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If it’s happening in Sicamous, there’s a good chance it will be happening at the le-gion.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 has long been a hub of social activity in the com-munity, but its new president, Chris Wilson says the legion is working with the district and other groups to play a bigger role in an-nual community events returning this year.

“We’re going to join in and help the Dis-trict of Sicamous celebrate Canada Day this year by putting on some major events,” said Wilson “We’re going to basically go hand-in-hand with the recreation centre with the car show, the hockey event I guess they have here, we’re going to bring in a big band later in the evening and put on a really big show – try to make us memorable and inviting to the community.”

This year’s Summer Stomp is also on the legion’s radar, and Wilson says the legion is working with the district’s recreation pro-grammer Jamie Sherlock on the role it will play.

“And, to kind of push off into the fall, we’re looking at Lobsterfest,” adds Wilson.

“We’re just basically going to have a lot of good times and have people want to be here a lot more and understand what the legion’s all about.”

A firefighter of 21 years, 15 of those with the Sicamous department, as well as a member of the Eagle Valley Rescue Society, Wilson was sworn in as legion president in January. The 38-year-old fire captain sus-

pects he may be one of the youngest legion presidents in the province.

“I have no idea but I have a pretty good feeling I’m one of the youngest legion presi-dents there is – but I’m sure if somebody dug around they could probably find somebody else as well,” laughs Wilson, whose presi-dency reflects a fairly recent transition with the legion, opening up to RCMP, firefigth-

ers and other emergency services personnel. This extends to Remembrance Day services, which for the past two years have included Sicamous emergency responders.

“The past president, Murray Williams, asked us to come and stand at the cenotaph just to show unity with all the groups that are

Events a big draw for legion

Fresh perspective: Sicamous legion president Chris Wilson looks to making the local branch a bigger partner in com-munity events. Photo by Lachlan Labere

By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

Sicamous residential property owners can expect to pay another 1.15 per cent in municipal property taxes for 2016.

A “budget highlights” docu-ment released by the District of Sicamous shows the 1.15 per cent, when applied to properties assessed at $244,000, amounts to about a

$14 increase. The same document shows there are no increases to be anticipated in the water an sewer rates, though it does show the me-tered rates are, on average, substan-tially less than the flat rates ($725 for water, $457 for sewer).

Mayor Terry Rysz said he and council tried to get that 1.15 in-crease down to zero, but adds he’s still very pleased with the outcome.

It’s kind of like almost a cost-

of-living budget type thing with that two per cent a year…,” said Rysz “There were a lot of wish lists out for this year, and I think this council did a masterful job of juggling in order to get it to where it is.”

The mayor went on to contrast the relatively nominal tax increase with the numerous projects the dis-trict will be working on this year. These include updates to the of-

ficial community plan and related bylaws, the wastewater treatment plant upgrade, $1.78 million in-vestment in roads and sidewalks and more.

“This year, we’re going to ac-complish a lot in that community. We’re going to do the infrastructure on Shuswap, we’re going to build a boat launch out at Old Town, we’re working towards getting the federal boat launch done up this

year, we’re going to be paving quite a few streets and that sort of thing…,” said Rysz, agreeing resi-dents will be sure to see where their tax dollars are being spent.

“That’s the cool thing about this year because I think we’re actually going to get something done.”

A budget presentation will be made at tonight’s council meeting (March 9), which begins at 6 p.m. in council chambers.

Property owners face 1.15 per cent municipal tax hikeSee Legion traditions on page 2

Reaching out: New president breakingdown old walls.


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The topic of train whistle cessation will be rolling through Si-camous council again.

It was brought up at a recent committee of the whole meeting in response to complaints from residents who live near the tracks, says Mayor Terry Rysz.

“The interesting

thing is, and probably why people would like to hear it stop, is there’s a train every 20 min-utes now – there are more trains now coming through Sicamous than there ever were before and so, that whistle is blowing constantly,” says a sympathetic Rysz.

The mayor, however, has been through this discussion before when

he served the district as a councillor on the pre-vious council.

“There’s a lot to consider,” said Rysz. “The cost of putting in a crossing with the me-chanical arms is quite expensive. That would lay on the shoulders of the community. There’s also liability insurance as soon as we do that. So it’s a conversation we need to have with

CP Rail again.“When we deliber-

ated it with our previ-ous council, we came to a conclusion that it probably wasn’t in the best interest of the com-munity at that stage. But this is a new council so they might see it differ-ently.”

