Salmon Arm Observer, February 24, 2016

IndexOpinion ....................... A6View Point .................. A7Life & Times ............... A8Sports................A13-A15Arts & Events ... A16-A19Calendar................... A23Vol. 109, No. 8, 40 pages

This weekA hearing has been set to determine if trial delays should overturn Leon Reinbrecht’s conviction. See A4.

It was a rough weekend on home ice for the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. See A16 for details.

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View from the hoopSalmon Arm Golds’ Brandon Sanford holds off a PenHigh defender as he drives to the hoop in the last regular season game of the year at the Sullivan Campus gym on Saturday, Feb. 20. The Golds finished the season in third place in the Okanagan AAAA division and will play Mt. Boucherie in Kelowna in the semifinals on Thursday.

A Shuswap Middle School teacher will be serving a suspension in May for failing to comply with safety regulations in his shop class and repeatedly using in-appropriate language with students.

As part of a resolution agreement with the BC Commissioner for Teacher

Regulation, Karl Roderick Emde agreed to serve the five-day suspension of his teaching certificate.

He will be suspended without pay from May 2 to 6.

Emde has previously been suspended twice by the school district.

In the first case, Emde allowed one of his students to operate a sander in a Grade 8 Material Explorations class in

February 2014, while she was wearing a scarf and without tying back her long hair. He also allowed the girl to operate the sander prior to having her complete the sander-specific safety training for that school year, which is a district safety requirement.

In that case, Emde was suspended for two days without pay on March 31 and

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Teacher to serve suspension

See Safety on page A2

By Tracy HughesOBSERVER STAFF

The legal action launched by Ray Sasseville, Joan Hansen and Sturgis North Entertainment Inc. involving motorcycle events they put on in the North Okanagan-Shuswap appears to have rolled to a stop.

On Tuesday, Feb. 2, Salmon Arm lawyer Rod Chorneyko, who represents defendant Renée Char-bonneau, the publisher of a blog and newspaper for the motorcycle community, appeared in court in Vancouver. There he brought an application to dismiss the plaintiffs’ claims against Charbonneau, for “want of prosecution” – or for doing nothing or very little to advance their claims.

It was in December 2013 that Sasseville and Hansen launched the lawsuit and, three months lat-er, in March 2014, they began the process to drop the court action against six of the seven defendants. Charbonneau was the seventh and last defendant remaining, and was named for allegedly publishing defamatory and libellous statements.

The other six were Steve Hammer, site manager for the 2011 Sturgis North motorcycle rally; the Si-camous and District Chamber of Commerce; the municipality of Sicamous and former mayor Darrel Trouton; Bernie Aubin, an entertainment provider; and camping provider Vincent Lewis from Vernon.

Sicamous was named in the lawsuit because the initial claim stated that Sturgis North entered into an agreement to hold an annual event begin-ning in 2011 called the Sturgis North Burn-out and Festival. Before dropping their court action, the plaintiffs claimed it was wrongfully taken over and called the Summer Stomp Burn-out.

Chorneyko says he met with Sasseville and Han-sen, who were representing themselves, on Feb. 2, prior to the hearing, where an agreement was reached that the claim against Charbonneau would be dismissed without costs. That means each party would pay their own.

“We attended in court and we spoke to that appli-cation,” Chorneyko told the Observer. “The judge granted the order be dismissed without costs.”

Sturgis lawsuit droppedBy Martha WickettOBSERVER STAFF

See Commission on page A4

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April 1, 2014.In the second case,

Emde admitted to us-ing inappropriate and profane language with students in his Grade 6/7 class, including re-ferring to students as

“idiot” and “dumbass.”On Oct. 8, 2014, the

school district issued Emde a four-day sus-pension without pay for his inappropriate conduct, which was served Oct. 20 to 23.

He was also required to complete a bound-aries course offered

by the BC Teachers Federation and wrote letters of apology to two of the affected stu-dents.

The teacher’s regu-lation report also ref-erences four other instances of unpro-fessional conduct be-tween 2007 and 2013,

including a letter or reprimand for failing to report a fire which had occurred in his shop class.

As part of the resolu-tion agreement, Emde admits the facts in the report are true and constitute professional misconduct.

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Safety, inappropriate language at issue

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Council rejects wharf sign

More whimsy, please.Developer Bill Laird

came to council on Monday, Feb. 22 with a proposal for what he characterized as a “whimsical sign” for the city.

The idea is not being endorsed by any par-ticular group, he said, but arose at a meeting where people felt the town could use “a little whimsy,” with one per-son suggesting a salm-on with an arm.

The resulting design has a different style on each side of the sign, one side with holes where tourists could pose as the faces of two fish – presumably salm-on, as well as holes for one of their hands/arms. On the other side, tour-ists could insert their faces on the heads of two people riding fish. On both sides, the fish are in Shuswap Lake, with the wharf in the background.

The sign would have the names of sponsors across the bottom.

Laird said he met with city engineering staff a number of times and they suggested a spot at Marine Park.

Council was general-ly supportive of the sign – but not the location.

Coun. Chad Eliason questioned the wisdom of having a painting of the lake and wharf in front of the actual lake and wharf.

“I don’t really like those signs. That’s my personal opinion. I don’t think they’re that imaginative, consider-ing the painting is the exact background,” he said, and suggested a metal frame with the lake view in the back-ground would make a better remembrance of Salmon Arm. “I appre-ciate the initiative. It’s new to us at this table. Maybe I’m hoping for more… To be honest it’s kind of cheesy.”

Laird said he wasn’t expecting to have such a good location offered, and agreed with Elia-son’s estimation.

“That’s why I’m try-ing to pursue it. We have no whimsy in this town,” he said, not-ing that a lot of people come through on buses. One night he saw about 20 people having their photos taken at the dragon boat sign. “Oth-er communities have everything from hockey

sticks to perogies.”Eliason suggested the

sign “would be a per-fect Canoe Beach type of sign.”

Coun. Alan Harrison said he does not want to see it on the water side of the railway tracks. Laird said he’d go back to the engineering de-partment to discuss lo-cation, as he’d like to see it in the downtown.

Coun. Tim Lavery reiterated the prevailing view.

“I have a lot of re-spect for creativity and whimsy, that part I like. I have to say it really is about location. I think that sign down there in that place obstructs the

view of the lake,” he said, adding he’s not necessarily against the north side of the tracks. Couns. Kevin Flynn and Ken Jamieson were also pro-whimsy.

“I like whimsy and I don’t think we have enough fun in our lives and I don’t think people are whimsical enough,” said Flynn.

Coun. Louise Wal-lace Richmond, who was filling in as mayor in Nancy Cooper’s ab-sence, said she loves fun theory in marketing, but noted Salmon Arm taxpayers are paying significant dollars pro-moting the community.

“I want to make sure

we’re not finding a solu-tion to a problem other people might be work-ing on.”

She also agreed na-ture is the community’s best seller and encour-aged Laird to continue.

“Please don’t give up.”

Marine Park: Concept would allow visitors to stick faces through holes. By Martha WickettOBSERVER STAFF

Whimsical image: City council didn’t reject the sign idea, but denied approval for Bill Laird’s proposed sign at the suggested location near Salmon Arm’s Wharf.

A Salmon Arm woman had to be air-lifted to hospital fol-lowing a side-swipe collision with a semi-trailer on Friday, Feb. 19.

At approximately 3 p.m., Salmon Arm RCMP and rescue crews responded to a two-vehicle collision in the 4400 block of the

Trans-Canada High-way in Canoe, near the Cal-Van Motel.

The collision in-volved a commercial vehicle and a passen-ger car.

Police indicate the car, which was headed east, suffered major damage as it collided with the side of the trailer and hit the trail-

er wheels off the west-bound semi-truck.

The driver of the eastbound car was transported to hospital with significant upper-body injuries. Police have no update on her injuries at this time.

A young child was riding in a car seat at the time of the crash and was not hurt.

The highway was closed off for a pe-riod of time to allow a medivac helicopter to land near the scene. The highway was also closed to allow for the RCMP’s examination of the scene.

The driver and pas-senger of the west-bound tractor-trailer unit were not injured.

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Chorneyko said it’s unlikely the court order will change.

“It’s hard to set aside a consent order. It’s very difficult to appeal something you con-sented to.”

Sasseville and Han-sen were behind the St-urgis North Motorcycle Rally and Music Festi-val held in Salmon Arm in July 2011 and the 2012 event near Vernon at the Spallumcheen Motoplex Speedway and Event Park. While the two events received some good and some not-so-good reviews, both left debts behind. Some Salmon Arm businesses owed mon-ey since 2011 have still not been paid.

In a different legal forum, two months ago Ray Sasseville was one of the subjects of a de-cision made by the BC Securities Commis-sion.

The commission had launched an investiga-tion into the illegal dis-tribution of securities in 2007 for Wireless Wizard Technologies Inc. (WWTI), whose products included a GPS system for motor-cycles.

Along with WWTI, those named by the se-curities commission in-cluded Ray Sasseville, Edith Marie Sasseville and Richard Keller.

On Dec. 9, 2015, one of the findings of the commission panel was that WWTI, Ray Sasseville and Keller contravened sections

of the Securities Act by illegally distribut-ing a WWTI deben-ture for $47,500 US to ‘Investor B.’ Another stated Edith and Ray contravened the act by permitting and acqui-escing in the illegal distributions of WWTI convertible debentures – Edith to Investors A and B and Ray to In-vestor A. A third find-ing was that WWTI and Keller contravened the act by illegally dis-tributing a convertible $10,000 debenture to Investor A.

The panel ruled that Ray be prohibited from acting as a director or officer and engaging in investor relations activ-ities for five years, and that he pay the com-mission $10,000. Both Edith and Keller are

prohibited from such activities for one year and each was ordered to pay $5,000.

In the document outlining the decision, Ray’s past misconduct is a factor listed.

“Ray has a history of regulatory misconduct. In a 2003 settlement agreement with the ex-ecutive director involv-ing a different issuer, Ray admitted that he participated in illegal distributions of securi-ties to 75 investors for total proceeds of ap-proximately $775,000.”

The document notes that, in 2003, Ray was prohibited from acting as a director or officer and from engaging in investor relations ac-tivities on behalf of any issuer for a minimum of three years.

A hearing is set for April 11 to determine whether delays in criminal proceedings should overturn the conviction of a Shus-wap Lake boater who crashed into a house-boat, killing its pilot.

In October, Leon Reinbrecht was found guilty in B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops of criminal negligence causing death and criminal negligence causing bodily harm for his actions on July 3, 2010.

Reinbrecht’s speed-boat on Shuswap Lake

ran into a houseboat piloted by Ken Brown, killing Brown and in-juring a number of pas-sengers. The speedboat ended up inside the houseboat.

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Sheri Donegan found Reinbrecht guilty on both counts, finding he was trav-elling too fast and recklessly in the mo-ments before he struck Brown’s houseboat in the dark.

Defence lawyers working for Reinbrecht earlier filed a challenge alleging delays in legal proceedings caused by the Crown breached Reinbrecht’s rights

under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It took 17 months for charges to be laid against Reinbrecht and there were a number of delays before the trial.

The hearing was originally set for March, but the defence successfully applied for an adjournment to give more time for preparation.

Hearing focuses on delaysBy Cam FortemsKAMLOOPS THIS WEEK

Embedded: A speedboat sits inside a houseboat following the July 2010 collision.

