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Keith McNeill

When the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board was in Clearwater last August, Mayor John Harwood spoke about a situation that had arisen a few months earlier.

The Clearwater mayor said that the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) had centralized to Kamloops the collec-tion of bodies that result from sudden and unexpected deaths in the North Thompson Valley.

According to BCCS spokesperson Barb McLintock, the change was brought in last May after being adver-tised on BC Bid in January.

The contract was awarded to C. Thompson & Sons, which is a company based in Kelowna.

The area covered by the contract includes the North Thompson Valley as far north as Clearwater, but not beyond. It also includes 70 Mile House, Spences Bridge,

Merritt), Westwold, Sorrento and Scotch Creek. “The Coroners Service contracts for body transport

services across the province,” said McLintock. “The terms of the service contracts are consistent throughout the province, although the required response time may vary depending on the population density of the area covered, ranging from 30 minutes in the densest urban areas to 90 minutes in areas of low population concentration.”

“It should be noted that the number of cases involved is very small,” she said. “The total number of cases reported to the Coroner and handled by the Clearwater and/or Barriere RCMP detachments since Jan. 1, 2013, is 14.”

According to McLintock, in at least 75 per cent of those cases, the situation also required the attendance of a coroner and/or a specialized police investigator such as forensic identification or a traffic analyst. These persons are also deployed from the Kamloops area, so person-

nel in the North Thompson would wait for their arrival and investigation, no matter where body removal is dis-patched from.

Clearwater RCMP, the highway rescue teams in the North Thompson Valley and the people involved in counseling the bereaved were not consulted about the possible effects on the family of having to wait with a dead body for someone to come from Kamloops, said the spokesperson.

“Since the new service contract for this area came into place, BCCS has not received any complaints concerning the service quality, delayed response times or any other issues, or response times from police, first responder agencies, or families,” she said.

If the body of a loved one is taken to Kamloops, BCCS is not required by legislation to return it to the North Thompson, she said. Continued on page A2

Body collection service centralized to Kamloops

North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Ambassadors (l-r) Cherie Witts, Jenna Zeitsov and Vannessa Balatti represent the North Thompson Valley at the 65th Annual Peachland Ambassador Corona-tion event in Peachland Sept. 13-14.Photo submitted

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Continued from page A1. “However, this may occur on occasion dependent on the individual circum-stances of the case,” the BCCS spokes-person said. “In cases where a body does not have to be transported from a local community to a large center for autopsy the BCCS

will attempt to nego-tiate arrangements with local funeral service providers for body storage. While this could preclude the need to transport bodies in some cases it is contingent on the agreement of local funeral service opera-tors.”

Before the change the BCCS was paying $400 plus distance,

consumable supplies and additional fees if the service went

beyond two hours. “A cursory review

of 2012 activity shows we were aver-aging about $715/unit for the Barriere/ Clearwater corridor. We now pay $450/unit within the area described in the con-tract and above,” she said.

The BCCS spokes-person noted that other advantages that arise from having one supplier for the larger area include:

• Contract admin-istration

• Reduced volume of invoices

• Greater con-sistency of service delivery

• Simplified pro-cess for coroners who need to consider fewer boundaries, and improved interac-tion and relationship building with same body removal staff

• Economies of scale for contractor (staff training, work volumes, asset utiliza-tion, etc.)

• For budgeting purposes, having a fixed “all-in” unit rate is preferable to rates that fluctuate. It pro-vides for greater cost certainty.

• It is reasonable to expect that a larger area with greater volumes of service would make for more competitive bidding/pricing.

By Tom Fletcher, Black Press

Delegates at the Union of BC Municipalities have endorsed having local elections every four years, to match up with provincial votes.

The resolution to extend terms of office from three years to four was supported by 60 per cent of voting delegates, who want the B.C. government to make the change in time for municipal elections in November 2014.

If it is enacted, B.C. would join Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, which have four-year terms for local politicians.

The issue has divided urban and rural communities for years, with some rural councillors calling for shorter terms for what they say is mainly volunteer work

with minimum pay. One rural delegate said the idea comes from "professional politi-cians" in the Lower Mainland, where coun-cil pay is higher.

Proponents argue that four-year terms reduce turnover and would increase local election participation by being timed with provincial votes.

The UBCM executive added another argument for the change, noting that sev-eral local mayors and councillors were elected to the B.C. legislature in May. The executive called for direction from the province "to avoid governance conflicts, expensive byelections, long absences on council and boards and the double-dipping of salaries."

The UBCM rejected the suggestion of four-year terms at its 2010 convention. It was debated and supported in 2007. Earlier motions supported the current system of elections every three years province-wide.

Union of BC Municipalities supports four-year terms

Local government representatives vote on a long list of resolutions at their convention in Vancou-ver Thursday. UBCM photo

Valley Connector Transit Service includes more stopsThompson-Nicola Regional District

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District in partnership with the District of Barriere and the District of Clearwater is expanding the Valley Connector Transit Service after residents in portions of Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country) and Area O (Lower North Thompson),

and all of Electoral Area B (Thompson Headwaters) approved the expansion through the Alternative Approval Process.

Beginning in 2011, the Valley Connector Transit Service provid-ed much needed bus service from Vavenby to Kamloops one day a week. Because the service has been well-used since its inception, it was decided to guage public appetite for extending the service

to include more stops through-out the North Thompson. The Valley Connector Transit Service will now pick up and drop off passengers in Blue River, Avola, Vavenby, Clearwater, Little Fort and Barriere.

Randy Murray, chair of the TNRD calls the Valley Connector Transit Service a valuable service for all residents of the North Thompson and praised the efforts

of the District of Barriere and District of Clearwater in leading the change for the service, as well as the Yellowhead Community Services Society, which provides the service.

“Many residents of the North Thompson who previously had no way of getting to Kamloops or to any other community in the North Thompson, now have an affordable and safe means of

getting there and back,” Murray said. “As with any service of this kind, it is the partnerships that make it happen, and we have great partners in the districts of Barriere and Clearwater, as well as the Yellowhead Community Services Society.”

To view schedules and fares, go to tnrd.ca and click the quick link for Valley Connector Transit information.

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Since the new service contract for this area came into place, BCCS has not received any complaints concerning the service quality.

Barb McLintock

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Wells Gray Community Forest Corporation is looking for a Director to join the Board of Directors.

The seven person Board of Directors is responsible for directing the affairs of the Community Forest.

The applicant must have a proven record of working effectively in a board/team setting and be a respected member of the community. Any applicant with a broad range of skills/experience that compliments the other board members will be considered. Forestry experience is not a necessity.

If you have an interest in serving on this Board and the time to do so, please go to the Wells Gray Community Forest website (www.wgcfc.ca) and copy the application form. Applications will be received until October 3rd 2013. They can be submitted electronically to [email protected] or delivered to the Community Resource Center, 224 Candle Creek Road Clearwater B.C. V0E 1N1.

If you have any questions contact George Brcko, General Manager, Wells Gray Community Forest Corporation @ 250 674 3530.

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Keith McNeill

Two proposals with possible important rami-fications were the topics of discussion during a Clearwater Chamber of Commerce meeting on Monday evening, Sept. 16.

Dr. Bob Mackenzie presented his ideas on developing the former planer-mill site on the Flats. Ron Rotzetter and Candus Graffunder, who pre-sented a progress report on the proposed Bearview shopping center, followed him.

Mackenzie said his ideas don’t just include the planer-mill site but also the area near the conflu-ence of the Clearwater and North Thompson rivers, and the former log haul road that connects them.

“I think it’s an incredibly valuable piece of land,” he said.

Many years ago former Clearwater residents Frank Ritcey and Ross Cloutier tried to obtain the planer-mill site for a heritage park, he recalled.

They were unsuccessful, but that doesn’t mean the idea doesn’t have merit.

Other possible uses of the land would include a horse arena and powwow site.

Cleaning up the land from the wood preserva-tives and electrical transformers reportedly left there would be expensive, he said.

Leaving the contaminants in the soil until they leach out into the river would be even more costly, the retired physician felt.

The haul road plus dyke would make an ideal path for walking, biking, and cross-country skiing.

There are several former keekwillies or pit-houses near the confluence of the two rivers.

That land was transferred from the former

Clearwater Timber Products to North Thompson Park many years ago.

The land nearby could be converted to a park-ing area and interpretive site, he said.

Bearview not in hibernationProponents are making progress on the pro-

posed Bearview shopping center, Ron Rotzetter and Candus Graffunder told the Chamber.

The biggest challenge continues to be highway access, they said.

At first they found the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure was adamant that there would be no access. More recently, however, they have found the Ministry more accommodating.

Zoning by District of Clearwater also is a concern, as the proposed shopping center would require amending the new official community plan.

What they have found is that the Ministry wants to follow the District on the issue, and the District wants to follow the Ministry.

They have found that the best approach has been to get all the players around a table together and discuss the issues fully.

Bearview shopping center would be a $12 mil-lion investment that would provide employment to many people, they said.

It would tie in with other developments pro-posed for the area, such as a 150-unit seniors housing proposal to be located immediately to the south.

Four Swiss investors are interested in putting money into the project, and are waiting until the highway access and re-zoning questions are settled.

Working in circlesA machine prepares the inner circle of the roundabout under construction on Highway 5 for the pouring of the truck apron on Wednesday morning, Sept. 18. Curbing for the outside of the roundabout (foreground) and the inside was poured earlier. Photo by Keith McNeill

Clearwater Chamber of Commerce discusses development projects

Kamloops This Week

Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod is taking on new duties after Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuffled his parliamentary secre-taries this past week.

McLeod, formerly the parlia-mentary secretary for National Revenue, will now assist with two ministerial portfolios: Labour and Western Economic Diversification.

McLeod said she's "really pleased" with her new assign-ments.

"It's really important in terms of supporting the west and sup-porting economic growth," she said.

McLeod is one of 11 secretar-ies reassigned. Harper also added a dozen new secretaries as part of the shuffle.

MPs are paid $160,000 a year and earn an additional $16,000 for parliamentary-secretary posts.

MP McLeod has new duties

Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Con-servative MP Cathy McLeod.

What’s Happening

Civic address: 132 Station RoadBox 157, Clearwater,B.C. V0E 1N0

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

District of Clearwater Road Maintenance It’s finally here… the District of Clearwater is fully responsible for ALL road maintenance activities. This is a change from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (Argo Road Maintenance Inc.) doing so. The District will be responsible for providing service for approximately 70km of roads. Borrow Enterprises Ltd will be providing road maintenance activities for all municipal roads for the community of Clearwater. As this contractor will be working directly for the District; the community will notice a change in service levels.

The response to snow and ice events will be faster. Allowable snow accumulations on road surfaces will be less. Increase in cycle times for patrols and snow removal activities.

Yellowhead Highway #5 and Clearwater Valley Road will remain the responsibility of the Ministry of Transportations and Infrastructure to be maintained through Argo Road Maintenance Ltd Public Works District Public Works crews will be performing their annual fall flushing program October 11th, 2013.During flushing water mains in the community, there may be a loss in pressure, cloudy water and/or discolouration; none of which are a health concern. Should you experience any of those conditions once the flushing has ceased, please run an exterior tap for a minimum of 5 minutes or until the water clears. Individual neighborhoods will be provided 24 hours’ notice prior to flushing. Should you experience prolonged pressure loss and/or discolouration please contact the District of Clearwater at 250.674.2257.

Bear Aware There have been several bear sightings reported throughout the community. It is important to note that “a fed bear is a dead bear”. Most people are not aware of their role in the destruction of bears. If humans allow bears to access non-natural food sources such as garbage, they help to create "problem" bears. In most cases, "problem" bears must be destroyed because they damage property and are a potential threat to human safety. Managing bear attractants will help keep the bears from wandering into areas they shouldn’t be in. Some tips include keep all garbage and pet food in bear proof containers, pick all fruits and berries when ripe, only use bird feeders in the winter, and ensure that your barbeque is cleaned. Upcoming Events October 4th, 2013 – Robert Bateman presentation – Tickets available at the Wells Gray Information Centre October 19th, 2013 – 7th Annual Dessert Extravaganza Check out the Community Recreation Program to register for upcoming courses or programs or call Eleanor at 250.674.1878. Upcoming Meetings of Council October 1st, 2013 - Economic Development/Finance & Audit Committee meeting – 5:00pm October 1st, 2013 – Regular Council meeting – 7:00pm October 15th, 2013 – Parks and Recreation/Infrastructure Committee meeting – 5:00pm October 15th, 2013 – Regular Council meeting – 7:00pm

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

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

Interior Crisis Line - 1-888-353-CARE (2273). Call2Recycle box recycling batteries and cell phones at the District office

Pitch-In Canada Week – ‘Clean Sweep’ April 23-30, 2012

Upcoming Events March 7th – Roundabout Open House March 9th – Raft Mountain Skating Club – Dr. Seuss & Friends performance May 12th - Household Hazardous Waste Round up May 13th - “Free” Dump Day at Clearwater Landfill Upcoming Meetings of Council March 6th, 2012 – Parks and Recreation meeting – 5:00pm March 6th, 2012 – Regular Council meeting – 7:00pm March 20th, 2012 – Economic Development meeting – 5:00pm March 20th, 2012 – Regular Council meeting – 7:00pm

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

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

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Editor, The Times:We are writing to salute the many

local residents who in various ways supported Speak to the Wild, a four-day think tank recently held in Upper Clearwater and co-sponsored by Thompson Rivers University and the Wells Gray World Heritage Committee.

In the simple act of lending a hand to a worthy cause, these people have helped to win Wells Gray Park a place in the hearts and minds of Canada’s leading writers, poets, phi-losophers, scientists, educators, natu-ralists and conservationists.

Many thanks to Sandy Crane, Susan Dalby, Sharon Dhillon, Gord Dubois, Fred Erler, Ellen Ferguson, Trina Gregson, Sandra Holmes, Carolyn Kremer, Doris Laner, Dennis Leonard, Darren Ludbrook, Robert and Rosli Mannes, Noelle McCorriston, Susan and John McFarland, Erik Milton, Jean Nelson, Sharon Neufeld, Eskild Petersen, Les Sakals, Ursula and Fritz Schaer, Karena Schmidt, Tom Volkers, and Roswitha Wahl.

We also wish to thank several organizations and businesses who got behind Speak to the Wild: the Clearwater Rotary Club for hosting

a wine and cheese event on opening night; Safety Mart for sole-sourcing our food; Clearwater Lake Tours for loan of canoes; Wells Gray Ranch for shower facilities; The North Thompson Times for excel-lent coverage before and after; and Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing Resort, Original Holidays, Rocky Mountaineer, Wells Gray Adventures, Wells Gray Air, and the Wells Gray Info Centre for financial and other support.

