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Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd. (GSFP) held a ‘Shave For The Brave’ event last December in support of Mike Kennedy, a 30 year employee of the company who had been diagnosed with cancer.

The event was to show support for Kennedy and the journey he was un-dertaking as he began cancer treatments. Support was shown by 35 mem-bers of staff and management. For every head shaved, GSFP paid $100 into a pot to purchase a cancer treatment related item for a cancer facility in the southern Interior. Kennedy’s job was to look for what was needed in relation to a treatment item and where it could best be utilized.

During the event, Ron Wallace Trucking also lent their support by pay-ing $50 for every head shaved, and a number of other donations were also received. The � nal total raised came to $6,870.

Kennedy’s choice of equipment was an electric Treatment Care Chair for the Barriere Health Centre, which had a cost of $9,500. So Gilbert Smith Forest Products generously stepped in, and brought the monies raised up to the $9,500. The new treatment chair is now installed and being utilized at the Barriere Health Centre.

The electric Treatment Care Chair has the ability to gently move the pa-tient from the seated position into a fully reclined position.

Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd. (GSFP) held a ‘Shave For The Brave’

Mike Kennedy sits on the new electric Treatment Care Chair recently installed at the Barriere Medical Centre, thanks to a fundraising effort spearheaded by Gilbert Smith Forest Products (GSFP) in Barriere. Pictured with Kennedy is GSFP General Manager Greg Smith, and RN Tracy Third.

New care chair for Health Centre

Ravens show their skillsThe Minor Softball Regional Championships for U12 Girls was held in Bar-riere last weekend at the ball parks. Seven teams took part in the event, with one from Barriere, two from Kamloops, two from Kelowna, one from Prince George, and one from Westsyde. The Barriere Ravens put forth a good ef-fort, and are pictured here with the Skills Competition Trophy that they were awarded. Find complete results and more photographs on page 12.

Submitted photo: Louisa Lee

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Lowdown on connecting to the

new sewer systemAs The Mayor Sees It

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100th Anniversary now on July 1

3 p.m. Barriere Ball Fields

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Not all happy with happy hour

in B.C.New regulations in effect

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By Tom FletcherBlack Press

The latest offer by the B.C. Teachers’ Federation to settle its strike has moved the union farther from the “zone of settlement” established by other public sector unions, Education Minister Peter Fassbender said last Thursday.

With a strike underway that could run until the end of the school year, Fassbender said neither me-diation nor a legislated settlement is being consid-ered.

Peter Cameron, chief negotiator for the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association, said the lat-est union proposal would bring the compensation increase for teachers from 12.5% over � ve years to 14.5%. On wages and bene� ts alone, Cameron said that is more than twice the increase other unions, including school support staff employees, have ac-cepted.

The BCTF added to its proposal of an 8% wage increase over � ve years this week with a proposed $225 million fund paid out over � ve years to settle thousands of grievances � led over the past decade. Those grievances sought to return class size caps and specialist teacher levels that were removed from the contract by legislation, and were ordered re-stored by a B.C. Supreme Court decision that is now under appeal.

The union wants a second $225 million annual fund to fund ongoing class size and special needs support.

“It is well into the $2 billion range,” Fass-bender said of the union proposal. “It’s unaf-

fordable for taxpayers.”BCTF president Jim Iker said the union’s pro-

posal is fair in light of the latest court decision.“Evidence from the government’s own of� cials

presented in B.C. Supreme Court shows the govern-ment has stripped $275 million per year from B.C.’s public education system,” Iker said.

Fassbender said that misrepresents the situa-tion, because the government has put an extra $1 billion a year into the education system since tak-ing class size and compensation out of the teacher contract.

It has been spent in different ways, such as learn-ing assistants who are not teachers, full-day kinder-garten and a $75 million annual “learning improve-ment fund” to address class size and special needs support, Fassbender said.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender

Teacher demands ‘too high’ for mediation

The latest offer by the B.C. Teachers’ Federation

Photo: Susan Swan / Black Press

Hog run for MS Members of the Kamloops Harley Owner’s Association (HOG) stop at a Clinton checkpoint during their 26th Annual Poker Run on Saturday, June 14. Close to 700 riders passed through the checkstop on their way to Lone Butte and Little Fort before heading back to Kamloops. The Poker Run raises money for Muscular Dystrophy.

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The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations have an-nounced they will aeri-ally treat approximate-ly 23,600 hectares of forest in the Kamloops Timber Supply Area to reduce western spruce budworm populations.

The biological agent Foray 48B will be ap-plied by helicopter on or about June 18 to July 5, 2014, weather permitting, on about 16 sites near Menan-teau Lake, Logan Lake, Tunkwa Lake, Pinan-

tan Lake, Paul Lake, Hef� ey Lake, Sullivan Lake and Isobel Lake.

The western spruce budworm is an insect native to B.C. and the Paci� c Northwest. In its larval stage, it defo-liates Douglas-� r, true � rs, spruce and larch trees. A budworm out-break has the potential to seriously harm or kill trees over large ar-eas.

The pest manage-ment plan and maps

of the treatment areas can be viewed at the Thompson Okanagan Region Forest Health Program of� ce at 441 Columbia Street, Ka-mloops or online at: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/rsi/ForestHealth/Western_Spruce_Bud-worm_Spray_2014.htm

Foray 48B is a bio-logical insecticide that is widely used in B.C. and is registered with the Organic Materials

Review Institute. The active ingredient in Foray 48B is the natu-rally occurring bacte-rium Bacillus thuringi-ensis var. kurstaki (Btk).

This spray affects only moth and but-ter� y larvae and can be used safely around humans and other ani-mals. Birds, household pets, � sh and bene� -cial insects (including honey bees) are not af-fected.

By Tom FletcherBlack Press

The B.C. government has begun allowing “happy hour” discounts for alcoholic drinks, imposing minimum drink prices that force some outlets to raise their prices.

Effective this week, the minimum price for draft beer or cider in B.C. is 25 cents per � uid ounce, which puts a 12-ounce sleeve at $3, a 20-ounce pint at $5 and a 60-ounce jug at $15. Using a one-ounce minimum, the lowest permit-ted price for any alcoholic drink is $3.

The release of the regulations Friday was greeted with protests from some pubs that were offering drink specials below that price.

The regulations also give licensed restaurants the ability to serve drinks without a food order, although their licence still requires them to offer

a full food menu. The B.C. government’s liquor policy review also levels the � eld between pubs and restaurants by allowing families with chil-dren into pubs at mealtimes.

The B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices As-sociation issued a statement reminding its mem-bers that the new rules also allow customers to carry a drink from a lounge to an adjoining res-taurant. Licensees are also allowed to transfer small amounts of stock from one to the other if they run out of a particular product.

In a policy directive to industry associations, local governments and police agencies, the gov-ernment’s Liquor Control and Licensing Branch says the lower price may be applied selectively for “ladies night” specials or “team night” for players in uniform.

Minimum prices do not apply to catered events, or special occasion licences.

Not all happy with happy hour in B.C.The B.C. government has begun allowing

Budworm spraying planned for Thompson Okanagan Region

The Ministry of

Winning ticket holderNorth Thompson Fish and Game Club Society past-president, Mel Schmidt (r), is shown congratulating Ryan Zrinski of Salmon Arm on win-ning a Lehr 2.5 hp propane outboard motor valued at $1,120. Zrinski held the winning ticket drawn for the Club’s annual raf� e during the Father’s Day Fishing Derby in Barriere.

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OPINION The North Thompson STAR/JOURNAL

Unit 10 - 4353 Connor Road, Box 1020, Barriere, B.C., V0E 1E0

250-672-5611

Editor ia l ; by Tom Fletcher

The STAR/JOURNAL welcomes all letters to the editor. We do, however, reserve the right to edit, condense or reject

letters over matters of libel, legality, taste, brevity, style or clarity. While all letters must be signed upon submission, writ-

ers may elect to withhold their names from publication in special circumstances. Drop your letter off at the Star/Journal

Of� ce, fax it to 672-9900, mail it to Box 1020, Barriere, VOE 1EO, or email to [email protected].

A few things have changed since the last all-out teacher strike in B.C.That was just two years ago, when the B.C. Teachers’ Federation was com-

ing off its second-ever voluntary agreement with a 16% raise over � ve years and what the union termed an “enhanced” signing bonus of $4,000. Even with special teacher-only top-ups, BCTF members almost rejected the last of the government’s big-spending pre-Olympic labour deals signed in 2006.

By 2012, outraged teachers were back on the legislature lawn, howling for another 16%, with backup vocals provided as usual by HEU, CUPE, BCGEU and other public sector unions that settled for less. Teachers had just sailed through a crippling global recession with a series of raises, but were oblivious to all that.

Last week the protest venue switched to Vancouver, where both the crowd and the demands looked a bit thinner. The signing bonus target is up to $5,000, but the raise is a mere 8% over � ve years (compounded, for those who passed math), plus another huge basket of cash disguised as bene� t improvements and so forth. Government negotiators put their total compensation demand at 14.5%.

