Eagle Valley News, October 31, 2012

EAGLE VALLEY

NEWS Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012

Vol. 53 No. 42 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (HST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.comPM40008236

Volunteers vital to operation of

thrift shop Page 3

Eagles continue to soar in face

of adversityPage 8

The Michelle Clough Project: Michelle Clough decorates the front yard of her Spruce Street residence in preparation for tonight’s Halloween tricks and treats. Photo by James Murray

BC Safety Authority explains actions during flooding

The BC Safety Authority says they could have worked more closely with organizations, including the District of Sicamous, in response to the fl ood-ing that occurred in the community following the June 23 debris fl ows.

Last week, Sicamous council had an opportunity to meet with BC Safety Authority (BCSA) president Catherine Roome, and express their concerns and/or frustrations with ac-tions the BCSA took in early July that left 35 properties without power. A number of those impacted, including the District of Sicamous, claimed they received no advance warning, and los-ing power meant basements could no longer be pumped out. Such was the

case with the former municipal hall on Riverside Avenue, which the dis-trict is now looking at demolishing to make way for more parking.

“One of the reasons I’m here is it’s very true, those organizations did not work together as closely as they should have,” said Roome, referring to BCSA, Emergency Management BC, BC Hydro and other organiza-tions that were brought into Sicamous in response to the fl ooding. “So what I would like to hear in your feedback is what you saw in terms of things that we could do to improve. That’s very important to me.”

Asked if BCSA’s authority super-cedes BC Hydros, Roome said Hydro accepts requests from BCSA represen-

No apologies: Organization admits communication with other agencies needs improvement.By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

See Councillor says on page 2

Damage done: Sicamous council is considering tearing down the former town hall building after it suffered significant flood damage, allegedly exacerbated after the power was cut to pumps which had been removing water from the base-

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November 10 - Annual Fall/Winter Craft Fair. At the Fire Hall on Davidson Drive, Swansea Point. Donations to the Food Bank accepted at the door.November 17-The Mara Annual Christmas Bazaar at the Mara Hall from 9-3pm. Lunch for $5 and a bake sale table of delicious goodies. Donations of food or cash will be accepted for the Christmas hamper program. Come and fi nd that special gift!For information - contact Frances 838-2121.December 1- Eagle Valley Artisans Arts & Crafts Sale, 10 AM – 3 PM at the Red Barn in Sicamous, 226 Riverside Ave. For info call 250-836-4613Every 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 250-836-3267Every 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.

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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 until July 25 - Sicamous Mixed Softball League games, 6:30 pm at Finlayson Park

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

Every Thurs. - Malakwa Thrift Store 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. $2 a bag (clothes sale) Located between the two churches.

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 shuffl eboard at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 in Sicamous. 1pm-3pm. All ladies welcome.

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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.

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tatives to disconnect a property when “we feel it is necessary to save someone’s life.” She added the two or-ganizations have since determined they need to do a better job on protocol.

“What happened here is going to change what happens every-where else in the prov-ince,” said Roome. “So we want to take the lessons that were learned here about the different organizations coming together.”

While Roome was invited by the district to visit council cham-bers, her presence was prompted, in part, by Coun. Fred. Busch, who at a July council meeting called the ac-tions of the BCSA – removing meters and cutting power without

notifi cation – a “Ge-stapo-type” move. And neither Roome nor Busch were apolo-getic.

“ I have no problem with your stated aims and objectives, but simply with the way they were carried out here in Sicamous…,” said Busch.

Busch commented on the district building having to come down after the BCSA cut off power, and referred to a resident, also in the audience, who had her power cut without no-tice.

“She was at home when the meter was pulled and all of a sud-den she didn’t have any power – she didn’t know why until she discovered that the me-ter had been pulled,” said Busch. “Why? We don’t know. Because somebody thought

there could be a dan-ger. They didn’t know, but they thought there might be. And that I think is really not ac-ceptable.”

Coun. Greg Kyllo, who chaired the meet-ing for Mayor Darrell Trouton, added the district is facing insur-ance issues regarding the fl ood-damaged municipal building, noting the district will probably be seek-ing recourse from the BCSA.

