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Vol. 57 No. 43 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (GST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.comPM40008236

Students keen to learn proper

fire responsePage 5

Midget Eagles to host nine teams

in tournament Page 8

Pearly whites: Curren O’Reilly and Bridget Wiebe show off their clean teeth to tooth fairy Esther Pearson Friday at the Sicamous and Malakwa Early Years Fair at the rec centre. Pearson is a dental assistant with Interior Health and oversees the Lift the Lip program in the community. Photo by Lachlan Labere

Committee to tackle public transit study

District eyes 2015 opening for water plant

Sicamous council will be forming a com-mittee to weigh the costs and bene� ts of public transit options offered in a BC Transit feasibility study.

The study, discussed at the recent district committee of the whole meeting, was conducted through the Columbia Shuswap Regional Dis-trict and looks at the provision of transit options connecting Salmon Arm with Sicamous, Mal-akwa and Swansea Point. It offers � ve options which include con-tracting the service through a third party based in Sicamous or Salmon Arm, as well as the provision of a midday service, one day a week between Sicamous and Salmon Arm. An option for a weekday service is also included.

A supplementary option would tie Mal-akwa into the one-day-a-week option. It is estimated this would cost local tax-payers $31,200, with the province picking up $34,600 of the to-tal cost. The one-day service between Sicamous and Salmon Arm would cost Sicamous taxpayers $29,200. The weekday service, providing two one-way trips Monday through Friday, would cost $106,000, $47,000 of which would be funded through lo-cal taxation.

Coun. Fred Busch said council discussed the provision of public transit 10 to 15 years ago, but turned it down as taxpayers didn’t want to pay, arguing a transit system should be self-suf-� cient. He noted the feasibility study revolves around a system that will require taxation for Sicamous and possibly Electoral Area E (Rural Sicamous-Malakwa).

“I hope that we don’t just table it and say let’s forget it because I think this is something that the whole community is involved in to a large ex-

Sicamous residents and businesses will likely be wait-ing until 2015 before they have a clean, reliable source of municipal water.

At the Oct. 9 district com-mittee of the whole meeting, council heard from Timothy Phelan, senior project man-ager with Opus DaytonKnight Consultants Ltd., regarding the recently completed Mara Lake water treatment plant feasibility study.

Following Phelan’s re-port, Coun. Fred Busch asked the question he is frequently asked by residents: when will the new $4.5 million water

treatment facility be up and running.

“I guess my question that really concerns me is, are we on schedule, not that there ever really was a schedule, but are we on some sort of sched-ule that we’re going to be able to delivers this plant in the middle of the summer 2014 – at the latest fall 2014?” asked Busch.

District operations man-ager Randy Hand explained there have been several delays getting started, and that the district is doing its best to get on track.

“And we’re approaching it at this time with just baby steps,” said Hand. “We’ve also had some funding limitations,

in large around the parameters for funding… we’re just get-ting that information now.

“This feasibility study was the next step we wanted to take in order to get some of the costs on some of these items.”

Hand said he wouldn’t expect the plant to be up and running until 2015, adding staff do not want it starting up during peak season (summer), so as to allow time to work out issues around training, staff-ing, etc.

“I guess if that’s the way it has to be, but that’s not what we were told initially, that it would be (ready in) 2014,” re-plied Busch.

According to as summary of � ndings and conclusions

from the study, the membrane � ltration system that’s be-ing tested by the district will meet Interior Health Authority treatment requirements. Based on 2.7 per cent population growth – the highest rate pro-jected in the district’s of� cial community plan – for a 20-year period, the plant would be designed to provide eight megalitres a day, yet be ex-pandable to 10.

The report touches on treat-ment of waste from the � ltra-tion process. It recommends against discharge into Mara Lake. It does note, however, that the facility site would have space for a solids storage pond.

“(We) looked at that and

tracting the service through a third party based in Sicamous or Salmon Arm, as well as the provision of a midday service, one day a week between Sicamous and Salmon Arm. An option for a weekday service is

A supplementary option would tie Mal-akwa into the one-day-a-week option. It is estimated this would cost local tax-payers $31,200, with the province picking up $34,600 of the to-

What we’re deal-ing with here is… one of the highest unemployment areas in the province with the lowest wage in the province.

