Salmon Arm Observer, January 01, 2014

IndexYear in review ............ A2Opinion ....................... A6Classifi eds ............... A13Real Estate ................. B1

Vol. 107, No. 01, 24 pages

This weekTake a look back at some of Salmon Arm’s most memorable moments from 2013, as drawn from the pages of the Observer.

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222220001113222020The Year in Review

January• Doctors at the Shus-

wap Lake General Hos-pital will be better able to care for stroke vic-tims as the hospital has been newly designated as a thrombolytic cen-tre for the treatment of stroke. This designation includes a new CT scan-ner that recognizes the type of stroke a person is having, patients suf-fering from acute stroke will be able to receive thrombolytic drugs used to clear blocked arteries instead of hav-ing to travel to Kam-loops for treatment, and a specialized five-mem-ber stroke team. The hospital worked with the BC Stroke Collab-orative for 18 months to be able to attain this designation.

• Salmon Arm po-lice search for a man suspected of attempt-ing to abduct a teenage girl. The girl was walk-ing along 30 Street NE when a man pulled up in his vehicle to ask her for directions. He then asked if she wanted a ride and grabbed her hand but the girl pulled away and ran from the scene.

• Columbia Shuswap Regional District di-rectors agreed to hire a consultant to review the current 911 call centre service as they were informed that the cost of the current contract

with Central Okana-gan System Operations Communications Cen-tre in Kelowna was go-ing to exceed the maxi-mum contract price due to RCMP contract ne-gotiations.

• City council voted in favor of staff complet-ing a report “that would include an amendment of our bylaw that would restrict smoking on city managed recreation properties, with a goal of implementation by July 1.” Resident and public health advocate, Dan Macquarrie, spoke with council at its regu-lar meeting, requesting that council consider making such an amend-ment.

• Greg Kyllo won 330 of approximately 600 votes to gain the Liberal Party candidate nomi-nation. Kyllo replaces MLA George Abbott, who announced his re-tirement. Kyllo, a coun-cillor with the District of Sicamous, worked for Twin Anchors for 25 years. Kyllo defeated former Salmon Arm mayor Marty Bootsma, former Spallumcheen mayor Will Hansma, Salmon Arm business person Jordan Ross and former BC Wildlife Federation president Mel Arnold.

• Salmon Arm local, Rudi Ingenhorst, was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame. In 1965 when Ingenhorst

was 16 years old, he was one of the mem-bers of the Ocean Falls swimming team who competed and won the Canadian National Swimming Champion-ships.

• Neil Wuolle, a retired School Dis-trict #83 principal and Salmon Arm resident, was the recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Ju-bilee Medal after being nominated by Premier Christy Clark. Clark nominated Wuolle for his volunteer work as president of the BC Summer Swimming Association.

• The Salmon Arm SilverBacks bring home a 5-1 win against the Chilliwack Chiefs in an away game. The SilverBacks also played and lost to the Surrey Eagles and the Langley Rivermen on the trip while they were in the Lower Mainland.

February• Salmon Arm coun-

cil received a study from ICBC on the highway corridor be-tween Shuswap Street and Sixth Street NE. The study was the ac-cumulation of visual inspections, feedback from the RCMP, city staff and the ministry, and collision data from 2007 to 2011. David

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Pirate loppet: Students get off on the right foot during the school district’s ski event.

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Dean with ICBC pre-sented the results of the study and the package of fixes to council with recommendations for enlargements of traffic signal heads, reposi-tioning the Ross Street traffic signal to Fourth Street, co-ordination of highway traffic signals, pedestrian countdown timers, gateway signage telling drivers they are entering the downtown core, and increased po-lice enforcement. The proposed package will cost the city $282,000. Council agreed to cre-ate a working group to review the study and package.

• MLA George Ab-bott went to bat for the Shuswap Literacy Alli-ance after they learned they would no longer receive $30,000 for a co-ordinator position. This news was received only two weeks after the group was present-ed with the Council of the Federation Literacy Award for Outstanding Achievement by MLA Abbott.

• Adams Lake Indian Band received the nec-essary approvals for the proposed gaming centre in Salmon Arm. The centre will feature online bingo and slot machines, but no card games like blackjack or poker. A four-sto-rey, 103-room hotel is planned in future phas-es of the development.

• Kelowna RCMP re-sponded to a report of a

single-vehicle collision, but when they arrived on scene they found a man and a woman mur-dered. The man, Jeremy Snow, was one of sev-eral individuals arrested in Operation Blade Runner, a U.S. and Canadian authorities investigation into cross-border drug smuggling which included the ar-rest of Malakwa’s Colin Hugh Martin.

• President’s Choice Children’s Charity pre-sented the local Max-well family a $2,400 grant to provide their son Auldin with occu-pational therapy. Auldin is diagnosed with a Global Development Delay disorder.

• Former Salmon Arm resident and law-yer, Herman Henry Van Ommen was presented with the Queen’s Coun-sel designation for rec-ognition of exceptional merit and contribution. This year, 30 lawyers were appointed with the honorary title of Queen’s Counsel.

• Nine Larch Hills skiers returned home with six medals and several top-10 finishes after competing in the Western Canadian Championships held in Grande Prairie, Alta.

• Tessa Elliott, Aila Norlin and Jack Verdur-men won gold medals in their respective cat-egories at the Coyote Cup speed skating rac-es held in Kamloops. Teammate, Alyssa Skaalid, who was rac-ing in Calgary, qualified for the Canadian Cham-

pionship in Montreal and represented B.C. and the Salmon Arm Icebreakers at the com-petition.

• The Shuswap The-atre presents its second all-ages mainstage pro-duction of the season with The Curious Sav-age, a play about an elderly woman and her life trials after coming into $10 million upon the death of her hus-band.

• R.J. Haney Heritage Village, in partnership with the Mall at Picca-dilly held the 17th An-nual Heritage Week at the mall. The theme this year was “Good Neigh-bours, Heritage Homes and Neighbourhoods.”

March• Salmon Arm was

rated 122 out of 200 best cities to live in B.C., a significant drop from last year’s 61 out of 190 best cities. Ka-mloops, Kelowna and Vernon all ranked high-er than Salmon Arm. Last year Salmon Arm ranked 13th best place to retire but did not make the list this year. The drop was attributed to the 2.39 per cent pop-ulation growth that the

city has seen this year compared to 9.1 per cent last year. The drop in growth indicates that the community isn’t growing as it has in the past. Mayor Coo-per confirmed that she was aware of the rise in “single-parent” families in the city, mostly be-cause one parent is go-ing to work in Alberta or Northern B.C and the other remains in Salm-on Arm. This is one of the reasons that council is working on the five-year economic develop-ment action plan.

• Canada Post, in con-sultation with the Cana-dian Union of Postal Workers, began to look for an alternative loca-

tion to put a sub-post of-fice where office hours would be expanded into later times and week-ends. The new location would be supplemental to the existing govern-ment post office located on Hudson Street.

• Mayor Cooper reas-

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Smart meter debate: Jamie Treleaven posted a notice requesting BC Hydro not replace it with a smart meters.

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The Salmon Arm Observer & Shuswap Market News would like to thank everyone who donated to our annual food drive for the local food banks. Through your generosity we were able to donate over 1,800 lbs of food to our local food banks. Thank you for your support!

A special thanks to our participating merchants who helped make the food drive the success that it was:

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ParticipatingMerchants in the

2013 campaign:Botanica Spa

Canada SafewayCanadian Tire

Crazy River ClothingDeMille’s Farm Market

Fountain TireVictorian Impressions

Shuswap ClothingSave-On Foods

Skookum Cycle & SkiBucker� eld’s

Beer’s Ladies WearClub Shuswap

J. C. Bradley Jeweller’sGreat Canadian Oil Change

Home Building CentreSalmar Theatre

Shuswap AcupunctureRoyal Canadian LegionBranch #62 ~ 141 Hudson St. NW, Salmon Arm ~ 832-3687

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Dance to “Transplant” 7:30 pmJan. 12

Variety BreakfastJan. 18

Variety Auction @ noon(NO MEAT DRAW)

Jan. 19Installation ofNew Executive

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FUN DARTSTuesdaysat 7 p.m.(startingJan. 7)

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SATURDAY, JAN. 4BOTTLE DRIVE – The Shuswap Variety Club Auction Committee hosts a

bottle drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. within city boundaries. For information, call 250-832-3157 or 250-804-3001. Residents are also invited to drop off recyclable beverage containers to Branch #62 of the Royal Canadian Legion.

