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Keith McNeill

British Columbia Community Forest Association will hold its annual general meeting in Clearwater next June, chief administrative officer Leslie Groulx told town council during its meeting on Jan. 6.

The agm will be held June 11 – 13 and will be hosted by Wells Gray Community Forest.

BCCFA is a network of 46 community-based organizations in British Columbia that are either managing community forests or striv-ing to establish community forests.

George Brcko, the manager of Wells Gray Community Forest, is the association's secre-tary.

No to Yellowhead Highway membershipTown council voted once again not to

take out a membership in the Trans Canada Yellowhead Highway Association.

Not enough emphasis is placed on the branch of the Yellowhead that goes south from Tete Jaune Cache to Hope, said Mayor John Harwood.

Instead, the emphasis is on the branch that goes north to Prince George and then west to Haida Gwai, he felt.

Merritt town council wants nothing to do with the Yellowhead Highway, Harwood said.

Thompson-Nicola Regional District con-tinues to be a member of the association and so Clearwater could use that as a contact if needed.

Clearwater did not join the association last year either, the mayor said.

Councillor Merlin Blackwell said travellers find it confusing to have a highway with two branches.

“I don't see any sense to it,” he said.Cost of a membership, which is based on

population, would have been about $370.

Building permits boomAs of the end of November last year, District

of Clearwater had nearly $9 million worth of building permits issued, according to a report from Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

“It will be interesting to see if it breaks $9 million for the year,” commented Mayor John Harwood.

Major project in Clearwater last year was the construction of the new Buy-Low shopping center next to Highway 5.

The permit value was the highest of the municipalities and electoral areas that use the TNRD for their building permit services.

Second place went to Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), which had building permits totalling nearly $8 million as of the end of November.

No more cemetery committeeDistrict of Clearwater will no longer have a

cemetery advisory committee.Town council voted during its Jan. 6 meeting

to disband the committee.Only a few members of the public had come

forward to serve on the committee, said infra-structure committee chair Merlin Blackwell.

Instead, an ad hoc group will be set up to help out at Riverview Cemetery as needed.

The committee was set up several years ago when some relatives became upset after staff of what was then Clearwater Improvement District removed mementoes that had been left on graves.

Connected by satelliteAt least one former user of the TNRD's free

television rebroadcasting system now has satel-lite TV.

Annabelle Stevens reported during the public comments portion of the meeting that a LTSS (Local Television Satellite Solution) receiver was installed at her home on Dec. 22.

She thanked the mayor and council for their efforts in making this happen.

Mayor John Harwood said much of the credit should go to Ron Storie, the TNRD's manager of community services.

The regional district and affected communi-ties decided last year to discontinue the free television rebroadcast system due to increasing costs and decreasing usage.

Unfortunately it was found that LTSS, a federally sponsored program through Shaw that was offered by the TNRD as an alternative, was unexpectedly no longer available.

Storie has apparently been working since then to create alternatives to local residents who were without television service.

Community forests agm coming to Clearwater

Canajun, eh!Barb Coates uses a hockey stick to dig her vehicle out after getting stuck on the connector between the logging bridge across the Clear-water River at Brookfield Creek and Old North Thompson Highway on Friday, Jan. 9. “You can't get more Canadian than this!” said Merlin Blackwell as he snapped the picture and then helped to get her out. They and other bystanders then helped free a second vehicle that also got stuck. Photo by Merlin Blackwell

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VICTORIA – Inspired by her holistic ranching background, Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon has launched a province-wide environmental edu-cation program for high school teachers and youth leaders.

Stewards of the Future offers grants of up to $800 per group to cover field trips, fees for pro-grams and guess speakers, equipment and teacher release time for projects. It is offered for students from grades 9-12, First Nations educators, 4-H, Guide and Scout groups and environment clubs, with an application dead-line of Jan. 23 for the spring program.

"Through Stewards of the Future, students will have the opportu-nity to explore issues that affect the land, water and other natural resources in British Columbia," Guichon said. "The goal of this program is not to solve the challenges we face, but rather to encour-age open discussion and gain a better understand-ing of the issues that affect our natural sur-roundings."

Program partners, including the education ministry and B.C. Parks, offer support for proj-ects such as research on invasive species leading to mapping and removal.

The Stewards of the Future toolkit emphasizes hands-on "place-based" experience to appreciate

and enhance biodiversity.Guichon and her

late husband Lawrence Guichon are credited with pioneering holistic man-agement in the B.C. cattle industry, emphasizing preservation of natural grassland on their historic Merritt-area ranch.

Holistic management, developed by African biologist and game ranger Allan Savory, overturned the long-held belief that overgrazing is the result of too many animals. Savory proved that reduc-ing the number of animals doesn't restore grasslands, which developed in the presence of large herds that were kept closely bunched and moving to avoid predators. Planned grazing mimics that pat-tern and gives grasslands

time to recover.Details and application

forms for the Stewards of the Future program are

available at the Lieutenant Governor's website, www.ltgov.bc.ca

Guichon intends to

visit programs in the prov-ince and incorporate an awards program for par-ticipants.

Keith McNeill

A number of property owners in the Flats area of Clearwater were relieved when they received their notices from BC Assessment recently, according to town councillor Dennis Greffard.

Speaking during a town council meeting held Jan. 6, Greffard said several residents had approached him after receiving letters

from BC Assessment in late 2014 that advised them the assessed value of their land for 2015 taxation purposes would be almost twice what it had been the year before.

Greffard said he had checked with the provincial authority and been told that there had been an error in calculating the assessments and the letter had been sent out in mistake.

The error hap-pened because one of their assessors mis-takenly entered the wrong figure into his computer while mak-ing his valuations for part of Clearwater, according to Graham Held, deputy assessor for the Thompson-Cariboo region.

“The moral of the story is always look at your assess-ment. The number is important,” Held said

BC Assessment automatically sends

letters to prop-erty owners if their assessments have increased more than 15 per cent above the market change, explained Held.

The error was discovered, but not before the letters had gone out.

Purpose of the let-ters is precisely that – to help catch errors. The letters also serve to advise people to check their assess-ment notices when they receive them to see if they want to appeal.

Assessment notices went out dur-ing the first week of January.

The assessed val-ues of property in the Kamloops region were generally stable, with changes ranging from -5 per cent to +10 per cent.

In Clearwater, the assessed value of residential properties went down by about a half of one per Continued on page A3

BC Assessments corrects property valuation error

Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon on her family ranch in the Nicola Valley. Andrew Snucins/Government House photo

Lieutenant Governor sponsors youth environment program for all of B.C.

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Clearwater is once again plan-ning a Winter Festival, which will take place on Jan. 30, 31 and Feb. 1, reports Ken Kjenstad, one of the organizers.

