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IndexOpinion ....................... A6View Point .................. A7Life & Times ............. A10Sports................A13-A14Arts & Events ... A15-A17Time Out ................... A18Vol. 109, No. 12, 40 pages
This weekA group of Salmon Arm seniors proved talent has no age limit with a variety show. See more on A10.
Three women take their fight against Parkinson’s to a local boxing club. Check out A13.
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Cash transfer angers parents
School District #83 is defending its budget practices after questions from parents revealed the school district has used $10.5 million in surplus operating funds over the past five years to fund capital projects – including the new $9 million District Education Support Cen-tre.
The consistent message from the school district during the construction of the new administration building was that capital and operating budgets are kept separate. Capital budgets are used for tangible assets like buildings, computers and furniture. Operating budgets are used to allocate funds for school services, in-
cluding wages for teachers and support staff as well as programs for students.
Each year for at least the past five years, the school district has been cut-ting its operational budget – impacting programs for students – citing budget pressures due to declining enrolment, in-creasing costs and a lack of appropriate funding from the province.
But surplus amounts generated in School District #83 over the past few years have ranged from $700,000 to $2.9 million annually.
So news that every year for at least the past five years, the school district has been transferring the surplus money into the capital account has outraged parents and members of the Parents Advisory Councils.
In a statement, the District Parent Ad-visory Council calls the practice deeply disappointing.
“This practice is absolutely dishearten-ing at a time when our district has been facing multiple years of operating fund cuts in the millions of dollars – including the loss of programs, student supports and school closures,” it says. “As it ap-pears the funds transferred to the capital account have been used to finance the new district office, it is a sad irony a por-tion of that building was built with funds originally directed for the education of our children.”
There is nothing illegal about the
Canoe spill impacting tourism
The results may not be in, but the region is al-ready feeling the effects of last week’s spill of toxic glue and fuel into the lake at Canoe Forest Prod-ucts.
Robyn Cyr, Shuswap Tourism manager and Co-lumbia Shuswap Regional District’s economic de-velopment officer, voiced her concerns in an email to the Observer on Monday.
“We have had cancellations for summer visita-tion from our tourism operators just because of this spill,” she wrote. “I know that seems extreme, but people are always concerned about this type of thing.”
Interior Health says its concerns are from a hu-man health risk perspective because the glue used in the plywood plant contains phenol formalde-hyde resin.
“The principle concern with formaldehyde is that it will be inhaled, either directly from the spill site or through subsequent use of the water (e.g. during showering),” notes an email from the health authority. “Early test results support that there is no risk from exposure to formaldehyde outside 100 metres of the log booms at this portion of the lake.”
Mill officials have disputed Interior Health’s ini-tial notice that thousands of litres of glue and fuel product washed into the lake, but an IH rep says that report was based on information provided by the Ministry of Environment last Tuesday after-noon.
Environment and Climate Change Canada is now the lead investigator and mill officials say they are working with investigators.
No updates have been forthcoming over the past week.
Nor has the health authority received any infor-mation since it issued an update on March 16 ad-vising the City of Salmon Arm was again drawing water from the lake intake two kilometres away from the mill.
But Interior Health says people should continue to avoid recreational use within 100 metres of the log booms until sample results are available con-firming there is no risk to public health.
“Residents who have private water sources that draw from the affected area are advised to not use the water,” reads the post at www.interiorhealth.ca. The health authority will update its website as more information becomes available.
By Barb BrouwerOBSERVER STAFF
School District #83: Millions re-directed from services into capital.
EVAN BUHLER/OBSERVER
By Tracy HughesOBSERVER STAFF
See Process on page A2
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school district’s pro-cess.
“SD83’s practice of transferring operating funds into local capital is a common practice of school districts. Per-haps more to the point, it is a practice accept-ed by the Ministry of Education,” says Ian Aaron, director of the school district financial reporting branch of the Ministry of Education.
The school district issued its own state-ment defending its budget practice, saying it has run surpluses due to conservative budget-ing and careful spend-ing.
“It is important to note the board does not budget for surpluses, but the district can not realize a deficit either,” says the statement which was released on the school district’s website.
“The question has been asked about why surpluses were not di-rected back to support schools and programs. Using surplus funds to support programs and services creates a structural deficit. Sur-plus funds are ‘one-time’ monies that can-not be relied upon in future years to sustain the system. Using sur-plus funds only means that those funds will need to be reduced in the following year, thus creating an unsus-tainable system.”
But this argument is countered by parents who have been review-ing previous school district budgets.
“The structural defi-cit statement is true, but only if there isn’t a surplus every year. There has been a sur-plus every year for at least 10 years run-ning. So if every year you have money left over, that means there is money that could be used towards op-erations,” says Noah Ralston, a member of the Silver Creek El-
ementary Parent Advi-sory Council.
“I think what has re-ally upset people is the reality is so different from the messaging,” says Ralston. “People were asking whether the new building was having an impact on students and we were consistently told by trustees, by staff, that the capital costs were from a separate bud-get. Now we see that there was $10.5 mil-lion transferred into capital and that money is there no longer. It’s been spent.”
Capital projectsIn the last few years,
the school district spent $9 million on the new district education centre, which was ap-proximately $2 million over the initial budget, as well as more than $1 million on a building at the school district works yard.
There are also com-
Process legitimateContinued from front
New digs: The new $9 million District Education Support Centre on Shuswap Avenue opened in early fall.
Using surplus funds only means that those funds will
need to be reduced in the following
year, thus creating an unsustainable
system.
Statement from School District
#83
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mitments to $1.1 mil-lion in upgrades to Car-lin school in the plan for the upcoming year, and a need to upgrade Eagle River Second-ary should it become a K-12 school. At the last board meeting, Si-camous trustee Barry Chafe pointed out there is not enough money in the capital fund for those renovations. The school district does have a number of un-used school proper-ties for sale, including properties which are no longer needed due to the construction of the district education support centre.
“The school district has $2.6 million in property assets which are either currently for sale or pending sale. Any money generated by the sale of these properties will be put towards future school projects at Carlin and in Sicamous,” says the
school district state-ment.
AccountabilityAnother issue for the
parents is transparency of the process.
There does not ap-
pear to have been public discussion of a surplus by trustees dur-ing public meetings. In previous years, bud-get committee meet-ings have been held in private; however, this year, the school dis-trict has opened their budget committee dis-cussions up for public view.
The DPAC says that while SD83 has de-
fended the transfers, these surplus funds could have been re-served for student pro-gramming and support in future operating budgets – without pen-alty from the Ministry of Education.
“Further, these transfers were done without the full dis-closure expected of our public institutions. Even the district’s fi-nancial statements do not clearly show these transfers,” states the DPAC statement.
After Ralston had questions when review-ing the public budget documents available on the school district’s
website, he began to try and track the funds that have been trans-ferred from operating to capital budgets. It was an arduous task, as the figures in the bud-get document are com-plex and the funds are not always named the same thing year after year.
“It was not simple to follow or clearly ex-plained,” he said. “We needed someone with an accounting back-ground to help us fig-ure this out.”
Ralston is concerned the issue does not ap-pear to have been dis-cussed by the elected trustees in a public fo-rum.
“Why was this sur-plus not discussed each year? Why did the trustees not debate what would be the best use of the surplus funds? I’m not saying that putting money into capital was the wrong choice, but I’m saying there are other options and we never heard those options.”
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Lack of transparency a concern
Why was this surplus not discussed each year? Why did the trustees not debate what would be the best use of the surplus funds?
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The Heart and Stroke Foundation is launch-ing a new app it be-lieves will help save more lives for those who experience sudden cardiac arrest.
In B.C., only 14 per cent of people who suf-fer sudden cardiac ar-rest each year survive.
Sudden cardiac ar-rest differs from a heart attack. With a heart at-tack there are warning signs and symptoms and it can often be treated at the hospital. Cardiac arrest however, is a failure of the heart’s electrical system. The heart suddenly stops beating and the person collapses.
According to the Heart and Stroke Foun-dation the new app aims to give people the in-formation and training they need to respond and save lives. With a few simple clicks, the app teaches people
how to do “hands-on-ly” CPR, what an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) is and where they are located. Then, it offers a quick and fun test and the ability to share what you’ve learned on so-cial media.
