IndexOpinion ....................... A6View Point .................. A7Life & Times ............... A8Time Out ................... A15Sports ............... A17-A21Arts & Events ... A22-A24Vol. 106, No. 22, 44 pages

This weekThe SilverBacks confirm the sale of the team to an Albertan ownership group. See A4.

The Junior Jewels soccer squad battled at the Valley Championships. See A18.

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Say what?Beverly Robertson tries to chat with Queen Alexandra, performed by actress-educator Christine Pilgrim, at the fourth annual High Tea held Sunday, May 26 at R. J. Haney Heritage Village.

Medevacs banned from field

City recoups some legal costs

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life or death or not, emergency helicopters are no longer permitted to land in the Jackson campus field adjacent to Shuswap lake General Hospital.

“The helicopter has always landed in the corner of the Jackson campus nearest the hospital and they have a total protocol,” says Salmon Arm coun. debbie cannon, who heard complaints from a cou-ple of nurses who thought the city was responsible for shutting the flights down, adding as much as 20 minutes to the trans-port of a critically ill or injured patient.

Paul bouchard, su-perintendent of the avia-tion branch of the bc Ambulance Service, says Transport canada clamped down on the use of the school field af-ter receiving a complaint from a resident in 2011.

“I believe Transport canada wasn’t mak-ing a fuss (before), but they had to respond to the complaint,” says bouchard, agreeing it’s unfortunate the hospital has lost a convenient and time-saving landing site. “now it’s documented and the only way they can respond is by fol-lowing the regulations as they’re written.”

According to Transport canada regulations, a helicopter may make an emergency, one-time land-ing in a built up area to save a life, as long as it can be done safely – for example moving a critically injured patient from the scene of a crash.

“However, this caveat is not meant for routine planned medevac flights or patient transfers to oth-er hospitals,” says an email from Transport canada who, after they became aware of the helicopters us-ing the Jackson field, informed the bc Ambulance Service of the “appropriate aviation regulations.”

By Barb BrouwerobServer STAFF

If the hospital needed to evacuate someone, they’d call police who cleared the field, open the

gate with a key that was kept in ER and

load the patient. Now the team lands at the Salmon Arm airport and it just seems

ridiculous.

Debbie Cannon City

CounCillor

See Certified on page A2

A judge has ruled on costs to the city of Salmon Arm stemming from legal ac-tion over a marina in canoe – but that doesn’t signify the end of the legal wran-glings.

The bc court of Appeal is currently considering an appeal of the trial judg-ment that was rendered April 2 in bc Su-preme court in Kamloops. In that judg-ment, Justice Geoff barrow ruled against clare’s cove Marina ltd., Willy’s Wharf Inc., Jiro Adventures ltd. and William MacIsaac, who were claiming more than

$2 million in damages from the city and brooke Jackson downs law firm. That lawsuit, explained Justice barrow in his reasons for judgment, and a counter-claim from the city against Willy’s Wharf Inc. and clare’s cove Marina ltd., arose from a failed attempt by MacIsaac and the companies he controls to purchase and redevelop the marina.

Involved was city-owned land on 75th Avenue ne, which runs along the lake side of canoe beach drive and the rail-way tracks, as well as an aquatic lease. MacIsaac had envisioned expanding the 72 boat-slip limit at the site to 200.

MacIsaac’s claims against the city in-

cluded breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation.

When Justice barrow dismissed the claims of Willy’s Wharf Inc. and clare’s cove Marina ltd. on April 2, he did not rule on costs. on May 2, he did. He ruled that the city is entitled to $168,000 in costs, as well as specific ‘disbursements’ or payments in the range of $90,000 that were made by the city in connection with the lawsuit.

The city had been seeking approxi-mately $350,000 in fees, plus disburse-

Court: Salmon Arm seeks $442,000 repayment, judge awards less.By martha WickettobServer STAFF

See appeal on page A2

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Those regulations include the use only of a heliport, airport or military aerodrome that meets the appropriate aviation regulations – something Cannon de-scribes as “re-inventing the wheel,” and a very costly one at that.

Transport Canada notes there are 31 hos-pital-certified helipads in b.C., with construc-tion, operation and maintenance coming from the purses of the health authorities in which they are located. 

bouchard says basic infrastructure alone to build a helipad at shus-

wap Lake General Hos-pital would be about $400,000 – and that’s without a wind sock, dedicated flight paths, emergency landing ar-eas around the airport as required by Trans-port Canada, or an operating manager or manual, says bouchard.

A hospital heliport in a built-up area like salmon Arm would need to be certified, and therefore would be inspected by Transport Canada on a regular basis.

“The regs are very clear – as soon as you set aside a location in a built-up area for he-licopter landings, it

is no longer a one-off (one-time), and you can’t designate a site in a built-up area when it’s not a heliport,” says bouchard.

Lamenting the past, Cannon insists the pro-tocols observed by ev-eryone involved made for safe operation at Jackson for as long as she can remember.

“If the hospital need-ed to evacuate some-one, they’d call police who cleared the field, open the gate with a key that was kept in er and load the patient,” she says. “Now the team lands at the salmon Arm airport and it just seems ridiculous.”

ments and taxes of about $90,000 for a total of $442,098.

In making his de-cision, barrow was asked to decide if the city’s costs should be assessed as ‘special’ costs,’ which he ex-plains in his reasons for judgment “may be appropriate when the conduct of the party responsible for costs is properly characterized as ‘reprehensible.’” He concluded that special costs are appropriate in this case.

“I may have reached that conclusion based solely on the attempt (by Mr. MacIsaac) to mislead the court… I may have reached it based solely on the de-liberate misuse of the discovery evidence. Taken in combination, however, the conduct rises to the level that requires the court to re-buke it and to sanction Mr. MacIsaac.”

The judge noted that MacIsaac had been de-nied permission to use documents submitted in the legal “exami-nation for discovery” process other than for

purposes of the litiga-tion. However, states the document, in oc-tober 2011, MacIsaac was personally distrib-uting such documents to people on the street in salmon Arm.

MacIsaac also circu-lated an email in April of this year that pur-ports to quote from the documents.

The appeal of the April 2 trial judgment was initiated on May 2 and, on May 17, Jus-tice Nicole Garson re-served judgment. That decision may be forth-coming in the next few weeks.

Appeal judge reserves decisionContinued from front

Certified heliport a costly alternativeContinued from front

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Application sparks concernTappen: Company attempts to increase emission levels for plant.

A Tappen company’s request to increase their emissions from burn-ing explosives waste has sparked protest in the valley.

Tappen Valley Road resident Emilie Aeyelts was alarmed when she read an environmen-tal protection notice in the May 15 issue of the Salmon Arm Observer.

The notice is an ap-plication to the Min-istry of Environment (MOE) by Orica Can-ada Inc. to amend the maximum rate of dis-charge of air emissions from the open burning of waste explosives and other explosive-contaminated materials from 1,000 kilograms per month to 6,000 ki-lograms per month.

“They say it is con-taminated explosive waste,” says Aeyelts. “I may be just a lay person, but that sounds

pretty darn awful to me.”

In a May 27 email, MOE describes the ma-terial as being packag-ing and residual deto-nation cord.

“The synthetic cord is impregnated with the explosive PETN (Pentaerythritrol tetra-nite),” reads the email, noting the material for burning includes floor sweepings, and other materials such as cloths which may be con-taminated with trace amounts of explosive. “The federal govern-ment prohibits these waste products from being disposed of in a landfill, as they contain traces of the explosive. Nor, for the same rea-son, can they be burned in an enclosed incinera-tor.”

The pollutants of concern are the chemi-cals associated with the combustion of  the syn-thetic cord and explo-sive residue, in particu-

lar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

But MOE notes, given the short duration of the current burns (20 to 30 minutes) and the requirements for when the company may burn, the effects of particu-late matter are negli-gible.

In response to Aeye-lts question about who keeps track of what Orica is doing and what is the public’s recourse, MOE says the minis-try’s Environmental Protection Division, and  the BC Conserva-tion Officer Service are responsible for site in-spections and enforce-ment of the permit.

Because Orica’s ap-plication is significant, MOE says it would be treated as a new appli-cation.

“The process in-cludes requirements for the company to provide detailed in-formation about what they plan to incinerate

and how they plan to mitigate the effect on the environment,” says the email. “The com-pany is also required to consult with the com-munity and submit a report to the Ministry of Environment with their application pack-age that details how they consulted, what they heard and how they addressed those

comments in their ap-plication.”

Speaking from an airport in Toronto Monday, Junior Perry, site superintendent of the Tappen plant, says “Orica wants to be very good neighbours and we are following the protocol laid out by the MOE and will do our best to address any concerns.”

Anxiety: Warner and Emilie Aeyelts are concerned about additional explosive debris being burned at the Orica Canada facility located near their home in Tappen.

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Lobster potsElleanor Warmenhoven and Kim Anderson place some of the 280 lobsters in the pot where they were prepared for the annual Salmon Arm Daybreak Rotary Lobster Festival fundraiser held Saturday evening at the SASCU Recreation Centre.

Albertans step up to buy ’BacksSigned, sealed and

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SilverBacks officially have new owners, with a very enthusiastic Dale Unruh of Calgary as majority owner.

Unruh, who lives in Calgary, is chairman, president and CEO of the Quality Group of Companies based in Fort McMurray, Alber-ta. He and a group of silent minority owners have concluded their deal, with general man-ager and head coach Troy Mick carrying on as the “face” of the Sil-verBacks.

Mick, who remains a minority owner and in-creased his share in this deal, worked long and hard to secure a good fit for the Salmon Arm organization. Based on enthusiasm, Unruh ap-pears to be just that.

“It’s a great commu-

nity, there’s huge com-munity support,” he told the Observer Tues-day. “I went to a couple of games last year, met Troy, heard there was an opportunity there, and after meeting Troy and hearing throughout the industry, what an astute hockey mind and operator Troy is, and the amount of respect he has right across the nation in hockey, I was very optimistic there was an opportu-nity there with the right community, the right partner, the right coach, a good market, the right rink. Everything lined up, all the boxes were checked.”

“It was almost a no-brainer,” he adds. “I’m a small-town boy myself. I was raised in Fort McMurray my whole life, I live in Cal-gary, and I was born in Trail.”

Asked about plans for the team, he said the plan is to support Mick.

“We are absolutely hands off. This is Troy... Our group consists of folks that can hopefully help Troy with a couple of decisions; we have some planning sessions set up where we’re all going to sit down. We want to make the right moves for the commu-

nity as it’s all about the community.”

Unruh says he’s held positions with minor hockey, but never any-thing like the owner of a Junior A team. He does, however, have Ju-nior A experience. Un-

ruh played for the Fort McMurray Oil Barons in the Alberta Junior Hockey League.

“I was a fourth-liner at best – I’m not trying to re-live the dream,” he laughs.

He is, however, al-ready a huge ’Backs fan.

“I spent two week-ends with Troy, watch-ing the games, getting to know the staff. With-in three games, I was a ‘Go ’Backs go’ guy. It didn’t take long.”

“In all honesty, I re-ally believe with Troy, with that community, that rink… I believe there’s really some-thing special that can happen there. We want to support our commu-nity, that’s our mission. As a small-town guy, I appreciate that small business that’s buy-ing a season ticket and putting that billboard on the side of the rink. That’s huge...”

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“Our group would ultimately like to bring an RBC Cup home to Salmon Arm. That’s Troy’s goal too. We’re really excited. To be honest with you, it’s pretty much from the heart. This whole group of guys is doing it for the right reason.”

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Two men, one sport-ing a hockey helmet and the other a ban-dana to hide their iden-tities broke into an Eagle Bay home and demanded money Sun-day morning.

At approximately 6:30 a.m., on May 26, police responded to a home invasion at a res-idence on Eagle Bay Road.

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Most rivers in the area have reached their peak levels and are expected to continue to drop.

The upper low-weather system which hit the region last week has dissipated and forecasted weather for the remainder of the week is for a gradual dry and warming trend.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Salmon Arm will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 500 - 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC, on Monday, June 10, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.

1. Proposed Amendment to Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4000: Redesignate the shaded western part of Lot A, Plan 1586, except Plans 37241, H10964 & KAP72852, Section 18, Township 20, Range 9, W6M, KDYD from AR (Acreage Reserve) to PRK (Park).

2. Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No 2303:

1) Rezone the shaded western part of Lot A, Plan 1586, except Plans 37241, H10964 & KAP72852, Section 18, Township 20, Range 9, W6M, KDYD from A-2 (Rural Holding) to P-1 (Park & Recreation); and

2) Rezone the shaded southern part of Lot A, Plan 1586, except Plans 37241, H10964 & KAP72852, Section 18, Township 20, Range 9, W6M, KDYD from P-3 (Institutional) to A-2 (Rural Holding).Civic Address: 221 Highway 97B SE

Location: Adjacent to the northeast part of Little Mountain Park

Present Use: Forest with Existing Trails/ Single Family Dwelling

Proposed Use: Future City Park – Forest with existing

Trails / Single Family Dwelling

Owners / Applicant: G. & M. Hartling / City of Salmon Arm

Reference: OCP4000.11 / Bylaw No. 3979 and ZON.986 / Bylaw No. 3980

CITY OF SALMON ARM NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Salmon Arm will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 500 - 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC, on Monday, June 10, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. 1. Proposed Amendment to Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4000:

Redesignate the shaded western part of Lot A, Plan 1586, except Plans 37241, H10964 & KAP72852, Section 18, Township 20, Range 9, W6M, KDYD from AR (Acreage Reserve) to PRK (Park).

2. Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No 2303: 1) Rezone the shaded western part of Lot A, Plan 1586, except Plans 37241, H10964 & KAP72852,

Section 18, Township 20, Range 9, W6M, KDYD from A-2 (Rural Holding) to P-1 (Park & Recreation); and

2) Rezone the shaded southern part of Lot A, Plan 1586, except Plans 37241, H10964 & KAP72852,

Section 18, Township 20, Range 9, W6M, KDYD from P-3 (Institutional) to A-2 (Rural Holding). Civic Address: 221 Highway 97B SE Location: Adjacent to the northeast part of Little Mountain Park Present Use: Forest with Existing Trails/

Single Family Dwelling Proposed Use: Future City Park – Forest with existing Trails / Single Family Dwelling Owners / Applicant: G. & M. Hartling / City of Salmon Arm Reference: OCP4000.00 / Bylaw No. 3979 ZON.986 / Bylaw No. 3980

The files for the proposed bylaws are available for Inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays from May 29 to June 10, 2013, both inclusive, in the office of the Corporate Officer at the City of Salmon Arm, 500 - 2 Avenue NE. THOSE WHO DEEM THEIR INTEREST AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED BYLAWS ARE URGED TO REVIEW THE FILES AVAILABLE IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT (OR TELEPHONE 803-4000) TO OBTAIN THE FACTS OF THE PROPOSALS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

Corey Paiement, Corporate Officer

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Marine Park Drive NE – Lakeshore Drive NE CPR Crossing Intersection Improvements

The purpose of these improvements is to alleviate safety concerns of south bound vehicles on Marine Park Drive NE stopping on the railway tracks. Council has approved a Three-Way Stop and related improvements to the Marine Park Drive NE / Lakeshore Drive NE intersection.

These improvements will be commencing during the week of May 27, 2013. The City of Salmon Arm apologizes in advance for any inconvenience.

For further information contact Jenn Walters, City Engineer, 250.803.4018 or jwalters@salmonarm.ca

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC INPUT SESSIONProposed No Smoking in City Parks

Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Salmon Arm will hold a Public Input Session in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 500 – 2 Avenue NE on Monday, June 10, 2013 commencing at 7:00 p.m. to consider proposed amendments to Parks Regulation Bylaw No. 2119 to prohibit smoking in City Parks. It is also proposed that Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 be amended to create a $100.00 fine for smoking in a park.The City staff report and amending bylaws can be viewed at the front counter at City Hall and at www.salmonarm.ca.

All persons who deem their interest to be affected by the proposed amendments will be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person, by a representative, or by written submission on all matters contained in the proposal at the above time and place.

For more information, please contact Corey Paiement, RPP, Corporate Officer at 250.803.4029 or cpaiement@salmonarm.ca.

The City of Salmon Arm recognizes the contribution of volunteers in our community. You are everywhere lending your talents, time and funds to make this such a great place to live. While it hardly seems

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We all can agree that society needs rules. Think of the disaster if people decided they could ignore traffic regulations.

But sometimes there are situations where the rules simply seem to get in the way of common sense and, ultimately, the greater good.

Such is the case with the prohibition on the use of the Jackson campus field directly adja-cent to the hospital for emergency medical helicopter landings.

Sure Transport Canada has a passel of red tape regulations which, to be fair, are designed to ensure the safety of helicopter crews and others who may be in the landing areas.

The ideal situation would be the develop-

ment of a helipad at the hospital, but the project would likely cost close to $1 million – money that isn’t in the hospital budget and would not be funded by any other government agency.

But what about those people in such dire need of critical medical attention that a heli-copter is deemed essential?

