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Team incomplete: Sicamous residents voted for change on district council, electing Terry Rysz for mayor and, for council, the candidate team of Colleen Anderson, Gord Bushell, Todd Kyllo, Malcolm Makayev and Jeff Mallmes. The unofficial election results show Janna Simons as the sixth councillor elect, narrowly beating out incumbent Fred Busch by three votes. Busch, however, says he will be asking for a recount.
Sicamous votes for change, electing all new council Not over yet: Council candidate Fred Busch to request recount. By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
An anticipated recount will determine who will be joining Sicamous’ mayor and councillors when they get down to work in December. Unofficial results from Saturday’s election and the advanced vote show Terry
Rysz as the community’s new mayor with 545 votes, beating out candidate Malcolm MacLeod by 200 votes. In the race for council, Gord Bushell received the most votes with 682. Next in line was Malcolm Makayev with 565, Todd Kyllo with 518, Jeff Mallmes with 492 and Colleen Anderson with 463. Coming in sixth place was Janna Simons, who received 371 votes. However, she won by a mere three votes over incumbent candidate Fred Busch, who said Monday that he would be asking for a recount. “I guess I should try, if I still wanted to
have a seat on council, and I do. So we’ll have to see,” said Busch, noting how, in the 2011 election, Coun. Don Richardson wound up being elected following a recount. “They found 50 votes or something like that, that hadn’t been tallied properly and he ended up gaining a seat. So we’ll see.” Simons says if she were in Busch’s position she’d do the same. “I’m good either way, whether I get in or not,” said Simons. “It’s going to be what it’s going to be. It’s what the people want. And I think Fred should go for the recount
because it’s so close.” On the other end, Bushell, clearly taken aback, said he did not expect to receive the most votes of all the candidates. But Bushell is pleased with how he and the group he campaigned with (Anderson, Kyllo, Makayev and Mallmes) were chosen to represent the community. Regarding the group, Bushell affirms they may have campaigned as a team, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be debate when they’re on the job. “Everybody asks us, you know, are we See Recount on page 2
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Outgoing mayor and council give thanks By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Three years of municipal service concluded quickly and quietly last Wednesday for the outgoing Sicamous council. Nov. 12 marked the final regular council meeting for Mayor Darrell Trouton and company. After running through much of the evening’s agenda in what may have been record time, it was time for council statements, beginning with Coun. Suzanne Carpenter. She used this time as an opportunity to thank her fellow councillors and staff. Elected in the October 2013 by-election, Carpenter reflected
briefly on the past year and, as the one councillor not seeking re-election, encouraged the future council to continue with work she’s been part of, particularly the recent community health forums. Coun. Charlotte Hutchinson was next up. She too gave thanks to staff and council, though clarified this wasn’t necessarily her swan song. “Even though we’ve had some rocky roads, I just want to thank you very much for your service over these past few years. It’s been my pleasure to work with you,” said Hutchinson. Coun. Busch continued with this theme, noting the past few
I never took the job lightly and I’m proud of our community and what we have to offer and who we are.
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years have been productive, despite there being “some things were said that perhaps should not have been said, by me and perhaps others.” Busch went on to say the crowning jewel of the term, for him, is the water treat-
ment plant. “The next council will be able to gather all the glory and all the honour for getting it done, getting it done on time hopefully. But it was our work that got it done,” said Busch. ”If I never see you again, then it’s been a good time.” Couns. Joan Thomson, Don Richardson and Terry Rysz also thanked their fellow councillors and district staff. Trouton, who also chose not to seek reelection, had the last word. He thanked the district, its residents, and said it’s been an honour to lead and represent the community. “I never took the job
lightly and I’m proud of our community and what we have to offer and who we are,” said Trouton, thanking his family, friends and the residents of Sicamous, as well as council, who he said have offered great support and who have worked as a team. During the public question period, council candidates Jeff Mallmes and Gord Bushell offered their thanks to council for the service they’ve provided to the community. Sicamous’ new mayor and council will be sworn in at the inaugural meeting of council on Monday, Dec. 1. The first regular council meeting is Dec. 10.
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all like-minded? But everybody has their own opinions and we each voice those too,” said Bushell. “But the common goal is to move the community forward, bring in some industry and finish up some projects that were started a long time ago. We just want what’s best for the community.” As the only one with council experience, Rysz says he’s looking forward to the challenge of representing the community and helping the new councillors get up to speed.
