64th Edition July 2021

A Life Saved with New Shuswap Life Ring Stations By Rob Sutherland tate at all in approving the installation at the The Royal Canadian Marine Search beach. We had not even had those two in- and Rescue (RCMSAR) Shuswap Station stalled when RCMSAR was confirming the 106 has initiated another life saving mea- location of two “Kids Don’t Float” Kiosks sure on the Shuswap by installing the first (PFD/Lifejacket Loaner Stations) along the two of ten “Life Ring Stations” at Silver river in Enderby and they got wind of the Sands Beach in Sicamous. initiative. They immediately said “yes” we Life Rings have traditionally been want two. Those two were installed at the used and required on many vessels sail- end of June in Tuey and Belvedere Parks ing both the Shuswap and on the big water (Enderby) along with the Kids Don’t Float at the coast and around the world to save Kiosks. The location of the six remaining those who Stations have have fall- yet to be con- 250-253-5600 en over- firmed but will board. It is [email protected] approach all a life sav- towns around ing mea- the Shuswap sure that if they do not provides contact us first. someone Funding in the wa- for the material ter some- cost (approxi- Located on the beautiful Shuswap thing to mately $300.00 www.blindbayhideaway.com hold on per Station) of to until the project was they can shared by Sta- be saved. tion 106 (25%) Most, including the Photo courtesy RCMSAR- and the Boating Left to right is Dennis Harris, Rob ones installed in Sica- Sutherland, Dave Harvey and Al Poole Safety Contribution mous, have a lanyard Program of Trans- attached to them so the person in distress port Canada (75%). Station 106 volunteers, can be dragged back to the safety of the led by Deputy Station Leader, Doug Pearce, boat or in our case, the beach or dock. That provided all the 100+ hours labour to build nearly eliminates the need for someone to the Stations and install them, while Bay- get close to a panicked drowning victim view Homes of Sicamous provided free ac- who may drown the rescuer as a result. cess to their carpentry shop and equipment. The District of Sicamous CAO, Evan (Continued on page 3) Parliament, was ecstatic and did not hesi- 2 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021

ate July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 3 A Life Saved with New Shuswap Life Ring Stations continued South Shuswap SC P (Continued from page 1) ADS: 250.463.2611 Shuswap Station 106 is hoping this 25, 2021, Melanie posted this message INFO: 250.515.2830 will catch on and one will be eventual- on FB. ly located at every beach, marina, boat “Royal Canadian Marine Search and wwwwww.shuswapscoop.ca.shuswapscoop.ca ramp and even private residences along Rescue Station #106 Shuswap deserve the lake. The proceeds of any resulting a big shout out on a job well done. My Mailing Address: 7320 Estate Place, donations will go directly to the Station husband went down to the public beach Anglemont, BC V0E 1M8 Boathouse Project to protect their assets after milking to cool down and ended up C.E.O.: Jan Wojciechowski and centralize training in one location. saving a poor kid. But it was because the Publisher: Tracy Wojciechowski If anyone is interested in any of the life district put a life preserver on a rope that Editor: Jo Anne Malpass saving initiatives supported by RCMSAR Chris was able to help so quickly and Shuswap Station 106 they can email the safely. He said the young kid looked like Manager: Catalina Montgomery Station Leader, Rob Sutherland, at sta- he was just about done when he got the Writer/Co-Editor: Barbra Fairclough [email protected] and if you’re in- life preserver out to him and pulled him [email protected] terested in any of their other activities, in. So glad my husband is so hot (lol) and Freelance Writer: Jerre Paquette including volunteering with the Station, thank you to the Royal Canadian Marine ADVERTISING check out www.rcmsar106.ca. Search and rescue Station #106 Shuswap [email protected] Postscript: Melanie and Chris De- for having the safety tools easily avail- CLASSIFIEDS: [email protected] witt are owners of Dewitt Dairy Farms able.” in Sicamous and on the evening of June EDITORIAL: [email protected] GENERAL INFO: [email protected] Crime Spree - Blind Bay overnight DEADLINES: ADVERTISING: July 21 & August 18 By S/Sgt. Scott West, ‐ Do not leave valuables in your ve- EDITORIAL/CLASSIFIED: July 25 & August 22 Salmon Arm RCMP Detachment hicles over night. DELIVERY: August 6 & September 3 The Salmon Arm RCMP received 6 ‐ Lock your vehicle or trailer when complaints of theft from vehicles or at- not in use. tempted theft from vehicles in the Blind Stunting on the Here’s the SCOOP Bay area the night of June 9/10, 2021. TransCanada In addition, one vehicle was stolen On June 26 at approximately 1:00 Business Feature ...... Pg 06 from that same area. am, a patroling RCMP Constable located Business Scoop ...... Pg 36 Taken from vehicles were personal a vehicle doing donuts on the Trans Can- Carlin Hall ...... Pg 40 items, change, electronics purses ada Highway at the intersection of Cedar Heights ...... Pg 32 and wallets. In one case tools from Tappen Valley Road. Chamber News ...... Pg 08 Pg 46 a trailer were stolen. The vehicle appeared to flee Classifieds ...... As is often the case, Credit up Tappen Valley Road and was Copper Island Health ...... Pg 23 Cards and Bank Cards associat- pulled over. Eagle Bay Comm. Assoc . . . . . Pg 26 ed to these thefts have been used The driver, a 17-year-old Eagle BayFire Dept ...... Pg 09 in retail stores in Salmon Arm and male from the area, was issued a First Responders ...... Pg n/a Pg 43 the Okanagan Corridor. The culprits that traffic ticket for stunting, driving without Shuswap Overland Adventures are believed to be responsible for using due care and attention and received a 12- Sorrento Centre ...... Pg 29 stolen cards as they traveled in what the hour driving suspension as the result of Sorrento Health ...... Pg 24 investigator believes is the vehicle which his consumption of alcohol. The vehicle Sorrento Lions ...... Pg 41 was also stolen. was also impounded for a period of time Sunnybrae Community ...... Pg 27 Investigators are following up on in- to be determined by the Superintendent The People’s Scoop ...... Pg 42 formation at this time but would like to of Motor Vehicles. Like & FOLLOW Us remind the public of the following: @shuswapscoop #shuswapscoop Lowering Barriers to Access Dental Care Paid Advertising Feature The Smile Mission Oral Health Outreach Society is a Ca- nadian CRA Registered Charity dedicated to lowering barri- ers to access to dental care. Our primary fundraisers are dental hygiene clinics in more remote locations (distance barrier), and funds generated also help other people in need (financial barrier). We are always looking for more dental professionals, support staff, donors and new patients! 250 833 9923 or [email protected] 4 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021 A third of respondents felt that winter road maintenance The Director’s Scoop enabled safe driving conditions, while 66% rated it as never, News of Note from the CSRD seldom or sometimes. Overall 59% indicated that winter road maintenance was unsatisfactory or fair, while only 29% said it Paul Demenok Director, Electoral Area C (South Shuswap) was good or excellent. Cell: 250-517-0810 When asked to rate the overall quality of our roads and their maintenance 53% noted they were poor or very poor Survey Shows Community is Unhappy with Roads while only 11% thought they were good or very good. When A big thank you goes to the 303 people who responded to asked about the responsiveness of the contractor, only 6% in- the survey about our roads and road maintenance; of these, 287 dicated they were very or extremely responsive, while 40% in- came from the South Shuswap and 16 were from outside this dicated they were not at all or not so responsive. electoral area. The bottom line is that a strong majority of re- There were many verbatim comments about our roads spondents are unhappy with the quality and maintenance of our in this survey and the need for resurfacing and better main- roads. Here’s a summary of the results: tenance. There was general frustration expressed about the The first question asked if the road contractor effective- MoTI and/or the contractor and their lack of attention or re- ly communicated road conditions using a variety of methods. sponsiveness to various road issues. I will be passing on the Only 21% thought this occurred often or regularly, another results of this survey to MoTI. 29% didn’t know, and 50% thought this occurred never, seldom It is important to note that the MoTI assigns priority rat- or only sometimes. ings to road maintenance items such as snow removal using a The next question asked if you ever contacted the road 5 point scale from A to E. “A” roads are major highways like maintenance contractor directly; 45% said they have never con- highway 1, “B” roads are secondary highways like highway tacted the contractor, and another 20% said they seldom did so. 97 or 3, “C” roads are major side roads and school bus routes Question 3 asked if the contractor prioritizes their work to like Balmoral, Blind Bay or Eagle Bay roads, leaving “D” deal with safety issues; only 18% thought this occurred often or and “E” rated roads as those side streets that many of us live regularly, 82% said this occurs never, seldom or sometimes. on. During a major snow storm, it may be several days before When asked if the highways and sideroads are maintained plows appear on “D” or “E” roads. In the interim, local traf- in a manner to facilitate efficient movement of people and fic packs the snow down to solid ice on these side roads; the goods in the summer 16 % answered never, 61% said seldom plow, when it arrives can only remove the snow layer on top or sometimes, and only 23% noted often or regularly. The qual- of the ice and deposits a lot of sand over the ice base to ensure ity of road sweeping this spring was rated as very poor or poor reasonable traction. That’s why we have so much sand on our by 37%, while 23% thought it was good or very good. Over- side roads, and this in turn, creates a problem for sweepers. all, 36% said that summer road maintenance was unsatisfactory In 2021, CSRD Area C paid $1,543,247, or about $188.00 and only 14% said it was good or excellent. for an average $400,000 home, in BC Rural taxes to Victo- ria. These taxes, which increase each year, are intended to fund our local roads maintenance and repairs. A question that should have been asked in the survey is whether we are re- ceiving a reasonable return for these taxes. I’ll leave it up to you to decide. Unlike municipalities, electoral areas pay the BC Rural Tax each year and there is no accumulation of reserve funds. Road maintenance has been at the forefront of discussions during the Blind Bay-Sorrento Incorporation Study, and there is a detailed service sheet on this topic on the CSRD website. I would encourage everyone concerned with our roads to read this document to gain a better understanding of the options available to us. The opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the CSRD Board or staff or the Sorrento-Blind Bay Incorporation Committee.

