January 2016

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January 2016

JANUARY 2016
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Frank Burns Represents Canada
and assignments to two Canada 1 V-6
By Jo Anne Malpass
Frank Burns of Anglemont will be one crews, masters and senior masters. He will
also be part of the V12 races, which use two
of the 83 paddlers representing Canada at
six-man outrigger canoes attached side by
the International Va’a Federation World
side and has been offered a seat with the
Sprints May 5-15, 2016 on the Sunshine
Canadian National Elite V-6 crew, pending
Coast in Australia.
event scheduling that doesn’t conflict with
With 35 invited countries and around
his solo racing.
4,000 competitors, the Va'a World
Va'a is a word in
Sprints 2016 will
Samoan, Hawaishowcase the
ian and Tahiworld's fasttian which
est Va'a
means boat,
(outrigger
canoe or
canoe) padship. Records
dlers with 1
show that from the
person (V1), 6 perFrank Burns is pictured above paddling
son (V6) and 12 person
at Harrison Iron Small Boat Challenge this beginning there were
(V12) events.
past August in the solo event, which he won. Va’a races, mostly between fishermen, famiTeam Canada will
be represented in all age categories from 16 lies and small Polynesian and Melanesian
villages. Later, teams from different islands
to 70+ years and also two para-canoe paddlers from Calgary. Frank qualified for the were competing against each other and today, paddlers from all over the world come
national team by winning all his assigned
together to race in Va’a.
time trial heats included two back to back
(Continued on page 3)
‘A’ event finals, giving him a solo V1 seat
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Frank Burns Represents Canada
continued
(Continued from page 1)
Frank became involved with the Canadian Outrigger Racing Association
(CORA) in the spring of 2014, after attending an open house in Salmon Arm for
the Shuswap Association for Rowing &
Paddling (SARP). In the 18 months since
he picked up an outrigger paddle, he has
won the Harrison Iron Small Boat Challenge in the solo event, and along with
Wade Turner from the Kamloops club,
won the Dual In the Desert two men’s
(OC2) event in Penticton and two men’s
event (OC2) at the Canadian Nationals at
Spanish Banks. They will be defending
that title this coming August at Gibsons
Howe Sound/English Bay.
In order to be ready for his first world
event, Frank has been training six days a
week. Along with running and strength
training, the decent weather has allowed
him to get out on the lake once or twice a
week. “It becomes a labour of love.” Diet
and exercise becomes part of your lifestyle, he said, and sometimes all the discipline and training can be frustrating. “The
excitement on race day is so worth it
though…it’s an adrenaline rush!”
Most of the Iron races in the 6 seater
outriggers are around to 25-28k. “When
you’re at English Bay doing 28k out in
open water going as hard as you can go
for as long as 2 to 2 ½ hours, you need to
be mentally and physically prepared. It
takes an amazing level of fitness and a
mental toughness….then the next day
we’re out for the small boat events and we
do a 9 to 11k race…as if you haven’t paddled enough.”
During the summer, racing events are
held in BC about every second week.
Even during the winter months, there are a
few events at the coast. His next race will
be the double hull event Lotus Icebreaker
V12 in Burnaby on January 16 and then
the Jericho Winter Series Race in Vancouver on January 23.
Frank said getting the opportunity to
race for Canada in the solo was quite a
surprise for him in the time trials, needing
to qualify in top 3 and placing 2nd. “It’s a
sport of technique and endurance and the
best paddling in this country is generally
in the Master age categories. This is
where Canada usually wins its medals and
I hope to win one of them.”
Frank has made Anglemont his home
for the past eight years. Being able to
work from a home office allows him a
little bit of flexibility, he said but what
really helps is having the lake here.
“This will be my first world event and
I will think about doing the World Championships Tahiti in 2018. You can only
do this for so long, it’s a total commitment.”
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...Kick-Back!!
By Jo Anne Malpass, Editor
The Columbia Shuswap ReOnce zoning is implemented there
gional District is in the process of devel- is no forgiveness for existing uses. If
oping a new zoning by-law for the entire you want to make any changes on your
North Shuswap, from Lee Creek to Sey- property, you must rectify anything that
mour Arm. There will be public consul- doesn’t conform to the zoning bylaw.
tation during 2016 and plans to institute “A structural alteration or addition must
the bylaw by or in 2017.
not be made in or to a building or other
Zoning requires that all property
structure while the non-conforming use
owners relinquish some of their individ- is continued in all or any part of it. If a
ual property freedoms for the common building or other structure, the use of
good. It can prevent the mixing of inwhich does not conform to the provicompatible land uses (such as exotic
sions of the bylaw is damaged or dedance clubs and schools),
stroyed to the extent of
can allow potential nuiThe CSRD is in 75% or more of its value
sance uses to be located
the process of develop- above its foundations, as
away from residential
ing a new zoning by- determined by the buildneighborhoods or other
law for the entire ing inspector, it must not
sensitive areas, can probe repaired or reconstructNorth Shuswap.
tect recreational areas and
It is a good idea to ed except for a conformcan conserve environmen- pay attention to this ing use in accordance with
tally sensitive areas.
process, to make sure the bylaw.”
It can also discourage your property is corFor example, if the
development in some lorectly zoned and to eaves of your house encations, increase the cost
understand how it croach into the setback
of building new strucmay affect your prop- from property lines, you
tures, work against histor- erty.
would have to apply for a
ic mixed use neighbordevelopment variance
hoods in older communipermit before you can
ties and limit the development potential make any changes on your property.
of previously existing land uses. Enforc- This can be an expensive and lengthy
ing a zoning bylaw involves a long-term process, having to be approved by the
commitment to a certain level of comCSRD Board and often brings involvemunity spending.
ment of other government agencies,
The basic purpose of zoning is to
especially for waterfront properties.
divide an area into residential, commerRight now, there are zoning by-laws
cial and industrial zones with the use of in Scotch Creek/Lee Creek, Magna Bay
property within each zone being reason- and Anglemont. There are a few differably uniform.
ences in them; an obvious one is AngleThis is maybe where the saying “the mont’s exclusion of stand-alone
devil is in the details” comes from. Ad- campsites. The CSRD wants a uniform
ditional restrictions can be quite detailed bylaw for all so either Anglemont would
-- including specific requirements as to lose that restriction or all areas would
the type of buildings allowed, rehave to include it.
strictions on accessory buildings, buildIt is a good idea to pay attention to
ing setbacks from the streets and other
this process, to make sure your property
boundaries, size and height of buildings, is correctly zoned and to understand
minimum lot area, off-street parking
how it may affect your property.
requirements and limitations for home
businesses.
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CSRD Director’s Report
Larry Morgan - Director, Electoral Area ‘F’
(North Shuswap & Seymour Arm ) Columbia Shuswap Regional District
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Highlights from CSRD Board in Brief
2016 Board Chair and Vice Chair
The Board held elections for the
positions of 2016 Board Chair and the
2016 Vice Chair. Area E Director Martin
was re-elected by the Board to serve as
CSRD Board Chair in 2016. Director
Moss (City of Golden) was elected by
the Board as Vice Chair.
Royal Canadian
Marine Search and Rescue
Rob Sutherland, Station Leader
Shuswap Station 106, and Bruce Weicker, President Shuswap Lifeboat Society,
made a presentation to the Board about
the operations of the Royal Canadian
Marine Search and Rescue, Shuswap
Station 106. Formed in 2012, they are
stationed in the Sicamous channel to
better access all arms of Shuswap Lake
and operate from the long weekend in
May to Labour Day long weekend. The
Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue asked for the Board’s support for a
yearly grant of $25,000. The Board will
consider this request in its deliberations
of the budget in the New Year.
Milfoil Control
The Board endorsed the 2016 budget
for the Milfoil Control Program as proposed by the Milfoil Control Planning
Committee for consideration during the
budget process. Further, the Board will
write a letter to the Federal Minister of
Environment regarding the new Federal
Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations
and the need for funding in support of
education, awareness, and tools to curb
the spread of invasive species.
Shuswap Emergency Program
The Board endorsed the 2016 budget
for the Shuswap Emergency Program as
proposed by the Shuswap Emergency
Program Executive Committee for consideration during the budget process.
Support for the City of Salmon Arm’s
“Hotel Room Tax” Application
At the November 19, 2015 Board
meeting, the Board received correspondence from the City of Salmon Arm requesting the Board’s support for the
City’s application for Municipal, Regional and District Tax (MRDT) –
“Hotel Room Tax”. At the November
Board meeting the Board referred it to
the Shuswap Tourism Advisory Committee that met on November 26, 2015. The
Board supported the Shuswap Tourism
Advisory Committee’s recommendation
to write a letter of support for the City of
Salmon Arm’s Municipal, Regional and
District Tax application.
Grants in aid
The following applications for
Grants-in-Aid were approved by the
Board. Area F - $1,000 for SAS Dry
Grad celebration 2016.
Other Funding
Landfill Computer Software Upgrade - $40,000 plus applicable taxes,
from the All Electoral Areas Community
Works Fund to acquire new landfill scale
software.
Area F: Anmar Developments Inc. –
Zoning BL800-24
The subject property is located on
Casabello Road in Magna Bay. The
Board granted third reading and adopted
the proposed zoning amendment. The
zoning amendment will facilitate subdivision of the property, allowing a boundary adjustment to amalgamate existing
limited common property. The bylaw
amendment also includes site specific
variances to allow an oversized accessory building, and to decrease the side parcel line setback for an existing hot tub.
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Thank you to our great community for
the tremendous outpouring of food, gifts
and funds to help those in our area in need
this Christmas season.
Your generosity has enabled the filling and distributing of 33 hampers to those
who find themselves in difficult circumstances at this time of the year. The hampers are very much appreciated and many
heartfelt thanks are expressed when they
are being picked up.
The Christmas Hamper Program
would not be possible without the volunteers who help in so many ways. Our sincere thanks go to: Scotch Creek/Lee Creek
Fire Department for canvassing at SuperValu and raising $739.40 from anonymous
donors; the Anglemont Firefighters who
donated funds and muscle to help with
transporting the donated food and filling
the hampers; the North Shuswap Lions for
once again donating $1000; Salmon Arm
Savings and Credit Union for their donation of $1000; Century 21 Lakeside Realty
Sorrento for their donation of $500; all the
private donors who sent cheques and cash;
St. David’s Church for again donating 23
turkeys; Ross Creek Country Store for
raising $520.50 from their used book
sales; Scotch Creek SuperValu and Ross
Creek Country Market for acting as drop
off centers for food donations; the NS
Community Hall for the donated use of the
community hall in Celista to assemble and
distribute the hampers; to Tim and Annette
Brausse for storing the collected food at
SuperValu; to Amanda Jackson for her
hard work getting the best prices she could
for items bought to fill any gaps in the
hampers; to SuperValu suppliers who donated milk, cheese, bacon, pop and bread;
to the fundraising efforts of Yummies; to
the churches in our area for their support
and to the staff at the CSRD for their donation of non-perishable items; to all the
volunteers who helped sort the donated
food and gifts to make up the hampers
assuring that they were ready for pick up
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at the appointed time; to the
South Okanagan Humane Society and Sharon Nichol for
the donation and packaging of
pet food; for the donations of
toys and wonderful hand knitted scarfs, toques, gloves and
afghans in all sizes and colours, many of which were put
on the giving tree at Ross
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Creek Country Store. Finally
thank you for putting your
SuperValu till receipts into the
Food Bank box at the store.
The work behind the
scenes is done by President
Janice Fisher, Secretary/
Treasurer Alison Elmes, directors Annette Brausse, Rhonda
Ryall, Shelly Bouchard and
Cindy Nakazawa.
We will also be able to
continue to support the
School Hot Lunch Program
and help with the breakfast
program at the school when
needed.
Thank you everyone.
Wishing you all a happy and
prosperous 2016.
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The generosity from the Shuswap community enabled the filling and distribution of 33 hampers this year. Photo credit: Alison Elmes and the Kicker
Charter Arguments in
Reinbrecht Trial
By Jo Anne Malpass
Defence arguments for
unreasonable delay in the Leon
Reinbrecht case will be heard
in Kamloops BC Supreme
Court on March 2 and 3.
Ken Brown was killed and
eight others injured when a
speedboat operated by
Reinbrecht crashed into his
houseboat on Magna Bay following a July 2010 Canada
Day fireworks display. It took
17 months for charges to be
laid and there were several
delays before the trial began in
February 2015.
In pretrial meetings, defence council filed an application under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms for
unreasonable delay, which
would be heard if Reinbrecht
was found guilty. On October
27, BC Supreme Court Justice
Sheri Donegan found
Reinbrecht guilty of criminal
negligence causing death and
criminal negligence causing
bodily harm. If successful, the
application could lead to an
acquittal.
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Attempted Fraud Through
Cell Phone
On December 6th, Chase
RCMP received a report of an
attempted fraud through cell
phone communications. The
intended victim reported that
while attempting to do financial transactions on his smart
phone, he received a pop-up
message from the “Cyber Police”. The message directed
the intended victim to go to a
gas station or Canada Post outlet, purchase a pay card and
send $250, or face prison for
various crimes. The cell carrier has stated that this scam is
based on a computer virus.
The RCMP reminds cell phone
users that financial scams are
common, and not to respond to
these types of pop-up messages. If you receive suspicious
communications that includes
any personal banking information, contact your financial
institution to ensure no fraudulent transactions have occurred
and to receive information on
how to protect your accounts.
Seasonal Checkstop
On the evening of December 24th, Chase RCMP conducted a traffic checkstop in
Celista. Approximately thirty
vehicles were checked. One
violation ticket was issued for
driving without insurance, one
breath demand was made
which resulted in a “pass” result, and numerous verbal
warnings were issued for minor Motor Vehicle Act offences. The results of this checkstop demonstrate that many
drivers are heeding the message about seeking alternate
transportation, and deciding
not to take a chance on drinking and driving.
Single Vehicle Accidents
RCMP attended a single vehicle accident on Highway One
near Planter Road Chase. A
Ford pick-up truck with a male
driver was eastbound when he
suddenly encountered
black ice.
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wife and son were also in the
vehicle at the time. BC Ambulance attended the scene, and
there were no serious injuries.
On December 27th Chase
RCMP attended a single vehicle rollover on Highway One
near Little River Road, near
Sorrento. The female driver
had lost control of her Ford
Escape in the heavy snow conditions. The vehicle slid out of
control at a curve in the road,
and rolled onto its roof in the
ditch. BC Ambulance attended
the scene, but the driver, a
male passenger and their dog
were not injured.
