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Louis Creek resident Jill Hayward was one of 32 British Columbians honoured at the 11th annual British Columbia Community Achievement Awards’ ceremony held at Govern-ment House in Victoria on April 29.

“These awards celebrate com-munity leaders who are dedicated to making a difference,” said Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake.

“I am pleased that Jill Hayward is be-ing recognized for her contributions to agriculture and agritourism in our region.”

“Jill Hayward has in� nite pride for the community of Barriere and its surrounding area,” said Keith Mitchell, chair of the British Colum-bia Achievement Awards, during the presentation, “Editor of the North Thompson Star/Journal, Jill has

Star/Journal editor honoured at BC Community Achievement Awards

Louis Creek resident Jill Hayward

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Louis Creek resident, Jill Hayward, receiving her 2014 BC Community Achieve-ment Award from The Hon. Judith Guichon, OBC, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (r), and Hon. Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural

Development at a ceremony held in Government House, Victoria, on Apr. 29.

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Dogs for dollarsSpring is a great time for community fundrais-

ers, and last Sunday proved to be a lucrative one for the Barriere First Responders’ car wash and hot dog sale held at the IDA parking lot. The group reports approximately $800 was raised for the local � rst responder program, thanks to the generosity and support of area residents. Their next fundraiser will be a Spaghetti Dinner this Saturday, May 10, 5:30 - 7 p.m., in the Barriere Legion Basement.

Pictured: (Right) Christie Dionne at the hot dog concession, while First Responder Steve Brunner volunteers at the car wash.

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By Tom FletcherBlack Press

The biggest players in B.C.’s lique� ed natu-ral gas export proposal are still more than a year away from � nal commitment, but their latest step forward is a vote of con� dence, ac-cording to the CEO of LNG Canada.

Representatives of Shell Canada, Ko-rea Gas, Mitsubishi and PetroChina an-nounced signing of a joint venture agree-ment for the LNG Canada project in Vancouver Wednes-day, with Premier Christy Clark and Natural Gas Minis-ter Rich Coleman on hand.

LNG Canada CEO Andy Calitz cautioned

that a � nal investment decision depends on completion of reviews by B.C.’s Environmen-tal Assessment Of� ce and Oil and Gas Com-mission. The compa-nies will now begin engineering work, and those steps will take another 18 to 24 months, Calitz said.

The partnership in-cludes an increase in Shell’s stake to 50 per cent, with PetroChina retaining 20 per cent and Mitsubishi and Korea Gas reducing their shares from 20 per cent to 15. Calitz said the companies have other projects in development in Af-rica, Australia, Russia and elsewhere, and the change does not re� ect any loss of con� dence in B.C.

Calitz acknowl-edged the B.C. govern-ment’s commitment to increase industrial skills training in the school and appren-ticeship system, an-nounced Tuesday.

Clark also an-nounced she is leav-ing Friday for her � fth trade mission to Asia, with stops in Malay-sia, Singapore and Hong Kong, mainly to promote LNG devel-opment.

Calitz said there are international factors affecting the export price, but LNG Can-ada is looking beyond Asia to other world markets.

There are three key factors in decid-ing whether to com-mit to the Kitimat project, Calitz said. They are shifts in the gas price in Asia, the supply and cost of labour to build the plant and pipelines, and construction of gas pipelines through the Rocky Moun-tains.

The companies have an agreement with TransCanada to build a pipeline, and gas production under-way in the Horn River, Montney, Cordova and Liard shale forma-tions in northeastern British Columbia.

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Justin Akinclose, a student at Vancouver Island University, uses welding equipment in a mobile trades training unit that is one of three built to travel to remote communities.

B.C. launches skills ‘re-engineering’By Tom FletcherBlack Press

VICTORIA – The B.C. government has unveiled its plan to match up skills training with emerging jobs in resource development, by redirecting post-secondary funding and financial aid toward occupations in demand.

The plan emphasizes industrial skills such as welding, pipefitting, heavy equipment op-eration, truck driving and concrete finishing, but ministers and officials stressed that it also includes engineering, health care and other occupations where jobs are projected to in-crease.

The main shift for colleges and universities is that within four years, a quarter of their operating grants will be targeted to programs with identified demand from the job market. Employment data will determine post-sec-ondary funding, instead of the tradition of block grants to post-secondary schools.

Ministers avoided identifying areas that will lose funding, but have previously cited far more teaching graduates than there are jobs in the school system. Premier Christy Clark has lamented a system where students receive a bachelor’s degree and then must take addi-tional training to qualify for jobs.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender out-lined a plan for K-12 schooling that aims to double the number of spaces for high school

students taking industrial training in high school to 5,000 in two years. Students in these courses get college credits while still in high school, allowing them to go to work more quickly.

The ministry is also revamping its kinder-garten to grade nine curriculum to give it more emphasis on “hands-on learning” and expos-ing students in earlier grades to the range of jobs they can expect when they graduate.

Jobs Minister Shirley Bond said the In-dustry Training Authority will soon get a new board of directors and industry advisory councils to provide up-to-date information on job market needs.

NDP leader Adrian Dix said the overhaul of the ITA to restore union representation on its board shows that the model set up 10 years ago has been a failure. He also questioned how the education system can be restructured without adding new resources.

“We need investment in skills training,” Dix said. “Instead what we have is a ministry of re-allocation, which will cause considerable prob-lems in the system and will not, I think, cumu-latively give young people what they need.”

Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk said the student loan program will also be ad-justed to market demand, with loans reduced or forgiven for students who graduate with in-demand skills and are willing to move to get work.

VICTORIA – The B.C. government has

By Tom Fletcher

B.C. government photo

Premier Christy Clark, Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman (right) and of� cials from PetroChina, Mitsubishi and Korea Gas listen as LNG Canada CEO Andy Calitz announces joint venture agreement and beginning of engineering work.

Big LNG investors endorse B.C. plan

The biggest players

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By Tom FletcherBlack Press

The biggest players in B.C.’s lique� ed natu-ral gas export proposal are still more than a year away from � nal commitment, but their latest step forward is a vote of con� dence, ac-cording to the CEO of LNG Canada.

Representatives of Shell Canada, Ko-rea Gas, Mitsubishi and PetroChina an-nounced signing of a joint venture agree-ment for the LNG Canada project in Vancouver Wednes-day, with Premier Christy Clark and Natural Gas Minis-ter Rich Coleman on hand.

LNG Canada CEO Andy Calitz cautioned

that a � nal investment decision depends on completion of reviews by B.C.’s Environmen-tal Assessment Of� ce and Oil and Gas Com-mission. The compa-nies will now begin engineering work, and those steps will take another 18 to 24 months, Calitz said.

The partnership in-cludes an increase in Shell’s stake to 50 per cent, with PetroChina retaining 20 per cent and Mitsubishi and Korea Gas reducing their shares from 20 per cent to 15. Calitz said the companies have other projects in development in Af-rica, Australia, Russia and elsewhere, and the change does not re� ect any loss of con� dence in B.C.

Calitz acknowl-edged the B.C. govern-ment’s commitment to increase industrial skills training in the school and appren-ticeship system, an-nounced Tuesday.

Clark also an-nounced she is leav-ing Friday for her � fth trade mission to Asia, with stops in Malay-sia, Singapore and Hong Kong, mainly to promote LNG devel-opment.

Calitz said there are international factors affecting the export price, but LNG Can-ada is looking beyond Asia to other world markets.

There are three key factors in decid-ing whether to com-mit to the Kitimat project, Calitz said. They are shifts in the gas price in Asia, the supply and cost of labour to build the plant and pipelines, and construction of gas pipelines through the Rocky Moun-tains.

The companies have an agreement with TransCanada to build a pipeline, and gas production under-way in the Horn River, Montney, Cordova and Liard shale forma-tions in northeastern British Columbia.


Justin Akinclose, a student at Vancouver Island University, uses welding equipment in a mobile trades training unit that is one of three built to travel to remote communities.

B.C. launches skills ‘re-engineering’By Tom FletcherBlack Press

VICTORIA – The B.C. government has unveiled its plan to match up skills training with emerging jobs in resource development, by redirecting post-secondary funding and financial aid toward occupations in demand.

The plan emphasizes industrial skills such as welding, pipefitting, heavy equipment op-eration, truck driving and concrete finishing, but ministers and officials stressed that it also includes engineering, health care and other occupations where jobs are projected to in-crease.

The main shift for colleges and universities is that within four years, a quarter of their operating grants will be targeted to programs with identified demand from the job market. Employment data will determine post-sec-ondary funding, instead of the tradition of block grants to post-secondary schools.

Ministers avoided identifying areas that will lose funding, but have previously cited far more teaching graduates than there are jobs in the school system. Premier Christy Clark has lamented a system where students receive a bachelor’s degree and then must take addi-tional training to qualify for jobs.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender out-lined a plan for K-12 schooling that aims to double the number of spaces for high school

students taking industrial training in high school to 5,000 in two years. Students in these courses get college credits while still in high school, allowing them to go to work more quickly.

The ministry is also revamping its kinder-garten to grade nine curriculum to give it more emphasis on “hands-on learning” and expos-ing students in earlier grades to the range of jobs they can expect when they graduate.

