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“Healthy Debate”

The candidates for the Prince George-Peace River riding settle in for a two hour debate at the Roundhouse Theatre in McBride. From Left to Right: Moderator Marc Von der Gonna, Pirate Party candidate Jeremy Cote, Conservative Party candidate Bob Zimmer, NDP candidate Lois Boone, Liberal Party candidate Ben Levine and Green Party candidate Hilary Crowley. Photo by Daniel Betts

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All candidates forum

All candidates’ forum

An attentive crowd of Valley resi-dents filled the Roundhouse The-

atre in McBride to meet the Prince George-Peace River candidates for the upcoming federal election to be held May 2nd. Bill Arnold, Clara Applebee and Linda Fry from the McBride and District Chamber of Commerce orga-nized and hosted the “All Candidates’ Forum” which was held on April 14th at 7:30 p.m. Marc Von der Gonna, who cleverly moderated the discussion, began the evening by introducing the candidates. A laugh erupted from the

audience when Von der Gonna re-marked, “Linda is particularly impor-tant because she has the signal light that will let the candidates know when to stop talking, so good luck with that Linda.”

The candidates, Jeremy Cote of the Pirate Party, Bob Zimmer of the Con-servative Party, Lois Boone of the New Democratic Party, Ben Levine of the Liberal Party and Hilary Crowley of the Green Party arrived early to meet and greet those attending as well as each other. Each candidate was al-lowed 3 minutes for opening remarks before they each answered four ques-tions posed by the Chamber of Com-

merce, followed by written questions from the floor. Van der Gonna asked all questions and each candidate had one minute to respond.

While enough issues were discussed to fill an entire 20-page issue of The Valley Sentinel, the position of each candidate can be summarized as fol-lows.

Cote answered most questions by posing the same question back to the audience. In his opening remarks, Cote stated his party was about “a re-turn to constituent empowerment,” suggesting as MP, his vote would be a direct reflection of the riding he rep-resented.

Daniel Bettseditor

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upfront

CATHY MCLEOD

Authorized by the offi cial agent for the Cathy McLeod campaign

Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo

• Proven Team Player• Proven Leadership• Successful Track Record in OttawaProud to be working for you:• Job creation for a better economy• Upgrade Local Sewage System• Upgrade Water System• Affordable Housing• Restore Veteran Cenotaph• Abolish Long Gun Registry

Cathy McLeod is approachable and trustworthy. She has represented you well.

VOTE CATHY MCLEOD WORKING FOR YOU

Campaign offi ce: 803 Seymour Street, Kamloops B.C. V2C 2H6Open: Mon - Sat 8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Phone: 250-828-0042Visit: www.votecathymcleod.ca

ELECTION DAY - May 2ADVANCE POLLS - April 22, 23 & 25

Authorised by the Official Agent for Lois Boone

Getting results for the North, by making life more affordable

People are working longer and harder to keep pace with rising prices. Stephen Harper and his 22 MPs made matters worse by voting to IMPOSE the HST. Lois Boone will make life more affordable by fighting to overturn the HST and remove federal taxes on home heating Vote Lois Boone

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Jen Applebaum - Managing Broker, Property Management250-566-1323 [email protected]

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The wait is over. Former Valley sawmill workers will soon be receiving severance cheques. Last

week, prior to a Supreme Court hearing, Carrier Lumber and United Steel Workers Local 1-417 were able come to a settlement that will see almost 2 mil-lion dollars in severance and damages to more than 100 workers who lost their jobs in 2006. “This has been a long and costly battle, however delayed, jus-tice is still justice! This is truly a victory of all work-ing men and women,” declared Union President, Marty Gibbons.

The United Steelworkers Local 1-417 advanced a grievance on behalf of the more than 100 work-ers who should have been paid severance following the shutdown of the Valemount sawmill in 2006. In arbitration the Union argued that Carrier Lumber

waited until the seniority of it’s worker ran out be-fore announcing a permanent closure in an effort to get out of paying severance. An arbitrator sided with the Union and ruled that the true permanent closure was the last day the site operated. Carrier Lumber filed an appeal with the BC Labour Rela-tions board however the appeal was unsuccessful, as was a subsequent reconsideration.

“I would like to thank the former Valemount Union Plant Committee and Brother Warren Oja for continuing to fight for the workers long after they lost their jobs. The Local Union would also like to thank the United Steelworkers District 3 staff and leadership for the assistance they pro-vided,” Gibbons said in a statement made on Fri-day, April 15th.

Mill Workers Win After Long FightDaniel Betts

Editor

“Political Train”

Green Party leader Elizabeth May-makes a whistle-stop at the VIA Vale-mount train station on Monday, April 18. The party leader made a brief announcement to the crowd (left) and shook hands with community members present (above). Jennifer Meagher, contributor to The Valley Sentinel, hopped aboard for the ride to Jasper for an interview with Elizabeth May. Stay tuned to next weeks Valley Sentinel for the interview. Photos by Andrea Scholz

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LocaL News

PROPANE THIEVESMcBride RCMP are seeking assistance from the public in solving a series of

fuel thefts from several vehicles, on logging roads, west of McBride. Over the weekend of April 2nd, the weekend of the closure of Hwy 16 due to a propane tanker accident, a suspect siphoned over 450 liters of diesel fuel and approxi-mately 100 liters of gas, from five different locations. The thefts occurred from logging machinery, which had been parked over the weekend. Police believe that a pick-up truck with a large slip tank may have been involved and anyone with information regarding this theft, or who may have witnessed anyone sell-ing fuel from a slip tank, are asked to please contact the RCMP or Crimestop-pers at 1-800-222-8477. McBride RCMP file #11-124 refers.CAUGHT IN THE ACT

Sometime during the night of April 7, 2011, the McBride Evangelical Free Church was broken into and various items broken and stolen. Police received a call from the MoneyMart Store in Prince George, later in the day stating that 2 males were currently in the store, trying to cash a cheque from the Mc-Bride Evangelical Free Church. Police confirmed that the cheque in question had been stolen from the Church overnight. With the assistance of the Prince George RCMP, a 36-year-old male and a 20-year-old male, both from McBride, were arrested in connection with the Break and Enter of the Church, as well as other charges relating to offences in Prince George. Both are scheduled to ap-pear in court on May 25, 2011 in Prince George.STOLEN PROPERTY

On April 13, 2011 McBride RCMP were conducting patrols on Hwy 16 near Crescent Spur, when a vehicle was noted travelling in excess of the posted speed limit. Police stopped the vehicle and discovered that the vehicle had the wrong licence plates on it and that the vehicle itself had been reported stolen from Edmonton, 2 days earlier. A 26-year-old, Prince George man, who had no driver’s licence, was arrested for Possession of Stolen Property and is schedule to appear in court in McBride on July 8,2011.

McBride RCMP ReportCorporal Barry Kennedy

Contributor

Expect delays this summer when travelling on Highway 5 between Valemount and Avola. Green Roads Recycling Ltd. from Fernie, B.C. has been awarded

a 3.5 million dollar contract to repair and resurface two sections of Highway 5 between Valemount and Avola. This work includes 27 kilometres between Al-breda and Valemount and another six kilometres at Messiter Summit.

