salmon arm observer, april 30, 2014

IndexOpinion ....................... A6View Point .................. A7Life & Times ............... A8Sports................A15-A17Time Out ................... A18Arts & Events ... A19-A22Vol. 107, No. 18, 40 pages

This weekThere were medals in abundance for some Shuswap Swimming competitors. See A16.

Shred Kelly shared their skills with Salmon Arm students to a harmonious result. See A19.

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Puppy loveHunter Bowman receives a big, wet kiss from her dog Lulu for helping out at the Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union Relay For Life barbecue and fundraiser held recently in the Uptown SASCU courtyard. The Salmon Arm Relay for Life event will be held Saturday, June 14 at Elk’s Park. To register, go to www.relayforlife.ca

Residents still evacuatedMudslide: Engineers deem area near McIntyre Creek unstable.

Two Sunnybrae couples remain evacuated from their homes near McIntyre Creek following a mudslide that oc-curred just before noon last Wednesday.

Emergency Management BC and other provincial agencies received a verbal geotechnical report Monday confirming that a collection of debris remains in the creek channel along with pooling of water.

Shuswap Emergency Pro-gram (SEP) assistant Cathy Semchuk says Environment

Canada records indicate that 10 to 16 mm of rain fell prior to the April 23 debris flow, and that, combined with the saturated ground from the snow melt, could have been a factor in the incident.

“The pooling of water, along with Environment Canada’s weather forecast of more rain for the Shuswap area later in the week, has determined the evacuation order must remain for prop-erties located at the mouth of McIntyre Creek, until re-medial work is performed to remove the risk and hazard,” Semchuk says, noting the

Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure continues work to repair the damage at the Sunnybrae-Canoe Point Road site.

SEP officials met with the residents who have been out of their homes for a week to assure them hotel and meal coverage has been extended.

“We’re proactive, we de-velop relationships with lo-cal hotels and restaurants, so when someone is evacuated, it’s a fairly clean process,” she says.

The Shuswap Emergency Program stresses that due to the instability of the area and

other safety concerns, the public are asked to keep clear of the incident site. How-ever, if you are required to travel through the work site, be aware that it is a ‘no stop’ zone.

In the meantime, Semchuk says several factors, including a complete engineer’s report will be considered before the order is lifted.

With both warm weather and rain in the forecast, resi-dents are asked to keep their eyes open and call the 24/7 Provincial Emergency Re-porting Line at 1-800-663-3456 to report a debris flow.

By Barb BrouwerOBSERVER STAFF

Muddy mess: Part of the debris flow from the April 23 McIntyre Creek slide.

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It was scores of sil-ver for the Salmon Arm Observer at the annual Ma Murray Commu-nity Newspaper awards, which honour the best community newspaper coverage in B.C. and the Yukon.

The Observer placed second overall in the province in its circula-tion category. The judg-es had high praise for the Observer.

“Solid, relevant and well-written commu-nity features and lots of local sports coverage gave the Salmon Arm Observer top marks... An easy-to-read, well-balanced paper to be proud of.”

Reporter Barb Brou-wer was honoured with silver placing in the En-vironmental Initiative category for her feature entitled, Focusing on

water issues and solu-tions. Reporter/photog-rapher Lachlan Labere also earned silver in the portrait/personal-ity category while pho-tographer James Mur-ray placed third in the sports photo category.

Graphic designer Tani Rademaker and ad rep Penny Brown took third place for a Salmon Arm GM ad and graph-ic designer Sierre Alli-

son also placed third for another Salmon Arm GM ad.

Remembering workers killed on the jobBrenda Gorner speaks to the importance of workplace safety before a solemn crowd gathered at Marine Park Monday morning to recognize the national Day of Mourning, a day to honour those who have lost their lives in work-related incidents or from occupational diseases. In August 2013, Brenda’s son, Shane, lost his life in an industrial accident at Dinoflex. Accompanied by her husband Lorne, Dinoflex CEO Mark Bunz, and other guest speakers, Brenda announced the Shane Gorner Memorial Endowment Fund will support Grade 12 students at Salmon Arm Secondary. In 2013, there were 128 work-related deaths in B.C. Six of those deaths were workers aged 24 and under.

LACHLAN LABERE/OBSERVER

Observer scoops six Ma Murray awards

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Drugs, weapons seizedA 61-year-old man is facing drug and weapons charges after RCMP searched a residence on 10th Avenue SW at approximately 11 a.m.on Wednesday, April 23. Seized from the residence were quantities of methamphetamine, marijuana, hashish, prohibited weapons and materials used in the trafficking of drugs. The man was arrested at the scene.

Driver collides with SafewayA senior will be having his driver’s licence reviewed after crashing his vehicle into the Safeway at Centenoka Park Mall at 4 p.m., on Monday April 28. The 79-year-old man at-tempted to park in the handicapped stall in the Safeway parking lot. RCMP report it appears the driver stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake causing the vehicle to lurch forward. The vehicle struck the building wall causing damage. The vehicle was towed and the driver was driven home by a friend.

Motor vehicle offencesAt 11:30 a.m., April 23, police attended to a two vehicle collision on Highway 97B at Auto Road. Investigation revealed that a northbound vehicle had been attempting to turn left off the highway, when rear-ended by a second vehicle. All oc-cupants, including an infant, were transported to hospital by ambulance service. None of the in-juries were life-threatening. The driver of the of-fending vehicle was found to be prohibited from driving and operating an uninsured vehicle. The 20-year-old male driver will be attending court for various charges under the Motor Vehicle Act.

Megan’s family hopes for transplant

The hope that Megan Leverrier’s dad Jaimie might be able to be a liver donor for her is no longer a possibility.

The Leverrier family was informed Thurs-day at Toronto Sick Children’s Hospital that a live donor will not work for four-year-old Megan, who has a rare tumour attached to her liver.

“They’re on the do-nor list and apparently Megan’s been bumped up to one of the top ones,” said Megan’s aunt Tracey Nickolson. “Now it’s a waiting game to try and keep her healthy. It could come at any time.”

Nickolson said the importance of people registering as organ do-nors has now become paramount for the fam-ily, as a transplant ap-pears to be Megan’s best hope.

Megan’s parents, Mi-chelle and Jaimie, her two-year-old brother Gavin and her grand-parents are now surmis-ing they could be in To-

ronto for months.“We are going to be

in Toronto for a very long time and have a tough road ahead of us,” wrote Michelle and Jai-mie on the Miracle for Megan Facebook page.

Megan is now on a morphine drip for pain and is no longer permit-ted to leave her hospital room. Doctors are try-ing to shrink the tumour which Nickolson de-scribes as like a beach ball inside the little girl’s abdomen.

The good news, said Nickolson, came from a biopsy done earlier in the week, that showed the cancer hasn’t spread.

“The nodules came back without cancer. That’s why they’re still

considering a trans-plant.”

Along with the many fundraisers that people have been organizing for the family, Nickol-son now has Miracle for Megan bracelets that will be sold for $5 each at some area businesses.

In Salmon Arm, bracelets are available at the Salmon Arm Observer office on Shuswap Street, with other locations to be an-nounced soon.

Locations will be up-dated on the Miracle for Megan Facebook page. In Sorrento, bracelets are available at Munro’s Sorrento IDA, Loo-nie on the Lake dollar store, Sorrento Elemen-tary, Carlin Elementary Middle School, Steam-ers Coffee House, Lighthouse Market and Shuswap Fitness.

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By Martha WickettOBSERVER STAFF

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Midwifery not availableHealth: Practitioners welcome, but must live here.

The absence of a midwife in Salmon Arm continues to be a contentious issue on both sides of the argu-ment.

Salmon Arm resi-dent Stephanie Cannon has had two children and would like to have more; but she wants midwife care in her own community.

The mother of two had her first baby under the care of a midwife in Vernon and the second one last summer with a Kamloops midwife.

“This time, I want-ed to have my baby at home; this makes it even more difficult as most of them don’t want to travel from Ka-mloops,” says Cannon, noting monthly trips to Kamloops became ev-ery week a few weeks before her due date. “This meant three hours of travelling and I had to put my toddler in daycare every time.”

Cannon maintains women get more per-sonal care from mid-wives, know who will deliver their baby, have longer appointments and receive care until six weeks postpartum.

As well, Cannon says a midwife stays with her patient from begin-ning to end, not just showing up for the de-livery.

But it’s the showing up part that concerns Interior Health.

Frustrated with the hospital’s reputation of being unsupportive of midwives, former chief of staff John Wickert says they are welcome to practise at Shuswap Lake General if they meet the criteria.

Chief among them is living within 15 min-utes of the hospital, as is the regulation for other doctors who are granted hospital privileges.

“A midwife has to be responsible for patients and be part of the medi-cal staff, which includes attending meetings and participating in depart-ment call schedules,” says Wickert, noting, no suitable candidate has applied since a Vernon midwife quit because even that distance was too difficult to manage.

“We look at can-didates to make sure they’re safe. It’s all about the distance, we have no problem with the training,” he says. “We are trying to pro-tect patients by prevent-ing people from para-chuting in and doing half the work.”

Peter du Toit, director of acute care services of the Thompson, Cari-bou, Shuswap region, says there is an IH di-rective for midwives to respond in time for the safety of both mother and baby.

“Patient safety is our top priority given the unpredictable nature of birth,” he says. “It can go wrong so quickly, and we don’t even

know if the mom has a doctor here.”

Du Toit also empha-sized that midwives are welcome at Shuswap Lake General.

“If someone is will-ing to move to Salmon Arm, that’s something the doctors and IH will sit down and work out, and Interior Health would support it,” he says, pointing out that in order to get privileg-es, all doctors go though the same process. “We look at references and quality of work and people have a pretty good feeling at end of discussion (about their acceptance.)”

Kelly Hayes, vice-president of the Mid-wives Association of B.C. says women in the province do not have reasonable access to midwife care.

“Unfortunately mid-wifery is a very small

but growing practice in B.C. There are 200 cur-rently and we need to grow that number,” she says. “But we need to have supports in place in order to do that.”

Hayes says a key component is having all the other stakehold-ers working together – family physicians, pedi-atricians, obstetricians, doulas, health authori-ties and government.

She notes the prov-ince’s midwifery model is becoming interna-tionally renowned.

“We know from re-search when women have to leave their com-munities there is an in-crease in bad outcomes for mothers and babies. The research is showing clearly midwifery care reduces intervention rates, C-section rates, reduced stays in hospi-tal and the outcomes are fabulous.”


Seeking service: Stephanie Cannon, with her children Oakley and Roman, would like to see midwives practising in Salmon Arm.

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Council approves trial for sidewalk cafesCity council has ap-

proved another trial project for the down-town, this one allowing sidewalk cafes.

Until Oct. 31 of this year, downtown busi-ness owners will be able to apply to the city to es-tablish a sidewalk cafe in front of their busi-ness. A memo by staff to council notes that while

some restaurants have outdoor patios, side-walk cafes are untested in the city, as there is no legal arrangement for a seating area that encroaches fully over a sidewalk and perhaps into a street.

Responding to coun-cil’s expressed interest to allow sidewalk ca-fes, staff worked with the Downtown Park-ing Commission and Downtown Salmon

Arm to first see if there was any interest. En-gineering and public works director Rob Niewenhuizen said there were initially six respondents, three in favour and three op-posed. A trial period was later determined to be the best course of action, during which only two permits would be allowed. Two park-ing spots would be tied to each permit, as they

could be utilized as an eating area, or for the

placement of a board-walk that would go around a sidewalk eat-ing area.

“This needs some flexibility, so we would have to look at anyone who was interested in this opportunity; they would basically provide a proposal to the city, to staff,” said Niewenhui-zen.

“We would review it and work with them, because obviously

parking stalls don’t al-ways fall right in front of a business…”

The application pro-cess will be guided by terms of reference, and applicants will have to pay $300, plus a $150 fee per parking stall, as well as a $500 refund-able damage deposit for the sidewalk.

Niewenhuizen noted one issue is that park-ing stalls do not always align directly in front

of businesses, and that neighbouring business-es could be impacted.

“And you know park-ing is a bit sensitive down there…,” com-mented Coun. Alan Harrison, later stating he would support the trial period.

“I think the idea is such a great idea. The actual, making the idea work is going to be more difficult, but I think it’s worth a try.”

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PUBLIC NOTICE: HUDSON PARKING LOTEffective May 15, 2014, the Hudson Avenue NW (Salmar Theatre) Parking Lot will become a pay parking lot. Fees of .25 cents/hour for a maximum of 10 hours Monday to Friday will apply. Pay parking will not be applicable for the months of July and August to accommodate summer theatre hours and tourist parking.Limited reserved parking will be available. For more information, please call City Hall at 250-803-4004.

Notice of Proposed Revitalization Tax Exemption BylawTAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Salmon Arm (City) proposes to provide an Industrial Revitalization Tax Exemption Program in the Revitalization Area for properties which are zoned “Industrial”.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Salmon Arm will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 500 - 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC, on Monday, May 12, 2014, at 7:00 p.m.1. Proposed Rezoning

of Lot 4, Section 14, Township 20, Range 10, W6M, KDYD, Plan 10707, except Plan 37266, from R-1 (Single Family Residential Zone) to R-8 (Residential Suite Zone).

