Anglemont Estates Water System Referendum

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Anglemont Estates Water System
Referendum
Submitted by CSRD
The Columbia Shuswap Regional
District will proceed with a formal
referendum in May concerning the future
management and ownership of the
Anglemont Estates Water System.
At a community meeting held in the
North Shuswap Community Hall on
Tuesday, January 31st, the CSRD, along
with representatives from Interior Health
and the Provincial Water Management
Branch, presented options to Anglemont
Estates residents.
What the crowd of close to 200 heard
was that the CSRD has a Water System
Acquisition Strategy that outlines policies
for the CSRD to take over existing water
systems, if requested by the owner and/or
community. A $9.8 million upgrade to
the Anglemont Estates Water System
must be done to fulfill provincial
regulations.
CSRD Water Services Coordinator
Terry Langlois talked about the
engineering study results and gave a
financial overview so property owners
had a breakdown of the total annual costs
including debt repayment of the $9.8
million dollar loan, contribution to
reserve, and operating/maintenance:
$1,350 for properties connected to the
water system and $650 for vacant lots.
These costs will be reduced once the
upgrade project is completed at some time
in 2014.
CSRD Manager of Environment and
Engineering Gary Holte said the Regional
District staff were disappointed that in
2011 the Province didn’t approve the $5.2
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Anglemont Estates Water System
Referendum continued
remove existing health risks.”
million grant application that would
The Province announced that the
have eased financial burden on the
current contractor, Kevin Blaeser, put
community. “We want you to know
in his resignation and the operation and
that Anglemont is still our number one maintenance of the system was
priority. Staff will be recommending to reverting back to the original owner,
the CSRD Board to re-apply for the
Terry Speed, as of February 15th.
During the question and answer
grant (General Strategic Priorities
period, issues ranged from the hiring
Fund) for the Anglemont Water
System again in 2012 . We’ll apply for of local contractors and the failed grant
application to timelines and the
$3 million instead of $5.2.”
referendum. Holte explained the same
Al Aderichin from the Provincial
Water Services Branch told the crowd provincial rules for voting in an
election are the same in a referendum.
that the system must be upgraded to
While a number of people
provincial standards within a
expressed frustration over the
timeframe outlined in the CSRD
situation, many thanked the CSRD for
report.
their involvement. Area ‘F’ Director
“Due to system failures, Phase I
and Phase II will have to commence as Larry Morgan said his sense from the
meeting was that people want to move
soon as possible. There are two
ahead as soon as possible.
options: the CSRD owns the system
“We’ll be going forward with the
and it is upgraded as Terry Langlois
referendum and with public assent
presented it, or Terry Speed owns the
we’re going to fast track the project,
system and finds an investor and the
wherever possible. The people in
upgrades have to be done in
Anglemont need to have that security
accordance with CSRD timelines.”
of knowing that whenever they turn on
The Regional District has the
their taps, clean, drinkable water will
ability to distribute the costs over all
be readily available”.
1303 lots within the service area. A
The presentations from the meeting
private owner can only distribute the
and the engineering report are all
costs from the 430 property owners
available on the CSRD website at
who are hooked up to the system.
www.csrd.bc.ca.
Ivor Nolin of Interior Health said
For more information call
Anglemont has one of the longest
Water Services Coordinator Terry
histories of continuous boil-water
Langlois at 250-833-5941.
advisory status in BC. “It needs
immediate repairs and upgrades to
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the last days of January 2012, and the
project is in receivership. By January
27th, KPMG was acting as receivermanager of the property.
A number of creditors are waiting to
see if they will recoup any losses.
They include Mission Creek Mortgage
Co. as the first creditor, and numerous
local trades. It is possible that Mission
Creek may foreclose. This is what hap-
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Future Group, the Kamloops Mission
Hill project, now solely owned by Harbour Mortgage, after they foreclosed in
December 2011.
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ability to gain back control by paying
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CSRD BOARD MEETING/ NEWS
 Smart Meters Awareness
Presentation
Speaking on behalf of the Shuswap
Smart Meters Awareness, Steve Corrie
asked the Board to request a Smart Meter moratorium from the Provincial
Health Minister until “the major health
and safety issues are addressed.”
Some Directors voiced concern about
voting on an issue before they had information on both sides of the issue.
After some discussion, the Board
agreed to table the motion until they hear
from BC Hydro.
 New Application Software
Approved
The Board approved the purchase of
a new software program for application
tracking, mapping, park assets, document management, property information
and workflow management.
Manager of Development Services
Gerald Christie said this system will
speed up application processes and response times, as well as providing better
and more timely information to staff and
the Board.
Christie said the Planning Department dealt with over 500 applications,
referrals and permits in the past two
years and they need a better, centralized,
system to handle this kind of volume.
Christie said the new CityView Application Tracking Software which costs
$175,000, will also “dramatically reduce” the current annual cost of other
mapping software license fees.
Contact: Manager of Development Services Gerald Christie at 250-833-5919
 Landfill Hours Under Review
Operational hours at CSRD landfill
and transfer stations will be changed, but
the Board wanted a little more finetuning to accommodate tourism season.
Waste Management Coordinator Ben
Van Norstrand had a proposed schedule
change based on survey responses taken
around the Regional District.
The proposed changes included closure of all landfill and transfer stations
on statutory holidays, but some Directors said this would inconvenience tourists.
Some Directors said having landfills
or transfer stations opened after dark
could pose some personal safety issues.
Staff agreed to do more research
around the use of landfills on statutory
holidays and bring the information back
to the Board.
Contact: Solid Waste Management
Coordinator Ben Van Norstrand at 250833-5940
 EAD Directors Support Board of
Variance
The Electoral Area Directors Committee will be sending a recommendation to the Board concerning the formation of a Board of Variance.
Manager of Development Services
Gerald Christie told the Committee that
having a Board of Variance (BOV) is a
requirement under the Local Government Act if they have zoning bylaws.
“This isn’t completely new to the
Regional District. We have a BOV bylaw but it needs to be repealed since it’s
outdated,” said Christie.
He explained that a BOV can hear
‘minor’ variance applications, and landowners seeking a variance can have the
option of going to either the Board of
Directors or the Board of Variance.
“The BOV can’t hear all variances,
but many of them.” The BOV must also
take 'hardship' into consideration when
determining whether to vary a bylaw
requirement.
He added that they could not, for
instance, hear an appeal (application) to
vary a Subdivision Servicing Bylaw requirement for a residential development
as that must come before the Directors
of the Regional District for consideration.
A Board of Variance is made up of a
three-member panel. They cannot hear
‘appeals’ that:
 Adversely affect the natural environment.
 Substantially affect the use and enjoyment of adjacent lands.
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...Jan Penner, Editor
Living in
Canada, we are considered to
be part of a "have" society. We get what
we want when we want it and do not
always consider the source. Basic needs
including food, water, warmth and shelter have always been, for most of us,
givens. We can no longer assume this is
true.
Water is something we cannot live
without. We need it to sustain us and
we have come to rely on it to make our
lives clean and comfortable. We shower
or bathe daily, we flush toilets as we use
them, we wear clothes briefly and wash
them, we nurture lush, green landscapes
during growing seasons, we run the tap
for cold or hot water. Most of us do not
have to think about rationing water, nor
what to do if we don't have it.
With the aging of many area water
systems, their users are being forced to
come face to face with just a hint of
what many in underdeveloped countries
live with on a daily basis. The people of
Anglemont, for example, have been on a
boil water advisory for years and recently, have found themselves with no water, with no notice, on numerous occasions. Their water bills have increased
astronomically with a reported decline
in service, and their concerns about the
situation are growing.
All it takes, to make us aware of how
tentative our water situation can be, is a
power outage, frozen pipes, or a dry
season that threatens reservoirs and water sources. Running water is not a given. A convenient water source is not a
given. We need to be aware of this fact
and look after what we have.
We need to stop dumping waste materials into water sources. We need to
use less water, possibly install water
saving devices, consider preheated or
hot water on demand systems, try to use
water more efficiently, including using
grey water to water flowerbeds. We
also need to be more conscious of using
products that are biodegradable. We
need to stop disposing of toxic materials
in our water systems.
Director’s Report continued
application and not an appeal.
Christie told the Board that a BOV’s
Christie said if a BOV is set up, panauthority is equivalent to the Board of
el members will receive training from
Directors regarding most variances and staff as well as legal training because
that if they make a determination “it’s
their role is ‘quasi-judicial.’
as good as a bylaw” and can be enWith Board approval, Development
forced by the CSRD.
Services staff will bring back a BOV
He explained that if an application is bylaw for consideration of first reading
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FEBRUARY 2012
gation is ongoing. Charges
may still be laid.
On the evening of January 22nd a Chase RCMP
member on patrol observed a
vehicle commit a minor traffic violation in the town of
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RCMP approached the individual who was visibly upset. There were symptoms of
impairment detected and a
subsequent arrest of the male
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B&E in Progress Reported
On January 21st Chase
RCMP received a call about
a B & E in progress on Martin Prairie Rd in Pritchard.
The female was away from
her home and upon returning
found an orange hatch-back
in her driveway. The suspect
vehicle fled the scene with a
blonde female passenger.
Chaser RCMP are looking
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the investigation is ongoing.
If you have any information
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On Jan 31 Chase RCMP
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vehicle incident in Lee
Creek. A woman swerved to
avoid hitting a deer and lost
control of her vehicle. The
vehicle then collided with a
power pole consequently
causing a power outage. BC
Hydro was called and tended
to the hanging power lines
and damaged pole while police directed traffic. The
woman was not injured. Police are still investigating the
incident.
Marijuana Seized
On Thursday morning,
February 2, 2012, Chase
RCMP conducted a traffic
stop on Hwy 1, near
Pritchard. The officer noted
the smell of cultivated marijuana and arrested the sixtyfive year old male driver
from Anglemont for possession of a controlled substance. The driver resisted
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FIRE NEWS
Submitted by
Dave King & David Baxter
& Darlene Volk
Anglemont VFD received
3 False Alarm calls in the
past month. Each time they
responded accordingly, ready
to deal with any emergency.
There were no reported incidents in Scotch Creek/Lee
Creek, but there was plenty
of work done at the SC/LC
Hall itself. It has been quiet
in the Celista area. Thank
You to everyone for being
fire safe. Keep it up!
The water shortage in Anglemont has created an opportunity for the North Shore
fire departments to get their
companies together to fight
fires. Reciprocal agreements
between Scotch Creek/Lee
Creek, Celista and Anglemont VFD's has been reinforced by requiring all three
departments to respond to fire
calls in either Celista or Anglemont. Tankers and
pumpers will be made available for both those areas.
Training proceeds unabated at the Fire Training Centre
in Salmon Arm, with a variety of courses scheduled for
this spring and early summer.
AVFD have obtained access
to a condemned property in
Anglemont that provides a
perfect training environment
for the firefighters, allowing
them to hone their skills in a
most realistic situation. They
are looking forward to an
exciting year and an aggressive training schedule is
planned for the AVFD.
CVFD Captain Roy Phillips
has been busy preparing and
doing training for the Fire
Dept.
SC/LC VFD welcomes its
newest member, Dean
Young. AVFD is also glad to
announce another new mem-
ber,
Jim Leduc, of Anglemont.
Jim has previous experience
with another fire department
in the Okanagan Region. A
big welcome to Ron Alford,
who has recently joined the
Celista Volunteer Fire Dept.
At the Anglemont Hall, the
following members have
been appointed to new positions: Dave King - Hall Captain / Safety Officer, Don
Lauzon - Captain / Training
Officer, Ross Williamson On Scene Captain
We do need more volunteers, so feel free to come to
the Fire Hall on Tues. Evening at 7pm and see what we
are all about. Anyone with
questions about the Celista
Fire Hall, please call Darlene
at 250-955-6341 and she will
do her best to answer any
questions or concerns you
have.
Now that winter has really
arrived, please be sure to
keep your driveways clear of
snow and check that your
house number can be seen
from both directions. We really appreciate fire hydrants
being kept clear of snow. If
you have one near your
home, it could be a neighbourhood project, taking
turns keeping it clear. It benefits you and the fire department in an emergency.
Our new Fire Services
Coordinator, Kenn Mount
recently visited Celista Fire
Hall. A number of topics
were discussed and Kenn is
more than willing to help
with any concerns. He was
shown around the Hall, the
new addition and newly
painted bays, which all look
great.
