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Grant sought to fund waste water upgrade
$1.85 million: Sicamous’ share to be paid through DCCs and reserves. By Barb Brouwer Eagle Valley News
District of Sicamous council voted unanimously to support a Small Communities Fund application in the amount of $1.85 million for the wastewater treatment plant upgrade. There were two related motions on the table at council’s Feb. 11 regular meeting, one for $1.7 million for an upgrade without collection system generators, and the pricier one including the generators. Council chose the more expensive option, with Sicamous’ one-third share being funded through a combination of development cost charges and reserves. Mayor Terry Rysz said the district could have gone the cheaper route now and add the generators later, but decided to get the upgrade completed once and for all. Rysz says council thoroughly discussed the matter and did an inspection of the plant before deciding to move ahead with the grant application. “The community is definitely looking to improve the system; we’re kind of maxed out on it, so we definitely have to address it,” said Rysz. “For any future development, we need to get this plant in order.” The mayor says True Consulting has also done an inspection and given direction as to what upgrades they think are needed to bring the plant in compliance with the district’s waste management permit (issued by the Ministry of Environment) and related discharge and capacity limitations. “The application for the grant goes to government for approval and the rest remains to be seen,” he said. “Actually, I feel very comfortable that we will get support on that funding application.” And taxpayers will likely feel more comfortable when they learn Sicamous’ one-third share will come from money that has already been put aside. “There are a multitude of eligible project categories for this grant application; however, the wastewater treatment plant upgrade is the largest in scope for the district at this time,” wrote chief financial officer Kelly Bennett in her report to council. “In addition, this application is planned to be submitted as part of the Gas Tax Strategic Fund Grant program, which supports local government infrastructure which is larger in scale, has a regional impact or is innovative.”
Canadiana: A Mountie, hockey player and a beaver figure prominently in Dodie Thoms’ contribution to the Sicamous Banner Project. This year’s theme is the 50th Anniversary of the Canadian flag, celebrated nationally on Feb. 15. Banner painting runs until Feb. 27, upstairs at the rec centre, Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Completed banners are hung downtown for the summer. Photo by Victoria Rowbottom
Mudslide damages home, closes highway Weather: Rain and warm temperatures believed cause of events. By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
The recent warm, wet weather contributed to another mudslide in the Shuswap, causing significant damage to a Mara home. On Monday at approximately midnight, a mudslide occurred 13 kilometres south of Sicamous. The slide closed HIghway 97A until about noon, when it was reopened to single-lane traffic. This followed an aerial inspection by the Ministry of Transportation
and Infrastructure to determine the extent of the slide and its effects. Both lanes were clear as of Tuesday morning. Sicamous RCMP reported the slide had also damaged a residence as well as vehicles and a boat stored on the property, and the residence had been safely evacuated. Ministry spokesperson Sonia Lowe confirmed this, adding Emergency Management BC and the North Okanagan Regional District had been contacted
to provide support and assistance. “Several vehicles parked on the property were pushed onto the highway and these have been removed by our crews,” said Lowe. Both police and Lowe said no injuries had been reported resulting from the slide. On Feb. 9, a smaller mudslide forced a partial closure of 97A between Swansea Point and Sicamous Creek. The day prior, a road gave way in Anglemont Estates in
the North Shuswap, destroying a seasonal residence. On Tuesday, Feb. 16, a section of Foothill Road in Salmon Arm was closed after a 30-metre stretch of roadside near Mt. Ida Cemetery sloughed down the adjacent embankment. This was attributed to the ground beneath the road having become oversaturated from a nearby creek. More of the same weather – rain, sun and temperatures up to seven degrees – is expected for this week.
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Mayor and council approve pay increase
Annual adjustments: Salaries linked to B.C. consumer price index. By Barb Brouwer Eagle Valley News
District of Sicamous mayor and council will be getting pay raises to bring them in line with other communities. Mayor Terry Rysz says the previous council passed a resolution to bring remuneration up to what other communities are paying out based on size of the community. At the Feb. 11 coun-
cil meeting, councillors passed Bylaw 887 that gives Rysz $20,000 per year, of which $6,666 is provided as an allowance for expenses incidental to the duties of the office. On Jan. 1 of each subsequent year, the mayor’s salary will increase based on the consumer price index in B.C. for the previous year – again with onethird of that amount for expenses.