SILVER SCREEN – Shuswap Film Society presents Haute Cuisine, a “tasteful” comedy about Hortense, who becomes chef to the president of France, screens at 5 p.m. at the Salmar Classic Theatre. Subtitles.

MONDAY, JAN. 6BEE CLUB – The Shuswap Bee Club meets at 7 p.m. in the community

room of the Uptown Askew’s and subsequent Mondays until May. Call Beckie at 250-679-8861 for more information.

TUESDAY, JAN. 7BEST FOR BABES – The Healthiest Babies Possible program resumes with

Mom and Baby Care at Harbourfront Chiropractic; Jan. 14 – Public Health – Safe Sleep; Jan. 21 – Movie day at Salmar Grand; Jan. 28 – Homemade play dough. For times, call Trish Johnson, pregnancy outreach program co-ordinator at the Shuswap Family Resource Centre, at 250-832-2170, ext. 205.

FRIDAY, JAN. 10 SYMPHONY – Kamloops Symphony presents The Magic of Vienna at 7:30

p.m. at the SASCU Rec Centre. For more information, email [email protected] or visit kamloopssymphony.com. Youth can get special reduced ShuGo tickets at the Arts Centre on Hudson Avenue.

SILVER SCREEN – The Shuswap Film Society presents Dallas Buyer’s Club, from the true story of a Texas man who is HIV positive and undertakes a search for alternative treatments. This is a seven-day run and the Jan. 10 and 11 showings will feature door prizes. The movie runs at 7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.

FRIDAY, JAN. 17 COFFEE HOUSE – The Salmon Arm Coffee House takes place at Little

Mountain Field House, 250 – 30th Street SE. A tune or a toonie gets you in the door. All ages welcome. For more information, call Gerri at 250-833-4024 or Connie at 250-832-8088.

SATURDAY, JAN. 18 SILVER SCREEN – The Shuswap Film Society presents All is Lost, an

adventure drama about a man who wakes to � nd his yacht is taking on water, at 5 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.

FRIDAY, JAN. 24

SAGA – The Salmon Arm Art Gallery presents “Shuswap Artists,” the annual juried members’ exhibition. The opening reception takes place at 7 p.m. with live music and refreshments. The exhibition runs to March 1.

SATURDAY, JAN. 25SILVER SCREEN – Shuswap Film Society presents Philomena, a story of a

woman’s search for the son she gave up after conceiving him out of wedlock, at 5 and 7 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29SILVER SCREEN – Shuswap Film Society presents Our Man in Tehran,

gripping, informative documentary on Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor’s role in sheltering six American diplomats in the operation that became known as “the Canadian caper,” at 7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.

SATURDAY, FEB. 8

LIVE AT THE MET – The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD presents Dvorak’s Rusalka at the Salmar Classic Theatre on Alexander at 9:55 a.m. For more information, visit salmartheatre.com. Youth can get special reduced ShuGo tickets at the Arts Centre on Hudson Avenue.

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ENTERTAINMENT • PERFORMANCE ARTS

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sured residents that the Salmon River Bridge is high on the province’s radar for upgrading and improvements. The mayor along with Gregg Kyllo, liberal candidate, met with Premier Christy Clark at the bridge location as the premier was passing through the area.

• Council approved a new, three-way inter-section at the Marine Park Drive railway crossing after Transport Canada raised safety concerns. The three-way stop was one of four options made from a traf� c impact analysis conducted by the city in response to a letter of notice from Trans-port Canada railway safety inspector Dennis Maskell. This option, the one chosen, was the least intrusive and one of the least expensive options of the four.

• Aria Sholinder, rep-resentative of Salmon Arm Secondary’s Inter-act Club, made a pre-sentation to city council seeking support for two art projects that mean to link the two high school campuses.

One project is to paint footprints along 11th Avenue NE and 30th Street, linking the Jackson and Sullivan campuses. The second

project is painting the wall near the highway underpass by the Jack-son campus, transform-ing the underpass into an under-water themed mural, with the hope of ending ongoing issues with graf� ti. Council supported the project with a commitment to help with some main-tenance costs as the stu-dents had already found a way to fund the two projects.

• Canoe Beach Drive continues to be closed to the public as further stability issues were found.

• After a solid 2012-2013 season, the Silver-Backs look to the next season with a positive outlook.

There were many changes in the sea-son, including coach-ing changes and the ’Backs plan to continue to move forward in the new season. Many of the players can return for the 2013-2014 sea-son as Brandon Mistal was the only graduating player. Riley Hunt, who was out for the entire season due to an injury, will return to the ice in the new season.

• Friends and neigh-bours of Granite Creek Winery held a two-day fundraiser for the win-ery after a � re destroyed their wine-processing plant and most of their wine.

April• School District #83

plans to sell the J.L. Jackson property after unsuccessful efforts to lease the land. Permis-sion was given by the Ministry of Education as long as the property was sold by March 31, 2014.

• Residents re-ceived a 10-per-cent increase to property taxes, which includes $6.31 per $100,000 in property taxes, $.76 per $100,000 for resi-dential and $1.85 per $100,000 for businesses for the regional library requisition, $5.80 per $100,000 for residen-tial and $14.21 for businesses for hospital district requisition, and $2.41 per $100,000 for residential and $5.89 for businesses from the

regional district requisi-tion.

• BC Supreme Court in Kamloops ruled in the City of Salmon Arm’s favour with a dis-missal of claims against the city by Clare’s Cove Marina Ltd., Willy’s Wharf Inc., Jiro Ad-ventures Ltd. and Wil-liam MacIsaac. The lawsuit and counter-claim from the city was over a failed attempt by MacIsaac and his com-panies to purchase and redevelop the marina which was dependant on support of land ten-ure from the city.

• KAIROS-Salmon Arm and Shuswap En-vironmental Action Society sponsored a public forum to educate the public about climate


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Postal changes: Gary Osborne sorts letters destined for out of town from those which now have to be taken inside the Post Of� ce to be sorted and mailed locally.


Saturday, January 18, 2014LARCH HILLS, SALMON ARM, BC

Classic Ski EventKAL-WEST Interior Loppet Series

The Heart Fund Loppetwww.SkiLarchHills.ca 250.832.8676

Saturday, January 18, 2014LARCH HILLS, SALMON ARM, BC

Classic Ski EventKAL-WEST Interior Loppet Series

The Heart Fund Loppetwww.SkiLarchHills.ca 250.832.8676

Registration forms On-Line or at Skookum Cycle & Ski & John’s Ski Shack • Deadline Jan. 17/13

KAL-WEST Interior Loppet Series

• trails for everyone from beginner to advanced

• registration includes wine & cheese party, family dance and swim at Community Centre.

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SASCU Recreation CentreFri., Jan. 17 • 2-8 p.m.

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Hear t & S t roke Fundra i s e r eventLARCH HILLSinfo at www.skilarchhills.ca

STARTS AT 9:00 AM

Also sign sponsors...Bayfield Mortgage, Rochelle Dale/ReMax, Travelodge,

Salmon Arm SilverbacksSpecial donation... Knights of Columbus

Major Prize Donations to all SAMHA tournaments:Prestige Resort, Salmon Arm Hockey School, Salmon

Arm GM, Tim HortonsMany thanks to all our sponsors in our SAMHA

tournament programThank you

Salmon Arm Minor Hockey Association

Season’s Greetingsto all the fine sponsors of the

Tim HortonsNeptune Pool Dairy QueenDr. C. Main

Subway Save-On Foods

Leko PrecastL.Turner ContractingAbundant Specialty

AdvertisingAskew’s

Salmar Classic Podollan Inns

A&WNorth Broadview

Plumbing &Heating Fix Auto

ScotiabankUSNR

Lakeside Printing BlackburnExcavating The Brick

Armstrong Regional Co-op

change and “fracking.” Experts, Joy Foy and Eoin Madden from the Vancouver-based Wilderness Commit-

tee were brought in to speak on the topics.

