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Schools Reopen but Concerns Remain By Larissa Lutjen distance from students in another cohort. Although school districts are ready to Likewise, elementary classes from the welcome all students back to school on same cohort can combine for group activiSeptember 10, things will be different from ties and teachers and Education Assistants both Stage 1 (the “old normal”) and the can work with all the classes within the part-time recohort. opening last In elespring, which mentary represented and midStage 3. dle The Stage 2 school, safety each comeasures rehort will volve around a consist of Learning Coup to 60 hort system students that is designed and to limit any teachers potential outwho can breaks of interact COVID-19. North Shuswap Elementary School—Students will return on without The cohort distancSeptember 10 with Stage 2 safety measures in place. groupings will ing, but Kicker staff photo not affect the with care number of students per classroom, which is taken to limit physical contact in regular a big difference from the Stage 3 reactivities. In secondary school the cohorts opening that occurred in June when classes will be 120 students and teachers, includwere halved to allow for social distancing ing support staff and Education Assistants. within the classroom. The make-up of secondary cohorts will The cohort that students belong to will likely change at the end of each semester be an important part of their day. For exor, potentially, quarter. The key reason for ample, at recess students will be able to the cohort system is to make contract tracplay without distancing with other students ing easier if there are outbreaks and to alfrom their cohort but must keep a social (Continued on page 3)

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low for relaxed physical distancing requirements within the group of 60 or 120. The numbers bear no relation to the Public Health Order limiting gatherings to 50 people because the PHO on mass gatherings defines an event as “an irregular gathering, like a party or celebration” which is not relevant to schools. There will be times when maintaining the cohort separations will not be possible, such as on the bus. Consequently, older students who can refrain from touching a mask, are encouraged to wear masks when on the bus. In addition, the bus will load from back to front with assigned seating for students. An increased bus cleaning regime will be in place but not staggered start times because of the number of students in the district who require buses to get to school. According to a School District 83 communication from August 13, Home Learning Opportunities, which happened in June, “will not be available this coming year”, although some secondary classes might have a combination of in-class instruction and work done from home. Parents who do not want their students to return to the classroom can apply to enrol a student in either Distributed Learning or homeschooling. The Education Outreach Program through SD83 offers on-line, full-credit courses where students are supplied assignments and resources (such as textbooks and learning activities) as well as some access to a local teacher, but the program is primarily self-directed. At the moment, EOP classes are available for grades 9-12 but if the demand is there, some middle school classes may be made available as well. Parents of secondary students should know that homeschooling that does not include the required courses taken through Distributed Learning, does not entitle students to graduate with a Dogwood, the credential needed for university entrance. But parents are legally allowed to homeschool their children with a curriculum they design and deliver. Teacher concerns about preparing for the Learning Cohort system resulted in the province agreeing to a staggered start for the first week. Teachers will return September 8 with students joining on the 10th. Many questions remain to be answered about how cohorts will work in

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practice, for example whether Teachers Teaching On Call will be restricted to working with a certain number of cohorts. Also it is not clear whether the whole cohort will be directed to selfisolate if a case of COVID is found in one of the cohort members. Given the increasing daily case numbers some find it odd that the province is not looking ahead to a possible return to Stage 3 at some point, which was the situation in June, and which was well received by some parents. At a virtual town hall meeting with Don Davies, the Opposition Critic for Education, parents expressed concerns about a lack of consultation and flexibility, safety for students who are immune compromised, and the possible long-term health effects for teachers who might contract COVID. Parents responding to a Salmon Arm Observer post on Facebook expressed a range of responses to the return to school. One parent was concerned because she has 5 students spread over three schools adding to a total of 420 potential contacts. Another replied, “this is precisely why my son is staying home”. One commenter said, “A child could easily be asymptomatic and carry the virus he caught, home to Grandma”. Still another parent said her children were “most definitely going back. I have to work”. Students who are experiencing known and expected allergy symptoms are allowed to go to school. Likewise students and staff members who have no symptoms, but are living with someone with a cold or flu, are allowed to go to school. However, if a teacher or child comes into contact with a person diagnosed with COVID-19 at school or elsewhere, they will be required to self-isolate. Students and staff will be welcome to wear masks at school but not required to do so. Where they cannot keep a distance from students outside their cohort, for example in the hallway or on the bus, students are encouraged to wear a mask. Even in masks, students and staff are discouraged from gathering with people outside their cohort. In the August 13th communication School District 83 stated that band, choir, theatre and clubs can go ahead inside the individual cohorts. Sports which involve a high degree of contact, like wrestling, and competitions with teams from different schools, will not be going ahead this year.

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Ever wonder how voting is done at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District? Voting on regional district boards can be complex because regional districts are made up of jurisdictions of different populations and they may participate in different services. Depending on what the vote is about, there are different rules set out in the Local Government Act. For land use matters in the rural areas, like amendments to zoning by-laws, variance permits etc., only the electoral area directors get a vote. "The authority of a regional district under this (Planning and Land Use Management) Part is limited to that part of the regional district that is not in a municipality." For general issues not involving finances, each director is entitled to vote and each director has only one vote. For issues involving finances, regional district board use the "weighted corporate vote." Each director on the board is assigned a specific number of votes (voting unit) based on the population of the jurisdiction the director represents. The CSRD Board consists of 11 directors -one from each of the 6 electoral areas and one from each of the municipalities, except for the City of Salmon Arm, which appoints 2 directors. Each municipality or electoral area has a voting strength on the board based on population. In the CSRD, each jurisdiction has one weighted vote for every 2,500 residents. If the municipality has more than 5 times the voting strength, or more than 12,500 residents like Salmon Arm, it gets another board member. This is not the same for electoral areas where the Act says each electoral area is only entitled to one directly elected board member, regardless of population size. Weighted voting is used by regional district boards for financial decisions

and decisions about the administration and operation of services. Based on population and a voting unit of 2,500 persons, for these decisions, Revelstoke gets 4 votes, Salmon Arm 8, Sicamous 1, Golden 2, Area A 2, Area B 1, Area C 4, Area D 2, Area E 1 and Area F 2 for a total of 27 votes. I started wondering about how the voting is done when I saw in the July CSRD minutes, that the vote on how to allocate funds received from the federal government gas tax program for infrastructure in the rural areas, was 62 to 11. I have since learned this was an error, which will be corrected at the September Board meeting. The actual vote was 16 to 11. Each municipality, Salmon Arm, Revelstoke, Golden and Sicamous, receives its own gas tax money and makes its own decisions on how it should be allocated. This money was specifically for the rural areas but, since it dealt with finances, it was a weighted vote with all the directors casting votes representing their populations. The rural directors know how important non profit groups are to their communities so they did not want to limit the amount that could be spent on infrastructure projects brought forward by non profit groups. This new policy does that. With the exception of Rhona Martin, all the directors representing the rural areas voted against this new policy. Even if Martin had voted for it, this policy would still be passed because it deals with financial matters and the municipal directors have a total of 15 weighted votes and Area directors have 12. The purpose of voting strength in regional districts is to ensure balanced representation and voting that reflects the relative strength of interest that a jurisdiction has in the matter being voted on and it is usually a fair system.

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As summer draws to a close and we begin to get our community back, I do want to thank the tourists and local non-residents for visiting us this summer. Yes, there were some mistakes with social distancing, but overall things went pretty smoothly. The many businesses that rely on summer dollars to make it through the winter appreciate that our local population was patient and kind to our visitors and the only North Shuswap residents that were nasty were the mosquitos. I was really pleased, and want to thank, the 14 local residents who applied for a position on the Shuswap Economic Development board. That’s more than the number from the South Shu and Falkland areas combined. CSRD staff will be looking at all the applicants and checking off the boxes on the ‘skills matrix’ that accompanied the application. I look forward to seeing the results. Those who aren’t selected for this board will likely form the core of the local Ec Dev group who will feed ideas to the broader west Shuswap Ec Dev board and staff. This is an awesome response and shows that there are some great people here who are looking forward to a better future in the North Shu. Since Covid, many of our community groups haven’t been meeting. The Advisory Planning Council (APC), North Shu Parks Committee

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as circumstances have changed in the last 12 years out here. Unfortunately, CSRD staff have a number of things on their plate over the next couple of years and we’re not scheduled for that to begin until, hopefully, late 2021. Covid has slowed down many of these projects and there is no catching up, just pushing them down the road. I had a meeting with the new Area Manager of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure the other day. We had a number of things to talk about including state of the roads, vehicles either abandoned or impeding the road right-of-way, and the level of winter services we can expect. The meeting went well and they are aware of our concerns. I know they’re working on the vehicles problem as they’ve sent a note to the RCMP to see what the status of the vehicles is; abandoned, stolen, owned by a local resident etc. As for the other issues, they are talking to AIM (road maintenance contractors) about them. I do anticipate that AIM has their gear together for this winter, and here’s hoping New Years Eve 2020 is significantly better than last year. As things get cranked up again in September I’ll have more things to write about. In the meantime, you know where to find me: JSimpson@csrd.bc.ca 250-56179578 Web/FB: NorthShuswap.Info

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ing in the vehicle. This paddle board is thought to have been stolen and has not yet been claimed. If this could be your paddle board, please phone the Chase Detachment with a description to claim it. Theft From Logging Site On July 27 at 6:11 am, Chase RCMP were advised of a theft from a logging site on Bruhn Creek Forest Service Road in Adams Lake. Stolen items included a white 2007 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck that was being used as a medical vehicle and contained expensive medical, recovery and protective equipment. Also stolen from the site were computer control systems, radios, lights, cameras and monitors. This matter is under investigation. Hyundai vs Ford pickup On August 1 at 11:59 am, Chase RCMP were advised of a motor vehicle collision near the 2000 block of Squilax Anglemont Road in Lee Creek. The complainant reported seeing a grey Hyundai Accent swerve off the right side of the road, where it collided with a parked, unoccupied, blue Ford pickup. When police arrived, the driver, a 44-year-old male from Maple Ridge, was being assessed by paramedics. Police observed the driver to be slurring his words and noted an odour of alcohol on his breath. Breath samples were obtained, roadside with the Alcohol Screening Device. Results determined the driver to be impaired by alcohol. He was issued a 90-day prohibition from driving and the vehicle was impounded for 30 days. BMW and sharp curve On August 1 at 9:54 pm, Chase RCMP were dispatched to a single vehicle collision on Squilax Anglemont Road just before the Scotch Creek bridge. A grey BMW convertible failed to negotiate a sharp right curve, left the roadway, hit a tree, (Continued on page 10)

