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Feeling the pinch on produce By Tracy Hughes OBSERVER STAFF
Salmon Arm consumers might be experiencing pain in their pocketbooks when it comes to filling up their grocery carts. The price of many types of produce is exceptionally high at the moment, due to a combination of factors – primarily poor weather, the low Canadian dollar and the high cost of shipping. “You are out on the floor and you are hearing and seeing the customers staring at the prices and they are traumatized,” says Askew’s Uptown produce manager Mike Medwid. “They really just can’t understand it.” Prices of items like cauliflower, celery, broccoli, leafy salad greens, green onions and herbs like cilantro and parsley are among the highest grocery stores have seen. “These growers plan People have come to months in advance to expect these types schedule their crops, of produce on the but you can’t count on shelves year-round... Mother Nature,” says Medwid, who notes and when you can’t drought conditions, fol- produce enough to lowed by El Nino-influmeet the demand, enced heavy rains have prices go up resulted in widespread flooding of fields. “People have come to expect these types of Mike Medwid produce on the shelves year-round, so there ASKEW’S is demand for it, and PRODUCE when you can’t produce MANAGER enough to meet the demand, prices go up.” Medwid suggests consumers be cautious with their spending and only buy smaller amounts of produce they are sure they will use before it spoils. “Now is not the time to stockpile,” he says. Brad DeMille, at DeMille’s Farm Market, says prices have been shocking, even to those in the know. “I’ve been looking at the price lists and going, ‘holy jeez,’” he says. See Low dollar on page A4
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New home: Mustafa Zakreet, Salmon Arm’s first Syrian refugee, pays a visit to the city’s waterfront while adjusting to his new life in Canada. He hopes his father and brother will be joining him here soon.
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Salmon Arm: Mustafa Zakreet settles into his new surroundings. By Barb Brouwer OBSERVER STAFF
Mustafa Zakreet has been in Salmon Arm just a little more than a week. That he is happy to be here is evidenced by the charming 24-year old’s wide grins – smiles that light up the room as he describes his welcome to Salmon Arm and the group of about 35 residents who are supporting him. “They saved my life,” he says simply of what coming to Salmon Arm from a refugee camp in Lebanon means to him. “I don’t know how to thank them.” Zakreet says he feels comfortable in Salmon Arm, a city that reminds him of his hometown in Syria. “There was a river close to my house and there is space between the houses like my town,” he says.
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Able to speak some English, Zakreet is attending language lessons at Okanagan College and is intent on learning as quickly as possible in order to act as a translator when more refugees arrive. Zakreet has completed two years in environmental engineering. While in Lebanon, he passed a first-year university course in English and developed a love of the works of Shakespeare. While there, he also volunteered with the Canadian arm of Right to Play, an organization that believes every child has the right to play and links sport to learning. Zakreet also taught kindergarten for a year-and-a-half. While he was too tired to speak when his plane landed in Montreal after a day-and-a-half of travelling, he
was buoyed by his welcome to B.C. “I thought I had to look for the sponsor,” he says of his arrival in Kamloops last Monday. But he needn’t have worried. Eight members of his sponsoring team were on hand to greet him with welcome signs written in Arabic. Joyce Henderson, a founding member of the Salmon Arm Community Group and part of Zakreet’s sponsoring group, laughs as she explains nobody knew whether they were holding the signs right-side-up, or down. Help came from an individual known simply as Hassan, who is in a masters program at Thompson Rivers University and fluent in Arabic. He accompaSee Sponsors on page A2
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nied the group to the airport, sorted out their sign issues and acted as a translator. The members of Zakreet’s day-to-day group, headed up by Peter Molnar, are showing him the ropes in terms of doing his laundry, preparing his meals and otherwise helping to acquaint him with his new home. Over the weekend he attended a hockey game and snowshoed along the foreshore. Zakreet is anxious to share his new life and experiences with his father and 13-year-old brother, who remain in Beruit. They should be joining him soon. In a Monday morning update, Salmon Arm Community Group co-founder Brian Ayotte listed the churches and groups who have stepped up to sponsor a family.
A letter went out to members of SCIP (Shuswap Construction Industry Professionals), with four companies asking for more information regarding possible employment for qualified refugees and Okanagan Regional Library has asked how they can help and provided a list of resources. Community care nurse Lynn Popien and Daniella Widmer, who worked with a refugee clinic in Vancouver for several years, are coordinating health care for the refugees with Interior Health. “They (IH) have been extremely co-operative in setting up services with doctors, dentists, physiotherapists and pharmacists to participate in the health needs of the refugees; also mental health because PTSD will be a big problem,” says Ayotte. “This helps to make it a community-wide proj-
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At home with the triplets By Tracy Hughes OBSERVER STAFF
Mahalia Meeuwsen opens the front door with one hand, while holding a baby in the other, a bottle propped against her chin. As she does this, she is prepping a bottle for the next hungry mouth. “Multi-tasking,” she says of the first few weeks at home with her identical triplet daughters, Hannah, Rileigh and Isabelle. “It’s all about multi-tasking.” The girls were born Nov. 3 in Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops and are now 11 weeks old. They spent the first weeks of their lives in the neonatal intensive care unit, but were discharged before Christmas. The girls are all thriving – growing and gaining weight, despite their premature birth. The odds of a pregnancy without the use of fertility drugs resulting in identical triplets are one in 50 million, so to say the Meeuwsen’s situation is rare is an understatement. Now Mahalia and her husband Mike are adjusting to life as new parents – multiplied by three. “It is overwhelming sometimes. It’s all
about feeding, burping, changing, and trying to catch some sleep, with bottle washing, laundry and trying to eat something ourselves thrown in,” says Mahalia. “You are so exhausted, but then you look at their little faces and your heart melts. They are so amazing, so perfect. And that helps you keep going.” With Mike back at work, Mahalia is subsisting through long nights. On her own, feedings and changing the triplets in the middle of the night takes upwards of two hours, leaving her less than two hours to sleep before the babies are up and needing another feeding on their fourhour schedule. They feed at 10 p.m., 2 a.m., 6 a.m. and so on. “The schedule is critical; you have to be organized with bottles ready, because when all three of them wake up screaming, you have to be able to grab those bottles, because it’s go-time.” The bonus are the cuddles. The couple tries to rotate holding each of the girls, so there’s always someone to snuggle. While the girls are identical, each has a
birthmark in a different place, aiding the couple in keeping track of who is who. Getting out of the house is a major accomplishment, as the triple stroller doesn’t yet fit the tiny babies, who are all in the seven-pound range. So, it requires at least two people to hold the girls in their infant carriers for any journey outdoors. “There are things you just took for granted before, things that seemed so simple, now are a major thing. Getting them to a doctor’s appointment is a huge accomplishment.” Mahalia says it has made her appreciate the small things in life, like being able to put on clean clothes, grab a shower or gulp down her allotted one cup of coffee per day. “Some days I may not even get through it before it’s cold, but I enjoy it anyway,” she says with a laugh. “My meals are like that too, just shovelling it down. The other night we got to have a whole dinner while they were all sleeping or quiet and we were amazed.” The Meeuwsens are grateful for the gifts and donations they
have received from the community. They also appreciate the continued support of their family doctor Kim Grieve. Mike is especially grateful for the support he is receiving from his employer, USNR. In addition, the couple is receiving hands-on help from family, friends, neighbours and Rotary Club members who are signing up for feeding shifts during the day, helping with chores and making meals. “People have been so fantastic, we can’t say enough,” she says.
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Low dollar impacts consumers Continued from front At Christmas time, DeMille’s was selling free-range turkeys for $3.69 a pound while brussels sprouts were going for $5.99 a pound. “I couldn’t believe sprouts were more than your turkey, but people were buying them. There was not a brussels sprout to be found in this town just before Christmas.” The low Canadian dollar is also a huge factor, as the lion’s share of produce sold in local grocery stores is coming from California, Arizona and Florida. “When your dollar is worth 30 cents less than it used to be, that has a real impact on your buying power,” says Medwid. The high prices impact consumers at the till, but programs like the Good Food Box are also feeling the pinch. The Good Food Box is a volunteer-run, co-operative produce program, which uses bulk buying in an effort to keep costs down – which is especially useful for low-income users. Joyce Henderson, who helps run the program, says they are
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reluctant to increase the price from the current $12, because this can make the program out-of-reach to many, so the consequence of higher prices means less food in each box. “DeMille’s and Pedro’s give us very good deals, and we look around locally at prices, but higher prices makes it harder to squeeze the budget,” says Henderson. To try and keep the boxes as full as possible, Henderson says they are focusing on inseason items – apples, potatoes, carrots, onions. While sometime the boxes can include more exotic items, like peppers or cauliflower, high costs mean the focus will be on the cheaper staples. But DeMille says customers should be seeing some relief, although prices will still remain higher than average. “We are starting to see prices coming down, even as early as this week,” said DeMille. “It was $88 for 25 pounds of cauliflower the last few weeks, but that price is going closer to $30 for 25 pounds. But customers should be prepared that prices are not going to drop back to where they once were.”
Price spike Mike Medwid, produce manager at Uptown Askew’s says produce prices are likely to remain high for the near future.
Keeping costs in line Serena Caner, a registered dietician who works at Shuswap Lake General Hospital, has these tips for reducing the hit to your grocery budget from high produce prices. • Check flyers – buy what is on sale and avoid the highest priced items. • Frozen vegetables have similar nutrition and are often cheaper. • Many grocery stores have “quick sale” veggies on for 50 per cent off. • Process your own veggies in the summer (canning, freezing), when prices are down or you are growing your own. • This time of the year, the cheapest veggies are cabbage, carrots and onions. Get creative with different styles of coleslaw. • Buy bulk – some stores sell large quantities for a cheaper price (10-25 lb. bags of carrots, onions, potatoes). If you can’t eat that much before it goes bad, split it with a friend. Caner also says it is OK to eat somewhat seasonally, where we eat fewer fruits and veggies in the winter and load up in the summer. “I am pretty sure people have always eaten that way, as it has only been recently that we can get such a large variety of fresh produce all year long.”
