Eagle Valley News, December 05, 2012

EAGLE VALLEY

NEWS Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012

Vol. 53 No. 50 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (HST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.comPM40008236

Firefighters hit the road for toy and food drive

Page 2

Ambulance unit chief honoured

for effortsPage 3

Parade: The countdown to Christmas kicked off in downtown Sicamous Saturday afternoon with the Santa Pa-rade organized by the cham-ber, followed by the Main Street Landing Christmas Tree light up and other festivities.Photos by Lachlan Labere

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CALENDAROF EVENTS

This is a FREE listing of community events for not-for-profit organizations and paid advertisers.

DEADLINE: 2pm, Fridays

December 6 - Sicamous Lions Club will be holding their annual Food Bank Bingo and Raffle upstairs at the Sicamous and District Recreation Centre. Doors open at 6 pm with early bird at 6:45. Please bring a non-perishable item for the food bank. All proceeds will go to the Sicamous Food Bank.

Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday- Sicamous Lions Club meets at the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre, 1090 Shuswap Ave, Sicamous. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Meeting starts at 7:00 pm. Everyone Welcome. For info contact Joan at 250-836-4876 or Kathy at 250-836-3267

Every 1st & 3rd Wed.- Parkinsons Support Group at First united Church. 20 - 4th Street SE, Salmon Arm at 10 am. Contact Doreen at 250-836-2509.

Every 1st & 3rd Wed. Eagle Valley Photography Club starts on Oct 17. Everyone welcome. 7 pm at the Red Barn.

Every 4th Mon.- Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 7 p.m.

Third Sunday of the month -Regular meeting of the Eagle Valley Artisans Guild. 3:30 pm - Red Barn, Sicamous. Guests welcome. For info contact Terry Sinton: 250-836-4613.

Every Monday and Thursday -Chairbiotics (low impact exercise) Seniors activity Centre 10:00 am. Join us. $2 each.

Every Mon. & Fri. - Bridge, Seniors Activity Centre, 1 p.m.

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

Every Tues. - Sicamous Amateur Drama Club rehearsals, 7:00 p.m., Red Barn Arts Centre. 836-4705.

Tues. & Thurs. - Carpet Bowling at the Seniors’ Activity Centre at 1 p.m.

Every Tues. & Thurs. - Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in Common Room at the Haven.

Every Wed. Wednesday Arts for Everyone. 10 am - 3 pm starting September 5. For info contact Juanita at 250-836-3019 or Gail- at 250-836-5472

Every Wed. Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks - 3:00 pm. Brownies - 4:00 pm. Girl Guides - 5:30 pm. New members welcome

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

Every Wed. - Seniors Crib, 7:30 p.m., Haven seniors building. Everyone welcome - you don’t have to be a senior. Socializing and coffee served after crib. Info: Esther 836-4373.

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

Every Wed.-Sat. United Church Thrift Store 10:00 am to 3 p.m.

Every Thurs. - Sicamous Crokinole Group meets at 7pm at the Sicamous & District Recreation Centre - upstairs for more info and to join call Dave Reed @ 250-836-3652

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

Every Thurs.- Crib and darts 7 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99. Everyone welcome.

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

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

Every 2nd and 4th Thurs. Options For Sexual health from 7 to 9 p.m., Sicamous Health Unit.

Every 3rd Thursday monthly meeting of the Malakwa Community Association at 7:30 in the Malakwa Hall.

Every Fri. - Parents & Tots, 10-12 noon at Catholic Church. 836-3440.

Every Fri. - Eagle Valley Brush & Palette Club, Red Barn, 10am-3pm, Everyone welcome!

Every Sat. - Outdoor market – back parking lot of Sicamous Legion $10/space. No booking required. No required start or end times.

Every 1st & 3rd Fri. - Pool Tournament at the Royal Canadian Legion #99 at 7:00 pm.

Every 4th Sun. - OAPO Birthday Tea for members & friends, Seniors Activity Centre, 2 p.m.

Last Saturday of every month -Sicamous Royal Canadian Legion #99 Ladies Auxilliary dinner 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

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Craft tables full of sunshine and thanks to all the vendors for making our craft show a success and thanks to everyone who attended. Special thanks to the Tops Ladies who hosted the concession and provided us with awesome food and snacks!

~ The Eagle Valley Artisans Guild****

Armloads of sunshine for Lynn M. for rescuing me when I locked myself out of the Thrift Shop at 8 O’ clock in the morning.

~ Bernice H.****

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After a number of trying exchanges with Emergency Manage-ment BC, the Eagle Valley Arts Council is giving up hope of di-saster funding for Si-camous’ Red Barn Arts Centre.

Last week, the Eagle Valley Arts Council (EVAC) and its trea-surer, Carla Krens, who oversee operation and maintenance of the barn, received a letter from Emergency Man-agement BC stating they do not qualify for funding under the prov-ince’s disaster financial assistance program.

According to the let-ter signed by recovery officer Carrie Dalla-way, this latest decision is based on the fact the barn is insured, and the total damage falls un-der the $10,000 deduct-ible EVAC was forced to accept because the barn is on a flood plain.

“The damage asso-ciated with the deduct-

ible is still considered insurable damage and therefore not eligible for DFA (disaster fi-nancial assistance),” writes Dallaway.

