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By Jo Anne Malpass The first 200 editions of The Kicker will soon be available in the archives of the North Shuswap Historical Society. They can be viewed by appointment at 3730 Zinck Road in Scotch Creek. The Kicker was introduced in February 1998. It was originally created by a group called KICK - Kommunity Involvement & Communication Kommittee, which is where the name The Kicker originated. The com-mittee was formed as a result of a Chamber of Commerce initiative to rejuvenate the community and draw more attention to what was taking place in the North Shuswap. "Please allow us to introduce ourselves" was the first headline and included KICK's Mission Statement. The purpose of the Kicker was to provide information about the goals, accomplishments and challenges of

local individuals, groups and/or clubs and let everyone know who to contact with ques-tions and how to volunteer service or infor-mation. “We would like to be a liaison be-tween all local groups and individuals in order to get more people working together on common goals and to increase awareness, enthusiasm, involvement and pride in our community.” The first issue had eight pages and in-cluded the calendar of events and list of con-tacts for clubs and organizations. There were reports from sixteen community groups, a couple of feature columns which continued for several years, some historical and local area information and advertising from busi-nesses still supporting The Kicker today.

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The Kicker Phase 2 began in April 1998 when Jan Wojciechowski took over as publisher. Jan Penner became editor in June and Dawn Bentley continued to han-dle the calendar of events and various edi-torials. Al Christopherson continued to assist with attracting advertisers for several months. Together, this group made the commitment to keep the paper as a local vehicle to promote community awareness. Many things have changed over the years including the size of the paper, the number of copies printed and where the papers are distributed. By the end of 1998, it had doubled to 16 pages and now has up to 80 pages. It has been available on line since 2006 and averages 850 on-line read-ers per month. The first few editions were printed by Jan W. on her office photocopier. After a few months, arrangements were made with the Chase Sunflower publication to use its

better equipment. By January 1999, it had grown to the point where it had to be print-ed in Salmon Arm at Hucul Printing. The Kicker eventually outgrew the capabilities of that printing company and is now print-ed by Black Press in Vernon. The Kicker started out printing 600 papers a month and now prints 3500 to 7000, depending on the time of year. Dis-tribution started out in just the North Shus-wap, but now has drop locations in Chase, Sorrento, Blind Bay, Eagle Bay, Adams Lake and Seymour Arm. The Kicker still holds fast to the origi-nal mission statement of offering free edi-torial space to community clubs and or-ganizations to help keep each other and the public up to date on their individual plans and projects. It additionally provides a venue for local business to get their word out to keep our business community strong and economically healthy.

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The Kicker Part of North Shuswap History continued

Thank you to everyone who has submitted an article, advertised in, worked on, wrote a letter to the editor or been a faithful reader of The Kicker. Because of you, we are celebrating the printing of our 200th edition. It wouldn’t be here without the sup-port of the community. The Kicker is dif-ferent from other publications in that it offers a voice to every organization and club in its distribution area. That’s also what makes it special, the articles are writ-ten by the people involved in the organiza-tion so they can tell, in their own words, what’s happening and what they are all about. It’s gone through a few growing pains over the years but has always tried to keep to its original purpose of providing a voice for local individuals, groups, clubs and businesses. The variety of viewpoints in columns written by local individuals ensures there is always something of interest. Where else can you Dare to Dream, Kick Back with the Vintner, get Kickin’ Computer Tips, Kick up Your Finances and Kick Start your Health and Wellness, all in one place. Over the years, there have been

many contributors who have all added to the success of the paper. Before becoming associated with The Kicker, I was like many others, always looking forward to the day of the month when The Kicker came out. Since joining the team, I have had many, many people tell me how much they love The Kicker. Summer vacationers and snowbirds have told me they read it on-line when they are away from the area; it’s how they keep in touch with what’s happening here. Some of our advertisers have been with The Kicker since the first edition, Al Christopherson at Century 21, Lucky Dol-lar (now Super Valu), Captain’s Village Marina and Dash Auto (now Dave’s Au-to), to name a few. New people to the area are given a copy of the Kicker by their neighbours and told it is the place to look if they need to find a service or business. Sometimes they are just looking for the phone number or hours of operation but, thanks to the support of local businesses, this is the place to find it. The last sentence in the first front page article in The Kicker still stands true today. “We hope everyone enjoys the Kicker………our newspaper for our com-munity.”

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Cottonwoods Rezoning Approved Following a report on the Public Hearing held on July 29th, 2014, the Board adopted Bylaw No. 830-12 which re-designates the subject property from Waterfront Residential to Secondary Set-tlement Area Commercial; rezones the land from Commercial 1 to Comprehen-sive Development 2 and zones the fore-shore adjacent to the subject property from Foreshore General 2 to Foreshore Commercial 3 zone. The adoption of the bylaws changes the current Commer-cial Campground use to Seasonal Resort and Bare Land Strata Development lots use. The property (formerly known as West Beach) is now re-designated from Waterfront Residential to Secondary Set-tlement Area – Commercial, and rezoned from Commercial -1 (C-1) to Compre-hensive Development -2 (CDF-2) to sup-port the re-development and expansion of the existing campground and to permit subdivision of the campground into bare land strata lots. The applicant intends to re-develop the Cottonwoods campground to allow the site to be expanded from 165 RV sites to 184 bare land strata lots for RVs. The Board gave Bylaw No. 830-12 and Bylaw No. 825-29 first reading at the February 20th, 2014 regular meeting, and directed staff to use the complex consul-tation process. The development notice was not posted in accordance with Proce-dures Bylaw No. 566, as required, at the time. As a result, first readings were re-scinded and the bylaws, together with Bylaw No. 900-6 were considered again at the June 19th, 2014 regular meeting; and first and second reading and a public hearing was delegated. The public hearing was held on June 29, 2014 at the Scotch Creek Community Hall. Nine members of the public attend-ed. Three voiced concerns with aspects of the proposal, but did not state opposi-tion; and 3 voiced support. In addition, 6 pieces of correspondence were received and all were in support of the proposal.

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Consumption Of Alcoholic Beverages

Bylaw 5689 was adopted which makes changes to the Parks Use regula-tions to allow the consumption of alco-holic beverages at specific events and in specific designated areas within CSRD Parks, subject to an approved Parks Use Permit issued by the CSRD (also contin-gent on items such as the need for appro-priate liability insurance and the issuance of a BC Liquor Board license). Director’s Comments: You can now toast the bride and groom at a wedding at a CSRD Park, with the appropriate approvals from the CSRD and the BCLB!

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The Travel and Expense Reimburse-ment Policy F-14 applicable to CSRD Elected Officials and CSRD staff was approved. The policy provides for con-sistency and accountability in the appli-cation of travel and expense reimburse-ment for those travelling on CSRD busi-ness, or attending conferences, seminars and other training opportunities. Director’s Comments: The CSRD Trav-el and Expense Policy is now better de-fined. Electoral Area Grants-In-Aid Policy

F-30 Approved Policy F-30, Electoral Area Grants-In-Aid, establishes consistent and ac-countable guidelines for the handling of applications for Electoral Area grants-in-aid. The policy sets out the information required on the grant application, the criteria for payment, and proof of post-award documentation to the CSRD. The policy also establishes that no grants-in-aid applications will be presented to the Board for approval in the three (3) regu-lar Board meetings prior to a local gov-ernment election; or for an individual electoral area during the time of a by-election. Director’s Comments: The key update to the GIA Policy is that applicants will now be required to provide post-award documentation to the CSRD. CSRD Achieved Carbon Neutrality

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Kevin Blaeser of Interior Utility Management explained how water is pumped up from a 30 meter deep lake intake to the treatment plant where it is tested for turbidity and treated with ultra violet and chlorine before either being pumped up or gravity fed to reservoirs. All areas of the system have back-up generators and are monitored 24/7. If there are any problems, an alarm noti-fies operators who can access the computer monitoring sys-tem panel from wherever they are, using laptops. Over the next few years, there will still be water main upgrades but Team Leader Langlois said ongoing work will be funded through the fees currently being assessed. Anglemont Estates resi-dents with a water system related issue during the day are asked to call 250.832.8194 or 1.888.248.2773. For after-hours water emergencies: 1.877.996.3344.


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black long barrel rifle with a scope which also had a bi-pod attached. The perpetrator ad-vanced towards the witnesses while grabbing bullets from his shirt pocket and loading the gun. The terrified victims fled the scene as fast as possi-ble and called police. The suspect is described as Caucasian, 6 ft. tall, ap-proximately 230 pounds, 50 to 60 years of age with brown/gray hair. The suspect vehicle is a red /maroon Chevrolet Impala. When police arrived at the scene, the suspect and vehicle were gone. Chase RCMP ask the public to be cautious if you see this suspect and/or vehicle and to call police if you have any information.

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Friday Nights Live I would like to congratu-late the organizers of Friday Nights Live who organized a series of great concerts in Scotch Creek every Friday

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street address) speak in oppo-sition to this proposal. If we are going to have a public representative, let’s try for someone with balanced views towards economic develop-ment and environmental pro-tection.

Dock Update As I noted in last month’s Kicker article, I again wrote to Minister Thomson and got the follow-ing response. “The Ministry is current-ly reviewing the Private Moorage policy, including specific elements respecting semi-waterfront property ownership. As a result, the ministry will not be enforcing removal of existing semi-waterfront docks this year unless a significant environ-mental or safety hazard is identified.” Minister Thomson, please just say yes, establish reasonable rules, and have staff focus on more important matters like helping the re-source industries that pay the bills in B.C. Beating up on waterfront and semi-waterfront owners, vacation rental companies, dock man-ufacturers and maintenance companies, and companies that rely on boat sales and marine gas sales is counter-productive to growing a healthy local economy. This whole exercise has been very unusual. Consider the situation at Paul Lake just north of Kamloops. Go to Google Earth and enter Paul Lake B.C. and look at the imagery from 2012 at the Southwest end of the lake. What you will see are 80 docks fronting semi-waterfront properties. The only waterfront property is a multi-family site at the west end with 6 docks. I was in contact with a semi-waterfront property owner

last week who just received an authorization for a dock. There was no mention of a semi-waterfront prohibition, having to have a minimum of 1.5 metres of water depth on the shore end of the dock, a requirement for an Environ-mental Assessment, or an underwater survey. So what’s the difference between the lakes with re-spect to the impact of docks? It is now accepted as fact that there is no negative environ-mental impact from a dock on Shuswap Lake that has been constructed under best man-agement practices. As the upland owner, the Ministry of Transportation has been pret-ty clear that as long as there is no liability or public safety issue, they will not object to semi-waterfront properties having docks. So what’s left? I have heard some For-ests and lands staff say they are worried that if they allow semi-waterfront properties to have docks, how can they then say no to all non-waterfront property owners regardless of how far from the lake they are? This seems to be a bit of a stretch but apparently it wasn’t a prob-lem on Paul Lake. The Northwest corner of the lake has a number of non-waterfront parcels. With respect to the 1.5 metre minimum water depth, Forest and lands seem to have accepted that boaters in Paul Lake will use common sense and manage how they use their boats and docks so that sediment is not stirred up by propeller wash. I think the Ministry of Forests and Lands owes prop-erty owners in the Shuswap an explanation for why they have been singled out with different regulations and threatened with heavy handed enforcement.



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Submitted By: Sheila Empey, Administra-tor / Education Coor-dinator The return of our famous red fish means this amazing phenom-enon has begun. Have you ever wondered why Sockeye are bright red when they spawn? Salmon Fact #3 - It is their diet; Sockeye eat plenty of tiny crustaceans such as shrimp. The red colour pig-ment (or carotenoids) from their diet are absorbed into their flesh. Once they return to fresh water they stop eat-ing; so then must fuel their journey home by living off stored body fat and protein. During this transfor-mation the pig-ments from the flesh are trans-ferred to their skin and eggs. The scar-let red now indicates to other sock-eye they are the same salmon species and ready to spawn. While the salmon exert a great deal of time and effort to complete their journey home we, the Adams River Salmon Society, too are working hard to prepare a welcoming celebration. The “Salute to the Sockeye” festi-val begins Friday October 3rd

with the opening ceremony taking place Sunday October 5th at 1pm. The ceremony will include First Nations wel-coming and cultural events, official ribbon cutting at the new viewing platform along

with local enter-tainment. Dates and times for on-going program-

ming and entertain-ment during the 24 day Salute will be available on our web-site at www.salmonsociety.com. On-site at the Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park every day 8am to 4pm; BC Parks and Fisheries & Oceans Canada exhibits, Canadian Wildlife Federation and Shuswap Tourism displays. Plus, there will be our local Artisan Market, Souvenir Booth and five Shuswap food concessions serving up great meals. Salmon Society Member-

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By Jo Anne Malpass Gateway Lakeview Re-sort at Lee Creek took its first step toward seeking a zoning amendment to allow for the conversion of the existing shared interest ownership sites into strata lots. An open house and bar-becue was held August 8 for Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) directors and staff, Lee Creek neighbours and Gateway owners. Letters of authorization were being gathered from Gateway’s shared owners in preparation for a zoning application to the CSRD. Gateway plans to submit an application for a zoning amendment to re-designate the 29.2 hectare property from Rural Residential to a Comprehensive Development zone. If the rezoning is ap-proved, it would allow for expansion of the site and con-struction of a community amenities building. The Gateway application and concept plan is still open to adjustments at this stage

but envisioned is expansion of the current 211 shared in-terest ownership lots to a maximum of 300 bare land strata lots to include the exist-ing RV sites and residential cottages and the addition of single family homes and du-plex residential lots. Strata lots would allow Gateway owners to mortgage property more easily. Rezoning is required to allow the siting of future fa-cilities like a community amenity building and retail services such as a conven-ience store, recreation ser-vices and a restaurant. Tours at the open house included the community wa-ter system and community sewage treatment system, both constructed in 2004 and designed to handle 450 units and commercial services. Well water is treated with ultra violet and chlorine. The sewage system uses aeration, filtration membranes, alum added to reduce phosphorus and ultra violet before deep lake discharge.

