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EAGLE VALLEY
NEWS Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013
Vol. 54 No. 4 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (HST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.comPM40008236
Sicamous RCMP welcome new
commander Page 5
Martial arts coach brings
home gold Page 7
Found talent: Gordon Mackie discovers he has a knack and passion for painting as a member of the newly-formed Wednesday Arts for Everyone held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Red Barn. Photo by Lachlan Labere
CSRD washes hands of flood responsibility
The Salmon Arm Fall Fairgrounds and Sicamous are options being considered by Summer Stomp organizers for the event’s home in 2013.
Steve Hammer, treasurer with the non-pro� t Summer Stomp committee, con� rmed Friday that the fairgrounds is one of three lo-cations being looked at for their event, billed by the organization as the “best biker charity party going.”
“It is very preliminary but it is an op-tion, and we actually have a meeting com-ing up on the 24th of January… and we’ll have some more clear direction of which one
we’ll be pursuing at that time,” Hammer explained.
On Monday, Salmon Arm city council considered a letter from RCMP Staff Sgt. Kevin Keane, who says he’s been ad-vised that the Summer Stomp “is seeking approval to use the fairgrounds” for 2013. Keane also notes the city is respon-sible for 100 per cent of costs related to “special events” out-side of the municipal policing contract.
Coun. Alan Harrison said the Stomp’s in-terest in the fairgrounds has come before the fair’s board of directors, and that the board
has not committed to leasing the grounds.
“I would understand they would like to hold their annual general meeting � rst, and their (AGM) is in February,” said Harrison. “So they haven’t made a decision if they want to lease the grounds…”
Harrsion said he advised the board that if they decided to lease the grounds for the
Stomp, they “should consider collecting an amount to help pay for RCMP policing costs.”
Despite there being no application from
the Stomp, or further details available, Coun. Chad Eliason said he was supportive of the group using the fairgrounds. However, he said he wouldn’t support a request for a noise bylaw extension. Eliason said he also wouldn’t consider an application from the Stomp to the Agricultural Land Commission to use adjacent agricultural land for camp-grounds, as is done for Roots and Blues. Coun. Denise Reimer agreed with both con-ditions.
This, however, is not a concern for Ham-mer. He said if the Stomp goes to the fair-grounds, the committee will not be making either application to the city.
Sicamous among locations considered to host Summer Stomp
Columbia Shuswap Regional District directors are resolute in their belief that � ood management remains a provincial responsibility, just as it is with wild land interface � res.
Directors at last week’s board meeting in Salm-on Arm unanimously approved a resolution that will be sent to the Southern Interior Local Govern-ment Association for consideration at their conven-tion in May.
The issue arose from widespread � ooding expe-rienced in the Shuswap last spring.
“In the aftermath of the � ooding in Sicamous and Swansea Point, various provincial of� cials indicated that the local authority is responsible for carrying out � ood protection and mitigation works,” wrote chief administrative of� cer Charles Hamilton in his report to the board, pointing out this position is contrary to board policy W-5, which states the regional district will not respond to � ood-ing events. “The issues relating to a local govern-ment providing � ood management to Crown wa-terways are numerous and include the process for establishing the service, determining who would fund the service, the method of taxation and acquir-ing the necessary expertise to manage such � ood incidents, to name a few.”
Following discussion with staff from CSRD and the Regional District of North Okanagan and senior government of� cials, it was recommended that a
By Barb BrouwerEagle Valley News
See Mayor hopes on page 2
By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News
we’ll be pursuing at that time,”
On Monday, Salmon Arm city council considered a letter from RCMP Staff Sgt. Kevin Keane, who says he’s been ad-vised that the Summer Stomp “is seeking approval to use the fairgrounds” for 2013. Keane also notes the city is respon-
Steve HammerSummer Stomp
See Noise issues on page 2
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DEADLINE: 2pm, Fridays
January 25 & 26 - $2 Bag Sale at Sicamous United Church Thrift Shop. 10 am - 3 pm. Clothing & Shoes
Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday- Sicamous Lions Club meets at the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre, 1090 Shuswap Ave, Sicamous. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Meeting starts at 7:00 pm. Everyone Welcome. For info contact Joan at 250-836-4876 or Kathy at 250-836-3267
Every 1st & 3rd Wed.- Parkinsons Support Group at First united Church. 20 - 4th Street SE, Salmon Arm at 10 am. Contact Doreen at 250-836-2509.
Every 1st & 3rd Wed. Eagle Valley Photography Club starts on Oct 17. Everyone welcome. 7 pm at the Red Barn.
Every 4th Mon.- Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 7 p.m.
Every Monday and Thursday -Chairbiotics (low impact exercise) Seniors activity Centre 10:00 am. Join us. $2 each.
Every Mon. & Fri. - Bridge, Seniors Activity Centre, 1 p.m.
Every Tues. Stopping the Violence Program in Sicamous - counselling for women who have experienced abuse during childhood or adult relationships. No charge. Call Kathy at 250-832-9700.
Every Tues. - Sicamous Amateur Drama Club rehearsals, 7:00 p.m., Red Barn Arts Centre. 836-4705.
Tues. & Thurs. - Carpet Bowling at the Seniors’ Activity Centre at 1 p.m.
Every Tues. & Thurs. - Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in Common Room at the Haven.
Every Wed. Wednesday Arts for Everyone. 10 am - 3 pm starting September 5. For info contact Juanita at 250-836-3019 or Gail- at 250-836-5472
Every Wed. Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks - 3:00 pm. Brownies - 4:00 pm. Girl Guides - 5:30 pm. New members welcome
Every Wed. Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon.
