North Shuswap Kicker February 2018

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Captains Village Marina Conquers Baja 1000

By Mark Acton After competing in four Baja 1000’s (2013 – 2016) in three different classes, Captains Village Marina Motorsports from Scotch Creek conquered the 2017 Baja 1000, placing fifth in its division.

The success rate of this famous race is generally only 50 percent (404 vehicles started the race this year and 204 finished) so why do we keep coming back? Is it the adventure, the pure adrenaline of being in the racecar or is it the beautiful Baja Landscape and the spirit of the Mexican people?

For the Captains Village Marina crew, it is all the above.

CVM Motorsports started prepping for the 1134-mile 2017 Score International 50th Anniversary Baja 1000 in July. Dean Acton (owner) started outfitting trucks with off road accessories and sleeping quarters to safely chase the racecar down the Baja peninsula. Mark Acton (son) and the crew of mechanics at Captains Village Marina started putting in night shifts to prep our 2016 Yamaha YXZ 1000r.

It takes precision work to prepare for the longest race in North America so nothing

can be overlooked. While the racecar was being prepped, we rounded up a team of over a dozen people (racecar drivers, codrivers, mechanics and chase truck drivers) to help us complete this race. Next was logistics, planning pit stops for refueling, driver changes and unforeseen repairs over 1134 miles of Mexican desert. You can create a plan on paper before this race, but you can count on making a new plan or three before the end of the race.

We loaded up the race trailer and Dean headed out on November 5. The other two chase trucks and one more trailer hit the highway on November 8 to begin the 2700 km journey to the Start line of the Baja 1000 in Ensenada Mexico.

On race day, November 16, Dean Acton, driver of record and his son, Scott Acton, codriver, head out for the first 364 hectic miles, passing cars stuck, some rolled over, and some racers even down and out because of mechanical failures. Dean and Scott managed to successfully cruise from west coast to east coast without any issues. With the

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every woop. The toughest battle was fatigue, even the cacti were starting to jump out at us. But once we saw those lights of La Paz everything changed. You could taste the celebrations! After 37 hours, 9 minutes and 8 seconds of straight Baja off road racing we had made it. It was a pretty special feeling to finally cross the finish line and see the whole CVM motorsports crew there waiting for us ready to celebrate!

Finished and exhausted, with most of the team being up for 44 hours at this point, we needed a shower and a bed. It was a great feeling to wake up Saturday afternoon to see we officially finished 5th in class and 145th overall.

It takes a team of dedicated, hard working individuals, who are willing to give up at least a week of their lives to make it even possible to enter this race, let alone finish it. From the whole team at CVM we would like to thank our family, friends, sponsors, and most importantly our chase crew for helping us tackle this race. It was a huge accomplishment and there is no way we could have done it with out you!

The team included: in the Chase trucks John Paulus, Tracie Paulus, Craig Spooner, Brad Noakes, Phil Figueiredo, Curtis Warner, Hank Destree and Missy Muncey, Drivers Dean Acton and Mark Acton and Co-drivers Scott Acton, Trevor Davies and Brad Noakes. The team was sponsored by Tensor Tires, Method Race Wheels, Concept Distributing, Weller Racing, S&B Filters, Tube Drivers switched back at mile 605 and then again for the last 234 miles. We Works, Baja Designs Lighting, PCI Race had heard the last 234 miles was going to Radios, Fox, Shock Therapy, Baja North, A&W Canada, MGC Motorsports, Zimbe rough. Well rough was an absolute mer Wheaton GMC and Full Lotus understatement. There was 3 to 4 feet deep trophy truck woops for as far as the Decks.

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night came fatigue so, as planned, there was a driver change at pit 3. Mark Acton (driver) and Trevor Davies (co-driver) were ready to race through the night but there was a hiccup when one of the chase trucks blew a tire and went for a wild ride through the ditch. Unfortunately, in Baja there is no shoulder nor are there many pull outs, so we had to change a tire on the highway and of course we get set up and the socket for the lug nuts got misplaced into a different truck! Managing to get the job done with a rusty old 12-inch pipe wrench, Chase 3 arrived to Pit 3 with about a half hour of time to spare before our Yamaha arrived. Chase 3 performed a quick inspection, dusted the lights off, and fueled up. Mark and Trevor were ready to go, it was finally their turn to hop in the car for the next 241 miles.

There was one thing we were extremely thankful for during this race and that is 4-wheel drive! We passed about fifteen 2-wheel drive racecars stuck and struggling to get out of the deep silt.

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...Kick-Back!!

By Editor Jo Anne Malpass

The KICK (Kommunity Involvement & Communication Kommittee) introduced the first Kicker 20 years ago, in February 1998.

The KICK committee was formed as the result of a Chamber of Commerce initiative to rejuvenate the community and draw more attention to what was taking place in the North Shuswap.

Some things have changed since then; some of the groups and activities have been discontinued, the production values and size have increased and the photograph in the Century 21 ad has had to be updated a few times (sorry Al). But the original mission to be a liaison between local groups and individuals and “to increase awareness, enthusiasm, involvement and pride in our community,” remains the same.

The first issue had eight pages and included the calendar of events, a list of contacts for clubs and organizations and advertising from businesses still supporting The Kicker today. Mickey Golat was the editor, Trish Martian handled production, Dawn Bentley managed the calendar of events and Al Christopherson was in charge of advertisements.

Many of the organizations we had back then are still active today. It had news from the First Responders, Chamber of Commerce, Coffee House, Lions Meat Draw & Fun Darts at Copper Island Inn, Facts about Shuswap Lake Park, North Shuswap Community Asso-

ciation, Junior Forest Wardens and Women’s Institute (both discontinued), Christian Fellowship, Naturalist Club, Health Care Society, Parents Advisory Committee and Country Kids Playschool.

KICK published three papers and then Jan Wojciechowski took over the paper as publisher, Jan Penner became editor and Dawn Bentley and Al Christopherson continued to assist.

The Kicker has grown over the years. By the end of 1998, it had doubled to 16 pages and now has up to 80 pages. It started out printing 600 papers a month and now prints 3500 to 7000, depending on the time of year, and has been available on line since 2006, averaging 850 on-line readers per month.

Some of the people working on the Kicker have changed, Jan handed the day to day operation of the business over to her daughter Tracy Wojciechowski, but many of the original people are still involved and still offering invaluable support. It would not be the success story it is today without the original committee setting the stage and all the people who have contributed, in so many ways, over the years.

And, as it said in the introduction to the first Kicker, “we hope everyone enjoys the Kicker …. Our newspaper for our community.”

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Kickin’ back with Larry Larry Morgan - Director, Electoral Area ‘F’

(North Shuswap & Seymour Arm ) Columbia Shuswap Regional District Tel: 250-955-2567 Cell: 250-517-9578 Email: LMorgan@csrd.bc.ca

CSRD Solid Waste Disposal Bylaw Waives Some Tipping Fees – The Board adopted amendments to the tipping fee and regulation bylaw to eliminate fees for yard and garden waste, scrap metal and ozone depleting substance removal at CSRD transfer stations and disposal facilities.

A staff report to the Board said in 2017, unusual weather events within the CSRD generated large amounts of storm and flood debris. During the recovery and cleanup of these events, numerous requests were received for the tipping fees to be waived for residents dealing with the unexpected costs to dispose of storm related materials at local landfills.

Most of the material was classified as “yard and garden waste” by the CSRD and the disposal fees for this type of material is $35 per metric tonne, outside of the free disposal periods held in the spring and fall each year.

To be more responsive to these types of requests, as well as to support other initiatives such as Fire Smart principles, staff has reviewed the financial and operational requirements necessary to accommodate waiving the tipping fees for “yard and garden waste” on a permanent basis.

In addition, the CSRD has been offered financial incentives by a new major appliance stewardship group established in British Columbia. These incentives, in combination with commodity values of scrap metal will allow the CSRD to permanently waive the disposal fee for scrap metal waste and Ozone Depleting Substance (ODS) removal.

Thompson Watershed Flood and Debris Flow Disaster Mitigation Risk Assessment - Director Morgan will join representatives from municipalities and First Nations at a meeting in February to initiate a risk assessment process for flood and debris flow in the Thompson watershed. The project will undertake a risk assessment of the entire Thompson River watershed to identify flood hazards; potential impacts; and community and infrastructure vulnerabilities as well as the overall flood risk profile for the area.

Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF) - The CSRD applied for and received funding of $23,650 from the CEPF, a program intended to enhance the resiliency of local governments and their residents in responding to emergencies. The funding is designed for flood risk assessments, emergency social services, emergency operations and structural flood mitigation.

School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) Trustees – A letter from Mike McKay, Official Trustee, School District No. 83, to the Honourable Rob Fleming, Minister of Education, recommended that the Minister establish a five-member Board of Education for School District No. 83, commencing October 2018. This would give one trustee each for North Shuswap/ Sorrento/Carlin, Sicamous/Malakwa/ Enderby/Grindrod and Armstrong/ Spallumcheen/Falkland/Silver Creek/ Ranchero and two for Salmon Arm. Director Morgan said a 7-member board

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would better represent the schools. The CSRD has requested a presentation at one of its future board meetings to discuss the recommendation.

Licence of Occupation - Magna Bay and Ross Creek Community Parks - The CSRD has held a Licence of Occupation over the foreshore at Magna Bay and Ross Creek Community Parks since 2008. The existing licences are set to expire, and the Board passed the required resolution to renew for a ten-year term.

Salmon River Road Parallel Trail BikeBC Grant Application - The Board endorsed an application to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure BikeBC Grant for a maximum amount of $785,000 for the construction of parallel trails along Salmon River Road in Electoral Area D. This amount reflects the updated 75% grant amount available. Director Morgan said an application is also in the works for Area F for a parallel trail from Adams River Bridge to Cottonwoods, which will be ready for the next grant intake.

Noise Bylaw No. 5754 – The bylaw received third reading. “No person being the owner, occupier or tenant of real property shall allow or permit such real property to be used so that noise or sound which occurs thereon or emanates therefrom, disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of any person or persons on the same property or in the neighbourhood or vicinity of that property.” The bylaw was to be in effect between the hours of 12:00 am and 6:00 am, but after discussion at the meeting, it was extended to 7:00 am.

All CSRD Electoral Areas are participating in the bylaw, except Area A Golden, which opted out.

Rail Corridor Trail Service Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 5756 – The Board adopted the by-law to authorize borrowing from the Municipal Finance Authority for the purchase of the abandoned Canadian Pacific rail corridor between Sicamous and Armstrong to provide a network of regional trails. The estimated CSRD share to acquire the rail corridor is $2,170,000, of which the sum of $1,840,000 is the amount of debt intended to be borrowed. The City of Salmon Arm, the District of Sicamous, and Electoral Areas C, D, E and F will be responsible for debt repayment.

Electoral Area F: Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) Application – The Board supported an owner’s application to the ALC to use a 0.2 ha portion of the 2.02 ha. portion of the subject property in (Continued on page 7)

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the ALR and south of Ross Creek, for 2.5 camping spaces which were inadvertently developed on the ALR portion when the Ross Creek General Store and Campground was originally developed.

Electoral Areas B, E and F: Building Bylaw No. 660 – Third reading was given to a bylaw to regulate building construction in Electoral Areas B, E and F, which includes going from three to six inspections in Area F. The initial template created for larger urban municipalities was over 200 pages long. Through several reviews by CSRD staff, CSRD legal counsel, UBCM staff, MIABC staff, and the provincial Housing Branch, Building Bylaw No. 660 has been reduced to 40 pages with 10 pages of appendices. Director Morgan said staff did an exemplary job on this, making it reflect rural condi-

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Farrell’s Field – The CSRD is aware of a recent incident of fighting at Farrell’s Field Park, operated by the CSRD, and is looking at ways to improve and make it more secure for rink users, possibly putting security in place.

Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band - In recent correspondence with Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band Chief Oliver Arnouse, Director Morgan and Chief Arnouse confirmed their intention to work together on opportunities of mutual interest.

Roderick Haig-Brown Name Change – The four local Indigenous Bands have agreed on a new name for the park. They are now in the process of conveying their recommendation to BC Parks

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Parks Update – CSRD Parks is moving forward with plans to demolish the existing (storage) building at Rose Clifford Park; and to construct a new washroom and storage facility at a more central location in the Park. At the same time, a new septic system is to be constructed. The plans for improvements to Rose Clifford Park, and those for the recently acquired Bristow Road waterfront property, are to be reviewed at an upcoming Area F Parks Advisory Committee meeting this February.

Director Morgan said there are enough dollars available in the Area F Community Works Fund (gas taxes) and Parks budget to do this, without going over the 30 cents mill rate for the Area F Parks tax requi-

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Tourism Kiosks – The North and South Shuswap Chambers are working together with the Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band to move forward with a Tourism Kiosk, either at the Quaaout or the Squilax Gas Station. Tentative plans are to have the kiosk in place possibly for this summer. In future the North Shuswap Chamber may also decide to roll out additional kiosks on the North Shuswap.

Deadline for CSRD Grant-In-Aid Applications As a result of the local civic election being held this October, applications for grants-inaid will not be accepted after June 1st of this year. Grant-InAid applications will again be accepted upon completion of the election. If you are planning to apply for a grant-inaid during this time frame, please submit your application ASAP, prior to June 1st.