Local businessman Jack Bowers is one of the fortunate survivors of sudden cardiac ar-rest. Nearly two years ago, Jack suffered car-diac arrest while home for lunch. Luckily his wife Gayle Bowers was home and she quickly called 911. She then performed 12 minutes of hands-only CPR. With the help of the 911 Operator, Gayle - who had never had any first aid training, was instrumental in saving her husband’s life.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation says sud-den cardiac arrest can strike anyone at any time, and in many cas-es, it occurs in public spaces. Early CPR and
the use of AEDs within the first few minutes can double the chance of survival.
Thanks to Gayle’s quick response, along with the work of emer-gency responders, Jack was given a second chance at life.
A former paramedic and athlete, Jack is a strong advocate for people learning hands-only CPR.
“If Gayle hadn’t been so capable, who knows what it would’ve been,” Jack says.
With this app, people will understand how three simple, easy steps can save lives. The three steps are: Call 911 and shout for an AED, push hard and fast in the centre of the chest, restart the heart by using an AED as soon as it arrives.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation hopes the new app will motivate people to act fast and save lives. You can check out the app at https://callpushrestart.ca.
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As is expected of a guest speaker, Brent Seal thanked his audi-ence for coming out.
But his thanks were different than most.
As he opened his presentation entitled A Journey of Possibili-ties, Seal thanked the audience in Salmon Arm Secondary’s gym for just being able to get out of the house.
Because Seal, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia, knows that sometimes it can be an enormous battle to try and participate in the daily routines those without mental illness often take for granted.
“Sometimes it is hard just to show up,” he said in the opener to his presentation. “I know the feeling of pain and isolation and that they can keep you from life.”
Seal was in Salmon Arm to introduce a mental wellness pro-gram to high school students, but also to conduct a free session for parents, adults and professionals to share some of his insights and mental health re-covery strategies.
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“In my world, the world was going to end,” he said.
It was at that point that suicide seemed like the best option.
Hospitalized upon his return to B.C., Seal got a name for his ill-ness – schizophrenia.
“People often don’t like labels, but in this case learning that label saved my life,” he told the crowd, noting that with the name of his ill-ness came a way to re-search and understand his condition and the symptoms associated with it. This gave him a way to regain some control over his life.
“I turned my pain into power and then wanted to turn that power into something positive.”
Insight into his ill-ness and his symptoms is his most powerful tool to prevent relapse.
“By recognizing my symptoms, I can see them and can break out my mental health tool box for ways to control those symptoms before they control me.”
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Drawing a spectrum on a page, Seal says he moved from struggle to just getting by to thriv-ing and now to a stage where he is sharing his journey in an effort to help others.
Seal began to feel that his struggle need-ed to be shared in order to reduce the stigma surrounding mental ill-ness, which affects so many people in Cana-da but is only now be-coming acceptable to talk about.
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News that School District #83 has been run-ning a surplus is not surprising. School dis-tricts in B.C. can not run a deficit, so it would be prudent to budget conservatively.
What is surprising though is how steep the surpluses have been while the school district has been cutting programs like speech therapy and mental health counselling to students. The amounts have varied, but in the last five years it has been between $700,000 and $2.9 mil-lion annually. That was money that could have been spent on programs and services to all the kids in the school district.
Then to find out that these surpluses were rolled over into the capital budget to purchase
things like computers, furniture and new administration buildings without much in the way of public discussion among trustees at regular board meetings was even more shock-ing. Parents can’t remember these discussions taking place and neither can this newspaper.
But the $10.5 million in transfers have been spent – there’s no going back.
What needs to happen now is a public con-versation among trustees about what to do about future surpluses. There is an argument for these transfers, but there are also other funding options. It is difficult to justify cuts to student programs when there is still signifi-cant cash left over at the end of each year.
Surplus procedure just looks bad
Spill shrouded in secrecyOK, why the silence?Despite several phone calls and emails to Environment Cana-
da media types, no information has been forthcoming about the spill of glue and fuel products into Shuswap Lake on March 14 near Canoe Forest Products’ log boom.
Calls to Environment and Climate Change Canada on March 16 were not returned and emails were acknowledged solely by a noncommittal, “Thank you for contacting Environment Canada media relations. We acknowledge receipt of your request and a media relations officer will get back to you as soon as possible.”
I am still waiting.And, aside from a generic email acknowledging receipt of my
March 21 email, no response has come from Catherine McK-enna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change either.
Interior Health’s original statement advised that thousands of litres of the toxic material had leaked into the lake – a point mill officials disputed the next day.
Aside from calling spill estimates in Interior Health’s initial release inaccurate, Canoe Forest Products has simply stated a leak discovered on March 7 has been repaired, there is no longer any discharge and mill officials are working with provincial and federal agencies “to determine what, if any, impacts there are as a result of this incident.”
While the City of Salmon Arm was told they could resume using the water intake from Shuswap Lake the next day because the pipe is in very deep water two kilometres away from the spill area, concerns about the spill remain,
Chief among them is the content of the glue used in the ply-wood plant. It contains phenol formaldehyde resin, a concern to Interior Health. And what kind of fuel is included in the mix?
If thousands of litres is inaccurate, what is the correct amount of toxic material that washed into the lake?
If the spill occurred last Monday, why weren’t environmental officials on-scene until the next afternoon? Who alerted them?
Chief among my many questions is this: Why the secrecy?Let’s get this out in the open and deal with it and its repercus-
sions.The silence is already affecting the Shuswap economy.Robyn Cyr, Shuswap Tourism manager and economic de-
velopment officer for the Columbia Shuswap Regional District says some tourism operators are already cancelling summer vis-its because of concerns about water in Shuswap Lake.
People hear spill and, without accurate information, can imagine it to be far beyond reality. It will be a lot harder to explain to those operators that the no-go area was reduced from 300 metres to 100 last Wednesday.
IH is still advising people to refrain from drawing water or from boating, fishing or swimming in the area. Those cautions will remain in place at least until the health authority hears the results of the ongoing investigation.
We hope that happens soon.
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View PointThe Observer asked: Do you worry about the quality of water in Shuswap Lake?
Bill Lytle-McGee “I am. Water is an essential part of our life and environment. We need to do more to protect it.”
Linda Belway “Yes, especially for drinking and swimming. Since the spill it’s a bigger issue.”
Peggy Toole “No, I’m not overly concerned. I live in Eagle Bay and I think the water is very clean.”
Bob Schaller “I think everyone should be. Water is so very vital, we need to take care of this resource.”
Bob Alspaugh “Yes of course. Everybody should be concerned about water quality no matter where they live.”
Canada is a water rich country but lacks a unified policy to protect our great resource and ensure that Canadians have clean drinking water. Such a fundamental basic need as clean drinking water affects us all and has a profound effect on our health and well-being, as well as on our health care budget.
Our government must act to ensure our water and our people are protected.
It’s time for the federal government to implement the right to clean water in Canada by passing an environmental bill of rights that respects, protects and fulfils our right to a healthy environment, including the right to clean water.
Kristin Maddox-Brown
The proposed Ruddock Creek Lead Zinc project, led by Imperial Metals in the Adams River watershed is a great opportunity. It is a chance to rethink how we frame the questions around projects like this. We can move beyond just making sure Imperial Metals has checked all the boxes and that their operation will meet B.C.’s “standards.”
This is a chance to ask if, as a community, we really want a mine at the glacial source of our water. We can ask if a company that is responsible for spilling 4.5 million cubic metres of mercury-filled slurry into Quesnel Lake from Mt. Polley should be trusted. We can ask if it is worth risking the heath of the sockeye or if it is ever appropriate to turn an alpine lake into
a tailings pond. With the recent spill in Canoe, we have seen how much we depend on the water around us and also how quickly it can be declared “unsafe.”
The proposed mine at Ruddock Creek is also an opportunity to listen. The Secwepemc community at Neskonlith, on who’s unceded traditional territory the mine would sit, have vehemently rejected the project. There have been tireless grassroots efforts from within the community to raise awareness about this proposal and hold Imperial Metals accountable after the Mt. Polley spill. The company was also served an eviction notice, which called on them to leave the Ruddock Creek area, by Chief Judy Wilson at the direction of community elders.
So, to all reading who are not indigenous to this land, this is an opportunity to listen, to really think about what it means to live on Secwepemc territory. Efforts can be made here at a local level, to alter a relationship, which at a national level has been based on both violent and structural dispossession. It is a chance to work in meaningful solidarity with our neighbours who have been looking after this land for thousands of years.
So, let’s take this opportunity to recognize the value of clean water, respect this place we all cherish and take a stand against Imperial Metals.
Mitchell Ward
I was saddened to read in last week’s Observer that SABNES will no longer maintain its wonderful foreshore trail.
