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this circumstance. On June 20, after re-

ceiving their search war-rant, members of the McBride and Valemount RCMP entered the rural property, and discovered a well-established mari-juana grow operation. “It was run by a complex and ultimately danger-ous electrical system,” said Constable Nathan Fox. “BC Hydro was on hand to make the scene safe for the Members to collect the evidence in-side and to dismantle the operation.”

Approximately 1,000 marijuana plants were located inside the resi-

dence in varying stages of production. The lone male was from the lower mainland, and was re-leased on a promise to appear with two pro-posed charges: One charge of Production of a Controlled Substance and one charge of Theft under $5,000. “This fi le is still under investigation,” said Fox. “There is a pos-sibility of other charges against other people.”

The operation is sus-pected to be connected with Asian gang activity in the lower mainland,

On the evening of June 19, McBride RCMP

responded to a suspi-cious occurrence on Mountainview Road, approximately 10 min-utes away from McBride. The suspicious occur-rence, they soon found out, was a 47-year-old man burning marijuana shake in a burn barrel on the hillside. “Downward air pressure caused the smoke to go down on to the road,” said Constable

Pete Berndsen. “We had been working on this case for a long time, but this incident led to the search warrant.”

After entering the property, offi cers on scene arrested one male and held him at the Mc-Bride detachment while the investigation contin-ued. Berndsen said that in emergency situations, or when dealing with a crime in plain view, police can arrest an individual and hold them while they acquire a search warrant, which is what occurred in

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McBride Secondary School Graduates were the center of attention in the community on Saturday, as Graduation Celebrations took place at the Robson Valley Recreation Centre. The day included a banquet, the ceremony and a dance afterwards. Check out more photos on pages 11-12.

Congratulations McBride Graduates

RCMP bust 1,000 plant grow-op in McBrideLocal: RCMP take down large grow op-eration outside of McBride.

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The main grow room police discovered after executing their search warrant on the property just outside of McBride.

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For a number of Valemount residents, a troubling residue build up in wash-

ing machine filters and sprinklers has been causing concern. The mysteri-ous white substance has been clogging filters in some homes, and has sent a number of people to the Village office asking questions.

Public Works Superintendent, Vic-tor Laboucane, said that staff is aware of the issue, and explained that it is an algae build up in the water system that occurred before they brought the new treatment plant online. “It might have bloomed in Swift Creek last year and then when the water level goes down it dries out and when the water level rises again it washes it down off the rocks and into the system.”

The algae, is sometimes generally referred to as “rock snot” but it is not believed to be the same algae that is invading streams and rivers in parts of Alberta and BC at an alarming rate, the official “rock snot.” For Labou-cane, the algae has been clogging the filters in the new water plant, which means no new algae is getting into the system. It also means, however, that the rate at which water is filtered has gone down, and with increasing water use by Village residents, it has been hard to keep up with demand. “We need a certain water level to flush the hydrants but too much water use

is keeping the reservoir too low. We can’t keep up with the demand, and it wouldn’t look good if we were flushing hydrants during water restrictions.”

But flushing the hydrants and water lines is exactly what is needed to get rid of the algae that has been clogging people’s appliances. Usually hydrant flushing is done earlier in the spring, but construction of the plant, coupled with a spike in water use, has meant the yearly maintenance has been de-layed, which is why there is residue in the pipes. “We were producing water at 20L a second, and as the bugs get worked out of the new plant we have increased that to 60L a second.”

Environmental Health Officer for Northern Health, Matthew Shumak-er, said that it is normal to spend up to six months working the kinks out of a newly installed water system, and confirmed that the algae is not a health concern unless someone has a seriously compromised immune sys-tem. “If you have serious immune is-sues you should be boiling your water anyway. It is not a health hazard and you’re not getting any new algae in there.”

Currently, turbidity levels in the Vil-lage water system has been reduced by over 98% said Laboucane, and the clogged filters are a testament to what is being taken out during high water. He also said the UV treatment units have been installed, and will be on-line shortly.

White residue in Village water

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Public Works Superintendent Victor Laboucane inspects some screens clogged with algae at Vale-mount’s water treatment facility.


Northern has recently become aware of an apparent telephone

scam where the caller claims to be an NH “health inspector”. Calls have been placed to restaurants, seeking sensitive information in-cluding tax details. In some cases,

the calls have included the threat of a fine for not providing the re-quested information.

Northern Health is advising op-erators of restaurants and other regularly-inspected facilities that NH Environmental Health Officers are NOT in the practice of seek-ing financial or other personal in-

formation over the phone. EHO’s also carry Northern Health name tags that clearly identify them as NH employees, and can be further verified by calling the local Health Unit.

Media reports indicate similar calls have been placed to facilities in other health regions of BC, as well as in Ontario, and the United

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of the public should always be cautious about providing person-al information over the phone, or online. They should also request official identification from anyone seeking such information in per-son.

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With so many events going on in the Robson Valley lately, I have had a hard time figur-

ing out if I am coming or going, which for some strange reason I find I enjoy. Whipping back and forth between Valemount, Dunster and McBride is not only an incredibly scenic drive, but it re-ally gives one time to think about things they may just not have time to ponder during the hustle and bustle of life.

This week, I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the celebration of Dunster Fine Arts El-ementary’s 94th year, making it the oldest school in the district. It was an event tinged with sad-ness, as it is also marking the end of the school as we know it, after the School District chose to close its doors at the end of this year.

I don’t’ know what more can be said about the Dunster situation. Multiple levels of government are on the case, and they all seem to be taking so long to figure out the best way to allow the com-munity to control the future of the building, that I can completely understand how people may be getting discouraged. It may be time to shout a little louder, respectfully and positively of course, for our government representatives to nail out a solution. Discussions are important, don’t get me wrong, but left to their own devices, I believe governments would be satisfied “discussing” an issue forever.

In between that impressive event, and Mc-Bride’s always-enjoyable graduation celebration, I was honoured to attend the retirement party for Anglican/United Church leader, Dee McEachern. There were so many people at the party, from all corners of the Valley, it really illustrated the uni-fying influence of the Church. I’m not a very reli-gious person, but I have nothing but respect for the work Dee has done during her seven years in the area.

I have gotten to know Dee a little bit through various committees, conversations and events, and I can honestly say we are very blessed to not have to say goodbye to her completely, as she has decided to stay in the area for the foreseeable future. I say fortunate, because not only did she work hard to serve the spiritual needs of her con-gregation, but she is also one of the most dedicat-ed and tireless volunteers I have ever seen. These are the kinds of people that make life in the Valley just a little bit better.

So thanks for your presence in the Valley Dee, and may you continue to do all the wonderful things you do for people in the Robson Valley. Hey, maybe you’ll have more time to volunteer now that you don’t have to prepare sermons or services, right?

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Dear Editor;

As a very dedicated owner and a lifelong enthusiast of horses,

the simple thought of hundreds of horses being slaughtered every day makes my stomach turn. I have to admit, I did not check out YouTube to watch horses being slaughtered, as suggested by Theresa Nolet, in her very well written letter, because well, I’m just not that brave. How-ever, I do not agree that closing down slaughter plants will improve the fate of those unwanted horses.

