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n (Clockwise from top) Blue Rodeo frontman Jim Cuddy performs on the CP Holiday Train to an enthusiastic crowd on Wednesday, Dec. 16; Food bank volunteer Maryann Brock sort food donations; Levi Parmenter, Christian Parmenter, Levi Peterson, Kristyna Wooster and Emma Knutson sing Christmas carols; Friends shoot a video on their phone as the CP Holiday Train leaves Salmon Arm; Alli Hamm and her son Ellis eagerly await the arrival of the train.
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n Salmon Arm fire chief Brad Shirley watches as Salmon Arm firefighters put out a residential fire on 17th Street NE on Friday, Dec. 18. The residents were not home, and it is unclear what started the fire.
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Paul Keam may not have earned his wings, but he’s logged his share of air time working with Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Shuswap Station #106. For about a year-anda-half, Keam has been piloting drones for the local, non-profit, volunteer rescue organization. The group’s aerial arsenal includes a DJI Phantom II Vision Plus quadcopter, and the more substantial DJI Inspire. Keam wasn’t involved in the purchase – he was just the one tagged to be RCMSAR’s drone pilot. “I didn’t get involved until they already purchased it, and then my neighbour Pat Gau came over one day and said, ‘here, learn how to fly this thing; we’re going to use it as a search and rescue tool,’” said Keam. Over time it was learned the drones would be ideal for shore and shallow water searches, and Keam says the purchases – made possible largely through grants and donations – has proven their worth. Off the top of his head, Keam noted two incidents where the drones played an important role in a search/ rescue effort. One involved a swimmer who had gone missing off the back of a houseboat. “I did a shore shallow water search and the boat did the deep water search in a grid pattern, and we both basically worked in towards each other and then had a good idea where this person was,” said Keam. “Then the RCMP dive team came in and, in about two minutes, they found him.” The other incident involved a young women who went missing from a houseboat. She was located on land by drone. “She had just wandered off into the bush about 20 feet and fallen behind a log…,” said Keam. “So it’s been two good searches. You
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n Bruce Weicker and Rob Sutherland provide Columbia Shuswap Regional District directors with an update as well as a discussion of the use of drones for searching. might say it’s paid for itself already.” Shuswap Station’s drones have also attracted the attention of other groups keen to utilize Keam’s expertise for other emergencies. These include the local snowmobile club, for when a sledder goes missing, or geo-technicians wishing to do some surveying. “They approached us at the safety fair saying, “gee, that big slide we had at Two Mile, we could have sent
you folks up instead of waiting the two-and-ahalf days for us to get there and look at it. We could have streamed live feed to them,” said Keam. “CP Rail, they approached us, and we couldn’t figure out why at first, but they said for derailments between Chase and Revelstoke. Instead of loading up all their equipment and heading out to this derailment, if we can get out there, we can put the drone up, video the derailment and live-feed it
right back to CP Rail… that would end up saving them, he said, thousands of dollars.” Keam adds it’s illegal to fly drones along railway tracks but, in the case of an emergency, he’s sure CP would make an exception. Shuswap Station #106 volunteers oversee marine search and rescue on Shuswap and Mara lakes. For more information, visit http:// rcmsar.com/rescue-stations/southern-region/ shushwap/.
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City council has upped its contribution to a water line southwest of the Canoe Forest Product’s plywood plant, partly in an effort to keep workers safe in the event of a fire. CFP had requested $92,000 from the city’s 2016 budget to upgrade a portion of the watermain along Canoe Beach Drive from six to eight inches. Council agreed instead to put $30,000 into a reserve, with $30,000 more in 2017 so the work could be done then. During budget deliberations, Coun. Kevin Flynn had urged that with CFP being one of the city’s biggest employers, the funds make sense, plus Fire Chief Brad Shirley said it would improve firefighting safety and effectiveness. In a Dec. 3 letter to council, Marcello Angelozzi, operations manager with CFP, wrote: “Although we still believe that this cost was not CFP’s to bear, with consideration given to our desire to come off the lake water back-up, our insurers’ DANCE
demands… and fire risk mitigation, we feel like we need to continue with the project in the spring of 2016 so can’t wait for 2017. I would ask that you consider splitting the water main upgrade 50/50 (approximate cost was $90k) for the 2016 budget season and contribute $45k instead… I would also ask that you consider in the 2017 tax season the fact that CFP will have contributed $45k directly to city infrastructure for this project.” Flynn pointed out that the improvement would not serve another subdivision so that staff can’t really support it. However, he said, he and Mayor Nancy Cooper attended a meeting that included officials from the local operation and Kelowna’s. “They made it clear they need to do it, it’s a safety issue,” he said, asking that council contribute the other $15,000. “It is 250 jobs out of that operation. I think an extra $15,000… is a small price to make sure people working there are safe and the fire department is safe if they ever have to attend an
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incident.” Harrison said if the city gives $45,000 now and CFP contributes $45,000, it’s actually a saving for the city which was going to contribute $60,000 over two years. “It’s a good offer for both sides.” Coun. Tim Lavery pointed out that in budget deliberations “we barely squeezed $30,000 in after considerable discussion at this table.” He said he has questions about the reference from CFP to the 2017 tax season, and said there should be more discussion of tax rates in the spring. Harrison said he sees no connection between the motion to pay $45,000 and a discussion of who pays what level of tax. Mayor Nancy Cooper said she would like to see the work done in 2016. “We’ve heard from the fire chief… He is happy to have it done sooner than later.” In the end, the motion to contribute $45,000, not $30,000, in the 2016 budget passed, with Lavery alone in opposition.
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St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE 7 pm 10:00 a.m. Services Sundays & Thursdays December 24 - Christmas Eve Mass 7:00 p.m. December 25 - Christmas Day Worship 10:00 a.m. December 27 - Christmas Festival of the Nine Lessons 10 a.m. 170 Shuswap Street SE, Salmon Arm
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Emmanuel Free Lutheran Church Salmon Arm Elks Community Hall 3690 30th Street N.E.
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Every 4th Sunday evening Hymn Singing 5:30-6:30 pm Every other Thursday Prayer Service & Bible Study 7:30-8:30 pm
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St. Mary’s Anglican/ United Church 1188 Trans Canada Hwy., Sorrento Ph. 250-675-2294
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SALMON ARM: St. Joseph’s • 60 First Street SE Saturday 5 p.m. & Sunday 9 a.m. New Year’s Mass: Thursday, December 31 at 5 p.m. & Friday, January 1st, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. SICAMOUS: Our Lady of Fatima • Saturday at 2:30 pm New Year’s Mass: Friday, January 1, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. BLIND BAY: Our Lady of the Lake • 2385 Golf Course Dr., Blind Bay Sunday 11:15 a.m. New Year’s Mass: Thursday, December 31 at 7 p.m.
