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A3Residents anxious for creek repairHummingbird Creek: Province says work will be done to alleviate flood risk.

Swansea Point residents are feeling cautiously optimistic that work will fi-nally be done to repair Hummingbird Creek and alleviate the risk of further flooding.

On Feb. 6, Tina and Dan Keely and other Swansea Point residents received a letter from Premier Christy Clark’s executive officer, Cameron Lewis, as-suring work would soon begin to re-pair the creek, left full of debris from a flash flood that occurred over the summer. The letter arrived the same morning BC NDP Safety Critic Kathy Corrigan came to tour the area.

“Just before we went on the tour, this letter came from the government saying they were going to fix Hum-mingbird Creek, which we thought was absolutely spectacular because we’ve had, I don’t know how many more government reports done since last June, and every one of those re-ports – that we’ve been able to get our hands on – have said get that creek fixed, and get it fixed now.”

B.C. Ministry of Transportation spokesperson Kate Trotter confirmed in an email that work will soon begin on the creek.

“Work at Hummingbird Creek is being organized right now, and will be completed before spring freshet,” writes Trotter. In addition, a 90-min-ute public meeting is being held on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m. at the Swansea Point Community Hall, dur-ing which details of the work will be discussed.

On June 23, 2012, residents of the small community were forced to evacuate when a flash flood occurred along Hummingbird Creek. Boulders,

trees and other heavy debris caught in the flow blocked a culvert going under Highway 97A, causing the channel to divert. A torrent of water and debris moved over the highway and down along Swansea Road and elsewhere in the community, causing substantial damage to roads, vehicles, homes and everything in its path. The neighbour-ing Hummingbird Beach Resort was also impacted by the flash flood.

Residents of 2 Mile, in the District of Sicamous, were evacuated at the same time as those in Swansea Point, as a similar flash flood and debris flow was happening along Sicamous Creek.

The creek and highway in 2 Mile have since been repaired. In Swansea Point, however, residents have been growing increasingly anxious. Though the section of 97A damaged by the flash flood and the culvert beneath were quickly restored, the channel it-self remains full of debris. And with the culvert as it was prior to the flood-ing, Lois Schurek, who lives along the creek, is hoping for quick action from the province. She says if the govern-ment doesn’t do something soon, she will.

“If they don’t come and un-dam it by the time it gets to four feet, I’m

going to be saying, ‘I want to be paid to do your work,’” laughed Schurek, while standing beside a large portion of her property that is now a boulder-filled creek bed.

Schurek adds that, as a result of the flooding, the creek is now significantly higher, making the culvert less effec-tive – a point she and the Keelys are well aware of given the recent warm weather.

“All of these flows or debris events, the earliest we’ve had on record is June 23,” says Tina. “But every year it gets

n Tina and Dan Keely stand at an upper portion of Hummingbird Creek. As temperatures rise, the debris-filled channel is a growing concern for the Keelys and other Swansea Point residents, who are anxious not to see it flood again. The province says work to reconstruct the creek will begin soon.

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Tina says all the at-tention Swansea Point is now receiving from the province, as well as Cor-rigan’s visit, is owed to residents, full-time and seasonal, who have been expressing their con-cerns and complaints to MLAs.

“We started blitzing the government because we’d just had it,” says Tina. “As it turned out, everybody went home after the summer was over, and because our people who live here live all over the province and Alberta, they started blitzing their own MLAs wherever they lived, to tell them about all the damage done here and no one was fixing anything,” Tina explained.

Corrigan confirmed her visit was prompted by letters from Swansea Point residents/property owners including the Keelys and Humming-bird Beach Resort presi-dent Steele Jordan.

“It was because they were so concerned the window of opportunity is going to close fairly quickly and if work isn’t done, it will be too late,” explained Corrigan in an interview.

After touring Swan-sea Point and seeing the work that needs to be done, Corrigan says she is convinced Humming-bird Creek is a safety concern, which she plans to raise in the legislature.

“There’s been a lot of discussion about what needs to be done, but what’s happened is they’ve hit brick walls where they say we (the province) don’t have the funding for it,” said Corrigan. “Well, that’s not good enough. This work needs to be done and it needs to be done by the province. This is a provincial creek. It is the responsibility of the province to make it safe.”

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residents haven’t been able to access two sepa-rate reports on the creek completed by the prov-ince, and referred to in the Feb. 6 letter, to get an idea of the scope of the work that’s been recom-mended. And she is con-cerned what the province is offering may not be enough.

“What it looks like it is doing to me is offer-ing to return the channel to somewhat what it was like before last summer, but it isn’t addressing the root causes of the problem,” said Corrigan. “And that’s what the people want. And I think that’s legitimate. What is the point of restoring the creek bed if you have the potential of another thing happening.”

Timeliness of the creek repair is indeed a concern for Schurek and the Keelys, as is ongo-ing maintenance of the creek once the work is complete. Though, at this point, they are relieved to see any work done.

“We are cautiously optimistic because we’ve had this promise given to us so many times be-fore,” says Tina.

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n Mike Thomas shows NDP safety critic Kathy Corrigan the damage on his property caused by this summer’s flooding of Hummingbird Creek.

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Cockburn signs onn Canadian folk icon Bruce Cockburn will perform on the Roots and Blues Stage this summer.

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Described as one of the most im-portant songwriters of his generation, “a true poet laureate of the people,” Bruce Cockburn will be back on the Roots and Blues Festival slate this year.

Other labels attached to the pro-lific talent – (31 albums that have sold over seven million copies worldwide) include folk icon, musical maestro and tireless activist. In an extraordi-nary career that has spanned four de-cades, Cockburn has indeed produced an acclaimed body of work.

Born in 1945 in Ottawa, Cockburn early discovered the music of El-vis Presley and Chuck Berry, which would set the course for his life. Upon leaving high school, he travelled around Europe, busking on the streets of Paris (spending a night in jail there for performing without a licence) and getting a taste of the bohemian life.

Back on this side of the pond, he attended the Berklee College of Mu-sic in Boston for two years, but spent more time seeing local jazz perform-ers and jamming with others than he did on his studies.

Realizing he wasn’t willing to put the commitment in that was required, he returned to Ottawa after two years, hooking up with local poet and musi-cian Bill Hawkins and his band, The Children. Hawkins encouraged the budding artist to write his own songs, leading to Cockburn playing in a va-

riety of other area bands ranging from blues to psychedelic rock through the next few years, honing his skills.

Believing the songs he was writ-ing worked better with just voice and acoustic guitar, Cockburn went solo in 1969. His guitar work and song-writing skills won him an enthusiastic following in Canada, but it was Danc-ing in the Dragon’s Jaws, released at the end of the decade, that propelled him into the mass musical conscious-ness with its hit Wondering Where The Lions Are.

A bouncy song with a reggae feel, it garnered him a performance slot on Saturday Night Live, exposing him to a wide U.S. audience.

In the 1980s, Cockburn’s songwrit-ing became increasingly more po-litical. He shifted gears and entered the 1990s with a more introspective, roots-rock and folk. The late ’90s saw him very involved with the effort to ban landmines worldwide, participat-ing in many fundraising activities and shows and visiting war-torn coun-tries.

He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2001. In the same year, the Canadian Associa-tion of Broadcasters (CAB) inducted Cockburn into the Canadian Broad-cast Hall of Fame.

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He is God, it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;

we are His people. – Psalm 100:3

Phone for Information250 517-8655 or

250 832-4705

9:30 am Bible Study11 am Sunday Worship

Pastor R. BrownSASCU Rec Center, Rm. 101 (west side)

Shepherd of the ValleyLutheran Church (LCC)

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian

Pre-service singing 10:45 a.m.

Worship service 11:00 a.m.

T.C.Hwy. across from RCMPRev. Woldy Sosnowsky

250 832-7282

Mountain View Baptist Church

Pastor Benje BartleyFor info.: 250 833-5636

1981 9th Ave. NE (St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church)

Worship: 9:00 a.m.Sunday School

for the whole family @ 10:30 am

Seventh-dayAdventist Church

3270 60th Avenue NE • 250 832-8936Web: www.salmonarmadventist.caStudy Online: www.bibleinfo.com

Join us each Saturday ~ All ages

9:30 am. - Bible Study Hour11:00 a.m. - Worship Service

Little Mountain Bible Chapel

Co-sponsor of Morning Star Bible Camp, Westbank, B.C.

3481 - 10th Ave. S.E.250 803-0161 ~ Salmon Arm

• Sunday ~ Worship & Remembrance - 9:30 a.m.• Family Bible Hour/Sunday School - 11 a.m.• � ursday ~ Prayer & Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

Church of ChristWe meet at 2560 Auto Road SE

Come & join us!

Phone for Information250 833-0927

10 a.m. ~ Worship & Communion11:15 a.m. ~ Classes for all ages

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River of LifeCommunity Church

2405 Centennial Drive,Shuswap Lake Estates Lodge, downstairs

Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.Sunday School - 10:45 a.m.

(Nursery to age 12)

Pastor Reuben Pauls - 250 675-3636

Sunday Family Worship - 10:00 a.m. Hillcrest School, 1180

20th Street S.E.O� ce - 331 4th Street N.E., 250 832-9142

www.lakesidecommunitychurch.caEmail: [email protected]

Lead Pastor: Pastor Ken Dryden

New LifeOutreach

Pastors Mel & Joyce Janzen250 675-3839 or 250 835-8736

4409 Trans Can. Hwy., Tappenwww.newlifeoutreach.ca

Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m.