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Parent Information Meetings for French Immersion Programs

The meetings will be held on Tuesday, March 1 at 7 p.m.at École Élémentaire Bastion Elementary (early immersion) and L’École Intermédiare Shuswap Middle School (late immersion).

It is essential for all parents interested in the early French Immersion program to attend these information meeting on March 1st at 7 p.m. If the numbers work out then registration will be taken at this meeting. If the numbers do not work out, we will continue with registration on Wednesday, April 6th, 2016, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Registration will take place at the District Education Support Centre (DESC) located at #341 Shuswap St. SW, Salmon Arm on a � rst come � rst served basis.

Please Note: Transportation to and from the French Immersion programs is the responsibility of the parent. It may be possible to ride the bus but it is not an absolute. Questions about the meetings? Please call the education of� ce at 250 804 7826.

To � nd out more about French Immersion opportunities in our schools, and to possibly register your child for French Immersion, it is essential to attend the information meeting which pertains to your student!

Please note there is new registration practice for both EARLY and LATE immersion. Please read carefully!

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PUBLIC NOTICE: LEasE Of sPaCE fOr TraNsIT BENChEs aNd advErTIsINgNotice is hereby given that it is the intention of the City of Salmon Arm to grant Carene Wooster exclusive permission, within the City, to erect, construct, maintain and manage bus benches and advertising, subject to the following conditions:

Term: January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017

Lease Fee: $40.00 per bench, per year for 30 benches

• The Transit Bus Benches shall be maintained in good and safe condition and clean and attractive appearance to the satisfaction of the City; and

• Any advertising on or attached to the Transit Bus Benches shall conform to the standards as provided by the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards

For additional information and/or inquiries, please contact the office of the undersigned.

Erin Jackson, Corporate Officer City of Salmon Arm

The City of Salmon Arm’s Official Community Plan (OCP) and Parks and Recreation Master Plan (2012) both identify Canoe Beach Park and Klahani Park as important community parks. The City is embarking on establishing direction for future design and development of these priority park areas by developing park plans that present a comprehensive vision and implementation framework for development over the short, intermediate and long term.

To inform the development of these park plans, the City has collected addition community input through a survey open from December 2015 through January 2016. While the City’s OCP and the Parks and Recreation Master Plan were developed using extensive input from community members, which included feedback on future enhancements at Canoe Beach Park and Klahani Park, the purpose of the recent community survey was to confirm the components of the Master Plan that the community would like to see the City move forward on.

Concepts for Canoe Beach Park and Klahani Park based on this community input will be presented in an Open House at City Hall on Thursday March 3, 2016, from 3:30 until 7:30 pm. The purpose of the Open House will be to gather additional feedback and test support for these park concepts.

Any questions may be directed to Chris Larson, Planning and Development Officer, via e-mail [email protected], phone 250-803-4000, fax 250-803-4041, mail Box 40, Salmon Arm, B.C. V1E 4N2, or drop off at City Hall, 500 - 2 Avenue N.E.

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INvITaTION TO QUOTE: sOLId WasTE COLLECTION & dIsPOsaL sErvICE CONTraCT

SEALED Quotes, clearly marked, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION & DISPOSAL SERVICE CONTRACT will be received by the Director of Engineering and Public Works, City Hall, 500 – 2 Avenue NE, City of Salmon Arm, BC up to 4:00 p.m. local time, Thursday, 3 March, 2016.

The prices quoted shall include the supply of approved containers (as required), supervision, labor and equipment, disposal charges, taxes, etc. and shall represent the entire cost to the City of Salmon Arm for services rendered.

The City of Salmon Arm reserves the right to waive informalities in or reject any or all quotes or accept the quote deemed most favourable in the interests of the City of Salmon Arm. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Quote which is incomplete, obscure, irregular, has erasures or corrections in the price sheet, unit prices omitted, may be rejected. Awards shall be made on quotes that will give the greatest value based on quality, service and price. Preference shall be given to local suppliers where quality, service and price are equivalent. The City of Salmon Arm will not accept responsibility for costs incurred by a Quoter for the preparation and submission of a Quote or, for loss of potential profits where a Quote is not awarded. The lowest or any Quote will not necessarily be accepted.

All enquiries shall be directed to the undersigned.

Robert Niewenhuizen Director of Engineering and Public Works City of Salmon Arm PO Box 40 (500 - 2 Avenue NE) Salmon Arm BC V1E 4N2

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Reply in writing with a cover letter and resume to:

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SEALED Quotes, clearly marked, DIGITAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND RELATED SERVICES will be received by the Director of Engineering and Public Works, City Hall, 500 – 2 Avenue NE, City of Salmon Arm, BC up to 4:00 p.m. local time, Thursday, 10 March, 2016.

The City of Salmon Arm is requesting submission of prices from qualified proponent to provide updated Digital Ortho Photography for the Municipal area of Salmon Arm.

For a copy of the full Request for Quotations, please visit the City of Salmon Arm’s website: http://www.salmonarm.ca

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All enquiries shall be directed to the undersigned.

Robert Niewenhuizen Director of Engineering and Public Works City of Salmon Arm PO Box 40 (500 - 2 Avenue NE) Salmon Arm BC V1E 4N2

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You have to wonder if, back in 2007, while David Shepherd and Travis Price were buying a stack of 50 pink shirts, could they have imag-ined that their bullying protest would spread around the world?

Probably not. They were just trying to support a fellow

student who was bullied for wearing a pink shirt on the first day of school. But this year, we are celebrating Pink Shirt Day (or Anti-bullying Day, if you prefer) for the ninth year today. That’s pretty good return for the pur-chase of a stack of cheap T-shirts.

Why do people, especially kids, bully oth-ers? There are so many reasons that it would never be possible to find one answer that

would fit all situations. What is common, how-ever, is their victims. Bullies have a knack for finding the kids that are unlikely to retaliate. And they choose them because the victim is different — skin colour, nationality, size, hair colour, shape of the nose, you name it — even the colour of shirt you choose to wear.

Let’s hope the word continues to spread. Bullying will likely never be wiped out com-pletely, but we can hope to reduce its hold on society, as has been done with the once socially acceptable drinking and driving.

So let’s all do our part to show you are taking a stand against bullying.

For more information, check out pinkshirt-day.ca.

It all started with a pink shirt

MP worries about pilotsIt must be quite an adjustment for Conservative MP Mel Ar-

nold. Not long ago, he was operating his marine and RV business,

volunteering for the BC Wildlife Federation, including a stint as president, and sitting on the city’s Environmental Advisory Committee. But he’d never held elected office at the municipal, provincial or federal level, before throwing his hat in to be-come retiring Conservative MP Colin Mayes’ successor.

Suddenly, you have an office on Parliament Hill and a desk in the House of Commons. Suddenly, you represent roughly 121,000 residents of the North Okanagan-Shuswap on the big-gest political stage this country has to offer.

And here’s how he’s been using it. This is a transcript of a question raised by our MP during a

Feb. 19 House of Commons debate on Canada’s Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL.

Arnold: Mr. Speaker, last week when I was travelling from my home riding to Ottawa, I happened to listen to a radio in-terview of the mayor of Cold Lake in northern Alberta, where our fighter pilots are trained.

It was interesting to hear his somewhat reserved comments that he was glad that the fighter pilots were returning home, and they are always happy to return home to their families.

Their families have lost a sense of meaning; the fighter pilots are no longer going to be doing the job for which they had been trained. They had trained to fight when there was a fight that needed to be taken. I sensed the whole community was feeling some sort of loss because of the responsibility that was being taken away from these fighter pilots.

I often wonder now what incentive there is for new pilots who are entering the training system. How is the government going to incite new recruits into becoming fighter pilots, some of the best in the world, if they are never going to be given the chance to fly missions like this in Iraq and Syria?

That’s what you are concerned about, Mr. Arnold? Your concern is our fighter pilots do not have enough incen-

tive or opportunity to put their training to good use by bombing live targets?

You wonder how we will “incite” people to train to be fighter pilots when they aren’t going to be lured by the possibility of killing or maiming people with their missiles in Syria and Iraq?

Really? That’s your question? So without a war, our fighter pilots will be less prepared and

suffer from low morale. Pardon me if I don’t jump up and start a petition drive on behalf of the bored fighter pilots of Canada.

I’d just like to remind your constituents that despite being new to the job, you still draw $163,700 in salary from the tax-payers of this country.

I wonder how much that question cost us?

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Tracy Hughes

View PointThe Observer asked: Would you compost if the CSRD provided bins at the landfill?

LeeAnn Gummer “Yes, because it would be a great way to help out the environment.”

Les Baxter “I already do it myself and use the compost in my gar-den.”

Sherry Kalloch “Yes, absolutely. It would be good for the environment and my garden.”

Keelan Hamelin “I have been looking into doing my own compost for a while so I would support it.”

Vanice Hewitt “Yes. It’s better for the environment and would reduce waste.”

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Tom Fletcher

This is a copy of an email sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau:

I just heard about a proposal to have the government (tax-payers) pay for the clean up of the mess created by the extrac-tion of oil by oil companies.

After all the profits created by the extraction of our natu-ral resource for the benefit of those companies and their shareholders, it is absolutely essential they provide the

funds for this clean up. For us to pay for this would be just plain wrong.

I lived in Alberta for 30 years and experienced all the ups and downs of an oil-based economy – the wealth flow-ing into shiny trucks boats and mansions when times are good and the cries of “poor me” when times are bad, with no planning and no provision for the down times which every one knows is part of the cycle.

Peter Lougheed was a true visionary who tried to create a stable economy with a rainy day fund (the Heritage Trust Fund) which successive gov-ernments squandered.

By the way, this plan was copied by Norway who are now the true model of plan-ning and dealing with success in a measured and responsible way.

James S. Roberts

The B.C. Liberal government made a big show of selectively easing Medi-cal Services Plan fees in its budget for the coming election year.

In what is becoming a pattern for Premier Christy Clark, the biggest beneficiaries are single parents. The new MSP is calculated for adults only, so a single parent with two children saves as much as $1,200 a year.

Premium assistance is expanded, with discounts for single people mak-ing up to $42,000, rather than $30,000. But for singles, couples and seniors who don’t qualify for discounts, the rate is going up another four per cent effective Jan. 1, 2017.

Indeed, with population growth, the finance ministry expects its take from MSP premiums to rise every year, reaching $2.5 billion in the coming years. MSP revenue covers about 17 per cent of B.C.’s health budget, and Clark and Finance Minister Mike de Jong insist that Canada’s only direct health care charge is a vital signal to people that health care isn’t free.

This argument has failed.One seldom-discussed fact is that

for half of the people charged MSP, it’s paid by their employers. In private sec-tor terms it’s a hefty payroll tax, creat-ing one more obstacle for businesses to hire full-time staff with benefits.

So most full-time employees don’t receive this supposedly vital signal, unless they get laid off because their employer is losing money.

Also note that politicians and pub-lic sector employees have never paid MSP premiums. Their employers, tax-payers, pick up the tab for them.

People who have to pay out of pock-et are what the bureaucracy calls “pay direct accounts.” Jordan Bateman of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation recently revealed that nearly 400,000 of these accounts are currently in ar-rears by more than 30 days, owing a

grand total of $457 million.Of course this is Canada, so even

if you haven’t paid or even registered for MSP, you still get treatment at the hospital. Another potential signal lost in the noise.

