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Snowfall smothers the Shuswap

The huge low-pressure system has gone but the memory lingers on.

Salmon Arm didn’t score a re-cord with the 46 centimetres of snow measured at the Salmon Arm Airport, but was the “winner” in the amount of snow dumped in the Thompson-Okanagan region dur-ing the two-day storm.

For recording purposes, Environ-

ment Canada uses daily measure-ments taken between 12 a.m. and midnight of any given day.

The record for a one-day snowfall in that time frame was 33 centime-tres on Dec. 27, 1998.

“If you’re going to be extremely technical, it’s not a record,” En-vironment Canada meteorologist Lisa Coldwells said, noting Salmon Arm’s extreme snow depth, a re-cord for accumulated snow, was 87 cm measured on Jan. 24, 1993.

In terms of a two-day record, this one will go down in history as Salmon Arm’s fourth heaviest snowfall.

Environment Canada files in-dicate 51 cm fell in a two-day pe-riod in 1918, 49 cm on Jan. 8 and 9, 1969, with the all-time two-day record of 53 cm set in 1943.

Kamloops saw an unusual 39 cm, but did not get anywhere near the two-day record of 53 cm set in 1885.

You can blame winter’s onslaught on the “Pineapple Express.”

A surge of cold Arctic air from the Yukon that settled into the val-leys was covered by a large warm air mass originating in Hawaii.

“The two (air masses) are battling it out,” said Coldwells Monday. “And there has been a continuous flow; that’s one of the keys for mak-

Storm: Region struggles with power outages, closed highways and schools.By Barb BrouwerMARKET NEWS STAff

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n Approximately 100 tractor-trailer units were parked along the Trans-Canada Highway and at the Husky Travel Centre late Wednesday morning as avalanche control was continued along the highway between Craigellachie and Revelstoke. Many of the drivers were forced to stay overnight as a re-sult of the highway closure.

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A highlight of the Lantern Skin Kelly Ness and Owen Stockdale of Edmonton stop to admire the candle-lit tree on the Met-ford Road trail during the Larch Hills Lantern Ski on Dec. 30. Despite the -17C temperature, a good number of people showed up to ski the moon- and lantern-lit cross-country ski trails.

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A Shuswap resident accused of piloting a ski boat that rammed into a houseboat after Canada Day weekend celebrations, killing its operator, is scheduled to stand trial in Febru-ary, this time by judge alone.

Leon Reinbrecht has re-elected to have his trial in front of a Supreme Court judge alone. The trial was ear-lier set to be decided by a jury.

The trial is now scheduled to begin Feb. 10.

Reinbrecht is charged with criminal negli-gence causing death

and criminal negligence causing bodily harm, following the crash in Magna Bay on July 3, 2010, that left an 18-foot Campion Run-about speedboat fully embedded inside the cabin of a houseboat.

The owner and op-erator of the house-boat, 53-year-old Ken-neth William (Kenny) Brown of Chase, was killed in the crash.

Eight other people were taken to hospital in Kamloops, where two remained for treatment and six were released the next day.

Fred Kaatz, one of two defence lawyers representing Rein-brecht, said there re-mains a challenge under

the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms for unreasonable delay in the trial.

The crash took place as boats were leaving the bay following the annual Canada Day weekend fireworks dis-play.

Reinbrecht was charged in Decem-ber 2011 following a 17-month investigation carried out by Chase RCMP, with the assis-tance of investigators from Transport Canada and the B.C. Coroners Service.

The accused man has been represented by a number of lawyers. He is now represented by Kaatz and Vancouver lawyer Joe Doyle.

Houseboat crash trial date setBy Cam FortemskamLOOPs thIs week

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That forever snow caused havoc in the Shuswap, closing schools and challeng-ing travellers, city road crews and businesses.

The storm caused a variety of power out-ages in the Shuswap.

Classes were can-celled at Okanagan College and across School District #83 for two days, giving some parents the headache of finding daycare.

BC Transit was forced to suspend oper-ations in the Shuswap on Monday while city crews and contractors were working around the clock to deal with the heavy snowfall.

An emergency ra-dio scanner reported an ambulance stuck in snow at Balmoral and a “critical short-age” of ambulances in the Shuswap around 8 p.m. Jan. 4, but Market News calls to the BC Ambulance Service re-mained unanswered at press time.

But there were mo-ments of gold on the highway too.

Trucker Marie Mun-ro was one of hundreds of truckers stuck in a long line that stretched from Sicamous to the Skyline Truck Stop in Malakwa.

Considering herself lucky to be stuck in Sicamous, the 48-year-old trucker, with 20 years of experience, said she was amazed when a knock came on her truck door Tuesday evening.

“I rolled down the window and a woman said ‘care package,’ and handed me two foil-wrapped pack-ages,” said Munro, not-

ing she spied a couple with a white pickup working their way along the line, but it was too dark and hap-pened so quickly she had no further details. “I said what’s this? She said ‘steak dinner.’ It was barbecued steak, potatoes and veggies and it was really tasty. I scarfed it down right away.”

Munro, who had been stopped with her feline travelling com-panion, Turtle, since 1 p.m. Tuesday, was very touched by the thoughtfulness of the couple who, she noted, would have been with-out power themselves.

She said several oth-er truckers were also surprised and pleased by the couple’s gener-osity and by the opera-tors of the local Husky, who were handing out free sandwiches and beverages.

While she has been stuck along the Trans-Canada more than once, and received spe-cial food baskets from local church groups when parked at truck stops over Christmas, she has never experi-enced this kind of com-munity generosity.

“It’s really nice to

see people are still car-ing about people,” she said. “I want to say a huge thank you to Sicamous, especially considering they were without power.”

Back in Salmon Arm, Rob Niewenhui-zen, director of public works, said all avail-able resources had at-tempted to clear prior-ity roads that include arterial and collector streets first – many of

which required clear-ing multiple times.

“It has been chal-lenging,” he said Wednesday morning as crews were trying to get to remaining roads by end of day.

While there had been some complaints from people want-ing the clearing done faster, Niewenhuizen, said others have been

stopping staff to thank them for their work.

“I don’t think people sometimes understood the magnitude of the storm, nor do they understand it (snow-clearing) goes out to Salmon Valley, Gl-eneden, Lyman Hill,” he said. “We say we have 250 kilometres, but that’s two ways, so really, we’re doubling that up and suddenly it’s 500 kilometres.”

Sidewalk plowing was also started in lim-ited areas Monday, but was being hampered because of the depth of snow and the fact that plowing had pushed snow onto the side-walks.

Residents are asked to keep children out of roadside snowbanks where they might not be visible to cleanup crews.

Even working flat out with the full con-tingent of 12 staff members and 12 pieces of equipment of vary-ing sizes, Niewenhui-zen said snow dumps, where downtown snow is taken, were getting so big, they had to be sorted out before more snow could be added.

“Now we will go back to all the areas

where we’ve pushed snow into boulevards and front yards and then we have sidewalks that we have to go back in and clear,” he says. “It’s continual – we clean it, push it and start again when we get

another snowfall.”Back on the weather

front, Coldwells said the area would soon be experiencing the Shus-wap’s normal dull, grey winter weather, with the mercury hovering around zero and with

very little temperature change.

And a forecast of “a bit more snow,” for Fri-day should not cause undue fear as it will be nothing like the area experienced earlier in the week.

Traffic sits idle during repeated shut downsContinued from front

n Reid Liske clears the sidewalk in front of his office along Alexander Street for the third time since Sunday at noon on Monday, Jan. 5.

