Eagle Valley News, December 23, 2015

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NEWSVol. 60 No. 50 Sicamous, B.C., 1.25 (GST included) www.eaglevalleynews.com

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The District of Sicamous will be shop-ping around for another engineering rm to determine how best to proceed in upgrad-ing the communitys wastewater treatment plant.

District council has agreed to put out a request for an expression of interest from engineering rms willing and available to provide expertise in assessing the system that currently exists and facilitating neces-sary upgrades to the districts wastewater treatment plant.

According to a staff memo to council by public works supervisor Dar-rell Symba-luk, a signi -cant degree of work has al-ready occurred on the project under the guid-ance of TRUE Consulting Ltd. who got the ball rolling with an assessment of the plant and a subsequent report/presentation to

council in January. During that pre-sentation, TRUEs Terry Underwood r e c o m m e n d e d several upgrades worth about $1.56 million. These, he explained, would bring the plant into compliance with the districts

waste management permit, as the amount of waste being discharged into the system, particularly organics, has, at peak times,

been exceeding allowable capacity. Under-wood said the upgrades would allow the plant to meet the needs of the community until 2025.

That $1.56 million estimate later jumped to $1.85 million when collection system generators were added to the plans for the districts grant funding application to the Small Communities Fund. In July, it was announced that application had been suc-cessful, and the federal and provincial gov-ernments would be kicking in two-thirds of the needed funding ($128 million), with

By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

See Committee on page 3

District pursues new engineering firm for waste facility

It may delay the processbut I think in the end well end up with a far superior product and hopefully it comes in close to what we have in the budget.

Jeff MallmesCouncillor

On track to Christmas: The CP Rail Holiday Train rolled into Sicamous Wednesday night, Dec. 16, bringing with it enter-tainers Jim and Devin Cuddy and Kelly Prescott (above), along with a$5,500 donation to the Eagle Valley Community Support Society (left). Also providing en-tertainment in the houseboat ki-osk were Eagle River Secondary jazz band students. Photos by Victoria Rowbottom

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SUNSHINEAWARDGarden beds and baskets of sunshine to all the gardeners and municipal crews who keep our community looking so beautiful!

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Two Salmon Arm men are glad to be in from the cold.

The pair left Salmon Arm at 9 a.m. Monday, heading to Owl Head Recreation Area with their snow bikes (mod-ified dirt bikes) and telling family members they would be home by 7 p.m. Dec. 14.

When the men did not arrive home at the

appointed time, mem-bers of the family trav-elled to the area and, upon discovering the vehicles onsite, initi-ated a search with the help of friends but were unsuccessful.

Sicamous RCMP were advised of the missing men just be-fore midnight and they in turn called Shuswap Search and Rescue.

Five SAR members began searching about 2 a.m. but had not lo-

cated the missing men by daylight.

An RCMP Air Ser-vice helicopter was dispatched to the scene in the morning and the men were soon spotted as they were walking down a forestry road in the area.

They had aban-doned their snowmo-biles and were a sig-nificant distance from any of the searchers or assistance, reads an RCMP media release.

Shuswap Search and Rescue Search Manag-er John Schut said the men had gone down into a ravine that drains into the Two Mile area south of Sicamous.

Theyd gone down into a ravine below the snow line and couldnt get back up, he said, noting the men were found about 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15.

The pilot landed the chopper and the men were flown out, he

said. They were fair-ly well-prepared, had lighted a fire at night and seemed to have their wits about them.

Schut says one of the men was treated by paramedics and re-leased and the other was taken to hospital in Salmon Arm for hy-pothermia.

Getting the snow bikes out of the ravine will require a helicop-ter with a long line, said Schut.