City council has allowed dogs into the bird sanctuary and in my opinion this is a sign of utmost disrespect to SABNES. I am a frequent spring time walker of this trail and I have come to love its near magical qualities.
When volunteers dedicate their labour to such public land after so many years it begins to take on a very special tone.
As city workers take on these tasks something very important is necessarily lost. This is not the fault of the city workers but they cannot give the care and devotion that SABNES has.
It seems to me that dog walkers have free rein to virtually every other public space in Salmon Arm.
Is it not too much to ask them to stay out of this one? There are very good reasons that SABNES does not want dogs in this area.
I do not know any SABNES members but I would like to personally thank them for their unbelievable dedication and sensitivity in turning the foreshore trail into such a delightful, soothing, exciting, natural, stimulating and restful place that it is.
Perhaps one day city council will recognize its true assets and re-establish the ban on dog walking on the foreshore trail. And SABNES could continue their wonderful gifts.
Doug Mongerson
Proper health care should top ‘family first’ agenda
Water protection needed
Mine application an opportunity to recognize the value of water
Yesterday, my husband and I spent seven- and-a-half hours in the emergency ward of the Shuswap Lake General Hospital. Most of that time was spent waiting. After an X-ray and a CT scan, we were told my husband had a serious and possibly life-threatening condition, but there were no beds available in the wards and the bed he was occupying was now needed for another emergency patient.
As my husband had not eaten that day and it was now 5 p.m., we were told we could stay in the ward and be served hospital food, or go out to eat. We chose to go home to eat
(in town and only a few minutes away) and be back within an hour or so, which we did. On our return, however, we were told there were no beds available in the emergency ward or others as they had just received five ambulance deliveries for emergency care. In fact, we were told the hospital was “more than full.”
All this makes one wonder how Christy Clark managed to be elected on a “Families First” agenda when our medical system cannot afford to create more beds with more nurses to attend them, yet they can afford to spend billions of dollars on the Site C dam which is
not needed, but will mean the death of valuable agricultural land?
The Shuswap Lake General Hospital serves a large area where the population is growing fast, as well as being situated on the Trans-Canada Highway where numerous traffic accidents happen.
Why is the B.C. government treating our only hospital as a “small town” institution? We need more beds and the nurses to serve them, and fast!
Margaret Zsadanyi
Reinstate dog ban on foreshore
WEB TALK
Comments from saobserver.net
This is good. The people who want to walk their dogs on the foreshore trail should have to foot the bill, and not expect volunteers to do it for them. The dog owners won the battle for usage of the trail, and now they can pay the price for its use, or do the work themselves to maintain it.
- Posted by James Cowling regarding the article, Cost to volunteer loss.
I think people should be realistic and wait to hear what happened. I worked there be-fore and I honestly have a hard time believ-ing it was that much spilled.
In any case, I’m still more worried about
the grey water from the houseboats than I am (about) this.
- Posted by Greg Hooper regarding the article, Company takes responsibility for spill into lake.
Glad to see Fisheries and Interior Health performing their mandated functions so pro-fessionally, but what about those fine Shus-wap Watershed folks and their new handy dandy bylaw that taxpayers are on the hook for?
- Posted by Donald Shipley regarding the article, Company takes responsibility for spill into lake
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A8 www.saobserver.net Wednesday, March 23, 2016 Salmon Arm Observer
Another year, anoth-er roof.
For the sixth con-secutive year, Integrity Roofing owner Josh Bickle is going to pro-vide a brand new roof
to someone in need.And, for the second
year in a row, Integ-rity will have the sup-port of Salmon Arm Home Building Centre in making this gift to a deserving person pos-sible.
As they have since the beginning, GAF Building Supplies is also supplying a por-tion of the roofing ma-terial.
Last year, Bickle took care of a Silver Creek woman’s roof
after receiving multiple nominations on her behalf. And that’s the basis on which the roof is given – to someone who has been nomi-nated by someone else – not themselves.
Integrity has now
opened this year’s nom-inations for an individ-ual in the Salmon Arm area who cannot afford to have the work done.
People who know of someone needing a new roof are encouraged to email nominations to
info@integrity roofing.ca or fax to 250-833-1100. The deadline for nominations is Wednes-day, April 20.
Nominated roofs, which cannot be too large, will be carefully considered by Josh
and his wife, Joanna, and then physically as-sessed to determine the roof most in need of re-placement.
The job will include material, labour, re-moval of the old roof, clean-up and disposal.
Integrity Roofing offers free roof to Shuswap resident in needBy Barb BrouwerOBSERVER STAFF
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The expansion to Salmon Arm is only the most recent change that this business has undergone in the last 20 years of providing clients with effective prosthetic and orthotic care.
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They will work with your physician, therapist, nurse and other caregivers to establish a plan that best suits your need and lifestyle.
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FROM THE
Archives
1936 Two young, single men from Gleneden appeared before district council asking what could be done for them. Single men were not allowed to go to the camps and could get no assistance from the government. They became wards of the municipality and their allowance was $6.60 a month. A.B. Ritchie told them if they could hold on for a couple more weeks, some road work would be available.Betty Kappel returned home to Sicamous for a few days because her school at Meadow Creek was closed on account of sickness among the pupils.Dearborn Motors Ltd. was awarded the contract to install the electric wiring in the new post of-� ce.Speedy’s Delivery Service was a new institu-tion in Salmon Arm. Tommy Higgins had transformed his motor bike into a box car and was carrying out rapid transfer work for small packages.
1946 Formal presentation of the charter issued by Rotary International to the new Salmon Arm Rotary Club took place at a dinner meeting held in the Institute Hall. The charter was presented by Dr. R.W. Irving of the Kam-loops club and governor of District No. 3 Rotary International.
1956 Manager of the construc-tion division, BCHIS, assured a delegation from Salmon Arm Hospital Board that a 55-bed hospi-tal for Salmon Arm would be approved.Under the city’s sleigh-riding bylaw, the restric-tions barring traf� c from streets designated for coasting was terminated.
1966 District council awarded a $20,000 expenditure to help eliminate water problems along North Broadview Road. Water works chairman Albert Laitinen said 5,000 feet of eight-inch main was to be laid in about two weeks.Lyle Tweeddale, Salmon Arm, won recognition from the National Art Gallery in Ottawa. The gallery accepted a silver bowl as his major work in fourth year of art at the Southern Alberta Insti-tute of Technology.
LIFE & TIMESVariety Show
EVAN BUHLER/OBSERVER
Senior moments: Entertainment was varied and fun at the Seniors Fifth Avenue Centre’s Variety Night on Fri-day, March 18. Clockwise from top, Lois Archer-Duell recites a poem; Ann Robertson performs a tap dance routine; John Thompson recites a poem; The Fifth Avenue Line Dancers strut their stuff and Alice Lewis, Ellen Hammer and Laura Benson perform a radio show skit.
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Salmon Arm firefighters were called out early Friday morning to what was initially described as a brush fire in the 2500 block of 10th Avenue SE in the Hillcrest area.
With repeated 911 calls that began at 3.29 a.m. on March 18, dispatch upgraded the call to a structure fire, alerting fire hall 3 as well.
“Crews arrived to heavy fire conditions in a detached garage, camper and vehicle,” says fire chief
Brad Shirley. “The fire was quickly knocked down; however the garage and camper sustained heavy damage and there was some fire damage to a vehicle, quad and adjacent deck and hot tub.”
Shirley says firefighters did a great job in preventing the fire from spreading to the house adjacent to the garage.
Crews were on scene for approxi-mately two hours.
The cause of the fire remains un-der investigation.
Hillcrest garage, vehicles lost to fire
Ablaze: Salmon Arm firefighters tend to the hoses as they work to put out a fire on 10th Avenue SE in the early morning hours of Friday, March 18.
By Barb BrouwerOBSERVER STAFF
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Does Salmon Arm need some snow an-gels?
No, not the decora-tions made in the snow, but a program that would help seniors who have difficulty with snow shovelling on winter days.
It might be spring, but seniors’ advocate Judy Galley is working now to try and imple-ment a program known as Snow Angels, where a group of volunteers helps seniors in need with snow clearing.
Galley has contacted the City of Salmon Arm for help, with some pos-itive feedback, but as the first step in the pro-cess she needs to pro-duce an assessment, to show the level of need for a program.