Every Wed. - Seniors Crib, 7:30 p.m., Haven seniors building. Everyone welcome - you don’t
have to be a senior. Socializing and coffee served after crib. Info: Esther 836-4373.
Every Wed. - T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Wednesday morning at the Sicamous Rec. Centre (arena). Weigh in at 9:00 am and meeting at 9:30. Everyone Welcome. Ph: 250-836-4041 for info
Every Wed.-Sat. United Church Thrift Store 10:00 am to 3 p.m.
Every Thurs. - Sicamous Crokinole Group meets at 7pm at the Sicamous & District Recreation Centre - upstairs for more info and to join call Dave Reed @ 250-836-3652
Every Thurs.-Ladies shuffleboard at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 in Sicamous. 1pm-3pm. All ladies welcome.
Every Thurs.- Crib and darts 7 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99. Everyone welcome.
Every 1st, 3rd, 4th Thurs. - Keepsake Kwilters meet at the Haven Common room 1095 Shuswap Avenue at 7:00 p.m. For info call 250-836-2695.
Every 2nd and 4th Thurs. Options For Sexual health from 7 to 9 p.m., Sicamous Health Unit.
Every 3rd Thursday monthly meeting of the Malakwa Community Association at 7:30 in the Malakwa Hall.
Every Fri. - Parents & Tots, 10-12 noon at Catholic Church. 836-3440.
Every Fri. - Eagle Valley Brush & Palette Club, Red Barn, 10am-3pm, Everyone welcome!
Every Sat. - Outdoor market – back parking lot of Sicamous Legion $10/space. No booking required. No required start or end times.
Every 1st & 3rd Fri. - Pool Tournament at the Royal Canadian Legion #99 at 7:00 pm.
Every 4th Sun. - OAPO Birthday Tea for members & friends, Seniors Activity Centre, 2 p.m.
Last Saturday of every month -Sicamous Royal Canadian Legion #99 Ladies Auxilliary dinner 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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• Jan. 2, 2:35 p.m., a local resident reported her credit card was stolen and in excess of $3,000 was racked up on the card. A local 45-year-old male was identified, and has subse-quently been charged.
• Jan. 2, 9:20 a.m., RCMP received a report of a snow-mobile theft from Grandview Shores. Stolen was a 2013 black and white Polaris 800, serial number SN1CH8GS-3DC755267.
• Jan. 3, 5:21, p.m., report of an assault. A man entered a business saying he had been sprayed with bear spray. He was uncertain of who was re-sponsible and the matter is still
under investigation. • Jan. 4, 10:10 a.m., report
of break and enter. Bloomquist Road. Subwoofer and amplifier stolen.
• Jan. 4, 11:30 a.m., report of two-vehicle accident on Trans-Canada Highway. Vehi-cle lost control passing a semi tractor trailer unit, hitting the side of the trailer. Excessive damage to vehicles however, no injuries.
• Jan. 9, 10:48 a.m., break and enter on Jones Peterson Road. Unknown culprits en-tered a shop on the property, stole a generator and air com-pressor.
• Jan. 9, 12:36 p.m., report
of break and enter at local busi-ness. Stolen was a number of antique coins, some jewelry, as well as replica firearms.
• Jan. 9, 2:33 p.m., subpoe-na from Enderby detachment requested to be served on local witness in Sicamous.
• Jan. 10, 1:07 p.m., report of some of the mailboxes in Malakwa being vandalized and some of them broken into.
• Jan. 12, 10:21 a.m., report of a theft on Parksville Street. Occurred sometime overnight. Grey and silver Coleman snowblower.
• Jan. 12, 11:41 a.m., report of snowmobilers using local groomed trails, refusing to pay
trail fees to local snowmobile club. Police attended and as-sisted in the dispute.
• Jan. 13, 11:14 a.m., re-quest from Kamloops RCMP to follow up on a suspicious note regarding firearms that may have been stashed in the Sicamous area. The matter is still under investigation.
• Jan. 15, 2:07 p.m., single vehicle accident on Highway 1 near Cambie Solsqua Road. Driver received minor inju-ries.
• Jan. 17, 3:36 p.m., report of suspicious male hanging around local business ask-ing for money, making people uncomfortable.
joint resolution be sent to SILGA.
Just as Victoria as-sumes incident com-mand and provides on-site response for wildfires, the resolution notes overland flood-ing has “potentially profound adverse con-sequences in terms of public safety, private and public property in-terests, economic pros-perity and public infra-
structure.”Also noted is the fact
the province is the stew-ard of water resources in B.C. and local authori-ties lack the mandate, statutory jurisdiction, financial and technical resources, equipment and the staff necessary to provide emergency site response, mitiga-tion and flood remedia-tion works.
The resolution, which will be for-warded to the Union of
British Columbia Mu-nicipalities (UBCM) as well, asks that the prov-ince “take immediate and direct responsibility for flood management including but not lim-ited to:
• Incident command during emergency flooding events
• Identification of flood related hazards
• Remediation of stream channels so as to mitigate future flooding
• Monitor stream
flows and levels in wa-terways posing a risk to life, safety or property
• Respond to sud-den cessation of stream flows or reports of de-bris dams, executing tactical evacuations when warranted and communicate with the emergency operations centre.”
Rhona Martin, Area E Rural Sicamous di-rector and past presi-dent of SILGA, asked for board support for
the resolution, main-taining there are con-cerns about other wa-terways as well.
She said the prov-ince needs to be pres-sured to make sure work is being done to monitor the issues.
