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A March 14 spill into Shuswap Lake of run-off water containing glue and fuel products from the Ca-noe Forest Products’ plywood plant is now being investigated by Envi-ronment Canada.

In a public statement, Canoe For-est Products admits there was a leak but calls reports of thousands of li-tres entering the lake inaccurate.

According to their release, evi-dence of a leak and water accumu-lation in the plant’s glue room was discovered on March 7.

While the leak was being inves-tigated, the increased volume of water was pumped out of the glue pit to collection vats outside, with some of the water likely escaping from there and reaching the lake.

“We have established the origin of the water leak that led to this dis-charge, and repaired the leak,” said Marcello Angelozzi, Canoe FP’s operations manager. “There is no longer any water being discharged from the plant. We are now work-ing with provincial and federal agencies to determine what, if any, impacts there are as a result of this incident.”

Following an initial investigation Tuesday afternoon by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Conserva-tion Officer Service, Interior Health issued a public service bulletin say-ing “an estimated thousands of li-tres” had been washed into the lake.

As a precaution, the City of Salmon Arm switched to an al-ternative water source, drawing it from East Canoe Creek.

As well, Interior Health advised residents who draw water from the lake to avoid doing so. And the health authority cautioned mem-bers of the public to avoid recre-

ational use within 300 metres of the log booms – including boating, fishing or swimming, until it could be confirmed there is no risk to public health.

By Wednesday afternoon, Interi-or Health had reduced the limit, re-stricting it to only 100 metres from the log booms, but advised private water users to continue to get their water elsewhere.

The city was also given the go-ahead to resume taking water from the lake.

“Given the location of this intake to the spill site, there is virtually no risk to health and safety of residents from this spill,” notes Wednesday’s Interior Health release.

Jeff Lipsett, Canoe Forest Prod-ucts forestry superintendent of-fered an apology to the residents of

Salmon Arm.“Canoe Forest Products regrets

any impacts, however temporary, on the people of Salmon Arm, and applauds Interior Health and the City of Salmon Arm in taking the

extraordinary precautions they did to ensure any possible public health impacts were minimized.

A request for information from Environment Canada was not forth-coming before press time.

n A view of Shuswap Lake with a Canoe Forest Products log boom in the foreground. Below, a spill from the forest company’s plywood mill into the lake on Monday, March 14 is under investigation.

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Police are asking for the public’s assistance in recovering five mili-tary medals and other goods stolen during a break and enter in Blind Bay.

The robbery took place between 6:30 and 9:20 p.m. on Thursday, March 10. Salmon Arm Staff Sgt. Scott West says the cul-prit or culprits gained

entry to the Birch Lane residence through a window. While inside, they took a desktop computer and a bar of five medals from the First and Second World

Wars belonging to the owner’s father and grandfather.

The medals include: Italian Star 1934 to 1945, a Volunteer med-al and more.

Anyone with infor-mation is asked to call the local detachment at 250-832-6044, or leave an anonymous message with Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Volunteers stepping away from maintaining the foreshore trail could result in new costs to the city.

Salmon Arm munici-pal council has received a letter from Salmon Arm Bay Nature En-hancement Society president Janet Aitken, informing the city that longtime SABNES vol-unteers Mike and Pam Saul will no longer be maintaining the trail outhouse or emptying garbage cans. Aitken says the Saul’s made this decision in light of the recent decision by city council to allow dogs on the trail.

Aitken adds a num-

ber of other volunteers, who have helped to maintain the trail, have withdrawn their service for the same reason.

Aitken expects the impact will be seen lat-er this summer

“It will be signifi-cant as our volunteers contribute many, many hours to the trail main-tenance, trimming grass, bush and trees and removing debris from the trail,” says Ait-ken.

Appended to Ait-ken’s letter was a memo from city engineering and public works direc-tor Rob Niewenhuizen. In it, he explains how, if the city takes over these responsibilities, a $4,500 operational bud-get would be required.

In addition, staff recom-mends the existing gar-bage cans be removed and replaced with in-ground containers at ei-ther end of the trail.

Staff also recom-mends the outhouse be serviced twice a week, and that the existing facility be removed and replaced with a perma-nent structure with a holding tank – at a cost of about $20,000.

Council didn’t com-ment on staff recom-mendations, but Coun. Ken Jamieson did credit SABNES and the vol-unteers who are step-ping down. He strongly encouraged others in the community to step up and become mem-bers of the volunteer organization.

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They say yes, but we say no.

That is the reaction Columbia Shuswap Regional District board members had to a pro-vincial discussion paper that proposes to down-load flood response to regional districts.

The regional dis-trict agreed with some housekeeping items contained in an emer-gency management re-port but called foul on the province putting lo-cal authorities in charge of emergencies such as floods.

CSRD received the paper on Jan. 19 and, with a one-month con-sultation period, worked with its solicitor, other local governments and the Union of British Columbia Municipali-ties to draft a response.

“In situations of wildfire, the province is quick to take on the role of site command and liaise with the Emergency Operations

Centre and provide nec-essary support to their field operations in or-der to protect trees and property,” wrote CSRD operations manager Darcy Mooney in his report to the board, not-ing somehow the prov-ince believes local au-thorities know better in the case of floods, even those that take place in remote areas.

“There is a certain degree of irony with this as typically floods and debris flows im-pact critical provincial assets such as provin-cially owned roads and bridges.”

CSRD, he added, has no technical expertise, operational equipment, jurisdiction or funding mechanism to support assessing or responding to such emergencies.

“The province has no trouble in responding to wildfires and we figure they should have the same level of support for flooding,” he said, noting the province has extended the response

deadline to April 19.CSRD chief admin-

istrative officer Charles Hamilton told directors there is an important distinction to be made between municipalities and regional districts – municipalities have a responsibility for water courses within their ju-risdictions.

“The code here is they want to get out of the flood business – ‘we don’t want it, you have it,’” Hamilton said. “Rivers run through Crown land and they have the benefits of that until something hap-pens and then they want us to deal with it.”

Board chair and Ru-ral Sicamous direc-tor Rhona Martin was equally adamant that the province should not be downloading flood management responsi-bilities onto the regional district.

“If you leave any Shuswap municipality and drive 10 minutes, how many water bodies are you going to drive by,” she said. “We have had disasters that we would have been bank-rupt if we’d had to deal with them.”

Hamilton convinced directors to defer writ-ing a letter until the matter is brought for-ward at the March 18 board meeting in Salm-on Arm.

“We’ve had this de-bate before and met with the solicitor gen-eral,” he said, noting the regional district has no service or infrastructure to deal with floods.

“These are mid-level staff telling us we’re re-sponsible; they have a hidden agenda,” added

Mooney, noting CSRD staff worked their way up the provincial gov-ernment ladder as far as the deputy solicitor general and nobody

could show where in the legislation regional districts are responsible for flooding. “We’re not set up like a munici-pality; we don’t have

a works department –most regional districts in the province don’t have that – nor do we have the technical ex-pertise.”

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North Okanagan-Shuswap trustees in-sist there’s a need to consider how many of them sit at the board table, but you can tell they just aren’t into it.

As soon as it was announced the district may possibly go from nine to seven trustees, statements were being made as to why the proposal isn’t viable.

“Asking seven peo-ple to do what we are currently doing with nine people without a pay raise is not fair,” said Larissa Lutjen, North Shuswap trustee.

“It’s a large time commitment on one person,” added Kelly Rowe, Armstrong-Spallumcheen trustee.

And certainly chop-ping two trustees would put additional workload on the re-maining seven, but many school districts in the province have seven-member boards.

One just has to look at the Vernon district where seven trustees are responsible for 19 schools and four educa-tional programs com-pared to 23 schools and four programs in North Okanagan-Shuswap.

Even the Central

Okanagan School District only has sev-en trustees and they oversee 43 schools in Kelowna, West Kelow-na, Peachland and Lake Country.

Obviously North Okanagan-Shuswap is geographically vast, covering from the North Shuswap to Armstrong and from Falkland to Sicamous. But there’s also a fair distance from Okana-gan Landing in the western part of the Ver-non district to Cher-ryville in the east.

Central Okanagan may be more urban-ized but seven trustees trying to attend parent advisory committee meetings at 43 schools also means a lot of time on the road.

If North Okanagan-Shuswap is reduced by two trustees, some rep-resentation will be lost.

“If Armstrong-Spall-umcheen was trimmed to one trustee from two, it will be an enor-mous undertaking,” said Rowe.

Obviously life wouldn’t be the same but combined, Arm-strong and Spallum-cheen have a total population of 10,158 with four schools, while Coldstream, with one trustee, has 10,821 people and four schools. Lake Country has 14,035 and one trustee to cover four schools.

And while the gap between schools in Coldstream and Lake Country isn’t huge, they are farther apart

than the four-minute drive between High-land Park Elementary and Pleasant Valley Secondary School.

Rowe goes on to say that, “The cost between one and two trustees is like tossing a deck chair off of the Titanic. It’s minor in the entire budget.”

True $25,000 isn’t much when there is a $1.3 million shortfall, but reducing trustees is a symbolic gesture that shows no aspect of the district is untouch-able, particularly when communities may lose schools or programs.

Of course it should be pointed out that trustees earn $17,539 in Central Okanagan and $13,424 in Vernon compared to $11,710 in North Okanagan-Shus-wap. With two fewer trustees, compensation could possibly climb for the remaining sev-en, meaning potential savings would narrow.

Now none of this is to undermine the work done by North Okana-gan-Shuswap trustees. They have a thankless task of trying to meet the needs of our kids, especially when it’s the provincial government that controls the purse strings. They deserve our praise for stepping up to the plate.

