Eagle Valley News, September 30, 2015

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NEWSVol. 60 No. 39 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (GST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.com

Public access at Old Town Bay

under scrutiny Page 3

Run raises funds for pavilion at

Beach ParkPage 3

Sicamous’ days of water quality adviso-ries are numbered.

While it was anticipated the district’s new Mara water treatment facility would be com-pleted by the end of the year, project manag-er Jean Lambert says plant is now expected

to be operational by the end of October. In a presentation to council, Lambert,

of MHPM Project Managers Inc., said the plant is on budget with the majority of con-struction complete and associated risks be-hind.

“We did have some incidents at the be-ginning of the project,” said Lambert. “We solved everything and fixed everything within the contingency. I know sometimes, for people who are not used to it, it’s a bit scary when these things happen, but we see it all the time… we expect it. But I’m hap-py to say this is all done, it’s behind us and

we’re still on schedule.”While $833,000 was budgeted for that

contingency, the amount was reduced ear-ly on by about $600,000 after the district accepted the $6.6 million bid by Maple Reinders Inc. to construct the plant (the con-struction cost had been estimated at $6 mil-lion). With cost reductions found by post-poning/eliminating certain works, such as the proposed waste settlement ponds (about $110,000), the contingency currently sits at about $300,000. Lambert said that could still shrink by another $235,000, but only if everything that can go wrong does, which he

considered unlikely. Asked about the warranty on the filtration

membrane technology used in the facility, Lambert was unable to provide specifics but said the provider, GE, hope to showcase the project.

“What that means is if you need service, I would be quite surprised if you don’t get good service from GE, because they want you to have a good experience,” said Lam-bert. “They want this to be a successful project. So if you have an issue with a mem-brane, I can’t predict the future, but I would think they would step up to the plate.”

Construction: Mara water facility ready by end of October.

Early opening expected for water treatment plant

By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

Blood moon rising: On Saturday night, stargazers were treated to a rare occurrence, a super harvest blood moon lunar eclipse – convergence of three lunar events: it was the full moon nearest to the fall equinox (a harvest moon) at its closest approach to earth (super moon or lunar perigee), shadowed by the Earth, giving the moon a reddish hue. This has occurred only five times since 1900, and won’t be seen again until 2033. Photo by Kelly Dick

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Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Act and the Community Charter, NOTICE is hereby given that the Council of the District of Sicamous will hold a PUBLIC HEARING in Council Chambers, District of Sicamous Municipal Office, 446 Main Street, Sicamous, B.C. V0E 2V0 on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following application to amend the District of Sicamous Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 750, 2009 and the District of Sicamous Zoning Bylaw No. 101, 1993 as follows:

DISTRICT OF SICAMOUSPUBLIC HEARING

District of Sicamous Ph: 250-836-2477 Fax: 250-836-4314 www.sicamous.ca

446 Main Street. Box 219 Sicamous B.C. V0E 2V0

Zoning Bylaw Amendment:

1. Schedule “A” of Zoning Bylaw No. 101, 1993 be amended by rezoning property legally described as Lot 1, District Lot 528, KDYD, Plan KAP77037 located at 250 Old Town Road from CDZ.01 – Comprehensive Development Zone 1 to CR - Country Residential as shown hatched on Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of Bylaw No. 896, 2015.

Schedule “A”

Attached to and forming part of Bylaw No. 896, 2015 (250 Old Town Road) cited as “District of Sicamous Zoning Bylaw No. 101, 1993 Amending Bylaw No. 896, 2015 (250 Old Town Road). A copy of the proposed Bylaw to amend the zoning of the subject property may be viewed at the District Office or alternatively, may be viewed on the District’s website: www.sicamous.ca under “Bylaws” – click on the proposed amendments to the Official Community Plan and proposed amendments to the Zoning Bylaw.

Zoning Bylaw may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from September 24, 2015 to October 7th, 2015 inclusive, at the office of the Corporate Officer, District of Sicamous, 446 Main Street, Sicamous, B.C.V0E 2V0. Please present written submissions to the District Office no later than 4:30 p.m., Wednesday October 7, 2015. This is your only opportunity to express comments or concerns regarding this application as Council is not permitted to receive further submissions after the close of the Public Hearing. The District of Sicamous assumes no responsibility for correspondence or emails not received by the District office prior to the Public Hearing.

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The cost of installing two bear-proof contain-ers for Old Town Bay: approximately $5,000.