“As ever, a big thank you to all our sponsors who make this a great family weekend with lots of winter activities,” Kjenstad said.

The festival will follow the annu-al Hockey Days, which will take place Jan. 19 – 25 with all the local teams in action.

The Winter Festival will begin on Friday, Jan. 30 with free public skating accompanied by Disney characters at the Sportsplex starting at 4:30 p.m.

This will be followed by a figure-skating exhibition at 7 p.m.

There will be free refreshments available at both activities.

The Love Where You Live curl-

ing bonspiel will be on the Friday and the Saturday. Phone Mel Romeo at 250-674-8009 to put in a team.

There will be two full days of downhill skiing at a cost of a toonie-a-day on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at Clearwater Ski Hill. The conces-sion will be open and ski rentals will be available.

Saturday and Sunday will see our youngest hockey players in action during an eight-team Novice tournament. Be sure to come out and cheer these young people on.

There will be moonlight cross-country skiing at the Candle Creek ski trails, starting at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 1. Fireside snacks will be available.

This will be a great time to try this sport.

For more information, look for posters and the ad in the Times next week.

Kamloops This Week

It took three attempts, but a science experiment cre-ated by students who attended McGowan Park elementary (and who are now in Grade 8 at Sa-Hali secondary) lifted off into space on Saturday morn-ing (Jan. 10).

Last fall, teacher Sharmane Baerg and students Hunter Galbraith, Kieren O’Neil, Ryan Watson and Jordan Brown watched as their science experi-ment was destroyed after the unmanned Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft taking it to the International Space Station exploded upon liftoff.

A duplicate science experi-ment made it to Florida for private company Space X’s attempt at delivering sup-

plies — including the students’ experiment — to the space sta-tion.

That attempt, on Jan. 6, came within a minute of launching, but a technical problem aborted the mission.

A third attempt on Saturday was successful and the stu-dents’ experiment should reach the International Space Station at 3:12 a.m. Kamloops time on Monday, Jan. 12.

The students won a district-wide contest to take part in the international space-education program. It was the only Canadian experiment to be chosen to go into space by the National Centre for Earth and Space Station Education.

Working alongside the boys and their teacher was Thompson Rivers University chemistry professor Sharon

Brewer who, along with dean of science Tom Dickinson, provided the group with a labo-ratory to work on the experi-ment.

The students’ experiment is designed to test how crystals grow in the microgravity envi-ronment on the International Space Station (ISS), the ulti-mate destination of the experi-ment.

The boys were intrigued with the chemical reactions that turn two liquids into a solid and designed their experi-ment around that.

They discovered along the way that liquids they chose became a fluffy snowflake-like solid if they came together quickly, but more needlelike if a filter was added to slow the chemical process.

Winter Festival coming soon

A privately-owned SpaceX launch rocket carries a science experiment designed by Kamloops schoolchildren into space. Kamloops This Week photo

Kamloops kids' science experiment finally blasts off into space from Florida

Continued from page A2 cent, while the total of business and other assessments went up by almost three per cent.

The overall assessment roll for Clearwater went up from $334 million last year to $341 mil-lion this year.

In Barriere, resi-

dential assessments went up by nearly two per cent, while the assessments for business and others went down by a little over one per cent.

Barriere's overall assessment roll went up from $193 million last year to $199 mil-lion this year.

Property own-ers have until Feb.

2 to file a Notice of Complaint (appeal) if they disagree with their assessments.

Property Assessment Review panels will sit dur-ing February and the first half of March to hear complaints.

After the panels have finished, revised assessment rolls will be produced.

Municipal and other levels of gov-ernment (such as school districts) that are funded with the help of property taxes will then use the numbers from the assessment rolls plus their budgets produced earlier to set property tax rates for their respective jurisdictions.

Assessment error rattles owners

Clearwater and District Food BankOpen: 9am to 12 noon, Mondays and Fridays

How to Donate: Cash or cheques can be dropped off at the Food Bank or by mail to 741 Clearwater Village Road,

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WHAT’S HAPPENING?

Snow Angels

Clearwater is in need of Snow Angels? Please step up and help by adopting and clearing a neighbour’s driveway. Watch for people in your neighbourhood who could use help removing snow and ask if you can lend a hand. If you want to be a “Snow Angel”, call us at the office at 250-674-2257 and we will connect you with those in need. A big thank you to the following who have been recognized as “Snow Angels” in our community: Ross Wilson, Wade Elliott and Eric Bidell. Your kindness makes Clearwater a great place to live.

Community Recreation Healthy Living - Winter Programming – 2015

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You should receive your property tax assessment notice early in January. If you feel your property assessment is incorrect, contact BC Assessment to discuss your assessment, they may be able to resolve your concerns. 1-866-825-8322. The deadline to file a notice of complaint to the Property Assessment Review Panel is February 2nd, at 11:59pm.

Recycling and Disposal Directory The Thompson Nicola Regional District has produced a comprehensive guide on where you can take household items for reuse, recycling or disposal in our community. For your free copy of this directory, call into the District office.

Upcoming Events: Clearwater Hockey Days: Jan 19th–24th Wear a Hockey Jersey – support our teams. Win a set of Blazers tickets for your team.

Winter Festival: Jan 30th. 4:30pm Public Skating, Skate with Disney. Free Refreshments 7:00pm Figure Skating Exhibition Jan 30th & 31st Curling Bonspiel at the North Thompson Sportsplex Jan 31st & Feb 1st Toonie Ski Days at Clearwater Ski Hill & Novice Hockey at the North Thompson Sportsplex Feb 1st 4:30pm Moonlight cross-country skiing with fireside snacks at no charge.

Candle Creek Upcoming Meetings of Council: Public Welcome. January 20th– Parks and Recreation Committee of the Whole Meeting – 1:00pm ** NOTE NEW TIME January 20th– Regular Council Meeting – 2:00pm ** NOTE NEW TIME Keep updated with what’s happening in the District on our website www.districtofclearwater.com and “Like”

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

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

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

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

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Editor, The Times: Let's see here!

According to a small item on the front page of the business section of the Vancouver Sun, the United States economy is now leading the pack again with over three per cent growth.

Of course, this is not

going to obscure the mil-lion of homes abandoned, the 401Ks massacred or the fact that the gap between the rich and the rest of the citizens of the U.S. is wider than ever. However these stats do indicate that the six years of rule by Barack Obama's Democrats have been a

success, despite everything that was against them. Paul Krugman, one of Obama's severest critics, stated as much in Rolling Stone.

So, one has to ask, why hasn't this been reflected by the polls. I know that the U.S. media is overloaded with the likes of FOX “fair and balanced” but that doesn't explain why the American voters staggered to the polls to vote for the very forces that brought their financial ruin and scorn from the rest of

the world. (With the exception of that gang of clowns who jumped on George Bush's ship of fools off to Iraq looking for non-existent weapons of mass destruction.)

