Salmon Arm Observer, March 25, 2015

IndexOpinion ....................... A6View Point .................. A7Life & Times ............... A8Sports................A15-A17Arts & Events ... A19-A21Time Out ................... A22Vol. 108, No. 12, 44 pages

This weekBear sightings have started in Salmon Arm and conservation officers issue a warning. See A11.

Kevin Cheveldave, a Salmon Arm hockey mainstay, gets ready to move on. See A17.

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Abbott denied appointment

Underpass design proceeds

City council gave the green light Monday to a detailed design for the Ross Street Underpass esti-mated to cost $433,050 plus tax.

The design was awarded to RF Binnie & Associ-ates Ltd., the same company working with the Min-istry of Transportation on the preliminary design for the four-laning of the Trans-Canada Highway at the west end of town.

Rob Niewenhuizen, the city’s director of en-gineering, said the engineering services contract means the city will have a shelf-ready project with an accurate cost estimate when the underpass goes to tender. He also emphasized safety.

“Ultimately there will come a time when that crossing is deemed unsafe or closed. We will do our best to keep it open until we move forward with the underpass.”

Council voted unanimously to award the con-tract. Coun. Alan Harrison was absent.

Carl Bannister, the city’s chief administrative of-ficer, reported that the city’s financial plan, in con-cert with the strategic plan, envisions construction in 2019 at a cost of $9 million. Along with grants and reserves, it would mean about $3 million in long-term debt, a figure that would not result in a tax increase if council doesn’t deviate from the fi-nancial plan and project costs don’t increase.

Coun. Chad Eliason termed the contract an im-portant first step.

“It clears up a lot of the misconceptions put for-ward to the public.”

Coun. Louise Wallace Richmond said she sup-ports the contract, but emphasized this is not the beginning of the conversation.

“This is where the rubber hits the road.”Coun. Kevin Flynn said he is impressed with hav-

ing no tax increase and supports the contract award.“I think we have to do this to be ready for grants

funding, and to move forward with this whenever the community decides.”

Coun. Ken Jamieson agreed it is unfortunately necessary for the city to spend money to get more money in the form of grants.

Coun. Tim Lavery stressed that any large project like this should trigger a referendum, not just be subject to an alternative approval process where 10 per cent of the population may petition against it.

BC Treaty Commission: Sudden cabinet reversal turfs former MLA.

An 11th-hour decision by the province to veto George Abbott’s appointment as chief commissioner has clouded the BC Treaty Commission with controversy.

Six months ago, former Shuswap MLA and cabinet minister George Abbott was invited by John Rustad, minister for ab-original relations, to take on the role of chief commissioner of the BC Treaty Commission upon the retirement of So-phie Pierre.

Abbott had accepted the request and began preparing for the job which was to have begun April 1 by putting his business affairs on hold.

He had First Nations and federal sup-port and believed BC Cabinet approval

was forthcoming, albeit in a much slower fashion than an-ticipated.

But last Wednesday and already in transition talks with the commission, Abbott received a call from Rustad informing him he had been unable to secure cabinet ap-proval.

A former member of the BC Liberal cabinet, Abbott twice held aboriginal portfo-lios.

He says he was shocked and disap-pointed by cabinet’s last-minute refusal.

“It’s not what I expected to hear,” he said, explaining First Nations ratified his appointment in October and the federal

government was ready to add their approval, pending a nod from the province. “I checked with the minister (Rustad) on a number of occasions, ob-viously concerned when I didn’t hear anything after a couple of months.”

But Abbott, who ran against Premier Christy Clark in the 2013 election, says he was continually reassured his appointment was in process and the delay was not about

him personally.“Now I think it probably was about me;

that would be my best guess,” he says.

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“No one has said that, but I have to assume it.”

With a passion for First Nations issues and expertise garnered in his provincial tenure and doctoral level stud-ies, Abbott says the ap-pointment would have been more than a job.

“Once one under-stands the aboriginal history in Canada, it is difficult not to agree governments and soci-ety have some respon-sibility for remediating the impact of historical destructive policies,” he says, noting his great grandparents acquired land on the Prairies through the process of preemption, while First Nations got reserva-tions and were exclud-ed from politics and law until 1960. “I, at least, recognize I have to do whatever I can, whenever I can, to re-mediate those destruc-tive policies.”

Abbott has received a wave of support – including from the province’s NDP, which called for his immedi-ate reinstatement.

“I have heard from a number of aboriginal leaders who are quite disappointed and, in some cases, quite dis-tressed,” said Abbott.

Shock and support have also been offered in the Shuswap.

Cindy Derkaz, North Okanagan-Shuswap federal Liberal candi-date, says she was dis-appointed.

“Six months ago we

heard he had been ap-proached and I thought he would be absolutely excellent,” she says, lauding Abbott’s expe-rience, knowledge and reputation. “George is held in high regard and did a lot of good stuff… I think it’s a loss for the treaty process.”

Grateful for the out-pouring of support, Abbott says he is sad rather than angry and more concerned about how the treaty process will play out.

“This is not for me a personal loss; this for me is a great dis-appointment,” he said. “This is something I very much wanted to do, on a file I feel very passionate about and one I won’t be assisting in moving forward.”

Abbott has left the door open, saying if the province reconsiders, he would accept.

“In many instances I might be disappointed enough to say ‘no, I’m moving on,’ but in this case, I feel a responsi-bility for taking these files forward,” he says, calling the treaty pro-cess a historical mis-sion. “And I still want to do it. If I am invited three months from now or three years from now, I would take it on.”

The province has said nothing but issued a press release Friday, saying the government “will work with the principals to appoint a chief commissioner and ensure that the work of the BC Treaty Com-mission goes on.”

Decision disappoints former MLAContinued from front

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City snow removal tests budget limits

Keeping the city’s roads clear during win-ter weather is melting away money as well as snow and ice.

While the city’s 2014 budget saw surpluses in several areas, snow and ice removal was not one of them. And this year, the record snow-fall that hit the Shus-wap in early January has significantly shrunk the snow removal bud-get for 2015.

At Monday’s council meeting, council ap-proved the final 2014 city budget.

Chief Financial Of-ficer Monica Dalziel explained that the 2014 snow removal bud-get, which includes both road and side-walk clearing, was about $90,000 over the $780,000 budgeted. That amount was cov-

ered by surpluses in other areas of the bud-get.

“The city is still fac-ing escalating ice and snow removal costs due to... the utilization of liquid magnesium

chloride/salt to improve winter road conditions and the implementation of crew shift scheduling for better winter snow clearing coverage,” she stated in her report.

January’s giant snowfall devoured half of the city’s 2015 snow removal budget. That

means the city has only $415,000 left for the coming winter out of its $814,000 budget. And there’s not much to draw from in terms of reserves. The reserve account has an approxi-mate $50,000 remain-ing in it.

Dalziel told coun-cil that she and Rob Niewenhuizen, director of engineering and pub-lic works, have spoken at length regarding ice and snow removal, and will be presenting a re-port to council.

“No one has a crys-tal ball. We can’t keep hoping we have enough ‘underages’ to cover the overages,” she said, utilizing a term Mayor Nancy Cooper coined.

“The trend is up so we are going to bring another budget to council, to reaffirm how you’re wanting to handle going into the future.”


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Cocaine, meth, cash seizedThe discovery of a significant amount of cash and drugs during an RCMP search in Salmon Arm over the weekend has resulted in two young men facing trafficking charges.Salmon Arm RCMP conducted a search of an apartment on Shuswap Street on Saturday, March 21. A 22-year old man and 17-year old teen were both arrested and taken into custody.Police seized a quantity of cash, along with marijuana, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, hashish and drug paraphernalia from inside the residence.The two have been released on a promise to appear in court at a later date. Police are recom-mending charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking and Obstruction. RCMP continue their investiga-tion.

Attempted truck theftKeen ears helped prevent a total loss for the owner of a pick-up truck over the weekend. On March 23 at 3 a.m., Salmon Arm RCMP members responded to a report of an attempted theft of a pick-up truck at a residence on 8th Avenue SW. The home owner was awakened to the sound of his pick-up being started. He immediately got up and ran outside, just as the truck was backing out of the driveway. The male suspect backed into a metal pillar and the truck became stuck on the pillar. The male suspect then fled on foot. The truck owner gave chase but lost sight of him. Police patrolled the area but were unable to locate the suspect. The truck suffered some damage but was oper-able. The RCMP wishes to remind everyone to lock their vehicles at all times and not to leave the keys inside the vehicle. Should anyone have any information on this incident, they are asked to call the Salmon Arm RCMP at 250-832-6044, or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a woman who died after a motor vehicle incident near Sorrento on March 16.

Anisha Husseinali Moore, aged 55, of Sorrento, died in the three-vehicle collision on the Trans-Canada Highway at Hilltop Road at approximately 1:15 p.m.

