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Vol. 53 No. 40 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (HST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.comPM40008236

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Premier committed to fixing Sicamous’ water supply

Christy Clark has given her word that the province will help fi x Sicamous’ water sup-ply.

The premier, in her speech last Friday to some 1,500 delegates attending this year’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, assured the District of Sicamous and Mayor Darrell Trouton that the province would help set right the damage caused to the commu-nity’s water system in this year’s fl ooding.

“Darrell Trouton, who I met with recently when I was up to visit, has been dealing with some very challenging fl oods in his com-munity, and now his water supply is under threat. Darrell, I want you to know this, be-cause Bill (Bennett, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development) has asked me to make sure we set this right. I know

you need that wa-ter supply fi xed, and we are going to help you do it,” said Clark.

Trouton, coun-cillors Charlotte Hutchinson, Fred Busch, Don Rich-ardson and Joan Thomson, as well as district ad-ministrator Heidi Frank, attended UBCM with a “hit list” of concerns they’d hoped to have addressed by the province. At the top of that list was the district’s water treatment facility, which was severely compromised as a result of the June 23 debris fl ow at Two Mile Creek.

“We proposed to them our new water

treatment facil-ity that’s needed in Sicamous, because it was wiped out during the fl ood and we haven’t had water since,” says Trou-ton, referring to a new water treat-ment facility be-ing sought by the district, expected

to cost between $4- and $4.5-million. “The plan was to get a shelf-ready plan available and presented, so we did that this week at UBCM, and lobbied hard with different min-isters, George Abbott, our MLA, and also with Bill Bennett and various staff about our situation in Sicamous. We were quite

surprised she made a speech that Sicamous would be getting a water treatment facility – they’ll make it right.”

Apart from Clark’s speech, and what the district presented, there are no further details as to what’s going to happen. But Trouton thinks Sicamous’ water needs will be met by the province sooner than later.

“It’s a matter of sitting down and fi gur-ing out how much the district would have to come up with, if any, and then how fast we can get started,” says Trouton. “But I al-luded to them that it needed to start imme-diately because of winter coming, and we’re trucking water right now. So they’re aware of all that. They’re also aware of our district fi nances.”

Regarding funding, it is the mayor’s hope

Aww shucks: Courtney Wilby and Angela Foster race to peel their cobs of corn during Parkview Elementary’s Terry Fox Run/Corn Husking Relay event held Thursday. Principal Joan Chafe challenged students to raise $400 for the Terry Fox Foundation, or else she would kiss a cow. The students were successful, and Chafe had a date with one of the Dewitt’s holsteins this morning at the school. Photo by Lachlan Labere

UBCM: Council lobbies B.C. ministers for support of proposed $4.5 million treatment facility.By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

It’s a matter of sitting down and fi guring out how much the district would have to come up with, if any, and then how fast we can get started.

Darrell TroutonMayor, District of Sicamous

See Mayor hopes on page 2

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that the province, and possibly the federal government, will foot the entire bill for a new treatment facility, for he maintains Sicamous’ current water woes are a direct result of the natu-ral disaster at Two Mile.

“Let’s face it, our water system was wiped out by the fl ood… That’s when our con-tamination began at our intake,” says Trou-ton. “So this should all, ultimately, be under disaster fi nancial assis-tance, which is 100 per cent paid for the by the

province and the fed-eral government.

“We’re lobbying hard for that, that this was the cause of it. But keep in mind that it’s not a typical mandate of B.C. disaster assis-tance to do such large projects like the water treatment centre. So

we’re expecting we’ll have to kick in some, possibly, but that’s all in the details.”

Trouton believes Clark to be sincere in her commitment to Si-camous, and that by having a plan in place for a new water treat-ment facility, the prov-

ince will come through with funding.

“I think it all comes down to having a plan and moving forward, and if you do that in a responsible manner and show that this can work, then they’re apt to go along with you,” he says.

Mayor hopes tab will be covered under disaster assistanceContinued from page 2

Residents and trav-ellers along the Trans-Canada Highway, from Malakwa to the Three Valley Gap, can expect to have cellular ser-vice in the next three months.

Telus spokesperson Shawn Hall says con-struction is currently underway on two cell tower sites, one in Malakwa and one in Three Valley Gap, that he expects will “go live” in a few months time.

“It’s a fairly exten-sive construction proj-ect because of the rural areas that they’re in,” says Hall. “We have to put in power, we have to put a link into our network and the like… And they will provide coverage along that stretch of Highway 1 there that currently doesn’t have any wire-less service. Once com-plete, I don’t have the fi nal fi gures right now, but the two sites will represent an investment signifi cantly north of $1 million by Telus.”