“I know that the whole idea of seniors’ care is keeping people in their own homes for longer, but it got me thinking about these se-niors and what they do if they can’t cope with the snow and their ac-
cess is blocked. To me that is a potentially dan-gerous situation.”
Galley approached the school district and the college as a poten-tial source of volunteer labour. But she is also seeking support from the city. But before that can happen, she needs to gather some data on how many seniors could benefit from such a program.
To that end, Galley is putting up posters asking seniors to sign if they have difficulty with snow clearing and could use assistance. The information would be used to make a case for the city’s support for the initiative.
The posters will be available for signing at the Fletcher Park Se-niors’ Resource Cen-tre, the Seniors Fifth Avenue Activity Centre and the Senior Citizens Drop-In Centre
They will also be available at the Shuswap Community Church, St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Liv-ing Waters Community Church, The Seventh
Day Adventist Church and Broadview Evan-gelical Free Church.
Seniors need to be aware that signing now
does not mean they are going to receive snow removal services.
Signatures will be collected until April 22.
Planning now for Snow AngelsBy Tracy HughesOBSERVER STAFF
Take note: Allan Brown posts a notice about the Snow Angels program at the Seniors Citizens Drop-In Centre.
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Put your dukes up.That’s what Maureen Hafstein, Dorothy
Bird and Cheryl Ogloff are saying to Par-kinson’s Disease.
On Monday, the trio started their first boxing class with coach Peggy Maerz to combat the symptoms of their disease at the Bulldog Boxing Club.
“It’s all Maureen’s fault,” jokes Bird, be-fore the start of the practice about how they ended up at a boxing class.
Many recent studies have shown the ef-fectiveness of aerobic exercise on strength, flexibility and balance, which improves Parkinson’s symptoms and creates a sense of well-being.
Today, there are many dance and boxing classes being developed for those with Par-kinson’s.
Hafstein’s acupuncturist Donna Raspli-ca, suggested she look at Rock Steady Boxing, a club in Indiana that specializes in non-contact, boxing-based fitness for those with Parkinson’s for inspiration.
That inspiration led Hafstein to Maerz.“Maureen contacted me about running
the program, and it was perfect timing as I had just learned about clubs doing this sort of thing from a friend in the States,” said Maerz.
“This is exactly why I started this club with inclusivity in mind – to show people this sport is doable for anyone if they are just accommodated for.”
For the following 12 weeks, the trio will be put through their paces once a week working through warm-ups to hitting the bag, to working their core on the floor.
“My goal is to see them on bikes by the end of the summer,” says Maerz confident-ly.
After the 12 weeks, they will evaluate whether they stay on a once-a-week regime or up it to a couple of times a week.
The trio was undeniably nervous before
their first session, but Maerz’s encouraging and compassionate coaching style quickly allowed Hafstein, Bird and Ogloff to breeze through the class.
After 10 minutes of active stretching and warm up exercises, they were loosened up for work on the bags.
“We need to put a big letter “P” for Par-kinson’s on these bags,” exclaimed Hafs-tein eagerly before doling out the punches.
Maerz expertly guided the trio through a 25-minute session working on upper cuts, hooks, jabs and straight punches.
Working on the bag and counting out the punches as they went was beneficial for
body and mind. Because Parkinson’s is a neuro-degenerative disease it is also impor-tant to give the brain a workout.
Movement is normally controlled by do-pamine, a chemical that carries signals be-tween the nerves in the brain. When cells that normally produce dopamine die, the symptoms of Parkinson’s appear. Research has shown brain cells use dopamine more efficiently in people who exercise regular-ly, helping to ease symptoms.
Each one of the trio has specific goals they want to achieve through the class.
Sports
By Evan BuhlerOBSERVER STAFF
See Stopping on page A14
In this corner, hope
Evan BuhlEr/OBSERVER
Fighting back: Maureen Hafstein, left, Bulldogs Boxing Club coach Peggy Maerz, Dorothy Bird and Cheryl Ogloff are using boxing to alleviate their Parkinson’s symptoms.
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Grab your clubs and hit the linksThe Salmon Arm Golf Club’s Heritage Course and the Canoe Creek Golf Course front-nine holes will be opening on Friday, March 25.Tee times are available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the SAGC. The SAGC’s Championship Course will be opening on April 15, with the Ironwood Restaurant opening the same day.
Movie day fundraiserThe Shuswap Minor Lacrosse Association is hosting a movie day on Friday, March 25 at the Salmar Grand Cinemas. They will be showing three movies - The Good Dinosaur, Goose-bumps and Jurassic World. Admission is $5 each for all ages and includes popcorn and a bottle water or juice. Hotdogs and candy bags are also available for $2 each. Tickets are available at the door. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. and the first movie starts at 11.
Enjoy a swim for EasterA fun Easter-themed event will take place at the SASCU Recreation Centre pool on Satur-day, March 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. The event will include music, egg hunt, swimming, bouncing on the inflatables and jelly beans. Cost is regular admission.
Tennis club spring cleanup The Salmon Arm Tennis Club will host a meet-ing about the proposed indoor tennis facility at the clubhouse on Saturday, April, 2. The annual spring clean-up of the courts and grounds will follow the meeting.
Top Guns Lacrosse CampThere is still time to register for the 19th Annual Top Guns Lacrosse Camp on Sunday, April 3 in Armstrong. The camp gets underway at 10 a.m. and will wrap up at 3 p.m. It is limited to 50 players. To register, go to http://topgunslacrosse.webs.com, or email [email protected], for more information.
’Backs to give thanks On Wednesday, April 6 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Boston Pizza, the Silverbacks will host a cor-porate appreciation night. Come out to enjoy a drink and some appies with the Silverbacks staff and also some of the players who are still here.
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Stopping the progression of Parkinson’s
Ogloff wants to in-crease her overall fit-ness and confidence, while Bird would like to increase her flex-ibility and balance, and Hafstein says she wants to feel more re-laxed and normal.
“If you’re not stay-ing active you feel like everything is seiz-ing and you feel like
your collapsing in on yourself. I hope box-ing will help me to feel more open and normal like before,” explained Hafstein.
Between working the bags and working their core, they took a break to regroup and open up about their emotions. Maerz ex-plained to the women “this is the one place that is about you.”
After the inspira-
tional hour-long ses-sion each woman stood more confidently, their posture had improved, and you couldn’t wipe the smiles off their faces.
“Watching their de-meanour change in just an hour alone is so ex-citing,” said Maerz.
“To see the smiles on their faces and the sweat rolling down their forehead as they were working on the
bags – this is why I love what I do.”
Though tired, the women remained en-thusiastic and excited about the next class. They were quick to thank Maerz.
“Everything we heard about Peggy has been true. She is genu-ine, caring and encour-aging,” said Bird.
“These women are very special, they are coming from a vulner-
able place and to see the strides they made in just one class is re-markable,” said Maerz.
The boxing class will not cure their Par-kinson’s, but it will help to slow down the progression and sever-ity of the disease, the same purpose of medi-cation.
“We are each on our own journey,” says Ogloff with a wide smile.
The 2015/16 short- course season for the Selkirks’ has been bril-liant and the hard work and commitment they showed all winter has been well-rewarded.
A great season for Maggie Manning has led her to be invited to the Para-Olympic Trials in Toronto from April 3 to 7. Manning will swim all her best events and is ranked in the top-10 in the world for her age group in the Para-Olympic 400-metre freestyle.
Though she has the opportunity to qualify for the 2016 Games in
Rio, her sights are set on the 2020 games in Tokyo.
Manning was not the only Selkirk swim-mer to qualify for elite events.
Five swimmers qual-ified for the Western Canadian Champion-ships held in Manitoba last month, including Torrey Mckee, Claire Hall, Molly Foggarty, Chantel Jeffrey, and Thomas Flahr.
Between them they had a great start to the long-course season, breaking more than 12 club records.
Jeffery, who was re-
covering from a few weeks of flu, dug deep to not only make finals but on the last day she won the Selkirks’ first Western Champion-ships medal in the 1,500-m freestyle.
Coming off her Western Champion-ships swim, Jeffrey was selected to swim for B.C. at the 2016 Prospects West meet to be held at the Olympic Trials in April and the Age Group Canadian National Swimming Championships to be held in Calgary at the end of July. She also qualified for the Senior
Canadian Nationals to be held in Edmonton the first week in Au-gust.
Joining Jeffery at the Age Group Champion-ships will be Foggarty and Ethan Skofteby.
Skofteby is also poised to be invited to become a member of the BC Summer Games Team.
