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Keith McNeill

BC Hydro has confirmed that it has stopped planning for a second power-line into the North Thompson Valley.

“Planning for the North Thompson Transmission Line Project is on hold for now and the decision to resume planning for this new transmission line will depend on whether large industrial loads materialize in this region and fulfill the requirements of BC Hydro’s process, approved by the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC), which protects the interests of ratepayers, assists the customer and meets regulatory require-ments,” said Jennifer Walker-Larsen, stake-holder engagement advisor for BC Hydro.

A second transmission line would be required to operate Yellowhead Mining’s proposed copper-gold-silver mine at Harper Creek near Vavenby. The additional power would also be useful for other developments proposed for the Barriere-to-McBride cor-

ridor, including Imperial Metals’ proposed lead-zinc mine at Ruddock Creek and a proposed high elevation ski resort near Valemount.

“In order to protect ratepayers from risk we must justify to our regulator, the BCUC, all expenditures for new infrastructure such as transmission lines, and show evidence that the load is confirmed, new infrastruc-ture is indeed required, and the proper pro-cess is followed,” said Walker-Larsen.

According to the utility company spokesperson, there is sufficient capac-ity in the North Thompson transmission system to serve current load and normal load growth over the next 20 years. She said that BC Hydro will continue to monitor the electricity requirements for this region as part of their ongoing load forecasting activities.

“We plan and build for confirmed and normal growth but cannot build for large loads which are not confirmed or have not

met BC Hydro’s requirements for connect-ing new loads,” she said.

Walker-Larsen said that, should any potential large industrial loads be con-firmed in the region, BC Hydro will deter-mine if there is sufficient capacity in the existing system or if upgrades to the trans-mission system are required to serve the new load. She noted that BC Hydro has an obligation to serve all customers who come to it if they meet requirements established by BC Utilities Commission.

Walker-Larsen said people should check out BC Hydro’s webpage on industrial con-nections at www.bchydro.com/accounts-bill-ing/new-electrical-connections/industrial-connections.html.

“This not about Yellowhead (Mining) only. It’s about the Valley’s future,” said Clearwater Mayor John Harwood during discussions about the planning stoppage during the Feb. 5 town council meeting. The mayor predicted that other develop-

ment projects, such as Ruddock Creek, would not happen if BC Hydro did not go ahead with reinforcing the electrical power available.

Councillor Barry Banford noted that the average power outage in Valemount is eight hours while in McBride it is 20 hours. Both are located near the end of the single power-line up the Valley.

Premier Christy Clark indicated her support for increased electrical power for the North Thompson Valley in her address given during last fall’s Union of BC Municipalities convention.

“We believe in Yellowhead Mines in the North Thompson and they will get their power,” she said.

BC Hydro earlier indicated it was look-ing at two possibilities for a second power-line into the Valley. One option would be a line from near 100 Mile House to Clearwater. The second option would be a line from Mica Dam to Vavenby.

Keith McNeill

Clearwater business owner Ron Rotzetter has revealed some of his plans for a new shopping center proposed for next to Highway 5.

The facility would be located across the high-way from and slightly west of the former greenhouse on Haywood Road.

Rotzetter’s plans show space for one large ten-ant, two medium-sized tenants, and eight smaller retail spaces.

Two prospective ten-ants have indicated strong interest in opening busi-nesses in Clearwater, he said.

The building would include post-and-beam construction and would

have a pitched roof, which Rotzetter feels is more appropriate to this climate than a flat roof.

A concept drawing of the Bear View shop-ping center shows a large sculpture of a bear near the east end of the lot.

The lot itself is about 10 acres in size, said Rotzetter. It is presently zoned residential but he is working on getting that changed to commercial zoning.

This, in turn, will like-ly hinge on whether he is able to get highway access for the development.

Plans for the shopping center also show access for shipping and delivery from Worebey Road to the back of the facility.

As reported in last week’s Times, Rotzetter

first publicly revealed his intentions for the prop-erty during a Clearwater council meeting held Feb. 5.

During that meeting, Wade Elliot, one of the owners of Safety Mart, said that they also were planning to build a shop-ping center, except theirs would be located at the junction of Highway 5 and Park Drive, next to where the courthouse is now.

Further details of Rotzetter’s plans appear on page A 11 inside.

In a letter to the edi-tor, which appears on page A5, Rotzetter invites the community to an open house about his project in the Wells Gray Inn banquet room on Feb. 26, 3 – 8 p.m.

Planning for second transmission line stopped by BC Hydro

Getting a good startYoungsters (l-r) #17 Seth Cooperman, #23 Parker Collins, and #18 Kaleb Parsons, all from Raft River Elementary, take part in cross-country ski races in Blue River on Thursday, Feb. 14. For more about how the races turned out, see page A10 inside. Photo by Keith McNeill

Open house to examine plans for Bear View shopping center

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Clearwater Festival and Events Society will be sponsoring A Night at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, at the Wells Gray Pub, with all of the money raised going towards the Safe Home Program.

Safe Home Program offers immediate short-term assistance to women and their dependent children who need to leave home because of domestic abuse. They are provided with a place to stay and their meals for a few

days while they figure out what to do next.Advance tickets only will be on sale for $25

and are available at Erica’s Emporium, Vera’s Video and the Wells Gray Inn front desk.

Appetizers will be included in the ticket price along with some door prizes. Cocktails and mock-tails will be on sale, Red Carpet and Big Screen TV; numerous other things will be going on, including a Gold Ticket Silent Auction.

This event is for persons over the age of 19 years. Please feel free to dress up as your favourite movie star or come as yourself.

For more information, please contact Fay McCracken (fundraising coordinator) at 250-674-2700 or mysticmountainacres@gmail.com.

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On Friday Simpcw First Nation and Adams Lake Indian Band Chiefs dis-avowed a story that appeared Tuesday in a Kamloops news-paper that said they

were opposed to the Ruddock Creek proj-ect, a lead zinc mine proposed by Selkirk Metals (a subsidiary of Imperial Metals Corp.).

The newspaper article reported that the Secwepemc people

issued a declaration opposing the proj-ect, and that Simpcw First Nation had “backtracked” on a cooperation agreement it signed with Selkirk Metals in 2011.

Simpcw First Nation Chief Rita Matthew said, “Firstly, only Simpcw Council speaks on behalf of Simpcw, and while we acknowledge that there are concerns about the watershed area of the develop-ment, it is recognized that the company is still in the exploration phase. Simpcw will not take a position either for or against Ruddock Creek until we see technical details that would allow us to measure long-term environmental dam-

age and risks against potential economic benefits.”

Chief Nelson Leon of Adams Lake Indian Band further stated, “This is a classic case of a newspaper lump-ing everyone together as Secwepemc without bothering to check as to who speaks for our community.”

The Secwepemc Nation is comprised of 17 separate com-munities spread across eight geographic divi-sions, with each com-munity having auton-omy to speak for itself on policy matters. In recent year some bands have agreed to work together volun-tarily as divisions, with the Skeetchestn and T’kemlups bands act-ing as the Kamloops

Division being a nota-ble example.

Simpcw First Nation comprises a division unto itself, described by the ethnographer James Teit as the “North Thompson Division” of the Secwepemc Nation.

Simpcw First Nation and Adams Lake Indian Band recently signed a coop-eration agreement on mining, under which they agreed to work together to assess the potential risks and benefits of various proposed mining proj-ects in areas of mutual interest.

Projects of interest to the two communi-ties include the pro-posed Harper Creek open pit copper mine (near Vavenby) of Yellowhead Mining Inc., and Imperial Metals' proposed underground Ruddock Creek lead zinc mine (near Tum Tum Lake, about 30 km east of Avola).

Food Bank gets help from Blackpool Hall(L-r) Blackpool Hall musician Jack Perry presents Pat Stanley and Heather Stanley of Clearwater Food Bank with $211 in cash. The money was the take at the door during the hall’s most recent coffee house (held on the second Friday of the month, starting at 7 p.m.). A total of 18 musicians took part, said Perry. Photo by Keith McNeill

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Greyhound is cut-ting back its service to the North Thompson Valley and Kamloops Yellow Cabs wants to fill the gap.

“So far I've only received a letter of support from Barriere council,” said Abdul Rashid, president of Yellow Cabs (Kamloops) Ltd. and Kamloops Transportation Ltd. “I'm still waiting for one from Clearwater.”

Once he receives the letter he will make an application to the BC Passenger Transportation Board for a license to operate a daily shuttle service between Clearwater and Kamloops, he said.

The plan would be to have a 15- to 25-passenger bus leave Clearwater at 7 a.m. daily and then leave Kamloops for Clearwater at 5:30 p.m. That would mean peo-ple living in the Valley could use the bus to travel to and from work in the city, plus it would give plenty of time for those wanting to go shopping or for medical appointments. The bus would stop at Barriere, Little Fort and points in between.

If successful, the service would be increased to two trips per day.

Rashid said he expected it would take the service a few months to catch on but was confident his other businesses could sustain it until then.

He is also looking at provid-ing shuttle services connecting Kamloops with Salmon Arm and Kelowna.

Kamloops Yellow Cab has been in business for about 80 years, while Kamloops Transportation Ltd. has been going for about 50. He took over the businesses 14 years ago, he said.

Rashid's request for a letter of support was discussed during

the Feb. 5 Clearwater council meeting.

Mayor John Harwood said the Kamloops business owner should be informed that there currently is a community bus service running from Clearwater to Kamloops once a week. The bus operates through a partner-ship agreement with BC Transit and District of Clearwater.

“Yes, it would be nice to have the additional service, but how much is it going to cost?” Harwood asked.

Council members suggested that Wells Gray Inn, which operates the taxi service in Clearwater, should be asked if they are considering providing a similar service.

Keith McNeill

Wells Gray Community Forest is once again invit-ing grant applications for its spring disbursement.

Applications will be accepted until Sunday, Mar. 31 at 4:30 p.m.

This spring’s disbursements will have a total of $100,000.

Application forms are available at the community forest’s website, but the easiest way to find them is to Google “Wells Gray Community Forest 2010 Society.”

If possible, the applications should be made elec-tronically. If the application must be made on paper, then seven copies (one for each board member) should be submitted.

Complete criteria on what the community forest is looking for are available at the website.

Last fall the community forest gave away a total of $87,000.

Biggest recipient was Clearwater Secondary School, which received nearly $27,000 for three proj-ects: new athletic uniforms, upgrades for the robotics program, and improvements for the weight/exercise room by the gym.

The Healthy Living program sponsored by District of Clearwater got $10,000, while another $10,000 went to Clearwater Sno-drifters Snowmobile Club to help pay for its new groomer.

A toy-lending pro-gram organized by

Yellowhead Community Services Society got $5,000. Children from needy families now are able to borrow toys through Clearwater Library just the way they borrow books.

Clearwater Rotary received $4,500 for a storage box plus another $1,000 for Christmas tree decora-tions.

The sum of $1,500 went to Clearwater Food Bank, while Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department got $1,000 for Halloween fireworks.

Gift from Lieutenant GovernorMayor John Harwood holds the Eagle Frog bowl given to District of Clearwater by Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon during her visit to the community on Jan. 28. The silver-plated serving bowl was made out of pewter by the Tsmishian artist, Terry Start of Prince Rupert. The design is representative of an Eagle Frog to signify the connection through the spirit of generosity, grace and kindness. According to information from Guichon’s office, the Eagle is a symbol of power and prestige while his ‘down’ symbolizes peace and friendship. He is highly respected by all who share his environment. The Frog is the voice of the people, especially in our family. He strives for family unity, is one who teaches by example and is sometimes a symbol of innocence. The frog is more ‘us’ and ‘we’ and less ‘I’. “My passion is to express my culture through my art and be part of the revival and continuity of my people’s traditions.” said the artist, Terry Starr.Photo by Keith McNeill

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Mayor, Council and Community receive Gift Mayor John Harwood was presented with a gift from the Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon during her visit to Clearwater on January 28th, 2013. As the gift was to Mayor, Council and the Community of Clearwater the Mayor opened it at the February 5th, 2013 Council. The gift was an Eagle Frog silver plated serving bowl made out of pewter by the Tsmishian artist, Terry Start. The design is representative of an Eagle Frog to signify the connection through the spirit of generosity, grace and kindness. Combining these two sacred animals is very symbolic. The Eagle is a symbol of power and prestige while his 'down' symbolizes peace and friendship. He is highly respected by all who share his environment. The Frog is the voice of the people. He strives for family unity, is one who teaches by example and is sometimes a symbol of innocence. The frog is more 'us' and 'we' and less 'I'. The Eagle Frog bowl is on display at the District of Clearwater office. Wells Gray Community Forest Funding Opportunity The Wells Gray Community Forest will be accepting applications for funding projects from February 15th to March 31st, 2013. There is $100,000 available for distribution. Decisions on successful applicants will be made by April 15th, 2013. United Way in the North Thompson The United Way is focussed on three areas: creating opportunities for individuals to move out of poverty and thrive, providing opportunities for children and youth to reach their full potential and supporting people and communities to be healthy and strong so they are able to respond to both challenges and opportunities. All money raised through a United Way campaign is invested back into the community through the North Thompson Community Fund. Local investments include: Success by 6 – North Thompson Youth Initiative Grant - Clearwater Secondary School, Community Recreation Healthy Living Coordinator – District of Clearwater & School District #73 Youth Services – Yellowhead Community Services Annual Canoe Regatta – District of Clearwater Drop In Curling A fun opportunity to find out what curling’s all about. Every Friday night at 7:00pm there will be informal coaching and equipment available. Come out with your family or friends for a fun evening at the curling rink. Upcoming Events Free Family Skating Fridays and Sundays – 4:30-6:00pm February 22-24 – Blackhawks Old Timer Hockey Tournament February 22-24 – Ladies Bonspiel February 24 – A Night at the Oscars Upcoming Meetings of Council March 5th, 2013 - Economic Development/Finance and Audit Committee meetings – 5:00pm March 5th, 2013 – Regular Council meeting – 7:00pm March 26th, 2013 – Parks and Recreation/Infrastructure Committee meetings – 5:00pm March 26th, 2013 – Regular Council meeting – 7:00pm

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Roundabout Open House The District of Clearwater will be holding a public informational open house to discuss a proposal to construct a roundabout at the existing intersection of Highway 5 and Clearwater Valley Road and Park Drive. Representatives from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will be present to explain how a roundabout works, give statistics and answer questions. The Open House will be held between 2:00pm-4:00pm and between 6:00 to 8:00pm Wednesday March 7th, 2012 at the Clearwater Secondary School Pit. Your input will guide our decisions. 2012-2016 Financial Plan Public Input The District of Clearwater is preparing its Five Year Financial Plan for the period of 2012-2016 and would like public input. Members of the community are encouraged to contribute input at any meeting or by dropping information at the District office or email Sheila Thiessen, Director of Finance at sthiessen@docbc.ca. There will a public presentation of the Draft Financial Plan on April 3rd, 2012. District Grant in Aid Policy The Council of the District of Clearwater recognizes the value to the community of local clubs, groups, nonprofit organizations and charities. Applications for grants-in-aid must be made in writing addressed to the Finance and Audit Committee by April 30th, each calendar year in which the grant is required. The application shall state the reason for the request and a brief outline of the consequences if the grant is not approved. All grant applications shall declare requests that have been made to other governments/agencies the amounts applied for and the amount expected to be received. Grant in Aid forms are available at the District office. ICBC/Motor Vehicle “Insuring your teens? Make sure you have the right coverage” Did you know, ICBC offers an Excess Special Equipment endorsement? It insures permanently attached non-manufacturer's equipment worth more than $5,000, or permanently attached sound and communication equipment worth more than $1,000 for most passenger and light commercial vehicles. Historical Photos The District of Clearwater is looking for old photos depicting the Municipal Hall and other landmarks of Clearwater. Bring your old photos in and we will scan and return immediately. The best ones will be put up on the website. Items to Note

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Editor, The Times:Thank-you to the

Dekelver families for their words of appre-ciation regarding the request for installation of highway safety bar-riers.