While Dallaway’s letter invites the arts council to appeal the decision, Krens and EVAC have already been down that route with the province, and have decided to swal-low the irony of cir-cumstance and move on.

“I feel that we are really caught in the old catch-22 situation; we need insurance on the building, can’t get that without a large deduct-ible because we are on a flood plain. The prov-ince does not cover the deductible portion they only cover it if you don’t have insurance. And so it goes,” says Krens.

Already a local landmark, the Red Barn took on iconic status during this sum-mer’s flooding as the backdrop for numer-

ous TV news reports and photographs, showing the barn sur-rounded by water up to its front door. While the main floor of the structure came through unscathed, there was significant damage to the back of the facility. Krens puts the total at about $4,800, includ-ing $3,400 in materials and 146 hours of vol-unteer “senior power.”

Krens says she was initially encouraged by Emergency Man-agement BC to submit an application for di-saster assistance, and was told the $10,000 deductible wouldn’t be a factor. In August, EVAC received their first letter of denial, on the grounds that they didn’t qualify as a char-itable organization in accordance with Sec-tion 8.1 of the Com-pensation and Disaster Financial Assistance Regulation.

Krens sent off a let-ter of appeal, with let-ters of support from

both the District of Si-camous and Shuswap MLA George Abbott.

“I know the Eagle Valley Arts Council of Sicamous very well as it has been in operation for 32 years. I can attest to it being a “charita-ble” and “not-for-prof-it” organization,” wrote Abbott.

In response, EVAC received a letter from the province’s fire and emergency manage-ment commissioner and provincial emer-gency program direc-tor Rebecca Denlinger, who overturned the original decision, and said EVAC would be considered eligible to receive financial as-sistance. However, Krens was directed to provide a letter from the insurance company confirming flood in-surance was available. It was, says Krens, but $10,000 was the lowest available flood deductible for the non-profit arts council, whose entire annual

budget ranges between $15,000 and $19,000.

“That’s not a rea-sonable deductible – I don’t know what would have happened if we had not been able to have flood insurance at all – it doesn’t suit us other than if the Red Barn had been flushed away,” said Krens. “Be-cause, if the main floor had gone underwater, it would have wiped us out financially and with this kind of attitude, it would have been hope-less. The barn would be gone.”

Krens says Emer-gency Management BC’s latest reply may be legally correct, but ethically bankrupt.

“It’s a real shame that we had to go through so many hoops after the Red Barn Arts Centre was used by ev-ery media from coast to coast, and all the news-papers as the ‘victim’ of the big floods in Si-camous, and there’s no help for the victim in Sicamous,” says Krens.

By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

Arts council denied disaster aid for Red Barn

Sirens of charity: Sicamous Mayor Darrel Trouton hands over a box of items to Fire Chief Brett Ogino for the annual volunteer fire department toy and food drive, held Sunday afternoon. Sicamous, Malakwa and Swansea Point volunteer fire departments participated in the event, collecting items from residents for the Eagle Valley Christmas Hamper and Gift campaign. See page seven for other festive opportunities to donate, including the Lions Club Food Bingo Thursday, Dec. 6, and the CP Holi-day Train, to arrive Saturday, Dec. 15 at 4 p.m. Photo by Lachlan Labere

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Family unnerved with delay of surgeryRyan and Colleen

Dean will be seeking a second opinion on their four-year-old son’s heart condition after an impending surgery was pushed back by nine months.

The Sicamous fam-ily recently returned from a doctor’s ap-pointment in the Lower Mainland, where they were expecting be to be told if their son, Tyson, would be undergoing surgery open-heart sur-gery in December or January. Instead, they

were told the over-grown muscle bundles compensating for a small hole in Tyson’s heart aren’t causing as much trouble as was stressed during their last visit, and that they would have to return for another appointment in nine-months.

Colleen says that while the news is poten-tially good for Tyson, she and Ryan find the sudden and unexpected turnaround unnerving.

“We’re thinking about going to Edmon-ton for a second opinion – we’re not very com-fortable with the answer

we got,” says Colleen. “We were told, ‘you guys should be prepared to come to surgery,’ and then no – it’s a big dif-ference.”

Colleen says Tyson underwent testing – in-cluding an echocardio-gram – twice during the recent appointment, and that doctors concluded they may have “messed up” on the last test.

“And he wasn’t very confident either when he gave us the news, so we don’t feel very com-fortable,” says Colleen.

However, the Dean family is feeling some relief following a well-

supported dinner/dance/silent auction fundraiser to support them dur-ing Tyson’s surgery. Ryan, who organized the event, said it was a sell-out and $15,000 was raised.

“It was unbelievable – We did not expect that kind of feedback from everybody,” says Ryan. “We knew the commu-nity was great… It lifted a whole lot of stress off of us, that’s for sure.”

Between the $15,000, another $360 donated through Face-book, a fundraiser sup-ported by Askew’s and other donations, includ-

ing winter tires for the highway driving, Ryan says the community has done more than enough to see them through the surgery.

“The day after (the dinner/fundraiser) I got the best reward,” says Ryan. “(Tyson) told me he’s very happy, and thanked me for having a party for him.”

Colleen says all funds raised will stay in a trust fund set up at the Sicamous branch of the Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union until the time of the surgery, be it in nine months or sooner.