Rysz said CP would have to be onboard too, noting there was some reluctance in the past.

“In the last conver-sation with CP, they weren’t that support-ive of doing that,” said Rysz. “They certainly would not be in support of eliminating the whis-tle without mechanical arms. I know CP Rail would be concerned – of course they would be for safety reasons. The last thing CP Rail wants is for one of their trains to hit a car.”

out there, and hopefully in next years coming up we can start adding like rescue and ambu-lance… they’ve also approached us asking to make sure they were part of that and we defi-nitely want to make sure they feel they’re part of that,” said Wilson. “I think just seeing mili-tary and RCMP stand-ing around the cenotaph is kind of a thing of the past.”

The legion build-ing itself has also un-dergone some change. The wall that divided what was once termed the “smoking room,”

and is now the Mara Room, from the rest of the lower floor has been removed, giving patrons more seating options with a view of the stage/dance floor.

“We needed to tear that down…,” said Wilson. “We wanted to unite the members of the legion in the same room.”

Comfortable with change and technology (Wilson has his own YouTube channel upon which he’s streaming legion events). Wilson says there are legion traditions that are inte-gral to the legion and will continue. At the same time, he’s hop-

ing, with some fresh ideas and a supportive executive, the legion will continue to draw a younger membership. Events are a part of this strategy.

“We still have to remember, we’re very much a club and you must basically be in-vited to come in,” said Wllson. “You can come with a member and they can sign you in. There’s

more than enough members who want to make sure you come in, and everybody in the community knows each other so there’s no reason not to have somebody signed in… and enjoy the show.”

The Sicamous le-gion recently had its website updated (http://sicamouslegion.ca), where events and weekly goings-on will

be posted monthly. “You’ve got to re-

member (the legion) is a non-profit organiza-tion so all this money goes straight back into the community to help with people who are in need, and just organi-zations that also need help…,” said Wilson “The legion itself in Sicamous, is a very busy centre-point of the community.”

Continued from front

Legion traditions balanced with need for change


Council to talk train whistle cessation

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Zoning Bylaw may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from March 8th, 2016 to March 23th, 2016 inclusive, at the office of the Corporate Officer, District of Sicamous, 446 Main Street, Sicamous, B.C.V0E 2V0. Please present written submissions to the District Office no later than 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 22nd, 2015. This is your only opportunity to express comments or concerns regarding this application as Council is not permitted to receive further submissions after the close of the Public Hearing. The District of Sicamous assumes no responsibility for correspondence or emails not received by the District office prior to the Public Hearing.

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The District of Si-camous is set to stake the stage.

District council has approved the pur-chase of a Stageline SL100 mobile stage for $147,992 (excluding GST).

The all-aluminum SL100 with hydrau-lic stage setup unfolds from what looks like a semi-trailer into a 20 by 24-foot covered staging unit complete with PA system.

The unit is being pur-chased with funds that had been in the budget for a pavilion at Beach Park. To offset the cost, the district has applied for $75,000 from the Columbia Shuswap Regional District’s Electoral Area E Rural Sicamous/Malakwa’s Economic Opportunity Fund.

Sicamous Mayor Terry Rysz is excited about the purchase, not-ing the stage is some-thing that was on the previous council’s radar. He said the municipal-ity of Vanderhoof has a similar unit and is con-sidered to be an asset in that community.

“Vanderhoof bought theirs and talking to their mayor, I know him very well, Gerry Thiessen – he says it’s the best thing they ever did,” said Rysz, em-phasizing the stage’s versatility as a key sell-ing point. “We can put it in the Beach Park, Finlayson, 200 Main Street, we can pull it inside of the arena, if Malakwa wants to have a function out there, we can just hook it on to a truck and send it out there… it’s just so versatile and they just absolutely love their portable stage.”

The district is also looking to purchase a mobile washroom fa-

cility, something sig-nificant step up from porta-potties, that can accompany the stage at community events.

“We’ve got about $80,000 left in the bud-get to buy a washroom facility, and I think we can buy a pretty damned good one for that, and we’re look-ing at one for about $50,000 right now,” said Rysz. “ It would be like walking into the washroom of a ho-tel. You know, there’s the regular toilets and the regular sinks, that’s kind of what we’re looking at.”

Rysz envisions the two mobile units being made available for a

variety of community-orchestrated events, with the possibility of their being rented out as well. But he adds there is no policy in place yet for that.