A helicopter landing at Jackson field rather than at the Salmon Arm Airport saves nearly 20 minutes for a critically ill patient. When such a situation is in play, every minute can mean the difference in a person’s life.

Shouldn’t a life count for more than a few rules, particularly when a careful protocol has worked successfully for many years?

Medivac rules trump common sense

Promoting pedal powerThere’s nothing like a little break away from the everyday

order of life, a sort-of bending of the rules to add an extra ele-ment of thrill to any activity.

This certainly enhanced the appeal of the Shuswap Bike Month’s Downtown Family Fun Ride on Friday night.

As part of the event, sections of the downtown streets, in-cluding Ross Street, Hudson Avenue, Shuswap Street and Lakeshore Drive, were closed off to allow for the cyclists, many of whom belonged to the four-year-old set, to ride in the middle of the road.

That, plus the fact that the ride was led by an RCMP cruiser with lights blazing and siren honking, combined to excite a great many youngsters.

“You mean we get to ride on the road?” asked my son, in tones that bespoke his thought that this was akin to being turned loose in an ice cream shop.

When I answered in the affirmative, he needed no prompt-ing and was off on his two-wheeler, feet pumping as fast as he could make them go.

In addition, a number of community-minded businesses created activity stations for the kids to partake in everything from playing with a gooey putty made from shaving cream and cornstarch, to bobbing for rhubarb and testing out physiother-apy exercise equipment. A shout should go out to Lake Effect owner Kelly Tindill who put herself on the firing line, allowing kids (and a few adults) to pelt her with water balloons.

It was a wonderful celebration of bike riding in the area, see-ing the flocks of children along with their parents and grand-parents enjoying the evening pedal.

In my case it turned into more of a jog, as I ended up keep-ing my two-feet on the ground for this one in order to assist my three novice cyclists. I underestimated their abilities, however, and should have brought out my own bike. It would have been a lot easier to keep up.

The event was capped off with a round of unbelievably gen-erous prizes including a host of shiny new bike helmets and gift certificates to be used at any downtown business. If you’ve missed this event in the past, be sure to keep it in the back of your mind for when it returns next May.

But the Bike Month events are not over yet. This week marks Bike to Work (or school) Week, where everyone is encouraged to get out of their cars and use leg power instead.

For tomorrow and Friday, there will be three celebration sta-tions hosting bike commuters around the community. Drop in and have them give your bike a once-over. From 7-9 a.m. Ride-tech will be hosting a station at the Ross St. Plaza, Skookum Cycle will be in front of Shuswap Park Mall and Trailheads will be stationed at 11th Ave and 22nd St. NE. near the under-pass by Bastion Elementary. All stations will be stocked with refreshments as well as a draw box for prizes.

Happy pedalling.

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View PointThe Observer asked:Will gas prices affect your summer plans?

Adam Buch“Yes. Higher prices – less travel, it’s that simple.”

Howard Wood“Big time – we go camping a lot but it will be a lot closer to home this summer.”

Pat Cox“We don’t travel during the summer – it’s too expensive and too much traffic.”

Patrick Labrecque“No, because we probably won’t go anywhere.”

Sandra Clair“Yes. It will limit where and how far we go.”

COMMENTS WELCOMEThe Observer welcomes letters but reserves the right to edit for brevity, taste, clarity and

legality. Letter must be under 300 words. We do not print anonymous letters. Letters must be signed and include an address or phone number for verification purposes only.

I’m not sure what caused me to notice an Environ-mental Protection Notice in the May 15 edition of the Observer, but in any case what I read in that notice was quite shocking.

It seems that Orica Can-ada wants to amend a pre-vious permit to discharge, through open burning, in-creased amount of waste explosives and associated materials.

It seems that Orica is ask-ing to increase this amount

six-fold from 1,000 kg per month to 6,000.

And here I thought that in an “advanced” country such as ours, we had long ago stopped consider-ing the air we breathe as a dumping ground.

In fairness to the compa-ny in question, they are fol-lowing the procedures laid down by law. What gets to me, is that the Environ-mental Protection Agency just isn’t living up to their name. How is putting into

place a legal means of pol-luting the air protecting it? Why isn’t this government agency which is charged with protecting our air and water, requiring companies like this to clean up waste products before discharge? Do we want to take a chance that breathing this stuff is okay?

Do I think the foxes are in charge of the hen-house? You bet.

Linda Grant

BC VIEWS

Tom Fletcher

VICTORIA – Like those Japanese sol-diers who didn’t hear about the end of World War II, the militant fringe that controls the B.C. Teachers’ Federation is digging in for endless battle against the B.C. government.

Their nemesis, Premier Christy Clark, reiterated last week that seeking a 10-year agreement with the BCTF is a top priority when the legislature is recalled this summer.

The current one-year truce ends June 30. The BCTF grudgingly agreed to that exten-sion last year, then ran TV ads calling for an NDP government that promised concessions and union bosses on both sides of the nego-tiating table.

“You know, I may be a lame duck,” outgo-ing BCTF president Susan Lambert crowed to cheering classroom-warfare radicals at the union’s convention in March, “but I think Christy’s goose is cooked.”

We’ll never know how much this sort of gloating contributed to the epic collapse of the NDP, champion of public sector union members whose pay and benefits make them the new upper class.

But I can tell you the prospects for sparing children from this ideological warfare are not good.

Last week the B.C. Court of Appeal hand-ed down an ivory-tower decision that upheld the “right” of teachers to bring their union demands into the classroom in the form of posters, buttons and black armbands that to some self-absorbed teachers symbolize the “death” of education.

During the election campaign, The Globe and Mail carried a story on one of those mock elections held in schools around the province. An elementary-level student was quoted as saying she voted against the B.C. Liberals because Clark “caused a teachers’ strike.”

If this kid was talking about the most re-cent strike, I wonder where she got that idea.

In a negotiating performance that was ap-palling even by BCTF standards, Lambert and her team conducted months of disruptive work-to-rule action before they could even articulate a wage and benefit demand. When they finally did, it was outrageously out of touch with reality.

An indication of how the union’s ruling class wants to conduct itself in the classroom can be found in the latest issue of the BCTF newsletter to its members. Joanna Larson, president of the Prince Rupert union local, contributes an article headlined: “What kind of citizen do we hope to graduate from our K-12 public schools?”

Larson first quotes the education minis-try’s current goals. They include preparing citizens who are “creative, flexible, self-mo-tivated, and who have a positive self-image.” Another goal is citizens who are “skilled and who can contribute to society generally, in-cluding the world of work.”

Larson then mocks these goals, as follows:“Essentially, the Ministry of Education has

a vision of citizens who will maintain the sta-tus quo, not rock the boat, and participate on a superficial level in aspects of political and societal change. It doesn’t challenge individ-uals to take direct action against exploitation, marginalization and violence.”

In case you missed the political message, Larson later asserts: “The educated citizens we graduate from our schools cannot just be content to wear a pink shirt once a year…. Educated, engaged citizens must be willing to take direct action to change and shape our society for the better.”

What is this ghastly “status quo” that must be challenged by “direct action?” In these campus-radical screeds, the final answer is generally the same: capitalism. This call to arms is a blend of the NDP election platform and a rant from the Occupy Vancouver squat of a couple of years ago. 

It’s no wonder we hear of students making BCTF picket signs in art class.

-Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press.

Appreciation for local author

Production deserves credit

Last year you featured a story about a Salmon Arm author Elliott Cross and his first book in his series, The Last Archangel.

I want to sincerely thank you for running a story about this young man and his awesome talent. I read his book which I purchased from his book signing at Bookingham Palace and eagerly await-

ed his second book. This book is now available and is so superior to his first book (which I enjoyed) that I was totally “blown away.”

The growth in this young man’s writing is amazing. Had your paper not featured him, I may have missed out on whom I consider to be one of the best authors out there.

Could not put his latest book down and tried to ra-tion my reading of it so I would enjoy it longer. Mr. Cross was at the Word on the Lake festival this past weekend. Well done Mr. Cross and well done our local paper for making sure our local talent gets recognized.

Susan Cavanagh

We thoroughly en-joyed the King’s Christian School’s version of Nicho-las Nickleby staged in the Shuswap Theatre. 

It was a most impres-sive production, – starting with the set design, the

period costumes so color-ful and detailed, the light-ing – Bang on! (thunder and lightning especially), and the wonderful actors and the projection of their voices.

Kudos to their director

Sandi Kutyn for a fast-paced, action-packed play, and for getting the best out of a large cast of 27 stu-dents ranging from grades 8 to 12.

  Beryl Herdan

BCTF digs in for endless war with government

Air quality a critical issue

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1933 Mayor Thomson and some 40 others were hunting for gold at Scotch Creek. Some good strikes were made by two or three people. One visitor panned � ve dol-lars worth of gold in ten minutes.Mrs. Grace MacInnis addressed a women’s meeting at the Institute Hall. It was pointed out that she was the daughter of Mr. J.S. Woodsworth the MP, leader of the CCF movement.

1943 From Ottawa came the announcement that Lieut. A.B Ritchie has been promoted to Acting Captain. Jack Moir expressed a fear that the promotion would lose him an old comrade, that Art would go “high hat.”Fred W Gorse was awarded his pilot’s com-mission in the RCAF.

1953 Boosting the total returns to the growers to a � gure of $229,000, � nal payment on Salmon Arm’s 1952 fruit crop was made by the Salmon Arm Farmers Ex-change. The � nal payment was distributed to about 200 growers in the area.The B.C. Power Commission was a to be again requested by the Chamber of Com-merce to open a full-time of� ce in Salmon Arm.An experiment in spraying road allowances to eradicate brush and weeds was to be tried in the municipality.R.G. Scott, sanitary inspector of the North Okanagan Health Unit, attended a munici-pal council meeting to stress the importance of proper care being taken as a precaution against an outbreak of poliomyelitis in this area.

1963 E.J. Follis and D.B. Gooden were installed as president and vice-president of the Salmon Arm and area Rotary Club at the annual installation dinner.Although not fully completed, the new Salmon Arm Motor Hotel opened for busi-ness this week.

LIFE & TIMES

The Shuswap Associa-tion for Community Living is very much

alive.Due to government cutbacks

and a change in how services are provided to 79 clients with intellectual disabilities, the association has moved from west Salmon Arm to a down-town location.

“People think that because we’ve moved, we’re no lon-ger in operation,” says SACL’s executive director Jo-Anne Crawford. “I think part of that is because our traditional per-ception in the community was based on sheltered workshops, but we provide services to more individuals now than six years ago.”

Located in the Andover Building on Hudson Avenue across from the post of� ce,

SACL operates employment and community volunteer pro-grams on the third � oor.

The recreation program op-erates from a large room on the � rst � oor.

“People get together in the morning to plan their day, with different groups going to do whatever,” says Crawford, noting the youngest client is 28 and the oldest is 78. “They do what they want within the parameters of the group, they come back at lunch and then head out again.”

Crawford says individual clients are becoming more in-volved in the community.

While they no longer have the corporate recycling pro-gram, clients volunteer in groups or alone, while others work with SACL staff support.

“Groups work at the Churches Thrift Store and the food bank,” says Crawford, noting Salvation Army com-

munity co-ordinator Dave Byers has told her SACL cli-ents form half of his food bank volunteers.

“We’re always looking for volunteer opportunities.” 

Crawford says the feedback from clients has been very positive now they are “part of the crowd.”

“They’re de� nitely saying they’re enjoying it,” she says. “Instead of having the group segregated, we get them out in community, they’re involved and making friends.”

Clients are also matched up with a staff person for a vary-ing number of hours depend-ing on individual needs – sup-port that could enable them to live successfully on their own or to integrate into community according to their abilities.

“We have one client that needed support for going to college,” Crawford says, not-ing that the level of support

also varies with what’s going on in clients’ lives.

And SACL’s employment program is � ourishing says Crawford.

“We support individuals to work at their job and support the employer to work with the individual,” she says, noting 29 people are currently work-ing – some with two or three jobs.

“We’ve been told that our program is a model for the rest of the province,” she says.

SACL also operates an af-fordable-living triplex at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Fifth Street SE and says the board will host a strategic planning session in the fall to determine what services are needed and can be provided.

In the meantime, the associ-ation is celebrating 50 years of providing service in the area, an accomplishment they will mark at the beginning of June.

By Barb BrouwerOBSERVER STAFF

New location: Shuswap Association for Community Living executive director Jo-Anne Crawford goes over the daily plan with clients including Bob Quinton, Nick Anchikoski and Janice Stroesser.

SACL operates employment munity co-ordinator Dave also varies with what’s going By Barb Brouwer

Community involvement grows

JAMES MURRAY/OBSERVER

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Trespassing concerns along part of the Little Mountain trail system should be eliminated if the city succeeds in ac-quiring a portion of ad-jacent private property.

Salmon Arm council has given first and sec-ond reading to amend the official community plan and zoning re-lated to a 2.3 acre sec-tion of property in the north-east corner of the 37-hectare community park. Approximately 335 metres of the park’s Outer Loop trail runs through this portion, currently owned by G. and M. Hartling.

A memo by city planning and develop-ment officer John Tur-lock states that in order to protect the trail for

future public use, the Hartlings offered to sell the part of their prop-erty with the trail to the city. In January, coun-cil authorized staff to negotiate the purchase, and an agreement was signed in February with a completion day of Dec. 20, 2013.

“The city is cover-ing the associated costs and will name the trail the Hartling Loop if the purchase of suc-cessfully completed,” the memo states, with funds for the purchase coming from the city’s park reserve account.

As the Hartling prop-erty is in the Agricul-tural Land Reserve, approval from the Ag-ricultural Land Com-mission is required for completion of the trans-action. The city’s own Agricultural Advisory

Committee – being one person short – was split in supporting the land purchase. Committee chair, Coun. Ken Ja-mieson, said this was not due to agricultural land coming out of the reserve, but because some were concerned the city would be spending money on the acquisition of park land, as opposed to spending it on “projects in the

community that could provide employment” and expand city infra-structure. Coun. Alan Harrison suggested the committee should be focused on agricultural concerns, and Jamieson agreed.

“That’s something that… I’ve tried as chair, but also staff who support the com-mittee, that’s what we keep trying to infuse into the committee, that it should be based

on agricultural discus-sions and the use of ag-ricultural land. Most of the time it works that way, but obviously in this case it didn’t.”

Harrison noted that even with the purchase, a small part of the trail would still encroach on private property. But development services director Kevin Pearson said this section would be fixed to bring the trail inside park prop-erty.

City purchasing property for trailBy Lachlan LabereOBSERVER STAFF

Little Mountain: Addition of 2.3 acres to address trespass issues.

Ken Jamieson

CounCillor

Agricultural land, city parks and commu-nity structures in Ca-noe were all targeted in phase three of Salmon Arm’s community heri-tage register.

Thirteen properties will be added to the register following their approval by council Monday night. Fifteen were recommended by the city’s Community Heritage Commission to be part of phase three of the registry.

Among the recent additions are what’s referred to as the W.K. Smith House (built in 1938) at 681 Okanagan Ave. NE, the Richmond house (circa 1920) at 1150 15th Ave. SE, the Edwardes House (1903) at 5051 11th Street NE.

Coun. Alan Harri-son, the commission’s chair, said this phase of the registry deliberately sought to include prop-erties in Canoe, includ-ing Victory Hall at 7210 51st Street NE, and the Canoe United Church at 6881 50th Street NE.

Phase three also looks to municipal parks and agricultural properties of historic significance. Subse-quently, McGuire Lake Park, the city wharf and Marine Park are to be added to the register, as will the Laitinen farm at 2131 and 2291 50th Street NW, the McLeod farm at 3421 30th Street SW, Hanna and Hanna Orchards at 3181 11th Ave. NE and the Peter-son farm at 5540 35th Street NE.

Also to be added is the old section of the Mt. Ida Cemetery and what’s known as Ku-sisto Road along 50th Street NW.

As was the case with past phases of the reg-istry, there were prop-erties recommended against the owners’ wishes. In this round, there were two such properties, the Mt. Ida Hall at 5421 70th Street SW, and what’s known as the John and Dolly Lund house at 5560 Ca-noe Beach Drive NE.

Asked by council to explain why he didn’t wish for Mt. Ida Hall to be included, owner Rob

Fensom said the build-ing was either going to be burned or flattened, and he bought it in or-der to expand his agri-cultural operations.

“We needed a farm shop for our meats that we sell; that is the main reason why we bought the hall. Not to save the building…” said Fen-som. “People who want it registered aren’t go-ing to help me pay the mortgage. It’s none of their business.”

Titus Cooley, owner of the Lund house, said the property has been significantly renovat-ed, and that he could find no trace of the log cabin in the structure as identified by the com-mission. He noted how when he and his family recently purchased the property, they were told by the bank that they wouldn’t finance it if it had a heritage designa-tion. Harrison said this is true, but a heritage designation is not the same as being on a her-itage registry. Regard-less, all of council ex-cept Harrison voted to grant the two requested exemptions.

Thirteen properties added to city heritage registerBy Lachlan LabereOBSERVER STAFF

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Dog to be destroyed after two attacks on carrier

The wound is small but the hurt is big.