July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 5 Bastion Creek Logging Moratorium Request Denied By Barbra Fairclough At the April board meeting of the Columbia Shuswap Re- gional District (CSRD), the Board supported writing a letter to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Oper- ations and Rural Development (MFLNRORD) “requesting a logging moratorium be placed on the proposed cut blocks in the Bastion Creek Community Watershed until a full risk as- Welcome! sessment study is completed, and we understand the mitigative steps that need to be taken.” AUTHENTICALLY Catherine Spanevello representing the community at Bas- SHUSWAP tion Creek made a presentation to the board outlining a request for support. In her report she stated that cut blocks K0WG, K5M7 and K5M8 descend into the boundary of the watershed above the “deeply incised” slopes on the northern side of the valley. She outlined that both the BC Timber Sales Terrain Stabil- ity Report (Azimuth), Hydrologic Assessment (MJ Milne) have not adequately evaluated the watershed for community risk val- ues. This was supported by an addendum to her presentation completed by a retired geoscientist. The addendum report stat- ed, “there has been no analysis of debris flow hazards and risks by a qualified professional familiar with debris flow processes using currently established methods in BC.” Shuswap In a June 3 letter received at the June CSRD board meet- ing, Gerry MacDougall Regional Executive Director under di- 250.833.6708 rection from Katrine Conroy, Minister of FLNRORD respond- sandrakentel.com ed to the moratorium request, denying it and stating that “Given the considerable measures to ensure operations can be conduct- ed in a safe manner, a moratorium is not considered necessary at this time.” The letter references four studies previously conducted in support of this. The Bastion Creek Watershed Channel and De- July bris Flow Assessment- March 2000- Don Dobson- Dobson En- gineering, Hydrologic Assessment- Bastion Community Water- shed- August 2018- Michael Milne Project Hydrologist. Terrain Stability Assessment CP 177 Bastion Creek Community Wa- tershed-October 2018- Onsite Engineering. Cut Blocks K0WG, K5M7 and K5M8 Bastion Creek Area Terrain Stability Assess- ment- April 2020- Azimuth Engineering. The letter goes on to state the Bastion Creek Channel and Debris flow Assessment is being updated by Don Dobson this summer 2021 and the timber sale is being considered for be- tween summer and fall 2021 depending on the completion of fi- nal planning work. • Decks, Fences, Out Buildings • “BC Timber Sales has amended the proposed boundar- • Lot Clearing, Site Preparation ies and harvest timing of the planned cut-blocks in response to Land Development, Site Grading • Driveways, Drainage, Culverts community concerns and professional recommendations.” At the June CSRD board meeting, Chair Kevin Flynn con- firmed that he had received a call from FLNRORD to update him on the process. Flynn stated, “I’m comfortable that the pro- cess is being extended in time frame and there is going to be 250-319-6966 additional geotechnical work done prior to any logging starts. [email protected] There is no moratorium but there is significant acknowledge- ment of concerns.” The board supported a motion by Director Demenok, sec- Area E Director Martin noted “They may be changing the onded by Director Martin that Chair Flynn write a letter re- time they are harvesting but the next freshet or two or three questing the full results of the report prior to any logging taking freshets down the road you have a lot of snowpack or heavy place and to request a map indicating revised cut block bound- rainfall and that is when damage is done. We have seen that in aries compared to previous. Director Demenok requested that action around the CSRD many times so I will be interested to copies of all previous reports be made available to the directors. see what they come up with.” 6 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021 2nd Storey Painting Service Recognizing Local Business Supporters of South Shuswap Scoop By Barbra Fairclough ent some of the aspects Twenty years ago, when Loni Sto- of the work requested. rey started 2nd Storey Painting Service, it A site visit is when was a natural progression. Having worked details of the job can in the installation department in home im- be identified. Choosing provement with major retailers for sev- color can be daunting eral years Loni honed her painting skills for some folks but Loni by working on renovations and found she can sift through the op- had a great eye for detail. Demand for her tions and assist the client painting skills began to outstrip her regular in homing in on a color job and she decided to make the leap. She palette that achieves the launched 2nd Storey Painting Service and look they want. “Most has not looked back. people will choose neu- Now she is Loni Mancini and lives trals generally,” says with her husband in Sorrento on a small Loni,” There is usually acreage where they moved from the coast something in the home in 2018. The business is named after her that color can be married maiden name and Loni says, “the name with such as countertops just stuck.” for a balanced look.” Loni Mancini with Yukon and Dawson Loni works exclusively on interior Priorities and emphasis usually present it- paint jobs from kitchen/bathroom cabinets, self once she is in the client residence dis- sis, sometimes smaller jobs can be fit in furniture refinishing and color consulta- cussing client needs. between larger jobs when there are a few tion. Residential work is varied and Loni Loni says everyone is different with days between. Call Loni and get answers says every job requires something differ- color. Some people need time to nar- to all your questions and find out how she ent. row down decisions. Loni uses Benjamin can work with you to get your painting When a potential client calls, Loni Moore paint. “Sometimes though you have completed. Loni 250 253 8351 or second- will take the time to ask some initial ques- to go with what paint brand is available.” [email protected] tions and listen to find out what they are says Loni. And sometimes clients have looking for. This gives her an idea of what a specific request for a particular brand. the job may entail. She will then usually Loni likes the Benjamin Moore palette. arrange a sight visit to discuss with the cli- When she is working on a job, Loni says she thinks of it as if she was paint- ing her own place.” If this were mine, what would I do?” She is also big on ser- vice preferring to ensure clients are happy even with the smallest of jobs. “Even a tiny job can end up being a whole house down the line.” In some cases, Loni has painted the homes of more than one gen- eration of families over time as the family grew. Loni can work from pictures to do a quote but it is not ideal. Sometimes pic- tures can help but it is best to meet peo- ple and get a feel for their needs and the space. Quotes are free and painting jobs Interior by Second Storey Painting Photos Credit :Loni Mancini are scheduled on a month to month ba- July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 7 Notes from the CSRD Board Meeting By Jo Anne Malpass the CSRD, Gerry MacDougall, Region- Amanda Krebs, School Board al Executive Director, Ministry of For- Chairperson, School District No. 83 ests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations (North Okanagan-Shuswap), attend- and Rural Development said the Minis- ed the June Columbia Shuswap Region- try will not impose a logging moratori- al District Board meeting to discuss the um on the Bastion Creek area. There is school board’s long range facilities plan. an update on the Bastion Creek Water- Krebs said a motion was passed for staff shed Channel and Debris flow assessment to work on the two high school in Salm- being completed this summer. “I would on Arm option, in principle, which gives also like to note that BCTS has amended 250.833.6680 [email protected] them the ability to come up with a plan the proposed boundaries and harvest tim- www.launchconstruction.com that makes the most sense from the feed- ing of the planned cut-blocks in response back received and addresses the con- to community concerns and professional cerns. recommendations.” Director Demenok Chairperson Krebs explained that the asked that the CSRD receive copies of all staff working group will come up with a the reports referenced in the response let- plan, come back to the school board with ter as well as the copies of both the origi- recommendations and then that goes back nal and amended cutblock boundary area to consultation before a final decision is maps. made. Construction of the Ender- When asked about the possibility of by-Splatsin Test Section – The Board a high school in Sorrento, Krebs said that approved a joint application to the Cana- is in the long range plan but it isn’t on the da Healthy Community Initiatives grant 5 year capital plan yet. The school board in the amount of $250,000 to build a test doesn’t have any land in Sorrento and section of the Shuswap North Okanagan the Ministry looks at it more seriously if Rail Trail (Sicamous to Armstrong) corri- the school board has the land. The CSRD dor in 2021. Board asked what can be done to assist in Grant in aids - Area C - $4,555 getting a high school located in the Sor- Sorrento Village Farmers Market (vault rento or Blind Bay area. Krebs said she toilet operations) and $766 SAS Dry will ask staff and we will get back to the Grad 2021. Board with how they can partner up. Agricultural Land Commission Krebs also talked about the stress on Non-Farm Use – The CSRD Board is facilities with projected enrolment in- forwarding an application from Eagle creases. SD83 is “definitely not the only Bay Mercantile to the Agricultural Land school district with the problem of hav- Commission recommending approv- ing facilities in poor condition,” but it all al. The applicant is seeking approval for takes money. Non-Farm Use in the Agricultural Land Moratorium on Bastion Creek Reserve to allow permanent commercial Logging – In response to a request from (Continued on page 8) 8 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021 Chamber News By Karen Brown Chamber Launches New Look We are proud to pres- ent the South Shuswap Chamber of Commerce’s club enthusiasts have joined rebrand designed by Kari the weekly gathering and Wilkinson of Toliver Design! starting on July 8, a Craft Beer The icon is reflective of & Wine Garden will be added the South Shuswap region to the mix. with Copper Island, the lake, If you are interested in mountains, and sky. The intro- exhibiting on the field at this duction of the golden yellow weekly market, please con- hue is reflective of Shuswap tact Karen Brown: manager@ Tourism’s regional colouring southshuswapchamber.com scheme. It represents sand, Our Ambassadors are Notes from the CSRD Board Meeting sun, sunsets & relaxation. The Hard at Work! complimentary azure blue continued contrasts nicely and provides (Continued from page 8) a calming water element. We use of a portion of the subject property that has been operat- look forward to rolling out ed as a grocery store since 1972. They would also like to ex- this new look in future mar- pand this commercial use to include a service station, addition- keting materials! al parking, storage and sale of agricultural supplies. The store Market by the Bay predates the ALR but since part of the property is in the ALR, Now Open it is considered nonconforming and could not be rebuilt if it The South Shuswap burned down. Approval from the ALC would allow the exist- Chamber, in collaboration ing and proposed uses to be permanent. with the Arts Council for the OCP & Zoning Amendments - The owners of 1302 South Shuswap, has launched Payton & Morgan, our Trans-Canada Highway and 1295 Notch Hill Road are apply- a summer initiative to assist two summer ambassadors, ing to amend the Electoral Area C Official Community Plan businesses, food producers, were busy stocking the Visitor Bylaw No. 725 and the South Shuswap Zoning Bylaw No. non-profits and artisans regain Information Kiosks at the end 701 to allow increased density for a future residential develop- traction after COVID. of June with Shuswap Tour- ment fronting Notch Hill Road and a commercial development Market by the Bay, an ism Vacation Planners and fronting the Trans-Canada Highway. The Board gave second evening community market Guides. Be sure to check out reading and added requirements to provide amenity/outdoor hosted on the waterfront at the kiosks for all information space and a statutory right of way for the public for non-motor- Centennial Field each Thurs- and activity info! ized traffic between the Trans-Canada Highway and Notch Hill day from 6:00 to 8:30 pm is Western Gateway Visitor Road prior to future development. CSRD staff will arrange for already drawing great crowds. Adventure Passports Due to a public hearing. Over 70 vendors and exhib- be Released Lakes Zoning Amendment - This application propos- itors are taking part includ- Look for our Visitor Ad- es to rezone the foreshore adjacent to 39 properties in Bas- ing wineries, farms, artisans, venture Passports at local tion Bay in Electoral Area C from FM1 to FR1. If approved community organizations and stores and in our Visitor In- the proposed rezoning would allow for the placement of 1 pri- more. Market-goers are enjoy- formation Kiosks starting in vate mooring buoy and one swim platform for each of the 39 ing the open-air and wonder- mid-July. They will point you semi-waterfront properties. A special regulation is also pro- ful variety of products avail- and your family in the right posed to be added to the FR1 Zone that would permit 1 dock able for sale each week. Live direction for an AMAZING per semi-waterfront property for the Bastion Bay subdivision music buskers provide ambi- summer in the Shuswap this only. A public hearing will be held. ence and set the casual, laid- year! back tone of the evening. Car

250.851.6597 bestprotectionservices.ca [email protected] July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 9 Eagle Bay Fire Department By Nigel Collett recovery facilities and safety onsite to ensure no one We hope everyone is enjoying the summer already and find- is at risk of overextending themselves. Although we ing quality time anew to spend with family and friends. run through the scenarios at weekly practice ahead Eagle Bay Fire Department is at the ready if we’re need- of the course, it isn’t the same thing as doing it with ed and the recent heat has raised the concern of wildfires. As of real fire! I learned a great deal with the support of my team and June 30, all open fires, including camp- instructor. With 16 firefighter trainees, fires, are prohibited throughout the prov- there are as many technicians and instruc- ince of British Columbia. tors to ensure the weekend runs smoothly. We had two callouts this past month Eagle Bay’s annual Food Drive for on the same night! A truck drove into a the Sorrento Food Bank will have hap- ditch just before Eagle Bay Camp late in pened by the time you read this. Thank the evening. Luckily it came to rest with- you to all those who donated food and out spilling any fluids and we were able also supported local vendors. It gives a to leave it for the tow truck since it wasn’t good feeling knowing that the commu- impeding traffic. On the same night we -re nity always steps up when asked to help ceived a report of what could have been a others. burn pile in the 4200 block of Eagle Bay Eagle Bay Fire Department welcomes Road which we couldn’t locate but were anyone who would like more informa- happy to check for, given the risk level. tion – please contact Alan Rendell 250- We had a great turnout of members since I 517-0429. He will be happy to answer any am sure some had already called it a night. questions. Practice is on Tuesday eve- Along with firefighters from across nings at 7pm for 2 hours, all equipment the region, I recently attended a week- and training is provided. end Interior Fire Operations course at the Firefighters at exterior fire course at the region- You can keep up to date on lots of al centre. Paul Perry from Eagle Bay took part. Fire Services Centre in Salmon Arm. This Photo by Michelle Beaudry fire related and fire department news on involved putting on full gear including our ‘Eagle Bay Fire Department’ Face- breathing apparatus and entering a burn building consisting of book page. If you don’t follow us on Facebook, we also share a number of seacans with fires lit inside, to conduct fire attack, on Instagram. You will also find links to more information about search and ventilation operations. An intense weekend in the current burning regulations and the CSRD’s FireSmart initia- heat which was challenging to stay hydrated, but they have full tives. 10 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021 What Are Your Questions About Incorporation Study? By Barbra Fairclough new municipality if residents The Community Engage- chose to incorporate. The new ment process is set to begin Council, guided by input from mid July 2021 and to continue the community, would set the uninterrupted until mid-Octo- service standards to achieve. ber 2021. The consultant rec- The new Council would also ommended providing infor- be responsible for paying for mation in a variety of formats all local road maintenance, up- through a variety of methods. grade and development using The Community Engage- local property tax revenue. ment phase of the Incorpora- ● To what degree should the tion study will be multi facet- Incorporation Committee ed. A two-page mail-out will make service decisions that be delivered to every house- would normally be made by hold in the Incorporation the council of a new munici- Study Area before the end of pality? July 2021 listing all the ways The Study Committee in which residents can get in- does need to make assump- formed. The first open house tions regarding staffing and (virtual) will be happening other costs that would be in- sometime around mid-August, curred to enable a new mu- the consultant told the Scoop. nicipality to provide the same Stay tuned for new infor- range and level of services that mation as dates are announced. are provided to Sorrento and Questions from the public Blind Bay today. In all cases, will have a response from the assumptions are suggested by consultant and will be avail- the Committee’s consultants able on the CSRD FAQ page. based on practices in place in What are your questions? other municipalities, and re- ● Would roads receive a search on the specific services WWouldould you call them two pierpierss or a parparadox?adox? higher level of maintenance in question. than at present? In general, the Committee Local roads would be- should not make assumptions come the responsibility of the related to significant changes July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 11 in the range or levels of ser- are also identified. vice provided, the establish- It is important to remem- ment of major new services ber that the Two Electoral Ar- or facilities, the withdraw- eas option — that is, the divi- al of the future municipali- sion of Electoral Area C into ty from inter-governmental two Areas C1 and C2 — is the cost-sharing arrangements default option that will occur (in cases where such arrange- only if the electors of Sorren- ments would not automatical- to and Blind Bay choose to re- ly be rendered unnecessary by main unincorporated. a service of the municipality), ● What would incorpora- or major changes to existing tion mean for garbage col- land use patterns and devel- lection? opment policies. Decisions in It is assumed that local these types of instances would services such as fire depart- be made by, and should be left ment, garbage collection, etc. to, the new municipal council. would become services of the ● Why isn’t there more in- new municipality. That said, formation for residents re- it would be up to the new mu- garding the two electoral nicipal council to determine options? if it will provide a mandato- As its name suggests, the ry garbage collection service Incorporation Study is fo- or not. If they decide to do so, cused primarily on the impli- then the rules of the munici- cations of incorporation for pality would apply. Howev- the residents of Sorrento and er, some municipalities do not Blind Bay. In all of the Ser- have a mandatory garbage vice Sheets being developed collection service, rather leav- for the study, however, the ing it to a private contractor service, governance, and tax to offer a garbage collection impacts associated with the service to the municipality’s facebook.com/shuswapscoop Two Electoral Areas option residents. instagram.com/shuswapkickerscoop 12 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021 South Shuswap Transportation Society South Shuswap Rides ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Helping Others By Paul Demenok chased and operated with Monday July 26th 7:00 till 8:30 pm Since starting its door-to- grant assistance from SAS- door transportation service in CU, the Shuswap Communi- Shuswap Lake Estates Lodge January, the South Shuswap ty Foundation, Tirecraft, the Rides program has been very CSRD and Launch Construc- You are invited to attend this busy helping others in our tion has performed very well. community. Our group of 10 I would say that the drivers meeting and learn more about our volunteer drivers have driven have been very impressed with non-profit volunteer driving service people to many destinations this car and its features. including Salmon Arm, Chase, We are now planning to Dr. Melany Dyer, an expert on community health and Sorrento, Kamloops, Vernon hold our first Annual Gener- and Kelowna. al Meeting, and have recruit- preventive medicine will talk about how to restore Most of our trips are ed Dr Melany Dyer as a spe- your health and wellness in a post-pandemic world. linked to medical appoint- cial guest speaker. The AGM ments, but some have used it will be held at SLE Lodge on for shopping and other house- Monday July 26 at 7:00 pm hold errands. It’s quite grati- and all are welcomed to at- fying to hear the thanks and tend. Dr Dyer’s topic is “A compliments our riders have Post-Pandemic Primer on Re- made about our service. For storing Your Health and Well- those who are unable to drive, ness”. the South Shuswap Rides ser- The South Shuswap Rides

vice has been invaluable! service is now looking for ad- We have maintained full ditional volunteer drivers as Our board members and volunteer drivers will be on hand to answer compliance with Covid-19 your questions about becoming a volunteer and our our service is expanding with electric car, the Chevy Bolt will be on display safety protocols, which in- more calls for rides. If you are clude a Lexan screen between interested in helping others as For more info: www.southshuswaprides.ca the driver and passenger, a volunteer driver, please plan wearing of face masks, satis- to attend our AGM where a factory completion of a Covid brief drivers’ information ses- screening questionnaire and sion will be held. In the inter- disinfection of the car after ev- im, if you have any questions, ery ride. Our drivers have also please don’t hesitate to call received driver safety training me at 250-517-0810, or Bryan to help ensure that passenger Lowes at 778-389-4636. safety is a top priority. See you on July 26th! The Chevy Bolt pur- July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 13