Ambulance unit chief honoured for effort

The rewards of fi-nally having a rescue boat on the Shuswap have proven greater than Kathy Crandle-mire could have imag-ined.

As if the successful inaugural summer sea-son for crew and sup-porters of the Royal Ca-nadian Marine Search and Rescue Shuswap Station #106 rescue boat wasn’t already a great achievement for Sicamous’ BC Ambu-lance Service (BCAS) unit chief, Crandlemire was recently honoured by the ambulance ser-vice with a provincial Chief Operating Of-ficer Commendation Award.

The award, explains Crandlemire, was for

promoting community partnerships and estab-lishing a new emergen-cy response plan for the BCAS in Sicamous. It was given to Crandle-mire for all the work she has put in over the past decade to make the rescue boat a reality for the Shuswap, and the close relationship she and the ambulance ser-vice continue to have with other agencies re-sponsible for operation of the vessel.

Crandlemire notes the province-wide award follows an In-terior award of excel-lence she received from the BCAS for going be-yond the call to help es-tablish the partnerships and collaborating with other agencies to make the Shuswap rescue boat a reality.

“Kathy has been

instrumental in de-veloping the working relationship between Royal Canadian Ma-rine Search and Res-cue – Station #106 Shuswap and the BC Ambulance Service,” says Shuswap station leader Rob Sutherland. “She worked so hard over the last number of years to help justify

having a rescue boat lo-cated on the Shuswap, all in the interest of the patient.”

Sutherland says Crandlemire has worked closely with the Sicamous-based Shuswap Station, help-ing to develop working relationships, training standards and callout procedures. And with her high degree of skill and knowledge, he adds, Crandlemire has instilled confidence in BCAS and Shuswap Station volunteers in-volved in this new venture to provide pro-fessional care, as seen during the 40-plus res-cued over this past sea-son on the Shuswap.

Sutherland and the Shuswap Station crew themselves were re-cently recognized with an award from the

Royal Canadian Ma-rine Search and Rescue (formerly the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary) for a “stellar first year of operation,” as the “busiest station in the region.”

“It’s just such a nice feather in the cap that Rob received an award as well, because it has been such a successful venture,” says Crandle-mire. “I mean, the re-sponse of the boat this summer was outstand-ing, the crew… they just did an outstanding job and we worked so well with them. It was just such a great ser-vice this summer for patients on the lake.”



Kathy Crandlemire


VICTORIA – Whatever happens in the provincial election five months from now, taxpayers should in-sist that it be the last spring vote.

Now I know this isn’t sexy like the horse race of popularity polls so loved by the TV news. But integrity of public financial informa-tion is the next vital step in democratic reform, even more important than sched-uled election dates. And the B.C. tradition of tabling untested election budgets, shutting down the legisla-ture and firing up the cam-paign buses has to end.

The B.C. Liberals are on track to surpass the NDP on fudge-it budgets, having put millions into TV ads that insist the 2013 budget will struggle into the black. This is the hill Christy Clark has chosen to die on.

Glen Clark set the mod-ern bar with his 1996 elec-tion budget. After a run of

red ink, it conjured a tidy little surplus that helped the NDP squeak out a win over the plaid-shirted Gordon Campbell.

Campbell’s noisy exit had its roots in his 2009 fudge-it budget, which clung to an out-dated $500-million deficit forecast that had already melted down along with banks, auto makers and U.S. real estate. After the election, British Columbi-ans found out we were re-ally $2.8 billion in the red.

Not one to waste a good crisis, Campbell ordered the harmonized sales tax.

Now Premier Clark and Finance Minister Mike de Jong are proposing to bal-ance the budget and shut down the HST money ma-chine.

Clark gave a speech in Coquitlam the day before last week’s budget update, warning it “won’t be pret-ty.” And it’s not. In Septem-ber, the current-year deficit forecast jumped above $1 billion, largely due to a

glut of natural gas. The lat-est update pushed it near $1.5 billion. And now coal prices and shipments are down, and a slow real estate market has pinched the flow of cash from Bill Vander Zalm’s legacy, the property purchase tax.

I erred in a previous column, saying this year’s deficit is partly due to a staged repayment of federal HST transition money. Not so. That entire $1.6 billion was booked in last year’s budget, pushing that deficit to a record $3 billion. This means the current $1.5 bil-lion bleeder is based strictly on current revenues, debt servicing and spending.

So how is this sucking chest wound going to sud-denly heal next spring? De Jong provided an early ver-sion of his answer in his September financial state-ment. Amazingly, it proj-ects a recovery of more than $100 million in natural gas royalties next year. Hmmm. Liquefied natural gas ex-ports to Asia are still years

away, and the U.S., our only current energy export cus-tomer, is developing its own huge shale gas and shale oil reserves.

In another forecasted miracle, sales tax revenue is expected to dip by a mere $120 million as the old provincial sales tax returns next year. In 2014 it is pro-jected to bounce right back to where it is today, around $6.1 billion.

That’s odd. When for-mer finance minister Kevin Falcon announced the tran-sition back to PST last May, he described annual reve-nue loss of about $500 mil-lion the first year, and more than $600 million the next.

