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Transformation continues at NSHC….
By Gail McNeil-Oliver, NSHC Executive Director
If you read the August Kicker, you will know that things are changing at the health centre with the addition of a full-time family physician! As this article goes to print, Dr. Bucarelli still awaits her BC License to be issued and we are hoping things will be in place for September.
Another transformation at the health centre is a brand new 8’ wide ramp at the clinic’s entrance. Thanks to a couple of good Samaritans from Triton Docks, a new ramp was designed, installed, and donated to the health centre. The humble Triton team shared that they wanted to do this for our community! How fantastic! They also understood the importance of the design to aid those with mobility issues, for seniors, and for emergency personal making it easier to enter and exit the clinic. Triton Docks got it right! Thank you to everyone at Triton for making access to the health centre easier for our community members!
With COVID-19 still part of our daily lives, we continue with COVID screening and physical distancing at NSHC. Necessary protocols add to our work, but greeting people at a locked door, managing low numbers of people in the clinic, and extra sanitizing are measures that are all necessary. We have also added plexiglass to our reception counter to continue to maintain physical distancing between staff and patients. By limiting patient 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-
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(Continued from page 26) ue to do our part to keep everyone safe by washing our hands often, practicing physical distancing and by staying home if we are sick. Most everyone is feeling COVID fatigue which is why it is so important to remember that our health and well-being and of those we care about, must remain a top priority. If you find yourself in a social setting where it is difficult to maintain a physical distance of 2 meters from others, wearing a nonsurgical mask will help stop the spread of the virus.
The increase in COVID cases in younger adults increases the concern for the spread to our vulnerable citizens. Young and healthy adults with COVID will experience a mild infection but for people with compromised health, the potential for severe disease exists. Public Health is working to break the chain of transmission by tracking community outbreaks and advising of exposure alerts. To stop the spread of COVID 19, BC Public Health advises that having just one symptom of COVID-19 means we need to avoid any social gathering.
Everyone is tired of COVID-19, but we need to continue to engage and talk about this pandemic to get through the coming months. Please help to influence others around you by being kind to one another and to stay safe with common sense precautions!
Keep an eye on the clinic calendar for Dr. Bucarelli’s start date at: www.nshealthcentre.ca or at: fb.me/ northshuswaphealth
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CSRD Dealing with Solid Waste Compliance Issues
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.
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(Continued from page 28) 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 mansary of the tragic drownaged to save her ing 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
According to an artionly daughter devcle 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. quarter sections in Florence and Rose Clifford. In 1947, the propScotch Creek. A few years later they had a large house built that Photo credit: Barrie Clifford. Shared from Shuswap Chronicles, North Shuswap Historical Society. erty was sold, leaving only Rose's gravestone would eventually become the Saratoga in the St. Mary's Anglican Church Lodge, where the Saratoga neighbourgraveyard 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 war. the heroism of a former local child.
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 Shuswap.
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.
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SWC Releases Quality Report and Algal Bloom Information
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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
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(Continued from page 34) 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 facthe 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 miti
Algae 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 of nutrients to the lakes. The Salmon Arm Bay. Picture Credit Barbra Fairclough we are working 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 usuer, 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 legatercraft 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 relatheir travel route,” Vieira tively shallow region of Shusadds. 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 condiwww.shuswapwater.ca. Print tions are favourable to some copies of the report will soon species of algae. be available from all munici
Vieira re-iterated that the pal, First Nations, and regionalgal bloom is being continual 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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Anglemont Men’s Golf
By Gerry Shea
Craig and Shantelle have been busy this year insuring a safe (re: Covid-19) and enjoyable golfing experience for the public and the men’s club. This fall, work is planned to upgrade the course conditions, particularly the greens and the tees.
The finals of the Men’s Match Play Championship has “A” side winner Don Shurnaik playing “B” side winner Bill Kubica. The winner will be a first-time champion in the match play competition. Thanks to the guys who signed up and played in the tournament and thanks to Jim Taylor for his good job organizing the tournament.
Also, many thanks to Jim Taylor, Floyd Forsch and Steve Gaskin for their work in organizing the Thursday men’s night tournaments and ensuring that the hole prizes and the low net/low gross prizes were distributed 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
Ladies Golf members enjoyed “Tacky Tourist” day.
(Continued from page 36) 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 250- 955-0141 or the clubhouse at 250-955- 2323. Until next month keep your head down and follow through.