Councillors’ salaries will be set at $10,142. per year in 2015, with $3,381 provided for expenses. Like the mayor, councillors will see yearly increases based on B.C.’s consumer price index for the previous year. Meal allowances will be paid out upon completion of an approved District of Sicamous travel expense claim form. A per
diem will be paid to councillors who attend meetings, seminars, conferences, etc. that take place outside of Sicamous boundaries as outlined in the district’s Council, Staff and Outside Persons Expenses Policy. This per diem rate covers travel time regardless of location. The district’s statement of financial information for 2013 show the mayor was paid
$17,448 that year, plus $8,661 for expenses. Remuneration for individual councillors varied. Those who served the full year, however, received between $9,925 and $10,762. Expenses for mayor and council totalled $35,515. In 2012, the mayor received $14,412 in remuneration, while councillors were paid $9,656. Expenses totalled $40,179.
Fireworks have been long been a popular part of Sicamous’ Canada Day celebrations. But widespread flooding in 2012 forced the district to cancel the fireworks on Canada Day. Instead, the show was moved to the August long weekend. Last year, the coun-
cil of the day decided to split the budget, putting three-quarters of the $20,000 budget on the Canada Day display and $5,000 into the August show. “It was somewhat controversial in the past… There was some discussion and the community got involved,”
says Rysz. “They didn’t think we should do one, so we decided to allocate 75 per cent to Canada Day and 25 per cent to August.” But Rysz says that while the 75 per cent for Canada Day made for a fairly nice show, the August show wound up being some-
what anemic. “So council decided, we’re going to just have one big bang-up show on Canada Day and none in August,” he says. “We want to have one really good fireworks display; we don’t want to bring 300 to 400 boats off the lake for a few minutes.”
District does away with August fireworks By Barb Brouwer Eagle Valley News
District of Sicamous council has decided to go for one big bang for its bucks. Councillors decided to go back to one big fireworks display on Canada Day and give the smaller August long weekend one a miss.
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A summer resident won’t be getting a break after paying her property taxes two days late. Council recently turned down a request from Joy Hearle to waive the $219.26 penalty she was charged for late payment of taxes. In a letter to the district, she explained she got caught up with family illness, thinking she
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had “everything up to date,” until receiving a Nov. 5 letter from the district stating there was an amount in arrears on her Sicamous condo. Having paid the fine, she Hearle requested the district reimburse or reduce the penalty charged. “I have paid the invoice, not because I feel it is fair, but because I don’t like to have unpaid bills in my name. However, I do feel the
amount charged is excessive for two days of arrears.” Chief financial officer Kelly Bennett explained to council how, under the Community Charter, a penalty of 10 per cent is imposed if taxes are not paid by the due date of July 2, adding the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development has final say on whether or not a penalty is waived.
Feb 18. Ash Wednesday Service 12 pm Sicamous United Church. Feb 27 & 28 $2 Bag Sale Sicamous Thrift Shop 10 am - 3 pm clothing & shoes. Monday to Friday Community Access Site at the Senior’s Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Internet & related services. Call Diana. 836-2446 Every Tues. Stopping the Violence Program in Sicamous - counselling for women who have experienced abuse during childhood or adult relationships. No charge. Call Kathy at 250-8329700. Every Tues. & Thurs. - Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in Common Room at the Haven. Every 1st & 3rd Wed. - Parkinsons Support Group Contact Don at 250-838-0794. Every Wed. Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks - 3:00 pm. Brownies - 4:00 pm. Girl Guides - 5:30 pm. New members welcome Every Wed. Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon. Every Wed. - Crib, 7:30 p.m., Haven seniors building. Everyone welcome - you don’t have to be a senior. Socializing and coffee served after crib. Info: Esther 836-4373.
In a Jan. 7 memo to council, Bennett and district staff recommend council deny the request to write to the ministry asking it forgives the penalty. “The province normally only forgives a penalty if it’s a fault of BC Assessment, on our end or there’s an act of God – like the flood,” said Bennett. “If somebody is sick or somebody is dying or in a chronic situation,
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it doesn’t really matter. The reason why we recommended to deny it is because we feel the province would also deny it.” Council voted unanimously in favour of the staff recommendation.