Finally, Lyn Baldwin, Doris Laner, Fritz Schaer and David Sims all deserve warm thanks for their splendid art exhibit on display at the Upper Clearwater Hall for the dura-tion of Speak to the Wild.

Clearwater has done itself proud, thanks to you all of you. Participants in our event told us they were struck as much by the sheer physical beauty of the Wells Gray area as by the friendliness of the people who live here. Many intend to return for a longer visit.

One act of kindness at a time, we move our community forward.

Tom Dickinson, Dean of Science, Thompson Rivers University

Trevor Goward, spokesperson, Wells Gray World Heritage Committee

BC Coroners Service decision is short-sighted and bad for valley

editorial by keith mcNeill

Opinion“I never quarrel, sir. But I sometimes � ght, sir, and whenever I � ght, sir, a

funeral follows.” - Thomas Hart Benton, politician

BC Press CouncilThe Times is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the BC Press Council.Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to BC Press Council, 210 Selby St, Nanaimo, BC V9R 2R2 For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org

WGWH extends thanks

Just another provincial government decision that’s bad for the North Thompson Valley.

That is how we view the decision by the BC Coroners Service to award a contract for the col-lection of the bodies of those who die suddenly or unexpectedly in the Valley to a company from Kelowna.

Up until this spring, the bodies of those who died suddenly or expectedly at home, on the highway or elsewhere in the North Thompson Valley typically were collected by North Thompson Funeral Services and held in Clearwater or Barriere, unless needed for autop-sy in Kamloops.

Now it appears that all are being taken to Kamloops.

Most of us don’t like to think about death, and definitely we do not like to think about sud-den and unexpected death.

It does happen, however, and when it does the way it is handled can make a huge difference in how the family and the community recover.

When a loved one dies, we do not want his or her body lying at home any longer than possible. Even less so if the body is next to the highway.

And when someone comes to collect that

body, we would prefer to have a familiar face and a person we have confidence in to handle the matter with dignity and compassion.

Up until about a decade ago there was no funeral home in the North Thompson Valley. The funerals and other services for deceased Valley residents were almost all handled out of Kamloops.

Then Drake Smith opened North Thompson Funeral Services and we found out what we were missing.

We have no idea if this decision by the BC Coroners Service will affect the viability of that business, but why should the thousands of Valley residents who benefit by having a local funeral service be asked to take that risk?

Over the years we have seen the Ministry of Forests, BC Parks, social services and other provincial government agencies scale back their operations in the Valley as they attempt to cen-tralize to Kamloops and Victoria.

We can tell them that it doesn’t work. Experience will no doubt eventually teach them that long-term effectiveness is far more impor-tant than short-term efficiency. We just hope that they will learn that lesson before it is too late.

74 young Road, Unit 14 Brookfi eld Mall, Clearwater, BC V0E 1N2Phone: 250-674-3343 Fax: 250-674-3410Email: [email protected]

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Editor, The Times: In my 72 years upon this

earth I've made my share of poor decisions (perhaps more than my share?).

However, while affecting myself and those close to me there wasn't any downside to humanity in general.

A while back I purchased a great CD disc called Last Night At The Proms. The front cover features a lot of Cheney-looking Britishers, some with silly hats, and standing with that symbol of a long gone empire in the background, the Union Jack.

At about the same time, on PBS, I watched an excel-lent program on the reign of Queen Victoria, narrated by the great Canadian actor Donald Sutherland.

The aforementioned double disc contains great music including Elgar, Walton and William Blake's beautiful Jerusalem (set to

music by Edward Elgar). (Although William Blake undoubtedly would have been horrified at the context in which Jerusalem was used (to aggrandise the British Empire).

The PBS program sim-ply told it as it was. When Victoria acceded to the throne in 1837 she was mar-ried to Prince Albert, a liberal-minded person who helped to push Victoria on a progressive course. However, with Albert's death in 1861, she became ultra-conservative favouring Benjamin Disraeli's 'in your face' British Empire imperialism to the more forward looking policies of William Gladstone (home rule for Ireland, etc.). It is said that she utterly disliked the great reforms of 1870 that covered everything from mini-mum educational require-ments to proper sanitation.

After all, the 'lesser orders'

had to accept their fate, do nothing to score the horses and get their rewards in heaven.

By the end of the 19th cen-tury, Britain egged on by that total rogue Cecil Rhodes, was engaged in a brutal war in South Africa.

There the British created the first modern day concen-tration camps in which some 80,000 Boer men, women and children, as well as — black people died. One can see the seeds of destruction for the British Empire already in their conduct of the Boer War.

As to Great Britain itself, as least one quarter of the population was malnour-ished. There was no sem-blance of a New Jerusalem as envisioned by William Blake.

Bad decisions! They can bring down an Empire!

Dennis PeacockClearwater, B.C.

Bad decisions can be costly


Editor, The Times:We are writing to salute the many

local residents who in various ways supported Speak to the Wild, a four-day think tank recently held in Upper Clearwater and co-sponsored by Thompson Rivers University and the Wells Gray World Heritage Committee.

In the simple act of lending a hand to a worthy cause, these people have helped to win Wells Gray Park a place in the hearts and minds of Canada’s leading writers, poets, phi-losophers, scientists, educators, natu-ralists and conservationists.

Many thanks to Sandy Crane, Susan Dalby, Sharon Dhillon, Gord Dubois, Fred Erler, Ellen Ferguson, Trina Gregson, Sandra Holmes, Carolyn Kremer, Doris Laner, Dennis Leonard, Darren Ludbrook, Robert and Rosli Mannes, Noelle McCorriston, Susan and John McFarland, Erik Milton, Jean Nelson, Sharon Neufeld, Eskild Petersen, Les Sakals, Ursula and Fritz Schaer, Karena Schmidt, Tom Volkers, and Roswitha Wahl.

We also wish to thank several organizations and businesses who got behind Speak to the Wild: the Clearwater Rotary Club for hosting

a wine and cheese event on opening night; Safety Mart for sole-sourcing our food; Clearwater Lake Tours for loan of canoes; Wells Gray Ranch for shower facilities; The North Thompson Times for excel-lent coverage before and after; and Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing Resort, Original Holidays, Rocky Mountaineer, Wells Gray Adventures, Wells Gray Air, and the Wells Gray Info Centre for financial and other support.

Finally, Lyn Baldwin, Doris Laner, Fritz Schaer and David Sims all deserve warm thanks for their splendid art exhibit on display at the Upper Clearwater Hall for the dura-tion of Speak to the Wild.

Clearwater has done itself proud, thanks to you all of you. Participants in our event told us they were struck as much by the sheer physical beauty of the Wells Gray area as by the friendliness of the people who live here. Many intend to return for a longer visit.

One act of kindness at a time, we move our community forward.

Tom Dickinson, Dean of Science, Thompson Rivers University

Trevor Goward, spokesperson, Wells Gray World Heritage Committee

BC Coroners Service decision is short-sighted and bad for valley

editorial by keith mcNeill

Opinion“I never quarrel, sir. But I sometimes � ght, sir, and whenever I � ght, sir, a

funeral follows.” - Thomas Hart Benton, politician

BC Press CouncilThe Times is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the BC Press Council.Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to BC Press Council, 210 Selby St, Nanaimo, BC V9R 2R2 For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org

WGWH extends thanks

Just another provincial government decision that’s bad for the North Thompson Valley.

That is how we view the decision by the BC Coroners Service to award a contract for the col-lection of the bodies of those who die suddenly or unexpectedly in the Valley to a company from Kelowna.

Up until this spring, the bodies of those who died suddenly or expectedly at home, on the highway or elsewhere in the North Thompson Valley typically were collected by North Thompson Funeral Services and held in Clearwater or Barriere, unless needed for autop-sy in Kamloops.

Now it appears that all are being taken to Kamloops.

Most of us don’t like to think about death, and definitely we do not like to think about sud-den and unexpected death.

It does happen, however, and when it does the way it is handled can make a huge difference in how the family and the community recover.

When a loved one dies, we do not want his or her body lying at home any longer than possible. Even less so if the body is next to the highway.

And when someone comes to collect that

body, we would prefer to have a familiar face and a person we have confidence in to handle the matter with dignity and compassion.

Up until about a decade ago there was no funeral home in the North Thompson Valley. The funerals and other services for deceased Valley residents were almost all handled out of Kamloops.

Then Drake Smith opened North Thompson Funeral Services and we found out what we were missing.

We have no idea if this decision by the BC Coroners Service will affect the viability of that business, but why should the thousands of Valley residents who benefit by having a local funeral service be asked to take that risk?

Over the years we have seen the Ministry of Forests, BC Parks, social services and other provincial government agencies scale back their operations in the Valley as they attempt to cen-tralize to Kamloops and Victoria.

We can tell them that it doesn’t work. Experience will no doubt eventually teach them that long-term effectiveness is far more impor-tant than short-term efficiency. We just hope that they will learn that lesson before it is too late.

74 young Road, Unit 14 Brookfi eld Mall, Clearwater, BC V0E 1N2Phone: 250-674-3343 Fax: 250-674-3410Email: [email protected]

Publisher: Al KirkwoodEditor: Keith McNeillOffi ce manager: Yevonne Cline


Established September 23, 1964Member, BC Press Council

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Editor, The Times: In my 72 years upon this

earth I've made my share of poor decisions (perhaps more than my share?).

However, while affecting myself and those close to me there wasn't any downside to humanity in general.

A while back I purchased a great CD disc called Last Night At The Proms. The front cover features a lot of Cheney-looking Britishers, some with silly hats, and standing with that symbol of a long gone empire in the background, the Union Jack.

At about the same time, on PBS, I watched an excel-lent program on the reign of Queen Victoria, narrated by the great Canadian actor Donald Sutherland.

The aforementioned double disc contains great music including Elgar, Walton and William Blake's beautiful Jerusalem (set to

music by Edward Elgar). (Although William Blake undoubtedly would have been horrified at the context in which Jerusalem was used (to aggrandise the British Empire).

The PBS program sim-ply told it as it was. When Victoria acceded to the throne in 1837 she was mar-ried to Prince Albert, a liberal-minded person who helped to push Victoria on a progressive course. However, with Albert's death in 1861, she became ultra-conservative favouring Benjamin Disraeli's 'in your face' British Empire imperialism to the more forward looking policies of William Gladstone (home rule for Ireland, etc.). It is said that she utterly disliked the great reforms of 1870 that covered everything from mini-mum educational require-ments to proper sanitation.

After all, the 'lesser orders'

had to accept their fate, do nothing to score the horses and get their rewards in heaven.

By the end of the 19th cen-tury, Britain egged on by that total rogue Cecil Rhodes, was engaged in a brutal war in South Africa.

There the British created the first modern day concen-tration camps in which some 80,000 Boer men, women and children, as well as — black people died. One can see the seeds of destruction for the British Empire already in their conduct of the Boer War.

As to Great Britain itself, as least one quarter of the population was malnour-ished. There was no sem-blance of a New Jerusalem as envisioned by William Blake.

Bad decisions! They can bring down an Empire!

Dennis PeacockClearwater, B.C.

Bad decisions can be costly


Darlene Cowie: Oh, yes. That's an awe-some idea.

Marg Anderson:Why not. It will be great in the summer for the kids.

Deryl Cowie:Absolutely.

Rob Smiglski:Seeing as we don't have a pool a Splash Pad would definitely be good for the children to play at in the summer.

?Are you in favour of a splash park for

Clearwater?

Questionof the Week

Editor, The Times: Elected officials are working diligently

on your behalf to raise the issues to the province's power utility as they have been for years, but to no end, despite a high profile power outage hours before a key meeting on power at UBCM in Vancouver last week.

The message from the province and BC Hydro is pretty clear if you take a high level look. They believe the Robson and North Thompson Valleys should be happy

with what we have. Incremental improve-ments come, but there is no game changer coming, no looping of the power line through to Prince George in our lifetimes.

Looking at the vision for the province, it's not going to change until we discover some worthwhile resource to extract under our feet.

But this is where things get absurd.There is a resource under our feet that

can be extracted. It can generate stable electricity that

remote communities need. It happens to have the lowest carbon emissions and low-est surface disturbance of any alternative energy. And it runs year round.

It adds a redundancy that can only be matched by looping power through to Prince George - all this without requiring upgrades to transmission infrastructure, because the generation comes on line exactly where the load is instead of trans-porting it across the province.

It's geothermal power. The province

isn't interested in it and BC Hydro is clear that they won't lift a finger to help it come into being in B.C. But as small communi-ties face power challenges we need to take this bull by the horns. If the province and BC Hydro continue to drag their feet, we need to meet as communities and deter-mine how we will do it ourselves.

Lobbying won't work. It's time for us to take the lead.

Andru McCracken, Mayor of Valemount

Keeping the lights on with Geothermal Power

Roundabout safety creates concernEditor, The Times:

In the Sept. 19 issue of the North Thompson Times, Dan Quigley, project manager at Borrow Enterprises admit-ted he knowingly allowed vehicles to enter a wrong way lane, in other words, into head-on-traffic. I would think the RCMP would have a problem with that. He also stated that they were doing so when no vehicles were pres-ent. It doesn't mat-ter if there were no vehicles present when your 'Hazard Analysis'

was looking, it is an on coming traffic lane. I have seen this happen when there were vehicles present. On different occasions my wife has seen this happen with other vehicles present, and other people we know have seen this happen with other vehicles present. How anyone could allow people to drive into an oncom-ing traffic lane that has traffic coming from Wells Gray Park (in tourist season), Wyndhaven develop-ment, Greer develop-ment and several busi-

nesses, among others, is beyond comprehen-sion, if not illegal.

He also states that these vehicles (that aren't present) are going at a very low rate of speed and that the risk of a colli-sion was very low and the probable sever-ity would also be low. What gives you the right to determine that the risk of a head on collision at any speed is accept-able? Or does the 'Hazard Analysis' do that for you too? By low probable sever-ity do you mean just

a few bruises, just a broken bone or two or just some minor spinal damage? Or are you talking about the low probable sever-ity of damage to the vehicles. What is 'low' to you? Three hun-dred dollars, $3,000 or $5,000? Three hun-dred dollars could be a lot of money for retir-ees trying to live on pensions, or someone just starting out mak-ing minimum wage, etc, etc. I guess if you are making good money $300 doesn't sound like much, so it's not important.

The whole approach to cor-recting this problem shows an arrogant and utter disregard to public safety. Isn't Public Safety what this Round About was all about to start with?