“That would be something council is going to have to de-cide, whether we have some stringent sort of policy that makes this thing collect money,” said Rysz. “At the same time, I’m kind of steer-ing away from that. I kind of want it to be used a lot. If it’s a func-tion that’s going to ben-efit the community, we should have some sort of policy in place that’s going to make it really flexible. But it hasn’t been decided yet.”

As for the idea of a pavilion at Beach Park, Rysz says the stage purchase hasn’t pushed it entirely out of coun-cil’s purview.

“I think we had a couple hundred thou-sand dollars in the bud-get for a pavilion,” said Rysz. “If you wanted to do a pavilion, want-ed to have washroom facilities and whatnot, I think we estimated somewhere around $300,000 to do some-

thing up right… So this is an alternative that could be even better… it’s more versatile. A pavilion is in one area. I’m not saying that one day we wouldn’t build a really nice pavilion on our Beach Park or something like that, that remains to be seen. But now that we’ve got this, we’ll see where that goes.”

Mobile stage to become district assetBy Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

Transform: The SL100 mobile stage un-folds from a trailer into a venue. File photo


Premier Christy Clark had her dancing shoes on as yet another “climate change” meeting ended in disarray in Vancouver last week.

“This is not the end,” Clark assured reporters af-ter Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers emerged with no agreement on a national minimum car-bon price. No kidding.

Trudeau declared vic-tory by announcing the unanimous consent to a “Vancouver Declaration,” which basically pays lip service to the concept of “carbon pricing” and kicks another grand federal elec-tion promise down the road.

As the rest headed for jets waiting at Vancouver airport, Clark expressed the hope that the public would say “they got together and they made progress.” Did they? Let’s take a look.

B.C. has a clear price on carbon emissions; it’s been held at $30 a tonne since Clark succeeded its creator, Gordon Campbell. Clark’s advice for other premiers is to follow Campbell’s ex-ample of a revenue-neutral carbon tax, offset by in-come tax reductions. You won’t build public support for a carbon tax that makes people poorer, she said.

Of course that’s what Alberta is doing, at a time when many residents are getting poorer already.

Alberta’s NDP govern-ment plans to match the rate of B.C.’s carbon tax within two years and spend the proceeds. Other pre-miers have more creative definitions for pricing car-bon.

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil pointed to transmission lines and power purchases from the Muskrat Falls dam under construction in Labrador, to substitute hydro for coal-fired power. The highest

electricity prices in Canada are their “carbon pricing” plan.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall pointed to Sask-Power’s Boundary Dam carbon capture and storage project. It is the world’s first coal-fired power sta-tion to capture carbon di-oxide after combustion. The CO2 is sold to oil field operators who inject it into declining wells to push more oil out, and the project intends to capture sulphur dioxide and fly ash to process and sell for other industrial uses.

Wall is the only Canadi-an leader to state a couple of inconvenient truths. The purpose of this exercise is to reduce carbon emis-sions, not to raise tax reve-nues. And now is the worst possible time to impose more taxes on the oil and gas industry.

Clark’s stand-pat strate-gy on the B.C. carbon tax is going to change this year, as positioning begins for

the 2017 election. A B.C. government advisory panel has recommended a 33 per cent increase, conveniently starting in 2018, with an-nual increases after that.

The current seven-cent-per-litre carbon tax on gas-oline sold in B.C. is hardly a deterrent these days, as pump prices have tumbled and could stay low for years to come. And with a fragile economy, it seems unlikely that a big boost in carbon taxes will find favour with voters a year from now.

The B.C. NDP is trying to rebuild its credibility on climate policy. NDP leader John Horgan tried to revise the party’s history, claim-ing in year-end interviews that the NDP didn’t oppose the carbon tax, only mak-ing it revenue neutral rather than spending the money on green initiatives, as Al-berta wants to do.

Alas, the NDP’s “axe the tax” campaign going into the 2009 election is a matter of record.

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Poor effort to reduce poverty

OPINION

The statistics are staggering.According to the B.C. Child and

Youth Advocacy Coalition, one in five B.C. children live in poverty.

That means they are going to school without breakfast or lunch and in inadequate clothing.

How are they expected to hit the books when their stomach is grumbling? They also sense the pressure their parents face to make ends meet.

