Eagle Valley News, July 08, 2015

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NEWSVol. 60 No. 27 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (GST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.com

Police arrest Surrey man in grow-op bust

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Century 21 team opens doors on

roundabout Page 6

With glowing hearts: Sicamous’ Canada Day fireworks dis-play didn’t fail to satisfy the hundreds of people who watched the demonstra-tion on land and on water. See more im-ages from local Canada Day events on page 7. Photo by Lachlan Labere

Armed robbery suspect shot by pursuing officer

A police pursuit of a suspect in a Sicamous armed robbery Friday afternoon ended in gun-shots on a property in Canoe.

The RCMP Independent Investigations Of-fice (IIO) has taken over the investigation of events following the pursuit that resulted in an adult male suspect being transported to hospital for treatment of serious gunshot injuries. Police say the suspect was shot by an RCMP dog han-dler, who was also injured in the confrontation, and was taken to hospital for treatment of un-specified injuries.

The shooting concluded the pursuit, which began on July 3 at 5 p.m., after Sicamous RCMP responded to a report of an armed rob-bery at a gas station. Police say the suspect fled the scene by vehicle – a compact blue SUV with Nova Scotia plates, reportedly stolen out of Saskatchewan.

Police were able to locate the vehicle, and eventually the suspect, after a 911 call was made around 5:30 p.m. by Canoe resident Joyce Skinner.

As events were unfolding in Sicamous, Skinner was watching TV in her home along the Trans-Canada Highway just south of Salm-on Arm Go-Karts.

Skinner said her eyes were drawn to her liv-ing room window when several police vehicles with lights flashing drove past her home to-wards Sicamous. She told her husband Glenn

By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

RCMP: Independent Investigations Office looks into shooting.

See Canoe couple caught on page 2

Barricade: Police block the driveway to a Canoe residence where a suspected armed robber fled Friday, July 3. Photo contributed

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CALENDAROF EVENTS

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

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DEADLINE: 2pm, Fridays

July 6 to August 29 Sicamous summer kids clubs, join us for a summer of sports, outdoor activities and crafts. Contact 250-836-2477 to register.July 7 to August 29 Red Cross Swim Lessons held at Sicamous beach park. Call 250-836-2477 for information. Registration required.July 10 to August 21 Busy Bees Playgroup at the Beach Park Fridays 10 am - 12 pm.June to July 22 Sicamous Mixed Softball League runs every Wednesday night from June to July 22, 2015. At Finlayson Park at 6:30 pm. Windup Tournament is the weekend of July 24, 25, 26, 2015.Monday to Friday Community Access Site at the Senior’s Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Internet & related services. Call Diana. 836-2446Every 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. & Thurs. - Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in Common Room at the Haven. Every 1st & 3rd Wed. - Parkinsons

Support Group Contact Don at 250-838-0794.Every Wed. Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks - 3:00 pm. Brownies - 4:00 pm. Girl Guides - 5:30 pm. New members welcomeEvery Wed. Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon.Every Wed. - 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 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.1st & 3rd Wednesday - Eagle Valley Photographic Arts Club meets at the Red Barn at 7 pm. Everyone Welcome.Every Thurs.- Ladies shuffleboard at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 in Sicamous. 1pm-3pm. All ladies welcome.Every Thurs.- Malakwa Thrift Store between the 2 churches Open every Thursday 10-5.

Every 2nd Thurs. - Sicamous Lions Club meeting at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Doors open at 6:15 and meeting starts at 6:30. Anyone interested in being a volunteer for the community, please feel free to call Mary at 250-517-8107, Joan at 250-836-4876 or Pam at 250-836-4788.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 4th Thursday monthly meeting of the Malakwa Community Association at 7:00 in the Learning Centre Library.Every Fri. - Parents & Tots, 10-12 noon at the Eagle Valley Resource Centre. 836-3440.Every Fri. - Eagle Valley Brush & Palette Club meets at the Red Barn, 10am-3pm, Everyone welcome! For info call Carol 250-836-3135 or Amy 250-836-4756. www.eaglevalleybrushandpalette.com Every 1st Fri. of the month –Sicamous Seniors Ctre general meeting 11 am followed by a great pot luck lunch. We encourage every to join us.Every 2nd 3rd and 4th Fri. Wii Tournament at 10 am at the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Everyone Welcome.Every Fri. - Pool Tournament at the Legion at 6:00 pm

Every Sat. Indoor market at the Red Barn 10 am - 3 pm. Concession from 10:30 am - 2:30 pmEvery Sat. - Morning Sicamous Royal Canadian Legion Branch 99 tailgate market – Everyone welcome – sell anything – for details call Murray @250-836-2224.Every 2nd 3rd and 4th Fri. Lunch at noon. Everyone Welcome. At the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue.Last Sat. of the Month - Ladies’ Auxiliary Dinner at the Royal Canadian Legion at 6 pm. Tickets sold until the Friday before at the Legion. No tickets at the door.Sundays - KARMA YOGA (Gentle Hatha) Sundays 5:15-6:15 pm @ I Am Yoga. Minimum $5 donation supports community cause of the month. No experience required. Drop-ins welcome!Open Meditation Circle by donation Sundays 4-5 pm @ I Am Yoga. Familiarize yourself with mindfulness techniques. No experience required. Drop-ins welcome!Every 4th Sun.- Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 1 p.m.Every 4th Sun. - Birthday Tea (formerly the OAPO) for members and friends at Seniors Activity Ctre 1:30 pm. Everyone is Welcome.

SUNSHINE

AWARDMiles of sunshine and acres of pancakes and strawberries to the Lions club for the super Pancake Breakfast held Canada Day upstairs at the Legion. The kitchen staff along with other volunteers at the Legion. The Kitchen staff along with other volunteers did an exceptional job.

