Eagle Valley News, October 30, 2013

EAGLE VALLEY

NEWS Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Vol. 57 No. 43 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (GST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.comPM40008236

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Malakwa residents respond to condemned community hall

Malakwa residents may not be united in what to do about their community hall, but there’s greater co-operation to get some-thing done.

On Oct. 24, the Malakwa Community Centre Association held its monthly general board meeting. Typically, these are attended by about 10 people. But association presi-dent Gord Hynek said there was at least six times that number this time around. And though the association had a number of im-portant items to deal with on the evening’s agenda, the majority of the crowd showed up for one thing: to discuss the fate of the hall in which they were gathered.

In August, the as-sociation received word by their in-surer that their li-ability coverage for the facility would no longer cover public gatherings at times when the roof might collapse under heavy loads. They also found out all cover-age for the building would be eliminated as of June 15.

This news stems from an engineer’s study the insurer completed on the build-ing when the association attempted to see if there might be coverage for the leaking

roof. Hynek says an additional inves-tigation was done by a private builder brought in by the as-sociation. He and the builder found water damage in the roof, including delaminat-ing support beams and mouldy gyprock in the hall’s addition where the kitchen

and bathrooms are located. “The meeting was trying to demonstrate

that we really are at the beginning of this, we just got all this information in the sum-mer and nothing is � rmed up,” says Hynek.

“We’re inquiring into grants because we have to have money to do whatever we de-cide to do. Whether or not we look at reno-vating or a complete new building, we’re just beginning that process and we need more help. It’s overwhelming; it’s too much for just a few of us.”

Hynek said that as the meeting pro-gressed, more hands would rise to vote on matters, indicating the association’s mem-bership was steadily growing. By the end of the night, it had grown by 50. This, for Hynek, was a thrill, as was the way the crowd came to understand all the work the volunteer association is responsible for.

“By the end of the night… instead of peo-

See Second opinion on page 2

By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

Co-operation: Committee to explore options to repair or replace water-damaged facility.In August, the as-

sociation received word by their in-surer that their li-ability coverage for the facility would no longer cover public gatherings at times when the roof might collapse under heavy loads. They also found out all cover-

Committee to explore options to repair or replace water-damaged facility.

Whether or not we look at renovating or a complete new building, we’re just beginning that process and we need more

help. It’s overwhelming.Gord Hynek

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CALENDAROF EVENTS

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October 31 - The Malakwa volunteer fire dept is putting on fireworks. Hot chocolate and hot dogs for $2.00. Starts at 7:00 pm. Fireworks at 8 pm sharp.October 25th & 26th - $2 Bag Sale at Sicamous United Church Thrift Shop. 10 am - 3 pm. Clothing & Shoes only.November 2nd - Sicamous Lions Club appreciation FREE Pancake Breakfast at Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre. 8 am to 12 noon. A thank you for all the community support throughout the year.November 16th - ERSS Christmas Craft and Trade Fair in the Eagle River School Gym. 9:30am to 3:00pm. Over 60 tables with all kinds of unique items and gifts. Contributions to the food bank accepted at the door. Table reservations: Kathy -- 250-836-3267.Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays - Active After School Kidz. Ages 5-12 - to register or for more info contact Recreation and Wellness #250-836-2477 or [email protected] 1st & 3rd Wed. - Parkinsons Support Group at First united Church. 20 - 4th Street SE, Salmon Arm at 10 am. Contact Doreen at 250-836-2509.Every Mon. Drop in Pickleball 6 p.m. Parkview Elementary Oct.7 - Dec. 2. Call 778-930-0534Every Mon. & Fri. - Bridge, Seniors Activity Centre, 1 p.m.Every Tues. 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.

Every Tues. - Sicamous Amateur Drama Club rehearsals, 7:00 p.m., Red Barn Arts Centre. 836-4705.Tues. & Thurs. - Carpet Bowling at the Seniors’ Activity Centre at 1 p.m.Every Tues. & Thurs. - Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in Common Room at the Haven. Every Wed. Wednesday Arts for Everyone. 10 am - 3 pm. For info contact Juanita at 250-836-3019 or Gail- at 250-836-5472Every Wed. Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks - 3:00 pm. Brownies - 4:00 pm. Girl Guides - 5:30 pm. New members welcomeEvery Wed. Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon.Every Wed. - Seniors 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: Esther 836-4373.Every Wed. - T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets every 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 infoEvery Wed. Zumba Fitness @ Parkview Elementary 6 p.m. Oct.16-Dec. 4.Call 778-930-0534 to register. Every Wed. Drop in basketball at Eagle River Secondary 7:45 p.m. Oct.2 - Dec. 2. Call 78-930-0534 for info.Every Wed.-Sat. United Church Thrift Store 10:00 am to 3 p.m.