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Local Fire Departments made it through the two hot-test months of the year inci-dent free. Burning played a major roll but with the camp-fire ban now lifted, Fire De-partments caution everyone to take special precautions to ensure that these fires stay under control. Keep campfires no larger than .05 metres by .05 metres, you must have a shovel or at least 8 litres of water nearby to extinguish the fire, create a firebreak by scraping down to the dirt one metre around the fire, never leave the campfire unattended and always ensure your fire is completely extinguished and cool to the touch before leav-ing the area. Anglemont VFD re-sponded to several call outs in August related to burning complaints. It appreciates that many local residents were diligent in reporting suspect-ed illegal campfires. We must all be invested in protecting our communities and the sur-rounding forest from a cata-strophic fire. Celista Fire Department continued training every Tuesday night during the past month and had firefighters identifying rural water sup-ply, complete with under-standing of equipment place-ment and travel routes. They employed their drafting tech-nique (drawing water from a standing body of water) to understand capabilities and limits. With an excellent turn out of Volunteers at these

practices, Celista VFD feels very confident of a high rate of success should the “real” need arise. With the cooler months approaching, North Shuswap population will temporarily decline. Fewer people...fewer calls? Not on your life! Other hazards come into play such as chimney fires and heaters. Now is a good time to check

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“snowbirds”, so the number of firefighters declines some-what as well. Again, if you have ever considered a Vol-unteer position you will be welcomed with open arms. Give one of the departments a call and they will happily discuss what they are about and what you can do for your community, while enjoying the warm comradery their Halls offer. Celista VFD would like to send out a special thank you to Jim McNeil for the generous donation of much needed exercise equipment for its training area. Please check out Celista VFD Face-book page for photos, Fire-fighter profiles, news items and more. To contact Anglemont Fire Department, call Graham 250-955-2173, Celista VFD call Peter 250-955-6195 or Roy (Chief) 250-517-0540

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By Alan Nunn, President, Magna Bay Rate-payers Association (MBRA) On August 25th the Di-rectors of the Magna Bay Ratepayers Association met to discuss the future of the MBRA in advance of our Annual General Meeting (AGM) planned for October 11th. Several of the Execu-tive will be stepping down and there is a need for new people, renewed energy and leadership to keep this pio-neering association active in the future. The MBRA was initially formed by a group of sea-sonal and permanent resi-dents after the 1972 flood and its first job was raising money for the diking of Ross Creek. In those early years the MBRA operated as an informal group but it was formally incorporated as a society in September 1986. The objective for the MBRA was to be a forum and voice on the issues of the day. An early issue tackled by the MRPA was to aggressively and successfully oppose plans for a boat gas outlet near Ross Creek. When this proposal resurfaced in the 1990s it was again success-fully opposed. The MBRA successfully lobbied for a 60km speed limit west of Camp Grafton and we con-tinue to argue for road im-provements and traffic safe-ty. The MBRA currently consists of approximately 150 members, two thirds of which are seasonal. There are many clubs and organizations on the Shuswap’s north shore de-signed to focus on a special need or interest and with few

exceptions, they do a great job. In contrast, ratepayer associations have proven valuable in collecting and representing a consolidated perspective on a broad range of current issues. The MBRA does not champion individual or personal issues but instead attempts to pre-sent a balanced perspective of our members. According-ly, elected representatives have listened and valued the input provided by the MBRA and other ratepayer associations. Issues for the future are likely to include the critical importance of volunteer or-ganizations, water quality and regulations, dock and buoy regulations and more recently the roadway condi-tion, bridges and traffic safe-ty. Many of these issues have become the focus of specialized organizations that are too many to list but the MBRA attempts to pre-sent a balanced perspective. Our 2014 Annual Gen-eral Meeting has been sched-uled for Saturday, October 11th, 2:00 at Lakeview Com-munity Center and we invite members and all Magna Bay residents to attend. Plans are to keep the AGM to less than 90 minutes. These days we are all deluged with invi-tations to meetings, open houses and special presenta-tions but often we are left wondering if our input was heard or if we had any im-pact. This is your opportuni-ty to get involved with an organization that is listened to. Please consider getting involved.


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By Jo Anne Malpass Cynthia Bentley found a way to share her passion for the Shuswap with others when she became a realtor in 2005 and a Personal Real Estate Corporation in 2009. Working with Century 21 Lakeside Realty in Scotch Creek, she helps people find the right property so they can come here to enjoy the area like many of us already do. Whether it’s a building lot or waterfront home, full time or recre-ational, she wants to share that pas-sion with other people. Monday is her day to be on duty at the real estate office but she is always available by phone or email, ready to meet with people and show them what the Shuswap has to offer. Since joining Century 21, she has received numerous outstanding achievement awards, including CENTURI-ON Awards, the benchmark for true professionalism within the Century 21 System. Cynthia came to the North Shuswap in 1974 with her par-ents John and Hazel Bath and her sister and two brothers. Her parents had purchased Bob's Supermarket (currently Sunnyside) from Bob Bristow when he retired. Previously she had lived in Kamloops and spent summers at the Shus-wap. Cynthia has a lot of good memories from working at the store. There was a lot of camping in the area back then so it was often very busy and a lot of fun.

She met Les Bentley when he came in to the store to buy a soda pop. They married and have three sons and a daughter. In 2005 their daugh-ter and son-in-law gave them their first granddaughter, the sixth generation of Bentleys on the North Shuswap. She counts herself very fortunate to have all her children live in the area. Her daughter Jolene has

her own mort-gage broker business and last year became licensed as a realtor so now also assists Cyn-thia. After gradu-ating from Chase Secondary in 1976, Cynthia attended hair-dressing school in Vernon. She owned and oper-

ated her own hair salon in the Scotch Creek and Celista area for 25 years. She was also a partner in Les’ business which consisted of logging opera-tions and sawmilling. Current-ly they own a farm which pro-duces hay feed for horses. Cynthia is a strong believ-er in giving back to the com-munity through volunteering. Over the years she has volun-teered in many different organ-izations and associations on the North Shuswap and Chase. She was very involved with the North Shuswap Ele-mentary School while her chil-dren were attending and before that the North Shuswap Pre-School. She belongs to the North Shuswap Community Association, North Shuswap Chamber of Commerce and North Shuswap Historical So-ciety.


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Submitted by Loretta Greenough The North Shuswap Historical Society Archives are located at 3730 Zinck Road. They are available to people by appoint-ment and request as to subject matter. The archives contain photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, memoirs, homesteads, minutes, obituaries and other pertinent information about the North Shuswap. It consists of whatever people have contributed or whatever the society has managed to collect. The Women’s Institute kindly donated their history to the Historical Society and The Kicker has kindly donated copies of all the previous Kickers to the Archives, which will be available in October. Unfor-tunately, there are gaps in the history but we will continue to collect important infor-mation about the history of the area. This winter members of the Historical Society will be busy putting accession numbers and organizing all the information into proper Archival file folders and boxes. If you have items you think would be interesting to others or should be in the archives, please contact Loretta Greenough at 250-955-6431.

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By Jo Anne Malpass Zoning and official com-munity plan amendments re-quired to expand Cottonwoods Family Campground from 165 RV sites to 184 bare land strata lots for RVs were adopted unanimously at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District board meeting August 21. Developer Greg Darroch said he is really happy with the results but knows there is a lot of work still to do. The next step is to submit subdivision plans to the Ministry of Trans-portation and work with the CSRD in its development per-mit process. The rezoning is a big accomplishment, he said, a development can’t move to the provincial level without local government support and it has that now. “Some people think when you get rezoning, it’s all done but it just starts a new level. Don’t have a green light over-night.” The development permit process will deal with many aspects of the development including buoys, Nature’s Trust conditions and parkland dedication.

Removal of most of the buoys is a condition he has agreed to, he said, but it’s not a matter of just going out with a crane. Considering the upcom-ing salmon run, he will be in discussion with the appropriate government bodies and his environmental consultant to determine the best method and time of year to remove them. Nature Trust of BC, which owns 46.5 hectares adjacent to Cottonwoods, had some condi-tions to its support of the pro-ject. It requires an adequate buffer area and fencing, strata by-laws to include leash rule for dogs and that the seasonal use of the property be protect-ed with a restrictive covenant on the title. Darroch said he recognizes the importance of protecting riparian areas and will be working with Fisheries and the CSRD to find a solution. The proposal was to have 7.1% of the property, which included the environmentally sensitive area, dedicated as public park. The CSRD Community Parks and Recreation Division has indicated it may instead, re-



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how a seasonal development would encourage year round residential use, which the re-cent re-designation of Lee Creek as a secondary settle-ment area was intended to do. Darroch said under pre-sent zoning, the development could have up to 184 buoys. With the new designation it is restricted to a 75 slip dock and 5 buoys. It will also be providing a boat valet service to reduce the number of boats in the water. Darroch had an open book policy, with hundreds of people touring the site over the past six months and asking questions. The overall opin-ion of the public, he said, was to keep the area as seasonal six month use. Work at the site will con-tinue. Water and sewer sys-tems are operational and the goal is to be selling the lots for family camping by next spring.



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By Jo Anne Malpass About 200 people packed Sorrento Memorial Hall August 6 to voice their opinion about a development applica-tion by Blind Bay Resort involving three by-law amendments. Five of the six Columbia Shuswap Regional District directors, who will decide whether to adopt the amend-ments at their September 18 board meeting, attended the public hearing. It is a complex application involv-ing existing and proposed uses. It would allow strata subdivision of 91 resort lots for seasonal use. A compre-hensive development zone is proposed for a mix of residential, resort residen-tial and commercial uses with five de-velopment areas to allow for the unique uses in specific locations. The final phase of the project in-volves approximately three acres of

water front and an existing foreshore lease. It asks for a maximum of 19 large recreational lots for RVs and park model cottages. It also proposes to push the present 55 slip dock into deeper water. Over 60 people spoke for and against the proposal, with a slight edge and louder audience response to those speaking in favour. Area C Director Paul Demenok chaired the meeting, saying his role was to listen and read every letter and submission before making a decision based on facts. A lot of emotions are running high, he said, but asked those present to be respectful of each other. “We all live in the same community.” CSRD Senior Planner Dan Pass-more said the applicant is willing to further let a restrictive covenant be placed on the property prohibiting rent-al of personal watercraft and public pump outs for watercraft. Local and provincial agencies con-sulted before the public hearing were either in favour of the development or had no objections. Members of the Ar-ea C Advisory Planning Commission said they examined the proposal in-tensely and gave it unanimous support. Many of those speaking against the amendments said the resort is well run and maintained but were opposed to placing 19 recreation spots on the wa-terfront area and moving the dock out further into the Bay, which could dis-rupt the flow of boat traffic. Many also expressed concern about making amendments to the Official Communi-ty Plan adopted earlier this year, water quality in the Bay and the possibility of setting precedence for other develop-ments. Those in favour said the communi-ty needs to encourage responsible change and growth. The development is good for the region, providing tour-ism and jobs. Parcel tax funding will help support community projects such as sewerage systems. A few young people spoke about the possibility of having to move away because of the lack of job opportuni-



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Submitted by Pat Robertson We are happy to let you know about another exciting opportunity for health and wellness in our community. The University of Victoria is sponsoring a Chronic Pain Management Workshop in our community. This is a facil-itated event that is offered once a week for 6 weeks and it costs nothing! If you are deal-ing with chronic pain from arthritis, injury or any other cause, you will benefit from this program. All we had to do was find a location and the North Shuswap Christian Fel-lowship did not hesitate when we asked. You will need to register but you pay nothing and will receive about $500 worth of printed material and instruction: This is a FREE six-session workshop for adults with any

kind of ongoing pain. The pro-gram starts Tuesday Septem-ber 30th to November 4th for six Tuesdays from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm. Location is North Shuswap Christian Fellowship Hall at 4079 Butters Road, Scotch Creek, B.C. Registration with Univer-sity of Victoria is required by contacting them at 1-866-902- 3767 or email [email protected] For further information contact the University of Vic-toria or the local leaders Gloria at 250-675-0036 or [email protected] and/or Heather at 250-675-3350 Our Health Centre is do-ing very well even though we have still been unsuccessful in our physician recruitment search. We are fortunate that Chase Clinic has been more