Another big question is why does the Canadian media hates Obama so badly. From Rex Murphy to Mathew Fisher, they all dump on Barack Obama unmercifully.

In one of his late Vancouver Sun columns Fisher remarked about Obama's hand-wringing over northern Iraq and

Syria. What he and other right wingers apparently want is for Barack Obama to send in the American army again. This is a per-fect example of Albert Einstein's definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

So, which is it? The U.S. recovery is a success or Barack Obama and his Democrats are complete failures?

You can't have it both ways.

Dennis PeacockClearwater, B.C.

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Can anybody be an ambassador?GUEST editorial

Opinion“ Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and

try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: You don't give up.” - Anne Lamott, writer

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Kamloops This Week

House of Commons Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers performed a heroic deed in October when he shot dead a gunman who attacked Parliament Hill after murdering an unarmed sol-ider guarding the National War Memorial.

That Vickers was brave that day is without dispute.

His actions very likely saved lives.For all that, Vickers has been commended.Last week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper

announced Vickers will become Canada’s ambassador to Ireland, succeeding Loyola Hearn, a former Conservative MP.

Vickers has been sergeant-at-arms at Parliament since 2006, before which he spent a quarter-century working as a Mountie.

He may well become an effective ambassador to Ireland, but Vickers’ appointment again raises the question as to the qualifications of those awarded well-paid postings at home and abroad.

Surely performing a heroic deed while employed in a policing role cannot in and of

itself qualify one to become Canada’s highest link to a European country?

Is there anything else, aside from Vickers’ work in stopping a killer in October, that makes him the right person to become ambassador to Ireland?

Or, as with so many other appointments in politics, is the plum gig a reward for doing a good job? And, if so, should it be this way?

We have seen too many people handed lives of luxury simply because they supported the government in power or because their celebrity can be perceived to help the government in power.

Vickers’ predecessor in Ireland, Hearn, is an example of the former. He was instrumental in working to unite the Progressive Conservatives and Canadian Alliance. Examples of the lat-ter include journalists Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin (to Harper’s eternal regret) and Sun Peaks’ own Nancy Greene Raine.

Here’s wishing Vickers well in Dublin while we also wish for more transparency in how and why these appointments are made.

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February Blues Broadway Review seeks local talentEditor, The Times:

Choir practices for the Broadway Review production at the end of February began last week.

This is open to all North Thompson Community Chorus members, past and present. And (as always), I encourage new singers to join the choir.

I would love to have soloists, duets, trios, groups and instru-

mentals to sing and/or play any song that has been performed on stage - that would include operettas and opera along with Broadway musicals.

Please run by your selection with me and I'll see if I have the music on hand. If not, it is quite easy now to find it online and download it for about $5.

Also, you would likely want to run it by our accom-

panist Bonnie, if you plan on her accompanying you. Some arrangements can be quite dry, so often I will look for a part song arrangement because the piano tends to be much better.

Please look on the internet for a song you might like to do with others or by yourself - there are scads. When you find one or two that you like or recognize, simply youtube or vimeo it and give it a

listen. We can take it from there.Practices will be on Tuesdays

at 6:45 p.m. at Clearwater Christian Church and Thursdays at the Pentecostal in Barriere.

I am insisting that I have a minimum of 25 singers for the choir this session.

Please let me (choir direc-tor Leah Jones) know if you are interested or if you are only

interested in a non-choir song.The choir will be singing

three selections from Broadway. One will be The Phantom of the Opera, another will be Oh What a Beautiful Morning from Oklahoma, the third is yet to be decided (LOL). The gals will sing My Favorite Things from Sound of Music.

Leah JonesClearwater, B.C.

Economic recovery shows that Obama on right track


Debra Nehring (with Bobby): In the Yukon you might get a two foot dump of snow and you just deal with it. Put studs on your tires and four-wheel-drive, and away you go.

Sharon Chaytor:Considering how much snow we've had, I think it's quite acceptable. I've learned that when you live on a side street, you're last.

Pat Ferguson: Yes, I'm pretty well satisfied. They've had quite a chal-lenge.

Joe Short:Pretty well. You can't please everybody but they do what they can.

Jeremy Risling: Yes, the boys have been working hard. The roads are cleared. We're doing roofs right now.?

Questionof the Week

Are you satisfied with the snow removal from our roads and highways this

winter?

Editor, The Times:The North Thompson Arts Council is proud to

announce it will be continuing its “Poetry and Potluck” series on a monthly basis.

The events will be a held in the NTAC’s “Studio Space” at the Dutch Lake Community Centre, the last Thursday of every month.

The next event will be held on Thursday, Jan. 29, start-ing at 6 p.m., with readings at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

The purpose of this event is to promote the beauty

of the written word, poetry in this case, and to expand culturally on Clearwater’s community events. People may bring a couple pieces of poetry they want to share – it can be something previously published or an original work. They can either read the poetry themselves or have another person read it on their behalf.

If some would rather sit back, relax and listen, they are more than welcome. It is our goal to maintain a com-fortable, creative and enjoyable environment for all to enjoy.

We call this “Poetry & Potluck” as we want to have a casual gathering before the readings begin where people can get to know one another or connect with friends and neighbours alike.

So to that end, we ask that everyone bring a small appetizer platter along to share with his or her fellow poetry lovers.

Admission is by donation.Richard Stroh, president

North Thompson Arts Council

Editor, The Times:Here is my wish list for

Canada in 2015:• More class and less crass-

ness on the world stage by our representatives.

• More of an evenhanded rather than mean spirited approach to our friends and our foes, the definition of

these terms depends on your point of view.

• More open government and less closed-mindedness on the part of our leadership.

• More respect and less rejection of ideas that are counter to corporate think-ing.

• Less corporate control

and more cooperative soul.• More jobs that reflect

a thoughtful and balanced approach to development.

• More movement away from the hewers of wood and drawers of water philosophy of development and more secondary manufacturing.

• A greater effort toward

negotiation rather than con-frontation, an emphasis on words rather than weapons.

Happy New Year to you all and may even one on my wish list become a reality this year.

Wes MordenBlackpool, B.C.

Arts council to host “Poetry & Potluck” on Jan. 29

Wes gives his wish list For Canada in 2015

Smart-meter foes being punished for their standEditor, The Times:

Via a freedom-of-information request, I learned that nearly 70,000 smart meters were being read manu-ally as of Jan. 1, 2014.

As of Sept. 1, 2014, nearly 50,000 smart meters are still being read manually.

I have also learned that many BC Hydro smart meters will be read manually more or

less permanently.Those customers

are receiving the same service as those with analog meters, but are not being charged the $32.40 per month fee ($64.80 per reading).

