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A diverse, topical mix of local and na-tional issues were tackled by the North Shuswap Okanagan riding’s electoral hope-fuls during an all-candidates forum held in Sicamous Monday night.

Organized by the Sicamous chamber, the forum offered Eagle Valley residents an op-portunity to hear the candidates – Conser-vative Mel Arnold, Liberal Cindy Derkaz, Green Chris George and the NDP’s Jacqui Gingras – respond to pre-written ques-tions in a non-debate format. That, how-ever, didn’t stop the contenders from taking shots at their competitors’ parties.

The gauntlet was dropped with opening remarks and Arnold’s touting of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which he said opens a partnership with 11 other countries and some 800 million new customers, in turn creating a stronger economy for Canada and more jobs.

“That trade agreement will open up those doors to expand markets, not just for our dairy producers and our fruit produc-ers, but for our manufacturers, for our in-novative technology people that can actu-ally now trade across those borders… by expanding our markets, those are what’s

going to enable an area like this to grow and expand,” Arnold later explained when asked how to improve the local economy.

On that topic, Gingras was critical of trade deals conducted in secret, stating the NDP would cut the small business tax by two per cent, work to protect local agricul-ture establish a national childcare program. Derkaz touted the need for investment and infrastructure, noting the Liberals will run a deficit to do this, and put the money in the hands of local governments who she said are best suited to decide where spending is needed. She also supported affordable housing and creating more opportunities for agriculture. George said the Greens

too would support infrastructure spending, committing one per cent of GST to it and, like the Liberals, assuring the money would go to local government. He also champi-oned youth employment with the Greens establishing a Community and Environ-ment Service Corps.

Asked for their vision of the CBC, George, Derkaz and Gingras each champi-oned restoration of funding to the national broadcaster, and establishing a manage-ment board that’s at arm’s length from gov-ernment. Arnold, however, argued the CBC needs to become more self-sustaining so that it’s not reliant on government funding, and is “accountable to their viewers and

their advertisers.” “The programming and the advertising

needs to be upgraded to today’s world stan-dards,” said Arnold.

Asked whether or not they would support the dredging of the Sicamous channel, Ar-nold was first to reply, noting how both his experience as a conservationist and marine business operator equips him well to consid-er a balanced approach, using science from Fisheries and Oceans Canada to mitigate changes to fish habitat while dredging the channel. This response was met with criti-cism from the other candidates, who chas-

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Family made to bear with troublesome bruin and cubs

A Sicamous woman is resigned to the fact she and her family must co-exist with a menac-ing bear sow and her cubs.

Living on Old Town Road, Jennifer Dunlop says it’s not unusual to see bears in her neigh-bourhood, and her yard, especially at this time of year. While she knows

better than to leave at-tractants on her prop-erty, the abundance of wild fruit in the area, as well as salmon in the nearby Eagle River, make Old Town Road properties part of prime bear habitat.

“We’ve had bears here for years,” said Dunlop. “We prob-ably have seven of them here this year. When they’re not a nuisance, you don’t really care.

They do their thing, you do your thing and ev-erybody goes on their way.”

For the past month-and-a-half, however, Dunlop says a mother bear and her cubs have been crossing through her yard daily, damag-ing her property and posing a risk to her fam-ily and neighbours.

“I have a son that goes back and forth to school and I’ve been

driving him,” said Dun-lop, well aware of what can happen when one comes between a moth-er bear and her cubs. “My neighbour has seen the cub across the street and it’s been cry-ing, and then the mom will come across from another section of the street and get it. Well, if you’re going down the middle of the road, she thinks you’re a threat – Property damage: Jennifer Dunlop stands next to a stairway

on her property torn up by a visiting bear sow. Photo by Lachlan Labere

In closing: Conservative candidate Mel Arnold defends his statement that dairy producers are happy with the Trans-Pacific Trade agreement during closing statements of the Oct. 5 all-candidates forum in Sicamous. Photo by Lachlan Labere

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We need local jobs so that families do not have to leave town to � nd work. We need to � x our deteriorating infrastructure. A Liberal government will double federal infrastructure investment over the next decade. Funds will provide long-term stable funding to municipalities for their priorities, creating local jobs in the areas of transportation, social (affordable housing, seniors’ facilities, etc.) and green infrastructure.

We will also promote innovation and clean technologies in forestry, energy and agricultural sectors, including sustainable agriculture and help small and medium-sized businesses to grow, secure funding, innovate and create a positive business environment.

New Democrats believe in the intelligent and prudent use of government, not just to respond to economic crises, but to play a leadership role in setting a path for future prosperity. The NDP will be a government opening doors globally and nationally.

Local industry and small business are dem-onstrating capacity to be creative, implementing strong direction to the future.

The NDP, under Tom Mulcair, will be a govern-ment, through policy and action, facilitating new horizons in a bright business future. This will, with NDP support and encouragement, bring continued growth and energy to the North Okanagan-Shus-wap.