St. Mary’s Anglican/United Church

1188 Trans Canada Hwy.,Sorrento

Ph. 250-675-2294www.stmarysorrento.ca

Tuesday Eucharist 10 [email protected]

� e Rev. Bruce ChalmersSUNDAY WORSHIP - 10 am

1191 - 22nd Street NE250 832-8452, 250 832-0910

Pastor Peter Stellingwer� 10:30 a.m. Worship

Nursery Care & Children’s Programs

CornerstoneChurch

Christian Reformed

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SALMON ARMSundays at 9:00 am & 10:45 am

3151 - 6th Ave. NEChildren’s Ministry & Childcare for all ages,

both services

SICAMOUSSundays at 10:30 am

Parkview School, 605 Parksville St.Children’s Ministry for kids up to 12 yrs

Weekly Ministries for all ages

SORRENTOSundays at 10:30 am

Sorrento Memorial Hall, TCHChildren’s Ministry

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Tel: 250 832-2828www.stjohnanglicanchurch.com

Interim Priest in ChargeRev. Canon Barbara Stewart

10:00 a.m. Services Sundays and Wednesdays

170 Shuswap Street S.E., Salmon Arm

St. John the EvangelistAnglican Church

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Pastors Glen and Roseanne Fraser

SUNDAY SERVICE10:30 a.m.

191 - 2nd Ave. NE ~ 832-9196

Salmon Arm Mennonite Church

Pastor James Baer 250 832-3615

4480 - 30th Street NESunday Worship ..................................... 10:00 amSunday School .........................................10-11 amMessage ............................................... 11-11:45 am

Every 4th Sunday evening Hymn Singing 5:30-6:30 pm

Every other � ursday Prayer Service & Bible Study 7:30-8:30 pm

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Broadview Evangelical Free Church

Bob Bartell - Lead Pastor Tamara Peterson - Women’s

Ministries PastorDaron Blenkin - Student

Ministries PastorRudy Evans

- Children’s Ministries Pastor

350 - 30th Street NE250 832-6366

Worship Service at 9:45Nursery Care for ages 2 & underSunday School for ages 3 - Gr. 8

Crossroads FreeMethodist Church

250 832-8068121 Shuswap Street SW

PASTOR GEORGE FLEMINGSunday Worship: 11:15 a.m.

Traditional Service

Emmanuel FreeLutheran Church

Joyfully centered on the word of God and lead by the Spirit.

Canoe Senior Citizen’s Centre7330-49th St. NE

Sunday Worship11:00 a.m.

Bible Study � urs. 1:30 p.m.

250 832-6859www.a� ccanada.org

DEO LUTHERAN CHURCH ~ ELCIC

Pastor: Rev. Erik Bjorgan1801 - 30th St. NE ~ 250 832-6160

10:30 AM • WORSHIP & SUNDAY SCHOOLdeolutheran.org

Shuswap Lake Area - Mass Time:

SALMON ARM: St. Joseph’s

90 First Street SESat., 5:00 pm & Sun., 9:00 am

SICAMOUS: Our Lady of Fatima

Sundays at 2:00 p.m.BLIND BAY:

Our Lady of the Lake 2740 Fairway Hill Rd.,

Blind BaySunday, 11:15 a.m.

CHASE: Blessed SacramentSunday, 9:00 a.m.

CATHOLIC CHURCHES

#180 Lakeshore Dr. NWRight behind Boston Pizza

www.livingwaterschurch.ca

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WORSHIP SERVICE & CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

Sundays 10:30 a.m.HEALING SERVICEEvery Sunday 1 p.m.

Public welcome!THURSDAY NIGHT

PRAYER at 7 p.m.

Living Waters Church

Pastor Ken Finstad

3160 - 10 Ave. SE, Salmon Arm • 250 832-3121www.� vecornerschurch.ca

10:30 a.m.Family Service

Everyone is Welcome!

Care Groupsfor everyone

Wednesday is ‘Family Night’6:30-8 pm – Something for

every age

Baha’i Faith

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Call us at 250-832-2131, drop in to our offi ce, or use our new, easy to use calendar online. See below.

FRIDAY, FEB. 15COFFEE HOUSE – A new coffee house takes place at the Little Mountain Field

House at 7:30 p.m. – a great opportunity to perform in the community. SATURDAY, FEB. 16REWIND – Globetrotting soul-jazz innovator and two-time Juno nominee

Elizabeth Shepherd performs at SAGA Public Art Gallery at 7 p.m. Admission is by suggested donation is $15.

SOCIAL DANCE – Salmon Arm Couples Club hosts a dance at the legion from 8 to 11 p.m. Shuswap Connection provides the music. Tickets are $25 per couple and include snacks and prizes.

SUNNYBRAE SENIORS – Enjoy a crepe dinner both sweet and savoury at the seniors’ hall at 3585 Sunnybrae/Canoe Point Rd. at 6 p.m. Cost is $10.

MONDAY, FEB. 18HERITAGE – R.J. Haney Heritage Park and Museum and the Mall at Piccadilly

celebrate the 17th annual Heritage Week at the mall with several activities.HISTORY – The Okanagan Historical Society meet at 7 p.m. in the boardroom

at the Mall at Piccadilly. TUESDAY, FEB 19LENTEN JOURNEY – First United Church presents Walk of Ages, a Lenten

series begins at 7 p.m. at the church.WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20QUESTERS – Shuswap Questers presents Sound Healing With the Hathors and

Personal and Planetary Healing with Saint Germain and the Violet Flame with Pamela Shelly and featuring guided mediations from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre. Admission is $5. For more information, call 250-835-8236.

THURSDAY, FEB. 21OKANAGAN READS – Cowboy poet Ken Mather will be at the Salmon Arm

branch of the Okanagan Regional Library in the Mall at Piccadilly at 7 p.m.FRIDAY, FEB. 22 FILM FARE – Shuswap Film Society presents the Shuswap International Film

Festival to March 3. See www.shuswapfi lm.net for details.SATURDAY, FEB. 23YOUTH DANCE – West Ave Productions hosts an electronic/dubstep show with

Mark Instinct and Moxix + Guests and 40,000 watts of professional sound run by Prolifi k Sound, from 7:30 to midnight at the Downtown Activity Centre. Pre-sale tickets are $20 or $25 at the door. Contact Chris Eddy at 250-515-1488.

PIE PATROL – Pies for the 17th annual Best of the Shuswap Pie Contest should be submitted from 10:30 to11:30 a.m. at The Mall at Piccadilly centre court.For offi cial pie contest rules, call the village at 250-832-5243 or email [email protected].

EDUCATION – All About Waldor education open house from 1 to 4 p.m. at 460 10th Ave. SW. Guest speaker Janet Goldammer will talk about early years through the years, the Waldorf way.

MONDAY, FEB, 25CUPCAKES – Lakeside Insurance will participate in National Cupcake Day to

raise awareness and urgently-needed funds to support animals that are abused, abandoned, neglected or no longer wanted. Stop by the offi ce between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and buy a cupcake by donation.

Out on the TownMUSIC • VISUAL ARTS • BAR SCENE

ENTERTAINMENT • PERFORMANCE ARTS

You can now upload your own events on our website…AND IT’S EASY!! Simply go to www.saobserver.net,

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COLDEST NIGHT – Register to participate in First United Church’s Coldest Night of The Year walk to support the Salvation Army’s Lighthouse Shelter on Feb. 23. A $25 registration fee is waived for walkers who raise more than $150. To register or donate, call Patrick Shea at 250-832-3492.

BEREAVEMENT – Shuswap Hospice Society’s free eight-week group support sessions began yesterday and continue to April 7 at 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Call Judy at 250-832-7099.

OTHER EVENTS

Although spring is in the air, February still seems frozen in place and, in spite of the warm weather of late, the Farmer’s Almanac says that we are in for cold weather for some time to come.

Personally, I’ve had enough. This whole win-ter business lasts way too long for me. These days I � nd myself spending a lot of time just looking out the window thinking about things – about time and how it just sort of slips through your � ngers like sand, about past seasons and about this coming � sh-ing season.

I’ve also been thinking about all the times that I didn’t go � shing last sea-son, for what ever reason. Why acquire any more re-grets than we already have?

Which I guess brings me to my point. When � sh-ing season does � nally roll around, I’m going to try and get out on the water a little more often.

First off though, I’m go-ing to have to buy myself another boat. I sold my last boat, in part because it brought back a lot of mem-

ories every time I looked at it. My old dog Duff sure did like going out in that boat. Part of me regrets getting rid of it, but there are other boats. Ones that don’t leak.

I’ve owned a fair num-ber of boats in my day but, when it comes to � shing and � shing gear, I am not really what you could call a purist. Maybe a sentimen-talist, but de� nitely not a purist. A boat is just a boat.

A � shing rod is just a � shing rod. Except, of course, my father’s Orvis Battenkill � y rod. That means more to me than anything I own.

I guess I’ve owned and used just about every sort of � shing gear there is - every-thing from steel bait casting rods to 15 foot spey rods,

“egg beater” spinning reels to centre pins and, along the way, I’ve cast lines and caught � sh with some pretty classic gear, includ-ing my father’s hand-made Scaracione salmon reel.

If I’ve accumulated a lot of gear, I’ve also acquired a lot of very good memories.

The trick, I guess, is to acquire less gear and ac-tually spend time on the water using the gear you already have.

These days I really do prefer � y � shing. Whether with a single-handed rod or one of my long two-handed spey rods, I � nd � y � shing more tactile, more exciting.

Although in some ways it can be a lot more technical, it is also simpler in that it is, well, more satisfying, more peaceful.