Granted, business invest-ment credits and HST re-bates to the poor also end, saving the government a pile of cash as this signifi-cant tax reform dies.

But it still looks like another fudge-it budget, designed to help another premier avoid the politi-cal graveyard at the foot of Deficit Hill.

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B.C. deficit doesn’t deter Liberals from inflating ad budget

OpiniOn

It’s staggering to consider what the B.C. govern-ment could do with $64 million.

In Sicamous alone, that money could be used to help fund a badly needed upgrade to the municipal-ity’s water treatment centre. It would also easily cover the cost of repairing damage to the Red Barn Arts Centre incurred during the summer flooding.

Of course, that money would be an effective anti-inflammatory to the province’s swelling deficit. According to B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong, British Columbians can expect the deficit to reach $1.47 billion. Although, De Jong and Premier Christy Clark say they can have things back in the black by 2013 – perhaps even by the May election? (Nudge nudge, wink wink.)

Instead of these or other projects that might have a tangible, positive impact on the lives of British Columbians, $64 million, or close to it, represents the BC Liberal government’s advertising budget over the two years Clark has served as premier. This is accord-ing to a recent piece by political columnist Vaughn Palmer.

Included in this is the province’s $5 million attempt to sell the HST, and millions more promoting the so-called BC Jobs Plan. This includes a $15 million cam-paign focused on skill training and jobs, and $11 mil-lion in contingency, with no specifics on how it will be spent.

Granted, there may be some positive outcomes from all of this spending on TV, radio and newsprint ads. But, as critics rightly point out, these are your tax dol-lars that the government is spending on what essen-tially amounts to self-aggrandizing propaganda lead-ing up to the May 2013 provincial election. And it is being spent at a time when Clark and company is repeatedly insisting there is no money to be had (a mantra of ministry reps at this year’s Union of BC Municipalities convention), while enforcing a “net-zero” policy on public-sector workers seeking any semblance of a wage increase.

Palmer notes $64 million is double what the govern-ment spends annually on parks, three times what it spends on arts, culture and sports, and “half as much again” as what it spends on crime prevention.

By Tom FletcherNews Columnist

Liberals to surpass NDP on fudge-it budgets


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MAIL BAGMeals program offers more than food

For those who are not aware of its exis-tence, this is a direct en-dorsement of a program in Sicamous that has been functioning suc-cessfully for more than two decades.

It is the Wheels to Meals program, a lunch served regularly on Tuesday and Thursday in the Haven common room. Meals are also delivered to house-bound clients.

This entire enterprise

is principally manned by groups of willing volunteers.

Over and above all, this is not simply an economically-priced meal where one dashes in at the last minute, literally inhales a plate of food and scurries out the door. This is a full-scale social event which brings people together to become bet-ter acquainted. It is im-portant, particularly for those who live alone, to

become involved and thus allow them to feel less isolated.

Some months after my husband’s death in 2007, to avoid becom-ing a recluse, I began at-tending Haven lunches and I went early, mainly for the purpose of so-cializing with other people. Over time the food became a bonus… Besides, the sharing of funny stories and some laughter is good for ev-eryone.

I would encourage more people to try the Haven meals program. How often these days do you � nd tea, coffee and dessert included with your meal at no extra cost?

Some obvious rules of courtesy need to be observed. This is not a fast-food restaurant with limitless supplies within reach. When you are planning to at-tend, please call well in advance so the kitchen

staff has a fair idea how much food to prepare. The numbers to call are 250-836-4687, or 250-836-4980.

Any questions or concerns should be ad-dressed directly to the board members: Eileen Whitehead, Bea Her-zog, Sharon Krahn, Rhona Martin or Doro-thy Regts.

Alli M. Graham

Ross in running for Shuswap Liberals

Jordan Ross is one of the � ve candidates vying for the Shuswap candidacy for the B.C. Liberal Party.

He of� cially launched his campaign with a focus on his love of the region and hope that his three children will have the opportu-nity to live, learn, work and contribute to the area.

“Like many of our Shuswap residents, my ability to provide for my family is dependent on small business, the

backbone of every suc-cessful economy,” he said.

“I believe that in or-der for us to grow and succeed, we need to invest in training and education that pro-motes entrepreneurship in our schools and soci-ety. This will lead us to a culture of innovation, job creation and a more stable economy.”

Although Ross is a new face to local politics, he has been a Liberal member for 17 years. He holds an undergraduate degree with a political science concentration and has

spent the last � ve years serving as George Ab-bott’s riding associa-tion vice-president.

Ross has lived in Salmon Arm for the last seven years, work-

ing for various manu-facturers in business development, market-ing and communica-tions. He also sits on the board of directors for the Shuswap Youth Soccer Association, en-joys downhill skiing, golf and motorcycling.

Other candidates for the position include Marty Bootsma, Greg Kyllo, Will Hansma and Mel Arnold.