Our riding is a small business riding. Family farms, ranches, dairy and poultry operations in the rural half are complemented by the myriad of products and services available in our urban com-munities. I would work to:

Establish a federally-funded Green Venture Capital Fund to support viable small local green business start-ups;

Utilize the same fund to provide matching fed-eral funds for locally-raised venture capital for use in our communities;

Bring in legislation to require a consideration of the impact on small business of all new federal legislation, including trade deals, based on a simi-lar law in the European parliament.

I plan to have an open-door policy to work with all levels of government and business so we can � nd ways to expand existing opportunities and bring in new ideas.

Our government’s low tax plan encourages busi-ness to invest in capital and human resources, and will complement the advantages we have here in our lifestyle, education, transportation, marketing systems and a workforce that is ready to make it happen.

I will advocate strongly for continuing programs that assist in research and training so this area can be a leader in new opportunities and job creation.

I am passionate about protecting the lake. A Liberal government will restore the environmental protections that have been eliminated by omnibus bills (eg. the habitat protection in the Fisheries Act and the Navigable Waters Protection Act) and will incorporate more modern safeguards.

We will work with our U.S. neighbours and Al-berta to prevent the spread of invasive species into our lakes. We need to look at establishing inspec-tion at entry points into B.C. And we will restore federal funding for freshwater research (including the Experimental Lakes) so that future decisions will be made on science-based evidence.

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Environment is one of the biggest concerns expressed. Stephen Harper has gutted laws to protect the outdoors. I have heard continual con-cern about the yearly receding of Shuswap Lake levels, increased vegetative levels in the lake and water quality.

I will use Tom Mulcair’s promise to “protect the environment for future generations.”

Working with provincial agencies, environmental interest groups, business and civic entities, I will be active strengthening laws to protect Canada’s lakes and rivers (Navigable Waters Act), keeping resident and business user’s requirements at the forefront.

To protect and restore freshwater ecosystems the federal government has to use its powers, including the Fisheries Act.

This is especially important when considering the changes in quality and quantity of Canada’s freshwater that will occur due to climate change. B.C. rivers will become over-heated, preventing salmon spawning; and farmers will face increas-ing drought.

Ultimately, the lake will need to be protected by the people who live here.

As MP I would work with local people and local organizations to insure the long-term viability of the lakes and streams in our riding. This makes sense; economically, socially and environmentally.

I have experienced the changes in and around Shuswap Lake and, while we can’t stop progress, I believe we can manage it and reduce any negative impact by using the most effective tool we have: education.

Pollution and the threat from invasive species can often be prevented by educating stakeholders and the public to prevent an incident in the � rst place.

I will also advocate for stronger enforcement of laws already in place to protect not just Shuswap Lake but all of our water resources.

Questions: 1) What are your ideas for improving the local economy?2) Shuswap Lake is at the heart of life in this riding. How will you act to protect this resource?

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calls to the Conserva-tion Office, hoping to have the mother bear and her cubs relocated, but has been told that won’t happen, that the bears have already picked out their hiber-nation spot and relo-cating them would put them at risk.

Conservation officer Tanner Beck confirmed this, stressing the Con-servation Office does not relocate bears ex-cept in extraordinary circumstances.

“It does not work,” he said. “They’ll travel hundreds of kilome-tres to get back to their home territory. And it’s hard on them… They

don’t know where to find food or anything like that, and then they’re competing with whatever bear basically owns that territory.

“So, being where she is, there’s the mountains on one side of her prop-erty, there’s the Eagle River on the other side. It’s prime bear habitat, there’s always going to be bears there. It’s learn-ing to live with them.”

Beck also doesn’t consider the sow a nui-sance bear – bears that show aggressive behav-iour towards humans or are breaking into structures or attacking and killing livestock – which, as a last resort are put down.

“Accessing fruit trees and wild fruit trees… those issues

aren’t something that, in my mind and in a lot of CO’s minds, would mean destroying an entire family unit of bears,” said Beck.

Dunlop is adamantly

opposed to having the bear killed so, with the CO reluctant to relo-cate, she says will con-tinue to co-exist with caution until the bears are in hibernation.

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Conservation won’t relocate animals

Bill C-51 evokes difference of opiniontised the federal govern-ment’s cutting jobs and “muzzling” federal sci-entists and trashing li-braries of valuable data.

“If we don’t have good evidence, we can’t have good decisions,” commented Derkaz.

The last question of the evening had the candidates providing comment on the Tories controversial anti-terror legislation Bill C-51. Gingras said the bill in-

fringes on Canadian’s rights and freedoms and that it needs to be repealed.

“We already have the laws necessary to protect us,” said Gin-gras. “It’s an illusion, a false choice, that we need to take away our rights and freedoms in order to protect us.”

Gingras questioned why the Liberals didn’t join the NDP and the Greens in voting against it. Arnold explained the bill would enable law

enforcement agencies to share information, noting judicial approval would still be required to conduct surveillance.