One obvious dodge: they want the bottom two steps of the teacher salary grid dropped. That’s simply a raise for entry-level teachers. Admittedly those are rare creatures these days with shrinking enrolment and ironclad seniority rules that allow retired teachers to monopolize substitute work.

Something else that’s changed since 2012 is that the government has grant-ed the BCTF’s wish to bargain directly with the province. The education min-istry executed a takeover of the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association after last year’s election, and installed veteran industrial union negotiator Pe-ter Cameron. He’s backed up by long-time labour specialist Lee Doney, whose task is to keep the teacher deal within Treasury Board limits that have de� ned all other public sector union settlements.

Doney made it clear last week that no mediator is going to come in and “split the baby” as long as the BCTF position is so far beyond the current compensation framework.

Despite constant union complaints of low wages and deteriorating work-ing conditions in B.C. schools, education grads remain lined up around the block hoping to get in. Why is that?

For those who have been exposed to life outside school for a while, it’s fairly simple. The job market out here in the real world is tough. And here’s how the real world evaluates a teaching job.

Start with 189 working days, each nine hours long as per the accepted de� -nition, and the top-heavy seniority list that places the average teacher salary at around $72,000 a year. That works out to $42.32 an hour, plus a suite of bene� ts that most private sector employees can only dream about, starting with three months of prime-time vacation.

I am occasionally lectured by teachers that the job goes far beyond � ve hours in the classroom and an additional four hours a day preparing and marking. They throw out different estimates, variously de� ned. Alas, it’s a salaried job, and we salaried employees in the real world don’t waste a lot of time counting hours. Here’s the work, here’s the deadline, here’s the pay. Take it or leave it.

Consider another union demand that seems to be just another thinly dis-guised raise. The BCTF wants a large increase in preparation time for elemen-tary school. There are no duties being added here. For this one item, govern-ment negotiators calculate the cost to taxpayers at $86.2 million every year by the � fth year of the BCTF proposal.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tom� etcherbc Email: t� [email protected]

A brief history of teacher demands

District council thank Barriere Roundup for volunteerism

Dear Messrs. Fennel and Guay (Shannon):At the District of Barriere Regular Council meeting held on June 23rd Council was made aware

of your very generous offer announced during the Barriere Roundup show of June 21st to “clean up the HY Louis property.”

Barriere Council and staff are under tremendous pressure to try and complete the various tasks throughout our community, and your very generous offer to take on this task is much appreciated.

Staff had scheduled this to be done by parks staff when they came onboard in early July, but now these staff members can be assigned to other tasks.

Council passed a unanimous formal resolution that you both be recognized for your volunteer spirit and directed myself as the Mayor to write to you with Council’s heartfelt thanks for your effort to make our community better.

The offer you made was to make this property better for when the Community in Bloom judges are in our community in July. I am sure the whole community looks forward to seeing your progress with the task.

SincerelyMayor Bill HumphreysOn behalf of the Barriere Council

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Dear sponsor;Thank you for your generous bursary of $300.I’m excited to pursue further education in the

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Thank you again to the North Thompson Star/Journal for the contribution to my educa-tion. You inspire me to work hard and give back to my community.Russell DanaBarriere Secondary graduate of 2014Little Fort, B.C.

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To the editor;This is to the sewer construction people. You are doing a great job. Good to see it get-

ting done. I wonder if it would be possible to put mark-

ers where you cut the road crossings? Some are kind of deep, especially at night.

Thank you. Have a ‘gooder’.Royce GibsonBarriere, B.C.

To the editor;An open letter to Don Kayne, CEO of Canfor and Mary Polak, minister of environment for B.C: We teach at Thompson Rivers University, where we have told hundreds of students, in many

courses, about mountain caribou. They provide a classic example of a species endangered by human activity and are the focus of

lectures on the effects of habitat fragmentation, among other topics. We are now writing on their behalf. They have declined at an alarming rate — 30 per cent since 2002 — and are now an endangered

species. In a letter to the Vancouver Sun (July16, 2012), Kayne portrayed Canfor as a progressive corpora-

tion, dedicated to upholding its social contract with British Columbians: “Canfor will not support actions that overturn landscape objectives set through public-planning processes unless there is full public consultation and support.

“We will not support actions that impact parks or critical habitat for species at risk.” These words are dif� cult to reconcile with plans by Canfor Vavenby to conduct extensive salvage

logging beside Wells Gray Park this summer. These plans bring Canfor directly into con� ict with Kayne’s stated commitments to public pro-

cess, parks and to species at risk — especially mountain caribou. Mountain caribou need old-growth forests. Since the 1960s, clearcutting has reduced their winter forage and increased predation by wolves

and cougars. Despite this, some biologists are cautiously optimistic that regenerated, aging forests in southern

Wells Gray may trigger recovery of the park’s dwindling caribou population — which is unlikely to occur elsewhere.

In these times of economic uncertainty and deepening climate change, it seems reasonable to ex-pect decision-makers to think hard about cause and effect.

Given Canfor’s pledge not to act in ways likely to adversely affect endangered species, we must assume that Kayne is unaware of the Vavenby planner’s proposal — or of its impact on caribou.

The area planned for logging should be added to Wells Gray Park, not logged. We call upon Polak to establish a moratorium on industrial timber extraction in the southern

Clearwater Valley, north of Spahats Creek, until a comprehensive, province-wide discussion on best use can be undertaken. Nancy Flood and Lyn Baldwin TRU faculty, Kamloops

Caribou endangered species, ‘declining at alarming rate’

Maybe a few markers at cut up road crossings

To the editor;

ting done.

ers where you cut the road crossings? Some are kind of deep, especially at night.

Royce GibsonBarriere, B.C.

Maybe a few markers at

Canine copilotMini, a three-and-a-half pound Yorkshire Terrier, copilots for Greg Johnson when he power mows the lawns in his yard, or those for some of his neighbors. Greg says that Mini sits still in the crook of his arm “for hours, never complains, but sometimes it looks as if she is telling me how to do my job”.



OPINION The North Thompson STAR/JOURNAL

Unit 10 - 4353 Connor Road, Box 1020, Barriere, B.C., V0E 1E0

250-672-5611

Editor ia l ; by Tom Fletcher

The STAR/JOURNAL welcomes all letters to the editor. We do, however, reserve the right to edit, condense or reject

letters over matters of libel, legality, taste, brevity, style or clarity. While all letters must be signed upon submission, writ-

ers may elect to withhold their names from publication in special circumstances. Drop your letter off at the Star/Journal

Of� ce, fax it to 672-9900, mail it to Box 1020, Barriere, VOE 1EO, or email to [email protected].

A few things have changed since the last all-out teacher strike in B.C.That was just two years ago, when the B.C. Teachers’ Federation was com-

ing off its second-ever voluntary agreement with a 16% raise over � ve years and what the union termed an “enhanced” signing bonus of $4,000. Even with special teacher-only top-ups, BCTF members almost rejected the last of the government’s big-spending pre-Olympic labour deals signed in 2006.

By 2012, outraged teachers were back on the legislature lawn, howling for another 16%, with backup vocals provided as usual by HEU, CUPE, BCGEU and other public sector unions that settled for less. Teachers had just sailed through a crippling global recession with a series of raises, but were oblivious to all that.

Last week the protest venue switched to Vancouver, where both the crowd and the demands looked a bit thinner. The signing bonus target is up to $5,000, but the raise is a mere 8% over � ve years (compounded, for those who passed math), plus another huge basket of cash disguised as bene� t improvements and so forth. Government negotiators put their total compensation demand at 14.5%.

One obvious dodge: they want the bottom two steps of the teacher salary grid dropped. That’s simply a raise for entry-level teachers. Admittedly those are rare creatures these days with shrinking enrolment and ironclad seniority rules that allow retired teachers to monopolize substitute work.

Something else that’s changed since 2012 is that the government has grant-ed the BCTF’s wish to bargain directly with the province. The education min-istry executed a takeover of the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association after last year’s election, and installed veteran industrial union negotiator Pe-ter Cameron. He’s backed up by long-time labour specialist Lee Doney, whose task is to keep the teacher deal within Treasury Board limits that have de� ned all other public sector union settlements.

Doney made it clear last week that no mediator is going to come in and “split the baby” as long as the BCTF position is so far beyond the current compensation framework.

Despite constant union complaints of low wages and deteriorating work-ing conditions in B.C. schools, education grads remain lined up around the block hoping to get in. Why is that?

For those who have been exposed to life outside school for a while, it’s fairly simple. The job market out here in the real world is tough. And here’s how the real world evaluates a teaching job.

Start with 189 working days, each nine hours long as per the accepted de� -nition, and the top-heavy seniority list that places the average teacher salary at around $72,000 a year. That works out to $42.32 an hour, plus a suite of bene� ts that most private sector employees can only dream about, starting with three months of prime-time vacation.