CSRD chair Dave Raven asked if the re-gional districts of the east and central Koote-nays should be includ-ed in the resolution, something the board agreed to unanimously.
Hammer also con-firmed that Sicamous is another location being considered for the event.
“That’s one of the options we’re explor-ing,” said Hammer. “Sicamous has their burnout event on that weekend, the same weekend as the Sum-
mer Stomp, so we are going to be talking to Sicamous. We have a meeting coming up with the event planner for Si-camous area.”
The Stomp commit-tee is attempting to se-cure a new home for the event after last year’s, held in Silver Creek, drew the ire of Colum-bia Shuswap Regional
District directors, who were particularly upset the organization didn’t shut down the music by midnight – a condi-tion the Stomp agreed to with the CSRD.
Without an exemp-tion, Salmon Arm’s noise bylaw is enforced before 7 a.m. and after 10 p.m.
Regarding Si-
camous, Hammer says he is impressed with how open and welcom-ing the community has been to different events such as the burnout.
“If you’ve got sort of a city that’s welcoming and a council that wants to work and have events and bring visitors and tourists and attractions to their town, and one
that’s going, ‘we’re not going to do this, we don’t want to do this we don’t want to do that,’ where would you go?” asked Hammer. “As sad as it is, Salmon Arm re-ally is putting out the message that they’re not really inviting events, tourists and visitors to Salmon Arm. And it’s sad.”
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Noise issues put CSRD directors off of supporting event
Resolution asks province take responsibility
RCMP RePoRt
Local man charged in credit card theft
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Logging contractors compensated for loss of work when the B.C. government bought back forest tenure from big timber companies 10 years ago will get nearly $10 million in federal tax repaid to them, Premier Christy Clark announced Fri-day.
Speaking to the Truck Loggers’ As-sociation convention, Clark said the tax break was agreed to by feder-al � nance of� cials af-ter the latest plea from B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong.
The tax bill for 300 logging contractors has been a sore point for the
industry since the B.C. government undertook a sweeping reorganiza-tion of Crown timber licences in 2003. A trust fund paid out $71 million after harvest li-cences were taken back from large companies to offer community and aboriginal logging projects.
The B.C. govern-ment later moved to ex-empt the compensation payments from provin-cial income tax, but Ot-tawa continued to treat the money as taxable income until now.
Clark also updated the audience on her pledge from last year to establish a fund to protect logging con-tractors who supply
timber and don’t get paid when a mill op-erator goes broke. She said the $5 million an-nounced last year is now available for pay-ments if required, and more money will be added as the govern-ment can afford to
Clark’s speech had a campaign � avour, starting when she was introduced to a packed house of logging com-pany executives with an invitation to come back again next year. It was the 70th an-nual TLA convention, which is traditionally closed with an address by the premier of the day.
The enthusiastic response came after
Thursday’s unpopu-lar announcement by Forests Minister Steve Thomson that the gov-ernment is increasing its log export fees for South Coast and Van-couver Island logs by 20 per cent.
Much of B.C.’s growing log export trade comes from that region. Loggers argue that export revenues
from coastal forests al-low them to bring out a larger volume of other logs to deliver to do-mestic mills.
District opposes gravel pit application
An unexpected gravel pit application referral from the prov-ince has prompted the District of Sicamous to voice opposition and proceed with a bylaw to control such activity.
Last month, the dis-trict received a refer-ral (request for input) through FrontCounter BC for an application to the Ministry of En-ergy and Mines. The application is for a � ve-year-permit to op-erate a rock quarry at 200 Old Town Road. The project would in-clude an excavating pit, crushing, screen-ing and blasting of materials. The applica-tion also states that ap-proximately 300 cubic metres of timber would be removed to facilitate the work.
The application, dated Dec. 7, was pre-sented at the Dec. 12 council meeting as a
last minute agenda item by district com-munity planning of-� cer Mike Marrs, who explained staff had no prior knowledge of the application.
“The big issue for us, in my mind, is that the visual impact on the district from the forest perspective, and from just neighbours and residents, would be incredibly negative,” Marrs commented. “Further to that, the of-� cial community plan basically directs any such activities to the south of our munici-pality at Two Mile, to a very speci� c parcel that is above Two Mile and butts up against the regional district bound-ary.”
Marrs noted the ap-plication would also impact land in the Co-lumbia Shuswap Re-gional District.
“In discussion with their planning depart-ment, they are having concerns with it as well
because of the steep-ness of grades in that area imply that any removal of materials within that property is going to encroach… and potentially cause some hazardous situa-
tions,” said Marrs.In his report to
council, Marrs says that in 2007, the prop-erty was the subject of unresolved complaints relating to the removal of trees, soil and aggre-gate from the property.
“At the time… the property owner justi-� ed the removal by indicating he was con-structing a driveway
and a building site for a new home. The own-er was advised that a commercial operation was not a permitted use of the land and as the district had no con-� rmation available that
aggregates were being sold, the matter did not proceed to any enforce-ment action,” writes Marrs.
In addition, the dis-trict has been made aware of an existing encroachment issue involving rock and � ll from the subject prop-erty being placed on subdivided country-residential lots below.
Marrs had two rec-ommendations for council, the � rst being that council express to the province their “un-equivocal” objection to the permit applica-tion.
Council agreed to this, as well as a sec-ond recommendation from Marrs that staff continue with the cre-ation of a soils removal and deposition bylaw.