Patrick StanleyClearwater, B.C.

Barriere annual Toy Run Sept. 28Editor, The Times:

Some people think if you ride a motorcy-cle, you’re a criminal, gang member or drug dealer. I have been rid-ing motorcycles all my life. Anytime you are broken down, usually a biker will stop and see if you need assis-tance.

A lady rider living in Barriere bought some car parts for a person in the commu-

nity in need without any expectations in return — just because that is what kind of person she is. She just has a big heart.

Another story is of a couple on a weekend get away in the Okanagan. The husband overheard a young couple talk-ing by the front desk of the hotel they were staying in. They seemed a little dis-

traught and quite upset. He asked the couple if there was anything they could do to help. The young couple just got mar-ried and could not check into their room because their charge card was maxed out due to all the wed-ding expenses. So the person from Barriere (a biker), paid their hotel room (the hon-eymoon suite) and

just said to the couple, "Congratulations, just pay it forward."

The reason I am writing this is letter is because this Saturday, (Sept. 28) is Barriere’s annual Toy Run and Food Bank Drive. So please give generously and hopefully you will have a better under-standing of a biker’s image.

Rick JaquesBarriere, BC


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Did you know that our bodies contain about 10 trillion human cells. Coexisting with these cells are bacterial cells numbering 100 trillion. These bacterial cells are called the ‘microbiome’ of the body and play important roles in digestion, skin health and our immune system. Bacteria aren’t all bad.

The total fertility rate in Canada in 2011 was 1.61. This is the average number of children per woman. The lowest rate was in B.C. at 1.42, while the highest was in Nunavut at 2.97.

Drug researchers are still looking to nature to find ways to treat common diseases. Gout, for example, affects about two percent of Canadians over the age of 50. The humble cherry might be a source of relief. There is something in cherries that helps decrease the amount of uric acid in the body. Uric acid build-up is associated with the pain and swelling well-known to those with gout.

Electronic cigarettes have not been okayed for sale in Canada. They vapourize pure nicotine to satisfy the smoker’s urge for the nicotine high. However, there is no evidence of the long term safety of inhaling nicotine and the risk of addiction is always a possibility. For now, those wanting to stop smoking can use other forms of nicotine replacement. Our pharmacists can help.

Our pharmacists will be happy to talk to you about smoking cessation. As well as having the will to quit and a way of replacing the nicotine you won’t be getting from smoking, good counseling is also really important. We can help.

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45 YEARS AGO:Clearwater

Improvement District elected its first board — Bill Mattenley, Jessie Gamble, Bill Messenger, Jack Foote and Art Young.

John Harwood was elected president at the first meeting of the Birch Island Teachers’ Association.

40 YEARS AGO:The DHMH board

discussed hospital expansion. In her monthly report Mrs. Rice noted 60 admis-sions for a total of 205 patient days. There were also 310 outpa-tients days.

Bill Mattenley informed the hospital board that Clearwater Lions Club was con-sidering establishing an old folks home.

35 YEARS AGO:The Hospital

Auxiliary annual Klondike Night in the Sportsplex was followed by a big

dance with music by Yellowhead Express.

The North Thompson Overture Concert Association was formed with the aim of bringing inter-nationally acclaimed musical artists to Clearwater.

Yellowhead Ecological Association was concerned about answers they had received from con-sultants employed by Consolidated Rexspar concerning a proposed uranium mine at Birch Island.

Clearwater finally got a full-time dentist as Dr. John Cooluris set up practice.

30 YEARS AGO:The Times

announced that it had a new correspondent for Blue River — Rebecca Beaton.

Insects had taken their toll of the current year’s tree seed crop in the Kamloops Forest Region. Silviculturist, Rita Eremko noted cone collection was less than half of what was needed for the

annual region planting of 18.5 million trees.

The Blackpool Fireballs won the first place trophy at the Avola Fog Duckers tournament; Avola Fog Duckers took second place and third place went to the Midnight Cats.

25 YEARS AGO:A young couple

from Austria fell about 50 feet when they tried to get a better look of the Clearwater River. Even though he had suffered a broken leg and arm, the man managed to climb back to the road to summon help. The woman recovered con-sciousness by the time rescuers arrived.

Carla Broswick was the overall grand champion win-ner in a 4-H Horse Showmanship at

the Winter Fair in Kamloops.

The 1st Vavenby Cub pack hosted a sixer and seconder training camp at Moss’s Lake in Birch Island for 22 cubs and 13 leaders.

The Ladies’ Auxiliary to the Blackpool Fire Department was in need of new members.

20 YEARS AGO:RCMP Cst. Mike

Savage collected several handfuls of marijuana from beside Old North Thompson Highway within sight of the police station. Apparently someone had dropped the plant from a passing vehicle. “It was obviously an unsecured load,” he said.

An all-Candidates’ Forum was held at CSS Pit. Vying for the Kamloops Riding

seat in the House of Commons were NDP MP Nelson Riis, Progressive Conservative Frank Coldicott, and Libertarian Randall Edge.

The Canadian flag that flew from the Peace Tower above the Parliament Building in Ottawa found a new home at the Clearwater Secondary School. The flag, an XXXL was first seen in Clearwater as a backdrop to the Clearwater Canada Games at Capostinsky Park.

15 YEARS AGO:A total of 16 teams

ran and cycled from Clearwater Lake to Clearwater in the Wilderness Gateway Relay. The route included a crossing of the Clearwater River.

CSS high jumper

and volleyball player Jeremy Meehan, and wrestler Jay Pickering were on a list of 99 top high school ath-letes in a Vancouver newspaper.

Construction began on a 45-meter long bridge across First Canyon. The structure would replace a Bailey bridge erected after a washout the previous summer. Work also began on a new inter-section at Vavenby.

Glenn Olien began as the new manager at North Thompson Community Skills Center. The Kelowna resident had worked for 16 years as an economic and employ-ment development officer with the federal government.

10 YEARS AGO:Movie stars Lesley

Ann Warren, Peter Coyote, Lucas Black and Mia Maestro were in Clearwater to shoot the film Deepwater. Several local residents were employed in the production.

BC Hydro was removing its remain-ing diesel generating units from the North Thompson. A total

of 10 generators, ranging in size from 500 kilowatts to two megawatts, had been brought in after the McLure Fire cut ser-vice.

5 YEARS AGO:Mayor Harwood

announced he was planning on running for a third term as School District 73 trustee for Clearwater Blue River. The pro-vincial government announced it would help Clearwater to get Wells Gray Park designated as a United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Site.

1 YEAR AGO:Gary Hall’s restored

1949 Mercury won first place at the annu-al Show and Shine at Clearwater A&W.

A team from Yellowhead Community Services made up of Jack Keough, Leah Jones, Curt Osmond and Irene Gouchie won the Adult Spelling Bee at CSS – part of Raise a Reader Day.

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What Christmas already? - Choir practice beginsSubmitted

Here it is the end of summer and we’re talking about getting ready for Christmas. As of Sept. 1 Costco had their Christmas items for sale. But if you want a good selection I guess now is the time to buy. Well the same goes for Christmas choirs. We need to take the fall months to prepare for an awe-

some presentation in December. The North Thompson Community Choir will be presenting a program of season-al music and song. We are looking for new members. All are welcome. Don’t be shy. If you don’t think you can sing come and give it a try. You might sur-prise yourself. Leah Jones is the leader and she can work wonders with your voice if you are willing to become part

of this amazing group of people. Of course we are hoping for the return of last year’s members too.

Practices begin on Tuesday Oct. 8 at 6:45 - 9:00 p.m. in Clearwater at the Clearwater Christian Church (behind Fields) and Thursday Oct. 10 at 6:45-9:00 p.m. in Barriere at the Christian Life Assembly (across from the Barriere High School).

Genealogy group celebrates Seniors DaySubmitted

Did you know that the Government of Canada has proclaimed Oct. 1 as National Senior's Day? They chose Oct. 1 to coincide with the United Nation's International Day of Older Persons. Since 1990, this has been a UN observed day. Between 1950 and 2010, life expectancy worldwide rose from 46 to 68 years and is pro-jected to be up to 81 by the end of this century. For the first time in human history, by 2050, there will be more persons over the age of 60 than children in

the world. With this in mind, enhanced attention to the par-ticular needs and challenges face by many older people is clearly required. Of course, it will also be essential that the majority of older men and women continue to contribute to the functioning of society.

National Senior's Day is a great occasion for all Canadians to appreciate and celebrate seniors, and is the perfect opportunity for us genealogy buffs to speak to our elders about our family his-tory. Here are some things you could do:

• Look through a photo album with them and get them to identify the people in them - and remember to write the answers into the album.

• Learn about your family's history - ask them about their childhood or about what they can remember about their par-ents or grandparents.

• Watch family video's and movies with them, and get them to identify anyone in them you don't recognize.

For more information about genealogy, drop by on Sept. 6, between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Barriere Library.

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By Dale Bass - Kamloops This Week

A deal appears to be in place. What remains is how the deal will be funded.

By Oct. 15, administration at the Kamloops-Thompson school district will have to submit to the pro-vincial government a savings plan that shows how it will pay for wage increases that will likely go into place after a tentative agreement was reached with the union representing support staff.

After three days of bargaining, the potential deal was reached late on Wednesday, Sept. 18, one that will see the 27,000 school-board staff represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees receive a retroactive raise of one per cent, effect July 1, 2012, a 2.5 per cent increase on Feb. 1, 2014 and a

half per cent increase in May 2014.

The contract expires at the end of June 2014. Staff had been working without a contract for more than a year as bar-gaining progressed.

Kamloops-Thompson school district Supt. Terry Sullivan said the delay in finalizing a deal was the pro-vincial government's requirement any wage increases in the pub-lic sector be funded through comparative gains — in essence, find the money some-where because there will be no more com-ing from the govern-ment for salaries.

Sullivan said a framework being negotiated at the provincial level was not resolved until earlier in the day on Wednesday and, once that was in place, a deal with CUPE Local 3500 was easy to reach.

Sullivan said it shouldn't be a chal-

lenge paying for the first increase because the district is a good financial position, with a surplus that can be dipped into to pay wages.

The subsequent pay hikes must be justified through a savings plan, some-thing Sullivan does not foresee as posing significant problems because the district has worked hard in recent years to find ways to save money.

For example, it pays less on fuel now than it did in 2004 and 2005, he said.

The union repre-sents education assis-tants, clerical, trades, maintenance and technology staff and bus drivers.

Sullivan said he has always main-tained throughout bargaining the employees represent-

ed by CUPE "are the lowest paid and they are entitled to a wage increase."

John Hall, president of the Kamloops CUPE local, was not avail-able for comment and no date for a ratifica-tion vote has been announced.

Sullivan said the next priority is to resolve bargain-ing with the B.C. Teachers' Federation, something that has been put on hiatus as the union's court challenge to govern-ment restrictions on its bargaining rights is heard in B.C. Supreme Court.

In 2011, the court ruled on an applica-tion from the BCTF on a 2002 provincial law change that removed its right to bargain class sizes and composition,

among other issues. The court declared the action unconsti-tutional and directed the government to make changes.

The BCTF is back in court arguing the government has ignored the repercus-sions of the ruling and that Bill 22, which was passed by the province last year to end strike action by teachers and require a mediator negotiate an agree-ment, is also uncon-stitutional.

The court began hearing the appli-cation earlier this month, with more dates scheduled for October.

Sullivan said there's no indication when a ruling will

be rendered and bar-gaining with teachers can begin again.

"But, I'm sure

CUPE will be inter-ested in what will happen with the teachers," he said.

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Members of the Clothes Co. Thrift Shop (l-r) Heidi Funk, Helen Heater, and (far right) Mary Stewart present a cheque to Tom Giesbrecht of DHMH for $1,044 for the purchase of two special jelly cushions – one a Pro Flex II cushion and the other a Geo-Matrix Silver cushion. The Clothes Co. is temporarily closed until a new location is found. If you know of a suitable building please contact 250-674-3212 or 250-674-0203. Photo by Yevonne Cline

Cameron Kerslake and Tyson Schilling, Yellowhead 4-H Club

Have you ever tried 4-H meat? It is goooood! We are members of the Yellowhead 4-H club in Barriere and this weekend Barriere has the honour of host-ing the 75th Provincial Winter Fair at Barriere’s Agriplex. Our Yellowhead 4-H members will be selling lambs, heifers, and steers, as well as framed photographs at a live auction, 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30.

When you buy a beef or a lamb from a 4-H member, you are buying the finest quality meat possible and you are support-ing a program that benefits the youth in our community. Our animals have been grain fed and raised with care and respect.

All meat is cut at the Rainer Custom Cutting farm and all you need to do is go on their website to tell them how you would like your meat packaged.

The provincial winter fair features a buyer’s breakfast sponsored by the Royal Bank, which starts at 7:30 Monday morning. If you are unable to come to the auction but would like to support the Provincial Winter Fair and our club, please contact us and we can organize the purchase for you. If you are interested in sharing the purchase of a beef or a lamb with another family or two, we can also help arrange that!

If you are interested in buying lamb or beef, or would like further information, please contact Cam at 250-672-5755 or Tyson at 250-672-9675.

Yellowhead 4-H Club advertises beef and lamb for sale at winter fair

School support staff close to contract deal

Clothes Co. Thrift Shop donates to DHMH

We have fl yer packs available at the

Times offi ceBrookfi eld Mall


45 YEARS AGO:Clearwater

Improvement District elected its first board — Bill Mattenley, Jessie Gamble, Bill Messenger, Jack Foote and Art Young.

John Harwood was elected president at the first meeting of the Birch Island Teachers’ Association.

40 YEARS AGO:The DHMH board

discussed hospital expansion. In her monthly report Mrs. Rice noted 60 admis-sions for a total of 205 patient days. There were also 310 outpa-tients days.

Bill Mattenley informed the hospital board that Clearwater Lions Club was con-sidering establishing an old folks home.

35 YEARS AGO:The Hospital

Auxiliary annual Klondike Night in the Sportsplex was followed by a big

dance with music by Yellowhead Express.

The North Thompson Overture Concert Association was formed with the aim of bringing inter-nationally acclaimed musical artists to Clearwater.

Yellowhead Ecological Association was concerned about answers they had received from con-sultants employed by Consolidated Rexspar concerning a proposed uranium mine at Birch Island.

Clearwater finally got a full-time dentist as Dr. John Cooluris set up practice.

30 YEARS AGO:The Times

announced that it had a new correspondent for Blue River — Rebecca Beaton.

