Premier Christy Clark’s confidence in BC Liberal Shuswap candidate Greg Kyllo remains high, despite his past involvement in a development that led to the destruction of sensitive fish habitat. During a visit last Wednesday morning to Kyllo’s Sicamous business, TA Structures, Clark spoke briefly to a 2010 court decision against developers of Old Town Bay for the alteration of fish habitat, used recently by the candidate’s critics, and opponents, as ammunition against him. Clark said Kyllo isn’t one who makes excuses, and has spent $275,000 to remedi- ate the site. She added that while the case was well known in Sicamous, residents still elected Kyllo to municipal council with a sizeable majority. “Misunderstandings and mistakes hap- pen,” said Clark. “We are defined by how we deal with them. And taking responsibility, not making excuses, is who Greg Kyllo is.” Kyllo agreed the damage that occurred in 2007 resulted from a misunderstanding of federal and provincial regulations, including the Riparian Areas Regulation, which was enacted in the Fish Protection Act in 2004. “There was some misunderstanding with respect to the regulations that were in place, with DFO and what their regulations were – it was also the same time the new Ripar- ian Area Regulation came out from the pro- vincial government,” Kyllo told the News. “There was a lot of confusion around that. Unfortunately, some decisions were made that were not in line with the Riparian Area Regulation, and some logging occurred in areas that were deemed to be sensitive fish habitat.” Kyllo says $300,000 has since been spent on restoring the damaged area, and it contin- ues to be monitored. Simply chalking it up to a mistake, however, isn’t enough for Shuswap Envi- ronmental Action Society president Jim Cooperman, who views the past infraction as a hit to both Kyllo’s credibility, as well as the BC Liberals. “I think it’s appalling that the BC Liberal party would allow a candidate to run with a track record like Mr. Kyllo’s, that involved a blatant disregard of federal laws and re- sulted in severe damage to fish habitat,” says Cooperman. In 2007, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans received a tip regarding land clear- ing done in January and June of that year related to the Old Town Bay resort develop- ment in Sicamous. In 2009, a representative of DFO told the News that after a lengthy investigation, DFO would be pursuing charges under the Fisheries Act for harmful alteration of fish habitat against the develop- ers, numbered company 0702905 B.C. Ltd., and partners Jack Irwin of Salmon Arm, and brothers Greg and Todd Kyllo. In a June 2009 interview, Greg told the News that he and his partners were looking to clear their names in court. “I can say we are looking forward to pre- senting our side of the case and looking for full vindication of any wrongdoing,” said Kyllo. In April 2010, legal counsel for the num- bered company entered a guilty plea in Salmon Arm court. Charges against Irwin and the Kyllos were stayed, with the compa- ny accepting responsibility for the damage caused by land clearing at the mouth of the Eagle River and on Shuswap Lake. The company agreed to pay a sum of $375,000, including a $5,000 fine; $70,000 to the Fraser Basin Council for use in such projects as the Shuswap Lake Integrated Planning Process; and $300,000 towards re- mediation of the damaged site. Federal Crown prosecutor Todd Gerhardt said the $375,000 penalty should serve as a deterrent to other foreshore developers. In May 2011, Kyllo said he and his broth- er had divested themselves of the majority interest in the Old Town Bay project, retain- ing about four acres in the proposed village centre for a future marina. Kyllo says the experience with DFO was not lost on him, either as a business person or candidate. “When you’re in business and trying to create employment… and move things for- ward, you’re moving at a fairly fast pace,” said Kyllo. “I think, if I’ve learned anything from that, it is to maybe take a sober, sec- ond look at projects before you move for- ward – to just maybe step back and maybe re-evaluate things before one goes charging ahead.” Asked how he thinks this incident might hinder his credibility in the eyes of the elec- torate, Kyllo says you have to measure the good with the bad. “I think we have to weigh all the positive impacts the company has had in the area with respect to job creation and community service, and weigh that against some mis- takes that were made,” said Kyllo. What’s really important is we’ve done full restora- tion of the area and we’re moving forward. I’ve certainly learned from that and I think that’s made me an even stronger candidate in moving forward.” EAGLE VALLEY NEWS Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Vol. 55 No. 18 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (GST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.com PM40008236 Public meeting considered by quarry applicant Page 3 Spring seminar offers training for firefighters Page 6 Kyllo remains strong part of Liberal vision Old Town: Legal action a learning experience for Shuswap candidate. Clark campaign comes to town: Shuswap BC Liberal candidate Greg Kyllo and TA Structures’ staff look on as B.C. Premier Christy Clark addresses a supportive Sicamous crowd Wednesday morning. Photo by Lachlan Labere Harmed habitat: In this 2009 photo, wood piles sit near the shore in Old Town Bay from land clearing that resulted in charges being laid by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for destruction of sensitive fish habitat. File photo By Lachlan Labere Eagle Valley News
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Premier Christy Clark’s confidence in BC Liberal Shuswap candidate Greg Kyllo remains high, despite his past involvement in a development that led to the destruction of sensitive fish habitat.
During a visit last Wednesday morning to Kyllo’s Sicamous business, TA Structures, Clark spoke briefly to a 2010 court decision against developers of Old Town Bay for the alteration of fish habitat, used recently by the candidate’s critics, and opponents, as ammunition against him.
Clark said Kyllo isn’t one who makes excuses, and has spent $275,000 to remedi-ate the site. She added that while the case was well known in Sicamous, residents still elected Kyllo to municipal council with a sizeable majority.
“Misunderstandings and mistakes hap-pen,” said Clark. “We are defined by how we deal with them. And taking responsibility, not making excuses, is who Greg Kyllo is.”
Kyllo agreed the damage that occurred in 2007 resulted from a misunderstanding of federal and provincial regulations, including the Riparian Areas Regulation, which was enacted in the Fish Protection Act in 2004.
“There was some misunderstanding with respect to the regulations that were in place, with DFO and what their regulations were – it was also the same time the new Ripar-ian Area Regulation came out from the pro-vincial government,” Kyllo told the News. “There was a lot of confusion around that. Unfortunately, some decisions were made that were not in line with the Riparian Area Regulation, and some logging occurred in areas that were deemed to be sensitive fish habitat.”
Kyllo says $300,000 has since been spent on restoring the damaged area, and it contin-ues to be monitored.
Simply chalking it up to a mistake, however, isn’t enough for Shuswap Envi-ronmental Action Society president Jim
Cooperman, who views the past infraction as a hit to both Kyllo’s credibility, as well as the BC Liberals.
“I think it’s appalling that the BC Liberal party would allow a candidate to run with a track record like Mr. Kyllo’s, that involved a blatant disregard of federal laws and re-sulted in severe damage to fish habitat,” says Cooperman.
