Eagle Valley News, December 10, 2014

Five highway closures in a week is a lot, even by Revelstoke standards.

The snow started falling three weeks ago. Before that, the roads were relatively dry and the driving was easy — at least as far as the Trans-Canada in November goes.

Then the snow started and the accidents started to pile up — � ve major ones on the Trans-Canada Highway in the span of seven days, all the result of commercial tractor-trailers drivers losing control and crashing.

On Nov. 21 a semi caught a patch of slush at the side of the road and skidded out of control into an oncoming pickup west of Revelstoke. The lone occupant of the pickup was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The crash closed the highway for several hours.

That night, another crash happened on the highway west of town. This time a semi lost control and jackknifed across the highway, blocking both lanes. It took more than six hours for the highway to completely re-open. Four hours after the highway re-opened, at around 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 22, another semi driver lost control, taking out a power pole before rolling over and blocking both lanes of traf� c. It took most of the day to � x the power line and re-open the highway.

Then there was calm until late Monday, Nov. 24, at around 8:45 p.m. when a west-bound tractor-trailer jackknifed across the highway. An eastbound semi smashed into him. The driver of the eastbound vehicle — Gary Michael Rivett, 53, of Ladysmith, B.C., died at the scene. The highway re-opened 15 hours later.

On Thursday, Nov. 27, there was another closure when a tractor-trailer jackknifed in

Glacier National Park. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Then the skies cleared for the weekend and peace returned to the highway.

Crashes on the Trans-Canada Highway around Revelstoke in winter are as predict-able as the snow. It’s not a matter of if, but when the � rst closure will happen and when someone will die. For many truck drivers, the stretch from the Skyline truck stop west of Revelstoke to Golden is the most treach-erous in the country, with the heavy traf� c, big snowfalls and winding roads built to 50-year-old standards.

“That corridor between you guys and Si-camous is ridiculous on its own,” Dan Dick-ey told me. “Now that the snow is � ying, it’s just gotten worse.”

Dickey is a truck driver who runs the website BCTrucker.com. He frequently Tweets about highway issues and posts vid-eos of bad drivers on his YouTube page.

He believes the increase in speed limits that took place earlier this year is the cause of the uptick in accidents. It’s something he predicted in an interview with the CBC in October, and so far he says he’s right.

“My contention was as soon as winter hits, it’s going to be a complete mess be-cause people have no ability to control them-selves,” he said.

Gord Barr, who has been driving a truck from Kelowna to Golden for 18 years, agrees

the speed limits are an issue. “They should have never done that. It’s

OK in the summer time, spring and fall, but not now,” he said while taking a break at the rest stop near Revelstoke. “They should have varying speed limits so they can adjust it and people drive accordingly.”

When I reached Dickey last week, he was in Prince George, but a few nights earlier he had driven through Revelstoke on his way to Calgary. It was a period of calm in the midst of the chaos. He only drives this way if its absolutely necessary, he said.

“That section of highway between Ka-mloops and the Alberta border is probably one of the most dangerous highways as far as other motorists on the road and having to interact with them,” he said.

According to Dickey, people’s driving habits have gotten worse since the speed limit increases.

“People don’t see it as a maximum speed limit. They see it as a target speed limit,” he said.

Because the speed limit is posted at 100 kilometres per hour, that’s the speed they’ll try to drive, even if the conditions are bad. Add in a snowy, slippery road, and you get what happened last week.

“People need to slow down and be careful and be patient and realize you’re not com-muting. You’re travelling,” he said. “There’s a different mindset they need to have. They need to slow down, be aware of the people around them, respect the people around them and drive accordingly.”

Clint Lenzi, owner of Sure Haul Trans-portation, has spent his life around the high-ways near Revelstoke. His father owned Sure-Haul Transportation and as a kid he would help out around the shop. Twenty-three years ago, at the age of 19, he got his Class One licence and has been driving trucks ever since.

Lenzi said he knows about a dozen peo-ple who have lost their lives on the Trans-Canada. He now runs Sure-Haul, with its � eet of 16 vehicles and 17 employees.