Poverty is quickly becoming an entrenched part of society when you consider that one in five of all rental households in Canada spends 50 per cent of their income on rent and 235,000 people are homeless each year across the coun-try (State of Homeless report, 2014).

Hunger Count says 841,191 people visited Canadian food banks in March 2014. Anyone around in the 1980s remembers food banks were just supposed to be temporary.

With these figures in mind, that’s why Tues-day’s United Way poverty simulation in Vernon was so important.

The one-hour session allowed civic leaders and students to glimpse into the world of low-income residents by pretending to stand in line, for hours, at the social services or employment offices. Pay day loans and pawn shops were readily at hand and utilities and banks had their hands out for mortgages and bills in arrears. Doctors warned of medical emergencies because children were not receiving adequate nutrition.

Participants were urged to lobby the provincial government to initiate a comprehensive reduc-tion plan and to support grassroots agencies try-ing to make a difference.

They were also asked to break down stereo-types, such as those living on social assistance being lazy. That’s often not the case when well-paying jobs are disappearing and unemployment is eight per cent.

We all need to become informed about the world around us.

Those in poverty can be our neighbours, our co-workers and our loved ones.

They can be us.–Vernon Morning Star

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March 9 Trans-portation Infor-mation Session Seniors Activity Centre 1:30 pm -3:00 pm

March 11 Karaoke at the Legion 7 pm.

March 12 Saturday, Mens Breakfast at The Haven common room in Sicamous starting at 8:30 am. Everyone welcome and bring a friend.

March 16, 23 & 30 Lego Builders For kids ages 6-12. Limited space, please register at the library or by calling 250-836-4845March 14 Preschool PALSLearn how to help your child with early literacy skills at free Preschool PALS (Parents as Literacy Supporters) sessions. Monday, March 14 at 10am at Sicamous StrongStart at Parkview ElementaryThe theme for Preschool PALS this year is storybook reading, and sessions last about 45 minutes.March 25, 26 & 27 Sicamous Easter Hockey Tournament For info contact Jamie Sherlock, Recreation Programmer 250-836-2477 or [email protected] 26 3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt Finlayson Park Ages 1-4 10-10:30 am, 5-8 11-11:30 am, 9-12 12-12:30 pm. Crafts, Family Fun, Cookies & Fire Safety. Donations to the Food bank accepted. Bring your own basket.Starting March 26 Sicamous Red Barn MarketSaturdays 10 am to 2 pm Starting Easter Weekend. For further information or to book a table call 250-836-2177.

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Access Site at the Senior’s 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

Chair Aerobics Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre. 10 am. Everyone Welcome

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

Dody’s 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, 1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon.

Crib, 7:30 p.m., Haven seniors building. Everyone welcome - you don’t 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 WEdnESdAy oF THE MonTH Autism Support Group 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.

Chair Aerobics Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre. 10 am. Everyone Welcome

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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 THuRSdAy monthly meeting of the Malakwa Community 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 Car-ol 250-836-3135 or Amy 250-836-4756. www.eaglevalleybrushand-palette.com

Pool Tournament at the Legion at 6:00 pm

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

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Birthday Tea (formerly the OAPO) for members and friends at Seniors Activity Ctre 1:30 pm. Everyone is Welcome.

“Congratulations are in order”The Sicamous and District Seniors Centre is happy to announce “ a star is born”. A regular bowler at the Friday Wii bowling group bowled a perfect score, “300”. Wow! This is a first for this fun group and he even perfected the turkey dance by the end of the game.This gentleman is a long time resi-dent of Swansea Point. He and his wife Shirley, have been extremely involved in the Sicamous and District Seniors Centre, as well as having volunteered many hours to the old age pensioners organization over the years.Congratulations “ Bob Purchase” and keep on kicking high. Photo Submitted

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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. It’s a goal Weber had been working towards, and an opportu-nity he’s 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 6’4”, 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 he’s interest-ed in seeing how everyone fi ts. But Weber’s mom and dad, Tracy and James, don’t ex-pect Shea will have any problems.

“Whatever they want him to do, he’ll do it,” said James. “He’s a team-fi rst guy, he’s 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 that’s been bestowed up on him.

“Shea phoned home and said ‘I’ve been chosen

to play in the Olympics, and I said ‘okay,’” Tracy commented, explaining it’s 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 son’s 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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He recently de-scribed the Supreme Court of Canada as “activist” because it upheld an individual’s right to grow cannabis plants for his or her own medical purposes (stating that it “pro-motes eating chips and watching TV”), charac-terized chronic fatigue

syndrome as “laziness,” and spent half his col-umn disparaging and trivializing the concept of doctor-assisted death.