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The Provincial Agricultural Waste Control Regulation (AWCR) is undergoing review and revisions, and the Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) has contributed to the review process.

“This regulatory review is significant in our region, and in BC,” says Erin Vieira, the SWC’s program manager.

“The SWC is interested in this because of the potential impacts a revised AWCR may have on water quality.”

The AWCR came into force in 1992; it has been under review since 2009. The Province released an Intentions Paper in November that explained proposed revisions

to the Regulation, and was accepting comments on the proposed revisions until January 15th.

SWC Chair Paul Demenok says that the SWC took a balanced approach to the review. “The SWC is made up of 17 people that represent various interests and perspectives in the watershed.

On one hand, we have the lakes and rivers that support our tourism economy and are enjoyed by our residents. On the other hand, we have a critically important agriculture industry right here in our region, contributing locally grown food. Our perspective (Continued on page 9)

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By Jo Anne Malpass Elliott Mumford Contracting (EMC) is a fast-growing construction company servicing Kamloops and the Shuswap area but has also expanded to building projects across BC and in Alberta.

Based out of Kamloops, EMC offers General Contracting, New Construction, Exteriors (siding, stairways, decks) and renovations.

The company started in 2012 as a partnership between Andrew Elliott and Will Mumford, Red Seal certified journeyman carpenters. The two met in their third-year apprenticeship in 2011 and when they got their carpentry tickets in 2012, set up in business together.

Elliott said there were just two or three working when they started, but they are up to 15 employees now and are looking to double that number by the spring to handle all the contracts they have. EMC usually has about five projects going at a time, some requiring up to 10 employees.

Although most of the work they have done on the Shuswap is new homes and garages, renovations and exteriors, they have been doing quite a bit of commercial work – multi-units like hotels and apartments.

They were lucky enough to get in on the ground floor when the Provincial Government was looking to build some social housing. They have worked on social housing in Vancouver, Kamloops and the Okanagan. Right now, they are doing 12 buildings in Vancouver with 38 to 60 suites in each of them.

The two partners have been spending most of their time working and driving to different job sites, but Elliott says that when he does get some free time, he likes to spend it on his property on the Little Shuswap.

He enjoys spending time on the Little Shuswap and Shuswap, fishing and flyfishing and being outdoors whenever he can.

Elliott grew up on the Shuswap in Salmon Arm and Mumford was raised in Williams Lake. They both make Kamloops their home now.

“We’ve always got the best interest of our clients in mind on every project,” said Elliott. EMC is open for business and estimates on your new construction, renovation and exterior projects are free.

The Kicker appreciates the advertising support from Andrew Elliott and Will Mumford of EMC and wishes them continued success.

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Robbery On January 21st at approximately 6:30 pm, Chase RCMP received a report of a robbery at the Chase Groceteria.

Investigation revealed that shortly before 6:30pm, an unknown male entered the store, brandished a knife and demanded money from the clerk.

After receiving money, the suspect left on foot.

The suspect is described as a First Nations male approximately 5’6” tall, medium build and was wearing a black hooded sweater, grey pants with a red handkerchief covering his face.

Fighting at Farrell’s Field On January 13 at 7:15 pm, Chase RCMP responded to a report of several people fighting at the skating rink located at the Farrell’s Field Community Park in Celista, BC. Police attended and determined that a dispute between two groups of males resulted in a physical altercation between three of the males. One male was struck in the face with a skate while another was struck with a hockey stick. Participants in the altercation, as well as several witnesses, have cooperated with the investigation. Police are reviewing the evidence and consulting Crown Counsel to determine the appropriate course of action.

Police are aware of comments posted on social media regarding this incident which infer possible action be taken against the participants by members of the public. Police caution against any vigilante action. Doing so hinders police investigations and will result in criminal charges against those committing criminal acts.

Stolen Vehicle On January 2, Chase RCMP received a report of a stolen vehicle from a residence on Aspen Drive in Chase. Be-

tween December 23 and 25, 2017 suspects stole 250-679-3221 a green 1993 CRIMESTOPPERS 1-800-222-8477 Ford F-150 which was locked in the driveway. This vehicle was recovered by Police on January 5, 2018 on Scotch Creek Forest Service Road near Scotch Creek, after receiving a report of an abandoned vehicle at that location.

Pedestrian Hit & Run On January 10 at 8:10 pm, Chase RCMP received a report of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle which failed to remain at the scene. A male pedestrian was crossing Shuswap Avenue at the intersection of Chase Street. A vehicle travelling east along Shuswap Avenue continued through a stop sign and ran over the pedestrian’s foot. The vehicle continued eastbound with no indication the driver was aware of the incident. The pedestrian was treated for minor injuries. The vehicle is described as a maroon Toyota 4 door sedan.

Pedestrian Struck by Train On January 28 at 1:45 pm, RCMP received a report of a pedestrian being struck by a train at the crossing at Pine Street in Chase.

A 57 year old male with mobility challenges had not fully crossed the tracks when he was struck by a train. BC Ambulance Services transported the man to hospital in Salmon Arm where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Before the arrival of emergency personnel, a motorist drove through the lighted barricades causing minor damage. Anyone with information regarding this motorist is asked to call the CP Police Service at 1-800-716-9132 or the Chase RCMP at 250-6793221.

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Another year has come and gone, and the North Shuswap Chamber is excited to start 2018 off in the right direction! The New Year’s Dance at Celista Hall was a great success, the dance floor was hopping, and the energy was sensational. The profits we received from this event will be helpful in providing funds for future community projects. A huge shout out to Scotch Creek fire department and Shuswap Lake Security for providing designated drivers, a safe ride home is priority in having a successful event. Everyone who helped, your volunteer work is appreciated.

The Fire Department has expressed the need for additional fire fighters. This is extremely important, like our first responders we rely on community members to be there for one another, anything you can do to help is greatly appreciated. To join or for more information, contact Mike Engholm 250-3200768 Due to the holidays we did not have our monthly meeting in December however our projects are still in the works! We are still working on East and West TransCanada Hwy signs that are new and inviting to draw people to our great community! There will be a kiosk placed in Squilax, location TBA that will include area road, lake and trail maps, business information, local events and activities. Additional kiosks may be placed throughout the North Shuswap; however we will start off with one for

now. Additionally, we are looking into a North Shuswap phone App. This will keep locals and tourists up to date on anything that is going on or services they may need.

We are continuing to tweak our website, logos and mission statement, as well as updating our brochures, Facebook page and other information sites. Keep in mind that the Chamber operates on volunteer work, so we all do the best we can around our already busy schedules. I personally want to thank all who help, without a large team volunteering time and energy, nothing would get accomplished.

We will also be exploring the idea of hiring a general manager for the chamber.

This would be a part time paid position. Hiring an individual in the community with a great set of administration skills, high energy and a creative problem solver will only add value to our community.

We could have someone focus on writing grants in aid and other funding programs that take time and energy!

This would be extremely beneficial to our community and is needed. Stay tuned for more information.

Our last few chamber meetings have seen steadily increased numbers of attendees, which is wonderful to see. More people attending creates greater ideas which leads to continuing positive growth for our community. We would still like to see our memberships grow, and really hope the communi(Continued on page 13)

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Preparing for an Emergency

By Jo Anne Malpass The Kicker has received reports that North Shuswap residents have been discussing the need to form committees and gather resources to be prepared in case of an emergency, in our area flood and fire is the focus.

During disaster situations, experience has shown that neighbours naturally come together to help one another.

Learning how to be prepared can be crucial.

Shuswap Emergency Program (SEP) Assistant Cathy Semchuk used the California flooding and landslides as an example. Sometimes the responding agency might not be able to get to your neighbourhood for two to three days.

Within the SEP is the Neighbourhood Emergency Program (NEP). Semchuk said “if anything happens, we are definitely going to be there, but we may not be able to get there immediately.

So, in the meantime, you as a neighbourhood may want to organize yourself so you know who can do what, who has what equipment and do some mitigating things until those responding agencies can get out to help.”

The NEP has already helped Seymour Arm and a few other communities on the North Shuswap set up a plan. It sits down with groups and goes over the parameters of what they can do to help themselves until help can get to them.

Developing a plan is up to each individual community but the NEP can offer help and guidance. “We have two or three volunteers who are trained to provide presentations and information.”

The NEP has books and templates of plans, some extensive and some basic.

If you are interested in learning how you can establish a Neighbourhood Emergency Program in your area, please contact the Shuswap Emergency Program (SEP) at 250.833.5927 or email sep@csrd.bc.ca Volunteers are essential and often critical for the success of a community Emergency Program. SEP is always looking for volunteers to assist in vari-

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ous capacities, depending on experience and availability.

“Rather than sitting back and helplessly watching a disaster unfold in front of you, wouldn’t you rather be fully trained, so you can be called upon and be of some help to your community,” said Semchuk.

SEP volunteers and associated services assist their communities in many ways. You can meet and greet, care for pets, learn about amateur radio, provide emotional support, run messages and much more. It takes the efforts of many to ensure that, if an emergency occurs, there is someone to respond.

The Shuswap Emergency Program was formed in 1999 with the amalgamation of the CSRD Electoral Areas C, D, E and F, the City of Salmon Arm and the District of Sicamous. SEP provides emergency planning, mitigation, preparedness and recovery for the geographical area which generally encompasses the Shuswap Lake.

“The heaviest amount of volunteer work we have is with our Emergency Support Services (ESS). They assist evacuees.”

Local volunteers have helped people who have experienced a house fire by being there to supply short term resources such as food and a place to stay for a few days.

They have also set up centers to help on many occasions.

Examples are: in 2017 to help evacuees from the BC Fires, in 2009 at Carlin Hall assisting during the Notch Hill fire and in 2012 when Sicamous was flooding.

“We do have a very strong contingency of volunteers but are always looking for more”, Semchuk recently received a commendation from the Province for her work during the 2017 fire season.

That award is shared by all the volunteers, she said.

SEP is “only as good as the volunteers who help us out and the volunteers here are amazing. I can’t thank them enough for being so dedicated.”

If you would like to learn more about volunteering with SEP, call 250.833.5927 or email sep@csrd.bc.ca

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By Fire Chief Mike Engholm Now that we are at the midpoint of the winter season, with more daylight hours the closer we get to spring, it is time to start thinking about and planning for yard waste clean-up.

One of the first things the property owner can do is to obtain a copy of the FireSmart Homeowners Manual, available on line at www.FireSmartCanada.ca and www.bcwildfire.ca or can be picked up at the CSRD office or your local fire dept. This manual has lots of useful information to prepare the property owner for the upcoming summer fire season. Make an appointment for an in-depth wildfire risk property assessment by calling 250320-0768.

Getting a large portion (if not all) of our community on the fire smart program will make the interface fires we experience easier to manage. Wildfires are driven by three things: weather, topography, and fuel. Obviously, we cannot control the weather or do anything with the topography, but we can modify the fuel load with a process called fuel management. A reduction in the fuel load will reduce the fire intensity and rate of spread.

Another factor that plays a big part in wildfires is that the North Shuswap has a southern aspect which translates into hotter weather, creating drier fuel loads. A small fire will burn hotter and spread faster. Combine that with a strong cold front that brings very high winds, which we have been experiencing the last few years, the disaster potential rises significantly. Please think about fuel management on your property during this coming spring and prepare. I will try to give more tips and information on this important subject in future articles.

There have been no new call outs for SC/LC FD since last month. Our practices have involved a complete review and debriefing with local fire departments, the CSRD Fire Services Coordinator and Team Leader, of the Copper Island Pub fire. This has been very helpful with strategies and tactics. With no two fires exactly alike, it is beneficial to debrief a large-scale incident and learn all we can about it, so we can use the knowledge gained to fight future fires presenting similar situations.

SC/LC FD has had some inquiries regarding joining the dept. It is great to

see the community getting involved and I thank all who have filled out the application forms. We still need more folks, so I invite anybody to come down on a Tuesday night 7:00 to 9:00 pm to observe the training or call 250-320-0768 for more information. Remember it’s your fire dept. so please get involved and be fire safe by practicing your fire escape plan.

Anglemont Training Officer Mike Sanderson

Anglemont fire department (AFD) has been continuing to hold practices every Tuesday from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon, so don't be alarmed if you see us out and about, more than likely it's just us practicing.

AFD is looking for a burning building to use in our practices and then use for a live burn. This can be a great way to get rid of an unwanted structure, providing it meets the strict criteria that goes along with the process. If you feel you may have something suitable, please contact the Anglemont fire department at 250-318-7157.

Celista fire department hosted an ICS 100 course which members from AFD attended, thank you Celista. AFD is hosting an emergency traffic control course now which Celista members will attend.

This is a great way for firefighters to meet one another, get familiar with each other's apparatus and fire halls, in the event of a mutual aid situation.

Training is always ongoing, never a dull moment, so if you're interested in an exciting, educational time, come check out the AFD on a Tuesday, 10:00 till noon.

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By Fire Chief Roy Phillips We had a good month in January, only one call out to a single vehicle MVA on Squilax Anglemont Highway. Upon our arrival, the occupant was out of the vehicle with no injuries. This accident was caused by poor weather conditions.