• Four candidates for the B.C. provincial election answered ques-tions from the public for three hours at the SAS-CU Recreation Centre

in Salmon Arm. Some 80 people showed up to drill the candidates with questions varying from pipelines to party pri-orities. Although each candidate answered in a different way, all parties

agreed that the top pri-ority was creating jobs for residents.

• Chantel Jeffrey, 11 years old, beat out all other female rac-ers at the 10-kilometre Okanagan College Half

Marathon with a race time of 45:45. Jeffrey, a swimmer and dancer, fits in runs when she has time but recently decided to take up run-ning competitively when she won a race in

Scotch Creek.• Salmon Arm Minor

Hockey Association awards were presented at the Seniors Activity Centre. Awards were presented for most sportsmanlike, most

improved, and most dedicated in several di-visions.

• Salmon Arm stu-dent, Shay-Lyn Steiger,


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2014 ANNUAL UTILITY BILLSAnnual utility bills for water and sewer have been mailed. To qualify for the 10% discount, payment must be received at City Hall on or before 4:00 pm February 17, 2014. Post marks are not accepted as proof of payment.Please note other dates to keep in mind as shown.Dog Licences – discount date February 17, 2014Annual Utility – discount date February 17, 2014Annual Utility – to avoid penalty July 2, 2014Metered Utility – to avoid penalty 15th of the month

following billingProperty Tax Notices Mailed Third week of MayProperty Taxes – to avoid penalty July 2, 2014You can pay your property taxes and utility bills by internet and telephone banking services. You no longer need to stand in a line-up or carry cash. We readily accept post-dated cheques, and have a drop box to the left of the front doors of City Hall.

BUSINESS LICENCE RENEWALS2014 Business Licence Renewal Notices have been mailed. Any business that did not receive a renewal notice should contact the Business Licence Department at 250-803-4003.

2014 pRopERTY ASSESSmENT NoTICESThe 2014 Property Assessment Notices will be mailed by the B.C. Assessment Authority in early January 2014. Please contact the B.C. Assessment Authority’s Kelowna office at 1-866-825-8322 (1-866-valueBC) if you have not received your 2014 Property Assessment Notice by January 20, 2014.

2013 pRopERTY TAX AND UTILITY NoTICESPursuant to Section 245(1) of the Community Charter, outstanding balances in property taxes and annual or metered utilities at December 31, 2013, will be transferred to arrears taxes effective January 1, 2014. Arrears taxes are subject to interest at a rate prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council in accordance with Section 11(3) of the Tax Act.

HAVE YOU MOVED? Remember to advise City Hall of your new mailing address. Each year, many undeliverable utility and property tax notices are returned to the City, often resulting in late payment charges.

City News and Public Notices

SNoW REmoVAL BYLAWLocal businesses and residents of the Downtown Area are reminded of regulations contained in Snow Removal Bylaw No. 2030, as amended, directed towards snow and ice removal from public sidewalks and streets. See the City web site www.salmonarm.ca for more information.

mESSAGE FRom YoUR FIRE DEpARTmENTTragically, people lose their lives every year because they do not have smoke alarms, or, they have tampered with them by removing the batteries or taking them down from the ceiling.

Don’t let this happen to you!If you don’t have a WORKING SMOKE ALARM, the Salmon Arm Fire Department will supply and install one for you, FREE OF CHARGE!For more information please call the Salmon Arm Fire Department at 250-803-4060

GUIDELINES FoR THE moToRING pUBLICDuring winter months, public safety is one of the main goals at the City of Salmon Arm. To meet these goals the Engineering & Public Works Department follows policies and procedures established and reviewed over several years to provide snow and ice control.The motoring public can help meet these goals by following a few winter driving guidelines:• Always stay back of snow clearing

equipment 15 meters even when they are stopped at intersections;

• Do not pass snow clearing vehicles, as often sand and salt will be thrown and may damage your vehicle;

• Remember that snow and ice control is not a substitute for defensive driving in the winter.

• The placing of snow on the traveled portion of the roadway from your driveway or parking area is not permitted. This regulation helps to ensure that potentially dangerous situations are avoided.

• It is recommended that the parking of unattended vehicles on the roadway during winter months be avoided if possible. This enables efficient and economical snow clearing/removal for City crews, provides safe driving room on winter streets and prevents potential damage from snow removal operations occurring to your vehicle.

• In the event of a major snowfall, we ask that you park your vehicle off the roadway until it is plowed to enable efficient and economical snow plowing.

The Engineering & Public Works Department thanks you for your patience and understanding during the winter months.

NoTICE oF pUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Salmon Arm will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 500 - 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC, on Monday, January 13, 2014, at 7:00 p.m.

1. Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No. 2303: 1. Rezone Lot 1, Section 13, Township 20, Range

10, W6M, KDYD, Plan KAP59130 from C-3 (Service Commercial Zone) to C-6 (Tourist / Recreation Commercial Zone);

2. Add the defined use retail store to Section 20.3 (Permitted Uses) of the C-6 (Tourist / Recreation Commercial Zone) and renumber the balance of Section 20.3 accordingly;

3. Delete the following permitted uses from Section 20.3 (Permitted Uses) of the C-6 (Tourist / Recreation Commercial Zone) and renumber the balance of Section 20.3 accordingly:

.5 convenience store .30 tourist retail shop .32 video storesCivic Address: 2770 – 10 Avenue (TCH) NELocation: SW corner of intersection of 10 Ave (TCH) NE and 28 Street NEPresent Use: CommercialProposed Use: Commercial with retail store permittedOwner: Fireside Electric Ltd.Applicant: Fireside Electric Ltd.Reference: ZON-997/ Bylaw No. 4005 The files for the proposed bylaws are available for Inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays from January 2, 2014 to January 13, 2014, both inclusive, in the office of the Corporate Officer at the City of Salmon Arm, 500 - 2 Avenue NE. THOSE WHO DEEM THEIR INTEREST AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED BYLAWS ARE URGED TO REVIEW THE FILES AVAILABLE IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT (OR TELEPHONE 803-4000) TO OBTAIN THE FACTS OF THE PROPOSALS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.Corey Paiement, Corporate Officer

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Editorial

Like many people, we were pleased to hear of the generosity of Jerry Thompson, the landowner who has proposed donating close to 20 acres of his land for the future site of a downtown campus of Okanagan College.

Given that the downtown campus committee had to give up hope recently of settling the cam-pus on the former JL Jackson site because of lack of funds, the announcement is particularly wel-come.

The land is within the Agricultural Land Reserve, which is reason to give pause to the idea. Preserving agricultural land is, of course, of prime importance. In this case, however, there could be agricultural benefits to the exchange.

Community consultation has shown that agri-culture is seen as the best alternative as a flagship

program for the new campus. Put that kind of programming in the middle of agricultural land and it could be, if done well, an excellent match.

City and college officials have said it might be two years before an application is made to the Agricultural Land Commission to remove the land from the ALR.

These will be an important two years, as the plans developed and research done will be crucial in not only convincing the ALC but, most impor-tantly, of creating a viable campus, one which operates with integrity in the agricultural valley and community in which it would sit.

Thanks are due to the landowner for his gener-ous gift. If done thoughtfully, this campus could transform Salmon Arm into and sustain it as a thriving college town.

Generous gift of land most welcome

Thanks to Audrey TobiasI’m keeping Audrey Tobias in my pocket. Not literally –

she’s a tad big. But I’m carrying her with me for inspiration, an example of

power in the face of formidable odds. Audrey Tobias, at 89, made headlines in October when the

federal government prosecuted her for refusing to fill in the 2011 census. Media reports explained that Tobias was a mem-ber of the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service during the Second World War. She became a peace activist after seeing footage of the war and the atomic bombing of Japan, as well as touring the desolation of post-war Europe. When she saw that the census – which would include her personal info – was be-ing processed by software from U.S. military contractor Lock-heed Martin, she decided not to fill it out. She said the census contract should have stayed in Canada and not involved the military.

“I wanted to make the point that our government is on the wrong path, vis-a-vis the way it handles military and defence,” Tobias told the Toronto Star in October.

She was acquitted, so wasn’t forced to serve the three-month sentence she could have faced.