Fly � shing is a good � t for me. I like the feel of a � y rod in my hand. I like the � uid motion of casting and watching my (more of-ten than not imperfect) pre-sentation land on the water. I love it when a trout rises to my � y pattern sitting there on the surface of the water. I may not be a pro� cient � y caster, but I do catch the oc-

casional � sh – when I man-age to get out there.

The whole art of � y � sh-ing thing is certainly a far cry from the days when I was a kid heading down to the creek with an old metal rod and a can of worms.

Casting a line to � sh holding in the shadow of a rock or overhanging branch alongside the creek was simply a question of lob-bing a worm on a hook out to the � sh, and hoping the sound of it hitting the water attracted it rather scaring it away. Fishing was less about technique, and more about anticipation and sat-isfaction.

What I wouldn’t give to be a kid again. What I wouldn’t give to sit on a rock somewhere with my cousin Charlie and take my shoes off, let my feet dangle in the water, cast my line and not have a care in the world.

What I wouldn’t give to have a few of those grains of sand back again.

Mussels demand immediate action

Time slips through your fingers

Local officials aren’t trying to be alarmist but there’s no question an environmental, economic and social threat is at our door.

There is growing concern that zebra and quagga mussels will arrive in the Okanagan, just the latest stop on their spread across North America. The problem is they are indigenous to eastern Europe and they have played havoc with new world ecosys-tems such as Ontario’s Great Lakes.

These mussels clog water intake pipes, pumps and boat motors. They also deplete food sources for fish and produce toxins that kill fish and birds and con-taminate drinking water.

“The mussels can decompose bridges,” said Juliette Cunningham, with the Okanagan Basin Water Board.

Tourism can also take a hit as, “They’re like razor blades when they wash up on the beach,” said Cun-ningham.

And the region has already had a close call.In July 2012, quagga mussels were discovered on

a boat that was transported to the Shuswap from Arizona. That situation was contained but it indi-cates how easily our environment could be changed forever.

Of course, we are already familiar with the prob-lems invasive species can cause in the Okanagan — mysis shrimp competing with kokanee for food and starlings devastating farm crops.

The Greater Vernon Advisory Committee is writ-ing the federal government, demanding action to address the spread of the zebra and quagga mussels.

And that is where the battle must start as it is fed-eral and provincial authorities who have the resources and legislative power to restrict the movement of the mussels. Of course, the spread of the creatures across the continent may mean senior government has already dropped the ball.

-Vernon Morning Star

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View pointWe read it’s a ‘myth’

that the Area C official community plan has not been adequately re-viewed by the public.

There were two pub-lic forums, no newslet-ters, and little content releases in the seven years. Few go to un-advertised OCP advi-sory meetings. Did they mention the creation of a Village at Balmoral?

Will it adversely af-fect businesses in Sor-rento? A Village Cen-tre’ at Balmoral is new

to the public. Did the OCP content reach the public?

A “Myths and Facts” article by Area C CSRD director Paul Demenok states that “every com-ment was reviewed and considered.”

These comments are written submission let-ters compiled into three OCP binders. We found just five letters unen-thusiastically agreeing with new medium den-sity. One person wrote strongly worded letters

for it. What is your con-clusion?

It does not men-tion the Trans-Canada Highway concerns, so prominent in people’s letters. Many dislike “urban sprawl” clog-ging the TCH. MOT has put an underpass where the present plan indicated there is a pop-ulation density need. Major density will be at Balmoral corner where there is no underpass. Did the OCP listen to concerns about a dan-

gerous intersection?All city planners

admit we need our ag-ricultural land. Deme-nok’s article says that in 2012, “substantial changes” were made “because of your com-ments” for the “protec-tion of farmland.” Is it then sensible to take a large ALR property out for urban development?

All city planners admit they could use their city centres bet-ter. There would be less bussing of children. Se-

niors would be able to get to services easily.

TRUE Consulting was paid $100,000 and said the town centre should be in Sorrento. Is the OCP listening? The mantra is, ‘It has to go somewhere.’ Is it greed that says we need another urban center? We should keep nature where nature belongs, and enjoy what the government describes a “Supernatural B.C.”

Larry Pilcher

Writer questions Area C’s OCP process, conclusions

In his continued ef-fort to clean up im-migration and refugee system abuses, the minister of citizenship and immigration, Ja-son Kenney, tabled the Faster Removal of For-eign Criminals Act.

I will not go into details as to the provi-sions, but to say that the act focuses on three areas that will: make it easier for the govern-ment to remove danger-ous foreign criminals

from our country; make it harder for those who may pose a risk to Can-ada to enter the country in the first place, and re-move barriers for genu-ine visitors.

I spoke with a Van-couver police officer a couple of years ago, and he asked me, “when is your government going to do something about immigration?” He told me that he often came in contact with refu-gees who had come to Canada as construction workers but instead were trafficking ille-gal drugs. The police would arrest them and when the Ministry of Citizenship and Im-migration attempted to send them back to their country of origin, they would file an appeal to the Refugee Board saying their life would

be in jeopardy if they were sent back home. The criminals would be back on the street within a few days but the appeals would take months or years.

Don’t get me wrong, most refugees coming to Canada are legiti-mate. They come here to enjoy the freedoms we enjoy and to make a new life for themselves and their families. They work hard and contrib-ute to this great nation. We are not targeting these people.

I am certain you will approve of these ac-tions. I cannot under-stand why the Opposi-tion does not share our commitment to protect the safety and security of Canadian families, and have criticized our efforts to crack down on foreign criminals.

Our message to foreign criminals is clear; you

are not welcome in our country.

Conservatives move for faster removal of foreign criminals

FrOm the hill

Colin Mayes

Letters WelcomeThe Market welcomes letters but reserves the right to edit for brevity, clarity and legality. We do not print anonymous letters. Letters must be signed and include writer’s address or phone number for verifi cation purposes only. Submissions must be less than 300 words. No thank yous to specifi c businesses please.


Hired Equipment RegistrationThe Okanagan Shuswap District of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is creating its list of registered Equipment for Hire for the fiscal year of 2013/2014, which begins April 1, 2013. This district geographically covers the area from the United States border, east to Osoyoos, west of Princeton and north of Salmon Arm.

All individuals or companies registered in 2012 will have received invitations by mail to re‑register hired equipment for 2013. If you have new equipment to be added to your profile, you can register online at www.bcbid.ca or contact the District Office in Kelowna to obtain the appropriate forms. Any individuals who were not registered in 2011/2012, but wish to have equipment listed are hereby invited to contact the District Office, either in person or by phone, to obtain the appropriate registration forms.

Note that while you do not need to have Commercial (Comprehensive) General Liability Insurance or up‑to‑date WorkSafe BC coverage to register, you will have to meet these requirements prior to working on any ministry projects.

Only owned or lease‑to‑own equipment is eligible for registration. Equipment may only be registered in one area in any given year. Seniority is not transferable from area to area.

The deadline for new registrations is midnight on Thursday, March 21, 2013. Late registrations will be accepted, but may appear at the bottom of the open list. Note that there is no charge for registering new equipment, or for changing or deleting equipment information already listed.

Register through the Okanagan Shuswap District Office at:1358 St. Paul Street, Suite 300, Kelowna

You can also phone 250 712-3660 or send a fax to 250 712-3669 to have the forms mailed or faxed to you.

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Police say they believe this grow operation, described as “sophisti-cated,” is part of a larger network of grow opera-tions in the area that po-lice have been investigat-ing for some time.

The search took place on an 80-acre rural prop-erty on Wells Bank Road near Sorrento. The plants were in various stages of growth.

RCMP discovered a large underground bun-ker which had been built beneath a hay shed. In addition, the residence on the property had been designed to operate a marijuana grow opera-tion inside.

Staff Sgt. Kevin Ke-ane of the Salmon Arm RCMP detachment called the large-scale op-eration “a telltale sign of the presence and activity of organized crime.”

A 52-year-old Sor-rento man was arrested at the scene and is now facing charges of pro-duction of a controlled substance.

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Quilt week a chance to meet, stitch and learnShuswap quilters will

be getting together once again to relax, mingle, create and, of course, learn throughout a very special annual getaway.

The Shuswap is in no way suffering a short-age of talented and creative people, each of whom have found their own way of expressing their artistic selves.

Some, create in soli-tude, while others pre-fer to combine their talents with others such as musicians creating a band.

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who works well alone,” says Kinsella in a press release, “but I also crave the stimulating compa-ny of people who love to work and play with fabric and fibre.”

One of her favourite weeks of the year is Quilt Week at Sorrento Centre. It has been hap-pening every spring for many years and Kinsel-la describes the value of getting together with other quilters as aston-ishing.

This year, there will be three workshops to choose from, each will

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But the day doesn’t have to end at supper time.

Participants are welcome to sew into the wee hours if they choose, or relax in one of the comfy lounges that are located in each lodge building.

There is also the op-portunity for a field trip to a nearby quilt shop and a show-and- tell evening with par-ticipants from all three workshops.

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Rejuvenation is the focus of this year’s con-cert by the Northern Lights Chamber Choir.

The choir presents Rejuvenation, under the direction of Steve Gui-done and accompanied by Jim Johnston.

While the word “re-juvenation” elicits thoughts of health, re-newed energy and joy, Guidone believes it is through life’s hard mo-ments that we learn to appreciate happiness.

“The idea of the concert is about all the things we encounter in life, the happy parts, looking back, looking forward… that’s how I put the concert togeth-er,” he says. “I am very excited about it.”

