Kia Ora!

You may have seen pictures of the Okanagan Indian Band Flag proudly displayed in Auckland and surrounding areas in New Zealand, with a recent return of

Okanagan Indian Band mem-bers representing our commu-nity in Softball at the World Masters 2017 Games held in Auckland, New Zealand. OKIB Members from the Salish Na-tion Team included Sharmaine

Gregoire, Coralie Gregoire, Martie Louis, Sherry Louis and official team support – Glenda Louis. Other OKIB member who participated in the game was Patricia Wilson, who played for Team Australia.

Throughout the 10 day event, 28,000 participants from 106 countries of 28 sports at 48 venues with a whopping 21,000 medals awarded. OKIB mem-bers arrived in New Zealand on April 20, in time to enjoy part of the city and to rest up for the opening ceremony that was held at Eden Park in Kingsland, Auckland.

Salish Nation Team competed in their pool that was majority Ca-

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nadian Teams, with a respect-ful record of 4 wins, 2 losses, and 1 tie, however that was not enough to see any medal round. The 10 day event allowed for one official day of rest, and the team took advantage and toured out to Hobbiton Movie Set to

view the “Shire”, this is the Lord of the Rings Movie Series.

The OKIB members would like

to send their appreciation and acknowledgement to the com-munity who supported and do-nated to the fundraising efforts.

The next games – 2021 will be held in Japan, and talks are buzzing to attend this sporting event.

Way Limlimpt!

OKIB Salish Nation Members

LOCAL YOUTH Represent at North American Indigenous Games - July 16 – 23, 2017 in TorontoThe following athletes will be travelling from OKIB to compete at the games this summer:U19 Lacrosse: Reese JonesU19 Volleyball: Fiona LizotteU16 Softball: Sapion Joe, Nakoda Parker and Raynen CampbellU19 Softball: Ethan JoeU16 Lacrosse: Jacob BrewerU 18 Lacrosse: Joshua Dubrett

Spotlight on Jacob Brewer:His great-grandparents are OKIB members William and Peggy Brewer and his Grandparents are Lyle Brewer & Clarice Piche, Ve-ronica Wilson & Roger Louis and Karen Cooper & Brian Jones. His Mom is Lindsey Brewer, Jason Jones and Step-Dad Casey Sherriff. He got into playing lacrosse at 8 years old when his Step-Dad intro-duced him to it, and has coached him for 8 years and has been his biggest supporter! He played with the Junior Stealth in Anaheim, California and brought home gold. For more information go to http://naig2017.to/en/ Jacob Brewer - 15 years old

NOTICE: CHANGE OF COUNCIL MEETINGS Council meetings will be held on Monday morn-ings from 9:00am to 12:00pm with the excep-tion of the evening council meeting on the sec-ond Monday of the month starting at 5:30pm. If Monday is a holiday, the meeting will be held on Tuesday. Council Committee as a whole, will be held Monday afternoons—schedule to be deter-mined Contact Council Secretary for more infor-mation: 250-542-4328 or email stacy.yow@okanagan.org

Band Council Meeting Duck Lake

July 10, 2017 (note date change)

Location: Holiday Park Resort Time: 5:30-9:00 PM

Dinner will be served Contact Council Secretary for more information at 250-542-4328

Elders Bingo at New Horizons

Doors open at noon 12:30pm Early Bird

12:45 Regular Session Last Sunday of the month

16th Annual Okanagan Indian Band

Student Celebration

Friday June 30th, 2017 ATLANTIS WATERSLIDES

10:00am to 5:00pm Lunch will be provided

Admission for all OKIB member students (ages 5-18 years) will be covered plus 1 adult per family per household. All children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please register with Lacey Gregoire-Gabriel, no later than Friday, June 23 by 11:00am Telephone 250.542.5094 ext. 223 or email: lacey.gregoire@okanagan.org

From the Manager—Lorraine Ladan Closures Wednesday, June 21 – Aboriginal Day Monday, July 3 – Canada Day All programs at Snc’c’amala?tn will be CLOSED on the above days, including daycare, Head Start, Preschool, Kinder-garten/Grade 1. End of School Year

