Charges Answered

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Charges Answered

APRIL 2010
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Serving the North Shuswap, Sorrento , Chase, Adams Lake & Seymour
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Charges Answered
Submitted by Denis Delisle
Terry Speed pleaded guilty to charges
resulting from his operation of the Anglemont Water System. Charges were:
failure to provide potable water, failure
to comply to terms and conditions of the
operating permit and failure to notify the
drinking water officer of the threat that
was likely to result in the water being
supplied not being potable. He has had
the system for almost 20 years and has
had problems with IHA as well as with
some of the users in Anglemont at different times.
There are about 385 homes connected
to this water system. Apparently, people
presently pay $18.00 a month and Mr.
Speed would like the residents to pay
$96.00 a month, so he can improve the
system. The crown suggested a $ 40,000
Dave Edwards
fine, where as the defense suggested a
$20,000 fine.
If Mr. Speed decided to give up the
water system the province would take it
over and run it. The CSRD would only
take it over if it was feasible to operate
and the users would have to vote to allow
this change. The CSRD has many qualifications for water systems to be met before it would be taken to a referendum
for the residents of Anglemont. It would
be hoped that there would be grants
available to help rebuild the Anglemont
Water System. The general idea is to
have the system rebuilt to high, sustainable standards that the users of the system would pay for.
Either way it is hopeful some improvements to this system will occur as a
result of this court case.
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Shuswap Watershed Conference to
Explore Solutions
shed first hand, either by hiking, bikPress Release
ing, canoeing or kayaking.
The Shuswap Watershed Project
Conference participants will then
has lined up an impressive list of
speakers for its upcoming Watershed have an opportunity to pose questions to a panel comprised of staff
Conference to be held on April 23rd
from the Department of Fisheries and
from 2 to 11 pm. at the Sullivan
Oceans, the Ministries of EnvironCampus of Salmon Arm Secondary
School. Conference participants will ment and Forests, the CSRD and
King Campbell with Ducks Unlimhave an opportunity to listen to and
ited Canada, who will provide their
question speakers representing conservation organizations and all levels perspectives on what actions are
of government. The objective for this needed to protect the watershed. The
event will be to examine how best to conference will end with a summary
talk by Dr. Warren Bell about what
conserve, protect and restore the
was learned from the presentations
Shuswap watershed.
The conference
begins with a poster
session, where participants have an opportunity to view the displays set up by government agencies,
conservation groups,
and students, as well
as meet with representatives from these
groups. After the
opening welcoming
‘A Song for the Shuswap’ song writing contest awards – hand-crafted glass sculpaddresses by a local
tures by North Shuswap artist Chuck St. John
First Nations leader
and what needs to be done in the fuand Salmon Arm Mayor Marty
ture.
Bootsma, students will read their
A low cost dinner comprised
winning essays about what they can
mostly of food sourced locally from
do to help protect the watershed.
Shuswap farmers will be served to
Mayor Bootsma will also be speaking about the work of the Fraser Ba- conference participants after the
sin Council, which works to promote talks. The event will conclude with a
environmental and economic sustain- concert that opens with the Song for
the Shuswap song writing contest
ability throughout the region.
winners, followed by an all-ages
The conference keynote speaker
is Watershed Watch Salmon Society dance to Old Man’s Beard, sponsored by Askews.
executive director Dr. Craig Orr,
The conference will be free
who will speak about water, salmon
thanks to the sponsorship of the
and resilience: maintaining healthy
Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Unwatersheds in the face of climate
change. Joining him will be Michelle ion, but early pre-registration is recWalsh, with the Secwepemc Fisher- ommended as seating will be limited.
ies Commission, who will talk about Registration forms are available at
the connection between groundwater Wickett Business Services and Bookand salmon. Shuswap Trail Alliance ingham Palace and participants can
also register online at
Executive Director Phil McIntyrePaul will also be speaking on the im- www.shuswapwatershed.ca.
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...Jan Penner, Editor
I do not remember any time in the past
where there has been so much blanket
dissatisfaction with the actions of our
provincial government. Not only are
there rumbles of anger and disbelief over
policies and decisions, there are protests
and petitions as the people of British
Columbia try to make elected officials
listen to them.
Healthcare, Education and the upcoming HST are all in the forefront.
Those who form the BC Government are
telling us, the people of British Columbia, that we have no choice in decisions
they have made. HST we are told, is a
done deal. The petition which has begun
circulating may say differently. School
Boards who have explained their dire
straits are being told that the budget
situation is their problem. As for Healthcare, with fundraising for equipment for
Shuswap Lake General Hospital underway, I heard a comment that the government provides the building and it's up to
the community to look after what goes
inside. Is public fundraising the only
way to assure adequate medical care?
Do we need to fundraise in the North
Shuswap to keep our Clinic?
Our politicians only respect and represent the people when they campaign.
After that, they heed the call of the party.
It is unfortunate that at this time when we
really need one, there are no strong leaders at the head of any of our political
parties. There is no one who puts the
people and the province ahead of their
own agendas.
However, we do have one avenue of
recourse. We can continue to say we are
not happy with the decisions being made
on our behalf. We are neither stupid nor
ignorant and this is not some soap opera
where viewers are expected to forget
what the plot was in the past. We do
remember. Perhaps if we demand accountability long enough and loud
enough, we will get it, as well as a little
honesty and integrity from our Provincial
Government.
Shuswap Watershed Conference to
Explore Solutions cont.
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CSRD Director’s Report
- Force
Denis Delisle North Shuswap-Indian Point-Seymour Arm Representative, CSRD Area F
250-955-0806 email:[email protected]
 Staff Sergeant Keane gave an update
of the policing in the region. He asked
what Directors would want to see from
the police in their respective areas. At
short notice the only thing I could come
up was; a higher police presence and to
deal with the speeding in the North
Shuswap. The Board brought up that
there has been less and less policing and
yet local governments are paying more
and more. The Sergeant admitted that 30
years ago we had 5 members and we
still have 5. Meanwhile, in the last 7
years there has been a 7% increase in
crime in rural areas. The population has
increased and the money going to policing has increased through higher assessments and more new homes.
 Shuswap Community Foundation
gave an update. They have funds endowed to them and the interest from
these funds is donated to needy causes
in the community. They accept donations and give out grants. They will
come and talk to a community group
about how to receive a grant or how
people can sponsor endowment funds to
their community. Their Web site is
www.shuswapfoundation.ca
 The Water Utility Acquisition
Strategy had some more amendments.
The major change is that developers
would contribute 10% to a reserve fund,
to maintain the water systems.
 Solid Waste Spring Program
events schedule was changed because of
the early spring we are having. People
are starting to clean up earlier and to
assist them in that the dates were moved
up. Residential organic yard wastes;
March 27th to May 1st. Metal wastes
May 22nd and 29th. In Seymour Arm
both organic yard waste and metal waste
dates are May 22nd, 23rd &
24th. Hazardous wastes can
be brought to Salmon Arm
only on Oct 24th.
 Articles in the re-use building are
moving in and out quickly! It is a great
way to justify why you should not keep
things around your house. There seems
to be a home for these things with someone else. Plus, it is a wonderful way of
keeping things out of the landfill. Next
time you're at the Scotch Creek Transfer
Station take a look. Please ask permission to take or drop off items. You have
to pay for materials coming in, as you
would with any waste, but you do not
have to pay for taking things out.
 The Planning Institute of BC is
having their conference at Sun Peaks in
June. The CSRD is contributing $1,000
towards the conference because we will
be hosting a mobile workshop about the
planning issues and projects on the
North Shuswap. It will highlight the
OCPs, and the challenges of a lake community with issues such as SLIPP, dock
& buoy regulations and developments in
the area. With this collection of planners, there will be an exchange of approaches to dealing with a lot of situations that may help us with our own issues.
 A letter of response from the Agricultural Land Commission on the removal of lands from the ALR that are
not agriculturally viable, suggested because the OCPs did not identify areas
that were not agriculturally viable
(because of soil type topography etc.),
obviously this was not a public concern.
The intent of the Board's original inquiry letter was that there are some
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CSRD Director’s Report cont.
pieces of land not usable for agriculture in the ALR, because
they are attached to a piece of farmable land. The question
was for a review of these properties to allow those parts not
at all viable from a farming point of view be removed from
the ALR.
 The budget was accepted by the Board, after a very extensive process taking at least 4 full days of discussion. In
the end everything went through. The extensive process
makes the budget more transparent and understandable.
Parks & Recreation’s recommended capital budget was
accepted by the Board for a sum of $ 80,000. The break
down for expenses are: Scotch Creek Hlina Trail $20,000,
Farrell’s Field $7,000, Bay Access road $5,000, Onyx Creek
trail $5,000, Evelyn Falls trail $8,000, Lakeview Park
$2,000, Bowering Road $5,000, Cornwall Road $5,000, Beswick Road $13,000 and a contingency of 16% at $13,000.
Thanks to staff and the Area “F” Parks & Recreation Committee for putting the time into drawing up the budget.
 Application was made to the BC government for a license of occupation for the 2 trails that go over crown land;
Onyx Creek trail (start near where the large parking lot
where the snowmobiles park on the Crowfoot Forestry trail)
and Evelyn Falls (near the upper end of the old Anglemont
Airport strip).
 CSRD staff and I met with the Ministry Of Transportation and Infrastructure, to discuss how we can work together
to create trails adjacent to highway corridors. MoTI will
work with us to help with the technical aspects of the trails
but are limited in any funding towards the creation or maintenance of the trails. There are 2 trails that are shelf ready to
go to the next stage of development. One is from Squilax to
Scotch Creek and the other is in Scotch Creek from Wharf
Road to the Hilliam Road corner and then to the Lions trail
adjacent to the Provincial Park. The Scotch Creek trail is
doable (cost wise) because of; its make up, it is a short distance and there are no expectations from MoTI for its construction. It is still costly to do and we are searching for possible grants to help. At the end of the day, it will be the taxpayers paying for these projects.
There is another possibility that would lessen if not remove the cost altogether and that would be to use the lands
that the water and sewer lines would run in. The developers
(if I recall correctly) have offered to also build the trails on
these right of ways if their proposals are accepted. It seems
that there are some real possibilities to getting trails built
along the roads in the North Shuswap. The next step is putting money towards those trails, if the community is so inclined.
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Scatchard Switchbacks
get new trail signs
Local trail advocate, Leo
The Shuswap, British CoLenglet, worked with David
lumbia – The historic
switchback walk above Chase and Village of Chase and Ministry of Transportation staff to
just got a little easier to naviobtain the MoT approvals to
gate. Five directional posts
and a trailhead sign with map put the trail signs in place. The
Shuswap Trail Alliance coorwere installed last week to
dinated the design and producguide hikers on the 3.5 kilotion of the signs. And a hardy
meter walk (one way). The
group of volunteers assembled
trailhead sign can be found
to dig holes for the posts and
next to the Chase Cemetery
mount the signs.
just south of the Highway
The signs are based on the
(next to the Argo Yard).
Chase historian and coun- Shuswap trail sign standards
cilor, David Lepsoe, expressed developed over the last three
his delight in finally seeing the years by regional partners.
Similar signs can be found on
way-finding trail signs in
the Blind Bay White Lake
place. The signs compliment
historic walking guides David trails in the South Shuswap
and on greenway trails in
has written with community
Salmon Arm. Signs are also
partners. Copies of the interpretive walking guides can be getting printed for the Rubberhead Mountain Bike trails,
picked up at the Chase Visitors Centre and the Chase Mu- Reinecker Creek, Sicamous
seum. Three
guides offer different self-guided
walking tours of
Chase and the
surrounding landscape, including
the Scatchard
Mountain
switchbacks.
The signs
were made possible by leveraging
Volunteer Trail Signers – Allan Fraser, David Lepsoe, Brian David,
volunteer hours, Norm Bellay, Ralph Kert, and Leo Lenglet (Phil McIntyre-Paul taking
support from the photo) installed new trail signs on the historic Scatchard Mountain
last week. The signs were made possible thanks to a
Village of Chase, Switchbacks
shared effort by the Village of Chase, local volunteers, and the
and Shuswap
Shuswap Trail Alliance.
Trail Alliance
Creek, and the Larch Hills
2009 project funding (which
Traverse. New signs are
included Western Economic
planned for further placement
Development Canada, the
in the coming year as funding
Southern Interior Developallows.
ment Initiative Trust, and the
Province of British Columbia.)
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The Shuswap trail sign
standards are based on similar
way-finding systems being
developed in other parts of the
province. The new trail signs
present the Shuswap as seri-
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ous in the effort to get people
active, outside, and committed
to healthy ways of exploring
the region.
For more information on
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Write in the Shuswap!
Noyes, Sylvia Taylor and
By Sarah Weaver
I am pleased to announce James Murray.
Speakers from three difthat registration is now online
for the Shuswap Lake Interna- ferent publishing houses will
tional Writers’ Festival, May give workshops: Jo Black28 - 30, 2010 in Salmon Arm. more, Granville Island PubTo register, and for more lishing; Ron Smith, Oolichan
Books; and Vici Johnstone,
information, please go to
Caitlin Press.
www.saow.ca. This year we
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val payment, as well as
coffee house, Saturday night
cheque or money order.
If you register before May Storytellers' Party, a day and
10, you will qualify for early a half of workshops (all day
bird rates. Also, there are only Saturday and Sunday morna limited number of Blue Pen- ing), as well as Saturday
cil sessions available so if you lunch and Sunday brunch.
The Friday night coffee
wish to sign up for a Blue
Pencil register early to avoid house will feature - as an extra treat - readings by Alex
disappointment.
Featured presenters at this Forbes and Deanna Barnhardt
year's festival include keynote Kawatski, in addition to readings by many other festival
speaker Brian Brett whose
presenters.
book Trauma Farm has been
The festival also includes
nominated for three BC Book
announcement of winners of
Prizes, Mark Leiren-Young,
the Young Writers' Contest.
winner of the Stephen LeaI look forward to seeing
cock medal for humour for
you in Salmon Arm in May
Never Shoot a Stampede
Queen, Margaret Thompson, for a "write good time"!
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Darlene Volk
Scotch Creek/Lee Creek sent one
person to Fire Instructor level 2, two
members to a Self Contained Breathing
Apparatus (SCBA) maintenance class,
and three people to a S-100 basic wildfire class hosted by Chief Robert Gallant and the members of the Anglemont
Fire Department. Held on March 28th,
this session also had 16 members from
the Anglemont Department in attendance.
Celista VFD was called out March
29th for trees down on power lines and
across the road, after a fast and furious
windstorm. After 4 hours on scene, the
volunteers were replaced by flagging
crews.
A reminder to anyone doing Spring
Cleanup, be careful and be prepared
before burning. If in doubt call your
local fire department or obtain a permit
by contacting the Burn Registration
Line 1-888-797-1717. Already this year
there have been several wild fires within
the CSRD. The lack of moisture this
past winter has set us up for some very
nervous times this coming summer. We
are asking that the community members
join in with us, and do your part in
clearing leaves, limbs, and any other
combustible materials from your house
for a minimum of 10 meters. Please
clear any dead or dying trees from your
property. If you like the nature look in
your yard please, at least, clear the
lower branches from your trees to a
height of 2 meters from the ground.
Doing so will reduce the possibility of
your house catching fire from a ground
fire.
With the potential for another busy
forest fire season all area departments
remain committed by completing any
available Basic Fire
Suppression and Safety
Courses. In addition,
several members will be attending
scheduled programs offered through the
Salmon Arm Fire Training Centre. A
simple and effective method of deploying a foam surfactant/wetting agent suitable for Class A fire scenes, from a 3/4"
garden hose, is available. FMI contact
Darlene Volk at 250-955-6341.