Two men rescued after night on Owl HeadBy Barb BrouwerEagle Valley News

Toy runs: Sicamous and Electoral Area E residents gave generously this year as the Sicamous (above) and Mal-akwa (below) and Swansea Point fire departments conducted their annual food and toy drives for local food banks. Photos contributed

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Not to petition hugs or be sentimentalBut seasons greetings from Parkland DentalWere wishing you blessings this time of yearAnd from Dr. Prokopetz and staff may you nd cheerSicamous is such a nice town to be employed May we say thank you for what weve enjoyedBut who has really brought us together?And helped us through trial and stormy weather?This time of year we need to re ect and applaudAnd give thanks for Jesus the son of GodTo do good to others is of sound reasonMay this be so this and every Christmas season!

Mel ArnoldMember of ParliamentN. Okanagan - ShuswapConstituency Of ce250-260-5020

Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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2016 CSRD BOARDMEETING SCHEDULE

The 2016 Meeting Schedule for regular meetings of the CSRD Regional Board has been set. Meetings are typically held the third Thursday of each month commencing at 9:30 a.m. at the CSRD of ces:

Columbia Shuswap

Regional District

January 21, 2016February 18, 2016March 17, 2016April 14, 2016May 19, 2016June 16, 2016

July 21, 2016August 18, 2016September 15, 2016October 20, 2016November 17, 2016December 2, 2016

Please note these dates and times are subject to change. Please refer to www.csrd.bc.ca for up to date information.

The CSRD Of ce in Salmon Arm will be closed from FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25,

2015 until 9 AM on MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2016.

LettersEagle Valley News welcomes letters but reserves the right to edit for brevity, clarity and legality.

Letters must be signed and include writers address or phone number for verification purposes only.

No thank yous to specific businesses please.

Letters can be emailed to [email protected] or faxed to 250.832.5140

Sicamous and sur-rounding communities are ready to turn em-ployment data into ac-tion to encourage local economic development after participating in a government-funded la-bour market study with Community Futures Shuswap.

The nine-month, $69,000 study assesses the regions labour mar-ket and identi es key challenges and oppor-tunities for increased economic development in Sicamous and the Columbia Shuswap Re-gional District (CSRD) Area E. As part of the project, Community Futures conducted a survey and review of labour market statistics and case studies on ru-ral economic develop-ment, as well as com-munity consultations with business and com-munity leaders.

The study reveals the area is currently short on labour and highlights the impor-tance of regional train-ing and skills develop-ment opportunities, especially for youth, said Community Fu-tures Shuswap execu-tive director Rob Mar-shall. This will ensure local employers can ac-cess a skilled workforce and provide yearlong employment opportuni-ties.

The Sicamous area is a hidden gem, com-mented Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo. This la-bour market study will help identify employ-ment and career op-tions, as well as train-ing opportunities. Im excited to see what the communitys input and participation will result in.

A Labour Market Action Team will be

created to implement key priorities, including developing an econom-ic development plan for Sicamous and CSRD Area E by 2017. The action team will also work to address the im-

pact of affordable hous-ing, family services and transportation on the areas labour market.

The areas current top employers are in the manufacturing, accom-modations and food

services, and construc-tion sectors. The labour market assessment also indicates a growing de-mand for workers in the health services sector.

Labour Market Part-nerships are a compo-nent of the Employ-ment Program of B.C.s (EPBCs) Community and Employer Partner-ships fund for projects that share labour mar-ket information and increase employabil-ity throughout the prov-ince. They were intro-duced with the EPBC in April 2012. Labour Market Partnerships help local employers, employee and employer associations, and com-munities develop ways to deal with worker shortages or changes in the job market so they can prepare for the fu-ture.

The Community and Employer Partnerships

program is featured as a component of the B.C.s Skills for Jobs Blue-print. The Blueprint helps align training and education with in-de-mand jobs and provides more support to people who are struggling to gain a foothold in the job market or who face unique challenges.

The study can be viewed at http://www.futureshuswap.com/community-building/sicamous-and-csrd-ar-ea-e-labour-market-as-sessment-and-planning-project/.

the district paying the rest largely through re-serves and from devel-opment cost charges.

In October, a dis-trict wastewater treat-ment plant upgrade committee was formed consisting of Couns. Jeff Mallmes and Todd Kyllo and three mem-bers of staff. That body reviewed TRUEs rec-ommendations and, as Mallmes explained, found the district wasnt getting good value for what they offered.