Fire Services Coordinator CSRD Fire Services Coordinator Sean Honoured with Provincial Award Coubrough receives the BC Fire Training CSRD Release well-deserved recognition of Officers Associa- COVID-19 restricted his efforts.” tion’s 2021 Trainer training opportunities for many The Trainer of the Year of the Year Award fire departments around the Award is in recognition of from Brian Ulle, First province. outstanding achievement in Vice President of But Sean Coubrough, the fire service training, includ- the BC Fire Training Columbia Shuswap Region- ing developing and applying Officers Associa- tion, at left, and Jack al District’s (CSRD) Fire Ser- new ideas, creatively using re- Blair, from the Office vices Coordinator, wasn’t sources and having the highest of the Fire Commis- about to let a global pandemic quality of work. sioner, at right. interfere with the development During the pandem- of the CSRD’s firefighters. ic, Coubrough converted the For his efforts, Coubrough CSRD’s in-person training has been named the BC Fire program into online sessions Training Officers Association’s through Zoom, often hosting 2021 Trainer of the Year. more than 100 firefighters at a While the award is usually session. These were then con- presented at the organization’s verted into video training mod- annual convention, a COVID- ules accessible to firefighters 19-safe ceremony was orga- at anytime through a YouTube nized, without Coubrough’s channel. knowledge, at the CSRD of- Coubrough also made his fice. program available to other fire “While this may be a sur- departments throughout the prise announcement, it isn’t province. Many have picked it surprising at all that Sean has up and are now using it to train received this prestigious hon- their own members. He was our,” says Charles Hamilton, also instrumental in training 70 Chief Administrative Officer recruit-level members from the of the CSRD. “We extend our CSRD’s 13 fire departments congratulations to him on this to the BC exterior firefighting standard, or above, since the beginning of 2020. Coubrough has served as the CSRD’s Fire Services Co- ordinator since 2015.

Coubrough is surprised by the news he has received the Trainer of the Year award for 2021. (CSRD photos)

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Mon to Sat 9-6 • Sun 10-4 250.675.4411 www.sorrentoidapharmacy.com Toll Free 1.888.675.4411 COMPLETE CONCRETE CENTER 1250 Trans Canada Hwy Sorrento BC 14 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021 Preparing to Respond to Shuswap Algae Blooms Wildfire season is here. SWC Release Several water quality monitoring organizations are ready and willing to respond to an algae bloom in the Shuswap wa- tershed this summer if the need arises. PROTECT The Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) recently facil- itated the development of a regional algae bloom response plan for the Shuswap watershed. The plan complements and Your home and property. builds upon a provincial protocol for cyanobacteria response. The plan outlines regular water quality monitoring ac- We live in a wildfire prone area. Learn how simple tivities of up to 10 different organizations, including local TM FireSmart principles can help reduce your risk of governments, local First Nations, the Columbia Shuswap In- property loss or damage due to a wildfire. vasive Species Society, First Nations Health Authority, BC Free FireSmart Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, and BC Parks. The first step is booking your Depending on where and when an algae bloom may occur, assessment . Get tips on how to implement a any of these organizations could collect water quality samples plan to protect your home and property - to help authorities understand the potential public health risk and how to earn a $500 financial rebate. or ecological implications. “We need a collaborative approach to monitoring al- Watch our online FireSmart Webinar gae blooms,” explains Erin Vieira, program manager for the www.csrd.bc.ca/firesmart SWC, which is a partnership of many of the aforementioned organizations. “Our current reality is that a single agency can’t do it on their own.” “Shuswap Lake is the primary source of drinking water for the City of Salmon Arm, and many residents in the sur- rounding area. It goes without saying that we have to protect the health of the lake,” explains Rob Niewenhuizen, Director of Engineering and Public Works for the City of Salmon Arm. “The City has shared resources and assisted in collecting wa- ter samples and performing visual monitoring of the lake during past algae bloom events.” Of particular importance is the risk that cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can pose to public health. Under certain conditions, these types of algae can produce microcystin toxin which is harmful to people, pets, and live- stock. If water quality conditions are unsafe during a bloom, Interior Health Authority would require notices to be posted at the affected sites. The Shuswap algae bloom response plan comes on the heels of an announcement by the BC Ministry of Environ- ment and Climate Change about a new website, Algae Watch (www.gov.bc.ca/algaewatch) which is an educational resource for the public to become more informed about algae blooms and to submit observations of algae blooms throughout BC.

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you could qualify for a www.csrd.bc.ca/firesmart $ EMAIL: [email protected] 500 rebate.* TOLL FREE: 1.888.248.2773 FireSmart, Intelli-feu and other associated Marks are trademarks of the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire * Rebate available in Sicamous and CSRD only. Centre. The name and image of Ember are trademarks of CIFFC. July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 15 Swimming Not Recommended at Sunnybrae Beach CSRD Media Release Sunnybrae Beach has been placed on a swimming advisory due to unacceptable E.coli bacterial counts found in recent routine water samples. The beach is not closed, however, In- terior Health is advising that due to the elevated water sample results, the pub- lic should be made aware of the increased risk of swimming at Sunnybrae Beach, which is located at 3580 Sunn ybrae Ca- noe Point Road, Tappen. Swimming is not recommended at this time. Follow-up water samples are being taken and the advisory will be rescinded once samples show acceptable bacteria levels. The water at Sunnybrae Beach is routinely tested on a weekly basis. Interior Health reports there can be a number of reasons for elevated levels in- cluding wildlife, such as geese, causing an increase in bacteria levels. The weath- er can also play a factor, with heavy rains washing contaminants off the shore and into the water or temperature increasing bacterial growth. Sunnybrae Beach Park will remain open, but users are advised against swim- ming due to the elevated risk. Young chil- dren, for example, tend to ingest a lot of water when they are at the beach so they are at higher risk. This advisory is only in place for the Sunnybrae Beach area and does not af- fect the CSRD’s Sandy Beach or Pebble Beach in Blind Bay. Please continue to check the CSRD website and social media for updates on the status of the beach. For further ques- tions, contact the CSRD at: 250.832.8194. Information can also be found at interior- health.ca

Early Wildfire Season By Jo Anne Malpass any size are prohibited. On July 5 in the Kamloops Fire District, there were 64 ac- With continued hot dry weather and the chance of light- tive fires ranging from new and under control to out of control ning, BC Wildfire Service is reminding the public that they and fires of note. must stay clear of firefighting aircraft and active wildfires. This In the South Shuswap, there have been a few spot fires includes the operation of watercraft and drones. in the Tappen-Sunnybrae area, none spreading more than .02 To report a wildfire or irresponsible behaviour that could hectares before being listed as under control or out. Local fire start a wildfire, please call as soon as possible. 1-800-663-555 departments have been closely monitoring these fires. or cell *5555. If you have the BC Wildfire app on your phone, The fire danger rating (the risk of a wildfire starting) is -ex it will give you the latitude and longitude of your current loca- treme for most of the Kamloops Fire District. Open fires of tion, along with current information about fires near you. 16 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021 Business Advisors Supporting Recovery Media Release Two new business ad- visors are serving the North Okanagan-Shuswap region as the province begins imple- 250-955-0660 for Appointments menting a re-opening strate- gy to help businesses recover • Lab - Blood Collection, ECGs: Wed & Fri - 8am to 12noon from the economic fallout of

Lab Services by Appointment the COVID19 pandemic. • The consultants are excit- Foot Care Nurse ed to provide support to assist • Public Health/Baby Wellness with grant applications, digital Robyn Cyr marketing strategies, financial ic Development Manager for Dr. Domino Bucarelli planning, business planning, the Columbia Shuswap Re- and other areas of business de- gional District, which included velopment as they move for- the management of Shuswap ward. 7 communities in the Tourism and the Columbia region submitted a funding Shuswap Film Commission, to application to ETSI-BC (Eco- start her own business - Bra- nomic Trust of the Southern byn Business Solutions. She Interior) to hire these advisors, is now working directly with who will be available to work local communities on busi- with business owners in Arm- ness development and busi- strong, Chase, Enderby, North ness recovery projects. Robyn Residential Shuswap, South Shuswap, Si- is passionate about the com- camous and Spallumcheen. munities in the region and also & Commercial Robyn Cyr has been in- sits as a director on the Splat- volved in Economic Develop- sin Development Corporation, Professional & Expert Roof Repairs ment and Tourism Develop- the Shuswap Trail Alliance, Torch–on and Re-Roofing Specialists ment for the past 20+ years, the South Shuswap Chamber working for Community Fu- of Commerce, and the Skmana Government Certified Journeyman Roofer tures, Local Government, and Ski Club. Robyn’s knowledge 250-832-4200 Indigenous communities in of the region and experience in [email protected] Squamish, Williams Lake, and business development are an www.shuswapprofoofing.ca the Shuswap region. In 2019 asset to the project: “We know she left her role as Econom- July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 17 that the communities in our area are no strangers to disas- ter; fires and floods and have laid the groundwork for ef- fective business development strategies and this program is moving quickly to ensure all businesses are receiving ade- quate support.” Janet Doyle is a market- ing and media specialist with over 20 years of experience in digital communications, draw- ing on knowledge built over Janet Doyle a colourful career that spans across Canada. Her communi- the next few years to see ex- ty focused approach is genu- plosive growth as international ine; she loves discovering the travellers return, and we want local charm of each destina- businesses to be ready to cap- tion and is looking forward to ture that market.” working with local business The business advisors will owners to ensure they receive be out in each of the commu- the personalized advice they nities over the next 9 months need to navigate the quickly to work with local business changing world of social me- owners on their individual • Renovations, New Construction & Repairs dia and marketing. Her experi- business development require- • Continuous 5”, 6” & Fascia Gutter ence working in rural commu- ments. Both Janet and Robyn • Custom Gutter Systems for Snow Load nities across Canada gives her • Heat Trace Installation are looking forward to con- a practical understanding of necting with business owners the common problems faced and collaborating with other ADVANTAGEGUTTERS.CA by rural businesses: “I’m look- regions on solutions to ensure ing forward to working with businesses are supported in them to creatively address sourcing the support that they their unique challenges and require to reopen and take ad- help them build a successful vantage of new opportunities. online presence that will pre- For more information on how pare them for full recovery. the program can help your These destinations are world business email Janet Doyle class; our region is second to [email protected] or none in beauty and what we all Robyn Cyr - robyncyr@sno- crave - open space. We expect business.ca Shuswap Staycation Contest a Winner! By Barbra Fairclough In May, ten Shuswap area businesses, including two teen owned businesses partnered to host the Ultimate Shuswap Stay- cation inviting folks to share why the Shuswap is a great place to visit. To enter you simply “Like this Post” on Facebook (FB). The contest was so popular it attracted a fake FB account and to protect contestants, the contest was shut down earlier than planned but it did not seem to dampen enthusiasm. Monica Seys of Shuswap Marine said that the contest was a resounding success with over 1000 comments. This is the sec- ond year of the contest and it was decided to expand and have  participating businesses from a wider geographical area. It has worked out well. The contest ran through May-June. Monica Great selection of colors & designs to choose from said there was an interest in having an interactive component Guaranteed workmanship Over 30 years experience with contestants. She confirms contest partners are thrilled with the response from the community. Book early to Serving the Shuswap and Salmon Arm area The winner of the competition is the Jonker family from ensure your deck Notch Hill. Thanks to all the people who participated. is protected! 250-838-6589 after 5pm Stay tuned for next year! 18 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021 Protecting Our Waters By Mel Arnold, MP North Okanagan-Shuswap As summer comes into full swing, boaters and other water users from near and afar are taking to our local lakes and rivers for much-needed downtime. We are truly blessed with the wa- ters of our region and as we enjoy the summer, I hope we can all be mindful of what we can do to help protect our waters. Populations of invasive clams were confirmed to be in Shuswap Lake last fall. Although these clams may not represent as severe a threat to local ecology and economies as other inva- sive species like zebra and quagga mussels (ZQM), the confir- mation of these invasive clams and potential arrivals of other species are serious matters that require our attention and action. Since the discovery of invasive clams in Shuswap Lake, I have connected with Indigenous communities, concerned land- owners, local MLAs and the Government of BC to discuss the discovery of this invasive mollusk and how the province is re- sponding. I have also continued to fight at the federal govern- ment level for increased resources to protect BC’s waters. There needs to be a strong response to the invasive clams now in Shuswap Lake and all levels of government must work togeth- er to prevent the damage that ZQM could wreak on our region and province. An Okanagan Basin Water Board study estimated that an introduction of ZQM could cost the Okanagan region alone $43 million annually in lost revenue (e.g. tourism), increased main- tenance of aquatic infrastructure and irreversible ecological damage. If ZQM get into Lake Okanagan, the likelihood of oth- er nearby lakes like the Shuswap being infested would increase significantly as would the permanent damages and annual costs for local communities and ecosystems. ZQM reproduce very quickly and have ruined many beach- CALLING ALL FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS! es in North America by littering them with razor-sharp shells. Private infrastructure like docks and public infrastructure like water intakes and effluent outfalls are quickly rendered inoper- able by ZQM colonies and habitats of aquatic species including Business Recovery salmon are damaged. AND As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, an ounce of pre- vention can be worth a pound of cure, but only if the preventa- Expansion tive actions are delivered. Considering the level of federal re- Training Program sources supporting aquatic invasive species (AIS) prevention in BC, the Trudeau government is failing to take the threat se- riously like their lackadaisical response to COVID-19 that al- We are accepting applications for our third lowed the virus to enter Canada. 6 month business training program to assist While I continue to press Ottawa for resources to expand mature businesses led by women. Designed specifically for businesses operating for a inspection and treatment sites on BC’s borders, we can all minimum of 2 years. GAIN KNOWLEDGE TO: be active in another means of prevention- public education. I would encourage all residents of the North Okanagan- Shuswap • Grow or improve your business. and beyond to visit dontmoveamussel.ca to learn how you can • Learn how to change things for the better. help spread the message and not invasive mussels. • Gain new insight and inspiration. We have so much to be grateful for here in the North • Increase earnings without adding debt Okanagan- Shuswap and our waters deserve our protection. I or exhaustion. hope you will join me in protecting our waters for the future by preventing the spread of invasive species! PROGRAM STARTS SEPTEMBER! I wish you and yours a safe and happy summer! APPLY NOW!