Rhona MartinCSRD

By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

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See Cost proposals on page 3

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October 31 - The Malakwa volunteer fire dept is putting on fireworks. Hot chocolate and hot dogs for $2.00. Starts at 7:00 pm. Fireworks at 8 pm sharp.October 25th & 26th - $2 Bag Sale at Sicamous United Church Thrift Shop. 10 am - 3 pm. Clothing & Shoes only.November 2nd - Sicamous Lions Club appreciation FREE Pancake Breakfast at Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre. 8 am to 12 noon. A thank you for all the community support throughout the year.November 16th - ERSS Christmas Craft and Trade Fair in the Eagle River School Gym. 9:30am to 3:00pm. Over 60 tables with all kinds of unique items and gifts. Contributions to the food bank accepted at the door. Table reservations: Kathy -- 250-836-3267.Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays - Active After School Kidz. Ages 5-12 - to register or for more info contact Recreation and Wellness #250-836-2477 or [email protected] 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 Mon. Drop in Pickleball 6 p.m. Parkview Elementary Oct.7 - Dec. 2. Call 778-930-0534Every 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. For info contact Juanita at 250-836-3019 or Gail- at 250-836-5472Every Wed. Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks - 3:00 pm. Brownies - 4:00 pm. Girl Guides - 5:30 pm. New members welcomeEvery 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 infoEvery Wed. Zumba Fitness @ Parkview Elementary 6 p.m. Oct.16-Dec. 4.Call 778-930-0534 to register. Every Wed. Drop in basketball at Eagle River Secondary 7:45 p.m. Oct.2 - Dec. 2. Call 78-930-0534 for info.Every Wed.-Sat. United Church Thrift Store 10:00 am to 3 p.m.

1st & 3rd Wednesday - Eagle Valley Photographic Arts Club meets at the Red Barn at 7 pm. Everyone Welcome. First meeting October 2ndEvery Thurs.- Crib and darts 7 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99. Everyone welcome.Every Thurs. - Chronic Pain workshop for 6 weeks. Thursdays, 1-3:30 starting Sept 17 at the Sicamous United Church. Learn to better self-manage pain from ongoing health conditions. To register call 1-866-902-3767 or register nine at www.selfmanagement.caEvery Thurs. - Sicamous Crokinole Group meets at 7pm at the Sicamous & District Recreation Centre - upstairs for more info and to join call Dave Reed @ 250-836-3652Every 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 2nd Thurs. - Sicamous Lions Club meeting at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Doors open at 6:15 and meeting starts at 6:30. Anyone interested in being a volunteer for the community, please feel free to call Mary at 250-517-8107, Joan at 250-836-4876 or Pam at 250-836-4788 or just drop in to one of our meetings where you will be welcome.Every Thurs.- Steve Nash Youth Basketball Parkview Elementary 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Oct. 17-Dec.5 call 778-930-0534.

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 meets at the Red Barn, 10am-3pm, Everyone welcome! For info call Esther 250-836-4373 or Amy 250-836-4756. www.eaglevalleybrushandpaletteclub.comEvery 1st & 3rd Fri. - Pool Tournament at the Royal Canadian Legion #99 at 7:00 pm.Saturdays - Community Yoga 9:00 am Non-Heated Hatha $5 drop-in All levels Families welcome.Last Sat. of the Month - Ladies’ Auxiliary Dinner at the Royal Canadian Legion at 6 pm. Tickets sold until the Friday before at the Legion. No tickets at the door.Sundays - Candlelit Karma 6:30 pm. Warm & Gentle. Class by donation. Funds go towards community causes.Every 4th Sun.- Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 7 p.m.Every 4th Sun. - OAPO Birthday Tea for members & friends, Seniors Activity Centre, 2 p.m.

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Electoral Area E director Rhona Mar-tin will be looking for grant funding to help keep the Malakwa Community Learning Centre in operation.

At a recent District of Sicamous commit-tee of the whole meet-ing, the Columbia Shuswap Regional Dis-trict director for Rural Sicamous-Malakwa offered her support to

Sicamous council on four proposed applica-tions to the Economic Opportunity Fund ad-ministered by the re-gional district. These include $50,000 for the Eagle Valley Snowmo-bile Club to complete an emergency shelter on Eagle Pass; $75,000 for the ongoing op-eration of the district’s recreation and well-ness program; $75,000 for white lights for the highway corridor to

entice people into the community; and an-other $75,000 to go to-wards highway reader boards to let drivers know what’s happen-ing in the community.

On the last one, Martin said she isn’t a fan of reader boards, that she finds them dis-tracting. Nonetheless, she said she would sup-port the district’s re-quest to the CSRD for grant funding approval. Martin then added she

would be coming back to council with a re-quest of her own for the learning centre. A ref-erendum was recently held in Malakwa on a bylaw that would allow the CSRD to tax for the ongoing maintenance and operations. Fifty-seven were in favour, 152 were opposed.

