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Outdoor office: District of Sicamous employee Jim Alfred enjoys the sunshine while pulling weeds and clean-ing up garden beds at the Beach Park. Photo by Lachlan Labere

Local emergency respond-ers will be dealing with disas-ter this weekend as part of a large-scale training exercise.

The training event will be held Saturday, May 14 in Sicamous at the Waterway Houseboats site in Two Mile. It has been organized to prac-tise joint emergency manage-ment response procedures in the course of a major event.

“Full-scale exercises are valuable to validate training, emergency plans and proce-

dures, determine any gaps or weaknesses in an emergency program, and provides oppor-tunity for personnel to practise and improve agency and per-sonal performance in a realis-tic yet safe environment, with artificially induced stressors,” states a news release from the Columbia Shuswap Regional District’s Shuswap Emergen-cy Program (SEP), which is co-ordinating the event.

Participating in the training exercise are: BC Ambulance

Service, RCMP, first respond-er groups, Eagle Valley Res-cue Society, the Salmon Arm Fire Rescue Unit, CSRD Fire departments, Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue, Shuswap Volunteer Search and Rescue and Shuswap Emergency Support Services.

“This exercise has two un-derlying themes – a simulated significant fire occurring over and near water with associ-ated complications, followed by a simulated hazardous ma-

terials spill into a lake used by many as a drinking water source,” says SEP co-ordina-tor Cliff Doherty.

Anyone wishing to attend is asked to RSVP to [email protected], in order to allow the exercise design team to plan accordingly.

Parking will be provided on the opposite side of the Highway 97A from Waterway Houseboats, on Two Mile Road (the road to the landfill) in the gravel parking lot.

Emergency response exercise runs Saturday

District takes stand on school closure

There are more cons that pros to closing Parkview Elementary School in the eyes of Si-camous council.

District of Sicamous council has agreed to write a letter to School District #83 opposing the pro-posed closure of the elementary school to amal-gamate the two schools at Eagle River Secondary.

Coun. Colleen Anderson broached the subject at a committee of the whole meeting.

“I don’t think it’s a wise move,” said Ander-son. “I think that we need an elementary school here and I think that, for us to work hard at grow-ing, you know, growing our town and focusing on economic development and business retention and expansion, I think an elementary school to at-tract young families is absolutely necessary and we want to keep the young families that we have here.”

Safety is another concern of council’s, particu-larly in relation to the school’s proximity to the Trans-Canada Highway, Highway 97A and the traffic roundabout that’s soon to be under con-struction.

“They border on the Trans-Canada and now where the roundabout is directing traffic… the high school kids you know, they get the drill, but the little ones, not so much,” said Anderson. “I think they’re better off in the playground across town.”

At a recent town hall meeting on the proposed amalgamation, School District #83 staff heard from parents with similar concerns who asked that crossing guards be used.

In a letter to council, resident Carol Southgate goes one further, suggesting a pedestrian overpass be built over Highway 97, either at the Shell sta-tion or near the Parkland Mall.

Mayor Terry Rysz supports council’s letter, not-ing he is very concerned about the closure. How-ever, he also recognizes the school district has its own budget concerns.

“You’ve got to understand the financial dy-namics around their reasoning behind closing the school,” said Rysz. “But anytime you close an education facility within your community, it has a huge impact. I’m concerned about the future of Si-camous and hopefully we can get some economic activity happening here where we can convince people to move here. But right now it’s a numbers game.”

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Several Shuswap community groups and businesses have begun initiatives to help pro-vide the basic necessi-ties to those fleeing the forest fire that devastat-ed Fort McMurray and the surrounding area last week.

Companies QC Uni-versal Coatings and Shuswap Trailers have teamed up to collect local donations for those affected by the Fort McMurray wild-fire and deliver them to Edmonton for dis-tribution. Numerous donations in the form of clothing, hygiene items, toys, pet-care items were collected from the community. The group of volun-teers at QC Universal Coatings, organized by Brianna Lotocki, plans to leave with the

trailer on Friday May 13. Lotocki, a former Fort McMurray resi-dent, said that although it was a spur-of-the-moment effort, they have had no trouble filling the trailer. As of Monday May 9, the trailer was already so full of donations from the public that Lotocki and her fellow volunteers were hav-ing to pick and choose which incoming dona-tions to accept. Lotocki stressed that cash do-nations would still be accepted.