For Lenzi, the problems occurring on the

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Vol. 59 No. 49 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (GST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.comPM40008236

Man grateful for support after

personal tragedyPage 3

Firefighters roll out for annual

toy drivePage 5

Out of control: A tractor-trailer unit blocks both lanes of Highway 1 east of Canoe earlier this winter after the driver lost control of the vehicle and drove it onto the shoulder of the eastbound lane. File photo

Truckers’ take on highway Dangerous corridor: Speed, inexperience and impatience all suspect in collisions.By Alex CooperBlack Press

See Higher training on page 2

I think what our kids have to go through with graduated licensing is far more stringent than what you have to go through to get a class one.

Chris LentziSure Haul Transportation

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highway are numerous and include poor driver training, ill-equipped and improperly loaded trucks, slow snow clear-ing and impatient driv-ers.

“It’s a lot of contrib-uting factors, but our highway system is fail-ing us,” he said bluntly.

Lenzi says it’s too easy to get a Class One drivers licence, mean-ing lots of professional drivers are ill-prepared to handle the rigours of winter driving on the Trans-Canada High-way.

“I think what our kids have to go through with graduated licens-ing is far more stringent than what you have to go through to get a class one,” he said.

Bad roads and bad road maintenance are also an issue. Snow removal seems to take longer, he said, and there are sections of highway with cracks and compressions that create havoc for driv-ers. The dividing line between eastbound and westbound lanes is in-visible for half the year.

He’s not sure the new speed limits are the reason to blame for this winter’s bad start. As far as he’s concerned, speeders will speed no matter what the speed limit is. The problem is impatient drivers who are in a rush to get to their destination so they’re not paying enough attention to the road and their surround-ings.

“I see so many things that happen just out of sheer impatience of be-ing on a road that’s con-gested and following slower traffic,” he said. “We have a road that’s a recipe for disaster if you get impatient and you try to overtake a vehicle in the wrong location.”

Are increased speed limits the issue? Staff-Sgt. Kurt Grabinsky of the Revelstoke RCMP wouldn’t come straight out and say it’s because of the politics of the is-sue.

“As much as I like to think if we had slower speeds people would drive better, I think it’s just the road is very busy, it gets busier all the time and there’s very little improvement

done to it.”Louise Yako, the

president of the BC Trucking Association, also isn’t sure about the speed factor. She said most trucking compa-nies said it wouldn’t affect them because of their company policies or equipment.

According to the BC Ministry of Transporta-tion, accidents result in an average of 120 hours of closures per year be-tween Sicamous and Golden (avalanche con-trol adds another 140 hours).

The ministry said they are collecting data on sections of highway where the speed limits were increased but that it is too early to see if there’s any relationship between the increased speed limits and high-way crashes.

Yako said they’ve been working on three issues to make life easier, or at least more predictable for highway truckers. The first was better information shar-ing through DriveBC. The second was better communication during avalanche control.

The third, which is

still being worked on, is the “development of highway winter main-tenance standards for high mountain passes.”

While standards do exist for snow removal, “All we’re saying is it might make sense to have a more aggres-sive standard for high mountain passes. It might not, but that’s something that should be explored,” said Yako.

They are also push-ing for mandated speed governors and a profes-sional truck driver train-ing standard.

“There are many qualified, skilled drivers out there but this would raise the floor for driv-ers who aren’t as skilled because they haven’t been trained properly,” said Yako. “Right now there is no minimum training standard for commercial drivers.”

Lenzi has never bothered to sit down to figure out what high-way closures cost Sure Haul. A closure might bump work back several hours, or a day. It might cost him a customer who won’t hire him for a job out of fear they’ll get stuck in Revelstoke

and won’t make it.“It will probably sad-

den me to find out what the cost is,” he said.

He sees several solu-tions to make the high-ways safer around Rev-elstoke. One is better snow clearing. Another is higher driver train-ing standards. A third is improved bidding pro-cesses so trucking com-panies can’t undercut each other and they can actually make money to buy better equipment and pay their drivers more.

“Trucking is a tough racket,” he said. “If I can buy cheap Chinese tires at $300 or Mi-chelin at $600, you tell me what I’m buying? I’m buying Chinese tires because that’s what I can afford.”

Most importantly is twinning and dividing the highway to prevent head-on collisions.

“Let’s give the pub-lic the opportunity to be in the slow lane or the fast lane. Let fast drivers go fast, let them crash,” he said. “Let’s stop killing in-nocent people who are in the wrong spot at the wrong time.”