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Reconciliation work just beginning It’s been a six-year journey to reach the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation commission, but this shouldn’t be considered the end of the trail. The thousands of pages chronicling decades of suffering and tragedy from victims of the residential school system came at a great cost, both to those who had the courage to stand up and tell their tale, along with all those who never even had the chance. That investment of courage is, in itself, enough to say this report shouldn’t be like so many others and left to gather dust on the shelves, referenced occasionally in court decisions and scholarly articles. The report represents so much more. It’s a foundation to build a new relationship on. Justice Murray Sinclair, the head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, summed it up when he said the change would not be immediate; that it will take years, possibly generations. “It is important for Canadians to start somewhere and ultimately to create those tools of reconciliation that will live beyond today,” said Sinclair as he delivered the final report on Dec. 15. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called it a “new path, working together toward a nation-to-nation relationship based on recognition, rights, respect, co-operation and partnership.” Here in the South Okanagan, the Penticton and Osoyoos Indian Bands have been active if forging a new path for themselves, building relationships with the surrounding communities and business partners, bringing economic benefits to not only themselves, but the region as a whole. That’s not to say these communities don’t face many problems: substance abuse, health and education are ongoing battles, which Sinclair said the commission’s’ finding show are rooted, directly or indirectly, in years of government efforts to “assimilate, acculturate, indoctrinate and destroy.” Imagine what might be achieved when we fully embrace the other three key factors Trudeau cited: recognition, rights and respect. -Penticton Western News
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Returning to my Christmas roots When I was a kid of five or six, I used to think that spruce and fir trees grew in neat tidy rows out front of Gerlovin’s hardware store and, of course, in the empty lot at the end of our street besides Maslowski’s grocery store. Each year, come the Saturday morning before Christmas, my father, followed by my older brother, followed by my sister and me, all helping to pull our toboggan, would make our way to the forest at the end of our street to pick out the perfect Christmas tree. Back then it never really occurred to me that it was odd for all the trees to be ‘pre-cut’ and stuck into rows of snow piles. After we had gone up and down the rows enough times to be certain, my father would hand over $5 in cold, hard cash and we would proceed to haul our tree home beaming with a sense of pride and anticipation. Christmas is for kids. Once home, the tree would be summarily placed on the back step to thaw out. My father always selected a tree that was a bit
THE GREAT OUTDOORS James Murray too tall for our living room, but, there was method to his madness. Before taking the tree into the house, he would check for gaps and then drill holes in the trunk where he found gaps. He’d then cut branches from the bottom of the tree and jam them into the holes. A quick slice off the bottom and voila! Every year we would have the perfect tree. Decorating the tree was a family affair. For me it was the best part of Christmas, well, that, the presents, Christmas dinner and being out of school for two weeks. Many a Christmas has passed since those simpler days. I grew up, sort of.
I’ve grown old chronologically, but not in spirit. So in the name of that spirit and the spirit of Christmas, this year I decided to put up a Christmas tree. I suppose I should mention that I have collected Christmas tree ornaments for the past half century. With that being said, the other day I went out and purchased a Christmas three – a real tree, not one of those plastic jobs. Yes sir, a real tree – one of the $50 types – $50 in cold, hard cash. I got it home only to discover a pretty significant gap towards the bottom. Luckily I happen to have a set of drill bits for my portable power drill. Two holes, a couple of branches jammed into the holes and voila! I had a perfect Christmas tree. The ornaments were packed away safe and sound just where I had put them 10 years ago. If the truth be told, I haven’t put up a tree for about 20 years . This year, however, for some reason I was in the mood. Monday evening
after supper, I hauled out the ornaments and the tree stand I bought at the thrift store. It was just like the one we had when we were kids – or the way I remember it anyhow. I also dug out my CD of Sir Malcolm Sargent conducting the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra performing Ave Maria. After mixing myself a nice tall glass of Kahlua and cream, I cranked up the stereo and began decorating the tree in earnest. Three Kahlua and creams later, with lights strung and the windows vibrating to the music of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the tree looked pretty darned good, if I don’t say so myself. Each night this past week I have sat and admired my tree. I am glad that I took the time to put it up. Christmas may not be the same as it was when I was kid, but it still has a certain magic to it – so does Kahlua and cream and Sir Malcolm Sargent conducting the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
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A warm welcome to Canada school. To this day, my dad gets emotional when he talks about the event that saw all of his Japanese friends sent away to live in internment camps in the B.C. interior because they GUEST were seen as a threat. SHOT That’s why I found it truly frightening when Katherine Mortimer Donald Trump issued his xenophobic words My pride in being about banning all MusCanadian has swelled lim people from enterto new heights recent- ing the United States. ly. As I watch the news His words, which of the terrible events were greeted by cheers unfolding around the from his supporters, world and we wait for scared me. It’s easy the first plane load of enough to dismiss Syrian refugees to ar- Trump as a blowhard rive in Toronto, I feel a with ridiculous hair. sense of pride and joy But the fact is, many that we are opening our agree with him and if arms to people whose by some miracle he own country has been wins the Republican torn apart by war. nomination and ends My daughter’s up in the White House, Grade 6 class is learn- he will be able to say – ing about the Syrian and enact – even more refugee crisis and so frightening things. we had an interesting And by uttering those discussion about it. But words, he has made it it’s hard to explain to a more difficult for Muschild living in Vernon lims everywhere to just about the horrors of go about their daily terrorism, and it’s hard business, whether it’s for most of us to com- worshiping at their prehend the devasta- mosque or popping out tion of having to leave to buy bread at the groeverything you know cery store. behind. Meanwhile, on this I recently had a dis- side of the border, we cussion with my dad see what is happening about his memories of in Syria and we are dothe Second World War. ing something about He was in kindergarten it. Local churches are when it started and said raising funds to sponone of his most vivid sor families and, by memories is the day midnight tonight, 160 one of his best friends, people will have landborn in Vancouver but ed by military plane at of Japanese ances- Pearson International try, didn’t show up at Airport, with another
flight arriving in Montreal on Saturday. Over the years, we have made progress. We are more accepting. We are blessed to live in a country made up of all cultures, all faiths, all ways of life. We are a large country with a lot of wealth. Yes, there are people in need who live in our communities, but we are also blessed to live in a place where there are actual social services in place, where our homes aren’t being blown up, where our children are able to attend school in safety. The government has committed to bringing in 25,000 refugees by the end of February. It will not be easy for them. They are not only leaving behind their homes, their way of life, their families and friends, but coming to a country where many won’t know either official language, nor will they know the customs, the laws, the way of life, not to mention the bitterly cold winters. And it may not be easy for us a nation. But how can we sit by and do nothing? I love the diversity and multiculturalism of this country. I love that Vernon has both a Sikh temple and a mosque, not to mention countless Christian places of worship, and we are all free to enter any one of these places. I am proud to live
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n Jacob and Aubrey Kietaibl had the opportunity to tell Santa what they’d like to see under their Christmas tree this year, when the jolly man in the red suit visited the South Shuswap Library on Dec. 12. The library is closed for the holidays and will re-open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 2.
