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Algae bloom reported in Shuswap
Watershed council: Residents stress need for better watershed management. By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Another algae bloom in the Shuswap has residents concerned for the health and protection of the region’s lakes. Reports of a yellow-brown substance floating just below the surface of Mara Lake began to pop up late Thursday. On Friday, May 22 the bloom was spotted from Two Mile, and later in Shuswap Lake. Salmon Arm biologist Jeremy Ayotte said he and five others were on a canoe excursion Friday, paddling along the east side of Shuswap Lake toward Anstey Arm, when they encountered a “yellow-orange mat of algae hovering about a metre below the surface.” “It was patchy in places, sometimes whispy and thin,” Ayotte explained in an email. “In other places it appeared to be a solid mass. There was no smell, but it also didn’t appear to break the surface of the lake.” Ayotte said the algae didn’t extend north of the narrows, noting “the nutrient-laden
Cloudy concern: Clouds of a yellow-brown substance, believed to be algae, were seen in Mara (above) and Shuswap lakes Thursday evening and Friday, May 21 and 22, during the warm weather. Photo contributed water from Salmon and Shuswap rivers flow west through the narrows, “and the bloom likely wouldn’t spread into the cooler, cleaner waters of the Anstey Arm.” The bloom was reported Friday to the Ministry of Environment, which did not provide its findings before press time. Ayotte, however, said last week’s weather and lake conditions – unusually warm temperatures and calm waters – were conducive to algae blooms, as seen in Shuswap Lake in 2008, and in Shuswap and Mara lakes in 2010.
“It’s the canary in the mine shaft thing that we need to watch for,” Ayotte told the News. “It’s that algae that’s going to tell us when the nutrient regime is out of balance, or out of whack in the lake.” Ayotte says this third bloom stresses the need for better management of the Shuswap watershed. Shuswap Environmental Action Society president Jim Cooperman agrees, calling for an active Shuswap Watershed Council, as well as point source monitoring of suspected nutrient sources, specifically agricultural op-
erations along the Shuswap River. “When they first started SLIPP (Shuswap Lake Integrated Planning Process – the watershed council’s previous incarnation), that was the plan, to do point-source monitoring and, to my knowledge that hasn’t been done yet,” said Cooperman. “They’ve identified nutrient spikes in the river and in Mara Lake, but they can’t tell you where it comes from. The point-source monitoring will tell you the source of the nutrients.” Columbia Shuswap Regional District See Monitoring on page 3
Break-in adds insult to injury for victims of February mudslide By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Donna Vaughan thought her life had hit bottom after her Mara home was destroyed in a mud slide. She was wrong. Six seconds. That’s about how long it took for Donna and husband Leo’s lives to change for the worse. On Feb. 16 of this year, the two were at home in their bedroom. Donna was in the bedroom and Leo the kitchen when their house spilt
down the centre after being struck by wave of mud that she says moved the home 30 feet. “The house split down the centre in a buckle, and he was on one side and I was on the other and we crawled out of that,” said Donna.”So when things keep happening, you’re like, ‘wow, what more could you throw at me?’” On the evening of TuesSee Exhausted on page 2
At wit’s end: Leo and Donna Vaughan stand in front of the remains of their Mara residence, which was destroyed in a mudslide. Last week, the couple learned they’d been victims of break-in on the property. Photo by Kelly M. Dick
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Support grows for watershed council Need Help?