In my mind, first and foremost to blame for the senseless destruction of so many animals, be it horses, dogs, cats or any creatures, are irre-sponsible breeders and owners that keep on producing more and more animals knowing how flooded the market is. Almost anyone can af-ford to buy a horse these days, but it takes dedication and persever-

ance of a special kind to keep them happy and healthy. Not only have recent drought years increased the hay prices, but by the time you pay the trainer, vet, farrier, provide the vaccines and dewormers and fill your tack shed with properly fitting gear and equipment, you better have no other hobbies, be a mil-lionaire or send your hubby to work in the oilpatch - sorry honey.

As an end result the cute little pony that was supposed to teach the kids responsibility is now a stubborn hack, for lack of proper training, always hungry and a pain in you know where, and therefore ends up either neglected in some backyard or at the auction, where it most likely will end up on the meat truck.

The Thoroughbred breeders are the biggest offenders and contribu-tors to the slaughter houses. Thou-

sands of foals are born every spring and only a handful of them have the talent and conformation to make it to the races. The ones that don’t are usually too hot to handle and un-suited for other disciplines, so they get destroyed. Of the ones that do make it to the track, most of them have to be put down early because of injuries. The Western Horse Sports are not far behind with their futurities, where horses are being drilled into the ground at an age where bone and muscle structure are unable to provide sufficient support. Extreme horse sports are only there to feed human egos and, of course, for the almighty dollar. They are not in the interest of the animal.

It is very disturbing to me that the United States, where horse

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sports are so immensely popular, banned horse slaughter. The gruesome outcome is that horses, some of them already in-jured, ill and weak, are now being stuffed in over-crowded and unventilated trailers for days, until they fi nally reach their destina-tion in Canada or worse, in Mexico, where the laws and supervision of ani-mal care are far below our standards. All our south-ern neighbors achieved with their ban is “not in my backyard”.

As fl ight is a horse’s most basic instinct, a person can only imagine what it does to those animals, to be robbed of their personal space and to be shoved in a stuffy dark box, with so many other mates, regard-less of herd hierarchy and aggression.

Death is part of life. Meat consumption is part of life. That is no different in na-ture and horses, being prey animals, are at the bottom of the food chain. That’s a fact, even if I don’t like it. I don’t believe that it is the end of a life that makes the slaughter industry grue-some, it is the pain and suffering of the animal pri-or to that.

There will always be unwanted animals. By banning horse slaughter, they will only end up be-ing abandoned, neglect-ed, starved to death and their suffering will be pro-longed. The answer is not to ban horse slaughter, but to prevent as many horses as possible from having to go down that road. Pro-duce less animals, only buy horses if you are edu-cated about them and a hundred percent dedicat-

ed. And euthanize them at home, if the time has come. Don’t pass the buck, you owe them that much. If some unfortunate crea-tures need rescuing, don’t look the other way. Clean up your own backyard, that’s what we can do at home.

As for the horse indus-try, there is a huge need for restructuring. Ban horse sports that involve horses younger than fi ve years old. Period. That alone would save many lives.

And for the government, don’t get me started.

It just can’t be legal to keep horses cooped up in substandard trailers and feedlots for days and months. The same goes for all livestock. The laws on transportation and hu-mane handling of animals need to be tougher and they need to be enforced. Less transports actually means more slaughter houses are needed. Have a slaughter house and a hu-mane animal care super-visor in every town. That would not only improve the end stages of an ani-mal’s life, but it would also allocate desperately need-ed jobs and dollars back to the rural areas. If fewer an-imals were being slaugh-tered per day, and ongoing supervision was instated, the horror of a horse still being alive when it is being butchered would be drasti-cally reduced, or hopefully eliminated.

Please be careful what you wish for, even if your intention is goodhearted and noble.

For the love of the horse,Monika BrownMcBride

Dear Editor;

Valemountain Days 2010 was a huge success and is now in

the history books, but it would not be complete before we give a great big Thank-You to all those in our community who came and volunteered to help.

We had an absolutely great weekend. The weather was won-derful and the rain held off until we shut down on Sunday.

We had 46 entries in our parade this year. Perhaps not as big as last year, but really good just the same.

Thank-You, Doris and Jim McKirdy, for being our Senior King and Queen. You have put a lot of yourselves into Valemount over the years and we sure appre-ciate it. Thanks to Ron Baer for that fantastic car for our Senior King and Queen and all his other cars he put in our parade.

Thanks to the Cuddeback fam-ily and their army of volunteers that made the Loggers Events a huge success. Donovan Gee was #1 logger this year.

Loggers Prizes - sponsorsDennis and Adam NeumanR&V Pepper HoldingsC. Baggett LoggingAdventure ManagementGreenstar – John McGuireTravis AutoAdams Lake LumberRobson Valley InternetMickelson Enterprises LtdValemount Forest ProductsMonashee MotorsFinning (Pat McGuire) Valemount Dental ClinicValemount Learning Centre Yellowhead Helicopters Ltd Alpine Country RentalsBumper to Bumper

A great big Thank-You to all those volunteers who worked at the gates; in the concession booth selling tickets and work-ing in the kitchen – those burgers were so good, Lianne - and in the beer garden keeping everyone cool.

The Children’s Games both on Friday night downtown and Sat-urday at the arena were absolute-ly wonderful. I can’t say enough about the dedication of Lisa

Toporowski and Amanda Simms for looking after those events and also the Pie Throw and the Water-melon Contest. To those parents, grand- parents and others, both long-time residents and new-comers to the Valley, who helped over the weekend – Thank-You.

The kids sure looked like they were having a good time. Let’s look at making it bigger and bet-ter for next year. How about a Gladiator Joust or Boxing Match?

Thanks to Dennis Neuman for bringing in the load of logs for “Guess the Weight” contest and to Anne and Mike Osadchuk for looking after it. The winner this year was Graham Darrugh. His guess was very close, only 180 kg off.

To Pete Pearson and his crew for overseeing the Ball tourna-ment – getting teams and orga-nizing the games and preparing the diamonds – Gracias, Senor.

To Art and Shelly Mainprize for running the Horseshoe Tourna-ment – everyone had a great time.

What did you think of Vale-mount Idol this year? Wasn’t it good? Thank you to Andru Mc-Cracken and his crew for organiz-ing and running it and Anne Ma-rie and Jody for being the MCs. They tell us that will be happen-ing next year, so get ready.