~ Sharon Krahn and Marilyn Birks

A golf course full of Sunshine to Dr. Alexander Procyshyn, his wife Mina and Paul & Deidre Robinson for Volunteering their time and help cleaning up the debris after the July 2014 windstorm and also this spring, greens repair while Rick was incapacitated after surgery.

~ Marianne Jager & Staff

The Sicamous Eagles would like to send out a huge sunshine award to George Ross and the Show & shine organization for allowing us to fund raise at the pancake breakfast and the beverage garden.

Special thanks to Shane Yarmaloy for donating his 50/50 winnings back to the club.Mega sunshine to Gord & Janet Senft and Anne & Harve Hume for your help at the pancake breakfast and to Gary & Brenda Devose, Anne & Harve Hume, Jack Orchard and Pierre Borget for your help in the beverage Garden,

~ Don & LanaThank you for participating in the CAR SHOW and Sunny days ahead ... the Winners Were..Houseboats: Lynn Schrader, Brooks, Alta., Rob Sutherland, Sicamous, Darlene Bates, Swansea Point Mayor’s Choice: Rod Morrison. Sicamous BBQ Raf� e: Alice Lloyd, Malakwa People’s Choice: #1 Dennis Hall , Salmon Arm, #2 Ervin/Robyn Souder, Enderby, #3 Roy Rokosh, Sicamous, #4 Bob McElroy, Sicamous, #5 Terry/Cory Maksymchuk, Vernon

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RCMP REPORT

Police nab Surrey man in grow-op bust

A Surrey man ran out of a Malakwa resi-dence and into the arms of police who had ar-rived to investigate a suspected marijuana grow operation.

Sicamous RCMP Cpl. J.R. Lechky said police, including offi-cers from the Sicamous and Revelstoke detach-ments, as well as from Trans-Canada East Traffic Services, Foren-

sic Identification Ser-vices and a police dog from Vernon, executed a search warrant under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at the Malakwa residence on Tuesday, June 30.

The warrant was obtained after police received information from a community member.

“A significant mari-juana grow operation containing more than 1,500 marijuana plants was located inside

the residence, and in an outbuilding on the property,” said Lechky. “Charges are being rec-ommended against a 36-year-old male from Surrey, B.C., who was arrested after he was observed running out of the house when the po-lice arrived at the prop-erty.”

The suspect has since been released from custody and has a court date in October at the Salmon Arm Pro-vincial Court.

Marijuana: An RCMP photo shows one of the grow rooms located by police in a Malakwa residence. RCMP photo

By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

about this a little while later when he called to say he’d be home from work in about 15 min-utes.

“So I was sitting there and all of a sudden I saw this flash going down our driveway,” said Joyce. “I thought, ‘jeez, that was awful fast, him getting home.’ So I walked into the kitchen where I could see where he always parks his truck beside my car, but there was no truck there.”

Skinner said she then went outside and found a car parked at the end of her driveway, right before a treed embank-ment that leads to Ca-noe Creek. She said the car had Nova Scotia plates, and she initially guessed the driver to be a tourist who was lost. When she heard

someone running down the embankment, she yelled, “what are you doing?” She received no reply, and was quick-ly compelled to return to her home, lock the door and call Glenn.

“She told me some strange car just barrelled down the driveway and the guy jumped out of the car and ran into the creek,” said Glenn. “So I drove home and about two minutes later, I pinned the car in with my truck so he couldn’t get away. I didn’t know what was going on… She phoned 911 and I went in the bush look-ing for him.”

Inside her house, Joyce was talking to the 911 dispatcher, and was informed the car on her property was the one police were looking for. Minutes later, RCMP vehicles were parked at the end of her driveway,

with officers laying down a spike belt and shouting at the Skinners to join them immedi-ately.

“They’re yelling at him, they’ve got their vests on, guns and ri-fles,” said Joyce. “Glenn says, ‘Joyce, you’ve got to come.’ I’m in my py-jamas for number one, I’ve got a cane and our driveway is long. And they’re all waving their arms trying to get us to come to the driveway.”

Upon joining the of-ficers, Joyce said she and Glenn learned of the robbery and were told the suspect was armed with a gun.

Moments later the property and neigh-bourhood were sur-rounded in marked and unmarked police vehicles, and highway traffic was blocked as police conducted their search on the ground

and by helicopter.Joyce estimates she

and Glenn were stand-ing on the side of the highway for about two hours before gunshots were fired. Glenn said he heard two. Another Canoe resident who lives near the Skinners told the News she heard five.

Joyce said police had located the suspect hid-ing in a shed on adja-cent property.

“The guy will be OK, I do know that and I’m allowed to say that. The police officer, he’s fine too,” said Joyce.

A police officer re-mained on the Skinner’s property until 4 p.m. the following day when an IIO Forensic Specialist arrived on the scene.

Joyce said she and Glenn were interviewed separately by police as part of the investigation, and they’ve been told

not to divulge certain details related to the in-vestigation.

Despite being in the middle of such an in-tense situation, Glenn and Joyce said they’re not particularly phased by the experience.

“It happened so quickly – it was almost like it was a little movie or something…,” said Joyce, still recognizing how fortunate she and Glenn were. “The head police officer who was here after everything was done, the one who interviewed us, he said it could have been a whole different scenar-io by you going outside. That guy could have still been standing there and it could have been a lot different. Because he had a gun, right.”

The IIO continues to investigate the shoot-ing, while local RCMP investigate the robbery.

Canoe couple caught in middle of RCMP manhuntContinued from front

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The District of Si-camous is once again without a chief admin-istrative of� cer.