The improvements are expected to improve safety for residents in the Vale-mount area and industry users on the Highway 5 corridor by providing an im-proved pavement surface. Resurfacing pavement seals out water and extends the life of the pavement.

“Highway 5 is an important provincial route for local residents, industry and tourists. We want to ensure that the travelling public is as safe as possible when they use key highways like Highway 5. This significant resurfacing project will address major cracking and rutting and is being done to maximize the life of our highway infrastructure. The project will use hot-in-place technology that recycles the existing asphalt, and uses significantly less energy than conven-tional resurfacing,” said Solicitor General Shirley Bond and MLA for Prince George-Valemount.

The project will use hot-in-place recycling, a technique developed in British Columbia, for the two sections of Highway 5 between Valemount and Avola. Hot-in-place recycling is a proven resurfacing process that recycles the existing paved surface and requires minimal amounts of new asphalt and aggregate.

Work is scheduled to begin this summer and is expected to be completed by fall.

Summer Road Work ExpectedDaniel Betts

Editor

Happy Easter From Andrea, Daniel, Sharon and Deanna

The Valley Sentinel Staff

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OPINION

Easter ReflectionsMy childhood memories of Easter revolve around

the rituals and ceremony of Catholicism. For me, Easter began on Good Friday where I proudly served as an altar boy during the Good Friday read-ing of the Passion according to the Gospel of John. Our parish priest and several parishioners would read the parts of different historical figures in the gospel to a packed church. Despite having no act-ing experience the readers could not help but “per-form” their roles giving the experience surprising realism. Perhaps it was my fertile imagination but sitting at the altar I sometimes felt like I was actu-ally in the court of Pontius Pilot and was bearing witness to the sentencing of Jesus of Nazareth.

While I was well aware of the Easter Bunny and knew the amazing rabbit that laid chocolate eggs would be arriving at the homes of other children, I knew not to expect this unusual visitor. Of course I did enjoy the commercials that inundated our sin-gle television channel. I can remember roaring with laughter the first time I saw a bunny clucking like a chicken before depositing a chocolate egg in a nest during a famous television commercial. I lived on a farm so I think I found this depiction particularly funny.

The morning of Easter Sunday was spent prepar-ing for and going to church. Unlike most Sundays everyone dressed-up for Easter; men wore suits and women and girls wore fancy spring dresses. The church was decorated with spring flowers and seemed to glow brightly. Our parish priest, Father Barnes, seemed particularly joyful on Easter Sun-day and Mass was celebrated with lively music and plenty of cheer. While not all Easter Sunday’s were the same it was not uncommon to be invited to a delicious lunch at a neighbour’s home following Easter Mass.

One of my favourite Easter memories was of hik-ing in the woods. After a steep climb on the moun-tain rising above our farmstead, I arrived at a gi-ant flat rock, a natural observation post providing a breath-taking panoramic view of a valley in the midst of transformation. Spring green dominated the landscape under a bright blue sky. The sun was finally warm enough to discard jackets and the air was fresh with just a hint of wildflower scent carried on a subtle breeze.

For me, Easter marked the true end of winter and the true beginning of spring. Happy Easter.

Daniel [email protected]

Smoke Screen?» MAILBAG

» VIEWPOINT

Dear Editor:

It seems I have a case of election fever, and I think an old time candidates’ debate would serve as a spring tonic to cure what ails me. Ever since Vale-mount was moved from the Prince George riding to Kamloops we have not had a single “All Candidates’ Forum”. If my memory serves me, this is the 3rd election cycle without a local debate.

I nearly drove to McBride tonight for their All Candidates’ Forum to get a dose of political con-tent, even if I cannot vote for any one of their can-didates. An hour’s drive each way on the highway to witness democratic dynamic convinces me that my time would be better spent reading Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring”.

John Grogan - Valemount

Dear Editor:

We went to the quarterly meeting of the McBride Community Forest Corporation (M.C.F.C.) on April 6th and you may have called it informative if you were being generous. This was not an open meeting as all of the business had been done in closed [in camera] meetings held at times when no one was allowed to even listen in.

It seems to me that these quarterly meetings are just a smoke screen for the directors and manage-ment of the M.C.F.C. to hide behind and make it look like they are open.

In addition, they seem to be careful not to put meeting dates in our papers so that more people can come out and see how it is being run. Is the next meeting July 6th? Thank you again.

Dave Marsh - McBride

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TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter: Village Council intends to sell the following property:

The property is priced at $29,000.00 and is located at 966 Main Street.

Legal Description: Lot 1, Plan 15882, District Lot 9778 Cariboo Land District: PID 011-933-623. The property is zoned C-6 Main Street Commercial, and has water and sewer available. The property has been listed with Yellowhead Realty Ltd.

In accordance to Section 26 (3) of the Community Char-ter (property that is not available to the public for acqui-sition), the property has received an offer from Knotty Pine Cabins Inc for $24,000 and the conditions of the purchase is as follows:

1. That future development on the property will have started within a two year period unless both parties agree to waive or extend this part of the agree-ment.

2. That the purchaser recognizes that Council has the right to refuse the offer by 4:00 pm on April 29, 2010.

This is not a tender or a request for offers. Further infor-mation can be obtained by contacting the Village Office at 250-566-4435, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.

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NOTICE OF PROPOSEDAMENDMENTS TO THE

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 225 AND 226 OF THE WORKERS

COMPENSATION ACT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

WORKSAFEBC – WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD OF B.C.HEREBY GIVES NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE OCCUPATIONAL

HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION (BC Reg. 296/97, as amended)

The proposed amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (“OHSR”) pertain to the following items. There is an additional proposal for Part 16, Mobile Equipment.

• Part 4, General Conditions – relating to a third option to protect workers assigned to work alone in a late night retail premises. This third option is proposed because some employers have found it impracticable to install barriers to separate workers from the public or alternatively employ two workers on shift during late night hours;

• Part 6, Substance Specific Requirements; and consequential amendments to Part 20, Construction, Excavation and Demolition – relating to updating asbestos requirements;

• Part 6, Substance Specific Requirements – relating to updating the reference to the Pesticide Control Act;

• Part 9, Confined Spaces – relating to clarifying that atmospheric testing must be conducted by a qualified person;

• Part 12, Tools, Machinery and Equipment – relating to safer driven-feed mobile chipper requirements; • Part 14, Cranes and Hoists – relating to updating the reference to the Elevating Devices Safety Act;• Part 15, Rigging – relating to clarifying the correct number of wire rope clips to be used in wire rope splices;• Part 16, Mobile Equipment – relating to the requirement for trailer units with a dump box to have a

permanently affixed mechanical device capable of supporting the empty box in the raised position; • Part 16, Mobile Equipment – relating to permitting a worker riding on a rear-mounted work platform to

retrieve traffic cones when the vehicle is backing up;• Part 20, Construction, Excavation and Demolition – relating to new requirements that concrete pumps

and placing booms meet the requirements of CSA Standard Z151-09;• Part 23, Oil and Gas – relating to updating the reference to the Power Engineers and Boiler and