With our gratitude toRCMP - Leading the paradeLegion Branch 266 - Color party in the paradeQuickway Pilot - Traffi c ControlAmbulance Crew - Teddy Bear ClinicGun Club - Friday Night BBQBen Fraser CNR - Holding up the train for the paradeCanoe Valley Skating Club - Chicken Plop BingoKim and Tori Thorn - The Chick-enCanoe Valley Recreation Man-agement committee - For the use of the ArenaChildren’s Activity Society - Cot-ton CandyHouse of Trailers - Trailer LoanValemount Curling Club - Adult DancePepe’s Restaurant - Meeting roomLions Club - BBQ Rickster Holdings - Garbage De-tail

Mel, David, John & Fitz - Friday night set-up & Sunday tear-downMarina Association - Pancake breakfastQuilter’s Guild - Quilt displayValemount Artists - Art Display & DemosVillage of Valemount Public Works - Grounds & 5th Ave set-upVillage of Valemount Front offi ce - Brochure setup & printingValley Sentinel/Josh - Advertising & PicturesPlain and Simple - AdvertisingMichael O and Fitz - Setting out the stakes for the parade

And last but certainly not least I would like to give a HUGE Thank-You to my committee:Hollie Blanchette – Treasurer and AdvertisingDan Cuddeback – Loggers EventsLisa Toporowski & Amanda Simms – Kids events, Pie Throw & WatermelonPete Pearson – Ball Tournament Roxanne Martens – Beer GardensAilie Beaudry - ConcessionDon Sollows - SecurityDonnie McLean – Fund raising for loggers events, helping with Lions BBQ, etcLil Basaraba – Lions BBQ, set-up & teardown & a whole bunch of other thingsJane Shaw – Parade Marshall, Signs and Meeting ReminderBonnie Marklund – Assistant Pa-rade Marshall Carol Bustin – Artists Display & DemosThank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Christine Torgerson – Chair

Our AGM is on July 13 – watch the paper for place and time. All are welcome.

We will be taking a small break for the summer and then back to the planning board in the fall. Re-member, Valemountain Days is a community celebration and the more of the town that joins in, the better it will be. If you want to come out to give your sug-gestions and help, do come, the more the merrier.

Christine TorgersonValemount

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VALEMOUNT• PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETING EVERY 2ND

WED. 5 PM DOWNSTAIRS AT THE LIBRARY.

• PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT Prenatal Classes, Baby Clinics - Call 566-9138 ext 228 for appointments.

• CHAMPS Weight loss Support Team for men and wom-en. Thurs. 6:00 pm Downstairs Valemount Clinic. Shirley 566-9829, Dolly 566-8458.

• COUNCIL MEETING 2nd & 4th Tues., 7 pm, council chambers. Everyone welcome.

• CHAMBER OF COMMERCE General Meeting 2nd Thurs of the month @ 12pm at the Learning Centre

• SADDLE & WAGON CLUB MEETING 3rd Thurs. 7 pm 566-9707

• VALEMOUNT CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY CENTRE Board Meeting 2nd Mon. 7 pm @ the Centre beneath the Community Hall (the red door).

• ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION General meetings every 3rd Mon of month 7:30pm in Legion.

• LIONS BINGO 1st & 3rd Mon, at Lions Hall, doors open 6pm, everyone welcome.

• LADIES AUXILIARY #266 Legion Meetings 1st Tuesday of every month 3pm in Valemount Legion.

• VALEMOUNT SENIORS SOCIAL CLUB. Regular meetings fi rst Thurs of every month at 7pm downstairs lounge at Golden Years Lodge. Seniors Music Night 7PM WED

• VALEMOUNT CIRCLE DANCE. For more info please contact 250 566-0095

• ADULT RECREATION BADMINTON. Thurs at 7pm in th Valemount Sec School gym. Contact Jamie @250 566-4656

• ADULT RECREATIONAL VOLLYBALL. Tues from 7pm - 9pm. Valemount Sec School gym. Contact Shelley Mainprize @ 250 566-9854

TETE JAUNE• TETE JAUNE COMMUNITY CLUB meetings held the

1st Tues. of the month at 7pm at the Tete Jaune Hall.

MCBRIDE• VALLEY PIECEMAKERS QUILT GUILD Every other

Wednesday. 7:00 pm in the High School. New members welcome, contact Dawna Hickerty 569-3210.

• ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Every Sun, 8 pm at the Health Unit.

• OAPO STITCH & KNIT Every Thurs., 2:30 - 4 pm, Beaverview Lodge, Hilda Murin 569-3305

• ALANON every Mon. 8pm at the Health Unit

• TOPS Tues. 6:45 pm weigh-in, 7:15 pm meeting. Health Unit in McBride. New members welcome. Brenda Molendyk 569-3113

• VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING 2nd & 4th Tues,7:30 pm, Village Council Chambers.

• DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP 1st Wed, 1 pm at Bea-verview Lodge & Sat.10 am -12 pm, 441 Dominion St 569-2658 / 569-0113

• SUPPORT GROUP FOR FAMILIES DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS Last Wed every month 7:30 pm @ McBride Health Centre more info call Norma 569-2637 or Elizabeth 968-4347

• DOOR STORIES SERIES 2008-2009 Art Exhibition by Pamela Cinnamon. Nov 12 2009 - Jan 15 2010 at the Museum/Library Building 241 Dominion St. Mc-Bride

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JULY 01

•CANADA DAY! JOIN IN THE CELEBRATIONS AROUND VALEMOUNT AND MCBRIDE. • “Robson Valley Home School Student Art” Exhibition of student art and creativity at the Museum/Library 241 Dominion St. McBride until July 15th

JULY 02

• Valemount Seniors Dance Night 7-9pm

• Hamburger Night at the Legion 5PM in Valemount

JULY 03/04

• Friends of Valemount Hike to Glacier Meadow Sun July 4. Call Patricia for more info 250 566-8244•DUNSTER: ICE CREAM SOCIAL on Saturday July 3 7PM at the Dunster Hall.

JULY 8

• “Robson Valley Home School Student Art” Exhibition of student art and creativity at the Museum/Library 241 Dominion St. McBride until July 15th

JULY 9

• Valemount Seniors Dance Night 7-9pm• Hamburger Night at the Legion 5PM in Valemount

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JULY 10/11

• “Robson Valley Home School Student Art” Exhibition of student art and creativity at the Museum/Library 241 Dominion St. McBride until July 15th

JULY 7

• Valemount Seniors Music Night 7-9pmMcBride E-Free Church -Drop-in Walking 7-8 AM

JULY 12

• Valemount Seniors Carpet Bowling 9am• “Robson Valley Home School Student Art” Exhibition of student art and creativity at the Museum/Library 241 Dominion St. McBride until July 15th

JULY 13

MCBRIDE• TOPS 6:30pm at the Health Unit• 7-9 PM VFD mtbg @ Fire Hall

JUlY 15

• “Robson Valley Home School Student Art” Exhibition of student art and creativity at the Museum/Library 241 Dominion St. McBride ends today July 15th!!

JULY 16


JULY 14


JULY 5

• Valemount Seniors Carpet Bowling 9am• McBride E-Free Church -Drop-in Walking 7-8 AM Low Impact Exercises for Women 4-5PM

JULY 6


JULY 17/18

JUNE 30

• Valemount Seniors Music Night 7-9pmMcBride E-Free Church -Drop-in Walking 7-8 AM • “Robson Valley Home School Student Art” Exhibition of student art and creativity at the Museum/Library 241 Dominion St. McBride until July 15th

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JULY 19

• Valemount Seniors Carpet Bowling 9am• “Robson Valley Home School Student Art” Exhibition of student art and creativity at the Museum/Library 241 Dominion St. McBride until July 15th

JULY 20


JUlY 22

• “Robson Valley Home School Student Art” Exhibition of student art and creativity at the Museum/Library 241 Dominion St. McBride ends today July 15th!!

JULY 23


JULY 21


JULY 24/25


HIKE to The Glacier Lily Meadow*weather permittingSUNDAY July, 4th

Meet: 8:30 am at the Caribou Grill for truck /car poolingBring: lunch, rain gear & warm clothes

Round trip 16kms w/3000 ft elevation gain. If you like, bikes can be used for the first 3 kms (nice to have on the way out).