Suspicious Occurrence
On December 28th, at
about 6:00 am, Chase RCMP
received a complaint of a
prowler in the 400 block of
Coburn St in the Village of
Chase. The homeowner found
one set of large footprints
alongside his house and leading to his garden shed. The
shed door had been opened,
and a grey bicycle had been
stolen. The homeowner then
found several movie discs with
the name “Tyler” written on
them that had been left behind
by the thief. No suspects have
been identified in this theft,
and police are asking for anyone with knowledge of this
crime to call Chase RCMP at
250-679-3221 or Crimestoppers.
Recovered Stolen Pick-up
Truck Rolls into Lake
RCMP received information
regarding an abandoned pickup truck at a pull-out on Highway One near Sorrento. The
blue Ford F350 was stolen
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from Calgary, and the door
lock and ignition had been
tampered-with. Upon recovering the pick-up truck, the tow
company had a mishap with
the tow cable, and the truck
rolled into Shuswap Lake.
The truck was recovered and
taken to the tow compound.
Man Barricades Himself
After Starting House on Fire
On December 20th Salmon Arm police arrived at a
home in Eagle Bay after learning of disturbance and a man
armed with knives. A woman
was safely removed however
the man refused to comply
with police instructions.
RCMP officers dialogued with
the man who threatened to
harm himself and police. During the course of the incident,
the man smashed out several
windows of the residence and
then set the home on fire and
refused to leave the residence.
On three occasions RCMP
officers extinguished the fires
with extinguishers as local
volunteer FD was called out to
assist. Officers made continuous attempts to negotiate with
the man to leave the residence
peacefully each time that the
man briefly exited the home
threatening RCMP officers
with knives. Eventually the
man did set a large fire which
quickly engulfed the residence.
RCMP officers had to make
several attempts to pull the
uncooperative man from the
blaze and succeeded when the
man tried to crawl out of a
very small window.
The man was taken into
custody physically uninjured
then immediately transported
to a medical facility in order to
receive any required medical
attention. None of the officers
were injured as a result of the
incident.
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Shuswap Watershed Council
to implement programs
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With the Columbia Shuswap Regional District’s recent
approval of a new service to
support the Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC), there are
now three organizations
providing long-term funding to
the SWC thereby enabling it to
begin implementing its programs.
At their most recent meeting on November 25th, the
SWC authorized its program
managers, housed within the
non-profit Fraser Basin Council, to update the five-year
program that was approved in
May 2015 and begin implementing its programs for water
quality and recreation safety
education in January 2016.
“The Shuswap Watershed
Council has the unique mandate of bringing together different agencies across four
orders of government to build
relationships, share information and discuss issues.
Without the SWC, this coordination and sharing would not
occur and we would not have
the opportunity eliminate
waste and duplication,” says
Paul Demenok, Shuswap Watershed Council Chair and
CSRD Area ‘C’ Director. “In
effect, the SWC is an important advocate for all residents of the Shuswap who are
interested in seeing our watershed’s water quality maintained or improved.”
“The Shuswap Watershed
Council is an action group, not
a regulatory body,” says Erin
Vieira, the SWC’s program
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Instead of featuring one
business this month, we want
to recognize all the businesses
that not only support the Kicker, but also make a big difference in our communities.
Whenever there is a fund
raising event on the North
Shuswap, Chase, Sorrento or
Blind Bay, local businesses are
the first ones called
upon to contribute.
The major events
each year would not
be possible without
their sponsorship.
Our community
halls, recreation buildings and
local charities all benefit from
businesses. Many support the
North Shuswap Community
Hall and Lakeview Centre
with donations of their services as well as financially and
with gifts for events. Business
donations went a long way in
the purchase of the North
Shuswap Health Centre.
Local grocery stores sell
tickets, are a drop off location
for donations to many causes
and give generously themselves.
Our businesses face the
extra challenge of operating in
a seasonal environment, scaling back business during the
winter months while still keeping people employed.
We encourage
everyone to shop
locally. When you
shop with local merchants, more of your
money stays close to home;
supporting the things that
make this community a great
place to live.
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advertising support and community support from all our
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is monitored; and reporting on
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other activities. There is also a
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in the watershed and undertaking actions to reduce it.”
The five-year program is
posted online at
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document describes all of the
SWC’s activities, including its
water quality program, its recreation safety education program, communications and
administration. The cost and
timeline for each of those ac-
tivities is included in the plan.
The average annual cost for the
programs will be about
$200,000; this will leverage
other cash and in-kind contributions.
The SWC is a collaborative group of 16 members representing local governments,
first nations, provincial agencies, and the public-at-large.
The financial contribution
from the CSRD is in addition
to financial commitments by
the City of Salmon Arm and
the Thompson-Nicola Regional
District.
For more information,
please contact Erin Vieira or
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250 314-9660.
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The next Chamber dinner
meeting is scheduled for January 25, location to be announced later.
Short Term
Vacation Rentals
I wrote to the CSRD Director of Planning in early
October on behalf of the
Chamber Board expressing
how important Short Term
Vacation Rentals are to our
local economy and seeking an
update on what our local government is planning. The following is an excerpt from the
response from Gerald Christie,
Manager Development Services.
I certainly appreciate the
comments that have been provided by the Chamber
….communicating the importance of vacation rentals to
the economy of the North
Shuswap.
As you know, the CSRD is
undertaking a project to create
a new Zoning Bylaw for the
entirety of Electoral Area 'F'.
The vacation rental topic that
you have identified is certainly
one of many that will require
additional consultation with
residents, business owners,
community groups and organizations such as the Chamber
of Commerce. First steps in
that project are to bring a
draft bylaw and report forward to the CSRD Board for
its consideration. Through the
consultation process with residents, and including referral
consultation with other agencies (e.g. Interior Health, Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations,
applicable First Nations, etc.)
we expect the bylaw to undergo several changes...
As noted in your letter,
vacation rental regulations
Ph/Fx: 250-955-2113
that are supported by the
Chamber of Commerce, such
as adequate parking, noise
control, building code compliance, and provision of an adequate sewage system, are the
types of regulation of which
we can look to include within
the draft of the new Zoning
Bylaw. Consultation and
changes to the draft bylaw is
anticipated to take the better
part of 2016; therefore, landowners wishing to utilize their
property as a vacation rental
in the near term, or wanting to
legalize such an existing use
now, should be considering the
above-noted issues at a minimum, and make an application
to the CSRD to either rezone
their property or to have
granted a Temporary Use Permit (TUP) for such use. It is
important to note that zoning
regulations have been in place
in some areas of the North
Shuswap for the past ten to
eighteen years and thus vacation rentals started during this
time may not be a legal use of
the property. For this reason,
property owners should contact Development Services
staff to find out what regulations may pertain to their
property and discuss options if
a there is a desire to change
the land uses on the property.
As I am sure the Chamber
of Commerce can appreciate,
the CSRD has received several
complaints about the operation of some vacation rentals,
and have also witnessed the
noise and parking issues, and
the health (sewage) and safety
(fire) risks, that can be associated with such use; for these
reasons we will be proceeding
with diligence in addressing
this matter as the Zoning By(Continued on page 12)
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law project moves forward. We look forward to the Chamber's participation in
this process.
There are a few points to taken from
this response. First, our local government
does believe that unregulated vacation
rentals are a problem. This is also evidenced by recent actions by Bylaw enforcement staff. I am aware of a number
of letters that have been written in the
South Shuswap informing property owners that vacation rentals are not an allowable use and instructing them to stop or
face bylaw enforcement action. A local
realtor was also contacted this fall to see
if a property was being marketed as a vacation rental.
The second point is that we now have
a schedule for implementing the new zoning bylaw for the North Shuswap. It
sounds like consultation will take most of
2016 and we should see a new bylaw
adopted in 2017. The Chamber intends to
be very involved in providing our local
government with feedback on all aspects
of the new bylaw, not just vacation rentals.
If you have a property you are using
for vacation rentals, here are the dates
zoning was introduced in the various areas. If your rentals preceded these dates,
the use is grandfathered as long as you
rented every year.
 Anglemont – February 19, 1998
 Magna Bay – October 16, 2003
 Celista - not zoned so no vacation rental
restrictions
 Scotch Creek/Lee Creek – November 17,
2005
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If you have a property that is used for
vacation rentals, it is important to remember that bylaw enforcement is limited to
written complaints. Keep your neighbours happy and you won’t have problems.
It is also important that our local government keeps in mind that “noise and
parking issues and the health (sewage)
and safety (fire) risks” are not exclusive to
vacation rentals. We live in a recreational
community and it’s not just tourists that
can cause problems for neighbours. We
want our tourists to be welcomed to the
North Shuswap, have fun, and help support our local businesses.
Chamber Dinner/Dance
"We are also pleased to report that we
had another successful Chamber of Commerce Christmas party held at the
Quaaout Lodge on December 5th,
2015. 122 tickets were sold to this year's
event. A big thank you to Team Equipment who donated the band, "The Petty
Four" from Kamloops. They played a
great range of music that seemed to keep
everyone dancing and having fun all
night. A special thank you goes out to the
Chef and catering staff of Quaaout Lodge
for a fabulous dinner and venue. We are
very fortunate to have such a fine establishment in our community. With ticket
sales, wine/spirit and 50/50 draws, the
event raised just over $3,200.00. As always the funds raised from this event go
towards the summer wages of the Tourism Office. We would also like to make a
note of thanks to Kris Jensen for being the
master of ceremony for the evening, Super Valu for donation of the Spirit Draw
and Spooner Electric for the donation to
the Wine Draw. Thank you to everyone
that came out for an evening of fun."
An Inspirational Journey
Part XLII
By Jan Penner
The Kicker would like to
wish Heather Alison a Merry
Christmas. We hope that you
are recovering and that your
optimism and positive attitude
continues to carry you
through.
To all our readers, thankyou for your good thoughts.
Be assured we pass on your
best wishes to Heather as we
receive them. We hope to be
able to share good things with
you next month as our
"journey" with her continues.
JANUARY 2016
APC Meets with Senior Planner
By Jo Anne Malpass
Columbia Shuswap Regional District
Senior Planner Dan Passmore was invited
to the Area F Advisory Planning Committee (APC) meeting in December to discuss development variance permits and
how things could be made simpler and
faster for applicants.
Specifically the meeting was to discuss Development Variance Permit No.
641-19 for owners Geoffrey and Shannon
Abell for their property at Anglemont
subject to Anglemont Zoning Bylaw No.
650, Subdivision Servicing Bylaw No.
641 and Electoral Area ‘F’ Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 830.
The owners have made application to
adjust the boundary between their two
lots. Because a boundary adjustment is
considered a subdivision, conditions of
subdivision approval apply. This includes
connection to a community sewer system
and community water system. There is
currently no community sewer system in
Anglemont and the Anglemont Estates
Water System does not have the capacity
to connect these properties at this time.
The owners applied for a Development
Variance Permit to allow the subdivision
to proceed without connecting to these
services.
If they receive the variance permit
from the CSRD, the Abell’s will then
have to apply to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure for subdivision
approval, which will be sent out to authorities including the CSRD for comments. The Ministry has 45 days to respond.
Shannon Abell told the committee
they received the first of three condition
letters from the CSRD in November
2013, and the process has caused great
“stress and financial strain in our life.”
The Abells have also been instructed
by the CSRD that they need to get approval from the Ministry of Forests Lands
and Natural Resource Operations for the
¼ of an existing boat house that encroaches on Crown Land. Passmore said that
even though the boathouse was there long
before Abell’s purchased, they have to
reconcile all issues when subdividing.
APC Chair Mike McManamna told
Passmore “It’s the add-ons that cause
problems.” It would be better for the community and the CSRD if there was a way
to make the process simpler with more
information given to applicants at the
beginning of the process. Passmore said
some issues, such as the boat house in this
case, aren’t discovered until later. He
said to email him with any ideas, comments or concerns.
The members of the APC voted
unanimously to support granting the development variance permit. Passmore said
it would probably be on the agenda of the
CSRD Board in January but Christmas
may set it back to February. Notice to
neighbours within 100 metres of the property, must go out 10 business days before
board meeting.
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A home on Webb Road in
Scotch Creek was consumed
by fire on Christmas night.
We responded to a structure fire, called in as a chimney
fire with extension into the
attic. When crews arrived we
found heavy black smoke coming from the ridge line of the
roof. Within three minutes the
ridge line had erupted into
flames. We called in Mutual
Aid for additional tenders and
manpower. Apparatus and
equipment came from Celista,
Anglemont and Shuswap Hall
2. In total we had 9 pieces of
apparatus and 28 firefighters.
Unfortunately, due to wind and
freezing conditions, the structure was totally consumed by
fire.
The entire Scotch Creek
area is now covered for both
commercial and residential
Superior Tanker Shuttle Service (STSS). What does this
mean to you?
As most of you know we
passed the residential STSS
two years ago. However, it did
not cover all of Scotch Creek.
In October we requested another test from the Fire Underwriters Surveyors. This test was for
just the Commercial STSS
rating but, by changing our
water
source location, the
residential was amended to
cover any residential building
within 5 kilometers of the end
of Express Point road. This
change means coverage for all
of Scotch Creek, from our eastern most boundaries to the end
of Hilliam Frontage road and
northwest to the 670 forest
road.
The Commercial accreditation reads in part; “A Public
Fire Protection Classification 7
should be applied to Commercial Lines insured risks that are
within 5 kilometers road distance from the accredited fire
hall and 2.5 kilometers of a
recognized water supply point
as outlined (within the Scotch
Creek-Lee Creek Fire Protection Area). Please contact the
Fire Chief (250) 955-2422 for
a copy of the current letters
that can be supplied to your
insurance companies for perhaps a reduction in your fire
insurance rate.
A Fire Safety tip: We have
entered our winter season. Because of the mild weather, our
wood heating devices are not
burning hot enough all of the
time. The fire department recommends a periodic checking
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An unfortunate outcome for a home in Scotch Creek. On Christmas Day this
home on Webb Road was totally consumed by flames due to a chimney fire.
Thankfully no one was injured.
Photo credit: Art Stoll
JANUARY 2016
and cleaning if needed of your
chimney.