Civic Address: 860 – 9 Avenue NE

Location: south side of 9 Avenue NE, midblock between 7 Street NE and 10 Street NE

Present Use: Single Family Dwelling

Proposed Use: Single Family Dwelling with Secondary Suite

Owner / Applicant: K. Chancellor Reference: ZON.1004/Bylaw No. 4037The file for the proposed bylaw is available for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays from April 29 to May 12, 2014, both inclusive, in the office of the Deputy Corporate Officer at the City of Salmon Arm, 500 - 2 Avenue NE. THOSE WHO DEEM THEIR INTEREST AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED BYLAW ARE URGED TO REVIEW THE FILE AVAILABLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT (OR TELEPHONE 803-4000) TO OBTAIN THE FACTS OF THE PROPOSAL PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.Carl Bannister, Deputy Corporate Officer

The Industrial Revitalization Tax Exemption Program is a tool that Council is using to encourage property investment in the Industrial Revitalization Area. Council’s objective is to stimulate and reinforce development initiatives in the Revitalization Area by promoting property investment within the “Industrial” zone and to reinforce the City’s investment in infrastructure upgrades and beautification projects.The proposed “Industrial Revitalization Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 4020” establishes general municipal property tax exemptions in respect of construction of a new improvement and alteration of an existing improvement where the alteration has a value in excess of $300,000.00 to encourage revitalization in the Industrial Revitalization Area as shown on the maps above.The maximum revitalization tax exemption under the proposed Bylaw must not exceed the increase in the assessed value of the improvements on the property between the calendar year before the new construction or the alteration of an existing improvement began and the year in which the new construction or alteration of an existing improvement is completed. The maximum term of a revitalization tax exemption is five (5) years, plus a single renewal, for a term of an additional five (5) years on a diminishing revitalization tax exemption basis.The general municipal property tax associated with a $300,000.00 increase in assessed value attributed to the construction of a new improvement or alteration of an existing improvement is approximately $3,440.00 per year (assuming a Class 6 (Business) Classification). As an example, foregone general municipal property taxes on a $300,000.00 project are as follows:Years 1 to 5: 100% of taxes @ $3,440.00 = $17,200.00 Year 6: 80% of taxes @ $3,440.00 = 2,750.00 Year 7: 60% of taxes @ $3,440.00 = 2,065.00 Year 8: 40% of taxes @ $3,440.00 = 1,375.00 Year 9: 20% of taxes @ $3,440.00 = 690.00 Year 10: 0% of taxes @ $3,440.00 = 0.00Total Foregone General Municipal Property Taxes = $24,080.00Note: This amount is $38,050.00 for a property with a Class 5 (Light Industrial) classification.The proposed Bylaw will have an expiration of five (5) years after the date of adoption.This proposed Bylaw may be inspected during office hours between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays in the office of the City of Salmon Arm, 500 – 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC.Written submissions will be received and may be directed to Carl Bannister, Chief Administrative Officer, or sent via e-mail to [email protected], or by fax to 250-803-4042, no later than 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 9, 2014.

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Editorial

Changing with the times can be a good thing. But, the debate surrounding the B.C. Liberal government’s plans to amend the Agricultural Land Reserve indicates this change is meeting with some opposition.

The ALR covers about 4.7 million hectares, or about three per cent of the provincial land base. Given the changes are targeted espe-cially to lands in Zone 2, anything outside of the Lower Mainland, the Okanagan and Van-couver Island, then the regulations apply to much less than three per cent of B.C.’s land base.

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett, who oversaw the B.C. government’s core review that proposed the changes to the ALR has offered up some explanations, but they

seem too facile, and leave other questions unanswered. Why did the government not consult with farmers? Why is the government wanting to especially loosen the restrictions on how ALR land in Zone 2 can be used?

Between 1976, when the ALR was intro-duced, and 2011, the population of British Columbia jumped a whopping 84 per cent, to about 4.6 million from 2.5 million. Over that same time period the amount of land in the ALR remained essentially the same. Almost double the number of mouths to feed, but the same amount of land. Changing the rules to allow alternative uses on ALR land just doesn’t add up, unless we are missing a part of the equation.

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Proposed ALR changes don’t add up

Here’s that letter you wantedDear ER nurse at Shuswap Lake General Hospital: While I was in your emergency room on the holiday weekend, I

heard you from behind the curtain. Not that I was trying to eaves-drop, but with the ER so full and the curtains not soundproof, I heard your plea. You were compassionately consoling a patient about the long wait that day and your frustration was unmistak-able, as I heard you say: “I wish people would write to the hospital bosses or to the newspaper about the fact that there is no extra doctors or staff brought in on Sundays or holidays when the walk-in clinics are closed.”

While my powers as a newspaper columnist can be limited, I knew immediately that yours was a wish I could grant – even if only so you know that someone out there is listening to your plea, sympathizing with your plight, and would also like to see changes made. So here’s the letter in the newspaper as you requested.

To the people who control Interior Health’s budget for Shus-wap Lake General Hospital.

I attended this fine establishment over the Easter weekend with my son in some distress due to an asthma attack.

I must compliment your medical staff on how well we were treated. As soon as the triage nurse heard me say asthma, I could tell she was on alert. As she conducted a quick, but thorough as-sessment, she assured me he would be treated promptly. This was no empty promise, as not more than a minute after we were pro-cessed through administration, he was whisked into the ER and was being administered medication via an oxygen mask.

I’ve done my time in ER waiting rooms for stitches or other lower priority issues, but breathing is a pretty big requirement for life, so I am comforted that your triage system is functioning as it should.

I couldn’t help but notice, as we were sitting in a chair in a fairly open area, that the single doctor and associated nursing staff were hopping busy – and not just because of some traumatic multi- car crash or outbreak of food poisoning at a large wedding. The rooms were full of patients with all the regular falls, chest pains, cuts, concussions and kidney stones.

Granted, there were people there who probably didn’t really require an emergency room (Hello, there Mr. I’ve Had a Cough for Six Days But Didn’t Go See A Doctor Before and Couldn’t Wait Another Day For Doctor’s Offices to Open, that means you.)

But the point is, when there are no other medical options avail-able, the ER is where you head for help. The staff there were do-ing their utmost to deal with the backlog, but delays were obvious. And to me, as an outsider, it also seems obvious that on Sundays or holidays, the ER should be able to schedule more staff to deal with the inevitable fall-out.

Last time I was at emergency I received a survey about my ex-perience. It stated the Interior Health was interested in my feed-back. So here it is. Please invest in increased staffing for the ER on Sundays and holidays.

The patients deserve it, and so do the workers.

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View PointThe Observer asked: Should the penalties for distracted driving infractions be increased?

David Dollack“No. They should not exceed those for drinking and driving.”

Doug Krivak“Yes. When I get a cell phone call I pull over so I won’t cause an accident. It’s just too dangerous.”

Fraser WingYes. There’s nothing anyone has to say on the cell that is worth causing an accident.”

Sylvia Comis“Yes, if it helps keep other people safer.”

Tracey HenningNo. I’d prefer to see them concentrate efforts on educating the public rather than just fines.”

VICTORIA – Last week’s col-umn on Earth Day myths attracted a fair amount of criticism.

One tireless member of the “Al-berta tar sands killing the planet” crowd scolded me for daring to mention that 60 per cent of the oil pollution in the oceans around North America comes from natural seeps. That’s eight times more than all pipeline and tanker spills combined, and it’s been going on 24 hours a day for the last 10,000 years or so.

This fact blows another hole in the carefully crafted narrative that only Canadian oil exports to Asia would destroy our delicate ecosystems.

That narrative is why the daily Alaska supertankers along the B.C. coast are ignored, as is the barbaric shale oil rush in North Dakota that can be seen from space. U.S. oil bar-ons are flaring off the vast volume of natural gas that comes up with the more valuable light crude, while the U.S. environment lobby obsesses over the Keystone XL pipeline.

Here’s another one that may upset people indoctrinated by our school system, media and our supposedly green B.C. Liberal government.

B.C.’s recent pine beetle epidemic was caused by human carbon emis-sions, right? Everybody knows that. Gordon Campbell hammered the point home in speeches for years.

In 2012 I participated in a B.C. forests ministry tour of facilities where hardy seedlings are grown for reforestation. Test plantings were also underway to see if the range of southern tree species is shifting northward due to climate change.

During the bus ride, I asked the province’s top forest scientists if Campbell was right. The answer? We don’t have enough evidence to conclude that. As for shifting tree habitat, those decades-long experi-ments are continuing.

The scientists confirmed what I

already knew, which is that the most recent bark beetle epidemic is the latest of many. It’s the largest “on re-cord,” but the record goes back less than a century.

In 2008 I interviewed Lorne Swanell on the occasion of his 100th birthday. A graduate of UBC’s school of forest engineering, Swanell began his career with the forests ministry in 1930. After a year as a ranger, he was assigned to the Kamloops region to help deal with a pine beetle epidemic.

Conventional wisdom on the lat-est outbreak holds that it spread so far because of a lack of cold winters, attributed to human carbon emis-sions.

I grew up in northern B.C., and my last two visits to the Peace coun-try were both in January. In 2004 I recall changing planes on the tarmac of Prince George airport, moving briskly in the daytime temperature near -40 C. That night, and subse-quent nights, the mercury dropped to -50 C.

In January 2013 I returned for some discussions on the Enbridge pipeline route, and experienced a relatively balmy -30 C in the day-time. So when I hear people talk about the end of cold winters in northern B.C. because of global warming, it’s difficult to square with personal experience.

I can hear the rebuttals already. It takes long periods of extreme cold to kill the pine beetle. How long? Longer than those ones, of course.

Similarly flexible theories are be-ing advanced to explain the 17-year “pause” in Earth’s average surface temperature rise, the growing Ant-arctic ice sheet, and this past win-ter’s “polar vortex.”

If anyone has substantial evidence that CO2 from human activity was the trigger mechanism for the latest beetle outbreak in B.C., I’d like to see it. But please, spare me the affir-mations of quasi-religious faith that often pass for climate change argu-ments today.

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Tom Fletcher

It’s School District #83 budget time again. Once again, I’m hearing the Ministry of Education is not providing enough money to cover operating ex-penses (86 per cent is salaries and benefits).

Amazingly, there is enough money in the capi-tal fund to pay for the new board office (and its bells and whistles) – $18 million worth – because balances in local capital are “internally restricted” to support capital expenditures not funded by gov-ernment. Since 2001 we have seen a decline of 2,156 FTE (full-time equivalent) students which equates to 26 per cent of government revenue. A decline in enrolment is projected into 2016 – be-fore it even stabilizes, which likely equates to 30 per cent fewer students and money to work with.

I would suggest we need some alternative spend-ing cuts in lieu of those affecting student learning and safety – such as the proposed elimination of crossing guards on the two most dangerous streets in the district.

Perhaps the following considerations to opera-tions should be implemented:

• Decrease the number of school district trustees from nine to seven and adjust trustee terms to four years;

• Restrict SD83 management commuter vehicles to four cylinders – are full-size V8 diesel trucks re-ally required for these positions? Does everyone require a vehicle or is this just a convenient perk?

• Decrease the number of management posi-tions;

• SD83 school planning retreats are likely not necessary to take place at ski resorts;

• Paid “professional development vacations” to foreign countries can be cut (especially for those planning immediate retirement);

• Cap upper management salaries and reduce the “perk funds.”

I don’t think working through a tight budget is easy; however showing some financial restraint and leadership in the upper echelons will earn more respect from everyone.

Kari Wilkinson

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Save money, cut the number of trustees

New recycling program a total dud

Shame on our board of school trustees. After several years of closing community schools, cut-ting programs and gutting services to children (and adults), they are building a brand new school board office and giving themselves a whopping 20 per cent raise. Here’s an idea: let’s cut back the number of trustees to five, rather than the present nine, (Ver-

non has seven) and use the savings to fund more learning resource and support time for special-needs children in the classroom. Here’s another thought: How about acting like “trustees” and start express-ing outrage at the dismantling of public education.

Frank Manning

Once again the B.C. Fiberal government, in its inimitable style, has ignored due process and blind-sided the electorate, especially seniors who have enough challenges without having to deal with an-other that wasn’t part of the voting process.

We won’t harass you today with the failure of the sitting government to acknowledge that the entire smart meter/smart grid global initiative is a corpo-rate-driven, toxic and lethal threat to all living crea-tures. Nor will we whine and snivel about the prolif-eration of glyphosate and the GMO crop, gene drift infestation which threatens the health of all living creatures left standing from the ravages of wireless technology. But we will bother you with the new recycling program, brought to a community near you, which will create unnecessary and unwanted activity for everyone, especially seniors, some of whom do not have transportation, and others who ought not to be forced to drive to depots far from

their homes to drop off recyclables which, to this date, have been picked up at the curbside in front of their domiciles. I am complaining because of the trips I will have to make to different drop-off points to get rid of items that once were acceptable in the blue-bag routine with which I was able to cope.