The Ministry of Highways personnel have been helpful and supportive, and have indicated that new criteria has been intro-duced to enable the installation of the bar-riers. They are current-

ly waiting for funding to proceed.

I would suggest that the Wolf’s Corner area of Highway 5 be the first area of installa-tion for the following reasons:

1. Loss of life has occurred in this area that might have been preventable.

2. This area is a rec-ognized avalanche area where falling rocks and debris could force drivers off the highway

into the river.3. The highway in

this area is in con-tinual shade and can create unexpected icy conditions in late fall and early spring, when most other sections of the highway are dry.

If we are going to spend money to improve highway safe-ty, I believe the instal-lation of barriers is a good place to begin.

Bob Mumford,Clearwater, B.C.

Seib deserves a chance to redeem himselfeditorial by keith mcNeill

Opinion“ In dif� cult and hopeless situations the boldest plans are the safest.

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Stu Seib pleaded guilty to breach of trust in Kelowna court on Feb. 12. We didn’t report it in our Feb. 14 issue. Two reasons:

1. Because Feb. 11 had been a holiday, we had already laid out the paper and we didn’t want to tear it apart and rebuild it; and

2. Running the guilty plea story would have meant putting it in the same issue as the story about Clearwater RCMP getting an award for the successful arrest of a suspected murderer. We figured that, with all the bad news the RCMP has been getting lately, the local detachment deserved at least one moment of praise.

All of us need to remember that being a police officer isn’t like other jobs.

I had a friend whose dream all the way through school had been to be a RCMP officer. As I recall, he lasted about three years. He said the turning point came for him when a little girl died on the hood of his car following an auto-mobile crash. He had placed her there to try to keep her warm.

The police are the people we call when things go wrong – when our car goes off the road, when our house gets broken into, when someone scams us out of our life savings.

They get to deal with, on an everyday basis, situations and people that the rest of us would just as soon not deal with ever.

The constant stress has got to tell.

Fortunately, 99 per cent of the police seem to successfully cope with the stress 99 per cent of the time.

Not all of them do all of the time, however. Stu Seib seems to have been one of the excep-tions.

Seib was NCO-in-charge of Clearwater RCMP for about eight years.

During that period he did a lot of good things for the community.

The general consensus was that he was one of the best (and certainly one of the nicest) RCMP officers this area has seen. It therefore was a shock when he stepped forward and admitted stealing cocaine from an evidence locker.

He then apologized to the community in a let-ter to the Times.

All of us make mistakes. We look back, some-times, and ask ourselves, “What the heck was I thinking of when I did that?”

Stu Seib seems to be in that position. He made his mistake, owned up to it, apologized, pleaded guilty, and now is awaiting sentencing by the court.

How he will redeem himself with the com-munity is the next question, one that only he can answer.

We are sure that he will try, however, and we hope that the community will give him the opportunity to do so.

Editor, The Times: Re: Roundabout1) Is this really neces-

sary?2) Assess first.3) Plan later.4)Faults:a) Crosswalk from

Infocenter.i) From Infocenter to

where?ii) No consideration

of the number of people

at one time. We are talking tourists who are sometimes in large groups. I have seen as many as eight buses at the Infocenter.

iii) far too close to highway.

b) vehicles not shown in scale to plan.

c) video did not show line-ups of traffic.

I went to the meeting

about the roundabout on Feb. 7. I talked to four representatives. One was an engineer. Three out of the four did not know it was a school crosswalk.

Parents who are con-cerned should teach their children road safety and consideration.

Niki McMillanClearwater, B.C.

NDP candidate not acknowledged at Healthy Forest Healthy Community meeting

Reader has questions about roundabout

Editor, The Times:The town of Clearwater

recently held a Healthy Forest Healthy Community meeting on a Saturday January 19th. According to a forestry con-sultant the meeting was one of the best attended in the province – over 60 concerned citizens!

I found it profoundly iron-

ic that one of the main points identified for positive eco-nomic change for Clearwater was to apply pressure on politicians. All the local poli-ticians were formally intro-duced by the facilitator.

You know what’s laugh-able?

The future MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson,

Kathy Kendall, was in attendance. She wasn’t even acknowledged! Thanks for attending to find out about our community concerns.

Terry Lake, the outgoing MLA, was nowhere to be seen. Shame.

David SagarClearwater, B.C.

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? Do you think a new shopping

center on Highway 5 would be a good idea?

Myron Smith: It would be a shame to spread out more than we are. On the other hand, it would pull in more people from the highway.

Tracy Hart:I say it's about time ... if they do it. There's always been talk about it.

Ray Sollows:No, I like it where it is. Everything's handy.

Sandra Graffunder:I think that competi-tion is good. It helps keep prices down.

Mike England: I think it would be an awesome idea. It would be an attrac-tion for Clearwater. Everyone asks me, “Where's Clearwater?”

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Editor, The Times:A “Place of Gathering”I have lived in Clearwater for 30 years and have had the

great opportunity of raising my family here. I have also been fortunate with the opportunity to work for and with many of you, and to grow my various businesses right here in Clearwater. There is great vibe growing about Clearwater in B.C. with the proposed mine, the reopening and upgrad-ing of Canfor, and Wells Gray World Heritage Committee (WGWHC) working to achieve World Heritage Site status for Wells Gray Provincial Park.

All of the optimism led me to my next project. I want to raise Clearwater’s status along the highway to the 1,200,000 people that go right by our door every year on the highway, and to provide some new opportunities for local entrepre-neurs, businesses and locals who I feel travel too far to get the quality of amenities they are after. I am proposing an attrac-tion that includes indoor and outdoor gathering places and commercial spaces that will be complimented by park and native vegetation. Please see the artist’s rendition (on page A11) – the building is very attractive.

I have been encouraged by those I have shared my vision with; the Simpcw First Nation is excited to be naming

this place “Place of Gathering” in their Native language. Neighbouring property owners, including Gary Arsenault who is developing a 100-plus unit seniors living project adja-cent to our property, have shown me great support. Mayor Harwood and CAO Leslie Groulx have offered great advice and encouragement. Local businesses have shown great inter-est in the space, and local businesses have been given first pri-ority. I think we can welcome new business as well that will complement, and we have received numerous inquiries.

In order to do this I have applied to council to amend the official community plan (OCP) land use designation from Rural Resource to Commercial. We also need the support from Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to gain access to the high-way. These changes would be not only for Bear View but also for other potential commercial properties in Clearwater. The mayor has indicated that reduced speed on the highway from one side of the town to the other side of town is a goal, which will have a hugely positive effect on our community. Our proposed development

will help reaching this goal and instead of being a “drive through” town, this will present opportunity to invite more businesses to Clearwater and make Clearwater a town to stop and shop.

Please share my excitement and provide your com-ments. I invite you to an open house about the project on Feb. 26, 2013 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wells Gray Inn – Banquet Room, Clearwater, B.C.

Ron Rotzetter, Bear View DevelopmentClearwater, B.C.

Editor, The TimesRe: Roundabout Debate has

Lost Sense of ProportionJudging by this last edito-

rial, Keith, I think you had bet-ter switch to decaf coffee!

So, you think the cost of one coffee will pay your share of the roundabout? I have good news and bad news for

you! The good news is that one cup of coffee per day for one year will also pay your share of the $650 million for the widening of the Trans Canada Highway, and still leave enough to upgrade the intersections in Clearwater that actually need upgrading.

The bad news is that you

and I both need to get a life. I suggest we start by having a coffee. You buy, and I’ll con-sider my share of the cost of the roundabout as paid.

Jim LambertonThe Rambling Man

Clearwater, B.C.

Developer invites the people of Clearwater to an open house

Editor needs to check the cost of a cup of coffee

Foundation serves NT communitiesEditor, The Times:

North Thompson Communities Foundation will celebrate its 10th year birthday during 2013.

Throughout these years we have continuously supported the various communities of the val-ley with grants to support the development of groups and organizations such as the Challengers program at Yellowhead Community Services,, the Redneck Rodeo 4H Club and a wide variety of sports and outdoor groups. We have contrib-uted to the upgrading of community halls in the Upper Clearwater and Blue River, and the Sportsplex in Clearwater. We have supported fes-tivals - for example the Wildfire Dragon Festival in Louis Creek, and helped purchase ski equip-ment for Barriere youth. The list is long and varied.

The Foundation began when the Weyerhaeuser mill in Vavenby closed. We partnered with the Vancouver Foundation to double our funding in the beginning, but have also invested with Interior Savings Credit Union locally. Thanks to the gen-

erous donations from local families, these local investments are growing steadily.

Investing in the future of your community is a forward thinking and progressive way to contrib-ute to your community and the lives all who live within. We, the volunteer board of directors and the recipients of the interest from these funds, (that is where the grant money comes from) thank these families and groups for their support.

If you would like to know more about or contribute to North Thompson Communities Foundation, contact one of the directors. In McLure – Bob Hearn, in Louis Creek – Susan Garland, in Barriere – Mike Fennel and Kevin Bryant, in Chu Chua- Celena Slater, in Vavenby - Ted Richardson, in Clearwater – councillor Barry Banford, Gina Walchuck, Hazel Wadlegger and Cheryl Thomas (and we would welcome on board someone from the north end of the valley, too).

Cheryl Thomas, 2013 chairNorth Thompson Communities Foundation

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Editor, The Times:Thank-you to the

Dekelver families for their words of appre-ciation regarding the request for installation of highway safety bar-riers.

The Ministry of Highways personnel have been helpful and supportive, and have indicated that new criteria has been intro-duced to enable the installation of the bar-riers. They are current-

ly waiting for funding to proceed.

I would suggest that the Wolf’s Corner area of Highway 5 be the first area of installa-tion for the following reasons:

1. Loss of life has occurred in this area that might have been preventable.

2. This area is a rec-ognized avalanche area where falling rocks and debris could force drivers off the highway

into the river.3. The highway in

this area is in con-tinual shade and can create unexpected icy conditions in late fall and early spring, when most other sections of the highway are dry.

If we are going to spend money to improve highway safe-ty, I believe the instal-lation of barriers is a good place to begin.

Bob Mumford,Clearwater, B.C.

Seib deserves a chance to redeem himselfeditorial by keith mcNeill

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Stu Seib pleaded guilty to breach of trust in Kelowna court on Feb. 12. We didn’t report it in our Feb. 14 issue. Two reasons:

1. Because Feb. 11 had been a holiday, we had already laid out the paper and we didn’t want to tear it apart and rebuild it; and

2. Running the guilty plea story would have meant putting it in the same issue as the story about Clearwater RCMP getting an award for the successful arrest of a suspected murderer. We figured that, with all the bad news the RCMP has been getting lately, the local detachment deserved at least one moment of praise.

All of us need to remember that being a police officer isn’t like other jobs.

I had a friend whose dream all the way through school had been to be a RCMP officer. As I recall, he lasted about three years. He said the turning point came for him when a little girl died on the hood of his car following an auto-mobile crash. He had placed her there to try to keep her warm.

The police are the people we call when things go wrong – when our car goes off the road, when our house gets broken into, when someone scams us out of our life savings.

They get to deal with, on an everyday basis, situations and people that the rest of us would just as soon not deal with ever.

The constant stress has got to tell.

Fortunately, 99 per cent of the police seem to successfully cope with the stress 99 per cent of the time.

Not all of them do all of the time, however. Stu Seib seems to have been one of the excep-tions.

Seib was NCO-in-charge of Clearwater RCMP for about eight years.

During that period he did a lot of good things for the community.

The general consensus was that he was one of the best (and certainly one of the nicest) RCMP officers this area has seen. It therefore was a shock when he stepped forward and admitted stealing cocaine from an evidence locker.

He then apologized to the community in a let-ter to the Times.

All of us make mistakes. We look back, some-times, and ask ourselves, “What the heck was I thinking of when I did that?”

Stu Seib seems to be in that position. He made his mistake, owned up to it, apologized, pleaded guilty, and now is awaiting sentencing by the court.

How he will redeem himself with the com-munity is the next question, one that only he can answer.

We are sure that he will try, however, and we hope that the community will give him the opportunity to do so.

Editor, The Times: Re: Roundabout1) Is this really neces-

sary?2) Assess first.3) Plan later.4)Faults:a) Crosswalk from

Infocenter.i) From Infocenter to

where?ii) No consideration

of the number of people

at one time. We are talking tourists who are sometimes in large groups. I have seen as many as eight buses at the Infocenter.

iii) far too close to highway.

b) vehicles not shown in scale to plan.

c) video did not show line-ups of traffic.

I went to the meeting

about the roundabout on Feb. 7. I talked to four representatives. One was an engineer. Three out of the four did not know it was a school crosswalk.

Parents who are con-cerned should teach their children road safety and consideration.

Niki McMillanClearwater, B.C.

NDP candidate not acknowledged at Healthy Forest Healthy Community meeting

Reader has questions about roundabout

Editor, The Times:The town of Clearwater

recently held a Healthy Forest Healthy Community meeting on a Saturday January 19th. According to a forestry con-sultant the meeting was one of the best attended in the province – over 60 concerned citizens!

I found it profoundly iron-

ic that one of the main points identified for positive eco-nomic change for Clearwater was to apply pressure on politicians. All the local poli-ticians were formally intro-duced by the facilitator.

You know what’s laugh-able?

The future MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson,

Kathy Kendall, was in attendance. She wasn’t even acknowledged! Thanks for attending to find out about our community concerns.

Terry Lake, the outgoing MLA, was nowhere to be seen. Shame.

David SagarClearwater, B.C.

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An Alberta snow-mobiler was killed in an accident Sunday near Blue River.

According to Clearwater RCMP, on Feb. 17 at 5:33 p.m., police received a report from BC Ambulance of an injured adult

male sledder in the Finn Creek area, 22 km south of Blue River.