The members of the Scotch Creek/
Lee Creek Fire Department would like
to thank the community for their support and cooperation. Members of the
department have finished gathering information as to locations of propane
tanks, conditions of driveways and
amount of parking space available for
fire trucks, at residences in the fire area.
This information is going to be used as
a pre-planning tool for the department.
It will alert firefighters as to what to
expect should they receive a call to your
house.
As part of ongoing development
plans for the Anglemont facilities, several members volunteered their time to
make improvements to the parking area
and general clean up of the property.
The work is very much appreciated as
we now have sufficient room to handle
our parking needs.
AVFD welcomes John Seymour and
John (Duff) Overland as their two newest members.
The SC/LC Firefighters will be
holding their annual Garage Sale Saturday of the May long weekend. If you
have something to sell, a donation of
$10.00 will allot you a table for your
wares. Pancakes and sausage will be
served for breakfast and hot dogs and
pop after 11:00AM. Look for the ad on
page 36.
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By Jan Penner
parents who also live in the area.
Many of us suffer aches and pains,
Dee-Ann has been working as a Masparticularly after intensive physical exersage Therapist for 14 years, having retion, such as what we go through when
we are planting gardens and getting our ceived her training in Vancouver. Masyards into shape, as many of us are doing sage Therapy is regulated in BC and as a
right now. Dee-Ann Brielsman is a Reg- Registered Massage Therapist, DeeAnn's training has been extensive and
istered Massage Therapist, who uses a
variety of therapeutic techniques includ- intense and the College of Massage
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ing Craniosacral Therapy.
her practises.
Craniosacral
Therapy is a genDee-Ann's massage
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service to the area. Dee-Ann is happy to
it is a hands-on approach that involves
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"listening with the fingers" to subtle
rhythms & patterns within the body. It is phone and can provide a detailed, undera very gentle and non-invasive technique standable explanation of what Cranioapplicable in a wide range of conditions scaral Therapy is all about, as well as
providing information on the other techincluding but not limited to, head, neck
niques she also uses.
& back trauma.
We at the Kicker thank Dee-Ann
No matter what your age or lifestyle
Brielsman for her advertising support
the emphasis of Dee-Ann's integrative
approach is to encourage & enhance your and we wish her and her growing local
body's own self-healing & self-regulating business all the best.
capabilities, helping you to achieve your
optimal well-being.
Dee-Ann came to the Shuswap via
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Chamber
News
By Dave Cunliffe, President [email protected]
The next Chamber meeting is April 26th at 7:00 PM at the
Century 21 boardroom. I encourage all members to attend and
participate in the discussions. I look forward to seeing you all
then.
Memberships - Membership packages for 2009/2010 are
available for new members or those who haven’t renewed yet.
Please email [email protected] for information. The Chamber has a problem with some old or incorrect
email addresses. If any members haven’t been getting regular
emails from the Chamber, please let us know and we can correct your addresses.
The directory was delayed to get last minute advertisements
and member information included. We hope to have the directory back from the printers and circulated in April.
The Chamber welcomes any individual or business to join.
The chamber is committed to working to support our members
and to foster economic growth in the North Shuswap.
Chamber Office – Tourist Information - The current plans
are to have the Chamber – Tourist Information office open on
Wednesdays. It will not be staffed, but visitors can pick up
brochures etc. The Chamber has decided not to hire someone
this summer to staff the office as there is no money to pay for
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it. Maureen Pinkney has been working to see if any grants
can be made available for this purpose, but isn’t having much
success. If any members are willing to volunteer their time
this summer, please contact either Maureen or Jeff Tarry.
Chamber Web Page - Jeff Tarry has been working to update
the Chamber web page. Go to www.NorthShuswapBC.com
to see the changes. He has added a calendar of events as a
new feature. If any community groups in the North Shuswap
or Chamber members want their events included, please contact us through the web page.
Development Permits (DP)
The following is the current schedule for the changes to the
DP requirements that the CSRD is working on.
1. The Board gave 1st & 2nd reading in Dec. 2009
2. The CSRD held the public hearing on March 23.
3. 3rd reading was given by the CSRD Board at the regular
March meeting
4. It will now be sent to Ministry of Community & Rural Development for signature (1-2 months)
5. Final reading & adoption probably by June 2010.
Until the changes are implemented the old rules apply and
costs and delays for building permits, septic installations, and
lot development continues to be a problem.
Upcoming Events - The Chamber’s annual roadside cleanup
is planned for the weekend of May 8th and 9th. Please contact
Giovanna at [email protected] for more information.
Scotch Creek Official Community Plan (OCP) - The
Chamber decided at the February 22 meeting to submit formal, written comments to the Scotch Creek OCP process. The
Directors and any members who attend will be asked to consider the content of our submission at the next meeting.
Please contact myself or Jeff at [email protected]
and tell us how you think the OCP can be written to support
our local businesses and promote economic development.
Signing Projects - The new sign in the Chamber parking lot
has been modified by adding clear, non yellowing plexi-glass
covers to keep postings out of the weather. There is also lots
of space for members to put up permanent signing. For information and rates, contact [email protected] .
The Chamber started advertising for proposals for the new
community signs in last month’s Kicker. The deadline for
submissions is April 30, 2010. A “Welcome to Scotch Creek”
sign will be completed this year. The chamber would also
like to get feedback from community members as to where the
sign should go. Does Scotch Creek start at the bridge, The
Roan farm, or past the Roan farm?
Chamber Director Maureen Pinkney is responsible for the
project and any suggestions or comments can be sent to her at
[email protected] . We want input on this initiative!
Wanted - Potters & Fabric Artists
The Thompson Valley Potters Guild is seeking potters and
fabric artists who are interested in taking part in their Spring
Show. The TVPG Pottery & Weaving Sale (and Charity Bowl)
will take place on Saturday May 1st, 2010, 10am to 4pm, at
Desert Gardens
Please contact Glen Mantie to apply: 250-376-3399 or
[email protected]
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MARINE PILE DRIVING & PILING REMOVAL
By Val Cardy & Andrea Carter
Hope everyone had a good Easter
weekend. With the warmer weather, we
are seeing more cyclists and pedestrians
on the roads and we urge you all to slow
down and use caution.
In further attempts to recruit new Responders we will be periodically highlighting a member of our roster: this
month we interviewed Judy Weller. Judy
and her husband Reg have lived in the
North Shuswap since 1996. She enjoys
playing golf and attending local events
such as the Coffee House. She is employed by Peoples Drug Mart in Scotch
Creek, and the manager Mike Hoenmans
and owner Bill Long generously allow
Judy to respond to emergency calls from
work as needed. Always having wanted
to do something medical, but never having
had the chance, Judy decided to join the
North Shuswap First Responders when
she saw an ad in the paper. Judy has been
a dynamic part of our group for 12 years
“and counting”, always adding a light air
to our practices with her wonderful sense
of humour. Aside from her role as a First
Responder she is also an assistant training
officer within our
group. When
asked what she likes most about being a
First Responder Judy replied: “the people
that I work with”. Of all the groups she
has worked with, she feels “there is no
assemblage as dedicated and as much a
pleasure to work with as this group”. Judy
feels the First Responders are a remarkable group, saying “not many people will
volunteer to go out at 2 o’clock in the
morning in a snowstorm to respond to an
emergency”. Judy feels a sense of accomplishment in being a First Responder and
finds it very rewarding to help people.
Thank you, Judy, for your commitment to
the team, as well as your injection of humour into our practices. You are definitely a vital and enjoyable asset!
Remember, we can’t help you if we
can’t find you! If you haven’t got a reflective address sign yet you can purchase one
from Barb Overland for $30 at 250-9550725. If you require temporary use of
home support aids such as crutches or a
wheel chair, please call Joan Bristow at
250-955-2304 and she will do her best to
help.
Chase RCMP
Pritchard Grow Op Busted
On Thursday March 25th, RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence in
the 1600 block of Martin Prairie Rd in
Pritchard, BC. Police discovered and
dismantled a marihuana growing operation and seized over 600 plants. A theft/
diversion of electricity was also discovered. The grow operation was a sophisticated ongoing commercial criminal enterprise and had been in operation for
some time. An adult male was arrested
in the residence. He is not a resident of
Canada and it does not
appear that he is in the
country legally. Chase
679-3221
RCMP are working
with the Canada Border Services Agency
on the matter. This grow operations has
all the indicators of organized crime involvement.
Residents are reminded to report suspicious activity to their local police or to
Crimestoppers, all information will be
treated as confidential and people who
call will remain anonymous.
Community Roadside Clean-up
R&S
Excavating
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Fax: 250-955-0112
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Saturday, May 8th & Sunday, May 9th
Garbage Bags supplied by ARGO will be available at the
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Creations in Magna Bay, Deck N Dock in Scotch Creek
one week before.
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Show Your Community Pride
APRIL 2010
By Alison Elmes
 I am pleased to say that two more upgrades have been
completed at the Community Hall with the installation of
double glazed windows in the main hall and the application
of cedar siding on the gable ends. The funding for both of
these projects was a CSRD Grant in Aid received through the
efforts of our regional representative Denis Delisle.
 The annual SPRING CLEAN UP of the Hall and
grounds will be on Sunday, April 25th starting at 9am.
Bring rakes, shovels, gloves and wheelbarrows to help get
this job done. There will be a free Barbecue lunch to say
thank you for your efforts.
 Tickets for the 6th ANNUAL SPRING THING WINE
AND CHEESE FUNDRAISER that happens on May 1st
are on sale at SuperValu, $40 per person.
 MOTHER'S DAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST will be
held on Sunday May 9th from 8.30 am – 11 am at the Community Hall. $6.50 per person, $3 for children under 12.
Tickets at the door.
 Last but certainly not least is the AGM on MONDAY
APRIL 19TH at 7pm in the Club Room at the Community
Hall. We need your support. All positions for Directors are
open for nomination and election. Please call Alison at 250955-2588 FMI.
To book the Hall for your wedding or event please call Alison 250-955-2588 or Liz 250-955-8119.
Membership fees are: $20/family, $10/individual
Our mailing address and contact #s:
Box 128, Celista, BC, V0E 1L0, Ed or Alison: 955-2588
www.northshuswapcommunityhall.ca
This Bulletin is Sponsored By
Terry Speed & Anglemont
Water Utilities
North Shuswap Community Association
Mother’s Day Breakfast
Sunday May 9th
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$3.00 - kids under 12
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Pancakes, bacon, sausage,
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Owner, Wes Reusse and his staff of geothermal
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Shuswap Lake area, BCGS looks forward to your calls and
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Federal Government grants of $3,500 are currently
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APRIL 2010
Kick Up Your Finances
Short and sweet should be
the title of this month’s article
as time is an evasive commodity for me during tax time! It’s
a good thing we are working
on forecasting at this point, it’s
the relatively easy part of
budgeting as it should only
take an hour or two to complete the first month and then
get easier and quicker as the
months progress.
Now that you have your
expenses totaled, you can see
how much you spent and
where. Are these amounts typical of your regular life? If so,
then you can use these numbers along with your income
projection to make your first
budget. I can almost bet that
the first attempt will not balance. You will probably have
to rework the numbers several
times to get the income, expenses and savings to match.
The total amount of income
has to be allocated to either a
spending or savings area
(especially in the early months)
if you are to be successful in
creating a plan that will work
for you. Be sure to add a small
personal discretionary amount
into the budget. This is to allow you to have some “fun
money” and will keep you
from feeling deprived of the
little things you love!
The balancing area is
where the computer comes in
handy as you can just tweak
the numbers in the necessary
areas. Many people use
Quicken which works great,
downloads from your bank and
has pretty graphs and charts.
An excel spreadsheet template
works just as
well and for
those of you
with less than
perfect computer skills or no need of the
“pretty things” this may be the
best option. The most important thing is that you have the
ability to make categories that
work for your life.
I'd like to be able to say
that one approach (detailed or
grouped) works better as far as
categorization but I've found
from personal experience that
both have their place. I started
out using a very detailed set of
categories for my spending so I
could see exactly where we
were going astray but as we
have progressed in this process
I am finding it easier to not to
obsess over the numbers if the
categories are more general
(i.e. groceries including food,
pet food, snacks etc.). I can
then spend my time looking for
ways to increase my income to
cover our long list of “wants”.
Be ready to rework your
budget / plan again each month
as it take approx. 3 to 6 months
to get to the place where your
budget and your life & habits
meet. After this point, it becomes a lifestyle and then you
just need to add in any new
items as they arise.
Next month, I'll tell you the
secret side bonus of a Plan for
those of you new to the process
and it has nothing to do with
money!!!
APRIL 2010
Kickin’ Citizens
By Jan Penner
This month we want to recognize the
invaluable North Shuswap First Responders. Because this group of dedicated individuals is here, the wait time
for medical assistance in an emergency
is shortened considerably. During the
lag time between calling for an ambulance and its arrival, patients have calm,
competent help while they wait.
First Responders are very dedicated
to their mission. They train and practise
diligently, so that they can be ready to
assist the people in our community and
our visitors, in case of injury or illness.
First Responders are our neighbours, our
friends, our coworkers. Sometimes,
they are our salvation.
A huge thank-you
goes to the members of
the North Shuswap First Responders.
Whether you are one of those who work
in the forefront, attending accidents and
medical mishaps, or one of the volunteers who help with the organization's
administration, we are indebted to you.
You truly are, Kickin Citizens.
Do you know of someone who helps
out our community in some way? Please
submit your suggestions and written
comments so we can acknowledge those
who help to make the North Shuswap
such a great place to live.
Interior Health Update
Directors & Mayors from the Thompson
Nicola Regional District area and myself met
the Chair, Chief Operating Officer and Manager of IHA to discuss health care issues.
There were about 25 people at the table all
with a variety of problems with health care
being delivered or not. Topping the list was
lack of doctors (except for Salmon Arm). I
reiterated the need for our clinic to be kept
open and its importance to our community,
that I felt it was a cost saver to IHA to have it
kept, if there was some way that they could
somehow keep the Primary Care Nurse position and a method of paying that position
with supporting staff. A doctor could possibly be attracted to the area in a part time position, with support from IHA.
At another meeting with the Thompson
Regional Hospital Board. Andrew Nuener
described the "Exploring new Relationships"
concept for dealing with rural areas. IHA
has been asked to go so far beyond health
care into other aspects of the health care
field, such as travel. They are looking for
new partners to retain rural sustainability. In
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years, possible numbers for the staff that are
retiring could be that for every 2 that leave
there might be 1 to take their place and we
might not even be able to retain them. As
well there are lots of new updated machines
and they cost lots of money. The new
graduates are trained on these and want to
work in the job locations that have these
machines, not ones that are out dated and
that they are not familiar with. New grads
often want to be in the urban area.
Overtime is eating up the budget
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Because of the complexity
of the CSRD operations and
budget, discussion and debate
took over 3 days. The biggest
issue was the municipalities
arguing against the past
method, where they were being
charged for a major part of
general government costs for
running the CSRD operations,
as well the purchase of a new
building to meet the growing
CSRD needs. The main complaint is that municipalities
hardly use any of those functions of the CSRD and yet they
are charged the lion's share. It
was agreed to lessen those
costs and that the Electoral
Areas that are benefactors, take
on more of these costs. This
will be seen in tax changes to
all Electoral Areas.
The total budget for 2010 is
$44.7 million dollars (up 25%
from 2009). There were 6 new
functions that help build that
increase including, water works
infrastructure, LWMPs and
mosquito control. The CSRD
building reserve of $250,000
was set aside, as was the purchase of many fire trucks and
improvements to fire halls.
Income from grants was up
41% to 8.2 million from other
sources, to help the CSRD in
various plans and projects.