I am occasionally lectured by teachers that the job goes far beyond � ve hours in the classroom and an additional four hours a day preparing and marking. They throw out different estimates, variously de� ned. Alas, it’s a salaried job, and we salaried employees in the real world don’t waste a lot of time counting hours. Here’s the work, here’s the deadline, here’s the pay. Take it or leave it.

Consider another union demand that seems to be just another thinly dis-guised raise. The BCTF wants a large increase in preparation time for elemen-tary school. There are no duties being added here. For this one item, govern-ment negotiators calculate the cost to taxpayers at $86.2 million every year by the � fth year of the BCTF proposal.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tom� etcherbc Email: t� [email protected]

A brief history of teacher demands

District council thank Barriere Roundup for volunteerism

Dear Messrs. Fennel and Guay (Shannon):At the District of Barriere Regular Council meeting held on June 23rd Council was made aware

of your very generous offer announced during the Barriere Roundup show of June 21st to “clean up the HY Louis property.”

Barriere Council and staff are under tremendous pressure to try and complete the various tasks throughout our community, and your very generous offer to take on this task is much appreciated.

Staff had scheduled this to be done by parks staff when they came onboard in early July, but now these staff members can be assigned to other tasks.

Council passed a unanimous formal resolution that you both be recognized for your volunteer spirit and directed myself as the Mayor to write to you with Council’s heartfelt thanks for your effort to make our community better.

The offer you made was to make this property better for when the Community in Bloom judges are in our community in July. I am sure the whole community looks forward to seeing your progress with the task.

SincerelyMayor Bill HumphreysOn behalf of the Barriere Council

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By Dale BassKamloops This Week

Criticizing the Ste-phen Harper govern-ment for bringing cynicism to Parliament, Kamloops lawyer Bill Sundhu is seeking to run for a seat in that Ottawa building — as a member of the New Democratic Party of Canada.

In making the an-nouncement he will run for the federal nomina-tion in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding — now held by Conservative Cathy McLeod — Sundhu

said he has spoken with “men, women and youth from various walks of life . . . worried that the sacri� ces and choices made by previous gener-ations of Canadians to build a society based on fairness and equality of opportunity is in peril.”

Sundhu is a former judge and now a law-yer focusing on human rights.

He was recently ap-pointed to the list of council for the Interna-tional Criminal Court (ICC).

Sundhu said Harp-er’s government has

borrowed an ideology “from the U.S. Repub-lican playbook” that has divided voters into us versus them and led to attack ads, contempt of Parliament “and bellicose rhetoric” that has attacked veterans and the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Eight years ago, Sundhu — then a provincial-court judge in Kamloops — was arrested after he ver-bally abused a staff member at a Vancou-ver hotel and threat-ened the jobs of of� -

cers sent to arrest him.He knows this will

be an issue should he secure the NDP nomi-nation for the Oct 19, 2015, federal election.

“That’s old history,” he said. “I made a mis-take but, in hindsight, it became an opportunity to be a better person.”

When he resigned as judge, then-attorney general Wally Op-pal questioned whether that step was necessary, praising Sundhu’s years as a lawyer and a judge.

Sundhu said the inci-dent was a turning point and led him to later be

accepted into a pres-tigious human-rights law program at Oxford University and, most recently, his involvement with the ICC, which deals with genocide, war crimes, crimes of aggres-sion and crimes against humanity.

He said he has been approached by NDP members several times in recent years and has some history with the local federal Liberal constituency associa-tion.

“But, this is the di-rection I have chosen to go,” he said, call-

ing next year’s vote “a historical election, a � ght for the soul of our country.”

The Kamloops-

Thompson-Cariboo riding association has not yet announced a date to hold its nomi-nation meeting.

Photo: Kamloops This Week

Bill Sundhu is a former judge and now a lawyer focusing on human rights.

Criticizing the Ste-

Kamloops lawyer to seek federal NDP nomination

By: Cam FortemsKamloops This Week

New regulations governing use of winter tires

and rules to deter “left-lane hogs” will be part of a comprehensive announcement on new road safety initiatives, said Transportation Minister Todd Stone.

The rookie Kamloops-South Thompson MLA announced late last year the province would un-dertake public consultation on highway safety and speed limits, with the possibility of raising them in some corridors. That consultation included public meetings across the province and through Twitter.

Stone said he expects to announce those changes in Kamloops after the Canada Day long weekend.

“There’s going to be changes to speed limits and some increases on certain corridors,” he told KTW.

Other changes expected include new regulations on use and speci� cations of winter tires, as well as ways to discourage drivers Stone called “left-lane hogs.”

“We want to get people out of the left lane unless they’re passing.”

Speed-limit changes after Canada Day

New regulations governing use of winter tires

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Become a First Responder – you can make a difference and help to save lives within your commu-nity.

Barriere First Re-sponders is a not-for-profit society that provides emergency medical care to pa-tients per the request of the British Co-lumbia Ambulance Service. First Re-sponders are trained to provide basic life saving procedures that are critical to pa-tients life and safety when an ambulance delay is inevitable.

The society re-sponds to approxi-mately 60 calls an-nually in the District of Barriere and sur-rounding area.

The funds to run the program within the community is sourced through fun-draisings, donations and grant applica-tions.

Those interested in joining the pro-gram are invited to attend a Recruitment Orientation on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Barriere Fire Hall to obtain all the in-formation, the train-ing provided, and to have your questions answered.

The inaugural meeting of the Bar-riere First Respond-ers Society was held on February 11, 2014 at the Barriere Fire Hall.

The society re-ceived a BC Ambu-lance unit at no cost to the society which serves as transporta-tion of equipment and first responders to medical emergen-cies within the Bar-riere Fire District.

However, it is not used to transport pa-tients, but does allow First Responders to attend calls until BC Ambulance personal can arrive on scene.

Barriere First Re-sponders Society can be contacted by call-ing: 250-672-9711 or 778-220-6542, by email at: [email protected], or go to the web at: www.bafrs.org

You can also find Barriere First Re-sponders on Face-book.

Barriere First Responders

The Barriere First Responders Society acquired a retired BCAS ambulance that spent its life responding to medical emergencies in the Penticton, B.C. area. Once the vehicle was retired it was brought down to the lower mainland where it sat in storage at Knight Hill Automotive in Richmond, B.C.

When the BCAS decided to donate an ambulance to the society the unit was given a chance for a new life. Knight Hill Automotive quickly jumped into action and stripped off all the decals on the unit that BCAS had put on, and pre-formed a mechanical inspection on the unit and found it � t for service once again. Two members were sent on a mission to drive to the coast and pick up Barriere’s newest emergency vehicle.

Once the vehicle was driven back to Barriere it was to be stored in a bay at the � re hall where it was quickly established that it would not � t in the bay unless some modi� cation was made to increase the length. Thankfully for the society a small laundry room was able to lose a wall to make room for the new unit. The members took care of the wall and a new home was made for the newest addition to Barriere.

The unit was looking a little plain after Knight Hill re-moved all the decals on it, so new images were designed and sent off to Visual Signs in Kamloops to be made. Visual Signs made quick work of drafting up the new designs; and after a few emails back and forth the designs were � nal-ized; and a date set for application of the decals. Visual Signs then came to the Barriere Fire Hall and applied all

the decals to the unit.Once the decals were put on the old ambulance it be-

came the shining star it is now, and is now known as Bar-riere FR - 4. The unit was set up and stocked just like a BCAS ambulance, so paramedics and � rst responders can work out of each others units with no problems.

A few special items to the unit equipment were added so that Barriere First Responders can perform rehab to the Fire Department on big � re scenes, thus removing the need to tie up the local ambulance.

FR-4 is a fully functioning unit that is ready to respond to any kind of medical emergency.

Every Thursday we br ing you the NEWS and the V IEWS f rom the Lower Nor th Thompson Va l ley.

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FR-4 serves local First RespondersThe Barriere First Responders Society acquired a retired

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Celebrate Legion Week in Barriere June 24 - June 29, 2014

FREE Family BBQ June 29 11am - 2pm

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More families and cycling enthu-siasts will be able to keep active and have fun on two wheels, thanks to a $6,572 BikeBC grant, Kamloops-North Thompson MLA, Terry Lake announced today.

In Barriere, the funding will go to-wards constructing a separated com-pactable gravel bike path 1 kilometre long beginning at Bartlett Road and Air� eld Road, and ending at Yard Road and Highway 5.

“This new bike path will make it easier and safer for families to get out-side on their bikes and live an active,

healthy and green lifestyle in Barriere,” MLA Lake said.

Across British Columbia, 13 com-munities will receive more than $1.18 million from BikeBC, a cost-sharing program between the province and lo-cal governments.

This year’s investment will create more than $2.36 million in cycling in-frastructure, including multi-use sepa-rated pathways, bike lanes, bike paths and road-shoulder bikeways.

