Mocha’s tale is one of rags to riches. The approximately three-year-old

dog of “indeterminate breed” belongs to Regina Forry. The two became ac-quainted about two years ago through Audrey Simser, who was looking after Mocha at the time. Forry said she’d been looking for a dog at the time, but something smaller.

“I said no, I think that one’s too big. But she’s not that big, she ended up be-ing only 40 pounds,” said Forry. “Then I happened to be at the dog park, ran into her… and when I went to leave, the dog decided she needed to come with me.”

Soon after, Mocha became part of

Forry’s family. While Forry was aware that Mocha had been a rescue, she didn’t know where the dog had been rescued from until the two visited For-ry’s veterinarian.

“I phoned my vet and said I’ve got this dog and I’d like for you to check her out,” Forry explained. “I went in and said she’d been tested for heart-worm at the other veterinarian. So they had the paperwork faxed over and she said, why didn’t you tell me the dog was from Mexico?” And I just kind of stood their blankly and said, “I didn’t know.”

Forry says Simser regularly winters in Mexico. When she returns to Cana-da, she is known to bring with her stray dogs, typically found at landfills.

“She fondly refers to them as pure-bred Mexican dump dogs, because you have no idea what their history is… and because dogs aren’t treated nicely and she’s an avid dog lover,” said Forry.

Simser is currently in Mexico and

couldn’t be reached for comment. Forry says Simser has her dogs

checked out before bringing them to Canada.

“She takes them in to a Mexican vet – she says it’s the same vet she works with all the time,” said Forry. “She takes the dogs there, I guess for a check to make sure they’re healthy enough to bring across, because she doesn’t want to bring sick dogs back.”

Being a rescue dog, Forry said Mo-cha was initially extremely fearful, yet also very affectionate. Soon, however, Mocha’s good nature began to show through, and she became something of a peacekeeper/caretaker at Forry’s home.

“I’ve got a house full of rescues – I’ve got a couple of cats and if they decide to spat, she runs over to break it up…,” said Forry. “I have an older res-cue who is now 16 and blind, and if he

Shuswap consumers might be experiencing sticker shock when it comes to filling up their grocery carts.

Prices of produce and beef are exceptionally high at the moment, due to a combination of factors, primarily poor weather, the low Canadian dollar and the high cost of shipping.

“You are out on the floor and you are hearing and seeing the customers staring at the prices and they are traumatized,” says Salmon Arm Askew’s uptown pro-duce manager Mike Medwid. “They really just can’t understand it.”

Prices of items like cauliflower, celery, broccoli, leafy salad greens, green onions and herbs like cilantro and parsley are among the highest grocery stores have seen.

“These growers plan months in advance to schedule their crops, but you can’t count on Mother Nature,” says Medwid, who notes drought conditions, followed by El Nino-influenced heavy rains have resulted in wide-spread flooding of fields.

“People have come to expect these types of produce on the shelves year-round, so there is demand for it, and when you can’t produce enough to meet the demand, prices go up.”

Medwid suggests consumers be cautious with their spending and only buy smaller amount of produce that they are sure they will use before it spoils.

“Now is not the time to stockpile,” he says.Brad DeMille, at DeMille’s Farm Market, says prices

have been shocking, even to those in the know. “I’ve been looking at the price lists and going, ‘holy

jeez,’” he says. At Christmas time, DeMille’s was selling free range

turkeys for $3.69 a pound while brussels sprouts were going for $5.99 a pound.

“I couldn’t believe sprouts were more than your tur-key, but people were buying them. There was not a brus-sels sprout to be found in this town just before Christ-mas.”

The low Canadian dollar is also a huge factor, as the lion’s share of produce sold in local grocery stores is coming from California, Arizona and Florida.

“When your dollar is worth 30 cents less than it used to be, that has a real impact on your buying power,” says Medwid.

The high prices impact consumers at the till, but programs like the Good Food Box are also feeling the pinch. The Good Food Box is a volunteer-run, co-oper-ative produce program which uses bulk buying in an ef-

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Little helper: Certified therapy dog Mocha poses with owner Regina Forry. Photo by Lachlan Labere

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town recycle bins are to be relocated behind Parkland Mall.

A resolution to move the Columbia Shuswap Regional District-run recycling depot from its current location on Main Street to the rear parking area of the mall received unanimous support by Sicamous council. It was made in response to a Dec. 17 letter to the district by CSRD environmental health services team leader Ben Van Nos-trand.

In his letter, Van Nostrand states the CSRD, in advance of undertaking the relo-cation process, would need assurance the dis-trict would “pay for the one-time costs of ap-proximately $10,600,” as well as an additional $300 a month for the increased cost of the new leased site.

Alternatively, Van Nostrand suggested the depot could be closed and recyclables be re-directed to the landfill for recycling. Council, however, opted for re-

location. Regarding the

$10,600, Parliament said staff was unwill-ing to pay the CSRD for all the work/materials that could be provided in-house, particularly the “big ticket” items including $6,000 for privacy fencing and $3,000 for a power sup-ply to the depot office.

“We at the staff level are saying we don’t want to give the CSRD additional funds for power and fencing. We’ll handle that,” said Parliament.