A woman was attacked by a dog in her neighbourhood for the second time Friday, but af-ter the most recent incident, the animal will now be destroyed.

Kam Ho was delivering the Shuswap Market News for her son around 12:30 p.m., when the large shepherd mix escaped from his owner’s property.

The petite woman was across the street and two doors down from the property where the dog lives in the 4700 block of 72nd Avenue in Canoe.

“I heard the dog barking and then I saw him coming for me. I was worried so I went to hide behind the neighbour’s car,” she said tearfully. “The dog came around the car and jumped on me and started biting my arm and leg.”

A neighbour, who wishes to be known only as Sam, heard screaming and went to investi-gate.

“I ran out to see if she was OK,” Sam says, pointing out the dog had stopped attacking and was just standing there. “The owner was there, very upset. She kept saying, ‘He jumped the fence, he jumped the fence.’”

In the December attack, the dog had jumped off a deck on his owner’s property.

Because Ho was wearing winter clothing, the bites left teeth marks and bruising, but no puncture wounds.

At that time, the dog’s owner told Ho she would make sure the dog was leashed on Fridays, something Ho says did not hap-pen consistently.

And this time, the bites punc-tured the skin on Ho’s arm and leg.

Sam took her to the hospi-tal where Ho received a teta-nus shot and had her wounds cleaned up. She says she was asked to make sure the dog’s shots were up to date.

Some three hours after the

most recent attack, Pat Ellis of K9 Dog Control, said the dog’s owner had already surrendered her dog.

Ellis says the dog’s owner was fined after its first attack in December – $100 for a vicious dog charge, $50 for not having him licensed and $100 for being at large.

“It is the owner’s wish to have the dog put down,” said Ellis, noting had the owner not surrendered the dog, K9 would have sought a court order. “It was the responsible thing to do.”

Ellis says many dog attacks take place without being report-ed, something that makes deal-ing with the issue more difficult.

“It’s very important when people get attacked or threat-ened so we have a history – so it doesn’t take four or five bites before we hear about it.”

People can lodge a complaint by calling K9 Dog Control at 250-833-8492 or by filling out a complaint form at dogcontrol.ca.

“They can fill it out and we will deal with it the same day,” Ellis says.

Puncture wounds: Kam Ho’s arm and leg were bitten by a large mixed-breed dog who jumped the fence and ran down the street to attack her. The owner asked that the animal be euthanized.

By Barb BrouwerOBSERVER STAFF

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Sicamous opts out of Canada Day fireworks

Shuswap residents will have fewer places to catch Canada Day fireworks now that Si-camous council has decided to move the annual fireworks dis-play to the August long weekend.

The decision was a

result of a three-way split in council when voting on a motion to hold fireworks on July 1. Couns. Fred Busch, Charlotte Hutchinson and Joan Thomson were in favour; Couns. Don Richardson, Ter-ry Rysz and Mayor Darrell Trouton were against.

According to the Lo-

cal Government Act, when the number of votes, including the vote of the person pre-siding, are equal, the motion is defeated.

And so, the fireworks display will be held on the B.C. Day long weekend at the begin-ning of August, as it was last summer when the Canada Day event

had to be postponed on account of flooding.

While Salmon Arm hosts a well-attended children’s festival dur-ing the daytime, the city has not had Canada Day fireworks for many years, with many city residents travelling to Sicamous, Enderby or Blind Bay for their nighttime events.

By lachlan labereOBSERVER STAFF

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She may be tiny, but Kay Braby puts enor-mous effort into sup-porting those in need.

In 2009, the 83-year-old dynamo spent a year in northeastern Ghana helping out in a clinic pharmacy and in an orphanage where she fed and bathed ba-bies, made beds and taught the little children to play games.

Accompanied by Lorraine Ellens, Braby returned to Ghana in November 2011.

“We saw firsthand the school the (First United) church had helped to build and we saw the poverty over there,” she says, noting the women were with Ghanian nurse Vida Ya-kong, who was trained in Kelowna and has

started a clinic there. “We were with her when she took over a small amount of limited bits and pieces of medi-cal supplies and they were so excited with what they got.”

Braby said she looked into how to get more medical supplies to the region. Retired doctor Brian Ayotte put her in touch with The Gleaners in Vernon.

“It’s not just fruits and vegetable although they dry them and pack-age them in one-kilo-gram bags for orphan-ages in Third World countries,” Braby says, pointing out the volun-teer organization also gathers medical sup-plies and equipment such as blankets and wheelchairs.

“Not only that, be-cause they have sent so many boxes around the

world, they’ll pack it for us,” says Braby of the large box Big Steel Box owner Barry Siebenga provided at a reduced price. “We just need to tell them what we need, what will be useful over there and they’ll pack it up.”

The boxes them-selves are also welcome in Ghana, where they are used as libraries, offices, homes, etc.

Braby was also in Ghana to see the excited welcome baby receiv-ing blankets were given by women who often had nothing to wrap their newborn in but an old piece of cloth.

With flannelette made available at less than half price by Fab-

ricland owner Denise Green, more than 200 blankets were sewn and will be included in the shipment.

“We’ll still have a lit-tle space so we will take some simple bikes,” says Braby, who is hop-ing to acquire some treadle sewing ma-chines, because elec-tricity is intermittent. “Treadle sewing ma-chines would be invalu-able because teaching seamstresses over there is very important.”

Braby is hoping the box will be shipped on May 30 and invites any-one who could donate a treadle machine to call her at 250-832-9114 or Lorraine Ellens at 250-833-4642.

Sew good: Kay Braby and Lorraine Ellens with some of the blankets and sewing equip-ment that is being sent to a village in Ghana.

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When couple Su-san Stokes and Rick Browning found a gem of a house at 171 First St. SE, they thought they’d discovered a perfect home. It was a place to raise children. It had three bedrooms, a nice backyard, and was close to Fletcher Park and the down-town core. A school bus picked up children at the end of the block. There were young families in the neigh-bourhood.

It was the tallest house on the block and dated sometime around 1913. It had a presence in the neighbourhood. Surrounded by a white picket fence, the one-and-a-half storey wood frame house had a dis-tinctive atypical turret, unique because it of its location in the cen-tre of the house. The building was clad with bevel siding and there was a front veranda meant for visiting.

Everything above the foundation was in good shape. The origi-nal features had been maintained and the couple set to work do-ing restorative work. They refinished floors and repaired plumb-ing. re-glazed a claw-foot cast-iron tub and had storm windows built. Then new cracks started appearing in the 90-year-old founda-tion.

The family lived in the house for four years. Employment took Stokes and Browning to Kamloops

and the couple became landlords. Fortunately, they found excellent tenants who didn’t ob-ject when they wanted to jack the house up, replace the foundation, and install a new eight-foot basement. The tenants agreed to move out for a short time. That short time turned into months.

Permit secured, the couple hired the crew at Albert Blackwell

Movers Ltd. to work on the house. In came the machinery. Dig-ging commenced and the neighbours noticed. The word spread and members of the City of Salmon Arm’s Heri-tage Commission start-ed talking. They got excited and took pho-tographs. The house at 171 First St. SE was being given a new life.

Installing an eight foot basement raised the house 18 inches. Where it stood proud on the block, it became taller still, and its ve-randa “lost its smile,” Stokes says, adding that “the dip in the deck was fixed, it is level now, and there are two extra steps to get to the front door.”

“Albert did most of the work,” she contin-ues, sounding pleased.

Some of the siding

was past its prime and needed to be replaced, but Blackwell did his best to retain the char-acter of the house.

The residence is one of 46 properties on the radar of the City of Salmon Arm’s Com-munity Heritage Com-mission. It also holds a place on the City of Salmon Arm’s Heri-tage Register. It has a Statement of Signifi-cance, a document cre-

ated by the commis-sion that describes its history and physical character.

The restoration has been very expensive. When Stokes went to city council with a re-quest for a variance to allow her to move the house back 2.2 metres rather than the city’s recommended set-

back of six metres, the Statement of Signifi-cance worked to sup-port Stokes’ argument. Keeping the house relatively close to the sidewalk maintained one of its listed defin-ing elements – a “small set back from the street.” That wasn’t the only advantage council saw when it looked at the project. The reju-venation of the house kept tonnes of demoli-tion material out of the Salmon Arm landfill.

Stokes smiles when she remembers City of Salmon Arm Coun. Chad Eliason, also an owner of a house on the Heritage Register, asking her, “Are you sure you want to do this?”

Seventy-five thou-sand dollars later, the answer is still “yes.”

Stokes maintains that, even if her fam-ily isn’t living in the house, the project has been worthwhile.

“We’re from the East Coast, so we’re used to old houses. We knew this one wasn’t a tear-down,” she says.

Character home rests on new foundation

Jacked up: This home, built in 1913, was recently elevated and a new basement and foundation poured underneath. The renovations will preserve the home, which is in the city’s heritage register.

By Deborah Chapman OBSERVER CONTRIBUTOR

We’re from the East Coast, so we’re used to old houses. We knew this one wasn’t a tear-down.

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Time OuTARIES (March 21-April 19): You will find yourself thinking more often about your own family and your home. A wave of nostalgia captures your mind. Security issues ponder over your thoughts. Get ready to move around and to lose your track along the way. This week will test your debating skills.TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Correspondence and interaction of all sorts will make this a busy period for you. Catch up with your relatives and let them know how you are doing. News will spread fast and abundantly. When it comes to your finances, don’t rush into anything.GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Budget your expenses with a fully conscious mind. Review your expenses and follow through all the pertinent details. The more effort you bring to bear, the higher the rate of success. Your staying power keeps you motivated. You are in full gear, ready to conquer the world!CANCER (June 21-July 22): When it comes to expressing yourself, itís almost like second nature to you. You are a great listener and everyone acknowledges that. Work on finishing old tasks without engaging into any new endeavours. Put all your enterprising efforts into soulful rejuvenation.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You tend to keep your ideas to yourself as you are more interested in meditation and hovering over your recent issues. Conversations from the past may reappear now. Solitude brings you much needed creativity and imagination. Your leadership skills are remarkable. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You score points through your ability to understand and engage in other people’s thoughts. Do put your magical force into professional matters but be cautious not to come as too abrasive with higher ups. You want to appear as a go-getter and not the confrontational type.

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Close to 30 young ca-dets will celebrate and share their accomplish-ments at their annual re-view at the Shaw Centre tonight.

From September to May, 222 Shuswap Squadron air cadets meet every week to learn new skills.

The squadron motto is “Attitude not aptitude gains altitude” and the program is set up to encourage leadership, citizenship and physical fitness – not to recruit youngsters to a career in the military.

As well as earning school credits and vol-unteering in the com-munity, cadets have access to involvement in bands, band camps

and competitions, drill teams, space camp and flying scholarships – both glider and fixed wing.

Four cadets were successful in earn-ing scholarship camps this summer: Sgt. An-drew Stoney (Power Pilot), FCpl. Brayden Kaprowsky and Sgt. Shael Huska (Glider Pi-lot) and FCpl. Deverick Clingwall (Advanced Aviation Technology).

“This is one of the few squadrons left in B.C. that is self-sustain-ing,” says range instruc-tor Ed Parent. “None of the children have to pay a fee to join, and how we do that is by fund-raising.”

This year’s major fundraiser is a raffle. Winners will be drawn

Sunday, Sept. 8 at Fall Fair.

First prize is a 2013 Ford Fiesta; 2nd – a one-night stay in a Pres-

tige theme room; 3rd – a tandem jump with Skydive Nova; 4th – a handmade quilt; 5th – a scenic flight from the

Salmon Arm Flying Club. Tickets are $20 and are available at Ja-cobson Ford and Ed’s World of Critters.

Finding altitude with attitude

Service: Air cadets Cpl. Shaelyn Bitz, FCpl. Rylie Schutze, FCpl. Anthony Gier, LAC Becky Pikkarainen and Sgt. Nicholas Parent serve Marlene Wilgosh, Gayle and John Kohuch and Bill Bolen at a dinner held to honour veterans at branch 62 of the Royal Canadian Legion.

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There once were two ap-ples, one grown in BC and one grown in California. Both apples were delivered to an BC grocer and pur-chased by consumers for a dollar each. The dollar from the BC apple was used by the grocer to the pay the distributor, who paid the BC farmer, who paid his farm

staff, who bought movie tickets in BC, and the mov-ie theatre paid contractors to renovate the building, and so on. The dollar from the California apple was used by the grocer to pay the distributor, who paid the importer, who paid the wholesaler. Along the � rst supply chain, the apple dol-

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Salmon Arm Secondary’s Mountain Bike team landed a very respectable fourth overall out of 25 teams at the B.C. Provincial High School Mountain Bike Championships.

Students travelled to Port Moody on May 25 for the one-day event featuring two races, cross-country and enduro.

In senior boys, Pat Ladyman placed first in the enduro downhill, and 10th in the cross-country.

In the juvenile girls division, Thea Peasgood claimed third in the cross-country race and second in the enduro.

In junior boys, Max Scharf raced to second place in both cross-country and enduro.

In juvenile boys, Seth Van Varseveld took fourth in the cross-country and seventh in the enduro. Nelson Kleer placed fifth in the cross-country and ninth in the enduro.

Still in juvenile boys, James Hardy came in eighth in cross-country and sixth in enduro. Jacob Fagrie claimed 11th in cross-country and 11th in the enduro. Karl Hiscock placed 18th in cross-country and 19th in the enduro.

In bantam boys, Kaelen Hougen placed 15th in cross-country and ninth in the enduro.

In junior boys, Mitchell Corless placed 14th in cross-country and 13th in the enduro.

In senior boys, Josh Stadnyk placed 39th in cross country (despite running with a broken bike) and eighth in the enduro.

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They’re off: Course ambassador Pat MacNeil, golfers Adam Blair, Cody Bell, Doug Herron and C. J. Po-merleau wait as Jeremy Osborne tees off on the first hole of the 85th annual Spalding Cup held over the weekend at the Salmon Arm Golf Club. Overall low gross winners were Jared Rempel and Yves Bisson with 132. Champi-onship flight winners were Cody Bell and Jesse Crowe with 133.

The Salmon Arm SilverBacks have an-nounced the hiring of Chris Wahl as director of marketing and corporate partnerships, and play-by-play broadcaster.

  Wahl, 28, joins the SilverBacks after two

seasons with the Trail Smoke Eaters as play-by-play broadcaster.

He was named Trail’s director of marketing in May 2012. Before his time in Trail, Wahl called games for the KIJHL’s Castlegar Rebels for two

seasons.“I’m very excited to be

joining a quality organi-zation in Salmon Arm,” Wahl stated.

“During my travels with the Smoke Eaters, the Shaw Centre stood out as a lively, well-sup-

ported atmosphere and I can’t wait to help build on that strong foundation heading into the 2013-14 season.”

“We are very excited to announce that Chris

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See Walzy on page A18

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Salmon Arm Sec-ondary’s Junior Jewels soccer team continued their season-long win-ning style Friday and Saturday, but suffered one crucial defeat.

It was the 2013 Okanagan Valley Championships, with Salmon Arm hosting.

In Pool A, SAS de-feated Seaton 4-1 in their first game. Also in Pool A, Seaton squeaked by South Kam 3-2, and SAS doubled South Kam 2-1.

In Pool B, Val-leyview from Kam-loops blanked West-syde 4-0, Westsyde defeated Kalamalka by the same score – 4-0, and Valleyview downed Kal 5-1.

That left SAS and Valleyview in the lead and tied with six points each.

In the semifinals, SAS defeated West-syde 3-1 while Val-leyview blanked Seaton 4-0.

South Kam and Kal played for fifth and sixth place, with South

Kam winning 4-0. Then came Seaton

and Westsyde playing for third place, with, once again that popular score of 4-0 going to Seaton.

In the final it was a

tough game, with Val-leyview defeating the local girls, 2-0.

“It was a great sea-son,” said coach Rosey Anderson. “They’re a great bunch of young women.”

She said the team had played Valleyview once earlier in the season and could see “they were a force to be reckoned with.”

The team had only become stronger dur-

ing the season.“They were a well-

oiled machine.”Although it was said

to lose to Valleyview, Guthrey said she’s re-ally proud of the local girls.

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register for Bike for LifeYou are invited to join in the fun of a com-munity bike ride on the scenic back roads of the Shuswap – North Okanagan on Saturday, Sept. 14 starting at 9 a.m. from Blackburn Park in Salmon Arm.  Event organizers have again included the popular, scenic and challenging 100-kilometre Century Ride with the classic Bike for Your Life 10-km, 35-km and 75-km routes. Event proceeds will be given to Salmon Arm’s Second Harvest Food Bank. Last year, $4,500 from the ride’s proceeds were donated to Second Harvest. For ride information and to register on-line, starting at 6 a.m. on Monday, June 3, check the Bike for Life event website at www.bikefory-ourlife.com, or call Ian Wickett at 250-833-2889. A total of 100 spaces will be reserved for local cyclists living in School District #83.