Former district ad-ministrator Fred Ban-ham tendered his resig-nation last Monday.

Mayor Terry Rysz said Banham handed over his keys and phone that morning.

“We had kind of an emergency meeting and he addressed council as well, and he gave his reasoning behind his decision,” said Rysz. “At the same time, he gave us some advice for the future and we basi-cally accepted his resig-nation and shook hands and he was good to go.

“He was four months in. I don’t think in Fred’s mind it was the right � t for him at this stage, and so we just

had to accept that.” Banham began

working with the dis-trict in March. While council has yet to make any formal decisions on a replacement, Rysz suggested council is

leaning towards an in-terim administrator, and doing the hiring “in-house” as opposed to hiring a “head-hunter” as was done prior.

“The general feeling right now is we’re going to do this in-house, and we do have a list of sev-eral names now from

when we had all those applicants,” said Rysz. “And then, if we bring an interim CAO in, I’m sure we can get assis-tance just through that to � nd another CAO.

“Also, our council,

we’re eight months into it now or some-where around there, and I think they may have a better idea as to what type of CAO they would like. Because there’s different charac-teristics to CAOs. Some push back, some are very accommodating.

We might have to have that discussion as to the style of CAO that we want and then go after that.”

Rysz said he spoke with district staff about Banham’s resignation and, while there was some surprise, Rysz said they were support-ive of the decision and responded positively to the notion of carrying on without an adminis-trator.

“We ran eight months without a CAO – nobody seems to be too concerned,” said Rysz. ‘We’re having a planning meeting, a committee of the whole meeting and a council meeting next Wednes-day and we’re just mov-ing right along.”

Banham replaced former CAO Heidi Frank, who relocated to Oliver in August of last year.

District administrator resignsBy Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

For at least one resi-dence, the deadline to connect to municipal sewer won’t be extend-ed any further.

At its last meeting, council voted not to support a request by Megan McFarlane to extend the sewer con-nection deadline an-other year beyond the Nov. 30 deadline for her rental property on Rauma Crescent.

In a letter to council, McFarlane bases her request on the precari-ous employment situa-tion in Alberta and the layoffs and cutbacks in her hometown of Hin-ton, and the need for a new roof and eaves on her Rauma residence.

If approved, this would have been a second extension to the sewer connection deadline. In Decem-ber, council supported a recommendation to

extend the deadline from June 30 to Nov. 30 for properties east of the narrows. This extension was recom-mended by district staff in response to concerns raised by contractors and homeowners fac-ing challenges install-ing sanitary sewer ser-vice due to higher than normal groundwater.

“The high ground-water table is causing installation and safety issues,” community planning of� cer Mike Marrs explained in a report to council. “At-tempting to address the water and safety issues is also adding to the property owner’s con-nection cost.”

Marrs explained at the time that more than 400 residences had not yet been connected and, by extending the deadline, staff hoped to help ease related

� nancial pressures while dealing with the groundwater situation.

Responding to Mc-Farlane’s letter, Coun. Jeff Mallmes said he felt leery about ap-proving the request, worried it would set a precedent. Other coun-cillors agreed, includ-ing acting deputy may-or Malcolm Makayev, who said the intent of a potential extension would relate to “undue hardship.”

“In my mind, hard-ship might be like… God forbid a death in the family, or a hur-ricane or a � re and you don’t have any in-surance and you lose your contents,” said Makayev. “To me this doesn’t seem to… fall

under intent of hard-ship. I agree, we might get a few more of these depending on where we go with this.”

Mallmes put for-ward a resolution to deny McFarlane’s re-quest, and it was sup-ported unanimously by council.

Extension to connection deadline denied

He was four months in. I don’t think in Fred’s mind it was the right � t for him at this stage, and so we just had to accept that.

Terry RyszMayor


Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau came to Vancou-ver last week to unveil his environmental platform for the Oct. 19 federal election.

Trudeau promised an overhaul of the National Energy Board and a vague-ly defined intention to work with provinces to impose a “price” on carbon dioxide emissions across the coun-try.

Trudeau’s media tour took him to the Burnaby fa-cilities of General Fusion, where, like Premier Christy Clark a few weeks before, he stood at his podium be-fore a prototype fusion re-actor. This massive octopus of pistons and wires is an attempt to capture the nu-clear reaction that powers the sun and other stars, con-taining its fury within steel walls and magnetic fields.

The old joke about con-trolled fusion is that every 20 years, scientists tell us it’s just 20 years away. If

it ever is developed, such a process could quickly put an end to our hand-wringing about fossil fu-els, largely replacing them with endless, emission-free energy.

This is the type of tech-nological revolution that Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s officials indi-cated would be needed, after Canada announced a pledge with other G7 lead-ers to make their econo-mies carbon-free by 2100. That’s right, some time within the next 85 years.

Clark visited General Fusion in May to announce her new climate action ad-visory panel, which has to give her a plan to take to Paris next December. That’s the next big United Nations climate summit, where Trudeau hopes to lead a delegation of pre-miers to stop the flow of “fossil awards” given to Canada by people in polar bear suits.

Asked about the fusion reactor she had just toured,

Clark laughed off the ques-tion, comparing it to the “flux capacitor” used for time travel in the Michael J. Fox movie Back to the Future.

The point here for vot-ers is that all these leaders, Harper, Trudeau, Clark and many others, are talking down to you. You aren’t sophisticated enough to understand this climate business.

The Pope has weighed in, assuring us that carbon trading systems are not go-ing to cut it. This is a rebuke to California, Quebec and the European Union, where effective carbon trading is, like controlled fusion, just around the corner.