In the AA Champi-onships, which were held in Penticton, more than 500 swimmers came from around B.C. to compete.
The standard of racing was very high and it was very hard
to make finals and or finish in the top eight. Swimmers that made the finals were Lauren Gridley-Haack, Claire Hall, Olin Mosher, Ty Webster-Locke and Torrey McKee.
Each of the swim-mers picked up medals in the meet. Hall, who was at her first Swim BC Provincials, won bronze in the 100-m freestyle.
In the Swim BC AAA Provincial Championships, the Selkirks emerged as the third-highest ranked team from the Okanagan Region.
Manning invited to Para-Olympic trials
Going for brokeRon Hagardt, left, of the Cubs drives to the net after getting around the Rage’s Barry Davies during and old timers hockey game at the Shaw Centre on Friday, March 18.
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ARTS & EVENTS
If laughter is the best medicine, this is one healthy group of seniors.
Every Tuesday morning from 9 to 11 a.m., several area seniors go to Shuswap Theatre for an invigorating dose of fun.
“It’s one of the best two hours of the week,” said Joyce Henderson, who has been a member of the group for three years. “Last week, it was the only big-gut laughter I had.”
Henderson says participants are given a scenario and divided into groups of three or four.
“Your challenge is to meet with your group and see where that leads you to,” she says. “Then you have to do a skit.”
And it’s all about fun and companionship. Henderson says one woman who found
joy by joining was a widow.Her husband had died about 14 months
earlier and she had nobody to talk to.“She read out loud just to hear her voice,
but since she started coming here, her whole world has changed,” Henderson says. “She is now working front of house and has taken responsibility for seniors theatre � nances.”
Nina Dickins has been a Salmon Arm re-laxation group facilitator for 17 years and says it is wonderful to have that focus in her life.
But her “play time” is Tuesday at Shus-
wap Theatre.“It’s designed to keep us � t mentally and
physically and it does it magni� cently,” Dickins says, noting no matter how far out-side a participant’s comfort zone it goes, people know they’re in a safe, supported place. “It’s a disparate group of people who come together once a week to basically play with theatre-type exercises.”
Henderson asked for comments from members of the group and received many laudatory emails from people who did not want to be named.
“First thing that comes to mind is the op-portunity to be part of a seniors’ group that offers the chance to be more of myself – that never existed before this,” said one respon-dent. “How wonderful to improve my mind
while having such a good time! I have be-come more creative, spontaneous and have a feeling of belonging to a group of seniors.”
“Seniors’ Theatre, even though I’m not a senior quite yet, is my favourite activity of the week,” wrote another.
And yet another senior wrote, “It’s a won-derful way to spend a few hours every week doing absolutely nothing, for no reason at all – to not be concerned about how I look, what I say and do, and to be with people who are not judging me. I really do look for-ward to it and hate to miss a single session.”
One couple describes the Tuesday pro-gram as a valuable weekly session which allows them to challenge their imagination, stimulate their memory and generally con-tribute to keeping them engaged.
“The leader(s) have a great deal of ex-pertise and talent and always bring a wide variety of activities,” they wrote. “They are well-prepared and challenge us to move out of our comfort zones. I believe this is an important addition to the community and a critical asset to seniors with the challenges of age.”
That is echoed by another member, who maintains the group feeds her body, mind and spirit and allows her to “get up and out of bed on Tuesdays, which is a physical challenge, especially in winter.”
Henderson received many more emails, all along the same vein.
Playwright and author Peter Blacklock got the group going but has handed the lead-ership of the Salmon Arm group over to pro-fessional actress Astrid Varnes.
Blacklock continues to lead a group in South Shuswap and is planning a series of vignettes on aging to perform at the second annual Shuswap Theatre on the Edge in July.
In the meantime, there’s always room for more playful seniors and the doors to Shuswap Theatre open at 9 a.m. Tuesdays. The cost is $10 to join the Shuswap Theatre Society, which covers insurance, and a $2 weekly drop-in fee.
“And you have to be able laugh,” adds Henderson. “If you don’t like to laugh, you might not like it.”
Art of laughsSeniors at play
Antics: Joanne Leatherdale, right, and Pat Jorgensen perform a warm up acting exercise called Machines during a seniors theatre session at Shuswap The-atre on Tuesday, March 15. Al Moffat, centre, performs a warm-up acting exercise called Carnival in Rio with Joanne Leatherdale and Lois Higgins.
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Finding best in humanity
Runaway Moon Theatre Company, known for its envi-ronmental produc-tions and community plays often involving handmade, life-like puppets, is presenting its documentary-style puppet production, 21 Ways to Make the World Last Longer, at the Spark Festival in Victoria’s Belfry The-atre next week.
“21 Ways to Make the World Last Longer is a practical, hopeful and simple tribute to the beauty of human-ity,” reads a release about the production, which makes its way to Salmon Arm after a Victoria showing. “This brand new pup-pet play for youth and adults is a 90-minute funny and dramatic sharing of the kooky and maybe necessary approaches to living on an endangered planet.”
Co-written by Run-away Moon artistic di-rector Cathy Stubing-ton and director James Fagan Tait, who also directed the play Tu-witames for Runaway Moon at the Splatsin Tsm7aksaltn Teach-ing Centre in Enderby in 2014, this produc-tion features 28 puppet characters along with their handlers and live actors.
Puppet makers/op-erators Stubington and Zompopo Flores are joined by guest per-formers Fagan Tait, Sarah May Redmond and Tom Jones, who are well known to Runaway Moon and Caravan Farm Theatre audiences.
“Using the magic of Runaway Moon rod puppetry and an eclec-tic quintet of puppe-teers, this production is sure to make you wonder, remember and reflect,” reads the re-lease.
Runaway Moon has been exploring and performing its particu-lar style of puppet the-atre for more than three decades.
From its roots in
Montreal, and a series of productions at the Caravan Farm Theatre from 1989 to 1998, the company has since been based at Curly Willow Farm in Grin-drod. Its shows are often held outdoors in deliberately planted settings of corn, sun-flowers and other veg-etables.
“This new play is created for the indoor theatre setting, allow-ing the puppeteers to disappear in the dark while the puppet world comes alive in the imaginations of the audience,” reads the release.
21 Ways to Make the World Last Lon-ger takes the stage at the Shuswap Theatre
in Salmon Arm March 31 and April 1 at 7:30 p.m., and April 2 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are available at Intwined Fibre Arts on Hudson Avenue, toll free by calling 1-866-311-101, or online at www.ticketseller.ca.
Tickets are $18 for adults, $13 for those 12 to 19 and $8 for chil-dren under 12. A fam-ily of two adults and two children pay $43.
This production is included in the Salm-on Arm Arts Coun-cil’s ShuGo tickets for youths aged 12 to 21. These tickets are $5 each and young people must purchase their own tickets at the Arts Centre on Hudson Av-enue.
Puppet power: Runaway Moon artistic director Cathy Stubing-ton works with two of the puppets featured in 21 Days to Make the World Last Longer that will take place at Shuswap Theatre.
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Opera lovers treated to classicSince its world pre-
miere at Teatro alla Scala, Milan in 1904, Madama Butterfly has become one of the most iconic and best loved operas.
The sublime mel-odies are known throughout the world. The story triggers ideas about cultural and sexual imperialism for people far removed from the opera house, and film, Broadway and popular culture in general have engaged endlessly with it.
Moviegoers who saw the film Fatal At-traction will recognize the use of Puccini’s arias from Madam Butterfly”.
Anthony Ming-hella’s breathtaking production has thrilled audiences ever since its premiere at the Met in 2006.
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Met Orchestra is Lon-don-based Karel Mark Chichon.
“Opera first tells a story and it does so
using all the arts (or-chestra, voice, staging, choir, acting, costume, dance, lighting),” says opera-lover Gabriele Klein.
Butterfly is the sto-
ry of a young Japa-nese geisha whose American lover (who she views as her hus-band) leaves to return to America and ulti-mately returns with his American wife.”
The musical score beautifully explores the emotions from the excitement before the wedding, the noisy relatives, the bliss-ful wedding night, the wait for her husband’s return and the honour-able Japanese ending.
“The lyric beauty of Puccini’s score, espe-cially the music for the thoroughly believable lead role, has made ‘Butterfly’ timeless,” says Klein. “Bring lots of tissues.”
Madama Butter-fly plays on the silver screen at 9:55 a.m. Sat-urday, April 2 with a run time of three hours and 38 minutes.
Tickets are available at the Salmar Grand or at the door.