“I want to say a huge thank you to Sicamous,

especially considering they

were without power.”

- Marie Munro, trucker who was

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The City of Salmon Arm has acquired a piece of what will become part of the planned Auto Road Connector.

The connector will go down Auto Road as it travels west across 20th Street and then, instead of going down the hill towards Fifth Street SE, or Shoemaker Hill when it’s not closed during winter weather, the road would go across, near Crystal Springs residential devel-opment, and down 14th Avenue SE to Shuswap Street.

The connector is des-ignated an urban arterial road that will provide an east/west link between 30th Street SE and Shuswap Street SE.

Another piece of the land re-quired for the connector became available to the city because of a development variance permit application from the owners of 1220 and 1191 Fourth Street SE.

Brenda Bennett and Stuart

Wood applied to subdivide the properties and so requested a number of variances to the subdivision and development servicing bylaw such as waiv-ing extension of the water main, sanitary sewer main and storm sewer main.

This was because the subdi-vision is simply a parcel line adjustment with no additional

parcels being created and no changes to existing land use.

At the time of subdivision, the city, under the Local Gov-ernment Act, can obtain a road dedication up to 20 metres. However, because the standard for an arterial road like the con-nector is 25 metres, the cost of the additional five metres would be $19,000.

So city staff supported the variances and suggested the city provide $10,000 for the extra five metres.

Council agreed. The staff report states it would

be more appropriate to require completion of the servicing upgrades when the properties come under further subdivision or development.

“Given the amount of land required and the benefit to the municipality in obtaining full road dedication, staff sup-port the requested variances and the expenditure of DCC (development cost charge) funds,” the report concluded.

Staff noted that construc-tion of the connector cannot proceed until additional land

deductions are obtained from land to the east and west, in-cluding another adjacent parcel owned by Bennett and Wood.

City plans for connectorAuto Road: Property purchase for street realignment.By Martha WickettMARKET NEWS STAFF

“Given the amount of land re-quired and the benefit to the municipality in obtaining full road dedication, staff support the requested variances and

the expenditure of DCC funds.”-CIty of Salmon Arm report


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VIEW POINTCop-out... n. slang:

An excuse for inaction or evasion.

It’s welcome news that James Murray will continue his op-ed column, The Great Outdoors. I’m sure that readers are inspired by his sensitive writing on genuinely natural phenomena, when he waxes lyrically about shimmering dragon-flies; “a mayfly’s wings fluttering in the light of early morning;” “the distant sound of au-tumn leaves rustling the wind;” awesome celestial wonders of the Heavens; and even egg-salad sandwiches.

His writing on unnat-ural, nature-disrespect – like fishing, however, is uninspiring, and only reinforces the outdated, flawed mind-set that

we’re superior to na-ture’s ecological pro-cesses – making them just lesser objects for indulging our every whim.

James natters and “carps” when ques-tioned, and “cops-out” from explaining his disrespect by stating: “If I have to explain, you probably won’t un-derstand.”

This is a classic howler, and James must surely know that all effects have causes, or all actions arise from thoughts. In this case James’ view can and must be responsibly explained – not cutely evaded.

In James’ nature-as-exploitable, just-a-toy view, the living world is solely natural capital; ecological processes

are ecosystem services (because our arrogance sees their only purpose as serving us); moun-tains, forests and riv-ers are merely green infrastructure; wildlife and habitats are noth-ing but asset-classes in an ecosystems market. And fish populations are always described as “stocks” since their only value is how they can be exploited for our entertainment.

This linguistic down-grading of nature in op-ed columns like James’ is all too prevalent. And it’s also completely taken-for-granted as entitlement for our carte-blanche disregard for nature.

Sorry, James – you’re not off-the-hook yet !

Tom Crowley

Columnist not off the hook

Thank you so much for the editorial in the Jan. 2 edition of the Shuswap Market News on the topic, “Child poverty needs action year-round.”

Every year we get the report in November on the status of children living in poverty. On the 25th anniversary in 2014 of the House of Commons’ unanimous decision to bring an end to child poverty by 2000, we found there

has been no progress. Instead the problem is even worse.

As you point out so well, this issue cannot be solved through the philanthropic efforts of community groups. It must be solved by se-nior governments.

At this point, neither the federal nor B.C. governments, have a plan for solving the problem. This should surely be an issue for the next federal elec-

tion, and an issue to raise with our MLA.

In a country so fortu-nate as Canada, it is a disgrace that our level of child poverty in Canada is higher than 14 other countries, mostly in Europe. I en-courage all citizens to question federal elec-tion candidates to tell us what their party will do to solve this prob-lem.

Janet Pattinson

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They say there’s more snow out there than people around here have seen in the past 20 years – and it’s still coming down.

It hasn’t stopped snowing for two days. Now, admit-tedly I know I really should have made some sort of at-tempt to shovel the drive-way, but the way I see it, warmer weather will come eventually and do the job for me. So why bother, I’m in no rush to get anywhere.

I think I’ll just hole up with a couple of fishing magazines and a bottle of Kahlua.

I could always go onto the computer and spent some time checking out the Internet for sites about fish-ing lodges that I just might go to this summer – if all goes well.

Not that I’ve become one of those people who spends all their time on the Inter-net.

It’s just that there’s so much information available now online to help make a decision.

Click a button and you know what the place is going to look like before

you pull into the driveway. Speaking of driveways, the snow sure is coming down.

Sometimes – especially on days like today when it seems like the snow will never end – I like to look at sites about all-inclusive fishing trips to some far- away, warm places like Be-lize or New Zealand.

I know I’ll never be able to afford to go to any of those places, but I can still look – and maybe dream a little. I can just see myself cruising through the bright blue waters along the Be-lize Barrier Reef, casting my line to tarpon and bone-fish.

After a hard day’s fishing I’d head back to my cabana,

put my feet up and enjoy a long, tall, cool glass of Kahlua and cream. Ah yes, that would be the life. I can almost hear the waves and feel the warm ocean breeze on my face.

The problem with web-sites on the Internet is that a person can pretty much experience going some-where without ever having to leave their computer.

Virtual reality they call it. But it’s not real and that, in a nutshell, is what’s wrong with looking up things on the Internet. So I think I’m going to get off my butt right now and head outside and start shovelling.

Or maybe not. Maybe I’ll just settle back into my La-Z-Boy chair and read my fishing magazines.

I could read the article in the one magazine about ice fishing. That would sort of be like dealing with winter and all the snow that keeps coming down.

Or maybe I could dig out my snowshoes and go for a walk. It would probably do me a world of good to get some exercise. But it also seems like a lot of work.

Sounds like a plan – for tomorrow or maybe one day next week.

When is this snow ever going to stop?

I wonder what it would actually cost to go fishing in Belize. If I start saving now I could probably get there in a couple of years.

Until then, I guess I’ll just have to accept the fact that I live in a part of the world that has four seasons with one of them being winter.

Looking on the bright side though, I do have enough food in the house to do me for a couple of weeks and, all I need to do to cre-ate my own virtual reality is turn up the heat, put on one of my Hawaiian shirts and listen to Jimmy Buffet on the CD player.

I could even dig out the humidifier if I really want to get carried away.

Let it snow all it wants. After all, spring can’t be

that far off. No sir, it’s probably just

around the corner. The only problem is, I

can’t see the corner from here because of all the snow.

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Publisher: Rick ProznickEditor:Tracy Hughes

171 Shuswap Street NWBox 550Salmon Arm, British ColumbiaV1E 4N7Phone: 250-832-2131Fax: 250-832-5140

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OPINION

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

James Murray

TIme to create your own virtual reality

It had appeared that political discussion over pre-serving public access to the rail corridor from Spal-lumcheen to Sicamous had been sidelined.