“The fear-monger-ing that’s going on over Bill C-51 is simply not true,” said Arnold. “A case has been made that this is required. We’ve seen that terrorist acts will happen in Canada. We’ve seen the threat is growing.”

George said he read the act, and “by the time I got to the crimi-

nal code amendments that are going to allow five-day’s detention without charge, secret trials never to be made public, with anonymous witnesses, I knew this wasn’t Canada.”

Derkaz noted she’s a member of the BC Civil Liberties Associa-tion and said she’s ex-tremely concerned with Bill C-51, adding it goes way too far. As to Gingras’ concerns, she said the bill was going to pass anyway under

a Harper majority. She said a Liberal govern-ment would amend the bill, getting rid of oner-ous provisions and put-ting in parliamentary oversight, balancing na-tional security with civil liberties.

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The federal budget docu-ment began with an ominous warning about deep cuts. Social programs, justice and corrections would be spared as much as possible, but no department would escape the knife.

The stark truth was re-vealed in a table of figures. Health care spending, the core of the Canadian state, was cut by 3.8 per cent in just the first year of the fiscal plan, as population and need continued to grow.

No, this is not from the Stephen Harper budget of April 2015, or any other in the last decade. It’s from the Jean Chretien budget of 1995, more than 20 years ago. That’s the last time anyone actually cut health-care spending.

But wait, you may say. Didn’t I hear that Harper has slashed health care spend-ing by $30 billion? Yes, you probably did hear the big-gest, most brazen lie of this

election campaign.If health care really is

everyone’s high-priority is-sue, as pollsters have long assured us, voters should at least know the facts.

After cutting provincial health and social services transfers for years to end the string of operating defi-cits that began under Pierre Trudeau and continued un-der Brian Mulroney, Liberal finance minister Paul Martin rose briefly to the top job.

In 2004, Martin staged meetings with premiers, emerging with what was billed as “a fix for a gen-eration,” with federal health transfers to rise six per cent each year into the future.

The future for Martin’s government lasted only two years, as his minority was replaced with one led by Harper.

These galloping increas-es continued until the Con-servative majority of 2011, after which then-finance minister Jim Flaherty came to Victoria to inform provin-cial finance ministers of the

new plan. The six-per-cent in-

creases, by that time triple inflation, would continue for another five years. Start-ing in 2017-18, increases would be tied to economic growth, with a minimum hike of three per cent, still well ahead of today’s infla-tion. That remains the Con-servative plan today.

All provinces east of Saskatchewan pitched a fit. Manitoba’s NDP fi-nance minister termed it “un-Canadian.” Lefties im-mediately called it a cut, to which Flaherty replied that transfers to provinces would rise from $30 billion to $38 billion in 2018-19, and con-tinue to grow after that.

In B.C., then-finance minister Kevin Falcon praised the long-term ap-proach, acknowledging health spending was bal-looning to half of the pro-vincial budget and had to be brought under control as baby boomers start to retire. B.C. has largely accom-plished that, with spending

increases below three per cent and health care out-comes that continue to lead the country.

As the current elec-tion campaign turns into the home stretch, Statistics Canada has announced a milestone. For the first time in history, the number of se-niors exceeds the number of children. This demographic shift is inexorable, predict-able and must be addressed by whoever wins the Oct. 19 federal election.

NDP leader Thomas Mulcair is on record that he will scrap the Conservative formula for growth-based increases that he pretends are cuts, returning to six per cent every year while balancing the budget. Little detail has been provided on how this would be done.

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau announced in Sur-rey last week that he will ante up an extra $3 billion over four years for health care, and “sit down with the provinces immediately” to renegotiate.

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Successful governments pay close atten-tion to the lessons of history. And one lesson that history has taught us repeat-

edly is: governments who move towards a more humane society almost always find themselves on the right side of history.

It is a lesson that appears lost on B.C.’s Liberal government.

A new poll from Insights West shows the vast majority of B.C. residents are opposed to trophy hunting. While a government shouldn’t legislate based on polling, a survey isn’t needed to justify the elimination of such a barbaric practice.

The Insights West poll showed 91 per cent of British Columbians oppose hunting animals for sport, and it’s probably fair to say the majority of the province’s residents not only oppose trophy hunting, but are sickened by it. But B.C. Premier Christy Clark is sticking to her guns.

Clark responded to questions on the poll by saying she didn’t enter politics to be popular. She said just because something is unpopular doesn’t make it wrong.

One has to wonder if the premier has seen the video which recently surfaced showing a grizzly bear being shot repeatedly as it scrambled down a hillside in a vain attempt to survive something that can only be described as torture. Does any-body really need a poll to tell them this is not only wrong, but an abomination to civilized society?

In attempts to defend the practice, the premier pointed to the healthy grizzly bear population and her desire to create jobs for people all around the province. There’s healthy dog and cat populations in B.C. also, but we don’t allow people to arbi-trarily kill them.

The poll showed the opposition to trophy hunt-ing isn’t just coming from urban centres, but rural areas as well. And the revenue eco-tourism brings to the province far surpasses anything raised by trophy hunts.