This practice is definitely discrimi-natory under the Utilities Commission Act, which states all customers must be charged the same rate

for the same service.How can anybody

justify this unfair prac-tice?

Some people say it is pure extortion and a punitive measure from Bill Bennett, minister responsible for BC Hydro.

It definitely needs explaining to the people of British Columbia as to how a Crown corporation

is allowed to treat its customers in this man-ner, which is illegal under the Utilities Commission Act and runs counter to Bennett’s own direc-tive.

I believe people are being punished for taking a moral stand and this is a sad thing for democracy in B.C.

Guenter GottloeberKamloops, B.C.

Mining industry deserves more respectEditor, The Times:

As we start the new year and discuss growth sectors in B.C. for 2015 and beyond, many peo-ple might be quick to underestimate the con-tribution that mining and exploration make to B.C.’s economy.

In 2013 for instance, the mining industry added $511 million in direct payments to the provincial govern-ment and its various agencies. The number of people working in B.C.’s mining industry also increased in 2013,

directly employing 10,720 people.

Over the next 10 years, the B.C. mining industry is expected to require a surprising 16,770 new workers to meet the needs of mining expansion and retirements.

These are impressive stats for a vital B.C. industry that rarely gets recognized as one of the bedrocks of our B.C. economy. The mining industry defi-nitely carries its weight.

Jesse McClintonVictoria, B.C.


Editor, The Times: Let's see here!

According to a small item on the front page of the business section of the Vancouver Sun, the United States economy is now leading the pack again with over three per cent growth.

Of course, this is not

going to obscure the mil-lion of homes abandoned, the 401Ks massacred or the fact that the gap between the rich and the rest of the citizens of the U.S. is wider than ever. However these stats do indicate that the six years of rule by Barack Obama's Democrats have been a

success, despite everything that was against them. Paul Krugman, one of Obama's severest critics, stated as much in Rolling Stone.

So, one has to ask, why hasn't this been reflected by the polls. I know that the U.S. media is overloaded with the likes of FOX “fair and balanced” but that doesn't explain why the American voters staggered to the polls to vote for the very forces that brought their financial ruin and scorn from the rest of

the world. (With the exception of that gang of clowns who jumped on George Bush's ship of fools off to Iraq looking for non-existent weapons of mass destruction.)

Another big question is why does the Canadian media hates Obama so badly. From Rex Murphy to Mathew Fisher, they all dump on Barack Obama unmercifully.

In one of his late Vancouver Sun columns Fisher remarked about Obama's hand-wringing over northern Iraq and

Syria. What he and other right wingers apparently want is for Barack Obama to send in the American army again. This is a per-fect example of Albert Einstein's definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

So, which is it? The U.S. recovery is a success or Barack Obama and his Democrats are complete failures?

You can't have it both ways.

Dennis PeacockClearwater, B.C.

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House of Commons Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers performed a heroic deed in October when he shot dead a gunman who attacked Parliament Hill after murdering an unarmed sol-ider guarding the National War Memorial.

That Vickers was brave that day is without dispute.

His actions very likely saved lives.For all that, Vickers has been commended.Last week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper

announced Vickers will become Canada’s ambassador to Ireland, succeeding Loyola Hearn, a former Conservative MP.

Vickers has been sergeant-at-arms at Parliament since 2006, before which he spent a quarter-century working as a Mountie.

He may well become an effective ambassador to Ireland, but Vickers’ appointment again raises the question as to the qualifications of those awarded well-paid postings at home and abroad.

Surely performing a heroic deed while employed in a policing role cannot in and of

itself qualify one to become Canada’s highest link to a European country?

Is there anything else, aside from Vickers’ work in stopping a killer in October, that makes him the right person to become ambassador to Ireland?

Or, as with so many other appointments in politics, is the plum gig a reward for doing a good job? And, if so, should it be this way?

We have seen too many people handed lives of luxury simply because they supported the government in power or because their celebrity can be perceived to help the government in power.

Vickers’ predecessor in Ireland, Hearn, is an example of the former. He was instrumental in working to unite the Progressive Conservatives and Canadian Alliance. Examples of the lat-ter include journalists Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin (to Harper’s eternal regret) and Sun Peaks’ own Nancy Greene Raine.

Here’s wishing Vickers well in Dublin while we also wish for more transparency in how and why these appointments are made.

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February Blues Broadway Review seeks local talentEditor, The Times:

Choir practices for the Broadway Review production at the end of February began last week.

This is open to all North Thompson Community Chorus members, past and present. And (as always), I encourage new singers to join the choir.

I would love to have soloists, duets, trios, groups and instru-

mentals to sing and/or play any song that has been performed on stage - that would include operettas and opera along with Broadway musicals.

Please run by your selection with me and I'll see if I have the music on hand. If not, it is quite easy now to find it online and download it for about $5.

Also, you would likely want to run it by our accom-

panist Bonnie, if you plan on her accompanying you. Some arrangements can be quite dry, so often I will look for a part song arrangement because the piano tends to be much better.

Please look on the internet for a song you might like to do with others or by yourself - there are scads. When you find one or two that you like or recognize, simply youtube or vimeo it and give it a

listen. We can take it from there.Practices will be on Tuesdays

at 6:45 p.m. at Clearwater Christian Church and Thursdays at the Pentecostal in Barriere.

I am insisting that I have a minimum of 25 singers for the choir this session.

Please let me (choir direc-tor Leah Jones) know if you are interested or if you are only

interested in a non-choir song.The choir will be singing

three selections from Broadway. One will be The Phantom of the Opera, another will be Oh What a Beautiful Morning from Oklahoma, the third is yet to be decided (LOL). The gals will sing My Favorite Things from Sound of Music.

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For the second straight year, and the fourth time in five years, Olivia was the top name for girls born in B.C. in 2013, according to the province's Vital Statistics Agency.

Liam reclaimed the number one spot for baby boys replacing Ethan, which was tops in 2012, after edging out Liam the previous year.

The top five names for girls born in British Columbia in 2013 were Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Emily and Ava.

For baby boys born in 2013 in B.C., the top five names were Liam, Mason, Ethan, Lucas and Benjamin.

There were 43,925 babies born in B.C. in 2013, which includes 22,491 boys and 21,434 girls.

40 YEARS AGO:The Avola

Parents/Teachers Association was planning a Valentine Dance. Convenor was to be Mr. B. Barry, school prin-cipal and honorary principal of the PTA.

45 YEARS AGO:A cable basket was

installed at Little Fort to make crossing the North Thompson safe when ice was on the river. The motor-run basket could hold six people.

North Thompson Ambulance Association made seven trips in December and three so far in January, George Adams reported to a meeting of the Central North Thompson Chamber of Commerce. There were 117 mem-bers in the association.