Marrs explained the CSRD has already de-veloped its own soils removal bylaw, regu-lating commercial and industrial operations that remove more than 350 cubic metres of soil per year, and that Sicamous district staff was instructed by the previous council to do the same. Work on the bylaw was delayed by this summer’s � ooding and changes in staff. However, it is staff’s intent to bring it for-ward early this year for council’s consider-ation and adoption.
By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News
Bylaw: Permit prompts council to move on soils deposition bylaw.
us, in my mind, is that the visual impact on the district from the forest perspective, and from just neighbours and residents, would be incredibly negative,” Marrs commented.
� cial community plan basically directs any such activities to the
The big issue for us, in my mind, is that the visual impact on the district from the forest perspective, and from
just neighbours and residents, would be incredibly negative.
Mike Marrs
B.C. loggers to get tax break, bailout fundingBy Tom FletcherBlack Press
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VICTORIA – The news was trumpeted with alarm here on Vancouver Island, which along with the Gulf Islands is the heartland of tinfoil-hat opposition to smart meters.
Of the 140,000 power customers who didn’t have a wireless meter by the end of the year, many have sim-ply refused. Now BC Hydro has sent letters informing them “we can no longer de-lay the installation of a new meter at your home.”
“StopSmartMetersBC” sent out a panicky e-mail advising its resistance movement to brace against “storm trooper tactics” from BC Hydro staff, and urging phone and fax attacks on their local MLA office.
“Anger and outrage should be expressed, in a quiet way, so that we don’t sound hysterical, but people are being threatened, police called, etc.,” the anonymous e-mail helpfully suggests.
BC Hydro has also con-firmed what I told you a few
months ago. Those bogus locks, chicken wire cages and important-looking signs, which were sold like modern-day snake oil, have no legal effect to prevent the utility from working on its own equipment. These obstacles to inspection have been and continue to be re-moved, along with danger-ous grow-op bypasses and fiddled mechanical meters.
The technical arguments against wireless meters have been demolished. False news reports and website claims still circulate, but no fires have been attrib-uted to the installation of 1.7 million wireless meters in B.C. About 1,200 faulty meter bases have also been replaced at BC Hydro’s ex-pense, and as crude power-theft bypasses have been removed, the incidence of electrical fires, already rare, has dropped substantially.
Another popular myth is increased electricity bills. Yes, if your bypass is re-moved, your bill will go up. Like gas pumps, power me-ters are required by federal law to be accurate.
Which brings us back to Team Tinfoil, which has been sold a cascading series of fantastic tales about the effect of wireless signals that are already ever-present in all modern communities.
A Toronto-based expert group called Bad Science Watch has tackled claims of “electromagnetic hypersen-sitivity” head-on. I highly recommend their 10-page report and qualifications at www.badsciencewatch.ca.
In plain language, with references to the best avail-able scientific studies, it describes the double-blind tests that prove people who claim this sensitivity are not actually able to detect when they are or are not being ex-posed to wireless signals.
It also exposes key “ac-tivists” in Canada. The most prominent is Dr. Magda Havas, an associate profes-sor at Trent University who has “developed a career denouncing the safety of low-frequency electromag-netic radiation.” She gives speeches, promotes her book and has worked with
one David Stetzer to pro-mote an “EMF filter” to sell to those who insist they feel what science shows they don’t.
Havas has appeared on TV “news” shows with “ac-tivist-entrepreneur” Kevin Byrne. His website appears to be a hub of cell tower and smart meter scare reports, interspersed with product pitches for EMF Solutions Canada, of which Byrne is coincidentally president.
Then there’s “entrepre-neur-activist” Rob Metzing-er, president of something called Safe Living Technol-ogies Inc. He doesn’t run a lurid scare website, but he’s appeared on CBC and CTV as some sort of authority. (The main hazard emanat-ing from TVs these days is bad information.)
As the election ap-proaches, a fight is gearing up between the NDP and the B.C. Green Party for the ignorant, superstitious and angry vote. The Greens in particular have damaged their credibility in a desper-ate bid to quiet their own tinfoil-chapeau wing.
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Governments dig deep into B.C. residents’ pockets
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All levels of government have their hands in your pockets a little more deeply than in 2012.
In a recent press release, the Canadian Tax-payers Federation (CTF) outlined just how much additional pocket-picking is coming our way in 2013.
The most substantial, and perhaps the most unfair, is the boost in Medical Services Plan premiums. These premiums will go up by $60 per family this year, and have now risen 24 per cent ($300 per family) in three years – far more than the rate of inflation.
This boost in MSP fees was first brought in by the provincial government to help deal with its deficit, and it has since discovered that it’s a tax boost that causes minimal political trouble.
The CTF’s Jordan Bateman calls B.C.’s MSP a “grossly unfair regressive tax.”
“If you make $30,001 a year, or $3 million a year, you pay the same $133 a month. MSP is for the little people who don’t work for govern-ment,” argues Bateman.
The federal government doesn’t get off scot-free. As of Jan. 1, premiums for Employment Insurance are rising, and so are contributions to the Canada Pension Plan. While contributors will get their CPP contributions back eventu-ally if they retire and collect CPP, the same cannot be said for EI. A small portion of the population actually collects it, but all working people and employers pay dearly.
The province is facing a massive deficit and claims it will bring in a balanced budget, so that means all kinds of potential tax increases. And in the meantime, BC Hydro, controlled by the province, is raising rates by almost four per cent on April 1.
One thing is certain – governments have an insatiable appetite for our money. While much of the money they take goes to useful services, there is plenty of room for better management and for minimal tax increases.
