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Help wanted to develop district brand

RFP: District hiring to establish identity and communication strategy. By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

The District of Sicamous is seeking a hand to develop a brand. Specifically, the district has put out a request for proposals for the development of a “brand identity and communication strategy.” The RFP sets out a budget between $45,000 and $60,000 for the successful candidate to assist in the “development of a brand identity, including a logo and a visual guide, and a communication strategy for the District of Sicamous.” It notes the district currently has an outdated logo and tag line that do not reflect the community today as a “beautiful, tourism-based centre.” In a memo to council, district town manager Evan Parliament identifies the hiring of a consultant as the ideal way to fulfill council’s objective of initiating a comprehensive comEvan Parliament munication plan and Town manager branding exercise. The two, he explained, represent phase 1 in an over-arching strategy. Phase 2 involves the development of a marketing plan, while phase 3 will address finer details such as a redesign and update of the district’s website and a social media strategy. “First we have to establish a brand and we… have to go through a communication exercise,” explained Parliament. “That’s what this RFP is, and hopefully by mid-February we’ll have lots of interest from some proponents. We’re looking at a six- to eight-month process to come up with a communications plan and a brand for Sicamous – a new brand for Sicamous that will involve public consultation – and then we would launch from that a marketing strategy.” Regarding the branding exercise, the successful candidate is expected to create a distinct, unique brand that will attract investors, visitors and residents, while the communication strategy will “support marketing initiatives and business investment campaigns.”

Loopy lids: Mrs. Peel’s Div. 4, Grade 3 Parkview Elementary students are pleased to show off their chapeaus during the school’s Crazy Hat Day. Photo by Lachlan Labere

Beef supply down, prices to remain high By Tracy Hughes

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Low supply and high demand are driving beef prices up across Canada. While the price of produce has climbed this winter, the price of beef is on the rise, and consumers are going to have to dig deeper for quite some time if they want to put a steak on the barbecue or a roast beef in their oven. “Prices are up and supply is way down,” says Askew’s Uptown meat manager Karl Kreipe. “Customers

can be expecting beef prices to stay high for the next six months at least.” Part of the issue is beef has become a world commodity, much like oil and is sold on the markets to the highest bidders. Shipping technology has increased to the point where it is relatively easy to move large amounts of beef to consumers around the world. When there is demand, the product goes to those willing to pay premium prices. Kreipe says drought conditions in many

places in the U.S. caused massive reductions in cattle herds, as ranchers couldn’t afford to keep their animals fed. This has caused a reduction in supply, and U.S. buyers are now coming to Canada to purchase and import Canadian beef products. “Because the U.S. dollar is so good compared to the Canadian right now, a lot of beef is being picked up by the U.S. to satisfy their markets, which is leaving a shortage in ours,” See 4H clubs on page 3

Bull market: B.C. ranchers are benefitting from a low dollar and high U.S. demand. File photo

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Next steps: Focus continues on transportation system for seniors. By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

The District of Sicamous has been awarded a second grant of $20,000 to assist in the community becoming age friendly. Awarded by the B.C. government for age-friendly community planning and projects, the grant money is intended to help seniors stay mobile, physically active, socially connected and healthy. In Sicamous, the funding will go towards the next stages of becoming a leader as an age-friendly community. There are two main components of this project: increasing accessibility compliance throughout the district and finalizing the new seniors transportation services plan so that it

is streamlined, cost effective and sustainable. Regarding the transportation component, Sicamous Coun. Malcolm Makayev says work is already underway to establish a transportation system essentially for seniors. This is being done under the guidance of consultant Jeanne Rokosh and a local advisory committee. “We’re just striking up a transportation route and everybody will be asked to present to council what their proposal is to accomplish that,” commented Makayev. As for increasing accessibility, Makayev explained this is to be done through a philosophy of universal design – an “inclusive design for people with disabilities, young peo-

ple, elders….” “It won’t be a costdriver that would prohibit developers…,”

become embedded in the community’s official community plan. The Columbia Shus-

It won’t be a cost-driver that would prohibit developers. But it would be an incentive to help people age in the community… Malcolm Makayev District councillor