Payroll increased from 3.6 million to 3.9 million and Directors remuneration and expenses
increased from $338,000 to
$350,000.
That is the big numbers in a
nutshell. Many of these increases are paid for by the us-
ers of the services. Just in Fire
departments alone; in major
purchases there is $2.3 million,
much of this money goes for
replacing trucks and improving
Fire halls. There was almost $7
million in CSRD water system
improvements. Solid Waste
costs run around $7 million for
the whole of the CSRD. There
are also arenas, recreation centers and trusts that the CSRD
has to account in their budget
(about 1.3 million in trusts),
they total about 2.5 million. I
don’t think many people know
the scope of the CSRD involvement with projects in the
whole district. As legislated by
the government, all municipal
debt (that is also included) has
to go through the CSRD. We
are all on the hook if the municipalities default. Municipal
debt that the CSRD co-signs
for is $4.8 million up from last
year's $4.7 million. All of these
costs are paid for by the users
for the most part so we are not
paying for any of the debt, or
arenas or someone else’s fire
department costs (yet).
Now, for the North
Shuswap, tax requisition is
$1,300,208 up from last year's
$1,266,368. Assessment is
down from last year by 3%, the
average house value, in Area
“F” would be $310,661. The
tax on that home would be
$286.04 up $3.98 up 1%. If
time allows I hope over the
next few months explain why
the increases have happened
and some of our long term
plans and strategies.
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Historical Article
From "Receipts" and Remedies
Shuswap Chronicles, Vol. 1, p.12
Dandelions supply bees with their first boon of pollen in the
spring. They can also be one of the earliest green veggies!
Dandelion Recipes
"Dear common flower that groweth beside the way,
Fringing the dusty road with golden spray"
The dusty roads have pretty well gone, but the dandelions
are still with us. Always will be, you say? Yes, but they provide us with beauty, food and drink, and a steady job if we want
to get rid of them.
The fresh green leaves should be picked young, before the
flowers appear. One simple way to serve the leaves is to wash
them, pick out the grass that is sure to be there, cut them into
pieces and dress with a simple mixture of cream, sugar and
vinegar. They can also be cooked like spinach.
Check out the other old time recipes found in the Chronicles, including how to get rid of ants! Chronicles can be found
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year looking at lessening the carbon foot print. They are starting
with consultation with the communities, getting out there with the
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 Three members of the
Shuswap Community Foundation attended the March General Meeting to give a brief
overview of their organization. We all came away with
a better understanding of their
accomplishments and goals.
 Johnny Cash was so impressed with the Emerald Isle
that he wrote a song called
“Forty Shades of Green”. We
had at least that many at the
March 20 Irish Party; Jack
Carlsen alone sported that
many!!!! The Anglebay Entertainers started the evening off
by singing the Irish Blessing.
Then the tables had fun composing a Limerick to see who
would be first to eat. Irish
Stew was on the menu complimented by homemade biscuits
and a bountiful table of potluck salads and desserts followed by Irish Coffee for
those that so desired. After
some solos, duets and Irish
stories the Committee held an
Irish Wake for the dearly departed Paddy O’Reilly. The
wailers did a fine job of
weepin’ and wailin’ and
Donna Gallant joined in the
fun as the Unscrupulous Undertaker. John Collier kept the
dance floor full with his selection of dance music. Thanks
to the committee for a fun
evening.
 Carpet Bowling is coming
to a close again for this season. The Lakers seem to have
a strangle-hold on the competition for they won both the
Spring and Fall carpet bowling sessions. The Lakers are
Dennis and Ann Chow,
Norma Bischoff and Al Kraus.
On Thursday March 25 a
Spring Carpet Bowling Tournament Round Robin was
held. We would like to congratulate the Hellsbelles team
of Dolores Beck, Rae Lewis,
Lola Bentley and Marguerite
Heichert for a gallant effort in
forcing a play-off with The
Lakers. The Lakers did manage to squeak by with a 2
point lead. We would like to
thank all the teams and volunteers for such a successful
event. The windup party was
held on Friday March 26.
President, Delores Beck
would like to acknowledge
Murray Page for being involved in carpet bowling the
longest of all the players followed closely by Maurice
Jubinville. It was a good
year. See you again in the
Fall.
 Spring Fling Concert:
The Anglebay Entertainers
have had to do some soul
searching regarding the
planned May 14 and 15th
Spring Fling concert. Major
health issues concerning several of our key participants
have left our ranks decimated.
We have had to stop and
evaluate and have regretfully
come to the conclusion that
we don’t have the resources to
carry off a full blown concert
covering two nights. We have
decided instead to host a dinner on May 15th which will
include our planned program
as the entertainment portion of
the evening. We sincerely
hope that those that were planning to attend our concert will
come out and have a good
dinner, enjoy the entertainment and then stay and dance
afterwards. There will be more
information very soon.
 The Three Amigos have
been busy doing renovations
in the Sound Booth. These
renovations will make efficient use of the space, it will
APRIL 2010
be roomier for the techs and
equipment layout will be easier to access. They have also
installed some of the newly
purchased LED Stage Lights.
The Three Amigos? Jack
Lewis, Dale Cundy and Ron
Schrader.
 Several of the snowbirds
are back and have picked up
where they left off last fall.
Vern and Donna Dancy are
already making plans for an
insulating project that should
see a reduction in the heating
bills come next winter.
 Please mark your calendars
for April 20th. There will be a
general clean-up at the Lakeview Centre. The back dressing room in particular has become a major dumping ground
for unwanted/discarded items.
It was completely and thoroughly sorted through after the
2009 Pig and Whistle – it’s
amazing how much has accumulated in that short time.
Remember what you learned
in Kindergarten??? If you take
it out, put it back; if you open
it, close it; if you use it, return
it to the proper place!
 Clay Porter is submitting
his song “On the Shores of the
Shuswap” for the Watershed
song competition. Clay, along
with the backup vocals of the
“Claymates” (Betty Porter,
Auriel MacKenzie, Jo Groves
and Lorrie Schrader) have
been rehearsing. Ron Schrader
is handling the sound equipment and recording portion of
the song. Good luck in the
competition Clay!!!!
 Please come out to the
Lakeview Centre and enjoy a
bowl of homemade soup and a
sandwich. April 24, 2010 from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is
$5.00/per person. Everyone
welcome. Please Bring your
own Bowl. See you then.
 Wishing a speedy recovery
to those in sick bay – we miss
you all and hope to have you
back with us soon.
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Another nice month has come and
gone. We were in the Okanagan on the
last week in March and the cherry trees
are all in bloom as were, like ours, the
daffodils and crocuses. Here in the
Shuswap our trees and plants are freshening early. Most of the local birds are back
but not the Hummingbirds yet. It is encouraging to see the Pine Grosbeaks and
American Goldfinches in large flocks. At
my home, we had the Chestnut Backed
Chickadees all winter, after an absence of
two years.
In March we had a very interesting
presentation of the Waterfowl on the
Shuswap by Ed and Monica Dahl of
Salmon Arm. This month we will have
Ed Campbell of Campbell's Log Homes
giving a presentation on the trees he uses,
how he treats them and where they
go. Sounds like an interesting program. Our meetings are open to anyone
so if a topic interests you, please come
out to hear our speakers.
In May we have a Breakfast Meeting
at Sorrento but first we go birding at
Gardner's Pond. It's the large pond you
can see from the Trans Canada Highway
by the Sorrento Fire Hall. There is a
population of Painted Turtles there as
well as a variety of ducks.
In May there will also be a BC Nature
Conference in Kamloops and I will be
going as well as our Representative, Rudy
Vervoort and his wife, Ineke.
Our Club will be helping plant the
trees at the Lakeview Park in Anglemont. The road Clean-up happens in
May - watch for it and volunteer. It only
takes one hour and it's done. I have been
co-ordinating Anglemont to St. Ives for
about seven years and it makes our roadsides more presentable to the outsiders as
well as for ourselves.
Our April meeting will be on April
15th at 1:30 PM at the Celista Hall meeting Room and our May meeting will be
on Thursday May 20th at Kory's in Sorrento. If you would like to come you can
phone me at 250-955-8148 FMI.
Bugs R Us
Submitted by Lorrie Schrader
It took two ballots but the Young
Naturalists’ Club has voted and they have
chosen a Club name; the winner is “Bugs
R Us”. Congratulations to the YNC
members for submitting all the great suggestions.
At the March 25 meeting Murray
Evashuck brought a mysterious container
to the meeting. In it were dozens of Stick
Bugs. They look like small sticks or twigs
when startled or threatened. The kids
were fascinated by these creatures and
everyone that wanted a bug, got to take
one (or two) home with
them. The remainder
will be residing in Mrs.
Delisle’s classroom.
Thanks Mrs. Delisle!
Mrs. Penner organized
a Nature Journal cover
project for the
club. Thanks Mrs.
Penner for leading the
project and for donating the notebooks.
Lena Whittaker was
on hand to take a professional group picture of the newly
named club.
Kory Conwright will be our guest
speaker at the April 8 meeting. Kory will
be talking about rocks and rock identification. The presentation will be followed
by an outing to the beach to look for
rocks.
John Collier will be our guest speaker
at the April 22 Meeting. John will be conducting a Bug Hunt and Bug Identification session with the club.
A big “Bugs R Us” thank-you goes
out to the parents who bring snacks and
come to help out with projects.
APRIL 2010
LIONS CLUB NEWS
Submitted by Pat Pierlot
With the arrival of
SPRING, our Lions have
come out of their den and are
anxious to get on with the
business at hand. It’s been a
busy month, with President
Pat Anderson on vacation
along with several members
away at warmer climates.
Everyone is back now,
though, so our ongoing projects have resumed and new
projects are being fine tuned.
Plans are underway to
provide a food concession at
the spring slow pitch ball
games. Hot dogs, hamburgers and soft drinks will be
available for the players and
spectators every Friday night
until mid June when the season winds up.
As reported last month,
the Lions Spring conference
is in Salmon Arm this year,
honoring District Governor
Norma Bent from the North
Kamloops Lions. A good
representation from the North
Shuswap is expected, and a
special award is to be presented to one of our long time
members, Lorna Herbert,
who has moved to the lower
mainland for health reasons.
Plans are underway for
the ongoing Adopt A Highway cleanup. Watch for busy
Lions along the Squilax Anglemont Road between
Meadowcreek Road and Beguelin Road later this month.
Our Lions Club is going
“On Line”! By the time you
read this our club will be on a
shared web page, showing
meeting times, (second and
fourth Thursday evening,
7:00 pm at the NS Community Hall), special events,
and general information
about our club. Go to
shuswapbulletinboard.com,
and check in often to see
what we’re up to. There will
be links to Lions International
as well, so you can see what’s
going on in other parts of the
world of Lions.
Several members from the
North Shuswap attended the
Zone meeting in Chase on
March 28th. This was to be
Marlene Kergan’s last meeting as Zone Chairman. However Marlene has done such a
great job, learned so much in
the past months, that she was
nominated to continue for
another year.
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THE OFFSPRING
by Larissa Lutjen
It’s My party and I’ll Cry if I Want To
There were a few topics
not covered in pre-natal
class, which in retrospect
seems like a cruel oversight.
One such topic is 'How to
plan a kids' birthday party'.
Birthday parties are a highly
competitive endeavor and
one lame event could turn
Little Sally into a sandbox
pariah by careless parents.
Before you attempt one you
must make sure you have
done your due diligence.
The first consideration is
the guests. No, not the kids,
you need to impress the parents. This would be a good
time to return all those empties. Sure you could try to
pretend that you only do a
depot run once a year but the
12 empty bottles of Peach
Snapps will be embarrassing
no matter what.
Now look around the
house for items that may
cause offense. Are you inviting the
theologian's children? Better
hide your copy of "The God
Delusion". Is the vegetarian
family coming? Maybe put
the bear skin rug in the
closet. Did you invite the
shop steward's kids? Best not
to wear the "NDP = Natural
Destruction Party" button.
To impress your guests
with your worldly intellect,
buy a Globe and Mail and
fold it open to an article
about the Middle East. (Don't
worry, there is always one.
Make sure you read it just in
case.) If a newspaper is out
of your budget, try working
the sentence, "The occupied
territories are highly problematic", into your conversation.
Next comes the matter of
the cake. A cake, still in the
pan, with white icing and a
number candle is simply not
going to cut it. If you have
not been formally introduced
to a pastry bag, you'd better
seek professional help before
it is too late.
Now you need a humdinger of an activity. Tin can
stilts? Egg races? Drop the
clothespin in the bottle?
Sure, those sound fine if you
want Jimmy Jr. to spend his
lunches with his imaginary
friends. Something that requires safety goggles is
probably a good bet. Do you
know any celebrities? Be
sure to invite them. If the
kids get to make a lot of
noise, work with toxic materials, or smash something,
you have done alright.
And finally comes the
matter of the goody bag. To
determine how generous to
be with your party favours,
think of what was given out
at the last birthday party you
went to and double it. This is
war, my friends, and your
goal is to make your Little
Pumpkin's Big Day the event
of the year. This should be
the one party that every kid
will remember for the whole
year. Next year you want
parents to be phoning you
begging for an invitations!
OK, true confessions: you
see, my daughter turns five
this month and she's been to
lots of really fun parties this
year. She wants a fantastic,
dinosaur-themed extravaganza, and I can't think of a
single good idea. Play a
game of Edmontosauruses
verses Albertosauruses?
Could get ugly. Come
dressed as your favorite
sauropod? They all look the
same! Bake some eggshells
into the cake and call it a
fossil hunt? Ick! Hmmm . . .
How about pin the club-tail
on the ankylosaurus? That
just might work . . .
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Development Permits
Some amendments to the
Development Permit area
guidelines were given third
reading to allow the building
of smaller projects without a
DP. For example, in the
Shuswap Lake DP area, which
covers the area within 100m of
Shuswap Lake, the guidelines
are being amended to exempt
(1) removal or disruption of
vegetation involving less than
1,000 square m, (2) construction of a building that has a
footprint of less than 200
square m and (3) paved surfaces (e.g. driveways) less
than 100 square m. New installation or replacement of
Type 1 sewage systems (your
typical septic tank & field
system) would need a DP if
built in the 100 m zone.
The DP amendments cover
other things such as needing a
geo-scientist to sign off on
building projects that are on
30 % slopes or greater. The
complex public consultation
meeting with the public drew a
small but interested crowd of
people. Issues that came up
included: the slope described
as 30% is the grade and is
equivalent to 17 degrees; a
mistrust that the engineers that
sign off are not held accountable if something goes wrong,
if these same DP rules will be
in other OCPs (yes that is the
plan); do the 100 m DP rules
for Shuswap Lake apply to
creeks (no, but the regular
30m riparian setbacks still
applies). A request was made
for the DP to not be required if
the home suffered from a misfortune, such as a tree falling
or a fire; and what are the
costs of a Qualified Environmental Professional. A person
from the audience suggested
$1,000 for a simple consultation. Other issues brought up
were that agriculture lands are
still exempt from this bylaw
(the Farm Act supersedes local
government laws) and the lack
of zoning in Celista.
An inventory of uses was
done last year all over the
North Shuswap. More work on
zoning will be done this year,
but will stretch into next year
for sure.
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By David Baxter(SC/LC Volunteer Firefighter) &Dusty Tucker
Perhaps it was the grass fire on the
edge of a forested area last week or the
fact that our Volunteer Fire department in
Scotch Creek has been conducting inventories of each and every property in our
area or maybe it’s just the warm Spring
weather that is signaling me to think
about the summer ahead of us. On one
hand, a time to look forward to boating,
swimming, gardening and friends who
will visit. But on the other hand, the likelihood of dangerous forest fires, smoke
with the resulting loss of forests, homes
and animals. For Volunteer Firefighters
summer is a delightful and a dreadful
season. As everyone knows it has been
an very mild and warm Winter and this
summer we need to be extremely conscious about how we use and move
through this beautiful environment we
live in.