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Dragon Boat Society
Membership and Information Meeting
Monday, Feb. 20th, 7:00 pm
Sorrento Elementary School
Anyone who thinks they might be interested in paddling in
a dragon boat is encouraged to attend to find out more. Paddle
boating will be done out of Blind Bay.
For more info please contact:
Todd at 835-2386, or Margot at 675-2318.
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FEBRUARY 2012
Health Services in Chase
Update
Helping you with your garden needs
HEATING,
AIR CONDITIONING
REFRIGERATION &
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From Interior Health
Update on Physician
Services and Recruitment
As you may have heard,
Dr. Mahadava Krishantha will
be leaving his practice at the
Chase Medical Clinic,
effective March 9, 2012.
Interior Health is grateful for
the service he has provided to
the community in the past
three-and-a-half years, and we
wish him well in his future
endeavours.
While Dr. Krishantha’s
departure will leave Chase
with the services of one
regular physician, Dr. Sandeep
Sharma, as well as locums,
this will only be for a period
of time. Due to the success of
previous recruitment efforts, a
new permanent physician has
been recruited and is
anticipated to join the Chase
clinic in the summer. This
physician will also provide
support to the Chase Health
Centre ER.
Interior Health has already
renewed our recruiting efforts
for a third physician for Chase
with the pending departure of
Dr. Krishantha. It’s among our
top priorities. We’ve been
successful in the past, thanks
to the hard work of the Village
of Chase, which has worked
collaboratively with the
Province, HealthMatch BC
and Interior Health as partners
in the recruitment process. We
remain optimistic that
recruitment will again be
successful in the coming
months.
Information for Patients
The team at the Chase
Medical Clinic is committed to
providing a continuity of care
to patients in Chase through
this transition. We will make
every effort to link Dr.
Krishantha’s patients with
either Dr. Sharma, a locum
physician or a Nurse
Practitioner. Letters are being
sent directly to Dr.
Krishantha’s patients with
further information regarding
arrangements for their care in
coming months.
Finally, we’d like to thank
residents for their ongoing
patience, recognizing recent
changes in our physician
group.
Interior Health is
committed to keeping the
community updated about
health care services. If you
have questions, please contact
Philip Snyman at (250) 8517954.
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North Shuswap Health Centre Society
Submitted by Denis Delisle
NSHCS has a new volunteer to help
shoulder the burden to provide a better
health care service to the community.
THANK YOU JAY SIMPSON!!! Jay has
been very helpful to our Society by supplying a web page and ideas for the
NSHCS. In addition, Denis Delisle has
agreed to take the office of President for
as long as possible.
It was suggested that in order to speed
things up, it would be best that a committee start work on a business plan for the
Society. A business plan is a big job but
it will give us better direction and purpose as a Society. Some of the things they
will be looking at will be: sustainability
for 5- 10- 20 and more years, equipment
priorities for the Clinic, a funding plan,
funding from other sources and a lease
agreement for a Clinic. The business plan
will help to decide what equipment is
important for a health clinic in conjunction with what is important to the doctors.
It is important that we work together.
The new exam table for the Clinic has
arrived and is appreciated. We tend to
take these pieces of equipment for granted but they are very important for the
efficiency of physicians and the comfort
of the patient. NSHCS is thrilled that we
are able to do this, to show support for the
Doctors. It could not have been done
without the community donations.
Director and Officer Liability insurance was purchased to protect directors
and officers from charges of misappropriation or mismanagement of society funds.
General liability insurance –this provides
protection for society events including
regular meetings (at hall or private residence), fundraisers, outside activities and
could provide the needed coverage if we
lease the clinic space.
Denis and the Regional Director discussed with Bryan Redford of IHA
whether the equipment and any other
inventory belonging to IHA that is currently at the Health Centre could be left
there for some period of time (until we
replace them). Mr. Redford was supportive with an arrangement being made but
he would have to take this up with his
superiors. He suggested some "out of the
box" ideas such as leasing equipment to
tide us over until we can afford to purchase. Mr. Redford encouraged NSHSC
to obtain other health services such as lab
collections but IHA would support other
programs such as mental health, diabetic
clinics, senior services etc. Other options
that are being considered by the Society
include obtaining used equipment from
other health authorities. Fraser Health
has notified NSHCS via Anita that they
sometimes have used equipment available. The pickup of the used item is all
that is required and that has to be done in
a short time.
There are many questions regarding
the lease of the clinic space and how we
can be best be effective as a health care
service. A discussion regarding options
of NSHCS; getting the lease, should the
current doctors get the lease, what about
outright purchase of the space? The society needs answers to many questions
about that lease such as: would the present owners of the Clinic space consider
NSHCS as a leaser, the cost, monthly,
annual, other options, legal requirement
of the society, terms of the lease regarding maintenance, insurance, utilities and
should NSHCS even contemplate being
responsible for the Clinic. Further discussion with the owners and the Physicians
will be followed up.
It was agreed that NSHCS would help
at the mammography tests in Scotch
Creek. The volunteers would be part of
the reception of pre-booked clients and
some paperwork. A big thank you, to
Evelyn for making linen gowns for the
Clinic.
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FEBRUARY 2012
Kick Up Your Finances
It’s Tax Time …. Again!
By Kelly Christian - KC Bookkeeping
It’s that time of year again, everyone’s
favourite (or maybe just mine) Tax Time!
There are many changes every year to
our current tax system as the CRA and
politicians try to work out ways to make
the tax payers think they are keeping
more of their hard earned money while
they are actually charging us more tax in
other areas. The only way to stay ahead
of them is to be proactive in keeping up
with the changes that will provide the
most benefit to you, your family and your
business.
A couple of the most major changes
for this year are as follows:
Changes to the CPP age limit - Starting with the 2012 tax year, employees
between the ages of 60 to 70 will no longer be automatically exempt from CPP
contributions just because they are being
paid a CPP retirement pension. This does
not affect employees who receive a CPP
disability pension; these employees remain CPP-exempt, regardless of age.
Starting with payments after January 1,
2012:
CPP contributions are mandatory for
employees between 60 and 65 who receive CPP retirement pensions, even
when they started receiving payment for
those pensions that began prior to 2012
Employees in receipt of CPP retirement
pensions between the ages of 65 and 70
may opt out of CPP contributions. There
is a form you are required to fill out and
present to your employer if you choose
this option.
Employees over age 70 are CPP-exempt,
whether or not they are receiving a CPP
pension
As is it has always been, employer
CPP contributions match employee contributions, so the employer share of CPP
costs will be affected by
employee decisions to
apply for a CPP retirement pension
between ages 65 and 70 and whether to
opt out after age 65.
Children’s Fitness Credit - In addition to fitness programs covered by the
children's fitness tax credit, parents can
now claim money spent on programs that
focus on fine arts, music, performing arts,
outdoor wilderness training, learning a
language, studying a culture, tutoring, and
more. When parents claim the children's
arts tax credit-up to a maximum of $500
of the cost of programs-they save as much
as $75 at tax time per child claimed.
To qualify for this amount, a program
must:
be ongoing;
be supervised; and
be suitable for children.
The program also has to meet one of
the following criteria:
it contributes to the development of creative skills in an artistic or cultural activity;
it provides a substantial focus on wilderness and the natural environment;
it helps children develop and use particular intellectual skills;
it includes structured interaction among
children where supervisors teach or help
children develop interpersonal skills; or
it provides enrichment or tutoring in academic subjects.
To claim this deduction be sure to get
a detailed receipt from your program provider with either a CRA business number
or a social insurance number.
If you have any questions about these
new rules and deductions, or any others
feel free to email me at
kelly@kcbookkeeping.ca
250-515-0445
Chamber News
Julian van der Walle
CRIMINAL LAWYER
Member of the BC Trial Lawyers Association
T: 250-320-9258
F: 250-955-8620
julianvanderwalle@yahoo.ca
Submitted by Jeff Tarry
Chamber dues are late if you have not
paid them yet. Reminders have been sent
out to members that have not paid.
Invoices for ads in the Business directory have been sent out. We have moved
the date to get your ads in. We want to
have the directories distributed before the
beginning of
May. Later than
Ph/Fx: 250-955-2113
this date and they
lose a lot of their value. PLEASE get
your ads in a soon as possible.
Next meeting is February 27th. We
will notify everyone of the location. Watch for the email.
FEBRUARY 2012
Dare to Dream
By Bev Shea
Have you ever had one of
those days where it seems as if
everything in going to wrack
and ruin? Whatever you touch
falls apart, what you are looking for isn’t where you are
sure you put it, you just get
started on something when the
phone rings. You start to feel
the frustration building and
you think if one more thing
doesn’t go your way you are
just going to scream.
I think we all have those
days every once and a while
and if we are fortunate they
are only once in a while and
not on a daily basis. When
those days happen what do
you do? How do you get
yourself back on an even keel?
Well, you can always just go
back to bed and hope tomorrow is a better day. Or, you
can go outside and have a
good scream. Or, you can take
a deep breath, and choose how
you are going to handle the
rest of the day.
If you decide that today is
just one of those days and you
might as well write it off then
that is probably how the day
will progress. There is an old
proverb that says “He that
seeks trouble always finds
it”. Ralph Waldo Emerson
wrote: “People only see what
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they are prepared to see.”
And Henry David Thoreau
wrote: “The faultfinder will
find faults even in paradise”.
I think you get the idea. We
need to be careful what we
believe and especially what
we wish for. You know there
was a time when I wished I
was older, guess what, got my
wish, now I am.
The Peace Pilgrim says
“Life is like a mirror. Smile at
it and it smiles back at you.”
Once again it comes down to
our attitude, what we expect in
life and where we put our energy and imagination. Words
like “I am” are powerful
words, so be very careful how
you end the sentence. What
you are claiming to be has a
way of becoming the truth.
Our success or failure, happiness or unhappiness depends
on our attitude. Our attitude
will create our reality. Every
thought we think is creating
our future.
Even when things don’t
seem to be going your way put
that smile on your face, exude
happiness and you will begin
to feel it. Have a happy Valentine’s Day and remember that
miracle follows miracle and
wonders never cease and
that’s the way it is.
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Invitations From the CSRD
Dr. Wayne W. Quinn
Chiropractor
“Serving the wellness needs of the Shuswap
since 1998”
New Patients Welcome
No Referrals Necessary
Auto and Work Injuries
Sports Injuries
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Offering Bone Density
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Custom Made Orthotic Insoles.
From CSRD
Invitation to Interior
Health Authority - The
Electoral Area Directors
would like to send an invitation to Interior Health to
come to the Board to talk
about funding in rural communities.
As the Directors discussed the amount of taxes
leaving their communities to
pay for health services, they
said they weren’t seeing any
evidence of value for their
dollars as services in rural
areas are being cut. The recommendation will go to the
Board to extend that invitation.
Invitation to RCMP To
improve lines of communication - The RCMP can
expect a letter of invitation
to the CSRD Board.
The Electoral Area Directors Committee will take
this suggestion to the Board.
They said they would like to
have ‘better lines of communication open’ with the local
detachments.
They also discussed
sending a resolution to the
Southern Interior Local
Government Association
that the Province review its
rural policing levels. Some
of the Directors mentioned
the population in their areas
have increased but police
staffing levels have not.
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COLUMBIA SHUSWAP
REGIONAL DISTRICT
NOTICE OF PARCEL TAX ROLL
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District has prepared the 2012
parcel tax roll as required by Section 202 of the Community
Charter. The parcel tax roll lists the parcels eligible to be taxed for
the following services and will be available for inspection
commencing February 13, 2012:
Electoral Area D
Falkland Waterworks
Electoral Area B
Trout Lake Electric
Electoral Area C
Cedar Heights Waterworks
Copperview Waterworks
Eagle Bay Estates Waterworks
MacArthur Heights/Reedman
Heights Waterworks
Sorrento Waterworks
South Shuswap Liquid Waste
Management
Electoral Area E
Area E Liquid Waste
Management
Electoral Area F
North Shuswap Liquid Waste
Management
Saratoga Waterworks
Seymour Arm Liquid Waste
Management
St Ives Street Lighting
The parcel tax roll may be viewed at the Columbia Shuswap
Regional District office, 781 Marine Park Drive NE, Salmon
Arm BC, Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 am
and 4:00 pm.
Property owners may request a correction to the parcel tax roll
only with respect to their own property and only for the
following reasons:
1.
2.
3.
there is an error or omission respecting a name or
address on the parcel tax roll;
there is an error or omission respecting the inclusion of
a parcel;
an exemption has been improperly allowed or
disallowed.