It’s only a matter of time before trophy hunting becomes illegal here in B.C. The only question that remains is whether the provincial govern-ment will try and get ahead of the issue or be forced to give up their defence of the indefensible.

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Perhaps I can be of some help to those who haven’t heard any good reason for replacing Stephen Harper.

Did you know Harp-er is the first Canadian Prime Minister who has been found to be in contempt of Parlia-ment? And that there are already more than a dozen books written which reveal Harper as a stealthy autocrat? In this sense, it is easy to agree that Harper trumps all those who were before him.

One of the most re-cent books is Kevin Page’s Unaccount-able: Truth and Lies on Parliament Hill. In March 2008, Page was appointed by the Conservatives to be the country’s first Parlia-mentary budget officer. The move fulfilled a Tory campaign prom-

ise to deliver greater transparency and ac-countability. But when Page challenged the government on several issues, he was simply vilified and his term was not extended.

In this insider’s ac-count, Page argues that democracy is be-ing undermined by an increasingly autocratic government that does not respect facts that run counter to its politi-cal agenda.

Readers will find that every book empha-sizes the reasons why Canadians should be concerned. We learn of the breadth and depth of the Harper attack on institutions, policies and programs that em-body values and prin-ciples showed by most Canadians today.

And should one not have the time to read a

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This election is a serious decision about ourselves as a country.

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Further to your coun-cil meeting of Sept. 16, as reported by the Eagle Valley News.)

The sanitary sewer system is clearly over-loaded and, to add an additional load on it by forcing those few resi-dents that are not in a financial position to connect to the sanitary sewer at this time, is creating a real hardship on families, as well as seniors.

I learned a long time ago that you cannot get blood out of a stone.

The planner, in his infi-nite wisdom, states that they are not going to get off scot-free. Firstly, the planner is not an elected councillor and cannot, and should not, set a policy. All resi-dents will be connected at some point in time and a delayed hookup to the sanitary sewer is not going to hurt any-body. Furthermore, the septic systems in use now, when prop-erly maintained, prob-ably pollute less if at all, than an overloaded

sewer plant. The resi-dential septic disposal systems don’t operate a whole lot different than the sanitary sewer. All the effluent from either system eventually perks through the ground and winds up in the lake at some point in time.

If the district is short of money, perhaps a proposed land purchase could be postponed, especially since no purpose for the need of this has even been considered. The aban-doned railway line is

also being considered for a park. All this to be paid for with borrowed money, of course, to be repaid with interest. Just how many parks does this town need? Of course a rollback in the ‘wages’ or honorari-ums of the mayor and council would be much appreciated and re-quested by most, if not all the taxpayers, as that amount of money could and would substantially reduce the operating cost of the town admin-istration.

The mayor and council perhaps expect some spaceship to land in Finlayson Park with super intelligent beings who will solve all the money problems of the district.

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Current chair Colin Hansen addressed di-rectors at the Sept. 17 board meeting in Salm-on Arm, telling them he was B.C.’s health minister in 2000 when E. coli in a water sys-tem in Walkerton, Ont. killed five people and made 2,500 extremely sick.

“We knew then we had to have something in place,” he said.

Hansen provided a brief overview of FBC, which covers more than 25 per cent of B.C.’s land mass, is home to 2.9 million people, has one of the world’s greatest salmon

river systems and a his-tory of 10,000 years of aboriginal settlement.

The watershed has faced unprecedented change in the last 200 years due to settle-ment and rapid growth, bringing with it four major areas of concern: declining fish stocks, water quality problems, sewage treatment is-sues and a lack of co-ordination and plan-ning.

Hansen described Fraser Basin Council’s sustainability vision as “social well-being supported by a vibrant economy sustained by a healthy environment.”

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“I am amazed at how much is done,” he said, noting revenue comes from federal, provincial and munici-

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Mike Simpson, se-nior regional manager Thompson region, de-scribed the structure of the non-profit group that works with all lev-els of government, First Nations, the private sector and community.

“So many of our agendas dovetail with your issues,” he said, noting FBC’s priorities are action on climate change and air quality, healthy watersheds and water resources and sustainable regions and communities.

Two of several wa-tershed planning pro-cesses or initiatives currently underway in the province include the Shuswap Water-shed Council and the Gardom Lake Manage-ment Plan.

Fraser Basin is also involved in fisheries

and habitat work and regional trails strategies in several regional dis-tricts, including CSRD with the Shuswap Trail Alliance.

Area C director Paul Demenok thanked Hansen and Simpson.

“I really appreci-ate your coming and presenting the broader picture,” he said. “I like to work with Fraser Basin; they bring ex-pertise to the table and I appreciate their guid-ance.”

Larry Morgan, Area F North Shuswap di-rector echoed Deme-nok’s sentiments and pointed out the increas-ingly important rela-tionship building with First Nations.

Salmon Arm direc-tor Chad Eliason ex-pressed concern about the province’s soon-to-be introduced water act.

