Chase Sunflower - August 4, 2023

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Red pier at Chase Memorial Park

Photo by Ann Steenhuysen Photography

Community Events Bulletin

GIANT CRIB - There will be a Giant Crib at the Chase Legion on Sunday, August 6, 2023, at 11:00. The cost is $12 per person. Bring your own partner. Visitors are welcome. Lunch will be available. Payout 85%.

Chase Library - Art Crit

Conversation Thurs. August 3rd - 6:00 - 7:00 pm Meet with graphic designer Ronan Redel at the Chase Library to show and discuss your art in a positive group atmosphere.

Chase LibraryRivertown Players Wed. August 9th - 12:00 - 2:00 pm. Enjoy “The Wild and Very True Adventures of Captain Zorlop”, a

Chase

comedic sci-fi show about learning to use manners and being kind to the people around you.

Chase Library - Nerf Blast Friday, Aug. 11th6:00 - 7:00 pm

Capture the Flag Nerf style, Freeze Tag, Nerf Standoff and more! Ages 6 - 8. Registration required.

August Food Bank Days

Tuesday August 8th 12 -3 Monday August 21st 4 - 7 InClusive Cafe - date to be announced If you or someone you know is needing some extra help please call to register for a food hamper. 250-682-6155.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 107 515 Shuswap Ave, Chase

* For info / hours phone 250-679-3536 *

CHASE LEGION

Mon. Aug. 7 - CLOSED

Tues. Aug. 8 - open 2 pm - 6:30 pm, fun pool, darts, Free Meat draws

Wed. Aug. 9 - CLOSED

Thurs. Aug. 10 - open 2 pm - 6 pm - Hot Dogs available, try new Cornhole Game

Fri. Aug. 11 - open 2 pm - 8 pmBurger Nite - 5 pm - 7 pm

Sat. Aug. 12 - open 1 pm - 6 pm - meat draws, 50/50, Lotto, darts

Sun. Aug.13 - open at 2 pm - Coffee House, an afternoon of music with Deb Foster & Friends

The Chase Sunflower invites stories, recipes, comments, photos, jokes and any other information that would be of interest to readers. We reserve the right to accept or refuse submissions and edit for content and length. We also reserve the right to refuse advertising that in our opinion does not reflect the concept of the newspaper. The opinions expressed in Letters and Columns do not necessarily reflect the views of this newspaper. Due care and attention for accuracy is used in checking advertising copy, but no warranty is implied by the publisher.

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Chase Rotary Box 73

Pres: Willy Moore 1-250-320-4346

Meetings @ 5:30 pm on 1st & 3rd Thurs of each month at Railside Restaurant. New members welcome!

Chase Lions Club

PO Box 12, Chase, B.C. V0E 1M0 chaselions67@gmail.com

Facebook Chase & District Lions Club President – Karen Bassett 250-318-4527

Please call for Lion projects incl pull-tab donations

Meeting at 7 pm on the 4th Thursday of each month, downstairs of community hall. Everyone welcome.

Lions RV Park Reservations 250-679-8470 For Medical equipment contact Sandra Welton 778-245-3808.

400 Club Winner

August 2 - Chris Walker - $100

OFFICE: 838 Shuswap Avenue, Chase BC

Hours: 10 am - 4 pm Monday - Thursday

PHONE: (250) 320-3050

EMAIL: info@chasesunflower.ca

WEB: www.chasesunflower.ca

** Alternate drop-off location at Willows Natural Foods **

MAIL: Box 524, Chase BC, V0E 1M0

Publisher/Editor: Kelsey Snelgrove

With respect, I acknowledge that I live and work on the unceded traditional lands of the Secwepemc First Nation.

At the Blessed Sacrament Parish we invite you all to Mass every Sunday at 8:00 am

Tuesdays @ 1:00 pm. - Holy Hour with Rosary and Divine Mercy chaplet.

For inquiries call 250679-3025 or 250-372-2581

The Light of Life Native Fellowship

Pastor Joseph #1.250.457-3845

Find "Joseph Shuswap Kim" on Youtube John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."