However, the issue is back on the table thanks to the Splatsin.

The Enderby area First Nation is showing leader-ship by calling on all local jurisdictions to meet in the new year to determine how to acquire the aban-doned rail line from Canadian Pacific and what the best long-term use of the property is.

“We are for working together collaboratively. We all have an interest and want to do what’s right,” said Wayne Christian, Splatsin chief.

The Splatsin have become a catalyst because the band recently obtained 20 acres of the rail line through legal action against CP and the federal government.

Like other local governments in the area, as well as the Shuswap Trail Alliance, the Splatsin see a number of opportunities that could arise if there is public control over the entire length of the old rail bed.

“It’s important that it be maintained as a trans-portation corridor,” said Christian.

Among the possible options are addressing con-gestion on parts of Highway 97A and developing a recreational trail that would attract tourists and bolster the local economy.

Yes, it will take a major financial investment from municipalities and regional districts to pur-chase their portion of the corridor from CP, and the ultimate price tag may ultimately bring the process to a halt. However, unless all players are at the table and open to discussions, the vision of a public link from the North Okanagan to the Shuswap will never materialize.

The Splatsin deserve praise for bringing the issue back to the table.

-Vernon Morning Star

Splatsin offer hope on rail trail


Time to sort recyclables

As of Jan. 1, 2015 procedures for resi-dential recycling at Columbia Shuswap Regional District re-cycling depots have changed.

With the implemen-tation of the Multi Ma-terials BC (MMBC) stewardship program, costs to recycle pack-aging materials will be borne by industry rather than taxpayers.

This is supported in the CSRD Solid Waste Management Plan and is similar to other stew-ardship programs, such as those for electron-ics, paint recycling and tires.

Savings from going with the MMBC pro-gram are estimated to total $775,000 annu-ally in the CSRD.

The new MMBC program will also pro-vide residents the op-portunity to recycle items that are not cur-rently accepted, such as aerosol containers, Styrofoam, plastic bags, and disposable drink cups.

To take advantage of these savings, the new program will require users to sort their recy-cling into six different categories.

These categories and some examples of

items within each cat-egory are:

Containers such as:

• Aluminum cans, foil wrap, aerosol cans, take-out containers;

• Steel-cans; • Plastic bottles,

jugs, clamshells, pails, garden pots and seed-ling trays;

• Paper-milk cartons, beverage cups, soup boxes, frozen juice containers, ice cream boxes;

• Microwavable bowls and cups.

Fibre such as:• Newspapers, in-

serts, flyers, maga-zines, telephone books, boxes, fibre egg car-tons, paper bags, cor-rugated cardboard, gift wrap, greeting cards, paper towel and tissue cores.

Plastic Bags and overwraps such as:

• Plastic bags for groceries, overwrap for dry cleaning or news-papers, produce bags, outer wrapping for pa-per towels, toilet paper, tissues, and soft drinks.

White Styro-foam such as:

• Food trays, drink cups, packaging mate-rials.

Coloured Sty-rofoam such as:

• Food trays, drink cups, packaging mate-rials.

Glass Bottles and Jars

• Clear and coloured non-deposit glass bot-tles and jars.

ºYes, this new pro-

gram will require a bit more work from every-one, but it’s felt that the benefits are well worth the effort.

Another important benefit, besides the cost savings, is that there will be much less waste going into our landfill site, thus ex-tending its lifespan.

Please note that the above list of items is not all-inclusive. To see a complete listing of items that will and will not be accepted please consult the CSRD De-pot Recycling Guide available at www.csrd.ca/recycling.

For more informa-tion please call CSRD solid waste staff at 250-833-5950.

To further assist you, the depots at Tappen Co-op and Sorrento Fire Hall will now be staffed. To manage the costs of staffing the

new hours of operation are:

• Weekends–Satur-day and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Weekdays –Wednesday to Friday from noon to 4 p.m.

These depots are closed Monday and Tuesday.

Please do not leave any waste of any kind at the depots outside of these hours.

This practice leaves an ugly and unsanitary mess, it costs all of us a lot of money to clean it up, and it may result in the depot service being discontinued. Please take a few minutes to pre-sort your recycla-bles before proceeding to the depot.

If you would like to suggest topics for future articles, or par-ticipate in our com-munity advisory panel surveys, please contact me at [email protected].

-Paul Demenok is the Area C Director for the CSRD.

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• A sawdust pile be-side Lakeside Timber mill spontaneously combusted on July 19 and spread to a nearby, 12- to -15-foot pile of railway ties. Firefight-ers were on scene for close to four hours. The following day, a driver saw smoke and called it in.

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• Sorrento Centre mourned the loss of executive director Dr. Christopher Lind, es-teemed Anglican theo-logian, social activist and ethicist, who suc-cumbed to inoperable brain cancer.

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• The CSRD ended discussion on the pos-sible purchase of Cen-tennial Park.

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Notch Hill Church Society began recon-struction of the Roman Catholic Holy Cross Church that has been abandoned since the 1970s and was near collapse.

• Four all-candidates meetings gave resi-dents the opportunity to hear from Area C candidates – incum-bent Paul Demenok, Alan McClelland and Richard Norman.

November• Richard Norman,

Area C South Shuswap candidate for election to the CSRD board, advised attendees of his intention to with-draw from the munici-pal race at an all-can-didates meeting held at Sorrento Memorial Hall. The Ministry of Community, Sport & Cultural Development did not permit the withdrawal.

• November marked the one-year anniversa-ry of the opening of the Sorrento & Area Com-munity Health Centre, which has quickly be-come an established part of the community.

• Sunnybrae resi-dents asked the CSRD board for support in turning 19.5 hectares of waterfront industrial land adjacent to Herald Provincial Park into a conservation park. The area has long been used as a log boom for temporary stor-age prior to land and lake transportation of timber, and has been valued at $2.9 million. The board referred the matter to CSRD staff, to be brought back at a later date.

• After five years of successful shows across Western Cana-da, the cast and crew of the Louisiana Hayride Show returned with a very special Christmas show.

This unique perfor-mance featured some of the most popular hits from the Louisiana Hayride Show as well as favourite holiday songs.

December• The Copper Island

Senior’s Resource Centre located beside the Shuswap Lake Es-tates Community Cen-tre, opened its doors, Tuesdays and Thurs-

days from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with staff ready to help with a variety of support services.

• A Grade 5 class from Sorrento El-ementary received a $1,000 award from BC Hydro’s Community Champions program to support a conservation project in their school. The class will use the money to explore how wilderness near their school and promote well-being and respect for the environment.

• A 56-year-old fe-male driver from Blind Bay lost control of her vehicle at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16. . It struck a culvert and came to rest on its roof, trapping the driver for about half-an-hour. The woman was taken to hospital with non-life threatening inju-ries.

• The CP Rail Holi-day Train rolled into Notch Hill on Dec. 15, and the railway pre-sented Jim Chisholm, who is in charge of Sor-rento’s food bank, with a cheque for $4,000. A crowd of between about 1,000 people donated close to 3,500 pounds of food as well as cash donations.

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• Illness risk: Regular exercise strengthens the immune system, making it easier for the body to fend off colds and other ill-nesses. But if you overdo it with your workout rou-tine, that exercise starts to have a countereffect on your immune system, weakening it and making you more susceptible to illness. So periodic rest not only helps your mus-cles recover but also en-sures your immune system is not compromised.