In 2007, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans received a tip regarding land clear-ing done in January and June of that year related to the Old Town Bay resort develop-ment in Sicamous. In 2009, a representative of DFO told the News that after a lengthy investigation, DFO would be pursuing charges under the Fisheries Act for harmful alteration of fish habitat against the develop-ers, numbered company 0702905 B.C. Ltd., and partners Jack Irwin of Salmon Arm, and
brothers Greg and Todd Kyllo. In a June 2009 interview, Greg told the
News that he and his partners were looking to clear their names in court.
“I can say we are looking forward to pre-senting our side of the case and looking for full vindication of any wrongdoing,” said Kyllo.
In April 2010, legal counsel for the num-bered company entered a guilty plea in Salmon Arm court. Charges against Irwin and the Kyllos were stayed, with the compa-ny accepting responsibility for the damage caused by land clearing at the mouth of the Eagle River and on Shuswap Lake.
The company agreed to pay a sum of $375,000, including a $5,000 fine; $70,000 to the Fraser Basin Council for use in such projects as the Shuswap Lake Integrated Planning Process; and $300,000 towards re-
mediation of the damaged site. Federal Crown prosecutor Todd Gerhardt
said the $375,000 penalty should serve as a deterrent to other foreshore developers.
In May 2011, Kyllo said he and his broth-er had divested themselves of the majority interest in the Old Town Bay project, retain-ing about four acres in the proposed village centre for a future marina.
Kyllo says the experience with DFO was not lost on him, either as a business person or candidate.
“When you’re in business and trying to create employment… and move things for-ward, you’re moving at a fairly fast pace,” said Kyllo. “I think, if I’ve learned anything from that, it is to maybe take a sober, sec-ond look at projects before you move for-ward – to just maybe step back and maybe re-evaluate things before one goes charging ahead.”
Asked how he thinks this incident might hinder his credibility in the eyes of the elec-torate, Kyllo says you have to measure the good with the bad.
“I think we have to weigh all the positive impacts the company has had in the area with respect to job creation and community service, and weigh that against some mis-takes that were made,” said Kyllo. What’s really important is we’ve done full restora-tion of the area and we’re moving forward. I’ve certainly learned from that and I think that’s made me an even stronger candidate in moving forward.”
Kyllo remains strong part of Liberal visionOld Town: Legal action a learning experience for Shuswap candidate.
Clark campaign comes to town: Shuswap BC Liberal candidate Greg Kyllo and TA Structures’ staff look on as B.C. Premier Christy Clark addresses a supportive Sicamous crowd Wednesday morning. Photo by Lachlan Labere
Harmed habitat: In this 2009 photo, wood piles sit near the shore in Old Town Bay from land clearing that resulted in charges being laid by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for destruction of sensitive fish habitat. File photo
By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News
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Mondays April 29 - June 24 - Zumba Classes. 7:15 - 8:15 pm. To register or for more info contact Recreation and Wellness #250-836-2477 or [email protected] April 30 - June 18 - Yoga Basics. 5:30 - 6:45 pm. To register or for more info contact Recreation and Wellness #250-836-2477 or [email protected], Tuesdays & Wednesdays - Active After School Kidz. Ages 5-12 - to register or for more info contact Recreation and Wellness #250-836-2477 or [email protected] 5 - Cambie Hall Clean Up. 12:00. This is a very necessary meeting and clean-up. Bring friends. Lunch & coffee for all. Call Esther at 836-4373 for more infoMay 6th - Free Outdoor Fitness Equipment Orientation at Finlayson Park 6:00pm. Learn how to use the outdoor fitness equipment safely and effectively from a certified fitness trainer. For more info contact Recreation and Wellness #250-836-2477 or [email protected] 16 - Ladies’ Evening Out -Walking on Sonshine. 7:00 pm at the Senior’s Activity Centre. Kagen Sharpe will be the feature and Shawna Twa will be our speaker. All women welcomeEvery 1st & 3rd Tuesday- Sicamous Lions Club meets at the Sicamous Seniors Activity Centre, 1090
Shuswap Ave, Sicamous. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Meeting starts at 7:00 pm. Everyone Welcome. For info contact Joan at 250-836-4876 or Kathy at 250-836-3267Every 1st & 3rd Wed.- Parkinsons Support Group at First united Church. 20 - 4th Street SE, Salmon Arm at 10 am. Contact Doreen at 250-836-2509.Every 1st & 3rd Wed. Eagle Valley Photography Club Everyone welcome. 7 pm at the Red Barn.Every Monday and Thursday -Chairbiotics (low impact exercise) Seniors activity Centre 10:00 am. Join us. $2 each.Every Mon. & Fri. - Bridge, Seniors Activity Centre, 1 p.m.Every Tues. Stopping the Violence Program in Sicamous - counselling for women who have experienced abuse during childhood or adult relationships. No charge. Call Kathy at 250-832-9700.Every Tues. - Sicamous Amateur Drama Club rehearsals, 7:00 p.m., Red Barn Arts Centre. 836-4705.Tues. & Thurs. - Carpet Bowling at the Seniors’ Activity Centre at 1 p.m.Every Tues. & Thurs. - Seniors Meals provided, 12 noon in Common Room at the Haven. Every Wed. Wednesday Arts for Everyone. 10 am - 3
pm. For info contact Juanita at 250-836-3019 or Gail- at 250-836-5472Every Wed. Girl Guides of Canada. Sparks - 3:00 pm. Brownies - 4:00 pm. Girl Guides - 5:30 pm. New members welcomeEvery Wed. Lunch by a donation at the Seniors Activity Centre, 1091-Shuswap Avenue at 12 noon.Every Wed. - Seniors Crib, 7:30 p.m., Haven seniors building. Everyone welcome - you don’t have to be a senior. Socializing and coffee served after crib. Info: Esther 836-4373.Every Wed. - T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Wednesday morning at the Sicamous Rec. Centre (arena). Weigh in at 9:00 am and meeting at 9:30. Everyone Welcome. Ph: 250-836-4041 for infoEvery Wed.-Sat. United Church Thrift Store 10:00 am to 3 p.m.Every Thurs. - Sicamous Crokinole Group meets at 7pm at the Sicamous & District Recreation Centre - upstairs for more info and to join call Dave Reed @ 250-836-3652Every Thurs.-Ladies shuffleboard at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 in Sicamous. 1pm-3pm. All ladies welcome.Every Thurs.- Crib and darts 7 pm at the Royal
Canadian Legion Branch #99. Everyone welcome.Every 1st, 3rd, 4th Thurs. - Keepsake Kwilters meet at the Haven Common room 1095 Shuswap Avenue at 7:00 p.m. For info call 250-836-2695.Every 2nd and 4th Thurs. Options For Sexual health from 7 to 9 p.m., Sicamous Health Unit.Every 3rd Thursday monthly meeting of the Malakwa Community Association at 7:30 in the Malakwa Hall.Every Fri. - Parents & Tots, 10-12 noon at Catholic Church. 836-3440.Every Fri. - Eagle Valley Brush & Palette Club meets at the Red Barn, 10am-3pm, Everyone welcome! For info call Esther 250-836-4373 or Amy 250-836-4756. www.eaglevalleybrushandpaletteclub.comEvery 1st & 3rd Fri. - Pool Tournament at the Royal Canadian Legion #99 at 7:00 pm.Every 4th Sun.- Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 general meeting, 7 p.m.Every 4th Sun. - OAPO Birthday Tea for members & friends, Seniors Activity Centre, 2 p.m.Last Saturday of every month -Sicamous Royal Canadian Legion #99 Ladies Auxilliary dinner 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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On April 21, at 4:30 p.m., Sicamous police received a report of youths sitting on the side of the highway holding a sign with the words, “Honk and we drink.” Officers had the youths take down their sign and move back in-doors.