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Armed robbery at Mac’s tional support of a police service dog. The suspects were described as being 5’10” to 6’ tall, wearing hoodies and covering their faces. One suspect was wearing a green hoodie with a design on the front and a blue face mask, while the other suspect was wearing a black hoodie with a design on the front and a
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In a memo to council, city development services director Kevin Pearson states Telus intends to change the advertisement each year, and was seeking a one-time approval from council rather than having to approach the city annually. Under the city’s sign bylaw, the proposed sign falls under the definition of mural as billboards are off-site advertisements. The sign bylaw says council has to approve
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Sometimes I take for granted just how blessed I am to call Canada my home. I know there are problems that need to be addressed – some of them grave. But there are many reasons to be grateful. This notion was reinforced last Friday when I attended a citizenship ceremony in Kelowna. I watched as my son-in-law and more than 80 other applicants became Canadians. There was a palpable sense of anticipation in the Rotary Centre For the Arts theatre, which was well-filled with candidates, their families and friends. Enter Citizenship Judge Gerald Pash, a man whose obvious and enthusiastic love for the job gave further significance to the ceremony. “At this hour, you are the most important people in Canada and this is a state ceremony, not a formality,” Pash told the candidates. “It is equal to opening Parliament or swearing in new government members and cabinet ministers.” Pash made note of Canada’s diversity and told candidates to be proud of the effort they had made to meet citizenship requirements. (Thirty per cent do not make the grade and are refused citizenship). Candidates were invited to the ceremony because of the hope and the trust Canada places in them, he said – and because they have shown the courage and willingness to accept and acknowledge new traditions, history, symbols, and institutions – and to adopt them as their own. “Being a Canadian is more than having a piece of paper,” he advised. “It means sharing a common set of values and having specific freedoms and rights.” He reminded everyone that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms declares the supremacy of God, stressing the importance of all religious traditions and the dignity and worth of all individuals, whether they are believers or not. He noted the efforts of tens of thousands to create, protect and defend our democracy – the right to work anywhere in Canada, to vote without fear, run for office, hold a Canadian passport and travel as they please. The judge had a handshake and a word with each candidate and a high-five for every child as they received their citizenship document. Each time a young child approached him, Pash crouched down to their level to share a few words and a boisterous high-five. At one such encounter, he stood up and said “Today is this little girl’s birthday, so you know what we have to do.” Without hesitation, the crowd burst into a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday. When it came to the child’s name, the crowd paused, Pash shouted out her name and the singing resumed. It was a moment that captured the essence of the ceremony so infused with the warm spirit of welcome. It is the kind of welcome I hope Salmon Arm citizens will offer to refugees, who arrive seeking a safe and fulfilling life and the opportunity to become a member of our diverse Canadian family.
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Throwing away what feeds us One hundred dollars certainly doesn’t bring home as many bags of groceries as it used to. The price of food is on the rise and has been doing so steadily in Canada since 2012. In fact, Statistics Canada reports the food price index is now rising faster than the rate of inflation and experts anticipate it will only get worse this year. While there are strategies we can adopt to mitigate these costs, there are bigger-picture issues that also need to be addressed. We need to drastically cut back on food waste. There is far too much food ending up in landfills. It’s also labour, water, plastics, paper and more. Factoring this in, a United Nations report suggests the true cost of food waste in Canada is in excess of $100 billion annually.
Recently, chef Darren Simpson of Salmon Arm’s Aquatico Bay restaurant decided to start using leftovers that might otherwise have been thrown out to make soup to give away free to those in need. Simpson explained he is bothered by the amount of food waste in North America and supports new legislation in France that bans unsold food from being sent to the landfill. Instead, food must be donated to charitable organizations or for animal feed. If incentives are needed to support this, then this is something we as a nation should explore. We’ve had it good for a long time, but it’s high time we recognize there’s a cost for taking food for granted.
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The Observer asked: How do you plan on dealing with the higher price of produce at the grocery store?
Katrina Markham “We’ll just have to suck it up or grow our own veggies.”
Amber van Berkel “The kids have to eat so we just have to deal with it.”
Erik Bjorgan “We will focus to putting more time and energy into tending our garden.”
Thomas Brainerd “In the winter you can’t do anything about it, but in summer I’ll jam my garden...”
Mary Lynne Magill “I’ll work on my garden. I also do a lot of my own canning and freezing.”
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Tom Fletcher In the early days of this new year, readers have advised me to do several things. I’ll go with one that seems relatively painless, embracing the “sunny ways” of our new federal government and seeking optimism in these fragile times. For starters, we have a building boom going on in the southwest. Here in Victoria, cranes dot the skyline as new residential-commercial projects emerge from bedrock, and hardhats are mostly on construction workers, scratched and backwards, rather than shiny and forward on politicians. Shipyards are busy, with Royal Canadian Navy work and cruise ship refits to reduce their emissions, plus work on ferries, tugboats and barges. Most of the activity is private investment, much of it in a hot housing market. Surrey has just recorded its second-highest total for building permits in history, a value of $1.46 billion nearly matching the pre-recession peak of 2007. Thousands of provincial employees get a small raise in February, based on stronger than forecast economic growth in 2014. It works out to $300 a year for a medical technologist and $346 for a teacher. Health care costs are rising less dramatically. That should ease the crisis atmosphere at provincial and federal health ministers’ negotiations over the funding formula, taking place this week in Vancouver. Health Minister Terry Lake announced last week that the province is increasing funding for a promising program in cancer research, using genetic analysis to improve targeting for drugs to treat the hundreds of different cancers diagnosed in B.C. patients each year. The B.C. Cancer Agency’s new director, Dr. Malcolm Moore, oncologist Dr. Janessa Laskin and Dr. Marco Marra, director of the agency’s Genome Science Centre, described a world-leading
centre of research that is reaching out to specialists and their patients across the province and attracting international funding and talent for ground-breaking research. Outside the urban regions, where retail sales and real estate mainly drive the economy, sunny ways are harder to find. The mining and natural gas sectors are in the grip of a slump in commodity prices, with more temporary mine closures expected. The forest industry is being helped by the low Canadian dollar and a steady recovery in the U.S. economy, and tourism is expected to have another strong year as Americans take advantage of a discount on visits to B.C. Central 1 Credit Union broke down the regional employment numbers for B.C. in 2015, and found job growth in every region except the Cariboo. Province-wide employment grew 1.2 per cent last year, ahead of the national rate. That may not sound like much, but compared to Alberta’s oil-dependent economy, it’s pretty good. Construction of a new dam on the Peace River is expected to ramp up this year, bringing workers home from Alberta, and the federal government is planning to fast-track its promised infrastructure spending to create work across the country. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett was in Toronto last week to ring the opening bell at the stock exchange with B.C. mining industry representatives. Not much sun on mining stocks these days, but Bennett’s sales pitch to an investor luncheon included reference to two more mines under construction in northwest B.C., the province’s Pacific Rim trade advantage, and revenue sharing with First Nations that is attracting attention of other provinces. The Conference Board of Canada has forecast that B.C.’s economy will “lead the country by a wide margin over the near term,” with unemployment declining in 2016. We’re at the mercy of global forces, but things could be a whole lot worse. -Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.
I have read with concern, recent letters to the editor in this paper discussing climate change and explaining why it is not happening, not humancaused, only a solar cycle, only a cycle of unknown origin, nothing to do with CO2 and the cause of elevated CO2 concentrations and not the consequence. Even our recently-elected MP, Mel Arnold, has expressed several of the above contradictory opinions in a fall interview on CBC Radio. On the other hand, the science behind climate change grows stronger every day. Global average temperatures
continue to climb as do atmospheric CO2 levels, and 97 per cent of climate scientists are convinced that it is real and human-caused. It has been 25 years since the US military recognized climate change as a serious future threat to global security, and the Insurance industry has also recognized it as a serious threat to their continued profitability. The primary reason, other than wishful thinking, that there is so much public confusion is that certain major players in the oil, gas, and coal industry are funding organizations and individuals to create doubt in the minds of the pub-
lic, thereby delaying urgently needed action in government policy. In light of the serious and growing consequences of climate change throughout the world, my question is this. Is it not high time that this paper stop publishing confusing and contradictory letters and information on climate change? After all, we are in a similar situation to that of smoking 20 years ago. We can no longer afford to confuse an issue where the science is settled, and the consequences of inaction are so serious. Eli Pivnick
City should level the playing field I read with interest Martha Wickett’s article on free pickleball in Salmon Arm and although I don’t know Mr. Barnard and do not currently indulge in playing the game I believe it is truly wrong for the city to enter into competition with a tax paying business by offering a free alternative to his for-profit enterprise.
Apparently Council has discussed the issue but has yet to arrive at a solution. There are clearly only two alternatives. Council could offer Mr. Barnard property tax and business license tax relief to enable him to offer his court time at a competitive rate or the city must charge for access to their service.