explained Makayev. “But it would be an incentive to help people age in the community, and families throughout the community, and move more towards being age friendly and help towards one of my other goals for our community, to be more dementia inclusive.” Makayev said this phase would ideally

wap Regional District also received $20,000. That money will be used to conduct an agefriendly assessment of South Shuswap Area C. In partnership with the South Shuswap Health Services Society, the regional district will hold public consultations in South Shuswap communi-

ties to gather the input and information necessary to develop an agefriendly plan for the South Shuswap, states a related news release. “The District of Sicamous and the Columbia Shuswap Regional District are doing excellent work to ensure our citizens have the services they need as they age,” said Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo. “Our government’s support, combined with municipal commitment, is helping to build communities that are even more welcoming to our growing senior population.”

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No objection to proposed marina By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News

It’s about time. That was the general sentiment at a district public hearing for a proposed Twin Anchors marina at Old Town. The hearing, held Monday, Jan. 13, related to a bylaw that would allow the district entering into a phased development agreement (PDA) with 443602 BC Ltd. for Twin Anchors’ 276-slip marina and boat launch facility in Old Town Bay. Think A first... memo by district community planning officer Mike Marrs states PDA facilitates the processing and approval of the proposed marina’s water lease, and the subsequent development and operational agreement NOT A with the district. GOOD “The developer has IDEA agreed to voluntarily

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enter into the proposed PDA to secure the terms, conditions and proposed phasing of the development works within a 10-year term,” writes Marrs. Speaking to council prior to the hearing, Marrs noted the agreement also covers aspects related to the development including development restrictions, parking environmental impact assessments and the development of a waterfront public walkway. The only public comments made during the hearing came from former Sicamous mayor and councillor Fred Busch, who noted the development has been in the works for a very long time, and that it was certainly time it got done. “It’s something that’s been talked about, dreamt about, and I’m glad to see it is

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hopefully going to now actually come to fruition,” said Busch. Responding to a question from Busch about whether or not residential development in Old Town would also commence, Marrs said that is a separate process involving a separate developer.

Mayor Terry Rysz concurred with Busch that the marina development has been in the works for a long time and he’s glad to see the project move forward. Council was scheduled to give final reading to the bylaw but it was removed from the agenda.

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DISTRICT OF SICAMOUS NOTICE OF PHASED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (200 OLD TOWN ROAD – OLD TOWN BAY) This is to advise that Council will consider Phased Development Agreement Bylaw No. 905, 2015 respecting Remainder Lot 1, District Lots 528 and 529, Plan KAP82686, Except Plan KAP91776, KDYD and Lease Number 347646 located at 200 Old Town Road, Sicamous, B.C. Under the provisions of section 905.1 of the Local Government Act, the District of Sicamous Phased Development Agreement Bylaw No. 905, 2015 is intended to establish the conditions for a phased development and partnering agreement between the District of Sicamous and 443602 BC Ltd. which will secure specified CDZ.07–RM-Resort Marina Zone and CDZ.06-RCR-Resort Commercial Residential Zone of Zoning Bylaw 101, 1993 and Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw 500, 2003 requirements for the above identified parcel of Land and Water Tenure Lease for a ten (10) year time frame in exchange for amenities and other considerations deemed beneficial to the District and further development of Old Town Bay. The proposed Phased Development Agreement (PDA) will also generally provide for: ❑ Provision and timing of the proposed phasing ❑ Provision of statutory right of way for a waterfront walkway ❑ Sharing of riparian rights ❑ Timing and phasing requirements ❑ Provision for public access and operations of a public boat launch ❑ District cost sharing toward provision of public access to Marina dock ❑ Provision of moorage slips for further upland development use ❑ Provision for seasonal temporary parking and offsite long term parking ❑ Provision for the design and construction of the waterfront walkway

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Phased Development Agreement Bylaw No. 905, 2015 outlines an initial four phase development for the proposed 276 slip full service marina, future upland service and administration building and temporary seasonal upland parking. A copy of Bylaw No. 905, 2015, staff reports and other documents will be available for public review from Tuesday, January 26, 2016 to Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at the following locations. Location

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Scammers claim to be with local RCMP Another telephone scam has hit the Shuswap, this one referring targeted recipients back to their local RCMP. Sicamous RCMP Cpl. J.R. Lechky says the scam works like this: The victim receives a phone call from someone claiming to be with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and stating money is owed.

