1922 Notch Hill Church Restoration
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205TH EDITION FEBRUARY 2015 Complete Drywall Service Serving the North Shuswap for over 20 years Serving the North Shuswap, Sorrento, Blind Bay, Chase, Adams Lake & Please help us expand our readership & recycle our Ph/Fx: 250-955-2122 newsletter - pass it on when you’re done enjoying it. Seymour Arm. Between 3500 - 7000 distributed (depending on time of year). 250-318-1704 [email protected] 1922 Notch Hill Church Restoration Submitted by Louise Barber few remaining original buildings in the and Tim Dunne area. It was built on private land owned by Snow Removal Landscaping Dedicated vol- Rufus Hammond Back Filling unteers from around and completed just Site Preparation the Shuswap have in time for the wed- · 30 years Experience · Reasonable Rates taken on the task to ding of Patricia · Available Weekends restore and re-build Loftus and Joseph 250-955–6467 the heritage build- Callahan on Octo- Wayne Trueman ing in Notch Hill ber 2, 1922. known as Holy Around 1925, Cross Catholic Mr. Hammond do- Church. nated the land and The registered building to the non-profit, ‘Friends Catholic Church • Yard Serving the of the 1922 Notch and it served the Care Hill Church Socie- community until North Shuswap since 1996 ty’ formed in Janu- 1970. Due to lim- • House Checks ary 2012 with the ited access and de- main goal to save clining parishioners Leslie or Dale Jones the building from Restorations of the bell tower and the east side of Holy in the area, the 250-679-7652 collapse. It stands Cross Catholic Church in Notch Hill. It is one of only a church was aban- few remaining original buildings in the area. on its original site Photo submitted by Louise Barber doned and the land and is one of only a (Continued on page 3) 3871 Squilax Anglemont Hwy Scotch Creek, BC V0E 1M5 Al Christopherson Masters Personal Real Estate Corporation Hall of Fame Franklin Pump Dealer * Canadian Groundwater Certified Pump Installers Power Snake * Drain Pressure Washer * Sewer Inspection Camera * Licensed Plumbers & Gasfitters WE DON’T JUST SCOTCH CREEK Open RECYCLE BOTTLES we also take . BOTTLE Friday-Monday light fixtures power tools Residential Signs DEPOT 9am to 4pm sewing machines small appliances Commercial Street Lighting “The Friendly Closed Tues, Wed, Thurs household paint Industrial Poles Store” electronics Always accepting donations for local fundraising and much more for all your electrical needs *Please remove all caps 250-679-3373 250-955-0646 **Milk Recycling Program Cancelled** from recyclables 2 THE NORTH SHUSWAP KICKER FEBRUARY 2015 REGAL ~ TIGE ~ BERKSHIRE YAMAHA ~ NORDIC Come Visit us at the Calgary Boat Show! Thursday February 5, 2015 to Sunday February 8th, 2015 2015 Snowmobiles and Timbersled kits on Sale Now! Phone: 250-955-2424 Toll Free: 1-800-668-2628 Website: www.captainsvillage.com Hours: 8:00 am—5:00 pm Tuesday to Saturday Email: [email protected] FEBRUARY 2015 THE NORTH SHUSWAP KICKER 3 1922 Notch Hill Church Restoration continued (Continued from page 1) will also be initiated in 2015. An enthu- reverted back to the provincial govern- siastic and dedicated painting and stain- ment. Over the years the building has ing crew diligently finished the outside www.ShuswapUpholstery.com gradually deteriorated, the bell tower and inside of 10 window frames from taking on a distinctive lean and the roof July to Sept. 2014. 250‐955‐0540 Reg & Deb Miller and east side beginning to collapse. By Grants have assisted tremendously Custom Boat Tops/Interiors July 2012 when the restoration started, toward this project and ‘Friends of the Vintage/Automotive the church building was ready to fall. It 1922 Notch Hill Church Society’ wishes has been surmised that it would not to thank and acknowledge the CSRD, Antique/Residential have come through the winter of 2012. Shuswap Community Foundation and Holy Cross the SASCU. Church is well Their help and documented in support is grate- photographs all fully appreciat- over the internet. ed. Tourists come Many spon- from far and wide sors have joined to snap a picture in the effort to and Flickr web- assist the non- Custom Cutting (all bandsawn wood) site is full of pic- profit society. Cedar Siding - Fascia Board - etc. tures from the There is a spon- Beams 70’s 80’s 90’s sor board locat- Kiln Dried T&G also available and leading up to ed at the en- Tom Barnhardt its restoration in trance with over 2012. This is a 60 businesses, a 250-955-2301 high profile pro- YouTube video ject. was made, with Considering another planned, the volunteers and CHBC Where is it ?