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Task force targets domestic violenceKeith McNeill

A number of agen-cies in the North Thompson Valley are working together to help prevent another incident such as the death of Angila Wilson.

The Clearwater mother of three was found dead in her home in April of 2014. Her husband had been charged with first degree murder in her death.

Sgt. Kevin Podbisky of Clearwater RCMP detachment reported that last December, the Clearwater and Barriere RCMP detachments, Victim

Services, Ministry of Children and Family Development, Probation Services and Yellowhead Community Services came together to work toward a comprehen-sive safety assessment and planning process to respond to “highest risk” domestic violence cases.

“As a result of hard work and months of planning we are please to report the official designation of the North Thompson Inter-Agency Case Assessment Team (NT ICAT),” he said.

Podbisky included information about NT

ICAT in his regular report to Clearwater town council on Sept. 8.

“It's sad that we have to have this,” he said, “but a lot of detach-ments are picking up on it. I think this is going to be a good model to use.”

FRE-gatta is fun, fun fun

Jenny Graham-Smith (l) and Noelle Muddiman lead the way and Vienna Wadlegger (rear, left) and Cassidy Tucker follow as they learn how to walk on stilts. The girls were taking part in Clearwater's first-ever FRE-gatta last weekend. For more about the event, see page A11 inside.

Left: Cayle Hall appears to be jumping over Raft Peak as he has fun on an obstacle course set up as one of the FRE-gatta events.

Longtime volunteers at Clearwater and District Food Bank Pat and Heather Stanley are leaving the community. They are moving to the Sunshine Coast for health and personal reasons. Although there is little danger of the food bank closing, more volunteers are needed if it is to continue to serve the needy as it has in the past, they say. Jobs range in difficulty from organizing events to stuff-ing envelopes. The couple has been involved with the food bank for 10 years. Pat is presently treasurer while Heather is co-chair. The Stanleys were two of 10 local residents recently honored with community service awards during the recent FRE-gatta. See page A9 inside for details. Photo by Keith McNeill

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Members of Terry Fox’s family and friends of the clan climbed his name-sake mountain earlier this month — but not before Terry’s brother, Darrel, set out from Kamloops on a 350-kilometre bike trip to the peak.

“I wanted to add a little more excitement and pain,” Darrel said with a laugh.

“I buy into Terry’s thinking that life is short and we never know what might hap-pen tomorrow, next week, next year. It will only be the 35th anniversary once and I was keen to do something a little more challeng-ing while I am still able.”

On Sunday, Sept. 6 the Fox family gathered at the monument at Mount Terry Fox in Valemount. It was the first time they gathered there since the 8,500-foot mountain was named for Terry on Sept. 22, 1981 — 35 years ago.

They were joined by 50 Terry Foxers,

a group of support-ers who joined them on the 18-kilometre

hike to the summit of Mount Terry Fox.

Darrel jumped on a bicycle and left Kamloops for Valemount on Friday, Sept. 4 at 6 a.m. leaving from Tk’emlups Indian Band’s Powwow Grounds.

All of this had been done to pro-mote the annual Terry Fox Run, which raises money for and awareness of cancer research every September. This year’s run will take place on Sept. 20, at the

Sportsplex, registra-tion at 10:30 a.m.

In honour of Terry’s original fundraising request in 1980, the Terry Fox Foundation asks every Canadian to donate a dollar in this commemorative year to support can-cer research.

Donations to sup-port the Fox family and Terry Foxers on the trek can be made online at www.ter-ryfox.org/Mt_Terry_Fox_Trek.html

To date, TFF has raised over $700 million for cancer research.

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Fox family summits Mount Terry Fox; Kamloops start of marathon bike ride

Friends and Fox family members pose for a picture on the summit of Mount Terry Fox near Valemount on Sept. 6. They made the climb to mark the 35th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope. Photo submitted

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Local resident Goldie Krawec wants to see District of Clearwater contact property owners if they are using more than their fair share of water.

She made the sug-gestion during a town council meeting held Sept. 8.

Staff presently leave a notice if they know of someone who is abusing their water privileges, said chief administrative officer Leslie Groulx.

However, the municipality is lim-ited in what it can do because it has no spe-cific bylaws.

Other jurisdic-tions have found that people often use more water if controls are put on, said councillor Merlin Blackwell.

“You can't win on that,” Blackwell said.

Clearwater uses significantly more water than most similar sized towns,

which would indicate leakage is a major problem.

Some leaks have been identified but others likely remain, Blackwell reported.

Eliminating leaks would make it easier to pinpoint problem water users.

Gord Heisterman suggested that water meters might be an alternative worth looking at.

Mayor John Harwood said the municipality would be looking at steps it could take to avoid a situation similar to what occurred this summer.

Water levels in its gravity-fed system, which draws water from creeks behind the ski hill, got so low that the District relied entirely on water pumped from its wells.

During its July meeting, town council approved applying for an infrastructure plan-ning grant of $15,000 to help pay for a

nighttime leakage and water metering study.

Cost overrun affects park upgrades

Public works super-intendent Bruce Forsyth reported to council that a project to replace sewage pumps at Capostinksy Ball Park came in at considerably above expectations.

The washroom facil-ity at the ball diamonds formerly used a small makeshift septic system to pump effluent to the District's sewage lagoons, he said.

That system broke down in June of last year. A pump and haul system was used for the remainder of the 2014 ball season.

Town council allo-cated $5,000 to replace the pump system. However, when the quotes were received they were well above budget.

Nevertheless, coun-cil approved awarding the contract to Borrow Enterprises for nearly $11,000.

During inspection it became clear that the electrical works needed upgrading as well. That work was completed by VP Electric at a cost of $1,700.

The $8,000 in extra funds was taken from the parks capital works fund, which in turn means lower priority projects were moved forward to 2016.

Business licensing moves forward

Town council gave second and third read-ing to a business licens-ing and regulation bylaw.

Council had given first reading to the bylaw in July of 2014.

However, to ensure consistency between new zoning bylaw and the business licensing bylaw, staff amended the latter in several areas.

Proposed implemen-tation date would be January of 2016.

Implementation will include education sessions, mail-outs

and word of mouth. Businesses will also be sent a letter, including an outline of the appli-cation process and a copy of the bylaw.

Keith McNeill

“For the first time in recent memory, Clearwater RCMP detachment was up two extra people this summer,” according to sergeant Kevin Podbisky.

Reporting to town council on Sept. 8, Podbisky said constables Ashton Phillips and Tyson Bruns had ended their postings here.

Their replacements, constables Lyle Smith and Randy Seidl, arrived before they left and so the detachment briefly had two extra members.

However, Cpl. Bart Doerr, who was with the Central Interior Traffic Services in Clearwater until February, transferred to Comox. His replace-ment has not been identified.

Cpl. Mark Labossiere, who previously served in Clearwater as a constable, has been working at the detachment since March with the general duty section.

Cst. Jason Linde, who is with the traffic unit, went on paternity leave in February and is expect-ed back to work in November.

Traffic unit member Cst. Michelle Hall went on medical leave for a knee operation in March. She retuned to work the first week of September.

Podbisky reported that the detachment mem-bers investigated 324 files during the first quarter of 2015, compared to 339 files for the first quarter of 2014.

Detachment members investigated 921 files dur-ing the second and third quarters of 2015, com-pared to 832 files during the same period last year.

Possibly reflecting their short staffing, traffic members only investigated 28 files from January to August.

The detachment investigated 1,273 calls for ser-vice since January.

Reflecting the detachment's priorities of traffic safety and substance abuse, the Clearwater detach-ment and traffic services issued a total of 789 tick-ets and warrants from January to August.

A total of 16 impaired driving charges were laid as well as 12 drug seizures made during the time period.

Clearwater member investigated and laid 44 Criminal Code charges.

Melody Romeo, North Thompson Victim Assistance program manager, reported she had 41 new client referrals during the nine months. The referrals came from the RCMP, provincial agencies and community members.

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Celebrating 90 yearsFriends and family of Gertie McKeown gathered on Saturday, Sept. 5 in Blackpool Hall for an afternoon tea to celebrate her 90th birthday. "It was a complete surprise when I walked into that hall," she said. Over 100 people attended from all over B.C., Alberta and as far away as Toronto. Pictured are Gertie with her children (l-r) Rhonda Bosley of Vernon, David McKeown of Quesnel, Gertie, Bruce McKeown of 150 Mile House, and Marilyn Meroniuk of Vernon. Photo submitted

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Editor, The Times: I have just returned from

Edmonton via Greyhound.I had a conversation on the

bus with a young man who had just come down from Fort St. John. It turned out he was a driller and pile-driver working the oil patch all over the north.

He stated, “They are going to have to quit fracking (hydraulic fracturing) or at least cut it way back. You see trucks all over with water tanks on them. The ground water is so fouled that it is unusable around Fort St. John – and Dawson Creek, for that matter.”