Guidone is also ex-cited that Johnston will

again be at the piano.Sandy Cameron will

perform in one of the pieces that has a cello and clarinet, Barbara Ennis will play the cello and Jaeden Izik-Dzurko will play a piece by Franz List.

Guidone says the first half of the concert is a balance of serious and lighter material, but the second half is very light.

He says a workshop with George Roberts, director of music at Vancouver’s Capilano University in January, was extremely valu-able.

He says Roberts, who was the vocal/choral adjudicator at Shuswap Music Festival last sea-son, focused on chal-lenges the choir was having.

“He was getting some nice sounds out of choir and corrected some lan-guage pronunciation is-sues.”

That’s a good thing, since seven pieces in this year’s concert are in different languages.

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place at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 at St. Mary’s Anglican Church in Sorrento, followed by shows in Salmon Arm Feb. 22 and Feb. 24. Tickets at $15 are available at Acorn Music and at the door.

teaching “Trail to Sor-rento,” which can be made in a single or queen size on a light or dark background. It is a stunning quilt and easy to make, so a suitable course for beginners and up.

Kathy Kinsella will be teaching an artsy workshop called “Bo-tanical Art Quilt: Sur-face Design.”

The participants will create a small origi-nal art quilt based on leaves. Kinsella has picked and preserved lots of fall leaves that will be used as the ba-sis for these quilts.

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The Heart of the Shuswap keeps beat-ing; and the pulse is strong.

This is the feeling that was communi-cated loud and clear as Sorrento celebrated its centennial year in 2012.

The tempo in the community never slowed once.

“Our slogan, ‘Spon-sors make it Possible — Volunteers make it Happen,’ held true throughout the year.” said Barry Stokes, chair of the Sorrento 100 Committee. “My heartfelt thanks to each and every one of our sponsors, to each and every one of our volunteers.”

The final tally showed that sponsors contributed in excess of $40,000, in addi-tion to approximately $15,000 worth of do-nations in kind.

“This is a signifi-cant accomplishment for a small commu-nity,” says Stokes .

The success of the centennial festivities was celebrated recent-ly at a sponsors’ ap-preciation event with hors d’oeuvres and

refreshments, giving sponsors an opportu-nity to network and chat with their peers.

The volunteers were honoured last autumn by the Churches and Food Bank of Sorren-to, who hosted a din-ner in appreciation. Theirs too was a sig-nificant contribution. Almost 150 members of the community contributed tens of

thousands of volun-teer hours to make it all happen.

“Our biggest regret is the loss of Maureen Brass who, as act-ing chair during the winter months, spent countless hours lead-ing the parade, and then unexpectedly passed away,” says Stokes. “We miss her presence in the com-munity.”

The Sorrento 100 Committee would like to thank all who at-tended and enjoyed the various events. Through these events, the heartbeat of the community shone through — sponsors and volunteers, resi-dents and businesses — working and play-ing side-by-side.

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Chamber Choir con-cert takes place at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 at St. Mary’s Anglican Church.

Bingo, Feb. 22 as well as on March 8, and 22, doors open 6:30 p.m., Bingo 7 p.m. at the Sorrento Drop In Society

World Day of Prayer 2013, Friday, March 1, 2 p.m. ser-vice will be held at St. Mary`s Anglican/Unit-ed Church in Sorrento, 1188 Trans-Canada Highway. For more info, please phone 250-675-2294

Twenty-first Pig and Whistle Show, April 18 until April 27, Lakeview Commu-nity Centre, tickets are available for $15.

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Darts and bridge are played Fridays at 7:15 p.m. Call Terry or Eu-gene at 250-675-3006.

Arts Club, takes place every Friday at 10 a.m. Call Rolly at 250-675-5386.

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George Abbott was not the first Shuswap politician that rose to prominence in Victoria. Sicamous pioneer and renowned lumberman, Rolf Wallgren Bruhn was first elected to the legislature in 1924 and, during his long politi-cal career he served as a cabinet minister and became well-known for his honesty, inde-pendence and sincer-ity. Interestingly, Abbott wrote the only biogra-phy of Bruhn that is also available online.

Born in 1878, Bruhn grew up in Sweden, the son of Alex Wallgren, a Crown Reeve who after being accused of em-bezzlement fled alone to Canada and changed his name to Bruhn. The Wallgren family was left in dire straits and Rolf and his siblings had to work hard after school to help make ends meet. After win-ning a raffle, he gave the bulk of his proceeds to his mother and used the rest to buy a ticket

to Canada, where he too changed his name to Bruhn. After work-ing as a sailor on the Great Lakes, he joined his father in Malakwa where he took up a homestead and married Anna Treat, a recent im-migrant from Missouri.

As is the case now, farmers then had to sup-plement their income with other jobs. Bruhn chose government roadwork and soon he became a foreman and then a superintendent. In 1910, the family moved to Salmon Arm, where four years later he also began his career in politics when he was elected as an alderman in 1914. During the First World War, Bruhn supervised construction of the road along the east shoreline of Mara Lake that was built by German internees who were camped at Two Mile and at Humming-bird Creek.

In the early 1900s, politics influenced government employ-ment and thus when the Liberals replaced the Conservatives in 1916, Bruhn, along with other road superintendents, lost his job. He moved back to Sicamous in 1917 and started a for-estry business. This ven-ture helped shape the future of the Shuswap. Beginning with selling cedar poles, Bruhn’s

company grew rapidly into a diversified forest company that included poles, logs, railroad ties and lumber mills in Si-camous and Canoe.

In 1918, Bruhn suf-fered a major setback. He was severely burned when an explosion de-stroyed his launch. He barely survived by div-ing into the water and, during the many months of hospitalization and surgery, his wife Anna managed to keep their company going. Bruhn lived the rest of his life with major scars that re-quired special care, but also served as a sign of his courage and dyna-mism.

When the redistri-bution of provincial electoral boundaries resulted in a new riding for Salmon Arm, Bruhn decided to run for the Conservatives. Even though the Liberals re-gained power in 1924, Salmon Arm elected Bruhn, who served his constituency well with his independent, non-partisan approach that even included voting at times to support Liberal government bills. De-spite his maverick ap-proach, he was unani-mously nominated again in 1928 and won that election with an overwhelming major-ity.

Finally, the Conser-vative Party regained

power after 12 years in opposition and Bruhn was appointed the President of the Execu-tive Council. When the depression hit, he ad-vocated for using un-employment relief for public works projects including the construc-tion of the Trans-Cana-da highway.

In 1930, he was cho-sen to be the Minister of Public Works, which became exceedingly frustrating as much needed federal fund-ing was difficult to ac-cess and public work camps were closed and replaced by direct relief.

Bruhn’s timber busi-ness also suffered dur-ing the depression and, at times, he ran his company at a loss just to keep his workers and suppliers employed. He also frequently pro-vided his own funds to assist families in need. Despite being a conser-vative, Bruhn advocated for public works and

minimum wages, all too radical for his col-leagues. When he sup-ported his constituents’ request for a coalition, it was rejected and he resigned to serve as an independent.

As a backbencher, Bruhn had more time to focus on his businesses. He sold the Canoe mill in 1936 and purchased a home in Vancouver where he became busy with mining projects and took time off to travel. Just prior to the 1941 election, Bruhn returned to the Conser-vative party and, when they joined with the Liberals in a coalition government, he once again became the Min-ister of Public Works until he passed away suddenly from a stroke in 1942. The Shuswap region was fortunate to be served by a pioneer politician and business-man with so much in-tegrity, energy and fair-ness as Rolf Bruhn.

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A focus on liquefied natural gas is fuelling considerable political debate.

The Liberal govern-ment throne speech Tuesday calls for tax revenue from LNG exports to support so-cial programs and pay down B.C.’s debt.

“Natural gas rep-resents a significant opportunity for our province,” said George Abbott, Shuswap MLA.

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The purpose of the database is to facilitate connections between these two groups to bring together unpro-ductive and under uti-lized land with those desiring to work land in an environmentally sustainable way.

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The government’s commit-ment to invest $650 million over 10 years into Highway 1 between Kamloops and the Alberta border was an-nounced by Premier Christy Clark on Sept. 28, 2012 in an address to the Union of B.C. Municipalities.

A public engagement process will help shape the government’s $650-million investment over the next 10 years to improve the safety, reliability and mobility of the Trans-Canada Highway be-tween Kamloops and the Alber-ta border, states a government news release.

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The communities visited will include Kamloops, Chase, Si-camous, Salmon Arm, Revel-stoke and Golden.

The public information ses-sion in Salmon Arm will be held Wednesday, Feb. 20, from

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The Sicamous session will be held Thursday, Feb. 21, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the recreation centre located at 1121 Eagle Pass Way.

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process, the public will have the opportunity to learn more about projects currently under development. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastruc-ture promises it will consider all input gathered as it finalizes these projects for tender and as it develops future projects.

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between Kamloops to the Alberta border is critical for supporting goods move-ment, trade and tourism, and growing our economy,” said Minister of Transporta-tion and Infrastructure Mary Polak. “By engaging lo-cal communities and other stakeholders, we’ll be able to modify and improve the

projects already under develop-ment and prioritize additional work going forward.”

There is a total of 440 kilo-metres of highway between Ka-mloops and the Alberta border, 339 kilometres of which are un-der provincial jurisdiction.

Sessions discuss upgradeTrans-Canada: Shuswap meetings on Feb. 20 and 21.

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His quick smile and quiet disposition seem out of place in a mixed martial arts world of broken noses and multiple tattoos. But make no mistake, Allen is a hardcore competitor through and through.