Either way, they must level the playing field so to speak. If there is truly a need for pickleball playing opportunities for those in tight financial circumstances, the city could come up with a means tested voucher system (redeemable at either location) to facilitate access for all. Bill Cuthill
New government, added compassion As a senior citizen and a veteran, I was dismayed to read that a lot of people think we should take care of our own first. Before the refugee crisis, the Harper gang had 10 years to do just that, but lack
of compassion and vicious cuts only made things worse. Give this new government a chance to set things right. If that is too much to ask, there is another choice. Move to the U.S., join the
Republican Party and vote for Donald Trump as President. I’m sure one would see the justice in that with one’s kindred spirits there. Shaun Gempton
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The sinking of the Shuswap Ave. roadbed where it passed through the swamp between the McGuire and Snell properties was causing concern to the city public works department. It was hoped that gravelling and deepening the ditches under supervision of Roy Boutwell would lessen the danger that the road would become impassable. The Dominion government had no intention of entering the health insurance field according to a statement by the Hon. G.M. Weir, provincial secretary.
Hillcrest students, Tristan Peake, left, and Jack Burns run around during an outdoor learning activity in the school’s new outdoor classroom on Friday, Jan. 8.
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A street lighting system was installed in Sicamous by the B.C. Power Commission, North Okanagan Division. The city council was stymied in its endeavor to obtain title to the parts of the Indian reserve lying within the cities boundaries. The band occupying the reserve declined to sell the areas sought by the city. Alex “Sandy” Reader joined Harry Atkins, proprietor of the Cariboo Meat Market, in a partnership. Mr. Reader was formerly employed for 33 years at the butcher shop owned by M.P. Doyle.
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Fresh air, nature’s beauty, inclusive learning. There’s a win, win, win taking place at Hillcrest Elementary. When school goals were being set, more chances for students to learn outdoors was one of the priorities, says principal Alan Harrison. “It seems like kids are spending more time indoors, more screen time. We wanted more time outdoors, we find it regulates kids.” Teachers Tammy Meerza and Stacy Morrison, together with aboriginal support worker Launa Payne, led the way. A location was chosen and alternate school students worked with teachers and students to get the ground ready.
Members of the Shuswap Ski Club were looking forward to using the new rope tow at the ski hill on Foothill road. More then 36 year’s service to the city of Salmon Arm terminated when Rex Lingford, city clerk, retired. The year 1955 set a new record for building construction in Salmon Arm municipality, according to the assessor J. Ellis Wood. Total value of permits issued was $328,675. That figure included $150,000 for new elementary schools. Miss Margaret Redman was installed as a noble grand of the Rebekah Lodge No. 69 Salmon Arm. Four charter members of the new scouting program here were, Chris Letham, Gary Thors, Neil Tirnmam and Art Murray became Queen Scouts. Rod Periton was re-elected chairman for a second term of the Salmon Arm and District Recreation Commission.
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Then the Adams Lake division of Interfor generously donated and dropped off large poles for the structure. “We tried to model it somewhat on a traditional home, a kekuli. It’s circular and it’s sunken a bit – we dug it out so it’s slightly down – and with posts and an east-facing entrance,” says Payne, explaining the location of the entrance honours the rising of the sun, a feature of many traditional homes. She’s thrilled with the new classroom, a great perspective for sharing aboriginal teachings. “Pretty much all my time at Hillcrest is spent outside at the outdoor classroom,” she says. “It really reinforces all the interconnectedness. Being outside and learning all the
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traditional values are really hand in hand.” Métis artist John Sayers has also contributed a lot. “He worked with students and did carving on the poles – eagles, animal tracks, four bears and a sun located on the pole,” says Harrison. Work on the final phase is underway, which entails a cable-system set up, like a sail, to control a fabric-type roof for the classroom. Harrison explains that Roots and Blues’ David Gonella is a parent at Hillcrest, so the school will be using the same Revelstoke company that designed the blue jean stage at last year’s music festival. Harrison said the roof is expected to be done at the end of March. Former Hillcrest parent Rick Dubois, who has a cedar mill in Malakwa, provided eight large cedar logs that were turned into bench seats “Now when you go out with your class, they’re seated in a circle,” says Harrison.
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Classes have already been using the new classroom to great success, he says, noting that often the students who have the most difficulty learning indoors are the most engaged when they’re outdoors. “The students love it. They’ve certainly helped – hauled logs over, put rocks in, put bark mulch in.” Parents and grandparents have also been extremely supportive. The parent advisory council donated $2,800 while families have donated time and money. The school has raised $3,400 to date and is aiming for a goal of $4,500 in order to complete the final phase, says Harrison. Anyone interested in donating is asked to contact Hillcrest. “So far everything has been done because of donations and in-kind work,” he says. “I think it’s maybe the most buy-in from teachers and staff and parents from every project we’ve done. Everybody’s interested in having their kids learn outdoors.”
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A little work could go a long ways to reduce the flooding hazard west of town, and avoid having to spend $610,000 on a study. At Monday’s development and planning meeting, Salmon Arm council received a presentation from representatives of WATER (Wetland Alliance: The Ecological Response) about what can be done to mitigate the flood risk from the Salmon River. Engineer/geo-scientist Calvin Van Buskirk provided the bulk of the presentation, offering some background related to flooding from the Salmon River and what’s occurred to increase the risk. “Historically, the biggest flood that we had with the Salmon River was in 1894… We didn’t have a lot of development back then and the Salmon River actually had several
channels out…,” said Van Buskirk. “Now, unfortunately, we have one channel and it’s occupied by an undersized bridge and the other channels have more or less been chopped off by 30th.” Van Buskirk noted how subsequent development in the area, including the current Trans-Canada Highway and 30th Street SW, have “effectively dammed up these old channels until water levels get to a point there they jump over top of their levees.” “Once they get over their levees, they can’t get back and want to wander off someplace else…” To address this, Van Buskirk pointed to opportunities the proposed Trans-Canada Highway upgrades will open up with the current section of highway that will be left as frontage road. “We now have opportunities to add some culverts to that for low water flow to help drain
those fields, and… to lower the grade there by maybe 18 inches, 16 inches, even a just a foot – keep it lower than 30th – so that water flows over top of the Trans-Canada Highway when there’s a flood.” That water would then be diverted between the current TCH and the new alignment and back into the Salmon River. “That’s a fairly cheap fix compared to a $600,000 flood hazard risk assessment.” Van Buskirk suggested the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure might be able to assist with the costs. Van Buskirk also advocated for the removal of the current Salmon River Bridge, noting the structure, with its centre pilings, adds to the flood risk and is a liability. He suggested a clear span bridge would be more appropriate if the desire is to extend the frontage road over the river.
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ministry,” he added. Flynn asked if the work could be phased, with the grading of TCH/frontage road being done before the bridge replacement. “That would be the first thing to do…,” replied Van Buskirk. “If the bridge triggers a flood or it’s blocked up behind the bridge, you’ve got another outlet for it, that’s great. If you do the bridge and the water goes over the levee, you still don’t have an outlet for that water.” Mayor Nancy Cooper noted it was suggested a stormwater master plan needs to be done. “We should be on that probably sooner rather than later so we’ll be talking to staff how we can get that through,” said Cooper.
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The dictionary describes rave as “praise enthusiastically, go into raptures about/over, wax lyrical about, sing the praises of, rhapsodize over, enthuse about/over.” I am about to do all those things to describe the sixth in a series of Winemaker Dinner Events I attended at Table 24 in the Podollan Inn Friday night. Executive chef David Schiaffino prepared a nine-course, tapasstyle meal that fed the soul as well as the palate. Originally from Peru, Schiaffino served a rich experience, providing commentary on the delicacies – several of which I would never have ordered because I had never tasted them before. What a sensation, all the more enjoyable as the nine courses were paired with five Larch Hills wines and pianist Terry Kosowick’s playing added to the relaxed and intimate atmosphere. Affable Larch Hills winery owner Jack Manser described each
macaron, chocolate strawberries and yogurt and, my favourite, passion fruit cheesecake, served with Manser’s Ortega Dessert Wine. Oh my! The portions are small - thank heavens – but so satisfying. Schiaffino is personable and obviously loves what he does, his enthusiasm and talent in the kitchen is already garnering repeat customers since the Winemaker Dinner series began in the fall. As well as being a talented chef, Schiaffino has experience as a sommelier. And, at the end of the evening, Hazel Manser thanked him for doing such a great job of matching the Larch Hills wines with each course. A feast for all senses, the $100 per person experience was not inexpensive. But $50 per person was donated to the Canadian Cancer Society. The regular price is $75. Schiaffino hopes to host the next Winemaker Event in March and plans to have Larch Hills back in the summer with a completely different menu. I have already figured out that
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Tapas: Table 24 chef, David Schiaffino prepares a plate of beef tenderloin with a chimichurri sauce during a Winemaker Dinner Event featuring Larch Hills wines on Friday, Jan. 15. if I don’t buy lunches or coffees during the week, I will have saved enough to attend another event. “Even if I have one or 40 clients, if I see them happy, that’s my heaven,” Schiaffino says, noting his success very much depends
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MLA says province positioned for prosperity By Tracy Hughes OBSERVER STAFF