Since 2001, the B.C. government has committed more than $150 mil-lion to improving cycling infrastruc-ture, creating new bicycle lanes and trails in more than 90 communities.

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100th Anniversary happening July 1

Barriere RCMP

This Sunday, June 29, the 3rd Annual Bike Ro-deo will be back again at the Barriere Senior Cen-tre parking lot thanks to the Barriere RCMP, Suc-cess by Six and Yellowhead Community Services. Last year’s event gave away eight bicycles, many new bike helmets and other bike accessories. There were over 50 participants that included children of all ages from three to 14 years of age, from Kam-loops to Blue River.

All ages of kids from 17 and under are welcome to participate in this year’s event, with registration starting at 11 a.m. in the registration tent, and the event running until 2 p.m. There will also be a couple of bicycles on hand to use if your child doesn’t have one, and a few spare helmets if needed.

All participants must wear a helmet when par-ticipating in the course. Once the participants have completed the course of four stations, they will drop off their completed sheet at the registra-tion table while at the same time picking up a draw ticket for a chance to win one of many great prizes.

The Bike Rodeo is truly a family event, partner-ing with the community barbecue at the Bandshell and Fadear Park right next door. There will be

free food and beverages presented by the Barriere RCMP and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 242 in Barriere. There will be music, face paint-ing, a bouncy castle and other things for families to enjoy.

For more information about the Bike Rodeo contact: Cory McGregor at 250-672-9918, or Adrienne Pullen at 250-672-9773.

June 23 council meeting reportBy Margaret Houben

There were several delegations present at the June 23 meeting of the District of Barriere Council.

Jeff Conners, on be-half of Interior Health, the Canadian Cancer Society and Quit Now, spoke regarding the Outdoor Smoking By-law that many cities and districts in B.C. are con-sidering or have already put in place.

The suggested by-law is meant to help reduce the negative impact of tobacco use with current smokers, help prevent youth from starting, and to protect children from the effects of second hand smoke. The by-law is generally aimed at prohibiting smok-ing in playgrounds, parks and trails, but each city or district can tailor theirs to

suit their communi-ty. Council members thanked Conners for his presentation, and will keep the informa-tion for possible future consideration.

Barb Gordon spoke next on behalf of the Anti-Violence Advo-cates Society - one of Barriere’s newest com-munity groups. This group is looking to provide an educa-tional program for our schools to teach the youth about healthy relationships. It will be a four year program of 12 hours of instruc-tion per year for youth in grades seven, eight, nine and 10. Council members moved to give the group a grant in aid of $500 for this pro-gram.

The � nal presenta-tion was made by Cpl. Darin Underhill, who spoke to council regard-ing two projects, the

annual 911 Emergency Services Golf Tourna-ment, and the annual Bike Rodeo. Council members approved two grants, one of $500 for the Golf Tournament, and one of $150 for the Bike Rodeo. Councilor Kershaw stated that the TNRD would be mak-ing matching dona-tions.

The � nal reading and adoption of the District of Barriere Zoning Bylaw No. 111 were passed, as were the � rst three readings of the District of Barri-ere Parks Bylaw No. 42, Amendment Bylaw No. 114. The latter adds one item to the existing bylaw and reads as fol-lows:

“3.15 - It shall be an offence against this by-law for any person to:

a) create a public safety issue or nuisance; or,

b) operate any mo-

torized vehiclein any District park

or trail or upon any public lands (exclusive of highways) unless au-thorized in writing by the District. Any per-son or persons found in violation of this section are liable to a penalty of $200 for a � rst of-fense and $400 for each subsequent offense.”

The � nal adoption of this bylaw will be at the next council meet-ing.

Council members approved a motion to direct staff to work on an agreement with the McLure Wild� re Mon-ument Society and the TNRD with respect to cost-sharing the main-tenance costs (of ap-proximately $2,500 per year) for the Wild� re Monument Site.

It was reported by Councilor Kershaw that he heard Steve Shannon and Mike Fennell talking dur-ing the Roundup radio program on Saturday morning, saying that they would clean up the rubble around the HY Louis building before July 20 if the District didn’t. After a brief discussion, coun-cil members passed a motion to send them a letter of thanks, ac-cepting their generous offer.

The next District of Barriere Council meet-ing will be on July 14 at 7 p.m.

There were several

June 23 council meeting report

Bike Rodeo for kids, SundayThis Sunday, June 29, the 3rd Annual Bike Ro-

Star/Journal � le photo of 2013 Bike Rodeo

Kids are encouraged to come out and take part in the 3rd Annual Barriere Bike Rodeo this Sunday.

Barriere’s 100th Anniversary Celebration has been rescheduled to take place (rain or shine) on Tuesday, July 1, at the ball parks where the � eld house is situated. The original event, set for June 15, was cancelled at the last minute due to organizer’s concerns regarding thunderstorm activity forecast for the area.

The committee has since regrouped, and have announced that all of the events previously scheduled for the June 15 event will now be happening on Canada Day. Everyone is encouraged to come out and wish Barriere, and Canada, a happy 100th and 147th birthday respectively! Opening ceremo-nies start at 3 p.m. sharp.

BikeBC funding for

Barriere RCMP

deo will be back again at the Barriere Senior Cen-tre parking lot thanks to the Barriere RCMP, Suc-cess by Six and Yellowhead Community Services. Last year’s event gave away eight bicycles, many new bike helmets and other bike accessories. There were over 50 participants that included children of all ages from three to 14 years of age, from Kam-loops to Blue River.

to participate in this year’s event, with registration starting at 11 a.m. in the registration tent, and the event running until 2 p.m. There will also be a couple of bicycles on hand to use if your child doesn’t have one, and a few spare helmets if needed.

ticipating in the course. Once the participants have completed the course of four stations, they will drop off their completed sheet at the registra-tion table while at the same time picking up a draw ticket for a chance to win one of many great prizes.

ing with the community barbecue at the Bandshell and Fadear Park right next door. There will be

June 23 council meeting reportBy Margaret Houben

delegations present at the June 23 meeting of the District of Barriere Council.

half of Interior Health, the Canadian Cancer

June 23 council meeting report

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Well, summer has � nally started and it was hot for at least the � rst day. The mosquitoes and other bugs certainly like this weather and have returned in the kind of numbers that remind long time resi-dents of years past.

There is a program that the District subscribes to through the TNRD to help out with keeping the mosquito population down, and it has been started for this year.

The planes that some have seen spraying most-ly to the south of the District are spraying for the spruce bud worm problem. They are spraying Foray 48B, a biological insecticide widely used in B.C. and registered with the Organic Materials Review Institute. Its active ingredient is a natu-rally occurring bacterium.

I mention this for two reasons. Firstly The District does have a program in place to control annoying mosquitoes, and secondly the work that the Ministry of Forests is undertaking to control the infestation of various woodland pests is based on up to date science. The use of things like DDT is long gone from our environment.

I want to thank those residents that attended the recent roundtable meeting around the pos-sible Community Bene� ts program proposed by Kinder Morgan. From feedback I received it ap-pears the agenda for the meeting may not have been clear.

As the representatives from Kinder Morgan explained to the District councillors and staff that attended a previous meeting, the bene� ts would be implemented after project approval (and sub-ject to approval) and before the pipeline would be in operation in 2018. The timing depends on the type of request – anything related to construction / equipment / workforce would be timed with con-struction activities in the Barriere area. The gen-eral time frame is 2016/2017.

If this information was not communicated clearly to area residents prior to the meeting I apologize. Everyone’s time is valuable and if some folks attended the meeting hoping for help in a much shorter time frame it could have been very frustrating.

Speaking of frustration a number of residents have mentioned that they have no information as to their role in connecting to the new sewer sys-tem. They see the trenches being dug along the roads, pipes being placed, and want to know how the whole system will roll out.

First off, nobody can use the system until the wastewater remediation centre is complete and has been commissioned. This is the building be-ing built behind the � re hall. Once this building that houses all the controls and the � lters that process the sewer is complete, and the greenhouse with the solar wastewater treatment tanks are in operation and proven to be able to handle sewage, then residential homes can be connected to send their sewage to the system. Best case scenario is that this will be later this fall. Note that I have said “best case scenario”.

There is a concern that winter weather will in-terfere with the private property connection work. Frozen ground can certainly present some prob-lems. It is my understanding that once residents have the connection point to the sewer line placed at their property line, they can then do the work to place the pipe on their property to connect to the system.

Once the private property pipe is placed from the house to the sewer line connection point, and prior to � lling in the trench, the homeowner will need to contact the District to have the work checked. All of these connection pipes need to fol-low standard accepted plumbing code rules.

It is very, very important to remember that the sewer connection pipe cannot be connected to the outlet from the home until the sewer system is working.

Going forward District staff will be happy to help guide residents through the process.