Summer Day Camp for 6 to 12 Year Olds Session 1 Monday, July 11 to Thursday, July 27 Session 2 Monday, July 31 to Friday, August 19 (closed August 7 for BC Day) The Summer Day Camp is a fun recreational pro-gram with a focus on outdoor play and sports, a

weekly field trip, arts and crafts and cultural activities. A morning and afternoon snack is provided. Children bring their own lunch and any extra healthy snacks. We encourage everyone to drink lots of water and to wear sunscreen and a hat every day. The fees for each 14 day session are $84.00 for sta-tus children and $140.00 for non-status. Fees must be prepaid in full before children can attend any days. Registration forms may be picked up at Snc’c’amala?tn? If you would like your child to attend, please reg-ister by Friday, June 30. Call Nicole or Lorraine for more information at 250-545-3800.

Snc’c’amala?tn Mini Pow Wow Friday, June 23

10:00 to 11:30 am Komasket Park

With Drum Group “The Cliffs”

Tuesday June 20 Term 3 Report Cards

Thursday June 22 5:00pm

Head Start Year End Dinner

Tuesday June 27 10:30am

K/Gr. 1 Year End Celebration

Wednesday June 28 10:00am

Preschool Gradu-ation

Thursday June 29 NOON

Last Day of School and Head Start

Family or anyone who wished to join the children can meet us at Snc’c’amala?tn at 10:00 am or at Ko-masket Park at 10:30. You are invited to wear regalia. Our Grades 1 to 7 from the Cultural Immersion School will be participating. MainPlaceHolder Infant/Toddler Way from the skmxist room. We had a blast on our field Trip with Mona ! We looked at sunflowers and siya and best of all played in puddles Lim Limpt Infant Toddler Staff 3 to 5 Year Old Daycare Way’ Happy Birthday – Lin-coln M. Brielle, Owen, Tucker and Teacher Denise. Well our year has just gone by so fast a lot of our children in Head Start will be mov-ing to the preschool program in September. We are doing our but-terfly program again, so the children will be able to watch the butterfly’s hatch and we will set them free shortly after. We will be having out yearend dinner for Head Start June 22 from 5-7pm all of our Head Start children and their parents are invited to join us. Please let us know if you require daycare for the summer months @250-545-3800. Have a safe and fun summer holiday. Limlimpt, Denise, Jordyn, Autumn, Kelsey, Mona and Our Tupa (Virginia) Preschool Way’ from the Speplina Room. In May our classroom welcomed a new student, Erika. We also welcomed 5 baby chicks. The children loved watching the eggs, seeing them hatch. They grew so fast. Thank you Miranda Marchand for arranging this experience for us. Everyday John O’Neill asked if the baby chicks were born.

This year we didn’t make it to Stunx’s (beaver) house, because of the high water. Happy Graduation to:

Elizabeth Alexis Isabelle Alexis Erika Arnult

Autumn Briem Ashlyn Fox Eve Hainer Leanna Houle Delissa Issac Stirling Kirkpatrick Beatrix LaFrance George Leel Maxwell Leel Carter Lowe Aurora Nicholson-Paul John O’Neill Lucy Rempel Adrian Wilson Wren Winkler

Thank you Tupa for another great year of lan-guage. Have a great summer! Karla, Katelyn and Miranda

Kindergarten / Grade 1 Wi from the P’qel’qin room, We are almost at the end of another school year and it’s time to celebrate students learning and have some well-deserved fun. We will celebrate the end of the year with a fun sports day with the preschool class, a pirate day, where we will search for missing treasure and an All-Class Birth-day. June 27th is the date for our Kindergaren/Grade 1 End of the Year Celebration, where we will acknowledge and celebrate the wonderful achieve-ments of our students! Congratulations to Abilynn for finishing her 3rd home reading sheet this year and having read a total of 90 books so far this year, and to Landon for finishing his 2nd home reading sheet by reading 60 books. Awe-some reading! Mrs. Alexis and Trish

Significant snow pack, rain and hot temperatures have all contributed to a flooding season in the in-terior of BC. The Okanagan Indian Band has been managing the response to the emergency through-out the month of May. As the local government, the OKIB has been working in partnership with pro-vincial emergency management programs, health authority and local municipalities to coordinate the services needed to identify and take action to re-move threats to people and infrastructure.