Chase Evangelical Free Church295 Shuswap Ave

Physical Gathering

Suspended in response to Provincial Health

Chase Evangelical Free Church Service at 10 am Sunday More Information at ChaseChurch.com

Order, Online Gatherings

250 679 3626 Tyler@ ChaseChurch.com

Accessible at www.ChaseChurch.com

250 679 1676 or Tyler@ChaseChurch.com

Shuswap Community Church Outdoor Services 10am, Sunday @ Memorial Park Visit www.aplacetobelong.ca for more info. Call: (778) 824-0383

Email: Spencer@ aplacetobelong.ca

News from First Nations PART 2 of 2

by Carolyn Parks Mintz, Author & Journalist

ADAMS LAKE INDIAN BAND (ALIB)

Chief & Council Report

Council has been attending three-band meetings with the Village of Chase to advance joint initiatives.

Recently Adams Lake welcomed visitors from the Indigenous Services Canada federal and provincial team as part of the Community Development Wrap Around Initiative, to discuss strategic plans.

Adams Lake hosted a three-band Indigenous Day celebration on June 21st.

One of the significant initiatives for ALIB Council is the improvement of external and internal communications, through meetings, newsletters, and social media. Another communication tool Council will be investigating is community radio, something that’s been on hold for a number of years.

Fire Department Appointment

Adams Lake Fire Chief Gordon Rinke, Deputy Chief Brian Lauzon, Officer

Shawn McArthy and Officer Samantha

Sampson are pleased to announce that Drosten Lapinsky has been appointed 2nd Lieutenant. Drosten has been with the fire service for five years and has completed Exterior Operations certification, Wildland certification, Over Fire Air 3 certification, and Technical Search & Rescue, among other training qualifications. Congratulations to this hard-working and dedicated member of the ALIB Fire Department.

Planning

ALIB is undertaking a Community Planning & Economic Growth survey, as well as a Harvesting & Land Use Planning survey, with input from community members in order to strategize for the future use of their lands and waters.

ALIB Events

• Community meeting regarding lakefront resort concept and design

• Discovery Day Open House

• Community Open House regarding residential completions

• Grandmothers’ Circle

• Skateboard workshop for youth

• SAGE (Something All Guys Experience) men’s group dinner meeting

• Drumstick making workshop

• Elders Bingo and Luncheon

• Mothers Day Breakfast

• Fancy shawl workshop

• Archery, baseball, fishing, bike maintenance, swimming, biking

• Boys Group

• Girls Group

• Teen Group

• Birchbark basket making workshop

• Drum bag workshops

• Women’s hiking, group treks

• Joyce Labrie’s 80th birthday party

• Genealogy & families luncheon meeting

• Women’s night, glass painting

• Fathers Day barbecue

• Movie night

• Three-band Indigenous Day celebration

• Kids summer programme

NESKONLITH

INDIAN BAND (NIB)

Chief & Council Report

New Council and Chief of NIB have been very busy over the last few months with many internal and external meetings (both local and out of town), retreats, events, workshops, legal reviews, and designation of responsibilities.

Meetings with representatives from Adams Lake, Skwlāx Te Secwépemculecw, and the Village of Chase have been held to advance joint initiatives. Cont’d on pg 11...

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Music on the Lake

Artist Profile: Apollo SunS

Performance Date: August 8

Band: Apollo Suns

Presented by: Chase & District Chamber of Commerce

Tsqúqw7e (Chase Memorial Park) will be filled with colorful flags and hearts filled with love, as Chase holds its “first” Pride event on August 8th, in conjunction with Music on the Lake. The vibrant occasion promises to be a joyous celebration of love, acceptance, and unity, as residents and visitors come together to show their support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

The festivities start at 7pm and will include button making, crafts, sweet treats, vendors, and the beverage garden. The evening’s entertainment includes a performance by Apollo Suns, a sixpiece instrumental collective from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Apollo Suns

fuses the influence of jazz, rock and psychedelic music, to create their own unique sounds with the dancefloor in mind. They were awarded “Instrumental Artist of the Year” at Western Canadian Music Awards in both 2018/2020. Best known for their high-octane live shows, they have captivated audiences at Winnipeg Jazz Festival, Big Fun Festival, Vermont Jazz Fest, and the Calgary Stampede. The organizing committee is very excited to have such a high-energy, multi-instrumental, dynamic band for Chase’s first Pride celebration.