Provincial Emergency Program was contacted and the Wells Gray Search and Rescue team was acti-vated.

Upon RCMP arrival, EHS confirmed that the sledder was

deceased. The coro-ner out of Kamloops was contacted and he authorized recovery of the body.

Investigation reveals that a group of sledders were on their way down the trail after a day of sledding back to the parking lot. On the way down the male subject

was unable to negoti-ate a sharp corner and went off the trail right over a bank becom-ing airborne. The male and his sled smashed directly into a tree. The male subject was locat-ed by his group lying at the bottom of the tree unconscious. Efforts to revive him were unsuc-cessful. 

The scene was pho-tographed and state-ments were obtained from those involved.Wells Gray SAR removed the body from the mountain and he was transported to Clearwater by North Thompson Funeral Services. Next of kin notification was completed by Killam RCMP detachment in Alberta. The deceased was a 50-year-old male from Hardisty, Alberta. 

As a result of the statements obtained it appears that speed may have played a role in this accident. However, alcohol was not a fac-tor. This death is not considered suspicious, the police investigation has been concluded and this matter is now in the hands of the coroner, Terry Dixon.

45 YEARS AGO:Brother Ray,

annoyed by the fact that the last census taken in Clearwater was back in 1941 and that in 1968 we were still listed as having 141 souls, took it upon himself to perform his own census. His count was 730 adults and 642 children.

The deal of the week was a 1956 log-

ging truck, three-speed with air brakes, for only $1,600

40 YEARS AGO:M.P. Len

Marchand announced the approval of a federal grant for the construction of a Bible camp in Clearwater. Reverend Ernie Isaac of Clearwater was in charge of the project.

Clearwater Business Association was trying to raise money to sup-port its bid to bring CTV television to Clearwater.

35 YEARS AGO:Dr. Bob Woollard

and MLA Rafe Mair were having a go-around in the newspa-per over the issue of uranium mines. Mair started his letter by asserting: “You seem to be both incapable of understanding plain unadorned English and at the same time insistent upon inter-preting my position on the Birch Island ura-nium mine situation as an attack on the integrity of the citizens of Clearwater.”

30 YEARS AGO:After an organiza-

tional meeting to hear about Toastmasters, it was decided there

was enough interest to form a club. Vi Mayer became president; Lois Moss, educational vice-president; Joanne Schurman, adminis-trative vice-president; Peggy Neufeld, secre-tary; Betty Borrows, treasurer; and Les Leger, Sgt-at-arms.

25 YEARS AGO:Free cross-country

ski lessons were being offered at Dutch Lake Park. The primary goal of the instructors was to get people of all ages participat-ing and having fun in cross-country skiing.

20 YEARS AGO:TNRD rep. Steve

Quinn reported a

building boom in the district, with the value of building permits issued during the previous month being $2.2 million. This amount was over twice that of the pre-vious year’s. As well, the TNRD agreed to spend $125,000 a year to spray for mosqui-toes.

15 YEARS AGO:Forest Renewal

B.C. “… is not receiv-ing very high marks from a lot of people,” said Liberal MLA and deputy forests critic Rich Coleman. Speaking at a break-fast meeting at the Wells Gray Inn, he doubted that 20 per cent of its budget actually ended up in silviculture.

10 YEARS AGO:University College

of the Cariboo should take over Bear Creek Correctional Center as an educational facility, according to Shane

McGrath and Frank Ritcey.

5 YEARS AGO:Clearwater Fire

Department respond-ed to a vehicle fire at the old Camp Two sawmill site, beside the Argo gravel pit. The vehicle was totally destroyed by the fire.

Trevor Goward went before Clearwater council to discuss Clearwater’s future and request that Buck Hill be adopted as a natural podium to showcase Clearwater.

1 YEAR AGO:Yellowhead

Mining increased the estimated size of the ore body at its Harper Creek project by more than 50 per cent. A pre-liminary economic assessment done the previous March had projected a 22-year life for the proposed mine, based on the earlier estimated size.

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Former Merritt RCMP Staff Sgt. Stuart Seib pleaded guilty to breach of trust in a Kelowna provincial courtroom on Tuesday.

Seib was charged with allegedly steal-ing and using cocaine from a police evi-dence locker in January 2012.

Seib was the head of the Merritt detachment and had spent nearly two decades with the RCMP when the charges came to light. He resigned from the RCMP shortly after the charges were laid.

The first plea comes about a year after Seib’s first scheduled court appearance on Feb. 21, 2012.

The appearance was delayed more than five times for various reasons, including Seib’s drug treatment and special pros-ecutor Sheryl Wagner’s involvement in a lengthy murder trial.

An agent acting for defence attorney Neville McDougall entered the plea for

the former top cop. Seib also faces two charges of theft under $5,000.

Seib is scheduled to be back in court on April 9 for sentencing.

He was the NCO-in-charge of the Clearwater RCMP detachment from the summer of 2003 until the fall of 2011.

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Intoxicated male at the Sportsplex

From Feb. 8 - 10 the Sportsplex hosted a six team BC Forestry Tournament, which included teams from 100 Mile House, Williams Lake, Quesnel, Merritt and Kamloops.

Overall the weekend was a success. However on Feb. 9 a member responded to a report of an intoxicated male who was causing problems and refusing to leave the arena when asked by organizers.

Upon arrival the member gave the male two options: leave the arena with his friends and not return or be arrested and spend the rest of the day in cells sobering up. The male decided to leave the arena and did not come back.

Snowmobile patrols with ConservationOn Feb. 8 a member made snowmobile patrols along with the

Conservation Officer Service near the Chappell Creek area north of Blue River. Patrols were made to ensure people stayed away from closed areas.

Due to a recent snowfall all sledders enjoyed the fresh powder and stayed away from the areas.

Eventful landing at Blue River AirportOn Feb. 9 a plane carrying 17 passengers landed safely at the Blue

River Airport. Shortly after landing the plane veered left and got caught in the snow along the shoulder of the runway.

This pulled the plane over and spun it 60 degrees to the east, where it slid a short distance before finally coming to a stop.

It appears as though there was a mechanical issue with the plane’s landing gear. No one on board was injured.

Break and enter into a vehicleOn Feb. 9 a male and his girlfriend parked along Highway 24 near

Janice Lake and went snowmobiling for the day.When they returned they found their truck had been broken into and

a number of items stolen from inside.This serves as a good reminder not to leave valuables in your vehicle,

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An Alberta snow-mobiler was killed in an accident Sunday near Blue River.

According to Clearwater RCMP, on Feb. 17 at 5:33 p.m., police received a report from BC Ambulance of an injured adult

male sledder in the Finn Creek area, 22 km south of Blue River.

Provincial Emergency Program was contacted and the Wells Gray Search and Rescue team was acti-vated.

Upon RCMP arrival, EHS confirmed that the sledder was

deceased. The coro-ner out of Kamloops was contacted and he authorized recovery of the body.

Investigation reveals that a group of sledders were on their way down the trail after a day of sledding back to the parking lot. On the way down the male subject

was unable to negoti-ate a sharp corner and went off the trail right over a bank becom-ing airborne. The male and his sled smashed directly into a tree. The male subject was locat-ed by his group lying at the bottom of the tree unconscious. Efforts to revive him were unsuc-cessful. 

The scene was pho-tographed and state-ments were obtained from those involved.Wells Gray SAR removed the body from the mountain and he was transported to Clearwater by North Thompson Funeral Services. Next of kin notification was completed by Killam RCMP detachment in Alberta. The deceased was a 50-year-old male from Hardisty, Alberta. 

As a result of the statements obtained it appears that speed may have played a role in this accident. However, alcohol was not a fac-tor. This death is not considered suspicious, the police investigation has been concluded and this matter is now in the hands of the coroner, Terry Dixon.

45 YEARS AGO:Brother Ray,

annoyed by the fact that the last census taken in Clearwater was back in 1941 and that in 1968 we were still listed as having 141 souls, took it upon himself to perform his own census. His count was 730 adults and 642 children.

The deal of the week was a 1956 log-

ging truck, three-speed with air brakes, for only $1,600

40 YEARS AGO:M.P. Len

Marchand announced the approval of a federal grant for the construction of a Bible camp in Clearwater. Reverend Ernie Isaac of Clearwater was in charge of the project.

Clearwater Business Association was trying to raise money to sup-port its bid to bring CTV television to Clearwater.

35 YEARS AGO:Dr. Bob Woollard

and MLA Rafe Mair were having a go-around in the newspa-per over the issue of uranium mines. Mair started his letter by asserting: “You seem to be both incapable of understanding plain unadorned English and at the same time insistent upon inter-preting my position on the Birch Island ura-nium mine situation as an attack on the integrity of the citizens of Clearwater.”

30 YEARS AGO:After an organiza-

tional meeting to hear about Toastmasters, it was decided there

was enough interest to form a club. Vi Mayer became president; Lois Moss, educational vice-president; Joanne Schurman, adminis-trative vice-president; Peggy Neufeld, secre-tary; Betty Borrows, treasurer; and Les Leger, Sgt-at-arms.

25 YEARS AGO:Free cross-country

ski lessons were being offered at Dutch Lake Park. The primary goal of the instructors was to get people of all ages participat-ing and having fun in cross-country skiing.

20 YEARS AGO:TNRD rep. Steve

Quinn reported a

building boom in the district, with the value of building permits issued during the previous month being $2.2 million. This amount was over twice that of the pre-vious year’s. As well, the TNRD agreed to spend $125,000 a year to spray for mosqui-toes.

15 YEARS AGO:Forest Renewal

B.C. “… is not receiv-ing very high marks from a lot of people,” said Liberal MLA and deputy forests critic Rich Coleman. Speaking at a break-fast meeting at the Wells Gray Inn, he doubted that 20 per cent of its budget actually ended up in silviculture.

10 YEARS AGO:University College

of the Cariboo should take over Bear Creek Correctional Center as an educational facility, according to Shane

McGrath and Frank Ritcey.

5 YEARS AGO:Clearwater Fire

Department respond-ed to a vehicle fire at the old Camp Two sawmill site, beside the Argo gravel pit. The vehicle was totally destroyed by the fire.

Trevor Goward went before Clearwater council to discuss Clearwater’s future and request that Buck Hill be adopted as a natural podium to showcase Clearwater.

1 YEAR AGO:Yellowhead

Mining increased the estimated size of the ore body at its Harper Creek project by more than 50 per cent. A pre-liminary economic assessment done the previous March had projected a 22-year life for the proposed mine, based on the earlier estimated size.

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North Thompson Arts Council (NTAC) is holding an art contest for elemen-tary students of the North Thompson Valley. There will be two categories: from Kindergarten to Grade 3; and from Grade 4 to Grade 7.

Students are invited to create a work of two-dimensional art on an 8.5×11 sheet of paper, using any media they wish: pencil, charcoal, watercolour, acrylics, oil paints, etc. The artwork can be in

any style and on any theme.

Students must pro-vide a short descrip-tion or story about their work of art, to a maximum of 50 words. Students must also clearly label their art-work and write-up with their name and grade.

All entries submit-ted in Barriere will be displayed at the Celebration of the Arts Festival at the North Thompson Agriplex on April 27-28.

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The public will be invited to vote on their favourite piece of art. The People's Choice 'winner’ in each category at each event will receive a basket of art supplies, a one year membership to the North Thompson Arts Council, and will have their winning art-work displayed at the Armour Mountain Art Gallery, NTAC's official

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On Monday, Feb. 11, Mining Watch, an Ottawa-based NGO, held an open house in the Chase Community Hall regarding the Ruddock Creek lead/zinc mine proposed for the Tum Tum Lake area in the headwaters of the Adams River.

Ramsey Hart, a Mining Watch representa-tive, went over the project proposed by Selkirk Metals, a subsidiary of Imperial Metals, which is a Vancouver company with substantial Japanese investment. It would be relatively small compared to other mine proposals in the Thompson water-shed and could slip under the limit that would trigger a federal government review. This project would require a 28 km power-line from Mica Creek.

Hart highlighted the issue of mine tailings. Given the high elevation and steep mountainsides, a secure tailings pond would be a challenge. The company has yet to draft its final plan regarding the location of a tailings pond but one idea it has suggested would be a pipeline to move the material to a more suitable location. Some of the tailings would be back-filled into the mine shafts, once they were abandoned.

Voices from the mostly-First-Nations audience expressed concern for nearby Light Lake and Tum Tum Lake. Hart presented a slide of a similar lead/zinc mine in Newfoundland that used a nearby lake as a tailings pond. Lakes represent an attrac-tive low-cost solution for the storage of tailings, and the polluted water that covers them, because they form natural depressions in the landscape.

This avoids the need for the construction and maintenance of large dams. Since mine tailings must be contained for generations, natural forces often cause breaches in the dams and these fail-ures have allowed the escape of contamination into nearby waterways, with disastrous conse-quences.

Under the Harper government, there are no longer any federal regulations preventing the use of lakes for tailings storage, Hart said.

Selkirk has expressed uncertainty regarding the issue of acid runoff. Previously, the company said that there should be adequate natural buffering to neutralize any acid runoff. Now, according to Hart, Selkirk isn’t so sure.

Another problem that is particular to zinc min-ing is the constant leaching of zinc from the tail-ings into nearby waterways. This happens regard-less of acidity in the water. This zinc kills off tiny lifeforms that inhabit the bottoms of streams. Fish species are also sensitive to it. The waterways near the mine site are inhabited by bull trout, which is an endangered species.

Hart reviewed a lead/zinc mine located at Myra Falls within Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island. The Myra Falls mine had its tailings piled near Buttle Lake, a sport fishing des-tination. This resulted in a fish die-off due to zinc leaching from the tailings. A water treatment plant was built. This appears to have helped restore some of the indigenous fish populations.

All of the public exchanges were orderly and polite but support for the mine proposal was vir-tually non-existent at the Chase meeting.

Mayhem in MayvilleFrank (Neal Broswick) confronts Connie (Alex Arduini) as members of the After Hours Theatre company rehearse Mayhem in Mayville, a comedic whodunit. Something is not right at Connie’s Cup ‘O Coffee Cafe. A pair of legs is sticking out from under a table. The police inspector suspects all the regulars, enlists the help of the audience, and then even suspects members of the audience. It all resolves in a surprising climax. The play will be performed in the Pit at Clearwater Secondary School on Feb. 28, Mar. 1 and 2 at 7 p.m., plus at 2 p.m. on Mar. 1 and 2. Photo by Keith McNeill

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By Elli KohnertNorth Thompson Star/Journal

The small settle-ment of Vavenby is home to Ecki Manthei, a gifted artist who‘s artwork grows out of his connection to nature, and his drive to follow every new idea with a passion that moves him to create what is in his imagina-tion, without delay.