1st & 3rd Wednesday - Eagle Valley Photographic Arts Club meets at the Red Barn at 7 pm. Everyone Welcome. First meeting October 2ndEvery Thurs.- Crib and darts 7 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99. Everyone welcome.Every Thurs. - Chronic Pain workshop for 6 weeks. Thursdays, 1-3:30 starting Sept 17 at the Sicamous United Church. Learn to better self-manage pain from ongoing health conditions. To register call 1-866-902-3767 or register nine at www.selfmanagement.caEvery Thurs. - Sicamous Crokinole Group meets at 7pm at the Sicamous & District Recreation Centre - upstairs for more info and to join call Dave Reed @ 250-836-3652Every Thurs.-Ladies shuffleboard at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 in Sicamous. 1pm-3pm. All ladies welcome.Every Thurs.- Crib and darts 7 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99. Everyone welcome.Every 2nd Thurs. - 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 or just drop in to one of our meetings where you will be welcome.Every Thurs.- Steve Nash Youth Basketball Parkview Elementary 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Oct. 17-Dec.5 call 778-930-0534.

Every 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 2nd and 4th Thurs. Options For Sexual health from 7 to 9 p.m., Sicamous Health Unit.Every 3rd Thursday monthly meeting of the Malakwa Community Association at 7:30 in the Malakwa Hall.Every Fri. - Parents & Tots, 10-12 noon at Catholic Church. 836-3440.Every Fri. - Eagle Valley Brush & Palette Club meets at the Red Barn, 10am-3pm, Everyone welcome! For info call Esther 250-836-4373 or Amy 250-836-4756. www.eaglevalleybrushandpaletteclub.comEvery 1st & 3rd Fri. - Pool Tournament at the Royal Canadian Legion #99 at 7:00 pm.Saturdays - Community Yoga 9:00 am Non-Heated Hatha $5 drop-in All levels Families welcome.Last Sat. of the Month - Ladies’ Auxiliary Dinner at the Royal Canadian Legion at 6 pm. Tickets sold until the Friday before at the Legion. No tickets at the door.Sundays - Candlelit Karma 6:30 pm. Warm & Gentle. Class by donation. Funds go towards community causes.Every 4th Sun.- Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 7 p.m.Every 4th Sun. - OAPO Birthday Tea for members & friends, Seniors Activity Centre, 2 p.m.

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ple complaining about the people in charge of the community associa-tion, we started getting several thank yous and people officially stand-ing up and saying, ‘I really thank you for all the volunteer work you’re doing. By the end of the night, they were onboard, so it’s a good ending, but it’s just another step.”

To address the mat-ter of the community hall, Hynek said a

20-member committee was formed.

“There’s going to be negotiations all through,” said Hynek. “People have differ-ent ideas about what should happen.”

He said that during discussion about the hall, there were several people who challenged the engineering report, suggesting a second opinion is needed. De-spite the degree of the damage he has seen in the building, Hynek is amenable to the notion

of another pair of eyes doing an inspection.

“Some other people made some comments who are in the building industry that engineers who work for insurance companies are a dif-ferent kind of engineer than those who work in the building indus-try, and I never even thought of that,” said Hynek. “So it may be a good point, maybe we should, maybe there are some ideas a structural engineer has that, in the end, will save the build-

ing and wouldn’t cost near as much. So that is now a possibility.”

However, Hynek emphasized that what avenues are pursued will depend on who shows up for future meetings.

“That will come out of the building commit-tee, we’ll discuss that in more detail… if people don’t come in and push for that, I don’t know, we’ll just see,” said Hynek.

Regardless of what happens with the build-

ing, Hynek has said the structure will have to meet current building codes to be properly insured.