Coun. Gord Bushell agreed the depot should

come off Main Street, but asked that staff re-evaluate some of the costs involved.

“It just seems a little bit high. I mean, right now they’re running an extension cord for power,” said Bushell. “We can run an exten-sion cord over there for power. It’s probably no different.”

As for the monthly fee increase, Sicamous town manager Evan Parliament told council it would be rolled into the CSRD’s annual req-uisition to the District of Sicamous for the handling of solid waste,

including recycling, which he said amounts to about $62,000.

“In terms of the site lease, my understand-ing it’s going from $500 a month to $800… and that’s negotiated be-tween a third party, the owner of this site and the CSRD,” said Par-liament. “I personally looked at this proposal; it’s almost a disincen-tive on behalf of the CSRD to move it. But we have asked them to move it for our own good reasons – primar-ily being that we have a roundabout, it’s a main entrance to town, and

we would like to have it relocated. So let’s do it at a minimum cost.”

Mayor Terry Rysz agreed about the esthet-ics of the current depot site and wants it moved.

“I’ve been con-cerned about those bins from day one there, and especially now we’ve got the roundabout go-ing…,” said Rysz. “We do have a very good alternative (site) and I think I would like to definitely see the bins remain in the com-munity. It seems we’re covering a lot of the ex-pense so it wouldn’t be $10,600…”

Recycle depot going to Parkland MallBy Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

The District of Si-camous will be amend-ing its development cost charge bylaw to broaden and clarify its exemption provisions.

According to a memo to district coun-cil from community

planner Mike Marrs, the district’s current de-velopment cost charge bylaw doesn’t include all available exemption provisions provided under B.C.’s Local Government Act.

In particular, the current bylaw doesn’t reflect circumstances where a DCC was pre-

viously paid for the same development; where it can be shown that a new or re-de-velopment does not impose a new capital cost burden on the dis-trict; or when the bylaw would be applicable to only the new portion of an expanded existing development.

“It is staff’s opinion that such prescriptive provisions of the act should be fully iden-tified and provided for within district by-laws to ensure clarity and certainty,” writes Marrs. “To that end, while the DCC bylaw will be under review this year, staff recom-

mends that the bylaw be amended as soon as possible to include the foregoing exemp-tion provisions and that staff be directed to prepare an amend-ing bylaw for council’s consideration.”

Council unanimous-ly approved the recom-mendation.

Eyesore: Incidents of illegal dumping have occurred on numerous occasions at Sicamous’ Main Street recycling depot. File photo

Development Cost Charge exemptions to be addedBy Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

wanders off and I call his name at least twice, she takes off and goes and gets him. She herds him and brings him to me. And these are things she hasn’t been taught. These are just part of her.”

One day, Forry said she ran into some-one who mentioned St. John Ambulance’s Therapy Dog Program, and thought Mocha

might be a good candi-date.

“I contacted some-one with St. John Am-bulance, and they told me about what was necessary,” said Forry. “So the first time she took the test, sadly she didn’t make it because she thought it was play-time with some other dog. You can’t do that. But we went back four months later and she passed. So as of Nov. 7, she is a therapy dog and

will be working full-time at Mt. Ida Mews in the summer.”

Mocha has already had some experience as a therapy dog, visiting with seniors in care fa-cilities offering uncon-ditional affection.

“We went into a room and there was a lady there in a wheel-chair and the nurse said, ‘I doubt you’ll get much out of her because she’s been extremely de-pressed.’ She’d lost her

husband not too long ago….,” said Forry. “And right away, Mo decided she wanted to go see this woman in the wheelchair. And she actually bullied her way up on the wheelchair and put her head against the woman’s chest and started nuzzling. Well, pretty soon the woman just grabbed her, broke down and had a good cry and just hugged the dog the whole time.”

Forry has seen Mo-

cha jump on beds and lay beside people to be cuddled and talked to and “sometimes told stories you wouldn’t believe.”

“That’s what she does and she seems to love it and the people love her,” said Forry, who is clearly proud of her Mocha and the unique journey she’s had so far.

“I’ve never had a dog quite like her be-fore.”

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Joyce Henderson, who helps run the pro-gram, says they are re-luctant to increase the price from the current $12, because this can make the program out of reach to many, so the consequence of higher prices means less food in each box.

“DeMille’s and Pe-dro’s give us very good deals, and we look around locally at prices, but higher prices makes it harder to squeeze the budget,” says Hender-son.

To try and keep the boxes as full as pos-

sible, Henderson says they are focusing on in-season items – apples, potatoes, carrots, on-ions. While sometimes the boxes can include more exotic items, like peppers or cauli� ower, high costs mean the focus will be on the cheaper staples.

But DeMille says customers should be seeing some relief, al-though prices will still remain higher than av-erage.

“We are starting to see prices coming down, even as early as this week. It was $88 for 25 pounds of cau-li� ower the last few weeks, but that price is going closer to $30 for 25 pounds. But cus-tomers should be pre-

pared that prices are not going to drop back to where they once were.”

Tips for keeping your costs down

Serena Caner, a reg-istered dietician who works at Shuswap Lake General Hospital, has these tips for trying to keep including produce in your sight while keeping costs down.