There were some of us that saw some bet-ter technology, said Mallmes. We need to hire the right engineer-ing rm to actually head up what it is were go-

ing to be putting in, and help us make us a deci-sion about what is a bet-ter technology, possibly with a longer service life than what we were offered by our previous engineering consultant.

It may delay the process a little bit but I think in the end well end up with a far supe-rior product and hope-fully it comes in close to what we have in the budget.

Symbaluk notes in his memo that in pro-ceeding under the guid-ance of a new engineer-ing rm, it is likely the project would most as-suredly meet increased capacity requirements with the newest tech-nology but (is) likely to be delayed with budget

overruns. Mayor Terry Rysz

is optimistic this turn of events initiated by the committee will, in fact, result in cost sav-ings to the district.

So now weve got a better procedure in place, I think were go-ing to save this commu-nity literally thousands

of dollars And well get the best bang for our buck, said Rysz.

The deadline for expressions of interest is Jan. 6, 2016. Those companies who submit expressions of interest will be shortlisted by staff, and then be invit-ed to provide requests for proposals.

Committee finds better technology available Continued from front

Study identifies local labour challenges

said Community Fu-tures Shuswap execu-tive director Rob Mar-shall. This will ensure local employers can ac-cess a skilled workforce and provide yearlong employment opportuni-

The Sicamous area is a hidden gem, com-mented Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo. This la-bour market study will help identify employ-

This labour market study

will help identify employment and career options, as well as training opportunities.

MLA Greg Kyllo


London in the early 16th century does not sound like a pleasant place.

Mortality was high and life expectancy low. On a day-to-day basis, just keep-ing warm and dry would have been a struggle. Dis-ease and death were fre-quent and sudden. Every so often plague turned up.

There were courts, but no police. People sued each other regularly, but there was little in the way of rights or defence for ac-cused criminals, who were routinely tortured for con-fessions.

At times parts of the city, records reveal, smelled aw-ful as sewage piled up.

The interment of hu-man remains also led to problems. It was only a wealthy minority who were buried six feet under in bu-colic churchyards. Short on cemeteries, the major-ity of corpses in London were packed away in un-

derground vaults that filled quickly and created an over-powering and unbearable stench. Associated fluids leeched into drinking wa-ter. But then, when Henry VIII was put on the throne in 1509, probably no city in Europe had infrastructure even equal to that of ancient Rome, which had sewers and piped-in fresh water.

Still, the affairs of the liv-ing went on as they must. After the Hanseatic League weakened at the end of the 15th century, English mer-chants eagerly filled the void and began making sub-stantial profits in continental trade.

London by 1517, bad as it may have been, was host-ing more and more foreign businessmen; enough that in mid-April resentment over foreigners doing business in London took a nasty turn.

A Dr. Bell was persuad-ed by a businessman, John Lincoln, to make a public call for action. Bell did not ask that foreigners or spe-cific groups be registered,

or for certain nationalities or religions to be banned in England. No, Bell called for foreigners to be physically attacked. A rumour then circulated that on May 1 of that year an annual holi-day foreigners found in London were to be targeted for death.

The city must have been tense for those last two weeks of April 1517. After a few attacks on foreigners but no deaths, April 30 ar-rived (also Witchs Night in Germany). Officials, likely fearing the murder of for-eigners in London might lead to retribution against English on the continent, end profitable business ven-tures or even lead to war, imposed a curfew. But the curfew was broken and ef-forts to arrest offenders went awry. Thus began the anti-alien riots of 1517, also known as Evil May Day.

Reaction was swift. The king was alerted and within days the military had areas of the city in lockdown to use 21st-century jar-

gon and dozens of rioters were arrested.

Henry VIII sat on May 5 to mete out justice to those arrested. The only fatalities were the dozen or so rioters he arbitrarily sen-tenced to death. The rest he let go.

The preferred method of execution in those times was to hang, draw and quar-ter not something youd want to see, even on The Tudors.