Barrel o’ fun Barreling back for another year is the Second Annual Salmon Arm Barrel Bonanza. It will be in full stride on June 1 and 2 at the Salmon Arm Fairgrounds. Start time is 10 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday. Admission is free and there will be a concession on site. Last year, 168 barrel racers ranging from ages three to over 60 attended and completed for prizes valued at more than $19,000. For more information, visit Barrel Bonanza on Facebook, or email salmonarmbarrelbonanza@hotmail.com.

Winning bridgeMay 12: Sunday Duplicate Club: 1. Nan Blackburn & Carol McGregor, 2. Ona Bouchard & Peggy Fetterly, 3. Donelle Dreap-er & Al Christie, 4. Doreen & Dennis Roberts. May 13: 1. Isa Ellis, 2. Bruce Motherwell 3. Peter Siemans. May 14: Salmon Arm Du-plicate Bridge Club: 1. Al Christie & Charles Dirk, 2. Ruth Embree & Michael Clayton. May 16: Social Bridge: 1. Norm Hannett, 2. June Scott, 3. Mary MacKenzie, 4. Natalie Sadetsky. May 19: Sunday Duplicate Club: North/South. 1. Lynne Storey & John Parton, 2. Dan Quilty & Gerry Chatelain. 3. Ona Bouchard & Carol Jeffery East/West. 1. Edie & Jack Swanson, 2. Arlene & Bert Lamou-reux, 3. Donelle Dreaper & Al Christie. May 21: Salmon Arm Duplicate Bridge Club. 1. Judy Harris & Tom McNie, 2. Peggey Fet-terly & Jim McLean, 3. Ona Bouchard & Ruth Embree. May 23: Social bridge: 1. Georgina Marshall, 2. Ella Hoskins, 3. Doug Stewart, 4. Bruce Motherwell. May 26: Sunday Duplicate Club: 1. Orville Cooper & Dave Duncan, 2. Doreen & Dennis Roberts, 3. Eileen Harle & Geoff Collins, 4. Ona Bouchard & Carol Jeffery. May 27: 1. Doug Stewart, 2. Peter Siemens, 3. Lavelle Vanderhub. Wahl has joined the

SilverBacks hockey club as the new direc-tor of marketing and play-by-play for this coming season. Walzy,

as he is known through the BCHL circles, is a young, energetic, pas-sionate people person who will be a great addition to our team,” said SilverBacks Gen-eral manager and head coach Troy Mick. 

“We wanted to com-bine both the market-ing and play-by-play positions this year to streamline our opera-tions, and Chris’s re-sumé rose to the top of the applicants because of his knowledge of the

BCHL and his proven professionalism within the league.”

Mick said the Silver-Backs would also like to thank Scott Camp-bell for all his hard work during the last two years as the “Voice

of the ’Backs” and the organization is current-ly trying to keep him in another capacity.

Wahl relocated to Salmon Arm in time to start his duties with the team on Monday, May 27.

Continued from A17

‘Walzy’ expected to be great addition

Great showing for junior girls

on the ball: Salmon Arm Secondary’s Taigan Radomske goes for possession versus a South Kam player during SAS’s 2 to 1 win. SAS placed second overall in the Okanagan Valley Championships played over the weekend at the sports fields at Little Mountain.

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The Shuswap U18 boys travelled to Ver-non on Sunday for the final meeting of the year against the Vernon U17s.

As the season pro-gresses, every game is important to ensure home-field advantage in the playdowns.

Shuswap was well-organized from the outset and had two-thirds of the possession in the first half.

Constant pressure and a dose of recently added speed resulted in a 3-0 lead by half time,

including a howitzer from an advancing de-fender as Vernon strug-gled to clear a corner kick.

In the second half, Vernon attempted to get back into the game with more possession and attack, but in the end it was Shuswap with the only goal. The 4-0 win was the fourth clean sheet in a row for the Shuswap U18s.

The next game for the team is versus Penticton on Sunday, June 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Blackburn 1 field.

U18s keep up the solid play

undefeated: Shuswap U18’s Nathan McNeilly goes for the ball during the Selects 4-0 win over Vernon United Sunday.

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Good ride Salmon Arm’s Isabel Reinertson rides her horse Nathan to a first-place finish with her fourth-level Freestyle Dressage Test, performed to music, at the Southern Interior Dressage As-sociation Spring Dressage Fling held over the weekend at the Salmon Arm Fairgrounds.

Right off the kick-off on May 26, the Man-thers North Okanagan Rugby team caught the ball at pace by Tyrone McCabe running it right back at the Mer-ritt Mountain Men. Crashing through a few rookies on their team, he offloaded it to Jonah Spoolmak, who made a brilliant pass to ‘Young Gun’ the 19-year-old winger who still looks like he is in middle school, to score in the corner. Applying more pressure in the Merritt 22 zone, called for a #8 pick-up by Dan ‘Freight Train’ Gawley, who is unstoppable one on one. Score 12-0.

Time went on and so did the rain. This didn’t stop the Manthers, who poured in the tries, an-other by Gawley, Mc-Cabe and James Cook-son. Between McCabe and Cookson another pass was made to Ster-ling Gathergood who smashed and bashed his way into the end zone.

An impressive french style of play came from Thomas Batty at flank who broke through the lineout tackle and put on a little chip kick through the backline. Old man Greg Seed made the chase down to tackle the Merritt man on the two-yard line, just enough time to elapse for Batty to come and collect his kick and score the try. Final score 48-17.

Next game is in Ver-

non, the Manthers are still looking for an en-thusiastic and maybe-not-as-fit-as-they-used-to-be rugby player.

Junior boys The Salmon Arm

Secondary Junior Boys rugby team were in the quarter finals of the Okanagan Champion-ships which began at South Kamloops Sec-ondary.

Kicking into the wind caused South Kam to loft the ball high with the Golds missing the catch.  

Bouncing down to the 30-yard line, South Kam pressured the Golds in their own 22. Unfortunately the Golds tried running the ball from their 10-yard line and got trapped.  

The ball popped out of the side of the ruck, and was scooped up by a South Kam player who scored.  

With the wind, the Golds’ counterattack led by Colin Pringle at fullback and Clark Bib-by on the wing gained great yardage.  

From the South Kam 30-yard line Cameron Hansen was boosted high above the South Kam opposition by Cameron Roberts and Josh Cline.

Jordan Hislop, play-ing scrum half, spun the ball out to Jase Robert and Devon Roper in the backline who broke through one tackle to

offload to Brandt Ad-ams.  

He was nearing the South Kam try line only to be stopped a little short.

Scrum on the South Kam five-yard line, Hislop and Brayden McCarthy went blind-side to be stopped just short.

South Kam kicked out of their end to be caught by Clayton Leduc who ran it back in, just missing a flying elbow from the bumble bee South Kam prop.  

Unfortunately, the time ran out and SAS did not find the end zone.

A tough end to a great season of improvement by all players.  Coaches Danger Dave, Adam Lauze and Greg Seed thought it was a huge accomplishment to have such a steep learn-ing curve yet do as well as they did. Overall, the Golds had a lot of fun playing.

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• Sunday, June 9, hike Battle Bluff over-looking Kamloops Lake, easy/moderate, call Clive at 250-372-5489.

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The Shuswap Midget Out-laws Lacrosse team hosted their annual home tournament this weekend.  

The Midget division of the tournament featured teams from Abbotsord, West Kootenay and Merritt.  

Shuswap got off on the right foot by winning all their games in the round-robin portion of the tournament. They then entered the playoffs in first place by vir-tue of a 3-0 record.  

In the semifinal playoff, Shus-wap blanked the Merritt Thunder 8-0.  

The Outlaws then moved on to the final where they met up with the Abbotsford Warriors. The game was closely contested and was marred by a number of penalties.  

Shuswap prevailed in the end behind the stellar goaltending of Kalvin Davyduke. Davyduke made a number of outstanding saves while backstopping the

Outlaws to a 4-2 victory and their second tournament win of the season.

“I wasn’t happy with all the penalties,” said head coach Steve Sagh. “But the boys played hard. They put on a good show for the crowd.”  

Game MVP selections went to Nick Yadernuk, Austin Pugh and Austin Westermann.

Shuswap now returns to league play with three games this weekend.

All mine: Shuswap Midget Outlaw Perry Qiodravu scoops up a loose ball during the Outlaws’ 8 to 3 win over Merritt at the Lawrence Halverson Memorial Lacrosse Tourna-ment held over the weekend at the Shaw Centre.

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After dodging a few rain delays the Salmon Arm Tennis Club was able to complete most of the 2013 SATC Closed Tournament over the past week. The tournament began May 23 and finished May 26.

Both Marietjie Du Plessis and West Mar-tin-Patterson won both their singles and dou-bles events – quite an accomplishment.

Results were as fol-lows:

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• Ladies’ Doubles: first place – Marietjie Du Plessis and Cyn-thia Langford; sec-ond place – Marianne VanBuskirk and Carol Ross.

• Men’s Singles: first place – West Mar-tin-Patterson.

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• Men’s 65+ Dou-bles: first place – Ken Hecker and Eugene Ogino; second place – Ken Kolkind and Ru-bin Wiens

The club appreciates the work of the Wark family (Dan, Debbie, Emily, Jackson and Susannah) who put in a very long few days of assisting with tour-nament organizing, which included pre-paring food platters and offering skills as ballboy and ballgirl.

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Celebrating other local talents in previ-ous showcases, Kelly and Blu will perform as well as host the next one, which will also feature Jesse Mast and Ken and Janet Bates.

Born in B.C., both Bates’ are medical doc-tors practising in Scotch Creek.

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Winner of last year’s Shuswap Idol Singer-Songwriter competition, Mast discovered a passion for performing.

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Always a fan of words, Mast is crafting them into song lyrics, determined to make his mark as a Canadian country-music enter-tainer.

Now a resident of Salmon Arm, Mast par-ticipated in the Great Canadian Song Race in 2012, writing a song that he is ready to release as his debut EP.

He recently took top spot in the 2013 Our Kids Have Talent competition and was the winner of the Global Country Star Search, which gives him the opportunity to travel to Nashville for an international competition as well as a performance at the annual Global Country Concert Festival Place in Edmon-ton.

Engaging and humorous, showcase hosts Kelly and Blu Hopkins weave stories of the

human experience, including time spent working a variety of jobs.

Award-winning singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Blu has been travelling in true troubadour fashion, writing songs and performing them for more than 30 years.  His in� uences include Bill Monroe and  Woody Guthrie, Gordon Lightfoot and Stan Rogers.

Blu has been nominated 16 times for Okanagan Music Awards  (winner in 2007)and BC Interior music Awards (winner in 2008) in both Songwriter and  Folk Artist categories, and with his band Silvercreek as Folk Roots/Bluegrass band of the year.

He’s shared the bill with many well-known artists including, Kelly Joe Phelps,  Allen Dobb, Bill Henderson, Ben Mink, Veda Hille, Jim Byrnes,  Roy Forbes, Todd Butler, Valdy, Ken Hamm, Brad Prevedoros and Gary Fjellgaard.

He has produced and recorded several acoustic projects for other artists in his Sil-vercreek Studios and  hosts a weekly radio broadcast of acoustic music and interviews with songwriters and performers called  “The BluJay Cafe” on CKVS 93.7 FM Salmon Arm. 

Kelly is an accomplished multi-instru-mentalist and songwriter, her songs ranging from rollicking fun to heartfelt and poignant ballads.

Kelly is a great acoustic bass player, and her mandolin compositions are in a tradition-al  vein yet fresh, tunes that are delighting

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Blu’s smokey baritone voice for a mellow sound.

Following up on several well-received recordings, the couple is working on a CD of chil-dren’s tradi-tional songs for release in time for their summer tour-ing.

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houses and clubs throughout the Paci� c Northwest and their music has received air-play on many radio stations across the U.S.,

Back at the showcase – Jesse Mast may be young, but the 17-year-old singer-songwriter has racked up some amazing awards in his On tap: From the top, Janet and

Ken Bates, Kelly and Blu Hopkins and Jesse Mast perform in a Song-writers Showcase Friday, May 31.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 29AIR CADETS – Shuswap 222 Squadron celebrates another successful training

year with the 20th Annual Review at 6:30 p.m. at the Shaw Centre. The public is invited to view annual parade and air cadet displays.

RECONCILIATION – St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church hosts a healing circle at 6 p.m., an evening to discuss healing and reconciliation issues.

FILM FARE– Shuswap Film Society presents documentary, Ai Weiwei at 7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.

THURSDAY, MAY 30PADDLE POWER – The Shuswap Association of Rowing and Paddling and

Copper Island Diving presents the Eighth Annual Reel Paddling Film Festival at the Salmar Classic Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 31 RELAY FOR LIFE – Credit Union Crewzers host a fundraising barbecue from 11

a.m. to 2 p.m. at the downtown SASCU branch. From 3 to 6:30 p.m. Walkers After Midnight host a Night at the Spa at Bonnie’s Skin Care & Esthetics. Call Aileen at 250-832-6673 or Brenda at 250-832-3702 to book an appointment.

SHOWCASE – Songwriters Showcase features performances by Blu and Kelly Hopkins, Jesse Mast and Ken and Janet Bates at 7:30 p.m. at First United Church hall. Tickets at $10 are available at Acorn Music.

CARNIVAL – North Canoe School hosts a Spring Carnival from 5 to 8 p.m., with silent auction with food, obstacle course, dunk tank and more.

MOVIE NIGHT – The Salmon Arm Secondary Leadership Group invites the community to an Amnesty International movie night featuring The Boxing Girls of Kabul at 7 p.m. at the Jackson Campus.

SENIORS FAIR – The Seniors Resource Centre hosts the sixth annual Senior’s Resource Fair Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mall at Piccadilly – a wide variety of exhibitors, professional services, health and wellness opportunities and information on seniors’ support groups.

SATURDAY, JUNE 1FAMILY FUN – Protein for People, an information resource for low-income

people in the community, hosts a free barbecue and kid’s play zone with local entertainment and face-painting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the SASCU Downtown Activity Centre, 451 Shuswap St. SW.

CANCELLED – Salmon Arm Jewels have postponed their garage sale, car wash and hotdog sale until a later date.

FUNDRAISER – North Canoe School hosts “Name That Tune,” a fundraiser for the school playground, featuring cash games, food and drink, prizes and dancing. Tickets are $20 at North Canoe Store or Prisa Lighting.

FILM FARE – The Chef (Comme un chef), a French comedy about a would-be chef whose perfectionism costs him several jobs, at 5 p.m. at the Salmar Classic Theatre.

MONDAY, JUNE 3KIDS’ STUFF – Piccadilly Mall hosts a Summer Sign-up Week daily to June 8.

If your group would like to participate, call the mall administration offi ce at 50-832-0441.

THURSDAY, JUNE 6FIDDLE FANTASY – Canadian Open and Grand Master fi ddler Scott Woods

performs at 7 p.m. at the Senors Fifth Avenue Activity Centre. Tickets at $20 are available at Acorn Music.

FRIDAY, JUNE 7MEN’S CHORUS – The Shuswap Men’s Chorus presents Vancouver Orpheus

Male Choir’s 20th Anniversary Concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Cornerstone Christian Reformed Church at 1191 22nd St. NE. Tickets are $10 in advance at Pink Cherry or Shuswap Clothing and Shoe, or $15 at the door.

SENIORS – Better at Home is a service for seniors that is coming to Salmon Arm. United Way will host a free community event to introduce the program from 10 a.m. to noon at the Downtown Activity Centre.

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After a successful summer tour last year, Welsh tenor Peter Kar-rie is coming back to the Okana-gan to perform the most beloved songs from Andrew Lloyd Web-ber’s Phantom of the Opera and other musical theatre treasures.

Joining him once again is Vernon coloratura soprano Me-lina Moore, who teamed up with Karrie last year to play Christine to the tenor’s Phantom. Together they sang to sold-out audiences and standing ovations.

This spring tour, which stops in Salmon Arm tomorrow, promises new repertoire and some surprise twists.

“Peter and I have been sharing the stage for several years now, and I never tire of singing with him,” said Moore. “This tour will focus on much of the music of Phantom and Les Mis, and I feel I’m always elevated to higher levels as a singer when I perform

with Peter. His energy on stage is remarkable, his commitment to his characters and the sheer power and beauty of his world-renowned voice all humble me and exhilarate me.”

Karrie, who has starred on Broadway and in London’s West End, calls his return to B.C. a “homecoming.” He was made an honorary Canadian citizen upon completing his Phantom role in Vancouver for close to a decade.

Besides Phantom, Karrie’s oth-er acclaimed and award-winning roles have included the original Che in Evita for the � rst national tour of Britain, Jean Valjean in Les Misérables for more than a decade at London’s Palace The-atre, Judas in Jesus Christ Super-star at the Palace Theatre, John Blackthorn in James Clavell’s Shogun on Broadway, Fagin in the acclaimed Cameron Macin-tosh production of Oliver!, Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha, Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof and

Joby “Peg Leg” Churchill in the box of� ce smash The Contender.

