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Prosthetic gives duck a new leg up

Dudley has taken to walking on two legs like other ducks would to water.

On Wednesday, Dec. 18, Dudley the call duck’s right limb was fitted with a prosthetic leg and foot. By Friday, Dudley’s owner and caretak-er, Debbie Fortin of K9-1-1 Animal Rescue and Services, said the little water fowl was walking on both legs as though he had them his whole life.

“He also thinks now that he has a leg, he can run away,” laughs Fortin. “When we go to get him now for his bath, because he still has to have re-hab, instead of just sitting there and letting us pick him up, he’ll try and run away, and he’s very successful at it but he’s in a confined area. It’s re-ally good to see that happen because before he couldn’t.”

Dudley lost his foot and part of his leg when he was a wee duckling. Not long after, Fortin’s son, Bran-don Schweitzer contacted his friend Terence Loring, a mechanical engi-neer who recently started his own Kamloops-based company 3 Pillar Designs. Loring, who specializes in 3D architecture and design, paid the duckling a visit and decided to take on the challenge of designing a prosthetic leg.

Loring came up with a few dif-ferent designs and two models, with the actual printing of prosthetics being done by Canadian company Proto3000. The first, he says, was at a wrong angle and more complex than needed.

“I thought I’d try to make it very realistic, but it just made it super cumbersome, so I decided to go

back to something very simple and build on that,” says Loring. “At least we got him walking, and if need be we can do something a little more complex. But at this point, at least he’s got his balance and everything.”

Loring and Proto3000 donated all of their time and materials for the project, for which Fortin is grateful.

Dudley is still getting used to moving on the new leg, with some surfaces and obstacles that he was used to going over with one leg pos-ing a bit of a challenge. But, in gen-eral, Fortin says he’s getting around better and his health is improving as a result.

“He also now is using his wings more because he’s more upright so he’s able to flap them fully open,” says Fortin. “We had to clip his wings so he doesn’t fly, but he has his flight wings so spreads them and flaps them because he can stand up and be like a real duck. He seems pretty proud.”

A remaining challenge is the fas-tening of the prosthetic to Dudley’s stub – something more secure is needed.

“We’re looking into a strap or something to hold the actual leg on his stump,” says Fortin. “That’s a transition we’re making too, but we’ve got several people trying to come up with ideas that won’t stop circulation… you can see it’s do-able.”

When news of his humane design project broke, Loring said he re-ceived calls from other people with injured animals, including someone with an emu that had lost its leg. Loring was interested in taking on the project; however, due to other complications, the animal had to be

put down. And while his curricu-lum vitae includes much larger de-sign projects, Loring is enthusiastic about his work with Fortin and Dud-ley, and how he was able to have an positive impact on both their lives.

“A lot of people say it’s trivial, and in some ways it might be, but a lot of people really care for this little animal, so I guess that’s why I really wanted to take this on,” says Loring. “If they think it’s important enough, well, why not?”

As someone who cares for ani-mals professionally, Fortin says her eyes are now wide open to the world of 3D printing and the potential ben-efits the technology can offer ani-mals and humans alike.

“There’s lots of possibilities and I know we can’t look at funding those things because we don’t have the financial backing, but just knowing that it is possible to do that gives us a lot more insight as to what we can do,” says Fortin.

Innovation: Company designs artificial limb to help Dudley get his waddle back.

n Dudley the duck takes his first steps on his new prosthetic leg.

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SASCU Board of DirectorsCall for Nominations. Nominations to fill four positions will be accepted until the close of business on February 15, 2014.

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Property assess-ments in the Shuswap dropped compared with the previous year, although the change is modest.

For Salmon Arm, a residential property valued at $325,000 in 2013, is now valued at $319,000.

For Sicamous, a residential property valued at $318,000 in 2013 is now valued at $310,000.

Homes are assessed by BC Assessment on July 1 of each year.

“Most homes in the North Okanagan are remaining stable com-pared to last year’s assessment roll,” said Tracy Wall, deputy as-

sessor. “Most home- owners will see modest changes in the plus-five to minus-five per cent range.”

Overall the North Okanagan’s assess-ment roll, which in-cludes the areas of Armstrong, Enderby, Revelstoke, Greater Vernon, Salmon Arm, Sicamous and Lumby, has decreased slightly in value.

Property assess-ments can be affected by many variables, so owners are advised to contact BC Assess-ment as soon as pos-sible if they feel their property assessment does not reflect market value of the property.

None of the proper-ties in Salmon Arm cracked the top 100

highest valued resi-dences. The vast ma-jority of these proper-ties were waterfront land in Kelowna.

Across most of B.C. property assessments are up slightly, with dips in average resi-dential values in the Okanagan and on Van-couver Island.

The biggest increas-es were in the North-west and Peace River regions, where total residential value rose about 10 per cent as natural gas and other industrial development picks up speed.

The value of all property in B.C. rose 1.27 per cent, despite declines in most re-gions for farm, recre-ational and managed forest land.

Modest decline in assessmentsBy Tracy Hughesmarket news staff

On Jan. 6, between the hours of 5 and 8 p.m., a theft occurred at Shuswap Xtreme Recreation on Fourth Avenue SW.

Stolen was a brown 2001 Ford F350 pickup truck with B.C. licence plate ER 8938. The truck is a flat deck with utility boxes and snowmobile deck on top.

Two snowmobiles were on the deck; a 2014 green Arctic Cat M9000 HCR valued at $17,299 and a 2014 Orange Arctic Cat M8000 Sno Pro valued at $15,549.

Police are requesting that any member of the public who may have information or may have witnessed this theft, contact the Salmon Arm RCMP Detachment.

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n There is a look of accomplishment as well as a sense of wonder in the eyes of Evan Goldman as he lines up the blades of his rotating Lego robot at Bricks 4 Kidz held at the Salmon Arm branch of the Okanagan Regional Library. I just liked the expression on Eirwen Wides’ face as she sat atop her father David’s shoulders during the Nimble Fingers Bluegrass and Old-time Music Festival held at the Sorrento Centre. One cannot help but feel the fun and excitement of South Broadview Elementary School grade two student Zach Hamre as he slides down the hill at the front of the school. Some shots just happen right in front of your camera, like this photo of Gardom Lake Community Society member Michael Larner taking a dive into the water after the men had completed construction of a diving platform at Gardom Lake Park.


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Bottle brigaden Renée Lacheur, Billie-Jo Barron and Jo-Anne Bradbury sort emp-ties during the annual Variety - The Children’s Charity fundraising bottle drive held Saturday. The event raised over $1,400 for Variety.

Raising funds withdancing, food, fun

The combination of growing regional trails and having a whole load of fun has become something of a tradition for communities throughout the Shuswap each winter.

Now in its eighth year, promotion for the annual Shuswap Trail Alliance fundraiser dance and silent auction kicked into gear with tickets going on sale just before Christmas.

The $30 tickets help to secure the annual base funding needed to allow the Shuswap Trail Alli-ance to support trail projects with partners through-out the Shuswap.

This year’s Shuswap Trail Party and Silent Auc-tion is set to roll Friday, Feb. 7 at the SASCU Rec-reation Centre auditorium.

The perennial dance band favourite, Scarecrow, is booked, along with Patrick Ryley, spinning his DJ magic.

And local foods will once again be featured, this year thanks to the talents of Blue Canoe Bakery Cafe.

The call for auction sponsors is out, inviting lo-cal businesses and leaders to get their name out on the auction tables.

The event usually sells out weeks before the dance floor lights up the first Friday night of Feb-ruary.

Tickets are available at Lakeside Insurance and Skookum Cycle and Ski.

To contribute to the silent auction and for in-formation on the Shuswap Trails celebration, call Winston Pain at 250-804-6451, or email [email protected].

To find out more about Shuswap trails through-out the region and the Shuswap Trail Alliance, visit www.shuswaptrails.com.

The Kamloops Sym-phony’s traditional wel-come of the new year, The Magic of Vienna, arrives in Salmon Arm tonight.

Although the name has remained the same since this program was introduced in the year 2000, the music and its presentation have been varied.

For 2014, the format reflects back to a sold-out performance more

than 20 years ago – Tales from the Vienna Woods.

The performance captivated the audience with its anecdotes about the people and places of the music’s origins.

With Rod Michell as host, the orchestra has re-created the 1993 program with the same music and much of the same evocative narra-tive.

Concertmaster Cve-

tozar Vutev is the featured soloist for Kreisler’s Caprice Vi-ennoise and Rondo in C major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The Magic of Vienna plays Friday, Jan. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at SASCU Recreation Centre.

Tickets are available at Kamloops Live! Box Office 1-866-374-5483, at Wearabouts on Al-exander Street or at the door.

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WORSHIPTogetherKnow that the Lord,

He is God, it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;

we are His people. – Psalm 100:3

Phone for Information250 517-8655 or

250 832-5908

9:45 am Bible Study11 am Sunday Worship

Pastor R. BrownSASCU Rec Center, Rm. 101 (west side)

Shepherd of the ValleyLutheran Church (LCC)

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian

Pre-service singing 10:45 a.m.

Worship service 11:00 a.m.

T.C.Hwy. across from RCMPRev. Woldy Sosnowsky

250 832-7282

Mountain View Baptist Church

Pastor Benje BartleyFor info.: 250 833-5636

1981 9th Ave. NE (St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church)

Worship: 9:00 a.m.Sunday School

for the whole family @ 10:30 am

Seventh-dayAdventist Church

3270 60th Avenue NE • 250 832-8936Web: www.salmonarmadventist.caStudy Online: www.bibleinfo.com

Join us each Saturday ~ All ages

9:30 am. - Bible Study Hour11:00 a.m. - Worship Service

Little Mountain Bible Chapel

Co-sponsor of Morning Star Bible Camp, Westbank, B.C.

3481 - 10th Ave. S.E.250 803-0161 ~ Salmon Arm

• Sunday ~ Worship & Remembrance - 9:30 a.m.• Family Bible Hour/Sunday School - 11 a.m.• � ursday ~ Prayer & Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

Church of ChristWe meet at 2560 Auto Road SEReaching the world for Jesus

one person at a time

250 833-0927

11 a.m. ~ Worship & Communion10 a.m. ~ Classes for all ages

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River of LifeCommunity Church

2405 Centennial Drive,Shuswap Lake Estates Lodge, downstairs

Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.Sunday School - 10:45 a.m.

(Nursery to age 12)

Pastor Reuben Pauls - 250 675-3636

New LifeOutreach

Pastors Mel & Joyce Janzen250 675-3839 or 250 835-8736

4409 Trans Can. Hwy., Tappenwww.newlifeoutreach.ca

Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m.

St. Mary’s Anglican/United Church

1188 Trans Canada Hwy.,Sorrento

Ph. 250-675-2294www.stmarysorrento.ca

Tuesday Eucharist 10 [email protected]

� e Rev. Bruce ChalmersSUNDAY WORSHIP - 10 am

1191 - 22nd Street NE250 832-8452, 250 832-0910

Pastor Peter Stellingwer� 10:30 a.m. Worship

Nursery Care & Children’s Programs

CornerstoneChurch

Christian Reformed

THE SHUSWAP’S MULTI-SITE CHURCH

SALMON ARMSundays at 9:00 am & 10:45 am

3151 - 6th Ave. NEChildren’s Ministry & Childcare for all ages,

both services

SICAMOUSSundays at 10:30 am

Parkview School, 605 Parksville St.Children’s Ministry for kids up to 12 yrs

Weekly Ministries for all ages

SORRENTOSundays at 10:30 am

Sorrento Memorial Hall, TCHChildren’s Ministry

for kids up to 12 yrs

Visit us at: aplacetobelong.caContact: 250 832-4004,

email [email protected]

Tel: 250 832-2828www.stjohnanglicanchurch.com

Interim Priest in ChargeRev. Canon Barbara Stewart

10:00 a.m. Services Sundays and Wednesdays

170 Shuswap Street S.E., Salmon Arm

St. John the EvangelistAnglican Church

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Everyone Welcome!