The cost of people-proo� ng Old Town Bay: still to be determined.

In August, District of Sicamous council directed staff to look into the cost of replac-ing two waste bins in Old Town with bear-proof bins. This was af-ter Coun. Gord Bushell noted how bears have been seen frequenting the well-used bins.

In addition, council asked staff to look into the cost and feasibility of re-installing a gate at the entrance to Old Town Bay to control traf� c going in. This was in response to con-cerns raised by Coun. Todd Kyllo, who was critical of the way the foreshore was being used as a boat launch/campsite/houseboat moorage.

Regarding the bear-proof bins, staff re-ceived a quote that puts

the bins at $1,960 a piece. Staff time for in-stallation would be an-other $500 per bin.

During the Sept. 9 council meeting, Mayor Terry Rysz suggested, and council agreed,

that this purchase be discussed during up-coming budget delib-erations. Though Coun. Colleen Anderson ques-tioned the need, given who was believed to have been � lling the bins over the summer.

“Who is taking their garbage there? Those folks that are party-ing there, correct? The people that are squatting there. And those are the

folks that are request-ing a safer environment for them to camp at or party at,” said Ander-son. “They shouldn’t be there, so why is the district spending money on bear-proo� ng gar-bage cans when these folks shouldn’t be there to start with? I think it’s crazy.”

In response, Bush-ell explained the bears are ripping the lids off the existing containers, and stressed the need for bear-proof replace-ments.

“We do need bear-proof containers but I don’t know what the an-swer is – try to get the houseboats out of there would be one thing,” said Bushell.

Coun. Jeff Mallmes said people should be able to access Old Town, but suggested ac-cess be restricted to pri-vate properties – some-thing Kyllo said may be happening.

“There’s no boat ramp there, there’s 25 boat vehicles there with trailers driving over the foreshore, which is to-tally against the law. So there’s issues out there besides just a gate stop-ping the public going there…,” commented Kyllo during question period. “I don’t think the road is going to get shut down, but there’s going to be areas shut down where there will be no access to the pub-lic like there is now.”

Sicamous council has of� cially given the task of doling out grants in aid to the Shuswap Community Founda-tion.

Council recently approved a three-year agreement with the foundation, which will be responsible for deter-mining how District of Sicamous grant-in-aid funding is distributed.

“It gives us the op-

portunity as council to be at arm’s length from the grant-in-aid process and the decision is be-ing made by the Com-munity Foundation,” commented Mayor Terry Rysz.

Along with the agreement, council ap-proved a Community Service Grant Agree-ment policy update that caps grant program funding at $40,000 for the � rst year of the agreement, to be increased by $1,000

annually through the remainder of the agree-ment.

A grant administra-tion fee will also be paid to the foundation in the amount of � ve per cent

of the total grants, with a minimum annual pay-ment of $2,500.

A grant committee is to be established, on which Coun. Malcolm Makayev will serve as the district’s representa-tive. The remainder of the committee will be comprised of two Si-camous residents, and two foundation board members who also re-side in the district.

This year the district handed out $59,000 in grant-in-aid funding,

the most since 2012 when about $42,000 was distributed.

The Shuswap Com-munity Foundation is a non-pro� t organization that manages more than $5.5 million in endowed assets, from which the annual earnings are dis-tributed to support proj-ects in the region that will “enhance the qual-ity of life of residents.” The foundation also oversees community grants in aid for the City of Salmon Arm.

District delegates dispersal of grantsBy Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

At arm’s length: Council removed from decision-making process.portunity as council to be at arm’s length from the grant-in-aid process and the decision is be-ing made by the Com-munity Foundation,” commented Mayor

Along with the agreement, council ap-

Malcolm Makayev


Fur raised over cost of bear-proof bins

proo� ng Old Town Bay:

In August, District of Sicamous council directed staff to look into the cost of replac-ing two waste bins in Old Town with bear-proof bins. This was af-ter Coun. Gord Bushell noted how bears have been seen frequenting

In addition, council asked staff to look into

Who is taking their garbage there? Those folks that

are partying there, correct? The people that are squatting

there.Colleen Anderson

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DISTRICT OF SICAMOUS

October 7, 201510:00 a.m. – In-Camera Council Meeting3:00 p.m. – Committee of the Whole Meeting6:00 p.m. – Regular Council Meeting

October 14, 2015Council and Committee Meetings are cancelled

Further information regarding meetings may be obtained from the District’s website at: www.sicamous.ca on the “Upcoming Events” calendar. Copies of the meeting agendas are posted the Friday afternoon prior to the meeting.