With the recent news that the Fort St. John area has been plagued with minor earthquakes, this should be a wake-up call. Something is

very wrong here.“That wonderful country

Canada is now being turned into a thuggish petro-state with all the problems that entails” - George Monbiot.

But hey, wait a minute here! Canada is a democracy, it it not? So how can an industry, mostly foreign-owned – every-thing from those dreadful Koch brothers to Chinese state oil companies – simply destroy the environment in which Canadians live and walk away scot-free!

A compliant government, fawning corporations? Plus too many people watching Duck Dynasty – all of this and a lot more.

So what has this all to do with the residents of the North

Thompson valley?There has been a lot of talk

about large quantities of shale gas in the Kamloops Basin.

So, if Christy Clark's LNG fantasy ever gets off the ground, the frackers will show up in the various towns along the Thompson (like the Greeks in front of Troy with a wooden horse for free).

Judging by previous actions (like the people of Troy) the gates will be opened to them on promise of greater riches to be had.

But, after the groundwater has been rendered undrinkable and the air dangerous to breath, just who will have benefited? Certainly not you.

Dennis PeacockClearwater, B.C.

Carbon fee-and-dividend would be better than B.C.'s carbon tax

editorial by Keith McNeill

Opinion “ Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.” - Brendan Gill, writer

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Fracking could happen here

British Columbia's revenue neu-tral carbon tax should be replaced by something similar but even sim-pler: carbon fee-and-dividend.

Last July the B.C. govern-ment issued a draft of its Climate Leadership Plan and asked for public input.

Deadline for written feedback was Sept. 14. Here is your editor's submission.

B.C. implemented its carbon tax in 2008

After five years, fossil fuel con-sumption dropped by about 17 per cent (and by almost 19 per cent rel-ative to the rest of Canada). At the same time, B.C.'s rate of growth matched or even slightly exceeded that of the rest of Canada.

In other words, we have a win-ner here. The question is: how can we make it better?

After starting at $10 per tonne of carbon dioxide and then ris-ing at a rate of $5 per year, B.C.'s carbon tax is presently stuck at $30 per tonne.

One reason that it has not risen higher is undoubtedly that other jurisdictions have not followed B.C.'s example.

It makes little sense for one province or even nation to price carbon dioxide so high that it risks damaging its own economy if other provinces and nations are not doing the same.

We need to keep in mind that the only measurement that really matters is the level of carbon diox-ide in the world's atmosphere.

Human-caused climate change is a global problem and it's going to need a global solution.

The reason why B.C.'s carbon tax has not been adopted by other jurisdictions is what is done with the money after it is collected.

The minister of finance is man-dated to reduce personal income and corporate taxes by an amount equivalent to that collected through the carbon tax – in other words, it is not a tax increase but a tax shift.

That was clearly done when the carbon tax was new. However, it is not clear that the no tax increase rule will be the case forever, espe-cially when circumstances change.

Similarly, it is not clear on what

basis personal income taxes are reduced as compared to corporate taxes.

Besides reducing other taxes, some of the money from the car-bon tax also goes as payments to low income and rural residents.

This is based on the rationale that low income and rural residents are the ones most affected by the carbon tax. However, it is not clear how those levels of compensa-tion are calculated and if they are adequate.

All this murkiness has meant that, despite its successes, B.C.'s carbon tax has never really been overly popular with the province's residents, not even with many envi-ronmentalists.

There is a better and simpler way, however – carbon fee and dividend.

Under carbon fee-and-dividend, money would be collected for burn-ing fossil fuels, as with a carbon tax. Unlike B.C.'s carbon tax, how-ever, the money collected would distributed in equal dividends to each adult living in the province.

That would mean that every person over the age of 18 would receive close to several hundred dollars per year.

The process would be transpar-ent and easy to understand, and receiving cold, hard cash should make it popular.

Switching from a tax-reduction model to a fee-and-dividend model shouldn't be that difficult, although it would take a few years to phase in.

Our BC Liberal government has reduced this province's personal income and corporate taxes beyond that needed to balance the carbon tax, so there is wiggle room there.

The carbon dividends likely would be taxable, so 30 – 40 per cent would come right back to gov-ernment as income tax (although not all to the province).

If we replace B.C.'s tax-shifting carbon tax with carbon fee-and-dividend, it would serve as a model for a Canada-wide system. That in turn could act as a model for glob-al carbon fee-and-dividend – which is where we are going to have to go if we are serious about controlling human-caused global warming.

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Editor, The Times:Re: “Urban society

slides into helpless-ness” by Tom Fletcher in Sept. 10 issue.

Many thanks for this column. I believe that the reliance by people on government combined with the emotional response

and seeming help-lessness by many citizens to even tem-porary inconveniences is worrying in the least and perhaps danger-ous in the longer run.

Please write more about this issue.

Allan WoodburyDelta, B.C.

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Keith McNeill

Don't forget that Clearwater and District Chamber of Commerce and Clearwater-North Thompson Times will be putting on an all candidates forum on Thursday, Sept. 24, starting at 7 p.m. at Dutch Lake Community Centre.

Confirmed for the forum are Cathy McLeod, a Conservative and the

incumbent Member of Parliament for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding, as well as challengers Bill Sundhu of the NDP, Steve Powrie of the Liberals, and Green Party candidate Matt Greenwood.

The format will follow that used in previous elections: short introductions by each candidate, to be followed by a question-and-answer

session with the audience, and then closing comments by each candidate. An informal meet-and-

greet will end the evening.

The federal elec-tion will be held Monday, Oct. 19.

Marilyn Collison: Yes, I do. We're all part of humanity. Why shouldn't we help each other?

Monty Chew:They could use the help, but we should do more for Canada too.

Mark Tilley:Absolutely. This is a coun-try where people have come in time of need. There's a statue in Mon-treal that says Canada is here for the betterment of mankind.

Kate Lipp:No. I think that it's time that people should take care of their own coun-tries. America should pull back and let the countries live their own lives.

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“Working together, ordinary people can perform extraordi-nary feats.”

— B.J. Marshall

Shelley Sim

As a first-term trustee, I am in awe of School District 73 and how much good news there is to share.

I have learned a vibrant class-room, school or district doesn’t just happen.

It is the result of diligent effort, extensive planning and the dedication of many people pull-ing together to deliver an extraor-dinary school experience to our children.

Over the course of this past year, it was an honour to listen to musical performances given by our youth.

I was impressed with the artis-tic talent showcased as part of young artists.

Some students had only just found an artistic passion, while others demonstrated a deep engagement to their work and were eloquent in describing what their art was expressing.

The students who came to the board office as part of Four

Directions School left a memora-ble impression as they performed with enthusiastic vibrancy that left no one doubting they felt proud of their accomplishments.

Equally memorable was their teacher, who radiated with pride after their performances.

These are just a few of the many success stories in our dis-trict.

There are likely 100 more to tell, but the common thread is having teachers and administra-tors who believe in supporting our youth.

Teachers are beyond generous with their abilities and are con-stantly finding new ways to invig-orate the classroom experience.

They also engage youth in extra-curricular opportunities.

Throughout the year, there were many examples of youth who were encouraged to try something new and supported by teachers, families and community.

Kids who, left to their thoughts, might have shied away from trying something new, were inspired by their teachers, encour-aged by their family and com-munity and eventually found their own stage on which to shine.

Working together, our district

is constantly finding ways to enrich the minds and experiences of our students.

The opening of the NorKam Trades Centre is an excellent example of a district that had a vision.

It was a big goal that took years of perseverance, col-laboration and teamwork — and the end result is an exceptional legacy.

Meeting the students involved in the program was a delight.

Their faces were shining as they described what it was like to really find their fit.

Change is a long con-versation and our district is fortunate to have people who believe in working toward excellence no matter the chal-lenges.

The one thing that con-sistently holds true is the people who work within the Kamloops-Thompson school district are committed to our youth.

I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to every-one who works within the school district.

Thank you to our many

dedicated parents and commu-nity members who are invaluable sources of support.

There is a spirit of innovation that exists in our district and there is no doubt that when we lean in,

our learning environments will be places of great inspiration.

– Shelley Sim represents the Clearwater-Blue River area on the School District 73 board of trustees.

View from SD73: A spirit of innovation

All-candidates forum coming on Sept. 24


Editor, The Times: I have just returned from

Edmonton via Greyhound.I had a conversation on the

bus with a young man who had just come down from Fort St. John. It turned out he was a driller and pile-driver working the oil patch all over the north.

He stated, “They are going to have to quit fracking (hydraulic fracturing) or at least cut it way back. You see trucks all over with water tanks on them. The ground water is so fouled that it is unusable around Fort St. John – and Dawson Creek, for that matter.”