Jobs Minister Shirley Bond said the In-dustry Training Authority will soon get a new board of directors and industry advisory councils to provide up-to-date information on job market needs.

NDP leader Adrian Dix said the overhaul of the ITA to restore union representation on its board shows that the model set up 10 years ago has been a failure. He also questioned how the education system can be restructured without adding new resources.

“We need investment in skills training,” Dix said. “Instead what we have is a ministry of re-allocation, which will cause considerable prob-lems in the system and will not, I think, cumu-latively give young people what they need.”

Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk said the student loan program will also be ad-justed to market demand, with loans reduced or forgiven for students who graduate with in-demand skills and are willing to move to get work.

VICTORIA – The B.C. government has

By Tom Fletcher

B.C. government photo

Premier Christy Clark, Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman (right) and of� cials from PetroChina, Mitsubishi and Korea Gas listen as LNG Canada CEO Andy Calitz announces joint venture agreement and beginning of engineering work.

Big LNG investors endorse B.C. plan

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KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Conservation Of� cer Service is requesting the public’s assistance in their investigation into the illegal killing of nine eagles in the Kamloops area.

Eight Bald Eagles and one Golden Eagle were found in March with their heads, feet, tail feath-ers and wings removed. The eagle carcasses were discovered in a ditch near a well-used public road.

Under the Wildlife Act, it is an offence to possess, take, injure, or destroy an eagle or its eggs, or the nests when occupied by an eagle or egg. These recent poaching incidents threaten the safety of the eagle population and the public.

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never backed away from a challenge and has never failed to gather a team together that will succeed. North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Associa-tion, McLure Wild� re Monument Society, Rural Crime Watch, and Learning and Literacy have all bene� tted from Jill’s leadership. But it is her com-mitment to the North Thompson Agriplex that is exceptional. This state of the art facility attracts agricultural and trade show events and serves as a community centerpiece. Jill was critical to its development and she continues to grow its reputa-tion.”

Asked what she felt when receiving the award, Hayward said, “I am still absolutely amazed. Such a wonderful honour, I really am totally blown away!”

She also stated that all the people who she has worked with on committees and projects over the years deserve to be thanked for their contribu-tions.

“It is the collective dedication of us all that brings forward the successes we enjoy on those community projects that are near and dear to our hearts. Thank you to everyone,” said Hayward.

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Horgan holds course on resource projectsBy Tom FletcherBlack Press

VICTORIA – B.C. doesn’t currently need a third dam on the Peace River, and it does need a com-prehensive study of the environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas extraction.

John Horgan staked out those po-sitions Monday, his � rst day at the legis-lature since being ac-claimed leader of the B.C. NDP, saying he has been consistent on both since before last year’s election.

On the proposal by Kinder Morgan Canada to twin its oil pipeline from Al-berta to Burnaby that former leader Adrian Dix suddenly opposed during the 2013 campaign, Hor-gan said it’s clear to him that people in Vancouver and Burn-aby don’t want it.

The same goes for his own constituents along the Strait of Juan de Fuca who are concerned about a big increase in tanker traf� c, he said.

But he will wait for the current fed-eral review process to be completed before making a decision whether to support or oppose it, Horgan said.

He also responded to Jobs Minister Shir-ley Bond’s challenge in Monday’s question period that the NDP � nd some economic development project it can say yes to.

“I said yes to Mount Milligan, I said yes to Red Chris,” Horgan said, referring to two northern copper mines proposed while the NDP was in gov-ernment. “I said yes to expanding the Oil and Gas Commission when it was � rst de-veloped in the 1990s.

I believe that we can have a balanced ap-proach to economic development and re-source development in particular.”

Natural Gas De-velopment Minister Rich Coleman re-jected suggestions of hydraulic fracturing risk to groundwater before leaving last week with Premier Christy Clark for their latest lique� ed natural gas sales trip to Asia.

Coleman said the industry has a spotless track record after 50 years of cementing and casing gas wells to pro-tect water while drilling far below to extract gas from shale formations.

Since winning the leadership by default after his only rival, Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth, dropped out, Horgan has stressed the need to reach out to re-source communities and blue-collar work-

ers alienated by the party’s environmental positions.

Horgan said he will travel extensive-ly as leader to build support for the party, preparing it to win back support and form an NDP govern-ment in 2017.


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Guest Edi tor ia l ; by Dr. Charmaine Enns

Vaccinations not just for kids

Enduring Fletcher’s pollution on Earth DayTo the editor;

One day a year, just one day, is set aside to think about this beautiful planet on which we live.

One day to champion the Earth’s natural wonders and remind ourselves what we can do to protect our home.

One day to consider what we can do, both as individuals and a society, to protect the natural world for our children and grandchil-dren.

One day, but it was too much to ask for an editorial coming out in favour of the en-vironment. Instead, we got a fearful, poorly written and researched, backwards-thinking

diatribe from columnist Tom Fletcher (‘Here are some inconvenient truths for Earth Day,’ April 22).

The inappropriate hubris of using “incon-venient truth” in the title of Fletcher’s edito-rial.

This is, of course, the title of the 2006 film about climate change by Al Gore, a visionary and courageous production that broke the si-lence on climate change.

Today, climate-change deniers are thank-fully as few as Holocaust deniers, though arguably just as heartless, as thousands of people have died already from climate change-

In the past 50 years, vaccinations have saved more lives than any other health intervention.

Vaccines are very safe, safer than therapeutic medicines and far safer than the consequences of the diseases that they protect against.

They are also highly cost-effective. For example, for every $16 invested into providing the measles,

mumps and rubella vaccine to children, a life is saved. This can be compared to other effective public health interventions

such as driver and passenger air bags, which cost $61,000 per life saved, or smoke detectors in homes at $210,000 per life saved.

But vaccines are not just kids’ stuff. Adults need them, too.While some vaccines provide lifelong protection after a short series

of shots, certain vaccines need booster doses, most notably tetanus, which should be received every 10 years.

Other vaccines are only routinely recommended once one becomes a senior.

Young adult women are now being offered the HPV vaccine, which protects against 70 per cent of the causes of cervical cancer.

Unlike other vaccines, the influenza vaccine is given annually. This vaccine is formulated each year based on the types of circulat-

ing influenza viruses that are causing the most serious disease.Response to the vaccine is best in healthy individuals and only par-

tially effective in people who are frail, elderly or have significant chron-ic diseases.

This is why it is so important for healthy people who live with or care for those most at risk of severe outcomes from influenza also get the vaccine.

If you are travelling abroad, going back to college, pregnant, enter-ing into a health-care profession or have any chronic underlying health conditions, you should ask your physician or call your local public health unit to find out which vaccines are recommended for you.

The best reason to get vaccinated is that it protects you, and it pro-tects the people around you.

This is an important concept because vaccinated individuals become a ring of protection around the most vulnerable people in our families and communities, such as infants and children, the elderly and those with chronic diseases.

Vaccines have been a powerful tool to reduce disease, disability, death and inequities for people of all ages and in all places. But they can only work if people continue to be vaccinated.

Are you up to date?Dr. Charmaine Enns is medical health officer for Island Health.

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Lot# Size (ha/ac) Price 1 1.03/2.55 $127,500 2 1.04/2.57 $128,500 4 6.02/14.87 $371,750 5 1.04/2.57 $128,500 6 1.05/2.59 $129,500 7 2.52/6.23 $233,625 9 0.919/2.27 $113,50011 4.81/11.89 $297,250

All the lands are currently zoned Industrial. It is being proposed that Lots 1 & 2 be zoned Yellowhead Corridor Commercial. The District is obligated by legislation to obtain fair market value from any disposal of property. The prices listed above are only negotiable based on the added value the enterprise would bring to the community with re-spect to jobs, taxation on improvements or, other bene� ts. All serious proposals/o� ers will be reviewed by Council, in con� dence.

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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, and have a con-tact telephone number, writers may elect to withhold their names from publication in special circumstances. Drop your letter off at the Star/Journal Offi ce, fax it to 672-9900, mail it to Box 1020, Barriere, VOE 1EO, or email to [email protected].

Lunch served up for seniors at LegionThe Royal Canadian Legion Branch 242 hosted a luncheon by donation for Barriere and area se-niors on Sunday. April 27. Music was supplied by local musicians ‘The Cof� n Dodgers’.

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KAMLOOPS – Brenda Schley of Clearwater is $1.75 million richer af-ter matching six out of six numbers on the May 3 Lotto 6/49 draw, securing her share of the $7 million jackpot.

The 57-year-old retiree purchased her winning ticket at the local Phar-masave while running errands on Friday afternoon. It wasn’t until late Sat-urday night that Schley checked her numbers online.

“I saw the numbers and I knew I had won. I knew instantly. I was so shocked I had to triple check to make sure I was seeing the numbers right. Then I had my family check to con� rm.”

“I remember yelling, ‘I won, I won, I won – my ship came in!’”, she laughed. “It was an unbelievable experience and I haven’t slept in two days. It’s one of those things that you never fully expect to happen to you.”

The grandmother of seven and avid quilter says she’ll take her time to decide future plans for the prize winnings. “I am still thinking about what to do; there are a lot of decisions to be made and I don’t want to rush any of it.”

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the services and products you require within easy distance.induced weather events — and millions more will perish.