Pressure Vessel Safety Act;• Part 28, Agriculture – relating to the requirement for rollover protective structures on agricultural tractors;• Removal from the OHSR of the requirements for “prior approval” or “prior permission” before proceeding

with certain types of work or using certain work arrangements. The sections identified for change by identifying specific requirements or referencing standards are as follows: Part 5, Chemical Agents and Biological Agents, relating to extended work periods; Part 14, Cranes and Hoists, relating to chimney hoists; Part 19, Electrical Safety, relating to high voltage; Part 21, Blasting Operations, relating to mobile drill rigs;

• Removal from the OHSR of the requirements for “acceptable to the Board” before proceeding with certain types of work or using certain work arrangements. The sections identified are in Part 6, Substance Specific Requirements, and relate to: the removal of asbestos debris and acceptance from the Board; posting warning signs and acceptance from the Board; and monitors and alarms for equipment and machinery and acceptance from the Board.

PUBLIC HEARINGSYou are invited to provide feedback on the proposed regulatory amendments. Your views may be presented orally at the public hearings and/or submitted in writing. Please register if you wish to make an oral presentation at the public hearings by telephoning 604-232-7744 or toll free in BC 1-866-614-7744 prior to the hearing. Information on the proposed amendments and the public hearings, including details of registration/participation procedures, are on WorkSafeBC’s website at www.worksafebc.com.

PUBLIC HEARING DETAILS

Date LocationMay 3, 2011 Coast Inn of the North

770 Brunswick Street, Prince George, BCMay 10, 2011 Prestige Rocky Mountain Resort & Convention Centre

209 Van Horne Street South, Cranbrook, BCMay 12, 2011 Executive Airport Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre

7311 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BCMay 31, 2011 Best Western Kelowna Hotel & Suites

2402 Highway 97 N, Kelowna, BCJune 2, 2011 Coast Victoria Harbourside Hotel & Marina

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WRITTEN SUBMISSIONSThe deadline for receipt of written submissions is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 3, 2011. Written submissions can be made online or via e-mail, fax, mail, or delivered at the public hearings during the session times.Online: via the WorkSafeBC website at www.worksafebc.comE-mail: [email protected]: 604-279-7599; or toll-free in BC: 1-877-279-7599Mail: Policy and Research Division

WorkSafeBC – Workers’ Compensation Board of B.C.P.O. Box 5350, Station TerminalVancouver, BC V6B 5L5

Dear Editor, Mayor and Council:

I have lived in Valemount for a year now. I have slowly seen businesses close-up and people move away, which seems to be escalating as spring has given people the travelling opportunity to do so. Morale is very low here.

I think communication is the key. I have been tell-ing people to have a town meeting with their village council and mayor, where people can discuss their issues with you, resolve issues for the betterment of the community, and bring morale back up. Can this be done without having to go through the formal-ity of having someone go before village council? I think it’s probably best to keep it simple with peo-ple. People seem frustrated with the regulations, bureaucracy and formalities of having to present is-sues to the town through the current processes. The whole town needs to speak and people may have some good ideas to resolve economic issues. I think a town meeting would be effective. Please consider this.

Myself, I am moving to a more economically and socially stable community, Smithers, B.C. I would suggest looking at what the town council in Smith-ers is doing economically that has kept their town going.

I do not send this letter with prejudice, or judg-ment, I hope I can share with you my suggestions because i do care about people and hate to see Vale-mount decline any further.

Sincerely, Vanda Nicoletti - Valemount

Disbanding Village

“Happy Easter, Lina!”Advantage Insurance raised $1,000.00 for the Canadian Can-cer Society during the annual Daffodil Sale. On April 8th, Rose-mary Hruby (left) of Advantage Insurance presented the win-ning Easter basket to Lina Roth (centre), with her parents, Diane and Darrell Roth. The basket was put together and donated by G&M Moore of McBride.


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For more information and to apply before May 20, 2011, visit www.cbt.org/committees.

Youth are welcome to apply to the committees mentioned above, and may also volunteer on CBT’s youth advisory committee.

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Government

The regularly scheduled council meeting for the Vil-lage of Valemount was held on April the 12nd, 2011. Mayor Bob Smith, Councillors Bobbi Roe, Cynthia Piper, Murray Capstick, Rita Tchir, Chief Adminis-trative Officer (CAO) Tom Dall and Corporate Offi-cer (CO) Sandy Salt attended.

Correspondence for Action:Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy: Request to Waive Digital Projector FeesCouncil passed a motion to waive the fees for the use of the Digital Projector from 7:00 p.m. till 9:00 p.m., on April 12th, 19th, 26th and May 3rd, so that the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy could run their free public series “On the Gifts of Dyslexia”.Lakes District Management Meeting for Summer AwarenessCouncil passed a motion to attend the April 19th, Lakes District Management Tete Jaune Mainte-nance Yard Meeting, as per their invite.Claude Germain Request for Financial AssistanceCouncil passed a motion to refer to staff to add to the 2012 budget, Claude Germain’s request for fi-nancial assistance in sending Valemount Secondary School French Students on a 10-day tour to France.VARDA Request to Receive 2010/2011 Grant-in-AidCouncil passed a motion to grant the annual 2010/2011 Grant-in-Aid to the Valemount and Area Recreation Development Association.

Administrative ReportsCAO Re: Development Variance Permit 1301 3rd AvenueCouncil carried a motion to allow staff to proceed with the Development Variance Permit procedure for Mr. MacDonald’s property on 1301 3rd Avenue.CAO Re: UBCM Commemorative ScholarshipCouncil carried a motion to provide Lori McNee with a letter of endorsement in order to qualify for the UBCM Commemorative Scholarship Program.CAO Re: Financial AuditCouncil carried a motion to approve the Mayor, CAO and Director of Finance to sign the documents as prepared by KPMG to finalize the 2010 Financial Statement Audit for 2010.

CAO Re: Traffic Pattern CommitteeCouncil carried a motion to have staff investigate several recommendations and their costs made by the Traffic Pattern Committee, including inves-tigate how other communities have dealt with Off Road Vehicles.CAO Re: CBT—Columbia River TreatyCouncil carried a motion to approve the draft terms of reference as presented, and to approve CAO Tom Dall to be the representative on the committee.CAO Re: Village of Valemount/RCMP MeetingCouncil carried a motion to create a working com-mittee to work with the RCMP, VARDA, Village and others to create a distribution plan on the rules and regulations for BC which could be utilized by the hotels, at trade shows and by social media.CAO Re: Sign BylawCouncil carried a motion to have Council review the existing draft bylaw and provide any comments to the CAO to be brought to the committee for re-view, and to allow the public to review the bylaw as presented in the agenda and have the comments forwarded to the CAO to be brought to the commit-tee for review.CO Re: Valemount Visitor Information Centre –2011 Service ContractCouncil carried a motion to approve the CAO to sign the Contract for Visitor Information Centre Services with Adventure Management for 2011.CO Re: Valemount Historic Society Lease Agree-mentCouncil carried a motion to approve the CAO to sign the Contract for the Valemount Historic Society for an amount of $1.00 per year expiring July 31, 2014.CO Re: Adventure Management Ltd. Report to Council Valemount Information and Interpretive Centre 2010Council carried a motion to approve staff to re-search and report back to Council on the automatic door-opening button options and costs for the front doors to further improve disabled access to the building, as well as on cardboard recycling bin op-tions and costs for outside the Valemount Visitor In-formation and Interpretive Centre, and to appoint a Valemount Visitor Information and Interpretive Centre representative to the Tourism Valemount Committee when an opening becomes available.CO Re: Cancellation of May 10th, 2011 Regular Council Meeting

Council carried a motion to cancel the Regular Meeting of Council for May 10th 2011 in order to al-low as many Council members to attend the NCL-GA AGM and Convention as possible.