“I just wanted to give you a heads up that probably I’m go-ing to come back to request further funding

for the school building, the learning centre…,” said Martin.”I’m sure you’re aware that the referendum failed, but I think that we worked too hard and estab-lished too much in the building to lose it. We still have to continue to work on it.”

The learning centre is currently home to a post office outlet, a library, the Malakwa Learning Academy and the resource centre.


The price of gas may have dropped in the Shuswap but that still doesn’t mean it’s fair.

Salmon Arm Cham-ber of Commerce presi-dent Jim Kimmerly was happy last week when he noticed one of the city’s gas stations had dropped their price on regular from 131.9/litre to 129.9. He was happier yet as he watched other stations follow suit. But then he checked out the prices in neighbouring communities – 124.9 in Vernon and Kelowna, 123.9 in Enderby – and realized there is still work to be done to bring regional parity at the gas pump.

“I had a long, and I mean a long, conversa-tion with a person in head office at Chev-ron… and I was saying we don’t get much com-petition here amongst the gas retailers, mainly

because they don’t have the ability to lower the price…, “ said Kimmer-ly. “I explained what that means to businesses here in Salmon Arm and the public in general. If they’re thinking they want to do some shop-ping and they can save a nickel or 10 cents on gas, they package it all up and off they go.”

Since mid-August, Kimmerly and the chamber have spear-headed a campaign to bring Salmon Arm lo-cal gas prices in line with those in neigh-bouring communities. This effort began with a chamber survey where a majority of respond-ing chamber members stated higher local gas prices were giving peo-ple another reason to shop out of town, and that revenue is suffering as a result.

Salmon Arm coun-cil recently commend-ed Kimmerly and the chamber for taking

the initiative to deal with gas prices, but recommended they be vigilant. Salmon Arm Mayor Nancy Cooper and Sicamous Mayor Darrell Trouton have also expressed interest in working together on the same cause, as gas prices in Sicamous tend to be line with Salmon Arm’s.

Kimmerly says his response from the gas company revolved around supply and de-mand and competitive forces in the market-place. He responded by suggesting the supply is good and the demand is down given the summer driving season is over.

“That takes us to competition, and we don’t have the competi-tion with the retailers. I talked to them about the spirit of the (federal) Competition Act, which does state that gas retail-ers are to compete with each other, and I said again that’s not occur-

ring here,” said Kim-merly. “So with that, we’re going to send out some emails, probably today, to the CEOs of petroleum companies that have a presence here and go through that whole scenario with them about the survey that we did, the results of the survey, how peo-ple feel here about gas pricing in general and what that means to busi-nesses here in Salmon Arm.”

Kimmerly says he has spoken with a few service station owners in town, and was told they would also like to see more competition but have no say, though they are keeping their respective head offices abreast of the chamber’s activities.

“Hopefully we do get that message through and we get the compe-tition,” said Kimmerly. “The longer-term, best case scenario would be that we actually got

another gas retailer in town… where the op-erator actually buys their own gas and they price it at whatever they would like.”

For the time being, Kimmerly says he and the chamber will con-tinue to work to make sure petroleum compa-nies are made aware that Salmon Arm businesses and residents are not happy with paying what they view to be an unfair price when compared to neighbouring communi-ties, large and small.

“We’re not far away from having Walmart here; we’re going to get more traffic here. There’s more opportuni-ty for the gas companies to get consumers into their stores and to their pumps if gas pricing is reasonable,” said Kim-merly. “I mean, people don’t necessarily have to a rock-bottom price, but they don’t want to feel like they’re being taken advantage of.”

Salmon Arm chamber keeps up fight over fuel pricingBy Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

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there is enough space to have some sort of evap-oration concentration of solids so that a ma-jority of the solids can be kept on site without going to the collection system,” said Phelan.

Busch asked if this would create an odour problem, but Phelan said he didn’t expect there would be any.

The report also provides four options based on total estimat-ed construction costs,

including a 15 per cent contingency.

The least optimized option is expected to cost $4,737,000, the highest, $6,065,000.

Council was to have a separate, in-camera meeting to discuss the options.

The federal and pro-vincial government’s have committed to funding one-third each of the original estimat-ed cost of $4.5 million, the district is respon-sible for the remainder.

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Cost proposals exceed $4.5 million estimate

tent,” said Busch, “and I think, as somebody who is perhaps faced with the fact that I will not be able to drive, I don’t know, maybe next year, maybe 50 years, it certainly is something I personally will be faced with and I think this is probably how it is with a lot of people in Si-camous.”