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spun around 180 degrees, and then flipped over, landing upside down. Neither the driver nor the passenger was seriously injured, likely because both were wearing seatbelts. Speed was thought to be a factor in the collision. Police left two orange traffic cones to mark the collision scene for the tow driver. The cones somehow went missing during the night. If found, please kindly return them to the Chase RCMP Detachment – no questions asked. Sleeping man Vs intoxicated woman On August 6 at 9:41 pm, Chase RCMP were requested to assist with an unusual situation developing in Pritchard. The complainant reported that he was sleeping in his car, which was parked near the Trans Canada Highway. The complainant awoke to an intoxicated female banging on his vehicle. The female then returned to her own car and started blaring the horn. She went back and forth multiple times between the two vehicles, all the while screaming and yelling. At one point, she opened the complainant’s door and punched him. He punched her back and then decided it was in his best interest to drive to a different location to wait for police. Police attended and located the female, a 40-year-old resident of the Lower Mainland. She was found to be highly intoxicated by alcohol and was lodged in the drunk tank for the night. She was released from custody in the morning with no charges. Intoxicated teenagers and stabbing On August 8 at 11:00 pm, Chase RCMP were advised of a stabbing in the Chase area. Police located a group of intoxicated female teenagers and young adults, several of whom had injuries and were bleeding. Apparently, the

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youth had been partying together when a fight started between two of the females. During the fight, one female broke a bottle and stabbed the other. At this point, several more people joined in the fight. In the melee that followed, at least four females were injured. One injury was relatively serious with bones and tendons exposed. Two ambulances were required to transport the injured parties to hospital. Several other girls were transported to hospital by their parents. The accused, a 19-year-old female from Kamloops, was also injured and required stitches. She was held in police custody overnight and released in the morning with a court date for charges of aggravated assault. Dogs and trucks On August 11 at 5:48 pm, Chase RCMP were advised of an Utter Threats/Mischief report in Seymour Arm. The complainant reported that his neighbour showed up at his door and started screaming at him and his wife because their dogs were off–leash on the beach. Apparently, the neighbour’s wife had felt threatened by the dogs two days earlier. During this incident the neighbour threatened to shoot the dogs, to kill the complainants and to burn down their cabin. As he was leaving, he purposely rammed their truck with his truck, causing substantial front-end damage to the complainant’s truck. Police attended the remote community and arrested the neighbour for ‘Utter Threats’ and ‘Mischief’. He was released with a court date in the fall. A grand total of 21 long guns were seized from his residence for public safety. Quad accident On August 11 at approximately 6:50 pm, Chase RCMP were requested to meet Emergency Health Services in Scotch Creek for a (Continued on page 11)

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male who had been found bleeding from the head, on a Forest Service Road, by passers-by. These passers-by assisted the male, using their emergency first aid skills and then transported the male to a business in Scotch Creek to meet the ambulance. The male, a 41-year-old from Celista, reported that he had been in an accident while quadding. He was transported to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops for treatment of head and back injuries. Weed whacker Violence On August 12 at 3:27 pm, Chase RCMP were dispatched to Sorrento for a report of an assault. The complainant, a 64 -year-old female from Surrey, was visiting a family member in Sorrento. She noticed that a neighbour was acting somewhat oddly throughout the day but didn’t think much of it until she realized that he appeared to be using a weed whacker to shoot rocks at her car. When she asked him to stop so that she could move her car out of the way, he hit her in the stomach with a weed whacker. The neighbour, a 65-year-old male from Sorrento, resisted arrest, forcing police to physically restrain him. Meanwhile, another neighbour started yelling at police to leave him alone, not knowing the full story of what had occurred. Eventually, police were able to take the male into custody safely and then updated the second neighbour, who was supportive of police actions once he heard the back story. The accused will be facing assault charges in Kamloops Provincial Courthouse. Missing person found deceased On August 8, Chase RCMP were advised of a single vehicle collision on McGillivray Lake Forest Service Road. The complainant reported she had located a pickup truck, at the bottom of

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a steep embankment. Police attended and determined the driver, a 29-year-old male from Chase, to be deceased at the scene. The driver had been the subject of a missing person report several days earlier. The investigation into the cause of the collision is ongoing, but a mechanical inspection of the vehicle determined that the truck was not roadworthy and had considerable mechanical defects that may have contributed to it leaving the road. Additionally, the driver was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the collision. Chase RCMP would like to extend their condolences to his family and friends. SV collision Death On August 14 at 8:18 pm, Chase RCMP were advised of a single vehicle collision at the intersection of Skimikin Road and Hepburn Road in Turtle Valley. The complainant reported that an SUV had gone over a steep embankment, directly into a shallow creek. Tire tracks in the gravel road indicated that the vehicle had failed to stop at a ‘T’ intersection and had gone directly over the bank. Sadly, the driver, a 39-year-old male from Fort St John, was found to be deceased at the scene. While the cause of the collision is unknown, an investigation determined that the driver was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision. The investigation is ongoing. Chase RCMP would like to express their condolences to the family and friends. Missing naked man On August 14 at 8:24 pm, Chase RCMP were advised of a suspicious person on Scotch Creek Forest Service Road near the 6km marker. The complainant reported seeing a naked male standing near the road with his hands in the air. The complainant did not stop (Continued on page 12)

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or attempt to communicate with the male. Police conducted patrols on the Scotch Creek FSR but were unable to locate the male in the dark. Naked man and abandoned motorcycle On August 15 at 11:23 am, Chase RCMP were advised of a suspicious circumstance near the 6km mark of Scotch Creek Forest Service Road. The complainant reported seeing a pile of clothing, including keys and a wallet, on the ground. Approximately 2 kms further, there was an abandoned Harley motorcycle with the keys in the ignition. Police attended, located the belongings and suspected there was a good chance they were related to a â&#x20AC;&#x153;naked maleâ&#x20AC;? call from the previous evening. Luckily, Police spotted the male, still naked, down a steep embankment, approximately 1 km away. He either would not or could not explain his behaviour to police. He appeared to be suffering a mental health crises and was transported to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops where he was admitted for treatment. The motorcycle was towed to a local tow yard for safe keeping. Two serious incidents Scotch Creek On August 20, at approximately 3:00 am, police received multiple reports that a gunshot had been fired and a man had been struck, but had left the scene situated along Squilax Anglemont Road. Police located the injured man, who was then transported to hospital by BC Emergency Health Services for immediate medical treatment. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening in nature. "The police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting is on-

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going at this time," states Sgt. Barry Kennedy, Chase RCMP Detachment Commander. "A suspect has been identified and although no arrests have been made, Chase RCMP would like to reassure the public that they do not believe this was a random incident. Our investigators have reason to believe that the suspect and the victim were known to each other, therefore the public is not at risk." While police were dealing with this matter, they became aware of a serious motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. The operator of the motorcycle suffered potentially life threatening injures and was also transported to hospital. The collision investigation, which is being supported by Southeast District Central Interior Traffic Services is also ongoing. Police have confirmed that a second vehicle was involved in this collision and that this vehicle fled the crash scene. The suspect vehicle involved in the hit and run is described as a white Ford Explorer. Investigators believe this vehicle should have extensive damage to its front end, which likely would have prevented it from being driven very far from the scene. Police patrolled the area by ground and from the air searching for the vehicle but have so far been unable to locate it. RCMP has not yet ruled out the possibility that these two incidents may be related. If you have any information about these or any other investigations, please call Chase RCMP at 250-679 -3221 or Crime Stoppers at 1800-222-8477. Videos and photos of suspicious activity may be emailed to ChaseRCMP@rcmpgrc.gc.ca

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Citation Growth Announces $8.5M Sale of Celista Property By Jo Anne Malpass Citation Growth Corp has announced that the company and its wholly owned subsidiary Full Spectrum Medicinal Inc. have signed the Definitive Agreement with Indigenomix International, a private Saskatchewan-based business, to sell the Garland Road property and cannabis facility. Citation (previously Liht and Marapharm Ventures) is a licensed Cannabis cultivator, producer. It purchased the 40-acre Celista property in 2018, with plans to build 10, 10,000 sq. ft bio-secure facilities. At a public meeting in November 2018, six company representatives told a packed North Shuswap Community Hall that 80 – 120 jobs would be created by the organic medicinal cannabis facility. The August 4 announcement says Citation will sell their 40 acres of land and two constructed buildings in Celista and also include its late-stage Health Canada License to Cultivate application. “Citation and Indigenomix have agreed to a purchase price of $8,500,000 CAD in a Definitive Agreement that includes a nonrefundable deposit. The Definitive Agreement includes a commitment from Citation to support Indigenomix on

regulatory requirements, an intellectual property license for certain organic growing methodologies and other material technology. In an earlier release, Erik Anderson, CEO of Citation, said “We believe the accretive benefits derived from the sale of the Celista Property and late-stage application will help us continue our focus on the Nevada and California markets as well as give us a substantial nondilutive capital injection into the company. We also feel that our strong synergies with the Indigenomix group will create a dynamic strategic partnership going forward as we share our proprietary organic growing methodologies and decades of scientific research and development.” In Citation’s description of its Canadian holdings, it says about the Celista property, it says it has, “40 acres of agricultural land reserve property which was selected for its pure Artesian well water. Design plans made for implementation of 100,000 square feet of cultivation facilities, which will be comprised of 10 separate 10,000 square feet buildings. The first two buildings have been completed to “lock-up” and are ready for equipment installation.”

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By Graham Lucas Anglemont Fire Chief The Anglemont fire department would to thank Harley Edwards and Dave King for their service in our fire department. Harley and Dave, you have helped our department in so many ways. Our training program and our administration is a credit to you and the CSRD. Thank you for your dedication to our department; enjoy your retirement. We are always looking for new members to join our team please call 250-318-7157 if you are interested or have any questions. The CSRD Fire Smart program is trying to help communities like ours make our homes less vulnerable to wildfires. Anglemont Fire Department has 3 representatives trained to do FireSmart

assessments. If you call FireSmart at 1-888-248 -2773 and ask for a free assessment, one of us will come to your home and do a confidential evaluation. This information is only shared with the homeowner. This is not a pass or fail thing, a fire smart assessment shows what can be done to protect your home from wildfires. There are grants available to help you cover some of the costs to implement any improvements suggested by the official FireSmart assessment. I am asking community members to kick start this program by calling and asking for an evaluation. You can also refer to the sign at Fraser and the main road. Please think about this and talk to your neighbour.