For people who lose their jobs, MSP is like being kicked when they are down. Their employer stops pay-ing, and the slow-moving bureaucracy charges them based on their income from the previous year.

There was a fuss in 2004 after the B.C. Liberals contracted out MSP ad-ministration to a Virginia-based back-office specialist, delightfully named Maximus Corporation.

Now Maximus goes after delinquent MSP accounts with collection agency tactics, and attempts to keep up with the comings and goings from other provinces and countries.

Opposition parties decry the con-tinued inequity of the MSP premium system, which charges the same for a single person making $45,000 or $450,000 a year.

NDP leader John Horgan rails about inequality and accuses Clark of using MSP revenues to establish her pros-perity “slush fund,” but he stops short of calling for the elimination of MSP premiums.

One would expect the NDP to lead another “axe the tax” campaign, as they did with the carbon tax and the HST, but they aren’t. Perhaps this is because workers for this unnecessary Maximus machine remain members of the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union.

Green Party leader Andrew Weaver has it right. He staged a popular peti-tion drive to roll MSP premiums into income tax. If the government wants to send a message, it can interrupt its continuous “Jobs Plan” advertising.

Scrapping MSP and raising income tax rates on higher brackets to com-pensate would fix the private sector payroll deterrent, make salaried em-ployees (including me) pay their share, and end a tax break for the wealthy.

Don’t hold your breath.

Report already has solutions

Government shouldn’t pick up the tab

I have been keeping track of Senior Advocate Isobel Mack-enzie’s reports, which are an excellent example of exten-sive research that outlines all aspects of the care our seniors receive in B.C.

Then I read her news release, which has received more atten-tion than the actual report.

She has highlighted the ris-ing problem of “resident-on-resident aggression” in care fa-cilities, and stated she would be looking for “systemic issues” that contribute to this problem.

I am disappointed by this statement because the solution to this problem is contained

within the information in her report, which she failed to men-tion in her news release. That is licensing violations have increased by 21 per cent since 2014; that the largest major-ity of those violations, at 44 per cent, are in the category of “care and supervision;” while 19.8 per cent in the category of “staffing.” In Assisted Liv-ing, the largest percentage of complaints are in the category of “resident abuse, neglect, and self abuse.”

Eureka! I have discovered the obvious solution to improv-ing the quality of care for our seniors, that oddly enough, the

entire health ministry has failed to notice or acknowledge. And those are: an increase in staff levels, mandatory evaluations for the “appropriate type” of employees, and more training for dealing with dementia-re-lated issues.

All of these solutions can be found in a report that 90 per cent of B.C. citizens will never read.

Do you think that our tax dol-lars will now be saved because “looking for the systemic is-sues” should no longer be nec-essary?

Judy Galley

Time to take MSP off life support

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Comments from saobserver.net

“What happened to the Strike 3 you’re out rule ?- Lynn Bedard commenting on Shuswap Middle School teacher issued five-day suspension.

What about homeless and seniors below the poverty line? Aren’t these refugees already getting payments from the Feds and will they be paying IT (income tax) on these payments?- Peter Mason commenting on City funds traffic passes for refugees.

Hats off to all the members of Salmon Arm Det for another very professional response to this police incident. Well done.- Ray Walkerdine commenting on ‘Family disturbance’ leads to police blockade of subdivision.



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1936 Ralph Wilcox shipped a Barred Rock cockerel to Louisville, Kentucky and six Barred Rock hens to England through the ROP Poultry Breeders Association.

1936 J.W. McLeod was interested in buying 23 acres near his farm on Foothill Road. It had been bought in 1923 by the district for taxes, and the asking price was $65.School estimates were before the council and showed those for the 10 public schools were down $90 compared with 1935, and for the high school, covering the district’s share, costs would be about $40.

1946 Tom Middleton returned from Vancouver where he had received his discharge from the army. At the Coast he met Harry Damgaard who was taking treatment at Shaugh-nessy Hospital for an injury he sustained in a forced landing with the RCAF.Work was underway on the new $20,000 bridge across the Salmon River on the Trans-Canada Highway west of town.When its modern new plant was completed in the fall, the Salmon Arm Co-operative Creamery As-sociation hoped to install a pasteurizing plant and commence distribution of fluid milk to residents of the city and district.

1956 Total fire loss in Salmon Arm city in 1955 was only $600, it was reported at the annual meeting of the Volunteer Fire Brigade held in the Montebello Cafe.P.R. Calvert, a member of the fire brigade since the Second World War, was named chief, suc-ceeding Clair J. Morrow.A request was received by city council that the name Rotten Row be changed. Residents living along the street requested the change. City Clerk Fred Middleton said a bylaw would be necessary, but no immediate action would be taken.

1966 Faced with a $1.744 million school budget, village commissioners advocated the takeover of all schools by the provincial gov-ernment. Commissioners T.H. Middleton, W.A. Monk and Victor Nancollas were all critical of school financing formulas.

Life & TimesInsects disappearing

As a rule, flies do not have a stellar reputation.

But to entomologists the world over, they are vital to healthy, functioning ecosystems.

And they’re disappearing before sci-entists can find them and discover their roles.

Enter local entomologist Art Borkent and colleague Brian Brown of the Los Angeles County Museum who, four years ago, received a grant from the US National Science Foundation to thor-oughly study a 1,600-metre section of mid-elevation land in Costa Rica.

“So far, we have 2,800 species in an area the size of about five football fields and we haven’t finished yet; it will prob-ably get to 3,200,” Borkent says with enthusiasm.

“This information is vital because it indicates what we are truly extincting on the planet right now,” he says. “Ev-ery clear-cut mountain in the tropics eliminates hundreds, if not thousands of species of insects and these are vital to functioning ecosystems.”

Borkent says the idea of cataloguing and studying species is not new but sci-entists who have attempted to do so have been swamped – too many species, too many specimens and not enough scien-tists to identify them.

“We boiled it right down, took a little chunk of cloud forest and collected it in-tensely, but with only one malaise trap,” he says describing the trap as a sort of pup tent without side walls where the flies fly in and upwards to an exit hole in the roof, before falling into a data trap containing a liquid.

The trapped flies were collected every week for one full year.

“Just from that, we kept five techni-cians in Costa Rica busy for three years,” he says, noting the techs did the prep

work of pinning or putting all the flies on microscope slides, ready for 54 sci-entists from around the world to study them.

“Each one of these flies has a story; they’re doing something out there. They are the factory workers, the movers and shakers of the ecosystems,” Borkent says, noting the reason so many species can be packed into such a tight area is because they each have a specialized job. “There are flies that eat plants, de-compose things, break down fungi, wood, anything that’s organic, they’re parasites, pollinators…”

Borkent says flies provide a window into what’s happening in a particular ecosystem.

But the windows are closing as more and more of the world’s tropical forests are being logged, destroying organisms in an ecosystem that cannot be renewed – and taking knowledge with them.

Borkent worries that billions of dol-lars are being spent on finding out what is happening on Mars or to see what kind of gases are on a comet, but ignoring planet Earth.

“As a society, we’re not spending the money on the world around us that is so vital to our health, the health of the

planet and ultimately our survival,” he says. “We have a satellite circling the Earth saying how much oxygen we have and the rate of heat deflection instead of looking at the organisms and the many, many canaries in the coal mine.”

Not only are the tropics where most species live, they are home to the highest proportion of the world population.

Borkent and Brown have collaborated on other projects, including a two-vol-ume work, How to Identify Flies in Cen-tral America.

That study only identified flies to the genus level but not to the species level.

Borkent is pleased Pope Francis has declared the need to protect the planet.

“I think we have a moral obligation to care for life on this planet and to do so we have to understand it,” he says. “And that is what we are doing.”

Borkent says the data is being com-piled now, a process that should be com-pleted by the end of March.

The study will appear in the presti-gious Science, the peer-reviewed aca-demic journal of the American Asso-ciation for the Advancement of Science. Borkent is hopeful that will take place by late summer or early fall.

Closer view: Entomologist Art Borkent looks at sample slides under the microscope in his home office.

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There’s going to be a host of options for peo-ple who like to shop at farmers’ markets.

The Shuswap Farm and Craft Market will operate in its usual place at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Fifth Street SW, in the Rain-bow Glass parking lot behind Centenoka Park Mall. This market opens for the season on April 29 and operates from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tues-days and Fridays.

An all-organic market operates Wednesdays from 3 to 5 p.m. at Up-town Askew’s. Winter operations will continue March 2, 16 and 30 and April 13 and 27.

Now there are a cou-ple more faces on the block.

The Salmon Arm Farmers Market is a recently formed organi-zation, which will open for business on May 7. Outdoor markets will be held Tuesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12:30 in the old Ca-nadian Tire building owned by developer Bill Laird.

Downtown Salmon Arm is also planning a summertime market for Wednesday evenings at the Ross Street Plaza.

This has some people speculating about satu-ration.

“How many farmers’ markets can Salmon Arm support?” is a question posted by the Shuswap Farm and Craft Market on its Facebook page Mon-day.

“I know that it is con-fusing with so many markets in this town, but we are not part of the market starting at Canadian Tire,” reads the post. “I’m sure our customers are confused considering there are now five markets in a town with the popula-tion of what, 17,000? And why?”

But Karen Dow, secretary/treasurer of the new Salmon Arm Farmers’ Market, says the farmers’ market she, Chris White and Heather Middlestead are organizing is only one-quarter of their

business plan.Their venture will oc-

cupy 5,000 square feet of the building which will be known as West-gate and will include an artists’ co-operative, a commercial kitchen and a bistro where every-thing is $5 or less.

The co-op will be called It’s Handmade and will allow artists of all kinds to exhibit and sell their work without having to be on site.

Food items for It’s Homemade, the 32-seat bistro that will open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., will be prepared in the morning, leaving the kitchen available for rent in the afternoon.

Dow and Mid-dlestead both currently operate businesses in Centenoka Park Mall and began hatching their plans after an art-ists’ store Middlestead opened for Christmas was very successful.

New markets join inBy Barb BrouwerOBSERVER STAFF

Vendors: The Shuswap Farm and Craft Market will continue to operate in its location behind Centenoka Park Mall.

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February 18, 2016 - Salmon Arm, BC

The City of Salmon Arm Water Pollution Control Centre (WPCC) is located just outside of downtown Salmon Arm at the corner of Fraser Avenue NW and Narcisse Street NW. The plant releases treated effluent into Shuswap Lake with a UV treatment system as the tertiary treatment. The City of Salmon Arm has received a federal Gas Tax Fund contribution in the amount of $650,000.00 for the Water Pollution Control Centre (WPCC) Ultraviolet (UV) Light Disinfection System Upgrade project. The grant will fund the upgrade project in its entirety.

The WPCC has a service population of approximately 15,000 people and is funded through a user pay system. The grant will directly benefit the users of the sanitary system by offsetting necessary upgrade costs and the upgrade of the current UV tertiary treatment will be of benefit to all residents and users of Shuswap Lake as it will result in a fully redundant, energy efficient, maintenance friendly, and highly effective UV treatment system.

The City anticipates the UV upgrade to be completed in the Fall of 2016.

Quick Facts

• The Water Pollution Control Centre – Ultraviolet (UV) Light Disinfection System Upgrade is receiving $650,000.00 from the federal Gas Tax Fund.