With the recent news that the Fort St. John area has been plagued with minor earthquakes, this should be a wake-up call. Something is

very wrong here.“That wonderful country

Canada is now being turned into a thuggish petro-state with all the problems that entails” - George Monbiot.

But hey, wait a minute here! Canada is a democracy, it it not? So how can an industry, mostly foreign-owned – every-thing from those dreadful Koch brothers to Chinese state oil companies – simply destroy the environment in which Canadians live and walk away scot-free!

A compliant government, fawning corporations? Plus too many people watching Duck Dynasty – all of this and a lot more.

So what has this all to do with the residents of the North

Thompson valley?There has been a lot of talk

about large quantities of shale gas in the Kamloops Basin.

So, if Christy Clark's LNG fantasy ever gets off the ground, the frackers will show up in the various towns along the Thompson (like the Greeks in front of Troy with a wooden horse for free).

Judging by previous actions (like the people of Troy) the gates will be opened to them on promise of greater riches to be had.

But, after the groundwater has been rendered undrinkable and the air dangerous to breath, just who will have benefited? Certainly not you.

Dennis PeacockClearwater, B.C.

Carbon fee-and-dividend would be better than B.C.'s carbon tax

editorial by Keith McNeill

Opinion “ Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.” - Brendan Gill, writer

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Fracking could happen here

British Columbia's revenue neu-tral carbon tax should be replaced by something similar but even sim-pler: carbon fee-and-dividend.

Last July the B.C. govern-ment issued a draft of its Climate Leadership Plan and asked for public input.

Deadline for written feedback was Sept. 14. Here is your editor's submission.

B.C. implemented its carbon tax in 2008

After five years, fossil fuel con-sumption dropped by about 17 per cent (and by almost 19 per cent rel-ative to the rest of Canada). At the same time, B.C.'s rate of growth matched or even slightly exceeded that of the rest of Canada.

In other words, we have a win-ner here. The question is: how can we make it better?

After starting at $10 per tonne of carbon dioxide and then ris-ing at a rate of $5 per year, B.C.'s carbon tax is presently stuck at $30 per tonne.

One reason that it has not risen higher is undoubtedly that other jurisdictions have not followed B.C.'s example.

It makes little sense for one province or even nation to price carbon dioxide so high that it risks damaging its own economy if other provinces and nations are not doing the same.

We need to keep in mind that the only measurement that really matters is the level of carbon diox-ide in the world's atmosphere.

Human-caused climate change is a global problem and it's going to need a global solution.

The reason why B.C.'s carbon tax has not been adopted by other jurisdictions is what is done with the money after it is collected.

The minister of finance is man-dated to reduce personal income and corporate taxes by an amount equivalent to that collected through the carbon tax – in other words, it is not a tax increase but a tax shift.

That was clearly done when the carbon tax was new. However, it is not clear that the no tax increase rule will be the case forever, espe-cially when circumstances change.

Similarly, it is not clear on what

basis personal income taxes are reduced as compared to corporate taxes.

Besides reducing other taxes, some of the money from the car-bon tax also goes as payments to low income and rural residents.

This is based on the rationale that low income and rural residents are the ones most affected by the carbon tax. However, it is not clear how those levels of compensa-tion are calculated and if they are adequate.

All this murkiness has meant that, despite its successes, B.C.'s carbon tax has never really been overly popular with the province's residents, not even with many envi-ronmentalists.

There is a better and simpler way, however – carbon fee and dividend.

Under carbon fee-and-dividend, money would be collected for burn-ing fossil fuels, as with a carbon tax. Unlike B.C.'s carbon tax, how-ever, the money collected would distributed in equal dividends to each adult living in the province.

That would mean that every person over the age of 18 would receive close to several hundred dollars per year.

The process would be transpar-ent and easy to understand, and receiving cold, hard cash should make it popular.

Switching from a tax-reduction model to a fee-and-dividend model shouldn't be that difficult, although it would take a few years to phase in.

Our BC Liberal government has reduced this province's personal income and corporate taxes beyond that needed to balance the carbon tax, so there is wiggle room there.

The carbon dividends likely would be taxable, so 30 – 40 per cent would come right back to gov-ernment as income tax (although not all to the province).

If we replace B.C.'s tax-shifting carbon tax with carbon fee-and-dividend, it would serve as a model for a Canada-wide system. That in turn could act as a model for glob-al carbon fee-and-dividend – which is where we are going to have to go if we are serious about controlling human-caused global warming.

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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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North Thompson railroading: Money, muscle and machines

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Eleanor Deckert

Part three in a series celebrating 100 years of railroad history in the North Thompson Valley, 1915 – 2015.

William Mackenzie and Donald Mann formed the Canadian Northern Railway in 1901. The Yellowhead Pass was chosen because it offered only a 3,712 feet elevation. The route was expected to be less costly to build. Certainly it would save fuel once trains were rolling, since the grade was never as steep. Surveyors were sent into the North Thompson valley in 1909.

From Edmonton to Tete Jaune, two competing companies laid track. From Tete Jaune, the Grand Trunk headed west to Prince Rupert, while the Canadian Northern Railway turned south into the North Thompson val-ley.

In 1910 the British Columbia government

provided public money to fund the project.

Estimated costs were agreed to be $35,000 per mile. It soon became appar-ent that excavations, swamps, fill, curves, bridges, blasting, tun-nels and trestles would require an additional

$10,000 per mile from Yellowhead Pass to Hope.

S.S. Distributor, the last and largest sternwheeler to travel this river, could carry 200 tons, drew 36 inches when loaded and ran up the North Thompson from

Kamloops to Pea Vine (downstream from Vavenby) three times per week. Boasting 600 horsepower she could carry a massive cargo: “four locomo-tives, two steam shov-els, numbers of dump cars, light steel rails, other equipment” as Frank Holt’s memoirs recall.

It was only possible to use the steamship from May to July dur-ing high water. The wood-burning engine gave local workers the opportunity to sell firewood at $3 per cord.

Although the valley runs north-south, in railroad terms, the line always runs east-west.

East of Pea Vine, all freight had to be hauled by horse or mule drawn wagons or pack-trains. Many independent workers were hired to continu-

ously haul heavy loads up the tote road.

To prepare for the track-laying machin-ery, camps of men were sent ahead to address the more diffi-cult and time consum-ing challenges. Work gangs, including a surveyor, an engineer and men with skills for drilling, handling explosives and heavy labour, would live on-site in log and canvas tents.

To begin work on a rock-face, the engi-neering party would be suspended from ropes until they found the best way. Next, the work gang chopped steps to the site so men could hammer tempered steel drill bits, boring holes into the rock. When a series of drill holes was ready it was time to tamp in explosives, place the fuse, seal it,

and call “Fire in the hole!” After the blast, the rubble had to be cleared away, to be used as fill in low-lying areas.

Between Tete Jaune and Kamloops there were originally three tunnels. Two of them were built with wood-en beams and liners to shore up the loose material and have since been removed after problems with falling rock, water seepage, ice forming and unstable condi-tions. The only exist-ing rock tunnel is east of Messiter and Little Hells Gate. It is short but still an attraction for tourists travelling by train, even after 100 years.

The first trestles were built with green timbers cut near the site. Later, treated timbers and/or steel frames were installed. Fire was a constant hazard. As a result, many trestles were filled in in later years.

Mile 44 BridgeIt took 1,000 men

and two steam engines to build the Mile 44 bridge east of Vavenby in 1912. In 1916 the present concrete foot-ings were poured and the present day curved bridge was built.

To begin making grade, there were trees to fell. Today, is hard to imagine the reality of men with pick axes, shovels and wheel bar-rows inching along, ending with a smooth road-bed.

Teams of horses pulling scoops and scrapers, dumping their load removed from high spots to fill low spots. If a steam shovel could be brought in, it could speed up progress, yet it also had to be fuelled by hand-cut firewood, filled with water carried in buck-ets, tended by mechan-ics with hand tools.

Once the right of way was ready, track was laid.

A temporary construction trestle crosses the North Thompson River east (north) of Vavenby in 1912 during the process of building the concrete piers that today support the steel bridge at Mile 44. Photo by Colin Bolton

Mile 12.5 is an example of a tunnel, trestle, tunnel combination. (The photographer was standing on the portal of the second tunnel.) The trestle has been filled in with the material which was removed when the second tunnel was cleared away.Photo submitted

East (north) of Little Hell`s Gate, west (south) of Blue River, the Mile 12.5 tunnel as it looks today is the only railway tunnel left between Kamloops and Tete Jaune.Photo by Eleanor Deckert

Mosquito Control Tire Recycling

ProgramHelp reduce potential larval development habitat for mosquitoes! Safely dispose

of any old tires you have collecting water and sitting around your property!