Despair: Kristine Opolais reprises her role as a geisha whose lover abandons her when he goes home to America and ultimately returns to Japan with his American wife.
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The annual event will feature an Easter children’s activity day in the morning and an Easter bonnet contest and spring fashion event in the afternoon.
Children’s activities in the morning will
include musical perfor-mances by ‘Bop’ the Bunny, an Easter story time, children’s arts and craft station and free pictures with the Easter Bunny during the four-hour event.
At noon, the Easter Bunny will lead the children on an Easter egg hunt through the mall to collect small Easter treats from par-
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): On Monday, communication planet Mercury moves into your sign [where it stays until April 5]. So you’re in the mood to think quickly and solve problems with lightning speed. But Wednesday’s Lunar Eclipse stirs up your temperamental side. If you keep busy with interesting projects, then you’ll feel less inclined to be disruptive and demanding.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you’re too set in your ways mid-week, then you’re in for an unsettling time as the Lunar Eclipse disrupts your usual routine. But – if you are too extravagant on Good Friday – you could find yourself overeating, overspending and plain overindulging in all manner of fattening, expensive and hedonistic treats.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): With Mercury and the Lunar Eclipse stimulating your networking zone, it’s the perfect time to participate in group activities, and communicate your ideas to the world in person and via social media. You’re in the mood to mix and mingle; socialise and circulate. Keep your expectations grounded in reality.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): All eyes are on you this week, as the Lunar Eclipse and Mercury boost your public profile. If you want something, then you have to declare it to the world. No more side-stepping - strive to be a confident Crab! The Easter weekend is an appropriate time for rebirth and renewal, as you get up-close-and-personal.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t fence Lions in! The Sun, Mercury and Uranus are all activating your adventure gene. So it’s time to enthuse, experiment and explore, as you make the most of every moment of every day. This week’s stars are also wonderful for travel, education, public speaking, social media and community connections
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgos often suffer from analysis paralysis. This week you need to stop over-thinking and start DOING, as your ruler Mercury shifts into dynamic Aries [and also trines Mars]. You’ll be able to work at a faster pace than usual so don’t waste the opportunity to roll up your sleeves, jump in, and get heaps done. The Lunar Eclipse and Mercury also shine a bright spotlight on money matters.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The Lunar Eclipse encourages you to get the balance right between giving and taking; between your needs and those of loved ones. It won’t all be smooth sailing and eternal sunshine though! You have to learn to take the ups with the downs. And you have to face problems when they occur [rather than sweeping them under the carpet].
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The Lunar Eclipse lights up your dreaming zone. So your motto for the moment is from feminist writer Gloria Steinem [born on March 25] “Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” Your detective skills are also firing.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There are no excuses for being bored this week Sagittarius, as Mercury and the Lunar Eclipse shake up your social gene and your sporty side. It’s also the perfect time to initiate an important conversation with a child or teenager; have a welcome chat with a friend; or take up a creative new hobby.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’re at your best and worst this week Capricorn, as the Lunar Eclipse stirs up your charming and cantankerous sides. The spotlight is on paid or volunteer work [as well as your reputation and public profile] so make sure you are putting on a good show. But – if you are too career-focused – then a relationship with a loved one could take a dive.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’re dreaming of the future and have so many ideas swirling around, but how many of them see the light of day? If you get side-tracked by endless possibilities, then you’ll never get anything done. Saturn demands that you set achievable goals, and then follow through with patience and persistence.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your Piscean charisma shines brightly, as Venus vamps through your sign. Time to indulge in beauty therapies and body pampering, plus call in a few old favours! The focus is on lust and loot mid-week, when the Lunar Eclipse brings up unresolved issues. An intimate relationship could soar or crash, depending on how committed you are [both emotionally and financially].
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Richard (“Dick”) Justin Gregory was born in Princeton BC on June 1, 1922 and he passed away at Shuswap Lake General Hospital in Salmon Arm BC on March 8, 2016 (age 93 years).
He enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1941 at the age of 19. In late June 1944, he was transferred to Normandy and later to the Netherlands and Germany. With the rank of Gunner, Dick served in the Survey Regiment as a “Flash Spotter” and his regiment was consideredthe “eyes of the artillery”. In about 1948, he passed his exams and obtained registration as a BC LandSurveyor. In 1950, Dick contracted polio and, after spending several months in the Princeton Hospital,he was transferred to Shaughnessy Hospital in Vancouver which primarily served veterans of the two world wars. It was at this hospital where he methis future wife Noreen Gregory (nee Mullan) who was a registered nurse. Dick was very grateful to the staff at Shaughnessy Hospital and he credited his recovery to the care he received.
On May 1, 1954, Dick and Noreen were married. After working in Princeton, they spent the late 1950s in Arizona, USA where their son, Brian was born(1957). About 1961, the family moved to the LowerMainland of BC, eventually settling in Surrey. In1962, Dick began work in the Survey department ofthe Municipality of Surrey (now the City of Surrey).In 1963, Dick and Noreen welcomed the addition of their daughter, Sheila. Dick continued working forSurrey eventually becoming the Director of Land Surveying before he retired in 1982.
Dick and Noreen had many happy years and they often spent their winters in Arizona and theirsummers at Sheridan Lake in the Cariboo (BC). In 2002, Noreen passed away suddenly and Dicklater moved to Salmon Arm where he resided atPiccadilly Terrace and later at Mount Ida Mews.The Gregory family would like to thank all the staffat these two residences. Dick is survived by hisson Brian (Monicka), his daughter Sheila (Chris), histhree grandsons (Gregory, Deven and Justin), his twogranddaughters (Stacey and Brittni) and his great-granddaughter (Ava).
Despite his disability, Dick showed great strength and determination. Over the years, his Catholic faithsustained him. He had a wonderful sense of humourand a kind heart. Dick will be greatly missed by his two children (Brian and Sheila) and by all his familyand friends. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Post Polio Awareness and Support Society ofBC, the Royal Canadian Legion or Disability Alliance BC. Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded tothe family at www.MyAlternatives.ca
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Rosina Arvay (nee Akitt) passed away unexpectedly on March 12th, 2016 at the age of 81 after a short four day stay at the hospital.
Rosina was born in Carmangay Alberta on December 11th, 1934 and grew up in the Drumheller Alberta area. She worked at the General Hospital in Calgary, as a bank teller in Vancouver, and then most notably as a mother and a wife in Red Deer, Alberta, Calgary Alberta; and then in the Deep Creek area of BC where she spent 44 years until her passing. Rosina lovedgardening and sewing, and was a great homemakerwho was very dedicated to her family. She lived her life simply and worked very hard.
Rosina was predeceased by her brother Carl ofSt. Albert, AB and 2 sister-in-laws: Betty Jane and Leslie. Rosina is survived by her husband Edwardwhom she met in 1955 in Calgary while attendingcollege and then married on June 8, 1957; sister-in-law Margaret Akitt of St. Albert; her brothers; Donald Akitt of Kanata, Ontario; David (Marion) Akitt of Calgary, AB; Robert (Judy) Akitt of Eckville,AB; and Bruce (Lucille) Akitt of High River, AB. Sheis also survived by her four children, Marilyn (Lyle) Faas of Calgary, AB, Larry (Laurel) Arvay of Olds,AB, Brian (Debbie) Arvay of Savona, BC, and MervinArvay of Deep Creek, BC; her nine grandchildren:Ryan, Angela, Christa, Kevin, Curtis, Justin, Jennifer,Ashley and Matthew; her ten great grandchildren: Roderick, Carrick, Isaiah, Deanna, Caitlin, Conner, Hannah, Lydia, Everly and Carter; as well as many extended family members.
Rosina will be sadly missed, forever in our hearts,and fondly remembered by family and friends.
Prayers will be held for Rosina at 7:00 pm onFriday, March 18, 2016 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church (1406 George Street, Enderby, BC) with Mass of theChristian Burial to follow at 2:00 pm on Saturday,March 19, 2016 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to the family at www.MyAlternatives.ca
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It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our dear Mother, Grandma and Great Grandma.
Bernice of Sicamous B.C. passed away at 91 years of age, in the late hours of Feb 26.
