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NEWS Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Vol. 53 No. 35 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (HST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.comPM40008236

Restoration: Above, Carla Krens sur-veys the volunteer work being done to restore the back section of the Red Barn Arts Centre. Below, Rebecca Sharpe, Tim Nickerson carrying sister Leslie Heppner and Jacquie Michie packing Emerald and Lakai Heppner, make their way across River-side Avenue in front of

the Red Barn during the

recent flooding. Photos by Lachlan Labere and James Murray

Red Barn Arts Centre denied disaster aid

Carla Krens is fed-up with the province after the volunteer, non-profi t organization was denied disaster assistance for post-fl ood restoration of the Red Barn Arts Centre.

Krens says the arts council had applied for about $4,000 through Emergency Management BC’s Di-saster Financial Assistance (DFA) program, under the “Charitable/Volunteer Organization” category, to help repair damage sustained by the Red Barn in the recent fl ooding.

“It’s not much what we’re asking for, and what-ever we don’t get from the disaster fund, we have to raise somewhere else,” says Krens. “This is not within our budget. Where am I going to get the $4,000 from?”

Emergency Management BC, which oversees the DFA program, turned down the arts council’s application.

An Aug. 17 letter from Emergency Manage-ment BC recovery offi cer Mona Smith states, “there is no evidence the Eagle Valley Arts Coun-cil is a charitable organization, therefore we regret we are unable to provide you with fi nancial assis-tance.”

The letter notes the arts council charges a fee to member groups, and for public events, and states that an eligible organization is one that, “in the opinion of the minister, provides a benefi t or service to the community at large; has been in ex-istence for 12 months; and is registered under the Society Act.”

Krens asserts the arts council is a volunteer, non-profi t organization that has been registered under the BC Society’s Act since 1980.

“We’re defi nitely non-profi t,” says Krens. “Charitable? I don’t know. We’re very charitable to our member groups who we charge $2 an hour for the use of the barn.”

Krens says no one from Emergency Manage-ment BC contacted her to explain the income rec-ognized in the letter, which she says was informa-tion not provided by her or the arts council.

“ I could have explained that in order to get funding, other grants, you have to generate some

By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

Decision : Not-for-profit organization disqualified for charging rental fees.

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of your own revenue,” says Krens. “And that by renting it out and charging rent, we col-lect about one-quarter to one-third of our reve-nue for our yearly oper-ating costs. So, I don’t know how that doesn’t make us non-profi t. By generating some income, we’re now not charitable?”

Smith’s letter refers to the Compensation and Disaster Financial Assistance Regulation as the basis for the de-cision. Krens fi nds the wording in the regu-lation is ambiguous, in that it clearly uses

throughout the words “charitable” and “vol-unteer” for non-profi ts, as though they are distinct designations, except when it comes to an actual defi nition, provided in Section 8.1 where it states, “’chari-table or volunteer’ or-ganization means a not for profi t charitable or-ganization….” The act, however, fails to pro-vide defi nitions for the words “charitable” or “volunteer.”

Calls to Smith and Shuswap MLA George Abbott received no re-ply prior to deadline.

Krens is quick to note how during the re-cent fl ooding event, the

Red Barn, surrounded in about three-feet of water, featured promi-nently in television and print news coverage. She says that since the water subsided, volun-teers have been busy doing the restoration work on their own, as recommended in the DFA application form.

“The form says here, when putting a claim, go ahead and start work, because we understand you cannot wait…,” says Krens. “You take it all out and then they say they’ll send an evaluator. So I kept track of that too – the volunteers tak-ing everything out, the

garbage that had to be taken away.

“I don’t know where in this process we had a voice. The forms were fi lled out, the evalua-tor never showed up, they made a judgement on income, therefore you’re not charitable, and you’re done.”

Krens has decided to appeal Emergency Management BC’s de-cision, though the idea of more paperwork further adds insult to injury.