Pastors Captain Sheldon Feener

SUNDAY SERVICE10:30 a.m.

191 - 2nd Ave. NE ~ 832-9196

Salmon Arm Mennonite Church

Pastor James Baer 250 832-3615

4590-10 Ave. SWSunday Worship ..................................... 10:00 amSunday School .........................................10-11 amMessage ............................................... 11-11:45 am

Every 4th Sunday evening Hymn Singing 5:30-6:30 pm

Every other � ursday Prayer Service & Bible Study 7:30-8:30 pm

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Crossroads FreeMethodist Church

250 832-8068121 Shuswap Street SW

PASTOR GEORGE FLEMINGSunday Worship: 11:15 a.m.

Traditional Service

Emmanuel FreeLutheran Church

Joyfully centered on the word of God and lead by the Spirit.

Canoe Senior Citizen’s Centre7330-49th St. NE

Sunday Worship11:00 a.m.

Bible Study � urs. 1:30 p.m.

250 832-6859www.a� ccanada.org

DEO LUTHERAN CHURCH ~ ELCIC

Pastor: Rev. Erik Bjorgan1801 - 30th St. NE ~ 250 832-6160

10:30 AM • WORSHIP & SUNDAY SCHOOLdeolutheran.org

Shuswap Lake Area - Mass Time:

SALMON ARM: St. Joseph’s

60 First Street SESat., 5 pm & Sun., 9 am

SICAMOUS: Our Lady of Fatima

Sunday at 2 pmBLIND BAY:

Our Lady of the Lake 2740 Fairway Hill Rd.,

Blind BaySunday, 11:15 am

CATHOLIC CHURCHES

#180 Lakeshore Dr. NWRight behind Boston Pizza

www.livingwaterschurch.ca

250 832-3433

WORSHIP SERVICE & CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

Sundays 10:30 a.m.HEALING SERVICEEvery Sunday 1 p.m.

Public welcome!THURSDAY NIGHT

PRAYER at 7 p.m.

Living Waters Church

3160 - 10 Ave. SE, Salmon Arm250 832-3121

www.� vecornerschurch.ca

10:30 a.m.Sunday Service

For the Whole Family!

plus weeklyCare Groups

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Broadview Evangelical Free Church

Bob Bartell - Lead Pastor Tamara Peterson - Women’s

Ministries PastorDaron Blenkin - Student

Ministries PastorRudy Evans

- Children’s Ministries Pastor

350 - 30th Street NE250 832-6366

Worship Service at 9:45Nursery Care for ages 2 & underSunday School for ages 3 - Gr. 5

Sunday Family Worship - 10:00 a.m.

Our new address is:371 Hudson Ave.

(Please use the rear entrance between the Andover Building and the back of the Credit Union)

O� ce - 331 4th Street N.E., 250 832-9142www.lakesidecommunitychurch.ca

Email: [email protected] Lead Pastor: Pastor Ken Dryden

First United Church

Rev. Lynn ElliottJoanne Koster, Children & Youth

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

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Call us at 250-832-2131, drop in to our offi ce, or use our calendar online. See below.

FRIDAY, JAN. 10 SYMPHONY – Kamloops Symphony presents The Magic of Vienna at 7:30

p.m. at the SASCU Rec Centre. For more information, email [email protected] or go to: www.kamloopssymphony.com. Youth can get reduced ShuGo tickets at the Arts Centre on Hudson Avenue.

SILVER SCREEN – The Shuswap Film Society presents Dallas Buyer’s Club, from the true story of a Texas man who is HIV positive and undertakes a search for alternative treatments. This is a seven-day run and the Jan. 10 and 11 showings will feature door prizes. The movie runs at 7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.

SUNDAY, JAN. 12VARIETY’S KIDS – The local Variety Club Committee presents its annual,

fundraising champagne breakfast from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Branch #62 of the Royal Canadian Legion. Breakfast consists of ham or sausage, eggs and toast is $8 per person. Proceeds go the the annual campaign for Variety – The Children’s Charity.

TUESDAY, JAN. 14BEST FOR BABES – The Healthiest Babies Possible program resumes with

Mom and Baby Care at Harbourfront Chiropractic; Jan. 14 – Public Health – Safe Sleep; Jan. 21 – Movie day at Salmar Grand; Jan. 28 – Homemade play dough. For times, call Trish Johnson, pregnancy outreach program co-ordinator at the Shuswap Family Resource Centre, at 250-832-2170, ext. 205.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15 WRITE STUFF – Shuswap Writers’ Group meets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in

the board room at the Mall at Piccadilly. Drop-ins are welcome. Contact Shirley at 250-835-4544.

FRIDAY, JAN. 17 COFFEE HOUSE – The Salmon Arm Coffee House takes place at Little

Mountain Field House, 250 – 30th Street SE. A tune or a toonie gets you in the door. All ages welcome. For more information, call Gerri at 250-833-4024 or Connie at 250-832-8088.

SATURDAY, JAN. 18 VARIETY’S KIDS – The local Variety Club Committee presents their 25th

annual fundraising auction for Variety – The Children’s Charity, from noon to 5 p.m. at Branch #62 of the Royal Canadian Legion. Volunteers are still looking for items to auction. To donate, call Brenda at 250-832-3157 or Sherrie at 250-804-3001.

BOTTLE DRIVE – Air Cadets of 222 Shuswap Squadron will be happy to pick up refundable beverage containers. Call 250-832-2807 to arrange pick-up or drop containers off at Bill’s Bottle Depot between 10 a.m. and noon.

SILVER SCREEN – The Shuswap Film Society presents All is Lost, an adventure drama about a man who wakes to � nd his yacht is taking on water, at 5 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.

SUNDAY, JAN. 19MUSIC – A Gospel Music Coffee House takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. at the

Seniors Drop In Centre, 31 Hudson Ave. Go to play or to listen. Call Hank at 250-833-7900 or Lloyd at 250-836-5455.

FRIDAY, JAN. 24

SAGA – The Salmon Arm Art Gallery presents “Shuswap Artists,” the annual juried members’ exhibition. The opening reception takes place at 7 p.m. with live music and refreshments. The exhibition runs to March 1.

SATURDAY, JAN. 25THEATRE 101– A free workshop for those interested in live theatre takes

place at Shuswap Theatre from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Learn how productions are mounted, from choosing a script to striking the set and much more. RSVP to Julia Body at 250-833-1496 or [email protected].

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The other day I stood in the comfort of my warm living room and watched two small birds through the window, pecking at the food in one of the feeders in my front yard. They looked so cold and lonely. It made me shiver just to watch them. I was glad that I had put some bird feed out for them to eat.

Feeding wild birds, es-pecially during the harsh winter months, is a popular form of human-wildlife in-teraction. It is also a prac-tice that has been debated by ornithologists for some time. Proponents believe that feeding wintering birds helps increase survival rates, while others say that it causes birds to become not only dependant on supplied food, but also causes nutri-tional imbalances because of unnatural food sources.

If you are going to go ahead and feed wild birds, it’s probably better to do so only when their natural food sources are limited. It is also a good idea to consult your local bird feed store or the Internet to determine the right type of bird food for the season and species. Place

feeders in protected area, out of the rain, snow and wind and away from windows. Ensure that feeders are not also accessible to other spe-cies (i.e. cats) by using baf-fles or other means to pre-vent access, and, if you own a cat, try to keep it indoors when birds are feeding. Do not throw feed on the ground or on top of the snow, and clean up spilled seeds as often as possible. This will not only reduce risk to birds from predators but also pre-vent attracting mice and other rodents. Clean feeders regularly with a 10 per cent solution of bleach diluted in water to prevent disease as there is strong evidence to suggest that bird feeders are responsible for the spread

of salmonella among birds. And, above all, if you do start feeding birds in harsh weather or when natural feed is limited, make sure you continue to put feed out on a regular basis until the weather turns milder. Birds using one feeder will be driven away by birds at an-other feeder.

Temporary food short-ages can, however, occur at any time of the year and if it happens to occur during the breeding season, putting food out can make a major difference to the survival of young. Birds time their breeding period to exploit the availability of natural foods.

Be aware that birds re-quire high energy, high fat food sources during cold winter weather to maintain their body temperature and fat reserves in order to sur-vive. Black oil sunflower seeds, pinhead oatmeal, soaked sultanas, raisins and currants, mild grated cheese, meal worms, wax worms and seed mixtures (without loose peanuts) are all excel-lent foods to provide. Soft apples and pears cut in half,

bananas and grapes are also good. One problem with many of the bird feed mixes sold in hardware and gro-cery stores is that they con-tain large quantities of inex-pensive seeds that few birds will even eat. Some contain as much as 90 per cent millet with as little as 10 per cent black-oil sunflower. A num-ber of species, such as spar-rows and the common finch, will actually throw millet out while looking for the black-oil sunflower seeds which is eaten by pretty well all bird species that will come to feeders.

Remember to adjust the quantity of feed you put out to the demand, and, once you have established a feed-ing routine, try not to change it as the birds will tend to time their visits accordingly.

While I know there are a lot of people who would say that we have already inter-fered enough with nature by altering natural habitat, I just can’t help but feeling sorry for all those creatures out there trying so desperately to stay warm. The least I can do is give the birds a little some-thing to eat.

Take action to battle the blues

Following all the joy and cheer of the holidays, January can be one of the darkest months.

Take Monday for example. Many of us just back to a full work week, getting up in the dark, leaving work in the dark, all in frigid temperatures. That’s why they call it Black Monday.

That’s right, Jan. 6 was supposedly the most depressing day of the year.

Along with all the snow and cold, there’s not much to look forward to for many of us in January – no holiday until Family Day (which is relatively new to us British Columbians).

Being winter, we also don’t get enough vitamin D (something Canadians lack between October and May, when the sunshine doesn’t come out too often).

But there is a lot we in the North Okanagan-Shuswap can take advantage of to keep our spirits high. Getting active is one of the easiest ways to boost your mood, and energy.

The options around here are endless, whether it’s winter, summer, spring or fall. Take a splash in the pool at the rec centre, hit the slopes at Silver Star or take a slide down Tube Town, lace up your skates, bundle up for an outdoor snowman-making contest with the kids or a hike (just watch your step under the ice).

Or perhaps your brain is feeling a little fuzzy fol-lowing the holidays. If so, Okanagan College and other area colleges offer a number of courses to keep you educated.

There are also a number of classes, whether you’re into cooking, belly dancing or basketball, through the rec centre.

The best way to beat the winter blues is to get active, whether physically or mentally, so be pro-active and go for it.

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South ShuSwapReview of CSRD projects

Here are updates on six key projects I’ve been involved with:

• In 2012, it was rec-ognized that the Area C Liquid Waste Man-agement Plan was out-of-date and included assumptions that may be inappropriate. An-ticipating Ottawa would announce a new infra-structure funding pro-gram in 2013, a new advisory committee program for waste wa-ter treatment planning was implemented.