The candidate nom-ination meeting is Jan. 5.

backbone of every suc-cessful economy,” he

“I believe that in or-der for us to grow and succeed, we need to invest in training and education that pro-motes entrepreneurship in our schools and soci-

Jordan Ross

By Tracy HughesEagle Valley News

Phone: 250-836-2570Fax: 250-836-2661

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SICAMOUS EAGLES JUNIOR B HOCKEY CLUB

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HOME GAME:Friday, Dec. 7

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SICAMOUS EAGLES PLAYER PROFILE

Brayden Taekema

Position: Forward Home Town: Smithers, BCAge: 19 Height: 6’ 3” Weight: 190Prev Team: Sicamous EaglesHobbies / Interests: Fishing, volleyball, golfPersonal Hero: Brother KoltGoals / Objectives: Win WesternsFavorite NHL Team: Vancouver CanucksFavorite Player: Frank MahovolichFavorite Music: Country, PopFavorite Food:Momma’s Potato BunsWhat do you like best about playing hockey in Sicamous:

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Lunch Bunch: 12 pm - 2 pmPublic Skating: 2 pm - 4 pmFigure Skating: 5 pm - 8 pmEagles: 8:15 pm - 9:45 pm

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Lunch Bunch: 12 pm - 2 pmPublic Skating: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Pre Novice: 5 pm to 6 pmAtom: 6 pm to 7 pm

Midget: 7:15 pm - 8:15 pmEagles: 8:30 pm - 10 pm

THURSDAY DEC 6Public Skating: 9:00 am - 11:30 am

Lunch Bunch: 12 pm - 2 pmPublic Skating: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Salmon Arm: 5 pm - 6 pmPee Wee: 6 pm - 7 pm

Midget: 7:15 pm - 8:15 pmEagles: 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

FRIDAY DEC 7Public Skating: 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Malakwa School: 11:00 pm - 12:00 pmLunch Bunch: 12:00 to 2:00 pm

Public Skating: 2 pm - 4 pm

SATURDAY DEC 8

SUNDAY, DEC 9Blues: 7:00 to 8:30

Rec Centre Gym open 8:00 am to close. Full Membership: $20.Check our new website: www.sicamousreccentre.ca

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The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) is inviting residents of Electoral Ar-eas ‘A’, ‘C’, ‘D’, and ‘E’, who wish to serve on their Community Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission, to complete and return an Expression of Interest Form. The Expres-sion of Interest Form and related information is available on the CSRD website at www.csrd.bc.ca, or by contacting the Environment & Engineering Services Department as listed below. CSRD staff will review all submissions and will schedule meetings with all applicants beginning in January 2013.

The Commission will assist the CSRD by en-suring it receives thoughtful and comprehen-sive advice from a representative group of individuals with local knowledge and interest in the parks and recreation needs of the com-munity.

Commissioners are required to meet a mini-mum of four times per year. Terms are two years in duration, concluding December 31, 2014.

Individuals who best satisfy the following re-quirements will be recommended to the CSRD Board of Directors for appointment:

• Interest, leadership and passion for en-hancing public enjoyment of parks, trails and green spaces, as well as promoting local stewardship of recreational ameni-ties.

• Desire to share knowledge and experi-ence in a range of subjects relevant to community parks and recreation plan-ning, management and development (e.g. parks management and operation, recreational facilities and programming, construction and engineering, environ-ment, youth, seniors, business, geogra-phy, education, arts and culture).

Please submit a completed Expression of Interest Form by Friday, January 4, 2013 to:

Environment & Engineering Services Community Parks and RecreationColumbia Shuswap Regional DistrictBox 978, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4P1Phone: 250 833-5950 or Toll free: 1 888 248-2773 Fax: 250 832-1083Email: [email protected]

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And all of a sudden it is December.

Did anyone see this coming? Every year it arrives quicker and quicker, and with stores and decorations going up earlier I find it hard to gauge where I am at this time of the year. Is it too early to start shopping or too late to get the deals?

Here is the first good deal in Sicamous in the arts: there is a Christmas concert by the Shuswap Singers on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 2:30 p.m. (doors open at 2) at the Red Barn Arts Centre. Tickets are $10 in advance at Eagle Valley Pharma-cy, and $15 at the door. So make sure you get the tickets ahead of time for this absolutely wonderful concert.

And for sure, we will know it is Christ-mas time with the beautiful sounds of 50 singers singing in four part harmony. Don’t miss it!

Winning eyeVictoria Rowbot-

tom is a teenager from Malakwa who has won numerous awards for her work as a pho-tographer, including the Robert Bateman “Get To Know” Pho-tography Award, and

a Grade 12 school district scholarship of $1,000 from the Min-istry of Education.

Rowbottom can now add another award to the list: the Canadian Associa-tion for Photographic Art’s (CAPA) Okana-gan Photographic Arts Workshop scholarship.

The following is said of the honour in CAPA’s magazine, Canadian Camera: “CAPA is pleased to announce that Victo-ria Rowbottom is this year’s winner of the 2012 OPAW Scholar-ship, the first time in three years this award is given.” Well done Victoria.

Rowbottom’s work has been shown in gal-leries in the Okanagan and other places, in-cluding the pages of the Eagle Valley News, for whom she has free-lanced over the last number of years.

Rowbottom is

currently attending Thompson Rivers Uni-versity in Kamloops where she’s taking a digital design pro-gram, intent on pursu-ing a degree in jour-nalism. In what little spare time she has, she also teaches Photo-shop Elements.

Drama clubOn Tuesday night,

there was a pleas-ant surprise for the Sicamous Amateur Drama Club. Ten new people showed up for the initial meeting for next year’s play.