Nathan Lobb, owner of Perfection Concrete Services in Malakwa, is already benefi tting

from the local tower, as his company was sub-contracted to pour the concrete base.

“They said it’s a 60-metre tower,” says Lobb. “That pad alone, I bet cost $50 to $80,000, just the concrete work. It’s way bigger than what they usually pour because of the volume of snow they get out there. The pad was 10 metres by 10 metres by four-feet thick.”

But Lobb says the tower will be a sub-stantial benefi t for Malakwa residents and businesses alike, who will no longer have to rely on (or pay for) a land line. He also ex-pects cellular service to be a huge plus when it comes to safety for snowmobilers who uti-lize the popular Eagle Pass, and other local sledding areas.

Columbia Shuswap Regional District Area E Rural Sicamous-Malakwa Director Rhona Martin says she and the regional dis-trict board have been encouraging Telus for quite some time to bring cellular service to the area. She says it will be a signifi cant benefi t to contractors like Lobb,

and for overall safety in the area.

Burner Restaurant & Lounge owner Tam-ryn Koebel says people have been talking for so long about extend-

ing cellular service to Malakwa, she’ll believe it’s happened when her phone says there’s ser-vice. That said, Koebel explains her business currently relies on high-speed Internet, which works intermit-tently at best, and takes an additional hit when customers want Inter-net access.

“But then it bogs down our systems and our debit machines are on it, so our debit ma-chines are constantly being kicked in and out,” says Koebel, not-ing cellular service would be more consis-tent.

However, for Koeb-el, the bigger issue is

public safety. “Because RCMP

come from Sicamous, you have to get back to a land line to be able to call for help, and then there’s already going to be that delay in get-ting help out to Malak-wa…,” says Koebel, adding when there was an accident on the Malakwa bridge last year, the witness had to drive back to the Burner to call for help. “Now, if the Burner had been closed, they’ve got to drive all the way back to, I think it’s Cambie Solsqua, before they can get service again. That’s a huge issue, es-pecially when you’ve got fatalities or people needing immediate as-sistance.”

Albatross Plumbing owner Marco Warger is of the same mind. While he stands to ben-efi t business-wise from cellular service, which would allow him to re-spond more quickly to emergencies, Warger says the safety benefi ts are huge.

“The amount of traf-fi c going up and down that road every day, and with the accidents and breakdowns, and the people you see with

fl at tires or overheating, they’re totally at the mercy of trying to fi nd somebody who can drive into cell range or knock on somebody’s door,” says Warger. “With today’s tech-nology, that’s just ter-rible.”

Hall confi rmed that Telus has been look-ing at providing cellu-lar service to the area for some time, adding these are not “short-term projects where it’s just a matter of fl ipping a switch.”

“We have to go and acquire a site, whether that’s on Crown land or provincial or pri-vate land with a land-lord who wants to rent space. We have to un-dergo environmental reviews…,” Hall ex-plained, adding Telus has been contracted by the province to provide cellular service to 1,700 kilometres of highway corridor.

“The geography of British Columbia, in-cluding right around that Salmon Arm area and this area specifi cal-ly is very mountainous, it’s rugged. These are challenging projects to undertake and they’re quite capital intensive.”

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Columbia Shuswap Regional District direc-tors intend to stir up the waters with a letter to Ottawa after receiving the news that the federal government has pulled the plug on Transport Canada’s Offi ce of Boating Safety in Kel-owna.

“They’re consistent-ly wanting local gov-ernment to do a job that is their mandate,” said Area E Rural Sicamous director Rhona Martin, who noted that, through a great deal of effort to patrol the lake from all levels of government, behaviour on the lake is changing for the better. “If one of the players

leave, it will change. I am disappointed to see this and I want to write a letter encouraging the federal government to stay in Kelowna.”

Regional district parks and recreation team leader Marcin Pachcinski concurred.

“I think the biggest impact on the lake is a show of force working with the RCMP that ob-viously will no longer happen,” he said.

Added Martin, “I think this is the fi rst time we’ve seen the boat – since SLIPP (Shuswap Lake Integrated Plan-ning Process) stepped up enforcement. I think it would be sad to go back.”

The regional district was advised of the boat-

ing safety offi ce clo-sure in a Sept. 11 letter, which read: “Effective immediately, all Pacifi c Region recreational boating safety programs and services are central-ized to Vancouver and

will be handled by four remaining boating safe-ty offi cers there.”

All marine safe-ty inquiries should now be directed to 604-666-5300 or obs-pac-bsn@tc.gc.ca.

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Mayes backs contentious motion in House

Salmon Arm’s Colin Mayes took the less popular position in a controversial free vote in the House of Com-mons last week.

