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n Bastion Elementary School student Sara Chubey’s pirate hat falls down while skiing an uphill section of the course during the Pirate Loppet at Larch Hills on Friday, Jan. 30. More than 400 students participated. For more images from the event, see page A14.

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Economy: Some businesses feel the pinch, diversification helps others shift gears. By Lachlan Labere

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Layoffs have begun among Shuswap businesses feeling the strain of the slowdown in Canada’s oil industry. Sicamous’ TA Structures, which builds mobile living quarters for worksite camps, has had to lay off up to 40 employees in response to the sudden apprehension in the energy resource sector at home and abroad. TA Structures manufacturing manager Nigel Watson says the company isn’t alone – that other worksite accommodation providers are feeling the pinch, including Horizon North Logistics in

Kamloops where 130 employees were recently served layoff notices. “It’s unfortunate, we have had to make some layoffs coming in to the new year here,” said Watson. “Traditionally at this time of year, it’s a little quiet for businesses like ourselves and the oil patch. But I think there has been a slowdown somewhat, and I’m sure you’re aware Northern (Logistics) got laid off a few weeks ago and the price of oil is obviously affecting the industry somewhat regarding budgets and capital expenditure.” That slowdown is also having an impact on businesses in Salmon Arm’s industrial park. One owner, who declined to have his name used, said

his company is “hurting hard,” and that he may be considering layoffs in the near future. Salmon Arm Mayor Nancy Cooper says she, along with the Salmon Arm Economic Development Society, has been in communication with some business owners in the industrial park, and confirmed there have been a few layoffs already. But she’s also heard from businesses who are doing OK because they don’t have all their eggs in the oil-sector basket. “My understanding is there would be some (layoffs) but, because of the diversification, they See Tourism on page 3

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n The slowdown in the oil industry has hit Sicamous’ TA Structures, where up to 40 people have been temporarily laid off. Work is expected to pick up in about six weeks.

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Tourism industry may benefit have other markets,” said Cooper. Watson says this is the case for TA Structures, which is in the process of shifting back to houseboat construction. “Fortunately for us, we have three 60-foot houseboats coming into our plant and the first stages are in the welding shop now, the first boat,” said Watson. “We have two houseboats we’re building for Ontario and we have one houseboat we’re building for California. So we’ve seen a little shift in the market.” Watson said the company hasn’t built houseboats on a large scale since 2010, but having this ability gives TA a competitive

American tourist coming up here,” said Cooper. “They can take in some really great tourist spots, come to the Roots and Blues, come to the lake and the houseboat industry. We really need to be focusing energy down there.” Sicamous Mayor Terry Rysz is also optimistic, suggesting the community’s annual Alberta guests will benefit from the drop in gasoline prices. “From my point of view, when it comes to the community, I actually see where it could be very positive because gas now is less than a dollar…,” said Rysz. “People, I think, may have the time and also still can afford to come here. I don’t think it’s going to have that big of an impact, negatively, on Sicamous.”

Possible school closure worries councillors By Lachlan Labere

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Don’t close our schools. This is the gist of what Sicamous council suggested be written in a letter to School District #83, in response to a request for input on a proposed longterm facility plan. Sicamous Coun. Malcolm Makayev expressed concern about a possible closure.

“There’s a report coming out… March 10 from the school board with recommendations, and some of these recommendations could be consolidation of schools in (School) District #83…,” he said. “The capacity of our high school is about 25 per cent right now. The school is probably being considered, but that’s just my opinion.” Coun. Janna Simons and Coun. Jeff Mallmes encouraged

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edge that will keep things moving forward and bring people back to work in about six-weeks time. “The last thing we want to do is lay people off in the community… but we’ll certainly be bringing them back as soon as these boats roll through the shop. It’s a positive thing coming out of it and hopefully that diversification will keep us working and keep the people in the community working too.” Asked how the slowdown might impact the local tourist industry this summer, Cooper suggested the area may see more visitors from the U.S. this year on account of the low value of the Canadian dollar. “I mean an 80-cent dollar… that’s a really good deal for an

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Trans-Canada: Mary Gould, 55, died at the scene of the collision. By Tracy Hughes

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A Sorrento woman has been identified as the person killed in Sunday’s collision between an SUV and a semi-truck on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Salmon Arm. Mary Gould, 55, died at the scene of the collision. She was a realtor in Sorrento for Royal LePage Access Real Estate. The collision, which occurred by the Trickle Inn in Tappen, involved a semi trailer with Alberta plates and Gould’s sport utility vehicle. The driver of the semi-truck suffered minor injuries. The badly damaged SUV ended up in the ditch on the eastbound side of the highway facing east and the semi lay tipped over on the same side of the road, further west and facing towards Kamloops. Members of the RCMP traffic analyst team were at the scene and are still conducting an investigation into the cause of the collision. Weather and win-

ter road conditions are expected to be factors. Snow was falling heavily at the time of the collision. The Trans-Canada Highway about 15 kilometres west of Salmon Arm opened to singlelane alternating traffic about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1 and was reopened completely by 6 p.m. Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC)

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“A thousand sockeye swim towards you. As they get closer the image expands so that the fish continue to swim over your head and continue upstream into the city buildings behind you.” These words come from an e-brochure for Uninterrupted, a cinematic spectacle planned to take place beneath the Cambie Street bridge in Vancouver. It will feature Adams River sockeye salmon, with images underwater, above water and both at once. Lana Fitt, Salmon Arm’s economic development officer, told the city’s planning committee Monday of the project being put on by Nettie Wild’s Canada Wild Productions, in concert

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n A Salmon Arm Rescue Unit volunteer inspects a semi-trailer tipped on its side facing west in the eastbound lane following a collision with an sport utility vehicle on the Trans-Canada Highway near the Trickle Inn on Sunday, Feb. 1.

Mary Gould reports that six fatal accidents occurred on the Trans-Canada in the Tappen area in the past decade – two in 2004 and one every year from 2007 to 2010. There were no fatalities in the stretch between Pierre’s Point Road and Sunnybrae-Canoe Point Road between 2011

and 2013, which is the most recent data available. But the number of accidents is much higher. ICBC reported 34 crashes in the section of the highway between Tappen Valley Road and Sunnybrae Canoe Point Road between 2009 and 2013, with a total of 21 of those resulting in injuries to one or more people. At a Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure forum held

Salmon featured on bridge By Martha Wickett

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with the Pacific Salmon Foundation. Fitt explained that Wild visited the Adams River salmon run and was moved by it – and wanted to bring it to a wider audience. Although a six-minute video on the run she produced through the National Film Board, which includes the voice of respected elder Mary Thomas, can be found on the Internet, this project is of a much larger scope. The brochure explains the multi-projector spectacle will convert the underside of the bridge into a canvas that can be viewed by an estimated 4,000 people at once. The show is expected to unfold in July, August and September of 2017, with its continuance dependent on funding. Council members

saw a brief preview in council chambers – and responded with much enthusiasm. And what they saw used just one projector, while the spectacle beneath the bridge will involve six. “Wow, I had goose bumps. That’s fantastic,” Coun. Louise Wallace Richmond remarked. Others were equally complimentary. Fitt requested a letter of support from council, one she said Canada Wild Productions will use to seek funds from other agencies. She said a meeting was held in early January to discuss local opportunities regarding the project. “I think the project really speaks for itself. We’re quite excited about the uniqueness of this and the opportunity it holds for our region.”

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Interest charge on park deferral By Barb Brouwer

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A new policy will tighten up parkland dedication deferral at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District. Directors voted unanimously to adopt Policy F-16 and include it in the regional district’s policy manual to level the playing field for developers and ensure CSRD does not lose out on investment income. Jodi Kooistra, the regional district’s manager of Financial Services, says legislation requires that when developers have a subdivision of more than four lots, they must provide parkland or cash in lieu. “CSRD works with the developer to see if there is suitable parkland and, if there is not, they must pay five per cent of the appraised value of the total property,” says Kooistra. That money is deposited into a parkland acquisition reserve fund that can only be used for purchasing parkland. So, when a developer defers, usually citing financial hardship, and promises to pay down the road when the properties in question sell, they get the benefit of not having to pay up front while the regional district loses the interest. As well, Kooistra told directors at the January board meeting that each application for a deferral agreement takes a sig-

nificant amount of staff time and resources. Kooistra says it’s not fair to the developers who hand over their cash right away, while others hang onto their funds without penalty. With more and more developers going to the board to ask for deferral, Kooistra worked with staff in Development Services and Parks to create a policy that will charge interest on deferred cash-in-lieu payments for as long as they remain outstanding. So, a developer who defers for say, $50,000 for three years, will have to pay the amount owing plus three years worth of interest. The fee for a deferral application is consistent with the development variance permit application fee, and the interest is the same as currently exists in CSRD’s subdivision servicing bylaw. On another matter, Kooistra says members of the public are allowed to attend CSRD budget meetings as advised by a notice posted on the regional district’s website and bulletin board. No member of the public showed up at the Jan. 29 day-long budget considerations and Kooistra reminds people of the next budget meeting on Friday, Feb. 20. “A the end of the workshop, we will be doing public consultation,” she says.