CSRD: Salmon Arm commits $40,000 to stewardship initiative. By Barb Brouwer Eagle Valley News
There was a moment of tension over contribution to support the Shuswap Watershed Council at last Thursday’s Columbia Shuswap Regional District board meeting. Pleased that Salmon Arm has decided to support the council’s work to maintain water quality in the Shuswap, Area C South Shuswap director and chair of the watershed council Paul Demenok said he was “a little disappointed” the city had approved a contribution of $40,000 rather than $50,000. Mayor Nancy Cooper pointed out the city had responded to Deme-
nok’s request when he appeared before council in March. “It was based on a $5 parcel tax, that’s my understanding,” said Cooper. But Demenok said that following his council appearance, he sent an email upping the request to $50,000. “There was a table that laid out an electoral areas lump sum and parcel tax request,” he said. “It showed the actual request for funding rather than what I said verbally at council.” CSRD chairperson Rhona Martin stepped in. “They are supporting us more than they were and I am delighted with
that,” she said. Area F North Shuswap director Larry Morgan noted his approval
Paul Demenok Director, Area C
of the city’s support, but asked why council had agreed to a three-year water-quality monitoring program rather than the proposed five- year term. “It looked like there would be a review in
three years anyway, so council decided that would be a good time (to have the program run),”said Cooper. The City of Salmon Arm’s contribution will be effective Jan. 1, 2016 and will be funded 50 per cent from general revenue and 50 per cent from the water and sewer funds. Overall, Demenok said he was pleased Shuswap Watershed Council’s “efforts seem to have been strongly supported” by Salmon Arm, Sicamous and TNRD (Thompson Nicola Regional District). In a housekeeping move, regional district directors approved an extension to the Shus-
wap Watershed Council Developmental Year Contribution Agreement to March 31, 2016. As well, the board authorized a $70,000 funding contribution from previously approved $240,000 allocated in the regional district’s All Electoral Area Works Fund to complete to work this year rather than wait for April 1, 2016. That work will include ongoing waterquality monitoring of deep-water stations and tributaries, education and communication as well as some preparatory work for the council’s five-year work plan.
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day, May 19, Donna and Leo learned they’d been victims of a break and enter. She said it happened sometime since weekend, from a shop beneath a cabin on the same property as the house. It’s where they stored everything they could salvage from the house. Among the stolen items Donna could list were: a generator, a compressor, a toolbox with tools, drills and other power tools. “It was everything that you need to try and build a house again,” said Donna. “We’re just like, wow, ‘let me just
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get down a little bit further so you can kick the dirt in my face.” Sicamous RCMP Sgt. Scott West confirmed the Vaughans had reported the break and enter to the local detachment and a file has been opened. Donna said she was told by the officer she spoke with that the suspects likely knew no one was on the premises when the break-in occurred. “He said they know you’re not there,” said Donna. “It might not be abandoned, but they know you’re not there regularly. “I said, ‘well, I was taught not to touch
things that don’t belong to you.’ And he said, ‘well, unfortunately this society doesn’t seem to think that way
been one thing after another. Donna noted that because Leo has a brain injury, she’s the sole income provider, and
There are strangers we don’t even know who have helped us or offered to help us… out of the kindness of their hearts. So I though that was unbelievable.” Donna Vaughan anymore.’” After the mudslide, Donna said she and Leo learned their insurance wouldn’t cover them. From there, it’s
May 29 & 30 $2 Bag Sale Sicamous Thrift Shop 10 am - 3 pm clothing & shoes. May to July 22 Sicamous Mixed Softball League runs every Wednesday night from May to July 22, 2015. At Finlayson Park at 6:30 pm. Windup Tournament is the weekend of July 24, 25, 26, 2015. 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.
said she’s been working non-stop to pay a mortgage, rent and other bills. The robbery has added to the couple’s anxiety, and
Donna is distraught, exhausted and open to help in whatever form may be available. “I’ve been trying to do everything on my own – muddle through it – but you know, I’m exhausted. I need help now,” she said. “And you know, I appreciate everything from anybody trying to help us, I just really do. There are strangers we don’t even know who have helped us or offered to help us… out of the kindness of their hearts. So I thought that was unbelievable.” The Vaughans can be reached at 250-8386589.