• The total estimated cost of this project is $650,000.00

• This project is one of the 57 projects that are being funded through the Strategic Priorities Fund under the Federal Gas Tax Fund for 2016.

• The Union of BC Municipalities administers the Federal Gas Tax Fund in British Columbia in partnership with the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.

• Each year, the Government of Canada provides over $253 million in indexed funding for local government infrastructure projects across British Columbia through the federal Gas Tax Fund. The funding can be spent on any eligible project the community prioritizes across a broad range of eligible project categories, or it can be pooled with other communities for regional projects, banked for later priorities or used to pay for financed projects.

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“Through the federal Gas Tax Fund, the Government of Canada is allowing communities in BC, and all across Canada, to make informed decisions about their infrastructure

investments and how best to spend federal dollars. Community officials are best positioned to identify their specific needs, and the federal Gas Tax fund supports them in making those strategic investments. These 57 projects will contribute to building the strong, inclusive and sustainable communities Canadians desire to live in.”

Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

“These funds will help support the construction of infrastructure improvements that will provide a better standard of living for residents in communities all across B.C. I’m pleased to say that local governments throughout the province are receiving more than $69 million in funding for 27 capital projects through the Federal Gas Tax Fund, which is administered by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities and provided by the Government of Canada.”

Honourable Peter Fassbender, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development

The Federal Gas Tax Fund contribution will enable the City of Salmon Arm to undertake an important upgrade to our Water Pollution Control Centre without additional cost to our taxpayers. We are so pleased to have this opportunity to enhance the safety and efficiency of the Ultraviolet (UV) Light Disinfection System for all users.

Mayor Cooper and Members of Council, Salmon Arm, BC

“The federal Gas Tax Fund is helping local governments accelerate their capital investment plans. These investments will support improved levels of service for facilities in communities throughout BC. The 189 local governments that we represent appreciate the ongoing commitment of the Government of Canada to improving local infrastructure. We are also pleased with the valued support provided by the Province of British Columbia to deliver this program.”

Al Richmond, President, Union of BC Municipalities

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To learn more about the federal Gas Tax Fund visit: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/gtf-fte-eng.html.

To learn more about other projects recently announced under the Strategic Priorities Fund visit: http://infc.gc.ca/b5a1

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Will it be Salmon Arm or Revelstoke?

Jones Distillery, originally intended to open in a section of the old Honda dealership across from McGuire Lake, is now in limbo.

Gareth Jones, owner of the new venture, says the deal for the site, which had been rezoned by city coun-cil in November, has

since fallen through. He is now looking for another site in Salmon Arm, but has also ex-panded his vision to Revelstoke.

“I’m looking at other options for locations in both places, looking to find the right fit, but there will only be one location,” says Jones, who plans to make gin, vodka and whiskey, as well as offering tast-ings and workshops.

“I’m pretty gutted

about the thing falling through, but I’m still moving ahead. I just need to find the right fit.”

Salmon Arm Coun-cil was very supportive of the venture and ap-proved Jones’ requests for rezoning to allow for its operation. A new location could mean another rezoning might be necessary.

Jones was recently in Revelstoke to make ap-plication in that city for

zoning amendments that would permit a

distillery to operate in that community.

Plans for distillery now in limboBy Tracy HughesOBSERVER STAFF

Two cities: Gareth Jones is considering both Salmon Arm and Revelstoke for his planned distilling operation.

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“In addition to providing exceptional busi-ness references, Sea Dog Rentals is committed to developing an enhanced website and market-ing strategy and will be contacting the Chamber of Commerce, Shuswap Tourism and Downtown Salmon Arm for input,” states a city staff report.

Corporate officer Erin Jackson explained coun-cil is receiving the results after months of discus-sion and negotiations. She said Sea Dog Rentals have been operating at the marina for many years as a subtenant, operating small water craft rentals, so now will take on operation of the marina.

Conditions include: • an annual lease fee of $40,000; • payment of property taxes; • an initial term of three years with a two-year option to re-new, providing the arrangement is mutually ben-eficial; • the encouragement of a strong houseboat presence but no exclusive arrangements with any one houseboat operator.

Staff also reported more of the parking area will be back in the public realm.

“It’s a public wharf, we want the public to use it, we want it to be busy,” said Coun. Alan Harri-son. “Having that piece back is important.”

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Have your say on Canoe BeachWhat do you think of plans for Canoe Beach? The city is creating a Canoe Beach Master Plan and the process will include an open house. The purpose is to gather input from the com-munity regarding conceptual plans prepared from community surveys. The open house is set for Thursday, March 3, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. at city hall in Salmon Arm. Everyone is welcome.

Better breezewayThe Ross Street Breezeway, which connects the Ross Street parking lot with Alexander Street, is getting a make-over. Bill Laird and Lindsay Wong with Downtown Salmon Arm came to Monday’s council meeting to explain plans. The new look would include an archway, columns, LED lighting, a couple of period murals, a map and a handrail on one side. “We think it will be a great improvement to the downtown, and with council’s approval we’d like to get going on it so it’s there for the summer,” Laird said, explaining DSA will be paying for it. Council was pleased.

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Three members of the Salmon Arm Refu-gee Coalition have Syr-ian families arriving soon but have nowhere to house them.

They need help fast and anyone who can provide a lead on lodg-ing is asked to go to the “post accommo-dations” link at http://www.shuswaprefuge.com.

In the meantime, Salmon Arm’s first Syrian refugee is well on his way to learning English, thanks, in part, to the help he is receiv-ing from Immigrant Services Shuswap.

Behind the glass walls of an office, ani-mated conversation is at full throttle.

Mustafa Zakreet is practising his skills while learning about the vast country he can now call home.

With the help of vol-unteer tutor Mary Regi-er and laminated pages with facts and photos, Zakreet is becoming acquainted with Cana-da’s provinces and ter-ritories.

Enthusiasm grows when Regier reveals a photo of Saskatchewan.

“Flat,” he says clearly of the Prairie province and the photo of golden wheat fields.

Syria used to grow wheat for most of the Arab world, he explains. And even though the country has not been growing the grain for the past five years because of the civil war, Zakreet says stock-piled wheat is still available in Syrian stores.

It seems appropriate that Sicamous United

Church Minister Juani-ta Austen arrives unan-nounced with a gift of za’atar she purchased through an organization that supports peace in Palestine and Israel.

Zakreet’s face lights up with anticipation as he clasps the small bot-tle that contains za’atar, a Middle Eastern spice mixture used in many dishes and can be eaten on bread drizzled with olive oil.

“It means a lot; you can’t know how im-portant it is, I dream to have food from Pales-tine,” he tells Austen.

Grateful to all his tu-tors, Zakereet says he is picking up the language quickly, attending three sessions at Immigrant Services, two daytime sessions at Okanagan College and an evening one as well.

“At first it was diffi-cult to speak, now it’s better; there are no Ara-bic people so I have to speak English,” he says. “And I dreamt in Eng-lish the other night.”

This is important to Zakreet who was told he would know he was making great progress when he began dream-ing in English.

“I was talking to my father in English and he was speaking English in my dream,” laughs Za-kreet. “He said he can but I said you can’t.”

The young refugee is grateful to the volun-teers who have stepped up to welcome and support him in his new home.

Immigrant Services Shuswap has been on-board since September when Brian Ayotte and Joyce Henderson asked executive director Gu-drun Malmqvist if she

knew anything about the process of bringing refugees to Canada.

“We didn’t really know; our funding comes from Immigra-tion, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and is for permanent residents and refugees once they’re here in the community,” she said, noting her office’s commitment to finding out about the process. “From that point we were very involved with the group.”

“The volunteers have put together a program so they’re on the same page, but it still remains flexible enough they can adapt to whatever he needs,” Malmqvist says of the lessons be-ing provided to Zakreet.

Members of the com-munity are invited to an educational evening of films and discussion at 6 p.m. Monday, March 7 at the Salmar Classic Theatre.

Ayotte says the films, one with a young girl whose family fled Syr-ia, will make people aware of why Syrians are looking for a safe and welcoming place to start their lives over.

Hunt is on for refugee housingSupport for Syrians: Public invited to educational evening March 7.

Learning: Mustafa Zakreet practises English with volunteer tutor Mary Regier.

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The Shuswap Trail Alliance is developing an international reputa-tion for excellence.

Jacob (Sutra) Brett, the trail alliance’s tech-nical trail designer, and operations manager Veda Roberge returned last week from a 16-day trail adventure in Torres del Paine Na-tional Park, in Chile’s Patagonia region.

AMA Torres del Paine, a non-profit con-servation organization that works within the park, invited Roberge and Brett to provide their expertise in a nine-kilometre pilot project.

The Torres del Paine are the three spectacu-lar granite peaks that extend up to 2,500 metres above sea level and draw an increas-ing number of trekkers from around the world.

“Now they’re at the point of having 200,000 a year with 500 to 1,000 people per day in the peak season, just on the last Las Torres trail, and that’s not counting the horses,” says Brett. “We’ve never seen that much volume on a trail.”

Also new to Brett and Roberge was the trail’s exposure – 200-foot scree slopes (col-lection of broken rock fragments) into a river, a trail that in places narrows to two feet or less where people and horses are continually trying to pass each oth-er, and an area often ac-companied by sudden and very strong winds.

Brett admits to being fearful on one occasion when the horse he was riding suddenly and stubbornly stopped, de-termined to turn around on a very narrow part of the trail.

“The look on your face was priceless,” laughs a less-than-sym-pathetic Roberge.

“There are more than 200 kilometres of trail and they admit they don’t know how to fix them,” says Brett of the system that was created by range cattle many years ago and whose

silty soil structure is crumbling.

Roberge says she and Brett did a lot of walking and horseback riding to cover as much territory as possible. One of the main con-clusions they came to was the necessity of separating horses from hikers.

They may need some ideas and assistance, but Roberge says the people they met and worked with were amazing and dedicated.

Partners include the National Forest Cor-poration or CONAF, a Chilean private, non-profit organization, and Cequa, a group that goes into the field to collect a wide range of data, while AMA takes care of rehabilitation, replanting and rebuild-ing.

As well as the ero-sion caused, in part, by winds that can hit 200 km/h, Brett says the trails in Patagonia also have issues similar to those in the Shuswap, particularly in terms of the annual freshet.

He says it wasn’t just the expertise the Shuswap Trail Alliance could provide that ap-pealed to the groups who are trying to re-habilitate and preserve the Torres del Paine trails.

“They also like our collaboration with oth-er groups and the com-munity and our bring-ing all the partners together,” he says. “Ba-sically, they’re bring-ing a bunch of partners together like we do up here, with passion and concern for the future of the nation and its trail system.”

The connection be-tween the trail alliance and AMA was made by Ross Cloutier with the Thompson Rivers Uni-versity Faculty of Ad-venture, Tourism and Culinary Arts, one of the trail alliance’s sup-porting partners.

Cloutier met with AMA officials on a visit to Chile and re-ferred the group to Shuswap Trail Alliance executive-director Phil

McIntyre Paul.“We’ve been shar-

ing notes between our two organizations for several months now,” McIntyre Paul said. “This is really an amaz-ing opportunity to learn from an organization that has a long history of collaborating with international partners.”

And Roberge and Brett were also a big hit with one of Chile’s most prominent nation-al newspapers, which

did a full-page story on the two trail experts.

“They’re definitely wanting us to go back and we’re in open dis-cussions about them coming here for us to teach them and help them there,” says Rob-erge, noting that while the Chileans would like to have the work done as soon as possible, there is a lot of work to be done, including construction of two suspension bridges.