“We would like to let people know the RCMP is not going to be making phone calls like this requesting money for anything, especially acting as a collection agency.” People are encouraged to take the appropriate steps to ensure the call is legitimate before they send any money. The CRA recommends the same. “Taxpayers should be vigilant when they

receive, either by telephone, mail, text message or email, a fraudulent communication that claims to be from the CRA requesting personal information such as a social insurance number, credit card number, bank account number or passport number,” states the CRA, adding “Cases of fraudulent communication could also involve threatening or coercive language to scare individuals into paying

says Kreipe. “Some of my really big suppliers are telling me, ‘Sorry, there’s just no beef around.’” Cuts of beef that have traditionally been considered cheaper are also moving up in price, as in other places in the world, those socalled lesser cuts are more valuable. “On the world market, some of those cheaper cuts can be worth just as much as the expensive ones, so that is driving prices of those cuts up across the board.” Another issue with beef prices is the length of time it takes to produce beef. A chicken can go from hatching to market in six weeks, a pig in six months. But it takes two-and-a-half years for a baby calf to be ready for slaughter. “With the size of the herds so reduced, they just don’t’ bounce back very quickly. And fewer cows ready for market means less supply which means higher prices for what’s available,” says Kreipe. Another place the prices are impacting is the local 4H beef club. Higher prices are making the program, which sees children raise a steer, show it and then sell it, increasingly more expensive. Trudy Schweb, a 4H leader, says the young members used to be

able to purchase a calf for 99 cents a pound. Now that cost has risen to $2.50 per pound. “The cost of getting into a beef project is hindering kids,” she says. “That being said, the kids last year sold their steers at auction in July and we had a record-breaking sale, so the prices are higher on that side as well.” The 4H club is also supported by a loan program with Community Futures, so it can help offset the initial costs of purchasing the young animal. As a cattle-ranching family, Schweb also sees the higher prices as helping keep ranch-

ers in business, especially after years of very low beef prices, which saw ranchers struggling to make a living. “The industry has to be sustainable if it is to survive and if we are to keep new young people in the industry,” she says. For the consumer looking to keep costs down, Kriepe advises people to buy only what they need. He also suggests another alternative. “Add more chicken and pork into your menu. At least for now.” Schweb says the 4H program is a good

way for people to access high quality beef products at fair prices. She says some people are deterred by the requirement to buy the whole animal, but she suggests people get together and split the costs of purchasing a steer at auction and then dividing the meat. “It’s an amazing way to stock your freezer at a decent price, help some hardworking kids out and know that you are getting meat from animals that have been raised with the best of everything.” The annual 4H stock show is held each year in July.

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Afterwards, the victim receives another telephone call, this time from someone identifying themselves as a police officer with the local RCMP detachment. “The police officer advises the victim they have an outstanding warrant and they need to pay money to make the warrant go away,” said Lechky. “Now the twist, the number that appears on the caller ID is the local detachment phone number.

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DISTRICT OF SICAMOUS DEVELOPMENT OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN Pest Management Plan Number: SICAMOUS~MOS~PMP~2016-2021 Applicant: District of Sicamous, 446 Main Street, Box 219, Sicamous, BC V0E 2V0. Tel: (250) 836-2477 Fax: (250) 836-4314 Attention: Darrell Symbaluk Location: The boundaries of the mosquito control area include the entire District of Sicamous and the surrounding Regional District land including all areas from the eastern intersection of the Cambie/Solsqua Road and the Trans-Canada Highway and extending west to include all areas within the Municipal boundaries and encompassing the breadth of the Eagle River Valley bottom. The PMP includes all municipal, private, crown and regional lands within this boundary by permission of the applicable landowners or agency. Pesticides: The active ingredients and trade names of the Pesticides (including bacterial agent(s) proposed for use under this plan include: Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis Strain H-14 (AM65-52) (Vectobac 200G); Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis Strain H-14 (BMP-144) (Mosquito Dunks & Aquabac 200G); Bacillus sphaericus (VectoLex WSP & VectoLex CG). Application Methods: Backpack applicator, granular spreader & manual placement for Vectobac 200G & Aquabac 200G. Manual placement only for Mosquito Dunks & VectoLex WSP. Helicopter or fixed wing aircraft for Vectobac 200G, Aquabac 200G & VectoLex CG. The selection of insecticides has been chosen to target mosquito 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 March 30, 2016 to March 30, 2021. A draft copy of the PMP and map of the proposed treatment area may be examined at the District of Sicamous address listed above or by contacting Cheryl Phippen at the address below. The draft PMP can be viewed online at www.sicamous.ca A person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of the Pest Management Plan, may send copies of the information to the consultant at the address above within 30 days of the publication of this notice. BWP Consulting Inc Attention: Cheryl Phippen 6211 Meadowland Cres S Kamloops, BC V2C 6X3 Email: BWP@shaw.ca Phone: 250-819-1750