• April 15, 11:33 a.m., report of lost vali-dation tag from licence plate.
• April 15, 1:17 p.m., a blue semi car-rying steel was speed-ing and cut off another vehicle.
• April 15, 5 p.m., a white chevy van with Alberta plates was speeding up, slowing down and braking er-ratically.
• April 15, 6:47 p.m., report of a possible im-paired driver, vehicle changing speeds and having difficulty stay-ing in the lane.
• April 15, 7:48 p.m., report of two suspicious people on Cunningham Frontage Road.
• April 16, 12:59 p.m, report of lost li-cence plate.
• April 17, 1:35 p.m., lost licence plate.
• April 17, 7:11 p.m., two-vehicle acci-dent, no injuries.
• April 18, 8:13 a.m., theft of tools from a contractor’s trailer.
• April 18, 9:45 a.m., report of theft of microwave oven and barbecue from local rental unit.
• April 18, 3:39 p.m., report of lost li-
cence plate.• April 18, 5:37
p.m., green semi with B.C. plate passing on double solid, driving excessive speeds
• April 18, 8:02 p.m., break and enter at a residence on Sher-lock Road. Nothing significant reportedly taken.
• April 18, 8:22 p.m., vehicle with Washing-ton plates driving all over the road with no lights on.
• April 19, 3:26 p.m., black Cadillac se-dan speeding and tail-gating.
April 20, 11:59 a.m., utility trailer reported stolen.
• April 20, 5:59 p.m., subject reports being attacked by two dogs while walking on Cherry Avenue.
• April 20, 8:48 p.m., mischief reported at local park, vehicles doing doughnuts on park lawn and ball dia-mond.
• April 21, 4:20 p.m., report of two sub-jects consuming alco-hol in public.
• April 21, 7:18 p.m., report of pos-sible drunk driver in a burgundy Ford pickup with B.C. plates.
• April 23, 3:01 p.m. report of harassment.
• April 23, 5:10 p.m., police received a report of an elderly man who had gone missing while travel-ling from Penticton to Edmonton, last known to be in Sicamous. The man was located
in Canmore, Alta. and has since been reunited with family.
• April 24,11:03 p.m., a navy blue, four-door sedan with B.C. plates reported to be passing on double solid lines.
• April 24, 3:14 p.m., report of unwanted per-son at a local business, harassing customers and asking for money.
• April 24, 9:20 p.m., blue SUV with B.C. plates tailgating and passing unsafely.
• April 25, 7:14 a.m., report of single-vehicle accident. The vehicle went off the road to the right and crashed into a pole. There were no injuries.
• April 25, 2:33 p.m., report of a stolen vehicle, believed by police to be related to family matters.
• April 25, 8:59 p.m, officers were called out to the scene of a neigh-bour dispute, asked to keep the peace.
• April 26, 1:12 a.m., Banff RCMP de-tachment asks for as-sistance with an ongo-ing investigation.
• April 26, 4 a.m., report of suspicious dark-coloured truck with no plates parked on the highway about 10 kilometres west of Sicamous.
• April 26, 5:08 p.m., report of vandalism to summer residence on Mara Lake.
• April 26, 5:37 p.m., report of lost li-cence plate.
• April 26, 11:13
p.m., report of intoxi-cated man in public.
• April 27, 2:27 a.m., while conduct-ing a traffic check, an officer on patrol found subject driving vehicle while prohibited and impaired by alcohol. Charges forwarded against a 25-year-old Sicamous man.
• April 27, 9:21 a.m., report of purse being stolen from local liquor establishment.
• April 27, 11:10 a.m., report of lost li-cence plate.
• April 27, 1:02 p.m., request from BC Ambulance to assist with a patient.
• April 27, 2:36 p.m., an employee at a local business reported an individual driving a red pickup with B.C. plates, who may have been intoxicated.
• April 27, 4:37 p.m., a driver from the U.S. was stopped for excessive speeding, charged, and the rental vehicle was impound-ed for seven days.
• April 10:57 p.m., report of youths in public in possession of alcohol.
• April 28, 4:12 a.m., report of large tree that slid down across highway near Hummingbird Beach Resort.
• April 28, 12:25 a.m., report of break and enter and vandal-ism to summer resi-dence. Nothing was believed to have been stolen.
• April 28, 4:25
p.m., report of found wallet.
• April 29, 5:25 p.m., report of two trees down, blocking the north bound lane of Highway 97A.
• April 29, 7:13 a.m., report of breech of court conditions.
• April 29, 11:46 a.m., a woman report-ed she was walking by business Saturday when she was bitten by a dog. The matter remains under investi-gation.
• April 29 3:12 p.m. report of a lost licence plate.
• April 29, 10:43 p.m., report of lost li-cence plate.
• April 30, 10:01, police receive a report of what looks like a gun mounted to the deck of a residence.
The Sicamous RCMP attended 82 calls for service in this reporting period, nine of them being false alarm calls.
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Some highlights include:• M.V.BeattieSchool,Enderby$12.9 million invested into a new NeighbourhoodLearning Centre offering services and programs tostudents and the community.
• ShuswapLakeGeneralHospital,SalmonArmThe Province contributed $13.6 million towards itsexpansion and redevelopment.
• AssistedLiving,Enderby,SalmonArm,Sicamous$13.1 million invested into supportive housing for
seniors and people with disabilities.
Since 2009, the BC Liberal Governmenthas invested $345 MILLION into the region.