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High Fire Danger in Kamloops Fire District By Jo Anne Malpass The fire danger rating for the Kamloops Fire District is high. On August 23, Kamloops Fire district was dealing with 18 wildfires, four new ones in the last two days, and included five in the Shuswap area. Of those 18, 3 were listed as caused by lightning and 15 caused by person or unknown. In this district, there have been 156 wildfires since April 1, with 73 of those larger than .009 hectares. Provincially, there have been 570 wildfires, 155 of them in the week leading up to Aug. 23. The largest fire in the Shuswap area is near the top of Adams Lake on Barriere Pass FSR. It was discovered on August 17, with cause unknown. By August 22, it was estimated at 36.8 hectares and being held. A .30 hectare wildfire on Hummingbird Creek, between Sicamous and Mara was under control with cause unknown. A wildfire near Humamilt Lake 3.5km on 800 Road was estimated at 8.7 hectares, caused by lightning and under control. There was a cluster of three fires near Malakwa, Crazy Creek at 15 hectares, Eagle Pass Mountain at 2 hectares and Crazy Creek #2 at .10 hectares, cause for all listed as unknown. Several spot fires were discovered on August 22, cause unknown, in the Chase Creek area, south of the Village of Chase, and were extinguished. The largest fire in the Kamloops District was at Christie Mountain, south of Penticton on the east side of Skaha Lake, discovered August 18 and by August 23, estimated at 2,035 hectares. It was classified as an interface fire and an evacuation order was in effect. With the hot, dry weather, Category 2 and Category 3 open fires, as well as other equipment and activities are prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre. This prohibition is being enacted to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. This prohibition will remain in effect until noon on Oct. 15, 2020, or until the order is rescinded.

This prohibition does not prohibit campfires that are a half-metre high by a half-metre wide (or smaller) and does not apply to cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes. Specifically, prohibited activities will include: Category 2 and 3 open fires and the use of fireworks, sky lanterns, binary exploding targets and burn barrels or burn cages of any size or description except when used for a campfire. The Kamloops Fire Centre would like

to thank the public for its continuing help in preventing wildfires. To report a wildfire, unattended campfire or open burning violation, call 1 800 663-5555 toll-free or *5555 on a cell phone. With wildfire activity constantly changing, for up to date information on current wildfire activity, burning restrictions, road closures and air quality advisories, call 1 888 3-FOREST or visit: www.bcwildfire.ca

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By Greg Kyllo Shuswap MP As the summer draws to a close, I can’t help but reflect on the last few months and how thankful I am for this place we get to call home. The Shuswap is a wonderful place to live, especially in a summer where we are all staying closer to home than normal. It is a region filled with both beautiful scenery and its hardworking and caring people. I wanted to say a special thank you to all those caring individuals who contributed to my ‘FunRazor’ this summer — your donations were so appreciated. As promised, on August 8, I armed my grandkids with scissors of varying sizes, combs, and clippers, and they went to work giving me a shave and cutting my COVID-style hair. The kids had a fantastic time cutting my hair, giving me a creative new style that I sported for most of a week,

even when I returned to the legislature in Victoria. Thanks to the generosity of this community we were able to raise approximately $6,500 to support our local Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) office. These funds will go a long way towards supporting the incredible work the CMHA does in our community. From awareness campaigns, to wellness programs, to providing resources to those in need, the CMHA is active in our community, ready to provide support. I am so glad that we were able to come together as a community and give back to such a vital organization. It proves to me once again that the Shuswap is overwhelmingly generous, choosing to donate even during a time that has been difficult for all of us. To all those who donated, shared, or even liked our fundraising page, thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

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Respondents Want Pathway for Safety By Jo Anne Malpass The results are in from the North Shuswap Pathway survey. With 329 responses received between July 27 and August 17, 96% of respondents said safety was the most important reason to build a path. At 87.8%, the second reason was for exercise/health reasons and third choice at 50% was to get to a destination – store or park. The survey was put out by the North Shuswap Pathway Team. Earlier this year, the North Shuswap Chamber of Commerce called for interested volunteers to work on a project to look into the opportunities and problems that would need to be overcome to build a pathway close to SquilaxAnglemont Road. The goal is to provide a safe route for residents and visitors to go from community to community, by walking, cycling, running, wheelchair or other assisted devices or, in the winter, by snowshoe or cross -country skis. Over 60% of respondents said they already walk, run or cycle on the SquilaxAnglemont more than once a week and 80% said they would use it more if there was a safe pathway. Many respondents made comments similar to this one. “If you drive the Anglemont Squilax highway on a daily basis, you understand the need for a pathway to keep drivers, walkers, runners, & bikers safe. The route between Anglemont and Scotch Creek is dangerous because of the curves and people not following the speed limit so when you add the bike and foot traffic, it becomes an extremely dangerous drive. We need this pathway to keep our community & visitors

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By Jo Anne Malpass The Adams River Salmon Society is excited about expansion plans for its educational programming, as part of efforts to conserve the natural and cultural resources of Tsútswecw Provincial Park. Molly Cooperman, education director for the Society said a Canadian Scholarship Trust Foundation Learning Project grant has recently been received for educational development purposes and, along with the ongoing projects, there are plans to expand its community outreach. This includes class activities using a tabletop watershed model where students can follow the flow of water on a landscape and track a variety of pollutants. The Society plans to include interactive games in its community outreach, which also educate students on what makes a healthy stream habitat. In the past, the Society has offered field trips for children, and is expanding these opportunities to see salmon in the fall, learn about spawning, how the forest connects to the salmon, and actively participate in conservation efforts like tree planting. “We have some great opportunities to implement Stream Study Projects, similar to the HCTF program we have been supporting at Chase Secondary. The Stream Study Project provides students with hands on experience catching aquatic invertebrates and juvenile fish and learning how to collect stream habitat data,” says Molly. Biologist Christy Wright (4TreesEcology) and retired teacher Brenda Melnychuk are working with Molly on the project. Christy is at the Interpretive Cabin on most weekends and (Continued on page 21)

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Brenda is a guide for the Wednesday WalkAbouts. “We are so excited to start these programs, I love how students can practice making (and recording) field observations; finding an insect, spotting a salmon fry or hearing a new songbird and seeing how these things are all connected,” says Christy. Two summer students have also been hired, Tyler Williams and Brianna Narcisse, to assist on weekends at the Cabin and with the Wednesday tours as well as create some videos focusing on local Indigenous language and culture.

The Interpretive Cabin is open on Wednesdays and weekends. It has models, three touch screens for interactive games, interpretive signs and souvenirs available. On Wednesdays from 10 am until 1 pm, volunteers give environmental interpretive walkabouts. On Sundays, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm, there are children’s activities, which include learning about salmon, aquatic invertebrates’ investigation, the interactive touch screen games, crafts and a hunt to see and identify different plants and animals in the forest.

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century. I recently hosted Coffee Connections Today, many rural communities like in the North Shuswap to connect with con- we have along the North Shuswap are askstituents and hear their perspectives and ing for more police presence, especially priorities for their communities. One note- during summer months when there is a worthy topic that came up during the large influx of visitors and it is easier for events was police presence on the North illicit activity to become hidden in the Shuswap. While numerous events south crowds. The sense of community and pubof our border and in some of Canada’s lic safety is being eroded by the concerns bigger centres have led to some people of residents who continue to witness and talking about defunding police forces, that experience increasing criminal activities is not the sentiment that I heard locally. involving illegal narcotics and thefts of In an orderly society, governments vehicles and other property. develop laws meant to protect citizens by Because the nearest RCMP detachment establishing penis in Chase and alties to deter that detachment criminal behavcovers a large iours. It is then rural catchment the duty of law area, law enenforcement forcement is services to ensometimes not force and uphold able to provide our laws in an quick responses equitable and to calls in comconsistent manmunities like ner. Scotch Creek As our counand Seymour As part of his visit to the North Shuswap, MP Arnold toured Arm. try has grown, Tsútswecw Park with LSLB Chief Oliver Arnouse and the expectations While criticism Salmon Society members. Photo contributed of law enforceof police and ment have coverage of grown as well. Expansion and settlement negative law enforcement interactions has that pressed into previously undeveloped reached a pitch in more urban centres, the regions of Canada resulted in the forsense I get from listening to constituents is mation of Canada’s first police forces, the that they have great respect for law enDominion Police and the Royal Northwest forcement personnel and have a growing Mounted Police. need for more police presence. One hundred years ago, on February 1, This is a need that I understand and 1920 Parliament amended the Royal have repeatedly pressed the Trudeau govNorthwest Mounted Police Act to form the ernment to recognize and remedy. I will Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) continue to present this need to the federal as Canada’s national police force. In much government in Ottawa and advocate for of rural Canada the RCMP is the only po- equitable levels of law enforcement lice force residents know as generations of throughout the North Okanagan-Shuswap rural Canadians have depended on the that will allow constituents to continue to RCMP’s dedicated service for the past enjoy their lives and communities.

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By Jim Cooperman Searches for many topics related to the Shuswap often end up at my blog site, shuswappassion.ca where there are hundreds of articles. Recently, Lawrence McWilliams from Whidbey Island, Washington was looking for more information about the artist, Jerome Howard Smith, who had signed the painting found hidden in a ceiling by his parents in 1967. After reading my blog about the famous artist who lived in Chase over 100 years ago, he contacted me with hope of learning more. Smith had quite the career including art study in Chicago and Paris, working as a comic illustrator in New York, working on Western ranches and in mines and painting alongside the famed cowboy painter, Charles Russell, before he settled on a ranch in Chase. When the sawmill closed in 1925, he moved to Vancouver where he continued to paint Western scenes. When McWilliams emailed me an image of the painting his father had found rolled up between the rafters, I was flabbergasted. Instead of one of

Smith’s typical paintings of horses and cowboys, this was a remarkable, satirical painting, in the style of a Diego Rivera mural, of life in New York in the Roaring Twenties that could be titled “Before the Crash.” Filled with a collection of scenes portraying a diversity of characters, from the wealthy tycoon suffering from gout and his extravagant mistress at the top to the struggling workers holding it all up at the bottom, the painting portrays a world beset by inequality and unfairness. Nearly every scene tells a story that conveys an anticapitalism message, including the type of glasses worn by the near blind on the tycoon symbolizing his blindness to the struggling poor. The time period is likely 1929 as in the skyline is the likely newly constructed art deco Chrysler Building, which was completed in May 1930. The Peace League has a dead white pigeon, the symbol of peace, on the window ledge and rooms for rent, which likely refers to the U.S. government's refusal to join the League of Nations. Charles Lindbergh is pictured parachuting from his plane, which is one of the activities he was known for prior to his trans-Atlantic flight. A depiction of life during the depression would likely have been much more bleak. A farmer is shown driving a truck titled “Market Control” into a fruit stand, knocking over the apples and the merchant. With his back turned as a thief robs a lady’s purse, a policeman is shown reading election results. The two men in suits looking devious, posed with a card that reads, “we get ours,” could be union bosses. A flapper girl thumbing her nose with her knee exposed represents the new freedoms women achieved in that era. There are no smiles on the faces of the hard-working men at the bottom who are holding the tools of their trades as they bear the weight (Continued on page 25)

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of everyone on top of them. The painting is a mystery in more ways than one. Why did Smith decide to paint it, when most of his work during his later years focused on Western themes? Was it commissioned or does it reveal Smith’s own socialistic viewpoint? Was it ever displayed and why was it hidden? One clue to the enigma is that Smith’s primary art dealer was Fred Darvill, who helped support him during the depression with commissions. The Darvill gallery, now located online from Arizona, still sells original prints of Smith’s paintings. Darvill spent summers on Orcas Island in the 1930s, which is near Whidbey Island where the painting was found. The “Before the Crash” painting could now serve as a teaching tool for studying the era and it serves as a reminder that the more things change, the more that life stays the same. If anything, economic inequality continues to get worse, especially in the United States, where the wealthy few control nearly everything. Thus, given the ongoing pandemic, could a big economic crash come next during this millennium’s Roaring Twenties?