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Diversification key to future growth To be a player in the oil game, it appears wise to either hedge one’s bets or not play at all. If Canada was getting too big for its big-oil britches, Saudi Arabia took care of that, proving who truly holds all the cards in the global oil market. Despite a recent bump, oil prices are expected to stay low until summer when demand picks up. Perhaps by then the energy sector in North America will return to what it was and Canadians can resume their patriotic duty of paying exorbitant prices at the gas pump. One lesson, or reminder, picked up locally from this slump is the importance of diversification. While there’s clearly big money to be earned supporting the oil sector, in the end, the industry is like any other – potentially unstable and, ultimately, out of our control. The federal and B.C. governments have invested a lot of effort and tax dollars into supporting oil and gas extraction as though they’re the only thing keeping the nation afloat. Oh, wait, maybe they are. And that’s our fault. And now we’re seeing the apparent risk of this. We’ve all heard stories about the economic prospects of a “green economy” and how new jobs could be created, building and supporting cleaner energy options and related infrastructure. However, there still appears to be little appetite to make that shift. Incidentally, it was recently reported the Canadian wind-energy sector experienced a record-breaking year in 2014, with capacity to power up to three million homes annually. And we’re not talking about a lot of wind farms here. It’s unlikely the wind industry will supplant the oil industry as an energy resource or mass provider of employment. The point is, it is folly to rely entirely on oil. Investing more in alternatives would help further diversification and establish greater energy independence. The nation could stand to gain from both.

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OPINION

Government between rock and hard place

In last week’s column, I discussed some of the facts regarding the B.C. government’s planned cull of 184 grey wolves from the South Selkirk Mountains and South Peace region. On one hand, you have the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations which says the cull is needed in order to protect dwindling herds of mountain caribou in both of these areas. A ministry statement, dated Jan. 15, 2015 says, “the evidence points to wolves being the leading cause of caribou mortality” in these areas. It also says that while “other caribou recovery efforts, including habitat protection and restoration, are already in place… if we wait for these measures to have an impact it will be too late.” On the other hand, you have a fair number of critics who have been quick to say the government’s plan is illconceived, unscientific and shortsighted, not to mention simplistic, cruel and politically motivated. Critics of the cull point to habitat degradation, fragmentation

THE GREAT OUTDOORS James Murray and loss as being the major contributing factors in the decline of caribou numbers. They also say that wolf culls carried out in the past have done little to stabilize caribou populations. In spite of mounting criticism, the government appears to be standing by its commitment to carry out the planned cull of 184 wolves by shooting them from a helicopter. While some critics see the wolf as being a scapegoat for the government’s lack of foresight when it comes to habitat protection, others view the cull as being simply cruel and barbaric. They point out wolves are highly intelligent creatures with

complex social structures not unlike humans. Then there are those who suggest these particular herds of caribou are doomed anyway you look at it, and say that right or wrong, the wolf cull is little more than an exercise in futility. There is one other way of looking at the wolf cull. According to the government’s own estimates, the cull will cost somewhere in the neighbourhood of $575,000. That works out to about $3,125 per wolf. Not an insignificant amount of money. I cannot help but feel all that money might be better spent on formulating a long-term plan to protect all the animals, including at-risk species such as the mountain caribou, which have been adversely effected by man’s incursion into their natural habitat. And then there’s those creatures that will be affected by such things as proposed oil and gas pipelines in the north, or hydro-electric dams such as the one the province just agreed to on the Peace River. Granted, the dam site is

not in the South Peace region where the wolf cull will take place, but you get my drift. Where is the incentive for this or any other government to create and implement long-term wildlife protection policies and establish protected habitat areas when there is a distinct possibility there will be mineral extraction, development and/or oil and gas pipelines running through the same areas? All we know for sure is the provincial government is willing to destroy 184 grey wolves in order to buy a little more time for two herds of mountain caribou that exist on the edge of oblivion. In this instance, the province does indeed appear to be caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place. The problem is the government has created the hard place – not just for themselves but for all the wildlife in the province -– by not having a proper wildlife protection policy. More than ever before, we really do need a proper, realistic, long-term wildlife protection policy in this province.

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The parents of Silver Creek Elementary are hoping to turn their school into a public Montessoribased school of choice starting in the upcoming 2015/16 year.

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MP avoids economic issues

Politics: Candidate wonders about federal budget. Colin Mayes’ column (Shuswap Market News Jan. 30: “Zero tolerance for barbaric practices”) shows how out of touch the Harper Conservative government is with ordinary Canadians. Grim news on the economy: a precipitous drop in the Canadian dollar (22 per cent in 2 months); oil trading at $45 per barrel; federal

and provincial government revenues plummeting (17 per cent decline in Alberta); jobs lost and contracts cancelled locally due to downsizing in the oil patch (1,000 jobs at Suncor). Mr. Harper could be telling us how the Conservatives intend to deal with the economic crisis. That’s what Premier Jim Prentice is

doing for Albertans. Instead, the federal budget has been postponed to “sometime in April,” after the fiscal year end. This is akin to heading off on a hike without looking at the map. Instead, the Conservatives are concerned about “foreign cultural values that will not be accepted as Canadian values.” Apparently,

there is a plan for preelection messaging but no plan for the economy. Mr. Mayes and the North Okanagan Shuswap deserve better communiqués from the PMO. Time for a change in Ottawa. Cindy Derkaz, Liberal candidate, Okanagan-Shuswap

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Other reports refute child poverty claim Recent data published by the Conference Board of Canada states more than 15 per cent of children in Canada are living in families whose income is below the poverty line and that this percentage has been increasing since the mid-1990s. According to OECD data cited by the Conference Board, Canada ranks 15th among 17 peer countries. This data appears to

refute Colin Mayes’ claims that the Conservative government’s economic policies have addressed child poverty in Canada. Like all Conservative government claims, it is difficult to determine fact from political spin. Canada’s record in addressing child poverty during the past 20 years is unacceptable, and the present Conservative government’s approach to micromanaging tax

benefits for selected groups will not address the issue. Given how the Conference Board relates child poverty to family income, it is crucial to increase the financial well-being of Canada’s middle- and lower-income families through meaningful macro-economic policy, precisely the focus of the Liberal Party of Canada. This upcoming election will be critical for Canada’s future and,

So long for now, John Baird Apparently John Baird, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, is getting out while the getting is good. In spite of what he may say to the contrary, Baird has probably decided to put his political aspirations on hold until the current

prime minister, Stephen Harper is forced – by the electorate or by the Conservative party – to relinquish his tenacious and divisive grip on power. No doubt, John Baird would revel in a job where his accomplishments are openly

acknowledged and appreciated. Nothing is more tiresome than working for a bullyboy boss who takes no responsibility for mistakes but quickly lays claim to other people’s successes. Lloyd Atkins

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portant meetings held partners for their com- quite easy to do, they each year, as budget ments. Once the gover- like being able to reapprovals determine nance model is sorted cycle new items such staff activities and pri- out, the plan is to then as Styrofoam, aeroorities for the upcom- review and approve the sol containers, plastic ing year, as well as new five-year budget. bags, and disposable your local government There will be sev- drink cups. In addition, taxes. eral meetings of the they feel good about 2. Sorrento/Blind Shuswap Watershed minimizing the impact Bay sewers – At the Council steering com- of their solid waste January board meet- mittee over the next on the environment. ing, approval was giv- few months to discuss As seasonal residents en to release gas tax these pivotal docu- return home we will funds to cover likely need to costs of adcontinue our ditional drillefforts to edu“the single item that columbia ing required cate and inshuswap regional District staff to evaluate form the pubspend the most time on in any the suitability lic. This will given year is the budget... the of a property be a primary board reviewed the budget on for a rapid inrole for the Jan. 29 and will continue on filtration site. onsite staff at Feb. 20.” Should this each depot. site prove to be If you would appropriate, a service ments which will set like to suggest topics area plan with prelimi- the course of the coun- for future articles, or nary costing will likely cil for years to come. participate in our combe the next step. 4. Area C Parks munity advisory panel This new plan, once Plan – Following an surveys, please contact approved, would re- extensive public con- me at pdemenok@ place the plan current- sultation process, a csrd.bc.ca. ly posted on the CSRD preliminary discussion website. document has been -Paul Demenok is 3. Shuswap Water- prepared and circulat- the Area C director for shed Council – Our ed for comments. the Columbia Shuswap consultant has proA final parks plan Regional District. vided the CSRD board will be developed in with her report and the weeks to come. Editor’s Note: Memrecommendations con5. New Recycling bers of the public are cerning governance, Program – We’re still welcome to attend the legal authority, organi- in the early days of this Feb. 20 budget workzational structure and program, but so far, shop to be held in the funding model. the feedback has been boardroom of CSRD’s At the last board quite positive. Salmon Arm office. A meeting, the decision People are reporting public consultation was made to refer this the sorting required is session will follow. report to all program