But there are trust-ees across our region and province doing the same admirable work and with two less bod-ies at the table.

- Richard Rolke is a reporter with the Ver-non Morning Star.

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Phone for Information250 675-3841 or

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Shepherd of the ValleyLutheran Church (LCC)

Mountain View Baptist Church

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Church of ChristWe meet at

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River of LifeCommunity Church

2405 Centennial Drive,Shuswap Lake Estates Lodge, downstairs

Easter Service starts 9 am.Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.Sunday School - 10:45 a.m.

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It would seem that writing a column for a newspaper is not at all unlike living in a glass house. The point is that in either case you don’t have a lot of privacy.

Having said that, after 20 years of writing The Great Outdoors, I have man-aged to develop a pretty thick skin when it comes to people writing letters to the editor and/or stopping me on the street to share their views and opinions on anything I may have written in my column. Which is a good thing since last week, after mentioning using a three-weight fly rod in my column, I was stopped by no less than three people who informed me, in great detail, why it was so harm-ful to play a rainbow trout with such light gear. They went on at great length as to how this only stresses the fish and makes it so much harder to release it back into the water.

I couldn’t agree more.In last week’s column I

stated, quite clearly, that I use my three-weight rod to catch (and release) rainbow trout that are in the eight to 10-inch, half to three-quarters-of-a-pound range.

My point was/is that when I use my three-weight rod to catch such small fish, it is sort of like using a six- weight rod to play rainbow trout in the two, three, four or five-pound, 14 to 20-inch range.

I am simply matching my gear to the size of the fish.

In the past five or six years I have only dispatched one fish because I was un-able to safely release it back into the water. I also ate that particular fish.

As I recall, it also wasn’t all that long ago that I dis-cussed proper catch-and-release techniques in my column.

I referred to one particu-lar experiment (by Ferguson and Tufts) which concluded that various forms of physi-

ological stress do directly contribute to fish mortal-ity and that, by inference, a minimization of stress would effectively reduce catch-and-release mortality rates of fish in the wild. The majority of fish mortality studies have concluded that the physiological effects of stress (as a result of being caught) are usually pretty well reversed within a 24- hour period.

It can be inferred from these studies that the use of heavy tackle is desir-able in lowering mortality rates, and conversely, that lighter tackle and lower strength lines may increase the risk of mortality. Prior to release, any fish display-ing signs of exhaustion or stress should be resuscitated before being released. Fish should be moved back-and-forth in a figure-eight pat-tern to increase the amount of oxygenated water pass-ing through the gills. Only when the fish demonstrates a stable equilibrium and strong swimming ability, can it be safely released.

I have practised catch and release for well over 40 years.

Before tying on a fly pat-

tern, I routinely pinch the barbs down on all hooks. Even when I have flies custom-tied, I specifically request they be tied in barb-less hooks. I may lose more than my fair share of fish, but I also consider it all a part of the sport. Such in-stances are what I like to re-fer to as early releases.

When playing a fish to the boat, I also have no problem allowing a fish to free itself when it gets close enough to the boat that I consider it having been caught and played. Again, a shake of the head and they are gone.

I enjoy my time on the water. I also consider myself a sportsman, in that I try to give the fish a fair fighting chance, much in the same way that I also try to respect other people’s opinions. I have never tried to make myself out to be an author-ity on fishing – not by any means. I consider myself lucky when and if I do man-age to catch the occasional fish. I also consider myself lucky that there are readers out there who are willing stop and take the time to share their views and opin-ions on anything I may have written.

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PublisherRick ProznickEditorTracy HughesOffi ce ManagerLouise Phillips

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James Murray

Responding to feedback from readers

One would think it wouldn’t still need to be said.

But RCMP and ICBC are again reminding drivers to leave the phone alone.

They’re launching yet another campaign aimed at underlining just how dangerous it is to use a phone while driving.

And it is dangerous.According to ICBC, 25 per cent of all road

deaths in the province involve distracted driv-ing. That’s one in four.

And, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the odds of crashing increase five times when using a phone, whether dialing, texting, reading or using social media.

Faced with those numbers, it’s hard to imag-ine why drivers would still use their phone while they’re behind the wheel.

But they do. According to a recent survey by Ipsos Reid, 34 per cent of cell phone users said they use their phone between one and five times out of every 10 trips.

“It’s time we all commit to leaving our phones alone and avoid other forms of distrac-tion when we’re behind the wheel,” said Lind-say Matthews, ICBC’s director responsible for road safety.

This month, police will be on the roads watching for drivers who have not yet got the message.

“We’re cracking down on those who cannot police themselves,” said Chief Const. Neil Dubord, chair of the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police Traffic Safety Committee. “Even when you’re at a red light or in slow moving traffic – you’re still in control of a vehicle – and the law still applies.”

Is checking your phone worth a ticket, or worse, an accident? No.

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While I support Ms. Krieg’s right to write her letter of March 11 and express her opin-ion, I am afraid I do not agree with the content of it.

I believe it is long overdue that Canada is finally looking at making doctor assisted suicide (DAC) every Canadian’s right or choice.

This is not euthaniz-ing people – no one ad-vocates that, but it does offer death with digni-ty and control for pal-liative patients when they can control little else. The palliative pa-tients who do choose to end their lives should be supported, not chas-tised, for their choice.

As for the statement in Ms. Krieg’s let-

ter: “...the majority of doctors are not in fa-vor of killing their pa-tients...,” you’re right, they are not. With DAC, they are not kill-ing their patient, an in-curable disease is.

I am not speaking to this topic out of blind ignorance as I cared for my parents from diag-nosis to death.

Many people are not fully aware of the all-consuming appetite of serious illness and how much it takes from people; they don’t know because they have not been involved in caring for someone who is palliative or ac-tively dying.

Some palliative pa-tients feel they have lost all control over their lives and are ex-

tremely unhappy how their quality of life can become non-existent. The ordeal of liv-ing with excruciating physical and mental pain can be devastat-ing.

If my family would have had the right to choose the time and manner of their death, I would have supported their decision. DAC is not for everyone, but I believe we should all have the right to choose.

I get concerned when I hear people saying things are mor-ally wrong. There are many walks of life and opinions in this world and just because you or I feel something is wrong, it doesn’t mean it is wrong. Religion

has no place in this debate and religion should never be the basis of forming legis-lation.

Laura Willis

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A planned $1.6 mil-lion renovation to Car-lin Elementary-Middle School will be pro-ceeding immediately, despite concerns it may leave the school district without funds available to renovate Eagle River Second-ary.

Trustees voted to proceed with building renovations that will create a learning com-mons area, as well as make needed repairs.

The renovations have been part of the school district’s plans for some time, how-ever the building of the new District Education Support Centre and at the school district’s works yard took prece-dence.

“It’s time the stu-dents see the benefits from the capital mon-ey,” noted trustee Jenn Wilchuk, who repre-sents the Carlin-Sor-rento area.

Others noted the up-grade is more than just an addition of space.

“We need to fix all the things that are wrong,” said board

chair Bobbi Johnson. “There are serious things that need to be worked on.”

While Sicamous trustee Barry Chafe did not deny the need at Carlin, he pointed out that it might be prudent to use the current capi-tal fund on renovations to Eagle River Second-ary, which would be needed to allow for a K-12 school in that fa-cility and the closure of Parkview Elementary.

This closure would result in more than $300,000 in operation-al savings to the school district.

He noted the District Education Support Centre went over bud-gets, which depleted

the capital budget more than anticipated.

Chafe suggested the Carlin renova-tions be postponed until the school district sells some of the cur-rent properties on the market, including the former administrative building on Shuswap Street and the former South Canoe School.

“I know we made a promise to Carlin and we have to keep that promise… But reno-vating Carlin is not saving us any money, whereas renovating Eagle River would. I think it is fiscally bet-ter to do something that will help us on the operating side of our budget.”

It was noted that there has been interest in the purchase of the current properties on the market.

Chafe was con-cerned that should the school district not have the capital funds, the process to covert Eagle River to a K-12 school could come to a halt.

“If we go to one school in Sicamous it will be the last one left. I don’t want to push them into there if the building’s not ready.”

SOUTH SHUSWAPCarlin to get makeover

n School District #83 trustees voted to proceed immediately with $1.6 mil-lion in renovations to Carlin Elementary-Middle School.

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New water system for SunnybraeSunnybrae residents

will be able to drink water from their taps without having to boil it first.

There was definitely a celebratory mood when Terry Langlois, Columbia Shuswap Regional District’s utilities team leader told directors that the Gas Tax Management Committee of the Union of British Co-lumbia Municipalities (UBCM) had approved 100 per cent of the cost of a new water system.

“That doesn’t hap-pen very often,” said Langlois, noting CSRD had applied for $1.7 million through the 2015 Strategic Pri-orities Fund. “It has

been a very long road; the water system has a long history of water- management issues.”

In 2010, the owner of the utility abandoned the system, leaving it in the hands of the sys-

tem’s water users, who applied to the regional district for help in May 2010.

An engineering as-sessment was com-pleted, public meetings were held and the pro-

cess of finding funding begun.

Langlois praised and thanked Sunnybrae residents Jim Good-win, Lody Kieken, Phil Davies and Jay Agassiz for cobbling the sys-tem together to keep it pumping for the last five years.

Phase one of the water system will in-clude the installation of a new deep water intake, a new pumping system, new treatment building, ultraviolet and chlorine disinfec-tion system, emergen-cy power and computer monitoring.

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Carlin Hall hosts the monthly coffee-house on Saturday, April 2. Junior per-formers will perform at 7 p.m, The regular cof-feehouse will follow. Doors open at 6:30.