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Chile: Pair’s expertise helps sustain Torres del Paine.

On the route: Jacob Brett, left, and Veda Roberge, middle, spent two weeks in Torres Del Paine National Park in Chile helping assess the future of one of the most popular trails in the world.

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Two losses at home over the weekend at the hands of Penticton and Trail sealed the Silverbacks position as the third seed in the In-terior Division.

For the first time this season, the Silverbacks suffered their first de-feat on home ice to Penticton on Friday evening.

After a scoreless first 20 minutes, Nick Hutchison opened the scoring for the ’Backs early in the second but the Vees’ Demico Han-noun tied it just past the halfway mark of the middle frame.

Midway through the final period Chris Gerrie gave Pentic-ton a goal lead only to see it cancelled out 21 seconds later by Taro Hirose’s 15th goal of the season, assisted by Josh Laframboise.

Seven minutes after

Hirose’s marker, the Vees’ talisman Tyson Jost scored the even-tual game winner.

On Saturday night, the Smokies’ Bennett Morrison scored the overtime goal on giv-ing them the 5-4 win over the ’Backs.

The Silverbacks got out to a three-goal lead on first-period goals by Chase Zieky and Cam-eron Trott, along with a second-period marker from Laframboise.

A great work ethic on the forecheck by Carson Bolduc led to the game’s opening goal by Zieky, his 27th of the season, lifting it over the shoulder of Bailey MacBurnie.

Trott doubled the score for the ’Backs with a blast from the point on the power play. Blanchard’s goal also came on the man advantage as he had an easy finish on a gap-ing net, thanks to slick

passing from Marcus Mitchell and Trott.

Trail rallied back as Jake Kauppila scored two and Evan McEach-ern added one to make it 3-3 going to the third.

Former Silverback Connor Brown-Malos-ki put the Smokies ahead but Mitchell tied it just over a minute later, setting the stage

for overtime play.A great individual

effort by the Smokies’ Morrison to beat the Silverbacks’ defence wide with speed then sneak the puck be-tween the pads of An-gus Redmond sealed the two points for Trail.

The ’Backs have two games remaining in the season against West

Kelowna, who they will meet in the first round of the playoffs, and host Penticton on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the final game of the regular season.

On Monday, Hirose was nominated by the league for the Bob Fenton Trophy, as the league’s most sports-manlike player.

Marshall takes titleWhile Alysson Marshall hung up her skis on the international stage, she is still skiing com-petitively and racking up the hardware on the university scene. Representing Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Marshall was crowned OUA (Ontario University Athletics) Women’s Champion after winning three gold medals in the 7.5-kilometre interval start skate, the three-person relay and the 10-km classic mass start. Nine universities competed in the OUA Nordic Championships held over three days at Nakker-tok near Ottawa.

Spring soccer registration openRegistration for the Shuswap Youth Soccer Association house spring soccer season is now open. Registrations paid by the early rate deadline of Monday, March 7 will be entered into a draw for a pair of tickets to the Vancouver Whitecaps versus LA Galaxy game on Saturday, April 2. For more information on registration, visit www.shuswapsoccer.com/programs.php.

Get ready for SoccerfestThe Shuswap Youth Soccer Association will be hosting its Soccerfest event in the indoor field at the SASCU Memorial Complex on Saturday, March 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. There will be an equipment swap as well as fun drills and games for all levels of players. For more information on the event, visit www.shuswapsoccer.com.

Volunteers neededThe Salmon Arm branch of Special Olympics BC is in need of new volunteers. The organization needs volunteers in all areas of the organization to assist the program coordina-tor, coaches, registration of athletes, and help out with events. For more information, contact Aly Clifton at [email protected], or visit www.specialolympics.bc.ca.

Bridge resultsResults for Feb. 17: first Jane Dale and Fred Vie-hoffer, second Betty and Fred Bergmann, third Jack Ashenbrenner and Vicki Coe.Results for Feb. 21: first Dan Quilty and Gerry Chatelain, second Edie and Jack Swanson, third Ruth Embree and Michael Clayton and fourth Arlene and Bert Lamoureux.

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Sr. Golds bounce back at right time

Solid defence: Salmon Arm Golds’ guard Dillan Olson strips the ball from a Lakers player and heads up the court in the last regular season game of the year at the Sullivan campus gym on Saturday.

The senior Golds bounced back after a number of recent losses with a 68-56 home win over the PenHigh Lak-ers.

The Golds’ depth was on display as Nor-man Ambauen, Josh Kujat and Dillan Olson each scored 12 points and Dawson Mayes scored 11. After jump-ing out to a command-ing lead, the Golds’ shooting dried up and the Lakers pounced as they clawed back to tie the game. The Golds buckled down defen-sively and eventually shut down the Lakers offence.

“This was a bounce back game of sorts, as

our defence had been a half step behind in the previous couple of games, and we were spending too much time chasing. Great de-fence again this game, which is important to have running right heading into playoffs,” said head coach Rhys Waters.

The Golds beat Pent-icton easily earlier in the season, and then lost in Penticton. Wa-ters says that loss stung.

“We’ve worked re-ally hard in practice, and it was nice for the guys to rebound and beat Penticton, making us 2-1 on the season against them,” said Wa-ters. With an 18-12 re-cord for the season, the Golds claimed the third

spot setting up a semi-final playoff game against the second-seed Mount Boucherie on Thursday in Kelowna at 6 p.m.

Junior GoldsThe Junior Golds

basketball team con-cluded their season last week finishing third in the Okanagan North Zone Tournament.

The team defeated the Okanagan’s top Grade 9 team this sea-son, Okanagan Mission from Kelowna 50-45 to take the third spot.

“We were a young team of mostly Grade 9 boys but competed hard against mostly older competition all season,” said coach Rob Neid.

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Fifty years ago Rich-ard Mori was handed the reins of the Salmon Arm Judo Club, which was in its infancy as a club, and he is still coaching to this day.

The club was started in 1965 and was oper-ated by instructors from the Vernon club, but when Mori moved to Salmon Arm in 1966, they handed him the coaching duties.

“They told me you are here, you coach. I was coerced into man-ning the club,” jokes Mori. “I took the coach-ing duties reluctantly at first but I am glad I did…,” says Mori.

Originally from Ste-veston, Mori’s fam-ily relocated to Vernon when he was six. There he first enrolled in a judo class in 1944.

Mori says he fol-lowed his cousins into the sport where he excelled, becoming a brown belt before leav-ing to become a dentist.

After a 10-year hia-tus from the sport, Mori picked up judo once again, entering competitions and earn-ing his black belt. He says keeping up with the training, competi-tions and instructing was too much to handle so he turned his focus towards coaching. The decision to get back into the sport came from a belief, instilled as a child, to live a physi-cally active life and be

as healthy as possible.Mori has dedicated

62 years of his life to judo and remains just as dedicated as day one.

Without fail Mori is the first one at every practice on Tuesday and Thursday evenings setting up the mats in the gym at Hillcrest El-ementary.

“Day in and day out, he is the most commit-ted coach I have ever seen and I’ve played a lot of sports,” says Sean Weissenborn, a former judo student of Mori’s who now helps Mori with instructing.

Only in the last two years has Mori stopped allowing students to practice tossing and takedown techniques on him, which is where Weissenborn stepped in.

“You would feel bad practicing takedowns on him – you didn’t want to hurt him, but he could take it and encouraged you to take him down,” laughs Weissenborn.

A broken leg, a pin in the shoulder and a plate in the knee has not stopped Mori from at-tending and participat-ing in practices.

In Japanese, judo means “gentle way,” a phrase that perfectly de-scribes Mori’s mental-ity and coaching style.

“I think judo has been a lifelong way of life for him,” says his daughter Lisa, who found out he had been coaching the club for 50 years in an old Observer article

from the ’80s.“He displays such a

calm, peaceful facade and I think his students feed off of that,” says Lisa. Over the years Mori has seen numerous students become black belts, and has made a name for the club in the B.C. judo scene. Mori has three students, Casey Bourassa, Reese Richardson and Kendall Turner, who will repre-sent Salmon Arm in the upcoming BC Winter Games in Penticton.

“He has had a very positive impact on my life. He pushes you out of your comfort zone and that has helped my confidence,” says Bourassa.

The girls unanimous-ly agree they would not be at a level to compete in the Games if it wasn’t for Mori.

“He keeps everyone involved and engaged. He leaves us yearning for more judo all the time,” says Richardson.

Mori says the most important part of coach-ing for him is to instil self discipline in his stu-dents.

“With judo it’s defi-nitely about teaching self-discipline and how to control your emotion – it’s great for kids,” says Mori.

There is a quiet con-fidence to Mori as he walks around the gym critiquing and coach-ing his students dur-ing practice. He is not afraid to get down to the students’ level and show them the proper way to execute a certain technique, even as he is pushing 78-years-old.

Weissenborn insists Mori is more than just a

judo coach. “He teaches you how

to be a respectful partic-ipant in sport, at work, in your community and your family,” says Weis-senborn.

After five decades of teaching the “gentle way,” Mori admits he is thinking of retiring from the coaching role. When he does, Mori says he will “bow out quietly.”

Dedicated to the gentle wayBy Evan BuhlerOBSERVER STAFF

Encouraging words: Judo instructor Richard Mori gives his students tips as they practice.

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The Haywood NorAm Ski race last weekend in Prince George saw many great finishes for Larch Hills skiers.

Friday was an inter-val free technique start. In the junior girls 1, Ra-chel May placed third as did Julia Brown in the juvenile girls 1.

Julianne Moore, Claire Van Bergeyk and Sophia Van Varse-veld swept the podium in the midget girls 1.

In the midget boys 1, Trond May was third.

In Saturday’s sprints, Rachel May claimed first in the junior girls 1 and Julia Brown placed third in the juvenile girls 1.

In the junior boys 2, Seth Van Varseveld was second and, for the junior boys 1, David Bakker placed third.

In the juvenile boys 2, Konrad Van Varse-veld placed second.

In the peewee boys 2, Ian Van Bergeyk

earned first. Teslyn Bates raced

to first place in the ban-tam girls 2 and, for the bantam boys 1, Eric Moore was second, while Jacob Hepburn was third in the bantam boys 2.

In the midget girls 2, Maggie Beckner skied to a second-place fin-ish.

In the Midget Girls 1, Julianne Moore, Claire Van Bergeyk and Sophia Van Varse-veld swept the podium.

In the midget boys 1, Trond May was first and, for the midget boys 2, Stephen Moore was second.

Sunday was a mass start classic technique event.

Reaching the po-dium in the peewee division was Ian Van Bergeyk. In the bantam division Teslyn Bates, Eric Moore and Jacob Hepburn claimed po-dium finishes.

Julianne Moore,

Claire Van Bergeyk, Sophia Van Varseveld and Trond May raced to medals in the midget division. In the junior girls division Rachel May raced to first, and in the Juvenile divi-

sion, Julia Brown, Ra-chel Bates and Konrad Van Varseveld reached the podium.

The next race will be in Whistler for the Teck BC Champion-ships March 4 to 6.

A banner dayThe Salmon Arm CR Auto Juvenile Recreation team captured the OMAHA League title. The banner was presented to the team before the first round of playoffs on Saturday evening at Hucul Pond.