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Regular exercise gets the blood pumping and blood vessels dilating, helping to distribute warmth to our extremities. A good work-out also burns calories, a process that produces last-ing heat, so keep moving. The rush of endorphins we get from exercising is another important ben-efit, especially in winter, be-cause they help to balance our mood and combat the “winter blues”, or seasonal affective disorder (SAD). If the gym is not your thing, try Ashtanga yoga, an activity that teaches spe-cial breathing techniques to promote internal body heat, as well as mindfulness to combat stress.Hearty Diet

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What a wonder-ful Christmas break for skiers in the Larch Hills!

From Okanagan Cup races to backcountry outings, we had the whole spectrum cov-ered.

On the weekend af-ter Christmas, ski rac-ers from around the Okanagan gathered in the Larch Hills for the two-day Okanagan Teck Cup #1.

I got the privilege of volunteering on the start line as a “herder” – otherwise known as marshall – organizing skiers for their particu-lar races as they came up to the start area. Such a nice bunch of kids – from seven years to adult.

On the Sunday there were sprint races with each age category hav-ing qualifying semi-final/final races.

Looking up into the announcer’s booth, one could see the nerve centre of the operation. Brian May and Rob Nash were hunkered over the printer, orga-nizing the start lists for the next level accord-ing to the results from the last, given mere minutes to accomplish

this. I was amazed how quickly and smoothly this went!

Jim and I celebrated New Year’s Day with a ski up the newly track-set Metford Road from South Canoe to the chalet.

Our group of eight skied up to Lake View, around Sentinel, down Woodlot Ramble to Sunshine, on to the chalet. A quick cup of tea then back along Skyview to Lake View and down Metford to South Canoe.

It took half the time to return to South Canoe from the cha-let than it took to get there! Great way to start 2015.

The annual January “snow measurement” trip was taken last weekend. Off to the Summit for the first of the snow depth mea-surements done each

January and March. There’s an interesting study being done by Keith Cox and George Zorn. A bunch of us gets to go along for the wonderful ski.

The powder snow was terrific – best ski down from the Sum-mit ever! Then across a lovely bog – such a magical place. Down Greenway in powder snow, followed by Pole Camp Way and Ridge Run to the chalet.

Then it was back-country trails all the way down to the chalet save for a couple hun-dred meters on Ermine Frolic/Larch Hills Road. Can’t beat that!

Cec’s Cabin is a wonderful ski desti-nation and for some a great place to over-night.

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The Lantern Ski was again a whopping suc-cess! If ever there was

a magical evening this is it.

With a brilliant Three-quarter moon, headlamps were un-necessary. There were more than 180 lanterns to lead the way around the five-kilometre course and an addition-al 150 bag candles for the stadium and kids’ 1-km route.

The chalet was bursting with skiers enjoying the hot choc-olate/cider and good-ies – a respite from the minus-17 degrees outside.

Thanks to Ed Bouma for keeping the tradi-tion alive.

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The Heat Hockey Club finished up prior to Christmas with a five-game winning streak as the player’s part in the ‘Great Steak Challenge.’

After 10 days away from Chase, hanging with buddies and eating too much, they reconnected once again on New Year’s Day. With only two days to trim the turkey off, Coach Fox drove them through two-a-day practices (skate blade dulling sessions).

On Wednesday, Jan. 3, they hosted division-foes the Sicamous Eagles. It was an edgy, cranky affair with little like and a lot of animosity displayed. The “stakes” were high as the new challenge from gen-eral manager Lars Pittendreigh was ‘Lobster Tail Addition’ if the winning streak continued for four more contests. So part one of the four-game chal-lenge saw the locals come away with a 5-2 victory, leaving three to go.

Heat leading-scorer Cody Hodges got things off to a great start assisted by Chad Wilde and Kaleb Boyle. Sicamous got that one back prior to Boyle placing the biscuit in the basket from Hodges and Trevor Okino. Then the Eagles struck again before Hodges on the powerplay from Okino and Boyle gave his team a lead they would not relinquish. In the second, Tommy Brown from linemates Colten Moore and Travis Beaubien added to the crustacean on the side plate.

Finishing up scoring in the third was Alberta’s steak-loving Braden Hughes from Hodges and Boyle. Michael Byer stopped 30 of 32 to give his teammates a chance for victory, especially in the third when he was “shelled” with 13 shots, stopping them all.

The boys rematch in Sicamous on the 7th was cancelled due to weather, but they have two at home, Saturday the 10th at 7 p.m. versus the talented Sum-merland Steam and then Sunday the 11th versus di-vision rivals the 100 Mile House Wranglers.

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Chase RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance with information regarding theft from Canada Post community mailboxes. Between Dec. 25 and 29, four incidents have been reported where someone has pried open community mailboxes and stolen mail in the Lee Creek

area of the North Shuswap. Anyone who may have witnessed

these crimes, or has knowledge of them, is asked to call the Chase Detachment at 250-679-3221, or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) and online at www.bc-crimestoppers.com.

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The Royal Canadi-an Legion TGIF Din-ner takes place Jan. 9 at 5:30 p.m. League Darts go Jan. 12 and 15, Monday doubles

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sausages, eggs, orange juice and coffee/tea. All proceeds go direct-ly to help pay bills for the struggling curling club.

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Looking back at 2014Year in review: Chase headlines from July to December.July

•Fireworks lit up the land as well as the sky in this year’s Canada Day display in Chase. A couple of small spot fires were easily doused by members of the Chase Volun-teer Fire Department, but one larg-er one took hold in an inaccessible area and required assistance from Ministry of Forest fire crews.

•The Thompson-Nicola Re-gional District raised tipping fees for demolition, land-clearing, and construction waste (DLC) from $60 per tonne to $120 per tonne at all waste facilities in the regional district on July 1.

•Homeowners in the area known as Ptarmigan Hills, located off Chase-Falkland Road about 10 kilometres south of Chase, say they were stunned to learn Tolko Industries Ltd. is planning three cutblocks in their area. The forest has not seen bulldozers or feller-bunchers in nearly a decade.

•The preliminary findings from a water conservation strategy showed that daily water consump-tion in the Village of Chase is 693 litres per person per day (2013 data) – significantly higher than the Canadian average daily per capita water consumption of 510 litres

(2009 data). •The Ministry of Forests, Lands

and Resource Operations was called to a fire that destroyed a boat and trailer near Chum Lake, east of Chase on the Turtle Valley Road to Chase Creek.

•John Findlay Linklater, age 58 of Chase, died in a vehicle ac-cident on Highway 1, just west of Pritchard, at approximately 12:02 a.m. Thursday, July 17.

•Dana McIntyre, electrical in-structor at Thompson Rivers Uni-versity and a Shuswap resident, has been taking his students to Mexico for the past few years so they can get experience working in the elec-trical field while doing good for a community.

•Lee Creek was designated as a secondary settlement area (SSA) in the North Shuswap official com-munity plan. The Columbia Shus-wap Regional District board voted unanimously, and without discus-sion, to adopt the bylaw at the July 17 board meeting.

August•The Chase Royal Canadian Le-

gion, in conjunction with historian David Lepsoe, commemorated First World War veterans on Aug. 1, marking 100 years since the First

World War ended.•Eight people were injured Sun-

day, Aug. 17 after two SUVs collid-ed on the Trans-Canada Highway at Chase. Chase RCMP received a report of the collision at the inter-section of Shuswap Avenue and the Trans-Canada Highway. BC Air Ambulance transported some of the injured persons to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, including a child and his father.