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successful in recruitment ef-forts. Some of our North Shuswap residents have decid-ed to put their names on a wait list for the new doctor coming to Chase in October. We hope that if we still do not have a doctor for our clinic by then, that the doctors in Chase might be encouraged to see some patients in Scotch Creek. We think that would be a win- win for everyone. You are all keeping the lab services busy every Friday and our foot care nurse once a month. Our Nurse Practitioner, Deb Lewis, has a steady North Shuswap practice as well and we appre-ciate her dedication to our community and thank Interior Health for making this possi-ble. Gayle, our vaccination nurse, will set a date in Octo-ber to do shingles and pneu-monia vaccines and possibly influenza and other travel vac-cines. We will let you know more next month. Our summer locum pro-gram has run very smoothly. We have had wonderful doc-tors and our community de-serves a big thank you for of-

fering free accommodation for them all sum-mer, we really appreciate that. You will see we

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modation into the Fall. We are looking ahead to when the locum program winds up at the end of September. We would like to attract a full time physician to assume the prac-tice but we have not been suc-cessful with that search so we are thinking outside the box. We have had some interest from physicians who would consider working one week per month. This would work for us. It could even be a bo-nus because that would give our community a variety of physicians to choose from. The challenge is the physi-cians would need a home away from home while they are here. If you can provide a place for them to stay it would make the arrangement much easier. This would be a trial for both the physicians and the Health Centre but if it turned into a permanent arrangement we would have to solve the problem of accommodation more permanently as well and rent would need to be paid. One more important an-nouncement and that is to in-vite you all to the NSHCS Annual General Meeting on Tuesday September 23rd, 7 pm at the North Shuswap Com-munity Hall in Celista. Bring your comments, questions and appreciation. Okay, now I have to thank the KICKER for being so gen-erous with their print space

and allowing me to go on and on. What a terrific community we live in. Thank you all for being so supportive of our ef-forts to keep this clinic

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Submitted by SSHSS Come to our Annual General Meet-ing and find out what we’ve been doing and what plans we have for the coming year, then join in to support our cause. The AGM of the South Shuswap Health Services Society will be held Septem-ber 24 at 7:00 PM at Olde Town Centre Café in Blind Bay. Meanwhile, we have an exciting venture to announce: In September, SSHSS is opening The Copper Island Seniors Resource Centre in Blind Bay, to be located in the former Chamber of Commerce/Tourism Information Cen-ter. The need for this service became apparent through our involvement with the “Better at Home” program, spon-sored by the Ministry of Health admin-istered through United Way, which aims to provide non-medical assistance that will enable seniors to stay in their own homes longer, an attractive alterna-tive to leaving the community to find a suitable care facility. This goal coordi-nates perfectly with the vision of the Copper Island Seniors Resource Centre – “to provide information, and coordi-nation of services for seniors of the South Shuswap communities”. Here’s what some of those services will include: Seniors grocery shopping Seniors transportation for all needs to

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forms/applications Other services requested by Seniors In our ongoing physician recruit-ment efforts, SSHSS attended the Na-tional Rural Physicians Conference (March) in Banff AB where many phy-sicians in their last year of studies showed interest in the potential for set-ting up a new practice in BC. We invit-ed Sicamous Medical Clinic and the North Shuswap Health Society to share a booth and work on recruitment with us at the BC Rural Physicians confer-ence (May) in Penticton. The confer-ences provided several leads and we are following up on these. Currently, three physicians have expressed interest in establishing a medical clinic in Blind Bay. Discussions are ongoing, with September 2015 as a possible target date for the clinic. Initially it will take community support during the start-up phase of the clinic, in both volunteer hours and raising funds. If you are concerned about better medical care in the South Shuswap, will you become involved? Community par-ticipation will be the way to successful-ly attract and sustain medical services in our communities and ensure seniors and young families have health care closer to home. By becoming involved, you can help support these essential initiatives that will build our communi-ties. Visit our website www.sshss.ca to purchase a membership or update your existing membership. See you at the AGM on September 24!


First Responders Submitted by Karen Boulter DO YOU LIVE IN AN-GLEMONT? Have you ever considered becoming a First Responder? At the present moment, we do not have any First Responders living in An-glemont. It is imperative we maintain trained responders in each of our communities on the north shore of the Shus-wap. Preferably, we would like to see two or three re-sponders in each of our com-munities, in order to keep our response times to less than ten minutes. As well as desperate-ly needing to train responders living in Anglemont, we also continue to need volunteers for the entire north shore, especial-ly, but not limited to, Lee Creek, Scotch Creek, and St Ives. Training is provided, free of charge, when you commit to becoming a North Shuswap First Responder (NSFR). Join us. Please contact Andrea Carter at 250-679-7746 to find out how you can get involved in this very worthy and re-warding organization. If you would like to help, but prefer working behind the scenes, our First Responders Society is always looking for new recruits, as well. Call

Catherine McCrea at 250-955-0682 to find additional ways to help your First Responders. Thank you again to all of you who continue to support our efforts. We truly appreci-ate all the funds you donate to help keep our responders fully equipped for each emergency situation. This past week we received a cheque for $1200.00 representing the total deposits from all the bottles and cans our local residents and visitors have donated at the Scotch Creek Bottle Depot. Thank you for making such a differ-ence. If you would like to bor-row home care supplies, free of charge, from the First Re-sponder Society, please call Jim Perry at 250-955-0839. Please drop by the final Celista Hall Farmer’s Market on Wednesday September 10th to purchase your much needed green with white reflective address signs. Or contact Barb Overland at 250-955-0725. The signs are $30 and are in-valuable when emergency ve-hicles are trying to locate your residence. Please find time to order your sign and prepare ahead to ensure your safety. Together, “We Make A Differ-ence.”

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Raising a Toast at the New Mount Baldy Trail Opening

By Phil McIntyre-Paul Partners gathered from around the Shuswap Thursday August 21st to celebrate the official opening of the new Mount Baldy hiking trail just west of Sorrento. And they did it in style! Crannog Ales, whose award winning organic farm brewery is just next door to the new trail, hosted a reception following the official ribbon cutting. “Trails like this help people learn about the natural places they live and why it’s important to take care of it,” said Rebecca Kneen, co-owner of the brewery. The Mt Baldy trail is the latest addition to the South Shuswap’s impressive parks and trails system, built in part-nership with the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Parks and Recreation program, the Shuswap Trail Alliance, and the Sorrento and Area Community Association. The 4.5 kilometers of trail includes an impressive lookout over the South Shuswap and a beautiful upper loop alongside pockets of trembling aspen forest. Jay Scholton, with the Sor-rento and Area Community Association, was honoured

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Submitted by Christina Lepsoe & Joan Bristow If you are you someone who is passionate and knowledgeable about the Shuswap Tourism Industry, The North Shuswap Chamber of Commerce Visitor Welcome Centre at Scotch Creek is look-ing for volunteers to help out during the Salmon Run this year from October 3 to 26. The Visitor Centre closed for the season September 1 but will be open again for the Salmon Run. Do you enjoy traveling/outdoor adventure and meet-ing people from around the

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By Jan Penner With summer winding down and routines getting back to normal, I spoke re-cently with Heather Alison. She has had a really good summer, spending some of her time visiting with her children. She enjoyed the great weather and is now making preparations, like the rest of us, for the coming winter. Heather is sounding very chipper. She is scheduled to meet with a new doctor, which can be a bit daunting,

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Why we are Fire Fighters By Art Stoll and Arlene Stevens

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Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Fire De-partment Chief Art Stoll decided that it would be a great idea to introduce our members to the public, to get to know them as individuals, members of your community and as Volunteer/Professional Fire Fighters. We realized that all of you know we exist and who we are either as friends, family or by the plate all of us have on the front of our vehicles. But what you may not know about us is why we have chosen to volunteer as Fire Fighters. It is our goal to introduce you and hopefully inspire a few of you to become mem-bers of your local fire departments. Yes, being a fire fighter does take up a bit of your time. There is the ex-pectation that we attend our Tuesday night training sessions held from 7 to 9 pm every Tuesday, that we will better ourselves as volunteer members such as through weekend training sessions held at the Salmon Arm Training Cen-ter and that we carry our emergency pager with us and on us. We attend live fire training, learning how to operate the fire trucks, CPR, fire rescue, obtain our fire level one and two as well as learn how to evaluate and attack a fire scene. For all of our members, this is just plain fun. The experiences we get to have are experiences not a lot of people get to encounter. We get to see chemical reactions and we know we have obtained a knowledge that we never would have obtained otherwise. In fact, our training is like that of pro-fessional departments. So then, what is the difference? Well, we all have jobs, careers and lives outside of our Tuesday nights and odd weekends (sometimes other days of the week depending on extra class-

room training). Some of us are season-al workers, some are retired, some pro-fessional painters, builders, gas fitters, bottle depot owners, truck drivers and forestry planners. Some of us have families, some are dedicated to their dogs, but all of us have a dedication to our community and the willingness to be the first ones into a fire scene and the last ones out. Now, I know at this point it sounds as though we are heroes; we are far from it and the author of this article knows it. The majority of volunteer fire fighters join because, and let’s be hon-est, we get to drive a big truck with lights and yes we all love every aspect of fire and the chaos it can be and the knowledge that for some fires you only need five gallons of water to knock it down. Did I mention the trucks; I mean fire trucks, who as a kid did not want to drive one. We enjoy knowing that we have volunteered to fill a hole within the communities we serve, where they cannot afford to have a pro-fessional fire department. Knowing, because there is a fire hall close by, insurances go down. In the vast majori-ty of our communities the only fires we have to worry about are small, but if there is ever a large one, we know how to get the people there and put the fire out, while protecting property. No, we volunteer because it is fun and not because we are heroes. There is nothing heroic in knowing you have just discovered a part of your body that can sweat that not only did you not know existed until that moment, but damn it can produce a whole ton of sweat. So, the goal of this small dedicated


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member as well as what it is they do as careers and mem-bers of your community out-side of our beautiful hall. Next edition, we will intro-duce you to our recent retiree from the department, Eldon Gunderson and our youngest member, Stuart Malyk. As always, the Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Fire Department urges all who have a desire to want to become members to please contact our Fire Chief Art Stoll or better yet, stop by a Tuesday night practice and see what we are all about. So enjoy the open fire ban lift, cook those hot dogs and please continue to read our article and the Kicker! To contact Scotch Creek/Lee Creek fire department call 250-955-2422.


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By Kelly Christian, Owner My son is heading off to SAIT this fall. I can’t believe that he’s already that old. It seems only yesterday that I was holding him in my arms... I’ll stop now or the tears will start again and I’ll never get this darn article finished! Part of sending your children off to Post Secondary school is withdrawing some of the money you (hopefully) have saved up to help them with their tuition costs. Many people (myself included) have taken advantage of the RESP pro-gram as a way to save for their children’s education and receive some added dollars from the Canadian Government. Applying for the RESP process was easy as far as set up was concerned. I personally went through my online bro-kerage and set up a self-directed RESP account there. The process was much the same as setting up any other account. I chose the “family” plan as this allows either child to take advantage of the funds in case one decides that post-secondary is not for them. Just recently, I came across the fol-lowing Facebook message posted by my friend in regards to RESP. The message and some of the comments, made me realize that I was lucky when we chose the RESP provider we did. Allow me to share with you the FB message of my friend: I would never use “_________ “plan again! What is predicted you will receive and what you actually get are worlds apart. I didn't lose any money but that is about it. One response to her message was this: I was with a different company (same type of deal though) and they wouldn't cover my nursing because the program was 4 months too short!! So I lost the 4000 bucks and it went to some other deserving kid. My brother never went to school either so it also went to a pool for other people... My friend is university educated, smart woman. She was convinced that applying for an RESP with this company was the best option. However, as her comment above shows, it is frustrating (to say the least) to discover that there are companies who take advantage of people

trying to make the right choices and secure a proper future for them and their families. I haven’t done a huge amount of research yet about this particular company (and others similar), but I have a hunch that my friend isn’t the only one who feels cheated Though it seems like a long way off when you set up the RESP for your young child, it pays to do thorough re-search about the company as well as its redemption policies before you invest. The RESP program involves a lot of money, as well as, the dreams and hopes for your child’s future so making the right choice is critical. Below are a few of the factors to consider during your research process: 1. Know the different types of plans available. Knowing the different types will help you choose which plan is best for you and your family. 2. It is important to know what will happen to your savings in case your RESP beneficiary opts not to pursue a post-secondary education. What happens to the savings if the RESP expires or closes? 3. Information like how to transfer the RESP plan to another child or beneficiary is also important. 4. You need to know when and how you are you able to redeem your funds from within the RESP you have set up for your child. What processes are in-volved? When choosing your RESP provider, you have to take the time to shop around and consider all your options. Do your homework. Talk to your friends and family who have been there. Make an appointment with a trusted bank or in-vestment advisor to review your options. Search online for reviews of the pro-grams. Your children’s future is worth you taking the time at the beginning to secure their future at the end. Check out my website at www.KCandCompany.ca for a more comprehensive information guide about RESP’S. Coming soon!