Following an RFP process, OpusDay-tonKnight was selected as the consultant and has prepared a number

of technical memos that are now being re-viewed. The goal is to have the very best plan possible ready for sub-mission when the new infrastructure grant pro-gram is launched.

The plan must be up-to-date, cost-effective, actionable, affordable and efficient. It is clear that the scope of this project will require grants from both the federal and provincial governments if it is to become a reality.

I believe the construc-tion of a sewage collec-tion and treatment sys-tem is one of the highest priorities for Area C from both environmen-tal and economic per-spectives. I would like to sincerely thank Barry Stokes, Ed Fearns and Mike Murrell for their participation and contri-butions to this program.

• I’m very pleased to report that the South Shuswap Chamber of Commerce has been re-invigorated with a new

executive elected, a new manager hired, and new and additional funding from the CSRD being provided.

I strongly encourage all businesses within the South Shuswap to become members and to actively participate in chamber programs and meetings.

In addition to sup-porting advocacy for local business issues, a key benefit to Cham-ber membership is en-hanced connectivity to CSRD Economic De-velopment and Shus-wap Tourism programs. To learn more, contact Karen Brown at [email protected] or 250-515-0002.

• Currently there are two organizations who are working to bring new and much-needed health care services to our area. The CSRD has provided significant financial support under the grants-in-aid pro-gram. We are currently

under discussions to see if there are opportuni-ties for these two groups to collaborate moving forward.

• A community pro-file is being developed for Area C under the auspices of CSRD’s Economic Develop-ment department. This will provide potential investors with key infor-mation and will help to pinpoint new business opportunities.

• In 2013, grants from the Area C Gas Tax Fund were allocated to several community or-ganizations to support various environmen-tally-friendly projects such as installation of high efficiency fur-naces, insulation and windows. This program will continue in 2014.

• The Area C Parks Plan is now 10 years old and requires updating. In the draft 2014 bud-get, an allocation has been made for a study to be conducted to help update the Parks Plan.

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What Is South Shuswap Zoning Amendment (Shuswap Lake Estates) Bylaw No. 701-75?The property that is the subject of this rezoning application is located at the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Greer Road in the Blind Bay area of Electoral Area ‘C’. The proposal is to rezone a 0.809 ha portion of the subject property to allow a subdivision of that portion of the property from the remainder.

The proposed subdivision would create a new 0.809 ha lot, which would be used for a garden centre, in the Agricultural Land Reserve. The rezoning would create a site speci� c use for the proposed new lot and for the remainder lot. The rezoning would also allow an existing model airplane club and storage facility on the remainder lot.

Wednesday, January 15th, 2014 at 6:00 PM

Cedar CentreLower Level of the Cedar Centre2316 Lakeview Drive, Cedar Heights, BC.

Anyone who believes that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw amendment shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at the Public Hearing.

A copy of the proposed bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected at the CSRD of� ces, 781 Marine Park Drive NE, Salmon Arm, BC between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM., beginning Thursday, January 2nd, 2014 and ending Tuesday, January 14th, 2014 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory holidays).

Written submissions will be received in the Regional District Of� ces until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14th, 2014 or may be submitted until the close of the public hearing. Written submissions received will be available to the public and the applicant. Email submissions may be sent to: [email protected]

Dan Passmore,Senior PlannerT: [email protected]

Notice of PUBLIC HEARINGSouth Shuswap Zoning Amendment (Shuswap Lake Estates) Bylaw No. 701-75

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It is time to have a splashy grand opening of the Com-munity Health Centre in Sor-rento.

For local residents who have not yet visited the new and improved centre above Munro’s Sorrento Prescrip-tions, this is their chance.

Not only will those attend-ing get to view the facility, but they will also have the oppor-tunity to meet Judy Deringer, the nurse practitioner who will provide health services.

Deringer earned her health practitioner designation through the Nurse Practitio-ners of B.C. (NP4BC) pro-gram sponsored by the Min-istry of Health and Interior Health.

Judy’s salary is paid by In-

terior Health, but overhead costs at the centre are the re-sponsibility of Sorrento & Area Community Association (SACA).

This is funded through a va-riety of fundraisers through-out the year as well as dona-tions from the community.

The centre is fully equipped and even has a few specialty items on hand.

The nurse practitioner is able to assess patients, order diagnostic tests such as X-rays, CT scans, blood work and ultra sounds.

She can diagnose and treat chronic health conditions, write prescriptions, refer pa-tients to specialists and assist patients in managing most chronic health problems.

She can also help in prena-tal issues as well.

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Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon and again from 1 to 4 p.m. To make an appointment, call the office at 250-803-5251.

Local residents are invited to check out the newest ad-

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The address is Unit 1, 1250 Trans-Canada Hwy. Access is from the rear laneway.

Big welcome for new centre

On Friday, Jan. 3, Salmon Arm RCMP began an investigation into an aggravated as-sault that occurred at the Blind Bay Village Grocery Store.

A 49-year-old man and a 45-year-old man became involved in an argument.

This led to a physi-cal altercation between the two in which one

man’s head struck the ground, causing a skull fracture.

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in Kamloops. Police investigation

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Notice of PUBLIC HEARINGScotch Creek/Lee Creek Zoning Amendment (David McLean)

Bylaw No. 825-27What is Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 825-27?The properties that are the subject of this rezoning application are located on Ancient Creek Lane in the Scotch Creek area of Electoral Area ‘F’. The proposal is to rezone the subject properties from Mixed Use (MU) zone to Residential – 1 (R1) zone to allow the properties to be used for single family dwellings as the principal use.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 2:00 PM

Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Community Hall/Fire Hall3852 Squilax-Anglemont Road, Scotch Creek, BC


A copy of the proposed bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected at the CSRD of� ces, 781 Marine Park Drive NE, Salmon Arm, BC between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM., beginning Wednesday, January 8th, 2014 and ending Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory holidays).

Written submissions will be received in the Regional District Of� ces until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 or may be submitted until the close of the public hearing. Written submissions received will be available to the public and the applicant. Email submissions may be sent to: [email protected]

Dan Passmore, Senior PlannerT: [email protected]

Notice of PUBLIC HEARINGMagna Bay Zoning Amendment (Knapp) Bylaw No. 800-19

What is Magna Bay Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 800-19?The property is located on Welch Road and Lucerne Beach Road in Magna Bay, and is adjacent to Shuswap Lake. The proposal is to rezone the 2.03 ha property from CR Country Residential to RS Residential to allow a two lot subdivision of approximately 1 ha each.FROM: CR – Country ResidentialTO: RS - Residential

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Written submissions will be received in the Regional District Of� ces until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 or may be submitted until the close of the public hearing. Written submissions received will be available to the public and the applicant. Email submissions may be sent to: [email protected]

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Dates to rememberSorrento Drop In

Society Bingo runs Jan. 10 and 24. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., bin-go starts at 7.

South Shuswap Health Services Soci-ety meeting is Wednes-day, Jan. 15, 7 p.m. at Olde Towne Centre on Blind Bay Road. Guest speaker is Jeanne Ro-kosh, co-ordinator of BC Ministry of Health

“Better at Home” Pro-gram. Call Sue for info at 250-832-5932; new members welcome.

The Cedar Heights Community Hall Continental Breakfast features nurse practi-tioner Judy Deringer at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14. The cost for this event is $4 for Cedar Heights members and $6 for non-members.

The Salmon Arm and South Shuswap Friends of the Li-brary will hold their Winter Book Sale on Friday, Jan. 17 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mall at Piccadilly.

Donations of gently used books will be ac-cepted at both libraries and at the sale.

Proceeds support li-brary activities.

Quilters meet the first and third Thirs-days of the month at the Sunnybrae Com-munity Hall. For more information, call 250-835-8255.

Carlin Card Night, every Friday at 7 p.m., at the Carlin Commu-nity Hall.

Shuswap Rock

Club meets on the first Tuesday of every month until June at 7:30 p.m. at the Toad Hall in Sorrento.

Probus Copper Island, meets on the second Thursday of the month, at Toad Hall. Coffee at is served at 9:30 a.m. with the meeting beginning at 10. A guest speaker will start between

10:15 and 10:30. New members are welcome. Contact Gary Koo at 250-679-3340 or Tom Wainwright 250 835-8424 for informa-tion.

Carpet Bowling runs Wednesdays, at 1:30 p.m. at the Blind Bay Hall. New bowl-ers are welcome. For more information, phone 250-675-2693

Shuswap Carvers meet Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon. For more information, call Ken at250-675-3316.

Ta’Lana Twirlers have weekly dances at the Blind Bay Hall, featuring both rounds and mainstream danc-ing. Call Betty or Fred from more information at 250-675-4408.


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Sorrento Elemen-tary School will soon be throwing out report cards and replacing them with portfolios as the school takes an-other non-traditional approach to the old method of teaching.

The students, parents and faculty of Sorrento Elementary School are no strangers to the idea of non-traditional teaching practices.

After all, the school has adopted programs which use computer games as a resource for learning, made iPads a regular classroom tool for students and their teachers, and has ad-dressed emotional is-sues as well as diverse ways of teaching.

So, when principal Ian Landy was present-ed the chance to enter into a pilot program

that supported many of his personal beliefs in teaching, he said yes.

Beginning this month, a number of the classes at Sorrento Ele-mentary will be replac-ing report cards with the active portfolios.

Landy explains that

with a report card, a student simply finds out a number every so many months, which tells them how they are doing.

Many teachers do provide brief com-ments; however, a

report card basically tells a student where they are without ex-plaining why.

A portfolio will tell more of a story, Landy said, noting how each one would be updated regularly with work that the student has done.

Through doing this, the child will get a vi-sual of the progress they have made from one point to another. Strengths will be high-lighted, and room-for- improvement sugges-tions can still be made, but in this case, the student can see exactly what it is they could work on.

Teachers will also be able to include a sam-ple of work in the port-folio that will depict the level the student should be attaining, for comparison.

Landy feels that it takes the focus off get-

ting a higher mark and, instead, puts it on the work that the students are doing, and the ac-tual learning that is taking place.

The portfolio will not only be document- based, but will also include such things as video clips of the stu-dents reading, photos and other items.

The students and their teachers will de-sign their portfolios, making it yet another opportunity for learn-ing.

Landy said that one of the things that was most interesting to him about the project being done in other schools was that no two portfo-lio templates were the same.

Sorrento Elementary is one of three schools adopting the program at the moment, and the move has already spurred many conver-

sations.Landy said universi-

ties are looking at other grading options and, if successful, this pro-gram could be the next possible solution.

The idea is that the portfolio would follow the students through their learning careers, growing as they do and evolving into some-thing new.

It will essentially turn into a living docu-ment, Landy said.

The portfolios will be updated regularly and parents will be able to access them on-line by using their own passwords.

Teachers are being given the choice to opt into the new program if they like and not all classrooms will be taking part in the pilot program. Landy says the school is also rely-ing heavily on parental opinion as well.


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Broken down on the side of the road in Falkland, with her daughter and dog, and truck packed to the brim, is where Alesha Taylor thought her luck had run out.

But it was in that small North Okanagan town where the season of giving started for the single mom, a former Vernon resident.

And it didn’t end there.

Taylor and her daughter, Mattaya, were in the midst of a move from Kelowna to her mom’s house in Kamloops on Dec. 18.

It had already been a rough year for the 30-year-old when she was suddenly stranded in the small town of Falkland.

Initially, Taylor was lost, trying to hold back the tears as she told her five-year-old daughter that everything was go-ing to be OK – despite the fact that a rod had snapped in her engine.