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Health-care ball in Liberal’s court

eetings held last week in Vancouver between Canada’s provincial ministers of health and federal Health Minister Jane Philpott and her staff likely shaped up more like contract re-negotiations than get-togethers over coffee and cake. Especially when it came to voicing the case for B.C. – which absorbs more retirees than any other province, and along with them, their increasingly complex health-care needs. The problem is that the portion of federal healthcare money designed to provide care for retirees does not transfer with them when they change residences. No doubt B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake underlined that point as he and counterparts from across the country got their first audience with the new government. He recently reiterated our province’s beef with the health-care funding formula adopted by the former Conservative government in 2011 – that it was based on population, with no age component. His argument is a sound one. Because health-care costs increase as people grow older, a per-capita formula makes for a non-level playing field between provinces such as B.C., which is relatively older, and Alberta, which is younger. B.C. is already grappling with the need to increase the number of hospice beds for terminally ill baby boomers who are native to this province, and that situation is made more critical with people moving here to retire. In 2004, the Liberal government of the day instituted a program that would see annual increases to provincial health transfers of six per cent. The formula was changed by the Conservatives after 2011, when health-care increases were tied to economic growth, with a minimum increase of three per cent per year, to begin in 2017. Justin Trudeau, speaking in B.C. before the new Liberal federal government was elected last year, promised to add another $3 billion to the health-care budget to start, and “sit down with the provinces immediately” to renegotiate the formula. Here’s hoping the two sides can come up with a fair plan that works for today – not just 2017 or beyond. -Peace Arch News

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This is your province on marijuana By Tom Fletcher News Columnist

With unlicensed marijuana dispensaries popping up in urban areas and thousands of unregulated medical licences for home growing still in legal limbo, the Trudeau government is starting work on its promise to legalize recreational use. Marijuana was a media darling in the recent election, but meeting in Vancouver with provincial ministers last week, federal Health Minister Jane Philpott found herself preoccupied with issues deemed more urgent. These include shifting our post-war acute hospital model to community primary care, tackling aboriginal health-care needs, pooling pharmaceutical purchases to slow rising costs, and meeting an urgent Supreme Court of Canada directive to legalize assisted dying. At the closing news conference in Vancouver, Philpott was asked how rec-

reational marijuana should be sold. Licensed medical growers want exclusive rights do it by mail as permitted by the Harper government, another measure forced by our high court. That would shut out the rash of supposedly medical storefronts, which city halls in Vancouver and elsewhere imagine they can regulate. Philpott said the question is “premature” and federalprovincial justice ministers were dealing with it at their meeting. Ottawa will have a “task force” too. Vancouver descended into a pot store free-for-all due to benign neglect from council and police, and Victoria isn’t far behind. Vancouver Coun. Kerry Jang, a rare voice of reason in the Big Smoke, has protested dispensaries using street hawkers to attract young buyers, and pot stores setting up near schools. Other communities, more aware of their limitations, have resisted issuing