In many ways we have come a long way in the last 498 years. And in some ways we havent.

Take a peek at social media to see 21st-century anti-alien sentiment, and where we also metaphori-cally hang, draw and quarter those we arbitrarily judge guilty of various indiscre-tions.

Imagine Donald Trump in the White House and Marine LePen in the Ely-see Palace in 2016. Mix that up with social media, and it may be that 499 years of progress was for naught.

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NEWSNEWS

Things looking up for community

OPINION

With the taps about to be turned on at the new water treatment plant, things appear to be looking up for Sicamous.

The benefits of at long last having access to clean, potable water (as certified by Interior Health) directly from the tap cannot be under-estimated. First and foremost is the fact people, particularly those with health concerns, no longer have to boil their water prior to consuming it. This seemingly simple convenience that so many others might take for granted is a big deal for Sicamous.

Obviously, having clean water makes the com-munity more attractive. Its good for business, for tourism, for real estate. Its good for the district, which can do away with water-quality related tax exemptions.

Its just good. But wait, theres more. The district is working on upgrading the sewage

treatment plant. That will take a while still but, when its complete, that will be another major bit of infrastructure off the districts to-do list.

The nine-month labour market survey has been completed, and provides valuable data for the community, showing what it needs to do and pur-sue in order to foster needed economic develop-ment. This will likely be useful to the economic development society the district is in the process of establishing.

Theres an official community plan review process underway. Those involved in this process have already come up with ideas and concepts for the town centre that are both exciting and inspir-ing. And thats just one piece of the overall vi-sion thats starting to take shape.

Meanwhile, relationships continue to be built upon and fostered with other local governments such as the Splatsin, and organizations like the Shuswap Trail Alliance. These partnerships will undoubtedly prove mutually beneficial for every-one involved.

Yes, there are costs involved with these projects there always are but, ideally, the community will start to see and feel them paying off in 2016 and long into the future.

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WEDNESDAY DEc. 23Public Skating: 9 am - 10:45

Lunch Bunch: 12:15 - 2:00 pmPublic Skating: 2:00 pm - 3:45

THURSDAY DEc. 24Closed for the Holidays

FRiDAY DEc. 25Closed for the Holidays

SATURDAY DEc. 26Closed for the Holidays

SUNDAY DEc. 27Closed for the Holidays

MONDAY DEc. 28Private Ice: 9 am -1:30 pm

Public Skating: 2 pm - 3:45 pm

TUESDAY DEc. 29Private Ice: 9 am -1:30 pm

Public Skating: 2 pm - 3:45 pm

We will be closed for the Holidays December 31 and

January 1

Rec Centre Gym open 8:00 am to close. Full Membership: $20 a month

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

CALENDAR OF EVENTSThis is a FREE listing of community events for not-for-profit organizations and paid advertisers.

Ph: 832-2131 Fax: 832-5140 Email: [email protected] DEADLINE: 2pm, Fridays

Jan. 15 Learn to skate teaches the fundamentals of skating to children. Contact Jamie Sherlock, recreation programmer, District of Sicamous for information 250-836-2477 or [email protected]

Monday to Friday Community Access Site at the Seniors Activity Centre - 1091 Shuswap Avenue. Internet & related services. Call Diana. 836-2446

Mon., Wed. & FriSicamous Strongstart 8:15-11:15 Parkview Elementary 836-2871

EvEry MondaySicamous Three-chord Ukulele Band At the United Church - Sicamous - starting at 1 pm Newcomers please come at 12:15pm to help you get set up.No need to read music, we will teach you how to play. Just bring a ukulele.For more information call Carla 250-836-4705

EvEry TuEsdaySicamous Baby Talk 9 - 11 am Free drop-in program for parents &

babies to 12 months of age. Sicamous health unit

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

Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in the Common Room at the Haven. Delivery available if required, phone Dorothy at 250-836-2437.

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

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

Dodys Art For Everyone Meets Every Wednesday At The Red Barn, 10 a.m. To 3 p.m. Everyone Is Welcome . For More Info Call, Dody At 250 836 3112 Or Jean At 250 836 3511.

Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks - 2:15 pm at Parkview. Brownies - 3:30 pm at Legion. New

members welcome! Leaders needed. 250-836-3366 or online: girlguides.ca

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

Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1 0 9 1 - S h u s w a p Avenue at 12 noon.

Crib, 7:30 p.m., Haven seniors building. Everyone welcome - you dont have to be a senior. Socializing and coffee served after crib. Info: Bev 836-3435 or Ed 836-4133

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

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

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

Last Wednes-day oF the Month Autism Support Group

(CLOSED December, January 27) 6:00-7:30pm at Sicamous Health Unit

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

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

Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in the Common Room at the Haven. Delivery available if required, phone Dorothy at 250-836-2437.

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

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

every 4th t h u r s d a y monthly meeting of the Malakwa C o m m u n i t y Association at 7:00 in the Learning Centre Library.

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

Eagle Valley Brush & Palette Club meets at the Red Barn, 10am-3pm, Everyone wel-come! For info call Carol 250-836-3135 or Amy 250-836-4756. w w w. e a g l e v a l l e y -brushandpalette.com

Pool Tournament at the Legion at 6:00 pm

1st Friday oF the MonthSicamous Seniors Ctre general meeting 11 am followed by a great pot luck lunch. We encourage every-one to join us.

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

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

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

2nd saturday oF the MonthScrabble Tournament Sicamous library 1 pm

sundays KARMA YOGA (Gen-tle Hatha) Sundays 5:30 pm @ I Am Yoga.

60 minutes (Studio) KARMA MEDITATION CIRCLE ~Sundays 9:30 am ~ 30 minutes * Suggested $5 min. donation or pay what you can!

every 4th sun-day Royal Canadian Le-gion Br. #99 general meeting, 1 p.m.

Birthday Tea (former-ly the OAPO) for mem-bers and friends at Seniors Activity Ctre 1:30 pm. Everyone is Welcome.

Re: Sicamous pro-posed roundabout.

When I saw the write-up in the Nov. 25 edition of the Eagle Val-ley News that indicated others were feeling the same way, I had to re-spond. Three-hundred thousand dollars for what I am going to call a centerpiece for our future roundabout is ri-diculous.

In todays economy, where families are

struggling to make ends meet, people are getting laid off work and we are not too sure how the markets are going to re-act, do we really need to be spending that much?

There are so many community projects that need funding that, in this readers opinion, should have way more priority.

I agree with the Charlestons concerns about this being a graf-

fiti magnet and a dis-traction to drivers, and maybe a more appropri-ate theme to our com-munity could be pre-sented.

In Calgary they held a contest, a design ideas competition, to encour-age a bridge design for St. Patricks Island, to be presented to the City of Calgary. The contest encouraged participa-tion by local, national and international de-

signers, and provided opportunities for inno-vative and creative ideas to be generated. It also provided an opportunity for public input to reaf-firm community values and vision.

Could we not con-sider this for the round-about design? Get individuals, organiza-tions and the schools in-volved in a design com-petition? Maybe the greatest idea will sur-

face from somewhere least expected.

I personally would like to see electric trees, maybe cherry blossoms that light up at night and can be changed to dif-ferent colors depending on the occasion.

I strongly feel the district should take a step back and look at creative alternatives to this particular project!

Karen Warrington

MAIL BAGSecond look needed for roundabout

I think the prime minister should pay for all costs associated with doing his job. He could take Sundays off, re-gardless of an interna-tional crisis or visiting world leaders, in order to personally clean the house top to bottom. Sunday nights he could mow the lawn. For that matter, he should heat

the place too- nobody pays MY utilities. He should also pay for his own security detail; no more freeloading off the RCMP. He could even get his plumbing and welding tickets at night school and com-plete the renovations on 24 Sussex.

Isnt it interest-ing that we expect

The prime ministers spouse to make fre-quent public appear-ances, entertain world leaders, and take on multiple philanthrop-ic roles for free, yet bristle at the thought she might occasionally receive skilled, securi-ty-cleared and vetted hourly childcare sup-port as needed so she

can do her unpaid work on behalf of Canada.