“I don’t think it will take them long to get it. But bureaucracy is a little bit different than private enterprise,” said Rysz. “You’ve got regulations and bylaws and all of the rest to consider. It’s all set up so you can’t do a whole lot of corner cutting, where in the private world you can sort of do that kind of thing. That’s going to be a bit of a learning curve for the new group, but I’m pretty sure they’ll be up to speed in short order.” The mayor-elect says one of the first discussions he and the new council will have will revolve around the
hiring of a new chief administrative officer. District chief financial officer Kelly Bennett has been working double duty as interim CAO since former CAO Heidi Frank’s recent departure. “She’s handled it very well, but in all fairness to her, she’s doing two jobs,” said Rysz. “We’re going to have to really consider how we’re going to look at this CAO thing, whether it’s a full-time CAO, part-time, or if she’s going to step up and take on the CAO position… but it is a concern right now and that will definitely be on the table
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right off the bat.” While the polls closed at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sicamous residents were required to wait until the following morning to learn the unofficial election results, which were posted around 1 a.m. Sicamous Chief Elections Officer Joni L’Heureux did not return the News call before presstime, but Rysz did speak to the delay, stating election officials wanted to make sure they “got it right.” “They had to do a recount and so it took time,” said Rysz. “But at the end of the day, I think they got it done, they got it right, and
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with that they have my respect. It’s that important… maybe the process could be improved on. I’m in discussion with Joni – she has to make a report to Elections BC. I feel they did a good job regardless.” Forty per cent of Sicamous’ 2,253 eligible voters attended the polls this year. That equates to 904 voters – two more than the number of people who voted in 2011.
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More prison time for drug grower By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Colin Martin was handed a two-year prison sentence last Friday on charges of production of a controlled substance and possession for the purpose of trafficking. The Malakwa man was sentenced Friday, Nov. 7 in Vancouver Supreme Court, after pleading guilty to the charges in March. In addition to the jail time, Martin was given one year probation and a lifetime ban on possessing firearms. Crown counsel had argued for a five-year prison sentence, excluding time served (including jail time related to his May 2014 arrest on an extradition warrant). The two-year sentence stems from a July
6, 2010 police raid on two adjacent properties on Northway Road in Malakwa. Beneath a warehouse on one of the properties, officers found a bunker containing approximately 3,000 marijuana plants. Court documents state Martin’s fingerprints were found on light shrouds in the bunker. The bunker was concealed beneath a hydraulic door upon which sat “a number of electrical generators.” In a residence on the adjacent property where Martin lived, police found baggies of marijuana, as well as documents and emails arranging for the bunker’s construction, a Health Canada application for a licence to produce marijuana prepared in Martin’s name, and ne-
gotiations for the sale of the property with the warehouse by Martin to a numbered company. “In an email correspondence… Colin Martin wrote that while the former registered owner ‘may be the owner on paper,’ Colin Martin was the owner ‘in reality,’” states one BC Supreme Court document. In May, the B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops committed Martin for extradition to Seattle where he faces charges of conspiracy to traffic marijuana, cocaine and MDMA (ecstasy). The charges relate to a cross-border drug smuggling operation. U.S. authorities allege Martin would hire people in B.C. to load the helicopters with as much as $5-million worth of marijuana or
MDMA, then pay pilots to fly the choppers to pre-determined locations across the U.S.Canada border. The haul of B.C. bud or pills would allegedly be unloaded by a ground crew in the U.S., and cocaine, firearms and money would be loaded into the helicopter for transport back to Canada. Martin is appealing the extradition order, and it is expected he will serve his two-year sentence prior to being sent stateside, if and when he is. In 2006, Martin was sentenced to serve twoand-a-half years behind bars after being convicted of Canadian charges stemming from another cross-border drugsmuggling ring. -With files from Kamloops This Week
na Martin, expressed support for labelling GMO foods and asked McLeod if all the farmers in the regional district would support the committee’s request, or would there be opposition. He replied that some would likely be opposed, describing them as good farmers not meaning to do harm. “I have used every chemical known to man – it’s about how we think we can control nature,” he said, pointing out the dangers of tinkering with food and referring specifically to how dairy farmers used to treat mastitis in cows with penicillin, and had to move to sulfa drugs when penicillin was no longer effective. “We’ve created a
bacteria so powerful it would kill a 2,400-pound cow in 24 hours.” But former Golden mayor Christina Benty stated the issue is one of a federal nature. “I deeply appreciate your concern. I am worried about GMOs too, but I don’t support benign resolutions that we are without the ability to enforce,” she said. “And we could be held to account.” The other directors agreed and voted unanimously to accept the presentation as information only. McLeod later said he was disappointed. “If it doesn’t come from the grassroots, it isn’t likely to come from higher levels of
government where the lobbyists have more say than the electorate,” he said. “How is it that multi-national corporations can take democracy to court, which is what they’re planning to do in Vermont and Maui over the recent resolution to prevent GMO crops and have labelled food.” McLeod also muses that if all other ingredients must be listed on labels – sodium, sugar, carbs, why is a GMO designation not included. “I’m surprised and disappointed that some directors choose to take direction from the federal government rather than polling the electorate they represent,“ he said.