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Councillor OK with cost increase Water plant: Construction on schedule and budget. By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Jeff Mallmes has changed his tune on the cost of Sicamous’ new water treatment facility. Before he was elected in November to municipal council, Mallmes was one of the outspoken critics of the proposed Mara water treatment plant, particularly of the cost after it jumped from the originally estimated $4.5 million to $7.9 million. This was made evident during the public information sessions hosted by project designer Timothy Phelan, a senior project manager with Opus DaytonKnight Consultants. In his report at Sicamous council’s Jan. 28 regular meeting, Mallmes said he and Couns. Gord Bushell and Todd Kyllo recently stopped by Phelan’s Kelowna office for a visit. The purpose, said Mallmes, was to get some clarity on the $3.4 million price difference. During the visit,
Mallmes continued, Phelan explained what the district was going to get for $4.5 million, compared to what comes with the $7.9
difference in cost. So after Mr. Opus’ visit with my fellow councillors, I’m comfortable with this water treatment plant as it stands today.”
So I raised a lot of stink last year about this, and had it been better explained at the time… it probably would have been better accepted by the public. Jeff Mallmes Councillor
million, including a “second-stage recovery, backwash settling ponds and generators. “They hired a project manager, so there was a few things that brought the price close to where it is…,” said Mallmes. “So I raised a lot of stink last year about this, and had it been better explained at the time to the general public, it probably would have been better accepted by the public. “We do need clean water. That was never an issue. The issue was the
Mallmes added there was discussion about eliminating the planned settlement ponds, but “that’s to go to staff and that has to do with the proposed sewage treatment plant, so those are things for the future to figure out.” Mallmes did note the project is moving along as scheduled, something confirmed by district operations manager Randy Hand. In the week before last, Hand said the project is coming along well, that trench walls
and drops for the underground waterworks had been poured, and that concrete was being poured for the suspended slab and loading bay walls. Leak tests on the wet wells will also be conducted shortly before they’re encased. Budget-wise, Hand said the project is also on track, and will soon be at a point where the opportunity for unforeseen issues to arise is moot. “Once we get out of the ground, which is what’s going to happen in the next couple of weeks… that really minimizes any of the risk of those unforeseen things,” said Hand. “As you can imagine, once you start digging, that’s when those unforeseen things can spring up. But once we get to the more surface work, we have a lot more control, so that really reduces the risk and the chances we’ll have to get into contingency. Right now we’re probably 75 per cent out of that risk bracket.”
CP Rail engineers end strike for arbitration By Alex Cooper Black Press
A strike by CP Rail engineers and conductors ended Monday, less than two days after workers took to the picket lines across the country. The end of the strike was announced by Kellie Leitch, the Federal Minister of Labour, Monday morning (Feb. 16), who told reporters in Ottawa the two sides
had agreed to arbitration. The announcement was followed by statements from CP Rail and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. The move came moments before Leitch was set to table back-towork legislation in Parliament. “We took this strike action to improve the quality of life and the working conditions for our membership,”
said Doug Finnson, the president of the TCRC in a news release. “Our preference is to negotiate these improvements through collective bargaining, and the worst thing that could happen is a legislated process. These issues are far too important to our members to have a legislated process decide the issue. “Consequently the better option is to use a fair mediation and arbitration dispute reso-
lution in front of an independent arbitrator, where we can demonstrate that our plan is a proven fatigue management system which is highly regarded for a long time and is far superior to what the employer seeks to obtain.” TCRC represents about 3,300 workers across Canada, including about 175 in Revelstoke. Rail traffic resumed Tuesday.
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Parent Information Meetings for French Immersion Programs Please note there is new registration practice for both EARLY and LATE immersion. Please read carefully! To find out more about French Immersion opportunities in our schools, and to possibly register your child for French Immersion, it is essential to attend the information meeting which pertains to your student!
The meetings will be held on Tuesday, March 3 at 7 p.m. at École Élémentaire Bastion Elementary (early immersion) and L’École Intermédiare Shuswap Middle School (late immersion).