I hate sinking into feelings of powerlessness, which is tempt-ing to do in the face of some of the realities of our world. It’s no secret – not some lefty, tree-hugger myth – that there are a very few, very rich people making decisions that affect the masses, many of whom are getting poorer while working harder and longer than ever before. All the while, the planet gets further devastated in the face of such greed. Indigenous people around the world know this better than anyone – better, in particular, than those of us in North America who often obliviously do the consuming that devours so much of the resources.

Oh, there it is again – powerlessness... How quickly it sneaks in.

I liked a phrase from Thierry Vrain, the former Agriculture Canada employee and geneticist who has been making his way across B.C., speaking about the realities and dangers of geneti-cally modified foods. He said, “In Canada, we have a little bit of a problem with civil obedience.”

Which is one of the reasons why I admire Audrey Tobias. Her stakes were a little lower than, say, Mahatma Gandhi, who moved mountains with his leadership of the non-violent, simple statement that was the Salt March, but Tobias took a fearless and powerful stand, nonetheless.

I will be thinking of her a lot in 2014, I believe. With the threat to the beloved B.C. Coast and other waterways from the Enbridge plans, with the threat to the food supply from Monsanto and others, with the general disregard by our federal government for those social values so many Canadians hold dear – and so much more – our world could use a few more Audrey Tobias’.

More of us need to say, like her, enough is enough.

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returns home from the Canadian National ca-det/juvenile wrestling championship in Saska-toon with a gold medal in the 40 kg-and-under class.

• On his walk across Canada, Breydan Er-ickson, former Salmon Arm Secondary stu-dent, passed through the Shuswap. The walk was to raise money and awareness for cancer research.

• The psychologi-cal thriller, The Herbal Bed by Peter Whelan, was performed by the Shuswap Theatre as their third main stage production and entry into the Okanagan Zone Festival.

• Residents enjoyed various musical talents performed at different locations throughout the city for the annual Shuswap Music Festi-val.

May• BC Liberal Greg

Kyllo won the provin-cial election with 48 per cent of the vote. Kyllo won with 11,342 votes, NDP Steve Gunner

won 6,972 votes, Con-servative Tom Birch won 3,045 votes, Green Party Chris George had 2,186, and the Advo-cational Party Johanna Zalcik won 62 votes.

• The Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union announced its new 2013 members Ken Black, Glenn Hill and June Steward to the board. Trenna Scott was appointed to direc-tor after Frank Popien tendered his resignation to the board.

• Tappen residents protested a local com-pany’s request to in-crease their emissions from burning explosives waste. The company applied to the Ministry of Environment to in-crease their current rate of discharge of 1,000 kilograms per month to 6,000 kilograms per month. The waste, de-scribed as packaging and residual detonation cord is considered con-taminated.

• Dale Unruh of Cal-gary was announced as the new majority owner of the Salmon Arm Sil-verBacks. General man-ager and head coach, Troy Mick remained part owner and contin-ued to be the “face” of

the SilverBacks.• RCMP recovered

the body of a man from Shuswap Lake believed to be 59-year-old John Poole, of Calgary.

The man was re-ported missing in the nearby vicinity of Eagle Bay earlier in the week when his boat was found beached on the rocks by a resident in the area.

• A walk to help bring

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terior Dressage Asso-ciation’s Spring Dres-sage Fling was held at the Salmon Arm Fairgrounds with local rider, Isabel Reinerston, finishing in first place in her fourth-level free-style dressage test.

• Marietjie Du Plessis and West Martin-Patter-son both won their sin-gles and doubles events at the 2013 SATC Closed Tournament held at the Salmon Arm Tennis Club. Weather caused delays for the tournament which last-ed three days.

• Salmon Arm native, Bev Smith was named assistant coach to Can-ada’s Senior Women’s National Basketball Team for the upcoming season. Smith played for the team from 1978 to 1988 and was cap-tain from 1992-1996, played with Team Can-ada from 1997-2001 and played 13 seasons in Italy. Allison Mc-Neill, also a Salmon Arm native, stepped down as coach of the national team after the team played in the Lon-don Olympics.

• More than 700 rid-ers participated in this year’s Salty Dog Moun-tain Bike race, with 500 adult riders taking on the six-hour 10.45-ki-lometre lap length race, and 230 youth riders rode the three-hour Enduro and Salty Pup race. Several local rid-ers placed in many of the top categories.

June• The Independent

Investigations Office (IIO), the agency that investigates deaths or serious injuries that are potentially police re-lated, was called in to

investigate the death of a young driver, who collided with a dump truck parked near Auto Road. An RCMP of-ficer attempted to con-duct a traffic stop. The driver fled the scene and shortly after collid-ed with the truck. The police cruiser in pursuit of the fleeing car was found on the other side of Auto Road with its trunk crumpled and two tires blown, resting up against a commercial building.

• A 23-year-old wom-an was saved by a group of people after nearly drowning in Shuswap Lake near Blind Bay. The woman had intend-ed to go for a three-and -a-half-hour swim after consuming alcohol, but became distressed and could not get back to shore. A group of peo-ple, hearing the wom-an’s screams for help, utilized a nearby boat to rescue the female.

• A driver faces charges after deliber-ately bumping into a flag person working on the Trans-Canada Highway. The flag per-son had traffic stopped to allow a dump truck to exit when he noticed that one of the drivers waiting to be waved through was talking on his cell phone.

The driver was told he could not pass through until he got off his phone, after which he slowly drove up and bumped into the traffic control person.

• Sturgis North an-nounced they would be cancelling this year’s event “due to time constraints regarding the new location.” The event was planned to be held in Merritt after a previous location on Neskonlith Band lands was nixed.

• On Wednesday, June 19, Salmon Arm received 29.8 mm of

rain, a new record for the city. That amount of rain would normally be received over an entire month for the Shuswap, not an amount expected in one day.

• All three Salmon Arm lacrosse teams rep-resented the city well: The Shuswap Outlaws Bantam, Peewee and Midget Lacrosse teams all brought home gold from their zone cham-pionships. The Ban-tams and Peewees also won provincial champi-onships.

• R.J. Haney set up a new exhibition called “Flight from the Flames,” showcasing photos, artifacts, and mementos from the wildfire that ravaged the hills surrounding Salmon Arm in 1998.

The fire grew to 6,400 hectares in size and was the largest re-corded evacuation in B.C. at the time.

•Local singing talent Stephanie Nakagawa went to the 104th annu-al Rotary International Convention that took place in Lisbon, Portu-gal. The soprano singer was chosen to represent all of North America.


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and fire department were called to the scene when a transport truck driver lost conscious-ness after a coughing fit, and crossed the westbound lane of traf-fic on the Trans-Canada Highway, went over an embankment, plowed through a farmer’s field and two fences before stopping on the patio of a residence. The accident ruptured the truck’s front diesel tanks, leaking diesel fuel onto the ground. Crews worked for hours to contain the spill from reaching Canoe Creek and cleaning the site. No charges were laid.

• The city’s parks and recreation department were finally able to start up the McGuire Lake fountain after it had been out of commission since the summer of 2012. Staff discovered that one of the trans-formers was heating up too much and required an upgrade.

• The Shuswap Lake Integrated Planning Process (SLIPP) re-vealed the results from the two-year water quality monitoring pro-gram they were con-ducting on the Shuswap and Salmon Rivers and Canoe, Tappen, New-some and White creeks. The results showed that most sample sites met government safety guidelines for drinking water, swimming, ir-

rigation, livestock, fish and wildlife, and over-all quality was good. Some sites however showed high concen-trations of phosphorus, nitrogen and fecal coli-form bacteria that were cause for concern. Grey water discharge sam-ples were taken at the popular houseboating stop Nielsen Beach on Shuswap Lake; results showed that bacterial counts at the site con-tinue to decrease and were below swimming guideline levels and may be attributed to the voluntary wastewa-ter measures taken by houseboat companies.

• Salmon Arm Coun-cil supported a pro-posal from TRUE in the Trees project co-ordinators. The project is to place drums in a local park/pond area lo-cated at 28th Street NE and Fifth Avenue NE

to encourage children to get back into nature. The proposal states that drumming brings a sense of security and a comforting self-regu-lation, and encourages children to spend more time outside. Coun-cil received some let-ters from surrounding neighbours opposed to the $10,000 project.

• Council approved a new cell tower loca-tion in Canoe follow-ing much opposition from the community of the first proposed site which was located on Lyman Hill in North Canoe. The new pro-posed location is near Canoe Forest Products, along the Canadian Pa-cific right of way.