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is sponsoring a free tire collection program this fall where residents can drop off old used

passenger vehicle or transport tractor-trailer tires (no agricultural tires, please) with or without rims between

10 am and 3 pm on the following dates and locations:

Saturday, September 12Haldane Elementary School

530 Cottonwood, Chase

Sunday, September 13Exhibition Park

Gravel Lot across from playing fields River St - Kamloops

Saturday, September 19Clearwater Rotary Sports Park

Murtle Cres (across from Visitor’s Centre) - Clearwater

Sunday, September 20Barriere Secondary School

4811 Barriere Town Road - Barriere

Saturday, September 26Heffley Creek Hall

6995 Old Highway 5 - Heffley Creek

Sunday, September 27Logan Lake Visitor’s Centre

31 Chartrand Ave, Logan Lake

If you have questions regarding the Tire Drop Off, mosquitoes, mosquito

control or West Nile Virus please call 1-866-679-TIRE (8473) or

email [email protected].

Raise a Reader Day is Tuesday, September 22!9:00 am—1:00 pm Newspaper Campaign

Look for volunteers wearing orange t-shirts asking for donations in exchange for a newspaper.

6:30 pm—8:00 pm Adult Team Spelling BeeTeams compete in a spelling bee to win the 2015 Adult Team Spelling Bee trophy. $100/team or $25/ person

For more information, to donate, or to enter a team in the spelling bee please call Kerry Milner Cairns at 250-674-3530 or send an email to [email protected]


North Thompson railroading: Money, muscle and machines

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Eleanor Deckert

Part three in a series celebrating 100 years of railroad history in the North Thompson Valley, 1915 – 2015.

William Mackenzie and Donald Mann formed the Canadian Northern Railway in 1901. The Yellowhead Pass was chosen because it offered only a 3,712 feet elevation. The route was expected to be less costly to build. Certainly it would save fuel once trains were rolling, since the grade was never as steep. Surveyors were sent into the North Thompson valley in 1909.

From Edmonton to Tete Jaune, two competing companies laid track. From Tete Jaune, the Grand Trunk headed west to Prince Rupert, while the Canadian Northern Railway turned south into the North Thompson val-ley.

In 1910 the British Columbia government

provided public money to fund the project.

Estimated costs were agreed to be $35,000 per mile. It soon became appar-ent that excavations, swamps, fill, curves, bridges, blasting, tun-nels and trestles would require an additional

$10,000 per mile from Yellowhead Pass to Hope.

S.S. Distributor, the last and largest sternwheeler to travel this river, could carry 200 tons, drew 36 inches when loaded and ran up the North Thompson from

Kamloops to Pea Vine (downstream from Vavenby) three times per week. Boasting 600 horsepower she could carry a massive cargo: “four locomo-tives, two steam shov-els, numbers of dump cars, light steel rails, other equipment” as Frank Holt’s memoirs recall.

It was only possible to use the steamship from May to July dur-ing high water. The wood-burning engine gave local workers the opportunity to sell firewood at $3 per cord.

Although the valley runs north-south, in railroad terms, the line always runs east-west.

East of Pea Vine, all freight had to be hauled by horse or mule drawn wagons or pack-trains. Many independent workers were hired to continu-

ously haul heavy loads up the tote road.

To prepare for the track-laying machin-ery, camps of men were sent ahead to address the more diffi-cult and time consum-ing challenges. Work gangs, including a surveyor, an engineer and men with skills for drilling, handling explosives and heavy labour, would live on-site in log and canvas tents.

To begin work on a rock-face, the engi-neering party would be suspended from ropes until they found the best way. Next, the work gang chopped steps to the site so men could hammer tempered steel drill bits, boring holes into the rock. When a series of drill holes was ready it was time to tamp in explosives, place the fuse, seal it,

and call “Fire in the hole!” After the blast, the rubble had to be cleared away, to be used as fill in low-lying areas.

Between Tete Jaune and Kamloops there were originally three tunnels. Two of them were built with wood-en beams and liners to shore up the loose material and have since been removed after problems with falling rock, water seepage, ice forming and unstable condi-tions. The only exist-ing rock tunnel is east of Messiter and Little Hells Gate. It is short but still an attraction for tourists travelling by train, even after 100 years.

The first trestles were built with green timbers cut near the site. Later, treated timbers and/or steel frames were installed. Fire was a constant hazard. As a result, many trestles were filled in in later years.

Mile 44 BridgeIt took 1,000 men

and two steam engines to build the Mile 44 bridge east of Vavenby in 1912. In 1916 the present concrete foot-ings were poured and the present day curved bridge was built.

To begin making grade, there were trees to fell. Today, is hard to imagine the reality of men with pick axes, shovels and wheel bar-rows inching along, ending with a smooth road-bed.

Teams of horses pulling scoops and scrapers, dumping their load removed from high spots to fill low spots. If a steam shovel could be brought in, it could speed up progress, yet it also had to be fuelled by hand-cut firewood, filled with water carried in buck-ets, tended by mechan-ics with hand tools.

Once the right of way was ready, track was laid.

A temporary construction trestle crosses the North Thompson River east (north) of Vavenby in 1912 during the process of building the concrete piers that today support the steel bridge at Mile 44. Photo by Colin Bolton

Mile 12.5 is an example of a tunnel, trestle, tunnel combination. (The photographer was standing on the portal of the second tunnel.) The trestle has been filled in with the material which was removed when the second tunnel was cleared away.Photo submitted

East (north) of Little Hell`s Gate, west (south) of Blue River, the Mile 12.5 tunnel as it looks today is the only railway tunnel left between Kamloops and Tete Jaune.Photo by Eleanor Deckert


Kamloops This Week

Conservation offi-cers ordered 26 boats off the ramp this sea-son for potential con-tamination by invasive mussels.

The Ministry of Environment said conservation officers inspected 3.200 boats since May in an area stretching from the Lower Mainland to Valemount, including Kamloops.

Inspection officers found 26 boats poten-tially contaminated with zebra or quagga mussels and ordered decontamination mea-sures. In four instances, boats were given a

30-day quarantine, the first time such orders have been given.

The province’s inva-sive mussel defence pro-gram started this year and includes six mobile

decontamination units. Watercraft, including kayaks and canoes, must report to inspec-tion stations.

Under a co-opera-tive effort with neigh-

bouring U.S. states and the Canadian Border Services Agency, inspec-tion programs notify each other of watercraft travelling from mussel-infested waters.

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This fall, you can easily clear out some prime mosquito breeding habitat around your home — and you can do it for free.

Thompson-Nicola Regional District and its mosquito con-trol program contractor, BWP Consulting Inc, will provide a free, passenger tire drop-off opportunity at Rotary Sports Park in Clearwater on

Saturday, Sept. 19, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Similar events are being held in Chase, Barriere, Logan Lake, Heffley Creek and Kamloops.

Any old passenger vehicle tires or transport tractor-trailer tires (no agricultural tires), with or without rims, can be dropped off for recycling.

“Many people may not real-ize that just a small amount of water inside any old tires sitting around their property can cre-

ate the perfect breeding ground for mosquito larvae,” says con-tractor Cheryl Phippen. “By safely recycling these unwanted tires at any of these free, drop-off locations you’ll remove opportunities for mosquitoes to reproduce around your home. That helps protect you, your family and neighbours from the nuisance insects and reduces the potential risk of spreading West Nile Virus.”

Recognizing exceptional talentMayor John Harwood presents a certificate of appreciation during a town council meeting held Sept. 8 to Hanna Wadlegger for completing her Canada Cord, the highest award in the Girl Guides' Pathfinders program. Wadleg-ger has been with Girl Guides for 11 years and worked three years to get her cord. “It was a very hard process,” she said, thanking Guide leader Judy Shipley for her help. Photo by Keith McNeill

Get rid of old tires to help fight mosquitoes

Keith McNeill

Clearwater town council and Wells Gray Country services committee have identified five key goals for economic development, councillor Gord Heisterman announced during a town council meeting held Sept. 8.

Heisterman is the chair of District of Clearwater's economic development committee.

The goals are:1. Business retention and expansion – strength-

en the existing businesses operating in the commu-nity, measured by growth among local businesses and the expansion of their local labour forces. It should also be recognized another key outcome will be the support provided to businesses that face challenges but remain in business in the com-munity.

2. Supporting business – To increase the effec-tiveness and efficiency with which the DOC is able to work with the business community. The focus will be to ensure client satisfaction and timeliness of responses to their enquiries and would be mea-sured by personal testimonials from the business community.

3. Marketing – Ensuring that the DOC website becomes a more effective tool in communication that Clearwater is a desirable place to live and do business, and that data on the website remains current and relevant. Success will be measured by

improvements in usage metrics such as the number of people visiting the site and the length of time they are on the site.

4. Support for business attraction and expan-sion – To expand the business services offered in the community with the measure highlighting how tasks are being translated to actual new business opportunities.

5. Labor force support and success planning – To see local business attract and retain local work-ers that they need for their operations with the measure being a higher satisfaction among local businesses in their success in identifying and hiring local workers.