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Your Shuswap Mitsubishi Electric By Barbra Fairclough Heating & Cooling Dealer Julia Helland, Coordinator for Wildsafe Columbia Shuswap has been busy connecting and collaborating with communi- UP TO $3000. IN REBATES ty leaders and organizations throughout the Shuswap to educate • Heat Pumps & Air Conditioning residents on preventing human wildlife conflict. She has been • Installations, Sales, Service making plans for a • Ductless Mini Splits busy season. Wher- • Mitsubishi Authorized ever you find Julia H-Vac Tech she can answer your questions about dif- ferent types of wild- life such as cougars, deer, bears and more. Early in the sea- MAKEUP ARTIST son she has been introducing camp- grounds to the Bare Champagne Beauty Campsite Program which was piloted Julia Helland, Sicamous Farmers Market photoshoot packages last year. The program BRIDAL MakeUP Photo Courtaesy: Wildsafe BC Affordable rates provides clear guide- lines and resources for campsite operators to maintain a safe Serving the Shuswap and surrounding area campground for people and wildlife. It is based on the program Lexi [250] 515-2435 introduced in the national parks in the 1990s designed to ensure [email protected] that no wildlife attractants are ever left unattended. Instagram: champagnebeauty.lexi Julia has visited folk’s door to door in Sicamous, Sunnybrae Facebook: champagne beauty and White Lake. As well you will see her booth at Market at the Bay July 15, August 5, and August 19. You can also find her at the Sicamous Farmers Market July 16, August 13, September 10. On July 10 at 10:30 am she will be offering a Bear Spray Workshop at the White Lake Community Hall in conjunction with the Shuswap Trail Alliance. During the workshop, partici- pants will have a chance to practice with inert bear spray. Julia has been meeting people in the community and has done some door to door education at Sicamous, White Lake, and Sunnybrae. She is looking forward to being available at popular trailheads in the area. Watch for upcoming dates. Julia will also be at the Swansea Point Community Barbe- que Open House July 24 and at the Eagle Bay Fire Department Open House August 7. Jodi Towell REALTOR The Wildsafe Ranger Program is offered to youth in the community so kids can learn how to have a safe and respectful 250-463-1734 relationship with wildlife. This program will be offered in the fall in schools however it is still offered throughout the summer Summer is hot and so is the market! through community organizations or other local groups within List with a professional and maximize the coverage area of the program. The White Lake Resident’s Association (WLRA) is excit- the return on your investment! ed to be involved with the project. Nick Najda, Vice President of the WLRA, says, “The community have told us they have expe- MY SERVICES INCLUDE: rienced bear interactions and sightings recently. So having more - High resolution professional folks aware of the risks, and appropriate behaviours, can help photography keep both the animals and people safe. Our plan is to be hosting a workshop for kids over the summertime and there is interest in - Professional staging continuing community education and awareness programs into - Aerial drone photography the fall.” - Digital advertising campaigns If you are a youth group leader or teacher and would like - Custom feature sheets information, be sure to speak with Julia about how you can take advantage of the program. - 3D Matterport tours & floor plans Feel free to contact Julia by phone or email, 403 559 6628, - FREE, no obligation market analysis [email protected], or messaging. Dates and lo- cations of where she will be working will be posted on FB Insta- www.ShuswapHouses.ca / [email protected] gram and Twitter @wildsafebc. July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 21

Seymour Arm 14 18 Seymour Arm 1 Sicamous Boat Launch ...... Sicamous 2 Old Town Bay Boat Launch ...... Sicamous Anstey Arm 3 Canoe Beach Park ...... Canoe SHUSWAP LAKE 4 Downtown Salmon Arm Boat Launch ...... Salmon Arm 5 Sunnybrae Community Park ...... Sunnybrae Magna Bay 11 Eagle River 18 6 Herald Provincial Park ...... Sunnybrae Celista 15 Eagle Bay 7 Harbour Road Boat Launch ...... Blind Bay LITTLE Scotch Creek 10 7 8 Sandy Beach Community Park ...... Blind Bay SHUSWAP 9 8 2 LAKE Sorrento 1 9 Markwart Road Boat Launch ...... Sorrento Salmon Arm District of Sicamous 12 10 Shuswap Lake Provincial Park ...... Scotch Creek Sunnybrae 6 Village of Chase 5 MARA LAKE 13 11 Magna Bay Wharf Road Park ...... Magna Bay 3 Canoe Swansea Point 12 Memorial Park Boat Launch ...... Chase City of Salmon Arm 13 Oxford Road Lake Access ...... Swansea Point 4 14 Beswick Road Community Park ...... Seymour Arm

15 Bristow Road Boat Launch ...... Celista Salmon River Grindrod Shuswap River 16 Coming in 2021: Belvidere Park ...... Enderby 17 17 Coming in 2021: Tuey Park ...... Enderby 16 18 Coming in 2021: Shannon Beach ...... Eagle Bay City of Enderby 22 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021 Shuswap Lake Golf Course at Blind Bay Offers First-Class Golf Experience Paid Advertising Feature Karyn Bruschinsky and Ian Morrison are the new owners of 1977, has been a landmark to the community of Blind Bay and Shuswap Lake Golf Course at Blind Bay. Karen and Ian come surrounding areas. For many years it has been a key part of the here from the Lower Mainland, taking ownership in early spring Blind Bay Community and serves its members, patrons, chari- of this year, returning to the Shuswap area where Ian grew up. ties and local businesses alike. This will remain the same. Karyn and Ian are excited about continuing the Barker Shuswap Lake Golf Course at Blind Bay offers 18 holes Family’s legacy and starting new adventures at Shuswap Lake of championship golf designed to offer a first-class golf experi- Golf Course. “We are proud to join the community of Blind Bay ence, no matter what level your game is. We designed a golf ex- and surrounding area and look forward to working with the re- perience that lets you play comfortably at your own pace. markable team, meeting the Individual Members, players and Golf our beautiful, professionally designed par 71 champi- the Community alike.” onship course offering well bunkered, undulating greens. The golf course, originally built by Jack and Irene Barker in Scratch golfer? You will love it. 20 handicap? You will love it. Just learning? You will love it! This par 71 continues to surprise and challenge even the most frequent player. Hone your skills on our practice facility, which boasts an updated driving range with grass and mat tee boxes, two practice greens and a short game area. Shuswap-Okanagan resident rate special provides huge savings for locals to come enjoy our 18-hole facility with a discounted rate from regular $84 per round to $65 by showing valid id-with their local address. Shuswap Lake Golf Course is dedicated to providing a first-class golf and social experience. A lifestyle course that is one of the most enjoyable and respected in the area. We wel- come you to experience this unique lifestyle. Enjoy great food indoor or on the enlarged outdoor patio at Duffer’s Den Grill and Lounge. Duffer’s now features break- fast on the menu along with the popular Wing Wednesdays and Fish & Chip Friday. RV’ing? Overnight parking for self-contained units is available in our lower parking lot. Don’t forget to stop in the pro shop to have a peak at what’s new in Men’s and Ladies’ apparel. Our well stocked pro shop carries brands such as Under Armour, Sligo, Travis Mathews, Tail and Puma. And in addi- tion to golf merchandise, we now have large inventory stock of NCM E-Bikes. Stop in for a demo today. Visit our web page www.Shuswaplakegolf.com Pro Shop 250.675.2315 ext. 1 [email protected] Duffer’s Den Grill & Lounge 250.675.2315 ext. 2 PATIO DINING HOURS: 7 Days a Week, 11AM – 8PM Reservations and Take Out: 250-675-2315 Office & Admin 250.675.2315 ext. 3 2404 Centennial Dr, Blind Bay July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 23 South Shuswap Health Services By Sandra Reutlinger June 20 to September 5 We are ‘berry’ happy to an- EVERY SUNDAY nounce that once again this year, 9:30-1:30

the Sorrento Village Farmer’s Mar- ket has partnered with us to ‘lettuce’ Fresh Produce, Plants / Flowers, run the BC Farmer’s Market Nutrition Coupon Program. We Baking, Preserves, Cool Crafts & More! make a great ‘pear’. This ‘un-beet-able’ program allows those who qualify with the ‘require-mint’ of being low income, preg- You can’t get more local than your Farmers’ Market

nant, indigenous, or senior, to receive free coupons to use at Behind The Hub across from Shuswap Lake Park the Sorrento Farmer’s Market for fresh produce every Satur- Leashed Dogs Only, No Smoking ! day, ‘grain’ or shine Throughout the summer we will ‘cherry’ on with our mandate to help support health and wellness in our [email protected] communi-‘tea’ by giving out nutritional information and ‘re- ci-peas’. We really ‘ap-peach-iate’ how the Sorrento Farmer’s putting the infrastructure in place to be ready for a permanent Market donated money ‘bok’ into the program so that we could doctor or nurse practitioner to come. We have ‘bean’ fortunate provide even more coupons to those in need. to be able to run a walk-in-clinic on a temporary basis and look We are ‘grape’-full to the Blind Bay Bunch for ‘raisin’ forward to being able to do again when there is a doctor willing funds for us by putting on The Wine Vault fun-raiser. Thanks to come to this area. We are ‘rooting’ for that to happen again a ‘bunch’ to all those who participated and donated. You’re all before too long. pretty ‘rad-ish’. If you ‘carrot’ all about the health and well- The mobile lab which runs Tuesdays and Thursdays from ness of our community, this is a ‘kale’ to action: We are do- 8:00am - 12:00 has now ‘planted’ itself in our community and ing a membership drive and by becoming a member you can will hopefully expand to more days but that still ‘romaines’ to ‘turnip’ to support our efforts as there is ‘mushroom’ for added be seen. Foot care is available on Wednesdays to help those health and allied services. If you have some ‘thyme’ to donate, toenails that are here today, be gone ‘tomatoe’. we are always looking for volunteers to ‘turnip’ and help out In case you ‘plum’ forget how to reach us, just call: 250- with various things. 675-3661. You can also find us at www.sshss.ca and on Face- The health and wellness of our communities is a big ‘dill’ book and ‘Insta-yam’. for us and over the years we have built a ‘salad’ foundation of