• Five local First Nations’ bands: Ad-ams Lake, Neskonlith, Splatsin, Little Shus-wap and Kamloops, all participated in the

Pulling Together Canoe journey this year. For the past 12 years, First Nations groups with local RCMP, choose different routes on B.C. waters to paddle together in an effort to break down the barriers between police and first nations. This year the event started in Ender-by with a Sun Rise Ceremony, with canoes hitting the water at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 27. They continued on to St. Ives, Celista, Quaaout Lodge, Chase and Pritchard, and fin-ished off in Kamloops, seven days later in time to participate in the Ka-mloops Powwow. The journey included three different bodies of wa-ter and over 110 kilo-meters paddled.

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• Local 16-year-old Lisa Petterson with her dog Toby gained enough points at the BC Regionals event in Langley to qualify for the Agility Association of Canada’s Canadian National Dog Agility Championships held in Edmonton.

August• The Hideaway Li-

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• Campaign spend-ing was released to the public; MLA for the Shuswap, Greg Kyllo, spent more money than any of the other candi-dates for the Shuswap, and more than Premier Christy Clark on her riding for Vancouver Point Grey. Kyllo spent $113,280, while NDP’s Steve Gunner spent $36,495, BC Conserva-tive’s Tom Birch spent $12,892, BC Green

Party’s Chris George spent $9, 354, and the Advocational Party’s Johanna Zalcik spent $1,096. The amount spent campaigning also mirrors the election results. Christy Clark spent $108,765 on her riding.

• Salmon Arm city council approved changes to the local transit system, which included reducing the services along the Foot-hill Road loop but add-ing a “shoppers shuttle” that would add 11 trips on weekdays and 10 trips on Saturdays; this change costs the city $6,700.

• Shuswap Trail Al-liance was selected as BC Parks’ Volunteer Group of the Year. The group received a letter from Minister of En-vironment Mary Polak congratulating them after being nominated

by North Okanagan and Shuswap BC Parks Area Supervisors, Kevin Wilson and Wes DeArmond. Projects completed by the Trail Alliance include up-grades to the Enderby Cliffs Provincial Park trail, the Eagle River boardwalk, bridge and sign upgrades, the win-ter trail maintenance at Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, the Routes and Blues and Bigfoot Snowshoe trail programs and many others.

• RCMP arrested a man who used a sto-len credit card to pay for his dinner at a local restaurant. Police also found numerous other pieces of identification on the man.

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peted against players from Calgary, Kelowna and Kamloops at the Rookie Tour Tennis Tournament held at the Salmon Arm Tennis Club. The local players placed well with Jona-than Breugem placing second and Julia Van-Buskirk taking third in the U-10 category, and Susannah Wark tak-ing second and August Thomson placing third in the U-12 category. Wallis Thomson placed first, Emily Wark sec-ond and Jackson Wark third in the U-14 cat-egory.

• Members of the Chamber Musicians of Kamloops with the Brandenburg Orches-tra brought a touch of royalty to Wednesday on the Wharf, playing Handel’s Water Music which was originally played for King George I of England in 1717.

• With attendance up by 1,000 from last year’s event, Roots and Blues this year was considered a great suc-cess. Weather held out each day as performers from all over the world wowed the crowds. Or-ganizers changed the main stage layout this year, allowing for more room for dancing at the front. They also raised the stage by a foot and included huge screens so people seated behind could still see. Musi-cians also raved about the excellent reception they received from co-ordinators behind the scenes and the energy of the crowds.

September• City council refused

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trict #83 for the former J.L. Jackson school site from P3 Institutional to C2 Town Centre Com-mercial. This was the second failed rezoning application for the par-cel. In 2006, a retailer applied to rezone a por-tion of the parcel to C7 Shopping Centre Com-mercial for a new gro-cery store.

• Former KOA Campground at 481 Highway 97B NE, adjacent to Haney Heritage Park, was re-cently approved an of-ficial community plan amendment to become a mobile home park by city council.

• Columbia Shuswap Regional District direc-tor, Rhona Martin, was acclaimed president of the Union of British Columbia Municipali-ties for the 2013-2014 term. Martin also serves on several committees and boards throughout the province.

• Firefighters from all four Salmon Arm fire department halls were called to fight a fire at Canoe Forest Products. Smoke was coming out of a chip bin and when the chips were exposed

to oxygen and started a fire. The fire was con-tained to just the bin as loaders were used to empty small amounts of chips at a time so firefighters could spray them down.

• The fire at Pedro Gonzales Fruit and Garden Ltd. was the result of arson, Salmon Arm RCMP confirmed.

• Fifteen varieties of Gort’s Gouda cheese was recalled after sev-eral E. coli cases were reported, including one death.

• Popular bluegrass musician and local Sorrento man, Gene Bretecher, is missed by his community af-ter his untimely death. Bretecher, 74, fell out of his boat about 30 meters from Shuswap Lake shore and, despite quick response from help nearby, could not be resuscitated.

• Several local tennis players won top places at the Salmon Arm Ten-nis Club’s Open Tennis Tournament. Despite rain delays, the tourna-ment was well received.

• Local Shuswap Middle School student, Alec Crawford was in-

vited to play for Team BC’s rugby team after impressing coaches during tryouts in the lower mainland.

• Considered a learn-ing experience, the Salmon Arm Pee Wee Colts lost 28-6 against

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• Salmon Arm Golf Club hosted its 2013 Ladies Amateur Open


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• Shuswap Writers’ Group celebrated their 25th year anniversary with food, live music and speeches at the SAGA Public Art Gal-lery.

• The annual Floating Lantern Celebration, hosted by Runaway Moon Theatre and the Lower Shuswap Stew-ardship Society, was held on World River Day, Sept. 29. The

theme for the event was “Calendario,” a com-munity art project that emphasized to people the timing and order of events that take place in nature that surrounds them.

• September was a busy month for aware-ness events: the annual Superwalk for Parkin-son’s, held at McGuire Lake, the 33rd annual Terry Fox Run held at Blackburn Park, and the Bike for Your Life event. All events had great turnout from resi-dents this fall.

• Salmon Arm un-knowingly had a ce-lebrity in its midst as Gemini award-winning TV star Rick Mercer was confirmed to be in town filming a project.

• The Youth of St. Jo-seph’s Roman Catholic Church raised enough money to erect two peace poles in celebra-tion of International Day of Peace. The poles were placed at Peace Park and St. Jo-seph’s Church.

• Despite bad weath-er, the Salmon Arm Fall Fair opened its doors

as usual and welcomed about 8,500 people over the span of the weekend.

OctoberCity council decides

to pursue developing a policy regarding place-ment of cell phone tow-ers after residents of the Hillcrest area learned a tower may be put up near the residences and school. The policy would be a guideline that council could use when Industry Canada sends referrals to the

city regarding new cell tower locations.

• The city’s eco-nomic development society was given the green light to complete a preliminary report on a tax incentive for the Salmon Arm Industrial Park as part of the five-year action plan the city is working on.

• BC Safety Authority (BCSA) issued a press release regarding “park homes” manufactured by Riske Creek Trail-ers, a business based out of Tappen. The owners did not provide

the requested records to the BCSA so a press release was issued in an attempt to locate all owners or occupants of the homes. The BCSA is concerned for the public’s safety as some of the homes have un-certified installation of gas appliances which creates risks of fire and carbon monoxide poi-soning.

• A two-week long waste audit, conducted by Tri Environmental Consulting Inc., was performed at the Salm-on Arm landfill. The re-

sults showed there have been some improve-ments since the 2006 audit was completed but the numbers still reflect there is still risk of contamination and a shortened lifespan of the landfill because of what is going into it. Of great concern was that about 24 per cent of the waste going into the landfill is compostable food waste, while pa-per and plastic made up 34.6 per cent waste.

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Ruby Jeanette Foley died peacefully on December 11, 2013 in Lumby, British Columbia, just short of her 97th birthday. Ruby spent her life looking after others. She has earned her rest.