It is essential for all parents interested in the early/late French Immersion programs to attend these information meetings on March 3rd at 7 p.m. If the numbers work out, then registration will be taken at this meeting. If the numbers do not work out, we will continue with registration on Wednesday, April 1st, 2015, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Registration will take place at the District Education Centre (DEC) located at #110 2960 Okanagan Avenue S.E., Salmon Arm on a first come first served basis.
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pre-registration of students who already have siblings in the French Immersion Programs. Sibling registration forms will be mailed directly to all parents/guardians of students enrolled in French Immersion programs and must be completed and received at School District No. 83, by 4 p.m. Friday, February 20th, 2015.
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Internet-fuelled vaccination fears harmful to all
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t was just about a year ago that B.C. had to deal with an outbreak of measles, with about 100 cases popping up in the Fraser Valley. This year, it’s Ontario’s turn. Though it’s still a common disease in many areas of the Third World, the once common childhood ailment is rarely seen in Canada these days. There is one reason for that: vaccinations. Complications from measles include ear or respiratory infections like pneumonia, and in extreme cases, brain inflammation, blindness and deafness or, rarely, death. Measles accounted for 500,000 deaths worldwide in 2000. Mass immunizations have drastically reduced that figure. By 2012, the number of measles deaths dropped by 80 per cent. But the number of children being vaccinated is shrinking — many parents willing to risk their children’s health, and that of others, by refusing to have their kids vaccinated. More than 15 years ago, a British doctor, Andrew Wakefield, suggested the measles vaccine, long proven safe, might cause autism. His study has long since been found inaccurate. Yet, with the help of the Internet, the scare has been perpetuated and more. Experts are concerned people who refuse one vaccine may be spurning others, setting communities up for outbreaks of other dangerous diseases like diphtheria and whooping cough. The typical course for common measles, especially with modern medicines, is relatively mild. But why put your child through even that, and put others at risk, for misplaced fear of a simple vaccination? While we don’t advocate mandatory vaccination, we do advocate relying on the advice of doctors and other reliable sources rather than misplaced faith in the veracity of the Internet. Remember, you don’t have to be an expert in anything to set up a website. — Penticton Western News
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Annual health-care crisis grips B.C. By Tom Fletcher News Columnist
VICTORIA – The annual ritual of declaring a crisis in health care is upon us, with the B.C. Liberal government boasting that we have the best system in Canada, while the NDP and the B.C. Nurses’ Union try to portray it as the worst. The BCNU is the last big public sector union still to settle in the latest round of contract talks. Feeding horror stories to the media is part of its strategy, and this time it was a patient at Abbotsford Hospital assigned a bed in a small shower room for a month due to chronic overcrowding. Hospital officials said his care wasn’t compromised. We’ve seen it in Abbotsford, Surrey and elsewhere: a new hospital or expansion is built and is immediately overcrowded. We are reminded every winter that influenza season brings a wave of people into emergency, expecting treatment
for a viral infection that in most cases can only run its course. Many people still don’t understand what “the flu” is, beyond the notion that it sounds serious enough to tell the boss you won’t be in to work. And as fewer doctors choose the endless demands of family practice, the expectation that all problems must be dealt with quickly and for free seems to grow as inexorably as the health-care budget. An emergency physician of my acquaintance provided a typical scenario for night shift at the ER. Where once nights were quiet, now there are patients waiting for hours, around the clock. Several are drunk, and one has urinated on the floor. Surveys show as many as half of ER visits are alcohol-related, from overdoses to fights, falls, car crashes and chronic conditions. Into this chaos comes a mother with her young child, who has nasal and chest congestion. The
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child’s cough led her to throw up, so off to ER they went, blithely assuming that this is where you bring a kid with a cold. This week’s B.C. budget brings us a step closer to the moment when half of all provincial revenues go to keep the health-care system running. In the legislature, NDP health critic Judy Darcy blasted Health Minister Terry Lake for the government’s failure to keep its 2010 promise to find everyone in B.C. a family doctor. Lake allowed they’re still working on that, and then plugged the latest Conference Board of Canada study showing B.C. ranks third in the world in health-care outcomes, second only to Switzerland and Sweden. Darcy, a former president of the Hospital Employees’ Union, was quick to respond: “This is surely a first in question period, the Minister of Health going back to the record of the NDP government in the
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1990s, because we’ve had the best health outcomes in Canada since 1993. The fact is that we exercise more, we smoke less and we drink less, and that’s to the credit of British Columbians.” We also have more elderly people, as Premier Christy Clark argued in 2011 when the federal government changed its financing formula. After years of increasing transfers by six per cent per year, the late federal finance minister Jim Flaherty announced that starting in 2014, increases would be tied to economic growth, but wouldn’t fall below three per cent. This of course was treated as a cut, rather than continued increases above inflation. But there it is, and all provinces have to deal with it. Darcy is quite right that personal responsibility is the key, something to remember as the usual squabbling of special interests continues.