The year is new, but Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo’s already got both eyes on the future. “I see my role as moving things forward,” says the first-term MLA. “The economy, infrastructure projects, those are all things I’m looking to advance, both in our province and in our riding.” Kyllo says, under the Liberal government’s direction, the province is well positioned for growth and increasing prosperity, even in light of economic uncertainties brought on by a decline in the oil industry. He notes some of Canada’s chief economists have forecast B.C. to be No. 1 in terms of growth in 2016. He points to the strides the province has made in diversifying its economy in
sectors like natural gas, agrifoods and technology, as well as the focus on creating new markets in Asia, as key to B.C.’s economic success. “It’s the old saying of not keeping all your eggs in one basket – with forest, mining, natural gas and the new LNG industry, plus tourism, tech and international education – we’re the envy of other provinces in Canada.” While he notes the Liberals’ emphasis on LNG has its critics, Kyllo cites it as critical to the province’s future prosperity. The Petronas project, he notes, has a value of $44 billion, and would make it the single largest private investment in the country. Its impact on the economy as a whole would ripple across nearly every area and sector in the province, he says. Kyllo also cites the past three years of balanced budgets as evidence of the prov-
ince’s economic stability, providing a critical climate to support investors. “Our triple A credit rating also means we can borrow at low interest rates, which if you compare us to Ontario’s rating, has saved us $2.1 billion in interest alone. I know a lot of people think, ‘who cares?’ about stuff like this, but it really has a significant impact to taxpayers.” The economy is Kyllo’s forté, noting he is the first non-cabinet member to be asked to sit on Premier Christy Clark’s priorities and planning committee. “It’s great to have that voice at the table and also to make sure the needs of rural B.C. and the Shuswap are represented.” While he concurs that B.C. has its share of social issues, Kyllo says a better economic climate will help solve those issues. “The economic engine
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Snow blankets the Shuswap Weather: Temperatures rise, rain in the forecast. By Barb Brouwer OBSERVER STAFF
There was a lot of shovelling going on this weekend as residents had to deal with a total of 15 centimetres of snow. The white stuff was pushed over the Coast Mountains by storms that were spawned in the west, says Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa Coldwells. “There was a series of three rather intense coastal storms that spent most of the time on the Coast – but some of it snuck over the mountains,” she says, noting the fourday measurement beginning Friday, Jan. 15 was taken at a weather station near downtown Salmon Arm. As El Niño gets a better grip, look for snow to be replaced by rain – at least at lower elevations. Coldwells said Monday that she had just received an update from Marco Markovic, a PhD research scientist with Environment Canada in Ottawa who looks at the effects of El Niño across Canada. “What we’re thinking is it’s definitely still
an El Niño year and it compares exactly with the values of 199798, which, since they have been monitoring, was the strongest (El Niño) that has been observed.” In the past, El Niños have affected Canada mostly in later winter, which is what meteorologists are expecting this year. “So far we have had relatively average winter values – Arctic air first at the end of November then at the end of December, and there have been snowfalls,” Coldwells says. “When I look at weather patterns it’s quite a typical winter with storms coming in off the Coast, but we’re expecting to see a shift in weather patterns as El Niño becomes more established – probably through February and March.” Coldwells says there is a predictability factor of at least 70 per cent that B.C. will start to see the temperature generally being one to two degrees higher than the normal mean temperature. “Because we live in a mountainous territory, the freezing level rises
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Up on the rooftop: Richard Millard shovels snow off the roof of his house after a large snowfall on Saturday, Jan. 16. and the middle parts of the mountains will see rain rather than snow,” she says, noting for every degree of temperature that is warmer than normal, the freezing level rises between 200 and 300 metres. Coldwells says the general expectation is that precipitation below 1,500 feet will likely fall as rain rather than snow. But she points out, those are long-range expectations. “It will depend on the
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School, office put up for sale The School District #83 board is getting ready to sell two of the district’s more prominent surplus properties. The former board office, on Shuswap Street in downtown Salmon Arm, will be placed on the market for $800,000, while the former South Canoe School will be for sale for $500,000. Secretary-treasurer Nicole Bittante reported the district will be working with Colliers International, who have extensive experience selling surplus properties for school districts.
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Poor visibility hampered but did not shut down the Shuswap Naturalists Club’s annual 2015 bird count. It snowed off and on in the morning, which made observing birds difficult, but the afternoon was considerably better,” says organizer Ted Hillary of the Dec. 20 event. “There were 25 participants in seven parties surveying a 24 kilometre circle surrounding Salmon Arm.” Despite the morning’s poor visibility, counters spotted 9,013 birds from 78 species, which is compatible with the long-term average. In addition, four species were seen during count week, bringing the total to 82. A record number of common loons were seen – nine on Shuswap Lake between Canoe and Sunnybrae. “The previous high was two, a record set only last year,” Hillary said, noting 10 cackling geese, a smaller version of the Canada goose, were also spotted. “These were swimming in the Salmon Arm Bay at Raven.” The European starling had the highest population at 1,058, closely followed by mallards
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great blue herons, eight tundra swans, 130 trumpeter swans, 100 cackling geese, 944 Canada geese, some 1,636 types of ducks. Bird watchers also saw 85 hooded mergansers, 452 common mergansers, nine common loon, 12 horned grebes, 23 western grebes and two pied billed grebes. The collection of birds of prey included, one sharp shinned hawk, two Cooper’s hawks, 16 red tailed hawks, one rough-legged hawk, 66
bald eagles, one American kestrel, one Merlin and one peregrine falcon spotted during count week. Also spied were two ruffled grouse, 64 California quail, 30 ring-necked pheasants, 102 American coots, one ringbilled gull, one herring gull and 375 rock pigeons. There were 101 Eurasian collared doves, and 56 mourning doves, seven hair woodpeckers, 14 downy woodpeckers and eight of their pileated cousins.
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Indoor street soccer Registration for the indoor games-only fun program, held on Mondays from Jan. 25 to March 14 is now open. The games are available for kids born in 2001 to 2006. Games will have four to five players on each side, with the focus on having fun while developing soccer skills through game play. Cost for this seven-session program is only $35. To register visit http://shuswapsoccer.com/programs.php.
Unplug and Play events The Unplug and Play family events kick off Sunday with a free swim on Jan. 24 at the SASCU Recreation Centre pool from 1-4 p.m. Family curling night will take place on Monday, Jan. 25 at the Salmon Arm Curling Club from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Family fitness will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at Hillcrest Elementary School from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Skate and read with the Silverbacks goes from 2:20-4 p.m. at the Shaw Centre on Thursday, Jan, 28. Also on Thursday is family yoga at Sweet Freedom Yoga from 5-6 p.m., and the Under the Lights Family Snowshoe event is at Little Mountain from 5 to 7 p.m. On Saturday, Jan. 30, SYSA will host a family footy event at the Salmon Arm Indoor Soccer Arena from 1-3 p.m.
Stay gridiron sharp For peewee to bantam football players that want to develop their skills and stay sharp in the off season, flag football sessions will be available every Friday night until spring break from 7-8 p.m. at the SASCU Indoor Arena. Teams will be combined and the cost is $4 per session.
Priskie makes the list NHL Central Scouting released its mid-term player rankings in advance of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and former Salmon Arm Silverbacks defenceman Chase Priskie of Quinnipiac University came in at number 183. This year’s NHL entry draft will be held in Buffalo, N.Y. Have a sports event? Write to us at:
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Vipers leave ’Backs stunned By Evan Buhler OBSERVER STAFF
Coming off a stellar two-game road swing, the Silverbacks returned home and dropped two divisional games to Vernon and West Kelowna this past weekend. It looked like the ’Backs were on their way to another victory against their most notorious rivals on Friday night when goals from Elijiah Barriga, Jared Turcotte, Ross Heidt and a pair from Chase Zieky gave the Silverbacks an overwhelming 5-1 lead over Vernon after 20 minutes of play. Inside the first two and a half minutes of the second period, Vernon’s Jimmy Lambert scored twice to chip away and signal the Vipers comeback. Vernon would add five more goals in the frame giving them an 8-5 lead, and leaving the Silverbacks and their fans shellshocked.
“Our defensive play and our discipline let us down, it’s that simple. We just didn’t play good enough after the first 20 minutes,” said Silverbacks head coach Brandon West. In the third period, after a hard-nosed drive to the net and collision with Vipers goaltender Brendan Barry, Colton Thibault was assessed a major penalty for goaltender interference and was given a game misconduct. “Colton drove hard to the net and he was knocked off balance and made contact with their goalie, I don’t think it warranted a major penalty,” said West. The league agreed with West, and after a review of the play, the call on the ice was rescinded, meaning Thibault would not be suspended for the incident. The Vipers added two more goals in the period, ending the wild contest 10-5. The following night,
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turned to ice: Salmon Arm goaltender, Angus Redmond is sprayed by the Vipers Charley Michalowski just before a Vernon goal in a game at the Shaw Centre on Friday, Jan. 15. the Backs hosted West Kelowna. “I thought our response was outstanding. They play a similar style as we do, it felt like a game of chess out there,” said West. Brandon Kegler gave up the game’s opening goal midway through the first period and made 23 saves until Jake Harrison’s dou-
ble-OT goal clinched a 2-1 road win for the Warriors. West felt his side took control of the game midway through the second period and said their persistence paid off when Heidt scored the equalizer at 10:07 of the third. “Ross’ goal came at a key time for us thanks to a fantastic play by Bolduc to get the puck
to Ross.” The Silverbacks will take to the road this weekend as they embark on a three game Island road trip to play Nanaimo, Victoria and Cowichan Valley. “We are looking forward to the trip, anytime you can get away as a team it will help to build the team,” said West.