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business licences. One recent proposal in the Victoria suburb of View Royal came from a fellow who insisted marijuana extract had cured his cancer. This is typical of claims that proliferate on the Internet, and is one of many warning signs about dispensaries that put up red cross signs to sell pot products. B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake was more forthcoming a few days earlier, responding to a Vancouver reporter who judged marijuana more interesting than his just-announced plan to hire 1,600 more nurses by the end of March. Lake noted that Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is keen to sell marijuana through the province’s monopoly liquor stores. B.C.’s government liquor store union has also endorsed this idea, forming an unlikely alliance with non-union private stores to get in on the action. “There are public health officials that I’ve talked to

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who say that the co-location of marijuana and liquor sales is not advisable from a public health perspective,” Lake said. “I think whatever we do, it has to be highly regulated, quality control has to be excellent and above all, we must protect young people.” Yes, liquor stores check ID. But the notion that marijuana might be sold next to beer and vodka in government stores deserves sober second thought, and serious scientific work of the kind that has shown damage to developing brains from teenage marijuana use. Of course all of this urban hand-wringing over pot stores ignores the de facto legalization that has existed across B.C. for decades. For the record, I’ll restate my long-standing position that legalization is the only logical answer. I’ll say the same about other drugs that drive most B.C. crime, but that’s a subject for another day.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS This is a FREE listing of community events for not-for-profit organizations and paid advertisers. Ph: 832-2131 Fax: 832-5140 Email: classifieds@eaglevalleynews.com DEADLINE: 2pm, Fridays

Jan. 24-31 Unplug and play week A weeklong series of free family events that promote unplugging from technology and spending time together and takes place each year during Family Literacy Week. shuswapliteracy.ca for information. Jan. 29 & 30 $2 bag sale at Sicamous United Church Thrift shop. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clothing & shoes. Jan. 29 Skate with the Eagles 12:30-1:00 pm. Free Jan. 29 Parents and tots PJ Party & Story time Eagle Valley Resource Centre 10 am - noon. Jan. 29 Family Games and Yoga 8:15 am - 11:15 Parkview Strongstart. Free. Jan. 30-Feb.7 Snow Sculpting Downtown and front yard $5 per team. Register at the District Office. 250-836-2477. Feb. 7 12:30 5th Annual Sicamous Ladies Ride Camp. All sledders Welcome. Please contact Michelle for more info and to Register at 250.836.0002. Feb. 9 Supper Sicamous

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Church. Tickets $6 (children under 6 free) available at the United Church Thrift store or call 250-836-2300. Feb. 1-27 Community Street Banner Project The 2016 theme is Birds of a Feather. Banners can be painted between 10 am and 4 pm upstairs at the District Recreationb Centre (Evening hours can be arranged). Registration fee $15, pick up your design form from the District Office on Main Street. Monday to Friday Community Access Site at the Senior’s Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Internet & related services. Call Diana. 8362446 Mon., Wed. & Fri Sicamous Strongstart 8:15-11:15 Parkview Elementary 836-2871

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Sicamous Threechord Ukulele Band At the United Church Sicamous - starting at 1 pm Newcomers please come at 12:15pm to help you get set up.No need to read music, we will teach you how to play. Just bring a ukulele.For more information call Carla 250-836-4705

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Sicamous Baby Talk 9 - 11 am Free drop-in program for parents & babies to 12 months of age. Sicamous health unit Stopping the Violence Program in Sicamous counselling for women who have experienced abuse during childhood or adult relationships. No charge. Call Kathy at 250-832-9700. Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in the Common Room at the Haven. Delivery available if required, phone Dorothy at 250-836-2437. Sicamous Strongstart 12:30-3:30 Parkview Elementary 836-2871

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Malakwa Parent & Tot ~ 10:00 – 12:00 pm ~ Malakwa Preschool Building. For more information call Gwyneth 250-836-3440 Dody’s Art For Everyone Meets Every Wednesday At The Red Barn, 10 a.m. To 3 p.m. Everyone Is Welcome . For More Info Call, Dody At 250 836 3112 Or Jean At 250 836 3511. Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks - 2:15 pm at Parkview. Brownies 3:30 pm at Legion. New members welcome! Leaders needed. 250836-3366 or online:

United Church Thrift Store Open 10:00 am to 3 p.m. Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon. Crib, 7:30 p.m., Haven seniors building. Everyone welcome you don’t have to be a senior. Socializing and coffee served after crib. Info: Bev 836-3435 or Ed 836-4133 T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets Wednesday morning at the Sicamous Rec. Centre (arena). Weigh in at 9:00 am and meeting at 9:30. Everyone Welcome. Ph: 250-8364041 for info. 1st & 3rd Wed. Parkinsons Support Group Contact Don at 250-838-0794. 1st & 3rd Wed. Eagle Valley Photographic Arts Club meets at the Red Barn at 7 pm. Everyone Welcome. Last Wednesday of the month Autism Support Group January 27 6:00-7:30pm at Sicamous Health Unit

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Ladies shuffleboard at the Royal Canadian

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age 6. Active play, crafts and socialization. 8363440.