Coun. Don Richard-son said that even if the district partnered with the CSRD to provide transit, it would still be a cost burden and that

the benefits would be questionable.

In response, Mayor Darrell Trouton said the benefit would be great for people who use it, but noted the system would be heavily sub-sidized by the taxpayer.

“We do need it, in certain areas it would be great. Just like a lot of things,” said Trou-ton. “But can we afford it at this point in time? Our community is de-clining, not increasing at this time, and we’re faced with a lot of other burdens.”

Coun. Terry Rysze

said he was torn, not-ing how a public tran-sit system would be of great benefit to the elderly in the commu-nity. He suggested the matter should go to ref-erendum.

CSRD Area E direc-tor Rhona Martin was also given an oppor-tunity to speak to the study. She, like Busch, encouraged council not to shelve the study, stressing there is real need in Sicamous and the surrounding area.

“What we’re dealing with here is… what our MLA told us yesterday

– one of the highest unemployment areas in the province with the lowest wage in the province, “ said Martin. “So a lot of people can’t afford a car. They may have a drivers licence but they can’t afford a car. It’s limiting for opportunities for em-ployment… Maybe we should be having a conversation with the resource centre. The mayor and council and myself and the execu-tive from the resource centre to see if there’s some way we can make this work.”

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Art in the making: Rowan Powell and mother Jessica Doehle work together on an art activity at the Sicamous and Malakwa Early Years Fair held Friday at the Sicamous and District Recreation Centre. Photo by Lachlan Labere

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Senators’ pay freeze takes heat off Harper/PMO

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The scandal over the Senate grew larger Monday, with allegations from Senator Mike Duffy’s lawyer that Prime Minister

Stephen Harper’s office knew a lot more about Duffy’s controversial expenses than the PM is admitting.

These are simply allegations from a lawyer, but there is a hint that Duffy has some evidence to back these claims, in the form of emails from the prime minister’s office (PMO).

The impetus for this extraordinary spectacle of a senator in disrepute taking aim at the prime minis-ter who appointed him to the Senate is a move being pushed by the Conservatives (almost cer-tainly crafted in the PMO). They want to take away the pay of Senators Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau — even though Duffy and Wallin, as yet, are facing no charges. Brazeau is facing charges in a domestic dispute, and has been sus-pended with pay from the Senate. His expenses are also in question, but he faces no charges on this matter yet.

While public opinion likely backs the suspension of the three senators’ pay, all of us, even senators in disrepute, deserve fair process. To take away the pay of senators who have been accused of wrong-doing in the media, who are under investigation but not facing any charges, is moving far too swiftly and sets a very bad precedent.

There may well be a case for suspending Brazeau’s pay, given that he is facing criminal charges, but for the moment Duffy and Wallin should have the right to confront their accusers head-on and sit in the Senate until charged with criminal offences.

The uproar over their expenses is legitimate, but it is not yet a criminal matter. Suspending their pay is a brazen attempt to try and take the heat off the prime minister, who appointed all three and cam-paigned on a platform of Senate reform.

The Conservatives and PMO cooked up a scheme which may come back to bite Harper in a very severe fashion.

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B.C. oil spill study gets misinterpreted

VICTORIA – The re-lease of the B.C. govern-ment’s detailed study into oil spill response capabil-ity off the West Coast cre-ated the usual brief wave of media shock and horror.

This just in! If crude oil spilled in the Dixon En-trance, the storm-tossed sea lane north of Haida Gwaii, the combined re-sources of Canadian and U.S. containment and col-lection response could only recover an estimated four per cent of it. And that’s in the summer! The winter recovery rate would be more like three per cent.

Talk radio and website headlines set the narrative in minutes. How could anyone even consider run-ning oil tankers through that pristine B.C. coastal area? It’s crazy!

Here’s the big fact clear-

ly stated in the study by U.S.-based Nuka Research and Planning Group, and ignored by most of the media and public. There are hundreds of tankers filled with crude oil sailing through these stormy seas every year. It’s been go-ing on since Alaska North Slope crude was developed in the 1970s.

Six of the seven oil spill simulations run by Nuka are based on Alaska crude, because that’s over-whelmingly what has been shipped along B.C.’s North Coast for 40 years. This lack of crude oil spill re-sponse capability has ex-isted the entire time, with-out a whisper of protest or media attention, even after the 1989 Exxon Valdez di-saster near the oil’s point of origin.

How much Alaska crude is shipped down the B.C. coast? According to Nuka’s analysis, it’s cur-

rently about 38 million cubic metres each year. That’s enough to fill B.C. Place stadium to the roof – 15 times.