Dates to remember The Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge hosts an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27 at 7877 Skimikin Rd. Visit the donkeys and see them in their winter coats. Free hot chocolate along with donkey hugs and snuggles. Admission is by donation. For more information, visit www.turtlevalleydonkeyrefuge.com. The Shuswap Hiker Ladies take to the trails on Friday af-
ternoons regardless of weather conditions. You’re welcome to join us — if you’re female. Age doesn’t matter. Hikes are from three to six hours in length and include a variety of trails from easy to most difficult. For more information, visit www.intheshuswap.ca. Follow the link to The Hiker ladies. The Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society (LASS) is recruiting volunteer computer
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n Members of the Shuswap Primary Youth Choir, led by Andrea Roberts, treated people downtown to some good old-fashioned Christmas carolling on Thursday, Dec. 17.
Caravan good family fare By Barb Brouwer
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Horses snorted and nickered quietly in the cold winter air. A panoply of stars spread across the darkened skies. Out of the darkness and into the light of the first beautiful set, the horses jolted members of the audience on the opening night of Caravan Farm Theatre’s winter sleigh (wagon) show – slogging their way through thick mud that really should have been snow. Bedstefader or How Grandfather Finally Came in Out of the
Cold is a lovely story of kindness, hope and love. Inspired by an old Danish folk tale, the production creates a sense of hygge. Pronounced “hooga,” it is a Danish practice that promotes happiness and well-being in the long, dark and cold days of winter. The show is about one hour long and takes place at five gorgeous sets. The costumes are equally amazing and the story is a good fit for all ages. So grab your families and friends, dress warmly and discover the joys of hygge. For show times and
JULIE Julie is a Special Olympics athlete who competes in bocce ball. She is also an excellent bowler. She is a performance-oriented athlete, eager to learn new techniques to improve her skills and works hard to do her best. Julie is polite, well mannered and always good natured, always happy to help if needed. She holds down two jobs; she works with Community Living Programs and cleans offices at Day Care in addition to volunteering at Bastion Senior Home.
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Columbia Shuswap Regional District The CSRD Office in Salmon Arm will be closed from FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2015 until 9 AM on MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2016. 2016 CSRD BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE
The 2016 Meeting Schedule for regular meetings of the CSRD Regional Board has been set. Meetings are typically held the third Thursday of each month commencing at 9:30 a.m. at the CSRD offices: January 21, 2016 February 18, 2016 March 17, 2016 April 14, 2016 May 19, 2016 June 16, 2016
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Columbia Shuswap Regional District IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR DOG OWNERS ELECTORAL AREA C AND RANCHERO (ELECTORAL AREA D) Every dog that resides in Electoral Area C and the Ranchero area of Electoral Area D is required to have a dog licence. A licence must be purchased before January 31st. Electoral Area C includes the communities of Blind Bay, Carlin, Eagle Bay, Notch Hill, Sorrento, Sunnybrae and White Lake. ANNUAL DOG LICENCE FEES Spayed Females/Neutered males Unaltered male/female
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n Kirstin Barfley pushes Oscar Fredlund in a lap around Hucul Pond during the Tim Hortons holiday skate on Sunday, Dec. 13.
Support the strings The Shuswap String Orchestra Society gives music lovers an opportunity to dance in the new year to a great rock-and-roll band, Paisley Groove at 8 p.m. at the Elks Hall. Festivities will begin with a special concert by members of the String Orchestra. In addition to live music, there will be midnight snacks and a silent auction to help raise funds for the orchestra. Tickets for the New Year’s Eve party are available at Acorn Music or by phoning 250-832-8669.
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n Rylan, left, and Ciera Ranahan stand under the Christmas lights in front of the downtown Askew’s on Wednesday, Dec. 16.
Fortis rates to fall
Natural-gas customers with FortisBC will be getting a break on their bills, with the monthly tab expected to fall by about $5 on average. “Natural gas prices in North America have continued to fall due to expectations for a mild winter, strong natural-gas production and record natural gas storage levels heading into winter,” said Cynthia Des Brisay, a FortisBC vice-president. “These factors have resulted in a decrease in the cost of gas effective Jan. 1.”
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n Joshua de Boer tells Santa Claus his Christmas wish list during Breakfast with Santa at Bradbury’s Restaurant on Saturday, Dec. 12.
School district plans town hall meetings The school district is planning three town hallstyle meetings in January in an effort to explain the budget process, the financial challenges facing the school district and hear input on various budget options. Much like previous years, it is widely expected that the school district will again need to make significant cuts to balance its budget. The Salmon Arm town hall meeting will be Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Jackson campus of Salmon Arm Secondary. The Enderby meeting is set for Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m. at A.L. Fortune, and the Armstrong meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Pleasant Valley Secondary. A town hall meeting is not being scheduled for Sicamous, as a committee is currently exploring the concept of combining Eagle River Secondary and Parkview Elementary into one school. This report is set to come before the school board in February. A community meeting will follow.
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If you have ideas about what you’d like to see at Canoe Beach Park or Klahani Park, now’s your chance. The City of Salmon Arm has launched a survey to gather input on future develop-
ment and design of the parks. “The city’s OCP (official community plan) and the Parks and Recreation Master Plan were developed using extensive input from community members, which included feedback on future enhancements at Canoe
Beach Park and Klahani Park,” states a city notice. “The purpose of this community survey is to confirm the components of the master plan that the community would like to see the city move forward on.” The survey is available online or you can
print a hard copy and return it to city hall. To fill out the online version, go the city’s home page at www.salmonarm.ca and you’ll find “Canoe Beach & Klahani Park Survey” near the bottom left of the home page. Survey responses
will be received by the city on or before 4 p.m. Pacific time on Friday, Jan. 8. Or e-mail to clarson@salmonarm.ca, fax to 250-803-4041, mail to Box 40, Salmon Arm, B.C. V1E 4N2, or drop off at city hall, 500 Second Avenue NE.
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MUSIC • VISUAL ARTS • BAR SCENE • ENTERTAINMENT • PERFORMANCE ARTS Call us at 250-832-2131, drop in to our office, or use our new, easy to use calendar online. See below. THURSDAY, DEC. 31 NEW YEAR’S EVE – The Shuswap String Orchestra Society
gives music lovers an opportunity to dance in the new year to a great rock-and-roll band, Paisley Groove at 8 p.m. at the Elks Hall. Festivities will begin with a special movie theme concert by members of the String Orchestra conducted by Gordon Waters. In addition to live music, there will be midnight snacks and a silent auction to help raise funds for the orchestra. Tickets for the New Year’s Eve party are available at Acorn Music or by phoning 250-832-8669.
FAMILY FUN – Five Corners Church holds its Annual New
Year’s Eve Snow Party, beginning at 5 p.m. with sledding and a bonfire to 8 p.m., inside family games from 8 to 10 and music and worship from 10 p.m. to midnight. The event includes a special coffee house from 5 to 10 p.m. at 3160 10th Ave. SE. For more information, call 250-832-3121.
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beautiful woman’s heart and convince her to leave her indulgent life. DINE AND DANCE – The Seniors’ Fifth Avenue Activity
Centre hosts a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11:30 a.m. and a Jammers dance begins at 7 p.m. If you play an instrument, go and play, or enjoy dancing to the music.