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Sprint to finish: Larch Hills skier Avery Hanson competes in the free technique event at the NorAms in Prince George.

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ARTS & EVENTSThe slate of performers for the

2016 Roots and Blues Festival continues to expand with a whole lotta soul coming to Salmon Arm.

The SojournersThat three remarkable singers

from the U.S. would align them-selves under the banner of The Sojourners in Vancouver remains one of the most inspiring stories in the Canadian roots music com-munity of the last couple of de-cades.

Marcus Mosely, who hails from Texas, Will Sanders, whose roots are deep in Louisiana and Khari McClelland, who was raised in Detroit, are a group that, strangely enough, Canada can call it’s own.

The Sojourners are without question one of the top vocal groups on the continent.

Brought together by Mosely af-ter he received a call from blues-man Jim Byrnes a few years ago, requesting he round up a few tal-ented friends for a recording ses-sion, The Sojourners took � ight at that session and have been soar-ing at high altitudes ever since.

As the Sojourners bio pro-claims: This is not music that strives to be polite. In The So-journers’ universe, echoes of doo-wop, R&B, country and blues weave together to create a unique sound that has all but vanished from today’s world.

Roots and Blues fans can look forward to a strong gospel blues component this year and expect The Sojourners to be the founda-tion of what will be a marvelous and inspired set early Sunday af-ternoon, along with a stand-alone concert as well as workshops of varying themes at side stages.

Jerry LawsonOne of the great soul, gospel and

blues singers of his generation, Jerry Lawson is best known as “the voice” of the critically acclaimed a

cappella group The Persuasions, and understandably so as he spent the better part of four decades with the in� uential and ground-break-ing vocal group.

When Lawson was the lead singer of the Persuasions, which he left in 2003, Greil Marcus, the dean of roots music journalists called the group “a perfect mar-riage of passion and intelligence.” Rolling Stone has rated their 1977 album Chirpin’ as one of the one hundred best works of the 1970s.

Since his departure from The Persuasions, Lawson has par-ticipated in a tribute recording to Bruce Springsteen (Born To Run), recorded an album with Talk of the Town and cut solo projects, his most recent outing being the album, Just A Mortal Man.

Armed with one of the most soulful and supercharged voices around, Lawson will be coming to

Roots and Blues with his guitar player and over the course of the weekend he will be collaborating with The Sojourners for a concert that will be unique to Roots and Blues.

Eric Bibb Without question one of the

most important acoustic blues art-ists of his generation, Eric Bibb is

also one of the most proli� c re-cording artists in the roots music world.

A smooth, passionate and, at times, � ery singer, as well as a � uid, technically brilliant guitarist, superior tunesmith and ready col-laborator, Bibb was nominated for a Grammy for his Shakin’ A Tail-feather disc and was nominated for numerous W.C. Handy Awards before they were re-branded as the Blues Awards.

Born with the blues and activism in his DNA, Bibb is the son of the late great actor/singer Leon Bibb, godson of actor-singer Paul Robe-son and his uncle was John Lewis, the founder of the Modern Jazz Quartet.

As Bibb has stated on numerous occasions, “my parents’ house was a centre of artistic life where meet-ing Odetta, the Rev. Gary Davis and Judy Collins, had a profound

effect on me.”Bibb is another one of those

master musicians who Roots and Blues staff and audiences will be appreciate not only for his talents, but because of his desire to be “all in” and wanting to participate on all levels at the 2016 edition of the festival.

Molly Tuttle BandMolly Tuttle, a gifted American

singer, songwriter and guitarist, who is barely out of her teens, has been praised by Bluegrass Today, Flatpicking Guitar Magazine and American Songwriter Magazine. She’s appeared on A Prairie Home Companion, won � rst place in the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at Merlefest and played at the re-nowned Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco, while � nding time to attend and gradu-ate from the Americana Music Program at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Such is her talent on all fronts that she had more than two million hits on Youtube while receiving raves from established bluegrass veterans around the continent, in-cluding mandolin ace John Reis-chman who will be collaborating with Tuttle and her band at the 2016 edition of Roots and Blues. The list of credits keeps growing as she’s also recently played the Newport Folk Festival on the east coast of the states and headlined at the Freight and Salvage in Berke-ley.

Find out what the growing buzz about Molly Tuttle is all about at Roots and Blues 2016.

Soulful sounds: Acclaimed Bluegrass singer and guitar player Molly Tuttle is a recent addition to the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival line up for August.

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Shuswap Theatre presents Welfarewell Feb. 25 to 28 and March 3 to 5. Friday and Sat-urday shows are at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday shows at 1:30 p.m.

Esmerelda Quipp is in a dark place in Shuswap Theatre’s pro-duction of Welfarewell.

Her power has been cut off and her beloved cat has died.

Unable to afford food, let alone the cost to have her cat cre-mated, she grabs a shovel, the cat and heads for the back yard.

She has barely begun when in swaggers her cigar-chomping landlord who, in a most obnox-ious way, tells her she is breaking the law, before slinking off to rat her out to police.

Held in the local lockup over-night, Esmerelda discovers a cure for loneliness and hunger.

Now she just has to figure out how to remain a part of the com-munity frequented by murder-ers and ladies of the night – and ever-so-nice officials.

The very talented Hilary Brown is brilliant in the lead role that includes over-the-top out-bursts of Shakespeare, and with good reason – her performance record is long, beginning in her native England where she was involved from a very early age.

She was part of the theatre scene for more than 30 years and began her Shuswap Theatre “ca-reer” playing Vileda Scrunge in the recent Christmas pantomime.

Welfarewell is a hilarious take on the very sober reality for far too many seniors.

“Esmerelda has been a chal-lenge and I have needed great support from the cast and crew as well as a friend of mine spending hours helping me learn the part,” she declares in her program notes.

“Poverty and loneliness are

big factors in the health of older people and that is why my hus-band and I have been a part of setting up the Seniors’ Resource Centre for South Shuswap.”

Cellmates Chelsea Vetter, Joyce Bradley and Keren Huyter are excellent in their jail cell roles, as is Nedine Scott as a jail official and Kent Newton as a very frustrated lawyer.

Evelyn Birch has done a great job directing 17 actors, many of them bit players who flavour the production in their mini roles.

In Welfarewell, Pamela (Cat) Delaney, a widely published Canadian journalist, humour-ist and award-winning poet and playwright, has created a widely appealing, poignant play for our times.

And Shuswap Theatre has done a fine job with the cast and crew that numbers more than 45 both backstage and front of house.

Welfarewell plays out Feb. 25 to 28, and March 3 to 5. Thurs-day, Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m. and a Sunday matinee at 1:30 p.m. Thursday Feb. 25 and March 3 are Pay What You Can – cash only at the door. Tickets for all other perfor-

mances are available at Intwined Fibre Arts, online at shuswapthe-atre.com or at the door an hour before the performance.

In other Shuswap Theatre news, auditions for I Had a Job I Liked Once take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29 and Tuesday, March 1. Needed are three males, aged 30 to 60, one male 16 to 22 and one female 16 to 22.

Written by Guy Vanderhaeghe and directed by Marcus Smith, I Had a Job I Liked Once will run April 29 to May 14 and is Shuswap Theatre’s entry in the Okanagan Zone Drama Festival on May 27.

For more information or a copy of the script, contact Mar-cus at 250-803-6819.

The theatre is again offering a free workshop for people who want to know about all the jobs and steps that go into producing a play from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat-urday, March 5.

Theatre 101 starts with play selection through set design, costumes, directing, acting, etc. right up until closing night.

For more information or to register for the workshop, call Julia at 250-833-1496.

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Confrontation: Esmerelda Quipp (Hilary Brown) has a run-in with her landlord played by Tom Wainwright.

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“Anyone who can throw a hatchet and sue you is a force to be reckoned with.”

That’s how re-nowned climate ac-tivist Bill McKibben describes Caleb Behn, the charismatic subject of the Canadian feature documentary Frac-tured Land, which will run at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 3 at the Salmar Classic Theatre.

The screening – which will be followed by a panel discussion with the film’s co-director Damien Gil-lis, focusing on LNG, fracking, and BC’s energy economy – is co-hosted by Shuswap Environmental Action Society.

The tour comes on the heels of the film’s award-winning run at the Vancouver Inter-national Film Festival, where it claimed Best BC Film and the VIFF

Impact Canadian Audi-ence Award.

With some of the world’s largest frack-ing operations on his territory, Behn, a young indigenous lawyer from northeast B.C., confronts the fractures within his community, his family and him-self as he struggles to reconcile traditional teachings with the law to protect the land.

The coming-of-age story, produced and directed by first-time feature filmmakers Damien Gillis and Fiona Rayher – in as-sociation with CBC’s documentary Channel and Knowledge Net-work – follows Behn as he grapples with the impact of hydraulic fracturing (or “frack-ing”) on his territory.

Caleb’s mother is a

high-ranking oil and gas officer trying to make change from the inside; his father a resi-dential school survivor and staunch environ-mentalist. Intelligent, articulate and speaking with conviction, Behn has learned how to straddle these two dif-ferent worlds, whether hunting beaver, throw-ing hatchets or study-ing legal briefs.

Film focuses on fracking

The Salmon Arm Ecumenical KAIROS Committee presents “Standing With the Unist’ot’en: Protect the Land, Water and Indigenous Rights,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, at First United Church.

The Unist’ot’en, a clan of the Wet’suwet’en First Na-tion, are struggling to prevent three petroleum companies from laying pipelines in their terri-tory. Two would carry liquid fracked gas, which is 20 times more powerful a climate change driver than car-bon dioxide. The other pipeline (Northern Gateway) would carry corrosive bitumen from

the Alberta tar sands, risking contamination of land and water from leakage and spills.

Denying permis-sion is a First Nations right enshrined in the United Nations Dec-laration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which states that there must be free, prior and informed consent from the indigenous people concerned before any project affecting their lands or territories can be approved.

The recent report of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Com-mission (TRC), and its 94 Calls to Action are based on the frame-work of this United Na-

tions Declaration. The TRC Report has

shown Canadians how churches and govern-ments collaborated to extinguish language, culture and identity of indigenous children, breaking bonds of fam-ily and community, contributing to a sepa-ration of people from the land, while sup-pressing the spiritual-ity that celebrated that connection.

Canadian churches and other communi-ties have responded by committing to work for reconciliation, healing and a new relationship with First Nations that honours their contribu-tions to Canada.

KAIROS-Salmon Arm sees the Feb. 28 program as a small part of that important work.

The program will feature talks by Rev. Jenny Carter, the Min-ister at First United Church, and Kanahus Manuel, Secwepemc land defender. There will also be two short films about the work of the Unist’ot’en, and a silent auction as a fund-raiser to help with legal costs.

The program will begin at 2 p.m. while the auction will open at 1:30 p.m.

For more informa-tion, contact Anne Morris at 250-833-5773.

Fight for rights: Caleb Behn is the charismatic subject of the Canadian film, Fractured Land, which will run March 3.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries are very independent folk. You pride yourself on being able to do just about everything yourself. But that’s not always such a good idea. This week’s Full Moon urges you to be passionate and practical. You’ll find the secret to being successful at the moment is social networking [both in person and online].