Pope Francis warned that our “throwaway cul-ture” views nature “solely as a source of profit and gain,” and so people won’t voluntarily do the right thing.

The Pope concludes there is “an urgent need” for a “true world political authority” to impose order

on the greedy capitalist hu-mans that infest our beau-tiful planet. Presumably this would be the run by the UN, so my advice is to start hoarding candles and cat food now.

B.C.’s frozen carbon tax has ceased to have much effect, with gasoline con-sumption back up over 2008 levels amid the usual volatility of prices. Gaso-line is going for around $1.30 a litre, despite the prolonged slump in crude oil prices, and people have basically forgotten about this tax on top of all the other gas taxes.

Perhaps B.C. can brag in Paris about the Pacific Carbon Trust, which limps along after its near-death experience in 2013.

The trust continues to divert tax dollars from B.C. government operations to purported carbon-saving activities, including paying coastal First Nations not to log the portions of forests that they demanded be pre-served.

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Smoke marks need to cherish planet

OPINION

Not romantic like the show tune, “Smoke gets in your eyes,” smoke is also getting in your nose and your trachea and your

lungs. Forest fires are dominating media reports all

over the province as B.C. citizens from Vancouver Island to the Shuswap to the East Kootenay are experiencing what is on pace for one of the worst fire seasons on record.

B.C. is not alone in western Canada, with 12,000 people in Saskatchewan forced to flee their homes.

The smoke currently blanketing the Shuswap is coming from Pemberton, north of Whistler, and is also affecting air quality in western Washington.

While the Shuswap has escaped any fires of sig-nificance so far this year, images of 1998 and the Silver Creek fire – which forced evacuations and destroyed more than 25 homes and buildings – are burned into the memories of many Salmon Arm residents.

The extreme forest fire hazard rating requires specific, urgent action from all citizens, but also a more global awareness. The urgent action required is to be acutely aware of what can start a fire and to use extreme caution outdoors.

Discarded cigarette butts are a no-brainer, but unfortunately people still throw them out of vehi-cle windows or leave them burning on the ground. Mirrors, glass and plastic all have the ability to start fires when left where they can magnify the sun’s rays. When the land is this dry, a spark from a machine is also enough to ignite a flame.

The more widespread awareness needed is one to which people with asthma and other breathing difficulties are acutely attuned.

We humans are entirely dependent on the earth – for the air we breathe and, of course, the water we drink and the food we eat. It’s easy to forget this when we can spend our days in air-conditioned buildings and buy our water in plastic bottles.

Every decision we as individuals and our politi-cal leaders make should focus first and foremost on this fact. Is what we’re doing sustaining or preserving the planet and us?

The smoke-filled skies are just one indication of how imperative it is to cherish and nurture this incredible planet.

Outlook cloudy for climate policies

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Salmon Arm, B.C.

By Tom FletcherNews Columnist


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Canada Day is nev-er better than when you’re living abroad. Sure, you miss out on the cake, fireworks and general hubbub. But if you’re lucky, you may get a chance to actu-ally reflect on what it means to be from the True North with a fel-low marooned Canuck.

You can talk about how simple “please and thank yous” are woven into the tapestry of our daily lives. Or how good the air feels when you inhale—something you can’t possibly un-derstand the value of until you’ve spent time in a country where it’s not.

On that note, it’s always nice to think about how the rain is purifying, not toxic.

And you can’t help but acknowledge the value of freely being able to travel to and from your country of

origin. Or how well so many nationalities have blended over genera-tions to pull the whole thing off.

Bits and bobs of this nature are the things that I reflected on with my friends when I lived overseas, oh-so-long-ago. These days, however, I’m home and they did their annual pining without me.

“I had a beer and sang O’ Canada to celebrate,” wrote one friend to me, vowing for the 15th time that next year’s Canada Day will be spent on home soil. Another posted a picture of maple syrup on their pancakes.

I know they both daydreamed about the gentle Canadian and our love of all things natural. It’s a beautiful image, really.

Of course, they’ve been gone awhile. There have been some changes they get to overlook and an elec-tion year to avoid.

As the parent of a toddler, there isn’t a lot of time in my house for television, so I was quite excited Canada Day when we put it on during my little one’s nap time to watch some Women’s World Cup. I can’t remember the

game, but a commer-cial was seared into my mind.

The “Justin, just not ready” ad may have been on for a month already, but even so, I just wasn’t ready for the condescending dreck it contained.

The commercial shows a group of four seemingly thick voters mulling over resumés for the prime minister position.

Trudeau’s resumé is particularly unsettling to the group who offer up bon mots like, “He has some growing up to do,” “He’s like a ce-lebrity who says things without thinking them through,” and while on the topic of foreign policy, “Well, he wants to send winter jackets to Syria.”

They all make note of his good looks, which just makes who-ever wrote the com-mercial seem petty and jealous, then they offer a semi-endorsement.

“I’m not saying no forever, but not now,” is the final line.

Ugh. Please. Some-body. Whoever is out there listening, please remove this commer-cial. I’m no fan of Mulcair’s ‘everyday

man’ ad, or Trudeau’s unusual diction either. But this ad — yuck.

It’s entering the ter-ritory of American-style muckraking that we as sensible Canadi-ans have always turned our noses up at. But more importantly, it was just so stupid and so poorly executed for a government known to ooze dollars in ads.

It’s lovely that they dug up actors from a small-town improv group and paid them to perform in something that looked more like a Depends ad than a le-gitimate opportunity to engage the electorate.

But Canadians aren’t stupid. We don’t need to be distracted from the issues with commentary about a political contender’s appearance. We know that emergency relief, such as providing win-ter coats, is a function of our current govern-ment so it’s hardly re-markable that a leader of another party would take a similar perspec-tive.