I called the Emterra Environmental Customer Service hotline this morning and the sympathetic but powerless young woman with whom I spoke admitted that the phone has been ringing unremit-tingly since the program was announced and that every call was from an angry citizen.

Will the government do the right thing and re-verse this stupidity or ought we to just suck it up and add it to the growing list as to why the voters did the wrong thing by offering the sitting govern-ment another foolish mandate?

Edgar Murdoch

Another inconvenient truth


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1924 Alberta coal miners were paid $6.95 a day: more than double what the same class of workers were paid in Nova Scotia.German scientists said they had solved the riddle of the Athabasca Tar Sand. It was reported that areas of tar sands along the Athabasca river had been purchased and two plants were to be built. Dr. Ing C. Glanz of the parent German company and his chief engineer were expected in Ed-monton to decide the location of the plants.

1934 W.J. Wilcox was and killed by the engine of a freight train when crossing the track on his way to assist a neighbour who phoned for help with a bad chimney � re.Mayor Cyril Thompson caught a six pound trout off Engineer’s Point.The main highlight of the federal budget was a proposed 10 per cent tax on gold. This was to be imposed almost immediate-ly, but would not be if it brought the price of gold below $30 an ounce.

1944 Carol and Adri Collier cycled to Vernon to spend a short Easter holiday.L.A.W. Dorothy Ruth, Sgt., Pilot Don Urquhart, L.A.W. Joyce Pangman, L.A.C. Jack Hautula, L.A.C. Ormand Bragg and Captain A.B. Ritchie were home on leave.

1954 A survey was started for the possible extension of electric power to the North Shuswap area from Scotch Creek to Anglemont.Final details were completed in connec-tion with the building program proposed for Salmon Arm school district to handle the expected increase in pupil enrollment. Total cost was estimated at $434,000 of which 50 per cent would be government grants.

LIFE & TIMES

Three-and-a-half years ago, living each day as it comes be-came the prayerful mantra of one Salmon Arm family.

Life has improved for 34-year-old Brent Pearce and his family, but not without struggle and fear.

In June 2011, 34-year-old Brent Pearce underwent sur-gery in an effort to treat pseu-domyxoma secondary to ap-pendix cancer—a rare form of cancer that affects approxi-mately 1,000 people world-wide, each year.

Without the surgery, Brent was told he would not live be-yond � ve months.

His Calgary surgeon, Wal-ley Temple, hoped the surgery and several rounds of chemo-therapy would give him an-other two years of life.

“Dr. Temple thought he’d got it all, but he said if they missed one cancer cell it would continue to spread,” says Brent’s wife, Ruth, not-ing her husband underwent six weeks of chemo following the surgery. “He was good for six months then had a recurrence in August 2012.”

Brent had another round of chemo in February 2013.

“They didn’t � nd anything, maybe it was just the stress that got me,” he says of the slow-growing cancer that is very dif� cult to detect. “I haven’t had anything since then.”

Brent is working now, driv-ing a bus for School District #83.

Grateful to be alive and not as fearful as he was initially, anxiety remains a frequent companion.

“Every time I do something and get a sore side, I think, ‘Oh boy, is this it starting again?’” he says. “If I have a pain in the morning, I think I have to go see the doctor. I need that reas-surance.”

Pearce is a familiar face in the hospital, having been there � ve times between November and January because of dehy-dration, a common challenge for people with ostomy bags that limit range of motion.

“I think it’s about learning how to deal with the new body. He’s missing all of his small intestine and it’s a constant vi-sual reminder every day of his experience,” says Ruth, who sees blessings in the treatment that saved her husband’s life. “Every day is like borrowed time; you learn to appreciate every day, to live in today. I think you’d go crazy if you lived in the future.”

But it’s hard not to look out hopefully to the 10-year mark. That is the symptom-free timeline their doctor has given them them for declaring Brent free of the cancer.

The couple are already of-fering others their support and hope and stress the need for a positive outlook.

“I’ve never given up; we

watched one guy give up be-fore he actually started treat-ment. He only lasted one month,” says Brent, noting people who have heard about his ground-breaking surgery get in touch with him, in-cluding one Lower Mainland woman whose doctor rejected her because she was “too far along.”

Brent is learning to allow himself to make plans.

“I initially had a board up with a list of what I wanted to do,” he says. “Now we’re talking about building a house – looking more to the long-term.”

“Every birthday they have I am just so thankful he gets to see them. I never really thought during that time he was going to,” says Ruth of the couple’s two young sons, who are bene� tting from Brent’s playhouse building skills.

“He’s done so much to leave

a legacy. If he were to pass away, he’s leaving so many things for them to remember him by.”

Along with the need to re-main positive and live in the moment, the couple say they have learned the importance of community.

“It makes us not want to leave, even though it is some-times hard to � nd work,” says Brent, of the importance of support. “I could see why it would kill you so fast. I’ve had down days, but people show up with food or something and it lifts you up.”

Ruth says the people who are the most supportive are those who have experienced their own painful events.

“It makes you want to pay it forward,” she says.

“Even though it’s traumatic, it teaches you that what makes life worthwhile is helping oth-ers and supporting them.”

Precious time: Brent Pearce, with his son Eli and wife Ruth, is cautiously optimistic about his recovery from a rare form of cancer.

for every day with family

Brent is working now, driv-ing a bus for School District

Grateful to be alive and not as fearful as he was initially, anxiety remains a frequent

“Every time I do something and get a sore side, I think, ‘Oh boy, is this it starting again?’” he says. “If I have a pain in the morning, I think I have to go morning, I think I have to go see the doctor. I need that reas-

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This is the second of two columns address-ing what I see as the greatest threat to the B.C. environment in our lifetime.

The Alberta oil in-dustry’s Northern Gate-way plan is to export bitumen to Asia via tankers from the B.C. coast. Under no cir-cumstances should we allow that to happen. A bitumen spill at sea could destroy our coast-line, together with the fish and wildlife that depend on it, for hun-dreds of years.

My first column dis-cussed the light oil spill by the Exxon Valdez and the terrible toll it took on the Alaskan habitat and fishery. It also gave proof that a bitumen spill would be far worse. A bitumen spill would be almost completely unrecover-able because it would sink and stay on the bottom of our seabed.

The solution that is best for Canada is to build a refinery in Kiti-mat. I am promoting and backing this solu-tion. It will convert the bitumen to very light fuels that would float and evaporate if ever spilled. There are other enormous benefits:

• There will be a ma-jor reduction in green-

house gases. We will use new cutting-edge Canadian technology in our refinery. It will be so clean that in com-bination with oilsands extraction there will be less CO2 than in the huge conventional oil-fields and refineries of Iraq and Nigeria.

In other words, the Kitimat refinery will neutralize the extra greenhouse gases gen-erated in Canada’s oil-sands. This refinery will be built in Asia if not in Kitimat, and if so it will emit double the CO2 of our new de-sign. This is the reason that Andrew Weaver of the BC Green Party is in favour of a Canadian refinery.

• An Asian refinery will also generate 100 train cars a day of very dirty coke (much fouler than B.C. coal) which will be subsequently burnt in the atmosphere to create power. The Kitimat refinery will not result in the produc-tion of any coke. As we all live on one planet, it is far better for the glob-al environment to build this refinery in Canada.

• Construction of the refinery will create 6,000 jobs in B.C. for five years. Operations at the refinery will re-sult in more permanent

jobs than any project has ever created in B.C. with approximately 3,000 direct jobs. These will be highly paid permanent jobs. These jobs will be available for the life of the refin-ery, which should be in excess of 50 years. In addition there will be thousands of other jobs created in spinoff local petrochemical compa-nies and in indirect em-ployment throughout

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Provincial govern-ments, local regional districts and munici-palities, and many First Nations, will share in billions of new tax dol-lars each year.

Unfortunately our Canadian oil compa-nies are not interested in building a new ma-jor refinery. They are focused on extraction which is more profit-able than refining. One of them challenged me to spearhead the refin-

ery myself, so I am do-ing that. We have a sol-id business plan and as a consequence Chinese banks and other insti-tutions are prepared to lend us most of the funds required to build the greenest and most efficient refinery in the world. We are currently moving ahead with en-gineering design and environmental work.

We will also build a safe pipeline from Al-berta to the refinery, with the active partici-pation of First Nations. Modern pipelines can be built and operated safely. Leak data is available for everyone to see on Canadian and US government websites and it proves recently constructed pipelines are not leak-ing. Furthermore some of the best pipelining companies in the world are based in Canada.

In addition we will build a fleet of new tankers, powered by LNG rather than Bun-ker C oil, to transport the refined products to Asia. This way we know the tankers will be state-of-the-art and as safe as possible. The fleet will be owned by a company based in B.C. so it cannot shirk its le-gal liability if there ever is a spill at sea.

Let me be up front about my biases.

I am for creating

thousands of good per-manent jobs in B.C. I am for creating billions of new tax dollars for government coffers. I am for reducing the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions. I am for building an oil pipeline that will never leak. I

am for building a mod-ern tanker fleet that car-ries only refined fuels that float and evaporate if spilled. I am against shipping bitumen in tankers. If you agree that we should not put bitumen in tankers please contact your lo-

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Exactly how many vacancies there will be on the School Dis-trict #83 board for the upcoming November municipal elections remains unknown, although it is certain there will be a vote in the North Shuswap area.

Current trustee Holly Overgaard has decided against running for re-election and is the only trustee so far to come out with a definite no.

Longtime trustee Dr. Michel Saab is on the other end of the pendu-lum, declaring himself as a confirmed can-didate for one of two Salmon Arm seats at the table, while Falk-

land/Deep Creek/Ran-chero trustee Debbie Evans says, “I am 95 per cent sure I will be running for re-election in the upcoming mu-nicipal election.”

Armstrong Spallum-cheen representative Laurie Myers is also a yes, although she does leave room for chang-ing her mind.

“It’s a yes for now.

As far as I know I am going to run,” she says, noting the switch to a four-year term means candidates must even more carefully consid-er their commitment.

Chris Coers, vice-chair and Enderby representative, is also leaning towards run-ning. “At this point my answer is yes,” she said.

“It is harder work than many people real-ize, and it’s a big com-mitment,” she added, noting the education system is chronically underfunded, as the trustees are heading into budget delibera-tions needing to cut $1.8 million.

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Taking action on mental health

Mental health issues among children and youth are increasingly complex and demand for services is increas-ing.

But getting diagnosis and treatment is often difficult, something a Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative is hoping to change.

B.C. doctors and the ministries of Health, Education and Child and Family Develop-ment are co-leading the collaborative, which is comprised of family doctors, psychiatrists, pediatricians, social workers, school and addiction counsellors, First Nations advocates, parents, youth, RCMP officers, health admin-istrators and others.

A primary objective is to provide supports and tools to professionals to continue improvements for children, youth and families needing help with mental health and substance use issues.

The Salmon Arm team is putting together an inventory list for lo-cal doctors.

General practitio-ners are often the first to be approached when a mental health issue arises and have con-tinuing relationships with families. This list will give them commu-

nity resources at their fingertips that they can contact or share with the youth or family member.

This is good news to Adriaan Heunis, a Salmon Arm doctor and member of the lo-cal collaborative team.

“As a family physi-cian I used to be frus-trated with CYMH (Child and Youth Men-tal Health) serving only 10 per cent of the most serious children in need of mental health sup-port. I felt doctors were left with the rest of the 90 per cent of chil-dren,” he says. “Dur-ing our collaborative I learned about many other support groups and resources active in Salmon Arm.”

Family Resource Centre executive direc-tor Patti Thurston says the directory of re-

sources should reduce stress for both doctors and their patients.

“It connects them to the community in a much gentler way,” Thurston says. “They may need intense ser-vice or they may just need to be connected to the community.”

Once the directory is completed, Thurston says the action team would like to develop a comprehensive web-site.

Another avid sup-porter of the collab-orative and member of the local action team is Monica Kriese, whose

son Kameron lives with bi-polar disorder.

“I think it’s time that families are brought to the table and we are considered equal when discussing our kids’ needs,” she says.

May 7 is National Child & Youth Mental Health Day and Salmon Arm will have events at various schools, as well as displays from May 5 to 9 at the Mall at Piccadilly, the Shus-wap Family Resource Centre and Downtown Activity Centre.

For more informa-tion, contact Kriese at 250-833-6100.


Team approach: The Salmon Arm Child Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative Action Team members include Jenna Sheidegger, Monica Kriese, Jennifer Blenkarn and Patti Thurston.

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Recently, I was at a potluck where despite the wide array of deli-cious food, many peo-ple were only eating meat and the veggie platter.

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The diet of the day was the Whole30 diet, a 30-day Paleo-type diet that “will help you regain your healthy metabolism, reduce systemic inflammation, and discover how these foods are truly impact-ing your health, fitness and quality of life”

(For the record, re-strictive diets are gen-erally not the best way to boost your metabo-lism).