“I feel just so, just off-handedly put down because we have some income, which abso-lutely doesn’t follow any rhyme or reason…,”

says Krens. “It’s not like we’re not willing to put out our efforts and our money in a lot of cases. We put out our money to buy all this stuff, but that leaves us cash-poor until we get our next grant. In October we get a little bit from the CSRD (Columbia Shuswap Regional Dis-trict), and we have to keep operating.”

Krens says there’s already much volunteer “sweat equity” invested into the 90-year-old building, and, regard-less of the work ahead, she is privileged to help care for the Red Barn for current and future generations.

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The Harper govern-ment’s Bill C-38 and its changes to the Canadian Environmental Assess-ment Act are removing the requirement for a federal environmental assessment of several projects in the Shus-wap.

Close to 500 proj-ects in B.C., which are termed ‘small, low risk,’ will no longer be required to complete assessments, according to the Canadian Envi-ronmental Assessment Agency agency website. It notes that on July 6, the new Canadian Envi-ronmental Assessment Act 2012 came into force, replacing the Ca-nadian Environmental Assessment Act.

In the Shuswap, those listed include: Willy’s Wharf on Shus-

wap Lake in Canoe; Old Town Bay Marina Resort construction on Shuswap Lake in Si-camous; West Beach Village Marina on Shuswap Lake near Lee Creek; a fl oating dock for boat moor-age on Shuswap Lake in Shuswap Lake Park at Scotch Creek; a Sun Peaks access road in Chase; and a water sup-ply and treatment up-grade in Chase.

In an email, spokes-person for the Canadian Environmental Assess-ment Agency, Isabelle Perrault, states that “under the Canadian Environmental Assess-ment Act, numerous small, routine projects that posed little or no risk to the environment were subject to formal federal environment as-sessment.”

“The new Canadian Environmental Assess-

ment Act, 2012, (CEAA 2012) focuses reviews on those project propos-als that have a greater potential for signifi cant adverse environmental effects in areas of fed-eral jurisdiction.”

“Screening- type environmental assess-ments of most projects ceased when the new act came into force to ensure resources are allocated to the review of major projects,” she wrote.

“The vast majority of these smaller proj-ects were expected to have little or no adverse effects on the environ-ment.”

She states that the projects will still be subject to relevant federal and provincial laws, regulations and standards.

“Furthermore, fed-eral authorities must be satisfi ed that there

will be no signifi cant adverse environmen-tal effects when these small, low-risk projects are on federal lands. CEAA 2012 sets out requirements for feder-al authorities to report annually to Parliament regarding this obliga-tion.”

Regarding the pro-vincial Riparian Ar-eas Regulation, which directs developers to hire a Qualifi ed Envi-ronmental Professional to determine how close a development can be built to a watercourse, Carl Bannister, Salmon Arm’s chief adminis-trative offi cer, said the regulation remains in effect.

The changes to the federal act have sparked opposition, among them a group of more than 100 lawyers and law professors who wrote a public letter ex-

pressing their concerns just prior to the passing of Bill C-38.

They wrote: “Under the new act, the scope of environmental effects considered is greatly narrowed, fewer as-sessments are required, there is more discretion to exempt projects, and timelines are very short. Public participation rights are narrowed and no longer described in detail, leaving the pub-lic with no clear legally enforceable right to participate in environ-mental reviews.”

“The new CEAA also allows for weaker provincial assessments to replace federal as-sessments in many cases...” the lawyers wrote.

The information on assessments can be found at: http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/052/plus-eng.cfm.

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China will be get-ting a taste of the Shuswap’s houseboat-ing lifestyle.

Shuswap Tourism played host to Travel Channel China and National Geographic China for a luxury, two-day tour of the Shuswap and Mara lakes to promote the region.

Tourism BC and the Canadian Tourism Commission selected the Shuswap for one of their “Canada - You Can Be a Star” promo-tion, which is designed to increase awareness of unique activities in Canada to the fast-growing independent travel segment in Chi-na.

The promotion in-volved selecting a Chi-nese couple who spent time in the Shuswap, fi lmed by Travel Chan-nel China, the premier travel TV channel in China with a viewing audience of more than 300 million.