Maybe I’m delu-sional, but I’m pretty sure Canadians know a lot more about politics than this ad gives credit for.

So, in honour of the birth of our nation, I hope that whoever is in charge pulls the plug on that hideous bit of busi-ness and starts work-ing toward an honest and open conversation about the things we all value most.

Like clean air and foreign policy.

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Former Shuswap MLA George Abbott is no longer a member of the BC Liberal Party.

“This is a something I have been thinking about for a while,” he said, pointing out most people are not mem-bers of political parties and he was simply not renewing his member-ship.

“If I am going to be a member of a politi-cal party, I want to be excited, interested and engaged but I do not find myself being any of those things in the world of politics.”

Abbott did admit that the government’s 11th hour cancellation of his appointment as chief commissioner to the BC Treaty Commis-sion was the final piece in his decision to not renew his membership.

Abbott held several senior cabinet posts during his 17 years as

Shuswap MLA, in-cluding health, edu-cation and aboriginal portfolios from 2001 to 2004 and 2010 to 2011.

He retired from gov-ernment in 2013 fol-lowing an unsuccessful bid for leader of the party and began pursu-ing his PhD at the Uni-versity of Victoria.

Last fall, John Rus-tad, Minister for Ab-original Relations and Reconciliation, asked Abbott to assume the role of chief commis-sioner of the BC Treaty Commission upon the retirement of Sophie Pierre on April 1.

Excited by the pros-pect of taking on lead-ership of a process he cares deeply about, and an appointment that had garnered First Na-tions’ support, Abbott was advised on March 18 that the govern-ment was moving in a new direction and his services were not re-quired.

“I remain entirely puzzled as to what the new direction is that the premier was talk-ing about in April,” he says, noting he has never been given an explanation about what that new direction is or why his appoint-ment would have been inconsistent with that direction. “It remains troubling to me that it was done without a lot of consideration of a policy in what I con-sider to be an important area. There’s more to it than that.”

Academically Ab-bott has a second set of comprehensive exams in October and a 200-page dissertation on the provincial govern-ment during the 2001- to-2012 Campbell era to write.

An article he has written on the introduc-tion of the harmonized sales tax in B.C. and Ontario will appear this summer in BC Studies,

a quarterly publica-tion dedicated to the exploration of British Columbia’s cultural, economic and political life, past and present.

“I suspect I will be non-partisan for the balance of my life…” he says. “I’m on a dif-ferent track now, po-litical science, and I do public policy work, so I actually think it’s an advantage to not have that partisan involve-ment.”

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Have you seen the new banner at Sicamous United Church?

Where’s that? It’s that blue building at-tached to the Thrift Shop.

Yup, it’s a church. The banner, as well as saying Sicamous United Church welcomes you, shows the new crest for the United Church of Canada (UCC).

When the UCC was born 90 years ago, the forming churches brought their symbols into the crest.

The open Bible came from the Congregation-al churches with their emphasis on God’s truth that makes people free. The dove represents the transforming power of the Holy Spirit – a sym-bol from the Methodist churches. The Presbyte-rians chose the burning bush, from the Exodus story of Moses encoun-tering God. It signifies the indestructibility of the gospel.

The oval shape of the crest echoes the outline of a fish – an ancient Christian sym-bol, while the X in the centre represents Christ.

The alpha and omega in the lower quarter are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, representing the eternal living God (Revelation 1:8).

In 2012, the crest was updated to incor-porate the four colours of the aboriginal medi-cine wheel, reflecting respect for diversity and interdependence.

The perimeter rib-bon contains four lan-guages: the name of the church in English and French, ut omnes unum sint – Latin for “That all may be one,”

part of Jesus’ prayer for his disciples in John17:21, and a phrase from Canada’s many Indigenous languages, “All my Relations.” In Mohawk it reads Akwe Nia’Tetewa’:neren. Mohawk was chosen because it was the first documented ministry between aboriginal peoples and one of the founding denomina-tions – Methodist mis-sionaries.

Well, that’s the his-tory lesson, but the real ministry happens with community connections through the Thrift Shop,

thanks to our amazing volunteers and hard-working staff. It goes on Sunday by Sunday, as we open our hearts and minds to God, learning, praying and singing to-gether, and it goes on as we give back to the community through grad scholarships, camp registrations, assistance to the resource centre and many other forms of care for neighbours near and far.

You really are wel-come at Sicamous Unit-ed Church.

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formation, see page 7. Photo by Lachlan Labere

There’s still opportunity for the Shuswap to be-

come a hub of one of the of the most ambitious trail

projects in the province, provided more people get

onboard.

The Shuswap Trail Alliance is asking the public

to help in the push for government support of the

Shuswap-North Okanagan rail trail concept that

could potentially link Sicamous to other communi-

ties along decommissioned rail lin

es extending to

the U.S. border. This includes a connection to the

famous Kettle Valley Rail Trails.

The District of Sicamous, the cities of Enderby,

Salmon Arm and Vernon, the Columbia Shuswap

Regional District and the Splatsin First N

ation are

already backing the plan, and this summer were

successful in garnering support from the Union

of B.C. Municipalities for a resolution calling on

the B.C. government to “facilitate public acquisi-

tion and ownership of abandoned transportation

corridors,” and to work with UBCM to develop a

funding mechanism, such as a provincewide par-

cel tax, to help governments or community groups

purchase and maintain corridors for public recre-

ational use.

Still, for this to be successful, the Trail Alli-

ance’s Lori Schneider Wood says communities

along the proposed corridor better have a vision

and a plan in place.

