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Frolic in the foam: Ouri TzuellaSculnick. left, and Alaina Rich play in the foam pit at the Sicamous Safety Fair at Finlayson Park on Saturday, May 30. The public was invited to the free event, which showcased the local emergency services. See more images on page 7. Photo by Evan Buhler
Sicamous considers dementia-friendly options Idea: District looks at concept as a way to improve care for seniors, offer economic spinoffs. By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
There are big ideas for the future of Sicamous depending how far the community is willing to go in becoming dementia friendly. Along with the effort to make Sicamous an age-friendly community, there is also a movement afoot to make the District of Sicamousa centre for dementia-friendly care. According to the Alzheimer Society, a dementia-friendly community program focuses on improving inclusion and the quality of life for people living with dementia. Sicamous Coun. Malcom Makayev and Mayor Terry Rysz recently met with Union of British Columbia Okanagan staff to show and discuss what Sicamous has that could facilitate it in becoming a dementia-friendly community. What UBCO staff saw inspired them to visit Sicamous and make a presentation to council as to what the community could be.
One presenter, Dr. Elizabeth Andersen, an assistant professor with the school of nursing, talked about two different models of nursing homes that she said would attract attention if they were in Sicamous. She also described two models of care “that would also be quite innovative and attract attention and potential employees to the nursing home.” One of the housing models, called a “green house nursing home,” would involve the creation of individual cottages on a “community street.” “Each little house has its own kitchen, dining rooms, bedrooms and functions as a little sort of home,” said Andersen. She suggested the homes could be staffed by “cross-trained” nurse’s aids who aren’t relegated to one type of employment, allowing flexible assignments and the ability to customize their own shifts. Dr. Keith Culver, UBCO’s dean of management, said he sees opportunity for
Sicamous, for wellness and economic development. He noted Canadians are becoming more realistic in their thinking about dementia, and that there is a growing interest in the concept of the “dementia village,” places “designed for living with dignity.” He suggested Sicamous might become “another one of these champions in Canada that becomes a destination.” “We can partner with you, but we need you to be doing it,” said Culver. “We need you to choose it, you to implement it, it needs to be yours. “What are we pretty good at? Measuring stuff. We’re pretty good at measuring against international benchmarks, measuring against your goals. We’re a neutral third party, we’re not here to profit from anyone… we try then to help you all to learn.” Rysz too sees the potential for Sicamous to become a prototype, but recognizes there needs to be community buy-in. “We will consider this program when we
do up our official community plan,” said Rysz. “But at the end of the day, if we’re going to turn Sicamous into a dementiafriendly community or an age-friendly community, it has to be recognized by the entire community, in my opinion. So that remains to be seen. Rysz says the primary goal is the care of Sicamous residents, adding a dementiafriendly approach could encourage doctors and nurses to work in the community. “Maybe we could get Interior Health on board, maybe they can help us with the construction of something like a nursing home,” said Rysz. “I don’t know where it’s going to go… but we’re going to definitely keep working towards some sort of process.” On Wednesday, June 10, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., the Alzheimer Society is hosting a free training workshop at the district civic centre, to help people learn how to recognize the signs of memory problems and how to support people living with dementia.
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Top cop heads down the highway By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
The RCMP are once again on the hunt for new detachment commander for Sicamous. Sgt. Scott West, who has been with the local detachment for about six months, has been selected to succeed Staff Sgt. Kevin Keane as detachment commander in Salmon Arm. His promotion is expected to take place either in June or July. West said he’d planned on applying for the Salmon Arm job, but didn’t expect it to happen as soon as it did. “It came open right
after I got here and I went, ‘Oh really, you’ve got to be kidding me!’ I figured Staff Sgt. Keane would have been there for a little while yet, but he got a job in Windsor, Ont. with the RCMP,” said West, adding that if it wasn’t a promotional move, he likely would have continued working in Sicamous. “I love it here. It’s great,” he said. “There are some trials and tribulations, yeah, there are some tough questions, but I’ve never been one to shy away from tough questions.” West says Cpl. J.R. Lechky will be the acting commander in Sicamous until his re-
placement is named. “I am confident that he is up to the job and will receive the full support of the South East District in getting the job done,” says West. Mayor Terry Rysz has only positive things to say about the sergeant and his departure. “He is still completely and totally committed to Sicamous and I think, at the end of the day, with Sgt. West moving on to Salmon Arm… I think that’s going to be a benefit for Sicamous in the long run because now we have a sergeant in Salmon Arm very familiar with the operations of Sicamous,”
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Sicamous council is approving a development application for a residential waterfront property despite concerns by district staff and the province. At its regular meeting last Wednesday, council received a memo from district community planning officer Mike Marrs recommending the denial of a Watercourse Development Permit for a property at 501 Poage Avenue. The permit would reduce the riparian area or SPEA (streamside protection and enhancement area) from the minimum 15 metre width, as identified in the district’s offi-
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said the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) and district staff had some reservations about the need to “bend the SPEA” for the proposed development. Coun. Todd Kyllo, however, argued the whole idea of RAR and the SPEA is so “rules can be bent,” provided there is support from a QEP. “There’s no fish, it’s not habitat, it’s not an important part that we need to save and keep,” said Kyllo. “He’s just asking for a variance that’s going to put a deck out into the SPEA. “His QEP has agreed to it, and said there is going to be no harmful alteration to the fish
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said Rysz. While RCMP members are not required to live in the community they serve, Rysz would like to see West’s replacement reside in the community. “Right now, only
two from the detachment are living in Sicamous. Hopefully we can convince the new sergeant who moves into our area to move into Sicamous instead of Salmon Arm and be more hands-on here.”