2015 Council Meeting Schedule Amendment

Sicamous Curling Club will be putting the ice in soon and we look forward to the 2015/2016

curling season. We will be having our AGM and Social

(the bar will be open a� er the meeting) on FRIDAY, OCT. 9th, 2015 AT 7pm and encourage all curlers and want to be

curlers to attend. At present the Sicamous Curling Club o� ers

daytime curling, ladies curling and men’s curling and we would like to know if there are people interested in stick curling, mixed curling and

youth curling. Please attend the meeting and let us know how

you would like the curling season to look. Please contact Bruce or Deb at [email protected]

or Grady at [email protected]

Letters WelcomeEagle Valley News welcomes letters but reserves the right to edit for

brevity, clarity and legality. Letters must be signed and include writer’s address or phone number for veri� cation purposes only. No thank yous to speci� c businesses please. Letters can be emailed to [email protected] or faxed to 250.832.5140

The BC Conserva-tion Office is investigat-ing a possible attempt at moose poaching.

Conservation of-ficer Mike Richardson says his office received a report of a moose be-

ing shot early Monday morning, Sept. 21. He said two shots were heard and a thee-point bull moose was found dead in a ditch on the Owlhead forest service road.

“I don’t have any suspects at the moment, I’ve had a few calls

coming in regarding a vehicle that was possi-bly seen in the area of the moose,” said Rich-ardson. “It was a grey Ford pickup with two older men in the ve-hicle.”

Richardson said he’s heard rumours that there may have been other

moose taken, but noth-ing has been confirmed.

The matter remains under investigation, and anyone with informa-tion that might be of assistance is encour-aged to call the RAPP (Report all Polluters and Poachers) line at 1-877-952-7277.

Moose kill under investigationBy Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

While the environ-ment was the focus, co-operation became a key topic as the three oppo-sition party candidates answered to the public Thursday.

The Sustainable Environment Network Society federal elec-tion forum drew more than 100 people, except Conservative candi-date Mel Arnold. His absence made the Con-servatives an easy target for candidates and the crowd who are unhappy with Stephen Harper’s decisions over the past four years.

Liberal Cindy Derkaz, Green Chris George and New Dem-

ocrat Jacqui Gingras took turns answering questions ranging from nuclear energy, climate change and pharma-ceuticals in our water to sustainable agriculture, GMO’s and water pro-tection.

The three managed to agree on a number of topics, including how there may be need to work across party lines and different levels of government to solve problems.

“It’s absolutely im-portant for resilience and democracy,” said Gingras.

If a Conservative leadership continues, George says the parties need to sit down and discuss issues.

“The doors are open

and we need the best ideas from all parties to make this work,” said George, adding that pre-election co-operation was high on Elizabeth May’s agenda, but that while Justin Trudeau still takes her calls, Tom Mulcair has said no.

Collaboration is key to governance, as well as many other areas of life, said Derkaz.

“That is what I do and have done all my life,” she said, noting a similar agenda from the Liberal leader. “I see that Justin Trudeau is a very inclusive and col-laborative leader.”

Another hot topic was supporting local producers versus the ability to do so.

“We need to support

those (local farmers and businesses) but the is-sue of poverty is a big one,” said Derkaz.

Food security is a topic near and dear to George, who says while we can’t produce every-thing, Canada needs to diversify.

“I’m pretty sure none of us would be too happy eating nothing but beef and bread.”

Gingras re-iterated the fact that poverty is an underlying issue.

“If people are poor they are not able to ac-cess some of those most basic needs.”

For detailed an-swers from candidates on some pre-assigned questions from SENS, visit www.sensociety.org.

Fun run: Cathy Nicholson and Amber Jens take part in the first Sicamous Beach Park Run, held Sunday, Sept. 27. The 5-kilometre walk/run event was a fundraiser for a pavilion at Beach Park. Photo by Kelly Dick

Arnold a no-show at environment forumBy Jennifer SmithBlack Press


We’re seeing the ef-fects of our post-literate, feelings-based education system and media on the federal election.

Most recently, a Liberal candidate on Vancouver Island admitted she has long believed that hijacked jetliners could not have destroyed the World Trade Centre on 9-11, that it was all “a lie.” That was “my truth,” she said, in the lingo of the feelings-first, inner-child crowd.