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A Carlin Coffeehouse takes place Saturday, Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $3 and offers two hours of live, acoustic music presented by a wide variety of local musicians. Delicious snacks served at intermission. Doors open at 7. River of Life Community Church hosts a Family Day Carnival from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9 at Shuswap Lake Estates, featuring bouncy toys, 50-cent carnival games and a concession. This is a fundraising event for the church’s Mexico missions. For more information, call 250-675-3943 or send an email to dsreut@ telus.net. Carlin Middle School is holding a Goods For Goats Valentine’s Silent Bake Auction Fundraiser to buy goats for families in subsistence villages, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 at the Mall at Piccadilly in Salmon Arm. This is a chance to get delicious desserts for your loved ones just in time for Valentines Day. Goods must be picked up by 5:30 p.m. White Lake New Horizon’s Club will be holding their first of the month Pot-Luck & Social on Thursday Feb. 12 at White Lake Community Hall, 3617 Parri Rd. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner is at 6. Everyone 50-plus is welcome. For information, call Lester at 250-835-0077. River of Life Community Church hosts Hasta la Pasta, a fundraiser for their Mexico missions, at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 at Shuswap Lake Estates, with full pasta dinner with dessert and entertainment. Admission is by donation. RSVP to dsreut@telus.net or Sandi at 250-675-3943. Beginner and intermediate bluegrass lessons are available at Carlin Hall for $3 per session. Call 250-835-2322 for more information.

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Looking at Shuswap roots R.J. Haney Heritage Village & Museum and the Mall at Piccadilly celebrate “Main Street: At the Heart of The Community,” from Feb. 16 to 21. The Heritage Week celebration at the mall starts Monday, Feb. 16 with pioneer displays and demonstrations by the village, City of Salmon Arm Heritage Commission and many others throughout the Mall at Piccadilly. This major fundraiser for the village and museum has more than 100 items that have been donated by local businesses and individuals for a silent auction from Feb. 19 to 3 p.m. Feb. 21. Independent appraiser Peter Blundell will appraise household curiosities and art items for $14 per item from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Feb. 20 and 21. Start Family Day on Feb. 21 with a pioneer breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at Jane’s Place. Take the kids to the gold panning sluice at the

mall and pan for Haney gold. Enjoy the kid’s craft table and more. Organizers are “calling all pies” for the 19th annual Best of the Shuswap Pie Baking Contest. Judged by appearance, authenticity, texture and taste, the apple, fruit or berry pies must be made from scratch. Pies can be dropped off Feb. 21 from 10 to 11 a.m. in the mall’s centre court. For official pie contest rules, call the village at 250-832-5243 or email info@salmonarmmuseum.org. The Best of the Shuswap Pie Auction will begin at noon featuring pies baked and donated by winning-pie contestants from past years and celebrities. After the judging, slices of the pies may be purchased for $2.50 each. Proceeds from the pie auction go toward projects and educational programs at Haney.

Celebrate magic of music and chocolate Humankind’s love affair with chocolate stretches across millennia. It has become the perfect all-occasion gift and the subject of much celebration – especially at Salmon Arm’s annual Death by Chocolate, which takes place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Seniors Fifth Avenue Activity Centre. The dessert extrava-

ganza is a fundraiser organized by a committee that makes local performances by the Kamloops Symphony possible. Joyce Henderson, Cilla Budda, Lynne Wickett, Jeannetta Zorn and Erika Allwood fundraise to pay for the symphony’s transportation to Salmon Arm and give the performers a meal. Death by Chocolate is an evening of roman-

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out, fast food places are the only choices available in the middle of the night. The good news is that there are strategies to improve sleeping and encourage weight loss. • Limit caffeine five hours before planned sleep time. Switch to water, decaffeinated drinks or herbal teas. • Try keep a fixed time you sleep on both days on and days off (like 9 to 11 a.m.). This will help your internal clock keep some routine. • Eat your main meal before work. If you work afternoons, this could be your noon meal. If you work nights, try eating at

6 p.m. Eating large meals in the night can cause heartburn, gas or constipation. • Try keep a similar eating pattern on both days on and days off. If possible, keep the timing of your main meal the same. • Limit or avoid alcohol before sleep. While it may make you feel relaxed, alcohol decreases the quality of your sleep. • Bring healthy snacks to work; for example, crunchy fruit and veggies may help you stay awake, and avoid fast foods. • Stay well-hydrated. Bring a water bottle to work. • In your time off work, try to find

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Colin Mayes Over the past few years I have received emails regarding benefits refugees receive at a cost to taxpayers. Moreover, that those benefits have been more generous than those provided to Canadians, especially, seniors. In the past, it took close to two years to process a refugee claim. Taxpayers were providing health and dental care as well as social assistance for the two years at a cost of $50,000 per refugee. The former minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Jason Kenney, streamlined the application process so that a refugee would receive

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n Three-time Olympic gold medal winner Jennifer Botterill takes a question during a presentation on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at Hillcrest Elementary. The former Team Canada women’s hockey team forward shared her insight on the importance of leadership, teamwork, perseverance and commitment, qualities she learned through her Olympic career.

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Beach foreshore to be restored Project: Improvement of habitat for salmon. By Barb Brouwer

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Shuswap Lake salmonid will have improved habitat, thanks to a partnership between the Little Shuswap Indian Band and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. With $18,000 in funding provided by the BC Conservation Foundation through the federal Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program, 25 linear metres of the Shuswap Lake foreshore at Silvery Beach are being restored. But like an iceberg, a larger problem is hidden beneath the waves. On-shore, an abandoned house, chunks of concrete and an estimated 200 tires are being removed from Silvery Beach, which is located beside the Trans-Canada Highway just west of the Squilax-Anglemont turn-off. Sean Bennett, a senior restoration biolo-

gist with Fisheries and Oceans, says many years ago, a breakwater was built in the lake and other tires were used to shore up the beach. “We’ve partnered with the band to remove the tires and concrete and tear down the house,” Bennett says of work that began Monday, Jan. 26. “We will re-slope the bank, make it a more natural slope and plant willows and cottonwoods.” Bennett says the tires and concrete are on the foreshore where the lake floods every year during freshet, an area frequented by adult sockeye and juvenile fish of all types. “We estimate there’s a few hundred tires in the bank and a few thousand in the lake itself,” said Bennett. “We have to figure that out. There could be a few thousand, or there could be 20,000; we don’t know for sure.” In order to gauge the size of the problem,

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n As well as a project at Silvery Beach, the Little Shuswap Indian Band and Fisheries and Oceans Canada have been working to prevent further degradation of the bank of Scotch Creek beside Squilax-Anglemont Road. Bennett says funding will have to be found to carry out an underwater investigation followed by removal. Little Shuswap Indian Band fisheries manager Aaron Arnouse says the Silvery Beach project is one the band has long wanted to fix. The abandoned house is owned by a band member, whose approval was sought for the demolition. Arnouse was working with Fisheries on

another area of concern on Scotch Creek when he was asked to partner in the Silvery Beach clean-up. “Scotch Creek changes its flow every year with the high water,” he said of the river that flows alongside the Squilax-Anglemont Road. “And there’s one part where the bank started to fall into the creek.” Rock is already beSee Buried on pg. 24

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Playoffs on horizon for second-place Heat By Scott Koch CONTRIBUTOR