Sicamous Strongstart 12:30-3:30 Parkview elementary 836-2871

Eagle Valley Brush & Palette Club meets at the Red Barn, 10am-3pm, Everyone welcome! For info call Carol 250-8363135 or Amy 250-8364756. www.eaglevalleybrushandpalette.com

Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in the Common Room at the Haven. Delivery available if required, phone Dorothy at 250-836-2437. Every 2nd T h urs d ay Sicamous Lions Club meeting at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Doors open at 6:15 and meeting starts at 6:30. Anyone interested in being a volunteer for the community, please feel free to call Mary at 250-517-8107, Joan at 250-836-4876 or Pam at 250-836-4788. 1st, 3rd, 4th Thurs. - Keepsake Kwilters meet at the Haven Common room 1095 Shuswap Avenue at 7:00 p.m. For info call 250-836-2695. Every 4th Thursday monthly meeting of the Malakwa Community Association at 7:00 in the Learning Centre Library.

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Parents & Tots, 10-12 noon at the Sicamous Resource Center. Free Drop-in program for parents & children to

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WEDNESDAY JAN. 27 Public Skating: 9 am - 10:45 Lunch Bunch: 12:15 - 2:00 pm Public Skating: 2:00 - 4:00 pm Eagles Practice: 4-5:15 pm Novice: 5:30-6:30 pm Atom: 6:30-7:30 pm SA Juv: 7:45-9:00 pm

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MONDAY FEb. 1 Public Skating: 9 am - 10:45 Lunch Bunch: 12:15 - 2:00 pm Public Skating: 2:00 pm - 3:45 Eagles Practice: 4-5:15 pm Novice: 5:30-6:30 pm Atom: 6:30-7:30 pm Old Timers: 7:45-9:00 pm

FRiDAY JAN. 29 Public Skating: 9 - 10:45 am Pre School: 12:30 - 1:00 pm Public Skating: 2-4:00 pm Learn to Skate: 4-6:00 pm OK Lakers F: 7-9:30 pm

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It’s the time of year when kids are practising their snowplow, herringbone and their best “Arrrr” for the upcoming elementary schools Pirate Loppet at Larch Hills. Though I’ve seen plenty of wonderful photos of the event from years past (thanks to former Salmon Arm Observer photographer James Murray, and our current photographer Evan Buhler), I’ve never actually attended one. I hope to do so soon, though, when it’s my son’s turn to put on a pirate hat and skis. This is my son’s first year at cross-country skiing with the Jackrabbits program. While we’ve had the off day, where he hasn’t felt like participating, thankfully they’ve been out-

numbered by the good days. (A bit of chocolate during the drive to Larch Hills Saturday mornings for Jackrabbits seems to help – for all of us, really.) Those good days usually involve a lot of smiles (not just from the chocolate), plenty of falling on the bum and the slow, but sure acquisition of the skills needed to avoid that falling part. Witnessing my son’s joy on skis rapidly warms any sensation of cold I might be feeling, as I become flushed with happiness. I have my wife and mother-in-law to thank for getting me into cross-country skiing. Wow, I just realized that was about seven years ago. Funny that, as I still consider myself a novice – still falling on my derriere from time to time. Larch Hills has been my training ground for the most part. I did visit the crosscountry ski trails in Revelstoke. The snow was compact and icy, and I remember ending up going down a steep and winding hill with ditches on either side. Not ever having had a