Most of the new ac-tors are in their teens and 20s, and all are enthusiastic about joining the club for the new production in the spring.

So it will be an en-tirely different cast of about 16 people in the new play. However, it will be the usual mis-chief and mayhem.

Rehearsals will start in January.

Way offI like to collect to-

tally useless informa-tion (called trivia), and I found out that “off off Broadway” ven-ues have seating for under 100. The Red Barn Arts Centre has

seating for 100 so that makes us off off, way off Broadway.

Sing for funCome and join in

the fun on Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Red Barn Arts Centre. There will be an orientation meeting for a Sing for Fun group. If you are interested in just sing-ing for fun, come to the meeting. The more people the better. No need to read music. It will be a social singing

opportunity as well as musical fun for every-one.

There are lots of reasons to sing and if you don’t have reasons to sing, singing will put you in the mood to sing. How is that for turning a phrase?

I hereby wish all art -lovers and readers of this column a Merry Christmas and a won-derful 2013.

You can contact me at 250-836-4705, or [email protected].

CommunityShuswap Singers to perform on Sunday

ON THE ARTS

CARLA KRens


Christmas in SicamousMONTH LONG ACTIVITIES

Now until Dec 25 - Christmas Hamper ProgramEagle Valley Resource CentreFOOD & MONETARY DONATIONS & GIFTS – accepted at the Eagle Valley Community Resource Centre/Food Bank. Monetary donations can be made to the Eagle Valley Community Support Society. Hamper Applications now at the Resource Centre/Food Bank 1214 Shuswap Ave. Sicamous & the Malakwa of� ce, Malakwa Community Centre (school). Call 836-3440.

Angel Trees at the Credit Union

Food Bank Eagles GameDecember 1st & 7th$1 off admission with a FOOD BANK DONATION

Eagles Toque Toss GameDecember 15th. During the 2nd intermission, bring a new toque, mitts or scarf ….prizes!

Wednesday, December 5thParkview School ChristmasConcert - Parkview SchoolDoors open at 5:30 pm

Thursday, December 6thLion’s Club Bingoupstairs at the Rec Centre6:00 pm

Friday, December 7thChristmas at the Library6:00 pm

Saturday, December 8thChristmas MarketSenior’s Centre8:30 am

Sunday, December 9thShuswap Singers Christmas ConcertRed Barn Arts Centre2:00 pmTickets at the IDA $10.$15 at the door.

Wednesday, December 12Early Years Fair & Skating PartySicamous Rec Centre1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Saturday, December 15Holiday TrainEntertainers: Doc Walker, Miss Emily& Brothers Dube

Wednesday, December 19thMalakwa Learning SchoolChristmas Concert - 6:30 pm

Thursday, December 20thMagic Show at the Rec Centre7:00 pm - FREE ADMISSION

Monday, December 24thCandlelight Services at local Churches

Tuesday, December 25thCommunity Christmas Dinner at the Seniors Centre250-836-2446 for more info

CHRISTMAS AT THE LIBRARY Friday, December 7th. 6 to 7 pmFor all ages. Songs, puppet show, stories & crafts

OAPO & SENIORS CENTRE MEMBERSCHRISTMAS DINNER12 pm at the Senior’s Activity Centre. Tickets available $10 each. Call to reserve @ 836-2446 SICAMOUS CHRISTMAS MARKETSenior’s Activity Centre. 8:30 am to 2:30 pm

MALAKWA CHRISTMAS BAZAARCommunity Hall. 10am to 2 pm

THURSDAY, December 6thLION’S CHRISTMAS BINGOUpstairs Rec CentreDoors open 6 pm. Early bird at 6:45 pmPeople wishing to donate an item for the Christmas Draw should call Joan at 836-4876 or Pam at 515-1692. Play to support your local Food Bank and bring a non perishable food item.

WEDNESDAY, December 12thEARLY YEARS FAIR & SKATING PARTY1:00 – 4pm. For infants to 6 years. Sicamous & District Rec Centre, upstairs and on ice. Bring your skates/helmets or call Pam @ 515-1692 if you need loaners. Helmets are required. Snowsuits recommended. Sponsored by your Early Childhood Committee, Sicamous & Dist. Rec. Centre.

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Charlotte Hutchin-son’s approach to giv-ing back to her com-munity has earned her recognition from the real estate industry.

The Sicamous coun-cillor and realtor with RE/Max at Mara Lake is the 2012 recipient of the Okanagan Main-line Real Estate Board (OMREB) Shuswap Zone’s Realtors Care award.

According to an OMREB press release, the award recognizes Hutchinson for putting her community first, and for her tireless do-nation of time and ener-gy to many worthwhile causes. This includes the work she has done, and/or continues to do with organizations and community groups such as the District of Sicamous, Community

Futures, Sicamous and District Chamber of Commerce, Eagle Val-ley Senior Housing So-ciety and the Shuswap Emergency Program.

“Charlotte Hutchin-son is a very worthy recipient of this award,”

OMREB president Rob Shaw states in the release. “Her diligent and ongoing support for several causes in the Sicamous area exempli-fies those realtors who have made long-term contributions to their

communities in which they live…”

Hutchinson says she is tickled to receive the award, and that it is a re-flection of her personal philosophy to being part of a community.