• Check � yers - buy what is on sale and avoid the highest priced items;

• Frozen vegetables have similar nutrition and are often cheaper;

• Many grocery stores have “quick sale” veggies on for 50 per cent off;

• Process your own

veggies in the summer (canning, freezing), when prices are down (or you are growing your own);

• This time of the year, the cheapest veg-gies are cabbage, car-rots and onions. Get creative with differ-ent styles of coleslaw (with Asian vinaigrette, toasted sun� ower seeds);

• Buy bulk – some stores sell large quanti-ties for a cheaper price (10-25 lb. bags of car-

rots, onions, potatoes). If you can’t eat that

much before it goes bad, split it with a friend.

Caner also says it is ok to eat somewhat sea-sonally, where we eat fewer fruits and veg-gies in the winter and load up in the summer.

“I am pretty sure people have always eaten that way, as it has only been recently that we can get such a large variety of fresh produce all year long.”

Half the proceeds from the sale of prop-erty connected to con-victed marijuana pro-ducer Colin Martin are to be forfeited to the Crown as proceeds of crime.

In December, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Alison Beames deter-mined the property at 3661 Northway Road, containing a warehouse with a formerly hidden bunker used by Martin for the production of marijuana, was clearly “offence-related.” She ruled half the remain-ing proceeds from the sale of the prop-erty (an undisclosed amount just exceeding $50,000) be forfeited, with the remainder being returned to the

property’s former own-er Dwight Genge.

The property, re-ferred to as Lot 7, was one of three separate but adjacent lots raid-ed by police on July 6, 2010. During the investigation, police uncovered a large, so-phisticated marijuana grow operation in the concealed bunker on Lot 7. A smaller grow operation was found in a quonset hut also lo-cated on the lot.

Police valued the marijuana plants found in the raid between $732,920, if sold by the pound, and $3.3 mil-lion if sold by the gram.

On March 25, 2014, Jason Robert Airey was convicted of produc-tion of marijuana and possession of mari-juana for the purpose of traf� cking in rela-

tion to the raid. One the same day, Martin en-tered guilty pleas to the same two offences and was later handed a two-year prison sentence.

The Crown argued Genge and his compa-ny had not demonstrat-ed innocence of com-plicity or collusion. In response, Genge claimed he had no knowledge of, or any reason to suspect ille-gal activity was taking place on Lot 7, that “he was an innocent dupe who negotiated long and hard to acquire Lot 7, with the intention of future development.”

Beames said Genge conceded he knew the person who introduced him to Martin was “alleged to be associ-ated with gang activ-ity.” Also, that Martin was connected to a

helicopter associated with drug traf� cking, though Genge “under-

stood… Martin alleged that the helicopter had been stolen from him and then used in the drug trade.” Beames also said Genge was aware, by way of an email from Martin, that Martin, “thought it would be a problem

if someone Googled him.”

Beames also ref-erenced other emails through which Mar-tin told Genge, “with respect to obtaining bank � nancing, ‘Well, you can say I have a helicopter company,’” despite other emails supporting the asser-tion Genge knew Mar-tin had no helicopter company legitimately operating.

“Despite all that knowledge, Crown says Mr. Genge con-tinued to have discus-sions with Mr. Martin about renting the prop-erty back to Martin for $8,000 a month, with no apparent legal or le-gitimate source of busi-ness on the property to justify, or � nancially support such rent pay-ments.”

Beames concluded Genge knew, or at least ought to have had a strong suspicion that Martin was making, or intended to make, ille-gal use of the property.

The Crown was also seeking forfeiture of proceeds from the sale of 3621 Northway Road (Lot 5), the address of the 6,700-square foot home that was being rented by Martin and spouse Jennifer Cahill at the time of the police raid. Beames, however, was not swayed by the Crown’s argument.

Land Title records list numbered company 311165 B.C. Ltd. as the

property’s owner dur-ing Martin and Cahill’s tenancy.

The Crown argued Lot 5 was “used to shield the marihua-na grow operation.” Beames, however, de-termined that just be-cause Martin was re-siding on Lot 5 while operating a marijuana grow operation on Lot 7, there was no “suf� -cient basis on which to � nd that Lot 5 was of-fence-related property.” Furthermore, Beames said she was satis� ed Lot 5’s registered own-er was “not complicit or in collusion with the offender.”

Supreme court orders payment of proceeds of crime

Options available to help keep costs down

By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

Bunker: Judge says buyer of property linked to Colin Martin should have had suspicion.

Continued from front

was later handed a two-

The Crown argued Genge and his compa-ny had not demonstrat-ed innocence of com-plicity or collusion. In response, Genge claimed he had no knowledge of, or any reason to suspect ille-gal activity was taking place on Lot 7, that “he was an innocent dupe who negotiated long

Despite all that knowledge, Mr.

Genge continued to have discussions

with Mr. Martin about renting the

property…Justice Alison

Beames

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In the early days of this new year, readers have advised me to do several things. I’ll go with one that seems relatively pain-less, embracing the “sunny ways” of our new federal government and seeking optimism in these fragile times.

For starters, we have a building boom going on in the southwest. Here in Vic-toria, cranes dot the skyline as new residential-commer-cial projects emerge from bedrock.