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On behalf of the over 50,000 Canadians living with muscular dystrophy, we’d like to thank Twin Anchors Houseboat Vacations for their generous and kind support for the past 10 years. Thanks to Twin Anchors, people living with muscular dystrophy have had the opportunity to access important services and mobility aids such as wheelchairs and lifts. Twin Anchors has helped us raise thousands of dollars through their generous donations of luxurious house boating vacations in our fundraising events. Thank you Twin Anchors for all that you’ve done to improve the lives of those living with this life-threatening disorder. You have truly made a significant, positive difference! ~ Muscular Dystrophy Canada Thank you to the local Businesses that donated to our successful fundraising auction at Brothers Pub.” ~The Sicamous Preschool Society Broad, bright sunny skies & boats full of thanks to Waterways for the free houseboat trip, for a day. It was super great. A good time was had by all. A big boat full of thanks to Ron Simpson & Clayton McNutt for captaining the Waterways houseboat for the Seniors Day outing ~ Esther Faubert
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.
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Every Wed. - T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets Wednesday morning at the Sicamous Rec. Centre (arena). Weigh in at 9:00 am and meeting at 9:30. Everyone Welcome. Ph: 250-836-4041 for info.
Every 1st, 3rd, 4th Thurs. - Keepsake Kwilters meet at the Haven Common room 1095 Shuswap Avenue at 7:00 p.m. For info call 250836-2695.
Every Wed.-Sat. United Church Thrift Store 10:00 am to 3 p.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesday - Eagle Valley Photographic Arts Club meets at the Red Barn at 7 pm. Everyone Welcome. Every Thurs. - Sicamous Crokinole Group meets at 7pm at the Sicamous & District Recreation Centre - upstairs for more info and to join call Dave Reed @ 250-836-3652 Every Thurs.- Ladies shuffleboard at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 in Sicamous. 1pm-3pm. All ladies welcome. Every Thurs.- Malakwa Thrift Store between the 2 churches Open every Thursday 10-5. Every 2nd Thurs. - Sicamous Lions Club meeting at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Doors open at 6:15 and
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Every 4th Thursday monthly meeting of the Malakwa Community Association at 7:00 in the Learning Centre Library. Every Fri. - Parents & Tots, 10-12 noon at the Eagle Valley Resource Centre. 836-3440. Every Fri. - Eagle Valley Brush & Palette Club meets at the Red Barn, 10am-3pm, Everyone welcome! For info call Carol 250-836-3135 or Amy 250-836-4756. www.eaglevalleybrushandpalette. com Every 1st Fri. of the month –Sicamous Seniors Ctre general meeting 11:00am followed by a great pot luck lunch. We encourage every to join us. Every 2nd 3rd and 4th Fri. Wii Tournament at 10 am at the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Everyone Welcome. Every Fri. - Pool Tournament at the Legion at 6:00 pm
Every Sat. Indoor market at the Red Barn 10 am - 3 pm. Concession from 10:30 am - 2:30 pm Every Sat. - Morning Sicamous Royal Canadian Legion Branch 99 tailgate market – Everyone welcome – sell anything – for details call Murray @250-836-2224. Every 2nd 3rd and 4th Fri. Lunch at noon. Everyone Welcome. At the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Last Sat. of the Month - Ladies’ Auxiliary Dinner at the Royal Canadian Legion at 6 pm. Tickets sold until the Friday before at the Legion. No tickets at the door. Sundays - KARMA YOGA (Gentle Hatha) Sundays 5:15-6:15 pm @ I Am Yoga. Minimum $5 donation supports community cause of the month. No experience required. Drop-ins welcome! Open Meditation Circle by donation Sundays 4-5 pm @ I Am Yoga. Familiarize yourself with mindfulness techniques. No experience required. Drop-ins welcome! Every 4th Sun.- Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 1 p.m. Every 4th Sun. - Birthday Tea (formerly the OAPO) for members and friends at Seniors Activity Ctre 1:30 pm. Everyone is Welcome
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Open house planned for labour study
By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Public engagement is critical to the work being done towards developing a labour market recovery plan for the District of Sicamous and Electoral Area E, Sicamous-Malakwa. The Labour Market Assessment and Planning Project for Sicamous and the electoral area is well underway. The public’s first opportunity to engage in the project will be Monday, June 1, at the Red Barn Arts Centre. The meeting begins at 5 p.m., and organizers are hoping to see a large turnout. It will be an opportunity to learn about the different phases of the project and how it can help the area, hear about what information has been collected