Raised in Sicamous, Allen currently trains out of Gracie Barra Salmon Arm and Gracie Barra Ver-non, and he will be stepping into the octagon for the sixth time on Feb. 16 in Penticton.

With a record of 4-1, Allen will be putting his Battlefield Fight League Amateur Middleweight title on the line when he meets Jared Revel.

Allen burst onto the provincial MMA scene in May 2011 when he won his first cage fight by tech-nical knock-out in less than 20 seconds. Although he started fighting at 205 pounds, the journeyman carpenter has since dropped to the 185-pound divi-sion.

“There were tougher fights at 185,” Allen said of the drop. “I would rather fight a tougher opponent so I dropped down a weight class. I think I’m better suited at that weight.”

Allen, who holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, got into MMA because he wanted to be tested.

“I just like to compete,” he said, adding he has always thought MMA was “cool,” so when he got into Jiu-jitsu, competing in MMA was “a natural step. You want to push yourself.”

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“I am very confident that for anyone in Battlefield (Fight League), Ryan will be a very tough fight,” said Deveault. “He’s very confident in his stand-up abilities, and so am I. He is comfortable in every area of the fight: on the ground, against the cage, standing up. That makes him a tough opponent. He is very well rounded.”

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Another sign of the approach of spring.

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donated scarves, toques and mittens which were given to the Women’s Shelter, they also collected a number of books for the Women’s Shelter. “Me To We” gave the Interact Club $700 to go shopping for presents for those in need. “ G i v e Me A Break Saturdays” happens once a month. The Interact Club babysit 2-10 year olds from 10 am till noon for FREE. The students have also collected money to help eradicate Polio. Their spring project is they have plans to be painting footsteps between the two school campuses.

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A well-known mining watchdog has spoken out about the proposed Ruddock Creek mine, located about 150 kilometres northeast of Kamloops –something not on his radar even a year and a half ago.

Ramsey Hart, Canadian program co-ordinator for MiningWatch, a national non-profit organization based in Ontario, wrote in an Oct. 31, 2011 email, “I’m afraid I haven’t had a chance to get into the Ruddock Creek project at all. Sorry I couldn’t be more help.”

Now, Hart has looked into the issue well enough that he gave three presentations to concerned Shus-wap residents Monday, Feb. 11: one at the Neskon-lith Indian Band Hall and two more at the Chase Community Hall.

“We don’t get engaged in every project that comes along,” Hart said. “We’re selective and stra-tegic about where we choose to spend our scarce resources.”

The Ruddock Creek site is near the headwaters of Oliver Creek, a tributary that drains into the Adams River – a designated B.C. Heritage River and home to one of the largest salmon runs in the world.

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event, said potential impact to water quality is “first and foremost” among their concerns.

“We’re having this open house to bring about awareness and some education around the current proposed mine at Ruddock Creek,” Richard said.

Larry Morgan, North Shuswap Columbia Shuswap Regional District director, also attended the event and asked several questions about the status of the mine, environmental re-views and the timeline of the project.

“As chair of the Shus-wap Lake Integrated Planning Process, I thought it was impor-tant to be here,” Morgan said.

SLIPP is a govern-ment-funded, multiple stakeholder effort to “sustain the health and

prosperity of Shuswap and Mara lakes.”

A blockade and dem-onstration in the sum-mer of 2011 was the re-sult of some Neskonlith and Adams Lake band members who were concerned over the lo-cation of the mine and its environmental ef-fects.

“The proposed Rud-dock Creek project, as well as, the other proposed and exist-ing mining projects in Secwepemculecw un-surrendered, unceded Secwepemc territory, is a violation against our existing Secwepemc and natural laws, in that our water, sacred headwaters and birthing waters is at risk of be-ing destroyed forever,” states the declaration, which was signed only “by Secwepemc.”

The area above Ad-ams Lake was identified as a potential mine site as early as 1960. Impe-

rial Metals Corporation now hopes the zinc and lead deposit will have an annual production rate of 700,000 tonnes of ore per year, over-seen by their wholly owned subsidiary, Sel-kirk Metals Corp.

A March 14, 2012 news release from Im-perial Metals states the “combined indicated resource” contains 695.0 million pounds of zinc and 142.0 million pounds of lead. The es-timated operating life of the mine is between 10 and 15 years.

In February of 2009, the B.C. Environmen-tal Assessment Office ordered that an envi-ronmental assessment certificate be issued for the project.

Hart said there are many unknowns with the final design of the mine site, which likely won’t be fully known until the environmental assessment is submit-

ted. He also said a de-tailed analysis of the economics of the mine are part of what hasn’t been released to date.

“It’s one thing to have a mineral deposit you’ve found in the side of a mountain, it’s an-other thing to be able to mine it at a profit,” Hart said.

According to a 2009 annual report from the chief inspector of mines, metal mines have disturbed 23,406 hectares of land in B.C. and 10,692 hectares (45 per cent) of it has not been reclaimed.

The report is the most current available and also states that “Distur-bance has been increas-ing at a faster rate than reclamation.” In 2009, inspectors made a to-tal of 1,047 site visits to mining operations, compared to 2,021 vis-its in 2001 when fewer mines existed.

Hart said mandatory

closure plans are gener-ally too conceptual for his liking.

Inspection of mines drop while concerns riseContinued from pg. 21

Firefighter goes the extra mileScotch Creek resi-

dent Doug Kilback has received one of the top awards the Scotch Creek Volunteer Fire Department can pres-ent.

Fire Chief Art Stoll says it was a difficult choice, as usual, to de-cide on just one person to receive the Firefight-er of the Year award.

“It is really hard to pick because they are all basically firefighters of the year,” says Stoll. “They really are.”

Stoll describes the candidate for the pres-tigious award as some-

one who has excelled throughout the year and goes an extra step or two beyond what every-one else is doing.

The officers in the department choose who they think should be the recipient, and from there the chief makes his decision.

Stoll says he decided on Kilback for a num-ber of reasons, includ-ing his eagerness to take control and initiative.

“Last year he really grasped onto pump-ing operations and is now qualified to run all three of our pumpers without someone look-ing over his shoulder,”

explains Stoll.Kilback had not ex-

pected to receive the award, describing his shock when he heard his name.

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Kilback has been a volunteer firefighter for seven years, serving four of those in Angle-mont before moving to Scotch Creek and join-ing the crew there.

The local firefighter loves what he does, and describes how being part of the department is a great way for him to help out his com-munity, get to know

people, and learn.“We always try to

support the community by helping out and as-sisting wherever we can,” he says.

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Fire Department plans to host a number of ac-tivities in the near future including a garage sale on the May long week-end, and a safe-driving program in April.

n Fire chief Art Stoll presents Scotch Creek vol-unteer firefighter Doug Kilback with the Fire-fighter of the Year award.

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They are unsure if it will be made out of wood or metal, but Chase council has de-cided, whatever the end result, it will be red.

Council decided Tuesday, Feb. 12, that they cannot ignore what the public wants – and the public wants a red wharf.

Since the demolition of the old wharf began last Tuesday, many residents have begun to talk about what the new wharf will look like. One of the ideas pro-posed was that the rail-ing be made of wood and stained to match the bandshell. However, some residents are not in favour. Instead, they wish to stay true to their

roots and bring back the traditional red that was displayed so promi-nently on the old wharf.

Council discussed the possibility of paint-ing the wooden railing red, but the concern of maintenance continued to arise. Not only would it need to be recoated, but weather and birds could damage the paint.

The idea for the wooden railing was ini-tially made after some people expressed con-cern about the wharf having too much of a metal look to it.

The other reason was that there had been a chance the Adam’s Lake Mill might do-nate wood that could be used for the proj-ect. However, the mill has since discovered it cannot cut the size of

wood required.If the village was to

change the railing from wood to metal, it could be powder-coated red. This would require less maintenance, but the installation of the metal railing would require plan alterations and would likely cost more.

Coun. Rod Crowe pointed out that if the village went that route, money would be saved in the long run based on

maintenance fees.It was also brought up

that work may have al-ready proceeded too far down the wooden path to turn back.

Village staff ex-plained to council that an order had already been placed for the wood required to make the railings and, de-pending on whether the company has begun to cut the wood already, it might be too late to

change the plan.While council did not

come to a conclusion about what the railing should be made of, they did decide what colour it should be.

Mayor Ron Ander-son laughed, saying it is more than obvious what the locals want. Some have even written letters to council requesting that their beloved red make its way onto the new wharf.

Pancake Breakfast, Feb. 23, 9 a.m. until 12 at the Chase Commu-nity Hall.

Annual Daffo-dil Tea, March 2, Pritchard Hall on Duck Range Road.

Pasta and Banner Presentation, March 2, Chase Community Hall, this event is be-ing put on by the Miss Chase Excellence Pro-gram

Silent Auction,

March 9, at the Chase Curling Club. The event is hosted by Sk-mana Cross Country And Snowshoe Club

Chase Coffee-house goes the second Friday of each month until May, beginning 7 p.m. at the Chase Community Hall. En-tertainers welcome. Come sing, play and enjoy. All proceeds go to Chase Citizens on Patrol.

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Council agrees to stick with red

n Steel pylons are being installed to replace wooden ones at the new Chase wharf.

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After being defeated by the West Kelowna Warriors all season long, the Chase Bron-cos brought in a big win on home ice Feb. 10 in front of an ex-cited hometown crowd.

With just 3:28 left on the clock in the first period, Alex Sauls-Ke-noras got the first goal of the game, with the assist going to Marvin Mathis. The crowd was on their feet cheering.