Out of 203 MPs, the Okanagan-Shuswap representative was one of 91 MPs who voted for Motion 312 that would have parliamen-tarians study when life begins, or when a fe-tus becomes a human. Of Conservative MPs themselves, a majority, 87 of 163, voted for the motion. Prime Min-ister Stephen Harper was not one of those who voted in favour – and this was the fi rst

time Mayes has voted against him.

The contentious mo-tion was seen by many Canadians in opposi-tion to it as a step back for women’s rights and a move towards re-criminalizing abortion, but Mayes contends he didn’t have a particular agenda.

“To me, what I vot-ed for was, OK, let’s have a discussion. I’m not afraid of the dis-cussion. Through that discussion, once rec-ommendations come forward – I have my views and might have to make some compro-mises – I would look at that and talk to my constituents. I don’t see a problem having

that discussion.” He said there is no set

term for a limit on when an abortion can be per-

formed in Canada, but in European countries, most are around 10 or 12 weeks.

“If there was a de-cision that came out of the recommenda-tion from the commit-tee that would look

into the issue, maybe we need to set a time frame – that you need to abort before a cer-tain time frame, or whatever. I was willing to look at that in light of what other countries have done.”

Mayes says a discus-sion hasn’t taken place since the Trudeau era.

“A lot has changed in science in the last 40 years. I don’t think there has been in the last 40 years, what I would call a formal discussion. Some opin-ions by various groups have been thrown out there, and the media has played referee to the two opinions. It hasn’t been a healthy confrontation. That

was my thought, we need to have a healthy discussion.”

Asked if he was rep-resenting the wishes of his constituents, he said: “I’ve always said this, I’ve been very plain, I’ve been right up front. If it’s a vote of conscience I will always vote my con-science, I’m not repre-senting you. I have to stand for those things I believe. I think people respect that... The is-sue we dealt with was to have a discussion. I don’t think I let my constituents down.”

He says surveys sug-gest 60 to 80 per cent of Canadians think there should be a time limit on abortion.

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Police finding high compliance among boaters

An education cam-paign aimed at improv-ing boating safety in the North Okanagan-Shuswap is paying off.

Vernon-North Oka-nagan RCMP reserv-ists working the police boat report a very good year on the water in the region.

“They achieved their goal of not hav-ing any boating-related deaths or injury in our area this summer,” said RCMP spokesperson

Gord Molendyk. The two offi cers

found overall that boat-ers are getting much better with complying with the boating regula-tions, and credit that to a lot of education this year instead of charg-ing the boaters.

“Many boaters thanked them for be-ing on the water and making things safer out there,” said Molendyk.

More than 1,000 boats (including kay-aks, canoes and pad-dleboards) were check on Wood, Kalamalka,

Okanagan, Mabel, Mara and Shuswap lakes, though offi cers were somewhat limited in the Shuswap region in the early spring be-cause of high water levels.

A total of 630 warn-ings were issued for non-compliance of reg-ulations, and 12 boats were taken off lakes due to equipment is-sues (too many articles missing from the boat).

More than 20 charg-es were laid over the summer. Twelve boat-ers were written up for

having no licence; fi ve were ticketed for not having a spotter while towing an individu-al; four people were charged after an under-age person was caught operating a personal water craft or Sea-Doo; and one boater was charged for not having enough life jackets.

“All charges were laid under the Canada Shipping Act,” said Molendyk. “Again, the focus was on education instead of charging ev-eryone. It is apparent the boat education/en-

forcement program is working.”

Six boat operators were given roadside screening devices – it is an offence to operate a boat impaired by al-cohol or drugs – and all six passed the tests.

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VICTORIA – The Union of B.C. Municipalities convention is the po-litical event of the year for B.C. party leaders, especially heading into a pro-vincial election.

Up fi rst was NDP leader Adrian Dix, who drew a large crowd of local politicians last week for the traditional early-morning spot that follows a long evening of receptions.

In contrast to his debut last year, a typical litany of political attacks on the B.C. Liberals, Dix declared he would take the high road. And perhaps mind-ful of Carole James’ downfall after her content-free speech to the 2010 UBCM convention, Dix set out policies.

He told delegates an NDP gov-ernment would restore local author-ity over Metro Vancouver transit (no more toothless “mayor’s council”) and mountain resorts (no more Jumbo ski resort permits issued over local objec-tions). Dix would also let communi-ties decide if they want public-private partnerships for large construction projects. (Federal Heritage Minister James Moore later noted that if com-munities or provinces wish to decline federal funds due to this ideology, they are free to do so.)

Then Dix accused the B.C. Liberals

of cutting forest inventory spending by 77 per cent over the last decade, mean-ing decisions like rebuilding the Burns Lake mill are being made “in the dark” for the fi rst time in a century.