The five goals were identified out of a list of 15 during a joint goal-setting exercise held Aug. 18.

According to the minutes of the economic development committee meeting in August, it was suggested during that the District host a “pub night” (provide snacks but no alcohol) with Clearwater and District Chamber of Commerce to discuss economic development priorities, including a small survey.

Councillor Merlin Blackwell reported that MercurySpeed has doubled the speed of its Internet service in the Clearwater area.

Chief administrative officer Leslie Groulx agreed to contact Telus about its expansion into rural areas.

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50 YEARS AGO:A brewery strike

caused Clearwater's Wells Gray Hotel's beer taps to run dry (in com-mon with the taps at all the other hotels in B.C.) Hotel owners Henry and Mrs. Knight went to the Okanagan and Vancouver for their first long holiday together in many years.

45 YEARS AGO:Two men from the

Ministry of Health were to be in Clearwater to look at possible sites for a hospital. The Women's

Hospital Auxiliary was distributing letters in support of the hospital for people to sign and send to politicians.

Blackpool Post Office was to close Oct. 15. There would be no extension of the rural route, as many residents got their mail in Clearwater before or after work.

40 YEARS AGO:A spectacular fire

destroyed the build-ing that housed Oram's General Store and three other businesses. RCMP believed a young boy

playing with a lighter behind the store caused the fire. This was the second time in five years that the store had been lost to fire.

About 65 people were at a meeting to put forward reasons to the provincial Attorney General's department as to why the Clearwater Prison Camp should remain open.

A feature outlined the history of the credit

union in Clearwater. The organization was moving its office to Brookfield Mall.

35 YEARS AGO:A meeting was

planned to discuss incorporation for Blackpool. TNRD director Hans Krauseneck said he had been requested to hold the meeting by residents

of the fire protection area.

The first Clearwater High School Rodeo was to be held the fol-lowing weekend in the Sportsplex. Organizer was Frank Richter.

30 YEARS AGO:Five members of

Clearwater Search and Rescue assisted in a search for about 150

sheep belonging to the Molliets' ranch near Vavenby. The animals went missing after a storm several days earlier that had scat-tered the flock of about 2,400.

The enrolment count in School District 26 was expected to total 1,122.

25 YEARS AGO:Chase and Lytton

RCMP had lost their Highway patrol detach-ments, but that was unlikely to happen to Clearwater, said Sgt. Brian Turner. At the time there were three highway patrol officers and five general duty officers at the local police office. When the Blue River detach-ment had been closed in 1983, those two posi-tions had been moved to Clearwater, bringing the number of general duty officers to seven for three or four years.

20 YEARS AGO:A new steel and

cement bridge replaced the old wooden struc-ture over the Clearwater River at Brookfield Creek. The new cross-ing was expected to end traffic snarls involving big logging trucks at the Wells Gray Hotel inter-section.

15 YEARS AGO:Local loggers and

contractors donated their time and equip-ment to clear the site for Clearwater's pro-posed new multi-level healthcare center. The operation was expected to yield eight truck-loads of logs, worth $20,000 - $25,000 for the hospital.

Large, slow-moving military aircraft were flying over the area. They were searching for a 62-year-old pilot who had taken off from

108 Mile House on his way to Lethbridge but never arrived.

10 YEARS AGO:Local volleyball

player Chris Meehan helped Canada place 10th in volleyball at the World University Games in Izmir, Turkey.

A four-point buck was shot while it was in a cultivated field (with-out the property own-er's permission) east of Birch Island next to Lost Creek Road, and then left. "This kind of thing gives hunters a bad name," said con-servation officer Kevin Van Damme.

5 YEARS AGO:Vavenby logger

Ernie Graffunder pub-lished a book titled Calluses, Blisters n' Near Misses: Tales of a Hard Working Man.

A team of four cyclists from Clearwater met four from Barriere south of Little Fort in the second annual Hospice Cup Challenge. Heather Heater of Clearwater won the prize by guessing where they would meet.

1 YEAR AGO:Beautiful weather

marked the annual Canoe Regatta at Dutch Lake. The event includ-ed dry-land competi-tions at Rotary Sports Park during its first day. Phyllis Bucknell won the Golden Girl award.

Teams supported by Kinder Morgan were searching for archaeo-logical evidence near the confluence of the Clearwater and North Thompson rivers. The purpose was to locate and assess any site that might be affected by the proposed twinning of the Transmountain pipeline.

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BACK IN TIME

Autumn is upon us! The air is crisp; the leaves are beautiful shades of yellow, orange, and red. Scarves and sweaters are being pulled out of storage and it’s time to squeeze your feet back into shoes....ugh!

How can you make a painless transition from sandals to shoes? Check out our Ten Tips for finding the right shoes for you:

1. Plan your trip for the afternoon. Your feet naturally expand throughout the day, and while running or walking. Shoes should fit your feet when they’re at their largest.

2. Find a salesperson who will measure your feet. You should get measured every time you buy new shoes. Feet change size with age, often growing larger and wider. If one foot is larger than the other, buy a size that fits the larger foot.

3. If you wear orthotics, take them with you! You may need to go up a half size to accommodate your orthotics.

4. Wear the socks that you’ll be wearing in the shoes. As the seasons grow colder you may wear a thicker sock. You’ll want shoes that can accommodate the extra thickness, and be comfortable at the same time.

5. Stand up and go for a walk in the shoes. Have about a half inch of space between your longest toe and the end of the shoe. As you walk, your foot will press forward and you need this space to accommodate that movement. Wiggle your toes to see if you have enough room in the “toe-box” to accommodate your forefoot or any areas of pain such as a corn or bunion.

6. Take a tracing of your foot with you to save time and effort. Place the shoe on top of your tracing, and if the shoe is narrower or shorter than the tracing, don’t even try it on. If the ball of your foot feels compressed in a particular shoe, try a wider size. Buying shoes that are a half-size bigger, but not any wider, won’t necessarily solve the problem.

7. Trust your own comfort level rather than a shoe’s size or description. Sizes vary between manufacturers. No matter how comfortable an advertisement claims those shoes are, you are the real judge.

8. Feel the inside of the shoes for any tags, seams, or other material that might irritate your foot.

9. Examine the soles. Are they sturdy enough to provide protection from sharp objects? Do they provide cushioning? “Test-walk” on hard surfaces as well as carpet to see how the shoe feels on both.

10. Good-quality shoes can be pricey. Even though the initial outlay is costly, on a per day basis they are worth it – $180 shoes are only $0.50 per day. $0.50 a day is well worth your comfort and mobility!

For more information please callColleen at 250-819-1632

Finding the Right Footwear

Mobile Nursing Foot Care (250) 819 – 1632

Colleen Thom, RN, FCNAdvanced Foot Care Provider

Veteran Affairs Provider

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This session is suited to you if: You are disabled and having difficulty getting

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Free refreshments and beverages available.

Join us on Tues. Sept. 22nd for a Disability Employment Information Session

Dutch Lake Community Centre 1:00-3:00 pm

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Times Staff

A total of 10 resi-dents of Clearwater and area were pre-sented with commu-nity service awards by District of Clearwater Mayor John Harwood during the first-ever FRE-gata at Rotary Sports Park last week-end. The recipients were:

Barb Coates:For her involve-

ment in enriching and enhancing Clearwater Youth Soccer and for exceptional contribu-tions with Clearwater Minor Hockey. Our youth and families are so lucky to have her in our community and care so deeply about our kids and their ath-letic development.

Grant Gale and Cheryl Thomas:

Both Grant Gale and Cheryl Thomas are exceptional gifts to the community for their dedication to the Emergency Social Services program here in Clearwater. They are the glue of the organization and they are the ones that can be counted on at 2 a.m. to help get vic-tims of fire or other devastation to a clean safe bed. Grant and Cheryl are the folks we call on in an emer-gency – they work tire-lessly to keep the very small team together, ensuring adequate training of the vol-unteers, attending the emergency response meetings on their own time ... all with a smile!

Fred Hulke:For his tireless com-

mitment to the floor hockey program. Fred volunteered an incred-ible amount of hours to help this commu-nity program operate and was really well received by everyone who came out.

Liz Shook:For being the vision

behind the Children’s Art Festival and bringing the world of art into a child’s life. Liz has opened up the door to art for hundreds of children

over the past three years. The Children’s Art Festival is a magi-cal day for budding artists and profession-al artists who share their passion with today’s youth.

Ken Kjenstad:For his tireless com-

mitment to Clearwater youth sports. His enthusiasm for hockey and ball are not just limited to cheering in the stands but gets him right into the field of action. Clearwater

Minor Hockey has so much to thank him for as he was integral to organizing refs for the season as well as being a referee himself on many occasions. The Clearwater softball provincials were said to be some of the best ever. Ken on the BBQ is not only a superb ambassador for the community but his volunteer efforts assist with a major part of fundraising. These are just two of the many ways that Ken

dedicates his heart and soul to the community. We value his steward-ship, his wisdom and the fact that people and their well being are always what moti-vates Ken to give.