The selection of the couple involved a public voting process reviewed by CTC (Ca-nadian Tourism Com-mission) and Travel Channel China. They were short-listed for live auditions in front of a celebrity panel on May 26 (American Idol style).

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wap was fun-loving and had an adventur-ous spirit; they will each be featured in at least fi ve program episodes on the China Travel Channel.

“China is a large tourism market for Canada and the Shus-wap region will be showcased to over 300 million people in China,” says Wen-dy Byhre, Shuswap Tourism marketing co-ordinator. “China is looking for new adventures to explore and this fi lm will re-veal the diversity of the Shuswap region

and the wonderful adventures that exist here.

“The Chinese mar-ket was untapped until now and this is our fi rst tourism experience with China. Tapping into this market will provide many oppor-tunities for local busi-nesses in the region.”

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Tourism offi cials raved about the Shus-wap experience.

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Celebrate the Shuswap: A crew from Travel Channel China enjoy the Shuswap by houseboat. Rick Graham, Tourism BC photo

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All are invited to at-tend. The agenda will include a short infor-mation presentation on the Regional Rec-reational Access and Trail planning process at 7 p.m., followed by an opportunity to help update the regional rec-reational access routes and trails inventory, and highlight those ar-eas that should be con-sidered a priority for improved recreational management.

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VICTORIA – NDP leader Adrian Dix has announced that one of his fi rst acts as premier would be to withdraw B.C. from the joint review of the En-bridge pipeline proposal from Alberta to Kitimat.

The two-year, federal-led review will be mostly done by next May, but Dix proposes to start a new provin-cial assessment to examine the B.C. portion. He doesn’t know how much it would cost, and under questioning he all but admitted the intention is to study the pipeline to death.

Fresh from a summer tour of the pipeline route to reaffi rm solidarity with its opponents, Dix is hardly in a position to consider anything but maximum resistance. As Premier Christy Clark did in her showdown with Alberta over benefi ts, Dix hinted that provincial permits for river and wildlife crossings would be made as expensive as possible, if not refused.

The same fate awaits the Kinder Morgan plan to twin the existing Trans-Mountain oil pipeline to Burnaby. Dix left the impression that he would undo the years of work that have gone into bringing some rational sense to envi-ronmental approvals that can be, and

have been, dragged out for years.The B.C. hearings would provide

another platform for opponents, and more complaints to justify refusal at the provincial level, to go along with court cases and direct-action protests.

Speaking of which, the frontal as-sault by agitators at the federal En-bridge hearings has mostly petered out. After 4,000-odd people were signed up to speak, most didn’t bother, and some hearings were cancelled. Professional environmentalists are now wringing their hands over Ottawa’s decision to leave smaller-scale reviews to the province. This means, for example, that there won’t be a duplicate federal review of the urgently needed refi t of the John Hart Dam on the Campbell River.

One reader suggested that environ-mental pioneer Roderick Haig-Brown is still spinning in his grave over the damming of this legendary salmon river. Perhaps, but that was in 1947. Does it make sense today to lard point-less bureaucracy onto a reconstruction that replaces wooden pipes and pro-vides earthquake protection, without expanding river impact?

NDP environment critic Rob Flem-ing hammered away at the B.C. Liber-als about this in the spring, reminding them that Auditor General John Doyle

had exposed a lack of resources in the B.C. Environmental Assessment Of-fi ce, even before Ottawa’s changes.

Fleming makes it sound like a huge new burden has been dumped on B.C. False. Provincial assessment already must be done with the participation of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Trans-port Canada, the provincial ministries of natural resources and energy and mines, and of course aboriginal com-munities. This is why it’s so long and expensive. And don’t be fooled into believing that a federal review would go out and count the tadpoles and cari-bou again. It’s only the desk jobs that have proliferated.

There weren’t just two levels of duplicate review, but three. Earlier in their mandate, the B.C. Liberals ex-empted major projects such as mines and energy generation from local gov-ernment control, citing the “provincial interest” similar to the federal author-ity over projects that cross provincial borders.