“I am afraid it could be more downloading

that gets passed onto the taxpayer,” he said. “What is the plan for FBC going forward to help with interpreting the act and implement-ing strategies?”

Hansen reassured Eliason that FBC was brought in to consult with the province and is now helping give ad-vice on how the regula-tions are rolled out.

Simpson explained Victoria is looking at a collaborative approach and Demenok added the B.C. government is relying on regions to bring their own ap-proach.

“It’s up to us to de-cide how much we spend,” he says. “I haven’t seen anything on mandatory require-ments.”

But Simpson was quick to point out that the drought of this year shows how important it is to manage the re-source.

Collaborative approach on watershedBy Barb BrouwerEagle Valley News

A Shuswap man is facing charges of sexual interference with a per-son under 16, sexual exploitation and two counts of sexual assault.

Brian George Stand-ing, 64, is accused of the offences which are alleged to have taken place in Salmon Arm,

Enderby and Sicamous. The alleged offences took place in January and July 2015.

Standing appeared in court Sept. 15, but the matter was adjourned for an arraignment hearing on Oct. 13 in Salmon Arm Provincial Court.

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Hard work and determination will pay off for Shea Weber in February when he suits up in the red and whites of Team Canada.

The 24-year-old Sicamous product was tagged last month to represent the nation in the 2010 Olympic Games. It’s a goal Weber had been working towards, and an opportu-nity he’s proud to be part of.

“The Olympics are a very special event, not only for hockey but for winter sports and to be able to play for your country and compete for a medal is kind of neat,” says Weber.

The 6’4”, 234 lb. Nashville Predators defenceman will be sporting the maple leaf with other big names in hockey like Scott

Niedermayer (Anaheim Ducks), Roberto Luongo (Vancouver Canucks), Chris Pronger (Philadelphia Flyers) and Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Pen-guins).

Apart from a camp held last summer, We-ber guesses the team may have a couple of days to gel in February before hitting the ice in Whistler, and he’s interest-ed in seeing how everyone fi ts. But Weber’s mom and dad, Tracy and James, don’t ex-pect Shea will have any problems.

“Whatever they want him to do, he’ll do it,” said James. “He’s a team-fi rst guy, he’s not a selfi sh player at all.”

Both parents share what could be described as a subdued excite-ment for their son and the hon-our that’s been bestowed up on him.

“Shea phoned home and said ‘I’ve been chosen

to play in the Olympics, and I said ‘okay,’” Tracy commented, explaining it’s kind of a family trait not to overreact – one that Shea

shares. But she and James who, with Shea,share roots in Sicamous minor hockey, are defi nitely excited, and are hoping to attendat least one of their son’s games.

Sicamous Eagles manager Wayne Marchis also pretty excited by the news that Shea, an Eagle alumni, will be playing forhis community and country at the Games.March says Shea has been totally focusedthroughout his career on what he wanted todo: make it to the NHL. In the process, Sheahelped the Eagles win the KIJHL West-ern Canadians in 2001-02; he helped takethe Kelowna Rockets to three consecutiveWHL Memorial Cup championship games,including the win in 2004; and, after signingwith Nashville in 2004, he helped the Ca-

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Despite the promise of a long, arduous and expensive process, sev-eral Columbia Shuswap Regional District direc-tors want staff to look into regulating large, powerful, noisy boats on Shuswap Lake.

The rigours of enter-ing into such a process were made very clear in a teleconference call with Transport Canada safety of� cers Hilary Lawson and Joshua Ja-cob.

The two explained that Transport Canada has exclusive jurisdic-tion over all navigable waters in Canada under the Canada Shipping Act, one of the few laws that can restrict boat op-eration.

They were just as clear that Transport Canada is the court of last resort, when all stakeholders have been consulted and all other possible non-regulated solutions explored.

“Even though Ot-tawa has the last word, the process is driven by the applicant,” said

Lawson. “They’re local concerns and that’s why the applicant is the lead. The process is supposed to determine the solu-tion of a problem.”

The safety of� cers also advised that it could take � ve to 10 years to move an appli-cation through the pro-cess and any resulting regulation would apply to all types of boats.

“There’s an exhaus-tive list of things and it’s up to you and your stakeholders to come up with the solutions.”

Much discussion around options fol-lowed the call, with Area E Rural Sicamous/Malakwa director Mar-tin pointing out � nding a solution is going to be dif� cult.

“We need to start the process and maybe we will � nd options,” sug-gested Mayor Nancy Cooper.

Director Chad Elia-son agreed, noting he is “cautiously optimis-tic” about RCMP assis-tance.

“At some point we’re gonna be given respon-sibility for the lake,” he

said. “In the new (wa-ter) act there is opportu-nity for the responsibil-ity for water quality and speed enforcement to be given to us.”

Area C director Paul Demenok said he would focus on collabo-rating with RCMP and suggested using social media to get the mes-sage out.