Requests for an amendment to the parcel tax roll must be
received in writing and received at the address below no later
than 4:00 PM on Wednesday February 29, 2012.
Peter Jarman, Manager of Financial Services
Columbia Shuswap Regional District
Box 978, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4P1
781 Marine Park Drive NE
Fax: 250-832-3375
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FEBRUARY 2012
LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY
CENTRE SOCIETY
Anglemont and Surrounding Area
By Lorrie Schrader
tel 250 955-0089 fax 250-955-0098
Come and visit my NEW LOCATION at
5110 Line 17 Rd, Celista
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Cell: 250 320-9020
Your local Mortgage Specialist!
Renewing/ Refinancing Your Mortgage
Renewing your mortgage Just like an annual financial
plan you should review your mortgage regularly. Renewal time
is the ideal time to reassess your options and re-examine your
overall financial situation. We're available to answer any
questions you have and to help you choose the options and
best lender that's right for you. When your mortgage is due for
renewal sometimes the rate guarantee period can prove to be
critical. Some lenders provide a 30-day period and some 60
days to give the opportunity to lock into your next term.
Obviously the longer the better because if rates moved up you
may have missed the boat.
At renewal, you have the option to pay off all or part of your
mortgage, change the term (the interval between renewals),
change the amortization period (the time required to fully pay
off your mortgage), or change the frequency of payments
(weekly, etc.). With this flexibility, you can adjust your regular
payments to suit your circumstances, which may have
changed.
No cost to switch to other banks If your mortgage is up
for renewal with a major financial institution, switching it to
another lender is easy. Quite often when we compare your
renewal rate to other lenders hungry for your mortgage, they
will offer you a better deal. This is done at no cost to you
because the new lender who wants your business will pay for
the legal and appraisal fees to do the switch.
You may have a discharge fee charged by your current
bank however the savings in switching will outweigh the costs
if proven to be beneficial.
Give yourself plenty of time to shop before your
mortgage renewal.
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 The Anglebay Entertainer’s have started chorus
practice again. We meet to
practice every Wednesday at
1 p.m. in the upstairs hall.
Musical Director, Jo Groves
has found some fun musical
pieces for us to learn and is
putting us through our paces
for a Spring Concert which
is scheduled for early June.
We are always looking for
new members so dust off
those vocal chords and come
out and sing with us. Don’t
be intimidated if you don’t
read music. Enthusiasm and
the willingness to learn get
major Brownie points.
 Pig and Whistle: It’s
hard to believe that it’s time
to start planning the 2013
Pig and Whistle. Put on
your thinking caps!!!
Theme suggestions and ideas
should be submitted in writing by February 8, 2012.
Give your written ideas to
Ann Chow or Bill McBride.
 Carpet Bowling: The
2012 Carpet Bowling season
is in full swing. Our newly
elected Carpet Bowling
President, Blair Scranton
and his Executive Rae and
Fred Lewis welcome everyone to join the fun of carpet
bowling in 2012. Contact
Blair at 250-955-0032 if you
would like to join a team for
the 2012 session.
 Rise and Shine Breakfast: See you February 11
when Ann Chow’s team will
be serving up a hearty breakfast. Breakfast is from 8:00
to 11:00 a.m. Bev Shea’s
team did a wonderful job
organizing the January 14
breakfast. Despite the miserable weather, 60 people
came for breakfast and service with a smile. Great job
everyone.
 Membership Dues: The
2012 Membership Dues are
now required. Please make
cheques payable to The Lakeview Community Centre
Society and fill in the
amount for $20.00/per person. Treasurer, Dennis Chow
is waiting to collect your
membership money.
 Calling all you gals: It’s
a leap year and you know
what that means! It’s time
for another Sadie Hawkins
party at the Lakeview Community Centre that’s what!
Ellen Little and her team are
putting together a fun evening for your enjoyment.
Come dressed up in your
best Sadie Hawkins outfit
and start looking for a fella!
The date of the party is FRIDAY February 24th: Happy
Hour 5:00 p.m. and Dinner
at 6:00 p.m. After that you
are on your own to dance
and visit. Louie Trentin is
organizing a silent auction
and he always comes up
with some great innovative
ideas! See you then –
y’hear?
 The Achy Breaky Body
Parts line dancers are back
Boot Scootin’ once again.
We gather on Wednesday
mornings at 10:30 for an
hour of fun and exercise.
Our leader Donna Gallant’s
enthusiasm is infectious and
we have a fun time.
 We send best wishes for
a speedy recovery to those in
sick bay. Sending warm
thoughts to those needing
comfort at this time.
FEBRUARY 2012
Leap Year
By Jan Penner
It takes the Earth approximately 365.242199 days to
circle once around the Sun.
Because the Gregorian calendar we use has only 365 days a
year, if we didn't add a day
every 4 years, after a 100
years, our calendar would be
off by as much as 24 days.
While no one is sure where
the tradition arose from, there
are numerous theories as to
why it became acceptable for a
woman to propose marriage to
a man, during leap year/on
Leap Day. St. Bridget Complaint, is a tradition believed
started in 5th century Ireland
when St. Bridget complained
to St. Patrick about women
having to wait for so long for a
man to propose. According to
legend, St. Patrick said the
yearning females could propose on this one day in February during the leap year.
Extending this, according
to English law, February 29th
was ignored and had no legal
status. Folks assumed that traditions would also have no
status on that day. It was also
reasoned that since the leap
year day existed to fix a problem in the calendar, it could
also be used to fix an old and
unjust custom that only let men
propose marriage. This practice was first documented in
1288, when Scotland supposedly passed a law that allowed
women to propose marriage to
the man of their choice in that
year. Tradition states they also
made it law that any man who
declined a proposal in a leap
year must pay a fine. The fine
could range from a kiss to payment for a silk dress or a pair
of gloves.
Persons born on leap
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FEBRUARY 2012
First Responders
Safe Winter Driving
By Jamie Lasser
Just a heads up! Having vehicles
with winter tires (on all wheels) or carrying chains is mandatory on mountain
highways in BC between November 1st
and April 30th. All season tires don't
fulfill this requirement - unless you are
talking about all four of Florida's seasons! This law affects driving on most
highways in the province. Without winter tires you are subject to a fine and I
have also heard that you could be held
liable for an accident if you are involved
in one and don’t have winter tires on. I
haven't been able to find information if
non-winter tires on 4WD/AWD's qualify,
but I have noticed that there are many
4x4's in the ditch on the Coquihalla in
the winter. Also, I suspect that it doesn't
matter if the vehicle is 4WD or AWD, if
there are no winter tires, (winter tires
have a symbol on them- usually a snowflake inside a mountain), they just don't
qualify. A 4WD might help you go but
it doesn't help you stop or turn, and a lot
of folk tend to forget that! Here's a little
" Safe Winter Driving Quiz"
1. Should you over inflate or under
inflate your tires during cold winter
months?
a) Over inflate, because tire pressure is
lower in cold temperatures and you need
more air.
b) Under inflate, because you need the
added traction that comes from having
more tire tread on the road.
c) Neither.
2. If caught in a snow storm and you
have to walk on the road, should
you…?
a) Walk on the road in the same direction
as the traffic.
b) Walk on the road facing oncoming
traffic.
3. If your car is equipped with antilock brakes and you are braking on
snow or ice, should you…?
a) Pump the brakes repeatedly because it
will keep you from going into a skid.
b) Pump the brakes repeatedly because
that is how you engage the anti-lock feature.
c) Apply firm and continuous pressure to
the brakes.
4. The usefulness of daytime running
lights has never
been established as reducing the number of traffic accidents.
True or False?
5. What percentage of adult pedestrians, struck by cars, have blood alcohol
levels of 0.10% or higher?
a) 25%
b) 35%
c) 50%
6. Where are pedestrians more likely
to be hit by a car?
a) At an intersection.
b) At another point in the road.
7. What day of the week are you most
likely to get into a traffic accident?
a) Tuesday.
b) Friday.
c) Saturday.
8. When sliding into a skid, is it best
to…?
a) Turn the steering wheel in the direction of the skid.
b) Turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction of the skid.
c) Turn the steering wheel straight ahead.
9. When approaching a snowy or icy
hill, should you…?
a) Accelerate to reach the top as quickly
as possible.
b) Come to a complete stop and then
begin the assent.
c) Slow up before reaching the hill and
make the assent slowly and steadily.
10. When heading down a snowy or
icy hill, should you…?
a) Come to a complete stop and then
make your descent.
b) Shift into a lower gear and make a
slow descent.
c) Make your descent using your brakes
to slow you down.
To find out how well you did on the
quiz read next month’s Kicker where the
answers to these questions will be revealed in the First Responders column.
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Safe Driving!
FEBRUARY 2012
CSRD News in Brief
 Final Public Hearing For
Lakes Zoning Bylaw 900
About a dozen people
attended the public hearing
on January 12th for the bylaw
that will regulate docks &
buoys around the Shuswap.
CSRD Planner Marcin
Pachcinski explained that the
purpose of Bylaw No. 900 is
to regulate moorage uses and
structures on: Shuswap Lake,
Mara Lake, Adams Lake,
White Lake, Little White
Lake, Humamilt Lake and
Hunakwa Lake. During his
presentation Pachcinski explained this final public hearing was being held because
there were changes to a
handful of properties as well
as text amendments resulting
from legal review.
Pachcinski said one of the
changes included removing
any mention of a 1.5 metre
water depth requirement for
docks. Pachcinski said the
CSRD took the legal advice
to remove the requirement
because, depending on water
levels, a property owner
could be in compliance with
the zoning bylaw during
some months of the year,
while out of compliance in
others.
Some of public comments included frustration at
the proliferation of buoys.
Pachcinski said the CSRD
does not have the ability to
remove existing buoys that
were placed legally in the
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Al Christopherson
water but Bylaw 900 will
prevent haphazard placement
of buoys in the future and
give the CSRD a bylaw it
can enforce.
“It cannot magically
solve everything [but] this
bylaw gives the CSRD a tool
for the future,” said Pachcinski.
He added that Transport
Canada regulates some issues concerning buoys such
as safety and placement.
Third reading of Bylaw
900 is scheduled for the February CSRD Board meeting.
If it is approved, it will go to
Victoria for final approval
before coming back to the
Board for adoption. Also in
February, a separate public
hearing will be held to repeal
the existing foreshore zones
to avoid having overlapping
regulations.
 Letter of Thanks
Joan Bristow has decided to
step down from the APC due
to health reasons. Director
Larry Morgan, past director
Denis Delisle and staff of the
CSRD sent a letter of appreciation to Joan for the time
and effort she expended
while on the Advisory Planning Commission. Joan has
indicated that she will continue with other community
committees later in the
spring. Her dedication to the
community is greatly appreciated.
Real Estate View
Direct Line (250) 955-2188
e-mail: al@northshuswap.com website: www.northshuswap.com
Anglemont Water is the Topic of the Town
I have talked to many residents who are very concerned
about the cost of a new water system and what they will pay
in taxes. I have heard other owners say they are happy to
know a new system is coming in a few years and it's worth
the extra cost. I have heard of owners running from Anglemont in fear. I can see contractors installing cisterns for residents to get them through until the new water system is up
and running. I would hope any contractors hired to work on
the new water system are local because those jobs need to
stay here. Is there a plan A or plan B? What are residents
expected to do for water supply until a solution is found?
As for Real Estate issues … some Sellers don't have the
time to wait it out but many do, and will hold off doing anything too soon. Some Sellers will end their involvement in
Anglemont at any cost. Some Buyers will take advantage of
those Sellers’ fears. 4 years from now Anglemont could have
a state of the art water system. That can only be good for
values in Anglemont. The future taxes will be higher and
more in line with other area taxes. I advise, be calm and stay
the course. If you see anyone running out of Anglemont with
their hair on fire yelling “the sky is falling, the sky is falling” I’d
say call the Fire Department. But they don't have much water
either. It's best to stand clear and let them go by.
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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From The Archives
By Jan Penner
The June 2000 issue of the
Kicker, was the first to have
advertisements gracing the
back cover. This was to become much sought after advertising space, as was the front
cover, which by December
2001 had added advertising in
the side column.
2001 was The Kicker's 4th
year of publication. Another
of our long running editorials,
"Historical Drive", had run for
a full year. Written by Dawn
Bentley, this column looked at
the history of people and places in the North Shuswap.
Eventually, this feature morphed into "Historical Article",
with out-takes from The Shuswap Chronicles, published by
the North Shuswap Historical
Society.