When the federal gov-ernment announced a study to determine what spilled bitumen would do in North Coast waters, that too was attacked by the Green Party as a secret scheme to prop up En-bridge’s pipeline proposal. So it’s a scandal when you don’t know the answers, and it’s a scandal when you try to find them.

Another question that gets little attention is whether it’s better for spilled oil to sink rather than wash up on beaches.

Crude oil is, if you’ll pardon the expression, organic. Spills produce a huge spike in oil-eating bacteria that leads to an in-crease in fish populations at a certain stage. This was documented in a 1994

book called <I>Degrees of Disaster</I>, written by an expert who stayed on in Valdez for four years, long after the TV cameras and grandstanding politicians went home.

Victoria-based Dog-wood seized on a 2012 Nuka study done for the Haisla Nation at Kitimat, which found that in ocean conditions that are present more than half of the time, there would be no imme-diate way to respond to a spill at sea.

Dogwood’s “no tankers campaign director” hinted that this information was intentionally left out of the B.C. government study, and the media ate it up.

No tankers? Better check again.

Dogwood’s mission is clearly not to protect the B.C. coast from oil spills. If it were, they would be protesting the ongoing risk from Alaska tankers.

By Tom FletcherNews Columnist


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Traeden was sitting with his mommy hav-ing a foamy drink at Starbucks. He noticed an elderly gentleman having coffee and look-ing very angry. Traedan noticed that he had an artificial leg. Having arrived at Children’s

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Malakwa students excel at fire safety practiceFuture firefighters: Left – Malakwa Learning Academy student Trinity Shaw, with Fire Chief Joanne Held, proudly shows off her fire chief for a day certificate. Right – students get to check out the fire truck. Photos contributed

Malakwa Learning Academy student Trin-ity Shaw was thrilled when she learned she had won an opportunity to be fire chief for a day.

All students had a chance to win, but it was Trinity who picked the winning number. She received a ride to school in the fire truck, a fire extinguisher, two smoke detectors, a real firefighter’s hat and T-shirt.

Students went through an extensive fire-safe training with

Malakwa Fire Chief Joanne Held and fire-fighter Steven Simpson, and had to demonstrate proper ways of being safe in the kitchen, how to crawl below smoke, how to check their bed-room door for heat, how to escape their house and how to phone 911.

It’s important the fire department knows in advance the house num-ber, street address and if everyone is out of the house. Cell phones do not provide 911 opera-tors with an address, so

the kids practised shar-ing their address and did up a escape plan, which they demon-strated for the fire chief at the end of the week. The fire chief stressed the importance of hav-ing smoke detectors, es-cape ladders for second-story houses and not to go back into a burning house.

All of the children did a awesome job of everything.

The Malakwa Vol-unteer Fire Department will be shooting off

fireworks on Halloween night and serving hot chocolate and hot dogs for $2, starting at 7 p.m., with fireworks going off

at 8. All are welcome to attend.

– Contributed by Malakwa Fire Chief Joanne Held.

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Hard work and determination will pay off

for Shea Weber in February when he suits

up in the red and whites of Team Canada.

The 24-year-old Sicamous product was

tagged last month to represent the nation in

the 2010 Olympic Games. It’s a goal Weber

had been working towards, and an opportu-

nity he’s proud to be part of.

“The Olympics are a very special event,

not only for hockey but for winter sports

and to be able to play for your country and

compete for a medal is kind of neat,” says

Weber. The 6’4”, 234 lb. Nashville Predators

defenceman will be sporting the maple leaf

with other big names in hockey like Scott

Niedermayer (Anaheim Ducks), Roberto

Luongo (Vancouver Canucks), Chris Pronger

(Philadelphia Flyers) and Sidney Crosby

(Pittsburgh Pen-

guins). Apart from a

camp held last

summer, We-

ber guesses the

team may have a

couple of days to

gel in February

before hitting the

ice in Whistler,

and he’s interest-

ed in seeing how everyone fi ts. But Weber’s

mom and dad, Tracy and James, don’t ex-

pect Shea will have any problems.

“Whatever they want him to do, he’ll do

it,” said James. “He’s a team-fi rst guy, he’s

not a selfi sh player at all.”Both parents

share what could

be described as a

subdued excite-

ment for their

son and the hon-

our that’s been

bestowed up on

him. “Shea phoned

home and said

‘I’ve been chosen

to play in the Olympics, and I said ‘okay,’”

Tracy commented, explaining it’s kind of a

family trait not to overreact – one that Shea

shares. But she and James who, with Shea,

share roots in Sicamous minor hockey, are

defi nitely excited, and are hoping to attend

at least one of their son’s games.