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Library, Blind Bay, Mother Goose, Friday mornings at 10:15 a.m. to March 18; Natu-ropathy Q&A with Dr. Clayton Bostock, 1 to 2 p.m., March 22 and April 19; Yoga with Jutta, Tuesdays, March 22 from 9 to 10 a.m. Please register. Knit-ting/crocheting group, first and third Friday of the month at 10 a.m.;

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n Back row, CSRD Utilities team leader Terry Langlois celebrates the news of the new water system for Sunnybrae with Jay Agassiz, Lody Kieken, Phil Davies and Area C director Paul Demenok. Front row, Jim Goodwin, MLA Greg Kyllo’s constituency assistant Holly Cowan and Gary Goodridge.

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Five of the Sec-wepemc photos in my upcoming book, Every-thing Shuswap, were taken by one of Cana-da’s earliest archaeolo-gists, Harlan Ingersoll Smith. The images show an old pit house, a woman scraping a hide, a summer dwelling and a woman with a dig-ging stick. These files were purchased from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, as they are part of the collection from the Jessup North Pacific Expedition the Museum sponsored from 1897 until 1902.

Smith was born in Michigan in 1872 where in his youth he collected Indian arti-facts of stone and pot-tery in the Saginaw Valley. After attending university he began his career in archaeology. Although he was pri-marily self-taught, he gained valuable expe-rience and gained an appreciation for Brit-ish Columbia when he worked for the Jessup Expedition. After the expedition was com-pleted, he continued to work for the American Museum, gave lectures and published reports of his excavation work.

The first person

Smith met after arriv-ing in Spences Bridge on June 2, 1897, was James Teit. He spent the next five days collect-ing artifacts along the Thompson River and taking photos and mak-ing plaster head casts of Indigenous people. He also likely took the well known photo of Teit and his Nlak”pamux (Thompson) wife, Lucy Antko. In his first let-ter to the museum he wrote, “I have seen a number of Indians and last eve found a vil-lage, which I had not been told of and had a pleasant time looking at canoes and talking to natives...”

In Kamloops, Smith ran into opposition when he began to un-earth human remains, as the Indians wanted the bones to remain buried. He then enlisted help from Father Le Jeune who was able to explain the purpose of his research to the Sec-wepemc people in their own language, and thus he was able to get their support. Smith also showed the people pho-tos of museum exhibits so they would under-stand why he collected bones. Despite their approval, many were left feeling unsettled, as they believed their spiritual relationships with the dead were put at risk.

Smith spent the rest of his first season trav-elling along the coast of B.C. and into the inte-rior collecting artifacts, taking more photos and making more casts. During the winter he worked at the museum

organizing his collec-tions and writing re-ports. As Smith worked under Franz Boaz, he collected skulls in an attempt to prove that the Interior Salish were recent arrivals to the coast. In the end, if Boaz had paid atten-tion to Smith’s findings he would have recon-sidered his misguided theory.

Working with indig-enous people was not always successful for Smith, as some refused to be photographed and often they would not sell their work for the low prices he offered. He was, however, unique for his time, as he tried to ensure that all of the people he photographed were given copies of their portraits. He also wrote extensive cap-tions for these photos that included detailed information on the sub-jects, the locations and even the camera angle.

In 1911, Smith moved to Ottawa to become the dominion archaeologist for the National Mu-seum of Canada, a post he retained until his re-tirement in 1937. One of his projects there was organizing win-

ter lectures for school children, a program that continues today. He was also a pioneer in ethnographic filmmak-ing and produced some of Canada’s first docu-mentaries.

In 1928, Smith re-turned to Kamloops to film Secwepemc people in their village, wild-life and the surround-ing region, including the river, the mountains and the lake. His nine-minute long, black and white silent film The Shuswap Indians was made to show children at the museum. There are scenes of scraping hides, making baskets, dugout canoe paddling, preparing a steam bath and dancing in tradi-tional dress. Despite its simplistic style, the film is nonetheless a classic and deserves to be seen by a wider audience. Consequently, I have requested that the film be made available on the museum’s YouTube channel.

Smith made many valuable contributions to the fields of archae-ology and ethnology and his reports, photos, notes and collections continue to be studied.

He focused on docu-menting the traditional uses of plants and ani-mals as well as social organizations and cul-tural traditions. The excavation of sites and the collection of human remains continue to be controversial but now archaeologists must adhere to First Nation policies.

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n A screenshot from Harlan Smith’s 1928 film, The Shuswap Indians.


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The Committee will assist CSRD staff by providing multi-stakeholder advice on related issues identifi ed through the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP), including but not limited to: policy, new initiatives, plan amendments, community feedback, staff reports, program performance, public consultation, future updates, etc.

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PROPOSEDElectoral Area ‘F’ Offi cial Community Plan Amendment (Gateway Lakeview Estates) Bylaw No. 830-14

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What is Electoral Area ‘F’ Offi cial Community Plan Amendment (Gateway Lakeview Estates) Bylaw No. 830-14?Bylaw No. 830-14 proposes to introduce a new OCP designation CD Comprehensive Development within the Secondary Settlement Areas to allow innovative mixtures of land uses such as housing types, higher densities through clustering, commercial uses in keeping with the Settlement Areas, public open space, and infrastructure into Offi cial Community Plan Bylaw No. 830 and to redesignate the subject property from RR Rural Residential within a Secondary Settlement Area to CD Comprehensive Development within a Secondary Settlement Area, as shown outlined in bold and cross-hatched on the map below:

What is Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Zoning Amendment (Gateway Lakeview Estates) Bylaw No. 825-31?Bylaw No. 825-31 proposes to rezone Lot A, Sections 25 & 26, Township 22, Range 12, West of the 6th Meridian, KDYD, Plan KAP76386 from Rural-1 (RU1) to Comprehensive Development 3 (CDF3) in order to facilitate a development consisting of 292 lots, for a variety of residential and resort uses and small scale neighbourhood commercial uses, as shown outlined in bold and cross-hatched on the map below:

The proposed CDF3 zone would have 11 Development Areas (DAs), as shown on the following sketch;

The CDF3 zone development areas, summarized are as follows:Development Area 1 - The permitted principal uses in DA 1 are proposed to be resort residential space, wastewater treatment facility, caretaker residence and the secondary uses would be storage sheds and decks. The minimum parcel size for subdivision into bare land strata lots would be 202.3 m² (0.05 ac) with community utilities and 1 ha in all other cases. This area is also where the existing wastewater treatment facility is located, together with a caretaker single family dwelling. The maximum number of lots for resort residential spaces in DA 1 would be 110, which has been revised from 102.Development Area 2 - The permitted principal uses in DA 2 are proposed to be convenience store, retail store, rental shop, offi ce, recreation services, restaurant, pub, personal services, public assembly facility, day care, recycling drop-off facility, and public utility. The secondary uses are accessory use and accessory upper fl oor dwelling unit. The minimum parcel size for new subdivision would be 404.7 m² (0.1 ac) with community utilities and 1 ha in all other cases. The maximum number of upper fl oor dwelling units in DA 2 would be 4. In this development area, a landscape screen of not less than 1.8 m in height formed by a row of shrubs, trees, wooden fence or masonry wall, would be required along parcel lines adjacent to Squilax-Anglemont Road, other zones or development areas.Development Area 3 - The permitted principal use in DA 3 is proposed to be single family dwelling and the secondary uses would be guest suite, vacation rentals and home business. The minimum parcel size for new subdivision would be 202.3 m² (0.05 ac) with community utilities and 1 ha in all other cases. The maximum number of lots for single family dwellings in DA 3 would be 85.Development Area 4 - The permitted principal use in DA 4 is proposed to be attached single family dwelling (in a side by side duplex confi guration) and the secondary uses would be home business and vacation rentals. The minimum parcel size for new subdivision would be 202.3 m² (0.05 ac) with community utilities and 1 ha in all other cases. The maximum number of duplexes in DA 4 would be 22, which would permit a total of 44 dwelling units.Development Area 5 - The permitted principal use in DA 5 is proposed to be single family dwelling and the secondary uses would be guest suite, home business, and vacation rentals. The minimum parcel size for new subdivision would be 404.7 m² (0.1 ac) with community utilities and 1 ha in all other cases. The maximum number of lots for single family dwellings in DA 5 would be 20.Development Area 6 - The permitted principal use in DA 6 is proposed to be single family dwelling and the secondary uses would be guest suite, bed and breakfast, home business, and vacation rentals. The minimum parcel size for new subdivision would be 1,214 m² (0.3 ac) with community utilities and 1 ha in all other cases. The maximum number of single family dwelling lots in DA 6 would be 26.