This event wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the Chase & District Chamber of Commerce, the Chase & District Festival Society, the Village of Chase, the Chase and Area Young Learners Society, and all the incredible volunteers committed to creating safe and supporting spaces.

Whether you identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ or simply wish to show your support as an ally, your presence and participation on August 8th will make a difference and help build a more inclusive community. Happy Pride!

WORD SEARCH - Poetry

NEED JUNK REMOVED? DUMP RUNS? Friendly Discrete Reliable Bill Currie 250-463-2101

CHASE HAMPER SOCIETY EMERGENCY HELP

250-682-6155

All your Civil & Oil+Gas Inspection Needs Armstrong Inspections 778-362-1606

Todd “Gold Silver Guy”

250-864-3521

Buying coins, coin collections, jewelry, GOLD, SILVER, BULLION +

Pete’s Pizza & Pasta CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE 250-679-2775

It was a big surprise when the advertising company went out of business. No one saw the signs.

STAR TREK JOKE: What do you call two science officers having an argument? Science Friction!

Village Fitness Gym & Tanning 630 Shuswap Ave, Chase BC (250-679-5377

Shuswap Soles Footcare

Advanced, Geriatric & Diabetic Footcare Call or Text @ 250-550-6511

ALM Mobile RV

Certified RV Tech - Gas Certified & Bonded 250-308-9022 AlmmobileRV@gmail.com

Kalin Good Carpentry Services

Renos, Decks, Fences, Siding, Roofing & More 18+ yrs exp. Call 250-819-9335

MJK Home Renovations

Chris Walker 250-572-7035

Framing, Custom Woodworking, Tile, Flooring

Quick Dry Carpet Cleaning

Carpet, Upholstery, Hard Floors 250-851-8556 Chase BC

Annual Chablos Fundraiser: Christmas in July

Chabelos annual Christmas in July fundraiser was held on Saturday July 22. With fabulous weather, 95 members attended a potluck Turkey dinner. Turkeys generously donated by Saveon-Foods. Over $4200 were raised. In addition many toys were brought to be given to Chase Christmas toy drive of which Chabelos is the biggest donor We were happy to welcome the Mayor and 5 members from the Chase Hamper Society. Very proud to hear speeches on what a positive impact Chabelos has on Chase community with our continued donations and fundraising efforts. Past donations supported the Splash Park,

submitted by Hilary Ryan

Skate Park, C.O.P. Chase Minor Hockey, Shuswap Skating Club. Chase Hamper Soc and Toy drive. Music was provided by Deep Trouble a local group with members from Blind Bay, Sorrento and Salmon Arm. The band was as impressed with Chase and our event as we were with them. Together with live music, great food, silent and live auction our successful fundraiser will help Chabelos continue to give back and support the community of Chase.

Water Restrictions

Nearly every region of our province is experiencing severe drought conditions. It is up to all of us to do our part to reduce our water consumption to help mitigate the impacts of the drought. To that end, Chase Fire Rescue will be following water conservation measures and take the following actions:

• Will Refrain from washing emergency vehicles unless required for decontamination or operational purposes, including officer and public safety.

Kamloops

• Will Restrict water use to essential training activities (e.g., live-fire training).

• Vehicles are being washed to keep emergency personnel safe from biological or other operational risks.

Reducing the impact of drought conditions on people and businesses will require a collaborative effort from all parties. Ensuring local government and provincial government drought response plans and procedures are implemented is crucial in supporting the health and safety of our communities.

For information about drought in your area, please refer to the British Columbia Drought Information Portal: British Columbia Drought Information Portal (arcgis.com)

Area musicians, Deep Trouble, performed

submitted by Brian Lauzon, Fire Chief Chase Fire Rescue

Welcome to new Arena Manager

submitted by Courtni Nielsen for Chase & District Recreation Centre Society

The Chase and District Recreation Centre Society is pleased to announce that Owen Christon of Rink Rats LTD has been selected as the new facility manager of Art Holding Memorial Arena.