The Paleo diet aims to mimic that of our pre-agricultural, hunt-er-gatherer ancestors. It is a high protein, low carbohydrate diet that emphasizes meats and vegetables (except our poor potato) and avoids dairy products, grains, legumes (beans and peanuts), refined oils and sugars.

It is based on the premise that humans have not had enough time to adapt to our current agriculture-based diet, leading to an outbreak of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovas-cular disease. But be-fore we throw away our bags of rice, I think we need to take a moment to consider a few other things:

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• They hunted and gathered food them-selves (i.e. they were very active)

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Josh Bickle, owner of Integrity Roofing, put out his annual call for nominations for a deserving individual who cannot afford to have a new roof in-stalled.

Bickle went over the applications with Salmon Arm Rona contract sales manager Joel de Boer, who is back on-board for the

third year in a row, sup-plying the roofing felts and shingles.

“We took the stories, did all the quotes and we picked two that we thought were deserv-ing, and then we went to Rona,” Bickle said, noting the decision was made last Thurs-day and Debbie Payne will have a new roof installed sometime in May.

Bickle was moved by a letter received from Debra Tremblay, who

described Payne’s ex-tensive volunteer ser-vice to the community, despite being disabled.

“I first met Debbie when she volunteered at the Shuswap Asso-ciation for Community Living where I worked at the time,” wrote Tremblay, noting that, since that time, Payne has volunteered for the food bank, SPCA, thrift store and others. “Debbie is on perma-nent disability which does not allow for any

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“Even though Deb-bie is not physically able to do a lot, she has taught me about tolerance, acceptance

and giving the best gift, which is from the heart,” wrote Tremblay, adding that a new roof would be a blessing to Payne.

Down the road in the Salmon Arm industrial park, the SPCA shelter now has a water-tight roof.

“The shelter was totally different and something we could handle,” said Bickle of the recent repairs. “My wife is a big animal lover.”

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With the finish in sightBellaku Caleb brings along her stuffed puppy Beethoven and her mom Christine Parsons for the 2-kilometre Wild Soles Run on Monday at Little Mountain Park. A total of 262 participants raced in either the 2km or the 5km distances in the first of three events in the series. While the focus is on participation, the results for the 5km race can be found at facebook.com/WildSolesTrailRunning. Top finishers in the male category were Jonathon Bakker (21:24), Brian May (21:49) and Seth Van Varseveld (24:16). Top female finishers included Glynis Sim (23:44), Hanka Mosher (26:28) and Randi Otsby (27:25).Next week’s run takes place on the Park Hill trails on May 5.

Soccer pitch will be named ‘Walters Field’

Eric Walters’ ears must have been burn-ing Monday afternoon when Salmon Arm council decided to re-name one of the city’s soccer pitches in his family’s honour.

The decision fol-lowed an eloquent presentation by Wyn Gittins on the Walters family’s vital role in the history of commu-nity soccer in Salmon Arm.

Gittins’ presentation began with a request that what is currently known as Soccer Field #1 in Blackburn Park be named Walters Field. He went on to explain how, prior to 1973, there was no of-ficial minor soccer pro-gram. The seeds of this program were planted that year, however, in a meeting between Eric Walters, Jim Kennedy, Joe Verdurmen and Tom Brighouse.

“They decided that it was time to start a mi-nor soccer program,” said Gittins, adding that for a $2 fee, pro-gram participants were

given a T-shirt and soc-cer ball.

Walters arrived in Salmon Arm in the mid-1960s, and was on staff at the senior high school. In 1973, he be-came principal at Eagle River Secondary in Si-camous. His full-time educational career end-ed in 1984, though he continued to work with the school district and, from 1989-93, served as a member of the fac-ulty of mathematics at Okanagan College.

Gittins said Eric and his wife, Mattie, had

five boys, and that mi-nor soccer wound up being a Walters family affair.

“The Walters boys recall piling into the family station wagons on weekends along with balls, corner flags, water bottles and goal nets,” said Gittins, add-ing that Mattie came to be known as Mrs. Soc-cer.

Once minor soccer was well-established, said Gittins, Eric fo-cused his energies on establishing men’s soc-cer. He became orga-

nizer of the league and helped to keep the suc-cessful Salmon Arm soccer league tourna-ment, established by Wayne March (orga-nizer and player of Si-camous’ Dairyland Ex-iles), alive and running from 1980 to 2011.

“The most memora-ble tournament for Eric Walters was in 1986, when he was handed the tournament two days before (it) was due to begin,” said Git-tens.

Brent Moffat of the Shuswap Youth Soccer Association also cham-pioned the honouring of the Walters family.

“It’s our opinion, it’s because of the dedica-tion like Eric Walters and the Walters family, that we have such a vi-brant and competitive soccer community,” said Moffat. “Shuswap Youth Soccer wholly endorses placing a plaque and honouring Walters Field at Black-burn Park.”

Council gave unani-mous support to Git-tens’ request, with staff suggesting a free-standing sign will be set up at the field.

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Unanimous: Brent Moffat, left, and Wyn Gittins are all smiles after a successful presentation to city council.

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SAS earns shutoutThe Salmon Arm Secondary Girls Soccer Team dominated in their last game, beating Norkam 4-0. Kairo Mair scored the hat trick with Elana Bruns notching the single. Conner Turner earned the shutout supported by her strong defensive line. The midfielders worked tirelessly for the team on defence and offence. SAS hosts Rutland next Wednesday, in possibly their final home game of the season.

Hike for HospiceThe Shuswap Hospice Society will once again be hosting its annual Hike for Hospice event on Sunday, May 4 at the Enderby Cliffs. The annual Hike for Hospice is a a unique national event with hikes being hosted by various hospice societies across Canada. It’s an event that brings together people working together in hospice palliative care to raise funds and awareness. Pre-registration is required. Registration fee is $15 per person, $25 per family. Call 250-832-7099 to register and for more information.

Lawn bowlers meetA spring meeting will be held at the lawn bowl-ing club next to the curling rink on Friday, May 2 at 10 a.m. New members welcome.

Drive to support soccerWant to do your part to help out the Shuswap Youth Soccer Association? Come out to the Little Mountain Sports Complex on Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and test drive any new Ford vehicle, and Jacobsen Ford will donate $20 per test drive – up to $6,000 to the Shuswap Youth Soccer Association.

Bridge winnersBridge winners for April 8: first Terry Jobe and Erica Motherwell, second Dan Quilty and Michael Clayton, third Ona Bouchard and Ruth Embree. Sunday Duplicate Club’s results for April 13: first Geoff Collins and Orville Cooper; second (tie) Betty and Charlie Ward, Edie and Jack Swanson; third Arlene and Bert Lamoureux. Results for April 27: North/South, first, Shirley and Chuck Buckler, second Ona Bouchard and Michael Clayton, third Halina Brown and Ella Hoskins. For East/West, first Carol McGregor and Peggy Fetterly, second Lynn Storey and John Parton, third Arlene and Bert Lamoureux. Play goes every Sunday at 1 p.m.at the Fifth. Avenue Seniors Activity Centre.

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Shuswap swimmers make waves

With the hard work behind him, including an intensive training camp over March Break, Ty Webster-Locke, 14, knew he was prepared to swim fast. He hit the wa-ter with the confidence of a champion, and emerged vic-torious, having thwarted the competition.

Shuswap Swimming travelled to Calgary on the weekend to participate in the Chinook Long Course Invita-tional hosted by the Calgary Patriots at Talisman Centre. A popular, high-calibre swim meet, competitors from B.C. and Alberta battled for top spots.

Webster-Locke fared well, placing first in the 13-14 boys category in 50 free with a personal best time of :27.32. He took three silvers: 50 fly, 400 free and 100 free, and a bronze in 200 free.

Lauren Hemburrow, 13, had her eye on the gold and got it, finishing first in the 13-14 girls category in three events: 50 free, 50 fly and 100 fly.

Josh Rota, 17, brought home two silvers for his ef-forts in the 15 and over boys 50 back and 200 free. He also placed third in 200 back.

Bryce Molder, 15, showed

off his stamina, placing sec-ond in the 15 and over boys 400 free with a speedy time of 4:47.03.

Nicole Congdon, 13, pushed herself beyond her

limits and improved her best times by a total of more than 20 seconds.

Shuswap Swimming heads to Kelowna in two weeks for another long course event.

Calgary: Webster-Locke, Hemburrow post gold-medal results.

Attacking the ballBlue players Ryder Mead, left and Tristen Bailey, right are challenged by Ryan Greenhough, while coach Dave Dollack monitors the play during one of Saturday’s Shuswap Youth Soccer’s U7 games.

Nothing could hold back the Shuswap Sharp Shooters U11’s girl’s soccer team on Sunday as they levelled Kelowna and Kamloops teams in Penticton.

Kelowna came out strong in the first game by scoring 10 minutes in but Shuswap responded with Jordan King mak-ing a run up the field off the kickoff and scor-ing off a brilliant, long shot to the top left cor-ner. Shuswap’s passing proved to be too much for Kelowna and Alana O’Dell managed to power her way through three Kelowna defend-ers before slotting the ball into the back of the net. The final score was 2-1 for Shuswap.

The Sharp Shooters came out firing in their second contest of the day. Lys Milne man-aged to get by two Ka-mloops defenders be-fore crossing the ball to King, who was able to put the ball in the back of the net. Shortly after, Braidy Parkes passed to King and she was able to finish with a rocket of a shot. Phoebe Barnes, scored off a corner kick giving Shuswap a 3-0 lead. After great pass-ing, Brooklyn Davidson scored on a feisty run up the wing. Milne fin-ished off by beating two defenders and slotting the ball past the goalie. Parkes and Julia Hart shared the shutout. The final score was 5-0.


Underwater image: Lauren Hemburrow races to a gold medal in one of her two fly events at the Chinook Long Course Invitational in Calgary.

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Opening dayPee Wee A player Dylan Eugster watches for the pitch during a game Saturday afternoon at Elk’s Park. While baseball had been threatened with the shut down of some leagues due to a lack of participation and volunteers, Salmon Arm Minor Baseball made a successful effort and is fielding teams in a wide range of divisions. Volunteers are always needed. Call Tavia Bente at 250-253-6652 for information.


Mixed bag of results for rugby squadsThe Salmon Arm

Secondary senior boys rugby team went to Penticton and ended up even with their op-ponents.

Try scorer was Colton McCarthy, who made a valiant run from breaking out of the ruck and dodging two play-ers to score the try.

Solid effort in tack-ling and ball possession was by Brandt Adams, the toughest player pound for pound play-ing outside centre. The Golds great gain player was Jagr Chesney, who played great on the wing.

Final score was 5-5. The Senior Golds’

next game is against Norkam with both

teams fighting for a shot at the Okanagan Championship and a place at Provincials.

Junior boysThe junior boys had

to wait two days to earn payback from one of their Vernon rivals, after losing to another Vernon squad earlier that week.

On Tuesday, April 22, the juniors played Fulton and lost 38-7 but on Friday played Kala-malka and came up big with a solid 26-0 win.

A lot was learned from the Fulton game and there was time to rest some bruises.

Kalamalka came out strong in the first half

and almost capitalized on a few missed tack-les, but wingers Ga-reth Marsh and Nathan Hampton made some try-saving tackles to prevent Kal from scor-ing.

Cameron Hansen and Derek Beer played well in the second row with a mighty push in the scrum, stealing four put ins.

The tries by the Golds were from Cody Jordan for three and Noah Dies for one while playing outside centre. There was strong running off the rucks by Josh Cline, Adam Fiebelkorn and Ryder Fortes.

The next game is against Fulton and then on May 9, the team will

be at home against Ka-lamalka for the Okana-gan playoffs.

ManthersThe Manthers Rug-

by team had their first league game at home against the Vernon Jackals with an impres-sive lineup of veteran and younger players.

The Manthers came out strong and were within three points, but Jeff Miller missed the penalty kick. Jackals fought back and, with extreme pressure, they kicked the ball through only to be scooped up by Brad Shields, who counterattacked with a kick into the Jackals’ end. Cody Stubbins

on wing chased down the kick and made the tackle.

Shortly afterward, the Jackals received another penalty and Sterling Gathergood took the penalty tap, dropped his shoulder and ran two Jackals over to score.

Ben Pellet and Andy Brock had great games, while Man of the Match was James Cookson.

Final score was 22-10 for the Jackals.


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ARTS & EVENTSStudents share the stage with Shred KellyBy Barb BrouwerOBSERVER STAFF

Big league: Jayden Storey, Katie Thielman and Ashelynne Growshaw handle lead vocals for Shred Kelly’s Tim Newton, playing banjo, with Tim Polit on guitar, during a performance of one of the band’s numbers Friday at Bastion Elementary.

Tim Newton, playing banjo, with Tim Polit on guitar, during a performance of one of the band’s numbers Friday at Bastion Elementary.