Some steep, rough, bushy and wet sections.Hikers should be comfortable with a log creek crossing.

for more information call Patricia @ 250-566-8244or Art @ 250-566-4694

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Nothing moves swiftly when dealing with multiple levels of government,

but the process to save the Dunster school seems to be moving at a snails pace, which is beginning to frustrate parents and community members who want to secure the building for the up-coming school year.

Discussions still look positive for es-tablishing a Wells model for the school in 2011, but for parent Chantal Swets, having a year break would not be ideal for the children. “Having a year break just doesn’t make sense for our kids educationally or socially. It’s just not a good scenario. There’s nothing wrong with any of the other schools in the Val-ley, it would just be disruptive.”

The process right now is a little con-

fused, said Swets, as different owner-ship or leasing options are being dis-cussed at the local, regional district and school district levels. At first discussions focused on the Regional District pur-

chasing the school, but talk of raising taxes to cover the operational costs was not a popular topic.

The community then suggested the

Regional District acquire the building, and then turn it over to local group, but those discussions have also seemed to come to an end, said Swets. “We were feeling fairly confident but unfortunate-ly that process didn’t sound like it would be all that quick, and we really are trying to avoid having a gap in operation.”

Another option that was being kicked around was a possible leasing option, but again the idea didn’t make it too far in the many meetings all three stake-holders have been having. “We feel like we are spinning our wheels and going back to square one. The ultimate goal is still to secure the building. It is the ideal location. The logistics of holding school in someone’s living room just wouldn’t work.” Using the school would allow parents to look into working with the Central Interior Distance Education group, to get them through the year un-

til the Wells model could be established. It would be harder to engage this group, however, without a building to hold classes in.

One positive step has occurred, how-ever, as the assessment on the building has been completed, said Swets. “That is done and it passed. The pump house could use some work and the floor is a little weak but these are items of note not deal breakers. The Regional District still wants to get some more feedback on the operational costs and they still haven’t nailed that down. It seems the School District is swamped because they are closing so many schools.”

Swets did say that Shirley Bond is working on the case with them, as well as Regional District Area H Director Ken Starchuk, so they are in a waiting game to see what those two agencies come up with.

Dunster still looking for a way to save their schoolJoshua [email protected]

“Having a year break just doesn’t make sense for

our kids educationally or socially.” ~ Chantal Swets

According to Colin Hall, CEO of ecoTECH http://www.etwm.ca,

there are significant changes ahead. His company will soon be going public; and, Phase 1 of the “McBride Eco-Industrial Park” based around the construction of a 5MW biomass co-generation plant, producing both heat and electricity, will be “breaking ground before the snow flies in 2010.” He maintains the project looked good to move forward 2 years ago. However, the world wide crisis in the financial markets proved a tempo-rary set back. Now, he believes with his financing on firm ground and the new focus by BC Hydro on economic de-velopment that we will soon see signs of the project’s activity in the Rob-son Valley. It’s likely there will be more complete descriptions of the “McBride Eco-Industrial Park” available soon. Components will include: green houses with hydroponics, aquaculture, and bri-quettes manufacturing. According to Mr. Hall, projected wood waste in the Robson Valley will be adequate to sup-ply the ecoTECH facility, which will use an ecoPHASER power station design. Plant operations training will be pro-vided by North American Services of Is-saquah, WA. The initial industrial park with the noted features is projected to cost $102 million and take 14 months

to complete. Phase 2 with a second co-generation plant of 36MW capacity is expected to be constructed within an additional 24 months at a cost of $96 million.

This project, in tandem with the other IPP’s planned, are considered the im-petus which will ultimately bring more electrical distribution/transmission lines to the Robson Valley,

And will meet the objectives stated by BC Hydro for firm power reliability.

Amongst the obvious issues of con-cern to Valley residents are potential en-vironmental impacts on air and water quality brought about by the operation of the ecoPHASER plants. According to Mr. Hall, the plants are designed using Ecospec Global Technology of Singa-pore’s proprietary scrubbing technolo-gy. “The water cycle is a closed loop and there will be no particulate discharge.” Carbon Dioxide, Sulphur Dioxide, and Nitrogen Oxides are removed through proprietary processes.

Mr. Hall is very grateful for the amount of support his company and this project has received over a number of years in the Robson Valley. He offered acknowl-edgement and special thanks in par-ticular to Margaret Graine, EDO for the Village of McBride, Mayor Mike Frazier, Shirley Bond, MLA and Pat Bell, MLA. The first meeting of the Task Force con-vened by BC Hydro is scheduled for July 7th.

ecoPhaser project still in the works for McBride and area

Russ Purviscontributor

Two avid golfers, Valemount residents Owen Torgerson and Daniel VanderZwan, celebrate after each achieved a milestone in the sport. They both recently scored a hole in one at local golf course, Valemount Pines.



» Dee McEachern’s retirement party - June 27

A massive card was available to sign for attendees of long time parishioner of the Anglican/United Church, Dee McEachern’s retirement party. Dee McEachern cutting her cake.

A tearful goodbye, but definitely not farewell, as McEachern will be staying in the Robson Valley.

A good sized crowd, from all corners of the Robson Valley, attended the celebration of Dee McEachern’s retirement party on Sunday.


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» CANADA DAY FEATURE

Along 5th Avenue to Main Street: 10:30 am - Old English Car Club Parade

from the Alpine Inn to the Valemount Public Library11:00 am - Old English Car Club Show n Shine

along Main Street in Front of the Valemount Public Library

At the Museum: 11:00 am - Family Scavenger Hunt - Canada Day Souvenirs

12:00 pm - Children’s Games12:00 pm - Hot Dogs, Ice Cream

1:00 pm - Canada Day Cake, Co� ee1:30 pm - Music

At the Visitor Information Centre: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm - Canada Quiz

Interpretive Talks - Canada Day Souvenirs

At the Sports Plex: 9:00 pm - Celebration Ceremonies

National Anthem & Cake Cutting - Local EntertainmentRefreshments & Canada Day Souvenirs - RCMP in Red

Serge10:00 pm - Fireworks Display

For more information please contact theVillage O� ce at 250-566-4435

1:30 pm - Music

For more information please contact theFor more information please contact theVillage O� ce at 250-566-4435

Village of Valemount

CANADA DAYCELEBRATIONS

THURSDAY JULY 1, 2010

The Valley Sentinel wishes you a great Canada Day!

Canada Day, formerly Dominion Day, is Canada's national day, a federal statu-tory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the Brit-ish North America Act (today called the Constitution Act, 1867), which united two British colonies and a province of the Brit-ish Empire into a single country called Canada.

Frequently referred to as "Canada's birthday", particularly in the popular press, the occasion marks the joining of the British North American colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada into a federation of four provinces (the Province of Canada being divided, in the process, into Ontario and Quebec) on July 1, 1867. Although Canada is regarded as having become a kingdom in its own right on that date, the British Parliament kept limited rights of political control over the new country that were shed by stages over the years until the last vestiges were surrendered in 1982 when the Constitution Act patriated the Canadian constitution.