Owen and his wife, Teresa, and their two children moved to Chase from the lower mainland two years ago. He’s been an active member of the community ever since. Owen has one year experience working at Art Holding Memorial Arena and looks forward to helping AHMA prosper and serving our community for years to come.

Stay tuned for our upcoming free public skating/Meet & Greet event happening later this summer!

Ice bookings are now open. Visit www.artholdingmemorialarena.ca for more info.

A PASTORAL PERSPECTIVE: Oh Joy

by Tyler Harper

Oh joy.

Maybe you’ve heard these words before, maybe you’ve said them yourself.

Admittedly, this phrase has largely been replaced in our society with language that is more peppery. But the phrase ‘oh, joy’ is typically not said with happy tones or even joyful ones. “Oh joy” typically accompanies frustration or hindrance.

Joy is a term that is encountered in many places, including in Christian Scripture, but do we know what joy is?

Joy is not happiness, it isn’t just a momentary pleasure, or a good feeling; joy is something deeper, something longer lasting. As the theologian Willie Jennings points out, joy is an action — it’s something we do and joy is subservice — it undoes or undermines the powers at work around us.

As an individual raised under the thumb of racial oppression Dr Jennings wants us to understand one the thing about joy. “The first thing that must be said about joy is that it is a work…it is a work of resistance of despair and death” (Willie Jennings, Gathering Joy).

Death and despair are realities that have been with our species since the beginning of time, one could argue that death creates time — we measure our lives because our lives are limited.

Death is the final severing of relationships by the termination of life. Despair comes from the misalignment of ourselves from what brings life, and despair is the feeling that things are not as they should be.

Joy is the work of opposing the brokenness of our world, resisting the things that make life difficult, that make life hard, that make life short.

Joy is particularly difficult in our context as society tries to ignore or

hide these experiences from our lives: infrequently discussed in polite conversation and physically removed from our daily lives withdrawn to clinical settings. We are entertained out of thinking of thinking about these things that joy works against. Without acknowledging the problems, who has need of the solutions found in joy.

These are topics that we don’t like to talk about in our culture, I feel guilt just mentioning death and despair in an article like this. Yet, we all experience them and acknowledgement is the first step to recovery. This is exactly why joy is so important and why our lives are so often joyless.

Joy is an acknowledgement of death and despair, but also an activity that pushes back against these unnatural human experiences. Joy doesn’t shy away from death and despair, but overcomes these experiences.

Death and despair take too much from each one of us, joy is our avenue of recovery, joy is the action of dethroning the source of our sorrow.

Joy can do this because joy is always rooted in hope. Joy is the application, the living out of hope. Hope is the knowledge that there is more, that death and despair don’t need to define us, that there is a power greater than these.

The question before us is: do we have something to hope in? What is the source of our hope? What do we know is more powerful than the dominions of death and despair? These are the sources of joy and isn’t joy something we desire, something we long for, something that we miss in our lives?

Tyler Harper (tyler@chasechurch.com) is the Pastor at Chase Evangelical Free Church

Dear Patients of the Chase Medical Clinic

This letter has been sent to all patients of the Chase Medical clinic. On behalf of the Chase medical community, we want to share some information regarding the current state of our local medical clinic, which is not unique to our town, but shared amongst most communities across the province and country. In the last two years, having lost two physicians, as well as our nurse practitioner temporarily, we have been stretched thin. The three remaining doctors, along with our staff, which now serve a patient population of 6366 people, have put in extra time and efforts to try and compensate for our shortage. We are seeing more patients per hour, working through lunch breaks, on weekends, and taking less time off work. Despite our efforts, we find ourselves struggling to keep up, which has led to longer wait times for both in person and telephone appointments. We are now looking at wait times of 3-4 weeks to get appointments, and we don’t anticipate this changing anytime soon. We don’t often directly communicate with you this way, however we are approaching a point where both physicians and staff are experiencing burn out which could lead to further staff and physician shortages. We are also experiencing significantly more agitation and frustration expressed from the community. To help prevent this, we have a few suggestions you can do to help:

• Anticipate the long wait times. Book far in advance for predictable items such as prescription refills or reviewing chronic issues. It is no longer reasonable to get fit in for refills within the week. Although refills may seem simple, they are when the physician takes the time to review all medications to ensure they are appropriate, lab work is up to date, conditions are well managed, etc. This is why they require an appointment. Thankfully, pharmacists are able to do some prescription refills (long term, stable medications) for up to 3 months. If you find yourself in the position needing a refill sooner than you can get an appointment, discuss with your local pharmacist first before calling our staff to ask for appointments within the week.

• Don’t assume physicians know you need a refill at appointments. We are noticing a trend of patients expecting

us to know you need refills without actually telling us. This leads to frustration on both parties and extra phone calls after the appointment with staff.

• In all instances, refrain from verbally abusing our staff. The vast majority of the agitation expressed from patients is not a result of staff error and there is little to gain from this approach, apart from potentially losing more staff members and your provider as well, feeding into the underlying problem we face. Much of the frustration seen from patients is related to the medical crisis we are in (such as long wait times), and for that we empathize. We don’t have an easy solution to this problem right now.

• We request that you do not make multiple phone calls on the same day. This ties up the phone system. Please ensure you are calling the correct phone number for our office 250-679-1420 (not to be confused with the Health Centre’s phone number 250-679-1400). Please note that providers will do their best to call patients for appointments on time, but due to the high demand for appointments and provider’s covering the Emergency Room in Chase it may be that they are hours later calling you than planned. Please just keep your phone with you and be patient. The provider will call you when they can.

• We are making efforts to reduce direct messaging to physicians from patients(through our staff). These days, physicians typically receive several messages from patients every day expecting physicians to call them the same day. At baseline, physicians are working and seeing patients from 8am4pm, then have 2 hours of paperwork to complete afterwards. To expect us to return phone calls on top of this is unreasonable, so please don’t expect that every message sent to physicians will be returned that same day. You will find our staff will start directing you to alternative health care options if urgent, or booking appointments more often for these reasons. We are not an urgent care clinic.

• Keep your appointments to one issue.

Locums helping out (and even our regular providers seeing patients that are not their own) require extra time to review your chart at each appointment. If you have more than one issue, please book an appointment for each issue. Trying to rush multiple issues into a visit can lead to an extra burden for providers and a lesser quality o f care.

• We have no current ability to take on more patients. We have a wait list in the office but no capacity for new patients. All patients of our clinic (including those of the providers that left are being covered to the best of our ability. When we get a new provider, existing patients will be first to be assigned to the new provider before we take in new patients from the wait-list.

We understand the limited access to care and how frustrating this can be. We want to ensure we have a sustainable model here in Chase to help recruit new physicians and staff. We are and have been working on our team and recruitment. Thank you for taking the time to hear our thoughts.

Sincerely,

Dr. Benjamin Robinson

Dr Cornel Barnard

Dr Richard Elloway, Keltine Everett FNP, and Chase Clinic Team Members

Chase Medical Clinic 826 Thompson Ave, Chase, BC 250-679-1420

• For Emergencies call 9-1-1.

• For non-urgent medical information and nurse directions call 8-1-1.

• For adding to provincial wait lists for medical providers call 8-1-1.

• First Nations Virtual Doctor of the Day Ph # 1-855-344-3800.

• Kinetic Energy Virtual Clinic Ph # 250-828-6637, www.kamloopskineticenergy.com

• Urgent Primary Care Clinic Kamloops Ph # 250-314-2256

• Virtual Clinic (BC, Alberta, Ontario pts) virtual@virtualclinics.ca

• Kleo’s Medicine

online@imedicinecnada.ca

Chase Four Laning Project – Construction and Traffic Updates August

2023

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure project team wishes to provide the public with updates on key project activities, construction, and traffic impacts to keep locals and highway users informed as the project progresses. These updates can be found on the project website www.gov.bc.ca/bchwy1-chase.