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Be extra sensitive to the needs of your partner, children, teenagers or friends on Monday and Tuesday, when the Full Moon triggers misunderstandings or emotional meltdowns. Aim to be a calm and steadying Taurean tower of strength. With Mercury and Venus in your career zone, communicate closely with work colleagues.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The Full Moon’s in your domestic zone, so get your house in order and tackle Gemini jobs with gusto. But, if you spread gossip or jump to conclusions, you’ll end up in hot water. Avoid taking short cuts on Thursday. A slap-dash attitude will only mean you have to do things twice.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Many Crabs will be in cranky and hyper-sensitive mode on Monday and Tuesday, when the Full Moon, Mars and Neptune cause chaos in your communication zone. So aim to be super selective about who you mix with, as you’re liable to misread signals, misunderstand motives and then overreact.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Lions love to live in the lap of luxury but avoid the temptation to blow the budget with some binge shopping. The Full Moon fires up your finance zones, and encourages your tendency to be hasty with cash and careless with credit [especially on Monday and Tuesday]. Jupiter also inflates your extravagant streak, while nebulous Neptune confuses your understanding of your current financial situation.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Loved ones will demand your attention but the Full Moon urges you to take time out for yourself. If you indulge your interests and passions, then you’ll have more to offer those around you. On Thursday, Mercury and Saturn fine-tune your mercurial mind. Don’t be too studious and safe though. With Jupiter in your sign, be adventurous!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your mental and physical health require some focused attention. Spend quiet quality time on your own on Monday or Tuesday, when the Full Moon illuminates your solitude zone. Activities like reading, meditation, contemplation, yoga and walking in nature would all suit.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You have ambitious plans and goals for the future but sometimes you hold yourself back for fear of making a mistake. Monday night’s Full Moon urges you to be passionate, practical and proactive as you reach for the stars! But - when it comes to a child, teenager or close friend - all is not as it appears, so factor that into your approach.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The professional pressure is on this week, and family members will also demand plenty of your precious time. But if you promise more than you can realistically deliver, then everyone will just end up being disappointed. So how on earth will you keep all the plates spinning and get everything done?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Hey Capricorn - are you feeling uncharacteristically over-ready for a big adventure? Monday night’s Full Moon indicates travel is coming up over the next nine months, so start planning and researching ASAP. In between feeling restless, you’re also at your studious and astute best, as you accomplish tasks with precision and dig up information that others have missed.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t be discouraged if your ambitious goals seem unreachable. With planning and persistence, you can make your dreams come true but you must be in it for the long haul. So don’t expect instantly perfect results – sometimes messy mistakes lead you off in marvellous new directions. With Mercury and Venus in your sign, it’s a super week to be smart and stylish.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): With Monday night’s Full Moon revving up your relationship zone, loved ones won’t take kindly to criticism, no matter how ‘constructive’ it is. And with serious Saturn sauntering through your career zone, you’ll taste success involving your job, education or volunteer work if you daydream less and focus more.

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A Celebration of Life for Earl will be held at Fischer’s Funeral Services in Salmon Arm on Saturday, March 5th at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Earl’s name to the Arthritis Society, 89510th Ave., W, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 9Z9.

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It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Arnold Dawson at Kamloops hospital after a courageous fight with cancer and pneumonia. He leaves to mourn, his wife Pat of 46 years, daughter Jennie Dawson, sons Dale Dawson and Derry (Kyla) Dawson, grandsons Tanner and Bradley and Granddaughter Hailey, sisters Joyce Davis and Judy (Bill) Budau of Ontario plus numerous nieces, nephews and family in B.C. and Ontario. He was predeceased by his dadJohn, mom Eva and sisters Jean Holland and GwenYoude.

Camping and fishing with family and friends andenjoying the odd “cool one” on a hot day was aprecious part of his life. “Bush Creek” and “Humamilt Lake” were just the very “BEST!”

Working as a mechanic in the East, Port Alberni,Kamloops and Chase, then for himself with Chase Towing and later for Mattey Bros., he had a busy life but a good one with many friends along the way.He also spent a few years driving the school bus in Chase where he enjoyed all the students.

Gambling trips were a fun part of his life and even the short day trips to nearby casinos were great.

A celebration of Arnold’s life was held on February20th (Saturday) at 11:00 am at the Chase Community Hall.

Online condolences can be sent to www.schoeningfuneralservice.com. Should friends desireplease donate to the Children’s Hospital.

DAWSON, ARNOLD OSBORNEJanuary 18, 1936 - February 10, 2016

It is with saddened hearts that our family announces the passing of Patricia Gordon Haney of Chase, BC.She passed away peacefully in Hospice in Kamloops on February 11, 2016.

Patricia is survived by her husband Ralph of 35 years. Her children Ken (Lisa), Laura (Rick), Alana and her grandchildren Kelsey, Derek, Kyle, Amandaand Kaitlyn.

Pat had an uncanny ability to reach people in a deep and positive way. She will always be remembered asa very caring compassionate person who treasuredtime with her family and friends. She also had a special spot in her heart for animals having loved many of them during her life.

A private family internment will precede a memorialreception held for both family and friends at 2 pm on February 26, 2016 at the Chase Creekside SeniorCentre. 542 Shuswap Ave, Chase, B.C.

The family wishes to express our heart felt thanksand love to family friend Kathy Miller who was therefor Pat every step of the way. We would also like tothank Dr. Kruger, Dr. Conley and Dr. Gorman whohelped make her last years possible. Thank-you to thenurses and doctors at Marjorie Willoughby SnowdenHospice in Kamloops for their compassionate care ofPat in her final days.

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PATRICIA (PAT) GORDON HANEY (nee Westgarth)

July 25, 1937 - February 11, 2016

It is with great love, sorrow and a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Elizabeth (Betty) Faulkner Yates on February 18, 20016 at Shuswap Lake General Hospital, at the age of 88.

She is predeceased by her husband Sydney Yates, daughter Sheila Whiting and young son Geoffrey Yates. She is survived by her loving family of 5 children: Debbie (Gary), Wendy, Tom (Cessy), Gary (Jackie), Jennifer(Gord) and her loving sister Addie, as well as, 11 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.

Betty was born in Merritt BC and moved to Canoe at the age of 12. She graduated from Salmon Arm High School. She was a woman who adored herfamily and lover her community with a passion. She spent her retirement years with Dad out at the beachhouse and their winters were spent in Arizona. Herfinal years were spent at Piccadilly Terrace where shemet so many wonderful people.

She is deeply missed and truly loved by the ones that are left behind.

Her celebration of life will be held on Feb. 28 at 2 pm at Bowers Funeral Home. A tea will follow.

Email condolences and share memories of Betty Yates through the obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Salmon Arm Food Bank.

ELIZABETH “BETTY” FAULKNER YATES September 25, 1927 - February 18, 2016

Joseph passed at Hillside Village, Salmon Arm on February 3, 2016.

Joe was born in Poland, March 13, 1921. He moved with his family to Canada when he was a young boy. He was raised in Garcon, Manitoba.

Joe served with the Canadian Forces in WWII and was an interpreter for Winston Churchill for the Polish troops.

He moved to Salmon Arm in 1961 and spent most of his working career as a mechanic and teacher at Caribou College in Kamloops.

He spent many of his later years fixing bicycles and then giving them away to any child that needed one.

Joe is survived by his sons Jim and Roger, his daughter Marlene and his sister Frances and eightgrandchildren. He was predeceased by his son Ronand his daughter Janet.

He will be missed.Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral

Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm,BC, (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories through Joe’s obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices.com.

SALANSKI, JOSEPH GEORGE 1921 - 2016

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Fred married Betty Anne Barker in 1951. They lived in Toronto, Winnipeg andEdmonton before settling in Tappen in 1978. Fred and Betty raised 5 children during this time. Following thepassing of Betty in 2007 after 55+ years of wonderfulmarriage, Fred moved into Salmon Arm. In 2010 Fredrenewed an old friendship with Marg McQueen. That friendship grew into something special. Marg would eventually move to Salmon Arm in 2010 and thetwo were married in October 2013. A very thankful Thanksgiving.

Fred was an avid outdoorsman, hunting, fishing, andcamping were his passions. He was also a fan of bigblock motorcycles and was the owner of a mid-40’sHarley Davidson. A motorcycle he would eventuallysell so he could afford to buy an engagement ring forhis bride to be, Betty Anne.

But what Fred will be most remembered for is beinga father and family man. Fred inspired & enabled his children to do as much as they could as bestas he could. Having his kids play softball, baseball,hockey, bowling he ensured we were at the games intime. Fred spent many many hours watching these activities. This passion he would later share with hisGrandchildren and created many great memories.

Those that came to meet Fred got to know aperson who was friendly, honest and kind. He alwayshad time for a long chat or a few words. You needhelp? Ask Fred. He was someone who would alwaysmake an effort to help those who needed help.Perhaps this was best shown when Fred and Betty ran the Salmon Arm Food Bank from 1981 to 1996. Fred and Betty were also responsible for the start-up of the Christmas Bear Program in Salmon Arm.

Fred is survived by his wife Margaret and her twosons Jimmy (Shelly) John (Nancy) daughter Anne(Don) son’s David (Beth) Michael (Cheryl) and Scott (Kathleen) ,Tom (deceased 2015) William (deceased 1953). Fred also leaves behind 9 grandchildren and 3great grandchildren which he dearly loved.

Fred’s family would like thank those at the Kelowna Hospice House, Dr. Breugum Salmon Arm, Dr.Connor Salmon Arm, Dr. Mark Clark Kelowna. Fred’sfamily would also like to thank all those friends and family from Salmon Arm to Toronto for their support and well wishes during these past few months.

A celebration of life service was held from BowersFuneral Chapel on Saturday, tributes were shared by family and friends. Cremation arrangements in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium,Salmon Arm.

In lieu of flowers the family request that donations be made to the Shuswap Hospice Society. Donateon-line or mail in, PO Box 976, Salmon Arm, BC V1E4P1.

On line condolences may be sent to Fred’s obituaryat www.bowersfuneralservice.com

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Carl Heinz Follack of Salmon Arm, B.C., born in Meeting Lake, Saskatchewan, June 28th, 1933 to Wilhelm and Erna Follack, passed away peacefully at Hillside Village, Salmon Arm, B.C. on February 17th, 2016 at the age of 82.

Carl was predeceased by his parents Wilhelm and Erna, wife Marilyn Pritchard, sister Anne, and brothers Wilhelm andReinholt.

He leaves behind his children Linda (Darryl), Rick, Robert and Sandra, as well as grandchildren, Julia, Megan, Nicholas and Nathan, sisters Esther andLillian, and brother David (Valerie).

As a young man, Carl left Saskatchewan andventured to B.C. where he met Marilyn Pritchard. They were married in Surrey, B.C. on April 19th, 1958and eventually bought an old farmhouse on 40 acresin Aldergrove where they raised their four children, Linda, Rick, Robert, and Sandra. Carl was a man offew words, but if you wanted a chin-wag, then coffeewas always ready at 10 a.m. He was a hard worker and liked to be busy. Carl had no formal training oreducation, but regardless, was a master of any trade he cared to pursue - carpenter, metalworker, welder,engineer, orchardist and inventor – Carl was talentedin all he tackled, and he renovated the house to holdhis family and built barns and shops for their farm. Soon the house was a perpetual whirlwind filled withfamily and friends. Carl was never too busy to helphis friends. His workshop was a gathering placewhere he helped many a neighbour fix equipmentor build something for their farms. He and Marilynoperated a successful mink ranch for over 25 yearsbefore they “retired” and moved to Salmon Arm in1990 to an old cherry orchard. There Carl discovereda passion for his orchard and brought it back to life,supplying many happy customers with cherries,strawberries and raspberries over the next 25 years.Again, he brought his many talents to Salmon Arm and spent his days helping his friends andneighbours with whatever needed fixing or building.They were happily married for 45 years before Carl lost his soulmate when Marilyn died in May 2003. We will miss his big smile, his penchant for teasing, his love of a good joke, and his wave as he roars off in his Gator to check the orchard.