Driving around our area with our local
Fire Chief this past two months has been
very instructive, if not scary. We are
evaluating each property in the area we
are responsible for and we are noting not
only whether or not the property has an
address sign visible during the day and
the night but the location of homes on the
property, driveway locations and their
length, width and access points. The
North Shuswap is infamous for narrow
and steep driveways so please ensure that
there are no vehicles, brush piles or farm
equipment obstructing access to yours or
your neighbour’s property. If access to
your property will not accommodate fire
fighting vehicles, is there access through
an adjoining property that can be used?
Where is the nearest functioning fire hydrant? We are hoping to log all this information on our computer system so that in
the event of a fire, we can simply print off
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us if we are called out to a fire.
Meanwhile, our Volunteers are busy
taking courses sponsored by CSRD at the
fire centre near the Salmon Arm Airport. We receive extensive training in
many different areas. We learn how to
respond effectively, how to wear heavy
equipment and breath through air masks
to protect us. We learn how to pace ourselves to combat exhaustion and how and
when to retreat. Crawling in full gear
along a floor in a burning building to retrieve an unconscious person takes not
only skill and strength but courage as
well.
Every week we go through our equipment making sure our vehicles and equipment are in good working order. We
check our water and foam supplies and
practice refilling them quickly and efficiently. Team building is a critical skill
as we work with other Fire Departments,
Lands and Forest Staff, Ambulances and
Police. We learn to listen well to our
Chief. In the event of a fire on or near
your property you can support the work
of Firefighters but it is always the Fire
Chief who takes ultimate control of the
area and the work to be done. Their leadership is critical in ensuring safety for
everyone at the fire scene.
So, how can you best support Firefighters? By getting prepared now! Take
a critical look at your property. Contact
your local Fire Department and ask how
to make your property as safe as possible.
Volunteer and professional Firefighters
are there to protect you and your families
first. Your preparedness and support will
help all of us get through the fire season
and together we can make this summer
safe and fun. For further info, contact
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SC/LC Fire Department Garage Sale - May 22
Captains Village Poker Run - June 20
On the Water Instruction
Group Presentations
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BC Hydro seeking biomass
projects to benefit
B.C. communities
BC Hydro has issued a
request for qualifications for
innovative, community-based
biomass projects. BC Hydro is
seeking projects no larger than
five megawatts that produce
electricity from carbon-neutral
biomass sources and create
local or regional economic
benefits.
“We are encouraging communities, First Nations, municipalities and renewable
power producers to step forward with their ideas for small
-scale electricity production,”
said Blair Lekstrom, Minister
of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. “This process
for small projects helps meet
the B.C. Energy Plan’s goal of
electricity self-sufficiency
while also generating economic opportunities within the
province.”
“Community-level electricity that is produced and
consumed locally is potentially a significant part of British Columbia’s energy future,”
said Bev Van Ruyven, BC
Hydro Acting President and
CEO. “These community-
based projects will use carbonneutral biomass fuel sources to
provide cost-effective power
for the BC Hydro grid, and
will provide additional benefits to the community such as
improved reliability.”
Biomass projects must be
no larger than five megawatts
and must meet the province's
definition of clean or renewable electricity. This includes
underutilized forest based
biomass (for example, trees
and wood chips) and other
forms of biomass from renewable organic matter, such as
crops, aquatic plants, manure
or clean organically sourced
material separated from municipal solid waste.
BC Hydro is seeking to
qualify at least two community
-based projects with which it
will negotiate after the request
for qualifications process is
complete. Those negotiations
may result in electricity purchase agreements. BC Hydro
is planning workshops to assist
registered respondents in better understanding submission
requirements.
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Scotch Creek Neighbourhood
Official Community Plan Update
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on the Scotch Creek Neighbourhood Official
Community Plan (SCNOCP) process.
With the largest permanent population
within the North Shuswap, a growing summer population, and a good land base,
Scotch Creek is well-positioned as the
growth node for the area. Growth can bring
many positive things, from increased services, community amenities, and a stronger,
more diversified local economy. Growth can
also come with many negative aspects,
such as sprawl, a lack of a feeling of community, and a loss of a sense of place.
Therefore, how and where that growth occurs is of paramount importance. As well,
other aspects of development, such as the
appearance, lot size, dwelling size and landscape need to be determined, so that
Scotch Creek evolves in a way that supports the community and its high quality of
life.
In the hierarchy of plans, the NOCP
takes direction from the North Shuswap
Official Community Plan (OCP) which is a
visionary document for the North Shuswap
area. Of particular note are the Sustainable
Planning Principles, which talk about how to
develop sustainable communities that attempt to meet social and economic needs of
residents while responding to environmental
conditions. The principles include statements about protecting ecosystems, wildlife
habitat and watersheds, directing development to the most appropriate locations,
providing a range of housing opportunities
and as well as economic diversification,
increasing public lake access, and providing
good roads and paths and regional water
and sewer systems. Scotch Creek is identified in the OCP as an important centre
within the North Shuswap, and community
services and facilities are encouraged to
locate there. Accordingly the NOCP was
commissioned to provide more specific
guidance for Scotch Creek. This plan will
consider issues such as land use, density
and public open space, and will include a
physical plan for the community as well as
policies dealing with several topics in more
detail.
With the strong framework provided by
the OCP, the Scotch Creek planning process is concentrating on how to make a high
quality and complete community that is environmentally, socially and economically
sustainable.
The plan process involves a volunteer
Advisory Group, who were selected from
applications from the community, and who
meet with the consultant team and CSRD to
provide advice and detailed input. A workshop and walkabout in August, as well as
several Advisory Group meetings, have
started to set the stage for the development
of the plan. As well, several public workshops are scheduled to give permanent and
summer residents an opportunity to give
their input and review the evolution of the
plan. The next public workshop is scheduled
for Thursday, June 10th, 6:30pm at the
Scotch Creek Fire Hall, and residents are
asked to keep that date free so that you can
assist us in our work. There will be follow-up
workshops and open houses scheduled
during the summer, with the ultimate aim of
having a final plan ready for the fall.
The Scotch Creek NOCP will ultimately
provide direction for individual developments, by guiding aspects such as density,
housing type and mix, connection to adjacent areas, and landscape. There are a
number of development projects currently in
the works in Scotch Creek, and as the
NOCP evolves, those projects can take
direction from the principles and policies so
that ultimately any new development is acceptable to the community and makes a
positive contribution to Scotch Creek. For
now, the initial ideas for these individual
development projects have been posted,
and the NOCP Advisory Group has seen
more detailed presentations. The fact that
there is so much interest in developing in
Scotch Creek indicates how much latent
pressure there is, and it also emphasizes
the need for a NOCP that expresses the
desires of residents and addresses the principles that were developed earlier in the
NOCP process, so that any development
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will ultimately contribute to the quality of life of Scotch Creek.
We greatly value the knowledge, experience, ideas that you as
residents and business owners have, and we invite you to send us
your thoughts and comments at any time. Although the June workshop will provide a more structured way for us to work with you, we
welcome your thoughts at any time. We would specifically be interested in knowing more about the following:
 are there any specific areas that you feel are special about
Scotch Creek that we (as outsiders) might not know about?
This could include special places, important views, favorite
paths, unique or valued landscapes or other places.
 are there specific development types that you either do not
want to see in Scotch Creek, or you wish there were more of?
This could include housing types, neighbourhood types, stores
and other commercial developments, etc.
 what are your concerns regarding public open space? Do you
want to see, for example, more walking/biking trails, a greater
range of parks, more public access to the lake?
 Which services or amenities do you think Scotch Creek should
try to develop? This could include anything from a town centre,
to a community hall, to a school, to more extensive medical
services.
Please feel free to send your thoughts to us at
[email protected]
or by mail to
Sandalack + Associates Inc.
815 - 17th Avenue SW PO Box 16030
Calgary, Alberta T2T 5H7
We look forward to seeing you Thursday, June 10th, 6:30pm at
the Scotch Creek Fire Hall.
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APRIL 2010
Signs of Spring appear on
more trails around
Salmon Arm
Posts & beams - fascia boards - bull nose decking - & more!
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The Shuswap, British Columbia – Just like daffodil
shoots, colorful green trail
signs have suddenly appeared
throughout Salmon Arm just
in time for spring.
The trail posts were installed just before the ground
froze late last year, but the
signs were still in development. The posts have stood
expectantly waiting for the
plates to be attached. After a
series of prototypes and test
runs, the final sign plates are
ready. Local trail advocates
hope the signs will encourage
people to get outside and explore the growing network of
greenway trails in Salmon
Arm.
“We’re delighted to finally
get these up,” said Jim Maybee, trail developer with the
Shuswap Trail Alliance. The
Trail Alliance worked through
the winter with City staff,
Salmon Arm Greenways, and
the greenway liaison committee to layout, produce, and
install the signs. “It’s proven
to be a lot more challenging to
produce this first batch than
we initially estimated,” Jim
acknowledges, “so we really
appreciate the patience of everyone. We now have a system
that really works, so further
signs will be a lot easier to
prepare.” Similar signs were
installed earlier this winter on
the new Park Hill Trails above
Canoe Beach.
The signs were made possible by leveraging volunteer
hours, City staff support and
greenways budget, and
Shuswap Trail Alliance 2009
project funding with Western
Economic Development Canada, the Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust, the
Province of British Columbia,
and local community groups
like the Rotary Club of
Salmon Arm and the Shuswap
Lady Striders.
The signs are based on the
Shuswap trail sign standards
developed over the last three
years by regional partners.
Similar signs can be found on
the Blind Bay White Lake
trails in the South Shuswap.
Signs are also getting printed
for the Rubberhead Mountain
Bike trails, Reinecker Creek,
the Scatchard Mountain
Switchbacks, Sicamous Creek,
and the Larch Hills Traverse.
“We’ll see all of those go up
this spring,” Jim confirms.
And new signs are planned for
further placement in the coming year as funding allows.
The Shuswap trail sign
standards are based on similar
way-finding systems being
developed in Whistler and
other parts of the province.
“We want to make sure that
someone visiting from the
lower mainland or other parts
of the Province recognize
these instantly as nonmotorized greenways,” comments Jim.
The Shuswap Trail Alliance has been an active participant in Provincial trail
planning efforts, including a
new mountain bike tourism
strategy with BC Tourism and
the BC Mountain Bike Tourism Association. The new trail
signs present the Shuswap as
serious in the effort to get people active, outside, and committed to healthy ways of traveling throughout the region.
For more information on
trails throughout the Shuswap
visit www.shuswaptrails.com.
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will be at the North Shuswap Christian
Fellowship JUNE 7-9, 2010
Phone 1-800-663-9203
for an appointment.
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BC Hydro reports the
province’s electricity load
dropped by 1.04 per cent during Earth Hour. The individual
community in B.C. with the
highest reduction in consumption – seven per cent – was
Burns Lake.
From 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.
British Columbians saved 64.6
megawatt hours of electricity
– the equivalent of turning off
about 1.4 million lights.
Earth Hour, an annual
global event hosted by the
WWF and sponsored provincially by BC Hydro, encourages individuals to show their
support for the fight against
climate change. More than 80
communities in B.C. signed up
to participate in Earth Hour
2010.
If British Columbians implemented the same conservation measures just one hour
every evening, the combined
savings would be enough to
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power close to 2,200 homes
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This year marks the third
year of BC Hydro’s participation in the event. In 2009,
there was a 1.1 per cent reduction in the overall electricity
load. In 2008, the drop was
measured at two per cent.
BC Hydro encourages
British Columbians to join
Team Power Smart to set a
personal electricity conservation target. Team Power Smart
provides tools, resources and
incentives to help people conserve year-round. For example, washing your clothes in
cold water, turning off the
heated-dry function on your
dishwasher and turning down
the heat by one degree are all
simple changes people can
make everyday to conserve.
For more conservation tips
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Please help support the schools by purchasing your $5 raffle ticket from the school children
or at: Eco Treats • Mylos • Sun Beach • Copper Island Pub • Sunnyside Supermarket
• H&R Block Chase • Look for our volunteer sales stand in SuperValu
A big Thanks to our donators that made this all possible:
Twin Anchor Houseboats, A Shuswap Holiday, Captain’s Village Marina, Diamond Cut Property Maintenance, Indigo Bay Excavating, High
Mountain Farm, Shuswap Trout Scout, Spooner Electric, Shuswap lake Park, Rona/Shuswap Building Supplies, SuperValu, Sun Beach,
Eco Treats, S.O.S. Excavating, Dave Edwards Drywall, Mile High Log Construction, Bischoff Firewood, Talking Rock Resort, Edgewater
Bobcat and Landscaping, Kwik Sure Painting and Decorating, Jimco Towing, Jake's Bobcat Services, Bud's Waterwells Ltd, Mylo's Farm
and Garden, Copper Island Pub, R&S Excavating, Jacobson Ford Sales/Salmon Arm, Deck n Dock, G-Force Board Shop, Wildman
Rentals, Hairs Wear It's At, Celista Creek Camp, North Shuswap Bottle Depot Chase, Friends Rendezvous Bistro, Mighty Mouse
Landscaping and Design, Natural Balance Health Day Spa, Naomi Now Glass Beadworks, Destree Landscaping Services,
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For any further enquiries about volunteering and/or donations you can contact
[email protected] or [email protected]
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ORL Kids Book of the Month Web
With literally hundreds of thousands
of books for children and youth in the
Okanagan Regional Library’s (ORL)
collection, picking a good book for
young readers can be daunting. Now
with its new website, the ORL is adding
a virtual service called “Kids Book of
the Month” designed to encourage readers to share comments about a special
children’s selection on a monthly basis.
Located on the website at
www.orl.bc.ca/kids/book-of-the-month,
the featured title for March was “Listen
to the Wind” by Greg Mortenson and
Susan Roth. This book, appropriate for
ages 6-10, is a children’s adaptation of
the true story “Three Cups of Tea”
about author Greg Mortenson’s unsuccessful ascent of K2 and his return to
build a school in the Himalayas. It is an
inspiring read for young minds.
April’s book will be “Little Chick”
by Amy Hest. With three stories about
an impatient Little Chick, this book is a
great way to help young children learn
to cope with life’s disappointments.
After reading the book, children and
their parents are encouraged to submit
comments and feedback online at the
ORL website.
“We decided to start this program so
young people and their parents could
not only find out about interesting
reads, but also had a way to interact
with the librarians and share their
thoughts on the recommendations,”
explains Monica Gaucher, the children’s librarian at the Vernon Branch
who selects the Book of the Month titles.
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Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a local food system based on a
partnership between the farmer and the people consuming the farm’s products.
Members of a CSA support the farm by purchasing a share of the season’s crop
in advance; this allows the farmer to focus on growing a quality product because
they have capital at the beginning of the season. Belonging to a CSA is like
having your own garden, without all of the work. The produce is always fresh
and tastes like you just picked it yourself! It is a wonderful way to ensure your
family receives healthy and nutritious vegetables.
Ranfurly Farm CSA
Ranfurly Farm CSA is committed to growing top quality, nutrient rich
vegetables, without chemicals. Weekly boxes will be available for pick up on
Wednesdays in Chase, Scotch Creek, and Sorrento-Blind Bay or on the farm in
Turtle Valley. Everything distributed to share holders will be grown on the
farm. The 18 week season will start in June and continue until October.
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Small Box $20/week, $385* for the season
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first year in Turtle Valley, and we are pasture raising heritage breeds of pigs,
sheep, cows, chickens, rabbits, and ducks. We are excited about growing
vegetables and establishing Community Supported Agriculture in the area.