Current & Upcoming Activities

Status

Chase West: Substantially completed in June 2023

Chase East: Construction Activity on Hwy 1, expected completion Spring 2024

Know Before You Go

gov.bc.ca/bchwy1-advisory www.DriveBC.ca

Project Employment Opportunities

To apply for work on either phase of the project please visit www.bcib.ca

Segment Area Impacts

Description of Activity

Chase West A-D Highway through traffic Project is complete. Final clean up this month. Expect works on the highway.

Construction equipment crossing and bolting activities, expect closures of up to 5 mins in both directions along Hwy 1.

Chase East E-G Highway through traffic

Chase East F Village Roads

There are 2-4 unscheduled days of deck joint seal work planned between August 14- September 1. Expect single lane alternating traffic or up to four 20 minute closures during a regular shift.

Work between Chase Creek and Brooke Drive will be completed August 4th. Utility Installations and roadwork on Brooke Drive will continue.

Chase East G Coburn Street Access Coburn Street access will open in August

Chase East GEast Chase Creek Bridge

Chase Creek Bridge deck rehabilitation is ongoing and will continue through to August 11th. 3.95m lane width reduction and 60km/h speed zone during this time.

Have a Question?

Ministry of Transportation: Greg Jones 778-945-6153

chasefourlaning@gov.bc.ca

Chase West Contractor: Dawson Civil Ltd. Chris Cooper 250-374-3657

ccooper@dawsoncivil.ca

Chase East Contractor: CIF Construction Ltd.

Scott Fomenoff

778‐835‐5357

scott.fomenoff@cifcon.com

SERVICES OFFERED

Need to board your dog? I am a mature, pet loving lady, honest & reliable. References available. Reasonable rates. 250-679-1153.

BUYING COINS & ENTIRE COIN COLLECTIONS! Old coins, old money, Royal Canadian Mint coins, Franklin Mint, US Mint, OLYMPIC coins, and World collections WANTED! Todd 250864-3521

Heidrun Handyman Services: Small projects - retaining walls, decks, sheds, etc., home repairs & maintenance, extra hand, yardwork. Chase & Area. Roy Hegelstad 250-320-0106

IN SEARCH OF

Buying Old Items - Wood Windows, Doors, Ladders, Suitcases, furniture, tools, trunks, tubs, signs, lanterns, pumps, taxidermy, advertising, barrels, scales, farm. 250-577- 3357. --------------------------------------

BUYING UNWANTED JEWELRY, coins, 9999 bullion, Sterling Silverware, coin collections, old money, nuggets, gold, silver, platinum. Todd 250-864-3521

CASH FOR 9999 SILVER BULLION! ALSO PURCHASING COINS, BARS, INGOTS, PRE 1968 coins, coin collections, jewelry, gold, nuggets, sterling +++. Todd 250-864-3521

Wanted - Plaid wool Macinaws. Wool blankets. HBC Eaton’s Woodwords. Simpson Sears. HBC Striped coat. George 250-546-3556.

COURSE OFFERED

Core Courses - August 12 & 13. Phone to book 250-320-6916.

FOR SALE

FOR SALE - Antique, pine dresser $50.00. Antique dining table $50.00 Call 250-318-7673

Classifieds

phone: 250-320-3050 email: info@chasesunflower.ca 838 Shuswap Avenue, Chase Classifieds $5/20 words

Contractor Position - BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

Part-Time Hours (Approximately 2 hours per day – times vary at different times of the year.)

The Village of Chase is inviting the submission of applications for the contracted position of a part-time Bylaw Enforcement Officer.

Under the direction of the Director of Corporate Services, the contractor Bylaw Enforcement Officer is required to:

• Attend to and investigates complaints of alleged municipal bylaw infractions

• Speak with business owners/ operators regarding business licensing requirements

• Issue notices and letters of infraction

• Issue infraction tickets

• Provide information either verbally or in writing to persuade individuals to comply with the Village’s bylaws

• Respond to public enquires while in the field

• Liaise with the Fire Chief and local RCMP on occasion

• Attend court or other adjudication with the Director of Corporate Operations proceedings to provide evidence relating to unresolved infractions

The Contractor is required to provide his/her own cell phone, his/her own vehicle, log book, invoicing forms and all other documents required to operate as a contractor to the Village of Chase.