Council overrides waterfront development concerns cial community plan, to 10.5 metres. The applicant’s intent is to construct a 1,720-squarefoot garage on the north end of the property, and replace the existing, non-conforming singlefamily residence with a 2,520-square-foot duplex. As per the B.C. government’s Riparian Areas Regulation, local governments are to protect riparian areas “during residential, commercial and industrial development by ensuring a qualified environmental professional (QEP) conducts a science-based assessment of proposed activities.” A QEP report was completed for the Poage property and Marrs
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habitat… There’s got to be more common sense in looking at what’s happening with these types of decisions that we’re making here on these types of things, especially when the QEP has already signed off.” Coun. Jeff Mallmes said he agreed with Kyllo, and made reference to a letter from the province stating it actually supports the application. In the two letters from FLNRO staff included with Marrs’ memo, there are concerns raised about the proposed encroachment into the SPEA and whether or not it is justified. However, in one of the letters, an FLNRO biologist
Every Wed. - Crib, 7:30 p.m., Haven seniors building. Everyone welcome - you don’t have to be a senior. Socializing and coffee served after crib. Info: Esther 836-4373. Every Wed. - T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly) 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 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 meeting starts at 6:30. Anyone interested in being
leaves the final decision in the hands of the district. “We will leave it up to the District of Sicamous to determine,” writes senior ecosystem biologist Laura Neild. “If they feel it is reasonable rationale for encroachment we have no additional concerns.” Couns. Gord Bushell and Malcolm Makayev also spoke in favour of the application, with Makayev emphasizing the compensation package that’s being offered to offset the loss in the SPEA. When it came to the vote, council unanimously voted against the staff recommendation, and gave Marrs direction to issue the permit based on the plans as submitted.
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Police tackle theft problem By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Sicamous RCMP Sgt. Scott West says the recent rash of thefts from vehicles in the community have been resolved. Police statistics show six incidents of break-and-enter and 16 incidents of theft from vehicles were reported to the Sicamous RCMP detachment in April. In a May 5 report to District of Sicamous council, West states some of the culprits involved with the thefts from vehicles have been identified, and police are “investigating those offences in an attempt to charge these individuals.” On Friday, May 29, West told the News the thefts from vehicles that occurred in mid- to late-April, and those in May, are believed to have been the work of different individuals. The suspect behind the first spate of thefts was identified by police with assistance from the community. That person, said West, was confronted by police, and the situation is being managed “through the community and RCMP involvement, as well as the involvement of parents.” Regarding the second spate
of thefts, West said Sicamous criminal activity. RCMP managed to identify a “The involvement of the suspect very quickly, and “basi- community is instrumental to cally confronted him.” effectively police our commuWest said that individual was nity as we target criminals loessentially told to “stop what cally,” said West you’re doing or we’ll catch Mayor Terry Rysz recognizes you… take whatever action that and encourages the same. Rysz we can, that the law allows; or spoke with West regarding the leave. Just get out of town.” thefts after concerns were raised “We’ve received in council by Coun. information that he’s Todd Kyllo and the decided to leave the public. community,” said “I think we need West, adding the to get a message individual remains out to the commuThe involvement on the Sicamous of the community nity that we need detachment’s radar. is instrumental to to help the policing “If he returns and out here as much as effectively police we find out about our community as we possibly can,” it, we’ll be making said Rysz, adding we target criminals he will be meeting a visit to make sure locally. he’s going to stay with Kathy Keam Sgt. Scott West on the straight and at the Safety Fair narrow.” this Saturday to West said the discuss getting the RCMP Southeast District crime community’s Citizens on Patrol analyst has also been made program up and running again. aware of the individual and “The program used to be where he’s believed to have re- quite active here in Sicamous located, and that information but we’ve lost quite a few of the will be forwarded to the next people that were involved with detachment. it,” said Rysz. “We’re going to In his report to council, West maybe work towards trying to asks that people be supported improve that and hopefully we in reporting information to po- can, and that will be a big help lice pertaining to suspicious or for the RCMP as well.”