Shipyards are busy, with Royal Canadian Navy work and cruise ship refits to re-duce their emissions, plus work on ferries, tugboats and barges.

Most of the activity is private investment, much of it in a hot housing market. Surrey has just recorded its second-highest total for building permits in history, a value of $1.46 billion

nearly matching the pre-recession peak of 2007.

Thousands of provincial employees get a small raise in February, based on stron-ger than forecast economic growth in 2014. It works out to $300 a year for a medical technologist and $346 for a teacher.

Health-care costs are ris-ing less dramatically. That should ease the crisis at-mosphere at provincial and federal health ministers’ ne-gotiations over the funding formula, taking place this week in Vancouver.

Health Minister Terry Lake announced last week the province is increasing funding for a promising program in cancer research, using genetic analysis to improve targeting for drugs to treat the hundreds of dif-ferent cancers diagnosed in B.C. patients each year.

Outside the urban re-gions, where retail sales and real estate mainly drive the economy, sunny ways are harder to find. The min-

ing and natural gas sectors are in the grip of a slump in commodity prices, with more temporary mine clo-sures expected.

The forest industry is being helped by the low Canadian dollar and a steady recovery in the U.S. economy, and tourism is expected to have another strong year as Americans take advantage of a dis-count on visits to B.C.

Central 1 Credit Union broke down the regional employment numbers for B.C. in 2015, and found job growth in every region ex-cept the Cariboo. Province-wide employment grew 1.2 per cent last year, ahead of the national rate. That may not sound like much, but compared to Alberta’s oil-dependent economy, it’s pretty good.

Construction of a new dam on the Peace River is expected to ramp up this year, bringing workers home from Alberta, and the federal government is plan-

ning to fast-track its prom-ised infrastructure spend-ing to create work across the country.

Energy and Mines Min-ister Bill Bennett was in Toronto last week to ring the opening bell at the stock exchange with B.C. mining industry represen-tatives.

Not much sun on min-ing stocks these days, but Bennett’s sales pitch to an investor luncheon includ-ed reference to two more mines under construction in northwest B.C., the prov-ince’s Pacific Rim trade ad-vantage, and revenue shar-ing with First Nations that is attracting attention of other provinces.

The Conference Board of Canada has forecast that B.C.’s economy will “lead the country by a wide mar-gin over the near term,” with unemployment de-clining in 2016.

We’re at the mercy of global forces, but things could be a whole lot worse.

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One-hundred dollars certainly doesn’t bring home as many bags of groceries as it used to.

The price of food is on the rise, and has been doing so steadily in Canada since 2012. In fact, Statistics Canada reports the food price index is now rising faster than the rate of inflation, and experts anticipate it will only get worse this year.

Contributing to this are the summer droughts in California, Washington and other agricultural areas we’ve come to rely on for much of our food, as well as the low Canadian dollar.

While there are strategies we can adopt to mitigate these costs, there are a couple of bigger-picture issues that also need to be addressed.

One, there needs to be greater buy-in to the food security movement. This means valuing and protecting the food resources we have, including agricultural land, and supporting those who work it (or are willing to). While British Columbia is vast, less than five per cent of it is agricultural land. Giving it up for suburban sprawl or even hydro-electric dams may not be in the best interests of future generations.

Second, we need to drastically cut back on food waste. According to a report by the Value Chain Man-agement Centre (VCMC), Canadians threw away about $31 billion in food in 2014, up from $27 billion in 2010. This is food that’s ending up in landfills where it’s creating methane. It’s also labour, water, plastics, paper and more. Factoring this in, the United Nations’s Food and Agricultural Organization suggests the true cost of food waste in Canada is in excess of $100 billion annually.

Recently, chef Darren Simpson of Salmon Arm’s Aquatico Bay restaurant decided to start using left-overs, that might otherwise have been thrown out, to make soup to give away free to those in need. Simpson explained he is bothered by the amount of food waste in North America, and supports new legislation in France that bans unsold food from being sent to the landfill. Food must instead be donated to charitable organizations or for animal feed. If incentives are needed to support this, then this is something we, as a nation, should explore.

We’ve had it good for a long time, but it’s high time we recognize there’s a cost to taking food for granted.

Things that are going well in B.C.By Tom FletcherNews Columnist

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Jan. 24-31 Unplug and play week A week-long series of free family events that promote unplugging from technology and spending time together and takes place each year during Family Literacy Week.See page 12 of this weeks Eagle Valley News or shuswapliteracy.ca for information.

Jan. 26 Crazy HaT SkaTe Sicamous recreation center 2-3:30 pm. Free.Jan. 29 SkaTe wiTH THe eagleS 12:30-1:00 pm. Free

Jan. 29 ParenTS and ToTS PJ ParTy & STory Time Eagle Valley Resource Centre 10 am - noon.

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

mon., wed. & FriSicamous Strongstart 8:15-11:15 Parkview Elementary 836-2871

EvEry MondaySicamous Three-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon.