Higher training standard being consideredContinued from page 2

Martin granted bail in extradition caseMalakwa’s Colin

Martin is out on bail as he appeals an extradi-tion order to the U.S. on charges linked to a cross-border drug smuggling operation.

On Nov. 27, the B.C. Court of Appeal

determined Martin was not at substantial risk to re-offend or flight, and that his release was not contrary to public interest.

According to the Appeal Court registry, Martin was released on

a $400,000 surety.In May, the B.C.

Supreme Court ruled Martin be sent to the U.S. for prosecution in relation to an alleged conspiracy to traffic cocaine, marijuana and MDMA or ecstasy.

Martin was recently sentenced to two years of jail time, minus 23 months for time in custody, after pleading guilty to charges of pro-duction of a controlled substance and posses-sion for the purpose of

trafficking. This related to the discovery of a sophisticated 3,000 plant marijuana grow operation, hidden be-neath a workshop on a Malakwa property ad-jacent to the lot where Martin was residing.

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A Sicamous man is grateful for the support of his co-workers and the community after losing his home, pets and possessions in a fire Thursday morning.

Dec. 4 began as any other work day for Kurt Mushumanski. He got out of bed to start his daily routine, which in-cludes stoking the fire before heading out the door for TA Structures. Little did he know, his entire life was about to change.

At 7:52 a.m., a co-worker received a call stating there was a lot of fire and sirens com-ing from the direction of Tim Hortons. The message was relayed to Mushumanski as the fire seemed close to where he lived. Think-ing everything was OK, Mushumanski contin-ued on working. At 8:22, however, it was confirmed his place was indeed on fire.

M u s h u m a n s k i ’s boss, Kevin Miller, was quick to get him to scene of the fire, a rent-

ed cabin on Boutwell Road, owned by Allan and June Trouton.

Upon arrival, there wasn’t much left of the structure. Mushuman-ski says he was greeted by RCMP and Si-camous Fire Chief Brett Ogino.

“We were a little concerned because there were two vehi-cles in the yard and we didn’t know for sure if the (tenant) was there,” said Ogino. “He was at work fortunately, so he’s OK. But he’s shaken up. We’re pretty concerned about how he’s doing.”

Mushumanski in-formed emergency services his roommate

had moved out a few weeks back, but his pet dog and hedgehog, Ralph and Sonic had been inside. Their loss has been devastating for Mushumanski. He says the dog was a recent ad-dition and Sonic, was a beloved gift from his nieces and nephew.

Also lost were the Christmas gifts he’d already purchased for his nieces, nephew and an employee exchange, along with his treasured mementos, including a terabyte of digital stor-age containing family photos, and a saxophone he wanted for nine years and finally received as a gift.

Ogino says the cause of the fire is unknown.

With little to nothing left, Mushumanski de-cided to return to work and continue on.

RCMP Victim Ser-vices held a meeting with Mushumanski at TA Structures later that day, providing him with some help. A co-work-er offered him a place to stay, TA’s social com-mittee stepped up with a donation and employees went around to take up a quick collection.

“I am in shock and awe because I have never seen that side of Kevin Miller before,” said Mushumanski of his co-workers.

In an emotional mo-ment with his brother, Mushumanski said, “I am just one of the guys,” explaining it took this crisis for him to see that.

Learning others in the community care and want to help him out during this difficult time, Mushumanski ob-served, “I am so over-whelmed by the gener-osity extended to me, that at this time, I can only think of one thing to say, thank you.”

Man left homeless following fireBy Kelly DickNews contributor

Loss: Sicamous Fire Chief Brett Ogino and firefighters Dale Wood and Clayton Allan go over the remains of a residential fire at the end of Bout-well Road. Photo by Kelly Dick

Revelstoke was the end of the line for a Bar-riere man on a bit of a crime spree.

On Wednesday, Dec. 3, at about 6:45 p.m., a white 1984 pickup truck was stolen from a Si-camous residence.

The truck was pulled over in an RCMP traf-fic stop later that day on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Crazy Creek. The sole occu-pant, a 21-year-old man from Barriere, was ar-rested without incident on two counts of pos-session of stolen prop-

erty under $5,000.Upon further inves-

tigation, reports Rev-elstoke RCMP Cpl. Thomas Blakeny, it was learned the suspect had been “car prowling” (searching vehicles for valuables) earlier that day in Salmon Arm. The driver was eventually released with four more criminal-code charges including two counts of theft under $5,000, and two counts of fail-ing to comply with his probation order, as well as violation tickets for driving while prohib-

ited, possession of open liquor and driving con-trary to restrictions.