On June 20, 1868, the Governor General issued a royal proclamation asking for Canadians to "cel-ebrate the anniversary of the confederation." However, the holiday was not established statutorily until 1879, when it was designated as Dominion Day, in reference to the des-ignation of the country as a Dominion in the British North America Act. � e holiday was initially not dominant in the national calendar; up to the early 20th century, Canadians thought themselves to be primarily British, being thus less interested in celebrating distinctly Canadian forms of patrio-tism. No o� cial celebrations were therefore held until 1917

- the golden anniversary of Confederation - and then none again for a further decade.

In 1946, Philéas Côté, a Quebec member of the House of Commons, introduced a private member's bill to rename Dominion Day as Canada Day. His bill was passed quickly by the House of Commons but was stalled by the Senate, which returned the bill to the Commons with the recom-mendation that the holiday be renamed � e National Holi-day of Canada, an amendment that e� ectively killed the bill.

Beginning in 1958, the Canadian government began to orchestrate Dominion Day celebrations, usually consist-

A brief history of Canada Daying of Trooping the Colour ceremonies on Parliament Hill in the afternoon and evening, followed by a mass band concert and ¢ reworks display. Canada's centen-nial in 1967 is often seen as an important milestone in the history of Canadian pa-triotism, and in Canada's maturing as a distinct, independent country, after which Dominion Day became more pop-ular with average Canadians. Into the late 1960s, nationally televised, multi-cultural concerts held in Ottawa were added, and the fête became known as Festival Cana-da; after 1980 the Canadian government began to promote the celebrating of Do-minion Day beyond the national capital, giving grants and aid to cities across the country to help fund local activities.

With only twelve Members of Parlia-ment present, eight less than a quorum, the private member's bill that proposed to change the name to Canada Day was passed in the House of Commons in ¢ ve minutes, and without debate. With the granting of Royal Assent, the name was o� cially changed to Canada Day on Oc-tober 27, 1982, a move largely inspired

by the adoption of the Canada Act, earlier in the year. Al-though the proposal caused some controversy, many Cana-dians had already been informally referring to the holiday as Canada Day for a number of years before the o� cial name change occurred. Andrew Cohen, a former Globe and Mail and current Ottawa Citizen columnist, called Canada Day a term of "crushing banality" and criticized the change from Dominion Day "a renunciation of the past, [and] a misread-ing of history, laden with political correctness and historical

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@ Pepe’s Restaurant

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Box 758, Valemount, BC, V0E 2Z0Phone: (250) 566-9774

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Along 5th Avenue to Main Street: 10:30 am - Old English Car Club Parade

from the Alpine Inn to the Valemount Public Library11:00 am - Old English Car Club Show n Shine

along Main Street in Front of the Valemount Public Library

At the Museum: 11:00 am - Family Scavenger Hunt - Canada Day Souvenirs

12:00 pm - Children’s Games12:00 pm - Hot Dogs, Ice Cream

1:00 pm - Canada Day Cake, Co� ee1:30 pm - Music

At the Visitor Information Centre: 9:00 am to 9:00 pm - Canada Quiz

Interpretive Talks - Canada Day Souvenirs

At the Sports Plex: 9:00 pm - Celebration Ceremonies

National Anthem & Cake Cutting - Local EntertainmentRefreshments & Canada Day Souvenirs - RCMP in Red

Serge10:00 pm - Fireworks Display

For more information please contact theVillage O� ce at 250-566-4435

1:30 pm - Music

For more information please contact theFor more information please contact theVillage O� ce at 250-566-4435


CANADA DAYCELEBRATIONS

THURSDAY JULY 1, 2010

The Valley Sentinel wishes you a great Canada Day!

Canada Day, formerly Dominion Day, is Canada's national day, a federal statu-tory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the Brit-ish North America Act (today called the Constitution Act, 1867), which united two British colonies and a province of the Brit-ish Empire into a single country called Canada.

Frequently referred to as "Canada's birthday", particularly in the popular press, the occasion marks the joining of the British North American colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada into a federation of four provinces (the Province of Canada being divided, in the process, into Ontario and Quebec) on July 1, 1867. Although Canada is regarded as having become a kingdom in its own right on that date, the British Parliament kept limited rights of political control over the new country that were shed by stages over the years until the last vestiges were surrendered in 1982 when the Constitution Act patriated the Canadian constitution.

On June 20, 1868, the Governor General issued a royal proclamation asking for Canadians to "cel-ebrate the anniversary of the confederation." However, the holiday was not established statutorily until 1879, when it was designated as Dominion Day, in reference to the des-ignation of the country as a Dominion in the British North America Act. � e holiday was initially not dominant in the national calendar; up to the early 20th century, Canadians thought themselves to be primarily British, being thus less interested in celebrating distinctly Canadian forms of patrio-tism. No o� cial celebrations were therefore held until 1917

- the golden anniversary of Confederation - and then none again for a further decade.

In 1946, Philéas Côté, a Quebec member of the House of Commons, introduced a private member's bill to rename Dominion Day as Canada Day. His bill was passed quickly by the House of Commons but was stalled by the Senate, which returned the bill to the Commons with the recom-mendation that the holiday be renamed � e National Holi-day of Canada, an amendment that e� ectively killed the bill.

Beginning in 1958, the Canadian government began to orchestrate Dominion Day celebrations, usually consist-

A brief history of Canada Daying of Trooping the Colour ceremonies on Parliament Hill in the afternoon and evening, followed by a mass band concert and ¢ reworks display. Canada's centen-nial in 1967 is often seen as an important milestone in the history of Canadian pa-triotism, and in Canada's maturing as a distinct, independent country, after which Dominion Day became more pop-ular with average Canadians. Into the late 1960s, nationally televised, multi-cultural concerts held in Ottawa were added, and the fête became known as Festival Cana-da; after 1980 the Canadian government began to promote the celebrating of Do-minion Day beyond the national capital, giving grants and aid to cities across the country to help fund local activities.

With only twelve Members of Parlia-ment present, eight less than a quorum, the private member's bill that proposed to change the name to Canada Day was passed in the House of Commons in ¢ ve minutes, and without debate. With the granting of Royal Assent, the name was o� cially changed to Canada Day on Oc-tober 27, 1982, a move largely inspired

by the adoption of the Canada Act, earlier in the year. Al-though the proposal caused some controversy, many Cana-dians had already been informally referring to the holiday as Canada Day for a number of years before the o� cial name change occurred. Andrew Cohen, a former Globe and Mail and current Ottawa Citizen columnist, called Canada Day a term of "crushing banality" and criticized the change from Dominion Day "a renunciation of the past, [and] a misread-ing of history, laden with political correctness and historical

Continued on Page 10...

Information Courtesy of Wikipedia


CMYK10 • Wednesday, June 30, 2010 � e Valley Sentinel


L� 's Celebrate

Canada Day!

FromMayor, Council & Staff

Village of McBride250-569-2229

Canada Day!Enj� thef� tiviti�

CATHY MCLEOD , MPKamloops - Thompson - Cariboo

Toll Free: 1-877-619-3332 [email protected]

From Coast to Coast to Coast,

Canada Day is a welcomesummer holiday. It’s a time toget together with family and

friends and celebrate our greatcountry.