“It definitely would be less of an ongo-ing worry to just have a new building, not to have to try and fix it,” said Hynek. “It’s going to be very expensive as well, even just fixing it, because so much has to be taken out. And even though the structural report didn’t deal with the mould… the mould is also an issue.”

Second opinion suggested on engineer reportContinued from front

RCMP RePoRt

Hitchhiker swipes roast and vehicleA local grocery store

may have a beef with a hitchhiker who piked a roast.

On Oct. 21 at 1:14 p.m., Sicamous RCMP received a report of a theft from a local gro-cery store. Later in the day, a stolen car was re-ported. Both incidents, says Sgt. Dave Dubnyk, relate to a man who picked up a hitchhiker while en route to Cal-gary.

The couple stopped at a Sicamous grocery store. The hitchhiker en-tered the store and later ran out in an attempt to steal a roast. On the run, the hitchhiker dropped the meat, and wound up stealing the vehicle he’d been picked up in.

The vehicle was later found undamaged in Salmon Arm. The

thief’s identity remains unknown, and police continue to investigate the incident.

• On Oct. 21, at 4:42 p.m., police received a report of a neighbour getting a start on duck season next door.

The complainant said the neighbour was shooting at ducks near her property and was concerned for safety reasons. Before police arrived, however, the complainant’s husband spoke with the neigh-bour and the matter was resolved.

Dubnyk said the neighbour had just re-ceived his duck hunting licence.

• Oct. 21, 7:10 p.m. police received a report of a silver Mercedes passing on double solid lines and driving fast.

• Oct. 22, 9:09 a.m., Sicamous RCMP served a subpoena on behalf of Kelowna Crown coun-sel.

• Oct. 22, 11:30 a.m., a lost rare tractor plate was reported.

• Oct. 23, 12:56 a.m., police received a report of a suspicious male try-ing to gain entry into a local residence. Officers attended; however, no one could be found in the area.

• Oct. 24, 5:50 p.m., a black Dodge Dakota with Alberta plates was reported to be speeding and driving unsafely.

• Oct. 24, 6:41 p.m., a semi-tractor trailer unit was reported to be driv-ing erratically, almost causing an accident.

• Oct. 25, 10:44 a.m., a semi tractor-trailer unit slipped off a road-

way and jackknifed into ditch. There were no in-juries.

• Oct. 25, 11:57 a.m., a black Jeep with Alber-ta plates was reported to be passing unsafely and speeding up and slow-ing down.

• Oct. 25, 2:36 p.m., police received a report of a single-vehicle acci-dent, no injuries.

• Oct. 25, 11:01 p.m., police received a re-port of a noisy party on Cherry Ave.

• Oct. 27, 5:43 a.m., police received a report of possible impaired driver in a silver Cava-lier with B.C. plates. The complainant spoke to driver and felt he may have been impaired.

• Oct. 27, at 12:03 p.m., police received a report of a two-vehicle accident resulting in

minor injuries. Investi-gating officers found a driver from Malakwa was attempting to turn off the Trans-Canada Highway when they were rear-ended by a driver from Salmon Arm. Dubnyk said one person suffered from minor injuries and the vehicle significant dam-age. No charges were laid.

• Oct. 28, 4:16 a.m,. a logging truck jack-knifed and rolled down an embankment while coming down a forest service road. Police, Ea-gle Valley Rescue Soci-ety and BC Ambulance paramedics attended. The driver, trapped in-side with undetermined injuries, was removed from the vehicle and taken to hospital in Salmon Arm.

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Okanagan-Shuswap MP Colin Mayes is standing firmly behind Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

On Tuesday, em-battled Senator Mike Duffy alleged that Harper was directly in-volved in discussions around expenses. Harp-er has stated a former employee acted alone when Duffy was pro-vided $90,000.

“The prime minis-ter has been up front all along,” said Mayes after the Conservative caucus meeting in Ot-tawa Wednesday.

“The prime minister has never said, ‘The perception wasn’t good or we have to do this for public scrutiny.’ He said, ‘If there is inap-propriate spending, it

must be repaid.’”Mayes insists that

a Conservative prior-ity has been expanding transparency within government.

“People have to re-member whose govern-ment uncovered this and asked the RCMP to investigate,” he said.

“The general pub-lic recognizes that the prime minister has said we are going to make government more ac-countable and we’re doing that.”

