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NEWSVol. 60 No. 4 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (GST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.com

Council asked to fund cultural centre proposal

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Dash away: District of Sicamous employees Everett Kostiuk and Darren Dolemo put the wicker reindeer, used in the Christmas display at the houseboat informa-tion kiosk, back into storage until next winter. Photo by Lachlan Labere

School board seeks thaw to wage freeze for executive staff

School District #83 trustees have petitioned the B.C. government to lift a wage freeze and provide sal-ary increases for their non-union administration employees.

In an October 20, 2014 let-ter provided anonymously to the News, the board expresses concern to both the B.C. Education and Fi-nance ministers about the compen-sation freeze for management and executive staff.

The freeze applies to school dis-trict executives like upper manage-ment of the school district, as well as principals and vice-principals.

When questioned about the school board’s position on the lift-ing of the freeze, Bobbi Johnson,

school board chairper-son, said it is an issue of fairness.

“As with the other groups, CUPE and the teachers, we have advo-cated for a fair wage for them. We did that for the others and we feel a re-sponsibility to advocate for this group as well. We recognize that they deserve a raise like ev-eryone else.”

The highest-paid school district employee is superintendent Glenn Borthistle who, in the past � scal year, earned $143,766.

Other upper-management staff have salaries around the $120,000 mark, while principals’ salaries hover around $100,000. Vice-prin-

cipal salaries are generally set in the $80,000 to $95,000 range.

In compliance with legislation, reports on all staff salaries greater than $75,000 are publicly avail-able on the School District #83 website under the � nance tab.

In response to the News’ ques-tions about the freeze, the Minis-try of Education emailed a state-

ment saying, “Controlling compensation in this way has been an important step in achieving and maintaining a balanced budget.” It goes on to say, “While B.C’s � s-cal situation has improved since 2012, it’s not yet at a point where the freeze can be lifted.”

The ministry statement also notes that nearly 60 per cent of the province’s bud-

get goes to salaries and bene� ts and the “government is seeking to balance affordability with fair and reasonable compensation levels.”

When asked about the school board advocating for salary in-creases for employees already in the top tier of school district wages, Johnson reiterated that the

issue is about equal treatment of workers.

“There are going to be those people who disagree, but I’d like to think the whole system sees the fairness of that.”

The letter from the school dis-trict indicates management and executive staff have not had wage increases since 2009; however, the Ministry of Education states the freeze has been in effect since 2011.

Sterling Olson, secretary-trea-surer for the district, says the dis-crepancy in the dates is likely due to the BC government’s using two different terms for salary cap — but the bottom line is school dis-trict executive and management staff have not had a wage increase

By Tracy HughesEagle Valley News

Education: Trustees lobby province for salary hikes amid budget shortfall up to $2.8 million.

See Ministry on page 2

cipal salaries are generally set in

There are going to be those people who disagree, but I’d like to think the whole system sees the fairness of that.

Bobbi JohnsonSchool board chair

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As the school dis-trict prepares to wrestle with balancing the im-pending de� cit for the upcoming budget year, school district staff ex-penses are also facing a review.

School Board chair Bobbi Johnson says the school board took a close look at expense items in the previous budget deliberations, as trustees were looking at all areas of the budget in order to make reduc-tions with the least im-pact on student services.

“It gets scrutinized quite carefully at the board of� ce. We get re-ports so we can see and ask questions.”

Employee expens-es are de� ned by the school district’s state-ment of � nancial infor-mation as including: “payments to or on be-half of, the employee

for approved school district business expen-ditures such as travel, professional develop-ment, and association memberships, incurred in the normal course of activities as an employ-ee of the board.”

Johnson says there were cuts made to ex-pense budgets last year and this may happen again during the up-coming budget discus-sions.

“Those are spots we’ll be nailing down again this year, as we have to � nd the money for the budget from somewhere.”

Expense amounts vary widely across the district. The highest expenses are logged by school district up-per management, all of whom claimed between $11,000 and $22,500 in 2014.

Brenda O’Dell, president of the North Okanagan Shuswap

Teacher’s Association noted there are differ-ences between expense accounts for teachers and management staff.

“It seems some of those expense accounts are among the highest in the province,” she said.

Sterling Olson, sec-retary-treasurer, says there is accountability in the expense process. Each school or district department has an ex-pense budget and all requests for reimburse-ment must have receipts and be approved by the staff member’s super-visor. This can also be scrutinized by the board

and administration. “There are layers of

approval to ensure all expenses incurred are appropriate and valid,” says Olson.

The board can review expenses; however, Johnson says it is not the board’s job to mi-cromanage each cost.

“We have staff who are very knowledgeable and we respect their judgment on what (pro-fessional development) expenses are a worth-while investment.”

Johnson reiterated that professional de-velopment activities by teachers and staff often have direct educational pay-offs to student learning.