Please feel free to come
out and observe our drills and
perhaps consider joining one of
the fire departments, our training is every Tuesday night
from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Anglemont
By Dave King
Anglemont Volunteer Fire
Department once again received a call out for wires
down on the SquilaxAnglemont Road. This tends to
be a common issue and we
have responded to several calls
this year. We appreciate the
closure of our major roadway is
hard on traffic; however we
must ensure the safety of everyone in these types of incidents.
It sure is nice to have some
new recruits and it gives our
fire members a chance to mentor and relearn many of our
training programs and duties.
We are structured in a way that
allows us to provide a thorough
orientation program for our
recruits and enables them to
easily fit in with our fully
trained fire members.
Our Fire Department held
a very valuable Live Fire training session in November.
Members were able to practice
forcible entry, building searches, ventilation techniques, hose
handling and protection of exposures. Check us out on Facebook.
The Santa Claus Parade
was another success and we
had fun building a float and
while our feet are a little sore,
it was all worth the effort when
we see the smiles on all the
little faces.
It was again a pleasure for
our Fire Department to be a
part of the North Shuswap
Food Bank. Five of our members assisted in transporting,
sorting and distributing food
for the hampers. Thanks to the
volunteers, your help was
much appreciated.
Celista
By Chief Roy Phillips
December was a busy
month for the Celista Fire Department. Along with the emergency call-out to assist SC/LC
VFD with a structure fire on
Christmas day, other activities
had us hopping; helping out
with Celista rink, assisting with
the annual Food Drive, the
Christmas parade and more.
Our thanks go out to all
who were generous with donations to the Food Drive. The
parade was a lot of fun, our
thanks to North Shuswap First
Responders who helped in decorating our “float” and to Brian
Taylor for supplying the antique sleigh. The parade was
well attended by our members
and their children, all of whom
enjoyed giving out candy canes
with the North Shuswap First
Responders. Thanks to all.
With the new year upon us
we can look back on 2015 and
agree that it was a very successful and positive 12 months
with several new members,
interesting and challenging
training courses and productive
weekly practices, all part of our
positive direction which will
continue for years to come.
If you have a New Year’s
resolution to fulfill, or just need
to rid yourself of the winter
blahs, consider joining our
Team, as we have room for 3
more members. You don't need
the ability to leap over tall
buildings in a single bound,
just the desire to help out. We
will provide all training,
whether it's traffic control, hose
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driving or front line Firefighting. Our doors are open
and welcome to you. Call Roy
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Remember to be Safe ..
Think Safety.
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All the fire departments
hope that everyone enjoyed a
very Merry Christmas and wish
all a happy, positive and productive New Year.
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An historic gathering took
place in Enderby Dec. 2 to
officially launch the Shuswap
Trails Roundtable and begin
implementation of the Shuswap Regional Trails Strategy.
According to the new
Trails Strategy, the purpose is
to protect, enhance and recognize trails as an integral part
of the Shuswap lifestyle, culture and economy. It is intended to help ensure trails are
appropriately authorized,
mapped, developed, maintained, and promoted. It will
also protect and promote First
Nations interests and
acknowledge our place within
Secwepemc Nation Territory,
reduce/repair ecological damage from all trail use, and
manage land access appropriately. Notably, the strategy
includes both non-motorized
and motorized trail user
groups.
The Trails Strategy covers the entire Shuswap watershed, involving many jurisdictions including
Secwepemc, provincial, and
the Columbia Shuswap,
Thompson-Nicola, and North
Okanagan regional districts
and some of their member
municipalities. The
Roundtable also includes representation from trail and recreation stewardship groups
(both motorized and nonmotorized), economic development and tourism, health,
education, arts and culture,
industry, and the environment.
Secwepemc leadership
from Adams Lake, Little
Shuswap, Neskonlith, and
Splatsin all spoke to the historic nature of the Letter of
Understanding that acknowledges Aboriginal Title and
Rights along with a commitment to work together. The
Mayors, Directors, and Councillors from Chase, the Columbia Shuswap Regional
District, Enderby, the Regional District of North Okanagan,
Salmon Arm, and Sicamous
echoed their acknowledgement and support prior to
signing the commitment to
work together. As Salmon
Arm Mayor Nancy Cooper
stated, “we’re not Chase, or
Sicamous, or Salmon Arm –
we’re the entire Shuswap
working together!” And
CSRD Board of Director’s
Chair, Rhona Martin said,
“This is historic!”
The Shuswap Trail Alliance will continue to coordinate the Roundtable, with
funding support from regional
partners including Recreation
Sites and Trails BC, Shuswap
Tourism, and CSRD Parks.
The Fraser Basin Council has
been contracted to facilitate
the Roundtable meeting.
Trail Alliance Party
Shuswap Trail Party and
Auction tickets are available
for sale at Skookum Cycle &
Ski in Salmon Arm. The annual celebration lights up deep
winter on February 5, at the
Salmon Arm Rec Centre. Silent Auction donations can be
dropped off at Lakeside Insurance in Salmon Arm or by
calling Winston Pain at 250804-6451. The February 5th
event raises the critical base
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Historical Happenings
By Loretta Greenough
2015 was a busy and successful year for the North
Shuswap Historical Society.
We proudly completed the
restoration of Dorothy and Ed
Riley's cabin to add to the museum. Many thanks are required. A huge thank you
must be extended to Lou Etcheverry for overseeing this major project and constantly being on top of everything. Others who contributed greatly
are: Frank Riley with his
equipment and donating the
cabin and shakes, Fred Lewis a major grouter, Ed Elmes
with his expertise in windows
and chinking and shakes, Stan
Kulchyski with his help – driving out from Kamloops frequently, Doug Prigmore always pitching in, Louie Trentin with his energy, Mel
Campbell with his electrical
expertise, Roger Zinck with
his equipment and help, Tom
Zinck with his excavator, and
others who chipped in whenever possible. All these men
spent many hours working on
the cabin over the last three
summers. Thanks to Brian
Campbell for donating permachink and slabs to enhance one
side of the cabin. The ladies
provided goodies and encouragement throughout the activity.
Melanie Riley has been
instrumental in creating geocaches and maintaining them.
Roughly ten geo-caches have
been placed in the North Shuswap all with historical write
ups explaining the significant
history of the location. We
have had very positive feed
back on this project.
Several ladies, Melanie
Riley, Anne Campbell, Ann
Flanders, Rae Lewis, Nadine
Collier, Florence Harrison, and
Joanne Prigmore have spent
many hours working on the
archives. They are removing
all staples and copying all
newspapers helping to keep
the information in proper archival format. They are also
discovering the interesting
information contained in the
Archives.
We have just begun to
work on the next Shuswap
Chronicle. If anyone would
like to contribute stories and
short anecdotes for this endeavour it would be greatly
appreciated. We are always
interested in adding to our
photographic archives. I am
sure many people in the North
Shuswap have photos that
would greatly add to the history of the North Shuswap. It is
also a good method to preserve
the photos – having them in
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Pictured left: Members of the Historical Society are pictured in
front of the recently restored cabin of Dorothy and Ed Riley
Left to right: Mel Campbell, Roger Zinck, Louie Trentin, Ed
Elmes, Lou Etcheverry, Fred Lewis, Doug Prigmore, Frank
Photo credit: Loretta Greenough
Riley
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enjoy coffee, treats, and excelBy Carol Lepsoe
The Celista Coffee House lent music. Doors open at
7:00pm with the open mic
wishes all of you the best for
starting at 7:30. See you on
this New Year!
January, 16. 2016!
May it be full of music
We are always needing
and magical moments! Our
Christmas Coffee House was volunteers to keep this community event going strong, but
lively, yet small. Kudos to
sadly we have very few volunJudy Weller, our wonderful
emcee, for keeping the crowd teers and lower audience attendance over
entertained with
January Feature
the last year, or
her good humor
Margit Sky Project
so. The Celista
and willingness to
Hall is a great
engage the audiplace for live
ence with Christmusic as the
mas carol sing-aCelista Coffee
longs. We were
House has
delighted to have
been running
John Clinch back
for over 23
as one of the open
years. A big
mic performers.
tip of the hat to
He has a new CD
all the people
available with
that have made
some very big
this event what
Nashville names
it is, a wonderhelping him out.
ful place for
Thanks to
musicians and
Jane and Larry
Saturday
local music
Stevenson for
January 16
lovers.
making the trip
Doors open at 7
Sadly, it
across the lake and
may have to
to Ruben Carter,
from Chase. Another surprise, come to an end if the value of
from Chase, was Carolyn, who this event is not realized withrecited two lovely poems. We in our community. We need
are always grateful for all the help with setting up, working
musicians who come out and the kitchen and the door, and
baking treats. We set up at
share their talents.
5:00pm and enjoy a potluck
Next Coffee House will
feature the very talented Mar- dinner with the helpers before
the show. Another way one
git Sky Project, from Kamloops. This duo will surely get can support the Coffee House
your toes tapping and fingers is to encourage lots of friends
to join you as our audience.
snapping. If you have never
heard them, then come on out New musicians, poets, dancand enjoy an excellent concert ers, or storytellers are also
for the bargain price of $4.00 a welcome! The more varied the
program, the better it is!
ticket. Bring a friend, and
An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's house,
and after eating, the wives left the table and went into the
kitchen.
The two gentlemen were talking, and one said, 'Last night
we went out to a new restaurant and it was really great.. I
would recommend it very highly.'
The other man said, 'What is the name of the restaurant?'
The first man thought and thought and finally said, 'What is
the name of that flower you give to someone you love? You
know.... The one that's red and has thorns.'
'Do you mean a rose?'
'Yes, that's the one,' replied the man. He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, 'Rose, what's the name of that
restaurant we went to last night?'
JANUARY 2016
19
First Responders
“911 … What is your emergency?”
By Karen Boulter
Slips, trips and falls lead to many
injuries. In fact, falls are the secondleading cause of unintentional death in
homes and communities, and the risk of
fall-related problems rises with age. Icy,
wet winter conditions further contribute
to potential hazards. In order to help
prevent falls, there are a few simple
practices we can follow.
Wear shoes with good support and
slip resistant soles. Clear pathways,
tread carefully and avoid icy patches
whenever possible. Clean up spills immediately. Flatten or remove loose area
rugs. Secure electrical and extension
cords. Always close lower drawers and
upper cabinet doors. If you have small
children, install gates at the top and bottom of stairs (unlatch the gate to pass –
do not climb over them). Use handrails
whenever possible. Periodically, check
the condition of walkways and steps and
repair damages immediately. Remove
tripping hazards (paper, boxes, books,
toys, clothing and shoes) from stairs and
walkways. Ensure adequate lighting
both indoors and outdoors. Never stand
on a chair, table or other surface on
wheels.
If you need to climb a ladder, be
sure it is stable, on a solid firm base.
Also, make sure someone else is within
hearing distance, in case you fall and
require help. Face the ladder, climb one
rung at a time using three points of contact. Ensure an extension ladder is not
too vertical (1 foot away from the surface it rests against for every 4 feet of
ladder height). Use a tool belt so your
hands are free to grip the rungs. Do not
lean or overreach – reposition the ladder
closer to the work instead. Tie down a
ladder in windy or inclement weather.
If you do have a mishap that requires an ambulance, call 911. BC Ambulance will assess the information you
provide and call our North Shuswap
First Responders as soon as they have
dispatched the ambulance.
Let’s work together to make our
world a safer place. ‘Together We Make
a Difference.’
Please contact Andrea Carter @ 250
679-7746 to inquire about becoming a
First Responder. Contact Catherine
McCrea at cm.nsbc@gmail.com to ask
about NSFR Society information. Contact Lane/Janice Pavich @ 250 955-2461
or Kathy Earl @250-434-1357 to borrow
home care equipment. Contact Marg
Needham at 250-679-2334 or
ma.needham49@gmail.com to order a
green and white reflective address sign.
The signs are only $35 and are essential
to helping us locate your home, especially during emergency situations.
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JANUARY 2016
Year in Review - Kicker highlights from 2015
By Jo Anne Malpass
The North Shuswap saw many improvements this year,
mostly thanks to community members who were generous with
their time and money.
A call went out to the community in June to raise $130,000
to purchase the Health Centre building. By the end of the year,
$115,000 had been raised. This allows the Health Centre to remain open while the Society keeps up its search for a doctor.
The Shuswap Trail Alliance completed a hiking trail above
Anglemont to Evelyn Falls.
Members of the Historical Society restored the original Ed
and Dorothy Riley cabin and opened it to the public in July.
Several citizens stepped up to help when the First Responders, an amazing group who are there when needed most, asked
for new members.
A group of community members worked together to clean
up an eyesore at Scotch Creek, referred to as Heroin Hill.
Local businesses showed their generosity by donating to
many fund raising events. One of the largest fund raisers was the
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Poker Run sponsored by the Lions Club
and Captains Village Marina. It sold out
for the first time and raised $12,500 for
local charities. The Chamber of Commerce completed its signage for the entrance to the North Shuswap and each
community from Lee Creek to Seymour
Arm.
Local fire departments and citizens,
along with Wildfire Management Branch, managed to keep us
safe this dry hot summer. Each of our fire departments dealt
with at least one wildfire and kept it from spreading and threatening homes. Private citizens at Seymour Arm dealt with a fire
there until a Wildfire team arrived. Anglemont Fire Department
put on a Canada Day event at Ross Creek store, inviting the public for a barbecue, music and displays by the departments and
safety organizations in the area. Scotch Creek/Lee Creek held a
successful Halloween party and fireworks.
The North Shuswap Lions Club is involved in an incredible
number of events; weekly meat draws, silent auction, poker run,
garage sale and Christmas party for the kids, to name a few.
The Lions established a Community Youth Fund this year to
finance North Shuswap youth in arts, athletic and cultural activities. They donated funds to the Shuswap Hospital Foundation
that will support the purchase of much needed equipment, gave
out two $750 bursaries to North Shuswap students graduating
from Salmon Arm Secondary, helped with the hot lunch program at the school and collected eyeglasses for the international
Saving Sight program, again just to name a few.
North Shuswap Community Hall continued to be the social
centre of the community with many local groups and organizations holding their monthly meetings, exercise classes, Coffee
Houses, Mother’s Day Breakfast, Father’s Day prime rib and
lobster dinner, its new event of Wine, Stein and Dine, Wednesday Farmers’ market, a dance to raise funds for ALS in memory
of Barney Bischoff, pottery and art sales. Volunteers pitched in
to put the finishing touches on the picnic shelter, which is now
landscaped and fitted with water and electricity.