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some common invasive spe-cies, such as Burdock, Bull Thistle, Hoary Allysum and St. John’s Wort. “The partnership with Shuswap Trail Alliance and other local groups will make a huge difference in removal of these invaders,” says CSISS Education and Outreach Of-ficer Robyn Hooper. “Some of the priority inva-sive species in our region in-clude: Yellow Flag Iris, Hima-layan Orchid/Policeman’s Hel-met; and various Knotweed Species.” What can you do to pre-vent the spread of Invasive Species? Learn more about what’s invasive in your backyard and how to stop their spread on: The CSISS website at www.columbiashuswapinvasives.org; or Properly clean your recrea-tional equipment and boots to prevent seed-spread; Organize a community weed pull in your area, with support from CSISS; and For more information or to book a presentation, please contact [email protected]

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By Marcia Baile, B.H.Ec., M.H.Sc., N.D. Naturopathic Physician Certified Psychology of Eating Coach I have had patients come to see me complaining of digestive upset, up to two years after using antibiotics. They often don’t put the two together but after careful questioning the correlation is obvious. Most people don’t realize that our guts are actually a complex ecosystem of good bacteria, bad bacte-ria and yeast. Good bacteria help our immune systems stay healthy and pro-duce things like vitamin K and short chain fatty acids which are beneficial to our bodies. Bad bacteria produce gas and toxins that leach into our bloodstream and make us feel badly. When you take an antibiotic it can’t tell the difference between a good or a bad bacteria and wipes them both out. This allows the yeast already present to overgrow and is the reason women often get a vaginal yeast infection after taking antibiotics. The balance in the digestive system is also upset. If you don’t purposefully replace the good bacteria, you are taking the luck of the draw as to which kind of bacteria even-tually repopulates and this often means long term gas, bloating and discomfort after eating. Many people eat yogurt to help with their digestive health. This can be an excellent maintenance tactic if you are using live culture yogurt. Unfortu-nately yogurt isn’t sufficient after anti-biotics. You need a much greater num-ber of good bacteria to push out the yeast and to insure that the bad bacteria don’t take over. Another issue is that yogurt is made from Lactobacillus aci-dophilus but from a strain that has been selected because it makes great yogurt. That doesn’t make it the best strain for your guts. Chihuahuas and Great Danes are both dogs but are very dif-ferent. The same difference exists be-


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and productions at the Lake-view Community Centre in Anglemont. They also volun-teer at the Celista Hall. They volunteer at least 200 hours each for the Pig and Whistle show every two years at the Lakeview Community Cen-tre. They are the techs in the sound booth for the Remem-brance Day service, fundrais-ing events, teas, North Shus-wap Players productions and special events. What great community resources they have become. Pictured above is Jack Lewis (left) and Ron Schrader. Phot courtesy

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Submission by President Brad Davies We’ve all heard that if you help someone out, it will come back to you ten-fold. As cliché as that sounds, when it comes to spending your hard-earned dollars within your community or region, it’s also true. We’ve seen difficult times here in the Shuswap for the past few years and you may ask what you can do to make a differ-ence. Well, perhaps shopping local is the answer. Buying local helps to boost one’s local economy. For instance, when you buy local from one of our farmers, then that farmer will spend his or her money within the community. This isn’t re-stricted to just buying local food and agricultural prod-ucts. When you spend your money locally at an inde-pendent grocer, auto mechan-ic or hardware store, those owners and employees will spend their dollars at local restaurants, salons, clothing stores or they may enroll their children in a local dance stu-dio. The owner of that stu-dio, seeing a few extra dollars in her wallet each month, may then buy herself a cup of coffee from the local diner each morning. The impact of shopping local is that we start to see dollars recirculating within a community and the economic base of that community is strengthened. The impact from just $1 spent in a com-munity is huge…it will ripple and in some cases, multiply up to 8 times around the com-munity. This is known as re-economy and it’s the biggest

reason for shopping local. Here are a few more reasons: It Supports Community Groups: Non-profits receive 250% more support from smaller business owners than they do from large busi-nesses;

It Gives Your Community an Identity: Where you shop, eat and have fun is what makes your community ‘home’;

It Reduces Environmental Impact: Locally owned businesses buying locally to run those businesses requires less transportation and they set up shop in town, contrib-uting less to sprawl, conges-tion, habitat loss and pollu-tion;

It Creates Jobs: Small local businesses are the largest employer nationally and in our community;

It Fosters Better Service: People hired by local busi-nesses generally have a bet-ter understanding of the products they carry and take more time to get to know customers;

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Anglemont Ladies’ Golf By Brenda Buffel The hot, hazy days continue and we continue to swing through the heat, with the occasional help of a sprinkler to cool us off. Alas, we had to delay Christmas this year! Our scheduled event for July 24th had to be postponed due to an extreme wind and rain storm the day previous and heavy rain on the day. Consequently, it went ahead the next week on one of the hottest days of the season but was enjoyed by all. “Best Ball” was the game played that day; there was a tie for first place with the “Candy Canes” breaking the tie (Doris Hunter, Liz Smith, Wendy Waters & Bev Shea) and “The Four Elves” taking second (Marie Aylward, Judy Weller, Ellen We-ber & Mary Stewart). A gift exchange and wonderful “Christmas in July” lunch was enjoyed by all. On July 31st, the two prizes for the proximity competition were won by Lynn Miller and Dot Doyle. Loonie Tuesdays on August 5th and August 12th saw Doris Hunter and Brenda Buffel taking the prize

money for longest putts and least number of putts (no . . . no fixing involved!) and on Au-gust 29th, Laura Calder and Doris Hunter won. Lynn Miller and Bev Shea won the ‘ hidden criteria’ prizes on August 7th. Barb Newfield and Judy Weller won the proximity prizes on August 14th. Our final Pin Round on August 12th was hotly contested; the three top winners were: Lucille Wood(-3.79), Bev Shea (-2.65) and Doris Hunter (-2.61).

Our monthly theme day in August was: “Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer” with the focus on “Crazy” as we donned crazily decorated hats, vying for contest prizes. A summertime lunch of burgers, coleslaw & ice cream bars followed a fun team golf game of “Mind the Baby” and our Annual General Meeting. Winners of the game were: “The Baby Kermit Team” of Judy Weller, Bev Shea & Brenda Buffel, with the “Mad Hatters” (Wendy Waters, Sheila Riley & Doris Hunter) coming in second. At press time, we’re looking forward to our Club Championship on September 2nd and our wind-up game & lunch on Sep-tember 4th. Sadly, our formal golf season is ending but there will undoubtedly be many more good golfing days this fall. LIVE . . .LAUGH . . .GOLF

By James R Perry The month of August gave us our first rainout of the season, although 5 hardy (a polite description for crazy) souls did don their raingear and go out for nine holes. The remainder of the club remained safe and dry in their homes. The regular play-ing events have showed a plethora of low gross scores along with several deuces and many l-o-o-o-n-g putts. The match play has progressed to the point where the win-ner of the “A” flight is now awaiting the results of the “B” flight for the champion-ship playoff. The last Thursday night of August consisted of our regular round of golf followed by our Annual Meeting with several of the Club’s offices open for election. We are also looking forward to the Club championship play the first weekend of this month and on September 13th the Ninth Annual Jamie Golemblaski Golf Tournament (Men’s, Ladies’, and Junior’s flights) with profits going to the Canadian Cancer Society. All are wel-come and even if you don’t play golf you are welcome to join in for the dinner after-ward. We also joined with the Women’s Golf Club in sponsoring a couples’ TEX-

MEX Nine, Dine and W(h)ine event the evening of Au-gust 22nd. A total of 28 players and 7 additional din-ers enjoyed an evening of fun with a very distinctive format which tended to even the competition out for all handicappers. The writer began to show his senility when he forgot to mention that the ultimate low gross-best ball team of Bill Scott, Lucille Wood, Rod and Barb Newfield won the July event. This time they were not so lucky as 3 teams tied for low gross-best ball in no particular order they were: Nel-son Chamberlin, Doris Hunter, Dave & Fun Hemphill; Terry & Colleen Leroux, Howard & Joyce Hendrickson; Rick & Darla Wilkinson, Meryl Helpard, Judy Weller; with 2 other teams being tied for second place. The total spread of gross total scores between the 7 seven teams was only 4 strokes. The steak & chicken Tex-Mex dinner served up by the Golemblaski family after play was excellent as usual and the prizes added to the usual party fun. Much thanks to Veronica & Alf Brough and Jim & Monica Perry who were the organizers of this event.

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Submitted by Brenda Walch Shuswap Trail Alliance, partnering with the Shuswap Hospice Society and Active Salmon Arm, is pleased to pre-sent a series of fully guided fall hikes. Join us in the outdoors for some enjoyable friendly hiking. The cost of each hike is $10 per individual or $25 per family. The proceeds go to Shuswap Hospice Society and cover the cost of insurance. Please bring payment to each hike. Waivers will be available at the start of each hike or on the Shuswap Hospice website to print out and bring to the hike. Bring appropriate gear for cold and/or wet weather, includ-ing a toque, good comfortable walking shoes, food/snacks/lunch, water, day pack, a cam-era and walking poles if desired.

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By Toby Alford

Greetings and Salutations. With the ending of summer and the beginning of fall, thoughts turn from the outdoors (such as going to the Celista Hall Farmers Market with its last market day on Wednesday, Sept. 10 and swimming and picnics at the park) to the indoors (such as the Coffee House resuming as usual on the third Friday of the month). Crafts and Coffee on Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. kicks up its heels. Exercise classes with Nia and Zumba kick up their toes, heels and knees all year long. These activities nourish the body, not just with exercise but with the camaraderie of your friends and neighbours. As winter approaches, these things become more and more important be-cause you can't go the beach anymore and loll around on a floaty thing or have drinks on your deck, long into the warm summer evenings. Thank you to the Lions for taking care of the docks and putting in steps down to the water. As they say “When Lions get together, communities get stronger and better.” Lions meet on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. NS Community Association meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.

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Rise and Shine Breakfast: The 120 visitors to our August 9 breakfast could be excused for thinking we were in the midst of painting the upstairs hall. Paint cans,

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Don’t miss this year’s Team Chase Tea & Fashion Show September 21st, 2pm at Chase Curling Club lounge. All fashions are locally provided. Raffle Tickets are available at Chum ‘n’ Luba’s and Team Chase members. Proceeds got to CIBC Run For The Cure. Pictured below are some of our models from last year: In front in purple is Tina Semenoff, the white dress model is Connie Wait, walking behind is Cammy Semple, Janice Winfield and Barb Maher.

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By Jake Ootes, Celista Estate Winery I regularly conduct vineyard/winery tours here at our winery located on the North Shore of Shuswap Lake. Our first stop is at our gazebo where I talk about our background and how we got into the wine business, then it is off to the vine-yard to talk about our varieties, how the vines are planted, how they grow, our pruning methods and the harvest. Then it is off to the winery where we make the wine. Our last stop is the tasting room. It is not unusual to have a crowd of thirty or so visitors and inevitably someone will tell me it is his or her first visit to a winery and ask about the way to partake in wine tasting - the proper way to hold a glass, how to sample the wine. We do not charge for our tours, nor for the wine tasting, and we generally allow clients to taste each of our wines - unless we are close to a sell-out of a par-ticular one. In the tasting room we pro-vide an eight-ounce glass and pour a small amount of wine for each customer. Sampling the three white varieties, three red varieties, a dessert wine as well as a port, along with chit chat and stories of our background, how we became in-volved in the vineyard/winery business, does take awhile. We understand and appreciate that our customers are on time out. They want to savour the wine, to enjoy their time. Customers can of course purchase wine to take home and they can also buy

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wine to no more than one-third level of the glass. This will give you room to swirl your glass in order to appreci-ate the aromas. What happens if I bring an expensive bottle of wine to a friend’s house and they serve me plunk? If you want to drink your wine, make it obvious by call-ing ahead to ask your host which wines you can contrib-ute to complement what is being served for dinner How do I handle being offered my friend’s awful homemade wine? You could grit your teeth and say it’s unlike anything you have tasted. As a last re-sort, you can drink up, recog-nizing the act as a testament to your friendship.