Sicamous Eagles manager Wayne March

is also pretty excited by the news that

Shea, an Eagle alumni, will be playing for

his community and country at the Games.

March says Shea has been totally focused

throughout his career on what he wanted to

do: make it to the NHL. In the process, Shea

helped the Eagles win the KIJHL West-

ern Canadians in 2001-02; he helped take

the Kelowna Rockets to three consecutive

WHL Memorial Cup championship games,

including the win in 2004; and, after signing

with Nashville in 2004, he helped the Ca-

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Another week of away games saw one win and two losses for the Sicamous Eagles.

The Eagles were in Chase Thursday where they earned a 5-2 win over the Heat.

Sicamous hit hard in the first period, with goals by Riley Jepson, Mikey Markland and Tyler Ehlers.

The remaining two markers were scored by Jepson in the second and third periods.

Friday night, the Eagles played the Kelowna Chiefs at the Rutland Arena.

Sicamous goals in

this hard-fought con-test were by Brady Crabtree and Matthew Maetche.

On Sunday the Ea-gles suffered another

3-2 defeat, this time in Oliver, at the hands of the Osoyoos Coyotes.

Nicholas Astasie-wicz and Jayce Davis scored for the Eagles.

The Sicamous Midget Eagles brought home the first-place hardware this weekend from Clearwater.

The team went 3-1 for the weekend. First game versus the Kelowna Rockets was a tough one, losing 8-2. The team rebounded after that winning, 8-1 over Clearwater, 5-1 over 100 Mile House and, facing Kelowna again in the finals, win-ning 4-1.

The Midget Eagles record to date is 5 wins, 2 loses, 1 tie.

The boys’ season starts this coming Sun-day at 11 a.m. versus our league rivals the

Kelowna Rockets in Si-camous. The Eagles are 2-2 versus the Rockets.

The Eagles’ home tournament is Nov. 8-10, with nine teams coming to play, includ-ing three from Calgary and two from the Low-er Mainland. Everyone is encouraged to stop by the rink and watch the hometown boys play.

The concession will be open, a raffle table will be filled with great prizes and the silent auction table will be sure to impress.

The tournament schedule will be posted the week prior to the tournament.

Midget Eagles sweep Clearwater tournamentsports

Road trip rough for Jr. B Eagles

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Candidates cite work and water as key projects

Page 3

Eagles back in regular hockey season action

Page 7

Walking the walk: Volunteers,

participants,

residents of

Bastion Place

and members of

the Sicamous

Eagles hockey

team take part

in the annual

Superwalk For

Parkinsons held

Saturday morning

at McGuire Lake

in Salmon Arm.

Photo by

James Murray

CSRD report outlines options for public transportation

A transportation report com-

pleted through the regional dis-

trict will be making its way to Si-

camous council for deliberation.

The report, presented recently

to the Columbia Shuswap Re-

gional District board, represents

the � ndings of a feasibility study

by BC Transit, which looked at

providing public transit between

Sicamous, Malakwa, Seansea

Point and Salmon Arm.

The report includes � ve op-

tions, which range from con-

tracting the service through a

third party based in Sicamous

or Salmon Arm, to the provision

of a midday service, one day a

week between Sicamous

and Salmon Arm, as well

as a weekday service. A

supplementary option ties

Malakwa into the one-

day-a-week option. It is

estimated this would cost

local taxpayers $31,200,

with the province picking

up $34,600 of the total

cost. The one-day service

between Sicamous and

Salmon Arm would cost

local taxpayers $29,200. The

weekday service, which would

provide two one-way trips Mon-

day through Friday, would cost

$106,000, $47,000 of which

would be funded through local

taxation. Sicamous Mayor Darrell Trou-

ton notes the options are very

costly, and council will have to

look at the practicality of pay-

ing for the service and whether

enough residents would actually

use it. “Of course we all would like

to have it, but would you actually

use it? And that’s the question,”

says Trouton. “It would

be nice for some people

to be able to use it. But

are you speaking for oth-

ers or are you speaking

for yourself? Most people

are � ghting for others. If

you ask them, personally,

will you use it, most peo-

ple say, ‘I wouldn’t use

it, but I know somebody

else that would.’ And you

know, that seems to be the

consensus.”The report’s � ndings were in-

� uenced by public input received

through a survey released online

and through the Eagle Valley

Community Resource Centre. A

total of 242 were submitted, with

191 respondents from Sicamous,

38 from Malakwa and 13 from

Swansea Point. The report notes

that while the survey provides

helpful information, “the distri-

bution method does not result in

statistically valid outcomes and

likely over-represents the ‘pro-

transit’ segment of the popula-

tion.”As for the public’s willing-

ness to fund a transit service, 84

per cent of survey respondents

supported some level of proper-

ty tax increase, with 47 per cent

suggesting a small increase up to

$24. Trouton notes public transpor-

tation tends to be heavily sub-

sidized by the province and the

taxpayer.