Ladies Golf members enjoyed “Christmas in July”
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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 including a Deanna Barnhardt Kawatski with daughnomination for new book, Magda’s Odyssey. ter, Nathe 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 Cenfor other books, designed and tre, credit for being a foundpainted 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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The book Jake Ootes has name “Umingmak”, meaning written is very different. 'Musk Ok', would visit a “Umingmak: Stuart Hodgson community, every resident and the Birth of the Modern would attend the meeting. Arctic” is a non-fiction acOotes read a section from the count of Ootes' career in the book describing a meeting North as part of the Pearson from March of 1969 where government's attempt “to Atuat, the revered matriarch bring Canada's arctic into the of Arctic Bay, spoke through 20th century.” As first the a translator of her desire to Executive Assistant to the see a bathhouse built in the Commissioner of the Northcommunity. Atuat had not west Territories, and later the seen a foreigner to the north Director for the Territorial until she was 40 years old Department for information, and was famous for killing a Ootes was witness to the polar bear on her own with people who lived in tradijust a spear. According to the tional ways account, in the exHodgson tremely not only remote promised communithat the ties in the bathterritory house and to the would be early estabbuilt but lishment of said territorial when he governance returned in the landhe would mass that have a makes up a bath in it. third of Ootes Canada. assured
During the audihis readJake Ootes signs a copy of his new ence that ing, Ootes book, Umingmak at winery event. indeed related that Kicker staff photos. the bathwhen house Hodgson, a former labour was built. leader from BC, was asked The two authors share to take on the job he told unique life experiences of Prime Minister Pearson, “I living in remote parts of have to warn you, I know Canada where people have to nothing about running a govrespect 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”. Hodgject 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 the territory yearly even Shuswap. The book launch though many of them were event, on the stunning too small to even have an air grounds of the Celista Esstrip and had to be accessed tates Winery, was much apby Twin Otter planes. preciated by those in attend
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Why I love Google
John Seymour Lakeside Technical Solutions
I remember when Google became a thing. It all started in the 90’s as a simple Internet search engine built by a couple of California University students and has since grown to be one of the biggest tech companies on the planet, worth billions of dollars. Today they are involved in several facets of technology and the list just keeps growing and growing.
Their main focus however is Internet (or Cloud if you will) based services which are what we are talking about here. Over time, Google has developed one of the most comprehensive lists of online services amongst the big players competing in this market, including Microsoft and Apple.
First, let me preface this article to say that I’m not a fan of big tech companies. Most are driven by shareholder profits and not interested in the end user (you and I) one bit but I am convinced that Google is different. I say this because I’ve been using their tools for quite some time and have never had a problem of ANY kind.
Let’s start with Google Drive. Free with your Google account, you can create word processor documents, spreadsheets and presentation files right within Google Drive. These files are encrypted, downloadable, shareable, Microsoft Office compatible and accessible from any device on the Internet. They are also completely backed up for you so no reason to worry about ever losing them.
Another tool I really like is Google Photos. Again, totally free, you can upload any pictures you like from any of your devices. You can also set it up on your smartphone so that pictures you take are automatically stored and instantly accessible from any device. Photos also has built in features you can use to organize and edit your photos so no need to use a different program for managing your prized pics.
And let’s not forget about Gmail. In my opinion, one of the best email tools out there. I like that they let you know when a new device logs in even if it’s you. They also have 2 factor authentication, which I strongly recommend you use as it requires two different verifications that it is you logging in and not some hacker.
How about Google Chrome, which is the number one browser in the world. I resisted using Chrome for a long time until I started using it on a regular basis and now I’m hooked.
Other services include Google Maps, Earth, News, a couple of group chat programs, Youtube and several others I haven’t even explored yet.
I recommend you give Google a try. Your first 15GB of space is totally free so you really have nothing to lose.
Feel free to get in touch if you’d like to learn more. (250)804-8740 johnseymour@Lakesidetech.ca www.lakesidetech.ca
By Pat Bauer & Loretta Greenough
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 Market who collected donations for the Community Hall at their recent market. The thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated.
Thankfully because we have been fugal in the past, we are managing to be financially O.K.
We are keeping an eye on the directions from Dr. Bonnie Henry and the B.C. Government and trying to follow their suggestions. With this in mind we wish everyone in the North Shuswap good health and a beautiful fall.
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Heritage Legacy Funding for Secwépemc Landmarks Project
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.