“I’d guess… there’s maybe a 20 per cent chance

of pulling this through right now without having

the government levels all saying no,” said Schnei-

der Wood. “So that’s why it’s s

o important the com-

Public input wanted to help make rail

trail a real

ity

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Eagle Valley News

Off track: Rails are re

moved for salvage along CP’s discontinued line

from Sicamous to Armstrong. File photo

Trail allian

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communities encouraged

to plan ahead.

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Eagles host heated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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TV show puts

spotlight on

The Burner

Page 8

Eagles burn

through

Wranglers, Heat

Page 9

Safety first: Bill Hansma helps tighten grandson Corbin Braun’s helmet before th

e boy hits the ice

Friday morn-

ing during the public skate at the Sic

amous and District Recrea

tion Centre. Photo by Lachlan Labere

Colin Mayes walked into the Conservative

caucus room Wednesday not realizing that within

minutes, a dramatic chapter in Canadian history

would unfold.

The weekly gathering of government MPs had

just started and Prime Minister Stephen Harper

was addressing the crowd when a series of gun-

shots were heard just outside of the room at 9:55

a.m.“I was at the back of the room. What was hap-

pening was on the other side of the wall,” said

Mayes, Okanagan-Shuswap MP.

“Most of us stood up because the � rst

reaction

is to get away from danger. We looked at where

we should go.”

Mayes wouldn’t get into speci� c details as to

what occurred inside the caucus room, but says he

and other MPs turned to their colleagues with law

enforcement and military experience.

“They are trained

to react and they took

charge. They organized

and knew the safest

place to be and we all

listened to them,” he

said.Harper was im

medi-

ately removed from the

caucus room and taken

to a safe location.

“For all of us, our

� rst reaction was to surround him and protect

him,” said Mayes, who was locked down in the

caucus room for seven hours.

“They (security) kept us briefed but the worst

time was when the shots stopped. The concern

was someone would be at the door that was not

friendly. But the RCMP came to the door which

was a relief.”

At this point, Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers

had shot an armed individual just outside of the

caucus rooms.

“He is a hero and was the right man for the

job,” said Mayes.

The entire incident began just a few minutes

earlier when an individual approached the honour

guard at the National War Memorial and shot Cpl.

Nathan Cirillo, a 24-year-old reservist in

the Ca-

nadian Forces. Cirillo died from his in

juries. On

Thursday morning, MPs gathered at the War Me-

There will de� nitely be a Summer

Stomp and Burnout Charity Party in Si-

camous in 2015.

What part the District of Sicamous

will play in the organization of the burn-

out will be reviewed by a new council

following the November municipal elec-

tion.At last w

eek’s regular council meet-

ing, Coun. Suzanne Carpenter raised the

subject of the district’s 2014 Summer

Burnout Report that shows a net loss of

$18,000, with the district having to ab-

sorb half of that, or $9,100.

As co-organizers of the burnout with

the district, the Summer Stomp Commit-

tee eats the other $9,100.

But Stomp Committee member Steve

Hammer says the burnout was not a loss,

getting “99.9 per cent across-the-board

positive (support) from the business com-

munity.”

“We were ecstatic with the event and

growth, and what it’s providing for the

District of Sicamous,” said Hammer,

calling the event a success for the stomp

event as well. “It will generate income in

the coming years. It takes tim

e to build,

and we don’t look at it as a loss; w

e look

at it as investment in the community.”

Hammer said the burnout is offered

free to everyone and draws crowds to

downtown Sicamous.

However, the burnout brings organiz-

ers no revenues other than from the beer

garden.

The district’s report shows expenses

for the burnout included $11,029 in beer

costs, $25,280 for entertainment, $8,645

for rentals and security, $4,750 for power,

$500 for � rst aid and $100 for volunteer

appreciation. Revenues included $27,180

from beer sales, $4,425 in vendor fees

and $500 in sponsorship.

Back in council chambers, Carpenter

asked why the Sicamous Chamber of

Commerce had only a $1,400 loss when

the organization organized the burnout.

“Pam Beech and Michelle Wolf, com-

munity members in the audience, also

questioned the � nancial report and Mrs.

Beech wanted to know if the District

of Sicamous had ever checked with the

community on the impact of the Burnout

and Stomp to business and the commu-

nity,” wrote Carpenter in an Oct. 23 email

to this newspaper. “Council has asked for

a more detailed report on the losses.”

Interim chief administrative of� cer

Kelly Bennett said she thinks most peo-

ple are satis� ed with the event.

Mayes recounts

shootout on

Parliament Hill

District exam

ines Burnout financial loss

Motorcycle rally

: Sicamous must co

ver $9,100 for 2014 even

t.

By Richard Rolke

Black Press

“They are trained

to react and they took

charge. They organized

and knew the safest

place to be and we all

listened to them,” he

Harper was immedi-

ately removed from the

caucus room and taken

Colin Mayes

MPBy Barb Brouwer

Eagle Valley News

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Continued on page 2

him,” said Mayes, who was locked down in the

caucus room for seven hours.

“They (security) kept us briefed but the worst

time was when the shots stopped. The concern

was someone would be at the door that was not

friendly. But the RCMP came to the door which

was a relief.”

At this point, Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers

had shot an armed individual just outside of the

caucus rooms.

“He is a hero and was the right man for the

job,” said Mayes.

The entire incident began just a few minutes

earlier when an individual approached the honour

guard at the National War Memorial and shot Cpl.

Nathan Cirillo, a 24-year-old reservist in

the Ca-

tion.At last w

eek’s regular council meet-







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Rotarians serve

lunch program

at local schools

Page 2

ERS students hit

the bricks in

ALS fundraiser

Page 3

Election campaigns are underway as 12

candidates compete for six seats on council,

and two for the mayor’s chair with the Dis-

trict of Sicamous.