Turn out for training has been good, which makes training more exciting. We would like to welcome Josh Finn to our team.

We have been working with the CSRD for the last couple of years to get a dry-hydrant in Celista. This hydrant only supplies water when a pump is hooked up to it, opposed to the regular fire hydrants that are always charged with water and (Continued on page 15)

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only require a valve opened to supply water. There is a lot of planning, permits and engineering involved to get to the stage of installing one. We have made it through all the paperwork and permits and have received confirmation that we will be getting a dry-hydrant this year.

CSRD Parks has purchased a property on Bristow Rd. beside Sunnyside Supermarket for a boat launch and park area.

This is where the dry-hydrant is to be installed. Work is to start this spring and we should see completion later this year. We are very excited to be getting this. Both Scotch Creek and Anglemont have gained recognition by the insurance underwriters for accredited shuttle, providing a certain amount of water in a designated time from a recognized and inspected water source.

This dry-hydrant gives us that source of water to get the shuttle accreditation.

On this property, there is a residence that will be removed. This is a bonus for us and our fellow fire departments. Prior to it being removed, we get to use it for training purposes, giving us the opportunity to train in a more realistic atmosphere.

For the next couple of months, we will be doing a lot of our practices in this building, along with some mutual aid training with both Scotch Creek and Anglemont.

This is something we look forward to, it gives us the opportunity to work with each other so that when we get a mutual aid call, we are able to work more fluidly together.

If you would like to stop in and check us out, we hold practice every Tuesday night at 7 pm, coffee will be on. Any questions or concerns, please call Roy Phillips Cell# 250-804-3349.

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By Jo Anne Malpass A reassessment of properties in the Shuswap has been completed this year and your property value may have changed as a result.

A large reassessment of the majority of North and South Shuswap properties was done last year using aerial photos, explained Amanda Wilms, Deputy Assessor for the Thompson Okanagan Region.

BC Assessment gets a lot of its information from building permits. Because building permits aren’t required in the South Shuswap and in some areas of the North Shuswap, “we aren’t aware of changes that are happening, sometimes it takes a large reassessment of this kind for us to identify those properties.” With updated imagery from aerial photos taken by small plane flyovers, “we were able to identify changes that had happened to a property.”

As in every year, they also looked at market value, what someone is willing to pay for various types of properties. “If we are seeing a stronger market, we will also see increases in value as well.”

In our area, values went up an average of 5.38% for residential, 9.83% for Business/Other and 5.61% for Light Industry.

Jodi Pierce, Manager of CSRD Financial Administration Services said the 2018 draft budget proposes a .6% increase in taxes collected by the CSRD in Area F. “When assessments go up significantly, mill rates typically come down, unless

there is a corresponding increase in servicing costs of the community. Likewise, when assessments decrease in an area, mill rates often increase to meet the demands of relatively stable servicing costs.” The CSRD is still working through the budget process, “but I can assure residents that there will not be a corresponding tax increase equal to the increase in their assessments, unless of course the increase in their assessment is for any other reason than market comparability.”

Because of the updated aerial imagery, BC Assessment also identified a lot more docks. In the 2016 tax assessment, waterfront properties with foreshore leases received a separate assessment for their foreshores.

This was part of a legal ruling that said all Crown land (ie. foreshore parcel) had to be assessed separately from the fee simple land (ie. upland parcel).

Amanda Wilms said BC Assessment “started with the information we already had on our system and we have been actively trying to find docks for the past three years. In the first two years, we identified or separated out the docks for close to 200 properties and this past year, it is nearly 1000 on the Shuswap.”

Affected waterfront properties did receive a letter in early December notifying them of the change. Wilms said people have been calling in to discuss the change.

The deadline to appeal your assessment was January 31.

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Country Kids Learning Through Play

By Jo Anne Malpass North Shuswap children have been learning through play at Country Kids Playschool for over 20 years.

The playschool operates at North Shuswap Elementary each Monday and Wednesday from 9 am to noon, during the school year. Children aged three to five socialize and learn through sharing, playing and following instructions, building the foundation for learning in elementary school.

Alanna Stearns has been teaching at the play school for the past 10 years.

She said she enjoys working with children of that age and when the opportunity arose, she took some required childcare classes and worked the first two years with someone who had operated a preschool.

Up until 1997, a group of moms had been running a drop-in play group at the Scotch Creek Fire Hall. Erica Ritchie (Nakazawa) oversaw it and when her sister, Leigh Schaffer, a preschool teacher, moved to the Shuswap, she asked her to teach. Leigh licensed and insured it and the Country Kids Playschool has been operating ever since.

Leigh said the Playschool moved around a few times until it found a permanent home in September 2002 at North Shuswap Elementary. Sites for the playschool included a little building across from the elementary school on Meadow Creek and in the building where EcoTreats is now. After Leigh, Corrinne Lewis, who had her Early Childhood Certificate, and Debbie Brown taught for a few years until Alanna was hired by the parent board.

Alanna said it’s a play-based learning program. In a classroom designated for preschool children, there is an arts table where children can create their own crafts, there is usually an organized craft, there’s puzzles, play dough and little bins of all kinds of toys they can play with, there is a specified gym time and a set time to go outside, and there is circle time with stories, songs and games.

The playschool also tries to schedule two to three field trips in a year. Past field trips have included Jungle Mania in Salmon Arm and the Wildlife Park in Kamloops.

Being located at the school is a benefit to the children, said Alanna. A lot of them have older siblings who go there and, “if they are doing something special like bringing in a show on a day we are there, we can participate.” They get to know the teachers and the teachers get to know them and it is a nice transition for them when they go to kindergarten, she added.

The playschool was always run as a parent board but with fluctuating enrollment and high start up and operating costs, even with the monthly fee for the program and consistent community support, it was losing money.

It didn’t operate in 2012 because of this but in 2013, North South Shuswap Community Resources (NSSCR) took the playschool under its wing, helping with insurance costs and salary. NSSCR provides a network of programs and services to enhance the lives of children, youth and families living in the North and South Shuswap.

“We try to be as financially independent as possible, so we try to do some fund raising through the year on our own to be able to fund our playschool with supplies and field trips,” said Alanna.

Along with donations from the North Shuswap Lions Club and some local businesses, the playschool helped run the food service at the Christmas parade, with Century 21 and Super Valu. “The community has been really supportive, I have an enthusiastic group of parents this year who have helped with fundraising.”

People can donate their bottles or cash at Scotch Creek Bottle Depot or, if they want a tax receipt, can send a cheque to NSSCR and in the memo, put Country Kids Playschool to have it allocated there.

The playschool can only take 8 children without hiring another teacher.

Although it hasn’t been full for the past few years, it is full this year and Alanna said she has already received enquiries for next year and it looks like it will be full again. It is accepting applications for next year and it is first come, first serve.

To enquire about a spot at the playschool for next year or to find out how to help, call 250-679-3005.

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By Gail McNeil-Oliver, Executive Director Thanks to Saint Valentine, every February 14th we have an excuse to express love and appreciation to family & friends. So, go ahead and spoil someone special … including yourself!! It will make your heart feel good to hug a friend, take time to chat with a neighbor, or send out a valentine or two.

At NSHC we want to express appreciation to our great community who continue to support us. Our heart goes out to all of you and we thank you for continuing to utilize our community clinic and the health services we are bringing to you!

What's Been Happening: The ‘Smile People’ are pleased to announce that the dental hygiene clinics are a big success! People enjoy making one less trip to town, receiving dental care in a relaxed atmosphere, and learning new things to make oral hygiene easier. Liz-Ann and Krystal work hard to make the experience as thorough as it would be in a fixed clinic, and enjoyable too.

The goal of the ‘Smile People’ is to give patients the tools they can use to help themselves to be as healthy as they can be. For example, Liz-Ann explains to patients that doing a good brush and floss before bedtime prevents bacteria from multiplying all night long. Liz-Ann & Crystal are committed to helping people take care of their oral health and look forward to helping people in our community. If you have any questions about treatments, please call Liz-Ann or Krystal at 250 -832-6692 or email them at grin@thesmilepeople.ca

Turner Institute is also pleased to announce that their clinic days at NSHC are a huge success! Peter & Tara practice European Manual Osteopathy, a manual and physical therapy based on the 5 models of health: biomechanical, neurological, respiratory-circulatory, metabolic, and behavioural and the structure and function of those modules within the whole person.

At every visit they assess, treat, and provide specific instructions for you to take home as well as encourage you to embark on preventative exercise as part of a wellrounded health regime – that’s how important it is! As the old saying goes … “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. They engage, educate, and empower patients to progress from inactivity to activity to ultimately reach individual health and wellness goals.

Exciting News: New Locum doctors working with us!

This is exciting! What we are doing at NSHC is starting to attract some attention!

The work we are doing and the standards that we work by are getting noticed and our good reputation is attracting some interest with great new doctors.

Over the last year, our goal was to have regular Locum doctors work with us to ensure that we could provide continuity of care to patients.

It can be difficult to schedule and make a part-time clinic work but because of the caliber of doctors working with us, they have been just as invested as we are in providing excellent health care to this community.

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The NSHC’s patient base continues to grow making doctor recruitment more of a reality too. A large patient base makes the clinic more viable for doctors to consider working at. Interior Health does not fund our doctor position and doctors today are not interested in or have the time to manage clinics, so doctors are typically paid a percentage of the MSP billing revenue. The NSHC is also run by the NSHC Society which is a non-profit/ charity organization so every donation dollar that comes in helps us to keep the clinic staffed and in good operational condition to have doctors work with us.

In addition to regular Locums working with us, we are planning on having permanent doctors work with us, sharing our full-time physician vacancy. Keep an eye out for our updates regarding this in the coming months!!

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ECG Services are here!

LifeLabs is now equipped to complete ECG’s at NSHC! An ECG or an electrocardiogram is the recording of the electrical activity of the heart. Bring your ECG requisition to the clinic on a lab day (Wednesdays & Fridays).

The test should take between 5 – 15 minutes to complete and the results will be sent to your doctor within 3 – 5 working days. ♦Things to Come: First Annual NSHC “Walk-About” fundraiser. We are planning a family walk/run event this spring! Let us know if you are interested in volunteering, participating, and or helping to sponsor the event. ♦Follow us on Facebook: fb.me/northshuswaphealth or visit: www.nshealthcentre.ca to see the clinic calendar.

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North Shuswap Players in Rehearsals

By Jude Bastien The North Shuswap Players are pleased to announce that they are in rehearsals for an upcoming performance.

The play is a funny, fast action take on a promise made by four young friends.

Little did they know that it would affect them throughout their lives.

The play will take place in historical Celista Hall.

There will be three evening performances and two matinees. The shows are scheduled for the first two weekends in April. Please keep

an eye open for the poster to come out near the end of February.

If you have any questions, to reserve tickets or if you would like to take part in helping, please contact Annie at 250-679 4072 Tickets will be sold at Ross Creek Store and Scotch Creek Super Valu.

This is the first time the Players will perform in Celista Hall and we are very excited about it. Having this little group of thespians in our ‘hood’ is a gift and we should all support them.

So, come one, come all!

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Cookies are stored on your computer but are located within your browser and are not typically shared between browsers. That means that if you receive a cookie while using Firefox, it will not be available if you go to the same site using Google Chrome as an example. Cookies received from a website are used only by the browser in use when you got it..

There are several types of cookies, some useful and some not so much. The good cookies are the ones that make Internet browsing easier when you return to a particular website. The bad ones are those used to track your activity on the Internet in order to target you for advertising.

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LIFE Opens in March

By Rachelle Horvath It seems we have a lot of local people away for some rest and relaxation before the summer is upon us.

A community committee is being formed for the LIFE, Learning Independence Foraging Experiencing program, but we are unable to meet this month with all those who will be involved. Because of this, the opening for the program will be held in March. Nice way for the school to bring in Spring. Sorry for this delay, it was my mistake not realizing how many people in our community go away for the winter months.

The afterschool program at North Shuswap Elementary will include homesteading, outdoor and wildcrafting skills and will run on Wednesday afternoons, every other week.

If you have skills or talents that would reflect being in nature and have some free time and are willing to share with the children of our community, we would love to hear from you.

This program is a nonprofit project. There are supplies that need to be purchased for the learning experiences the children will partake in. If you can help in either cash funds or supplies, it would be much appreciated.

Below is a list of supplies that will be necessary for the project start-up. Fundraising will be incorporated to help waive any extra costs to the parents.

Supplies required for Garden: 2 water barrels, rain chains, hose, hand tools (shovels), soil (boost and add to what is there already), compost, 3 ring binder or folders of students for record keeping and observations, paper and 4 watering cans.

Remember this program is about learning responsibility, children who are enrolled will be required to participate in all the duties that will arise in creating and growing a garden.