Heather and Patrick Stanley

Heather and Patrick are the backbone of the Clearwater Food Bank. Over the years, they have dedicated thousands of hours to helping those

who need a helping hand. Our community has weathered many times of economic change and Heather and Patrick are always there to help. They work quietly behind the scenes to ensure that people are looked after and they don’t stop until each and every person has been cared for. They are inspirational in the way that they have helped the Food Bank and the people who utilize the Food

Bank. They have start-ed many wonderful programs and engage people in other ser-vices that might assist. Our community is so lucky to have these two beautiful people.

Sabine CoopermanSabine Cooperman

is being acknowl-edged for her work with the Farm to School Program. She is extremely dedicated to this cause and has spent many hours writing grants and organizing the various components to see this project take flight. She is an excellent team member. Her enthusi-asm is contagious and students and parents have all enjoyed being a part of the evolution of the project. What started as an idea has now germinated and is growing to expand. We appreci-ate all that she brings to Farm to School and to the families of Clearwater.

Keith McNeillA gesture of com-

munity apprecia-tion for going above and beyond the job description! The com-munity is grateful to Keith for the countless number of hours he spends ensuring that the local news is cov-ered.

Although the Clearwater Times has received several awards for their publi-cation, it is important to our valley that we acknowledge Keith for his commitment.

Whether it be 6 a.m., 6 p.m. or any hours in-between, Keith can be counted on to represent every demographic in our area. We appreci-ate the thoughtful editorials and the bal-anced news reporting. Thank you Keith for sharing the news that our valley is vibrant and a wonderful place to live!

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Service awards honour those who give to community

Mayor John Harwood (l) presents community service awards to recipients during the first-ever FRE-gata last weekend. Pictured are (l-r) Mayor Harwood, Sabine Cooperman, Ken Kjenstad, Pat Stanley, Heather Stanley, Cheryl Thomas, Elizabeth Shook, Barb Coates, Keith McNeill and Grant Gale. Missing is Fred Hulke. Photo by Shelley Sim

THE NORTH THOMPSON MUSIC GUILD

WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO HELPED TO MAKE

OUR SUMMER MUSIC EVENTS A SUCCESS

TO OUR SPONSORS:the District of Clearwater

the Yellowhead Community Centerthe United Way

the Clearwater Times

OUR VENDORS:Pip Maclennan, The Challengers with Richard Stoh, Mystic Dreams

ALSO TO THOSE bUSINESS SPONSORS WHO DONATED DOOR PRIzES ETc...

Strawberry Mousse, Dairy Queen, Home Hardware,Buy Low Foods & Interior Whitewater Rafting Expeditions (IWE)

This event would not have been possible without the wonderfulperformances of the entertainers who graced our stage.

A huge ‘shout out’ to all of them.

THE ‘UNSUNg HEROES’ Of THE SOUND bOARD ARE: Bob Mackenzie, Doug Fenwick, Loyd Bishop & Richard Willan

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September is Arthritis Month Awareness in Canada. An estimated 4.6 million Canadians over the age of 15 report having the disease and by 2036, that number will increase to 7.5 million. It is not a disease that affects only the elderly. About 56 per cent of arthritis sufferers are under 65. A new arthritis diagnosis is made every sixty seconds in Canada. For more information, go to arthritis.ca

Breastfeeding mothers should check with their doctor or pharmacist when taking new medications, over-the-counter or herbal products. Some products will appear in the breastmilk and could be harmful to the baby. Before you take it, talk about it.

Another area of research into the use of the chemicals in marijuana is in the treatment of the common behavioural symptoms of alzheimer’s patients. These include anxiety, depression, sleep problems, agitation and aggression. Early double-blind studies didn’t show much improvement of these symptoms perhaps due to conservative dosing but future testing will use higher doses.

It’s good to live in Canada. A report released recently in the U.S. said that a half million Americans had more than $50,000 in prescription drug costs and 139,000 had costs of more than $100,000. Much of these costs were related to cancer and Hepatitis C treatments.

Take charge of your own health and your family’s health. Let our pharmacists be part of your healthcare team.

We are very proud to introduce our little boy,

“Jaxon James Romeril.” Proud parents are

Shamus & Heather Romeril. Jaxon was born on

May 31, 2015 at 2:26 pm, weighing 7 lbs, 6 oz.

Siblings Jordyn Romeril, and Sage and Solamyn Barstow are very excited about his arrival.

Proud grandparents are: Joan & Evan Smith,

Carla & Jim Romeril, Gord Jones & Doris Laner and

Rob & Diane Grantham

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Eleanor Deckert

My husband Kevin travelled to Scotland in 2007. One detail he learned about the Glasgow Cathedral, in continuous use since 1197, made an impression. From the time of the Reformation in the mid-1500s until the mid-1800s, a wall divided the space for worship so that congregations with differing doctrines could use the same building.

The wall of rocks has been removed. The wall of words is still an obstacle. Is it permanent?

Here, now, there are some who want to take that wall of words down. It seems to me that this world-wide trend is most possible in places like Clearwater where we know we need, respect and interact with our neighbours.

On Sunday, Sept. 13, an outdoor interde-nominational worship service and barbeque held at Dutch Lake Community Centre was one step towards breaching this wall. Pastors, musicians and participants from at least six denominations attended. Over 100 people enjoyed the picnic afterwards. More events are being planned.

On Thursday, Sept. 24, at the St. James church in Clearwater, a formal recognition of more walls coming down will occur when the United Church becomes "Trinity Shared Ministry" bringing Anglican, Lutheran and United together served by one pastor, Rev. Brian Krushel.

Local churches are also pooling their resourc-es to provide a vibrant Youth Program and refurbish the bus to take youth on outings.

It Seems to Me

Walls made of words come down

Having fun at the FRE-gatta

Left: Paul Frediani uses water to attach a temporary tattoo to his daughter, Ella Frediani. They were taking part in the first-ever FRE-gatta at Rotary Sport Park last weekend.

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North Thompson Valley carpet bowlers came home victorious once again from the BC Seniors Games.

This year's event was held last month in North Vancouver. Three Valley teams went and they finished in the medals in each event.

The teams send a special thanks to Lynn Innes, who stepped up to the plate when there was no one at the Coast willing to organize the carpet bowling event. It went smoothly – at least from the players’ per-spective – but there were long hours in a short period of time for Innes.

Winners were:• In the two's, Ernie

Yungen and Hector Denton brought home the bronze.

• In the three's, Jack Livingstone, Linda Verhoeven and Sharon March earned silver medals.

• In the four's, the team of Louis

Zijderveld, Nina Clearwaters, Donna Smith and Anke Zijderveld earned silver medals.

Also at the BC Seniors Games, Clearwater's Jean Nelson earned two gold and one silver medal in cycling events.

12 - 13

Sports

Left: Jean Nelson of Clearwater (l) receives a gold medal following a cycling event while Mary Ellen Pakka of Sorrento gets silver. Nelson won two gold and one silver at the BC Seniors Games while Pakka won one gold and two silver. Photo submitted

Clearwater resident Jean Nelson completes a hill climb event in the pouring rain during the Seniors Games in North Vancouver. Photo submitted

Above: A team consisting of (l-r) Louis Zijderveld, Nina Clearwaters, Donna Smith and Anke Zijderveld earned silver medals at the BC Seniors Games in North Vancouver last month. Photo submitted

Bowlers and biker bring medals home from Seniors Games

Guest golfers join in Ladies Golf NightSubmitted

Another wonder-ful day for a game of golf on Sept. 10. Good friends, not a bad golf game, great company and three lovely out of town ladies who joined us on Ladies Night made it even bet-ter. Lara, Judy and Loretta (two from Kamloops and one from Big Lake, AB) played the front nine and then joined in at the prize give out. Lara even won something.

This week’s win-ners were: Flight #1: Carol Hindle – low gross, long drive (fantastic hit Carol); Debbie Pearce – low net, long drive in 2;

Lois Vandamme – KP; Lara Plummer – long putt.

Flight #2: Jan Johnston – low gross, long putt; Joan Streadwick – low net, long drive in 2; Joan Slingsby – KP; Marg Anderson – long drive.

Flight #3: Abbey Bates – low gross, KP, long putt, long drive in 2; Daisy Hystad – low net; Korinne Isbister – long drive.

Each flight got a KP on #5 but no one made KP on #7. Carol had the longest putt for all flights. Abbey had the least putts (by retro) and Reita had the most. Jane was closest to the

windmill on #4. There were no water balls this time on #1 although a few golfers confessed they did loose one into the pond at #4. Abbey got the big payout by getting a deuce on hole #5.