Ecki’s home stands out from all others in the Vavenby trailer park where it cannot be missed. Two large life-like eagles formed from wood, seem to be guarding his prop-erty. Varieties of crea-tures also made from wood, line the path to the house; and the ambiance of this place leaves no doubt that an artist lives here.

Ecki, and his life partner, Marilyn, arrived in the North Thompson Valley about five years ago. When they saw the trailer court in Vavenby, they “liked it right away and bought it”; a comfort-able, quiet place that allows his creativity to flourish.

Ecki says he emi-grated with his parents from Austria when he was a very young boy in 1945. He has lived and worked in various northern locations in

Canada, and eventu-ally came to live in Cloverdale, B.C. It is there that he began his artistic career.

Seashells were his medium then, tells Ecki as he explains how they lend them-selves to be made into clocks for instance, or be used as a canvas for his paintings.

When the couple eventually settled in the community of Vavenby, it is here that Ecki took on art as his life work.

Ecki has trans-formed one room of their home into an art gallery, where he now displays the numer-ous ‘Art By Ecki’ cre-ations.

The variety of his work is remarkable; it ranges from usable art, like wooden spoons and clocks, to wildlife and nature paintings. Ecki uses antlers for many of his carvings that depict wildlife, especially wolves, in their habitat.

“When I am walking in the forest, or along a stream, I often see something that gives me an idea for a proj-ect,” says the artist, “I may pick up a rock that would be just right to paint something on, or maybe I am lucky to find a moose or deer antler, and I know right away what I want to

carve on it!” He notes that near-

ly all the materials he uses in his creations are natural; giving the artwork its special character.

Sometimes a per-son may come into the gallery to view Ecki’s work, and they may purchase a special item of art for their own home. Most of the time though, Ecki and Marilyn market the art work by taking part in craft fairs.

“At some I do well, with others I do not,” commented the art-

ist on selling his work through craft fairs.

The couple say they have a few tentative ideas in mind for mar-keting; such as going on the road to sell their creations. But right now, they have no immediate plans that they want to follow.

“We like it here in Vavenby,” says Ecki, “We feel comfortable around here, and we do enjoy to be with the friends we have made in the area. For now, ‘Ecki’s Art’ will have its home in the North Thompson Valley .”

Nature plays a large part in Art by Ecki

(Above) Ecki Manthei of Vavenby shows one of the many ant-lers he has carved that are displayed in his home gallery.

(Top left) Ecki’s life partner, Marilyn, looks on on as he passionately describes his art creations to the Star/Journal reporter.

(Bottom left) Some of the beautiful creations that Ecki offers for sale to the public from his Vavenby gallery or at craft fairs.

STAR/JOURNAL photos: Elli Kohnert

Celebration of Art in Barriere June 23, 24By Jill HaywardNorth Thompson Star/Journal

Everything is in place for the June 23, and 24, Barriere Celebration of The Arts. The venue will be similar to last year’s event and will once again be hosted on property beside Highway 5 in Barriere, now the home of Sam’s Pizza and Rib House.

The two day Celebration of Art event is an extravaganza of art and culture, featuring the amazing talent of the North Thompson Valley and British Columbia.

Put on by the North Thomspon Arts Council, and the Yellowhead Artists Cooperative, the venue

continues to be admission free to the public, and encourages youth to attend and participate in the 12 years and under Art Activity Area.

Those involved say they expect a strong turnout of ven-dors this year and that they are looking forward to presenting such a broad range of top qual-ity art for exhibition and/or for sale.

Organizers say booth space is being filled fast by artists and artisans, and they encourage those who have not yet registered to do so now and avoid being disappointed. Service groups and organizations are also wel-come to participate to promote their programs in a booth at the site. Vendors are reminded they

must supply their own canopy or tent, and that power is not available.

If you would like more infor-mation or would like to book a space, or volunteer, please call Jessie at 250-672-9772.

“We figure that all the rain will be done with by then,” said one positive thinker, “It will be a great weekend, and the vendor tents will be to provide shade from the sun, not keep the rain off. We are expecting lots of art-ists, and a steady stream of visi-tors to our presentation. Come on down and see the extremely good works being produced from people within our art com-munity. You’ll be impressed – I guarantee it!”

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VALLEY VOICESVALLEY VOICESF R O M T H E P A S TF R O M T H E P A S T

Eleanor Deckert

I’ve lived in Avola for 34 years and I’ve seen moose three times.

The first time, fresh from the city, my newly-wed husband and I drove across the old Otter Creek bridge on an early autumn morning and we saw just a rump trotting off into the fog. We looked at each other wide-eyed: “Our first moose!”

The second time we were in our crew-cab on the highway just south of Avola near the wide, flat swampy area on a winter morning. With our two young chil-dren, we stopped to wonder at the scene of twin calves fol-lowing their mother, punching through the deep crusty snow. We thought it was quite a story to tell our city-dwelling relatives, “Guess what we saw on the way to the gro-cery store?”

The third time I was out for my morn-ing jog and a bull moose ran across and up and over the train tracks. Tall!

But my “I saw this big moose” stories shrink in comparison to my neighbours’ experiences!

Colleen JensenLet’s see. It was

1986 and I was new to Avola. Just before snow fell that year, I was driving my VW van to go to work at the Wells Gray Inn. I noticed three moose

alongside of the high-way! I turned around and went back to watch them because I didn’t really know anything about them. I wanted to get out but they were so big I stayed in the van. I

looked and looked in awe.

One had antlers and the other two didn’t. One was smaller but not really a baby. Pretty soon, I realized I’d be late for work, and just then, with head down, the big one pawed the ground, steam coming out of his nose.

“Oh, no!” I thought. “A mad moose! What do I do?”

I was scared. No word of a lie, that moose looked as tall as my van! The car didn’t want to start. He came right over to where I was. As soon as the car started: Zoom! I literally got out of there.

When I came home after work and told my husband the story he said, “You never do that. Stop and look. They think they own everything that is in their vicinity.”

I’ll never forget. I was face-to-face. It was scary. I’d never do that again!

Share HolsteinI’ve lived in the

bush all my life so when we recently built a place out at Otter Creek, I love to go walking and explor-ing with my four dogs. But, when the grand-children come, I don’t walk. We go exploring on the quad. They are just not fast enough if we find any trouble.

We have a trail that goes through our 160 acres. This one time, we were just puttering along the trail and on the way back, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a mama moose lunge towards us, her baby just behind her.

Luckily, the dogs were ahead of us and didn’t notice her or stop to challenge her. I called, “Go home!” and all four dogs immediately ran for home. I sped away on the quad and we were safe.

It happened so fast. She must have been only 10 feet away! When I think back, I guess the moose knew we were there with all the noise of the quad

motor, our talking, the dogs. We must have gone right past her on the way in, but on the way out, she felt threat-ened. That lunge said it all. She wanted us away from here baby!

It was both inspir-ing and scary.

I still walk there a lot by myself. I am very alert. I take an umbrella to open and shut fast to scare an animal away. But I have never seen a moose before or since although there is a lot of moose sign all thorough out the area. I don’t walk with the children, but I do walk alone.

Fay LutzI was a teenager,

born and raised on a ranch west of William’s Lake. I went out every evening to get the cows. That was life. They didn’t come home by themselves.

I was walking out along a the path beside a log fence in June when a cow moose challenged me. I could see her calf.

There was no point

in running. There was no point in yelling for help. I dropped to the ground and rolled under the fence. She went over the fence, and I rolled under to the other side. We went back and forth. I could hear her breath-ing and the sound of her hooves as she came boiling over the fence. I rolled away so many times that she gave it up and went back to her young.

I was going about my business and she was going about her business when we crossed paths. I didn’t think she was sur-prised. I was in her territory.

I have also seen when moose get into a real run. In the winter-time they used to come and eat off of our hay stack. I don’t know what scared them, but they took off running. They go lower. They smooth right out. The three of them took off like a runaway train.

Women in the Wilds will share more stories of our local women’s experiences in Valley Voices.

A moose relaxes in a field somewhere in the North Thompson Valley. Although ungainly looking, members of the largest of the deer species can move surprisingly quickly. Photo by Kevin Deckert

Eleanor Deckert has lived in the North Thompson Valley for a total of 34 years.

Fay Lutz once "fenced" with an angry cow moose.

An aggressive male moose gave Colleen Jensen a scare.

Women in the Wilds share their moose stories

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North Thompson Arts Council (NTAC) is holding an art contest for elemen-tary students of the North Thompson Valley. There will be two categories: from Kindergarten to Grade 3; and from Grade 4 to Grade 7.

Students are invited to create a work of two-dimensional art on an 8.5×11 sheet of paper, using any media they wish: pencil, charcoal, watercolour, acrylics, oil paints, etc. The artwork can be in

any style and on any theme.

Students must pro-vide a short descrip-tion or story about their work of art, to a maximum of 50 words. Students must also clearly label their art-work and write-up with their name and grade.

All entries submit-ted in Barriere will be displayed at the Celebration of the Arts Festival at the North Thompson Agriplex on April 27-28.

All entries submit-ted in Clearwater will be displayed at the Clearwater Arts

Festival at Blackpool Hall on April 20.

The public will be invited to vote on their favourite piece of art. The People's Choice 'winner’ in each category at each event will receive a basket of art supplies, a one year membership to the North Thompson Arts Council, and will have their winning art-work displayed at the Armour Mountain Art Gallery, NTAC's official

art gallery.Please submit art-

works to the Armour Mountain Art Gallery, #4 – 4480 Barriere Town Road, or mail to NTAC c/o Box 458, Barriere, V0E 1E0, or to the North Thompson Aboriginal Sharing Center, Attention NTAC, 224 Candle Creek Road, Clearwater, BC, V0E 1N1 no later than April 5.

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On Monday, Feb. 11, Mining Watch, an Ottawa-based NGO, held an open house in the Chase Community Hall regarding the Ruddock Creek lead/zinc mine proposed for the Tum Tum Lake area in the headwaters of the Adams River.

Ramsey Hart, a Mining Watch representa-tive, went over the project proposed by Selkirk Metals, a subsidiary of Imperial Metals, which is a Vancouver company with substantial Japanese investment. It would be relatively small compared to other mine proposals in the Thompson water-shed and could slip under the limit that would trigger a federal government review. This project would require a 28 km power-line from Mica Creek.

Hart highlighted the issue of mine tailings. Given the high elevation and steep mountainsides, a secure tailings pond would be a challenge. The company has yet to draft its final plan regarding the location of a tailings pond but one idea it has suggested would be a pipeline to move the material to a more suitable location. Some of the tailings would be back-filled into the mine shafts, once they were abandoned.

Voices from the mostly-First-Nations audience expressed concern for nearby Light Lake and Tum Tum Lake. Hart presented a slide of a similar lead/zinc mine in Newfoundland that used a nearby lake as a tailings pond. Lakes represent an attrac-tive low-cost solution for the storage of tailings, and the polluted water that covers them, because they form natural depressions in the landscape.

This avoids the need for the construction and maintenance of large dams. Since mine tailings must be contained for generations, natural forces often cause breaches in the dams and these fail-ures have allowed the escape of contamination into nearby waterways, with disastrous conse-quences.

Under the Harper government, there are no longer any federal regulations preventing the use of lakes for tailings storage, Hart said.

Selkirk has expressed uncertainty regarding the issue of acid runoff. Previously, the company said that there should be adequate natural buffering to neutralize any acid runoff. Now, according to Hart, Selkirk isn’t so sure.

Another problem that is particular to zinc min-ing is the constant leaching of zinc from the tail-ings into nearby waterways. This happens regard-less of acidity in the water. This zinc kills off tiny lifeforms that inhabit the bottoms of streams. Fish species are also sensitive to it. The waterways near the mine site are inhabited by bull trout, which is an endangered species.

Hart reviewed a lead/zinc mine located at Myra Falls within Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island. The Myra Falls mine had its tailings piled near Buttle Lake, a sport fishing des-tination. This resulted in a fish die-off due to zinc leaching from the tailings. A water treatment plant was built. This appears to have helped restore some of the indigenous fish populations.

All of the public exchanges were orderly and polite but support for the mine proposal was vir-tually non-existent at the Chase meeting.

Mayhem in MayvilleFrank (Neal Broswick) confronts Connie (Alex Arduini) as members of the After Hours Theatre company rehearse Mayhem in Mayville, a comedic whodunit. Something is not right at Connie’s Cup ‘O Coffee Cafe. A pair of legs is sticking out from under a table. The police inspector suspects all the regulars, enlists the help of the audience, and then even suspects members of the audience. It all resolves in a surprising climax. The play will be performed in the Pit at Clearwater Secondary School on Feb. 28, Mar. 1 and 2 at 7 p.m., plus at 2 p.m. on Mar. 1 and 2. Photo by Keith McNeill

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VALLEY VOICESVALLEY VOICESF R O M T H E P A S TF R O M T H E P A S T

Eleanor Deckert

I’ve lived in Avola for 34 years and I’ve seen moose three times.

The first time, fresh from the city, my newly-wed husband and I drove across the old Otter Creek bridge on an early autumn morning and we saw just a rump trotting off into the fog. We looked at each other wide-eyed: “Our first moose!”

The second time we were in our crew-cab on the highway just south of Avola near the wide, flat swampy area on a winter morning. With our two young chil-dren, we stopped to wonder at the scene of twin calves fol-lowing their mother, punching through the deep crusty snow. We thought it was quite a story to tell our city-dwelling relatives, “Guess what we saw on the way to the gro-cery store?”

The third time I was out for my morn-ing jog and a bull moose ran across and up and over the train tracks. Tall!

But my “I saw this big moose” stories shrink in comparison to my neighbours’ experiences!

Colleen JensenLet’s see. It was

1986 and I was new to Avola. Just before snow fell that year, I was driving my VW van to go to work at the Wells Gray Inn. I noticed three moose

alongside of the high-way! I turned around and went back to watch them because I didn’t really know anything about them. I wanted to get out but they were so big I stayed in the van. I

looked and looked in awe.

One had antlers and the other two didn’t. One was smaller but not really a baby. Pretty soon, I realized I’d be late for work, and just then, with head down, the big one pawed the ground, steam coming out of his nose.

“Oh, no!” I thought. “A mad moose! What do I do?”

I was scared. No word of a lie, that moose looked as tall as my van! The the car didn’t want to start. He came right over to where I was. As soon as the car started: Zoom! I literally got out of there.

When I came home after work and told my husband the story he said, “You never do that. Stop and look. They think they own everything that is in their vicinity.”

I’ll never forget. I was face-to-face. It was scary. I’d never do that again!

Share HolsteinI’ve lived in the

bush all my life so when we recently built a place out at Otter Creek, I love to go walking and explor-ing with my four dogs. But, when the grand-children come, I don’t walk. We go exploring on the quad. They are just not fast enough if we find any trouble.

We have a trail that goes through our 160 acres. This one time, we were just puttering along the trail and on the way back, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a mama moose lunge towards us, her baby just behind her.