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With a love of hik-ing, cross-country ski-ing and other outdoor pursuits, the Shuswap was a logical fit for Dave Dubnyk.
The RCMP sergeant recently migrated from Elk Valley to Sicamous, where he’s taken on the duty of detach-ment commander. The position was vacated in September by Sgt. Carl Vinet, who left for Nanaimo to become an RCMP professional standards investigator with the detachment there.
Dubnyk brings with him 22 years of expe-rience in the force, and has worked in a variety of positions ranging from major crime to professional standards to general duty supervi-sor. His last posting was as operations supervisor for the Elk Valley de-tachment.
“I think that benefits me in a position like this because I know the administrative side of the RCMP, but I’m also very hands-on on the operation side,” says Dubnyk. “I’ve got a background with general duty and major crime investigation. I instruct on the search warrant course and that
type of thing, so I’ve got a pretty vast operational background.”
Dubnyk is look-ing forward to further expanding his CV as Sicamous’ detachment commander. Though he says it was the area that attracted him to the po-sition.
“The way our sys-tem works is, we can indicate our preferences for anywhere in the province and Sicamous was one I had on my list, so I got a phone call from our staffing officer there about nine months ago and asked if I was still interested in Sicamous, which obvi-ously I was and it didn’t take much time to think about that,” says Dub-nyk who shares a love for outdoor activities with his wife.
“When we lived in Kamloops, we did an awful lot of hiking around Adams River and really got to like that area. So like I say, we’ve kind of had this on our radar since leav-ing.”
In addition to further exploring the area by foot (and ski), Dubnyk says he’s interested in acquiring a boat. Pro-fessionally, however, the sergeant has already had an opportunity to take in Shuswap Lake when he upgraded his police boat training back in April.
“I had training many years ago in Kootenay Lake, and most recently updated my training for the police boat patrols
here,” says Dubnyk. “It will be far more exten-sive now, living right on a lake like this. In my previous detachments, we’ve had lakes in the detachment area but not right at the shoreline like this.”
Dubnyk has yet to meet with district coun-cil to discuss municipal priorities for 2013, but explains the RCMP also have national and pro-vincial priorities, and they all tend to build off each other.
“Drugs and orga-nized crime is a national and provincial priority, so that’s a priority of ours as well, and that’s everything from ve-hicles passing through and transporting drugs,
to targeting local, known drug dealers, to eradicating marijuana grow operations,…” says Dubnyk. “I’d cer-tainly like to focus on the marijuana grow op-erations because that’s kind of the root level of the drug problems.”
Dubnyk also plans to build a strong rap-port with local schools, particularly the high school, with a goal of being able to share in-formation critical to assuring public safety. This links to another goal of Dubnyk’s: to provide Sicamous of-ficers with Immediate Action Rapid Deploy-ment (IARD) training.
“Heaven forbid, if there ever was an inci-dent here, locally, with a shooter in school or whatever, we want to make sure our officers are fully trained to re-spond immediately,” says Dubnyk.
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New digs: Sgt Dave Dubnyk is settling in Sicamous’ new detachment commander. Photo by Lachlan Labere
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Days kick off this weekend.
The focus, over the Jan. 25 to 27 weekend, will be on active kids and families having fun together.
Look for flyers from the school, check out our Snow Days Facebook page, the Sicamous Chamber of Commerce website, as well as your lo-cal newspapers for a schedule.
The business-spon-sored Snow Days Pho-to Treasure Hunt regis-tration and Mini Hunt is Saturday, Jan. 26. You will want to bring a camera and/or your cell phone and learn how to play the Photo Treasure Hunt Cam-paign throughout Feb-ruary. The key words are “active,” “family,” and “captured” (on camera).
The first Snow Days weekend kicks off Fri-day night with Eagles hockey and a Jam the GM Book Drive, the Snow Days photogra-phy contest, followed by pre-novice hockey. Hockey again on Satur-day as well the treasure hunt photo campaign
and, on Saturday night – guess what? More hockey at the Eagles game where the motto will be Unplug & Play the Canadian Way, fea-turing winter sports.
Sunday brings out all ages to participate in the snowmobiler’s Winterfest Fundraiser at Northway’s field on Larch Avenue, where the Sicamous Lion’s Chuckwagon will en-deavour to keep you fed and watered.
Feb. 1st marks the start of the Flower Power banner project, set to go upstairs in the recreation centre.
Feb. 2 and 3 is a wellness retreat held at Owlhead Creek Bed and Breakfast, with sessions offered both Saturday evening and daytime Sunday, pro-viding several options and a variety of well-ness experiences to sample.
Celebrate our first B.C. Family Day with a family snow sculpt event.
Register for the downtown snow sculp-ture competition in front of Eagle River Secondary on Main Street, Sunday the
10th. Snow blocks are limited so don’t wait.
If you are thinking of entering in the Front Yard Snow Sculpture and Light-up contest on Feb. 11, you best be setting out a plan now, stock piling your snow as it comes and gather-ing your props. Build up your snow piles ahead so you are more likely to have snow to work with on the 10th and 11th. Judging is not until Monday af-ternoon, after 3 p.m. There is lots of time to sculpt, and you can register a team right up to the 10th at the down-town competition.
February 16 and 17 features snowmobilers and friends, first on the Saturday with the Cab-in Fever Dinner and Auction at ERS, and then on Sunday with the 2nd Annual Ladies’ Ride into Blue Lake for lunch.
A wonderful intro-duction to snowmo-biling – check it out through Michelle at 833-9335.