The Larch Hills Winery, located south of Salmon Arm, raised $1,190 for fire evacuees in a period of just five days by having an auc-tion and wine tastings by donation. A case of wine went at auction to Carl and Helga Brink from Salmon Arm for $425 an amount which Larch Hills matched.

The remainder of the money was donated in exchange for wine tastings over just two days. Hazel Manser of the Larch Hills Win-ery said that they plan to continue tastings by donation throughout the summer months in order to raise more money for victims of the Fort McMurray fire.

The Shuswap The-atre is also donating all proceeds from the Thursday “pay as you can” performance of their production I Had A Job I Liked. Once, to the Red Cross’ fire relief effort. One of the play’s stars, Dave Wolkowski, has a per-sonal connection to the disaster in Fort Mc-Murray. Wolkowski’s stepson’s house has been completely de-stroyed by the fire.

Several other retail-ers in the area are col-

lecting cash donations on behalf of the Red Cross.

Lessons in how best to provide help for wildfire victims, both during the evacua-tion and the rebuilding process can be learned from the community of Slave Lake’s reflec-tions on recovery from the 2011 wildfire that destroyed much of their community.

“Many well-inten-tioned donations of goods arrived when Town staff needed to focus their energies elsewhere. This cre-ated a difficult situa-tion when town staff and the recovery team were overwhelmed by the influx of donated goods, but did not want

to appear ungrateful,” reads a portion of the official report on re-covery from Slave Lake.

The report went on to recommend cash dona-tions because they are simpler to administer and can be used in di-verse ways. Donations of cash also maintain “dignity, pride and freedom to purchase according to personal needs,” said the report.

Michael and Aman-da Mack, who fled the fires in Fort McMurray with their six-month-old baby to live with Mi-chael’s parents in Mal-akwa, say they received plenty of help and sup-port along the way.

The Macks fled Fort McMurray at about 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3. That evening they received confirmation

their house, in the Wa-terways neighbourhood had burned.

After regrouping in Anzac, Alta., south of Fort McMurray, with extended family also fleeing the fire, the Macks proceeded to the Lac La Biche evacua-tion centre where they received assistance, in-cluding two nights of free accommodation at a campground in the area and an opportunity to start their claims with

their insurance com-pany, who cut them a cheque on the spot to help cover the cost of evacuation.

When asked what donated items were needed most by those evacuating Fort Mc-Murray, Amanda re-plied, “For us it was definitely the diapers and the clothes for the baby. The toiletries and the bedding were amaz-ing and the towels were amazing to receive.

Something like a nice warm shower with a clean towel is a small blessing.”

The help didn’t end when the Macks reached the Shuswap, where they received donations of cash from friends of Michael’s parents and other citi-zens of Malakwa.

When shopping at the Walmart in Salmon Arm, Amanda said the fashion department manager offered to buy

the pants she was try-ing on for her and then another Fort McMurray evacuee whose house was still intact paid their entire bill.

Amanda also said they were given dis-counts of 75 per cent at the Bootlegger loca-tion in the mall and 20 per cent at Sport Check and Marks Work Ware-house.

“Help has definitely been plentiful along the way,” Amanda said.

Fort McMurray evacuees in MalakwaHome lost: Family grateful for support found in the Shuswap. By Jim ElliotEagle Valley News

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In the wake of last year’s District Parent Advisory report critical of the school district’s policy regarding ve-hicle use and expenses, School District #83 has made some changes and is introducing a new for-mal policy.

The policy, intro-duced at the board’s Tuesday night meeting, outlines regulations in-cluding the need for school district vehicles to be identified as school district property and the stipulation they not be used for private or per-sonal purposes.

It also notes that ve-hicles are to be parked on designated school sites overnight and are not to be taken home without the approval of a supervisor.

As well, administra-tive positions that qual-ify for the provision of a school district vehicle can have the option of a monthly car allowance on a personal vehicle instead, as long as the costs do not exceed the cost of using a school

district-owned vehicle. “DPAC is pleased to

see clear and transparent regulations surround-ing vehicle use within the school district,” says Kari Wilkinson, DPAC president.