$345 MILLIONreasons to vote KYLLO
I am willing to embrace new and bold ideas and will seek the necessary means to make continued improvements for the Shuswap and BC.
ANNUAL (SEASONAL) PARKING PERMITSThe District of Sicamous is accepting applications for annual parking permits for parking of private vehicles/boat trailers on District property at 109 Finlayson Street. The Permit is valid May 21st to october 31st, 2013. An annual (seasonal) permit fee of $600 plus PST is payable in advance at time of application. Permits will be issued in order of receipt. Applications are available at the District office or call 250-836-2477 for further information.Heidi Frank Chief Administrative Officer
The applicant be-hind a contentious quarry proposal along Old Town Road aims to clear the air with the public.
Along Old Town Road is a series of steep switchbacks that end at a rock face and a nar-row bank with a stellar view of Shuswap Lake, Sicamous and the Eagle Valley. The property’s address is 200 Old Town Rd. Its owner is Mur-ray Hillson, a Salmon Arm logger who hopes to one day transform the lot into a residence. Building on this moun-tainside, however, will require the removal of rock, and plenty of it. Which is why he cur-rently has before the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Re-sources an application to operate a gravel pit over a 20-year period. The operation would include blasting and crushing, with about six truck loads a day on average leaving the site over that period – should the quarry be in operation for that length of time.
“The gravel pit is to pay for the extraction to build the lot,” says Hillson. “If you walk up top there and have a look at the view up there, you can see why I want to get located on that bench.”
Hillson calls the quarry his retirement project, which may be lucrative provided the application is approved and a nearby develop-ment gets back up and
running. “My hope is Old
Town Bay will start de-veloping again and I can supply them the gravel,” says Hillson. “They can use all the gravel pretty much that I can supply off that pit to build up Old Town Bay because everything there is a me-tre below flood plain.”
This, says Hillson, would help alleviate the District of Sicamous’ concerns with the im-pact the quarry would have on the Sicamous-Solsqua Road bridge.
“That saves us 20 to 30 thousand gravel truck loads from going across that bridge.”
The bridge is just one of the issues identified by the district, compel-ling council to request that the ministry host a public meeting and pur-sue amendments to the Mines Act so as to give “greater weight to local government involve-ment and ability to con-trol such permits within their jurisdiction.”
After perusing Hill-son’s entire application (which wasn’t made available to the district when a referral was
first submitted by the province back in De-cember), district com-munity planning officer Mike Marrs told council the planned mine would be in contravention with Sicamous’ official community plan and zoning bylaw, and he’d also found a number of errors in the applica-tion, as well as points that were questionable. Once of Marrs’ con-cerns was the scope of the project, which in one document in the ap-plication shows a series of 10 by 10-metre wide benches up to about 110 metres (360 feet). Hill-son says, however, that the benches would only rise about 60 metres, and they would eventu-ally be replanted with vegetation – possibly even a vineyard.
Both the mayor and council expressed disap-pointment with the lack of consultation between Hillson and the district. Hillson claims he tried working with staff about five years ago and was essentially told that if
he spent $10,000 on an engineering study, staff still wouldn’t support a quarry going in.
“So I left there – I went to Mines and hired a mine consultant that does all these applica-tions,” said Hillson. “He looked at it and said this is a really good rock quarry, it’s no problem, we’ll get the grades and we can build this as a rock quarry.”
As for the district’s concerns related to blasting and crushing, Hillson says this would only occur over a two-week period late in the fall or early spring.
“You get all your material ready for sum-mer, and if you get sales in the summer, it’s just a matter of taking it out,” says Hillson.
Hillson says he would meet with the owner of a subdivi-sion below the planned quarry who also has concerns. As for a pub-lic meeting, Hillson says this is something he’ll push the ministry to make happen.
Rock quarry part of long-term planBy Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News
Looking ahead: A proposed quarry is part of applicant Murray Hillson’s plan to develop a residence. Photo by Lachlan Labere
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VICTORIA – NDP lead-er Adrian Dix has finally rolled out his “fully costed” election platform.
Major policy announce-ments had been released previously, but there was plenty more spending added to the total.
The NDP’s health-care plan is surprisingly mod-est – more money for home support, residential senior care, mental health and ad-diction services and a rural acute care initiative total-ing $159 million over three years.
As health critic Mike Farnworth points out, the residential care increase will allow seniors two baths a week instead of one. Full marks to the NDP for this part of the platform.
Increases to Community Living B.C., children and families programs and ab-original friendship centres are also commendable.
Other NDP proposals don’t inspire as much con-fidence.
Raise welfare rates $20 a month and index them to inflation. Index the mini-mum wage to inflation too, at a time when inflation can only rise.
Set up a new child bo-nus program to send $70 per month for each child with family income under $25,000. Lesser payments would go to families with income up to $66,000. The program is optimistically budgeted at $210 million a year.
It would be partly funded by cancelling a B.C. Liberal plan to establish education savings accounts for kids born after 2006. Out with self-reliance, in with the nanny state.
Another $100 million is added to hire more teach-ers, to address the teachers’ union’s often-repeated but false claim of “a decade of cuts” in education.
Another $100 million
goes to student grants, much of it further subsidizing the oversupply of English, edu-cation, sociology, women’s studies, journalism and other university grads who eventually discover there is little demand for their degrees. As with welfare, increasing support for bad choices can only yield more bad choices.
On a related note, the NDP will revive a ministry of women’s equality, “to promote social and econom-ic equality to all government programs....” As with female candidate quotas, the NDP keeps the flame of ’70s so-cialist feminism alive.
The party totals up its new program spending to $988 million over three years. That’s exactly the amount Dix estimates will be raised by tax hikes on corporate income, bank capital, personal income over $150,000, carbon tax on oil and gas drilling, and cancelling the B.C. Liber-als’ RESP and child tax
credit plans.As for deficits, the NDP
claims that the B.C. Lib-eral budget hides a deficit of $800 million this year and similar deficits in the next two years. The B.C. Liber-als point to an impressive string of “net zero” wage settlements with public sec-tor unions, the core of their spending control record. Would the NDP continue to hold the line on public service wages, as the B.C. Liberals have done?
Dix’s NDP caucus and staff is stocked with former government union officials. Party president Moe Siho-ta is essentially a direct em-ployee of the same unions. The B.C. Federation of La-bour has shaped the NDP’s Labour Code changes, which we won’t see until after the May 14 vote.
And how much money does the “fully costed” NDP plan set aside to pay wage increases for its government union brothers and sisters? Zero.