Skiers embrace snowy Loppet conditions Under snowy skies, more than 480 skiers were up before dawn, out testing their wax and their mettle on the Larch Hills trails in the 32nd annual Reino Keski-Salmi Loppet. The fresh snow created soft, beautiful and challenging conditions for the 362 competitive and 121 recreational participants racing from one-kilometre for the youngest, to 34 km. Participants included 233 youth racers, attesting to the vitality of local ski programs. Skiers came from B.C., Alberta, Yukon, Washington and from as far away as Australia. At this multi-
generational event, there was a remarkable 79-year-span between the youngest skier, two-year-11-month-old Cassie Mai O’Connor and the eldest, 81-yearold Gullan Hansen, who has completed this event every year in its 32-year history. The fastest male times were set by Jon Arne Enevoldsen in the 50-to-59-year age category. Originally from Norway but currently residing in Canmore, Enevoldsen was chased by Salmon Arm’s Alexander Corbett, just six seconds behind. The fastest female time was set by local ski race team coach Ab-
bigail May. The winners of the 34-km race in the overall women category were: first - Abbigail May 2:05:03, second Pat Pearce 2:12:38 and third - Randy Ostby 2:13:47. In the overall male category Jon Arne Enevoldsen claimed the best time 1:53:15, second - Alexander Corbett 1:53:21 and third Thomas Hardy 1:55:50. The winners of the 18-km junior racers were: first - Rachel May 1:05:01, second - Julia Brown 1:06:08 and third - Natalie Wilkie 1:08:27 in the junior female category. In the junior male
category, first was Seth van Varseveld 58:05, second - James Hardy 58:05 third - Konrad van Varseveld 58:06. The top local females were Abbigail May, Randy Ostby and Sheila Corbett. The top local males were Alexander Corbett, Thomas Hardy and Brian May. Other top Junior category finishers included: In the four-and-under category - Julia Couch, Grace Bushell, Emily Olineck, Kai Cadden, Kincade Tegart and Isaac Engel raced to the top positions. Reese Major, Keira Cadden, Sarah Ewanyshyn, Kian Smith, Ben Bonthuys
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Golds extend win streak to 10 By Evan Buhler OBSeRVeR STAFF
The senior Golds basketball team put their six-game winning streak on the line over the weekend in their annual Nugget Tournament. In dominating fashion, they extended their unbeaten streak to 10 games, and in the process claimed their second tournament championship in a row. In the Golds opening game they played in front of an enthusiastic Jackson Campus crowd. Dylan Olson led the team with 15 points, while Josh Kujat contributed 10, in the Golds 79-49 victory over Aberdeen Hall. “I don’t think we played particularly well, but nonetheless started the tournament off on the right foot, winning big in front of a full crowd at Jackson,” said head coach Rhys Waters. On Friday evening, the large crowd and A.L. Fortune Falcons drum line team created a intense college-like atmosphere at the Sul-
livan Campus. The Golds got a quick start to the game and never looked back as they went on to win 86-64. Kujat was a constant threat on both sides of the court, putting in a game high 29 points. Guard Dawson Mayes provided five assists and added 18 points of his own, and Brandon Sanford scored 10 hard working points. “We got up early, and never let them back in the game,” said Waters. In the semis, the Golds met Golden, who bested them twice last year. “They have a strong program for a small school.” This year, the Golds turned their fortune around as they got the better of Golden in a 79-61 win. “They have a very passionate guard, that our combo of MayesKujat-Olson did a nice job on,” said Waters. Kujat and Olson each scored 12 points, while Olson rounded up nine boards. The championship
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guard during a game in the Golds’ Nugget Tournament at the Sullivan Campus gym on Friday, Jan. 15. game did not result in a thrilling contest after an incredible first quarter by the Golds. The Golds won the final 68-49 against Okanagan Mission. Mayes lead the team with 13 points, while Kujat scored nine points, seven rebounds and six helpers. Kujat also took home his second tournament MVP in a row, as the Golds improved their record to 15-6. While Waters is pleased by his team’s
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Soft landing: The blue team’s Mike Rellich dives for a try during a game in the 18th annual Abominable Rugby Tournament at Little Mountain on Saturday.
Blizzard can’t dampen spirit Ten teams braved the blizzard-like conditions in the 18th Annual Abominable Rugby Sevens Tournament. Teams travelled from across the Interior to take part in the winter past time. The tournament’s most nail-biting game was contested between the Hughes Lions and
the Seedsters. The contest went into double overtime. After a period fiveon-five and final period of three-on-three, a tie decided the fixture. Kyle Jordan and Travis Bruce scored for the Seedsters and Drew Bannister and Jacob Simmonds scored for the Hughes Lions.
The Wearabouts player of the game went to Calvin Hector. In the grand final championship match, the Man-thers defeated the SAS Happy Feet Team in a close contest. Busting through two Man-thers, Logan Christian almost made it to the try line to give
his side the lead, only to be tripped up by the two feet of snow. Unfortunately for the SAS youth, the older-age players turned their game up a notch and Tyrone Mcabe and Sterling Gathergood scored making it 6-4. The Remax player of the Game went to Ryan Penner.
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Slate grows: Delhi 2 Dublin (above) will make their third appearance at the Roots and Blues Festival, which will also welcome aboriginal group Digging Roots (right) for the first time.
Diverse fest in the making By Barb Brouwer OBSERVER STAFF
A strong aboriginal presence at the Roots and Blues Festival has been on artistic director Peter North’s wish list for some time. This year, he finally managed to book enough artists to fulfill his wish. Digging Roots will be the foundation of a thematic show based on Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 1966-1985, a two-CD boxed set released in 2014. “It’s all great roots, folk and blues recorded between 1966 and 1985 – all really good songs,” says North of the 34-track anthology of music that was once nearly extinct and off-thegrid. “Indigenous groups will mine the music in the set and present it at the festival as a historical document,” he says. “It’s not that they haven’t been making awesome music for decades – Mack MacKenzie from Montreal’s Three O’clock Train was one of the best root rock bands I ever heard.”
North says there will be a strong slate of artists who will perform in “a really big show,” as well as doing their own thing in concerts and workshops, providing a very strong component of Canadian world music. Coming back to the festival for the third time, Delhi 2 Dublin will rock the stage wherever they perform. Delhi 2 Dublin started as a unique musical project, inspired by the music of Cheb i Sabbah, Afro-Celt Soundsystem, Transglobal Underground and Dhamaal Soundsystem. This exciting musical collective has drawn a phenomenal response for their multi-dimensional mix, and have rapidly built a name for their infectious rhythms and uplifting live performances. The five world-fusion artists, blend traditional folk melodies of North India and Ireland with cutting-edge dance rhythms. Their electro-acoustic collaborations include amazing vocals and instrumental excellence paired with great audience interaction. The project fuses the traditional
sounds of tabla, dhol, fiddle, and sitar to create a highly charged multicultural dance celebration. With their combined experience and musical talent, Delhi 2 Dublin continues to attract new fans wherever their music travels. “I saw them last summer at the Hinton Wild Mountain Music Festival and they absolutely stole the weekend,” North says. Aware the loonie might drop in value, North began working through the Canadian roots and blues field last fall, booking acts before they were committed elsewhere. He is looking at U.S. bands with the intention of bringing solo members to play with other groups. Pleased with how the festival is shaping up, North says Roxy Roth has signed on to make off-stage entertainment an even bigger project this year. Ticket sales are going well and website traffic is stronger than ever. The Folk Music Society meeting takes place tonight, Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. in the community room at Askew’s Uptown.
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Whether he’s capturing the scene or the moment, Adam Meikle is happiest working with oils. Meikle and his wife Jenna have recently arrived from Alberta and have opened Meikle Art studio at 311 ross st. Ne, across from the ross street Plaza. “We have family here and we wanted to focus on slowing down and enjoying our kids while they’re still young,” he says, noting that he got his start as a youngster at an art club in red Deer. “I worked with talented adults; they inspired me and I have been painting ever since.” Meikle has worked with oils for about 15 years and with watercolours for a bit longer. “I learned by trial and error, painting over the same canvas, over and over,” says the self-taught artist. “Watercolour is a onetime thing; you paint it once and that’s it. With oil, you can change it the next day, the next month.” Meikle says oil paint
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at home: Jenna and Adam Meikle relax in their new art studio, where Adam makes his own art, welcomes commissions and exhibitions by other artists. Classes are in the planning stage. is fluid and pliable, almost akin to carving or sculpting. “You smear paint on the canvas and shape it until you get what you want,” he says. Meikle specializes in realism and impressionism and is currently working on a commission for a client on vancouver Island, who has asked for a portrait of himself with his wife and family dog. Landscapes are also popular commission requests. Art classes will soon
be in the offing. Meikle has joined the Mt. Ida Painter’s Guild and was surprised the group hadn’t had any workshops for several years. “I want to fill that need and will also give classes, hopefully beginning in February.” And Meikle also wants to have feature artists display in the studio and, if they want to, give their own classes. “It seems like there’s never enough space to display art work, there’s always the need
for room to display more.” The studio’s website www.meikle.studio. The studio is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on saturday by appointment only. The couple will celebrate the grand opening of their ross street location on Friday, March 11. For more information or to book an appointment, call 1-587-3431745, or send an email to meiklestudios@ gmail.com.
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On the phone, author Arthur Slade seems a sunny disposition. But his books, primarily aimed at young people consider some disturbing subjects. The author of 18 novels, Draugr (Northern Frights #1) was Slade’s first published book. It is about an undead creature from Norse mythology. “They’re kind of creatures who used to be human,” he says. “They’re super strong and often someone you know who was so angry they had to come back.” That was in 1997, says the author who has always been interested in mythology. Called Flickers, the 18th book will be coming out just before the Word on the Lake Writers’ Festival, where Slade will be a presenter. “Flickers is what they used to call movies in old days and the book
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On the move: Arthur Slade types on a keyboard while walking on a treadmill in his basement office. is set in Hollywood in the 1920s,” Slade says. “It’s about a director who wants to make the most terrifying horror movie; it will be the first movie with sound.” Slade says he is interested in how silent films came about and how they morphed into films with sound. “I can’t just write a history so I had to write a novel.” Slade’s Hunchback
Assignments won the prestigious TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award and Dust was winner of the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature. He has taught writing at Banff, University of Toronto and was the Regina Public Library’s writer-in-residence in 2014-2015. “I blame both my parents and a teacher for encouraging me,”
he laughs of his interest in writing. “In Grade 11, a teacher gave me 100 per cent on one of my stories and from that point on, I wrote short stories and books. But it took about 13 years to get published.” Slade said he had heard about Word on the Lake through friends and has tried to attend several times. But something else always interfered.