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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 BC Liberal government is in the process of adopting the Election Amendment Act, which will give candidates and political parties the ability to access hitherto private data about voters from past provincial elections. The NDP, unfortunately, has gone along with the basic thrust of this law. The most principled opposition has come from Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver. And independent Vicki Huntington has also been challenging the law. The main purpose behind the law is to allow well-funded political parties, notably the BC Liberals and NDP, to “mine” voter data and craft campaigns to encourage their own supporters to come to the polls, while at the same time (and likely quite secretly) coming up with ways of targeting specific supporters of the other parties from casting votes. Along the way, they will be digging into voters’ privacy in a way that has caused the Information and Privacy Commissioner great concerns. It is unfortunate that there has been so little attention paid to this. As Huntington noted in a press release, after an amendment to the bill was defeated, “People don’t want to be targeted or harassed based on whether or not they voted. This bill won’t encourage voter participation. It will reinforce voter cynicism.” The amendment, introduced by Weaver, called for a delay in implementing the law until there was more public consultation. While the NDP supported the amendment, the BC Liberal majority voted against it. Now the political parties are being handed another tool that, in a day and age when it is easier than ever to collect a raft of data about individuals, will allow them to hone their message and specifically target individuals. Citizens should always be suspicious when governments bring in new laws that are not even on the radar screen for ordinary people. This law is designed solely to help those who are already hipdeep in politics. There was no public outcry calling for political parties to be given more information about voters. This law is an invasion of privacy and will only lead to political manipulation, all in the name of winning an election. - Langley Times
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Is B.C. a Third World backwater? By Tom Fletcher News Columnist
VICTORIA – We might call ourselves Super, Natural or even The Best Place on Earth, but how is B.C. viewed around the world? Ever since U.S. billionaires and their environmental clients decided more than a decade ago to supervise our society, the impression that British Columbia is a primitive colonial backwater in need of “saving” has only been reinforced. In late April, the province and coastal aboriginal leaders announced completion of marine planning areas for Haida Gwaii and the North and Central Coast. U.S. activists knew about the announcement weeks before the legislature press gallery did, and a documentary crew was sent up to advance the narrative of the saving of the “Great Bear Rainforest.” Unlike the “Great Bear Rainforest” land use deal
of 2007, the Sierra Club, ForestEthics and Greenpeace were not represented. Instead, Tides Canada CEO Ross McMillan sat beaming in the audience. McMillan’s role in directing U.S. foundation money to B.C. has prompted him to declare himself “a principal architect of the Great Bear Rainforest project,” although in the early years he and his staff stayed behind the scenes while Sierra, Greenpeace et al took the credit. At the event, two aboriginal leaders gave a nod to the real funder of the ongoing effort to “save” the B.C. coast, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Gordon Moore is a co-founder of Intel Corp., maker of most of the world’s computer processor chips, now spending his vast fortune on the Amazon basin, B.C. and other “threatened” places. Other Silicon Valley and Seattle billionaires helped finance the original effort,
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and a strategy document surfaced in 2008 describing their plan to de-market the Alberta oilsands by creating a blockade against energy exports on our Pacific coast. The effort has since expanded to natural gas, with false horror stories about “fracking” finding a receptive global audience. Last week I wrote about the plan by British manufacturing conglomerate Reckitt Benckiser to buy up farms in the B.C. Interior and replant them with trees. Contrary to my description, “RB Trees for Change” isn’t participating in the dodgy European carbon credit market. They’re just doing it for global marketing purposes, covering pioneer-cleared farms of our colonial backwater with forest for 100 years so they can advertise their soaps and cold pills as carbon neutral. Another 10,000 hectares of B.C. “saved” from destruction by benevolent foreign interests!