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Elections Task Force
Fundraiser
Garage Sale
Saturday May 22nd
9 am – 2 pm
(Set-up from 8am to 9am)
Scotch Creek/Lee Creek
Fire Department
Tables – $10.00 each
Pancakes, Hot Dogs,
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Come and see our new fire truck!
Funds raised go to the Scotch Creek/
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FMI: 250-955-2422
Well thought-out, informed and balanced papers on the proposed changes to
the way UBCM elections are run, are
available on the UBCM web site.
Bill Bennett gave an introductory talk,
saying that if you have any proposed
changes or input it has to be in by May
30th. The province wanted to go from
community to community to get feedback
but there was not enough time. The best
way is to email or write in suggestions.
There have been 150 submissions to date.
Facilitator Allan Neilson-Welch shared
some historical sayings about voting and
elections; “Vote early- vote often”, and
from a Russian Dictator- “Those who cast
the votes decide nothing! It is those that
count the votes that decide everything!”
And lastly from the great and wonderful
states’ women, Imelda Marcos- “Win or
lose we all have to go shopping after the
election”.
The following items were thoroughly
discussed:
 Length of terms for office has been 3
years since 1990. Generally before this it
was 1 year or 2 for mayors. The sugges-
tion was; should it be longer? 4 years?10
years? Other provinces have recently extended the terms to 4 years so the term can
be tied in with Provincial and Federal elections. It allows more time for a politician
to bring their vision to reality and reduces
costs. The reason to keep it to 3 years is;
the short term attracts candidates, has
more opportunity for electors to be involved and that there is no great cost saving adding just 1 year. There was no firm
agreement from the room on this issue.
 Should a corporation or business
have a vote? The thinking behind allowing corporations to vote is that: Local
Governments impact business so the businesses should be able to chose who they
want, there is a need to reflect business
interests, there should be a link to paying
taxes and voting and the symbolic value of
allowing local businesses have a say in
governance. Against it was: voting should
be an individual's right not a company's,
eligibility and fairness, it won’t solve tax
issues and there are other ways for businesses to have concerns met. Issues arise
regarding criteria for eligibility implemen(Continued on page 37)
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tation. The room was overwhelming against this proposal.
 Restrictions on who and
how much can be contributed
to an election. Limiting who
can contribute increases transparency and accountable to the
community versus reduced
transparency and the possibility
of undue influence. One of the
reoccurring requests is to have
full disclosure before the end of
the election. Also asked was
how would volunteer time be
accounted for as far as a contribution?
 Do LG's want Public Financing and what impacts
would it have on communities?
The reason for; supports democratic rights, reduces inequalities between candidates
and Against would be makes
system less accessible, more
accounting requirements, more
costs to the government and
disconnected between the
benefit and the source of
money.
 Third Party Advertising
was discussed. It was suggested
that the requirements to the
media are not stringent enough,
rules are not clearly understood, there are enforcement
issues, disclosure is not accessible and is too late to be effective.
 Campaign Finance Disclosure statements could be
improved by posting them on
the RD's web site.
 Local Elections Enforcement was generally felt to be
weak and in some cases non
effective. More education and
compliance needs to be facilitated for LGs. It is usually policed by the public, with a general a lack of accessibility to
election information.
 It was felt that the Role of
Elections BC should be limited
or nil.
 Volunteer eligibility such
as firefighters who run for office, was raised. Reasons for: it
is done for a community service- not as a way to be beneficially rewarded, the employment obligation is not that
strong, the legal test for employees has a different purpose
than what firefighters are, there
is a need to encourage the public to be volunteers and in public service more so in small
communities and there have
been exceptions made in other
jurisdictions for firefighters.
Against: money could be a
conflict of interest, other potential conflicts such as employment obligations, declaring you
are absent is not good enough
to remove any conflict of interest, public impression and
would they treat all LG administration without prejudice. Less
rural representatives tended to
be against allowing VFD members to run for office and rural
areas felt it should be allowed
in certain circumstances.
It was noted the VFD were
pointed at but this sort of thing
may be more far ranging to
involve organizations other
than LG's. The School Board
Act does not discriminate in its
polices against Firefighters. Is
a firefighter's spouse included
in this also? It was brought up a
few times that though VFD are
considered employees they are
not compensated as such. Their
compensation is through WCB
and any stipend rate is usually
below what is allowed by labour standard wages. As well it
was mentioned that firefighters
would be more effective working for VFD, without being
restricted by conflict of interest
rules.
A new item brought up was
the need to have more women
supported in politics in BC.
ARTISANS / SIGNMAKERS
WANTED
The North Shuswap Chamber of Commerce INVITES you
to participate in the creation of 5 new signs for the North
Shore Communities of Scotch Creek, Celista, Magna Bay,
Anglemont & Seymour Arm
We have been given a budget to complete one sign per year and are
looking for your ideas. The Artwork is to reflect and depict the local
character, history, tourist attractions, etc, of each sign site.
The Artwork for the sign must be able to be made out of durable materials
that can with stand the elements, snowplow spray, vandals, etc. easily
maintained and have a decent longevity before requiring refurbishing.
The Sign/Artwork will be attached or embedded into a concrete upright
base 6 feet high and 9 feet long and be one sided. Sample of what the
sign might look like is below. The sign will be landscaped at the base.
The winning design will receive payment of $1,500. for their design when it is used, as well their name will appear on a plaque on
the sign. You can enter designs for one or all of the 5 signs.
Remember that viewing of these signs is by drive by traffic, so keep
the signs simple, lettering large enough and not too cluttered.
Deadline for submission is April 30, 2010
Submit to: The North Shuswap Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 101 Celista BC V0E 1M0
Email Northshuswapbc.com
Would like to thank all it’s clients for
their support over the last year.
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DID YOU KNOW?
That, to become a First Responder . . . .
….You don’t need any prior medical training in order
to join the First Responders; the majority of our Responders had no previous training—we provide the
necessary training. You do need the desire to learn
new skills and an interest in the medical field.
….The only restriction to becoming a Responder is
that you must be a minimum of 18 years and in reasonably good physical health.
….First Responders are committed to attend two
evening practices each month and to attend emergency calls when they are able.
….First Responders give whatever time they can
commit to this volunteer job. Most FR’s are busy
people, with full or part-time jobs, other volunteer
jobs, or family and social commitments. They advise
our dispatcher when they are available to provide
this vital service to their community.
….First Responders almost always work as a team
of two, or three, or even four people on calls – you
won’t be alone. And, before becoming a certified
FR, you will observe and assist.
….Some of the benefits in joining the First Responders are that you will be covered by a 24/7 insurance
policy, you will be provided with all the necessary
equipment and turn-out gear, you will interact with
great people, and, most importantly, you will learn
valuable medical skills, skills that could help you
save the life of someone close to you.
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Quality Built Aluminum Frame Custom Docks
Installation of Anchors & Buoys
Contact us at
250-955-2255
or check out our
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If you enjoy spending time
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We custom build to meet
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DANIEL SAUNDERS
Anglemont B.C.
Letters to the Editor
Clean Up – Company’s Coming!
In the last issue of the
Kicker, Denis Delisle asked
if anyone had any ideas to
help the economic downturn
issues facing the North
Shuswap. I thought about
his public appeal for a while
and came up with five ideas.
First, I sense there needs
to be an overall removal of
the signage that is littering
roadsides, nailed to trees,
and cluttering utility poles.
Those that own businesses
should identify themselves
with a tasteful quality sign,
only at their place of business. They then should consider additional advertising
through other means like the
local Chamber of Commerce
or the Kicker.
Second, I believe we
need to improve the overall
appearance of our properties
by removing junk cars, refrigerators, stoves, furniture,
tires, deteriorated or unattractive business signs,
fallen trees, and other rubbish. Make that trip to the
dump, rebuild that fence or
deck, pick up litter on our
roadsides, and repaint your
home or business frontage.
Simple things like these can
make our area far more attractive to a traveler or resident’s eye.
Third, we need to stop
gouging into hillsides and
leaving them to erode, or
needlessly cutting down live
trees and leaving stumps,
debris, or barren lots. It’s
not only locals who view
this negatively, so do tourists
and future residents. Many
people come here to enjoy
the lake, the forest, the trails,
and the ambience. I believe
it is damaging our future
growth and the sustainability
of our current businesses to
have them see us at our
worst and spreading that
word across the country.
Fourth, I’d like to see us
adopt a theme, one that ties
North Shuswap properties
together; something distinct
and tasteful. A suggestion
might be to place a reflective
street number on a rope-tied
multi-height tri-log grouping, each the same, or modified with your own twist, at
the entrance to everyone’s
driveway. In fact there may
be an opportunity for a small
business to be established
that could build, supply, and/
or install these community
markers using pine beetle
infested logs.
Fifth, I feel it’s time to
change the name of SquilaxAnglemont Road to something more appealing. Bayside Road, Bayshore Road,
Lakeside Road, Lakeshore
Road, or Northshore Road
sound far more inviting than
the current lengthy misnomer.
I must also express my
appreciation to all property
owners who have taken the
time, effort, and finances to
make the area more picturesque. They are the positive
examples.
If we want people back
for another holiday, or to
take up permanent residence
here, we must stop thinking
that someone else will improve our difficult economic
situation. I doubt that people want to be in a place that
looks like a slum or an industrial park. I think the
more we make the North
Shuswap look like a pristine
provincial or national park,
the more people will want to
be here.
I think it’s time to reverse our downturned economics – time to show pride
in your property and the
roadways around it. Clean
up, company’s coming…soon!
From George
Hildebrandt
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Letters to the Editor
Pump out station for houseboats needed!
So I see that the houseboat industry is upset and
claims there are other boaters
who pollute the lake, and also
that there are leaking septics
from waterfront homes, "so
why pick on them"?
Yes, folks, all these things
are true. So will we resolve
them by doing nothing, so as
not to hurt Sicamous’ industry?
Sounds like a typical Ottawa (or Victoria) type solution: Do nothing, and hope
that maybe the public will
fall asleep again. I think that
won’t wash anymore.
So what useful thing can
be done?
Logic tells me that we
need another pump out station half way up the lake. Its
construction could perhaps be
financed by fees on owners
of boats over a certain size,
as well as houseboat companies. Not kayakers, and canoeists, clearly. Subsequently
costs could be recovered by
user fees and fines for noncompliance.
And those leaking septics? Rather than grandfathering them, we need to enforce
that they be replaced with
adequate facilities. Surely if
you can pay close to a million
for a waterfront home, you
can afford a few thousand for
a new septic system! If you
can’t, then please don’t come
asking me to subsidize you
via my taxes. I too would like
to live on the lakefront, but
not being able to afford it, I
live on the hillside.
Come and join me it’s not
the end of the world!
Eva Lyman
Stump Removal
Trenches for Electrical,
Sewer, Water, etc.
Interlocking Pavers
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Concrete Finishing
Material Moving
Material Hauling
Len Barker
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250-804-9913
I want a playground in Lee Creek
I would like a playground in Lee Creek, because I think it
would be fair to kids to have somewhere to play. When us
kids are visiting that community, there’s not much to do, and
Haig-Brown park should have a playground in it, and
some picnic tables there, and a water place so kids
have water and so would adults.
Sincerely Kerissa DeFehr
No First Nations to light torch
Although I only watched the closing ceremonies - getting
up at 2 in the morning is not my idea of 'fun' - I did cheer for
every medal Canada won, keeping a nightly vigil on Canadian newspapers. One item did disturb me...if the theme of
the Olympics were First Nations people, why wasn't the
Olympic torch lit by at least one member of First
Nations?
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Germany
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Chase Legion
Chase Legion Branch 107 would like to congratulate the
winners of the BBQ, Rollie & Dolores Phillips. The Legion
would like to thank Kevin and Cheryl Ford from Home Hardware for donating the BBQ to the Branch. The next draw is
for the Cedar Picnic table on Mother’s Day, May 10th. All
proceeds from the Gazebo Raffle go towards the roof fund for
the Legion. Thank you to all for your continued support, tickets are still available at the Legion.
B-3871 Squilax-Anglemont Hwy, Scotch Creek BC V0E 3L0
tel 250 955-0089 fax 250-955-0098
Your local Mortgage Specialist!
Jolene Polischuk, Mortgage Specialist
www.jolenepolischuk.com
Cell: 250 320-9020
Making Mortgages Easier
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Pictured left to right: Rollie & Dolores Phillips, President Jack Bowden,
Kevin & Cheryl Ford
Screening Mammography Clinic
will be at the North Shuswap Christian
Fellowship JUNE 7-9, 2010
Phone 1-800-663-9203
for an appointment.
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Refinancing
Secured lines of credit
Mortgage renewals
Construction mortgages
Commercial mortgages
2nd mortgages for: home
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Private mortgages
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borrower on most
CMHC and
conventional
mortgages.
Come visit me in my Scotch Creek
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Seniors Meetings in
Salmon Arm
Submitted by Hardy Zimmermann
Hallo to everyone on the North Shore.
Regarding Lorrie Schrader's wonderful article, (Lakeview Centre News, March 2010), I
want to clarify a couple of things.
As quoted our monthly meetings are
every 3rd Tuesday of the month. We alternate the meeting place between the 5th Ave.
Senior Centre and, at this point, Yan's Restaurant. We are contemplating other restaurants and will make decisions on them in a
democratic manner.
I took over from Joe Murphy and I
would like to hear from you if you would
care to participate. My phone number is 832
9457. If you come in big numbers please
give me notice not later than the Friday before the meeting. However, if you are in
town, just come as you are. The restaurants
can usually serve 2-3 more people. Come
and join us. You may share all the gossip
and news from the North Shore. We look
forward to seeing you.
Chuckles
Funny Signs
On a Septic Tank Truck:
Yesterday’s meals on wheels
On a Plumber’s Truck:
Don’t sleep with a drip. Call your
plumber
At a tire shop:
Invite us to your next blowout
On an Electrician’s truck:
Let us remove your shorts
On a maternity room door:
Push, push, push
On a Taxidermist’s window:
We really know our stuff
In the front yard of a funeral Home
Drive carefully, we’ll wait
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School News
By Jan Penner
Thanks to all the parents who have
registered their children for Kindergarten in the fall. It really helps with
plans for staffing. If your child will be
attending Kindergarten in the fall,
please contact the office at North
Shuswap Elementary and register
them.
A big thanks to all the community
members who donated to the Division
1 Bottle Drive on April 10th. If you
were not able to contribute to the drive
and would like to, your recyclable bottles and cans can be dropped off at
Scotch Creek Bottle Depot with the
message that they are for Division 1.
The proceeds from the drive are going
towards year end activities and field
trips.
Cross country running season is
upon us and a large group of North
Shuswap Elementary students are
training 2 lunch hours a week. Our
heartfelt thanks to all the motorists
who are paying special attention to the
school speed zone and to the red pylons marking sections of the route
which run along the side of roadways.
District cross country events begin
next week and our own Flat and Fast
event will be run at Shuswap Lake Provincial Park on May 5th. This event is
always huge and motorists are advised
that there may be extra congestion
around the Park entrance first thing in
the morning and in the early afternoon,
as participants and spectators arrive
and depart. The community's patience
is appreciated.
PAC would like to thank the North
Shuswap Snowmobile Club for their
generous donation of funds towards the
primary playground initiative as well
as Robin Bristow for all his years of
donated time doing our PAC tax returns! We truly appreciate all of the
help that the community provides for
our children!
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Parental Alienation Awareness Day is April 25th
PAAO - Raising Awareness of Parental Alienation and
Hostile Aggressive Parenting
Did You Know That...Parental Alienation
is a form of Child Abuse?