“The RCMP can-not stress enough the importance of locking your motor vehicle and securing your valu-ables, especially this time of year as the cold weather can lead to crime of opportunity,” said Blakeny.

The driver is sched-uled to appear in Rev-elstoke provincial court on March 4, 2015.

Phone scamsSicamous RCMP

warn there have been an increased number of telephone scam at-tempts reported as of late, where callers claimed to be from the Canada Revenue Agency asking for per-sonal information, or a nephew has been ar-rested or is in distress, and money is request-ed (also known as the “grandparent scam”).

Anyone receiving such calls is advised to confirm details with family members (or the CRA), before providing money or information.

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Barriere man’s crime spree ends in Revelstoke


Almost a quarter-century ago, the newsroom where I worked went on strike.

At the time, my old-est child would have been about 10 years old and she was curious about why mommy was going from hours of meetings — I was on the bargaining commit-tee — to then walking in front of the office for hours, stopping trucks and talk-ing to passersby about why the only newspaper in town wasn’t publishing.

I explained to her the situation from my point of view, that we were on strike for a first contract, a first set of rules that would make working in the newsroom clearer for everyone.

And — sign of the times then — the real reason we were on the street rather than at our desks was our belief the paper’s owners should be paying eight women the same wage it was paying several men, all of whom

were doing the same type of job.

One would be hard-pressed these days to see any workplace walk out in solidarity for just a handful of employees, but we had the numbers — more than 180 in the newsroom — and the belief pay equity should be a right, not a bargaining chip.

My daughter asked to join me one day on the picket line because she also agreed men and women should be paid according to the work they do — and not according to their genetic makeup.

That decision didn’t seem strange to me.

When I was about her age, I accompanied my dad to a strike at a jail in Ontario, one he was working with for the union that employed him and represented the staff there.

Those experiences for me and my daughter no doubt fuelled our strong so-cial consciences, our belief that, sometimes, you have

to stand up for what you believe in, even if others dis-agree.

Like Premier Christy Clark.

Apparently the woman who once ran a red light, with her son in the car as they drove to hockey prac-tice, is appalled some par-ents let their children join the protests against Kinder Morgan on Burnaby Moun-tain.

Without a single notion of how the parents have ad-dressed the issue with their children, Clark has taken it upon herself to chastise par-ents for their actions, say-ing they are teaching their children it’s OK to break the law.

Ignoring the legal detail that the protesters actually weren’t breaking the law — due to a mistake the compa-ny behind the Trans Moun-tain pipeline extension made in its court application to stop the protests — Clark’s reaction is surprising.

After all, this is the same woman who was described

by a former colleague — Martyn Brown, chief of staff to former premier Gor-don Campbell — as being steeped in politics since she was a child. In fact, last year, journalist Dene Moore, in writing a story on Clark’s life, said Clark has had her eye on the premier’s office for most of her life.

No doubt being exposed to politics when her dad ran three times for an MLA seat helped steel Clark’s resolve.

Here’s hoping those kids learned a lot from their time on the other side of the po-lice line in Burnaby.

Let’s hope they learned that even kids have the right to express their viewpoints, to take a stand, to speak out for the land on which they live and play.

Maybe in a decade or two, those kids will take their beliefs to another level, volunteering with an NGO or helping rally others to their cause.

Maybe, just maybe, they may even run for political office.

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The frequency of incidents over the last four weeks involving commercial vehi-cles is alarming, though not atypical.

What is different this year are the new, higher speed limits along Highway 1.

In this week’s front-page story, Alex Cooper explores what elements may have been at play in the slew of recent incidents, including one fatal, involving transport trucks on the Trans-Canada Highway near Revelstoke.

Though weather was a primary contributor, speed is a particular point of interest, as we are now into our first winter with the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s newly posted speed limits, which include single-lane sections where the limit jumped from 90 to 100-km/hr.

The ministry says it’s too early to comment on whether or not the increases are having an impact. We suggest it’s not helping matters.