Feelings-based beliefs were on display again at last week’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver, where bozo eruptions by local politi-cians come in bunches.

This year’s main out-break was an emotional demand that the B.C. gov-ernment enact a provincial bill of rights. This magic municipal Magna Carta “recognizes the right of every resident to live in a

healthy environment, in-cluding the right to clean air, clean water and vibrant ecosystems.”

Local councils across B.C. and around the coun-try have been pitched this scheme by the David Suzu-ki Foundation, which calls it the Blue Dot campaign. In short, it’s part of the big-ger plan to save the planet by crushing capitalism, cur-rently being pushed by the Pope, the UN and others.

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps was one of the most passionate backers. She quoted the plea presented to her council by an 11-year-old recruited by the Blue Dot team.

There are many such children, terrified by in-doctrination about the im-minent destruction of Earth and all its cuddly crea-tures that has bombarded them since they learned to speak. They are found in the wealthiest countries in human history, those enjoy-ing health, comfort and op-portunity not imagined by

anyone 100 years ago.In the vast, air-condi-

tioned hall of the Vancou-ver Convention Centre, there were several attempts at adult supervision.

Coquitlam Coun. Terry O’Neill noted that unlike intrinsic rights articulated in Canada’s charter, free-dom of assembly and so forth, this is an attempt to invent new rights that are actually demands for “oth-ers to do something for you.”

Indeed, if we’re going to have government by 11-year-olds, we might as well throw in a right to free ice cream.

Chilliwack Mayor Sha-ron Gaetz went off on a rant about how this new “vision” would protect us from things like Volkswa-gen fiddling its diesel fuel emission results.

The resolution calls for “access to justice when en-vironmental rights are in-fringed,” which sounds like code for some sort of costly new legal aid program to

pursue every individual grievance.

Meanwhile in the real world, class action law-suits are being prepared to gain compensation for lost resale value of millions of cars. This is what happens in fortunate places like Canada that already have access to justice.

O’Neill read off a long list of existing B.C. legisla-tion that protects water, air, wildlife, food, public health and so on. Helps replied that this bill of rights would “consolidate” all that. One more layer of bureaucracy, that’s the Victoria spirit.

Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb pleaded with rural delegates to reject this “David Suzuki propa-ganda” that is designed to put more roadblocks in the way of the very resource industries that provide our modern comforts.

Alas, the resolution passed in a show of hands that should have been, but wasn’t, put to a counted vote.

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Election polling a numbers game

OPINION

Every politician and would-be MP or MLA knows, or at least they should, that polling numbers don’t translate

into seats.Polling figures from Nanos Research re-

leased this week show the governing Con-servatives, Opposition NDP and the Liberals in a virtual dead heat among decided voters, with support ranging between 29 and 31 per cent. But even if that was the last poll con-ducted before election day, it wouldn’t nec-essarily mean Parliament would split exactly down those lines.

There is always a huge glut of people who are undecided up until the late stages of a campaign – some estimates put it as high as 25 per cent. In a close election race, the num-ber of people who make up their mind just before heading to the polling station is likely far more than politicians or parties would care to see. It would be interesting to know how many people use polling figures to help them cast their vote.

Unfortunately, releasing polling data has become a public relations ploy, especially with all the parties commissioning their own polls at various times.

One firm hired by the NDP came back with numbers last week that said Liberal leader Justin Trudeau was trailing an opponent by 11 points in his own riding. A poll conducted for a national media company with a far larger sample size and different methodology found Trudeau to actually be leading by five points.

Political parties hire pollsters to come up with numbers they feel will help them. With-out a doubt, if the numbers don’t flatter them, they don’t publicize them. While stats heads might find the pre-election numbers interest-ing, the only ones that count are on election day.

So what do we take from this? Voters can do their homework on local candidates and leave the polls for the parties to play around with.

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ham’s letter, “Canada should not compro-mise on niqab issue,” I wholly disagree with her position.

Canada offers free-dom of religion to all of us – whether our fami-lies have been here for

generations or we are new immigrants.

For Muslim women, this may mean a choice to cover their faces with the niqab in pub-lic. I personally do not agree with their choice, but I absolutely support their right to dress in a

way that follows their understanding of reli-gious guidelines.