Parental alienation (or Hostile Aggressive Parenting) is a group of behaviors
that are damaging to children's mental and
emotional well-being, and can interfere
with a relationship of a child and either
parent. These behaviors most often accompany high conflict marriages, separation or
divorce.
These behaviors whether verbal or nonverbal, cause a child to be mentally manipulated or bullied into believing a loving
parent is the cause of all their problems,
and/or the enemy, to be feared, hated, disrespected and/or avoided.
Parental alienation and hostile aggressive parenting deprive children of their
right to be loved by and showing love for
both of their parents. The destructive actions by an alienating parent or other third
person (like another family member, or
even a well meaning mental health care
worker) can become abusive to the child as the alienating behaviors are disturbing,
confusing and often frightening, to the
child, and can rob the child of their sense
of security and safety leading to maladaptive emotional or psychiatric reactions.
Most people do not know about Parental Alienation and Hostile Aggressive Parenting until they experience it. Parental
Alienation Awareness is put forth to help
raise awareness about the growth in the
problem of targeting children and their
relationship in healthy and loving parent/
child bond.
With awareness comes education and
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Salmon Society Cleans Slate
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At the Annual General
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31/2010 the Adams River
Salmon Society elected a
new slate of officers. Taking
over as President, Sonja
Vernon-Woods promised a
more open and interactive
society. “We have much
work to do before this fall
and beyond,” she said to a
meeting of Salmon supporters,” we need to work together, not only to get ready
for the fall where we expect
many visitors, but in our liai-
sons with other groups who
are trying to save the
salmon.”
In its first move, members
of the Adams River Salmon
Society joined other groups
who have mapped the
Shuswap Watershed, producing a large colourful map.
Besides Ms. VernonWood, others elected to the
board include Blair Acton,
Mona Quinn, Jim McLellan,
Don Cavers, Jim Cooperman,
Sandra Spicer, Angela Simpson and David Baxter.
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26th.
Our spring sale will be May 15th. If you have anything you
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APRIL 2010
Clean Up Days
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March 27th TO May 1st 2010**
**Seymour Arm - May 22nd - 24th 2010
During Regular Operating Hours
● Grass Clippings ● Leaves ● Prunings ● Brush/Weeds ● Tree Limbs up to 8” in diameter
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Old Plumbing ● Bicycles ● Metal Toys (wagons, etc.) ● Swing Sets ● Metal Yard Tools
*NO wood attached. NO auto parts, NO auto bodies, NO commercial wastes and NO prohibited wastes.
*All other refuse delivered to the refuse disposal site on these days will be assessed the
applicable refuse disposal fee. All commercial loads are subject to disposal fees.
For further information on any of these events, visit the Columbia Shuswap Regional District office at
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Mandatory Smoke Alarms
Every residential building in
BC built before 1979 must have
a smoke alarm installed by May
1, 2010. The new law, under the
BC fire code, increases public
safety and awareness, helping to
reduce the health risks and property damage caused by fire in
older residential buildings.
This legislative change also
includes sleeping rooms, such as
those found in hotels and recreational buildings that provide temporary sleeping accommodation.
Owners of these older residential buildings can install battery-operated smoke alarms,
rather than connecting smoke
alarms to the buildings' electrical
system. Battery-operated smoke
alarms are an affordable way to
increase life safety.
Landlords must make sure their
rental properties comply with the
law. Tenants should contact their
landlord immediately if they do
not have the required smoke
alarms, or, the smoke alarm pro-
vided is not working.
Home owners and landlords
should also contact their municipality or fire department to ensure compliance with any localized smoke alarm bylaws.
How to Stay Protected
 Install smoke alarms according to manufactures instructions.
 Develop a fire escape plan
and practise it with the entire
household so when the smoke
alarm sounds everyone knows
how to escape safely.
 Test your smoke alarms once
a month and change the batteries
every year.
 Never remove the batteries
from smoke alarms
 If nuisance alarms are a problem, try moving the alarm to
another location or purchase an
alarm with a "hush feature" that
temporarily silences the alarm.
 Smoke alarms don't last forever. Replace them if they are
more than ten years old.
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GARDEN COACH
In talking with my friend
Judy I said I wasn't sure what I
was going to write about this
month so she said just write
about your garden in March so
I said good idea....so here it is.
The daphne sweet daphne
is in bloom. This lovely shrub
'February daphne mezereum'
shines before all others with its
rich purple pink blossom and
beautiful scent. Later it will
leaf out and be followed by red
berries..but beware all parts
particularly the berries are poisonous. I obtained the shrub
from a friend who has an old
heritage garden on her property, this daphne being part of
those plantings.
The vegetable patch is just
about readied for future planting. I planted up one of the
raised boxes in early March
with lettuce, chard, brassicascabbage family, radishes, arugula, parsley and...Where the
seed packets say 'plant as soon
as the ground can be worked '–
do it!- be the 1st on your block
to be eating out of the garden.
From this starter bed I will
move transplants to their permanent spot.
My winter salads are now
augmented with sorrel- lemony
tang to the spinach type leaf
which comes very early the
French sorrel soup is yummy.
Hale and hearty chives are
abundant as are the Egyptian
onion- a perennial, this 'allium
cepa viviparum' offers bunching onions throughout the season, this 'walking' or 'top' onion
sets bulb lets on top of the step
which then topple over and
replant..I mean replant and
replant with onions forever.
The bulblets can also be used
for pickling or in cooking.
Sprigs of fresh tarragon are
also thrown in the salads and
soups and soon there will be no
end of treats to add to the tired
winter fare.
The garlic has been planted
this Spring wrong...it's sup-
posed to be
planted in the
Fall but.....so,
even if I get
green garlic to
eat I'll be
Shuswap Art Gardens
happy..it's just
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periments.
I've moved
my perennial/culinary herbs to
a new bed by the back
door..enough of walking hither
and yon to gather for meals.
It feels so good to finally be
setting out permanent beds
around my new home. After 5
years of reclamation in this
garden I am now ready to actually landscape. Having dug out
most of the blessed cootch
grass from all pathways I will
now dig out each and every one
of the large perennials, divide
them and meticulously extract
the cootch, pot up a multitude
of plants and find the perfect
spot in the new landscape for
the large perennial clumps to
finally receive their perfect
spot....yeah, yeah I know, I'll be
shuffling them around forever.
Once the new beds are laid out
to my 'present' satisfaction I
will bark mulch the works to a
thick 3+ inches.
This month finds me wandering from pillar to post in my
garden.. not unusual for me.
But it is particularly difficult at
this time of year to stay focused with so much to do. I
sometimes attempt to keep
myself in one area but when I
find further fields beckoning
and become sidetracked I gently remind myself that it all
needs to be done eventually so
it's O.K. to get sidetracked
until one backtracks and is
back on track only to be spotting some other diversion out
of the corner of my eye. Today is one of those Spring days
which shifts from balmy to
blustery and beyond.. mother
nature having diversion
swings!
APRIL 2010
Community Youth
Achievement Award 2010
Celebrating Excellence in the
North and South Shuswap
A Call for Nominations of Youth who have demonstrated an
outstanding contribution to the Spirit of Community Excellence
According to the BC Achievement Foundation, BC Communities are shaped by the people who live in them and especially
by the contributions of extraordinary individuals.
Do you know a youth who has devoted time and energy into
making a difference in their community?
Nomination groups include ages 9-12 and 13-16
How to nominate a youth
· A brief letter describing the value and impact of the contributions of the nominee
· A brief personal history including full name, age, phone
number, and mailing address…
· One letter of reference supporting the youth’s impact on
community
Nominations close April 30th 2010
Awards will be presented at Canada Day Celebrations in Blind
Bay BC
Send your complete nominations to Kimberley Worthington
either by email at [email protected] or by mail to PO Box 555 Sorrento, BC V0E 2W0. Nominations will remain confidential
between the nominator and the Awards team.
For more information about NSSCRA please contact Kimberley at 250.835.8881
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LADIES’ GOLF LEAGUE
250-955-2323
7838 Golf Course Rd,
Anglemont
Open on Regulation Greens
Pro Shop Hours of
Operation
8 am to 7 pm Daily
Please check in at Pro Shop
EMAIL : [email protected]
WEBSITE : www.golfanglemont.com
By Bev Shea
Winter, what little there was of it, is over and the golf
course is open. That must mean that it is time for us to get
our golf clubs out of the basement, shed or wherever they
have been hiding and get up to the golf course. We are
being very informal so far, just letting everyone know that
on Tuesday and Thursdays at 1 PM the ladies are golfing. If the weather is nice and you feel like playing nine
holes be at the club house, ready to go by around 12:45.
Cheryl Wells and I will be attending the Zone 2 Captain’s meeting in Kelowna on April 12th. At that time we
will find out if there are any rule changes. We also pick up
the posters for any tournaments in our zone at this meeting. This year we will also be picking up a special award.
Our club's Pin Round winner won the Zone 2 (Southern
Interior) 9-hole Pin Round. Congratulations to Mari
Owens.
Once Cheryl and I are back from the Captain’s meeting
our executive will hold a meeting and we will set up the
dates for our “Fun Days” and also our official starting
day. But, you don’t have to wait until then to come out
and play 9 holes and have a cup of coffee with friends you
may not have seen all winter. If you are new to the area, or
have been thinking about joining the Ladies’ League for
awhile but just haven’t done it yet, make 2010 the year you
come out and join us. We love to meet new friends. Meanwhile, keep your head down and follow through!
ANGLEMONT MEN’S
GOLF CLUB
Wants to Thank Our Sponsors
Par-take every
Wednesday
New Members
Welcome
2010 Executive Committee
Craig Butts-President
Steve Moore-Club Captain
Dave Cross-Secretary Treasurer
Dave Edwards-Vice President
Todd Stone-Vice Captain
We also have two new sponsors:
Touch For Health Body Management &
Welldon Construction Company
First Men’s Night
Wednesday April 21, 2010
Shot Gun Start @ 5pm
General Meeting
For more info call:
Craig Butts 250-955-0255
Steve Moore 250-955-2204
Wed. Apr. 14
Doors Open @ 4:30pm
Meeting Starts @ 5pm
Door Prizes (Include 2010 Men's Club Membership)
APRIL 2010
DARE TO DREAM
By Bev Shea
We all have days where it
seems nothing is going our
way and that we just don’t
have control over anything.
This is a normal state of affairs
if it happens every now and
then, but if it starts to feel like
a daily occurrence it may be
time to take control and empower yourself. We all have
these powers, we just need to
use them.
First of all there is the
Power of Belief. Remember
that what you believe you can
achieve. Think positive
thoughts about yourself and
your abilities. This is the wisdom of the ages “according to
your beliefs it is done”. Believe and you will achieve,
doubt and you are out.
Next is the Power of Affirmation. Remember that words
act as a creative force in your
life. Be sure that you speak
words of power to yourself. Do
not say “I can’t do . . .” or “I
am not . . .” Instead give yourself a positive message such
as “Every day in every way I
am getting better and better”.
Now we come to the Power
of Love. Remember that there
is a constant flow of love coming to you from the universe.
And it is coming whether you
are aware of it or not. I like to
think of it as “the universe is a
conspiracy organized for my
benefit”. Just a little positive
paranoia.
Then there is the Power of
Imagination. Remember that
we all imagine ourselves constantly. Unfortunately we
spend a lot of time imagining
the worst possible outcome that is what worry is. When
you start to worry about something, turn it around, start
imagining yourself with a good
outcome. Use your imagination
to create a better world and
help you see things in a positive way.
Finally, there is the Power
of Meditation. Remember that
you are a spiritual being on a
human journey. Take time
each day to connect with and
nurture your spirit. You can do
this through meditation,
prayer, listening to some uplifting music, spending time
with an art book or enjoying
the power of nature. I find
food for my spirit watching the
lake and letting my soul soar.
When you live in a place as
blessed by the beauty of nature
as we are here, be sure you
take time to receive that blessing - as they say take time to
smell the roses.
Celebrate spring by empowering yourself. Remember
that miracle follows miracle
and wonders never cease and
that, my friends, is the way it
is.
Easter at Mylo’s
On Saturday April 3rd Mylo’s hosted a Community Easter
Event. As with many events we couldn’t have done it without
some help. We would like to thank all of our valuable volunteers that assisted the kids with crafts, playing with the baby
farm animals and doing the Egg hunt. In addition Doug and
Marlene would like to thank several businesses that assisted
with supplies. Several neighbors for adding to the available
animals as well as Rona, Anger Management, Jan Penner,
Peoples Drug Mart, and Deck ‘n Dock who donated much appreciated items to help make this first annual event a winner.
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North Shuswap Coffee House
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Jun 18th - Aug 22nd 9am - 9pm
Outside these dates, call for availability
By Lorrie Schrader
The Snowbirds are back!!
We spotted some of them in
the audience at the March 18th
Coffee House. They were
conspicuous by their tans and
well rested look – welcome
back to one and all. It was
nice to welcome Michel
Brideau back at his usual MC
post after an absence. Michel
had some cute stories to commemorate International
Women’s Day which was
March 8th. He also wished
Judy Weller a Happy Birthday; it was great to see Judy
and Reg out again.
In the Feast or Famine
department, at opening time
we had only 5 performers
signed up to perform. At the
February 18th Coffee House
we had 12 performers so you
just never know what will
happen from one month to the
next. On the up-side the performers had a chance to do
more than three numbers
which the audience loved.
The evening started off
with a crowd favourite, Sylvain Vallee. Sylvain has it all;
a background in Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto,
theory, composition and writing. He can also play several
wind instruments. Sylvain
announced that he and Lynn
Erin are setting up a music
studio and art gallery combination in the North Shuswap
and he will be available to
give music lessons and do
recording. This is wonderful
news and a great addition to
the North Shuswap!!
David Baxter made
mention of the Shuswap Lake
grey water concerns before
telling us a story about his
experiences as a young fellow
riding his scooter over a
‘cheese grater’ bridge in
Montreal. We could almost
imagine the St. Lawrence
River churning down below
the bridge.
Sylvain Vallee returned to
the stage with his son Jesse.
Jesse plays percussion and
added a nice touch to Sylvain’s rendition of Albert
Flasher, Rocket Man and
Great Balls of Fire! Unfortunately Jesse is returning to
Ontario; I wonder why we just
couldn’t persuade him to stay
here???!
Jim Cooperman gave a
quick overview of the
Shuswap Watershed Project
that he has been busy working
on.
Willow Brocke and her
band members Jay and Allan
came all the way from Calgary
to be our feature act. Willow
was aptly accompanied by her
daughter Tina on backup vocals. Their beautiful voices
complimented each other so
nicely. A big thank-you goes
out to Willow and her band
and to David and Dusty for
providing accommodation.
Bill Rawn; yep!! That
would be Suzi Rawn’s dad,
came out to entertain us. Now
we know why Suzi made it to
Number 4 in Season 3 of Ca(Continued on page 55)
Ask about:
Golf Specials
Golf Lessons
New this year:
Golf Shuswap Pass
Play any of our four local
championship courses
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David Baxter, Dusty Tucker,
Ted and Melanye Gough, Ron
nadian Idol. Thanks Bill for
and Lorrie Schrader.
singing and playing for us.
Robbie Milne and new
Just a quick reminder
grandma Joanie Robertson
that the North Shuswap Cofwere our final performers of the fee House starts at 7:30 p.m.
evening. They are always en- See you April 16 when our
tertaining and we thank them so Feature will be Old Man’s
much for driving out from Sun- Beard. This band has beautiful
harmonies and melodies that
nybrae to participate in our
will have your toes tapping.
Coffee House.
Our Condolences go out to
We had a nice selection of
treats for our kitchen thanks to the friends and family of Larry
Lamothe who passed away.