In addition to the work of placing the new con-nection pipe, it will be required, once the sewage out� ow from the home is not going to the septic tank, that the septic tank be pumped and decom-missioned by � lling with suitable material. This is important to remember when homeowners are budgeting for the work to be done.

Property owners can contact the District of� ce should they have concerns around the hookup process, or where their connection is located.

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and doesn’t often make the international head-lines. Therefore, people living outside, and even inside, this “land of ice and snow” may not know all they can about our nation.

In honour of Can-ada Day this July, we

encourage everyone to learn a little more about the world’s sec-ond-largest country.

Canada was named from the Huron-Iro-quois word, kanata, meaning “village or settlement.” Despite being so large, Cana-

da is home to roughly 34,278,400 million people, according to Statistics Canada (by comparison, the U.S. population is more than 300 million). These millions of people are stretched out across Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories, which in-clude: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, North-west Territories, New Brunswick, Nova Sco-tia, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Prince Ed-ward Island, Saskatch-ewan, and Yukon Ter-ritory.

Most people reside in the cities of Toronto, Montreal and Vancou-ver.

Canada was once a settlement overseen by the British. Today it is still governed as a constitutional mon-archy. This means the monarch acts as head of the state within the

parameters of a con-stitution. The mon-arch doesn’t have sole political power, but works in concert with a parliamentary system. The prime minister of Canada is the head of the government and ex-ercises political power.

Of the ethnic groups living in Canada, most simply consider them-selves to be Cana-dian. However, there are people of English, French, Scottish and Irish descent who call Canada home.

Despite public be-lief that all Canadians speak French, the lan-guage most often used at home and across Canada is English, ac-cording to the 2006 Census Pro� le of Fed-eral Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order): Language, Mobility and Migra-tion and Immigration and Citizenship.

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Canada’s national holiday is celebrated on July 1. Canadians across the country and around the world show pride in our history, culture and achievements each year on Canada’s birthday. It’s been a day of celebration, where many festivities are held across the country, since 1868.

share of cold weather. The average tempera-ture in big cities is -4 C to -1 C (25-30 F) in the winter and 23 C to 27 C (75-80 F) in the sum-mer.

The seasons are dif-ferent seasons in Cana-da, which can make it a nice climate in which to live.

The only country that borders Canada by land is the United States of America. Many states form bor-ders or are in close proximity and share lakes with Canada, in-cluding Alaska, Wash-ington, Montana, North Dakota, Minne-sota, Wisconsin, Mich-igan, Ohio, New York, Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire.

Although Alaska seems to be part of Canada, the land that is now Alaska used to be owned by Russia. When the U.S. pur-chased Alaska, there was an argument as to its legitimate border down the Alaska han-dle, as what was on pa-per was based on Rus-sian records, to which Canada disagreed. Eventually a tribunal was established to set-tle the dispute and the U.S. won out, but not without Canadian dis-sent. Duties were lev-ied against Americans who wanted to cross the border at Yukon.

Canada is home to

many favourite recre-ational activities. Spec-tator sports include Canadian football, ice hockey and base-ball. Curling, which has origins in Scot-land, is � rmly rooted in Canadian culture. Canadians also play basketball, a sport best known to Ameri-cans. In fact, Cana-dian James A. Nai-

smith, who was born in Almonte, Ontario, is credited with inventing the game of basketball.

Canada has many notable faces and facts that have helped this idyllic country build a rich history.

As we celebrate Canada Day, take the time to explore the var-ied history and facts of our country


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Canada has been its own dominion since 1867. Stretching 9,910,610 square kilo-metres, Canada is the largest country in the Western hemisphere. Despite its size and in-� uence, Canada often receives little fanfare

and doesn’t often make the international head-lines. Therefore, people living outside, and even inside, this “land of ice and snow” may not know all they can about our nation.

In honour of Can-ada Day this July, we

encourage everyone to learn a little more about the world’s sec-ond-largest country.

Canada was named from the Huron-Iro-quois word, kanata, meaning “village or settlement.” Despite being so large, Cana-

da is home to roughly 34,278,400 million people, according to Statistics Canada (by comparison, the U.S. population is more than 300 million). These millions of people are stretched out across Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories, which in-clude: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, North-west Territories, New Brunswick, Nova Sco-tia, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Prince Ed-ward Island, Saskatch-ewan, and Yukon Ter-ritory.

Most people reside in the cities of Toronto, Montreal and Vancou-ver.

Canada was once a settlement overseen by the British. Today it is still governed as a constitutional mon-archy. This means the monarch acts as head of the state within the

parameters of a con-stitution. The mon-arch doesn’t have sole political power, but works in concert with a parliamentary system. The prime minister of Canada is the head of the government and ex-ercises political power.

Of the ethnic groups living in Canada, most simply consider them-selves to be Cana-dian. However, there are people of English, French, Scottish and Irish descent who call Canada home.

Despite public be-lief that all Canadians speak French, the lan-guage most often used at home and across Canada is English, ac-cording to the 2006 Census Pro� le of Fed-eral Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order): Language, Mobility and Migra-tion and Immigration and Citizenship.

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The Minor Softball Regional Championships for U12 Girls was hosted by Barriere Minor Ball last weekend. Seven teams from Barriere, Kam-loops, Kelowna, Prince George and Westsyde competed for top honours.

Barriere Minor Ball president Phil Ransome stated that the competition was a positive experience. “The volunteers were spectacular,” said Ran-some, “Lots of people spent 30 hours down there.”

Ransome said the Barriere Ravens last game, played with International tie breaker rules, “was the most exciting game they have ever played”.

Although unable to clinch a placing in the top three, the team came out on top in the Skills Competition, being awarded a � rst place trophy that they were all extremely proud of.

Tournament results are: First - Kelowna Red Devils Second - Kamloops Krushers Third - Kelowna Blue Jays Skills Competition results: First - Barriere Ravens Second - Westsyde Outlaws Third - Kamloops KrushersThe U16 Boys will be playing in Clearwater on July 4 to 6.

The Minor Softball Regional Championships for U12 Girls was hosted

Photos by: Jill Hayward and Louisa Lee


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By Leslie Stirling

Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. That old child-hood song has sure been working when it comes to Tuesdays. On June 17, 43 ladies hauled out their clubs for another great round of golf. There are many reasons for a round be-ing great - old friends, new acquaintances, loads of laughter, good food. And for some folks, it’s great because they golf well.

Marla Muldoon shot a 42 to win low gross in Flight 1 and she also had a KP on Hole 4 (Campbell & Co), a long drive on Hole 5 (Station House Restau-rant), only used 13 putts (Interior Savings Credit Union) and won half the birdie prize for scor-ing one on Hole 7. Deb Legaree scored a 48 to win low net in Flight 1. Thanks to our Flight 1 sponsor Thompson Val-ley Awards.

Those new acquain-tances I mentioned did quite well. Marg Ou-lette scored a 50 to win low gross for Flight 2 And Gale Fauteux won low gross for Flight 3 with a 55. Gayle also picked up the AG Food prize for long drive on Hole 5 and the Ron Wallace Trucking prize for KP on Hole 6.

Fiona Clare scored a 51 to win the Low net in Flight 2. Sue Paulhus accepted with grace the Interior Savings prize for most putts.

Now we come to the LeBourdais girls, Sandy and Sunny. Deb and I always have trou-ble getting the names right. In the old west often the son was called the Younger and as Sunny is the daugh-

ter I thought “I’ll just call her the Younger” and will always know which one is Sonny. Of course, that made San-dy (you guessed it) the Elder much to Sonny’s delight. Thanks for be-ing such a good sport Sandy. Both should have been pleased with their rounds. Sonny had a KP on Hole 4 (Bondar Forest Plan-ning) and Sandy picked up three prizes - KP on Hole 6 (Stamer Log-ging), KP in 2 on Hole 7 (Armour Mtn Of� ce Services) and long drive on 9 (Crystlee’s Hair Design).

There were a num-ber of other multiple prize winners. Hazel Cross had a long putt on Hole 1 (Estylo Hair Design) and a long drive on Hole 3 (Rainer Custom Cutting). Val Williams had a KP on Hole 4 (Carl’s Market Garden) and a long putt on Hole 9 (Coun-try Store Antiques). Carol Willox had two

long putts - one on Hole 3 (Shais Design) and one on Hole 5 (Val Bella Studio).

Ilke Marais shared the birdie pot with Marla. Ashley Salle won the Pottery by Ra-mona prize for being closest to the golfer on Hole 1. Susan New-berry had a long putt on Hole 2 to win the Knights Inn certi� cate. Babes Shanko had a long putt on Hole 8 to win the Barriere A&W prize. Susan Mitchell picked up the Barriere Timber Mart prize for a long drive on Hole 8 and Chris LeCerf made a long putt on Hole 9 to win the Barriere Massage prize. Deb Rainer was the biggest winner of the evening with a KP on Hole 6 (EBL Ventures) that she turned into a deuce picking up a cool $198 as the pot had gone un-claimed for four weeks.