I began my medical career in the late 1970s in palliative care. I still believe it is the bed-rock of good end-of-life care. Yet after reviewing the changes since then with respect to both how and why people die in industrial societ-ies, I would side today with allowing people a choice.

I applaud the careful thought and delibera-

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end of their lives. Further, I have pa-

tients who use can-nabis (it has actually been studied quite a lot; go to Google Scholar or Pubmed for more research � ndings) for chronic pain relief, anxiety, nausea and in-somnia, among other things, but who cannot readily afford to pur-chase it from a licensed grower, and other pa-tients who have chronic fatigue syndrome who are not lazy, do not use cannabis and are not de-lusional.

I think Tom Fletcher might be better served by doing more research, seeking greater under-standing of the com-plexities of the human condition and showing at least token acknowl-edgement of the fact that most people are of good will, take their own lives and the lives of others seriously, and take action on important matters that affect oth-ers only after due re� ec-tion and consultation.

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Fletcher shows lack of understandingsyndrome as “laziness,” and spent half his col-umn disparaging and trivializing the concept of doctor-assisted death.

I began my medical career in the late 1970s in palliative care. I still believe it is the bed-rock of good end-of-life care. Yet after reviewing the changes since then with respect to both how and why people die in industrial societ-ies, I would side today

I think Tom Fletcher might be better served by doing more research, seeking greater

understanding of the complexities of the human condition…Warren Bell

Dear non-resident drivers through the Shuswap and Okana-gan.

This is a small geo-graphic area. Many of us who live within its boundaries commute daily to work or shop.

Our highways, for the most part, are in good condition and of-fer a comfortable com-mute, with the excep-tion of you.

I am tired and sick-ened by the amount of accidents you cause.

In the last few months, I have watched mul-tiple drivers pass over double-solid lines in on-coming traf� c (in-cluding twice seeing people pass those pass-ing into oncoming traf-� c), speeding well in excess of the limits.

Truck drivers block the only passing lanes for miles, driving in tandem, individu-als making u-turns on blind corners over double-solid lines and non-residents cruising

in designated passing lanes.

My 19-year-old son has witnessed two motor-vehicle acci-dents because of the above and my husband has been � rst on scene for two. Yesterday, he had to watch a young man die before EMT’s could arrive.

You have become such a menace that no one but my husband would stop and help.

The actual � rst on scene never got out of

her car and left when my husband did.

Please stop before you kill not only your-self but somebody else’s mother, husband or child. Drive accord-ingly and safely.

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Tom Fletcher missed the bull’s eye regarding cannabis (Bowing to the power of judges, March 1, 2016) imply-

ing, it’s an “inconsis-tent” herbal remedy that hasn’t been studied much because it’s been illegal.

Government sub-sidized prohibition-ists in North America have hindered research progress. However, the

plant has been docu-mented medically for over 5,000 years with-out a single death.

That’s safety and

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Hard work paid off big-time for the Si-camous Atom Jr. Ea-gles, who rose through a week of playoffs to take the North Okana-gan Super League Fi-nals.

The Sicamous and District Minor Hockey team was up against four other teams during a round-robin event Feb.

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The Easter Bunny will be making a spe-cial stop in Sicamous on Saturday, March 26 for Sicamous’ third Annual Easter Egg Hunt.

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Gordie left us suddenly and far too soon at the ageof 33.

He was born in Salmon Arm and raised in Sicamous,graduating from Eagle River High in 2000.

Gordie’s kind-hearted and gentle nature taught us totreat all living creatures with kindness and respect. He never spoke un-kindly to others, he always said “you never know what kind of a day they are having”, he always released the fish he caught and he even took his respect as far as releasing spiders and “stink bugs”into the great outdoors, if they found their way into thehouse.

Gordie moved to Vancouver and became a Red SealCement Mason. He excelled in his profession, working on many large scale projects like the Olympic Villagesite in 2010. His work can be seen in many locations around the Lower Mainland.

He loved nature, & being outdoors; always respectingthe environment; whether he was enjoying it on hisrugged mountain biking trails or in his kayak or whilehe was fishing. Gordie loved to travel, see the world & meet new people. He & Brian traveled to Thailand, heloved the exotic food and sites.