•Five of eight Segways stolen from a Shuswap tour company were recovered at a location be-tween Falkland and Kelowna. The single-person stand-up vehicles were stolen from Shuswap Unique Adventure Tours’ secure Scotch Creek compound near Chase on Thursday, May 29.

September•It was cause for celebration. A

group of concerned citizens which had been working to recruit doc-tors to Chase were successful. Two physicians committed to move to town, one in mid-September, the other the beginning of October.

•The Chase Post Office will be closing Saturdays, according to the Canadian Postmasters and As-sistants Association. Barb Lincoln, president of the union’s B.C. and

Yukon Branch, said Canada Post is going ahead with a reduction of nine hours of service for the Chase office, against the wishes of the as-sociation.

•The fifth annual CornStock Festival was an unqualified suc-cess, said organizers, thanks to great weather and a wonderful community effort from volunteers, sponsors, participants, vendors, en-tertainers and more.

•The North Shuswap Medical Centre is losing its doctors and no others are in sight.

Larry Morgan, Columbia Shus-wap Regional District director for the North Shuswap, said it was very sad, and the community had worked hard to come up with

someone. He said he and members of the North Shuswap Health So-ciety have had multiple meetings with Interior Health, to no avail.

•A Chase enterprise won a BC Aboriginal Business Award, which was presented at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Winning in the Joint Venture Business of the Year category for Outstanding Achieve-ment was Secwepemc Camps and Catering from Chase.

•Citizens of Chase once again showed excellent support for the Chase Rotary Club’s Yellow Bag Food Drive.

Chuck Wyld from the Chase Hamper Society said approximate-

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n As salmon headed for their spawning grounds on the Adams River, humans did their own migration to Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park to watch.

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“The basement was a black hole when we moved in,” recalled Walter. “After 12 years of skimping and saving, we made the downstairs completely wheelchair accessible, except for the bathroom. It was way too small. I could only stand for about a minute and a half without collapsing in the shower stall and I could no longer pull myself out of the tub in the upstairs’ bathroom, even with Lorie’s help.”

Through funding from BC Housing’s Home Adaptations for Independence (HAFI) program, Walter and Lorie were able to work with a contractor to transform the space. A wall was removed to make room for a wheel-in shower with benches, grab bars were installed, and the vanity and fixtures were relocated.

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ly 5,000 pounds of food were donated by Chase residents.

October

•The annual arrival of sockeye salmon to their spawning grounds in the Adams River was cause for great celebra-tion – particularly in a peak years such as this was. Roderick Haig-Brown Park had a bit of a new look. A $1.2 million dollar construc-tion project allowed for greater flexibility in Roderick Haig-Brown Park, and provided new facilities for large and small groups. A new, smaller day-use area meets the needs of families and individuals who come year-round to hike, mountain bike, snowshoe, ski and view wildlife. A new gather-ing space can adequate-ly accommodate large festivals and commu-nity events.

•The Chase munici-pal race was up to an even dozen. Three can-didates were running for mayor, while nine candidates vied for the four councillor posi-tions. Incumbent mayor Ron Anderson was not seeking re-election.

•A zoning amend-ment bylaw proposed for North Shuswap/Seymour Arm as well as rural Sicamous will recognize four existing log booms. A new fore-shore industrial zone was proposed, along with new definitions for industrial moorage fa-cility, boat, houseboat, personal watercraft and vessel. November

•The Salute to the Sockeye Festival was a big success. This year’s dominant run celebra-tion welcomed more than three million sock-eye and 124,000 human visitors from around the globe.

•The community turned out to remember as the Remembrance Day Parade travelled down the main street of Chase followed by the ceremony at Chase Community Hall, in-cluding the laying of wreaths at the cenotaph.

•Councillor-elect Ali Maki received the most votes of all candidates for council or mayor – 591 in total. Maki was thrilled with the make-up of the new council, as was mayor-elect Rick Berrigan. Berri-gan earned 532 votes, defeating mayoral can-didates Harry Danyluk with 346 votes and Joc-elyn Nash with 156.

Joining Berrigan and Maki are council in-cumbents Steven Scott (512) and David Lep-soe (480), as well as newcomer Nancy Egely (476).

•During National Aboriginal Addic-tions Awareness Week, events in Chase includ-ed making hand drums at Chase Community Hall. Chase Second-ary was the site of the NAAAW Health Fair, where students could learn about the harmful effects of using drugs and tobacco.

December•A touch of Christ-

mas magic was in the air, as Chase Country Christmas welcomed the holiday season. New this year was the

Children’s Christmas Store, where the elves helped children pick out a gift for their fam-ily and wrap them too. Also new this year was teen cosmic bowl-ing and a barbershop quartet at the Village UBrew.

•Chase Rotarians visited classrooms in North Shuswap, Sor-rento, Chief Atahm and Haldane Elementary schools and presented each Grade 3 student with their own person-alized soft-cover dic-tionary.

• As the local Chase Junior Hockey team rebounded from a hor-rendous period of in-juries to regular roster players, so went the fortunes of the KIJHL Franchise. On Friday, Nov. 28 at the Art Hold-ing Memorial Arena, the high-flying Si-camous Eagles came to town. At game’s end the hosts had shot down the Eagles 3-0.

•Over the last year, the North Shuswap Community Associa-tion saw a big project come to fruition.

Adjacent to the hall, and under the trees, there now sits a large, architecturally distinc-tive shelter which can accommodate sev-eral picnic tables and

will add to what the Celista Hall offers the community and people renting the facilities for functions.

•The music will con-tinue, but you won’t hear the “wonderfully fun-loving” man behind the mic each morning on Kamloops airwaves.

Mike Evenson, a 37-year-old morning-show host for the local top 40 radio station 97.5 The River, was killed in a collision early Thurs-day morning, Dec. 4 on Highway 1, five kilo-metres west of Chase. Evenson was driving his daily commute from his Chase home to the station in downtown Kamloops for his 6 a.m. radio show when the three-vehicle accident occurred.

•A Chase woman died in a single-vehicle crash near Pritchard. About 3 p.m. on Dec. 6, Chase RCMP respond-ed to a single-vehicle roll-over collision on Kamloops Shuswap Road, approximately five kilometres west of Pritchard.

Thirty-nine-year-old Sheila Ignace from Chase was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Successful events provide spin-offfor school lunch program & parkThe members of the Salmon Arm

Rotary Club (aka as “the lunch club”) have been very busy the last few months raising money for local projects. Two successful fundraisers were held, with the proceeds used to support club projects including the elementary school lunch program, youth exchange and a new picnic shelter for Blackburn Park.

Wine FestivalOur annual Shuswap Wine Festival

was a great success, with over 400 people attending, sampling 80 different wines from 19 British Columbia wineries. The wines were complemented by chocolates, cheeses, and savories supplied by sponsors throughout the Okanagan Valley, as well as a marvellous wide assortment of appetizers.

Thanks to people in the community who bought tickets and to our 20 local sponsors who supported the ticket sales drive, we were able to raise $9,000.

Shopping SpreeThe Club sold tickets to a shopping

spree at Askew’s Foods throughout October and November. A second prize was a $250 gas card from theCo-op Gas Bar.

The Shopping Spree ticket draw was held at 5:00pm November 30 at Uptown Askews. The winner of the shopping spree was Pat Timpany of Salmon Arm. The winner of the $250 gas card was Lindsay Quintal.