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UNIQUE | AUTHENTIC | UNFORGETTABLE 24 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021 A Leader with a Vision Sorrento Health Centre By Celia Dyer tions including the run- How does a community grow from having no medical pro- ning of two local news- vider to running a thriving Health Centre? At the start, the Sor- papers while raising her rento Health Centre was blessed with a core group of dedicated three children. She then people who were determined to bring a primary care went to work for practitioner to their community. the City of Van- One of those people, Marilyn Clark, served as the couver and be- Health Centre’s President for six years, from 2013 to came a pension 2019. This year, after serving two years as Past Pres- guru, initiating ident, Marilyn has decided to retire from the Health Centre workshops and helping Board. people understand the She has always been so much more than a Director. She intricacies and potential was a founder of the Health Centre, she provided outstanding of their pension plans. Marilyn Clark leadership throughout its growth, and she was a mentor to other Such was her expertise Directors who took on leadership roles under her guidance. that she was sought after by both UBC and the BC Nurses Union The depth of volunteerism in this community is impressive. to facilitate pension workshops throughout the province. And it’s not just people giving of their time. That contribution is She was promoted to Director of Human Resources for the often accompanied by years of experience and a high degree of City of Vancouver and in this management role, she developed skill and talent. strong relationships with many of the unions representing work- Such is the case with Marilyn. ers in different sectors. Before moving to Sorrento, Marilyn had various occupa- In fact, the CUPE local that represented outside workers made her an honorary member. On display in her home is an axe presented to her at her retirement by the Vancouver Fire De- 250-832-7151 partment and the Vancouver Firefighters Union. [email protected] When asked how she was able to forge such unlikely friend- ships, she replied: “The thing that I learned is that everybody sees things from their own perspective. And they’re usually both right. But somewhere in the middle is the truth.” She has a natural ability to look for solutions rather than be tripped up by problems. A valuable talent when it comes to workplace re- lations! in behind the Petro-Can & After a long career in Human Resources, Marilyn, and hus- Home Restaurant band Phil, moved to the Shuswap. Seeing the potential for a Farmers Market, Phil suggested to Marilyn that she start one, which she did, and she ran it for 11 years. Locals couldn’t imagine Sorrento without its Farmers Market now; it has be- July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 25 come an integral part of our summer culture. But that’s Mari- lyn; bringing opportunity to life. One of Marilyn’s retirement plans was to become involved in health. Shortly after coming to Sorrento, she became a pub- lic representative on the College of Registered Nurses and then was appointed to the Health Professions Review Board. In this role, she reviews decisions made by the regulatory branches of various health professions in BC. She has just been given a new five-year mandate to serve on the HPRB; a testament to the trust this body has in her professionalism and ability. It’s not surprising that Marilyn would join the effort to es- tablish permanent, primary care service in Sorrento. In 2013, a group of diligent and committed citizens applied for, and were successful in acquiring, a Nurse Practitioner through the NP- 4BC program. The practitioner was in place, but the long-term vision for a Community Health Centre still needed to be real- ized. The challenge was a perfect fit for Marilyn: a keen interest in public health, exceptional organizational skills and experi- ence, a unique ability to bring various groups together and an unwavering commitment to her community. With the commu- nity’s support and Marilyn’s leadership, a facility was made available and finances were secured. Patients started coming and today they number around 900. She says of this community: “We have remarkable peo- ple here, with great enthusiasm to contribute. I have always thought, people may not know what you did, but what matters is what you’re doing now.” A recent peek at the notes from our first AGM years ago revealed the clarity of Marilyn’s vision. After highlighting early successes, she mentions the next goal: the funding of a second Nurse Practitioner. Work is underway to achieve that goal which will help us provide the scope of primary care that our community needs and deserves. So what adventures lie ahead? She says it’s time for a new edition of the family cookbook; there’s digitizing her trav- el journals and perhaps another trip across Canada. She and Phil have done it five times but always via a different route. We would expect nothing less from Marilyn, than to take the road less traveled. And that has made all the difference. We are forever grateful to have had a trailblazer like Marilyn at the helm; we will take her lessons with us on our own next adventures and we wish her all good things as she says fare- well to her Community Health Centre after many years of ded- icated service. Reminder: Dr. Terry Clare, our locum physician, is avail- able for appointments on Mondays and Tuesdays throughout July (except July 6) and on August 16 and 23. Call (250) 675-2167 to make an appointment. Happy summer and stay cool!

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Finishing ● Bathrooms ● Kitchens ● Additions Sun Decks ● Full Exterior Cladding 250-319-9100 [email protected] 26 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021 Looking Forward at Eagle Bay

By Cathy Wolf consent was granted by Can- The Annual General ada Revenue to have the Ea- Meeting (AGM) of the Eagle gle Bay Association become Bay Community Association a registered charity. This is (EBCA) was held on June 13. great news and the long wait, Members braved some rain to some 16 months, has paid attend an important meeting off. What this means to our that saw a number of changes members is that tax receipts to the Community constitu- may be issued for donations tion and by-laws. to the Community Associa- The constitution was tion and that capital projects aligned to comply with Can- ada Revenue Agency’s re- quirement for the EBCA to become a charitable organi- zation. In addition, the posi- tion of past president was ap- proved along with changes to the date and time of AGMs in the future and an elaboration for the role of directors on the Board. You will be able to view our revised constitution and by-laws on our webpage at https://eaglebayhall.ca/di- Tom Dalton joined the Board as rectors.html a new director. Tom Dalton also joined the Board as a new direc- can move forward as we are tor. We welcome his exper- able to raise funds for them. tise in financial matters along As many will know, we have with his enthusiasm to roll up put together a capital bud- his sleeves and participate in get plan that sees some need community events. Tom has and opportunity for changes always been a great support- to the hall as the Eagle Bay er, serving up meals at Eagle Park moves forward this fall. Bay Day, Hamsters’ Dinner Becoming a registered chari- Theatre or the Harvest Din- ty also opens up opportunities ner, attending past AGMs and to work with the Shuswap joining in wherever a help- Foundation and broaden our ing hand was needed. As we outreach to residents and look forward to reopening members who contribute to the hall fully this fall, Tom that organization. In short, will add his voice to how the being a registered charity will Community Association can add to the ways we can work contribute to the wellbeing of to provide amenities that con- residents. “I am grateful for tinue to build safe and active this opportunity to join direc- community to live and visit. tors to further their legacy. I As we look forward, res- am also looking forward to idents will continue to have reconnecting with the res- new ways of working and idents of Eagle Bay, to the planning activities and events commencement of the revi- while improving on facilities talization construction, and that bring us as a together as a return to full operations at a community. We welcome the Eagle Bay Community your participation and hope Hall in the very near future.” that as we revisit past activ- Thanks Tom for stepping up. ities and consider new ven- We believe we will have a tures, you will join in to set busy year ahead. direction and offer support. Shortly after the AGM, July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 27 Music in the Bay Resumes

By Karen Brown popular outdoor community market also located on Centenni- Music in the Bay, the live summer concert series held on the al Field in Blind Bay so attendees can take in both the market waterfront in Blind Bay, is returning. The popular weekly event and the live music each week. The market is a collaboration was sorely missed by the residents of the South Shuswap so or- between the Ats Council and the South Shuswap Chamber of ganizers are pleased that they are able to salvage most of the mu- Commerce. Karen Brown, Executive Director for the Cham- sic season this year. ber shares “We’ve been pretty astounded at how many exhibitors “Receiving the go-ahead from the province that we were en- have expressed interest to be a part of the market. It’s always tering Step 3 in our recovery process which allows for outdoor been a vision to combine a market with Music in the Bay and gatherings up to 5,000 people was what we needed to hear to it seems 2021 is the year that we can make this happen”. She bring back Music in the Bay”, says Rhys Laug, President of the adds “We hosted a soft opening of the market on June 24th and Arts Council for the South Shuswap, the host organization that the response from the public was amazing. People were just presents Music in the Bay each year. Laug adds “We will be grateful to be out and about, mingling in a safe way and experi- off to a later start this year, sometime toward the third or fourth encing that sense of community again”. week of July, but the community should be able to look forward Market hours are 6:00 to 8:30 pm each Thursday on Centen- to at least six great weeks of live music”. nial Field. The live music starts at 6:30 each week and runs to Complimenting the live music is Market by the Bay, the 8:00 pm. Bring your chairs and blankets folks!

Sunnybrae Community Hall

By James Clark It’s been a long time coming but we are looking forward to welcoming you back to the Sunnybrae Community Hall! The hall is now open and avail- able to rent. For all updates, please head to the Booking & Rentals page on our web- site at www.sunnybraecommunityasso- ciation.com Any inquiries can be sent to sunnybraecommunityassociation@ gmail.com or give Robbie a call at 250 835 8657. All visitors and events will be subject to the BC Covid-19 PHO Orders at the time of your event. This includes indoor and outdoor capacity limits as we move through the stages of the BC Restart program. In other news a big congratula- tions to the Sunnybrae Seniors Soci- ety and all their volunteers for success- fully renovating the exterior of their Community Hall and creating a beauti- ful outdoor garden space full of vibrant colour. Great to see so many contri- butions from volunteers and Shuswap businesses and on that note, we’d like to say thank you too, for coming to- gether and supporting these Communi- ty venues. We will hopefully have more an- nouncements as the year moves for- ward. Stay tuned for more familiar an- nouncements as things come back into our lives... things like the Sunnybrae Coffeehouse! Stay safe, stay cool, stay hydrated! 28 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021 BLINDS BC INNOVATION COULD SAVE YOUR HOME SHADES FROM WILDFIRE SHUTTERS Paid Advertising Feature Salmon Arm’s Bryan Coffey has great arm. The Water Winger kit in- New Roller / Solar Shades Fabrics created a rooftop sprinkler system -- the cludes a Ball Chucker to help you send have arrived! Call TODAY to view! Water Winger -- that’s easy to install to the ball and line over larger two-story Cheryl: 1.250.319.0496 protect your home from wildfires. homes. In 2003, Bryan Coffey’s remote BC They are perfect for owners of rural cabin was threatened by a nearby wild- homes, resorts and cottages, but Bryan fire. sees how this new safe, rapid deploy- “Suddenly ash was falling every- ment option could help structure protec- where like black snow,” Coffey recalls. tion crews save more homes. “I was caught unprepared and it was ter- “Crews can move a lot faster when rifying. I knew I had to do something they don’t have to carry ladders and quickly to save everything I had.” tools.” Says Coffey. Bryan decided the best chance he Two-person teams can deploy a Wa- had to save the cabin was to put his gar- ter Winger every 5 minutes or less and den sprinklers on the roof to soak as they are easily moved to other structures much area around it as possible. as the fire changes direction. But installing them wasn’t going to The Columbia Shuswap Region- be easy. Bryan remembers that after- al District’s Structure Protection Unit noon in August well; “I was two sto- in the BC Interior is an early adopter of ries high…straddling the peak of a hot, this new equipment. steep, tin roof, struggling to get garden “Just when our Fire Department im- sprinklers set up, when I realized the plemented a policy of not going onto dangerous situation I had put myself in.” rooftops, the Water Winger came along. Eventually the BC Wildfire Ser- We can now deploy, in just a few min- vice contained the fire and the immedi- utes, a rooftop sprinkler system from the ate threat passed, but the experience left ground. Excellent product.” - Lt. J. Ja- Bryan thinking there had to be a better cobson, Wildland Fire Instructor, Salm- way to get sprinklers onto roofs. on Arm, BC That’s when he came up with the Bryan was gearing up to get the Wa- Water Winger. ter Winger onto the market for 2020 but The Water Winger is the safest, fast- COVID got in the way. Now the Wing- est method available to put a powerf ul ers are ready for rooftops and, with a dry sprinkler on your roof to protect your spring so far this year and a dry summer home from wildfires. All you need to do predicted, the Water Winger could be is throw a ball, attached to a line, over just what you need to keep you and your your house. That line then allows you to home safe. pull the spring-loaded Winger into place Visit https://www.waterwinger. on the peak. ca for info and to see videos of how it Don’t worry if you don’t have a works!

Bryan Coffey is the owner of Wildfire Equipment in Salmon Arm, BC, which manufactures Water Winger Rooftop Wildfire Sprinkler Systems www.waterwinger.ca I Office: 250-832-6695 I Text: 250-515-0506 I [email protected] July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 29 Sorrento Centre - a Gathering Place for All By Michael Shapcott, Executive Director Every Wednesday in 2021 all summer long, the communi- For nearly 60 years Sorrento Centre has been part of the ty gathers for yoga on the beach. Imagine rolling your mat out South Shuswap community. The wooden sign and shaded drive- in the evening sun, with the lake lapping the shoreline close by way beside Sorrento Elementary School are almost unnoticeable as you stretch and move guided by Lisa from Gratitude Yoga as you drive by. Look for our sign because just studio. Visit www.sorrentocentre.ca/yoga for down that driveway is one of the area’s hidden details. At other times in the week, quiet medi- gems. We are here, still vibrant, still growing, tations are led by in-residence Buddhist-practi- still welcoming. tioners under the beautiful trees on our 24-acre When hundreds of neighbours drove down campus. A walking labyrinth, a babbling foun- that driveway to discover Sorrento Centre for tain in the meditation garden, and an impressive the first time at the Interior Health mobile im- outdoor chapel overlooking the lake offer many munization clinic set up on-site in June, many spaces for spiritual growth. exclaimed “I had no idea you are here!”. And If you have out of town guests this sum- yet here we are! Another mentioned, “I think mer and are looking for somewhere for them to you are a private church camp, right?” Yes, and set up camp nearby, visit www.sorrentocentre. no. Sorrento Centre was indeed founded by pro- ca/camping. Our family-oriented site has ser- gressive visionaries within the Anglican Church viced RV sites, tent sites in the forest (including of Canada in 1963. Since then, the centre has those with a view of Shuswap Lake), or may- grown from offering church-based training to its be “glamping” in one of the cozy cabanas. Take current role as a gathering place for all. advantage of several playfields, a large private Summer in 2021 was officially wel- beach and a swim dock. If camping isn’t what comed at an outdoor solstice gathering with your family is looking for, we have comfortable Secwepemc story-teller Kenthen Thomas and Wild Church BC, lodge rooms too. and then two cycling groups from all over BC gathered for cy- We at Sorrento Centre are proud of our traditions of warmth cling adventures and friendship, camping, and in the comfort of and inclusion in our welcome and generosity in our hospitali- our lodges. Quilters and musicians, dancers, and artists converge ty, respecting current public-health protocols. Sorrento Centre is at Sorrento Centre for retreats and courses every year. During part of your community. Why not drive down the driveway and our busiest weeks, children make bubbles, tie-dye and play on find out why we are indeed a gathering place for all... a place of the beach while their parents attend courses. That’s a win for ev- abundance and belonging. eryone!