Show features local talent Salmon Arm Art Gallery presents Shuswap Artists, the annual members’ juried exhibition, featuring more than 40 new works by local artists. The opening reception is at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22 and features live music and refreshments. “This annual exhi-
bition invites artists to show their newest work in any media, allowing the visitor to see a wide variety of work, from paintings and drawings to fibre art and sculpture,” says curator Tracey Kutschker. The exhibition runs to Feb. 27 and gallery hours are Tuesday to
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Location: The Pest Management Plan covers three distinct programs: 1) Scotch Creek/ Lee CreekLocation: Fire Suppression includingPlan partscovers of Roderick Haig-Brown and1)Shuswap The PestArea Management three distinct programs. ProvincialScotch Park; 2) City of Revelstoke immediate Area surround area ofparts Electoral Area Creek/Lee Creek Fire &Suppression including of ‘B’; and 3)Roderick Town of Haig-Brown Golden & surrounding area Provincial of ElectoralPark; Area 2) ‘A’ City extending and Shuswap of north & immediate surround area of Electoral Area ‘B’; and 3) to Donald Revelstoke Station & south to Harrogate. Town of Golden & surrounding area of Electoral Area ‘A’ extending
Donald Station & and southtrade to Harrogate. Pesticides:north Thetoactive ingredients names of the Pesticides (bacterial agents) proposed for use under this plan include: Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis Strain Pesticides: The active ingredients and trade names of the Pesticides H-14 (AM65-52) (Vectobac 200G); Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis Strain H-14 (including bacterial agent(s) proposed for use under this plan include: (BMP-144) (Mosquito Dunks var & Aquabac & Bacillus sphaericus (VectoLex Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis200G); Strain H-14 (AM65-52) (Vectobac WSP & VectoLex CG). thuringiensis var israelensis Strain H-14 (BMP-144) 200G); Bacillus (Mosquito Dunks & Aquabac 200G); & Bacillus sphaericus (VectoLex
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The selection of insecticides has been chosen to target mosquito populations in the most environmentally mannerhasandbeen will chosen be applied within mosquito the area outlined The selectionresponsible of insecticides to target in the PMP. populations in the most environmentally responsible manner and will be applied within the area outlined in the PMP.
The proposed duration of the PMP is from April 10, 2016 to April 10, 2021. The proposed duration of the PMP is from April 10, 2016 to April
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“As a writer, it is always refreshing to go to meet other writers and readers,” he says. “I spend so much time in the basement, it’s really exciting to come out and be reminded readers are real people. It’s refreshing, energizing and it makes me want to write more.” Slade is still working on options for his workshop, be it about writing horror stories or those for young readers in Grade 5 and up. “Statistics say 25 percent of young readers are adults,” he says. “It goes faster, gets to the point quicker and yet a good number are still very complicated. Word on the Lake takes place at the Prestige Harbourfront Resort from May 20 to 22. To register or for more information, visit wordonthelakewritersfestival.com.
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Horoscope ARIES (March 21-April 19): The only danger day is Monday, when you’re likely to charge in and aggravate a sensitive situation with sharp words and hasty comments. Sit tight and hold your tongue [if you can]. The rest of the week looks terrific, as positive aspects boost brain power, creative ideas and romance. Single Rams – love and travel are linked in surprising ways! TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A personal or business relationship looks fiery on Monday. So it’s up to you to be a calm, steady and unflappable influence. For the rest of the week sport, hobbies and creative projects are favoured. When it comes to work [or looking for a new job] the best thing you can do is study, retrain, upgrade your qualifications or learn a new skill. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The current star patterns are sensational for creative brainstorming with bohemian friends. But Mercury is still retrograde so choose your words wisely [especially where joint finances are involved]. Plus double-check all appointments and meetings before-hand. You’re feeling optimistic about future prospects but don’t be too hasty! Do your homework and be thoroughly prepared. CANCER (June 21-July 22): With Mercury reversing through your relationship zone, you’ll have to work hard on communicating clearly with family and friends this week. Otherwise there’ll be mix-ups and misunderstandings. When it comes to a problem with a loved one, all is not as it seems. Don’t jump to hasty conclusions … be patient. Take the time to uncover the truth that lies beneath outer appearances. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Sun/Jupiter trine provides a welcome morale boost, and helps you sparkle and shine. Matters involving work, money or business are favoured, as you receive some good news or a lucky opportunity comes your way. But with Mercury still in retrograde motion don’t be overconfident and underprepared. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Friendships are favoured but be careful you don’t get your wires crossed with a child, teenager or lover. If in doubt then check – and doublecheck! Strive to be more adventurous. If you worry endlessly about how things might turn out, you’ll miss the moment and opportunities will pass you by.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Family dynamics are frustrating at the moment. Time to listen closely, communicate clearly and consult often. You’re keen to socialize with close friends on Tuesday and Wednesday but pace yourself, or you’ll be exhausted by the end of the week! With Mars rushing through your money zone [until March 6] resist the temptation to be rash with cash and careless with credit. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Have you been waiting for a lucky break? An awesome opportunity could come your way via social media. But there is a catch! You need to be extra careful when using your phone, working on your computer and sending texts and emails, as retrograde Mercury scrambles telecommunications [until January 26]. Back-up documents and double-check messages before you hit send. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Are you being a slapdash Sagittarian? With taskmaster Saturn moving slowly through your sign, success is coming – but it won’t be rushed. And it certainly won’t arrive without a lot of hard work and dogged persistence on your part. So avoid approaching people, projects and situations in a hasty, halfbaked, and unfinished fashion [your usual modus operandi]. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your mind’s buzzing with ideas but it will take patience and persistence to turn abstract thoughts into practical projects. Have you been having ongoing problems with a relative? If you keep doing what you’re doing; you’ll keep getting what you’re getting! This week you road test a radical new approach, as a family relationship heads off in a surprising new direction. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Tuesday and Wednesday promise electric energy and exciting possibilities! Do something wildly different. Attached Aquarians - aim to get the balance right between committed coupledom and invigorating independence. For some lucky singles – love is waiting online, so update your profile ASAP! PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Good fortune is on your side this week, as the planets bless romantic and platonic relationships. And some Pisceans will get a lucky break via a social media connection. When it comes to work or study, make substantial alterations that allow you to be more creative and focused.
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SANDAKER, OLAF JULIUS “SKIP” Jan. 16, 1948 - Nov. 27, 2015 Olaf Julius “Skip” Sandaker was born January 16, 1948 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, the oldest sons of Otto and Karine Sandaker. When Skip was 6 the family moved from Dahlton, Sask. to Salmon Arm, BC where the family grew to include 10 siblings. Their home was a busy place with many activities for extended family and friends. Music was a big part of many gatherings and Skip loved to play instruments - especially the guitar. From an early age Skip showed an aptitude for “fixing things” and always had a toolbox at hand. This was a great asset as he had a variety of jobs - farm laborer, working in a local bakery, millwright, time spent at Terrace BC and Rainbow Lake BC working with heavy duty equipment. In 1966 Skip moved to Kitimat BC to work for Alcan. In 1971 he married his best friend’s sister Eileen Embree Then in 1977 they moved to Wabamun, Alberta where Skip was employed by Trans. Alta. He was promoted to the office and then acted as foreman and supervisor. Ill health forced him to retire in 2014. As a teenager in Salmon Arm, Skip was involved with Fish and Game club and Cadets and won many awards for rifle competitions. He was a long time member of the Wabamun & District Lions Club and was very much involved in his community. In 2012 he was awarded the Lions International highest honor, the Melvin Jones Fellowship for Dedicated Humanitarian Service. Skip also enjoyed spending time helping out the Embree family farm. Skip was a very loving and dedicated father and grandfather. He will be sorely missed by his three daughters, six grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. He was pre-deceased by his parents - Otto and Karine Sandaker, sister - Lila Saunders and grandson - David Sandaker. Skip is survived by his wife - Eileen, daughters - Laurie-Ann (John Durand) Stahn, Erin (Nathan) Williamson and Colleen (Jason Willacy) Sandaker, grandchildren - Amber, Erik, Brandon, Cierra and Cole, great grandson - Aiden, brothers - Cecil (Joanne) and Melvin (Sandra), Sisters - Oline Williamson, Elida Raven, Clara (Wray) Brook, Helen Hoffman, Margaret (Mike) Minchau, Louise (Bob) Todd. A service was held on December 5th, 2015 in Wabamun, Alberta.