Luckily, the dogs were ahead of us and didn’t notice her or stop to challenge her. I called, “Go home!” and all four dogs immediately ran for home. I sped away on the quad and we were safe.

It happened so fast. She must have been only 10 feet away! When I think back, I guess the moose knew we were there with all the noise of the quad

motor, our talking, the dogs. We must have gone right past her on the way in, but on the way out, she felt threat-ened. That lunge said it all. She wanted us away from here baby!

It was both inspir-ing and scary.

I still walk there a lot by myself. I am very alert. I take an umbrella to open and shut fast to scare an animal away. But I have never seen a moose before or since although there is a lot of moose sign all thorough out the area. I don’t walk with the children, but I do walk alone.

Fay LutzI was a teenager,

born and raised on a ranch west of William’s Lake. I went out every evening to get the cows. That was life. They didn’t come home by themselves.

I was walking out along a the path beside a log fence in June when a cow moose challenged me. I could see her calf.

There was no point

in running. There was no point in yelling for help. I dropped to the ground and rolled under the fence. She went over the fence, and I rolled under to the other side. We went back and forth. I could hear her breath-ing and the sound of her hooves as she came boiling over the fence. I rolled away so many times that she gave it up and went back to her young.

I was going about my business and she was going about her business when we crossed paths. I didn’t think she was sur-prised. I was in her territory.

I have also seen when moose get into a real run. In the winter-time they used to come and eat off of our hay stack. I don’t know what scared them, but they took off running. They go lower. They smooth right out. The three of them took off like a runaway train.

Women in the Wilds will share more stories of our local women’s experiences in Valley Voices.

A moose relaxes in a field somewhere in the North Thompson Valley. Although ungainly looking, members of the largest of the deer species can move surprisingly quickly. Photo by Kevin Deckert

Eleanor Deckert has lived in the North Thompson Valley for a total of 34 years.

Fay Lutz once "fenced" with an angry cow moose.

An aggressive male moose gave Colleen Jensen a scare.

Women in the Wilds share their moose stories

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Robyn Rexin

The Vavenby Primary School students spent Feb. 14 in Blue River when Mike Wiegele held his annual cross-country ski races for all the elementary school students.

None of the Vavenby students won medals but all of them had a good time. They raced against their own grade levels. Teacher Mrs.. Boyes was very proud of her students as they all tried hard and dis-played good sportsmanship.

Wiegele provided a free lunch of pasta with meat sauce and the Wells Gray Community Forest 2010 Society gave the school’s Kindergarten students brand new skis and boots.

Party at Oma’s houseThe school has a new Grade 1 student.

Mitchell Samila is from Kamloops and he said that when he first came to the school he didn’t like it because it was totally new. But the second day was totally awesome. He loves everything now!

Some members of the Vavenby Christian Church got together on the evening of Feb. 14 for a Valentine’s Day party at the home of Marie Visser, affec-tionately known as Oma.

It started off with a delicious and very filling pot-luck dinner. Valerie Gerber then told everyone how Valentine’s Day got its name. One legend is that it was named after a Christian bishop named St. Valentine who held secret marriage ceremonies for young soldiers. This was around 270 AD and the Roman ruler Claudius forbade marriages of his young soldiers. Valentine was caught and execut-ed, supposedly on Feb. 14.

CN crew visits VavenbyOn Feb. 15 a train went through town,

heading towards Kamloops, and carrying a strange looking machine on the back.

The train stopped on the far side of the crossing. All of the crew jumped off the train and ran into the Vavenby General Store to buy lunch. The first fellow in was really happy because he got the last slice of pizza. The next crew member bought chicken wings and encouraged everyone else to do the same. He kept saying how delicious they were.

The extra crew was because of the machine on the back that was called a threader car. It pulls out old rails and puts down the new rails that are on the train. The crew was travelling as far as Kamloops where new members would take over.

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Above: Blue River teacher Kendra Staruiala congratulates Noelle Muddiman of Raft River Elementary for winning the Grade 2 Girls event. A luncheon and awards ceremony at Mike Wiegele’s resort followed the competition.

Right: Mercy Flegel, a Kindergarten student from Vavenby Primary School, shows her cross-country style.

Wiegele hosts cross-country ski racesLeft: Charlie Guinn of Blue River Elementary School takes the lead during the start of the Grade 2 Boys event during cross-country ski races in Blue River on Thursday, Feb. 14. A total of 93 students took part in the race day, including six from Barriere.

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The Vavenby Primary School students spent Feb. 14 in Blue River when Mike Wiegele held his annual cross-country ski races for all the elementary school students.

None of the Vavenby students won medals but all of them had a good time. They raced against their own grade levels. Teacher Mrs.. Boyes was very proud of her students as they all tried hard and dis-played good sportsmanship.

Wiegele provided a free lunch of pasta with meat sauce and the Wells Gray Community Forest 2010 Society gave the school’s Kindergarten students brand new skis and boots.

Party at Oma’s houseThe school has a new Grade 1 student.

Mitchell Samila is from Kamloops and he said that when he first came to the school he didn’t like it because it was totally new. But the second day was totally awesome. He loves everything now!

Some members of the Vavenby Christian Church got together on the evening of Feb. 14 for a Valentine’s Day party at the home of Marie Visser, affec-tionately known as Oma.

It started off with a delicious and very filling pot-luck dinner. Valerie Gerber then told everyone how Valentine’s Day got its name. One legend is that it was named after a Christian bishop named St. Valentine who held secret marriage ceremonies for young soldiers. This was around 270 AD and the Roman ruler Claudius forbade marriages of his young soldiers. Valentine was caught and execut-ed, supposedly on Feb. 14.

CN crew visits VavenbyOn Feb. 15 a train went through town,

heading towards Kamloops, and carrying a strange looking machine on the back.

The train stopped on the far side of the crossing. All of the crew jumped off the train and ran into the Vavenby General Store to buy lunch. The first fellow in was really happy because he got the last slice of pizza. The next crew member bought chicken wings and encouraged everyone else to do the same. He kept saying how delicious they were.

The extra crew was because of the machine on the back that was called a threader car. It pulls out old rails and puts down the new rails that are on the train. The crew was travelling as far as Kamloops where new members would take over.

10-11Vavenby students have fun during Blue River races

Above: Blue River teacher Kendra Staruiala congratulates Noelle Muddiman of Raft River Elementary for winning the Grade 2 Girls event. A luncheon and awards ceremony at Mike Wiegele’s resort followed the competition.

Right: Mercy Flegel, a Kindergarten student from Vavenby Primary School, shows her cross-country style.

Wiegele hosts cross-country ski racesLeft: Charlie Guinn of Blue River Elementary School takes the lead during the start of the Grade 2 Boys event during cross-country ski races in Blue River on Thursday, Feb. 14. A total of 93 students took part in the race day, including six from Barriere.

All photos byKeith McNeill

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UBC Public Affairs

For B.C. communi-ties considering invest-ing in a bio-energy heating system, it can be expensive and time-consuming to weigh the pros and cons.

Researchers at University of British Columbia have partnered with the Community Energy Association and the Wood Waste to Rural Heat project to create a tool that evaluates if local forest waste wood can support these systems, which then have the added benefit of reducing the risk of forest fires and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

As energy costs rise, communities are looking for alternative renewable heating fuels for large buildings like schools, hospitals, and libraries. Bio-energy heating systems use wood waste to produce clean heat.

Working with communities in the

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be removed from sur-rounding forests to reduce fire risk while maintaining forest health.

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New tool helps towns assess bio-energy

The building's exterior would also highlight post-and-beam construction. Also see the letter to the editor on page A5 and the story on page A1.

Artist's concept shows the post-and-beam constructioin of the interior of the proposed shopping center.

Above: Drawing shows overall view of proposed Bear View shopping center.

Ron Rotzetter reveals shopping center plansLeft: Map shows location of proposed shopping center in green.

All graphics courtesy of Ron Rotzetter, On Call Service Center

SnowaramaSunday Feb. 24 • 8 am - 10 amRegistration at Elk’s Hall Pledge forms are available at several locations around town.

This fundraiser is jointly sponsored by the Clearwater Sno-Drifters and the Clearwater-Vavenby Lions.

Proceeds to the B.C. Lions Society will provide housing and holiday camps for handicapped children.

For more info contact Ralph Sunderman 250-674-3773

Ad sponsor ed by:

Mayhem in mayvilleby: Dean Kephart

Performances at

Clearwater Secondary School PitTICKETS PRICESAdvance - Dec 1, 2012—February 27, 2013:Adults $12 Student/Sr. $10Regular Pricing - February 28, 2013:Adults $14 Student/Sr. $12On sale at Community Resource Centre 250.674.3530

February 28 @ 7:00pmMarch 1, 2 @ 7:00pmMarch 2 @ 2:00pm

There’s a body in the café!Who did it? What was the motive?

Will the police � nd out what really happened? Welcome to Mayville on one fateful morning.

A great whodunit for all mystery fans!

An After Hours Theatre: Community & The After School Program Production in partnership with TRU

A12 www.clearwatertimes.com Thursday, February 21, 2013 Clearwater Times

BC Wildlife Federation

SURREY - A recent report released by B.C. Statistics shows that public recreational fisheries, both tidal and non-tidal, contribute near-ly $1 billion per year to the B.C. economy.

 “The provincial

government has just issued important economic data that confirms something that our organization has been saying for years: ‘It pays to go fishing!’”, said BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) president Bill Bosch.

The report, entitled “British Columbia

Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector, 2012 Edition”, was released on Feb. 1, and clearly supports a longstanding position of the BCWF that public access to our province’s recreational fishing resources is a significant contribu-tor to the economic health of B.C., espe-

cially in areas des-perately in need of economic diversifica-tion and employment opportunities.

The economic impact analysis included in the report shows that recre-ational fishing creates jobs for 13,900 British Columbians and con-tributes $936.5 mil-lion dollars to B.C.’s economy each year. Local and visiting anglers make signifi-cant contributions to the tourism and retail sectors through their purchases of equip-ment, boats, vehicles, travel, and services.

“This report has established a clear need for both the

provincial and federal governments to wake up to the economic importance of invest-ing in building and maintaining sustain-able recreational fisheries across British Columbia”, said BCWF president Bosch.

The BCWF is British Columbia’s largest and oldest conservation orga-nization with over 40,000 members committed to protect-ing, enhancing and promoting the wise use of the environ-ment for the benefit of present and future generations. Visit www.bcwf.bc.ca for more information.

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Sports

Clearwater Icehawk #16 Jayson Sutherland wrestles for the puck in the corner with two Kelowna opponents as Brock Vandamme watches from behind. Despite a strong effort, the local Midget Rep team lost the game 4 – 1 and is now out of the playoffs. A home tournament is tentatively scheduled for Mar. 8 weekend. Photo by Keith McNeill

B.C. economy reels in huge catch from recreational anglers

A Clearwater Atoms player puts one in the net during a playoff game against Lillooet on Saturday. It was just one of many unanswered goals as the local team dominated the game.Photo by Keith McNeill

Nice teamworkClearwater player Jenna Ormondy scores on a pass from Ole Kjenstad (behind net) during a Forestry hockey tournament at the Sportsplex during the Feb. 8 – 10 weekend. Teams from across the province took part in the event.Photo by Keith McNeill

Clearwater Atoms rock the net

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Battling in the corner

For more information about the Sportsplex or any programs call 250 674 2143

NORTH THOMPSON SPORTSPLEX Hockey Lives Here!

MINOR HOCKEY PLAYOFF GAMES

FRIDAY FEB. 22 5:00pm Atom 1 vs Atom 2

SUNDAY FEB. 244:00pm Atom 1 vs Atom 2

MENS DROP IN HOCKEY Every Friday @ 7:30 and

Sunday @ 6:00

FAMILY SKATEFamily Skating Cancelled Feb. 22 & 24

Next Session March 1 & 3

COMING EVENTSFeb. 22 – 24 • Oldtimers Hockey Tournament & Ladies Bonspiel

March 2 – 3 • Atom Hockey TournamentMarch 8 • Figure Skating Exhibition

Clearwater & District Minor Hockey Association

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

March 4th • 7pmSportsplex Curling Lounge

EXECUTIVE POSITIONS UP FOR ELECTION President, Secretary, Referee in Chief and Tournament director

REQUIREMENTS – must be 19 years old to hold position on Executive, complete a criminal record check and attend Executive meetings as required.

Sign-up sheets and job descriptions are postedin the Sportsplex lobby.

Deadline to sign up is Tues. Feb. 26, 5 pm

For info contact Nissa McGill @250-674-2594

CONTACT US TO DISCUSS• Your goals and dreams

• Your issues and obstacles• Your success and quality of life

BRUCE MARTIN & ASSOCIATESBUSINESS ADVISERS & CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Clearwater (250) 674-2112 Kamloops (250) 374-5908

It’s not what you earn, it’s what you keep

www.brucemartin.ca

St James Catholic Church

Sunday Service Mass • 11am - 12pmTuesday & Thursday

10am324 Clearwater Village

Road 250-672-5949

Father Don O’Reilly

Clearwater Seventh-Day

Adventist Church

Pastor Bill KellySaturday Service - 10amClearwater Christian ChurchPh. 250-674-3468

Clearwater Living Streams Christian

FellowshipMeeting at

New Life Assemblyevery Sunday 5:00pm

Contact Dave Meehan 250-674-3217email: livingstreams@hotmail.com

Clearwater Community Churchopen to everyone - all denominations

CLEARWATER NEW LIFE ASSEMBLYDan Daase - Pastor

Sunday Morning Worship 10:30am

(Kids church during service)Wednesdays Am - Ladies Bible Study

Thursday 3-5pm Kids ClubPhone: 250-674-2345308 W Old N Thompson Hwy

ChurchDirectoryYour places of worship

VAVENBY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

3083 Capostinsky Rd. • Service 11 a.m.

Sunday Morning Celebration

ServicesIan Moilliet Pastor -

250-676-9574Non Denominational

Clearwater Christian Church“an Independent” congregation in fellowship with the

broader Christian community in the area.Meeting at: 11 Lodge Drive

(Behind Fields Store)

Sunday Worship Service

10 amOn the Web: www.clchch.com

For information 250.674.3841 or 250.674.2912

Pastor Mike Kiewitt250.674.1332

www.ccbaptist.ca

COMMUNITYBAPTIST24E Old North Thompson Hwy

Worship Service 10:30

CLEARWATER UNITED CHURCH

Meeting at Catholic Church of St. James

WorShip Sunday 9am

Rev. Brian Krushel250-672-5653 • 250-674-3615

www.norththompsonpc.ca

HOME TOWN girl with HOME TOWN service

DINNER IS ON ME I will buy you a $100 meal when you buy a car from me!

