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calls, emails, staffing issues, building maintenance, deliveries, customer relations, research and development among many other things. This is why it is important to manage your time, and look after yourself.
Self care is extremely important while operating a business. When you look after yourself and take time to look out for #1 it shows in your everyday life. Going back to what I said before about time and energy, this is precisely the kind of thing I was talking about. You, yourself should come first. From the moment you wake up, you should be preparing for the day ahead. You should be in a positive mindset and have your tasks ready to be executed. Diet, exercise, fresh air and self care are very important when it comes to preparing the mind and body. A strong mind and body help you to be creative, think quick on your feet and be confident in your decisions. Operating a business, you’re faced with challenges daily, most need you to make decisions right then and there. Having a healthy mindset will further your success and confidence.
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Whether you are just building your business or already operating your business you essentially are the main driver of the ship. Being the captain of your ship, you need to build your team, the ones who are going to get you to achieve your goals and support you in every way. This goes for your personal support system, your friends and family, to your business team, your partners, employees and other influential people in your life. I personally have an incredible team around me. I would not be in anyway shape or form where I am today without the support of my family, friends, business partners, employees and community engagement. I choose to surround myself with like minded individuals who push me to be better, encourage me and are there when things don’t go quite as planned. Building your team takes time and effort, but it is one of the most important pieces of advice I can give you. With the right team you can go anywhere and do anything. It’s all in the mindset…….
So if you’re thinking of starting a business, I would encourage you to look into some of these tips, reach out to the chamber of commerce for help, surround yourself with like minded people, be courageous, be confident and take the chance. It may seem like a risky decision at first, but that is how dreams are made.
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Instead, we are now offering dental hygiene days out of the Copper Island Health and Wellness Centre in Blind Bay (in the mall just off the highway near the library).
We use full PPE with gowns, surgical caps, face shields and chair covers for every client and a dropletcatching air filter. You will be asked to fill out a Covid-19 form and your temperature will be taken. Clinics are held every 3rd Friday of the month, so the next ones are February 19, March 19, etc. To schedule an appointment, please call the Copper Island Health and Wellness Centre at 250-6753661. For treatment questions, please call the Smile Mission Oral Health Outreach Society at 250-833-9923. Stay Well!
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February 2021 Strategic Plan-Increase Collaboration between Non-Profits
By Debbie Seymour, Chamber Executive Director
We will be working with other local non-profit groups to create a network of leaders to collaborate and expand resources, tools, programs and possibly coordinate fundraising efforts.
Many local non-profits have challenges engaging volunteers, finding funding, training and equipping board members with what they need to be successful in their roles and event planning.
During 2021, we are committed to our Action Plan: Create a network of non-profits Identify needs of the non-profits Collect data-who lives here, age, location, CSRD, schools Host a yearly non-profit open house to promote awareness of the organizations available in our community and to engage volunteers. Coordinate fundraising which should come from connecting the non-profit groups Organize training and equipping volunteers Host a comunity potluck BBQprovided restrictions allow. More support for local non-profits-improve Board competency, volunteer recruiting and finances Engage new members of the community-focus on younger members
The work in collaboration is to take what we know individually and share it so all participants achieve a deeper level of shared knowing. If you are involved with a non-profit group and would like more information, please touch base with either Mark Lagore or Debbie Seymour with the North Shuswap Chamber. Northshuswapbc.com executivedirector@northshuswapbc.com 250-804-8097
By Roy Phillips, Celista Fire Chief rink so that it was ready
It is with great sorrow that we for everyone to enjoy. He say goodbye to a brother, a father, a was a friend to everyone mentor, a leader and a friend. Holly and would give the shirt Anderson, Deputy Chief of the Celista off his back or the last Fire Department, father of two girls and penny in his pocket and ask for nothing friend to all, passed away on January in return. 24th. Holly enjoyed hanging out with
Holly joined the department February friends around a campfire having a good 19, 2013 when he saw a need for mem- time and making people laugh. He would bers. He did not aspire to be Deputy also be there to listen when you just Chief, but with coaxing and nudging, needed to talk. he worked his way up We mourn the the ranks and became loss of a brother, a great Deputy Chief. Holly was a valued Gavin Holly Anderson Dec 17, 1960 - Jan 24, 2021 but we celebrate the life he led, the and highly respected friends he made, member of the fire the cheer he gave department and every- and the memories one looked up to him. he leaves us with, He stepped up to every because that is how opportunity and took all he would want it. the training available We ask everyone to in order to serve his celebrate Holly’s community and be a life as well because role model for all. Holly his is a life deservwas first and foremost a ing celebration. family man, dedicated Raise a glass and to his girls, Mackenzie give a toast. and Amanda. Our hearts Holly leaves and thoughts go out to behind two daughthe girls and family. All ters Mackenzie of us at the department and Amanda, knew how important his girls were to him. Holly Photo credit Peter Terwoort parents John and Fern Anderson didn’t miss very many Fireman’s Prayer and brothers Dean, practices, unless his girls needed him. Holly fit all this in as When I am called to duty, God Wherever flames may rage Doug and Dorian North Shuswap Firefighters say well as running his busi- Give me strength to save a life Goodbye to a ness, Thompson Valley Whatever be its age. Brother and Diesel, for the past 25 Let me embrace a little child friend. You will be years, first in Kamloops and then moving it almost four y ears ago, Before it is too late Or save an older person from missed, and never forgotten. A Gofundme to Scotch Creek. He led The horror of that fate. page has been set a busy life, but always Enable me to be alert up to help his 2 found time for family And hear the weakest shout, teenage daughand friends. and quickly and efficiently ters, Mackenzie Holly treated everyone like family and would give up his time to help To put the fire out. And, if, according to your will, and Amanda, with immediate and future expenses. whenever or wherever While on duty I must answer death’s call; https://uk.gofundneeded. He could be Bless with your protecting hand me.com/f/depufound volunteering his My family, one and all. ty-chiefs-holly-antime to help flood the ice dersons-daughters Contractors Ltd.