Please submit a resume and cover letter with full details of your experience. Applications are to be addressed to Sean O’Flaherty, Director of Corporate Operations by email to co@chasebc.ca by mail to PO Box 440, Chase, BC V0E 1M0, by fax to 250.679.3070 or in person at 826 Okanagan Avenue, Chase, BC by 4 p.m., Friday, August 4, 2023.

CHASE CITIZENS on PATROL

Community service, flexible hours, variety of duties

Help to keep Chase safe by:

• Going out on a 4-hour vehicle patrol one afternoon or evening per month.

• Patrolling at a variety of community events

FMI and an application, please call Christina at the Chase Info Centre.

BUSINESS LISTINGS

Gypsy Soul is looking to buy vinyl records. 638 Shuswap Ave. 250-8193875

Small engine maintenance and repairs - Certified technician Call 250-320-6082 all outdoor power equipment serviced. Lawnmower, weed whackers, rototiller, quads, motorcycle, snowmobiles, generators, boat motors etc. Ask for Jarrett.

HALL’S KENNELS - Pritchard. Heated & A/C. Special rates for multiple dogs and long term stays. 250-318-8367

Heidrun Handyman Services: Small projects - retaining walls, decks, sheds, etc., home repairs & maintenance, extra hand, yardwork. Chase & Area. Roy Hegelstad 250-320-0106

In partnership with the First Nations Leadership Council, Indigenous Services Canada, Crown Indigenous Relations, and Northern Affairs Canada, representatives from British Columbia First Nations gathered with senior department officials to engage in dialogue, share knowledge, and collaborate in continuing to advance First Nations interests, during plenary and breakout sessions on a wide range of topics.

Spirit Bear Celebration

NIB Health & Wellness marked Spirit Bear’s birthday on May 10th. Spirit Bear is the symbolic representation of the outcome of Jordan River Anderson’s human rights case. Jordan was a five-year-old child with multiple complex medical needs, who spent his entire life in hospital because federal and provincial governments were disputing who should pay for his inhome care. Jordan would never live with his family in their home nor within his community.

The case of Jordan’s right to receive equitable access to public services without complicated jurisdictional battles was eventually reviewed by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal in 2015. The Tribunal ultimately ruled that the federal government, and the provincial government where a child lives, must ensure equity in services and that no chid should be adversely affected by jurisdictional disputes. Jordan’s Principle applies to all Canadian First Nations children whether living on or off reserve and regardless of status. This national response ensures that all First Nations children receive impartial and culturally sensitive health care and/ or social services when and where they

require them.

NIB Events

• Former NIB Chief Judy Wilson appointed as BC Gaming-Lottery Commissioner

• Teaching Indigenous Languages through storytelling (Chief Atahm School)

• Spirit Bear’s Birthday Party

• Mothers Day Breakfast

• Yoga classes

• Summer Dance Camp

• Drum painting workshop

• Annual General Meeting

• Elders garden boxes project

SKWLĀX TE SECWÉPEMCULECW (STeS)

The Quaaout Lodge & Spa at Talking Rock Golf Resort Design and redevelopment of the burnedout portion of the Lodge is underway and is expected to ramp up by the end of the year. As the economic engine and cultural heart of STeS, its restoration and complete re-opening is eagerly anticipated, both within and outside the community.

The links at Talking Rock golf course are enjoying an active season, and the Le7ke Spa is always a welcome retreat from life’s busy-ness and a place to enjoy some self care. As well, the resort’s Conference Centre is open for business meetings and a variety of other gatherings. And, as usual, after a round of golf, a meeting, or a spa visit, Jack Sam’s Restaurant is serving up its usual delicacies and tasty meals.

LEVEL 2 WATERING RESTRICTIONS NOW IN PLACE

Please note that due to severe drought conditions in the region and throughout the province, the Village has implemented Level 2 watering restrictions. These include:

- Properties with odd numbered addresses may only water on Sunday and Thursday.

- Properties with even numbered addresses may only water on Saturday and Wednesday.