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RONALD DAVID WALKERDINE July 13, 1933 - January 8, 2016 Ronald David Walkerdine passed away peacefully on January 8, 2016 at Parkview Place in Enderby, BC with his family by his side. Ron was born on July 13, 1933 in London, England and married his wife Mary Lillian Walkerdine (Turner) on March 05, 1955 before immigrating to Canada in 1957. Ron and Mary moved to the Salmon Arm/ Enderby area in 1982 where they built their dream home on Mallory Road in the Deep Creek area. Ron also became a partner in two local businesses: Salmon Arm Glass and Custom Glass & Millworks. Two of Ron’s passions were music and woodwork and he shared both of these with his family. Ron leaves behind his wife of 60 years Mary; son Raymond (Selina); daughter Angela (Shane); four grandchildren: Adam (Tara), Nicole, Nancy, and Kevin (Val); and his great grandchildren. Ron will be missed and forever in our hearts but knowing he is with our Heavenly Father and looking down on us from a place free of any pain and suffering helps us in our time of sorrow. We would like to thank Enderby Community Care and the staff at Parkview Place. They made his last months and days much more comfortable. The family will never forget the love and kindness the care-givers showed Ronald during these difficult times. You will always be in our hearts. Also thank you to all for the prayers during his illness. In lieu of flowers please donate to BC Cancer Society (399 Royal Avenue, Kelowna, BC V1Y 5L3), Kidney Foundation (#320-1600 West 6 Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6J 1R3), or the Alzheimer’s Society (1023402 27 Avenue, Vernon, BC V1T 1S1). A public viewing was held on Friday January 15, 2016 from 4:00-6:00pm at Alternatives Chapel (2980 Smith Drive, Armstrong, BC). A service followed on Saturday at 2:00pm at Alternatives. Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to the family at www.MyAlternatives.ca Cremation arrangements entrusted to ALTERNATIVES FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES® Armstrong 250-546-7237 & Vernon 250-558-0866
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Ruth Emma Turner Feb. 11, 1921 Jan. 3, 2016 Turner, Ruth Emma (Jackson, Peters, Hillyard) was born in Saskatoon Sask. on February 11, 1921. She passed away January 3, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Hillside Village Care Complex in Salmon Arm BC at the age of 94. Her daughters Donna and Barb were at her side. Ruth is survived by her sister Dorothy, Tony Robinson Gloria Nicolson and John Saunders and families. And her eldest son from her first family Ernie, Cookie Peters - Cheri and Audra family. Elsie. And from her second family sons Jim Hillyard, Don Hillyard. Her daughters: Doreen Hillyard - Kellie, Rory Lisa. Joan’s children - Craig, Kerri, Corinna, Scott, Calvin, Patch, Cheryl. Donna Wood - Nathan, Shaun. Barb Larry Hazard - Melissa Lyman Jaakkola, Adam Jackie Hazard, Amanda Alvin Eichhorst, Dustin Alyssa Hazard and her many great grandchildren. Ruth will be fondly missed by Syd Munson and family and by her countless friends she made over the years in Chase, Terrace, Burns Lake, QCI, Vancouver Island and her travelling partners in Hawaii and Yuma. Ruth is predeceased by her parents, husbands: Harry Peters, Jim Hillyard, and Phil Turner. Her siblings George, Lawrence, and Arnold Jackson. Her children: Jim Peters, Joan McGillis and Betsy Hillyard. Ruth will be remembered as a fun loving, sister, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, and a friend that had a wonderful sense of humour. She was a wonderful cook, “Ruth’s Café,” in Port Clements, loved walking the beaches, hunting and fishing. In her later years she made many trips including Yuma, Hawaii. Her favorite place was her cabin at Babine Lake where they spent spring to fall with family and friends. At Ruth’s request, there is no service. Her ashes will be laid to rest at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations to CNIB or Heart and Stroke would be appreciated. Our family would like to thank everyone especially the staff and caregivers at Hillside Village.
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Bowers Funeral Service is again pleased to be sponsoring our annual grief information seminar facilitated by Naomi Silver. Naomi has 26 years of experience providing grief support to families in our community. This seminar will include practical and useful suggestions on ways to help yourself when you are grieving. Handouts will be provided. This seminar will be held in the Bowers Funeral Home Mountainside Complex on Saturday, January 30, 2016, from 9:30 - 12:30 p.m. with a lunch to follow. There will be an optional support session to follow in the afternoon for those who wish to stay. To pre-register or for more information, please contact Bowers Funeral Service at 832-2223. There is no charge for this seminar.
MARJORY OLIVE WHITE 1935 - 2016 It is with profound sadness that the family of Marjory announces her unexpected passing on Monday January 11, 2016 at the age of 80 years in Salmon Arm, BC. Marjory was born in Mannville, Alberta on August 12, 1935 to parents Fred and Elsie Bey. Marjory lived in Edmonton, Alberta until she moved her family to BC, she lived in many places in BC but had settled and made her home in Salmon Arm. Marjory enjoyed her many social activities that she was part of especially getting together with her Ashton Creek Church family. Marjory will be forever loved and missed by her children; Robert White (Regina Goold) of Cherryville, BC, Karrie (Gordon) Bush and grandchildren (Alyson and David) of Blind Bay, BC, grandchildren; Lisa (Matt) Baker and great grandchildren, grandson Josh Totland, as well as many friends and relatives both near and far. Marjory was predeceased by her husband Robert and daughter Linda. A service celebrating Marjory’s life will take place on Saturday January 23, 2016 at 2pm at Bowers Funeral Chapel. A reception will follow the service in the mountainside room allowing friends and family to continue sharing memories. In the spring a memorial service will take place in Edmonton, Alberta to place Marjory’s ashes at her beloved husbands’ grave site. Donations can be made to SPCA in memory of Marjory in lieu of flowers. Online condolences may be sent through Marjory’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com
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MACDONALD, KENNETH GERARD 1931 - 2016 Ken died at the age of 84 on 6 January 2016. He was born on 19 March, 1931 in St Margaret’s, Prince Edward Island. Ken and his wife Noreen Agnes MacDonald moved to Salmon Arm, British Columbia 30 years ago after Ken retired. Ken trained as a teacher in PEI, but decided to take up a career in operating grain elevators when he moved to Calgary, Alberta to take up his first position with the federal government. He managed grain elevators in Prince Rupert, Moose Jaw and Churchill. Ken was an avid golfer (four holes in one) and was a member of the eight ender club in curling. He is survived by his wife Noreen, his sons Ian and Gerard and his sister Margaret. He also has four grandchildren Sean, Emily, Erin and Giselle who will miss him. The family would like to thank all those who helped provide care to Ken in his final years, in particular, the staff at the Shuswap Lodge Retirement Residence where Ken and his wife moved in 2014. Prayers will be offered as part of the 5 pm mass at St Joseph’s on 23 January 2016. Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories of Ken through his obituary at www. fischersfuneralservices.com.
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HELEN LOUISE SVEINSON Helen was born May 20, 1935 in Edmonton, AB to Louise and Nicholas Feniak. She lived in rural Alberta until grade 3 when her dad had to give up grain buying because his asthma became difficult. From there she lived in the city of Edmonton, Graduating from Vic High. She also completed grade 8 Royal Conservatory piano. Helen trained and graduated in radiation medical technology, x-ray, and radiation. She met Tom at a big band dance at Sylvan Lake. Four years later they married and had children… son Mark daughter Sydney and daughter Marla. The family lived in various rural towns in Alberta, as well as Calgary and Edmonton, while raising the children and Tom working for the bank. Helen gave up a job she loved as head of radiology, Didsbury hospital due to health issues. Tom and Helen retired to Salmon Arm which they have so enjoyed. Helen worked part time at Shuswap Hospital until 1999. She loved healing energy work, pastoral care, and her connection to Naramata Healing Centre. She enjoyed water aerobics, yoga, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing. Her place of peace and refuge was the wharf and the birds. Helen appreciated her life with First United Church, in choir and other endeavours. She and Tom sang Friday mornings with Bert’s choir… a delight for her. She appreciated the care she received from Dr Rose, Dr Wiillms and Dr Delorme. Her faith sustained her through many years of health issues. Helen is survived by her husband Tom, daughter Sydney and her two children Alex and Lara… daughter Marla (Jamie) and their three children Dylan, Emily, and Nicholas, granddaughter Melissa and great grandson Tristan. She was predeceased by their son Mark in 2002. A celebration of life service was held at the First United Church on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 2:00 pm. Online condolences may be shared with family through Helen’s obituary at www. bowersfuneralservice.com
To the family and many friends of the late Jack Davies, we wish to extend our sincere thanks for your many kindnesses and for the condolences and support that we have received. Your thoughtfulness and sympathy continues to be a great comfort to us in our time of sorrow. We also send our sincere gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Walker, Bowers Funeral Home, the staff at Cottage Three, Rev. Jenny Carter and the United Church
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MADDEN, DENIS 1949 – 2015 It is with great sadness that the family of Denis Richard Madden Sr., born January 16, 1949, announces his passing on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. Denis was born in Ontario and later moved to Calgary, Alberta; where he met and married his wife of ten years, Terry Madden (mother of Denis and Lindsay). Denis’s life was dedicated to music. Our father was happiest on stage, entertaining. He had a deep love of music and performing, and was an extremely accomplished life-long musician. Denis loved watching his grandchildren do anything that made them happy and particularly encouraged the musical spark that is within them. Papa’s face would light up any time that they were around him. Denis’s family will remember him for the respect that he had for his children, for his love and fondness for his in-laws, and for all of the young ones. We will also remember his talent, his creativity, his light-hearted nature, his corny jokes, and above all his literal need not only to socialize, with everyone and any one, but to bring joy, laughter, and to entertain them. Our father chose the path that felt right to him. He followed his passion while in this world and he shared it with anyone that wanted to be part of it. He never judged people poorly, nor allowed the judgments of others to define him. Papa was strong of character, and very, very comfortable being himself. He would teach anyone a song or how to play an instrument, and encouraged people to do what felt right to them as well. He was a wise man, and was never concerned with conformity to anything that he did not believe in with his heart. We will miss his wild story, and his wild stories. He was an artist, in every sense. Born one, lived it, and died one. He played for us the day he died. His song will be missed forever, but sung forever by his loved ones. Denis will be lovingly remembered by his son and daughter-in-law, Denis and Shannon Madden, his daughter and son-in-law, Lindsay and Jay Quintal, and by his daughter, Jennifer VanderSchaaf; as well as by his grandchildren, Megan, Nick and Alex VanderSchaaf, Baily, Jovee, Dawson, Mila, Lexi, and Jack Quintal; and by his great grandchildren, Aubrey and Liam Colborne (Megan’s children). A Celebration of Denis’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 – 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta, on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Cremation has taken place. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com. Arrangements in care of Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 – 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.
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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. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20 QUESTERS – The Shuswap Chapter of The Canadian
Society of Questers presents An Evening of Joyful Self-Discovery with founding member Heinz Hoetger from 7:15 to 9 p.m. in the library of the Downtown Activity Centre.
