Salmon Arm Observer, January 06, 2016

IndexOpinion ....................... A6View Point .................. A7Life & Times ............. A11Sports................A15-A17Arts & Events ... A19-A21Time Out ................... A22Vol. 109, No. 1, 40 pages

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Crash lands car on tracks

EVAN BUHLER/OBSERVER

Speaking up to Combat Racism

Unwelcome home: Joyce Kenoras re� ects as she sits on a bench at Pierre’s Point.

Many people who live in Salmon Arm consider it to be a blessing.

But not everyone feels the glow of welcome and be-longing.

For others, subtle and of-ten more overt racism make living here a painful chal-lenge.

That racism thrives in Salmon Arm is no surprise to the Social Planning Coun-cil for the North Okanagan, which has received $50,000

from the B.C. government to help eliminate racism in Salmon Arm and four other Thompson-Okanagan com-munities.

The Social Planning Council is the host agency for the Thompson Okanagan Respect Network, and part-ners with local agencies in Kamloops, Vernon, Salmon Arm, Kelowna and Pentic-ton.

Joyce KenorasA member of the Adams

Lake Band, Joyce Kenoras

was born in Salmon Arm but raised in Vernon and Al-berta, heading south of the border when she married.

Kenoras, who has a busi-ness degree, sits on the board of the Salmon Arm Folk Music Society and has just been appointed to the board of the College of Optom-etrists of BC, was surprised by the depth of racism First Nations deal with on a daily basis.

“When I circled back home it was pretty obvious there was a real strong opin-

ion about First Nations,” she says. “At � rst, I didn’t want to believe it because I love Salmon Arm; my family is one of the original families and this has been our home forever.”

In raising her three chil-dren, Kenoras taught them to “reach for the highest,” get a good education, � nd jobs off the reserve.

“I encouraged them to step beyond the boundaries of the reserve so they didn’t

Special report: Presence of oppression in community painful.By Barb BrouwerOBSERVER STAFF

See Anger on page A4

The downtown Askew’s grocery store experi-enced unwanted excitement Saturday morning.

About 8:10 a.m. on Jan. 2, just after the store opened, a car is reported to have travelled down Shuswap Street, crossed Lakeshore Drive without stopping and slammed into three vehicles in the Askew’s parking lot.

One of the cars was pushed through the chain- link fence and onto the railway tracks.

Steve Reid, manager at Askew’s, said he was amazed no people were struck.

“It was lucky nobody got killed,” he remarked Monday. “It pretty much destroyed three cars.”

Those three vehicles belonged to Askew’s em-ployees, he said.

A police news release states: “The investiga-tion revealed that a male driver had a medical emergency while driving and collided with three parked vehicles. All vehicles suffered extensive damage but there were no injuries directly attrib-uted to the collision itself.”

Reid said it looked like the older man lost con-sciousness. He helped get him out of the car, as barbed wire was trapping him.

“At least nobody got killed and he wasn’t badly injured. After I opened his door for him, he was able to walk out.”

By Martha WickettOBSERVER STAFF

Destruction: This vehicle belonging to an Askew’s employee ended up on the railway tracks after being struck in the parking lot by another vehicle on Saturday, Jan. 2.

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Unusual as the acci-dent was, it was soon followed by a similar one.

Reid says that just

two days later, about 9:15 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 4, another older man is reported to have lost consciousness on Lakeshore, “less than 100 yards” from the first accident.

“He was heading

towards Lordco and he hit a parked car in front of Choices,” Reid explains. “They took him away in an ambu-lance.”

Once again, no by-standers were injured in the crash.

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Similar crash on Monday


Out of the ditch: Ashton Fuller, right, tosses a box of frozen shrimp to Brad Kilmury in an assembly line of people cleaning up an overturned semi-truck’s load of seafood on Tuesday, Jan. 5.

Semis slide on icy roadMembers of Salmon

Arm Fire Department Hall 2 were respond-ing to a possible fire in a jack-knifed semi in Canoe, when they saw another truck roll over in front of them.

The report of the first semi-trailer that rolled off the Trans-Canada Highway and into a ditch near 60th Avenue NE came in at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4.

A report of smoke turned out to be steam, says assistant fire chief

Jim Nickles, noting the driver was already out of the truck and unin-jured when firefighters arrived on scene.

As is the practice, firefighters from a sec-ond firehall responded and, while heading east on the Trans-Canada, watched the semi in front of them jack-knife and block the highway on the hill heading down towards Canoe.

“The roads were a sheet of ice and the highway had to be

closed until (mainte-nance company) JPW could sand the hill,” Nickles says. “The road was closed for over an hour.”

Woman hurtRCMP confirm a

woman was airlifted to hospital in Kamloops after a single-vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen Tuesday morn-ing. No other informa-tion was available at press time.

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A man who rammed a police cruiser with a vehicle and then at-tempted to flee from pursuing officers by kayak remains in po-lice custody facing sev-eral charges.

RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said the chain of events that led to the arrest of 35-year-old Justin Daniels began about 2:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 28, when a Si-camous RCMP officer conducting a traffic stop attempted to pull over a pickup truck on Old Spallumcheen Road.

Moskaluk said the officer, driving a marked police SUV, had just pulled over the pickup when its driver

put the vehicle in re-verse and rammed the officer’s vehicle twice.

“The male driver and sole occupant then drove away from the disabled police cruis-er,” said Moskaluk in a news release.

Officers from Salm-on Arm and a police service dog team were brought in to assist in the pursuit, and the suspect’s vehicle was later found abandoned along Mara Lake. Moskaluk said a set of footprints was found leading from the ve-hicle towards the lake. There, officers found signs the suspect had paddled away by hand in a kayak. This was confirmed on the other side of the lake, where the police dog picked up a set of fresh tracks in the snow. Officers

followed the clearly visible tracks to a resi-dence, where they lo-cated Daniels who had broken into a resident’s garage.

Despite suffering from hypothermia, Daniels was otherwise uninjured during the pursuit.

Moskaluk said Dan-iels is facing charges of assaulting a police officer with a weapon, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, flight from police, posses-sion of break-in tools, break and enter, theft of mail, driving while prohibited, theft under $5,000 (for stealing the kayak) and breach of probation.

Daniels remains in police custody and his next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 19 in Salmon Arm.

By Lachlan LabereOBSERVER STAFF

Kayaker faces charges

Taking the plunge(Above) Lauren Gridley-Haack, Eva Mosher and Molly Fogarty make a hasty retreat out of Shuswap Lake during the Polar Bear Swim and Type 1 Diabetes Research Fundraiser, sponsored by the Columbia-Shuswap Selkirks Swimming Club, held Jan. 1 at Canoe Beach. (Above right) Fran Burman, Angela Carson and Stacey Kirkman, along with his brother Alex from Zimbabwe at right, brave the ice cold waters.

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Combating racism

have to rely on what the band had to offer,” she says, noting her son encountered the most negative experiences in Salmon Arm, not so much from his own age group but from a much older generation. “He’s overcome it by really embracing the community and it has made a difference. It’s like we’ve had to prove ourselves to the com-munity.”

Kenoras says she meets racism head on by asking people what’s going on when they have offended her – a reaction that has most people walking away without further comment because she has challenged them.

“We have been a people oppressed for centuries and the sad-ness of oppression goes right back into the com-

munity and the anger and pain festers there,” she says noting many natives just take it as if it is the norm.

“I just want to see it change; it’s not for me or the elders, it’s for the

children. The family vi-olence is brought on by oppression and all the negativity we’ve suf-fered in the community on and off the reserve.”

Kenoras is thrilled the federal government will launch an inves-tigation into missing indigenous women and equally pleased

RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson recently announced there is no room for racism in the force.

Calling relations between local police and First Nations, par-

ticularly young males, “really strained,” she is hoping the message gets down to local de-tachments.

But Staff Sgt. Scott West of the Salmon Arm detachment says both he and Chase de-tachment commander Sgt. Gary Heebner have a close working

relationship with all the local bands and work hard together to further their mutual interest in public safety.

“We maintain ongo-ing, regular dialogue and have not heard of any concerns,” West says. “Overall, the ex-periences of our po-lice officers have been positive and respect-ful, whether we are responding to calls for service or setting polic-ing priorities.”

West adds that if any-one has a particular concern, both he and Heebner would like to know so they can ad-dress the issue imme-diately.

“A great deal of work has taken place over the years to enhance our relationship with our First Nation communi-ties and it remains a pri-ority moving forward,” he adds.

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Anger and pain festers

“A great deal of work has taken place over the years to enhance our relationship with our First Nation communities and it remains a priority moving forward.”

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Combating racism

Laura Henderson

Laura Henderson knows racism all too well.

The 46-year-old member of the Kitsum-kalum First Nation was adopted by John and Joyce Henderson when she was four-and-a-half months old.

“When I was grow-ing up, I didn’t notice it so much… When I was older in Grade 5, 6 or 7, then I noticed; other people noticed a differ-ence and branched off into cliques,” she says, recalling that some days the ostracism was harder to take than oth-ers. “It didn’t feel good and it still doesn’t feel good when you’re singled out; you feel lower than low, not worthy, or you think my money’s not good enough for your store.”

And hardest to bear was that people thought she was lying when she said her fa-ther is a doctor and she didn’t live on reserve.

Henderson says if she goes shopping in some of the larger area stores, she is either ig-nored, or shadowed by a clerk as if she is gong to steal.

In one local retail store, a clerk tried to sell her partner Barb

Greenhough a credit card, and walked away when she declined the offer.

“I’m standing beside Barb and they don’t know we’re married, and when they walk away I’m thinking, ‘aren’t you going to ask me?’” Henderson says. “But they never do.”

Greenhough shares her partner’s pain.

“It’s hard to put into words; it makes me feel horrible, makes me feel not welcome,” she says. “It’s funny, wher-ever you go, they (store staff) need to keep the shelves neat. Whatever aisle we’re in, the same person arrives. You know they don’t work in all departments but you’re followed in all of them.”

The women’s re-sponse is to go to the shops where they are made to feel welcome.

“This is where I choose to live, I can’t imagine living any-where else; it’s my hometown and it’s in my blood,” says Hen-derson. “I know what to expect and I can walk away from cer-tain things. I just may choose not to go to cer-tain stores.”

Nandi SpoliaBut not everyone

wants to stay and live with the racist remind-

ers that tell them they do not belong.

Originally from the Punjab region of In-dia, Nandi Spolia tried to run a business in Salmon Arm but left after one year of be-ing called a “Paki,” and having his business spat on.

Now the owner of A Taste of India, one of Kamloops’ premier restaurants, and presi-dent of an early morn-ing Rotary Club in that city, Spolia says he had opened Crazy Eddy’s stores in Kelowna and

Vernon before bringing one to Centenoka Park Mall in 1989.

“Being a coloured person, I was an out-sider,” he says, noting he also met many won-derful people. “Outside of the mall I was told ‘leave, go out of the country, you don’t be-long here.’”

Spolia says the Aryan Nation and Ku Klux Klan were active in Salmon Arm at the

time and the most overt racism came from peo-ple in their late teens and early 20s.

“I was almost 30 when I got here; I tried to fit into the commu-nity and was an aux-iliary constable,” he says, noting that sales doubled within a cou-ple of months after he sold the store. “Inside I was hurt; I tried to fit in and thought don’t be so cruel as to call us Pakis and spit at us. I still love the city and if it were different I would still be there.”