Development Area 7 - The permitted principal uses in DA 7 are proposed to be passive recreation, open space and public utility.Development Area 8 - The permitted principal uses in DA 8 are proposed to be outdoor recreational vehicle/boat on trailer/boat trailer storage, public utility, maintenance shop, and effl uent ground dispersal area. The minimum parcel size for new subdivision would be 1.0 ha. (2.47 ac). In this development area, a landscape screen of not less than 1.8 m in height formed by a row of shrubs, trees, wooden fence or masonry wall, would be required along parcel lines adjacent to Squilax-Anglemont Road, other zones or development areas.Development Area 9 - The permitted principal uses in DA 9 are proposed to be open space and passive recreation. Development Area 10 - The permitted uses in DA 10 are proposed to be open space. This area has been earmarked by DFO as an important habitat feature and should not be disturbed in any way.Development Area 11 - The permitted principal use in DA 11 is proposed to be single family dwelling and the secondary uses would be guest suite, vacation rentals and home business. The minimum parcel size for new subdivision would be 202.3 m² (0.05 ac) with community utilities and 1 ha in all other cases. The maximum number of lots for single family dwellings in DA 3 would be 3.The overall density of dwelling units and resort residential spaces for the development would be 10.0 per ha (4.05 per ac), for a total of no more than 292. Some additional defi nitions are also proposed to be added to the Zoning Bylaw, and some existing defi nitions are proposed to be modifi ed.What is Lakes Zoning Amendment (Gateway Lakeview Estates) Bylaw No. 900-12?Bylaw No. 900-12 proposes to amend Lakes Zoning Bylaw No. 900 by adding a site specifi c density to the Foreshore Multi-Family 2 FM2 zone for the foreshore adjacent to the subject property that would allow a 20 slip group moorage facility and 35 private mooring buoysWhen?Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 6:00 PMWhere?Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Community Hall/Fire Hall, 3852 Squilax-Anglemont Road, Scotch Creek, BC.Who should attend?Anyone who believes that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw amendments shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaws at the Public Hearing.How can I fi nd out more about this rezoning amendment? A copy of the proposed bylaws and relevant background documents may be inspected at the CSRD offi ces, 555 Harbourfront Drive NE, Salmon Arm, BC between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM., beginning Friday March 4, 2016 and ending Wednesday, March 30, 2016 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory holidays).How do I send a written submission? Written submissions will be received in the Regional District Offi ces until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 or may be submitted until the close of the public hearing. Written submissions received will be available to the public and the applicant.

Email submissions may be sent to: [email protected] Who can I speak to about this application?Dan Passmore, Senior PlannerT: [email protected]

Height of fashionn Alex Sewell, in his colourful ensemble, furiously sweeps the rock into the house during the mixed bonspiel at the Salmon Arm Curling Club on Saturday, March 12.



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To cut costs and boost your nutrition intake remember to use fruits and vegetables that are in season.

Try to buy in bulk when prices are low and freeze or preserve to have on hand year round.

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Freezing is an espe-cially good method for preserving nutritional value and remember to choose canned prod-ucts with little or no added salt and sugar. Cook with root vegeta-bles – such as turnips, parsnips, potatoes and carrots – by boiling, baking or microwav-ing.

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Breaking away■ (Top) PMA Karate student Greysn Drake of Sicamous performs a flying kick during the Community Karate & Kick-boxing School’s annual board-breaking event held Friday night, March 11, at the Downtown Activity Centre in Salmon Arm. (Left) Four-year-old PMA Karate student Piper DeVos of Salmon Arm snaps a board with her forearm.


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Award-winning imagen Shuswap Market News photographer Evan Buhler has been nominated for a BC and Yukon Community Newspapers award for this image of Matt Stodola competing in the top men’s dou-bles division final during the 2015 Salmon Arm Open Pickleball Tournament at Club Shuswap Golf and RV. The photograph is one of three finalists in the Sports photo category. The awards will be presented at a gala event at the River Rock Casino Resort on Saturday, May 7.


April is Daffodil Month!The Salmon Arm Canadian Cancer Unit invites the residents of Salmon Arm, Sorrento and Blind Bay to participate in the springtime tradition of purchasing fresh Daffodils on April 1 and 2 in the following locations:Askews Downtown: WalmartAskews Uptown: Piccadilly MallSorrento Shoppers Plaza (April 1 only)Blind Bay Village Grocer (April 2 only)When you buy fresh flowers you’re supporting Canadians living with cancer and helping us fund research to fight all cancers for all Canadians in all communities.Daffodil pins will also be available at local businesses throughout the month of April.Canadian Cancer Society – BC & Yukon Division – Salmon Arm Unit [email protected] Phone: 250-833-4334

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Paint plus photosn Salmon Arm West Elementary students Anna Roy and Bea Gagne share paint while touching up photographs under the guidance of Cindee Rempel during the School District #83 art fair held Wednesday, March 9 at the Mall at Piccadilly in Salmon Arm.



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Balmy breezes are now caressing our cheeks, the delicious scents of fresh earth, rains and growing grass are tickling our noses and the visual parade of bulbous pe-rennial flowers are beginning to emerge from their secret hid-ing places under the cold ground.

The old Stadnicki homestead in Si-camous has had a spec-tacular backyard mead-ow for years (their new home has taken up a piece of it, so it’s now re-establishing itself) of riotous colour from

late winter onwards, from a succession of beautiful blooming bulbs that rise up ev-erywhere through their lawns, garden beds and under the apple trees, and looks as though it came right out of an English painting.

First to poke up through the patches of white and green were the sturdy little snow-drops and the dainty blue, white and pink Chionodoxa (known as glory-of-the-snow),

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Years ago, when I was living on the Is-land, I spent a month risking life and limb to rescue a couple of thousand snowdrops that had unceremoni-ously been bulldozed over a 200-foot bank from a demolition of an old lodge and sur-rounding gardens.

What amazed and impressed me from that overzealous exer-cise, was that many of those pretty little plants had to be dug out from a depth of well over a foot and a half, and yet the more mature but still mini bulbs had somehow managed to produce petals plus still had enough energy to produce a flower.

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An avalanche has taken the life of a yet another snowmobiler – the second in one week.

Chase RCMP have confirmed a 38-year-old male sledder from Celista died as a result of an avalanche in the Crowfoot Mountain recreational area on Sunday, March 13.

At around 11:30 a.m. Sunday, police received a report of an overdue snowmobiler possibly being involved in an avalanche, says RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk.

The Shuswap Search and Rescue (SAR) team was immediately activated at the time of the report.

SAR manager John Schut says his team was called out at about 11:45 and had con-cerns about getting two of the members with AVI 1 initial avalanche training out to the area quickly to make sure it was safe for others to head into the area.

“We did our best to

get a helicopter as soon as possible but we had some trouble getting one,” Schut says, not-ing an AVI 3 (high-est trained) avalanche technician from Golden happened to be heading east through Salmon Arm, saw the Shuswap trucks and phoned to ask if he could join the search.

The three avalanche technicians were flown over the Crowfoot Mountain area to assess the scene and deemed it

safe to land.“About that time, the

subject was found, just before 1 p.m., and the subject was deceased,” says Schut sadly, not-ing the funeral for the sledder who died in an avalanche near Owl’s Head last week was taking place at the same time.

“The weather was deteriorating and, un-der the direction of the coroner, the body was retrieved via the heli-copter,” he says. “They

landed above the scene and two of the techni-cians skied down to get the body and skied back to the helicopter.”

The body was turned over to the Coroner’s Office in the parking lot of the Crowfoot Snowmobile Club.

Schut says the de-ceased sledder was with two friends but there was no indication of him having a bea-con.

“A search was car-ried out with beacons but there was no sig-nal,” Schut says, noting there was discussion in the parking lot about shutting the area down. “It was mainly coming from the snowmobile people, who did close it down Sunday, but it’s Crown land.”

Schut says condi-tions are so treacher-ous, avalanches are happening on their own without being trig-gered.

Chase RCMP are continuing to assist the BC Coroners Service with its investigation into the man’s death.

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Purple dayn Chase Secondary School celebrated Purple Day Tuesday March 15th with Natalie MacDonald (third from right), a Grade 11 student and was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was two-years old.

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Gateway Lakeview EstatesPublic Hearing Information

Gateway Lakeview Estates is a 72-acre property located on Shuswap Lake, north of Lee Creek, at 2633 Squilax Anglemont Road. Gateway has a development application currently under consideration by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD). On Wednesday March 30 at 6pm, the CSRD will be hosting a public hearing at the Scotch Creek Firehall. At this public hearing, Area F Director will hear from the public whose interests may be affected, before CSRD Directors make a decision on the proposed bylaw amendments. Gateway is asking for your support at this public hearing or by sending a letter of support to the CSRD in advance of this public hearing date.

Through the development review process, Gateway has made several changes to development plans to address community concerns. The development has significantly reduced the number of units originally proposed, and has offered pedestrian access safety improvements subject to Ministry of Transportation approvals. A significant change is proposed for the future of the existing water treatment lake discharge. Gate-way’s current wastewater treatment plant uses state-of-the-art membrane technology that effectively removes pathogens, nutrients, decaying waste and sediments, making the treated water suitable for reuse options. Wastewater is treated to the highest water quality standards and the system is monitored and professionally managed by Corix utilities.

If approval is given to complete the development, Gateway would upgrade the sewage discharge system, sending treated effluent to a combination of on-site infiltration and subsurface drip irrigation systems. This new effluent discharge method would sub-stantially reduce and potentially eliminate the use of the lake outfall discharge. Moving discharges to reclaimed on site water use is in keeping with the intent of the CSRD’s Liquid Waste Management Plan. The Ministry of Environment is also supportive of the reclaimed water reuse approach. A new treated water discharge system would meet all requirements of the Municipal Wastewater Regulation.

Supporting Gateway’s rezoning will allow the development to make sewage manage-ment upgrades that will effectively eliminate lake discharge.

For more information, please contact Phil Cook, director Gateway Lakeview Estates Tel: 778-808-7979 OR Odete Pinho, Tel: 604-568-8876 email [email protected]

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It had to end at some point, and it did at a record-achieving home game.

In Series 2, Doug Birks Division Cham-pionship Game 6, the Heat ran out of healthy players and dropped a 2-1 series-ending game to the 100 Mile House Wranglers.

After beating the Ka-mloops Storm in five games in Series 1, the Chase squad left it all on the ice in a losing ef-fort in six games to the Wranglers.

Kaden Black opened scoring in the 1st, as-sisted by Zach Fournier and Trevor Okino.