Looking forward to hearing from you. Contact Rachelle 250 679 2145 or Vienne 403 390 2662

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of track. He was looking for any damage

By Jan Penner When this item was purchased, we were along the line – broken rails, burnt ties, told it is a brakeman’s lantern. Stefan switches not working correctly, any issues Scheilke sent us this information: A railroad with bridges, culverts roadbeds or tunnels. lantern and a railroad lamp are two different On finding any problems, he was to repair things. Lanterns were designed to be porta- them, stopping the train as necessary. There ble (i.e. carried) and were basically globes were trackwalkers on shift round the clock. surrounded by a metal frame with a fuel Whether that meant 2 or 3 men patrolling source. Lamps on the other hand, generally the same section one after the other in a 24had a sheet metal or cast metal hour period, or just that someone body and used lenses to amplify patrolling at any given time Last Month’s Thing was the internal light source. They was not clear in the information I Trackwalker’s Lamp found. were generally intended to be stationary or mounted someThere was mention of a where. While they may have trackwalker riding a conveyance handles on them for transportain order to cover a section betion, they were not meant to be yond walking distance from his swung about like lanterns. work shack. He would still have Thanks Stefan for this inforhad to walk somewhere in the mation, which had me delving a neighbourhood of 75 miles a little deeper to discover that week, as he traversed first one what we seem to really have is a side of the track and then the trackwalker’s lamp. Congratulaother, before returning his equiptions to our draw winner, ment to the shack. It retaking home the $25 prize, quired a strong body, a keen Name That Thing Sue Lumsden. Thanks to eye, the knowledge and abileveryone for the great reity to conduct a wide variety sponses! of repairs, and a disposition Most of the information I that could appreciate solifound searching online was tude. for American railroads but We are all aware of the speaking with some seniors, I importance of the railways in am confident that what I have the settling of Canada. It gleaned is applicable to Cajoined the nation from sea to nadian rail companies as sea and allowed the movewell. One collector mainment of people and goods in tains the trackwalker’s lamp a fraction of the time and was also known as a tri-color with less cost than previous Email: kicker@kicker.ca lamp, due to the 3 colours it transportation afforded. It Call: 250-955-0534 was capable of displaying.

Or drop answer in one of our drop also opened up vast regions boxes at SuperValu in Scotch Creek, for settlement. While the White was for illumination Supermarket in Celista, or treatment of workers and and possibly signaling a mes- Sunnyside Ross Creek Store in Magna Bay sage in emergency, Red for a practices of railroad compaEntry Deadline - Feb 16 problem with the track, and nies were often underhanded Green was to signal the repair was complete and inhumane, through education the misand the train could continue. The lamp was takes and wrongdoings are acknowledged most likely fueled by kerosene but this par- and the victims remembered with reverence ticular one is too seized to allow inspection for the sacrifices they made. Without the of the working parts. What I can tell is that men who built and maintained the rails, men the lamp is set on Red. such as the trackwalkers, Canada would not A trackwalker did just as the name sug- have become the nation it is. gests, he walked along miles of track inHere is our Name That Thing for March. specting joints and rails. On arriving at Get your guesses in for the draw and you work, he would gather his tools, including could be the $25 prize winner! the lamp, and head off to cover his section (hint: approx. 2” size)

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Have you ever considered becoming a First Responder?

Maybe you are wondering what might be involved and how often you would be called upon to help.

North Shuswap First Responders has been helping people in crisis situations for the past 22 years. The NSFR Society was also formed 16 years ago to help with the administration and fund raising efforts. Today, the Society continues to manage the budget and all the donations, apply for the CSRD grant, approve and pay for all the equipment and training costs, and provide home care equipment and reflective address signs to better facilitate our community needs. The NSFResponders are trained to respond in emergency situations whenever an ambulance is required. We continue to need volunteers for the entire north shore, including Lee Creek, Scotch Creek, Celista, Magna Bay, Anglemont and St Ives.

Historically, BC Ambulance dispatches us to between 90 and 120 calls per year.

Each individual First Responder can expect to attend anywhere from 10-40 of these calls per year, based upon his or her own availability. We are all volunteers and therefore our schedules revolve around and vary with our daily lives. If you plan to become a NSFR you might want to consider the following statistics. Seventy percent of our calls are received in the six month period from May through October. The busiest months within this period are July and August. February is typically the quietest month.

In general, 90% of our calls are initiated by medical

conditions such as shortness of breath and chest pains, injuries due to falls, allergic reactions and occasional mishaps with power tools. The remaining 10% of the calls are often due to motor vehicle incidents, reminding us how important it is to slow down and drive with caution. We assist with helicopter landings when patients require an air lift to the hospital. The majority of our calls are received during the day time hours, with only 15% requiring a response between midnight and 6:00 in the morning.

As well as responding to emergency calls, the NSFR meet twice per month for ongoing training sessions. We organize the training for all new responders and dispatchers, maintain our equipment and manage the paper work for BC Ambulance Services.

This is a diligent, hardworking, cohesive group, who invite you to join us and see just how rewarding being a First Responder can be.

Together, “We Make a Difference.”

If you are interested in learning more about our NSFR Society, please email Catherine McCrea at cm.nsbc@gmail.com or write to NS First Responder Society, PO Box 24015, Scotch Creek, BC, V0E 3L0. We would not be able to continue this valuable service without the help of so many.

Please call Margaret Needham at 250-679-2334 or email her at ma.needham49@gmail.com to order your green and white address sign.

If you would like to borrow home care medical supplies such as crutches, walkers, walking casts, wheel(Continued on page 25)

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chairs, or shower chairs, free of charge, from the First Responders Society, please contact Don Devine at donedevine@gmail.com or call 250955-2101 to make arrangements and find out more about the equipment we have available.

Please contact Phyllis Shrum @250-955-2949/ pshrum52@gmail.com to find out what it is like to be a First Responder or NS Dispatcher. Hope to hear from you soon.

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Shuswap Community Foundation – - Define Your Legacy

Donate Today & Support Shuswap Animal Welfare Arts & Culture Children & Youth Education Environment Health Heritage & Restoration Scholarships Senior Citizens Social Services Sports & Recreation Housing

250-832-5428 http://www.shuswapfoundation.ca/ Shuswap Community Foundation 101-160 Harbourfront Drive NE Salmon Arm BC V1E 4P9

Submitted by Paula Shields With a new year comes an awareness and acknowledgment of the potential to embark on a new path and to make changes in our quest to live a life that is purposeful.

As we contemplate our place in our community and the role we play we may ask ourselves: • How do I want to be remembered?

• Does my life reflect the values that are important to me?

• What kind of legacy do I want to leave?

• What more can I do to ensure that my contributions have a positive and lasting impact on my community?

• Have I taken the steps necessary to define my legacy?

• Will 2018 be the start of a clearly defined path to unlocking my potential, and making a difference?

Community building and connecting those who care with the needs in our community are two of the founding principles of Shuswap Community Foundation.

At SCF, working with charities across the Shuswap, we have our fingers on the pulse of our communities.

Identifying the needs in the Shuswap is a natural part of our process as we receive applications from non-profit organizations.

Determining how you want to leave your mark is a personal decision that often requires careful consideration and often consultation with family members, a financial advisor, accountant, and/or a lawyer. Shuswap Community Foundation can help guide donors though the process of choosing how to give back and make a difference to the Shuswap in ways which align with their values.

Choosing to align your philanthropic goals with a community foundation offers two key advantages: ∗ Simplicity – contact a Director of the Foundation, or your financial advisor/ estate planner ∗ No legal or registration fees – once you determine the purpose(s) of your Family Fund, or other Named Fund, a “Deed of Gift” is drawn up for you to sign.

Your wishes will be respected and followed, in your name, forever.

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Outdoor Curling in Celista

By Al Christopherson Thanks to the North Shuswap Community Association and to Glenn, Roy, Steve, John, Jack, Al and Wayne,the volunteers who put the curling rink together at the Celista Hall side lot. Curling rocks are in the shed and all are welcome to enjoy the rink to curl or for a skate. While it was built as a curling rink we understand some may skate on it and there is nothing to stop you from doing so. The next thought is can we get a curling tournament going before spring. Any interest out there? If so give me a call at 250955-2188.

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Foundation is already a registered charity, therefore your fund does not have to be registered separately, as it would if it were a private foundation. The Shuswap Foundation charges 1% on capital for the administration of its endowed funds. The balance of the earnings on the fund is paid out to other local charities as prescribed in the Deed of Gift.

The Shuswap Foundation can establish a Family Fund or other Named Fund for a minimum contribution of $1,000 with a contract to grow the fund to a target goal of $10,000 within a reasonable time frame, in order to advance the disbursement of the earnings from your fund into the community.

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in most cases more generous, than the rules that apply to the establishment of private foundations.

Call SCF today or drop in for a visit. We can help you define your legacy and ensure that your gift keeps on giving to the Shuswap.

250-832-5428 /102-160 Harbourfront Drive Salmon Arm across from the Prestige Hotel.

Shuswap Community Foundation, invited by the North Shuswap Chamber of Commerce, is pleased to be guest speaker at the monthly Chamber Meeting at Quaaout Lodge on February 26, 2018.

This information session will give guests the opportunity to learn about the work of the foundation, ask questions, share ideas on how collaboration and community partnerships is vital to revitalizing the North Shuswap.

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passed away in January. UnBy Carol Lepsoe fortunately we had to turn What a wonderful night some open mic musicians last Coffeehouse proved to away, as the roster filled up be! Tia Speed engaged the audience with her wide reper- quickly. Just a reminder to toire of songs and instruments, come by 7:00pm to ensure a spot on the stage! having the crowd singing This month, we are happy along to some of the songs she performed. The crowd echoed to have the returning feature, The Blind in while Tia February Feature Bay Blues brought out Band, back her Djembe by popular drum, to set dethe mood for mand! Dale Day-O, (The Bushy and Banana Boat his crew go Song). Tia is electric and I an extremely know they talented gal The Blind Bay Blues Band Saturday Feb. 17 can rock the and we will Doors open at 7 house! Bring gladly welyour dancing come her to shoes! Mark this date on your the stage, anytime! calendar: Saturday, February, Our open mic sessions 17th. Doors open at were quickly filled in with 7:00. Music starts at 7:30. performers from the area as We love our volunteers, well as from Salmon Arm and but sometimes they just need a Blind Bay. Many of our favorites came to entertain. Jan break. As some will be away, we will need extra help this Kudelka and Perry Tucker, coffeehouse, especially, in the both dedicated songs to Sam Souter, who was struggling in kitchen. Please consider lending a hand. Set up is at 5:30 the hospital. As well, Jim Leduc, dedicated a song to the followed by a potluck supmemory of friend, and fellow per. Give Jim a call if you can musician Garth Bauman, who help: 250 679 2174.

Volunteer Your Stories

By Jo Anne Malpass The Kicker is looking for stories about your volunteer experiences to print in our April edition in time for volunteer week.

The theme for National Volunteer Week 2018 is ‘Celebrate the Value of Volunteering’.

Although volunteering is about giving back to the community, it can also be quite the receiving experience, too. We are hoping for stories showing what volunteers have received from their experiences and showing the variety of volunteer opportunities available

locally.

Retirement doesn’t mean people can no longer be productive members of the community, many realize they have more to give in time, energy and a desire to help others.

Volunteering for the first time can seem a bit overwhelming but the willingness of our local citizens to serve others plays a significant role in the North Shuswap. The Kicker is asking for your help to encourage others to explore some of the possibilities.

If you are interested in sharing your experience please email us at: kicker@kicker.ca

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By Loretta Greenough The North Shuswap Historical Society is looking forward to another busy year.

Members of the society are working hard on editing and preparing the next Shuswap Chronicle. They are also continuing to sort and file historical information in the archives.

Presently we are working on the history of the North Shuswap Community Association, which fills several boxes.

December saw us taking part in the Christmas Parade.

This year’s theme of Spirits in the North Shuswap, seemed to be a hit for many. Thanks to the members who helped decorate and pass out the candy.

We all enjoyed our lovely Christmas Pot Luck Dinner at Florence Harrison’s. Having Eugene (Jeep) and Karna Bentley reminisce about their early days in the North Shuswap was very interesting. Thank you, Jeep and Karna!

We continue to look for stories or photographs of events

that take place on this side of the lake. I know many of you have some wonderful photographs that would add to the history. It is also good to have copies in a separate location.

The archives could be that second location. I scan the photographs at a high resolution and return the originals. During some of these winter nights spend some time looking for photographs that would depict some of the history of this area.

I really do require new photographs to keep our annual Photographic Presentation varied.

On March 25th at 2:00 p.m. we will once again be holding a Photographic Show in the North Shuswap Community Hall. Mark this date on your calendar. People who come usually find it very interesting.

Consider becoming a member of the North Shuswap Historical Society. It is only $15.00 for the year. We meet once a month for meetings, usually followed by a short program.

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By Tod Wilson

Come the midpoint of summer there’s a wonder phase that it’s the ‘dog days of August’. I was wracking my brain to find something suitably witty to describe about the midpoint of winter.

I found this one… "February is merely as long as is needed to pass the time until March" (Dr. J. R. Stockton).

If you’ve been by the Hall since Christmas, you’ll see there is now a rink, courtesy of Glenn Hobbs and his volunteers. Concrete in a coffee can curling stones have been poured and as things freeze up again, some curling rings will be painted. Come on out and give it a try!. Looking for a way to shake off the winter blues? There’s something for all, from Needlecraft to Kangoo Jumps and a little bit in between. Check out the Hall event calendar at www.northshuswapcommunit yhall.ca.