proper lesson, and not having really figured out the snowplow, my descent was rapid, yet it seemed to go on and on. All the while, I was hoping, if not praying, I wouldn’t go off the road, crash into something or someone, or both. There might have been some silent cursing involved too. Thankfully, I made it to the bottom without incident, though I haven’t been back since – first impressions and all. My father-in-law was with us that day in Revelstoke and it was maybe the following year that he got me a couple of hours worth of cross-country skiing lessons as a Christmas present. I’ve only had time to cash in on one, but oh what a difference it has made. Subsequent practice has also been beneficial. While I really enjoy cross-country skiing, I have no desire to compete. I do admire the grace and speed involved in skate skiing – but I’m cool with classic. It’s a pace that allows me to take in the beauty of Larch Hills, which is particularly mesmerizing on those days the sun

has broken through the clouds (I sometimes carry a camera, hoping to capture some of that beauty). My hope is that one day soon my son will be up to joining my wife and I on the ski trails. And, of course, I’m also looking forward to his first Pirate Loppet experience. I have been trying to impress upon him, though, that crosscountry skiing need not be about getting from point A to point B in a hurry. It’s about having a joyful experience in the outdoors. Even if that includes falling on your bum, for which, I guess, I might be considered something of a role model.

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Hard work and determination will pay off for Shea Weber in February when he suits up in the red and whites of Team Canada. The 24-year-old Sicamous product was tagged last month to represent the nation in the 2010 Olympic Games. It’s a goal Weber had been working towards, and an opportunity he’s proud to be part of. “The Olympics are a very special event, not only for hockey but for winter sports and to be able to play for your country and compete for a medal is kind of neat,” says Weber. The 6’4”, 234 lb. Nashville Predators defenceman will be sporting the maple leaf with other big names in hockey like Scott

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Niedermayer (Anaheim Ducks), Roberto “Whatever they want him to do, he’ll do Luongo (Vancouver Canucks), Chris Pronger it,” said James. “He’s a team-first guy, he’s (Philadelphia Flyers) and Sidney Crosby not a selfish player at all.” (Pittsburgh PenBoth parents guins). share what could Apart from a be described as a camp held last subdued exciteThe Olympics are a very summer, Wement for their special event, not only for ber guesses the son and the honhockey but for winter sports team may have a our that’s been and to be able to play for couple of days to bestowed up on gel in February him. Shea Weber before hitting the “Shea phoned Team Canada ice in Whistler, home and said and he’s interest‘I’ve been chosen ryone fi fits Olympics and I said ‘okay,’” ed in seeing how everyone ts. But Weber’s to play in the Olympics, mom and dad, Tracy and James, don’t ex- Tracy commented, explaining it’s kind of a pect Shea will have any problems. family trait not to overreact – one that Shea

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Des Kennedy describes gardeners this way in his funny book, Crazy About Gardening, “In my opinion, most gardeners are nuts. Some will deny it, of course. Some will object. But the evidence is overwhelmingly against them. Just ask a person who doesn’t garden, but lives with someone that does. Better yet, spend a few minutes at a flower show, a garden-club meeting or a horticultural society soiree. These events are attended by more peculiar-looking characters than a jesters’ convention in Las Vegas. The costumes are unconventional at best, the conversations quirky. The whimsical walk arm-in-arm with the eccentric, the two of them perhaps pausing to study a cluster of dead twigs in a vase. Idiosyncrasy wafts through the room like cheap perfume. At their most extreme, gardeners become fanatics, obsessive-compulsive personalities

for whom the condition of a newly purchased cryptomeria far outweighs the collapse of nation states. History itself is little more than a backdrop against which their roses might be displayed to better effect. Theirs is an all-consuming passion, an infatuation that precludes all else. A place where the mind ‘goes to seed.’” Gardeners come in all shapes, sizes, sexes, race and colours, range in age from the youngest of children to the creakiest of centenarians and can be found planting and picking pretty well all over the planet. They have vastly varied levels of abilities, skills, knowledge and education, as well as centuries of cultural and philosophical backgrounds, which, as we well know, can sometimes lead to very polarized points of view about the methods and treatment of soils, plants and water. Obviously not all gardeners of the world are created equal either. They toil in the soil for basic survival or a livelihood; for pleasure, physical exercise, food, fun, fresh air, vases of fragrant flowers or to follow in their family’s footsteps; for the desire to create beautiful landscapes; for study, contemplation, critter habitat, healing, social connections or simply for the spiritual practice of consciously con-