At this point, Roome explained that the BCSA’s mandate to keep people safe refers not only to the public at large, but also fi rst responders.

“Anyone who walks past a property that may have energy that escapes through a path other than a control tap like wiring is sus-ceptible to being elec-

trocuted, and I take that very seriously,” said Roome, who then introduced Mike Pi-lato, who is in charge of BCSA operations in the Interior.

Pilato explained some of the specifi c situations faced by the BCSA in Swan-sea Point (which also experienced a debris fl ow on the 23rd), and where it was deemed necessary, for public safety, to disconnect power.

“I really do feel for the people that were inconvenienced, but I’d rather err on the side of angels,” said Pilato. “We looked at 600 properties, and it is a rapid assessment. If we see standing wa-ter outside the level of the basement of the home, we do make a judgement call that there could perhaps

be water within the home.”

Pilato said all of the 35 disconnected prop-erties were left with documentation.

“For the people that were home, we did our best to explain the sit-uation they were in,” said Pilato, referring to one instance where the BCSA spent an hour working with a home owner to assure they would not be left without power.

Pilato, like Roome, conceded that in the future, if a similar ca-tastrophe should oc-cur, the BCSA will need to work better with other agencies, adding he couldn’t say the outcome would be any different.

“But at least, hope-fully, we can educate people ahead of time or do the best we can,” Pilato added.

Continued from front

Councillor says district will probably be seeking recourse

Boil water notice lifted, advisory in placeSicamous’ Boil

Water Notice has been lifted.

With turbidity lev-els nearing the zero mark (averaging 3 and

1.5 NTU), the District of Sicamous lifted the boil notice Thursday, Oct. 25, downgrading the warning to a water quality advisory. This is the fi rst since the June 23 debris fl ow, and the

fl ooding that followed, that Sicamous’ water quality (excluding Two Mile) has had turbid-ity levels consistently low enough for a water quality advisory. With that, however, there are

still caveats. Residents with weakened immune systems, those under 12 or over 65 years of age, people with chronic ill-ness or anyone wishing additional protection, are encouraged to boil

their water for one min-ute prior to consump-tion.

The potable water supply currently at the recreation centre will be removed as of Fri-day, Nov. 2.

By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

Flooding estimated to cost district $1 millionThe District of Si-

camous is busy seeking funding that will offset the total fi nancial impact of the this summer’s de-bris fl ow and fl ooding, estimated at $1 million.

District fi nancial services director Ruth Walper notes in a report

to council that the fi nal cost to be incurred by the municipality is es-timated to be between $150,000 and $350,000.

“We will need to re-port further to council on options to fund this shortfall,” writes Walp-er.

Council was re-quired to approve an

amendment to the dis-trict’s 2012 fi nancial plan to account for the $1 million expenditure, $600,000 of which is expected to be offset by the province and $148,000 through in-surance. The insurance payout would be in re-lation to works in Two Mile, including the sew-

age lift station. “We are also trying

to get information on the insurance payout with regard to the old municipal hall,” states Walper, referring to the Riverside Avenue build-ing that incurred exten-sive damage from the fl ooding. “This how-ever would be used to

demolish or restore the building based on coun-cil’s decision.”

Walper notes that current fi gures are based on information available to date, and that this is a learning process for staff, who may “not have all the facts or be interpreting them correctly.”


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A minute or two on the Internet a day could go a long way to help Sicamous’ food bank.

The Eagle Valley Food Bank is one of 100 food banks across Canada selected to par-ticipate in this year’s Kraft Food for Families program.

Beginning Nov. 1, people can go to www.kraftfoodforfamilies.ca to register in support of their local food bank. By doing this, Kraft will donate 50 cents to that food bank. And 50 cents will be donated every day registrants return to the website, up until Dec. 31. At that point, the food bank with the most reg-istrants will receive a $5,000 donation.

“Obviously, with everything that’s hap-pened in Sicamous, we’re kind of hoping people will support our

food bank. But we need to get the word out there as to where they

have to go and what to do,” says the food bank’s Leanne Watson,

adding the food bank is grateful for any support it receives.