Your board of directors takes the responsibility for the good maintenance and high utilization of the Hall as a very high priority. We truly understand, we are caretakers of this wondrous facility and its surrounding grounds. After 75+ years of dances, parties, celebrations of life, weddings, lobster dinners, Mother’s Day breakfasts and countless other events, the beautiful wood main floor is approaching the end of the road. A number of years back, after the last sanding and sealing, it was determined the floor could not be resurface again.

It’s time to plan for replacement and while the quick thought is to just replace the original fir with new fir, there are simply a number of other factors that need to be taken into consideration.

The original fir boards were old growth wood, tight grained and for a softwood it has been amazingly durable.

That type of product is no longer available and replacing the floor with new fir would not be as durable. This has opened a discussion on what would be a suitable replacement product. There are options to consider either a replacement wood, an industrial vinyl plank with a simulated wood grain, possibly ceramic tile or something else altogether.

There are a number of practical considerations. If the desire is to stay with a wood floor, then a hardwood like red oak would be a consideration. It’s a highperformance material which is able to stand up to heavy use.

But replacing the floor with new wood raises two additional considerations. Do we remove the existing floor or install on top of the existing floor. Removing the existing floor, opens up a potential ‘can of worms’, such as uncovering possible structural issues. Installing the new hardwood flooring on the existing floor raises questions of weight load and potential issues of building structural integrity. It’s a lot of new wood and weight. Moving forward with a wood floor, could cost significantly more in un-anticipated costs. A ceramic and/or stone material floor would also add considerably more weight, which raises similar concerns.

A viable alternative might be to consider one of the new era industrial vinyl plank floor products. Adding vinyl would not add a significant weight load and the cost for a (Continued on page 32)

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By Jo Anne Malpass

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Although an appeal date has not been set for Leon Reinbrecht, a casemanagement hearing was set for January 29.

Ken Brown was killed, and eight others injured when Reinbrecht’s speedboat crashed into Brown’s houseboat on Magna Bay following a July 2010 Canada Day fireworks display.

In October 2015, Reinbrecht was convicted of criminal negligence causing death and criminal negligence causing bodily harm. On June 2, 2016, B.C. Supreme Justice Sheri Donegan sentenced him to spend three years in federal prison. He was also banned from owning a boat for five years following his prison term.

A few days after the conviction, the defence filed an appeal and Reinbrecht has been free on bail since then. At the time, defence lawyer Fred Kaatz, who was co-council with Joe Doyle, told the Kicker the issues on the appeal are twofold. One is the Charter argument that Reinbrecht’s rights were violated by the delays and the other is that Judge Donegan misconstrued evidence.

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premium material is approximately 60% less than a wood flooring. Installation is much quicker and this would put the Hall back to use much sooner.

Replacing the Hall floor will be a major project and we anticipate this will need to occur in either 2019 or 2020.

We want to ensure our community has input on what material should be used.

What do you our members think? Our email address is info@northshuswapcommunityhall.ca and we are keen to hear your thoughts.

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Lions Club News ton. The Lions Submitted by Geri Sandor We hope everyone had a Community Youth Fund fantastic Christmas and surwill help fivived New Year’s Eve! It’s “coming up roses” for nance up to ten children from the North Shuswap Club; but the North Shuswap, at $100 more to the point, “a red letter each, whose parents sign them up for Camp Grafton. day” for those community groups who benefit from our Here is how it works. Go to the Camp Grafton website Community Gaming Grant funds. Just before Christmas, (http://campgrafton.ca/) to register and pay for your our club Treasurer, Marlene child to attend one of this Kergan, received an e-mail from the Community Gaming summers week long camps.

Upon receiving the registraGrant folks in Victoria that tion and payment or your our application for this year was approved. Our Club will child, the Camp Grafton regbe receiving $23,000 for dis- istrar will contact the Lions Treasurer who will then conpersal to community groups tact you to arrange that benefit the Meat Draws for reimbursement North Shuswap 3pm to 5pm of $100 per regisregion. This is Lakeview Centre in tration. Rememthe tenth year in Anglemont ber, the North a row that the Saturdays Feb 3, 17 Shuswap Lions Club has re& Mar 3. will only be reimceived CommuCash bar, homemade bursing the first ten nity Gaming appys, games room, kids who have a funds.

50/50 draws. paid registration.

After the Call Ted at 250tragic fire at the Copper Island Pub, the Lions 955-6384 if you have any questions. have been working hard to IT TAKES A VILLAGE find a new venue for the Saturday meat and 50/50 draws. TO RAISE A CHILD Lakeside Community Centre Notice to this year’s executive have graciously North Shuswap Grade 12 agreed to open their doors on graduates from Salmon alternate Saturdays from 3:00 Arm Secondary school: The to 5:00. We had an awesome North Shuswap Lions offer turnout for the first event and two $1,000 bursaries. As in would like to thank everyone past years, we will give each who attended. The food was bursary to a graduating stuexcellent and a good time was dent of Salmon Arm Secondary who attended North Shushad by all. The upcoming meat and 50/50 draws will be wap Elementary School for at least two years and will be held February 3, 17 and pursuing a post-secondary March 3. See you there!

A big thank you to every- education. For more inforone who came out to the an- mation, deadline information and how to apply, please nual Lions Skating Party at Farrells Field. This year was check with your counselor or the biggest turnout ever with go to the school’s website and follow the links to the Counmore than 100 hotdogs cooked up and gallons of hot seling Services folder.

Watch for lots of new chocolate consumed.

The North Shuswap Lions information regarding the and the Camp Grafton Socie- North Shuswap Lions Club and the North Shore Commuty have partnered to help nities in coming months in more kids from the North Shuswap attend Camp Graf- the Kicker.

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SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS WANTED School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) requires School Bus Drivers to work in All Areas. The work involves the operation of school buses used to transport students within the district and on field trips.

Applicants will have a demonstrated safe driving history as presented by a Driver’s Abstract from the Motor Vehicle Branch. Practical working knowledge of school bus maintenance and repair requirements, along with the ability to deal in a friendly, courteous and effective manner with a variety of passenger situations is required. Drivers must also possess a good knowledge of the North Okanagan-Shuswap Area.

The successful applicant will have a valid B.C. Class 2 Driver’s license with an air brake endorsement. Work experience in the operations of passenger buses an asset.

The rate of pay is $25.49 per hour.

Interested individuals are invited to submit their resume with full supporting documents (proof of qualifications must accompany application), including three professional references and send to apply@sd83.bc.ca.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants, but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Thank You

Thank you to all the North Shuswap people who helped make it possible to provide food for 25 cats and 25 dogs in the 2017 Christmas Hampers.

Super Valu for the support and delivering the pet food to the Celista Hall, Scotch Creek bottle depot for their support, the people who helped me with bagging the animal food, the Salmon Arm Shuswap Vets and the Sorrento Vets for all their support and help, which makes this possible.

Thank you to Scotch Creek PharmaChoice Drugstore, Scotch Creek Home Hardware and the Sunnyside Supermarket for selling the Okanagan Humane Calendars, which makes it possible for spaying and neutering of some of the animals in the community, as well as some I have done.

I hope you and your dogs and cats have a great 2018.

Sharon Nicholl

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All You Need Is Love

By Eileen Peters MA, Certified Professional Counsellor

In a study done in 1939, women ranked love fifth as a factor in choosing a mate. By the 1990’s, it topped the list for both women and men. Love may be the most used, and most powerful word in the English language. We sing about it, write poems about it, and pray that it will happen to us. We think about it and talk about it endlessly. And we all have our favorite ways of defining love.

Researches and scholars have been studying the subject of love for centuries and here are some interesting facts about love: • When we feel generally secure, that is, when we are comfortable with closeness and confident about depending on loved ones, we are better at seeking support and better at giving it.

• When we feel safely linked to our partners, we more easily roll with the hurts they inevitably inflict, and we are less likely to be aggressively hostile when we get mad at them.

• Secure connection to a loved one is empowering.

• Securely bonded adults are more curious and more open to new information.

Openness to new experience and flexibility of belief seem to be easier when we feel safe and connected to others. Curiosity comes out of a sense of safety; not rigidity. The more we can reach out to our partners, the more separate and dependent we can be. Those who feel that their needs are accepted by their partners, are more confident about solving problems on their own and are more likely to successfully achieve their own goals. Having close ties to others is vital to every aspect of our health – mental, emotional and physical. Distress in a relationship adversely affects our immune and hormonal systems and even our ability to heal.

• Emotional isolation is a more dangerous health risk than smoking or high blood pressure.

• Negative relationships undermine our health. It is not just whether or not we have close relationships in our lives – the quality of these relationships matter, too and is a big factor in how mentally and emotional healthy we are.

• Conflict and hostile criticism from loved ones increase our self doubts and create a sense of helplessness which are classic triggers for depression. We need validation from our loved ones. Researchers say that marital distress raises the risk for depression tenfold.

• Positive loving connections with others protect us from stress and help us cope better with life’s challenges and traumas.

• Simply holding the hand of a loving partner can affect us profoundly literally calming jittery neurons in the brain. Contact with a loving partner acts as a buffer against shock, stress and pain.

• The people we love are the hidden regulators of our bodily processes and our emotional lives.

When love doesn’t work, we hurt.

Brain imaging studies show that rejection and exclusion trigger the same circuits in the same part of the brain, the anterior cingulated, as physical pain. This part of the brain turns on anytime we are emotionally separated from those who are close to us.

• When we are close to, hold or make love with our partners, we are flooded with the “cuddle hormones” oxytocin and vasopressin.

These hormones seem to turn on “reward” centers in the brain, flooding us with calm and happiness chemicals like dopamine and turning off stress hormones like cortisol.

Love is not the icing on the cake of life. It is a basic primary need, like oxygen or water.

If you have a topic you would like to see covered, or a question you’d like answered, let me know, and I’ll do my best to address it!

If you would like to find out about counselling services in Scotch Creek please feel free to contact me at250-793-2202 or visit northshorecounselling.net

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LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY CENTRE SOCIETY Anglemont and Surrounding Area www.lakeviewcommunitycentresociety.com

By Lorrie Schrader

Rise and Shine Breakfast: The guys and gals who served up the Rise and Shine Brunch on January 13 did a wonderful job. The weather outside was frightful but 44 hungry folks braved the elements to enjoy the cozy atmosphere and the good food.

Kudos to Marianne Brama, Monique Gauthier, Cathy Olszewski, Jim and Darla Dingeldein. Thanks to Alison Elmes who greeted everyone at the door with a big smile. Good job everyone. The February 10 breakfast will be sponsored by 2 generous gentlemen who wish to remain anonymous. Lorrie Schrader is coordinating this preValentine’s breakfast with the help of many hands. On the menu is Eggs Benedict, a citrus and green salad and something sweet along with the usual juice, coffee and tea. Bring your special Valentine out. Breakfasts run the 2nd Saturday of every month from 8 to 11 a.m.

BINGO: We have a winner!!! Congratulations to Vi Spence who was the lucky winner of the $675.00 Jackpot Prize on January 18.

February Bingo dates are February 1 and 15th. Doors open at 6 p.m. games start at 7 p.m. Bingo’s are held the first and third Thursday of the month.

General Meeting: The next General meeting will be March 13, 2018.

2018 Memberships now due: 2018 Memberships are now due. The dues are $20./ per person per year. Those members not paid up by March 31st, 2018 will be re-

moved from the Roster.

Pasta Night: The next Pasta Dinner Evening will be Feb 20th, from 5 to 7 p.m.

There will be a choice of 2 sauces, garlic toast, salad and dessert. There will be an open mic and entertainers are asked to sign up with Joe Lacasse 250-679-2165. Tickets are $15./each and are available by calling Marianne at 250-517-8365 NIA: Nancy Parkinson will be holding NIA Dance Fitness classes with her Anglemont “Angels” on Wed mornings at 10:30. Drop in or pay in advance. FMI Monique 778-981-0300.

Lion’s Meat Draw: The Lakeview Community Centre held its first ever Lion’s Meat Draw on Jan 20th and it was a huge success. Attendance exceeded expectations with 60+ attending.

Thanks to the kitchen and bar volunteers: the food was delicious and the bar did a brisk business. The Meat Draw will be held every second Saturday and upcoming dates are: February 3, 17 and March 3. The Games Room is open every day and offers Snooker, Foosball, Air Hockey, Shuffleboard and Darts. Volunteers will be needed to help set-up, take down and do food prep. Bar Servers will be needed. The kitchen will be selling Nachos, Chicken Wings, Fries and Gravy along with some surprises along the way. The doors open at 2pm and the cash bar will be open from 2 to 5:30 on Meat Draw days.

The Meat Draw is from 3 to 5. Please come out and support our busy Lion’s Club

who do so much good in our Upcoming Breakfast Events community.

• The March 10 Rise and Shine Breakfast will be Salsa Dance Lessons: sponsored and hosted by the Calling all ladies! Would you Carpet Bowling Club. like to learn to Salsa Dance but you can’t get hubby out of • Show and Shine – Classic Car Event: to be held durhis chair? Well leave hubby ing the May 12th Rise and at home and come out every Shine breakfast. If you have Wednesday evening from a classic car you would like 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. and learn to enter please call Luke how to Salsa Dance – no partKuromi 250-955-8610 ner is required; it is done in a line-dance format! Thanks to • Arts and Craft Show : Will be scheduled at the Connie and Tom Price for instructing these classes. Clas- August 11 Rise and Shine Breakfast. ses are $8./couple.