As the demise of a planned
development in the North
Shuswap headlines the news
today, our look back sees the
December 2001 headline "WE
Deeply Apologize", referring
to an article that we printed
regarding another Lee Creek
development. With many
changes in ownership and
planning, that endeavour did
eventually go ahead. This
issue was also a victim of one
of our printing problems, as
some copies had page 14 on
the backside of
the cover,15 flipping to 4,
2 following 13 and 3 followed by the
back cover. Still, What's Inside was accurate!
2001 saw construction
beginning on the Fun Centre
property, and the announcement of a new Park Store.
Teenager Todd Campbell was
posthumously awarded a medal of bravery after he lost his
life the previous summer trying to save a friend from
drowning. We mourned the
losses from September 11th,
and saw a safe evacuation of
our Elementary School as a
precaution when problems
arose with the heating system.
2002 marked to opening of
the new addition to North
Shuswap Elementary, the Saratoga Ratepayers taking over
their subdivision's water system, and discussions commenced regarding the possibility of incorporating the North
Shuswap. With more advertising and more information
coming in, some editions in
2002 numbered 20 and 22
pages, with the increased distribution up to 2000 and 2500
in the peak summer months.
Case Continues in
Houseboat Accident
Charges against Leon Michael Reinbrecht were approved on Dec. 8th, 2011, in
connection with the collision
between a speedboat and
houseboat July 3rd, 2010.
Anglemont resident Ken
Brown was killed in the accident and a number of passengers on his houseboat were
injured. The charges include
one count of criminal negligence causing death and one
count of criminal negligence
causing bodily harm.
Reinbrecht was to appear
in court in Kamloops on Jan.
19th, but instead his lawyer
received a large box of disclosure from the Crown. Defence lawyer Ken Walker has
been given time to review the
disclosure, and Reinbrecht's
next date for court appearance
is March 8th.
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Thought for Food
King Corn
By Patsy Alford
Walk around the outside
aisles of the grocery store and
the items on the shelves have
one syllable: meat, milk,
bread, cheese, fruit. Oops,
vegetables is four syllables.
But still: beets, peas, yams,
squash. But walk down the
centre aisles and watch the
syllables per inch (SPI) on the
packaging mount up. Xylitol,
maltodextrin, alpha tocopherol, ethyl lactate, saccharin,
polydextrose, sorbitol, digylcerides. I could go on.
Really. But I won’t because
I’m hot to tell you what all
these things are: corn. The
stuff inside the package is
some form of corn—the molecules broken down and reassembled—and the packaging
is probably made from corn
too. And maybe just about as
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nutritious.
In her book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver writes that there is
enough farmland in the world
to make everyone fat—if that
farmland was growing food,
which it’s not; it’s growing
corn. Oh, you thought corn
was food. Nope, it is inedible
yet useful molecules which
are used primarily as sweeteners and preservatives, but
can also make a nice paint
stripper. Corn is also fed to
cows to finish them off in
feed lots. Finish them off is a
considered phrase, since cows
can’t digest corn, and eating it
would kill them anyway if
they didn’t land up on your
plate first.
The film King Corn documents the ubiquity of corn in
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the North American diet. In the
film, two college friends have
their hair analyzed and discover that they are literally made
of corn, even though they don’t
think they’ve been eating it.
Turns out, if you are eating
hamburgers and drinking soft
drinks, you are really consuming corn. The two pals go off
to Iowa to grow an acre of
corn—and make a film about
it. The first thing we learn is
that modern farmers would
starve to death on their own
land if it weren’t for imported
food. The boys enlist the help
of some local farmers, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, government aid, and GMO seeds
to grow one acre of corn, and
in the process, reveal the nature of North America’s food
system. The film is fairly lighthearted in tone, but the findings are ominous.
Oma Yaya Gogo’s winter
food film festival continues
through February with Like
Water for Chocolate on February 10th. The film takes place
in civil war era Mexico (1910).
In this romantic film—just in
time for Valentine’s Day—
forbidden love is channeled
into culinary passion. It’s
spicy—and boiling hot.
On February 24th we bring
you King Corn. After watching
this film, you will swear to
only shop at the farmers’ market from now on.
On March 9th, we kick off
spring break with an animated
film for children, Ratatouille.
Remy, a rat, dreams of becoming a chef and tries to achieve
his goal by forming an alliance
with a Parisian restaurant’s
garbage boy. Guess what’s on
the menu that night? Right:
pizza!
Oma Yaya Gogo’s winter
film festival—complete with a
bowl of homemade soup, bread
and dessert, is a fund-raiser for
African grandmothers raising
their AIDS-orphaned grandchildren. At the same time as
we are raising funds for the
Stephen Lewis Foundation, we
are raising awareness of food
issues as a lead-up to establishing a farmers’ market at the NS
Community Hall in the summer of 2012. Soup is on at 6:00
p.m. Please call Patsy (250-955
-2978) by the Wednesday preceding the film to reserve a
place at the table. The film
starts at 7:00 at the NS Community Hall Club Room.
The North Shuswap Health
Centre Society Has a Website!
By Denis Delisle
The NSHCS now has a
website which has been set
up by Jay Simpson.
www.nshealthcentre.ca
Though it is not yet fully
completed, ultimately information regarding clinic hours
of operation will be added, as
well as the hours of operation
for the Chase Clinic. NSHCS
will be working on a section
called ‘Who Are We” with
some historical information
on the society, as well as historical information on health
care in the North Shuswap.
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If anyone has some information on medicine/health in
the North Shuswap, it would
be appreciated to use in our
introduction to the NSHCS. It
would be a big help to us to
explain how and why the society was formed. Please
contact at:
info@nshealthcentre.ca or
phone 250 955 0806. If you
wish to write you can send it
to: North Shuswap Health
Centre Society, PO Box
24127, Scotch Creek, B.C.
V0E 3L0
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FEBRUARY 2012
What’s Up Doc
Submitted By Dr. Janet Bates
Thanks to the North Shuswap
Health Centre Society (NSHCS), we
now have a website. Jay Simpson has
created a website for the society and
the clinic can use it to post important
changes to the clinic hours and policies
etc. It can be found at
www.nshealthcentre.ca. We are hoping that some of the questions people
need to call the office for can be answered on the website. All of
my Kicker articles are also posted
there.
Hopefully you’ve noticed that
we are booking your visits sooner than
in the past. We are over a bit of a hump
and our wait lists have become more
manageable. You should be able to get
appointments within a few days at
most, and with this we find that the
walk-in clinic hours are less needed so
we have removed scheduled walk-in
hours. Please call and make an appointment if you need to see one of us.
Having Denise Bumby, our RN, we are
now able to accommodate most urgent
calls, either the day of the call or the
next day. Denise will initially see the
patient, get the history, do a physical
examination and then review your case
with Dr. Ken or myself. This way we
can get you in and provide you with
great care faster.
Filling in forms is one of the things
that seem to be taking up more of our
time lately. This is a bit of a challenge
for a number of reasons; some forms
are not appropriate for us to fill in (non
-medical information) and some forms
do not already have the patient’s portions filled in. It is important for you to
complete as much of the form as possible before bringing these forms in.
Make sure your information is in place
and correct, and that the form is meant
for your doctor to complete. We
would ask that, if possible, you drop
off the form to us the day before your
appointment so that we can review it
and fill out what we can before we see
you.
Missing an appointment is very
distressing for everyone. For you as
you don’t get a chance to see the doc-
tor for your health concern and for us
we have 20 minutes of time sitting
around waiting for the next patient. We
know that sometimes there are good
reasons for missing an appointment,
the weather, kids are sick, etc. but it
will make our clinic run better if we
know ahead of time that you are unable
to attend. It is also important that you
change as few appointments as possible.
Those 20 minutes are important.
Maybe not for you, but maybe for your
neighbour. We could be seeing someone else that may have serious medical
issues but was not able to book an appointment until days later. There is a
respect issue here as well. Everyone’s
time is precious. We do our best to
keep appointments on time in the office as we respect your time and commitments. We ask that you respect our
time and commitment to you and your
community, by committing to be at
your appointment on time. If you do
have to cancel, please call the office
(250-955-0660) as soon as you know.
Other offices penalize patients who
miss appointments more than twice.
We don’t want to go there, so please
keep your appointments.
Also please remember to bring in
your list of medications, or the actual
medication containers so we can enter
your information in our new computer
system.
Some patients are asking us if there
is any truth to the rumours about the
clinic closing or Dr. Ken and myself
leaving. The answer is NO! We’ve just
built a nice house in Scotch Creek, we
like it here, we’re not going anywhere. What we do need to do is make
sure that we can make a living here by
having a vibrant and busy clinic. This
means keeping costs down and patients
happy. We’re doing our best and we
need your help.
Please note, Dr. Ken and I will be
away the last week of February, but we
have arranged for a locum, Dr. Tracy
Tresoor, covering for us, so the clinic
will be open our regular hours and you
will not be without a doctor on the
North Shuswap.
FEBRUARY 2012
Lions Club News
By Pat Anderson
Our usual scribe Lion Pat
Pierlot, just returned from
Mexico and claims she has a
sore shoulder so I was once
again “appointed” to fill in.
Playing too much golf and
lifting tequila drinks is really
hard on the shoulders I understand.
The Farrell’s Skating
Party is set for February 11th
from 12pm to 3pm. The Lions
will be on hand to provide free
hot dogs and hot chocolate for
all in attendance. We look
forward to seeing you there.
We understand that members
of the Celista Fire Department will also be in attendance to show off some of their
equipment and hope to recruit
some new members. The new
snow blower for Farrells field
is on site and a small shed has
been constructed. The remaining funds raised by the Lions
at our November Cabaret and
Silent Auction will be used to
purchase supplies for ongoing
maintenance of the rink.
The North Shuswap Lions
hold a meat draw and 50/50
draw every Saturday at the
Copper Island Pub in Scotch
Creek. Following a break in
January because the Pub was
closed, we are restarting on
February 11th . Please come
out for a good time and to support the many community activities that we fund.
During our regular meeting
on Thursday January 26th we
listened with interest to our
guest speaker Robert Mainprize from the Turtle Valley
Donkey Refuge Society. The
society provides a safe and
permanent home for neglected,
abused and unwanted donkeys.
They currently have 24 donkeys with 9 new donkeys arriving this year. A few donkeys that have not been abused
are lent to suitable foster care
families but the Society retains
ownership. This past year has
been very successful with the
construction of numerous improvements to the facilities to
house the donkeys and a substantial increase in visitations.
The Society provides a sponsorship program, group tours,
workshops on donkey care,
classes and education as well
as times for the individual visitor to view the facilities and
meet the donkeys. In 2012
they will be emphasizing the
provision of tours and workshops for handicapped people
as it has been demonstrated the
donkeys can be very therapeutic for some people. Robert
explained the need for ongoing
financial assistance at the donkey refuge and a list of new
facilities planned for this year,
including a handicap washroom, a paved walkway for
seniors and handicapped people to more easily access the
barns, an expanded barn and
more reliable watering stations
for the donkeys. The North
Shuswap Lions Club is pleased
to provide the Society with a
$700 grant toward the installation of a more secure watering
station. We will consider the
Society for future assistance
when we prepare our next
budget.
We are currently planning
our activities for the remainder
of the year and look forward to
continuing to support worthwhile events, activities and
families in and around the
North Shuswap. In February
and for the remainder of the
school year we will be financing and serving a hot lunch at
the school once a month as our
contribution to this excellent
program. We are always looking for new members so if you
are interested in exploring
joining our Lions Club, come
out to a meeting on the second
and fourth Thursday of each
month, at 7:00 pm, in the
North Shuswap Community
Hall. For further information
please contact Lorne Pierlot at
250-955-0420.
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It was a small but enthusiastic crowd that attended
the January Coffee House.
Thanks, as always, to our
volunteers who helped with
the set up and put away; Ron
Schrader on the door; Varya
Lutjen and Murlu Kolb in
the kitchen; and Toby Alford
on sound. We couldn't do it
without everyone's help.
Michel Brideau did a great
job of keeping the show going and the audience involved, as our emcee for the
night.
Jim Leduc dedicated his
first song to Sarah Burke,
the free-style skier. His second song was a Michael
Martin Murphy number. The
audience enjoyed his set.
The next group up consisted
of Kaylee Jameson, Ally
Pollock, Jessica Peterson
and Presley Hoekenson.