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NEWSNEWS
Political power rests in hands of the electorate
OpiniOn
The 2013 provincial election will be one of the most important in a genera-tion. At a time when the economy is in
slow motion, yet demands on the public purse are increasing, voters need to pay attention to who’s running.
Of course, we say this for every election — to no avail. Last time around, in the 2009 provin-cial election, only about 50 per cent of voters bothered to cast a vote. Who is to blame and will things be any different this year?
It’s hard to say. Is it negative advertising that turns people off? B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix says so and has promised a more positive cam-paign. But will that end indifference or will people turn away from boredom?
Is it helplessness and apathy that keep people from the polls? Many simply don’t connect with government. B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark has tried to be a populist premier, hoping to appeal to the hockey mom, but has failed to attract women’s support, pundits say. Why?
Clearly there is a disconnect and the media may have contributed to this malaise by blow-ing every little incident out of proportion. As in the story of the boy who cried wolf, many vot-ers simply tune out after a while, yet, sadly, when there is a real issue, many voters simply don’t see the connection between their vote and government policy.
Instead, they leave the field to special interest groups to hijack the results. Truth is, politicians will only be accountable if we hold them accountable. We have a right to toss any of them out if they don’t do what they promised, so voters need to pay attention to what politi-cians say and they need to find out who they are.
Over the next few weeks, the News will be covering the election with information from our local candidates. The rest is up to you.
–Black Press
By Tom FletcherNews columnist
NDP platform boosts social spending
OpiniOnClark takes positive spin on pipelines versus NDP’s maybe
In Premier Christy Clark’s mind there is a difference between starting from no and working towards yes when it comes to con-troversial, large-scale pipeline projects.
Last week, during a stop in Sicamous, the premier broached the topic of non-renewable energy resources by championing the devel-opment of B.C.’s liquid natural gas industry and the spin-offs that could benefit the community and others throughout the province. But LNG wasn’t the only re-source on Clark’s mind. The premier also took a swipe at BC NDP leader Adrian Dix and his “Kinder surprise,” referring to Dix’s Earth Day announcement that he didn’t want to see Vancouver become a “major oil export port,” referring to Kinder Morgan’s twinning of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline from Edmon-ton to the Lower Main-land. This comment was later followed with the caveat that the BC NDP is still waiting to see the yet-to-be sub-mitted application for the proposal, reflecting an earlier statement by Dix that he wouldn’t pre-judge the pipeline before plans are sub-mitted to the federal environmental review process.
Clark first called this flip-flopping on Dix’s part, but then alleged he’d actually made up his mind on this some time ago and had “con-cealed it from British Columbians.”
“The NDP want to delay, they want to re-view, a chance to play out at being reason-able, when they secretly know their answer to economic development is always going to be “no,” claimed Clark.
As for Clark’s posi-tion on the pipeline, it would be the same as it is for another contro-versial pipeline project, Enbridge’s Northern Gateway, which would see a twin pipeline built to export bitumen from the Athabasca oil sands through the port in Kitimat. Clark says she’s been consistently clear in her position, that “every proposal for the expansion of heavy oil movement” through B.C. must meet five conditions set forward
by her government: 1. successful completion of a federal environ-mental review process; 2 and 3. world-leading marine and land oil re-sponse and prevention recovery systems; 4. responding to First Na-tions treaty rights and giving First Nations an opportunity to benefit; 5. B.C. must receive a fair share of economic benefits proportion-ate to risk borne by the province from the proj-ect.
“Those are the five conditions that I’ve set out, and I can tell you today, the North-ern Gateway proposal hasn’t come close to meeting any of those five conditions,” said Clark. Asked if the same conditions would apply to David Black’s proposed bitumen refin-ery project in Kitimat, Clark said that while it’s a “different kettle of fish,” it would still have to meet the five condi-tions, “absolutely.”
“I am not going to back down on this,” said Clark. “And what we’ve done is encouraged the project to move forward. That doesn’t mean it’s going to suc-ceed. But the difference between me and Adrian Dix is I believe in try-ing to get to yes with economic development, and he believes in start-ing from ‘no.’
So, having five con-ditions in place to get to yes is not the same as starting with no? That’s certainly not the impression Alberta Pre-mier Alison Redford seemed to get.
Shuswap NDP can-didate Steve Gunner says Clark and the BC Liberals are doing their best to paint the BC NDP as being against everything, including Northern Gateway.
“A project of that magnitude has to have a social contract in or-der to be allowed to go through. In other words, the people who are affected by it have to buy in, and it’s a long process, it’s not something that can be put through in a year,” says Gunner, noting the NDP would pull out of the Environmental As-sessment Equivalency Agreement with the federal government and create a “made-in-B.C.” act to guide the process of provincial assessment and consul-tation for such projects.
So with the Liber-als, we have five fairly conditions, and a re-view process, that do not guarantee a yes, but certainly doesn’t say no. And with the NDP, projects would not proceed without going through an assessment process set out by the province and its peo-
ple. Again, neither a yes or no.
Oh, except maybe Kinder Morgan’s, on which Dix had the au-dacity to take a posi-
tion. On, and Clark made no mention of the BC Conservatives, who feel the benefits of Northern Gateway and Trans Mountain
far outweigh the risks, or the Greens, who op-pose these projects and would ban oil tankers along province’s west coast.
IN PLAIN VIEw
LachLan Labere
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I’ve been very fortu-nate in my life.
I’ve had some great opportunities to either hop on a plane to some-where interesting off the continent, or do some amazing road trips around this one. And I always secretly felt that I got a little extra out of these trips because I was a gardener and naturalist by heart.
Every single plant species, the soils that they grew in and the natural habitat and cli-mate that they thrived in did not go unnoticed, which made everywhere I went so much more in-teresting and fascinating for me. I was just free to observe and enjoy with-out looking up the Latin names and all that other stuff which makes my brain hurt.
Over the years, I’ve seen the magnificent palace gardens and flowering balconies of Europe, the desert land-scapes of Morocco and the lush tropical envi-ronments and scented flowers of Hawaii and Mexico. Kenya and Tanzania offered such a wonderful variety of created and natural places. Everywhere in Nairobi, the streets were lined with beauti-
ful bright red Flame and soft mauve Jacaranda trees, and it was there in a private garden that I saw my first 15-foot poinsettia tree and Ke-nya’s oldest bougain-villea plant, which had slowly wound its way up an evergreen tree, reach-ing a height of 60 feet with a trunk a foot wide. Just on the outskirts of the city, my host and I rode horses on bright orange clay soil under towering, silver-barked pepper trees, and wan-dered through the tea and coffee plantations. We also just happened to be there for the annu-al orchid show, whereby the club members had recreated, inside a small building, a perfect natu-ral environment, com-plete with waterfalls, fallen logs and trickling streams. That was the first and only time I
have ever breathed in the heavenly scent of an orchid. Something like the store-bought roses we buy, I suppose.