Sunday Service 10:30 All Are Welcome

Check out our web page for LIVE STREAM info nscf.churchonline.org Business Lunch Talk February 22nd 12:00pm to 1:00pm Guest speaker: Jay Simpson, North Shuswap Health Centre

Tuesdays at the Celista Elementary School (after school) Games, Creative Crafts, Bible Stories and snacks (free)

All Are Welcome

• Men’s Breakfast February 17th • Church Potluck February 18th 4079 Butters Rd, Scotch Creek Church Office: 250-955-2545 Pastor Lloyd Peters 250-793-2201

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Naturalist News

By Claudette Carlsen This month, I have the results for the Christmas Bird Count which took place on Dec. 21, 2017 and the Swan and Eagle Count on Jan 14, 2018. The results are as follows.

The Christmas Bird Count was attended by fourteen people who counted from Magna Bay to Little Shuswap Lake and beyond to White Lake. Several of these people were from the Salmon Arm Naturalists Club and they counted from Balmoral to White Lake and Sorrento. We owe then a great deal of gratitude as they come out early in the morning and do a lot of driving and counting in this area for us.

The number of Species was 57, down from 62 for 2016, probably due to the very snow day that we counted on. The number of individuals was also down from 2,455 in 2016 to 1568 in 2017. Our guru, Rick Howie, reported that he saw only three birds in his first hour, his area being the Little Shuswap and up to Turtle Valley.

However, it got better soon after. Of the largest birds, the Canada Geese and American Crows had the largest count and of the smaller birds, the Black Capped Chickadee and the Common Redpoll had significant counts.

The Swan and Eagle Count for 2018 was on January 14, with a fairly decent count. There were only 48 Trumpeter Swans this year compared with 75 last year and the Eagles were up from five in 2016 to eleven this year. We count from St. Ives to Hwy #1 and from the Squilax Bridge to Sorrento. White Lake being frozen, has no count.

This may be the last year for our Club, but the Christmas Bird Count will go on as usual because it is a part of the North American Bird Count and we will still take part in it. I had one report of a Varied Thrush in Scotch Creek and there was one Robin on the Count. ...Till next month.

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Let’s Go to the Hop! Ineke Hughes Mark your calendar and join us at the Hop! In keeping with the Word on the Lake Writers Festival’s theme “Thanks for the Memories,” Shuswap Association of Writers’ fundraiser in support of the Festival is a flashback to memories of the 1950s, 60s, 70s 80s, and maybe even the 90s. A perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your sweetie.

This year’s writers’ festival is May 11 – 13, 2018, and there’s a great roster of pre-

senters who will be attending.

Sherri-D Wilson, C.C. Humphreys, Ian Weir, Jack Whyte, to name just a few.

The Sock Hop happens on Friday, February 16, 2018 at the Elks Hall, 3690 – 30 Street NE, Salmon Arm, BC. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Tickets available at Hidden Gems Bookstore, 331 (D) Alexander St., NE. 250-833-0011. Go to www.shuswapassociationofw riters.ca/events for more details.

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An Inspirational Journey Part LXVII

By Jan Penner When I spoke with Heather Alison recently, she was resting at home. After 3 radiation sessions in Vancouver, treating 3 of her 4 brain tumors, she returned home.

Just prior to our speaking she had been in facilities closer to home for more tests. The tests did not exactly go as planned because Heather is apparently allergic to the dye used. She had reactions which included anaphylactic shock, a rash and swelling. The tests were completed, however, and she is waiting for results.

At this point, Heather said she is not being given a lot of information about how things are progressing as, she feels, the doctors are not really sure what is going on with her situation. They have said to rest and be very cautious about her activities because if she falls

and hurts herself, they won’t be able to do anything to help her. Aside from a few outings with Doug driving, she has been staying inside, waiting for the snow and ice to disappear so she can again enjoy the outdoors.

Doug will be returning to work shortly, which will mean Heather is on her own. Her doctors have told her they will be arranging palliative care for her, which will include meals being prepared for her. She is hoping to stay in her home for as long as possible.

Heather, you are in our thoughts and prayers. Your strength, stamina and positive outlook continue to be inspiring. Here’s hoping for an early spring which will see you able to be a part of the flora and fauna in your surroundings.

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2016 North Shuswap home sale volume was up 11% over 2015 to 97 sales.

2017 North Shuswap home sales volume dropped a bit from 2016 to 93 sales.

Of the 93 North Shuswap homes sold in 2017 only 15 were true

Lakeshore homes. The Lakeshore homes sold between $420,000 for entry level that needs a hug, to $1,255,000 for all you could ask for.

Again this year, the majority of interest in North Shuswap homes for sale were non-lakeshore homes. Of the non-lakeshore homes sold the prices range from a sale price of $97,000 for a home in need of attention, to $901,500 for a deluxe home with acreage.

2016 North Shuswap Lot sales were up 5% over 2015 to 45 Lots sold.

2017 North Shuswap Lot sales reached 70 Lots sold or up 55% over 2016.

Of the 70 North Shuswap Lots sold in 2017 the majority were in Anglemont with 46 sold. Low sold price for an Anglemont Lot was $8,000 for a Lot with issues, and the high was $53,400 for a Lot with extra features. Small acreages have rebounded from very few sales to a more acceptable level as buyer interest improves. Of the 70 Lots sold 6 were Lakeshore Lots. I only expect 2 or 3 bare Lakeshore Lots to sell each year because there are very few bare Lakeshore Lots left. To have 6 listed and sold in one year is very noteworthy.

Lakeshore Lots ranged from a sold price of $199,000 for a Lot with issues to a high of $905,500 for a high end Lot Disclaimer: Al Christopherson is affiliated with Century 21 Lakeside Realty Ltd. and the opinions expressed herein are his own and not those of the company.

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School News

By Jan Penner The basketball season has started for our senior students.

With Mr. Iversen, Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Ellis sharing coaching duties, North Shuswap has a Girls team comprised of grade 6, 7 and 8 students, while the Boys team has grade 5, 6 and 7 members. By the time this issue is out, the schedule will have been set and inter-school play will have begun. Best of luck to all participants.

The Scholastic Book Fair held in early December had over $2300 in sales, earning almost $800 in free books. Mr. Schmidt is currently in the process of purchasing titles, many recommended by staff and students. Thanks to everyone who supported the event.

District 83 participated in Unplug and Play again this year. The week of January 20-27 saw the encouragement of less screen time and more face to face interaction. In a generation that has become more and more focused on technology, interesting young people in physical activity and interaction with others when these are not scheduled, has become a major challenge. The district helped with organizing and publicizing many events which were designed to suggest what families and children can do on a regular basis that are fun and do not require any kind of electronics. A checklist was supplied to students to encourage them to be aware of their activities and all returned checklists were entered into a draw with prizes such as books awarded to the winners.

February 7th and 8th we will have early dismissal, with students leaving 1 hour earlier than normal, as we will be holding Parent/Student/ Teacher Conferences. The focus will be goal setting with the 3 principle players discussing progress and creating goals based on

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Our ski/skate dates are now completed. I can speak to the fact that it was so great to see the improvement with skating skills.

While all of our children were able to stand and move on skates, those with less mobility were doing at least some gliding by the end of the sessions. The skiers also made great progress, learning a lot from their lessons and practice on the hill. Everyone who participated had a good time enacting these lifelong skills. A huge thanks to parents who took part helping with equipment transportation, skate tying, and encouraging your children. Thanks also go to our wonderful PAC for their monetary contributions to transportation and participation costs.

A new electronic scoreboard has been on the wish list for a while now.

Spooner Electric has generously donated $500 towards its purchase. What a great contribution! Our deepest thanks for your support. We will keep you posted on the purchase progress.

Donations have also come in from Lebeau Brothers Logging Ltd, for $3000 to our PAC, and from Lysa Wood from the North Shuswap Cookhouse who has given $200 to the Hot Lunch Program. $1781.91 was the total profit from the PAC Christmas Fundraising, monies which have helped with ski/skate days, cultural performances and gymnastics.

Thanks to everyone in our community for the support you show for all our programs, both through monetary support and volunteerism.

Upcoming dates include: Family Day February 12th (no school as we will be spending time with our family wherever possible), Pro D on the 23rd, and Pink Shirt Day on the 28th, promoting awareness of bullying issues and ways to combat bullies.

Please remember to respect the 30KPH speed zone on roads adjacent to the school. Be aware when approaching school buses that Red Means Stop, and be cautious when passing children traveling to and from bus stops or waiting at bus stops. The few seconds added to your journey could save a life.

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Columbia Shuswap Regional District CSRD Electoral Area F New Building Regulation Inspection Service A CSRD Building Regulation Inspection Service has existed in the communities of Lee Creek, Scotch Creek, Celista, Magna Bay, Anglemont and St. Ives since 2001.

Starting March 5, 2018 the number of building inspections in these areas will increase from three to six: 1. Footing construction 2. Pre-backfill 3. Under slab plumbing rough-in 4. Framing construction 5. Insulation and vapour barrier and air barrier 6. Final inspection

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For more information please contact the CSRD Building Department at: 1.888.248.2773 or 250.832.8194 buildingpermit@csrd.bc.ca http://www.csrd.bc.ca/services/building-regulationinspection

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Catholic Services Our Lady of the Lake Blind Bay  Sunday, 11: 15 am Chase  Sunday, 9:00 am

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DID YOU KNOW ….. Tying the knot may lengthen your life. According to a study, those who entered their 40s married had fewer risk factors for premature death than those who were divorced or never married. Another study found that both married men and women may have stronger hearts than those who've never walked down the aisle. Men especially have stronger hearts thanks to their wives, with 5% lower odds of any vascular disease, according to the research.

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NORTH SHUSWAP • Salsa Dance Lessons - Join Tom and Connie Price on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. small fee per couple. NIA Class with Nancy Parkinson - Wednesday mornings at 10:30. FMI Monique 250-679-2165 • Lions Club Meat Draws - Saturdays 3pm to 5pm at the Lakeview Centre in Anglemont - Feb 3, 17 & Mar 3. Cash bar, homemade appys, games room, 50/50 draws.

• Neighbours Seniors Club - Starting Wed, Feb 14th, 12 to 3pm every week at North Shuswap Christian Fellowship. Lunch, games, entertainment, coffee/dessert & fellowship. FMI Marion 250-679-2369 or Sherri 250-955-0036.

Celista Coffee House - Sat Feb 17, featuring Blind Bay Blues Band. Dale Bushy and his crew go electric. They can rock the house! Bring your dancing shoes! Doors open at 7pm at NS Community Hall.

• Pasta Night - Feb 20, 5pm to 7pm at the Lakeview Centre in Anglemont. Choice of 2 sauces, garlic toast, salad and dessert. Tickets call Marianne at 250-517-8365• • Business Luncheon - Thurs, Feb 22nd, 12 - 1 pm at the North Shuswap Christian Fellowship Church. Guest speaker Jay Simpson from North Shuswap Health Centre. Free of charge and everyone is welcome.

• N. S. Chamber of Commerce meeting - Feb 26 at Quaaout Lodge. Dinner at 6pm (optional), meeting at 6:30. Presentation by Shuswap Community Foundation. Guests will have the opportunity to learn about the work of the foundation, ask questions, share ideas on how collaboration and community partnerships is vital to revitalizing the North Shuswap.

• Historical Photograph Presentation - March 25, 2pm at North Shuswap Community Hall. The North Shuswap Historical Society is always

looking for old photographs. If you have any that you are willing to share, please contact Loretta Greenough at 250-955-6431. She can scan photographs at a high resolution and return the originals.

• Herb classes - Tuesdays with Lynne Garlock. 1pm to 2pm, at the Centre in Scotch Creek (small fee) FMI and to register call Lynne at 250955-6354 • Classic Car Show and Shine - May 12 at the Rise and Shine Breakfast (Lakeview Centre) If you have a classic car to enter please call Luke Kuromi to register - 250-955-8610 SOUTH SHUSWAP • South Shuswap Library Events - Life of Di: Tues Feb 13: 2pm-3pm: Join Diana as she tells her life story in the fun, lively hour. / Fireside Knitters: Fridays, the 1st & 3rd each month~ 10am - Noon: Come join the group by the fireplace. / Crafty Saturdays: March 3, 2:00pm3:00pm. For school aged children. Preregistration is required & begins 2 weeks prior to date. (250-675-4818) • Hasta la Pasta - Friday, Feb. 9 at Shuswap Lake Estates: Dinner by donation, dessert and entertainment along with a silent auction as a fundraiser for Mexico Missions. RSVP: hastalapasta.eventbrite.com (tickets available at the door as well depending on availability) • Sorrento Lions Valentines Dance - Sat. Feb. 10, 7pm to midnight at the Sorrento Memorial Hall, 1150 Passchendaele Rd. Tickets include a light supper & dancing to the music of local entertainer Al Weldon. 50/50 draw & door prizes. All proceeds go to the Sorrento Food Bank.

Tickets available at Lighthouse Foods in Sorrento and the Blind Bay Village Grocer in Blind Bay or call 250-675-2616.