Contrary to how it might look, a fence go-ing up in front of the Si-camous United Church Thrift Shop is part of an effort by the church to set a more positive tone in the community.

The fence, which is currently being set up around the thrift shop’s drop-off area, is but one way in which the church is trying to deal with operational con-cerns in a manner that is still respectful to the community.

Church minister Kelly Grittner says the thrift shop and its vol-unteer staff regularly struggle with how items are received, particu-larly when the shop is closed.

“Our volunteers are getting older, so we’re actually going to have to try and fence part of our drop-off area, so as to do two things,” Grittner explained. “One, some people are upset when they drop off some re-ally good stuff and it doesn’t make it through to the thrift shop, be-cause we’re closed Sun-day, Monday, Tuesday and some stuff gets re-

moved. “That doesn’t upset

me that much, I always hope that the people re-ally need it… So what we’re looking to do is create is space where people can drop off stuff and perhaps have it locked up on the week-ends or when people aren’t here.”

The second issue is items that are dropped off that the shop cannot use – heavy items such as old mattresses, that people are asked not to dump – either in person or by signs posted out-side the shop – but do so anyway.

“We say we don’t want hide-a-beds; here we have two today that people have dropped off,” says Grittner, add-

ing the thrift shop’s dumping fees currently amount to about $8,000 a year. “We’d rather fi nd a way to put that money into the community than spend it hauling stuff up to the dump.”

Grittner also wants to change the signs out-side the shop to ones that promote a more positive message.

“I can see where it would be a little bit of-fensive to people, tell-ing them they’re on camera and they could be charged, and that sort of thing,” says Grittner, who is grateful for the generosity of Sicamous residents and visitors alike.

Another change the church hopes to under-take that will be less ob-

vious to the public is an expansion of the sorting area for all the items that are dropped off.

“Our fellowship room was built for use by the church back when the church was larger – We’re actually going to be expanding into this area so it will allow for an easier way for people to sort through the ma-terials we get in and, once this is done, hope-fully expand our display space,” says Grittner, emphasizing the ex-pansion is to make life easier on the volunteers who help keep the thrift shop in operation.

There’s always a need at the shop for good quality clothes, says thrift shop man-ager Bernice Hyam.

Toys are also popular. Appliances, however are not really needed. And electronics may be phased out.

“We have quite a bit of electronics dropped off, and really, our in-surance would rather we not have electronics…” says Grittner. “So we’re hoping to cut down on mattresses, hide-a-beds, electronics, which will free up some more fl oor space for some other goods we’d like to dis-play.”

Another new venture for the church is a new $1,000 bursary being offered to Eagle River Secondary students who volunteer with the shop. The intent is to promote volunteerism among younger genera-tions. Grittner is hopeful the church will one day be able to offer a second bursary.

Positive changes planned for thrift shopBy Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

Sicamous food bank part of national contest

Piling up: United Church minister Kelly Grittner looks over the bags of clothes donated to the church Thrift Shop. Photo by Lachlan Labere



WHISTLER – B.C. Liberal delegates gathered for their convention on the weekend at the Chateau Whistler, the same luxury hotel where Gordon Camp-bell fi red up the troops in 2008.

Back then the adver-tising slogan was “Keep BC Strong.” Unveiled at Premier Christy Clark’s pre-election pep rally: “To-gether. Building BC.”

This slight change hints at the big difference. Campbell led a front-run-ning party to a third straight majority, while Clark is a struggling underdog plead-ing for unity to turn back an NDP tsunami. Hence “Free Enterprise Friday,” a discussion open to non-party members. Clark be-gan with an upbeat speech urging party members to “reach out our arms, open the tent and be as big as we can possibly be.”

An accountant spoke to a packed room about the

growing unfunded liability of public sector pensions, most of which are still of the “defi ned benefi t” vari-ety. Based on bond interest rates that have since sunk to all-time lows, these gov-ernment-guaranteed pen-sions are now a free ride for those lucky enough to have them, funded by the taxes of private sector workers who in many cases have no pension plan at all.