Gudrun Malmqvist, executive director of Immigrant Services Shuswap, says she has not heard of overt rac-ism as described by Kenoras, Henderson and Spolia, but works with newcomers who do face a closed-door attitude when they try to find employment.

“What I have heard is that being new to Salmon Arm is actu-ally more of a barrier than an issue of race,” she says. “It seems to be an underground thing and very difficult for people, including white, Canadian-born people.”

Malmqvist says she has been told that some have felt the need to say in application let-ters they are returning to Salmon Arm or have family here.

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Nandi Spolia

FORMER RESIDENT

Different treatment: Laura Henderson and Barb Greenhough have experienced acts of discrimination in some Salmon Arm retail stores.



City News and Public Notices

Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Salmon Arm will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 500 - 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC, on Monday, January 11, 2016, at 7:00 p.m.1. Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No 2303:

Proposed Rezoning of Lot 3, Section 14, Township 20, Range 10, W6M KDYD, Plan 12592 AND Lot A, Section 14, Township 20, Range 10, W6M, KDYD, Plan 10551 from R-1 (Single Family Residential Zone) to R-5 (High Density Residential Zone).Civic Address: 440 & 460 - 5 Street SE

Location: South of 4 Avenue SE and north of 5 Avenue SE, on the east side of 5 Street SE

Present Use: Single Family Residential

Proposed Use: Development of a 24 unit apartment building

Owner / Applicant: Ponich Properties Ltd.

Reference: ZON-1037/ Bylaw No. 4118

2. Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No 2303:Proposed Rezoning of Lot 1, Section 24, Township 20, Range 10, W6M KDYD, Plan EPP30784

Civic Address: 2240 - 26 Avenue NE

Location: East of Lakeshore Road NE on the south side of 26 Avenue NE

Present Use: Single Family Dwelling under construction

Proposed Use: Single Family Dwelling with suite

Owner / Applicant: S. & H. Grigorjew


The � le for the proposed bylaw is available for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays from December 22, 2015 to January 11, 2016, both inclusive, in the of� ce of the Corporate Of� cer at the City of Salmon Arm, 500 - 2 Avewe NE. Please note that City Hall is closed from December 25, 2015 to January 3, 2016 inclusive.

Those who deem their interest affected by the proposed bylaw are urged to review the � le available in the Development Services Department (or telephone 250-803-4021) to obtain the facts of the proposal prior to the Public Hearing.

Erin Jackson, Corporate Of� cer

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGCITY OF SALMON ARM

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Salmon Arm will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 500 - 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC, on Monday, January 11, 2016, at 7:00 p.m.

1) Proposed Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No 2303:

Proposed Rezoning of Lot 3, Section 14, Township 20, Range 10, W6M KDYD, Plan 12592 AND Lot A, Section 14, Township 20, Range 10, W6M, KDYD, Plan 10551 from R-1 (Single Family Residential Zone) to R-5 (High Density Residential Zone).

Civic Address: 440 & 460 - 5 Street SE

Location: South of 4 Avenue SE and north of 5 Avenue SE,on the east side of 5 Street SE






Proposed Rezoning of Lot 1, Section 24, Township 20, Range 10, W6M KDYD, Plan EPP30784







The file for the proposed bylaw is available for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays from December 23, 2015 to January 11, 2016, both inclusive, in the office of the Corporate Officer at the City of Salmon Arm, 500 - 2 Avenue NE.

Those who deem their interest affected by the proposed bylaw are urged to review the file available in the Development Services Department (or telephone 250-803-4021) to obtain the facts of the proposal prior to the Public Hearing.

Erin Jackson, Corporate Officer

CITY OF SALMON ARMNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Salmon Arm will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 500 - 2 Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC, on Monday, January 11, 2016, at 7:00 p.m.


Proposed Rezoning of Lot 3, Section 14, Township 20, Range 10, W6M KDYD, Plan 12592 AND Lot A, Section 14, Township 20, Range 10, W6M, KDYD, Plan 10551 from R-1 (Single Family Residential Zone) to R-5 (High Density Residential Zone).

Civic Address: 440 & 460 - 5 Street SE

Location: South of 4 Avenue SE and north of 5 Avenue SE,on the east side of 5 Street SE






Proposed Rezoning of Lot 1, Section 24, Township 20, Range 10, W6M KDYD, Plan EPP30784







The file for the proposed bylaw is available for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays from December 23, 2015 to January 11, 2016, both inclusive, in the office of the Corporate Officer at the City of Salmon Arm, 500 - 2 Avenue NE.

Those who deem their interest affected by the proposed bylaw are urged to review the file available in the Development Services Department (or telephone 250-803-4021) to obtain the facts of the proposal prior to the Public Hearing.

Erin Jackson, Corporate Officer

PUBLIC INPUT MEETINGFlood Hazard Risk Assessment Terms of

Reference ReportA Public Input Meeting will be held at 8:00 a.m. in Council Chambers at Salmon Arm City Hall, 500 2 Ave NE, on Monday, January 18, 2016, following the regularly scheduled Development and Planning Services Committee Meeting agenda items.

All persons who believe that their interest is affected will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting these matters. Presenters will speak on a � rst come, � rst served basis, or in the order recognized by the Chair. The Chair reserves the right to establish rules of order at the meeting.

Presenters who plan to use audio visual aids are requested to provide electronic copies to the Administration Department at City Hall by 4:00 p.m. on Friday January 15, 2016.


OpiniOn

SALMON ARM OBSERVER

Editorial

New Year’s Day of course heralds a fresh step forward. But increasingly, Jan. 1 has also come to mark the day when yet more rate hikes take effect.

Like the march of time, tax and fee increas-es never seem to relax on New Year’s Day but continue ever forward, ever higher, ever widening the gap between what we earn and what is taken from us.

On Jan. 1, the fee for Medical Service Plan premiums (that ‘I can’t believe it’s not a tax’ service premium that now, out of all of Cana-da, only British Columbians are charged) rose from $3 per month for a single person earning more than $30,000 per year. A family of two, in that same category, will pay $5.50 more per

month and a family of three or more, again earning more than $30,000 per year, will pay $6 more each month. A few bucks might not seem like a lot, but a few bucks here and there, and there and here, certainly adds up.

This year, expect to pay more in ICBC basic rates, hydro, rent, cable, telephone and Inter-net services and other stuff… Every level of government, Crown corporation and business that can get away with charging you more, will charge you more.

If only government and Crown corporations would resolve to manage taxpayers’ hard-earned and increasingly scarce money com-petently, it could indeed be a happy new year.

-Surrey Now

New year, new fee increases

A place for everyoneOver the past several months, I have heard many people say

how blessed they feel to live in such a caring community.Salmon Arm is a community whose citizens raised $1.5 mil-

lion in one year for a CT so people would have access to the best in healthcare, donated close to $38,000 in this year’s annual turkey drive for the Salvation Army Food Bank and some $7,000 more to the kettles.

It is a community whose citizens turned out in great numbers recently to look for a missing woman, earning praise from a Shuswap Search and Rescue search manager, and showed over-whelming support for a young couple whose rental home caught fire just before Christmas.

All these are things for which local citizens indeed deserve accolades. It is a response that fosters a sense of belonging and acceptance.

But not every citizen is afforded the same dignity.More than a year ago, 46-year-old Laura Henderson, a mem-

ber of the Kitsumkalum First Nation, had the courage to speak about the racism she has faced since high school – a painful re-minder that for some, Salmon Arm is not a welcoming place.

It took more than a year to find two other people who were willing to speak to this newspaper about the racism they have been subjected to.

Oh, I heard plenty of ugly stories over the past 12 months, but the people who shared them were too afraid to go public. They are painful stories about being told to get out of town because of race, colour or religion – stories about vicious name-calling in reference to their culture.

While it appears most of our population supports efforts to bring Syrian refugees to the community, one member of the ref-ugee committee offered her basement suite as accommodation. But when she sought agreement from the other members of her strata, every single person said no.

Quite frankly, it astounds me that in most areas of our lives, we value variety – the abundant rainbow of colours of fruits and vegetables, the delightful mix of colours in a flower garden.

How happily we embrace the wide variety of food choices of-fered in local restaurants, from Italian to Chinese, Indian, Swiss, Thai and more. It is because of the richness of other cultures that we have these delicious choices.

How is it then that when it comes to skin colour, some folks can’t grow beyond the erroneous notion that white is superior? I mean really, it’s only a matter of skin pigmentation, not intel-ligence, ability, emotion or any other trait.

White supremacists had their day here not all that long ago, and Salmon Arm’s reputation of being a racist community is well-known. Victoria recently coughed up funds to try to deal with the issue.

Not only do we need to welcome and support refugees who are seeking new and safe lives here, we need to be an all-inclu-sive community to those who choose to make this home.

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THIS N’ THAT’

Barb Brouwer

View PointThe Observer asked: What’s your New Year’s resolution?

Serena Caner “I would like to be more patient with my children.”

Trevor Cesarone “I will walk my dog more.”

Eszter Torok “I recycle lots, but I want to do more and get better.”

Vanessa Linowski “I’m always late, so I want to be more punctual.”

Megan Clarke “I would like to complete my perinatal services training.”

In response to Rachael Mackay’s letter to the editor on Dec. 2.

Your accusation against the churches of Salmon Arm is completely unfounded. Sta-tistically, churches and other Christian organizations do more than 80 per cent of all the charitable work that takes place around the world. Thankfully, many secular charitable orga-nizations so generously do the rest. The Salmon Arm church-es are involved in the follow-ing: they have a ‘compassion-ate fund’ for needy people that show up at their door daily,

and they never leave without a grocery voucher or a food hamper. The Churches Thrift Store gives away anything the poor and homeless need at no charge, plus all profits from the store go right back into our local charities. They oper-ate the food bank, the Second Harvest, the Salvation Army homeless shelter, as well as the Pregnancy Support Centre. They have an emergency den-tal clinic for those in pain that cannot pay. There are also sev-eral soup kitchens that serve lunches during the week, etc. No doubt I have overlooked a

number of other services the churches oversee in our com-munity; to them I apologize. Thankfully many local busi-nesses and charities co-operate and though they don’t shout it from the rooftops, I believe they are doing a spectacular job of looking after the home-less.

If you or anyone else read-ing this would like to get in-volved, you can volunteer with any one of the above services and they will be more than happy to sign you up.

Ruth Trekofski

I first met Stephen Harper when he was running for the Canadian Alliance leadership in 2002.

Speaking to a group of Fraser Valley members concerned that the party had split over the leadership of Stockwell Day, Harper didn’t mince words be-cause a local reporter had showed up on a Saturday morning. He explained his prediction that no matter who leads the conservative movement started by Preston Manning, the national media would work against it.

“The press is owned by big-L lib-erals and staffed by small-L liberals,” Harper said. “Preston was too cerebral; Stock was not cerebral enough. I’m not sure where I will be, but the media will always be on the other side.”

Harper’s cold war with national me-dia is a theme that runs through his decade as prime minister, peaking in 2015 with the most slanted election coverage I’ve ever witnessed. The cele-bration continues over Justin Trudeau’s victory, with the supposedly non-parti-san federal bureaucracy cheering along with much of the national media.

Harper’s assessment of major news-paper ownership is no longer accurate, except for the Toronto Star. But the dying tradition of owners looking up from their accounting ledgers to en-dorse a political party continued, with the Postmedia chain and the Globe and Mail pointing out that Trudeau’s rash promises didn’t add up.