THURSDAY, JAN. 14 ULTIMATE JANIS JOPLIN – Toronto born Cat Wells thrills
crowds with her uncanny impersonation of the ’60s blues/rock artist Janis Joplin from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the SASCU Recreation Centre. Tickets are available at Wearabouts, 350 Alexander Ave. NE or online at TCBLegends.com. Reserve a table of 10 or more and receive a 10 per cent discount. For more information, call 250-864-3155.
FRIDAY, JAN. 15 FILM FARE – The Shuswap Film Society presents a week-
long showing of The Spotlight to Jan. 22 at the Salmar Classic Theatre, at 7:30 p.m. In 2001, editor
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FRIDAY, JAN 22 FUNDRAISER – Paramedic Katherine Seal presents an
evening of music at the Java Jive to raise funds to return to Kenya to promote sustainable jobs as a way for people to move from poverty, rather than reliance on NGOs. On Saturday, Jan 23, Seal will present Poverty, Inc., a dcoumentary by Michael Matheson Miller, who spent four years travelling to 20 countries to meet with those who give and those who receive humanitarian foreign aid. What he found is that the system, initiated after the Second World War is broken, at 7:30 p.m. with a silent auction at 6:30.
SATURDAY, JAN. 23 FILM FARE – Shuswap Film Society presents Theeb, a film
about the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, when a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming of age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer to his secret destination, at 7:30 p.m.at the Salmar Classic Theatre.
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SATURDAY, JAN. 2 OLD-TIME MUSIC – Enjoy an
evening of old-time music at a coffee house at 7:30 p.m. at Sunnybrae Hall, 3847 SunnybraeCanoe Point Rd. featuring Sam Gleaves, with special guest Denis Severino and Myra Morrison. Tickets are available at the Shuswap Pie Company between Dec. 28 to Dec. 31, or call 2500835-8657.
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Babies Possible program takes place Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the basement of Crossroads Church at 121 Shuswap St. SW. Door prizes and lunch are provided. Jan. 5 – safe sleep; Jan. 12 – infant development; Jan. 19 – movie at Salmar Grand; Jan. 26 – clothing day.
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Fifth Avenue Activity Centre’s Birthday Lunch is held at noon for all those celebrating birthdays in January. Take your friends and family. Purchase tickets by Wednesday, Jan. 6.
SATURDAY, JAN. 9 FILM FARE – Shuswap Film Society presents James White
at the Salmar Classic, a film about a young New Yorker (Christopher Abbott) who struggles to control his reckless behaviour as his mother (Cynthia Nixon) battles cancer. Time yet to be announced.
SUNDAY, JAN. 10 BALLET – The Bolshoi Ballet performs The Lady of the
Camellias at 1 p.m. at the Salmar Classic Theatre. A young bourgeois, Armand Duval, falls madly in love with Marguerite Gautier, a gorgeous courtesan celebrated by the Parisian high society. Despite her infidelity, Armand will do all he can to win the
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SATURDAY, JAN. 16 OPERA – Live via satellite from New York’s Metropolitan
Opera, enjoy Les Pêcheurs de Perles, at 9:55 a.m. at the Salmar Classic Theatre. Bizet’s gorgeous opera of lust and longing set in the Far East returns to the Met stage for the first time in 100 years.
THURSDAY, JAN. 21 SNOWBLAZERS – Snowmobile Club monthly meetings are
held every third Thursday at the curling rink to discuss chalet, trails, fundraising and preservation of Fly Hills Recreation. For more information, visit www.
in Russia to the Salmar Classic’ s big screen comes The Taming of the Shrew at 1 p.m. Run time is two hours 40 minutes. Many suitors dream of marrying the lovely and docile Bianca, including Luciento. However, her father will not let anyone marry her before her elder sister, the ill-tempered shrew Katharina, is herself married. This new production was staged exclusively for the Bolshoi and cannot be seen anywhere else. Tickets are available at Wearabouts or at the door.
Society presents Carol at 5 and 7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic. Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara) spots the beautiful, elegant Carol (Cate Blanchett) perusing the doll displays in a 1950s Manhattan department store. The two women develop a fast bond that becomes a love with complicated consequences.
OPERA – The Salmar Association presents Turandot, from
the live stage at New York’s Metropolitan Opera House to the big screen at the Salmar Classic Theatre at 9:55 a.m. Run time is three hours and 35 minutes. Nina Stemme, one of opera’s greatest dramatic sopranos, takes on the title role of the proud princess of legendary China.
FRIDAY, FEB. 5 HAPPY TRAILS – The annual Shuswap Trail Alliance party
and silent auction takes place at the SASCU Rec Centre, featuring DJ Patrick Ryley and live music by the Whiskey Danglers, with food provided by Blue Canoe.All businesses throughout the Shuswap are invited to support the Shuswap Trail Alliance’s programs by contacting Winston Pain at 250-804-6451 or by dropping items off at Lakeside Insurance. Tickets are available at Skookum Cycle.
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for-service agreement – $40,000 in 2016 followed by 1.5 per cent increases each year for the three years following. The city’s corporate officer Erin Jackson noted that’s slightly above the average 1.14 per cent Consumer Price Index measured over the past five years
so should cover any material or labour increases. Council sang the praises of the trail alliance. “I really appreciate the work the trail alliance does,” remarked Coun. Ken Jamieson, explaining he gets a picture of all the work done as chair of
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Doug Armstrong is enamoured of West Coast native art and has a good collection of his own – mostly masks, some paintings, and a bentwood box natives used to store food and clothing. Armstrong is also an admirer of native totem poles and the author of Giants of the Pacific Northwest – The Hunt Family Totem Poles. When Armstrong and his wife, Mary, travelled to the Totem Pole Resort out of curiosity in 1987 to see the resort’s namesake, it was love at first sight. A seasonal resident of the resort, Armstrong describes the totem pole as one of the top five to 10 totem poles in the world. “My book came as a result of the presence of the pole at Totem Pole Resort since 1973,” says Armstrong. Allan Dray purchased the property known as the Nightingale Resort in 1971, commissioned the pole in 1972 and changed the name to the Totem Pole Resort and Marina. Before he died in 2008, Dray thanked the Armstrongs for their
research capabilities, exceptional know-how and tenacity to get the story down on paper. In his book, Armstrong describes the Hunt clan as a remarkable family of First Nations artists and says the North Shuswap one is the best the family produced. The chief carver was Henry Hunt, a member of the Kwagiulth Nation, who was assisted by Richard Hunt and apprentice John Livingston. “The chap who established the Totem Resort went to the Royal BC Museum in Victoria to inquire about totem poles,” Armstrong says. “The bewildered secretary sent him to the longhouse next door where Henry Hunt was working. “He was a Texan and he pulled a chequebook from his pocket and said ‘how much?’ As a result, we have one of the best totem poles in the world.” The top of the pole is a raven, followed by a brown man, a seagull, a bear, a killer whale, a hok hok bird, a wild woman and a twoheaded serpent.” Armstrong says the adz marks are very clear, a confirmation
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that the totem pole was completely handcrafted. “It is interesting to note that it is restored every 15 to 18 years,” says Armstrong, noting the net profit from the sale of the book will go to restoration of the totem pole at the resort.