There was talk of pass-ing a law that all new pub-lic sector hires be restricted to a “defi ned contribution” plan where the employee and employer contribute equally and the pension is based on what those contri-butions yield. This would provoke the mother of all confrontations with the B.C. Federation of Labour, but there was no evidence yet that this is going be-yond the talking stage.

Delegates passed two motions, one calling for public sector unions to dis-close what they spend on salaries, political activities

and lobbying, and another advocating a ban on unions spending compulsory dues on political campaigns.

This is a pet project of Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad, whose constituen-cy sponsored both motions. Rustad presented a private member’s bill last year to require detailed disclosure, but it was left to die on the order paper.

Like all the policy reso-lutions debated at the con-vention, these ideas are not binding on the govern-ment. Again, there is no actual change on the ho-rizon.

Delegates rejected an-other motion that would have made membership in the B.C. Teachers’ Federa-tion optional. This would have been a declaration of war on B.C.’s most mili-tant union, just as Clark and Education Minister Don McRae embark on a long-shot bid to end the decades of confrontation that have defi ned that re-lationship since teachers

were relegated to the in-dustrial union model of labour relations.

There was a brief de-bate on a motion to scrap the carbon tax, sponsored by northern members who see it as unfairly punitive on those who endure cold weather and long highway drives for themselves and the goods they need to have trucked in.

This was rejected too, after delegates were re-minded that the tax now takes in more than $1 bil-lion annually that is used to reduce business and personal income taxes. Scrapping it would amount to announcing across-the-board income tax hikes, contradicting 12 years of B.C. Liberal policy just before an election.

The good news for Clark is that the 2012 con-vention was a high-energy, well-attended event that contradicts the notion of a party in disarray.

The bad news is, noth-ing has really changed.

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EAGLE VALLEY

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Feds push FIPA without concern for democracy

OPINION

In 1988, a far-reaching trade agreement was considered an important enough issue to base an election on it.

Not so anymore. It was in 1988 that Brian Mulroney of the rul-

ing Progressive Conservative Party called an election, in part, because of the Free Trade Agreement proposed for Canada and the United States. In fact, the election was dubbed by some as the Free Trade Election, with the agreement being the dominant issue of the campaign. It was a very controversial agree-ment, possibly the most controversial agree-ment of its type in Canadian history.

In 2012, another controversial trade agree-ment is in the making, set to be signed today, Oct. 31. This time, the public doesn’t get a say. In fact, the public receives no information announcing its importance to Canadians.

The Canada China Foreign Investment Pro-motion and Protection Act (FIPA) is expected to be ratified today, without a single debate or public discussion of this 31-year deal.

According to a Toronto law professor who specializes in international investment law, and others who have studied and oppose the agree-ment, the deal allows Chinese firms to sue in special tribunals to protect themselves from Canadian government decisions, whether they be municipal, provincial or federal. The same is true for Canadian companies in China.

However, no Canadian companies nor gov-ernments will be able to sue a Chinese investor for breaking laws – whether they be environ-mental, labour-related or other. And, in a new and particularly disturbing twist, the Chinese lawsuits can be kept secret.

With the increasing investment in Canada by China, and the environmental concerns around major projects in this country, Canadians deserve better than this cynical approach to democracy. At the very least, the public has a right to hear details of this agreement before it’s set in stone for three decades.

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MAIL BAGTime for action on China trade agreement

I am embarrassed to say that I have been ig-norant about the loom-ing China-Canada in-vestment treaty.

Why has such a crit-ical impending issue been kept secret up to just recently? This deal is about to be signed without any public consultation, any Par-liamentary debate or even a single vote in the House of Commons.

How can we sit back and accept such blatant disrespect for either the will of Canadians or for our democratic institu-tions?

I was not aware of the actual content and the serious implications of this trade agreement. The big secretive rush to pass this through should raise a red fl ag to all Canadians.

If you should care,

please take immediate action and alert your friends to do the same. The ratifi cation process isn’t complete until Nov. 2.

Due to limited time, may I suggest the fol-lowing website to help sum things up quickly. It is also excellently set up for you to take some quick action if you haven’t already done so: www.greenparty.ca/

stop-the-sellout.Understand that our

B.C. government (as well as any other pro-vincial government), holds the power to halt the legalization of this China-Canada invest-ment treaty by fi ling an injunction. Such a halt would provide the time to examine, discuss and debate this trade deal before signing it. Because of existing,

strong B.C. citizen sup-port versus this treaty, and related environ-mental issues such as the pipelines and oil tankers, Christy Clark may be the most likely premier to do so.