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numbers in clinic, by patients and staff wearing masks, and with extra hand and surface sanitization, we are helping to keep our community safe. We still have reduced chairs in the waiting room and stacks of chairs waiting to be used again but due to COVID-19, those chairs just may have to find a more permanent storage spot! COVID-19 has also affected our ability to host the Great Scotch Creek WalkAbout so sadly we will not host the event this fall. It’s a big decision to cancel a community walk but the health centre board of directors and I felt that we needed to adhere to the COVID19 guidelines to simply avoid worry about the possibility of transmission of the virus. Airborne transmission plays a major role in spreading the virus and people who are considered “super spreaders,” can infect dozens of people at one single event or gathering. Scientists still do not know why some people are “super spreaders” and others are not; the majority of people infected will infect very few and a small minority of infected people will unfortunately spread the virus very aggressively. Even though the walk event is an outdoor event held in the Shuswap Lake Provincial Park, the potential for an outbreak is a real concern due to the amount of people who attend and volunteer. As we continue to transform as a clinic, and as a community dealing with COVID-19, we must contin(Continued on page 27)

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By Jo Anne Malpass At its first meeting where residents were able to attend on-line, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Board heard from CSRD Environmental Health Services Ben Van Nostrand and Ministry of Environment compliance officers about CSRD Environment Solid Waste and Recycling Authorizations and Compliance issues. Van Nostrand said the landfills at Golden, Revelstoke and Salmon Arm are all dealing with compliance issues and are frustrated by the slow response from the Ministry to get approvals on their submissions. Ministry of Environment’s Cassandra Caunce, Director South Authorizations, told the Board that waste management plans take up to a year for review and approval. All other authorizations – permits and Design, Operation and Closure Plan (DOCP) can take up to five years. Stage 1, preliminary application, takes five months. Stage two, work window for applicant, gives a maximum of three years to submit final application. Stage 3, final application and decision takes up to a year depending on complexity. As this is the biggest CSRD budget item and the issue with most complaints from residents, the Board requested a more extensive meeting with the Ministry, which was agreed to. Van Nostrand said he appreciates the challenges the Ministry is dealing with and hopes by working together with the province, these plan updates will soon be approved. In other business at the meeting, The Board approved a request from Ryan Nitchie, Team Leader Community Services to reallocate funds from the Area F Master Parks Plan initiative to cover higher than

anticipated costs of work at two parks. Erosion mitigation works at the St. Ives Community Park was budgeted for $20,000 but with the lowest compliant of $25,564.88, costs are now estimated at $30,000. Improvements at Don Fink Community Park were budgeted at $60,000. The construction portion of project was tendered, and the lowest compliant bid received was $47,640. With $23,667 spent acquiring playground equipment, total project costs are now estimated at $80,000. The Master Parks Plan is now deferred until at least 2021 or when broad public consultation and community meetings can comfortably occur. Hamish Kassa, CSRD Environmental Services Coordinator, talked about the unprecedented algae bloom in the Salmon Arm Bay area. He said Interior Health does not release public health announcements unless it is deemed a health risk. “We want to have a good policy in place for communication and education of public.” When it’s that evident, he said, it is just as important to have good communications whether it is a danger to health or not. The board directed staff to identify the responsibility of CSRD staff and work with other agencies to develop a coordinated plan. The Board will also contact the Ministry of Environment about its decision to stop water testing for nutrients during the pandemic. The Ministry decided there was not enough social distancing room for three employees on a boat. One positive thing, added Kassa, is Eurasian milfoil growth has decreased significantly in the area. The Board considered a request from the Revelstoke (Continued on page 29)

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Mountaineer Magazine to include a public and media question period on the agenda during its regular meetings, and that it be accessible via remote technology. Area C Director Paul Demenok said in the interest of transparency, it would make sense to add question periods to the agenda. Some directors had concerns and pointed out that directors and staff are available after meetings to respond to questions. Staff was directed to prepare some guidelines for the board to consider. The CSRD will continue to encourage employees to work from home until November 30, 2020. The holding of non -essential CSRD Advisory Committee and community consultation meetings will continue to be avoided but staff was directed to get some protocols in place

to deal with some of these advisory meetings because some important business needs to move forward and the pandemic could go on for an extended period Area F Grant-in-aid of $4,000 to Imai Park Foundation (operational costs) was approved. Temporary Use Permit No. 830-06 (Simpson) was granted for agriculture to be a principal use on the property at 2811 Simpson Road. The TUP stipulates that agriculture use be limited to: the barn, open shelter and storage shed buildings; all buildings and structures be setback a minimum of 8 m from the interior side parcel boundary and 35 m from the parcel boundary fronting Simpson Road; and maximum 50 sheep, 40 chickens, 5 goats. Area F Director Jay Simpson declared a conflict of interest and recused himself.

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100 Years Since the Death of Rose Clifford By Larissa Lutjen Although Rose August 11, 2020, was died that sad day the 100th year anniverin 1920, she managed to save her sary of the tragic drowning death of one of the friend's life after North Shuswap's earlier the two girls got in non-indigenous resitrouble in the wadents. Daughter of Berter between their tram Clifford and Florhomestead and ence Austin, Rose was Copper Island. 11 the day she and her According to Barfriend went swimming rie, the loss of near their home. their first child and only daughter devAccording to an article in the Shuswap astated the Chronicles written by Clifford’s and they Barrie Clifford, Bertram soon abandoned and Florence arrived in their homesteading the North Shuswap in project and re1907 and obtained two turned to England. Florence and Rose Clifford. quarter sections in In 1947, the propPhoto credit: Barrie Clifford. Shared from erty was sold, Scotch Creek. A few Shuswap Chronicles, North Shuswap years later they had a leaving only Historical Society. Rose's gravestone large house built that would eventually become the Saratoga in the St. Mary's Anglican Church Lodge, where the Saratoga neighbour- graveyard in Sorrento to mark the famihood is now. ly's short but impactful presence in the Rose Marion Clifford was born in area. Kamloops in November of 1908, two Remembering the tragic story is a boys, John and Fred, were born soon timely reminder about the importance of after. In 1916 Bertram enlisted in the water safety in the summer. Naming the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and park in Scotch Creek after Rose served in Europe until the end of the Clifford was a fitting way to recognize the heroism of a former local child. war.

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Historical Happenings By Loretta Greenough The North Shuswap Historical Society has basically been put on hold for the spring and summer while trying to adapt to the Covid-19. Hopefully in September we will hold an outdoor meeting, keeping our distance and touching base with what we can do. The Geo-caches continue to be enjoyed by the tourists. Melanie Riley and I have checked and replaced any that needed to be maintained. Unfortunately, T & L Reflections – A Little Museum stayed closed this summer. We hope to open it next year if all is going well with the virus. The 2021 N.S.H.S. Calendar is presently at the publishers and will be on sale come September. This Calendar features logging in the North Shus-

wap. Although we are not meeting together, several members of the editorial board have been busy reading and editing articles for the upcoming Chronicle. We are all looking forward to getting Volume 12 to the publisher – hopefully by the spring. If you are new here and would like to know more about the community, the Shuswap Chronicles are a wonderful read and are available at Scotch Creek Market, Ross Creek Country Store or the Historical Society. Although we have not been active this year, new members are always welcome. It is a good way to get to meet people and usually a good way to hear stories of the past. Be kind, Be calm, Be safe!

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SWC Releases Quality Report and Algal Bloom Information SWC Release The Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) has just released a summary report about recent water quality monitoring throughout the watershed. “I’m very pleased to announce that our fourth annual water quality summary report is available,” says Paul Demenok, SWC Chair and CSRD Director for Area C South Shuswap. “We know that residents here are very interested in water quality. In view of this, a primary objective for the Shuswap Watershed Council is to report on water monitoring results on an annual basis.” The report covers water quality in the large lakes and rivers, at swimming beaches,

and it summarizes a recently completed three-year nutrient research project that the SWC did with researchers at UBC Okanagan The report also explains water quality issues in the region such as invasive species and algal blooms. “From a human perspective and our enjoyment of the lakes for swimming, the water quality here in the Shuswap is very good,” explains Erin Vieira, program manager for the SWC. “This is demonstrated by the beach monitoring program overseen by Interior Health. Out of 201 water samples collected from beaches in 2019, 195 of them had acceptable results.” The report comes after algal blooms in the Salmon (Continued on page 35)

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safety risk to people swimArm Bay and Canoe areas of ming and beach-going. “If Shuswap Lake occurred this water quality is unsafe due to year as a result of several fac- the bloom, notices will be tors including phosphorus, posted at the affected sites.” sunlight, and calm shallow “As a Council, we are now waters. working on new ways to mitiAlgae are a natural part of gate the amount of nutrients an aquatic ecosystem, and that flow into Shuswap and they are always present in Mara Lakes from the large Shuswap Lake. An algal rivers so that, ultimately, the bloom occurs frequency when the numand severiber of algae ty of rapidly inblooms creases, due to don’t ina change in crease,” environmental says Deconditions that menok. algae favour, “Our resuch as an insearch with flux of nutriUBCents or inOkanagan creased sunhas shown light. us where The Shuswe need to wap River and focus our Salmon River efforts. are the largest This year, contributors we are Salmon Arm Bay. of nutrients to working Picture Credit Barbra Fairclough the lakes. The with four rivers acquire farms in the nutrients as they flow from Salmon River valley and two the mountains to the lakes, the stewardship organizations to majority of which come from support new nutrient managethe valley bottoms where ment initiatives.” there are impacts from agriSome good news covered culture, housing, and comin the 2019 report is that the mercial development. Shuswap watershed continues “This has been a very wet to be free of invasive Zebra year. The Salmon River has and Quagga Mussels. Howevbeen running higher than usu- er, Vieira says the threat of an al for the past few months. invasion persists. Some of the phosphorus in “The most important prequestion could be ‘Legacy ventative measures are for Phosphorus’, a term given to watercraft owners to always the nutrient if it’s been stored clean, drain, and dry their wain the soil for years as a lega- tercraft whenever they move cy of by-gone methods of it out of a lake or river. Addifarming. The heavy rains this tionally, anyone visiting or reyear could be helping to returning to BC with a waterleas legacy phosphorus and craft needs to stop at watermove it downstream. craft inspection stations along Salmon Arm Bay is a rela- their travel route,” Vieira tively shallow region of Shus- adds. wap Lake, and consequently it The report can be found warms up more than other on the SWC’s website, parts of the lake. These condi- www.shuswapwater.ca. Print tions are favourable to some copies of the report will soon species of algae. be available from all municiVieira re-iterated that the pal, First Nations, and regionalgal bloom is being continu- al government administrative ously monitored by authorioffices and at library branches ties to ensure it doesn’t pose a across the Shuswap.