That’s a damning charge, so I checked it against forest ministry bud-get records. As with all government programs, accounting changes can give a misleading appearance of large cuts or increases from year to year. And indeed forest inventory spending has bounced around during the B.C. Liberal term.The budget for forest inventory staffi ng and operation was about $8 million in 2001-02, rising as high as $15 million and falling to a low of $5.1 million in recession-hit 2009-10. The estimate for the current fi scal year is $9.7 million, an increase to try to catch up with the pine beetle disaster.

Crown forest inventory has indeed fallen behind due to rapid shifts caused by unprecedented insect and fi re dam-age. But has spending been slashed as Dix claims? No. It has increased.

Next up was Premier Christy Clark, in full campaign mode. In the Gordon Campbell tradition, she brought the goodies out in her speech to close the convention. More than $200 million has been scraped together to “acceler-ate” capital projects at schools, hos-

pitals and other facilities across the province. These projects were already on the books, but they’ve been moved up for obvious political purposes. Or at least the announcements will be moved up.

Four-laning of the last narrow stretches of the Trans-Canada High-way east of Kamloops will continue over 10 years. This is a federal-pro-vincial project that will eventually be fi nished regardless of who is govern-ing in Victoria or Ottawa. It includes some of the most staggeringly expen-sive road building in Canada, in the Kicking Horse Pass, a short section that could require two tunnels and up to 12 more bridges.

Clark also announced a long-range plan to replace the George Massey tunnel under the Fraser River. It will likely be a bridge, because the tunnel is a bottleneck not only for Highway 99, but also for large ships going up-river.

I haven’t found any outright false claims in Clark’s presentation, just the kind of creative accounting and black-top politics familiar to B.C. voters. As always, I’m pleased to hear from people with specifi c corrections.

For now, call it a tie. Neither speech represents a proud moment for our provincial leadership.

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Province in no hurry to four-lane highway

OPINION

Pardon if we don’t hold our breath.At the 2012 Union of BC Municipalities

convention, Premier Christy Clark promised a wide range of improvements to the Trans-Canada Highway.

The premier announced a total of $650-million over 10 years to continue four-lane improvements between Kamloops and the Alberta border. In addition to the $141 million from the government’s current three-year service plan, Clark said, it is allocating another $509 million over the next 10 years, for a total of $650 million.

It’s a politically safe promise for a premier who is lagging in the polls and may not make it past next May, let alone the 10 years she’s suggested.

As anyone who’s been around even the fringes of political decision-making will know, a new govern-ment could, with the stroke of a pen, reallocate those funds elsewhere. As well, the 10-year timeline makes it very difficult for anyone to hold anyone to account when the deadline comes due and the Trans-Canada Highway is still a patchwork of asphalt.

A real tip-off that this announcement rings some-what hollow comes not from the mouth of the premier, but one of her underlings, Transportation and Infra-structure Minister Mary Polak who said, “We’ll be working with our federal government to seek match-ing funds to improve this corridor, which connects our Pacific Gateway with the rest of Canada.”

Another translation of this would be, “the feds have not jumped on board, but golly, we sure hope they do.”

A project of this magnitude would require a signifi-cant infusion of federal dollars because for all the province’s million-dollar commitment, this project will be in the billions.

This is not to say that there have not or will not be upgrades to the Trans-Canada Highway in the next 10 years. There have been major projects, most notably the massive bridge work near Golden, and other smaller projects, like the replacements of two bridges at Malakwa, are planned, although those two smaller-scale projects will likely not see completion until at least 2014.

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Health professionals are greatly concerned about the epidemic of childhood obesity in today’s society and so am I.

That’s why I second-ed MP Royal Galipeau’s Motion C-319 on chil-dren’s health, calling on the federal government to encourage individu-als and organizations to commit to participat-ing in the promotion of healthy weights, in-forming Canadians of the health consequences of childhood obesity, as well as providing infor-mation on healthy diet choices.

I am pleased to report that this motion passed unanimously in Parlia-ment on Sept. 19.

I recently met with a representative in our riding from the Heart and Stroke Foundation. During our meeting, I was informed that the Heart and Stroke Foun-dation campaign this year is on promoting awareness, and educat-ing Canadians to make healthy food choices for

their children.According to the

Heart and Stroke Foun-dation, 33 per cent of children do not drink enough milk, 70 per cent don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables and 93 per cent of Canadian children are inactive.

According to these statistics, it’s no won-der childhood obesity has tripled in the past 30 years.

To help Canadi-ans make healthy food choices, the Heart and Stroke Foundation is proposing the Health Check program. This program will set a guideline for identify-ing nutritious foods and providing that informa-tion on food packaging.