Also the original cast members of Chess, Karrie played the role of Freddy Trumper, and was host of his own BBC television chat show, Peter Karrie.... Unmasked.

Moore has taken on as many operatic roles with her upbring-ing in New York City and edu-cation at Juilliard. Her profes-sional career has grown since she moved to the Okanagan more than a decade ago, with solo tours in Canada and the U.S. and appearances with symphonies around B.C.

She also performs regularly at Vernon’s Sparkling Hill Resort and with The Dharma Dolls, a trio featuring fellow divas Judy Rose and Tanya Lipscomb.

The “Phantom of the Opera Returns” takes place at Haney Heritage Village at 7 p.m. Thurs-day, May 30. Tickets are $39 and are available at www.virtualver-non.com.

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Material girlsSAGA Public Art Gallery director Tracey Kutschker and master weaver Gudrun Weisinger position a weaving that is among the work in an exhibition of Mayan, European and First Nations textile arts, opening at the gallery at 7 p.m. May 31.

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BenefitKieran Rambo, Megan Abel and Jessie Mast perform in a benefit concert for students going to serve in Hungary Saturday evening at the Gathering Place.

Life, love set in new songsA contemporary troubadour,

Cam Penner has signed onto this year’s Roots and Blues Festival.

Penner explores new textures and bolder sounds on his newly released album To Build a Fire. An album about departures and new beginnings, To Build a Fire is as full of hope as it is full of love.

It’s also electrifying and pro-voking, and speaks of things the human heart longs for on the road of life, says festival market-ing director Scott Crocker.

Roads are something Penner knows about. At 18, he left small- town life to wander the highways and back roads of North Ameri-ca. Eventually he found himself

in Chicago serving mystery soup and stale bread to 250 homeless men a day. Next, a women and children’s shelter, then youth shelters and detox centers.

For 13 years he immersed him-self in this subculture of the dis-enfranchised, absorbing as much raw humanity as he could. When a shift was over, he would spend endless cathartic hours writing and playing his guitar, exorcis-ing heartache through music, a practice that ultimately led to a full-time career as a touring and recording artist.

To Build a Fire is Penner’s sev-enth recorded album. The lush beauty of the opening brass track lures one in but leaves them won-

dering what is to come.“Then it begins – ukuleles,

guitars, banjos strummed. Floor-boards stomped. Kick drums kicked. Feet stumbled. Thighs, knees, hands slapped and clapped. Voices strained and bent. Fingers gripped, grabbed and picked. Arms and hands flung. Body and sound thrown against wood and metal,” says Crocker. “It’s folk. It’s rock n’ roll. It’s Cam Penner, breathing fire into every note and lyric, carving his own path with music born from the soil and sin of this world.”

Catch him along with an elec-trifying 2013 lineup at the 21st Annual Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival Aug. 16 to 18.

Exhibition features excellence in fibreIf you’re into quilts,

you won’t want to miss The Shuswap Quilters Guild’s “Everybody Loves Quilts,” – the first show the group has held in five years.

The exhibition, which takes place next weekend at the Shaw Centre, features well over 300 quilts.

This year’s feature quilters include Sharon

Adair and Joanne Col-leaux) and fabric artist Kathy Kinsella.

The Needle Arts Guild and Spinners & Weavers will have pre-sentations as well.

The Quilters Guild has more than 100 members, who are ac-tive in various areas of the community.

Members make baby quilts for the preg-

nancy outreach at the Family Resource Cen-ter, quilts for the SAFE house, quilts for the chemo unit at the hos-pital, wheelchair quilts for the hospital and victim services quilts for the RCMP. 

The event includes challenges such as “Variations On the Log Cabin Block,” which will be voted

on by members of the public. The second is the inaugural “Button Challenge” in which members were given a collection of buttons with which to create a piece of art.   

The show runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fri-day, June 7 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 8 at the Shaw Centre’s spectator arena.

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It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Andrew (Andy) Jackson Morrison in Salmon Arm on May 21st at the Piccadilly Care Centre. Andy lived a long and full life. He was comforted by his wife Marie Kelford, his loving family, and the staff at Piccadilly where he peacefully passed away.

The second youngest of nine children, Andy was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and grew up in Holstein, Ontario. As a young man, Andy served with both the Canadian Air Force and American Navy. He eventually pursued a business career and rapidly climbed the corporate ladder to become a highly respected Store Manager in many Zellers department stores across Canada.

Andy met his first love, Donna Birkett in Brantford Ontario and together they had four children – Mark, Larry, Kathy and Jeff. Andy and Donna lived in many cities throughout Canada as they raised their family - Fort William, Halifax, Moncton, Port Arthur, Edmonton and Vancouver, before Andy purchased a retail business of his own, Beers Department Store, in Salmon Arm in 1963.

Andy’s business prospered and he became a well-respected businessman and community member. He was an avid golfer, curler, outdoorsman, gardener, traveler, devoted father and member of numerous community associations.

Andy lost Donna to cancer in 1993 but was fortunate to find his second love in Marie Kelford. He and Marie have enjoyed many years of travel, recreation and companionship. They spent a great deal of time with their extended family which includes many children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Andy was predeceased by his father Alex, his mother Mary, and his four brothers and four sisters.

Andy is survived by his wife Marie, his children Mark (Janet) of Eagle Bay, Larry (Pam) of Campbell River, Kathy Reed (Bill) of Salmon Arm and Jeff (Paulette) of Salmon Arm; Marie’s daughters Cynda (Ray) of Vancouver and Rhonda of Chilliwack; grandchildren Jill, Amy, Krista, Erin, Tracy, Courtney, Stephanie, Cera, Kelsey, Brianne and Brennan; six great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and extended family members.

Marie and the family would like to extend their deepest thanks to Dr. Kevin Goldberg and the staff at Piccadilly Care Centre for their support and dedication to Andy over the past three and one half years.

In lieu of flowers donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated.

A celebration of Andy’s life will be held at the Prestige Harbourfront Resort in Salmon Arm on Monday, May 27th at 1:00 pm with Jack Bower officiating.

Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm. Online email condolences may be sent to Andy’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralhome.com.

Andrew (Andy) Jackson MorrisonMay 17, 1926 – May 21, 2013.

In loving memory of our dear friendDeborah Ann Tracy (Morrison)A precious one from us has gone,A voice we loved is stilled.A place is vacant in our heartsThat never can be fi lled.Oh, dearest one, how we miss you!And as dawns another year.In our lonely hours of thinking,Thoughts of you are ever near.Oh, how long and sad the day,Since from earth you passed away!We miss your sweet and smiling face;we miss you everywhere.Forgotton to the world by some you may be,But dear to our memory you always will be.

~ From your Observer family.

Joan DettelbachMarch 10, 1944-May 23, 2012

“Make yourself  familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen,they are present with you.”

St. Francis of Sales

“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die”

Joan, you are our angel, we love you and missyou and you are in our hearts always…

Gordon, Jodie, Kevan, Krista and all who love and miss her

NICHOLAS COLELARSENSept. 9, 1986-June 1, 2011

The weeks have crept by slowlyThe months have slipped awayIt’s now two years that have passed Since you went away

But your presence still is just as strong, As if we had you hereWe still see you’re face and hear yourVoice as though your very near

But how we long for those daysWhen you would walk in through the doorIt’s still so hard to accept, that won’t happen any more

Nick you are forever loved, beyond any words we knowThe most painful experience we had to face was that of having to let you go

You are so very lovedForever and always

Mom, Dad, Jesse, Bernadette, Ryann, Ellincia, Brett, Kadie, your sister Fawn and all your family and friends.

ROSS BOWLBYJuly 29, 1920 - May 26, 1997

I miss you Dad.Always loved, always

remembered by your family

A golden heart stopped beating,Hard working hands put to rest.

God broke our hearts to prove to us,He only takes the best

A “Celebration of Life” will be held for

Dan Campbellon June 23, 2013. Please join us for an informal get together of friends and family to share some good food, good music and good memories!

We look forward to seeing the many friends that Dan made over the years.

Sunday, June 23, 2013Elks Hall at 3690 30th Street NE

Salmon Arm, B.C.12:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Arrangements entrusted to FISCHER’S FUNERAL SERVICES & CREMATORIUM LTD., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories through Dan’s

obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices.com

BESSIE BEATRICE SWEETEN1913 - 2013

On Sunday, May 19, 2013 our dear little Mother, Bessie Beatrice Sweeten, passed away peacefully just 5 days after celebrating her 100th birthday. Bessie was born in Edmonton on May 14, 1913 to James Robert and Ella Jane Harvey. She was a long time resident of Salmon Arm, having moved there with her family in the mid 1920’s. On October 29, 1930 she married the love of her life, Thomas Allen Sweeten. Shortly after celebrating their 60thwedding anniversary Tommy passed away, and in 1993 Bessie moved to Kamloops to be nearer to her daughter and sisters.

Bessie was a dedicated homemaker alwayswilling to lend a helping hand to her family, friends and neighbours, be it giving a perm,hemming a dress, minding a child or countlessother kindnesses. She had a great (sometimesmischievous) sense of humour and when she and her siblings and their families got together it was always a good time filled with joking and laughter.

Bessie was predeceased by her husbandTommy in 1991, daughter Velma Anne in 2009,granddaughter JoAnne in 1998, all her siblings Dorothea Dunne, Ethel Blackburn, Minnie Mitchell,Vi Bryden and Bob Harvey; sister-in-law Mary Smith and brother-in-law Roy Sweeten.

She will be lovingly remembered by daughters,Lois Lapadat of Smithers and Carol (Larry)Tyssen of Kamloops, grandchildren Maureen (Ed) Draper, Belinda (Will) Stewart, both of CrawfordBay, Tammy (Mike) Gutziet of Revelstoke, JudithLapadat (Rob), Lethbridge AB, Lawrence (Teresa)Lapadat, Salt Spring Island, Ron (Sarah) Lapadat,Smithers, Tony Lapadat, Telkwa, Teresa (Travis) Meyer, Clancy MT, Darrell Tyssen, Airdrie AB, Steve (Hideko) Tyssen, Calgary AB; 24 greatgrandchildren; 16 great, great grandchildren; 1 great, great, great grandson: many nieces and nephews: and sister-in-law Marjorie Sweeten, nowof Edmonton.

Special thanks to the Staff at Kamloops Senior’sVillage for the exemplary care given to Bessie thesepast seven years.

The Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 pm onSaturday, June 1, 2013 at St. John the EvangelistAnglican Church in Salmon Arm, 170 ShuswapStreet SE.

In memory of Bessie, donations to the Alzheimer’sSociety, #300-828 West 8th Ave, Vancouver, BCV5Z 1E2, would be greatly appreciated.

Arrangements entrusted toKamloops Funeral Home250-554-2577Condolences may be sent to the family fromwww.kamloopsfuneralhome.com

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Ernest Russell (Russ) McColman

With heavy hearts we announce the suddenpassing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle at home in Canoe BC after a short, hard-fought battle with ALS on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

Russ was born on September 10th, 1931, the 4th of 11 children to Russell Charles and Sarah JaneMcColman. Predeceased by his parents; brothersand sisters: Clinton, Ronald, Vera, Earl, Corrine, Bruce, Doris, Doreen (infant).

Left to mourn his devoted wife Doreen of 58 years, daughter Katharine Hodge of Kamloops,BC and son Lonny of Edson, AB. He took great joy doting on his grand-daughters, Jennifer (Mike) of 100 Mile House BC and Stephanie (Adam) ofSalmon Arm BC. Great-grandchildren Gaby &Logan Meidlinger, Levi & Lincoln Hodge of SalmonArm and Kate Sterling of 100 Mile House were his pride and joy.

Also survived by sister Carol (Elmer) Reihl and brother Alvie (Delores) McColman, sisters-in-law Dorothy McColman and Dorothy (Beau) Ericksonand brothers-in-law Ronald (Lois) Ahlskog andButch (Gail) Ahlskog and numerous nieces and nephews.

Russ enjoyed listening to country music, watchingCanucks and Blue Jays games and gardening but his biggest passion was golf which he played with integrity and humour and where he loved to spend time with family and friends.

He was a kind and generous person who will begreatly missed and long-remembered.

No service as per his wishes.Arrangements entrusted to FISCHER’S FUNERAL

SERVICES & CREMATORIUM LTD., Salmon Arm (250) 833-1129. Email condolences andshare memories through Russ’s obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices.com.

Thelma SjodinJuly 24, 1916 – May 22, 2013

Long-time resident of Canoe, BC, Thelma Sjodin (nee Lund) passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in the Shuswap Lake General Hospital.

Thelma was predeceased by her husband, Walter Sjodin Sr., her son Walter Sjodin Jr., her grandson Lance Nicolaisen, her step-grandson Trevis August-Sjodin and her step-granddaughter Tracy August-Sjodin.

Thelma will be so greatly missed by her son John (Margaret) Sjodin of Chase, BC and her daughter Kristina Nicolaisen of Grand Prairie, AB, as well as many grandchildren, great grandchildren and Thelma lived even to see great, great grandchildren.

Known for her love of people and her ready smile, Thelma will be sadly missed by all who knew her, including her many extended family members and friends.

Born in the first Salmon Arm hospital in 1916, Thelma grew up the eldest of10 jolly and musical children born to John and Theodora (Dolly) Lund, and ofthem is now survived only by her youngest brother, Lawrence, of Smithers, BC.

Being as her grandfather, Johan Haakan Lund was a first citizen of Canoe, Thelma loved her family heritage and was always eager to share photos andstories of the pioneer days.

To Our Family, Friends, and Acquaintances in the Okanagan,It was with great sadness we learned of Thelma’s passing, and even though

miles have separated us over the years, there has always been a special bond between us. Thelma’s almost weekly calls to Lawrence kept him apprised ofthe goings on, life and activity in Canoe and surrounding area. But more thanan update, the calls were probably made to check up on her little brother to make sure he was OK. That’s what big sisters do.

As we, the northerners in the family look back to the rich history of our rootsin Canoe and the role Thelma has played in our lives, we see Thelma as theepitome of a true pioneer woman. She was a beloved mother, sister and notjust any “aunt”. She, of course, was “Aunty Thelma” to many cousins, second cousins and even many friends. We know her passing leaves a big hole in all of our lives, even those of us who have lived far away and not been able to enjoy her company in person as often as we would have liked. Nevertheless,we hold her dear to our hearts and have enjoyed the times we were able tovisit on holidays or connect via phone over the years.

The passing of a loved one is usually a sober (and sometimes not so sober)time of reflection. A time, when upon realization that life is all too short, we do an account of the things that really matter and the things that do not in the bigscheme of things.

So, usually, it’s in the light of the life of the person we have just said final goodbyes to, our busy lifestyles, our drive to succeed, and relationships, pastand present, all seem to move to the forefront of our thoughts of what reallymatters.

On this occasion, we can evaluate our lives, values, relationships, accomplishments, failures and everything else life throws our way in the lightof Thelma’s life. To sum up and describe Thelma and her approach to life in a single word is difficult and we are sure we all have varied perspectives. However, in our memories, one world that could be used is the simple word “twinkle”.

On the surface, that may seem to be a trivial word and a rather cursorysummation of a life long lived, but I think we can all agree, while reflecting onour own lives, that “twinkle” seems to describe the very essence of Thelma’slife. She was in her own way a rock for many of us to escape to in times oftrouble, a person who never turned away anyone in need. Always, and often in spite of her own pain at times, willing to give, to help and encourage. A cup of tea perhaps, a little cash for gas, a home-cooked meal, perhaps a jar ofhomemade jam or piece of pie, a funny story, a mischievous joke or prank andthe ever important lending of an ear. We can remember the twinkle in her eye and smile when she was light-heartedly joking or kidding around. Kind of amischievous but a well-meaning twinkle reserved for those she loved.

We also remember her home as a peaceful place, graced with reminders of what was truly most important to her, her family. There were shelvesof memorabilia, pictures of Uncle Walter, of grandchildren, pictures bygrandchildren and other valuable crafts and photos of sons, daughters. Tea was always at the ready, cookies and treats in the wings, all given with the“twinkle” in her eye. There were other vivid memories as well, like multiple cuckoo clocks, milking cows with Uncle Walter, separating cream from the milk with Auntie Thelma and so many others but they all pale in comparison to the memory of who she was, a gentle, peaceful and comforting spirit with a “twinkling” personality.

So as you celebrate Thelma’s life in Canoe and we, in Smithers, let us all reflect on what she meant to us as a mother, sister, aunt and good friend andupon what made her such a special person. Let’s honour her memory bybeing true to the values she held close, hard work, perseverance, friendship,honesty, compassion, humility, hospitality and last, but not least, family.

We all wish we could be present at this tea today to grieve Thelma’s passingand celebrate her life with our family and friends. We will all miss her dearlyand miss all of you as well.

Looking forward to seeing you all again someday soon.All our best,Lawrence, Betty and familyThe family hosted a Memorial tea was held in the Canoe Community Hall on

Sunday afternoon, May 26, 2013 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.On line condolences may be sent to Thelma’s obituary at www.

bowersfuneralhome.comArrangements were in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium,

Salmon Arm.