Recovery planners: Shuswap MLA and parliamentary secretary for The BC Jobs Plan, Greg Kyllo presents a cheque for $64,089 to the members of the Community Futures Shuswap advisory committee who are working toward identifying current and emerging labour market trends in the Sicamous area. Phot contributed so far and help identify pertinent information that is missing. An initiative of Community Futures Shuswap, with financial support from Community Futures and the Ministry of Development and Social Innovation, the project’s intent is to gather current information in order to assess labour market challenges and
opportunities, and use this information to formulate a plan for recovery. This task falls upon the specially created Community Employer Partnership Program Sicamous Sub-Committee and project coordinator Kyle Dearing. The June 1 meeting is the first of three community engagement opportunities in the works. A second is
planned for later this summer, to inform the public about all the data that’s been collected and the insights it provides about the local labour market. A third meeting is planned for early fall. This will be where a step-by-step recovery plan starts coming together. For more information, visit www.sicamouslabour.com.
Safety Fair this Saturday at rec centre Fun and safety awareness go hand-inhand at the Sicamous Safety Fair. The fair returns this Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sicamous and District Recreation Centre. The main focus of the event is safety awareness and emergency preparedness for the community.
“This is an opportunity for the community to come out and see the equipment and meet the personnel,” says organizer Kathy Keam. Kids can decorate their bikes and enter the bike rodeo for some great prizes. There will be a Teddy Bear Check Up clinic where children will be able to have their
teddy bears looked at by the BC Ambulance crew and then give their bears a clean bill of health. There will be demonstrations, information booths and an array of emergency response vehicles to check out, including fire trucks, the RCMSAR Rescue boat, Eagle Valley Rescue Society’s rescue truck,
the a BC Ambulance helicopter and more. There’ll be a foam pit, and Bobby the Safety Boat and Barney the mini school bus will be making the rounds. Interior Health will have information on bicycle helmets and will be doing an egg drop. The Sicamous Fire Department will be firing up a grill for lunch.
Monitoring would confirm nutrient sources Continued from front
Area C South Shuswap director and watershed council chair, Paul Demenok, called news of the recent bloom “distressing,” and said the council – comprised of local and regional governments, First Nations and B.C. government agencies – would have to “redouble our efforts with monitoring and
mitigation plans.” But Demenok adds the council is still in the process of establishing the sustained funding needed to focus on problems like this. As for determining nutrient sources, he said that would be one of the goals of the council’s five-year plan. “That’s a very important component of the water-quality moni-
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toring program that’s been put forward…,” said Demenok. “There have been suggestions the sources are agricultural. We still need to confirm that, we still need to do the science that points to the sources of phosphorous in the Shuswap, Salmon and Eagle rivers.” Cooperman says all governments that rely on the Shuswap
watershed should take heed of the bloom and support the watershed council in moving ahead. “The entire region is dependent on the health of the lake,” said Cooperman. “If we let it go downhill, and we get more algae blooms year after year, it may decrease visitation and affect the whole economy.”
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DISTRICT OF SICAMOUS OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN REVIEW – PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE The review of the District of Sicamous Official Community Plan is underway! As a guiding document that seeks to address social, economic and environmental goals within the community, the Official Community Plan (OCP) covers topics such as growth management, agriculture, residential development, commercial and residential waterfront development, downtown and highway redevelopment and the environment. The OCP directs the District and Council toward common goals and purpose when evaluating community growth and development. In order to provide a draft document, that reflects the desires for the future growth and development in the community, public input is vital. On Thursday June 11, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at City Hall (446 Main Street) the District of Sicamous will be hosting the 1st Public Open House. This will be an opportunity to explore components of the existing OCP and to look towards the future growth of the community. The Open House will include a presentation and discussion. The 2nd Public Open House is scheduled for Thursday July 9, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and will follow a similar format. Please plan to attend! For more information on the OCP Review please visit the District of Sicamous website (www.sicamous.ca) and follow the link to Official Community Plan Review. Due to the scheduling of this Open House, the Community Building Forum that was scheduled for June 4, 2015 from 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. has been cancelled.
OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE – EXPRESSION OF INTEREST The District of Sicamous has begun a review of the 2009 Official Community Plan (OCP) and is seeking individuals within the community to serve on the Official Community Plan (OCP) Advisory Committee as part of the Review and Update project. As a guiding document that seeks to address social, economic and environmental goals within the community, the OCP covers topics such as growth management, agriculture, residential development, commercial and residential waterfront development, downtown and highway redevelopment and the environment. The OCP directs the District and Council toward common goals and purpose when evaluating community growth and development. The purpose of the OCP Advisory Committee is to provide input on issues and opportunities related to land use and the future growth of the community during the OCP 2016 Review and Update. The OCP Advisory Committee will work directly with District Planning staff to review public input and potential policies and objectives related to community goals, land use and community development. The OCP Advisory Committee is intended to be a focused group, working with some responsibility to gauge public input and policy development throughout the OCP Review and Update process. As a committee of Council the OCP Advisory Committee may be tasked with making recommendations, through staff, to Council related to on issues related to land use policies and future growth within the OCP Review and Update 2016 process. It is expected that OCP Advisory Committee member will attend regular meetings during the Review and Update process. The District is accepting applications until June 16, 2015 at 4:30pm. Applications are available online at www.sicamous.ca or may be picked up at City Hall (446 Main Street). For more information please contact the Development Services Department at: Phone: (250) 836-2477 Email: Melinda Smyrl, Planning Assistant, msmyrl@sicamous.ca Or Mike Marrs, Community Planner, mmarrs@sicamous.ca
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The long federal election campaign
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ne of the side effects of having fixed election dates in Canada, a move that was pioneered by the BC Liberals when they first were elected in 2001, is that campaigns have become much, much longer. In fact, having a short campaign period is considered a disaster by most political handlers now. The federal election campaign has actually been underway for some time — certainly since the beginning of the year. While Parliament is still sitting and passing laws, MPs and candidates of all stripes are hard at work getting ready for the October election. NDP leader Thomas Mulcair was in Surrey for a rally Friday night. This clearly was an electionrelated visit. Surrey gains a new riding under redistribution (it will have a total of five, including the Cloverdale-Langley City one). Two of the current Surrey ridings are held by NDP MPs, and the NDP are doing well in recent opinion polls. The surprising win of the NDP in Alberta is causing more people across Canada to look at the federal party a little more closely. Some are, for the first time, actually considering it as a government in waiting. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has also made a number of visits to the Lower Mainland in recent weeks — with at least two of them to Surrey. One was to the Kwantlen Polytechnic University campus in Cloverdale, part of the new riding. While they haven’t been election rallies, his visits are directly connected to the campaign. In particular, the time he spent with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Surrey, Vancouver and several Ontario venues was invaluable. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau will almost certainly be in the area several times in the coming months as well, and it is possible Green Party leader Elizabeth May be in the vicinity. It’s likely she will spend a lot of time defending her Vancouver Island seat and trying to build on the strong interest in Green politics on the island. Voters aren’t too engaged in federal politics right now, but the parties most certainly are. -The Langley Times
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B.C. government goes long with LNG bid By Tom Fletcher News Columnist
VICTORIA – Opposition politicians were outraged over the B.C. government’s latest effort to secure its first major liquefied natural gas deal, announced last week. Premier Christy Clark, Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman and Finance Minister Mike de Jong signed agreements with Pacific Northwest LNG for a long-term gas royalty structure that could run for 30 years. The government says the deal guarantees minimum royalty revenue for the province, while the investors increase their revenue if the spread between gas prices in North America and Asia increases during the term. Pacific Northwest is a partnership of some of the biggest investors and gas customers: Malaysian state giant Petronas, its Canadian subsidiary Progress Energy,
