BC River Days In Enderby

The drummer singing river chants

A big thank you to all the wonderful people who worked at making BC River Days in Enderby a success. Last year I was busy photographing the lanterns and didn't get  to launch my lantern. Cathy Stubington stored about 70 lanterns from the year before and as I was walking around last night I found my lantern from last year and was able to launch it into the river. I loved the drumming and chanting, I had to sing along. It was a happy event with kids laughing and young people on stilts in bird costumes. It wasn't raining.

The precision to the river to launch the lanterns

Fire seams to engulf the grasses

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BC River Days

Enderby finished off River Days September 30TH with a flock of 11 local birds portrayed by the Dawn Stilt Chorus.

Belvidere park was lined with lanterns all along the river walk. Cathy Stubington with Runaway Moon Theater put on many lantern workshop  months prier to River Days, in schools, and community centers. It was a wonderful ending to a day of cleaning the river, painting Salmon on wood, and walking the river walk. At dusk the lanterns were lit and placed in the river accompanied by canoes and kayaks. A beautiful luminescence of the river. 

Dusk approaching and the abstract photo's multiply.

It was so cute the way they hung out in the tree and surrounded us with bird calls.

The lanterns are carried  to the river to slowly float.

dancing of the lanterns.

Can you find the distinct outline of the swan?

The lanterns were all picked up out of the river. Thank you to all.

BC Rivers Days

Rivers are our life line, they nurture us, providing the life giving water we cannot live without.They are home to many species of fish, mammals, birds and small organisms. They are used for transportation, recreation, food source, etc. Yet we pollute our rivers with industrial waste, garbage and sewage. Everyday we should be keeping the rivers and lakes clean! 

The streets of downtown Enderby are always quiet on a Sunday morning.

Sunday September 25Th 2011 was BC Rivers Day. Lucky for us the rain stopped before we set out for a clean up along the river.  River Days is meant to bring awareness to our rivers with a clean up, educational displays and entertainment I had other business in the afternoon so I missed the entertainment

The Chamber of Commerce and the Tourist information sit along the  Shuswap River.

The Museum had photo displays, I like this photo of the guy balancing on a chair on a log in the river.! Wish I could see that in real life.

Listening to the speeches of the Mayor  Dee Wejr,  Area F director and RDNO Chair Herman Halvorson, and Splats'in Councillor Randy Williams or his name is Silleattsa (Two blankets)

The group of cleaners, speakers, and people with information. Mattie the dog even helped by nibbling up any food in his path.(When he wasn't playing with it or running after ducks into the muddy water)

A young Eagle watches the clean up.

What a difference in the size of the river from summers large volumes.

I was happy to see the large pile of junk cleaned up on the other side of the river, it needed a truck. Why do people think it's OK to leave junk on a beach they recreation  on?

BC Hydro had a Power Smart Booth. I asked about the controversial Smart Meters. I still have research to do but according to the young women, If you were to stand next to a smart meter over it's 20 year span it would be equal to a 30 minute cell phone call. The meters only send radio frequencies one minute per day.
If you were to have a power outage BC Hydro would know where the outage is from the meters information. You would never again have an estimated bill from BC Hydro. You will be able to go on line and see by the hour how much hydro you are using. So why is it the consumption is high at two in the afternoon when you know you were taking a nap or at work. Think about how old your present meter is, they have not been replaced in a very long time. Would the Smart Meters be more efficient and are they safe? Be informed check it out for yourself.