An News report into the situation last year showed most of the vehicles used by man-agement at the school district were not identi-fied as school district property and also ob-tained information from a confidential source that vehicles were being used on weekends or after hours for personal purposes.

One of the trucks owned by the school district had an addi-tional fifth-wheel hitch installed, even though sources said the school district owned no fifth-wheel trailers to pull.

The DPAC objected to the situation and complied a report outly-ing their concerns.

“F150 Platinum Ford trucks at a cost of $60,000 for manage-ment personnel are not necessary. Small com-muter vehicles eco-nomical on fuel should

suffice for getting staff around our district. Further, SD83 vehicles should not be avail-able for personal use on weekends and or vaca-tions to haul boats or trailers with,” said the DPAC report.

Vehicle use at the school district also ap-peared to differ from the provincial policy.

A Ministry of Fi-nance transportation policy document avail-able online and forward-ed from the Ministry of Education outlines an extensive vehicle policy for government vehicle use.

It states: “An em-ployee conducting gov-ernment business must use the most cost-ef-fective and appropriate mode of transportation, choosing from public transportation, use of a government, rental or private vehicle. It goes on to say, “All govern-ment vehicles, unless exempted by the minis-try’s executive financial officer or designate, must display a decal ac-cording to government standards.”

There is also a sec-

tion dealing with ap-propriate use of govern-ment vehicles stating: government vehicles must only be used for business purposes.

“Any additional per-sonal use requires ap-proval from the execu-tive financial officer or designate,” states the provincial policy.

The DPAC report also suggested vehicles be equipped with GPS systems to monitor their use, although the pro-posed school district vehicle policy does not specify this.

In October 2015, the school district formed an internal committee to investigate the situation. At that time, the school district said the review would not be a public process, in part because some of the provisions for vehicles make up part of employees’ con-tracts. The review will then be brought back to an in-camera board meeting for discussion.

Since then, the pub-lic draft policy has now been released as part of the May 10 school board agenda. Trustees will discuss the draft policy

at Tuesday night’s meet-ing, which took place after the News’ press deadline.

The District of Si-camous is looking at a community approach to crime prevention.

At the April 27 com-mittee of the whole meeting, Coun. Colleen Anderson brought up the idea of establish-ing a community watch program for Sicamous.

“l brought it up be-

cause I think we’ve tried to form neighbour-hood watches here and I think a community watch would be a great idea. The community is more engaged,” said Anderson.

Community or block watch programs are not the same as Citizens on Patrol groups. Though both rely on volunteers, usually working with support from a dedi-

cated officer, Citizens on Patrol members are typically identified by a jacket or some sem-blance of uniform, whereas community/block watch members are more casual and anonymous.

“I think it’s less in-timidating… and every-one has got an iPhone right, everyone can take a picture and keep mov-ing…,” said Anderson.

“So you don’t need to be afraid and you don’t need to tell anyone where you got the infor-mation.”

Anderson also sug-gest a financial incen-tive could be provided, such as with Crime Stoppers.

“My thought was if you knew that and there was a $1,000 reward for information leading to charges, you’d pick

your posse better right?” said Anderson. “I’m not going to do this because all of my friends would rather have $1,000 than be a part of this.”

District operations manager Joe McCull-och confirmed he will be looking into a pro-gram for the district, but is awaiting the arrival of a new sergeant at the Si-camous RCMP detach-ment.

Community watch program consideredBy Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

Policy prohibits private use of school district vehicles

By Tracy HughesEagle Valley News

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Disagreements persist on the ex-tent of humanity’s role in the current changes to B.C.’s climate, and our abil-ity to influence it, as many readers have told me in the past week.

But almost everyone seems to agree that growing more and healthier for-ests is a good strategy. I would add that harvesting and building with wood preserves its captured carbon, a fact not much discussed in emotional appeals against logging.

The B.C. government is finally spending some money on community fuel load removal projects this year, after an initial flurry following the Kelowna fires of 2003 faded in hard times. But the effects of decades of fire suppression in a fire-dependent forest system remain, as northern B.C. and Alberta are showing us again.

There is some positive news here. A Victoria-based government research team has published a study that cal-culates B.C.’s pine beetle-damaged forests are regenerating more quickly than expected.

Warmer temperatures, increased precipitation and the “fertilizer effect” of more carbon dioxide in the atmo-sphere are factors.