As in the immortal words of Porky Pig - “That’s all folks!”

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On the pitcher’s moundJames Celesta pitches

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Summer camps for kids will be running at the Ridge in Barriere throughout July, withsports camps are currently being planned for August.

Weekly camps are being hosted by Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach, Yellowhead Community Services, North Thompson Volunteer Centre, and Thompson Valley Players. Par-ents can register in advance, and then pay a drop in fee of only a twoonie ($2) per day to participate.

Camps scheduled are:• July 7 - 10: Nature Nuts & Paws

‘n’ Jaws. Learn all about the birds, an-imals, and insects in the area. Learn about Nature’s circle of life, and how to protect the natural world. Games, things to make, and rewards. 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for K-grade 2; and 1 - 3:30 p.m. grades 3 - 5.

• July 14 - 16: Thompson Val-ley Players Youth Theatre Camp.

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• July 21 - 24: ‘Phun’ With Physics. Have fun with Bubble Magic, compete in Air Against Water, Make Rocket Spinners, have fun with gravity, and join in Motion Madness and what makes things move. 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for K-grade 2; and 1 - 3:30 p.m. grades 3 - 5.

• July 28 - 31: Let’s Make Stuff. Crafting, making kites, Christmas in July crafting, and much more. 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for K-grade 2; and 1 - 3:30 p.m. grades 3 - 5.

Registration starts June 23, 2014, by contacting Yellowhead Commu-nity Services of� ce in Barriere, at the Ridge, 4936 Barriere Town Road, call 250-672-9773, or email: [email protected]. You can also register at the North Thompson Volunteer Centre at the Ridge, or call them at 250-672-0033.

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Black and white as a photographic medium

Black and white photography has al-ways been my favou-rite photographic me-dium. I recall when I first began pointing my camera at different subjects, and started making photographic prints, that I didn’t think too much of co-lour photography.

Yes, colour was fine for documentary work as found in “National Geographic” maga-zine, or making snap-shots of some family, but in the 1970’s cre-ative photographers seemed to be working in black and white, not colour.

Photojournalist Ted Grant, who is regarded as Canada’s premier living photographer wrote, “When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in black and white, you photograph their souls!”

Black and white photographs always (and still do in my opinion) seem to create moods and convey an almost tactile quality.

During the period of film photography, photographers had to decide whether their subject would look best in black and white print film, colour print film or slide film, and most photographers trudged around with at least two camera bodies weighing them down.

However, today that decision to make a black and white image is best left to the com-puter and some excit-ing post-production software. And there is no need to pack around another cam-era. (Well, unless one is worried about camera

failure.)Thankfully post-

production is no longer contained to dedicated, darkened rooms. I still have an 11’x11’ foot room in our basement, complete with a six-foot stainless steel sink and custom cabinets. However, it’s mostly used to store photo equipment and for washing my chickens’ eggs.

Now my lab is on the main floor of our home, and instead of chemicals, the image and print production has become an intri-cate combination of computer programs, quality printers, and papers that easily rival the quality of chemi-cal-based, traditional, black and white pho-tography.

A black and white photograph depends on its ability to com-municate, it doesn’t need to rely on eye-catching colours for its visual presentation.

Those B&W images that stand and pass the test of time, com-bine attention to subtle changes in light, com-position, and perspec-tive. It stretches our creativity, and forces us to visualize our world in different terms. I remember a photogra-pher once saying that he believed shooting in B&W refined one’s way of seeing. And I heart-ily agree.

In spite of the many modern pho-tographers that don’t bother with anything more than just accept-ing what comes out of their camera, black and white photogra-phy is far from being left behind in the past. In my opinion, with the current processing software, updates in

high quality printers, and the latest in print-ing papers, black and white image-making will continue to be an option for a host of se-rious creative photog-raphers.

Those photogra-phers that are good at black and white photography learn to exploit the differences in tonal elements in a scene, and present viewers with success-ful B&W portrayals that make excellent use of shapes, textures, light and shadow. The loss of those original colours becomes irrel-evant.

For those that haven’t tried mono-chromatic (another word applied to B&W) image making, I will mention that it is easier than ever. Most digital cameras have a black and white mode avail-able in the menu. I don’t really like using that, as it does nothing more than de-saturate an images colour data file, excluding control of the different tonal values that make up a black and white image.

I suggest trying one of the many great pro-

grams available on the internet that can be downloaded to test for free. Who knows, you might, like I do, really like black and white photography.

Readers by now must know how much I like quotes from fa-mous photographers. So I’ll finish this up with some words from a turn of the century fashion and commer-cial photographer, Paul Outerbridge: “One very important dif-ference between color and monochromatic photography is this: in black and white you suggest; in color you state. Much can be implied by suggestion, but statement demands certainty… absolute certainty.”

These are my thoughts this week. Contact me at www.enmanscamera.com or [email protected]. Stop by Enman’s Cam-era at 423 Tranquille Road in Kamloops. And if you want an experienced photogra-pher please call me at 250-371-3069. I also sell an interesting se-lection of used photo-graphic equipment.

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Snapping pictures with modern technology

An enthusiastic relative used a chair to get a bird’s eye camera view during the Yellowhead Com-munity Services Little Stars Pre-School graduation ceremony at the Ridge on June 13. Of course the camera recording the event is a part of the tablet he is holding up. No more “look at the birdie”, now we can say “look at the apple”.


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Our back country provides both simple hiking ventures for the novice and rock climbing and mountain biking for the more experienced and adventurous.

For those who prefer to explore the area from the back of a good horse the Barriere area offers over 400 kilometers of mapped and maintained trails, with plenty of horse trailer parking and overnight facilities.

Internationally renowned Wells Gray Provincial Park lies just north-west of Clearwater, the largest settlement in the valley. This and other Provincial Parks offer camping on your own or guided tours, the pace can be set by you. View the

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Why not golf your way through, or go antiquing in Heffl ey Creek, Louis Creek, and Clearwater.

Throughout July and August tourists can enjoy free Music in the Park in Kamloops, enjoy an original Cowboy Concert at the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo in Barriere on August 31st, spend time at the Festival of Wildfi re Art and Music in Louis Creek on July 26th, or take in the symphony at Sun Peaks.

Enjoy festivals? Music, Art, Alpine Flowers, and Mountain Bike Festivals are just a few highlights throughout the region.

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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.

June 26 - July 2 , 2014

Aries, let your creative side take over this week. Your imagination is ready to run wild, and this burst of creative energy will have long-lasting positive effects.

Cancer, now is a good time to travel, even if it means just a quick jaunt. But if a big vacation is on the horizon, know that you will likely have a smooth trip ahead.

Libra, many things are in disarray and you may need some help getting back to efficient living. Download an app to help you track expenses or keep tabs on your respon-sibilities.

Capricorn, quickly curb any feelings of boredom by explor-ing a new hobby. Try taking a new fitness or art class. You’ll have chances to mingle, too.

Put the brakes on impulse buys, Aquarius. This week you may be tempted to spend more money than you have, and that will only lead to long-term financial concerns.

Taurus, though you are known for being a tad stubborn, this week you are open to any and all sug-gestions. You may surprise a few people by being so open-minded.

Your powers are magnetic this week, Leo. Others find you simply irresistible, which can bode well if you are looking for a romantic part-ner or want to step things up.

You are bound to be the center of attention, Scorpio. Get over any shyness early on because you will be spending time with cowork-ers for most of the week.

Pisces, it is time to rebrand yourself. This may start with a mini-makeover or more significant changes to your life and career.

Gemini, while you may have natural leadership abilities, most of the time you do not want to pull rank. This week you may need to step things up a bit.

Virgo, a busy week at work will require lots of cooperation among you and your coworkers. If ever there was a time to summon your leadership abilities, now is the time.

You will do some of your best work at home this week, Sagittarius. Spend ample time getting the house in order. A few days working from home could kickstart plans.


100 Barriere Celebrates

100th Anniversary

Barriere 100thCeleBratio

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July 1, 2014 3-7pm

Main Ball Field and Fieldhouse

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supper

Traditional

Lawn

Games for

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and old alike

Traditional

tea party under the willow tree!

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cup as prizes for the

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June 27 - NTFF&R Ambassador Program, Speech, Talent & Fashion Show. 7pm Lions Hall $5

June 29 - Legion Week BBQ at the Bandshell, cake, face painting, entertainment, RCMP bike rodeo & more

July 1 -Canada Day and Barriere’s 100th Anniversary at the ball park and the field house. Opening ceremonies at 3pm

July 6 - BC Ambulance Service 40th Anniversary BBQ (by donation to Barriere First Responders) at Fadear Park. Cake, Bouncy Castle, prizes and more. 4-6:30pm

July 7 - 10: Summer Camp #1 for Kids in Barriere, at the Ridge School, 9am-11am for K-grade 2; & 1-3:30pm grades 3-5. Call 250-672-9773, or 250-672-0033 for more info or to registe email: [email protected].