She was just about to give up all hope when a perfect stranger ap-proached her.

“Some guy at the gas station let me store the truck for free at his house in Falkland and drove me all the way to Kamloops with my kid, dog and my stuff, as much as they could fit in their car,” said Taylor, forever grateful to the kind stranger.

A few days later, with insufficient funds to rescue or fix her

truck, Taylor reached out for advice on an Okanagan vehicle buy- and-sell group on Facebook.

“It was just before Christmas and I had no idea what I was going to do,” said Taylor, suf-fering from hip pain so unable to walk the one-kilometre trek to the nearest bus stop with her daughter. “I was searching for advice, help, anything.”

Brian Brown of Penticton saw Taylor’s plea online and as the founder of Rides From Angels – a province-wide group dedicated to connecting people in need with vehicles – he was determined to help.

With more than 600 members involved in his group, Brown start-ed to spread the word that there was a single mom out there in need of some assistance.

By Boxing Day, Tay-lor was driving a 1991 Ford F150 – generous-ly donated by a Salmon Arm couple who want-ed to help.

“Everybody came together,” said Tay-lor. “Perfect strangers came together and now we’re getting around.”

She is forever grate-ful to everyone who helped make her Christmas season mer-rier, and she too plans to pay it forward.

Although money is still tight, she hopes to one day get her own truck fixed and give the truck she was given to someone else in need.

Brown admits that aside from spreading the word, Rides From Angels actually played a small role in the truck donation.

“A lot of people pitched in and it had very little to do with me on that one,” said

Brown, who has since been in discussion with the generous Salmon Arm couple about starting a chapter of Rides From Angels in the North Okanagan/Shuswap region.

The goal of the group, which is work-ing to become a regis-tered charity, is to issue tax receipts to those who donate vehicles, which can then be turned around and giv-en to people in need, like Taylor.

“As long as I get to help someone it makes me feel good,” said Brown, who is admit-tedly addicted to help-ing others and paying it forward.

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Born in 1921 on the Neskonlith Reserve, where he did not hear an English word until he was eight years old, George was shuffled off to the residential school in Kamloops, where, at the age of 12, he con-tracted tuberculosis and was sent to a hospital near Chilliwack. It is likely that the pain of the illness that left him with a lifetime limp and his recovery time al-lowed him to develop his mental capabilities.

His first job was working as a busboy at the Tranquille Sanatori-um, where he met Mar-celine Paul, a crippled Kootenay Indian who worked in the hospital kitchen. They eventual-ly had six children and he supported them by working at a sawmill. He took his first politi-cal stand at age 34. At the advice of his mentor, Andy Paull, he refused to pay for a medical bill as the federal govern-ment had brought in an amendment to the In-

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He began his political career by raising mon-ey for the local sports teams and hosting First Nation musicians, including a bass fid-dler named Chief Dan George.

He became a tire-less community orga-nizer, and by 1959 he was elected to succeed Paull as the president of the North American Indian Brotherhood of B.C. Later that year he also became chief of the Neskonlith Band.

Manuel showed im-pressive leadership in his work to deal with the crisis presented by Trudeau’s “white pa-per” that proposed to dissolve Indian nations and promote the assimi-lation of Indian people into Canadian society. In 1970, Manuel be-came the president of the National Indian Brotherhood and used the power and resources of this countrywide or-ganization to success-

fully oppose the white paper.

As part of the ef-fort, Manuel travelled to Tanzania, which had achieved independence in 1964 without war-fare, to speak with then president Nyerere about how he could provide assistance to Canadian Indians.

He was rebuffed and told that he first had to do a better job of or-ganizing Indian com-munities to determine what they wanted, and once Indigenous peo-ples achieve their goals, they would become the Fourth World.

Inspired by his visit to Africa, in 1974, Man-uel co-wrote with Mi-chael Posluns the book, Fourth World: An In-dian Reality, a moving narrative of the Canadi-an Indians and aborigi-nal peoples everywhere and their struggle for survival.

In 1975, George, along with indigenous leaders from across the globe, launched the UN

affiliated World Coun-cil of Indigenous Peo-ples. Manuel became the organization’s first president, a position he held until 1981, and he worked vigorously to ensure that the Univer-sal Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People became a reality.

Another crisis de-veloped in 1980, when Trudeau’s government was working to patriate the Canadian constitu-tion in such a way that it would remove all ab-original rights.

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Despite enduring pro-gressive heart disease, George continued his efforts to protect aborig-

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George received many honours during his life, including being thrice nominated for a Nobel Prize, becoming

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(NC) Serious frac-tures, often caused by a fall, are all too com-mon among our elderly population in Canada, and they often lead to a long stay in hospi-tal. It is estimated that each year, one third of seniors living at home experience a fall and 52 per cent of hospital admissions are falls-related.

North York General Hospital (NYGH) and Osteoporosis Canada have developed a new way to help prevent recurrent fractures among high-risk pa-tients. They found that patients who had a mi-nor break were more likely to suffer from a hip fracture 10 to 15 years later.

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An orderly schedule of legislature sittings, one in the spring and one in the fall.

I canvassed this topic with Premier Christy Clark in our year-end interview, and got the usual runaround about how it’s always been optional since old Gor-don what’s-his-name set the schedule of sit-tings and elections more than a decade ago. Spring is for the budget and MLAs sit in the fall if they need to discuss legislation.

They need to all right, but what govern-ments want to do is ram it through as fast as they can, so that’s what they do. The last couple of years of this have been a sham worthy of a South American banana republic, with three chambers running simultaneously and op-position members try-ing to prepare as they run down the hallways.

It leads to mistakes in new laws and adds to the public’s cynicism about the whole busi-ness, but it gets things done with minimum exposure of the gov-ernment to criticism. Stephen Harper would approve.

A political debate about real issues, rather than just a competition to score points in an endless election campaign.

I appreciate that this is hopelessly naive, but setting aside enough time to consider issues could, at least in theory, lead to that happening

occasionally.Certainly the hast-

ily staged mock combat of our legislature to-day isn’t winning new friends for any political party. The main growth area today is people who have given up on the whole thing.

An opposition with ideas.

The B.C. NDP will have another leader-ship contest in 2014, and they’d better bring more modern policy to the table than they had in the last one.

Remember the big issues in that pillow-fight? Me neither. I had to look them up. Health care? Local organic carrots into the hospital food. Forest industry? A job protection com-missar to force the mills to stay open. Resource development? They’re for it, unless you’re against it. These guys need a Tony Blair-type makeover. They need to be for something, and they need to leave the past behind.

Media that care about more than con-flict.

News organizations are in bad shape these days, and the competi-tion for a rapidly frag-menting audience is having some ugly ef-fects.

One thing that needs to go is obsessive cov-erage of who’s winning and who’s losing. If the news media are going to be interested mainly in the gaffes and gotcha moments, is it any sur-prise that’s what politi-cians try to provide?

The Canada Post an-nouncement that it has to wind up home de-livery offers a recent example.

Is it really so outra-geous for the CEO to suggest that walking to the corner is good ex-ercise? When there’s a 24-hour news cycle to fill, it’s a scandal!

How many people know that Canada Post’s unfunded pen-sion liabilities amount to $6.5 billion, as it con-

tinues to pay a dwin-dling workforce to hand out mostly advertising flyers? Should they just keep doing that until they run out of cash? Are taxpayers really expected to maintain another two-tier service that’s only available to selected urban people?

Facts to go with opinions.

Whether it’s the government’s fantasy figures on job creation or the opposition’s arithmetic-challenged child poverty claims, serious problems can’t be understood, much less solved, without de-fining them accurately. Submitting government advertising to scrutiny by the Auditor General to make sure it is ac-curate and non-partisan would be a good place to start.

-Tom Fletcher is legis-lature reporter and col-umnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletch-erbc Email: [email protected]

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And, as the new year is a time people often decide to make healthy changes in their lives, the Mental Health and Substance Use office in Salmon Arm is of-fering extra support for people who are just starting the recovery process.

“They may still have an individual counsel-lor or be in a 12-step program,” says sub-stance abuse counsel-lor Jackie Evans. “It’s really hard to address all this information in individual sessions and certainly 12-step does not cover it.”

An eight-week pro-gram will begin Tues-day, Jan. 14 and run subsequent Tuesdays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. It is expected the program will repeat throughout the year.

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“One of the common things is when people who are going through withdrawal become very depressed or anx-ious,” she says. “They can’t turn off their thoughts, and some-times it’s just part of withdrawal. They don’t realize it won’t last.”

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What have we done lately?Often, we are asked what does

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Consider the following ways just one Rotary Club has impacted Salmon Arm - and other people in need around the world.

2013 Local Giving• Local High School and College

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• Shuswap Music Festival; $2,100 plus Club Member assistance.

• Purchase of a new aerator for the pond at Marine Park $8,500.

• Aspiral Youth Partners $2,500 for an after-school youth program.

• Donations to local groups and individuals for sports, recreation, health and well-being $4,000.

2013 International Giving• Transitions Foundation -

Guatemala: assistance with the purchase of wheelchairs; $5,000

2013 Club ServiceWhen other groups need assistance,

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• Reino Keski-Salmi Loppet BBQ Beef on a Bun - the 30th year is coming up January 18th, 2014!

• Shuswap Hospital Foundation Rotary BBQ

• City of Salmon Arm - planting of downtown hanging flower baskets

• Toy Drive -2nd annual event held at the Salmar Theatre with toys distributed via the Shuswap Family Resource Centre.

Rotarians at Work!Whether cooking and serving 500-plus roast beef sandwiches for the annualReino Keski-Salmi Loppet or planting hundreds of hanging flower baskets in partnership with the City of Salmon Arm, your local Rotarians (and their spouses) continually put “Service Above Self”.

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• Rotary Group Study Exchange - Salmon Arm Rotarian Dan Hudson Team Leader, and local resident Luke Heckrodt to Germany.

2014 PlansOur club will have some exciting

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We sincerely thank the individuals and businesses in our communities for the support offered to us in our fund-raising initiatives. Without the money coming in, there would be no money going out!

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tobacco companies are making them and he doesn’t trust that they would make a prod-uct to help people quit smoking.

Dan also wonders how they can help smokers quit when they look and act like regular cigarettes.

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E-cigarettes are ciga-rette shaped tubes that simulate the sensation

of smoking. Batter-ies in the tubes heat up a fluid filled car-tridge that gives off a vapour which looks like smoke. Although the jury is still out on e-cigarettes, there are health and safety con-cerns that Dan should be aware of.

Health Canada re-cently advised Cana-dians not to purchase electronic cigarettes because they have not been fully evaluated for safety.

There are con-cerns that electronic cigarettes may make smoking socially ac-ceptable again, espe-cially if used in smoke free places. Because e-cigarettes release a vapour and not smoke, there are currently very few rules about where they can and can’t be used. The result is e-

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Flavouring that could encourage youth to smoke e-cigarettes as well as real tobacco products.

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- The author, Jeff Conners, is a Tobacco Reduction Coordinator with Interior Health

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First footy of the new yearn Rylan Squires, Graeme Knopp, Levi Hollatz and Warren Hamilton take part in the second annual New Year’s Day Free Family Footy Fun Soccer Day held Jan. 1 at the SASCU Indoor Sports Complex.


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The Jam the GM Children’s Book Drive 2014 is kicking off this weekend.

Families are invited to come to the Salmon Arm GM dealership on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 1

p.m. to help kick-off this year’s children’s book drive.