Does Fletcher have big shares in Big Oil? How else can one explain the argumentum ad antiquitam with which he begins his column?“Vancouver should be an oil port because it has been an oil port for a long time.”This logical fallacy would be laughed out of court, but it isn’t quite as funny appearing in

print on Earth Day.Next, “natural-oil seepage in oceans is the same as oil spills — or worse.”So, the destroyed coastlines in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico, the thousands of fisheries

and tourist destinations destroyed by the Exxon and BP spills, the millions of oil-coated birds and animals resulting from a spill on the ocean surface — that’s the same as natural seepage?

Fletcher needs to spend more time on research before spilling this garbage.It gets worse.Fletcher guesses that many people used candles during Earth Hour, then postulates that all

those burning candles are significantly contributing to greenhouse-gas emissions.It would be funny if it weren’t such dangerous, fear-bound thinking.He then goes on to pat the provincial government (and, in doing so, himself), on the back

for the carbon tax.The carbon tax may help. It isn’t enough. The planet is in danger. Climate change is a real

threat.The Alberta tar sands and the oil industry are causing out-of-control damage to our green

home. Bees are disappearing. The oceans are full of plastic and acidifying.Happy Earth Day.Don’t be afraid to love this planet, to say so and to do what you can to protect it.“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.” —

George Orwell.Katie WelchKamloops

Enduring Fletcher’s pollution...Continued from page 4...


The Times

Wells Gray Park will turn 75 this year. To celebrate this mile-stone, four Clearwa-ter-area groups have teamed up to orga-nize a treasure hunt specially designed for family groups – with generous help from Robert Bateman.

The Clearwater Kids-in-Wild-Nature Treasure Hunt will run from June through September and invites participants – kids in the company of an adult – to explore sev-eral of Wells Gray’s popular hiking trails.

The four spon-sor groups are the Wells Gray Infocen-tre, Thompson Rivers University, Wells Gray Search and Rescue, and Wells Gray World Heritage Committee.

“Basically this is a follow-up to the pop-ular Harkayee Trea-sure Hunt held last summer,” said Trevor Goward, spokesper-son for the Wells Gray World Heritage Com-mittee. “This time around, however, we’re offering some truly amazing prizes and expect to draw partici-pants from across the province.”

In fact there are two prizes. The winner of the � rst prize will be invited to choose ei-ther an original paint-ing by Robert Bate-man or a cheque for $3,000. The winner of the second prize will select one of six paint-ings kindly prepared for this event by local artist Doris Laner – or receive a cheque for $700.

Tom Dickinson,

dean of science at Thompson Rivers University, expressed gratitude to the artists for making their work available for the Kids-in-Wild-Nature Trea-sure Hunt.

“As we press for-ward with construc-tion of the Wells Gray Wilderness Centre this summer, it’s gratify-ing to be involved in a project that helps identify our area as a centre for outdoor learning,” Dickinson said. “I couldn’t be more grateful to Rob-ert Bateman and Doris Laner for their part in making this happen.”

World renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman visited the area this past autumn.

"I really enjoyed my visit to Clearwater and beautiful Wells Gray,” he said. “I’m pleased

to be able to contrib-ute artwork and hope it translates into help-ing the community. The Kids-in-Wild-Nature Treasure Hunt is a great idea. If my calendar wasn't so sol-idly booked, I'd love to come up and take part myself. Good luck to everyone!"

“The painting do-nated by Mr. Bateman was created specially for our initiative,” said Wells Gray Search and Rescue member Gord Dubois. “It portrays a bald eagle, a year-round resident in our area. The painting is 17 cm x 10 cm and is valued at between $3,500 and $4,000.”

Clues to the trea-sure hunt will appear in two guidebooks currently being writ-ten by geologist Cathie Hickson and local naturalist Trev-or Goward. Both books will be avail-able from the Wells Gray Infocentre this summer. Partial clues will also appear on-line.

"The money that tourism brings to our

valley is vital to our long term economic success,” said Tay Briggs, manager of the Wells Gray Infocentre. “Events and activities that attract visitors and involve the com-munity are a win-win for everyone."

Money raised from the Kids-in-Wild-Nature Treasure Hunt will support the TRU Wilderness Centre in its long-term commit-ment to bring children in touch with wild na-ture.

For The Record:

In our May 1, 2014, issue, a pho-tograph on page 7 should have identi-� ed the youngster as Harvest Howes. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

Robert Bateman donates paintingto Wells Gray treasure hunt

Image Credit: Submitted

This 17 cm x 10 cm painting of a bald eagle by Robert Bateman is the � rst prize in this year’s Wells Gray treasure hunt. The � rst place winner will have the choice of the painting or $3,000 in cash.

Wells Gray Park

World renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman visited the Clearwater are last autumn.

Thompson-Nicola Regional District

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has con� rmed dates for its $20 Dump Days and House-hold Hazardous Waste Round-Ups for 2014.

On $20 Dump Days, residents may bring in up to $20 worth of waste for free. Regular tipping fees apply to waste over the $20 limit. This event is for residential customers only. Regular tipping fees ap-ply to commercial, business and municipal loads.

The $20 Dump Days in the North Thompson area are as follows:

• Sunday, June 8: Clearwater Eco-Depot, Louis Creek Eco-Depot, Blue River Transfer Station

• Sunday, June 22: Hef� ey Creek Eco-DepotHousehold Hazardous Waste Round-ups give

residents an opportunity to safely and properly dis-pose of materials that are toxic, corrosive, reactive or ignitable. Containers may be unlabeled and sub-stances unknown. No commercial or business waste will be allowed.

The closest Household Hazardous Waste Round-Up for the area is on Saturday, June 7: Kamloops — Mission Flats Land� ll

$20 Dump Days start June 8The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has

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behaviour in all situations.Six week course for dogs 6 months and older starts Thursday, June 5 • 7 p.m. Barriere fall fair hall • Cost $100

Please call to register

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Permaculture for earthship familyNorth Thompson Star/Journal

After more than a year of earthship liv-ing, the Newton and Burkholder family of Dar� eld has embarked on a permaculture jour-ney.

Over the next � ve years they plan to turn the old sawmill site into sustainable agriculture incorporating growing zones that include fruit trees, vegetable gardens, shrubs, berry plants, hugelkulture and live-stock. A permablitz to install the � rst phase of the plan will be held on June 14 and 15, 2014.

An earthship is a sustainable home built from dirt-packed used tires and stacked pop cans. Its hallmarks are passive solar heating, rainwater catchment and sustainable energy use and consumption.

Sandra Burkholder says that although the earthship is not com-pleted inside it was always their plan to eventually become food self-suf� cient.

“We’d been all house, house, house for three and a half years, and although we still have a long ways to go inside to � nish it, we really wanted to concentrate on getting our food production started.” A permablitz, she says, is a perfect way to get a lot of work done at once while giving 15-20 par-ticipants a chance for hands on learning about permaculture methods.

Burkholder adds that a visit to OUR Eco Village on Vancouver Island in 2009 was a driving force in deciding to incorporate perma-culture ideals into their future growing areas.

Permaculture is a term used to describe permanent agriculture or permanent culture and is a movement to incorporate ecological design and engineering with environmental de-sign. Permaculture de-signs are self-contained agriculture modeled from natural ecosys-tems.

“When we were at OUR Eco Village we

met a fellow named Ja-van Bernakevitch, who was living in the village and teaching there. We didn’t know then that he would be helping us with our design, but we maintained contact with him and are thrilled to have him involved with this project.” Bernakev-itch went on to form Permaculture BC and travels internationally to learn from masters in permaculture and has passed along his knowl-edge to communities in Cuba and Kenya as well as throughout BC.

Bernakevitch and Gord Heibert, co-owner of Element Eco-Design in Vernon, are collabo-rating with Burkholder and her husband, Chris Newton, on the design and installation of the zone 1 area to the south of the earthship. This will include fruit trees, berries, shrubs, herb gardens, raised veg-etable plots and living spaces to include a per-gola with outdoor cob oven, and a � re pit area.

Burkholder says reg-

istration for the perm-ablitz will be limited to 20 people. “It should be amazing. Our earthship has always attracted some really neat people and I’m convinced that a permablitz will do the same, especially as per-maculture is relatively unknown in the North Thompson valley.”

Burkholder says their resolve to proceed with a permaculture design and installation was ce-mented in late February when they drove back through California after attending a wedding in Las Vegas.

“There was no snow pack in those moun-tains. Just wisps of snow. Twenty years ago when Chris and I skied in the mountains of California, the snow banks were 12 feet high. It was unnerving to see so little. After 14 years of drought Nevada and California are going to be very hard hit this year. Whatever food we see from California is going to start to get ex-pensive. And it wasn’t

always the best food anyway, since it has to travel great distances to get to us.”

But food hasn’t been the only priority since moving in 16 months ago. The Newton-Bur-kholder family disman-tled the “Nutshell”, the 600 square foot build-ing they lived in for � ve years while designing and building the earth-ship. The dismantling took several months as they removed nails and fasteners from the sal-vageable materials. They were able to give away insulation and some wood and have used much of the dimension lumber and timbers from the small building for projects in the earth-ship, like furniture, small framed walls and coun-ter tops.

The building they dismantled was two 40-year-old wooden of� ce buildings that Burkholder’s father had attached to each other and used as an of� ce building while running Dar� eld

Building Products.Using salvaged ma-

terials is one way the family has managed to build the home for only $73,000.