In December 2010, the province stepped up commercial vehicle inspection, targeting vehicles without proper winter tires and chains. In a one-week period that month, there were 10 serious motor-vehicle incidents near Revelstoke, six of which involved tractor-trailers going out of con-trol.

Yes, weather was a factor. However, as some seasoned local truckers point out, inexperienced and/or impatient drivers, both of commercial and passenger vehicles, are also an issue – arguably the biggest.

There are always those for whom the need for speed overrides a rational of driving to weather conditions. This might be the result of a self-absorbed attitude or work pressures, or a slew of other reasons, which are all moot when a speed-ing vehicle has gone out of control and drifted into the ditch or the oncoming lane, resulting in a collision.

Four-laning the TCH from Kamloops to the Alberta border may improve driving conditions. But attitudes and inexperience are a personal matter and, simply put, a higher speed limit only enables already bad drivers, regardless of what kind of vehicle they’re in, to further press their luck – potentially at the expense of others.

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Ask any educator what’s the best gift for a child and the answer would be near-unani-mous — books.

Unfortunately for many families, books are an unaffordable luxury. But this year, many Shuswap chil-dren will be receiving age-appropriate read-ing material courtesy of a new program.

The Literacy Alli-ance of the Shuswap Society (LASS), the Shuswap Family Re-source Centre, and Ea-gle Valley Community Resource Centre have partnered on a new family literacy initia-tive.

The “Books Under the Tree” program will see quality children’s books included in Christmas Gift Cam-paigns at the resource centres in Salmon Arm and Sicamous.

The books were purchased with fund-ing provided by the Shuswap Community Foundation’s Wain-wright-Mobley Memo-rial Endowment and Jennifer Phillips Me-morial funds.

“The wonderful thing about this pro-gram is that is truly showcases what a connected and giv-ing community we have,” comments Jen-nifer Findlay, Literacy outreach co-ordinator at LASS. “Three lo-

cal non-profit groups are working together to promote the love of reading and access to quality books. The fi-nancial support from the Shuswap Com-munity Foundation is greatly appreciated and a local business, Bookingham Palace, provided a generous discount on the books so LASS could pur-chase as many books as possible for kids in our community. This collaboration project is what our community is all about – working to-gether, supporting oth-ers, and sharing the gift of reading.”

For more informa-tion on this program, contact Jennifer Find-lay at 250-833-2095.

By Tracy HughesEagle Valley News

Program offers books for children

Toy drive: Jarred Feic and Colton Fleming hand a bag of groceries to Sicamous Fire Chief Brett Ogino and fire-fighter Jordan LaRoy Sunday during the annual Fire Depart-ment Toy Drive, un-derway in Sicamous, Malakwa and Swan-sea Point. Photo by Victoria Rowbottom

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JUST WHAT THE DOCTORS ORDEREDFinding Solutions to the Rural Doctor Crisis The story of the Selkirk College Rural Pre-Medicine Program is the story of why community colleges are vital to Canada’s education system. Its genesis arrived through a need to fill a critical gap with creative solutions and tangible outcomes, a model that is now playing out in the classrooms of the Castlegar Campus.

The three-year Rural Pre-Medicine Program launched in September with its first cohort of 17 eager students. With passionate mentors and dedicated instructors, the program aims to build a foundation of experience and knowledge students will need to prepare for entrance into medical school.

“If you come from a rural area, you are among those most likely to go back to a rural area,” says Rural Pre-Medicine Program Coordinator Elizabeth Lund. “If you want to populate the rural areas with physicians, you need to provide the proper education to students who live in rural areas and have a strong desire to get into medical school.”

The curriculum in the Rural Pre-Medicine Program weaves together courses tailored to rural medicine with courses recommended for the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). Extra training in skills such as mediation and conflict resolution, leadership, communication and interprofessional skills, small business training and MCAT preparation supports students’ futures as physicians and their medical school applications.

“People understand that this is something that can form one piece of a really long term solution to a big problem,” says Lund. “This is not a problem for doctors or the government, really this is a problem in our society across Canada where there is a big difference between rural and urban.”

A Deep Understanding of Rural Life Lund’s background is perfectly suited for spearheading the effort to help populate small town medical clinics and rural

Out of challenge comes opportunity and at Selkirk College the Rural Pre-Medicine Program is taking on the problem of a physician shortage outside urban areas by opening the door for students who desire to follow a pathway towards a career in medicine well suited for rural Canada.

hospitals with top-notch doctors equipped with a skillset that adds an extra dose of compassion.