“It’s a wonderful piece of history for the Shuswap.” Accompanied by beautiful photos, the fascinating book contains the history of the Hunt family, a brief history of totem poles
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Fantastic conditions, events TRAIL TALES Marcia Beckner Spectacular conditions in the Larch Hills with this recent snowfall! The PB continues to do its magic, or should I say its operators who are up the hill pre-dawn to set track in preparation for the day’s skiers. Check out the board when you arrive to see what trails have been track set or check out the web site: www.skilarchhills.ca for this info. And speaking of daily preparation, Pauline lights a fire every morning so the chalet is warm and cozy when folks arrive. Gone are the days when we had to put our ski boots on
in the car then come back to chilly snow boots in the car after our ski because the chalet in the former location in the hollow did not have a caretaker to light a fire. Many thanks to Pauline for the welcoming atmosphere. It has been quite the year for wildlife sightings while skiing the Larch Hills trails. Numerous times now we have had a rabbit dash across the path in front of us. In all the years of seeing tracks, this is the first year I have actually seen the bunny. Also, coyote sightings have been reported. Perhaps someone has seen a moose? Pretty awesome to realize we have wildlife around us as we ski. The Christmas season is upon us and the hill will be very busy with local skiers, visitors and Christmas guests. One finds that in spite of the parking lot being crammed with cars, there is good
likelihood that you will see few skiers on the trails – they are always around the next corner. Of course there are those skiing towards you, which affords you the opportunity to get caught up and exchange Christmas greetings. The social part of Nordic skiing. A few Mondays ago, right after a snowfall, Jim and I skied up Larch Hills Road to Baby Moonwalk, near the end of the day. Arriving at Baby Moonwalk we discovered it had not been track set but we went for it. What fun to head down Baby Moonwalk in 10 centimetres of powder. This I have done on Sky Trail but never on Baby Moonwalk. Always a surprise to be had on the hill. The Wednesday Wenches gather every Wednesday morning for a backcountry ski outing. These past two Wednesdays the group has skied out Raven’s Ridge in the south
system. Over Christmas we hope to ski the Summit, plus to the Far East. It’s our opportunity to get off set track and explore the backcountry trails. We are not always just “wenches” – frequently we are joined by guys who, like us, are in search of backcountry. Then there is the Thursday Geezer group that does the same backcountry skiing – and welcomes the gals, as well. Their project this past Thursday was to ski to Cec’s Cabin and decorate it with Christmas decorations brought from home. Libation and goodies followed. Then down Pileated Promenade to Sky Trail and the chalet. So when you visit Cec’s Cabin you know where the cheerful decorations came from. The Lantern Ski on Tuesday, Dec. 29, promises to be the magical experience it has been over the
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Happy Holidays! Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season and a new year filled with peace and happiness!
years. Such a terrific ski community event! Then the Reino Keski-Salmi Loppet follows in mid-January. Be sure to sign up. Over the holiday, John Henderson has gotten a crew of Larch Hills members to be trail hosts during the day. A really fun gig. I get to meet all sorts of wonderful folks – from far and near. Enjoy skiing over the holiday. Drive carefully. And think snow.
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What’s On in Chase The Skmana CrossCountry Ski and Snow Shoe Club’s Christmas Bash will be Sunday, Dec. 27. Meet at the hill by 3 p.m. for a ski or snowshoe – bring wine to mull, bring a snack or appetizer to share. At 4 p.m. sit by the fire, friends and family welcome. For info, call Dave at 250-679-4471. Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge Open House on Sunday, Dec. 27, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 7877 Skimikin Rd., Chase (Turtle Valley), admission by donation. Visit the donkeys and see them in their winter fuzzy coats. Free hot chocolate, donkey hugs and snuggles. Pickleball is flourishing in Scotch Creek, with playing hours expanding. If you’d like to see what pickleball is all about, call Heather at 250-833-8069 for information or to join. New Year’s Eve event at Quaaout Lodge with Steve Todd
& Half A Quorum. Dinner and show. For more information, call 1-800-663-4303. Bowl for Boarding, Chase and District Skate Park Society Boarding Fundraiser, Saturday, Jan. 23, family tourney from 1 to 4 p.m., adult boarding party, 6 to 10 p.m. Register in teams or solo. Side pool tourney, prizes and more. For more information, contact ChaseSkatePark@ gmail.com or 250-5726650. Chase Duplicate Bridge, Thursdays in St. Andrew’s Church (rear door), contact Zoe at 250-679-8488. Chase Creekside for Seniors, for more information, call Sharon at 250-679-1183. Mondays – exercise for guys/gals, 8:30 a.m.; bridge (with lessons), canasta and snooker, 1 p.m.; Tuesdays – bingo, 1 p.m.; Wednesdays – exercise for guys and gals, 9 a.m.; canasta and
snooker, 1 p.m.; jam session, 7 p.m.; Thursdays – wood carving, 9 a.m. (lessons and help available); Fridays – cribbage, 1 p.m.; exercise for guys and gals, 9 a.m.; second Friday - mini-crib, 10:30 a.m. register 11 a.m. start; third Friday, every other month full-course meal, 5 p.m., happy
hour, 4:15. Movie Night, Chase Community Hall, every Thursday, minimal admission, concession available, for information, call 250-3196302. Parkside Estates, public bingo, Wednesday, 1 p.m., for information, call 250-6794477 extension 5.
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Abu Muhammad alGolani is an Islamist fanatic, a head-chopper (although only in moderation) and the leader of the Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda affiliate that is classified by the United States as “terrorist.” He spent almost a decade killing American occupation troops and Shia civilians in Iraq as a loyal member of the Sunni extremist organization that is now called Islamic State before going home to Syria in 2011. He was sent home to create a Syrian clone of what was then called ‘Islamic State in Iraq,’ on the orders of Abu
Baqr al-Baghdadi, the leader of Islamic State and now the self-proclaimed “Caliph” of all the Muslims. Golani named the Syrian branch the Nusra Front, and it did so well that he broke with Islamic State and went out on his own in 2013. There was a threemonth turf war between Islamic State and the Nusra Front in Syria in early 2014 that killed an estimated 3,000 jihadis. Islamic State won it and now controls most of eastern Syria (and all of western Iraq). Golani managed to hang on to northwestern Syria, where the Nusra Front and another extreme Islamist organization, Ahrar al-Sham, now completely dominate a rebel alliance that also includes several smaller “moderate” outfits. So you would not expect Golani to favour a peace deal that left the brutal Assad regime, secular in form
but Shia-dominated, in power in Damascus. And indeed he does not: in a rare interview recently, he condemned the peace deal being cooked up by the U.S. and Russia as “unacceptable.” It was, he said, a plot to merge more moderate rebel fighters with Assad’s forces in order to fight extremist groups like his own and Islamic State. Golani was right to be suspicious, and yet he may go along with the deal in the end, because it isn’t really a permanent peace settlement that is being discussed. It’s actually just a ceasefire that will leave all the players in Syria in control of the territory they now hold – except for Islamic State, which they can then all concentrate on destroying. But it quickly became clear that what Russia had in mind, after stabilizing the battlefronts, was precisely what Go-
lani was condemning: a ceasefire that would effectively partition Syria between the Assad regime and the various rebel groups, and enable them all to turn on Islamic State. You can’t admit that that’s what you are doing, of course, so you talk in terms of a peace settlement. That’s what Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Foreign Secretary John Kerry were doing in Moscow on Tuesday, and the result is that a United Nations Security Council resolution endorsing the Syrian peace process will probably be passed on Friday. The current round of “peace talks” began in Vienna on Oct. 23, with no Syrians present, just Russia, the United States, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. It subsequently expanded to include about 20 countries, and the organizers are now deciding which Syrians can at-
tend the next round of talks, probably early in the new year. On one side, obviously, will be the representatives of the Assad regime. On the other side will be some of the leaders of the armed opposition, but not all of them. Islamic State won’t be there, of course, and at the moment the Nusra Front says it won’t be either. Since those are the two most powerful groups fighting the Assad regime, what’s the point of talks? But the Nusra Front’s close ally, Ahrar alSham, did show up at last week’s meeting in Riyadh where decisions were being made on which groups could attend the peace talks. At one point it walked out – and then, after some further thought, it added its signature to the joint declaration. The Islamists of the Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham are clearly in two minds about a
ceasefire (disguised as a peace agreement). On one hand, it would leave the Assad regime in power. On the other, it would give them time to consolidate their control over the territory they now hold, and maybe to eliminate their most dangerous rival, Islamic State. So in the end, they may go along with the idea. It wouldn’t be per-
fect, and it wouldn’t necessarily be permanent either. But it would stop most of the killing, it would at least contain if not eliminate Islamic State, and it might even let some of the refugees go home. It’s basically a Russian initiative, but Moscow is wisely letting the U.S. take the lead now. If anybody has a better idea, please let us all know.