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

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

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

1st & 3rd wed. Eagle Valley

Photographic Arts Club meets at the Red Barn at 7 pm. Everyone Welcome.

laST wedneS-day oF THe monTH Autism Support Group January 27 6:00-7:30pm at Sicamous Health Unit

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

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

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

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

1st, 3rd, 4th THUrS. - Keepsake Kwilters meet at the Haven Common room

1095 Shuswap Avenue at 7:00 p.m. For info call 250-836-2695.

every 4th THUrSday monthly meeting of the Malakwa Community Association at 7:00 in the Learning Centre Library.

EvEry Friday Parents & Tots, 10-12 noon at the Sicamous Resource Center. Free Drop-in program for parents & children to age 6. Active play, crafts and socialization. 836-3440.

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

Pool Tournament at the Legion at 6:00 pm

1st Friday oF THe monTHSicamous Seniors Ctre general meeting 11 am followed by a great pot luck lunch. We encour-age everyone to join us.

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

Lunch at noon. Every-one Welcome. At the Si-camous Seniors Activity

Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue.

EvEry saTurday

United Church Thrift Store open 10 am to 3 p.m.

2nd SaTUrday oF THe monTHScrabble Tournament Sicamous library 1 pm

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

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

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Letters Welcome Eagle Valley News welcomes letters but reserves the right to edit for brevity, clarity and legality. Letters must be signed and include writer’s address or phone number for verification purposes only. No thank yous to specific businesses please. Letters can be emailed to lachlan@saobserver.net or faxed to 250.832.5140

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Last year more than 200 hearing clinics donated $2.00 for every screening in order to provide hearing aids for those can’t afford them. We raised over $100,000 which provided 42 hearing aids to 22 recipients across the country! This year we’re donating $4.00 for every screening with the goal of raising over $250,000 for hearing aids. So book your test, bring your friends, and together, we can make a difference!

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Hyde Mountain Golf Course would like to Congratulate everyone that became engaged over the Holidays!

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I would like some-one to explain why our produce prices took a giant leap because of a prolonged drought in California.

It seems to me that since one of our less illustrious prime min-isters hornswoggled us into the free trade agreement we are un-able to grow vegetables and fruit that were pre-

viously produced in Canada.

Instead, B.C. for in-stance, the third largest Canadian province, is adamantly proceeding on flooding more ar-able land with another questionable dam. Some may recall that WAC Bennett’s High Arrow dam south of Revelstoke was later declared redundant.

Any explanation for our dependency on im-ported vegetables and fruit formerly produced in Canada had better be good and not any high finance mumbo-jumbo. However, I do know what goes out of my wallet for food and it would be better if it was produced at home.

Alli M. Graham

MAIL BAGHome-grown food preferred

Parents in B.C. schools will soon have the option of introduc-ing their kids to com-puter programming as early as Kindergarten to grade three.

Premier Christy Clark told a technol-ogy conference in Vancouver Monday an introduction to coding option will be available in some schools start-ing next September. It is expected to be avail-able across the prov-ince within three years, and Clark said her goal is to make it mandatory for all students entering school.

P o s t - s e c o n d a r y technology programs already include co-op job placements for 80 per cent of students, but any new programs will have to be 100 per cent co-op, Clark said.

The province and federal governments also announced new funding to technology employers to help cur-rent and future work-ers upgrade their skills. Grants cover two thirds of training cost up to $10,000 per employee.

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DISTRICT OF SICAMOUS

District of Sicamous Ph: 250-836-2477 Fax: 250-836-4314 www.sicamous.ca

446 Main Street. Box 219 Sicamous B.C. V0E 2V0

DEVELOPMENT OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN

Pest Management Plan Number: SICAMOUS~MOS~PMP~2016-2021

Applicant: District of Sicamous, 446 Main Street, Box 219, Sicamous, BC V0E 2V0.Tel: (250) 836-2477 Fax: (250) 836-4314 Attention: Darrell SymbalukLocation: The boundaries of the mosquito control area include the entire District of Sicamous and the surrounding Regional District land including all areas from the eastern intersection of the Cambie/Solsqua Road and the Trans-Canada Highway and extending west to include all areas within the Municipal boundaries and encompassing the breadth of the Eagle River Valley bottom. The PMP includes all municipal, private, crown and regional lands within this boundary by permission of the applicable landowners or agency.Pesticides: The active ingredients and trade names of the Pesticides (including bacterial agent(s) proposed for use under this plan include: Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis Strain H-14 (AM65-52) (Vectobac 200G); Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis Strain H-14 (BMP-144) (Mosquito Dunks & Aquabac 200G); Bacillus sphaericus (VectoLex WSP & VectoLex CG).Application Methods: Backpack applicator, granular spreader & manual placement for Vectobac 200G & Aquabac 200G. Manual placement only for Mosquito Dunks & VectoLex WSP. Helicopter or fixed wing aircraft for Vectobac 200G, Aquabac 200G & VectoLex CG.The selection of insecticides has been chosen to target mosquito populations in the most environmentally responsible manner and will be applied within the area outlined in the PMP.The proposed duration of the PMP is from March 30, 2016 to March 30, 2021.