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fairly. Also, thanks to our club president, Ron Buffel, for keeping everyone informed as to the schedule of events and Jim Taylor for posting the Thursday night results. The Men’s Club Championship will be played on August 22 and 23. The wind-up supper and trophy presentations are scheduled for Thursday, September 3. The last official men’s night will be September 10, though the few members who are around in September and October still come out on Thursday nights for some unofficial golf. The Senior Men still play on Tuesdays and Wednesdays until the course closes in the fall. Play starts at 8:30 AM and 10:00 AM in October. New golfers are always welcome. Please direct any inquiries to Craig at the course, 250 955-2323 or Gerry Shea at 250 955-0365.

Anglemont Ladies Golf By Bev Shea The good times continue to roll (along with the golf balls) at the Anglemont Estates Golf Course on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. On July 23 we celebrated Christmas in July, there was a lot of red and green on the course and a small tree on the patio. The rain held off until we were finished our lunch. It was a fun day with prizes and a gift exchange. We have had a couple more Pin Rounds. The July 30 competition was won by

Pam Watters, with Wanda Lorencz 2nd and Brenda Buffel 3rd. Then on August 6, the winner was Bev Shea, with Brenda Buffel in 2nd place and Pam Watters 3rd. We will have one more Pin Round competition on August 20. August 13 was our Tacky Tourist theme day and the ladies really got on board with the theme. The tackiest tourists were: Gail Wedgewood, Pari Majcan, Jan Wojciechowski, and the tackiest of all was Dawn (Continued on page 37)

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Ladies Golf members enjoyed “Tacky Tourist” day.

Ladies Golf members enjoyed “Christmas in July”

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Petrie. Thanks to the Ladies’ league, Anglemont Estates golf course and Bev Shea for the prize donations. We had a best ball game which was won by the Monkey Par Tees team of Doris Hunter, Lucille Ketemer, Gail Wedgewood and Mary Stewart with a score of 35. A very close second was the Ball Busters team of Jan Wojciechowski, Pat Pierlot, Dawn Petrie and Karen Freeman with a score of 37. Pat Pierlot and Lucille Ketemer, who are former members of Anglemont Estates Ladies’ League drove out from Salmon Arm to join in the fun – it was great to see them again and they got to take home prizes. We will have our Club Championship on August 25 and 27. September 1 will be the final day to enter scores on the Ringer Board, Birdie and Par Tree and Count your putts. We are planning to have our final official day on September 3. But, we will continue golfing on Tuesday and Thursday mornings for as long as the course is open. The start time will be 9 AM, so if you want to join us, just show up ready to golf by 8:45; we will be happy to see you and we will put you with a foursome. For more information about Ladies Golf you can call Doris at 250955-0141 or the clubhouse at 250-9552323. Until next month keep your head down and follow through.

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Two Local Authors Launch Books at Winery Event By Larissa Lutjen the tree and when one landed A lucky 50 people were on her hand, she knew the invited to attend the launch of bird's name was 'Magda'. new books by both Deanna From there she crafted a story Barnhardt Kawatski and Jake of an identical twin who has Ootes at Ootes' Celista Esbeen separated from the sister tates Winery in Celista on and birth parents whose existAugust 14. The well-spaced, ence she only learns about outdoor event featured music when Magda is 14. A rebelby Daveton Jones, readings lious girl living in an unhapfrom the books, a glass of py house, she escapes and wine, food, and book signing begins a journey to find her by the authors. sister who lives on the Island Former TRU English proof Skye in Scotland. fessor Alex Forbes introAs one of a pair of identiduced Kawatski first, calling cal twins herself, and someher former one who book is no 'Wilderness stranger Mother' to bush “Canada's Walliving, den”, which Kapresents, he watski said, a far more drew on rugged experiher own ence of wilderexperiness than Thoences to reau's famous build the work. Forbes elements described Kaof Magwatski's literda's adary accomventure. plishments, Her Deanna Barnhardt Kawatski with daughincluding a nomination for ter, Nanew book, Magda’s Odyssey. the BC Book talia Prize for her book, 'Clara and Kawatski, who has collaboMe', a writer-in-residency rated with her on the artwork stint at the George Ryga Cen- for other books, designed and tre, credit for being a found- painted the eye-catching coving member of the Word on er. It was important for Kathe Lake writers festival, and watski to create a female hero the distinction of being an who perseveres through bugs, author featured on the literary accidents, hunger and wildlife map of BC. encounters but Magda has Kawatski described the various travelling companinspiration for her new book, ions who play important roles 'Magda's Odyssey' as “an in the story too. infusion of dreams and deOn a personal note, my sire”. The desire came from kids have been taking turns wanting to write a Young reading chapters out loud at Adult novel. The dream was night; we are all enjoying the literally a dream Kawatski story and eagerly anticipathad where a tree was growing ing the outcome of every cliff out of her desk. In the dream hanger. hummingbirds flew around (Continued on page 39)

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son, who was given the nickThe book Jake Ootes has name “Umingmak”, meaning 'Musk Ok', would visit a written is very different. “Umingmak: Stuart Hodgson community, every resident and the Birth of the Modern would attend the meeting. Ootes read a section from the Arctic” is a non-fiction account of Ootes' career in the book describing a meeting North as part of the Pearson from March of 1969 where Atuat, the revered matriarch government's attempt “to bring Canada's arctic into the of Arctic Bay, spoke through a translator of her desire to 20th century.” As first the see a bathhouse built in the Executive Assistant to the Commissioner of the North- community. Atuat had not west Territories, and later the seen a foreigner to the north until she was 40 years old Director for the Territorial Department for information, and was famous for killing a polar bear on her own with Ootes was witness to the just a spear. According to the people who lived in tradiaccount, tional ways Hodgson in the exnot only tremely promised remote that the communibathties in the house territory would be and to the built but early estabsaid lishment of when he territorial returned governance he would in the landhave a mass that bath in it. makes up a Ootes third of assured Canada. the audiDuring Jake Ootes signs a copy of his new ence that his readbook, Umingmak at winery event. indeed ing, Ootes the bathrelated that Kicker staff photos. house when was built. Hodgson, a former labour The two authors share leader from BC, was asked unique life experiences of to take on the job he told living in remote parts of Prime Minister Pearson, “I Canada where people have to have to warn you, I know nothing about running a gov- respect the power of nature, ernment,” to which Pearson which has both shaped their replied, “that's exactly why I outlooks and provided subhave appointed you”. Hodg- ject matter for their writing. son was determined to visit Today they live a short disall 50 of the communities in tance apart in the North Shuswap. The book launch the territory yearly even event, on the stunning though many of them were too small to even have an air grounds of the Celista Esstrip and had to be accessed tates Winery, was much appreciated by those in attendby Twin Otter planes. ance. When Ootes and Hodg-

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These are interesting times to be living in! With the Covid – 19 cases increasing in B.C. everything seems to be so different, although the tourists are here. The hall is being looked after. John Barton checks the water system on a weekly basis and Gord Fisher is keeping an eye on everything regularly. The board continues to feel it is important to keep our members safe and not request them to compromise themselves by volunteering at this time. Thank you to the Celista Farmer’s

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Shuswap Trail Alliance The Shuswap Trail Alliance and the Secwépemc Landmarks Project, with support and in partnership with Splatsín, Adams Lake Band, the Neskonlith Band, Shuswap Tourism, the City of Salmon Arm, and the Province of British Columbia, have been awarded a Heritage Legacy Fund award of $10,000 under the Heritage Awareness Program. The purpose of the Secwépemc Landmarks Project is, in the spirit of reconciliation, to create awareness of Secwépemc traditional territory through the installation of 100 trailhead posts, 8 Secwépemc Landmark sculptures modelled after Secwépemc Coyote Pillars, and 8 connected interpretive panels that feature Secwépemc oral histories, place names, culture and stories connected to the Shuswap Lakes region. The Heritage Legacy Fund award will support the research, design, publishing and installation of 8 interpretive panels; giving context for the project and featuring Secwépemc oral histories, language, and place names under the guidance of the Secwépemc Lakes Elders Advisory Group

(made up of Elders from the four local Secwépemc Bands), instrumental in guiding the process of this work. Six interpretive panels will be situated next to the Sentinel Secwépemc Landmarks on highly visited access points and trail systems in the Shuswap Lakes region, and two of these interpretive panels will be located beside the two Main Secwépemc Landmarks in Memorial Park in Chase BC and the Marine Peace Park in Salmon Arm BC. This project will raise awareness of intangible heritage such as oral histories, language, and place names in Secwépemc traditional territory by installing these interpretive panels throughout the Shuswap Lakes region at key, highly visited areas, to encourage visitors to connect to oral histories, place names, and language within the landscape. The interpretive panels will engage both locals and visitors alike to learn about Secwépemc cultural landscapes and the social and ecological importance of the Shuswap Lakes region. For more information about projects funded by the Heritage Legacy Fund, please visit www.heritagebc.ca.