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Parent concerned with school cuts Speech services: Campaign on for ongoing support. By Tracy Hughes Eagle Valley News
With school budget cuts looming, parent Jennifer Henrie decided to be proactive in her quest for funding for speech and language services in the district. As she did last year, Henrie, who is the parent of a child with a language disorder, approached the board to draw attention to the need for speech and language services before cuts show up in the budget. She pointed out there is an increasing demand for speech referrals but a decreasing amount of funding
– which means some children are not receiving the supports they need. Henrie used the example of Salmon Arm’s Bastion Elementary School where, of the 420 students, approximately 50 are referred for speech and language services, but only 20 to 25 will receive services. “Communication delays and disorders have an impact on all aspects of life. Difficulties with understanding language and with expressing one’s ideas interfere with academic learning, social interactions, behaviour choices and functional life
skills,” Henrie wrote in a brief to the board. Then she spoke about a child who needs speech supports so he can learn to say his own name properly. “I’d like you to take a stand,” she told the board, “The numbers and the need are there, so I’d like you to commit to funding this worthy program.” Board chair Bobbi Johnson noted the need, pointing to her own grandchildren, who had accessed the services, but she did not make any promises when it came to the board’s funding for speech services, and put the focus on the
government to fund these programs for children. “The government needs to understand this is a top priority. If children can’t speak, or have trouble, they can have trouble their whole life,” she said. Budget discussions for the school district have already begun and an in-camera budget meeting has been set for trustees on March 3. To support the drive for speech services and to connect with other parents, Henrie has also started a Facebook page, “Support for Speech and Lanuage in SD83.”
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Veterans receive prestigious honour By Barb Brouwer Eagle Valley News
It is a matter of honour, a fitting tribute to two Shuswap veterans. Some 70 years following D-Day, Sigurd Larsen and James Munro have received the French National Order of the Legion of Honour for the part they played in the largest seaborne invasion in history. Part of Operation Overlord, the June 6, 1944 Normandy Landings began the invasion of German-occupied Western Europe. Many months in the planning, the operation led to the liberation of France from Nazi control, and contributed to an Allied victory in the war. In a letter sent to both Second World War veterans, Ambassador of France to Canada, Philippe Zeller explains the Legion of Honour is the highest national order of France. “It is awarded in recognition of your professional involvement in the liberation of our country,” writes Zeller. “Through you, France remembers the sacrifices of all your compatriots who came to liberate French soil, often losing their lives in the process.” Known as Sid the Barber to Sicamous residents, Larsen joined the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserves (RCNVR) in Regina at the age of 16.