“By 2020, the enhanced growth due to climate change and increased CO2 more than compensates for the carbon loss from dead, rotting trees,” said lead researcher Vivek Arora of the Canadi-an Centre for Modeling and Analysis.

This recovery even overcomes the projected increase in forest fire loss that comes with gradually increasing temperatures and drier periods.

The federal government is still working on its plan to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets agreed to in Paris last year. But the forest industry has stepped up with its own goal.

I spoke last week with Derek Nigh-bor, president of the Forest Products Association of Canada, after he an-nounced his industry’s “30 by 30 Cli-mate Change Challenge.”

That’s a goal to reduce the indus-try’s net carbon emissions by 30 mega-tonnes a year by 2030. That would be 13 per cent of the Canadian govern-ment emission target.

One of the main strategies is sal-vage harvesting and developing more products that use wood.

“It’s basically trying to use every part of the tree,” Nighbor said. “In for-est operations right now, this is where we see a big part of the opportunity. Instead of the residual branches and

whatnot just being left aside and slash-ing and burning, bring more of that out and turn it into something.”

The other is improving forest growth. Logging operations have long been required to replant areas they cut, not just in B.C. but across Canada.

Another way to improve forest car-bon capture is with more productive species, with genetic techniques that increase resiliency as well as wood mass.

A background paper from the B.C. forests ministry responds to common misconceptions about forest carbon, including the idea that logging should be stopped to maximize storage.

“If the flow of forest products stops, society will turn to other products with higher greenhouse gas footprints, e.g. plastics, metal or concrete,” it says. “In addition, if harvesting stopped and we continued to suppress natural distur-bances, there is increased potential for larger catastrophic disturbances in the future.”

If Canada wants to make a bigger contribution to reducing greenhouse gases, forests are a good area to fo-cus on. At 348 million hectares from the B.C. coast to Newfoundland, they represent nine per cent of the world’s forests.

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Coming together for Fort McMurray

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The past week has been one of which all Cana-dians should be proud.

In the face of incredible adversity, we, as a nation, have come together to help out our fellow pa-triots.

For many of us, the Fort McMurray fires hit on a personal level. There are many commuters from B.C. who make their living by flying in and out of the north-ern Alberta city. Others have friends, or family, directly affected by the terrible fire situation that continues to unfold in the region.

Fortunately there was no immediate loss of life, al-though the firefighters who continue to battle the situ-ation are constantly in danger’s way, and our thoughts are with them.

But to see how people from one end of this country to the other immediately discarded their prejudices and opinions about Alberta and reached out to help in any way they could was a testament to what makes this nation great.

A brewery stopped producing beer, so it could can water. A passenger airline flew numerous additional flights, landing at private airstrips to evacuate workers who had been stranded in camps.

More impressive yet has been the response from in-dividuals.

Families opening their homes to evacuees. People driving across the province, or in from neighbouring provinces, with truckloads of water, clothing and food. There have been impromptu fundraising efforts from B.C. to Newfoundland, to help the cause.

As of Monday morning, the Red Cross had received more than $54 million in donations and Prime Minis-ter Justin Trudeau has said that Ottawa will match do-nations to the Red Cross up to May 31, without a cap.

It will take a lot more than that to rebuild the once-thriving oil city. Insurance estimates have already ex-ceeded $9 billion in losses. More than 1,600 structures have been torched.

It will take years to recoup everything. But we are al-ready working on it, and that’s what makes us special.

It is an intriguing juxtaposition to what’s happening in the United States right now, with a Republican can-didate spewing hate and fear all the way to the top of the polls.

Be proud, Canada. We are a great nation of people.–Comox Valley Record

Grow trees and reduce greenhouse gasesBy Tom FletcherNews Columnist


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Ph: 832-2131 Fax: 832-5140 Email: [email protected] DEADLINE: 2pm, Fridays

May 15 - June 26 (Every Sunday) Spirituality and the Twelve Steps10:00 am – 11:00 am Sicamous United Church. We will seek healing and wholeness as we work through the twelve steps for our own lives. www.sicamousunited.ca Rev. Juanita Austin 250-832-6385

May 17 - June 14Nobody’s Perfect Parenting Workshop (Every Tuesday)Malakwa Community Learning Centre. 9:30-11:30 am. Support for parents with children from birth to age 5. It’s FREE! Child minding & nutritious snack provided. Fun, facilitated sessions. Discuss parenting topics with other parents and share your experiences. Pre-registration required. Call Kristi or Lisa at the Shuswap Family Resource Centre 250-832-2170 Ext.215

May 26 Sicamous Stealers vs. Vernon All Peewee softball games at Finlayson Park @ 6:30.