Thank you to Dr. Amy Megyesi, the staff at HillsideVillage, the Shuswap General Hospital and theShuswap Hospice Society for caring for Carl withsuch kindness and dedication.

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Email condolences and memories of Carl through his obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.

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The Columbia Shuswap Regional District is see ing proposals rom uali e consulting rms with e perience an nowle ge o par s an recreation planning to lea the e elopment of a Parks Master Plan for Electoral Area C of the Regional District.Proposals clearl marke “REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - PARKS MASTER PLAN AREA C” will be accepte until PM PDT on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at the of ce of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, 555

arbourfront Dri e E, P o , Salmon Arm, C, E P .Proposal ocuments an further information are a ailable online at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District website at www.csrd.bc.ca/news-notices/opportunities/tenders, on the

C i website at www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca, on the Ci ic nfo website at www.ci icinfo.bc.ca an at the of ce of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District at the abo e a ress uring regular of ce hours.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District reser es the right to accept or re ect an or all proposals an to wai e an informalit in the proposals recei e , in each case without gi ing any notice. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District reser es the right to accept the proposal which is eeme most a antageous.

a submissions will not be accepte . The lowest or any proposal will not necessarily be accepte .Shortliste proponents will be e pecte to eli er a presentation of their proposal to a

consultant selection committee on the week of April , .

For further information, please contact:Darcy Mooney,

Manager, perations ManagementT: 5 . .5

E: mooney csr .bc.ca

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSParks Master PlanElectoral Area C

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Hunter Training Course (C.O.R.E.)

Downstairs at Chase Legion Mar. 5 & 6 8am-5pm

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Food ProductsFARM FRESH EGGS. Two doz. for $5.00 & get 1 doz. free 250-832-3335.

FARM fresh free range brown eggs $3.50/dozen (250)832-8918

FurnitureUSED furniture in good condi-tion. (250)803-9936 Cell: (250)833-8886

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-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 SalePOLE BARNS, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and in-stallation. Call John at 403-998-7907; [email protected]

REFORESTATION NURSERYseedlings of hardy trees, shrubs and berries for shelter-belts or landscaping. Spruce and Pine from $.99/tree. Free shipping. Replacement guar-antee. 1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca

PetsPets

Merchandise for Sale

SAGE 99 Fly Rod, 8 WT. New $350. Frabill Ice Fish-ing Shelter. New $200. Call (250)517-8087

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

STEEL BUILDING Sale. Real-ly big sale, extra winter dis-count on now!! 21x22 $5,190 25x24 $5,988 27x28 $7,498 30x32 $8,646 35x34 $11,844 42x54 $16,386. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422; www.pioneersteel.ca

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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

1/Bdrm across from City Hall. Adults, N/S, No pets. Ref’s required. $710/mo. Call 250-833-0420 after 6pm.

LGE 1 & 2 BDRM. BRIGHT apts. In suite storage, green space, live-in manager. Cable incl. Sicamous, 250-804-5364.

Modular HomesMARA: 2bdrm. mobile, addi-tion, deck, creekside, new fl oors, electric & plumbing, f/s/w/d/ac, elec. heat, $700/mo. + DD Avail. Mar.1. (250)838-7670

Homes for RentCHASE: 3bdrm, 3bath, 5appl. plus central air & vac., $1200/mo. avail. Immediately, (250)318-1393 (250)679-3695

Offi ce/RetailQuality 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]

Transportation

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

HouseboatsWANTED to buy 24-32’ Houseboat with trailer.250-788-3798 or 250-788-3400

Legal

Legal NoticesWAREHOUSE Lien Act Notice is hereby given to Darren Wil-fred Large of Box 191 Saddle Lake, AB T0A 3T0 and Lien holder Go Auto Finance of 10220 184 Street Edmonton AB T5S 0B9. Registered own-er of 2011 Dodge Ram 1D7RV1GPXBS522052. To recover Storage charges of the above mentioned vehicle under the provision of the Warehouse Lien Act in the amount of $4000.00 as of Feb-ruary 5, 2016, the above noted vehicle has been stored at Ea-gle Rock Towing 1233 Titus Rd, Sicamous BC since June 10, 2015 and will be disposed of on March 2, 2016. Call 250-546-8290.

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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.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24SAVE YOUR STUFF – The Shuswap Lake Health-Care

Auxiliary will host a fundraising garage/bake/book sale and silent auction on April 1 and 2 at the Mall at Piccadilly with all proceeds going to Shuswap Lake General Hospital. Donations of small household goods, books, toys and furniture will be gratefully accepted. Call 250-833-1881 to have items picked up or take them to the mall March 29 to 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or April 1 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

FILM FARE – The 27th Annual Shuswap International Film Festival runs to Feb. 27. Visit www.shuswap� lm.net for information.

GREEN THUMBS – Shuswap Garden Club hosts A Day for the Gardeners at 8:30 a.m. at the Seniors Fifth Avenue Activity Centre, 170 Fifth Ave, SE. Speaker topics include What’s New for 2016, Gardening for Pollinators and How to grow Ornamental Grasses and Succulents. Attendees must register before 9:15 a.m. Speakers present from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors and raf� es will be featured. For more information, contact Kathy at 250-832-2028 or visit www.facebook.com.ShuswapGardenClub.

FUNDRAISER – Fly Hills Snow Blazers host a dinner/dance at 6:30 p.m. at the Salmon Arm Curling Rink, featuring the music of Shoe Swap, A � ve-piece party band from

THURSDAY, FEB. 25TOASTMASTERS – Salmon Arm

Toastmasters meet Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre.

WEEKLY CRIB – Runs every Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall. For info, contact Donna Bernard at 250-833-0123.

SHUSWAP GARDEN CLUB – meets at 7 p.m. 7 at Scout Hall, 2460 Auto Rd. Guest speaker Axel Hvidberg will talk about the Haskap berry. Everyone is welcome.

FRIDAY, FEB. 26COFFEE HOUSE – The Shuswap Writers’ Coffeehouse runs

from 7 to 9 p.m. at Choices Restaurant on Lakeshore Drive, featuring journalist Martha Wickett. A light supper is available at 6:30 and open-mic readings start at 7 p.m. Poets, prose writers, No cover charge. For more information, email [email protected].

CONCERT – Voice of the Shuswap and Aspiral Youth Partners Association present Thick as Thieves at 7 p.m. at the SASCU Downtown Activity Centre library. Tickets are available at DAC main of� ce or Voice of the Shuswap. For more information, contact 250-463-5026.

SATURDAY, FEB. 27WELSH DINNER – The Shuswap Welsh Society hosts a St.

David’s Dinner at 6 p.m. at the Seniors’ Fifth Avenue Activity Centre. Doors open at 5. For information, call 250-832-4415 or 250-832-3213.

ARABIC LANGUAGE SEMINAR – This free public event is designed to introduce Arabic culture through a better understanding of the Arabic Language from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Room 130 of Okanagan College Salmon Arm. Conversational Arabic classes will soon be offered. Call Sandra Baumgartner at 250-804-1886.

LAKESIDE CHURCH – hosts a 20th Anniversary banquet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., all past and present attenders are invited. Advance tickets only at the Lakeside Church of� ce, 331 4th St. NE, under the Scotia Bank.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28KAIROS – The Salmon Arm Ecumenical KAIROS

Committee presents “Standing with the Unist’ot’en: Protect the Land, Water, and Indigenous Rights” at 2 p.m. at First United Church. Two short � lms about the

struggle to prevent three petroleum companies from building pipelines on their territory, a talk by Kanahus Manuel, Secwepemc land defender and silent auction.

LAKESIDE CHURCH – holds a special service to celebrate 20 years since the � rst service from 10 to 11:15 a.m. at 371 Hudson Ave. Go to the entrance on the north side of the building, behind the credit union. Everyone is welcome.

DESSERT EVENING - The Full Gospel Businessman Fellowship hosts an event featuring author and speaker Jim Morrison, author and speaker shares his personal journey and the surprising truth that cancer ultimately made him a better man, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Comfort Inn, 1090 22 St NE. For more information, contact Dennis Hill at [email protected].

MONDAY, FEB. 29AUDITIONS – Shuswap Theatre holds auditions take place

from 7 to 9 p.m. at Shuswap Theatre on Hudson Avenue for the upcoming production of I Had a Job I Liked. Once. Needed are three adult males, one teen male, one teen female. For more information, visit shuswaptheatre.

com. All are welcome, no experience is necessary.

TUESDAY, MARCH 1SHUSWAP STORYTELLERS – a group that loves to tell and

listen to stories meets at 7 p.m. at the Askew’s Uptown meeting room on the � rst Tuesday of every month.. For information, call Estelle at 250-546-6186 or by email to [email protected].

INCOME TAX – A free program to help low-income individuals of all ages complete uncomplicated returns begins at the Seniors’ Resource Centre at 320A Second Ave. NE. Drop in or call 250-832-7000.

MEETING – Silver Creek Community Association holds a meeting at 6:30 p.m. on the � rst Tuesday of the month at the hall on Salmon River Road across from Silver Creek

School.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3TOASTMASTERS – Salmon Arm Toastmasters meet Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre.

WEEKLY CRIB – Runs every Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall. For info, contact Donna Bernard at 250-833-0123.

SHUSWAP GARDEN CLUB – meets at 7 p.m. 7 at Scout Hall, 2460 Auto Rd. Everyone is welcome.

FRIDAY, MARCH 4KNITTED WEAR – The Grandmothers to Grandmothers sale of knitted goods takes place on the � rst Friday of every month at the Mall at Piccadilly..

PRAYER – The interdenominational World Day of Prayer takes place at 1:30 p.m. at Crossroads Free Methodist Church, 121 Shuswap St. SW.

NORTHERN LIGHTS – The Northern Lights Chamber Choir perfoms Songs of Hope, Joy, Despair, Love, Longing at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church and again at 2:30 p.m. Sunday March 13. Tickets are available online at Acorn Music or northernlightschamberchoir.ca.

FILM FEST – The ninth annual ’80s Film Festival presents 12 classic movies from March 4 to 6 at the Salmar Classic Theatre. Prizes for best ’80s costumes. Net proceeds go to the Canadian Cancer Society. For � lm details, visit Salmon Arm ’80s Film Festival on Facebook.

SATURDAY, MARCH 5TAI CHI – A two-day introduction to Fung Loy Kok Taoist

Tai Chi takes place from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 6 at Elk’s Hall, 3690 30 St. NE. Start a path of training that can help calm the mind, cultivate the heart and improve balance, � exibility and strength. For more information, email [email protected] or call 250-832-9038.

MONDAY, MARCH 7REFUGEE COALITION – The local Refugee Coalition presents

an educational evening of � lms and discussion to acquaint members of the community with the dire need of Syrian refugees at 6 p.m. Monday, March 7 at the Salmar Classic Theatre.

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Salmon Arm Observer, February 24, 2016