Martin threw cold water on the notion, re-minding directors that all stakeholders have to be engaged and that

in an earlier delegation to the board, Staff Sgt. Scott West had shared the problems the RCMP have in keeping up with the cigar boats.

Sicamous Mayor Terry Rysz commented on the amount of staff time that would be re-quired, to which Area F director Larry Morgan agreed, noting it would be a lot of work that might not get anywhere.

Chief Administrative Of� cer Charles Hamil-ton, picked up the no-tion.

“I am concerned that this is yet another project initiated by the board outside of the budget,” he said, not-ing a lack of resources and ability to enforce. “Here’s another one that’s got a lot of pub-lic cachet. Do this and the OCP review gets pushed back a couple of years. What’s the prior-ity? Please be mindful of that.”

The discussion came to a close with Mar-tin recommending the matter be put into this year’s budget talks for further discussion.

CSRD persists on noise bylawBy Barb BrouwerEagle Valley News

Administration: Staffing costs not in the budget.

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SICAMOUSEAGLESJUNIOR B HOCKEY CLUB

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WEDNESDAY Oct. 7Public Skating: 9 am - 10:45 amLunch Bunch: 12:15 pm - 2 pmPublic Skating: 2 pm - 3:45 pm

Eagles 4:00 pm - 5:15 pmNovice 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmATOM 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmSA JUV 7:45 pm - 9 pm

tHURSDAY Oct. 8Public Skating: 9 am - 10:45 amLunch Bunch: 12:15 pm - 2 pmPublic Skating: 2 pm - 3:45 pm

Eagles 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Pre Novice 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

SA Midget T2 6:45 pm - 8:00 pmSA Midget T3 8:15 pm - 9:30 pm

FRiDAY Oct. 9Public Skating: 9 am - 10:45 amLunch Bunch: 12:15 pm - 2 pmPublic Skating: 2 pm - 3:45 pmLearn to Skate: 4:00 -6:00 pm

SAtURDAY Oct. 10SA Bantam T2 2 pm - 4 pm game

Kamloops vs Sicamous 7 pm - 9 pm

MONDAY Oct. 12Public Skating: 9 am - 10:45 amLunch Bunch: 12:15 pm - 2 pmPublic Skating: 2 pm - 3:45 pm

Eagles Practise 4:00 pm - 5:15 pmNovice 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmAtom 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Old Timers 7:45 pm - 9:15 pm

tUESDAY Oct. 13Public Skating: 9 am - 10:45 amLunch Bunch: 12:15 pm - 2 pmPublic Skating: 2 pm - 3:45 pmEagles Practise 4 pm - 5:15 pmPrenovice 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmSA Midget T3 6:45 pm - 8 pm

Rec Centre Gym open 8:00 am to close. Full Membership: $20 a month

Oct. 8 Black Tie Dinner & Dance fundraiser for ALS at Eagle River Secondary School. Tickets are $20 and available at the Visitor Centre in the District building

Oct. 9 Ethical Wills Workshop Sicamous United Church 10:00 am – 11:00 am. Unlike a legal will which outlines who receives your worldly possessions, an ethical will is a heartfelt expression of what truly matters most in your life. Contact Rev. Juanita Austin 250-832-6385

Oct. 16 Early Years Fair9:30 am to 11:30 am at the Sicamous & District Recreation Centre. Come and enjoy the displays, fish pond, crafts, circle time and snacks. For more information, call Gwyneth at 250-836-3440.

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 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 Common Room at the Haven.

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

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.

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

Malakwa Thrift Store between the 2 churches Open every Thursday 10-5.

Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in Common Room at the Haven.

EVERY 2nd ThuRSDAY 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.eaglevalleybrushandpalette.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 encourage everyone to join us.

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

Lunch at noon. Everyone Welcome. At the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue.

EvEry saTurday Indoor market at the Red Barn 10 am - 3 pm. Concession from 10:30 am - 2:30 pm

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

Morning tailgate market Sicamous Royal Canadian Legion Branch 99 – Everyone welcome – sell anything – for details call Murray @250-836-2224.

LAST SAT. OF ThE MONTh Ladies’ Auxiliary Dinner at the Royal Canadian Legion at 6 pm. Tickets sold until the Friday before at the Legion. No tickets at the door.

sundays KARMA YOGA (Gentle Hatha) Sundays 5:30 pm @ I Am Yoga. 60 minutes (Studio) KARMA MEDITATION CIRCLE ~Sundays 9:30 am ~ 30 minutes (Main Street Landing green space when it shines, studio when it rains.) * Suggested $5 min. donation or pay what you can!