The Royal Cana-dian Legion Funspiel and Ladies Auxiliary to the Legion Dinner takes place Feb. 25 and
26, with a dinner on the 26th. Tickets by ad-vanced purchase only.
Last, but not least is the grand finale week-end of Snow Days, March 2nd and 3rd, where everyone’s ef-forts and talents are recognized through sharing and apprecia-tion.
Saturday begins with the first ever Si-camous and District Recreation Centre-sponsored road hockey tourney in the arena parking lot. Upstairs in the arena is the fi-nal open house of the ‘Flower Power’ banner project.
At 1 p.m. in the Red Barn, the photo contest awards, photo treasure hunt winner and the front yard snow sculp-ture winner presenta-tions will take place.
On Sunday the 3rd, the Eagle Valley Photo Art Club hosts a slide presentation of local photography talent, a moving collection, capturing the essence of our local area and its people.
Yes friends, there is lots to do in Sicamous in February – our new mantra.
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The Sicamous Ea-gles gave their fans a reason to cheer, and cry, during a trio of home games over the weekend.
Friday’s guests, the Summerland Steam, must have evaporated on the bus ride to town, as the team was shut out in a 6-0 loss to Si-camous.
Sicamous’ league leader Brendan Devries, who ranks number eight in the KIHJL with 54 points, was first on the board, with a goal at 13:23 in the first frame. Assists were by Jordan Harder and Cam Olson.
Nathan Grieve pot-ted a goal late in the pe-riod, giving Sicamous a 2-0 lead going into the second frame.
Sicamous continued the two-goals-per-pe-riod pattern, with Ste-ven Powers and Corbin Marcotte each putting in one in the second frame, and Brayden Taekema and Nicholas Astasiewicz potting goals in the third. As-sists came from Grieve, Brad Crump, Brin Feledichuk, Harder and Devries.
Grieve was named the game’s first star, Harder second and Devries third.
The Eagles saw a re-versal of fortune Satur-
day when they wound up on the losing side of a 7-1 tally versus the Kelowna Chiefs.
The K-Town team dominated the game, with Sicamous’ sole marker coming early in the third period from Harder, assisted by Devries.
Sunday’s game was a tighter affair versus rivals the Revelstoke Grizzlies. Sicamous kept the Bruins at bay in the first frame, while managing to light up the board with a goal by Harder, assisted by Devon Quartly and Devries.
Corbin Marcotte got fans fired up with a goal at 19:49 in the second period, assisted by Alex Dartnall and Cody Hodges. But the Grizzlies were quick on the rebound, scor-ing their first goal of the evening seconds later.
This back-and-forth play continued with a goal from Taekema, assisted by Devries and Jameson Stoski, followed up minutes later with another marker from the Griz-zlies.
The last five min-utes of the period belonged to Connor Buick, who potted the evening’s win-ning goals at 4:10 and 18 seconds. Michael Bell earned two as-sists, with singles from
Hodges and Stoski. The Grizzlies put
in their final goal half-way in the third frame, resulting in a 5-3 vic-tory for Sicamous.
Buick was named the game’s first star,
Bell second and Devries third.
The next game for Sicamous is an away contest today, Jan. 23, versus Doug Birks Division leaders, the North Okanagan
Knights. On Friday, the Eagles are back in town to play the Ka-mloops Storm. Satur-day night, the Eagles host the Beaver Valley Nighthawks. Game time is 7 p.m.
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Dubois, from Si-camous, recently at-tended the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Fed-eration (IBJJF) No-Gi Submission Grappling World Championships in California along with three students.
He had just recently received his brown belt in association with West Coast BJJ and competed as a brown belt at the worlds. Finding there were no entrants in his weight category, he moved up a weight class to compete against big-ger men. There he won gold in his division.
Dubois also en-tered the absolute class where there are no re-strictions on size and he did a repeat perfor-mance – winning gold in that division as well.
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Marcus Blair, one of Intrepid’s blue belts, recently went to Van-couver to compete. He chose to challenge himself by entering the purple belt division. Belts in jiu-jitsu can take years to earn and each gradation can de-note a large difference in skill.
Blair took a big step up and proved himself when he won gold in his division.
On the subject of blue belts, Intrepid MMA recently pro-moted several mem-bers and now have six blue belts to help wel-come and work with newcomers.
The club trains adults from 7 p.m. on-wards Tuesday and Thursday and can be reached on Facebook.com/IntrepidMMA or Dubois can be reached at 250-804-6516.
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GONNASON, Kathleen Marie (nee Neuman)February 5, 1916 – January 15, 2013E
Kay Gonnason of Calgary, AB passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at the age of 96.
Kay was born in Pincher Creek, Alberta, to Otto and Caroline (nee Hahn) Neuman. She moved to Victoria with her family when she was 12. She attended Normal School and taught for several years in B.C. until she married Roy in 1941. They first moved to Brandon, MB with the RCAF. They movedseveral times after that to Namao, Saskatoon, andPortage la Prairie. They retired to Sicamous, BC in 1975. Kay loved travelling, gardening, music, art, sewing, nature, and volunteering. She was known for her readiness to care for her family, and for herlaughter and kindness.
Kay is survived by her children, Gary (Tessie),Jeanne of Calgary, and Willy (Regina) of Colorado; grandchildren, Erik (Megan) Horne, Kirsten Horne,and Godfrey Gonnason; great-granddaughter Isis Horne; sister-in-law Alice Neuman; brother-in-law Harold Gonnason; as well as a niece and nephews, and many cousins. Kay was predeceased by her husband E. C. (Roy) in 1997 and her brother Hugh Neuman in 2012.