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Constituents share budget issuesB.C. Government: MLA faces questions on truck traffic in region.

Tractor-trailer trans-port traffic tied up a good portion of ques-tion period following a presentation on the province’s budget by Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo.

On Thursday, Kyllo provided an overview of the B.C. govern-ment’s budget for 2015 to a room of about 30 people at Salmon Arm’s Podollan Inn.

The B.C. Ministry of Finance recently presented its third con-secutive balanced bud-get – not a small feat, said Kyllo, what with the economic down-turn from 2009 onward. In doing so, he added, the province has main-tained its AAA credit rating.

“The triple A credit rating, what it does is it provides the oppor-tunity for government to borrow money at a reduced interest rate,” said Kyllo.

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ing a huge increase or a huge boom for the economy, but basically, staying fairly close to where our current trend lines are,” said Kyllo, noting the province is targeting an $879 mil-lion surplus, which will be used to pay down the province’s $10.2 bil-lion operating debt to $4.8 billion by 2017/18. (Total provincial debt is forecasted to reach

$65.9 billion in 2015/16 and $70.4 billion by 2017/18.)

He also touted B.C. as having the lowest personal income taxes in the country, as well as the B.C. govern-ment being “mid-pack” in terms of minimum wage.

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don’t want to have the lowest,” said Kyllo. “The increase in Sep-tember will put us about middle of the pack, $10.45 an hour. As well, we’re putting a process in place to tie it to the CPI, the Consumer Price Index.”

Community Futures Shuswap manager Rob Marshall made a multi-pronged inquiry regard-ing areas of concern along the Trans-Canada Highway, as well as transportation truck traffic, regulation and inspection.

Kyllo said a signifi-cant amount of work has been done to ex-pedite the four-laning of the highway along this corridor, with other projects currently un-derway, including the replacement of the Mal-akwa and North Fork bridges. And while a construction date hasn’t yet been announced for the Salmon River Bridge replacement in Salmon Arm, Kyllo said it’s expected to get underway in 2016.

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to the construction of a connector route that would allow industrial traffic to bypass the Shuswap – something that seemed to have the support of many in the room. Kyllo said there’s no discussion being had on this at the provincial level that he’s aware of. He also cautioned how such a bypass could cripple the local manu-facturing sector.

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Hey, Christy Clark. It appears you are miss-ing a knife from your collection.

Sadly, we know where it is buried – deep be-tween the shoulder blades of former Shuswap MLA George Abbott.

Abbott, who was previously the minister of aboriginal relations, was preparing to take over as head of the B.C. Treaty Commission when Sophie Pierre ends her term on April 1.

Suddenly, he gets a call from aboriginal relations minister John Rustad, the very man who asked Abbott to take on the post six months ago, to say it was a no-go, following a closed-door cabinet discussion.

Why the sudden change in direction?

Even as he was kicked to the curb, Sophie Pierre expressed dismay and praised her suc-cessor saying, “George Abbott is a man of in-tegrity, intelligence and extensive experience who would have benefited the treaty process, First Nations and all British Columbians.”

Both the federal government and First Na-tions had approved of Abbott’s appointment, so why the sudden flip-flop from cabinet?

Given the nearly-non-existent explanation that cabinet “decided to go in a different direc-tion,” one can only guess at the real reason.

One thing is for certain. Abbott’s integrity remains intact. But we’re not so sure about the premier’s.

Axing Abbott casts doubt on leadership

Government recycling

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Tracy Hughes

This column is about same-old, same-old. Same old government announcing and re-announcing projects

for the Trans-Canada Highway, except that none of them are new projects with new funding.

They are simply a continuation of projects already in the works or a re-announcement of works that have already been heralded by the government trumpets already.

It’s just public relations – trying to milk the most political mil-age out of the spending of our tax dollars.

The B.C. government makes promises about fixing up the Trans-Canada Highway between Kamloops and the Alberta bor-der. Then they re-make them.

The province says the work is all part of its new ( the italics are mine) 10-year transportation plan dubbed, “B.C. on the Move.”

But Premier Christy Clark made a 10-year, $650 million com-mitment to upgrade the Trans-Canada Highway at the 2012 Union of BC Municipalities conference.

So exactly which new 10-year plan is actually in play? The 2012 plan or the 2015 one? Or has the 2012 plan morphed

into the 2015 plan, which will now continue until 2025?Among the projects “announced” last week were: • upgrades to the highway at west Salmon Arm.• construction on the Malakwa bridgeHere’s the realityThe announcement about upgrades to the highway in west

Salmon Arm – that’s so 2013.A quick search of our archives shows a smiling Christy Clark

posing on the bridge that year, followed by the official announce-ment a few months later.

Ditto for the Malakwa bridge replacement. A story in our sister paper, the Eagle Valley News in Sicamous

in June 2014 noted, “Last summer, (2013) MOTI revealed plans to replace the bridge as part of the B.C. government’s commit-ment to four-lane the Trans-Canada between Kamloops and the Alberta border. The Malakwa bridge project went to tender in 2014.

But also in the headlines this past week, another fatal highway crash, this one on the Trans-Canada Highway at Hilltop Road near Sorrento.

I hate to use the word “another” because to those who knew and loved Anisha Moore, this was not just another crash or an-other fatality or another statistic.

This robbed them of a mother, sister, friend. Their lives have been forever scarred.

My sincerest condolences go out to them. We do not know the circumstances of the crash that killed Ani-

sha Moore. It may be that the road or conditions are not to blame, but it becomes difficult to ignore that ever-growing number of fatalities on the Trans-Canada through the Shuswap.

My patience is sorely lacking for a B.C. government which seems more caught up in public relations than public safety.

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VIEW POINTThe Observer asked: What’s your worst spring cleaning chore?

Daila Duford “My least favourite would be cleaning the windows.”

Abe Zacharias “I would say cleaning the gutters.”

Heidi Burge “Anything where you have to clean inside; I would rather do outdoor chores.”

Wayne Hyam “Cleaning the windows are quite the chore.”

Jeannie Tyrrell “I don’t mind cleaning, but I would have to say the ceiling. It’s tough to get up there.”

Bill C-51 simply a scare tactic by the Conservative government

Defend Canada by opposing Bill C-51 Review land policy

Closure not the best alternative

With the current push to raise the minimum wage in B.C. to $15 an hour, one might ques-tion why? Why should we raise the wage?

The most convincing argument in favour of raising the minimum wage is the fact that at the current rate, minimum wage earners, unable to keep their income at par with the cost of living, are living below the poverty line.

The increased wage will put more money in the pockets of low-income workers, who are, according to Statistics Canada, 59 per cent adults, age 20 or older.

One might then wonder if companies will lay

off workers due to higher wages. Studies have shown in cases around the globe, though, that with the graduated increase of minimum wage there has been virtually no effect on the unem-ployment rates in the given area.

Also, with the hike in minimum wage, there is a reduced turnover among low-wage em-ployees. These declined turnover rates consti-tute a net positive for businesses, for high turn-over rates increase training costs and result in lower productivity.

Another supporting argument for the in-creased minimum wage suggests that with rais-

ing the minimum wage, one is putting more money into the hands of consumers most likely to spend more due to their increased income, creating a ripple effect which � lters more mon-ey into to the economy. This elevated demand for goods and services tends to stimulate the economy, which, in turn, creates more jobs.

With the bene� ts in full view, one can con� -dently take a step across the street towards the decision of increasing minimum wage to $15 an hour, proclaiming, “Raise the wage!”

Joelle Heyde

Bill C-51 is an omnibus bill which creates or amends � ve different statutes under a compel-ling name: “The Anti-Terrorism Act 2015”.

It is being used to promote fear and divi-sion amongst Canadians. The sub-text of the Harper Conservatives is “either you are with us or you are with the terrorists.” National se-curity is shaping up to be their primary elec-tion issue and polls are showing strong public support for the legislation, although the major-ity wants oversight, review and accountability mechanisms. Clearly, if we want to live with a sense of security in Canada, we need the tools to prevent terrorist plots. However, there must

be a balance between protecting Canadians’ security and protecting their personal freedom, including the right to privacy .

Bill C-51 fails to get the balance right.The Liberal Party of Canada will be pro-

posing amendments to Bill C-51, including robust oversight and review mechanisms. But the reality is, these amendments will fail and Bill C-51 will pass no matter which way the NDP and the Liberals vote. Once again Mr. Harper will use the Conservative majority to ram through � awed legislation. Justin Trudeau has said: “the Conservatives can either accept our amendments or have them be part of the

Liberal platform in the coming election.”What Mr. Harper wants, as we head into

an election, is to have both the NDP and the Liberals vote against Bill C-51. This would set the stage for unrelenting attack ads about “soft on terrorism.” Mr. Trudeau will not give him this opportunity. And Mr. Mulcair? Despite expressing strong opposition to Bill C-51, he has said the NDP would not rescind the legisla-tion if elected, but rather change it: the position taken early on by Mr. Trudeau.