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a Salmon Arm church A former youth leader at nine-month conditional has been sentenced to a probation after pleading sentence and one year of a 15-year-old girl he guilty to sexually assaulting met through church work. must also provide a Daron Mark Crown, 25, with the sex ofDNA sample and be registered years. of 10 fender database for a period De Walle accepted On Tuesday, Judge Edmond Crown counsel and dethe joint submission from which means Crown fence counsel for the sentence, the nine-month term; will not be incarcerated for in the community sentence his serve will instead he These include havunder a number of conditions. remaining under and ing no contact with the victim or approved house arrest except for employment he could be breached, absences. If conditions are time in prison. required to serve his remaining and accept respon“I wish to express deep regret the court,” said Crown, sibility for my actions to wife and a small cluswho attended court with his a dark blue pin-striped ter of friends. Dressed in with his wife as he sat suit, Crown often held hands with his head bowed. and put this matter “I hope to make restitution
behind me.” after allegations of Crown was charged in May came to light. the inappropriate relationship the victim’s family Concerns were raised by Crown had sent roses members, who discovered emails and text commuto the girl and later found The victim later spoke nication of a sexual nature. which began in to authorities of the relationship, touching and sexual February 2010, and included oral sex, but not intercourse. and his wife was Although Crown was married prosecutor Bill offences, pregnant at the time of the believed Crown was in Hilderman said the victim have an ongoing relove with her and they would
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Council: Proposal would allow city to recoup costs for special events. By Lachlan Labere
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Their reasoning may have differed but their message to city council was by and large the same: shelve the special events bylaw. On Monday evening, council’s chamber was open to the public to speak to the bylaw created in response to the coming of the Sturgis North motorcycle rally. The intent of the bylaw, as laid out by city administrator Carl Bannister, is to give the city the ability to collect fees associated with special events with 5,000 or more participants, particularly in relation to costs associated with policing, fire control and municipal public works. Additional costs related to the bylaw are an $800 application fee for a special event permit, a $500 fine for not having the permit, and a requirement of $10 million in liability insurance. First to comment on the bylaw was Salmon Arm Fall Fair president Phil Wright. He suggested the bylaw would have a negative impact on the Children’s Festival, which has no funds available for these costs. Wright suggested that instead of the underlong, so for 700 pagesnumber of attendees, the bylaw focus on the more than 400 contracts type it entails and standing what work themselves, and that of festival and, for services to the unemployed how to put a bid example, the number of beer garfiguring out the privacy of B.C.’s citizens dens By Martha Wickett it willparticuhave. to about 70, so that clients together is daunting, OBSERVER STAFF may be compromised. The second speaker was Christopher Green can go to one of 98 new of the smaller agencies. While the provincial govprovincial Em- larly for Langley-based complete and funGreenWay Legal Centre. Speaking the program idea of consoli- ‘full-service’ Providing as both a legal of Services Centres, damental transfor- ernment’s of Sturgis North, as range of services ployment cases to a satel- could require renovationsrepresentative well mation of the way dating the as an investor or in some of equip-in the event, Green suggested the purchase are available to the unemployed lite office, to access all the premises,city does andan events bylaw at this time and employment services staffneed of not into a ‘one-stop shopping’ qualify for and ment, training asked expenses, that it be shelved but provided to the unemployed until Jan. 2012. Green said a good one, services they as start-up seen is other is format B.C. RFP the bylaw would in this region and across are unthe will need. The final not only add additional cost to the that’s where support for the financial institutions Sturgis event, based expected in March, with is underway, a change which in likely to provide loans but could prove prohibitive for organew plan appears to stop, new program beginning has sparked fear in the hearts nizers smaller events. contract. ofof on this type particularly in rural regions. April 2012. of individuals and organizamin-bylaw you will, you pass this development Social “If In October, B.C.’s Miniswith the stroke One of many concerns al- Arm tions. said of a pen, make Salmon of Social Development the most difficult and program ister Kevin Krueger The fear centres around try with for about the proposed the most he empathizes expensive venue in British Cothoughprobably published a draft request is that it favours large organipredictions that the unemconsultalumbia much to host a special event, and one really has to as proposals (RFP) for agenwho concerns, in ployed will no longer be the zations or corporations ask done, is that resulting really what tion was you intended…,” said Green. of cies wishing to provide have the resources and finanwell-served, that many Green re-iterated an offer made recently proposed Employment Proby SturSee Big-Box on page A2 cial backing to launch a bid. those people with expertise gis to the city of $35,000 to cover associated the gram of British Columbia. The draft RFP is more than policin providing services to the ing costs. of The intent is to reduce unemployed could be out
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If it smells like sewage, it probably is. And it was. Maggy Davidson at Spirit Quest Bookstore and some of her neighbours on Lakeshore Drive have been living with a disgusting odour for months now. It comes and goes, wafting into their stores, making them nauseous, then disappearing. Davidson says she’s been dealing with it since October, Jacalyn Hays at Bella Interiors noticed it about a year ago. “I had got in touch with the city a couple of times a year ago about this problem. They passed it off – it’s nothing, it’s nothing, it’s your imagination type of thing. It’s been a big problem for a long time and they’ve ignored it, which
I find very annoying,” says Hays. Davidson, too, said city hall’s attitude stunk. “They’ve been awful to deal with. Inferring I didn’t know what a sewer smell smells like – and it’s true, I don’t spend time crawling around sewers; they inferred my staff didn’t know what it smelled like.” She said she’s had a plumber to her building four times, and other tradespeople. “The city said it was a gas leak... so the gas company came with their meters. The city said it’s after burners, you need to get your furnace looked at.” Finally, she says, the city agreed to flush the storm-sewer lines out front. “Then the smell was gone, miracle.” But the problem moved to Hays’ store.