Chinese state firm Sinopec, Indian Oil Corp. and Japan Petroleum. These corporate giants will review a project development agreement, and if they approve, Clark will convene the legislature to approve changes that would compensate them if the new LNG income tax increases. Environmental changes such as a “discriminatory” carbon tax increase or greenhouse gas regulations on LNG would also trigger compensation. Future changes to general carbon tax or corporate income tax rates would not. NDP leader John Horgan warned that “too much lolly” is being offered, with no word of job guarantees for B.C. or a deal with First Nations at the proposed site near Prince Rupert. “My biggest concern is that we’re tying the hands of future governments because a desperate government made commitments that they over-promised on
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and now they want to get a deal at any cost,” Horgan said. Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver called it “shocking and irresponsible,” repeating his prediction that the global market is swimming in gas and will never support huge greenfield projects across B.C. For the investors, it’s like a mortgage. There are “subjects” to be removed before the deal closes, and this is a proposed $36 billion mortgage for pipelines, LNG processing and shipping facilities. This isn’t just a political dispute. For example, Progress has drilled about 500 gas wells in northeastern B.C., and Petronas took it over with this development in mind. Without exports, B.C.’s whole gas industry is looking at a bleak future of low prices and demand. Petronas delayed its investment decision to this year and cited exactly these concerns, certainty on taxa-
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tion and royalties beyond the election cycle. With that in hand, their obstacles remain federal environmental approval and a revenue sharing deal with a First Nation to host a terminal. Pacific Northwest CEO Michael Culbert notes answers to questions posed by the Lax Kw’alaams First Nation were submitted to federal regulators only days before they started voting on a $1 billion share of LNG proceeds over 40 years. The vote was a resounding no, despite a redesign that put pipelines on a suspension bridge over the most sensitive salmon habitat. Culbert suggests that given some time to examine environmental mitigation work, that answer may change. The Nisga’a Nation has identified four sites as suitable for LNG terminals with a shorter pipeline route to the coast than Prince Rupert.
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Eagle Valley News Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Legitimizing marijuana increases use
FROM THE HILL COLIN MAYES
I am providing constituents with the following paragraphs of a letter sent to the Mayor of Vancouver from our federal Minister of Health: “Marijuana is not an approved drug or medicine, and Health
Canada does not endorse its use. There is serious health risks associated with smoking marijuana, especially for youth. That is why the Government of Canada wants to stop youth from smoking marijuana. The evidence is clear that when youth smoke marijuana, they have increased risks of developing mental health issues, including psychosis and schizophrenia. We also know that regular, long-term marijuana use in youth can harm concentration, memory, and the ability to think and to make decisions, and it
can also produce paranoia and anxiety or nervousness.” “Legitimizing and normalizing the use and sale of marijuana can have only one effect: increasing marijuana use and addiction. Indeed, according to the Canadian Drug Use Monitoring Survey, although youth marijuana use has dropped by almost 45 per cent since 2004, 20 percent of youth smoked marijuana in 2012 compared to 70 per cent who drank alcohol. Legitimizing and normalizing marijuana could mean more than tripling its
use by youth.” “While Canadian courts have required the government to allow access to marijuana when authorized by a physician, the law is clear that this must be done in a controlled fashion to protect public health and safety. In response to the courts, the government implemented the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations in June of 2013, with the aim of treating dried marijuana as much a possible like other narcotics used for medical purposes.” “These Regulations are clear and do not
provide municipalities with the authority to legitimize the commercial sale of marijuana, which remains an illegal substance. Storefronts and dispensaries do not operate within a ‘grey zone’ and the law is clear: they are illegal.” The Minister of Health’s position is clear. I have a problem understanding people in politics who tell us they are there for the public good, yet they put the public at risk for political points and to accommodate their lifestyle. Surely there are better policy priorities for our youth.