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hristmas is in the air – change might be too. On Saturday, you, Sicamous, voted in a new council – as in completely new. Well, almost. When sworn in on Dec. 1, Coun. Terry Rysz takes on the title of mayor. And the threevote difference between councillor-elect Janna Simons and incumbent Fred Busch means there will likely be a recount. Other than that, there will be all new faces on council. Undoubtedly, the most interesting aspect of this election was the success of the team approach taken by council candidates Colleen Anderson, Gord Bushell, Todd Kyllo, Malcolm Makayev and Jeff Mallmes. This mix clearly struck the right chord with the electorate. And, given each of the team member’s respective backgrounds, the next four years may very well mark the beginning of another upswing for the community – bringing Sicamous back into the black, so to speak. That said, it would be unfair to expect immediate change. There’s quite a learning curve for newcomers to municipal council as they immerse themselves in the do’s and don’ts of local government and its bureaucracy. It typically takes a year for a council to learn what needs to be learned, and to gel as, well, a team. So, in that sense, Anderson, Bushell, Kyllo, Makayev and Mallmes are already a step ahead. Unfortunately, one thing that didn’t change this year was voter turnout. Of the 2,253 residents eligible to vote, only 904 people, or 40 per cent, exercised that right. That’s two more people than the 902 who voted in the 2011 election. What’s the message there? Rysz has been using the word “engaged” a lot as of late. As in, Sicamous’ new mayor and council (as well as those who weren’t elected), need to be engaged with the community, and the community with the district, in order to get some momentum going in everyone’s favour. This antipathy for apathy, if practised unwaveringly with sincerity and respect, might actually improve voter turnout, and help council help the community bring about the change that most everyone is anxiously waiting for.
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May be time to dissolve school boards By Tom Fletcher News Columnist
VICTORIA – The saddest manifestation of British Columbia’s modern democracy has produced its judgment, with the election of school trustees for the next four years. There are still independent, community-minded trustees, but mostly “boards of education” have become the neglected, exploited stepchild of B.C. politics. Teacher union locals and CUPE-dominated “labour councils” organize candidate forums and ask most of the questions, often to former teachers holding and seeking school board seats. Unions finance the campaigns of those who pledge to act as a bullhorn for constant demands for more provincial money, and instruct their members to vote for what should be called the Conflict of Interest slate.
This has been going on for so long in B.C. it is seen as normal. ] The public mostly doesn’t give a damn, since school property tax authority was centralized in Victoria many years ago, largely because of this special interest pressure. The classic case is in Coquitlam, where one could almost hear the theme from The Godfather as local CUPE boss Dave Ginter appeared before the board of education in February. He informed the elected trustees their collective financial acumen wasn’t up to his standards and some of them would have to go this fall. Ginter seems to have made them an offer they couldn’t refuse on Saturday, with formerly unionblessed trustees turfed out in favour of a new group. Then there’s Vancouver Island, where the 1970s survived, at least until Saturday night. Cowichan
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school board got itself fired by the province in 2012 for refusing to submit a balanced budget. Two of the trustees ran again. They were joined on a slate by two others who apparently still believe the answer to every problem is to shout for “more government funding.” They didn’t get in, as voters appear to have been unimpressed by seeing their school board replaced by a provinciallyappointed manager for two years. That brings up a modest proposal. How about an appointed trustee for each of the 60 school districts? School boards have lost authority over taxation, curriculum and now labour relations. Do we really need them any more? After the 2013 B.C. election, the Christy Clark government wasted no time taking control of union bargaining on behalf of school districts. Trustees were
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pushed out of the bargaining agency, no longer trusted to represent taxpayers for that duty either. The puppet role of some school trustees was evident in the recent teacher strike. When the province opted to pay parents for the disruption, there was a chorus of protest from those supposedly elected to represent the interests of parents and taxpayers. School tax rates are now set by cabinet order, and the B.C. Liberal government is considering a move to regulate local industrial taxes. Would Education Minister Peter Fassbender and his team continue their remake by amalgamating or eliminating school boards? Not likely. With a rare teacher settlement in place, trustees will have less incentive to grandstand. And their meetings may become something more than union beef sessions.