At 16:52 in the sec-ond, Chase brought the score up to 2-0 with a beauty of a shot by Cody Hodges, with an assist from Jonas Ri-vas. The Warriors final-ly made it on the board at 9:19, and a battle be-gan between the teams.

The Kelowna boys tied it up just two min-utes later, bringing the score to 2-2. Less than a minute later the Broncos pushed into the lead again with Ri-vas once again setting up the puck up for a great goal from Cole Zimmerman.

The fans watched as the Warriors retaliated, landing another shot with less than five min-utes left, bringing the score to 3-3.

Austin Willier potted a goal with just 1:05 remaining, thanks to an assist by Sauls-Keno-ras and John Bentley. Then, with just 17.3 seconds left, the crowd went wild as Hodges sank the puck and the

period ended.The Broncos entered

the third with a 5-3 lead over the Warriors and a very excited fan base watching from the stands. Sauls-Kenoras got the first goal of the period for Chase, and their last shot of the game at 18:48 with an assist from Michael Sam. Levi Chwartacki continued to guard the net, keeping all but one goal at bay in the third.

The fans erupted as the Broncos earned a 6-4 win.

“We’re playing good hockey right now,” says coach Dan Ste-vens. “From our de-fence and forwards, the key is to keep firing on all cylinders and take

it one game at a time. We have one goal as a group and that is to be champions in March.”

The Broncos take on the Warriors in West Kelowna Saturday, when they could ad-vance to round three of the playoffs.

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n Broncos captain Marvin Mathis fights off the West Kelowna Warriors Sunday at the Art Hold-ing Arena, helping his team to a 6-4 victory.

The who’s who of hockey were out on the town, Sunday, Feb. 10 to attend the Second Annual Heat Banquet and Awards Night.

The event was held at Chase Community Hall with 150 attendees who were in awe to be in the same room as hockey players destined for big-ger and better things.

The evening’s master of ceremonies was Tom “The Educator” Atkin-son.

Acting Mayor Da-vid Lepsoe presented the organization with a Recognition Plaque for Community Involve-ment. It was a surprise indeed that was grate-fully accepted by the Heat Junior Hockey So-ciety and hockey team.

After a few words of welcome and thanks

from society president Scott Koch on behalf of the Heat executive, it was time to enjoy a sumptuous meal.

The food was loving-ly prepared by the “Hot Stove Heat Ladies Aux-iliary” in a down-home style. The main course was followed by a cake and cupcakes provided by baker extraordinaire Colleen Patterson.

First award of the evening was Volunteer of the Year. In present-ing the award, Koch noted that last year’s winner was Jean Stelter, and it is always difficult to pick out one person in a sea of talented and dedicated volunteers. The attributes this year’s winner was noted for were many, and a standing ovation was received by the one and

only Larry Pittendreigh, assistant general man-ager.

Head Coach Brad Fox then presented the player awards for the 2012-13 Heat season. They were:

•Levi Chamberlain Ernie & Mary Erickson Award – Top Scholastic Player;

•Kaleb Carpenter Blue Spruce Award – Unsung Hero;

•Drew Wilde Norm & Jean Stelter Award – Most Im-proved;

•McKenzie Guar-diero Heat Society Award – Most Dedi-cated Player;

•Shelby Kostyshen Silver Fox Pub & Li-quor Store – Rookie of the Year;

•Levi Chamberlain Bob Koch Memorial

Award – Most Sports-manlike;

•Jacob Mattes Chase Heat Award – Fan Favourite;

•Reece Forman Harry & Jane Torbohm Award – Top Defence-man; and

•Jacob Mattes Patterson Family Award – Most Valuable Player.

The Top Scorer – Carlin Family Award will be presented at sea-son’s end.

Fox noted that hock-ey is a team game and although there are not enough awards for each and every player, they are all award winners.

The society and hockey club are grateful to all those who contrib-uted to the season: do-nors, sponsors, volun-teers, fans, parents and billet parents.

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On Wednesday, Feb. 6, the Chase Heat clashed with the Griz-zlies in Revelstoke.

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Jake Mattes went the distance between the pipes stopping 36 of 39 shots.

On Friday, Feb. 8, the first of two back-to-back games versus the Kamloops Storm took place at Art Holding Memorial Arena. This

contest was a stormy night as the visitors walked away with a 9-1 victory.

Shelby Kostyshen got the only goal for the locals. Mattes was chased after seven and replaced by Devon Pearson on a night where the goaltenders were left to fend for themselves.

The Jekyll and Hyde act the local side has been displaying this year, showed itself on Saturday, Feb. 9 in a game in Kamloops.

The result in this one was a 5-0 victory against the same team as the evening before.

Goals were scored by Austin Willier, Kur-tis Johnson, Kaleb Car-

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Pearson earned a well deserved shut-out stopping 30 Storm shots. Many fans in at-tendance at the games were observed scratch-ing their heads, won-dering which team will show up next.

The Heat finished off their weekend with

the annual banquet and awards night at the community hall.

The team played the Sicamous Eagles on Wednesday after the Market News press time, before they fin-ish off the season with two road games next weekend versus the Eagles and the North Okanagan Knights.

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June 5, 1958 - February 18, 2011When I am gone, release me, let me go.I have so many things to see and do.You must not tie yourself to me with tears.Be happy that we had so many beautiful years.I gave to you my love, you can only guessHow much you gave to me in happiness.I thank you for the love you’ve shown me,But now it’s time I travel on, alone.So grieve a while for me if you must,Then let your grief be comforted by trust.It’s only for a while that we must part,So bless the memories within your hearts.I won’t be far away, for life goes on.So, if you need me, call and I will come.Though you can’t see or touch me,I’ll be near and if you listen with your hearts,You’ll hear all my love around you,Soft and clear; and then when you mustCome this way alone, I’ll greet you with aSmile and say, “Welcome Home.”

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Margaret Elizabeth McDonald, “Betty”, 99, ofSalmon Arm passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013.

She was born in Vancouver Sept. 30, 1913,the last of four children. She graduated NormalSchool and taught throughout the Caribooand she and her late husband Harold weregranted one of the last Homesteads in BC. She was predeceased by a daughter, Marion andis survived by three children, Bob (Heather) McDonald of Halifax, Audrey (Mark) Deering ofQualicum Beach. Carol McLean of Sorrento, 13grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

A memorial service was held 2:00 ThursdayFebruary 7 in the River of Life Community Church, Blind Bay, BC.

MCDONALD, MARGARET ELIZABETH

Barb passed away on January 31, 2013 at the age of 51 years. Barb was predeceased by her father Webb Sulphur in 1993 and her husband Juergen in 2011. She is survived by her loving family, son Jacob Starnyski of Salmon Arm, BC, daughter Sarah Starnyski of Blind River, ON, mother Elise Balsom of Salmon Arm, BC, two brothers Terry (Karen) Sulphur ofTappen, BC and Chris (Cathy) Sulphur of Tappen,BC, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, familyand friends.

A celebration of Barb’s life was held on Tuesday,February 12, at 2:00 p.m. from Living Waters Comminty Church with Pastor Norvil Bremnes officiating.

“To our world, may we live, learn and love fromthis…my dream lady Barbara Starnyski. Love Jacob”

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Barb’sname may be made to the Women’s Shelter, POBox 1463. Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P6.

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SULPHUR/STARNYSKI, BARBARA SHIRLEY MARIEAUGUST 16, 1961 – JANUARY 31, 2013

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It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and best friend Robert ‘Bob’ Walter Crouse on February 7, 2013 at the age of 63. Bob passed away peacefully at home with his wife Jocelyn and son Ryley by his side. Bob fought his 2 year battle with cancer courageously never once losing his sense of self and pragmatism. Along with Jocelyn and Ryley, he leaves behind his step-son Joe(Marissa), step-daughter Amanda (Rob), brothers Gary, Michael (Pauline), and Donald, sisters Cathy(Mike) Wiseman and Pamela Downey, five step-grandchildren – Ashton, Araya, Ty, Reece, and Gracie, numerous nieces and nephews, aunts,uncles, and cousins . Bob was predeceased by his son Ryan (1995), his father Walter (1998) andhis mother Rose (2009). Bob first came to the Shuswap over 30 years ago to become the voice of news, sports, and weather for CKXR Radioand the Big R network. He loved what he did, thepeople he met and worked with, and the manyopportunities for outdoor recreation that living in the Shuswap afforded. Bob touched manylives during his time here and he will be forever missed by all those who knew him and loved him.There will be no service at Bob’s request. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a children’s charity of one’s choice. Cremation is in the care ofBowers Funeral Service & Crematorium.

“May God grant you always…A sunbeam to warm you,A moonbeam to charm you,A sheltering angel so nothing can harm you.Laughter to cheer you,Faithful friends near you,And whenever you pray,Heaven to hear you.”-Celtic Prayer-

ROBERT ‘BOB’ WALTER CROUSE

It with sadness that the family of Doug Gray announces his passing on February 11, 2013 at the age of 77 years.

Doug was born in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba on May 31, 1935 to parents Harold and Edna Gray.

Doug had a long and successful career as a Meteorologist working in various posts across Canada; he spent the last 10 years working in the Yukon before retiring in 1990. Doug had a busy and active retirement having been involved with the Ham Radio Club, C.O.P (Citizens on Patrol), and the Hunting and FishingClub. Doug was an avid pilot having owned and operated his own plane.

Left to mourn his passing is his wife Shirley, his 5 children; Doreen McCulloch (Ken), Annemarie Gray (Jay), Steven Gray (Lynette), Deanna Owens (Kerry) and Daniel Gray, grandchildren; Shaun, Randy,Brendan, Ryan, Christopher, Christina, Brittney,and Luke. Survived by brothers: Larry (Sandra)Gray, Jack (Vicki) Gray and sister Sharon Skare.