Raised in the village of Salmo in the southern interior of British Columbia—population 1,100—Lund describes herself as a typical “Kootenay kid.” Benefitting from the values of a tight-knit community and taking advantage of all the outdoor recreation advantages of mountain life, Lund has fond memories of growing up off the beaten path.

Graduating with a small high school class in 1981, Lund headed off to the University of Victoria to pursue an undergraduate degree in chemistry.

“I wanted to figure out why things work the way they do,” Lund says of her passion for science. “I thought to get down to a smaller and smaller level would help explain what was happening on an atomic scale. The reason behind what you see… the reason ice floats. All those questions you have when you are a kid and you are curious; this was one way to answer those questions.”

After earning her BSc, Lund continued on to a PhD in Chemistry in the 1990s when women at that level were in the distinct minority. Her education included post-doctoral fellowships with a pharmaceutical company in Vancouver and at the University of British Columbia.

Just as Lund’s career in science was hitting its stride, she took a sudden break.

In grad school she began to explore Buddhism and while working in Vancouver, Lund met two senior monks at a tiny forest monastery in Birken, north of Whistler.

“I heard people talking about loving-kindness and meditation, I wanted to learn more about it in order to survive the rigours of grad school,” Lund explains. “It fit really well and gave me a means of answering questions beyond the physical world.”

In 1996, Lund travelled to Thailand to become ordained and spent 10 years in the remote northern area of the country as a Therevadin Buddhist Nun. Returning to Canada in 2006 to help care for her elderly mother in Salmo, Lund began teaching at Selkirk College.

Helping Solve the Problem of a Growing Need The mounting challenges with health care in rural Canada have gained traction in the media over the last few years. With shrinking government budgets, an aging population and societal shifts forming the basis of these struggles, more attention has been focussed on the gap between urban and rural.

Three years ago, Lund and her colleagues in the Selkirk College School of University Arts & Sciences were looking for ways to bolster second year sciences at the Castlegar Campus. A story on CBC radio about the doctor shortage in rural British Columbia triggered the idea for a program that would help address the need with homegrown solutions.

Lund was charged with putting together the proposal and soliciting support. For almost two years Lund put her skills in research and passion for education to the test as she approached senior levels of government, the Doctors of BC, local physicians, the University of British Columbia and anybody else that would listen.

“There was a lot of pounding the pavement… I had to become a salesperson,” she says. “That’s the last thing I thought I would ever do, but I was selling something that I totally believe in. It ceases to be selling and becomes talking to people to let them know what we want to do.”

The First Cohort a Brilliant Example of What is Possible On a sunny late-September afternoon in Castlegar, Selkirk College administration joined representatives from the Doctors of BC, the Ministry of Health and health care professionals from around the Kootenay region for a special reception to welcome the first Rural Pre-Medicine cohort to the program. With a class made up of diverse backgrounds that range from recent high school grads to single mothers who have been away from post-secondary for more than a decade, there was a buzz in the air.

“I have a vision of some of the graduates of this program not only making it into medical school, but also being really grounded and solid people,” said Trail Regional Hospital physician Dr. Blair Stanley, chair of the program’s advisory committee. “Not only because of their rural roots, but because of some of the learnings they will have had in this unique program. They will bring that groundedness and can bring that awareness into their clinical setting when they are looking after patients. I think that will be a magical connection that they will have with patients and the work they do.”

If you want to populate the rural areas with physicians, you need to provide the proper education to students who live in rural areas and have a strong desire to get into medical school.ELIZABETH LUND, RURAL PRE-MEDICINE PROGRAM COORDINATOR, SELKIRK COLLEGE


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Alicia Pongracz (left) and Jaeger Nickson (top right) are students in the first Rural Pre-Medicine Program cohort that is diligently building skills on the Castlegar Campus. With a diverse background and intimate understanding of the challenges faced by students in smaller communities, Rural Pre-Medicine Program Coordinator Elizabeth Lund (bottom right) is the motivating presence behind Selkirk College’s push to bolster the numbers of rural doctors.

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A visit to a Friday afternoon chemistry lab is further proof that the cohort model and small classroom environment is already paying dividends. Three months into their education journey at Selkirk College, students work together with a spirit more often found with the cohesiveness of a sports team rather than the individualistic competitive pursuit of entrance into medical school.