With the month of January behind us, the Chase Heat have five games left in their KIJHL regular season schedule. After losing to the Kamloops Storm 5-0 on Saturday the 30th, they sit second in the Doug Birks standings. Kamloops has a sixpoint lead in first and three games in hand. Chasing the Heat are the Sicamous Eagles (-2), 100 Mile Wranglers (-5) and Revelstoke Grizzlies (-11). Other than the Kamloops total team snooze festival, the Heat have been hot in their last 10 with seven wins, two losses and an overtime loss. The Heat went into

the last weekend having come off a 4-3 home-ice win over their closest rival the Eagles. Tied in the standings, this victory provided a small gap between the two. Nic Bruyere got his first start between the pipes since Dec. 4 and provided excellent support, stopping 33 of 36. Bruyere’s broken digit is all healed up and he now gives the team a superb trio between the pipes entering the playoffs. Kaleb Boyle in the first on the power play got his team on the board, assisted by Cody Hodges and Trevor Okino. In the second, the Heat got two: Hayden Orton from Alex Durbeniuk and Zach-

ary Fournier and then Kolten Moore on the power play from Travis Beaubien and Boyle. In the third, Spencer Farstad scored the game winner from Travis Churchill. Balanced scoring from throughout the lineup as the first playoff round starts Feb. 20. Ice Chips: Next up the Nelson Leafs in Chase on Friday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. The boys then travel to 100 Mile House for a Saturday night road tilt. Family Day the 9th finds us back in the big city of Kamloops for a 5 p.m. start. Logan Mostat, Mitchell Walters, Spencer Farstad and Nic Bruyere have all returned to the lineup

What’s on in Chase Chase and District Fish & Game Banquet, Saturday, Feb. 7 at 5:30 p.m., Adams Lake Indian Band Recreation & Conference Centre. Tickets available at Naramata Video, 250-679-3332. Family Day Carnival, Monday, Feb. 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Shuswap Lake Estates, 50-cent carnival games, bouncy tent, facepainting, concession. Hosted by River of Life Community Church as a fundraiser for Mexico Missions. Contact: dsreut@telus. net, or Sandi at 250675-3943 Hasta la Pasta, Friday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. at Shuswap Lake Estates. Full pasta dinner with dessert and entertainment. Admission by donation. Fundraising event for River of

Life Mexico Missions. RSVP to dsreut@telus. net, or Sandi at 250675-3943. Chase Royal Canadian Legion, Variety Club Telethon Mixed Triples Dart Tournament, 12:30 to 12:45 p.m. Toe the line $5 per person plus a new wrapped gift for auction. All auction proceeds to Variety. If you don’t wish to play darts, feel free to donate or come bid on a gift. Sign up your team at the legion. For more information, call Val at 250679-8527. An indoor community garage sale will be held at the Chase Community Hall on Saturday, Feb. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hot dogs for sale by Chase Dry Grad committee. Tables available for $15; email athottalie@

gmail.comor, or phone 778-257-9989. Chase Excellence Program, Saturday, Feb. 28, Pasta Dinner 5 to 6:30 p.m., adults $10, children 10 and under, $5; banner presentation 7 p.m.; silent auction and live apron auction to follow, Chase Community Hall, tickets available from candidates, royalty, People’s Food & Drugs, Safety Mart Foods and at the door. Pig and Whistle, Britain or Bust on Thursday, March 5 at Lakeview Community Centre, 7703 SquilaxAnglemont Rd., Anglemont. Tickets at SuperValu, Scotch Creek, Ross Creek Store, Magna Bay, online at www. lakeviewcoummunity centresociety.com or call Lorrie at 250-9550835.

Buried tires to be removed Continued from pg. 23 ing dropped near the site so four channels can be built to divert the creek, and rip rap will be placed to stabilize the bank. Arnouse says the

work is being completed with Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure approval and several funding sources, including Fisheries and Oceans and the Swecepemc Fisheries Commission. Back at Silvery

Beach, Arnouse says the tires could be anywhere from 10 to 60 feet below the surface and the initial clean-up now underway is the first of three phases. Phases two and three are still in the planning stage, he adds.

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n Chase Heat #16 Kaleb Boyle celebrates with teammates #7 Trevor Okino and #19 Cody Hodges after adding another power-play goal to his growing record. The Chase Heat beat the Sicamous Eagles by a final score of 4-3. from injuries, while Braden Hughes and Wesley Matsuda are

both hampered by lower body woes and Eric Austin is close to re-

turning from a serious upper body injury. The players have

thoroughly enjoyed the large fan support that has come out recently.

Chamber executive to be set Feb. 16 The Chase & District Chamber of Commerce board members for 2015 are in place. Elected are: Tracy Holloway, Linda Kynoch, Carmen Miller, Joan Anderson, Tristan Cavers, Darlene Trowsse, Donna

Smith-Bradley, Brock Endean and Barbara Maher On Feb. 16, a new executive will be elected from this group of volunteers. Chamber manager is Elena Markin who can be reached at 250-679-8432.

“We are all eager to begin focusing on how we can enhance and support our business community, which in the end creates a ‘successful’ community,” remarked Markin in a post to members.

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Globe moves into ‘peak everything’ GLOBAL VIEWS Gwynne Dyer Peak oil is so last year. Now we can worry about peak everything: peak food, peak soil, peak fertilizer, even peak bees. Let’s start small. We depend on bees to pollinate plants that account for about one-third of the world’s food supply, but since 2006 bee colonies in the United States have been dying off at an unprecedented rate. More recently the same “colony collapse disorder” has appeared in China, Egypt and Japan. Many suspect that the main cause is a widely used type of pesticides called neonicotinoids, but the evidence is not yet conclusive. The fact remains that one-third of the American bee population has disappeared in the past decade. If the losses spread and deepen, we may face serious food shortages. Then there’s peak fertilizer, or more precisely peak phosphate rock. Phosphorus is a critical ingredient of fertilizer, and it is the eightfold increase in the use of fertilizers that has enabled us to triple food production worldwide from about the same area of land in the past 60 years. As with peak oil, the really important date is not when there are no economically viable phosphate rock reserves left, but when production starts to fall. Peak phosphate is currently no more than 40 years away – or much less, if fertilizer use continues to grow. After that, it’s back to organic fertilizers, which mainly means the urine and feces of 10 or 12 billion human beings and their domesticated animals.

Good luck with that. Peak soil is a trickier notion, but it derives from the more concrete concept that we are “mining” the soil: degrading and exhausting it by growing singlecrop “monocultures,” using too much fertilizer and irrigating too enthusiastically, all in the name of higher crop yields. “We know far more about the amount of oil there is globally and how long those stocks will last than we know about how much soil there is,” said John Crawford, director of the Sustainable Systems Program in Rothamsted Research in England. “Under business as usual, the current soils that are in agricultural production will yield about 30 percent less... by around 2050.” The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that 25 percent of the world’s soils that are currently under cultivation are severely degraded, and another eight percent moderately degraded. (Even “moderately degraded” soil has lost half its capacity to store water.) And the only way to access new, undamaged soil is to deforest the rest of the planet. All of which brings

us to the issue of peak food. And here the concept of “peak” undergoes a subtle modification, because it no longer means “maximum production, after which yields start to fall.” It just means “the point at which the growth in production stops accelerating;” it’s the peak rate of growth, not actual peak production. But even that is quite ominous, if you think about it. During the latter part of the 20th century, food production grew at around 3.5 percent per year, comfortably ahead of population growth, but the dramatic rise in crop yields was due to new inputs of fertilizers and pesticides, much more irrigation, and new “green revolution” crop varieties. Now those one-time improvements have largely run their course and global food production is rising at only 1.5 percent a year. Population growth has slowed too, so we’re still more or less keeping up with demand, but there are signs that food production in many areas is running up against what researchers at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln in a report last year called “a biophysical yield

ceiling for the crop in question.” Production of the food in question stops rising, then may even fall – and extra investment often doesn’t help. The “peak” in this context is an early warning that there will eventually be a complete cessation of growth, possibly followed by an absolute decline. Peak maize happened in 1985, peak rice and wild fish in 1988, peak dairy in 1989, peak eggs in 1993, and peak meat in 1996. (The numbers come from a recent report by scientists at Yale, Michigan State University and the Helmholtz Centre in Germany in the journal Ecology and Society) More recent peaks were vegetables in 2000, milk and wheat in 2004, poultry in 2006 and soya bean in 2009. Indeed, 16 of the 21 foods examined in the Ecology and Society report have already peaked, and production levels have actually flattened out for key regions amounting to 33 percent of global rice and 27 percent of global wheat production. So we are already in trouble, and it will get worse even before climate change gets bad. There are still some