In Game 5 of the se-ries in the South Cari-boo, the Heat earned a 4-0 shutout victory backstopped by Nic Bruyere. Pat Brady got a power-play marker in the 1st from Rylan Van Unen and Josh Bourne.

In the 2nd, Michael Fidanza scored on the power play from Okino, then Spencer Farstad tallied from Grady Musgrave and Fournier. In the 3rd, Van Unen scored from Okino.

Four-hundred-and-ninety-people were in attendance for the final game of the series, set-ting a new high water mark for fans in the stands.

As the playoffs ad-vanced, more and more of the curious came through the doors of the Art Holding Memorial

Arena to check out what all the fuss was about. The hope is those same fans will come out next season to have some fun and excitement while catching KIJHL hockey action.

Cross Checks and Slashes: While the Heat were fit, no level of pro-tection and fitness can insure no injuries occur. In less then 24 hours during Games 5 and 6, the local pucksters lost four teammates to the slashing and whacking of the foe.

Travis “BoBo” Beaubien, #17, was honoured as the Play-off MVP. Beaubien remained in the lineup throughout the playoffs, scoring game-winners while pounding the op-position with solid but

clean contact. It is ex-pected he will return for his final season of ju-nior hockey eligibility.

With hockey out of the way, the players moved the Chase Heat office from uptown to the plaza, squeezed between Chase Dental

and Subway. They then moved the Chase Quil-ters to their new digs at Parkside – all in a day’s worth of community in-volvement.

Veterans Trevor Oki-no, Alexander Durbeni-uk, Braden Hughes and Tommy Brown have

completed their junior hockey eligibility and are leaving Chase for the next steps in their about-to-be-successful lives.

The entire Heat orga-nization wishes each of them much success and happiness.

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n After a hard-fought KIJHL division final series, Chase Heat’s Nic Bruyere and teammates line up to shake hands with the 100 Mile House Wranglers who now advance to conference title.

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By Scott KochCONTRIBUTOR

JanieJanie is Parent Liaison forSalmon Arm Special Olympics.She sees how playing sportsenriches the athletes’ lives,how it gives them the

opportunity to learn a sport and developfriendships. She talks about the coaches —they put a lot of time, effort and work intothe program. They are the backbone of ourorganization and the athletes respect andlike them. She encourages other volunteersto step forward saying, if you have skills thatcould be used to help our program — youwill be welcomed and very appreciated.

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Hello folks! Trusting as usual that you all had a great week! It was full off victories at Village Lanes this week. First things � rst, a massive congratulations being sent out to one of our Youth bowlers, Jordan Fletcher! Jordan is the � rst YBC bowler in Village Lanes to bowl a 300 game. Jordan lit up the lanes in league last week, bowling a 311 in his second game! Way to go Jordan! It was a big week-end for the Village Lanes Club 55+ Bowlers as well! We are very happy to report that Village Lanes will be repre-senting the Okanagan at the Club 55+ Provincial Champi-onships being held at Brechin Lanes in Nanaimo on April 20th! Bowling for Village Lanes and team Okanagan will be Ken and Karen Baker, and Donna and John Mosim-ann. Congratulations guys, do us proud! It has been a lot of fun this year creating relationships with some of our new league bowlers, and watching them excel so greatly week by week! Makes our job that much more fun! Good luck to the Chase bowlers who will be attending the 69th Annual Interior Championships this coming weekend in Vernon and Kelowna. Bowling for the Chase Men’s team are: Bill Pacholok, Kelly Collins, Derek Vigue, Gord Bu-resh, Rod Thiessen, and Gene Popadynetz. And defending the title, bowling for the Chase ladies this weekend will be: Kaitlyn Deleeuw, Rita Carlson, Karen Dennis, Barb Lawrance, Shirley Danyluk and Terry Vandevosse. Bring some hardware back to Village Lanes! Village Lanes will also be playing host this weekend to 22 youth bowlers, competing in the Youth Doubles Zone Finals, trying to earn a spot in the Provincial Finals in Vernon. If your plans are lacking, come and check out some up and com-ing talent, here at the lanes on Sunday! Cheers everyone!

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What’s On in ChaseChase Community

Adult Pentathlon, March 19, 6 to 11 p.m., tons of fun. Bowling, curling, crib, darts and a mystery event. Register an adult team of four people from your work, community club or with friends. Call Terri at 250-819-0428 for more information or to register.

Annual Daffodil Tea, Saturday, March 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pritchard Community Hall on Duck Range Road, baking, crafts, homemade lunches, raffles, spring fashion show 2 to 3 p.m. For table rentals and info, call 250-577-3798.

Historic presenta-tion, the North Shus-wap Historical Society will be holding a pho-

tographic presentation at the North Shuswap Community Hall on March 20 at 2 p.m. The presentation will explore many histori-cal photographs as well as showing some of the newer additions to the archives. Everyone is welcome. Refresh-ments will be served.

The Shuswap Expe-rience Trade Show will be on Saturday, May 7, at the Art Holding Are-na in Chase, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Exhibi-tor space is filling up quickly. Purchase space at www.chasechamber.com or call the office at 250-679-8432.

Chase Creekside for Seniors, for more information, call Sha-ron at 250-679-1183. Mondays – exercise for

guys/gals, 8:30 a.m.; bridge (with lessons), canasta and snooker, 1 p.m.; Tuesdays – bingo, 1 p.m.

The Chase Excel-lence Pageant is at Chase Secondary on April 30 at 6:30 p.m. where people will wit-ness the crowning of the 2016 Miss Chase and princess.

North Shuswap Play-ers present Jenny’s

House of Joy by Norm Foster at Lakeview Centre, 7703 Squilax-Anglemont Hwy. April 28 to 30 and May 1, 6, 7 and 8, Thursday and Sunday matinees, 1:30 p.m., Friday and Sat-urdays, 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be available by donation. For information, call June at 250-055-2913 or Annie at 250-679-4072.


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It is with sadness the family of William (Willie) Ernest Merenick announces his passing at Shuswap Lake General Hospital on March 12, 2016 with his loving family by his side. He is survived by his wife Victoria (Vickie, nee Bodnar), and children Kathy (Larry), Glenn (Tammy), and Brad (Wanda). He will be lovingly remembered by his grandchildren Sydney, Logan, Dexter, Regan, and predeceased by his granddaughter Tina. He is survived by his three brothers Ted, Allan and Danny. He was born in Canora, Saskatchewan and was raised in Edmonton, Alberta. Willie and Vickie retired and chose to move to Blind Bay, BC. Hespent most of his career working as an accountant atImperial Oil and shared a business with Vickie in BlindBay. He was well known for his fiddle playing withhis dad and brothers, son Glenn, and many talented musicians in Alberta and BC. His presence, laughter, smile and music will be deeply missed. The family thanks Dr. Attie Heunis and all the care givers in the oncology and palliative care units at the ShuswapLake General Hospital. A service celebrating his lifewill be held on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 11am atBowers funeral chapel in Salmon Arm with receptionto follow. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. Online condolencesmay be sent through Willie’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com.

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MERENICK, WILLIAM (WILLIE) ERNESTJuly 31, 1939 - March 12, 2016

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Gordie left us suddenly and far too soon at the age of 33.

He was born in Salmon Arm and raised in Sicamous, graduating from Eagle River High in 2000.

Gordie’s kind-hearted and gentle nature taught us to treat all living creatures with kindness and respect. He never spoke un-kindly to others, he always said “you never know whatkind of a day they are having”, he always releasedthe fish he caught and he even took his respect as far as releasing spiders and “stink bugs” into the great outdoors, if they found their way into the house.

Gordie moved to Vancouver and became a Red SealCement Mason. He excelled in his profession, working on many large scale projects like the Olympic Villagesite in 2010. His work can be seen in many locations around the Lower Mainland.

He loved nature, & being outdoors; always respectingthe environment; whether he was enjoying it on hisrugged mountain biking trails or in his kayak or whilehe was fishing. Gordie loved to travel, see the world & meet new people. He & Brian traveled to Thailand, heloved the exotic food and sites.

During the last while, Gordie lived with his girlfriend Shauna, in the Okanagan, traveling between Osoyoos & Peachland, looking out for his Grandparents. He would make sure they were well,had companionship, shoveled driveways and many times got them to their doctor’s appointments.

We thank our friends & family & Gordie’s school buddies, co-workers and many friends for being there for us during this stressful time. We would also like to thank the wonderful people at Bowers Funeral Service,for their compassion and sensitivity.

Gordie will be lovingly missed by his parents; Rob & Terri Jensen and his brother and best friend,Brian; his Grandparents, Elaine & Gordon Nixdorf,his Grandmother, Grethe Jensen and his girlfriend, Shauna.

Aunts, Karin, Lena, Mary Ann & Karen. Uncles, Rob, Keith, Jim & Jimmy and numerous cousins will miss him dearly.

We have lost a very special person, he has left a void in our lives, but he will always be in our hearts.

“Don’t ever let anyone dull your sparkle”Online condolences may be sent through Gordie’s

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GORDON ROBERT JENSEN.August 27, 1982 - February 15, 2016

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our dear Mother, Grandma and Great Grandma.

Bernice of Sicamous B.C. passed away at 91 years of age, in the late hours of Feb 26.