Cindy Derkaz, candidate, Liberal Party of Canada in North Okanagan Shuswap

On Saturday, March 14, we witnessed a rare phenomena. Canadians from coast to coast protested in the streets at more than 50 locations to denounce Bill C-51, the govern-ment’s new anti-terrorism legislation. This is a reaction we have not seen in Canada in a long time.

The list of Canadians speaking out against this bill is growing every day and includes such knowledgeable and prominent voices as former prime ministers Jean Chrétien (who was in power during 9/11), Paul Martin, Joe Clark (a Conservative), John Turner, former Supreme Court Justices, more than 100 aca-demics, and so many more. The privacy com-missioners from every province and territory in Canada have penned an extensive letter pointing out the dangers of the legislation. In short, the people who are deeply informed about this bill are deeply troubled by it.

There are many concerns with Bill C-51. The website stopc51.ca has summarized Bill C-51 as being:

Reckless. It turns CSIS into a ‘secret po-

lice’ force with little oversight or account-ability.

Dangerous. It opens the door for violations of our Charter Rights including censorship of free expression online.

Ineffective. It will lead to dragnet surveil-lance and information sharing on innocent Canadians that is not effective.

The Conservative government is rushing through a deeply � awed piece of legislation that will impact on the privacy rights and freedoms of every Canadian. The govern-ment has failed to provide evidence of either the need or effectiveness of these powers and has failed to provide oversight to prevent abuses of the new powers. With an election right around the corner, the timing is also sus-picious.

Our MP recently sent out a letter to the lo-cal papers titled “Our duty to defend Cana-da?” In my opinion this is best accomplished by opposing Bill C-51.

Tobiah Riley

A higher minimum wage bene� ts economy

In my opinion it is very important to note that there are three speci� c subjects in regards to the review of Silver Creek Elementary. Not only is the school board to consider the closure of our school and have a public consultation, they are also to consider the viability of increasing enrolments at Silver Creek Elemen-tary through the introduction of a Montessori program, and they are to review the busing impact on the children.

To only say that they are consid-ering closure is very misleading to the public, especially the public that have interest in the Montessori pro-gram. So yes, Silver Creek is being reviewed for closure but it is also being considered as a Montessori- inspired school as well.

As for the impact on our children in regards to busing, it is going to be a huge impact on our children. My children will board the bus at 6:30 a.m. This means an hour-and-a-half bus ride for children as young as � ve. What happens when my daughter needs to use the bath-room? Will the bus pull over so she can go on the side of the road? Cer-tainly not! Who will be supervising my � ve-year-old daughter while she rides with 11- to 15-year-old teen-agers? There will certainly be nega-tive in� uences on my young child.

In my opinion, the school district should use impact to students and communities as a key consideration when they are making their deci-sions. The long-term facilities plan outlines various options for budget savings. Some of these options have a major impact on students (like transfer of students to a different community) whereas other options do not have such a drastic impact (recon� guration within the same community).

Kristie Clark

Some of us are gregarious and love city life, and some of us prefer space and a natural envi-ronment in which to raise our children.

In 1973, B.C. boasted 4.6 per cent agricultural land in the province, but that has eroded signi� -cantly. Nonetheless, that leaves 95 per cent of the province that is not agriculture land, that we could enjoy without eroding our food land. Cal-gary and Los Angeles are two clear examples that show many people prefer sprawl to being packed like sardines in a can.

If we have 95 per cent of our province that is not food land, is there someone in our present government that can explain why our cities are not encouraged to grow to this non-ag land?

Christy Clark, you need to direct our land com-mission to either save food land, or help the city politicians stop sprawl and drop the food land policy, because both are obviously not possible. On the contrary, there’s an old adage my father used to quote, “When something doesn’t make sense, you can be sure there is money involved.”

Jo Middleton


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1925 Two contractors on the Fraser Canyon highway began work on the drive to push the road through from the Coast to the Interior.The question was raised that all along the trunk road from Vernon to Salmon Arm, why was the Enderby stretch left flooded with standing water, with no trenching to draw the water out of the ruts? It was noted men with picks and hoes had been working in other locales trenching and cross trench-ing to keep the water off the road, with the result that the road right into Salmon Arm was practically free of standing water.

1935 Drs. Beech and Beech offered to act as the medical health officers for the sum of $150 a year.

1945 While appreciating the tremendous importance of irrigation for the Salmon Arm area, a domestic water scheme to serve the city and district was to be under-taken first. This was the agreement reached at a meeting of the joint water committee and irrigation committee at a meeting held at the municipal hall.Provincial government plans to re-locate the Trans-Canada Highway east of Salmon Arm would delay work on the city’s project to replace the old water supply mains from the water tank on Ross Street.

1955 With the object of stimu-lating interest in tree fruits in the Salmon Arm area, restoring the industry to the position it held before the “deep freeze” in the winter of 1949-50, a special Better Fruits Committee was organized by the Farmer’s Exchange. The committee consisted of W.R. Fulton, chairman: W.R. Clayden, D.F. Ruth and district horticulturist R.M. Wilson.Riding in on a frigid north wind, a sud-den cold wave brought the lowest March temperature on record to the Shuswap. The mercury dropped to 20 below.

Life & Times

Food is not just a necessity, it is very much a part of the so-cial fabric of most cultures, an intrinsic component of rituals and celebrations.

But for some, food forms the battleground on which their very survival is at stake.

Melanie Gotell knows this all too well.

The 31-year-old was diag-nosed with an eating disorder at the age of 20, when she was attending university.

“I had some traumatic child-hood experiences I hadn’t dealt with, and I am a perfec-tionist,” she says. “My grade point was straight ‘A’s but I always thought I would fail.”

Gotell says she was work-ing part-time while going to university, but gave up her job

when she became depressed. A counsellor suggested ex-

ercise could help relieve her stress.

“I was still on the cusp of being average to overweight,” she says. “I started with good intentions of just getting healthy – dieting and working out, and I felt good so I took it to an excessive level.”

As a child, Gotell reacted to stress by developing stomach aches that prevented her from eating.

“The behaviours started as a kid, but I wasn’t worried about weight until I hit my twenties,” she says, noting she had begun her diet and exercise regime when she contracted a virus and lost a significant amount of w e i g h t . “Usual ly

you gain it back when you feel better, but I kept losing the weight.”

A dietician told Gotell that anorexia can have a genetic component, with one of the triggers being an 18-pound or more loss of weight within a month.

Gotell embarked on a long journey to recovery, one that held many challenges, includ-ing getting appropriate help.

Group counselling proved to be unsuccessful for her.

“Some people are sicker than you and you’re sicker than some people,” she says, noting people with eating disorders are often extremely competitive. “If someone was saying they had lost weight and I hadn’t, in my mind, I wasn’t doing well enough.”

The thinking was, if you didn’t lose the most weight, you obviously didn’t need the help, she adds, noting that in present-day society, losing weight is seen as a good thing.

“You want to be the best, even if it’s killing you, and the illness be-comes who you are,” she says. “I am Mela-nie the anorexic; it becomes your identity.

That’s why it’s so hard to give up, because you don’t know who you are without it.”

Conventional ther-apies did not work for Gotell, who

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couver, fed by tube on

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gram – leaving at 10 weeks because it wasn’t working for her.

“The re-feeding process is not fun, you feel like crap,” she says, noting she was harming her body to the point she was at increased risk of a heart at-tack, seizures and suicide. “It’s like you can’t eat. I had zero self worth and didn’t think I deserved to live. Basically it was a slow form of suicide.”

Graduated from university and having to take a leave from a job she loved, Gotell was well aware she needed to eat. But every time she gained a bit of weight, the smallest of tummy bulges would drive her back to not eating and over-exercising.

“I ran out of options, was tired of being in the hospital and no closer to going back to work,” she says, pointing out she got a pet hedgehog to snuggle and care for. “I found a purpose outside of myself. From there, I switched psy-chiatrists, found a dietician I like in Salmon Arm and found a counsellor that does equine therapy.”

The experience was so helpful, Gotell is writing a pa-per on it, hoping to earn her masters in social work with the goal of opening a compre-hensive eating disorder prac-tice in Salmon Arm.

Gotell says she has discov-ered life is so much more than sitting at home alone and, while the hold is less power-ful, she still struggles with food and needs to be mindful of her triggers.

“I still have my moments… I’m not at the point of enjoying food, but I’m past the point of eating to stay out of hospital,” she says, noting that working through unresolved family is-sues was part of the process. “It’s not a fight anymore. I’m hopeful for the first time in a long time.”

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If you know someone whose volunteer efforts have made Salmon Arm a better place to live, work or play, now’s the time to shout it out.

The Salmon Arm Observer is hosting the Community Leader Awards to recognize the invaluable contributions volunteers make to Salmon Arm’s quality of life, says publisher Rick Proznick.