As we proudly re� ect on thebeauty and vastness of our

nation, it is important to paytribute to our men and women

in uniform.It is thanks to their bravery and

sacri� ces that we enjoy thefreedoms we have as

Canadians each and every day.To those soldiers, their

families, and to all of you, Iwish you a safe and Happy

Canada Day.

Phone: 250-787-1194Toll Free: 1-800-661-1183

Fax: 250-787-1195Email: [email protected]

Hon. Jay Hill, P.C., M.P.Prince George – Peace River

Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

Come and join our Canada Day Celebrations! At Mt Robson Provincial Park

Starting at 10:00 am until 12:00 pmSee schedule of events

Visit the Info Centre for your Free Canada Day Souvenir

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Mt Robson Information

Centre

ignorance." For Cohen, the change is an example of system-ic denial of Canadian history by the Canadian government.

As the anniversary of Confederation, Dominion Day, and later Canada Day, was the date set for a number of important events, such as the � rst (temporary) national radio network hookup by the Canadian National Railway (1927), the in-auguration of the CBC's cross-country television broadcast (1958), the � ooding of the Saint Lawrence Seaway (1958), the � rst colour television transmission in Canada (1966), the inauguration of the Order of Canada (1967), and the establishment of "O Canada" as the country's national an-them (1980). Other events fell on the same day coinciden-tally, such as the � rst day of the Battle of the Somme in 1916 - shortly after which the province of Newfoundland and Labrador recognized July 1 as Memorial Day to commemo-rate the Newfoundland Regiment's heavy losses during the battle - and the enactment of the Chinese Immigration Act in 1923 - leading Chinese-Canadians to refer to July 1 as Hu-miliation Day and boycott Dominion Day celebrations, until the act was repealed in 1947.

Mount Robson Provincial Park

Celebrate Canada Day !July 1, 2010

In Mount Robson Provincial ParkAll events will take place at the Visitor Information

Centre

10:00 am – 3:00 pm Wildlife Nature Walk– Test your knowledge of Mt

Robson, on our ½ km self guided interpretive trail

10:00 am – 3:00 pmLocal Artisan Fair – Local Artists will be displaying

their art

11:30 am – 1:00 pmR.C.M.P. – In attendance for photo opportunities,

wearing traditional “Red Serge”

11:30 am – 1:00 pmJerry The Moose – Have your picture taken with

Jerry or just give him a big hug.

12:00 pmNational Anthem

12:00 pmCake, Coffee & Tea – Free cake and beverages for

visitors

Visit the Info Centre for your FREE Canada Day Souvenir.

McBride

Show your Canadian Pride & Community Spirit on Canada Day!

Children’s Games • Comedy •Music •Cake & Singing of Oh Canada • BBQ • Fireworks • Puppet making • Face Painting

and so much more!

10:00am – 12:00pm, 2:00pm-4:00pm - Children’s Festival Fun Games for Kids and Adults - 3 legged

races, Tricycle Relay Race, Crab Walk Relay and more. Parent and child Games, Reading corner,

Face Painting, Side walk chalk art.

Noon - BBQ Village Councillors and Chamber of Commerce will be cooking up a feast for you!

Don’t forget: Singing of “Oh Canada” led by the children of McBride, Canada Day address and

cutting of the cake with Mayor Mike Frazier and Village Council

Music in the Park and Fireworks at 10:00pm.Kids - Don’t forget to bring your enthusiasm and a

smile! Hosted by the McBride and District Chamber of Commerce, e

McBride Volunteer Fire Department, e Village of McBride, McBride Visitor Centre, Whistle Stop Gallery and the volunteer

e� orts of the Community of McBride and made possible with the support of Heritage Canada and “Celebrate Canada”

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The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée wrote the music as a setting of a patriotic poem com-posed by poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier. The lyrics were originally in French and translated into English in 1906.

Robert Stanley Weir wrote in 1908 another Eng-lish version, one that is not a literal translation of the French. Weir's lyrics have been revised twice, taking

their present form in 1980, but the French lyrics re-main unaltered. "O Canada" had served as a de facto national anthem since 1939, officially becoming Can-ada's national anthem in 1980, when the Act of Parlia-ment making it so received Royal Assent and became effective on July 1 as part of that year's Dominion Day celebrations.

The Crown-in-Council established set lyrics for "O Canada" in Canada's two official languages.

O Canada!Our home and native land!

True patriot love in all thy sons command.With glowing hearts we see thee rise,

The True North strong and free!From far and wide,

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.God keep our land glorious and free!

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.w

A brief history...

Our national anthem

French EnglishÔ Canada!

Terre de nos aïeux,Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!

Car ton bras sait porter l’épée,Il sait porter la croix!

Ton histoire est une épopéeDes plus brillants exploits.Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,

Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

Translation:O Canada!

Land of our forefathers,Thy brow is wreathed with a glorious

garland of flowers.As is thy arm ready to wield the sword,

So also is it ready to carry the cross.Thy history is an epic

Of the most brilliant exploits.Thy valour steeped in faith

Will protect our homes and our rights

Information Courtesy of Wikipedia

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Graduates Alysse Weedmark, Jordan Neal, Kaylee Pawlyszyn and friend Hailey Taks were all

smiles before the ceremony.

Ellise Bressette and her stylin’ shades.

Sherry Kelly approves of the banquet feast.

Erich Monroe (white suit) and Spencer Kimpton make their walk to the podium.

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» MCBRIDE GRADUATION FEATURE

A little more “in character” class pose from the McBride Graduates.

Megan Harstad and Mathue Miskie toast the sta� of McBride

Secondary School.

Georgia Betkus and Paislee Hickerty toast Mrs. Jane Blouin as

the guest of honour.

Proud parent Wendy Miskie re-plies to the grads after their toast to the parents.

Kelly McNaughton has a laugh with her

daughter, Kaylee Pawlyszyn before the

ceremony.


said Berndsen, but it is a hard connec-tion to prove. “It is the Asian influence moving to the Interior thinking there is less pressure. It is really strong in the Caribou Region. It is probably gang related, we try and connect the dots but what we’re getting is the caretakers and then it is a lot of work to connect them back to the big players. We will keep trying and moving forward to get the head guys. We really don’t want the workers, we want the head guys.”

Berndsen said that the gangs set up in rural areas because they think it will be easy to escape detection. “They’re moving to the Interior, but what they

don’t realize is they stick out. They should stay in their cul de sac in Sur-rey, where neighbours don’t pay atten-tion to each other. We’ll keep chipping away at them one at a time. We just don’t have the manpower to get all of them.”

According to the RCMP, this is the third investigation this year; with two other grow operations having been dismantled in the Dome Creek area at the end of March. Berndsen said the other two operations were connected to each other, and had approximately 800 and 300 plants in various stages of growth respectively. One local is likely to be charged in connection to at least one of the files.