Now that they have spent two winters in the earthship Burkholder indicates that the home is performing very well. Even with temperatures of -30°C outside, the

inside temperature on an overcast day does not drop below 13°C even without auxiliary heat. With sunny days the family enjoys 20°C inside temperatures throughout winter.

They do have radiant � oor heating and a rock-et mass heater but tend only to need the rocket mass heater on the cold-

est days of winter when there is no sun for pro-longed periods of time.

“The rocket mass heater is 10,000 pounds of cob (straw, soil and clay) heated with a very ef� cient horizontal burning chamber. It is very cozy to be able to sit on the cob bench in the winter with a cup of tea and a good book,”

...continued on page 19

After more than a

(Above photos) An earthship is a sustainable home built from dirt-packed used tires and stacked pop cans. Its hallmarks are passive solar heating, rainwater catchment and sustainable energy use and consumption.

(Above) A diagram of the zone 1 area to the south of the earthship. This will include fruit trees, berries, shrubs, herb gardens, raised vegetable plots and living spaces to include a pergola with outdoor cob oven, and a � re pit area. Mother’s Day

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Mrs .Matthews Grade 3 and Ms. Williams Grades 5/6 thoroughly enjoyed an interac-tive afternoon at Blackwell Dairy in Kam-loops. The Barriere Elementary School stu-dents were shown the cow/calf operation, which included a detailed oral presentation explaining the robotic computerized milking technology used at the dairy. The students ended the day with a hay ride, and a round of chocolate milk for everyone. There were also “amazing parent volunteers” who added to a successful and educational trip for all.

Barriere Elementary visits Blackwell Dairy


The annual Mother’s Day Tea and Bazaar will take place at the Barriere Senior’s Hall on Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Attendees will � nd a white elephant table, a bake table, and a sewing table to peruse, and of course a light lunch for just $5, with tea and cof-fee served up by the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association’s reigning Ambassadors and the 2014 Ambassador candidates.

Take time to stop in and enjoy a visit with family or friends at the Mother’s Day Tea.


Natural disasters may be beyond our control, but there are ways to reduce risk and the impact of whatever emergency we might face - whether natural or human induced.

This is Emergency Preparedness Week from May 4 to 10. The week encourages Canadians to be prepared to cope on their own for at least 72 hours of an emergency while rescue workers help those in urgent need. This special week is a national effort of provincial and territorial emergency management organizations and Pub-lic Safety Canada.

By taking a few simple steps, you can become better prepared to face a range of emergencies - anytime, anywhere. It is important to:

• Know the risks. Although the consequences of disasters can be similar, knowing the risks speci� c to our community and our region can help you be better prepared.

• Make a plan. It will help you and your fam-ily know what to do.

• Get an emergency kit. During an emergen-cy, we will all need some basic supples. We may need to get by without power or tap water. Be prepared to be self suf� cient for at least 72 hours in an emergency.

Visit www.GetPrepared.ca for more resourc-es to help you and your family prepare for all

types of emergencies.This week plan to take concrete actions to be

better prepared. Please do your part! Experience has shown that individual preparedness goes a long way to help people cope better – both dur-ing and after major disaster. Get an emergency kit now – it can make a world of difference.

Barriere Emergency Social Services will have an emergency preparedness display May 9 be-tween noon and 5 p.m. at AG Foods. Please take the time to stop by and visit the displays.

This is EmergencyPreparedness Week72 hours – Is your family prepared?

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We should probably do an update on the old HY Louie building since some residents seem to be concerned for one reason or another.

In case some don’t recall, the agreed upon selling price for the prop-erty was $275,000. The District paid $151,000 cash for the old store, the small building to the south and surrounding acreage. The Hy Louie Company donated $124,000 to cover the remainder of the price.

In other words the District paid less than the value of the com-mercial lots for the buildings and the land. In essence, the buildings were free.

This is largely due to the generosity of the HY Louie Company. It also didn’t hurt that our local real estate agents Karina Scott and Debra Fennell donated their fees that would have been paid by the District and received a tax receipt.

The old store is in excess of 8,000 square feet in size. Prior to closing the deal, the District had an evalu-ation done on the con-dition of the building. The engineers found that the basic structure was well worth renovat-ing and could be put to good use.

Remediation of the

main portion of the building was done to re-move materials, thereby allowing further assess-ment of the walls and roof structure.

Another group of engineers then checked the exposed roof truss-es. They advised that if a peaked roof was placed on the building extensive earthquake renovations would be needed. The decision was then made to retain a � at roof.

To date the roof is mostly completed and we are waiting to have the � nishing done on the new parapets.

The costs to date are approximately $40,000 for the initial reme-diation work, the roof will be approximately $85,000, and the stucco � nish that has yet to be started was quoted at $17,005. The total so far is approximately $142,000. If you calcu-late this to a per square foot price it comes to less than $18 per square foot.

I admit that the to-tals are given as approx-imate amounts. They have been rounded up, so if I have missed some charges the costs I have given will cover them.

I am told the ap-proximate cost of new commercial construc-tion runs around $200 per square foot, which

puts the cost of an 8000 square foot building at $1.6 million. With that in mind, it strikes me that in the end we should have a useful building for consider-ably less than that.

Some may argue that point I am sure. Some say that we don’t need 8000 square feet of space, and should have torn down the old store and built a new smaller building.

The folks offering these ideas perhaps don’t understand that the money we have for the project comes from Gas Tax. The use of these funds is excep-tionally limited at this point in time. They can be used to reno-vate a building to be “greener”, but not for new construction. That may change in the fu-ture, but for now that is one of the reasons the District chose to reno-vate.

That, and paying to scrap a perfectly good building in my opinion would have been a hor-rible waste of public money.

On a different front

we are now back to dig-ging for the sewer col-lection system. Lower Nicola Backhoe has re-turned and has started to excavate a short dis-tance from the site that was deemed to possibly be of signi� cant archeo-logical value. There will be testing in a number of places to see if there needs to be further in-vestigation.

You may notice some activity behind the Fire Hall in the next while. The District council voted to provide some land for our local Search and Rescue team to build a proper build-ing to house their truck and equipment. This plan was being talked about prior to the theft of considerable equip-ment off the SAR truck. Unfortunately it did not come in time to prevent the theft.

It takes a special kind of lowlife to steal from a not-for-pro� t society that works so hard to help keep us all safe. If anyone has any knowl-edge of the theft, please come forward and at least help get the equip-ment back.

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School gives to protect gardenBarriere Elementary School student, Taylor Johnson, presents a $250 cheque to Liz Gilbertson for the Barriere Community Garden to put towards deer fencing. The school also sends a special thank you to the Barriere 911 Golf Tournament for their generous contribution to the school allowing for the continuation of the Barriere Elementary School’s garden plots.

Septic project back on track in BarriereLower Nicola Backhoe is again working on installing the new septic system for Barriere. Three excavators were working in unison last Monday as they excavated deep trenches along the outer edge of Fadear Park across from the elementary school. The project was halted early in the year when an archeological lithic chip was found during excavations. After receiving a special permit for the work to resume, District of Barriere Mayor Bill Humphreys says their will be ongoing ar-cheological testing in a number of places to see if there needs to be further investigation.


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Barriere Community QuiltersThe Barriere Community Quilters will be co-hosting the 2014 Gathering of the Guilds

quilt event on May 10, at Sun Peaks Resort. Gathering Registration is open to all interior quilt guilds and registration is limited to 250 people. Tickets to the event are available at Tour-ism Sun Peaks, or by emailing [email protected], or calling 250-578-5399 ext. 1, or 1-800-807-3257.

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Congratulations to Barriere Elementary (BES) student, Payden Irving, who placed first in the District Rotary Speech contest, with a speech inspiredby Craig Kielburger, cre-ator of ‘Free the Chil-dren’. All the students did a great job with their speeches, and they picked very ap-propriate topics in line with the Rotary theme.

Congratulat ions also to the following students who did very well in the schools Heritage Fair and will be advancing to the Regional Heritage Fair in Kamloops: Taylynn Eustache, Kamryn Cousins, Kash Sequin, Kaylee Nelson, Desiree Ew-ert, Rowan McGrath, Cam Kerslake, Emily Lassi, Lane Robinson, and Ty Hartman.

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SPORTSBy Leslie Stirling

Well, didn’t spring arrive at just the right time? The weather on Tuesday afternoon, Apr. 29, was absolutely perfect...sunshine, no wind, temperature in the mid-twenties. 34 ladies showed up to welcome the 2014 golf season and a good time was had by all. We chatted. We laughed. We caught up after a long winter. And of course, we golfed.

Captain Debbie Rainer brought every-one up to speed on the plans for the season and reported on the fall and spring meetings of the District. It was decided to take part in a District wide Ladies Night on June 3. There will be an additional charge of $2 per person that night. Discussion was held around our annual Golf for Cancer night and plans will be � nalized in the next few weeks.