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“I looked older and I lied a little bit,” he admits. “We all did – we were crazy kids.” Initially trained at Comox, Larsen says any sense of adventure dissipated on the voyage to England. While some of his memories are shrouded in time, Larsen, who has suffered from post traumatic stress disorder since 1947, recalls other events in vivid, horrifying detail. A landing craft operator, Larsen doesn’t remember how many trips he made on Dday, ferrying soldiers from the Prince Henry, the landing craft infantry ship, to the beaches of Normandy. “It was scary; everyone was running here, there, all over the place, everything was
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in each craft, but they were big ships.” Safe from military discipline now, Larsen takes a very small notebook out of a box that contains his service medals. Some of the writing has faded, but in direct
contravention of orders, Larsen scribbled out his whereabouts as the Allied invasion of France continued down the Atlantic Coast and into the Mediterranean Sea. “Returned to Southampton, left for France, on 10th of June landed troops in southern France, picked up beach party, returned to Island of Wight. June 18 moved to Portland, June 21 embarked American troops and sailors for France, June 24, left Southampton for Naples, up into Mediterranean for Second D-Day,” read a few of the entries. It was what he witnessed on Aug. 14 at the French Ile de Levant that Larsen found hardest to bear. “That affected me more so than the first D-Day, all the burnt bodies,” he says shaking his head at memories his diary provokes of the battle between American and German warships. “We took on prisoners and casualties; it says we captured the island and at 1600 sailed for Corsica.” He has been receiving treatment for his PTSD. “I put my fist through the wall; I went crazy,” he says of his first episode. “I have seen a number of doctors and continue to do so because it comes and goes, often in the middle of the night. “It won’t leave me alone; something is
chasing me all the time. I just about go crazy.” Approaching his 90th birthday, Larsen has outlived two wives and now calls Piccadilly Terrace in Salmon Arm home. Larsen says he was shocked by the letter announcing the Legion of Honour medal that will be presented to him March 14 at the Sicamous Legion. “They say it was a war to end all wars – not the way it’s going right now.” It is conceivable that Larsen was responsible for landing James (Joe) Munro on Normandy Beach on June 12, See Spirit on page 7
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Honoured: James Munro displays his Legion of Honour medal recently received from the French government. Photo by Evan Buhler Munro, who once told his son Ivan, if there was another war he would shoot him in the foot to prevent him from signing up, said those who went overseas quickly discovered how ugly an “adventure” could be.
The couple, who reunited after two months apart in Mt. Ida Mews, will celebrate their 70th anniversary in the fall. On his arrival home, Munro continued his career with CP Rail – a company that kept its
promise to save jobs for those who served overseas. An official Legion of Honour presentation for Munro will be held Friday, Feb. 20, at 3 p.m. in the Salmon Arm Legion.
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“It was not an adventure seeing your friends killed,” he says, handing out harsh criticism to our neighbours to the south. “The Americans were slow to get in; if the Americans had joined in 1939, there wouldn’t have been a war.” There is one lovely “memento” Munro brought home – his future wife Sarah. On leave in Glasgow, Scotland in 1944, he met Sarah in a park.
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1944, also known as DDay 6. Munro, was 18 when he enlisted with the Fifth Field Artillery Regiment in Moose Jaw in 1941. “It was a schmozzle,” he says, noting the first order of the day was to strip waterproof material from the army trucks, before heading for the road and the German lines. “We started to get shelled and the war was on,” says Munro, noting the beach had been cleaned up by the time his unit arrived. “It was frightening.” Munro remembers losing two comrades to German shells on the first day. Then came three weeks of back-andforth artillery engagement, says Munro, a member of the Signal Corps, who received information from forward observation posts and passed it on so gunners would know where to aim their fire. “The Germans weren’t about to give up,” he says. “We were hurling 25 pounds of high explosives.” Munro enlisted with the Army in 1941 and went over overseas the following year. He was part of the Battle for Caen from June to August 1944 and the battle for Falaise in August of that year before crossing the Seine into Dieppe, Belgium and into Holland. Munro was in Western Germany on VE Day, May 8, 1945. “We got into a big fat cellar and the next morning at 7:30, we walked to the German line,” he says. “We met the Germans and someone said ‘It’s kaput,’ and the German replied, ‘Thank God.’”