A draft copy of the PMP and map of the proposed treatment area may be examined at the District of Sicamous address listed above or by contacting Cheryl Phippen at the address below. The draft PMP can be viewed online at www.sicamous.caA person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of the Pest Management Plan, may send copies of the information to the consultant at the address above within 30 days of the publication of this notice. BWP Consulting IncAttention: Cheryl Phippen6211 Meadowland Cres SKamloops, BC V2C 6X3Email: BWP@shaw.caPhone: 250-819-1750

Think. Shop. Buy. LiveThink. Shop. Buy. LiveLocalSupport Sicamous BusinessCongratulations to our Shop Local winners & thank you to local merchants who contributed over $300 in

gift certi� cates for the promotion.gift certi� cates for the promotion.

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Linda Bishop won the

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Parkland Dental

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SPORTS

Swinging in the snow: Cilla Eriksson and Nils Berntsson of Sweden enjoy some time at the Finlayson Park playground while Eriksson’s partner was busy in town marketing snowsuits for snowmobiling. Photo by Lachlan Labere

Last weekend went from bad to worse for the Sicamous Eagles, with the team suffer-ing three back-to-back losses including two shutouts.

On Friday, Jan. 15, the Eagles took a 5-3 loss from the guests the Chase Heat.

The Heat was first on the board with a marker at 12:06 in the first peri-od. Seconds later, Eagle Jaden Hay picked up a rebound goal off Bren-dan Sime-Vivian and

Nicholas Cuglietta. A power-play marker near two minutes before the buzzer gave the Heat a 2-1 lead going into the second period.

The Heat added two more in the first half of the second. But the Eagles fought hard to stay in the game and found the back of the net twice in the second half. Ian Jarvis potted one near the halfway mark off Braydon Mc-Carthy and Ethan Tram-puh. The second goal was delivered by Hay off William Mizuik and

Nathan Plessis. The third frame saw

the Eagles deprived of several opportunities. The Heat too, was hav-ing a difficult time, but managed to add one more goal before the fi-nal buzzer.

The old joke, “I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out,” sums up a good portion of the Eagles’ Saturday night home-game loss of 10-0 to the Revelstoke Griz-zlies.

The Grizzlies pot-ted two goals in each of the first two frames

before things became downright hostile be-tween the two teams. The Eagles amassed 16 penalty calls, giving the Grizzlies plenty of opportunities to add six more goals before the final buzzer.

On Sunday, the Eagles took another drubbing, this time a 7-0 defeat to hosts the Kamloops Storm. The Eagles aren’t back on the ice again until Sunday, Jan. 24, when they’ll be in Kamloops to again do battle with the Storm.

Eagles receive double drubbingBy Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

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Coffee Break

CLUES ACROSS 1. Women (French) 5. Hyrax 8. Distress signal 11. Trade 13. Large northern deer 14. The 3 Wise Men 15. Marten of N Asian forests 16. Hoover’s agency 17. Received an A 18. 2nd Islamic month 20. Light brown 21. Clarified butter used in Indian cookery 22. Frankness 25. Argentina’s capital 30. Citizen of Kenya or Zimbabwe 31. Noah’s boat 32. Family of languages in So. Africa 33. Inappropriate 38. Scientific workplace 41. Hungriness 43. Say to talk about an annoying topic 45. Sing and play for somebody 47. Strike buster 49. A citizen of Thailand 50. Civil Rights group 55. Honest Company’s Jessica 56. ‘__ death do us part 57. Malarias 59. Claim against another’s property 60. Mined metal-bearing mineral 61. Dashery 62. Capacity unit 63. Primary color 64. Indian dress

CLUES DOWN 1. Manuscripts (abbr.) 2. Netherlands river 3. Italian island 4. One’s own being 5. More adroit 6. Balkan country 7. Psychologist B.F. 8. Investment group Goldman ___ 9. Double curve 10. The plane of a figure 12. Ocean 14. Public presses 19. Civil Rights activist Parks 23. Cooking container 24. Arctic native 25. Founder of Babism 26. Bashkortostan capital 27. Bulky grayish-brown eagle 28. Louse egg 29. About sight 34. ___/Tuck: TV drama 35. Black tropical American cuckoo 36. Chest muscle (slang) 37. Expression of disappointment 39. One who assists 40. Antilles island 41. Served food 42. Egyptian Sun god 44. Performed successfully 45. Cavalry-sword 46. Abba __, Israeli politician 47. Jonas __, cured polio 48. The Muse of history 51. Express pleasure 52. Turkish leader titles 53. Castro country 54. Nobleman 58. ___ Lanka

Complete the grid so every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively. (For solution see Today’s Answers in this paper).

Your Crossword

Your Horoscope

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, do not allow distractions to keep you from completing tasks that need to get done. Use your ability to focus to plow through your to-do list and finish in record time.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21Taurus, this week you may be tempted to take risks you never would have considered before. Just don’t let excitement get in the way of common sense.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21Something totally unexpected will grab your attention in the next few days, Gemini. Trust your intuition to take things slowly and put out all feelers before you forge ahead.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, although you have a plan to reach all of your goals, do not put success ahead of others’ feelings. Be considerate of others even if their efforts are not up to par.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, proceed with caution in a new friendship or partnership. Test the waters before you devote yourself fully. This approach will ensure you made the right decision.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, if the potential to be criticized scares you, you may not be inclined to express yourself honestly. Worry less about what others think of you and be confident in yourself.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, if you’re feeling on edge lately, it may be because you haven’t had a chance to relieve stress. Exercise can be a surefire fix to what ails you, so get up and go.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, an opportunity presents itself in the weeks ahead, and this will be too good to pass up. Embrace the changes that this opportunity offers.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21Sagittarius, your social life is bustling, but sometimes it can be difficult to keep up with all of the things filling your calendar. You may want to take a few days off.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20Career obstacles may pop up from time to time, but you have the commitment to see things through for the long haul. Keep up that perseverance this week.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18You can’t always play the peacemaker, Aquarius. Sometimes you just have to let others fight their own battles and then offer support to those who need it.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, there is more going on than meets the eye. You have to pay attention to the subtle undercurrents to figure out fact from fiction.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYSJANUARY 20Gary Barlow, Singer/Composer (45)