We just recently returned home from my mom’s (and ours) bucket list trip in our motor home to the Grand, Zion and Bryce canyons, making our way there via north-ern California, Death Valley, Las Vegas and home through Mon-tana, which was another feast for my eyes and nose. We picked some sweet ripe lemons off the small bush of my husband’s relatives in California, which were the exact colour of an orange. We wandered around their neighbour-hood, observing the dif-ferent kinds of palms, wispy pines and cacti, and noticed that a lot of the hedges and ground covers were rosemary, attracting hordes of bees.
Death Valley Nation-al Park supported some very interesting life, despite the fact it is the
hottest place on earth. We stayed that night at a small campground just outside the park after a day of sightseeing in the already early March heat, and that middle-of-nowhere place was surprisingly one of the highlights of the entire trip. It turned out to be a desert oasis, offering a fresh, warm springs pool to bask in, our site surrounded and shaded by tall palms and salt cedars.
The weathered pines at the Grand Canyon, the incredible variety of foliage at Zion and the almost cartoon charac-teristics and colours of Bryce, all made the trip so memorable.
Even if I’m just mak-ing a local trip not too far from home, I always try to notice everything that grows around me, both in nature and in people’s gardens. The world is an amazing place with lots to see, touch and smell. You don’t have to travel to far-away places to see the world. We have so
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In the 40th Provincial General Election, British Columbia’s voters will vote for their Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
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The following persons have been nominated as candidates for Shuswap for the 40th Provincial General Election.
Shuswap Electoral DistrictCandidate’s Name: Financial Agent: Official Agent:
Tom BirchBC Conservative Party
Susan Robinson8431 70 Ave SW, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 3K2
Chris GeorgeGreen Party of BC
Kristin McCallum10 Edgar Rd, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 2Y2
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Sicamous stings Okanagan teams
The Twin Anchors Peewee Stingers girls softball team is off to a hot start in Okanagan Girls softball league play.
After intensive, twice-a-week practis-ing for the last month, the Sicamous girls played Vernon in their first league game on Tuesday, April 23 in Vernon.
Sicamous pitcher Niah Laroy was domi-nant in her two innings of pitching, striking out six batters and holding Vernon to three runs. Madison Dewitt came in to pitch the rest of the game, and pro-ceeded to strike out five Vernon batters and did not allow any runs.
The offence was led by Tiffany Sigvalda-son, with a great hit, and Alyssa Clark with a beautiful bunt to start the offence rolling. Fi-nal score: Sicamous 18, Vernon 3.
On Thursday, April 25, the Stingers again
travelled to Vernon, this time to play Kelow-na. Sicamous pitcher Madison Dewitt was untouchable with six strikeouts, and didn’t allow any hits in two innings of pitching.
Julia Wilby came in to pitch next and struck out six batters as well, and allowed four runs.
The offence was led by Niah Laroy with two hits, Jordanne Carr had a double and Kai-tlyn Sherlock added a single.
Final score: Si-camous 15, Kelowna 4.
The Stingers at-tended the Kelowna Ice Breaker Tourna-ment, April 27-28, and resume league play on Thursday, May 2 in Vernon. Their first home game will be on Thursday, May 9 in Sicamous at 6:30 p.m. in Finlayson Park, dia-mond #3.
The community is invited to come out and cheer on the home team.
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B.C.’s best: Sicamous product Colby Sherlock was one of three Shuswap players selected for the Male U16 BC Cup at Shaw Centre, April 18 to 21. Those selected after the cup will be invited to a camp in Nanaimo in July.Photo byCheryl Peterson
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Young Liberals: Haydn and Ashur Gjaltema say hello to Christy Clark during the B.C. premier’s stop in Sicamous last Wednesday to tour TA Structures with BC Liberal Shuswap candidate Greg Kyllo. Photo by Lachlan Labere
ELECTION 2013Q & A: The Shuswap was seriously impacted by � ooding last spring. In
2004, the provincial government shifted the responsibility for � ood hazard protection and management to local governments.
In light of what happened here, should the responsibility for � ood protection be returned to the province?
Tom Birch
Conservative
Steve Gunner
NDP
Greg KylloLiberals
Chris George
Green
All insurance is based on averaging risk over a large sample.
Flood protection is no different. For a community to manage it alone doesn’t work because most communi-ties won’t � ood but those that do will be overwhelmed by the cost.
This should be managed at a provin-cial level so that the risk is averaged and the costs affordable.
About Tom Birch (Conservative): A project manager for a forestry
software company, Birch lives in Salmon Arm. He has worked for a number of companies in the forest in-dustry, and also has worked in Africa for a non-pro� t. He graduated from Trinity Western with a degree in com-munications.
I believe that the province has aban-doned its responsibility for � ood pro-tection and has unreasonably down-loaded this signi� cant cost to local governments.
There are a number of aspects that must be considered in order to prevent and manage � oods in occupied areas. Factors to consider include transporta-tion corridors, � sh habitat, and logged areas with all of the attendant terrain alterations, and it is not reasonable to expect local governments to orga-
nize and manage what is so clearly the work of the provincial govern-ment. I am committed to advocating for the province to take responsibility for community � ood protection.
About Steve Gunner (NDP): A farmer, Gunner is president of North Okanagan Poultry Processing Incor-porated in Armstrong, which raises pasture-raised organically fed chicken and turkeys. He is also manager of the Armstrong Curling Club in the fall and winter.
Last spring’s � ood in the Shuswap was tough for our community. This disaster damaged our infrastructure, weakened our economy, and damp-ened our spirits.
In my own community of Sicamous, 350 people were evacuated. I was humbled, however, to see the efforts of residents in rebuilding our commu-nity.
While the Shuswap must have a thorough emergency response plan in place, I will advocate for the con-tinued assistance of the government’s
Emergency Management program.As your MLA, I will collaborate
with the provincial government to-wards building a comprehensive plan for such crises in the future.
About Greg Kyllo (Liberal): A Sicamous councillor, Kyllo is
the president of Twin Anchors Ma-rine Group, which operates luxury vacation houseboats, as well as TA Structures, a new venture in portable housing. He has lived in Sicamous for 35 years and studied at Okanagan College.
Flooding in the Shuswap is a fact of life that will only get worse as cli-mate change adds to the frequency and severity of these events.
The province has a responsibility to look after forests, public roads and ultimately the responsibility for streams and the � ooding that comes with the terrain we have in our riding.