40 YEARS AGO:The new school for

Vavenby was to open on Jan. 20.

An article pro-

filed the Buck fam-ily. In 1944 Grace and Bill Buck came to Clearwater from Oliver, intending to go to the Mad River country. Instead they bought the old Glover place on Candle Creek Road from a Mr. Jones.

35 YEARS AGO:Local emergency

coordinator Bill Mattenley chaired a meeting at Clearwater RCMP detachment to revitalize Search and Rescue in the area. Sgt. Frank Baruta said he would rely on the expertise of the orga-nized groups to conduct a search.

Clearwater skiers Sue Foster, Tammy Bourelle, Kevin Kershaw and Laurie Koblun took part in the B.C. Winter Games time trials in Vernon.

Clearwater faced a water shortage after a frozen pipe caused the dam to drain.

30 YEARS AGO:The planned length

of the Wells Gray ski marathon was reduced from 45 km to 30, announced mara-thon chairman Chris Kissinger. The mara-thon was one of 12 in the B.C. Loppet series.

The federal govern-ment donated $122,000 in a make-work pro-gram to build a viewing platform at Spahats Falls, and to clean up trees and debris

deposited in the North Thompson River by a windstorm the previous August.

Blue River's Janie Lamont, the 1983 Citizen of the Year, was told that she must slow down and definitely not work in her store any more. She had been taken from Blue River by ambulance before Christmas.

25 YEARS AGO:North Thompson

school board trustees voted themselves a hefty pay raise. Rates for a regular board member went from $5,000 per year to $10,000.

In predictions for the year 2000, Clearwater Forest District manager Mel Monteith said that a pulpmill was not likely, but that a value-added plant to make paneling or wood mold-ings would be coming.

Blue River school trustee Jeanette Atkinson forecast that tourism would grow for that community. "Snow is our biggest asset," she said.

20 YEARS AGO:A mass walk-out

by 16 TNRD direc-tors from the small municipalities and rural areas prevented the five Kamloops directors from pass-ing a $200,000 grant to the KXA. "They were going to use their weighted Kamloops

vote to pass it," said Blue River representa-tive Steve Quinn. "It was the only respon-sible thing we could have done."

Clearwater's Ali Turcotte took the King of the Hill trophy in the Stock Classes at the Sno-Drifter's annual Raft Mountain Hill Climb. Over 100 sleds, 91 of them entries, were on the mountain for the event.

15 YEARS AGO:First baby of the

millennium was Keltie Brynn Elsie Arndt. The daughter of Kelvin and Karley Arndt was born on Jan. 1 at 11:51 p.m.

A large crowd attended a public meet-ing at Blackpool Hall to hear Slocan foresters answer questions about deer range, flooding and visual impacts related to logging along a ridge west of Blackpool. "My contention is that this is a little bit heavy on clear-cut logging in the lower elevations where the mule deer are," said Ted Richter.

10 YEARS AGO:Wells Gray Country

Services Committee asked the Thompson-Nicola Regional Board to start the process to acquire land for the memorial park for fallen firefighter Chad Schapansky, a firefight-er killed in a restaurant fire in the spring of 2004.

The first baby of 2005 was born at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital to Upper Clearwater resident Jamie Blackmore.

District 73 school board rejected full day of Kindergarten, despite a survey that found 56 per cent of respondents in favor.

Freezing rain caused RCMP to shut down Highway 5 north of Blue River for over 24 hours. According to Blue River resident Jennifer Poohachoff, trucks were lined up along Highway 5 near Mike Wiegele Heli-ski Village at the north end of town to the bridge 10 km south of Blue River.

5 YEARS AGO: Documents for sub-

dividing the Blackpool Firehall property from the Blackpool Community Hall (owned by Star Lake Women's Institute) had been submitted for final review, reported Tim Pennell, director for Wells Gray Country (Area A). This included an agreement to have potable water supplied to both halls from a neighboring system.

Upper Clearwater Farmers' Institute vol-unteers had done a fantastic job relocating and adding to the Upper Clearwater Hall, said Pennell. He intended to allocate $40,000 in federal gas tax revenues towards the project.

1 YEAR AGO: District of

Clearwater had con-tributed $48.5 million in economic stimulus to the community since incorporation, accord-ing to Mayor John Harwood. Building per-mits in the new munici-pality had averaged about $2.5 million per year, for a total of $16 million.

Melody Romeo was the new manager of Victims Services for the Clearwater and Barriere RCMP detachments. She took over from Kim Stockton, who had been manager for many years.

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The shakeout of liquefied natural gas proposals for B.C. continues, with ExxonMobil's large-scale project for Prince Rupert moving ahead and small-er projects changing or with-drawing plans.

ExxonMobil and its Canadian subsidiary Imperial Oil have filed a detailed description with B.C.'s Environmental Assessment Office, planning for a city-owned site on Tuck Inlet north of Prince Rupert Harbour.

One of the larger of 18 B.C. proposals, West Coast Canada LNG (WCC LNG) proposes up to five floating barges for LNG loading with onshore support facilities, and an estimated capi-tal cost of $15-25 billion. WCC LNG plans to start construction by 2017 and be in service by 2024.

WCC LNG sorted through a half dozen sites in the Kitimat and Prince Rupert area, where the larger of B.C.'s 18 current LNG export proposals are also claiming sites. Natural Gas

Development Minister Rich Coleman says 2015 is when the LNG industry begins to take shape, despite a slump in oil pric-es and rising competition from U.S. and other gas producers.

"New drilling activity in our upstream sector demonstrates investors remain confident in B.C.'s long-term natural gas potential," Coleman said in a New Year commentary released last week. "One of our province's largest Crown land sales in histo-ry occurred near the end of 2014, with industry contributing more than $209 million for exploration right alone."

Proponents of Aurora LNG Grassy Point near Prince Rupert withdrew that application to start the year, focusing on another site at Digby Island.

Also withdrawn is the Farrell Creek raw gas processing plant north of Hudson's Hope, a proj-ect taken over by Chinese-owned Progress Energy. Progress is a partner with PETRONAS in Pacific Northwest LNG at Lelu Island near Prince Rupert, with its investment decision post-poned indefinitely late last year

amid changing global energy supply and demand.

Woodfibre LNG near Squamish is another small-scale

project moving ahead, with its application for B.C. environmen-tal assessment accepted at the end of 2014.

The public comment period closed for another large-scale proposal, the Shell-led LNG Canada proposal for Kitimat.

Submitted

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has released its schedule for the regular meetings of its board of direc-tors.

All the meet-ings are scheduled for 1:15 p.m. in the boardroom at the TNRD Civic Building at 300-465 Victoria Street in Kamloops unless otherwise posted.