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It’s crunch time for the Sicamous Eagles as they prepare to do battle with the Kamloops Storm in the playoffs. The Eagles’ first game of the division semifinals takes place Friday, Feb. 20 in Kamloops. Game two takes place the following night, again in Kamloops. Then it’s back to Sicamous for games three and four on the 23rd and 24th. Eagles manager Wayne March says the team is optimistic but realistic – they know the score and what needs to be done. “They just have to come out and play the way they’re capable of playing – we’ve beat them before so they’re
not unbeatable,” said March of the Storm. The Storm currently ranks number one in the Doug Birks Division with 68 points, while the Eagles are tied with the Revelstoke Grizzlies at 55 points. Paving the pathway to the playoffs was a short-handed, unassisted marker by Justin Wilde scored in the third period of the Eagles’ Feb. 14 home game against guests the Princeton Posse. Wilde’s shot at 14:54 tied the game at 2-2, where the score stayed until first overtime when the Posse potted the winning goal. The Eagles’ first goal of the evening was delivered late in the first frame by Devyn Myck, with Wilde on the assist. Wilde was also named
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LIM, WILLIAM (YOW) February 28, 1929 - February 8, 2015 William (Bill) Lim passed away suddenly at Shuswap Lake General Hospital in Salmon Arm on February 8, 2015. He was a quiet, unassuming man who never complained about anything. Bill is predeceased by his mother, Flora and brother, Hugh.  He is survived by his younger brother Glenn, Surrey, BC; nieces, Linda (Edward) Prevost, Enderby BC, Sharen (Ken) Bakke, Solon, Ohio and Robin Lim of North Vancouver, B.C; nephew, Jeffrey of North Vancouver, BC; former wife, Margaret (Sidney) McLain; stepchildren, Patrick Gear, Salmon Arm, BC, Terry (John) Booker, Edmonton, AB, Donna Gear, Westlock, AB, and Yvonne (Jeff) Johnson, Mara, BC; 10 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Services for Bill were held at the Sicamous United Church, 705 Trans Canada Highway, Saturday, February 14th at 1:00 p.m. A friendship tea followed. Online condolences can be sent through Bill’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.
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LAHODA, KENNETH EARL JANUARY 6, 2015 Ken Lahoda passed away at his home in Barbados on January 6, 2015 at 60 years of age after a lengthy illness. Ken was predeceased by his father Frank Lahoda and his brothers George and James Lahoda. He is survived by Naomi and their sons Chris (Erica) of Baker Creek, Matthew (Alicia) of Quesnel and daughter Melanie (Marc) of Prince George and 6 grandchildren Alia, Samantha, Liam, Lily,Tiberius and Hadley. He is also survived by his mother Hazel Lahoda (Vern), sister Darlene Jasman (Morley), brothers Jack (Carol) and Gordon (Lynn), sisters-in-law Bev and Kay, and numerous nieces and nephews. Ken was born on April 6, 1954 in Meadow Lake Saskatchewan and lived in Fort St. John and Kamloops in his younger years. The family moved to Sicamous in his late teens where they started a family business, the Tempo Truck Terminal and the Welcome Inn restaurant. Ken worked along with numerous family members in this business until it sold. Ken started the software company Digital Rez in 1993 in Sicamous. The company expanded to include offices in Barbados and Australia. A memorial was held on January 19th in Barbados. There are plans to have a celebration of life on April 6th in Sicamous with details to follow at a later date.
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DISTRICT OF SICAMOUS BUSINESS 2015 UTILITY BILLINGS HAVE BEEN MAILED
Property Owners (especially new owners) who have not received their utility notice should contact the District of Sicamous Office at 8362477. WHETHER OR NOT YOU RECEIVE A UTILITY NOTICE, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS THE PROPERTY OWNER TO PAY YOUR UTILITIES BY THE DUE DATE IN ORDER TO AVOID A PENALTY. FLAT RATED BILLING • A 10% discount is available on payments received on or before
March 2, 2015 • A 10% penalty will be applied to outstanding balances at the close of business on July 2, 2015 JANUARY METERED BILLING • January metered billing payments are due on or before March 2, 2015 • A 1% penalty per month will be applied to outstanding balances at the close of business on March 2, 2015 • Meters are read twice a year June 30th and December 31st, with
NEW CAO Mayor Terry Rysz and District Council are pleased to announce that Council has ratified the appointment of Mr. Fred Banham as the new District of Sicamous, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to fill the vacancy left by former CAO Heidi Frank who relocated to Oliver last August. Mr. Banham was the successful candidate of a posting to find a new CAO. Over the past 18 years, Mr. Banham was a former CAO at Tumbler Ridge, BC and the Peace River Regional District, BC. Mayor Rysz says “Council is eager to move forward in continuing to deliver quality public service to residents of Sicamous and the appointment of Mr. Banham is just the first significant decision for Council in moving forward with its new mandate.” Mr. Banham will assume his responsibilities March 1st, bringing with him knowledge and back ground in local government operations and ambition to move Sicamous forward in a positive successful manner.