As usual there were many winners. Flight 1 was spon-sored by Thompson Valley Awards, a new local business oper-ated by Theresa Young (Thanks, Theresa). Low gross with a score of 48 was won by Donna Salle by retrogression. Debbie Rainer also had a 48 and won the low net. Flight 2 was spon-sored by Carl’s Market Garden. Low gross with a score of 50 was

won by Ilke Marais and low net was won by Ev-elyn Lucas with a score of 53. Betty Baillie was the Flight 3 winner with a score of 54. The deuce pot was won by Doreen Landry and Tanya Des-jarlais won the birdie pot. Our eagle and hole-in-one pots have not been won since 2008, so many of us are wonder-ing if this might be the year. Hole-in-one prizes have been donated by Barriere Auto Parts, Al-pine Meadow Resorts and Bob Stirling.

Debbie worked hard over the winter to line up our many sponsors, including a few new ones. Thank you to Debbie and thank you to all those sponsors.

And the winners are......

Doreen Landry, one of our newest golfers took a lot of ribbing from me and she took it well. The main reason was she also took home a lot of prizes, includ-ing short drive on Hole 1 (AG Foods), KP on Hole 4 (Ron Wallace Trucking), and the hid-den score prize from Bodi Mekanix.

Ilke Marais also had an excellent � rst round

of the season picking up prizes from Barriere Massage (long drive on Hole 3), Bondar Forest Planning (KP on Hole 4), Rainer Custom Cut-ting (long putt on Hole 8) and Station House Restaurant (long drive on Hole 9). Cathy The-riault picked up two prizes - long drive in 2 on Hole 2 (Barriere A&W) and long drive on Hole 8 (Pottery by Ramona).

Debbie Rainer scored two prizes - KP on Hole 6 (EBL Ventures) and long drive on Hole 9 (Shais Designs). Emma Allen was another dou-ble winner with a long putt on Hole 2 (Barriere Timber Mart) and long drive on Hole 9 (Val Bel-la Studio). Singles priz-es went to Ashley Salle (closest to the golfer on Hole 1 - Armour Mtn Of� ce Supplies), Trudy Scarlett (KP on Hole 4 - Campbell & Com-pany), Linda Ransome (short drive on Hole 5 - Crystlee’s Hair Design), Babes Shanko (short drive on Hole 5 - Coun-try Store Antiques), Ev-elyn Lucas (KP on Hole 6 - Stamer Logging), Rose Seymour (short drive on Hole 5 - Estylo Hair design), Donna Salle (KP in 2 on Hole 7 - Knights Inn). The Interior Savings Credit Union prize for putts was split between Kim Law (for most putts) and Deb Legaree (for least putts).

So there you have it. Another season started. The fun has begun.

Want to join us? Check with Chinook Cover Golf, or give us a call; Debbie at 250-672-9407, or Leslie at 250-672-5706.

We would love to see you.

By Leslie Stirling

Twenty-two hearty souls turned out to take part in the Club Opening Social on May 3 – an 18 hole Texas Scramble. Six groups took to the course at 1:00 p.m., and shortly after the sun made a very brief attempt to shine.

Two lovely couples staying at the RV resort at Chinook Cove Golf joined us for the afternoon. One couple was from Red Deer, and when they discovered that it was snowing there they decid-ed to extend their visit to the Barriere area. Bob and I had the pleasure of getting to know Jack McGuire and Earl Mattice during our round. We ended up doing quite well so we are hoping they will partner with us again.

Our team of four tied for � rst place with the team of Trudy Scarlett, Haley Bradford, Grant LeCerf and Gary Forsythe. Both teams scored an awesome 67. Our out-of-town guests, Pete and Shirley Knight, Lefty and Yvette Hendrick-son took home the last place honours, but hey, I always say “a prize is a prize”.

Trudy Scarlett picked up two pin placement prizes for long drive on Hole 1 and KP on Hole 4. Lefty Hendrickson had a long putt on Hole #2. Men’s long drive on Hole 3 was won by Wal-ter Wozney while hubby Bob won the dubious honours for short drive on the same hole. Gary Forsythe won the KP on Hole 4 while Earl Mat-tice won the KP on Hole 6. Babes Shanko won the women’s long putt on Hole 5. Hayley Brad-

ford picked up the KP prize on Hole 6.Although it rained some in the middle of the

afternoon, the sun tried to come out once more later in the day. The tournament concluded with a fantastic roast beef dinner complete with a yummy dessert. Thanks to Susan Mitchell and her staff for looking after us so well.

I would like to thank all the golfers for put-ting up with me, and any mistakes that I make. Hope you all have a fantastic golf season. See you at the course.

Photo by: Leslie Stirling

The May 3, Club Opening tournament at Chinook Cove Golf concluded with a cosy roast beef dinner in the club house.

Cowboy from Louis Creek wins in Quesnel

Ladies Golf back on the greens at Chinook Cove

Chinook Cove

Ladies Golf Report

Well, didn’t spring

Texas scramble opens season

Twenty-two hearty souls turned out to take

Carpet bowlers qualify for BCSenior GamesRight: (L-r) Anke and Louis Zi-jderveld, and Ernie Yungen won the carpet bowling triples in Barriere last Friday to represent Zone 8 at the Senior Games in Langley this September.

Below; (L-r) Jack Livingstone, Hector Denton, and Pete and Linda Verhoeven also quali� ed in the fours to represent Zone 8 at the Senior Games.

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By Leslie Stirling

part in the Club Opening Social on May 3 – an 18 hole Texas Scramble. Six groups took to the course at 1:00 p.m., and shortly after the sun made a very brief attempt to shine.

Chinook Cove Golf joined us for the afternoon. One couple was from Red Deer, and when they discovered that it was snowing there they decid-ed to extend their visit to the Barriere area. Bob and I had the pleasure of getting to know Jack McGuire and Earl Mattice during our round. We ended up doing quite well so we are hoping they will partner with us again.

team of Trudy Scarlett, Haley Bradford, Grant LeCerf and Gary Forsythe. Both teams scored an awesome 67. Our out-of-town guests, Pete and Shirley Knight, Lefty and Yvette Hendrick-son took home the last place honours, but hey, I always say “a prize is a prize”.

prizes for long drive on Hole 1 and KP on Hole 4. Lefty Hendrickson had a long putt on Hole #2. Men’s long drive on Hole 3 was won by Wal-ter Wozney while hubby Bob won the dubious honours for short drive on the same hole. Gary Forsythe won the KP on Hole 4 while Earl Mat-tice won the KP on Hole 6. Babes Shanko won the women’s long putt on Hole 5. Hayley Brad-

Texas scramble opens season


Tristan Brackman from Louis Creek placed � rst in the Ju-nior Steer Riding event at the Nechako Valley BCRA Rodeo held in Vanderhoof last weekend.

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Beshano riders wow crowd at ExpoNorth Thompson Star/Journal

“Wow”, was an exclamation heard frequently inside the North Thompson Agriplex during the Rural Living Expo and Trade Show when the nationally acclaimed Beshano Bike Trials riders were performing.

With amazing feats of athletic ability, strength and control, the riders gave three performances each day that were exciting to watch and in some instances downright amazing. Balancing their mountain bikes on the rear wheel, on cubes strategi-cally placed at vari-ous heights, the riders leapt the bikes into the air across great distances to land onto another cube, and then strived to cover even more distance the next time.

The show was fun, fast paced, and a crowd pleaser. So much so, that the team from the Lower Mainland will be back in Barriere this fall to perform at the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo, Aug. 30 - Sept. 1.

“Wow”, was an


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Slalom specialist, Elli Terwiel, a member of Can-ada’s Olympic Ski Team in Sochi, was a guest speaker at the Rural Expo and Trade Show in Barriere on Apr. 27. TerwieI spoke about her journey to be-come the best that she can be on the ski hill, and the set backs that have crossed her path. She provided an enthusiastic look at setting personal goals and the sat-isfaction of attaining them. Terwiel interacted with her predominantly young audi-ence after the talk, and took the time to pose for pictures and encourage those pres-ent to believe in themselves.

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Vancouver Canada, Camera Show and Swap Meet

The clock on the stove signaled 7 a.m., and I heard the sound of my photographer friend, Peter, getting out of his truck in front of the house. I had my car ready as it was idling on the cold morning, and we jumped in and left for the hour-long drive to meet up with two more photographer friends, Dave and Pat at Dave’s place.

A bit over three hours later we had stopped for coffee in Merritt, driven across the scenic, mountain-ous and snow lined Coquihalla summit, driven through rain as we passed Hope, crossed the Fraser river into the warm coastal city of Burn-aby and were parking across the street from the Cameron Recre-ation Center that was hosting one of my fa-vorite events each year, the Vancouver Camera Show and Swap meet.

I will say the four of us were pretty excited. We had talked about the trip for weeks and had just driven for three hours talking about photography the whole way, and now were walking into a large hall � lled with photography equip-ment, all for sale.

Put on by the West-ern Canada Photo-graphic Historic Asso-ciation, and organized by Siggi and Brigitte Rohde, this long-run-ning show has now reached its 38th year and makes the claim of being the largest in Canada, with, I think, about 120 tables.

When I talked to the fellow at the door later that day, he thought well over 1,000 people had walked through the doors.

Yes, we were ex-cited as we gazed at the crush of people.

Hmm, maybe it was a congregation and we were entering some chapel � lled with the faithful. Anyway, as soon as we walked in, Peter yelled, “see ya later” and headed off disappearing into the crowd, and Pat and I started looking in ear-nest for a 60mm mac-ro lens that he could mount on his new cam-era. I noticed Dave in deep discussion with a couple of photogra-phers he had just met at a table packed with Canon gear.