Mission accomplished. Big time.A project in the works for eight months came to a enthusiastically suc-

cessful conclusion last week.After learning their parts and getting assistance from a popular, profes-

sional band, some 50 grade 4-5 kids from Ranchero and Salmon Arm West performed at three elementary schools.

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Members of Fernie’s Shred Kelly, a high-voltage “stoke folk” band that performed in Malakwa on last year’s Routes and Blues trail, arrived at Ranchero School last Wednesday.

The band was in town at the invitation of music teacher Brook Roberts, who spent almost a year crafting and then rehearsing an “artist engage-ment program.”

“When Shred Kelly arrived after a seven-hour car trip, they came into the music room that was hot and stinky from rehearsing,” says Roberts, who had to work to sell the project to school district of� cials. “I looked over at the band and they were just grinning, and I knew right then that it was gonna � y. That was exciting.”

In his mission statement to the district, Roberts explained he wanted to give students the opportunity to interact and be mentored by professional musicians whose music has relevance and meaning to them.

He also hoped the experience would have lifelong meaning and impact and allow students to come together as individuals and produce a product that is “greater as a whole, than as any one person.”

And it paid off with the students, teachers, parents and the band.“The band really valued that we were taking the time to explore their

music and they were so awesome with the kids,” said an enthusiastic Roberts on Monday. “They didn’t try to take over; they were there to enhance, not to overtake what the kids were doing. All around it was a really good � t.”

Shred Kelly vocalist and keyboardist Sage McBride was singing from the same song sheet Monday.

“We were approached back in the fall and I thought it was such an awesome idea – and a huge task to take on learning the music to all our songs,” raved McBride. “The kids were amazing; the way they played our

songs was as good as we sound.”McBride says all the band members were thrilled to engage with the

kids and mentor them in their music.“I’m glad it was our music,” she said, laughing. “It was a great oppor-

tunity for us and nice to expose them to original Canadian music, which I never had as a kid.”

Shred Kelly members were also touched by the gifts the students gave them, including friendship bracelets.

The band also enjoyed a rousing round of dodgeball, with the Shred Kelly members and Roberts taking on the students, a concert at the Wick-ed Spoon Thursday night and playing for a teachers’ dance Friday night.

Roberts was equally grateful, noting the band put in long hours, par-ticularly on Friday when they were on the road by 8 a.m. and ended their concert at midnight.

“Watching the kids tweeting members of the band, saying ‘thanks for coming,’ was great. There was an appreciation that it was something unique and special and it will stay with them for a long time,” said Rob-erts. “Can you imagine, 10 or 11 years old and hanging out with a band with quality music, with both boys and girls in the band, and singing?”

Asked if he would be willing to undertake another such empowering project, Roberts immediate response is, “If you’ve got the money, we can do it.”

While Shred Kelly gave the school district a break on their fee, Roberts notes there is still the matter of travel costs and hotel rooms.

“We’ll see if there’s dollars to do it again,” he said, satis� ed that his plan to demonstrate the possibilities of creativity had met with such suc-cess.


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Hospital Foundation in their efforts to buy an infant incubator isolette runs from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Save-On Foods with a day of fun and entertainment and a chance to dip for a diamond.

SANDY CAMERON – Former Salmon Arm music man Sandy Cameron returns to perform at the Jazz Club with his group Aged to Perfection at 7 p.m. in the banquet room of Shuswap Chefs. Admission is by donation.

FRIDAY, MAY 2BARD ON THE BOARDS – Shuswap Theatre presents the cheeky (adult) but

hilarious Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) May 1-3 and 8-10 at 7:30 p.m. Matinee Sunday, May 4 at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are available at Intwined Fibre Arts on Hudson Avenue or at the door.

NIGHT OF THE STARS –Winners of this year’s annual Shuswap Music Festival will perform for the community at 7 p.m. at First United Church. Admission to the concert is $5 per person and $10 per family.

SCHOOL CONCERT – Members of the public are welcome to attend School District #83’s Fifth Annual Alternate Programs Joint Concert from 10:15 to 11 a.m. at South Canoe School.

MOTORCYCLES – The third annual Lone Wolves Motorcycle Show ‘n’ Shine takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday at the Mall at Piccadilly, featuring displays of modern and specialty motorcycles, musical entertainment, motorcycle equipment vendors and demonstrations of air brushing and pinstriping.

AKONJO – The Popoleko Balkan Women’s Choir and Murray and Friends perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. at King� sher Hall to raise funds for Akonjo Village enhancement. Tickets are $12. Doors open at 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 3SPRING SALE – St. John’s Anglican Church hosts a plant and bake sale from

9 a.m. to noon at 170 Shuswap St. Coffee and muf� ns will be available.

WOMEN’S SHELTER – Royal LePage Access Real Estate hosts a Garage Sale and Barbecue for the women’s shelter from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 2-551 Trans-Canada Highway NE.

FOLK FUSION – Contemporary folk singer songwriter Carolyn Anele performs in a CD release concert at 7 p.m. at First United Church. Tickets are $10 and are available at Acorn Music, the church of� ce or at the door.

SILVER SCREEN – Shuswap Film Society presents Enemy, about identical men whose lives become bizarrely intertwined, at 5 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.

SUNDAY, MAY 4HELPING HIKE – Registration for the annual Hike for Hospice at the Enderby

Cliffs starts takes place at 8 a.m. at the Marketplace IGA parking lot. Hike starts at 8:30 sharp, no dogs. Pre-registration required. Call 250-832-7099 to register and for hike details.

FILM & FASHION – Shuswap Women in Business host a 1950s fashion show, silent auction and a showing of Grease at 1 p.m., partial proceeds to NOSBIS. Tickets at $10 ($2 for children under 12 accompanied by an adult) are available at the Observer and Uptown Edward Jones of� ce. Call Tonya Neate at 250-253-5655 or 250-778-489-0707 for info.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7WRITERS GROUP – Shuswap Writers’ Group meets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in

the boardroom at the Mall at Piccadilly. Call Shirley at 250-803-5242.

THURSDAY, MAY 8BIG DANCE – School District #83’s 18th annual Big Band Dance takes place

at 7 p.m. at the Sullivan Campus. Bands from A.L. Fortune, Eagle River Secondary, Salmon Arm Secondary, the SAS Choir and the Ken Kosowick Band will perform. Tickets are $5 at Acorn Music, or at the door. Formal attire is suggested.

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Find the fun in fundraising tomorrow when the annual Radiothon for the Shuswap Lake General Hospital Foundation rolls out at Save-On Foods from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The foundation is hoping to raise $25,000 for an infant incubator isolette, a critical piece of equip-ment used to keep sick newborns stable while waiting for transfer to other facilities.

This piece of equipment is needed to replace the existing isolette which was purchased nearly 20 years ago in 1995.

Along with a lineup of great local entertainment there will be the chance to win a diamond. For $10, participants can enter the Diamond Dip event by purchasing a stone from a bowl of water.

Among the 199 cubic zirconias in the bowl will

be one diamond valued at over $500.Stones can then be taken to Arthur’s Gem Set

Studio in the Mall at Piccadilly on Friday or Sat-urday, where they will be tested.

There will be hotdogs and burgers available, as well as other treats.

Two nurses from the hospital will be on hand to conduct blood pressure and blood sugar tests.

DJ Patrick Ryley will keep the fun � owing throughout the day.

Those who are unable to attend can still make donations for the isolette by phoning in to the Ra-diothon number which will be broadcast from the Radiothon beginning tomorrow morning, or by going online at www.shuswaphospitalfoundation.org.

Radiothon targets baby care

Jazz powerFormer Salmon Arm music man Sandy Cameron, third from right, and his band, Aged to Perfec-tion, perform at 7 p.m. May 1 in the banquet room of Shuswap Chefs. Admission is by donation.

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Carolyn Anele is coming home and she’s bringing her stories in song.

A contemporary folk singer songwriter, her pure natural voice, innovative melodies and well-crafted lyrics weave a fusion of folk, country, blue-grass and Celtic roots music into uplifting stories of life, love, family and the simple journey of the human heart.

Anele, whose voice has been compared to Judy Col-lins and Mary Gauthier, is releasing her new CD, Where Birds Sing, in a concert at First United Church, where her parents were married.

Anele is a top-25 finalist for the 2014 Singer Songwriter Mentor Experience, support-ed by the Songwriters Asso-ciation of Canada for, I’m Not Ready (A Mother’s Prayer), another one of the cuts from her new CD.

Yet another, Coal Dust Sandwiches, is a 2014 semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition. And a third cut, I’m a Baby, was the winner of the 2013 BC Musician Fred Penner Songwriting Contest.

She has performed in sing-er-songwriter showcases with Bill Henderson, Roy Forbes, and others.

“Carolyn’s wonderful songs kinda sneak up on you, quickly taking you to the heart of the matter,” says Forbes.“She’s a fine song-writer.”

Anele does not need a fan-cy studio in which to weave her magic. She can be found at the kitchen table with pages of song lyrics in various stag-es of completion.

Anele currently resides in Vernon, B.C. with her fam-ily and performs for charities, benefits, festivals and show-cases.

Her concert takes place at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3 at First United Church. Tickets at $10 include refreshments and are available at Acorn Music, the church office during weekday office hours, or at the door.

Anele will be accompanied

by Rod MacDonald on up-right bass, Deborah Lee sing-ing background vocals and Keith Hustler on guitar, banjo and mandolin.

To listen to Anele’s music, visit www.carolynanele.com.

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SAGA pushes boundaries in the art of storytellingAcross the centuries,

stories have been told in a myriad of ways.

The Shuswap Arts council explores The Art of Storytelling in the 21st Century in a special two-month ex-hibition, which opens with a reception at 7 p.m. Friday, May 2 at the art gallery.

The exhibition fea-tures original works by local authors inspired by the magic of story-telling, daily readings from local authors and daily visits from mem-bers of this communi-ty’s own living library.

It also features inter-active and collabora-tive displays. Put your-

self in the story with a giant book, climb through a book tunnel or pen your 140-char-acter contribution to the live@storysaga twitter story which will be published as an e-book when the exhibi-tion closes.

SAGA extends be-yond the walls of the

arts centre with sculp-tural reading chairs at select public locations for your reading plea-sure, complete with built-in books.

Just like any good story, be sure to expect a few surprises along the way.

As the show runs for the last two months of

school, year-end class visits are encouraged.

For more informa-tion or to book a class visit, call 250-832-1170 or visit www.salmonarmartscentre.ca.

Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ad-mission is by donation.

Song bird: Singer-songwriter Carolyn Anele per-forms at First United Church Saturday.

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There’s a new face at the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues office.

And if the wide, engaging grin and en-thusiastic plans are an indication, the opera-tion of one of the sum-mer’s hottest shows is in good hands.

Jay Scott is the new general manager and brings a wealth of ex-perience in the music field with him.

He has desire to not only maintain the fes-tival’s reputation as the hottest ticket in town, but build on it in the years ahead.

“I have never seen a festival community with such goodwill and with so many vol-unteers and so much co-operation,” he says. “People come in ev-ery day, saying they’ve been going to the festi-val for 15 years, others say they came for seven years but can’t make it this year and they’re al-most crying.”

Scott calls this sup-port an amazing legacy former artistic direc-tor Hugo Rampen and others have created by their hard work.

“I want to make sure that’s maintained and advanced, not dimin-ished,” he says, point-ing out that, as gen-eral manager, he is in charge of everything other than the book-ings for this family friendly event. “People of all ages come and enjoy the environment, knowing they’re not going to a wild rave or angry metal fest.”

Testament to the fes-tival’s appeal is the re-cord ticket sales still al-most four months out.

Scott began his mu-

sic career in 1981, working as a DJ on a UBC interview show and running a battle of the bands contest.

In 1985 he launched a company called Cat-

tle Prod that promoted concerts, booked tours and launched the Ca-nadian Independent Music Festival in 1986 and ’87.

Then came a stint tour managing bands across Europe and North America, pri-marily D.O.A., a hard-core punk band from Vancouver.

Scott then became

manager for Music West, worked with Laurie Mercer at Wrong Records and produced the Slam City Jam, the North Ameri-can Skateboarding Championships.

Playing his first gig in Grade 7, Scott later produced and played piano in a show with a group called Four on the Floor, something he describes as odd, be-cause there were actu-ally five musicians.

“I could play and read music but I was terrible. But I think it helped me recog-nize talent in others,” he laughs. “I am not a frustrated musician, I just wanted to put oth-ers on stage so I could see them.”

After 12 years in the industry, Scott moved on to video game de-velopment, working in Canada, the UK, Ire-land and India. At the same time, he contin-ued to license music for video games and com-mission soundtracks.

“I came back to Armstrong to the fam-ily farm to rebuild it

and care for my elderly parents,” he says. “And I got an opportunity to walk into this amazing festival.”

Scott says the recent-ly announced $20,000 in funding the Salmon Arm Folk Music So-ciety will receive from the B.C. Arts Council will be used to fund operating activities for this year’s festival to be held Aug. 15 to 17.

But another provin-cial government an-nouncement will have no effect on this year’s festival.