In the mayoral race, incumbent coun-

cillor Terry Rysz is up against fo

rmer Si-

camous mayor, Malcolm MacLeod.

Those campaigning to keep their seats

on council are incumbents Fred Busch,

Charlotte Hutchinson, Don Richardson and

Joan Thomson. They’re up against Coleen

Anderson, Gord Bushell, Todd Kyllo, Mal-

colm Makayev, Jeff Mallmes, Lynn Miller,

Donna Mounce and Janna Simons.

Vying for a seats on the Columbia Shus-

wap Regional District board are, in Elec-

toral Area C South Shuswap: incumbent

Paul Demenok, Alan McLelland and Rich-

ard Norman. In Electoral Area D Falkland/

Salmon Valley/Ranchero Deep Creek, in-

cumbent Rene Talbot is in a race with new-

comer Kelly Stalker.

Longtime incumbent Rhona Martin will

face off with political newcomer Dan Le-

tendre in Electoral Area E Rural Sicamous/

Malakwa.

In Area F North Shuswap, incumbent

Larry Morgan was the only candidate and

is the acclaimed for the seat in that area.

Vying for a trustee position with School

District #83 North Okanagan Shuswap are

as follows: In Electoral Area 7 Salmon

Arm, there is a four-way race between in-

cumbents Bobbi Johnson and Michel Saab

and newcomers Marcel Bedard and Dale

Townsend. Two are in the running to repre-

sent the North Shuswap: Larissa Lutjen and

Karen Peters.

Those acclaimed are incumbents: Bob

Fowler in Electoral Area 1 Armstrong/Spal-

lumcheen; Chris Coers in

Electoral Area 2

Enderby and RDNO Area F; Barry Chafe

in Electoral Area 3 Sicamous and CSRD

Area E; Jennifer Witchuk in Electoral Area

5 Carlin/Sorrento – CSRD Area C and

Debbie Evans in Electoral Area 6 Falkland/

Deep Creek/Ranchero – CSRD Area D.

The News will fe

ature a Q&A with Dis-

trict of Sicamous candidates in the weeks

leading up to the Nov. 15 municipal election.

Coverage begins this issue with candidate-

submitted biographies on pages 5 and 6.

Twelve in the running for

council, two vyin

g for mayor

Evening of fun and flame:

Fire Chief B

rett Ogino helps Christo

pher

Dubasov, 3, aim the garden hose in a

family-friendly firefi

ghter relay even

t,

part of the Sicamous Volunteer

Fire De-

partment’s open house on Oct. 7. Above,

firefighters

begin spraying down a fully

engulfed mock shed in a firefighting

demonstration. Photos by Lachlan Labere

Race to elect

ion day: Eagle Valley N

ews begins district elec

tion coverage with candidate bios.

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Community

becomes ghost

town for a day

Page 8

Sicamous native

after title of

toughest mudder

Page 10

A standing-room-only crowd of approximately

200 people packed the Sicamous Seniors Centre to

listen to the candidates in the upcoming municipal

election share their views and face the scrutiny of

public questions.

The issue that the crowd was buzzing about was

not necessarily items like improved water treatment

or increased economic opportunities, although those

were certainly discussed, but about the “team” ap-

proach being taken by five of the council candidates.

The group has taken a political party-like strategy,

coming out with a “like-minded platform” to create

change in the community.

The candidates, Todd Kyllo, Malcolm Makayev,

Colleen Anderson, Jeff Mallmes and Gord Bushell,

were vocal in their support for a business-lik

e ap-

proach to council and stressed the need for voters to

elect a team of representatives who could get things

done. Voters elect one mayor and six councillors to

serve on Sicamous district council. There are two

candidates for mayor: Terry Rysz, a current coun-

cillor, and Malcolm MacLeod, a previous mayor.

In addition to the five councillors running as a

team, other candidates include: Fred Busch, Donna

Mounce, Janna Simons, Joan Thomson, Charlotte

Hutchinson, Lynn Miller and Don Richardson.

Incumbent councillor, Fred Busch, was the only

candidate to address the issu

e of a team approach

head-on at the microphone, noting a specific agenda

by a majority has implications for governance. He

spoke about being on the outside of such a majority

resulting in a “costly purging” at the district, and his

commitment to voting according to his views and

principles.

“I don’t go along to get along,” he said.

The evening opened with statements from the

mayoral candidates, where MacLeod spoke of his

perceived faults from his previous term leading the

district, and told the crowd he has learned from his

Day of

mourning:

Rob Sutherland makes

his way to the Sicamous

cenotaph to place a

wreath dedicated to

Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, who

was gunned down while

guarding the National

War Memorial in Ot-

tawa, Ont. on Oct. 22.

A memorial service w

as

also held for Warrant

Officer Patrice

Vincent,

who was killed on Oct.

20 in an intentional hit-

and-run in St. Jean-sur-

Richelieu, Quebec. T

he

vigil was held to coincide

with the funeral of Ciril-

lo in Hamilton, Ont.

Photo by Kelly Dick

Sicamous mayor and council ca

ndidates answer to public

Vying for votes: Sicamous voters listen

as council candidate

Charlotte Hutchinson takes a

turn at the mic during last Monday’s all-

candidates meetin

g at the Sicamous Sen

iors Centre.

Photo by Tracy Hughes

Group of five: Candidate

team-up creates b

uzz

among constituents.

By Tracy Hughes

Eagle Valley News

See Unified approach on page

2


trail a real

ity





TV show puts

spotlight on

The Burner

Page 8

Eagles burn

through

Wranglers, Heat

Page 9

Bill Hansma helps tighten grandson Corbin Braun’s helmet before the boy hits th

e ice Frid

ay morn-

ing during the public skate at the Sic

amous and District Recrea

tion Centre.