Nominations will be accepted from a selec-tion committee com-prised of representatives of various community groups and other mem-bers of the community.

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Don’t make that vis-iting bear feel at home.

This message comes from the BC Conserva-tion Officer Service.

Responding to word that black bears have been seen rambling around populated ar-eas of Salmon Arm, conservation officer Tanner Beck out of the Vernon office provided suggestions.

The first, which many people have heard, is not to leave food outside. He notes the conservation office has recently received reports of bears in local areas where people had left garbage outside.

“Hopefully people realize the bears are up now and they can’t have anything food-related outside,” Beck says. “We don’t want to kill any bears, but we especially don’t want to kill any bears because of people’s mistakes.”

Beck said, with the warm weather, bears have woken up and are out and about.

Postings on the In-ternet of recent bear sitings around Salmon Arm have included the Village at 10th and 10th south of the Mall

at Piccadilly, Foothill Road, and the west end of town as far out as Ben’s Towing.

Another important piece of information, he says, is not to make the bears feel at ease.

“Safely haze them with bear bangers or air horns or even yell-ing at them – it will stress them out. We don’t want them to be comfortable with us,” he says. “Most people think, I’ll be real quiet and get a nice video or picture. Bears learn from that. ‘My last ex-perience with a human,

it was quiet, it was calm.’”

Beck adds that under the Wildlife Act, peo-ple can be charged if they leave anything out that attracts dangerous wildlife to the neigh-bourhood.

Consequences can range from court-order penalties to violation tickets of $230.

If you are concerned about a bear, you may report it at 1-877-952-7277, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Bears seen around the cityWildlife: Residents should avoid leaving food outside.

Garbage: Bears are attracted to easy food sources, which can quickly turn them into a neighbourhood problem. It is highly un-likely a problem bear will be relocated. More likely it will be shot by conservation officers.

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In the new line, all the soaps feature in-gredients that incor-porate locally brewed beers from The Barley Station and Crannog Ales.

Instead of the water added to most soaps, Marr has replaced it with different variet-ies of beer and in some cases also adds the left-over grain mash from the brewing process.

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Lighthouse shelter to begin seasonal shut-down

The doors of the Lighthouse Emergency Shelter will be closed come Wednesday, April 1.

This is not an April Fools Day joke. The shelter’s last day of the cold season is usually March 31, explains Salvation Army com-munity services man-ager Dave Byers, as it will be this year.

The shelter opens in November and closes in March or April, de-pending on the weath-er.

From the first day of April and on, the Sal-vation Army will be distributing tents and sleeping bags if people are in need of shelter.

Byers said people are able to find spots for them.

“They seem to find places; I don’t know where they’re sleeping these days. We don’t recommend any par-ticular place.”

He said a lot of people will hang on

to the tents; some are transients so take them along to their next des-tination.

“We do buy some tents and we have a few donated.”

Byers said if people

are in need of emer-gency shelter they can drop by the food bank to get a sleeping bag and tent.

Also, the Salvation Army can provide bus tickets to other loca-

tions, on the basis of need.

Hours of the Sal-vation Army Food Bank, located at 441 Third Ave. just off the Trans-Canada High-way behind Safeway,

are: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Mon-days and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon; and Wednesdays, 9 to 11 a.m. Weekdays the food bank doors open

at 8 a.m. so people can come in for coffee.

Statistics for the number of people us-ing the shelter during the cold weather were not available at press time.


From land to water

This year, paddling will follow pedalling.

Downtown Salmon Arm, in collaboration with Shuswap Rowing and Paddling, will be presenting Shuswap Paddle Month in June.

Paddling Month will come on the heels of the established Shus-wap Bike Month & Family Fun Ride in May. Downtown Salmon Arm’s Lindsay Wong and Roger Par-enteau presented the plans to the March 9 meeting of council.

Mayor Nancy Coo-per expressed her ap-proval, stating Paddle Month is a great addi-tion which, along with Bike Month, promotes a healthy community.

Parenteau noted there is talk of a may-or’s trike race during Bike Month.

Other events planned include a Trans Rock-ies Single Track Bike Race in July, an Ap-pleFest in September and SalmonFest in Oc-tober.


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SportsSoccer duo headed to Europe with EFS

In a little under two months Rachel Bootsma and Julia Anderson will embark on the opportunity of a lifetime.

The pair of Shuswap Youth Soccer Asso-ciation players will be heading to Europe for two weeks in May with Saibo Talic and the U17 and U18 European Football School.

“It’s a really great opportunity for these girls. This is the kind of thing they will remember for the rest of their lives,” said Kevin Harrison, SYSA executive director.

Harrison coached the duo last year and refers to them as outstanding and hard- working athletes, who deserve the honour of being selected by Talic to play for EFS.

The select squads were hand-picked by Talic himself over the past year.

Talic has a wealth of knowledge, having played and coached at the professional club level in his native Bosnia and Herzegovina.

“I have been coming to Salmon Arm the past four years and I saw Rachel and Julia’s potential to grow as players and people. They work hard, they have good skill and they both show social maturity and a good attitude,” said Talic.

The UEFA (Union of European Football Association) B-licensed coach stresses the girls’ character was one of the most impor-tant factors in selecting them to the squad traveling to Europe.

“It’s not just about soccer, it’s about life experience. Although the focus will be on soccer, in our off-time we will visit histori-cal and cultural sights.”

The two week trip will take the girls to the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

Along the way the team will feature in six matches and against top youth clubs, three in Germany, two in the Netherlands and one in Belgium.

“I’m looking forward to the difference in

the way the game is played in Europe and each country,” said 16-year-old Anderson.

Bootsma on the other hand is eager to immerse herself in the Dutch culture as she is of Dutch heritage.

Both girls call the upcoming trip a dream.They share the same aspirations and hope

to be recruited by a European university to play soccer overseas.

This trip will be Talic’s 19th time taking a squad across the pond and, as a result, he takes it very seriously.

For the past few months the girls have been making the trip to the Lower Main-land each weekend to train with the squad.

The team is made up of girls from across the province.

Talic and his crew of highly regarded coaches have been working with the team on tactics, set plays and technical skills, something he also teaches in his camps.

“Julia and Rachel both show lots of physical strength and soccer intelligence, which will be very beneficial for the team,” said Talic.

He explains that while North American players may be just as physically fit and strong as the Europeans, the biggest dif-ference between the European and North American game is technical skill.

Each of the 19 players on the squad will be guaranteed 25 minutes of action on the pitch in each match.

Talic says if their form is good, they will be rewarded with more playing time.

Before Talic heads overseas in May, he will take a group of U13 and U14 girls teams on a tour of California to play up to five matches.

Making the trip to the Golden State from SYSA will be Angalena Cross, Lina Fankhauser and Hannah Tarzwell.

Each year EFS alternates between taking Open space: Julia Anderson dribbles into open field during a scrimmage at the European Football Camp at the SASCU Memorial Indoor Sports Com-plex on Friday, March 20.

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Marshall reaches podium Alysson Marshall sprinted to a silver medal and a third-place overall finish at nationals at Lappe Nordic near Thunder Bay last weekend. Marshall also placed 13th in the five-kilometre skate, 7th in the 10-km classic and 13th in the 30-km skate in the Open Women category.

Share your ideas for Larch HillsThe public is welcome to come and discuss the future of the Larch Hills, in the form of the Larch Hills Nordic Society’s Strategic Plan. The plan will be discussed at the society’s meet-ing set for Tuesday, March 31, 7 p.m. in Room 1 of the SASCU Recreation Centre. All current and prospective members are welcome.

Spring goalie clinicThe Shuswap Youth Soccer Association is offer-ing a free goalie clinic for goalkeepers between ages nine and 18. The clinic will be instructed by Thompson Rivers University men’s soccer team goal keeper, Travis Froehlich. The clinic will run Tuesdays, March 31 and April 7, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., or from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Space is limited. To register, visit: http://shuswapsoccer.com/camps.php.

Silverbacks’ spring campThe Silverbacks will be hosting their annual spring evaluation camp from May 1 to 3. Those born between 1995-2000 are welcome to reg-ister and tryout for a spot on the ’Backs. Other junior teams will also be in attendance from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. For more information, visit: http://www.sasil-verbacks.com.

Bridge winnersThe results for Cedar Heights Duplicate Bridge Club for Wednesday, March 18 are: in first place, Dan Quilty and Michael Clayton; in second, Bob Clugston and Lori Nelson; and in third place Doug Stewart and Orville Cooper.Sunday Duplicate Club’s results for March 22 are as follows: North/South: in first place, Ona Bouchard and Carol Jeffery; in second, Carol McGregor and Peter Budda; in third place, Or-ville Cooper and Doug Stewart. East/West: in first, Dan Quilty and Gerry Chatelain; in second place, Yvonne and Gordon Campbell; in third, Joyce Jack and Judy Krupp.