Endorsements were a brief inter-ruption in the media assault on Harp-er’s record. His government’s plan to welcome 10,000 refugees, unveiled way back in January 2015, was por-trayed as heartless and feeble, while Trudeau’s 25,000 by Christmas rep-resented the generous character of the true Canada.

As it turns out, the Liberals have been hard pressed to reach even the 10,000 mark. But they’ve put out a rash new promise to make it 50,000 at

some point in the future, so the media’s new-found message of sunshine, hope and change continues.

Those modest $10 billion annual deficits that Trudeau promised, and Harper warned against? Borrowing and spending will far exceed that, but we’re assured that’s because they were based on inflated Conservative finan-cial forecasts.

In fact, independent private sector forecasts are now the key reference for government budgets at the federal and provincial level. None of them predict-ed the further slump in energy prices that continued through 2015.

And cooking the books before an election isn’t really possible any more, thanks to the establishment of the Par-liamentary Budget Office. That was a Harper innovation, along with sched-uled elections.

And that Trudeau pledge to raise taxes on the wealthiest Canadians and use the proceeds to finance a tax cut for the middle class? That one didn’t add up either. For one thing, wealthy people have a variety of legal ways to reduce their taxable income.

Here’s an actual front-page head-line from the Globe and Mail, report-ing this unfortunate fact, well after the election: “The way Liberals gauged response to new tax rate explains gap.” So it was just an understandable over-sight, you see.

Trudeau’s star turn in Paris, where he pronounced that “Canada is back” in the battle to control the world’s weather? The official submission from his bloated delegation to the UN cli-mate meetings was actually the exist-ing Conservative plan, which includes phasing out coal-fired electricity gen-eration.

Harper generally represented a pref-erence for the individual over the state, a concept that at one time was known as “liberalism.” This was illustrated by his preference for parents rather than a nanny state to administer child care.

He advocated free trade, small gov-ernment and low taxes. We’ll see how that legacy survives the new govern-ment and its media cheering section.

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Reader defends churches’ generosity

Those who understand, re-spect and seek to protect and preserve nature needn’t be surprised by city council’s en-dorsement of lake-shore dog-walking.

It was a predictable decision, and once again demonstrated council’s unwillingness to ac-knowledge nature’s inherent value, presuming, instead, that its sole worth is nothing more than a mere ‘entitled-utility’ to us and our excessive whims.

Over the years, councils have chronically undervalued na-ture and natural systems, such as when they chopped-off part of Little Mountain Park for – are you ready? Joni Mitchell is! – a parking-lot. They took the bait of minority fishing in-terests and permitted unnatural fish-stocking of McGuire Lake

– twice. And, they ignored sig-nificant public opposition to the potential wetland-threatening impacts of foreshore develop-ment for a shopping mall on the west side of town.

This behaviour and these decisions, past and pres-ent, are simply the cultural expression of a deeply-en-trenched, nature-devaluing mindset.

Sadly enough, in spite of today’s long overdue ‘green thinking,’ governing-bodies continue to act as if there is simply no other way of com-prehending nature and what our relationship to it should be – other than us as its exclusive, dominating exploiters.

Salmon Arm’s mayor re-vealed this embedded world-view when she stated (Ob-

server, Dec. 16), “Dogs more than ever are part of our family and we see them everywhere.” Good ecological words those: “family” and “everywhere.” In fact, ‘ecology,’ and its word-root ‘ecos,’ derives from the Greek ‘oikos,’ or ‘household.’

It makes you wonder when the time will come when we expand our moral sensibili-ties to accept the foreshore, its wildlife, forests, grizzlies, lakes and other water-bodies – and ourselves – as part of the family of interdependent crea-tures and their natural systems and, as such, an Earth house-hold to protect and preserve them and it, just as carefully and responsibly.

Tom Crowley

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Twice in two days Shuswap Search and Rescue were called out to the Sicamous area to help snowmobilers in need of medical atten-tion in remote areas of the Shuswap.

In both cases, the Vernon Search and Rescue helicopter winch team was able to fly in and avoid lengthy ground transport for the victims.

On Dec. 28, at 1:27 p.m., crews were called to Morton Peak in the Owl’s Head recreation area, roughly 15 kilo-metres southwest of Sicamous, to help an Alberta man who had been sledding and be-gan experiencing chest pains due to a possible heart attack.

Due to the remote lo-cation, Shuswap Search and Rescue requested assistance from the Ver-non helicopter winch team.

“We had reports there was fog up there but somehow the helicop-ter managed to find a window to get in,” said John Schut, of Shuswap Search and Rescue. “They literally had to package up the patient in six minutes and get out of there because darkness was coming in and they had to get out before then.”

Ten members of the Shuswap team were mobilized in the park-ing lot of the recreation area readying snowmo-biles for the 45-minute

trip to go in for the res-cue in case the helicop-ter couldn’t make it.

There is no word on the current condition of the Alberta man. He was airlifted to the Ver-non airport and then transported by ambu-lance to hospital.

First rescueThe day before, the

helicopter team had been able to airlift a man suffering a spinal injury from Blue Lake.

The call went out at 1:20 p.m. on Dec. 27 reporting the snowmo-biler had been injured, likely with a compres-sion fracture to his low-er spine. Nine members of Shuswap Search and Rescue (SAR) were dispatched to assist.

“It was our under-standing that it was some pretty serious injuries and that to get down into Blue Lake is a very steep climb,” said Schut.

Due to the treach-erous terrain, Schut said a call was made to the Vernon Search and Rescue helicopter winch team, in hopes they would be able to more easily reach the injured man and get him to hospital.

“The weather was pretty iffy, with lots of snow and cloud around the mountains. We were not really sure if the helicopter was go-ing to be able to go in, so we began to prep our snowmobile team to go in with a stretcher and

toboggan and get him out that way, if need be.”

Fortunately, the weather cleared enough that, at approximately 3:40 p.m, the helicopter was able to fly in.

“We were sure thank-ful that the helicopter could do the job, be-cause the route out of Blue Lake is pretty rough. It would have been a pretty nasty to-boggan ride for a guy with a broken back,” said Schut. “We really appreciated the Vernon winch team that came to help.”

A paramedic was aboard the helicopter to begin medical treat-ment for the injured man, who was then flown to Vernon Jubilee Hospital for treatment.

His current condition is not known.

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“In both these cases, these men were very lucky,” says Schut. “There was such a slim chance the helicopter could make it in, but they managed it both times. A ground rescue would have been much longer and rougher for those people. It was fortunate it all lined up for these people.”

Schut says people heading into the back-country shouldn’t be complacent and think a helicopter is standing by waiting to rescue them if they get into trouble.

“It doesn’t always work that way, so peo-ple need to be prepared with extra clothes, food and the ability to make fire. People need to re-alize that if they need a rescue, they can be out there a long time.”

Schut says both res-cues were aided with help from members of the Eagle Valley Snow-mobile Club.

“In both cases, they have been most help-ful,” he says.

At the ready: Shuswap Search and Rescue member Gordon Bose operates the Rapid response vehicle and logistics trailer on the evening of Dec. 28 for the rescue of a snow-mobiler from Morton Peak near Sicamous.

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On his release, he will be charged with uttering threats and ar-son, says RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk.

At about 10 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, Salmon Arm RCMP responded to a report of a disturbance at a home in the Eagle Bay area.

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Because the police had set up perimeter lines, the fire depart-ment had to stage at the Eagle Bay Firehall, which is less than a ki-lometre away.

“We began suppress-ing at 2:25 a.m. and by that time it was fully involved,” said Mount, noting 10 Eagle Bay volunteer firefighters got help in the form of a water tender and three firefighters from the Shuswap Volunteer Fire Department.

It took three hours to put the fire out and firefighters were back on site in daylight to do salvage work.

Emergency Social Services was called in to assist the displaced property owner and occupants of the rental home.

Man to face arson chargeEagle Bay: December standoff suspect remains under medical care.By Barb BrouwerOBSERVER STAFF

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Bundles of joy: (Left) Kessa Arishenkoff and Paul Regnier hold baby Jax Robert Rick Regnier, the first baby born at Shuswap Lake General, while at right, Fay and Nathan Koss cuddle baby Eliot Steven Koss, who was the first baby born in Vernon. The Koss family travelled from Salmon Arm to the hospital in Vernon for the birth.

City claims two New Year’s babies

Salmon Arm can boast about not one, but two New Year’s ba-bies for 2016.

The first tyke was the first-born at the Vernon Jubilee Hospital, but his parents hail from Salmon Arm. The sec-ond was the first baby born within city limits at Shuswap Lake Gen-eral Hospital.

For Fay and Nathan Koss having the New Year’s Baby wasn’t on their radar.

The couple from Salmon Arm were sent to Vernon Jubilee Hos-pital after Fay’s high blood pressure caused some complications.

“It was funny, friends were joking about me trying for the New Year’s Baby and I didn’t know what the big deal was – I just wanted to have a hap-py, healthy baby,” said Fay.

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after a difficult birth; Eliot Steven Koss was born at 3:37 p.m. New Year’s Day.

Weighing in at six pounds, 15 ounces, their first child is hap-py and healthy.

“He has been per-fect; he hasn’t caused much of a fuss at all,” said Fay while cradling her newborn son.

Being the New Year’s Baby at Ver-non Jubilee Hospital comes with some seri-ous perks thanks to the Vernon Jubilee Hospi-tal Auxiliary and local businesses.

The new parents Fay and Nathan were sur-prised by all the gifts.

With her parents liv-ing in England and her in-laws in Sorrento, they are thankful for all the help and sup-port they have received from the Vernon Jubi-lee Hospital staff.

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can’t imagine doing this anywhere else.”

Salmon Arm’s new-est Canucks fan ar-rived at Shuswap Lake General Hospital a few days later at 6:37 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4.

Jax Robert Rick Regnier weighed in at six pounds, five ounc-es.

Mom Kessa Arish-enkoff called the cou-ple’s first child cute and handsome with a perfect complexion.

“And the biggest Ca-nucks fan,” interjected dad Paul Regnier.

“We already have a picture of him in his Canucks jersey,” laughs Kessa, who calls her newborn son perfect.

While everything went very smoothly, Kessa is recovering from the Caesarian de-livery.

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1926 At a council meeting the city clerk reported he had received a cheque from the government for liquor profits and pari-mutuel. The councils portion of the liquor profits amounted to $1,176 and the Pari-mutuel to $263.F. Pearson, manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, and the Bank of Hamilton up to the time of its amalgamation with the Com-merce was superannuated. Mr. Kyle from Grand Forks was the new manager.

1936 Ray Williston arrived home for the holidays from his teaching position in Surrey.Louise Tennant and Anne Urquhart were home from their schools on the north shore.

1946 Work was begun on a storage warehouse, garage and office be-ing erected by Ken Urquhart of Urquhart’s Transfer at the corner of Hudson and Ross streets. The initial permit for the 32-foot-by-58-foot building covered an estimated cost of $1,500.Residents served by Rural Mail Route No. 1, Salmon Arm, were petitioning the Dominion post office for a daily mail delivery instead of the tri-weekly service they are currently receiving.A youth Council to coordinate existing activities and formulate new programs was to be elected by the young people of Salmon Arm. Candidates for mayor were Don Ja-mieson, Velma Mikkelson, Barry Smith and Albert Bianco.Doug Cavaye was elected president of the Kinsmen Club of Salmon Arm.