I agree with the NDP that B.C. envi-ronmental assessment needs more re-sources, in particular to do the follow-up on approved projects, as called for by the auditor general.

Forest management needs more money too. All the more reason not to waste resources on political gestures.

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Changes to the Canadian Environmen-tal Assessment Act mean a number of projects in the Shuswap will now go

ahead without federal assessment.What confounds us even more is the rationale

given by a Canadian Environmental Assess-ment Agency spokeswoman, “that the changes will affect only projects that are small and pose little or no risk to the environment.”

After all, isn’t the whole point of an environ-mental assessment to determine if a project poses a risk to the ecosystem? And, at the fed-eral level, to provide sober second thought to provincial reviews that are highly dependent upon qualified environmental professionals hired by the developer?

How can governments, and the citizens they serve, make an accurate determination of poten-tial impacts without such research?

The environment and the many small ecosys-tems of which it is composed can be incredibly diverse and filled with complexities. Like throwing a small pebble into a pond, a small change could eventually develop-wide ranging ripples.

A few of these developments, including the West Beach proposal for the mouth of the Adams River and the Old Town Bay develop-ment in Sicamous, have already proved to be contentious in the region. Citizens are asking questions about what impacts these proposals would have on fish, wildlife and the native flora and fauna.

This is not to say that all development must be stifled, but these projects deserve careful review of their impacts before proceeding.

While these projects may seem low-risk to some bigwig sitting in an Ottawa office build-ing, they are anything but for the people who actually live here and must accept the conse-quences, whatever they may be, of these pro-posed projects. To us they are anything but lit-tle.

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Open letter to Shus-wap MLA George Ab-bott:

Wow! We certainly have had an interesting time this year.

I live at Two Mile in the District of Si-camous, and this is what the governments are fi ghting about.

The alluvial fan that we know as Two Mile has been forming for thousands of years. “The event” is a clas-sic avulsion. In sedi-mentary geology and fl uvial geomorphology, avulsion is the rapid abandonment of a river channel, and the for-mation of a new river channel.

Avulsions occur as a result of channel slopes that are much lower than the slope that the river could travel if it took a new course.

The cause is the amount of material up top that produces a de-bris fl ow.

There is a millen-nium of material (loose gravel and boulders) remaining that will continue to slough off the mountain(s), rac-ing towards civiliza-tion, carrying with it anything it can gather, i.e. 100-foot cedars, homes, cars and, yes, even people.

Until such time as the engineers can miti-gate the material, we will have to endure events such as the 1997

and 2012 debris fl ows. All the armouring in the world will not save the homes and people in the wake of this nat-ural force.

What needs to hap-pen right now is the determination of who is responsible for the destruction.

The Ministry of Transportation and In-frastructure is trying to wiggle out of any more work. Their consulting engineering fi rm, who was presented at the last town meeting, may very well have pre-sented something that

is questionable.It is not the respon-

sibility of the land owner or the district affected by the destruc-tive force of the creek’s owner (Crown land), to maintain the repairs. The aquatic land owner who caused the de-struction is responsible for the cleanup and the continuing mainte-nance, so that this does not happen again.

We now have a standoff between the provincial government and the District of Si-camous. Each party is pointing their fi ngers at

the other. No one wants to take the responsibil-ity because once one party caves in and takes that step, they will also be assuming the liabil-ity.

And so we have a “he who blinks fi rst loses” scenario.

And so we, the peo-ple of Two Mile, are the pawns in this war game between the chiefs and the lords.

The banks of the creek are sifting into the empty creek bed as we speak. Imag-ine what it will be like once the waters are un-

leashed. Flag people: continue to stand cen-tury over the Bailey Bridge, 24/7.

Time gentlemen, time.

Charlotte Sutherland

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Terry Danielson fi g-ures he’s fl ipped about 10,000 fl apjacks for the Sicamous chamber and community, and he has no intention of stop-ping.