- Sprinkling or irrigating of lawns, gardens or fields is not permitted between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm.

- Vehicle and boat washing are permitted on the same days as lawn irrigation but not permitted between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm.

- Driveway and parking lot washing is not permitted.

These restrictions apply to both automated and non-automated irrigation systems between May 15 and September 30. Hand watering of flower and vegetable gardens is permitted at any time; however, it is recommended that watering is avoided during the heat of the day.

The Village asks all residents to be mindful of water usage and follow water conservation measures, which are critical to ensuring that we can meet the community’s demands for clean drinking water.

WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY

Please continue to donate! Donations, in Memory of Donations, and Estate planning Bequethments. This is our only form of funding for the purchase of Medical Equipment (Space Lab, portable Ultrasound, most recently “Lucas” Chest compressions and 2 specialized Chairs for the Adult Day Services.

Mail donations to PO Box 1099, Chase BC, V0E 1M0 or check out our website at www.cdhsf.ca to donate online. Tax deductible donations and receipts provided upon request.

Harper Lake Dock Install Complete

The Chase and District Fish and Game Club has some exciting news to share! We have completed our Harper Lake Dock install on July 17, 2023. Following is a little bit of history on this project.

For awhile now our club has wanted to do something for the community. Our Executive prefers to complete projects that would be used by many community members and be more of a permanent nature instead of donations (such as for snow plowing etc., which are soon used up and forgotten about). At one of our meetings, it was suggested by the fishers in attendance that we could work on a new dock for Harper Lake, since the old dock had disappeared. No one knew where it went – perhaps it sunk or sawed up for firewood! There was discussion, and everyone thought it was a great idea. Plans were discussed to mill some lumber and put a dock together at a volunteer work bee.

However, times have changed, and what used to be done years ago is no longer allowed. We soon realized that this would be a bigger project than we thought. The BC government had to give permission to replace the dock and paperwork and applications were going to be necessary. In addition, we had to make sure we were not making a dock that “Go Fish BC” might also be working on replacing. The dock needed to be engineered for liability

by Secretary Helen Dalin

and safety so couldn’t be volunteer built. Therefore, the executive met and rethought out the project. During this same time period (early February 2023) CDFGC received an email about a COOP Community Grant. CDFGC decided to apply for a grant to help build the Harper Lake Dock and another dock at Pillar Lake (if we received the grant of $35,000). But no matter what, even if we did not get the Grant, we would build a dock for Harper Lake out of our fundraising money.

Secretary Helen Dalin agreed to work on the paperwork required for this project. Helen contacted Go Fish BC to find out what docks they were building and how they were building them. Checked that the dock and walkway design we had agreed upon for Harper Lake would be acceptable and agreed on a dock design for Pillar Lake if we received the grant. The COOP grant application was filled out and sent away for a grant to cover costs of both docks. Marcia Bennett, recreation officer for Harper Lake was contacted and approval was given to move ahead on a Harper Lake Dock. An S57 and an S11 application were filled out and sent to Marcia, the recreation officer. Approval was received soon after.

Once approval was given “The Dock Company” from Kamloops was contacted and the design and costs of walkway and Dock were finalized. The S11 application gave us a 1-month window only to install the dock so a date of July 17th, 2023, was picked for install. So, Harper Lake was a go!

CDFGC received an email from the COOP Community Spaces that we were not picked and would not receive any grant money for 2023. So, unfortunately no Pillar Lake Dock this year as CDFGC can not afford to pay for one. Go Fish BC requires a much bigger dock be built at Pillar Recreation Site.

But the good news is that Harper Lake Dock is installed and already being used by kayakers, fishers, and campers. We have had great feedback from the community about the dock and the club is really excited and pleased to have completed this task. There was a lot of paperwork and red tape to work through, but we got it done. Vital Signs in Kamloops donated the cost of the CDFGC donation sign (another great company to work with) and Curt from The Dock Company gave outstanding service and feedback to our group. Total donation of the dock for Harper Lake was $5100.00. Thank you to the community who continues to buy our Big Fall 50/50s and support our Silent Auction.