Our spon-sors for the week were: Fleetwest (hole-in-one), The Hop’N’Hog, The Painted Turtle, Wells Gray Inn, Century 21 Realty, Pharmasave, Home Hardware, and O’Bryans Café.

Remember that next week (Sept. 17) will be our last Ladies Night. It also will be our annual general meeting. See everyone then.

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Submitted

On Thursday, Sept. 24 there will be history made in Clearwater. And in some ways it will history repeating itself.

For the past two and a half years Clearwater United Church has been served by Rev. Brian Krushel, an ordained Lutheran pastor. That was the catalyst for the church to con-sider expanding its ministry to include working with two other Protestant denominations, the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.

There used to be two Anglican churches in this area, one in Birch Island and one in Little Fort, but those churches ceased to be viable many years ago and were closed. Even though the churches were not there, many of the families whom those churches served still remained in the area and if they were to continue to attend Anglican services or be minis-tered to by an Anglican priest, they would have to travel to Barriere or Kamloops to the south or Valemount to the north.

Back in the 1970s there was talk of the local United and Anglican churches joining together when the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada were moving towards a denomi-national union of their own. Those plans never came to frui-tion and it seemed that when the plans of the two denomina-tions halted so did the plans of the local churches.

Although there has never been a Lutheran Church in this area, there are people liv-

ing here who grew up in the Lutheran tradition. Because there was no Lutheran church available to them, these folks sought out a church home with churches of other denomina-tions.

But all that is about to change.

In 2010, the Church of St. Paul in Barriere became an Ecumenical Shared Ministry of the Anglican, United and Lutheran churches. That meant that people of all three denominations were worship-ping and working together under the guidance of a single pastor. That proved to be very successful and was heartily embraced.

This meant that Clearwater United Church, which has always been served by the same minister as the former Barriere United Church, was witness to and benefit-ted from this shared ministry. When Rev. Krushel arrived in February of 2013 and began

serving the two congrega-tions, the idea of expanding the ministry of Clearwater United to include Anglicans and Lutherans was thrust to the forefront. Two and a half years later, those dreams are becoming reality!

On Thursday, Sept. 24 at 4:30 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church, Clearwater United will give way to Trinity Shared Ministry. Representatives from each of the three denomi-nations will be present to sign the agreement that will bring the United, Anglican and Lutheran Churches into this new and exciting shared ministry – Bishop Barbara Andrews (Anglican Church of Canada), Bishop Greg Mohr (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada) and Rev. Ivy Thomas (United Church of Canada). It is especially mean-ingful that Rev. Thomas will be present as the Conference Minister since she served Clearwater United from 2006 to 2009.

People from Clearwater and area are invited to attend this celebration service and be a part of history in the making. A special invita-tion is extended to all former members and associates of Clearwater United to be a part of this historic day.

Sunday worship at Trinity Shared Ministry is a blend of all three traditions with Holy Communion celebrated on the first and third Sundays of each month. For more information or to reach Pastor Brian Krushel, call 250-672-5653 or check us out online at www.norththompsonpc.ca

12 - 13Trinity Shared Ministry is history in the making

Kalya Fowler and her daughter, Brook-lynn check out some of the items for sale in a silent auction and garage sale put on to raise funds for a children's splash-park in Clearwater. The event was held in the Sportsplex at the same time as the FRE-gatta last weekend. The fundraiser was a big success, organizers report.Photo by Keith McNeill

Silent auction for splashpark

Sunday worship at Trinity Shared Ministry is a blend of all three traditions with Holy Communion celebrated on the first and third Sundays of each month. Check us out online at www.norththompsonpc.ca


Submitted

North Thompson Valley carpet bowlers came home victorious once again from the BC Seniors Games.

This year's event was held last month in North Vancouver. Three Valley teams went and they finished in the medals in each event.

The teams send a special thanks to Lynn Innes, who stepped up to the plate when there was no one at the Coast willing to organize the carpet bowling event. It went smoothly – at least from the players’ per-spective – but there were long hours in a short period of time for Innes.

Winners were:• In the two's, Ernie

Yungen and Hector Denton brought home the bronze.

• In the three's, Jack Livingstone, Linda Verhoeven and Sharon March earned silver medals.

• In the four's, the team of Louis

Zijderveld, Nina Clearwaters, Donna Smith and Anke Zijderveld earned silver medals.

Also at the BC Seniors Games, Clearwater's Jean Nelson earned two gold and one silver medal in cycling events.

12 - 13

Sports

Left: Jean Nelson of Clearwater (l) receives a gold medal following a cycling event while Mary Ellen Pakka of Sorrento gets silver. Nelson won two gold and one silver at the BC Seniors Games while Pakka won one gold and two silver. Photo submitted

Clearwater resident Jean Nelson completes a hill climb event in the pouring rain during the Seniors Games in North Vancouver. Photo submitted

Above: A team consisting of (l-r) Louis Zijderveld, Nina Clearwaters, Donna Smith and Anke Zijderveld earned silver medals at the BC Seniors Games in North Vancouver last month. Photo submitted

Bowlers and biker bring medals home from Seniors Games

Guest golfers join in Ladies Golf NightSubmitted

Another wonder-ful day for a game of golf on Sept. 10. Good friends, not a bad golf game, great company and three lovely out of town ladies who joined us on Ladies Night made it even bet-ter. Lara, Judy and Loretta (two from Kamloops and one from Big Lake, AB) played the front nine and then joined in at the prize give out. Lara even won something.

This week’s win-ners were: Flight #1: Carol Hindle – low gross, long drive (fantastic hit Carol); Debbie Pearce – low net, long drive in 2;

Lois Vandamme – KP; Lara Plummer – long putt.

Flight #2: Jan Johnston – low gross, long putt; Joan Streadwick – low net, long drive in 2; Joan Slingsby – KP; Marg Anderson – long drive.

Flight #3: Abbey Bates – low gross, KP, long putt, long drive in 2; Daisy Hystad – low net; Korinne Isbister – long drive.

Each flight got a KP on #5 but no one made KP on #7. Carol had the longest putt for all flights. Abbey had the least putts (by retro) and Reita had the most. Jane was closest to the

windmill on #4. There were no water balls this time on #1 although a few golfers confessed they did loose one into the pond at #4. Abbey got the big payout by getting a deuce on hole #5.

Our spon-sors for the week were: Fleetwest (hole-in-one), The Hop’N’Hog, The Painted Turtle, Wells Gray Inn, Century 21 Realty, Pharmasave, Home Hardware, and O’Bryans Café.

Remember that next week (Sept. 17) will be our last Ladies Night. It also will be our annual general meeting. See everyone then.

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Clearwater Seventh-Day

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Wayne Richardson (Pastor)

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Mischief at Raft River Elementary and beyond

Clearwater RCMP are investigating a mischief complaint where graffiti was sprayed all over Raft River Elementary School, Park Drive roadway, Rotary Skate Park and Clearwater Secondary School, not to mention other areas around town.

Fluorescent pink spray paint and blue spray paint were used. The lid to the pink spray paint can was recovered and will be sent to the Forensic Identification Section to obtain fingerprint samples from the suspect.

On the same night, various residences and vehicles were egged.

If you have any information about the suspect, please contact the Clearwater RCMP.

Assault and fail to complyClearwater RCMP charged a local

male for assault and fail to comply with an undertaking stemming from a reported domestic assault and a no con-tact order that was previously issued to the male.

Drug seizureClearwater RCMP seized liquor, mari-

juana and drug paraphernalia from three local male youths at the Dutch Lake Beach parking lot during the late night.

The youths will not be charged at this time. However, all items are to be

destroyed locally.Going forward, the police will deal

with the offenders identified by way of Criminal Code or Motor Vehicle Act charges.

Mental Health ActClearwater RCMP received a report

from CN police of an unruly passenger on a VIA Rail train southbound near Blue River.

Police responded and met the train in Avola, where it stopped and the direc-tor reported a male seemed to be having delusions and was trying to get off the train while it was in motion.

The male believed the policeman had four arms, had seen a chimpanzee with a human head and a lion with monkey head with wires coming out of it while on the train.

The male was apprehended under the Mental Health Act and transported to Clearwater hospital where he was admit-ted.

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All sports registration(L-r) Harriet Broadbent signs up her daughter, Sarah Broadbent, with Raft Mountain Skating Club with help from Chris Kreke, Amy Dulaba and Jenn Wadlegger. They were taking part in Everyone Gets To Play, a registration session for all local sports organiza-tions plus others such as Girl Guides held Thursday afternoon, Sept. 10 at Dutch Lake Community Centre. Photo by Keith McNeill

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Sept 17: North Thompson Communities Foundation AGM 7pm Clw Public Library.

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• Clearwater Breastfeeding Group: 3rd Wed. of every month 7:30pm @ YCS

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• Shambhala Meditation Group: meets every Tuesday at Forest House 6:30-8:00 pm. Info: 250-674-3233.