Olson also points out that teachers, for ex-ample, have a certain amount of professional development funds ear-marked in their employ-ment bene� t contract with the government, and cannot simply be

cut from the district’s budget.

A full report on ex-penses submitted by employees and school district trustees is avail-able for those employ-ees making a salary of greater than $75,000 per year.

since 2009.“So from July 1, 2006

through to Jan. 1, 2015, teachers will have had salary increases of over 9.5 per cent greater than our (principals and vice principals) and exempt staff and other improvements to their bene� t plans,” states the school district’s let-ter.

Support staff in the Canadian Union of Public Employees have

also had wage increas-es. In December, CUPE signed a � ve-year deal with a 5.5 per cent pay hike.

Johnson says the sal-ary increases gained by teachers during the time of the executive wage freeze have resulted in a situation where the top teacher wages are at similar levels as vice-principals.

The board’s advoca-cy for lifting the wage freeze comes at a time when the North Okana-

gan Shuswap school district is facing a re-duction in its budget of between $1.3 million and $2.8 million. The extent of the budget re-duction also depends, in part, on whether the negotiated salary increases for teachers following the recent teachers’ strike will be funded by the ministry.

The school district is asking that any ex-ecutive or management wage increases be fully funded by the govern-

ment, not drawn out of the current budget, so they would not result in any reduction of ser-vices for students.

“We really need the government to stand up and pay for this and other increases,” says Johnson. “The govern-ment itself gave its own people raises a while ago. That’s what makes us so upset, because if they are giving raises to some, it should carry on through the system. Our principals, vice

principals and admin-istration, they work very hard to keep the system running. The system depends on them, just as it depends on teachers and CUPE staff.”

This school district is not alone in advo-cating for an end to the management wage freeze. The Okangan Skaha School district has done the same, as have at least � ve other school districts in the province.

School district expenses under scrutinyBy Tracy HughesEagle Valley News

Ministry asked to fully fund pay increasesContinued from front

Remuneration and expenses• Glenn Borthistle, superintendent of school – $143,766 remuneration/ $20,363 expenses;• Sterling Olson, secretary-treasurer – $128,137/$21,694;• Morag Asquith, director of special education – $123,115/$15,211;• Kyle Cormier, director of human resources – $103,891/$11,139;• Wendy Woodhurst, director of instruction – $124,800/$22,162.

for approved school district business expen-ditures such as travel, professional develop-ment, and association memberships, incurred in the normal course of activities as an employ-

Johnson says there

Sterling OlsonSD#83

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District asked to support vision

Whether or not a proposed community cultural centre gets off the ground now appears to be in the hands of dis-trict council.

At the Jan. 14 com-mittee of the whole meeting, Sicamous’ mayor and council were asked by Kim Hyde and Michelle Wolff to com-mit $100,000 in seed money, as well as a let-ter of support, that could be used to leverage grant money to help make the cultural centre a reality. Council was also asked to consider applying to the Economic Oppor-tunity Fund, adminis-tered by the Columbia Shuswap Regional Dis-trict, for an additional $100,000 to go towards the centre. Council was also asked to commit to the provision of admin-istrative time to “assist with grant applications, finances and strategic planning, and provide a council liaison to the society” overseeing the initiative.

Last year, Hyde and Wolff, the Sicamous and District Chamber of Commerce executive director, presented their vision of the commu-nity centre to the prior council. The crux of this vision is the former Tru Hardware building at 534 Main Street, the adjacent property by the highway intersection, and their acquisition.

“Our vision for this is a cultural centre in our community that would house the museum and archives… First Nations history and culture, art gallery and gift shop, the Sicamous Visitor Centre, Sicamous and

District Chamber of Commerce, rental of-fice space, residential… We feel this is a good economic opportunity for our community,” said Wolff, noting the building is selling for $700,000. The adja-cent property is listed at $309,000. Quotes from contractors have the cost of the desired renovations at $700,000 plus another $100,000 for equipment and sup-plies. Part of that cost has to do with the hav-ing proper storage for art and artifacts.

“I know talking to Splatsin, they have a ca-noe, an historical canoe they found at the bottom of the lake, that they re-ally would love to have on display,” said Wolff. “They thought this would be an awesome opportunity right at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 97A.”

Highlighting some of the assets of the build-ing site, Wolff said there is a treed pathway at the rear that could be used, in partnership with the neighbouring high school, as an art walk, as well as a picnic area. She suggested the build-ing might also serve

as a sort of hub for the proposed rail trail gre-enway from Sicamous to Enderby and beyond.

“We feel there’s an economic opportunity where one does not ex-ist today,” said Wolff. “It’s an opportunity for us to draw another de-mographic to our com-munity. If we can make the rail trail a reality, it just gives them another reason to visit us.”

Wolff said Okana-gan-Shuswap MP Colin Mayes and Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo sup-port the idea, as do the Splatsin, along with the Sicamous and District Museum and Historical Society and the Eagle Valley Arts Council. Wolff proceeded to list off numerous sources of potential grant fund-ing through which she and Hyde hope to fund the majority of the pro-posed project.