BUILDING & LAND DEVELOPMENT FORUM The Forums are held on the first Thursday of the month, and provide an opportunity for the local building and development industry and Staff to share information and discuss ideas and topics of mutual interest. The Forums include presentations on relevant topics, and provide opportunities for questions and discussion. The first session are scheduled as follows: • March 5, 2015 3-4 pm – Changes in the Building Code • April 2, 2015, Time TBA – Connecting to District Sanitary Sewer • May 7, 2015, Time TBA – Subdivision within the District Refreshments Provided. Please sign up at the District Office or by phone (250-836-2477) or e-mail (cityhall@sicamous.ca). Stay tuned for more information on the website!
billings processed the following month • PAYMENT OPTIONS • To avoid waiting at the Municipal Office, you are encouraged to pay your Utility Bill early • Post-dated cheques and partial payments are welcome • Payment is accepted at the Municipal Office, 446 Main Street, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Statutory Holidays • Payment may be cash, cheque,
debit card, or your bank’s telebanking/online bill payment service • A drop box is located beside the door of the Municipal Office, Main Street entrance • Payments can be mailed to PO Box 219, Sicamous, BC V0E 2V0. Please note that postmarks are not accepted as proof of payment If you have any questions, please contact the District office at (250) 836-2477.
THE DISTRICT OF SICAMOUS WATER TREATMENT PLANT PROJECT IS WELL UNDERWAY Progress of work recently completed includes • Installation of two manholes SMH-2 and WMH-2, • Installation of hatches on suspended slab deck, • Prep and pour loading bay footings, walls and columns, • Main slab backfill and plumbing started, • Install of CIP overflow/drain and strip trenches, • Stripping of suspended slab formwork in preparation for leak-testing, • Site piping parallel to Highway 97A and WTP
DATE FOR CONNECTION TO DISTRICT OF SICAMOUS SEWER SYSTEM
At the January 28th, 2015 Council Meeting, the District of Sicamous Sewer Rates and Regulations Amending Bylaw No. 885, 2014 was adopted. This amendment states: “3.5.1. The owner of every parcel of real property located on the east side of the Sicamous Narrows and capable of being connected to the sanitary sewer system shall connect the property to the sanitary sewer system by November 30, 2015.” Properties on the west side of the Sicamous Narrows will have a period to connect when the works have been completed in that area. Substantial completion will be no later than spring of 2015.
DO YOU HAVE A SEPTIC FIELD RESERVE AREA REGISTERED ON TITLE?
A Section 219 Covenant is an agreement between a local government or Minister of the Crown and the owner of land, in which the owner’s rights to use, build on, or subdivide the land are limited for some reason(s). For properties on a septic system, a Section 219 Covenant may or may not have been registered by Interior Health (or previously Ministry of Health) to restrict development to allow for an adequate septic disposal system for the use and size of the property. This Covenant is registered on the title of the property.
building ongoing, • Wet well suspended slab poured, • Pipe trenches poured, • Loading dock footing, walls and columns poured, and • Main slab backfill started. UPCOMING WORK • Underslab backfill and plumbing, • Leak test wetwell, and • Pour main slab.
A large area of Sicamous is now able to connect to the Community Sewer System. This would allow for the removal of this covenant. The District of Sicamous has been discussing this matter with Interior Health, and have received agreement to do a “Blanket” Release of Section 219 Covenant for properties in the District of Sicamous that have this covenant registered on title, and are now serviced by the Community Sewer System. We need to know how many properties are impacted in order to complete our discussions with Interior Health. There would be a minimal cost to be determined by the number of properties involved. If you are aware of this covenant registered on your property, and you wish to have it removed, please contact the District of Sicamous for further instructions and information.
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District staff has been reviewing the Council Procedure Bylaw No. 842, 2012 and will be updating the bylaw in the near future. In the meantime, Council has determined it will hold all Regular Council meetings at 6:00 p.m. rather than 5:00 p.m. as previously held. Committee of the Whole meetings will be on an as needed basis at 3:00 p.m. rather than 9:00 a.m. All meetings will be held in Council Chambers, 446 Main Street, Sicamous, B.C.
Please visit the District’s website and Facebook page! www.sicamous.ca A link to the District’s Facebook Page may be found on the home page of the District’s website.
District of Sicamous Ph: 250-836-2477 Fax: 250-836-4314 • www.sicamous.ca 446 Main Street Box 219 Sicamous B.C. V0E 2V0