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Dear sir; I fail to see the logic of leaving some 4,000 people (Plus another 10,000 in sum-mer) in the North Shuswap without a local doctor. Let me give you my ob-servations as a resident of nearly 15 years (and 30 be-fore that camping each sum-mer). It may seem to IH in Kamloops that driving to Chase is no big deal, since one has already got in the car anyway even to visit a doctor in Scotch Creek. (Of course Scotch Creek Residents can walk, or bike). However here is the difference: local traffic is generally slow and low volume on the Squilax Angle-mont road; it is anything but on highway #1! If a person is not feeling well, and living on their own (as many of us seniors do), thus needing to drive them-selves, facing another 10 km of high speed traffic is daunt-ing; and it may well lead to an accident. One thing is for sure, older people, as well as young families will think twice about settling in the North Shuswap. Many will move away to better services. I wonder if that is what IH wants? Maybe it is. In that case you should have discussions with the Regional Directors for CSRD,

as our area F plans have been hopeful of attracting more people to settle here, not move away in droves! The permanent residents of the North Shuswap have been used as an IH football for years- now kicked here and then there. Let’s get the picture clear: Do we go for growth or for attrition? Cut-ting back vital health care services will not entice per-manent settlement. On the contrary, it will also lower real estate values, and make homes harder to sell for those who will need to move closer to doctors. In closing: given the geo-graphic size of the North Shuswap, from Seymour Arm to Lee Creek, and the Little Shuswap Band community, one would certainly have thought that at least one doc-tor (and an ambulance) could be located here. It isn’t like the population of Chase is that much bigger! Why should they get 3? Sounds like bureaucratic decisions are once again be-ing made on the backs of peo-ple’s health. I worked most of my life as a planner, and this sort of planning doesn’t serve the people well!

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I think we need some common sense to prevail in our concern for protecting our lakes. SLIPP’s three year ‘pilot project’ is finished and the beautifully published Fi-nal Report is available for an-yone who wants to read it – you paid for it, might as well get your desk copy. They were available at the 7 Open Houses that were hosted to sell us all on the idea of form-ing a Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC). This is the

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than people when all you look for is ‘nutrients’. Chair of SWC, Paul Demenok, told us at the Scotch Creek meeting (21 people attended) that they were not using tax dollars they were using gas tax reve-nues!! As far as I am con-cerned that is tax dollars that we all paid and the last time I looked Federal gas tax dollars transferred to municipalities were supposed to go to infra-structure, which we need bad-ly in all our areas – we were robbed. The CSRD (our Re-gional District) has spent an-other $50K this year to have a consultant find out the best way to fund SWC. What we need is to stop this crazy spending on fancy presentations and continue with the system set up 3 years ago to monitor and coordinate water quality testing. This does not need a SWC, it does not need hundreds of thou-sands of tax dollars; it DOES need to be able to act if some-thing preventable is found by reporting and following up with proper Provincial agen-cies. Who can do this?? I be-lieve our local governments have the staff and expertise to continue the program set up by SLIPP. We need to get rid of the very high priced con-sultants and Boards and fancy open houses. If our Regional Directors get an annual report on water quality and they don’t act on it (if something is wrong) then we can fire them in the next election. We do not need another level of government. Pat Robertson Shuswap Resident

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Dear Sir We are residents of the North Shore of Shuswap Lake and our prop-erty is situated on the Squilax-Anglemont Rd. at Anglemont BC. We are writing to you to express our con-cern about the dangerous situation be-ing created by the logging trucks with extended loads that are presently using this roadway. By extended load we mean standard logging trucks with 2 attached trailers. Within the last month there have been 2 “roll overs” to our knowledge. One at Franzen Creek and the other at the entrance to Albas Prov. Park. Both incidents occurred on curves on the road and speed in relation to road con-ditions would appear to have been the problem. It is our understanding that trucks with extended lengths were only to be permitted on certain highways that were constructed to accommodate this type of traffic. Has there been a special permit issued for loads of this nature to operate on the Squilax-Anglemont Rd.? If so, who authorized same and were there special conditions attached? The Squilax- Anglemont Rd. was never constructed to handle this type of traffic. The use is not compatible with

the other users of this road—especially during the summer months when the travelled portion of the road is used by standard commercial vehicles, general motor vehicle traffic, cyclists, and pe-destrians. As you are no doubt aware road side shoulders are practically non-existent along this roadway and all us-ers are confined to the travelled portion in most instances. In addition the gen-eral condition of the road has deterio-rated over the past few years which al-so adds to the problem. Heavy truck traffic is a major cause of this problem. In addition to the extended truck prob-lem, prior to this year approximately 1000 truck loads of concrete travelled this road when Hydro’s project near Hummamilt Lake was being construct-ed. Before some innocent persons are seriously injured or killed we would ask that these extended loads be pro-hibited from using this roadway or their use be restricted as to speeds well below those presently posted and their hours of operation curtailed, and these restrictions would have to be vig-orously enforced by the ap-propriate authorities.

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Mr. Connolly had a lot to say about the performance of BC teachers in his August letter to the editor. In fact, he “determined that teachers are almost never fired for incompetence” and that “they support incompetent colleagues because they encourage their BCTF to ignore non-performance”. As a teacher, I was horrified that Mr. Connolly pro-vided no facts or statistics to substanti-ate his allegations. Firstly, what facts have led Mr. Connolly to believe our province is full of poor teachers? If he truly believes this to be true, then he should be point-ing blame at the Principals and Vice-Principals who oversee all of our schools. It is their job to ensure the competency and performance of their staff. Principals are to be observing

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Commissioner, an independent statutory decision maker, over-sees all discipline processes and considers certification appeals. This includes receiving reports and complaints about the con-duct or competence of certificate holders in both the public and independent school systems as set out in the Act.” All cases are available to the public on the website. Ac-cording to government data on their website, there were 69,634 teachers teaching in BC in 2014 and there were 63 cases inves-tigated for conduct by the regulation branch; that is 0.09% of teachers investigated for conduct. Consult the website to see the specific outcomes of these investigations. Furthermore, Mr. Connolly simplifies the issue of perfor-

mance. He insinuates that if a student does poorly in BC schools, it is in direct correlation to the teacher’s performance. What about their parenting or the home they are living in (18.6% of children living in poverty and 9,200 in foster care)? What about learning disabilities (18,174 students in 2012)? What about the lack of funding to support behavior disabilities (13,065 in 2012)? What about Autism Spectrum Disorder (5,916)? What about physical disabilities and chronic health issues (7,035)? And of course, these numbers only reflect the number of children who have actually been diagnosed; many children wait for years to be identified. If a child struggles to achieve in this seriously underfunded system, is a teacher to be deemed incompetent? Mr Connolly suggests that teachers should be fired for this. It is clear to me that Mr. Connolly has neither worked in, nor visited a BC public school in the recent past as he is com-pletely unaware of the major economic, societal, medical, psy-chological and intellectual components that are a factor in a child’s learning. Perhaps he has heard the phrase “it takes a village to raise a child”; Mr Connolly would better serve the children of BC if he volunteered to help at a local school. Then he will see that to blame a child’s poor performance solely on teachers is blatantly irresponsible.

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We have a total of 107 MLS properties sold in the North Shuswap with 84 of them sold at under $250,000. The breakdown of the sales under $250,000 is as follows:

42 Lots 22 RV lots 20 Residences

The bulk of the buyer interest is below $250,000 but the above $250,000 is growing in buyer interest.

Much of the buyer interest seemed to happen after July 1st and that shows promise for an active fall market.

Chase & District Health Services Foundation

...is a non-profit charity that assists the Chase & District Health Centre with

health related equipment purchases and future long term care needs. Donations gratefully accepted. Tax receipts given.

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Fungi Festival 2014 It’s all about the guides

and cooking!

By Peter Steiner Visit the Fungi Festival, September 19 to September 21, the Red Barn Arts Center in Sicamous,. This year features our expert guides: Paul Kroeger – is the Guide’s Guide, and is called on by the RCMP for his expertise identifying psychedelic fungi and is the main author of The Outer Spores – Mush-rooms of Haida Gwaii. Larry Evans – is the star of Ron Mann’s documentary film ‘Know Your Mush-rooms’ and he’s been called the Indiana Jones of Mushrooms. Daniel Winkler – is the author of A Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest, as well as A Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of California. Daniel also runs MushRoaming, mush-room eco-tours, and has ventured many places worldwide, including the Amazon, Columbia, and Tibet. www.mushroaming.com. www.danielwinkler.com. In Tibet, Daniel works with and stud-ies what is locally know as Yartsa Gunbu, or caterpillar fungus. This fungi, which digests caterpillars from the inside out and then sends a fruiting body out through the head is highly prized for its aphrodisiacal properties. Where regular button mush-rooms are valued around $4 per pound, and black truffles around $800 per pound, the value of caterpillar fungus is more on par with that of gold or diamonds at about $50,000 per pound. The Fungi Festival offers mushroom meals and cooking classes for a full-

flavoured fungal experience. Lobster mushrooms, which are mildly flavoured, visually striking, and maintain a firm texture, are layered in vegetarian lasa-gnas. Chanterelles, which are rich in fla-vour, distinct in taste, and are often de-scribed as having a fruity and earthy aro-ma, have been considered a culinary delica-cy since appearing on the tables of French nobility in the 1700s. The flavour com-pounds, which are fat-soluble, are featured in cream sauce and served over fresh schnitzels. These, and other seasonal BC mushroom finds such as Gypsy mushrooms and Pine mushrooms, are cooked into a smoked tomato chili allowing even the most timid taste tester a gourmet mush-room experience.

Empowering those interested in creat-ing their own culinary wild mushroom ex-perience, cooking classes are offered by Ellen Visser co-owner of Narrows Village and a Founder of the Fungi Festival in Sicamous as well as Colin Cogswell, a red seal chef and cooks for Narrows Village. The philosophy of cooking at the Fun-gi Festival follows the principles of Rudolf Steiner, who may or may not be the grand-father of Festival Founder Peter Steiner. Rudolf believed that he who plants the grapes should make the wine, in our case it is those who pick the mushrooms should cook them. Find the Fungi Festival online at www.fungifestival.com.

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tempting to want to immediately give advice and “fix” someone’s problem. Unless it’s specifically asked for, don’t. What might work for you, may not work for others. They probably just want to feel heard and understood, and can find their own solutions. Developing these skills will bene-fit relationships with family, friends and on the job. Practice some of these skills today in life’s learning laborato-ry and see how your conversations get better.

Jennifer Szabo Certified Wellness Counselor

Certified Life Coach Licensed Zumba Instructor


DOCKS & BUOYS REMINDER TO SHUSWAP AREA

RESIDENTS

Email: [email protected] Website: www.csrd.bc.ca

Columbia Shuswap Regional District PO Box 978, 781 Marine Park Dr. NE

Salmon Arm BC V1E 4P1 Phone: 250-832-8194

Toll Free (BC only) 1-888-248-2773

Columbia Shuswap Regional District Local: 250-832-8194 Toll Free (BC only): 1-888-248-2773

Who do I call ?

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) would like to remind Shuswap resi-dents to contact us and Front Counter BC if you have questions or plan on doing works in the following lakes: Shuswap Lake, Humamilt Lake, Hunakwa Lake, White Lake, Little White Lake, and those portions of Mara Lake and Adams Lake within the CSRD.

Front Counter BC Local: 250-828-4131 Toll Free: 1-877-855-3222

Call the CSRD if you:

1. Plan to put in a new or replacement dock 2. Plan to put in a new or replacement buoy

Call Front Counter BC if you:

1. Have a dock, but have never applied for or received Provincial authorization

2. Plan to do repairs on an existing dock 3. Plan to put in a new dock 4. Plan to do any works on the beach or

in the water


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NEW Transfer Station Hours

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SCOTCH CREEK: 3508 Squilax-Anglemont Rd. Sept 16th - June 14th: Fri - Tues 8am - 2pm Christmas, New Years & Remembrance Day - Closed June 15th - Sept 15th: Daily 8am - 2pm

SEYMOUR ARM: 1815 Quast Rd. Sept 16th to June 14th: Saturday 1pm - 5pm.

Statutory Holidays - Closed June 15th to Sept 15th: Tues - 1pm - 5pm Sat - 9am - 1pm Statutory Holidays - Closed

By Bev Shea I have been thinking about change lately. How we often seem to dislike and fear change. However, we need to be ready and able to deal with changes in our lives. Why? For the simple reason that whether we want it to or not, our lives change. Sometimes it is gradual, and sometimes it happens in an instant. Change is always coming. Whether you look for-ward to change or dread it, change will trigger effects in your body and your emotions. If we are prepared to deal with changes we have a better chance of experiencing these changes in a positive way. As with anything we do, we first need to adjust our thinking. Realize that change is a pro-cess, there are many steps and it can take time. Choose to give positive meaning to your life changes and remember to breathe and be flexible. No one’s life is free of change, change isn’t good or bad it is just a change. Be prepared to face your feelings about the changes

that are happening. This is especially important when the change is imposed and be-yond your control. It may take some work to figure out why you are upset by the changes taking place, we need to be willing to figure out when to accept change or if we can reject the change and do something about it. You may be surprised how much better and more power-ful you feel if you can stop seeing yourself as a victim. You will find that if you have an attitude of anticipa-tion and gratitude you are more likely to welcome change in your life. You will find yourself looking for ways to benefit from what is happening. Keep a positive attitude, negative thoughts block your creativity and problem-solving abilities. In the words of Bhagwan Shree Rajnees “Be realistic: Plan for a miracle” because when you do you will find that miracle follows miracle and wonders never cease and that’s the way it is.


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vinegar, ginger, thyme, 3 tablespoons of the oil, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper. Set aside.