RCMP bust grow-op in McBride From front

» COMMUNITY

After over 30 years of sharing water with residents of Tete Jaune, the hall now has it’s own well. A number of community members were on hand last week as a drilling rig from Kamloops based Bud’s Water Well went down 380 feet in search of water, said Byron Bustin. “It was a godsend to hit 150 gallons per minute of beautiful clean water. It was like a creek.” The cost of the well was covered by grants from the Regional District, said Bustin, who said that volunteers will be trenching and piping the water into the hall at upcoming workdays throughout the summer. “We are very very indebted to the Regional District and we feel wonderful about it. It was a significant amount of money and we couldn’t have done it without them.” Bustin said that Georgie Kenzie kindly donated a pump and a tank for the water system, so the hall can now be self-sufficient when it comes to water use. Since it’s construction, the hall has shared a community water system with six adjacent landowners, who have had to put up with low water pressure during major events at the hall. “The whole community thanks them for their patience and kindness all these years.” Bob Matchett and Dale Cinnamon witched the area for the well. Bustin added that the hall also received 750 pounds of paint last week, but they may hold off on the painting of the hall until they finish the water project. “We may leave it until the fall.”

Photos Submitted by Ainslie Jackman


» COMMUNITY

Long time first aid instructor Sharron Schiefelbein is hanging up her hat at

the end of the summer, and is urging anyone who needs to get their first aid training to take a class before they are no longer offered.

Schiefelbein has been teaching level one and level three first aid for over 25 years she said, and has been looking for a replacement for some time. “I want to let everyone know it’s time for me to retire. I don’t know anyone else who of-fers this training. The ideal candidate would have to be someone who has their level three ticket and they have to know how to teach. Anyone interested can talk to me, but I have tried for two years to get someone to take it over.”

First aid training is required under Worksafe BC, depending on the indus-try and the distance one works from medical services. Schiefelbein said that there have been some recent changes to

the level one course, which is the most popular, that people should be aware of. “Level one is your basic first aid. It is a seven-hour course so you can do it in one day and it covers things like minor wounds, CPR and obstructed airways. They have recently added AED’s (auto-matic external defibrillators) because a lot of places, like the two arena’s, are getting that equipment.”

Other changes to the level one train-ing include the class no longer using video resources, and the training is now good for three years, not two as it has been in the past. “People really like the three year ticket. It’s a big deal. I have been telling people so they can take advantage of it before I quit, and I have been teaching every weekend because everyone wants the three year ticket.”

Schiefelbein said there is still time to get a level one ticket before she re-tires, so anyone interested in taking the training should contact her at 250-569-2583 as soon as possible.

First aid instructor retiresJoshua [email protected]

McBride high school students are on a

roll.At a recent awards

night at McBride Sec-ondary, held on June 21, Grade 12 student Amy von der Gonna was awarded the esteemed Prince of Wales Schol-arship. “It is the most prestigious academic award the whole school district has,” said Mc-Bride Secondary teacher and councillor Jennifer L’Arrivee. “It is awarded annually to the student with the highest grade point average of all stu-dents in School District #57. This is the first time

in the Prince of Wales Scholarship’s 24-year history that a student from the Robson Val-ley has won it. Amy has a good future ahead of her. She’s an exception-ally hard worker.”

Von der Gonna said she was shocked and elated when she found out about the scholar-ship. “It was completely unexpected,” she said. “I am very, very excited. I applied for several schol-arships that I thought I’d qualify for and hoped for the best. It feels nice to know that all my hard work paid off. I am really happy and grateful for all the support I have got-ten over the years from my teachers, family and friends. I wouldn’t have been able to do it with-out them.”

“I am very proud of her, we all are,” said von der Gonna’s mom Tracey. “She’s a very hard worker. She comes home and studies every day. It doesn’t necessarily come easy.”

The Prince of Wales Scholarship was estab-lished in 1986 to com-memorate the visit to Prince George of their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess of Wales. The donors of the scholarship are School District No. 57 and UNBC. The scholarship

has a value of $2,500 plus a $2,500 tuition waiver upon the recipi-ents’ enrollment and at-tendance in any UNBC full-time program.

L’Arrivee said von der Gonna’s grade aver-age for Grades 10 to 12 was 98.75%, which is the highest in the en-tire school district. Ap-plicants not only have to demonstrate a high record of academic achievement in both Grade 11 and Grade 12, they also have to dem-onstrated outstand-ing citizenship and ex-cellence in either Art, Drama, Dance, Music, Speech Arts and/or Film.

According to her teachers, von der Gon-

na is a most deserving recipient of this award. She is very active in her school with basket-ball and volleyball, is a member of her school Student Council and Yearbook Club, has as-sisted in recycling pro-grams at school and tu-tored other students in Mathematics. She also has a passion for pho-tography and painting and has excelled in Vi-sual Arts and Art Foun-dation courses. von der Gonna is also very busy with community work, having participated in Community Clean-Up Garbage Pickup and the Terry Fox Runs as well as being active with com-munity badminton.

Von der Gonna plans to attend the University of Northern British Co-lumbia this fall to work on a Bachelor’s Degree of Health Science in bio-medical studies. “I want to go into dentistry or orthodontics,” she said.

Last year, von der Gonna was also awarded a four-year scholarship to UNBC, a scholarship which is awarded yearly to the top Grade 11 stu-dent in every school. “The criteria for the UNBC award are the highest grade point av-erage at the end of Grade 11, based on English 11 and three academic 11

courses as well as one 11 elective course,” said L’Arrivee.

Award recipients have their full tuition waived and as well as their course fees for a bach-elor’s degree.

Grade 11 student Drai-zen Taphorn is another student who has won a four-year UNBC Schol-arship. “I’ve been getting pretty good grades since Grade 8, so I was really hoping I’d get it, but I never really expected it,” said Taphorn. “It was re-ally exciting.”

“Draizen had really set her mind on getting this award,” added L’Arrivee. “She was very focused and determined at hav-ing a shot at that award.”

Taphorn said she isn’t sure yet what she is going to do. “I have to think about it some more. I’ll probably go into science. I like that. I like both math and sci-ence.”

Grade 12 student Paislee Hickerty found out a few weeks ago that she was awarded the President’s Scholarship from UNBC. “I didn’t apply for the scholar-ship, I applied to UNBC so it was a big surprise when I received a letter at home,” said Hickerty. “I am very excited.”

The President’s Schol-arship is based on the student’s Grade 11 tran-scripts and Grade 12 projected grades. “She’s excelled through high school and worked real-ly hard,” said L’Arrivee.

Hickerty, who is en-rolled in a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Eng-lish and minoring in psychology, will receive $9,000 for the first year and $5,500 per year for the next three years. “I would eventually like to go into teaching,” said Hickerty.

L’Arrivee said that McBride Secondary stu-dents are receiving close to $50,000 from univer-sity entrance scholar-ships as well as district and local scholarships and bursaries this year.

McBride students win a number of prestigious awards

Birgit Stutzcontributor

“She’s a very hard worker. She comes home and studies every day. It doesn’t necessarily come easy.”~ Tracey von der Gonna

Amy von der Gonna recently received the prestigious Prince of Wales Scholarship by maintaining the highest grade average in School District #57.


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THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF MCBRIDE

Notice of Intention to Approve Development Variance Permit No. 02-10

Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Corporation of the Village of McBride will be considering a resolution to approve Development Variance Permit No. 02-10 on July 13, 2010.

The purpose of Development Variance Permit No. 02-10 is to vary Zoning Bylaw No. 703 sec-tions 11.10 and 23.4, to reduce the rear setback from seven (7) meters to four (4) meters, front setback from seven and a half (7.5) meters to six (6) meters and that the minimum parking stalls be changed from thirteen (13) to ten (10) at the property legally described as Lot A, District Lots 5314 and 5316 Cariboo Dis-trict Plan 105256 (1170 5th Avenue).