Economic Development Officer ReportTOTA Regional Tourism Strategy Sub-Regional WorkshopsCouncil carried a motion to send the Economic De-velopment Officer and Councillor Murray Capstick to represent Valemount’s perspectives and interests at the TOTA Regional Tourism Strategy Sub-Region-al Workshops in Clearwater in May.

Bylaws/PoliciesZoning Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2011 Recon-sideration and AdoptionCouncil carried a motion to adopt and give a final reading to Village of Valemount Zoning Amend-ment Bylaw No. 660, 2011, to add the following Rural Residential 2 (RR2) Zone in order to provide an accessory single family dwelling on larger lots within the Village of Valemount with the intention to provide affordable and special needs housing which forms part of the Village of Valemount Offi-cial Community Plan.Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 662, 2011 Public Hearing and Third ReadingCouncil carried a motion to adopt and give a final reading to Village of Valemount Zoning Amend-ment Bylaw No. 662, 2011, to amend the minimum floor area of single-family dwellings. Village of Valemount Animal Regulation, Control and Licensing BylawCouncil carried a motion to give a final reading to the Village of Valemount Animal Regulation, Con-trol and Licensing Bylaw No. 667, 2011. This reading included changes to the original bylaw.Village of Valemount Sewer Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 668, 2011 Council carried a motion to adopt and give a final reading to the Village of Valemount Sewer Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 668, 2011.Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 669, 2011 First and Second ReadingCouncil carried a motion to give a third reading to Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 669, 2011.Village of Valemount General Election Bylaw No. 670, 2011 First, Second and Third Reading Council carried a motion that pursuant to Section 41(1) and (2) of the Local Government Act Sandy Salt be appointed Chief Election Officer to conduct the 2011 general local elections with power to ap-point other election officials as required for the administration and conduct of the 2011 general election; and that Suzanne Bloodoff be appointed Deputy Chief Election Officer for the 2011 general local elections. Also Council carried a motion to adopt and give the first, second and third reading to the Village of Valemount General Elections Bylaw No. 670, 2011.

Valemount Council BriefsDonalda Beeson

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GovernmentNOTICE

CORPORATION OFTHE VILLAGE OF MCBRIDE

As per section 166 of the Community Charter, the Village of McBride will be holding a public meeting regarding Bylaw No. 713, 2011, “Village of McBride Five Year Financial Plan for the years 2011 to 2015”.

The public meeting will be held on April 26, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Corporation of the Village of McBride’s Council Chambers located at 100 Robson Centre-855 SW Frontage Road, McBride, BC.

Eliana ClementsChief Administrative Officer

155 George Street, Prince George, BC V2L 1P8

Telephone: (250) 960-4400 Toll Free: 1-800-667-1959

Fax: (250) 563-7520 • Web: www.rdffg.bc.ca

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW No. 2673 &

ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW No. 2674

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing into Robson Valley – Canoe Downstream Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1948, Amendment Bylaw No. 2673 and Zoning Bylaw No. 833, Amendment Bylaw No. 2674 will be held:

7:00 p.m.Wednesday, May 4, 2011

McBride Council Chambers 100 Robson Centre

McBride, BC

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 2673 is proposed to amend Map 8 – Lamming Mills by changing the designation on a portion of Lot 2, District Lot 9319, Cariboo District Plan 10235 except Plan PGP36319 and a portion of the North ½ of District Lot 9385, Cariboo District except Plan PGP36319 from Local Commercial (LC) to Heavy Industrial (IND/H).

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2674 is proposed introduce a new zone - Industrial 11 (M11) and to rezone a portion of Lot 2, District Lot 9319, Cariboo District Plan 10235 except Plan PGP36319 from Rural Industrial (M1) and Agricultural Industry (M5) to Industrial 11 (M11) and to rezone a portion of the North ½ of District Lot 9385, Cariboo District except Plan PGP36319 from Agricultural Industry (M5) to Industrial 11 (M11). The proposed Official Community Plan and zoning amendments would allow manufacturing and the permitted uses within the Rural Industrial (M1) and Agricultural Industry (M5) zones on both portions of the subject parcels. The properties are located at 5269 Mountain View Road. The owners are Michael Monroe and Marsh Bros. Farm Ltd., Inc. No. 464733.

At the public hearing, all those who deem their interest in land to be affected by the proposed bylaws shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions. Please note that emails cannot be accepted as written submissions. Any material received before or at the public hearing will become public information. The public hearing will be chaired by a delegate of the Regional District Board. Copies of the resolution making the delegation, proposed bylaws, and other relevant background documents, may be examined at the office of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, 155 George Street, Prince George, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., April 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29 and May 2, 3 and 4, 2011. Please note the Regional District office will be closed April 22 and April 25, 2011.

Kenna Latimer Prince George BCPlanning Department Fax: 250-562-8676

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The regularly scheduled meeting for the Village of McBride was held April 12 with Mayor Mike Frazier, Councillors Rick Thompson, Irene Rejman, Lo-ranne Martin, and Mike Moseley. Chief Administra-tive Officer (CAO) Eliana Clements and Economic Development Officer Margaret Graine also attend-ed. Deputy Administrator/Treasurer Danielle Smith was absent.