I dont hear any fuss about the gardeners, even though none of us has gardening support from our employer. Wheres the gardener-gate outrage? Or its simply that we as a society dont value the work that women have traditionally done, of-

ten behind the scenes, often without pay or recognition.

If you want the wife of the prime minister to pay her own work-related childcare ex-penses, youll have to start by actually paying her for her work.

Duncan Morris

Start paying Sophie Grgoire-Trudeau for her work


Celebrate Safely, Dont Drink & DriveBe safe on the roads this holiday season - If youre drinking, plan ahead and nd another way home

Choose a designated driver

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OFSCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 83

(North Okanagan-Shuswap)

Plan ahead ifyou need a ride home.

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When making holiday plans, pick a designated driver from your group of friends and/or family members. Many bars or clubs will waive cover charges for desig-nated drivers, and such establish-ments may even provide them with complementary soft drinks and cof-fee throughout the night. The desig-nated driver should agree to avoid al-cohol entirely.

Enjoy making happy memories

with fr iends and family!

from

School District #83

Board of Education & Staff

Welcome back to school onMonday, January 4, 2016

NEXT Regular School Board Meeting at The District Education Centre, Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.

250.833.7414 [email protected] Alexander St. Salmon Arm

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The school district is planning three town hall-style meetings in January in an effort to explain the budget pro-cess, the financial chal-lenges facing the school district and hear input on various budget op-tions.

Much like previous years, it is widely ex-pected that the school

district will again need to make significant cuts to balance its budget.

The Salmon Arm town hall meeting will be Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Jackson campus of Salmon Arm Second-ary. The Enderby meet-ing is set for Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m. at A.L. For-tune and the Armstrong meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Pleasant Valley Secondary.

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ing is not being sched-uled for Sicamous, as a committee is currently exploring the concept of combining Eagle River Secondary and Parkview Elementary into one school. This report is set to come before the school board in February and it is expected a commu-nity consultation meet-ing will be held in Si-camous as part of that process.

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

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

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

The 64, 234 lb. Nashville Predators defenceman will be sporting the maple leaf with other big names in hockey like Scott

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

Apart from a camp held last summer, We-ber guesses the team may have a couple of days to gel in February before hitting the ice in Whistler, and hes interest-ed in seeing how everyone fi ts. But Webers mom and dad, Tracy and James, dont ex-pect Shea will have any problems.

Whatever they want him to do, hell do it, said James. Hes a team-fi rst guy, hes not a selfi sh player at all.

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

Shea phoned home and said Ive been chosen

to play in the Olympics, and I said okay, Tracy commented, explaining its kind of a family trait not to overreact one that Shea

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

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

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I was absentmindedly scratching my head, at-tempting to come up with something light or funny for the holiday column, when I caught sight of my kitty-cat scratching her head too. This immediately elicited a sense of dread in me that she might be harbouring a flea or three.

That thought then led to a flashback of my old travelling days in Eu-rope, visiting a museum in Munich, where I saw a magnificent-but-min-iscule solid-gold dis-play of antique, jewel-encrusted coaches and carts that were hooked up to deceased old fleas. I had stood there, mouth agape, gawking through that magnified glass at this truly aston-ishing site, while my

mind tried to grasp the craftsmanship, time and patience it wouldve taken to produce such intricate objects and on such a petite scale. So that gave me this crazy topic to talk about!

Now theres noth-ing funny about fleas, particularly when they were the primary cul-prits for causing the plague, but they do have an amazing ability to strut some pretty fantas-tic stuff. Though teensy in stature, their long and strong hind legs allow them to perform great feats, such as leaping vertically up to seven inches and horizontally up to 13 inches. To put this into perspective, a person six-feet tall would have to be able to launch himself 295-ft long and 160-ft high, or would have to have the strength of 10 Grinches, plus 2.