DEARING, LORNE

Robert Lorne Dearing passed away in Shuswap Lake General Hospital on Monday, May 20, 2013 at the age of 89 years.

A celebration of life service was held from the chapel of Bowers Funeral Home, Salmon Arm, on Saturday morning, May 25th at 11 a.m. with JackBowers the funeral celebrant. The eulogy was shared by son, Barry Dearing. Catherine Kroetchshared with music and the hymns.

A reception followed in the Mountainside room,allowing time for family and friends to continuesharing memories.

Lorne was a pioneer of the Shuswap, born inNotch Hill on November 10, 1923. During the war he worked with Boeing aircraft as a tool maker, then with the meat department in Prince George, Kamloops. He met and married Flo inKamloops, returning to Salmon Arm to begin along career with the original Overwaitea Grocery and Meat Department on Alexander Street. He is well remembered for his years of serving his loyal customers before retirement at 60 years of age.

Predeceased by his three brothers, Ray, Bud andAlan.

Lorne leaves his loving and dedicated family, loving wife of 62 years, Flo; sons, Terry (TamaraAstil), Barry (Nadina), grandchildren, Tanya (Jason),Drew and Kyle, great grandchildren, Caiden and Liam, and sisters, Dorothy Dearing of Vancouver and Olive Summers of Winfield.

Memorial donations may be sent to the ShuswapHospital Foundation, Box 265, Salmon Arm, BC VIE 4N3, or the Canadian Diabetes Association, PO Box 26331 Stn BRM B, Toronto, Ontario M7Y 4R1 in memory of Lorne.

On line condolences may be sent to Lorne’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

Funeral arrangements were in the care of BowersFuneral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.

Andreas David Kobi

Dan Kobi and his wife Barbara are delighted to introduce the newest member of their family - Andreas David Kobi. He was born March 30th at 19:12, weighing 7lbs. 8 oz. Giselle is so excited to be a big sister and loves to shower “her” baby with hugs and kisses.

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The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.

Sicamous:1217 C Shuswap Street | Sicamous, BC | V0E 2V1 | 250.836.2655

Come visit our Salmon Arm or Sicamous WorkBC Employment Services Centre, we are here to help.

Are you unemployed and wondering what your options are?

Salmon Arm: 101-310 Hudson Avene NE | Salmon Arm, BC | V1E 1R6 | 250.804.4770

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Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership

www.canforpulp.com

At Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership, we offer unlimited opportunities for career growth. Proud of our quality products, safe and efficient operations, commitment to the environment and our support of each other, we’re ready for you to find your unlimited potential.

Guided by innovative and astute leadership, Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership (CPLP) is the leading producer of fully bleached, high performance Kraft paper, and the second largest North American and fourth largest global producer of market NBSK pulp. CPLP includes the Northwood Pulp Mill, the Prince George Pulp and Paper Mill, the Intercontinental Pulp Mill and the Pulp and Paper Marketing Group in Vancouver.

Our industry position is strong and we’re poised for long-term sustained growth for the future. If you would like to join our safe, high-quality work environment, consider this opportunity:

PipefitterA rewarding career maintaining state-of-the-art equipment—Prince GeorgeYou have at least 5 years’ industry-related experience plus direct expertise installing and maintaining all piping systems and Distributed Control Systems including: process lines and systems sprinkler and hot oil systems plumbing and heating systems. A Class A Gas ticket would be an asset.

Prince George, with a warm and welcoming community of 82,000, boasts year-round recreational opportunities, its own university, affordable housing and an attractive lifestyle for you and your family—visit www.liveprincegeorge.ca for more information.

We thank all applicants for their interest in CPLP; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please submit your résumé, in confidence, by 5 pm, Monday, June 10, 2013:Canfor Pulp Limited Partnershipc/o CPLP CareersP.O. Box 9000Prince George, BC V2L 4W2Fax: 250.962.3638E-mail: cplpcareers@canforpulp.com

CARRI’S RESTAURANTCentenoka Park Mall

Lynne & Barry are retiring. We wish to thank all of our customers over the last 18+ years,

who have supported us and have been just like friends.

Thank You All!Liquidation Sale

offers will be accepted immediately.250-832-5560

SASH Grad Reunion

Grad Classes of 1976 to 1978Saturday, July 20, 2013 • 7 p.m.

Come and GoIntermissions Pub & Sports Bar

@ Shaw Centre$15 @ the Door, Cash Bar

For info. & RSVP: sashreunion@gmail.com

Columbia ShuswapRegional District

(Casual/On-Call)ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK

The CSRD is seeking an energetic, outgoing and friendly person to play a front line role in the Administration Department. Applications are now being accepted for a Casual/On-call Administrative Clerk to provide relief work of a clerical nature on a call-in basis.As part of the Administration team, the Administrative Clerk provides reception, clerical support and centralized public information services to all departments with the primary function being reception.To find out more about this position you can visit our website at www.csrd.bc.ca.If you are interested in this position, submit a letter of interest supported by a resume outlining experience and education no later than 4:00 PM Thursday, May 30th, 2013, to:Colleen Goodey, Administrative/HR Assistant Columbia Shuswap Regional District 781 Marine Park Drive NE Box 978 SALMON ARM, BC, V1E 4P1 Telephone: (250) 833-5922 Fax: (250) 832-9774 E-mail: cgoodey@csrd.bc.caThe CSRD thanks all applicants for their interest in applying for this position; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Is seeking a highly motivated individual to fill the following position

BUILD YOUR CAREER WITH US

TOLKO INDUSTRIES LTD. is currently seeking Certified Millwrights to join our teams in the Okanagan Region of BC. We are an equal opportunity employer and this position offers a sound pension and benefit program.JOIN THE TOLKO PROFESSIONALS

at Tolko.READY TO APPLY?

www.tolko.com and submit your resume by May 30, 2013.

Certified Millwrights

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Cards of Thanks

The Boman FamilyWish to extend their heartfelt thanks to the hundreds of people who, with short no-tice, came to our beloved Chris’s celebration of Life, some traveling many many miles to be with him. We would also like to say thanks for the many acts of kind-ness shown to us in the form of phone calls, fl owers, cards and food. It all meant so much to us in our time of need. Special thanks to long time family friend Jack Bowers and all his staff at Bowers Funeral Home for going above and beyond to make the celebration of life to Chris so special. To Mavis, Even though she is part of our family, for the phone calls and organizing she did on our behalf. Also to teachers Bob Hen-derson and “Varg” for their touching and heart rendering tributes to Chris. To Lisa Wynn for her “spe-cial” tribute, and to the rest of her family, Husband Bob and children for being his caring and loving extended Kelowna Family. To Chris’s mentors, coordi-nators and teachers at Okanagan College in Sal-mon Arm and Kelowna, es-pecially his Kelowna welding instructor who attended and spoke kindly of Chris in his tribute and also to all his Ke-lowna College classmates who took “time off” to at-tend. The College in Kelowna fl ew their fl ag at half mast in Chris’s honor!

We are overwhelmed by all the acts of love and

kindness that were shown to our family.

We are humbled

We would like to take this opportunity

to thank RIVA MACPHERSON

as well as PETER MACPHERSON

for their seven years of dedicated

service at Southside Mini Storage. Enjoy your retirement

Riva and Peter!

Coming EventsBlind Bay Farmers Market invites “Make, Bake or Grow” vendors to get their applications for 2013 season. Thursdays, May 16 - Aug 29. Contact Deb Gibson at g ibsonda2012@gmai l .com. “Your Source for Local Produce, Crafts & Fun”

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CHURCHES THRIFT SHOP SILENT AUCTION AND

BOOK SALE MAY 29 & 30 10am-6pm

461 Beatty Ave. NW across the tracks from A&W

“Pam’s Cleaning Service For that Mother-In-Law clean” 250-803-1175thompson.pam3@gmail.com

Watkins 8oz extracts sale priced, limited quantity, New Dietary supplements. natural

home and personal care, tradi-tional favourites. Book your event. Receive free product.

Leslie Blaikie Consultant #395804

Ph/Txt 250-803-4393email:leslieblaikie@watkinsonline.com

Lost & FoundLOST May 13 Mon afternoon outside Safeway, a black pre-scription pair of Bolle sun-glasses in oversized zippered back case reward offered.250-832-2031

LOST: Olympus Camera in black cloth case. Lost May 14 between Cemetery and Shus-wap Street. Reward 250-832-7564

LOST: Wed May 14 on lake on front of Buckley Trailer Park. West of Sorrento. Please call 250-675-5396

Sports & RecreationHUNTING Firearms Safety courses. C.O.R.E. & P.A.L. required for Hunting/Firearms Licences. Call Trevor Holmes at (250)832-4105 www.huntingandfi rearms.com

Employment

Business Opportunities

A+DRINK SNACK plus Healthy Vending machine Route. Turn Key Business. In-vest With Confi dence, $4,000 Up. Training and Secured profi table Locations. Limited Must Sell. 1-888-979-8363.

BARBER SHOP Business for sale in Whitehorse, Yukon. Ex-cellent opportunity. Includes all equipment, in good location, leased premises. Contact Murd for details, 867-667-6873 or 867-667-7467.

OVER 90% Employment rate for CanScribe graduates! Medical Transcriptionists are in demand and CanScribe graduates get jobs. Payments under $100 per month. 1-800-466-1535. www.canscribe.com admissions@canscribe.com.

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Coming Events

Employment

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

We require immediately Class 1 drivers for Canada and US for the following positions: • US Team drivers • Part Time /Casual Drivers for Cana-da/US • Drivers interested in a truck share program for Cana-da/US. We supply you with a paid company cell, fuel cards, all paid picks and drops, assigned units and regular home time. All you need is 3 yrs verifi able experience, clean abstract and a good attitude. Please indicate on your resume the position applying for. Please fax resumes and abstracts to 250-546-0600, or by email to parris@ricknickelltrucking.com No phone calls please.

Help WantedAn Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing re-quired. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta.

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Help Wanted

Blind Bay Village Grocer would like to add to their team. We are looking for

team members in Meat Dept. (wrapper)

Grocery Dept., Cooks with experience & Cashiers

Apply in person with resume 2798 Balmoral Rd.

in Blind Bay

CANCEL YOUR Timeshare. No risk program. Stop mort-gage and maintenance pay-ments today. 100% money back guarantee. Free consul-tation. Call us now. We can help! 1-888-356-5248.

Cross Country BC, Provin-cial Sport Organization for cross-country skiing is seek-ing an Offi ce Coordinator.

The offi ce is located in Vernon, BC. For full ad visitwww.crosscountrybc.ca Submit applications to:

gmanhard@telus.net

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Employment

Help WantedEXPERIENCED MOA wanted for a busy GP offi ce. Apply in person 1181-6Ave NE or email:omanager@mapletreemedical.com

PEOPLE wanted for easy phone sales. Exp. pref but not nec., will train. Day & eve. shift avail. $11.00 per hr. (250)832-3587

Career Service /Job Search

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Employment

Help WantedGUARANTEED JOB place-ment: General Laborers and Tradesmen for oil and gas in-dustry. Call 24hr free recorded message for information: 1-800-972-0209

Career Service /Job Search

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Employment

Help WantedMature Experienced server wanted for well established restaurant. Permanent posi-tion. Apply with resume after 4pm at Stratis Mediterranean Grill Shoppers Plaza Sorrento

Career Service /Job Search

Career Opportunities

FIND EVERYTHING YOUNEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

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DAN DEGLAN EXCAVATINGProfessionally Beautifying Properties for Over 27 Years.

981 - 16th Street N.E., Salmon Arm V1E 2V2

250-832-0707

• Rock Walls• Terracing

• Utility Services• Drainage

• Site Prep • Pools

www.dandeglan.com

Bland’sFARM SALES

Stanley Bland 832-6615 or 833-2449

PICK-UPOR

DELIVERY

• Shavings, Sawdust, Bark Mulch, Wood Chips (bulk/mini bags)

• Well Rotted Manure• Soils• Extra Clean Wheat Straw

REIMER’SFARM SERVICE

250-260-0110 or 804-3030

WeDeliver

• Bark Mulch• Shavings• Sawdust

COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKERSSALMON ARM/ARMSTRONG/VERNONFull-time/Part-time/CasualSkills/Education – Special Needs Worker Certificate or equivalent, experience working with adults with developmental disabilities

Other – Use of personal vehicle with mileage reimbursement. Community based support.

Wages per BCGEU agreement

Please send cover letter, resume and references toKindale Developmental Association c/o PO Box 94Armstrong, BC V0E 1B0Fax 250-546-3053Email: kindale@kindale.net

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Okanagan College Continuing Studies in Salmon Arm is seeking a qualified TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) Certificate program instructor.Hours of work: Must be available to work evenings and weekends. Start and end date TBA.Qualifications:

Seeking a qualified TESL Instructor

Please send covering letter and resume by email to csshuswap@okanagan.bc.ca.Thank you to all applicants for their interest but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

CANADIAN TIRESalmon Arm Location

IS NOW ACCEPTING RESUMÉS FOR A

SERVICE ADVISOR

Do you have experience in automotive repair? Must be committed to providing excellent customer service. Experience is an asset.

WE PROVIDE:• Competitive wages & benefits• Extensive training program• Profit Sharing

Apply in person and drop off your resumé to:

The Auto Service Desk 1151 10th Ave. S.W. Salmon Arm, B.C. Attn: Mark Sandau e-mail: service482@shaw.ca

david@qwiklok.com • 250-253-7050

Administrator / Office ManagerAre you a Christy Clark leader type, with a Della Street (Perry Ma-son’s secretary) managerial bent and a Terminator go for the jugu-lar attitude – take no prisoners? A Dragon from the ‘Den’? Entre-preneurial minded, team work kinda guy? Good, then I want you.

Qwik-Lok makes, distributes and markets a world class consum-er electrical device. See www.qwiklok.com. This product has now reached the highest credibility possible, as it is now standard equipment on the International Space Station. We are just about positioned ready to take North America by storm – but there is a lot of work ahead of us – huge! To manage this, requires expertise in management, marketing, organization and intense drive. You need a strong sales attitude, gut instincts, lots of computer and internet skills, some bookkeeping, and common sense with a bent on winning, never losing. It’s all about attitude which determines your altitude. Prepare to roll up your sleeves! Get your feet dirty. But above all, you need to be so loose and funny, it hurts!

You will be working closely with me to take this company to suc-cess heights never before climbed with sales potential of $10M within the next 12 months. It may be a monumental task and only those mentally and physically fit and ready need apply. Compen-sation will be by way of performance starting small and increasing exponentially. Consider this a screen test for a “leading role in a blockbuster movie”.

Send me your profile and why you want this so bad you can smell it.

Askew’s Food’s is a family owned business with 4 grocery stores in, Armstrong, Sicamous and now 2 in Salmon Arm. We have been in business since 1929 and are proud community supporters. Askew’s Foods is recruiting for multiple positions in our new Uptown Location. Please visit our website for more information on these openings.

www.Askewsfoods.com

Help Wanted

Ofce SupportLEGAL ASSISTANT needed for a solo litigation practice in Salmon Arm. Must be cheer-ful, self-starter, team player. Flexible, part-time (max 35 hour/wk). Word processing skills mandatory; offi ce skills/experience an asset. Will train the right applicant. Email resume to crerarlaw@shaw.ca or mail to Box 2014 Salmon Arm V1E 4R1

Help Wanted Help Wanted Employment

Help WantedJob opening for September 1st, live in stable worker, must be experienced with horses. duties include, stall cleaning, feeding livestock, general maintenance and cleaning of barn. Some riding psosible.Salary includes 1 bdrm apartment in barn. Reply to Box # 11 C/O The Morning Star, 4407- 25 Ave, Vernon.

North Enderby Timber is look-ing to hire lumber pilers. We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefi t package. Please fax resume to 250-838-9637

Employment

Help WantedJOIN OUR team and earn up to $85,000 a year. Journey-man technician: proven pro-ducer, good attitude, quality workmanship a must. Mini-mum 4 years experience. Full benefi t package available. Braby Motors Salmon Arm. Fax resume 1-250-832 4545, email pat@brabymotors.com.

Personal attendant/Care-aid to assist person in wheel chair, no exp req.,training provided. Must have valid drivers li-cense, Good wages. 250-379-2971.

Employment

Help WantedLooking for F/T Permanent Cook & Home Care worker in Seymour Arm, BC. The suc-cessful applicant is expected to perform housekeeping and home care duties such as cleaning, washing dishes, laundry, grocery shopping, driving clients to and from ap-pointments and general housekeeping tasks as re-quired. Driver’s licence and own transportation required. Criminal record check and drug test may be required. Ex-perience would be an asset. $15.00 per hour. Seymour arm ASAP enterprise. Contact Kar-en Leeking at karenleek-ing@hotmail.com or 1377 Col-lings Rd., Seymour Arm, BC, V0E 2V2.