The event was, as usual, well attended with all types of pho-tographers from all walks of life. Photogra-phy, after all, is enjoyed and practiced by men and women of all ages and all cultures, and I can safely say every de-mographic was there.

I have been attend-ing The Vancouver Camera Show and Swap for over twenty years, and that was evident with all the familiar faces and constant catching up with people I only knew from this occa-sion each year. I even stopped to talk and congratulate the or-ganizer, Siggi Rohde on another successful show. He mentioned how some people had wondered as far back as 1992, when the � rst one was held, if a cam-era swap meet could be successful.

Well, the proof this year was in all the smil-ing photographers cra-dling gear in their arms as they wandered to the next table to pur-chase that one more “must have” item.

I have always found the secret is to buy a camera bag in which to put stuff. And what about my friends, Dave, Pat and Peter? Dave decided against

the lens he had checked out, but grabbed a neat photography vest, Pat found the 60mm mac-ro lens he wanted, and Peter ended up with a Fuji 6x9 � lm camera.

Oh, and although I wasn’t looking for anything in particular, I did � nd a great deal on a manual Yong-nuo � ash that will � t in perfectly in my off-camera � ash kit, and just for fun, I bought an almost new cam-era bag with “Nikon” boldly sewn on the top. However, Pat talk-ed me out of it on the drive home.

Now another Van-couver Camera Swap

meet has come and gone and I am left with memories of how much I enjoyed my-self. Truth be known, I could go without a cent in my pocket and still have a great time, but who wants to do that?

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.

By Kim Inglis

TD Economics reports that more than 500,000 Canadians spend sig-ni� cant periods of time in the United States. These individuals may be un-aware that a Canadian can be deemed a U.S. person and subject to U.S. tax � ling requirements if holding certain investment vehicles.

The de� nition of a U.S. person is quite broad. It generally includes U.S. citizens and residents, U.S. green card holders, anyone with a substantial connection to the U.S. and certain en-tities organized in the U.S. The Inter-nal Revenue Service (IRS) says anyone deemed to be a U.S. person holding certain investment vehicles is subject to Passive Foreign Investment Com-pany (PFIC) rules.

A PFIC is a non-U.S. corpora-tion that has either 75% or more of its gross income consisting of passive income or 50% or more of the fair market value of its assets consisting of assets that produce passive income. According to an IRS directive, this means the majority of Canadian mu-tual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are PFICs. In some instances, certain public companies such as RE-ITs are considered to be PFICs.

PwC notes that PFIC rules are de-signed to prevent taxpayers from de-ferring tax on passive income earned through foreign corporations or con-verting this income into capital gains taxed at preferential rates. There is much debate whether Canadian funds belong in that category.

The Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) argues there is suf� cient similarity between the tax treatment of mutual funds in Canada and the U.S. to support the exclusion of Canadian mutual funds from the PFIC rules. They have made a sub-mission to U.S. congress to exclude Canadian mutual funds from PFIC rules; however, there is yet to be any change.

U.S. persons who hold PFICs have three options regarding taxation. The default taxation method (Excess Dis-tribution) is the most onerous. Gen-erally speaking, gains and distribu-tions are fully taxed as income. Also, amounts allocated to the previous three years are subject to U.S. tax at the highest marginal rate and subject to deemed interest charges.

However, there are two alternative elections that U.S. persons can make. One is the Mark-to-Market election, which requires investors to report all distributions as ordinary income and recognize all increases/decreases to the value of the investment as a gain/loss on their holdings, even if they were not disposed of.

The preferred election for most in-vestors is the Quali� ed Electing Fund (QEF), which requires investors to re-port their pro-rata share of the fund’s earned income and capital gains for U.S. tax purposes. This means that distributions or gains from sale would be taxed in a similar fashion to how mutual funds in the U.S. are normally taxed.

Some mutual fund companies are supplying tax-reporting information to help U.S. persons make the QEF election, and investors should ask their fund companies for the necessary data. For example, Fidelity Invest-ments provides a PFIC Annual Infor-mation Statement. On the ETF front, Purpose Investments is also helping investors comply with PFIC rules.

PFIC � ling rules are exceedingly complex and non-compliance can bring costly consequences. Investors should seek advice from a quali� ed U.S. tax expert.

Kim Inglis, CIM, PFP, FCSI, AIFP is an Investment Advisor & Portfolio Manager with Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, a division of Canaccord Genuity Corp., Member – Canadian Investor Protection Fund. www.reynoldsinglis.ca. The views in this column are solely those of the author.

Snowbirds and U.S. taxes

TD Economics reports that more

John Enman Photo

Dave checks out lenses during the Vancouver Camera Show and Swap Meet

By Kim Inglis

than 500,000 Canadians spend sig-ni� cant periods of time in the United States. These individuals may be un-aware that a Canadian can be deemed a U.S. person and subject to U.S. tax � ling requirements if holding certain investment vehicles.

quite broad. It generally includes U.S. citizens and residents, U.S. green card holders, anyone with a substantial connection to the U.S. and certain en-tities organized in the U.S. The Inter-nal Revenue Service (IRS) says anyone deemed to be a U.S. person holding certain investment vehicles is subject to Passive Foreign Investment Com-pany (PFIC) rules.

tion that has either 75% or more of its gross income consisting of passive income or 50% or more of the fair market value of its assets consisting of assets that produce passive income. According to an IRS directive, this means the majority of Canadian mu-tual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are PFICs. In some instances, certain public companies such as RE-ITs are considered to be PFICs.

signed to prevent taxpayers from de-ferring tax on passive income earned through foreign corporations or con-verting this income into capital gains taxed at preferential rates. There is much debate whether Canadian funds belong in that category.

of Canada (IFIC) argues there is suf� cient similarity between the tax treatment of mutual funds in Canada and the U.S. to support the exclusion of Canadian mutual funds from the PFIC rules. They have made a sub-mission to U.S. congress to exclude Canadian mutual funds from PFIC rules; however, there is yet to be any change.

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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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You are in a position of power this week, Aries. But this doesn’t mean you can impose your will onto someone else. Don’t try to take over any situation.

Cancer, make your feelings known when something upsets you this week. Sharing these feelings will benefit you and your friends and colleagues now and in the future.

Libra, after several days of working en-tirely off of adrena-line, you finally have some time to kick back and relax. This will help you re-charge your internal battery.

One of your goals this week is to pro-pel yourself further without pushing others too hard, Capricorn. You want to be successful but not at the expense of others.

Aquarius, focus on practical matters, such as your career goals, for the time being. Crucial decisions must be made and new relationships must be fostered.

Taurus, someone might dredge up uncomfortable feel-ings, but you need to muddle through with a smile on your face. This is the case at home and at work.

Leo, your feelings of restlessness this week can ben-efit from a creative outlet. Engage in an activity that keeps your hands and your mind busy, such as a craft or a home project.

Your motivation is very strong this week, Scorpio. You can accomplish much more than you ever expected in a short period of time. Pick your projects wisely.

Pisces, trust your gut instincts on an issue that has been puzzling you this week. Your intuition might be your best asset.

Gemini, separate your personal and professional lives, particulary with regard to potentially contentious issues. You may want to keep mum for a while.

Virgo, minimize any negative energy this week. Strive to be a source of optimism when others are looking at the glass as half empty. It can work wonders.

Sagittarius, you are unable to convey some feelings to others, but your body language will go a long way toward getting your message across. Remain conscious of your actions.

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Peanut Butter Rice Krispie BallsMix together:2 cup creamy peanut butter (or WOW butter if peanut allergies)3 cup rice krispies1lb (3cup) powdered sugar1/4 cup melted butter2-3 packages of milk choclate chips.

Directions: Mix together peanut butter (or WOWbutter), rice krispies, powdered sugar and melted butter. Form into balls

and dip in melted chocolate. Place on parchment lined cookie sheet, and place in refrigerator until chocolate sets, about 10 minutes. TIP: make all the rice krispie balls � rst, then dip in chocolate.

Crispy Crab Cakes:Ingredients12 ounces lump crab meat (tinned is best, make sure it is lump, not � aked)¼ cup light mayo1 ½ teaspoons Dijon mustard¼ teaspoon saltJuice of ½ lime + 1 teaspoon7 tablespoons breadcrumbs3 green onions, sliced thinly and divided1 egg½ teaspoon to 1 teaspoon sirracha depending on taste1 cup pomegranate seeds¼ cup cilantro, roughly chopped¼ cup diced yellow onion

1 serrano pepper, mincedSalt and Pepper to taste1 teaspoon olive oil + more for frying

Instructions: In a medium bowl, stir together, mayo, mustard, salt 1 teaspoon lime juice, two green onions, breadcrumbs, egg and sirracha. Season to taste with salt, pepper, sirracha and lime juice. Gently fold in crab with a spatula. Gently form into four cakes. Chill for 15 minutes if you have time. While the cakes are chilling, stir together, remaining green onion, lime juice, cilantro, yellow onion and one teaspoon olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Heat a large non-stick skillet over a medium high heat. Add enough olive to barely cover the bottom the pan, about two tablespoons. Pan-fry cakes, until golden brown on each side, about 2-3 minutes per side. Serve with pomegranate salsa and fresh lime.From KitchenMy

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In MemoriamIN LOVING MEMORY OF

GLEN SHOOKMAY 11, 1998

Nothing can ever take awayThe love a heart hold dear

Fond memories linger everyday

Remembrance keeps them near

~ Always in our hearts Christine, James, Michael,

Andrew and families

Coming EventsBarriere Hospice Society

Annual WalkAll Welcome

Monday May 26, 20146:30pm gather at The Ridge

Walk begins at 7pmContact Marnie 250-672-0301

Garden Club Plant SalePerennials, shrubs, etc.