The goal is to collect gently used children’s books and “jam” them in the back of the GM vehicle.

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• The Mall at Pic-cadilly from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2.

• Sicamous Eagles Game that takes place on Sunday, Feb. 2.

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Paid in fulln Shuswap Veterinary Clinic employee Alicia Davies accepts a $515 cheque from Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge co-owner Rob Miller to cover veterinary bills which were paid for by a dona-tion from The Lone Wolves Motorcycle Club, represented here by members Donalee Wallace and Al Bijou.



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An unexpected highway stopn Paramedics and members of the Chase Fire and Rescue work to remove the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident Sunday afternoon, Dec. 22 at the west turnoff into Chase. The injuries were not considered to be life-threatening.


Emergency response groups get financial boostThree local groups that

work hard to keep the pub-lic safe are being recognized with community gaming grants totaling $86,500.

Organizations receiving grants include: Shuswap Vol-unteer Search & Rescue So-ciety based in Salmon Arm for $43,000, the Shuswap Lifeboat Society, based in Sicamous for $28,500 and

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At 80 he is still a fierce competitor and is looking forward to the challenge of the 34-kilometre race. So thrilled to have this Olympic gold medal-list with us.

The Reino Keski-Salmi Loppet is set to go on Saturday, Jan. 18.

With the spectacular ski conditions we have had so far this season, it is ramping up to be an-other wonderful loppet weekend. Distances for every age and stage.

Go to the Larch Hills website, www.skilarchhills.ca and check out the loppet link. One can enter the loppet there or go to one of the local ski shops and enter via printed entry form.

We are so blessed to have a community of volunteers willing to

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This is the loppet’s 30th annual and there is but one skier who has skied all 30. Gullan Hansen has made it her goal to get to 30 and it looks like she’ll do it! Congrats to this plucky lady!

The Lantern Ski last weekend was a grand success with more than 900 folks taking in the magic of five kilome-tres of lanterns and a trail of candle bags plus the annual candle-lit tree on Metford Road.

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The Sochi Olympics are less than a month away and to this end Cross Country Canada is holding its Olympic Trials in Canmore this weekend.

Larch Hills’ Alys-son Marshall is vy-ing for one of the few spots left on the Olym-pic team. We wish her the best in her quest to represent Canada at the 2014 Olympics.

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The Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce is currently recruiting a part-time Visitor Centre Counsellor to complement our existing team of tourism service providers. This permanent part-time position is 2 days per week, encompassing a 7 hour workday (8:30 am – 4:30 pm; Thu & Fri each week). Responsibilities will focus on providing tourism information and promotion of our community. Applicants will possess superior interpersonal skills, excellent communication abilities, enjoy learning on a daily basis and working in a team atmosphere. Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume to:

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Canoe Forest Products Ltd., located near Salmon Arm BC has an immediate fulltime opening within the Plywood Department for a Shift Supervisor.Reporting directly to the Plywood Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the supervision of all aspects of the plywood manufacturing business. The position offers a challenging opportunity to an experienced, self-motivated, technically sound individual who can work with minimal supervision. Other prerequisites include above average interpersonal and communication skills.A thorough understanding of Quality & Statistical Process Control systems would be desirable. Preference will be given to those applicants who hold post-secondary education in Woods Product Manufacturing or Business Administration. Three to five years of related supervisory experience would also be an asset.Canoe Forest Products Ltd. offers a competitive salary and benefits package based on experience and qualifications.If you possess the skills and qualifications for this position, please submit your resume with cover letter, in confidence, by Monday, January 20, 2014 to:Human Resources Department Canoe Forest Products Ltd. Box 70, Canoe BC V0E 1K0 E: [email protected] F: 866‐514‐8773 www.canoefp.comCanoe Forest Products thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Drew Lee-Hai & Associates Chartered Accountants/Business Advisors is seeking candidates for the following positions for the upcoming tax season:

Staff AccountantTemporary F/T staff accountant with background in preparation of personal and corporate income tax returns, year-end financial statements and related working papers. Experience with Caseware and Taxprep applications would be a definite asset. The successful candidate is a self-starter who has excellent time management skills and possesses a strong work ethic.

Administrative AssistantTemporary F/T administrative assistant to assist with clerical duties. The candidate must possess strong communication skills, must be courteous, organized, must be able to multi-task and perform a variety of office duties in a busy environment with little supervision. Computer skills and interpersonal skills are essential.

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Program Coordinator – Information, Education and Family Support

The candidate will provide support, education and advocacy to families of individuals who live with a mental illness and/or substance use issues. They will coordinate the provision of information and education regarding mental health to the community, individuals and agencies. The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge base of mental health and the psycho/social model of support and treatment. They will possess excellent interpersonal skills and have support-group facilitation experience. The position also requires excellent knowledge of computer systems with MS Office suite and in depth knowledge and understanding of social media platforms and their respective participants (Facebook, Twitter, Google+ etc.)

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GIBBONS MOTOR TOYS We’re growing fast..And we’re looking for talented people to help us serve the Okanagan’s exciting boating market. We’re looking for hard workers that can communicate, collaborate, and create great experiences for our new and loyal custom-ers. The pace is fast and the work is challenging, but the re-wards and potential are attrac-tive. 1. Marine Tech 2. Parts/Service Writer 3. Asst. Store/Sales Mgr Call/Email Tim-Owner, Gibbons Motor Toys, Salmon Arm. [email protected] 1-780-499-1287

Caretakers/Residential Managers

MOTEL ASST Manager Team to run small Motel in Parksville BC. Non-Smoking, no Pets, good Health, fulltime live-in position. Call 250-586-1633 or email: [email protected]

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

EXPERIENCED CLASS 1 Drivers, F/T, P/T needed for California & Arizona produce hauling, excellent pay and benefi ts+ safety bonus and home time. Call Jerry or Brian 1-877-539-1750.

Required immediately experi-enced Class 1 US drivers only. Must have US experience. We supply assigned trucks, com-pany phones, US Medical, all picks and drops paid. Please fax resume with current clean abstract to 250-546-0600. No phone calls please.

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Computer Services

Employment

Education/Trade Schools

Centre for Arts & Technologywww.digitalartschool.com1.866.860.2787

Help WantedCopper Island Pub & Bar

in Sorrento, BC is hiring 2 f/t cooks, 2f/t servers

& 1f/t Bartender. For cooks 3 years experience required and salary $15.00/hr,

Servers no experience and salary $11.00 hr, For Bartend-

er experience would be an asset and salary is $14.20/hr.

All jobs are Fulltime with 40hrs. week. Knowledge of

English is required for all jobs. Interested applicants please

email resume to [email protected]

H2O4U located in Salmon Arm is looking for a full time cus-tomer service representative. Repetitive heavy lift is a re-quirement. The applicant will also have a strong under-standing and commitment to customer service and willing-ness to learn new skills. Apply at [email protected]

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED

To distribute the Shuswap Market News &

Lakeshore NewsAREAS AVAILABLE

SAL. ARM - Raven SubdvSAL. ARM - 22nd/23/5th NESAL. ARM - Shuswap/2 SE

SICAMOUS-Rauma AveCall Valerie 250-832-2131

PART TIME commission sales person required for community radio CKVS. Contact (250)463-5026 or send resume: [email protected]

SUB CARRIERS NEEDEDTo deliver Shuswap Market News and Lakeshore NewsCovering carrier routes on Fridays. Car needed as

different routes each week. Good pay.

Call Valerie in circulation for more details. (250) 832-2131

Excavating & Drainage

Computer Services

Employment

Help WantedWanted: Experienced Dis-patcher for local Transport Company. We require an ex-perienced transport dispatcher immediately. MUST HAVE TRUCK MATE EXPERIENCE Must have own transportation and be reliable. Wages based on experience. Must be able to work in a fast paced environment and have excel-lent communication skills. ONLY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH TRUCKMATE ANDDISPATCH EXPERIENCE WILL BE CONSIDERED. Ap-plications will only be accepted by fax or e-mail no walk ins please. Please fax resume to 250-546-0600, or by e-mail to [email protected] No phone calls please.

Medical/DentalCASUAL/PART time MOA re-quired for fast paced Medical Clinic. Evenings and Satur-days required. Please fax re-sume to 250-832-5235 or email to [email protected] RECEPTIONIST (Kelowna/Vernon area) If you are experienced at the front end with success as a fi nan-cial or treatment case coordi-nator, we would like to hear from you. We are a busy den-tal practice looking for a self starter that pays attention to detail, has advanced computer skills (Microsoft Offi ce) and ex-perience with Cleardent soft-ware. As a self starter, you will be able to run the front end profi ciently. Experience as a CDA or RDA would be a defi -nite asset but not necessary. Please send your resume and cover letter to Alice Adams. Type your fi rst and last name in the subject line of your email to: [email protected] and good luck.

Services

Esthetics ServicesPERMANENT Laser Hair reduction. Call for a free con-sultation. Sada (250)832-4266 Shuswap Laser Clinic or email: [email protected]

Financial ServicesGET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

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Cleaning ServicesGRANDMA CLEANED IT!

20 years experience could be used to clean your home too. 3 openings available Call Sandra (778)489-1769

Misc ServicesSICAMOUS: Will shovel offyour roof. Please call 250-836-4876 or 250-517-8490.

171 Shuswap St. 250.832.2131

News to put a smile on your face...

Shuswap Market News Friday, January 10, 2014 www.saobserver.net B11Salmon Arm Observer Friday, January 10, 2014 www.saobserver.net B11

The Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band is inviting qualified contractors to submit bids for the following work:

• Construction of a new water treatment plant• Completion of two (2) water supply wells• Construction of approximately 4km of 250 mm HDPE water

transmission main• Construction of buried valve chambers and tie-ins to existing

reservoirs• Associated civil works

Tender documents including addenda may be obtained on B.C. Bid (www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca).

Interested bidders must submit email bids to the office of the Owner’s Representative: Chris Cheng, P.Eng. Associated Engineering [email protected]

Tender Closing Date: January 24, 2014

Tender Closing Time: 2:00 p.m. local time

The specified Bid Bond must be received within 5 business days of tender close, payable to the Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band: Ms. Nicolette Keith, Chief Administrative Officer Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band 1886 Little Shuswap Lake Road West Box 1100, Chase, BC V0E 1M0

The lowest or any bid will not necessarily be accepted.

Technical inquires by bidders must be sent via email to Chris Cheng, P.Eng of Associated Engineering ([email protected]). Inquires must be received prior to three business days before tender close.

An optional site visit is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2014. Meeting location to be confirmed. Please RSVP to [email protected] by Tuesday, January 7, 2014 to confirm attendance.

Invitation to Tenderers

The Adam’s River Salmon Society is now accepting “Request for Proposals” for:

Site Security, Site Maintenance,Food Vendors, First Aid, Portable Toilets,

Artisans and Traffi c Control.For more information please go to our website at www.salmonsociety.com or


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Appointments necessary.

All Breeds including Cats & Large Dogs

PET GROOMING With Michelle

Monday to Friday

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view in nice subdivision2bdrm + den, 1.5bath

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Salmon Arm

ContactAL BINGHAM (250)804-6216

Auto Financing

Services

Misc Services

Home & Yard

250-253-4663

• Fencing• Decks• Patios

• Renovation• Repair• Maintenance

Painting & Decorating

& Area for 20+ Years Serving Sicamous

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$$• Residential & Commercial

• Interior/Exterior

Cell 833-8009Home 836-4154

For Free Estimate call Lorraine

• Wallpapering • Drywall Repair• Professional Workmanship

• Seniors Discounts

SnowclearingEnergetic young man with ref-erences will do snow shovel-ling $15/hr minimum 1 hr. 250-832-0916

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayA horse quality orchard grass, 2nd crop $5 & 1st crop $4, Al Fritzel (250)832-9070

PetsN&T CANINE CARE

Daycare, boarding, grooming. Visit our webpage:

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TO give away to good home 10mo. old long hair male cat, loves children, very friendly & cuddly (250)832-8611 With Dignity & Understanding.