With the initial threat of high and fast moving creeks overflowing banks now passed, the focus has moved on to the rising Okanagan Lake level. The lake has risen an average of 2-3cm a day during the past month and is expected to continue rising until it peaks around the middle of June.

The OKIB issued a State of Emergency for I.R. #1 on May 16, 2017 although the Emergency Opera-tions Centre was up and running with staff working long hours since May 5th. The band has issued seven evacuations and a boil water advisory, in ad-dition to discouraging motorized boating and swim-ming on the lake.

There is a mix of staff working in the EOC with many working at a strategic level to manage, plan and coordinate resources; while other staff are out on site monitoring locations/situations including water testing. The cost to cover all the resources needed to respond to the flood are covered by emergency programs in BC.

Sand and sandbags are an example of two resourc-es that have been coordinated by the EOC. Over a 2 week timeframe, over 120 loads of sand had been brought in and 200,000 sandbags distribut-ed.OKIB has four active locations for residents to access sand and sandbags. Many volunteers have supported flood prevention efforts by assisting resi-dents with bagging sand.

The OKIB EOC is set up at 12 Bonneau Road and can be contacted at 250-542-7132.

Flood Notices are distributed twice daily to flood affected residents on an email list; these notices are available on the band website at https://okib.ca/news/urgent-flood-notice; as well as on our social media feeds.

OKIB FLOOD 2017Managing a Disaster

The band determines and prioritizes the need to take action based on the following Emergency Response Cri-teria: 1. Safety and Health of All Responders2. Save Lives3. Reduce Suffering4. Protect Public Health5. Protect Critical Infrastructure6. Protect Property7. Protect the Environment8. Reduce Economic and Social Losses

HARM REDUCTION WORKSHOPS | FIRST AID FOR OPIOID OVERDOSE Learn about the current opioid/fentanyl public health crisis. There will be information on different things you can do to protect yourself or your loved ones from an overdose or to help bring back from an opioid overdose. There will be a demonstration on administering Naloxone, a video reviewing what Naloxone is. There will also be discussion on what different types of overdoses look like. Following the training, Naloxone kits will be available for distribution. If you use or have a family member that may be at risk please take part in the workshop. Dinner will be served for up to 15 people and there will be door prizes. Dates of Naloxone trainings: June 14th at New Horizons Elders building from 6-8pm July 17th at Okanagan Indian Band Health Centre from 6-8pm If you are unable to attend these trainings you can schedule a private training for you and your family. For more information or if you need help with transportation to the workshop please contact Lane Brewer at 250-542-5094.

Wednesday, June 21 ABORIGINAL DAY!

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM 2017

CELEBRATING NATIONAL

Vernon, British Columbia Komasket Park

Tentative Schedule 8:00am - 10:00am:

10:30am: Breakfast Run for the drum

Full schedule to be announced! Follow our Facebook page!

Everyone Welcome!

https://www.facebook.com/OkanaganBand https://twitter.com/OkanaganBand

COMMUNITY FIRST PEOPLES’ CELEBRATION

ALLAN BROOKS NATURE CENTRE

JUNE 10, 2017 11am-3pm | Vernon, BC Join us for our 4th annual festival celebrating First Nations, Metis and Inuit culture.

Create | Learn | Experience

Create traditional crafts and art, learn new cultural traditions, and experience multiple attractions including a community bonfire, music, dance, local artists’ work and more.

ABORIGINAL DAY POW WOW & FEAST

SHATFORD CENTRE

JUNE 21, 2017 4pm | Penticton, BC

Calling all dancers and drummers

Come join us at the on at 760 Main Street, Penticton, BC.

Vendor tables available for a $25 donation

To register call 250-770-7668 or email info@shatfordcentre.com

AUGUST 11, 2017 | Falkland, BC Shoot-Out

HOMER ALEXIS MEMORIAL AUGUST 12-13, 2017 | Falkland, BC

Stampede Grounds

Friday: Open shoot-out $225/Team All pick No draw, 50 team cap There will be a first go followed by a top 10 NO handicap, Max 6 entries The top 10 will be a clean slate final* - 80% Payback Eight Shoot-out $225/Team, 50 team cap. There will be a first go, followed by a top 10 Max 5 entries, The top 10 will be a clean slate final*, 80% Payback, Non Sanctioned. Ca-nadian rules and ratings apply. *Clean slate final means times will not be carried forward.