Those who are fighting for that right have agreed that they would uncover them-selves in a private set-ting for the purpose of identification prior to

a Citizenship oath. To refuse them citizenship in Canada is a clear ex-ample of religious in-tolerance.

I wish to live in a Canada that honours all religions.

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Freedom of religion defended

Back in 1995, I had the extreme pleasure of being one of five Kelowna residents that took exception to Mr. Paul Martin’s concept of paying down the government deficit by increasing personal in-come tax.

Our approach was to start a letter writing campaign to Mr. Mar-tin and Mr. Chretien, that outlined our views and our intended action, should he (they) carry out their plans. Suffice it to say, the campaign met with unbelievable success and the only increase in taxation that year was one cent per litre of gasoline (you’re welcome).

As I understand, the problem was the defi-cit had been created by Mr. Martin’s own party when a previous leader had scooped the idea of deficit financing from

observing our neigh-bours to the south, while under the leadership of Mr. Ronald Reagan. It seemed to be working for them, so why not us?

Well, by 1995, it was my understanding that Canada’s deficit had risen to something in the neighbourhood of thirty-four billion dol-lars. Where is it now? I’m not sure. But what is the significance of a thirty-four billion-dollar debt?

Let’s put it into a dif-ferent perspective. Let’s start with only one bil-lion dollars, and let’s suppose that you owed someone one billion dollars, and let’s sup-pose you decided to re-tire the debt at the rate of one dollar per second. Let’s do the math.

To retire your debt at the rate of $1/sec-ond, that would mean $60 per minute, $3,600

per hour, or $86,400 per day. Looks like this shouldn’t take too long, eh? But let’s continue.

At $86,400 per day, that would mean $31,536,000 per year (that’s thirty-one mil-lion, five-hundred and thirty-six thousand dol-lars per year). Now if you divide one-year’s payment into the billion dollars that you owe, you’ll discover that it will only take 31.7 years to retire your debt at the rate of $31.5-million dollars per year.

Now the real prob-lem with all of this is simply that with debt comes “interest,” and we haven’t even begun to do the math on that.

So, the next time

you hear your candidate in the upcoming elec-tions, talking in terms of all the money they plan to spend in order to “buy” themselves that comfy seat in Ottawa, try to remember that it’s your money they plan to spend and you, and your ancestors, will be saddled with covering the debt.

When the govern-ment says they’re spending tax money to give you something for free, look out. It’s your money they’re spend-ing, so “it ain’t free.”

Vote as you please, but vote.

Ron Long

Election promises may come with price tag


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Oct. 5 All Candidates Forum The debate will take place from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Sicamous & District Recreation Centre. Doors will open at 6:00 pm. If you have a question you would like asked of one or all of the candidates please submit it to the Chamber of Commerce. 250-836-0002. [email protected]

Oct. 7 Visiting AuthorChildren grades 3-6 (and their families) are welcome to attend an author visit at the library on Wednesday, October 7 @12:45pm. No registration required. Join Chris McMahen as he reads from his light-hearted novels. Drop in or call the library at (250) 836-4845

Oct. 8 Black Tie Dinner & Dance fundraiser for ALS at Eagle River Secondary School. Tickets are $20 and available at the Visitor Centre in the District building

Oct. 9 Ethical Wills Workshop Sicamous United Church 10:00 am – 11:00 am. Unlike a legal will which outlines who receives your worldly possessions, an ethical will is a heartfelt expression of what truly matters most in your life. Contact Rev. Juanita Austin 250-832-6385

Oct. 16 Early Years Fair9:30 am to 11:30 am at the Sicamous & District Recreation Centre. Come and enjoy the displays, fish pond, crafts, circle time and snacks. For more information, call Gwyneth at 250-836-3440.

MONDAY TO FRiDAY Community Access Site at the Senior’s Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Internet & related services. Call Diana. 836-2446

MON., WED. & FRiSicamous Strongstart 8:15-11:15 Parkview Elementary 836-2871

EvEry TuEsdaySicamous Baby Talk 9 - 11 am Free drop-in program for parents & babies to 12 months of age. Sicamous health unit

Stopping the Violence Program in Sicamous - counselling for women who have experienced abuse during childhood or adult relationships. No charge. Call Kathy at 250-832-9700.

Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in Common Room at the Haven.