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Ban of motorized vehicles on Shuswap River considered Motorized boats could eventually be banned on parts of the Shuswap River. The Regional District of North Okanagan is currently seeking feedback on proposed boating regulations for the Shuswap River. The goal is to improve recreational safety, reduce bank erosion, reduce disturbance to salmon spawning grounds and minimize conflicts between users. “The decision to consider boating regulations for the Shuswap River has come about due to numerous occa-
sions where community groups and residents have raised concerns with respect to the impacts of motorized vessels on the Shuswap River over the past 20 years,” said Anna Page, sustainability co-ordinator. The regulations being proposed for the Shuswap River include: Lower Shuswap River from Mara Lake upstream to Baxter Bridge (Trinity Valley Road) – vessel engine size limit of 10 horsepower. Lower Shuswap
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achieve safety, environmental or public interest objectives. “Numerous consultation activities will be undertaken over the next four months to obtain feedback on the proposed regulations including open houses and a survey,” said Page. An open house will be held at the Enderby Drill Hall, June 10 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and there will be one at the Mabel Lake Community Hall (Lumby end), June 11 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Surveys can be
completed online and will be mailed to all property owners adjoining the river in the affected areas. The surveys, maps of the zones and additional information can be accessed at www.rdno. ca/boating. “We really want to gain an understanding of the level of community support for the proposed boating regulations. This is the first step in the process and we are open to hearing from all who would be affected” said Rick Fairbairn, RDNO chairperson.
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Grindrod on big screen in Tomorrowland By Richard Rolke Black Press
The North Okanagan has hit the big screen. Disney’s Tomorrowland, partially shot in Grindrod, opened in theatres on Friday, while Go With Me, which was also filmed in the region, has been marketed at a prestigious trade fair in Europe. “It’s really amazing. Word is getting around,” said John Trainor, an Armstrong resident and Okanagan Film Commission chairperson. Trainor and film commissioner Jon Summerland attended Tomorrowland’s premiere in Vancouver Thursday. “It’s definitely a family movie and there’s lots of interesting special effects. The audience enjoyed it,” said Trainor. “It (the premiere) was cool. It was a who’s who of Vancouver and lots of film industry people were there.” Missing was the star,
George Clooney. “There was a rumour he’d be there but he didn’t show,” said Trainor. Clooney and the rest of the cast and crew were in the North Okanagan in the summer of 2013, and the region is profiled early on in the film. “There is a very cool scene, that I actually watched be shot, where a young George Clooney comes in on a jetpack and crashes,” said Trainor. “The farm house and farm and certainly the hills around Enderby are recognizable. There were also back roads in Armstrong I recognized.” At the same time that Tomorrowland is turning heads in theatres, another movie with North Okanagan links is also garnering attention. The trailer for Go With Me was featured at the film industry’s sales market in Cannes, France.
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“We were meeting with international film distributors who want to look at your movie,” said Rick Dugdale, producer and president of Hollywood-based Enderby Entertainment, which is named after his hometown. Go With Me, which stars Anthony Hopkins, was filmed in Enderby, Armstrong and Vernon in late 2014. “Everyone is extremely excited,” said Dugdale of the response to the trailer. “They are seeing the look of the film and
what the genre is — a suspense thriller. More action plays well overseas.” It’s anticipated the film will be shown at a Canadian film festival soon and distribution plans for North America are being put together. It could be released in February or March. “No matter what happens, we will show it in Vernon,” said Dugdale. Post-production is taking place in Sweden and Hopkins has been following the process with keen interest.