Watchmakers and jewelers were the first to exploit the insect around 300 to 400 years ago, when they were busy impressing the public and important people with their in-credible metalworking skills by creating tiny

models of carriages, carts, locks with ball and chains, etc., but they needed a little crit-ter to attach them to in order to demonstrate their diminutive size or motor them around and fleas fit the bill.

So in 1830, an enter-prising Italian named Signor Bertolottos hatched a great mon-eymaking scheme by switching the attention to the mighty-mites themselves. Hence the big business of the smallest show on earth, the flea circus, which became an overnight, worldwide carnival sen-sation.

Under its own spe-cial tent, the curious would crowd around a small table set up just like a real circus complete with trapezes, rings and high wires and the owners/ring-masters then gave them a show with at least as much fanfare as a big-ger circus.

The puny perform-ers were put to work entertaining audiences with amazing acts and stunts such as chariot racing, dueling with tiny spinning swords, riding

bikes, high diving, pro-pelling Ferris wheels and windmills as well as tug-o-wars, balanc-ing acts with umbrellas, ball juggling and yes, even being shot out of a cannon. The acts were announced with atten-tion grabbing titles such as Alibabba and the 40 Fleas, The Great Fazoli Fleas Juggling Act and The Amazing Fleadini.

The shows were great for fairgoers, but it wasnt always fun for the fleas, because most of them were perma-nently glued to props such as posts, plus the wire collars wrapped around their necks were usually worn their en-tire life (which luckily was only five months). Some were stuck to mini musical instru-ments on a heated floor, and their frantic at-tempts to escape gave the appearance of play-ing them, and the jug-glers spent their life on their backs with their legs up in the air.

Over time, most of the circuses died off, save for a few in Eng-land and the U.S. up to the 1970s. That wasnt due to a lack of fans or

free the fleas protesters. It was simply a case of running out of the com-mon house flea due to better hygiene and our smaller, wimpier fleas from our pets just werent up for the job.

Today there is only one genuine flea cir-

cus that still performs at the annual Oktober-fest in Munich. Most, however, use electrical or mechanical effects instead of real hoppers. Still, there are some out there one being an entomologist from England who hopes

to start a flea circus revival using new spe-cies of strong-legged leapers, which makes me want to scratch my head all over again and would no doubt make some modern-day ani-mal rights groups hop-ping mad.

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Members of the Shuswap Lifeboat So-ciety are hoping re-gional district directors will remember them to the tune of $25,000 a year.

Bruce Weicker, president of the society that operates Royal Ca-nadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 106 and operations man-ager Rob Sutherland provided an overview of the groups activities along with future goals to Columbia Shuswap Regional District direc-tors on Dec. 4.

The Shuswap Life-boat Society provides 24/7 day and night search and rescue ser-vice on Shuswap and Mara lakes.

Since it opened in 2012, Station 106 has become one of the busiest marine search and rescue units in the province, particularly between May and Sep-

tember when more than 200,000 tourists visit the Shuswap.

Located in the chan-nel in Sicamous, the society responded to 44 SAR incidents in 2012, 51 in 2013, 38 in 2014 and 26 in 2015.

The majority of the incidents on Shus-wap Lake occur be-tween Sicamous and Cinnemousun Nar-rows, along Anstey Arm and up Seymour Arm, where there is no road access. The soci-ety provides medivac and first aid services, searches and rescues, limited environmental containment, towing of boats in imminent danger and limited fire suppression, and works with other emergency responders within the incident command sys-tem.

The society aver-ages 25 to 30 volun-teer members, who are trained at the station and in courses pro-vided by the Royal Ca-

nadian Marine Search and Rescue in Victoria and Sooke.

Weicker and Suther-land have a few items on their wish list, in-cluding a new and larg-er rescue boat.

They have one in Victoria that they cant

use on the ocean, so they want to buy a new boat, said Sutherland, noting the boat built in 2007 will be surplus. We will get it free.

There is a bit of a hitch, however, as it will take three years worth of B.C. gaming

grants for the Victoria station to have enough to buy the new boat.