Labeling needs to be reliable and monitored to ensure claims made on products are factual. Making this informa-tion available to con-sumers will encourage purchasing products that support the healthy diet their children need.

Obesity trends must be addressed. The former chair of the standing commit-

tee on health, the Hon. Rob Merrifi eld stated, “Today’s children will become the fi rst gen-eration for some time to have poorer health out-comes and a shorter life expectancy than their parents.”

We must get seri-ous about this issue – not just to save future health-care costs, but to save our children.

FROM THE HILL

COLIN MAYES

Motion speaks to obesity epidemic among Canadian youth

Smokers urged to take greater care with buttsPlease, please put your

cigarette butts in your ash tray.

From our gate to the mail

box, there are so many butts on the road and in the grass, and seven at the mail box as of this morning.

We walked the park at Sil-ver Sands, and there are butts all along the paths – a big fi re hazard.

Take your butt with you please.

K. and B. Peet

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Position: Defense Home Town: Sicamous, BCAge: 17 Height: 5’ 10” Weight: 161Prev Team: POE Midget PrepHobbies / Interests: Wakesurfi ng, Golfi ng, SleddingPersonal Hero: My DadGoals / Objectives: NHLFavorite NHL Team: Chicago Blackhawks Favorite Player: Shae Weber & Cody FransonFavorite Music: All musicFavorite Food: SteakWhat do you like best about playing hockey in Sicamous:

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The Contenders are on their 12th annual tour of the Interior in support of George Ryga Week in B.C., as proclaimed by the province and the Of-fi ce of the Lieutenant Governor, Nov. 4-10.

Valdy has a new album entitled, “Read Between the Lines,” and will be perform-ing some of his new material, along with a repertoire of favourites from two previous Contenders CDs.

Gary Fjellgaard never stops writing songs, so he’ll be sure to have some great new tunes along with his vast repertoire that spans more than 40 years of recording.

Together, as The Contenders, Valdy and Fjellgaard will be performing at the Red Barn Arts Centre. They are always a great hit with the audience. With an easy manner on stage, Valdy and Fjellgaard sing songs that appeal to almost

everyone, and give a great evening of enter-tainment.

Fjellgaard was raised on a farm on the Canadian prairies. This award-winning singer/songwriter is a champion of vanishing values and the fron-tier spirit. His western heritage, cattle drives, wagon treks and work-ing folks with ties to the land have all been an inspiration for the lyrical imagery in his songs.

Valdy was born Valdemar Horsdal in Ottawa, and has been part of the fabric of Canadian pop and folk music for more than 34 years. A man with a thousand friends, from Newfoundland to Van-couver Island, Texas to New Zealand, he’s a singer, guitarist and songwriter who catch-es the telling moments that make up life.

These two guys have known each other for a long, long time. Now, with two albums under their belts to-gether, “Contenders” and “Contenders Two – Still in the Running” on the leading Canadi-an roots music record label, Stony Plain, they make the most logical duo in Canadian mu-sic.

Consider what they share. They’re both family men. They both

live on small islands off the coast of Brit-ish Columbia. They are both singer-song-writers with an eye for memorable tunes and fi nely-honed images. They’re both road war-riors who tour and tour and tour.

They are also both committed Canadi-ans, more particularly, committed Western Canadians. And their music draws on all the aspects of life in the

west. “Western roots” they call it. It’s mu-sic that, in every note, echoes the mountains and the sea, the cow-boys and the fi sher-men, the oilwell roust-abouts and the loggers, the sunsets and the rain, the streak of rug-ged independence and contrariness that so many display, and the generosity and warmth that make Westerners so welcoming to all.

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have visited Sicamous many times in the past and if you have never seen them before, it is worth your while to come and see these consummate perform-ers. If you have seen them before, I am sure that you will want to come out to see them again.

The show takes place Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m., doors open at 7:30. Tickets, $20, at IDA Eagle Val-ley Pharmacy or at the door.

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Come and watch the Valley Black Top/ Askew’s Foods Si-camous Midget Jr. Eagles in their home tournament this Thanksgiving week-end.

The Jr. Eagles will play host to seven teams from across B.C., hailing from Castlegar, West Kelowna, Kel-owna, the Sunshine Coast, Alberni Valley, Princeton and Ridge Meadows. The tourna-ment runs Saturday and

Sunday from 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., with the fi -nals starting at 7 a.m. on Monday.

The Jr. Eagles ice times are 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday and noon on Sunday. Ev-eryone is welcome to come fi ll the stands and

support the Eagles and their guests, and show them how great a com-munity Sicamous is.

The concession will be open for a cup of cof-fee or one of their rink burgers. Make sure to stop by the raffl e table and support the team,

or try your luck in the 50/50 draws being held both days.