SuperValu and to those that
brought baking. Many hands
Upcoming Features:
make light work and the clean- April 16 – Old Man’s Beard
up was done in record time this May 21 – The Dust Puppets
month. Thanks to those that
stayed behind to help
out: Rudy
and Ineke
Vervoort,
Claudette
and Jack
Carlsen,
Allison Elmes, John
Old Man’s Beard
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CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Humiliate
6. A secret scheme
10. A religious splinter
group
14. In Christianity, these go
to heaven
15. Ritual
16. Double-reed woodwind
17. Unit of measure for
gold
18. Bypass
19. A natural satellite
20. Old form of transportation
22. Quick
23. Imp
24. Gives expression to
26. Generator
30. Commotion
32. Crucifix
33. Cog
35. Barrel part
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39. Eagerness
41. A breed of small dog
42. Weary
43. Electrical pioneer Nikola
44. Holly
46. Require
47. Make into law
49. Whim
51. Static balance
54. Table napkin
55. After-bath powder
56. Nationalism
63. Impolite
64. Beige
65. Cowboy sport
66. Not closed
67. Talk
68. Step
69. Saucy
70. Sort
71. Not fresh
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1. Inquires
2. Ship
3. Emanation
4. Dross
5. High regard
6. Any factual evidence
7. City in Peru
8. Auditory
9. Leash
10. Satisfying
11. German submarine
12. Not tight
13. Canvas dwellings
21. Blockage
25. But not quite all
26. "Shucks!"
27. Bygone time
28. Gestures of assent
29. Teenager
30. Blame
31. Encourage
34. Majestic
36. Region
37. Swerve
38. Swirl
40. Hindu princess
45. Seventeen in Roman numerals
48. A characteristic to be considered
50. Terminates
51. Sharpen
52. Brownish gray
53. Birch relative
54. Savage
57. Stiff and sore
58. Snare
59. Civil wrong
60. Bright thought
61. Secure against leakage
62. Means
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Timely Truths
North Shuswap
Christian Fellowship
St. David’s by-the-Lake
Anglican/United Church
5518 Squilax/Anglemont Hwy, Celista
The bodies of the last Czar of Russian and his family were discovered in
1979, but the finder feared to tell of it
until 1989.
Everyone thought the bodies of the
royal family had been destroyed by
acid. The finder feared that the knowledge of the discovery would not be welcomed by the Communist government,
so he kept quiet for ten years. In contrast, when the disciples found that the
body of Jesus was not in the tomb, they
immediately told everyone everywhere.
A little boy and his father were driving down a country road on a beautiful
spring afternoon. Suddenly out of nowhere a bumble bee flew in the car window. Since the little boy was deathly
allergic to bee stings, he became petrified. But the father quickly reached
out, grabbed the bee, squeezed it in his
hand, and then released it. But as soon
as he let it go, the young son became
frantic once again as it buzzed by the
little boy. His father saw his panic-
stricken face. Once again the father
reached out his hand, but this time he
pointed to his hand. There still stuck in
his skin was the stinger of the bee. “Do
you see this?” he said. “You don’t
need to be afraid anymore. I’ve taken
the sting for you,” And this is the message of Easter. We do not need to be
afraid of death anymore. Christ faced
death for us. And by His victory, we
are saved from sin. Christ has taken the
sting! First Corinthians 15:22 asks:
“Where, oh death, is your sting?”
Christ has taken the stinger for us. He
has risen! Fear is gone. New life is
ours.
Here is trusting that the Easter message will have a huge impact on your
life, and your eternity.
Pastor John Giesbrecht

O-250-515-2502
Sunday 11:00 am
North Shuswap Christian Fellowship
4079 Butters Road, Scotch Creek
Pastor John Giesbrecht – 250-955-2545

Sunday 10:30 am
Catholic Services
Our Lady of the Lake - Blind Bay
 Sunday, 11 am
Chase
 Sunday, 9:00 am
No Masses in Celista until further notice
What’s on at NS Christian Fellowship:
 Bible Study - All, Wed, 7 pm
 Women’s Ministries, 10 am 1st Tues
monthly
Join us at
St. David’s by the Lake
on the highway in Celista
Sunday services
at 11:00


Everyone welcome!
Light snacks and refreshments
after each service


Are You….
Opening April 14th
Donations welcome; but,
please no microwaves,
computers, or televisions
Expecting a baby...
New to the community?…
Canada Revenue Agency
MAY DEADLINE is Apr 30th
We hit the stands on May 14th
North Shuswap Library
Tuesdays
12 pm - 7 pm
Wed. & Sat.
11 am - 3 pm
250-955-8198
Thrift Shop News
Call Welcome Wagon Today!
It’s Absolutely Free!
Darlene Jones, Representative
250-679-3919
e-mail: [email protected]
www.welcomewagon.ca
Individual Income Tax Enquiries
1-800-959-8281
Business & Self - Employed
1-800-959-5525
www.cra.gc.ca
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APRIL 2010
Calendar of Events
Adams River Salmon Society.. Sonja Vernon-Wood 250-318-4344
AWE Society..Dorothy Marks [email protected]
Anglemont Ladies Golf.. Bev Shea 955-0365
Anglemont Men’s Golf Club.. Steve Moore 955-2204
Anglemont Sr. Citizens.. Barry Tannock 955-2322
Artistic Community.. Lynn Erin 955-6234
Baseball Club.. Terry Speed 955-6122
Camp Grafton.. Judy MacPherson250-374-5115 or
Maria Mazzotta 250-374-5665
Chamber of Commerce.. Dave Cunliffe 250-851-6852
Coffee House.. Dave Baxter 679-3899
Country Kids Play School.. Alanna Stearns 679-3005
Country Gardens Garden Club.. Chris Trueman
955-6467
CRIMESTOPPERS.. 1-800-222-8477
Crowfoot Snowmobile Club.. Martin & Julie Lucas
955-2246
CSRD - Area F.. Denis Delisle 955-0806
ET/NS Health Advisory Com...
Joan Bristow 955-2304
FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Anglemont Robert Gallant 955-0791
Celista Darlene Volk 955-6341
S.C./L.C. Art Stoll 955-2422 / 250-517-0098
First Responders.. Pat Robertson 955-2999
First Responders Society.. Bev Shea 955-0365
Girl Guides - Chase District - Janie Emeny 679-3094
Hatha Yoga.. Sandra 955-8189
Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon..
Cynthia Bentley 955-2222 (In Memoriam)
Historical Society.. Loretta Greenough 955-6431
Imai Ball Park Foundation.. Paul Spooner 679-3337
Karate Club.. Dale Cundy 955-2145
Lions Club.. Pat Anderson 955-2432
Meadow Creek Park Assoc.. Don Grimm 955-0262
Naturalists Club.. Claudette Carlsen 955-8148
Needle Bugs Club.. Gerry Kendall 955-6279
NS Cemetery.. Doug Prigmore 955-6454 or Loretta
Greenough 250-955-6431
NS Christian Fellowship.. Pastor John 955-2545
NS Community Association.. Ed Elmes 955-2588
Hall Bookings – Alison Elmes 955-2588
NS Craft & Needlework Club.. Nadine Collier 955-2388
NS Elementary School.. Glen Overgaard 955-2214
NS Players.. Anne Flanders 955-0372
Okanagan Regional Library.. Lee Carreiro 955-8198
Parents Advisory Committee.. Alanna Stearns 679-3005
Parks Commission Chair.. Jackie Santa 955-2421
Police Advisory Committee.. Lynda Sutton 955-6144
Ratepayer Associations
Anglemont - Rudy Maarsman 955-0482
Lee Creek - Cathy Hopland 679-3117
Magna Bay - Alan Nunn 955-0302 or 604-522-3346
Saratoga - Aileen Brand 955-6123
St. Ives - Allan Young 955-2570
School District # 83.. Maureen Kalynchuk 955-2954
Seymour Arm Comm. Assoc.. Bob Reimer 250-833-7610
Seymour Arm Snowmobile Club.. Wilmer Marks
778-785-2032
Shuswap Environmental Action Society..
Jim Cooperman 679-3693
Shuswap Hospice Society.. 832-7099
Shuswap Volunteer Search & Rescue.. Don Reed 675-2597
Shuswap Needle Arts Guild.. Gemma 835-8842,
Sandra 832-0972
Shuswap Rock Club.. Pat or Gail Bowden 675-2849
Skmana Ski club .. George 679-3688 or John 679-8600
South Shuswap Canada Day Committee.. Jennie
Anderson 675-4553
Tai Chi.. Sandra Spicer 955-8189
Victim Services.. Jeff Foss 679-8638
Whittlers Club.. Rudy Maarsman 955-0482
Women’s Institute.. Maureen Kalynchuk 955-2954
 Chase Legion - Karaoke Apr 17 @
8pm. General meeting Apr 21 @
7pm. Watch for registration forms
for May Dart tournament. 250-6793536
 NS Coffee House - April 16, Old
Man’s Beard / May 21, The Dust
Puppets.
 Annual General Meeting - April 19,
7pm in the Club Room @ NSCA.
FMI Alison 250-955-2588
 NSCA AGM - Mon April 19th 7pm.
NSCH We need your support. All
positions for Directors are open. Call
Alison at 250-955-2588 FMI.
 Gary Fjellgaard in Pritchard - Apr
24 @ 7pm with Taskia & Darrel.
FMI call Kathy 250-577-3276
 NS Community Hall spring Clean
up - Hall and grounds. Sun, Apr
25th, 9 am. Bring rakes, shovels,
gloves and wheelbarrows. There will
be a free thank you Barbecue lunch
 NSCA Spring Fundraising events 6th Annual Spring Thing, May 1st /
Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast,
May 9th / Father’s Day Lobster dinner, June 18th. FMI 250-955-2588
 Spring Hop Family Dance - May
1st Chase Legion. Refreshments,
raffle, baskets, cake-walk. Music by
Wally Churchhill. By donation (for
MHA) FMI Carolyn 250-679-3434
or Triss 250-679-7707
 Ladies Spring Luncheon - Thur.
May 6, 11:30am, NSCF Church,
4079 Butters Rd. Scotch Creek. If
childcare required call Carol, 250679-3563
 Roadside Cleanup - May 8 & 9.
Garbage bags provided. FMI and to
volunteer call 250-955-0014
 Giant Garage Sale - May 22, SC/
LC Fire Dept. 9am - 2pm. Pancakes,
hot dogs, 50/50 draw.FMI 250-9552422
 5th annual Jamie Golemblaski
Memorial Golf Tournament. May
29th, Anglemont Estates Golf
Course. Includes practice round, 18
holes of tournament play, Sat dinner
& door prizes. $20. of your registration fee goes to The Canadian Cancer Society. FMI (250) 955-2323.
 Screening Mammography Clinic North Shuswap Christian Fellowship
JUNE 7-9, 2010 call 1-800-6639203..
 Scotch Creek Official Community
Plan public workshop. Thurs, June
10th, 6:30pm, Scotch Creek Fire
Hall. Please attend if you want input.
Regularly Scheduled Events
NS Community Hall:
CoffeeHouse - 3rd Friday of the month,
7:30 pm NSCH
Community Association - 3rd Mon. of the
month, 7pm
Historical Society - 2nd Thurs of the
month, 2pm
Lions Club - 2nd & 4th Thurs of the
month, 7pm
Naturalist Meeting - 3rd Thurs of the
month, 1:30pm
NSWI (Women’s Institute) - Meet 3rd
Tues of the month, 1pm
Community Needlework & Crafts - Every
Wed., 10am to 2pm. Bring your lunch.
Everyone welcome. FMI call Nadine @
250-955-2388.
Parks Commission - 2nd Thurs of the
month, 10am
Shuswap Lake Coalition - Two Sundays
a month, 1 - 3 pm. Call 250-955-2967
FMI
Tai Chi - FMI Sandra 955-8189
Chamber of Commerce Meetings 4th
Mon of the month, 7pm @ Century 21
office FMI 250-955-2113
Country Gardens Garden Club Meet 3rd
Wed of the month, 7 pm at the Anglemont
Srs. Centre. FMI Chris 250-955-6467
Ladies Bible Study & Care Group Meet
every Friday in private homes. 9:30-11:30am.
Need help/prayer/info? (confidential) call 9552131
North Shuswap Community Prayer
Group Meet the 3rd Thursday of the
month, 7 pm at the Anglemont Srs.
Centre. FMI Sharlee Lea 955-0885 or Val
Lenz 955-2117.
N.S. First Responders Society Mtg is the
2nd Wed of the month, 7 pm. Phone Bev
at 955-0365 for location
Royal Canadian Legion - Chase
Sun: Open 2pm - 8pm
Mon: Fun Darts 7:30pm
Tues: Free meat draws 4:30pm - 6:00pm,
fun Euchre 7pm
Thur: Crib 7pm, League Darts 7:30 pm
Fri: TGIF meal 5:30pm - 6:30pm, Ladies
Doubles Dart League 2 pm.
Sat: Meat Draws, Fun Darts 2pm, Pool
Tournaments, 50/50 draw 6:30pm
New members always welcome.
FMI 250-679-3536
Shuswap Needle Arts Guild - meet the
1st and 3rd Thurs of the month, 10 am. at
Sunnybrae Seniors Hall
The Ta'Lana Twirler's Square Dance
Club weekly dances, at the Blind Bay
Hall, 2010 Blind Bay Rd. Rounds and
main stream dancing. FMI Betty & Fred at
250-675-4408 or George & Nancy at 250675-5375
To add a meeting/event call Jan 955-0534, Fax 955-0515
or email [email protected]
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The Kicker
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1 broiler fryer chicken cut up
or 6 legs and thighs or equivalent chicken pieces
¾ tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
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Flour as needed
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Making Waves Marine Service,
Service, parts, and marine accessories to your location. Full mechanical marine repair and service available to all makes and models of
pleasure craft. Certified marine
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New Doctor In Town. The Dock
Doctor. Dock & Buoy repair &
maintenance. Bob 250-955-2500
or 250-318-2890.
[email protected]
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Are you going away for the winter? Need a house check for insurance purposes? Need snow removed from your deck? Lived here
since 1981. References avail. Call
Linda 250-955-2500
-----------------------------------------Services Wanted: certified wood
stove installer with WETT certificate to install a new wood stove in
Anglemont. Greg 780-469-6675
Foundations, Framing,
Finishing, Decks, Flooring, Tiling,
Renovations, Light plumbing
For all your construction needs call
Simon Hodges 250-318-6079,
Dave Hodges 250-955-8624.
FOUR SEASONS
HOME SERVICES
250-955-0011
Weekly House Checks • Summer
Watering • Cabin Open Up/Shut Down
Happy clients for the past 6
years. Dependable service, excellent references.
COMPETITIVE RATES
Piano Tuning & Restoration
Grand Piano Consultation
Kenneth Finlayson
CAPT/ACAP
250-675-4661
250-517-7627
[email protected]
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THOMPSON RIVERS APPRAISALS
Pet Grooming
IPG Certified
679-7889
Now Open
Saturdays
Tues-Sat
(by appointment)
560-B Shuswap Avenue
- Best parking around back -
Larkspur Services. Orchardist
with horticultural background.
Looking for pruning, shaping,
topping? No guess work. Free
estimates. Evening 250-517-7429
TOPSOIL
MANURE (rotted)
GRAVEL
LOT CLEARING
EXCAVATING
955-6435
INTERIOR PAINTING
250-804-3933
DOCK DOCTOR
IF YOUR DOCK
AINT A ROCKIN
HAVE THE DOCTOR
COME A KNOCKIN
FOR ALL YOUR
DOCK REPAIRS
REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS
Magna Bay
www.trappraisals.ca
250-372-2599
250-682-5995
 Pre-purchase and Pre-sale
appraisal reports
 Mortgage Refinancing?