EVERY 4th SuNDAY 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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Establishment Bylaw No. 5705PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the electors of Electoral Areas C, D, E and F of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) and to the electors of the District of Sicamous that approval is being sought for Shuswap Watershed Council Service Establishment Bylaw No. 5705 by use of the alternative approval process. Approval to proceed with the adoption of this bylaw is being sought from the electors of Electoral Areas C, D, E, and F of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District and from the electors of the District of Sicamous.Bylaw No. 5705 will establish a service within all of Electoral Areas C, D, E and F of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District and within the District of Sicamous. The service proposed to be established under Bylaw No. 5705 is and means: the collaboration, promotion, protection and monitoring of water quality in those parts of the Shuswap Watershed that comprise the Service Area for the purposes of obtaining, coordinating and analyzing water quality monitoring data; protecting and improving water quality and promoting recreational water safety.The maximum amount that may be requisitioned annually for the service is $180,000.00, with the costs to be recovered by a parcel tax applied to each parcel in the service area. Based on the $180,000 annual tax requisition, the annual parcel tax is estimated to be $10.93 per parcel. This amount is subject to change dependent on the parcel tax roll which is verifi ed annually in February of each year.The Board may proceed with adoption of Bylaw No. 5705 unless at least 10% of the electors of Electoral Areas C, D, E and F of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District and the District of Sicamous submit a signed Elector Response Form indicating their opposition to adoption of the bylaw by 4 PM on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at the address below: Deputy Manager of Corporate Administration Services Columbia Shuswap Regional District 555 Harbourfront Drive NE Box 978 SALMON ARM, BC V1E 4P1The number of valid elector responses required to prevent the Board from proceeding with the establishment of the Shuswap Watershed Council Service proposed in Bylaw No. 5705 is 1,534.A copy of the Shuswap Watershed Council Service Establishment Bylaw No. 5705 is available for public inspection on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 through and including Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at the following locations:

• CSRD offi ce, 555 Harbourfront Drive NE, Salmon Arm, BC between the hours of 9 AM and 4 PM, Monday to Friday (except Statutory Holidays)

• CSRD website at www.csrd.bc.ca• District of Sicamous municipal offi ce, 446 Main Street,

Sicamous BC between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday (except Statutory Holidays).

Elector Response Forms must be in the form established by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District and only those persons who qualify as electors of Electoral Areas C, D, E and F OR electors of the District of Sicamous are entitled to sign an Elector Response Form. Elector Response Forms are available at the CSRD offi ce, on the CSRD website and at the District of Sicamous municipal offi ce at the addresses above. Those persons eligible to sign the Elector Response Form may qualify as either resident electors OR non-resident electors as follows:

• 18 years of age or older; and• Canadian citizen; and• resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding

November 17, 2015; and• resident of OR registered owner of real property in Electoral

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• not otherwise disqualifi ed by law from voting.For additional information on the Alternative Approval Process, please contact:Lynda ShykoraDeputy Manager, Corporate Administration ServicesColumbia Shuswap Regional DistrictPhone: 250-833-5939 (direct) OR 250-832-8194Toll-free: 1-888-248-2773 Email: [email protected]

To former Conserva-tive voters in the North-Okanagan Shuswap riding still on the fence, Chris George offers what may seem an un-conventional solution: vote Green.

Of course, a vote for the Green Party of Can-ada in the riding would be a vote for George, the party’s local candi-date. Offering himself as an option for the undecided is George’s logical approach to the conundrum, based on an understanding that voters haven’t forgotten past Liberal (federally) and NDP (provincially) governments, and how he, as a Green MP, wouldn’t be encum-bered by ideology or party line – that Greens can stick their necks out when needed to repre-sent their ridings.

“I can actually work together with different interests and different groups in the riding to come up with a consen-sus of opinion that I can then take to Ottawa to fairly represent the peo-ple here,” said George.

Chris George was elected the riding’s Green Party candidate in July. The Notch Hill resident who is cur-rently pursuing a bach-elor of general stud-ies, brings with him a diverse background in small business, three decades of volunteer-ing, an affinity for in-formation, numbers and policy and the ex-perience of having run as the Shuswap’s B.C. Green Party candidate in the 2013 provincial election (in which he earned 2,186 votes – 9.26 per cent of the total vote).

George says he also used to vote for the Pro-gressive Conservative/Social Democratic par-ties.

“My parents were both small business people, this was their political agenda and I just sort of inherited it,” said George. “They always instilled in me that voting was a right, privilege and a duty, so I’ve gone out of my way to make sure that I’ve voted in every single

election that I was eli-gible to do so.”

But George said he was never satisfied with the partisan nature of politics and the simpli-fied paradigms of left- and right-wing parties. It wasn’t until he heard a speech by former Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris that George found a place to hang his hat.

“He said their pol-icy was economically conservative, socially responsible and envi-ronmentally sound, and that really struck a chord with me,” said George, who describes himself as a fiscally conserva-tive person with a social

conscience.George contests the

notion that the Greens are a party that only says “no.” He says this is the response only to ex-tremist positions where an unbalanced approach is being taken.

He points to the tar sands for example, not-ing the Greens are not looking to shut them down, but to stop their expansion, and instead start putting resources into secondary industry, such as refining, not in China but on Canadian soil.

“If we actually deal with that product in Ed-monton, we can run it through a state-of-the-

art refinery with appro-priate environmental controls and make sure those jobs for Canadi-ans aren’t being export-ed,” said George.