As per Doug’s wishes there will be no formalservice, his urn will be laid to rest in Portage LaPrairie, Manitoba at a later date.

Donations in lieu of flowers can be sent to theCharity of one’s choice.

Online Condolences can be sent through Doug’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

Funeral arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral home, Salmon Arm

GRAY, DOUGLAS MELVILLE

Arnold Stoller passed away in Shuswap Lake General Hospital, Salmon Arm, BC, on February 06, 2013 at the age of 77 years.

Arnold was born at Frutigen, Switzerland on July 30, 1935. He had lived in the Enderby and Salmon Arm area since 1950. Arnold had been a long time employee of the Federated Co-Op Mill. He enjoyed leatherwork, gardening and had a great love for the Truth and was a loyal servant to Jehovah. Hewill be remembered as a quiet man whose gentle personality touched people around him.

Arnold will be lovingly remembered by hissiblings, Christian (Sharon) of Keremeos, Rose(Ernie) Lozier of Barriere, Fred (Ruth) of Wymark,SK, Norman (Mavis) of Togo, SK, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased byhis parents, Christian and Rosa Stoller and onebrother, John.

A funeral service will be held from the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 721 - 2nd Street SE,Salmon Arm, on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at2:00 pm.

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Painting & Decorating

& Area for 20+ Years Serving Sicamous

$$Discount

Painting

$$• Residential & Commercial

• Interior/Exterior

Cell 833-8009Home 836-4154

For Free Estimate call Lorraine

• Wallpapering • Drywall Repair• Professional Workmanship

• Seniors Discounts

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayA horse quality orchardgrass, 2nd crop $5 , & 1st crop $4 Al Fritzel (250)832-9070

ALFALFA/grass 1st cut, small squares. Excellent cow feed. J. Lepine (250)832-2962

Excellent 2nd & 3rd crop, grass hay, nutrient analysis avail. 250-546-6158.

GRASS/ALFALFA 1st crop $4.50, 2nd crop $6.25, last years hay $3.50, straw $4.00, oat hay $3.50. good for horses (250)832-4160 (250)803-8298

HORSE & cow hay, round bales, $30/round(250)675-2592, (250)804-1217

Last summer’s hay 65-70 lb. bales Horse and cattle hay $5/bale 250-832-8665

Help Wanted

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayShavings or sawdust 150 yard loads.Cedar or Fir.Bark mulch. Delivered. 1 (250)838-6630

PetsN&T CANINE CARE

Daycare, boarding, grooming. Visit our webpage:

www.nandtcaninecare.ca 250-835-0136

With Dignity & Understanding. N&T PET CREMATION

SERVICEScall 250-835-0136

Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRYSTORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53 in stock.SPECIAL

44’ x 40’ Container Shopw/steel trusses $13,800!

Sets up in one day!Also Damaged 40’

$1950 Call Toll Free AlsoJD 544 & 644 wheel loaders

JD 892D LC ExcavatorPh. 1-866-528-7108

Free Delivery BC and ABwww.rtccontainer.com

Medical SuppliesAIRGO transport chair with detachable fl ip-back armrests and removable footrests. Paid $280 new, used 3 months, $100 fi rm. 250-832-2231


Misc. for Sale

Ron Marchandthe Video Man

MEMORIES ON DVD!Films, slides, photos & video

transferred to DVD. Copies for [email protected]

832-

3320

CORT 6 string acoustic guitar with pick up cutaway body, hard shell case $450 250-833-1976 or 250-517-8087HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?MANGAR ARCHIMEDES Bath lift. Rechargable battery operated. New 2010/09/24. Ph. 250-836-4517.RECONDITIONED wood heat-ers & F/P insert, pellet stove (250)835-8466

Misc. WantedLocal Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Coin Guy: 778-281-0030

Excavating & Drainage

Computer Services

Volunteers


Misc. WantedPURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670

WANTED: Filing cabinets,letter size.

Call Peter at 250-515-3250.

Garden & Lawn

Misc. for Sale

Garden & Lawn

Misc. for Sale

Help Wanted

Apply Within

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Salmon Arm Observer Friday, February 15, 2013 www.saobserver.net A29

Notice of Exclusion Application regarding land in the agricultural

land reserve

I, Shirley Ann Miller, Peter Oliver Laitinen, and Colleen Margaret Laitinen intend on making an application pursuant to Section 30(1) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act to exclude from the Agricultural Land Reserve part of the following property which is legally described as,

Lot 4, Section 25, Township 20, Range 10, West of the 6th Meridian, Kamloops Division, Yale District, District Plan 3890 (PID 010-694-137) and located at 2451 30th Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC. The portion intended for exclusion would include a 100m wide section on the west side of the property, adjacent to 20th Street NE, as shown on the attached map.

Any person wishing to express an interest in the application may do so by forwarding their comments in writing to, City of Salmon Arm, Box 40, 500 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N2 by February 27, 2013.

To all our clients:

BROOKE JACKSON DOWNS LLP Lawyers

Jim Downs and Kathryn Vennard will be registering the partnership,

Brooke Jackson Downsas a Limited Liability Partnership and shall continue to do business as Brooke Jackson Downs LLP commencing immediately.

As part of the registration process our clients are advised that:

The partners in a limited liability partnership are not personally liable for the negligent acts or omissions of another partner or an employee unless the partner knew of the negligent act or omission and did not take reasonable steps to prevent it. Each partner is personally liable for his or her own actions, and the partnership continues to be liable for the negligence of its partners, associates and employees. Accordingly, there is no reduction or limitation on the liability of the partnership.

51 - 3rd Street N.E., Salmon Arm, B.C.

Columbia ShuswapRegional District

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSCommunity Sewer System Plan

Sorrento/Blind BayThe Columbia Shuswap Regional District is inviting proposals from qualified consulting firms with a minimum of three years’ experience developing liquid waste management plans for local government, preferably in rural communities. The Regional District is requesting Proposals for a Community Sewer System Plan for Sorrento/Blind Bay, located in Electoral Area ‘C’. Proposals clearly marked “REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – COMMUNITY SEWER SYSTEM SORRENTO/BLIND BAY” will be accepted until 2:00 PM local time on Friday, March 8, 2013, at the office of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District located at 781 Marine Park Drive, PO Box 978, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4P1.Proposal documents and further information are available online on the Columbia Shuswap Regional District website at www.csrd.bc.ca, BC Bid website at www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca, Civic Info website at www.civicinfo.bc.ca and at the office of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (at the above noted address during regular office hours). This project has a maximum budget of $80,000. Any questions regarding this Request for Proposals document can be directed to Gary Holte, Manager, Environment & Engineering Services at (250) 833-5935.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals and to waive any informality in the proposals received, in each case without giving any notice. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District reserves the right to accept the proposal which is deemed most advantageous.Fax submissions will not be accepted. The lowest or any proposal will not necessarily be accepted.

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Real Estate

For Sale By OwnerDOWNSIZING or trade for property with trailer/sm. house on 1/2-3 ac. Prefer east of S.A., Grindrod N., Malakwa. Asking $333,000. Upgrades, roof, wind, siding, insulation, bath, garage. (250)517-8797

Houses For SaleCare-free living!

2 bedroom, 2 bath + dentownhouse with a garage.

All one level.Overlooks green space and

has a lovely porch area. New fl ooring, paint, fridge,

stove and water heater. $215,000.

Call (250)832-6765

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent1BDRM adult oriented in quiet building facing McGuire Lake, on bus rte., walk to DT & hos-pital, coin laundry in bldg., unit has AC/F/S, heat/hot water incl., NS, NP, ref’s & DD req., $775/mo. (250)546-3066 (250)546-19701 bedroom apartment avail. March 1st $650/month. Re-cently renovated. Parking, laundry, quiet building. N/S. N/P. Suomi Apartments. Call Keith 250-832-60602BDRM, 2bath condo, Cam-bridge Court, 5appliances, available March 1st, $875/mo. (250)833-60972 BDRM. APT. in Sicamous. NP, NS. $650/mo. plus DD. 250-804-3485.3 bdrm. APT. SICAMOUSAvail. immediately. $600/mo. incl. utilities. 250-517-0244.BRIGHT 2 bdrm apt. available March 1. Central loc. Mature adults. Pet negotiable. $795/mo. Phone 250-832-6490DOUGLAS MANOR 2-bdrm. $825/mo. incl. f/s, d/w, a/c, heat, h/w. N/S N/P. Avail. Mar. 1 250-803-1694ENDERBY clean, quiet 1bdrm, fully furnished, all inclusive, (250)838-9394LAKEVIEW bachelor suite, Sunnybrae, NS, NP, 4.5 km from TC Hwy, $375/mo. (250)832-9179

LAKEVIEW MANORFully furn. 1 Bdrm Apts. Viewing

Shuswap Lake close to all amenities in quiet adult NS NP

building starting at $795 + Hydro Ref req’d 250-833-9148

LGE 1 & 2 BDRM. BRIGHT apts. In suite storage, green space, live-in manager. Cable incl. Sicamous, 250-836-4516.SICAMOUS: 1 BDRM. Quest-view Apts. $550/mo. some util. incl. Avail. now, ref. re-quired. (250)312-3344.SICAMOUS. 2 BDRM. on Mara Lake. $750/mo. Incl util. on 1 1/2 Acre. 250-517-0244.