SPORTSLakers evaporate in 6-1 decision for Eagles

The Penticton Lak-ers dried up in the third frame to suffer a 6-1 defeat at the hands of the Sicamous Eagles in Junior B action at the Sicamous and Dis-trict Recreation Centre Friday night.

Sicamous had only the one game on the weekend, and the Lak-ers weren’t just going to hand it to them. The Eagles had to work hard for their fi rst two goals – the fi rst of which was scored early in the frame by Brayden Taekema, as-sisted by Kelyn Opel and Devon Quartly. The second goal came in period two on a Si-camous power play from Corbin Marcotte off Jordan Harder and Brett Trofanenko.

The Eagles found their scoring game in

the third frame, Con-nor Buick leading the way with a goal scored within the fi rst minute, assisted by Matt Reed and Cameron Berry. Nathan Grieve fol-lowed suit with a goal at 13 minutes, aided by

Nicholas Astasiewicz and Steven Powers. Late in the second half of the period the Lakers were fi nally able to get the puck past Sicamous new netminder Kris Joyce. But the Eagles were quick to respond

with two more goals, the fi rst by Grieve (off Astasiewicz and Jame-son Stoski), and the second by Taekema (Devries and Opel).

Taekema was named the game’s fi rst star, Grieve second and

Joyce third. The Eagles will be

back on the ice on Oct. 5 when they host the Kamloops Storm. On Oct. 6, it’s off to Revel-stoke to face off against the Grizzlies. Game time is 7 p.m.

Junior Eagles to host seven teams in weekend tourney

Crease crunch: Sicamous Eagle Nicholas Astasiewicz has a close encounter with Penticton Lakers netminder Stephan Yesavage in play Friday night at the Sicamous rec centre. The Eagles won the contest 6-1. Photo by Lachlan Labere

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VICK, Rita MaeFebruary 13, 1937 – September 21, 2012

It is with great sadness we announce thepassing of our mom, Rita Vick, born in Loon Lake,Saskatchewan. She passed away at her home inThe Eagle Valley Lodge in Sicamous, BC after ashort courageous battle with cancer.

Rita is survived by her loving children Rod Dovich(Jacki), Ronda Dovich, Sue Simmonds (Darren)and Daryl Dovich (Dayna). And her most preciousgrandchildren Lee (Julie), Cassy (The King), Sierra,Justice, Brooke, Hunter, Rylee, Kaeden and greatgrandchild Jaxon. Her sister Dolores Hirschkornand sister-in-law Janet Goertzen.

She was predeceased by her son Robert Dovich,mom and dad Hilda and William Goertzen, herbaby brother Ron Goertzen and brother-in-law JimHirschkorn.

Our thanks to her friends at The Lodge who weresuch a big part of her life these past few years. TheMemorial Service will be held on Sunday, October7 at 2pm in the Seniors Centre, 1901 ShuswapAve, Sicamous, BC.

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PULLMAN, TRUDYTrudy Pullman, beloved

mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday September 20, 2012.

Trudy was born in Poland on June 11, 1924 and at the age of 2 her family immigrated to Rosenfeld, Manitoba.

One of the fondest memories of her childhood was attending Gimili Bible Camp whereshe accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior and 2years later she was baptized.

In her 20s she moved to Prince George B.C.where she met the love of her life Alvin Pullman aswell as many wonderful life long friends. In 1950Trudy married Alvin and had 6 children, 4 boys and2 girls.

In 1962 Trudy’s husband was tragically killed inan industrial accident, leaving her to raise 6 smallchildren on her own.

Trudy was employed as a custodian for thePrince George school district until her retirementin 1987 when she moved to be with family inSicamous.

Trudy enjoyed many happy memories duringher retirement years, with family coming to visit.She was affectionately known throughout thecommunity as Grandma.

She was predeceased by her husband Alvin,Brothers Herbert and Harry.

Left to mourn her passing are Ellery (Marlene),Darcy (Ernie), Daryl (Gail), Loren (Brenda), Eldon(Betti), Glenys

Grand children Jana (Derek), Kara (Steve), Alissa,Erin (Drew), Adam (Carrie), Ross, Krista (Arnell),Kelly, Sherelle, Steve (Kelly), Brady (Beth), Caleb,Jessie,

Great grandchildren Joshua, Isaiah, Micah,Stryden, Ella

Also left to mourn are numerous family andfriends.

The family would like to express their heartfeltthanks to the wonderful staff at Eagle ValleyManor for their wonderful compassionate careand friendship in the last weeks of her life. And aspecial thanks to her friend Kathy Martin.

A funeral service was held on Monday September24, 2012 at Shuswap Community Church inSalmon Arm, and she was laid to rest at EagleValley Cemetery in Sicamous.