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By Jean Toker July/August 2021 the Reedman Gallery hosts the Art and Gift Show and Sale for the fifth year. The Blind Bay Memorial Hall continues to support art in the community with the won- derful Gallery space in the lower level which they first made available in 2016 for the Local Artists and Artisans. This pro- vided a wonderful place to display a variety of work in a Gal- lery setting. 2020 proved to be a major stumbling block with Covid 19 disrupting all our best efforts, however, this year 2021, the group is once again ready to open to the public with appropri- ate health protocols in place for public safety. We are excited to welcome everyone back to see the wonderful art and gifts that have been created this past year. We look forward to wel- coming you all back for another visit this summer. Each year there are new members to the group as some Artists leave and new ones take their place. This ensures that there is always something new and exciting to see. We have fibre artists, quilters, potters, sculptors, woodworkers, and painters in every medium including oil, acrylic, alcohol inks, watercolours, and mixed mediums. This beautiful Shuswap area provides inspiration for our Artists and Artisans year-round. We are thrilled to have the Reedman Gallery Space to show residents and visitors to the area this year’s creations. Our members will be changing up the displays regularly so there is always something new to see. We invite you to come in to browse and visit with the Group members. A rewarding part of being a member of this The Blind Bay Memorial Hall is located at 2510 Blind Bay group is meeting and conversing with our many visitors from Road, right across from the Bayside Marina right in the heart of all over the world. We have had the privilege of discussing our Blind Bay. art with visitors from New Zealand, Australia, England, Scot- The Gallery is air conditioned for your comfort, and there is land, Germany, Holland, Brazil, and Japan the United States, ample parking available in our lot, or you might just stop in after as well as many others. a pleasant stroll or bike ride along Blind Bay Road. We look for- The Gallery is opening this year on Thursday, July 22nd ward to seeing you. and will be open Thursday to Sunday until Sunday August 8th. Call Maureen (250 675 2422) for Art and Gift Show and Sale Hours are Thursdays 4 pm to 8 pm, Friday, Saturday, and Sun- information day 10:00am to 4:00pm.

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Lowering Barriers to Accessing Dental Care By Liz-Ann Munro Lamarre, And yet – what are the true costs of dental care? Without a Dental Hygiene Provider lot of x-rays, a first dental hygiene appointment typically costs Lowering barriers to accessing dental care is a great idea, between $200 and $300, with maintenance appointments typi- with lukewarm reception: people don’t believe true barriers to cally between $100 - $200. Improved oral health means abili- accessing dental care apply to them, and those who do think ty to go longer between maintenance appointments. A preven- there is nothing they can do about it anyway. tive dental maintenance cost of about $700 for the first year is Most dental professionals are motivated to increase access fairly common. to excellent preventive dental care. This buys not just stability – oral health – but your ability It is easy to see financial barriers to dental care: The per- to improve and keep your own oral health. ception of high cost (associated with pain), having to take In comparison, smoking half a pack a day can cost over time off work/school/care duties, and the yearly increase in fee $200 a month, that is $2400 a year. guides causing the cost of scaling to be up by some 50% in the So, booking for preventive dental care is a good thing, last decade. We are the people you love to hate... much more cost-effective than repairs. On the other hand, what can be really expensive is meet- If you book with a charity which uses the funds generat- ing a dental professional for the first time while being in pain ed to help others with financial barriers, then you and someone from a tooth. First appointments are typically more costly due else are helped at the same time! to the diagnostic procedures and examination required before For more information contact Liz-Ann at Smile Mission Oral treatment, even without extra emergency fees tacked on. Health Outreach Society www.thesmilepeople.ca 34 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021 Hidden Places Treasures Where the Wildfires Burned By Jerre Paquette berries, raspberries, apples, cherries, and Amanda Kilborn started her life in just “things that grew sort of wild out- Cambridge Ontario and moved to B.C. side, things that grew on a bush or tree, in 2017, starting out in Tappen, then that weren’t just sitting in boxes in food in Blind Bay. As a young girl, she of- aisles.” But she wasn’t yet aware she ten shopped with her mom, cruising up didn’t need to be always looking up to and down the aisles, tempted by all the find good wild foods: she could look to treats. But, unusually, it was not the fruits the ground for her very favourite food— or candies that she insisted her mother the mushrooms. That awareness would buy—it was mushrooms! Weird, yes? happen later. But that preference served her very Ultimately, she learned that finding well in the end and led to her role as a all the “various ways of bringing food highly creative food producer that ben- and the outdoors into my life” would efits both her and those of us who love make her so much less dependent upon exciting and nutritious natural foods— others while, ironically, introducing her and if you live close by you may be lucky to a whole new social community. enough to enjoy her special way of de- It’s not surprising that early in her livering fresh creatively designed breads, life she identified herself as a food ex- cinnamon buns, and much more. Don’t plorer and picker. Her childhood her- despair, though—you can find her and her itage style home and garden provided creations at the Sorrento Farmers’ Market ready access for her and her father to ap- every Saturday during the market season. ples, raspberries, blueberries, rhubarb, From a very early age, it was natural and more—in her mind “wild food”. She for her to want to go beyond store sup- soon became a regular ‘picker’ right at plies to fruit picking, often right in her home and a bit beyond, in the local bush- back yard and neighbourhood—blue- Amanda Kilborn - special delivery es where she discovered others who fan- July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 35 cied themselves as pickers, a discovery sell as much of their bounty as they that perhaps prepared her for the wild didn’t need for themselves. Amanda food camps she would eventually discov- turned this into a full-time business. er upon leaving Ontario. Today, her foraging takes her about Amanda recalls that an hour’s drive from her first true “adven- Blind Bay and she tures of food foraging takes her unsold for- started in northern BC aged wild foods home and the Yukon pick- to prepare for her fam- ing morel mushrooms,” ily and to sell at our Wills & Estates a preoccupation she local farmers’ mar- Conveyancing * Family Law brought with her to the ket in Sorrento. She Shuswap. doesn’t stop there, Foraging in the not- though—she devel- Chase office is open Thursdays so-well-known food oped special cooking by appointment only #4 - 834 Shuswap Ave camps provided her skills, unique recipes, with a unique social life, and a website that fea- 250-679-3180 too, up in the hills far tures her bounty of away from cities. These foraged foods, her rec- www.cfselaw.ca camps were built by op- ipes, some of her sto- info@cfs elaw.ca portunistic food hunt- ries, and an opportuni- ers on burnt-out wild- Morel Mushrooms ty for all of us to buy fire sites favoured by morel her wild foods and amaz- If my body was a car, mushrooms. ing breads you just won’t I’d trade it in for a Her experience hunting for “natural find in the big food outlets (see her cre- newer model. treasures” resulted in her determination to ations at https://forest-and-food-fixation. make it a full-time operation for herself. square.site). And, of course, you’ll find Cause everytime I She replaced her traditional 9-5 job with expressions of Amanda’s own personality cough or sneeze, her preferred lifestyle of a forager/cook/ and creative talents stirred right into her my radiator leeks and salesperson/marketer. She now viewed foods or baked into the beautiful buns and my exhaust backfires. food as simultaneously nurturing, com- crusts of her breads. munal, and commercial. The morel mushroom camps enabled a lot of people to take charge of their own lives. Amanda and her new-found, diverse companions foraged for the foods that mattered to them, developed their own unique recipes, shared them with whosoever they wanted, and joined in special conversations that wouldn’t likely surface anywhere else for them. In a sense, foraging in B.C.’s vari- ous hidden places led to the discovery of unexpected treasures, including peo- ple keen on differentiating themselves in unexpected ways. Wild food worth its weight in gold brought not only them all together. The commercial food buy- ers were well aware of this unique food chain supply: they were right there, in the camps, waiting for the foragers to

My Living Will Last night, my kids and I were sitting in the living room and I said to them, I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.’ They got up, unplugged the computer and threw out my wine!! 36 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021 Business Scoop - e-Commerce Reality

By Rob Marshall The reality is that with the Cloud, the downs in De- In this fast-changing world, people sheer level of consumer connectedness of cember. are becoming increasingly computer-sav- your customers is staggering. The internet The pan- vy. It’s hard to come across anyone these and particularly social media is affecting demic has distorted the e-commerce trend days who hasn’t purchased something on- the way we all decide what, where, when, a little, although it is still trending up- line during the last month. Gone are the and from whom we buy. Go into any store ward despite a small drop at the begin- days when some seniors didn’t have a cell and you will see someone with their cell ning of the year. On an unadjusted basis, phone, let alone a smartphone. Seniors to- phone checking product reviews and pric- retail e-commerce sales were up 92.0% day, especially amid the current pandemic es. If you are not managing your compa- year-over-year to $3.1 billion in February, are learning to live, at least a little, in the ny’s online presence, then it is managing accounting for 6.8% of total retail trade. Cloud. And some are embracing it with your business. All businesses, even mi- The share of e-commerce out of total re- verve. Younger seniors of course grew up cro-enterprises, have an online presence. tail sales was 1.3 percentage points lower in the age of the computer – a professional The question is, who is controlling that in February. This was in response to more 65-year-old will have been using comput- presence? Is it you, or is it your custom- brick-and-mortar stores being allowed to ers for most of his or her career. ers? Worse still, could it be your compe- open their doors to in-person shopping. On tition? a seasonally adjusted basis, retail e-com- The retail world is shrinking; our cus- merce fell 5.7% in February. tomers can just as easily check prices in What can you do? Ontario and Hong Kong, as they can with So, e-commerce is growing but it is your competitor next door. Considering still only a fraction of total retail sales. the amount of time we are being forced to You have time to build an effective e-com- spend at home these days, the online buy- merce strategy. It’s a lot like a business ing trend is in full flood. Most of us have plan and a marketing strategy combined, a website, but if that’s all we have then but focused on your online presence. First, it’s like riding a Tsunami wave on a Boo- you need to analyze your competition and gie board. your customers and check out their on- On an unadjusted basis, retail e-com- line presence. Know your market. How merce sales reached a record high in De- are they promoting themselves, how are cember 2020, increasing by over two- they purchasing? Widen this out and look thirds (+69.3%) year over year to $4.7 at what your industry’s leaders are doing. billion by the end of 2020. In compari- Consider how you will manage supply and son, total unadjusted retail sales increased distribution if you begin to sell online. Re- 5.9% on a year-over-year basis in Decem- view your brand – does it work as effec- ber. E-commerce accounted for 7.8% of tively in an online environment? total retail trade in December – the largest In this article we can only touch on share since May 2020. The rise in e-com- some of the areas you need to look at, but merce sales coincided with an uptick in we urge you to Google, “10 Tips to devel- the number of retailers reporting shut- op a successful e-commerce strategy” by Sarah Barkan. It will give you a good head start. Rob Marshall is the Executive Director of Community Futures Shuswap. For more small business tips and resources, visit beyourfuture.ca

IT IS SUMMER ON THE LAKE! July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 37 Citizens Encouraged to Participate in Internet Speed Test