1956 Victor Nancollas, a mem-ber of city council for 11 years, was mayor elect. He was the winner in a close contest defeating Tom Middleton, also a former member of council by five votes. The final count was Nancollas 202 and Middleton 197.Mr. Nancollas would succeed Mayor W.K. Smith who was retiring after 20 years service as alderman and mayor.Mount Ida IOOF lodge distributed 34 Yule Hampers among needy families in Salmon Arm and District.

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Seventeen-year-old Kaden Sagh had been suffering from a sore back for a couple of weeks.

As he had been working out a lot in or-der to play for the Arm-strong Shamrocks of the Thompson Okana-gan Senior Lacrosse League, he attributed the soreness to all the running and weight lifting he’d been doing.

He went to the chiro-practor for a couple of weeks to help relieve the pain, explains his aunt, Kim Wiens.

However, on the weekend of Dec. 12 and 13, he began hav-ing trouble with his left leg. On Tuesday, Dec. 15 he woke up and couldn’t walk.

His family rushed him to the emergency department at Shuswap Lake General Hospital. He was transferred to Kamloops where a neurologist ordered an MRI. Less than 12

hours after waking up he was being flown to BC Children’s Hospi-tal in Vancouver by air ambulance. Tests had revealed a tumour on his spinal cord.

The next day he un-derwent a seven-hour surgery to remove the growth. Doctors were able to remove only 90 per cent of it because of the risk to the spinal cord.

Although he woke up from surgery with no movement in his legs, recovery is prom-ising, explains a Go-FundMe account set up to support Kaden and his family – parents Steven and Kerry and 14-year-old brother Devon.

However, more bad news was forthcoming.

Tests showed the tumour was malignant and Kaden would have to undergo five weeks of radiation and che-motherapy.

“It was the most hor-rifying week of our lives,” says Wiens of

the tumour’s discovery.She says her sister

Kerry, Kaden’s mom, has taken a leave of absence from her job in order to stay with Kaden in Vancouver.

Steven, Devon and extended family mem-bers are going back and forth, but Steven will have to continue working part-time, and Devon has returned to school.

Kaden is facing a long and difficult re-habilitation in the next few months to a year, says Wiens, and the family likely won’t know until March if the tumour is respond-ing well to treatment.

She emphasizes that although Kaden is fear-ful, he’s determined to get back full use of his legs.

Along with being an emotionally devastat-ing time for the Sagh family, it’s also an ex-pensive one.

In addition to the GoFundMe fundraiser, accounts have been set up at the Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union branches in Salmon Arm, Sor-rento and Sicamous. The accounts can be accessed by asking for

the Kaden Sagh Road to Recovery Fund.

As well, several busi-nesses are selling raffle tickets for a carved wooden bench made by family friend Dean Gollan. Tickets can be purchased at: Save On Foods. Lordco, Hide-

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Tickets are being sold until Jan. 31.

Wiens says although Kerry and Steven don’t like having to accept

financial help, they’ve been amazed by peo-ple’s support.

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BENNETTHugh & Melanie Bennett of Salmon Arm, BC, are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Caelynn Marie at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, Vernon on August 17, 2015 weighing 9 lbs., 9 oz. Proud grandparents are Paul & Brenda Bennett of Salmon Arm, Hal & Deb Puder of Kelowna and Sharon & Jerry Deboo, Prince Rupert.

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The SWC is cur-rently made up of rep-resentatives from the Columbia Shuswap and Thompson-Nicola regional districts, Sec-wepemc Nation, City of Salmon Arm, District of Sicamous, North Okan-agan Regional District, and the B.C. ministries of environment and ag-riculture. The commu-nity representatives are newly created positions.

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A young family is over-whelmed by the outpouring of support following the loss of their rental home to a fire on Dec. 18.

The Salmon Arm Fire Depart-ment was dispatched to a fire at 1771 27 Ave. NE at approxi-mately 3 p.m.

“Crews arrived to heavy fire conditions on the north side of the home, which was quickly knocked down by firefighters from both hall 2 and 3,” said Fire Chief Brad Shirley, noting the blaze was definitely not suspi-cious. “Although the fire was contained to the open deck and kitchen area, there was smoke and water damage to other por-tions of the rented home.”

In an update Tuesday, assistant fire chief Jim Nickles said the fire was most likely the result of

an electrical issue in a power bar on the deck.

“A smoker was used that day but it didn’t cause the fire,” Nick-les said, noting that while the deck was covered it was open to the elements. “Most power bars are indoor only and not meant for outdoor use.”

Occupants, Tyler and Kim Dy-mond and their son Nixon, were devastated to lose two budgie birds in the fire but thrilled and a bit overwhelmed by community response to their loss.

The family was not at home at the time of the fire, having agreed to house sit for Tyler’s parents Doug and Debby Dymond, who were away on vacation.

“I was devastated for them… they had built a lot of memories there and lost a lot of irreplace-ables – mementos, photos and handmade things,” said Doug, noting the “absolute generos-ity” of the community response

reminded him of the fire of ’98 when everyone pitched in to help.

“A very wonderful mom, dad and young girl showed up a cou-ple of days later with a cage and two identical birds – just a snap-shot of what a caring and gener-ous town this is.”

That couple was Chris Rob-inson, his wife Brittany and six-year-old daughter Olivia. “We went from store to store and brought them about $5,000 worth of stuff before Christmas,” says Chris of the generous reac-tion by local merchants in the Mall at Piccadilly, Centenoka and elsewhere. “We’re teaching our kid the meaning of Christ-mas.”

Meanwhile, Tyler, Kim and Nixon have a new home, are back to work and are rebuilding their lives, says Doug.

“There’s blue sky on the hori-zon; they’re getting over it.”


Smoke and flame: Salmon Arm Fire Chief Brad Shirley directs the action as Salmon Arm firefighters put out a residential fire on 17th Street NE on Friday, Dec. 18.

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On the heels of a two-week Christmas break, the Silverbacks opened up 2016 with games against the league’s last- and first- place teams, Surrey and Penticton over the weekend.

On New Year’s Day, the ’Backs hosted the lowly Surrey Eagles at the Shaw Centre.

A four-goal first period, led by first star

Carson Bolduc, helped propel the Silver-backs to a 5-2 victory over the Eagles.

“The boys were excited to get back to game action after a week off and a week of practice. They were chomping at the bit for the puck to drop,” said head coach Brandon West of his side’s quick start to the game.

Former Silverback, Brett Stewart scored the Eagles’ early equalizer only two minutes after Bolduc’s first of the game. The Salmon Arm native scored his second of the game,

midway through the first period. Starting goalie Brandon Kegler was

forced to make way for Angus Redmond after suffering a lower body injury when a Surrey forward crashed into him after 11 minutes in the game.

“At this time Kegler is day-to-day, we are just being cautious with him,” said West.

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Wild start to 2016 for ’Backs Fast start: Carson Bolduc jams in the game’s opening goal past Eagles’ goaltender Justin Laforest at the Shaw Cen-tre on New Year’s Day. The Silverbacks directed 52 shots on goal in the 5-2 victory over Surrey.

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Many Larch Hills Nordic skiers claimed podium finishes in the classic technique races at the Teck Okanagan Cup #1 cross- country ski event, hosted by the Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club in Revelstoke last week-end.

in the Atom boys 2 category, Kai Hanson placed first. in the Peewee boys 1 category, Max Calkins earned first and, in Peewee boys 2, Jonathan Breugem placed second and Ben Milne third.

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in the Bantam girls 2 category, Larch Hills skiers swept the podium with Saman-tha Vukadinovic, isabelle Wilke and Talia Brown standing on top. in the Midget boys 1 and 2 category, Trond May and Stephen Moore earned first, and Calvin Hepburn were third.

Julianne Moore placed first, and Sophia Van Varseveld placed second in the Midget girls 1 category. in Midget girls 2, Lucy El-liot claimed second and Maggie Beckner, third. in the Juvenile boys 2 and Juvenile girls category 1, Konrad Van Varseveld and Julia Brown placed first in their respective divisions.

Andrew Nash and Seth Van Varseveld earned first and second in the Junior boys category 2, and David Bakker placed third in Category 1. Rachel May was first in the Junior girls category 1, and John Connor was second in Junior men category 2.

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The Salmon Arm Golds senior basket-ball team did not have much time to rest over the Christmas holidays as they travelled to Port Moody during the break.

Josh Kujat scored a team-high 23 points, and had three steals, in the Golds tournament opener against North Surrey.

The Golds fell to the Spartans 77-62.

“North Surrey is a good, big team that shot the lights out. As a team, we shot poorly,” said Golds head coach Rhys Waters.

Dawson Mayes add-ed 15 points and Dillan Olson scored 14.

As a team, the Golds shot 39 per cent from the field and 40 per cent from the free throw line.

Waters was quick to point out that his team’s goal is to shoot at least 70 per cent from the line.

Waters stressed the importance of consis-tent shooting.

“We didn’t put our-selves in the best posi-tion to walk away with

a win. We got outshot this game, plain and simple,” said Waters.

The Golds bounced back in the second game of the tourna-ment, defeating West-view from Maple Ridge, 81-55.

Salmon Arm showed off their depth with Ol-son scoring 16 points, Norman Ambauen earning 15 points and 15 rebounds and Aar-on Hicks netting 14 points.

Waters was pleased with the win and not-ed it was a game they should have won and did.

In the third game of the tournament, SAS faced Richmond, a his-torically strong team. The Golds rose to the occasion and defeated the Colts 88-67.

Josh Kujat scored a team-high 13 points and defensively had six rebounds and eight as-sists.

Waters had many reasons to praise the play of Ambauen who had 11 points, five re-bounds and two blocks.

“Norman Ambauen is an important part of our team, defensively first but also offen-

sively, and he had a big weekend for us,” said Waters.

Olson finished the game with nine points and 11 rebounds.

Overall the Golds finished fourth in the tournament.

“We would have liked higher, who wouldn’t, but anytime you can go to the Low-er Mainland and com-pete, and especially

beat strong programs like Richmond you have to be happy.”

Waters also ap-plauded the depth of his squad. Every player on the team saw court time and scored in the tournament.

“Not many senior teams can say that in a competitive tourna-ment, and that speaks highly of our depth down the bench,” Wa-

ters pointed out.In all competitive

games this season the Golds are one game over .500, with a 7-6 record.

“We are competi-tive, but need to take that next step. Our New Year’s resolution needs to be two things: consistent scoring, and getting better in the paint, especially re-bounding.”

Curling playdownsThe Salmon Arm Curling Club will host “last chance” playdowns for three qualifying berths to the B.C. Mens Curling Provincial playdowns this weekend. The first draw is 2 p.m. on Friday, then again at 7 p.m. There are three more draws on Saturday and two on Sunday.

Indoor street soccerRegistration for the indoor games-only fun pro-gram, held on Mondays from Jan. 25 to March 14 is now open. The games are available for kids between the ages of 10 and 16. Games will have four to five players on each side, with the focus on having fun while developing soccer skills through game play. Each age grouping plays at least three games per session. Cost for this seven-session program is only $35. To register visit http://shuswapsoccer.com/programs.php.

Register for the loppetThere are just 10 days until the Reino Keski-Salmi Loppet. This friendly, full-day family event for both recreational and competitive ski-ers will take place on Saturday, Jan. 16. Online registration closes on Thursday, Jan. 14. Entry forms and additional information is available online at www.SkiLarchHills.ca or locally at Skookum Cycle and Ski or John’s Ski Shack.