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call 250-835-0136

Merchandise for Sale

$100 & Under2 Snow Tires 235/75R/15, like new, $120. (250)515-63272 Snow Tires 235/75R16. Like New $100 Call 250-515-6327COMPUTER desk with hutch $40. (250)832-0618

$300 & UnderDozen Bar signs and clocks. will only sell as a set $300 Firm 250-833-0130

Firewood/FuelAPPROX. 2 cords of well sea-soned dry fi re wood, you pick up, (250)675-5024

Misc. for SaleBUNDY alto sax w/case $500. antique upright Heinzman pia-no all original $350. LH Squire Stratocaster electric guitar w/case & amp $350. Shure microphone $90. elliptical ma-chine $100. (250)832-9256FOUR WINTER studded tires. 225/75/15 on Chevy 5 bolt rims. $350. 250 832-1159HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

IPHONE CASEBrand new, never used Iphone 5 Lifeproof.Multiple colors. Asking $15.00. 250-549-1489 or text 250-306-8489 for details.SINGER sewing machine, model 6268 & 7 drawer desk full of extras $2800. invested, passing of wife forces sale asking $800. Must see to ap-preciate (250)832-4652 (250)517-7985SPORTSMAN incubators. 1201, 1202 model hatcher. 16” wide 30” deep 30” high. $300. & $350 each. (250)832-2432

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

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. WantedCOLLECTOR looking to buy a coin collection. Also looking for coins, bars, medals, ingots from RC Mint, Franklin Mint, US Mint & others. Todd 250-864-3521 I make house calls!Private Coin Collector BuyingCollections, Estates, OlympicGold & Silver Coins, Bills etc. Confi dential 778-281-0030TOOLS related to carpentry, saws, drills, socket sets, lad-ders, etc. Please call Erin (250)803-3937

Free ItemsFound and Free to good home 2 litters of Abandoned Kittens. 5-6 mos. old 1 female 6 males Absolutely adorable and in need of love and a for-ever home. 250-308-5489FREE: Braun slide trays. Most hold 100 slides, some hold 80. 250-832-2231

Real Estate

Business for SaleFor Lease: Gas Bar/Grocery Store, Fruit Stand, 56 seat licensed Restaurant, lots of prkg for Truck Stop 4800 sq.ft. bldg on Trans Canada Hwy Sicamous. 1 (250)309-0975

Houses For SaleSpectacular Swiss Chalet home, lake, mountain and

valley views, 4bdrm, 2.5bath, 2 living rooms + bonus rooms,

renovated with hardwood fl oors, 3yr. old roof, private back yard, adjacent to Little

Mt. Park trails, a beauty inside and out! Priced to Sell

$367,500. (250)832-0910

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

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent1BDRM in new 4-Plex, f/s, priv. entr., elec. heat, adults, quiet pet OK, $750. 1070 1 St. SE, 250-833-21291BDRM in new adult 4-Plex, all lino, elec. heat, w/d option-al, quiet pet OK, $830. 1070 1 St. SE, 250-833-21291BDRM top fl oor new 4-plex f/s, priv entrance, adults quiet pet OK, shower w/seat, $825. 1070 1 St. SE 250-833-21291BED & bonus room in very quiet bldg, walk DT. Cable/int incl. $575 + hydro. NS, NP. Quiet adult 250- 832-4429.2BDRM ground level in 4 plex with storage, laundry hookups on Shuswap St., $750/mo plus util. (250)832-6221 leave mes-sage, avail Feb. 1st

Garden & Lawn

Misc for Rent

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent1 Bedroom Apartment fridge, stove, coin laundry

& hot water included, No Pets

$650/mo. 1-855-852-5660 Toll Free

2BDRM. condo in quiet 55+, NS, NP building, centrally lo-cated in SA, walking distance to both malls, bright corner unit w/ensuite, $945/mo. incl. water, garbage, heat, DD req’d, Call (250)833-8281

3BDRM APT Close to DT parking coin laundry, NP, NS, $850/mo. avail immed 250-804-9627

ADULT orientated 2bdrm. lev-el entry, walk to town, carport, NS, NP $590/mo + utilities (250)833-6400

BACHELOR APT. in Sica-mous. Incl. cable, hydro, washer & dryer. No pets. Sin-gle person only. $375/mo. Avail Now. 250-836-3233.

Bright, spacious2 bedroom apartments

Close to town, family owned & operated.

Includes F/S, DW, A/C, H/W NS, NP.

Available Jan 1, 2014 $825/month

(250) 803-1694Ask about Senior’s Discount

CAMBRIDGE Court reno’d 2bdrm, 2 bath, 6 appl, covered parking, avail. Feb1, H & HW incl., NP, ref’s (250)833-4842

Cute 2nd fl oor apt. 1bdrm. walk to town, NP, NS, $490/mo. + util. (250)833-6400

DANBURY MANOR 791 Okanagan Ave. NE, 1bdrm. $650/mo. avail. immed., NS, Call Robin (250)833-5458

LAKEVIEW MANORBeautiful unfurnished and

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

amenities in quiet adult NS, NP building.

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

ROOMY & CLEAN, 1 bdrm, walk out suite, avlbl Jan 1. 10 ft ceilings. Separate Every-thing! Walking distance to DT. Pet negotiable. N/S. $900/mo inclds util. 250-832-7888

Garden & Lawn

Rentals

Cottages / CabinsSICAMOUS: 1 BDRM & 2 BDRM. UNITS. Clean, quiet , near shopping & lake. Int. & cable incl. NP, NS, ND, refs req’d. $575, $600, plus hydro. (250)250-832-4429.

Mobile Homes & Pads

SICAMOUS: SMALL 2 BDRM mobile home, fenced yard, very private, newly renovated with new paint and fl ooring, new electric furnace, has boot room attached, washer and dryer, sm. pets okay, clean and neat, year to year lease, $595/mo. + utilities, must have references. Call 1-403-650-4612, email [email protected]

Modular HomesNEWLY reno’d 12’x64’ & addi-tion on Balmoral Rd., close to amenities, 2decks, large pri-vate fenced yard, NS, pet neg. $805/mo. + DD & util., avail. now (250)835-4430 (250)515-1566

Homes for Rent1.5BDRM home on fi shing lake in Turtle Valley, Chase. long term only, avail. immed. (250)679-39502Bdrm $800 on beautiful 1/2 acre. W/D pets Ok Covered garage. Work Shed. green house. Length of stay neg. Hy-dro & Int incl. Silver Creek area. 250-517-9904 or email [email protected]

2Bdrm Furn. Coach house, Shuswap Lake, Sunnybrae, avail now until Jun 30/14. Ref’s req’d. $700/mo. + $250 DD incl everything but phone & int. N/S Resp. tenants on-ly. Jackie 250-835-4800

2BDRM house on farm, 15min from SA, $1000/mo. ALSO can rent separately 2500sqft shop $600/mo. (250)253-2587 (250)838-73102 BEDROOM, Ranchero area. Fenced yard. DD., util., ref. req. $800. (250)253-07194 bed, 3 bath renovated Blind Bay house for rent. $1200/mth Avail Jan 15. 250-320-3641

BEAUTIFUL 1/2 duplex in S/A with yard. 17th st SE : 3 bdrm, den, 3 full bath, air, view. Avail Dec 1st N/S N/P $1400/mth plus util. Call 250-764-4336

Pet Services

Misc. for Sale

Rentals

Homes for RentBlind Bay 3Bdrm NS NP $950 + Util 250-832-8552Chase Like new 4Bdrm 3Bath 2 level, lge garage. In town $1300+util close to schools NS NP avail Jan 1 604-542-6224DOWNTOWN SA, 3bdrm. 2 level suite, NS, NP, refs req. $1100/mo. util. incl., avail. now (250)832-6296 (250)463-3313GORGEOUS 3/4bdrm w/view 1.5 acres, W/D, util, int, sat incl., avail. Now smoking out-side $1350 (250)832-7809Malakwa-3bdrm home $700 +utils. 2bdrm $600.+utils, 250-836-2928.RIVERFRONT 3 BDRM. house, upper fl oor in Malakwa. $800/mo. + util. Pets nego-tiable. Refs.req. 250-836-2242SPACIOUS upper fl oor w/3bdrm., 1.5bath, fully fenced yard, 5appl., $1250/mo. incl. util.Avail Jan 1 (250)832-2616

Offi ce/RetailFOR LEASE: Goldpanner Restaurant Located @ Tappen Esso, avail. immediately, for more infor or appointment con-tact Art at 250-835-4585

Suites, Lower1000sqft. priv. level entry, own laundry, wanting single quiet resp. person, NS, will share garden, near 30ST NE & TCH, ref’s req’d, $700/mo. incl. util, avail Feb1 (250)832-22461BDRM. $650/mo. + $325 DD utilities included (250)832-19281BDRM F/S/W/D, walking dis-tance to both malls, NS, NP, avail. immed. $600/mo. + hy-dro (250)832-54621BDRM. level entry, incl. all util., 5appl., in town, $875/mo. NS, No pets (250)832-67201BDRM. w/o suite, utilities, wi-fi , satellite incl., all appl, 8km from SA $650/mo. (250)832-7809 available January 1st2-BDRM. daylight basement suite, util. incl., N/G fi replace. Adult orientated, NP, ref’s req’d. Avail. immed. $750/mo. & D/D. 250-832-8361 / 250-515-1720BRIGHT walk-out bachelor suite on small acreage, avail immed F/S, No laundry, N/S. $650/mo util. incl. (250)-804-5052NEW 1bdrm. near college & rec centre, NS, NP, No Par-ties, own laundry, $750/mo. util. incl. (250)833-4525

Pet Services

Misc. for Sale

Rentals

Suites, LowerLARGE 1bdrm walkout near beach, own patio, 6appl., walk in closet, gas FP, unfurn. or furn., NS NP, Blind Bay, $695 util incl. (250)675-5054

SICAMOUS: 1bdrm. fully furn. sep. ent., 5min walk to DT & senior centre, NS, ND, NP, DD & refs req. $700/mo. util., sat & wifi incl., avail Jan 15 or sooner (250)253-1038

Suites, Upper1BDRM suite, close to Uptown Askews & high school incl. util, $675/mo. NS (250)804-0399

4BDRM. $1250/mo. +$625 DD, all inclusive (250)832-1928

Transportation

Tenders

Legal Notices

Transportation

Auto Financing

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Cars - Sports & Imports

2004 Chevy Optra, 5spd., 110K, 17” low profi le tires/no winters, blue underglow w/in-terior lights to match, Alpine deck w/10” sub $5000. (250)515-0165

Trucks & Vans1993 Ford Explorer XLT 4wd, 6cyl. 283,600km, good winter & summer tires, drives great $1000. obo (250)832-5419

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A Guide to Your Community

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29 of its 30 years. Over that time the event has raised thousands of dollars for the foundation. It was quite touching when, just the other day, I was given a cheque by one of my annual faithful do-nors and upon looking at it, I saw that it was twice the amount he has traditionally given.