May 28 Community Garage and Tailgate Sale at Malakwa Centennial Park 8:30 – 10:30 Pancake Breakfast. 11:00 – 3:00 Hamburgers & Hotdogs. Tailgate/Garage Sale 11:00 – 3:00. Bring and Buy Plant Sale 9:00 –

3:00 (Bring plants to sell and also purchase items community members have provided. www.malakwa.ca

Monday to Friday Community Access Site at the Senior’s Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Internet & related services. Call Diana. 836-2446

Mon., Wed. & FriSicamous Strongstart 8:15-11:15 Parkview Elementary 836-2871

EvEry MondaySicamous Three-chord Ukulele Band At the United Church - Sicamous - starting at 1 pm Newcomers please come at 12:15pm to help you get set up. No need to read music, we will teach you how to play. Just bring a ukulele. For more information call Carla 250-836-4705

Chair Aerobics Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre. 10 am. Everyone Welcome

EvEry TuEsdayAlcoholics Anonymous8-9 pm Sicamous United Church 1-866-531-7045.

Sicamous Baby Talk 9 - 11 am Free drop-in program for parents & babies to 12 months of age. Sicamous health unit

Stopping the Violence Program in Sicamous - counselling for women who have experienced abuse during childhood or adult relationships. No charge. Call Kathy at 250-832-9700.

Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in the Common Room at the Haven. Delivery available if required, phone Dorothy at 250-836-2437.

Sicamous Strongstart 12:30-3:30 Parkview Elementary 836-2871

EvEry WEdnEsday Malakwa Parent & Tot ~ 10:00 – 12:00 pm ~ Malakwa Preschool Building. For more information call Gwyneth 250-836-3440

Dody’s Art For Everyone Meets Every Wednesday At The Red Barn, 10 a.m. To 3 p.m. Everyone Is Welcome. For More Info Call, Dody At 250 836 3112 Or Jean At 250 836 3511.

Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks - 2:15 pm at Parkview. Brownies - 3:30 pm at Legion. New members welcome! Leaders needed. 250-836-3366 or online: girlguides.ca

United Church Thrift Store Open 10:00 am to 3 p.m.

Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity

Centre, 1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon.

Crib, 7:30 p.m., Haven seniors building. Everyone welcome - you don’t have to be a senior. Socializing and coffee served after crib. Info: Bev 836-3435 or Ed 836-4133

T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets Wednesday morning at the Sicamous Rec. Centre (arena). Weigh in at 9:00 am and meeting at 9:30. Everyone Welcome. Ph: 250-836-4041 for info.

1st & 3rd Wed. Parkinsons Support Group Contact Don at 250-838-0794.

1st & 3rd Wed. Eagle Valley Photographic Arts Club meets at the Red Barn at 7 pm. Everyone Welcome.

Last Wednesday oF the Month Autism Support Group 6:00-7:30pm at Sicamous Health Unit

EvEry Thursday Ladies shuffleboard at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 in Sicamous. 1pm-3pm. All ladies welcome.

Sicamous Strongstart 12:30-3:30 Parkview elementary 836-2871

Seniors Meals provided,

12 noon in the Common Room at the Haven. Delivery available if required, phone Dorothy at 250-836-2437.

Chair Aerobics Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre. 10 am. Everyone Welcome


every 2nd t h u r s d a y Sicamous Lions Club meeting at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Doors open at 6:15 and meeting starts at 6:30. Anyone interested in being a volunteer for the community, please feel free to call Mary at 250-517-8107, Joan at 250-836-4876 or Pam at 250-836-4788.

1st, 3rd, 4th thurs. - Keepsake Kwilters meet at the Haven Common room 1095 Shuswap Avenue at 7:00 p.m. For info call 250-836-2695.

4th thursday oF the Month monthly meeting of the Malakwa Community Association at 7:00 in the Learning Centre Library.