Support by e-mail-ing her offi ces at [email protected] or fax 250-387-0087.

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Safe water still needed for vulnerable citizensA notice has been

placed on mail boxes in the vicinity and on doors into public busi-nesses that states the boiling notice will be removed on Thursday Oct. 25, and the po-table water supply lo-cated at the Sicamous Recreation Centre will be removed on Friday Nov. 2.

The notice also states that certain groups, including people with weakened immune sys-tems, elderly over 65 years of age, residents with chronic illness (diabetes) and people wishing additional protection should take additional precautions such as boiling water, using fi ltered or dis-tilled water.

I am very sure that this plan is not accept-able and we should be receiving potable water service until our water system is up to Interior Health standards.

Not everyone iden-tifi ed in the selected group above has a com-puter to access the dis-trict website or is able to read the notices posted around town. All per-manent residents have gone through a sum-mer of immense incon-

venience with hauling and boiling water, and having to buy bottled water.

We all understand that the fl ooding was caused by human error or an act of God, but the crisis is not over. The district must continue to take responsibility by providing potable drinking water until our system is up and

running 100 per cent in our region.

We have all paid the price since June to keep healthy by driving to water dispensers and buying bottled water, which comes out of our personal budget. We cannot continue to al-low the district to place our residents in a possi-ble situation of becom-ing ill, especially since

our possibly vulnerable seniors make up a high percentage of taxpay-ers in Sicamous.

The district needs to reverse this mandate and keep all of us sup-plied with safe, potable water, without the fear of becoming ill due to possible turbid contam-ination.

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Arts council considering ukulele groupDon’t miss Valdy

and Gary Fjellgaard – The Contenders at the Red Barn Arts Centre on Nov. 7, at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $20 and are available at the Eagle Valley Pharmacy. It has been a couple of years since Valdy/Fjellgaard have been to Sicamous and they are looking forward to performing at the Red Barn Arts Centre again. Hopefully people will come out to see this dynamic duo so that they will come back again in the future.

Arts offeringsNov. 17 is the large

craft fair in the Eagle River Secondary school gymnasium.

The Eagle Valley Arts Council will have a table set up and will be representing several of its member groups.

There will be active recruiting going on for the Sicamous Ama-teur Drama Club. New

blood is needed in order to continue, and now is your chance to sign up.

No experience is necessary, just a will-ingness to have an aw-ful lot of fun.

The new groups, Wednesday Arts For Everyone and the Eagle Valley Artisan Guild, will also be there.

Have you ever thought of playing the ukulele? Groups are sprouting up all over the world and there is an in-terest to form one here. Again, no experience necessary since the fun is all about learning to

play together, and it does not take long be-fore you will be able to play a little tune.

The ukulele is not a toy but a real musical instrument, and the be-ginning chords are very easy to learn. A uku-lele circle has no goals or objectives except to provide a place where ukulele enthusiasts can meet, play some songs and have a few laughs. Other instruments are also welcome as they provide wonderful ac-companiment to the plonking. An electric bass guitar, a trumpet, a banjo, a fi ddle, a saw – the sky is the limit.

James Hill is a graduate of a Langley school where ukulele is taught, and has the most incredible uke orchestra. Hill has be-come the world’s best ukulele player. Google has many interesting things on the ukulele and James Hill. Check

it out and see what this little instrument is ca-pable of. But for the ukulele circle it is just about learning the ba-sic chords.

There have been inquiries about start-ing a choir as well, a fun choir so that you do not feel inhibited about your vocal abili-ties. Reading music is not required and again the main object will be to get together and to have a good time.

Watch for a table at the fair for the Eagle Valley Photography Club as well. They can

tell you all about their program and how to participate.

So come to the craft fair to sign up or to get more information about any of the above.

If you can’t make it in person to the fair but are interested, call Carla Krens at 250-836-4705 for enrolment or infor-mation.