Lakeview Centre drew crowds for its wide variety of entertainment including the Pig and Whistle, Kenny Rogers, Remembrance Day Service, monthly breakfasts, Elvis Evolution,
Divas, Canada Day and murder mystery dinner. It also has a
wide variety of weekly activities from carpet bowling to cribbage.
Some of our local residents represented us and did well.
Petra Simpson and Sacha Lutjen-Labelle took first place in
their age groups at the Word on the Lake Contest, Ben Bischoff
finished the international off-road Baja 100, Be Teased Food
Truck took third prize at Launch-a-Preneur and four local children raised $1,000 for the SPCA and Earth Rangers.
Other events of note on the North Shuswap this year include:
North Shuswap Elementary was converted to a K-8 school,
keeping more students in our school.
Local internet providers received provincial grant money to
improve service to all areas of the North Shuswap by next summer.
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A prior permission required airstrip
at Magna Bay held its first annual fly-in
in June.
The trial of Leon Reinbrecht, after
the speedboat he was driving crashed into
a houseboat at Magna Bay in July 2010
and killed owner Ken Brown, started in
February. Reinbrecht was found guilty in
October but the defence filed an unreasonable delay application, which will be
heard in early March.
Warm weather and low water was
blamed for the large reduction in Sockeye
salmon returning to spawn at Scotch
Creek and Adams River.
A landslide in February washed out
Vickers Trail in Anglemont and knocked
a home off its foundation.
The Columbia Shuswap Regional
District passed the Shuswap Watershed
Council Service Establishment Bylaw
which allows the CSRD to raise $180,000
annually through a parcel tax. The
CSRD made changes to its recycling program, adding several new items that
could be recycled after being sorted into
six categories.
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start Saturday, Jan. 9 at the Scotch Creek
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Our annual Farrells Field skating
party will be Jan. 9 from 8 to 2, hot dogs
and hot chocolate supplied. Let’s hope for
cold weather.
The North Shuswap Lions send a
warm Thank You to the following for
helping to make the Children’s Christmas
Party on December 13th such a success:
The North Shuswap Kicker, Butch and
Shelley Bouchard, Donna Gallant, Joan
Bristow and Lenai Brama.
To have prizes for the adults, we thank
Red Truck Foods, Super Valu, and
Sharen’s Hair Studio for donating gift baskets for the raffle and our own Lion Dianne Fisher for putting together
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the Club.
The Lions club members
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By Bev Shea
Last month I wrote about the 7 Day
Mental Diet. All that positive thinking
should have gotten us ready for a prosperous new year. The advertising agencies believe that we have all made New
Year’s resolutions to change our lives
and I am willing to go along with the
conventional wisdom that this is a good
time to makes some changes, so here is
my program for a Prosperity Diet.
I am using the definition of prosperity as “feeling good about your life and
having all your needs met. The first thing
you have to do on this diet is give up
poverty (negative) thinking and replace it
with prosperity (positive) thinking. There
are four important elements to this diet:
1) Appreciation. Begin to appreciate
prosperity. Take stock of what you have
been blessed with and appreciate it.
Learn to enjoy life. Practise an “attitude
to gratitude”. This may be a good time to
start a Gratitude Journal. Take time each
day to write down 3 things for which you
are grateful.
2) Familiarity. Become Familiar with
prosperity. Think, talk and dream about
being prosperous. Take time each day to
read a chapter in a book about being
prosperous. There are lots of them available. I went to the chapters.indigo.ca
website and searched positive thinking
and had 71 hits. I like to go back to my
old favourites when I need a booster shot
on my prosperity diet. I can always count
on Norman Vincent Peale, Joseph Murphy, Emmet Fox and Catherine Ponder to
give me the encouragement I need.
3) Expectation. Look forward to becoming prosperous. Act upon your goals
immediately, as if you were destined for
it. Remember to us visualization and
affirmation repeatedly. If your emotions
are involved in your prosperity diet you
will find it easier to reach your goal.
4) Sharing. You need to share your prosperity. The old proverb that it is better to
give than receive has been around for a
long time for a reason. If you don’t share
you won’t get the enjoyment that you
deserve. And remember that sharing does
not always involve money. One of the
most important gifts you can give is the
gift of your time. The beginning of a new
year is a good time to see what you can
do for your community. there are a number of worthwhile groups in our community that can use some of your time, experience and skills. The North Shuswap
First Responders, the Volunteer Fire Departments, the North Shuswap Lions are
just a few who would be happy to have
you join their teams.
I hope that you have a Prosperous
2016. Live in the awareness that miracle
follows miracle and wonders never cease
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The Christmas party in November
brought seniors together for an evening
of entertainment and fun. Typically the
Sorrento Memorial Hall is packed with
175 seniors who come to enjoy the local
35+ member Glee Club choir. Donations
to the silent auction were made by local
businesses and the total dollar value of
these donations was $4,158.50.
The Club provided snacks in the
form of trays of meat, cheese, sandwiches and vegetables as well as coffee and
tea. The Club makes a donation to the
Glee Club for their performance. This
year the silent auction raised $2,260.00
and the 50/50 draw raised $240.00.
Proceeds from the Silent Auction
and the 50/50 draw will be used to help
purchase an ABI (Ankle Brachial Index)
machine which is a vascular study used
to diagnose Peripheral Arterial Disease
(PAD). The ABI uses an ultrasound
Doppler to determine the blood pressure
at the upper arm and the ankle simultaneously.
Donations accepted at the door and
totalled $640.00 which will be given to
the Sorrento Elementary School for their
breakfast food program.
The event was a tremendous success
this year and feedback from the community is very positive.
A very special thank you to all of
our donors for the Silent Auction.
JANUARY 2016
23
Kickin’
Tech News
Smartphone Cameras
John Seymour,
Lakeside Technical
Solutions
Welcome to 2016 everyone. I hope you had a great
Christmas and that the New
Year will be a fulfilling and
prosperous one for you.
These days almost everyone has a smartphone. I’m not
sure why they still call them
phones as it seems talking to
anyone on them has become
one of the least likely things
they are used for.
Smartphones have really
become small yet powerful
computers with seemingly
limitless capabilities. We are
able to text , video chat, check
our email, take pictures and
videos, surf the web, play
games, play music, GPS, run
programs(Apps) and yes, even
call someone on the phone!
They are truly amazing little
devices that have literally
changed our world in many
ways.
In this article I will be focussing on one particular aspect of the smartphone and
that is the built in camera.
Smartphone cameras have
become so sophisticated that
they have practically obsoleted
all but the most expensive high
end digital cameras out there.
Many people are now using
their smartphones to take pictures because they are so convenient, the quality is excellent
and they are incredibly simple
to use. The pictures we can
take are as good as or better
than those we were taking with
an actual digital camera designed for that purpose. An
added benefit is that it very
easy to add a photo to Facebook or Instagram when the
picture resides on your
smartphone.
One of the difficulties I see
people have is figuring out
how to get the pictures
off of their smartphones and
onto their computers.
Smartphones typically do not
contain a great deal of storage
space and so tend to fill up
rather quickly. There are a
couple of ways to empty your
smartphone when it gets full.
One way is to connect it to
your computer using the
charging cable that came with
it. The folder that contains
your smartphone pictures will
show up in File Explorer on
your computer allowing you to
drag and drop your pictures
from your smartphone into
your Pictures library.
Another, more modern way
to transfer your photos from
your smartphone is to use
cloud storage. Cloud storage
is space allocated to you by the
company that built your
smartphone. Both Apple and
Android smartphones are capable of syncing all of your
pictures and videos to the
cloud. Apple uses iCloud and
Android uses Google Drive for
this purpose and both provide
a certain amount of space for
free. The way it works is that
whenever you take a picture or
video using your smartphone,
it is automatically uploaded to
your personal cloud storage.
When the upload completes,
that picture or video becomes
instantly available to all of
your devices, whether it be a
computer, tablet or even another smartphone. You can
then download the item to the
internal storage of the new
device, remove it from your
smartphone and the transfer is
complete.
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North Shuswap
Health Centre
Society
www.NSHealthCentre.ca
WE DID IT!
We are now officially a
Charity, recognized by Revenue Canada, and able to issue
Charitable Tax Receipts!
It's been a long process.
Over 2 years of effort by a
number of hard working
board members. Thanks to
Anita Misseghers and Evelyn
Isley who got it started, Ted
Danyluk who worked through
the final documents and spent
much time on the phone with
Revenue Canada. And the rest
of the board through the last
couple of years for the work
and dedication to this goal, as
well as the Health Centre Society in general.
We're now into our 5th
year as a society running the
clinic, and every year brings
new opportunities and challenges. Now that we own the
clinic itself (not quite mortgage free), we plan on rededicating ourselves to two
major initiatives:
1) Making sure the clinic is
viable and sustainable for the
long term. This basically
means remaining in a positive
cash flow. To do this we want
to find other services to occupy the clinic for a day, a
week, a month, whatever.
Like Massage, Chiropractic,
Optometry, Tarot and Palm
reading etc. This will provide
rental income and more services to the community
2) Physician Recruitment.
This is where we get creative,
to get a doctor to look at us,
and actually choose to make
their home here. Competition
is fierce and our research says
it's mainly money/benefits,
with lifestyle a ways back in
second place. We may have to
'buy' ourselves a doctor.
The board is trying to
figure out how this is all going to get done. We are volunteers after all and these two
goals require time, energy,
creativity, meetings, creativity
(yup, lots of creativity). We
are debating the merits of
finding a part time person (a
Business Development Manager) to take on some of these
tasks. As you can imagine,
there are reasons to, and reasons not to. Our concern is
that without one person, who
can dedicate the necessary
time, energy and focus to
make this happen, the volunteer board may not be able to
do what is needed within a
reasonable time.
Anyway, as you can see,
challenges and opportunities.
We continue to say
THANK YOU to the amazing
generosity of the people and
businesses of the North Shuswap. Our community doesn't
always agree on solutions, but
with the Health Centre we all
seem to be pulling in the same
direction. That's amazing.
Have a great 2016!
And if you have any problems
with a bit too much income, I
know of a marvellous local
charity....! Call me, 250-3775462 ...Jay
At the Centre in
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Most men in the early west carried a jack knife made by the Buck knife company. When playing poker it was
common to place one of these Buck knives in front of the dealer so that everyone knew who he was. When it was
time for a new dealer the deck of cards and the knife were given to the new dealer. If this person didn't want to deal
he would "pass the buck" to the next player. If that player accepted then "the buck stopped there".
JANUARY 2016
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• Anglemont
Live! Coffee
House. We had
60 people in attendance at our
first ever Coffee
House at the Lakeview Centre. It
was a cozy evening and the talent
was great. Judy
Weller was our
MC extraordinaire
Fall League Carpet Bowl winners........ Yay for girl power – thanks Judy. We
and congratulations to The Rovers on their first place had Jim Leduc and
standing in the Fall League. The Rovers are: Melanie
Riley, Dolores Beck, Bev Shea and Rae Lewis. You can Carol Lepsoe,
bet the Lakers will be gunning for them in the upcoming Wayne Jubinville,
Winter League session.
Reuben Carter
from Chase and Jo
Groves. Our feature act was Al
• Rise and Shine Breakfast: Please come and join us Bates and Sue Kyle and they
on January 9, 2016 for break- didn’t disappoint. We always
fast from 8:00-11:00.
JANUARY 2016
Thinking of renting out your
property? Or looking for a
place to rent?
enjoy their energy and toe tapping music. A huge thank-you to
Jim and Carol for their work putting this evening together and
to Lorrie in the kitchen and Dolores Beck who was scooping
out ice cream floats. The variety of goodies brought by everyone was staggering – thanks everyone. Also thank you to Ross
Creek Store for sending a tray of treats. Thanks to Louie, Fay
and Germain for setting up and tearing down. Thanks also to
our awesome cleaner uppers: Melanye, Dolores, Mrs. D., Darla,
Vern and Ted. Thanks Ron and Jack in the sound booth. I
know I’ve missed some helpers but you are all appreciated and
we couldn’t do these events without you. We aren’t sure of the
date of the next Coffee House but by the response we received
we would like to have another one real soon!
• Christmas Craft Fair: Marianne Brama and friends worked
very hard to bring the first ever Christmas Craft Fair to the Lakeview Centre. The upstairs hall had the crafters and artists and
downstairs the small business operators displayed their merchandise. Louie Trentin was busy helping out and selling 50/50
tickets. Thanks to the kitchen helpers who sold baked goods and
light lunches; they are Ann, Marilyn, Dolores and Shirley.
Thanks to the community for supporting this event. A special
time for all.
• Anglebay Entertainers Hosted Christmas Party: Lakeview Community: The Theme for the Christmas Party was A
Winter Gala. The beautiful winter scene wall decorations by
Linda Mead set the scene of blue, white and silver. Darla Wilkinson crafted the beautiful centerpieces set on cobalt blue tablecloths. Ann Chow cut-out many, many snowflakes, trees and
snowmen to pin onto the black stage curtains. It indeed looked
“wintery”. A huge thank you to Ann Chow for all the work that
went into coordinating the meal. She has it down to a science
and the meal was hot and tasty. Thanks to Dennis for his behind
the scenes help. Again the potluck dessert table was full of
treats – thanks everyone. Jo Groves and the Anglebay Entertainers entertained us with Christmas songs while Brenda Shabbits
played piano – she can sure tickle those ivories. After dinner we
danced to Birchbark – love that band!! Thanks to everyone
who came out to support our party.
• Christmas Parade: A huge thank you to Jack and Frank
Lewis for the use of their flatbed truck for our float this year.
Thanks to Dale Cundy for the lighting plant. We met at Steve
and Linda Brasier’s yard to decorate and had a great time.
Thanks everyone from the decorators to the lusty singers.
• Renos: During the Christmas break Ian Robertson of IRRR
painting will be busy painting and installing white subway tiles
in all the bathrooms. New bathroom fixtures will be installed
and the handicapped bathrooms will be fully outfitted. The
flooring contractors will be installing vinyl plank flooring
throughout the upstairs hall. The plan is to run vinyl plank
flooring downstairs as well. The contractors are trying to get
this work completed in this very small window of opportunity
so that the regular activities aren’t interrupted.
• AGM and Elections: Please plan to attend the January 12,
2016 meeting as Elections will be taking place. Our hard working President Fay Begin is stepping down as is Vice President
Lorrie Schrader and Treasurer Ron Schrader. Please plan to
attend the meeting as there are a lot of items to discuss.
• Memberships are Due: The cost is $20.00/per person. Shari
Aichholz is our Membership Chair and she will collect your
dues.