“If we’re not suc-cessful, then we don’t get the money from you guys,” explained Hyde. “If we’re successful, then the money has got to be there for you guys to write us a cheque.”

Coun. Jeff Mallmes didn’t dismiss the vi-sion, but was concerned

with the details, or lack thereof.

“I’m not a fan of paper, but if I’m go-ing to make a decision to cough up a couple of hundred thousand dollars, there’s a lot of things that we’d like to do and yes, this is one of them, maybe, but you have to have more information with these two pieces of property,” said Mallmes. “Like what did Splatsin say exactly… what’s their commitment going to be? Have you got an idea from them? Do you have a commitment from our MLA? Did you get a commitment from the MP? Did you get any numbers from anybody or are we the start…?”

Hyde explained the push for the vision had to begin anew to acquire support from the new council.

“The previous coun-cil supported the proj-ect, but we didn’t go any further…” com-mented Mayor Terry Rysz.

Council agreed to send both monetary requests to the district finance committee for consideration.

By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

Centre of attention: The former Tru Hardware location is cen-tral to a proposal for a community cultural centre. Photo by Lachlan Labere

A local First Nation is stepping up efforts to preserve an abandoned rail corridor.

The Splatsin have released a discussion paper about the discon-tinued railway that runs from Sicamous to Spal-lumcheen.

“The Splatsin lead-ership recognizes the long-term tourism and transportation potential

for the corridor, as well as the opportunity to re-vitalize Splatsin culture and connections back to the land,” said Chief Wayne Christian.

The band is inviting municipal and regional officials to join it in developing an agree-ment to work together to acquire the remaining sections of the corridor from Canadian Pacific

and develop a plan for its future.

“A meeting will be held Feb. 17 with facili-tation being provided by the Fraser Basin Coun-cil,” said Christian.

Area jurisdictions in-clude Armstrong, Spal-lumcheen, Enderby, Sicamous and the North Okanagan and Colum-bia-Shuswap regional districts.

The discussion paper can be found at www.splatsin.ca.

The Splatsin recently negotiated with CP to acquire 11.7 hectares of the discontinued railway corridor.

This includes a 1.5 kilometre section south of Sicamous, along Mara Lake, and a six-kilometre section south of Enderby.

Splatsin push ahead on rail corridor initiative


VICTORIA – When the B.C. government last resort-ed to shooting wolves from helicopters in the 1980s, an emotional public outcry forced a retreat.

In the B.C. tradition, sen-sation-seeking urban media and protesters led the way. An outraged reporter named Pamela Martin marched a BCTV crew off the road near Fort St. John to ex-pose this presumed crime against nature. With a metre of snow and temperatures dipping to -40, they didn’t get far, but public sentiment was aroused enough for pol-iticians to overrule wildlife biologists.

This winter, while snow reveals the wolves’ location from the air, the choppers and rifles are out again. And my heart goes out to the bi-ologists and First Nations hunters who face this grim task.

The South Selkirk moun-

tain caribou herd, which ranges between B.C., Idaho and Washington, has been the target of intensive con-servation efforts by govern-ments on both sides of the border. Six of the remain-ing 18 animals now wear radio collars. There were 46 in 2009, only 27 by 2012, and wolves have killed two more since last spring.

Targeted hunting and trapping haven’t been suf-ficient, so up to 24 grey wolves are to be shot from the air before the snow melts.

There are seven caribou herds in the South Peace, with the Graham herd the largest at about 700. It’s the control group, left to fend for itself as a measure of wolf removal for the rest. The Burnt Pine herd is down to one bull, effectively extinct. The province and Treaty 8 First Nations are working on a plan to kill 120-160 wolves in that region.

It’s long been accepted that resource roads, logging

and recreational trail use have increased herd disrup-tion and predator access through what would other-wise be seamless bush and deep snow.

Snowmobiles and even backcountry skiers can shift the balance. Smithers-area outdoor enthusiasts are currently being urged to stay away from the Telkwa Mountains, where the cari-bou herd is down to fewer than 20 animals. Local hunting and snowmobile clubs have observed a ban on motorized travel since 2003, but of course there will always be yahoos who chase animals for fun.

A mountain caribou recovery plan was imple-mented in 2007, protecting 2.2 million hectares from logging and road-building, including most of the core habitat of the South Selkirk herd. The Nature Conser-vancy of Canada bought 550-square kilometres in that region to protect habi-tat.

Strategies include trans-planting animals from healthier to weaker herds to increase genetic diversity, and capturing and penning females with young calves to keep them from being picked off by wolves.

The B.C. grey wolf population averages around 8,500, with managed hunt-ing and trapping to protect livestock while preserving the wolf as apex predator in most of its wide range.