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Argo Road Maintenance (North Okanagan) Inc., operating in the Armstrong/Enderby/Vernon, Falkland, Lumby/Cherryville, Salmon Arm/Sicamous, Chase/Celista areas, is accepting resumes from drivers experienced in the operation of single and tandem axle trucks. Experience operating sanders and underbody or front plows would be an asset, but not essential.

Applicants must hold a valid BC Driver’s License, minimum Class 3 with Air Brake Endorsement and must provide a current Driver’s Abstract with their resume.

Please submit your resume and abstract to Mark Stahl, Programs Manager, by e-mail: argoroads13@yahoo.ca; by fax: 250-546-3791; by mail: Box 544, Armstrong, B.C., V0E 1B0; or in person: 2310 Kirton Avenue, in Armstrong.

PLOW TRUCK OPERATORS

Seasonal Drivers Required50 Mile

HMC Services Inc., road and bridge maintenance contractor in the Selkirk Area are looking for professional drivers for the

winter season. Full-time seasonal positions (November to March) to operate snowplow and sanding trucks in the 50 Mile area are

available. The point of assembly is 50 Mile.

Required qualifications include:

Valid BC Driver’s License (minimum Class 3 with air • endorsement)

Proven Highway Experience• Experience driving tandem axle vehicles and operating a •

variety of transmissions, including a 13 speed 50 Mile Shifting: 6 shifts on 3 shifts off, 10 hour shift •

duration50 Mile Accommodation: There are sleeping and cooking • facilities at 50 Mile, bedding is supplied and individuals

must supply food. A television is provided in the common area as well internet access is also available.

Application forms may be picked up at HMC Services Inc.’s office listed below; qualified applicants are invited to submit

applications, along with a photocopy of their driver’s license, an up to date driver’s abstract and references to substantiate experience

to:

For further information please call: 250-837-3136.

HMC Services Inc.723 Highway 23 South

Revelstoke, BCV0E 2S0

Fax: 250-837-6225Email: joy.cwikula@hmcservices.ca

Visit www.hmcservices.ca for Employment Application Form

Please note applications will not be accepted without a current driver’s abstract.

Please note that only short listed applicants will be contacted and pre-employment drug testing is part of hiring process

HMCServices Inc.

Twin Anchors Marine & TA Structures, located in Sicamous, BC is looking for qualifi ed individuals to

join our team building new houseboats and portable buildings for the oil and mining sector.

INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTANTCommitment: Full TimeReports to: Controller

Scope & Purpose: The Intermediate Accountant will be responsible for a variety of daily

and fi nancial reporting functions including account reconciliations, reports and administrative tasks related to the timely preparation of month-end fi nancial statements.

QUALIFICATIONS: Intermediate level knowledge of all accounting functions and related

internal controls, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, fi xed assets, and inventory.

Familiarity with MRP software an asset. Strong working knowledge of Excel and Simply Accounting a must. • Competitive wages • Employee Benefi ts and Pension plansSend Resume to: Human Resources: Val Holmes Val@twinanchors.com

Columbia ShuswapRegional District

(Casual/On-Call)ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK

The CSRD is seeking an energetic, outgoing and friendly person to play a front line role in the Administration Department. Applications are now being accepted for a Casual/On-call Administrative Clerk to provide relief work of a clerical nature on a call-in basis.As part of the Administration team, the Administrative Clerk provides reception, clerical support and centralized public information services to all departments with the primary function being reception. To fi nd out more about this position you can visit our website at www.csrd.bc.ca.If you are interested in this position, submit a letter of interest supported by a resume outlining experience and education no later than 4:00 PM Friday, October 12, 2012 to:Colleen Goodey, Administrative/HR AssistantColumbia Shuswap Regional District781 Marine Park Drive NEBox 978 SALMON ARM, BC, V1E 4P1Telephone: (250) 833-5922Fax: (250) 832-9774E-mail: cgoodey@csrd.bc.ca The CSRD thanks all applicants for their interest in applying for this position; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Is seeking a highly motivated individual to fi ll the following position

Cell: 250-253-4307n8lobb@hotmail.caNathan Lobb

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Newly Renovated Family Home2899 Sundance Road, Sicamous

SNOW REMOVAL SERVICES QUOTATION PROCESS The Board of Education of School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) is advertising for interested parties to submit a quotation for Snow Removal Services for the 2012-2013 School year. Quotation documents, addendums or corrections for this quote can be obtained from the School District No 83 Works Complex located at 5911 Auto Road SE., Salmon Arm, BC or downloaded from the School District #83 website at www.sd83.bc.caQuotation process closes at 12:00 PM October 15, 2012.Further information can be obtained via email to fmarasco@sd83.bc.ca

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF S.D. NO. 83(North Okanagan-Shuswap)

Help Wanted

Employment

Help WantedAn Alberta Construction Com-pany is hiring Dozer and Exca-vator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfi eld road and lease construction. Lodg-ing and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Con-struction at 780-723-5051.