• Family Day Carnival - Mon. Feb. 12th - 11:00 - 2:00 at Shuswap Lake Estates….50¢ carnival games, concession, face painting, orbs and

surprises ~ all proceeds to our Mexico Mission • Spaghetti Dinner & Silent Auction - Sat. Feb. 17 at Sorrento Memorial Hall. Doors open at 5pm. Meal begins at 5:30pm. Auction ongoing. All funds going to Guatemalan Water Project.

CHASE • Chase Fish & Game Annual Banquet - Sat, Feb 3rd. At the Adams Lake Rec/Conference Centre. Happy Hour 5:30 pm, Banquet 7 pm.

Music by Patrick Ryley. FMI or tickets call Vickey 250-955-2374 or Millers Cabin in Chase 250679-3332 or Helen Dalin 250-679-8019.

• Variety Club Telethon Auction & Mixed Triples Dart Tourney - Feb 10 at Chase Legion. Small fee plus a new wrapped gift. Tourney 11 am. Auction approx. 2 pm. Lunch for sale. All auction proceeds go to Variety. FMI Val 250-679 8527 or Chase Legion 250-6793536 OTHER AREAS • Let’s Go to the Hop! - Feb. 16, at the Elks Hall, 3690 - 30 Street NE, in Salmon Arm, BC. Music by Rockstar DJ Liz Blair . Happy Days style menu. No host bar. Tickets available at Hidden Gems Bookstore in downtown Salmon Arm. Remember when? A Shuswap Association of Writers fundraiser in support of www.wordonthelakewritersfestival.com • Advance Care Planning - FREE info session Tues Feb 13, 10am to 2pm at Shuswap Hospice Society. 781 Marine Park Dr. Salmon Arm. Prepare for your future health-care decisions.

FMI 250-832-7099

For more events in and around the Shuswap check out:

Salmon Watch Countdown

By Darlene Koss Adams River Salmon Society This is the year ~ 2018 ~ every 4 years is the dominant year for the Sockeye to return to their spawning grounds.

This year’s event for the Salute to the Sockeye will begin on Friday September 28, 2018 and will run through till Sunday October 21, 2018 with the Opening Ceremony taking place Sunday September 30, 2018.

Every month we will give you more

information leading into October with lists of dates, times, events and happenings. So, watch for the SALMON WATCH COUNTDOWN. Check out www.facebook.com/ adamsriversalmonsociety for our SALMON WATCH posts. Oh, and if you get some fantastic pictures of any of the salmon please send them along to info@salmonsociety.com to have them posted on the Facebook page.

Sorrento Lions Collect Eyeglasses

By Judi Kembel The Sorrento Lions Club are happy to report that a total of 1,185 pair of eyeglasses and lenses were shipped to the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centre (LERC) in Calgary, AB. A special thanks to immediate Past President Terry Timms for collecting these from InView Optical, Evelyn’s Eyewear and Alpine Optometry in Salmon Arm.

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Regularly Scheduled Events

To add a meeting/event call 250-955-0534, Fax 250-955-0515 NORTH SHUSWAP CELISTA COMMUNITY HALL 5456 Squilax Anglemont Rd • BINGO Monday (except stats). $1000 Progressive Jackpot (must be legal age). Doors open at 6.

Games start at 7. FMI Deb at 250-253-5954 (license #92155) • Celista Coffee House - Live entertainment every 3rd Saturday Oct to May. FMI 250-679-2174 • Community Association - 3rd Tues. at 7pm.

• Craft & Needlework every Wed, 10-2. FMI Gerry 250-517-7111 (from 2nd Wed in Sept to 2nd Wed in June) everyone welcome.

• Historical Society - meeting 2nd Thurs at 2pm.

• Lions Club - meetings 2nd & 4th Thurs of the month, 7pm. Meat Draw at the Copper Island Pub, Saturdays 3-5pm • Naturalist Club - meet 2nd Tues of the month, 1:30 pm. (Summer outings) FMI 250-679-8148 • NIA Dance Fusion Classes - Tues & Fri 10:30am -11:30am. FMI Nancy Parkinson 250-679-8233 • NS First Responders Society - meet 2nd Tues. of the month at 1pm • N.S. Players - meet 2nd Tues. of the month, 7pm.

• Zumba - Tues & Thurs 9am to 10am. FMI Julie 250-679-8502 LAKEVIEW CENTRE ACTIVITIES 7703 Squilax-Anglemont Rd, Anglemont • Anglebay Entertainers Chorus practice - Wed. 1pm, Jo 250-955-2282 • Arts Group - Tuesdays 10am to 2pm • Crafts - 2nd & 4th Tues. 10am to 2pm. Bring your lunch. Everyone welcome. FMI call Alison @ 250955-2588 • Bingo - 1st & 3rd Thur. Doors open, 6pm. Game at 7pm (licence no. 91834) FMI 250-572-0411 • Bridge Night - Wed evening, 7 pm. Coffee and Treats, Everyone welcome.

• Carpet Bowling - Mon & Thurs 10-12. FMI Blair Scranton 250-955-0032. Spares list call Ann Chow 250-955-2899 • Country Gardener’s Club - 3rd Wed of the month, 7 pm. FMI Chris 250-955-6467 • General Meeting - 2nd Tues. 2:30pm • NIA Class - Wed 10:30am. Monique 250-6792165 • Rise & Shine Breakfast - 2nd Sat. 8-11am.

• Salsa Dance Lessons - Wed 7 - 8:30pm • Table Tennis - Mon. 1pm-3pm and & Fri. 10amnoon. FMI Dennis 250-955-2899 OTHER NORTH SHUSWAP ACTIVITIES • Business Lunch Talk (BLT)- 3rd Thurs 12pm to 1pm at pm at North Shuswap Christian Fellowship Church. 4079 Butters Road. Scotch Creek • Chamber of Commerce Meetings - 4th Mon of the month, Location to be announced • Fitness classes at Quaaout Lodge - Mon, Wed, Fri - Yoga at 8:30am and Aquafit at 10am. FMI 250.679.3090 • Lions Club Meat Draw & 50/50 Draw - at the Copper Island Pub. Saturdays, 3-5pm. Ten draws for the various cuts of meat purchased from SuperValu. 50/50 Draw • NS First Responders - meet 1st & 3rd Thurs, 7pm at Celista Fire Hall.

• NS Health Centre Society - meet 2nd Thurs of the month, 9am. Call Carol 250-679-3498 or Jay 250377-5462 for location • Pickleball - at the tennis court in Scotch Creek.

Every day at 10am. Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun are "organized club play". Tues/Thurs/ Sat are "open play". (Earlier times during summer heat)

• The Shuswap Hiker Ladies meet weekly on

Fridays to hike the North and South Shuswap Trails. To join, contact joyce@thethirdhouse.ca or visit http://www.thethirdhouse.ca/ shuswaphikerladies/ SOUTH SHUSWAP • Notch Hill Town Hall Assoc. - meet 1st Monday of month at 7pm (bank holiday 2nd Mon) Watch for special events all year. Info 250-675-4174 • Probus Copper Island - meets at Cedar Heights Community Hall in Sorrento on the second Thurs./ mo. at 10 am Coffee at 9:30. For details call Mr. Doug Brown 250-803-8930 • Shuswap Beachwalkers - Two hour beach walk, 3rd Sat. in Sorrento 10am. All ages and mobilities welcome, TrailRider or Beach Wheelchair available by prearrangement. FMI: Dan McKerracher - 250319-5121 or danmckerracher@telus.net.

• Shuswap Rock Club - First Tues of the month (Sept - June) 7:30 pm at Sorrento Drop in Society.

Saturday workshops 1-4 pm. FMI 250-675-2849 • Shuswap Wood Carvers - Wed 9am to noon at Sorrento Drop in Centre. FMI Ken 250-675-3316.

• Sorrento Lions Club Meat Draw - Fridays 5-7pm at Copper Island Pub in Sorrento. 50/50 draw FMI Bob, 250-679-2299 • The Arts On-Site with Lady Nature meet Mondays at 9am to create outdoors in the forest, near Sorrento-Blind Bay. FMI: 250-6755097, www.thethirdhouse.ca/theartsonsite • TOPS Sorrento #4369 - meets every Wed from 8:15 to 10:00 am at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. 2740 Fairway Hills Rd. Blind Bay BC (lower level). FMI Gail 250-675-2849 BLIND BAY MEMORIAL HALL 2510 Blind Bay Rd,250-675-3139. Email: blindbayhall@gmail.com Facebook: Blind Bay Community Hall and Reedman Gallery Website: Under construction • Blind Bay Painters - Tuesdays from 9:30 am - 3 pm. FMI Betty Schriver 250-675-2249 • Talana Twirlers - Thurs 7 - 9:30 pm. Contact Nancy 250-675-5375 CARLIN HALL - 4051 Myers Rd., Tappen To book call 250-835-8577. web: carlinhall.net • Tues: Beginner acoustic jam - 7pm to 9pm.

• Wed: Intermediate acoustic jam - 7pm to 9pm • Coffee House 1st Sat. Dec - March. 7pm SOUTH SHUSWAP LIBRARY Blind Bay Market. 250-675-4818 www.orl.bc.ca/branches/south-shuswap • Knitting & Crocheting Group: 1st & 3rd Friday, 10 am – Noon. Bring a project! Meet new friends • The Writers’ Nook: 2nd & 3rd Wednesday from 10am – 12pm. All welcome!

• For a full list of events including children’s programs and special talks, workshops, etc visit the library or check out their website.

EAGLE BAY COMMUNITY HALL 4326 Eagle Bay Rd. • Quilting Mondays 10-2 (Bring Lunch). FMI call Inez: 675-4531 • Crafts Wednesdays 10-2 (Bring Lunch). FMI call Dot: 675-4282 • Fitness - Tues. & Thurs. 9-10. Sharon: 675-2408 • Darts Fri7:15 pm. FMI call Alan: 675-5403 • Coffee House 4th Sat of the Month, except Dec & June - Aug. 7:30pm. FMI Gaetane 675-2178 SORRENTO DROP IN SOCIETY 1148 Passchendaele Rd. • Mon: AA Sorrento Group 8pm, Glee Club 9:30am • Tues: Crib -1:30pm, Men’s Snooker - 1pm, Meals

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to Wheels 2nd & 4th Tues. at noon Wed: Carvers - 9am, Cards 1pm, Snooker 6pm • Thurs: Quilting - 10am, Men’s Snooker - 1pm • Fri: Ladies Snooker- 1pm • Sat: Scottish Country Dancing 9:30am - 250-675-3518 SHUSWAP LAKE ESTATES COMMUNITY CENTRE: 2404 Centennial Dr, Blind Bay FMI call 250-675-2523 • Mon: Line Dance - intermediate 1-3pm, Sponge Ball 9-12pm • Tues: Ladies Bridge 1-4pm, Good Time Quilters 1st & 3rd, 9am-3pm, Sponge Ball 9-12pm • Wed: Line Dance (beginners) 10-11:30am, (Advanced) 1:30-3pm. Ballroom Dance 7-9pm.

Lego Club 2nd Wed 6:30-8pm • Thurs: Play Group 9-12pm, Shuswap Pipers1-4pm • Friday: Sponge Ball 9-12pm, Youth Group (Gr. 57)6:30-7:30pm - (Gr. 8 & up)7:30-9:30pm, Scrappy Quilt Chics 9-3pm CHASE Fish & Game Club - 3rd Mon. 7:30pm at Chase Creekside Movie Night - Chase Community Hall, every Thurs, minimal admission, concession available. FMI 250319-6302.

Parkside Estates - Public Bingo Wed. 1pm, FMI 250-679-4477 Ext. 5 Taoist Tai Chi - Chase Community Hall on Tuesdays from 10-11am and Thursdays from 9:3011:30 am. FMI Judy 250-679-5425 CHASE CREEKSIDE FOR SENIORS 542 Shuswap Ave - FMI Sharron 250-679-1183 • Mon: Exercise for guys/gals, 8:30am / Bridge (with lessons), Canasta & Snooker, 1pm • Tues: Bingo, 1pm • Wed: Exercise for guys/gals, 9am / Canasta & Snooker, 1pm / Jam session 7pm • Thurs: Wood carving, 9am (lessons & help avail.)

• 2nd Thurs: Monthly General Meeting, 1pm • Fri: Cribbage, 1pm • Exercise for guys/gals, 9am • 2nd Fri: Mini-Crib, 10:30am register, 11am start • 3rd Fri every other month (starting Oct 2015): Full course meal, 5pm. Happy hour, 4:15 CHASE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION 515 Shuswap Ave - 250-679-3536 • Tues. Pool- 3:30pm, meat draw - 3:30- 6:30pm, fun darts • Wed. - 3rd Wed of every month Branch General Meeting 7 pm. (except July & Aug) • Sat. Meat Draw, 50/50, Fun Darts - 2pm • Sun. - Giant Crib on the first Sun. of every month, 10:45 am. All other Sundays closed.