Sicamous Strongstart 12:30-3:30 Parkview Elementary 836-2871

EvEry WEdnEsday Malakwa Parent & Tot ~ 10:00 – 12:00 pm ~ Malakwa Preschool Building. For more information call Gwyneth 250-836-3440

Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks - 2:15 pm at Parkview. Brownies - 3:30 pm at Legion. New members welcome! Leaders needed. 250-836-3366 or online: girlguides.ca

United Church Thrift Store Open 10:00 am to 3 p.m.

Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity Centre,

1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon.

Crib, 7:30 p.m., Haven seniors building. Everyone welcome - you don’t have to be a senior. Socializing and coffee served after crib. Info: Bev 836-3435 or Ed 836-4133

T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets Wednesday morning at the Sicamous Rec. Centre (arena). Weigh in at 9:00 am and meeting at 9:30. Everyone Welcome. Ph: 250-836-4041 for info.

1st & 3rd WED. Parkinsons Support Group Contact Don at 250-838-0794.

1st & 3rd WED. Eagle Valley Photographic Arts Club meets at the Red Barn at 7 pm. Everyone Welcome.

EvEry Thursday Ladies shuffleboard at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 in Sicamous. 1pm-3pm. All ladies welcome.

Sicamous Strongstart 12:30-3:30 Parkview elementary 836-2871

Malakwa Thrift Store between the 2 churches Open every Thursday 10-5.

Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in Common Room at the Haven.

EVERY 2nd ThuRSDAY Sicamous Lions Club meeting at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Doors open at 6:15 and meeting starts at 6:30. Anyone interested in being a volunteer for the community, please feel free to call Mary at 250-517-8107, Joan at 250-836-4876 or Pam at 250-836-4788.

1st, 3rd, 4th ThuRS. - Keepsake Kwilters meet at the Haven Common room 1095 Shuswap Avenue at 7:00 p.m. For info call 250-836-2695.

EVERY 4th ThuRSDAY monthly meeting of the Malakwa Community Association at 7:00 in the Learning Centre Library.

EvEry Friday Parents & Tots, 10-12 noon at the Sicamous Resource Center. Free Drop-in program for parents & children to age 6. Active play, crafts and socialization. 836-3440.

Eagle Valley Brush & Palette Club meets at the Red Barn, 10am-3pm, Everyone welcome! For info call Carol 250-836-3135 or Amy 250-836-4756. www.eaglevalleybrushandpalette.com

Pool Tournament at the Legion at 6:00 pm

1st FRiDAY OF ThE MONThSicamous Seniors Ctre general meeting 11 am followed by a great pot luck lunch. We encourage everyone to join us.

2nd 3rd and 4th FRiDAY Wii Tournament at 10 am at the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Everyone Welcome.

Lunch at noon. Everyone Welcome. At the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue.

EvEry saTurday Indoor market at the Red Barn 10 am - 3 pm. Concession from 10:30 am - 2:30 pm

United Church Thrift Store open 10:00 am to 3 p.m.

Morning tailgate market Sicamous Royal Canadian Legion Branch 99 – Everyone welcome – sell anything – for details call Murray @250-836-2224.

LAST SAT. OF ThE MONTh Ladies’ Auxiliary Dinner at the Royal Canadian Legion at 6 pm. Tickets sold until the Friday before at the Legion. No tickets at the door.

sundays KARMA YOGA (Gentle Hatha) Sundays 5:30 pm @ I Am Yoga. 60 minutes (Studio) KARMA MEDITATION CIRCLE ~Sundays 9:30 am ~ 30 minutes (Main Street Landing green space when it shines, studio when it rains.) * Suggested $5 min. donation or pay what you can!

EVERY 4th SuNDAY Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 1 p.m.

Birthday Tea (formerly the OAPO) for members and friends at Seniors Activity Ctre 1:30 pm. Everyone is Welcome.

SICAMOUS EAGLES PLAYER PROFILE

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SPORTSStorm rolls over Eagles in back-to-back games

What the Sicamous Eagles lacked in action on the scoreboard, they almost made up for in saves between the pipes.

Over the weekend, the Eagle Valley’s Ju-nior B team played

back-to-back games versus Hub City’s Ka-mloops Storm.

On Friday, Sept. 25, the action was at McArthur Park Arena, where the Kamloops host earned a 4-2 win. Eagles netminder Kol-by Pauwels was busy in the first frame, stop-ping 16 shots on net,

and 32 throughout the game, earning him the game’s second star. Si-camous’ markers both came in the third, one from Nathan Plessis off Danny O’Donnell and Alex Astasiewicz, and the second, an un-assisted power-play conversion by Nicholas Cuglietta.