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After dropping their first two games of the 2015 Canadian Senior Curling Champion-ships, Sandra Jenkins and her rink are back on track.

The 2006 Winter Olympic bronze med-alist followed up losses to Manitoba and Al-berta with wins against Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario.

Lead Carol Murray, second Wendy Cseke, third Kate Horne, and skip Jenkins are third in pool B, behind Al-

berta and Manitoba, and will need a win against P.E.I. to secure a berth and move on to the championship round.

The Salmon Arm skip followed up Sun-day night’s win over Newfoundland with a dominating perfor-mance against Ontar-io’s Kathy Brown.

Jenkins scored two with the hammer in the first end, then stole a single point in the sec-ond end.

Another score of two in the fourth end and another steal of one in the fifth end put the

game at 6-1 for B.C. The teams traded

two points in the next two frames, and the game conceded after seven ends, 8-3.

Sunday’s match against Newfoundland was also conceded af-ter seven ends.

With the last stone in the opening end, Jenkins took a 1-0 lead before Laura Phillips answered with a point of her own.

Heading into the middle frame, Jenkins led 2-1, but a poor end by B.C. led to New-foundland tilting the ice in her rink’s favour,

opening up a 4-2 lead. Jenkins’ rink hit

back in the next three ends, stealing points in the sixth and seventh ends en route to the 7-4 win.

In the opening match against Manitoba, Jen-kins and co. had to bow out in the sixth end af-ter conceding three points in the first end and four points in the sixth.

Facing Alberta’s Terri Loblaw in Ed-monton, they were downed in seven ends by a score of 7-3.

Prince Edward Is-land’s Shirley Berry

and her rink currently hold a 1-3 record and sit in last place in pool B heading into the last match before the knockout stages.

B.C. has not hoisted the Canadian Senior Curling Champion-ships since 2010 when Christine Jurgenson, from Kerry Park Curl-ing Club in Mill Bay, won the title.

On the men’s side of the draw, B.C.’s Wes Craig of Victoria holds a 3-1 record in a full house, tied for second with Manitoba and New Brunswick be-hind Ontario.

tuck and rollGarrit Hickman soars through the air and does a somersault onto a foam mat during a spring break camp at Momentum Gymnastics on Monday, March 23. More than 20 kids filled the spring break gymnastics camp, where they learned the basics.

Jenkins rink back on trackEvan BuHLEr/OBSERVER

EFS camp draws large numbersContinued from A15

boys and girls on their soccer tours.

Talic says he likes to use the California trip for the younger kids as a stepping stone for eventually making the trip to Europe.

“My plan is for those kids that got to Califor-nia to also go overseas

to play in Europe with EFS,” said Talic.

Harrison says the trio will be exposed to a higher level of game play, which can only benefit the three when they return to the Shus-wap.

This past weekend, EFS and Talic were in town at the SASCU Memorial Sports Com-

plex for a five-day in-tensive camp.

The clinic focused on a repetition of learning and perfect-ing the basic technical and tactical skills that form the base of great players.

“The camp has been great. There was lots of skill, the kids were en-gaged, energetic, and

they showed a lot of passion. They had fun,” said Amar Talic, Sa-ibo’s son, also a UEFA B-licensed coach.

Blessed with sunny skies and warm tem-peratures, the indoor camp was able to prac-tise outside on a few occasions.

“The quality of coaching that Saibo

and EFS bring to Salm-on Arm is unrivalled anywhere in B.C.,” says Harrison.

That quality of coaching draws large numbers of players to each camp.

More than 70 SYSA players registered for the spring camp, and more had to be turned away.

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Spring brings change.

And change is on the way for Kevin “Chevy” Cheveldave, and the hockey community in Salmon Arm.

In April, Cheveldave will be closing and selling Chevy Sports, located in the Shaw Centre.

“It’s difficult to come to grips with it, but it’s time for a change,” says Cheveldave.

Chevy Sports has become an institution within the community, known as the “hockey shop” in town.

Cheveldave’s father, Peter, purchased the Jock Shop 30 years ago on Alexander Street across from the Salmar Classic and turned their shop into a family affair and a labour of love.

They sold everything from bikes to skis, to camping and fishing gear and everything in between.

“This has been the biggest part of my life – it will be a culture shock not coming into work everyday.”

Cheveldave fondly describes working along his father’s side for 18 years in the shop, which also moved to Lakeshore before find-ing a permanent home at the Shaw Centre for the past 16 years.

Over the years, six of his nephews have also worked at the shop.

“My mom still drives out at least two times a week from Sicamous and visits me at the shop, probably to clean up after me,” chuckles Cheveldave.

“Chevy” stresses he will miss his loyal cus-tomers and those who work at the Shaw Cen-tre. He adds the friend-ships formed over the years have been the best part of the job.

Passing the store window during the height of the hockey season, you would be hard pressed not to find Cheveldave talking with a group of friends

before, after or between their kids’ games.

“He’s the kind of guy who would always be there when ever you needed something or just wanted to talk. He is a avid listener and incredibly hon-est person,” says Kelly Moores, a friend of Cheveldave’s for 15 years.

Chevy Sports has many second genera-tion customers, some-thing Moores attributes to Cheveldave’s char-acter.

“I’ve helped kids gear up – watched them grow up, and now I am gearing up their kids,” says Cheveldave.

One such customer, Mike Lewis, makes it a habit to have Chevel-dave sharpen his skates or his son’s skates when they are in town from Terrace for camps or tournaments.

One thing that could always cheer up Chev-eldave after a Boston Bruins loss is a child’s reaction to getting their first pair of skates, hel-met or shin pads.

“Chevy loved that part of his job, he would tell me many stories how cute the kid’s reaction was get-ting new equipment. I think he was just as ex-

cited as the kids,” says Moores.

Cheveldave is also know for his coaching history with Salmon Arm Minor Hockey and various junior B clubs.

“To me, Chevy is an outstanding minor hockey coach; we are lucky to have had his service…,” said Salm-on Arm Minor Hockey Association adminis-trator Roy Sakaki with a broad smile.

Sakaki describes Cheveldave as a tough but fair coach, who was respected by his play-ers and always got the best out of his teams.

Cheveldave led mul-

tiple minor hockey teams to provincial finals and took the Si-camous Eagles to the to the Mowat Cup finals in the Kootenay Inter-national Junior Hockey League.

Sakaki says Chev-eldave’s influence on the hockey community will be sorely missed, whether it is as a coach or the man behind the counter of Chevy Sports.

“I am hopeful that someone will come in and pick up where Chevy left off, be-cause he was great for all hockey in Salmon Arm,” says Sakaki.

Cheveldave says he

is cautiously optimistic about the future, and he is not entirely sure what he will do after closing the shop.

A farewell has been planed for Cheveldave and will be held at the SASCU rec centre on May 2. For more info, call Ellie Campbell at 250-253-5890.

Farewell to local institutionMoving on: After 30 years, Chevy Sports owner closing up shop.

Evan BuhlEr/OBSERvER

End of an era: Kevin “Chevy” Cheveldave sharpens a pair of skates in his shop, Chevy Sports. Cheveldave will sell his store after being in business for 30 years.

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Accomplished journalist, author, teach-er, poet and poetry critic – Brian Brett is ready to lead participants on a wild ride through the world of literature at the Word on the Lake Writers’ Festival.

“I’ll go back to Gilgamesh, The IIliad and work my way around the world, and not just in poetry, there will be song,” he says with raspy-voiced enthusiasm. “We’ll explore the history of world literature.”

Brett says he will also discuss modern prose and how many rules have emerged through oral history and how they don’t make sense on the page.

“People are culturally conditioned by what we have,” Brett says, noting he plans to open participants to a whole genre of wonderful writing and different ways of looking at the world and writing.

“Culture � ows and when people see all these things, it opens their mind to what they are doing themselves,” he says. “It’s quite a wild and woolly ride.”

And the same could be said for how Brett has lived his life – � ercely and un-equivocally.

Born in the Fraser Valley to a Cockney pedlar, he has vivid memories of viewing the world through the � apping canvas on the back of his father’s truck.

Many trips were made to the B.C. Inte-rior for potatoes that were then delivered on the Coast.

“We went up and down to First Nations communities and he would park me at a reserve,” Brett says, noting his early fasci-nation with the native culture, their sense of humour and storytelling tradition.

Brett was born with Kallmann Syn-drome, a genetic condition whose primary symptom is a failure to start puberty or a failure to fully complete it.

“I had no male hormones until I was 20,” he says, pointing out being bullied was the hallmark of his school years. “I was so to-tally de� ant; I grew my hair down to my ass and snuck into night clubs as a woman

to see Janis Joplin and a few other greats. I was a strange hippie.”

Brett was awakened to possi-bilities by a First Nations high school teacher, who took his stu-dents beyond the bounds of the school curriculum.