If you have any arts news or need in-formation regarding the arts in Sicamous, contact Carla Krens at 250-836-4705 or at [email protected].

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Boo: Parents and their wee ones pose in costume during the Sicamous Par-ents and Tots Playgroup Halloween party. The free program, for children newborn to age 5, runs each Friday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Lady of Fatima Church. Photo submitted


“British Columbia has a ready source of great jobs and careers in technology. Our edu-cation programs need to keep up with that de-mand.”

John Leech, Ex-ecutive Director of the Applied Science Tech-nologists and Techni-cians of BC, explains that, “Every system we rely on – water, roads and transportation, tele-communications and Internet, hydro and nat-ural gas, environment, health, forestry, and many more – utilizes engineering and applied science technology pro-fessionals working in the background. BC’s telecom and IT, anima-tion and many other sectors produce new ca-reers every month.”

ASTTBC has more than 10,000 members currently working in thousands of careers available to graduates of two-year diploma programs available at the British Columbia Institute of Technology

and other B.C. colleges and institutes.

“Our members enjoy rewarding, well-paid and of-ten re-cession-p r o o f careers in public service and the private s e c t o r a l ike ,” L e e c h states.

“For huge numbers of young men and women, technology is the an-swer. In B.C. and across Canada, technology permeates every work-place and job. We need to get capable students involved and engaged in applied sciences and head off workforce shortages by building a B.C. ‘Science and Tech-nology Culture’.”

In Salmon Arm, Okanagan College is responding to the need for offi ce workers to keep up with the latest in technology through

its offi ce administration courses.

“People already in an offi ce environment are

finding t h e i r s k i l l s are get-t i n g outdat-ed, so they are coming to us to up-g r a d e t h o s e

skills and they can do it right here in their own communtiy,” says Carmel Burt, offi ce ad-minstration instructor. “People are aware of the need to stay current with technology.”

Leech calls on gov-ernment for renewed efforts to build student skills and confi dence in math and science.

“We especially need to interest young stu-dents in science and how things work,” Leech says. “Young students use technology every day – smart phones,

iPads and computers. They play video games, even build robots.”

Leech lauds the re-cent “Year of Science” program that encour-aged students toward so-called “STEM” sub-jects – science, technol-ogy, engineering and math. Citing the recent $6 million B.C. cam-paign to encourage ca-reers in trades, Leech urges a similar effort to build awareness of en-gineering careers.

Even the Canadian Council of Chief Ex-ecutives expressed con-cern that only 37 per cent of 16- to 18-year-olds were interested in taking even one post-secondary course in sciences, according to a recent Angus Reid sur-vey.

Leech says the op-portunities for those seeking work in the technology fi eld are considerable given a wave of retirements of present-generation B.C. technology profession-als that is already un-

derway.“Half of our member-

ship is now middle-aged

at 45-plus, and 22 per cent are over age 55!” he says. “Every region

of B.C. shows growing demand,” Leech con-cludes.

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SPORTSEagles earn win despite numerous injuries

The Sicamous Ea-gles didn’t disappoint home fans Saturday when they scored a 3-1 victory over the Chase Heat.

That the Eagles were able to overcome the Heat – cellar dwellers in the Doug Birks Divi-sion – shouldn’t have been a surprise to any-one. Though the effort that was required to do so might have.

Sicamous’ fi rst goal of the evening came late in the fi rst period dur-ing a power play from Kelyn Opel, assisted by Brendan Devries and Brayden Taekema. The other two markers were scored in the sec-ond half of period two, both by Devries, with assists going to Opel, Taekema and Crump. Chase’s sole goal came in the last 50 seconds of the frame.

Hubris may have been partially to blame for the work it took for Sicamous to put the Heat away.

“I think they were looking past that game, fi guring it was Chase and they had it in the bag and they didn’t,” says Eagles manager

Wayne March, adding the Heat played a really good game.

Also not helping the situation, adds March, is the fact that the Eagles are down four defencemen due to in-juries. And not the kind where they’ll be return-ing to the ice soon.