Support for Cardiac SonographyDelegate Barb Jackson on behalf of her husband Dr. Michael Jackson provided information to Council in regards to a 15-month cardiac sonography train-ing program that Dr. Jackson is currently in the pro-cess of completing. The training is taking place in the United States as Canada currently has no place for training in sonography.Jackson told Council that her husband will be certi-fied in cardiac sonography and upon his return, he would like to blend doctoring and sonography.“He thinks it’s a great thing to bring back to the community,” she said about his cardiac sonography training.“Right now people have to go to Prince George for it. Northern Health will sign him back up, but there’s no provision for cardiac sonography. He is concerned that when he comes back that he isn’t going to be able to do this so he needs the support of the community.”Council carried a motion that a letter be sent to Northern Health providing additional information about Dr. Jackson’s training and the benefit of im-plementing his expertise in the Robson Valley with his contract.Adopt-a-Highway Program 2011Graine reported to Council that she had met with Lucille Green, area manager with the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, to discuss the 2011 guidelines and safety rules for the participa-tion in the adopt-the-highway program.“We have made plans to start the year with a din-ner for the volunteers which will take place at the Heartland Restaurant at the Sandman Hotel on May 5 at 6:00 p.m.,” said Graine, adding that more volunteers are still needed.Dogs need to be LeashedCAO Clements said she would like to remind people that dogs are to be on a leash and that owners are required to pick up after their animals.Road Bans in effectCAO Clements said that the Village would like to remind everybody that as of April 1, the Village of McBride has road bans in effect. Signs are posted identifying the bans for the areas.NW, NE and SE Frontage Roads: 100 % of legal axle loading.Main Street: 70 % of legal axle loading.SW Frontage Road: 70 % of legal axle loading.First Avenue Trucking Route: 70 % of legal axle load-ing.All other municipal streets: 70 % of legal axle load-ing.Please contact the Village office at 250-569-2229 with questions or for further information.Raven Road projectWork on the Raven Road project is progressing. CAO Clements told Council that the area for the lagoon and wetland has been logged and mostly cleared, and that stumping and clearing of additional debris will start this month.“We would like to advise the community that over

the next couple of months we will be continuing to clear and re-move debris from our waste water treatment project site,” she said.“As part of this operation, there will be periodic burning taking place on site. We appreciate your co-operation and patience during this period. If you have any questions or would like any further information contact the Village office at 250-569-2229.”CAO Report to CouncilCouncil carried a motion that the report to Council presented by CAO Clements in regards to the Vil-lage of McBride projects be received.McBride Community FoundationCouncil carried a motion that the report to Council presented by CAO Clements in regards to the Mc-Bride Community Foundation committee insur-ance information be re-ceived.A motion was carried to ratify that the follow-ing people are on the McBride Community Foundation commit-tee: Councillor Martin, Councillor Moseley, and members of the com-munity Sheilagh Foster, Russ Purvis, Kelly Porter and Marilyn Wheeler.Furthermore, Council carried a motion that as requested by Councillor Martin that the McBride Community Foundation expand the committee to a nine-member com-mittee that will consist of two Council mem-bers and seven volunteer members from the com-munity.Village of McBride Fi-nancial PlanA motion was carried that the “Village of Mc-Bride Financial Plan for the Years 2011-2015 By-law No. 713, 2011” be given first reading.Village of McBride Tax Rate BylawA motion was carried that the “Village of Mc-Bride Tax Rate Bylaw No. 714, 2011” be given first reading.

Regular Council meet-ing rescheduledA motion was carried that the regular Council meeting scheduled for May 10 be rescheduled to May 3 at 7:30 p.m.

McBride Council BriefsBirgit Stutz

Contributor


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Bringing something that is unseen into reality is at the core of artistic expression, which is what

Valley artist Sharon Anderson aspires to do. On April 1st an art exhibit, titled “Finding Our Voices,” opened at the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum which features Anderson’s sculptures along with paint-ings created by Jasper artist Maria Pollock. Ander-son felt that Pollock’s work shared the same energy as her own and similarly Pollock felt she was being

called to enhance Anderson’s amaz-ing “raku” pieces. “My spider energy translated very nicely with her earthy exploration with clay, focus, love, education and hope,” said Pollock in her artist statement.

Anderson has looked at indig-enous cultures for inspiration and strives to show that we are all one. She wants her work to bring people to

a place where they will feel connected. “I’m just a tool,” says Anderson humbly. In creating her sculp-tures Anderson was particularly interested in em-bracing the “feminine energy” in all of us, includ-ing men. “We should honour the feminine energy with the men we connect with; the Goddess energy connects in our beings and keeps us all the same,” Anderson said.

Anderson uses a complicated type of pottery called “raku,” which is characterized by hand moulding pieces, low firing temperatures and re-moving pieces from the kiln while they are still hot, to give glazes a very unique texture. Feminine ener-gy is earthy and organic which explains the choice of clay in her work. (See more photos on Page 17)

“Art is the one place where you are totally pres-ent,” Anderson declares.

“Finding our Voices” can be viewed at the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum, Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. until April 30th. On Friday, April 22nd, the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum will host a special “Earth Day Celebration – A family gather-ing celebrating art, nature and the environment.”

“Finding our Voices” in Jasper

Daniel BettsEditor

“Totally Present”Sharon Anderson in her home where her abundant creative en-ergy is displayed and cherished. Photo by Andrea Scholz

The first “Tron” movie came

out in 1982 at the height of the vid-eo arcade craze. I can remem-ber sacrificing many quarters on the self-in-dulgent quest of infamously having my ini-tials boldly dis-played on high-score rosters at the local arcade. It was a futile quest because it took many more

quarters than I had available to even come close. Even in my small town the arcade was the place to be and yes they had a “Tron” game there. Of course

the game was nothing like the movie, but whom, at that age, didn’t ask, “Wouldn’t it be fun to live inside a video game?”

Fast-forward almost twenty-nine years (am I re-ally that old?). “Tron: Legacy” is the sequel to the original movie and answers the question with a re-sounding “No! Living in a video game is a very bad idea.” Jeff Bridges reprises his role as Kevin Flynn, genius software programmer and successful en-trepreneur, having created the most popular game ever made. Unfortunately, Flynn starts spending far too much time in the digital universe he created, which is named “The Grid” and accidently becomes trapped inside. Years later, Flynn’s son discovers his father’s secret and accidently digitizes himself into “The Grid.” It doesn’t take long to realize “The Grid” is not a fun happy place and staying long is not only unhealthy but the window of opportunity to leave is closing fast.

I enjoyed “Tron: Legacy.” It was filled with plenty of clean action, had plenty of surprises and while being inside a video game definitely has it’s draw-backs, watching people trying to get out of one is rather fun. The story was fresh and inventive and is definitely worth the rental.

Movie Review: Tron LegacyDaniel Betts

Editor

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With Easter right around the corner families are preparing for spring festivi-ties and of course, the sweet deliveries from everyone’s favourite bunny.

While we are all familiar with the Easter Bunny’s tasty treats and superior hiding skills, few of us are aware of our furry friend’s origin.

Eggs and rabbits are both fertility symbols of antiquity. Since birds lay eggs and rabbits and hares give birth to large litters in the early spring, these be-came symbols of the rising fertility of the earth at the Vernal Equinox. Some European folklore refers to a pre-Christian goddess “Eostre” who was often seen along with her pet bunny. According to legend, it was this bunny that laid the first coloured eggs. According to Wikipedia, the distribution of Easter eggs origi-nated in Germany when it was still part of the Holy Roman Empire (early 16th Century). “The first edible Easter Eggs were made in Germany during the early 19th century and were made of pastry and sugar.”

The Easter Bunny made its way to North America some time in the 18th century. Children once crafted “brightly coloured nests, often out of caps and bonnets, in secluded areas of their homes”. The nests of well-behaved children would be visited by the Easter Bunny, who would lay brightly coloured eggs in them.”