Part-time employment at The Sewing Basket

Must have some quilting & knitting experience

& be fairly fl exible. Bring your resume to: The Sewing Basket,

168 McLeod Street NEAttention: Jan

Salmon Arm Seeking 1Full time

and 1 Part Time Desk Clerk

Must be able to work Eves, weekends and/or days

Apply with resume after 3pm Monday-Friday

2401 T.C. Hwy, Salmon Armor online to

tlodgesalmonarm@gamil.com

Excavating & Drainage

Garden & Lawn

Financial Services

WANTED: Individual who is mechanically inclined to work in a busy Okanagan transport company 3 days a week, Sat-urdays, Sundays and Mon-days. Job requires the right in-dividual to be able to do minor mechanical repairs as well as boost trucks, grease trucks, etc. Own transportation re-quired. Please fax resumes to: 250-838-5888.

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

COOKS required for up and coming bar/restaurant in Sicamous BC spe-cializing in caribbean cuisine. Expe-rience is an asset but employer is willing to train the qualifying appli-cants. Please fax resume to 250-836-2450 or email to jamesh@twi-nanchors.com

PART TIME cleaning staff for Scotch Creek Cottages. Pleasant workplace $15-18/hr. for reliable, conscien-tious workers. Contact us at 250-955-0080

SERVERS/BARTENDERS required for up and coming bar/restaurant in Sicamous BC. Must be team orien-tated and able to work in outside conditions as establishment is 70% deck. Please fax resumes to 250-836-2450 or Email to jamesh@twi-nanchors.com. Experience is an as-set but employer is willing to train.

Garden & Lawn

Financial Services

Employment

SalesPROFESSIONAL SALES Consultants. Central Alberta’s leading Ford dealer requires two professional sales asso-ciates. We maintain a large in-ventory of new and used vehi-cles, and friendly country atmosphere with big city sales volume. We are closed Sun-days and all statutory holidays. We offer a competitive pay plan with an aggressive bo-nus structure, salary guaran-tee and moving allowance. At-tention: Dean Brackenbury, GSM. Email: dbrackenbury@denhamford.com

Trades, TechnicalAUTOMOTIVE TECHNI-CIANS. Licensed, 4th yearand 3rd year Technicians re-quired. Signing/moving allow-ance, full company benefi ts, very aggressive bonus/pay plan. Ford experience pre-ferred, but not required. Den-ham Ford, Wetaskiwin, Alber-ta. Email resume: Attention: Dean Brackenbury; dbrackenbury@denhamford.com

Services

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Home Improvements

FLOORING SALEOver 300 Choices

Lowest Prices Guaranteed!Laminates - $0.59/sq ftEngineered - $1.99 sq ftHardwood - $2.79 sq ft

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1.877.835.6670

LandscapingFir bark mulch. $25 yard. Old manure $25 yard. We deliver. 250-804-6720

Misc Services

Home & Yard

250-253-4663

• Fencing• Decks• Patios

• Renovation• Repair• Maintenance

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Website: www.shirleybarker.ca

250-833-7869

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MLS® 10060993 $322,000

This house in Sherwood Forest can be your new home & help pay the mortgage too! Main fl oor living provides 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, family room & workshop/storage.New fridge, stove & built-in dishwasher. The self-contained suite has separate access & currently rented.

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331 BEATTY AVENUEIs this the revenue producer that you have been looking for? 970 sq ft house with one bdrm down & loft up on 60’ x 125’ lot. Call me today for details. New Asking Price.

MLS® 10061385 $344,900

Over 1700 sq. ft., 3bdrms., 2 full bths, family room with n/g fi replace. Lovely landscaped yard offers RV parking. And don’t forget the LAKE VIEW!

1280 46TH AVE. NE

HOME BUYING MADE EASY• New home on its own 50 X 100 lot• All landscaping c/w underground sprinklers• Concrete drive & walkway

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$149,900All for only

$699or

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250-833-4728 1-877-60HOMES(604-6637)

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This modular home on its own land, has over 1300 sq feet, 2 bedrooms and office/3rd smaller bedroom,

large master suite with jetted tub and unique 2 fishbowl sinks with waterfall faucets, walk in closet in the master bedroom, beautiful brand new hardwood floors, open con-cept living, dining and kitchen, brand new stainless steel appliances and a HUGE island for alot of extra counter space, brand new counter tops in the kitchen and ensuite, black granite sink with commercial kitchen pull out spray faucet, washer and dryer included, decking surrounds the outside of the house with small fenced yard, brand new hotwater tank, large windows in dining room and living room! The most beautiful view of downtown Salmon Arm, this unit is in a strata that is only $75.00 a month, walking distance to downtown. Available immediately, move in tomorrow, any trade will be considered 250-833-6434.

Columbia ShuswapRegional District

FOR SALE BY BIDSURPLUS COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

Items for sale include complete computer systems and computer components. A detailed list and the location for viewing of all items may be obtained from the Columbia Shuswap Regional District office during regular hours or on its website at www.csrd.bc.ca.

• All items will be sold “as is/where is”• No warranties expressed or implied• Applicable taxes extra

Sealed bids, clearly marked “surplus office equipment bid” delivered to the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, PO Box 978, 781 Marine Park Drive NE, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4P1 will be accepted until 2 PM local time on Friday, June 7, 2013. High bid ties may be decided by draw.Successful bidders must remove their items(s) by 4 PM on Thursday, June 13, 2013.

271A Trans-Can. Hwy. N.E. (across from KFC) • 250-832-0604

Appointments necessary.

All Breeds including Cats & Large Dogs

PET GROOMING With Michelle

Monday to Friday

Services

Painting & Decorating

& Area for 20+ Years Serving Sicamous

$$Discount

Painting

$$• Residential & Commercial

• Interior/Exterior

Cell 833-8009Home 836-4154

For Free Estimate call Lorraine

• Wallpapering • Drywall Repair• Professional Workmanship

• Seniors Discounts

Pet Services

Misc. for Sale

Services

Window CleaningCRYSTAL Clear Window Cleaning. Home or business. Work guaranteed. Call Glenn (250)463-2059

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayShavings or sawdust 150 yard loads.Cedar or Fir.Bark mulch. Delivered. 1 (250)838-6630

LivestockFree sawdust, white wood or cedar, for trucking for phone 1 (250)838-6630 or 804-6720.

Pet ServicesLAKESIDE GROOMING

Cert. for 25yrs. In home care & service. Pick up & del avail. (250)832-8845

Misc. for Sale

Pets & Livestock

PetsBREEDING rabbits $15 Baby Bunnies $10 250-832-7710

N&T CANINE CAREDaycare, boarding, grooming.

Visit our webpage: www.nandtcaninecare.ca

250-835-0136

With Dignity & Understanding. N&T PET CREMATION

SERVICEScall 250-835-0136

Poultry5 week old Brown Leghorn Pullets laying chicks $7.50 each (250)832-0916

LAYING HENS $3.50250-832-7710

Merchandise for Sale

AuctionsAUCTION LARGE ESTATE & ANTIQUE COLLECTABLE AUCTION, June 2 @ 1pm at Dodd’s Auction, 3311 28 Ave, Vernon. 1-866-545-3259 View photos at doddsauction.com (Specialty Auctions)

Building SuppliesCedar Fir Pine Lumber for sale. Planed or rough all sizes avail. 4650 TCH at Sandy Pt. Rd. Beams and fi replace man-tles low prices 250-803-0148

$100 & UnderHP 8MP Digital Camera, 3” screen, numerous features, $100., INTOVA Underwater to 180’ digital Camera, paid US $225, Sell $110, New Adult XL water skiing/boating life jacket $45, Yoga mat new $20, New Travel steam iron $15250-804-2882

TABLE & 4 chairs $100., Vil-las end table $100. (250)832-7837

$300 & UnderBEAUTIFUL 3 piece Delsey Helium Lite Luggage; Royal Blue with black trim, Paid $750. sell $325 250-804-2882

QUEEN size bedroom suite $250., 3 seat Elran reclining sofa & chair $250. (250)832-7837

Houses For Sale

Merchandise for Sale

FurnitureMOVING must sell large as-sortment of household furnish-ings. Fitness equipment’s, Bedroom, dinning & living room furnishings, art col-lectables and more. All just as new! Call 832-9974

Garage Sales3910 50th St NW (Gleneden) 8am-2pm Sat/Sun June 1/2 Hshld, yard furn, small furn items, freezer etc...

Blind Bay Cedar Heights 21300 Ta’Lana trail Multi fami-ly Sat/Sun June 1/2 8am-? Sponsored by The Ta’Lana Trail BunchCANOE 5161 60Ave. NE across from Randy’s Marina, Fri/Sat, May 31 and June 2 9-3, 1967 GM Body parts, tires, tools, rototillers, yard tools, lawn tractors parts, western books, chairs, cement mixer, hshld etcESTATE/GARAGE 741 Ab-bington Lane Tappen 10:30-4pm Sat/Sun June 1/2 ABSOLUTELY No Early BirdsHORSE Tack Sale. Sat. June 1, 9:30a.m.-3pm, Grandview Bench Hall, 607 Grandview Bench Road. Table rentals call Maggie (250) 804-0392 Shifting Saddles 4-H conces-sion available.HUGE!! Furn, Pictures, cd’s, Ladies clothes new/Used Tup-perware, cook books etc...Lots of Stuff Sat/Sun June 1/2 8am-2pm Bsmt 37th St & 8th Ave

HUGE NAME BRAND CLOTHING SALE 1070 14th Ave SE

Last season’s stock! Jeans, tops, shoes, mens/womens. Everything must go.

Nothing over $15Sunday June 2, 10am-3pm

June 1 9am-3pm #39-2930 Brown Rd. Berina Sewing ma-chine, tread Mill, water cooler, Books/shelves, Robert Bate-man Prints, hshld, Much More.LAKEVIEW Terrace Multi family garage sale, Sat June 1, 8:30-3pm. Follow the balloons through the Stra-ta! 1120-12th St. NEMulti-Family Sat June 1st, 9am-3:30pm. Little Mountain Bible Chapel, 3481-10th Ave SE.Notch Hill area 1738 Davies Rd. Sat June 1st 8am-2pm Hshld and Misc.Saturday June 1, 8am - 2pm. Multi-family. Lots of items 2111 - 30th St NE

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Merchandise for Sale

Garage SalesSALMON Arm: 1051 14Ave SE, June 1/2, Sat 9-4, Sun 10-3, bed & living room furn., recliner couch, chairs, PS2 game system all incl. Too much to mention!

SALMON Arm: 2430-8th Ave SE, Hillcrest, Sat June1, 9-3, Kid’s toys, clothes, dbl chariot, more. Household, sofa/love-seat, wood bdrm set, more.SALMON ARM JEWELS will be having a fundraising event June 1st 8am-1pm @ Jack-son. Garage sale, Car Wash, Hot Dog sale. Come out to support our girls!

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRYSTORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53 in stock.SPECIAL

44’ x 40’ Container Shopw/steel trusses $13,800!

Sets up in one day!40’ Containers under $2500!

Call Toll Free AlsoJD 544 & 644 wheel loaders

JD 892D LC ExcavatorPh. 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB

www.rtccontainer.com SCRAP PAPPY Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equip-ment, etc. All insurance in place to work on your proper-ty. 250-260-0217

Hobbies & CraftsFABRIC SALE - Quilter selling off her stash. Mon., June 3 thru Thurs. June 6; 1:30-7:30 p.m. daily. Many Quilt kits; pat-terns and books, batting, tools and LOADS OF FABRIC. Also for sale - Singer Featherweight and Janome 1600P sewing machines. 2560 4A Avenue SE, Salmon Arm. rvhen-ry@shaw.ca

Misc. for Sale2004 AWD Subaru 4dr. Sd. 14ft Zebac Infl atable w/trailer Equipped for down rigger fi sh-ing. Don. 250-675-247245Gal food grade plastic and steel barrels 5 different types to choose from. 250-833-4963AT LAST! An iron fi lter that works. IronEater! Fully patent-ed Canada/USA. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manga-nese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.www.bigirondrilling.com

BEAUTIFUL 3 piece DELSEY HELIUM LITE luggage; Royal blue & black trim, paid $750. sell $325., HP 8MP Digital Camera, 3” screen, numerous features, $85., INTOVA Underwater to 180’ Digital Camera, paid US $225, sell $110, New Adult XL water skiing/boating life jacket $45, Glass Oster Blender $30., Wil-son golf bag lightweight $45.,Yoga Mat new $20., New Travel steam iron $15.250-804-2882

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Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for SaleBRUNO Stair Lift, used 18mo., 15’ track, half price, Briggs Stratton self propelled lawn mower, used 1season, like new half price (250)832-4745

ELECTRIC Power scooter, Exc Cond. Asking $900 250-804-0419Framus 5 String Banjo $250. 250-517-8087

MOVING SALETools Galore! Bargain prices

8-1885 Tappen Notch Hill Rd. Call to view

(250)835-2392RESTLESS LEG Syndrome and Leg Cramps? Fast relief in one hour. Sleep at night. Proven for over 32 years. www.allcalm.com Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.SAWMILLS FROM only $3997. Make money & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OTwww.NorwoodSawmills.com/ 400OTSTEEL BUILDING - Blowout clearance sale! 20x22 $4,188. 25x26 $4,799. 30x34 $6,860. 32x44 $8,795. 40x50 $12,760. 47x74 $17,888. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.caSTEEL BUILDINGS, Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x 40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x 150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Misc. WantedPURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670True Coin Collector Looking to Purchase Collections, Accu- mulations, Olympic Gold and Silver coins, Bills + Not melting down, Serious Collector. Call: Coin Couple 1-778-281-0030

Musical InstrumentsFramus 5 String Banjo $250. 250-517-8087

Free Items4 spent Laying Hens occasion-al Eggs 250-832-8277NEEDLE point yarns and pat-terns 250-832-7925

Real Estate

Business for Sale

Asphalt Seal Coating c/w tank, pump, motor,

8HP blower & lawn edger, with all tools needed

to get started on 7’ x 9’ u-built trailer. Selling due to

health reasons. For more info please call

(1-250)675-4332

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Real Estate

Houses For SaleCare-free living!

2 bedroom, 2 bath + dentownhouse with a garage.

All one level.Overlooks green space and

has a lovely porch area. New fl ooring, paint, fridge,

stove and water heater. $207,000.

Call (250)832-6765

LotsGREEN EMERALD ESTATES

Lakeview Lots On sale16,976 to 19,179 Sq.Ft.20th St. at 45th Ave NE

Upper Lakeshore. Custom home packages

available250-833-5855

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MortgagesTEKAMAR MORTGAGESBest rate 5yr-2.89%OACServing the Columbia-Shuswap

since 1976.Rates Consistently better than banks

(250)832-8766Toll free 1-800-658-2345

TownhousesSHUSWAP RIDGE - QualityTownhomes. 2 styles and a demo unit. Great location. 2751 15th Ave NE Near SAS and Askews. Call or text Dane. 1-250-808-2400

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent1bdrm across from City Hall. Adults, N/S, pets negot., refs req’d, $690/mo. Phone: 250-833-0420 or 250-253-06061BDRM. apartment, close to down town, adults, NS, NP, references req.(250)833-68551BDRM apartment, downtown SA Private balcony. Clean, bright. Laundry. Parking. NS NP. Quiet, great location. Suo-mi Apartments. $650/mnth. Keith 250-832-6060 1Bdrm, priv. & level entr., adults, quiet pet OK, avail. July 1, $830. 1070 1st St. SE. 250-832-2129

1 Bedroom Apartmentnicely renovated

above commercial space in downtown SA, F/S included available June 1st, $550/mo.

Call Lisa Nobbs Royal LePage Access

Real Estate (250)833-7628

2 Bdrm Apartment DT BrandNew 160 Hudson 2Bdrm house upper avail end of May 3Bdrm Bsmt suite in Enderby Sm pet ok 250-549-65542 bedroom apt. ground fl oor quiet building, adult oriented, avail. now, on bus route, walk to DT & hospital, heat/hot wa-ter incl., AC in suite, coin laun-

dry, NS, NP, across from McGuire Lake in Salmon Arm

$795/mo. plus ref’s & DD (250)546-3066 (250)546-1970

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Columbia ShuswapRegional District

FOR SALE BY BIDSURPLUS COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

Items for sale include complete computer systems and computer components. A detailed list and the location for viewing of all items may be obtained from the Columbia Shuswap Regional District office during regular hours or on its website at www.csrd.bc.ca.• Items for sale include complete computer

systems and computer components.• No warranties expressed or implied.• Applicable taxes extra.

Equipment may be viewed on June 4, 2013 between 10 AM and 12 PM (Noon) at the CSRD Offices located 40 Lakeshore Drive (2nd Floor), Salmon Arm.Sealed bids, clearly marked “surplus office equipment bid” delivered to the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, PO Box 978, 781 Marine Park Drive NE, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4P1 will be accepted until 2 PM local time on Friday, June 7, 2013.High bid ties may be decided by draw.Successful bidders must remove their item(s) by 4 PM on Thursday, June 13, 2013.