Film fundraiserThe Larch Hills Junior Race Team will be host-ing the Jumbo Wild film on Friday, Jan. 22 at the Salmar Classic Theatre. Tickets are $5 and proceeds go to the Junior Race team for ex-penses for travelling to Nationals in Whitehorse in March.

Abominable rugbyHosted by the Yeti Rugby Club, the 19th Annual Abominable Seven-Man Touch Rugby Tourna-ment will till take place at Little Mountain on Jan. 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each team is allowed a maximum of eight players, with a cost of $20 per player. T-shirt and chili lunch is included. For more info, contact James Cookson at 250-515-0342 or Greg Seed at 250-515-1934.

Bridge resultsThe results for Jan. 3: first, Shirley & Chuck Buckler; second, Arlene & Bert Lamoureux; third, Peggy Petersen & Carol McGregor and fourth, Ruth Embree & Michael Clayton.

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added a tally before the end of the opening 20 minutes.

Taro Hirose notched the final goal for Salm-on Arm on the power play in the second pe-riod with the assists going to Elijiah Barriga and Kodi Schwarz.

At 7:29 of the third period, emotions boiled over as a line brawl erupted, resulting in eight players being thrown out of the game

for fighting. Marcus Mitchell,

Mitch Newsome and Cam Coutre each re-ceived two-game sus-pensions for partici-pating in the multiple fight situation, and head coach West was also handed a game suspen-sion for the altercation.

“There was a heated exchange between players, one thing led to another, and we have to face the consequences of our actions now,” said West.

“We had a lot of our

young guys out on the ice at the time, and they were just trying to stick up for each other out there.”

The ’Backs travelled to Penticton on Satur-day night, where they were defeated 6-1.

The always-lethal Scott Conway scored his second hat trick in as many nights, while Vees’ goaltender An-thony Brodeur made 27 saves.

“We beat ourselves. From start to finish Penticton looked good,

after two periods the game looked very much over,” said West.

With four minutes remaining in the game, Josh Blanchard ruined Brodeur’s shutout bid, scoring his 12th goal of the season.

The Silverbacks now turn their focus towards Friday’s game south of the border in Wenatchee before returning north to face Penticton.

“We have to hit re-set and find our game again in two very dif-ficult buildings on the

road,” said West.He stressed his play-

ers will have to step up in the absence of Mitchell, Newsome and Coutre and tune out distractions.

The ’Backs are now tied for second in the division with the War-riors, but have three games in hand on the West Kelowna side.

The Silverbacks will return to the Shaw Cen-tre when they open a three-game home stand on Jan. 15 against the Vipers.

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Under pressure: The Salmon Arm Golds’ Rowan McDonald is double teamed by Richmond Colts defenders during a game in the Port Moody tournament last week.

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Nisse, ’Tips show off in KamloopsFrom Dec. 30 to Jan.

3, the Salmon Arm Bantam Tier 2 Silver-tips took part in the Kamloops International Bantam Ice Hockey Tournament.

Teams from across North America includ-ing Alaska, Saskatch-ewan, Alberta, B.C. and the Southern United States took part in the 47th annual winter tournament.

The Hungarian na-tional U16 team also featured in the tourna-ment.

During opening cer-emonies, the attend-ing crowd took part in singing O Canada. The sound system failed too after, leaving the crowd to take it upon themselves to sing the American anthem

When no one knew the Hungarian anthem, 15-year-old Hungarian player Laszlo Horvath grabbed the mic and sang the anthem on behalf of his team and country.

The Silvertips played their first game on Wednesday, Dec. 30 against the Vancouver A2 T-Birds.

An excited and en-ergized Silvertips team burst out of the gates to an early two-goal lead courtesy of Ty Sanford and Jaron Bootsma.

Joshua Olson scored the third goal for the team right before the end of the second pe-riod, on their one-and-only power play of the game.

Early in the third pe-riod, ’Tips captain Cole Nisse notched another one in the opposition’s net, and his team went on to win 4-0.

Goaltender Koltin Dodge earned the shut-out.

The following day, Salmon Arm faced Castlegar.

In similar fashion to their opening game, the Silvertips struck early and never looked back after scoring early in the game.

Nisse, followed quickly by Dylan Hu-ber, Ty Sanford, Boots-ma and Olson, each contributed a goal be-fore the end of the sec-ond frame.

Brayden Haskell and Jacob Tudan also con-tributed goals this game as the Silvertips easily defeated Castlegar 8-1.

For their third round robin game, Salmon Arm faced Yellowknife bright and early on New Year’s Day.

Forward Taylor Howard was on fire for the ’Tips as he grabbed the first two goals of the game against the Wolf-pack.

Not to be outdone, Bootsma continued his goal-a-game run when he netted the Silvertips’ third goal of the game.

Sanford got a goal during the third period as the Silvertips went on to win 4-1 win over Yellowknife.

After the round robin play, the ’Tips placed first overall out of 20

teams in the tourna-ment. In the two-game knockout round, they faced off against the seventh place Williams Lake Timberwolves.

The fire that the Sil-vertips started the tour-nament with fizzled out and three injuries did not help their cause.

Short on the bench and playing on the larger Olympic ice sur-face at MacArthur Is-land took its toll on the ’Tips.

Bootsma scored the game’s first goal, fol-lowed up by Dominic Barbosa before Wil-liams Lake came back to take a 3-2 lead.

Tudan’s goal drew the ’Tips level, but Wil-

liams Lake scored two more to win 5-3, drop-ping the ’Tips to the B-side of the tournament.

On Saturday, the ’Tips played their league rivals, Kelowna. The only goal scored by Salmon Arm was thanks to Dylan Huber, as the Silvertips fell to Kelowna 4-1, ending their time in the tourna-ment.

After the handshake between the Salmon Arm and Kelowna teams, presenters came out on the ice to award Salmon Arm Silver-tips captain Cole Nisse with a plaque for the top defensive player of the tournament, a huge honour to receive.

New Years Day kicksIan Calkins dribbles the ball towards the goal as he is chased down by Sara Worton, left, Lily Karns and mom Darcy Calkins during the Shuswap Youth Soccer Association’s free Family Footy Day at the SASCU Memorial Complex on Friday, Jan. 1.

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“We’re at a point in time now where we have a significant per-centage of our support staff at retirement age,” says Nora Ken-nett, district administrator of the school district’s student services.

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The written word will once again be cel-ebrated at the 2016 Word on the Lake Writ-ers’ Festival taking place from May 20 to May 22.

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actress, originally from Portland, she cur-rently lives in Canada. Her latest release, The Right & the Real was named a Bank Street’s 2013 Best Books of the Year.

• Singer/songwriter and photographer Victor Anthony was born in Nashville. He has released four CDs of original material including his latest, Mystery Loves Compa-ny. His musical style is based in the roots tradition of the American South but the lyr-ics are up-to-date vignettes of life and love, full of rich visual imagery and simple truth.

• Ted Bishop’s latest book, The Social Life of Ink: Culture, Wonder, and Our Relationship with the Written Word, com-bines memoir, travel, and cultural history as it moves from Samarkand to Budapest. It won the Wilfred Eggleston prize for non-� ction.

• International bestselling, award-win-ning author Susan Fox (also writing as Sa-vanna Fox and Susan Lyons) writes “emo-tionally compelling, sexy contemporary romance” (Publishers Weekly). A native British Columbian, she sets her stories in B.C. Her books have been translated into French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and German.

• Jodi McIsaac is the author of the best-selling Thin Veil fantasy series and the thriller, A Cure for Madness. After stints as a short-track speed skater, a speechwriter, and fundraising and marketing executive in the nonpro� t sector, she started a bou-tique copywriting agency and began writ-ing novels in the wee hours of the morning.

She is working on a historical fantasy series set in Ireland. http://www.jodimcisaac.com/

• Donna Milner is the author of the internationally acclaimed novels: After River, The Promise of Rain, Somewhere In-Betweenand the soon to be released, A Place Called Sorry. Her books have been published in 13 countries and translated into eight languages.

• Alyson Quinn was born in Zimbabwe to Irish parents and spent her childhood years in Southern Africa. She trained as a social worker and has spent over two decades working in the � eld of psy-chiatry. She has published three books. When the River Wakes Up is her � rst novel. It is both a tormenting inner struggle and a changing world scorched by the � re of new beginnings.

• Jodie Renner is a sought-after freelance � ction editor and award-winning author of three craft-of-writing guides. She has also pub-lished two handy clickable writers’ e-resources. Renner is also a well-known blogger and her craft-of-writing posts appear on various blogs.

• Robert J. Sawyer is one of only eight writers in history – and the only Cana-dian – to win all three of the world’s top science � ction awards for best novel of the year: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award.

According to a U.S. trade journal, he is the #1 all-time worldwide leader in num-ber of award wins as a science � ction or fantasy novelist.

• Arthur Slade was raised on a ranch in Saskatchewan. He is the author of 18 novels for young readers includ-ing The Hunchback Assignments, which won the prestigious TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award and Dust, winner of the

Governor General’s

Award for Children’s Literature. He has taught writing at Banff, Univer-sity of Toronto and was the Regina Public Library’s writer-in-residence in 2014-2015.

• Criminal lawyer turned crime thriller writer Michael Slade is the author of 14 novels that feature the Special X psycho-hunters of the Royal Cana-dian Mounted Police. HEAD-HUNTER Reimagined – an all-new version of his � rst bestseller published in 1984 – is coming this year. Slade has been honoured by the World Horror Convention, and the international Police Leadership Conference.

• Alan Twigg became a member of the Order of Can-ada in 2014 “for his countless

contributions to the promo-tion of British Columbian lit-

erature and publishing.” He has produced the educational news-

paper B.C. BookWorld since

1987. Twigg is the author of 17 books, in-cluding histories of Belize and Cuba.

• Richard Wagamese is one of Canada’s foremost native authors and storytellers. A professional writer since 1979, he’s been a newspaper columnist and reporter, radio and television broadcaster and producer and the author of 13 titles.

He has won the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature for his memoir One Story, One Song, the Canadi-an Authors Association Award for Fiction for Dream Wheels and the Alberta Writers Guild Best Novel Award for Keeper’n Me.

• Howard White is a historian, poet, es-sayist, editor, publisher and children’s au-thor who co-founded the Raincoast Chron-icles in 1972 and Harbour Publishing in 1974. In 2013 he became co-owner and publisher of Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd. He has been awarded the Order of British Columbia, the Order of Canada and the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour.

For more information on the festival and to register for the annual event, visit wordonthelakewritersfestival.com.


Top talent: Jodie Renner, a freelance � ction editor and award-winning author of three craft-of-writing guides, and Arthur Slade, an award-win-ning author of 18 novels, are two presenters at the 2016 writers’ festival.

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It was a year and a half ago at the Win-nipeg Folk Festival when, after witnessing The Bros. Landreth in full flight, Bonnie Raitt stated:

“I haven’t liked a band as much as The Bros. Landreth in a long time. To hear this kind of funky, South-ern-style rock played with such original-ity and soul will knock you out.”

Endorsements sim-ply don’t get any better than that, and Raitt’s response to the Bros. Landreth’s talents is just one more confir-mation on why this band is the hottest

young roots-rock band to come out of Canada in a very long time.

Now Salmon Am will welcome them.

“We’re pretty sure many Salmon Arm

Roots and Blues fans will be including Bros. Landreth in their top five acts of our 2016 festival,” says artistic director Peter North. “Catch this dynamite

homegrown act before the rest of the world comes calling!”