“You can see already that the students in this program are going do something and they are going to do something great… It’s already a success,” says Lund. “I’m really proud of these students and very excited about the opportunities for them in the future. Whether they end up choosing medicine or another health field or something else completely different in science, this is where it starts.”


An old fashioned tradition that even the Grinch can’t resist!

‘SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY FIRST’

Through December 20 Sicamous Eagles Boxes of HopeNon-perishable food bank donations accepted at home games:Dec 10 vs Chase at 7pm, Dec 20 vs Kamloops at 7pm @ Sicamous and District Recreation Centre

Through December 25 Christmas Hamper and Gift ProgramFood and monetary donations and gifts gratefully accepted at the Eagle Valley Community Resource

Centre/Food Bank. Monetary donations should be made directly to the Eagle Valley Community

Support Society.Hamper Applications now available at the Resource Centre/Food Bank at 1214 Shuswap Ave. Sicamous & the Malakwa of� ce, Malakwa Learning Centre (school). Call 250-836-3440.

Through December 14 Angel Tree, Gift Tag Campaign

Pick up a gift tag from the angel tree at the SASCU (Sicamous branch). Drop those gifts to the

Resource Centre. Call 250-836-3440 for more information.@ Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union

December 1-December 31 Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union ATM Campaign

Throughout December every time you use a SASCU ATM, SASCU contributes 10 cents to our local food bank. You could even be one of the lucky people who get a random $50.00 dispensed to you - just because! “Happy Holidays from SASCU!”

Thursday, December 11 Eagle River Secondary Band Concert 7pm @ Eagle River Secondary

Mon, Dec 15 Holiday Train 4:45pmEntertainment by Jim Cuddy and Tracey BrownBon� re and hot refreshments, proceeds to the Eagle Valley Community Food Bank Non-perishable food bank donations encouraged. Hwy 1 @ Silver Sands Road Hosted by the District of Sicamous, sponsored by CP Rail, supported by Sicamous Lion’s and Tim Horton’s

Wednesday, December 17 Parkview Elementary Christmas Concert 6pm @ Parkview Elementary School

Friday December 19 Cambie Old Fashioned Christmas Concert7pm @ Cambie Hall For concert submissions call Lexi Gossen at 250-836-3223

Sunday December 21 Christmas at The Hub5-7pm @ The Hub

Tuesday December 23 Christmas Skate7-9pm, FREE @ Sicamous and District Recreation Centre

Wednesday December 24 Candlelight Service7pm Everyone welcome @ Sicamous United Church

Thursday December 25 Community Christmas Dinner1pm By donation @ Sicamous Seniors Center

Wednesday December 31 New Year’s Eve Dinner and Dance6pm, cost TBA @ the Legion

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Millfoil still a problem

It’s green, invasive and it’s growing.

That’s what Colum-bia Shuswap Regional District directors re-cently learned from a report by the Milfoil Planning Committee.

“Milfoil growth in the Shuswap has gener-ally been on a histori-cal decline but has in-creased this year,” noted a report to the board.

Consistent with pre-vious years, the Shus-wap program will focus primarily on public, high-use swimming beaches, with lower priority given to private foreshore, particularly given the challenges of maneuvering around private docks.

At the Oct. 8 Milfoil Control Planning Com-mittee, Environmental Services co-ordinator

Hamish Kassa advised the 2015 program will include rototilling, har-vesting, public infor-mation, surveillance and harvesting. He also noted that the capital reserve account will be increased to facilitate the purchase of a new harvester.

“Maybe over time we’ll be able to figure out what contributes to the growth of this weed; I see some of the beds were so thick this year,” said Area E Ru-ral Sicamous-Malakwa director Rhona Martin. “We know it, we’ve had the conversation but we need to bring it to the public’s atten-tion.”

Martin said CSRD directors decided many years ago that they were going to eradicate mil-foil, but soon realized how difficult the weed was to deal with.

By Barb BrouwerEagle Valley News

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Kasper and Charest among best in league

Last weekend, the Sicamous Eagles’ Patrick Kasper and Olivier Charest showed why they’re among the top 10 goal-ies in the KIJHL.