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Land Act:NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A DISPOSITION OF CROWN LANDTake notice that Distinct Air Land Corp. of Sur-rey, BC, intends to make application to Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources (MFLNRO), Thompson Okanagan Service Centre, Crown Land Adjudication office, for a Crown Grant for Residen-tial purposes covering unsurveyed Crown land being the foreshore fronting Lot 22 Section 20 Township 22 Range 10 West of the 6th Meridian Kamloops Di-vision Yale District Plan 6612 situated on Provincial Crown land located in the vicinity of Shuswap Lake.

The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is 3412803. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Manager, Crown Land Adjudication at 441 Co-lumbia St, Kamloops BC V2C 2T3. Comments will be received by MFLNRO until June 22, 2013. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received af-ter this date. Please visit our website http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp Search Search by File Number:insert Lands File Number for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For in-formation, contact the FOI Advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Operations regional office.

Salmon Arm Minor Hockey Association

Is accepting tenders for annual photo shoot of individual players

and teams for the 2013-14 seasonPhotos are expected to be taken in late October and will take place at Shaw Centre.Each player will receive the following memory mate package which is included in the registration costs:-one 3” by 5” individual photo-one 5” by 7” team photoThe above photos to be included in a display folder.A complete display of all teams in plaque form to be included in cost as well. (Sample on display at Shaw Centre)Additional photos may be purchased by parents/guardians.Include separate order form.It is anticipated there will be approx. 300 players or more registered for the coming season.Please send in written tenders outlining costs to the following address:SAMHABox 2323 Salmon Arm BC V1E 4R3Deadline for tenders: June 15th 2013Contact Ellie Campbell at 250-804-0079 if further information is required.

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Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentBright 2 bdrm apt. available June 1. Central loc. Mature persons. Pet negotiable. $795/mo. Phone 250-832-6490

Bright, spacious 1 & 2 bedroom apartmentsClose to town, family owned

& operated. Includes F/S, DW, A/C, H/W

& HEAT, NS, NP. Available immediately

$720 & $825/mo respectively(250)803-1694

CLEAN, quiet, corner ,second fl oor 1 bedroom apt. Walking distance to beach and all amenities. Hardwood fl oors, fi replace, reno’d. Lots of park-ing. Ns/np. Phone 250-306-8590. Available immediately.DANBURY MANOR 791 Okanagan Ave. 2bdrm. $800. avail. , NS, NP, Call Robin (250)833-5458

LAKEVIEW MANORBeautiful unfurnished and

fully furn. Apts.Viewing Shuswap Lake & McGuire Park. Close to all

amenities in quiet adult NS, NP building. Avail 1

Bdrm + study (furnished) $795 + Hydro Avail June 1.

Bachelor (furnished) $700 + Hydro

*Short term rates avail. Ref’s req’d 250-833-9148

SICAMOUS: 1 BDRM. 2nd fl oor, quiet corner unit. N.S. Pets neg. Avail Immed. $650/mo. Lease avail. 250-306-8590.

Sun Ridge EstatesSeniors 55+

2 bedroom apartment1100sqft., 3 appliances

Fireplace, Air ConditioningCommon & Guest RoomsStarting at $1000/month

Please call Troy(250)833-9158

Walk to Town Covered parking level entry 2Bdrm NS NP $590 plus Util. 250-832-4412

Commercial/Industrial

Formerly Curves in Cold-stream. 1800 & 1400 sq.ft or sell all including 3000 sq.ft residence, heart of Coldstream Vernon BC. Near schools, store & lake. 250-542-6261

Misc for Rent2 Bedroom, 2 Bath

Condo, close to amenities3 Bedroom, 2 Bath house

Overlooking SA Bay

Call AL BINGHAM(250)804-6216

Homes for Rent2 BED/1 bath bright open mo-bile in Broadview. 6 appl., fenced yard. NS $950. + util. Avail. June 1 (250)803-43373Bdrm 1 1/2 bath large deck carport. in N. Broadview $1200/mo + 60% util pets Ok Avail July 1 250-832-3888FOR SALE or RENT in town on acreage BEAUTIFUL view. 3Bdrm. Geothermal heat $1200 Rent. Inquire about sale 250-877-0010 Avail Immed.Near Shuswap Middle School 4Bdrms 2bath DW WD AC Gas FP Lge deck fenced yard garage NS NP $1550/mo incl util (250)832-1564TOP fl oor 3-bdrm. house, heated garage, parking, laun-dry utilities incl. No smoking. $1,200/mo. (250)833-8966UNIQUE, architectural 1600 sq. ft. 4 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appl. in Hillcrest area. Large win-dows & balcony feature amaz-ing view in treed setting, priva-cy. NS NP DD, ref’s. $1295. 250-832-2163 email izik.d@te-lus.net

Shared Accommodation

WIFI, movie theatre, pool ta-ble, pet friendly, cheap STOR-AGE avail., (250)833-1497.

StorageHEATED DRY storage in Sor-rento, units in a variety of siz-es, accessible 24 hrs, af-fordable rates. (250)675-4678.

Rentals

Suites, Lower1BDRM own entrance, parking & covered patio, newer full size appl’s, W/D, cable, util wifi incl. great uptown location NS $750. (250)832-9341

1BDRM. w/o suite, util, wifi , satelite incl., all appl, 8km from SA $650/mo. (250)832-7809 Avail June 1st

2BDRM suite, priv. ent., utils. & cable inc., near schools & rec centre. $950/mo., avail. now (250)832-8550

AVAIL IMMED! 1BDRM. W/O suite, Raven area., $700/mo. incl. util., N/S, DD, (250)253-1265 /250-833-0248

AVAIL June1st, large 1bdrm suite, incl. 5appl. & util., pri-vate drive & patio, NS, $750/mo. (250)253-3446

CEDAR Heights: Brand New 1000 sqft., 2bdrm., all appl., sep. ent., $850/mo. + half util., (250)675-5322

Executive 2 Bdrm 2 bath 1300 sq. ft. w/garage lakeview no stairs Laurel Estates NS $1100+Util Avail July 1 250-832-6221 Leave Message

Lakeview 2-bdrm ground level suite, avail. May 1 , walk to town, basic cable incl. util. ex-tra. NS/NP, DD req’d, $800/mo. 250-832-6684

LARGE, one bedroom daylight basement suite. W/D, fi re-place, utilities included. Pets negotiable, N/S, N/D. Larch Hills area. Available immedi-ately. $650/mo. 250-833-3545

SMALLER Bachelor suite, single person only, $550 incl. util., DD req’D (250)832-6286

Suites, Upper3Bdrm 2bath in new Subdivi-sion Lakeview 5min walk to Hillcrest Avail July 1 $1250 call 250-463-9964

Renter/Caretaker - carriage hse near Enderby. N/S mature person. W/D Wifi incl. Resume req. $575. 1-250-546-6186

Townhouses1block from rec centre 3Bdrm 2bath, 4appl., NS, No cats. $1200/mo. (250)803-1960

Want to Rent3 BED house in Sal. Arm, with garage, willing to sign 1-2 yr lease or rent to own. By July 1 (250)515-0400 (250) 836-4051

HOUSE 2-3 bed fi xer upper with small acreage. Willing to paint, clean & repair at own expense. Retired, wants long term. 1 (250)495-2473

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Cars - Domestic1991 FORD ESCORT LX Great Body 168,000km Good Winter tires. Good Running Cond. for Quick Sale $600 250-832-7026

Transportation

Cars - Domestic2005 Honda Civic SI sedan, 1 owner, 163,000 km, 5 sp. au-to, A/C, power locks & win-dows, alloy wheels, moonroof, immac cond. inside & out. Ex-cellent gas milge. $6500. Ken-more washer/dryer, ex. ca-pacity. excellent cond. $250. 1 (250)835-4488

Cars - Sports & Imports

1993 Honda civic SI96 engine, 120,000km, custom paint, cold air, exhaust, rims, $2900. obo (250)803-1665

2007 Subaru Outback 106,000kms Auto 2.5 L Engine AWD Summer and winter tires on rims, ski box bike carrier trailer hitch $16,000 250-832-6765

Recreational/Sale

2008 Cougar 291 RLS 5th Wheel. Two slides, Queen walk around bed, Polar pkg incl double pane windows, 16 inch wheels, immac unit, lots of extras $27,500. Kevin 250-835-8330/250-833-6354

2009 Chalet Travel Trailer17’, Folds Flat

Sleeps 3, Fridge, Sink Awning, Portable Stove

Porta Potti, FurnaceAsking $9,500

(250)832-2533 evenings

Tenders

Transportation

Recreational/Sale35 foot 1998 class A triple E commander. 460 Ford, Banks exhaust, Onan 5500 genera-tor, hydraulic jacks, new tires and batteries. Rebuilt trans-mission. Oak cupboards, hard-wood/carpet W/D central Vac, Optional Blue-Ox package $24,995 250-804-0010

Sport Utility Vehicle2001 Ford Escape XLT, load-ed, leather, sunroof, $4500. (1-778)809-2173

Tenders

Transportation

Trucks & VansGMC SIERRA 1500, 2002 4X4 pick-up. Ext. cab, 5.3L V8. Clean, reliable, well maint., no accidents, full load, heated leather seats, A/C, CD, AM/FM., remote start, on star cap., rocker panels, nerf bars, box rails. $8750. O.B.O. Call Steve-oh eve. (250) 804-1728

Boat AccessoriesWANTED: Boat Trailer to fi t 14 foot boat 250-517-8087

Tenders

Transportation

BoatsSAILBOAT, 19’ daysailer w/cabin, retractable keel, trail-er, 4HP outboard $3500. obo (250)832-8462

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Secondary School Apprenticeship (SSA) scholarship winners, current students and employers were hon-oured at a recognition ceremony recently at Table 24 Restaurant in Salmon Arm.

A total of 20 local graduated SSA stu-dents were awarded secondary school ap-prenticeship scholar-ships valued at $1,000 each. This is well over the provincial average. In order to win these scholarships, students successfully completed their four secondary school apprenticeship courses, graduated with a C+ average on all Grade 12 numbered courses, and continued working on training full-time in the trade five months after sec-ondary school gradu-ation or have 1,100 hours registered with the Industry Training Authority (ITA).

Current SSA stu-dents and the employ-ers who sponsor the students were also rec-ognized and thanked at the reception.

On hand to help pres-ent the scholarships was Larry Espe, su-perintendant of trades and transitions from the Ministry of Educa-tion. Awarded scholar-ships were: Amanda Dunbar, Pleasant Val-ley Secondary (Cos-metology); Jared Jontz, PVSS (Carpentry); David Gau, Salmon Arm Secondary (Car-pentry); Nicholas Har-rison, SAS (Carpen-try); Kashtin Mair, SAS (Carpentry); Jordan Carmichael, SAS (Welding); Ca-leb LeComte, SAS (Professional Cook); Jared McLean, SAS (Carpentry); Andrew Veerman, SAS (Profes-sional Cook); Maitland Furneaux, SAS (Car-pentry); Joel Castle, AL Fortune Secondary (Machining); Melissa Drydyk, ALF (Dairy Production Technol-ogy); Colton DeBoer, ALF (Heavy Duty Equipment Technol-ogy); Kelson Turner, ALF (Heavy Equip-ment Operator); Danielle Blades, ALF (Dairy Production

Technology); Jonathan Eberle, Eagle River Secondary (Bricklayer/Mason); Joseph Reid, ERS (Carpentry); Cole Marchtaler, ERS (Au-tomotive Service Tech-nology); Christopher

Gagel, ERS (Profes-sional Cook); Kristin Sherlock, ERS (Profes-sional Cook).

Secondary School Apprenticeships is a career program that provides students over

the age of 15 with the opportunity to begin an apprenticeship while still in high school, and to earn high school credits for doing so.

Anyone interested in being a part of this

program, as a student or a sponsor-employer, contact the career de-partment at your high school or call district career supervisor Mark Marino at 250-832-3080.

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At the Overwaitea Food Group, we’re very proud of our longstanding commitment to investing in the health of kids and their fami-lies. We’re grateful to everyone who supports us in this effort. Our team members, customers and suppliers have all played a key role in our fundraising success over the years.We’ve been supporting BC Children’s Hospital for more than two decades, and we’ve raised millions of dollars in support of capital improvement projects, important research initiatives and advocacy programs designed to help keep our kids safe by reducing prevent-able injuries.In 2007, we made a $20 million pledge to support Child Health BC, an initiative of BC Children’s Hospital that helps get kids in BC get the care they need, closer to home. Since then, we’ve raised more than $10.7 million toward our goal, and Child Health BC has been able to put this concept into action in a number of communities throughout BC.We are grateful for the amazing commitment and fund raising efforts driven by OFG team members who encourage the generosity of our customers and suppliers.

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On June 1 and 2, tune in to Miracle Weekend, broadcast

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Long drives are no big deal for Vernon resident Eric Olsen, but one trip that Olsen, and his wife, Tracey Reade, would rather not make is the five-hour, 450-kilometre trek to BC Children’s Hospital where their five-year-old daughter Morgan Olsen receives care for epilepsy.Olsen drives a truck for a living and is often on the road so he and Reade try to keep their trips to BC Children’s to two days, but this still comes with its share of inconve-nience. There’s the cost of travel, missed days of work, and the issue of accommoda-tion.“It’s stressful on the family,” says Reade, noting that the earlier trips were traumatic for Morgan. “She loves travelling now, but the trips were not part of her routine and she didn’t like different hospital settings.”Routine is important for Morgan, who also has autism. Not only does she have to deal with frightening seizures caused by her epi-lepsy, she is upset by noise and sometimes “melts down,” Reade says. Morgan and her parents have made four trips to BC Children’s Hospital since she was diagnosed in 2007. Fortunately, an initiative of BC Children’s Hospital called Child Health BC has made life easier for the family. Since 2008 Morgan has seen BC Children’s Hospi-tal neurologist Dr. Mary Connolly five times without having to travel further than Kel-owna. Connolly has met with Morgan twice in Kelowna,

where she holds a pediatric neurology clinic three times a year, and three times using a video-conferencing facility in Vernon.“The fact that Morgan has had five of nine visits with Dr. Connolly so close to home is exactly what we’re looking for,” says Dr. Maureen O’Donnell, executive director of Child Health BC. Child Health BC’s activities took off after Overwaitea Food Group became the lead benefactor with a pledge of $20 million in support in 2007. TELUS and Scotiabank later made gifts of $5 million and $1 million, respectively. This support had an immediate impact, says O’Donnell. Pediatric clinics estab-lished with Child Health BC’s support in Nanaimo and Prince George have thousands of patient visits annually; additional travelling clinics are staffed by BC Children’s caregivers in communities across the province; and over 1,000 health profes-sionals have participated in Child Health BC’s workshops. O’Donnell credits Overwaitea Food Group’s

donation with Child Health BC’s grow-

ing reach across the province, noting that it’s

a perfect fit for an organi-zation with a presence in so many BC com-

munities. Overwaitea Food Group President Darrell Jones agrees.“We’re committed to the health and well-ness of kids and families in BC,” says Jones. “We’ve been proud to support BC Children’s Hospital for more than two decades – and with the help of our communities, we’ve contributed millions of dollars toward hos-

pital improvement projects, advocacy programs and important research initiatives. We’re grateful for the amazing support of our local

communities, team members, customers and supplier part-ners who have all played a key role in making this fundraising success possible.”Child Health BC is part of a larger transformation in the

way BC’s children receive care, says Larry Gold, president of BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children. The transformation also includes the construction of a new BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. “We want to ensure children have access to a consistent standard of care, whether they live in Smithers, Campbell River or Castle-gar; and there will always be children who need care that’s only available in a children’s hospital,” says Gold.BC Children’s Hospital Foundation has raised close to $170 million, including Overwaitea Food Group’s gift and $25 million from Teck Resources Limited, in its $200-million capital campaign to support construction of the new hospital and Child Health BC.Gold says that the new hospital, which will open in 2018, will be family-friendly, making it easier for families from outside the Lower Mainland to remain with their children. Beyond the money being raised for the new hospital and Child Health BC, Gold says the hospital also counts on donations of about $14 million a year to support research, equipment purchases and training. On June 1 and 2 BC Children’s Hospital Foundation will hold its annual Miracle Weekend cel-ebration on Global BC, to raise the millions the hospital needs to cover its urgent annual needs. “Every year people from across the province make donations in support of the hospital and it makes a huge difference,” says Gold. “Morgan Olsen is proof of that.”Meanwhile, Reade says her daughter Mor-gan is happy to be able to attend kindergar-ten and visit with friends and staff at the NONA Child Development Centre in Vernon where she spends her afternoons. “She’s just a very bubbly, loving five-year-old who loves to dance, colour and do puzzles. We’re grateful to Dr. Connolly and BC Children’s Hospital that she can enjoy these simple things in life.”

In 2012, over 1,500 children from the Okanagan made almost 4,000 visits to BC Children’s Hospital.

BC Children’s Hospital helps kids get care closer to home

THe 26TH annual BC CHIlDren’s HOsPITal’s MIraCle WeekenD

Tracey reade and her daughter, Morgan Olsen, 5 years old

Photo: Lisa VanderVelde

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