“I guess when they flushed the lines, they sent it down her direction and made her life miserable,” says Davidson. Then it came back Davidson’s way. The smell was so bad, she wondered if some poor unsuspecting fish had made a wrong turn and got lodged in the storm water pipe. However, last week, action. City staff sniffed out the source of the problem. Dale McTaggart, the city’s director of engineering and public works, told the Observer Friday that by running cameras into both the sanitary and storm sewers, staff discovered that somebody got the pipes mixed up. Sewage has been running into the storm water system while storm water has been funnelled into the sewage pipes. “I don’t know what happened, but See Crews on page A2
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NEIL ALLEN BLACKBEARD 13 February 1968 ~ 16 February 2015 Beloved husband to Karina TheronBlackbeard, father to Eduard and Logan Blackbeard and friend to many. Your passing left us with inexpressible sorrow and brokenheartedness, and we will always cherish our memories of you in the sacred spaces of our hearts! DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING? Death, you have no sting no more For Jesus had died, and rose and won the war My Love, now at last is free In heaven, with his Saviour and his King Blessed am I to have known you at this end My husband, my lover and my friend Your sons you had loved so much But sadly, life for you had lost it’s touch You were a man so brave and strong and wild at heart You once had such a passion for life with kindest heart My love for you will never end Goodbye my Love, until we meet at the other end My heart is broken and crying out for you My one and only, my only you But when at last I’m still, with tears no more My comfort is to know you’re not hurting anymore Death, you have no sting no more For Jesus died and rose and won the war My Love, now at last is free and filled with peace In heaven, with his Saviour and his King By Karina Blackbeard YOU WILL FOREVER LIVE IN OUR HEARTS!!
PETER STEINER, 1939 - 2015 Peter left us on Friday the 13th, November 2015. He died at home in Banff, he was 76 years old. He was born in Meggen, Switzerland and immigrated to Canada as a young boy and eventually settled in Banff. The last 25 years were commited to the Shuswap as well. Peter’s unconventional wisdom and vision brought him success as the founder of the Banff Book and Art Den; The Grizzly House and Narrows Village at Shuwap Lake. Peter was a unique character who forged his own path in life and was an inspiration to many. He would challenge anyone but ended up being a shepherd to so many of us instead. Narrows Village was Peter’s utopia; an off the grid, self-sustaining paradise serving the best and most entertaining dinners on Shuswap Lake. He also conceived and founded the Fungi Festival in Sicamous. Peter will be sorely missed by his lady Ellen Visser, daughters Brigitte and Gabi, and by Barbara, the mother of his children. Peter’s Grizzly House and Narrows Village families will also feel the loss of their founder and leader. We will all miss Peter holding court on the deck of the pagan palace with his pipes and Malbec. A celebration of his life will be held this coming summer at Narrows Village. Friends wishing to remember Peter are encouraged to make a donation, in his memory, to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Calgary, #6500, 7007-14 Street,SW.,Calgary, AB T2V 1P9; (403) 943-8888 in lieu of floral tributes. Condolences for the family may be left at narrows@telus.net.
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Alexander McLaren Matchett, ‘the Wee Scottie’, beloved dad, brother and friend, died on December 11th, 2015 at the age of 80 in the company of his children. A true Scotsman to the end, he never left the house without his characteristic Scottish tam, and was most offended if anyone dared to ask, “What part of England are you from?” He was a simple man, with simple tastes – a hot cup of tea (and with typical Scottish thrift, the teabag was sure to be used several times), a digestive biscuit and hockey on the TV and he was content. A perennial prankster with a twinkle in his green eyes, the family album is full of pictures of him happily acting the fool. He was instantly liked by all who met him, and his sweet, kind, gentle nature was apparent to everyone he crossed paths with. He wasn’t accomplished in the traditional sense, with years of education or degrees behind him — but if ‘accomplished’ means a life well-lived, with dignity, and compassion, and empathy, hard-work, and a generous, loving heart towards all, then he succeeded with flying colours. Born in Glasgow, Scotland on April 22nd, 1935 he spent his childhood and early adulthood in the highlands near Inverness — walking the hills with his beloved dog Sambo was time well spent. In 1962, he met Christine at the Royal Ballrooms in Bournemouth, England, and by November of that same year, they were happily married. A son, Alan, was born in 1964. Struck by an irresistible sense of wanderlust, the family moved from England to Australia in 1967. After several years, homesickness for the misty isles brought them back to England in 1971 — a few months later, having suffered through a bout of the ‘worst flu in history’ coupled with a miserable, damp English winter, they came to their senses and promptly boarded a ship back to sunny, warm Australia where their daughter Julie was born in early 1972. It wasn’t long before wanderlust struck yet again, this time leading the growing family to the South Island of New Zealand, where David was born in 1973 and finally, to Canada, where they settled in Calgary in 1976…and the rest, as they say, is history. Knowing Dad, he would give a heartfelt “Ach…forget about it!” if he knew I had blabbed on and on in his obituary about things best forgotten, so I won’t. “Keep Smiling” was his motto and he lived it – smiled through it all, with that irrepressible twinkle in his green eyes and a grin on his face, even if he didn’t always feel like smiling on the inside. And so we come to the end...The end of a life, but not the end of his spirit, which will live on in his children and grandchildren, friends and loves. He will be forever missed and lovingly remembered by his daughter Julie (Daniel), Cranbrook, BC, sons Alan (Anne-Marie), Calgary, AB and David (Iris), Kelowna, BC; grandchildren Laura, Patrick and Nigel; ex-wife (but friends to the end) Christine Simpson (Dale), his loving sister in Scotland, Maisie McKenzie, and his feisty-like-him orange cat, Felix. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to McPherson’s Funeral Services, Cranbrook, BC. Donations can be made in Alexander’s name to the Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division. A special thank-you and big hugs to the nurses and staff at Joseph Creek Care Village who took such gentle and loving care of dad. A family gathering will take place at a later date. Daddy…we love you so very much, with all our hearts – Keep Smiling.