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Street paint: Eagle River Secondary student Josie Germaine leaves her mark during the grad street painting held at the school Wednesday, May 20. Eagle River’s graduation ceremony is Friday, June 5, beginning at 5 p.m. Photo by Kelly M. Dick
Eagle River a role model for small schools By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Eagle River Secondary is a small school doing big things. The school took centre stage during a May 13 conference at University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna. The title of the conference: the Second Annual UBCO Think Tank: Imagining the Futures of Small Secondary School. ERS principal Scott Anderson said the school was chosen to provide a “case study” for the conference, detailing the work being done at the school, including unique programming developed, he says, out of necessity, in response to declining enrolment and budgets. “They offer this conference every two years,” said Anderson. “They look for a different small school that is innovative and doing things creatively, and this year I guess it was in the wind what we were doing… sort
of innovating out of necessity. They heard about some of the stuff we were doing and were interested and called us up to be the feature school.” Anderson said conference attendees – including university professors, Ministry of Education staff as well as school teachers and administrators – received the case study in advance so they could learn from, and provide feedback on what’s happening at ERS. On the positive side, Anderson said people were very impressed with the school’s timetable, designed to maximize teacher availability for students to do more creative projects, field trips, labs, etc. Another aspect that impressed was the school’s cross-curricular approach to programming, in which a course may be an amalgamation of different disciplines. “Let’s say for example, one of the course studies would be a course called Local
Plants,” Anderson explained. “It’s sciencebased in biology, but also talks about a history of the plant’s use, First Nations use of the plant, etc. So they’re getting sort of the social studies and the science in that particular course at the same time. We have a whole handful of courses that are taught that way as well.” As for constructive criticism, Anderson was encouraged to find different ways to broaden community involvement with the school – opportunities for students to learn from the expertise of different employers and organizations in the community and area. “We already have a lot of involvement with Twin Anchors here in Sicamous, having kids learn welding and all that kind of stuff – more of that sort of thing, involving more people in different businesses,” said Anderson. “Let’s say like the Trail Alliance, and
groups like that, that are doing other things in the community. They could have our kids go out to do brushing and clearing of trails, and learn, say geography and mapping, at the same time.” In addition to the constructive feedback, Anderson was encouraged by the ministry’s interest in, and commitment to “small schools,” as well as how small schools like Eagle River are redefining how education is delivered. “I think another message, loud and clear from the ministry as well as from this conference, is that small schools are strong because they’re small…,” said Anderson. “Because we’re small, meaning a lower student-to-teacher ratio, we have more opportunities to innovate, as opposed to just staying the course like you would in a larger school. That came through loud and clear, as well as other schools are looking to small
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ERS golf team make championships By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Eagle River Secondary’s golf team saw their season come to a bittersweet end at the Valley Championship Tournament in Kelowna. The team, consisting of Karter Anderson, Mytch Blight, Austin Miller and Colby Sherlock, was victorious at the A North Zones in Revelstoke on May 7, qualifying them for the Championships
on May 20. There, each of the players excelled, but would up being disqualified for signing an incorrect score card. “We would have finished fourth place overall if it wasn’t for the disqualification, “said teacher Jason Ostoforov, adding the team still managed to meet or exceed their personal bests for the season. “Karter Anderson, he shot 96, which was his best round of the year,” said Ostoforov. “Col-
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by Sherlock, he shot 86, which was his best round ever. Mytch Blight, he shot a 94, which was his best round of the year. And then Austin Miller, he shot 89, which tied his best round of the year.” Ostoforov said there was something like a 60 swing difference between the winning team’s total and Eagle River’s. He also noted it’s been about five years since Eagle River has had a golf team qualify for championships.
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LABOUR MARKET ASSESSMENT & PLANNING PROJECT
COMMUNITY MEETING
June 1, 2015 @ 5 pm at the Red Barn Arts Centre 1226 Riverside Avenue, Sicamous Come and learn about the labour market research and planning project currently taking place in Sicamous and CSRD Area E: • Learn about the different phases of this project, and how this project can help the area • Meet the project team • Hear about the information that has been collected so far • Help identify what information is missing Snacks & Refreshments will be served
The success of this project depends on community participation We hope to see you there! QUESTIONS: Contact Kyle Dearing - 250-515-2029; kyle@sicamouslabour.com; also see website for more information about the project: www.sicamouslabour.com