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Assessing the impact of increasing inequality SHUSWAP PASSION Jim Cooperman Recently, our local CBC Radio West provided coverage of the new Oxfam report on income inequality that the 85 richest are nearly as wealthy as the poorest half of the world, by interviewing two professors whose commentaries were anything but helpful. One, an obvious apologist for the wealthy, claimed inequality was a result of higher share prices for some companies like those that make cell phones and thus was not a big deal. The other professor claimed that while inequality was real, the poor are

doing better. Listening to these so-called experts was so irritating it prompted me to do some research and write this column. As one can find few examples of extreme wealth in the Shuswap, other than the few ostentatious vacation homes on the lakeshores, it is necessary to examine the antithesis of wealth, which is poverty. Many of the same factors that allow the wealthy to amass yet more wealth, also contribute to fostering greater poverty. Chief among these are government policies that direct tax dollars into corporate subsidies instead of social programs, minimize assistance to the poor and create a tax structure that is steadily becoming less progressive as user fees increase and the taxes paid by the corporations and the wealthy

decrease. The most obvious way to gauge the level of poverty in the Shuswap is to look at the food banks. For context, it is important to understand that the first food bank in Canada was not established until 1981, a direct result of the recession then and the resulting government cutbacks which put the pressure of aiding the poor upon local community organizations. In B.C., the numbers of people using food banks has increased by 24.7 per cent since 2008, and nearly 30.8 per cent are children. In Salmon Arm the primary food bank is run by the Salvation Army and is open five days a week. Its manager, David Byers, reports the need for dietary help has doubled in the last four years. To provide a perspective of the factors behind the increase, David keeps track of

who is requiring help. The largest group, 58 per cent, is either on income assistance or receives disability payments. The next largest group, which has been on the increase, is the 16 percent who are underemployed, meaning they work for minimum wage and often simply part-time. The other groups are split between those on fixed incomes, those who are self-employed and those that receive other types of government assistance. Salmon Arm’s other food bank, Second Harvest, is managed by a group of churches through Neighbourlink Shuswap. When they began in 2001 there were about 130 people per week receiving help. Now the number is fairly steady at 200 per week, and more than half receive disability assistance. Volunteer Diana Mangold blames this need for dietary help on the high

price of living here, especially the lack of affordable housing. She adds the government denying assistance to those who are trying to eke out a living by finding ‘some’ work exacerbates the problems. Adding to the woes is the observation that

“In B.C. the numbers of people using food banks has increased by 24.7 per cent since 2008, and nearly 30.8 per cent are children.”

wealthy neighbourhoods are less generous than the poorer ones for making donations, because she believes that well-off people cannot relate to the issues of need. Shuswap Family Resource Centre execu-

tive director Patricia Thurston reports that food security is high on their list of concerns in their efforts to provide help for approximately 12,000 people throughout the region. In just one year, the number of people requiring assistance increased by 11 per cent. They are only able to provide food boxes for one quarter of the people that arrive daily in need of food, and some have been directed to their office by the B.C. government ministries that are supposed to be there to help. Another indicator of poverty in the Shuswap is the effort made in local schools to provide dietary assistance for children who arrive hungry. Most of the schools in the district run a breakfast program that at the minimum includes granola, fruit and yogurt thanks in part to funding provided by the Rotary

Club. Some schools also provide a lunch program. The number of students in each school requiring help varies day by day from 5 to 25 and, in some cases, could be a result of parents too busy or too rushed to provide breakfast. Over the last five years, the need has increased and as the Director of Student Services Morag Asquith explained, the priorities have shifted from math, reading and writing to wellness and healthy food and lifestyles.

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I’m sure they didn’t know what hit them. At the Eastern Canadian Championships on the weekend at the Nakkertok Ski Club in Ottawa, Larch Hills racers garnered a great number of podium finishes and in many races had a considerable number in the top 10. In the Midget Girls race on Saturday, Larch Hills had four of the top six finishing positions. With competitors from all across Canada – Hollyburn to Whitehorse to Blow Me Down in Newfoundland – the field in these races was over 45 racers deep. I can just hear some

TRAIL TALES Marcia Beckner saying, “Where is Larch Hills?” Great showing by these 16 Larch Hills Junior Racers back in Ottawa, completing their exchange with the kids from Nakkertok who came to Salmon Arm in December. A couple of weeks ago, I came into the

chalet to change my boots and there was a lively group of folks sitting at one of the tables having lunch – and speaking in a variety of accents. Turns out this was a group of 10 first-time skiers from different parts of the world (see photo page 34): Chile, Ukraine, Sierra Leone, South Korea, Uzbekistan taking part in an Okanagan College program ESLSAP – English As a Second Language Settlement Assistance Program – helping new Canadians to improve their English skills and learn about Canada through participation in English

Practice Groups and field trips. This was one of their field trips. After all, being Canadian – especially in Salmon Arm – means snow and its enjoyment. Co-ordinator Olia Bullen reports the group was very impressed with this outing and that it was a great team-building experience. In talking to a number of them I can tell they will be back! Wonderful to know there is this free program in Salmon Arm through the College. I’ve had the most terrific staycation this past two weeks.

With Vic Emery visiting us and wanting to train up for his 10th crack at the Norwegian Birkebeiner in midMarch – as one of more than 80 competitors in the 80-89 age category – we have been skiing up a storm in the Larch Hills. We’ve skied 14 of 15 days, with a rest day halfway. Never ran out of set track, covering most of the Larch Hills trails both directions. Took a wonderful backcountry trip with the Geezers up to Cec’s Cabin and over a number of the bogs on the Bog Route before heading down Greenway – magical

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experience with powder snow, cozy trail with trees laden with snow. As the snow and trail conditions became more challenging with the warmish weather we turned to skating and had a superb day on the South Loop where the Ginzu groomer had done its magic. Sentinel was beautiful with its coating of hoar frost. Can’t beat Larch Hills for such variety of experiences! The Pirate Loppet is unique among ski events. Vic had never seen anything like it. Kids, parents, teachers, volunteers all dressed up as pirates for a wonderful day of celebrat-

ing being a kid on skis. After hobnobbing with various pirates milling about the chalet area, we skied up to Reino’s Run and positioned ourselves there to cheer on the kids on their five-km route. What a colourful scene! For some it was an easy, fast ski. For others, it was a slow ski. But for all it was fun. A banner at the chalet read, “Shuswap Lady Striders: Over 5,000 hot dogs served to Pirate skiers over the years!” Those hot dogs plus the numerous draw prizes capped a wonderful day for the 400plus kids.

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Eagle Valley Pharmacy I.D.A Eagle Valley Pharmacy supplies Sicamous and area with health beauty and cosmetic products, Womens clothing, home healthcare, giftware, greeting cards, books & magazines, we also have an ATM & Kodak Digital Print Centre. Our flower shop offers a variety of florist options. The Eagle Valley Pharmacy currently employs 15 people and is a proud supporter of the Sicamous Eagles Hockey Team. Our slogan is “Best prices, best service, biggest smiles!” Visit us at 317 Main Street Sicamous or check out our facebook page.

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Womens Clothing Boutique Kodak Digital Print Centre Toys,Games and Puzzels Home Healthcare Products. Check us out on Facebook

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In loving memory of Herb Hair July 4th 1929 to Feb 7 2014. Time changes nothing. We still miss the sound of your voice, the wisdom, the story of your life and being together. We miss you as much as the day you passed. Love Bertha , Darla, Joanne and extended family.

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In memory of Donald Ross (Ratso) Sanders Our hearts still ache in sadness & secret tears still ﬂow. What it means to lose you, no one will ever know. Your wife Gisele & Family

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RICHARD SZAFRANSKI Dec. 9, 1923 - Jan. 25, 2015 It is with sadness we announce the passing of Richard Szafranski on January 25, 2015. He was a loving husband to Audrey; stepfather to 9 children, Susan (Henri), Brad (Marna), Scott, Ronni (Randy), Jayne-Anne, Jeff (Barb), Missy (James), Robert, Audra (Sheldon); 25 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Dick loved his sports, which included golfing and bowling with his wife. With respect to his wishes, no service will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Richard can be made to Salmon Arm Stroke Recovery Support Group, 1341 – 20 St. SW, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E IT4. Online condolences can be sent through Richard’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.