One concern for George in this elec-tion is that people will be voting strategically, driven by personality over the issues. He calls this a mistake, one to which issues surround-ing climate change, eco-nomic inequality and even health care have taken a back seat. He says this way of think-ing only propagates the kind of apathy that kept 33,980 eligible voters from casting a ballot in 2013. One way of changing this, he says, is to have leaders who inspire, who are willing and able to speak from the heart, without script.

“I think we need to roll back a generation, I guess, back to when people were aspiration-al and people actually voted what was in their hearts and kind of let the chips fall where they may.”

Offering voters an alternativeBy Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

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A non-partisan group of local citizens is moving ahead with a poll to assist voters who may wish to vote strategically.

Speaking on the group’s behalf, Warren Bell said they are in the process of raising $1,250 to have Oracle-poll Research conduct the poll in the North Okanagan-Shuswap riding. The end result will be made available to assist voters with how they might vote.

“The poll is to facili-tate strategic voting on the part of individual citizens who are trying to decide which of the parties they will vote for if the party they would choose to vote for isn’t in a position to be elected…,” said Bell, who expects the polling to take place sometime this week. “We’re going to publish the results for every-body to see, and give them to the candidates too so they can have them.”

Bell said the inten-tions behind the poll is not to tell people how to vote. However, he said the current Conser-vative government, and the actions of Prime Minister Stephen Harp-er, are driving the poll.

“I think if Prime Minister Harper had not been so inclined to move in directions that are quite different from the directions that… the previous Conser-vative governments, the previous Liberal governments, and of course the NDP, if he

hadn’t gone beyond where any of them have gone before, I think we wouldn’t be both-ering to do this,” said Bell, noting he is part of another local group, Renewing Democracy Through Co-operation, whose members are keen to see the existing � rst-past-the-post elec-toral system replaced by a more progressive proportional system, which he says would make strategic voting unnecessary.

“What happens when you get a propor-tional system are really quite compelling,” said Bell. “You get a greater turnout, you get more diversity, you get less contrast between one regime and the next, you don’t get a sort of swing from one side to the other, you get more parties involved, you get more negotiation involved, you get more co-operation involved.”

Each of the North Okanagan Shuswap candidates had their own thoughts on the proposed poll and no-tion of electoral reform.

Conservative candi-date Mel Arnold, said he couldn’t believe people would aban-don their political loy-alty and vision to vote against something.

“We have a party system in Canada be-cause people believe in certain party policies and there are de� nitely differences between the major parties in this election,” said Arnold. “So why they would abandon their policies to end up with some-thing they really don’t

want either is surpris-ing to me.”

Regarding electoral reform, Arnold said the Conservatives are not considering pro-

portional voting, that it would “lead to MPs being appointed in rid-ings where they actu-ally weren’t elected by the greater portion of the vote.

“Would they truly represent the riding’s interest at that point if that was the case?” said Arnold.

The federal Liber-als, Greens and NDP have each committed to

bringing an end to � rst-past-the-post, with the Green Party of Canada and the NDP commit-ted to a proportional voting system (the Greens would also low-er the legal voting age to 16). The Liberals, however, have stated they would undertake a national engagement process that would con-sider electoral reform measures, including ranked ballots, manda-tory and online voting and proportional repre-sentation.

Back to the local poll, Green candidate Chris George has spo-ken against strategic voting, arguing people need to focus on the is-sues and vote with their heart.

“It may well be people think they are doing the right thing, but I think we need to roll back a generation, I guess, back to when… people actually voted what was in their hearts and kind of let the chips fall where they may,” said George.

NDP candidate Jac-qui Gingras said she supports the grassroots

group and its efforts, but adds polls are not typically good predic-tors of outcomes.

“We want absolutely to differentiate between polls and past results, which re� ect evidence,” said Gingras. “Past vot-ing results re� ect evi-dence and according to the recent evidence… and the evidence, based on past results, clearly demonstrates that the NDP is best positioned to restore democracy to Canada.”

Liberal candidate Cindy Derkaz, how-ever, says basing the present election on past result is unreliable. She noted recent polling shows her party push-ing past the Conserva-tives.

“People want to see something as far away from Stephen Harper’s government as they can � nd. Going back to 2011 or 2008 is not at all helpful or predic-tive,” said Derkaz.

As for voting stra-tegically, Derkaz said people have to make up their own mind on who will do the best job for them as MP.

Local poll to support strategic votingCandidates: Mixed response to poll’s intent and electoral reform.By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

Through Co-operation, whose members are keen to see the existing � rst-past-the-post elec-toral system replaced by a more progressive proportional system, which he says would make strategic voting

“What happens when you get a propor-tional system are really quite compelling,” said Bell. “You get a greater turnout, you get more diversity, you get less contrast between one

The poll is to facilitate strategic voting on the part of individual citizens…if the party they would choose to vote for isn’t in a position to be elected

Warren Bell

eagle valley news, october 07, 2015

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