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Politics need not be thankless
IN PLAIN VIEW LACHLAN LABERE
I’ve heard municipal politics is a thankless job, but I know this isn’t the case. For example, last Wednesday, I witnessed Sicamous’ outgoing mayor and council thank themselves (as well as staff and the community). This was during the last regular meeting of council’s three-year term, an occasion attended by less than 10 people (myself included). Council candidates Jeff Mallmes and Gord Bushell, who were also in attendance, took advantage of question period to thank Mayor Darrell Trouton and
Coun. Suzanne Carpenter, who were not seeking re-election, as well as the rest of council for service to the community. A classy gesture for sure. I expect Trouton and council have received plenty of thanks over the past three years, as well as plenty criticism and, likely, some notso-kind words. As they say, you can’t please everyone. And a new team of councillors was elected, so clearly Sicamous is wanting and ready for change. During a pre-emptive farewell speech, Coun. Fred Busch suggested the water treatment plant will be the outgoing council’s crowning achievement. I suggest it should also be remembered for actions taken during the turmoil of the 2012 flooding, including the debris flow at 2 Mile and the subsequent flooding during high water. The first year is typically a learning
period for a new council. In its first seven months, however, Sicamous’ outgoing mayor and councillors suddenly found themselves submerged in a state of emergency. This meant their first year was spent learning (or relearning) the ropes of local government, as well as how to navigate upper-level government agencies in appealing for aid. And then there was the tension that followed, much of it stemming from the ongoing need for safe, clean drinking water. Coun. Terry Rysz has stated he’ll be taking a hands-on approach as mayor after he’s sworn in on Dec. 1. That seemed to be the way of his predecessor, Trouton, who impressed with his willingness to get his hands dirty if need be. Literally. On June 23, as the debris flow was happening, our photographer James Murray and I were stuck at a road-
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block on 97A, waiting to see if we could get someone to take us through so we could do our job. While waiting, I overheard Trouton was at the scene, assisting with the evacuation effort. That got me wondering how many mayors would do that, as opposed to being glued to a phone away from the danger, attempting to co-ordinate others to get the work done? All in all, the outgoing council was dealt a lousy hand with the flood and the community appears to have pulled through. And for that they deserve some thanks. Of course, there’s lots more work to be done, and I wish the new council all the best in moving the community forward. No doubt they too will face criticism. But don’t be afraid to give thanks where it’s due. Municipal politics may not be a thankless, but it’s far from a stroll in the park.