STONE, STONE, CHARLES CHARLES (CHUCK/CHARLIE) (CHUCK/CHARLIE) HERBERT POWELL POWELL HERBERT Born in Vermilion, AB on July July 11, 11, 1936 1936 and and on raised in Edmonton raised in Edmonton as the oldest of four as the oldest of four children. Charlie and children. Charlie and Doreen (nee Roeder) married in(nee June, Roeder) 1956 at Doreen Galahad,inAB. married June,Together, 1956 at they raised four children: Galahad, AB. Together, Janice, Donna, Bill and they Patty.raised four children: Janice, Donna, Bill took and Job opportunities the family to a variety of Patty. communities in Alberta Job opportunities took and British Columbia. Charlie took work seriously the family to a variety of and tried numerous ventures both as an employee communities in Alberta and as an entrepreneur. and British Columbia. work seriously Charlie had a short butCharlie valiant took fight against cancer passed away with his wife and by and tried numerous ventures both as daughters an employee his side onentrepreneur. January 30, 2015. and as an Charlie was predeceased by son, Bill, in 1996. He Charlie had a short but valiant fight against cancer is survived by his wife, Doreen and their daughters and passed and families. away with his wife and daughters by his side onand January 30, 2015. Thanks appreciation go to his medical team (Dr. Levins and Dr. McLellan) well asinthe nurses Charlie was predeceased byas son, Bill, 1996. He and care aides who provided is survived by his wife, Doreenexcellent and theircare. daughters “There was a man who had a calf, and that’s half. and families. He took it from the stall, and tied it to the wall. Thanks appreciation go to his medical team That’s all! and Goodnight!” (Dr. Levins and Dr.entrusted McLellan)toas well as theFuneral nurses Arrangements Fischer’s Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon and care aides who provided excellent care. Arm (250) 833-1129. condolences “There was a manEmail who had a calf, and and that’sshare half. memories through Charlie’s obituary at www. He took it from the stall, and tied it to the wall. fischersfuneralservices.com. That’s all! Goodnight!” Arrangements entrusted to have Fischer’s Funeral When you something to Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm sell,condolences it pays to advertise (250) 833-1129. Email and share 171 Shuswapobituary Ave., memories through Charlie’s at www. & 250 832-2131 fischersfuneralservices.com.

Fischer’s Funeral Services wishes to express sympathy to the families which we served in January 2015… Raymond Duggan Jim Kuster Martyn Whitehead Brian Denton William J. Wilson Ken Foll Bessie Warriner John Clark Art Marcoux William Graham David Yule Blanche Albertson Carole Holman Martha Bergen

John Hill Marie Paquette Audrey McPherson Annie Ruller Henry Fenyvesi Wilbert Penrice Pidge Loftus Bernice Smallpiece Marlene Doyle Henry Bertrand Eleanor Babcock Patrick Blanchard Charles Stone

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DANSEREAU, BERNADETTE It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Bernadette Dansereau into the care of her Savior on Thursday, January 29, 2015. She died peacefully at her home in Sorrento, BC surrounded by her family. Bernadette was born on March 8, 2008 in Salmon Arm and was very much looking forward to her seventh birthday because she was going to have her first big birthday party with friends. She was extremely shy but sweet and was a ray of gentle sunshine wherever she went. She loved to dance ballet, play at the beach and make sandcastles with Daddy, play video games with Johanna, play everything with Catherine, rough house with her brothers, and bake with Mommy. She will be greatly missed by her loving parents, Marc and Patti; brother Paul (Christina) and niece Ruth from Revelstoke, brother Joseph and sisters Johanna, Catherine and Zoe all from Sorrento, grandparents, Andre and Suzanne Dansereau of Sorrento and Mary and Larry Scherr of Ottawa, numerous aunts, uncles, and 22 cousins. A prayer service will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Salmon Arm on Friday, February 6 at 7:00 pm followed by Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday morning at 10:00 am, with Father George LaGrange, OMI, the Celebrant. Interment will follow in Mount Ida Cemetery. Reception will be held in the hall at St. Joseph’s. If so desired, contributions in memory of Bernadette may be made to the Children’s Hospital in Vancouver or Canuck Place also in Vancouver. Online condolences may be sent through Bernadette’s obituary at www. bowersfuneralservice.com Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home, Salmon Arm.

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ELSIE IRENE TWEEDDALE PATERSON Elsie Irene Tweeddale Paterson passed away January 23, 2015 at the age of 96 years. A true pioneer of the Eagle Valley, Elsie was born on June 23, 1918, in a log house at Solsqua, B.C. Her parents, William and Elizabeth Hollett, immigrants from England, were some of the first settlers in the area. Our mother lived a full and active life in Salmon Arm for over 80 years. She became a Teacher’s Aid where she enjoyed working for the School District until her retirement at age 65. She was a devoted volunteer with many organizations, particularly the Canadian Cancer Society and the Parkinson Society, and truly believed in giving back to the community. Maintaining an active lifestyle, Elsie loved to dance, hike the Rockies, cross-country ski and travel the world. During her travels over four continents she met with members of her extended family and new friends that she made along the way. Australia was a favourite destination to visit with her eldest son, Lyle, and his family. Elsie was predeceased by her parents, her first husband E.A.C. (Gus) Tweeddale in 1969, her sister, Phyllis Thomas in 2004 and her son, Ned Tweeddale in 2005. Elsie is survived by her loving and dedicated family; husband Gavin Paterson, daughters Judy Birkhiem (Vic) of Salmon Arm, Mary Lougheed of Langley, Cathy Mitchell (Kevin) of Langley and son Lyle (Margaret) of Brisbane, Australia; grandchildren and great grandchildren. Also survived by Gavin’s children; Ralph (Joan) of California, Phillip (Tammy) of Calgary, Ken (Donna) of Salmon Arm, Elaine of Vernon and their children. Friends and family are invited to attend the celebration of life that will be held when the weather allows easier travel for the distant family. Public notice of the arrangements will be published in April. Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium for cremation with interment to follow in the family plot in Mt. Ida Cemetery. The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the staff at Piccadilly Terrace and Piccadilly Care Centre, her daughter Judy Birkhiem, dear friend Irene Rogers and Dr. Cindy Malinowski, for the wonderful care that our mother received. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Elsie may be made to Parkinson Society British Columbia, Attention: Susan Atkinson, 600 – 890 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6C 1J9 Online condolences may be sent to Elsie’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

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Here Today – Here Tomorrow There is no better way to create an everlasting tribute than by making a memorial donation to the Shuswap Community Foundation. Every tax receipted gift ensures that the name of your loved one will be remembered in perpetuity.

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Information SICAMOUS Medical Clinic regrets to announce the departure of Dr. Rosemary Kelsall from the Sicamous Medical Clinic practice effective March 1st 2015. This will be a great loss to the medical clinic as we have enjoyed a long professional relationship and she has provided much needed women’s health services to our local communities. Dr. Beech and staff wish her well on her new journey. The sicamous Medical Clinic wishes to reassure, that a replacement plan is already in place to provide continued care to Dr. Kelsall’s patients after she leaves. The provision of women’s health services will remain a high priority with this clinic and every effort is being made to ensure that these needs are met until a suitable replacement physician can be found. Thank you for your understanding. Sicamous Medical Clinic LOOKING for a weight loss program that actually works for good?!!! Call Kristin for more info 250-804-5573

Cards of Thanks JAMEE formerly of Sportsmans Barbershop wishes all of her clients a happy 2015. I look forward to seeing you in Canoe. 778-489-0131

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Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

We require 5 qualified Canadian Drivers Immediately. We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualified drivers for the Western Provinces. 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. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume and abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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.

A very grateful thank you to the gentleman who found my family ring, which I lost in Salmon Arm on Dec 8 and returned to me on Wed Jan 28. I don’t know where you found it, but I know it wasn’t the Sicamous thrift store. I really appreciate getting it back, as it was given to me by our children for our 25th anniversary. As the reward was not claimed which was offered in the lost and found, I’m donating it to the Salmon Arm S.P.C.A. Again, I say thank you Grace Kennedy

Sports & Recreation HUNTING Firearms Safety courses. C.O.R.E. & P.A.L. required for Hunting/Firearms Licences. Call Trevor Holmes at (250)832-4105 www.huntingandfirearms.com

Employment Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

HIGHWAY OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS Van Kam’s Group of Companies requires Highway linehaul Owner Operators based in our Kelowna terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain, driving experience/ training. We offer above average rates and an excellent employee beneﬁts package.