On Monday, Victoria announced changes to the province’s liquor laws that remove the need for cordoned-off beer gardens at family friendly festivals.

But Roots and Blues Festival organizers have real concerns about taking down the ropes.

“The main thing is, it turns the entire fes-tival site into a beer garden,” says Scott. “I don’t know if we want that, and if we did, we’d need massive paid security to manage it.”

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Collaboration: Marketing and Publicity manager Scott Crocker, left, and new general manager Jay Scott discuss plans for this year’s Roots and Blues Festival that runs Aug. 15 to 17.

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Shuswap talent perform in youth symphonySeveral talented

young Salmon Arm musicians will perform in concert in Vernon this Sunday.

The Okanagan Sym-phony Youth Orchestra is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Carmen, Andrew, Cherish, Madelyn and Nathan Stoney, along with Lara May, Holly

and Linden McCallum and Deverick Cling-wall travel to Kelowna every week to practise in the symphony.

The young Shuswap musicians are passion-ate about their craft and the ability to play in a group setting, de-spite the need to travel down the valley.

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of Dennis Colpitts and Rosemary Thomas, each member of the YSO learns pieces to be played by the or-chestra, as well receiv-ing specialized training in their particular in-strument.

“It is run very much like a professional or-chestra. Rosemary and Dennis do a wonder-

ful job,” says Carmen, who is also a registered music teacher.

Sunday’s concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. at Vernon’s Trin-ity United Church at 3300 Alexis Pk.

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Charlotte died peacefully in Bastion Place, Salmon Arm on April 13, 2014 shortly after her 91st birthday. Charlotte was born in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan and her family moved to Creston, BC when she was a teenager. Together with her husband Edwin they settled in Vernon, BC when their 2 were preschoolers.

Charlotte was a nurse at Vernon Jubilee Hospital for many years, she was head nurse on the medical floor from 1961 – 1974 and head nurse on Alexander Wing (Extended Care) from 1974-1983 when she retired.

She moved to Salmon Arm in 1977 where she spent the last 17 years living in her own suite in her daughter’s home.

Charlotte was predeceased by her husband Edwin and her 2 brothers Frank and Dick Charman.

Charlotte will be lovingly remembered by her 2 children Sherry (Gary) Kalloch of Salmon Arm, Brian Frolke (Tana) of Vernon and her only grandchild Jill Kalloch (Kris) of New Westminster, BC together with numerous relatives and friends.

At Charlotte’s request there will be no formal service.

The family would like to thank Dr. Skubiak, Barb Bare and the nurses on 2nd floor of Shuswap lake General Hospital, as well as the staff in the palliative unit at Bastion Place, Salmon Arm.

Donations in memory of Charlotte can be made to the Shuswap Hospital Foundation, Box 265, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N3

Online condolences may be sent through Charlotte’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com.

CHARLOTTE FROLKE1923 - 2014

We loved a great man. A husband, father, papa, brother, son, cousin, uncle and a deeply cherished friend. He loved us all, and we loved him.

He was raised in Medicine Hat, started his family with Yvonne in Lethbridge, and moved to Salmon Arm with Yvonne, Michelle and Michael in 1987. His grandchildren, Seth, Ethan and Evan (Michael and Valene) and Keira and Ryder (Michelle and Corey Spence) put a sparkle in his eye and kept him young and vibrant!

We have comfort in knowing that he lived his life with joy and had many wonderful memories with family and friends. A friendly and social man, he made friends wherever he went and impacted them all. His welcoming smile, strong yet so gentle hands, and warm embrace meant so much.

He passed doing one of his most favourite things, snowmobiling, which he enjoyed with many friends and family in Salmon Arm. He had a great day on the mountain! Who would have known that in a split second he would be gone.

We will think fondly back on our memories and celebrate his life on Saturday, May 3rd at 2PM at Bower’s Funeral Home. A gathering will follow.

Online memories may be shared through Gordon’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm, BC

MCPHERSON, GORDONSeptember 16th, 1952 – April 19th, 2014

A Celebration of Life for the late Alfred Steinwand will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. from Lakeside Community Church. A Reception will follow the service.

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm. Email condolences and share memories through Alfred’s obituary at www.fischerfuneralservices.com.

STEINWAND, ALFREDOctober 26, 1938 – January 2014

Christopher John Dabner of Kamloops, BC, passed away on April 25, 2014 at the age of 61. He is survived by his loving wife, Lynda Dabner; mother, Hilda Dabner; sons, Jamie Dabner (Tera) & Samuel Dabner (Amy); grandchildren, Kennedy and Krew; brother, Phil Dabner; mother-in-law, Ruth Stirling; nephew, Jason Dabner (Erika); grand nieces, Zoe and Ava; sister-in-law, Kathie Cross (Woody). Chris also leaves his family in Plymouth, Devon, England and Malton, Yorkshire, England. Chris was predeceased by his father, Kenneth Samuel Dabner.

Chris was born in Plymouth on December 03, 1952. He moved to Canada with his family and attended high school at Norkam, where he made lifelong friends. Chris and his wife Lynda travelled extensively for a few years before returning to Kamloops. He was actively involved in the construction industry for years. Chris built the family cabin at Shuswap Lake with the help of his wife, kids and in-laws Ruth and Peter. Spending time at ‘the lake’ with family and friends was universally known to be his favourite thing to do.

Chris’s family will host a celebration of life at a later date. Lynda and her sons would like to say a special thank you to the Kelowna Thoracic Clinic and Dr. Kruger. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice.

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Mr. David Wayne Samphire passed away peacefully at Bastion Place in Salmon Arm, at the age of 74, with his wife June at his side.

Dave was a Composing-Room Foreman for the Albertan and later the Calgary Sun, retiring to Blind Bay B.C. in 1995.

He was an avid sports fan playing hockey and soft ball but his love was curling. He skipped a team for the media league in Calgary for many years.

He took joy in the wonders that the Shuswap and Blind Bay had to offer, loving the outdoors. Dave enjoyed camping, carpentry, the birds, gardening, walking, campfires, and quiet moments at the lake. He was creative and handy around the house.

Visits from family and friends brought him happiness. The coffee was always on at Dave’s place. He loved to laugh, enjoyed a good joke and had a friendly smile for everyone.

The past 20 years he faced many health challenges, with a positive attitude and a great sense of humour, never feeling sorry for himself.

He is survived by his wife June of 55 years, 3 daughters, Sandra (Brad) Baillod, Laurie (Ray) Meaney, Jodi-Lyn (Gord) Vass. Dave was very proud of his grandson Jamie Meaney and great-granddaughter Kaylee Meaney. Also survived by his brother Bob (Helen), his sister Barbara Andreychuk and many wonderful nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by parents Vi and Les Samphire, sister and brother-in-law Maxine and Dave Osborne, brother-in-law Bill Andreychuk.

Dave was loved very much and will be missed dearly.

A very special thanks to the caring and compassionate nurses, care aids and staff at Bastion Place, Special Care Unit. Along with Dave’s loving and dedicated wife, they truly were his angels. Thanks also to Dr. Breugem and Dr. Gow.

A get together of family and close friends will be held at a later date in Calgary.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Bastion Place, 2nd Floor, Special Care, 700 – 11th St., N.E., Salmon Arm, B.C., V1E 2S5.

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm, (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories at www.fischersfuneralservices.com.

DAVID WAYNE SAMPHIREFebruary 13, 1940 - April 16, 2014

The family of Audrey Pederson (Hudson) announce with great sadness her passing on April 11, 2014 at the age of 95, at Bastion place with family by her side.

Audrey loved being with her husband Clayton Pederson in the back country, camping, fishing and hunting or just at the cabin enjoying life to the fullest. She loved to sew in her earlier years, making quilts.

Predeceased by her husband Clayton Pederson, August 2007, daughter Sharon Johnson, October 2011 and son-in-law Carl Johnson, April 2009.

Audrey will be missed by her son Wayne Pederson of Sicamous, grandchildren, John (Dawn) Johnson of Fort Saskatchewan, Ralph Johnson of Sicamous, Bob Johnson of Salmon Arm, Carla (Darrell) King of Canoe, Paula (Carl) of Kelowna, great grandchildren, Dan, Kim, Shawnee, Nicole, Derek, Chantel, Logan, and one great, great grandchild, Reed.

Email condolences may be sent through Audrey’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

PEDERSON, AUDREY (NEE HUDSON)

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It is with deepest sadness, to inform you that Ms. Wanda Anne Christmas has passed away at the age of 45 due to cancer complication. Leaving behind Mother: Joyce Christmas; Step Dad: Reid Liske; Siblings: W. Andrew Christmas, Jennifer Christmas (Barr) you will be missed princess… Donations in her honor can be made to the BC Cancer Agency, or VGH Palliative care unit.

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Bror Albert Kilberg was born on December 11, 1926 in Malakwa, BC. Albert passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 after a brief period of hospital care in Salmon Arm with his son Eric and sister Anita by his side. He leaves to mourn his wife Faye of 59 years, daughter Elaine (Bernie) Butkiewicz of Exshaw, son Eric (Brenda) Kilberg of Salmon Arm and daughter Patricia (Larry) Schuller of Calgary. He also leaves to mourn 8 grandchildren; Connie (Scott) Stephen of Vanderhoof, Karlene (Derek) Wilson of Airdrie, Bryce Butkiewicz of Victoria, Ryan (Nikki) Kilberg of Calgary, David (Stefanie) Kilberg of Calgary, Trent Kilberg of Saskatoon, Shawn (Kaitee) Schuller of Calgary and Chris (Chelsea) Schuller of Calgary and 12 great grandchildren. He also leaves behind his 4 sisters; Edie Moule of Calgary, Astrid (Bill) Blomquist of Kelowna, Anita Kilberg of Vancouver and Marilyn (Pete) Nowoczin of Kamloops as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Albert was born to his proud parents Bror and Selma 3 months early weighing in at 4 ½ pounds. There was very little medical help but his mother did the best she could under the careful watch of the local midwife to monitor his beginning. In the spring of 1928, the family moved to Vancouver where they bought a home and Albert’s Dad began working for the city. The depression meant that money was scarce, so in 1933, the family moved to the Cariboo where they homesteaded. Three years later, word came that Albert’s Great Uncle Peter was ill and wanted the family to move back to Malakwa and take over his farm. The family packed their belongings in the Cariboo and Albert and his father travelled to Malakwa by horse and covered wagon. The rest of the family came later. Farm life was hard work; cows to milk, pigs to feed, wood to chop and growing seed potatoes. While growing up on the farm, Albert was very fond and good to his sisters.

Albert met Faye at a dance in Canoe in 1952. He spotted this young girl sitting by herself in a corner and went over to make small talk. She didn’t have a way back to Enderby, so Albert offered to give her a ride. Over time Albert was making many trips back and forth from Malakwa to Enderby. On December 4, 1954 they were married in Vernon. They made their home in Malakwa and lived there for the next 27 years. Albert worked for the Blomquist Brothers as a faller and loved the forest and had a deep appreciation for nature.

In 1981 Albert and Faye moved to Enderby. Their home was always open to friends and family and the coffee was always on. He was born with a natural talent for music and loved to play and sing. Grandpa was a quiet and very well respected man. He was kind and patient with a gentle heart. A man of few words but when he spoke one stopped to listen. Our Dad’s Christian faith helped him face the challenges of Alzheimer’s with grace and courage until his passing.

Interment was held at Malakwa Cemetery on Saturday, April 26, 2014 with a Memorial Service following at the Sicamous Senior’s Centre.

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories through Albert’s obituary at www.fi schersfuneralservices.com.

ALBERT KILBERG

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart to announce the peaceful passing of Murray Ronald Smith on April 19, 2014.

Murray was born in Selkirk Manitoba on January 13, 1941 to Murray and Helen Smith.

Murray married Bonnie Smith (Poffenroth) on August 05, 1978 in Okotoks, Alberta.

Murray worked for the Pulp and Paper Industry for 35 years in Richmond, BC.He enjoyed many camping trips with his wife bonnie, Hockey was his passion as him and his wife were season ticket holders for the Salmon Arm Silverbacks watched all the games cheering with their many friends in Section “I”. Enjoyed curling in the 50 plus league on Tuesdays and the stick league on Thursday morning, Thursday night league at Salmon Arm curling center. Especially loved all the get togethers’ with family and friends.

Murray is survived by his wife Bonnie, Beloved cats Artica and Sachi, sister Arlene (Richard) Graham and their family; brother Lawrie (Tracey) and their family; Aunt Marge Woosman and her family as well as many nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.

Murray was predeceased by his parents Murray and Helen Smith and brother Glen Smith.

A special thanks to Dr. Grant McCallum of Maple Tree Clinic for his Stellar care and compassion. Thanks to nurses in room 209 at Shuswap Lake Hospital who cared for Murray and thanks to the staff at Bastion Care home for making his final days so loving and comfortable. Heartfelt thanks for all the support and love from our many special friends.