 Estate?
 Division of Assets?
Prompt Service
Fully accredited appraisers (AACI)
Small Breed
Dog Grooming.
Certified since 1978.
Call Kelly 250-679-3632
Cleaning by Charlene
Will clean your condo, cabin.
Reasonable rates. Supply my
own cleaning agents.
250-955-6142,
cell 778-220-1167
Lake Electric Corp. Over 20
years experience, fully bonded
& licensed. Commercial and
residential. Reg. # 101948. Call
Cuma Yilmaz 250-679-8249 or
email [email protected]
Puncture Perfect
Piercing
Body piercing in the comfort of your own home. Starting @$35.00, all piercings include implant grade jewellery and piercings are done by a licensed nurse certified in body piercing. Call Christine @ 250‐682‐5028 Qua Verde Enterprises Ltd.
Residential House Cleaning
NOW BUILDING WOOD DOCKS
UNWANTED DOCK REMOVAL
Servicing the Shuswap since 1996
Alice 250-679-5353
Lucas Excavating Services
Hitachi 120, driveways, building
excavations, lot clearing. Over 20
years experience.
Call Graham 250-955-2173
CALL BOB
250-955-2500
250-318-2890
[email protected]
Get fit & have fun. Belly dance
sessions starting. April 12 – June
7 at Chase Community Hall.
Monday Ev. 7-8 pm. Please call
Amy Yilmaz 250-679-8249
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New & Used Medical Equipment
Scooters, walkers, wheelchairs,
bathroom safety, stairlifts, hospital
beds, nursing uniforms. Free
Screening for obstructive sleep
apnea, treatment and follow-up.
CPAP masks, parts, and accessories. Respiratory therapy equipment and home oxygen.
www.lakesidemedical.ca or
1-877-777-2431
PRIVATE HOUSEBOAT FOR SALE
$28,000
40x11 triple-pontoon, 8-sleeper
houseboat with twin controls,
includes trailer, built by 3 Buoys
in early 80’s. Good condition –
needs nothing – completely
refurbished. Volvo Penta engine
in good running condition & easy
on fuel. Marine Survey done in
2005. Call Al @ 250-955-2188 or
Jerry @ 250-955-0985.
8 year old Quarter Horse for sale
or trade for 4 steers, green broke.
Call George 250-955-2165
------------------------------------------Health Rider R65 treadmill. Excellent condition, bought for
$1,400, selling for $625. call
250-955-0768
------------------------------------------Propane furnace $300, propane
fire place with brass surround and
logs $400, propane hot water tank
$35. Call Dave 250-955-8624
------------------------------------------Worm composting indoors the
easy way. Kits/worms at Turtle
Valley Donkey Refuge. Call
Shirley Mainprize @ 250-679-2778
------------------------------------------For sale: 12cf woods chest deep
freezer, excellent condition, $100. 4
summer tires 75R15, like new,
$250. 250-679-3146.
------------------------------------------1994 Ford P/U. Ron’s – for parts or
repair 2WD – propane. 250-517-7429
------------------------------------------Basically Brand New 2009 Jeep
Wrangler Unlimited “X”, 4653 km,
3.8L, V6 SMPI engine. Has $4000
worth of options call 250-675-4463
Two White GE 18 Cubic Foot
fridges for sale at Celista. Like
New. Good working cond. 5 years
old. Only used during the summer.
$150 Each. Call Bill Toll Free: 1866-924-0400, Cell: 604-218-8111
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FOR SALE
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
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HELP WANTED
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WANTED
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Birch Firewood - Delivered.
Ian Bischoff. 250-955-2340
One acre view lot next to Gateway RV. Septic approved. Water
system in. Taxes $150/year.
$75,000. 250-679-3945
-------------------------------------------Building Lot - 140 Estate Drive,
Anglemont, BC - View potential
lot located in sunny North
Shuswap, close to Golf Course,
Marina and Beach. 80 ' frontage x
164' - .31 acre. $55,000. Call Jim
or Susan 250 955-0727
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
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Commercial Space for lease.
Please contact Randall Martin at
Little Shuswap Indian Band for
more info 250-679-3203
Shuswap Cabins - Cleaners required to clean vacation rental
properties. Potential to make
$50.00/hr must have own vehicle.
To book an interview interested
applicants should call: (250) 8336632 or (250)955-0721
Looking for small travel trailer.
Please call Dean 250-955-0685
Golf clubs Concord men’s irons
3/4/6/7/PW, steel wood 1/3/5,
never used, inc lt wt carry bag,
$170. Ladies Nancy Lopez Albany
100 irons 5/6/7/PW, steel woods
3/4, NL Streak 78 putter, as new
$225, inc lt wt carry bag/stand.
SKB airline approved hard golf
club case $70. 35 golf balls, 70%
new $35. Recumbent exercise bike
$150. 250-804-1945
Two deep freezes. 19.7 CF $200.
Smaller size $100. Two wicker
chairs with pads $50 each. Large
chest $75, table plus four chairs
$75. All in excellent condition.
250-955-0058.
Couch and love seat with 4 reclining end seats. Older, soft teal
color. Good quality, clean, comfortable. $300 OBO.
250-955-0505.
Monaco Dynasty Class “A” Motor
Home. 36’. 350 Cummins. Garage
stored. Excellent condition. W & D,
new tires & batteries. $89,900.
Chase 250-679-2949
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FOR RENT
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FOR RENT 2 bdrm lakeview
house, Lee Creek. F/S, W/D small
workshop, boat, buoy. No pets, no
smoking. Suit retired couple.
$800/month plus utilities.
250-319-7623
For Rent in Chase. Three bedroom
apartment. Close to schools, shopping. $750/month. Call 250-6792987 or 778-220-2148
------------------------------------------For rent 2 bedroom, den, rancher
in Lee Creek. Oct 2010 – June
2011. $800/month plus utilities.
For working people. 250-801-8542.
BEAUTIFUL FULLY FURNISHED
2 BEDROOM HOME
52” wide screen TV
Satellite & power included
Semi-lake front w/dock
Avail till Jun 1st. Call Mike
250-955-0277 or 250-833-6672
Commercial Property
Being Developed
A developer is developing a
commercial property in Scotch
Creek, mid summer 2010.
Anyone interested in leasing,
lease to purchase or to
purchase space contact
250-955-0499 or
250-309-2598
FOR LEASE
695 sq. ft. of Professional Space
LOST: 10 X 10 Poly dock.
Cream colour. Disappeared in
wind storm approximately 2
months ago. REWARD!! Please
call 250-679-3449.
Help Wanted
May 1st-September 1st.
Office Receptionist
Caravans West R.V. Resort in
Scotch Creek needs an
enthusiastic, seasonal, weekend
office receptionist for general
duties. Good communication skills
and general computer knowledge
is essential.
Contact us by email:
[email protected]
Phone 250-955-0033
or attend in person at the office
located at 3980 Squilax Anglemont
Hwy, Scotch Creek, (Mondays
only) for an
application form.
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VACATION RENTALS
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Shared lobby and bathroom with
Scotch Creek Dental. Please call
Sonja Vernon-Wood at
250-318-4344
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HELP WANTED
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Relief Caregiver Required. Odd
days here and there. No experience
Necessary. Just good company .
Please call 250-955-2987 (Angela)
-------------------------------------------After school care needed 2-3 days
per week for two delightful girls.
My home or yours. We are looking
for someone who is responsible,
energetic and caring - call for more
details. 250-955-0011
Relief caregiver required. 63
year old outgoing woman in
Ta’lana Bay needs good companion who will also do some light
housekeeping. Two mornings /
week. Call Millie 604-328-4111
after May 15 call 250-955-2542.
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CREW & CONTRACTOR
Daily & Weekly
Motel Rates
RV & CAMPING SITES
Daily & Weekly rates
GROUP RATES
AVAILABLE
Rent the INN
Open year round.
Check us out at
www.anglemontinn.com
(250) 955-0701
Mexico Condo. 1 Bedroom on
Beach. San Jose on Baja. Safe and
secure. Pool, tennis & miles of sand
& ocean. Winter booking
250-679-2949
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FREE: solid wood crib that
converts to a day bed, gently
used. Double jogging stroller,
misc other items. FMI call
Krystel 250-955-0633
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Arnie Arcand passed away
March 25th at Kelowna, B.C.
at the age of 54 due to lung
cancer. He lived in the North
Shuswap for thirty years.
He is survived by his sons
Cory and Jeffrey Arcand, his
mother Mickey and his brothers Richard, Randy and
Mike, his common-law wife
Charlene and his stepdaughter Sabrina and Grandson
Zane. He was an outstanding
member of the community,
always willing to help anyone in need. He had a great
sense of humour and a great
smile. There are not enough
words to describe him. He
will be greatly missed by his
family and his many friends
and by the community.
There will be a celebration of
life at the North Shuswap
Community Hall in Celista
on May 29th 2-5 pm.
MAY DEADLINE
is Apr 30th
We hit the stands on
May 14th
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Charles “Keith” Lamb
March 16, 1934 – January 18,
2010
It is with great sadness we
announce the peaceful death of
Keith Lamb. Keith was born
March 16, 1934 in Swift Current,
Saskatchewan. He fought a long
courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, diagnosed in July
2006, finally losing the fight on
January 18, 2010 at Marjorie
Willoughby-Snowden Hospice
Home in Kamloops, BC.
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He is survived by his wife
Leona “Lee” Robinson, sister
Marilyn (Donald) Beard, sistersin-law; Donna (Tony) Ziegler,
Sharon Robinson (Stan Bailey),
Velma (Jack) Kouwenhoven and
informally adopted Shirlee
(Milton) Lindsay, brothers-inlaw; David (Marilyn) Robinson
and Martin (Janis) Woolford,
friend Marianne Lamb, sons
Patrick and Steven (Debra)
Lamb, daughters Heather (Mark)
Greer and Patricia (Jim) Lukiv,
granddaughters Jessica, Heather,
Lindsay, Jennifer and Andrea,
grandsons Connor and Justin,
great grandsons Ahren and
Koen. He is also survived by his
uncles and aunts, numerous
nieces, nephews, cousins, and
their families, and Kathryn Sharples and her son Evan whom he
considered to be his daughter
and grandson. He was predeceased by his infant son Kevin,
his sister-in-law Shirley
(Robinson) Woolford, and his
parents Richard and Grace
Lamb.
Keith graduated from Rutland High School in 1952; he
became an industrial X-Ray
technician inspecting pipeline
welds throughout the Prairies
and BC, after a serious work
accident he was forced to leave
that industry. By 1962 he was
a journeyman carpenter; he
later got his DPW Welding
Ticket and took a Transit Level
course. From 1972-1982 he
held many managerial and
supervisory positions within
the UBCJA, working throughout BC with Kamloops being
his home base. From 19831986 he was Director of Building Services at Cedarview
Lodge in North Vancouver. In
1986 he returned to construction with his own company, he
worked on homes and commercial buildings in the lower
mainland and on the Coquihalla Highway project. From
1989-1994 Keith and Lee
formed their company, Ce-Pac
Construction Management Ltd.
and moved to Port Alberni
where Keith was Clerk of the
Works for two intermediate
care facilities, manufactured
cedar ridge caps and was a
contractor and/or subcontractor
for projects in Parksville and
Courtenay. In 1995 they
moved to Scotch Creek, built a
new home and formed a small
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company for a year, called Tool
Rentals Plus. From 1997-2003
Keith was a contractor for many
new and renovated homes and
businesses in the Kamloops and
Shuswap area. The company
also became a T.S. Metals distributor in 1999. Keith was a
hard working man and asked for
the same work ethic from his
employees. While in the North
Shuswap Keith was a Director
with the North Shuswap Chamber of Commerce and for a few
years was Vice-President of the
Adams River Salmon Society.
In 2003 Keith and Lee moved to
Sicamous after buying a landing
craft and operated a company
called Shuswap Lake Express
Freight until 2007, when they
moved to Kamloops. Keith
loved the outdoors, and the many
related sports activities - hiking,
skiing, fishing, and boating.
However, for many years, he
was a workaholic and did not
allow himself to enjoy recreation
time. In the last few years of
his life he traveled, hiked and
fished when his illness, treatment and weather allowed.
Keith was loved and will be
greatly missed by family and
friend; he left a lasting impression on many people
from all walks of life.
There will be no formal
service. A Celebration of
Life will be held May 01,
2010 from 1:00-5:00 pm in
the Dogwood Room at the
North Shore Community
Centre, 730 Cottonwood,
Kamloops, BC. The Robinson/Lamb families would
love to have you attend the
Celebration if you are able
but we realize that travel
distance and other commitments may not make it possible. If you can’t be with us
that day, please think of
Keith in your own personal
ways.
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250-955-6435
Div. Of Nicholl Contracting
DUMP HOURS
Year Round
Friday to Tuesday
8 am - 2 pm
Closed: Wed & Thurs,
Remembrance Day,
Christmas Day & New Years Day
THE FASTEST HIGH SPEED INTERNET IN THE SHUSWAP LITE PACKAGE SURFER PACKAGE SOHO PACKAGE Up to 1.0Mb down & 256Kb up 10 GB bandwidth per month 1 email account Up to 3.5Mb down & 1Mb up 40 GB bandwidth per month 5 email accounts Up to 4.5Mb down & 2.0Mb up 60 GB bandwidth per month 10 email accounts $39.95/Month* $49.95/Month* $69.95/Month* BUSINESS PACKAGE Up to 6.0Mb down & 3.0Mb up 100 GB bandwidth per month FREE website hosting 15 email accounts $99.95/Month* *1 year subscription required. Prices are $10/mo higher for month to month $199 installation fee ‐ $60 yearly network access fee Pay for 1 year in advance and the $60 network access fee will be waived. CALL NOW TO START SURFIN’ 250‐679‐3282 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.MYBCDC.CA 64
APRIL 2010
CROWFOOT
Concrete Form Rentals
and Installation
Robert Gallant
Tel: 250-955-0780
Fax: 250-955-0787
Cell: 250-319-2343
DISTRIBUTOR FOR
Chase
WALLS & FOUNDATIONS
3729 Kenwood Gate,
Scotch Creek
www.arxxwalls.com
120 Aylmer Rd.
10 am to 3 pm - Mon. to Sat.
250-679-8408
North Shuswap
Milk Containers
Milk jugs & wax milk containers
BOAT, RV & MINI STORAGE
Indoor, Outdoor & Covered Storage
Easy Access Ground Level Units
Short or Long Term
Valet Service for your Boat or RV
Secure “Your Lock” - “Your Key”
Reasonable Rates
Full Refund on all Ready to Drink Containers
1L and under - 5¢, Over 1L - 20¢
Wine & Spirits
250-955-0788
1L and under - 10¢, Over 1L - 20¢
All Beer Imports
Email
[email protected]
1337 Cardy Drive
Scotch Creek
$1.20/doz.
Domestic Beer & Coolers
$1.00/doz.
250-955-2119
North Shuswap
3838 Squilax-Anglemont Hwy
Towing
Scotch Creek
Shuswap Building Supplies & Rentals
250-679-8128
Joe Hadziev
RENTALS
24 Hour Towing
FOR LANDSCAPING OR
BUILDING REQUIREMENTS
Mon to Fri 7 :30 - 5 Sat 8 - 5
Sun 10 - 4
FREE Scrap Car Removal
BCAA
AUTHORIZED
ROAD SERVICE
for all your masonry needs
Specializing in Custom Stonework
Gunnar Keuris
Tel:
250-955-0944
Fax: 250-955-0947
PILOT CAR
Service

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Boosting • Lockouts
Wheel Lifts • Fuel Delivery
Local • Long Distance
We honour ALL Road Service Plans

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