Saturday: 8am Start - Open/Twelve Incentive Class, Sev-en Class, Youth Class, 2+ Class. Sunday: 8am Start - Ten/Eight Incentive Class, Five Class Online entries at www.BCTCPA.net entries OPEN July 25, 2017 / Entries CLOSED August 4, 2017. Questions or en-tries to be added to entry pool contact Jordyn Alexis 250-540-6261

2017 SUMMER STUDENT POSITIONS Round Lake Society | roundlaketreatmentcentre.ca Round Lake Society operates a 35-bed treatment centre and a 10 bed recovery home located 17 miles north of Vernon. MAINTENENCE ASSISTANT Undertake regular maintenance of Centre grounds, including lawn and landscaping, Assist with appropriate recycling of Centre waste products, General maintenance and repair skills, Janitorial maintenance of residence, Assist with kitchen department. MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: Returning to school in the fall 2017, Effective written and oral communication, Effective time manage-ment skills, Ability to work independently, Abstain from drugs and alcohol. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Telephone / Reception, Photocopying / Filing, Cataloguing / Research, Mail outs / Emails, Data entry / Typing EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Minimum completion of Grade 10 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: Returning to school in the fall 2017, Effective written and oral communication, Effective time manage-ment skills, Ability to work independently, Experience with internet searches, Computer skills, Abstain from drugs and alcohol. Deadline for both positions: July 3rd —September 1st. Pay rate $10.85/hour pending funding Applications accepted until 4:30 p.m. June 16, 2017 SUBMIT RESUMES TO: ShellyM@roundlake.bc.ca

LAND SURVEY PROCESS OF OKIB LANDS

Why Have a Survey? When a member of the

Okanagan Indian Band or the Band itself wishes to have a le-gal land survey done whether it’s for a land transaction to show where the boundaries are, to lo-cate the limits, to find existing monuments, whatever the rea-son may be, they must hire a CLS (Canada Lands Surveyor).

For individual land holders who are thinking about develop-ing their lands for housing, trans-fers between band members, leasing or permitting a survey may be required.

A survey for a land transac-tion can prevent future boundary disputes or encroachments of other people’s interest onto par-cels of land. A survey gives peo-ple certainty because it matches what is on the land with the agreements people make be-tween themselves.

What type of survey do

we need? Do we need a sur-vey for all land transactions?

Descriptions for parcels of

land are needed for land trans-actions to be formally registered in a land registry systems. A professional land surveyor who is authorized as a Canada

Lands Surveyor (CLS) can con-duct surveys under the Canada Lands Surveys Act including sur-veys for descriptions on First Na-tions Reserve lands.

Guideline for Minimum

Land Description Require-ments

Leases of land for longer

than 10 years and allotments of land require a full survey Plan of Survey prepared by a CLS, that is an Approved Plan under Sec-tion 31 of the CLSA known as an Administrative Plan.

Leases of Land 10 years or less, a permit, and a license generally require an Explanatory Plan, a plan prepared by a CLS under Section 31 of the CLSA based on existing surveyed boundaries and monuments. An Explanatory Plan is also used for a designation vote.

A textual description, that is, a word description not based on a survey, can be prepared for leases of a building unit for 10 years or less, a utility permit over lands with no other interest, and an access agreement over allot-ted or leased land. Textually de-scribed parcels are not recorded in the CLSR.

CLS prepare Plans of Sur-vey known as Official Plans con-firmed under Section 29(3) of the CLSA for describing jurisdic-tional boundaries of FN Re-

serves, surrenders of Parcels, and Highway or Right of Way Transfers.

ATRs are typically surveyed by CLS who also have a com-mission as a provincial land sur-veyor in the applicable province. The provincial plans are record-ed in the CLSR.

How can we get the best

from a Canada Land Survey-or?

Individuals and the Band

who need a survey for a land transaction to be registered in a land registry need to find a Can-ada Lands Surveyor to complete the work.

The process for obtaining and approving a survey varies depending on a number of things – how complicated the project is, who is going to pay for the work, and whether or not you need assistance in preparing the information to request a survey.