This context is seldom reported by Vancouver me-dia, which mostly sees its role not as explaining issues but rather embarrassing whatever political party is in power, and providing an uncritical platform for the stop-logging-mining-ener-gy crowd, which is seen as popular with urban viewers.

I suppose we’ll never know what difference the 1980s wolf kill would have made if it hadn’t been shouted down for TV rat-ings and urban enviro-do-nations.

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Infrastructure may beat out culture

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A community cultural centre that brings the local chamber, history and the arts together under one roof makes for an intriguing

proposition. What’s being proposed is the revitalization of a fairly

important piece of property, providing locals some-thing to be proud of and an attraction to draw tourist traffic from the highway into the community – maybe in the way the Yoho National Park Visitor Centre does for Field, B.C. That visitor centre offers a great rest area, local history and a lot of information on the oodles of things to do and explore in the area. Sicamous’ cultural centre could offer the same and more as home to the visitor information centre, the museum, an art gallery and office space, all comple-mented by an attractive treed area where travellers could stretch their legs.

It also sounds as though the Splatsin are ready to buy in, which could result in a mutually beneficial arrange-ment.

Of course, the Yoho Park centre is operated by Parks Canada. Meaning it’s funded by the public purse, and a substantially large one. Much more than what Dis-trict of Sicamous relies upon.

So far, the district has only been asked to provide a letter of support and $200,000 in seed money ($100,000 from the district and another $100,000 through the Columbia Shuswap Regional District), needed for grant applications to other organizations and upper levels of government. (The intent is to fund the approx-imately $1.7 million cost of the cultural centre largely through grants.)

However, it’s not a stretch to assume that if and when a community cultural centre is established, the district will be called upon annually for additional grant-in-aid funding, be it for the centre as a whole or its individual partners. This could be on top of what the district pays the chamber annually for the running of the visitor information centre.

While deliberating the request for seed money, coun-cil will also be discussing the $1.56 million in upgrades needed for the district’s waste water treatment plant, costs related to the construction of the $7.9 million Mara water treatment facility, a request to extend municipal water along Solsqua-Sicamous Road, etc.

If council’s decision comes down to prioritizing needs over wants, it is difficult to imagine the com-munity cultural centre vision will come to fruition anytime soon.

Wolf kill last hope for B.C. Caribou herds By Tom FletcherNews Columnist


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I wish to correct the totally inaccurate state-ment made by Colum-bia Shuswap Regional District board chairper-son Rhona Martin, in the Jan. 21, 2015 Eagle Valley News (and pos-sibly elsewhere) in re-gard to the four-laning of the Malakwa area highway.

She stated that prior

to that, it was prone to bad accidents. Wrong. During the four-laning proposals in 1986-87, the main objection to it was that the area had no history of bad acci-dents.

Recent facts prove that the frivolous free-way has created its own tragedies by end-ing abruptly within a

short distance, the most treacherous on the east end just before a two-lane bridge.

It has taken 27 years to commence a correc-tion to the original faux pas.

The extension of four-laning and a new bridge should make an immense and long-needed improvement.

The first changes to the Trans-Canada Highway through the Eagle Valley began in 1942 and as a conse-quence of that explains why there were no ma-jor accidents – because some of the longest straight sections were on the site of the four-lane to nowhere.

Part of that history

is covered in my mem-oirs, Life is What Hap-pens.

I will agree that widening of highways is urgently needed but, in the end, not all the multi-lanes in the world can control the nut that holds the wheel.

Alli M. Graham

MAIL BAGFour-laning not necessarily the answer

Taxpayers funding visitor-visa births

Over the past few years, I have received emails regarding ben-efits refugees receive at a cost to taxpayers. Moreover, that those benefits have been more generous than those provided to Ca-nadians, especially, se-niors.

In the past it took close to two years to process a refugee claim. Taxpayers were providing health and dental care, as well as social assistance for the two years at a cost

of $50,000 per refugee. The former Minister of Citizenship and Immi-gration, the Hon. Jason Kenney, streamlined the application process so that a refugee would receive a yes or no in 45 days of their appli-cation to immigrate.

Minister Kenney also restricted refugees coming to Canada from democratic countries. Refugees coming from Mexico, Hungary and other democratic states were stating they were under persecution and needed asylum. These claims were bogus.

The Government of Canada now has a list of recognized demo-cratic countries and we will not process their citizens as refugees. People from these countries need to apply to immigrate to Cana-da through the proper channels.

Bogus asylum

claimants only delay legitimate immigration applicants in their ef-fort to jump the queue.

Interestingly, the Federal Court of Ap-peal reinstated the benefits to refugees contrary to the federal government’s policy change. Our govern-ment is defending the interests of Canadian taxpayers as well as the integrity of our refugee system. Our govern-ment will appeal this decision. Canada has a generous refugee system but it has been abused by bogus refu-gee claimants and we will fix this problem.