Just over a year ago the Winnipeg-based band hit the ground running at the Ameri-cana Music Festival in Nashville and came home with a record deal. The week fol-lowing the event, Roll-ing Stone Magazine included the Bros. Landreth in a feature titled “The Twenty Best Things We Saw at Americana Music Fest 2014.”

Have a look at the current, but not com-plete, 2016 Roots and Blues slate at www.r o o t s a n d b l u e s . c a ,

where you can also purchase tickets at ear-lybird prices.

Members of the Salmon Arm Folk Mu-sic Society are invited to attend the annual general meeting on at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20.

The meeting will be held in the Askew’s Uptown Community Room.

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On the rise: The Bros. Landreth are be-ing hailed as a hot roots-rock band.

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Tickets for the Feb. 5 Shuswap Trail Alliance party are here.

This is the organiza-tion’s main fundraiser and funds will go di-rectly toward launching a new decade of trails throughout the Shus-wap, says executive-director Phil McIntyre-Paul.

“The Feb. 5th event raises the critical base funding needed to keep the wider Shuswap Trails initiative mobi-lized, and it also seems to raise the roof,” he says.

But trail party sup-porters have come to

learn that tickets sell out every year.

“It’s hard to believe these tickets have be-come such hot items,” said Winston Pain, chair of the Shuswap Trail Alliance board.

“It seems celebrating and creating a regional legacy of recreational trails and greenways just pair very well – es-pecially in early Feb-ruary when we’re all a little cabin crazy. We’re humbled every year by the support.”

Shuswap Trail pri-orities for 2016 include a new historic Shus-wap Trail Strategy and

Roundtable, which acknowledges the alli-ance’s place within Sec-wepemc Nation Territo-ry, says McIntyre-Paul.

There will be more trail additions and up-grades, more active transportation plan-ning and perhaps the transformation of the abandoned Sicamous-Armstrong rail line into a world-class greenway for walking and cy-cling.

“So buy those tick-ets to the annual cel-ebration and help to make the next decade of Shuswap Trails pos-sible,” says Pain, noting

tickets at $35 are avail-able at Skookum Cycle and Ski.

Donations for silent auction items may be made by calling Pain at 250-804-645 or by dropping items off di-rectly at Lakeside In-surance.

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Dream weaversTracey Kutschker and Gudie Hupfauer work on weaving the wool remnants of the Salmon Arm Art Gallery’s successful knitted tree project into a rug. Hupfauer is guiding a team of weavers that includes Delores Mori and Nikki Webber, who have woven one nine-by-nine foot rug on a frame built by Eric Kutschker. The Root Rug was woven from the 200-plus roots of the Knitted Tree project, and had been in the plans before the tree was constructed. “It was always the intention to create this squishy root rug for the school tour kids to sit on when they first come into the gallery,” says Kutschker. “They typically sit on the floor while we introduce the place and the exhibition. This way, they will get a comfy place to sit, plus learn about the knitted tree project.” Two smaller rugs have also been completed but Kutschker is not sure how they will be used yet.

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Channeling Janis JoplinCathy-Ann Wells

moved to the North okanagan in 1990, a time when there were bands playing at the Lakeside Hotel, coun-try bands periodically playing at the Wild Horse saloon, rock bands playing the ver-non Lodge, blues bands playing at the el Paso lounge and it seemed there was always a lo-cal band throwing their own dances at the Pad-dlewheel Hall.

As a musician with nowhere to play, Cat (her stage name) audi-tioned to cruise ships and has been perform-ing on them for the past few years. she started as a vocalist in a show band, moved to pub gui-tarist and now performs as a guest entertainer.

Wells saw a potential to bring live shows back to the area.

“I am blessed to take in some world-class en-tertainment. I have met many of the acts that grace the main stage. so I had this idea to bring some of the acts to the

okanagan,” she says. “I reconnected with my friend and promoter Mike schell of schell shock entertainment and we worked out a plan to bring my Janis Joplin show to town during my down time.”

The last time Wells performed at the salm-on Arm rec Centre was in 1998, when her band PHAT betty along with Doug and the slugs hosted a fundraiser after the wildfires.

Wells found early heroes in etta James and billie Holiday. In its okanagan hayday, PHAT betty was the “go-to opening act” for

touring bands such as ZZ Top, Jeff Healey, Trooper, Crash Test Dummies and more.

With her near four- octave range, Wells would perform the sweetest ella Fitzgerald jazz ballad and without a blink be belting out Led Zepplin’s rock and roll with such convic-tion she’d give robert Plant a run for his mon-ey.

Along with her ability to mimic Joplin’s voice with her throaty blues style, Wells has paid close attention to every detail, from costumes to moves and manner-isms giving outstand-

ingly memorable per-formances.

“When I would per-form with my blues band, fans kept asking for Janis Joplin. I admit I was annoyed at first because I didn’t under-stand what they were hearing/seeing,” she says. “When I finally sat down and watched a videotape of Janis per-forming, I was amazed at how similar our per-formances were.”

Wells has been per-forming as Janis Joplin for the past 15 years.

backed by some of the hottest musicians on the west coast, the show adds the okan-gan’s “Uptown Hornz” to their Interior perfor-mances, creating an impressive nine-piece band.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): With dynamic Mars moving through your relationship zone it’s the perfect time to be proactive about improving close partnerships. But expect a temporary setback on Friday or Saturday, when Saturn stymies displays of affection [and encouragement from others is in short supply]. Expect disruptions in travel plans and education matters.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It will be easy to put your foot firmly in your mouth on Tuesday, as you blurt out something inappropriate. And it will take some quick thinking – and fast talking – to get things back on track again. You love to gossip but beware the tendency to spill secrets over the next three weeks. If someone tells you something in confidence, then zip your lip and keep absolutely quiet!

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mars motivates you to express your creative side in proactive and productive ways. Then the New Moon urges you to re-evaluate a problematic partnership. Setting new patterns of behaviour sees the union move to a deeper and more satisfying level in 2016. But, with Mercury reversing through your relationship zone [from January 9-26] you’ll have to be patient and diplomatic.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Intense and unpredictable – that’s you this week. Inner compulsions and outer restlessness are affecting you, so avoid making important decisions. Bossing people around isn’t the best way to get what you want. Instead, help others to see your point of view via a persuasive argument, and clever win-win strategies.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Become more involved within your local community. You have a variety of Virgo talents to offer. Resist the urge to criticise others – no matter how ‘constructive’ it is. You’ll get a lot further if you encourage instead. Prepare for mixed messages and missed appointments, plus plenty of computer or car chaos.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Become more motivated and proactive about money matters. A close relationship will be very intense, unpredictable or distant. The best astrological advice is to sit on the side-lines and wait for things to calm down. You could also get your wires crossed with a child, teenager or friend. Be honest in your dealings with others – and don’t let someone pull the wool over your eyes.

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Lorraine joined her late husband of 50 years Cyril Leslie Killick in Heaven on December 22, 2015. Lorraine passed away peacefully at Hillside Village, Salmon Arm, B.C.

Lorraine was predeceased by her husband Cyril in February 1994 and is survived by her son Bruce, daughter Karen, daughter in law Brenda, son in law Mathew, grand children Abra, Adam, Jacob, Tyler, Cindy, Elaine and several great grandchildren.

Lorraine was born in Portland Oregon to Canadianparents Anne Ethel and Albert Edward Balmer where her father was training to become a Chiropractor. Upon returning to New Westminster B.C. the familywas soon faced with the great depression. Thefamily moved to Calgary, her father found work as amachinist. A return to the deep family routes in NewWestminster occurred in the early 1930’s.

Lorraine excelled in school. She also learned toplay the piano, taught by her mother. Her gift forthe love of music remained a big part of her life both teaching her skills to many children throughout her life and in her love to play and perform in a truly beautiful and giving way.

In the early 1940’s Lorraine and Cyril met. Trulylove at first sight.

With World War II underway Cyril enlisted in theRoyal Canadian Air Force. They were marriedin Winnipeg on March 27, 1943. Cyril left shortlythereafter for Europe. Lorraine returned to B.C.where she secured employment as a stenographerfor the Prudential Insurance Company.

After starting a family, Lorraine returned to thework force in the mid 1950’s. She was employed by Canada Safeway in their head office in NewWestminster. Following a very busy career withSafeway she became a stenographer in the Coquitlam School District, a career that spannedover 30 years, working in many schools in theDistrict. She was always involved in helping the children grow by giving of her musical and other creative talents.

In her time away from work, Lorraine’s creativity and gift for designing beautiful things flourished including her amazing culinary skills. She wastruly a gifted and self taught person that excelledin living life. She shared these talents in a lovingway with so many people. Lorraine and Cyril lovedto create beauty and enjoyed the outdoors by decorating their home, discovering new hiking trails and boating the Gulf Islands.

Lorraine and Cyril retired in the late 1980’s andshortly thereafter moved to the Shuswap wheretheir son, wife and their children had relocated in the early 80’s. Lorraine continued to help young people grow by teaching piano lessons. Her passion forliving, giving and loving others truly stood out inamazing ways. The love and support for her familywas never ending. We love you Mom and Grandma. You taught us well. Your love and memory will live in our Hearts forever.

The Killick family would like to very much thank the health care staff at Hillside Village, Salmon Armfor the wonderful care provide to our mother andgrandmother over the last 4 years. Lorraine’s asheswill be placed beside Cyril’s at Mount Ida Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the Shuswap Hospital Foundation, PO Box 265,Salmon Arm, BC VIE 4N3

On line condolences may be sent to Lorraine’sobituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

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

LORRAINE ETHEL KILLICK October 1, 1924 - December 22, 2015

Robert Burrows Miller died peacefully at home in Salmon Arm, B.C. on Monday, December 21, 2015 after a long, graceful battle with numerous complications resulting from a stroke 12 years ago. He was 87 years old.

Bob is missed and dearly loved by Sara (Sally), his wife of 45 years; children Leanne (Don) Kennedy, Shelley Kenney, Rod (Brenda), Scott (Debbie), Miles (Adeline), who all made him a proud grand-dad of 12 and great-grandad of 4; sister Marjory (Bill) Hanley, brother Don (Doreen) and their families. Hewas predeceased by Margaret, the mother of his children, his dear son James and young grandsonShawn.

Born in 1928 to Ken and Alice Miller and raised inAlberta’s prairie heartland near Carmangay, Bob’seducation took him from a one-room schoolhouse to the University of Alberta and the Southern Institute of Technology. His entire career was spent in Calgary with Imperial Oil/Esso, starting in 1950 as an exploration draftsman and retiring in 1984as an executive in the Systems and InformationServices Department.

Bob and Sally soon moved to family-owned landin Eagle Bay on Shuswap Lake, B.C., living in thecottage while Bob built their retirement home onthe same property. They spent many happy yearsthere, very much involved in the community untilmoving into Salmon Arm.

Friends are invited to join the family to celebrateBob Miller’s life on Sunday, May 22 at 2pm at theEagle Bay Hall, 4326 Eagle Bay Road on ShuswapLake, BC.

Online condolences may be sent through Bob’sobituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm. In lieu offlowers donations may be made to the ShuswapHospital Foundation.

ROBERT BURROWS “BOB” MILLER

Hilda Mary Wright (Smith), was born on July 03, 1947 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and passed away peacefully on December 25, 2015 at Shuswap Lake General Hospital.