To join our team of professional drivers, email a detailed resume, current driver’s abstract & details of your truck to: careers@vankam.com Call 604-968-5488 Fax: 604-587-9889 Only those of interest will be contacted. Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

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Piccadilly Care Centre S AL M ON AR M , BC

Currently we are looking for a Dietitian for a 4 hour per week position or 8 hours every second week. • This position would assess all residents upon admission and annually, complete a documented in-depth nutritional assessment based on the residents needs, abilities and goals. • Perform swallowing assessments and makes recommendations on diet textures, feeding techniques and safety precautions. • Provide staff in-service education on nutrition related topics. (e.g. dysphagia, therapeutic diets). • Consults with the Food Services Manager in planning the menu and textured diets, and other dietary matters as they arise. Qualifications: • Must have a university degree in Food and Nutrition or related field of study. • Two (2) years recent related experience an asset. Please forward resume to: Charlotte Robertson, Administrator 821- 10th Ave. SW, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 1T2

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Community Health Nurse sought in Port Hardy, BC. Request job description or apply to marie.hunt@kwakiutl.bc.ca by Feb 22. Competitive salary offered. Tel. 250-949-6625 EXPERIENCED Care Worker for 2 day shifts per/wk, private home, Tappen area, nonsmoker, $18/hr. to start, (250)835-0145 ask for Gwen FABRICLAND Want to work in a busy, fun environment? Drop off your resume at the Salmon Arm Store. Must be able to work some weekends and have sewing experience.

LOCAL business is looking for an experienced Travel Consultant. Resumes by email ONLY: Jeh8085@hotmail.com

Vernon Service Company requires F/T Journeyman Plumber/Gasfitter. $36/hr. Call 250-549-4444 or email: pres@aslanservices.ca

SKYLINE TRUCKSTOP is now hiring a gas attendant & waitress. Email resume to skyline@jetstream.net or fax to 250-836-4950. SMALL ENG/SAW/OUTBOARD MECHANIC WANTED. Exp required. Wage/benefits negotiable. Send resume to crosback@telus.net

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Logging Administrator Canoe Forest Products Ltd. (part of the Gorman Group of Companies); located near Salmon Arm, BC has an immediate fulltime vacancy for a Logging Administrator to join our Canoe team. Reporting directly to the Controller, the Logging Administrator duties include contractor payments, accounts receivable, accounts payable, journal entries, month-end procedures, reconciliations, and various other accounting and administrative duties. Qualifications: • Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in accounts payable/receivable required • Exceptional time management skills for completion of tasks under tight deadlines • Full cycle accounting experience is considered an asset • Excel spreadsheet experience is required An understanding of the forest industry with experience in the Harvest Billing System in BC and SAP Business One accounting systems would also be an asset. Preference will be given to those applicants who have post secondary education in accounting from a recognized educational institute. This position offers a competitive wage rate with a full range of benefits for the successful applicant. If you possess the skills and qualifications for this position, please submit your resume with cover letter, by February 6, 2015 to: Human Resources Department Canoe Forest Products Ltd. Box 70 Canoe BC V0E 1K0 E: hr@canoefp.com F: 866-514-8773 www.canoefp.com Canoe Forest Products thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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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:

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Help Wanted

Program Coordinator Cross Country BC, the provincial sport organization for cross-country skiing in BC (located in Vernon) is seeking to fill the position of Program Coordinator. This position is responsible for a wide range of administrative duties pertaining to coaching and officials development.

For more information: http://www.crosscountrybc. ca/job-notice-ccbcprogram-coordinator-0

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NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED To distribute the Shuswap Market & Lakeshore News AREAS AVAILABLE SALMON ARM -Appleyard NE 54 papers -Auto Rd. 12 St. SE 69 pp -15 St./15 Ave SE 70 pp CHASE -Brook Dr./Leighton 95 pp -Whispering Pines/Okanagan Ave.74 pp -Cottonwood 87 pp SICAMOUS -Whitehead/Conn 50 pp Call Valerie 250-832-2131

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COPPER ISLAND PUB IN SORRENTO, B.C.

is hiring one fulltime permanent Food Service Supervisor. Location: #1277 Trans Canada Hwy, Sorrento, BC V0E 2W0 Education: Secondary School Education Experience: 1 to 2 years experience Good communication and leadership skills mandatory. Job Description: Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of staff who prepare, portion and serve food. Estimate and order ingredients and supplies required for meal preparation, establish methods to meet work schedules, maintain records of stock, sales and wastage. Train staff in job duties, and sanitation and safety proceedures, ensure that food and service meet quality control standards. Salary would be $12.50 per hour for 40 hours/week Please email your detailed resume to: copperislandpub@yahoo.ca or by mail to 1277 Trans Canada Hwy, Sorrento, BC V0E 2W0 Contact: Paramjit Chahal Tel: 250-675-2254

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**Shipping and Receiving Clerk** The Twin Anchors Houseboat Team is searching for a self-motivated, energetic individual to work in the shipping and receiving area of our operations. The successful candidate will have proven abilities in both mechanical and electrical fields, specifically relating to the marine industry. A minimum of three years experience with shipping and handling parts utilizing quality control systems is a requirement. Above average computer skills and programs knowledge is mandatory. Knowledge of the houseboat industry, Mercury and Volvo parts is necessary. Complete job description available upon request. The position requires a good communicator and proven abilities in customer service and is responsible to the procurement officer. Lifting is a component of this position due to the nature of the parts and supplies dealt with on a daily basis. This position is at our Sicamous operation, however does require the candidate to possess a valid driver’s license.Wages relative to experience and knowledge. Applicants email resumes to dont@twinanchors.com Or fax to 250-836-4824 Attention Human Resources Manager. Our website at: www.twinanchors.com, may provide more information to those interested. Only successful candidates will be contacted. Resumes must be received by midnight 27 Feb 2015.

$200 & Under BLACK & Decker convection counter top oven, $50., Double hide-a-bed, smoke & pet free, clean, both used very little $125. (250)832-2663

Firearms Canadian Firearms Safety Courses (PAL) Downstairs at Chase Legion Feb 21 & 22, 9am-5pm Cost $100 includes manual & exams Pre-registration required Call Ivan: (1-250)679-2758

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Pets Std POODLE pups, CKC, M/F, 16 wks, trained, all shots, health guar’t, exc. pedigree, $1800. Camaraderie Kennels, Victoria (250)381-0855

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HOOK Tender available for tree climbing on my days off or while fire rating is high (250)253-7702

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Misc. for Sale Accordian, Crucianelli, magicvox, 120 bass,black, electric pickups with sidearm switches, great condition $1500, Yamaha Bass amplifier extra cost 250-832-1522 MATCHING loveseat & chair $75. entertainment centre fits a 32”tv inside or 55”tv on top 52”h x 20”d x 59”w $150., chrome kitchen table w/4 chairs $125. 2 hand fuel pumps for fuel tidy tanks $75. ea (250)832-9256

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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.

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SALMON ARM ART GALLERY – presents Game On, the

annual juried members’ exhibition on the theme of sports and recreation. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

SHUSWAP FLY FISHERS – meet every second Thursday of

the month at Yan’s Restaurant at 6 p.m. Supper, meeting, fishing report. For information, contact Al: 250-832-0430.

SHUSWAP LIFE DRAWING GROUP – invites new members

and drop-ins from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. most Tuesday evenings in the Jackson campus art room. Call 250-8329993 for information.

TURKEY DINNER – Everyone is welcome to attend this

dinner at Silver Creek Seniors Hall, 3048 Hornsberger Road, at 6 p.m. Tickets are $12.50 for adults, and $6 for children 7-16, and are available at Silver Creek Store, or call Donna 250-833-0123.

SHUSWAP FILM SOCIETY – will present Two Days One

Night, a Belgium/France/Italy film, with subtitles, at 5 p.m., rated 14A. The film centres on Sandra (Marion Cotillard), a working-class Belgian mother who has just lost her job. Her foreman has agreed she can get her job back if the majority of her co-workers vote yes to her return, in exchange for losing their own new bonuses. NO-COST DENTAL HYGIENE –

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their current open exhibition of new works by nine local associate and gallery artists. Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 907 Belvedere Street, Enderby.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12

THE JAZZ CLUB – presents The Dharma Dolls, at 7 p.m.,

featuring vocalists Tanya Lipscomb, Melina Moore and Judy Rose, with Jim Leonard on keyboards, in the banquet room of Shuswap Chefs Restaurant, 551 TransCanada Highway. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission by donation. The Dharma Dolls will seamlessly combine their musical styles to sing their way through the worlds of opera, jazz, pop and original compositions for one unforgettable display of song, surprises and sass.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13 THE HIDEAWAY PUB – presents a fundraiser for the Snow

Blazers at 6:30 p.m. at the pub, featuring burger, beer and a band. The evening features the return of the Whiskey Danglers. Door prize, 50/50 and prizes. If you explore Fly Hills during the winter, summer, spring or fall, come out and support the Snow Blazers club. Tickets are on sale at the Hideaway Liquor Store now. No minors. For further information, call 250-833-4833. THE WICKED SPOON – presents comedian Tim Hutt

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6

at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the Wicked Spoon or from the Barley Station Brew Pub.