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By Kelly Christian
We all look to January as the time
to clear our slate of the prior year,
makes plans for what we want the New
Year to look like and to set goals for
our business/career, health, lifestyle
and finances. While some are successful carrying out their plans, sadly most
are not. The 3 tactics below will help
you finally be successful this year if
you integrate them into your planning.
1. Create a new habit around your goal
Setting a goal such as losing 20 lbs,
paying off debt or getting your business
finances in order are awful goals! Yes,
you heard right. They are awful because they do not involve any type of
plan to change your habits that caused
these issues in the first place. The best
bet for success is to create a measurable
& realistic goals, supported by a new
habit in a time period that is long
enough to have it become part of your
routine.
Following this advice I was finally
able to start and continue a daily plan
of flossing at 42 years old. For all you
dentists out there I know I should have
been doing it forever but I never
seemed to have time. I came upon Dr.
BJ Fogg's Tiny Habits website and
found some great advice and studies
about habits. One of his main premises
is that you need to make it impossible
not to do the activity that you want to
become a habit. Re-frame, think outside
the box, add triggers....whatever it
takes.
In the business world this might
look like creating a money date with
yourself to review your numbers and
update your bookkeeping, or setting
scheduled times each day/week to write
or handle your social media. Whatever
it is, make the habit smaller than you
first choose and think outside the box
for ways, places and times that will
help you to maintain the new habit for
long enough that it becomes a part of
your daily routine.
2. Don't plan more than 90 days ahead
You can even start with 60 days
instead of 90. The theory behind this is
well documented by numerous studies
that reveal if you can start and keep up
a new habit for 90 days then you are
likely to maintain it for
the long term. Missing
a day here and there is
not habit ending. The people who are
successful pick up the next day and
keep moving forwards.
Be sure to have a system to track
your progress, such as a calendar where
you mark off each day that you complete the new habit, a journal where
you record your habits or even an electronic app that helps you track your
progress. Whatever system you use, it
needs to show you how much progress
you have made with a running total of
your performance. This makes it so
much harder to skip a day when it will
break your streak of success!
3. Accountability
This piece of the puzzle is huge for
most of us. We try to tell ourselves that
we don't need to be externally motivated to reach our goals or to create our
new habits. This is true once we get
past the critical point in the habit formation process but when we are starting out, why not use peer pressure or
loving reminders we can get from a
friend, group or spouse to keep us moving in the right direction? I look at it as
if I were fighting a fire; would you
choose to only use a fire extinguisher if
you had a whole fire truck at your disposal? Same thing applies here.
Many entrepreneurs are missing
the accountability piece as they are too
busy and end up working alone in their
home offices with little or no outside
support. Be sure to seek out support in
a form that works for you; Chamber of
Commerce, local meetups, regular coffee dates with another business owner,
online programs etc. The form it takes
does not matter. Doing it does!
I am currently offering an online
Business Financial Bootcamp Program
starting in January which will help you
with creating your money habits and
provide ongoing accountability to make
sure you create the habits needed to
make 2016 your most successful year
ever!
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JANUARY 2016
Skwlax Fireman’s
Ball 2015
By Keith Power
Fire Chief Skwlax V.F.D.
November 21 at the Quaaout
lodge was the first of what will be an
annual event held by the Skwlax
Volunteer Fire department. A dinner
dance along with a silent auction
was held as a fund raiser for the volunteer Fire Department that provides
fire protection, suppression, education and medical first response to the
Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band
and roads and rail lines that pass
through Quaaout reserve #1 and
Chum Creek reserve #2.
From the many comments we
have received a fabulous night was
had by all those that attended, we
were entertained by the Fab Fourever, a Beatles tribute band out of
Vancouver and the dance floor was
full from the first to last song. If you
ever get chance to hear these guys
play you will think that you are listening to the Beatles, what a really
fabulous group. In keeping with the
"British" theme Quaaout lodge
served up many British favourites
including fish and chips and bangers
and mash along with other great
choices, again we received many
positive comments on the quality of
the food, great staff, great service
and great location.
As mentioned along with the
dining and dancing a silent auction
was held with some great items up
for auction, we would like to thank
all of the companies and individuals
who donated items to this auction
and made our first to be annual
"Fireman's Ball" a tremendous success. Thank You!
Save the date for the next Skwlax Fireman's Ball - November 19,
2016 at Quaaout Lodge.
I’m reading a book
about anti-gravity.
I just can’t seem to
put it down.
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JANUARY 2016
Sunday Service 10:30
All Are Welcome
Potluck Dinner
• Soup Day - Wed., 11:30 - 1:30
• Prayer Meetings - Wed., 10am
• Counselling Services Available
(250-793-2202)
January 17
War Room Movie showing
at 1:00 pm.
Be sure to check out our webpage for the latest news and events.
nscfchurch.org
4079 Butters Rd, Scotch Creek
Church Office: 250-955-2545 / Pastor Lloyd Peters 250-793-2201
Hey Nora, I just met a
Medium. I’ll introduce
you to her.
Don’t bother Dora.
I’d just get depressed.
I’m a large.
2016 your year to be
Set Free!!
John
John 8:32
8:32
3968 Squilax/Anglemont Rd
Sundays 10:30am service
Thursday noon: soup, bun & fellowship
Pastor Peter King
250-804-3518
Chase
“Victory” Life Group
THURSDAYS 7PM
Contact:
Dale or Doreen at
250-679-4411
All are welcome
Worship
Word
Fellowship
Office
(call Robyn)
250-306-6078
Scotch Creek
“Inside out” Group
(By Dr. Larry Crabb)
TUESDAYS 7pm
Addiction Recovery
(Starting Jan 12th)
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recovery experience
Call– 250-804-3518
For information
with pins or tacks and is then
By Jan Penner
We had a few guesses for hung in a cool area that has
this month's item. And the
good ventilation. Pelts should
winner is…. Vickey Bischoff! never be against a wall or
She correctly named the mys- touching each other. If the
tery item as pelt stretchers.
area is too warm, the pelts can
Trapping in order to col- shrivel and spoil. Pelts need
lect furs for trading was a
to hang until they are hard
major draw for early settlers
which can be anywhere from
arriving in Rupert's
a few days to a week,
Last Months
Item
Land. Many who first
depending on the size
Pelt Stretchers
settled in the North
and thickness of a pelt.
Shuswap set trap lines
Larger animals such as
that they maintained
fox and coyote can be
throughout the winter
stretched fur in for the
months, harvesting rich
first few days, and
pelts which were tradthen turned fur out to
ed for supplies and
complete the drying
money which allowed
process. Further prepthem to develop homearation of the pelt is
steads and raise
Name That Thing dependent on the
families. Trapbuyer's specificaping and selling
tions.
furs is still in pracWhile many
tise and though
do not condone
monitored and
harvesting of
with more humane
furs, it is a huge
trapping tools
part of our counavailable the preptry's history. Toaration of pelts
day, carefully
has changed little.
monitored trapEmail: kicker@kicker.ca
These pelt
Call: 250-955-0534
ping is similar to
Or drop answer in one of our
stretchers are an
hunting practises
drop boxes at SuperValu or
example of one of
Peoples Drug Mart in Scotch with permits isthe tools used to
Creek, Sunnyside Supermarket sued for trap lines
in Celista, or Ross Creek Store
prepare the pelts
and quotas and
in Magna Bay
for market. Once
limits established
an animal is skinned out, the by conservation. It is one
hide is placed over an appro- way to maintain healthy popupriately sized stretcher to
lations in the wild and many
begin curing. The apparatus still eat what they catch, no
does not actually "stretch" the matter what it is.
pelt, but keeps it from shrinkAbove is next month's
ing and shriveling as it dries. item. Be sure to submit your
If it is stretched out too much,
guess by January 22nd for the
the pelt is out of shape and in
chance to win our $20 prize!
some cases it will actually
HINT: Diameter is approxitear, making it useless.
mately 6” to 8” .
After being placed on a
stretcher, the pelt is secured
JANUARY 2016
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Scotch Creek
Christmas Parade
Submitted by Al Christopherson
A great show of local support made the
Christmas Parade at Scotch Creek on Saturday December 12 a great success and many
thanks go to many hands.
If you came to watch the parade,
bought a hot dog, loaned equipment or a
helping hand, donated cash or material or
were part of a parade float, thank you to all
of you.
St David’s raffle winners are Karen
Bainas, Tammy Miskulin, Enrico Marosi
and Leslie Stebbe.
The 2016 Parade will return to Friday
evening starting at 6 pm. I need two volunteers to help with parking control. If you
can help next December, please let me
know. Al Christopherson 250-955-2188
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“Helping you plan for tomorrow …. today”
By Claudette Carlsen
The results are in from our
Christmas Bird Count held on
Dec. 15, 2015. The counts
from year to year never fail to
amaze me.
For instance, we had less
species of birds but way more
individuals. Because of more
open water, the waterfowl
count was very high, 964 individuals of which the majority
were Canada Geese and Mallards. Our overall species
count was 55, down from last
year’s 62 and the number of
individuals was 3635, up from
3176 last year.
The yellow Evening Grosbeak count was down from 98
to 37, but the Black Capped
Chickadees and Nuthatches
were about the same. In the
East of Canada, the Evening
Grosbeak has been put on the
endangered list so I hope this
is not an indication of where
we are headed.
We had great weather and
a great Potluck afterwards and
I am thanking all the people
who helped us this year, sixteen counters plus Ted Gough,
who every year counts the
Blake Point area for us. Jack
and I logged 110 kms doing
the Magna Bay to Celista area
and it took us about four hours
so it isn’t hard to do, and we
meet all kinds of people who
feed the birds like we do.
Next up is the Swan and
Eagle Count on Jan. 17. We
will have the St. Ives to Sorrento route so if you know of
any swans in your area, you
can call me at 250-679-8148
and we can put them on our
count. Have a great 2016 and
if you love Nature, consider
joining us.
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Members of the Sorrento Lions Club present a cheque in
the amount of $675.00 to Mrs. Allia Tyssen and Principal Mr.
Ian Landy. The donation will go towards the Sorrento elementary school breakfast food program.
Also in the picture are President Brian Butcher, 1st Vice
President Terry Timms, Treasurer John Howat and Secretary
Picture Credit: Judi Kembel
Judi Kembel.
JANUARY 2016
Codependency … or…
RALPH BISCHOFF
CONTRACTING
“Do as I say, not as I do!” Part 5
Eileen Peters MA, Certified
Professional Counsellor
“You will do as I say,
young man,” Ralph hollered as
his 14 year-old son slouched
past him. As the door to his
son’s room slammed shut
Ralph felt his fists clench as he
fought the urge to stomp into
his son’s room and let him
know who was boss! Only the
knowledge of his oldest daughter’s soon arrival stopped him.
Ralph slumped into an
easy chair, his brain taunting
him with the words, “Do as I
say, not as I do! Do as I say,
not as I do!” And a memory
he had never shared with anyone came flooding back, unbidden.
He was a little younger
than his own son when he had
gone with his dad to pick up
some parts for the quad. As
they were walking out of the
shop, Ralph saw his dad reach
for a small tool that was lying
near the door. His dad glanced
around and then slipped it into
his pocket. No one said anything on the ride home.
A few years later when
Ralph and his friends were
caught walking out of a mall
with two sets of headphones
they hadn’t paid for, Ralph’s
dad went ballistic and slapped
him repeatedly as he yelled,
“What is wrong with you?
Didn’t I train you better than
that?”
Integrity seems to be a
rare find nowadays. We are
quick to denounce countries,
corporations, business, and
anybody else who doesn’t
“walk the talk”. And yet we
ourselves so often expect others (especially our children) to
live up to a higher standard
than we are willing to do.
Sadly, a lack of integrity
destroys trust. Children find it
confusing and become suspi-
cious when parents tell them to
be honest, and then turn around
and tell a lie. When dad promises to take his kids to the
movies on a Saturday afternoon, but instead decides to
play golf, or mom promises a
special shopping trip and then
gets an invitation for coffee
that “she just can’t refuse”
children begin to learn to live
with the pain of inconsistency.
Robert Subby says, “Many
of us who experienced these
inconsistencies…came to believe as children, that we really
weren’t good enough and didn’t deserve our parent’s love.
Unable to get our parents approval, we sought out new
ways of getting attention. Conscious or otherwise, our goal is
to manipulate others to give us
validation and love. Who we
are inside is not good enough
or deserving enough, so we
hide this unacceptable part and
learn to do those things which
will bring us approval from
others. The most destructive
part of this particular rule is
that by doing only what we
think others want us to do, we
deny ourselves and become
divided inside.”
As Ralph sat in the quietness, he began to realize that
there were areas, such as his
own anger, and his habit of
turning up late for supper without bothering to phone ahead,
and forgetting his son’s games,
that he tolerated in himself, but
would not allow in his son.
“I really need to change
some things,” he muttered as
he got out of his chair and
headed to his son’s room.
If you would like more
information or to find out
about counselling services in
Scotch Creek please feel free
to contact me at 250-793-2202.
www.northshorecounselling.net
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I
have heard it many times, buyers have told me there is no
harm in trying a lowball offer. I disagree. What I have seen is if a
seller sees a buyer’s first offer as insulting then the sellers
resistance goes up and the seller will be more resistant of any
offer from that buyer. In the end the buyer will have paid more for
the property than if their first offer price was respectful.
I
n the last year I have seen buyers first offer price at half the list
price with the buyer miffed at the sellers being upset. There is no
reliable definition of lowball. I have seen buyers consider their
offer at $1,000 off the list price as a low ball and I have seen a
seller consider a buyers offer at $1,000 off the list price as
lowball. By my definition neither is a lowball, but I’m not the buyer
or seller. Very seldom will a buyer and seller agree to terms if the
seller thinks they are being lowballed. It’s a ploy that seldom
works.
Disclaimer: Al Christopherson is affiliated with Century 21 Lakeside Realty Ltd.
and the opinions expressed herein are his own and not those of the company.
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
South Shuswap Chamber of Commerce AGM together with
a complimentary wine & cheese will take place Thursday January 28th at 6:30 pm. at the Cedar Heights Centre, 2316 Lakeview Drive, Blind Bay.
All members in good standing are invited to attend this
event. Please RSVP to Chamber Manager Karen Brown by calling 250.515.0002.