Twenty years ago, Danielson says, the chamber was trying to come up with fundrais-ing opportunities for the benefi t of the visi-tor information centre. Having previously done them for the fi re department in Quesnel when he lived there, Danielson, aka Uncle Terry, said he could do a huckleberry pancake breakfast. He went with it, the breakfast was a success, and the annual Uncle Terry’s Huckle-berry Pancake Break-fast chamber fundraiser has since become some-thing of a Sicamous in-stitution.

So, why huckleber-ries?

“I don’t know. I’ve been picking huckleber-ries my whole life and it’s just something dif-ferent, eh?” says Dan-ielson. “You know, they have pancake breakfasts and stuff – why not huckleberry pancake

breakfasts?Danielson is known

for using his handpicked huckleberries in a vari-ety of items, including jam and muffi ns.

Danielson is also known for his more sturdy, huckleberry-free fruits of labour through Terry’s Cus-

tom Brickwork. “I’ve done bricks

around here since ’92 and every year it just gets busier and busier, and I get older and old-er,” laughs Danielson, who uses the pancake breakfast and other vol-unteer efforts and activ-ities as a way of giving

back to the community. He’s even been known to don a red suit and a snow-white beard for Christmas.

“They had a parade here and I’d ride on the fi re truck,” says Daniel-son, relating his more memorable Santa ex-periences. “One year I even rode my motor-cycle to the Red Barn with no plates on it. One Christmas, they had no snow here, and a cop was standing on the porch. He said, ‘Santa’s riding with no plates.’ I said, ‘Yeah, and when he’s fi nished here, he’s going right back to the North Pole.’ And he says, ‘Good, carry on.’”

The 20th annual Un-cle Terry’s Huckleberry Pancake Breakfast runs 8 to 11 a.m. on Satur-day, Sept. 1 in the dis-trict hall parking lot off Finlayson Street. At $5, the meal also includes ham, coffee and juice.

Flapjack fundraiser celebrates 20 yearsBy Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

Serving them hot: Terry Danielson, aka Uncle Terry, serves up hungry patrons at last year’s Uncle Terry’s Huckleberry Pancake Break-fast. File photo


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Tim and Cease At-kinson would like to see the Forever Young Run grow into a bigger foot-print.

It’s been fi ve years now since the Atkin-sons kicked off the run in Sicamous, though it actually began in 2004 in White Rock. From its inception, the run has been something of an intimate affair, a jo-vial gathering of family, friends and acquain-tances with a com-mon connection: Joah Atkinson and Brian Collins who, in 2003, were struck down and killed while crossing at a crosswalk in Calgary, where the two attended university.

The Forever Young Run is a fundraiser. The money raised goes towards the University of Calgary Joah Atkin-son/Brian Collins Ath-letic Award, as well as the Eagle River High School Joah Atkinson/Brian Collins Forever Young Athletic Award.

Since the run was brought to Sicamous (it takes place largely along Old Spallumcheen Road), the Atkinsons say they’ve seen the number of participants swell to a point where, as directors, they’ve had to “gear it down.” Not that they’re opposed to seeing the run grow into something more. In fact, they already have a vision for next year: an offi cial 10-kilometre run along Cambie-Solsqua Road, beginning and ending at Cambie Hall. To make this happen, however, the Atkinson’s recognize they need to

build partnerships in Sicamous with both the district and local busi-nesses.

“We want to make that next step. We would like to. We need those partnerships,” says Cease. “But we don’t have a lot of money… If it gets into a lot of money and getting into this and that, that would take away from the stu-dents and we don’t ever want to do that.”

The Atkinsons see the run as having the potential to become the next big annual event for Sicamous, one that could substantially ben-efi t the community. Tim says Sicamous could easily become a “desti-nation run,” where par-ticipants do a lot more than spending a couple of hours building up a sweat.

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you can spend a week or two weeks, you can do a houseboat trip,” says Tim. “We haven’t approached everyone on this, but we’ve seen what other destination runs do. And Sicamous really fi ts the bill.”