The Storm blew into Sicamous on Saturday night to face a home team determined to pick up the rebound. Kamloops was able to score a goal per frame, while Sicamous only found the back of the net once with a marker by Ian Jarvis off of Bai-ly Shaver.

Sicamous’ Patrick Kasper excelled in net, keeping damage to a minimum by stopping 29 shots and earning the game’s first star.

The Eagles won’t be back on the ice un-til Oct. 3 when they welcome the Osoyoos Coyotes. Game time is 7 p.m.

Swing: Greg Kyllo hits a tee shot on the par-three fourth hole during the Dave Stead Sr. Memorial Golf Tournament at the Canoe Creek Estates Golf Course on Saturday, Sept. 19. Photo by Evan Buhler



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Hard work and determination will pay off for Shea Weber in February when he suits up in the red and whites of Team Canada.

The 24-year-old Sicamous product was tagged last month to represent the nation in the 2010 Olympic Games. It’s a goal Weber had been working towards, and an opportu-nity he’s proud to be part of.

“The Olympics are a very special event, not only for hockey but for winter sports and to be able to play for your country and compete for a medal is kind of neat,” says Weber.

The 6’4”, 234 lb. Nashville Predators defenceman will be sporting the maple leaf with other big names in hockey like Scott

Niedermayer (Anaheim Ducks), Roberto Luongo (Vancouver Canucks), Chris Pronger (Philadelphia Flyers) and Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Pen-guins).

Apart from a camp held last summer, We-ber guesses the team may have a couple of days to gel in February before hitting the ice in Whistler, and he’s interest-ed in seeing how everyone fi ts. But Weber’s mom and dad, Tracy and James, don’t ex-pect Shea will have any problems.

“Whatever they want him to do, he’ll do it,” said James. “He’s a team-fi rst guy, he’s not a selfi sh player at all.”

Both parents share what could be described as a subdued excite-ment for their son and the hon-our that’s been bestowed up on him.

“Shea phoned home and said ‘I’ve been chosen

to play in the Olympics, and I said ‘okay,’” Tracy commented, explaining it’s kind of a family trait not to overreact – one that Shea

shares. But she and James who, with Shea,share roots in Sicamous minor hockey, are defi nitely excited, and are hoping to attendat least one of their son’s games.

Sicamous Eagles manager Wayne Marchis also pretty excited by the news that Shea, an Eagle alumni, will be playing forhis community and country at the Games.March says Shea has been totally focusedthroughout his career on what he wanted todo: make it to the NHL. In the process, Sheahelped the Eagles win the KIJHL West-ern Canadians in 2001-02; he helped takethe Kelowna Rockets to three consecutiveWHL Memorial Cup championship games,including the win in 2004; and, after signingwith Nashville in 2004, he helped the Ca-

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Pickleball will be starting Oct. 1 and will run until Dec. 17.

Cost is $48 for the 12 weeks or a drop-in rate of $4.50 per ses-sion. Pickleball will take place at Parkview Elementary School from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Open to all ages and skill levels.

Please stop in at the District of Sicamous office to fill out your registration form.

Enchanted tripThe first Pro D Day

trip to The Enchanted Forest and the Last Spike had six attendees. The kids had a great day and provided tons of feedback about other places they would like to go to in the future.

The next trip will be Oct. 23, and details will be released as soon as the trip is confirmed.

Seniors outingSept. 23 was our first

seniors trip and it was a huge success, with 44 people attending. Fun

was had by all, even with the cooler weath-er. There was lots of discussion about other trips, i.e. wine tours, the Revelstoke Railway Museum and pool.

Also being consid-ered are trips to Hal-cyon Hot Springs in the spring, the Nutcrack-er in Vernon around Christmas and the ca-sino.

“I assured them as long as they want to fill the bus, I will keep planning them,” said Jamie Sherlock, district recreation programmer.

Learn to skateThe first session of

Learn to Skate started Sept. 25 and will run

until Oct. 30. Two more six-week sessions begin Nov. 13 and Jan. 15, 2016. Learn to Skate is open to ages 3 to adults.

The Learn to Skate program runs Friday’s from 4 to 6 p.m. For more information, con-tact Jamie at the district office at 250-836-2477.