They were ably backed by
the guitar of Adam Hoekenson. The audience loved
their show and they did a
marvelous job. When the
girls were done we were
treated to a solo written and
performed by Adam
Hoekenson.
David Allen began his short
set with an instrumental on
guitar and harmonica.
'Leopardskin Pillbox Hat'
was second followed by the
autobiographical 'Ballad of a
Lazy Man'. The audience
appreciated the songs and
the showmanship. Pam
Gaw, Willy Gaw, and Adam
Hoekenson came next and
were well-received as always. Willy and Adam end(Continued on page 27)
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showed their musicianship,
as did the encore 'Coffee'. A
ed the short set with an ingood time was had by all.
strumental. Ken and Janet
David Balser on guitar
Bates, yes our talented docwas the final feature of the
tors, gave us three songs
written by Janet. The audi- evening. He was joined on
ence joined in the chorus of stage by Jude Lee on man'It Is So Hard To Be A Good dolin, with Yuri, Willy Gaw
and David Allen on guitars.
Dog' and a good time was
The first song was written
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Dyck on Piano, Bill Lockie
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to intermission Guitars, backing for Celista of tunes including
with two songs. vocalists Jo Groves, Pam Gaw. 'On Broadway', a
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tar. Good job Rob.
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Our first feature of the
Shuswap.
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I encourage people of all
on guitar and vocals with
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Coffee House, February
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The Half-Acre Homestead
Debra Pugsley
Winter Wonder-food!
from
Wishes to thank all residents of the North Shuswap &
surrounding area for your support over these last 5 years
of managing the bistro & especially during this past year
of taking ownership. It has been a rewarding experience
and one that I will always be grateful for.
As you know I will be moving on & my last day of
operation as owner/ manager will be February 29th, 2012.
Special Thanks To:
Bob, Gary, John, Dave, Gordon, Robert, Carl, Andy, Dolores & Chris,
Marion, Eldon & Joan, Anita, Rick & Sheila, Peter & Theresa, Rick &
Barb, Gord S, Gerry & family, Ben, Jeff, Chuck, Gilbert, Brian &
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Brooke, Al, Gordon & Janet S, & Matt (the one who loves our strudel)
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You all are the reasons I awake at 4:45 am.
You are the reasons I never hit my snooze button.
You are the reasons I’ve chosen to stay in the industry;
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Carlin School
Building Community
Submitted by Carmen Massey
Good relationships are
leading to amazing results at
Carlin Elementary Middle
School. “The school has a
good foundation. Our kids are
getting a good, solid education” says parent and PAC
member, Heather O`Brien.
“The Carlin PAC is fully part
of the school. The administration and teachers support all
our activities, and we work
with the staff to coordinate our
activities with their classrooms”.
The Carlin PAC supports
many of the “extra” programs
at Carlin. “A whole group of
committed parents work together to make great things
happen at the school, like the
Carlin Country Market held in
the spring,” enthuses PAC Cochair Carmen Massey. “We
had 2,000 people visit our
school last year and we hope
to invite them all back again
this year on May 26!”
“The Carlin PAC ensures
important programs in the
school are delivered, such as
the Hot Lunch program, and
the Safe Arrival program.
Parents quietly work behind
the scenes every day, enhanc(Continued on page 29)
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By Alison Elmes
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As booking person for the Community Hall it is very gratifying to be
able to say that the overall use of the
Community Hall by both local and
non-local people is increasing. The
income generated from the rentals
goes a long way towards the annual
costs of keeping the doors open and
the Hall running smoothly. It is a
pleasure to have such a beautiful venue to show to prospective renters, especially when a wedding is involved.
Upgrading plans for spring include
some modest landscaping of the
grounds around the Hall. We will need
volunteers for this project so please
keep it in mind.
Upcoming events:
February 10th & 24th - Soup and
Movie night, 6 pm (FMI call 250-9552978)
February 14th - 7pm Valentine's Celebration (FMI call 250-679-3899)
February 17th - Coffee House 7:pm 11pm
February 28th - Historical Society
Annual Slide Show 2-4pm.
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ing the experience we all have here,”
states Principal Bruce Weicker.
Most recently the school and the
PAC have partnered to bring a comprehensive Elementary Winter Recreation
program, including sliding, skating and
skiing. “Getting kids outside and doing
an activity for the first time is such a joy
to witness,” says Grade Three teacher
Carmen Dawkins. “Without the help of
our parents, we wouldn’t be able to provide these opportunities to the kids.”
The Middle School students are once
again participating in a Snowboarding
and Skiing program, partially funded by
PAC. The elementary kids look forward
to the gymnastics and swim programs in
the spring.
Funding for these programs comes
partially through a provincial Gaming
Grant, but the larger portion comes from
fundraising by parents and committed
community members. The next Carlin
fundraising event is a Scrapbooking Day
with Kimberly Boyd on February 25.
“This is such a great way to connect
with friends and have a day out to enjoy
doing something for your family! And
it helps out the school at the same time.
It is a win-win for everyone,” says Kimberly Boyd. Check out the Carlin
School website at www.car.sd83.bc.ca
or call Kim at 250-835-4835 to find out
more about the event and to register.
“We continue to look for ways to
build community and enhance the lives
of our children at Carlin,” says Massey.
“Carlin school is a special place, and we
are achieving so many great things here
by working together.”
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So you want to draw but
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and creativity? Wrong! If you
can write or print letters then
you can draw. The only thing
you are missing are some
techniques to help get you
started.
To begin you have to see
the way an artist does. There
are five basic shapes/forms:
the sphere, cone, cylinder,
cube and oval. Everything
can be broken down into these shapes or a variation of
them. For instance, the human body is an oval on top of
two modified cubes on top of
two cylinders with two cylinders as arms. The hands and
feet are modified cubes.
Draw the basic shapes of
the scene before you. Once
you have the proportions correct you can modify the
shapes to look like the subject. Proportions are the size
of one thing next to another
thing. For instance, using the
head as a measurement the
ideal male figure is eight
heads tall; the ideal female is
seven-and-a-half heads tall;
with the waist three-and-ahalf to four heads down.
You can use your pencil to
measure your subject. Hold
the pencil perpindicular with
the tip at the top of your subject. Slide you thumb down
to the bottom of one area.
Without moving your thumb
move the pencil to another
area to compare sizes.
This same method is used
whether you are drawing
scenery, still life or people.
Please remember, no matter
what you draw, have fun.
Play and enjoy.
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THE OFFSPRING
What's In a Name?
By Larissa Lutjen
We almost didn't have
children because we could not
decide on a name. Not a first
name but the last name. In
spite of being a progressive
kind of guy my husband expressed a visceral dislike for
cumbersome, hyphenated last
names. But I had just spent
eight years in university studying mostly gender and politics and I was damned if I was
going to cave into patrilinealism, or the practice of giving
children the father's family
name.
We were at an impasse. I
floated a few compromises: 1.
we could cut cards to decide;
2. we could give girl babies
my last name and boys would
get my husband's, or vice versa; or 3. we could all adopt a
mixture of our two last names.
None of these was accepted.
The tradition of continuing
only the husband's family
name is rooted in the historical fact that only men could
inherit property in western
law. Probably it sprang from
the anxiety of pre-modern
fathers who had little way of
knowing whether they were
the true father of any offspring; the fact that the children would carry his name
demonstrated to the world that
they belonged to him even if
they looked more like the local blacksmith, or worse, the
priest. In fact, it was not very
long ago that wives and children were legally the property
of the husband without property rights of their own.
Interestingly, if we were
having kids in Hazelton or
Masset I would have had the
power of tradition on my side
since the Haida and Gitxsan,
like many other Canadian
aboriginal cultures, are matrilineal, with property and naming privileges extending to the
mother's family.
Although women often
keep their last name after marriage today, at one time it was
unheard of. Lucy Stone, an
early suffragette and antislavery activist, was the first
American to win the right to
retain her name in the mid
1800's. She famously said, "A
wife should no more take her
husband's name than he
should hers. My name is my
identity and must not be
lost" (www.lucystoneleague.o
rg). But even if a mother no
longer has to fight to keep her
maiden name she still faces
the situation where she and
her children might have two
different last names.
There is an irony in the
fact that although Lucy did
not take her husband's name,
'Stone' was her father's name.
I fully recognize the fact that
even if my children continue
the name 'Lutjen' there are
still many other names, all
with rich histories of their
own, that are absent. In just a
couple generations the names
Woodard, Smith, Wylie,
Potosky, Torseth, and Matulak have all come to the end of
the line. When you look at it
from this perspective it seems
rather random that only two
names might survive so why
worry about the loss of one
more?
But it is precisely because
it is not random at all, but due
to a history of patriarchal privilege that continues to subtly
insist that the mother's identity
is not equally important, that I
felt so strongly about the issue. A hyphenated name is an
imperfect compromise, and a
temporary solution (since you
can't have more than two last
names), but it is a small gesture towards equality that
would have made one Stone
smile.
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The view from my window tells me
that spring is some time away yet, but I
am anxious to be out in the garden.
However, rather than pining for what
might be, my time will be better spent
planning for spring.
Since we basically still have a blank
canvas in the back yard the time is right
to determine what our wants and needs
are. If your gardens are already developed, the time is just as well spent deciding what renovations you might want to
make in the spring.
The first job is to determine what
your yard is to be used for. Include all
your household occupants when making
the list – even Fido, who I’m sure will
appreciate a dog run – and your prize
roses will likely appreciate that even
more.
Obviously you need alfresco dining
areas and these should be close to the
house –a shady back corner might seem
like an ideal spot but aside from perhaps
assisting in your weight loss program, it
will not be particularly conducive to relaxed entertaining; do you need to incorporate play areas – perhaps you want a
sandbox or slide – where is the best location for these? Some might want a quiet
corner for reading and relaxing or just
enjoying the garden views that are created – a chance to smell the proverbial
roses you might say. Perhaps you need a
spot where you can hide from your
spouse or children and pretend you are
working – make it cozy for a good book
and perhaps a glass of wine (or two)! Do
you need a spot for vegetables or just
ornamentals? What about lawn? Don’t
forget about storage - can you encroach
on the garage
(good luck with
that!) or do you need a garden shed?
Make it big enough as you may find objects such as workshop compressors suddenly sneaking in – nothing I would
know of personally, I’m just suggesting
you remain alert! Of course you will
need to allow for a compost area –– hate
to stand on my soapbox, but I am a firm
believer that we should all compost – not
just because it eases the load on the landfill, but also because it offers one of the
cheapest and best soil amendments
around.
Winter is the perfect season for gazing out your windows to determine the
best placement for focal points in the
garden – this might be a simple urn or a
statue, or perhaps something grander
such as a pergola or pond. The nakedness of the landscape in winter also allows us to more readily spot eyesores in
the yard and make plans to remove them
in the spring or provide the necessary
screening. Currently in our gardens the
compost bins are one of the sightlines
from our back deck – not quite the view I
envisioned, so we obviously need to either move them or provide some screening for this area. (However, since focal
points are supposed to lead our eyes into
the garden, perhaps this will also help
lead our kitchen compost bucket into the
garden when it needs emptying!!)
This time of year offers the chance to
draw up plans and map out the various
areas required in the yard. Changes are
much easier to make on paper so forgo
those household chores and put gazing
time at the top of your to-do list – your
yard will thank you for it in the spring.
February 29th, 2012
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By Jan Penner
In Canada, the last Wednesday of
February is known as Anti-Bullying Day.
Also known as "Pink Shirt Day", it was
originally organized by David Shepherd
and Travis Price, 2 Nova Scotia high
school students, who asked fellow students to sport pink shirts, after another
student in their school was bullied when
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Donning a pink shirt on Anti-Bullying
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If you wish to show your support for
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on February 29th. This day and every
day, live the slogan "Bullying Stops
Here".
FEBRUARY 2012
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From the Vine
Submitted by Patricia Zuniga Cork N’ Cap U-brew,
Blind Bay and Shuswap
Wine Cellar, Salmon Arm
Not so long ago, wine
knowledge meant knowing
about French wine regions
and maybe about Port and
Sherry. Times have changed
and France, still a leading
wine region, has many others nipping at its heels. Today if you want Bardolino or
a Barbaresco, it helps to
know something about the
grapes behind the wines.
All grapes grow on vines
but there is only one type
that is important for wine
making: the genus Vitis. Of
60 or so species of Vitis,
classic wine making grapes
come from the Vitis vinifera,
which originated in Europe.