Celebration of Life service will be held at Bowers Funeral Chapel on Saturday on May 10, 2014 at 2:00pm and a time of fellowship and refreshments will follow the service allowing friends and family to continue sharing memories.

Donations in lieu of flowers may be sent to the heart and Stroke foundation, 729 Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 2B5

Online condolences may be sent through Murray’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

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Roy Chester Jewell passed away peacefully in the early hours of Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at the age of 83 years, in Mount Ida Mews, Salmon Arm.

A celebration of life service will be held from the chapel of Bowers Funeral Home, Salmon Arm, on Friday afternoon, May 2nd, at 2 p.m. with Jack Bowers the funeral celebrant. The family will have a private graveside service in the family plot where Roy will be buried with his wife and son.

Born in Kinistino, Saskatchewan on October 4, 1930, moving to Salmon Arm with his parents, Charlie and Millie, in 1942.

Roy, with his late wife, Shirley, and family operated Jewell’s Greenhouse, where they gained friends and respect in the Shuswap. He never lost his love of farming, having milked by hand for many years, and his love of nature and enjoyment of the Shuswap.

Predeceased by a granddaughter, Brenda in 1978, son, Kenneth in 2005, wife, Shirley, in 2007, daughter, Sheila Syme, on February 23rd of this year.

Roy leaves his loving and dedicated family; son, Terry (Betty) Jewell, daughter in law, Marilyn Jewell, son in law, Bob Syme; six grandchildren, Joe, Steve, Kathy, Debra, Andrew, Scott; 9 great grandchildren, Owain, Matthew, Evan, Holden, Tyler, Jeremy, Michael, Brayden, Alyssa.

Online condolences may be sent through Roy’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

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Hillas Francis passed away suddenly & unexpectedly, but peacefully, on April 22, 2014 at home in Summerland in the presence of his wife Barb. Hillas was born in 1932 on his family farm in Belloy, Alberta to his parents Walter & Susan Francis, who were homesteaders. A true child of the depression, he was proud of his Irish heritage, and was made of hardy stock and had a strong work ethic. Hillas showed his family the importance of working hard and being generous. He was well admired by his community for his interest in always helping others – from volunteering with C.O.P.S., a long time member of the Masonic Lodge, as well as a Kinsman, to constantly offering help with neighbours & friends with any project on their house or yard. He was a wonderful handyman and could basically put together anything with his hands. Hillas has left behind his dear wife Barbara (married 57 1/2 years), daughters Susan (Russell) & Anne, grandchildren Amy, Lia and Leilan, and great grandchild Riley, as well as sister Elizabeth, and numerous cousins, nieces & nephews & many dear friends. Predeceased by sister Helen and grandson Gabriel. He will be sadly missed, but held close in our hearts. “May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, And the rain fall soft upon your fields, And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of his hand”

No service by request. Private Irish wake to follow later.

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It is with great sadness that we announce that our Dad Lester T. Jordan, aged 86 passed away peacefully in the early hours of Tuesday April 22, 2014. Dad worked at various occupations throughout his life, but graduated with a Bachelor of Education from the U of C in 1970, and never looked back. He loved teaching, and was dedicated to his students and to his profession. When he retired at 65 he continued to substitute teach until he was 70 years old. Dad earned a Masters Degree from Gonzage University and was only a few courses away from his doctorate. He was predeceased by his loving wife Terry (April 2011) and is survived by his sister Helen Bromhead, by his daughters Christine (Ross) and Karen (Garry), by his four grandchildren, his three great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, April 29 at 10:30 a.m. at First Memorial Funeral Services, 1211 Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mem.com and searching his name under stories. Arrangements entrusted to First Memorial funeral Services, Kelowna, BC, 250-762-2299.

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Job Description: Quantities Technician needed to perform financial, scheduling and administrative duties specifically related to the addition of a fifth and a sixth generating unit at the Mica Generating Station. The candidate must • Determine quantities of materials used for construction including those • of an electrical, mechanical and/or civil nature • Establish and confirm contractor progress payments • Establish and manage small contracts • Acquire materials using company procurement policies • Perform various project administrative duties

Preferred Experience: • Technical knowledge in Civil, Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering • Familiarity with finance • Familiarity with procurement practices • Experience and familiarity working in Heavy Industry with preference • for Hydro-electric experience • Familiar with contract and commercial detail

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The successful applicant will be required to work under a collective union agreement and to live in a camp located at Mica Creek BC, 140 kilometres north of Revelstoke. Resumes will be accepted until 7:00 am, 09 May, 2014; only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

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CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISORAction Safety Service Ltd. is accepting resumes for a full time position for a customer service advisor.Position requires advanced computer skills and excellent communication skills. Preference will be given to candidates with prior automotive experience and knowledge.Duties include, but are not limited to: answer inquires and provide information to customers, explain the type and cost of services, arrange the billing of services, receive payments. Maintain records and statistics; perform general office duties, liaison between customers and service technicians. Compile estimates for potential customers, book appointments.Additional Skills, experience working in a fast-paced shop environment is an asset. Strong skills in customer service and problem solving, good knowledge of automotive repair, estimating and selling skills, be capable of managing co-workers.Excellent medical plan. Wage negotiableResumes can be dropped off at the shop (416-4th Street N.E.) or email to: [email protected]

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Specific Skills: Use diagnostic equipment, Read technical drawings, Computer skills, road test motor vehicles and test automotive systems and components. Adjust, repair or replace parts and components of automotive systems. Test and adjust repaired systems to manufacturer’s specifications. Perform scheduled maintenance service, advise customers on work performed and future repair requirements.

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JOB FAIR IN KAMLOOPS Monarch Transport (1975) Ltd. & Valley Roadways Ltd. will be hosting a JOB FAIR in Kamloops on April 30th, 2014 at the Petro Pass Travel Centre, 1885 Trans-Canada Hwy West from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Upstairs in the Meeting Room. We welcome Class 1 Owner Operators for our Canadian, US & Prince George Van Divisions (Monarch Transport) & Cana-dian & Territory Flat Deck Divisions (Valley Roadways) For more information call Annette at 1-855-877-0619

We require long and short haul US capable drivers. We are an Okanagan based company with dedicated suppliers and customers and require drivers to fi ll their orders. Our short haul drivers primarily service the US northwestern with dedicated runs available and are home regularly, our long hauls drivers service the southwestern US and are home on a weekly basis for resets. We offer: Dedicated Tractors, US Medical Cover-age, Company Cell phones, Direct deposit pay with no holdbacks. Dedicated lanes. Rider Policy. All we need from you is US capabilities, border crossing experience and a professional attitude, Class 1 driver’s license and a clean abstract and are physi-cally fi t. Please fax or email your resume and abstract with US drivers in subject line to 250-546-0600 or email to [email protected] No phones calls or walk in’s please.

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Help WantedNew Security company in the North shore of Shuswap Lake is looking for mature experi-enced Guards must have BC ministry of Justice security worker license or basic se-curity training course and will-ing to apply for license. Valid BC Drivers license and own reliable vehicle. Drivers ab-stract required. Call Brian at 250-299-7981 or 1-250-955-0617

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VOLUNTEER to cut grass at Shuswap Lions Manor Sorren-to. Mower & gas supplied. (250)675-3261

Home Care/SupportLIVE in Caregiver needed for elderly man in Blind bay B.C with mobility issues. Free rent as well as salary provided. Own living area as well as bedroom and bathroom pro-vided downstairs. 2 day off per week and support as a care-giver is at site also. Caregiving experience needed. No pets Fax resume [email protected]. Call Carol at 250-804- 5229

Trades, TechnicalTransportation / Heavy Duty Mechanic required in Nakusp, BC. Must be Red Seal Certi-fi ed, able to work on a variety of makes, models of trucks, trailers, components. A CVIP Certifi cate, welding skills an asset. Full time position with fl exible hours. Group benefi ts. Competitive wages. Fax or email resumes to: 250-265-3853 or [email protected]

Services

Esthetics ServicesPERMANENT Laser Hair reduction. Call for a free con-sultation. Sada (250)832-4266 Shuswap Laser Clinic or email: [email protected]

Financial ServicesDROWNING IN debt? Cut debts more than 60% & debt free in half the time! Avoid bankruptcy! Free Consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1-877-556-3500 BBB Rated A+GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.UNFILED TAX Returns? Un-reported Income? Avoid Prosecution and Penalties. Call a Tax Attorney First! 1-855-668-8089 (Monday-Friday 9-6 ET).

Legal ServicesCRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

Heat, Air, Refrig.THINKING of a new gas fur-nace? Canadian made, high-est quality and effi ciency. Call Barry (250)833-2446

Misc Services

Home & Yard

250-253-4663

• Fencing• Decks• Patios

• Renovation• Repair• Maintenance

Now doing Gutter CleaningShuswap Window Cleaning 833-2533. Start at $95-$125

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayGOOD quality horse hay, small bales (250)835-4748 or (250)833-9595

Livestock10 Weiner Pigs for sale $100/ea 250-832-7462

PetsN&T CANINE CARE

Daycare, boarding, grooming. Visit our webpage:

www.nandtcaninecare.ca 250-835-0136

Pets & Livestock

Pets With Dignity & Understanding.

N&T PET CREMATION SERVICES

call 250-835-0136

Merchandise for Sale

AuctionsBC LIVESTOCK SPRING

AUCTION SALESMay 3 – Williams Lake 10 amMay 10 – Kamloops 10:30 amMay 24 – Vanderhoof 11 amMay 31– Prince George 10 amJune 21 – Horsefl y 10 am

f.m.i. 250-573-3939www.bclivestock.bc.ca

$100 & UnderOak top round table with leaf 2 armchairs on wheels. Ken-more Powermate canister vac-cuum 250-833-1021

$300 & UnderComfort Inn has sofa beds for sale Seldom Used $300 250-832-7711

FurnitureComfort Inn has sofa beds for sale Seldom Used $300 250-832-7711

Garage Sales2388 Sunrise Cedar Heights toys Lego Playmobile and hshld. 8am-2pm Sat May 3BLIND Bay: Moving Sale 2539 Waverly Dr., Apr.26 & May3 8-2, household items & furni-ture, lots of scrapbooking/card making supplies, all sales fi -nal. For appt to view (250)675-4463DOWNSIZING May 3, 9am-3pm couch, chair, 360* out-door fi replace, treadmill, lawn-mower. 2720-17 St. NE

LARGE PLANT SALE. 2700-65Ave NE, Thurs-Sat 9am-5pm May 8-June 8. Veg-gies, Perennials, grasses and Annuals (250)832-5253LINENS, electronics, tools,lad-ders, jewelry, Coach Bag, kitchen,garden, ice auger, patio heater.Sat May 3, 8-1pm follow balloons to 3731Eagle View Rd. Blind Bay.Multi Family 513 Hadow Rd. Fri Sat Sun May 2,3,4, 8am-2pm Items big and smallNEIGHBOURHOOD garage and bake sale, Saturday May 24, 9-1 Deo Lutheran Church 1801 30ST NE. To reserve a table (no charge), call Pastor Erik 250-517-9956 email: of-fi [email protected] out MS Society gar-age sale Sat/Sun May 3 and 4th 8:30-1pm. In the Alley be-side Pharmasave.Sat May 3 1961 13th St SE 8am-3pm Multi Family. Baby Stuff, sporting goods, Furni-ture, wine making parapha-nalia, bikes, too much to men-tion. No Early birds...Coffee will be on.Sat May 3 8am-noon 1860 9th Ave SE Trampoline, patio furn, off 20th St Near Hillcrest.


Garage SalesSat/Sun May 2,3 8am-3pm 6197 Ranchero Dr. Hshld etc.

St Andrew’s & Mountainview Churches are hosting their annual garage and trunk treas-ure sale on Sat May 3 at 1981 9th Ave NE. Beside J Lanes From 8am-1pm. Bring your treasures and sell them from your trunk. Parking fee $10.

TWIN antique beds from Den-mark with new beauty rest mattresses & much more. May 2 & 3 from 8-3 2171 12 St. SW

Misc. for SaleALLOY rims with tires, Chevy 18” 6 bolt Nitto Motive rubber 245/45ZR18 100y. Like new. $500. (250)675-4477

BOAT rack. Over canopy, 8 ft. box $250. (250) 832-1159

Excavating & Drainage

Pet Services

Farm Services

Garden & Lawn

Financial Services


Misc. for SaleGE 30” Range. White Self Cleaning, fairly new. Doesn’t fi t after house reno $300 OBO 250-517-9412

KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program or Kit. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online: homedepot.com

KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets. Eliminate Bugs- Guaranteed. No Mess, Odorless, Long Lasting. Available at Ace Hardware & The Home Depot.