Hilda grew up in Moose Jaw where she met and married John Warden Wright (dec. Dec 2013) and they had three sons and two daughters, Melanie (Dave), Dale (Tracy), John(Judy), Kevin (Cindy) and Andrea. They movedto the Outlook, SK area in 1969 where they built several businesses and farmed. Hilda moved to Salmon Arm, British Columbia in 2005 to be closeto her daughters. Hilda made many friends throughvolunteering at the thrift store and joined a very active quilting group. She was very involved in all of her children’s lives, visiting everyone often from Salmon Arm to Saskatchewan. Hilda is survived byher sister, Loy Becker, her brothers Jack, Desi andRick Smith and many grandchildren. Predeceasedby parents Mary (Wagman) and Orville Smith.

An informal gathering will take place at Sask RiverLutheran Church in Outlook, SK on Sunday, July 3, 2016 at 2pm.

Online condolences may be sent through Hilda’sobituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

HILDA MARY WRIGHT July 3, 1947 - December 25, 2015

Keith Harter Trenholm was born at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, March 31, 1934 to Robert and Maud Trenholm and passed away peacefully at Hillside Village, Salmon Arm, BC on December 21, 2015 at the age of 81 years.

Keith met Audrey in Salmon Arm and they were married April 9, 1955. During his life Keith was first and foremost a horseman. He worked as a farrier,rodeo cowboy, horse breaker and trainer, chariot driver, race horse owner and trainer, and as a racetrack superintendent. He held a variety ofcareers including logging and driving truck on theside, a short stint as an auctioneer, a few years raising and selling cattle. He tried his hand athomesteading and did some carpentry, building some three day houses and a house in Tappen for Audrey and himself. Keith was employed for quite a few years as a faller, working in different sawmills. He spent a couple seasons working for the Alberta government as a beaver trapper and was also a heavy equipment operator.

In his later years Keith enjoyed music, playingmandolin in different bands. He had a full life anddid everything he wanted to at one time or another.

He leaves behind his wife, Audrey, four sons;Dale (Jan), Danny (Anna-Lee), Ronny, Jesse Lee (Susan), grandchildren; Anthony, Aaron, Jessica,Haley, Logan, Joshua, Dylan, Lindsay, Devin,greatgrandchildren; Jacinda, Sierra, Athena andJaron, many loved nieces and nephews, his sisterDorothy (Boe), his brother Dean (Juanita), and manyloyal musician friends.

A memorial service for Keith will be held in the spring.

Online condolences may be sent to the family through Keith’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com.

KEITH HARTER TRENHOLM March 31, 1934 - December 21, 2015

The family of Antone Ollie “Tony” Anderberg is sad to announce his passing at Bastion Place, Salmon Arm, BC on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at the age of 53 years, after a 10 month battle with cancer.

Tony was born in Calgary, AB on September 12, 1962 and had moved with his family to Salmon Arm, BC in early 1965. Tony loved Salmon Armand continued to live here for his whole life. He had proudly worked for Canoe Forest Products for thepast 27 years.

Tony will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Dawn; sons, Logan (Jen) of Lethbridge, AB and Dustin of Vanderhoof, BC; stepchildren, AshleyTrenholm of Salmon Arm, BC and Andrew Trenholm of Fort St. John, BC; four grandchildren, Nate, Neil,Micky and Milo; three brothers, Alonzo of SalmonArm, BC. Cliff (Sharon) of Kamloops, BC, Graham(Christina) of Kelowna, BC and one sister, Linda Inglis of Kamloops, BC. Nieces, Marian (Irvin) andMason. Laura (Jim) Brittany and Jordan. Nephews, Daniel (Jen) Paige and Faith. Jeremy Anderberg.

A celebration of Tony’s life will be held later in the spring.

Online condolences may be sent through Tony’sobituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

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

ANTONE OLLIE “TONY” ANDERBERG

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It is with sadness that the family of AugustLangohr announces his passing on December 28, 2015 at the age of 89 years. August was born in West Germany on April 13, 1926. August met andmarried Hannelore (Hanna) Kollges. Together they immigrated to Canada where August continued in his career as a successful steel fabricator.

After residing in Calgary for many years, Augustand Hanna relocated to Blind Bay, BC where they continued to enjoy life to the fullest.

Left to mourn his passing is wife Hannelore(Hanna) and sons Paul and Richard.

A memorial service for August will be held onThursday January 7, 2016 at 11am at Bowers FuneralChapel with Father George LaGrange presiding.

Online condolences may be sent through August’sobituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

AUGUST JOSEF WILHELM LANGOHR1926 – 2015

Brandon OuelletteMay 3, 1998-Dec. 28, 2014

Th e moment that you diedMy heart was torn in twoOne side fi lled with heartache,Th e other died with you.I oft en lie awake at nightWhen the world is fast asleepAnd take a walk down memory laneWith tears upon my cheeksRemembering you is easyI do it every dayBut missing you is heartacheTh at never goes away.I hold you tightly within my

heart,And there you will remain.Forever in our hearts –Love Mom, Dad & Ryan

Tammy &Vince Fischer

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Jean Bernard

Mildred Ekren

Diana Hough

Joan Becker

Sandra MacDonald

Francis Basil Roberts

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Edward John Hornell

Sister Pascal Sinclair

Iris Ford

Anne Henriksen

Elizabeth Johanson

It is with great sadness we announce Gregg’s peaceful passing surrounded by love at the Shuswap Lake General Hospital following a brief illness. He was predeceased by his loving wife “Margie” Margaret Jean Patterson on February 11, 2015. He is survived by his daughter, Cindy Patterson Leonard (Bob Choma) and grandsons, Brent and Scott Leonard as well as Margaret’s children, Bradley Baker of Calgary, Loretta Baker of Kamloops and Wendy Baker of Fort St. John; grandchildren, James (Christie), Brittni and Nicole Baker; brother in law, Ken Leonard and his faithful pet, Oakley. Gregg was the only son of Ken and Muriel Patterson (predeceased). Also many cousins, extended family and caring friends will fondly remember him. Sincere appreciation to the doctors, nurses and caregivers of the Shuswap Lake Hospital, especially Dr. Erasmus Bonthuys, for their kindness and compassionate care that was lovingly extended to Gregg and his family. Keeping with Gregg’s wishes, cremation has privately taken place. A Memorial Gathering for family and friends will be held at Gregg and Marg’s home at Blind Bay BC in the spring/summer of 2016 - details will be announced at a later date. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com Kelowna BC.

PATTERSON, GREGORY “Gregg” KENNETHSeptember 16, 1939 - Winnipeg, Manitoba

December 26, 2015 - Salmon Arm, BC

Dorothy Lily Eccleston, nee Wilkinson, born 23 August 1923 in Stoke-on-Trent, England passed away peacefully 17 December 2015 at Shuswap Lake General Hospital.

Mom grew up in England where she met and married Eric Eccleston and they had two daughters, Yvonne and Joan (dec. 1951). They immigrated to Canada in 1952 and resided in Vancouver where their third daughter, Deborah Ann was born. Momworked at various jobs including housekeeping at Vancouver General Hospital and waitressing. Momand Dad retired in 1988 and moved to Oliver, B.C. where they spent their retirement and enjoyedseveral cruises. In 2008 after her husband of 62 years passed away, Mom moved up to SalmonArm, B.C. to be with her daughter, Yvonne. After 2years Mom moved into Picadilly Terrace RetirementHome where she enjoyed the company of many friends and bingo on Thursday nights. Mom issurvived by her sister, Joan Leonard of England;sister-in-law Doris Booth of Toronto; daughtersYvonne Eccleston of Salmon Arm and Deborah AnnHaddow of Victoria, B.C.; 4 grandchildren, Jennifer,Ross, Rudy and April; 5 great-grandchildren, Nickolas, Shanti, Oliver, Douglas and Carter.

Thanks to Dr. Welder, nurses Rose, Connie, Jackie, Janine, Vicki, Tammy & Terry and CommunityNurses Jolene & Marie.

No service as requested. Donations to Shuswap Hospital Auxillary in lieu

of flowers.Condolences may be sent through Dorothy’s

obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

DOROTHY LILY ECCLESTON

Cornelia Mary Rundell was born on June 8, 1949, in Macklin, Saskatchewan to army veteran Roderick Rundell and war bride Adrianna Rombouts, the second of what would be 11 surviving children.

In 1966 she joined the Sisters of Elizabeth, a catholic teaching order. She left the order in 1968 still pursuing a teaching career. In 1969 Cory enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan full time. There she was active in several feminist campaigns and through student politics met and married Peter A. Russell in 1972.

Their first daughter Heather was born in 1973, the same year the little family moved to Ottawawhere Cory pursued a course in journalism at Carleton University. While in Ottawa, Cory wasinvolved in founding the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre and worked her way into the Federal civil service. In 1978 the family moved to Edinburgh where she earned a Master’s Degree in Literature,and soon after they relocated to Birmingham,where she taught Literature and Drama at FircroftCollege. There Cory gave birth to her younger two daughters, Jane in 1982, and Emily in 1987. Cory had taken up Karate in Ottawa which she continuedin Edinburgh and Birmingham where she beganrunning. Cory had the second fastest time for awoman in the Wolverhampton Marathon, receiving a silver plate Trophy. In 1989 the family returned to Canada, first settling back into Ottawa where Corytaught at high schools in the area. Then the familyrelocated to the Okanagan in 1992, and Cory taughtBasic Adult education and English at OkanaganUniversity College. Cory was highly involved in St. John’s Anglican Church in Salmon Arm whichled her to pursue a Master’s Degree in Divinityat the Vancouver School of Theology. Cory wasordained as an Anglican priest in 2002 and shortly after became rector of St. James in Armstrongand St. George in Enderby, a post she held for 12 years. There she oversaw vital maintenance onthe foundations of each Parish and enlarged St.James’ hall. In 2014, Cory and Peter moved to Kelowna where Cory became an Associate Priest at St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Cathedral.

She is survived by her husband, Peter Russell,and her daughters Heather (husband David, and children Tom, Calvin, and Miles), Jane (husband Eamonn), and Emily.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to theSyrian Refugee Fund at St. Michael and All AngelsAnglican Cathedral, or the BC Cancer Foundation.The family would like to thank the staff at the BC Cancer Agency and the nurses and care workers from the Palliative Care Program.

On December 29 there will be a vigil at 6:00 pmfollowed by a service at 7:00 pm at St. Michael andAll Angels Anglican Cathedral in Kelowna. The Funeral liturgy will be at 10:00 am at the Cathedral on December 30 with a reception at 2:00 pm.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-860-7077.