Chardonnay, Cabernet
Sauvignon, and Pinot Noir
are examples of vinifera
grapes. There are hundreds
vinifera grapes vines and
each one brings its own aromas and flavors to the bottle.
The top seven vinifera
grapes are Chardonnay,
Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling,
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot,
Pinot Noir and Syrah. Out of
these seven varieties, three
are whites and four are reds.
Know these grapes and you
know about 75% of the wine
made in the world. These
top seven can produce simple, inexpensive wines, as
well as wines costing hundreds of dollars. Here we
are going to concentrate on
the Chardonnay grape, also
known as "the chameleon
grape," and the Merlot
grape.
The Chardonnay is the
wine you are guaranteed to
see everywhere. The grape
itself doesn't have much
character but is highly
adaptable to manipulation in
the vineyard and in wine
making. With the right
amount of oak, Chardonnay
can be a nicely balanced,
rich and intense wine. The
top Chardonnay grape producers are France, United
States, Australia, Chile and
Canada.
Chardonnay wines from
cool climates like Canada
should smell like Citrus,
apples and minerals. Chardonnay wines from warm
climates should smell like
ripe peach, pineapple, and
mango. Chardonnay goes
well with: raw vegetables,
sushi, grilled chicken, pizza,
seafood, goat cheese and
fresh cheeses.
The Merlot grape is a
soft and plumy grape that
can make a soft, round, and
silky, easy drinking wine.
Merlot is often a blending
grape, adding softness and
flavor to its big brother Cabernet Sauvignon. On its
own, Merlot is somewhat
neutral, but when handled
properly can produce plump,
juicy, almost sweet red
wine. The top Merlot grape
producers are France, United
States, Chile, Canada and
Eastern Europe. Merlot
wines from cool climates
should smell like plum, cocoa powder and mint. Merlot
wines from warm climates
should smell like baked
cherries, plum, chocolate
and mint. Merlot goes well
with Prosciutto, pork chops,
baked ham, Jarlsberg and
other firm cheeses.
Join us next month in
The North Shuswap Kicker
to learn more interesting
facts about wine and winemaking.
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Another count is over for this year –
the Swan and Eagle Count was on
Jan.15th. The total Swans were thirtyeight; Trumpeter Swans – thirty mature
and 8 Juvenile, down from a total of fortytwo last year. And no Tundra Swans this
year. At one time the Tundra Swans
numbered in the hundreds on the Thompson River and now they are rarely seen,
over compassed by the Trumpeter
Swans. Eagles were way down at five
mature and one immature.
Just a little trivia on the Trumpeter
Swans - In 1933 they were hunted almost
to extinction when there were just seventy
-seven breeding adults left in all of Canada. But today their number has bounced
back to over twenty thousand birds in BC
alone. There is still a ban on hunting
them (why would you?) They are such a
beautiful bird. The most striking thing
about the Trumpeter swans is their
size. Covered with a thick layer of white
feathers and a wingspan of 2.5 meters (8.2
feet), Trumpeters are the largest species of
waterfowl in North America. Males
weigh in around 35 pounds while females
are slightly smaller. They are also known
for their brassy, horn-like call. Their summer breeding habitats are in Alaska and
Northern BC and their winter habitat is
from central BC to the Southwestern ar-
ea. In Agassiz, I have personally seen
fields that look like they are layered in
white clouds. And who doesn’t remark
on those that are seen on the way to Kamloops. They usually mate for life and return to their breeding grounds in pairs.
On a different note – we are getting
reports of the abundance of wolves in this
area – and the abundance of deer. And I
had one report of Grizzly Bear tracts in
the upper reaches of Anglemont. As to the
birds – the warm weather is bringing them
out in droves. After an absence of four
years, I have all the woodpeckers back at
my suet – and flocks of Pine Siskins on
and off. And of course, the usual chickadees and nuthatches. And another report
of a Northern Hawk Owl on Line 17,
which I saw myself at the December Bird
Count. Interesting!.....I have just turned
in my report for the BC Breeding Bird
Atlas for 2011 and I found twenty-three
pair in the Celista area and eighteen pair
in the Anglemont area and next year I
hope to find even more.
Our next meeting will be in March, the
third Thursday of the month at 1:30 PM in
the Celista Hall Meeting room. We
would like to increase our membership so
if you have the afternoon free – come out
– Rudy and Ineke will be back from their
long vacation and we will be planning our
summer outings.
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Submitted by Haillie T., Shelby, Madeline, Izzy and Haille H.
At the January Bugs R Us meeting,
Amanda and Anna showed pictures of
their eco-systems during Journal Sharing.
Madeline presented a comic of her mom
(Teresa Wiebe) in snowshoes and Simon
showed us a picture of wolves surrounding his dog Rosie. All of these people had
their names put into the Journal Sharing
Draw, giving them a chance to win a great
prize from those donated by the Senior
Naturalists.
We had wonderful snacks at Snack
Time. Jesse and Logan Brooks brought
tortilla wraps and Haillie Tennent brought
graham crackers and pretzels.
Thank-you to Tammy Hucal for giving us a "Predators and Prey" show. We
learned to hide and hunt, what kind of
hunting tools animals use, and we got to
see a stuffed owl, bobcat and some skulls.
After we learned about the bobcat, owl
and also about deer, we made our own
Predator/Prey picture on paper.
We checked our eco-sphere that we
had placed in the cupboard. It looked a
bit wilted and the plants were drooping
and turning brown, though it still is not
dead completely. We also checked Mrs.
Delisle's eco-sphere that she had made
and noticed that inside of it was buzzing
with small flies. They might have been
carried in on the plants when we planted
them or they might have
come in as eggs! It is very
much a mystery!
Tamie Hucal during her Predators and Prey presentation
FEBRUARY 2012
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Letter to the Editor
Re: Anglemont Water System
I’ve lived in Anglemont
full time since 2004 and
what’s happening is scaring
the dickens out of me. I
worked my way through the
engineering report and it’s
full of assumptions, notes
what’s not included in the
pricing . But let’s pretend
it’s accurate. In a nut shell,
they will discontinue the
intake from the creeks and
the gravity based system
and pump all the water up
the hill and then let it flow
down again, and increase
capacity way beyond our
projected needs The argument is that, since there are
1303 lots in the district, the
cost per lot is bearable. Lets
stop here for a minute, the
system is about 40 years old
and only 408 have any type
of development on them.
Why is that? Maybe the boil
order has some effect, but
it’s only been on for a few
years and besides that, you
can install your own filter
and UV system for about
$1000. So, I don’t think it’s
the water that’s responsible
for the many empty lots.
Maybe it’s because there is
no work around here, or
because of the long drive
into here? Nothing we can
do about that .There does
not seem to be any way to
get more demand, but there
sure is a way to get rid of
whatever demand exists and that is to make it expensive to own property here.
Who owns those empty
lots? Some dreaming, some
hoping, who can tell. But all
have one thing in common:
a low cost to hang on to the
lots. What likely will happen when they find out that
their tax all of a sudden
goes up by $650.00 per
year, and very high water
rates if they hook up, is that
an awful lot of empty parcel
owners are going to try to
get rid of those lots. But
there was and is no demand.
Well, why should we care,
we have a house and who
cares what happens to the
empty lots. But we must
care, chances are it’ll work
itself into the house prices
also and if you think those
For Sale signs are a picket
fence now, just wait and see
what happens if the lots get
dumped. Can you spell
Ghost Town? Think you’re
gonna sell when your too
old to drive?!
We just CAN NOT AFFORD it.
I don’t pretend to know
how to fix the system, but I
do know that part of the
problem is long time neglect
made worse by too low a
water rate. And I do know
that the recent water shortage was mostly caused by
not fixing leaks in a timely
manner. And I do know that
gravity is free and electricity to pump costs money. So,
maybe the solution to our
problem should include
keeping the creeks as our
main water supply and just
have a small lake water supplement, and forget about
expanding beyond the present area.
Think about this, don’t
let them destroy our community because of ignorance of the side effects of this project.
Sandor (Sandy)
Ludwig
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FEBRUARY 2012
Get Involved in
Community
Planning and Make
a Difference !
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) is
looking for volunteers in Electoral Areas 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E'
and 'F' interested in joining their local Advisory Planning
Commission (APC). The current appointments to the
APCs expire spring, 2012.
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APC members work with the Area Director and CSRD
staff making recommendations to the CSRD Board on
Planning and Land Use Management issues (community
planning, land use, proposed planning bylaws and permits)
within the Electoral Area.
Fred Weiher
Certified Hypnotherapist
APCs usually meet once a month depending on the number of referrals they receive from the CSRD Board. Members are appointed to the APC for a three-year term.
Training will also be provided.
250.517.0779
email: rose.garden42@yahoo.com
Individuals from different areas and neighborhoods within
the Electoral Area, who best demonstrate the following,
will be recommended to the CSRD Board of Directors for
appointment:
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an interest and passion for sustainable community
development;
a desire to share knowledge and experience in a
range of subjects relevant to planning and development (e.g. housing, agriculture, construction, parks,
environment, youth, seniors, business, geography,
engineering, education, arts and culture).
Expression of Interest forms are available on the CSRD
website (www.csrd.bc.ca) or at the CSRD office.
Please return completed forms via email, mail, or in
person by 4:00 pm Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 to:
Candice Benner, Planning Assistant
Columbia Shuswap Regional District
PO Box 978, Salmon Arm BC V1E 4P1
cbenner@csrd.bc.ca
Phone: (250) 833-5904 or
(Toll Free) 1-888-248-2773
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FEBRUARY 2012
Skate-a-Thon at Farrell’s Field Rink
By Jan Penner
With the sudden warming trend, we
were not sure we were going to be able
to follow through with the outdoor Skate
-a-thon, on February 2nd, but Mother Nature came through with some cooler temperatures which firmed up the ice surface.
Both upper intermediate classes spent
the whole day skating, with the Grade
2/3 class joining them for the morning.
A number of those students, plus a few
from the Grade 1 and 2 class, remained
for the day as their parents were supervising. A number of students from
Grade 1 and 2 and Kindergarten also
participated for part of the day with their
parents to help and supervise.
The event, planned by Grade 7 students Jayme Phillips and Eva
McManamna, raised over $600. These
monies will go to Free the Children
Foundation, to assist with building a water system for a village in Africa. This
will mean a close water supply so children will not have to walk great distance
to haul water.
Many people helped to make this day
a success and thanks go out to them.
First and foremost are the ice crew: Brian and Karen Ruddock, their grandson
Taylor, Nathan and Karissa Lewis and
Shawn Perry. Clearing and flooding the
ice was a huge job. Thanks to Jason
Wiebe for cooking hot dogs, to all the
moms who made cookies, and to Super
Valu, Sunnyside Supermarket and PAC
for donating the food. Thanks to Rona
and Dwayne Bentley for donating wood
for the fire, and to Mike McManamna for
cutting it up. Thanks to Kaylee Jameson
for looking after the music. Thanks to all
the parents who helped supervise, transported children and skated.
Finally, thanks to Shuswap Unique
Adventure Tours, to Scotch Creek Home
Hardware, and to all the friends and family who made cash donations and sponsored skaters. You helped to make this
event a great success.
Congratulations to everyone who
participated.
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What’s up at
North Shuswap
Christian Fellowship
4079 Butters Rd. Scotch Creek
WE WELCOME YOU
Worship Service
Every Sunday at 10:30am
Message by Pastor Mike Lewis
Sunday School
Monthly, every second Sunday
12:15pm Pot Luck Meal, Fellowship,
Entertainment
Bible Studies: Various week days at
different locations (call for info)
Kids Club: Tuesdays, after school at
the Celista School
Youth Club: Fridays 7:00pm
Ladies Gathering: Monthly, every
second Monday 10:00am
For More Information (or advise
attendance): 250-955-2545
St. David’s by-the-Lake
Anglican/United Church
5518 Squilax/Anglemont Hwy, Celista
worship@stdavidschurch.info
Rev Brian Smith
Sunday 11:00 am
North Shuswap Christian Fellowship
4079 Butters Road, Scotch Creek
250-955-2545
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Worship & Sunday School, 10:30 am
Catholic Services
Our Lady of the Lake - Blind Bay
Sunday, 11 am
Chase
School News
By Jan Penner
School skiing and skating sessions
are over for another year at North Shuswap Elementary. Despite an injury
plagued first day, and a rescheduled second day (way too cold on the previous
date), the skiers and snowboarders had a
great time. Thanks to Mr. Schmidt and
Mrs. Sears for accompanying students, to
parents for helping with supervision at
and on the mountain, and to PAC for
covering bussing costs. All three skating
dates were fun-filled and injury free.