Bernice is survived by her daughter Paulette Platzer, six grandchildren, and 13 great great-grandchildren, Sister May Laiten and brothers Vic and Harold Babcock. She is pre-deceased by her daughterEllen and husband Orville, sister Margret Davys. She was born in Vegerville Alberta and married OrvilleThompson before he left to serve in WW2. Sheresided in Salmon Arm during his time of service.After the war they farmed in northern BC before moving the family to Kamloops in 1955. They spentmany wonderful years in Kamloops. Bernice workedat Super Value grocery store until Orville retired and they moved to Sicamous BC. Bernice and Orville were well known for helping raise and nurture many extended family members welcoming everyone withopen arms and hearts. Bernice was known to havea twinkle in her eye, always happy that you poppedin for a visit. She was always ready for a good gameof cards. Friends and family members knew not to siton Bernice’s left side during cards for fear of a loving“smack”. Bernice was dearly loved and will be sadlymissed by all.

‘Our heart felt and sincere thanks to all the staffat Hill Crest care home for their love and care forBernice over the last few years of her life.

Online condolences may be sent through Bernice’sobituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

BERNICE (BABCOCK) THOMPSONFebruary 5, 1925 - February 26, 2016

Richard (“Dick”) Justin Gregory was born in Princeton BC on June 1, 1922 and he passed away at Shuswap Lake General Hospital in Salmon Arm BC on March 8, 2016 (age 93 years).

He enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1941 at the age of 19. In late June 1944, he was transferred to Normandy and later to the Netherlands and Germany. With the rank of Gunner, Dick served in the Survey Regiment as a “Flash Spotter” and his regiment was consideredthe “eyes of the artillery”. In about 1948, he passed his exams and obtained registration as a BC LandSurveyor. In 1950, Dick contracted polio and, after spending several months in the Princeton Hospital,he was transferred to Shaughnessy Hospital in Vancouver which primarily served veterans of the two world wars. It was at this hospital where he methis future wife Noreen Gregory (nee Mullan) who was a registered nurse. Dick was very grateful to the staff at Shaughnessy Hospital and he credited his recovery to the care he received.

On May 1, 1954, Dick and Noreen were married. After working in Princeton, they spent the late 1950s in Arizona, USA where their son, Brian was born(1957). About 1961, the family moved to the LowerMainland of BC, eventually settling in Surrey. In1962, Dick began work in the Survey department ofthe Municipality of Surrey (now the City of Surrey).In 1963, Dick and Noreen welcomed the addition of their daughter, Sheila. Dick continued working forSurrey eventually becoming the Director of Land Surveying before he retired in 1982.

Dick and Noreen had many happy years and they often spent their winters in Arizona and theirsummers at Sheridan Lake in the Cariboo (BC). In 2002, Noreen passed away suddenly and Dicklater moved to Salmon Arm where he resided atPiccadilly Terrace and later at Mount Ida Mews.The Gregory family would like to thank all the staffat these two residences. Dick is survived by hisson Brian (Monicka), his daughter Sheila (Chris), histhree grandsons (Gregory, Deven and Justin), his twogranddaughters (Stacey and Brittni) and his great-granddaughter (Ava).

Despite his disability, Dick showed great strength and determination. Over the years, his Catholic faithsustained him. He had a wonderful sense of humourand a kind heart. Dick will be greatly missed by his two children (Brian and Sheila) and by all his familyand friends. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Post Polio Awareness and Support Society ofBC, the Royal Canadian Legion or Disability Alliance BC. Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded tothe family at www.MyAlternatives.ca

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Joan was born on May 26, 1929 in Victoria BC and passed away on March 7, 2016 at Mt. Ida Mews, Salmon Arm, BC.at the age of 86 years.

Joan together with her husband Norman lived and raised their family in Golden BC, they then retired to Sicamous, BC.

Joan is survived by her children; Earl (Linda) of Princeton, BC, Linda (Larry) of Sicamous, BC, Phyllis (Ray) of Cranbrook, BC, Eric of Sicamous, BC, Lorraine (Gary) of Sicamous, BC, Brian (Kelly) of Golden, BC, Mary (Larry) of Star Lake, Alberta; 11 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren, 1 sister Barbara Potts from Quesnel,BC and 1 brother Dennis from Comox, BC. Joan was pre-deceased by her parents, Eric and Bea Bainbridge and 1 sister Patricia in 1943

Donations in lieu of flowers may be sent to Mt. IdaMews, Salmon Arm, BC.

The family would like to thank the staff at Mt. IdaMews for all the wonderful care and love showntowards our mother during the past year and a half.

A service celebrating Joan’s life was held on Friday March 11, 2016 at 1:00 pm at Bowers Funeral Chapel. Joan was laid to rest beside her husband Norman at Eagle Valley and District cemetery, Sicamous, BC.

Online condolences may be sent through Joan’sobituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

MARGARET JOAN SCHULERMARY LORRINE

KIRBY passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016, in Edmonton, AB. A memorial service will be held at the Canoe United Church on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Mary is survived by her son Robert, her daughter Darlene and her granddaughter Katherine.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimers Society.

MARY LORRINE KIRBY

It’s with great love, sorrow and a heavy heart that I announce the unexpected and sudden passing of Richard on the Feb. 28, 2016 in Salmon Arm outside the No Frills store. Richard was born in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, son of Margaret and John A. Howard. He was a well educated man, pure of heart, a true loyal friend, generous to a fault, kind, always giving of himself to others. Life dealt him a very nasty hand as he experienced many misfortunes during his lifetime.He was a Jack of all Trades type of guy working allover the USA before retiring due to injuries in 2009.He was about to get his Canadian citizenship aftermoving to Canada in 2010. He will be sorely missedand forever remembered by the many relativesleft behind, especially by this very best friend andconfidante, Steffan Zevarr whom wants to thank all those that came to his aid in time of need on Feb.28th. God bless you all. Arrangements were madeby Bowers Funeral Home in Salmon Arm. A private family memorial in South Carolina will follow at a later date.

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

RICHARD ALLEN HOWARD,July 18,1964 – February 28, 2016.

Rosina Arvay (nee Akitt) passed away unexpectedly on March 12th, 2016 at the age of 81 after a short four day stay at the hospital.

Rosina was born in Carmangay Alberta on December 11th, 1934 and grew up in the Drumheller Alberta area. She worked at the General Hospital in Calgary, as a bank teller in Vancouver, and then most notably as a mother and a wife in Red Deer, Alberta, Calgary Alberta; and then in the Deep Creek area of BC where she spent 44 years until her passing. Rosina lovedgardening and sewing, and was a great homemakerwho was very dedicated to her family. She lived her life simply and worked very hard.

Rosina was predeceased by her brother Carl ofSt. Albert, AB and 2 sister-in-laws: Betty Jane and Leslie. Rosina is survived by her husband Edwardwhom she met in 1955 in Calgary while attendingcollege and then married on June 8, 1957; sister-in-law Margaret Akitt of St. Albert; her brothers; Donald Akitt of Kanata, Ontario; David (Marion) Akitt of Calgary, AB; Robert (Judy) Akitt of Eckville,AB; and Bruce (Lucille) Akitt of High River, AB. Sheis also survived by her four children, Marilyn (Lyle) Faas of Calgary, AB, Larry (Laurel) Arvay of Olds,AB, Brian (Debbie) Arvay of Savona, BC, and MervinArvay of Deep Creek, BC; her nine grandchildren:Ryan, Angela, Christa, Kevin, Curtis, Justin, Jennifer,Ashley and Matthew; her ten great grandchildren: Roderick, Carrick, Isaiah, Deanna, Caitlin, Conner, Hannah, Lydia, Everly and Carter; as well as many extended family members.

Rosina will be sadly missed, forever in our hearts,and fondly remembered by family and friends.

Prayers will be held for Rosina at 7:00 pm onFriday, March 18, 2016 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church (1406 George Street, Enderby, BC) with Mass of theChristian Burial to follow at 2:00 pm on Saturday,March 19, 2016 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to the family at www.MyAlternatives.ca

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ROSINA ELIZABETH ARVAY1934 - 2016

It is with great sadness that we announce that Earl Anderson, of Edmonton, AB, passed away peacefully at Piccadilly Care Centre, Salmon Arm, BC, on February 24, 2016, at the age of 95 years.

Earl was predeceased by his lovely wife Frieda in 2010, and his eldest daughter Judy in 2013. He is survived by his three remaining children, Betty, Gerry (Del) and Craig (Liz); his grandchildren, Christian (Travis), Duncan (Vasa), Adam (Ashley), Mark, Sarah (Glenn), Laura, Jeffrey (Brianna); and his great grandchildren Lily and Parker.

Earl grew up in southern Saskatchewan but spentthe war years in the Air Force both in Canada andin England. Upon returning to Canada after the war Earl enrolled in the University of Saskatchewan and earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree. Aftertrying several careers Earl decided to become a Chartered Accountant and articled in Red Deer. Most of Earl’s time as an accountant was spent inEdmonton working with Willetts, Macmahon which eventually merged with Coopers & Lybrand.

Earl and Frieda loved to play golf, play cards andtravel. During the summer they could always befound enjoying golf and a beer with friends at the Pigeon Lake golf course. Many happy winters were spent with good friends in California.

Earl and Frieda spent their later years enjoying lifein the Shuswap with Craig and Liz. Sadly, Earl lost thelove of his life Frieda in 2010. The family is gratefulfor the care that Earl received at both Piccadilly Terrace and Piccadilly Care Centre, especially Mikeand Ashley and all the other staff at Piccadilly CareCentre that so lovingly cared for Earl in his final years.

While it is with heavy hearts we say goodbye to Earl, it is with full and grateful hearts that we rejoicein the reunion of Frieda and Earl. We are pretty sureFrieda had a tee time booked and was waiting at thefirst tee.

If desired a donation can be made on behalf of Earl to the Alzheimer Society of Canada. A celebration ofEarl’s life will be held at a later date.