A copy of the Development Variance Permit may be examined at the office of the Village of McBride, 100 Robson Centre-855 SW Frontage Road, McBride, and BC, during regular office hours from June 29 to July 13, 2010.

Eliana Clements Chief Administrative Officer

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Mother and Grandmoth-er Agnes Alma “Jo” Johnson on June 22, 2010.Jo is survived by her loving family, three sons and one daughter, Dwain (Anita) of Surrey, Keith (Chris) of Vernon, Cherie Annand of Vernon and Lloyd (Kit) of Delta, eight grand-children, David, Aimee (Jeff) Williams, Sheena, Amber Johnson, Sarah, Megan Annand, and Brett, Mark Johnson. Jo was predeceased by her loving husband Clarence of forty years in 1987.Jo and Clarence moved to Valemount, BC in 1954 and ran a lumber business until moving to Vernon in 1965. Jo loved to travel and she had a strong interest in her grandchildren, their well being and above all their education. She will be missed by all who knew her. A service of remembrance will be held on Wed. June 30th, 2010 at 1:30pm at Trinity United Church, Vernon. Reception to follow. Memorial contributions in memory of Jo can be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon c/o #4-1551 Sutherland Ave. Kelowna, BC.

Agnes Alma Johnson Born 1918 - June 22, 2010

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ANSWERS TO CANADA DAY CROSSWORD

Peter Gates Grogan and Sara Logan are happy to announce the birth of their son, Liam Patrick Grogan, on May 27, 2010 in Prince George, BC.

Please Take Notice that a Public Hearing for “Village of Valemount Green House Gas Reduction Offi cial Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 657, 2010” will be held:

Tuesday July 13th, 20107:00 p.m.

Council Chambers, Village Offi ce735 Cranberry Lake Road

At the Public Hearing, all those persons who deem their interest to be affected by the pro-posed Bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions. Any material received before or at the Pub-lic Hearing will become public information. Village of Valemount Green House Gas Re-duction Offi cial Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 657, 2010 will be available for pick up during regular offi ce hours, from now until July 9th, 2010 at the Village Offi ce, 735 Cran-berry Lake Road.

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$299,000

• Unique lodge style home• 2 acre scenic B&B• Stunning interior features• Great business opportunity

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$169,000• Cozy newer mobile• Approx. 2 scenic acres• Dore River access• Private, good find!

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- Nice house on two lots- Good garden & lawns- Setup for assisted living- Or 3 bdrm family home- Excellent Location

1155 3rd Avenue, McBride, BC

$185,000$185,000$185,000$185,000$185,000$185,000$185,000$185,000$185,000$185,000

- Immaculate home- First time on market- Excellent location- Oak kitchen- Detached garage

934 5th Avenue, McBride, BC

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4592 Mountainview Road, McBride, BC

$350,000$350,000$350,000$350,000$350,000$350,000$350,000$350,000$350,000$350,000$350,000

- Spectacular view lot- Level with access- 2 Acres on Dominion Creek- On water & Sewer- Ready to build on

McBride S Road, McBride, BC

$99,000$99,000$99,000$99,000$99,000$99,000$99,000$99,000$99,000

- Nice 5 bdrm home- On 2 fenced lots- Very open & spacious- Finished up & down- Detached garage

201 Dominion Street, McBride, BC

$163,500$163,500$163,500$163,500$163,500$163,500$163,500$163,500$163,500$163,500$163,500

- Beautiful home- Bright and open- Five bedrooms- Large corner lot- Excellent gardens- Central location

1097 5th Avenue, McBride, BC

$198,500$198,500$198,500$198,500$198,500$198,500$198,500$198,500$198,500$198,500

- Immaculate home- 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom- Large attached garage- Paved yard, nice trees- Wheelchair ramp- Large 3/4 acre corner lot

835 Beaven Crescent, Valemount, BC835 Beaven Crescent, Valemount, BC

$239,000$239,000$239,000$239,000$239,000$239,000$239,000$239,000$239,000$239,000$239,000

- Prime 217 acre parcel- Riverfront property- Partially treed- Farmland or pasture- Good access & views

Mountainview Road, McBride, BCMountainview Road, McBride, BC

$349,000$349,000$349,000$349,000$349,000$349,000$349,000$349,000$349,000

- Modern mobile home- Spacious 2 bdrm- Best lot in MHP- Large private yard & deck- Immediate occupancy

#10 151 Columbia Street, McBride, BC

$49,900$49,900$49,900$49,900$49,900$49,900$49,900$49,900$49,900

- Private horse farm- Immaculate family home- New 3 stall barn with loft- New garage and shop- Excellent location

2345 Westlund Road, McBride, BC

$580,000$580,000$580,000$580,000$580,000$580,000$580,000$580,000$580,000$580,000

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835 Beaven Crescent, Valemount, BC

- Nice getaway property- Immaculate older mobile- Fenced yard and lawns- Excellent location- Four bedrooms w/family room$159,900$159,900$159,900$159,900$159,900$159,900$159,900$159,900$159,900$159,900

14510 Blackman Rd, Tete Jaune Cache, BC14510 Blackman Rd, Tete Jaune Cache, BC- Home & acreage- Semi treed 37 acres- Large 4 bdrm home- Shop & barn- Excellent location

2300 Westlund Road, McBride, BC

$375,000$375,000$375,000$375,000$375,000$375,000$375,000$375,000$375,000$375,000

- Nice country rancher- Large 2.25 acre lot- 4 bdrm, 2 baths- Paved driveway- Immaculate & private

1040 Cypress Road, Valemount BC

$265,000$265,000$265,000$265,000$265,000$265,000$265,000$265,000$265,000$265,000

4592 Mountainview Road, McBride, BC- Spectacular view home- Renos completed- 5 bdrm, 4 baths- On 13.5 ac treed parcel- Perfect B&B or rec home

- Vast Valley view parcel- Vast Valley view parcel- Cleared 9.15 acres- 3 bdrm Modular home- 3 bdrm Modular home- Guest cottage & gardens- On mountain water - Best view in the area - Best view in the area - Best view in the area

Spittal Creek, Tete Jaune Cache, BC Spittal Creek, Tete Jaune Cache, BC

$159,000$159,000$159,000$159,000$159,000$159,000$159,000$159,000$159,000$159,000$159,000$159,000$159,000$159,000$159,000$159,000$159,000$159,000

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- Nice executive home- With shop on 3 lots- Immaculate estate sale- Immaculate estate sale- Natural wood craftsmanship- Priced to sell

361 Dominion Street, McBride, BC

$238,500$238,500$238,500$238,500$238,500$238,500$238,500$238,500$238,500$238,500

- Beautiful property- Mountainside cottage- Mountainside cottage- Tastefully decorated- Awesome views- Treed 10 acre lot- Year round mountain stream

13292 Bunbury Road, Tete Jaune Cache, BC 13292 Bunbury Road, Tete Jaune Cache, BC

$315,000$315,000$315,000$315,000$315,000$315,000$315,000$315,000$315,000$315,000

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