The Bella Bella native sparked Brett’s interest by in-troducing him to the writing of Rimbaud, the great 19th Century French poet.

“I thought, ‘I can do some-thing else; there had been no path for me beyond being a mutant teenager or teenage delinquent,” he says, noting he put his encyclopedic brain to the test and earned the high-est history marks the school had ever seen in a matter of weeks, because he wanted to go to university.

An impoverished student, Brett slept in Simon Fraser’s rotunda and spent his days in the school library soaking up information on other cultures and drawing inspira-tion from the works of Chinese and Persian poets.

At the age of 22, Brett worked in the forestry industry, helping to log The pristine Queen Charlotte Islands, now known as Haida Gwaii.

He recalls lying on the trunks of felled trees whose width at 18 feet were three times the length of his body.

He also remembers how the province announced plans in the mid 1970s, to prevent logging near watercourses, two years before legislation was introduced.

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It’s that time of year again.

The Shuswap District Arts Council invites applications from the musical community to the annual Blair Borden Memorial Award.

Borden was a found-ing member of the arts council in 1970 and dedicated this award to adult musicians of all abilities wanting to fur-ther their education.

A $500 scholarship is awarded by the arts council, and another $500 is awarded by the Shuswap Music Festi-val Society each year.

Following the death of artist Marie Manson in 1980, a group of five close friends – Lois Higgins, Cilla Budda, Robin Suddaby, Doug Hughes and Erika All-wood wanted to do something special to

honour and celebrate her life. So, in 1980, with $5,000 in Seed money from Manson’s family, the five created a fund to assist artists in their work.

Since then, more than 60 local artists have benefited from the award.

As they do every year, the trustees of the Marie Manson Memo-rial Arts Award again invite applications from artists of all genres.

This award is in-tended for mid-career artists in all disciplines who reside in the Shus-wap area. Funds may be used to support a specif-ic project, travel or pro-fessional development opportunity.

This year, the Marie Manson award has in-creased to $2,000 and

will be awarded to one or two artists.

The deadline to sub-mit applications for both awards is Thurs-day, April 30 and winner(s) will be an-nounced in June.

Application guide-lines are available at the

arts centre. They can also be downloaded on the Internet at www.salmonarmartscentre.ca/apply. Return them to the Salmon Arm Arts Centre at 70 Hudson Ave. NE or mail them to Box 1181, Salmon Arm, B.C. V1E 4P3.

On-stagePatrick Ryley performs his Hank Williams routine to an appreciative crowd at the Louisiana Hayride’s fifth anniversary concert March 20.

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Right note: This is a sketch by the late Marie Manson, who died of cancer in 1980. Seed money from her family was used to create an art award in her honour.

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Okanagan College’s Contemporary Classics at the Classics” not-for-profit film series ends March 30 with a closing night double bill at the historic Salmar Classic.

Wes Anderson’s family friendly, animat-ed Fantastic Mr. Fox will screen at 5 p.m., followed by Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life at 7:30.

“One of the aims of the series this year has been to select a range of films that will appeal both to students and to the wider Salmon Arm film-going commu-nity, so it is fitting that the series ends with a night when we show two films that every-one in town can come down and enjoy regard-less of their age” says Okanagan College film professor Tim Walters, who introduces each film in the series. “As we’ve been the benefi-ciary of generous sup-port of the series from the college, the Salmar Community Associa-tion and the good folks at Pinz Tattoos, we are

able to offer free ad-mission to both films – with a donation to the Second Harvest Food Bank, and I feel very fortunate and apprecia-tive that we can end the season by helping out a group that does great work in our commu-nity.”

The 2009 hit Fantas-tic Mr. Fox is an animat-ed adaptation of the be-loved Roald Dahl novel of the same name, and follows the attempts by Mr. Fox to save his family and friends from

angry farmers. Featuring an all-star

cast of voice actors (in-cluding George Cloo-ney, Meryl Streep and Bill Murray) and the usual quirky Anderson style and humour, this is a fun, smart, fast-moving film that will be enjoyed by kids of all ages.

Malick’s 2011 epic The Tree of Life, is a hugely ambitious and visually overwhelm-ing film painted on a massive canvas, which rightly earned the most

sought-after prize in the movie world, the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, says Walters.

Starting from the story of a couple (Brad Pitt and Jessica Chas-tain) raising two small children in small town 1950s Texas, Malick’s film explodes in scope to follow the growth of this family in parallel with that of the entire history of life in our universe through stun-ning visual images and a magnificent orchestral soundtrack.

Double bill ends series

Classic: Fantastic Mr. Fox is one of two films that will be shown Monday, March 30 to close Okanagan College’s Contemporary Classics at the Classic series, which is open to the public.

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(abbr.) 11. Heartbeat 12. Brit. rutabaga 17. Angle (abbr.) 18. Said as a greeting or wish 19. Festivals 23. Rita ___, singer 24. Belonging to us 27. Skating jumps 28. Building at 175 5th Ave. 29. Parts per billion (abbr.) 30. Atomic mass unit 32. Old Spanish currency

(abbr.) 33. Insistence on traditional

correctness 34. PBS wildlife show 35. Measuring blocks 36. Don’t know when yet 37. Ancient city from which

St. Paul first sailed 38. Breadwinner 39. Go to bed 40. Highest in degree or

quality 42. Tossed, potato or waldorf 43. The trunk of a tree 49. Yes in Spanish “They weren’t too happy about these

Ten Amendments eigher.”

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The fiery Aries Sun activates your adventurous and ambitious side BUT slow down. You’re keen to get started on a project that excites you BUT don’t get carried away and go over budget. If you are creatively focused and financially frugal, you’ll get more bang for your buck. Saturn encourages you to back up enthusiastic ideas with tangible goals and a practical plan.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Some Bulls are ready to express the self-indulgent hedonist within, while others get caught up in a dream or fantasy only to be brought back down to earth by financial considerations, or a well-meaning family member. With Venus vamping through your sign, if you turn the charm factor up a few notches then you’ll get what you want via the gentle art of persuasion.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You are keen to connect with a wide range of people from a variety of places as you talk, text, tweet, post or publish. Many Geminis are natural writers and comedians (like Mike Myers, Joan Rivers, Hugh Laurie and Russell Brand) so start writing that blog, book, report or essay – or just amuse others with your witty observations and zingy one-liners!

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Teamwork and networking will get you where you want to go but you must be realistic about what you - and other people - can bring to the table. Professional and/or financial opportunities are around but you must work out the perfect time. Plus avoid getting half-baked financial information from a flaky friend. Look to a successful colleague for some astute business advice.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Lions appear to be confident creatures but, beneath the showy bravado, there often lies a sensitive soul full of self-doubt and fears. This week Saturn puts some steel in your spine, so you can face the world with a steady gaze and a strong, self-sufficient spirit. Plus, with Jupiter moving through your sign, it’s time to value and appreciate your own worth.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The more intently you focus your mind, the better the week will be as you power through paperwork. When it comes to a family matter, avoid quick fixes. Strive to be patient and persistent. Your eagle eye will spot flaws in other people’s work, but is it really up to you to bring it to their attention? Concentrate on individual projects - and your own mistakes.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Venus and Jupiter link up, which boosts your hedonistic side as you enjoy things like good food, fine wine, flowers, chocolates, and shopping. Style-conscious Librans are the fashionistas of the zodiac, and you love to shop up a storm. So your motto for the moment is from Sarah Jessica Parker (born on March 25) “I like my money right where I can see it - hanging in my closet.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Just because things aren’t happening as quickly as you’d like doesn’t mean you’re not making progress. A disciplined and strategic approach leads to long-term benefits. Attached Scorpios are encouraged to rev up the romance factor. Singles - you won’t meet your soul mate if you’re mooching around at home. So find creative ways to connect, circulate, socialise and advertise.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): While it’s a wonderful week to start projects, make sure your promises and good intentions can last the distance. You’re also keen to assist someone in need but don’t offer more help (or money) than you can deliver. The positive side of Saturn transiting your sign is that it helps you define your capabilities and be realistic about how much you can actually do.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Many serious and ambitious Goats get their rocks off by climbing the career mountain until they reach the summit of success, accolades and riches. But the danger is that you sacrifice joy and spontaneity along the way. This week the fiery Sun puts a pep in your step and a smile on your dial, as you relish living in the moment.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Are you in a hurry to travel, or to achieve a major goal or dream? Circumstances are changing quickly so don’t make any firm plans yet. It’s a super week to spruce up your domestic abode and entertain at home, as you enjoy fine food and company. When dealing with a fractious family member, you’ll find a little sugar-coating helps convey your message in a more positive way.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your flirtatious side and your powers of persuasion are firing, so it’s a wonderful week to pitch an idea or ask for a favour. There is also much satisfaction to be gained via contributing your creative talents within your local community. Spending sprees are a danger though, as your wish list dwarfs your current bank balance. Live within your means and avoid using credit.