Another challenge that we have expe-rienced in B.C. are ‘Visitor Visas’ used by pregnant mothers who stay in Canada until they give birth, leave, and have the taxpay-ers of Canada foot the hospital bill. Yes, this is

happening, and govern-ment needs to clamp down on these abusers of our generosity. This is not mean-spirited; it is just stopping the theft of taxpayers’ money.

When we first took office in 2006 there were close to 800,000 immigration applica-tions on the wait-list. We have worked to prioritize and process these applications in a timely manner. We have also taken to task unscrupulous immi-gration consultants by increasing fines and charging immigration consultants that de-fraud immigration ap-plicants.

Our immigration and refugee system should be conducted in line with our Canadian values of transparency and fairness to the im-migration applicants, refugees, and Canadian taxpayers.

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The potential bill for a multi-regional Shus-wap Watershed Water Quality Program had some Columbia Shus-wap Regional District directors seeing red.

Last March, direc-tors awarded $50,000 to Leftside Partners to study the feasibility of establishing a multi-regional watershed wa-ter quality program and provide recommenda-tions for a governance framework, cost recov-ery and an implementa-tion plan for the service.

They got that at their board meeting last week.

Local government and planning consultant Sherry Hurst presented an extensive report. As well as laying out the basic principles and characteristics of such a program, the report offered several gover-nance options, possible funding sources, cost allocation and cost re-covery.

It was the estimated $200,000 to $250,000 total cost of the pro-gram and funding al-location that caused the most concern.

Area F North Shus-wap director Larry Morgan was visibly an-gry that two of the cost allocation options had his much less-populat-ed area paying substan-tially more to fund the program.

“How did it get to the $200,000 to $250,000 level, when last year the cost was $80,000,” he asked. “I was shocked by the allocation to Area F; to me it resurrects old issues… We may have the most shoreline, but

we don’t do the most pollution.”

Calling for a revamp of the cost-allocation model, Morgan laid the issue in the laps of electoral areas C South Shuswap, D Falkland/Salmon Valley/Deep Creek and the City of Salmon Arm – Area C for sewage issues re-sulting from aging sep-tic systems, Area D for agricultural runoff into the Salmon River and the city for treated sew-age going into Salmon Arm Bay.

“We’re being picked on in terms of this go-ing forward,” he said. “We’re either all in, or it doesn’t happen. We have to have com-mitment before CSRD agrees to fund this.”

In terms of total cost, Hurst explained that 50 per cent would go into actual water qual-ity monitoring over � ve years, 30 per cent would go into water protec-tion, 10 per cent to pub-lic education and 10 per cent to administration.

She pointed out in-kind funding would come in the form of data provided and man-aged by government.

“Funding sources need to be long-term, based on property val-ue, taxes, or maybe non-pro� t groups,” she said. “There could be some government funding, but you don’t want to base a longtime service on that.”

Hurst noted that 70 per cent of the funding allocation would fall to CSRD, with 10 per cent going to the Regional District of North Okan-agan (RDNO) and 20 per cent to Thompson Nicola Regional Dis-

trict (TNRD).She said it became

evident that buy-in and funding commitment would be the big chal-lenges.

“We suggest an in-terim service could demonstrate value,” she said. “You could have a sunset clause of � ve years that would pro-vide a window to see if the service works.”

Hurst also suggested the board could wait to see what comes out of

the province’s soon-to-be-announced Water Sustainability Act.

Area C South Shus-wap director and Shus-wap Watershed Council chair Paul Demenok expressed his interest in a hybrid governance model that combines two of the options in the report, and asked directors for their initial thoughts in order to “get a toe in the water.”

While some did, chief administrative of� cer Charles Hamilton sug-gested the board take a

step back.“I really think we

need to be coming to grips with the � nancial stuff before becom-ing � xated on a gover-nance model,” he said, maintaining that while TNRD would likely be willing to contribute 20 per cent, he did not think RDNO would be interested in participat-ing.

“As soon as you start shifting the format, Lar-ry might be happy, but

Rene will be mad. This is where the rubber hits the road; people want to pay commensurate with the service.”

Area E Rural Si-camous director and current CSRD chair Rhona Martin said it is obvious “there’s some major discussion that needs to happen.”

Talbot said his area does not draw drinking water from Shuswap Lake but pays more for its protection.

“I think the program has great value; we’re

starting to see more and more water quality issues,” he said. “We need to have protection of the lake. We need clean water and safety and anybody who is not in favour and lives on the lake, you need to give your head a shake.”

Other directors added their support for water quality monitoring and safety but expressed concerns for the high cost of doing so.

Sicamous Mayor Terry Rysz said he needs to discuss the program with his coun-cil and pointed out his constituents have re-cently had to digest in-creased taxes in order to build the much-needed water treatment plant.

Martin said she and many others believe these problems the board is dealing with are a result of the prov-ince abdicating its re-sponsibility and that SLIPP and the water-shed council have been great in identifying problems.