……. only come on news has fea- Saturdays from tured the pro- May to Novem- ject. The CPR ber, weather per- tracks are very Kicker Office Phone: 250-955-0534 mitting, signifi- close to the Email: [email protected] cant gains have building and the been made over Rocky Moun- KICKER DEADLINES .. ... Pg 39 two years. The Top: Nearly collapsed Holy Cross church taineer slows for Calendar of Events . .. ..... Pg 39 bell tower has Bottom: Significant gains have been made over two the passengers to Church Listings…….. ..... Pg 42 now been years of restoration. The bell tower has been photograph the Classifieds ............. .. ..... Pg 45 straightened and during 2014, two volunteers put straightened and restoration. Clubs & Organizations .... Pg 41 during 2014, two on shingles and a bell! The whole building has also We look for- been straightened and levelled. Contact Kicker ………… Pg 43 volunteers put on Photo submitted by Louise Barber ward to more shingles and it ‘landmark’ mo- Chamber News - North. ... Pg 11 has a bell! The ments in this pro- Chamber News - South. ... Pg 32 whole building has also been straight- ject during 2015 and a huge ‘thank-you’ Dare to Dream ........ .. ..... Pg n/a ened and levelled. In 2015, the plans are goes out to the all volunteers and spon- Fire News .............. .. ..... Pg 15 to have the roof completed with shin- sors who have made this restoration First Responders .... .. ..... Pg 16 gles. Windows and doors have been possible! Lakeview Centre..... .. ..... Pg 30 constructed by a local carpenter volun- For more information, contact: Letters to the Editor .. ..... Pg 26 teering his time. They are custom built Louise Barber at 250-253-5776 replica Douglas-Fir windows which are [email protected] or Tim Lions Club News ... .. ..... Pg 24 expected to be installed late Spring Dunne, P.Eng. at RCMP News .......... .. ..... Pg 9 2015. The inside wainscoting material [email protected] Recipe of the Month . ..... Pg 43 Sidekick .................. .. ..... Pg 10 4 THE NORTH SHUSWAP KICKER FEBRUARY 2015 DON’S ...Kick-Back!! PAINTING SERVICE By Jo Anne Malpass, Editor Interior Reasonable Rates The Shuswap Watershed Council reports from various agencies already References Available will have two reports to consider when it doing the monitoring and would have holds its next meeting, one outlines where them put into a data base. The SWC Tel: 250-955-5335 pollution in Shuswap Lake is coming from would then recommend the responsible Cell: 250-517-8630 and the other lays out the options to pay agency act on the information. “The re- for coordination of monitoring. sponsibility for enforcement or regulation The first one is clear that agriculture will still lie with the individual local gov- on the Shuswap River is adding most of ernments or, where fisheries or environ- the nutrients. Water quality monitoring in mental issues are identified, with the fed- the Shuswap watershed between 2011 and eral or provincial agencies.” 2013 found elevated phosphorus in the The report says $200k to $250k will Shuswap, Salmon and Eagle rivers during be needed. The SWC 2014 budget showed freshet with most coming from the Shus- $80,000 for monitoring coordination. The wap River. rest of the $266,000 budget was to engage Septic systems around the lakes con- the public, develop and publish a long tribute a small fraction of nitrogen and term plan and for administration. It phosphorus loading to the lakes. “In Blind shouldn’t have to again develop a long Bay, Sorrento, White Lake and Sunny- term plan or spend $86,000 to advertise brae, however, groundwater samples have and hold public meetings. shown high levels of nutrients and/or The report lays out four financing E.coli counts – and septic systems may be options within the CSRD, divided among a contributing source.” Salmon Arm, Sicamous and Areas C, D, E The agricultural pollution comes and F. One option is a straight $7 parcel through areas D and E and from areas in tax, which would see Salmon Arm pay North Okanagan Regional District, which over 30%, and the other three consider would be asked to contribute 10 per cent land area. Because the North Shuswap of the total cost but has not contributed has vast tracks of uninhabited Crown financially in the past so may not now. Land, behind our communities and be- The downstream Thompson Nicola Re- tween St. Ives and Seymour Arm, the 5% gional District would be asked to contrib- of the CSRD population residing in Area ute 20 per cent. F would be asked to pay anywhere from The “Service Feasibility Recommen- 28% to over 40% of the cost, depending dations Final Draft” provides a govern- on the model used. ance framework, cost recovery and imple- When the decision is made, the peo- mentation plan. It concedes the majority ple who have contributed the least pollu- of revenues for the service will be raised tion and are being asked to contribute the through taxes. most financially will have only one voice The SWC would continue to get at the table to represent them. FEBRUARY 2015 THE NORTH SHUSWAP KICKER 5 CSRD Director’s Report Larry Morgan - Director, Electoral Area ‘F’ (North Shuswap & Seymour Arm ) Columbia Shuswap Regional District Tel: 250-955-2567 Cell: 250-517-9578 Email: [email protected] CSRD BOARD MEETING – JANUARY 15, 2015 CSRD Supports Nurse Practitioners the local Governments and first nations A letter will be sent to the Ministry in the area within which a proposed li- of Health requesting support for nurse censed establishment is to be located, practitioners in the delivery of health must be notified of the proposed applica- care services.