Insects had taken their toll of the current year’s tree seed crop in the Kamloops Forest Region. Silviculturist, Rita Eremko noted cone collection was less than half of what was needed for the

annual region planting of 18.5 million trees.

The Blackpool Fireballs won the first place trophy at the Avola Fog Duckers tournament; Avola Fog Duckers took second place and third place went to the Midnight Cats.

25 YEARS AGO:A young couple

from Austria fell about 50 feet when they tried to get a better look of the Clearwater River. Even though he had suffered a broken leg and arm, the man managed to climb back to the road to summon help. The woman recovered con-sciousness by the time rescuers arrived.

Carla Broswick was the overall grand champion win-ner in a 4-H Horse Showmanship at

the Winter Fair in Kamloops.

The 1st Vavenby Cub pack hosted a sixer and seconder training camp at Moss’s Lake in Birch Island for 22 cubs and 13 leaders.

The Ladies’ Auxiliary to the Blackpool Fire Department was in need of new members.

20 YEARS AGO:RCMP Cst. Mike

Savage collected several handfuls of marijuana from beside Old North Thompson Highway within sight of the police station. Apparently someone had dropped the plant from a passing vehicle. “It was obviously an unsecured load,” he said.

An all-Candidates’ Forum was held at CSS Pit. Vying for the Kamloops Riding

seat in the House of Commons were NDP MP Nelson Riis, Progressive Conservative Frank Coldicott, and Libertarian Randall Edge.

The Canadian flag that flew from the Peace Tower above the Parliament Building in Ottawa found a new home at the Clearwater Secondary School. The flag, an XXXL was first seen in Clearwater as a backdrop to the Clearwater Canada Games at Capostinsky Park.

15 YEARS AGO:A total of 16 teams

ran and cycled from Clearwater Lake to Clearwater in the Wilderness Gateway Relay. The route included a crossing of the Clearwater River.

CSS high jumper

and volleyball player Jeremy Meehan, and wrestler Jay Pickering were on a list of 99 top high school ath-letes in a Vancouver newspaper.

Construction began on a 45-meter long bridge across First Canyon. The structure would replace a Bailey bridge erected after a washout the previous summer. Work also began on a new inter-section at Vavenby.

Glenn Olien began as the new manager at North Thompson Community Skills Center. The Kelowna resident had worked for 16 years as an economic and employ-ment development officer with the federal government.

10 YEARS AGO:Movie stars Lesley

Ann Warren, Peter Coyote, Lucas Black and Mia Maestro were in Clearwater to shoot the film Deepwater. Several local residents were employed in the production.

BC Hydro was removing its remain-ing diesel generating units from the North Thompson. A total

of 10 generators, ranging in size from 500 kilowatts to two megawatts, had been brought in after the McLure Fire cut ser-vice.

5 YEARS AGO:Mayor Harwood

announced he was planning on running for a third term as School District 73 trustee for Clearwater Blue River. The pro-vincial government announced it would help Clearwater to get Wells Gray Park designated as a United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Site.

1 YEAR AGO:Gary Hall’s restored

1949 Mercury won first place at the annu-al Show and Shine at Clearwater A&W.

A team from Yellowhead Community Services made up of Jack Keough, Leah Jones, Curt Osmond and Irene Gouchie won the Adult Spelling Bee at CSS – part of Raise a Reader Day.

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What Christmas already? - Choir practice beginsSubmitted

Here it is the end of summer and we’re talking about getting ready for Christmas. As of Sept. 1 Costco had their Christmas items for sale. But if you want a good selection I guess now is the time to buy. Well the same goes for Christmas choirs. We need to take the fall months to prepare for an awe-

some presentation in December. The North Thompson Community Choir will be presenting a program of season-al music and song. We are looking for new members. All are welcome. Don’t be shy. If you don’t think you can sing come and give it a try. You might sur-prise yourself. Leah Jones is the leader and she can work wonders with your voice if you are willing to become part

of this amazing group of people. Of course we are hoping for the return of last year’s members too.

Practices begin on Tuesday Oct. 8 at 6:45 - 9:00 p.m. in Clearwater at the Clearwater Christian Church (behind Fields) and Thursday Oct. 10 at 6:45-9:00 p.m. in Barriere at the Christian Life Assembly (across from the Barriere High School).

Genealogy group celebrates Seniors DaySubmitted

Did you know that the Government of Canada has proclaimed Oct. 1 as National Senior's Day? They chose Oct. 1 to coincide with the United Nation's International Day of Older Persons. Since 1990, this has been a UN observed day. Between 1950 and 2010, life expectancy worldwide rose from 46 to 68 years and is pro-jected to be up to 81 by the end of this century. For the first time in human history, by 2050, there will be more persons over the age of 60 than children in

the world. With this in mind, enhanced attention to the par-ticular needs and challenges face by many older people is clearly required. Of course, it will also be essential that the majority of older men and women continue to contribute to the functioning of society.

National Senior's Day is a great occasion for all Canadians to appreciate and celebrate seniors, and is the perfect opportunity for us genealogy buffs to speak to our elders about our family his-tory. Here are some things you could do:

• Look through a photo album with them and get them to identify the people in them - and remember to write the answers into the album.

• Learn about your family's history - ask them about their childhood or about what they can remember about their par-ents or grandparents.

• Watch family video's and movies with them, and get them to identify anyone in them you don't recognize.

For more information about genealogy, drop by on Sept. 6, between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Barriere Library.

Support your local businessesShop Local

Come visit us for locally grown and produced food, arts, and crafts!

This Saturday morning from 9-12 at the

Interior Whitewater building.

WHAT’S NEW AT THE CLEARWATER

FARMERS MARKET!

The Farmers Market is held every Saturday morning from 9-12 May thru October next to the Interior White-water building.

This week you will find the following fresh fruits and vegetables:Garlic, onions, squash, pumpkins, swiss chard, zucchi-ni, peppers, kale, cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, carrots, beets, cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes, kohlrabi, plums.

Also find Fair Trade Coffee, Belgium Chocolate, Baked Goods, Guinea Fowl and Chickens (yes, they are alive!).

Don’t forget you can find as well the gift you are looking for from our local artisans.

VEGETARIAN MINESTONE SOUP6 c. vegetable broth2 carrots chopped2 large onions chopped3 ribs of celery chopped1 small zucchini cubed1 handful of fresh kale

chopped fine½ c of dried barley

1 can of chick peas drained

1 tbsp parsley½ tsp thyme1 tsp oregano28 oz of crushed tomatoes1 tsp salt¼ tsp pepperGrated cheese

Combine all ingredients except cheese in a large stock pot and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender.

Sprinkle individual servings with grated cheese.

Serious Issues require Serious Lawyers

• ICBC Claims• Family Law• Real Estate

Jim McCreight is on location in the Interior Savings Insurance office

every Wednesday.

250-674-2255 or

1-888-374-3161

www.mjblaw.com

Thank you to the following for their generous donations to the annual

Ed Buck Memorial Golf Tournament:

Blue Loon GrillBody HarmonyBrent and Tracy BuckEva BuckLyle BuckJustice BuckClearwater Dollar EmporiumDesigns for You BasketsLarissa HadleyWells Gray Home HardwareInterior Whitewater ExpeditionsKamloops Wildlife ParkHazel Klein

Lacarya Golf CourseLiquid LifestylesRoger and Debbie MayerO’Bryan’s RestaurantNorth Thompson Funeral ServiceRooted by the RiverTara RomeoRoyal BankShuswap Lake EstatesSend Out CardsCheryl ThomasWells Gray InnWiegle’s Resort

This year the proceeds will go to Evergreen Acres.


8 - 9Avola reunion scheduled for 2014 August long weekend Eleanor Deckert

It's not too early to mark your calendar for the August long weekend: Aug. 1-4, 2014.

With 10 months to go, the Avola Reunion Committee is already brainstorming, mak-ing lists of contacts and gearing up for the best reunion yet.

2003 was the first time Bob and Colleen Jensen attempted a town reunion, but the McLure Fire wiped out their plans. Fortunately the food they had arranged for guests was available for Avola residents to cook on the Avola Community Hall pro-pane stove while the electricity was cut off for several weeks.

2005 Avola Reunion brought the anticipated "Old-Timers" to town. People brought photos and items to display. Campers and tents, pancake breakfast at the Avola Community Hall and pot-luck dinner, street dancing and musi-cians improvised for a fine shindig. As usual, Avola folks pitch in a make fun things hap-pen.

"It was the best time ever," organizer Colleen Herns-Jensen remembers.

2008 Avola Reunion focused on the Avola Log School House with former students returning to things much the same as they had been, recalling friend-

ships and pranks, teachers and family ties. "The reminisc-ing is just amazing," Jensen describes. More "do-it-yourself" entertainment and displays of museum pieces brought people in. Sharing photos and asking "Do you know these people?" Newcomers heard old stories and bet-ter understood the history of this little town.

2014 marks 30 years since the Avola elementary school closed, so with a little effort to make con-tacts, hopefully people will come together who moved away in 1984 as young chil-dren. What a lot of catching up there will be to do!

The year 1914 seems to be a date associated with the very beginning of the rail road coming through, so, although there is no official moment when Avola became a town, it is 100 years since this settlement began to take shape.

Activities anticipat-ed for the 2014 Avola Reunion include: music, displays, feasting, slide show, walking tour, Tiny Timber News (school newspaper) re-prints, scanning your photos into the computer, exploring near-by geo-caches, adding your loved ones to a memo-rial board, interviews featuring written and audio recording of individual's stories. This will be a multi-

generational event.Bring your camper,

tent, lawn chair, games, musical instru-ments, "show and tell." Add your old photos to the collec-tion.

If you would like

to share your ideas, offer a helping hand, or need more informa-tion: phone Colleen: 1-778-220-7271, Bob: 250-678-2320 or Eleanor: 250-678-5305 and watch for an Avola Reunion

Facebook page...or Google "Avola Reunion" which will keep you informed. Meanwhile, tell every-one; former residents, teachers, workers, relatives, descendants, the more the merrier!

Craft fairs scheduled for NT Valleyblack Press

Every year in late fall, the craft fairs start to pop up all throughout the North Thompson Valley. There are many different craft fairs hap-pening, from Heffley Creek to Vavenby. These fairs and bazaars are the perfect oppor-tunity to purchase Christmas presents for those on your list. Whether you are looking for something special, or just want to browse and let inspira-tion strike, you'll be sure to find something for everyone.

Come out and support your community and 'shop local'.

BARRIERE• Barriere Seniors Bazaar &

Luncheon at the Seniors Hall on Nov. 2, from 11 a.m. -1 p.m. Come out for a bite to eat and a great time browsing the many tables.

• No-Host Bazaar at the North Thompson Fall Fair Hall on Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. For more info or to book a table call Margaret at 250-672-9330 (evenings). This bazaar is for non-profit com-munity groups and for some it is their biggest fundraiser of the year.

• Barriere Seniors Annual Craft Fair at the Seniors Hall on Nov. 30 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. For info call Hazel at 250-672-5587.

• Candle Light & Holly at the Legion basement from Dec. 6-8. On Friday hours are from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.; on Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., and on Sunday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Whether you love paintings, pottery, jewelry, or quilts, this is a great event that offers all these plus many more handcrafted items perfect for that unique Christmas gift. For more info call Jessie at 250-672-9772.

BLACK POOL• Blackpool Craft Fair, Nov.

23, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Blackpool Hall. For info call Sharon at 250-587-6202.

CHU CHUA• Craft Fair on Oct. 19, 10

a.m. - late afternoon at the Chu Chua Community Hall. Tables are $10. Call the Band Office 250-672-9995 to reserve yours.

• Christmas Craft Fair on Dec. 8, 10 a.m. - late afternnon at the Chu Chua Community Hall. Tables are $10. Call the Band Office 250-672-9995 to reserve yours.

CLEARWATER• 17th Annual Winter

Wonderland & Craft Fair at the Wells Gray Inn Conference Centre on Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. For info call Abby at 250-674-2127.

• Clearwater Elks Christmas Bazaar at the Clearwater Elks Hall on Nov. 29 - Dec. 1. (Friday 5 - 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. - noon). Tables are $10. To book or for more info call Phyllis 250-674-3535.

HEFFLEY CREEK• Make It, Bake It, Create

It, 2nd Annual Christmas Market at Heffley Creek Hall, Nov. 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $40 per table. For info call Sandra at 250-578-8519.

LITTLE FORT• 38th Annual Little Fort

Craft Fair at the Little Fort Hall on Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. For more info call Darlene at 250-677-4383.

VAVENBY• Vavenby Craft Fair at the

Vavenby Community Hall on Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Please call Barb at 250-676-9485 to rent a table.

Avola reunion taking shape

(l-r) Bob Jensen, Doris Jensen Scarff, Beverley Lundeberg, and James Walford vis-it the Avola log school house during the 2008 school reunion. Photo by Eleanor Deckert

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B.C. communities won't push to lower the default speed limit to 40 kilometres per hour on residential streets.

Victoria councillors argued that pedestrian safety is para-mount, but delegates at the Union of BC Municipalities convention defeated their motion Friday.

Cities can still vary local speed limits from the 50 km/h

default on a street-by-street basis, but proponents of the lower limit also hoped the prov-ince would cover the cost of changing signs.

Advocates had warned that unless cities sign every alley and laneway at lower speeds, drivers can legally roar through them at 50 km/h.

Opponents said enforcement is the real problem.

"You can reduce the munici-pal speed limit to 10 kilometres per hour – it's not going to help,"

said Thompson-Nicola Regional District director Ken Gillis.

He said B.C. cities need a dif-ferent way to ticket traffic viola-tors without using costly and highly trained police officers.

Comox Mayor Paul Ives said it was "wishful think-ing" to believe the province would pay for sign change costs and said the shift to a 40 km/h default would con-fuse drivers.

"We don't want this. I'm

sure many other municipalities don't want this," Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta said.

"If you take it to extreme, if

we keep going slower and slower and slower in the name of safety, eventually we will all grind to a halt."

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UBCM rejects lower speed limit on residential streets

By Tom Fletcher, Black Press

VANCOUVER – Local politicians voted Thursday to ask the B.C. government for authority to bring back photo radar, but only to police school zones.

Delegates at the Union of BC Municipalities convention backed the proposal from Penticton council, after changing the name to "speed cam-eras" to avoid the stigma of an unpopular prov-ince-wide speed enforcement program ended by the B.C. Liberal government in 2001.

Penticton Mayor Garry Litke said the issue was taken on after a girl had her feet run over by a speeding car in a school zone. Speed bumps aren't appropriate for school zones that are only in effect 20 per cent of the time, and police don't have enough staff to monitor school zones, Litke said.