“We need to have hard conversations; we need to look at and col-laborate with the farm-ing industry,” she said. “We have to move the process forward be-cause if there is no col-laboration or corrobo-ration, do we wait until the water is not safe to drink?”

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age going into Salmon

“We’re being picked

ing forward,” he said. “We’re either all in, or it doesn’t happen.

mitment before CSRD

In terms of total cost, Hurst explained that 50 per cent would go

We have to move the process forward because if there is no collaboration

or corroboration, do we wait until the water is not safe to drink?

Rhona MartinCSRD Area E Director

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The Sicamous Ea-gles snagged a 4-3 win in double overtime ver-sus the Summerland Steam last Wednesday.

This narrow home-ice victory was deliv-ered by Riley Cardinal, with Nathan Grieve on the assist. However, it was a strong team ef-fort that led up to the winning goal, includ-

ing another great per-formance by Eagles goalie Patrick Kasper, who stopped 45 shots on net and was named the game’s � rst star.

First on the board and the only one to score in the � rst period was Justin Wilde, off assists by Devyn Myck and Ben Campbell.

The second frame wound up being a messier affair with both teams losing players to

the sin bin. The Steam was able to capitalize on the power-play ad-vantage twice, earning a 2-1 lead before the period’s end.

Sicamous hit the ice with renewed focus in the third frame, and this quickly paid off with a goal at 16:23 by Carter Hansen, assisted by Scott Robinson and Darien Blight. At the halfway mark, Owen Rowsell brought the

score to 3-2 off assists by Korwin Shewchuk and Samuel Subert. The Steam tied it up at 5:54, where the score remained until over-time.

Saturday night, Jan. 24, the Eagles were in 100 Mile House where they earned a 4-2 win over the Wranglers.

After a scoreless � rst period, the home team were � rst to light up the board at 12:49 in

the second. The score remained 1-0 until 4:08 when Grieve potted a goal off Arlyn Seme-schuk and Riley Car-dinal. Shewchuk fol-lowed suit with assists by Subert and Ashton Wake. Wilde added a third goal for Sicamous at :24 off Campbell.

Final goal of the night was an unassisted empty netter scored by Cardinal in the last 28 seconds of the game.

While he didn’t drive a puck through the boards, Shea We-ber’s powerful right-handed shot has once again created some buzz following his per-formance in the NHL All-Star skills competi-tion.

In what was argu-ably the highlight of the event, the hardest shot competition, We-ber came out on top with a shot clocked at 108.5 miles per hour. The Boston Bruin’s Zdeno Chara holds the competition record at 108.8 mph.

Someone is going to

have to beat that some day,” Weber told the press.

Meanwhile, former teammate and fellow Sicamous native, Cody Franson has also been in the headlines after TSN Hockey Insider’s Darren Dreger said the Maple Leafs may

be looking to trade the 6’5” d-man, with in-terest shown by Dal-las and the Anaheim Ducks.

Franson becomes an unrestricted free agent at the end of the sea-son. It’s rumoured con-tract negotiations have already begun with Franson who, for the 2014/15 season wound up signing a one-year contract with the Leafs worth $3.3 million US. For the 2013/14 season, Franson earned � ve goals, 28 assists and 22 points. This season he’s at six goals and 23 as-sists for 29 points.

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Canadiana focus for 2015 bannersEach summer for

the past 15 years, new colourful banners have graced Sicamous’ main thoroughfares thanks to the efforts of the Si-camous Banner Project committee and many local volunteer artisans.

Summer 2015 will be no exception. There will be colourful new banners.

The annual banner painting location at the Sicamous Rec Centre opens for registration on Monday, Feb. 2 at 10 a.m.

“We are calling our theme this year, ‘Cana-diana.’ That means we are asking participants to create a banner cel-ebrating their Canadian pride and, as a special twist, we want each banner to include a little salute to the Canadian maple leaf � ag, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year,” said Victoria Simpson, one of the founding members of the banner project, adding the vi-sion is to have � ag rep-licas somewhat hidden

within each banner, and not the main focus.

The banner project worksite is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. week-days.

Participants are re-minded that the plan-ning and painting must be completed by Feb. 27. There will be a vol-unteer onsite to answer questions and assist as needed.

The registration fee is $15.

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The most pricey camp-ground in the region will cost campers $32 a night in 2015.

The B.C. Liberal govern-ment has increased the cost of camping at provincial parks by between $2 and $5.

The Ministry of Environ-ment said the increase is the first since 2010.

The most expensive campsite in the region, at $32 a night, is at Herald Park on Shuswap Lake. That is slightly less than the top rate in B.C. of $35 a night.

The cost of camping at Adams Lake has increased from $11 to $13. Many of

the smaller marine or walk-in camping sites are now $18 per night.

Rates for backcountry camping and use of sani-sta-tions remain at $5, and fees for mooring buoys, picnic shelters and group camping are unchanged. Parking fees for day-use lots, a failed ex-periment from 10 years ago, are not being reintroduced.