FINISHING OPERATOR & GRADEMAN. Op exp’d for Track Hoe, Skid Steer, Dozer and/or Grader. Min 5 yrs. 403-250-8868

P/T Cook, P/T Waitress & F/T Gas attendant needed. Email resumes: skyline@jetstream.net or (1-250)836-4949

SUPERINTENDENT, MAINLINE TRACK HOE OP, PIPELAYERS For Underground installation of Sanitary, Water, Storm. Min. 10 yrs. 403-250-8868

Employment

Trades, TechnicalAUTOMATED TANK Manu-facturing INC. is looking for Welders. Due to a huge ex-pansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20km west of Lloydminster. We have open-ings for 10-3rd Year Apprentic-es or Journey Person Weld-ers. We offer best wage in industry. 3rd Year Apprentice $28-$30/hour, Journey Person $32-$35/hour, higher with tank experience. Profi t sharing bo-nus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance pack-age 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine at: (offi ce)780-846-2231; (fax) 780-846-2241 or send re-sume to blaine@autotanks.ca; p roduct ion@auto tanks.ca . Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or ele-vated work platform.

Help Wanted

Employment

Trades, TechnicalSOUTH ROCK is hiring for: Paving Personnel (raker, screed, general labourers); Heavy Equipment Operators. Send resume to: careers@southrock.ca or call 403-568-1327.

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Cell 833-8009Home 836-4154

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Pets & Livestock

LivestockReg. Texel Ram Lamb; 2 Tex-el X Ram Lambs, 3/4 & 7/8’s Ewe Lambs. 1 (250)546-6223

Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS /

Bridges / EquipmentWheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & Storage-Call 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Homes for Rent

Tenders

Merchandise for Sale

Medical SuppliesWALK-IN Tubs, Wheelchair Baths, Roll-in Showers, Seats. Ask howto get a free reno! 1-866-404-8827

Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

STEEL BUILDINGS - Cana-dian made! - Reduced prices now! 20x22 $4,455. 25x26 $4,995. 30x38 $7,275. 32x50 $9,800. 40x54 $13,995. 47x80 $19,600. One end wall includ-ed. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

Misc. WantedPrivate Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town

PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670

Musical InstrumentsCORT acoustic steel string guitar with cutaway, grover tuners and Fishman Pickup. Beautiful wood and sound. Must be seen and played to appreciate. $650

Call 250-517-8087

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentAVAIL. OCT 1, 2 bdrm apt Sicamous. $750/mo heat incl. NP, NS, Ref. Req. (250)836-3933

LGE 1 & 2 BDRM. BRIGHT apts. In suite storage, green space, live-in manager. Cable incl. Sicamous, 250-836-4516 or 250-804-5364.

SICAMOUS. 2-bdrm luxury condo, 2 full baths + ensuite. Beautiful views of Shuswap Lake. New ss fridge, micro, d/w, w/d, built-in vac. $1000/mo. Avail. immed. (604)970-7745

Cottages / CabinsCOZY 1BDRM Cabin near Malakwa. Located on acreage with river frontage. $550/mo + DD & util. (250)836-2829

Concrete & Placing

Homes for Rent

Tenders

Rentals

Homes for RentSICAMOUS; 4 BDRM. house, garage, close to lake,$1100/mo. for long-term fami-ly. 250-836-3775.

Suites, LowerONE block off Mara Lake in beautiful Swansea Point 3bedroom, 1&1/2 baths, over-sized single garage, largeyard, 5 appliances, clean and available immediately $900.00plus utilities, with or withoutfurniture. Ph Leanne @(250) 804-3485.

Suites, UpperSICAMOUS: 3BDRM 1100sq.ft., shared laundry, big yard 425 Main Street across from Askew Mall, avail now,$650/mo + util., also 5bdrm. whole house $880/mo. + util.(604)836-7888

TownhousesSICAMOUS 2 bdrm town-houses, c/w washer & dryer. 250-836-4556

Transportation

Auto Financing

DreamCatcher Auto Loans“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

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Recreational/Sale1999 MALLARD 24’ holidaytrailer, deluxe model. 250-836-2710.

Tenders

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Find whatever you need in

the classifi eds!

Loweline aluminum, 20 hp

Johnson trolling motor, dual

depth fi nders, pedestal seats,

trailer. Only used one season,

moving out of province - must

sell. $1,250. 000 000-0000.

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