JANUARY 21Hakeem Olajuwon, Athlete (53)

JANUARY 22Alize Cornet, Athlete (26)

JANUARY 23Richard Dean Anderson, Actor (66)

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Independent shops contribute to the fabric of a community and what makes it special and unique. Tourists and other visitors will be much more inclined to remember a local shop rather than a big chain in a particular neighborhood. When travelers want to get a feel for a community, they seek out small, local stores that are much more likely to stock a high percentage of locally-sourced goods

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Sicamous Bible Church - 326 Kappel St.Pastor Laurie HudsonOf� ce: 250.836.5430Service every Sunday @ 10:30 amCommunion 1st Sunday of month. Lunch after services. Visitors Welcome

The Literacy Alli-ance of the Shuswap Society (LASS) and many community or-ganizations are inviting families to participate in Unplug & Play Family Literacy Week, Jan. 23 to 30.

Children ages eight to 18 use an average of nine hours of entertain-ment technology per day. There are many negative health factors,

as well as negative im-pacts on social and emo-tional development that are being linked to the large number of hours children are spending in front of screens.

In order to encourage students and families to reduce their amount of screen-time (TV, video games, comput-ers, etc.), Unplug & Play Passports have been printed for every

elementary school stu-dent in the district. On each passport, there is a daily checklist to record screen-free activities and a schedule of events for families throughout the North Okanagan-Shuswap.

All events are free and some of the planned activities include: skat-ing and buddy read-ing with the Salmon Arm SilverBacks and

Sicamous Eagles, fam-ily game nights, Early Years Fairs, magic shows, family skat-ing, special library sto-rytimes, family yoga night, sliding parties, family art afternoon, Jam the GM Children’s Book Drive, free fam-ily swim, indoor soccer, curling, and much more.

For more informa-tion, go to www.shus-wapliteracy.ca.

Unplug and play week begins Jan. 23

Stylin’: Parkview Elemen-tary student Raegen Starkell tries out her hairdressing abilities during the recent School District #83 Trad-ing Up career fair at Carlin El-ementary Middle School.Photo contributed

Thousands of unwanted and homeless animalsare dropped off at SPCA shelters each year, andmany more are simply abandoned by their owers.Please don’t let animals suffer needlessly – bepart of the pet overpopulation solution. Spayor neuter your pet and encourage others to do the same.

Every litter bit counts.Every litter bit counts.

For information on the benefits of spaying and neutering,visit the BC SPCA website at www.spca.bc.ca.

A message from your local SPCA

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US capable Class 1 Drivers required immediately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualifi ed drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacifi c North-west, Utah, Arizona and Neva-da. We offer a new pay rate empty or loaded. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transporta-tion and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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All Week“Jam the GM” Children’s Book Drive> SALMON ARM GM and PICCADILLY MALL

Family Board Games & Scavenger Hunt> SALMON ARM LIBRARY BRANCH

Bring a Book to Work Week> ALL COMMUNITIES

Saturday, January 23Art Activity “Goya Winter Tree Scenes”> CARLIN HALL LOWER LEVEL 10AM - 12NOONPre-registration required, contact Arts Council for the South Shuswap at 250-515-3276 or admin@shuswaparts.com.

Boogie Basic Dance Class> ARMSTRONG DANCE ACADEMY 10AM - 11:30AM

Family Storytime> ENDERBY LIBRARY BRANCH 10:30AM

Family Storytime> FALKLAND LIBRARY BRANCH 2PM - 4PM

Let’s Play Art Together> ARMSTRONG LIBRARY BRANCH 2PM

Family Storytime> SALMON ARM LIBRARY BRANCH 2:30PM

Family Games Hour> SOUTH SHUSWAP LIBRARY BRANCH 3PM - 4PM

Sunday, January 24Unplug & Play Family Swim> SALMON ARM RECREATION CENTRE 1PM - 4PM

Armstrong Family Rollerskating> HASSEN ARENA ARMSTRONG 3PM - 4:30PM

Armstrong Family Ice Skate> NOR-VAL RECREATION CENTRE 3:45PM - 5:45PM

Enderby Family Ice Skate> ENDERBY ARENA 5:45PM - 7:15PM

Monday, January 25Drop Everything And Read with a Parent/Caregiver> ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1:20PM - 2PM

Family Curling Night> SALMON ARM CURLING CLUB 4PM - 5:30PMBring clean indoor shoes.