Thanks to parents for helping with skate
tying and to PAC for covering bussing
costs. A good time was had by all!
The Leadership students organized a
Skate-a-thon for February 2nd. Over
half of the school population participated
and over $600 was raised. These funds
will be directed to a project in Africa,
building a village water system.
The girls basketball team, coached by
Mr. Schmidt, won their first game,
played on Jan. 30th. Congratulations
girls. Keep up the good work, and have
fun!
Upcoming dates to note: February
17th is a Pro-D, so classes will not be in
session, and February 29th is Wear Pink
Day, an annual Anti-Bullying event.

Sunday, 9:00 am
Call 9-1-1 for
EMERGENCIES
Fire - Police - Ambulance
No Shadow for NS Hogs
By Jan Penner
The residents of the North Shuswap
can rest easy. According to the 10 Kindergarten Groundhogs who ventured
outdoors at North Shuswap Elementary,
we will have an early spring. Despite
not making it out of their "burrows"
until well after noon, the rodents did
not see their shadows. They concur
with groundhogs in the rest of Canada.
Here's to an Early Spring!
Join us at
St. David’s by the Lake
on the highway in Celista
Sunday Services
at 11:00
Everyone Welcome!
Ash Wednesday Service
Wed., March 22 at 11:00
e-mail us at
worship@stdavidschurch.info
Thrift Shop
Not open until Spring
Please, no drop-offs
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NORTH SHUSWAP
 Farrell’s Skating Party - Feb 11, 12pm-3pm. Free
hot dogs & hot chocolate donated by the Lions
Club
 Soup & a Movie - Feb 10, in the Club Room at NS
Community Hall. Film feature “Like Water for
Chocolate”, Feb 24, Film feature “King Corn”, Mar
9, Film feature “Ratatouille” animation for children,
serving pizza this night. Shows start at 7pm. Soup
served at 6pm. Call Patsy for soup reservations or
for more info 250-955-2978.
 Rise & Shine Breakfast - Feb 11, 8am to 11am
at the Lakeview Community Centre in Anglemont.
 Lions Club Meat Draw –Feb 11at the Copper
Island Pub. 3pm to 5pm.Meet friends for a pint and
maybe go home with a great cut of meat.
 Valentine’s Celebration - Feb 14 at the NS Community Hall. FMI 250-679-3899
 Coffee House - Feb 17, 7:00 at the NS Community Hall. Hot Jazz and cool Diva’s. Open mic from
7pm to 8pm and then after the feature bands.
Bring a snack and a friend.
 Chamber Meeting - Feb 27
FEBRUARY 2012
 Skwlax Pow Wow - Feb 23, 5pm. Everyone welcome
 Historical Society Annual Slide Show - Feb 28,
2pm-4pm at the NS Community Hall
 Sadie Hawkins Party - Feb 24 at the Lakeview
Community Centre. Happy Hour at 5pm. Dinner at
6pm
SORRENTO/BLIND BAY
 Dragon Boat Introductory Meeting - Feb 20,
7pm at the Sorrento Elementary School. Everyone
welcome! No paddling experience necessary. FMI
Margot 250-675-2318 or Todd 250-835-2386
 Carlin Scrapbooking Day - Feb 25, 9am to 4pm
at Carlin School Gym. PAC fundraiser. Hot lunch,
coffee, gifts prizes, ideas, workshops. To Register
call Kimberly 250-835-4835
CHASE
 Chase Curling - Mixed Open Bonspiel - Feb
11&12, FMI 250-679-3855. Men’s Open Bonspiel - Feb 24&25, FMI 250-679-3855
 Mushy Valentines - Feb 12, 3pm. Skmana Ski
Club.
 Free Prenatal Session - Feb 14, 1:30 to 4pm at
the Chase & Dist. Health Centre. Pls register - 250
-679-1393
 Valentine’s Dinner - Feb 17, 5pm Chase
Creekside. FMI Ella 250-679-3375
 Mad Tradition in Concert - Feb 18, 7:30pm at
Chase Community Hall. Featuring Roxanna Sabir
& Craig McGregor. Chris Stevens (banjo) and
Denise Ford (piano)
 Silent Auction - Mar 10 at the Chase Curling
Rink. Music, Dancing, FMI or to donate an auction
item call Janice 250-679-4471
OUTLYING AREAS
 Salmon Arm Snow Blazer Meeting - Every 2nd
Thursday, 7pm at the Salmon Arm Legion. FMI
Robin, 250-540-0841
 Shuswap Women in Business - Feb 11 at the
Podollan Inn. Presenting Karen Luniw, “Secrets of
the Inner Game of Business and Money”. FMI
shuswapwomeninbusiness.com
 Annual Daffodil Tea & Bake Sale - Mar 3, 10am 2pm at the Pritchard Community Hall. Crafts,
baked goods, lunches, draws, door prizes. FMI or
to book a table call April 250-577-3798
Regularly Scheduled Events
NORTH SHUSWAP
Alcoholics Anonymous AA - Sundays at 7pm,
Squilax Band Office (back door) FMI 250-679-3945
or 250-679-3352
Buddhist Theory, Zen meditation - Tuesdays,
7:30pm at 2701 Squilax Anglemont Rd. FMI Vaughn,
250-804-3139
Chamber of Commerce Meetings - 4th Mon of the
month, 7pm @ Century 21 office FMI
250-955-2113
Coffee House - 3rd Friday of the month, 7pm NS
Community Hall
Community Association - 3rd Mon. of the month,
7pm, NSCH
Community Needlework & Crafts - Every Wed.,
10am to 2pm. NSCH. Bring your lunch. Everyone
welcome. FMI call Nadine @ 250-955-2388.
Country Gardens Garden Club Meet 3rd Wed of
the month, 7 pm at the Anglemont Srs. Centre. FMI
Chris 250-955-6467
Historical Society - 2nd Thurs of the month, 2pm,
NSCH
Ladies Bible Study & Care Group Meet every Friday in
private homes. 9:30-11:30am. Need help/prayer/info?
(confidential) call 250-955-2131
Lions Club - 2nd & 4th Thurs of the month, 7pm,
NSCH
NSWI (Women’s Institute) - Meet 3rd Tues of the
month, 1pm, NSCH
N.S. Community Prayer Group Meet the 3rd
Thursday of the month, 7 pm at the Anglemont
Lakeview Centre. FMI Sharlee Lea 250-955-0885 or
Val Lenz 250-955-2117.
N.S. First Responders Society Mtg is the 2nd Wed
of the month, 7 pm. Phone Bev at 250-955-0365 for
location. New members always welcome. FMI 250-6793536
N.S. Players - 2nd Tues. of the month, 7pm at NS
Community Hall
Parks Commission - 2nd Thurs of the month, 10am,
NSCH
StrongStart Centre - Mon & Alternating Wed 9am to
noon . Preschoolers & caregivers. Play based
learning. Healthy snacks. FMI Joan 250-955-2214
Tai Chi - FMI Sandra 250-955-8189, NSCH
CHASE
Adult/Senior Line Dancing - Thurs starting Jan 23 at
Chase Community Hall. (10 sessions) FMI 250-6795443
Chase Duplicate Bridge - Thurs in St. Andrews
Church (rear door) Zoë 250-679-8488
Chase Creekside for Seniors
Mon: Carpet bowling 10am, Snooker 1pm
Tues: Silver Belles & Beaux Practice 10:30am, Bingo
1pm
Wed: Exercise 9am, Line Dancing 10am, Snooker &
games 1pm
Thur: Carpet Bowling 10am
Fri: Exercise 9am, Crib 1pm
Monthly General meeting 2nd Thurs 1pm
Monthly Supper every 3rd Friday 5:30pm
Monthly Mini Crib 2nd Fri
FMI Sher Dickson 250-679-3306
Parkside Estates - Public Bingo Wed. 1pm
Royal Canadian Legion
Mon: Open 6-10pm
Tues: Open 3:30 –8pm
Wed: General meeting 3rd wed only, 7pm
Thurs: Open 6-10pm
Fri: Dinners,1st, 2nd & 4th Friday
Sat: Meat Draws, Fun Darts, 50/50, 2-4pm
Sun: Closed
SORRENTO
Sorrento Scottish Country Dancers - Youth group
meets Wed, 7pm at Cedar Centre. Adults meet Sat
(starting Sept 10) 9:30am at the Drop in centre. All
classes run till end of March. FMI Wendy 250-6753518
Shuswap Wood Carvers - Wed & Sat 8:30am 12pm. FMI Ken, 250-675-3316, Norm, 250-675-3764
The Ta'Lana Twirler's Square Dance Club Weekly
dances, at the Blind Bay Hall, 2010 Blind Bay Rd.
Rounds and main stream dancing. FMI Betty & Fred
at 250-675-4408 or George & Nancy at 250-6755375
The Piecemakers Quilt Group meets every Thurs.
10 - 2pm at the Sorrento Drop In Centre. FMI 250955-2393
Shuswap Woodworkers Guild - 3rd Wed of the
month, 7pm, Toad Hall behind Toby’s Restaurant.
FMI Ian, 250-835-0014
Sorrento Drop in Centre
Mon: AA & Alanon - 8pm, Glee Club - 9:30am
Tues: Crib -1:30pm, Snooker (men) - 1:00pm, Meals
to Wheels bi-weekly, 12pm
Wed: T.O.P.S. - 8:15am, Snooker 6:00pm
Thurs: Foot Clinic (call for appt. 250-675-4182),
Quilting - 10:00am Snooker (men) - 1:00pm, youth
resource o30pm
Fri: Ladies Snooker- 2pm, Bingo/Games 6:30pm
Sat: Scottish Country Dancing 9:30
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
Tues: Sunnybrae Painters 10am (250-835-4625)
1st & 3rd Thur: Needle Arts Guild 10am (250-835-8842)
1st & 3rd Wed: Quilters (250-835-8255)
3rd Tues: Potluck dinner and Meeting 5:30 (except
July/Aug)
Shuswap Needle Arts Guild - Meet 1st & 3rd Thurs
each month, 10am - Sunnybrae Seniors Hall. FMI
250-835-8842
WHITE LAKE
Scrapbooking Workshop Wednesdays 9am –noon.
3389 White Lake Rd. Hands on assistance. Ideas &
coffee break provided. Kimberly 250-835-4835
To add a meeting/event
call 955-0534, Fax 9550515 or email
kicker@kicker.ca
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Adams River Salmon Society.. Darlene McBain 250-955-0383
AWE Society.. Dorothy Marks email: ggskram@lincsat.com
Anglemont Ladies Golf.. Bev Shea 250-955-0365
Anglemont Men’s Golf Club.. Steve Moore 250-955-2204
Artistic Community.. Lynn Erin 250-955-6234
Baseball Club.. Terry Speed 250-955-6122
Camp Grafton.. Judy MacPherson 250-374-5115 or
NS Community Association.. Ed Overland 250-955-2844
Anglemont Graham Lucas.. 250-955-2173
Celista Darlene Volk 250-955-6341
S.C./L.C. Art Stoll 250-955-2422 / 250-517-0098
First Responders.. Pat Robertson 250-955-2999
First Responders Society.. Bev Shea 250-955-0365
Girl Guides - Chase District - Janie Emeny 250-679-3094
Hatha Yoga.. Sandra 250-955-8189
Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon..
Cynthia Bentley 250-955-2222 (In Memoriam)
Historical Society.. Loretta Greenough 250-955-6431
Imai Ball Park Foundation.. Eric Lutjen 250-851-6196
Karate Club.. Dale Cundy 250-955-2145
Lakeview Centre.. Fay Hadden 250-955-2488
Lions Club.. Tom Price 250-955-2344
Meadow Creek Park Assoc.. Don Grimm250- 955-0262
Naturalists Club.. Claudette Carlsen 250-955-8148
Needle Bugs Club.. Gerry Kendall 250-955-6279
NS Cemetery.. Doug Prigmore 250-955-6454 or
Loretta Greenough 250-955-6431
NS Christian Fellowship.. Pastor Mike Lewis 250-955-2545
Saratoga - Aileen Brand 250-955-6123
St. Ives - Dave King 250-955-0573
School District # 83.. Holly Overgaard 250-955-2515
Seymour Arm Comm. Assoc.. Bob Reimer 250-833-7610
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.. Don Reed 250-675-2597
Shuswap Needle Arts Guild.. Gemma 250-835-8842,
Sandra 250-832-0972
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..