2. In a large bowl, gently toss the onions, peaches, remaining 1 tablespoon oil, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper.

3. Season the salmon with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper.

4. Grill the salmon and onions until salmon is opaque throughout and onions are tender, 5 to 6 minutes per side.

5. After flipping the salmon, place the peaches on the grill and cook until tender, 3 to 4 minutes per side.

6. Drizzle the salmon with the vinaigrette and serve with the onions and peaches

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Lions Club News

Annette, Tim, Amanda, Brittany and all the staff at Scotch Creek Super Valu were deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our good friend and employee Harvey L'Ecluse on Tuesday August 12, 2014. All of us who were fortunate enough to have known and worked with him for the past 7 years know he was one of the kindest and gentlest men we will ever know. He always had a smile, a kind word and a gentle touch on the shoulder for all his

friends. He enjoyed the many customers he encountered in the store on a daily basis and always took the time to make each and every one of them feel welcome. His dedication to his work and his community were outstanding and included volunteering for many events such as the annual Spring Thing and the various taste testing and wine and cheese events held here at the store to name just a few. He spent a lot of his days off helping friends and neighbors who required assistance with

various activities. Whatever he was doing was always done with a smile on his face and he saw the good side of everyone and everything. One of the things Harvey enjoyed very much was sports, particularly the Seattle Seahawks football team and the Vancouver Canucks hockey team. Many a discussion took place on how to make the Canucks a better team so they could win a Stanley Cup. We will remember these discussions and think of him whenever we watch a game!! We were all very lucky to have known such a great individual. He will always be remembered for his quiet thoughtful ways and will be greatly missed by all of us who knew him. Harvey is survived by his soul mate: Susan; Stepfather: John Boag; Sons: Mike L’Ecluse, Sean L’Ecluse (Melissa), Chris L’Ecluse (Corrie); Daughter: Morgaine Owens; Siblings: Ethel (Pat) McTeer; Harold (Helen) L’Ecluse, Dave (Anita) McFarlane, April (Allan) Almquist, Lawana (Randy) Erixon, Darwin (Barb) McFalane, Bruce McFarlane: and 5 grand children. He is predeceased by his Stepmother: Hazel L’Ecluse; Father John L’Ecluse; and Mother Ruth Stapleford.

A Celebration of Harvey’s Life will be held on Friday September 19th, from 2pm to 4pm at the Scotch Creek Fire Hall. Please bring your stories and pictures to share.

By Pat Pierlot As usual at this time of year, the days get shorter at both ends, and cooler eve-nings send us indoors sooner than we would like. Septem-ber brings all of the “back to reality” events, including bi weekly Lions meetings (the second and 4th Thursdays of every month, 7:00 p.m. at the NS Community Hall Club Room), wind up sum-mer activities, and the Lions Annual Garage Sale Satur-day, September 13th at the Century 21 Parking Lot. Dianne and Chuck Fisher are very pleased with the donations received this year. Call Chuck at 250-955-0138 for more infor-mation or to donate to the sale. Our new Zone Chairper-son this year is Norma Bent from the North Kamloops

Club. Norma will be visiting our club for our September 25th Dinner Meeting. Norma was the District Governor a few years ago, and remains very active in all aspects of Lions Clubs. The weekly Meat Draw and 50/50 Draw will return to the Copper Island Pub on Saturday, September 6th from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Catch up with all of your friends and enjoy the hospi-tality of Karen and her staff. The Community Calen-dar fundraiser is in full swing, and calendars will be delivered in plenty of time for Christmas giving. Can-vassers have been taking or-ders for several weeks now, and our club really appreci-ates the tremendous support from the community. Busi-nesses in the North Shuswap



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Pickleball! By Brooke Siver, Manta World Sport Inc. “The Fastest Growing Sport in North America” has hit the Shuswap. “Pickleball” is alive and well. What started as a casual gathering of four players at the beginning of summer has turned into a club of 16+ core players. Orga-nized by local residents Heather, Bev and Gwen, to-gether they have “rallied” other local players and visitors from the north side of the lake, to form the Scotch Creek Pickle-ball club. Dedicated players now meet twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays to play, and they are always welcoming new and experienced players to join. It doesn’t matter what level you play at, or age, there will always be a place and time for players to get a game or

two in. New players to the sport are given instruction and paddles at the beginning of each session. Pickleball Courts are popping up all around the Shuswap communities, includ-ing Caravan West, Gateway Lakeview Resort, Cedar Heights and Club Shuswap in Salmon Arm. Thanks to the joint efforts of the CSRD, for acquiring the Pickleball nets and court space, The Shuswap Kicker, for promoting lessons on the community calendar, and Manta World Sports, in Kamloops, for supplying demo paddles for new players to use. Pickleball will only continue to grow and gain popularity so come join the movement. The Club will likely remain active thru October or until the weather forces us to find a fa-cility for indoor play.

actually pay for the calendars with their advertising. The calendar sales are the profit and every dollar stays in the North Shuswap. You may want to purchase a calendar for those on your Christmas list. The cost is the same – just $10.00 each. This shortened version of the Lions Club News will be the last for yours truly. Lorne

and I have sold our North Shuswap home and will be relocating to Salmon Arm at the end of September. For the past 10 years I have enjoyed bringing you the news of our club, and I hope you will con-tinue to support Lions events and maybe join the club your-self. Lions is a great organi-zation, and one that welcomes new members with open arms.


Scotch Creek Pickleball Club is a group of dedicated players that meet twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays. They are always welcoming new and experienced players to join. For info contact Heather at 250-833-8069 Photo supplied by Brook Siver


NORTH SHUSWAP Free introduction to Pickleball - Come and

learn to play one of the fastest growing sports in North America! Intro lesson and all equipment supplied by Manta Sport! Tues-days @ 9am at the Sport Court surface (Tennis Courts) in Scotch Creek. Contact Heather@ 250-833-8069

PARKS MEETING - September 5, 2:00 pm at North Shuswap Community Hall. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District invites all those who recreate in the North Shuswap (Electoral Area F) to attend a community meeting to discuss parks and recreation. We will highlight recent projects and ask for input on where and how you recreate and where we should prioritize future spending on parks, trails and recreation.

Lions Club Meat draw and 50/50 draw - at Copper Island Pub - Saturdays starting Sept 6th from 3 pm to 5pm

Lions Annual Garage Sale - Sat. Sept. 13 at the Centre in Scotch Creek. FMI or to donate to the sale call Chuck at 250-955-0138

Jamie Golemblaski Golf Tournament – Saturday Sept. 13 at Anglemont Estates Golf Course. Shot Gun Start TBA. Golf, dinner, prizes. Register by Monday Sept 8. Call Pro-shop for details at 250-955-2323

The Celista Coffee House - Friday Sept 19th at Celista Community Hall. Open mic - 7:30-9 pm. Feature band to follow, refresh-ments. Come visit every month on the 3rd Friday!

North Shuswap Health Centre Society AGM Tues. Sept 23, 7 pm at NS Community Hall.

2ND Annual Murder Mystery - “Murder at the Deadwood Saloon”. Sept 27th, happy hour 5 pm, murder mystery 5:30 pm at the Lakeview Community Centre in Anglemont. Call Lucille 955-0934 for advance tickets only. Ticket includes dinner, please bring cutlery and plates.

FREE Chronic Pain Self-Management Workshop in Scotch Creek - Tuesdays, Sept 30 - Nov 4, 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm at North Shuswap Christian Fellowship Hall: 4079 Butters Road, Scotch Creek. FMI and to register call Toll Free: 1-866-902-3767

Salute to the Sockeye Festival - begins Fri. Oct. 3 with opening ceremony taking place Sunday Oct. 5 at Roderick Haig-Brown Pro-vincial Park. Visit www.salmonsociety.com for more info.

Magna Bay Ratepayers AGM - Sat. Oct. 11, 2 pm at Lakeview Community Centre, Angle-mont.

SOUTH SHUSWAP

Shuswap Watershed Council Open House September 15, at Sorrento Memorial Hall. Open House (drop-in): 3:30 to 6:00 pm. Presentation and Q&A: 6:00-7:30 pm. The scheduled open house June 23 was post-poned due to a storm.

Blind Bay Painters Invitation - The Blind Bay Painters welcome other painters to join them, to paint in all media, Tuesdays 9:30 am-2 pm, at the Blind Bay Hall, 2215 Blind Bay Rd., beginning Sept. 16. For more info call Inge Maier at 250-675-2860 or Sandi Bickle at 250-675-2325.

Art Show – Saturday Sept 20th from 12 to 4 pm at 2568 Golf Course Drive (lower level) Blind Bay BC. Come and browse local art by Wendy Barker, wine & cheese will be served.

South Shuswap Health Services Society AGM - September 24 at 7:00 PM at Olde Town Centre Café in Blind Bay.

CHASE

Curling Registration: Tuesday September 9th at Chase Curling Rink @ 7 pm. There will also be a registration table set up at the Sep-tember 14th Pancake Breakfast. It important to register for 2014-2015 before the curling season starts to take advantage of all the early bird discounts.

Chase Curling Rink - Pancake Breakfast - Sun September 14th, 9 am until 11 am. Pan-cakes, sausages and eggs served with real orange juice and coffee/tea. ALL proceeds go directly to our struggling Curling Club! There will also be a curling registration table set up for anyone interested in curling for the 2014-2015 season.

Team Chase Fall Tea and Fashion Show - Sunday, Sept 21, 2:00 p.m. at the Chase

Curling Club Lounge. Proceeds go to CIBC run for the cure. All fashions will be locally provided!! Door prizes, Raffle Tickets availa-ble at Chum ‘n’ Luba’s and Team Chase members.

Legion special dates to remember - - Sept 15th LA General Meeting 1 pm - Sept 19th Ladies Darts 2 pm - Sept 20th Karaoke 7 pm

OTHER AREAS

Breakfast with the Donkeys - Sunday Sep-tember 7th. 10:30 am - 1:00 pm. Pancake breakfast fundraiser at the new farm location - 7877 Skimikin Road, Turtle Valley. FMI. 250-679-2778

Bike For Your Life - Sept. 13 in Salmon Arm. Choose between 15 km tours to 100 km tours. Refreshments offered at check-points, draw prizes. FMI bikeforyourlife.com

Fungi Festival - Sept. 19 - 21 at the Red Barn Arts Centre in Sicamous. Guest speak-ers, cooking classes. Gourmet mushroom experience! Visit www.fungifestival.com

Beginner classes in modern square dance, Carlin Hall, 7-9pm, starting Sept.22. Pre-registration required by Sept.15. Con-tacts are Mariann 250-675-3866 or [email protected] ; and Lori Gall 250-832-4417 or [email protected]

October is "Embroidery Month" and the Shuswap Needle Arts Guild will have a won-derful display of beautiful items in and across from the Library at Piccadilly Mall in Salmon Arm. There will be a sit n' stitch there Octo-ber 14th to 18th.

FARMERS’ MARKETS

Celista - North Shuswap Community Hall, Wednesday from 9am to 1pm, July 2nd to Sept 10. Plenty of parking. Come for break-fast and stay for the live music.

Chase - Every Friday from 10am to 2pm in downtown Chase until mid Sept. FMI email [email protected] or call 250-679-2166

Sorrento - Saturdays, until Oct 11, 8am to noon at Sorrento Shopper Plaza.

New Transfer Station Hours Start September 15th

Scotch Creek Fri - Tues 8am - 2pm Closed Wed & Thurs

Christmas, New Years & Remembrance Day - Closed

Seymour Arm Saturday 1pm - 5pm

Statutory Holidays - Closed


NORTH SHUSWAP NORTH SHUSWAP COMMUNITY

HALL ACTIVITIES Celista Coffee House - Live entertainment, 3rd Friday of the month, Oct to May. $4 admission, doors 7pm, Open mic; 7:30-9pm, feature bands to follow. Refreshments. If you like live music, you will love our coffee house.

Community Association - meeting 3rd Tues of the month, 7pm.

Craft & Needlework every Wed, 10-2. FMI Gerry 250-955-6279

First Responders Society Mtg is the 2nd Wed of the month, 2-3pm starting Sept 10th. Historical Society - meeting 2nd Thurs of the month, 2pm.

Lions Club - meetings 2nd & 4th Thurs of the month, 7pm. Meat Draw at the Copper Island Pub, Saturdays 3-5pm

Naturalist Club - meet 2nd Tues of the month, 1:30 pm

NIA Dance Fusion Classes - Tues & Fri 10:30am -11:30am. FMI Nancy Parkinson 250-679-8233

N.S. Players - meet 2nd Tues. of the month, 7pm. NSHCS - meet 4th Thurs of the month, 10am in the NS Community Hall Club room.

Parks Commission - meet 2nd Thurs of the month, 10am.