She was born in Brightview, Alberta, the second youngest of nine children of Olaf and Hilma Olson. Ruby was the last surviving child. She was predeceased by her siblings and her husband Percy Foley. Her family moved to B.C. in 1927 where Ruby attended school in Mission and Vancouver. She was perhaps most proud of her service in the RCAF during the last years of WW II. She served in both Canada and Great Britain. In 1954, Ruby married Percy Foley in Surrey BC. She worked for Sears for many years before moving to Seymour Arm in 1969 where she and Percy became active members of the community and developed lasting friendships. In those days, they had to get their water from Shuswap Lake, and electricity was provided by their own diesel generator. She ran a small gift shop and occasionally rented out small cabins. The Foley’s moved briefly to Vernon where Percy died of cancer in 1988. At the age of 73, Ruby moved back to her home in her beloved Seymour Arm and reopened her gift shop. She donated all profits from the store to the school children in the community. She then lived for several years in Salmon Arm where she was an active volunteer at Haney House. Finally, she moved back to Vernon where she lived at the Vernon Restholm for fourteen years. During her time there she was very active in Tai Chi until her health forced her to give it up. Her last week was spent at a care home in Lumby.

Right to the end of her life, Ruby was actively concerned with seniors’ issues. She was an amazing woman.

Ruby is survived by her Vernon family: her niece Doreen Millar (Barry), Stacy Fuhr (Mike), and Karla Fuhr; her niece Leslie Ostafew (Shon);and by many nieces and nephews in Canada and abroad.

At Ruby’s request, there will not be a service. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to Hospice House, 3506-27th Avenue, Vernon, B. C. V1T 1S4.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Pleasant Valley Funeral Home, Phone: 250 542 4333.

Condolences may be offered atwww.pleasantvalleyfh.com

RUBY JEANETTE FOLEY 1917 - 2013

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Sebo Eltjo Woldringh, born January 5, 1934 went to be with his loving Savior at the age of 79 on Thursday, December 5, 2013.

He was born in Holland and immigrated to Canada in 1966.

He will be lovingly remem-bered by wife Vina, son Karl (Lori), grandchildren McKenzie and Elijah, sister Catherine (of Holland) as well as many extended family andfriends.

A celebration of life will be held Thursday, De-cember 12, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Broadview Evan-gelical Free Church, 350 30th Street NE.

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s FuneralServices & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm (250)833-1129. Email condolences and share memoriesthrough Sebo’s obituary at www.fischersfuneralser-vices.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Pic-cadilly Care Centre.

SEBO ELTJO WOLDRINGH

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HAPPY 90th Birthday toJean (also known as Gramma Jean by many). You are invit-ed to come and say hello at a drop in tea at Piccadilly Ter-race, #1151-10th Ave SW, on January 5th, 2014 between 1:30 & 3:30. (No Gifts Please)

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Dr. Janice Tjaden Inc., Salmon Arm, BC, requires a permanent full time administrative assistant.Duties: Schedule and confirm appointments and meetings of employer; order office supplies and maintain inventory; set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems; determine and establish office procedures; record and prepare minutes of meetings; may compile data, statistics and other information to support research activities; may organize conferences.Education: Completion of secondary school.Experience: 2-3 years.Wages: 21.00/Hr. Knowledge of english required.Fax @ 250 832 1106

PRODUCE CLERK – FULL TIMEOur Salmon Arm – Uptown Location, Produce Department, is looking for an experienced produce clerk to start immediately. This position offers competitive wages with a comprehensive benefits and pension plan package. If you are energetic, enthusiastic and want to be part of the Askew’s team, we want to hear from you.

Please apply in person, to: Mike Medwid, Produce Manager or George Green, Store Manager– Uptown Store or you can apply by email to [email protected] or [email protected]

HOME SHAREPROVIDER

Share your home and/or your time providing support to adults with disabilities in Vernon, Armstrong, Enderby, Salmon Arm, Lumby & Lavington.Home assessments and/or training will be provided.Send Expression of Interest letter to:Attention: Home Share CoordinatorKindale Developmental AssociationP.O. Box 94Armstrong, BC V0E 1B0Fax: 250-546-3053Email: [email protected]

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MEMORIES ON DVD!Films, slides, photos &

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Lost & FoundFound under my deck, Large male Neutered Grey Tabby. White feet and white chest Tappen 250-515-6016

LOST: Ladies wedding ring w/broken band lost in between Martina’s Barber Shop and the Royal Bank, Sat. Dec 14 (250)832-4532

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Sports & RecreationHUNTING Firearms Safety courses. C.O.R.E. & P.A.L. required for Hunting/Firearms Licences. Call Trevor Holmes at (250)832-4105 www.huntingandfi rearms.com

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Children

Childcare AvailableKINDER PLAY CHILD CARE

A Waldorf inspired morning Program for 2-6yr. olds

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Monday-Thursday 9am-1:15pm

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TRAIN TO be an Apart-ment/Condominium Manager online! Graduates get access to all jobs posted with us. 33 years of success! Government certifi ed. www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456.

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

Required immediately experi-enced Class 1 US drivers only. Must have US experience. We supply assigned trucks, com-pany phones, US Medical, all picks and drops paid. Please fax resume with current clean abstract to 250-546-0600. No phone calls please.

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January 1, 2014

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Help WantedCopper Island Pub & Bar

in Sorrento, BC is hiring 2 f/t cooks, 2f/t servers

& 1f/t Bartender. For cooks 3 years experience required and salary $15.00/hr,

Servers no experience and salary $11.00 hr, For Bartend-

er experience would be an asset and salary is $14.20/hr.

All jobs are Fulltime with 40hrs. week. Knowledge of

English is required for all jobs. Interested applicants please

email resume to [email protected]

H2O4U located in Salmon Arm is looking for a full time cus-tomer service representative. Repetitive heavy lift is a re-quirement. The applicant will also have a strong under-standing and commitment to customer service and willing-ness to learn new skills. Apply at [email protected]

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED

To distribute the Shuswap Market News &

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CHASE-Hillside AveCHASE-Brook Dr.

SICAMOUS-Rauma AveCall Valerie 250-832-2131

PART TIME commission sales person required for community radio CKVS. Contact (250)463-5026 or send resume: [email protected]

PART-TIME line cook needed immediately at Home Restau-rant- Sorrento. Apply in person to Doug.

Wanted: Experienced Dis-patcher for local Transport Company. We require an ex-perienced transport dispatcher immediately. MUST HAVE TRUCK MATE EXPERIENCE Must have own transportation and be reliable. Wages based on experience. Must be able to work in a fast paced environment and have excel-lent communication skills. ONLY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH TRUCKMATE AND DISPATCH EXPERIENCE WILL BE CONSIDERED. Ap-plications will only be accepted by fax or e-mail no walk ins please. Please fax resume to 250-546-0600, or by e-mail to [email protected] No phone calls please.

Trades, TechnicalJOURNEYMAN AUTOMO-TIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrys-ler Ltd. offers competitive wages, relocation allowance, negotiable depending on ex-perience. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefi ts. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban cen-tres. More info at: hannachrys-ler.ca. Fax 403-854-2845; Or send by email to: [email protected]

Required Immediately, auto-motive painter, ICBC Accredit-ed shop. Permanent position. $30/hour, bonus program & tool allowances. Phone Brian at Armstrong’s Collision, 250-546-3300

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

Financial ServicesIF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

Home Care Hearts-in-Motion

Private Home care services. Offers in home health care incl. Palliative, Respite, dai-ly maintenance ... I will take care of you. 250-463-1811

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Home & Yard

250-253-4663

• Fencing• Decks• Patios

• Renovation• Repair• Maintenance

SNOW REMOVAL Side-walks,driveways,small parking lots, roofs. Residential or Commercial Shuswap Window Cleaning 250- 833-2533

Painting & Decorating

& Area for 20+ Years Serving Sicamous

$$Discount

Painting

$$• Residential & Commercial

• Interior/Exterior

Cell 833-8009Home 836-4154

For Free Estimate call Lorraine

• Wallpapering • Drywall Repair• Professional Workmanship

• Seniors Discounts

SnowclearingEnergetic young man with ref-erences will do snow shovel-ling $15/hr minimum 1 hr. 250-832-0916

Telephone ServicesDISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect home phone service. No one re-fused! Low monthly rate! Call-ing features and unlimited long distance available. Call Na-tional Teleconnect today! 1-866-443-4408. or visit online: www.nationalteleconnect.com



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

Appointments necessary.

