks tied things up at 2:58. The game wound up going into overtime, where Ben
Campbell sealed the win for Sicamous with an assist by Subert. On Sunday, Oct. 19, the Eagles were raked by guests the Nelson Leafs, though nowhere near as badly as what could have been. The end tally was 3-2 for Nelson, despite their having 47 shots on net (to Sicamous’ 21)
throughout the evening. Sicamous’ goals included Riley Cardinal’s single in the second period (the only goal in the frame) off of Campbell and Devyn Myck, and Justin Wilde’s marker at 8:28 in the third period assisted by Bradley Whitehead. Myck was named the game’s first star.
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For each of these games, the Eagles were wearing their new pink jerseys, to be auctioned off now to raise money for cancer research. Auction results can be found on the Sicamous Eagles fans Facebook page at https://www.facebook. com/SicamousEaglesFans.
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