Zumba and Yoga - Classes for Zumba are on Tues & Thurs 9am to 10am. Yoga on Wed 9am at the beach during the summer. FMI Jenn 778-988-1459

LAKEVIEW CENTRE ACTIVITIES Achy Breaky Body Parts Line Dancers - Wed. - beginners at 10 am / Advanced at 10:30 am

Anglebay Entertainers Chorus practice - Wed. 1pm, Jo 250-955-2282

Arts and Crafts Club - Tues. 10am to 2pm. Bring your lunch. Everyone welcome. FMI call Dolores @ 250-679-2613

Bridge Night - Wed evening, 7 pm. Coffee and Treats, Everyone welcome.

Carpet Bowling - Mon & Thurs 10-12. FMI Blair Scranton 250-955-0032. Ann Chow Spares list 250-955-2899

Community Prayer Group 3rd Thurs of the month, 7 pm. FMI Val 250-955-2117 or Sharlee 250-679-2120.

Cribbage - Thursdays 1 pm Country Gardener’s Club - 3rd Wed of the month, 7 pm. FMI Chris 250-955-6467

Line Dance lessons Every Wed, 10AM for beginners (pls call Donna), 10:30AM for advanced. FMI Donna Gallant 250-679-2419

Rise & Shine Breakfast - 2nd Saturday of every month at the Lakeview Community Center. 8-11am. Great food, come hungry

Table Tennis - Mon. & Fri. 9:30am, Dennis 250-955-2899

OTHER NORTH SHUSWAP ACTIVITIES Alcoholics Anonymous AA - Sundays at 7pm,

Squilax Band Office (back door) FMI 250-679-3945 or 250-679-3352

Buddhist Theory, Zen meditation - Tuesdays, 7:30pm at 2701 Squilax-Anglemont Rd. FMI Vaughn, 250-804-3139

Chamber of Commerce Meetings - 4th Mon of the month, Location to be announced

Exercise classes at the Quaaout - yoga on Tues. 7pm, Thurs 8:30am. Aqua-Zumba - Wed 11am. FMI 250-679-3090 or go online to www.quaaoutlodge.com.

Lions Club Meat Draw & 50/50 Draw - at the Copper Island Pub. Saturdays, 3-5pm. Ten draws for the various cuts of meat purchased from SuperValu. 50/50 Draw at 5 p.m.

StrongStart Centre - Thurs, 9am to noon. Preschoolers & caregivers. Play based learning. Healthy snacks. FMI Cathy 250-955-2214

SOUTH SHUSWAP The Ta'Lana Twirler's Square Dance Club Meet Thursdays (starting Sept.26), at the Blind Bay Hall, 2010 Blind Bay Rd. 7:30pm to 9:30pm. Round & Main Stream dancing. FMI Betty at 250-675-4408

Shuswap Wood Carvers - Wed & Sat 8:30am - 12pm. FMI Ken 250-675-3316, Norm 250-675-3764. Meeting, 3rd Wed of every month (Sept-June) in the Toad Hall. FMI Ian 250-835-0014

The Piecemakers Quilt Group - Thurs. 10 - 2pm at the Sorrento Drop In Centre. FMI 250-955-2393

Shuswap Rock Club - First Tues of the month (Sept - June) 7:30 pm at Toad Hall in Sorrento. Saturday workshops 1-4 pm. FMI Pat 250-675-2849.

Probus Copper Island Club - meets every second Thursday, Sept through June, at Toad Hall in Sorrento at 10am. FMI contact Gary Koo at 250 679-3340 or Tom Wainwright 250 835-8424 for info.

Carlin Hall Wed, 7:30pm monthly meeting. Come out and support your Carlin Community. All welcome.

CARLINS CARD NIGHT Friday, 7pm weekly. Great Coffee House - every 1st Saturday. October - May. Come out to enjoy a great variety of music. The KITCHEN is open at 7:30pm. Musicians bring your instrument and sign up

Shuswap Needle Arts Guild meet 1st & 3rd Thursday, 10am to 4 pm at Sunnybrae Seniors Centre (Sept. to Jun) FMI are Jo (250)-832-9308 or Sharon (250)-832-4588. New members always welcome.

Sorrento Drop in Centre Mon: AA & Alanon - 8pm, Glee Club - 9:30am Tues: Crib -1:30pm, Snooker (men) - 1:00pm, Meals to Wheels bi-weekly, 12pm

Wed: T.O.P.S. - 8:15am, Snooker 6:00pm Thurs: Foot Clinic (call for appt. 250-675-4182), Quilting - 10:00am Snooker (men) - 1:00pm, youth resource 6:30pm

Fri: Ladies Snooker- 2pm, Bingo/Games 6:30pm

Sat: Scottish Country Dancing 9:30. FMI 250-675-3518

CHASE Chase Duplicate Bridge - Thurs in St. Andrews Church (rear door) Zoë 250-679-8488 Chase Creekside for Seniors FMI Sharron 250-679-1183 Mon: Snooker 1pm Tues: Silver Belles & Beaux 10:30am, Bingo 1pm Wed: Exercise 9am, Line Dancing 10am, Snooker & games 1pm

Thur: Carpet Bowling 10am Fri: Exercise 9am, Crib 1pm Monthly General meeting 2nd Thurs 1pm Monthly Supper every 3rd Friday 5:30pm Monthly Mini Crib 2nd Fri Coffee House 2nd Friday Movie Night - Chase Community Hall, every Thurs, minimal admission, concession available. FMI 250-319-6302. Parkside Estates - Public Bingo Wed. 1pm, FMI 250-679-4477 Ext. 5 Royal Canadian Legion 250-679-3536 Mondays 6 - 10 pm. League Darts 7:30 pm Tuesday 3:30 - 8 pm. Meat draw 4-6:30pm, Pool 3:30 pm

Wednesday - 3rd Wed of every month Branch General Meeting 7 pm. All other Wednesdays closed

Thursday 6 - 10 pm. Regular Crib 7pm. League darts 7:30pm

Friday 1- 8 pm Saturday 1- 8 pm. Meat Draw, 50/50, Fun Darts 2pm

Sunday - Giant Crib on the first Sun. of every month all other Sundays closed.

Taoist Tai Chi - Chase Community Hall on Tuesdays from 10-11am and Thursdays from 9:30-11:30 am. FMI Judy 250-679-5425

SUNNYBRAE Community Hall Tues & Thurs: Karate 6pm (250-835-8875) Mon & Fri: Badminton (250-835-4625) 2nd Sat: Coffee House (except June to Sept) 4th Wed: General Meeting 7:30pm Seniors Hall Tues: Sunnybrae Painters 10am (250-835-4625) 1st & 3rd Thur: Needle Arts Guild 10am (250-835-8842)

1st & 3rd Wed: Quilters (250-835-8255) 3rd Tues: Potluck dinner and Meeting 5:30 (except July/Aug)

Shuswap Needle Arts Guild - Meet 1st & 3rd Thurs Sept–June, 10am-4pm - Sunnybrae Senior Centre. FMI Marleine 250-675-2507 or Sharon 250-832-4588

WHITE LAKE Scrapbooking Workshop Wednesdays 9am –noon. 3389 White Lake Rd. Hands on assistance. Ideas & coffee break provided. Kimberly 250-835-4835

Regularly Scheduled Events Things sometime change so be sure to check before you go.

To add a meeting/event call 250-955-0534, Fax 250-955-0515 or email [email protected]


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DISCLAIMER – The information in this publication is carefully gathered & compiled to ensure maximum accuracy. The North Shuswap Kicker cannot, and does not, guarantee the correctness of all information furnished them, nor the complete absence of errors or omissions: therefore, no responsibility for same can be nor is assumed. Press releases and reports from community organizations and businesses are encouraged but may be edited to fit available space. We re-serve the right to refuse any ad or item that conflicts with the intent of this pa-per. Articles, advertisements and design in this publication may not be repro-duced in any way without prior permission of the author. ERRORS AND OMISSIONS: Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied by the error will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate.

Adams River Salmon Society.. Sheila Empey 250-253-2598 AWE Society.. Dorothy Marks email: [email protected] Anglemont Ladies Golf.. Bev Shea 250-955-0365 Anglemont Men’s Golf Club.. Bill Scott 250-679-2542 Artistic Community.. Lynn Erin 250-955-6234 Baseball Club.. Terry Speed 250-955-6122 Camp Grafton.. Judy MacPherson 250-374-5115 Chamber of Commerce.. Dave Cunliffe 250-851-6852 Coffee House.. Jim Leduc 250-679-2174 Country Kids Play School.. Alanna Stearns 250-679-3005 Country Gardens Garden Club.. Chris Trueman

250-955-6467 CRIMESTOPPERS.. 1-800-222-8477 Crowfoot Snowmobile Club.. Martin & Julie Lucas

250-955-2246 CSRD - Area F.. Larry Morgan 250-955-2567 FIRE DEPARTMENTS

Anglemont - Graham Lucas - 250-833-8997 / 250-955-2173 Celista - Roy Philips - 250-517-0540 S.C./L.C. - Art Stoll - 250-955-2422 / 250-517-0098 Skwlax - Keith Power - 250-679-4472

First Responders.. Andrea Carter 250-679-7746 First Responders Society.. Catherine McCrea 250-955-0682 Girl Guides .. 1-800-565-8111 Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon..

Cynthia Bentley 250-955-2222 (In Memoriam) Historical Society.. Loretta Greenough 250-955-6431 Imai Ball Park Foundation.. Brian MacDuff 250-955-0981 JPW Road Maintenance.. Attendant 1-877-546-3799, Main office (Armstrong) 250-546-3765, Celista yard

(answering machine) 250-955-2231 Karate Club.. Dale Cundy 250-682-3094 Lakeview Centre.. Fay Hadden 250-955-2488 Lions Club.. Jim Perry 250-955-0839 Meadow Creek Park Assoc.. Don Grimm 250- 955-0262 Naturalists Club.. Claudette Carlsen 250-955-8148 Needle Bugs Club.. Gerry Kendall 250-955-6279 NS Cemetery.. Doug Prigmore 250-955-6454 or

Loretta Greenough 250-955-6431 NS Christian Fellowship.. 250-955-2545 NS Community Association.. Ed Overland 250-955-2844 Hall Bookings – Alison Elmes 250-955-2588

NS Craft & Needlework Club.. Gerry 250-955-6279 NS Elementary School.. Rob Ellis 250-955-2214 NS Health Centre Society.. Anita Misseghers 250-955-0924,

Pat Robertson 250-955-2999 and Jay Simpson 250-377-5462 NS Players.. Judy Weller 250-955-0744 Okanagan Regional Library.. Lee Carreiro 250-955-8198 Parents Advisory Committee.. Angela Simpson 250-377-5406 Parks Commission Contact.. Marcin Pachcinski, CSRD

1-888-248-2773 Police Advisory Committee.. Ratepayer Associations

Anglemont - Marian Zackery 250-955-0359 Lee Creek - Veronica Bene 250-679-4678 Magna Bay - Alan Nunn 250-679-2565 or 604-522-3346 Scotch Creek - Mary Stewart 250-955-2967 Saratoga - Aileen Brand 250-955-6123 St. Ives - Dave King 250-955-0573

School District # 83.. Holly Overgaard 250-832-6443 Scotch Creek Medical Clinic: for appointment 250-955-0660 Seymour Arm Comm. Assoc.. Bob Reimer 250-833-7610 Seymour Arm Snowmobile Club.. Wilmer Marks 778-785-2032 Shuswap Environmental Action Society.. Jim Cooperman

250-679-3693 Shuswap Hospice Society.. 250-832-7099 Shuswap Volunteer Search & Rescue.. Tara Stanley 250-308-9248,

shuswapsar.org Shuswap Needle Arts Guild.. Marleine 250-675-2507 or Sharon

250-832-4588 Shuswap Rock Club.. Pat or Gail Bowden 250-675-2849 Shuswap Waterfront Owners Association (SWOA)

[email protected], web: www.SWOA.ca Skmana Ski club .. George 250-679-3688 / John 250-679-8600 South Shuswap Canada Day Committee..

Reuben Pauls.. 250-675-6852 South Shuswap First Responders.. Sherri Mitchell

250-675-2420 South Shuswap Health Services Society.. Sue McCrae

250-675-3562 Taoist Tai Chi .. Judy 250-679-5425 Victim Services.. Brandi Nakazawa 250-679-8638 Whittlers Club.. Marian Zackery 250-955-0359


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James Gjaltema, Flight Centre Associate Summer is coming to a close and it’s time to get back into regular routines. For teachers and parents of school aged chil-dren, there may still be some uncertainty. One thing that is pre-dictable is that every year prices for travel during Christmas Hol-idays and Spring Break are expensive. Planning ahead for trips is a good habit to get into. Many people do not book early for various reasons and by the time they are ready to book, prices have gone up even higher and the selection is limited or sold out. Waiting for a last minute deal for peak travel times is not a good idea. Prices are deter-mined by supply and demand. There are a limited number of seats on flights and as they get booked up the price goes up. If you are flexible, you can plan ahead to take advantage of the times where the demand and prices are lower. Sometimes there are some amazing last minute deals on sun destinations, but it is unpredictable. Typically the best deals are early season (September to early December), late season (April to May) and just after the Christmas Season (early January). If you are able to drop everything and go with short notice, keep these times of year in mind. Sometimes it is difficult to decide between going back to a place that you know and trying something new. My parents used to go to Hawaii every year, but eventually they changed their routine and started going to all-inclusive resorts to take ad-vantage of the excellent value. During peak times, it could be worth trying something different to get more for your money. While most people are heading to Mexico and Hawaii, it could

be a good time to try somewhere different. For Christmas, there is a small group Costa Rica trip that includes accommodation and transportation for $999. Airfare from Kamloops would be about $1250. During spring break, airfare to Australia from Kam-loops is about $1800. Most of Europe has their school holidays in February, so March is a great time to travel. Many people do not travel routinely and when they do, they may not be getting the best bang for their buck. Often people look on-line for the best deal that they can find and book it without consulting a travel agent to look at the bigger picture. There is a miscon-ception that travel agents cost more. The truth is that most travel consultants are able to get prices that are the same or better than what is on-line, provide more personal service and offer suggestions and advice that you may not have considered. We all have routines that limit our ability to travel. We should make long term travel planning part of our routine. By being aware of the big picture and planning ahead, we will be able to get better value for our travel dol-lars. If you plan to travel during peak times, look for deals now before prices go up.