Big city selection with small town pricing

DEARBORN FORD Jody Gyger CELL 250-571-9609 Tel 250-372-71012555 East Trans Canada Hwy - Kamloops

“When you need us, we’re close by”

Call Drake at 250-674-3030 or 1-877-674-3030 day or night.

When a death occurs, I’m here to help you, every step of the way. 24 hours a day, every day.If you have made pre-arrangements elsewhere and would like to discuss having your local funeral home take care of you, please feel free to call.

Drake Smith, MSW(Funeral Director/Owner)

NORTH THOMPSONFUNERAL SERVICES73 Taren Drive, Clearwater, BC, V0E 1N2

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Phobic or just don't agree?

The other day Crossroads Christian Communications Inc. released a statement saying, “Crossroads is not anti-gay”. They went on to explain that they love people unconditionally, as God does.

Jesus told us to love people, (all people) as he loved them. No matter the race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation, the qualification is to be human. There is a beautiful piece of scripture in Romans 5:6-8; which plainly says that Christ died for the ungodly, and then states, “God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us”. There is

no greater love dem-onstrated than that one person gives his/her life for another. Every person has sinned, therefore we are all sinners. This scripture includes every human being. Jesus loves every person period. Now Jesus has told us to love people as He

has loved them. A while ago a

dear friend of mine and I were having a discussion about something that we clearly did not agree on. The next day she came up to me and asked if we were still friends. I was a little astonished that she had to ask, for of course we are still friends and I love her very much. I think you would be hard

pressed to find any-one who agreed with you on everything. Love should not be based on what you believe.

What I am trying to say is that I do not agree with sever-al things: the beliefs of other religions, abortions, the gay/lesbian lifestyle, etc., but I have friends in all these categories. I do not love them any less because of

the choices they have made, and they do not love me any less for being a Bible believing straight person. We have some pretty inter-esting discussions sometimes, but I find these discussions just cause me to grow and learn. So please do not label me as a phobic, for I have no fear of other life-styles … I just may not agree with them.

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Think on These ThingsBy Lynne Bode

Christian life

assembly

Agreeing to disagree helps to grow and learn

By Tom Fletcher, Black Press

VICTORIA – Undoing the har-monized sales tax and establishing a modernized version of the 60-year-old provincial sales tax is the biggest task facing Premier Christy Clark’s govern-ment in the brief legislative sitting that precedes the May 14 provincial election.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong introduced the transition legislation Wednesday. It includes provisions for transactions that straddle the transition date such as new home purchases.

The bill to replace the HST runs nearly 200 pages, and it will add accounting costs for business as well as taking away business input tax credits that match those available under the federal Goods and Services Tax. The government has given itself a deadline of April 1 to make the switch for the 2013-14 fiscal year.

The administrative burden of the switch starts with businesses reprogram-ming cash registers and other systems to go back to collecting two separate sales taxes. One of the few modern touches to the new PST is the ability of more than 100,000 businesses to register online at www.gov.bc.ca/etaxbc/register, and view online instructions to help make the transition. 

About 30,000 B.C. businesses have started up since 2010, and operators may have no experience with the old sales tax system.

Provincial sales taxes on restaurant meals, haircuts and other services will be removed as of April 1, but one com-panion tax is being kept in place. Private sales of vehicles, boats and aircraft are exempt from GST, but the province levied

a 12 per cent provincial tax on the trans-actions to equalize treatment of used vehicle sales between dealerships and individuals.

The government vowed to reinstate the old PST at seven per cent after the HST was rejected in a province-wide ini-tiative petition. The HST was imposed in 2010, extending the provincial sales tax to a range of services.

Times Staff

Yellowhead Community Services Society is one of three Kamloops-area organization to receive Community Gaming Grants from the B.C. government, according to a recent media release.

The locally based society is to receive $44,600.The other organizations from the region

receiving grants are Kamloops and District Humane Society, which is getting $15,000, and Lions Club of Kamloops Paddlewheelers, which is getting $45,000.

“The province continues to support deserving organizations that make real contributions to our communities. Congratulations to the Kamloops and District Humane Society, Yellowhead Community Services Society, and Lions Club of Kamloops Paddlewheelers – thank you for your efforts!" said Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake

Recipients in this round of grants include programs for human and social services, arts and culture, and environment.

"These Community Gaming Grants recognize our community organizations’ work to increase the quality of life in our region. This year, $104,600 is supporting these outstanding services in the Thompson Valleys,” said Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Kevin Krueger.

Across British Columbia, 119 recipients will share $3,698,801 in the latest round of grants.

Community Gaming Grants help local groups provide important services for B.C. families.

Last fiscal year the provincial government distributed $135 million in gaming grants for eligible community programs and services. More than 5,300 community groups benefited.

Gaming grant going to YCS

PST return looms for B.C. business

Finance Minister Mike de JongBlack Press files

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Business & Service DirectoryACCOUNTANT - CERTIFIED

STONE & COMPANY(Robert Lawrie, Silvia Scheibenp� ug)

Certi� ed General AccountantsRison Realty • 32 E Old N. Thompson Hwy.

Feb. 1st to Apr. 30th - Every ThursdayMay 1st to Jan. 31st - By AppointmentHours: 9:30 am to Noon, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Phone: 250-674-2532 • Kamloops: 554-2533 • Fax: 554-2536Financial Statement Preparation • Corporate & Personal Income Taxes

Accountant - Certified Appliance Repair

CARPENTRY

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• NEW CONSTRUCTION • RENOVATIONS • ROOFING

CLEARWATER, B.C.

250-674-4083Hazel Dowds

Journeyman Carpenter

Carpentry

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS

Symons ElectricGood Prices • Great Service • Quality WorkLARRY SYMONS • LICENSED & BONDED • CLEARWATER

- CLOSED MONDAYS - • B.C. Reg. #24833

250-587-6175

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Building Supply

Winter Hours • 8:30am - 5pm

Electric Contractors

Licenced & BondedReg. NO: 99142

Florist

JAGER GARBAGEResidential & Commercial

Garbage Collection. Residential includes Blue Bag Recycling

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Lawyer in attendance: Elmer Epp

Barriere 250-672-5244 • Kamloops: 250-374-3456

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MOTOR LICENCE OFFICE

ICBC AgentDistrict of Clearwater

250-674-2733132 Station Road, Box 157, Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N0Offi ce Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Open through the Noon hour

Motor Licence Office

Service • Sales • InstallationsStar Choice Approved Service TechnicianPhone: 250-674-0066 or 250-674-8877

email: daveash321@yahoo.ca

Satellite Service

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Taxi Service

BUD’S WATER WELLS LTD.Toll Free 1-888-83WELLS OVER 25

YEARS EXPERIENCEResidential & Industrial Wells

Certifi ed Well DrillerDuane BochekKamloops, B.C.

Bus. (250) 573-3000Toll Free 1-888-839-3557

Water Wells

Safe ShelterIf you need help getting away from domestic abuse,

call Safe Home

(250) 674-2135 in Little Fort, Clearwater, Birch Island, Vavenby, Avola & Blue River

(250) 682-6444 in Dar eld, Barriere, Chu Chua, Louis Creek and McLure

Anytime day or night - Please don’t wait until it’s too late.Call us now. We can help.

If you would like to volunteer, call 250-674-2600 and ask for Wendy

Lawyer

Jim McCreightin Clearwater the 2 nd & 4 th

W ednesday of each month

Ph: 250-674-2255 (Clearwater)Toll Free: 1-888-374-3161

Located in the BB&R Insuranceoffice, Brookfield Mall

Jim McCreightin Clearwater the 2 nd & 4 th

W ednesday of each month

For all your legal needs, including:• Wills & Estates • Real Estate • Accident & Injury

Located in the Interior Savings Offi ce, Ph: 250-674-2255 or Toll Free: 1-888-374-3161

Nursery

Business & Service Directory

Kodiak Kennels Breeding & Boarding

Breeders of Golden RetrieversPet Vacations at Kodiak Ranch

Lyle & Mary ThomasBox 189Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N0

Ph. 250-674-0093Toll Free. 1-877-Kodiak9www.kodiakranch.com

Pick up and delivery available

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Cell: 250-682-5577 • Home: 250-674-4033

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Call Val the Blind Gal250-674-1543

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Jim PantonFloor Layer & Painter

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RON ROTZETTER250-674-0145 / 250-318-7235

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Naturalized Landscaping

Box 463Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N0gellen@mercuryspeed.com

Tel: (250) 674-3444Fax: (250) 674-3444

Geoff Ellen, P. AGForest Agrologist

• Landscape Design • Xeric Dryscapes • Native Species Landscapes • Hydroseeded Lawns • Land Reclamation

• Agroforestry • Range Management • Raw Land Assessment/Ideas • Aerial Revegetation • Greenhouses

AMARANTH FARM & NURSERY - McLure BCColorado Spruce Blue/Green

1m to 3m’s - Burlapped & Basketed

$60 - $160 • Hundreds to Choose from

Large Caliper Colorful Shade Trees to 14’

Call Bob at 672-9712 • cell 819-9712Wholesale to the Public & Business

massage

Located In The Legion Building

BODY HARMONYShiatsu Clinic

Registered with N.H.P.C. & Canadian Refl exology Association

Open Tues., Wed. & Thurs. Call for day or evening

appointments(250) 674-0098

ACUPRESSURE & SHIATSU MASSAGE

JAYLEE DOG GROOMINGArlee Yoerger

Professional Quality Pet Grooming

3133 Hundsbedt RdVAVENBY BC

250-676-0052

Pet Grooming

Septic

ON CALL SEPTIC SERVICES in Clearwater will be in

Valemount, Blue River and Avola every fi rst Friday of each month.

Charges for septic pumps start at $250 plus tax. Charges are subject to pump volume, location of the tank

and dumping fees.We do require a minimum of 3 appointments

to be able to service your area.

Please call to make an appointment250-674-0145 or 250-674-1869

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Paul Jack250.819.3205 250.299.9510

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John White

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Tiny Builders Ltd.Box 345

Clearwater BCV0E 1N0

(250) 674-4001(250) 674-8469tinybldr@telus.net

ConstructionConstruction &

Renovations from Foundations

to Roof

Rob Kerslake

Steve Noble

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NORTH RIVERAPPLIANCE REPAIRFour Star Service

250-674-0079

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73 Taren Drive, Clearwater Phone 250-674-2929 Toll Free: 1-877-974-2929

~ fl owers ~ plants ~ gifts ~ balloon bouquets ~specializing in weddings, sympathy, birthdays,

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ICBC AgentDistrict of Clearwater

250-674-2733132 Station Road, Box 157, Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N0Of� ce Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Open through the Noon hour

Motor Licence Office

Bringing a little

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Plumbing & Drains

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JASEN MANN 250-674-8151

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Fever Sounds looking for businessBy Jill Hayward, Barriere Star/Journal

Cal Eustache is a mobile music man.

Under his newly launched DJ business, Fever Sounds, Cal brings music to wher-ever he goes; traveling with portable sound systems, and play-ing recorded music at events throughout the North Thompson Valley.

“I’ve DJ’d for 30 years off and on,” said Cal, “but mostly at ball tournaments and wed-dings. Now I’m going into it as a full time business.”

Cal says he can play any music requested. With a fully computerized system he can provide his clients anything from country and western to heavy metal or rock. He also MCs sports events, such as ball tourna-ments or hockey games.

“I’ve played fastball for 40 years, and people seem to like my voice,” says the DJ, “I can plug my computer right in at their slow-pitch tourna-

ment and people think it’s really cool.”

Cal says he would like to do a lot of fam-ily events; weddings, reunions, and sports. He can even bring karaoke to an event for some extra fun.

The DJ has had to rebuild his life a few times. Losing his Louis Creek home to the McLure Wildfire, as well as his job after 23 years at the Tolko Mill (also due to the fire), was an experience that proved Cal has no “quit” in him.

“I have always been able to find work, but now my health has cre-ated another change in my working life; so

at 58 years old I am now running my own DJ business full time. I know how important it is to have good music at an event – and that’s what I do. I practice what I tell other people; you have to try your best and not be afraid to get out there.”

Give him a call at 250-672-9580 or his cell at 250-819-3375.

Cal Eustache and his DJ business, Fever Sounds, are currently booking events. Photo by Jill Hayward, Barriere Star/Journal

Learning the basics of carpentryStudents in a Thompson Rivers University carpentry course being offered at Clearwater Secondary School listen to instructions on how to measure angles on the sawhorses they are making. Pictured are (l-r) Taylor Rhodes, Donald Ritchie, Justin Sutherland, Seth Moilliet, Chance Tobin, Mason Romeo, Chris Gouchie, Jacob Madden, Jared Bourdeleau, and instructor Carl Brownstein. The course started Feb. 4, will last until the end of June, and can be used for high school graduation, first year university credit, and first year apprenticeship completion. During the course the students will build several cabins to be used at the TRU Wells Gray Wilderness Center planned for next to the former Upper Clearwater School. Photo by Keith McNeill

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$350 a month.

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BUD’S WATER WELLS LTD.Toll Free 1-888-83WELLS OVER 25

YEARS EXPERIENCEResidential & Industrial Wells

Certi� ed Well DrillerDuane BochekKamloops, B.C.

Bus. (250) 573-3000Toll Free 1-888-839-3557

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Towing

CLEARWATER TOWING LTD.24 Hour ServiceFree Scrap Car Removal516 Swanson RoadUsed Auto Parts

NELS HINDLE OFFICE: 250-674-3123or CELL: 250-674-1427 ®

TAXI SERVICE

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TAXIAVAILABLE 24 HOURS • 7 DAYS A WEEK

250-674-2214 • 250-674-1542

Taxi Service

Septic Service

CLEARWATER SEPTIC SERVICEGive us a call before it’s too late! BEST rates in town

“Interior Health approved” POTABLE WATER SERVICE

250-674-3562

& PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS

Storage

NORTH THOMPSON STORAGESECURED FENCED FACILITY

24-HR MONITORED VIDEO SURVEILLANCER.V.’S, BOATS, TRAILERS, TRUCKS, ETC.

1st 20 spaces at $500/year778-208-5300 Clearwater, BC

Vocal CoachVOCAL COACHFrom the music stand of…

Leah Jones• Vocal Coach and Music Teacher, Choir Director

• Child and Adult Lessons(Reasonable Rates)

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THOUGHTFOR THE

WEEK

First things

first, but not

necessarily in

that order.

~ Doctor Who

UPCOMING COURSESTraffi c Control Certifi cation Feb 23 & 24 $270

Basic CNC Plasma Cutter Feb 23 & 24 $85

Joy of Painting Feb 23 $85

Microsoft Excel M&W, Feb 25-Mar 27 $325

To Bid on a Contract Feb 28 $70

Occupational Health & Safety Mar 2 $90

Camp/Prep Cook Mar 25-May 3 $2950

Heavy Equipment Operator Mar 4 – Apr 26

Computer Starters Mar 5 & 12 $50

OFA Level 1 First Aid Mar 8 $90

Air Brakes Mar 8-10 $235

World Host Mar 9 $85

FEATURED COURSECAMP/PREP COOK TRAINING PROGRAMMon- Fri, March 25 to May 3Train to become a cook in a work camp or in a restaurant. There is funding available for eligible unemployed individuals.