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First Responders “911 … What is your emergency?” Submitted by Karen Boulter While driving in the North Shuswap, you are likely to see many different animals. They’re beautiful and entertaining to watch. But wildlife and cars on the road together can be a lethal mix. Historically, the upcoming months of September, October and November have the highest rate of accidents involving wildlife. In the summer, many young creatures become more mobile and are likely to join their parent crossing the road to find new habitat. Many animals travel in groups. If you see one, there may be more following. As the fall approaches, be extra careful in the early morning or at dusk and during the night. These are times when animals are most likely to be on the road. Please slow down and look ahead into the ditches for movement or the reflection of animal eyes in the headlights. Some animals, especially deer, may panic and freeze in the road. Other animals attempt to escape by continuing to run alongside the road for a time. If it is safe to do so, pull over or slow to a very low speed until the animal leaves the road. Slowing down is the best way to improve reaction time and prevent a collision. If you do unfortunately, hit an animal, there are a few steps that must be taken. If you are injured, please call 911 for an ambulance. If the animal is still alive, but suffering or is a hazard for other motorists on the road, please call 911 or the RCMP to let them know. If the animal is dead, please

report the incident to DriveBC or AIM at 1-866222-4204 or online. This organization is equipped to remove the animal from the road. If the animal appears to be someone’s pet, as difficult as it might be, please endeavor to let the owner or someone in the area know. This will allow the owner to grieve now, rather than spending weeks or months searching, fretting, wondering and still grieving their loss. Thank you for taking the time to be extra vigilant and aware and help to reduce the number of these emotionally upsetting incidents. Together, ‘We Make A Difference.’ For those of you still looking to order your green with white reflective address sign, you may contact Margaret Needham at 250-6792334 or ma.needham49@gmail.com The signs are only $35.00 and can be ordered with the numbers reading across or down, depending upon which way you will like to mount it. Please find the time to order your sign today and prepare ahead to ensure your safety. Please contact Don Devine at donedevine@gmail.com or call 250-955-2101 to make arrangements and find out more about the home care medical equipment we have available for your use, free of charge. If you are interested in joining our FR Society, please email Catherine McCrea at cm.nsbc@gmail.com We look forward to hearing from you soon.

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Tsútswecw Park – Nature and History By Jo Anne Malpass With 26 km of trails featuring natural and human history, salmon viewing, and a story trail, there is something for every age and fitness level at Tsútswecw Provincial Park. Trails in the 1,073-hectare park on 11 km of river are rated from easy in the lower trails to some more difficult in the upper trails. Along the lower trails, there are several stands with information including about the life cycle of salmon, trees and vegetation, wildlife, indigenous culture and history. To learn even more, volunteers with the Adams River Salmon Society offer Environmental Interpretive WalkAbouts from 10:00 am to noon every Wednesday from June through September. The Lower Trail System provides access to the viewing areas during the salmon runs and encompasses all the trails south-east of Squilax-Anglemont Road. These include the 3.5 km Cottonwoods Trail along the easterly bank of the river, the 1.5 km Island Loop around a small island by the river channel and

the 1.5 k Phil Rexin Memorial Trail, now the story trail. The Story Trail opened in June 2019. Using QR codes, hikers will hear First Nations youth from Chase Secondary School narrate information about the park environment, the story of the native plants and landscape features found along the trail. The upper trails, Wade Road and Flume Trail System encompass all the trails north of the Squilax-Anglemont Road. These scenic trails offer an impressive array of human and natural history. They include Packer Trail which follows an old horse packer’s trail and Adams Trail following Adams River until it ends at Gold Creek. These two trails link, permitting a loop to be made back to the old road. Canyon and Canyon Pool is a favourite area on the Adams Trail for anglers and picnickers. Hikers can view rafters and kayakers as they test their skills through the canyon section of the river. Below the canyon is a large pool with a sandy beach. (Continued on page 45)

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Brenda Melnychuk, with summer student Tyler Williams, lead an environmental interpretive walk about at Tsútswecw Provincial Park. Kicker staff photo

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Historic Flume on the west side of the river follows a historic log flume. There are also five unique bridges and the impressive Bear Creek Falls on this route. A historic flume for floating logs to the Adams River from Skmana Lake dates to the early part of the last century. Some of the original timbers that supported the flume are still in place. Adams Lake Lumber (Interfor) employees re-constructed a portion of flume to the original design. Bikes are not permitted in some areas due to visitor safety concerns, geography and trail design. Please refer to park maps for restricted areas. Bicycles with electric assist motors (e-bikes) are not allowed on the trails within the Park. Some trails are suitable for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Some facilities and hiking trails are wheelchair-accessible. The park was established in 1977 to conserve and protect the spawning beds used by sockeye, chinook, coho and pink salmon. Though the park was originally named after conservationist Roderick Haig-Brown (1908 – 1976), the park was renamed in 2018 to Tsútswecw, the traditional Secwepemc name, and translates to “many rivers.” Archaeological studies of the area have uncovered evidence of large settlements. Depressions from kekulis (pit houses), artifacts and pictographs (rock paintings) can still be seen in the

Map below from BC Parks website

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Triton Donates Ramp to NS Health Centre By Jo Anne Malpass Not knowing if they could fit it into the budget, the North Shuswap Health Centre Society decided to get a quote for a ramp to assist seniors and people with mobility issues enter the clinic, especially since Covid hit and it became an issue to lend your arm to people, Executive Director Gail McNeil -Oliver told the Kicker. “This year it really became apparent to me that we needed a ramp, just watching too many people struggle to get in and out of the clinic.” Society Chair Lorna Joy Pawluk approached Triton Docks owner Jason Martinson for a quote. Instead of

providing a quote, Triton employee Mike Peters showed up to measure at the clinic “and there was no question, they had made the decision to do this for the clinic, for the community and to donate all supplies and man hours to complete the clinic ramp,” said McNeil-Oliver. “I was blown away at what they made and how much thought they put into the design,” she said. They really understood the needs of seniors and people with mobility issues. Jason and Mike did a fantastic job and for them, this was about supporting the community and the health centre.

Triton Docks owner Jason Martinson (right) and Mike Peters install a ramp donated by Triton to assist people entering the NS Health Centre.

Photo by Gail McNeil-Oliver

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area. All are strictly protected. Wildlife is abundant in this riverside area including whitetail and mule deer, black bear, beaver, river otter and mink. During the salmon run, eagles are often seen. The park is located on both sides of the Adams River. There are three trailheads in this park. From the Adams River bridge, head east 1 km to the main parking lot on the right. The Raft Pullout parking area (to access the Upper Adams River Gorge), is just after the bridge on the left. From the bridge, head west to The Bear Creek Flume Trails parking area, turn right/west off Squilax-Anglemont Rd onto Holding Rd and continue along this road watching for the trailhead sign on your right, and a parking lot sign on the left. For the Upper Flume Trail, cross the bridge and park, right, on the old road.

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Lions Club News By Ted Danyluk Hope you have a safe and enjoyable Labour Day weekend. Well the North Shuswap Lions continued right through the summer months with their weekly Meat & 50/50 Draws at The Hub. A BIGG “Pat on The Back” to everyone who supported our Draws this summer as well as the recipient organizations that the Club supports from the money raised at this weekly event. Thank You to The Hub for hosting the Meat & 50/50 Draw during July and August; we look forward to seeing everyone during the upcoming fall and winter months. A group that the Lions supported this summer with a financial donation was the North Shuswap Pathway Team. This is a very dynamic and focused group working under the sponsorship of the North Shuswap Chamber of Commerce to develop an Active Transportation Plan from Skwlax to St. Ives. Our donation will be used to purchase display materials so the group can share their work with strategic partners and residents of the North Shuswap. Since our Lions Club is less than fifty people, and we practice social distancing, we can meet, and we NEED NEW MEMBERS. Our first regular meeting of the 2020/21 year is Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 pm in the main hall of the North Shuswap Community Hall in Celista. The Club meets at this location and time, on the second and fourth Thursday every month from September

to June. Here are a couple of reasons why you should join the best club in the area…… *you do volunteer work to support your community *you meet new people *you have fun attending meetings and social events *you make a positive difference in your community If you have questions, are interested in attending a meeting, or need more information, please contact Pat Anderson at 250955-2432 or apatirene@gmail.com or any Club member. Over the last 100 years, the kindness of Lions has multiplied across borders, oceans and continents. With over 1.4 million members, we have the opportunity to truly change the world. That is why Lions International is uniting their global service around five areas of need. These global causes present significant challenges to humanity, and we believe it is our turn to meet them. *we serve to reduce the prevalence of diabetes and improve quality of life for those diagnosed. *we serve to prevent avoidable blindness and improve quality of life for people who are blind and visually impaired. *we serve to ensure all community members have access to nutritious foods. *we serve to sustainably protect and restore our environment to improve the well being of all communities. *we serve to help those affected by childhood cancer, survive and thrive.

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LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY CENTRE SOCIETY Anglemont and Surrounding Area Lakeview Centre Membership fees: $20/yr (per person) 7703 Squilax Anglemont Rd Anglemont, BC V0E 1M8 Hall Bookings/Games Room: Jim 250-682-6235 Email: lakeviewcommunitycentre@gmail.com Web: www.lakviewcommunitycentresociety.com

By Denise Meier On behalf of the Board of the Lakeview Centre I would like to thank all of the wonderful supporters on the North Shuswap who purchased tickets for our raffle. The tickets were sold out almost a month in advance of the draw. The draw will be held on September 5th at the Lakeview Centre for an electric bike and a portable bar-b-q. We are so grateful for the generosity of this community and our summer visitors for helping us to keep the lights on in our Centre this winter. The Lakeview Community Centre continues to function in small increments. Carmen’s fitness classes have been well attended this summer. Starting on August 31, the classes will be held Mondays at 8:30 am, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:00 am. The Arts Group is also meeting on Tuesdays at 10 am. The library can be accessed by calling Jim Dingeldein at 250-682-6235, and arrangements will be made for someone to meet you at the hall. COVID19 protocols as set out by the BC Health Department are in effect for all activities and are clearly posted and monitored by the people in charge. As we enter the fall season, the board will be monitoring the progress or de-

cline of the COVID -19 spread. If we feel it is safe to start up more activities and members are comfortable coming to the Centre and dealing with the government protocols in place, we will be in touch via e-mail. Any changes to our status will be posted on the website. At this time the LCCS would like to remind all 2019 members that their 2020 dues are due. We would also like to invite all Anglemont residents who currently are not members of the LCCS to consider helping us with our expenses by purchasing a membership for $20.00ea or $40.00 per family. You can find our membership form on our webpage at www.lakeviewcommunityce ntresociety.com/. Any help we can get to help us stay on top of our monthly bills is greatly appreciated. Financial contributions can also be made and tax receipts can be issued. All donations can be made online via etransfer to the Lakeview email address: lakeviewcommunitycentre@gmail.com, or call 250-682-6235 to make arrangements. With continued support from our community we will be able to continue to provide the functions that the LCCS has provided in the past.

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Chase Live Music Event

On Tue Aug 11, 2020 Mountain Mamas (Monique Tindall, Patty Hubner, Carol Ewanyshyn) - well loved North Shuswap band, played at Safety Mart Foods in Chase as a feature band in the Tuesday Night Live music event organized by local historian David Lepsoe and coordinated by Elite Events BC.

On Tue Aug 18, 2020 David Allan & Lorn McCausland performed at Safety Mart Foods in Chase. In this photo the duo played a song with guest singer Elena Markin. Tuesday Night Live in Chase was a series of live music events for a small group of people with all Covid-19 precautions in place.