“I think that it’s very

important to give back to the community in which you live and in which you make a liv-ing. I’ve always done that all of my life in any community that I live in and I find it very re-warding,” says Hutchin-son. “And I applaud anyone who follows the same path.”

Among those nomi-nated for the award were Salmon Arm real-tors Jeff Stacer of RE/MAX Shuswap and Tara Gallant of Royal LePage Access Real Es-tate. The release notes Stacer has played an integral part in the suc-cess of many local fun-draisers, and continues to support and sponsor numerous non-profit organizations, while Gallant is known for devoting time to seniors in need, and donating to the women’s shelter and food bank.

Sicamous realtor honoured by industryBy Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

Good work: Charlotte Hutchinson is the recipient of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board Shuswap Zone’s Realtors Care award. File photo


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Another winning weekend has secured the Sicamous Eagles top place in their divi-sion, and second place in the tightly contested Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.

The Eagles transi-tioned into December with a 9-3 win over the Chase Heat, followed by a 3-1 at-home vic-tory versus the North Okanagan Knights.

Sicamous domi-nated the first period in their Nov. 28 contest at Chase’s Art Holding Memorial Arena. Scor-ing began early for the Eagles with a marker at 18:55 from Kelyn Opel, assisted by Jame-

son Stoski and Con-nor Buick. As the Heat continued to live up to at least half their name, Sicamous continued to score. A goal from Brett Trofanenko, as-sisted by Corbin Mar-cotte and Brad Crump, and two from Steven Powers – one assisted by Brin Feledichuk and the other off of Nathan Grieve and Nicholas Astasiewicz – put the Eagles into a comfort-able 4-0 lead going into the second period.

Cameron Berry pot-ted an early marker in the second frame, aided by Connor Fynn. Two minutes later, however, the Eagles realized they weren’t alone on the ice when Chase managed

to find the back of Jack Surgenor’s net. Berry scored his second goal of the evening at the halfway point, aided by Trofanenko, but the final goal of the frame, at 7:30, was Chase’s doing.

Going into the third frame, it was clear a 6-2 lead wasn’t enough for Sicamous. Both teams amplified their efforts, but the Eagles excelled when it actually came to putting the biscuit in the basket. The final three Sicamous goals came from Grieve, (as-sisted by Powers and Aidan Nisse), Opel (Derek Miskiman and Crump) and Brayden Taekema (Opel and Nisse), with the final

Chase marker coming late in the frame.

First and second star honours went to Opel and Berry.

The home-ice ad-vantage didn’t equate to an easy win for the Eagles in their Dec. 1 game against the Knights. Scoring didn’t occur until near the halfway mark in the first frame, with a power-play goal from Taekema, assisted by Quinn Rempel and Devries. Opel chipped in goal number two near the end of the frame off of Devries and Corbin Marcotte.

The Knights out-shot the Eagles 12-9 in the second period, but neither team was able

to turn those shots into goals.

North Okanagan’s single came after the halfway mark in the third frame, after which they pulled their goalie. With 42 seconds left on the clock, Connor Fynn took advantage of the Knight-less net to knock in the final goal of the evening.

First, second and third star honours went to Devries, Surgenor and Crump, respec-tively.

As of Monday, Dec. 3, the two wins put the Eagles at 37 points in the KIJHL, behind only the Nelson Leafs at 44, but followed closely by the Knights, the Princ-eton Posse and the Fer-

nie Ghostriders. The Eagles have six

more games before the Christmas break. The first is on Dec. 7 ver-sus Castlegar (location to be announced). The

last game of the season is Dec. 19 versus the Heat, while the final home game is Dec. 15, versus the KIJHL’s one U.S. offering, the Spo-kane Braves.

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Pursuant to the Warehousman’s Lien Act, the fullowing item is offered for sale in order to recover moorage & storage costs which amount to $9424.60:

46’ Houseboat “Little Nature”, to be sold “as is, where is”.

Written bids may be sent to 0767874 B.C. Ltd., 113 Weddup Street, Sicamous, B.C. V0E 2V1. For further information or to view, call 250-517-0244.

Date of sale: December 14, 2012. All bids considered

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Columbia ShuswapRegional District

Sealed bids, clearly marked “Bid – Surplus Firefighting Apparatus” and delivered to the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, PO Box 978, 781 Marine Park Drive NE, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4P1 will be accepted until 10 AM Pacific time on Thursday, December 6, 2012 for the following unit which has become surplus to the Regional District’s volunteer fire suppression function.

1977 INTERNATIONAL ENGINE (PUMPER)• 5-Speed Automatic Transmission• 2 Wheel Drive• Gas Engine• 50,770 km• 1400 gallon water tank

This truck may be viewed at the Swansea Point Fire Hall. Arrangements for viewing can be made with Kenn Mount, Fire Services Coordinator at 1-888-248-2773 toll-free (local 5945) or Mike Melnichuk, Fire Chief at (250) 836 2402 or (250) 836 2674.

This unit is being sold “as is/where is”. All sales are final. No warranties expressed or implied. Applicable taxes extra.