May 10at the Barriere Bandshell

10 am - 12:30 pm

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Help WantedHAY FARM/RANCH: Caretak-er wanted at Little Fort, BC. Duties include operating irriga-tion system, haying help, yard maintenance, etc. Some me-chanical aptitude would be benefi cial. Salary commensu-rate with experience, but we can train. Ideal for semi-retired farmer/rancher. Good housing available. Reply by email to: [email protected] or phone Frank at 250-456-2387 or 250-706-9005.

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Merchandise for Sale

AuctionsHarvey’s Auction Service

PresentsLiquidation Auction.

Saturday May 10 - 10am. Friday May 9 - Viewing & Pre-

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Homes for RentCWR 4brm Log House on land with a pool. Capped Utilities included for $1800/m. DDs and Refs. NS, Avail Apr 15. 250-851-3858 or 674-1313.

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The British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA) is calling on British Columbians to identify the roads they believe are the most unsafe and in dire need of attention with its annual “Worst Roads” survey.

Until May 26, 2014, B.C. motorists, cyclists and pedestrians can cast a vote for their ‘Worst Road’ nominee by visiting the website, bcaa.com/worstroads or the BCAA Facebook page. Voters can pinpoint the stretch of road they feel is the ‘worst’ in B.C. and specify what infrastructure issue they’re concerned about. People can vote once per road, but for as many roads as they wish.

“Roads that are jammed with traf� c, full of damaging potholes or so deteriorated that you can barely see the road markings can be scary for anyone to use,” says Ken Cousin, BCAA’s associate vice-president of Road Assist. “By voting, you can draw some attention to those unsafe or inef-� cient roads that frustrate you the most.”

Last year, 581 stretches of road were identi� ed by British Columbians as being some of the province’s most unsafe, overly congested or deterio-rating roads. Westside Road, the winner for two years in a row, has seen a $6.5 million investment made by the Ministry of Transportation and In-frastructure towards improvements such as, realignment, paving and slow-moving vehicle pullout projects.

“We recognize that a lot of road work is underway throughout the prov-ince and that improvements take time,” says Cousin. “We all have a role to play. BCAA wants to ensure that drivers have a way to continue to identify frustrating roads and we ensure this information is shared with decision makers. As always, we urge British Columbians to do their part by driving safely and we have tips on our website to help.”

Throughout the campaign, real-time rankings are available on the vot-ing site which can be accessed at bcaa.com/worstroads. Once � nal results are veri� ed, BCAA will publish the Top 10 “Worst Roads” List and share complete survey results with municipalities, the Ministry of Transporta-tion and Infrastructure and other road authorities to encourage improve-ments. Roads which receive 10 or more votes will be highlighted in the “Worst Roads” report to government, and communities are encouraged to work together to vote for roads that residents collectively feel need im-provements or repairs.

The BCAA “Worst Roads” survey de� nes a ‘worst road’ as any piece of paved infrastructure—including a bridge or tunnel—meant for public use, which exhibits any of the following characteristics:

• has damaging potholes or crumbling pavement • needs resurfacing • is often heavily congested • has inadequate road markings or signs • is poorly designed for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists

to share safelyBCAA over 817,000 Members, BCAA provides an array of home, auto,

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says Burkholder. “There are many days we don’t really need to light the � re but we love the cozi-ness of it so much.”

Recently work on the kitchen and pantry ar-eas has begun and cup-boards built for the pre-vious home have been adapted and installed.

“We still get a lot of interest in our home,” says Burkholder. “Late last summer though, at the request of our chil-dren, we put a hiatus on tours. The kids are all teens now and wanted a bit more privacy af-ter four years of pretty much an open door policy on tours.” Tours should begin again in late spring with infor-mation posted on the family’s Facebook page, The Dar� eld Earthship and on their website, www.darfieldearthship.com

Burkholder says they still speak at con-ferences two or three times a year and provide free advice and infor-mation to other people who want to build their own earthship. She and Newton are currently writing an e-book after encouragement from the Canadian earthship community.

“It’s a labour of love. I’m overseeing most of the writing and � ow of the book but Chris is contributing the techni-cal parts. Every time

I think we are almost � nished I think of other things to tell people.”

She says that they believe they are the � rst fully permitted earth-ship in BC although eight or nine unpermit-ted buildings existed throughout the province before they began build-ing in 2009. Since then, six or seven more earth-ships have been built, or are under construction in the province.

Newton and Bur-kholder work as part-time consultants while they continue to home-school their three chil-dren, Helen, Stephen and Katie through a secular school overseen by the Ministry of Edu-cation.

“This is our fourth year with the kids at home and it’s been an exercise in balance. Chris provides network

management and IT expertise to several clin-ics in Kamloops while I also work in the health care � eld for several surgeons and medical clinics, doing freelance bookkeeping and cor-porate writing. It would be a lot easier to put the kids in public school, but I guess we’ve never taken the easy or tra-ditional way with any-thing.”

Even their vehicle is not traditional. The

family operates a right hand drive Delica van that they converted to run on waste vegetable oil. They collect oil weekly from the Barri-ere A&W.

Registration for the permablitz will start in mid-May and infor-mation about it can be found on the FB page The Dar� eld Earth-ship, or by emailing Burkholder at sandra@dar� eldearthship.com

Permaculture next step for Darfield earthship familyContinued from page 8...

Submitted photos;

(Top) The earthship has radiant � oor heating and a rocket mass heater. The rocket mass heater can be see to the rear left of the photo. It is 10,000 pounds of cob (straw, soil and clay) heated with a very ef� cient horizontal burning chamber.(Above) The pantry wall using old house logs from the family’s previous business, which they closed in 2007. The cupboards are repurposed from a prior building.(Top left) Putting the � nishing touches on the � oor inside the earthship.(Left) Ceiling clothes drying rack built from wood salvaged from the family’s previous home. The Newtons have not used an electric clothes drier since 2011

Six lucky people who dropped their names into a free subscription draw at the Star/Journal’s booth during the Rural Expo and Trade Show in Barriere are now the winners of a free 12 month subscription to the community newspaper.

The winners are: Pat Paula, Ron Hindson, Lynda Fournier, Bill Fowler, Cheryl Thomas and Al Fortin.

Congratulations to you all.

Thanks to the sponsorsThe 2014 North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association’s reigning Ambassadors, and the Ambassador Candidates for 2014 are shown with their much appreciated sponsors standing behind them during Banner Night on Apr. 24. Pictured (l-r) Vice-Ambassador Kendall Mackay, candidate Lee Dionne with Margaret Houben representing the Catholic’s Women’s League, Annemarie Butcher sponsored by Lana Laskovic of Armour Mountain Of� ce Services, Jillian McInnes with sponsor Val Stamer of Stamer Logging, Vice-Ambassador Vanessa Ballati and Ambassador Jenna Zietzov. The annual NTFFRA Ambas-sador Speech, Fashion and Talent night is scheduled for Friday, June 27, 7 p.m., at the Barriere Lions Hall. The Coronation event is scheduled for Aug. 22. Everyone is encouraged to come out and support the candidates.

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Elli Kohnert

Don’t forget, this Sunday at the Christian Life Assembly Pentecostal Church in Barriere, at 4 p.m., Leah Jones and her North Thompson Commmunity Chorus will be performing for the Mother’s Day weekend.

Please come on out and support our commu-nity singers. They are exceptional.

Six win free subscription to Star/Journal

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evro

let

Deal

er M

arke

ting

Asso

ciat

ion

area

onl

y. D

eale

r or

der

or t

rade

may

be

requ

ired.

‡‡

2014

Silv

erad

o 15

00 w

ith t

he a

vaila

ble

5.3L

Eco

Tec3

V8

engi

ne e

quip

ped

with

a 6

-spe

ed a

utom

atic

tra

nsm

issi

on h

as a

fue

l-co

nsum

ptio

n ra

ting

of 1

3.0L

/100

km

city

and

8.7

L/10

0 km

hw

y 2W

D an

d 13

.3L/

100

km c

ity a

nd 9

.0L/

100

km h

wy

4WD.

For

d F-

150

with

the

3.5

L Ec

oBoo

st V

6 en

gine

has

a f

uel-

cons

umpt

ion

ratin

g of

12.

9L/1

00 k

m c

ity a

nd 9

.0L/

100

km h

wy

2WD

and

14.1L

/100

km

city

and

9.6

L/10

0 km

hw

y 4W

D. F

uel c

onsu

mpt

ion

base

d on

GM

tes

ting

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith a

ppro

ved

Tran

spor

t Ca

nada

tes

t m

etho

ds. Y

our

actu

al f

uel c

onsu

mpt

ion

may

var

y. †

† Ba

sed

on W

ards

auto

.com

201

3 La

rge

Pick

up s

egm

ent

and

last

ava

ilabl

e in

form

atio

n at

the

tim

e of

pos

ting.