Mr. and Mrs. Timpany had their shopping spree at the downtown Askew’s Foods location at 7:30am Saturday, December 5. They were ably assisted by Rotarian Dan Hudson, who made a fantastic run around the store and totted up $1,595 in groceries

for them. A BIG THANK-YOU to all of you who purchased tickets. Approximately $5,800 was raised.

In the New YearRotarians will get an early start at the

31st annual Reino Keski-Salmi Loppet - the BBQ gets fired up at around 4AM so that our renowned Beef-on-a-Bun is ready for the over 500 participants and volunteers by 10AM, January 17th.

We have some other great events planned over the next few months including a “Dram Good Evening”

scotch tasting and dinner event, Sunday, January 25th, 5PM at The Wicked Spoon. Limited tickets are available.

Also in the works is a vocational information event in partnership with Okanagan College. This free event will offer one-on-one advice to individuals interested in entering different fields of work. It will be a chance about education requirements and what to expect on the job. Stay tuned for details at www.salmonarmrotary.org.

Youth ExchangeThis year’s Inbound Youth Exchange students are – Gustavo “Fred” Marques and Fernando de Castro, both from Brazil. Both are 17 years old and attending Salmon Arm Secondary School. Fred is sponsored by the Salmon Arm Rotary Club and Fernando by the Shuswap Rotary Club.

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“I just want to lose twenty pounds!”

Unfortunately, New Year’s resolutions are easy to make, but hard to achieve.

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If I am craving some-thing sweet at work in Salmon Arm, I usually only have to stop by the nearest nursing station. If not, I still have the vending machine, the gift shop and the cafete-ria as options without even leaving the build-

ing. So, realizing this is a difficult feat, what are some good dietary strat-egies for losing weight?

• Keep a food journal for a week when you are eating normally. Write down everything you eat and drink including portion sizes. Although there are many apps and websites to help you an-alyze this information, the important aspect is creating awareness of your current eating hab-its.

• Look for problemat-ic eating patterns. These usually involve eating unhealthy foods fre-quently (like an addic-tion to a certain food), eating food for rea-sons other than hunger (boredom, stress…),

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• Choose one issue and think of why you have this habit and how you could change it. For example, if snack-ing in front of the TV is a problem, maybe you need to stop buying cer-tain foods at the grocery store. Or maybe you need to try a different nighttime hobby that does not remind you of food at every commer-cial break.

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• Believe in your-self and your ability to achieve your goal. Re-mind yourself that your health is important and you are worth being cared for in this way.

Losing significant weight is likely going to take more effort than one resolution, but chip-ping away at your bad habits is going to be a more effective long-term solution than do-ing a fad diet.

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Tammy &Vince Fischer

4060-1st Ave, S.W. Salmon Arm 833-1129Serving Kamloops to Golden Toll Free 1-888-816-1117

Fischer’s Funeral Serviceswishes to express sympathy to the families

which we served in December 2014…

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Mary SmithMary KolmatyckiRoger PaulsonHelen PowellVincent DawsonArnold NicholsWilliam George ReidJim SchnareWilli FeldClarence BeckerAlice Gibson

Shirley WilliamsDorothea KennedyPatricia RaultPearl ZelmerCarol EmperinghamKen McManusPeter AmbilIvy HeapsBrandon OuelletteWilliam Henry Reid

It is with great sadness that the family of Molly Davis announces her passing at Hillside Village on Sunday December 28, 2014 at the age of 91.

Molly was born in Bexhill, East Sussex, England and emigrated to Canada as a war bride in 1945.

She was predeceased by her husband Art on Remembrance Day in 1990 and is survived by her two daughters, Barbara (Ken) Baird of Salmon Arm and Jacquie (Frank Romano) Davis of Calgary, her sister Joyce in England, her granddaughter Debbie Baird, grandson Ryan Kucharski, great granddaughter Jenna (Nick), two great great granddaughters Alexis and Portia, and many nieces and nephews.

Molly will be forever missed and lovingly remembered as a true English lady. The family would sincerely like to thank the caregivers of Cottage 3 at Hillside Village for all the love and excellent care Molly received. They are so special.

Respecting Molly’s wish there will be no formal service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in memory of Molly to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Online condolences may be sent through Rosemary’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com.

ROSEMARY (MOLLY) DAVISJune 9, 1923 - December 28, 2014

Carol passed away peacefully in her 78th year on December 24, 2014 at Shuswap Lake General Hospital in Salmon Arm.

Carol is survived by her ever loving husband Norman, daughters Lori, Linda, Christine and Tracy (Mario); step daughter Laurie (Marcel) and stepson Darren (Elaine). Carol will be missed by all who knew her.

Her loving heart gave us unconditional love, support, strength and happiness. She will be deeply missed, lovingly remembered and will live on in the hearts of her family.

The family would sincerely like to thank the second floor staff at Shuswap Lake General Hospital for their outstanding care and comfort.

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories through Carol’s obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices.com.

EMPERINGHAM, CAROL1936 – 2014

Bill sadly passed away December 10th 2014 at Shuswap Lake General Hospital in Salmon Arm, BC at the age of 75.

Bill was born in Red Deer Alberta, January 15 1939. He was predeceased by his parents Vera and George Reid, Brother Ken, Sister Florence, Brother-In-law Clarence, and his Nephew Ken.

He is survived by his four children, his grandchildren, Brother Doug Lyons and Sister Mary Einarson, many nieces, nephews, and other family members. He also leaves behind countless close friends and his beloved dog Tundra.

He forever loved to be out on the road riding his motorcycle or driving truck. His kind and joyful spirit will never be forgotten.

At Bills request there will be no service.Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral

Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories through Bill’s obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices.com.

REID, WILLIAM (BILL) GEORGE

Muriel Lorraine Scholz passed away peacefully on December 20, 2014 at the age of 84 years.

Born in Duncan, BC on December 29, 1929 and spent over 40 years dedicated to her friends and customers doing hairdressing.

She resided in Sorrento from 1971 until moving into Salmon Arm in 1999, and then to Canterbury Court in Vernon in September 2011.

Predeceased by her husband, Heinz Scholz, father, Ernest Jennings, her mother at 108 years of age, Lenora Jennings, sister, Lenora Fane, and her brother, Douglas Jennings.

Muriel is survived by her two nieces, Sheila (Pat) O’Neill and Linda (Ed) Connor both of St. Paul, Alberta; 3 great nieces and 3 great nephews.

Cremation with interment to follow in the family plot in Royal Oak Cemetery, Victoria, BC

Email condolences may be sent to Muriel’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm, BC.

MURIEL LORRAINE SCHOLZ

Vera Ellaschuk lived in the Shuswap (Celista, Sicamous and Salmon Arm) from 1958 until 2004. Her husband Walter, a teacher in the area, predeceased her in 1999. She lived in Victoria from 2004, not far from her second son, Kent (Donna) and his family. Her other son Lorne (Alain) lives in Ontario.

She loved the Shuswap and always missed it. It was home.

VERA ELLASCHUK1918 - 2014

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Robert and Arla Babakaiff of Salmon Armare happy to announce the engagement of their daughter

Robbie Babakaiff to Braydon Jones,son of Kirk and Sharon Jones of Blind Bay.

Wedding to take place September 2016.

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Clerical AssistantDrew Lee-Hai & Associates is actively seeking a candidate for a F/T position for the upcoming tax season to assist with clerical duties in March and April. The candidate must possess strong communication skills, must be courteous, organized, must be able to multi-task and perform a variety of office duties with little supervision. Computer skills and interpersonal skills are essential

Please send your resume to:

Email: [email protected]: (250) 832-5377

We are currently seeking a Casual / On Call staff to cover shifts for all CMHA Shuswap-Revelstoke Branch programs. Programs include Rehabilitation, Hudson Thrift Shoppe and Housing.