The ministry says the varied-rate increases take into account local demand and economic conditions as well as private camping availability. Sought-after lo-cations such as Cultus Lake

and Shuswap Lake charge $35 a night for a site with up to four adults, while nearby private campgrounds charge higher rates.

A night under the stars at Blanket Creek and Martha Creek Provincial Parks near Revelstoke will cost $25, up from $21 last year. The weekly rate at Blanket re-mains the same at $100.

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On January 13th, 2015, Brian passed away suddenly in Sydney, Australia while on one of his many adventures with his loving wife.

Brian is survived by his wife Lynn, sons Kevin (Magdalena) & Colin, and grandchildren Hayden & Tristan, as well as his brothers Maurice (Loretta), Terry (Donna) and Denis (Carolynn), and mother-in-law Pat Crowe and brother in-law Adrian Crowe (Nee). He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Brian was an amazing husband, father, grandfather and brother. He was always a very helpful and pleasant person to all who knew him, and sincerely admired for his caring and friendly attitude towards everyone he met. He was loved by many and will be sadly missed.

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We require qualifi ed US capable Class 1 drivers imme-diately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualifi ed drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacifi c Northwest, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We offer a new pay rate empty or load-ed. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regu-lar 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 transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to [email protected] NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Education/Trade Schools

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

Help WantedSKYLINE TRUCKSTOP is now hiring a gas attendant & waitress. Email resume to [email protected] or fax to 250-836-4950.

Vernon Service Company requires F/T Journeyman Plumber/Gasfi tter. $36/hr. Call 250-549-4444 or email: [email protected]

Medical/DentalMEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONis an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online train-ing you need from an employ-er-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-888-528-0809 to start training for your work-at-home career to-day!

Services

Financial ServicesARE YOU $10K Or More In Debt? DebtGo can help re-duce a signifi cant portion of your debt load. Call now and see if you qualify. 1-800-351-1783.

Services

Financial ServicesGET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

IF 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.

INCOME TAX PROBLEMS?Have you been audited, reas-sessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 1-250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: [email protected] C- 250-938-1944

TAX FREE MONEYis available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mort-gage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

Home ImprovementsFULL SERVICE plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. Call 1-800-573-2928.

Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all

sizes in stock. Trades are welcome.

40’Containers under $2500!DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift.

Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator.

Ph Toll free 1-866-528-71081-778-298-3192 8am-5pm

Delivery BC and ABwww.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SaleSTEEL 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. WantedPrivate Collector Looking toBuy Coin Collections, Silver,Antiques, Native Art, Estates +Chad: 778-281-0030 Local

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentLGE 1 & 2 BDRM. BRIGHT apts. In suite storage, green space, live-in manager. Cable incl. Sicamous, 250-804-5364.

Homes for Rent3 BDRM 2 BATH Sicamous House $1,000/mo + utilities. Avail Mar. 1/15. House is also for sale. If sells, last mo. free. Call 604-945-5882.


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WELLNESS SERIES

TEEN YOGAWhen: Tuesday, February 10th Time: 4 – 5:30 pmWith Angie & Georgina Location: I am Yoga Studio, 217 Finlayson StreetCost: Drop In. By donationEmbrace your mind, your body & your power. Bring a friend to try it out. Mats are available for those who need one.

WINTER WELLNESS WORKSHOP 2Sunday, February 22nd • 9 am – 12: 45 pmRegistration Fee: $55 (pre-registration required by February 15th)Location: I Am Yoga Studio, 217 Finlayson, SicamousCheck in: Upstairs, Yoga Studio, 8:30 amExplore self-healing techniques: ‘Erasing the Winter Blues’ with Art Therapy by Registered Clinical Counsellor & Art Therapist, Eiko UeharaMovement Intelligence for Pain Management , Mini-Moves for SleepPlus …..Relaxation/Visualization/Therapeutic Touch Technique Marie-Paule Wiley RN, Feldenkrais®,Movement Intelligence Therapeutic Touch teacher. For info-call Pam@515- 1692