The resolution asks for municipalities to have the option of installing speed cameras where speeding is a problem, and ability to impose a "significant fine as a deterrent," he said.

Thompson Nicola Regional District director

Ken Gillis, a lawyer and former truck driver, called photo radar "big brotherism at its very worst," imposing fines without the ability to contest the ticket in case of a machine malfunc-tion.

Duncan councillor Tom Duncan, a long-time ICBC employee, said "there is no doubt that photo radar cameras reduce the speed where they are deployed, and we have to support this to save lives."

Nelson councillor Robin Cherbo said com-munities should improve signs, or use live speed displays before looking to photo radar and fines. He added that photo radar can't detect impaired drivers who may be more of a hazard even if they aren't speeding.

Burnaby councillor Nick Volkow, also a truck driver, said speed cameras are a "cash grab" that communities would come to rely on for revenue.

Premier Christy Clark also called photo radar a "cash grab" in the televised leadership debate before the May 14 election. All four party leaders in the debate said they would not bring it back as a province-wide program.

Volunteers and police doing an educational session at a school zone.Black Press photography

Photo radar proposal backed for school zones

TNRD joins bylaw adjudication systemMinistry of Justice

Residents of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District involved in minor bylaw infractions, such as animal and zoning complaints, can now take their disputes to an inde-pendent adjudicator working outside the traditional court-room, Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton announced at the Union of BC Municipalities con-vention in Vancouver.

Effective Sept. 30, 2013, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, as well as the Regional District of Central Kootenay, the District of Coldstream and the City of Williams Lake will join the bylaw adjudication sys-tem, which is offered through the Ministry of Justice.

The adjudication system saves local governments time and money and makes for more efficient use of court resources by eliminating the roles of court and court registries in the administration and

hearing of these dis-putes.

Each jurisdiction determines which bylaws it would like included in the pro-cess. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District plans to use the system to enforce water, utilities, unsightly premises, building, some zon-ing and other similar bylaw disputes more

efficiently and effec-tively.

As part of ongoing reform to the justice system, the B.C. gov-ernment is increasing the number of alter-native ways to resolve disputes, when appro-priate, without requir-

ing individuals to use the courts. Court alternatives help to reduce stress, shorten the time required to resolve disputes and ultimately cut costs for both the individual and taxpayer.

Thompson- Nicola Regional District Board Chair Randy Murray said, "I am happy to announce that as a part of

our bylaw enforce-ment efforts, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District is pursuing joining more than 60 other B.C. local govern-ments, including Sun Peaks and Barriere, both in the TNRD, already using the adjudication system."

"The adjudication system eliminates the roles of court and court registries in the administration and hearing of minor disputes. It is our hope that this system will make TNRD's bylaw enforcement more fair and expe-dient, saving time and money, and will make for more efficient use of court resources when necessary. We hope to partner with our member municipalities and potentially with other interested nearby local governments for adjudication adminis-tration."

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Barriere Star Journal

Landscape painters invaded Barriere on Sept. 14 and 15. Some of the area’s most talented outdoor painters brought their paint boxes and easels to the Bandshell in Fadear Park.

This remarkable 11th Annual event happened with the support of International Plein Air Painters and the North Thompson Arts Council.

Plein air artists seek the quality of natural light and atmosphere outdoors. Their art work is in direct response to the beauty they find in nature. They use a variety of media, from oils, through watercolors and pastels.

There is a joy about painting out-doors and this was a chance for people to see professional artists at work, developing their paintings in response to the beauty in nature.

Plein air painting developed in France in the mid 19th century and is becoming increasingly popular.

Last year’s event drew artists from all over the globe. Many new plein air painting groups were formed directly from this event.

International Plein Air Painters, which has members who reside through-out the world, is the blanket organiza-tion for individual plein air groups and

was created for the sole purpose of advancing the execution and enjoyment of plein air painting without limitations of borders or regions.

IPAP’s members are the quiet activists in the ongoing environmental struggle. They call attention to the threatened urban scene and the vanishing farmland

10-11Painters invade Fadear Park for annual Worldwide Paint Out

Jessie Maisonneuve works on her farm scene at Bandshell during the Sept. 14-15 annual Worldwide Paint Out at Fadear Park in Barriere. Photo by Margaret Houben

B.C. invests in healthy communitiesMinistry of Health

VICTORIA - Minister of Health Terry Lake last week announced that $375,000 for the Healthy Communities Capacity Building Fund will soon be available for eligible local governments to apply for Phase-2 grants to develop local policies and actions that will help residents lead healthier lives.

“Creating healthier communities is a key component of encourag-ing healthy lifestyles and preventing chronic diseases,” said Lake. “This funding will help continue the great work already started with Phase 1 of this program. By helping local com-munities implement their own policies to support health and well-being, we can make a difference in the day-to-day lives of British Columbians.”

The Healthy Communities Capacity Building Fund was first announced in March 2013, with initial funding of $200,000. Due to the popularity of the program and quality of grant applications, that amount was increased to $275,000. Application forms and criteria for Phase-2 grants will be available online at the BC Healthy Communities

Society’s new website for local govern-ments, PlanH, starting Nov. 26, 2013. The total funding for both phases of the Healthy Community Capacity Building Fund is $650,000.

“It is important that the healthy choice is the easier choice for British Columbians,” said Michelle Stilwell, Parliamentary Secretary for Healthy Living. “Communities that support healthy living make it easier for fami-lies to make healthy choices every day at home and where they work, learn and play.”

As an example of the type of work occurring in communities across B.C. as part of Phase 1, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen received a grant to fund the inaugu-ral Okanagan-Similkameen Healthy Living Coalition Forum in Osoyoos. The forum had over 90 participants from municipal and regional govern-ments, electoral areas, health authori-ties, the education sector and First Nations communities, who worked to identify strengths, weaknesses, oppor-tunities, as well as the next steps for an analysis of current healthy living programs, services and policies.

“As part of our commitment to support leadership for healthier com-

munities, we are pleased to partner with the Government of British Columbia to launch Phase 2 of this local government grant program,” said Jodi Mucha, executive director, BC Healthy Communities Society. “These grants are an important way that local governments can collabo-rate with partners and learn from each other, as well as plan for and encourage the conditions that support healthier communities for all.”

The grants are intended to assist local government with expenses related to hosting or participating in forums, workshops, dialogues or learning events that support the development of healthy community partnerships, policies and actions. Key focus areas for activities funded through these grants include building local relationships and community partnerships, increasing physical activ-ity, increasing healthy eating and food security, reducing tobacco use and exposure, and implementing healthy community design.

Creating healthier communities is a key component of Healthy Families BC, the Province’s strategy to provide British Columbians with the tools and supports needed to live healthier lives.

for history. Its members share inspiration and encouragement both on the Internet and at “paint outs”. They encourage other artists to get out and do it, to paint with other artists and share ideas.

This event happened simultaneously in interna-tional locations and Barriere was part of this 11th worldwide group event hosted by International Plein Air Painters. For more information, go to www.i-p-a-p.com. IPAP makes the Paint Out a yearly event. Dates for 2014: Sept. 12,13, and 14.

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Barriere Star Journal

Landscape painters invaded Barriere on Sept. 14 and 15. Some of the area’s most talented outdoor painters brought their paint boxes and easels to the Bandshell in Fadear Park.

This remarkable 11th Annual event happened with the support of International Plein Air Painters and the North Thompson Arts Council.

Plein air artists seek the quality of natural light and atmosphere outdoors. Their art work is in direct response to the beauty they find in nature. They use a variety of media, from oils, through watercolors and pastels.

There is a joy about painting out-doors and this was a chance for people to see professional artists at work, developing their paintings in response to the beauty in nature.

Plein air painting developed in France in the mid 19th century and is becoming increasingly popular.

Last year’s event drew artists from all over the globe. Many new plein air painting groups were formed directly from this event.

International Plein Air Painters, which has members who reside through-out the world, is the blanket organiza-tion for individual plein air groups and

was created for the sole purpose of advancing the execution and enjoyment of plein air painting without limitations of borders or regions.

IPAP’s members are the quiet activists in the ongoing environmental struggle. They call attention to the threatened urban scene and the vanishing farmland

10-11Painters invade Fadear Park for annual Worldwide Paint Out

Jessie Maisonneuve works on her farm scene at Bandshell during the Sept. 14-15 annual Worldwide Paint Out at Fadear Park in Barriere. Photo by Margaret Houben

B.C. invests in healthy communitiesMinistry of Health

VICTORIA - Minister of Health Terry Lake last week announced that $375,000 for the Healthy Communities Capacity Building Fund will soon be available for eligible local governments to apply for Phase-2 grants to develop local policies and actions that will help residents lead healthier lives.

“Creating healthier communities is a key component of encourag-ing healthy lifestyles and preventing chronic diseases,” said Lake. “This funding will help continue the great work already started with Phase 1 of this program. By helping local com-munities implement their own policies to support health and well-being, we can make a difference in the day-to-day lives of British Columbians.”

The Healthy Communities Capacity Building Fund was first announced in March 2013, with initial funding of $200,000. Due to the popularity of the program and quality of grant applications, that amount was increased to $275,000. Application forms and criteria for Phase-2 grants will be available online at the BC Healthy Communities

Society’s new website for local govern-ments, PlanH, starting Nov. 26, 2013. The total funding for both phases of the Healthy Community Capacity Building Fund is $650,000.

“It is important that the healthy choice is the easier choice for British Columbians,” said Michelle Stilwell, Parliamentary Secretary for Healthy Living. “Communities that support healthy living make it easier for fami-lies to make healthy choices every day at home and where they work, learn and play.”

As an example of the type of work occurring in communities across B.C. as part of Phase 1, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen received a grant to fund the inaugu-ral Okanagan-Similkameen Healthy Living Coalition Forum in Osoyoos. The forum had over 90 participants from municipal and regional govern-ments, electoral areas, health authori-ties, the education sector and First Nations communities, who worked to identify strengths, weaknesses, oppor-tunities, as well as the next steps for an analysis of current healthy living programs, services and policies.

“As part of our commitment to support leadership for healthier com-

munities, we are pleased to partner with the Government of British Columbia to launch Phase 2 of this local government grant program,” said Jodi Mucha, executive director, BC Healthy Communities Society. “These grants are an important way that local governments can collabo-rate with partners and learn from each other, as well as plan for and encourage the conditions that support healthier communities for all.”

The grants are intended to assist local government with expenses related to hosting or participating in forums, workshops, dialogues or learning events that support the development of healthy community partnerships, policies and actions. Key focus areas for activities funded through these grants include building local relationships and community partnerships, increasing physical activ-ity, increasing healthy eating and food security, reducing tobacco use and exposure, and implementing healthy community design.

Creating healthier communities is a key component of Healthy Families BC, the Province’s strategy to provide British Columbians with the tools and supports needed to live healthier lives.

for history. Its members share inspiration and encouragement both on the Internet and at “paint outs”. They encourage other artists to get out and do it, to paint with other artists and share ideas.

This event happened simultaneously in interna-tional locations and Barriere was part of this 11th worldwide group event hosted by International Plein Air Painters. For more information, go to www.i-p-a-p.com. IPAP makes the Paint Out a yearly event. Dates for 2014: Sept. 12,13, and 14.

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deep, and loaded with powder. Nordic skiers will find over 30 kilometers of groomed and track set trails, backcountry trails, as well as a rare chair-lift accessed Nordic trail.

New Family Ski CampsPerfect for families looking to expand their

skiing skills,- Sun Peaks Resort is offering two new family ski camps this winter. Continuing the strong tradition of ski racing, the two day Family Race Camp will have every member of the family improving within a safe learning environment. The camp also includes entry into the popular Friday Race Series. The camp runs Wednesday to Thursday from Jan. 8 to March 20, 2014. Guests can also choose to discover challenging terrain beyond the corduroy, working to improve turns on steeps, glades, powder and moguls in the three day Off-Piste Camp. Dedicated coaches blend technical instruction, local knowledge and skiing tactics to develop all-mountain skills increasing confidence and taking guests’ skiing to the next level. This camp runs Monday to Wednesday from Dec. 23, 2013 to Feb. 19, 2014.

New Guided Backcountry Snowshoe AdventureExplore a beautiful 12 kilometers of snowshoe

trails starting from the central village leading out through snowy backcountry forest and meadows, arriving at the stunning frozen McGillivray Lake. Lead by an experienced local guide, hikers learn about the environmental surroundings and his-tory of the area. The journey treks through the natural habitat of the Canadian lynx, the wolf, the snowshoe hare and other elusive creatures. Once at the lake, guests enjoy a picnic lunch and hot apple cider at the McGillivray Lake Outpost. The five hour tour includes over 1,500 feet of ele-vation gain on the journey to McGillivray Lake. The challenge is rewarded by epic views and a taste of true Canadian wilderness.

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Men’s hockey starts(L-r) Justin Martel, Ashton Phillips and Joel Walker take part in the first men’s drop-in hockey session of the season on Tuesday evening, Sept. 17 – the first day of the season for the North Thompson Sportsplex.Photo by Keith McNeill

Kamloops This Week

The Kamloops Blazers have been busy making moves, with the Western Hockey League season just around the corner.

Kamloops traded a sixth-round draft pick in the 2016 WHL ban-tam draft to Red Deer in exchange for goaltender Bolton Pouliot, 19.

He is expected to compete with Taran Kozun for the starter’s job.

The Blazers cut three players – G Cole Kehler, F Deven Sideroff and D Cam Reagan, all 16 – and signed 15-year-old Jamaican-born forward Jermaine Loewen, picked by the club in Round 3 of the 2013 bantam draft.

Forwards Quinn Benjafield, Jake Kryski and defenceman Dawson Davidson, all picked by Kamloops in the 2013 draft, have also signed with the Blue and Orange.

Kamloops Blazers make roster moves

Sun Peaks offers family snow fun

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Not long ago I heard a comment from someone about the Bible. This individual said that people have changed, the world has changed, methods have changed, and so the church must change too. But he wasn’t finished there... He continued by say-ing: we read in the Bible that the Bible is the “living word of God.” Because the Bible is a living docu-ment, it changes and adopts, to the times. The Bible “evolves” (his exact word) with the times, and so that it will remain relevant to the times.

The fact is, though this individual uses some of the words of the Bible, he is not correct. What he says, totally contra-dicts what Jesus said. Jesus says: Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” (Mark 13:31). God Himself says: “ I am the Lord, I do not change”

God never changes, and because God never changes, so His Word will also never change. As God remains constant, so

His Word, the Bible, remains constant. It is for this reason that we can depend on, count on, and build our lives upon The Bible.