Even before you have final-ized the details of a land trans-action, a Canada Land Surveyor can help you figure out the type of survey you need, assist you in preparing a sketch showing the intended dimensions with refer-ence to existing features, and prepare a land status report. A Canada Lands Surveyor will need this information in order to prepare an estimate of the cost

Guideline for Minimum Land Description Requirements

of the survey and to obtain spe-cific survey instructions from the Surveyor General.

It may be a good idea to

ask several Canada Lands sur-veyors to quote on the work you require by providing them with the background information to-gether with a time when the work needs to be completed.

How do you find a Cana-da Lands Surveyor?

The Association of Canada

Lands Surveyors (ACLS) admin-isters legislation to assure the public that a Canada Lands Sur-veyor meets entry education and experience qualifications and undergoes continuing education. They are subject to practice re-view by the ACLS and are re-

quired to carry professional lia-bility insurance.

The ACLS keeps a listing of all the Canada Lands Surveyors currently licensed to do surveys on First Nations Reserve lands. Close proximity to your First na-tion is a factor to consider, how-ever a Canada Lands Surveyor from any province can work on any First Nation Reserve in Can-ada.

Survey Request Process

Survey Approval Process – Acceptance

Survey Approval Process – Rejection

If the Surveyor has been

unsuccessful in obtaining the OKIB approval, then he/she will be directed by NRCan-BC CLU to contact the Surveys and Land

Records Officer, LED BC Region for Action.

If the provisional plan is un-acceptable to the Okanagan Indi-an Band, a letter of objections is required. Objections need to be supported by evidence, NRCan and INAC will review the objec-

tions and determine the validity of the grounds for objection.

OKIB Lands Team Lee Anne Cameron, Director Randy Marchand, Supervisor Sherry Louis, Lands Officer Brittany Linford, Admin Support

UXO—SPRING UPDATE Madeline lake Range Data

collecting\Survey work at coming to end May 24th, 2017

UXO clearance effort TBA (possibly early June Start date)

UXO awareness at OKIB’s Immersion school May 9 , 2017 was a great success

The 3 recruits have re-ceived UXO Certification from Texas A&M as Tech 1’s

The new graduates will be joining Notra Inc. once UXO Clearance work be-gins

OKIB’s total number of UXO techs trained: 9 in 3 years

Madeline Lake Range Survey\Data collection Map Blue Area indicates survey completed; lined areas are work in progress

ONSITE: Notra Inc. UXO Contractor,

Wolfgang Kaske and team Defence Contractors of Canada, Shane Thomas and Kris Seiler Okanagan Indian Band Security Personnel Okanagan Indian Band\DND Liaison, Don Louis

Reminder: Madeline Lake will be periodically closed for detonation of UXO’s. Clo-sures are generally Fridays from 7:00 am until 2:00 PM. Any question regarding this please call:250-542-3444 Don Louis

Okanagan Indian Band continues to represent at the Falkland StampedeMay 21, 2017 - Falkland, BC

Spectators enjoyed a weekend of action during the 99th Annual Falkland Stampede held May long weekend from the 20th to the 22nd. The parade, held on Sunday, featured Councillor Allan Louis and Tim Isaac driving a truck with the OKIB flags and leading a procession of horses and riders representing the band.

Denise Alexis organized the riders which featured painted ponies. Her late hus-band, and past OKIB Councillor, Homer Alexis used to coordinate riders for the parade every year, so Denise sought to carry on the tradition. The group, made up primarily of family members, painted their ponies with colorful handprints and markings and wore purple, which had been Homer’s favourite color.

Councillors Allan and Tim distributed candy with a couple of little family helpers from the truck, generously provided by the Vernon Dodge dealership.

Also, representing the band were competitors in two rodeo events. Ladies barrel racing per-mit holder, Shalayne Lewis (see photo above)

99TH ANNUAL FALKLAND STAMPEDE

Proud Supporter of Rodeo throughout the Interior of BC

Photo from Vernon Morning Star article on May 23, 2017http://www.vernonmorningstar.com/community/rodeo-rounds-up-fun/ May 31, 2017

wowed the crowd with the fastest time of the ro-deo at 16.499. She was the very first barrel racer out on Saturday and her lead held through the each performance. Shalayne is currently sitting 14th in the Rodeo Canada standings in her rook-ie year!

Headers Bobby and Jackson Louis both compet-ed in the team roping. They represent the Louis family whose history in rodeo goes back three generations.