Shake the Lake Concert By Jo Anne Malpass The Sea Store at the Cinnemousun Narrows has announced it will again be hosting the floating concert â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Shake the Lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on their roof on Saturday, Sept. 5 at 1:00 pm. The Sicamous Chamber of Commerce and a group of Sicamous businesses have come together to sponsor the double-header social distance event, starting with

Calgary based country rockers KixxSin and then BROKENTOYZ, an 80's hair metal band. For the past three years, the Shake the Lake concert has been a send-off for the Shuswap Lake summer on the Labour Day weekend. As of Aug. 24, the event was still a go with boaters welcome to go to the narrows for the free concert. Time to Shake the Lake.

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Letter to the Editor Thought-provoking & certainly NOT FUNNY!! After listening to some pretty harsh comments and arguing over reopening or completely shutting down for another two weeks, someone in their right mind wrote this. Don’t know who wrote it, but it’s spot on. Perspective: WE ARE NOT IN THE SAME BOAT ... I heard that we are all in the same boat, but it's not like that. We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat. Your ship could be shipwrecked and mine might not be. Or vice versa. For some, quarantine is optimal. A moment of reflection, of re-connection, easy in flip flops, with a cocktail or coffee. For others, this is a desperate financial & family crisis. For some that live alone they're facing endless loneliness. While for others it is peace, rest & time with their mother, father, sons & daughters. With the $600 weekly increase in unemployment some are bringing in more money to their households than they were working. Others are working more hours for less money due to pay cuts or loss in sales. Some families of 4 just received $3400 from the stimulus while other families of 4 saw $0. Some were concerned about getting a certain candy for Easter while others were concerned if there would be

enough bread, milk and eggs for the weekend. Some want to go back to work because they don't qualify for unemployment and are running out of money. Others want to kill those who break the quarantine. Some are home spending 2-3 hours/day helping their child with online schooling while others are spending 23 hours/day to educate their children on top of a 10-12 hour workday. Some have experienced the near death of the virus, some have already lost someone from it and some are not sure if their loved ones are going to make it. Others don't believe this is a big deal. Some have faith in God and expect miracles during this 2020. Others say the worst is yet to come. So, friends, we are not in the same boat. We are going through a time when our perceptions and needs are completely different. Each of us will emerge, in our own way, from this storm. It is very important to see beyond what is seen at first glance. Not just looking, actually seeing. We are all on different ships during this storm experiencing a very different journey. Realize that and be kind. Shared by Vera Gottleib from an on-line post

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By Rachelle Horvath Horvath’s Herb & Friendship Garden Gathering the seed of what we sowed. Have you ever wondered just where the seeds of your vegetables come from or just how it is you can save and propagate your own? We see the seeds of many of our vegetables in our daily use of them but have you ever wondered where the seeds of a carrot come from? You can't visibly see the seeds inside the vegetable, so just where is it? Many of you may have seen a photo of cut ends of vegetables in a tray of water, on social media. This would be creating a seed stock that is going to send out a seed head, not creating lush green vegetation or vegetables to eat. Without diving into creating a hybrid vegetable and having to worry about 1st and 2nd generation planting, we are simply going to show you how to produce a seed from the carrot. This is the perfect time of year to begin your seed saving for next year’s planting. Choose two of your healthiest looking carrot plants and leave them to spend the entire winter in the garden. Be sure to not till it up again in the spring, it is going to start coming up just as it would if you had put seed. The green fronds will begin to come up. The flower stock will appear and send up a flower head

that looks much like dill or parsnip flower. When the carrot is finished flowering, it will begin to dry and the seeds appear. Clip off the dry umbels with clippers and place them in large brown paper bags. I hang my bags in a dry, breezy location. They need good ventilation to prevent mold from growing. Another method is to spread the umbels out to dry in a single layer on a screen surface where they will have good ventilation. Once dry, the seeds can be removed from the umbels. Rubbing through a medium sized sieve works nicely. The goal is to remove all the chaff from the seed separating all the debris. In one ounce of seed there are around 25,000 individual seeds. Store your clean and dry carrot seeds. Paper envelopes and jars are great storage vessels. We have a humid climate; you can place some silica packets next to your seed envelopes or inside the jars to help keep humidity down. So, remember that vegetable scrap in water may be creating far more than just one new vegetable. It could be creating thousands upon thousands of teeny tiny seeds that will produce a bounty for a community. Seed Savers Information can be found at www.shuswapseedsavers.ca/ www.cvgss.org/ www.walkerland.ca/canadian -heirloom-seed-suppliers/

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School News By Jan Penner As of August 15, exactly what the 2020-2021 school year will look like is still a work in progress. District staff, unions (BCTF and CUPE), PACs, and government are working together to ensure our start-up will be smooth and all aspects of student and staff safety are addressed. While there are many questions and concerns that arise with each report from the government, we can feel reassured that all parties have had a chance to weigh in. Whether a parent, student, administrator, teacher or support staffer, everyone has two things in mind: that all children have the opportunity to return to face-to-face instruction and that the environment be safe for everyone. The best way to approach the coming year is with an open mind. All stakeholders need to be prepared to adapt to changes as needed. The term “New Normal” is not just a catch phrase. We need to work together to ensure the best possible learning situations are provided for stu-

dents and staff. June taught us a lot when students returned to onsite learning and now, we need to take what we learned and apply it to the new school year. Check district and school websites for information on what the return to school may look like. If you have a kindergarten student who is not registered or if you have children and are new to the district, please contact your local school to register. Bus information will be mailed to bussing student’s families in August. Offices will be staffed in the week preceding the Labour Day weekend. Please note that the first day of school for students has been pushed back two days to September 10th, to allow staff members time to meet and review new health and safety procedures that will be implemented for the 2020-21 school year. Enjoy the rest of your summer, stay in your bubble as much as possible, and be safe!

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First day of school is Thursday, September 10, 2020 *Please note - this is a FULL day* New student registration is Tuesday, September 1 from 9 2;30 p.m. at your neighbourhood school. To register parents will need a copy of their child's birth certificate (or passport), and proof of address. More information is available at www.sd83.bc.ca If you are unsure which school your child should attend please contact the District's Transportation Department at 250-8329415. All eligible school bus riders will be mailed a post card with their bus times on it. If you don’t receive a post card please call Transportation at 250-832-9415 School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap)

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(a pastel drawing by Joan Hein) Right now, this little church mouse is on its own in the church, but hopefully soon we can all join together on Sundays. Covid has kept the doors closed, but our hearts are still open to one another, and to the Lord. Visit our website: www.stdavidschurch.info for sermons, scripture readings, recipes, updates on services and the Thrift Store; and lots more Contact us at worship@stdavidschurch.info phone: 955-6467 or 955-8129

NORTH SHUSWAP • Live Music at the Hub, Fridays & Saturdays, FMI visit Social Media Platforms or call 250-955-2002. See ad page 29 • Lions Club Meat Draw & 50/50 - Every Saturday, 3 -5pm at the Hub. Visit with family and friends in “Your Bubble” and help Lions support community groups. • Lakeview Centre Raffle - Draw for electric bike and portable BBQ , Sept. 5 at Centre. • Shake The Lake’ Free Concert -Saturday, Sept. 5 at 1:00 pm, Sea Store at the Cinnemousun Narrows. KixxSin and BROKENTOYZ. • Seafood Broil - at the Scotch Creek Hub. Sept. 5. Deadline to book is Aug. 30. Seafood feast, Live music with Suz n’ Johnny’s Blues Band (inside) and Dave Colemine Band (outside) FMI call 250-955-2002 • Doctors in the Clinic - Call the Health Centre at 250-955-0660 or follow northshuswaphealth Facebook page for updates and availability of doctors to accept phone visits. See ad page 26 • Tsútswecw Environmental interpretive walkabouts - Wednesdays from 10 am to 1 pm. Children’s activities Sundays from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Interpretive Cabin open Wednesdays and weekends. • Lakeview Community Centre - Exercise Classes. Mondays 8:30 am, Wed. and Fri. at 9:00 am. Arts Group Tuesdays at 10 am. The library can be accessed by calling Jim Dingeldein at 250-682-6235 • 2021 NS Historical Society Calendar, featuring logging in the North Shuswap, on sale in September at Ross Creek Store, Scotch Creek Market and Society members. • Senior Men’s Golf – Tues & Weds 8:30 am in Sept. and 10 am in Oct. Anglemont Estates Golf Course. New golfers welcome. • ‘Registration Country Kids Playschool (Celista) Mon. & Wed. 9 am – 12 pm. Children need to be 3 years old by Dec. 31 and toilet trained. To register www.nsscr.ca CHASE • Team Chase Raffle - Tickets from Team Chase Members. First prize Stay and Play package for Talking Rock & Quaaout Lodge Resort, second is a beautiful Hand Made Quilt. Draw on Sept. 13. FMI contact Janice @ 250-679-4471 or Diana @ 250-679-3484. All proceeds go toward CIBC run for the cure. • Chase Library – Open. Still offering takeout service as well. Closed Sun and Mon. Call if you have any questions. 250.679.3331 • Attention all Snowbirds - Are you looking for something to do this winter? Curling is a fun, social sport that anyone can learn & do. FMI about Chase Curling Club, contact Jan 250-679-4471 or janinchase@cablelan.net SOUTH SHUSWAP • South Shuswap Library - open for “Browse and Borrow” and the computers are available. All BC SRC reading logs continue until September 15. Challenge trackers must be submitted by Sept. 4. Email completed tracker to contest@orl.bc.ca Virtual Story Times will be offered weekly Sept. 21 – Nov. 28. Check online at www.orl.bc.ca for Story Times dates and other awesome fall programs for all ages. • Stampin’Up! - Sept 25 - 27 at Sorrento Centre. unlimited access to Stampin’ Up! tools including: Die Cutting Machines, Dies, Embossing Folders, Punches, and stamps all weekend long. Evening Bingo, prizes, meals and more! FMI and to regis-