CORNELIA MARY RUNDELL

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In Memory of MERLE NICHOLSON

Nov. 13, 1958 - Dec. 30, 2014A year has passed & our hearts are still broken

All our love,Ken, Ryan, Jill, Chelsea, &

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Notice of General MeetingTues Jan. 12, 2016, 7 pm SASCU Rec Centre GymImportant note: there will

be a vote on approval for the Chalet Expansion Project.Interested members are

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Lost & FoundLOST: iPhone in a grey otter box at either Uptown Askews or Mellors Store on Sat. Dec 12 (250)833-1099

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

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BAKERY CLERKS – Our Uptown Bakery Department requires fl exible part time clerks. We are looking for someone that can be fl exible with hours and days. If you are energetic and enthusiastic and want to be part of the Askew’s team then we want to hear from you. Please forward resume, preferably in person, to; Corrie Jagt, Bakery Manager – Uptown store or email: [email protected]

Twin Anchors Houseboat Vacations is actively seeking a Human Resources Manager to oversee all aspects of Human Resources practices and processes. The successful candidate is expected to support business requirements and ensure implementation of company strategies and objectives. Complete job description may be located on our website: www.twinanchors.comRequired experience:

• Knowledge of HR Systems and databases• Negotiation and Presentation Skills• Proven Abilities to manage interpersonal

relationships• Knowledge of Pay and benefit programs• Experience in recruitment, training and

development Preferred experience:

• Proven working experience in Human Resource field

• Knowledge of and preferably experience in houseboat industry

• Computer skills including office, excel, and power point

• Proven abilities in conflict resolutionClosing date for position February 5, 2016: Forward resumes via email to: [email protected] or Fax: 250-836-4824 Attention Human Resources Manager

Full - Time Human Resources Manager

Regional Coordinator –Community Gatekeeper ProjectPosition Summary The Regional Coordinator will lead the implementation of gate-keeper training (safeTALK and ASIST- Applied Suicide Interven-tion Skills Training) across a specified region in order to ensure the availability of this critical component of a comprehensive suicide prevention and intervention continuum. The training is available to individuals, commonly called Gatekeepers, who come in contact with or are in proximity to large numbers of people as part of their profession or usual routine. The Regional Coordinator role requires experience in delivering presentations, knowledge of suicide and suicide prevention and demonstrated competence in establishing and maintaining effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications • Education – Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or

equivalent education and experience.• Experience – Program Coordination, project management,

experience in mental health and addiction, working in the non-profit sector, and excellent communication and presentation skills.

Position details• 3 year term position – February 2016 – December 31, 2018• Full time (37.5 hours per week), regular hours Monday to

Friday. Flexible working schedule required• The position is based in Salmon Arm, and serves the Inte-

rior region – Thompson, Cariboo, and Okanagan. Regional and provincial travel required, access to a reliable vehicle is required.

Thank you for your interest, only those selected for an inter-view will be contacted. For a copy of the full job description please go to the careers section on our website www.shuswap-revelstoke.cmha.bc.ca. Please forward resume and cover letter to Dawn Dunlop, Executive Director by 4pm. Friday January 22, 2016.

CMHA Shuswap / Revelstoke Box 3275, 433 Hudson Ave. NE., Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4S1 [email protected] - Subject line – Gatekeeper

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Thank You!The Fredlund family would like to thank those who upheld us in thoughts and prayers during Dean’s recent health issue and surgery.We have only the highest praise for the concern and skill of the staff at our Shuswap hospital, Kelowna General and their new cardiac facility.A special thank you to the many churches who sent wishes and prayers for us.In gratitude,Dean, Paula, Britta, Leif

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CLASS 1 Qualifi ed Local Driv-ers required Immediately. We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualifi ed drivers for the West-ern Provinces. All picks and drops paid.Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time. Direct deposit paid every sec-ond Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. All applicants must have re-liable transportation and a positive attitude. Please fax resume and abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to [email protected] NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLANThe Adams Lake Indian Band is preparing an amendment to Forest Stewardship Plan #397 for the non-replaceable Forest Licence A83389. The amendment is to add a new Forest Development Unit south of Chase. The amendment is publicly available for review and for written comment until February 28, 2016. The amendment is available at the Natural Resources Department at 6453 Hillcrest Road in Chase, BC. Please call Stuart Parker at 250-803-0181 to set up an appointment.Written comments may also be sent to the Adams Lake Indian Band PO Box 588, Chase BC V0E1M0, attention Stuart Parker.

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Cleaning ServicesFRESH AS ROSES - Angela’s Cleaning Service (250)804-6043

Misc ServicesFRUIT Tree Pruning. Call Sandy Acres Berry Farm 1 (250)832-5398

PlumbingFULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928

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Coin Collector Looking to BuyCollections, Olympic Gold &Silver Coins, Loose, Sets, etcChad: 1-778-281-0030 Local

FIREARMS. ALL types want-ed, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1-86-960-0045. www.dollars4guns.com

Musical InstrumentsMARTIN Soprano Ukulele with hard shell case, American made from 1950’s $350. (250)517-8087

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Apt/Condo for RentLAKEVIEW MANOR

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Viewing McGuire Park & Mt Ida. Close to all amenities in quiet adult NS, NP building.

Short Term availableRef’s req’d (250)833-9148

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LGE 1 & 2 BDRM. BRIGHT apts. In suite storage, green space, live-in manager. Cable incl. Sicamous, 250-804-5364.

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FOR Lease: Fully equipped tire shop, 2 or 3 bays with bal-ancers ALSO shops for lease different sizes (250)832-3829 (250)515-6051

Homes for Rent3BDRM. 2bath lake view, 5appl., $1500/mo. + util & ref’s, NS, NP (250)804-6364

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Call Keith (250)832-6060

Suites, Lower2 BED 1300 sq. ft. walk-out suite. Country view. f/s, w/d, dishwasher, gas fp., NP, NS $1200 mth. Avail Feb. 1

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Antiques / Classics1949 Ford Tudor “Shoebox” w/ Mustang 302 & automatic. $12,900 (250)832-6385

Recreational/Sale1992- 21 ft. Slumber Queen 5th Wheel. Tandem axle & awning. $4500 (250)832-6385

Sport Utility Vehicle1992 Blazer 4x4, everything works, good winter tires, stereo $750. 1 (250)833-4726

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Notice to Valid Creditors and Claimants on the Estate of

Verna Annette Bellof 1320 Salmon River Road, Salmon Arm, BC, to send particulars to Wynne & Com-pany Lawyers, PO Box 386, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N5. Phone (250)832-9611. Reply by January 31, 2016

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6JAM THE GM – The book drive sponsored by the Literacy

Alliance of the Shuswap and Salmon Arm GM kicks off at 10 a.m. Residents are invited to deposit books at GM throughout the month of January.

THURSDAY, JAN. 7WEEKLY CRIB – Enjoy a game of crib every Thursday

from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall, 3056 Hornberger Rd. For information, contact Donna Bernard at 250-833-0123.

FRIDAY, JAN. 8BIRTHDAY LUNCH – The Seniors’ Fifth Avenue Activity

Centre’s Birthday Lunch is held at noon for all those celebrating birthdays in January. Take your friends and family. Buy tickets by Wednesday, Jan. 6.

CANASTA – Hand and foot canasta takes place from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall, 3056 Hornberger Rd. For more information, contact Pat Bolen at 250-832-4174.

SATURDAY, JAN. 9FILM FARE – Shuswap Film Society

presents James White at 7:30 at the Salmar Classic, a � lm about a young New Yorker who struggles to control his reckless behaviour as his mother battles cancer.

CRIB – A monthly crib tournament takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall, 3056 Hornberger Rd. For information, contact Donna Bernard at 250-833-0123. Sandwiches are available.

SUNDAY, JAN. 10BALLET – The Bolshoi Ballet

performs The Lady of the Camellias at 1 p.m. at the Salmar Classic Theatre. A young bourgeois, Armand Duval, falls madly in love with Marguerite Gautier, a gorgeous courtesan celebrated by the Parisian high society. Despite her in� delity, Armand will do all he can to win the beautiful woman’s heart and convince her to leave her indulgent life.

DINE AND DANCE – The Seniors’ Fifth Avenue Activity Centre hosts a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11:30 a.m. and a Jammers dance begins at 7 p.m. If you play an instrument, go and play, or enjoy dancing to the music.

THURSDAY, JAN. 14ULTIMATE JANIS JOPLIN – Toronto born Cat Wells thrills

crowds with her uncanny impersonation of the ’60s blues/rock artist Janis Joplin from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the SASCU Recreation Centre. Tickets are available at Wearabouts, 350 Alexander Ave. NE or online at TCBLegends.com. Reserve a table of 10 or more and receive a 10 per cent discount. For more information, call 250-864-3155.

WEEKLY CRIB – Enjoy a game of crib every Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall, 3056 Hornberger Rd. For information, contact Donna

Bernard at 250-833-0123.

FRIDAY, JAN. 15FILM FARE – Shuswap Film Society presents a weeklong

showing of The Spotlight to Jan. 22 at the Salmar Classic Theatre at 7:30 p.m. In 2001, a team of Boston Globe journalists investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys.

SATURDAY, JAN. 16OPERA – Live via satellite from New York’s Metropolitan

Opera, enjoy Les Pêcheurs de Perles at 9:55 a.m. at the Salmar Classic Theatre.

SUNDAY, JAN. 17SYMPHONY – Kamloops Symphony presents the Magic of

Vienna from 2 to 4 p.m. at the SASCU Rec Centre. Buy tickets at Kamloops Live! Box Of� ce at 250-374-

5483, or www.kamloopslive.ca, at Wearabouts or at the door.

TUESDAY, JAN. 18SPIRITUAL HEALING – The Spiritualist Church of Salmon

Arm has Spiritual Healing at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Drop-In Center, 31 Hudson Ave.

THURSDAY, JAN. 21SNOWBLAZERS – Snowmobile Club monthly meetings are

held every third Thursday at the curling rink to discuss chalet, trails, fundraising and preservation of Fly Hills Recreation. Visit www.sasnowblazers.com.

WEEKLY CRIB – Enjoy a game of crib every Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall, 3056 Hornberger Rd. For information, contact Donna Bernard at 250-833-0123.

FRIDAY, JAN 22FUNDRAISER – Paramedic Katherine Seal presents an

evening of music at the Java Jive to raise funds to return to Kenya to promote sustainable jobs as a way for people to move from poverty, rather than reliance on NGOs. On Saturday, Jan 23, Seal presents Poverty, Inc., a documentary by Michael Matheson Miller, at 7:30 p.m. with a silent auction at 6:30. Miller spent four years travelling to 20 countries to meet with those who give and those who receive humanitarian foreign aid. What he found is that the system, initiated after the Second World War is broken.

CANASTA – Hand and foot canasta takes place from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall, 3056 Hornberger Rd. For more information, contact Pat Bolen at 250-832-4174.

SATURDAY, JAN. 23FILM FARE – Shuswap Film Society presents Theeb at

7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic Theatre. The � lm is about the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War

I, when a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming of age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British of� cer to his secret destination.

SUNDAY, JAN. 24BALLET – From the live stage performance in Russia to the Salmar Classic’s big screen comes The Taming of the Shrew at 1 p.m. This new production was staged exclusively for the Bolshoi and cannot be seen anywhere else. Tickets are available at Wearabouts or at the door.

SATURDAY, JAN. 30FILM FARE – Shuswap Film Society presents Carol at 5 and 7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic. Therese Belivet spots the beautiful, elegant Carol in a 1950s Manhattan department store. The two women develop a fast bond that becomes a love with complicated consequences.

OPERA – Live from the MET to the large Salmar screen at 9:55

comes Turandot. Nina Stemme, one of opera’s greatest dramatic sopranos, takes on the title role of the proud princess of legendary China. Tickets at the Salmar Grand.

THURSDAY, FEB. 4WEEKLY CRIB – Enjoy a game of crib every Thursday

from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Salmon Valley Senior’s Hall, . For information, call Donna Bernard at 250-833-0123.

FRIDAY, FEB. 5HAPPY TRAILS – The annual Shuswap Trail Alliance party

and silent auction takes place at the SASCU Rec Centre, featuring DJ Patrick Ryley and live music by the Whiskey Danglers, with food provided by Blue Canoe. All businesses throughout the Shuswap are invited to support the Shuswap Trail Alliance’s programs by contacting Winston Pain at 250-804-6451 or by dropping items off at Lakeside Insurance. Tickets are available at Skookum Cycle.

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