Other bunny characters deserving of honourable mention:Bugs Bunny: Warner Brother’s official mascot since 1938 and one of the “best known cartoon characters in the world.”March Hare (Alice in Wonderland): throws excellent tea parties in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.White Rabbit (Alice in Wonderland): Fictional character in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland story who has punctuality issues and is a herald for the King and

Queen of Hearts. Peter Rabbit: Beatrix Potters’, 1902 children’s story character, who wears clothing and cooks in human-style kitchens.Velveteen Rabbit: A stuffed bunny featured in Margery Williams 1922 children’s story who has a “quest to become real through the love of his owner.”Rabbit (Winnie-the-Pooh): Is known for making elaborate plans with Pooh and Piglet, likes to garden and spends much of his time guarding his garden from

the crows that try to steal from him.

Easter Bunny Revealed!Jennifer Meagher

Contributor

The Valley

Sentinel wishes all our

readers a Happy Easter!


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Easter: Christians are well aware that Easter, the most important day in the Christian cal-

endar, occurs each spring. Easter commemo-rates the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after his crucifixion. For Catholics, the arrival of Easter marks the end of Lent, a season that be-gins on Ash Wednesday and focuses on prayer and sacrifice. Catholics typically “give up” something for Lent, such as avoiding the con-sumption of meat on Fridays throughout the Lenten season. The Friday before Easter, which always falls on a Sunday, is called Good Friday and is also one of the holiest days of the year in the Christian faith. This day commemorates the crucifixion of Christ.

While glancing at the calendar a few days ago I noticed that the Easter holiday is only days

away. It makes me think back to more simple and innocent times waking up to Easter baskets, egg hunts and large family dinners. I think of the Easter Bunny and wonder…why an egg and candy deliv-ering rabbit? It seems many cultures celebrate the egg-laying hare.

Easter is a time of renewal, rebirth and growth so what better time to start your own family traditions. Some ideas include researching other cultural tra-ditions and adding them to your celebrations, have a dinner with friends and offer to recognize pieces of their traditions throughout the evening or an Easter potluck, get back to your religious or family roots and rediscover what Easter means to you. You may also want to consider volunteering or taking some time to clean up a trail or a piece of road that you use often.

As a society of over consumers we can some-times get carried away with gifts and other unnec-essary items. Why not create your own Easter gifts and cards or buy eco-friendly items. Re-purposed baskets are a great replacement for the yearly pur-chased toxic plastic or over-dyed made in china baskets that you find in stores all over, you know you have a stash of old baskets in a closet some-where in the house. You could also use a plant holder, a pretty bowl or a clean re-purposed fabric bag. A great eco-friendly replacement for the non-recyclable plastic “grass” is shredded magazines or newspaper or a ball of yarn, which you can roll up and use later. To replace the plastic containers that you stash secret presents in or even to avoid hav-ing to dye so many eggs you can make fabric Easter eggs with left over fabric bits from other projects or material from old clothing around the house. You will find a template at www.sewmamasew.com and search Secret Pocket Easter Eggs.

As for the presents and treats you fill the baskets with consider organic, fair trade, naturally sweet-ened and purposeful. Pick a theme and fill the bas-kets with items that have purpose like fishing sup-plies with a tackle box “basket” or a make-up bag filled with beauty supplies. A little bit of cold hard cash can go a long way with young children and it won’t be impersonal if you make a day of taking them to buy something special. Choose your treats wisely and try to avoid filling baskets with teeth rot-

ting sugar and other unnatural ingredients. In keeping with one of my favourite traditions I

have included tips on how to dye Easter eggs natu-rally.

These are some of the foods you can use to colour your Easter eggs:

Red/Pink: grated beetsBlue/Purple: chopped red cabbage, red onion

skinsYellow/Gold: yellow/brown onion skins, chamo-

mile tea, ground turmeric Green: chopped spinach(Foods may be mixed to create other colours)

You will need eggs (blown out or boiled), vinegar, water and the necessary foods or spices for colour.

You will want to use about 2-3 cups of water in a saucepan for each color. Add one tablespoon of vinegar and the chopped plant(s) of choice. Bring to a boil for fifteen minutes before adding eggs.

If you want smooth color coverage, strain the mixture first to remove the plants.

If you want a mottled effect, leave the plant mix-ture in the saucepan.

Use crayons or wax pencils to draw decorations or patterns on the eggs before dyeing, the dye will not adhere where there is wax and your designs will be the color of the eggshells.

When you add the eggs, you can turn off the heat under the saucepan. The longer the eggs stay in the pan the more intense the color will become.

You can add another splash of vinegar when you add the eggs, this will help the color to intensify and adhere.

Positive information: I want to share this website with you: www.thedailylove.com

I found this site on my joining of Twitter. If you sign up for The Daily Love email every day you will receive a wonderful piece of inspiration. I consid-ered not sharing this because I have in the past bor-rowed words and quotes from it but I thought that would be incredibly selfish and I am not that per-son.

Enjoy your long weekend!

Healthy Easter IdeasAmber Stayer

Contributor

Easter Tradition

“Blown and Painted Eggs”Hand painted eggs are traditional activites in many families. Photo by Andrea Scholz


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New at the Valemount Public Library

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AllenOnce upon a time there was

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Adult Non-fictionSmall change diet ~ Keri Gans

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Dannielle Alan is working in our community as a 2011 Census Crew Leader. Starting in April

2011, she will be looking for enumerators in and around Valemount and McBride in preparation for

the 2011 Census.Enumerators conduct interviews in person and by

telephone, and the job pays $14.72 per hour. Work starts in May and goes until July. Jobs are available in both rural and urban areas. Paid training is pro-vided.

Census work is challenging and never boring. You

meet some great people and the work changes from day to day - it truly is a team effort. If you are over the age of 18 and computer literate, enjoy working with people and are willing to work flexible hours, we would encourage you to take part in this exciting 2011 Census process.

If you are interested in joining our team, or if you would like more in-formation, go online at www.census2011.gc.ca and click on “census jobs”. Applications will be accepted on-line.

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Notes from All OverDonalda Beeson

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Missoula Theatre in McBride and ValemountAfter a hugely successful week at the McBride El-

ementary School, the ever-amazing travelling Mis-soula Theatre is set to return to the Valemount El-ementary School this April the 26th until the 29th!

You are invited to come see approximately 50 Valemount Elementary School Students in this year’s production of Beauty Lou and the Country Beast, a country western adaptation of the classic version Beauty and the Beast on April 30th, at 3 PM and 7PM at the Secondary School Theatre. Tickets $5.