Duffy’s allegations, that he was explicitly told by Harper to repay his claimed expense money to appease the Conservative “base” – regardless of whether or not Duffy is innocent – have led to rapid-fire criticism from the NDP and the Liberals and the controversy has domi-

nated national media.However, Mayes

says he isn’t concerned that the reputation of the federal government is being damaged.

“I don’t think we should all be broad-brushed. The Opposi-tion is saying we are all bad guys and that’s not true,” he said.

A Malakwa man was forced to drop le-gal action against the province over his al-leged exposure to in-dustrial herbicides, in-cluding Agent Orange.

Larry Heal says he was advised by his lawyer not to pursue legal action against BC Hydro as 30 years had passed and, under the province’s statute of limitations, the case would be thrown out.

“I’d have all of BC Hydro’s lawyer fees to look after, so, on my lawyer’s advice I figured I’d take a step back,” says Heal.

Heal says his lawyer also asked him to sign a release agreement with the province which, in consideration of waiv-ing his legal costs, would prevent him, or anyone related to him, from pursuing future legal action against the province over his “ex-posure to chemicals be-tween 1961 and 1978.”

Heal says he will not sign the form, which is undated and contains no letterhead.

“They say we’re not admitting any guilt…

then, on the other hand, they do so much to cov-er themselves, there’s nothing they left out,” said Heal. “If I signed that, it would be impos-sible to ever get any-thing.”

Heal’s legal action would have revolved around the province’s use of industrial herbi-cides in the 1960s and 70s next to his child-hood home in Cher-ryville.

BC Hydro records obtained through a freedom of informa-tion request show that

in 1976, a mix of the herbicides 2,4-dichlo-rophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4,5-tri-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T), diesel and water were used to treat 62.56 acres in the Vernon-Monashee area, and 98.2 acres in the Nicola Valley area.

Another document dated Nov. 14, 1967, shows the province’s Highways department had used thousands of gallons of 2,4-D and 2,4-T, mixed and com-bined, throughout the province.

Banned by Canada in 1985, Agent Orange is comprised of equal parts 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, a chemical that, as a result of the manu-facturing process, con-tains a toxic, carcino-genic dioxin believed to cause a variety of ailments, from skin dis-orders to birth defects and cancer.

“If you seen how badly exposed we were to the stuff, and for how many years, you cannot deny my family should not have something just for the exposure, let alone whether it caused any problems. Because the worry of all the cancer and all the stuff that we’re going to get from it is huge,” said Heal. “We had more exposure than probably most people in Vietnam got when they sprayed, because we lived right in it. It was in our water and everything.”

Heal says he is not backing down and is considering his op-tions.

In April 2012 the NDP called on the province to initiate an investigation into the use of Agent Orange along B.C.’s highways and power lines.

Mayes behind Harper despite allegationsBy Richard RolkeBlack Press

Man drops case against province over alleged use of Agent OrangeBy Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News

Health concerns: Larry Heal says his exposure to industrial herbicides used by the province have had a negative impact on his health. File photo


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Internet voting may appeal to tech savvy voters

OpiniOn

Our municipalities and province likely won’t be using Internet voting to help determine election results anytime

soon. That doesn’t mean we won’t eventually be using such a method to cast our ballots.

An independent panel tasked by Elections B.C. to study Internet voting has recommended that such a system not be implemented in time for the upcoming municipal election, nor the next B.C. vote. But it did suggest that a techni-cal committee be struck to look into the matter further and that the legislature should support jurisdictions that wish to pursue the option in future.

The preliminary report offered less than luke-warm support for the idea. It confirms that mak-ing voting easier for people in this way has not been shown in other jurisdictions to signifi-cantly increase voter turnout.

As for the large group of people who feel their vote doesn’t matter, or don’t care enough to vote in the first place, they present another chal-lenge altogether.

Increasing voter turnout at any level still comes down to individuals and parties doing the legwork and convincing non-voters of the importance of getting engaged in their commu-nities, and potentially making a difference through casting their ballot.

That said, the world is fast becoming an all-digital environment, where computers and cell-phones can be used for virtually any transac-tion.

While the report states the current system of voting is trusted by those who vote, that factor will become less meaningful as time goes on and generations that have grown up with tech-nology become our communities’ core voters.