There will de� nitely be a Summer

Stomp and Burnout Charity Party in Si-

camous in 2015.

What part the District of Sicamous

will play in the organization of the burn-

out will be reviewed by a new council

following the November municipal elec-

At last week’s re

gular council meet-




getting “99.9 per cent across-the-board

positive (support) from the business com-

munity.”

“We were ecstatic with the event and

growth, and what it’s providing for the

District of Sicamous,” said Hammer,

calling the event a success for the stomp

event as well. “It will generate income in

the coming years. It takes tim

e to build,

and we don’t look at it as a loss; w

e look

at it as investment in the community.”

Hammer said the burnout is offered

free to everyone and draws crowds to

downtown Sicamous.

However, the burnout brings organiz-



District exam

ines Burnout financial loss

Motorcycle rally

: Sicamous must cover $

9,100 for 2014 event.

By Barb Brouwer

Eagle Valley News

At last week’s re

gular council meet-






As co-organizers of the burnout with



garden.


for the burnout included $11,029 in beer

costs, $25,280 for entertainment, $8,645





Rotarians serve

lunch program

at local schools

Page 2

ERS students hit

the bricks in

ALS fundraiser

Page 3


trail a real

ity



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Mobile park

revitalizati

on a

work of pride

Page 9

Grizzlies burned

in first fram

e

on Eagles’ ice

Page 11

The recent dip at the gas pumps in Sicamous and

Salmon Arm may not be entirely due to global mar-

ket trends.

While it’s not uncommon for people to gripe about

gas prices, people were out on the highway last week

protesting the price at the pump in Salmon Arm.

Their protest was spurred by how the cost of gas ini-

tially seemed static while the plummeting price per

barrel resulted in dramatically decreased gas prices

elsewhere in the province, and the nation.

The price of a litre of regular in Salmon Arm has

since dropped from 137.9 to 129.9. At the same time

in Enderby and Vernon, it was 125.9. In Kamloops

gas was down to 112.9 at some stations, and in Ab-

botsford a litre could be found for as low as 107.9.

“I’m a retired senior and these high prices can’t

continue,” said Jennie Anderson, who joined other

protestors Sunday afternoon on the Trans-Canada

Highway near one of Salmon Arm’s downtown gas

stations. “We can’t sit around. We have to do some-

thing to stop these big companies from taking advan-

tage of us.”

Fellow protestor Sylvia Lindgren agreed with the

sentiment.

“Two weeks ago there was one guy, last week there

were two people and today there’s 10 of us. We have

Protests ag

ainst high gas prices

gathering steam

Early educatio

n: Left – Ivan Hatch

is enchanted with Barney th

e School Bus

(operated by Kathy Keam) during the

Early Years Learning Fair held Frid

ay at

the rec centre. A

bove – Eldon Smith checks

out the BC Ambulance Service

table with

Amanda Van Damme, Wayne and Owen

Smith; Megan and Lilian Kroeker spin

the wheel at the Litera

cy Alliance of the

Shuswap Society booth with the help of

Jennifer Findlay. P

hotos by Lachlan Labere

By Lachlan Labere

Eagle Valley News

Fill up:

Vehicle owners

fill up Friday

afternoon at th

e

Sicamous Shell

station, where

gas was at

131.9.

Photo by

Lachlan Labere

See Chamber on

page 2


War Memorial in Ot

tawa, Ont. on Oct. 22.

A memorial service w

as

also held for Warrant

Officer Patrice

Vincent,

who was killed on Oct.

20 in an intentional hit-

and-run in St. Jean-sur-

Richelieu, Quebec. T

he

vigil was held to coincide

with the funeral of Ciril-

lo in Hamilton, Ont.

Photo by Kelly Dick



Vying for votes: Sicamous voters listen

as council candidate



candidates meetin


iors Centre.

Photo by Tracy Hughes


Voters elect one mayor and six councillors to

serve on Sicamous district council. There are two

candidates for mayor: Terry Rysz, a current coun-

cillor, and Malcolm MacLeod, a previous mayor.

In addition to the five councillors running as a

team, other candidates include: Fred Busch, Donna

Mounce, Janna Simons, Joan Thomson, Charlotte

Hutchinson, Lynn Miller and Don Richardson.

Incumbent councillor, Fred Busch, was the only

candidate to address the issu

e of a team approach

head-on at the microphone, noting a specific agenda

by a majority has implications for governance. He

spoke about being on the outside of such a majority

resulting in a “costly purging” at the district, and his

commitment to voting according to his views and

“I don’t go along to get along,” he said.

The evening opened with statements from the

mayoral candidates, where MacLeod spoke of his

perceived faults from his previous term leading the

district, and told the crowd he has learned from his



Vying for votes:



candidates meetin


iors Centre.

See Unified approach on page

2

Wednesday, October 22, 2014




protestors Sunday afternoon on the Trans-Canada

Highway near one of Salmon Arm’s downtown gas

stations. “We can’t sit around. We have to do some-

Protests ag

ainst high gas prices

gathering steam

Early educatio

n:

Early educatio

n: Left – Ivan Hatch


e School Bus


e School Bus




ay at


ay at

the rec centre.

the rec centre. Above – Eldon Smith checks


table with


table with






cy Alliance of the


cy Alliance of the



Jennifer Findlay.

Jennifer Findlay. P

hotos by Lachlan Labere

Fill up:

Vehicle owners

fill up Friday

afternoon at th

e

Sicamous Shell

station, where

gas was at

131.9.

Photo by

Lachlan Labere

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