If the Bible would change and “adopt with the times” it would become irrel-evant and undepend-able (which is precisely what many people are saying these days about the Bible.) It would be like a piece of drift wood on the ocean, tossed around by the waves and not getting anywhere. Yet as God’s Word, based on God’s constant, unchanging and eter-nal character and essence, it will not, and cannot change.

We can look up into the night sky and see the big dip-per, which points to the little dipper in which we can find the North Star, (I know these all have more precise names within their constellations, but allow me to use these that we may understand). The North Star remains constant in the night sky, so that sailors,

aviators and hikers, have used it for cen-turies to guide them. What kind of direction would these individu-als have, if the North Star moved around the night sky, once here, once there, and then way over there?

In the same way, what kind of direc-tion could we take from the Bible if it was constantly chang-ing? As Christians we

are told to believe in, trust in, and depend on the Bible. It is our light, our guide, our help and source of strength. But if it is constantly chang-ing, it couldn’t be any of this for us. Thankfully the Bible does not change. It remains constant, just as God remains con-stant, and the stars remain constant.

Yes, maybe we need

to change our meth-ods and some of the things we do within a church. But one thing we will not, we cannot, change is the message that we bring, that is: the message of the Bible, the message of Jesus and his offer of salvation and life found in Him.

The next time you look up into the night sky, take note of the fact, that the constella-

tions are always there, in their place. They don’t change. They don’t move about as they please. They are constant, because God, the Creator, who put them there, is constant. That is our reminder, and our hope, that the Bible, God’s word is also constant. Therefore we can depend on it and build our lives upon it.

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Think on These ThingsBy Dan Daase

Clearwater New

Life Assembly

The message of the Bible still and always will remain constant

Jeff Nagel, Black Press

BC Hydro's planned fee of $35 a month for people who continue to refuse wireless smart meters is "outrageous" and isn't justi-fied based on what other jurisdictions charge, according to B.C.'s lone Green Party MLA.

Andrew Weaver (Oak Bay-Gordon Head) said the proposed charge for manual meter readings is as high a many people's entire power bills.

"People perceive it as price gouging," he said, adding the fees should accurately reflect Hydro costs and not generate extra profit."

Weaver pointed to some U.S. states that have similar opt-out programs from smart meters but charge much less.

California charges $10 a month after a $75 up-front fee, while low-income customers pay $5 a month after a $10 initial fee.

Maine charges $12 a month for analog meter readings, after a $40 initial charge.

BC Hydro's fees still require approval by the B.C. Utilities Commission.

Weaver said he's urging the regulators to reject the $35 fee here based on the disparity with charges elsewhere.

Holdouts here can also opt to take a smart meter with the transmitter disabled for a $100 one-time fee followed by $20 each

month.Maine's radio-disabled smart meter

option costs $20 up front then $10.50 a month.

Weaver said he doesn't oppose wireless smart meters but added Hydro must provide a reasonable opt-out.

He said BC Hydro's price would be more logical if it were charged not monthly but on each actual meter reading every few months.

Weaver says comparison shows BC Hydro has no justification

Andrew Weaver

Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Even though bear related calls are down on average across the province in comparison to last year, WildSafeBC warns residents that the active fall season is about to heat up with regards to human-bear conflicts.

“We're down about 20 per cent provincewide in terms of bear-related calls to the Conservation Officer Service reporting line,” says Frank Ritcey, provincial co-ordinator of the WildSafeBC pro-gram. “However, that could all change with the fall season. Natural forage has been good with a long, wet spring, but the dry, hot summer could have reduced the availability of natural foods.”

Bears are entering a phase of their yearly cycle called “hyperpha-gia,” a time when they can take up to 20,000 calories in a single day. It is during this period that they create great stores of fat to make it through their winter hibernation period.

“Garbage, unpicked fruit, bird feeders, pet food, outdoor freezers, and small livestock all become targets for the bears,” Ritcey warns. “Preventing bears from accessing these attrac-tants will help to keep the wildlife wild and our communities safe.”

Emily Lomas, WildSafeBC commu-nity co-ordinator, says the Thompson-Nicola Regional District has generally followed the same trend seen around the province.

“In Merritt, for example, there were about 13 calls to the reporting line regard-ing bears as of the end of August. Compare that to the year previ-ous, when there were 60 calls in the same time frame.”

Lomas wants resi-dents to expect bear activity increase in the fall, and to continue managing any potential attractants.

Since the incep-tion of Bear Aware (the forerunner of WildSafeBC), the annual destruc-tion of bears has dropped from about 1,000 animals a year to approximately 500 animals a year. WildSafeBC is spon-sored by the TNRD and the Ministry of Environment.

North Thompson Valley residents urged to stay bear aware this fall


Submitted

Comfortably nestled between the Coastal and Rocky Mountain ranges, lies the B.C. Interior mountain community of Sun Peaks.

Sun Peaks is the second largest ski area in British Columbia and third largest in Canada. Guests explore a variety of terrain; two alpine bowls, cruising green and blue runs, steep and

deep, and loaded with powder. Nordic skiers will find over 30 kilometers of groomed and track set trails, backcountry trails, as well as a rare chair-lift accessed Nordic trail.

New Family Ski CampsPerfect for families looking to expand their

skiing skills,- Sun Peaks Resort is offering two new family ski camps this winter. Continuing the strong tradition of ski racing, the two day Family Race Camp will have every member of the family improving within a safe learning environment. The camp also includes entry into the popular Friday Race Series. The camp runs Wednesday to Thursday from Jan. 8 to March 20, 2014. Guests can also choose to discover challenging terrain beyond the corduroy, working to improve turns on steeps, glades, powder and moguls in the three day Off-Piste Camp. Dedicated coaches blend technical instruction, local knowledge and skiing tactics to develop all-mountain skills increasing confidence and taking guests’ skiing to the next level. This camp runs Monday to Wednesday from Dec. 23, 2013 to Feb. 19, 2014.

New Guided Backcountry Snowshoe AdventureExplore a beautiful 12 kilometers of snowshoe

trails starting from the central village leading out through snowy backcountry forest and meadows, arriving at the stunning frozen McGillivray Lake. Lead by an experienced local guide, hikers learn about the environmental surroundings and his-tory of the area. The journey treks through the natural habitat of the Canadian lynx, the wolf, the snowshoe hare and other elusive creatures. Once at the lake, guests enjoy a picnic lunch and hot apple cider at the McGillivray Lake Outpost. The five hour tour includes over 1,500 feet of ele-vation gain on the journey to McGillivray Lake. The challenge is rewarded by epic views and a taste of true Canadian wilderness.

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Sports

Men’s hockey starts(L-r) Justin Martel, Ashton Phillips and Joel Walker take part in the first men’s drop-in hockey session of the season on Tuesday evening, Sept. 17 – the first day of the season for the North Thompson Sportsplex.Photo by Keith McNeill

Kamloops This Week

The Kamloops Blazers have been busy making moves, with the Western Hockey League season just around the corner.

Kamloops traded a sixth-round draft pick in the 2016 WHL ban-tam draft to Red Deer in exchange for goaltender Bolton Pouliot, 19.

He is expected to compete with Taran Kozun for the starter’s job.

The Blazers cut three players – G Cole Kehler, F Deven Sideroff and D Cam Reagan, all 16 – and signed 15-year-old Jamaican-born forward Jermaine Loewen, picked by the club in Round 3 of the 2013 bantam draft.

Forwards Quinn Benjafield, Jake Kryski and defenceman Dawson Davidson, all picked by Kamloops in the 2013 draft, have also signed with the Blue and Orange.

Kamloops Blazers make roster moves

Sun Peaks offers family snow fun

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MLA questions alcoholic beverage in grocery storesBy Tom Fletcher, Black Press

VICTORIA – The B.C. government's consul-tation on liquor reform has begun with a debate about allowing alcoholic beverage sales in gro-cery stores.

"Washington state is the model I favour," a Lower Mainland resident wrote on the B.C. government's new consultation website. "No government involvement in retailing – period. Just enforce the legal drinking age."

The B.C. government's point man on liquor reform, Richmond-Steveston MLA John Yap, posted his own comments on the subject last Monday. Yap warned that while opening up alcohol sales is a popular suggestion, "it certain-ly isn't as straightforward as it may seem."

Yap noted that beer, wine and spirits are already sold in rural grocery stores that are licensed because their service area isn't big enough to warrant a government retail store. In urban areas, he questioned whether alcoholic beverages should be sold from convenience stores and gas stations, larger grocery stores, or big-box retailers.

"When this topic comes up in my meetings with health, safety and law-and-order advocates, the question will surely become that already we see 30 per cent of late-night attendees at a typical B.C. emergency department report alcohol consump-tion in the six hours prior to their injury or ill-ness," Yap said. "If we make it more available for the sake of convenience, will we see rates like this rise?"

The government is inviting public comments until Oct. 31 at the website, www.gov.bc.ca/liquo-rpolicyreview. The site also lists submissions from health care, police and alcoholic beverage industry representatives.

The current review continues a remake of B.C. liquor policy that began in 2002, when cold beer and wine stores were allowed to sell spirits, and a 10-year moratorium on new private store licences was lifted.

When the consultation was launched in August, Yap said licenses for serving craft beer or local wine at farmers' markets would be considered.

Pubs also want to allow under-aged children in with their parents for lunch, putting them on a level playing field with licensed restaurants.

Private liquor store in Vancouver: B.C. has broadened the retail base, but grocery stores are licensed only in rural locations.Black Press photo

Adrian Dix to lead B.C. NDP party until next yearBy Tom Fletcher, Black Press

VANCOUVER – Adrian Dix announced he intends to stay on as B.C. NDP leader until next year, when party members hold a vote to replace him.

Dix said the NDP's loss to the B.C. Liberals in the May provin-cial election is his responsibility.

"It has become clear to me that the best interests of our party mean that I need to step aside for a new leader who can lead us to victory in 2017," Dix told a news conference at a downtown

Vancouver hotel. "It is my hope that a leadership vote can be held by mid-2014 at the latest, though of course any final decision on timing will be made by the NDP."

Dix said he intends to stay on as MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway and run for re-election there. The party has a convention scheduled for November, at which his con-tinued leadership will be consid-ered, along with the overall direc-tion of the party.

Dix announced his intentions at a party caucus meeting before making his intentions public, where he said his fellow NDP

MLAs are "resolute and deter-mined to keep the pressure on the government and hold them to account for their cynical cam-paign."

He expects the race to suc-ceed him will likely begin soon. Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth, who finished second to Dix in the 2011 leadership race, told reporters he is consider-ing making another run for the top job.

Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan, the third-place finisher in 2011, is another likely con-tender.

NDP leader Adrian Dix announces he will step down as leader by the middle of 2014 "at the latest." Tom Fletcher/Black Press photo


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Oct. 9: Voices United Choir – First practice, 4:30 – 5:30 @ Catholic Church. All who want to sing are welcome, $10 fee.

Oct. 11: Blackpool Coffee House, 7 pm. doors open at 6pm

Oct. 19: Hospital Auxiliary Dessert Extravaganza, tickets $25.00, call Leslie 250-674-3205 or Gail 250-674-3521

Oct. 19: Hospital Auxiliary Dessert Extravaganza, tickets $25, 250-674-3205 or 250-674-3521

Oct. 19: 10am-late afternoon, Craft Fair at the Chu Chua community hall. For info or to book a table contact the Band of� ce at 250-672-9995.

Oct. 20: Blue River event - Harvest Dinner, 5 pm, Community Hall.

Oct. 27: 10am-3pm, 38th Annual Little Fort Craft Fair at the Little Fort hall. For info or to book a table contact Darlene at 250-677-4383.

Oct. 31: Blue River event – Children Halloween party, 5 pm, Legion Upstairs Hall.

Nov. 23: Craft Fair, 10am – 2pm, Blackpool Hall. Doors open at 8am for vendors. Table rentals $10

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT• Raft River Rockhounds: 3rd Sat of the mth. Clw Lodge 1pm

250-674-2700• Women in Business Luncheon: 2nd Thurs. of the mth at Wells

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

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

2:00 pm at the North Thompson Aboriginal Sharing Center. Phone 250-674-3703 for more info.

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

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

• M&M (Mrs. & Ms.) Social. Last Sun of the mth Wells Gray Inn. 5pm: 250-587-6503

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

• Clearwater Elks Bingo - every 2nd Thurs. Elks Hall. open 5pm• Cribbage Wed. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 12:30 pm.• Fun Darts Fri. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 6 pm.CHILDREN & FAMILIES• Racoon StrongStart - Raft River Elem school days Mon, Tues,

Thurs & Fri 8:45-11:45am• Racoon StrongStart - Vavenby Elm school days Wed 8:50-

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

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

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

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

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

HEALTH & HEALING• AA Meetings: every Wednesday, #11 Lodge Dr, 250-674-1923• Shambhala Meditation Group: meets every Tuesday at Forest

House 6:30-8:00 pm. Info: 250-587-6373.• Connections Healing Rooms - Fridays 1-3pm (except stat. holi-

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

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

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

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

Centre at Evergreen Acres. 250-674-2699• Clearwater Sno-Drifters: 1st Thurs every mth. 250-676-9414• CNT Rod & Gun Club: 3rd Tues. of the mth. Blackpool Hall 7pm

Nov., Jan., & Mar. AGM in May• Drop in Tennis: May-Sept. Mon & Thurs 6:30pm All levels.

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

ter Secondary School Gym, $2 drop in.• Yoga Tree – Call or email Annie 250-674-2468 annie.pomme@

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

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

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

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

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

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

ONGOING EVENTS

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

EMAIL: [email protected] • www.tru.ca/regional_centres/clearwater

UPCOMING COURSES Red Cross Childcare First Aid Sept 30 $95After Hours Community Theatre Sept 24 – Mar 4 $30Traffi c Control Certifi cation Sept 28 & 29 $270OFA Level 1 First Aid Oct 4 & Nov 2 $90Red Cross Standard First Aid Oct 5 & 6 $175Gymnastics (Youth) Oct 1 – Dec 5 Various (10 wks) levels & prices Your Budding Picasso! Oct 7 – Dec 9 $60Suishi 101 for Beginners Oct 10 $40Thai Cooking Oct 24 $40Computer Starters Oct 15 & 17 $50

FEATURED COURSESUSHI 101 FOR BEGINNERSCome learn the basics of sushi making! This class will use lo-cally sourced, cooked ingredients. We will cover sushi rice and seasoning, basic rolls, garnishes, and stunning presentation. Please bring a sharp knife and a small serving plate.