We may not have the most efficient or system-improving Internet voting experiences to draw from yet, but now is the best time to begin investigating this option, to be ready for when it is the best alternative.

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Book points to perils of entitlement state

VICTORIA – With the B.C. and federal govern-ments once again strug-gling to climb out of deep operating deficits, it’s a good time for the release of Mark Milke’s book Tax Me, I’m Canadian.

An update of the same title published 12 years ago, the book retains the history of taxes in Canada, detailing how Canada’s tax system was initially built to mimic the United States system in the late 19th cen-tury.

Beyond the history, it is mostly new material. In-cluded are chapters on the global meltdown of 2009, the surge of pension liabili-ties as the baby boomers re-tire and the flawed logic behind the “Occupy” and “Idle No More” protests.

Some readers will im-mediately note that Milke

works for the Fraser In-stitute and was previously B.C. director of the Canadi-an Taxpayers’ Federation. But the book is not just an argument for cutting taxes. It also dismantles persistent myths that income taxes are illegal, and launches a broadside on what Milke calls “Canada’s corporate welfare carnival.”

Many people will be able to identify some top names in the government subsidy game: Bombardier, Gen-eral Motors, even poor old Rolls Royce Canada. Some will also be well aware that our supposedly tight-fisted Conservative federal gov-ernment has continued to pour out “regional develop-ment” and other funds to every part of the country.

But I did not know that Industry Canada grants were handed out to pizza parlours (including the re-mote pizza-starved village of Kamloops), or to help

open gas stations or conve-nience stores in Kelowna, Vernon and Chilliwack.

Milke makes a useful point for B.C. about royalty rates for timber, natural gas and other resources. They are resource rents, and if they are too high the ten-ants will move out. Reduc-ing them isn’t a subsidy, especially if it leads to big revenue gains as B.C.’s un-conventional shale gas in-centives have done.

On the Occupy move-ment: The infamous “one per cent,” who in Canada earn $250,000 a year or more, earned 10 per cent of all income and paid 20 per cent of all taxes in 2010. The bottom 73 per cent of tax filers paid just 17 per cent of all taxes. About a third paid no tax at all.

On public sector pen-sions: Milke notes that his-torically, public employees traded higher wages for bet-ter benefits and job security.

Now their wages are gener-ally higher, and taxpayers have to cover their personal pension contributions (as a portion of those wages) as well as the employer con-tributions, plus the “defined benefit” payout, which has to be subsidized far beyond what the pension fund can support.

On the debt-financed welfare state, there are memorable observations, like this one: “For the re-cord, the generous Quebec welfare state and its os-tensibly more progressive model are paid for in part with the taxes of other Ca-nadians; Quebec is merely the North American equiva-lent of Greece.”

The recent B.C. politi-cal crisis over adoption of the harmonized sales tax showed that there is too much emotion and too little knowledge about how taxes work. This book is a step to-wards addressing that.

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Remember the Stephen Harper of yesteryear, a popu-list who believed in a triple-E senate and an open, account-able government? The events of the last week have likely destroyed that image once and for all.

But the most troubling con-clusion from the scandal has largely gone unrecognized.

It is no secret that prime ministers use patronage ap-pointments, such as senate seats, to reward party insid-ers. In spite of a lot of talk

about Senate reform in his past, Harper has appointed more senators than any prime minister in Canadian history. In exchange for these plum positions, senators like Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin knew that their job was to use their public image and their oratory skills to raise money for the Conservative party.

Mike Duffy alleges that Harper, in a secret meeting, told him, “The rules are inex-plicable to our base,” In other words, “You and I both know

that senators are eligible for lavish entitlements but the optics are bad”. This would mean that Harper has known that senators can make lucra-tive expense claims and has done nothing in seven years to change the rules. Moreover, the implication is that the public, especially conserva-tive voters, are too stupid to understand the complex role of a senator.

Duffy and Wallin held up their end of the bargain. They raised a lot of money and they

acted as Harper’s bulldogs in the senate and media. But when the truth of their unspo-ken quid pro quo became an embarrassment, Harper has turned on them with charac-teristic viciousness. If once upon a time he had the appear-ance of a man of high princi-pals, today he looks more like the poster boy for deceit, con-descension and corruption in Canadian politics.