The schedule is as follows:

• Jan. 16

• Feb. 5 and 26• March 12 and

27• April 23• May 14 and 28• June 18• July 16• Aug. 20 (out of

town meeting at Sun Peaks)

• Sept. 17• Oct. 8 and 22• Nov. 5 and 19• Dec. 10

Visit the TNRD website at www.tnrd.ca for more information and to view board agendas when published.

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Times Staff

Production from a proposed lead-zinc mine at Ruddock Creek could begin in 2018, according to Jim Miller-Tait, exploration manager with Imperial Metals Corporation. In a presentation made to Clearwater town council's infrastruc-ture committee on Oct. 21, Miller-Tait said that preliminary assessments have been done and they are currently focus-ing on permitting for production.

Details of the presentation were included in the com-mittee's minutes,

which were released during the town council meeting held Jan. 6.

A new power-line would need to be installed, the com-

pany spokesperson said. It is anticipated that power will be brought in from Mica Dam to the east. This would use, in part, an existing power-line.

Bringing the

power in from Avola to the west might not be feasible due to inadequate capacity.

The mining com-pany is using diesel generators for power

during the explora-tion phase.

It is anticipated that there will be a workforce of approximately 250 during the construc-tion phase. Labor and materials are

to be sourced from Clearwater as much as possible.

Once production begins the workforce would be about 150, working a two weeks

in, two weeks out rotation.

There would be no tailings pond. The procedure would be to mix the tailings with concrete and then pump it back underground.

Life span of the mine is anticipated to be a minimum of 10 years.

Imperial Metals also owns the Mount Polley mine in the Cariboo, site of a major tailings pond breach last summer.

Last fall, the Neskonlith Indian Band issued an evic-tion notice against the Ruddock Creek project. A few weeks later, vandals par-tially burned a bridge on the road leading to the project.

The proposed Ruddock Creek mine is located about 30 km east of Avola near Tum Tum Lake.

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The Investors Group Walk for Memories in Barriere on Jan. 25 will be dedicated to Carolyn Kay Zerr.

Each of the Walks is annually dedicated to an honouree – a person who has been impacted by Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia.

Carolyn Kay Zerr (Kay) was born in Calmar, Alberta, in 1939. Her fam-

ily moved to Terrace, B.C., when she was nine and she moved to Vancouver at age 18. She met her future husband, Gordon, while working at McDonald Appliances.

Gordon and Kay had two children – Carleen and Terrill – and eventually settled in Barriere.

Kay has been an active community member as a mother, wife, volunteer and business co-owner. She started Zerr’s Major Appliance Repairs and

Services Ltd with Gordon, which serviced the Thompson Valley for over 33 years.

Although Kay’s life has been very full, she has still found the time to enjoy her favourite activities such as camping, gardening, read-ing and most importantly, spending time with her four granddaughters.

Kay was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2011 and has found the Alzheimer Society of B.C. to be extremely helpful in

terms of the education and support ser-vices offered to help people understand and cope with the disease.

Kay is appreciated for her positive outlook on life, her kind words and for always being willing to lend a helping hand.

Please join Barriere and area in honouring Carolyn Kay Zerr and others impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and other demen-tias at the 2015 Investors Group Walk for Memories.

Let’s get walking!The Barriere Walk takes

place on Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Barriere Senior’s Centre, 4431 Barriere Town Road.

Registration takes place at 10 a.m.

Walk starts at: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

For information or pledge sheets call: 250-672-9337, or 1-800-667-3742.

Cam Fortems – Kamloops This Week

A new leader has taken the helm at Kamloops and District Labour Council by promising to engage more with the com-munity.

Barbara Nederpel, a former nurse and now a cleri-cal worker at Royal Inland Hospital, was acclaimed this week as the council’s new president for the next two years.

She replaces Peter Kerek, an outspoken

opponent of the pro-posed Ajax copper and gold mine who also ran unsuccess-fully for city council in November.

“I started work-ing as a nurse and saw the challenges we had,” said Nederpel, who is also second vice-president with the provincial Hospital Employees’ Union.

“I’d always find something blocking me: ‘Why is this thing falling apart? Why aren’t we funding things properly?’”

Two years ago, Nederpel became

active in the labour council, which repre-sents public and pri-vate unions in the city and region.

Nederpel acknowl-edged Kerek’s strident opposition to the proposed Ajax mine, a sentiment she shares.

But, she also cau-tioned there are mixed feelings among labour council members about the proposed open-pit mine south of Aberdeen that is promising several-hundred jobs.

“It’s not a huge focus,” she said of Ajax.

The labour council passed a resolution several years ago opposing the mine, causing a split with the Steelworkers’ Union.

“I’m open to change and democ-racy,” Nederpal said.

“If an affiliate comes forward and says, ‘Why don’t we wait for an environ-mental review?’ I’m open to that . . . I’m just one voice of many.”

The labour council is front and centre in a number of events, including the annual Labour Day Picnic and the National Day of Mourning for work-ers hurt or killed on the job.

“We’re really look-ing at engaging a little more with the com-munity and showing the general population we’re not about getting good contracts for our-selves,” Nederpel said.

“What we want for us, we want for every-one.”

Nederpel is also president of the NDP’s provincial Kamloops-North Thompson electoral association and vice-president of the party’s federal Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo federal riding association.

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The Investors Group Walk for Memories in Barriere on Jan. 25 will be dedicated to Barriere resident Carolyn Kay Zerr, shown here holding a baby. Photo submitted

Investors Walk For Memories on Jan. 25 dedicated to Barriere’s Kay Zerr

Kamloops and District Labour Council has new president, Barbara Nederpel

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The Investors Group Walk for Memories in Barriere on Jan. 25 will be dedicated to Carolyn Kay Zerr.

Each of the Walks is annually dedicated to an honouree – a person who has been impacted by Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia.

Carolyn Kay Zerr (Kay) was born in Calmar, Alberta, in 1939. Her fam-

ily moved to Terrace, B.C., when she was nine and she moved to Vancouver at age 18. She met her future husband, Gordon, while working at McDonald Appliances.

Gordon and Kay had two children – Carleen and Terrill – and eventually settled in Barriere.

Kay has been an active community member as a mother, wife, volunteer and business co-owner. She started Zerr’s Major Appliance Repairs and

Services Ltd with Gordon, which serviced the Thompson Valley for over 33 years.

Although Kay’s life has been very full, she has still found the time to enjoy her favourite activities such as camping, gardening, read-ing and most importantly, spending time with her four granddaughters.

Kay was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2011 and has found the Alzheimer Society of B.C. to be extremely helpful in

terms of the education and support ser-vices offered to help people understand and cope with the disease.

Kay is appreciated for her positive outlook on life, her kind words and for always being willing to lend a helping hand.