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Help Wanted EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Millwright and Industrial Electrician Opportunities Canoe Forest Products Ltd. (part of the Gorman Group of Companies); located near Salmon Arm BC has a fulltime opening within the Maintenance Department for a Journeymen Millwright and a Journeymen Industrial Electrician. Reporting directly to the Maintenance Supervisor, the successful candidates will be part of the maintenance team providing troubleshooting, predictive and preventative maintenance in our plywood plant manufacturing facility. As part of this team you will be responsible for all machinery and duties including: • Troubleshoot, analyze, diagnose and perform maintenance work on machinery, • Complete preventative and predictive maintenance, • Reading blueprints, diagrams and schematic drawings, • Utilize knowledge and skills to recognize opportunities for improvements and savings. Our ideal journeyman candidate possesses: • Journeymen certification • Commitment to safe work guidelines, policies, and procedures • Strong troubleshooting experience with PLCs, hydraulics, and mechanical machinery • Ability to work individually with little or no supervision • Willingness to adapt to changing priorities in a dynamic environment • Previous experience with log processing/ handling equipment and veneer production equipment would also be an asset If you possess the skills and qualifications for this position, please submit your resume with cover letter, by Friday, January 8, 2016 to: Human Resources Department Canoe Forest Products Ltd. Box 70 Canoe BC V0E 1K0 E: hr@canoefp.com F: 866-514-8773 www.canoefp.com Canoe Forest Products thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Help Wanted
The Supported Child Development Program
is looking for p/t program assistants for our substitute list. We work in a variety of childcare settings with children who require extra support. Training and experience working with children who have extra support needs is preferred. Starting wage $15.60/hr Please send resume to:
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DUE to retirement, the Shuswap Veterinary Clinic in Salmon Arm, B.C. is seeking a full time Practice Manager. The clinic is a 12 vet mixed practice, with 20 full and part time support staff. The Practice Manager, under the direction of the Managing Partner, is responsible for hiring, training and supervision of all support staff, manages all of the business activities of the clinic, including insurance and accounts receivable, ensures the practitioner schedule is developed and maintained, acts as secretary to the Partnership Board, coordinates charitable giving, and manages the website and social media. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated ability in managing personnel, excellent organizational skills, and good computer skills. Veterinary experience is an asset. We offer a competitive salary, paid benefits, pet discount and a C.E. allowance. Send resume and cover letter to thudson@shuswapvet.com
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Caring and serving families of our community since 1947
André Carelse, Apprentice Funeral Director
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PHONE: (250) 832-2223
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4 BED/3 BATH. Newly reno’ed, 2 car garage. Located In SA. Upper floor. N/S, N/P $1600. + DD (250)549-9471 COTTAGE in Eagle Bay. 2 bed/1.5 bath. 5 appli., lake view, deck, NS, NP, avail. Jan. 1 $700. (250)675-3691 HOUSE FOR RENT in desired loc 6 miles south of Sicamous. 3 Bdrms, 1.5 baths, 6 appls, F/P, over sized garage, freshly painted, and very clean. NO SMOKERS, NO PETS, ref’s req’d. $1000/mo + utils. Water incl. Available immed. Please call: 1-(204)467-5535 or email: csthomson@shaw.ca
SORRENTO. Shared accom. Prefer mature, working roommate (250)675-3312
Suites, Lower BLIND Bay 1100sq.ft, newly reno’d 1bdrm. F,S,W,D,DW gas FP, covered patio, near beach, $925/mo. util. incl., refs req’d (250)803-1646 LARGE 1 bedroom + den walkout basement suite Upper Okanagan area with lakeview covered patio. $1,250 per month incl utilities,cable,wifi. NS/ NP 250-309-1845 VERY nice bright spacious 1bdrm level entry, priv. laundry, storage, parking, walk to town & senior ctr. incl. util $850/mo (250)833-2301
Malakwa-2bdrm home $700 +utils. 1 (250)309-0975
OfďŹ ce/Retail Commercial Space For Lease Office or retail 2500 sq. ft., Storefront. Ground level. Wheelchair access. Quality building. High traffic location. $12/sq. ft. + OC 360 Ross St NE Call Keith (250)832-6060
Apt/Condo for Rent LAKEVIEW MANOR 2 bdrm, fully furnished $885 + hydro Available Now Viewing McGuire Park & Mt Ida. Close to all amenities in quiet adult NS, NP building. Short Term available Ref’s req’d (250)833-9148
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Legal Notices
MINES ACT
NOTICE OF PROPOSED QUARRY AMENDMENT Take notice that “Laverne Turner,� of “Laverne Turner Contracting Ltd.,� has filed with the Chief Inspector of Mines pursuant to Section 10(1) of the Mines Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 293, a 5 year mine plan update, together with a program for the protection and reclamation of the land and watercourses related to the “Notch Hill Rock Quarry� Located on the “N/W 1/4, Section 32, Township 21, Range 10, West of the Sixth Meridian, Kamloops Division of Yale District, except Plans 31, A14143, 32071 and KAP72936,� located at 2181 Tappen-Notch Hill Road. Any person affected by or interested in this program has 30 days to make written representation to the Chief Inspector of Mines, Ministry of Energy and Mines, South Central Region, 2nd Floor 441 Columbia Street, Kamloops BC V2C 2T3. A copy of the proposal is available for viewing at the Salmon Arm Branch of the Okanagan Regional Library, located at 285 - 1151 10th Avenue Southwest, Salmon Arm, B.C.
“Grandma, we’re coming to visit!� Keep your toddler safe in the car. Learn how to install your child’s car seat correctly. Call 1-877-247-5551 or visit ChildSeatInfo.ca
Suites, Upper 1 BDRM in S/S duplex in Sicamous . Includes W/D, cable, F/S, A/C. Ideal for senior or handicapped. $700/mo. Avail Jan. 1 (250)836-3569
Want to Rent LOCAL non-profit agency looking for donated one room office/meeting space in Salmon Arm area. Please contact Jo-Anne Crawford (250)8323885 Ext. 1301
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Phone: 250-832-6008 Fax: 250-832-3845
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Merry Christmas and Thank You to our loyal customers!
Management and staff would like to extend their best wishes for the holidays. May you have many wonderful moments with family and friends
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Arm Industrial Park! ~ MAP INDEX ~ 1. USNR - 3550 45th St. SE 2. Super Self Storage - 4750 40th Ave. SE 3. Mt. Ida Machine - 4121 45 St. SE
Happy holidays and the very best wishes of the season!
4. Ecoline Wood - 4181 45 St. SE 5. Auto Quest - #1-5041 Auto Rd. www.usnr.com
6. Trish’s Country Kitchen - #1 - 5270 Auto Rd. SE 7. Gem Diesel #8 - 5270 Auto Rd. S.E.
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8. Mountain Side Earthworks - #1B - 5270 Auto Rd.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from our family to yours.
9. Reliable Septic - #1B - 5270 Auto Rd. 10. Adam Integrated Inc. - 5301 - 40th Ave. SE
From us to you,
Merry Christmas! Peace
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Innovations in Plastics Applications
Merry Christmas from all our staff!
11. Glenn Power 4050 54th St. SE 12. Kore Fitness - 4050 54th St. SE 13. Southside Mini Storage - 5351 46 Ave. 14. Northern Plastics Ltd. - 5840 Auto Rd. SE
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15. Talius - 5501-46th Ave. SE 16. Valid Manufacturing - 5320 48th Ave. SE
Seasons Greetings & Happy New Year! from all of us at...
17. Rupp Metalworks - 5420 46 Ave. SE 18. Integrity Roof - 4770-46th Ave. SE 19. Milestone Fabrication - 4880 46th Ave. SE 20. Hodgson Saw Ltd. - 4240 45th St. SE
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Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and all the best in 2015!
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Have a Wonderful Christmas and a Fantastic New Year! 4050 54th Street SE •
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From all of us at
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Wishing All a Great Holiday Season!
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