Mobile Homes & Pads

MARA: 2bdrm. mobile, addi-tion, deck, creekside, new fl oors, electric & plumbing, f/s/w/d/ac, elec. heat, $700/mo. + DD avail. immed. (250)838-7670

Homes for Rent1300sq ft 3 bdrm home on 10 acres of land by Skimikin Lake. N/S, $1400/mo+ utils. Available now. Refs req’d. Call (250)515-2710.2BDRM. 1bath fenced 1/2acre close to DT SA, pet okay, 5appl., 2 car carport, $1200/mo. + util (250)878-32002 BDRM mobile home on 1 acre by Skimikin Lake. N/S. $750/mo+ utils. Available now. Refs req’d. (250)515-2710.3 bdrm + den, 1644 sqft. + storage, dbl garage, AC, Large covered deck. $1,500/mo + util, incl all appli-ances. NS NP DD, ref. req. 250-832-2510

Rentals

Homes for Rent3 bdrm 2 bath all appliances incl $1300 plus util NP 250-803-6868

3bdrm home, $650 + utils. Also 2bdrm home $600 + utils. Bachelor suite $400 utils incl. All in Sicamous area. 250-836-2928, 250-309-0975

4BDRM., 3bath, Sherwood Forest near college & amenities, Non smokers, refs $1300/mo.+util (250)803-6105

4 BDRM. HOUSE on acreage in Malakwa. $1200/mo. Avail April 1. Call 250-836-5559 or 604-209-8280.

Executive home, top level, 3bdrm, 1bath,5appl. N/S,N/P,covered carport, close to all amenities, on bus route. $1500/mo. incl utilities, refs & D/D req’d. Call 250-832-7659

Lee Creek 2bdrm semi-water-front, N/S, $800/mo. includes basic hydro & sat., year round. Small pets ok. 250-318-6827

NEWER 2000sq 5bed: 2bed upstairs 3bed down, 3bath. Walking dist. to lake/beach. A/C, fridge, stove,15min from town. $1450/mo Sunnybrae. Avail March 01. No smoking. No pets preferred. 250-938-2941 [email protected]. Showing Sundays only

SORRENTO Newly renovated 3+bdrm 2bth, W/D lakeview, near beach/town/schools W/D avail. Mar 1 $1050/mo + util. DD req. (250)803-1081 could be Short term rental

TOP fl oor of 2bdrm. lakeside home, no outside maint., very private, all util. incl., panoramic lake view, 2min. to town, own-er lives in bsmt. suite, NP, only mature persons need apply $1200/mo., avail. March 1st (250)832-5041

Houses For Sale

Interior South

Rentals

Suites, Lower1 Bdrm Daylight bsmt suite, Seperate entry, in quiet neigh-borhood. $650/mo incl util. and shared laundry. Suitable for single or working couple. 250-832-4696 to apply. Referances nd DD req. No Smoking No Pets 1 bedroom. Includes w/d, f/s, utilities, satellite. No smoking. No pets. Near 5 corners. $625/month. 250-832-8099. References.2 BDRM bsmt suite, walking distance to college, schools & churches, on bus route. Incl. util. & 4 appl. NS, NP, ND. $750/mo. Avail. Immed.(250)833-56852BDRM Lower fl oor $980/mo incl Util. refs req’d, pets nego-tiable, 250-833-99232BDRM. on 4acres 5min. from Mall, freshly painted, priv. ent., W/D, garage, patio area, $900/mo. incl. util., looking for long term renter(250)804-28542 bdrm suite in Canoe. F/S, W/D, DW. Internet/TV + Utils included. Roomy, 1100sq ft. $1100/mo call 250-515-2412.3Bdrm Daylight lge. Living room and kitchen Laundry rm quiet country setting close to ammen 10 min form SA $875 + DD+ Util Ref req. No Pets 250-832-4642All New! Brand new suite. Beautiful Large, bright 1Bdrm Sunlight W/O Brand New Washer/Dryer $1150/mo Util and Cable incl. 250-517-7991 Bachelor suite $550. inc. util., garbage. NP, avail. immed, Call Bonnie (1-250)871-6000LOVELY 1bdrm. walkout suite w/patio, gas f/p, walk to town, $675/mo. + half util., NS, no drugs, pet neg., ideal for ma-ture, responsible single per-son, ref’s req., (250)832-7754

Houses For Sale

Interior South

Rentals

Suites, LowerRaven 1 Bdrm Partly furn. Incl Util and Sat. NP NS w/o patio. Ref req. $900 250-832-3016SPACIOUS 2 bedroom basement suit. Appropriate for mature adult. $750 incl. util, cable/WiFi and w&d. Available March 15th. Call / text 250-803-8322

Suites, Upper2 BDRM- 1 block to DT, utils & in suite W/D incld. N/S. $825/mo. Call (250)803-2792.

3Bdrm 1200 sq. ft. W/D hook-up quiet country setting. Close to ammen. 10 Min to SA $975 + Util DD Ref req. No Pets 250-832-4642

Large 3 bdrm 2 full baths WD master bdrm W/I closet new paint/ carpets NS Avail immed $950 plus Util. 250-517-0418

Mobile Homes & Parks

Tenders

Rentals

TownhousesIDA VISTA is a family orientat-ed housing cooperative locat-ed in Salmon Arm. We are now accepting applications for 3BDRM units Now avail in Ida Vista housing Co-Op. Housing charges are $783/mo. with a one time share capital pur-chase of $1500. Small pet okay. For further information call (250)833-5775 Mon, Wed, Fri, 9am to 3 pm.

Transportation

Auto FinancingNeed A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

Mobile Homes & Parks

Tenders

Transportation

Auto Financing

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

Cars - Domestic2003 Pontiac Grand Am GT. 2 dr., good cond. 207,km. Great w/t $ 3000. (250)803-2479

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Transportation

Sport Utility Vehicle1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 P/S P/B P/W 4 Dr. V8 220,000kms Winter/Sum-mer tires on rims $3600 many extras 250-675-4626

1997 Nissan Pathfi nder 4x4 4 dr. V6 ABS brakes, 5 spd manual with low range,311,000kms. third timing belt at 300,000 kms rust and dents but everything works. Excel-lent winter tires on, plus 4 ex-tra wheels with good mud tires mounted. $2500 OBO Doug 250-832-9136

MoorageWANTED - retired lady lookingfor affordable moorage on lake for newer 19’ pontoon boat. willing to pay reasonable fees and or trade for boat usage. (250)836-4613

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2013 Ford

ESCAPE

SALE $32,299

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$414**month

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BLOW OUTS New Arrivals!2005 Pontiac Vibe

2010 F150 Supercab 4x4 XLT

2008 Chrysler Town & Country

2012 Taurus SEL AWD

4 Dr, Hatchback, Air, Power windows/locks

4.6L, Air, Power Windows/Locks. 41,926 km.

Fully loaded, 116,387 kms

Leather, Moonroof, Navigation& More. 13,643 km.

$6,888

$21,888

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$26,888

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2010 Ford Fusion SEL

2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe

2010 Volkswagen Jetta

2008 Honda Civic LX

Clean unit, 67,430 km, fullyloaded.

Great looking car – spring is coming!!

2.5L, Power Windows/Locks, Air, Nice, Clean Unit.

Auto, Air, Power Windows/Locks.92,000 kms

$14,888

$22,888

$16,888

$12,888

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2010 Ford Taurus SEL

2009 Toyota Venza AWD

2011 Honda Accord Sedan EX-L

2010 Honda CRV EX

Fully loaded, V-6, 47,847 km

Leather, Roof, Two sets of tires, 49,363 km. 1 owner

Leather, Fully loaded, only 16,742 km

Only 15,111 km, Fully loaded, 1 owner, Local unit

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$28,888

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2010 Ford Edge Limited AWD

2013 Ford Explorer XLT AWD

2008 F350 CREW XLT

2012 Ford Fusion SEL AWD

Pano Roof, Leather, MyFord Touch. 46,013 km

Dual Roofs, Leather, Navigation, 20” Wheels, 20,846 km

Heated Seats, Power Seats, V8 Diesel, 54,000 kms

Leather, Roof, Sync, V-6. Only 21,714 km

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Jalepeno Monteray Jack Cheese........................................................................... 228

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Kaiser Jagdwurst ......................................................................................148

Gypsy Salami......................................................................................228

Red Seedless GrapesChilean Grown $6.57/kg ........................................................298California Navel Oranges4 Lb. Bag ............................................................................................298

Organic Fairtrade Bananas$2.16 Kg ..........................................................................................98¢

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Dairyland 4 Ltr MilkSkim, 1%, 2% & Homongenized ............100You Save $1.00

Faith Farm Cheddar CheeseSel. Var., 375-425 g ......2 for 1000You Save $3.98 on 2

Kashi Snack Crackers or Pita Crisps223-225 gL. ................5 for 1000You Save $9.95 on 5

Clover Leaf White TunaSel. Var., 142-170 g ....4 for 1000 You Save $5.96 on 4

Western Family VegetablesSel. Var., 341-398g ..10 for 1000You Save $5.90 on 10

Western Family All Purpose Flour5 Kg..........................4 for 1000 Save $16.36 on 4

Emma Extra Virgin Olive Oil1 L. ...............................2 for 1000Save $9.98 on 2

Parkay Soft Margarine850 g ...........................4 for 1000 You Save $13.96 on 4

Breyers Family ClassicFrozen DessertSel. Var. .......................2 for 1000 You Save $1.98 on 2

Value Price Bathroom Tissue24 Roll ......................2 for 1000 You Save $8.98 on 2

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