In explanation he said that his wife has ben-efited from HSF research in the management of her heart condition. Then he thanked me for the many years of fundraising for the cause which has benefited so many. Nice to hear those warm senti-ments.

Last Saturday, 29 skiers set out from the chalet to ski the Four Corners of the Larch Hills trail sys-tem. Brilliant sun, fabulous snow, great view from the summit. Wow!

Thanks to the track setters who have done such a fabulous job with the new PB Edge to make our track skiing so wonderful. Hugs to all you guys!

Think snow!

Donor appreciates loppet fundraisingContinued from page B1

Larch Hills Nordics did well at the Teck Okanagan Cup classic cross-country ski race hosted by the Rev-elstoke Nordic Club on Dec. 29, despite warmer- than-expected temperatures and snowy conditions that made waxing a challenge.

Ian Van Bergeyk earned first in the 1.5-kilometre Atom boys category.

Eli Decker placed third in the Peewee boys 1.5-km race category 1, and Hillary Vukadinovic and Tessa El-liot came first and second in the Peewee girls 1. Sa-mantha Vukadinovic placed first, with Zara Bucher and Teslyn Bates coming in second and third place in the Peewee girls 1.5-km category 2.

Stephen Moore placed first in the 2.5-km Bantam boys 1, and Calvin Hepburn placed second. In category 2, Trond May placed first.

Julianne Moore, Sophia Van Varseveld and Claire Van Bergeyk took first, sec-ond and third place in the Bantam girls 2.5-km cat-egory 1 race. For category 2, Keeya Corbett, Maggie Beckner and Lillian Bak-ker placed first, second and third.

In the Midget boys, Kon-rad Van Varseveld came second in the 3.5 category 2 event. For the Midget girls 3.5-km event, Julia Brown took second and Annah Bu-cher, third, in category 1. In the Juvenile boys 5-km race, David Bakker placed

first in category 1. In the Juvenile boys cat-

egory 2 race, Seth Van Varseveld came first, and Andrew Nash, second. In Juvenile girls category 1, Rachel May earned first. In the Junior boys 10-km race, second place went to Alex-ander Corbett, and third to Kellen Viznaugh. The first place finisher for the Junior girls event was Gina Cinelli.

Thomas Hardy and Ju-dah Bucher took first and second in the 10-km Junior men category.

In the Masters men cat-egory, 40-49, Brian May placed first in the 10-km race, while Randi Ostby was first in the women’s category, with Sheila Cor-bett placing third.

n Annah Bucher races in the 3.5-km Midget race, with hopes of qualifying for the BC Winter Games.

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A Chase doctor has taken matters into his own hands, in an at-tempt to bring better health service to the area.

Chase has had an ongoing problem at-tracting and retaining doctors. Many forms of recruitment have been tried, with the Interior Health Authority and even village council heading the process.

Yet each time a doc-tor would come to the area, they would move on when their contract was complete.

This time, things will be different, however, or at least that is what Chase resident, Lynne Moyer, thinks.

Moyer has been in-volved with the local recruiting for more than six years, and while she has seen a lot, she has never seen a doctor step forward to find a solu-tion to the problem.

Dr. Cornel Barnard has been trying on his own to recruit other doctors to the area, fol-lowing leads across the country and even around the world.

Barnard said that he did everything he could think of, but when Dr. Sandeep Sharma moved on, he became

much busier taking on extra patients. This left little time to successful-ly work on recruiting.

Instead of giving up, Bernard has formed a task force compiled of local residents. He notes that residents have a vested interest in the success of the local health care.

Moyer, a member of the task force, is feeling positive.

“I myself feel very optimistic for the doc-tor situation in Chase. I don’t think we have ever been in such a pos-itive position to recruit before,” she said.

Not only does she have a doctor onboard who is ensuring suc-cess, but she also says the switch from a pri-mary care structure to a private structure will make a huge difference as well.

While under the pri-mary structure, doctors did not need to worry about staffing costs or other overhead because they were paid salary. They could just show up and treat patients.

While in some as-pects this structure is much easier on doctors, in other ways it can be a negative. Bernard notes that in a private practice he is able to set his own hours, so if he decides to work until eight at

night, he can.There is also potential

to make more money than possible in a pri-mary system, and it is much easier to micro-manage the practice when it is the doctor who is in control, he says.

Bernard acknowledg-es there is a widespread physician shortage, but he believes Chase has so much to offer that it will and can sell itself.

Chase has an on-site lab, X-ray, home care nurse, diabetic nurse, dietitian, respiratory tech, multiple counsel-lors, and two full-time and one part-time nurse, and a long-standing nurse practitioner, among many other as-sets.

“For doctors, that is

a big thing,” Bernard said, noting that the Chase clinic has a lot compared even to some Kamloops clinics.

While he admits that being a rural doctor takes a different mind-set than being a big city doctor, or even those in Kamloops, he also says he gets to do many things a city doctor would not.

Because there are only two doctors in Chase, Bernard has encountered many dif-ferent situations and handle different emer-gencies he might not have otherwise. How-ever, when emergencies do happen and help is needed quickly, it’s up to him and the nurses.

Bernard believes the close-knit relationships

throughout the town are also a help to him as a doctor, as they allow him to check in with patients and provide the added care that is some-times needed.

With only two doc-tors remaining in the area, he believes the quality of that care has slipped.

Bernard says that while they are scrap-ing by, he cannot do his

ChaseSearch for doctors expands

n Dr. Cornel Barnard has been working hard to recruit other doctors to Chase, an activity that’s now being augmented by a task force.


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Yet another post-ponement in the court case involving a fatal boat crash on Shuswap Lake in 2010.

Leon Michael Rein-brecht of Celista stands charged with criminal negligence causing death and criminal neg-ligence causing bodily harm, following a crash in Magna Bay on July 3, 2010 that left an 18-foot Campion Run-about speedboat driv-en by Reinbrecht fully embedded inside the cabin of a houseboat.

Although the trial was initially set for September 2013, it was pushed back to January in order for the defen-dant to try to secure le-gal aid funding.

Then, in a court ap-pearance on Nov. 26

in Kamloops, Rein-brecht’s lawyer indicat-ed he would no longer be the defence counsel.

Although a start date of Jan. 6 had been set previously for the trial that is expected to take five to six weeks, the case will now return to the courts on Jan. 20. That will accommo-date the appearance of a new defence lawyer and the setting of a new trial date.

The owner and op-erator of the house-boat, 53-year-old Ken-neth William (Kenny) Brown of Chase was killed in the crash. Eight other people were taken to hospital in Kamloops, where two remained for treat-ment and six were re-leased the next day.

Reinbrecht, in his early fifties, was charged in Decem-

ber 2011 following a 17-month investiga-tion carried out by the Chase RCMP detach-ment with the assis-tance of investigators from Transport Canada and the BC Coroners Service.

The decision re-garding charges took 17 months because of

the copious quanti-ties of evidence to sift through, police said.

During earlier pro-ceedings, Reinbrecht’s former lawyer in-formed the court he might be making a charter application to have the charges dropped based on time delays.

best work with the pa-tient load that exists in Sharma’s absence.

Moyer also points out that the Chase clinic not only serves Chase, but surrounding areas as well, including lo-cal First Nations bands, Falkland, Turtle Valley and other areas.

She also worries about what might hap-pen after the impending retirement of two Shus-wap doctors.

Len Mclean is also a member of the recruit-ment task force.

Mclean has been brainstorming ideas that reach outside of the ef-forts already taken.

They have taken out ads and submitted ar-ticles to major medical journals and magazines, and have looked to the Eastern medical schools for potential interest.

While these efforts continue, Mclean said residents are now being

looked to for ideas.“The more brains

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this, the more likely we are to find a solution,” Mclean said.

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Optimism regarding recruiting

Trial into boat crash postponed

n A police officer looks over what’s left of a houseboat and speedboat af-ter they crashed following Canada Day fireworks in 2010.

The Chase Firemen’s Ball has been post-poned.

The event, originally

scheduled to take place this weekend, will in-stead occur sometime this spring.

Department mem-bers decided that the event’s former date fell too close to Christmas

as well as the upcom-ing annual Fish and Game banquet. A new date hasn’t been set yet.

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n On Friday, Jan. 3 the Sicamous Eagles got by Chase 4-3, but the Heat returned the favour Jan. 5, downing the Eagles 4-1 at home.

After a holiday sea-son break of nine days, the Heat got back on the hard water Friday, Jan. 3 versus the Eagles in Sicamous.

Clearly Mom’s good cooking at Christmas had an impact as the home side took a 4-3 victory. Kaleb Boyle led the Heat with two goals and an as-

sist – one shorthanded marker in the 1st and a power-play goal in the 3rd. Connor Venne got the other goal in the 3rd on the power play. Jake Mattes faced 44 shots in goal.

On Sunday the 5th the same two teams battled at Art Hold-ing Memorial Arena. Mattes faced 38 in front of 196 fans. Jared Anderson led scoring with two even-strength

goals, one in the 1st and one in the 3rd. Cody Koskimaki popped one in during the 2nd and Chad Wilde rounded things out in the 3rd.

Next up are the 100 Mile House Wranglers on Saturday night, Jan. 11. The Heat, with a victory on the weekend, while the Wranglers lost three, jumped into second place in the di-vision with 18 wins and 38 points.

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Over the Christmas season, Chase RCMP set up numerous road safety check stops.

Officers investi-gated a total of seven impaired driving in-cidents between Dec. 21 and Jan. 7. This included both criminal code and immediate roadside prohibitions.

During the same

period, Chase RCMP also responded to four highway collisions, none with serious in-juries.

Officers also re-ceived a call regarding

a suspicious vehicle fire last weekend.

In the early morn-ing hours of Jan. 5, Chase RCMP were dispatched to a vehicle fire on Foothills Road in Chase.

Upon arrival they found a 1994 blue Mazda fully engulfed in flames.

The vehicle owner

said the car had been stolen overnight, and police are continu-ing to investigate this matter as a suspected arson.

Chase RCMP ask that anyone with information about this vehicle theft and fire call the detach-ment at 250-679-3221 or Crime Stoppers.

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On Jan. 11 and 12, the Mixed Open Bon-spiel will be kicking off. For more informa-tion, call Dave at 250-

517-8829.Later this month, on

Jan. 17, 18 and 19, the Region Seven BC Se-nior Play Downs will be taking place at the Chase curling rink.

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ply want to show their community pride are invited to come out and cheer on their favourites. For more information, contact Dave at 250-517-8829. Volunteers for this event are also

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It is with great sadness that the family of Larry announces his passing in Salmon Arm, BC on January 4, 2014 at the age of 59 years.

A celebration of life service will be held on Friday January 10, 2014 at 2:00 pm from Bowers Funeral Chapel, Salmon Arm. A reception will follow in the mountainside room allowing friends and family to continue sharing memories.

Online condolences may be sent through Larry’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

Funeral arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Service, Salmon Arm, BC

MILLER, LARRY ARNOLD1954 - 2014

Mom, Pats as many knew her was born in Vancouver, B.C. Pats married Bert Neumann in the 1950’s and they had two sons; Michael Neumann of Princeton, B.C. and Brian Neu-mann of Salmon Arm, B.C. Pats and Bert separated and in 1970 Cecil Hurtig came into her life and they were a happy couple until Cecil’s passing in 2005. Cecil and Pats lived in White Rock, B.C. when they were first married and then later moved to Arm-strong where they lived on two different farms overthe years. Raising and currying for horses was one of mom’s passions. Eventually they moved to Sa-lon Arm to be close to their grand kids. Cecil andmom loved their time with them and many a fine laugh was had as they grew into young ladies. The many who knew mom will miss her. Mom’s family;her sons Michael and Brian, daughter-in-law Sher-lene and grand-daughters Nikola and Joelene mostof all. We wish to thank those amazing people at Hillside Village, Bastion Place and Shuswap Lodgewho made mom’s day, everyday... Thank you for allyour caring and compassionate love to mom.