Larissa Lutjen

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Cutting red tape for small business

Small businesses are the backbone of the B.C. economy.

They comprise 98 per cent of all business-es in the province, and employ more than one million British Colum-bians. That accounts for 56 per cent of private-sector employ-ment in the province.

Small business own-ers are hard-working, passionate people who dedicate long hours and an incredible amount of energy toward build-ing success.

Here in B.C., we’re doing some great things to help small businesses thrive, es-pecially when it comes to cutting unnecessary red tape. It’s one of the key barriers small busi-nesses face. That’s why I’m always proud to tell people that B.C. is number 1 in the country for regulatory reform. In fact, the Canadian Federation of Indepen-dent Business recently gave B.C. an “A” for regulatory reform – the

only province in Can-ada to receive such a distinction.

The Mobile Busi-ness Licence program is just one example. It allows mobile busi-nesses to operate in several municipalities with only one licence, so business owners can spend less time doing paperwork and more time on making their businesses a success.

Here in the Shus-wap, the communities of Sicamous, Salmon Arm, Spallumcheen, Enderby and Arm-strong participate in the Mobile Business License program and are seeing its many benefits.

October is Small Business Month in B.C., and I want to hear your ideas on how to cut red tape. I’m espe-cially interested in this area, given my own business background and my role as Parlia-mentary Secretary for the BC Jobs Plan. I en-courage you to email me at [email protected]. And if you’re looking for small business resourc-es, check out www.re-sourcecentre.gov.bc.ca. Enjoy your autumn.

From the legislature

GreG Kyllo

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SICAMOUS EAGLES PLAYER PROFILE

Bobby Jo LovePosition: Right Wing Home Town: Smithers, BCAge: 17 Height: 6’ 0” Weight: 170Prev Team: Smithers Storm Midget Tier 3Hobbies / Interests: Golf, softball, snowboardingPersonal Hero: ParentsGoals: Get a post-secondary education through hockeyFavorite NHL Team: Edmonton OilersFavorite Player: Paul BissonnetteFavorite Music: Classic countryFavorite Food: Nonna’s GnocchiWhat do you like best about playing hockey in Sicamous:Solid organization with a history of winning

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WEDNESDAY OCT 30Public Skating: 9 amLunch Bunch: 12 pmPublic Skating: 2 pm

Novice & Pre Novice: 5 pm Atoms: 6:00 pmMidgets: 7:15

Sicamous Eagles: 8:30

THURSDAY OCT 31Public Skating: 9 amLunch Bunch: 12 pmPublic Skating: 2 pm

SA Midget: 4:45Midgets: 6:30Eagles 8:15

FRIDAY NOV 1Public Skating: 9 amLunch Bunch: 12 pmPublic Skating: 2 pm

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Novice & Pre Novice: 5 pmAtom: 6:30 pm

Sicamous Old Timers: 8:15 pm

TUESDAY NOV 5Public Skating: 9 amLunch Bunch: 12 pmPublic Skating: 2 pm

Figure Skating 5:00 pm Eagles 7:45 pm

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

The Sicamous Eagles were back on home ice last week where they had mixed results.

On Wednesday, Oct. 23, the team faced a strong Kamloops Storm, who wound up taking the game with a 6-3 win.

Kamloops scored early in the first frame, but was kept at bay for the remainder of the frame, and Eagle Devin Gerun was able to tie things up near the seven-minute mark with an unassisted goal.

Late in the second frame, Kamloops took the lead by adding two more markers. Later, in the first half of the third period, the Storm added two more goals. Near the 10-minute mark, Sicamous’ Na-than Grieve and Mat-thew Maetche added a goal each, with assists from Nicholas Astasie-wicz, Derek Miskiman

and Gerun. Kamloops added one more goal before the buzzer.

On Saturday, Oct. 26, the Eagles over-came the determined Kimberly Dynamiters with a 3-1 victory.

In the first frame, a spell of unsuccessful attempts on net by both

teams was finally bro-ken at 1:25, when Ea-gle Tyson Taylor con-verted the power play into a one-goal lead for Sicamous, with assists earned by Astasiewicz and Grieve.

The Dynamiters tied things up in the second period.