necting with the earth. Some gardeners or farmers become highly educated in all aspects of it, while others prefer to learn about certain things in particular, such as greenhouse gardening, hybridizing, planting pots or hanging baskets, seed starting/saving, etc. The lucky ones are gifted with a natural ‘green thumb’ and can seemingly grow anything with little effort, while others – despite all their efforts – can never seem to achieve the same results. In other words, no two gardeners will ever be alike and they all started somewhere, somehow. Take me for example. When I was a kid in Vancouver, my mom got me to plant stuff in her garden that would grow fast, like radishes, so I wouldn’t get bored with it. Plus, I loved our old neighbour’s amazingly scented sweet pea patch. But I’m not sure this ‘planted a seed’ in me to become a gardener. Then, in my late 20s, life landed me on a small acreage where I grew my first oversized veggie garden by just sticking seeds in the rows and keeping it watered. A few more plots over the years were pulled off the same way wherever I happened to move to, until I at last took the time to take an organic gardening course at around

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50. Although more enlightened after that, this knowledge to me did not hold a candle to the ‘real’ gardeners I knew or read about, which were far more versed on plants, seeds, harvesting, pruning, etc. than I was or will likely ever be. My composting and mulching practices are much better now for sure, but by nature I’m the wing-it type rather than the studious. I still plant things willy-nilly around the yard, usually start the veggies too late, rarely research anything or ask for advice and I’ve yet to learn things like saving and starting my own seeds and all the other things I really ‘should’ know by now. I could probably manage to name a few plants in English, but I couldn’t give you one plant name in Latin if my life depended on it. Unfortunately, in high school, I learned the words ‘organic’ and ‘orga…’ (you can

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fill in the rest) at the same time, as well as humus and hummus, so I still have to think really hard not get them mixed up in conversation. So you see, I see myself as one those people that garden a bit, rather than being one of those genuine gardeners, because I don’t know a whole lot about anything really, let alone practise it. And here I am writing a garden column! My point is, most of us are likely never going to be in the same league with the supereducated and experienced gardeners but, like me, we can still manage to grow some food and flowers because, thankfully, the plants know what to do with a little bit of care and attention. Anyone can be a gardener and goodness knows, this poor old planet of ours could sure use a lot more of us, whether we’re just winging it or not.

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Kuster and Marshall Kronewitt of Carl Kuster Mountain Park next to a new Ski-Doo recently donated to the club by Kuster and Bombardier Recreational Products. The sled is being used to help with trail and cabin maintenance, as well as to monitor the local sledding areas marked for caribou habitat. “The Sicamous club does an amazing job to keep the trails in top condition,” said Kuster. “Gord Bushell and other volunteers donate so much of their time and it’s a lot to ask for them to have to put extra kilometres on their personal sleds each year. Plus having an extra sled to help out with caribou monitoring on Queest and for cabin maintenance is good for all of us.” The Eagle Valley Snowmobile Club is a non-profit society that works to promote the sport of snowmobiling in the area of Sicamous. The areas they maintain and monitor are Blue Lake, Eagle Pass, Owlhead, and Queest. Check SledSicamous.com for grooming and snow reports.

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, it’s a good time to be thinking about family. Consider delving more deeply into your genealogy. Research your roots, and you may be surprised at what you discover.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, a new visitor or someone from your past may put you in touch with another who could make a difference in your life right now. Changes will spring up rapidly.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 All that hard work you have been putting in will finally start to pay off, Taurus. It’s quite possible you will receive some good news soon. Don’t forget to go out and celebrate.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Your thoughts may shift to more positive horizons, and your resulting optimism will prove attractive to others. Spread good cheer to as many people as you can.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, major changes could be coming your way and they likely involve your home life. Get ready for a big move or some major renovations to your home.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Listen closely during all conversations, Capricorn. You can always jot down notes later if you really need to remember something in particular. Paying attention this week is crucial.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 This week your thinking could be even sharper than ever. It’s a good time to make plans that affect your future, including those pertaining to education or employment.

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