Qualifications: • Undergraduate degree in Social Sciences, Social Service

Worker Diploma or combination of education, training and recent related experience

• Valid Class 5 license• Current First Aid Certificate • Food Safe

Please Submit Resume and Cover Letter by January 19, 2014 to: Dianna Churchill, Director of Operations Box 3275 433 Hudson Ave, Salmon Arm BC VIE 4S1 or email: [email protected]

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Shuswap-Revelstoke

Braby Motors in Salmon Arm B.C. is searching for one full time AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIANS immediatley.

Our shop is a busy and growing location which could be ideal for the right candiate. our shop offers a variety of all maintenance and repairs, a clean and organized work environment and overall an excellent atmosphere to work in.

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EXPERIENCED CLASS 1 Drivers, F/T, P/T for California & Arizona produce hauling, ex-cellent pay and benefi ts, safe-ty bonus and home time. Call Jerry or Bill 1-877-539-1750.

We require 5 qualifi ed Cana-dian Drivers Immediately. We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualifi ed drivers for the West-ern Provinces. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time. Direct deposit paid every sec-ond Friday with no hold backs.We offer a rider and pet policy.All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume and abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to [email protected] NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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We require qualifi ed US capable Class 1 drivers imme-diately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualifi ed drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacifi c Northwest, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We offer a new pay rate empty or load-ed. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regu-lar home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to [email protected] NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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Bowers Funeral Service is again pleased to be sponsor-ing our annual grief information seminar facilitated by Naomi Silver. Naomi has 25 years of experience provid-ing grief support to families in our community. This seminar will include practical and useful suggestions on ways to help yourself when you are grieving. Handouts will be provided.This seminar will be held in the Bowers Funeral Home Mountainside Complex on Saturday, January 24, 2015, from 9:30 - 12:30 p.m. with a lunch to follow. There will be an optional support session to follow in the after-noon for those who wish to stay.To pre-register or for more information, please contact Bowers Funeral Service at 832-2223.There is no charge for this seminar.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERSNotice is Hereby Given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of JOHN PETER LEBERECHT STRACK, also known as JOHN PETER L. STRACK, JOHN PETER STRACK, JOHN STRACK, J. PETER STRACK, J.P. STRACK and PETER STRACK, for-merly of Calgary, Alberta, who died on February 18, 2014, leaving property at 300 Tappen Beach Road, Tappen, British Columbia, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the Executors c/o Gail Black, Miller Thomson LLP, 3000 – 700 – 9th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 3V4, on or before the 29th day of January, 2015, after which date the Executors will distribute the estate to the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

Karen Marie Strack & John Walter L. Strack, Executors

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Misc. WantedBUYING gold jewelry! Brace-lets, chains, necklaces, rings, watches, coins, gold teeth, etc. Call Todd @ 250-864-3521.Private Collector Looking toBuy Coin Collections, Silver,Antiques, Native Art, Estates +Chad: 778-281-0030 Local

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Cottages / CabinsBRIGHT, clean fully furn. cot-tage, Paradise Point, past Sunnybrae, 1bdrm., kitchen living & dining room, laundry $800 monthly rental. incl. hy-dro, sat tv & internet. (250)835-8236

Modular HomesSORRENTO: Mobile Home beside Frankie’s Pizza, avail. Feb 1st $650./mo + util.,refs & DD, NS (1-250)675-4104

Homes for RentCANOE: 3bdrm., 1.5bath, 5appl., near beach, avail Feb1, $1100/mo., elec. incl*, pets neg. (250)832-6902In Malakwa 3 bdrm home. $700 + util. 2 bdrm $650 + util.250-836-2928.SALMON ARM/ Silver creek 2 bed 2 bath house $1000/mo fenced yard (250)309-4703

Suites, Lower1 bdrm, 1 den in SE SA. $1000/mo. incl util. Sep. en-trance, gas f/p, open fl oor plan, lots of windows & great view. Single person only, NP, NS, single vehicle parking. 250-832-7731 or 250-833-83781 Bedroom Basement Suite for Rent in Hillcrest area Sal-mon Arm. Bright living room, gas fi replace, $800/month in-cluding utilities. 250-803-1095

Suites, UpperLARGE 1bdrm, F/S, NP, NS, utilities & cable incl., female 35+ preferred, refs req. (250)804-6123 (250)832-4827

TownhousesTOWNHOUSE 3bdrm $850/mo avail. Jan 25. NS, NP, quiet tenants only call Sheila 250-832-0033

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Looking forward to the New Year can spark us to ponder about what the future holds for the Shuswap.

Certainly the old ad-age, “be careful about what you wish for” rings true with this week’s “snowmagge-don” when many ski-ers yearned for snow after our green solstice.

Will we face more extreme weather pat-terns that trigger dam-aging erosion events?

Will the unantici-pated drop in oil prices impact the flow of Al-berta money into our economy?

And will we once

again avoid destructive wildfires or massive al-gae blooms?

Land and resource use or misuse does af-fect the future, as un-sustainable use means there will be less re-sources available for future generations or some resources and values will be damaged or destroyed.

Both provincial and federal governments have decreased over-sight and handed re-sponsibility for how resources are used over to companies, thus planning is primar-ily done behind closed doors without public involvement.

One way to reverse this trend is to provide opportunities for stu-dents to better under-stand sustainable re-source use and thereby become more mindful of how we care for the environment.

Last year, local teachers and resource specialists organized

the BC Tomorrow So-ciety to develop an online tool for teach-ing sustainability and holistic thinking that encompasses many po-tential variables.

The group is mod-elled after the Alberta Tomorrow Society, whose satellite image-based future simula-tion website is being successfully used in classrooms throughout the province.

The plan is to modi-fy the existing Alberta platform to incorpo-rate local issues and then pilot the tool in the Shuswap before it is expanded for use throughout the prov-ince.

Given that young people today are in-creasingly connected to digital devices, the idea is to develop a tool that operates like a video game to foster student involvement.

Five land uses will be included, forestry, agriculture, tourism,

settlement and trans-portation. The goal will be for students to develop a plan that best balances land use in a way that optimizes re-source availability in the future and mini-mizes the risks to key values.

BC Tomorrow orga-nizers, including Barry Wilson, Dave Ramsay and Dave Nordquist, also plan to develop a tool that does more than virtual planning by adding a feature that allows students to make observations and take measurements us-ing a smartphone app.

This data would then be incorporated into the modeling of how ecological systems change over time, such as the water quality in local creeks and rivers and allow students to engage in an interac-tive exploration of land use.

The society has many challenges ahead, including rais-

ing the funds needed for the computer pro-graming required and improving the existing tool to better reflect the impact of all the vari-ables we face in the future.

One key addition would be to include the wild cards, especially the impacts of climate change.

As the warming of the planet continues to increase exponentially due to continued rise in atmospheric car-bon dioxide, we can expect more extreme weather events, wild-fires, droughts, floods, landslides, forest pests and diseases, and other impacts that we can barely predict.

In fact, sustainable resource planning now requires more than balancing uses, it also means anticipating impacts and thus mak-ing efforts to adapt. For example, a recent BC government ac-tion plan estimates that

the size, number and severity of wildfires could double by 2080 and recommends all communities develop fire management plans and proactively reduce interface sources of fuel.