HalloweenHalloween is fast

approaching and plans are on the works for a family event to take place on Oct. 31, in the afternoon at Eagle Riv-er Secondary. Groups wanting to participate, whether it be a with a craft table or to fund-

raise, are welcome.The focus will be on

old-fashioned fun with costumes, bobbing for apples, a family dance and more. More details to come as they unfold.

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Pickleball back in play at Parkview starting Oct. 1

Local sightseeing Forty-four people took part in the district’s first recreational outing for seniors, and more trips are being planned. Photo contributed

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You can take the girl off the farm, but you can’t take the farm out of the girl.

Jacqui Gingras, NDP candidate in the North Okanagan-Shus-wap riding, learned plenty about hard work, discipline and food sources growing up on a hobby farm in Oyama.

“The farm provided what we needed for our family,” said Gingras, a 1987 graduate of Lake Country’s George El-liot Secondary School, whose family includ-ed her parents and a younger sister and brother.

“We didn’t sell any-thing at the farm gate. We had horses, chick-ens, pigs, goats, cows, a massive garden, fruit trees and hay fields. It taught me a lot about local food and agricul-ture.”

Gingras and her sib-lings would pick fruit from the trees, fruit that would be canned and preserved. They would milk the cows with which their mom would make ice cream. Mom baked bread.

“It was where I learned how to cook and take care of my-self,” said Gingras. It was significant in mov-ing me into nutrition.”

Upon graduation from GESS, Gingras enrolled at Okanagan College, then trans-ferred to UBC in Van-couver, finishing a bachelor of science in dietetics in 1994. After an internship at New Westminster’s Royal Columbian Hospital to become a dieti-tian, Gingras decided she hadn’t quite had enough of school and completed her masters of science degree in nutrition in 1994 at the University of Alberta.

Gingras moved back to the West Coast to start her own con-sulting company – a company she still has – in 1998, hosting work-

shops and counselling women and men on eating disorders and body issues.

In 2002, Gingras went back to school and earned a PhD in education from UBC, finishing in 2006.

“I came into an interdisciplinary pro-gram,” she said. “I wanted to ask ques-tions about how health professionals were ed-ucated.”

As she achieved her doctorate, Gingras and her partner, Kelly, wel-comed their first child, a girl, Evyn, now 11. The couple moved to Kelowna – the same street Gingras’ grand-mother lived on – and she began applying for university professor jobs.

The first offer she received was from Ry-erson University. Gin-gras accepted, moved east and has since be-come a tenured nutri-tion professor at the downtown Toronto school.

Still, the desire to return to the Okanagan was strong.

Gingras recalled time spent at one of her favourite spots on Earth, the family cabin on Shuswap Lake in Canoe.

“I used to work in Cinnemousun Narrows on the floating log store,” said Gingras. “It was hard work. The Shuswap will always have a place in my heart.”

Gingras and her family did move back to the Okanagan in 2012.

Gingras, Kelly, Evyn and their son, Lewis, seven, live on a 44-acre property out-side of Falkland, where they have a raised-bed garden, two rescue horses, a dog and a cat.

Asked when the po-litical bug struck her, Gingras said it wasn’t really a bug but more of a political immer-sion that began at a young age.

“My grandma was a Grade 1 teacher who

was very involved in politics and we talked about politics all of the time,” she said.

When the NDP formed the official op-position in 2011 short-ly before the death of leader Jack Layton, Gingras became in-spired.

“It was more Jack’s life than death that was the moment I felt called to serve,” she said. “I have a wonder-ful career, am a suc-cessful academic but I was moved by Jack’s life. I said, ‘If I’m not going to run, then who am I waiting for? Why can’t I do this?’ The simple response is I

can do this and want to do this.”

Eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Oct. 19 election, Gingras has been busy on the hus-tings. The No. 1 thing she keeps hearing from people is they want their rights restored.

“People are strug-gling, tired of working so hard and not be-ing able to make ends meet,” she said.

As for new NDP leader Tom Mulcair, Gingras called him “extraordinary,” and a “principled man.”

“He wants to make sure everyone in Can-ada is taken care of,” said Gingras.

NDP candidate politically inspired by life of Jack LaytonBy Roger KnoxBlack Press

Feedback: Sunnybrae resident Gary Johnston shares his thoughts with North Okanagan-Shuswap NDP candidate Jacqui Gingras during the opening of her Salmon Arm campaign office. File photo

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