CSRD Release The federal government may think your Internet speed is good. But what do you think? Many BC communities, including those in the Columbia Shuswap Region- al District (CSRD), have raised con- cerns that the federal data on broadband Internet speeds may not accurately re- flect the speeds experienced in homes, businesses, and other locations. This data is important because it is used to determine eligibility for con- nectivity funding programs to improve service. A key step in this process is to identify which communities in BC have noted inconsistencies between the 50/10 Mbps Internet speed that federal maps indicate should be available, versus ac- tual Internet speeds currently experi- enced by residents and businesses in the area. CSRD residents, businesses and community stakeholders can help en- sure the correct data for Internet speed is recorded by taking part in a simple Canadian Internet Registration Authori- ty (CIRA) test. CSRD Directors are encouraging all residents to take part in the speed test. The more responses received from different locations across the region, the more accurate the broadband Internet speed data will be. The test can be taken multiple times in multiple locations, as Internet speed may vary. The speed test can be accessed at https://performance.cira.ca/bc Columbia Shuswap Regional Dis- trict Directors stress how important this issue is to the region, as access to high- speed Internet services improves access to healthcare, education, culture, public safety and economic activity. The CSRD already has data show- ing local Internet speeds are lower in Blind Bay Memorial Hall Open for some areas than the federal data in- dicates. With the full support of the Activities Events Board, the regional district is partici- By Barbra Fairclough pating in the independent study being The hall is open! Blind Bay Painters are back on Tuesdays and if you are an in- conducted by the Ministry of Citizens’ structor, we have room for yoga, dance, or exercise group. Please give Agnes a call if Services, Union of BC Municipalities, you are thinking of hosting your group and need a place to meet. and Northern Development Initiative For weddings, birthday, reunions, or gatherings you will find the Blind Bay Hall, Trust. Information and data analysis conveniently located and spacious. Message on FB online or call Agnes (250 253 will take place this spring and summer 5200) to find out how the Blind Bay Memorial Hall will fit with your plans. Book- with reporting of study results expected ings are coming in now that pandemic guidelines are changing, call early to avoid in fall 2021. disappointment! 38 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021 Our Visit To The Iconic Shark Shack And Some Fun Facts! … By Margaret McCormick number of years later, they made many upgrades including The news that the Shark Shack, the iconic floating adding the accommodation barge, upgrading the kitch- restaurant in Cinnemousun Narrows was up for sale en and the upper deck bar and eating area we know and made the news! Owner Geoff Lightle told us he love today. Geoff took over from his parents four definitely had his fifteen minutes of fame back in years ago and has steadily been making further tweaks May when the realtor released the details of the of- and improvements to ensure that guests and staff all fer. Global BC, MSN and the Georgia Straight among have a great experience. We learned that he has even be- multiple other media picked up the story. come somewhat of a retail expert choosing all the really fun Keen to find out the story behind the story, (and make Shark Shack logo products that are for sale in the cute gift store. sure that despite the sale the Shark Shack would remain in When asked why the Shark Shack is up for sale, Geoff the Shuswap) we jumped in our boat and headed to the Nar- was honest in his appraisal that he felt he has taken the Shack rows on Opening Day to as far as he could and meet with Geoff and en- he would love to see a joy some Shark Shack new investor evolve the Shuswap hospitali- family vision. Geoff ty. Perhaps surprising has another very ac- to readers, although we tive commercial green- have lived on the lake for house business (don’t five years, this was our forget the SS is season- first trip to the Shack al- al operation) which is though not for want of also requiring more of trying. Every time we his time. As far as he had ventured near the is concerned, the Shark floating restaurant, we Aerial photo of the Shark Shack at Cinnemousun Narrows taken with Margaret’s Drone Shack is here to stay in were thwarted by boat park- the Shuswap and he’s ex- ing and Geoff told us that is their biggest challenge! cited to observe its future under new ownership. Originally opening in 2008 as Upper Deck Subs, the busi- Until then, he’s happily running the show with capable sup- ness at that time was a single barge with an order window and port from his team including Chef Brody who has a stake in the simple sandwich kitchen on the lower deck, with the upper deck business and is passionate about providing the best food he can. just for seating. When the Lightle family bought the business a You can just imagine how challenging it is to create and cook July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 39 on a barge with supplies and stor- skilled deck hands who give even KIDS CORNER.... age a premium. When we stopped the most beginner operator confi- in to visit the immaculate kitchen, dence. we were greeted by an all Canadian • The Shark Shack chef Brody has Play to Create at staff heralding from Ontario, Alber- been with Geoff for a number ta and of course BC. Everyone was of years and loves creating new A Mixed Bag of Art super excited about the new menu menu items (check them out!!). and we were told we MUST try the • The Shark Shack is anchored by a By Paige Romyn, age 13 new Surfers Sandwich, house chick- 10,000 lb cement block! We can choose our lives or at least en (freshly made), served on toasted We absolutely loved our first certain aspects, why not choose to create. At rye bread with arugu- visit to the Shark AMixedBagOfArt you can find your voice in your la, roasted red pepper, Shack and we be- art. Kids create the most amazing pieces, let your Monterey Jack cheese lieve that regard- child come in and create. Enjoy the fun, feel the and house made basil less of ownership, it joy of getting messy with sketch/paint. aioli. will continue to be Fun Facts About a memorable part The students have been working in the Shark Shack of Shuswap life de- watercolour and on landscapes, referencing Sited as Canada’s lighting guests from from photos (the goal is to stay focused and be Only Floating Restau- all corners of the mindful). The challenge set out last month was rant (we know, the Mc- Shuswap and the graphing an image to enlarge it for the sketch, Barge keeps re-surfac- world! this helps to focus on one area at a time, making ing but nothing yet!). Further infor- fish and chips it less intimidating. Students then have the • All staff live on board mation is available on in close but comfortable their website https:// freedom to paint the image with watercolours or hostel style accommodation and www.thesharkshack.ca/ and Insta- acrylic paints. head to shore on their days off. gram @SharkShackShuswap. Joke for the month: If you pour ice on • Over 50% of staff return annual- You can find Taste of the a hotdog, does it become a chili dog? ly citing it as the best job ever (we Shuswap on Instagram @Tas- met the lovely Steph who is en- teoftheShuswap and on our web- Look for us at the Blindbay joying her 4th year on the SS). site www.TasteoftheShuswap.ca. Market in July and August, Thursdays 6:00 to • When docking and undocking Please follow along with us! 8:30 pm you are met by concierge style 40 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021 Carlin Hall By Jane Stephenson ings are no different. IT’S HOT! It’s getting hotter. By distri- However, this meeting bution time, we hope this heat wave will have had a very special moment. Joan broken. We will have to remind ourselves of O’Brien, long time Tappen resident, Carlin these temperatures when winter whining be- Hall Board member, volunteer extraordinaire, gins! Lol and creator of the best coffeehouse culinary The Carlin Hall Community Association selections in the province (maybe even the held its AGM on June 27, 2021. There is al- whole country), made the decision to retire. ways business to attend to and Zoom meet- Joan is one of the founding members of the Volunteer Joan O’Brien is retiring Association and has a vast knowledge of the history of Carlin Hall. Her contribu- tions over the years have helped make Carlin the welcoming place that it re- mains today. She leaves huge shoes to be filled and her insights and guidance at our meetings will be missed. The Board and Association members thank Joan for the many hours of volunteer time she has so generously given to Carlin Hall. Following the review of the agenda items, the slate of directors for the up- coming year was established. The direc- tors for 2021/22 are: Don Cavers, Diane Jewell, Larry Stephenson, Tori Jewell, and Randy Baytaluke. The Board is looking forward to sharing some event news as soon as pos- sible. With Covid protocols changing, the Board is optimistic that by August and into the fall, we will all be able to meet at the Hall to share in some much needed/wanted live music events and gatherings. Do stay tuned and follow along at carlinhall.net You can check on the status of possible events on Face- book and Instagram as well. Lastly, there have been two mu- sic Jam groups at Carlin Hall for many years. Beginners and beyond have shared their time, meeting new friends and developing a further love of music. The Board is hopeful that these groups will be able to continue in person in the fall. These folks have been incredibly supportive; especially during the pan- demic restrictions. Their donations for the virtual coffeehouses, all of which have gone to keeping bills paid, are ap- preciated more than they know. The Board is grateful to each and every one of these members. Thank you. Until next time, continue to be safe, stay well, and look after one another.

HAPPY B.C. DAY July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 41 Sorrento Lions Club By Judi Kembel like balance, hand-eye coordination, and spatial We are happy to announce that our weekly meat draws will awareness. The activities give children a brain resume on September 3 at the Copper Island Bar and Grill. We break, helping them to sit still and focus for lon- look forward to seeing you there again. ger periods of time in the classroom. Beginning July 3, we will be serving up our famous pan- We would appreciate any ideas our community may have so cake breakfasts every other week at the Sorrento Farmers’ Mar- that we may continue serving you the best we can. You can send ket. The cost will be by donation for pancakes, sausages and your ideas to [email protected] . juice. Please – our club is aging and we really need new members. We will be holding our annual Garage Sale at the Sorrento If you are interested in helping your community, please consid- Memorial Hall from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday August 7. er joining our club. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the A cheque presentation was made to the South Shuswap month (September to June) at 6:45 pm at the Sorrento Memorial Health Centre Clinic on June 8 in the amount of $1,000. Hall. If you are over 19 years of age (male or female) and would We were also like more informa- pleased to present tion about becom- Sorrento Elemen- ing a Lion, please tary School with a contact the Sorren- cheque for $1,100 to Lions Club at on June 25 for our email address: their new sensory sorrentolions- movement decals. [email protected]. The indoor sen- We would sory/movement love to hear from path is like a cir- you! Check out cuit that students our website at will go through http://e-club- using a variety of Cheque presentation made to the Sorrento Cheque presentation to the South Shuswap Health house.org/sites/ movements to de- Elementary School. Pictured are Lion Wayne Centre Clinic. Pictured are Lion Judi Kembel, sorrentobc/ . velop motor skills Kembel, Principal Jodi Garries, Sue McCrae, Lions Hans Schmidt and Lion Judi Kembel. and Wayne Kembel. 42 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021