Events ScheduleJanuary 28th To March 1st, 2015Until Feb. 20 SNOW DAZE PHOTO CONTEST begins. Pick up your ‘Photo Event and Category Map’ @ Snow Days Events, Inkx Printing, Main St. or the Sicamous Info Centre,Civic Building Main. Sponsored by Eagle Valley Photo Club . & Inkx PrintingCall Kim@ 833-8085 or Tia 836-3103. Deadline for entry Feb.20thFridays @ the Curling Rink Jan/Feb ‘CURLING, CARDS, & GOOD COMPANY’- Bar OpenSaturday Jan. 24 – 31UNPLUG & PLAY WEEKWednesday Jan. 28thSKATE WITH THE EAGLES 9:30 – 12 pmThursday Jan. 29 SKATE WITH THE EAGLES 9:30 – 12 pmThursday Jan. 29 READ WITH THE EAGLES 10 am @ Strong Start, Parkview SchoolThursday, Jan. 29 WINTER WINE & CHEESE OPEN HOUSE, tours & complimentary snacks, 4:30 -7:30 pm Sicamous Seniors Centre, 1091 Shuswap AvenueFriday Jan. 30 PARENTS & TOTS/ STRONG START – FAMILY GAMES AND YOGA 9:30 – 11:30 am., ParkviewFriday Jan. 30 L I T E R A C Y A W A R E N E S S WEEK – Jam the GM, bring your gently used books & Celebrate Sicamous Snow Days, with the ‘March of Winter Sports’, @ the Junior B Eagles Game, 7:00 pm, S & D Rec Centre Saturday Jan. 31stFAMILY STORY TIME- 11 am Sicamous LibrarySaturday Jan. 31st ROYAL C A N A D I A N LEGION LADIES A U X I L L A R Y DINNER, 6 pm, advance tickets, $12Fri/Sat/ Sun – Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 WINTER SCRAPBOOKING RETREAT, S & D Rec Centre. For details call Lynn @ 250 836-4912.Monday Feb. 2B A N N E R PROJECT- Theme: Canada’s 50th Anniversary ‘Find the Canadian in the Canadian Flag’ S & D Recreation Centre, call Victoria 250 836 3537

Fri & Sat, Feb 6 & 7th FUNSPIEL ‘ROCK POP STAR THEME’ Sicamous Curling Club $160 per team. Dinner included. $5.00/team calcutta Call, Brenda 250-836-2997 / Tia 250-836-3103 Sign up sheet @ the Curling Club Sun/Mon Feb. 8 & 9Sunday, 8DOWN TOWN SNOW SCULPTURE AND LIGHT -UP, 10 -2 pm. Block form, Two categories: 1. ‘All Natural’ - snow/ice 2. ‘Family Fun Snow/ice , colour & props Sculptures with lighting will be judged as 1 category on Monday the 9th.. Registration forms @ Civic Centre , 446 Main St., free to enter. Register a spot by 4:30 pm Feb. 3rd. For info call Jillian 250 836-2477 Monday - Feb 9BC Family Day Holiday! FRONT YARD SNOW SCULPTURE & LIGHT UP – register by Feb 8th, Pam @515-1692 Registration forms to be picked-up at Inkx Printing or Sicamous Info Centre, Civic Bldg 9th Front Yard Sculpture Judging

& People’s Choice…contestant addresses to be posted @Askew’s, SASCU and on Snow Days Facebook.3 pm - Best Daytime 7 pm – Best Light Up Tuesday, Feb. 10 TEEN YOGA WITH ANGIE AND GEORGINA- 4 – 5:30 pm., I am Yoga Studio. Embrace your mind, your body & your power. Bring a friend. Mats available. By donation.Wednesday Feb. 11 OWLHEAD B&B PRESENTS, JANNIS SLIMMONS ONTARIO FOLK SINGER, 7- 9 pm, Social hour 6 pm, /cost $20 /person, Seniors $15, 12 and under Free Friday Feb. 13 VALENTINE’S DANCE – Royal Canadian Legion - music tba. social hour 4 pm. Bring an appy. For info call 836-2224Saturday Feb. 14 SNOWMOBILE CLUB LADIES RIDE CAMP. Call Michelle evenings @ 833-9335

Saturday, Feb. 14 CABIN FEVER

DINNER, AUCTION & DANCING, Sicamous

Snowmobile Club,ERS School. Advanced tickets. Call LeaAnne evenings @ 250 836-2472Saturday, Feb. 14 VALENTINE’S DINNER – Seniors Centre, $10 advanced tickets @ the Centre, Eagle Valley Seniors Meals Society, 5 pmFri/Sat, Feb. 20 & 21FUN BONSPIEL, Royal Canadian Legion, registration info call 836-2224Sunday, Feb. 22 WINTER WELLNESS 2 –Time: 9 am- 12:45Erase the Winter Blues! through Art Therapy with Eiko Uehara & Movement Intelligence for pain management , mini-moves for sleep / Relaxation, Visualization, Therapeutic Touch Technique with Marie-Paule Wiley. Register by Feb. 15th. Call Pam @ 250 515 1692 for info.Saturday, Feb. 28 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION LADIES AU X I L L A RY DINNER, 6 pm., advance tickets- $12

Sunday, Mar. 1 BANNER PROJECT OPEN HOUSE, Coffee, Tea & Goodies, S&D Rec Centre - 10 – 12 pm Sunday, Mar. 1EAGLE VALLEY PHOTO ART CLUB Presentation- 1:00 pm. @ the Red Barn $3:00 pm- Snow Days Closing Ceremony - FREE….‘A Celebration of Winter Arts’ Awards for Snow Daze Photo & Snow Sculpture Contests & Refreshments For info: Call Pam @ 250 515-1692 email: [email protected]

eagle valley news, january 28, 2015

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