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St. David’s by-the-Lake Anglican/United Church

5518 Squilax/Anglemont Hwy, Celista [email protected]

Rev Brian Smith Sunday 11:00 am

North Shuswap Christian Fellowship 4079 Butters Road, Scotch Creek

250-955-2545 Worship & Sunday School, 10:30 am

Catholic Services Our Lady of the Lake - Blind Bay

Sunday, 11: 15 am Chase

Sunday, 9:00 am

Shuswap wildflowers painted on our altar

St. David’s by the Lake on the highway in Celista

Join us for worship Sundays at 11:00

Inspiring messages and music Something special for children Pot luck lunch each Sunday

Everyone welcome!

Contact us at [email protected]

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Open every Wednesday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Check out our weekly mystery bag

sale specials Donations are most welcome; but

please no microwaves, TVs, computers, or furniture

By Jan Penner As I write this article, teachers would normally be preparing for the new school year, set to start the day after Labour Day. That is not the case this year. Every child in British Columbia deserves a quality education with supports in place to ensure they can be successful learners. The sup-port system for classroom teachers and students includes teacher-librarians, coun-sellors, speech and language specialists, physiotherapists, and other special educa-tion experts. In the last 12 years, the B.C. Public Education System has lost over 3,500 teaching positions, including 1,500 of our specialists. While teachers are looking for a fair salary increase, the majority of teachers walking the picket line are there because they see the learning conditions in B.C.'s Public Schools are substandard. Smaller class sizes that address learning issues and class composition needed to be reinstated.

The B.C. government is short changing the Public School System and the chil-dren who depend on it for a quality education. Please invest in our children by vis-iting www.aFairDeal.ca for more information. Write letters to officials to ask for a

negotiated settlement now, not at the end of September or October. Contact: - Premier Clark ([email protected]) - Education Minister Fassbender ([email protected])

- Opposition leader John Horgan ([email protected])

- your MLA, school trustees and/or your District Parent Advisory Council.

If the school year is to start anytime soon, the government needs to hear a strong voice that tells them the people want adequately funded, quality education for all B.C. children.

By Claudette Carlsen Once again, the fall migration has started. On the way to Kamloops, the starlings and crows are grouping. Even though the Canada Geese are a nuisance in some places, I still like to hear them honking as they fly overhead. It instills in me the boding of Fall and Winter – a sort of nostalgia. In August, we took our annual trek to Nellie Lake to see the migration of the Western Toads but saw none. There are still tadpoles in the lake. Hopefully they will mature before winter. Ever since there was a killing of the introduced Carp and the subsequent poisoning of the lake, the numbers of these Toads has dimin-ished. We should not mess with Nature. We also stopped at Albas Falls and again, they are magnificent. And again there are lots of Highbush Huckleberries and Blue-berries. I picked enough to make some jam. Then we went to the Seymour River Falls, an easy hike through moss covered forests and more huckleberries. The only bear we saw was in the Seymour Arm town site.

Ineke from Lee Creek told me that this year they have not had one Quail, down from three broods of about ten chicks each last year. But they have a pair of black bears who come each summer and cool off in the goldfish pond in their front yard. They have not seen any cubs though. At a meeting of the Adams River Salmon Society, Ineke presented them with a cheque for $1000.00 from our Club, which received a great round of applause. It is to help furnish the Interpre-tive Cabin at Roderick Haig-Brown Park. Again, our Club will be volunteering at the Salmon Run. The Fall Conference is being held in Salmon Arm and one of their outings is to our Park to see the Salmon. Our next meeting will be on October 14th, the second Tuesday of the Month, at 1:30 pm. at Celista Hall. We are hoping to have a guest speaker from Kamloops. Once again, we are appealing for new members, call Claudette Carlsen 250-955-8149 if you would like to join our club.


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$6 up to 20 words, 20¢ ea. additional word. $1 for box-around. Single column Display Ads are $2.00 per 1/4 inch. Drop ads along with cash or check (made out to the KICKER) at drop boxes, e-mail ad to [email protected] or mail to 7320 Estate Place, Anglemont, B.C. V0E 1M8. Ads must be received 12 days prior to the paper hitting the stands. C L A S S I F I E D A D S M U S T B E P A I D I N A D V A N C E .

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SERVICES SERVICES

Linda’s Security Checks Worried about break ins? We do

house checks, walk arounds. Refer-ences available. Lived here since 1981

250-955-2500 Cell 250-819-2500 [email protected]

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SERVICES

- Force sports Shop

927 Shuswap Ave. Chase 250-679-8456

Tues to Sat 10ish - 5:30ish (Shuswap Time!)

Celista Hair Studio Helga Terwoort

For all your hair-care needs call 250-955-6195

5205 Tallington Rd, Celista

Bdeb Clean Year round cleaning services.

Excellent references. Call 250-679-2164

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Magna Bay

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Pre-purchase and Pre-sale appraisal reports

Mortgage Refinancing? Estate or Division of Family Assets? Depreciation Reports for Strata

Properties

Fully Accredited Appraisers and Depreciation Report Planners

(AACI, CRP)

Woodwork & Wood Furniture Repairs

Custom Cedar Deck furniture Dave Cross

250-955-0065, Celista

NIA Dance Classes

Fusing dance arts, martial arts and healing arts to world music.

Low Impact - All levels welcome!

10.30am - Tuesdays & Fridays at Celista Hall $8 Drop - in rate

10 Sessions for $65

Nancy Parkinson (250) 679-8233

Celista Esthetics Courtney Meier

Manicures, Pedicures, Waxing, Facials

250-955-2149 5205 Tallington Rd, Celista

TOPSOIL MANURE (rotted)

GRAVEL LOT CLEARING EXCAVATING 250-955-6435

SERVICES

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Home, autos, boats, RV’s. Rea-sonable rates. Free estimates. Call Dave at 250-955-0866 or

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Ship Shape Shelter Indoor Boat and RV Storage. Call Gary or Michele at 250-835-4224 or email: shipshapeshelter@ hotmail.com for rates

We now have HEATED PORTABLE RESTROOMS

available for your extended stay in Shuswap!

Call Shuswap Septic 250.679.2444

Debi D’s Cleaning Services Serving the Shuswap

Residential & Commercial

New Home Construction Cleaning

Quality Guaranteed

Property Checks

Insured

Bonded ▪ References Available

250-833-6087

[email protected]

BOOKKEEPING For small business

Julie Legge 2801 Bischoff Rd, Magna Bay

Email: [email protected] Ph: 250-955-0298

SHUSWAP HOMEWATCH & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Scheduled Security Inspections of

Homes and Recreational Properties

Vacationers, Snowbirds, & Cabin Owners

See our services at www.shuswaphomewatch.com

250-804-6973 Email: [email protected]

Christmas All-inclusive from Kelowna $1717 Cruise & Stay Package $1099 Costa Rica Guided Trip $999

Spring Break All-inclusive from Kelowna $1281 Australia from Kamloops $1800 Europe: Ski, Cruise & Stay $3500

James Gjaltema, Flight Centre Associate 1-888-204-1585 or 250-879-0873

Chez Nails is now in Scotch Creek.

Experienced nail tech accepting new clients for Gel or Shellac.

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“Like” Chez Nails on Facebook for 10% off your first set.

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K9 ScallyWags Pet Grooming

Ass Kickin’ Group rates available


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Victim Service 250-679-8638

24 hours/day

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PROPERTY FOR SALE

COMMERCIAL SPACE


For Rent Commercial space available with entrance at back of building behind dentist office in Scotch Creek. $300 per month plus GST. 250-318-4344

New & Used Medical Equipment Scooters, walkers, wheelchairs,

bathroom safety, stair-lifts, hospital beds. Free Screening for obstructive sleep apnea, treatment

and follow-up. CPAP masks, parts, and accessories.

Respiratory therapy equipment and home oxygen. Located in

Salmon Arm and Vernon www.lakesidemedical.ca or

1-877-777-2431

FOR SALE SERVICES

Why Rent? Buy in Caravans West

a secured 4 star year round resort community in

Scotch Creek!

Lot and fully furnished Park Model trailer with attached

equally large covered deck and newly renovated shed.

Resort has swimming pools, clubhouses, library, tennis courts, beach access and

much more!

Priced to sell at only $99,900

email Doreen at [email protected] for more

info and viewing.

HELP WANTED

ONYX CREEKONYX CREEK ESTATESESTATES

COUNTRY LIVING Care Aid(s) and LPN(s) needed for Onyx Creek Estates in Magna Bay.

Previous experience, Food Safe, and ability to multi task is

a must.

Casual Basis for now to lead to part time positions.

Mail your resume to 2497 Cody Rd. Magna Bay B.C. V0E 1M7

Pet sitter needed in home at Caravans West. Sept 22-30. Pug dog and cat. Call Bob at 250-492-2587. ---------------------------------------- Baby sitter needed long term. Permanent position located in Scotch Creek. Must have own vehicle. Call for more info 250-955-8162

The Canvas Man is Accepting Resumes

We are currently looking to fill various positions in the North

Shuswap Area: Sewing

General labour Office help

Please send resume to [email protected] or call

250-955-6166

FOR SALE

4 bedroom executive home in Magna Bay on 5 acres. Lakeview, 2 car garage. Direct access to crowfoot mountain. $1200/month plus utilities. Rent is negotiable for the right family available immediately. Call 250-318-4500 --------------------------------------- 3 Bdrm house for rent in Lee Creek. Newly renovated/garage, lake view. $1000/mo plus utili-ties. Call 778-220-3200 --------------------------------------- Furnished 2 bedroom house in Chase. Waterfront property, 2 miles from downtown. Available immediately. Call 778-246-2422 or 604-856-4444 ----------------------------------------- For rent: Private storage, in-door and out. Lee Creek ar-ea. Phone 250-679-8863

FOR RENT

CANVAS Retractable Awnings

Boat Covers Boat Upholstery

Boat Tops Complete Boat Interiors

Repairs Mobile Service

Contact us at

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Toll Free 1-888-955-6166

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1976 23' Dodge "Diplomat" Motor home, good motor, interior redone (ie) upholstery, blinds etc. $1000.00 firm - 250-679-3516 ------------------------------------------ 8 – 10 Cords of firewood in 6 ft lengths. Logs have dried for the last 5 months. $100/cord OBO. Call 250-679-2338 for Cell 403-617-5705

WANTED

Anglemont resident wishes to rent for next season, 1 anchor buoy anywhere along Angle-mont waterfront. Call 250-679-2338 or Cell 403-617-5705.

For Rent in Lee Creek 3 bedroom house in Lee Creek

Fireplace/Jet Tub Available Sept 15

$1000/month - Plus utilities 250-679-2827

or 403-302-3053

HHH SERVICES

Enhancing Independent Living For Seniors

Home Support & Housekeeping Companionship & Personal Care

(non-medical)

Caring for you and your home with HONESTY, HUMOR, HUMILITY

ReAnne Johnson 250-318-4773

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BEAUTIFUL house in Celista, Lake View, Year Round, 2700 sq ft, 3 bdrm, 3 bath, woodburn-ing fireplace and stove, all appli-ances, double detached garage, greenhouse, sprinkler system. 1000/mo plus utilities. Available immediately. Call 780-700-6960

2001 Acura CL 3-2. Leather interior, one owner. 200,000

KM. Excellent condition. $4990 OBO.

Call 250-955-0454. Racer Trany & Fun to Drive!

25 Cedar Logs $10 per log

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Waxing ● Lash & Brow Tints Gel Nails ● Shellac

At the Centre in Scotch Creek Call Doreen to book appointment

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CONGRATULATIONS to Tyler and Tara Carlson on the

birth of their son Linden Kurt Carlson born

July 25, 2014, a healthy 9 lbs 5oz @ 9:31 am.

Very proud grandparents for the first time

Achim Steinbrecher, Jody Jakubowski, Kurtio Carlson,

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