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

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• CNT Rod & Gun Club: 3rd Tues. of the mth. Blackpool Hall 7pm Nov., Jan., & Mar. AGM in May

• Volleyball: Winter, dates TBA, at Clearwater Secondary School Gym, $2 drop in. Info: 250-674-1878.

• Youth Group: ages 12-18, Sat. 7-10 pm Dutch Lake Community Center, info 250-674-2600

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• Badminton: Mon & Wed, Oct – Mar, CSS gym, 7:30-9:30 pm, $3 drop-in fee, info 250-674-2518

• Drop in Basketball: Winter, dates TBA, $2 drop in at Clearwater Secondary School Gym. Info: 250-674-1878

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NORTH THOMPSON SPORTSPLEX (District of Clearwater)

Concession Clerk & Skate PatrolThe District of Clearwater is inviting applications for the positions of Concession Clerk & Skate Patrol at the North Thompson Sportsplex for the 2015-16 season.

Concession Clerk: Interested applicants must be motivated; possess communication and public relations skills; experience in food preparation; ability to operate a cash register and balance end of day cash out; preference will be given to those holding a Level One Food Safe Certificate. Applicants must be available to work evening and weekend shifts. Applicants must be 14 years of age or older and be bondable. Applicants ages 14 & 15 years must have the permission of a parent or guardian. The position is subject to the provisions of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 900 Collective Agreement. The position is seasonal part-time (approx. 10 hrs week) and will commence on or about September 25th, 2015.

Skate Patrol: Interested applicants must be strong ice skaters and possess exceptional communication and public relations skills. Applicants must be available to work evening and weekend shifts. Applicants must be 14 years of age or older and be bondable. Applicants ages 14 & 15 years must have the permission of a parent or guardian. The position is subject to the provisions of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 900 Collective Agreement. The position is seasonal part-time (approx 6 hrs/week) and will commence on or about September 25th, 2015.

Written resumes with references outlining skill and qualifications are to be marked with the title of the position you are applying for as Personal / Confidential and submitted to Leslie Groulx, Chief Administrative Officer, Box 157, Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N1, by email at [email protected] or dropped off at the District of Clearwater, 209 Dutch Lake Road, Clearwater, B.C. by 12:00 noon, Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015. The District of Clearwater thanks all applicants who apply for this position, however, only those candidates who are interviewed will be contacted.

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You’d have laughed (or sympathized) if you’d seen the gimpy members of our group (3/5) struggling with wide open stairs, no railings, at our B&B in Port Hardy. Instead of being at the hostel beside the inlet, as my sister Vera had arranged, we were in the owners’ large home on a distant hillside.

Renting a van resolved some issues and gave us the mobil-ity to drive downtown as well as to Telegraph Cove, 60 km away. This quaint historical village was established in the early 1900s to provide accommoda-tion for workers at a salmon cannery and small lumber mill. Compact homes were built on a boardwalk above the rocky shore, washed by the tide twice a day. Now a tourist destination, the interior of those homes has been trans-formed for overnight-ers while the exteri-ors are unchanged. Nearby businesses are happy to provide food and drink. At the end of the “wharf” is the Whale Interpretive Centre, “home to one of the finest collec-tions of marine skel-etons in B.C.”, says their website. “Look at the difference in size between the skeletons of this seal and a sea lion.”

I pointed to the two of them hanging adja-cent to each other.

On our way back, we looped around Port McNeill, surprised by the size of this sawmill town and the fact that the driver (me) did not get us lost. Our evening in Port Hardy saw us participating in two favourite activi-ties: eating fish’n’chips and strolling along pebbly Storey’s Beach as the sun set.

I had been strug-

gling to find the right moment to phone the daughter of Clearwater friends, so John and I were delighted when she appeared beside the window of the rented van seconds before we drove away from the B&B the following morning. As wonder-ful coincidence would have it, she’d been dropping her daugh-ters off at the sitter’s place just a few houses up the hill and spot-ted us. “Did you see us struggling with the steps?” I asked, grin-ning.

In organizing this trip, Vera had worked in differ-ent modes of travel so the Greyhound bus came next. That driver didn’t get lost in Port McNeill either as we saw parts of it a second time, but Telegraph Cove, which is at the end of a side road, was not on its route. I won’t tell you about spilling hot chocolate all down my shirt front when we were rolling again after a 10-minute stop at the convenience store that makes up the community of Woss. (I had really wanted cof-fee, but that pot was empty!) We will have to return to view Woss Lake and Provincial Park.

Trees line the road for the northern half of the highway, but eventually views open up to include pastures and nar-

row Johnstone Strait. Announcements about places of interest were not forth-coming, but I had been told before about the blowing up of Ripple Rock in Seymour Narrows, further south, to make passage through dan-gerous currents safer. That explosion was

shown, as it happened, right across Canada on CBC TV, in 1958.

After a lunch stop in Campbell River and a shorter one in Courtenay, the bus stayed close to the Strait of Georgia, picking up and drop-ping off passengers at pretty communities along the way. Our turn was coming – in Nanaimo, for a mini-family reunion. The bus trip had been pleasant, as we chat-ted our way south and savoured the scenery. As we had experi-enced on the train, however, our chances of seeing wildlife were remote. Only eagles appeared.

18 -19A glimpse of northern Vancouver Island with my Aussie family

Valley artist shows her waresBarriere-based clay artist Lynne Nordquist shows off one of the creations she has on display in the North Thompson Art Council gallery at Dutch Lake Com-munity Centre. Her show runs Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., until Sept. 30. Photo by Keith McNeill

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Aries, explore a new way of thinking and keep an open mind. Maintain energy and enthusiasm about a new project. Your energy will inspire others to get mov-ing.

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You’d have laughed (or sympathized) if you’d seen the gimpy members of our group (3/5) struggling with wide open stairs, no railings, at our B&B in Port Hardy. Instead of being at the hostel beside the inlet, as my sister Vera had arranged, we were in the owners’ large home on a distant hillside.

Renting a van resolved some issues and gave us the mobil-ity to drive downtown as well as to Telegraph Cove, 60 km away. This quaint historical village was established in the early 1900s to provide accommoda-tion for workers at a salmon cannery and small lumber mill. Compact homes were built on a boardwalk above the rocky shore, washed by the tide twice a day. Now a tourist destination, the interior of those homes has been trans-formed for overnight-ers while the exteri-ors are unchanged. Nearby businesses are happy to provide food and drink. At the end of the “wharf” is the Whale Interpretive Centre, “home to one of the finest collec-tions of marine skel-etons in B.C.”, says their website. “Look at the difference in size between the skeletons of this seal and a sea lion.”

I pointed to the two of them hanging adja-cent to each other.

On our way back, we looped around Port McNeill, surprised by the size of this sawmill town and the fact that the driver (me) did not get us lost. Our evening in Port Hardy saw us participating in two favourite activi-ties: eating fish’n’chips and strolling along pebbly Storey’s Beach as the sun set.

I had been strug-

gling to find the right moment to phone the daughter of Clearwater friends, so John and I were delighted when she appeared beside the window of the rented van seconds before we drove away from the B&B the following morning. As wonder-ful coincidence would have it, she’d been dropping her daugh-ters off at the sitter’s place just a few houses up the hill and spot-ted us. “Did you see us struggling with the steps?” I asked, grin-ning.

In organizing this trip, Vera had worked in differ-ent modes of travel so the Greyhound bus came next. That driver didn’t get lost in Port McNeill either as we saw parts of it a second time, but Telegraph Cove, which is at the end of a side road, was not on its route. I won’t tell you about spilling hot chocolate all down my shirt front when we were rolling again after a 10-minute stop at the convenience store that makes up the community of Woss. (I had really wanted cof-fee, but that pot was empty!) We will have to return to view Woss Lake and Provincial Park.

Trees line the road for the northern half of the highway, but eventually views open up to include pastures and nar-

row Johnstone Strait. Announcements about places of interest were not forth-coming, but I had been told before about the blowing up of Ripple Rock in Seymour Narrows, further south, to make passage through dan-gerous currents safer. That explosion was

shown, as it happened, right across Canada on CBC TV, in 1958.

After a lunch stop in Campbell River and a shorter one in Courtenay, the bus stayed close to the Strait of Georgia, picking up and drop-ping off passengers at pretty communities along the way. Our turn was coming – in Nanaimo, for a mini-family reunion. The bus trip had been pleasant, as we chat-ted our way south and savoured the scenery. As we had experi-enced on the train, however, our chances of seeing wildlife were remote. Only eagles appeared.

18 -19A glimpse of northern Vancouver Island with my Aussie family

Valley artist shows her waresBarriere-based clay artist Lynne Nordquist shows off one of the creations she has on display in the North Thompson Art Council gallery at Dutch Lake Com-munity Centre. Her show runs Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., until Sept. 30. Photo by Keith McNeill

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