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Back to reality. B.C.’s auditor general issued a report last week calling on the province to do more to prevent the “cumulative effects” of industrial development. A familiar example of this is the struggle to maintain caribou herds in northern B.C. The B.C. government mustered a response from the multiple ministries that have worked on this since 2010. Among other things, they noted that 90 per cent of B.C.’s vast area is now covered by regional land use plans created to manage cumulative impacts. A whopping 37 per cent of B.C. is designated as parks and protected areas for environmental and cultural values. Maybe that’s still not good enough, but it’s better than anything I can find in Europe or the U.S. That’s particularly true of California, home of Hollywood, Silicon Valley, a pipeline spill, heavy oil refining and gridlocked freeways.
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A gardner takes the slow lane
Margo westaway
Why is it that the Universe seemingly punishes me when I go off to play for a few days, because inevitably all heck breaks loose while I’m away and then my newly relaxed and refreshed mind and body is immediately sent into high gear again. For instance, it turns out that a semi-truck used our power pole for target practice, which knocked out our telephone and Internet which can’t be fixed for another week with writing deadlines to meet in the meantime, a robin had made three messy nests above our deck with the makings of them strewn from one end of it to another, my one-pull wonder of a lawn mower didn’t start when my yard looked like a meadow and the weeds had seemingly been slipped a dose of steroids. Ugh!
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by law. They are only found in isolated populations in Manning Park, the Skagit Valley, near Mt. Rainer, the Olympic peninsula and by Parksville and Shawnigan Lake on Vancouver Island. Their strategy to survive the nutrient-scarce forests is to form a strong partnership with a fungus called ectotrophic mycorrhiza, which exchanges sugars and water for carbon dioxide and sunlight.’ It’s always worth taking the slow lane if you can to enjoy our beautiful natural and man-made surroundings. So next time you plan a road trip to the Coast, allow yourself some time to not only stop and smell the roses, but to hopefully be rewarded by something extraordinary, like catching those rare roses of the forest too.
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Pacific Rhododendron Park, (located just within the western gates of Manning Park), but this time I hit it just right because of our early spring, so with camera in hand, I silently walked the winding trail through the woods to revel in the presence of the ‘rose trees of the forest.’ Now there’s nothing more lovely to me than to see that beautiful plant in a natural setting, growing between the trees on a carpet of green moss, with their branches reaching up to seek out the sun and the smaller and mostly pink blossoms speckled by the light and shade, making it all feel like I was in some kind of enchanted forest. This is what the sign said about them: - ‘rhododendron comes from the Greek word meaning rose tree, and the Pacific rhododendron could compete with even the showiest of the hybrid roses. Reaching a sprawling height of up to eight metres, it surpasses many of its cultivated cousins. Of the 600 different species worldwide, only 27 varieties occur in North America, and because of it’s rarity, the Pacific rhododendron is protected
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also served as a good reminder that the best things in life are usually free, and to enjoy beautiful days like that is way better than a shopping mall any day. (Even though she still had to get that out of her system.) One of the best parts of the week was to bask in the lushness of that rain forest region of towering woods full of ferns growing on the forest floor (my favourite plant) and the gardens bursting with foliage – particularly those regal rhododendrons, which were gigantic in some cases and all in full bloom. What a feast for the eyes to see those big bouquet-like blossoms of white, red, pink, purple and mauve growing everywhere we went – wow - but the best treat in store for me was coming back home! Cruising slowly along the Hope-Princeton Highway, I stopped everywhere to enjoy the mountain meadows of the Cascades, inhale the heady scents of pine and sage along the Similkameen River and drink in the views of the Okanagan valley with all the glistening lakes and acres of orchards and wineries. For years I’ve missed the blooms at
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So many times when I’m off to the Coast, someone will say how much faster a trip it is now, but I rarely take the fast lane because it’s much more pleasant to take the slow lane so I can make a bunch of pit stops along the way on some of the prettier – though sometimes longer – routes. I had a week to spend with our daughter on her school break and this time she wanted to ‘do’ Vancouver (which means mostly shopping to her), but I had the wheel, so we spent it my way in my old and familiar stomping grounds on the north and west shores, where I could navigate around the worst spots of the now insane traffic down there. Thankfully the weather was with us, so we strolled the Stanley Park and West Van seawalls, took in the expansive (and expensive) views from atop Grouse Mountain and scrambled over the smooth and warm rocks at Lighthouse and Whytecliff parks to watch all the boats and ferries go by while soaking up the sunshine and breathing in the scent of salt air and seaweed. Not only was it fun and relaxing, but it