Economic factors also create wild cards, as a financial down-turn could decrease demand for resources, just as upturns create more demand, includ-ing increases in settle-ment and tourism. And the pressure for more settlement would oc-cur when the oceans rise and people need to move.

Perhaps one of the biggest wild cards would be the potential for a major railway ac-cident that could dump deadly toxins into Shuswap Lake.

Any effort to create a planning tool for the future must incorpo-rate the potential for any one or more of these wild cards, or the

exercise will not accu-rately reflect all that we face in the future.

The public will have a great opportunity to learn more about the BC Tomorrow Society on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. when Wilson and Ramsay present the lecture at the Salmar Classic, “Systems Ecology: Strategic Planning for Today and Tomorrow.”

This lecture is spon-sored by the MacQuar-rie Institute and pre-sented by Okanagan College.

Looking into the crystal ball for the Shuswap

ShuSwap paSSion

Jim Cooperman

A special meeting of council will be held in city council chambers on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m.

The meeting is in regard to siting of cell towers, but will also touch on information

about the spread of Wi-Fi. Presenters who wish to use audio vi-sual aids are requested to provide electronic copies to city hall by 4 p.m. on Jan. 27.

Citizens for Safe Technology have asked

council to revisit its de-cision on signing an agreement with Shaw for free Wi-Fi in the parks, but they’ve been told that won’t happen.

No council motions on the topic are sched-uled for consideration.

Cell tower meeting set for Jan. 29


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ONGOING…OKANAGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, SALMON ARM BRANCH –

meets every third Monday of the month, 7 p.m. in the boardroom of The Mall at Piccadilly, use back northwest entrance. Anyone interested in the history of Salmon Arm and surrounding areas, is invited to join. For further info., contact: Pat at 250-833-0205 or Dorothy at 250-832-3537. Next meeting is Jan. 19, 2015.

TO JANUARY 31SHUSWAP MUSIC FESTIVAL 2015 REGISTRATION – Register

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 9SOUTH SHUSWAP CHILDREN’S

THEATRE FOUNDATION – is holding audition for their upcoming play A Grimm Night for Hans Christian Andersen. For more information, visit website: www.ssctf.com, or call Rhys at 250-833-6129.

KAMLOOPS SYMPHONY – presents The Magic of Vienna at the SASCU Recreation Centre at 7:30 p.m., featuring some of the great opera arias and duets, plus overtures, waltzes and marches in the Viennese tradition. Guest conductor is Martin MacDonald. Soloists are soprano Lambroula Pappas and baritone Andrew Greenwood. Tickets are available at Wearabouts in Salmon Arm, Kamloops Live! Box Of� ce or at the door. For further information, contact 250-374-5483.

JANUARY 9 TO 15SHUSWAP FILM SOCIETY – presents

Foxcatcher, a joint presentation with the Salmar Theatre, at 7:30 p.m. at Salmar Classic Theatre. Based on true events, this � lm tells the story of the relationship between an eccentric multi-millionaire and two champion wrestlers. When Olympic Gold Medal wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont (Steve Carrell) to his estate to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics, he jumps at the opportunity to train at a top-notch facility and to step out of the shadow of his revered brother (Mark Ruffalo). Here, wrestling, that most primal of sports, functions as an apt metaphor for the themes of control and manipulation in America. The Shuswap Film Society will be your special hosts on Friday, Jan. 9 and Saturday, Jan. 10, with door prizes awarded to the audience.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14SHUSWAP & DISTRICT RETIRED TEACHERS’ MEETING – will

be held in the Askew’s Uptown Community Room. Coffee and conversation. Contact A. Waters 250-832-9973.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15JULIAN VERES AND THE HAPPY FEET BAND – will perform

live at the banquet room of Shuswap Chefs restaurant,

551 Trans-Canada Highway. (One building east of Tim Horton’s in downtown Salmon Arm). You have heard all of these band members in “Safeword” and at many jazz club concerts in different band con� gurations. This time, Julian Veres leads with “music that is good for the heart and the feet.” Julian Veres on sax, Richard Graham on drums, Blair Shier on bass and Jordan Dick on guitar. Doors open at 6:30, music starts at 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE – will be held from 9

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 17A FUNDRAISER FOR JUSTIN STARKELL – following a serious

accident in Calgary, will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Wicked Spoon Cafe and Grill.

DEO LUTHERAN CHURCH – presents a public lecture: The work of their hands: The Bible and Money, presented by Rev. Erik Bjorgan at 1801 30th St. N.E. at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcomed.

SHUSWAP FILM SOCIETY – presents Mommy, a Canadian � lm, at 5 p.m. at Salmar Classic Theatre. Some subtitles. Director Xavier Dolan, Montreal’s enfant terrible, brings his � fth � lm to the screen. In it a widowed single mother is raising her violent son alone. Although he can be sweet as an angel, Steve is volatile. Diane is not exactly serene either. A working-class Quebec woman with a messy personal life, she’s barely keeping it together. When their mysterious shy neighbour, Kyla, takes an interest in mother and son, a surprising trio develops. Tickets are available at the door, or advance tickets from Wearabouts (350 Alexander St.) – convenience charge applies.

MONDAY, JANUARY 19

SENIORS’ RESOURCE CENTRE – presents Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for those 19+ or seniors. This free six-week self-management workshop is for adults with ongoing physical or mental health conditions. Family members, friends and caregivers are welcome. For more information, or to register, call 1-866-902-3767.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 22WHITE LAKE NEW HORIZONS CLUB – will be holding their

end of the month pot-luck and social at White Lake Community Hall, 3617 Parri Rd. Doors open 5 p.m., dinner at 6. Everyone 50+ is welcome. For information,

call Lester 250-835-0077.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 24FASHION 4 FAMINE FASHION SHOW – This fundraiser gives 50 per cent of the proceeds to the local food bank, while the other 50 per cent goes towards Free the Children to help � ght the famine in Africa. Food donations are welcome. The event is taking place from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door. Nalu Clothing is donating the clothes for the models to wear, with SAS students modelling, as well as some of the Silverbacks. Makeup will be done by Shoppers Drug Mart. Businesses in Salmon Arm have donated items to be part of the gift baskets we will be raf� ing off, and include Save On, Safeway, Askew’s, Booster Juice, Chester’s and Bookingham Palace. By coming to the event, your name automatically gets entered into the raf� e, and for every one food item you donate, your name will be re-entered. Food and drinks will be served throughout the show.

SHUSWAP FILM SOCIETY – presents Mr. Turner, a UK � lm, at 5 p.m. at Salmar Classic Theatre. Acclaimed

� lmmaker Mike Leigh delivers this masterful portrait of the renowned English painter J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851), brilliant in his oeuvre, but cantankerous and lacking in social graces in his personal life. In the latter part of his life, Turner, played by Timothy Spall, travels, paints, stays with aristocracy, and is a member of the Royal Academy of Arts. He is both celebrated and reviled by the public and by royalty. Leigh explores the tension between the � awed eccentric individual and his epic works of art. Tickets are available at the door, or advance tickets from Wearabouts (350 Alexander St.) – convenience charge applies.

THEATRE 101 – takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Shuswap Theatre, 41 Hudson Ave. NW. Would you like to know more about how a theatre production is put together? Perhaps you’re new to theatre or have only been involved in one or two areas before. If so, Theatre 101 is for you – and it’s free. You’ll learn how each department works, how plays are chosen, what the director does, about producers, set designers, lighting, sound and much more. Shuswap Theatre’s in-house experts will explain it all. For more information or to register for this exciting session, go online to www.shuswaptheatre.com, email [email protected] or call 250-832-9283.

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