REGISTER TODAYTEL: 250.674.3530 IN PERSON: 224 Candle Creek Rd.

EMAIL: sarduini@tru.ca • www.tru.ca/regional_centres/clearwater

Wells Gray Country

TO ADD YOUR COMMUNITY EVENT OR ORGANIZATION PLEASE CALL THE TIMES AT 250-674-3343

Feb. 15-Mar 22: Food Skills for Families, Fridays 10 am – 1 pm, Free, YCS. 250-674-2600

Feb. 22-24: Ladies Curling Bonspiel. Call Gwen 250-674-3768.Feb. 23: Clearwater Ski Club Fun Day. Ski for free. Wear a costume.Feb. 24: Snowarama Fundraiser. Registration 8am – 10am, Elks hall.

Proceeds to BC Lions Society. Info 250-674-3773Feb. 24: Pancake Breakfast, Blackpool Hall, 8am-11am. $5/personFeb. 26: Bear View Development Open House, 3pm-8pm, Wells

Gray Inn – Banquet RoomFeb. 27: Pink Shirt Day. Make some noise against bullying.

Mar 1: Little Fort Coffee House, 6:30, $4/per, performers free, open micMar 2: House & Home Show, Kamloops Convention Centre,March 4: Clearwater & Dist Minor Hockey Assoc AGM, 7 pm,

Sportsplex Curling LoungeMarch 7-10: Cowboy Festival, Kamloops, www.bcchs.comApr. 13: 7th Annual Seedy Saturday 10am - 2pm Clearwater Ski

Hill 250-674-3444 for info Apr 13-14: Antique Appraisal, 10-5pm @ Little Fort Hall. 672-5660Apr 27-28: Celebration of Rural Living Expo & Trade Show @ NT

Agriplex & Fall Fair Grounds. Info 250-319-8023

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT• Coffee House: 1st Friday every month - Little Fort Community

Hall. 6:30, mic $4/person. Info Bill Fowler 250-672-5116• Raft River Rockhounds: 3rd Sunday of the mth. 250-674-2700• Women in Business Luncheon: 2nd Wed. of the mth at Wells

Gray Inn, 12–2 pm. Preregister at 250-674-2700• Clearwater Choir: Youth 3:30 - 5 pm; Adult 6:30 - 9 pm, Tues-

days, Clearwater Christian Church• Crafts & Conversations with Cheryl. Tuesdays 11:00 am to

2:00 pm at the North Thompson Aboriginal Sharing Center. Phone 674-3703 for more info.

• Clearwater Farmer’s Market every Saturday from 9:00 am – Noon. For more information please call Anne at 250-674-3444.

• Clearwater-Vavenby Lions Bingo: Every 2nd Tues. Elks Hall. 250-587-6269

• M&M (Mrs. & Ms.) Social. Last Sun of the mth Wells Gray Inn. 1pm: 587-6503

• Blackpool Community Hall Coffee House; Local musicians – every 2nd Fri. of the month. 6:30 pm. Concession, $3 or 2 for $5.

• Clearwater Elks Bingo - every 2nd Thurs. Elks Hall. open 5pm• Cribbage Wed. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 12:30 pm.• Little Fort Coffee House 7pm Little Fort Hall. 1st Fri of the mth

Oct. - May Bill 672-5116• Fun Darts Fri. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 6 pm.CHILDREN & FAMILIES• Raccoon StrongStart: Raft River Elem school days Mon, Tues,

Thurs & Fri from 8:45-11:45am• Raccoon StrongStart: Vavenby Elem school days Wed 8:50-

11:50am• Clearwater Breastfeeding Group: 3rd Wed. of every month

7:30pm @ YCS• Mother Goose - Mornings, reg. call Kerry 250-674-2600 ext

227• NT BC Home Schoolers: Meets Fri. afternoons. Call Leanna

250-674-0057 for details• Kids Club: Clearwater New Life Assembly. Meets every Thur.

3-5 pm. Ages 5-12. For info contact Bobbi @ 250-674-3346

HEALTH & HEALINGTuesday Morning Coffee ~ 10 am – 11 am at Baptist Church.

Themed weekly women’s discussions - drop-in.• Shambhala Meditation Group: meets every Tuesday at Forest

House 6:30-8:00 pm. Info: 250-587-6373.• Connections Healing Rooms - Fridays1-3pm (except stat.

holidays). 86 Young Rd. No charge. Sponsored by Living Streams Christian Church. www.healingrooms.com.

• Healthy Choices – Tues 9am Clearwater Christian Church bsmnt (behind Fields). $2/wk drop-in free. Call Kim 250-674-0224

• Clearwater & District Hospice 3rd Mon. Sept-Jun 10am Legion. RECREATION• Drop-in soccer: May-Sept. Tuesdays & Thursday at 7pm at CSS

� eld. Everyone welcome!• Bowling: Mon. 10–12pm & 1-3pm; Thurs., 1-3pm. Seniors Cen-

tre at Evergreen Acres. 674-2699• Clearwater Sno-Drifters: Meet 1st Thursday of every month.

250-676-9414• CNT Rod & Gun Club: 3rd Sun. of the mth. Blackpool Hall 7pm

Sept. - April• Drop in Tennis: May-Sept. Mon & Thurs 6:30pm All levels.

Double & single play. Rotary Sports Park.• Volleyball: Tues. 7:30-9:00 PM, Jan. 15 - Apr. 30, 2013. Clearwater

Secondary School Gym, $2 drop in.• Yoga Tree – Call or email Annie 674-2468 annie.pomme@

hotmail.com• Core Strength Fitness. Tuesdays. 10-11am 250-674-0001• Walking Club: Indoors: Wed. Jan. 30 - Mar. 13, 6:30 - 7:30 AM at

Clearwater Secondary. FREE. 250-674-1878 for more info.• Drop-in Curling: Fri. Jan. 11 - Mar. 8, 7:00 PM, $5. Brooms and

sliders available.• Badminton: Mon & Wed, Oct – Mar, CSS gym, 7:30-9:30 pm, $3

drop-in fee, info 250-674-2518SENIORS• Wells Gray Country Senior’s Society 3rd Sun Social Meet at the

Wells Gray Hotel at 12:30pm for lunch or dessert, & chat• Wells Gray Country Senior’s Society Book Club Last Thursday of

the month at 2pm at the public library. All seniors welcome.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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ONGOING EVENTS

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Thurs. Feb. 21st – Creating & Updating Your Resume Workshop (or every 3rd Thursday)Thurs. Feb. 28th – Work Search Techniques Workshop (every 4th Thursday)Tues. Mar. 5th – Budget and Personal Finance WorkshopPlease call 250-674-2928 to register for free workshops.

• Resumes & Interviews: Go hand in hand, so the better prepared you are the greater the impression you will make to your future employer. Please drop in and our friendly staff will assist you.• Targeted Wage Subsidy (TWS): Are you currently on Employment Insurance or have you been in the last 3-5 years? If you have, you may be eligible for wage subsidy. Ask us for further info.• Funding for Skill Enhancement: Recent or active EI clients with a career plan in mind seeking assistance through Service Canada are required to book an appointment with one of our Employment Counsellors.• Blue River Itinerant: An employment consultant comes to town twice/mth to the Blue River School. Next visit is Thursday Mar. 14 from 12:30-2:30. If a one on one appointment is required, please call to set up a time prior to the drop in.

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SKILL DEVELOPMENT: If you have been on Employment Insurance in the past 3 years (5 years maternity) and are currently unemployed, you may be eligible for re-training dollars. Book an appointment to see one of our counselors for more information.We look forward to seeing you: come in and we’ll personally see that you get the information you’re seeking or call and make an appointment.

• Free computer and Internet access • Free resume help

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Announcements

In MemoriamIn loving memory

Jimmy MusselmanFeb. 26, 1995

Eighteen years ago since that sad day,When the one we loved was called away.God took him home, it was his will.In our hearts he lives still.

~ Sadly missed by Norine, Fergie, Orval, Keven, Ardell,

Lesley, Trevor and family

Cards of ThanksThank YouFor all the help and support to our family for the celebration of life and donations to the SPCA.

~ Family of Jayme Friesen

Coming EventsClearwater & District

Food Bank Annual General Meeting

March 15, 12 noon741 Clearwater Village Rd.

Pancake Breakfast Blackpool Hall

Sunday, Feb. 24 8 am - 11 am

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InformationSafe Home Response

Providing a safe place to escape for women and their

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PersonalsAlcoholics Anonymous

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Barriere Alcoholics Anonymous Call: 250-672-9643For Al Anon Call:

250-672-9643, 250-819-5361, 250-308-5139 or 778-220-6269

Clearwater: AA meetings every Wed., #11 Lodge Dr., side door. Roll call 8 p.m. 250-674-7155 or 250-674-7313

Lost & FoundLost: camera lens at Moul Falls or trail to. Please contact Erik at 250-319-4841.

LOST: prescription sunglass-es, in front of the Barriere Liq-uor Store on Friday, Feb. 8. If found, call 250-318-9955.

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Drivers/Courier/Trucking

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Lakes District MaintenanceLtd. is looking for a

Planning & Quality Assurance Manager

in Tête Jaune Cache, BC

You will be responsible for developing & executing the summer maintenance plan for the service area, and per-forming quality assurance in-spections on work performed in accordance with ourQuality Management System.

Apply with resume and references in person at the

Burns Lake or Tête Jaune Cache Offi ces,

or to careers@ldmltd.ca or fax to 250-692-3930

For a more detailed job description on this posting

and more, please visit:www.ldmltd.ca/careers

Lakes District Maintenance Ltd. is looking for an

Area Manager in McBride, BC

You will be responsible for a small road maintenance crew for the highways and public roads around McBride. High-ways maintenance and man-agement exp. are an asset.

Apply with resume and references in person at the

Burns Lake or TêteJaune Cache Offi ces, or to

careers@ldmltd.ca or fax to 250-692-3930

For more details on this posting and more, please

visit: www.ldmltd.ca/careers

Education/Trade Schools

EXCLUSIVE FINNING/Cater-pillar Mechanic training. GPRC Fairview Campus. High school diploma, mechanical aptitude required. $1000 entrance scholarship. Paid practicum with Finning. Write apprentice-ship exams. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairviewINTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853PUT POWER into your career as a Fairview Power Engineer! On-campus boiler lab. 4th Class-Part A 3rd Class. Af-fordable residences. GPRC Fairview Campus. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview

Employment

Education/Trade Schools

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Help WantedEXPERIENCED PARTS Per-son for a progressive auto/in-dustrial supplier. Hired appli-cant will receive top wages, full benefi ts and RRSP bonus-es plus moving allowances. Our 26,000 sq.ft. store is locat-ed 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmon-ton, Alberta. See our commu-nity at LacLaBicheRegion.com Send resume to: Sapphire Au-to, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net

GUARANTEED JOB Place-ment: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas In-dustry. Call 24hr Free Record-ed Message for Information: 1-800-972-0209.

Journeyman HD mechanic required for oilfi eld construc-tion company. Duties will in-clude servicing, maintenance and overhaul of our equip-ment. The job will be predomi-nately shop work , but with a portion of your time spent in the fi eld. A mechanics truck will be supplied for you. The job is based in Edson, Alberta. Call Lloyd at 780-723-5051.

PT care/respite support for mom of child w/disability. McLure. 250-672-9239

PYRAMID CORPORATION is now hiring! Instrument Techni-cians and Electricians for vari-ous sites across Alberta. Send resume to or fax 780-955-HIRE or hr@pyramidcorporation.com

RIVER FLY FISHING GUIDEAVID FLY FISHER, JET AND DRIFT BOATS EXPERIENCE AN ASSET. REMOTE LODGE IN BC. EMAIL RESUME AND REFERENCES TO TSYLOS@TSYLOS.COM

Income OpportunityEARN EXTRA Cash! - P/T, F/T immediate openings. Easy computer work, other positions are available. Can be done from home. No experience needed. www.BCJobLinks.com

Professional/Management

DIRECTOR OF Public Works & Engineering, Competition #13-05 for the City of Quesnel. Please refer to our website at www.quesnel.ca for more in-formation on municipal servic-es and a full job description. City of Quesnel, 410 Kinchant Street, Quesnel BC V2J 7J5 Fax (250) 992-2206 or Email: ncoe@quesnel.ca

Trades, TechnicalSHORE MECHANIC – F/T

Heavy Duty Mechanic Certifi -cate or equivalent w/5 yrs exp.

www.westcoast tug.ca/shore-mechanic

Employment

Work WantedHAFI GRANTS

Notice to low income seniors and persons with disability. You may qualify for a grant up to 20,000. to modify and adapt your home for improved safety and accessibility. For details contact your local HAFI expert Hans Ounpuu, Building con-tractor @ 250-674-3875.Need some help with those odd jobs you don’t have time for? Call Keiran Jones at 250-674-3051

Services

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Financial Services

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Fitness/ExerciseElliptical Trainer Canadian Tire Cardio Style ET150 in very good condition. Will trade for treadmill in good condition. Call 250-319-8023.

Legal ServicesCRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind and a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

Photography / VideoNeed a professional

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special events, pet portraits, commercial.

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Book now avoid & disappointment. Sorry no passport photos

Jill Hayward250-319-8023/250-672-0055

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Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayHay for sale: square bales, 2nd cut, grass/alfa mix. 800lb round bales, 1st cut. Del. can be arranged. (250)672-9319

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayCarl’s Market Garden

Good quality horse hay, ap-prox 70lb bale, grass/grass-al-falfa mix, $7/bale. Cow hay $5-6/bale. Potatoes - 40lb sac, red or yellow, $20/sac. 250-672-5795 (McLure).

PetsENGLISH Bull Terrier puppies, (Don Cherry dog), CKC, CH blood-lines, Ex Family pet, $2000 (604) 853-4273

Merchandise for Sale

AppliancesMoffat Therm-Aire 3-level pizza oven, accessories and attachments. $2500.00 obo Ph. 250-676-9588

Help Wanted

Merchandise for Sale

AppliancesThunderbird Model Arm-02 1/2 hp commercial dough mix-er and attachments. Was $2800.00 Asking $2200.00 OBO Ph. 250-676-9588

Firewood/FuelBirch Curls: all natural reliable fi re starter straight from the tree. Starts everytime. Indoor fi replaces or outdoor fi res. $20/kg. 1kg starts about 20-25 fi res depending on usage. 788-220-5930 call or text.