Joel Kipp is one of the latest put out of commission. March says he’ll be out for about four weeks after he was crosschecked headfi rst into the boards in play last week versus Castlegar. Jamie Gallo is out with a dislocated shoulder. Another play-er is out with a knee

injury, and yet another with a collarbone sepa-ration.

Forwards Con-nor Fynn and Jagger Bowles are also on the mend.

“We’ve really been devastated by injuries,” says March. “And these are veteran players, not just rookies.”

With the Eagles looking at a long, three-game road trip this coming weekend, the scramble is on to fi nd alternate players.

“And we may be losing goaltender (Jack

Surgenor) to Merritt – they called him up today,” adds March. “He’s there all week and they want him to play Friday night. We’re leaving Friday morning so we lose him too. (Kris) Joyce, he can step in, but you can’t go with one be-cause they see that, and you don’t have a back-up on the bench, and they’ll run him.”

Given the circum-stances, March is quick to commend the still-active Eagles for step-ping up and doubling

their efforts. “They’re reaching

down and working hard and winning games that we shouldn’t win be-cause of what we’re in, but then again, we’re winning games because we’re working hard and keeping the puck out of our net,” says March.


On the offensive: Sicamous Eagles scramble to put the puck in the Chase net during play Saturday at the rec centre. Photo by Sharon Thibodeau


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GROOT, RANDALL JAY (Randy)Born August 6, 1949

On October 19, 2012 Randy lost his battle with cancer at 63 years of age.

He is peaceful now and would want that you do not cry and just hang on to the wonderful memories you have of him.

He will be deeply missed by his wife Susan, children Kim and R.J., two grandchildren, Brad and Collin, family and many dear friends.

We will cherish every moment we had together.He was always there to offer a helping hand toothers but rarely would ask for help himself.

Randy was a very sensitive man, a trueoriginal that can not and will not be duplicated.

A celebration of Randy’s life was held onSaturday, October 27th at 1:00 pm at Fischer’sFuneral Services, 4060-1st Avenue, SW, SalmonArm, BC.

In lieu of fl owers, please make memorialdonations in Randy’s name to the CanadianCancer Society, PO Box 3451, Salmon Arm V1E4S2.

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Merchandise for Sale

Garage SalesYARD SALE: Eagle River An-tiques, 3884 Bertholm Rd. Malakwa. Closing out. Every-thing must go. Nov. 2, 3 & 4, 8am to 6pm. Antiques, dishes and household items.

Misc. for SaleELECTRIC STOVE in good condition. $25 call 250-836-2688.HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?STEEL BUILDINGS - Cana-dian made! - Reduced prices now! 20x22 $4,455. 25x26 $4,995. 30x38 $7,275. 32x50 $9,800. 40x54 $13,995. 47x80 $19,600. One end wall includ-ed. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. WantedPrivate Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in TownPURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670

Real Estate

Mobile Homes & Parks

MODULAR HOMES and park model homes factory direct wholesale. New single wides $37,209 doubles $73,486 Spe-cial winter discounts! Call The Home Boys 877-976-3737 or www.hbmodular.ca

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentLGE 1 & 2 BDRM. BRIGHT apts. In suite storage, green space, live-in manager. Cable incl. Sicamous, 250-836-4516 or 250-804-5364.

Homes for Rent2 BDRM. HOME in Sicamous furnished, newly reno’d. Rent negotiable w/ caretaking du-ties. Avail. now 250-836-3131. SICAMOUS: HOUSE FOR lease. NS, 3 bdrm. very close to school, fenced yd. 3 bay garage. Refs and D.D. req. $1200/mo. + util. 250-804-3485.SMALL HOUSE IN Green Acres, Malakwa. Only $450/mo. 250-836-2778.

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Transportation

Auto Financing

DreamCatcher Auto Loans“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

Cars - Domestic1998 GRAND PRIX. Exc. win-ter car. 3.8 ltr. engine V-6, 24000 kms.,with summer and winter tires. $1500.00 OBO. 250-833-6284

Trucks & Vans2007 Sierra 1500 2wd,V-6 4 new tires, 67K. economical. Lady driven, excellent cond. $10,900. 250-503-2042

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Eagle Valley News, October 31, 2012