July 13 - 59th Annual Squam Bay Fish Derby on Adams Lake 6-9am at the Squam Bay boat Launch. Tickets $15 at Adams Lk Store & Barriere Auto Parts. Call 250-672-9615 or 250-672-5750

July 14 - 16: Summer Camp #2 Thompson Valley Players Youth Theatre Camp, at the Ridge School, 9am-2pm for ages 6 -10, & ages 11 -13. Call 250-672-9773, or 250-672-0033 for more info or to register email: [email protected].

July 21 - 24: Summer Camp #3 For Kids in Barriere, at the Ridge School, 9am - 11:30am for K-grade 2; & 1 - 3:30pm grades 3-5. Call 250-672-9773, or 250-672-0033 for more info or to register email: [email protected].

July 27 - Kamloops Marathon 3km Fun Run & 8km McArthur Island. Reg. at kamloopsmarathon.com

July 28 - 31: Summer Camp #4 For Kids in Barriere, at the Ridge School, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for K-grade 2; and 1 - 3:30 p.m. grades 3 - 5. Call 250-672-9773, or 250-672-0033 for more info or to register, or email: [email protected].

Aug. 16 - 911 Golf Tourney, at Chinook Cove 1pm shotgun start. to donate or register call 250-6729918

Aug 20 - Crime Stoppers meeting, 6pm @ NTVIC (the Ridge), all welcome.

Aug. 22 NTFF&R Ambassador CoronationAug. 23 - Barriere Legion Golf Tourney Chinook Cove, sign up at

the bar or call 250-672-0261 to donate. Army Cadets - 2941 RCACC Cadet Corp. - ages 12-18. New

Recruits Welcome. Hethar McIntosh 250-587-0027.Adult Day Program: Mon. & Wed. 9-2. Lunch, crafts & music at

the Seniors Ctr. Sherry Jardine 672-5121 After School Program: Mon.-Fri. 3-6pm @ Ridge (NTVIC room).

For info call 250-672-0033.Baha’i Night: Fri., 7:30pm, @ Marge Mitchell’s 672-5615.Barriere & District Heritage Society: 3rd Wed. of mth, 1pm at

NTVIC in the winter, at Museum in the summer.Barriere Farmer’s Market. Every Thursday. Sam’s Pizza & Rib

House Hwy 5. 10am-2pm (May - Nov.)Riding Club: Apr-Oct: 3rd Thurs. 7pm at NTVIC. www.

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Mar (except holidays). Nominal fee. Barriere A-A: Every Tues. 7:30pm at the Pentecostal Church 818

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Barriere Food Bank. Judy 250-672-5275 or Fran 250-672-2012.Barriere Search & Rescue: 2nd Tues. of mth, 7pm. Training on

4th Tues. of mth, 7pm.BSS PAC & Booster Club: 1st Tues., 5:30pm. 250-672-9943. Survivors of Brain Injuries: John 250-372-1799.Bethany Baptist Church Prayer: Every Tues., 7pm.

Carpet Bowling: Mon, Wed & Fri., 9:30am-12 @ Little Fort Hall.

Community Kitchen: Call Dede 554-3134.

Community Soup Day: Christian Life Assembly on Annesty Rd. 3rd Mon., 11:30 am.

Crib: Mon. & Fri. 1-4pm @ Little Fort Hall.

Family & Caregivers Group: 1st Mon. of the mth, 10am @ Ridge, kitchen. Info call 778-220-5930.

Gambler’s Anonymous: 250-374-9165 or 250-374-9866.

Heffley Creek Acoustic Coffee House: 3rd Fri. every mth 7pm. Call 578-0056.

Literacy Tutoring: Learn to read FREE. Jill Hayward 319-8023.

Little Fort Recreation: 1st Thurs. each mth 7pm

LNT Catholic Women’s League: 2nd Sat. each mth, 9am at St. George’s. Call 250-672-9330 for info.

McLure Rec.: 1st Wed. each mth at 7:30pm McLure Firehall. Except Jul & Aug. 250-578-7565 for info.

McLure Fire Dept.: 2nd & 4th Tues., 7pm, Firehall

Men’s Floor Hockey: Tues., 8-10pm at Barriere Sec.

NT Fish & Game: 4th Mon. each mth 7pm NTVIC. 672-1070

NT Valley Hospice: 3rd Tues, 11am, Little Fort Hall. 672-5660.

Quilting: 1st Tues, 10am @ Little Fort Hall.

Safe Home: Get away from domestic abuse, call 250-674-2135 (Clw) or 250-682-6444 (Barriere).

From KitchenMyBy Dee

Lemon Blueberry CookiesIngredients:2 1/2 cups gluten free oat � our1 tsp baking powder1 tsp ground vanilla beans or 1 tsp vanilla extract1/2 tsp salt1/2 cup coconut butter1/2 cup maple syrup2 eggs1/2 cup blueberriesJuice of 1 medium lemon

Instructions: Preheat oven to 350. In one bowl, mix all the dry ingredients. In a mixing bowl, mix the coconut butter, maple syrup and vanilla together. Add in the eggs and lemon juice. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until combined.

Lastly, fold in the blueberries Drop cookies onto a lined baking sheet. I used a cookie scoop for this. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let the cookies cool completely before removing them from the baking sheet. If you like an extra burst of lemon � avor, you can also add 1 tsp of lemon zest to this recipe.

Pesto Parmesan Cheese SconesIngredients:2 cups Self raising � our plus extra for dusting3 tsp baking powderLarge pinch salt½ tsp cayenne pepper1½ cups of grated cheddar cheese¼ cup of grated Parmesan cheese2 tbsp vegetable oil

125ml full fat milk1 egg beaten75ml pesto

Instructions: Mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl. In a second bowl mix all the wet ingredients together.Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix till it all comes together, add more milk if too dry. Dust board and pat dough down till about 1 inch thick, cut out scones, keep doing this with left over dough till you run out. Place on a greased baking tray and bake in middle of the oven for 15 minutes.

From KitchenMyBy DeeCelebrating 36 years

250-674-2674

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

Eat in or Take out Fried Chicken

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Help WantedPart Time Chambermaid Housekeeping experience preferred but willing to train.

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Trades, TechnicalIMMEDIATE OPENINGS for a Journeyman Heavy Equipment Technician (Mechanic) with truck experience and also a trailer mechanic. Fax or email resume and references to: Calnash Trucking, Lac La Biche, 1-780-623-4051; [email protected].

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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.

Services

Health ProductsRESTLESS LEG Syndrome & leg cramps? Fast relief in one hour. Sleep at night. Proven for over 32 years. Visit: www.allcalm.com Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.

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Lyme disease is a serious illness that’s present in Canada and spreading. Canadians at risk from Lyme disease include those, who live, work and/or play in close proximity to ticks that spread the disease.

If not identi� ed and treated early, Lyme disease can cause serious health issues. But there are simple and effective measures you can take to protect against it.

As you prepare to spend time outdoors, learn more about Lyme disease and how to prevent it.

Lyme disease is a serious illness which can be spread by the bite of blacklegged ticks that are infected with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi.

In regions where blacklegged ticks are found, people can come into contact with ticks by brushing against vegetation while participating in outdoor activities, such as gol� ng, hiking, camping and gardening.

While not all blacklegged ticks carry Lyme disease, populations of infected black-legged ticks are growing. This means that the risk of contracting Lyme disease is on the rise across Canada.

Blacklegged ticks can be active through-

out much of the year; however, your risk of a tick bite is highest in the spring and summer months.

Take steps to reduce your risk if you spend time outdoors in areas where there may be ticks. As ticks are very small and their bites are usually painless, you may not know you’ve been bitten, so it’s important to be on the lookout for ticks and the symptoms of Lyme disease.

Blacklegged ticks are most often found in forests and the overgrown areas between the woods and open spaces, although it’s possible to be bitten outside of these areas.

The following are areas where blacklegged tick populations have been con� rmed or are establishing: Southern British Columbia, southeastern and south-central Manitoba, southern and eastern Ontario, southern Que-bec, southern New Brunswick and Grand Manan Island, south shore and northern mainland Nova Scotia.

Ticks don’t move far by themselves but they can attach to migratory birds, and may fall off far from their original location. For this reason, it’s possible to � nd infected ticks in other areas than the ones listed above. Sur-veillance is ongoing to con� rm other areas of spread.

Ticks can be infected with more than one type of bacteria that can cause human illness, hence guarding against tick bites will protect you from more than just Lyme disease.

• Wear closed-toe shoes, long-sleeved shirts and pants

• Pull your socks over your pant legs to prevent ticks from crawling up your legs

• Wear light-coloured clothing to spot ticks easier

• Use insect repellents that contain DEET or Icaridin. Repellents can be applied to clothing as well as exposed skin. Always read and follow label directions

• Shower or bathe within two hours of be-ing outdoors to wash away loose ticks

• Do daily “full body” checks for ticks on yourself, your children and your pets

• If you � nd a tick on your skin, removing it within 24-36 hours usually prevents infec-tion

Initial symptoms differ from person to person, and some people will not experience any symptoms, which makes Lyme disease very dif� cult to diagnose. Furthermore, oth-ers may experience mild symptoms like fever or a skin rash soon after being bitten, while others may suffer severe symptoms, but not for weeks after the bite.