Feasibility: Sicamous mayor questions whether residents would favour costly busing system.

ton notes the options are very

It would have to be

subsidized heavily by the

taxpayer, by the people that

say I wouldn’t use it…

Darrell Trouton

Mayor

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WOMEN in BUSINESS

250.836.3103 • www.inkxds.com

Tia Lemieux, owner

& Hailee Lovendahl, design & print specialistInkx Design & Printing Solutions is now clelbrating its 5th year in business. We offer a wide variety of of� ce services, graphics, design & print layouts and we specialize in art on canvas print. Full colour brochures, � yers, business cards, copy & fax service, logo design, customized photo projects and calendars are just a few of the design and printing solutions offered by Inkx Design Solutions.

Within the new larger space at 444 Main St. #1 you can � nd of� ce supplies, picture frames, holiday gift ideas and cards. Some of the more popular in-house services are laminating, custom stamps and photo prints.

We go beyond the basics and will customize your request to exactly what your looking for. Book your services early enough so they are ready for the occasion.

Inkx Design & Printing

2013 SICAMOUS

WOMEN in BUSINESS Sterling Bookkeeping

Kristine Sterling BohnsackSterling Bookkeeping offers complete

bookkeeping service to businesses in Sicamous, Salmon Arm and surrounding area.

With over 37 years experience we offer clients a full range of services including accounts receivable and payable, payroll, government submissions and more. If you would be interested in meeting to discuss your business please call or email me.

250.517.7207 • [email protected]

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WOMEN in BUSINESS E. V. IDA PHARMACY

Diana Wiznuk • Judy DeBoerDiana and Judy are employed by Eagle Valley I.D.A. in

Sicamous. Diana is the front Store Manager with over 30 years experience

in the Retail Drug Store Business. Come in and check out the store, there is a wide selection of Giftware, Beautiful Clothing, Cosmetics and everything to make you feel well and look fabulous!

Eagle Valley IDA was purchased from previous owner almost nine years ago by Colin and Denise Munro and Diana has been with the store since.

Judy has been with the store since August and is enjoying working in the Flower Shop creating beautiful Flower Designs and meeting new people. Stop by the store and say hi to Diana,Judy and all the friendly staff and see what the store has to offer.

& The FLOWER SHOP

250.836.2963 • Main Street, Sicamous

2013 SICAMOUSWOMEN in BUSINESS

Sicamous Vision CareSicamous Vision Care was established in February of 1998 by optometrist, Dr. Shelley Geier.Dr. Geier and her team provide eye examinations, eyeglasses, contact lenses, sunglasses (prescription

and non-prescription) sports and safety eyewear. They carry a wide variety of frames and accessories for every budget.

They have lenses made from the latest designs and materials as well as the latest coatings including photogrey, transitionsTM and anti-re� ective coatings. They also provide referrals to ophthamologists for advanced eye care and surgery.

Dr. Geier has been assisted at the of� ce for the last six years by her assistants Kris and Julia. Julia became a Certi� ed Optometric Assistant in 2009.

Dr. Shelley Geier and her staff at Sicamous Vision Care Centre have been helping people see better and look great since 1998.

Dr. Shelley Geier, Optometrist

250.836.3070 • www.sicamousvisioncare.com

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WOMEN in BUSINESS Eagle Valley News

Laura LavigneLaura Lavigne is your community advertising

representative for the Eagle Valley News. Laura moved to Salmon Arm in 1997 and has worked at Black Press since 2004.

In advertising since 2006, Laura enjoys helping businesses promote their products and services.

New ideas to promote Sicamous all year long is what Laura is looking forward to the most.

Without the support of the owners and managers of the various establishments in Sicamous, Eagle Valley News would not be 35 years young!

250.836.2570 • 1133 Parksville St., Sicamous

Parkland Centre Sicamous

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EAGLE VALLEY

NEWS

Sicamous Women in BusinessStarting a business is no small

task. But as the 21st century progresses, more and more female entrepreneurs are embracing the challenge of starting their own businesses.