Cease takes part in two destination runs a year, and she and Tim build a vacation around these. Her next one this year is in Moab, Utah. The two of them con-cur that what Sicamous has to offer in terms of route, accommodation, etc. has the makings of another world-class run.

“It’s a breathtak-ing road… It’s cows, it’s country, it’s beauti-ful,” says Cease, not-ing the stark contrast between what could be Sicamous’ run, and the million-person event she’s participated in

New York. Both agree the peaceful beauty of the Sicamous run could be a huge draw.

There are some things about the run, however, that would not change. Cease says it must start and end at the same place, with a gathering at the end of the day. And though it would be open to any-one, it will always be about remembering

“When it’s a memo-rial run, you can open it up to the community, because a memorial run becomes a run within a run,” says Tim.

“It’s running and remembering, because that what you do,” adds Cease.

In fact, this year’s run has been given the theme, “Running and Remembering,” as well as “tight and bright” to keep it fun, with music

(another new addition) by The Tighty Whiteys. The run takes place on Sunday, Sept. 2. Reg-istration begins at 9 a.m. at 375 Follond Rd. There is no cost to regis-ter, though T-shirts will be available for $20.

Ready to run: Tim and Cease Atkinson show off the new T-shirt for this year’s Forever Young Run. Photo by Lachlan Labere

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Joan Lindsay Blomquist passed away peacefullyin Shuswap Lake General Hospital, Salmon Arm,BC on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at the age of 89years.

Born Joan Lindsay Turner in Preston, Lancashire,England on February 23, 1923, she was raisedby her grandmother, coming to Canada in 1926to Manitoba and in her late teen’s moving toVancouver. Joan was proud of her service in theArmy Pipe Band during WW 11, traveling to manylocations and had the pleasure of shaking handswith the Queen. She married Walter Blomquist on November 9, 1956 and moved to Malakwa, whereshe quickly started her family.

Joan loved nature, animals of all sizes, never giving a second thought to what her girls broughthome. She is well remembered for her love of cooking, baking, especially her Chinese Food.Determination and being outspoken was partof her personality, at the same time she enjoyedhumor, was very social, and believed happinesswas important in this life.

Survived by her loving family, husband, Walter; 2daughters, Judy Johnston of Malakwa, and Coleen(Neil) Reiswig of Sicamous; 4 grandchildren, Haileyand Taren Johnston, Kent and Brennen Reiswig, ½brother, Joe Welsh of Singapore.

A celebration of life service was held from theMalakwa Community Hall on Saturday afternoon,August 25th at 1 p.m. with Jack Bowers thecelebrant. Tributes were shared by family andfriends with Honors presented by comrades of the Sicamous Royal Canadian Legion. Intermentfollowed in the family plot in Malakwa Cemeterywith daughters Coleen and Judy the urn bearers.Honorary Pallbearers were Neil, Kent and BrennenReiswig, Bruce, Kent and Bryan Blomquist. A reception, provided by the community members,followed back in the Hall, allowing time for friendsto continue sharing memories with the family.

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Merchandise for Sale

Antiques / Vintage4th ANNUAL ENDERBY

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SALE

Enderby Drill Hall (South end of town on Hwy

97, watch for signs)40 plus tables of collectibles!Fri Aug 31, 9-6 & Sat Sept 1,

9-5. Admission $1.00

Heavy Duty Machinery

A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS /

Bridges / EquipmentWheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & Storage-Call 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale77 GAL. FISH TANK with pol-ished aluminum and cherry wood stand. 48” wide, 18” deep and stands 5’ high. Dual lighting, ornaments, gravel. New aerator and new fuval 403 fi lter/pump. Empty and clean. Ready to go. $500.00. 250-803-0560 or 250-804-5156.

DIGITAL TV box with remote, New $99, asking $50 OBO

(250)836-4613FOR RESTLESS or cramping legs. A fast acting remedy since 1981, sleep at night, proven for 31 years. Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660www.allcalm.comHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for Sale

STEEL BUILDING- Huge Clearance Sale! 20x24 $4,658. 25x28 $5,295. 30x40 $7,790. 32x54 $10,600. 40x58 $14,895. 47x78 $19,838. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422.www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. WantedPrivate Coin Collector BuyingCollections, Silver Coins etc.Available now: 250-863-3082 PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670

Plants /NurserySCREENED TOPSOIL. 250-833-5576 or 250-838-7061.