On Friday, Dec. 5, guests the Kamloops Storm managed to put the puck in Kasper’s net twice in the first period and three times in the third. The end result of this game was a 5-0 shutout for the Storm, and those goals were among the 38 shots on net Kasper faced through-out the night. His performance

earned him the game’s first star honours. The Eagles man-aged 34 shots on the Storm net, all stopped by the team’s latest acquisition, the skilled Brody Nelson.

Charest didn’t receive a game star when the Eagles played the 100 Mile House Wranglers Sat-urday night in the Cariboo. Re-gardless, the netminder didn’t fail to impress, stopping 25 out of 30 shots. The game itself end-ed with the Eagles on the losing end of a 5-0 defeat in overtime.

Nathan Grieve and Samuel Subert each made power-play

conversions in the first frame, with assists by Devyn Myck, Riley Cardinal, Nicoholas Cug-lietta and Riley Jepson. 100 Mile potted three goals in the frame, earning one-goal lead going into the second.

Ben Campbell potted an un-assisted goal in the second – the only goal scored that period, ending on a 4-4 tie.

Cuglietta added a single near the half-point, assisted by Na-than Plessis and Mathew De-veau. But 100 Mile tied things up at 1:15, leading the game into overtime.

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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, motivation may not be strong this week, so begin with some menial tasks around the house and build up to bigger plans. Eventually you will find a groove.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, try to avoid focusing on just one issue for too long. Sometimes you simply must trust your instincts and forge ahead anyway. Let past experience guide you this week.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, avoid the temptation to take on too many responsibilities this week. If you don’t, you might not get much done. Think before you accept more work.

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VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Spontaneity beckons, Virgo, even though you are a careful planner who puts a lot of thought into your decisions. Overthinking is more hassle than it’s worth this week.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Someone may catch you off guard this week, Libra. This person will bring a welcome surprise, so look forward to this unexpected encounter.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Back up your promises with decisive action, Scorpio. That’s the only way to prove to others that your word means something and you are committed to honoring your commitments.

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CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, you are riding high and looking to share your good fortune with others. Make the most of this chance to improve the lives of those around you.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, you have an idea about how to tackle a difficult obstacle, but someone crosses your path with a different agenda. Perhaps there’s a way to work together.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, avoid open conflict without being a pushover this week. Find the middle ground and try to understand another’s perspective.

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DECEMBER 12Steven Hawley, Astronaut (63)

DECEMBER 13Wendie Malick, Actress (64)

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Home ImprovementsFULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. Call 1-800-573-2928.

Pets & Livestock

PetsBOUVIER PUPS, home raised, loy-al & loving, various colors $900. 250-494-4092. [email protected]

Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all

sizes in stock. Trades are welcome.

40’Containers under $2500!DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift.

Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator.

Ph Toll free 1-866-528-71081-778-298-3192 8am-5pm

Delivery BC and ABwww.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

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.

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Really big sale!” All steel building models and sizes. Plus extra savings. Buy now and we will store until spring. Call Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or visit online: www.pioneersteel.ca

TOP DOLLAR PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES

$180 & up for any vehicle delivered to my yard. We also buy: rads, batteries,

converters, alternators, cop-per, starters, aluminum &

electric motors. For all scrap inquires call 250-351-9666

Misc. WantedA Collector wants to buy your silver coins, Ingots, collectors coins, old money, o ld stone carvings, sculptures. Todd, 250-864-3521

Private Coin Collector BuyingCollections, Accumulations,Olympic Gold & Silver Coins +Chad: 778-281-0030. Local.

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

Obituaries

Real Estate

Commercial/Industrial Property

RESORT VILLAGE of Candle Lake, SK. Newly renovated restaurant on a .47 acre lot 2nd fl oor residential, 3 bed-rooms. Sale incl: land, build-ing, equipment, business. Call 306-929-4999.

Transportation

Motorcycles

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of

ASSOCIATION FOR INJURED

MOTORCYCLISTSINTERIOR CHAPTER

January 11, 2015-1:00 P.M.MEKONG RESTAURANT

1030 Harvey AvenueKelowna, B.C.

Scrap Car Removal

TOP DOLLAR PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES

$180 & up for any vehicle delivered to my yard. We

also buy rads, batteries, con-verters, alternators, copper, starters, aluminum & electric

motors. For all scrap in-quires call 250-351-9666

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