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Jesykja-Rose Magenta Cooper, a mother, partner, daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt, niece, cousin and friend, died at home in Canoe, BC on March 14, 2015 at the age of 21.

Jesykja is survived by her beautiful 4 year old daughter, Sunni Rose Cooper (Ducharme); her partner, Steve Beers; her parents, Rae and Tor Cooper; her grandparents, Paul & Sherry Lundholm; siblings Bari (Mike) Leonard, Jennifer Cooper-Lamb (Matt) of Kimberly, BC, Scott (Tessa) of Edson, AB, and Rory Blair (Lauren) of Kamloops, BC as well as a special mention of her friend of many years and the father of her daughter, Darcy Ducharme of Salmon Arm, BC.

Jes had many aunts and uncles, cousins and in-laws, nieces and nephews, friends and acquaintances. She especially loved her siblings’ children Dylan, Leland & Emily Cooper, Colton & Blair Leonard, Hawk & Wolf Cooper-Lamb, and Maycee Ducharme.

Jesykja was born in Salmon Arm on November 29, 1993. The youngest of five, Jesykja brought an energy and spark to her busy family. She grew up a child of the mountains; athletic and bold, never happier than at the top of the tallest tree or swimming in a glacier- fed lake. She was equally at home running with horses or riding on a motorcycle with her Dad.

Jesykja was a loving and loyal woman. In 2010 she gave birth to her beautiful daughter Sunni who was her “Ray of Sunshine”. She enjoyed singing and song-writing, travel and home. She especially loved to travel with Steve and had aspirations to visit all corners of the globe.

She loved animals and spent many hours with her and Steve’s Rottweiler Khuda and her cat “Cardi”. Jesykja was the kind of person who always remembered to call for birthdays and holidays and sometimes, just because she could. She was a dreamer with many goals and ambitions. She was not afraid to try new things or meet new people. Jesykja was blessed with an open heart and was never quick to judge others but instead embraced the opportunity to learn something new. She will be deeply missed by her family, friends, and all who knew her.

A memorial service is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on March 28 at Shuswap Community Church, 3151 – 6th Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC.

In lieu of flowers, donations to a charity will be welcomed with gratitude; either a charity of your choice or to the charities that touched her heart and life, Salmon Arm Rescue Unit – Attention: Tim Alstead or the Southern Interior Rotary Lodge – owned and operated by the Canadian Cancer Society, BC Yukon Division, Kelowna BC.

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium, Salmon Arm, (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories of Jes through her obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices.com.

COOPER, JESYKJA-ROSE MAGENTA1993 - 2015

Douwe Schaafsma died suddenly of a cardiac arrest during the dinner hour of Friday, March 13, 2015 at the age of 65 years.

Born in Holland, The Netherlands, on April 16, 1949. His family immigrated to Canada in 1953, settling in Salmon Arm in 1955. Douwe lived his life around dairy farming, well known for his dedication and hard work, which included hauling cattle around the Province. Douwe was always willing to give a lending hand to those in need.

Predeceased by his parents, Hank and Barbara; sisters, Mitze and Jitske, brother, Renzo, and step son, Jeffery Barnes.

He is survived by his wife, Janice; 4 children, Lee (Annalise), Maria (Chad), Marvin (Matti), and Glen; 3 step children, Tannis (Keith), Warren and Lorne; several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of life service will be held from the chapel of Bowers Funeral Home on Wednesday morning, April 1st at 11 a.m. with Jack Bowers the Funeral Celebrant. A reception will follow in the Mountainside room at Bowers.

On line condolences may be sent to Douwe’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

Funeral arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.

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Cards of ThanksTHANK YOU to Dr. Levons, Dr. McLellan, remedy rexall, community care nurses, com-munity care aides, Lizzy from community physio for their care + concern for Joyce Min-ion & the family. Thank you all our friends & neighbours who sent fl owers, cards, food, for the phone calls, visits. Thank you to our families for all their love & support through this time. The Harvey & Minion families

Coming EventsCHURCHES’ THRIFT shop is having a silent auction & book sale. Wed. March 25 & Thurs. March 26. 10 - 6 pm. We are at 461 Beatty Ave. N.W. SA.

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School District No. 83 invites applications for the following position QUALIFIED TRADES PERSON – HVAC; this is a temporary position.Job Summary: Provide mechanical services in the areas of maintenance and renovation to physical plant equipment and facility systems as they relate to ventilation, heating and air conditioning.For further information on how to apply for this position, please visit the www.makeafuture.ca for a detailed job description. The deadline for application is Friday, April 10, 2015.We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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National Gold winner for Independent Grocer of the Year is looking for passionate people to join our winning team. Opportunities include roles in our produce, deli, meat and grocery departments as well as cashiers. As a member of our team you can expect:

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This is a beauty career that is more than skin deep. Drive cosmetics sales through unbiased advice on products and consult with customers in your community.Are you an individual who:• has a natural eye for inner and outer beauty?• wants to provide service and advice that is friendly, unbiased

and unparalleled?• has an entrepreneurial spirit and consultative sales approach?• is personable and outgoing and likes to make people feel

better about themselves?If so, then a sales career with one of the leading beauty and cosmetics destinations in Canada may be for you. You will be selling the top cosmetics brands in North America and the world, with access to extensive training in cosmetic product knowledge to ensure your success and you will have the chance to become a local beauty expert in your store and community.Proven consultative skills to provide information, advice and guidance to customers on beauty products and promotion.Good knowledge of various beauty products and services available.Excellent makeup and cosmetic application knowledge (through experience or makeup artistry).This is a part time position but will lead to a full time term position for the right candidate.

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The CSRD is now accepting applications for summer student positions to assist the Development Services, the Operations Management Services, and Corporate Administration Services staff on special projects.THE POSITIONS: Development Services Student will:

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• Conduct land use verifi cation in the fi eld as required; and

• Assist Development Services staff with public open houses.

Operations Management Student will:• Interact with the public and commercial

waste haulers to promote CSRD waste reduction initiatives.

• Manage the poplar tree plantation and the irrigation system;

• Prepare an end term report documenting tree growth rates, irrigation rates and leachate uptake.

Administrative Clerk Student will:• Assist with reception, clerical support and

centralized public information services to all departments with the primary function being reception.

• Work on special projects as assigned.Duration of Positions:

• Early May to late August 2015For more information about these positions visit our website at www.csrd.bc.ca To apply, send your resume and cover letter, indicating the position you have applied for, no later than 4:00 PM (PST) on April 7, 2015 to: Emily Johnson, Executive AssistantColumbia Shuswap Regional District781 Marine Park Drive NEBox 978 SALMON ARM, BC, V1E 4P1Telephone: (250) 833-5922Fax: (250) 832-9774E-mail: [email protected] thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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US capable Class 1 Drivers required immediately: We are an Okanagan based transport company looking for qualifi ed drivers for US loads we run primarily in the Pacifi c North-west, Utah, Arizona and Neva-da. We offer a new pay rate empty or loaded. All picks and drops paid. Assigned units company cell phones and fuel cards. Regular home time Direct deposit paid every second Friday with no hold backs. We offer a rider and pet policy. Company paid US travel Insurance. All applicants must have reliable transporta-tion and a positive attitude. Please fax resume & abstract to 250-546-0600 or by email to [email protected] NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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Help WantedKing’s Christian School is seeking applicants for a part-time Development

Coordinator beginning August 2015. Deadline for

submissions is Friday,April 10, 2015. Interested individuals

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Help WantedLOOKING for a qualifi ed Loader operator. Town job Sicamous area. Must have ex-perience with a clam and load-ing old and second growth tim-ber. Min. 3yrs exp. Please email [email protected]

LOOKING for barber in busy Chase Barber Shop for holiday relief and on call. Call (250)679-1158

LOOKING for experienced Log truck driver with experi-ence hauling long logs. Full-time employment with benefi ts Sicamous area. Only experi-enced drivers need apply min. 3yrs. Please email resume and driver abstract [email protected]

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Help WantedNorth Okanagan Sawmill is looking to hire Lumber Pilers. We offer competitive wages along with a compre-hensive benefi t package. Please fax resume to 250-838-9637

Salmon Arm Ready Mix Ltd.has an immediate opening for

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◆Successful applicants must have excellent organizational skills and able to work unsu-pervised in a fast paced envi-ronment. ◆Duties include organizing truck fl eet, batching of ready mix concrete with computer batch system and scheduling orders. Typical 40-45hr week @ $21.00-25.00/hr plus ex-tended health benefi ts. ◆This position offers secure long term employment in a comfortable work environment. ◆Applicant will be trained in use of batch system. ◆Experience in ready mix con-crete, construction and truck experience considered an as-set. Please drop off resume at Salmon Arm Offi ce:2851-13 Avenue SW or email: [email protected]

“Seasonal Part time” Employment,

Kaloya Contracting is look-ing for someone to service and maintain Enderby Cliffs (2 days per week April 3 -

Oct 30) and Mara Provincial Park (3 days per week May 1- June 19, then 5-7 days

per week June 19-Sept 7, 3 days per week Sept 7-Sept 27). Variety of duties include

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

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Apt/Condos for Sale2 bdrm condo (Salmon Arm) ground fl oor unit, private patio, all appliciances included. $119,900 Century 21 lifestyle.(250)833-5153

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Apt/Condo for Rent1/Bdrm across from City Hall. Adults, N/S, No pets. Ref’s required. $710/mo. Call 250-833-0420 after 6pm.