PJ Storytime> BASTION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6:30PM - 7:30PM

Tuesday, January 26Drop-In Story Walk™> ARMSTRONG VISITOR CENTRE 9AM - 4PM

Free Public Skate> ENDERBY ARENA 12NOON - 1PM

Sicamous Crazy Hat Skate> SICAMOUS RECREATION CENTRE 2PM - 3:30PM

Sticks & Pucks Shinny> ENDERBY ARENA 3:30PM - 4:30PM

South Broadview Sledding Party> SOUTH BROADVIEW SCHOOL 4PM - 6PM

Magic Show with Leif David> SALMON ARM LIBRARY BRANCH 4PM> SALMON ARM LIBRARY BRANCH 6:30PM

Carlin Art Activity> CARLIN ELEMENTARY-MIDDLE SCHOOL 6PM - 7:30PM

Carlin Country Sliding Party> CARLIN ELEMENTARY-MIDDLE SCHOOL 6PM - 7:30PM

Wednesday, January 27StrongStart Big Buddy Reading> STRONGSTART AT PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 8:15AM - 11:15AM

Enderby Family Place Activities & Lunch> ST. ANDREWS UNITED CHURCH 8:30AM - 12NOON

Family Storytime> SALMON ARM LIBRARY BRANCH 10:30AM

Enderby Family Ice Skate> ENDERBY ARENA 12:45PM - 1:45PM

Enderby Lego Building> ENDERBY LIBRARY BRANCH 3PM - 4:30PM

South Shuswap Winter Fun Play in the Park> SORRENTO BLIND BAY PARK 3:30PM - 5PM

Hillcrest Family Fitness> HILCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6:30PM - 7:30PM

Thursday, January 28Enderby Kidz & Company Gymnastics> ENDERBY DRILL HALL 9:30AM - 11:30AM

Salmon Arm Early Years Fair “Pirate Party”> DOWNTOWN ACTIVITY CENTRE 9:30AM - 11:30AM

StrongStart Outdoor Play Day> STRONGSTART AT PARKVIEW SCHOOL 12:30PM - 3:30PM

Drop Everything And Read with a Parent/Caregiver> HIGHLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1:15PM

Skating and Books with the ‘Backs> SHAW CENTRE 2:30PM - 4PM

Sticks & Pucks Shinny> ENDERBY ARENA 2:45PM - 3:45PM

Enderby Come Try Curling!> ENDERBY CURLING RINK 3:30PM - 5PM

Fun Family Yoga> SWEET FREEDOM YOGA STUDIO (BESIDE JUNGLEMANIA) 5PM - 6PM

Under the Lights Family Snowshoe Night> LITTLE MOUNTAIN SPORTS FIELDS 5PM - 7PMBring snowshoes and headlamps if you have them. Some snowshoes will be available.

Friday, January 29Family Games & Yoga> STRONGSTART AT PARKVIEW SCHOOL 8:15AM - 11:15AM

Skating with the Eagles> SICAMOUS RECREATION CENTRE 12:30PM - 1PM

Armstrong Early Years Fair> HIGHLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 9AM - 11AM

Parents & Tots PJ Party and Storytime> EAGLE VALLEY RESOURCE CENTRE 10AM - 12NOON

Hip Hop/Break Dance with Miss Cera> CARLIN HALL LOWER LEVEL 3PM (AGES 5-6), 4PM (AGES 7-9), 5PM (AGES 10-14)

Salmon Arm Musical Petting Zoo> SALMON ARM LIBRARY BRANCH 6:30PM - 7:30PM

Enderby Free Skate> ENDERBY ARENA 8PM - 9PM

Saturday, January 30Family Storytime> ENDERBY LIBRARY BRANCH 10:30AM

“Build a Book” Project at Family Saturdays> SALMON ARM ARTS CENTRE 11AM - 3:30PM

SYSA Family Footy (Soccer)> SALMON ARM INDOOR SOCCER ARENA 1PM - 3PMBring indoor cleats or clean running shoes.

Let’s Play Drama Together> ARMSTRONG LIBRARY BRANCH 2PM

Puppet Play> SALMON ARM LIBRARY BRANCH 2:30PM

Family Storytime and Music> SOUTH SHUSWAP LIBRARY BRANCH3PM - 4PM

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Armstrong & Falkland EYCArmstrong Dance AcademyArmstrong Spallumcheen ChamberArmstrong/Spallumcheen Parks & RecArts Council for the South ShuswapAsparagus Community TheatreBastion, Carlin, Hillcrest and South Broadview PACsCity of Salmon Arm

Enderby Curling ClubEnderby Recreation ServicesEnderby Resource CentreEZ Rock 91.5 FMFACESHappy Sprouts MusicIn the Groove StudioKidz & CompanyMall at Piccadilly

NSSCR ECDOkanagan Regional LibrarySalmon Arm Curling ClubSalmon Arm ECDSalmon Arm GMSalmon Arm ObserverSalmon Arm RecreationSalmon Arm SilverbacksSchool District No. 83

Shuswap District Arts CouncilShuswap Youth Soccer Assoc.Sicamous & Malakwa ECDSicamous EaglesSicamous Recreation SocietySicamous Parents & TotsSicamous PreschoolSPARCSweet Freedom Yoga