An early third-period marker from Maetche put Sicamous back in the lead, with assists by Hayden Or-ton and Carter Hansen. And, with 19 seconds on the clock, Grieve potted an unassisted marker assuring Si-camous the win.

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The Sicamous Midg-et Eagles have kept their winning streak alive.

Sicamous was host to the Kelowna Rockets on Sunday. Netminder Keyon Bittner faced 30 shots, allowing only two to sneak past him.

It was a close game with scoring chances in both ends, but the Eagles came out on top, winning the game 3-2. Goals came from Colby Sherlock, Colton Skead and Dairen Blight. Assists were

awarded to Austin Mill-er and Tristain Tulak on Sherlock’s goal, and Sherlock assisting on Skead’s.

Darien Blight made a fantastic rush end-to-end in the third period to put the team on top.

Up next for the Midg-ets is a back-to-back visit from the Clearwa-ter team this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m.

Come down to the rink and make lots of noise for the boys.

Rockets fizzle against Midget Eagles

Dynamiters fail to ignite against Jr. Eagles

Pink power: The Sicamous Eagles celebrate a 3-1 win over the Kimberly Dynamiters Saturday night. The Eagles had a second victory that night in that they were able to raise $4,541 for cancer re-search with the auctioning off of the pink jerseys they wore in the game. Photo by Sharon Thibodeau

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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 attend

at least one of their son’s games.

Sicamous Eagles manager Wayne March

is also pretty excited by the news that

Shea, an Eagle alumni, will be playing for

his community and country at the Games.

March says Shea has been totally focused

throughout his career on what he wanted to

do: make it to the NHL. In the process, Shea

helped the Eagles win the KIJHL West-

ern Canadians in 2001-02; he helped take

the Kelowna Rockets to three consecutive

WHL Memorial Cup championship games,

including the win in 2004; and, after signing

with Nashville in 2004, he helped the Ca-

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There once was a square and round dance club right in Sicamous.

Known as the Belles & Buoys, they were very active and even hosted a couple of the Okanagan’s annual Spring Fling dance events in the gym at Eagle River Secondary, attracting hundreds of dancers. Lo-cal restaurants and motels were busy. Semi-profes-sional square dance callers were featured and the sea-sonally-themed decorations were always extraordinary.

Despite Sicamous’ loss of its dance club, square dancing has endured else-where, and active dance clubs can be found in most of the larger, and some of the smaller cities. Salmon Arm and Blind Bay have clubs and, just down the road, Enderby boasts its very own group. Now, the Enderby club is expanding and welcomes new and for-mer square dancers to join in the fun.

The Enderby River Dancers open their doors at 6 p.m. for new square danc-er sessions at the Seniors

Centre hall, 1101 Highway 97A.

“Newcomers to today’s style of square dancing are in for a great experience,” says club president Bob Byrne of Vernon. He ex-plained that the modernized dance form presents uplift-ing music ranging from pop to country, and show tunes to golden oldies. It’s casual attire and all ages, singles, families are welcome.

About the ease of learn-ing to square dance, caller-teacher, Allan Peterson of Salmon Arm, says, “You simply have to walk to the beat of the music. There are no complicated steps.”

Peterson says his prime goal is to make the sessions lots of fun, but he also strives to make his dancers feel successful.

“Through patience, clar-ity of instruction and lots of review, I can help everyone master the calls,” he said.

The square dance calls come from an internation-ally-standardized list that’s taught in English world-wide. Peterson enthuses, “A square dancer can at-

tend dances in countries like Japan or Germany and participate quite comfort-ably”

“The benefits of learning to square dance are many,”

says Byrne. “For starters, we price it economically, yet you get a premium val-ue in terms of a mild aero-bic activity that also exer-cises the mind and brings

new friends.”The dance club equally

enjoys another dance form called ‘round dancing,’ for which lessons are also of-fered. It is choreographed

ballroom dancing includ-ing two-steps and waltzes, set to a particular piece of music, where couples take direction from a ‘cuer.’ No-body leads and there are no routines to memorize. The dancers progress in a large circle around the dance floor to each sequence that the cuer announces over the mike. Cueing round dances is the specialty of Peter-son’s wife, Laura, who is anxious that newcomers also consider round dance instruction at the same lo-cation on the same night.