All Breeds including Cats & Large Dogs

PET GROOMING With Michelle

Monday to Friday

HOME BUYING MADE EASY• New home on its own 50 X 100 lot• All landscaping c/w underground sprinklers• Concrete drive & walkway

www.eaglehomes.ca

$149,900All for only

$699or

per month OACplus GST

250-833-4728 1-877-60HOMES(604-6637)

The Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band is inviting qualified contractors to submit bids for the following work:

• Construction of a new water treatment plant• Completion of two (2) water supply wells• Construction of approximately 4km of 250 mm HDPE water

transmission main• Construction of buried valve chambers and tie-ins to existing

reservoirs• Associated civil works

Tender documents including addenda may be obtained on B.C. Bid (www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca).

Interested bidders must submit email bids to the office of the Owner’s Representative: Chris Cheng, P.Eng. Associated Engineering [email protected]

Tender Closing Date: January 24, 2014

Tender Closing Time: 2:00 p.m. local time

The specified Bid Bond must be received within 5 business days of tender close, payable to the Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band: Ms. Nicolette Keith, Chief Administrative Officer Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band 1886 Little Shuswap Lake Road West Box 1100, Chase, BC V0E 1M0

The lowest or any bid will not necessarily be accepted.

Technical inquires by bidders must be sent via email to Chris Cheng, P.Eng of Associated Engineering ([email protected]). Inquires must be received prior to three business days before tender close.

An optional site visit is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2014. Meeting location to be confirmed. Please RSVP to [email protected] by Tuesday, January 7, 2014 to confirm attendance.

Invitation to Tenderers

Lakeside Realty Ltd.

2 Bdrm + Den, 1 Bath walkout Basement SuiteF/S, W/D, NS, NP. Utilities included.2517 Forest Drive, Blind Bay $800/mo.

2 Bdrm, 3.5 Bath Lakefront Townhouse6 appliances, NS, NP.#5 - 5260 Squilax-Anglemont Hwy, Celista $900/mo.

2 Bedrm., 1 Bath in 4 Plex4 appliances, NS, NP.7010 Black Road, Ranchero $700/mo.

3 Bedrm., 1.5 Bath TownhouseFS, in-suite laundry hookup, NS, NP.#701 - 1451 1st Ave. NE, Salmon Arm $850/mo.

4 Bedrm., 3 Bath HouseRec room, 5 appliances, NS, NP3665 Jackson Rd., Tappen $1100/mo.

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PetsN&T CANINE CARE

Daycare, boarding, grooming. Visit our webpage:

www.nandtcaninecare.ca 250-835-0136

With Dignity & Understanding. N&T PET CREMATION

SERVICEScall 250-835-0136

Merchandise for Sale

$100 & Under2 Snow Tires 225/60r16. Like New $120 Call 250-515-6327

$300 & UnderDozen Bar signs and clocks. will only sell as a set $300 Firm 250-833-0130

Misc. for SaleBUNDY alto sax w/case $500. antique upright Heinzman pia-no all original $350. LH Fender acoustic guitar w/case $300. LH Fender electric guitar w/case & amp $350. Shure microphone $90. elliptical ma-chine $100. (250)832-9256

IPHONE CASEBrand new, never used Iphone 5 Lifeproof.Multiple colors. Asking $15.00. 250-549-1489 or text 250-306-8489 for details.STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at:www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Misc. WantedCOLLECTOR looking to buy a coin collection. Also looking for coins, bars, medals, ingots from RC Mint, Franklin Mint, US Mint & others. Todd 250-864-3521 I make house calls!PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670TOOLS related to carpentry, saws, drills, socket sets, lad-ders, etc. Please call Erin (250)803-3937

Free ItemsFound and Free to good home 2 litters of Abandoned Kittens. 5-6 mos. old 1 female 6 males Absolutely adorable and in need of love and a for-ever home. 250-308-5489FREE: Braun slide trays. Most hold 100 slides, some hold 80. 250-832-2231

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MortgagesTEKAMAR MORTGAGESBest rate 5yr-2.89%OACServing the Columbia-Shuswap

since 1976.Rates Consistently better than banks

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

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent1Bdrm top fl ooor new 4-plex f/s w/d, priv entrance, adults quiet pet OK, $825. 1070 1 St. SE 250-833-2129

1 Bedroom Apartment fridge, stove, coin laundry

& hot water included, No Pets

$650/mo. 1-855-852-5660 Toll Free

2BDRM. condo in quiet 55+, NS, NP building, centrally lo-cated in SA, walking distance to both malls, bright corner unit w/ensuite, $945/mo. incl. water, garbage, heat, DD req’d, Call (250)833-82813BDRM APT Close to DT parking coin laundry, NP, NS, $850/mo. avail immed 250-804-9627ADULT orientated 2bdrm. lev-el entry, walk to town, carport, NS, NP $590/mo + utilities (250)833-6400AVAIL. NOW 2000sq.ft. 2 BD 2 Bath Condo in Sorrento. Great view. Great location. $980 + util. 250-515-0450Bright 2 Bdrm corner suite in town avail. Jan 1. Balcony, AC, heat incl. $750/mo refs req’d. Adults only. 250-833-4726 or 250-832-5858

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentBright, spacious

2 bedroom apartmentsClose to town, family owned

& operated. Includes F/S, DW, A/C, H/W

NS, NP. Available Jan 1, 2014

$825/month (250) 803-1694

Ask about Senior’s Discount

Cute 2nd fl oor apt. 1bdrm. walk to town, NP, NS, $490/mo. + util. (250)833-6400DANBURY MANOR 791 Okanagan Ave. NE, 2bdrm. $800/mo. avail. immed., NS, Call Robin (250)833-5458

LAKEVIEW MANORBeautiful unfurnished and

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

amenities in quiet adult NS, NP building.

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

ROOMY & CLEAN, 1 bdrm, walk out suite, avlbl Jan 1. 10 ft ceilings. Separate Every-thing! Walking distance to DT. Pet negotiable. N/S. $900/mo inclds util. 250-832-7888

Duplex / 4 PlexComfortable 3 Bdrm duplex. Scotch Creek Fenced Yard Avail Jan 15/14 $875/mo250-675-4952

Misc for Rent3bdrm, 2bath, 2car garage6appl. in SA, beautiful lake

view in nice subdivision3bdrm, 2bath, 2car garage

in Shuswap Lake Estates1bdrm, 1bath condo

Salmon Arm

ContactAL BINGHAM (250)804-6216

Mobile Homes & Pads

CANOE 2 bdrm, den, 1.5 bath. Walking distance to elemen-tary school and beach. Large fenced yard, covered deck, quiet cul de sac, 6 appliances, pet friendly, ample parking. Available immediately. $1200 plus utilities. Call 587-297-4605 or email [email protected]

Homes for Rent2Bdrm $800 on beautiful 1/2 acre. W/D pets Ok Covered garage. Work Shed. green house. Length of stay neg. Hy-dro & Int incl. Silver Creek area. 250-517-9904 or email [email protected]

2Bdrm Furn. Coach house, Shuswap Lake, Sunnybrae, avail now until Jun 30/14. Ref’s req’d. $700/mo. + $250 DD incl everything but phone & int. N/S Resp. tenants on-ly. Jackie 250-835-4800

4 bed, 3 bath renovated Blind Bay house for rent. $1200/mth Avail Jan 15. 250-320-3641BEAUTIFUL 1/2 duplex in S/A with yard. 17th st SE : 3 bdrm, den, 3 full bath, air, view. Avail Dec 1st N/S N/P $1400/mth plus util. Call 250-764-4336Beautiful 2 Acre property with cozy wood house. H/W fl oors, 3 levels, large windows, Wood burning stove, Reverse osmo-sis water system, New High Effi ciency W/D, 4 Bdrm 2 Baths 1700 Sq. Ft. $1200 + Util. 604-848-5923Blind Bay 3Bdrm NS NP $950 + Util 250-832-8552Chase Like new 4Bdrm 3Bath 2 level, lge garage. In town $1300+util close to schools NS NP avail Jan 1 604-542-6224

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Homes for RentDOWNTOWN SA, 3bdrm. 2 level suite, NS, NP, refs req. $1100/mo. util. incl., avail. now (250)832-6296 (250)463-9992

GORGEOUS 3/4bdrm w/view 1.5 acres, W/D, util, int, sat incl., avail. Now smoking out-side $1350 (250)832-7809

Malakwa-3bdrm home $700 +utils. 2bdrm $600.+utils, 250-836-2928.