Unplug & Play Family
Literacy Week 2016
Submitted Darcy Calkins
The Literacy Alliance of
the Shuswap Society (LASS)
and many community organizations are inviting families to
participate in Unplug & Play
Family Literacy Week from
January 23th to 30st, 2016.
Children (ages 8 – 18) use an
average of 7.5 hours of entertainment technology per day.
There are many negative health
factors, as well as negative
impacts on social and emotional development that are being
linked to the large number of
hours children are spending in
front of screens. In order to
encourage students and families to reduce their amount of
screen-time (TV, video games,
computers, etc.) Unplug & Play
Passports have been printed for
every elementary school student in the district. On each
passport, there is a daily checklist to record screen-free activities and a schedule of events
for families throughout the
North Okanagan-Shuswap. All
events are free and some of the
planned activities include: skating and buddy reading with the
Salmon Arm SilverBacks and
Sicamous Eagles, family game
nights, Early Years Fairs, magic shows, family skating, special library storytimes, family
yoga night, sliding parties, family art afternoon, Jam the GM
Children’s Book Drive, free
family swim, indoor soccer,
curling, and much more! For
more information, please go to
www.shuswapliteracy.ca .
JANUARY 2016
32nd Annual “Reino
Keski-Salmi” Loppet
By Pat Danforth
This friendly, full day
family event for both recreational and competitive skiers
will take place on Saturday,
January 16, 2016. Almost
$400,000 has been raised for
the Heart and Stroke Foundation over the past 31 years.
Families, friends and neighbours from 2 to 82 are invited
to gather together at Salmon
Arm's Larch Hills to enjoy the
pristine, rolling trails followed
by a BBQ beef hot lunch, pool
time, "appy hour" and a family dance.
Online registration closes
on Thursday, January 14,
2016 and final registration is
from 3 to 8 p.m. at the SASCU Recreation Centre on Friday, January 15, 2016.
Entry forms and additional
information is available on-line
at www.SkiLarchHills.ca or
from local nordic ski clubs.
Thank you to Firefighters
We would like to give a huge shout out and heartfelt
thanks to the awesome team of volunteer fire fighters at
the Scotch Creek station for saving our “Happy Place”
during a devastating house fire on Christmas day…great
job guys!!
Rick & Donna Foster
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Fresh Meat & Produce
Dairy Goods
Photofinishing
Cosmetics & Skincare
Pharmacy
Proud Supporter of the Community
825 Shuswap Ave, Chase BC
People’s Food and Drug can
help with your New Year
resolution whether its quitting
smoking . . . .
. . . .or losing that few pounds.
All the Best from Shuswap Trails
Wishing you all the very best of the Season and a
Happy New Year from the Shuswap Trail Alliance!
2015 has been quite a year marking the 10th anniversary of our collaborative work together under the Shuswap
Trail Alliance banner. Thank you to all the partners, sponsors, stewards, volunteers, leaders, trail users, businesses,
communities, individuals, organizations, donors - you who have made it all possible! Together - we have built
new relationships, entered a new era of accountability
within Secwepemc Nation Territory, pooled our
knowledge, time, and resources, become even more strategic in our planning together, begun to look for better ways
to manage ourselves on the land, and yes - built, maintained, and promoted even more trails throughout the
Shuswap.
Thank you all!
Shuswap Trail Alliance
People’s Food and Drug has a
large selection of diet aids and
smoking cessation products.
Maybe you’re missing
something? People’s Food and
Drug can help with our vitamin
selection and
knowledgeable staff to
help you feel your best.
Grocery
250-679-3553
Mon - Sun
8am - 8pm
Pharmacy
250-679-8611
Mon to Sat
9am - 6pm
Sun & Holidays
10am-4pm
JANUARY 2016
Youth Sports
to bear...but all in all it was a great season
with a great group of players.
Basketball
The Bantam Chargers (ages 14-15)
Youth Fun Basketball for ages 8 and
had a great season as well and finished
up at North Shuswap Elementary on
the season with an 8-1 record. Their only
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 to
loss of the season came against the West
7:30 pm. Free, drop in and bring water
and indoor shoes etc. Players are invited Van Warriors who they played twice in
the regular season with each team winto bring their "tunes" for the Rockin
ning one game. The Bantam Chargers
Warmup!
were forced to play this season in the FraFootball
The Peewee Chargers (ages 10-11) ser Valley Football league as the other
had a really good season and managed to interior bantam teams ended up playing in
make the first round of playoffs, but were Junior Varsity (high school) leagues. This
caused a great hardship with travel exdefeated in a tragic 28-26 loss...what a
penses as over 1/2 their games were at the
great effort for a team made up of 90%
Coast. A huge thank you to The North
first year players... Great work team!
The Junior Bantam Chargers (ages Shuswap Lions for their donation to the
Bantams to help offset travel costs. All
12-13) had a stellar season, registering
that travel time on the bus
only one loss to the
may have helped because
SA
Bantam
Vernon Magnums. The
the Bantam Chargers won
Chargers
Win!
Chargers, featuring local
the Fraser Valley champiOn
December
6,
2015,
boys Simon Wiebe, Jonah
onship and met and defeatthe
Salmon
Arm
Bantam
Rivette and Vaughn
ed their nemesis, the West
Chargers
(ages
14-15)
won
McManamna finished the
Van Warriors, to win the
the
B.C.
Provincial
Chamseason off with a record of
BC Provincial Championpionship
in
Langley,
beat7-1, scoring 228 points
ship.
ing
the
VWWMF
Warriors
while only giving up 46.
Congratulations to the
of
Vancouver
by
a
score
of
Note that the Chargers
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and our own
47
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In
addition
to
the
and Shuswap Minor FootNorth
Shuswap
boys, Hargame
trophy
awarded
to
ball show great respect for
per
Hokenson
and
Luke
the
team,
each
player
will
their opponents and after
Rivette
who
play
for
the
be
receiving
a
commemogoing ahead 30 points in a
Bantam's
and
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be
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ring.
Congratulagame, we will stop scoring
by running out of bounds tions to all the players and showing off some championship bling soon... If you
and or taking knees. There staff on your impressive
see either one of these playseason.
were a few instances
ers, ask them for their autowhere we had no choice
graph!
Great
work
guys for a once in a
but to score, but didn’t take the points.
lifetime
season!
The 2nd place Chargers entered the
By Mike McManamna
Gift basket of goodies
wrapped in a
St. David’s prayer shawl
Four lucky basket winners in our
draw at the parade: Leslie Stebbe,
Karen Bainas, Tammy Miskulin,
Enrico Marosi
St. David’s by the Lake
on the highway in Celista
Join us for worship
Sundays at 11:00
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Start the new year off with some
inspirational messages, hymns,
and great fellowship
Young people’s activities each
Sunday
We have a new sound system,
that includes the Auris Hearing
Loop to assist with hearing
difficulties
Hot pot luck lunch served after
each service
Everyone welcome!
Contact us at
worship@stdavidschurch.info
or 955-2502
Check out our website
www.stdavidschurch.info
If pro and con
are opposites,
wouldn't’ the
opposite of
progress be
congress?
playoffs heavily favoured to beat the 3rd
place Kelowna Lions (who we quite
handily beat twice in the regular season)
but as the saying goes "on any given Sunday", we were defeated in the "most exciting game of the year" as quoted by the
officials. The Chargers held the lead until
27 seconds left with the Lions at 3rd and
20 in their own 45 yard line, when they
executed a "Disneyish" Hail Mary long
bomb and managed to score to take the
lead. The Chargers fought back and in 2
plays made it back down to the Lions 10
yard line but, with no time left on the
clock were unable to score. Our 15 year
head Coach Andrew VanDokkumburg
said it was the hardest loss he’s ever had
Baseball
North Shuswap Minor Baseball will
star registrations very soon. Nothing like
getting a jump on things... So if you have
players interested in playing some North
Shuswap Minor Baseball, look for registration forms coming home from school
or at Super Valu.
Shuswap Minor Sports would like to
thank all our supporters and wish a happy
New Year to all. Remember... "Given a
choice, a kid would much rather steal 2nd
base than your car" ...quote Babe Ruth.
If you have players (boys or girls)
interested in playing some Shuswap Minor Sports, please call Mike at 250-8190522.
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Huge heartfelt gratitude goes out to
all of the contributors of the 18th
Annual Kicker Colouring Contest.
Thank you for the donated Super
Valu receipts that helped us
purchase some of the gifts. Thank
you to the anonymous donators and
to those we may have missed.
Gift Contributions:
CDL Mechanical
SuperValu
Alanna Stearns
Ross Creek Store
Robin Bristow
Krista Barker - Remax
Peoples Drugstore
Patrice Dupas
Delcie Devine
North Shuswap Lions
Brad & Kim Schmidt
Eva & Vaughn
Cash Donations:
Joan Bristow
Debra & Gary Newton
Gord and Pat Robertson
Caravan’s West
Hugh and Drina Latrace
Chris and Wayne Trueman
Lindsay Construction
Lumberjack Tree Services
Scotch Creek Bottle Depot
St. David’s Church
Cynthia Bentley
Anglemont Inn
Gus & June Welter
Macy Norton
John & Doreen Bourque
Soul Designs Coaching
Kristin Hoyrup
Bob & Linda Kendall
Carol Hoffman
Victory Church
Shuswap Lake Security Services Ltd.
John & Debbie Seymour
Shuswap Septic
Kickstart Your Health & Wellness
Community Wellness Challenge - Feel Healthier & Happier in 2016
By Jenn Szabo
It's January, and if you're in the majority you've probably made a New Years
resolution this year that will improve
your life in some way. As a Transformational Wellness Coach I'm a sucker for all
positive change, especially when it comes
to wellness and self development, so I
love the idea of New Years resolutions.
The trouble is, I know that many people
set a goal for the year with great enthusiasm, only to have their shimmery and
well intentioned plan fall to the wayside a
week or month later. Many of these goals
fizzle out for a few main reasons; they
aren't carefully planned out, they are taken on without a support person/group, or
we just don't have the knowledge or skill
to make our plan a reality. I would like to
help my readers with this dilemma.
This year let’s achieve well being
together! A wise mentor of mine once
said figure out a way that you can help
the largest amount of people, and touch
the most hearts, and then you will feel
alive and fulfilled in your career. I've
made a point of following this advice,
and I've chosen careers that have allowed
me to train and assist clients in skill development and obtaining personal success
in their careers, relationships and health
and fitness journeys. This work makes me
tick, and I feel a huge sense of accomplishment when I see others growing and
succeeding. I've found the most effective
way to help people create change in their
lives is by working in groups. This gives
clients a supportive environment where
they are encouraged and motivated by
other group members and held accountable.
So, how can I help you achieve your
New Years resolution? I'm offering a
FREE online community wellness chal-
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lenge to all my readers starting in January. The challenge will include various
body mind and spirit techniques that will
boost your energy, help with weight loss,
induce peace of mind and so much more.
I will offer different challenge options for
all health and fitness levels, and you will
find our daily challenges are fun and
practical. Do you want in on the action?
Simply "like" my Facebook page: Jenn's
Wellness Group, and await instructions
for your first daily challenge. I look forward to working with you. Let's make
this year a happy, healthy new year.
Jennifer Szabo
Transformational Wellness Coach
Licensed Zumba Fitness Instructor
Yoga instructor
JANUARY 2016
School News
Stump Removal
Trenches for Electrical,
Sewer, Water, etc.
Interlocking Pavers
AB Retaining Walls
Concrete Finishing
Material Moving
Material Hauling
Len Barker
cklcontracting@telus.net
250-804-9913
250-955-0868
For your convenience
we post our price
Self Serve Gas Station
• Propane (auto, cylinder, RV’s) • Diesel
• Bulk Oil Sales • ATM
Open 7 Days A Week
Mon to Sat 7 am-8 pm ~ Sun 8 am-8 pm
By Jan Penner
As we start our January
schedule, staff and students are
looking forward to our upcoming Ski/Skate days. Intermediates will be heading off to Silver Star for 3 days of downhill
skiing, while the Primary students will be busing to Art
Holding Arena in Chase for
skating in the morning of the
same days. Parents, please
check the school newsletter
for times and dates and
pay close attention to
departure times for
the ski bus, as timing
is tight and the bus must
leave on time.
Congratulations to both
the boys and girls volleyball
teams. Each won their zone
championships in early December, bringing home ribbons
which will be added to the
trophy case. Well done!
During our last week of
December classes we had the
annual Christmas concert.
Way to go Ms. Auger! Our
band was excellent and the
classes all did a lovely job with
their songs from other countries. I myself really enjoyed
the whole concert, but I especially loved the "booming" in
Six White Boomers.
The last week of December also had the "Snow Ball"
as a highlight. Multi-aged
groups (students from K-8)
moved from room to room
participating in Christmas
themed activities. We have a
wonderful student population
and the interaction between
older and younger students
was fabulous. A huge amount
of responsibility and empathy
develops and is demonstrated
through such activities and
a good time was had by
all!
A quick reminder
to everyone that our children often walk along our
roadways on the way to and
from bus stops. Please be cautious and slow down when you
see them. Depending on
weather conditions, the roads
can be slippery or slushy and
in many places, there is very
little room on the road shoulders. Parents, please advise
your children to walk on the
left side of the road facing
traffic when possible, to make
eye contact with drivers, to
wear clothing that can be seen
easily, and to be prepared to
get off the road quickly if need
be. Let's have a safe return to
school!
Volunteers Wanted
By Darcy Calkins
The Literacy Alliance of
the Shuswap Society (LASS)
is currently recruiting volunteer computer tutors in Salmon
Arm and in the South Shuswap
(Blind Bay) to work with local
seniors who are in need of
basic computer support. If you
are interested in this rewarding
community volunteer opportunity, please contact: Darcy
Calkins, Literacy Outreach
Coordinator, at 250-463-4555
or admin@shuswapliteracy.ca .
If you love to read and are
interested in working with
children, consider becoming a
volunteer with the One to One
Children’s Literacy Program.
Volunteers read with 3 children in grades 2 to 5. All tutoring is done at the school
during regular school hours.
A three hour training session for all volunteers in basic
reading strategies is mandatory
as well as a criminal record
check. A training session will
be held on Tuesday, January
12th from 9am to 12noon at
Salmon Arm West Elementary
School in Salmon Arm.