EvEry Friday Parents & Tots, 10-12 noon at the Sicamous Resource Center. Free

Drop-in program for parents & children to age 6. Active play, crafts and socialization. 836-3440.

Eagle Valley Brush & Palette Club meets at the Red Barn, 10am-3pm, Ev-eryone welcome! For info call Carol 250-836-3135 or Amy 250-836-4756. www.eaglevalleybrushandpal-ette.com

Pool Tournament at the Legion at 6:00 pm


1st Friday oF the MonthSicamous Seniors Ctre general meeting 11 am followed by a great pot luck lunch. We encourage everyone to join us.

2nd 3rd and 4th Friday Wii Tournament at 10 am at the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Everyone Welcome.

Lunch at noon. Everyone Welcome. At the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue.

EvEry saTurday Sicamous Red Barn MarketSaturdays 10 am to 2 pm For further information or to book a table call 250-836-2177.

United Church Thrift Store open 10 am to 3 pm

2nd saturday oF the MonthScrabble Tournament Sicamous library 1 pm

sundays every 4th sunday Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 1 p.m.

Birthday Tea (formerly the OAPO) for members and friends at Seniors Activity Ctre 1:30 pm. Everyone is Welcome.

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Sicamous & Dis-trict Chamber of Com-merce is tuning up for its first Music in the Park series, to be held Mondays in July and August.

The live music se-ries is scheduled to run at the Beach Park on July 11, 18 and 25, and Aug. 8, 15 and 22. Performers are still being confirmed, and chamber executive di-rector Michelle Wolff is hopeful more local talent will get onboard.

“Whatever you have to showcase, send in a demo and we’ll review it,” said Wolff. “We want to give a good mix so it appeals to ev-eryone.”

The same goes for local vendors and groups that might wish

to set up in the park for the shows.

“I’m going to have the call for vendors out in the next week, we’re making a list and going from there, so any ven-dors interested, please contact us. I’d love to put you on the list,” said Wolff.

Music in the Park will put Sicamous on the map with other Shuswap communities that offer a summer concert series.

“It’s going well around the Shuswap and we now have music every night of the week in the Shuswap and that will be promoted by Shuswap Tourism…,” said Wolff. “We just want to give people in our community some-thing to do, and we think it’s a great op-portunity to showcase our beach park and

showcase some talent around the region.”

Funding for Music in the Park will come in part from donations at each concert as well as from sponsors, who would also have a pres-ence during the Si-camous shows.

“We hope to have the music selected in the next two weeks so that we can start to

get the information out there to all the com-munities and start re-ally promoting so they are going to get a good three months of promo-tion over the summer if they want to be a spon-sor,” said Wolff.

For more informa-tion, contact the cham-ber at 250-836-0002, or by email at [email protected]

Business awardsSicamous’s best and

brightest businesses will be honoured at the chamber’s Business Excellence Awards.

This year’s event takes place Monday, May 13 at the Red Barn Arts Centre. Doors open at 6:30 and tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door

The annual event

is intended to reward and encourage Si-camous’ business com-munity and individuals to achieve the highest level of success in their operations.

The chamber is seeking sponsors for the award categories. For more information or to sponsor, contact the chamber by phone or email.

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The manufactur-ing company has an-nounced plans to release the CruiseCraft VI for Twin Anchors’ rental fleet. A follow-up to the 10-year old CruiseCraft V, the new model will be a larger vessel (75 by 18 feet), designed with input from clients to accommodate different needs.

“It’s more hotel-like,” says TA’s manu-facturing manager Nigel Watson. “We’re building a vessel that has six staterooms and a family room. It’s capa-ble of having two family rooms if we convert one of those state rooms to a family room as well. Each room has its own en suite more like a ho-tel… It’s got lots of at-tractions and it’s going to get a great, modern look to it.”

Watson anticipates the first of the new ves-sels will be on Shuswap Lake by August, joining the Twin Anchors’ fleet at the new marina in Old Town Bay.

At the moment,

however, TA’s manu-facturing staff are quite occupied with the con-struction of six new modular homes. This is a new direction for the company, prompted in part by the construc-tion of the company’s first park model home in 2015. It was built for Marianne and Knud Thomsen, parents of Twin Anchors owners Greg and Todd Kyllo.