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Bad scene: RCMSAR Shuswap Station’s vessel is moored at Hungry Cove where another vessel, being towed, collided with a rock, killing one occupant and injuring another. Photo contributed ing vessel. Shuswap Station 106 was paged at 8:38 a.m. on the 17th, and a crew consisting of Sutherland, Barbara Birch, John Lahaie and Dave Harvey responded. “It was amazing that the boat still floated with the amount of damage to it…,” says Sutherland, noting two dogs that were also on the vessel had been thrown from the boat uninjured. “We found the survivor standing in obvious shock and pain and he was treated by both RCMSAR members and BCAS (BC Ambulance Service), then packaged up and transferred to our boat while two other station members did a quick search for the second person onshore, thinking he may have left the
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boat and tried to go for help,” says Sutherland. “With nothing but debris and two dogs found on shore, we left taking the injured man back to Sicamous to a waiting helicopter and he was air lifted to Kelowna.” After dropping off
the injured man, the rescue crew returned to the scene to search for Johnston. This involved a detailed shore search to see if the man had walked away. RCMP soon arrived and, when it was determined JohnSee Attending on page 8
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By Lachlan Labere Sicamous marine search and rescue volunteers have been recognized for their response to a fatal boating incident at Hungry Cove. Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Shuswap Station 106 station leader Rob Sutherland says two of the station’s crews have been nominated for the Canadian Safe Boating Council Rescue of the Year award. The nomination is for the crews’ two-day rescue effort in response to a boating collision on Aug. 17 in Hungry Cove. The collision is reported to have occurred on Aug. 16 at approximately 11:30 p.m. The boat is said to have left the floating restaurant at Cinnemousun Narrows at around 9 p.m. and was returning to Sicamous. While rounding Hungry Cove, the boat turned to port to miss a houseboat, and wound up crashing into a rock cliff at full speed. Darryl John Johnston of Calgary was thrown into the water, while a second man was thrown into the boat, sustaining neck and back injuries in the process. He stayed in the boat for the night and, in the morning, was able to flag down a pass-
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Eagles see frustrating finishes at home By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
The Sicamous Eagles had little to celebrate this weekend after dropping two games by the skin of their teeth. Neither the Eagles nor guests the Chase Heat could break the 3-3 tie in overtime Saturday night. The first frame ended with the Heat leading 2-1. Devyn Myck scored the single for Sicamous (assisted by Justin Wilde) late in the frame, lifting the team’s spirit going into the second. Darien Blight tied the game at 19 in the second period with an unassisted marker. Riley Jepson added a power-play conversion at 15:05, with assists by Sam Subert and Korwin Shewchuk. Scoring stopped at the halfway point when Chase
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it was determined Johnston wasn’t on the shore, police conducted an air search. Again, nothing was found. Plans were made for the following day involving a police dive team. On Aug. 18, a Shuswap Station crew consisting of Jamie Brigman, Barbara Birch, Fred Duck and Mary-
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Anne Easton met and briefed the dive team before returning to the scene. “The divers were only in the water for about 20 minutes and found the body, placed him in a body bag and he was loaded in our boat,” says Sutherland. “Our Coxswain knew the person so he identified the body for the RCMP and then we
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took him back to Sicamous where we met the coroner, who took him to Salmon Arm.” A tow company retrieved the damaged vessel as well as the dogs. Sutherland reports the survivor is doing well. As for the rescue crew, one of the attending volunteers had to receive counselling for critical incident stress. “That person has a
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Kasper, who stopped every shot but one (29 in total). The Eagles are back on home ice on Nov. 25, when they welcome back the Revelstoke Grizzlies.
Attending fatal incident a traumatic experience planned follow-up session and I have talked to her a couple of times already and she seems to be doing OK,” says Sutherland. “She has been removed from the call-out list until given clearance by the counsellor.” The award ceremony, hosted by the Canadian Safe Boating Council, takes place Jan. 15 in Toronto.
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Christmas spirit: Courtney Wilby, (left) looks on with wide eyes as a customer stops by the display table run by sister Julia Wilby (not pictured) and Courtney Alexander at the Eagle River Secondary Christmas Craft and Trade Fair held Saturday at the school. The girls were accepting donations on behalf of the school’s social justice class to help buy goats for families in need in Africa.
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Your Suduko Complete the grid so every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively. (For solution see Today’s Answers in this paper).
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PATRICK “PAT� HOLMES October 13, 1953 - November 12, 2014 Pat passed away peacefully at home after a courageous battle with cancer, with his loving family at his side. Pat, and his wife Val, left Victoria in 1982, settling in the beautiful Shuswap, and making Sicamous home. Pat is survived by wife Val, son Benjamin (Kelly), daughters Chelsea (Matt) and Katy; his latest pride and joy, his grand-daughter Emery; brothers Richard, Peter and Michael; and numerous loving family members and friends, near and far. Pat is pre-deceased by his infant daughter Carly; parents Desmond and Patricia; and sister Vicky. Pat’s family would like to extend their appreciation to Dr. Herman Venter, the staff at Mt Ida Medical Clinic and Pharmacy, Dr. Finch and Dr. Manji, for all your care and attention. A celebration of life will be held at a later time. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either the BC Children’s Hospital or the SPCA. “If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew, to serve your turn long after they are gone, and so hold on when there is nothing in you, except the Will which says to them – ‘HOLD ON!’� – Rudyard Kipling 1895 Online condolences may be sent through Pat’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com
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