THAI COOKING Come to this one evening class and learn how to cook authen-tic Thai cuisine. Christy will introduce you to Thai food and show you how to make some of the most popular Thai dishes with tourists in Thailand. In this class, you will make Thai salad with bean noodles and a famous Thai curry.

250-674-2674

Bayley’s BistroBayley’s Bistroin the Brookfield Shopping Centre in Clearwater

Eat in or Take out Fried Chicken

250-674-2674

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North Thompson Victim Assistance SocietyEmployment opportunity

Posting Date: September 23,2013 Closing Date: October 7, 2013Position: Victim Assistance Unit ManagerHour –Generally Mon. through Thurs. 9 am to 12 in the office and then on call and after hours.Office Location: Clearwater RCMP DetachmentArea covered by this position: From Barriere to Blue RiverHourly wage : $20/hr for 20 hours per week - time off in lieu of on call time. This job comes with health and dental benefits.

Qualifications:• First and foremost MUST be able to pass a criminal record check and a full security clear-

ance with the RCMP.• Have an excellent knowledge of the local (Clearwater and Barriere) services.• Proven capacity to work collaboratively in a leadership capacity within an RCMP hierarchical

structure.• Some training will be provided on and as need basis.

Must have proven organizational skills and DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:1. Knowledge: Education, skills and experience in program development and manage-

ment and victim services. Familiarity with the Criminal Justice System and the criminal justice system as it relates to victims;

2. Education: Relevant combination of post-secondary education, training and experience in bereavement support, victim services and program management;

3. Skills: Successful and tactful abilities in administration, networking, marketing, English written and verbal communication and relationship-building. Self-motivated with the ability to work under minimal supervision;

4. Experience: Three to four years of experience with non-profit organizations as a Pro-gram Coordinator or Manager would be an asset. Frontline work experience with victims of violence in the justice system context and the ability to advocate on behalf of the clients. Experience facilitating support groups is required.

5. Person Suitability: Exhibit visionary leadership with proven positive, effective and motivational leadership qualities. Highly organized, passionate, energetic and able to motivate and be a strong role model for volunteers; Ability to empathise with those who have disabilities, language barriers and cultural challenges.

6. Additional Qualifications: Access to a vehicle is an asset. Additional languages an asset. Flexibility in schedule to accommodate some evening and weekends an asset.

Please mail your resume with a handwritten cover letter to: North Thompson Victim Assistance Soci-ety, PO Box 94, Clearwater BC VOE INO. For more information and or a more detailed job description, please call 250-674-7964 or email [email protected] . No emailed resumes will be accepted, nor resumes after the posted closing date.

District of Clearwater

Casual / On Call OUTSIDE WORKER – LABOURER 1

Applicants are invited to apply for the position of Outside Worker – Labourer I with the District of Clear-water. This casual / on call position reports to the Public Works Superintendent and is required to perform general labour type duties in relation to the maintenance of the District infrastructure as directed by the Public Works Superintendent. Applicants are encouraged to review the complete job description for this position available through the District’s website located at www.districtofclearwater.com.

The preferred candidate must have:• Experience in equivalent or related work• Equivalent of secondary school education• Knowledge of Work Safe BC regulations• Minimum valid Class 5 drivers license• Preference will be given to candidates with:

• Working knowledge of landscaping equipment• WHMIS training/certifi cate• Transportation Dangerous Goods

This casual position will start on or after October 4, 2013 and will work on an as needed basis to cover for vacation and leave for regular Outside Workers.

The position is open to both male and female applicants and is subject to the provisions of the Collective Agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (Local 900).

Written applications marked “Confi dential” will be accepted by the undersigned until NOON, Friday, September 27th, 2013. The application must include a resume outlining related experience and qualifi -cations.

Confi dentialC/o Leslie Groulx, Chief Administrative Offi cerBox 157, Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N0Phone: 250-674-2257 or Fax: 250-674-2173

Announcements

Coming EventsGROW MARIJUANA com-mercially. Canadian Commer-cial Production Licensing Con-vention October 26th & 27th. Toronto Airport, Marriott Hotel. www.greenlineacademy.comTickets: 1-855-860-8611 or 250-870-1882.

Hospital Auxiliary Dessert Extravaganza

Oct. 19Tickets $25.00 Now available

Call Leslie 250-674-3205 or Gail 250-674-3521

Voices United ChoirFirst practice — Oct. 9

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM @ Catholic Church

All who want to sing are welcome. $10 fee.

InformationSafe Home Response

Providing a safe place to escape for women and their

children. Volunteers always needed.

Call 250-674-2135.

Announcements

Information

HOSPITAL AUXILIARY THRIFT SHOP

Located across the railway tracks in Vavenby, B.C.

Wednesday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Sunday 11a.m. - 3 p.m.

Great deals - low prices

PersonalsBarriere Alcoholics Anonymous

Call: 250-672-9643For Al Anon Call:

250-672-9643, 250-677-4234

Clearwater: AA meetings Every Wednesday, #11 Lodge Dr., side door. Roll call 8 p.m. 250-674-1923, 250-674-7313

Travel

TimeshareCANCEL YOUR Timeshare. No risk program. Stop mort-gage and maintenance Pay-ments today. 100% money back guarantee. Free consul-tation. Call us now. We can help! 1-888-356-5248.

Employment

Business Opportunities

ALL CASH drink/snack vend-ing business route. Complete training. Small invest. req’d. 1-888-979-VEND (8363). www.healthydrinkvending.co

TURNKEY BUSINESS 4 SALE Minimum effort = extra $$$! Vendor moving out of country. Excellent opportunity to buy in at reduced cost. Con-tact Tom, CEO of Accessit Corp, @ 1-866-668-6629 or [email protected]. Ref: Kamloops units for sale.

Career Opportunities

PRODUCTION MANAGER (Kamloops BC)

Kamloops This Week has a full time position available for a production manager. In addi-tion to dummying our print and online products, the production manager must ensure that all deadlines are upheld and that all our products maintain the highest quality control. The successful applicant must demonstrate competency in all areas of staff management and previous management ex-perience is considered an as-set. If you have strong techni-cal skills, staff management experience, a background in ad design, experience in print and online products, excep-tional time management, are a strong team player, and have a passion for online and print products then we want to hear from you. Interested appli-cants should email a detailed resume along with a list of 3 working references to: [email protected]

Education/Trade Schools

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

TRAIN TO be an apart-ment/Condominium Manager online! Graduates get access to all jobs posted with us. 33 years of success! Government certifi ed. www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456.

Help WantedAn Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing re-quired. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta.

Wanted: Someone with a post hole pounder to put in 400’ of fencing. Ground is sandy - no rocks. Call 250-672-9982.

Employment

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

Blue River Travel Servicesin Blue River is hiring for the

following positions:*Food Servers *Kitchen Helpers and *Dishwashers. 40 hrs/wk, $10.50/hour. No experience or education required as training will be provided. Please email your resume to:

[email protected]

LabourersGUARANTEED Job Placement. La-bourers,Tradesmen & Class1 Driv-ers For Oil & Gas Industry Work. Call 24hr Free Recorded Message For Info 1-888-213-2854

VolunteersBarriere & District Hospice is looking for volunteers. Some-one who has a little time to spend visiting and/or driving seniors to appointments, etc. Please call Jane 250-672-9391.

Work WantedHAFI GRANTS

Notice to low income seniors and persons with disability. You may qualify for a grant up to 20,000. to modify and adapt your home for improved safety and accessibility. For details contact your local HAFI expert Hans Ounpuu, Building con-tractor @ 250-674-3875.

Need some help with those odd jobs you don’t have time

for? Call Keiran Jones at 250-674-3051

[email protected]

Services

Health Products

Financial ServicesDROWNING IN Debt? Cut debts more than 50% and be debt free in half the time! Avoid bankruptcy! Free con-sultation. Toll-Free 1-877-556-3500. BBB Rated A+.www.mydebtsolution.comGET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

Help Wanted Help Wanted Help Wanted

Your community. Your classifi eds.

250.674.3343

fax 250.674.3410 email classifi [email protected]

CLASSIFIED RATES AND DEADLINEBuy a Classified in the Star/Journal

and your ad goes into the The Times FREE.

Regular Rate: 8.50 + GSTMaximum 15 words .20c per word extra

Special Rates: 3 Weeks;$22.15 + GST

Free Ads: Lost, Found, Student Work WantedFree ads maximum 15 words will run 2 consecutive weeks.

Happy Occasions:Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary, etc. 1 column by 3 inch - $18.49 + GSTDeadlines:Word Ads: Mondays 5pmDisplay Ads: Mondays 12pm

It is the policy of The Star/Journal and The Times to receive pre-payment on all classified advertisements.Ads may be submitted by phone if charged to a VISA, MC or an existing account.

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

Buy a Classified in the Timesand your ad goes into the Barriere Star/Journal FREE.

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9am -5pmBrookfield Mall, Clearwater

Ph: 250.674.3343 • Fax: 250.674.3410

12pm

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“The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia”

In Partnership with Barriere & District Chamber of Commerce and Yellowhead Community Services

Operated by Yellowhead Community ServicesThe Employment Program of BC is funded by the Government of Canada & the Province of British Columbia

BARRIERE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

629 Barriere Town Rd. Barriere, BC V0E 1E0Phone: 250-672-0036 / Fax: 250-672-2159

E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.barriere-employment.ca

CLEARWATER EMPLOYMENT SERVICES58A Young Road, Clearwater BC V0E 1N2

250-674-2928 Fax 250-674-2938E-mail: [email protected] • Web Page: www.clearwateremployment.ca

CASUAL ASSISTED LIVING WORKER – Yellowhead Pioneer B0156

GRADER OPERATOR – Bladetec B0165BUCKERMAN – VRV Contracting B0221SAWMILL LABOURER – Woodco Sawmills

CB0233COOK – Rivermount Motel CB0220WAITER/WAITRESS – Rivermount Motel

CB0219HOUSEKEEPER – Rivermount Motel CB0218WAITRESS P/T– Sam’s Pizza B0235TIRE TECHNICIAN – Insight Tires CB0237

Skill Development: If you have been on Employment Insurance in the past 3 years (5 years maternity) & are currently unemployed, you may be eligible for re-training dollars. Book an appointment to see one of our counselors for information.

We look forward to seeing you: come in and we’ll personally see that you get the information you’re seeking or call and make an appointment.• Free computer and Internet access

• Free resume help • Free information on many services.

NORTH THOMPSON JOBS

Carpenter with Class 1 DL: FT/Clw #C0234

Sawmill Labourer: FT & PT Barriere #CB0233

Sandwich Artist: FT/Little Fort #C0232Cashier: PT/Little Fort #C0231 Customer Service/Cashier: PT/FT Clw

#C022932 Job Postings/Blue River: PT & FT

#CB0222 Cook: Part Time/Little Fort #CB0220Waiter/Waitress: PT/Little Fort #CB0219Housekeeper: Seas/Clw #C0216Motel Housekeeper: Seas/Clw #C0207 Heavy Equipment Mechanic: Clw #C0198Maintenance Manager: FT/Blue River

#C0191Servers: FT/PT Blue River #C0190Prep Cook/Kitchen Helper: FT/Blue

River #C0189Line Cook: FT/Blue River #C0188Heli-Ski Guide: Seas/Blue River #C0186Server: Seasonal/Blue River C0169Sous Chef: Seasonal/Blue River C0167Logging Truck Driver: Seas/Clw #C0160

GENERAL INFORMATIONFREE WORKSHOPS to help with your work

search are available. Work Search Techniques Workshop:

Thurs. Sept. 26th Labour Market Information Workshop:

Thurs. Oct. 3rd

Using Internet & Email Basics Workshop: Thurs. Oct. 10th

Creating & Updating Your Resume Workshop: Thurs. Oct. 17th

Please contact us to register for one or all of these free workshops.

• Resumes & Interviews: Go hand in hand, so the better prepared you are the greater the impression you will make to your future employer. Please drop in and our friendly staff will assist you.

• Targeted Wage Subsidy (TWS): Are you currently on Employment Insurance or have you been in the last 3-5 years? If you have, you may be eligible for wage subsidy. Ask us for further info.

• Funding for Skill Enhancement: Recent or active EI clients with a career plan in mind seeking assistance through Service Canada are required to book an appointment with one of our Employment Counsellors.

• Blue River Library: An employment consultant comes to the Blue River School. Next visit is Tuesday October 8th from 12:30-2:30. If a one on one appointment is required, please call to set up a time prior to the drop in.

Help Wanted

Services

Financial ServicesIF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: it’s that simple. Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

Need Cash? Own A Vehicle? Borrow Up To $25,000 Snapcarcash.com 1-855-653-5450

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

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

Photography / VideoNeed a professional

photographer? Portraits, weddings,

special events, pet portraits, commercial.

Affordable memories that last a life-time. Seniors rates.

Book now avoid & disappointment. Sorry no passport photos

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

PHOTOS by Keith McNeill

Digital and fi lm photographs.Phone 250-674-3252 or

email:[email protected]

Garden & LawnWhitney’s Open Garden

216 Poplar Rd., Box 5McLure, BC, V0E 2H0

Sep 29, 10am-4pmFor Sale: garlic, hostas, peonies & perennials - alli-ums,dahlias are in full bloom to view - make your choices for the Spring.

HandypersonsWilkeekon Services

Handyman & CleaningResidential & Commercial

Moving in/out, DIY projects, construction site,

interior/exterior, light hauls Bonded

Gayle Peekeekoot Ray Wilson

250-674-2775

Home Improvements

FLOORING SALEOver 300 Choices

Lowest Prices Guaranteed!Laminates - $0.59/sq ftEngineered - $1.99 sq ftHardwood - $2.79 sq ft

Overnight Delivery in most of BC!www.kingoffl oors.com

1.877.835.6670

Telephone ServicesDISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect home phone service. No one re-fused! Low monthly rate! Call-ing features and unlimited long distance available. Call Na-tional Teleconnect today! 1-866-443-4408. www.nationalteleconnect.com

Pets & Livestock

LivestockFor Sale: 18 month old laying hens. $5 each. 250-672-9391

PetsBRITISH Bulldog Puppies. Pure breed, CKC and home trained. $700. M/F, 2 months old, current shots. 778-800-1369. Email: [email protected]

Merchandise for Sale

AppliancesWanted: used, clean fridge. 250-672-5685

AuctionsAUCTION - Houseboats, Boats, PWC, Trucks, Trailers and more. September 21st, Kelowna www.westernstarauctions.com


Food ProductsOrganic Garden Market has

cukes, beets, carrots, cab-bage, tomatoes, peas and more. Located across from

Clearwater train station. Open daily 9 am - 6:30 pm

Ph 250-674-3779

Garage Sales4828 Dunn Lake Rd., Sun. Sep. 29, 12-5pm.