The Memorial Service will be held at HopeLutheran Church (3527 Boulton Road NW,Calgary, AB) on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 1:30p.m. Condolences may be forwarded throughwww.mcinnisandholloway.com. The family wouldlike to thank the staff of Park View at the BethanyCare Centre for their thoughtful care for the pastfour years. In lieu of flowers, memorial donationsmay be made to the CNIB, the Calgary ZoologicalSociety, or Canadian Lutheran World Relief.
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He was predeceased by his son Danny, one brother Jimmy and grandson Jorden.
He is survived by his loving wife Iris of 52 years,four sons Douglas (Coreen), Robert (Candice), Kevin (Lee) and Daryl (Marie), one brother Bud (Yvonne), three sisters Beverly (Steve), Patricia(Ralph) and Margaret, 13 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren,
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A celebration of Jack’s life will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 11:30 at the Malakwa Hall with Pastor Lawrence Raeofficiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donationsin Jack’s name may be made to the local foodbank.
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INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIANGraymont’s Pavilion Plant is accepting applications for an Industrial Electrician. Candidate must possess current B.C. Red Seal certification. Preference will be given to well-rounded individuals willing to also perform other nonelectrical maintenance work as part of the maintenance team. A background in lime or cement industry along with computer and or PLC skills is preferred as well as a proven track record of developing and maintaining a safe work culture. Additional skills required:
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Help WantedCITY OF Yellowknife invites applications from qualifi ed candidates for the following positions: Pumphouse and Liftstation Tradesperson - Public Works Department Competition #902-137 Closes: February 1, 2013. Pumphouse and Liftstation Maintainer - Public Works Department Competition #902-135 Closes: February 1, 2013. Building In-spector II - Planning and De-velopment Department Com-petition #220-125U Closes: February 1, 2013 Submit re-sumes in confi dence by the closing date, to: Human Re-sources Division, City of Yel-lowknife, P.O. Box 580, Yel-lowknife, NT., X1A 2N4; Fax (867) 669-3471 or Email: [email protected] Please di-rect all inquiries to the above listed email address. For more information on these positions, including the required qualifi -cations, please refer to the City of Yellowknife’s web page at: www.yellowknife.ca or con-tact Human Resources at 867-920-5603.
SKYLINE TRUCK STOP is now hiring a full time cook. Send resumes to [email protected]. or fax to 250-836-4950.
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JOURNEYMAN AUTOMO-TIVE Service Technician. Han-na Chrysler Ltd in Hanna, Al-berta needs a few more good people. Busy, modern shop. $25-$31/hour + bonus, bene-fi ts. Great community. Inquire or send resume. Fax 403-854-2845; Email:[email protected]
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Trades, TechnicalPYRAMID CORPORATION is now hiring! Instrument Techni-cians and Electricians for vari-ous sites across Alberta. Send resume to fax 780-955-HIRE or [email protected]
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Thanks to our Sponsors:
All WeekJam the GM Children’s Book Drive> SALMON ARM GM and PICCADILLY MALLHelp “Jam the GM” full of gently used children’s books. All booksdistributed to family organizations in the North Okanagan-Shuswap.
Random Acts of Reading> PLAYFORT PUBLISHINGListen for local celebrities reading books around the community. Free book giveaways.
Bring a Book to Work WeekBusinesses and organizations are encouraged to promote reading and book discussions during regularly scheduled employee break times. Organize a used book exchange or start a book club.
Monday, January 21Family Literacy Week Opening Ceremony - SALMON ARM> SALMON ARM LIBRARY BRANCH 1:30PMMinister George Abbott will officially open Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week and present the COFLA Literacy Award to LASS. Free refreshments and book giveaways.
“Retro” Family Game Night - SALMON ARM> DOWNTOWN ACTIVITY CENTRE 6 - 8PMThis is an evening for families to come out and play retro board games together.Hot chocolate, snacks and door prizes will be provided.
Come Try Curling! - ENDERBY> ENDERBY CURLING RINK 3:30 - 5:00PMFamilies are invited to come out and try the fun sport of curling.All equipment will be provided.
Tuesday, January 22Family Skate - SALMON ARM> SHAW CENTRE 2:30 - 4PMCome out for a free skate at the rink! Skate rentals available at Chevy’s for a small fee.
Family Skate - ENDERBY> ENDERBY ARENA 11AM - 12 NOONFamilies are invited out for a free skate!
Carlin Country Sliding Party - CARLIN> CARLIN SCHOOL 6:30 - 8PMThe Carlin PAC invites families from all schools to join in the fun of an old fashioned country sliding party. Bring your own toboggans and sleds.Hot chocolate and a warming bonfire will be provided.
Wednesday, January 23Preschool Storytime - SALMON ARM> SALMON ARM LIBRARY BRANCH 10:30AMJoin us for stories, rhymes and singing for little ones .
Books with the ‘Backs - SALMON ARM> SHAW CENTRE 4:30 - 5:30PMCome out and buddy read with a player from the SilverBacks. Bring yourown book to read or choose a book at the arena. Participants will receive a free ticket to a SilverBacks game compliments of Hucul Printing - while quantities last!
Preschool Storytime - SOUTH SHUSWAP> SOUTH SHUSWAP LIBRARY BRANCH 10:30AMJoin us for stories and rhymes for little ones and their families.
Armstrong Early Years Fair - ARMSTRONG> ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY 8:30AM - 11:00AMChildren from the ages of 0 to 5 and their parents/caregivers are invited to attend. Activities include: storytelling, snacks, face painting, information about children’s services and programs, games, play area, book giveaways and much more!