NEWER 5 BDRM 3 bath, open concept. Easy to maintain yard in desireable neighbourhood, exc. location . N/S N/P. gas f/p ,util, A/C. Ref’s & DD req’d. Avail Feb 1. $2000/mo. 250-833-2806

SALMON ARM- 3 Bdrm+ den, 3 bath, close to Little Mtn. W/D, garage, large yard. N/S. Avail Jan 1 or later. $1350+ utils. 250-832-9869.

SPACIOUS upper fl oor w/3bdrm., 1.5bath, fully fenced yard, 5appl., $1250/mo. incl. util.Avail Jan 1 (250)832-2616

Offi ce/RetailFOR LEASE: Goldpanner Restaurant Located @ Tappen Esso, avail. immediately, for more infor or appointment con-tact Art at 250-835-4585

Suites, Lower1BDRM HILLCREST: Level entry, util. Wifi and cable incl., laundry, NS, NP, avail. immed. $650/mo. (250)832-2052

1BDRM. level entry, incl. all util., 5appl., in town, $875/mo. NS, No pets (250)832-6720

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Both categories make up more than 50 per cent of the waste that could be diverted from the landfill.

• Owners of Gort’s Gouda were relieved when they were told that “no E.coli was found on the premises and that it was only found in two wheels of red pepper and black pepper (cheese)” by of-ficials. The Canadian Food Inspection Agen-cy and the BC Centre for Disease Control both came to the Gort’s Gouda Cheese Farm after a suspected E.coli outbreak and took more than 200 samples. Five weeks after the prohibi-tion was placed, it was lifted to the family’s relief.

• A memorial schol-arship fund was created by the family of Shane Gorner, the teen who died in a workplace accident at Dinoflex, and the Shuswap Com-munity Foundation. The bursary will go to a Grade 12 student at-tending Salmon Arm Secondary who dem-onstrates a talent in the arts.

• The SilverBacks showed outstanding

performances against Penticton and Merritt with 4-2 and 5-2 wins respectively. Head coach Troy Mick said the Penticton game was probably the team’s best 60 minutes of play yet.

• Chantel Jeffrey, 12, won all three pen-tathlons for the 11 and 12 girls category at the KISU Iron Pentath-lon held in Penticton. Mayor Nancy Cooper presented Jeffrey with a certificate of achieve-ment of her success in the provincial champi-

onships.• Randy Brooks won

a bronze medal in the Golden Master’s divi-sion at the prestigious Molokai Hoe Race held on Waikiki beach on Oahu. They completed the 42 mile race over open ocean in 6 hours 25 minutes.

• The Salmon Arm Art Gallery’s new ex-hibit titled, “Downtown in Focus: Photography Then and Now,” show-cases historical and contemporary photo-graphs of downtown Salmon Arm. The ex-hibit was done in col-laboration with the Downtown Improve-ment Association.

• Children and adults alike were spooked by the scary scenes played out by local actors at the R.J. Haney Hallow-een Spooktacular.

November• City council opt-

ed out of a recycling program with Multi Material BC. The pro-gram was to work in conjunction with the existing city recycling service but would have accepted more materi-als like Tetra packs and clamshell packaging. The city had signed a letter of intent with MMBC, but council voted against signing the final contract, based on legal concerns raised by staff.

• Council gave first and second reading to city bylaws that support

detached secondary suites or coach houses within the urban con-tainment boundary.

• Salmon Arm resi-dents have an oppor-tunity to vote on a 10-year lease that council is considering entering with WH Laird Hold-ings. The lease would be for land at 641 and 621 Ross Street NE. The lots may be used for parking and as a staging area for the construction of the Ross Street underpass.

• Salmon Arm Sec-ondary invites the pub-lic to participate and provide opinion on a new program for the school. The school is going through a restruc-turing after it was deter-mined that the current scheduling system isn’t working. Three options were presented at an early November meet-ing: 1) a non-travelling model, where students from grades nine to 12 are attached to one campus for the entire year; 2) a junior/senior model where grades 9 and 10 attend Jackson and grades 11 and 12 attend the Sullivan cam-pus; 3) a ‘double block’ model where students attend one class in the morning and one in the afternoon, with classes meeting every second day.

• A new route with the Shuswap Transit Sys-tem for Salmon Arm was created to accom-modate the new Smart-Centres shopping cen-

tre. Called the Shoppers Shuttle, the route will stop at all three Salmon Arm shopping centres as well as a downtown stop.

• The Salmon Com-munity Association announced 2013 as a profitable year for the non-profit organization. The association made a profit of $115,095 this year, a huge in-crease from last year’s $21,054 deficit. The increase is attributed to increased sales from the Salmar Grand which more than doubled as well as the Salmar Classic made more than $10,000 profit after last year’s $21,340 operat-ing deficit.

• Three Salmon Arm tennis players, West Martin-Patterson, Ken Hecker and Kevin Pearson competed in the Singh-Dalin Tennis Tournament in Kam-loops. Martin-Patterson won the A Event and Hecker and Pearson won second place in the B Event.

• Members of the Salmon Arm Ice Break-ers Speed Skating Club competed in the New Gold Chill meet held in Kamloops. Alex Seal, master skater and club coach, won all his races.

• The Scotiabank Bantam Tier 2 Silver-tips won 4-3 against their old rivals from Kamloops.

• Dr. Thierry Vrain, a retired soil biologist and geneticist, spoke

to an interested crowd about genetically modified foods and hu-man health at the First United Church. The talk was part of a cross-Canada speaker’s tour.

December• The Shuswap Wa-

tershed Water Qual-ity Program (SWWQP) was approved as the new water quality pro-gram to succeed the Shuswap Lake Integrat-ed Planning Process (SLIPP). The Colum-bia Shuswap Regional District directors were asked to approve alloca-tion of up to $240,000 to fund the 2014 devel-opment plan.

• City council de-cided to opt back into the Multi Material BC recycling program. Council had learned the cost of opting out of the provincially-mandated program could be sig-nificant.

• Salmon Arm City Council gave final reading to zoning and ocp amendment for a private property located beside Little Mountain Park. The amendments are a step towards the city acquiring the prop-erty for the park.

• Support of com-posting spreads to more businesses within Salmon Arm, which now includes McDon-ald’s, the Shuswap Pie Company and Chiang Mai Orchard Thai Res-taurant. The businesses work with Spa Hills Farm which picks up and processes compost on their property.

• A tentative agree-ment was reached be-tween CUPE Local 523 workers and the North Okanagan-Shuswap

School Districts. CUPE members were in a le-gal position to walk off the job but representa-tives of the two sides met and were able to create a tentative con-tract.

• The SAFE Soci-ety, Okanagan College Students’ Union and Okanagan College Ab-original Services united to sponsor the annual candlelight vigil, Unit-ed Against Violence Against Women, held at the Salmon Arm Campus of Okanagan College.

• Shuswap Search and Rescue members were called out to Crowfoot Mountain above Celista to search for a missing snowmo-biler. The missing Ka-mloops man had gotten separated from the rest of the group and be-came lost. A member of the Crowfoot Moun-tain Snowmobile Club found the man around 4:30 a.m. He had been well prepared with warm clothes and food, and was found in good health.

• Salmon Arm’s Alysson Marshall won silver in the 1.2-km classic sprints race at the first Haywood NorAms cross-country ski race held at Sover-eign Lake Nordic Cen-tre. Marshall also won gold in the sprint race at the Alberta Cup event.

•The after-school literacy program for aboriginal students, Coyote Reads, received $53,000 in funding from the Vancouver Foundation, allowing the program to be made available to grades 6-7 students in three School District #83 middle schools.


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Remembrance Day: Royal Canadian Legion, branch 62, member and Canadian flag bearer Dodie Sewell stands proud dur-ing the 2013 Remembrance Day ceremony.

In character: Keren Huyter, as the Wicked Witch of the West, snarls for the camera while walking with her family at the Downtown Halloween Treat Trail.

Holiday tradition: The Petty family haul out their freshly cut, locally grown Christ-mas tree.


Documents

Salmon Arm Observer, January 01, 2014