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services, Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories of Earl through his obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices.com.

ANDERSON, EARL ALFRED1920 - 2016

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CALL FOR DIRECTORSThe Armstrong Regional Cooperative (ARC) is looking for interested parties to fill 2 positions on our Board of Directors. Candidates must be a member in good standing of the ARC and should possess excellent team skills and be community minded. A willingness to devote one’s time coupled with a good working knowledge in the following areas would greatly enhance the ARC Board of Directors: Marketing, Financial Analysis, Business Management, Community Values and Roberts Rules of Order. There are 2 three-year terms to be filled at our AGM, to be held at 7:00 pm Wednesday, 04 May 2016 at the Armstrong Oddfellows Hall. For more information or to request an information package, please contact us by phone at 250.546.9438, by email at [email protected] or by mail at Box 250, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B0.

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CASUAL BUS DRIVERSSchool District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) requires Casual Bus Drivers to work on a casual basis in All Areas. The work involves the operation of school buses used to transport students within the district and on field trips.Applicants will have a demonstrated safe driving history as presented by a Driver’s Abstract from the Motor Vehicle Branch. Practical working knowledge of school bus maintenance and repair requirements, along with the ability to deal in a friendly, courteous and effective manner with a variety of passenger situations is required. Drivers must also possess a good knowledge of the North Okanagan-Shuswap Area.The successful applicant will have a valid B.C. Class 2 Driver’s license with an air brake endorsement and at least one year work experience in the operations of passenger buses.The rate of pay is $24.79 per hour.Interested individuals are invited to submit their resume with full supporting documents (proof of qualificaions must accompany application), including three professional references and send to [email protected] appreciate the interest of all applicants, but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Ernest Raymond Arsenault passed away peacefully on March 12, 2016, at 88, in Salmon Arm.

Ernie was born May 14, 1927 on a farm near Sovereign, Saskatchewan, to Oscar and Ida Arsenault, the sixth child of eight in a hardworking homesteader family. He grew up on a farm near Medstead, learning the work ethic that would last his lifetime.

At 19, Ernie moved to Powell River to work in construction, and later as a electrical lineman in theFraser Valley. There he fell in love with a beautifulyoung school teacher, Laura Fruno, who he charmedwith his warm smile, generous personality and greatdancing. It was a love to last his lifetime, celebrating 62 years of happy marriage, with eight children, 21 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren

Ernie went into the hotel business, building thefirst hotel in Fort St. James, and going on to manage the Caledonia Inns chain from their home in PrinceGeorge in the late 1960s. Moving to Salmon Arm in1970, Ernie co-owned and managed the Salmon ArmMotor Hotel, and developed the land on which hefarmed into large lots with an equestrian theme. Alargely self taught man, there was nothing he couldn’t figure out how to do.

Ernie gave of his time tirelessly in the community,serving as president of the Chambers of Commerce in both Fort St. James and Prince George, director ofthe BC and Canadian Hotel Associations, Aldermanin Salmon Arm, president and district governor ofRotary, Fourth degree Knight of Columbus.

A devout Catholic, Ernie was proud of the 30 foot cross he built and erected west of Salmon Arm on the Fly Hills. He wanted to remind people how fortunatewe are to live in this wonderful part of the world wherewe are free to worship as we wish.

A true gentleman, Ernie was best known for hisfriendly smile, generosity, boundless energy, andindomitable spirit. He and Laura could be counted onto liven up the dance floor wherever there was music.He loved his family, especially those delightfully ticklishgrandchildren and great grandchildren. He has left alegacy of love that will be treasured by his loving wifeLaura, his children Gary (Sharon), Theresa (Stuart), Dale, Ida (Franco), Randy (Ann), Annette (Calvin),Darryl (Della), Joe (Adaline), his many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

We are very grateful for the compassionate care Ernie received from his wonderful doctors and caregivers atBastion and at Shuswap Lake General Hospital.

The funeral mass will be held at St. Joseph’s CatholicChurch on March 19 at 10:30 a.m.

ARSENAULT, ERNEST RAYMOND

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Inge Simon of Salmon Arm, BC on March 1st, 2016 at the age of 82 years. She was born on December 24th, 1933 in Essen, Germany.

She will be deeply missed by her loving husband of 36 years Josef and her daughter Heidi (Alfred) of Germany as well as all her friends.

Inge was predeceased by their son Carsten in 2010.A memorial service will be held on Monday, March

21st, 2016 at 1 pm at Fischer’s Funeral Servicesfollowed by a reception.

Many thanks go out to the staff of homecare andthe hospital for the compassionate care in her finaldays.

A special thanks goes to Dr. Keith Hepburn, who always looked after her needs.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Inge’sname may be made to a charity of your choice.

Email condolences and share memories of Ingethrough her obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices.com.

SIMON, INGE ELISABETH1933 - 2016

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PRIVATE BILL APPLICATIONNotice is hereby given that a petition will be presented by Millar College of the Bible, of Tappen, British Columbia and Pambrun, Saskatchewan, through its agent, Kevin L. Boonstra of Kuhn LLP, legal counsel, to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia at its current legislative session, to pass a bill recognizing Millar College’s extra-provincial status and allowing it to grant theological

degrees within the Province of British Columbia.Dated at Abbotsford, British Columbia,

this 22nd day of February, 2016____________________________________

Kevin L. Boonstra, Kuhn LLP Agent for Millar College of the Bible 100 - 32160 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, British Columbia, V2T 1W5Tel: 604-864-8877

271A Trans-Can. Hwy. N.E. (across from KFC) • 250-832-0604

Appointments necessary.

All Breeds including Cats & Large Dogs

PET GROOMING With Michelle

Monday to Friday

We welcome JULIE to our Grooming TeamJulie brings over 9 years experience. She specializes in cats. Prior to Joining us Julie worked for a vet clinic that specialized in cats.

OLD DOGNEW TRICKSDOGGY DAY SPA & NUTRITION CENTRE2804 Arnheim Rd., Sorrento (250) 675-4401

Services

Irrigation/Sprinkler Systems

CLEAN CUT RENOVATIONSAND REPAIRS

Irrigation Design, Install & Repair

Small reno’s and repairs,Licensed & Insured

FrankCell 250-515-3637

250-832-8153

Misc Services

Repairs & Maintenance to:• Lawn & Garden

Equipment • Chainsaws• Trimmers • ATVs • Sleds

MILES KENTELCell 804-6869 • 30+ years locally

250-832-4213

Think Spring

Miles’ Mobile Mechanical

FRUIT Tree Pruning. Call Sandy Acres Berry Farm 1 (250)832-5398

Painting & Decorating

WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM (250) 833-2505

3 Rooms For $2992 Coats Any Colour

(Ceiling & Trim extra)Price incls. Cloverdale High

Performance Paint. NO PAYMENT,until job is completed!

Services

Roofi ng & SkylightsNEED your roof done? Lanny has over 20 yrs experience in Roofi ng and Sheet Metal, commercially or residential, has all his tickets and is very skilled at what he does. Mes-sage on FB or call 6045516878 for your free esti-mate today! We go above and beyond. www.face-book.com/Nor th-Shuswap-R o o f i n g - a n d - S h e e t - M e t -al-1964002873825749/reviews

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HaySECOND crop orchard grass hay, $10/bale. Al Fritzel (250)832-9070

LivestockFOR SALE: 2 yr. old reg Black Angus bull. Very good disposi-tion & calving ease for your heifers. Lorraine/Jake eve: (250)832-8859

Merchandise for Sale

Garage SalesMULTI Family Sale, 660 24 St. NE. Mar. 18 & 19 Fri & Sat 8-4, tablesaw, tools, camping gear, collectibles, books, CD’s, household, lawn furn. You name it, we’ve got it

SAT. March 19, 8-2. 660 34 St. SE. Hhold, yard, furn. & lots of tools!SICAMOUS 314 Hemlock Crescent N., Sat., Mar 12 & 19, Sun., Mar. 13 & 20, 10-2pm.

Pets Pets

Misc. for Sale Misc. for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

FNA-Steel Shipping Storage Containers. Used 20’40’45’53’ insulated containers. All sizes in stock. Prices starting under $2,000. Modifi cations possible doors, windows, walls etc., as offi ce or living workshop etc., Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SaleRIVAL Meat Slicer, Infrared Turkey Cooker, Oak dining set, nook style w/ rect. table w/ 2 chairs (250)835-8566

UPRIGHT Grand Theilin w/ bench $300 (250)517-0192

Misc. WantedBuying Bullion, silver & gold coins, bars, ingots, collectors coins, coin collections, antique money plus ANYTHING GOLD or SILVER. Todd’s Coins 1-250-864-3521

Buying Coin Collections of any size.We collect CAN & US Coins, bills, Silver, Gold. Local couple also deal with Estates, Jewellery, Sterling, Antiques+ Chad & Crissy 778-281-0030. We can make House Calls!

Buying Collector Coins, Ac-cumulations, coin collections & Old money. US Canada & world coins. Plus anything made of gold or silver. Todd’s Coins. 250-864-3521 I can make House calls!

Free ItemsFREE: looking for a god home for a cat - affectionate, well-behaved & declawed. To meet “Lucky” or for more info please contact (250)832-2898

Real Estate

For Sale By OwnerQUIET private strata unit for sale in the perfectly secluded Florence Grove Estates in downtown Salmon Arm. 2bdrm., 1.5bath, large single car garage, ample storage, bright open fl oor plan large enough for both kitchen & din-ing room eating area. Living room opens to patio with pri-vate lawn area. Central loca-tion to downtown, malls & sen-ior centre. Reduced to $249,000. Please call (250)832-6685 for viewing.