Preschool Storytime - ARMSTRONG> ARMSTRONG LIBRARY BRANCH 10:30AMJoin us for stories and rhymes for little ones and their families.
Family Curling Afternoon - ARMSTRONG> ARMSTRONG CURLING CLUB 3:00 - 6:00PMFamilies are invited to come out and try the fun sport of curling.All equipment will be provided.
Thursday, January 24Salmon Arm Early Years Pirate Party - SALMON ARM> DOWNTOWN ACTIVITY CENTRE 9:30 - 11:30AMAhoy there me hearties! Children aged 0 to 5 and their parents/ caregivers are invited to attend a Pirate Party (costumes welcome). Activities include: performances by children’s entertainer Roxy, snacks, information about children’s services and programs, pirate games, play area, book giveaways and much more.
Soup & Stories Program - SALMON ARM> SHUSWAP FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE 3:00 - 4:00PMParents with their children ages 0 to 12 are invited to learn new storytelling techniques. Join local storyteller James Murray for some stories, yummy soup and a free book!
Family Curling Night - SALMON ARM> SALMON ARM CURLING CLUB 6:00 - 7:30PMFamilies are invited to come out and try the fun sport of curling.All equipment will be provided.
Crazy Hat Family Skate - SICAMOUS> SICAMOUS RECREATION CENTRE 2:00 - 4:00PMCome out for a free skate at the rink! Skates of various sizes areavailable to borrow at no charge.
Friday, January 25Pirate Loppet: Grade 3 - 7 Students - LARCH HILLS> LARCH HILLS SKI AREA 11AMWell shiver me timbers! Dress up in your favourite pirate costume and participate in the annual Pirate Loppet cross country ski event. Students may register at their school or at Skookum Cycle & Ski. There is a minimal charge for this event.
Family Games Night - SALMON ARM> SALMON ARM LIBRARY BRANCH 4:00 - 8:00PMJoin in some family fun by trying different board games.All games will be provided.
‘Play Again’ Film Documentary - CARLIN> CARLIN ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL 7PMThis film inspires families to take action to reconnect children to the natural world.Film is appropriate for children ages 10 and up. Child-minding by donation will be available for younger children.
Parents & Tots Fun Day - SICAMOUS> CATHOLIC CHURCH HALL 10:00AM - 12NOONChildren aged 0 to 5 and their parents/caregivers are invited to attend the Fun Day. Activities include the limbo, parachute, yoga, balance beam and obstacle course. Fresh fruit will be provided.
Jam the GM Children’s Book Drive - SICAMOUS> SICAMOUS EAGLES GAME - SICAMOUS RECREATION CENTRE 7:00PMBring a bag of gently uses children’s books to the Eagles game and help “Jam the GM” full of books! Free admission for children under 12 who donate a book!
Saturday, January 26Puppet Play - SALMON ARM> SALMON ARM LIBRARY BRANCH 11:00AMJoin us for a fun puppet play for little ones and their families.
Family Art Saturday - “Build a Book” Project - SALMON ARM> SAGA PUBLIC ART GALLERY 11:00AM - 4:00PMCome out and create your very own book. All ages.
Family Scavenger Hunt - SALMON ARM> SALMON ARM LIBRARY BRANCH 2:00PMCome to the library for a fun-filled scavenger hunt!
Preschool Storytime - ENDERBY> ENDERBY LIBRARY BRANCH 11AMStories, songs, puppets and fun! For ages 3 and up!
Preschool Storytime - SICAMOUS> SICAMOUS LIBRARY BRANCH 11:00AMStories, songs, puppets and fun! For ages 3 and up!
Photo Treasure Hunt Kick-Off - SICAMOUS> SICAMOUS RECREATION CENTRE 10:00AM - 1:00PMChallenge the members of your family to participate in the phototreasure hunt. Prizes! Call Pam 250-515-1692.
Unplug & Play the Canadian Way - SICAMOUS> SICAMOUS EAGLES GAME, SICAMOUS RECREATION CENTRE 7:00PMMake it a family outing and come cheer on the Sicamous Eagles. Free admission for local minor sports participants featured on ice for their sport.
Sunday, January 27D.E.A.R (Drop Everything and Read)> ALL COMMUNITIESCelebrate National Family Literacy Day today by making time for everyonein the family to D.E.A.R. Happy reading!
Unplug & Play Family Pool Party - SALMON ARM> SASCU RECREATION CENTRE 1:00PM - 4:00PMLeave the mitts and toques at home and bring your swimsuits.Enjoy music, games, activities and more!
Snowmobile Winterfest - SICAMOUS> NORTHWAY’S FIELD 10:00AM - 2:00PMCome out for some family fun! Lions’ concession,bonfire and snow games.
Armstrong Curling ClubArmstrong & Falkland ECD CommitteeCarlin PACEagle Valley Sports & Leisure AssociationEnderby Curling ClubEnderby & District Chamber of CommerceEZ Rock 91.5 FMHucul Printing
Okanagan Regional LibraryNorth & South ShuswapCommunity Resource Assoc.Piccadilly MallPlayfort PublishingSAGA Art GallerySalmon Arm Curling ClubSalmon Arm GMSalmon Arm Observer
Salmon Arm RecreationSalmon Arm SilverBacksSchool District 83Shuswap Family Resource CentreShuswap Childrens’ AssociationSicamous EaglesSicamous & Malakwa ECD CommitteeSkookum Cycle & Ski
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