During the last while, Gordie lived with his girlfriend Shauna, in the Okanagan, traveling between Osoyoos & Peachland, looking out for his Grandparents. He would make sure they were well,had companionship, shoveled driveways and many times got them to their doctor’s appointments.

We thank our friends & family & Gordie’s school buddies, co-workers and many friends for being there for us during this stressful time. We would also like to thank the wonderful people at Bowers Funeral Service,for their compassion and sensitivity.

Gordie will be lovingly missed by his parents; Rob & Terri Jensen and his brother and best friend,Brian; his Grandparents, Elaine &Gordon Nixdorf,his Grandmother, Grethe Jensen and his girlfriend, Shauna.

Aunts, Karin, Lena, Mary Ann & Karen. Uncles, Rob, Keith, Jim & Jimmy and numerous cousins will miss him dearly.

We have lost a very special person, he has left a void in our lives, but he will always be in our hearts.

“Don’t ever let anyone dull your sparkle”

GORDON ROBERT JENSEN.AUGUST 27, 1982 - FEBRUARY 15, 2016

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Gwendolyn (Gwen) Bertha Boymer (Montgomery) left this life February 29, 2016 at the age of 88 to join her husband, Rev. Tolie Albert Boymer and her Lord and Saviour.

Gwen was born in St. Catherine’s, ON to Rev. James and Mabel Montgomery in 1927. She attended Bible college and secretarial school in Ontario before marrying Tolie in 1954.Together they traveled across Canada ministering,until they settled in Oyen, AB where they raised 5daughters—Laurel, Lucille, Starlene, Melody, andJuanita. They moved to Sicamous in 1974.

Two of Gwen’s favourite jobs while working as abookkeeper/secretary were at Scory Motors in Oyenand the high schools in Enderby and Sicamous.

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Gordie left us suddenly and far too soon at the age of 33.

He was born in Salmon Arm and raised in Sicamous, graduating from Eagle River High in 2000.

Gordie’s kind-hearted and gentle nature taught us to treat all living creatures with kindness and respect. He never spoke un-kindly to others, he always said “you never know what kind of a day they are having”, he always released the fish he caught and he even took his respect as far as releasing spiders and “stink bugs” into the great outdoors, if they found their way into the house.

Gordie moved to Vancouver and became a Red Seal Cement Mason. He excelled in his profession, working on many large scale projects like the Olympic Village site in 2010. His work can be seen in many locations around the Lower Mainland.

He loved nature, & being outdoors; always respecting the environment; whether he was enjoying it on his rugged mountain biking trails or in his kayak or while he was fishing. Gordie loved to travel, see the world & meet new people. He & Brian traveled to Thailand, he loved the exotic food and sites.

During the last while, Gordie lived with his girlfriend Shauna, in the Okanagan, traveling between Osoyoos & Peachland, looking out for his Grandparents. He would make sure they were well, had companionship, shoveled driveways and many times got them to their doctor’s appointments.

We thank our friends & family & Gordie’s school buddies, co-workers and many friends for being there for us during this stressful time. We would also like to thank the wonderful people at Bowers Funeral Service, for their compassion and sensitivity.

Gordie will be lovingly missed by his parents; Rob & Terri Jensen and his brother and best friend, Brian; his Grandparents, Elaine &Gordon Nixdorf, his Grandmother, Grethe Jensen and his girlfriend, Shauna.

Aunts, Karin, Lena, Mary Ann & Karen. Uncles, Rob, Keith, Jim & Jimmy and numerous cousins will miss him dearly.

We have lost a very special person, he has left a void in our lives, but he will always be in our hearts.

“Don’t ever let anyone dull your sparkle”

Gordon robert Jensen.AuGust 27, 1982 - FebruAry 15, 2016

The Eagle Valley News will publish a regular monthly feature to announce weddings, engagements, anniversaries, births and graduations.

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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. It’s a goal Weber had been working towards, and an opportu-nity he’s 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 6’4”, 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 he’s interest-ed in seeing how everyone fi ts. But Weber’s mom and dad, Tracy and James, don’t ex-pect Shea will have any problems.

“Whatever they want him to do, he’ll do it,” said James. “He’s a team-fi rst guy, he’s 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 that’s been bestowed up on him.

“Shea phoned home and said ‘I’ve been chosen

to play in the Olympics, and I said ‘okay,’” Tracy commented, explaining it’s 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 son’s 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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