Please join Barriere and area in honouring Carolyn Kay Zerr and others impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and other demen-tias at the 2015 Investors Group Walk for Memories.

Let’s get walking!The Barriere Walk takes

place on Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Barriere Senior’s Centre, 4431 Barriere Town Road.

Registration takes place at 10 a.m.

Walk starts at: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

For information or pledge sheets call: 250-672-9337, or 1-800-667-3742.

Cam Fortems – Kamloops This Week

A new leader has taken the helm at Kamloops and District Labour Council by promising to engage more with the com-munity.

Barbara Nederpel, a former nurse and now a cleri-cal worker at Royal Inland Hospital, was acclaimed this week as the council’s new president for the next two years.

She replaces Peter Kerek, an outspoken

opponent of the pro-posed Ajax copper and gold mine who also ran unsuccess-fully for city council in November.

“I started work-ing as a nurse and saw the challenges we had,” said Nederpel, who is also second vice-president with the provincial Hospital Employees’ Union.

“I’d always find something blocking me: ‘Why is this thing falling apart? Why aren’t we funding things properly?’”

Two years ago, Nederpel became

active in the labour council, which repre-sents public and pri-vate unions in the city and region.

Nederpel acknowl-edged Kerek’s strident opposition to the proposed Ajax mine, a sentiment she shares.

But, she also cau-tioned there are mixed feelings among labour council members about the proposed open-pit mine south of Aberdeen that is promising several-hundred jobs.

“It’s not a huge focus,” she said of Ajax.

The labour council passed a resolution several years ago opposing the mine, causing a split with the Steelworkers’ Union.

“I’m open to change and democ-racy,” Nederpal said.

“If an affiliate comes forward and says, ‘Why don’t we wait for an environ-mental review?’ I’m open to that . . . I’m just one voice of many.”

The labour council is front and centre in a number of events, including the annual Labour Day Picnic and the National Day of Mourning for work-ers hurt or killed on the job.

“We’re really look-ing at engaging a little more with the com-munity and showing the general population we’re not about getting good contracts for our-selves,” Nederpel said.

“What we want for us, we want for every-one.”

Nederpel is also president of the NDP’s provincial Kamloops-North Thompson electoral association and vice-president of the party’s federal Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo federal riding association.

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The Investors Group Walk for Memories in Barriere on Jan. 25 will be dedicated to Barriere resident Carolyn Kay Zerr, shown here holding a baby. Photo submitted

Investors Walk For Memories on Jan. 25 dedicated to Barriere’s Kay Zerr

Kamloops and District Labour Council has new president, Barbara Nederpel


Times Staff

Two of the forest com-panies logging in the upper North Thompson Valley, West Fraser and BC Timber Sales, will be affected in their local operations by new standards and rules recently announced by Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI).

SFI is the world's largest forestry standards organiza-tion by area.

“The future of our forests depends on credible, transpar-ent and audit able standards to enable sustainable resource use for today and generations to come. Our work starts with the SFI standards, but SFI is so much more – it’s a com-munity that stands together for the health and future of forests,” said Kathy Abusow, president and CEO of SFI Inc. “SFI plays a central role in strengthening the vital link between healthy forests, responsible purchasing and sustainable communities.”

The SFI standards are updated every five years to incorporate the latest scientif-ic information and to respond to emerging issues. As part of this update, comments were received during two 60-day public comment periods and input was gathered from 12 public workshops across the United States and Canada.

A major change to the structure of the SFI 2015-

2019 standards and rules is the establishment of three stand-alone standards:

• The Forest Management Standard promotes sustain-able forestry practices based on 13 principles, 15 objectives, 37 performance measures and 101 indicators. These requirements include mea-sures to protect water quality, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, species at risk and forests with exceptional conservation value.

• The Fibre Sourcing Standard promotes responsi-ble forestry practices based on 14 principles, 13 objectives, 21 performance measures and 55 indicators that address the 90 per cent of the world’s forests that are not certified.

These fibre sourcing requirements include mea-sures to broaden the conserva-tion of biodiversity, use for-estry best management prac-tices to protect water quality, provide outreach to landown-ers and utilize the services of forest man-agement and harvesting professionals.

The Chain of Custody Standard tracks the percentage of fibre from certified for-ests, certified

sourcing and recycled content through production and man-ufacturing to the end product.

According to the Canfor website, Canfor's Vavenby operations are not certified by SFI, although the company's operations in the southern U.S. are.

The company's Forest License 18 (locally known as “The Management”) and its Forest License A18688 are certified under Canadian Standards Association's CAN/CSA Z808 standard.

Canfor's forest manage-ment system is certified by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) under its environmental manage-ment standard 14001.

Thirteen of Canfor's saw-mills (including Vavenby) plus three of its sawmills are certified to the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC) chain of custody standard.

8 - 9Speed and conditions cause vehicle collisions

From Jan. 3 to 7, there were 11 single and multiple vehicle collisions in the Clearwater RCMP Detachment area.

Injuries were sustained at three of the colli-sions and one collision was with an animal.

The majority of the collisions had to do with severe weather conditions and drivers' speeds.

Some of the primary offenders in the col-lisions were issued violation tickets for speed relative to condition; another was ticketed for failing to yield to oncoming traffic.

Police remind drivers that posted speeds on the highway are set for the best driving condi-tions.

• The faster you go, the longer it takes to stop

• The faster you go, the more you have to pay

ICBC tips to stay safe• Behind other vehicles, allow at least two

seconds following distance in good weather and road conditions (three seconds on the highway);

• Slow down on wet roads, in bad weather conditions or on uneven roads (increase your following distance to at least four seconds);

• Don’t speed up if someone is trying to pass you – it's illegal;

• Be realistic about your travel time; and• If you’re running late, accept the time

delay. It’s better to get there late than never

Impaired driverCentral Interior Traffic Services conducted

a traffic stop near Little Fort.One male was issued a 90 day immediate

roadside driving prohibition and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days for operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol.

Impaired driving in B.C. • Impaired driving remains the leading

cause of car crash fatalities;• On average 86 people die in crashes

involving impaired driving;• 59 per cent of impaired related crashes

happen on Friday, Saturday or Sunday;• 43 per cent of impaired related crashes

take place between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m.;• 71 per cent of all impaired drivers in

crashes are males; and• 16-25 year olds account for 31 per cent of

impaired drivers in crashes even though they only represent 13 per cent of all drivers in B.C.

Stay safe• Plan ahead for a safe ride; and• Take your turn as the designated driver.

C L E A R W A T E R

1-800-222-TIPSClearwater RCMP Report

New SFI standards work to ensure the health of our forests

Insect-spray program unlikely Cam Fortems – Kamloops This Week

For the first time in nearly two decades, the province is unlikely to mount an insect-spray program this year to protect forests in the Thompson region and other parts of the Southern Interior.