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MaintenanceThe Columbia Shuswap Regional District is inviting tenders for a 3 year contract for the delivery of equipment maintenance to emergency vehicles and small motorized equipment at the Regional District’s rural fire halls within Electoral Areas ‘C’, ‘D’, ‘E’ and ‘F’.Tenders clearly marked “Tender - Fire Department Equipment Maintenance”, will be accepted until 11 AM local time on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at the office of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, 781 Marine Park Drive NE, P.O. Box 978, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P1. Tender documents and further information are available online at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District website at www.csrd.bc.ca, on the BC Bid website at www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca and at the office of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (at the above noted address during regular office hours).The Columbia Shuswap Regional District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Tenders and to waive any informality in the Tenders received, in each case without giving any notice. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District reserves the right to accept the Tender which it deems most advantageous.Faxed or emailed submissions will not be accepted.The lowest or any Tender not necessarily accepted.For more information, please contact:Kenn Mount, Fire Services Coordinator (250) 833-5945 or Toll Free 1-888-248-2773 E-mail: [email protected]

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Help WantedMALMAR GAS BAR, pub, & restaurant is hiring a retail sales supervisor, continental & ethnic cooks, cashier & food server. Please send resume to [email protected]. or drop off at Malmar in Malak-wa.Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a mini-mum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be will-ing to relocate to Edson, Al-berta. Fax resumes to: 780-725-4430

Trades, TechnicalEXP’D EAVESTROUGHERS for the Edmonton area. Must have clean drivers abstract. Call (780)435-1492.HEAVY DUTY Mechanic (Fraser Valley).We are a well established medium size contractor serving the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley area since 1969. We are recruiting a Heavy Duty Mechanic stationed at our Abbotsford shop. You will be re-sponsible to service, maintain and repair our fl eet of mobile paving and grading equipment in addition to un-dertaking basic welding and fabri-cating duties to upkeep equipment. Must have a good understanding of hydraulic and electrical systems and have a keen eye for preventa-tive maintenance practice. You must have a valid class 5 BC driv-er’s license and a safe driver’s ab-stract in order to drive our service truck to respond to fi eld service re-quests. A min 3yr experience is needed along with Interprovincial Heavy Duty Mechanic Certifi cate and you must possess an ability to work in a team environment and at times with limited supervision. This is a unionized position paying very competitive wages and an exten-sive benefi ts package for the right candidate. Respond by email to: [email protected]

JOURNEYMAN AUTOMO-TIVE Service Technician. Han-na Chrysler Ltd. (Hanna, Al-berta) needs a few more good people. Busy, modern shop. $25. - $31./hour + bonus, benefi ts. Great community. In-quire or send resume. Fax 403-854-2845; or Email to: [email protected] CROP FEEDS, INC., an innovative leader in the BC feed industry, has an immedi-ate opening for a full-time pro-duction worker (shift work). The successful candidate must possess a 4th Class Power Engineering certifi cate. We offer an industry leading wage & benefi ts package. Please submit resume to: Pro-duction Manager, Sure Crop Feeds Inc., PO Box 250, Grindrod, BC V0E 1Y0 or fax (250)838-6990.TERA ENVIRONMENTAL Consultants (TERA) has im-mediate openings for positions in the environmental fi eld. TERA is an environmental consulting services company specializing in the Canadian pipeline, power line, and oil and gas industries. TERA pro-vides its employees with com-petitive compensation and benefi ts, fl exible working schedules, career growth op-portunities and more. For cur-rent and future opening visit our website www.teraenv.com. To apply e-mail your cover let-ter and resume [email protected]

Services

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Merchandise for Sale

AuctionsKWIKAUCTIONS.COM New & Used Restaurant Equipment Auction, Sat, Dec 8th @11am 7305 Meadow, Burnaby BC

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Heavy Duty Machinery

A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS /

Bridges / EquipmentWheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & Storage-Call 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SaleCHILLSPOT IS The Coolest Dog Bed-A new and innova-tive, thermodynamically cooled dog bed, that enhances the cool tile surfaces our pets rely on during the warm weather months. www.chillspot.biz

CORT acoustic steel string guitar with cutaway, grover tuners and Fishman Pickup. Beautiful wood and sound. Must be seen and played to appreciate. $500

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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

Misc. WantedPrivate Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town

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

Real Estate

Other Areas20 ACRES FREE! Buy 40-Get 60 acres. $0-Down, $168/mo. Money Back Guarantee. NO CREDIT CHECKS. Beautiful Views. Roads/Surveyed. Neaer El Paso, Texas. Call 1-800-843-7537.www.sunsetranches.com

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent2 BDRM. PLUS LOFT fully furnished condo on the water w/ boat slip. 2.5 baths. heated garage. $1200/mo. plus uti-lites. Refs & securtiy deposit required. Call 1-780-223-3985.

Rentals

Modular Homes2 & 3 BDRM MODULAR home in Malakwa. $550/mo & $600/mo. plus hydro. 250-836-2928 or 250-309-0975.

Homes for Rent4 BDRM. 2.5 BATHS, house located in a rural setting. C/w washer/dryer. 250-836-4556.

SMALL HOUSE IN Green Acres, Malakwa. Only $450/mo. 250-836-2778.

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MotorcyclesDIRT Bikes, ATV’s, UTV’s & Golf Buggies. Cartsplus Kam-loops. 888-371-3946 - www.cartsplusbc.com - [email protected]

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