1BDRM. balcony apt. down-town f/s & hot water incl., NP, NS, $750/mo.(1-855)852-5660

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Rentals

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Suites, LowerBRIGHT, lakeview, newly renovated 1 bedroom above ground walk out suite in Hill-crest, NS, NP $850/mo. heat & electricity incl. (250)832-6765LARGE 1bdrm., avail immed., 1 tenant only, NS, NP, $800/mo. util incl., (250)832-8168 or (250)517-9285

Suites, Upper3BDRM. 1bath, top fl oor house in town, shared laun-dry, NS, $1350/mo. util incl., avail May 1st (250)833-8637

Want to RentPROFESSIONAL FAMILY looking for house to rent in Salmon Arm area ASAP. Pets, active in community, Non smokers. Pet deposit okay. Call Scott 250-407-0440.

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Cars - Domestic2004 KIA SORENTO. AWD,AC, silver, $6,000. Call 250-833-1115 or 250-463-2484.

2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT AWD V6. Remote start, trailer hitch, air, cruise, all weather fl oor mats, 2 sets Michelin tires on rims, 93,500 kms. Asking $15,900. Call 250-832-2533.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 26FIRST UNITED CHURCH LENTEN SERIES – presents

Spirituality and the Environment with Anne Morris, who discusses the question of the human role in establishing God’s kingdom, at 7 p.m. at the church, 450 Okanagan Ave. SE. Everyone is welcome.

OKANAGAN COLLEGE – presents a live screening of an Aboriginal and Education presentation that features Gabrielle Scrimshaw, co-founder of the Aboriginal Professional Association of Canada, from 1 to 2:30 in the Gathering Place of the Salmon Arm Campus. The public is welcome to attend.

THE JAZZ CLUB – presents the Gareth Seyes Trio, with Seyes on trombone, Bill Lockie on bass and Jordan Dick on guitar, at 7 p.m. in the banquet room of Shuswap Chefs Restaurant, 551 Trans-Canada Hwy. Doors open at 6:30. Tapas are available. Admission is by donation.

INSULIN PUMPERS – All persons presently using an insulin pump or considering the purchase of an insulin pump are welcome to attend this support group from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the community room of Uptown Askew’s. For more information, call Nel Peach at 250-832-9735.

FRIDAY, MARCH 27SHUSWAP ASSOCIATION OF

WRITERS – presents a Celtic Ceilidh, with music and food, at the Wicked Spoon, 200 Trans-Canada Hwy. A 6 p.m. buffet dinner will be followed by entertainment by Rough Pearl, formerly known as the Cats and the Fiddle and Circle of Friends. A fundraiser for the Word on the Lake Writers’ Festival, there will be a silent auction, 50/50 draw and games. Get tickets at the Wicked Spoon or Hidden Gems Bookstore. For more info, visit wordonthelakefestivalofwriters.com.

SHUSWAP LAKE HEALTH CARE AUXILIARY – Two-day garage, bake and book sale takes place from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Mall at Piccadilly. Donations of furniture, household items, toys and books gratefully accepted. Drop off donations at the mall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 21 to 26 and March 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call 250-833-1881.

SHUSWAP COFFEEHOUSE – takes place at 7 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre, all ages, door prizes, admission is $3. Call 250-804-8080 for info.

SATURDAY, MARCH 28YEAR OF THE SHEEP FLEECE & FIBRE FESTIVAL – Enjoy a

day at Harmonious Homestead and Ewe, 5421 70th St. SW. Grass-fed roast lamb on a bun for lunch will be available at the “Flocks Through” from noon to 2 p.m. in honour of the Chinese Year of the Sheep. Admission is free.

SWING INTO SPRING FUNDRAISER DANCE – to bene� t the Reaching Out Multiple Sclerosis Society that supports local residents with MS from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Seniors Fifth Avenue Activity Centre, 170 Fifth Ave. SE, entertainment by the Barn Catz, door prizes and silent

auction. Admission is by donation.

HIDDEN GEMS BOOKSTORE – Bernie Spring, from Antiquarius.com, will conduct a free Book and Ephemera Appraisal at Hidden Gems Bookstore, 331 Alexander St. NE from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

SHUSWAP FILM SOCIETY – presents Lilting, a � lm about a Chinese mother and her son’s partner who try to share their misery over his death, at 5 and 7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.

MONDAY, MARCH 30OKANAGAN COLLEGE’S CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS AT THE

CLASSIC – Closing night double bill: Wes Anderson’s

The Fantastic Mr. Fox runs at 5 p.m. and Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life is at 7:30. Admission is free with a donation of non-perishable food items.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1SHUSWAP FILM SOCIETY – Merchants of Doubt is a

documentary about pundits for hire who pose as scienti� c authorities to speak about current topics such as climate change, at 7:30 p.m. at the Salmar Classic.

THURSDAY, APRIL 2FIRST UNITED CHURCH LENTEN SERIES – presents

Spirituality and First Nations with Craig Duck Chief, at 7 p.m. at the church, 450 Okanagan Ave. SE. Duck Chief is from Alberta’s Siksika band. He specializes in using technology to communicate traditional cultural values and practices. Everyone is welcome.

LITTLE MOUNTAIN BIBLE CHAPEL –presents It is Finished, an Easter cantata at 7 p.m. at 3481 10th Ave. SE. Everyone is invited.

POOR TRAITS – Vancouver-based female rock group performs from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Wicked Spoon Tap & Grill.

FRIDAY, APRIL 3GRANDMOTHERS TO GRANDMOTHERS SALE OF KNITTED

GOODS – The next sale will be held May 1 at The Mall at Piccadilly.

FIVE CORNERS CHURCH – presents Ascend to Heaven, The Singing Cross Easter Cantata on Friday and Saturday, April 4 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 3160 10th Ave. SE. Admission is free. Call 250-832-3121 for information.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4THE MALL AT PICCADILLY – holds the annual Easter Spring

Fling from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring an Easter children’s activity in the morning and an Easter Bonnet contest and spring fashion event in the afternoon.

THURSDAY, APRIL 9THE JAZZ CLUB OF SALMON ARM PRESENTS – Tunnel Six, an international collaboration of musical storytellers on their � fth tour of the US and Canada. Their new program of original compositions will showcase the band’s collective vision, as this year’s theme of journeys, spaces and stories” continues the group’s evolution, at 7 p.m. at Shuswap Chefs Restaurant, 551 Trans-Canada Highway. Doors open at 6, tapas are available.

FRIDAY, APRIL 10 THE VOICE OF THE SHUSWAP – in partnership with Aspiral Youth Partners presents Alberta’s Scott Cook and his band the Long Weekends in a fundraising concert to support the Downtown Activity Centre and community radio station CKVS 93.7 FM. Doors open at 7 p.m. and only 50 tickets will be sold for each show.

KAMLOOPS SYMPHONY – presents Jeffrey Ryan’s Brazen – Concerto for Saxophone. The programme also features Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien and Symphony #4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Salmon Arm Recreation Centre.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 – Kelly and Blu Hopkins are the feature act at 9 p.m. and will release their new CD, Home Fires, at a Coffee House at Sunnybrae Hall. Open

mike starts at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be available. Admission is $ 2.

SUNDAY, APRIL 12SENIORS’ FIFTH AVENUE CENTRE – serves a pancake

breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15AUTHOR TANIA MILLEN – will introduce her new book, Pack

Em Up, Ride Em Out, with a slideshow and talk about planning and preparing for trail riding in B.C. and Alberta from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Bucker� elds.

SUNDAY, APRIL 19SENIORS’ FIFTH AVENUE CENTRE – Come and dance with

the Jammers at 7 p.m. at 170 Fifth Ave. SE. Call 250-832-1065 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for info.

ONGOING…HEALTHIEST BABIES POSSIBLE PROGRAM FOR APRIL –

Tuesday, April 7 – public health immunizations; April 14 – infant development; April 21 – movie at the Salmar Grand; April 28 – herb planting with a dietitian. The program runs Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the basement of Crossroads Church, 121 Shuswap St. SW. Door prizes and lunch provided. For more information, call Trish Johnson at 250-832-2170 Ext. 205.

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