Exc

lude

s ot

her

GM v

ehic

les.

Max

imum

tra

iler

wei

ght r

atin

gs a

re c

alcu

late

d as

sum

ing

base

veh

icle

, exc

ept f

or a

ny o

ptio

n(s)

nec

essa

ry to

ach

ieve

the

rat

ing,

plu

s dr

iver

. The

wei

ght o

f oth

er o

ptio

nal e

quip

men

t, pa

ssen

gers

and

car

go w

ill r

educ

e th

e m

axim

um t

raile

r w

eigh

t you

r ve

hicl

e ca

n to

w. S

ee y

our

deal

er fo

r ad

ditio

nal d

etai

ls. †

0%

for

36 m

onth

leas

e av

aila

ble

on a

ll 20

14 S

ilver

ado

1500

Reg

ular

/Dou

ble/

Crew

Cab

s. S

ampl

e le

ase

paym

ents

bas

ed o

n 36

-mon

th le

ase

of 2

014

Silv

erad

o Do

uble

Ca

b 4x

4 (1

WT/

G80/

B30/

H2R)

on

appr

oved

cre

dit

by G

M F

inan

cial

. Tax

, lic

ense

, ins

uran

ce, r

egis

trat

ion,

app

licab

le p

rovi

ncia

l fee

s, a

nd o

ptio

nal e

quip

men

t ex

tra.

Ann

ual k

ilom

etre

lim

it of

20,

000

km, $

0.16

per

exc

ess

kilo

met

re. M

onth

ly p

aym

ents

may

var

y de

pend

ing

on d

own

paym

ent/

trad

e. E

xam

ple:

Silv

erad

o Do

uble

Cab

4x4

(1W

T/G8

0/B3

0/H2

R) in

clud

ing

Frei

ght

and

Air

Tax

is $

29,8

88 a

t 0%

APR

, $1,4

50 D

own

paym

ent,

Bi-W

eekl

y pa

ymen

t is

$13

5 fo

r 36

mon

ths.

Tot

al o

blig

atio

n is

$12

,000

, plu

s ap

plic

able

tax

es. O

ptio

n to

pur

chas

e at

leas

e en

d is

$17

,887

. ‡ 0

% pu

rcha

se fi

nanc

ing

offe

red

on a

ppro

ved

cred

it by

RBC

Roy

al B

ank/

TD A

uto

Fina

ncin

g/Sc

otia

bank

for

48/8

4 m

onth

s on

new

or

dem

onst

rato

r 20

14 S

ilver

ado

1500

/201

4 Si

lver

ado

2500

,350

0 HD

Gas

& D

iese

l mod

els.

Exa

mpl

e: $

10,0

00 a

t 0%

APR

, the

mon

thly

pay

men

t is

$20

8/11

9 fo

r 48

/84

mon

ths.

Cos

t of

bor

row

ing

is $

0, t

otal

obl

igat

ion

is $

10,0

00. O

ffer

is u

ncon

ditio

nally

inte

rest

free

. ¥ R

etai

l and

bas

ic fl

eet

cust

omer

s w

ho p

urch

ase

or le

ase

an e

ligib

le C

hevr

olet

del

iver

ed fr

om d

eale

r st

ock

betw

een

Mar

ch 1

, 201

4 an

d Ju

ne 2

, 201

4 w

ill r

ecei

ve o

ne 4

0¢ s

avin

gs p

er li

tre

fuel

car

d (f

uel s

avin

gs c

ard)

upo

n pa

ymen

t of

an

addi

tiona

l $.0

1. Ca

rds

valid

as

of 7

2 ho

urs

afte

r de

liver

y. F

uel s

avin

gs c

ard

valid

for

800

litre

s of

fuel

pur

chas

ed fr

om p

artic

ipat

ing

Petr

o-Ca

nada

ret

ail l

ocat

ions

) and

no

t re

deem

able

for

cash

exc

ept

whe

re r

equi

red

by la

w. G

M is

not

res

pons

ible

for

card

s th

at a

re lo

st, s

tole

n or

dam

aged

. GM

res

erve

s th

e ri

ght

to a

men

d or

term

inat

e th

is o

ffer

and

/or

the

prog

ram

for

any

reas

on in

who

le o

r in

par

t at

any

tim

e w

ithou

t no

tice.

Pet

ro-C

anad

a is

a S

unco

r En

ergy

bus

ines

s™ T

rade

mar

k of

Sun

cor

Ener

gy In

c. U

sed

unde

r lic

ense

. Car

ds a

re p

rope

rty

of S

unco

r En

ergy

. To

prot

ect

your

car

d ba

lanc

e, r

egis

ter

onlin

e at

ww

w.

petr

o-ca

nada

.ca/

pref

erre

d to

day.

¥¥

$4,2

50 is

a m

anuf

actu

rer

to d

eale

r de

liver

y cr

edit

(tax

exc

lusi

ve) f

or 2

014

Silv

erad

o Do

uble

/Cre

w C

abs.

$50

0 pa

ckag

e cr

edits

for

non-

PDU

mod

els.

Cas

h cr

edits

ava

ilabl

e on

mos

t m

odel

s. O

ffer

s en

d Ju

ne 2

, 201

4. *

‡ Of

fer

valid

from

Apr

il 1,

2014

to J

une

2, 2

014

(the

‘Pro

gram

Per

iod’

) to

reta

il cu

stom

ers

resi

dent

in C

anad

a w

ho o

wn

or a

re c

urre

ntly

leas

ing

a 19

99 o

r ne

wer

elig

ible

veh

icle

tha

t ha

s be

en r

egis

tere

d an

d in

sure

d in

Can

ada

in t

he c

usto

mer

’s n

ame

for

the

prev

ious

con

secu

tive

six

mon

ths,

will

rec

eive

a $

750

Spri

ng B

onus

cre

dit

tow

ards

the

leas

e, p

urch

ase

or fi

nanc

e of

an

elig

ible

new

201

3/20

14 C

hevr

olet

mod

el d

eliv

ered

dur

ing

the

Prog

ram

Per

iod.

Ret

ail c

usto

mer

s re

side

nt in

Can

ada

who

ow

n or

are

cur

rent

ly le

asin

g a

1999

or

new

er e

ligib

le p

ick

up t

ruck

tha

t ha

s be

en r

egis

tere

d an

d in

sure

d in

Can

ada

in t

he c

usto

mer

’s n

ame

for

the

prev

ious

co

nsec

utiv

e si

x m

onth

s, w

ill r

ecei

ve a

$10

00 S

prin

g Bo

nus

cred

it to

war

ds t

he le

ase

or fi

nanc

e of

an

elig

ible

201

3/20

14 C

hevr

olet

Silv

erad

o, A

vala

nche

; or

a $2

000

Spri

ng B

onus

cre

dit

tow

ards

the

cas

h pu

rcha

se o

f an

elig

ible

201

3/20

14 C

hevr

olet

Silv

erad

o, A

vala

nche

del

iver

ed d

urin

g th

e Pr

ogra

m P

erio

d. O

nly

one

(1)

cred

it m

ay b

e ap

plie

d pe

r el

igib

le v

ehic

le s

ale.

Off

er is

tra

nsfe

rabl

e to

a f

amily

mem

ber

livin

g in

the

sam

e ho

useh

old

(pro

of o

f ad

dres

s re

quire

d). T

his

offe

r m

ay n

ot b

e re

deem

ed fo

r ca

sh a

nd m

ay n

ot b

e co

mbi

ned

with

cer

tain

oth

er c

onsu

mer

ince

ntiv

es a

vaila

ble

on G

M v

ehic

les.

The

$75

0/$1

,000

/$20

00 c

redi

t in

clud

es H

ST/G

ST/P

ST a

s ap

plic

able

by

prov

ince

. As

part

of

the

tran

sact

ion,

dea

ler

will

req

uest

cur

rent

veh

icle

reg

istr

atio

n an

d/or

insu

ranc

e to

pro

ve o

wne

rshi

p fo

r th

e pr

evio

us c

onse

cutiv

e si

x m

onth

s. G

MCL

res

erve

s th

e ri

ght

to a

men

d or

ter

min

ate

this

off

er,

in w

hole

or

in p

art,

at a

ny t

ime

with

out

prio

r no

tice.

Voi

d w

here

pro

hibi

ted

by la

w. A

dditi

onal

con

ditio

ns a

nd li

mita

tions

app

ly. S

ee y

our

GM d

eale

r fo

r de

tails

. ^^W

hich

ever

com

es fi

rst.

Lim

it of

four

ACD

elco

Lub

e-Oi

l-Fi

lter

serv

ices

in t

otal

. Flu

id t

op-o

ffs,

insp

ectio

ns, t

ire r

otat

ions

, whe

el a

lignm

ents

and

bal

anci

ng, e

tc.,

are

not

cove

red.

Add

ition

al c

ondi

tions

and

lim

itatio

ns a

pply

. See

dea

ler

for

deta

ils. ^

Whi

chev

er c

omes

fi rs

t. Se

e de

aler

for

deta

ils.

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