Veteran team roping header Jackson Louis split 6th place with a 4.9 second run with heeling part-ner Bailee Benjamin. He is currently sitting 16th in the profesisonal rodeo standings.

In April, 2017, our OKIB commu-nity had a rather large spike in Break and Enter Reports. Over-all, 11 break and enters occurred, the most of which happened to cabin owners/renters.

Here are some crime prevention tips for burglaries:

Ensure all doors are locked and have proper locking devices. For example, a one inch deadbolt can be used and it will extend into the doorway.

Using a strike-plate on that lock-ing device will help, as well as a door re-enforcer.

Sliding doors should have sliding door locks, most of which can be purchased at your local hardware store.

Windows should be shut and able

to be locked securely. Further locking mecha-nisms (ie. Rail extension bars) can be used if they

are sliding windows.

Lighting and shrubbery; flood lights are a great addition to out-side parking and entrance areas. Any bushes should be trimmed to ensure your residence is visible at all times.

Your residence should be prop-erly labelled and visible from the roadway should your require fire/ambulance/police to attend in quick fashion.

Don’t leave tools outside your res-idence that can be used to enter your residence, such as ladders, stools, boxes, axes, and freezer locations.

Although there are great alarms systems, game cameras and video equipment, I’ve found your best line of security is having

great neighbours and family that will actively check on your prop-erty for you and vice versa when they are away.

For more information on crime prevention tips for burglaries you can search the internet and locate websites such as http://www.gsp-scp.ca/en/businessescommercial/breakandenters.asp.

A friendly reminder for our Com-munity Consultative Group meet-ing will be held on June 12th at 4:30pm at the HOL Social De-velopment Office (If you’d like to attend please RSVP with me via email).

Our Immersion students taking D.A.R.E. will also have a small D.A.R.E Grad on June 19th at 12:00pm at the HOL Hall. Stay Safe.

Constable Darwin Robbins (Dar-win.robbins@rcmp-grc.gc.ca)

This amazing double rainbow over the Komasket arbor was captured by Councillor Sheldon Louis on May 17, 2017

Copper’s Corner

Emergency Operations Centre Telephone: 250-542-7132 8:00am to 5:00pm daily #12 Bonneau Road

FACT SHEET 8 REASONS TO AVOID CONTACT WITH FLOOD WATERS: FLOOD WATER IS DANGEROUS, DISGUSTING AND FILTHY DIRTY. IT CAN BE RIDDLED WITH POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING HAZARDS!

Water may not be safe to drink, cook or clean with after a flood. During and after flooding, water can be-come contaminated with microorganisms such as bacteria, sewage, heating oil, agricultural or industrial waste, chemicals and other substances that can cause serious illness. Always assume that your water is contaminated until the authorities tell you otherwise. If you have a private well you should have your water tested before resuming with consumption.

1] RAW SEWAGE

2] MOSQUITOS

3] HAZARDOUS WASTE

4] SHARP & DANGEROUS OBJECTS

5] HIDDEN ROCKS, DITCHES AND POTHOLES

6] STORM DRAINS, PIPES, MANHOLES AND CULVERTS

7] SINK HOLES

8] MUNICIPAL AND PRIVATE WELL WATER CONTAMINATION

The irony is, during a flood, there are massive amounts of water, but none of it, including your tap

water may be potable for drinking, bathing, cooking, or cleaning.

During emergencies and disaster situations, like floods, potable drinking water is always a number

one con-cern. Bottled water is one of the first things to disappear rapidly from store shelves.

Contaminated water can be boiled to kill most disease-causing micro-organisms by bringing the wa-

ter to a rapid boil for a minimum of 3 minutes. Unfortunately, boiling water cannot remove hazard-

ous chemicals and heavy metals, and in the case of microcystins from green algae, boiling actually

increases this toxin.

As a precautionary measure, it's a great idea to invest in the combination of a portable water purifi-

er and a portable water filtration device to kill water-borne pathogens, remove hazardous chemi-

cals, and to remove dirt, fine particles, and other harmful contaminants.

Do you need health related equipment, such as a hospital bed for your home? OKIB Health Services can offer options and services based on your need, circumstances and health condition.

Call us at 250-542-5094.

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