The River Dancers have already planned a gradua-tion bash for April, where not only their newly-ac-complished square dancers can attend, but also new-comers from throughout the Shuswap and Okana-gan.

Extending a warm wel-come to the upcoming new sessions, Byrne concluded, “Coffee’s always on.”

For more information, contact Dianne Peters at 250-838-9445, or by email at [email protected].

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Pauline was born in Poland on November 1, 1922. She came to BC in 1947 and lived in Ashcroft until they moved to Sicamous in 1952. She had lived in Sicamous ever since except for a few years in the Cariboo and Chase.

Pauline will be lovingly remembered by hercompanion of 20 years, Mel Koski; eight children,Joan Jarvis of Surrey, Valerie (Jim) Wood of Sica-mous, Ruth (Willie) Lee of Cranbrook, Sharon (Ted)Wilkins of Sicamous, Mo Alexander of WilliamsLake, Robert (Donna) Alexander Jr. of Sicamous,George (Norma) Alexander of Sicamous and BruceAlexander of Sicamous; numerous grandchildren,great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

A celebration of Pauline’s life was held at the Ea-gle Valley Manor, Sicamous on Saturday, October26 at 1:00 pm. Pauline’s cremated remains were interred in the Eagle Valley and District Cemetery, Sicamous, BC.

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EAGLE VALLEY

NEWS Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Vol. 57 No. 38 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (GST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.comPM40008236

Candidates cite work and water as key projects

Page 3

Eagles back in regular hockey season action

Page 7

Walking the walk: Volunteers,

participants,

residents of

Bastion Place

and members of

the Sicamous

Eagles hockey

team take part

in the annual

Superwalk For

Parkinsons held

Saturday morning

at McGuire Lake

in Salmon Arm.

Photo by

James Murray

CSRD report outlines options for public transportation

A transportation report com-

pleted through the regional dis-

trict will be making its way to Si-

camous council for deliberation.

The report, presented recently

to the Columbia Shuswap Re-

gional District board, represents

the � ndings of a feasibility study

by BC Transit, which looked at

providing public transit between

Sicamous, Malakwa, Seansea

Point and Salmon Arm.

The report includes � ve op-

tions, which range from con-

tracting the service through a

third party based in Sicamous

or Salmon Arm, to the provision

of a midday service, one day a

week between Sicamous

and Salmon Arm, as well

as a weekday service. A

supplementary option ties

Malakwa into the one-

day-a-week option. It is

estimated this would cost

local taxpayers $31,200,

with the province picking

up $34,600 of the total

cost. The one-day service

between Sicamous and

Salmon Arm would cost

local taxpayers $29,200. The

weekday service, which would

provide two one-way trips Mon-

day through Friday, would cost

$106,000, $47,000 of which

would be funded through local

taxation. Sicamous Mayor Darrell Trou-

ton notes the options are very

costly, and council will have to

look at the practicality of pay-

ing for the service and whether

enough residents would actually

use it. “Of course we all would like

to have it, but would you actually

use it? And that’s the question,”

says Trouton. “It would

be nice for some people

to be able to use it. But

are you speaking for oth-

ers or are you speaking

for yourself? Most people

are � ghting for others. If

you ask them, personally,

will you use it, most peo-

ple say, ‘I wouldn’t use

it, but I know somebody

else that would.’ And you

know, that seems to be the

consensus.”The report’s � ndings were in-

� uenced by public input received

through a survey released online

and through the Eagle Valley

Community Resource Centre. A

total of 242 were submitted, with

191 respondents from Sicamous,

38 from Malakwa and 13 from

Swansea Point. The report notes

that while the survey provides

helpful information, “the distri-

bution method does not result in

statistically valid outcomes and

likely over-represents the ‘pro-

transit’ segment of the popula-

tion.”As for the public’s willing-

ness to fund a transit service, 84

per cent of survey respondents

supported some level of proper-

ty tax increase, with 47 per cent

suggesting a small increase up to

$24. Trouton notes public transpor-

tation tends to be heavily sub-

sidized by the province and the

taxpayer.

Feasibility: Sicamous mayor questions whether residents would favour costly busing system.

ton notes the options are very

It would have to be

subsidized heavily by the

taxpayer, by the people that

say I wouldn’t use it…

Darrell Trouton

Mayor

See Open house on page 2

By Lachlan Labere

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