PATRICIA EDNA HURTIGMarch 31, 1931 – December 27, 2013

Born January 5, 1958 - passed peacefully at home on December 16, 2013 at the age of 55.

June loved Christmas, a white-winter and stay-ing cool. She was a loving wife, mother and grand-mother.

June is survived by her husband Leonard, chil-dren; Lisa, Michael, Stacy, Lindsay and Kelsey and grandchildren; Destinee and Evan as well as three brothers, five sisters and several in-laws.

June loved and enjoyed helping people whowere not able to help themselves.

She is with us in our hearts and will be forever missed.

A celebration of June’s life will be held Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 2 p.m. at the Silver Creek Com-munity Hall.

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s FuneralServices & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm, (250)833-1129. Email condolences and share memoriesthrough June’s obituary at www.fischersfuneralser-vices.com.

SARRAZIN, JUNE CAROL

John Overeem passed away suddenly at his res-idence in Lee Creek, BC on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 and went to be with his Lord and Savior at the age of 73 years.

John was born at Amersfoort, Netherlands on April 6, 1940 and had been a resident of Lee Creek since 1993.

John will be lovingly re-membered by his wife of 53 years, Christina; Chil-dren, Hank (Linda) Overeem, Rose (Phil) Lesowski, Bob (Tina) Overeem, Carolyn (Peter) Kwong and Heather (Doug) Sytsma; fifteen grandchildren andsixteen great grandchildren.

A graveside service was held in Mount Ida Cem-etery on Saturday, December 28th at 11:00 am. Thefuneral service followed at the Cornerstone Chris-tian Reformed Church at 1:00 pm, with Pastor Pe-ter Stellingwerff officiating.

If so desired, contributions in memory of John may be made to The Leprosy Mission Canada, 90Allstate Parkway, Suite 200, Markham, Ontario, L3R 6H3 or World Renew-Canada, 3475 Mainway,Burlington, ON L7R 3Y8.

Online condolences can be sent through John’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home, Salmon Arm.

OVEREEM, JOHN

Josephine Ferguson passed away peacefully at Hillside Village, Dec. 29, 2013 at the age of 103 years.

She will be sadly missed by her daughter June Scott, grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren and great great great grand-children. Gran had six generations three times over. She saw many changes in her lifetime.

The family would like to thank the staff at Hill-side Village for their patience and wonderful care ofGran as well as Vince and Tammy at Fischer’s for making us feel so comfortable.

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s FuneralServices & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm (250)833-1129. Email condolences and share memoriesthrough Josephine’s obituary at www.fischersfu-neralservices.com.

FERGUSON, JOSEPHINE

NASH, Danford Martin “Dan” passed away at Shuswap Lake General Hospital, Salmon Arm, BC on Saturday, December 21, 2013, at the age of 97 years.

Dan was born in Tofield, Alberta on May 13, 1916 and moved to the Shuswap with his family as a young boy. He served overseas in France during World War II and upon returning to the Shuswap, worked at Adams Lake Sawmill and in forestry.

Dan was predeceased by his wife, Rose in 1993; sister, Edith Pari; brothers, Everett, Arden, Erling, and Russell. He is survived by his son, John (Remi) of Vancouver; grandchildren, Martin Nash and Christina (Steve) Pitkanen; great grandchildren, Darla and Marshall Pitkanen; two nieces, Dian (Tom) Fox and family; and Claudette (Dale) Ophus and family.

A celebration of Dan’s life will be held at the Shuswap Lodge Retirement Residence, Salmon Arm on Saturday, January 11th at 2:00 pm.

The family would like to give a very special thank you to the staff at the Shuswap Lodge Retirement Residence and Shuswap Lake General Hospital for the compassionate care they gave to Dan.

Online condolences can be sent through Dan’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.

DANFORD MARTIN “DAN” NASH

Yvonne Cecilia Arnouse passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 2, 2014 at the age of 69 years.

The Funeral Service was held from the chapel of Bowers Funeral Home, Salmon Arm, on Monday morning, January 6th at 10 a.m. with Jack Bowers the funeral celebrant, with tributes shared by Ronnie Jules, Felix Arnouse, Joan Arnouse, Dion Arnouse with DVD presented by Kyle Arnouse.

Interment followed on the Tappen Reserve Cemetery. Pallbearers were; Ronnie and David Jules, Ralph McBryan, Cyprian Allen, Stan Walstrom, Les Tomma; Dana, Kyle, Chad, Josh, Aaron and Jay Arnouse. Cross bearers were Kaiden and Eddie Arnouse.

Born in Salmon Arm on September 8, 1944. Except for her nurses training in Vancouver, Yvonne lived her life in the Shuswap. She was a dedicated and faithful nurse at Shuswap Lake General Hospital for 35 years. Yvonne is well remembered and respected for her faith and sharing the Native Culture in the community. She was foster mother to 34 children, as well nursed and cared in her home for 5 elders, all with raising her own children, as a single mother.

Predeceased by her mother, Elizabeth Arnouse, sister, Hazel Sylvestor and brother, Jimmy.

Yvonne leaves her loving family; children, Dion (Gloria) Arnouse of West Bank, Dave Nordquist of Chase, Jason Arnouse of Miami, Lorretta Nordquist of Kelowna, Crystal Arnouse of Tappen, Cynthia Nordquist of Vancouver; 5 grandchildren, Damian, Jamie and Alexandria Arnouse, Kash Pooley and Kohl Nordquist; brothers, Chief Felix (Joan) Arnouse of Squilax, Oliver Arnouse of Tappen, Greg Sylvestor of Sunnybrae, Gordon Sylvestor of Kamloops; and many other relatives.

Email condolences may be sent to Yvonne’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

Funeral arrangements were in the care of Bowers Funeral Home, Salmon Arm.

ARNOUSE, YVONNE

It is with great sadness that we said goodbye to husband, brother, father, grandfather, great grandfather and great man, “Lefty” Rolin on December 27.

He was predeceased by his parents, Louie and Margaret and his youngest brother, Garry.

Lefty is survived by his wife of 57 years, Vivian, brothers, Ken (Dorothy) Rolin, Urb (Enid) Rolin, daughters Debbie (Doug) Dymond, Sandra Rolin (Mark Young)and Nadine (Dan) Bardarson, 8 grandsons and 3 great-grandchildren.

His love of family, his sense of humor and his great passion for the outdoors will never be forgotten.

A Celebration of life service will be held from the chapel of Bowers Funeral Home on Saturday afternoon, January 18, 2014 at 1 p.m. with Jack Bowers the funeral celebrant.

A reception will follow in the Mountainside room allowing time for family and friends to continue sharing memories.

Interment will follow in the spring time in Mt. Ida Cemetery.

Memorial donations in memory of Lefty may be sent to the Charity of One’s choice.

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

Funeral arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.

ROLIN, LAVERNE E. (LEFTY)JUNE 13, 1932 - DECEMBER 27, 2013

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Clare passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on January 5, 2014 after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer at the age of 57 years.

Clare is predeceased by her father Charles Marshall and mother Betty Marshall (Chase, BC) and is lovingly remembered by her husband Wayne McGill and her daughters Annie Korver of Calgary and Erin Vieira (Jamie) of Kamloops, sister Diane Tarry (Bob) of Chase, brother Jim Marshall (Cindy) of Merritt, brother Harry Marshall (Monica) of Parksville, mother-in-law Joan McGill of Salmon Arm, stepson James McGill of Port Coquitlam, stepson Jay McGill of Calgary, stepdaughter Kolina Malloff of Grand Forks, numerous nieces and nephews, her beloved granddaughters Abby and Hannah Vieira and step-grandchildren Alexander, Ana and Lauren McGill, and many good friends.

Mom spent her childhood years in Vancouver, Williams Lake and finally Chase where she graduated from high school. In 1982 she moved to Revelstoke where she raised her two daughters. In 2000, Mom and Wayne moved to Salmon Arm.

Mom loved to spend time travelling with Wayne in their RV and during the summer of 2013 together they took the ‘trip of their lifetime’ to the Grand Canyon. Mom also enjoyed quilting, sewing, taking her sailboat out on Shuswap Lake, and most of all, spending time with her family. Mom experienced her ‘perfect day’ on November 16, 2013 when she wed her best friend, Wayne McGill in the presence of her family.

Mom will forever be remembered as a loving mother, wife and Nana and a dedicated colleague. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Shuswap Hospital Foundation would be appreciated.

Mom’s service will be held at St. John’s Anglican Church in Salmon Arm on Friday, January 10, 2014 at 2:00p.m. Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm, (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories through Clare’s obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices.com.

MCGILL, CLARE ELIZABETH (nee Marshall, formerly Frew)

Born November 3, 1956 in Vancouver, BC

Ben passed away peacefully on December 26th 2013 at Bastion Place at the age of 86 years.

Ben was born in Rhenen, Netherlands on May 27, 1927 and immigrated to British Columbia, in 1953. After working in different areas of the province he settled in Salmon Arm, married the “love of his life” (Trudy) and purchased a Dairy Farm in 1959.

After retirement, he enjoyed travelling, family, gardening and many volunteer endeavours.

Ben is survived by one sister Alida Smit (Albert), his two children: John (Carolyn), Caroline (Sante) and four grandchildren. All have good memories of Dad, Opa, Grandpa. Even the calves at the farm will miss him!

He is predeceased by his wife of 46 years, Trudy in 2005, two of his sisters and brother.

We would like to extend a big thank you to the many community care aides, staff at Arbor Lodge and Bastion Place for their outstanding care and compassion.

A memorial service was held on Saturday, January 4, 2014, 1:30 p.m. at the First United Church in Salmon Arm.

If family and friends wish to make a donation in Ben’s memory, please donate to the Shuswap Hospital Foundation at PO Box 265, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N3, telephone 250-803-4565 or online.

BERNARDUS ARIS (BEN) SCHUT MAY 27, 1927 – DECEMBER 26, 2013

Louise MabelWaterson

Mrs. Louise Mabel Waterson passed away at Bastion Place, Salmon Arm on Wednesday, December 25th, 2013 at the age of 91 years. A memorial service for Louise will be held in Sicamous in

the spring of 2014 with interment of her cremated remains in the family plot of Mountain View Cemetery, Revelstoke.

Louise was born in Erpingham, England on February 14, 1922 and had been a longtime resident of Sicamous. Her gardens were her pride and joy. Spring through fall found Louise tending numerous flower beds as well as a vegetable garden. Many friends and neighbours reaped the benefits of her gardening expertise. In the winter months Louise was into crosswords and many types of needlecraft.

Louise is survived by her husband of 67 years, Rusty of Sicamous; two sons: Ralph (Judy) of Sicamous and Harley (Livia) of Surrey; two step grandchildren: Don (Angela) Waterson of Revelstoke, Dennis (Robin) Peterson of Vanderhoof and one sister, Margaret Graham of Armstrong.

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting Louise’s obituary notice at

www.brandonbowersfuneralhome.com

Cremation arrangements are in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, Revelstoke.

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