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• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (26 ounce) can fat free
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• 1 cup chopped green
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1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon ground
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1/2 teaspoon ground
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1/2 pound shrimp
1/2 pound bay scallops
1/2 pound crabmeat
1/2 pound calamari tubes
1 (6.5 ounce) can
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clams, and continue cooking 10 minutes, or until
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DID YOU KNOW …In 2010, five people were killed and 150 injured by icicles in Saint Petersburg, Russia after a
heavy snow that also caused apartment block roofs to collapse, as well as creating water damage to private homes and to the
National Library of Russia.
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forward to the continued support of you and
Shuswap including skating and buddy reading
your families!! Come in and enjoy a GREAT
with the Salmon Arm SilverBacks and Sicambreakfast. Drinking coffee and hanging out
ous Eagles, family game nights, Early Years
8am to 2pm at Farrell’s Field in Celista located
with friends and family is a great way to start
Fairs, magic shows, family yoga night, sliding
at 5051 Meadow Creek Rd. Hot dogs, Hot
the day!! Enjoy all you can eat pancakes,
parties, family art afternoon, Jam the GM ChilChocolate. Fun for the whole family! FMI Barry
sausages and eggs served with real orange
dren’s Book Drive, free family swim, indoor
250-955-0559
juice and coffee/tea. Best deal in town!! All
soccer, curling, and much more! For more
Winter Carnival - Friday, Jan 29, 5pm to 7:30
proceeds go directly to help pay bills for our
information, please go to
at NS Community Hall, Celista. Slingshot
struggling Curling Club!
www.shuswapliteracy.ca
snowball, flying icicle toss, hockey shoot, rein• Shuswap Trail Party & Auction - Feb 5, 7pm
deer hunt, snow bowling and much more. Fun • Chase Fish & Game Annual Banquet - Sat
Feb 6 at Adams Lake Rec/Conference Centre.
at Salmon Arm Recreation Centre. A new
for the whole family. Prizes, concession. FMI
Happy hour 5:30pm. Banquet 7pm. Dance to
decade of Shuswap Trails! Live Music with the
250-955-0071
Brendan Methot Music. For tickets and info
Whiskey Danglers, DJ with Patrick Ryley,
SOUTH SHUSWAP
call Vickey 250-955-2374 or Ben 778-220Dance, Buffet Appies featuring locally grown
South Shuswap Chamber AGM - Thurs Jan
0507
and prepared foods by Blue Canoe Bakery
28, 6:30pm at Cedar Heights Centre, 2316
OTHER AREAS
Cafe, Cash Bar, Silent Auction, and the Best-Of
Lakeview Dr. Blind Bay. Wine and Cheese
Shuswap Trail Photo Footage. FMI go to
• 32nd Annual “Reino Keski-Salmi” Loppet event. Please RSVP Karen 250-515-0002
www.shuswaptrails.com and click on events or
Salmon Arm. January 16 at Larch Hills.
CHCA annual Chinese Dinner and board/
call (250) 804-6451
Friendly, full day family event for both recreacard games night. - January 29th at Cedar
• The Snowed In Comedy Tour Returns - Sat,
tional and competitive skiers ages 2 to 82!
Heights Community Centre on 2316 Lakeview
Jan 23, 8:30pm at Salmar Classic Theatre in
Enjoy the pristine, rolling trails followed by a
Drive in Blind Bay. Cash Bar (wine & beer) at
Salmon Arem. Four international comedians
BBQ beef hot lunch, pool time, "appy hour" and
5 pm. Meal at 5:30pm Games at 7 pm. Please
come together to create one amazing show
a family dance. Entry forms and additional
contact Gloria for info, price and arrangement
with each bringing a unique and hilarious take
information is available on-line
for payment. gloria16@telus.net or 250 675
providing something for everyone. Don't miss
at www.SkiLarchHills.ca or from local nordic
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out on the comedy show the Kelowna Daily
ski clubs.
CHASE
courier called "Better than the Just for Laughs
• Unplug & Play Family Literacy Week - Jan
Chase Curling Rink Pancake Breakfast tour". www.snowedincomedytour.com
23 to 30. Multiple free events throughout the
Sunday January 10th. 9am to 11am. We look
NORTH SHUSWAP
• Annual Farrell’s Field Skating Party - Jan 9,
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North Shuswap
Christian Fellowship
 Worship & Sunday School, 10:30 am
Potluck 3rd Sunday after service
Soup Day Wed. 11 :30 - 1:30
4079 Butters Road, Scotch Creek
Pastor Lloyd Peters
St. David’s by-the-Lake
Anglican/United Church
Victory Church
 Sunday, 10:30 am
Unit #3 - 3968
S-A Rd Scotch Creek
 Sunday, 11am
5518 S-A Rd, Celista
worship@stdavidschurch.info
Rev Brian Smith
Sunday, 10:30 am
At Sorrento Memorial Hall
1159 Passchendale Rd.
250.835.4004
Catholic Services
Our Lady of the Lake
Blind Bay  Sunday, 11: 15 am
Chase  Sunday, 9:00 am
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North Shuswap Library
Located at the Centre in Scotch Creek
3867
SquilaxAnglemont Rd.
Shuswap Community Church
Sorrento Campus
250-955-8198
Open: Tues Noon - 5,
Wed & Fri 11 - 4, Sat 11 - 4
Working Together
To Prevent Crime
JPW Road
Maintenance
24hour hazard
Reporting line
1-877-546-3799
TRANSFER STATION HOURS
Scotch Creek
OPEN
Fri - Tues 8am - 2pm
Closed Wed & Thurs
Christmas, New Years &
Remembrance Day - Closed
Seymour Arm
OPEN
Saturday 1pm - 5pm
Closed
Statutory Holidays
Anglemont
Waterworks
After Hour Emergencies
1-877-996-3344
Chase Detachment Office
250-679-3221
If you have any tips
on local crime call
CRIMESTOPPERS
1-800-222-8477
DIAL 9–1–1
FOR EMERGENCIES
JANUARY 2016
Age 11 – 13 Winners
1st
– Siena Zanders
2nd – Taylor Bochek
3rd – Fiona HammerZiegler
4th – Cassidy Peterson
(missing)
Age 9 – 10 Winners
1st
– Madison Lagore
2nd – Tressa Bailey
3rd – Petra Simpson
4th – Christian Zanders
Age 6 – 8 Winners
1st
– Ella Kendall
2nd – Dominic Manual
3rd – Taylin Orr
4th – Kane Bochek
Age 5 & under
Winners
1st – Josia-Daniel Fraser
(missing)
2nd – Enia Morosi
3rd – Jayla Oliphant
4th – Jayciana Campbell
Another Successful
Christmas Kids Party
By Jo Anne Malpass
The Lions Club Kids Christmas Party and
awarding of prizes for The Kicker’s 18th colouring
contest drew another large happy crowd to the North
Shuswap Community Hall on December 13.
This year we gave out 116 gifts.
The children had their faces painted with Christmas
designs or to look like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, they fished for a gift at the fish pond and had
their pictures taken with Santa, to be sent free of
charge before Christmas. Hot dogs, hot chocolate,
treats and coffee were available free of charge. All
this was thanks to the North Shuswap Lions Club.
Along with seeing the joy on their children’s faces,
the adults had a chance to win Lions’ raffles for one
of the six gift baskets donated by local businesses.
Four colouring contest winners in each of the
four age categories chose their prizes and then the
rest of the children attending were called to select
gifts. Debbie Seymour, Bobbie See, Patti Hubner
and I took on the difficult task of trying to select only
four winners in each age group when there were so
many artistic entries to choose from. Thank you judges for all your help.
The Kicker staff of Jan and Tracy
Wojciechowski, Cindy Korchinski, Jan Penner and I
are thankful for the help with the gift giving at the
party from Don Laframboise, Janice Fisher and Ian
Bell.
We are very grateful to Super Valu for the gift
donations, allowing us to display some of the prizes
in the store and accepting donations on behalf of the
Kicker.
The Kicker appreciates the assistance from businesses, volunteers and donors. Without your generous support, this popular community event wouldn’t
be possible
JANUARY 2016
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Regularly Scheduled Events
Please Note:
Many of the regular scheduled events take a break during the summer.
• Chamber of Commerce Meetings - 4th Mon of
NORTH SHUSWAP
the month, Location to be announced
CELISTA COMMUNITY HALL
• Celista Coffee House - Live entertainment, 3rd • NS First Responders - meet 1st & 3rd Thurs,
7pm at Celista Fire Hall.
Saturday (NEW) of the month, Oct to May. $4
• Lions Club Meat Draw & 50/50 Draw - at the
admission. Set-up and pot-luck dinner, 5pm.
Copper Island Pub. Saturdays, 3-5pm. Ten
Doors open 7pm, Open mic; 7:30-9pm, feature
draws for the various cuts of meat purchased
act to follow. Refreshments. FMI 250-679-2174
from SuperValu. 50/50 Draw
• Community Association - meeting 3rd Tues of
• Pickleball - Tues. & Fri. at 10 am, Sat. at 1 pm.
the month, 7pm.
at the Tennis Courts in Scotch Creek. FMI
• Craft & Needlework every Wed, 10-2. FMI
Heather 250.833.8069
Gerry 250-955-6279
• Soup Day - Wed. 11:30 to 1:30pm at North
• Historical Society - meeting 2nd Thurs of the
Shuswap Christian Fellowship Church. 4079
month, 2pm.
Butters Road. Scotch Creek
• Lions Club - meetings 2nd & 4th Thurs of the
• Fitness classes at Quaaout Lodge - Mon,
month, 7pm. Meat Draw at the Copper Island
Wed, Thurs - Yoga at 8:30am and Aquacise at
Pub, Saturdays 3-5pm
10am. FMI 250.679.3090
• Naturalist Club - meet 2nd Tues of the month,
SOUTH SHUSWAP
1:30 pm. (Summer outings) FMI Claudette: 250679-8148
• Alcoholics Anonymous AA - St. Mary’s Church
• NIA Dance Fusion Classes - Tues & Fri
in Sorrento - 7 pm Sundays. FMI 250-679-3945
or cell 250-833-2117
10:30am -11:30am. FMI Nancy Parkinson 250CARLIN HALL
679-8233
• NS First Responders Society - meet 2nd Wed. To book call Marcha, 250-835-8577 or Jane 250675-5426. web: carlinhall.net
of the month at 2pm
• N.S. Players - meet 2nd Tues. of the month, 7pm. • Tues: Beginner acoustic jam - 7pm to 9pm. $5/
person
• NSHCS - meet 2nd Thurs of the month, 10am in
the Hall Club Room
• Wed: Intermediate acoustic jam - 7pm to 9pm,
$3/person
• Zumba and Yoga - Classes for Zumba are on
Tues & Thurs 9am to 10am. Yoga on the beach • Coffee House 1st Saturday- October - May,
Wed 9am FMI Jenn 778-988-1459
7:30pm. Beginning in February we begin at 7pm
LAKEVIEW CENTRE ACTIVITIES
to allow junior performers to take the stage.
Come support local talent. Coffee & goodies
• Achy Breaky Body Parts Line Dancing - Every
avail. (coffeehouse cancelled Jan 2016)
Wed, 10am for beginners (pls call Donna),
EAGLE BAY COMMUNITY HALL
10:30am for advanced. FMI Donna Gallant 250679-2419
• Quilting Mondays 10-2 (Bring Lunch). FMI call
Inez: 675-4531
• Anglebay Entertainers Chorus practice - Wed.
1pm, Jo 250-955-2282
• Crafts Wednesdays 10-2 (Bring Lunch). FMI call
Dot: 675-4282
• Arts and Crafts Club - Tues. 10am to 2pm.
Bring your lunch. Everyone welcome. FMI call
• Fitness - Tues. & Thurs. 9-10. FMI call Sharon:
Alison @ 250-955-2588
675-2408
• Bible Study - Group meeting at 7:00 Thursday
• Darts Fri evenings at 7:15 pm. FMI call Alan:
evenings at Lakeview Center. Everyone
675-5403
Welcome.
• Coffee House 4th Sat of the Month, except Dec,
June, July & Aug. 7:30
• Bridge Night - Wed evening, 7 pm. Coffee and
Treats, Everyone welcome.
pm. Performers always welcome! Gaetane 6752178
• Carpet Bowling - Mon & Thurs 10-12. FMI Blair
Scranton 250-955-0032. Spares list call Ann
• Notch Hill Town Hall Assoc. - meet 1st Monday
Chow 250-955-2899
of month at 7pm (bank holiday 2nd Mon) Watch
for special events all year. Info 250-675-4174
• Drop in Yoga - Wed & Fri. 9 to 10am with Jenn
Szabo
• Probus Copper Island - meets at Cedar Heights
• Community Prayer Group - 3rd Thurs of the
Community Hall in Sorrento on the second
month, 7 pm. FMI Val 250-955-2117 or Sharlee
Thurs./mo. at 10 am Coffee at 9:30. For details
250-679-2120.
call Mr. Doug Brown 250-803-8930
• Cribbage - Thursdays 1 pm
• Shuswap Rock Club - First Tues of the month
• Country Gardener’s Club - 3rd Wed of the
(Sept - June) 7:30 pm at Toad Hall in Sorrento.
month, 7 pm. FMI Chris 250-955-6467
Saturday workshops 1-4 pm. FMI Pat 250-6752849.
• Hostess Program - Tues, Wed, Thurs, 1pm to
4pm
• Shuswap Wood Carvers - Meet Wed 9am to
• Rise & Shine Breakfast - 2nd Saturday of every
noon at Sorrento Drop in Centre. FMI Ken 250-675
month at the Lakeview Community Center. 8-3316.
SORRENTO DROP IN SOCIETY
11am. Great food, come hungry
• Mon: AA & Alanon - 8pm, Glee Club - 9:30am
• Table Tennis - Mon. 1pm and & Thurs. 1 pm to
• Tues: Crib -1:30pm, Snooker (men) - 1:00pm,
3pm. Dennis 250-955-2899
Meals to Wheels 2nd & 4th Tues. at noon
OTHER NORTH SHUSWAP ACTIVITIES
• Wed: Snooker 6:00pm, Cards - 1:00pm
• Thurs: Foot Clinic (call for appt. 250-675-0065),
Quilting - 10:00am Snooker (men) - 1:00pm
• Fri: Ladies Snooker- 2pm
• Sat: Scottish Country Dancing
9:30. FMI 250-6753518
SHUSWAP LAKE ESTATES COMMUNITY
CENTRE: FMI call 250-675-2523
• Mon: Line Dance - intermediate 1:00 - 2:30,
Sponge Ball 9:30 - 12:00
• Tues: Ladies Bridge 1:00 - 4:00, Good Time
Quilters 1st, 3rd, & 5th
• Wed: Line Dance - beginners 10:00 - 11:30,
Advanced 1:30 - 3:00. Lego Club - every 2nd
Wed.