$6,300,000 in reserve accounts for road maintenance. These funds will allow for further road improvements we LETTER TO THE EDITOR couldn’t do otherwise. 4. It’s true 98% of our current tax base is residential; but, a Re: A Response to a Letter to the Editor good way to attract new businesses is to reduce commer- cial tax rates, an option available to incorporated munici- In the June Scoop a letter to the Editor claimed the Provin- palities, but not to Regional Districts. Our commercial tax cial Offer for a new municipality in our area was not enough. rate is higher than neighbouring municipalities. While I certainly respect and listen to public opinions, let’s be 5. The letter claims we will have additional expenses for wa- sure the facts are correct. So here are factual corrections to that letter: ter and sewers, a Police Station, fire hall and municipal building. The facts are we already have 2 fire halls in our 1. The letter writer says the $6,000,000 offer is “petty change”. area funded locally and don’t require more at this time. In- According to the Assistant Deputy Minister, this offer is corporation status has no effect on whether we have sew- much better than those made to other communities consid- ers, and we already fund our water services. The RCMP ering incorporation. Over 30 municipalities in BC have ac- pays a lease back to the City of Salmon Arm for their cepted a similar or lesser offer from the Province to incorpo- building; so, this may be a revenue source over the long rate. term rather than an expense. For a community of 4700 it 2. The offer for road resurfacing is $1,400,000, not $700,000 would be preferable for police to respond locally to calls as noted in the letter. This will result in 24 km or about 1/3 rather than drive from Chase or Salmon Arm. A new mu- of our paved roads rated as poor or very poor being resur- - faced. nicipal hall is factored into the municipal financial projec tions, as are increases in fire, water and parks reserves. By 3. In the letter funds are deducted from the Provincial Offer, the end of 2027, reserve funds in a new municipality will because they are for roads. But, we pay BC Rural taxes for be $13,779,000. This is more than sufficient reserve fund- road maintenance which for the incorporated study area is ing for a new municipality, including a new hall. about $800,000 annually. With MoTI managing our roads 6. The letter suggests there is no land for commercial devel- for 5 years and with the elimination of the BC Rural Tax for opment in our area. In fact, there are hundreds of acres of the incorporated area, we are receiving services that would non-ALR land in our area. cost us $4,000,000, for free. Instead of sending these funds 7. The letter suggests the workload representing Area C is to Victoria, after 5 years a new municipality will have over too much for one director. The fact is that Area C is one of the most populous electoral areas in BC with 8000 peo- ple and yet we have the same vote in non-financial matters as an electoral area with 400 or 500 hundred. We contrib- ute about 32% of taxes collected by the CSRD, but only have 9% of votes for non-financial and 15% for financial matters, so we are significantly under-represented. The question all of us need to consider carefully is whether our community would be better off with a local Mayor and Do you own waterfront property on Council and dedicated staff versus remaining in the Re- Shuswap or surrounding lakes? gional District as an electoral area based on the facts. Stay informed with SWOA 8. Finally, at the June 3rd meeting revised Tax Notices showed with the Provincial Offer factored in, that proper- Shuswap waterfront owners are faced with new and changing ty tax on an average home in Cedar Heights in year 1 was regulations from all levels of government. • We successfully lobbied local and provincial governments to $1.19 less with incorporation than with the default option allow for larger docks. of splitting into 2 electoral areas. • We advocate for waterfront owners rights and keep our Again, I would strongly encourage everyone to partici- members informed of their responsibilities pate in the upcoming community consultation process and to • We continue to monitor the activities on the Shuswap Water- get all of the facts before you decide on how you’re going to shed Council and stress responsible use of taxpayers dollars vote. You can find all of the information on the CSRD web- • We actively support local and provincial efforts to prevent site, and more will be forthcoming soon in the Scoop and the introduction of Zebra and Quagga mussels to BC. elsewhere. • Our board members have over 300 years of experience on The opinions expressed here are those of the author and the Shuswap, and are familiar with issues like the new do not necessarily represent those of the CSRD changes to the Federal Fisheries Act Board or staff or the Sorrento-Blind Bay Incor- • We continue to keep our members updated on the status of poration Committee. buoys and their removal Paul Demenok A two year membership of $50 will help you to stay current on issues, give you access to expert advice and to the SWOA website with information on lake regulations associated with living and building on the lake. What`s the SCOOP in your neck of the woods? Let us know! Shuswap Waterfront Owners Association Email at go to SWOA.ca and click JOIN SWOA [email protected] or For more information email [email protected] CCCallaall allt aat 250t 2250-515-28305.04-56315.-26112 830 July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 43 Shuswap Overland Adventures The Lower Flume By Jason Lutterman of the trail is a true underdog. Normally I like to start an article by The trail brings both hikers sharing a thought, or a quote. and obsessive fly fisherman Something simple to break the ice together. There are count- and bring us together but sitting here less places along the trail to staring at a thermometer with no room access the river. Though this left to rise, I’ve drawn a blank. My only time of year the flow is strong thought is I need to be outside and closer and the water levels high and to the water. I get so wrapped up in look- like anywhere near water, ing for new trails and hidden gems that I caution is a good thing to car- forget about some of our landmark trails. ry with you. It was to my benefit that when I men- Today the rod and reel tioned we should get our packs and head stayed home and the dogs have many stories to tell. I know right out that the reply was “lower flume”? came along. Every bend in the trail was now you’re picturing it in your head but The Lower section of the Historic like seeing an old friend, spots I had long why not make the 15 minute drive and Flume Trail was a perfect choice. forgotten about looked better than they see something you‘ll never forget. Grab While the upper section seems to get ever had. I have developed a bond with a leash, a backpack and forget the rest of most of the attention, the lower portion that river, it has hosted countless mo- your obligations at home. It’s time to hit ments and memories for me that will the trail. outlast anything money can buy. Sit- ting on the riverbank where old cache pits and pit houses used to sustain the Secwepemc people through the frig- id winters. It’s a world class moment to wade in the waters with native picto- graphs painted on the rocks and the re- mains of a pit house as your backdrop. Yet 15 minutes from my door this is a common reality. Our goal was to visit the bay at the west end of one of the trails. The last leg of the trail before the bay is as scenic as it gets, white wa- ter pushing by as the mossy trail breaks into smooth rocks wrapped in tangled roots. A small wooden bridge leads down into the bay where you can look back at the trail and a bench built in just the right spot to see everything. A place I’m sure that if it could speak would 44 The South Shuswap Scoop July 2021 Community Events Calendar SOUTH SHUSSHUSWAPWAP to Memorial Hall from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm pending Provincial Health Officer advisory Bear Spray Workshop - White Lake Commu- on Saturday August 7. on Covid-19 restrictions).Aug 3: Rollie and nity Hall at 10:30 am on Sat. July 10. Hosted Art on the Green - Juried art event. August band, Aug 10: Mountain Mamas, Aug 17: by WildSafeBC and Shuswap Trail Alliance. 28, outside at Cedar Heights golf course. David Allan & Lorn McCausland, Aug 24: How to avoid an encounter with wildlife, Also looking for volunteers. FMI artongreen- Henry Small & band. More news to come in what bear spray is, and practice using inert [email protected] August Scoop. spray. Advanced registration required: co - Copper Island Health Centre - Call 250-675- Chase Minor Hockey registration open. [email protected]. 2196 for a Doctor’s appointment. Mobile FMI contact Amanda at amandakozak@ Walk in Mobile Immunization Clinic - Lab, Foot Care, Dental Clinic and more. hotmail.com. July 9 & 10 for first doses. Shuswap Lake Keep up to date by checking our calendar at Chase Curling Club - Interested in curling Estates, 2404 Centennial Drive, Blind Bay, https://sshss.ca/calendar/ Located at Blind this fall? Contact Janice @ 250-679-4471 11 am - 6 pm. Bay Marketplace SSALMONALMON ARM & AREAAREA Spy Camp - July 12 - 16, 9 am to 12 pm for K- Sorrento & Area Health Centre - Dr. Terry Pioneer Day - July 11 at R.J. Haney Heritage 12yr olds at River of Life Community Church. Clare is avail. on Mons & Tues. Call 250-675- Village 8am to 2pm. Come dressed in cos- Games, crafts, snacks. To register: https:// 2167 to book an appt. with the Dr. or Nurse tumes from the era and enter the costume bit.ly/3w2qAM6 practitioner. Acupuncturist, Elanie McLeod, contest for prizes! Old-fashioned races and 1st Annual Shuswap Fishing Derby on July seeing patients in June on Wed and Fri by games like toss eggs and tug-a-war, old-fash- 17, 6:30 am to 3:30 pm. Catch and Release appointment. 250-833-5899. ioned midway games, wagon rides, petting Rainbow Trout only. For more information, AA Meetings - Blind Bay: Sat 10am at zoo, and more. Admission at the gate. tickets and registration, www.shuswap- Our Lady of the Lake Church. Sorren- Villains and Vittles Dinner Theatre - Shows fishingderby.com See ad on page 19 to-Online Zoom Meeting, Mon 8pm FMI every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday Red Cross Swimming Lessons - Sessions for 1-855-339-9631 evenings in July and August and a special preschool to level 10 at Shuswap beaches. NORNORTHTH SHUSWAPSHUSWAP matinee performance on Thursday, August FMI, to see schedule or to register, go to Garage Sale - July 10 and 11, 9:00 am - 4:00 19 at R.J. Haney Village. Check-in starts at www.nsscr.ca pm. All proceeds to N.S. Historical Society 5:00 pm. Home-cooked dinner with all the South Shuswap Library - Summer Reading and N.S. Community Association. Large pioneer fixings. FMI or to reserve your tick- Club 2021: Crack the Case this summer. variety of items. 3730 Zinck Rd. ets, call 250-832-5243. FREE. Register online at https://bcsrc.ca or Car Cruise - Interior Car clubs cruising to the Annual Car Show - Aug. 8, 8:30am to 2pm at pick up your package in branch. Complete Scotch Creek Hub for lunch. July 10, noon to R.J. Haney Heritage Village. over 100 classic all challenges and enter to win a grand prize. 2pm. cars, entertainment, food and fun for the Take Stella the dog on an adventure. Show whole family. Colossal 50/50 Online Lottery - North us with a poster, video or picture collage on Summer Shoe Box Fun - Wednesdays until what you and Stella encountered this sum- Shuswap Lions in support of trails & path- ways on the North Shuswap. Win up to Aug. 12, 11 am to 1 pm at Ross Street plaza. mer. Please have submissions in by August Free activity and fun surprises for kids. 20. Take and make bags will be available for $90,000. northshuswaplions.rafflenexus.com Live Music at the Hub - Music Game Night Al-Anon - Wed 8pm at Senior Resource Cen- weeks of July 10, 17, 24, 31 and Aug. 10. tre and Thu 12noon at First United Church. Supplies limited to 25 bags per week. First with Angie Heinze on Thursdays at 5pm. come first serve. Weekly contests and prizes Henry Small & Friends Wednesdays at 6 pm, 1-855-339-9631 to be won. Cod Gone Wild July 9, 6-8 pm, Liz Blair - Live Narcotics Anonymous - Mon 7pm at Cross- Pancake Breakfast - Sorrento Lions will be with John Treichel July 10, 5 pm, Jan Kudelka roads Church. 1-866-778-4772 serving up their famous pancake break- & Jon Treichel. An evening with Janis Joplin CoDa - Sun 7:30pm United Church Cedar fasts every other Saturday at the Sorrento July 16, 5 pm, Richard Graham’s Backbeats Room. 1-855-339-9631 July 23, 6 pm, Visit www.shuswaphub.com Farmers’ Market. By donation for pancakes, for details. ONLINE / WEBINARWEBINARSS eetc.tc. sausages and juice. Tsuts’weye Workshops - Interpretive Walk-About tours - Tsútswecw Register: info@ Reedman Gallery Arts and Crafts Show and tsustweye.ca. FMI about upcoming work- Sale - July 22- August 8, Thurs 4-8, Fri, Sat, Provincial Park, Each Weds. to Aug. 25. Tours are free, donations are welcome. In- shops and business support go to https:// Sun 9-4pm, 2510 Blind Bay Road (Blind Bay tsutsweye.ca/ Lunchtime Connections - Hall). Contact Maureen for details 250 675 terpretive cabin now open, Sat. Sun. Wed. Fri. & holidays. Jerry’s Ranger Program, 2nd & 4th Tues. of the month from 12:00 2422. See ad on page 26. every Weds. 1 to 3pm. Salmon Sunday from - 1:00 pm. South Shuswap Transportation Society 1 to 3pm. CSRD Board Meeting - Thursday, July 15, AGM - July 26, 7 to 8:30pm at Shuswap Lakeview Community Centre Society Raffle 10:00 am. Pre-register at www.csrd.bc.ca. Lake Estates Lodge. All are welcome to - Electric bike, portable BBQ and a helicopter Agenda available approximately one week in learn more about non-profit volunteer advance of the meeting. driving service. Guest speaker Dr. Melany ride. Buy tickets now. 1000 tickets.Tony 778- www.southshuswaprides.ca See 765-1506 or Darla 250-299-2158 or lakev- Altered States II - broadcast on the ROOTS Dyer. FMI - ad on page 12 [email protected] Draw andBLUES website on Aug. 13 and 14 start Aug. 14 at 2pm. ing at 7 p.m. No tickets required. rootsand- Music in the Bay - Live concert series at the blues.ca waterfront in Blind Bay, resumes 3rd or 4th CHASE week of July. Thursdays at Centennial Field, Nature Nurture and Nine - Join us for a ONLINE Guided MEDITATION Classes - 6 to 8pm. In connection with Market by the full day retreat and enjoy a mix of yoga, Tuesday & Wednesday, 7 - 8:15 pm / Topics Bay. Bring a lawn chair. See Market by the golf, culture, relaxation, and Shuswap vary. Register at: www.kmcfv.ca Bay ad on page 4 and Music in the Bay ad inspired cuisine at Quaaout Lodge and Spa. CSRD Learn how you FireSmart - Watch 30 on page 10 For booking inquiries contact mmutch@ minute online webinar. Pre-register at www. Adventure Passport- A guide to the west quaaoutlodge.com Patio GraCnd Opening at csrd.bc.ca/firesmart 1-888-248-2773 See ad end of Shuswap Lake. Offers a variety of Quaaout Lodge & Spa on July 8th. For more on page 31. activities and experiences. Look for this in information and reservations, contact 250- Fresh Trax - 16-week business launching pad mid-July at the Chase Visitor Centre and 679-3090. See ad on page 23 for youth age 15-29. Explore your self-em- the Visitor Kiosks throughout the North and Tuesday Night Live at Safety Mart Foods in ployment options and get your business South Shuswap. Chase- This second annual live music event going. Learn more & apply for first intake Garage Sale - Sorrento Lions Club at Sorren- on Tuesdays in August from 6 to 8pm at at https://www.futuresbc.com/fresh-trax- Safety Mart Foods in Chase (observing and youth.../ July 2021 The South Shuswap Scoop 45 Clubs & Organizations Arts Council for the South Shuswap FIRE DEPARTMENTS Sorrento Health Centre Shuswap Lake Aero Modelers Karen Brown 250-515-3276 Eagle Bay 250-675-2167 1-866-293-3851, Blind Bay Bridge Club 4445 Eagle Bay Rd., Chief Alan Rendell, Sorrento Health Centre Society [email protected] / www.slams.ca Vicki 250-675-2141, [email protected] 250-517-0429, Eldene Lindberg 250 675 4168 Shuswap Theatre Society Blind Bay Community Society [email protected] Lions Club https://shuswaptheatre.com 250-675-3919, Sorrento Hall #1 [email protected] / Web: Sor- South Shuswap Chamber of Commerce [email protected] 1164 Passchendale Road, rento Lions Club - Lions e-Clubhouse Karen Brown 250-515-0002, Blind Bay Painters Chief Gary Hoult 250-675-3555, Neighbourhood Emergency Prepared- [email protected] Trudy Grigg cell 403-934-0503, home [email protected] ness Cathy Semchuk and Tom Hansen Shuswap Volunteer Search & Rescue 250-835-0039, [email protected] Sorrento Hall #2 250-833-5927 [email protected] Luke Gubbles 250-803-1095, Blind Bay Garden Club 2505 Greer Rd., Chief North/ South Shuswap Comm. Resource shuswapvsar.org Susan 250-835-2351 or Gary Hoult 250-675-4441, [email protected], Leigh 250-515-4682 Shuswap Tennis Donald 778-490-5008 [email protected] Notch Hill Cemetery Society [email protected] Tappen/Sunnybrae Shuswap Waterfront Owners Associa- Carlin Country Market Louise 250-253-5776 3732 Sunnybrae-Canoe Point Rd., ROAD MAINTENANCE tion (SWOA) Angela Inskip 250-833-2094, Chief Marc Zaichkowsky [email protected] / www.SWOA.ca [email protected] Acciona Infrastructure Maintenance Inc - TappenSunnybraeVFD@ csrd.bc.ca 1-866 222-4204, Vernon Moti Sorrento Food Bank Carlin Elementary Middle School PAC White Lake Tina Hysop 250-253-3663, 250-503-3664, [email protected] Angela Inskip 250-833-2094, 3607 Parri Rd., Chief Bryan Griffin sorrentofoodbank.ca [email protected] 250-835-4500, Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) Sorrento Minor Ball Chase Fish & Game Club [email protected] South Shuswap Geoff 250-804-6923, Helen 250-679-8019 Fire Services CoordinatorA Leigh Schaffer 250-675-4818, [email protected] Copper Island Seniors Resource Sean Coubrough 250-833-5955 [email protected] South Shuswap Canada Day Committee Services (CISRS) [email protected] Shuswap Better at Home Tammy Packer 250-463-2495 (beside Spinnake r Cafe) 250-675- FIRST RESPONDERS Central Intake 250-253-2749, Victim Services 3661, [email protected] Debbie Edwards, [email protected] Guy Ramsay 250-679-8638 CRIMESTOPPERS 1-800-222-8477 [email protected] Shuswap Community Foundation 250- White Lake Community Hall Society CSRD Area C Director GT Dragon Boat Society 832-5428, www.shuswapfoundation.ca 3617 Parri Road, 778-231-8810, Paul Demenok 250-517-0810, Susan Eisenberger 250-803-6864, Shuswap Emergency Program [email protected] [email protected] www.gtdragonboatsociety.ca Cathy Semchuk and Tom Hansen 250- White Lake Residents Assoc. - (WLRA) Emergency Support Services HEALTH SERVICES 833-5927 [email protected] [email protected] / www.wlra.ca Cathy Semchuk and Tom Hansen 250- South Shuswap Health Services Shuswap Hospice Society White Lake New Horizons Seniors 833-5927 [email protected] Society Sue McCrae 250-675-3661, 250-832-7099, 250-675-2568 Club - Tim Hoy 250-835-2141 http://sshss.ca (Sorrento) Recycling Depots

Sorrento Recycling Depot Wed, Thu & Fri Noon to 4pm Tappen Co-op Recycling Depot Wed, Thu & Fri Noon to 4pm 1164 Passchendaele Rd Sat & Sun 10am - 4pm 4828 Trans Canada Hwy Sat & Sun 10am - 4pm (parking lot of Fire Hall #1) Stat Holidays Closed Stat Holidays Closed Community Hall Information Please check with your local community hall for more information about future events Blind Bay Memorial Hall Eagle Bay Community Hall Sorrento Lions Club 2510 Blind Bay Rd. 250-675-3139 4326 Eagle Bay Rd. www.eaglebayhall.ca Sorrento Memorial Hall, 1150 Passchendaele Rd. [email protected] Facebook: Blind Bay Hall rentals: 250-675-3136 [email protected] Memorial Hall & Reedman Gallery. Library (ORL) South Shuswap Branch Sunnybrae Community Hall Website: blindbaymemorialhall.ca Blind Bay Market. 250-675-4818 3595 Sunnybrae Canoe Point Rd. Carlin Hall www.orl.bc.ca/branches/south-shuswap Hall Rentals - Rob Milne: 250-835-8657 4051 Myers Rd. Tappen. www.carlinhall.net Notch Hill Town Hall Facebook.com/SunnybraeCommunityAssociation To book call Marcha Adams 250-835-8577. 1639 Notch Hill Rd. Pres. Anna-Marie Eckhart sunnybraecommunityassociation.com Cedar Heights Community Association 250-804-3374. Check us out on Facebook Sunnybrae Seniors Hall 2316 Lakeview Drive, Blind Bay 250-675-2012 Shuswap Lake Estates Community Centre 3585 Sunnybrae Canoe Pt. Rd., www.cedarheightscommunity.ca email: [email protected] Maddie Welch 250-803-8890 Web: www.shuswaplakeestates.com Copper Island Health & Wellness Centre 250-675-2523, Many more events on webpage White Lake Community Hall 2417 Golf Course Dr. Sorrento Drop in Society 3617 Parri Road 250-803-4616 Blind Bay Market 250-675-3661 1148 Passchendaele Rd. 250-675-5358 [email protected]

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