Bernice is survived by her daughter Paulette Platzer, six grandchildren, and 13 great great-grandchildren, Sister May Laiten and brothers Vic and Harold Babcock. She is pre-deceased by her daughterEllen and husband Orville, sister Margret Davys. She was born in Vegerville Alberta and married OrvilleThompson before he left to serve in WW2. Sheresided in Salmon Arm during his time of service.After the war they farmed in northern BC before moving the family to Kamloops in 1955. They spentmany wonderful years in Kamloops. Bernice workedat Super Value grocery store until Orville retired and they moved to Sicamous BC. Bernice and Orville were well known for helping raise and nurture many extended family members welcoming everyone withopen arms and hearts. Bernice was known to havea twinkle in her eye, always happy that you poppedin for a visit. She was always ready for a good gameof cards. Friends and family members knew not to siton Bernice’s left side during cards for fear of a loving“smack”. Bernice was dearly loved and will be sadlymissed by all.
‘Our heart felt and sincere thanks to all the staffat Hill Crest care home for their love and care forBernice over the last few years of her life.
Online condolences may be sent through Bernice’sobituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com
BERNICE (BABCOCK) THOMPSONFebruary 5, 1925 - February 26, 2016
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend on February 29, 2016 at the age of 73. A Celebration of Life will be held at the OAPA Hall in Sorrento on Saturday, April 9 at 2 pm.
Left behind to cherish her memory is her loving son Danny, grandson Cody Janzen, daughter-in-lawPat Janzen. She will also be missed by her sisters; Bev (Jim) Shelby, Shirley (Selmer) Peterson, brother Bryan (Linda) Ellefson and numerous nieces andnephews as well as countless friends. Maxine’sfamily is grateful for the gift of presence that herfriends shared.
Maxine was predeceased by her husband Shagg (Walter), son Doug and precious grand-daughters Ali and Cassidy.
Maxine was born in Lethbridge, Alberta to BarneyEllefson and Mary DeMaere. She spent manywonderful years in Alberta where both Danny and Doug were born before the family moved to theirShuswap Paradise in 1979.
Throughout her life Maxine was an enthusiastic and welcoming individual who embraced family and friends. As a lady of strong opinions she reveled in spirited conversations, never letting her stubbornstreak stop a good laugh.
Maxine adored her grand children and lovedspending time with them. She tended hermagnificent fish pond, beautiful flowers and park-like yard with tenacious pride and passion.
Each season brings its own unique blessings andher family gives thanks for all those endeavors she enjoyed.
At Maxine’s request cremation has taken place. Iffriends so wish, memorial donations may be made to a charity of their choice. The family would liketo thank the staff of Shuswap lake General Hospital and Royal Inland Hospital for their care of Maxineand kindness to the family.
“Let us not look for you only in memory,When we would grow lonely without you,
You would want us to find you in presence,Beside us when beauty brightens,
When kindness growsAnd music echoes eternal tones.”
Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s FuneralServices & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and sharememories through Maxine’s obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices.com
JANZEN, MAXINE CAROL (nee Ellefson)January 28, 1943 - February 29, 2016
MARY LORRINE KIRBY passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016, in Edmonton, AB. A memorial service was held at the Canoe United Church on Saturday March 19, 2016 at 1 p.m. Mary is survived by her son Robert, her daughter Darlene and her granddaughter Katherine.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimers Society.
MARY LORRINE KIRBY
John Cunningham peacefully passed away at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice after a short illness. Loved ones were by his side, as well as the wonderful support staff at hospice.
John leaves to mourn his passing, his wife, Jeannie; sons, Fred (Lynda), Brian (Michele) and Jeannie’s son Kelly (Dev); and daughter, Tracey (Mike). He is survivedby six grandchildren, two great grandsons, fivesiblings and extended step family. Special thanks to John’s brother, Bob, for all his support over the past weeks.
John touched many lives in his lifetime as a heavy equipment operator, window cleaner, citytransit driver and trucker.
He retired in Turtle Valley 20 years ago where he enjoyed life on the farm. Many fun times werespent camping, travelling and enjoying hot dog nights around a campfire at the farm.
John, who was predeceased by two daughters,Wendy and Denise, and stepson, Rusty; will bevery sadly missed by all who knew him. A hardworking man, he leaves a large hole in all our hearts! We’ll miss his stories, humour and lovingways!
Thanks to the Marjorie Willoughby SnowdenHospice staff, Dr. Heunis and Dr. Sze.
A celebration of life was held at Chase Creekside Senior Centre on Sunday, March 20.
If so desired, contributions in memory of Johnmay be made to the Marjorie Willoughby SnowdenHospice, 72 Whiteshield Crescent South,Kamloops, BC, V2E 2S9.
Online condolences may be sent through John’sobituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com.Arrangements are in the care of Bowers FuneralHome and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.
JOHN NORMAN CUNNINGHAMOctober 9, 1935 - March 17, 2016
Thank YouThe Sagh family would like to thank you all so much for the support, well wishes, prayers, meals, visits to Vancouver and donations while Kaden was in the children’s hospital battling cancer. We are home now and Kaden is doing physio and swimming to help regain his mobility back.There are so many friends and family to thank so we won’t list them all but we are so grateful to have such a wonderful community full of love and support Thank you!!
Steve, Kerry, Kaden and Devon Sagh
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It was a long, hard, inspiring, journey to diagnosis, and we could not be more grateful for your own unique, special part in it! As a family, we can now FULLY embrace the pride beauty and wonders emanating from the Autism Spectrum.
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The Salmon Arm Observer, Eagle Valley News and Shuswap Market News are looking for a full-time reporter/photographer on a temporary basis.
We are looking for an energetic, curious and enthusiastic person to join the award-winning news team at the Observer. We produce three news products per week out of our offi ce in Salmon Arm, B.C. The Salmon Arm Observer is our subscription-based news products covering all facets of life in the community from news, arts, business and sports. The Eagle Valley News is a similar, but smaller product for the nearby District of Sicamous, and the Shuswap Market News is a free-distribution, regional product.
The suitable candidate must display excellent writing skills, a talent for photography, and a keen interest in digital media. Knowledge of newspaper design, as well as CP Style, is a plus. Lay-out of pages using InDesign will also be required.
Potential candidates must have post-secondary journalism training from an accredited school, plus provide a resumé, references and a brief portfolio of both written and photographic work.
All candidates must have a reliable vehicle and be able to work fl exible hours, including weekends or evenings as required.
This is a full time temporary salaried position.
To apply, please send resumés and clippings to:
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PRIVATE BILL APPLICATIONNotice is hereby given that a petition will be presented by Millar College of the Bible, of Tappen, British Columbia and Pambrun, Saskatchewan, through its agent, Kevin L. Boonstra of Kuhn LLP, legal counsel, to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia at its current legislative session, to pass a bill recognizing Millar College’s extra-provincial status and allowing it to grant theological
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this 22nd day of February, 2016____________________________________
Kevin L. Boonstra, Kuhn LLP Agent for Millar College of the Bible 100 - 32160 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, British Columbia, V2T 1W5Tel: 604-864-8877
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CRAFTSMAN gas powered lawn mowers $25 each., Stihl gas powered weed wackers $50 & $75, driftwood lawn fur-niture at various prices (250)517-8087
RED 4 wheel walker, good cond., height adjustable & basket. $50 (250)832-7968
UPRIGHT Grand Theilin w/ bench $300 (250)517-0192
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Feed & Hay Misc. for Sale Sporting Goods Apt/Condo for Rent1BDRM suite, in town. Avail. May 1st, in quiet seniors- oriented building. Balcony, A/C, N/P. H/W & heat incl. $700/mn (250) 832-5858
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SICAMOUS: Commercial bay, 1300sqft., overhead door, of-fi ce space, TCH frontage, $863/mo. (250)804-8806
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23BUDDHIST MEDITATION – A drop-in class consists of guided
meditations and a teaching and takes place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre, 451 Shuswap St. SW. For class topic and information, call 1-250-558-0952. No fragrance please.
GALLERY SHOW – Salmon Arm Art Gallery presents the multi-media works of students at Thompson Rivers University during the month of March. The exhibition continues until March 26.
THURSDAY, MARCH 24EASTER MUSIC – Five Corners
Church Ladies Ensemble presents Your Great Name, an Easter Cantata, at 7 p.m. The cantata will also be performed at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 26. Admission is by donation, with proceeds going to Syrian Refugee Relief.
DINE WITH WINE – Table 24 presents another Winemaker Dinner Event at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24. The nine-course tapas menu will be paired with � ve wines from Marionette Vineyards and Wines. Entertainment will be provided by pianist Terry Kosowick and this month’s featured artist is Cynthia Langford. Reserve your seat at 250-832-5024.