Misc. for SaleComplete CLARION car sound system, still in boxes w/re-ceipt, has blue tooth, you name it. Paid $2000, asking $1600 or swap for 4x4 truck. • Newer Serta double bed, $150. • Antique table w/4 matching chairs c.1930’s. $200. Plus 4 additional antique chairs $30 for the set. • 50”x18”, 3 tier black glass TV stand, beautiful wood base & sides. $60. • 46”x23” black sol-id wood/glass top coffee table w/invisible pullout drawers at both ends. $50. Highchair, hard plastic. $10. 2 bdrm end tables prefect condition c.1960’s. $10. 250-672-0378 or 778-257-8598

Concrete striptie forms with whaler bars. Various sizes. $6,000.00 Ph. 250-674-3779

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

Help Wanted


Misc. for SaleSTEEL BUILDING Sizzling Summer Savings event! 20x22 $4,188. 25x24 $4,598. 30x36 $6,876. 32x44$8,700. 40x52 $12,990. 47x70 $17,100. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel, 1-800-668-5422.www.pioneersteel.ca

STEEL BUILDINGS, metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206.www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Misc. WantedGenuine Coin Collector BuyerCollections, Olympic Gold &Silver Coins etc 778-281-0030

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


18 -19Obituary

IN LOVING MEMORY Marlene Wilgosh

1949 - 2013Marlene Ruth Wilgosh (nee Eischen) passed

away in Salmon Arm, BC, on September 18, 2013 at 64 years of age. Born in Leroy, Saskatchewan on September 11, 1949 Marlene is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Lisa and Kevin Nadeau, granddaughters Brittney (Ken) and Amber; son Robert Wilgosh and his two children; sisters Margaret (Pete) Durman, Betty Skelley, Joanne Bath and Mary (William) Sutherland; partner Norman Hall; and by numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her mother Katherine, father Max, daughter Tammy and by her niece Carolyn Durman.

Marlene moved to Clearwater in 1979. She worked at the Credit Union, the Chuckwagon and the Hub. She was a very active member of the Royal Canadian Legion in Birch Island and in Clearwater. In 1995 she moved to Salmon Arm where she remained an active member of the Legion. Marlene loved to feed people, whether she was employed as a cook or donating soup or food to seniors. She loved to make soup! Marlene also loved to tell jokes. But the pride and joy of Marlene’s life were her granddaugh-ters.

A Memorial Service for will take place on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 2:00 in the cha-pel at North Thompson Funeral Services in Clearwater, BC. Condolences may be sent to the family on-line at www.NorthThompsonFuneral.com.

Regulator’s reading on smart metersTom Fletcher, Black Press

VICTORIA – Despite efforts to keep the smart meter “controversy” alive by repeating imaginary health claims, the end is near.

Energy Minister Bill Bennett has made what sounds like a final offer to holdouts. You want to keep your old mechanical meter, fill your boots. It’ll cost you an extra $35 a month, start-ing in December. If you insist on a “radio off” wireless meter, there will be a setup fee of $100 and a monthly fee of $20 to have someone col-lect the readings.

These charges are to be reviewed by the B.C. Utilities Commission, the independent panel that smart meter opponents want to review BC Hydro’s whole smart grid project.

As it happens, the BCUC recently did just that for an application by FortisBC to install wireless meters for its Okanagan and Kootenay customers. The meters were approved, and the findings are instructive.

The BCUC report notes that it received “many” complaints about smart meter signals being added to existing radio frequency (RF) sources. Some used familiar scare rhetoric about “toxic microwave radiation” that’s pro-moted by people trying to make money by exploiting fear.

One of the experts retained by FortisBC was Dr. Yakov Shkolnikov, an electrical engineer with advanced degrees from Princeton and Cornell Universities. His testimony was not challenged by any of the lineup of opponents. A sample of his findings illustrates the absur-dity of this whole discussion.

Shkolnikov calculated that a cell phone in use generates radio signals that reach 10 per cent of the international safety code limit. A microwave oven generates 2.3 per cent of the safe limit. A cordless phone: 1.25 per cent. A wi-fi signal: 0.0045 per cent.

A bank of smart meters, not separated by a wall, registers 0.0019 per cent. The natural background RF level is 0.013 per cent. Note the decimal place. The level in the middle of a wilderness is more than 10 times that received

from a bank of meters.BCUC staff added, for comparison, the

radio signal level emitted by a human body. It’s 0.018 per cent. What this means is your spouse snoring beside you is a stronger source of RF than a whole wall of smart meters.

Experts put up by opponents didn’t fare so well. One was Jerry Flynn, a retired Canadian Forces officer from Kelowna who travels around taking readings, talking to elderly people about alleged hazards of meters, and making claims to the media about what he has called the single biggest threat to human health today.

The BCUC found his military experience not “relevant,” and his evidence frequently “incorrect, exaggerated and/or unsubstanti-ated.”

Then there was Curtis Bennett, who described himself as “chief science officer” for a company called Thermoguy. He spoke on behalf of West Kootenay Concerned Citizens. In a 2012 letter to the B.C. energy ministry, Bennett warned of the danger of smart meters triggering “molecular earthquakes.”

The BCUC panel wrote: “While Mr. Bennett has an electrician’s knowledge of elec-trical systems, it is clear that he is unqualified to give expert opinion evidence on the health effects of RF, exposure standards for RF, engi-neering, physics or geological phenomena such as earthquakes.”

Citizens for Safe Technology put up one Dr. Donald Maisch, who claimed to have experi-ence with this issue in Australia.

The panel noted that Maisch runs EMFacts Consultancy, and agreed with FortisBC’s argu-ment that “Dr. Maisch’s consulting livelihood depends upon public fears and concerns about RF exposure.”

Would you like this circus of quackery to be restaged over BC Hydro’s program, at your expense?

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and col-umnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com

Twitter:@tomfletcherbc E-mail: [email protected]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Aries, someone whose opinion matters to you may disagree with you on an important point. Use your powers of persuasion, and both of you will be better for it.

Cancer, your inge-nuity is treasured among the people closest to you, but those who do not know you may be unfamiliar with the tricks you have up your sleeve. Take time to show them.

Libra, you may be excited about an upcoming event or getaway, but don’t let your anticipation get the best of you. Remember, you do need to plan and pack.

It’s time to ditch any bad habits that have been holding you back, Capricorn. Set a new course, with new goals, and those old habits will soon be an afterthought.

A heightened sense of urgency may have you jumping into a situation, Aquarius. But give this situation the careful consideration it deserves. Keep your eyes on the future.

Take your upbeat attitude to new heights this week, Taurus. New chal-lenges will emerge in the coming weeks, so find new inspiration and things will go smoothly.

Leo, someone wants to take your rela-tionship to another level, so let this person know you are on the same page. Otherwise, you both may be floundering around for some time.

Scorpio, embrace a challenge that pres-ents itself this week. No matter the scale of the challenge, you will soon find you’re up to it, and so will those around you.

Pisces, now is the time to redirect some of your profes-sional ambitions to your personal life. It’s an effort worth making.

Gemini, keep your head on straight over the next week, which figures to be hectic. Cool heads always prevail, and your calm approach will be noticed by others.

Virgo, good news awaits on the job this week, even if it is totally unex-pected. Nonetheless, it can be exciting to know that someone is watching out for you.

Sagittarius, be open to new experiences, as you do not know when surprises are going to come around the bend. This week may prove to be a real eye-opener.

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Notice is hereby given that Canadian Forest Product Ltd. (Canfor), intends to amend Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) #117, in order to add International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor) and their replaceable Forest Licenses A18693 and A74910 to FSP #117. This will allow Interfor to conduct forest operations within the areas covered by FSP #117.

The amendment is available for public review and comment until October 10, 2013. The amendment can be viewed during regular office hours at Canfor’s Vavenby Division office, PO Box 39, 2996 McCorvie Road, Vavenby, B.C, V0E 3A0. For more infor-mation or to arrange an opportunity to review the amendment, please contact Dave Dobi , Planning Forester, at (250) 676-1136 or via email [email protected]. Alternatively, Marino Bordin, Interfor Planning Forester, can be contacted at (250) 679-6836 or via email at [email protected]. Written comments are to be submitted to International Forest Products Limited, 9200 Holding Rd., Chase, B.C., V0E 1M2.

MINES ACTNOTICE OF PROPOSED SAND & GRAVELTake notice that Hans and Sepp Wadlegger of Wadlegger Logging and Construction Ltd. has filed with the Chief Inspector of Mines pursuant to Section 10(1) of the Mines Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c.293, a proposed mine plan to-gether with a program for the protection and reclamation of the land and water courses related to the proposed pit located at:

DL 2959, KDYD, Except Plan 15830 H8059 and KAP 63586, EXC CNR R/W EXC MOBILE HOME SEE 06848.001 (Yellow-head Hwy 5) and DL 2960, KDYD, Except Plan KAP 63586 (1989 Yellowhead Hwy 5).

Any person affected by or interested in this program has 30 days to make written representation to the Chief Inspector of Mines, Ministry of Energy and Mines, South Central Re-gion, 2nd Floor 441 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2T3. A copy of the proposal is available for viewing at Wadlegger Sawmill Office, 1011 Hazel Road, Clearwater, BC.

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Block A, DL 1114, KDYD

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IN LOVING MEMORY Marlene Wilgosh

1949 - 2013Marlene Ruth Wilgosh (nee Eischen) passed

away in Salmon Arm, BC, on September 18, 2013 at 64 years of age. Born in Leroy, Saskatchewan on September 11, 1949 Marlene is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Lisa and Kevin Nadeau, granddaughters Brittney (Ken) and Amber; son Robert Wilgosh and his two children; sisters Margaret (Pete) Durman, Betty Skelley, Joanne Bath and Mary (William) Sutherland; partner Norman Hall; and by numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her mother Katherine, father Max, daughter Tammy and by her niece Carolyn Durman.

Marlene moved to Clearwater in 1979. She worked at the Credit Union, the Chuckwagon and the Hub. She was a very active member of the Royal Canadian Legion in Birch Island and in Clearwater. In 1995 she moved to Salmon Arm where she remained an active member of the Legion. Marlene loved to feed people, whether she was employed as a cook or donating soup or food to seniors. She loved to make soup! Marlene also loved to tell jokes. But the pride and joy of Marlene’s life were her granddaugh-ters.

A Memorial Service for will take place on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 2:00 in the cha-pel at North Thompson Funeral Services in Clearwater, BC. Condolences may be sent to the family on-line at www.NorthThompsonFuneral.com.

Regulator’s reading on smart metersTom Fletcher, Black Press

VICTORIA – Despite efforts to keep the smart meter “controversy” alive by repeating imaginary health claims, the end is near.

Energy Minister Bill Bennett has made what sounds like a final offer to holdouts. You want to keep your old mechanical meter, fill your boots. It’ll cost you an extra $35 a month, start-ing in December. If you insist on a “radio off” wireless meter, there will be a setup fee of $100 and a monthly fee of $20 to have someone col-lect the readings.

These charges are to be reviewed by the B.C. Utilities Commission, the independent panel that smart meter opponents want to review BC Hydro’s whole smart grid project.

As it happens, the BCUC recently did just that for an application by FortisBC to install wireless meters for its Okanagan and Kootenay customers. The meters were approved, and the findings are instructive.

The BCUC report notes that it received “many” complaints about smart meter signals being added to existing radio frequency (RF) sources. Some used familiar scare rhetoric about “toxic microwave radiation” that’s pro-moted by people trying to make money by exploiting fear.

One of the experts retained by FortisBC was Dr. Yakov Shkolnikov, an electrical engineer with advanced degrees from Princeton and Cornell Universities. His testimony was not challenged by any of the lineup of opponents. A sample of his findings illustrates the absur-dity of this whole discussion.

Shkolnikov calculated that a cell phone in use generates radio signals that reach 10 per cent of the international safety code limit. A microwave oven generates 2.3 per cent of the safe limit. A cordless phone: 1.25 per cent. A wi-fi signal: 0.0045 per cent.

A bank of smart meters, not separated by a wall, registers 0.0019 per cent. The natural background RF level is 0.013 per cent. Note the decimal place. The level in the middle of a wilderness is more than 10 times that received

from a bank of meters.BCUC staff added, for comparison, the

radio signal level emitted by a human body. It’s 0.018 per cent. What this means is your spouse snoring beside you is a stronger source of RF than a whole wall of smart meters.

Experts put up by opponents didn’t fare so well. One was Jerry Flynn, a retired Canadian Forces officer from Kelowna who travels around taking readings, talking to elderly people about alleged hazards of meters, and making claims to the media about what he has called the single biggest threat to human health today.

The BCUC found his military experience not “relevant,” and his evidence frequently “incorrect, exaggerated and/or unsubstanti-ated.”

Then there was Curtis Bennett, who described himself as “chief science officer” for a company called Thermoguy. He spoke on behalf of West Kootenay Concerned Citizens. In a 2012 letter to the B.C. energy ministry, Bennett warned of the danger of smart meters triggering “molecular earthquakes.”

The BCUC panel wrote: “While Mr. Bennett has an electrician’s knowledge of elec-trical systems, it is clear that he is unqualified to give expert opinion evidence on the health effects of RF, exposure standards for RF, engi-neering, physics or geological phenomena such as earthquakes.”

Citizens for Safe Technology put up one Dr. Donald Maisch, who claimed to have experi-ence with this issue in Australia.

The panel noted that Maisch runs EMFacts Consultancy, and agreed with FortisBC’s argu-ment that “Dr. Maisch’s consulting livelihood depends upon public fears and concerns about RF exposure.”

Would you like this circus of quackery to be restaged over BC Hydro’s program, at your expense?

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and col-umnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com

Twitter:@tomfletcherbc E-mail: [email protected]


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Go outdoors! Go hikingTop left shows a photo of Gattling Gorge. The gorge is the narrowest point of Helmcken Canyon where the entire Clearwater River squeezes through a gap that is barely 20 m wide.Bottom left: (l-r) Yevonne Cline, Jennifer Hewlett, Cindy Janicki and Sandy Mackenzie take a break after hiking into Gattling Gorge.Right: (l-r) Marg Anderson, Jaromey Weel and Nella LaBelle pose for a photo while enjoying a hike on the Rim trail. The hike was part of the Go Outdoor! Hiking Series sponsored by the District of Clearwater. Photos by Yevonne Cline

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