ter go to http://shuswapculture.ca/ • Blind Bay Memorial Hall Events: • Blind Bay Painters - Tuesdays at 9am - 3pm FMI Contact Trudy at (250)835-0039 • Full Throttle Fitness - Mon., Wed., & Fri., FMI Contact Lindsey at (250)253-0320 • Impulse Movement Mon., Tues., & Wed., Start Date Pending. FMI Contact Melissa at (780)996-0623 • Fit to Go Fitness Classes - Tues. & Thurs. FMI Contact Louise at (204) 773-6796 • Silk Painting Workshop with Susan Aylard Sept. 26, 2020 FMI Contact Agnes at (250)2535200 SALMON ARM • Art Gallery Exhibition - The Forecast” - until October 10 at Salmon Arm Art Gallery. Features eight local artists who are interpreting evidence of climate change through photography and mixed media. Gallery hours Tues to Sat. 11am to 4pm. www.salmonarmartscentre.ca • Alexander Plaza Street Party - Saturdays until Sept. 5. 9am to 3pm. Artisans, vendors, live music. • Salty Dog Virtual Series - Sept 1 - 30. Registration is FREE and will include prizing for three categories (1, 3 or 5 laps) FMI go to https://zone4.ca/ event/2020/3D5C52A0/ • Salmon Arm Pride Project - 3 day arts & awareness festival, Sept. 25 to Sept. 27. This is the inaugural year of what is hoped to be a significant LGBTQ2S+ arts festival. Art exhibitions, Silent Disco all ages dance party, storytelling, Inner Rainbow sound bath, and more at Salmon arm Arts Centre and the Nexus at First. FMI visit http://shuswapculture.ca/ FARMERS MARKETS • Celista Farmer’s Market - Wednesdays 9am to 1pm, until Sept 9 at N.S. Community Hall, Celista. • Chase Farm & Craft Market - Fridays, 10am to 2pm, until Oct. 9 next to Safety Mart Foods • Sorrento Village Farmers Market - Saturdays 8am to noon, until Oct. 12 at Sorrento Shoppers Plaza ONLINE / WEBINARS etc. • CSRD BOARD MEETING- Thurs. Sept. 17, 9:30am. How to pre-register, go to www.csrd.bc.ca. Agenda will be available approximately one week in advance of the meeting. • Careful and Kind Diabetes Care webinar - September 23, 7 to 8:15 pm. More information and to register, www.ti.ubc.ca/2020/08/13/sept-23-careful-andkind-diabetes-care/ • Business Recovery and Expansion program Registration is being accepted for November 2020 For more info see article on pg. 30 or visit www.tsutsweye.ca • Entrepreneur in Residence program - offers personalized business support and strategy development for all female entrepreneurs. This free program is open to ALL Shuswap women at any stage of business, from idea development, start-up, scaling up, to succession planning. To participate download the Client Intake Form at https://tsutsweye.ca/forms/.

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ACROSS 1. Great affection 5. A cook might wear one 10. Double-reed woodwind 14. Module 15. Pee 16. Gunk 17. A small scar 19. Credit or playing 20. Caviar 21. Juliet's love 22. Impudent girl 23. Trap 25. Opaque gems 27. An Old Testament king 28. Flighty 31. Bully 34. Feudal lord 35. Regret 36. Coffee dispensers 37. Wharves 38. Anagram of "Sing" 39. Spelling contest

DOWN 1. Ill-gotten gains 2. Scallion 3. Transgressions 4. Estimated time of arrival 5. Dawn goddess 6. Choice 7. Type of cereal grass 8. Witnesses 9. Born as 10. Supernatural 11. A small restaurant 12. Not yours 13. Countercurrent

40. Yearns 41. Loamy deposit 42. Alienate 44. Black gunk 45. Row of shrubs 46. Hinged window blind 50. Succulent 52. Scraped gently 54. Card with one symbol 55. Killer whale 56. A young unmarried woman (archaic) 58. Secure against leakage 59. Operatic solos 60. Street 61. Corridor 62. Sacred hymn 63. Picnic insects

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18. Garbage 22. Despise 24. Badgers 26. Swine 28. Blockade 29. Carpets 30. Cravings 31. Pipe 32. Mining finds 33. Immoral 34. Loiterers 37. Ping-___ 38. Classify

40. Gentlewoman 41. Extols 43. Summon to return 44. Religious belief 46. "Cheers!" 47. Claw 48. Panache 49. Marsh growth 50. Tease 51. Component of urine 53. Dogfish 56. Skip 57. Historic period Puzzle 1 - Medium

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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

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Shuswap Piano Tuning, Restoration & Grand Piano Consultation call or text 250-517-7717

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• LIQUOR • FISHING TACKLE & LICENSES • GROCERIES • HUNTING LICENSES 9am-9pm Sun 10am-8pm

Deliveries Available North Shuswap and Area Call / text

250-318-4452 Local Storyteller

Wilf Bennett is now

Road building — land clearing

selling his Book

Call Dorhn 250-212-8638

WANTED

Wanted Kitten or adolescent, Tuxedo Tom (black /white) or Ginger Tom . Shuswap region origin. North Shuswap preferred. Frank 604-798-0288

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MXZ Cadillac supercharged 6.2 L LSA 555 engine, only 198 hours Original owner, dealer serviced Covered winter storage New Malview console gel coat unique color combination silver/ black/white $94,500.00 Contact Preston at 403-617-0000

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KMS CONTRACTING Position: Construction Labourer Duties: Operating power and air tools, working on ladders and roof, lifting up to 50lbs, working outdoors year round. Please have valid class 5 driver's license Starting Wage: $18/hr Willing to train enthusiastic applicant Send application/resume to: crgiesbrecht@gmail.com Cutting Edge Construction is looking for a carpenter/labourer for our crew. Must have experience and be reliable. Own transportation is required. Full time, year round work. Please email resume and references to cuttingedgeconst@gmail.com or call/text 250-517-0161

HELP WANTED Piano Player Must have knowledge in opening clams

OBITUARIES

Christine, Angela Leight (Pedersen), 79, of Calgary, AB, formerly Scotch Creek, BC, passed away June 6, 2020. Christine was a remarkable woman of strength, courage and resilience. Christine was the only child of Elisa and Emil Pedersen. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert Edward Leight, April, 2018. Christine is survived by her children; Angela Reece, Patricia (Rene) Chalut, Robert (Linda Evans) Leight. Grandchildren; Evan Chalut, Casey (Darren) Hannis, Wynne (Joseph) St. Hilaire, Kieran (Zoe) Reece.

It is with profound sadness that we share with you the passing of Lynn Miller. Lynn passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 13th at the age of 72 with loved ones at her side. Lynn's constant positive outlook helped her live with cancer for over 10 years with amazing levels of grace, determination and dignity. She was blessed with a large network of supportive friends and family and protected many of them from the significance of the challenges she was facing. That was Lynn's nature, she wasn't looking for sympathy, she enjoyed positive communication, companionship and especially laughs. Lynn was predeceased by her parents, William and Vivian Hartwell of Regina who both passed away earlier this year. Lynn was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan and attended University there where she obtained her education degree. She later moved to Calgary Alberta and started a fulfilling 35-year teaching career that she loved, starting out as an elementary school teacher and working her way up to assistant principal. Calgary is where she met Al, the love of her life and husband of 48 years. They married in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan but Calgary was their home for many happy years. They formed many lifelong friendships during their time in Rundle and Parkland. In 1984 Al and Lynn purchased a cabin at Shuswap Lake where they spent their summer holidays with friends and family – drawing many of them to follow their dreams and purchase properties at the lake. Upon retirement they sold their home in Calgary to spend summers at the Shuswap and winters in Yuma, Arizona. Lynn loved the Shuswap and always said it was “the best place in the world!” Lynn had a real passion for life and people. She loved the outdoors and embraced many sports including downhill skiing, tennis, swimming, fishing, volleyball and her favorite - golfing. She was a long-time member of the Anglemont Ladies Golf group and contributed to the club in various capacities. One of her favorite positions was the social committee coordinator in which she excelled, planning many fun and memorable events. She also loved to travel and had the chance to see many exciting places. She was a social person and loved to organize fun events for her family and friends and was always ready for a fun card or board game. She was a very generous, compassionate, and caring woman who welcomed all into their home. She will be so greatly missed and remembered fondly by so many friends and family who were all very privileged to have her in their lives. We wish to send a special thank you to all of the wonderful Nurses and Doctors who cared for Lynn over the years with a special thank you to the Staff at the Royal Inland Hospital Renal Care Unit, and Dr. Barnard, Lynn’s family doctor for several years.

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Tuesdays 1pm - 5pm Saturdays 9am - 1pm until Sept. 15

Sept. 16 - June 14 Friday to Tuesday 8am - 2pm

Sept. 16 - June 14 Saturdays 1 pm - 5pm

CLOSED CHRISTMAS, NEW YEARS & REMEMBRANCE DAY

CLOSED STATUTORY HOLIDAYS

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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.. Melissa Bischoff.. mellybischoff@yahoo.ca Blind Bay Garden Club…Susan 250-835-2351 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 Chase Fish & Game Club.. Helen 250-679-8019 COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS Lakeview Community Centre ♦Hall Bookings ..Jim Dingeldein 250-682-6235 NS Community Association.. Pat Bauer 250-955-6463 ♦Hall Bookings – Kim Morgan 403-819-0863 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.. Jay Simpson – 250-517-9578 FIRE DEPARTMENTS Anglemont - Graham Lucas - 250-318-7157 Celista - Roy Philips - 250-804-3349 Scotch Creek/Lee Creek - Colton Barker 250-253-2020 Skwlax - Keith Power - 250-679-4472 Fire Services Coordinator - Sean Coubrough, 250-833- 5955 FIRST RESPONDERS NS First Responders Phyllis Shrum 250-955-2949 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 - Lorna Joy Pawluk 780-721-2293 Scotch Creek Clinic - 250-955-0660 Chase Medical Clinic - 250-679-1420 Chase Health Centre - 250-679-1400

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SS Health Services Society - Sue McCrae 250-675-3562 Sorrento Health Centre – 250 803-5251 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 Karate Club.. Dale Cundy 250-682-3094 Lions Club.. Tom Price 250-574-6104 Needle Bugs Club.. Gerry Kendall 250-955-6279 Notch Hill Cemetery Society - Louise 250-253-5776 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 250-517-7111 NS Elementary School.. Paul Rosman 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.. Sabrina Beyerly 250-955-2214 Parks Commission Contact.. CSRD 1-888-248-2773 RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION Anglemont Magna Bay - Alan Nunn 250-679-2565 or 604-522-3346 Scotch Creek - Mary Stewart 250-955-2967 St. Ives - Miki Andrejevic 780-405-5571 School District # 83 Trustee Marty Gibbons mgibbons@sd83.bc.ca Seymour Arm Snowmobile Club.. Markus Schrott, 250-3074360, seymoursledding@gmail.com Shuswap Community Foundation .. 250-832-5428 www.shuswapfoundation.ca Shuswap Environmental Action Society.. Jim Cooperman 250-679-3693 Shuswap Hospice Society.. 250-832-7099 Shuswap Lake Aero Modelers.. 1-866-293-3851 www.slams.ca 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 250-803-1095, shuswapvsar.org Shuswap Waterfront Owners Association (SWOA) info@SWOA.ca, web: www.SWOA.ca Skmana Ski club .. Email: skiskmana@gmail.com / Web: ski-skmana.com 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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