About Chris George (Green): An entrepreneur, George has had
a varied career managing restaurants and retail outlets. George also was a � nancial planner and technology con-sultant to small businesses. He is cur-rently a student at Thompson Rivers University.
Fifth candidate joins race for Shuswap
Putting a face to a � fth name on the bal-lot may be dif� cult for Shuswap residents when they vote May 14.
According to Elec-tions BC, Vernon resi-dent Johanna Zalcik of the little-known Advocational Interna-tional Democratic Par-ty of B.C. (AID) will be competing against BC Conservative Tom Birch, Green Chris George, NDP Steve Gunner, and Liberal Greg Kyllo.
Contacted by Black Press, Zalcik initially declined being inter-viewed, noting she is a private person. She did consent to answer a few questions by email:
Q: Why did you de-cide to run as a candi-date in Shuswap?
A: My decision to run in the Shuswap is because I live here.
Q: What are the ma-jor issues of concern for you?
A: A major issue for me is care for the elderly; we need more homes. The elderly are waiting too long to get into long-term care.
Q: What is your primary local issue of concern?
A: Schooling is an-other major issue, we need to teach � nancial literacy and functional-ity in our schools.
Q: Can you please tell me a bit about yourself?
A: Our family moved from Edmonton to the Vernon in 1989, where my husband retired, and I worked at the Bay We built a home in the Bella Vista area. four years ago we moved to Desert Cove, where I also retired.
Asked what the AID party stands for, Zalcik provided a one page document containing the party’s platform. The document states, “We wish to reformu-late standards for a new generation of young people by de� ning new educational metrics.” This includes pursu-ing: 1) a 5.5-day school week; 2) academic ex-cellence with emphasis on � nancial literacy and functionality with a charitable endpoint; 3) active trading in-struction utilizing sim-ulated real-time trading platforms throughout brokerage houses; 4) business and business ethics; 5) sustainable agrology and animal husbandry; 6) resource management.
According to Elec-tions BC, the AID party’s � rst � nancial report was in 2006, when it declared more than $1.8 million in as-sets. In 2007, the party received donations totalling close to $1.7 million from another relatively unheard-of party, the BC Patriot Party, whose founder Andrew Hokhold is from the Vernon area.
The AID party failed to � le a � nancial report with Elections BC for 2011. For 2012, how-ever, the party declared more than $5 million in assets and a total in-come of $378,736. By comparison, in 2012 the BC NDP declared $3.2 million in assets, and an income of more than $7 million, and the BC Liberals $5.2 mil-lion in assets and an in-come of more than $10 million.
In 2011, the Pa-triot party declared just under $50,000 in total assets, but more than $1 million in li-abilities and $1.7 mil-lion in expenses. The Patriot Party has not named a candidate for the Shuswap, and last ran candidates in 2005 (Hockhold in the Shus-wap and Tibor Tusnady in Vernon-Monashee).
By Lachlan LabereEagle Valley News
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bud Naylor surrounded by his family on the date of April 20th, 2013 at 6:35 pm.
Born April 2nd, 1942, Bud will be missed by his wife Dora, sons Wayne, Ric, Ron, daughters Tracey, Bonnie, sisters Grace, Marg, Sonya and many nieces, nephew and grandchildren.
Special thanks to all the family, friends and care aids who helped in the care of Bud to fulfill his final wishes.
The knowledge he has passed on to the peoplearound him as well as his sense of humour andthoughtfulness for his family will be missed. He willnever leave our hearts and will always be with us and never forgotten.
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REFERENCE #2013-0001-KTW Aboriginal Comm Liaison Offi cer. Contract Position – ap-prox 17.5hr/wk @$22.75/hr, Term – May 1/13 – Mar 31/14. John Howard Society, Thomp-son Region (non-profi t) reqs ACLO to build cultural healing & traditional services for JHS clients & enhance relation-ships with the Aborig comm. Must have strong knwldge of Secwepema culture & tradi-tions, knwldg of Gladue court decision & its impact on cor-rections & programming. Pre-pare to travel & work 1 eve. Qual: BSW or related degree w/2 yrs exp working w/at-risk indivs. First Nations (Aborig) ancestry applicants preferred. Apps subj to enhanced se-curity clearance. Forward re-sume w/cover ltr & ref # to: CEO, John Howard Society, Thom Reg, 100-529 Seymour Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 0A1 or email to: [email protected] by Apr 23, 2013 @3:30 pm.
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DRIVERS WANTED:Terrifi c career Opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No Rail Experience Needed!! Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time, Valid License w/ air brake endorsement.
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Help WantedAn Alberta Oilfi eld Construc-tion Company is hiring dozer, excavator, and labourer/rock truck operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call Contour Con-struction (780)723-5051.
SUNRISE FORD 100 Mile House Requires Ford trained technicians & apprentices.Well equipped 11 bay shop, competitive wages & benefi tsE-mail Resume to Att; Helmut Loewen [email protected]
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Help WantedMEAT MANAGER, Jasper Su-per A. Jasper Super A is look-ing for an experienced Retail Meat Manager. As Meat Man-ager you will be responsible for all aspects of the manag-ing the department, including cutting meat. You must have working knowledge of gross margins, expense controls and human resources manage-ment. The successful candi-date must have Grade 12 (or equivalent) and be able to provide a “clear” security clearance. If you have the skills and abilities please for-ward your resume to our Head Offi ce, The Grocery People Ltd. (TGP) in confi dence to: Human Resources, The Gro-cery People Ltd., 14505 Yel-lowhead Trail, Edmonton, AB, T5L 3C4. Fax 780-447-5781, [email protected]
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Following the Recent Loss of BudWe would like to extend our deepest gratitude to our family and friends for their constant support before and after Buds passing. We also want to thank the doctors and nurses and staff of Shuswap Lake General Hospital for their support, Dr. Bruegem, and Dr. Goplen, Neurosurgeon, Kelowna General Hospital for his accurate diagnosis and compassion during such a difficult time. We would like to thank all of the staff from Bastion Place that was responsible for Buds care during his final days. Their care compassion, support and expertise was outstanding from the second he arrived to the moment he left. Finally, thank you to Jack Bowers and Bowers Funeral Home for their longstanding support of the Rokosh family.
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Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. is making available for viewing our Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) Amendment #4 for Forest Licence A18669 in the Okanagan-Shuswap Forest District.
The amendment is to add an additional FDU (Forest Development Unit) called Malakwa South FDU to the FSP. The FDU encompasses portions of the Yard Creek, Griffin and Upper Mabel Lake areas in which harvesting, road construction and other forestry practices may take place over the next 5 year period.