“Marianne and Knud, Greg and Todd’s parents, were looking at accommodating here at Silver Sands and Si-camous and why not have their own people build it, right,” said Wat-son. “That was part of the reason, and I think when we started build-ing that park model… we felt this was some-thing we should have been doing all along.

“We have been build-ing modular accommo-dation units for the well-sites and really, it’s not a great deal of difference. There’s a little more of an extravagant touch to it, to make it specific to residential.”

Watson feels the af-fordable modular hous-ing market is one that will take off for TA Structures, noting the company’s history of houseboat manufactur-ing has provided the knowhow to best utilize

the living space, be it in a park model of about 530 square feet or larger.

Watson acknowledg-es TA is up against lo-cal competitors in this

market who he says put out very good products.

“I don’t want to knock our competitors, our competitors put out very good prod-

ucts. I think we’ve got to stand up above that and try and make these stand out and I think that’s what we’re try-

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Home coming: Sicamous’ TA Structures has begun manufacturing modular homes, with six on the go and a seventh already in use in town. Left, TA staff work on the outside of a park model. Above, a view from the kitchen/living room. Photo by Lachlan Labere/contributed

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Houseboat manufacturing a sturdy foundation

Mini golf represents a new business frontier for Kaulin Melnyk and family.

Kaulin and Cindy Melnyk are the new owners of Sicamous’ Frontier Mini Golf. The two have been seasonal residents of Swansea Point for about 12 years, and have played at the mini golf course several times with their kids, ages 11 and seven. Over time, Kaulin said they got to know the former owner Bob Trevors,

who had been trying to � nd a buyer, and eventu-ally asked the Melnyk’s if they were interested.

“My wife and I have actually been looking for a small business in the Sicamous area for quite some time,” said Kaulin. “We’re both entrepreneurs… and we know we’re going to retire there.

“Frontier wasn’t what I was originally looking for but math-ematically it made sense.”

Kaulin says former Frontier staff will be brought back. Howev-

er, a key selling point for he and Cindy is that the mini putt would be a family venture, where their kids can learn the ropes of run-

ning a business. “Our children can

work there, they don’t get paid because they’re just minors, but they get an early MBA… because they start to learn customer service, basic math, interacting with the public, a sense of ownership,” said Kaulin. “I think they’ll learn a lot and go from there.”

Kaulin says the course will receive a bit of a refresh over the coming months, with a grand re-opening an-ticipated for May long weekend.

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A growing body of research is demonstrat-ing people are more likely to be physically active in neighborhoods and towns that adopt active design standards that encourage walk-ing and cycling as a

primary transportation option. And those com-munities also seem to be realizing economic benefits in the form of increased property val-ues, more resilient busi-ness districts, reduced health care spending, and lower infrastructure costs.

Several notable planning efforts in the Shuswap are setting a path toward health-ier transportation op-tions. These include the Enderby-Splatsin Active Transportation Plan, Sicamous’s Age and Dementia Friendly Community Planning, Salmon Arm’s Green-way Strategy and Bicy-cle Connector Planning, the CSRD’s Area Parks Plans, Chase’s discus-sion to develop a Walk-

ing Master Plan, and the Shuswap Regional Trails Strategy.

“Participating in these planning initia-tives is critical to ensure walking and cycling is a priority,” says Phil McIntyre-Paul with the Shuswap Trail Al-liance, pointing to the excellent resources on active transportation on Interior Health’s web-site under Planning for Healthier Communities. For a feedback tool on bicycle connector plan-ning visit the Shuswap Trail Alliance website.

Bike Month events and group rides encour-age local residents to get their bicycles out and use some pedal time to think about how Shuswap communi-ties might retrofit their

community to make walking and cycling easier. Check out shus-wapbike.com. Register for Bike to Work Week at www.biketowork.ca/Shuswap

And mark Saturday, May 14, down for a full on street festival of everything cyclical at the Annual Salty Street Fest on Hudson Street, Salmon Arm. Check the details online at saltys-treetfest.com.

The Shuswap Bike Month team includes the Shuswap Bike Club, Downtown Salmon Arm, Salmon Arm Eco-nomic Development, Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce, Shuswap Tourism, the Shuswap Trail Alliance, Shuswap Events, and Skookum Cycle and Ski.

Bike month unites Shuswap

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Eagle Valley News, May 11, 2016