Clean Burn Fir Pellets

* Fresh from factory * $270/ton

Call Morley 250-819-2944

Help Wanted

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CHECK YOUR AD! Notice of error must be given in time for correction before the second insertion of any advertisement. The paper will not be responsible for omissions or for more than one incorrect insertion, or for damages or costs beyond the cost of the space actually occupied by the error.Advertisers are reminded that Provincial legislation forbids the publication of ads which discriminate against any person because of race, religion, sex, color, national-ity, ancestry or place of origin or age, unless the condition is justifi ed by a bona fide requirement for the work involved.Readers; in ads where ‘male’ is referred to, please read also as ‘female’ and where ‘female’ is used, read also ‘male’.NOTE: When ordering items out of province, the purchaser is responsible to pay provincial sales tax. Do not send money in response to an advertisement without confi rming the credentials of that business, and be aware that some telephone num-bers will be charged for by the minute

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This week is all about give and take, Capricorn. Do for others, and they will do for you. A special event calls for some extra-special gifts.

Some habits are hard to break, Aquarius. Look to a mentor to help and you will succeed. A fitness goal is easily achieved with a new piece of equipment.

The odds may be stacked against you, Pisces, but that doesn’t mean you won’t come out on top with a little ingenuity. A weekend endeavor requires a leap of faith.

Speak up, Aries, and the problem will be solved. A little miracle at home makes for an interesting weekend. Travel plans come together.

Cast aside all doubt, Taurus. The offer is genuine and will bring you many rewards. A test of faith begins— be strong. Money woes ease.

Feeling blessed these days, Gemini? Pay it forward. A compromise at home raises everyone’s spirits and fun ensues all weekend long!

A business relationship blossoms with an addition. A larger-than- life personality drops by with an offer you can’t refuse. Oh boy, oh boy, Cancer.

Oops, Leo. You fall behind on a project, raising some eyebrows. Not to worry. You will get back on track sooner than you think, thanks to an innovation.

Spend less, save more and you’ll definitely get more, Virgo. More in your bottom line and more peace of mind. Flowers provide a great pick-me-up.

Lady Luck smiles on you, Libra, and there is nothing beyond your reach. A treasured heirloom resurfaces, bringing back many fond memories.

The tiniest of changes make a vast improvement in a project. A rejection is a blessing in disguise. Be grateful for what you’re given, Scorpio.

News from afar gets the creative juices flowing, and you accomplish more than you have in some time, Sagittarius. A game of wits at the office proves challenging.

Feb. 21 - Feb. 27, 2013

Aries, planning is going well and you have been following through with your responsibilities. Expect to tweak a few things in the days to come.

Cancer, expect to see eye-to-eye with your significant other this week. You will be on the same page and this will help to strengthen your relationship.

You will be full of energy this week and ready to handle anything that comes your way, Libra. When you get on a roll, you may find you have some admirers.

Capricorn, you may have big plans this week but that doesn’t mean you can leave all other responsibilities by the wayside. If you can’t get to things yourself, then delegate.

Aquarius, you crave change this week, even if it is some-thing small and mundane. Figure out something you can do on a small level to incorporate change into your day.

Taurus, open up to a trusted friend to re-garding a significant decision you have to make this week. This friend can pro-vide some valuable perspective.

Leo, embrace the opinions of those closest to you. Those opinions might dif-fer from your own, but they may also provide you with some important perspective.

Scorpio, the coming week may try your patience. Relax when the week starts to prove too stressful, and you will make it through the week with your peace of mind intact.

You may be inclined to help your com-munity this week, Pisces. There are bound to be plenty of places to share your time.

A barrage of new ideas makes you a hot item this week, Gemini. Your brain is working overtime and you may be shocked at what you come up with.

Try something different this week, Virgo. It may mean taking a new route to work or trying a new food. Try something that is out of your element and you may find you like it.

Keep listening when others around you are talking, Sagit-tarius. You can learn valuable lessons just by keeping a trained ear on the conversation and use this information later on.

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Will purchase or consign anything of value, ie: cars, trucks, boats, furniture, an-tiques, trailers. Call Bruce at Haydn Auction Services (250)319-5230, or (250)672-9809.

Misc. WantedLocal Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Coin Guy: 778-281-0030

Used Postage StampsSupport International Scouting by donating used stamps which are sorted & sold to raise money for the International Develop-ment Fund of the International Scout & Guide Fellowship. This fund pays for training for Scout-ers in the third world.Drop stamps off at front counter of the Star/Journal in Barriere, or call Margaret at (250)672-9330.

Real Estate

Acreage for SaleMOVE TO KIMBERLEY! Large Homesites from $100K. Home + lot start at $290K. Vis-it www.forestcrowne.com for more info. Call 403-265-6180

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Cottages / CabinsClearwater: Cabin for rent. Avail. immed. $800/mo. Every-thing incl (util, internet, cable TV). Can come furnished or unfurnished. Watauga Village 250-674-2700

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Legal NoticesIn the matter of the Estate of Agnes M. Martinsen: Notice is hereby given that creditors & others having a claim against the Estate of the above named deceased, are hereby required to send them to Lloyd Abbey, Executor, at Box 1214, Bar-riere, BC V0E 1E0, before the 4th day of April, 2013, after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties thereto, having re-gard only to the claims of which he then has notice.

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18 -19Area-based tenure raises questions and political controversyCentral Interior Logging Association

A provincial government move to pass enabling legislation that will open the door to area-based tenure instead of the current volume-based forest licences held by forest companies raises a lot of questions – and a predictable amount of political controversy.

The idea of shifting to area-based forest tenures is nothing new. The argument has been that such tenures provide forest companies with even more long-term security over timber-harvesting rights. With that comes the anticipation that there will be greater commitment to more-efficient forest man-agement.

There will undoubtedly be implications to the log-harvest sector, but until terms and conditions of the rollover from volume-based to area-based tenures is made clear, it’s a guessing game.

Passing this enabling legislation will allow gov-ernment to meet the commitment it has made to Hampton Affiliates in Burns Lake – to provide an adequate long-term timber supply that will prompt that company to build a new Burns Lake sawmill.

Good news to some, but critics of the measure argue it will give too much power over the forest land base to forest companies, creating tenures akin to or in the form of Tree Farm Licences that are valuable assets that can be bought, sold and traded between companies with little or no public input.

In the Burns Lake situation, the area-based ten-ure to Hampton is a trade for the commitment to build the mill and employ local people.

Will that same condition apply to other com-panies that will hope to benefit by the area-based tenure shift? Or will they simply gain more control over forests with no requirements for increased commitment to reforestation, to community employment, or to greater consultation with First Nations?

Area-based tenure could be a tremendous tool for government, and the Burns Lake situation offers a partial example. Why not use this assur-ance of greater control over long-term timber supply as a lever to accelerate reforestation efforts, build local employment stability and encourage upgrades to mills to keep them competitive?

Such measures would mesh well with a key rec-ommendation by the province’s Auditor-General -– that government should “... clearly define timber objectives and forest stewardship principles to guide decision-making, actions, time frames and assessment of results.”

Canadian Safety Council

The Canada Safety Council is thrilled to launch the Sarah Beth Therien Memorial Scholarship!

The new $2,500 scholarship is in honour of Sarah Beth Therien, a long-time employee of the Canada Safety Council and a passionate advocate for child and traffic safety.

The competition is open to graduating high school students entering their first year of post-secondary studies. Current undergraduate and col-lege students are also eligible to apply.

Applicants must clearly describe initiatives they undertook to improve safety in their community or at home, school, or work. The initiatives must have demonstrated results that can be verified by references.

The application form for the Sarah Beth Therien Memorial Scholarship is available at: www.cana-dasafetycouncil.org. Deadline is June 15, 2013.

New scholarship to recognize safety initiatives

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18 -19Obituary

IN LOVING MEMORYDay, Wendy Magdelena (nee Tro� muk)

Sept. 7, 1955 - Feb. 13, 2013Wendy passed

away peacefully on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 in Calgary, AB at the age of 57 years. She will be sadly missed by her daughters Courtney and Robyn; mother Carol; partner Rob; grandsons Marshall and Nick; siblings Tim and Leanne as well as all of her fam-ily and friends.

A Memorial Service was held at Ralph Connor Memorial United Church, 617 Main Street, Canmore, AB on Friday, February 22, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. A Celebration of Life and Interment will take place at a later date, which will be announced by Wendy’s daughters.

If friends so desire, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly

to Rosedale Hospice, 920 – 7A Street N.W., Calgary, AB T2M 3J3 where she was taken into the hearts of those who helped care for her. Expressions of sym-pathy and memories of Wendy may be for-warded to the family via the website www.

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Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Thompson-Nicola Regional District is cur-rently seeking public input on its 2013-17 Financial Plan.

The Local Government Act states that “a regional district must have a financial plan that is adopted annually, by bylaw, by March 31. The planning period for a financial plan is five years, that period being the year in which the plan is specified to come into force and the following four years.”

“The public is encouraged to go on our web-site and review the 2013-2017 Financial Plan and its highlights. If they have any feedback, they can then fill out our Finance Plan Input Form,” said Doug Rae, director of finance.

The preparation of the Financial Plan begins in the fall of each year and a provi-sional Financial Plan is presented to the board of directors at that time. The Financial Plan incorporates requests from directors and service

committees, any new services as well as staff estimates of funding required to maintain cur-rent service levels. The final Financial Plan is then presented in March and adopted before the deadline of March 31.

The finance department conducts public budget consultation in conjunction with other service-related meetings throughout the year at various locations in the regional district. The TNRD encourages input from taxpayers across the regional district on the Financial Plan.

The Finance Plan Input Form is available at tnrd.ca under the Submission Inquiries header on the homepage. You can also go to the Finance page under Departments and find a link to the online form, as well as a link to a PDF that can be faxed, mailed, or emailed to the TNRD. A link to the 2013-17 Financial Plan is also found on the Finance page.

Submissions can be filled out anonymously or information can be provided if you wish to be contacted.

Kamloops This Week

Proposed changes to laws governing people found not criminally responsible of committing serious offences, including murder, are being wel-comed by Kamloops’ MP.

“It is a really important piece of legislation on public safety,” said Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod of the Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act — legislation welcomed by B.C. Attorney General Shirley Bond.

Among the crimes that prompted the federal government’s action was the case of Darcie Clarke of Merritt, whose three children were murdered in April 2008 by her former husband, Allan Schoenborn.

The courts found Schoenborn not criminally responsible, which put him into a system in which he could be given access to the outside world without Clarke or any other person affected by the murders being advised of the decision.

McLeod said that’s an important part of the proposal that is not getting as much attention as the creation of a new high-risk category for those deemed not criminally responsible, a designation that will see their opportunity for a review of their case changed from annually to every three years.

McLeod noted the existing law led to the possible release of Schoenborn in 2011 on day passes in the same community where Clarke lived — Port Coquitlam.

Schoenborn’s pass allowance was later revoked after a public uproar.

McLeod said the need to advise family of any impending release under any conditions is also a valuable change that will avoid putting people already affected by a crime from being revictimized.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper chose Burnaby to announce the new legislation, a city not far from where Schoenborn is scheduled to attend a hearing this week to determine if he should be allowed out of the psychiatric hospi-tal where he is not detained for any set time.

Harper also met with Clarke to talk about the changes.

Bond issued a statement thanking the fed-eral government for safeguarding families that have been affected by horrific crimes and expressed a hope the new law will be in place soon.

McLeod couldn’t speculate on a timeline, noting the legislation must first be debated in the House of Commons.

MP welcomes Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act

TNRD seeks input on � nancial plan

Cross-country skiers relax in front of a cabin at the Majerus Farm on the trail by Murtle River in Wells Gray Park. Pictured are (l-r) Jake the dog, Kay Knox, Clearwater; Mary Eggertson, West Vancouver; Monique Ledoyen, North Vancouver; Janet Stoll, Vernon; and Jean Nelson, Clearwater. Local volunteers have been doing an exceptional job track-setting trails in the park this season. Photo by Keith McNeill

Enjoying skiing in the park

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March 7th - 10th 2013

Cowboy Artists & Artisans • Cowboy PoetryMusic • Seminars • Open Mic’s

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Tickets at Barriere Country Feeds & The Horse Barn in Kamloops

or call 1-888-763-2221www.bcchs.com

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Submitted

Are you looking for work? Or looking to change careers? TRU-Clearwater Regional Centre is offering a Camp/Prep Cook Training Program that could help you land your next job.

The objective of this six-week hands-on program is to train students to an acceptable skill level in order to success-fully obtain work in a kitchen or camp and perform basic duties of food preparation.

There are numerous job opportunities in the North Thompson area for someone who has completed the Camp/Prep Cook training. Every sum-mer Clearwater Employment Services (CES ) receives inqui-ries from employers requiring cooks with some formal train-ing or past experience.

Upon successful completion of this program, candidates can also qualify for Second Cook positions in northern Alberta and B.C.

The camp cook positions usually consist of a long and a short season each year. The positions often require the ability to work long shifts. A position as First Cook usually requires additional ‘Professional Cook’, ‘Culinary

Arts’ or Red Seal credentials.Under the guidance of a

Red Seal Chef, students in the Camp/Prep Cook program will receive a nutritional education and will learn to cook with a balance of protein, starch, and vegetables.

Students will make soups from scratch and cook recipes from other countries, push-ing them out of their comfort zones to try new and interest-ing cuisine.

Training will be experiential using guide sheets and menus to prepare orders. Students will learn to use successful time management in order to have tasks completed.

There will be constant supervision to ensure safety and quality of food products being prepared. All students will participate in setup, menu planning, inventory, budgeting, and other tasks.

Students will also be given the opportunity to obtain their First Aid Level 1 certifi-cate, WHMIS certificate, and Foodsafe Level 1 certificate during the program.

There is funding avail-able for the Camp/Prep Cook Training Program for eli-gible unemployed individuals. Having collected Employment Insurance within the past three

years (five years for mater-nity or parental EI) or being a BCEA client may lead to tuition and/or living supports for suitable candidates.

Persons interested in this training and who are seek-ing funding assistance should make an appointment with a case manager at Clearwater Employment Services (250-674-2928) as soon as possible to check eligibility since the time required for the application varies from one individual to another. CES have staff avail-able to assist those who require extra assistance.

Individuals interested in this occupation should be well-organized and able to work under pressure.

They should enjoy work-ing with their hands and have an interest in preparing food. Communication and team skills are very important, as cooks must work within a team of kitchen staff.

The training program will run Monday through Friday, March 25 to May 3.

If working as a camp/prep cook appeals to you, please contact Sylvia Arduini, TRU Regional Centre community coordinator at 250-674-3530 or sarduini@tru.ca to register or for more information.

Prep cook training leads to jobs

Family fun and pasta tooLeft: (L-r) Grads Jesse Shaw and Kaylee Ash serve Barb Ferguson.

Dylan Vaisnis makes his point at the dart board during a Family Fun Pasta Dinner hosted by the grad class at Clearwater Secondary School on Family Day, Feb. 11. Photos by Keith McNeill

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