Jennie Anderson 250-675-4553
Tai Chi.. Sandra Spicer 250-955-8189
Victim Services.. Brandi Nakazawa 250-679-8638
Whittlers Club.. Rudy Maarsman 250-955-0482
Women’s Institute.. Maureen Kalynchuk 250-955-2954
Hall Bookings – Alison Elmes 250-955-2588
NS Craft & Needlework Club.. Nadine Collier 250-955-2388
NS Elementary School.. Glen Overgaard 250-955-2214
NS Health Centre Society.. Anita Misseghers 250-955-0924
and Joan Bristow 250-955-2304
NS Players.. Judy Weller 250-955-0744
Maria Mazzotta 250-374-5665
Okanagan Regional Library.. Lee Carreiro 250-955-8198
Chamber of Commerce.. Dave Cunliffe 250-851-6852
Parents Advisory Committee.. Leigh Schaffer 250-679-8009
Coffee House.. Willy Gaw 250-955-0377
Parks Commission Chair.. Jackie Santa 250-955-2421
Country Kids Play School.. Alanna Stearns 250-679-3005
Police Advisory Committee.. Lynda Sutton 250-955-6144
Country Gardens Garden Club.. Chris Trueman 250-955-6467 Ratepayer Associations
CRIMESTOPPERS.. 1-800-222-8477
Anglemont - Rudy Maarsman 250-955-0482
Crowfoot Snowmobile Club.. Martin & Julie Lucas 250-955-2246
Lee Creek - Veronica Bene 250-679-4678
CSRD - Area F.. Denis Delisle 250-955-0806
Magna Bay - Alan Nunn 250-679-2565 or 604-522-3346
Scotch Creek - Mary Stewart 250-955-2967
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Free Prenatal Session
Submitted by Donna Dube
Pregnancy, Childbirth and
Parenting can all be challenging. The next Free Prenatal
Session is being held
at the Chase and District Health Centre on
Tuesday, February
14th, from 1:30 4:00 p.m. Deborah Lewis,
Family Nurse Practitioner and
Donna Dube, Public Health
Nurse will be leading the session with topics such as Self
Care in late pregnancy, La-
bour and Delivery Preparation,
Understanding your new baby,
an Introduction to Breastfeeding, Community Resources for
families and whatever
else is important to you
as a new parent or parent to be.
Once your pregnancy has been confirmed, please
call Chase Public Health @
250-679-1393, to register for a
session. Coaches and assistant
coaches are also welcome to
attend.
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15. Anagram of "Mail"
16. Leave out
17. Largest continent
18. Border
19. Units of heredity
20. Friendly
22. Catkin
23. Come in
24. Ancient Roman magistrate
26. Governor (abbrev.)
29. 60 seconds
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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
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SERVICES
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
Pet Grooming
IPG Certified
679-7889
Now Open
Saturdays
Tues-Sat
(by appointment)
560-B Shuswap Avenue
- Best parking around back -
927 Shuswap Ave. Chase
Marie Vogel
Piano Tuning & Restoration
679-8456 or 318-5436
Hours: Tues to Sat 10:00 - 5:30
Grand Piano Consultation
Kenneth Finlayson
CAPT/ACAP
BrushwithGreatness
Kyle
Lessey
N
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250-675-4661
250-517-7717
Painting
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kennyfin01@gmail.com
250‐955‐0935
(Cell)250‐320‐6820
Year Round
Service
Larkspur Services Orchardist
Snow Removal. Small tree removal,
pruning, shaping, brush & dead tree
removal before fire season. No
guesswork, free estimates on all
yard work. Please leave msg
250-517-7429
VARYA
KRUPSKYA
LÜTJEN
250-679-8666
Detailing
Valentines Day
Special
Book an appointment by the
end of February and receive
15% off
Manicures - Pedicures - Gel Nails
Waxing - Massage
Unit 5 1250 TCH above drugstore
250-675-2400
HYPNOTHERAPY
It’s in you to be all you can be.
Certified Hypnotherapist
Lee Creek
250.517.0779
THOMPSON RIVERS APPRAISALS
REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS
Magna Bay
www.trappraisals.ca
250-372-2599
250-682-5995
 Pre-purchase and Pre-sale
appraisal reports
 Mortgage Refinancing?
 Estate?
 Division of Assets?
Prompt Service
Fully accredited appraisers (AACI)
Wood Furniture Repairs.
Dave Cross, 250-955-0065
Celista
email: rose.garden42@yahoo.com
WE
DELIVER
Ian Bischoff
250-955-2340
250-833-6073
Qua Verde Enterprises Ltd.
Residential House Cleaning
Servicing the Shuswap since 1996
Alice 250-679-5353
Beginners Beekeeping Course
2-full days of instruction including a trip to a commercial beeyard. What you need to know to
begin your adventure.
For more info please visit
www.sweetacreapiaries.ca
or phone 250-803-5201
email: brideaua@mybcdc.ca
Lucas Excavating Services
Hitachi 120, driveways, building
excavations, lot clearing. Over 20
years experience. Call Graham
250-955-2173
INTERIOR / EXTERIOR
conditioning
Cosmetic Details/Decals/K-#’s
Art & Mural Painting
250-955-0655
Cell: 250-517-0983
The Live Healthy Store
BEFORE
The Dock Doctor
Repairs and maintenance of docks.
Custom wood docks. Bob
250-955-2500, Cell 250-318-2890
bob.thedockdoctor@gmail.com
INDIGO BAY PAINTING
* Interior * Exterior *
Local References
250-679-3980
Robin Mitchell
Marine
Auto
RV
Steam Cleaning - Upholstery/Carpets
Cut Polishing/Polishes/Waxes
Custom Detailing Services
Leather & Vinyl /Cleaning/Re-
Are you going away?
Need a house check, plants watered,
mail picked up... Lived here since
1981 References Available, Linda
250-955-2500 Cell 250-819-2500
linda.lkendall@gmail.com
Fred Weiher
Party Dresses, Graduation Gowns
Hemming & Repairs
SERVICES
Shuswap
K9 ScallyWags
- Force
Board Shop
SERVICES
Lose weight while
maintaining good
nutrition. For your
personalized easy to
follow program
call
Ed & Kathy Shaw
250 955 6522 or
toll free 877 808 6522
email ekmall@cablelan.net
AFTER
Linda’s Silver Threads
Mobile Hair Care
Has added a location in Chase at
PARKSIDE ESTATES
SENIOR RATES
Cut n Style
Perms / Colors
For Appointment call
250-955-0180
250-679-1510 - Chase
250-299-8181 - Cel
Ship Shape Shelter Indoor Boat and
RV Storage. Indoor, humidity controlled and limited outdoor storage
and valet service available for boats
and RVs. Complimentary summer
trailer storage for all customers.
Please call Gary or Michele Osborne
at 250-835-4224 or email
shipshapeshelter@hotmail.com
——————————————-Peditox Ionized Foot Detox helps
the body eliminate toxins and waste
products – to restore itself to a
healthy balanced state. FMI 250955-0680
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SERVICES
Valentine Special
20-50% OFF
while supplies last
Sale items include: Brown Sugar
Perfume & Shimmer, Lip Apeel,
Instant Hand Manicures, Tropicana
Eye Shadow, Warming Massage Oil
and much more!
Celine Zanders
250-319-0959
czanders1@hotmail.com
www.beautipage.ca/celine/
FOR SALE
2006 Polaris RMK 550. Reverse,
hand warmer, 136” track. In great
shape. 2800 miles. $3500, 250955-2149
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2004 Honda Civic, 2Dr, 180K,
mounted winter , summer tires.
PW, PDL, PM. All maintenance
up to date. $7300, 250-955-0635
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Handmade Soap - made out of
locally grown Seabuckthorn berries. Berries have over 190 nutrients used as a skin care remedy.
FMI 250-955-0680
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Solid Pine Mexican entertainment cabinet w/opening for T.V.
Matching square coffee table w/
storage. $150 for both. Call Linda
at 250-955-2173
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Approx 500 sq.ft. used blue vinyl
siding. To make an offer call
250-955-0534
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Moving Sale. Lots of indoor and
outdoor items. Call Doug for
more info at 250-679-7824
Captains Bed. California King.
Six drawers, mirror, reading
lamps. Plus matching side tables
& mattress if desired. $1000
OBO. Also, Nordic Track T9ci
Durastride running machine. Near
new. $1000 OBO.
Call 250-955-0181
FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE
New & Used Medical Equipment
Scooters, walkers, wheelchairs,
bathroom safety, stairlifts, hospital beds, nursing uniforms. FreeScreening for obstructive sleep
apnea, treatment and follow-up.
CPAP masks, parts, and accessories. Respiratory therapy equipment and home oxygen.
www.lakesidemedical.ca or
1-877-777-2431
Lot 83 Mountain View Dr. Blind
Bay. Panoramic mountain setting!
Shuswap Lake Estates .41 acre
building lot offers options for your
home plans. Some cleared areas yet
still treed for privacy. Close to golf,
hiking trails and Shuswap beaches.
$72,500. Call 250-675-2787
FOR RENT
Commercial Space for lease.
Please contact Randall Martin at
Little Shuswap Indian Band for
more info 250-679-3203
West Maui Oceanfront
Beach house. 3 bedrooms, 3 bath.
Affordable family luxury. Check
www.kahanaoutrigger.ca
½ Acre lot For Sale
in Anglemont. Perfect for front
walk out. # 80 Vickers Trail.
$60,000. Call Gilbert at
250-955-0552
2 Bedroom apartment, Scotch
WANTED
Creek. 5 appliances, beautiful view,
1200 SF. $775/mo. Plus utilities.
Wanted: Exercise equipment;
DD & Ref required. 250-679-3597 treadmill, free-weights, or what have
you. Please call 250-955-0187
COMMERCIAL
PROPERTY
VACATION
RENTALS
Volunteers Wanted!
Chase & District Victim Services
is looking for new people to join
our team of dedicated volunteers.
If you are interested or would like
more information, please contact
Brandi at 250-679-8638 or email
victim@ocis.net
snowmobile packages
Daily Room Rates
16 Guest Rooms
RV & Campsites
Weddings / Reunions
Up to 100 persons
OPEN YEAR ROUND
check us out at
www.anglemontinn.com
(250) 955-0701
OBITUARY
GUY NELSON CHAMBERLIN born May 31, NWT. Guy continued as a Millwright for the
1922 passed away peacefully on December
29th, 2011.
Guy was predeceased by his loving wife of
70 years Ruth, his brother Royce,
sisters Iris and Cora, grandson
Robin, son-in-law Doug Ranger,
and daughter-in-law Janice. Guy
leaves behind children, Della
Ranger (Doug), Shirley Thompson
(Doug), Nelson Chamberlin
(Barb), Cliff Chamberlin (Barb),
Leslyn Martin (George), Ken
Chamberlin (Janice), Cynthia
Lichtblau (Andreas), Catherine
Chamberlin; as well as 23 well
loved grandchildren and 26 great
grandchildren. Guy was also
survived by sister Florence & brother-in-law
John and sisters-in-law Ena and Oz.
Guy and Ruth met in 1939 and were happily
married since March 30, 1940. Five of their
children were born in Quebec and another three
followed in Ontario. Guy served overseas in the
Service Corp during World War II and was a
highly decorated veteran. Guy worked as a
millwright in General Motors, Oshawa from 1955
to1972 at which time Guy and Ruth relocated to
NWT government until retirement in 1979.
Together Guy & Ruth spent a long and
enjoyable retirement initially in Anglemont, B.C.
In 1998 they relocated to Salmon
Arm, B.C where they lived until
Ruth’s passing in 2010. Guy then
relocated to Barrie, Ontario to live
with his granddaughter Amberlin
and great- grandson Owen. Guy
was always an active member in
the community; including
involvement in the Anglemont
Seniors Center, The Royal
Canadian Legion and The Lions
Service Club.
Guy will be remembered by his
family and friends for his sharp wit
and keen sense of humor and his ongoing
willingness to lend a hand and offer an opinion
whenever needed.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to:
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 62, 141 Hudson
Avenue NW Salmon Arm, B.C. V1E 1W3
A service and Celebration of Life followed by
lunch will we held at: Ajax Legion Branch 322,
111 Hunt Street, Ajax, ON (905-683-2927) on
Saturday April 7th, 2012 at 1:00pm.
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