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RCMP and Interior Health Working Together
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Last fall, BC RCMP Southeast District senior managers met with executive officials of Interior Health to explore opportunities for both agencies to work together and enhance our overall response to mental health related calls for service.
As a result of this initial meeting, and ongoing discussions since, we agreed that a working group of representatives from both the BC RCMP Southeast District and Interior Health will be established. The working group will identify existing issues and unique challenges in providing services to individuals in the southern Interior who are experiencing a mental health or a substance abuse crisis; acknowledging that needs of rural communities differ from urban areas.
Both organizations agreed the best strategy is to have a collaborative and holistic approach to supporting individuals and addressing issues in the district. We agreed to work towards creating a standardized crisis response and a consistent service model for our communities.
My team is fully committed to working with Interior Health on finding solutions together, states Chief Superintendent Brad Haugli, RCMP Southeast District Commander. I am encouraged by the fact that the working group will develop a roadmap to guide us on expanding our support and services to our communities, and to those in crisis. This is a priority for all of us.
The working group will develop guidelines for information sharing and joint crisis response. We are at the early stages of this initiative and will update the community as we develop new programs.
Interior Health welcomes the opportunity to work closely with our RCMP colleagues to support people in crisis, says Roger Parsonage, interim vice president, Interior Health. Together our working group will focus on exploring options to improve crisis response throughout the southern Interior.
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Plans to Tackle COVID Should not be Adopted in Secret
By Greg Kyllo, MLA for Shuswap
When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic, transparency is paramount. Government should be presenting British Columbians with clearly defined plans for tackling the virus and its many impacts. As an MLA and member of the Official Opposition, it’s my job to ask important questions to ensure the government is being as transparent as possible.
This week we learned that the government commissioned Ernst & Young to conduct a review of the pandemic’s effect on long-term care homes last summer, but never made the findings public. Only after pressure from the media did Health Minister Adrian Dix promise to make the report public.
We also have very little information on how our provincial government has been spending funds earmarked for health and safety measures in K-12 schools, including upgrades to air ventilation systems which were a government commitment. My caucus colleague, Education Critic Jackie INDEPENDENT AND ASSISTED LIVING Tegart, pressed the government to offer details on how $242 million in federal support had been spent. We now know that only a small fraction of the 250-320-0400 live@parksidecommunity.ca 743 Okanagan Ave, Chase, BC first installment— $5 million of $101 million— was spent on ventilation.
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Salmon Restoration Project Underway on Adams Lake
Press Release
The Adams Lake Indian Band is pleased to announce an important salmon restoration program that is being undertaken on Adams Lake. As Kukpi7 Cliff Arnouse has stated “the Salmon that returned to the Upper Adams River and Adams sustained our community for thousands of years and is imperative that we see this run returned to its former glory”.
Project Partners include B.C.’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Secwepemc Fisheries Commission, Okanagan Nation Alliance and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Funding is supplied through the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSCRIF).
The goal of this project is to support Secwepemc leadership in the restoration of the Upper Adams early summer run sockeye to a sustainable level and improve opportunities for sustainable use. Adams Lake is very low in nutrients and as a result, is classified as an ultra-oligotrophic lake and is near the lower boundary of the trophic classification scale. This ultra-oligotrophic classification is consistent with the collapse of the Upper Adams River sockeye run over a century ago, as the lake no longer receives the input of marine derived nutrients on an annual basis to sustain its historical productivity.
Nutrients, in the form of agricultural grade liquid fertilizer, will be applied to the lake using a boat to assist in restoring historical lake productivity and rebuilding early summer run sockeye escapement. Fertilizer additions will start in mid-April 2021 and be applied weekly in a designated treatment area of the lake until late August. The program began on April 1, 2020 with an extensive one-year lake pre-fertilization monitoring program. The project will continue until March 31, 2024. The data from this year’s monitoring will be used as a baseline for the future work to be completed on the program.
The program is the result of a proposal submitted by Kukpi7 Cliff Arnouse of the Adams Lake Band. The program will run for four years with background lake quality data collected in the first year and fertilization additions conducted in the succeeding three years.
Project activities will include conducting extensive monitoring of Adams Lake limnology (study of inland aquatic ecosystems) in support of nutrient enrichment activities to increase juvenile salmon food availability and support the restoration of degraded lake rearing habitat for Upper Adams Lake Sockeye though the addition of lake limited nutrients (nitrogen/ phosphorous).
“The sustainability of this culturally and ecologically important species hinges on our ability to listen, work together and apply innovative techniques to increase wild Sockeye salmon production in BC,” said Fin Donnelly, B.C. Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture. “I thank Kukpi7 Cliff Arnouse and the Adams Lake Indian Band for implementing this important project and look forward to monitoring its progress over the next four years.”
The B.C. Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund is a joint federal-provincial fund and one part of the B.C. government’s commitment to develop made-in-B.C. solutions to support wild salmon.
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