SUNNYBRAE COMMUNITY HALL - 3585 Sunnybrae Canoe Pt. Rd. • Tues & Thurs: Karate 6pm (250-835-8875) • Mon & Fri: Badminton (250-835-4625) • 2nd Sat: Coffee House (except June to Sept) • 4th Wed: General Meeting 7:30pm SUNNYBRAE SENIORS HALL • Sunnybrae Painters/Crafters Mon 9:30am (except statutory holidays) FMI 250-835-8539 • Wed Quilters 1st & 3rd (250-835-8255) • Potluck dinner and Meeting 3rd Tues, 5:30 pm (except July/Aug) • Shuswap Needle Arts Guild meet 1st & 3rd Thursday, 10am to 4 pm (Sept. to Jun) FMI Jo (250)-832-9308 or Sharon (250)-832-4588.

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Adams River Salmon Society.. info@salmonsociety.com Anglemont Estates Waterworks

After Hours emergency 1-877-996-3344 Regular hours 250-832-8194 Anglemont Ladies Golf.. Bev Shea 250-955-0365 Anglemont Men’s Golf Club.. Rob MacDuff at 250-505-2781 Artistic Community.. Lynn Erin 250-955-6234 Arts Council for the South Shuswap.. Karen Brown 250.515.3276 AWE Society.. email: awesociety7@gmail.com. Baseball Club.. Mike McManamna.. 250-819-0522 or 250-955-0688 Camp Grafton.. Judy MacPherson 250-374-5115 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE North Shuswap - Angela Lagore 250-320-2012 South Shuswap - Karen Brown 250-515-0002 Chase - 250-679-8432 Coffee House.. Jim Leduc 250-679-2174 COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS Lakeview Community Centre Hall Bookings ..Marianne Brama ..250-517-8365 NS Community Association.. Tod Wilson 250-253-6253 Hall Bookings – Deb 250-253-5954 or Lynn - 250-679-4017 Seymour Arm Comm. Assoc.. Bob Reimer 250-833-7610 Sorrento & Area Community Association (SACA) – Barry Stokes, 250-675-3306 Country Kids Play School.. Alanna Stearns 250-679-3005 Country Gardens Garden Club.. Chris Trueman 250-955-6467 CRIMESTOPPERS.. 1-800-222-8477 Crowfoot Snowmobile Club.. 250-682-3350 CSRD - Area F Director.. Larry Morgan 250-955-2567 FIRE DEPARTMENTS Anglemont - Graham Lucas - 250-318-7157 Celista - Roy Philips - 250-517-0540 Scotch Creek/Lee Creek - Mike Engholm - 250-320-0768 Skwlax - Keith Power - 250-679-4472 Fire Services Coordinator - Sean Coubrough, 250-833-5955 FIRST RESPONDERS NS First Responders.. Andrea Carter 250-679-7746 NS First Responder Society.. Catherine McCrea cm.nsbc@gmail.com SS First Responders.. Debbie Edwards - email: backacher@telus.net. Girl Guides .. 1-800-565-8111 Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon..

Cynthia Bentley 250-955-2222 HEALTH SERVICES NS Health Centre Society.. Jay Simpson 250-377-5462 Scotch Creek Clinic - 250-955-0660 Chase Medical Clinic - 250-679-1420 Chase Health Centre - 250-679-1400 SS Health Services Society - Sue McCrae 250-675-3562 Sorrento Health Centre – 250 803-5251

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Sorrento Health Centre Society – Marilyn Clark, 250-675-2449 Historical Society.. Loretta Greenough 250-955-6431 Imai Ball Park Foundation.. Brian MacDuff 250-955-0981 JPW Road Maintenance.. Attendant 1-877-546-3799, Main office (Armstrong) 250-546-3765, Celista yard (answering machine) 250-955-2231 Karate Club.. Dale Cundy 250-682-3094 Lakeview Centre.. Karen Hill 250-317-0012 Lions Club.. Ted Danyluk 250-955-6384 Naturalists Club.. Claudette Carlsen 250-679-8148 Needle Bugs Club.. Gerry Kendall 250-955-6279 NS Art Group.. Alison Elmes 250-955-2588 NS Cemetery.. Doug Prigmore 250-955-6454 or Loretta Greenough 250-955-6431 NS Christian Fellowship.. 250-955-2545 NS Craft & Needlework Club.. Gerry 250-955-6279 NS Elementary School.. Rob Ellis 250-955-2214 NS Players.. Judy Weller 250-955-0744 Okanagan Regional Library..

North Shuswap.. Lee Carreiro 250-955-8198 South Shuswap.. Leigh Schaffer.. 250-675-4818 Parents Advisory Committee.. Angela Simpson 250-377-5406 Parks Commission Contact.. CSRD 1-888-248-2773 RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION Anglemont - Marian Zackery 250-955-0359 Magna Bay - Alan Nunn 250-679-2565 or 604-522-3346 Scotch Creek - Mary Stewart 250-955-2967 St. Ives - Miki Andrejevic 250-955-0414 School District # 83 Official Trustee Mike McKay trusteefeedback@sd83.bc.ca Seymour Arm Snowmobile Club.. Markus Schrott, 250-307-4360, seymoursledding@gmail.com Shuswap Beachwalkers.. Dan McKerracher 250-319-5121 or danmckerracher@telus.net Shuswap Community Foundation .. 250-832-5428 www.shuswapfoundation.ca Shuswap Environmental Action Society.. Jim Cooperman 250-679-3693 Shuswap Hospice Society.. 250-832-qaqaqa7099 Shuswap Needle Arts Guild.. Gerry 250-517-7111 or Sharon 250-832-4588 Shuswap Rock Club.. Pat or Gail Bowden 250-675-2849 Shuswap Theatre Society.. http://shuswaptheatre.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Shuswaptheatre/ Shuswap Volunteer Search & Rescue.. Luke Gubbles 250-8031095, shuswapvsar.org Shuswap Waterfront Owners Association (SWOA) info@SWOA.ca, web: www.SWOA.ca Skmana Ski club .. George 250-679-3688 / John 250-679-8600 South Shuswap Canada Day Committee.. Tammy Packer 250-463-2495 shuswapcanadaday.ca Taoist Tai Chi .. Judy 250-679-5425 Victim Services.. Guy Ramsay 250-679-8638 Whittlers Club.. Marian Zackery 250-955-0359

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SERVICES Making Waves Marine Service, Service, parts, and marine accessories to your location. Full mechanical marine repair and service available to all makes and models of pleasure craft. Certified marine technician with over 20 years experience. Call Alan today at 955-0884. www.makingwaves marine.ca

SERVICES

THOMPSON RIVERS APPRAISALS REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS Magna Bay

WE DELIVER

www.trappraisals.ca

Ian Bischoff 250-955-2340 250-833-6073

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• Renovations • Foundations • Framing • Finishing • Hardy siding

Freshen up your home for summer!

• Siding • Flooring • Roofing • Decks

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JACQUIE KURYVIAL DESIGNS Lee Creek, BC

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250-682-5995 250-372-2599 • Pre-purchase and Pre-sale appraisal reports • Mortgage Refinancing?

• Estate or Division of Family Assets?

• Depreciation Reports for Strata Properties Fully Accredited Appraisers and Depreciation Report Planners (AACI, CRP)

Ship Shape Shelter Indoor Boat and RV Storage. Call Gary or Michele at 250-835-4224 or email: shipshapeshelter@ hotmail.com for rates Roosters Fresh Pizza Pie and more. Opening Jan11/18 winter hours Thursday to Saturday 3-7pm phone 250-679-2322 7469 Anglemont Way

250-679-2164 (Cell) 250-320-6820

Guitar, Bass Live Music for Hire Solo, Duo, Band

250-679-0001

(All Occasions)

Perry Tucker 250-679-3890 50 Years experience

24 HOUR SERVICE

Celista Hair Studio Helga Terwoort For all your hair-care needs call 250-955-6195

Dock Doctor We will help keep you afloat.

Repairs and maintenance of docks, new wood docks, used docks.

250-955-2500, Cell 250-318-2890 bob.thedockdoctor@gmail.com

5205 Tallington Rd, Celista

Celista Esthetics Courtney Meier Manicures, Pedicures, Waxing, Facials

250-682-6910 5205 Tallington Rd, Celista

Cathryn Rankin B.A., R.M.T.

Trigger Point * Craniosacral Hot Stone * & much more!

Phone: 250.675.5054

DANCE FITNESS

A Blast for all Ages and Fitness Levels

Drop-ins Welcome

9:00 am-10 :00am Tu esdays & Th ursdays at Celista Hall

Julie Bradley 250-679-8502

FOR SALE Onyx Creek Honey Pure, raw, local honey

Lessons

Serving the Shuswap & surrounding area

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Linda’s Home Checks Worried about break ins? We do house checks, walk arounds.

References available.

Lived here since 1981 250-955-2500 Cell 250-819-2500 linda.lkendall@gmail.com

Cuts ● Colors Manicures ●Pedicures ● Facials Waxing ● Lash & Brow Tints Gel Nails ● Shellac At the Centre in Scotch Creek Call Doreen to book appointment

250-320-4050

Hemming & Mending

by Mumma Mar North Shuswap

Marlene

403-818-5231

1/2 kg jar - $8.00 1 kg jar - $15.00 Call Patsy Alford 250 955-2978 New & Used Medical Equipment Scooters, walkers, wheelchairs, bathroom safety, stair-lifts, hospital beds. Free Screening for obstructive sleep apnea, treatment and follow-up. CPAP masks, parts, and accessories.

Respiratory therapy equipment and home oxygen. Located in Salmon Arm and Vernon www.lakesidemedical.ca or 1-877-777-2431

JPW Road Maintenance 24hour hazard Reporting line 1-877-546-3799

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WANTED Wanted Coin collections, appraised and purchased, buying and selling for 54 years, metal detecting service available for lost valuables. Shuswap area.

Call 250-318-4054 ---------------------------------------Wanted vegetable garden consultant, good rug shampooer, massage table, wood cookstove, refrigerator, freezer. Looking for home bible study. Celista 587-579-7147 text no pictures

HELP WANTED HELP WANTED

FEBRUARY 2018

HELP WANTED

ANGLEMONT MARINA & STORE NOW ACCEPTING RESUMES FOR THE 2018 SEASON Store positions available, Must have or be willing to get ‘Serving It Right’ General Help required for receiving, inventory, and other duties, as assigned.

Food Truck positions also available.

Food Safe & experience and asset. email your resume to info@anglemontmarina.com

VACATION RENTALS

North Shuswap Cookhouse

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Seasonal & Permanent Full-time & Part-time All positions: Cooks Prep-cooks Servers Back of house help Front of house help Hostess Dishwasher / runner

Food safe & Serving it Right will be considered an asset Resumes will be accepted by emails only at: northshuswapcookhouse @gmail.com

Help Wanted Sheet Metal experience would be an asset, must have general construction experience.

Must have own transportation Apply to cdlsystems@hotmail.com

Cleaners required to clean vacation rental properties.

“GREAT EARNING POTENTIAL” Must have own vehicle.

To book an interview interested applicants should call 250-851-6833

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT Downtown Scotch Creek commercial space for rent or lease. The former dentist office in the Medical Square is vacant. Call Sonja for details 250-318-4344

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE ACREAGES

WITH A VIEW

Turtle Valley 20,28,40,60,67 ACRES

New 8 lot subdivision acreages with view of Sun Peaks. 10 minutes from Chase at the West end of Turtle Valley on Hepburn Rd. Drilled wells, hydro, Telus, gravel & timber. Check out: Kamloops Craig’s List / real estate for sale / acreages.

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FOR RENT Short Order Cook Needed Food safe & experience an asset.

Please submit resume at Ross Cr. Country Store, 6929 Squilax Anglemont Rd. Magna Bay or email to rosscr@cablelan.net

Summer Cleaners Wanted Saturdays/Sundays/Some midweek work. North Shuswap & Blind Bay areas. Student's OK. Vehicle is a bonus. Top dollar paid. Contact Jay Simpson: info@AShuswapHoliday.com

Extra guests?

No beds for them?

Need a holiday?

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OPEN YEAR ROUND Daily Room Rates 16 Guest Rooms RV & Campsites Weddings / Reunions Up to 100 persons

CREW RATES AVAILABLE check us out at www.anglemontinn.com (250) 955-0701

Anglemont Waterworks

After Hour Emergencies 1-877-996-3344

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We have taken over GEM GRAVEL PRODUCTS

We look forward to satisfying all of your concrete needs!

COMPLETE CONCRETE CENTER

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Turf Lawns Weed Control

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Core Aeration Fertilizing Programs

• Renovations,

New Construction & Repairs 5”, 6” & Fascia Gutter • Custom Gutter Systems for Snow Load • Heat Trace Installation • Continuous

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FOR ALL YOUR CONSTRUCTION NEEDS Serving the Shuswap for 22 years

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C OMPLETE D RYWALL S ERVICES TAPING • TEXTURING • BOARDING FREE ESTIMATES

(250) 679-3980 Quality Comes First

Hot Food Takeout Breakfast/Lunch /Dinner Pizza Groceries

Feb 2 & 3 Feb 9 & 10 Feb 16 & 17 Feb 23 & 24

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Gas/Boat gas Diesel Propane Laundromat Lotto

Baby Back Ribs & Stuffed Potato Meat Loaf & Roasted Potato Salmon & Rice Swiss Steak & Mashed Potato

Ice Cream • Novelties • Milkshakes • Gifts • Clothing • Family Camping