LAWN Mower Scott’s Ride-on w/grass catcher. 42 in. Exc cond. $1495 OBO View at Lee Creek 604-530-4705

Mastercraft Table saw, New in Box $150. Beer and Wine making equipment $50 Couch Like new folds into bed $100 250-832-3764

Excavating & Drainage

Pet Services

Farm Services

Garden & Lawn

Financial Services


Misc. for SaleREMSTAR Plus PS1 CPAP System one, heated humidifi -er. Nasal mask (large). June 2013 pd $2000. Sell for $1000. OBO (250)833-0073

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

Garage Sales

Auctions

Misc. for Sale


Misc. WantedCollectors Currently Buying:Coin Collections, Antiques,Native Art, Old Silver, Paint-ings, Jewellery etc. We Dealwith Estates 778-281-0030

PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670

Real Estate

Apt/Condos for Sale1 BED/1 bath condo in MacIn-tosh Grove. Util. room, 5 appli, approx. 800 sq. ft. $140,000. (250)832-9990

Garage Sales

Auctions

Misc. for Sale

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NOTICE OF DISPOSITIONRE: Property owned by the late Gary and Linda Rogers of site 47, 3350 lOth Ave NE, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 1J6

Take notice that pursuant to section 37(3) of the Regulation to the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, the landlord of the Manufactured Home Park at 3350 10th Ave NE, Salmon Arm, BC intends to dispose of a 1976 Bendix Leader Manufactured Home, 12 x 60 feet, and its contents, (“the Property”) located in the Evergreen Mobile Home Park, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 1J6 30 days after the publication date of this notice, unless:

• You establish a legal right to possession of the Property, or

• You make an application to the Supreme Court to establish such a right.

After the expiration of the 30 day period, May 23, 2014, the Property will be disposed of with no further notice to you.

Landlord: Paul Flahr, #180 3350 10th Ave NE, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 1J6, phone 250-832-4666

Tenders

Real Estate

Houses For SaleCare-free living!

2 bedroom, 2 bath + dentownhouse with a garage

All one levelOverlooks green space and

has a lovely porch area Updated fl ooring, paint,

fridge, stove and water heater

see pictures at www.propertyguys.com

sign#64890 $199,900.

Call (250)832-6765

Lots

Almost Half Acre View Lots4210 20th St NE

Green Emerald EstatesNow Selling

Starting at $209,000www.greenemeraldinc.comCall Gary 250-833-5855

RARE serviced lot in great town location zoned R-4. Close to .25 acre (approx). Perfect for the developer or to build your dream home. Partial building site cleared. $159,000. 250-804-3876

Mobile Homes & Parks

14’ WIDE with newer furnace, a/c unit, fl ooring & paint. Large yard with great new deck to enjoy. Affordable pad rental in-cludes water, sewer, and gar-bage in one of the nicest parks in Chase. Asking $44,900. Contact Jessica Gunnlaugson, Best West Realty, (250)572-2925

MortgagesTEKAMAR MORTGAGESBest rate 5yr-3.29%OACServing the Columbia-Shuswap

since 1976.Rates Consistently better than banks

(250)832-8766Toll free 1-800-658-2345

Real EstateDON’T MISS Out! 62 acres, endless possibilities. 5500 sq. ft. house. 1500 ft. of lake-shore. www.lakeoftheprairie shome.ca www.lakeoftheprair iesproperty.ca Jackie 1-306-744-2399 1-306-744-7432 Watch online for open house.

Recreational

Recreation Paradise Year Round!

Fishing, hiking, hunting, quadding, snowmobiling or just relaxation. Great access within 3 hours of the lower mainland, 40 km from Prince-ton and steps to Osprey Lake. 2 years new this 3 bedroom, 2 bath open concept chalet has it all & more. Includes a guest cabin with a bedroom, living/sitting area, kitchen & bathroom. New detached garage for storing the toys.

Call Adrienne (Royal Lepage Parkside Realty) at

250-809-6322 for a private viewing.

Other Areas20 ACRES $0 Down, Only $119/mo. Owner Financing, NO CREDIT CHECKS! Near El Paso, Texas. Beautiful Mountain Views! Money Back Guarantee. Call 1-866-882-5263, Ext. 81.www.sunsetranches.net

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent1bdrm across from City Hall. Adults, N/S, No pets. Refs req’d, $710/mo. Phone: 250-833-0420 or 250-253-06061BDRM. apartment, close to down town, adults, NS, NP, references req.(250)833-68551BDRM unit, 951 5Ave SW, Salmon Arm $825/mo incl. hy-dro Please contact Andre: (250)832-3172 (o/h)

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent2 BDRM avail May. 1st, NS, NO PETS, $750/mo + util. 191 4th St. SE (250)804-9627

LAKEVIEW MANORBeautiful unfurnished and

fully furnished Apts. Viewing Shuswap Lake & McGuire Park. Close to all

amenities in quiet adult NS, NP building.

*Short term rates avail. Ref’s req’d (250)833-9148

Commercial/Industrial

DOWNTOWN Salmon Arm re-tail/offi ce. Ground fl oor. 800sqft plus additional storage space. Parking. Ph 250-832-3277

RETAIL space for lease in Blind Bay/Sorrento area. Ex-cellent rates. Call Terry (250)804-6132

Cottages / CabinsBRIGHT, clean fully furn. cot-tage, Paradise Point, past Sunnybrae, 1bdrm., Kitchen living & dining room, laundry $750 monthly rental. incl. hy-dro, sat tv & internet. (250)835-8236

Modular HomesMARA: 2bdrm. mobile, addi-tion, deck, creekside, new fl oors, electric & plumbing, f/s/w/d/ac, elec. heat, $700/mo. + DD (250)838-7670

Tappen 2BDRM $700/mo Avail now Ref’s req’d. Sm. Pet OK (250)835-4480

Homes for Rent2 Bedroom house for rent in Sicamous. $850/month. Wash-er/Dryer and appliances in-cluded. Contact 403-689-9887

3BDRM. Lake view near Sor-rento Avail June 1 Ref’s req. 250-564-3658

COZY HOUSE central location avail June 1, 630 Okanagan Ave., 2bdrm, 1bath, pet neg., NS, $1000/mo. + utilities, pho-tos on Kijiji (250)833-0310

Large 3+bdrm, 3 full bath Avail May 1. Huge yard, central air W/D DW. Dbl garage. Full fi n-ished bsmt. Pets Welcome. $1800/mo 250-832-9676

Tenders

Rentals

Property Management

Rural Property Manager available for May-October

Are you looking for a property manager, landscaper, yard

work, animal care for horses, dogs, etc. 40yrs. exp. plus pool maint. in exchange for

free power & water for covered Class A 40’ Motorhome space

Ref’s avail., Call Ron (250)718-8448

Seasonal Acommodation

GLEN ECHO RESORTS has some seasonal sites available as well as a season-al cabin! We are right on Shuswap Lake, located just 8km west of Salmon Arm, BC www.glenechoresorts.ca

Shared Accommodation

*ROOM, wifi , theatre, *STORAGE *SHOP, miles of trails250-833-1497

Suites, Lower1BDRM, above ground, F/S/W/D, walking distance to both malls, NS, NP, avail. May 1st, $600/mo. + hydro (250)804-57051BDRM. W/O suite, Raven area., avail June 1 $700/mo. incl. util., N/S, DD, (250)253-1265 /250-833-02483bdrm or 2bdrm, 5appl, near 4 schools, rink, NS, NP, back yard, a/c $900-950/mo. + DD,Top avail May 1 bottom avail June 1 Or will rent the whole house (250)295-5498Bright New 1 Bdrm suite on Gleneden acreage. Close to town W/D Furn or Unfurn. Pri-vate entrance. Garden plot avail. NS NP $700/mo + Util. 250-253-4193DAYLIGHT 1bdrm. suite, level entry, parking, large kit., lots of storage, SW SA cable/util/int incl., refs req’d, pets neg., $799/mo. NS, No Parties Avail May 1 (250)515-2343DT Salmon Arm large 2Bdrm, yard, parking, W/D/F/S, $1200 inclusive, avail May 1st, NS in-side or out, no smart meter, (250)832-6296 (250)463-3313NEWLY renovated 1,100 sq.ft daylight basement suite, town & mall close. A real must see! $1,100/mo. incl. util. Available now. 1 yr.lease. 250-833-8966

Townhouses3bdrm., 2bath, newly reno’d, W/D, by new Askews, garage, NS, avail. May 1 $1100 plus Util. (250)573-1158

Transportation

Auto Financing

Cars - Domestic2002 Buick Century, 4 dr, great shape, only 62,000km. asking $3700. (250)833-4895

2005 Pontiac Sunfi re Coupe Auto Tilt steering AC $2100 250-804-8275

Transportation

Cars - Sports & Imports

1998 BMW Z3Roadster 1.9Convertible

Soft top, 5 speed manual. Heated leather seats,

power windows, seats & mirrors. 4 new Uniroyal tires, Alpine stereo w/

ipod wired in. Wind blocker on roll bars, Air

bags and more. Summer driven only and garage

stored during winter. Very sleek looking and well

maintained. 151,000 kms. $12,000

(250) 804-6399

Transportation

Motorcycles2009 Yamaha 950 V Star only 6645 Km’s Great Cruiser $700 Firm 250-804-2818

Recreational/Sale33ft JAYCO 5th Wheel 2003 hardly used new roof new fl ooring incl 5th Wheel $7000 OBO 250-675-4915

99 YUKON, 4x4, ex. cond, barn doors, $4500 OBO (250)803-2845

Scrap Car Removal#1AA Auto Recycler’s. Scrap Cars/Metal. Will pay for some cars. Scott 250-558-8855

Trucks & Vans2002 Ford Explorer XLT 182000 Kms Good Cond $5000 OBO 240-463-3278 or 250-679-7855

79 Ford 700, 8x18 fl at deck,with hoist, $3500 OBO. (250)803-2845

‘95 Chev Astro van, 7 passen-ger. Good for cargo, good cond in & out, good mech. $1500 OBO 250-833-2625

Transportation

Trucks & VansDODGE VAN Activan Ricon, wheel chair van with ramp, ex. cond. $5000 OBO(250)803-2845

Boats

You Deserve the Home of Your Dreams

Everyone deserves a beautiful place they can call home. Shuswap real estate agents firmly believe in that and will strive to make it happen for you and your family. Check out their ads in our real estate section and call any of them today and make your dreams come true!

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IndexOpinion ....................... A6View Point ............ A7, A8Life & Times ............... A9Sports................A17-A19Arts & Events ... A20-A23Time Out ................... A24Vol. 107, No. 13, 44 pages

This weekA near miss has a couple

lobbying for highway upgrades

in Tappen. See A3 for more.

Volleyball took over the SASCU

Recreation Centre. Check out the

action on page A17.

WednesdayMarch 26, 2014

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$1.25 GST Included

Catching some air(From left)

Nicolaus

Barbosa,

Kolton Dodge

and Dominic

Barbosa

perform a

series of aerial

tricks on

their scooters

Sunday afternoon at

the skatepark

at Blackburn

Park.

Agreement on agricultureMemo: Okanagan College partners on educational opportunities.

A seed that was planted

two years ago is on its way to

bearing fruit – or vegetables,

or all things agricultural.

It was smiles all around Fri-

day at the Salmon Arm cam-

pus of Okanagan college, as

Okanagan college President

Jim Hamilton and university

of the Fraser Valley (uFV)

President and Vice-chan-

cellor Mark evered signed a

memorandum of understand-

ing. The agreement formal-

izes the initiative to have the

two institutions work togeth-

er, particularly on opportuni-

ties associated with uFV’s

new British columbia Agri-

culture centre of excellence,

now being built in chilliwack.

“This is a great day for us,”

said Jim Barmby, Okanagan

college’s dean of the Shus-

wap-Revelstoke region, as he

explained the idea came from

Margaret Hardy two years

ago when she was working as

downtown community cam-

pus co-ordinator. It was also

two years ago that Barmby,

Hardy, farmers John Mcleod

and Richard Bell, and leslie

Bogula of the college trav-

elled to uFV to tour the cam-

pus, look over the agriculture

programs offered there and

explore opportunities for

partnerships.

Hamilton told the gather-

The Shaw centre will be the recipient of

$50,000 towards arena upgrades after placing

fourth overall in the Kraft Hockeyville contest.

Announced just before 9 p.m. Saturday,

Salmon Arm generated a total of 847,193 votes

while Sylvan lake, Alta. pocketed 1,563,797

votes to win the western berth into the top two.

The eastern winner was Kingston, nS., who

registered 1,472,836 votes, more than central

Bedeque, P.e.I, who notched 1,403,259 votes.

Voting in the contest opened Saturday,

March 15 and continued for 48 hours until 9

p.m., March 17.

Sylvan lake, Alta. and Kingston, nS. will

both net $100,000 in prize money, while vot-

ing between the top two has now taken place to

see who will win the Hockeyville crown, which

includes hosting an nHl pre-season game and

a feature on cBc.

By Martha WickettOBSeRVeR STAFF

It’s official: Okanagan College president Jim Ham-

ilton and University of the Fraser Valley president and

vice-chancellor Mark Evered sign an agreement Fri-

day to commit to an ongoing collaboration on educa-

tion, particularly in the area of agricultural studies.See Deal on page A2

City misses the cut for Hockeyville

JaMes Murray/OBSeRVeR

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