BC Prevention of Violence against Women Week and Film FestivalApril 17th to the 23rd is BC Prevention of Violence against Women Week and

the Robson Valley Support Society (RVSS) Stopping the Violence (STV) Out-reach and Counselling Programs are supporting this event by hosting a mini film festival! On Wednesday April the 20th at 3:30 p.m. the RVSS Valemount office will be showing the film Killing Us Softly 4, the most current in the Jean Kilbourne series. The film addresses the limitations of gender stereotyping in popular media. Then on Thursday April the 21st at the McBride RVSS of-fice, they will be showing three films; Killing Us Softly 4 at 10:00 a.m., Let’s Talk About It by Deepa Mehta at 1:00 p.m. (which profiles four Canadian multicul-tural families through interviews of parents as conducted by children who have witnessed violence), and then Odd Girl Out starring Alexa Vega will be shown at 3:00 p.m. (Mothers and Daughters are especially invited to view this film to-gether). There will be refreshments and discussions after the films.

Congratu-baby-lations Congratulations to brand new grandparents Peter and Pat Reimer of Vale-

mount, Cliff and Debra Harder of Vernon (previously of Valemount), and new parents Joe and Sherry Harder of Vernon (previously of Valemount), on the ar-rival of an eight pound six ounce baby girl named Grace Elizabeth.

Daffodil DayYou may have seen a few trays of daffodil pins in several locations across

the community, that’s because Valemount is one of twenty-five communities in Northern BC/Yukon to join the Canadian Cancer Society’s first national “Daf-fodil” campaign. You can join the effort in the fight against cancer and show support for those affected by wearing a “Daffodil” pin throughout the month

of April, but especially on April 27th, Daffodil Day! And the best part, the col-lected donations for the pins will help support services and programs for any-one seeking information on cancer, emotional support and youth and family camps. To see a list of locations visit www.fightback.ca and for more informa-tion contact Bobbi Roe at 250-566-4687.

Happy Birthday John Grogan!

Lucky John got to spend his birthday on the VIA train from Blue River to Jasper with the Green Party Leader Eliz-abeth May.

Dance, Dance Vale-mount!

You may have felt the dance vibe in Valemount last Friday April the 15th, that’s because both the Secondary School and Elementary School had their spring dances!

Valemount Elementary Fun Fair

Last Saturday’s Fun Fair at Valemount El-ementary School was a huge success and loads of fun and over $800 were raised for Student Lead-ership. Great work and congratulations for a job well done to Ms. Doughty’s Class 6/7.

On the Gifts of DyslexiaDon’t forget the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy’s free film series, dis-

cussions and presentations, “On the Gifts of Dyslexia”, this April 12th (Misun-derstood Minds), April 19th (Hidden Gifts-Part One), April 26th (Hidden Gifts-Part Two), and May 3rd (It’s So Much Work to Be Your Friend), from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Valemount Lions Hall.

Male Strippers at the Blue River LegionIt’s a shame we didn’t hear about this sooner but apparently, last week the

Blue River legion was host to a troop of male strippers called the Canadian Playboys!

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“Happy Birthday John!”John Grogan passes out Green Party pins and literature while the crowd sings Happy Birthday at the Valemount VIA Rail Sta-tion during Elizabeth May’s whistle-stop. Photo by Andrea Scholz

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Everyone welcome!At the Valemount Public Library

The community hall was host to about 50 of Dr. Stefan Du Toit’s “Robson Valley Lifestyle” pa-

tients, who were having issues with the mainte-nance portion of his, otherwise highly successful eating plan. Later, a hundred members of the pub-lic attended a presentation by Dr. Jay Wortman and Dr. Sean Mark who Valley residents may remember from the CBC documentary, “My Big Fat Diet” or from their last visit to Valemount.

Wortman, who said he was, “terribly impressed with what [we’ve] done in Valemount,” had two missions; one was to see if the eating plan is gen-eral and transferable to other places or if it’s only a product of Dr. Du Toit’s magical character and two, to help Dr. Du Toit and his patients tweak their cur-rent model. In Wortman’s presentation titled “Fat”, he started by collecting popular feelings and con-fessions about dietary fat and challenged some in-grained beliefs about diet. Again he pointed to a few studies that reiterated that the global obesity epi-demic, on the rise since the late 70’s, does not cor-relate to a rise in fat consumption but rather more closely matches the rise in car-

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“Terribly Impressed”Dr. Jay Wortman speaks at the Community Hall Photo by Donalda Beeson


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One innovative community member has approached Tourism Valemount and the Valemount Area Chamber of Commerce (VACC), with what Marie

Birkbeck, Secretary Treasurer for VACC believes “is a brilliant concept for a mar-keting campaign to entice visitors to explore the downtown area and beyond the railway crossing,” not to mention has “phenomenal potential for a spin off”. Marion Farquharson proposes that the community “instill a bit of whimsical fun into the Village” with a “BE SAFE – Follow the Big Foot Trail” campaign, that would have huge BIG FOOT feet painted down 5th Avenue, across the rail road tracks, left up Main Street to Dogwood Street, and then back into the 5th Avenue corridor. They idea is to create a walking path for summer tourists who don’t realize the Village extends beyond the Railway Crossing, and that they can loop back to 5th avenue, hence; the foot prints will lead them on a safe path.

The idea of making it a BIG FOOT TRAIL is a play on the fact that the last recorded sighting of Big Foot was in our general area; Birkbeck points out, “a quick Google search will reveal several stories of Sasquatch sightings in the Tete Jaune area in the late 1950’s.” Farquharson suggests that a few interpretative bulletins could be installed every 100 feet or so to tell the story of the sightings, and then once on Main Street it could turn into a history tour of the businesses along that street. She also said the loop would “be the optimum location for participation in Communities in Bloom,” though likely too late this year.

The Initial cost of this project Farquharson says, would be “negligible”, other than a few cans of paint that could be donated by local businesses, the “foot” template which could be designed with help from the secondary school shop students and the actual work of painting the feet which could also be farmed out to students. Eventually there would be marketing/advertising costs, which she foresees ranging from several hundred to the low thousands depending on how extravagant the campaign is. She proposes brochures with a route map to be left at the Visitor Information Centre, Hotels, B & B’s, and other local busi-nesses.

Once the trail is painted, she says, it will be up the businesses along the route “to embrace and support the concept”, hopefully giving tourists something ex-tra to see and do. It has also been suggested that the younger students “dress up in period costumes and set up a lemonade booth halfway around the loop.” Farquharson has already spoken to the Crafters Guild, Irly, and several busi-

nesses on 5th Avenue who say, they are on board.

Farquarson knows it would be unrealistic to expect that much more than the basic footprints be completed in time for this year’s tourist season, but feels that “an opportunity like this should not be overlooked”. Trail usage could be gauged by placing “a few strategically placed check points along the route – possibly run again by students”, and then if the trail does not generate the ex-pected results “the paint will be likely be scraped off with the winter snowplow-ing in one or two seasons”. If you have any feedback, questions or concerns, Farquharson says feel free to email her at [email protected] or phone 250-566-1212.

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bohydrate consumption. Wortman’s eating plan and

the current “Eat for Life” model advocates the avoidance of carbohydrates (starch and sugars). Carbohydrates metabolize into sugar, causing a spike in blood sugar (glucose) levels triggering in-sulin production and introduction into the blood stream. Increased insulin production leads to a dra-matic drop in blood glucose levels, which in turn results in a “sugar crash”. He explained that the high insulin levels in your body intercept leptin, the hor-mone that tells you when you are hungry or full, which tells your body to eat more and stay seden-

tary to conserve energy. Again this challenges the traditional model that says eating too much and ex-ercising too little makes you fat, suggesting instead that the equation is right but the direction wrong, and perhaps being fat and ingesting carbohydrates, encourages you to eat too much and not want to ex-ercise.