MortgagesTEKAMAR MORTGAGESBest rate 5yr-2.84%OACServing the Columbia-Shuswap

since 1976. www.tekamar.caRates Consistently better than banks

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

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentLAKEVIEW MANOR

1 bdrm + StudyFully Furnished

$865 + hydro, avail. Mar. 1Viewing McGuire Park & Mt Ida. Close to all amenities in quiet adult NS, NP building.

Short Term availableRef’s req’d (250)833-9148

Rentals

Commercial/Industrial

SICAMOUS: Commercial bay, 1300sqft., overhead door, of-fi ce space, TCH frontage, $863/mo. (250)804-8806

Homes for RentLG Home in Malakwa, 4 or 5 bdrm, w/ 2 garages, lg fenced yard. Avail. Apr. 15 or May 1st. $1500/mo. (250)836-5559

Malakwa-2bdrm home $700 +utils. 1 (250)309-0975

Offi ce/RetailCOMMERCIAL OFFICE

SPACE - SICAMOUS 1450sq. ft. 2 lg offi ces,

reception, central area, 2 bathrooms, kitchen. Live/work

studio or your idea. New fl oors, fresh deco, cable,

internet. $800 OBO (250) 804-1457 or (250)899-3059

Quality offi ce or retail space in busy downtown Salmon ArmGround fl oor, level entry, store front, wheelchair accessible, HVAC, lots of free parking. 2500sqft. currently set up as offi ces, could also be retail. High traffi c, high visibility loca-tion. $12 per sqft. 3 or 5 year lease. Call Keith (250)832-6060or [email protected]

Rooms for RentSORRENTO. Shared accom. Prefer mature, working room-mate 1 (250)571-0484

Suites, LowerCLEAN 2 bdrm, Hillcrest area, big back yard, own driveway. Laundry, F/S & basic util. incl. N/P, N/S. $800/mn. Avail. May 1st. Call Tyler (250)463-2314

Want to RentSENIOR w/ a passion for or-ganic gardening needs a place to rent. Prefer a suburban/ ru-ral setting. N/S, N/D. Please call: 1(250)545-7958 or email: [email protected]

Transportation

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

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Canada’s wilderness and

oceans.

Conservation of the ecosystem is vital to British

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Legal Notices Legal Notices

Call us at 250-832-2131, drop in to our offi ce, or use our new, easy to use calendar online. See below.

Out on the TownMUSIC • VISUAL ARTS • BAR SCENE • ENTERTAINMENT • PERFORMANCE ARTS

You can now upload your own events on our website…AND IT’S EASY!! Simply go to www.saobserver.net,go to CALENDAR, and click on Add Your Event.

THURSDAY, MARCH 17CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S DAY – The Shuswap Association

of Writers hosts a St. Patrick’s Day Ceilidh as a fundraiser for the 2016 Word on the Lake Writers’ Festival at Intermission Restaurant at the Shaw Centre. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The band Circle of Friends will be back to provide Celtic music. Tickets include a complete buffet dinner and entertainment and can be purchased at Hidden Gems Bookstore on Alexander Street.

WELL-BEING – Shuswap Child Youth Mental Health Substance Use Collaborative presents A Journey of Possibilities with speaker Brent Seal of Mavrixx, who will speak about his mental health journey, struggle, recovery and current life. He will also share mental health recovery strategies and some of his climbing adventures at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Salmon Arm Senior Secondary Sullivan campus.

AMBIANCE – Blue Canoe presents homegrown singer-songwriter Ian Hill from noon to 1 p.m.

GALLERY SHOW – Salmon Arm Art Gallery presents the multi-media works of students at Thompson Rivers University during the month of March. The exhibition continues until March 26.

SNOWMOBILERS – Salmon Arm SnowBlazers monthly meetings are held every third Thursday at 7 p.m. in the curling rink to discuss chalet, trails, preservation of Fly Hills recreation and fundraising.

FRIDAY, MARCH 18COFFEE HOUSE – Acoustic open mic at the Little Mountain

Fieldhouse. Doors open at 7. Everyone welcome.

VARIETY SHOW – Enjoy an evening of entertainment at the Seniors Fifth Avenue Variety Night at 7 p.m. All proceeds go to Shuswap Search and Rescue.

ALL WRITE – The Shuswap Writers Group hosts a coffeehouse at Choices Restaurant, 40 Lakeshore Dr., from 7 to 9 p.m. Guest speaker is author Gerty Shipmaker. Open mic, all are welcome.

SILVER CREEK – The community association hosts a coffeehouse on the third Friday of the month. Doors open at 6 p.m. This week’s feature is the Tappalachian String Band. Everyone is welcome.

SATURDAY, MARCH 19FILM FARE – The Shuswap Film Society presents The

Legend of Barney Thomson about a socially awkward Glasgow barber who reluctantly stumbles into the role of vicious serial killer at 5 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.

SUNDAY, MARCH 20QUARTET CONCERT – The Fraser Valley Quartet will provide

an evening of gospel quartet music from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Shuswap Community Church at 3151 Sixth Ave. NE.

SPRING EQUINOX – Canadian Society of Questers Shuswap Chapter celebrates spring with a sacred medicine wheel ceremony, drumming circle, chanting and singing, dowsing practice, Mayan card readings and a pot luck supper, beginning at 3:30 p.m. RSVP to [email protected] or call 250-835-8236.

BIBLE TALKS – A series of Bible talks will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Elk’s Hall, 3690 30th St. NE. No collection will be taken. Home Bible study on request.

TUESDAY MARCH 22LIBRARY LINES – Drop-in colouring book night takes place

at the Salmon Arm branch of the Okanagan Regional Library in the Mall at Piccadilly every Tuesday between 5 and 7:30 p.m. Colouring sheets, pencil crayons and markers available or bring your own. Kids and teens welcome.

WEDNSDAY, MARCH 23BUDDHIST MEDITATION – A drop-in class consists of guided

meditations and a teaching and takes place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre, 451 Shuswap St. SW. For class topic and information, call 1-250-558-0952. No fragrance please.

THURSDAY, MARCH 24EASTER MUSIC – Five Corners Church Ladies Ensemble

presents Your Great Name, an Easter Cantata, at 7 p.m. The cantata will also be performed at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 26. Admission is by donation, with proceeds going to Syrian Refugee Relief.

DINE WITH WINE – Table 24 presents another Winemaker Dinner Event at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24. The nine-course tapas menu will be paired with � ve wines from Marionette Vineyards and Wines. Entertainment will be provided by pianist Terry Kosowick and this month’s featured artist is Cynthia Langford. Reserve your seat at 250-832-5024.

GREEN THUMBS – The Shuswap Garden Club meets at 7

p.m. at the Scout Hall, 2460 Auto Rd. Guest speaker Gabrielle from Green Croft Gardens will talk about heritage seeds and certi� ed organic growing. Everyone is welcome

FRIDAY, MARCH 25GOOD FRIDAY – The Shuswap Ministerial Association

presents a community Good Friday service from 7 to 8 p.m. at Five Corners Church, 3160 10th Ave. SE.

SILVER CREEK – The community association hosts a movie night at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Friday of the

month.

SUNDAY, MARCH 27EASTER FUN DAY – takes place at Five Corners Church at 9 a.m., featuring a morning of games, prizes and candy. A specialty coffee bar will be available along with a continental breakfast. For more information, call 250-832-3121.

THURSDAY, MARCH 31PUPPET PLAY – Runaway Moon Theatre presents 21 Ways to Make the World Last Longer, with 28 puppet characters, is a practical, hopeful, and simple tribute to the beauty of humanity and perhaps necessary approaches to living on an endangered planet, at 7:30 p.m. at Shuswap Theatre. The production also runs at 7:30 p.m. on April 1 and 2 and a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, April 2. Tickets are available at Intwined Fibre Arts.

FRIDAY, APRIL 1KNITTED WEAR – The Grandmothers to Grandmothers sale of knitted goods takes place on the � rst Friday of every month at the Mall at Piccadilly.

FOUNDATION FUNDRAISER – The Shuswap Lake Health Care Auxiliary hosts its annual garage sale with baking and books from 3

to 8 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 2 at the Mall at Piccadilly. Donations of toys, furniture, books, etc. will be gratefully accepted. Drop items off at the mall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 29 to 31, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 1, or call Chris at 250-833-1881 for pick-up.

FARM TO FORK – Kindale presents a fundraiser featuring the best of Okanagan-Shuswap food and beverages, sample and shop with 40-plus vendors, wine pairings and silent auction at the Prestige Inn from 6 to 9 p.m. Entertainment by Blu and Kelly Hopkins. Tickets are available online a www.kindale.net or at the Kindale Thrift Store at 885 Lakeshore Dr. SW, or call Danelle at 250-804-5668.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2COMEDY NIGHT – The Families and team members of the

Salmon Arm Oil Kings host a Comedy Night to raise funds to support Laura Phillips, who is � ghting cancer, and her family at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy the laughs with Diamonde Tschritter, Jared Borland, and Kelly Dyer, great music, silent auction, cash bar and safe-ride home support. Tickets are available at Askew’s, Ford, Rona, Pedro’s, Canoe General Store or by calling 250-803-2531, 250-804-9697 or 250-804-6929.

TUESDAY, APRIL 5PROBUS – Club of Salmon Arm meets at 9:30 a.m. at the

Elk’s Hall, 3690-30th St. NE. Speaker will be Judy Evans from Hospice. For information call Edna Gowriluk at 250-832-6599.

1121-25 St NE, Salmon Arm, BC • 250.832.4246



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