The draft plan will be available for public review at the LP’s Woodlands office from May 1, 2013 to July 1, 2013 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday to Friday, at 4872 Lybarger Rd. Malakwa, B.C., telephone 250-836-3100.
In order to be considered for inclusion into the plan, written comments must be received by July 1, 2013 and should be addressed to
Fernando Cocciolo RPF, Area Forest Manager, 4872 Lybarger Rd, Malakwa, B.C. V0E 2J0 [email protected]
The Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) has submitted a Pesticide Use Permit (PUP) application under the Integrated Pest Management Act and Regulation for the use of the pesticide rotenone (Noxfish Fish Toxicant) to rehabilitate “Larch Lake” (1 hectare) and connecting tributary Larch Hills Creek (5km). The purpose of this pesticide rehabilitation is to eradicate illegally introduced non native yellow perch. Complete eradication will ensure no downstream movement of fish effectively working to protect the native Thompson/Shuswap ecosystem.
A person wishing to contribute information about the treatment site for the evaluation of this permit application must send copies of the information to both the applicant at the address above and the administrator under the Integrated Pest Management Act within 30 days of the publication of this notice at: 102 Industrial Place, Penticton BC, V2A 7C8
APPLICATION FOR PESTICIDE USEApplication Number: 402-0662-13/15
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PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR We are looking for a self-motivated Pro-duction Supervisor for our busy wood post manufacturing and treat-ing facility in Princeton, BC. The successful candidate will be re-sponsible for employee training and development, quality and cost con-trol, production scheduling and safety. The ideal candidate will have a post-secondary degree or diploma in a related fi eld. Minimum of 3-5 years supervisory experience in an industrial production opera-tion, a post mill or wood production facility preferred. Must have a high degree of resourcefulness, fl exibility and adaptability; and the ability to plan, organize, develop and inter-pret programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures, etc. Good leadership skills, and excellent in-terpersonal and communication skills with a proven track record are required. Please email your resume to [email protected]. For fur-ther information about our company visit our website at www.pwppost.com. Only those se-lected for interviews with be con-tacted.
Trades, TechnicalCONCRETE FINISHERS & Form Setters. Edmonton based company seeks experi-enced concrete fi nishers and form setters for work in Ed-monton and Northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommoda-tions provided for out of town work; Fax 780-444-9165, [email protected]
GUARANTEED JOB Place-ment: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas In-dustry. Call 24hr Free Re-corded Message For Informa-tion 1-800-972-0209.
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AuctionsHUGE Food Equipment Sale Auction World, Kelowna- New from the manufacturer to auc-tion block! Used from closed restaurants & bailiff seizures - www.KwikAuctions.com or call 1-800-556-5945
Garage SalesMALAKWA Teen Centre Fund Raiser Yard Sale, Sat. May4, 10-3, BBQ, bake sale, silent auction at the Malakwa Gospel Church
MOVING SALE: Solid wood dinette tbl. w/ 2 upholstered chairs, 2 upright book cases (5 shelves), 54” hide-a-bed, gray tones, 52x72 biege futon, and much more. May 4 & 5. 1418 Amhurst Rd, Sicamous.
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SCRAP PAPPY Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equip-ment, etc. All insurance in place to work on your proper-ty. 250-260-0217
Misc. for Sale40 FT HOUSEBOAT Pontoon, Alu-minum fuel and septic tanks. (250)517-0244
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SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT or call 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.
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Misc. for SaleSTEEL BUILDING - Blowout clearance sale! 20x22 $4,188. 25x26 $4,799. 30x34 $6,860. 32x44 $8,795. 40x50 $12,760. 47x74 $17,888. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. Or visit us online at: www.pioneersteel.ca
STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at www.crownsteelbuildings.ca
Misc. WantedCOINS, Private Collector wanting to buy coins, tokens, medals. Canadian, US, Spe-cialty Foreign. Collections, rolls, older bank bags of coins, special coins from safety de-posit box, sets ect. Call Todd: 1-250-864-3521
PURCHASING old Canadian & American coin collections & accumulations. 250-548-3670
Quarters. I will pay $1 each for older 25¢. Loose, rolls, bags, ect. I will consider other coins as well. 1-778-932-2316
True Coin Collector Looking to Purchase Collections, Accu- mulations, Olympic Gold and Silver coins, Bills + Not melting down, Serious Collector. Call: Coin Couple 1-778-281-0030
Plants /NurserySPRUCE tree SALE!
Starting @ $69.-6’ft, Larger sizes available, 50 tree mini-mum order. Perfect for front yard, wind or privacy hedge. Call 1-778-436-8776 or email [email protected]
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LotsNOVA SCOTIA’S Eastern Shore. Waterfront Lots for Sale Excellent Climate Near the Atlantic Ocean. Three Bedroom House for Sale or Rent Visit us online at: www.sawmilllanding.com or [email protected], call 1-902-522-2343 or 1-902-328-4338.
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Apt/Condo for Rent1 BDRM. SUITE on Riverside Ave, Sicamous. Avail. immedi-ately. $550/mo. plus util. Ph. 250-517-0244.2 BDRM. APT. in Sicamous. NP, NS. $650/mo. plus DD. 250-804-3485.3 bdrm. APT. SICAMOUSAvail. immediately. $600/mo. incl. utilities. 250-517-0244.
Homes for Rent3BDRM home in Sicamous, 3 car garage, close to school, NP, NS, $1200/mo + util. (250)804-34854 BDRM. 2.5 BATHS, house located in a rural setting. C/w washer/dryer. 250-836-4556.4bdrm home, $800 + utils. Also 3bdrm home $700 + utils.2bdrm $600.+utils. All in Malakwa area. 250-836-2907, 250-309-0975SM. 2 BDRM. TRAILER ON private lot with garden area. $500/mo. plus utilities. Ph. 250-836-2082.
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Suites, UpperSICAMOUS: 2BDRM base-ment $450/mo. + util., shared laundry, Shower. Table top burners or 2Bdrm house With 1/2 Acre Lot Full kitchen and 3pce bathroom $625/mo 425 Main Street across from Askew Mall, avail April 15 (604)836-7888
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Recreational/Sale2004 17’ Bigfoot trailer, dual 20lb. LP Tanks, dual 12V bat-teries, sleeps4, dinette bed 40”x78”, G.Bed 38”x70”, stored under roof, well main-tained, view@ 709 Pine St. $17,500. obo (250)836-3512
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TendersLAND PARCEL sale by ten-der SW 17-28-29W1 RM of Shell River, MB. 80 acres. hay/pasture/bush for farm/rec-reation/acreage. Highest or any Tender not necessarily ac-cepted. Closes May, 17, 2013. Call 204-937-7054 (Roy).
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