Though each entrepreneur has his or her own motivation for starting a business, the chance to be your own boss and turn an idea into a successful business is a driv-ing force for both male and female entrepreneurs. Though male and female entrepreneurs face similar hurdles when starting a business, many female entrepreneurs might be more hesitant to set out on their own, fearing that old stigmas about women in the workplace might affect their chances at suc-cess by making potential investors or � nancial institutions wary of women setting out on their own. Though such concerns unfor-tunately are legitimate, women should not assume that such stig-mas prevail. The continued suc-cess of female entrepreneurs has shed new light on just how suc-cessful female entrepreneurs can be. The following are a few tips for women looking to start their own business.

* Seek out a mentor. Many fe-male entrepreneurs

have blazed the trail you are about to em-bark on, and such women

can prove an invaluable resource as you begin your journey. Find a female business owner you can connect with and ask her for any advice she can offer. She might not be able to help you with any speci� cs regarding your busi-ness, but she can very well share stories of what you can expect as a woman setting out to start her own business.

* Have an airtight business plan. As unjust as it is, a stigma about women in the workplace still ex-ists in the minds of some profes-sionals. This means women must be especially diligent and detailed when creating their business plan. One helpful hint is to act as if you are pitching yourself. Look at your business plan and ask if you would invest in yourself. Ask yourself the questions you would ask a fellow entrepreneur if he or she approached you with the same business plan you just developed. There’s no harm to be done by us-ing every resource at your dispos-al, especially your own business savvy and experience.

* Don’t expect to � nance the business entirely on your own. Un-less your business is going to be especially small, you’re going to need capital to start your business. If you think you can � nance the business on your own, you might want to reconsider. A business loan or investors can help you plan for the unexpected. If you

attempt to go it alone, open your business and then � nd you need a busi-ness loan, the lending institution might � nd your brand has already been dam-aged and is less likely to succeed. That can make it harder to secure a business loan. Though it’s possible to � nance your business entirely out of your own pocket, it never hurts to partner up with a bank or a handful of investors.

* Rely on your support system. Many women with business experience might feel they need to prove some-thing to themselves when starting their own business and need to do so entirely on their own. While that’s great motivation, underestimat-ing the value of your sup-port system, including your spouse, children and even your mentor, is a mistake. Rely on these people who all want you to succeed, and turn their support into extra motivation.

(NC) Ask Kevin Schwenker about his experiences as a men-tor and he’ll likely have enough stories to convince any business-person to free up some time to � nd a protégé or two.Schwenker is a seven-year mentor with the Canadian Youth Business Foun-dation, a non-pro� t organization that provides youth aged 18-39 with start-up � nancing, pre-launch expertise, online business resources and industry-leading mentoring to help them launch and sustain successful businesses.As a mentor, your skills, experi-ence and knowledge can play a key role in helping a future mogul get their business off the ground and turn their dream into a reality. “It doesn’t take a lot of time to make a huge difference

in helping a young entrepreneur become successful,” Schwen-ker says.Need more incentive? Here are the top three reasons you should consider taking on a mentee:

Pay it forward. Maybe your mentor was a kind professor who coached you before you landed your � rst job. Perhaps it was a manager who took you under their wing. There’s at least one person who played a role in shap-ing the businessperson you are today. As a mentor, you can help mold the next generation, which means…

In� uence the future of Canadi-an business “I’ve always believed that providing a powerful vision of the future is the most impor-tant legacy we can give to our

youth; supporting self-suf� ciency via mentoring is a powerful in� u-ence one can have on the future,” says Schwenker.

Reap the bene� tsIn addition to helping others,

many mentors claim to get much more out of the experience than they feel they give, including building their skills to advance their career and set them apart from peers, raising their personal pro� le, and gaining personal satisfaction by contributing to the economic development of their community. To learn more about business mentoring opportunities, visit cybf.ca.

Top reasons to be a mentor

Tips for female entrepreneurs

2013 SICAMOUS

WOMEN in BUSINESS HAPPY CORKERS Wine & Gifts

Heather Skeet and Shelagh Harris have been operating Happy Corkers Wine & Gifts since 2006 and in the past few years have won 7 medals for wine at international wine competitions.

A U-Vin “on premise” wine making business offering a wide variety of wines as well as loose teas for all seasons.

The store carries a variety of clothing, accessories, jewelry and 24 hour H2O4U water vending. Alongside a wide variety of wine accessories, glasses, all of which make great gift ideas or for home entertaining.

Stop by for a visit and “uncork your life” with us any time of the year!

Heather Skeet and Shelagh Harris

250.836.9463 • 444 #3 Main St. Sicamous,

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