Signs and symptoms of Lyme disease can include one or a combination of the follow-ing with varying degrees of severity: fatigue, fever or chills, headache, muscle and joint pain, spasms, or weakness, numbness or tin-gling, swollen lymph nodes, skin rash, cogni-tive dysfunction, dizziness, nervous system disorders, arthritis and arthritic symptoms, heart palpitations.

Untreated, symptoms can last years and include recurring arthritis, neurological prob-lems, numbness and paralysis. Although not common, fatalities from Lyme disease have been reported. If you saved the tick that bit you, bring it with you to your medical ap-pointment as it may help the doctor in assess-ing your illness.

Diagnosis Getting a diagnosis of Lyme disease can

be dif� cult because symptoms vary from one person to another and may be similar to oth-er infectious diseases that are spread by ticks. Your healthcare provider will likely:

Lyme disease can be effectively treated with two to four weeks of antibiotics. De-pending on your symptoms, and if you are diagnosed in the later stages of the disease, you may require a longer course of antibiot-ics.

Lyme disease - Why you should take noteLyme disease is a serious illness that’s months.


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Interior Health’s Medical Health Officer would like to remind the public to make sure their immunizations are up to date. The Inte-rior Health region has recently had one con-firmed measles case in a travelling Alberta resident who became ill and was diagnosed in Penticton. Communities in the Fraser Health region and Alberta have experienced large measles outbreaks this spring.

“So far in Interior Health we have only had one recent measles case, but that can change at any time especially with the increase in mea-sles activity that we have seen in other parts of B.C. and Canada,” said Dr. Parker, Medi-cal Health Officer. “Measles is a potentially severe illness caused by a virus and it is very contagious. The best way to prevent a measles outbreak here is by making sure our immuni-zation rates are high.”

Those born before 1970 are considered im-mune, as measles exposure in childhood was quite common in the decades prior to routine immunization.

But for those born after 1970, the only pro-tection against measles is immunization. It takes two doses of a measles vaccine (MMR) to protect against measles. In B.C., children routinely receive two doses of the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine (MMR) at 12 months of age and upon starting kindergarten, un-less families have chosen not to immunize. Those who received only one dose are not considered to be immune. It is very important to verify that two doses of the vaccine have been received. This can be done by check-ing your immunization record. If you are not

sure how to access your immunization record visit ImmunzeBC(http://www.immunizebc.ca/questions-answer/how-do-i-get-proof-my-immunity-or-where-can-i-find-my-immu-nization-record) or contact your local public health centre.

Measles spreads easily through the air and can be passed on to others by an infectious person for one to two days before symptoms develop and up to four days after rash onset. Symptoms of measles include fever, cough, run-ny nose, and red and in� amed eyes (conjunctivi-tis). These are followed by a rash, which starts � rst on the face and neck, spreads to the chest, arms, and legs, and often lasts up to a week.

When a measles case is identified, public health staff contact all those who may have been exposed to the virus to assess their risk and provide immunization when needed. They also advise those who may have measles to take measures to reduce the spread to others.

“When someone is experiencing measles symptoms, or if they have been in contact with someone who has measles, it is very important that they stay away from others to prevent spreading the disease,” added Dr. Parker. “If a person suspects they may have measles and they need to go to the hospital, emergency room or a doctor’s office, we advise them to call ahead first, so health-care staff can take measures to isolate the patient as they come in and avoid exposing others in waiting rooms to a potentially infectious disease.”

If you have any questions about measles, please call HealthLink BC by dialling 8-1-1. If you need to make an appointment for im-munization, contact your local public health centre.

Make sure your measles immunizations are up to date

Interior Health’s Medical Health Officer

Graduation day for Barriere Elementary’s grade 7 classJune 22 was the of� cial day of graduation for 32 grade 7 students from Barriere Elementary who will be moving into grade 8 at the high school this fall. Due to the BCTF strike the students gathered in the Ridge gymnasium for their festivities, including receiving certi� cates and awards, which were followed by pizza and a dance. The students wish to say thank you to everyone who helped to put this important event together for their class. Pictured are 22 students from the class with their teachers, Mrs. Kerslake (front far right) and Miss Hollingshead (second from right).

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Lisa Quiding


ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase or lease of a new or demonstrator 2014 Chevrolet Cruze 1LS/1LT (1SA/MH8), 2014 Chevrolet Equinox LS FWD (1SA), 2014 Chevrolet Trax LS FWD (1SA) equipped as described. Freight ($1,600) and PDI included. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer trade may be required. See dealer for details. *Offer available to retail customers in Canada between June 3, 2014 and June 30, 2014. Applies to new 2014 Chevrolet models, 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD Pickups and 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban models, excluding Chevrolet Corvette, at participating dealers in Canada. Employee price excludes license, insurance, registration, dealer administration fee, fees associated with filing at movable property registry/PPSA fees, duties, and taxes. Dealer may sell for less. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. ≠0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank or RBC Royal Bank for 36/60 months on new or demonstrator 2014 Sonic, Malibu/Cruze (excl Diesel), Camaro (excl Z28). Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $10,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $278/$167 for 36/60 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $10,000. 0% financing offer is unconditionally interest-free. ‡0.9%/2.9%/0.9% for 48 month lease available on all 2014 Cruze (excl Diesel)/2014 Equinox/2014 Trax based on approved credit by GM Financial. Tax, license, insurance, registration, applicable provincial fees, and optional equipment extra. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. Monthly payments may vary depending on down payment/trade. Example: 2014 Cruze 1LT/2014 Equinox LS FWD/2014 Trax LS FWD lease pricing including Freight and Air Tax is $19,679/$25,801/$19,436 at 0.9%/2.9%/0.9% APR, with $600/$2,400/$2,050 down payment, bi-weekly payments are $99/$139/$99 for 48 months. Total obligation is $10,913/$16,977/$12,408 plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $9,284/$10,949/$7,509. ‡‡0% for 36 month lease available on 2014 Cruze (excl. Diesel) , Sonic, Malibu, Impala, Trax, or Encore based on approved credit by GM Financial. Tax, license, insurance, registration, applicable provincial fees, and optional equipment extra. ¥$1,500/$500 manufacturer to dealer lease cash available on 2014 Cruze LT/Equinox LS and has been applied to the offer. †$500 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit has been applied to the purchase, finance and lease offers, and is applicable to retail customers only. An additional $1,350 manufacturer to dealer cash delivery credit has been applied to the cash purchase offer. Other credits available on select models. Offer ends June 30, 2014. >Based on WardsAuto.com 2012 Upper Small segment, excluding Hybrid and Diesel powertrains. Standard 10 airbags, ABS, traction control and StabiliTrak. *^U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are a part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). Based on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary.

Comparison based on 2013 Polk segmentation: Compact SUV and latest competitive data available and based on the maximum legroom available. Excludes other GM brands. ++Comparison based on 2013 Polk segmentation: Compact SUV and latest competitive data available and based on the maximum legroom available. Excludes other GM brands. ~Visit onstar.ca for coverage map, details and system limitations. Services vary by model and conditions. OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. After complimentary trial period, an active OnStar service plan is required. <> Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded all Equinox models the 2014 Top Safety Pick Award. Equinox LTZ model awarded the 2014 Top Safety Pick + Award. ^Whichever comes first. See dealer for details. ^^Whichever comes first. Limit of four ACDelco Lube-Oil-Filter services in total. Fluid top-offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ><$750 credit available to 2014 Cruze 1LS and has been applied to offer. See dealer for details.

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• CRUISE CONTROL• ONSTAR® • SIRIUS XM RADIO™

FUN MEETS FUNCTIONAL

2014 TRAX LS FWD EMPLOYEE LEASE $99 AT 0.9%‡

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EMPLOYEE PRICE* $19,436 OFFER INCLUDES FREIGHT & PDI

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LTZ MODEL SHOWN46 MPG HIGHWAY6.1 L/100 KM HWY | 9.2 L/100 KM CITY

2014 EQUINOX LS FWD

• 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION• AIR CONDITIONING• BLUETOOTH® WITH USB• POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS & REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY

• BEST-IN-CLASS REAR SEAT LEGROOM• SIRIUS XM RADIO™• BETTER HWY FUEL ECONOMY THAN ESCAPE, RAV4 AND CRV++

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All Equinox models.

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2014 CRUZE

• BEST-IN-CLASS SAFETY WITH 10 AIRBAGS> • POWER WINDOWS & LOCKS WITH REMOTE ENTRY• SIRIUS XM RADIO™• ONSTAR®

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