• Thurs: Play Group 9:00 - 12:00
• Friday: Sponge Ball 9:30 - 12:00, Youth Group Grade 7 & up 7:00 - 9:00. Family Move Night 1st Fri. of month 6:00 - 8:00
• The Ta'Lana Twirler's Square Dance Club
Meet Thursdays (starting Sept.26), at the Blind
Bay Hall, 2010 Blind Bay Rd. 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
Round & Main Stream dancing. FMI Betty at 250675-4408
• The Piecemakers Quilt Group - Thurs. 10 - 2pm
at the Sorrento Drop In Centre. FMI 250-955-2393
• TOPS Sorrento #4369 - meets every Wed from
8:15 to 10:00 am at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic
Church. 2740 Fairway Hills Rd. Blind Bay BC
(lower level). FMI Gail 250-675-2849
CHASE
Chase Duplicate Bridge - Thurs in St. Andrews
Church (rear door) Zoë 250-679-8488
CHASE CREEKSIDE FOR SENIORS
FMI Sharron 250-679-1183
• Mon: Exercise for guys/gals, 8:30am / Bridge
(with lessons), Canasta & Snooker, 1pm
• Tues: Bingo, 1pm
• Wed: Exercise for guys/gals, 9am / Canasta &
Snooker, 1pm / Jam session 7pm
• Thurs: Wood carving, 9am (lessons & help avail.)
• 2nd Thurs: Monthly General Meeting, 1pm
• Fri: Cribbage, 1pm
• Exercise for guys/gals, 9am
• 2nd Fri: Mini-Crib, 10:30am register, 11am start
• 3rd Fri every other month (starting Oct 2015):
Full course meal, 5pm. Happy hour, 4:15
Movie Night - Chase Community Hall, every
Thurs, minimal admission, concession available.
FMI 250-319-6302.
Parkside Estates - Public Bingo Wed. 1pm, FMI
250-679-4477 Ext. 5
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
250-679-3536
• Tuesday Pool- 3:30pm, meat draw - 4 - 6:30pm
• Wednesday - 3rd Wed of every month Branch
General Meeting 7 pm.
• Saturday Meat Draw, 50/50, Fun Darts - 2pm
• Sunday - Giant Crib on the first Sun. of every
month, 10:45 am. All other Sundays closed.
• Taoist Tai Chi - Chase Community Hall on
Tuesdays from 10-11am and Thursdays from 9:30
-11:30 am. FMI Judy 250-679-5425
To add a meeting/event call 250-955-0534, Fax 250-955-0515 or email kicker@kicker.ca
JANUARY 2016
Regularly Scheduled Events
Please Note:
continued
Many of the regular scheduled events take a break during the summer.
SUNNYBRAE
COMMUNITY HALL
• Tues & Thurs: Karate 6pm (250-835-8875)
• Mon & Fri: Badminton (250-835-4625)
• 2nd Sat: Coffee House (except June to Sept)
• 4th
Wed: General Meeting 7:30pm
SENIORS HALL
• Sunnybrae Painters Tues 10am (250-835-4625)
• Needle Arts Guild 1st & 3rd Thur: 10am (250835-8842)
• Wed Quilters 1st & 3rd (250-835-8255)
• Potluck dinner and Meeting 3rd Tues, 5:30 pm
Adams River Salmon Society.. Sheila Empey 250-253-2598
Anglemont Estates Waterworks
After Hours emergency 1-877-996-3344
Regular hours 250-832-8194
Anglemont Ladies Golf.. Bev Shea 250-955-0365
Anglemont Men’s Golf Club.. Rob MacDuff at 250-505-2781
Artistic Community.. Lynn Erin 250-955-6234
Arts Council for the South Shuswap.. Karen Brown 250.515.3276
AWE Society.. email: awesociety7@gmail.com.
Baseball Club.. Mike McManamna.. 250-819-0522 or 250-9550688
Camp Grafton.. Judy MacPherson 250-374-5115
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
North Shuswap - Dave Cunliffe 250-851-6852
South Shuswap - Karen Brown 250-515-0002
Chase - 250-679-8432
Coffee House.. Jim Leduc 250-679-2174
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS
NS Community Association.. Toby Alford 250-955-2978
Hall Bookings – Deb 250-253-5954 or Lynn - 250-679-4017
Seymour Arm Comm. Assoc.. Bob Reimer 250-833-7610
Country Kids Play School.. Alanna Stearns 250-679-3005
Country Gardens Garden Club.. Chris Trueman
250-955-6467
CRIMESTOPPERS.. 1-800-222-8477
Crowfoot Snowmobile Club.. Martin & Julie Lucas
250-955-2246
CSRD - Area F.. Larry Morgan 250-955-2567
FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Anglemont - Graham Lucas - 250-833-8997 / 250-955-2173
Celista - Roy Philips - 250-517-0540
S.C./L.C. - Art Stoll - 250-955-2422 / 250-517-0098
Skwlax - Keith Power - 250-679-4472
FIRST RESPONDERS
NS First Responders.. Andrea Carter 250-679-7746
NS First Responders Society.. Catherine McCrea
cm.nsbc@gmail.com
SS First Responders.. Debbie Edwards - email:
backacher@telus.net.
Girl Guides .. 1-800-565-8111
Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon..
Cynthia Bentley 250-955-2222
HEALTH SERVICES
NS Health Centre Society.. Pat Robertson 250-955-2999
and Jay Simpson 250-377-5462
Scotch Creek Clinic - 250-955-0660
Chase Medical Clinic - 250-679-1420
Chase Health Centre - 250-679-1400
SS Health Services Society - Sue McCrae
(except July/Aug)
• Shuswap Needle Arts Guild meet
1st & 3rd
Thursday, 10am to 4 pm at Sunnybrae Seniors
Centre (Sept. to Jun) FMI are Jo (250)-832-9308
or Sharon (250)-832-4588.
250-675-3562
Historical Society.. Loretta Greenough 250-955-6431
Imai Ball Park Foundation.. Brian MacDuff 250-955-0981
JPW Road Maintenance.. Attendant 1-877-546-3799,
Main office (Armstrong) 250-546-3765, Celista yard
(answering machine) 250-955-2231
Karate Club.. Dale Cundy 250-682-3094
Lakeview Centre.. Fay Hadden 250-955-2488
Lions Club.. Ted Danyluk 250-955-6384
Meadow Creek Park Assoc.. Don Grimm 250- 955-0262
Naturalists Club.. Claudette Carlsen 250-679-8148
Needle Bugs Club.. Gerry Kendall 250-955-6279
NS Cemetery.. Doug Prigmore 250-955-6454 or
Loretta Greenough 250-955-6431
NS Christian Fellowship.. 250-955-2545
NS Craft & Needlework Club.. Gerry 250-955-6279
NS Elementary School.. Rob Ellis 250-955-2214
NS Players.. Judy Weller 250-955-0744
Okanagan Regional Library..
North Shuswap.. Lee Carreiro 250-955-8198
South Shuswap.. Leigh Schaffer.. 250-675-4818
Parents Advisory Committee.. Angela Simpson 250-377-5406
Parks Commission Contact.. CSRD
1-888-248-2773
Police Advisory Committee.. Lynda Sutton 250-319-7797
RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION
Anglemont - Marian Zackery 250-955-0359
Magna Bay - Alan Nunn 250-679-2565 or 604-522-3346
Scotch Creek - Mary Stewart 250-955-2967
Saratoga - Aileen Brand 250-955-6123
St. Ives - Dave King 250-955-0573
School District # 83 North Shuswap Trustee.. Larissa Lutjen
email llutjen@hotmail.com, 250-803-1587
Seymour Arm Snowmobile Club.. Wilmer Marks 778-785-2032
Shuswap Environmental Action Society.. Jim Cooperman
250-679-3693
Shuswap Hospice Society.. 250-832-7099
Shuswap Volunteer Search & Rescue.. Tara Stanley 250-308-9248,
shuswapsar.org
Shuswap Needle Arts Guild.. Marleine 250-675-2507 or Sharon
250-832-4588
Shuswap Rock Club.. Pat or Gail Bowden 250-675-2849
Shuswap Waterfront Owners Association (SWOA)
info@SWOA.ca, web: www.SWOA.ca
Skmana Ski club .. George 250-679-3688 / John 250-679-8600
South Shuswap Canada Day Committee.. Reuben Pauls 250675-6852
Taoist Tai Chi .. Judy 250-679-5425
Victim Services.. Brandi Nakazawa 250-679-8638
Whittlers Club.. Marian Zackery 250-955-0359
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$6 up to 20 words, 20¢ ea. additional word. $1 for box-around. Single column Classified Display Ads are $2.00 per 1/4 inch. Drop ads along with cash or check (made out to the KICKER)
at drop boxes, e-mail ad to kicker@kicker.ca or mail to 7320 Estate Place, Anglemont, B.C.
V0E 1M8. Ads must be received 12 days prior to the paper hitting the stands.
CLASSIFIED ADS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE.
SERVICES
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 technician with over 20 years experience. Call Alan today at 955-0884.
www.makingwaves marine.ca
- Force
sports Shop
Tues to Sat 10ish - 5:30ish
(Shuswap Time!)
927 Shuswap Ave. Chase
250-679-8456
BrushwithGreatness
Kyle
Lessey
Painting
/
250-679-2164
(Cell)250-320-6820
THOMPSON RIVERS APPRAISALS
REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS
Magna Bay
www.trappraisals.ca
250-682-5995
250-372-2599
• Pre-purchase and Pre-sale
appraisal reports
• Mortgage Refinancing?
• Estate or Division of Family Assets?
• Depreciation Reports for Strata
Properties
Fully Accredited Appraisers and
Depreciation Report Planners
SERVICES
WE
DELIVER
Ian Bischoff
250-955-2340
250-833-6073
Linda’s Security Checks
Worried about break ins? We do
house checks, walk arounds.
References available.
Lived here since 1981
250-955-2500 Cell 250-819-2500
linda.lkendall@gmail.com
Dock Doctor
We will help keep you afloat. Repairs and maintenance of docks, new
wood docks, used docks.
250-955-2500, Cell 250-318-2890
bob.thedockdoctor@gmail.com
Pet Grooming
IPG Certified
Best Wishes
for Howlin’ &
Waggin’ 2016
622 Shuswap Ave Located in
the Chase Veterinary Clinic
Celista Hair Studio
Helga Terwoort
Shuswap Piano tuning
PROFESSIONAL
ENGINEER
Biofuel Car $1000 Firm.
1995 Mercury Sable, some rust
but good working order. Winter
tires, Propane Auto-gas and
gasoline = 35% fuel savings.
Call 250-679-2296
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
CIVIL CONSTRUCTION
CONSULTING / INSPECTIONS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
SEWAGE SYSTEM REGULATION
ABCEngineeringService.com
250-318-0088
info@abcengineeringservice.com
Debi D’s Cleaning Services
Serving the Shuswap
Residential & Commercial
New Home Construction Cleaning
Quality Guaranteed
Property Checks
Insured
250-833-6087
250679-8384
debidee68@gmail.com
For all your hair-care needs call
250-955-6195
5205 Tallington Rd, Celista
Celista Esthetics
Courtney Meier
Manicures, Pedicures, Waxing, Facials
250-955-2149
5205 Tallington Rd, Celista
INDOOR BOAT &
RV STORAGE
Enclosed and secure storage for
all your toys. Contact Dave for
more information
250-955-6541
Ship Shape Shelter Indoor Boat
and RV Storage. Call Gary or
Michele at 250-835-4224 or email:
shipshapeshelter@ hotmail.com
for rates
250-679-7889
and restoration . Call or text
250-517-7717
FOR SALE
Bonded ▪ References Available
(AACI, CRP)
K9 ScallyWags
SERVICES
BdebClean
Year round cleaning services.
Excellent references
Call 250-679-2164
Dance Fitness
Low Impact - Great Energy - Body Fun
Drop-in’s welcome
10:30am
Tuesdays & Fridays
at Celista Hall
$8 Drop - in rate
10 Sessions for $65
Solid Oak cabinet for sale. $100
OBO. Will hold a 36’ TV on pull
out shelf. Size is H-49.5”,
W-64.5”, D23”. 250-955-0534
WANTED
De-clutter, De-stress any unwanted garage sale items, goodused furniture and household
items. Donations greatly appreciated call or text for pick up. Hidden Treasures Thrift Shop in
Scotch Creek next to Jimco 250299-3299
Paying cash for old coins,
collections, Royal
Canadian Mint
products.
Call 250-517-8472.
VACATION
RENTALS
Nancy Parkinson (250) 679-8233
FOR SALE
New & Used Medical Equipment
Scooters, walkers, wheelchairs,
bathroom safety, stair-lifts,
hospital beds. Free Screening for
obstructive sleep apnea, treatment
and follow-up. CPAP masks,
parts, and accessories. Respiratory
therapy equipment and home
oxygen. Located in Salmon Arm
and Vernon
www.lakesidemedical.ca or
1-877-777-2431
at Crowfoot Mountain
at St. Ives Resort
(Lakefront condos only 20 min. away)
Fireplaces, sled parking,
dry racks & games room
250-955-2525
www.stivesresortonshuswap.com
Valid 2015/2016 Winter season
JANUARY 2016
VACATION
RENTALS
VACATION
RENTALS
OBITUARY
B&B
SPELAY, DOROTHY MAY
Suite Escapes BC
Jan 17 1933 to Nov 13 2015
●King Suite ●Queen Room
Both with private bathrooms
It is with regret we announce
Dorothy May Spelay, 82, of Magna Bay
BC passed away on November 13th 2015,
with her family by her side. Dorothy was
born January 17th 1933, in Sicamous BC
to Signe and Kalle Kingelin.
Survived by Paul Spelay her husband
of 62 years, daughter Patricia (Gerry) Bischoff, son Nick
(Dawn) Spelay, grandchildren, great grandchildren and older
sister Maire Spelay of Salmon Arm BC. Dorothy was
predeceased by her parents, and brother
Leo Kingelin of Clearwater BC in 2010.
In the early days, Dorothy enjoyed a
good life living in Terrace BC and fishing
the Skeena River. Then moving to Magna
Bay BC, enjoying a wonderful life in the
Shuswap with family and friends.
A family gathering will be held at
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