It is 40 feet long, fast, can take three ca-sualties, has a top speed of 40 knots and will cut our response time in half, Sutherland says.

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goals is to have a sub-station in Blind Bay, which will become home to the current boat.

The society has purchased two drones, which have already proven their worth. Because of the smaller drones limited capabil-ities in heavy weather, the society purchased a larger secondhand one that has a range of eight kilometres and flies at an altitude of about 400 feet. It can handle a 30-kilometre wind and is set up with GPS.

In August 2015, an individual was lost overboard in Mara Lake and it was a po-tential crime scene, said Sutherland, point-ing out the drone was used to cover areas onshore as well as over the water. We found the person with-in minutes and when the RCMP arrived, we were able to tell them where the person was.

With several goals

in mind, the society is hoping to get ad-ditional funding from gaming grants, the City of Salmon Arm and District of Sicamous, CSRD, community foundations, service clubs and individuals.

All the volunteers dont get paid, we just do it because we want to, he said. Were dedicated to saving lives on the lake.

The request has been forwarded to the CSRDs budget pro-cess for review.

Shuswap Lifeboat Society seeks stable funding By Barb BrouwerEagle Valley News

Presentation: Bruce Weicker and Rob Sutherland provide Colum-bia Shuswap Regional District directors with an update as well as future goals of the Shuswap Lifeboat Society. Photo by Barb Brouwer

Paul Keam may not have earned his wings, but hes logged his share of air time work-ing with Royal Cana-dian Marine Search and Rescue Shuswap Station #106.

For about a year-and-a-half, Keam has been piloting drones for local, non-profit, volunteer rescue orga-nization. The groups aerial arsenal includes a DJI Phantom II Vi-sion Plus quadcopter, and the more substan-tial DJI Inspire. Keam wasnt involved in the purchase he was just the one tagged to be RCMSARs drone pi-lot.

I didnt get in-volved until they al-ready purchased it, and then my neighbour Pat Gau came over one day and said, here, learn how to fly this thing; were going to use it as a search and rescue tool, said Keam. It was a good decision.

Its a good learning tool and a good search tool as well.

Over time it was learned the drones would be ideal for shore and shallow wa-ter searches, and Keam says the purchases made possible largely through grants and do-nations has proven their worth. Off the top of his head, Keam not-ed two incidents where the drones played an important role in a search/rescue effort. One involved a swim-mer who had gone missing off the back of a houseboat.

I did a shore shal-low water search and the boat did the deep water search in a grid pattern, and we both basically worked in to-wards each other and then had a good idea where this person was, said Keam. Then the RCMP dive team came in and, in about two minutes, they found him.

The other incident involved a young wom-

en who went missing from a houseboat. She was located on land by drone.

She had just wan-dered off into the bush about 20 feet and fallen behind a log, said Keam. The people on the houseboat didnt bother to go into the woods to look for her. I didnt know if they were scared or what-ever. So its been two good searches. You might say its paid for itself already.

Shuswap Stations drones have also at-tracted the attention of other groups and busi-nesses keen to utilize Keams expertise for other emergencies. These include the lo-cal snowmobile club, for when a sledder goes missing, or geo-tech-nicians wishing to do some surveying.

They approached us at the safety fair say-ing, gee, that big slide we had at Two Mile, we could have sent you folks up instead of waiting the two-and-a-

half days for us to get there and look at it. We could have streamed live feed to them, said Keam. CP Rail, they approached us, and we couldnt figure out why at first, but they said for derailments between Chase and Revelstoke. Instead of loading up all their equipment and heading out to this de-railment, if we can get out there, we can put the drone up, video the derailment and live-feed it right back to CP Rail that would end up saving them, he said, thousands of dol-lars.

Keam adds its ille-gal to fly drones along railway tracks but, in the case of such an emergency, hes sure CP would make an ex-ception.

Shuswap Station #106 volunteers over-see marine search and rescue on Shuswap and Mara lakes. For more information, visit http://rcmsar.com/res-cue-stations/southern-region/shushwap/.

Search drone attracting attentionBy Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

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