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Math fever infects Parkview Elementary By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
Carson Oystryk’s enthusiasm for math is almost contagious. Parkview Elementary’s math club primary students normally meet on Mondays and intermediates on Wednesdays during lunch hour. Last Thursday, principal Val Edgell arranged a special club meeting, bringing the primary and intermediates together to solve puzzles, either individually or in groups, eat popcorn (a math club perk) and chat with the News. Oystryk, who is in Grade 5, was first in the door, wide eyed and excited. He says he can’t wait for an upcoming field trip to the UBC Okanagan campus Edgell has planned for the club, to show them what they are capable of. “I’ve always wanted to go to university,” said Oystryk. “Probably because I would never have the money to go to a university, but actually seeing a university is going to be really cool.” Asked why he joined the club, Oystryk said he’s good at math, and when he heard the club was starting he had to join. “I really wanted to join so I could actually know more stuff than what I’m supposed to know in my grade,” said Oystryk. “I kind of just wanted an extra bit
of work just because I love math. It’s probably my favourite subject.” As things get underway, the students waste no time getting into the popcorn and mathematical problem solving. Some are working on a mathematics-based puzzle modelled after Sudoku called Calkudoku, while others are working on a block-based puzzle called Skyscrapers. And there’s not a calculator or cell phone to be seen. When math club began, Edgell says most of the students involved were working on puzzles at or below their grade level. Now they’re working at or above their grade level. Grade 4 student Nash Rutherford is one of those club members working on puzzles above his grade level. Asked if he had any future plans, perhaps involving math, Rutherford said he’s leaning more towards the arts. “I was actually thinking of being an artist once I’m old enough. I would just draw pictures and sell them,” Rutherford commented. One of the things club members do is compete online in the Caribou Contests math tests, open to students world over. Last year four members, Nash Rutherford, Colton Fleming, Neo Moren and Daisy May Munro finished in the top 50
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per cent. Rutherford is currently in the top two per cent. In one corner of the room, working on a Skyscraper puzzle, is a group of Grade 7s: Connor Schmitz, Scott Rokosh, Ty Sigvaldason and Mikki Horsfield. Asked if they’ve come across a question they haven’t solved, they answer no. “Most of the questions, you’ve just got to think about them and you’ll figure them out,” said Schmitz. “It’s a group effort kind of thing, you
work together,” added Sigvaldason. Edgell explains the boys spent an entire lunch hour trying to figure out one question, not stopping until it was done “They just stick at it until they’ve finally got it,” said Edgell, noting the math problems the boys are solving now are way more difficult than the ones they were doing at the beginning of the year. “I see a huge growth in their problem-solving abilities and in their classroom.” Edgell is undeniably
proud of her math club students, who she says are working very hard at improving their brain power – seemingly having a great deal of fun in the process. When the club is over, some of kids are asking to take their unfinished puzzles home. “Who asks for that?” says Edgell, floored by the enthusiasm of her math club kids.
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Be Prepared is not just a Boy Scout motto. Whether the weather brings heavy rains and flooding or hot, dry winds that elevate wildfire risk, the Shuswap Emergency Program has a plan for that. “The Wildfire Management Branch is suggesting if we don’t get any rains in June, there’s a greater-than-average risk of wildfires,” says Cliff Doherty Columbia Shuswap Regional District’s emergency program co-ordinator. The Shuswap Emergency Program (SEP) operates in the City of Salmon Arm, District of Sicamous and electoral areas of CSRD that surround Shuswap Lake – South Shuswap, Falkland/Salmon Valley/Ranchero and North Shuswap. “Our main role is not only responding when something happens, but also emergency preparedness,” he says. “Our biggest role is activation of an emergency centre.” In the event an emergency operations centre (EOC) is activated, there are roles for volunteers and government
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Misc. for Sale For Sale: Yakima Skybox Pro 12 Silver and Yakima Highroller Upright bike racks. Yakima roof rack that fits factory roof racks. Locking cores and key match locks on bike racks, box and roof rack. Box and bike purchased new in 2009. Roof rack a couple of years older. Excellent condition. Rarely used and stored under cover. $900 OBO. Located in Nelson 250-354-7471 SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDINGS. “Our big 35th anniversary sale� 20x20 $4500. 25x24 $5198. 30x30 $7449. 32x36 $8427. 40x46 $12140. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422 www.pioneersteel.ca
Misc. Wanted PURCHASING scrap gold & old Canadian & American coin collections. 250-548-3670
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Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Olympic Coins, Silver, Gold, Jewelry, Estates Chad: 778-281-0030 in town.
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Moorage WANTED: moorage for pontoon boat in Sicamous for 2015 season (250)836-0271 or email: joevivian2@gmail.com
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