MEDITATION – A drop-in class of guided meditations
and a teaching takes place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the SASCU Downtown Activity Centre, 451 Shuswap St. SW. Suggested donation is $10. For class topic and information, call 1-250-558-0952 or send an email to www.dorjechang.ca No fragrance please.
THURSDAY, JAN. 21 SOUP’S ON – Enactus Club Okanagan College presents a
fundraising soup tasting event with music and more from 5 to 7 p.m. in the conference room at Chances Casino. Some 15 restaurants are donating soup for tasting and there will be a friendly competition at the end of the event. Proceeds will be split between Second Harvest Food Bank and the Enactus Club. Cash-only tickets are available at Java Jive or at the door.
of the SASCU Downtown Activity Centre at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the DAC office or at the door. CANASTA – Hand and foot canasta takes place from 6:30
to 10 p.m. at the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall, 3056 Hornberger Rd. For more information, contact Pat Bolen at 250-832-4174.
WRITERS MEET – A Shuswap Writers Coffeehouse takes
place from 7 to 9 p.m. at Choices, 40 Lakeshore Rd. Featured guest author Alice Lewis will read from her memoir The Book of Mom. Members of the public welcome.
FILM FUNDRAISER – The Larch Hills Junior Race Team
hosts Jumbo Wild, a gripping documentary on the decades-long battle over the future of B.C.’s iconic Jumbo Valley that highlights the tension between the protection of wilderness and the backcountry experience, and ever-increasing development interests
salmonarmsnowblazers@gmail.com. FOUR COMICS – The Snowed In Comedy Tour returns
with Just For Laughs winner Dan Quinn, MC Craig Campbell, Paul Myrehaug and Pete Zedlacher at 8:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic. Tickets are available at the Grand or Classic theatres.
SUNDAY, JAN. 24 BALLET – From the live stage performance in Russia to
the Salmar Classic’s big screen comes The Taming of the Shrew at 1 p.m. This new production was staged exclusively for the Bolshoi and cannot be seen anywhere else. Tickets are available at Wearabouts or at the door.
MONDAY, JAN. 25 UNPLUG & PLAY – A PJ Storytime takes place at Bastion
Elementary School from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, JAN. 26 UNPLUG & PLAY – A Magic Show with Leif David takes place at the Salmon Arm library at 4 p.m. and again at 6:30.
THURSDAY, JAN. 28 UNPLUG & PLAY – In the Groove Studio takes part in the Literary Alliance’s Unplug and Play Week with a Pirate Party and Early Years Fair from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the SASCU Downtown Activity Centre.
SNOWBLAZERS – Snowmobile
Club monthly meetings are held every third Thursday at the curling rink from 7 to 8 p.m. to discuss chalet, trails, fundraising and preservation of Fly Hills recreation. Visit www.sasnowblazers.com.
Topped with
Sweet & Smoky BBQ Sauce!
WEEKLY CRIB – Enjoy a game of
crib every Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall, 3056 Hornberger Rd. For information, contact Donna Bernard at 250-8330123.
WEEKLY CRIB – Enjoy a game of crib every Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall, 3056 Hornberger Rd. For information, contact Donna Bernard at 250-833-0123.
TOASTMASTERS – Check out
Salmon Arm Toastmasters, which meets Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre. Or check online at salmonarmtm.com.
GREEN THUMBS – The Shuswap Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at the Scout Hall, 2460 Auto Rd. Karen Froess will talk about “lasagne gardening.” Everyone is welcome. Call Trish Toms at 250-832-1965.
1121-25 St NE, Salmon Arm, BC • 250.832.4246
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FRIDAY, JAN 22 SHUSWAP ARTISTS – Salmon Arm Art Gallery presents
the annual members’ juried exhibition, featuring more than 40 new works by local artists. The opening reception takes place at 7 p.m. with live music and refreshments. Everyone is welcome.
FUNDRAISER – Paramedic Katherine Seal presents an
evening of music at Java Jive to raise funds to return to Kenya to promote sustainable development. On Saturday, Jan. 23, Seal presents Poverty, Inc., a documentary by Michael Matheson Miller, at 7:30 p.m. at First United Church, with a silent auction at 6:30. Miller travelled to 20 countries to meet with those who give and those who receive humanitarian foreign aid, discovering the system is broken.
SHUSWAP COFFEEHOUSE – takes place from 7 to 10 p.m.
at the SASCU Downtown Activity Centre.
CONCERT – The Voice and Aspiral Youth Partners
Association present Women in Song, with Kaila Sinclair, Victory Peck, and Ruby Bruce, in the library
in wild places, at 7 p.m. at the Salmar Classic Theatre. Proceeds go to the Junior Race team for expenses for traveling to Nationals in Whitehorse in March.
SATURDAY, JAN. 23 FILM FUNDRAISER – Enjoy Star Wars: The Animated
Movie, and a hotdog and pop to help 16-year-old Megan Senn, who is battling cancer. The film starts at 1 p.m.
UNPLUG & PLAY – A family storytime takes place at the
Salmon Arm library at 2:30 p.m.
POKER RUN - The Snowblazers Snowmobile Club hosts a
Moon Light Poker Run on Fly Hills. Cost is $5 a poker hand and the first card is available at the main Fly Hills parking lot between 4 and 7 p.m. Ride to the other three check points to get the rest of your hand and end up at the chalet for chili and a bun, chili dogs and hot dogs for sale. For more information, contact the Snowblazers at 250-833-4833 or send an email to
FRIDAY, JAN. 29 BOOK BARGAINS – The Salmon Arm
and South Shuswap Friends of the Library hold a book sale from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Mall at Piccadilly and again on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations of gently used books may be made at both library branches the week prior to the sale only.
UNPLUG & PLAY – In the Groove Studio takes part in the
Literary Alliance’s Unplug and Play Week by with a Musical Petting Zoo from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Salmon Arm library.
SATURDAY, JAN. 30 FILM FARE – Shuswap Film Society presents Carol at 5
and 7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic. Therese Belivet spots the beautiful, elegant Carol in a 1950s Manhattan department store. The two women develop a bond that becomes love with complicated consequences.
OPERA – Live from the MET to the large Salmar screen
at 9:55 a.m. comes Turandot. Nina Stemme, one of opera’s greatest dramatic sopranos, takes on the title role of the proud princess of legendary China. Tickets are available at the Salmar Grand.
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ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the lease of a 2016 Cruze Limited LS (1SA) and to the purchase or finance of a 2015 Trax and 2015 Silverado 2500HD/3500HD WT 2WD with gas engines. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. * Offer valid to eligible retail lessees in Canada who have entered into a lease agreement with GM Financial and accept delivery between January 5 and February 1, 2016 of a new or demonstrator 2016 model year Chevrolet model excluding Chevrolet Colorado 2SA. General Motors of Canada will pay two biweekly lease payments as defined on the lease agreement (inclusive of taxes and any applicable pro-rata amount normally due at lease delivery as defined on the lease agreement). After the first two biweekly payments, lessee will be required to make all remaining scheduled payments over the remaining term of the lease agreement. PPSA/RDPRM is not due. Consumer may be required to pay Dealer Fees. Insurance, license, and applicable taxes not included. Additional conditions and limitations apply. GM reserves the right to modify or terminate this offer at any time without prior notice. See dealer for details. ¥ Lease based on a purchase price of $13,564, including $446 Owner Cash (tax exclusive) and $3,500 lease cash for a new eligible 2016 Cruze Limited LS (1SA). Bi-weekly payment is $66 for 24 months at 0% APR, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. $0 down payment and a $0 security deposit is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment or trade. Total obligation is $3,432, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $10,132. Price and total obligation exclude license, insurance, registration, taxes and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited-time offer, which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. ^ Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between January 5 and February 1, 2016. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on all new or demonstrator 2015 Sonic, Trax and Silverado 1500 Double Cab 2WD WT / Crew Cab 2WD WT and Silverado HD’s WT 2WD with gas engine. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $40,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $476.19 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $40,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight and air tax ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GM Canada may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. ‡ $2,500 is a combined credit consisting of $500 Owner Cash (tax inclusive) and $2,000 manufacturer to dealer finance cash (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Trax which is available for finance offers only and cannot be combined with special lease rates and cash purchase. † $3,500/$12,000 is a combined credit consisting of $500/$1,000 Owner Cash (tax inclusive) and a $3,000/$11,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Trax/Silverado HD Double Cab with gas engine (except WT 2WD), which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000/$11,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. †† Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 or 2016 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between January 5 and February 1, 2016. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $500 credit available on 2015 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax or 2016 Chevrolet Sonic, Cruze LTD, Malibu LTD, All-New Malibu (except L), All-New Volt, Camaro; $750 credit available on other 2016 Chevrolets (except Corvette, Colorado 2SA, Silverado Light Duty and Heavy Duty); $1,000 credit available on all 2015 and 2016 Chevrolet Silverado’s. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Company to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GM Canada dealer for details. GM Canada reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. ¥¥ Based on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. ~ Visit onstar.ca for coverage maps, details and system limitations. Services and connectivity may vary by model and conditions. OnStar with 4G LTE connectivity is available on select vehicle models and in select markets. Customers will be able to access OnStar services only if they accept the OnStar User Terms and Privacy Statement (including software terms). OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. After the trial period (if applicable), an active OnStar service plan is required. ‡‡ Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). ** The 2-Year Scheduled LubeOil-Filter Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada, who have purchased or leased a new eligible 2015 MY Chevrolet (excluding Spark EV), with an ACDelco® oil and filter change, in accordance with the oil life monitoring system and the Owner’s Manual, for 2 years or 40,000 km, whichever occurs first, with a limit of four (4) Lube-Oil-Filter services in total, performed at participating GM dealers. Fluid top offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc. are not covered. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ^^ Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.
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