WATOTO CHILDREN’S CHOIR – Oh What Love

live tour makes a stop in Salmon Arm at 7 p.m. at Five Corners Church, 3160 - 10th Ave. SE. Admission is free but choir CDs and African crafts will be available for purchase and a “love offering” will be taken. For more information, call 250832-3121.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 THE SALMON ARM COMMITTEE OF THE KAMLOOPS SYMPHONY – presents Death By Chocolate, an

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NAMASTE YOGA AND WELLNESS CENTRE –

hosts an information night on the science of chronic pain and how gentle yoga can help people move towards life with less pain, from 5:30 to 6:30 at 310 Hudson Ave. NE. Classes will begin Feb. 11. For more information, call Madeleine Eames at 250-833-6652.

THE FOOD NETWORK EPISODE OF YOU GOTTA EAT HERE! –

that was filmed at the Shuswap Pie Company Oct. 26 will air on the Food Network at 6 p.m. Friday, and 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, February 7.

FIFTH AVENUE SENIORS ACTIVITY CENTRE BIRTHDAY LUNCH – starting at noon, is a celebration of members having

birthdays in the month of February. Birthday members are phoned to invite them to enjoy a special full course meal at a reduced price, and they are welcome to bring family and friends. Tickets must be purchased or reserved by Wednesday of that week as seating is limited.

GRANDMOTHERS TO GRANDMOTHERS SALE – will be held

the first Friday of the month at the Mall at Piccadilly. New members are welcome. Contact Marg 250-8042919 or Marlene 250-832-8718.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7 STEELSTRING ACOUSTIC JAM – All ages are welcome to

this fun event, from 2 to 4 p.m. at 248 Shuswap St. For information, call Ross at 250-515-1585 or email ross@

You can make a donation today!

We are a registered charitable society which exists to encourage gifts, donations, bequests, endowment funds & property of any kind to support Shuswap Lake Health Care Facilities

available to members of the public who are otherwise unable to access oral health care, from registered dental hygienists from all across Canada. The Smile People dental hygiene clinic will be participating in the Gift from the Heart event in our community for the sixth year in a row. For more information, call the Smile People dental hygiene clinic at 250-832-6692.

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SALMON ARM LIBRARY – presents fun stories followed by

the opportunity to create something relating to the story using Lego from 3 to 4 p.m., for ages five to eight and siblings. Registration is required, call 250-832-6161 or email aburnham@orl.bc.ca to register.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 BC GOV’T. RETIRED EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION – A luncheon,

followed by an update on activities of interest to seniors, will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at the Fifth Avenue Seniors Activity Centre. For information, call Doug Ibbitson at 250-832-1374.

evening of romantic music and heavenly desserts, to raise funds for transporting symphony players and their instruments to Salmon Arm, at 7:30 p.m. at the Fifth Avenue Seniors Activity Centre, 170 Fifth Ave. SE, featuring live music, silent auction and cash wine bar. Tickets are $25.

BAREFOOT BOOKS – will hold a fundraiser to support Raffi’s Child Honouring initiative from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Mall at Piccadilly. Raffi has created an anthology of essays by leaders in the fields of such areas as emotional intelligence, conscious parenting, selfregulation, etc. For more information, contact Joan Sturdy at 250-804-3008 and visit www. childhonouring.org. Both Raffi and Barefoot books will be available.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16 OKANAGAN COLLEGE’S CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS AT THE CLASSIC – runs to the end of March. Wes Anderson’s

The Royal Tenenbaums will be featured at 5 p.m. The films are open to the public. For more information, email Tim Walters at TWalters@okanagan.bc.ca.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 THE CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION (CMHA) –

will present Living Life to the Full, a seven-week program in which tools will be provided to reduce stress and boost moods, improve motivation and problem-solving skills and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. The first session is from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the amenities room at Clover Court, 51 Ninth Ave. SE. For more information, or to register, contact coordinator Denise Butler at 250-832-8477 or by email to denise.butler@cmha.bc.ca.

FEBRUARY 20-28 THE SHUSWAP FILM FESTIVAL – presents its 26th annual

International Film Festival, featuring 13 films, opening night gala, closing night festivities and prizes. Buy single tickets and passes at the door or at Wearabouts. Reserve tickets on the 24-hour line at 250-832-2294.

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n A group of 10 first-time skiers from different parts of the world such as Chile, Ukraine, Sierra Leone, South Korea and Uzbekistan take part in an Okanagan College program, ESLSAP – English As a Second Language Settlement Assistance Program, helping new Canadians improve their English and learn about Canada through practice groups and field trips.

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be Shuswap’s last league game before heading into the play-offs. On Saturday the 14th, Shuswap will play Dr. Knox Middle School at 3 p.m. and OKM at 7:30 p.m. (both teams are from Kelowna). Shuswap heads into their home tournament with 15 wins and six losses on the season. All six losses came before Christmas at tournaments in Kelowna and Penticton. As of late, Shuswap is playing much better and they are looking forward to competing against their rivals from Kelowna, who they played earlier in the season. Shuswap will host their first play-off game on Feb. 17 at Shuswap Middle School. Game time is 5 p.m.

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team-leading 13 rebounds. On Thursday night, Shuswap hosted Vernon Secondary and defeated the Panthers 38 to 27. Smith and Mayes led the team in scoring with 11 points apiece, while Neid led Shuswap once again in rebounding with 10 boards. Shuswap has the next two weeks off and won’t play until Feb. 13 / 14, when they host their eight-team Barry Dearing Invitational. Shuswap will play two games on Friday the 13th, with their first game against KLO (Kelowna) at one o’clock Friday afternoon, and their second game against Fulton (Vernon) at 7 p.m. Friday night’s game will

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The Shuswap Grade 8 Boys’ Basketball Team remains undefeated in the North Okanagan League after competing in three league games last week. On Tuesday, Shuswap defeated Kalamalka, from Vernon 44 to 24. Jackson Mayes led all scorers with 10 points, while Alton Neid hauled in 10 rebounds. On Wednesday night, Shuswap returned to Vernon and played their best game of the year against an athletic and physical Seaton Secondary, downing the Sonics 56 to 24. Evan Smith led all scorers with 13 points, Mayes added 12 points and Neid chipped in eight to go along with his

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Selkirks top small team This past weekend, the Selkirks swim team travelled to Kelowna along with 15 other teams, and the small local team of 13 swimmers managed to finish fifth, once again capturing the top small team category. The team had every swimmer make it to finals and captured 19 firstplace finishes. Chantal Jeffrey and Maggie Manning won all their events, Jeffrey in the 12- and 13-year-old girls and Manning in the paraevents. Jeffrey also set two meet records in the 100 and 200 fly. Molly Fogarty had six topfive finishes including an amazing five-second improvement to win the 100 backstroke. Lauren Gridley-Haack returned to competition in her first meet in three months and had several top performances including winning the 11-and-under 100 butterfly,

and finishing in the top three in the 50 free, 200 fly and 400 free. Emma Pyle continued her strong comeback to the sport making it into four finals in the 16-and-over girls, with two sixth-place finishes in the 50 and 100 breaststroke, The boys were once again led by young guns Jacob Rambo and Ethan Pyle. Rambo had five top-three finishes including second place in both the 100 fly and 200 back while Ethan Pyle won the 50 breaststroke and finished third in the 100 breaststroke. Ty Webster-Locke finished third in the 100 backstroke and 100 free while battling his teammates Ethan Quilty, Olin Mosher and Torrey Mckee for top five spots in all the 14- and 15-year-old boy events. Quilty had a terrific meet with several best times and an outstanding 100 free swim to capture second. McKee, in his

first meet of the season, made two finals with a top finish of fifth in the 50 Fly. One of the highlights of the meet for the Selkirks was Mosher becoming the sixth Salmon Arm swimmer to break the magic 1:00 barrier in the 100 free when he had a spectacular fifth-place swim with a 59.7 time. Webster-Locke, Pyle and Mosher finished second, third and fifth in the glamour event of the meet (100 free) as the three Salmon Arm swimmers took three of the top-five spots. Thomas Flahr and Logan Pilias had strong results, competing in the very competitive 16 and over boys’ category. The highlight was their respective second- and third-place finish in the 50 free. Flahr had four top-three finishes, while Pilias made finals (top eight) in all his events.

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n At the Nickel Plate Nordic Centre in Penticton on Jan. 30 and Feb. 1 for the 2015 Teck Okanagan Cup series, Brian May, from Larch Hills, took first in the men’s 15-kilometre race with a time of 38:53. Larch Hills’ Abbigail May and Randi Ostby finished first and second respectively in the master women’s 10-km race. DALE BOYD, BLACK PRESS

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