Another group of studies showed no correlation between the ingestion of saturated fats (those solid at room temperature) and coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease. Then yet another group of studies showed that lowered carbohydrate intake improved LDL (bad cholesterol), and adding satu-rated fats into the diet, improved it even more! As one audience member put it, “Poor fat has such a bad rep,” after which Wortman enticed the audi-

ence with his high fat breakfast Frittata made with egg, cream, onion, mushroom, bacon and cheese, and cooked in bacon fat!

Wortman also mentioned to the patients that part of the problem with the maintenance portion of their eating plan, is individual variability and toler-ance levels to carbohydrates; some people need to keep them completely out of their diet and others can just limit them. Also since they’re not getting their calories from carbohydrates and have hope-fully already burned up calories previously stored in fat, they probably need to add in fats, especially saturated fats. It may sound crazy and counter-in-tuitive but the evidence is certainly compelling. Lo-cal results would seem to speak for themselves.

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“Proposed path of the Big Feet”Marion Farquarson points out the advantages to the entire community if we could lead travellers over the railroad tracks to the businesses along Main St. Photo by Andrea Scholz


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UPCOMING EVENTs“Horse Trek”

Left: Sonja Endlweber riding across Glacier Pass between Jasper National Park and Wilm-ore Wilderness. Right: Fall colors in the Blue Creek Valley in Jasper National ParkGünter Wamser and his partner Sonja Endlweber rode 5,000 km on horseback through the Rocky Mountains.There thrilling tale can be enjoyed during a special presentation at the Roundhouse Theatre in McBride on April 27th at 7:30 p.m. Look for a Feature Article written by Birgit Stutz in the next issue of The Valley Senti-nel. Photos Submitted

“Finding our Voices”Sharon Anderson’s exhibit showing at the Jasper-Yel-lowhead Museum until April 30th. Photos below submitted.


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Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)You are in a pioneering mood. The urge to expand your scope of influence is leading you to concentrate your focus. You want to try new things, to explore and experiment. It may be that not everyone in your world is an enthusiastic as you, however. Deciphering where your true commitments lie is featured. One way or another you will feel the urge to break new ground. Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21)A busy time both especially behind the scenes in preparation for making some key moves remains a central focus. Breaking through inner and outer lines of resistance or blockage of any kind is a central theme. You may feel the need or be challenged to let go of prior perceptions and plans. This may be a source of confusion. Be willing to see things from new angles and try different approaches. Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21)Venturing out to meet new people, make new friends and perhaps swing a few deals is keeping you busy. There are some promising signs in this regard. Given some otherwise restrictive elements at play these days, this may come as a refreshing alternative. Forging new alliances may include signing contracts. With Mercury retrograde, you are wise to read the fine print, twice! Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22)Learning to feel the fear and do it anyway is a central theme these days. Taking risks and venturing out is important. You public and professional arenas have likely changed quite recently, yet the process is not over yet. Making key investments is part of the plot and will remain a strong focus. This may include getting training of some kind. Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 23)Your enthusiasm levels have been peaking. Now it is time to touch ground again. You have things to say, questions requiring answers and you want attention; now is a good time to get it. Exploring new options and possibilities includes taking risks and seeing a bigger picture. You are ready to entertain mew prospects, people, places and you are beginning to feel the power. Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22)Investigations, explorations, initiations, investments and mergers are all on your mind now. The focus is on you, your home and what you deem important and believe at core levels. Financial outlays are part of the plot. You may feel like you are putting out more than you are receiving. If you are aiming investments, trust the process. If paying penalties, learn from your mistakes. Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22)Movers and shakers on your stage now are pushing you in to new territory. Alternatively, you are either feeling pushed out or are the one heading for the door. This is a dynamic time and at best could include a lot of money coming in, but could otherwise be outlays. Some decisions are harder than others and you may be dealing with anger, anxiety and stress. Be open to the talents and resources of others as necessary. Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21)A whole new beginning in your lifestyle and/or daily routine is underway. You may feel the impulse to make extra efforts. You are full on in the process of reinventing yourself. Do not look back now; forward is the only way to go. Practice faith and keep an open mind. Persevere by exploring your options. Aim to establish then nurture new ideas and connections. Sagittarius (Nov 21 – Dec 21)You may feel more assertive than usual. Returns from past actions are coming in big now, for better or worse. These are together producing changes in you overall character. The time has come to play a new game or differently. Your creative energies are peaking and this time is ripe to experiment with new angles. Establishing a more reliable rhythm will increase in importance this month. Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19)Some shifts, changes, renovations inner explorations and other such dynamic activity close to home are underway. More than just the usual activity of the season, there is something else and major at play. You may feel like you are at an all time high or low, or both somehow. Either way, your ambitions remain high. Do what you can to boost your confidence. Clear the way! Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19)Taking new initiatives and coming to new perspectives on things continues. Exploring your options in regards to new modes of self-expression is an important current theme. Touching base close to home implies excursions. You are ready to consider alternatives. At worst you may feel scattered and overwhelmed. Do what you can and feel you must to feel centered yet fluid in these changing times. Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)Taking new initiatives to increase returns with inventive measures continues. Making key investments is also likely. The pace will quicken this week and if you align with it you could produce some returns right away. At deeper levels, you are changing slowly but surely. Flowing consciously with this natural process is ideal. Stimulate multiple streams or talents as you can.

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ElEction covEragE Zimmer praised his predecessor, Jay Hill, who has

given Zimmer “his support in this election.” Zim-mer defended the decisions of his party’s leader, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and expressed that after speaking with the people of the region, “the economy is job one.” Zimmer applauded the suc-cess of the Conservative government’s “economic action plan” on several occasions.

Boone believes the election is about “leader-ship we can trust.” Boone criticized Prime Minister Harper for not following through with his promise of an elected senate and accused the Prime Minis-

ter of using senators he has appointed to “block bills that have been legitimately passed by the House of Commons.” Boone also noted her party’s position of wanting to “see life made more affordable.”

Levine believes, “we can’t get anything else right unless we have open government,” accusing the Conservative government of scandal and broken promises. Levine claimed the polices of the Liber-al Party reflect the desires of the people following town hall meetings held across the country with “everyday Canadians.”

Crowley believes it’s time to elect a Green Party

candidate, “in fact it’s crucial,” said Crowley. Crow-ley said that, “unlike most of other parties, we [Green Party] don’t change our platform every time an election comes round.” Crowley expressed that the Green Party stands for strong communities, smart economy, and true democracy. “We really feel that democracy is broken in Canada right now and it’s a crime,” said Crowley.

As expected, candidates exchanged the occasion-al jab but the atmosphere was polite overall. Ques-tions from the floor were thought provoking and were, at times, challenging for the candidates.

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