Real Estate

Houses For Sale3 BDRM. 2 BATH DBLE wide in park in Sicamous. lge. end lot, central air, deck & carport, 2 shops, new windows, roof, hw tank, fl oors. $110,000. 250-836-2647 or 250-253-5151.

Mobile Homes & Parks

RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Af-fordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Kere-meos, BC. Ask us about our Free Rent option! Please cal 250-462-7055.www.copperridge.ca

RV SitesAVORADO RESORT. Beauti-ful waterfront RV Resort. New Sites For Sale ($63,900). All season, full amenities, club-house & beach access. Co-op Resort w/Lifetime Ownership! www.avorado.comCall 250-228-3586.

Rentals

Rent To OwnMALAKWA, 3bdrm, 2baths, 5 appl. modular , NS, pets neg. , $750/mo. plus util.Avail. Sept 1 or 15. (250)679-1011

Apt/Condo for Rent1 BDRM CONDO in Sica-mous, fully furnished, pool/hot tub. $700/mo. DD. Avail Sept. 1 2012 to June 30, 2013. Leanne at 250-804-3485.1 BDRM. WATERFRONT Condo in Sicamous, unfur-nished, washer/dryer, boat slip, all appl. $875/mo. + pow-er & propane. Call Leanne at 250-804-3485 or 250-832-1324.AVAILABLE Oct 1st. 2 BDRM top fl oor NE corner Apt, Main St Sicamous; $750. Heat in-cluded. References required. No smoking. Contact Sharon 250-836-3933BACHELOR APT. for rent. Incl. cable, hydro, washer & dryer. No pets. Single person only. $375/mo. Avail. Sept. 1. 250-836-3233.LGE 1 & 2 BDRM. BRIGHT apts. In suite storage, green space, live-in manager. Cable incl. Sicamous, 250-836-4516 or 250-804-5364.SICAMOUS WHITE PINES #48, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, fully fur-nished, newly renovated. $800/mo. + hydro. Avail. Sept. 1 to May 31. N.S. N.P. Call Leanne 250-804-3485.

Rentals

Commercial/Industrial

2 BAY SHOP-2160 sq. ft. w/hydraulic hoist. TCH & SeedFrontage Rd. Sicamous. Next to Gas Plus. For rental inquir-ies call 250-836-0095.

Mobile Homes & Pads

2 BDRM, 2 BATH mobile w/4appl. on acreage in Malakwa.Avail. Oct. 1. $800/mo. 250-836-5559.NEWLY RENOVATED Mobilehome. 2 bdrms. On lge. lot at 2 mile, Sicamous. $800/mo. +util.+ D.D. small pet. N.S. Ref.req. 250-836-4142 after 6pm.or 250-804-5033.

Homes for RentHOUSE for lease. $980. NS.Pet possible. Fenced yd. 5appl. Oil heating is included.250-869-0955 or 250-803-3507SWANSEA Point 3 bedroom 1 1/2 bathrooms 2 story 6 ap-pliances. Includes water, cleanand cozy, large yard, half block from beach. $900+ hy-dro. Phone Leanne 250-804-3485. Available September1st.TWO BDRM. MODULAR, 2mile, Sicamous. 1 1/2 baths,propane heat. N.S. On lot. $700/mo. 250-836-2758.

Suites, LowerSICAMOUS: 1bdrm fully furn. centrally located, f/s, NS, ND,pets neg., refs & DD req.$700/mo. util. incl., avail Sept1, (250)803-8182

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Cars - Sports & Imports

ATTENTION COLLECTORS1980 CAMARO, only 50,000 K on punched 305 eng. 3 spd. Needs some body work. Formore info. $2800 OBO. 1-250-523-9762. (Logan Lake)

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