GREEN THUMBS – The Shuswap Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at the Scout Hall, 2460 Auto Rd. Guest speaker Gabrielle from Green Croft Gardens will talk about heritage seeds and certi� ed organic growing. Everyone is welcome
FRIDAY, MARCH 25GOOD FRIDAY – The Shuswap Ministerial Association
presents a community Good Friday service from 7 to 8 p.m. at Five Corners Church, 3160 10th Ave. SE.
SILVER CREEK – The community association hosts a movie night at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Friday of the month.
HANDEL’S MESSIAH – Sing the Messiah along with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir accompanied by the Orchestra at Temple Square via the Internet, at 6 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1400 20 St. Take your personal copy of the score, if you have one. Everyone is welcome.
SATURDAY MARCH 26FILM FARE – Shuswap Film Society presents Truth, a story
about an American television segment in the run-up to the 2004 presidential election that suggested George W. Bush avoided being drafted to Vietnam due to his father’s political in� uence. Show runs at 5 and 7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.
SUNDAY, MARCH 27EASTER FUN DAY – takes place at Five Corners Church at 9
a.m., a morning of games, prizes and candy. A specialty
coffee bar will be available along with a continental breakfast. For more information, call 250-832-3121.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30FILM FARE – Shuswap Film Society presents Guantanamo’s
Child, a documentary about the incarceration of Omar Khadr in the notorious U.S. detention camp in the military base in Cuba, at 7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.
THURSDAY, MARCH 31PUPPET PLAY – Runaway Moon Theatre presents 21 Ways
to Make the World Last Longer, with 28 puppet
characters. It is a practical, hopeful, and simple tribute to the beauty of humanity and perhaps necessary approaches to living on an endangered planet, at 7:30 p.m. at Shuswap Theatre. The production also runs at 7:30 p.m. on April 1 and 2 and a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, April 2. Tickets are available at Intwined Fibre Arts.
FRIDAY, APRIL 1FIFTH AVENUE – The Seniors Fifth Avenue Activity Centre
hosts a birthday lunch at noon for all those celebrating birthdays in April. Purchase tickets by Wednesday, March 30.
KNITTED WEAR – The Grandmothers to Grandmothers sale of knitted goods takes place on the � rst Friday of every month at the Mall at Piccadilly.
FOUNDATION FUNDRAISER – The Shuswap Lake Health Care Auxiliary hosts its annual garage sale with baking and books from 3 to 8 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 2 at the Mall at Piccadilly. Donations of toys, furniture, books, etc. will be gratefully accepted. Drop items off at the mall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 29 to 31, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 1, or call Chris at 250-833-1881 for pick-up.
FARM TO FORK – Kindale presents a fundraiser featuring the
best of Okanagan-Shuswap food and beverages, sample and shop with 40-plus vendors, wine pairings and silent auction at the Prestige Harbourfront Resort from 6 to 9 p.m. Entertainment by Blu and Kelly Hopkins. Tickets are available online at www.kindale.net or at the Kindale Thrift Store at 885 Lakeshore Dr. SW, or call Danelle at 250-804-5668.
SATURDAY, APRIL 2LANGUAGE TRAINING – Learn to Speak Syrian Arabic in
Room 130 of Okanagan College’s Salmon Arm campus from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This free event will feature a four-
hour crash course in basic Syrian Arabic greetings, conversation and the numbering system dialect with Arabic speaker Mustafa Zakreet. To reserve a seat, call Sandra Baumgartner at 250-
804-1886.
COMEDY NIGHT – The families and team members of the Salmon Arm Oil Kings host a Comedy Night to raise funds to support Laura Phillips, who is � ghting cancer, and her family at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy the laughs with Diamonde Tschritter, Jared Borland and Kelly Dyer, great music, silent auction, cash bar and safe ride home support. Tickets are available at Askew’s, Ford, Rona, Pedro’s, Canoe General Store or by calling 250-803-2531, 250-804-9697 or 250-804-6929.
WRITERS’ WORKSHOP – The Shuswap Association of Writers presents a workshop on character development with author Julie White from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the board room at the Mall at Piccadilly. Call Judith at 250-804-1040 to reserve your spot.
FILM FARE – Shuswap Film Society presents Man Up, a romantic comedy about taking chances, at 5 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.
TUESDAY, APRIL 5PROBUS – Club of Salmon Arm meets at 9:30 a.m. at the
Elk’s Hall, 3690-30th St. NE. Speaker will be Judy Evans from Hospice. For information, call Edna Gowriluk at 250-832-6599.
JOB FAIR – The Neskonlith Indian Band in collaboration with WCG and Okanagan College presents a job and career fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the SASCU Rec Centre. Light lunch will be provided. Great prizes, including Smart TV and Play Station 4. For more information, call June Manuel at 250-463-4937.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6SHUSWAP WRITERS GROUP – meets at 11 a.m. on the � rst
and third Wednesday of every month in the meeting room at the Mall at Picadilly. For more information, contact Dorothy Rolin at 250-832-3537.
THURSDAY, APRIL 7WELL-SPOKEN – Salmon Arm Toastmasters host an auction
night and invite anyone who is interested in Toastmasters to check them out and have fun at the annual fundraiser, from 6:50 to 9 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre. Everyone welcome!
LIVE MUSIC – Lydia Hol, one of Canada’s dynamic young artists, performs from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Barley Station Brew Pub.
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Do you know someone who makes a positive contribution
to our community?
Tell us about them!The SUBMISSION you provide should be approximately 250 words and include information such as: length of time nominee has spent in the community; specific examples of the work and/or contribution he/she has made; community associations and memberships. Please provide references of other individuals who may be able to provide further support on the nominee’s behalf.
Nomination Categories:• COACHMakes a positive contribution to their sport. Is exemplary in developing skills and con� dence in participants. A role model who inspires and encourages high athletic achievement.
• MENTORMakes a positive contribution by being a true leader. An in� uential counselor, teacher or educator that provides support or sponsorship.Demonstrates a high level of ethics and professional standards, is an inspirational motivator, excellent communicator, good listener and a reliable resource to the community.
• COURAGEThis person has risen above adversity or formidable challenges to become a success. As a result, they have had a positive e� ect on the people around them.
• ABOVE AND BEYONDThis person makes a positive contribution to their community through their work. Someone who goes beyond the requirements of their job to support the community and make it a better place.
• EMERGENCY SERVICEMakes a positive contribution to the community by going the extra mile – over and above the call of duty. Is exemplary in the area of emergency services and unsel� shly shoulders enormous responsibility while accepting the potential risks and challenges of the job.
• SERVICE ORGANIZATION VOLUNTEERThis individual makes a positive contribution to the community by volunteering their time to one community service organization. This person is well thought of and is signi� cantly relied upon by others in the organization.
• VOLUNTEERThis individual makes a positive contribution to the community by volunteering their time to a variety of causes. They are dedicated to making a di� erence in several initiatives.
• WORKING WITH YOUTH VOLUNTEERMakes a positive contribution to youth in the community. Someone who is depended upon and committed to provide direction, programs and/or support to ensure our youth have positive experiences.
• ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERMakes a positive contribution to the community by championing environmentally friendly initiatives. Someone who inspires others to be “green” by being a leader in ecologically sound practices.
• COMMUNITY BUILDERSomeone who has taken the initiative to engage a variety of local residents in an innovative or new community project or event. The initiative may assist di� erent groups to work together, address a gap in community participation, or result in a more inclusive, engaged community.
• YOUTH VOLUNTEERThis person is currently enrolled within the School District or College and has not attained the age of 21. This youth makes a positive contribution to their community by volunteering their time outside of their academic pursuits.
Community Leader Awards 2016
2nd Annual
COMMUNITY LEADER NOMINEEENTRY FORMName of Nominee: __________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________
Phone Number: ____________________________________________________________
Category (One Category per Entry):_______________________________________________
Nominator Name: __________________________________________________________
Nominator Phone Number: ___________________________________________________
Attach this form to your typewritten submission and send to: Attention: CLA NomineeP.O. Box 550 171 Shuswap St. NW,Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N7or email to: [email protected]
Submissions must be in by May 4, 2016
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INATENOM
INATE• ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERMakes a positive contribution to the community by championing environmentally friendly initiatives. Someone who inspires others to be “green” by being a leader in ecologically sound practices.
• COMMUNITY BUILDERSomeone who has taken the initiative to engage a variety of local residents in an innovative or new community project or event. The initiative may assist di� erent groups to work together, address a gap in community
Attach this form to your typewritten submission