The lack of a spray program is not due to budget cuts, but due to what an entomologist with the Ministry of Forests and Natural Resource Development called "a lull" in what otherwise has been a regular annual spray program aimed at pests including spruce budworm and tussock moth.

The Ministry has completed fall sampling and aerial surveying for insects and evidence of damage.

"It's kind of a lull year," said Lorraine Maclauchlan, an ento-mologist with the ministry based in Kamloops.

"There's bark beetles and defo-liators, but it's reminiscent of 1995 and '96."

One year later, in 1997, marked the first year of a mountain pine-beetle explosion that killed an esti-mated 90 per cent of mature pine in

the Thompson valley.But, unlike 15 years ago, there is

no looming crisis following this lull."Tussock moth and budworm

have declined to a level where I don't think we'll have a spray pro-gram," Maclauchlan said.

That would mark the first year since 1995 with no aerial spray pro-gram in the region.

Prior to that, Maclauchlan said, spraying was done annually dating back to the late 1980s.

Spraying of Btk, a naturally occurring organism, to combat defoliators is intended to reduce economic damage to the province's public timber resources.

The pests can kill juvenile trees and stunt growth of mature trees.

The insects are a natural part of B.C.'s environment and populations rise and fall in cycles.

Western spruce budworm.

Helping our

CommunityWe at the

North Thompson Timestake great pride in

supporting our community and the organizations who strive to make

our area the best place to live

THE TIMES IS DEDICATED TO

Veterinary

LIFE WITH PETS

I am pleased to see that many businesses in our area have posted signs on their doors reminding people not to leave dogs unattended in cars during warm weather. Given the recent tragedy in our Province, it is a wonder why some people still choose to do this. I am certain that it is not done out of carelessness or malice, as most people who bother to take their dogs with them in the car usually do so because they love their company and want their dogs to be with them. Therefore, I can only assume it is because these owners do not realize how quickly heat stroke can occur in their pet. It’s a lot like car accident—it happens unexpectedly and can occur even with the best of intentions. Problem is, by then it’s too late to buckle your seatbelt.

It’s human nature to look at things from our own point of view. Yes, the car is a bit stuffy and uncomfortable when you return, but get that A/C on and it nice and cool in a matter of minutes. It would seem that leaving the windows open a bit should also help. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way for pets.

First of all, you and I have an amazing ability to rid our-selves of excess body heat. We have highly developed sweat glands on every square inch of our body. Further-more, most of us are not very hairy would not be wearing a fur coat in the summer. Dogs and cats, on the other hand, are fairly inef� cient at cooling themselves. Their sweat glands are poorly developed and con� ned only to the pads of their feet—sort of an afterthought on Moth-er Nature’s part. Their primary means of reducing body temperature is by evaporative cooling. They accomplish this by panting. It’s not a bad system, if you are rest-ing outdoors or are exercising at lower temperatures. But overall, it’s pretty inef� cient. In their natural state, animals avoid overheating by seeking out shade and by exerting themselves only when the sun goes down or the weather is cool. You don’t see a wolf or cougar pursuing a deer in the heat of the day. Our pets can’t make those kind of choices for themselves.

Evolution did not consider a Prius sitting in a parking lot in the sunshine. Once there is limited air circulation, pant-ing becomes a much less effective means of cooling the body. As a result, the animal pants faster and with greater exertion. This increased effort raises the humidity in the air and makes panting even less capable of releasing ex-cess heat. The end result being that the animal’s tempera-ture rises at a much faster rate. Unless the condition is re-versed in a very short time, organ damage starts to occur with alarming speed. Overheated muscle tissue begins to break down, releasing substances that can permanently damage the kidneys. Continued increase in body tem-perature will eventually cause a cascade of events leading to brain damage, seizures and death.

Cooling an animal suffering from heat stroke is danger-ous, too. Rapid cooling can result in shock, with often fatal consequences. Immediate medical attention for heat stroke involves treatment with intravenous � uids and medications to protect vital organs from further dam-age. The window of opportunity for successful treatment is very short and pets that do survive may suffer lasting consequences.

If you must travel with your pet in warm weather, be prepared. Pack a cooler with ice or cold packs and wa-ter to make certain your pet drinks frequently and stays well-hydrated. If possible, travel early in the morning or in the evening hours. Should you have a breakdown or being delayed due to an accident or road construction, have towels on hand that can be soaked in cold water or wrapped around cool packs for your pet to lay or sit on. Consider taking an extra set of keys if you foresee having to leave your pet in the vehicle for even a short time so you can leave on the air conditioning . Always remember that vehicles can stop running for any number of reasons, so you still must check on your pet every few minutes. Finally, any pet left in a vehicle can be reported to RCMP and the SPCA—even if you have taken all precautions.

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SeptemberThe award-winning

North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo cel-ebrated its 65th year.

Clearwater town council voted not to fund the television rebroadcasting service past Dec. 31. A letter to area residents was to provide information about LTSS, a federal program for low cost satellite television.

A slow pitch tour-nament raised over $2,800 to help the fam-ily of Valon Bonner, who had been born with a cleft lip and par-tially cleft palate. The money would be used to help cover the costs of going to Vancouver for surgery, said par-ents Corey Bonner and Megan Carter.

A good-sized crowd turned out for the annual First Fish cer-emony at Raft River. This was the 10th year

in a row the ceremony had been held in mod-ern times.

North Thompson Food Action Committee mem-bers Susan Garland, Ted Richardson and Cheryl Thomas received certificates of appreciation from Interior Health chair Norm Embry for their work on food security.

Former Clearwater resident Frank Ritcey, now the WildsafeBC provincial coordinator, gave a talk at the Wells Gray Infocenter on using electric fencing to deter bears.

A fire destroyed the Vavenby home of Charlotte West and her son. The pair had been away camping at the time.

Blackpool resident Adam Johnson lost everything when a fire destroyed his trailer.

Beautiful weather marked the annual Canoe Regatta at Dutch Lake. The event

included dry-land competitions at Rotary Sports Park during its first day. Phyllis Bucknell won the Golden Girl award.

Teams supported by Kinder Morgan were searching for archaeo-logical evidence near the confluence of the Clearwater and North Thompson rivers. The

purpose was to locate and assess any site that might be affected by the proposed twinning of the Transmountain pipeline.

The Times cel-ebrated its 50th anni-versary and an article told its original own-ers, Dave and Mary Berryman. The family came from a newspa-

per background and had started the Oliver Chronicle.

A grand open-ing was held for the new Dutch Lake Community Centre. The renovated former school contained the municipal offices, sev-eral YCS programs, TRU campus and other organizations.

Students were back in school after a dis-pute between the gov-ernment and BCTF

was concluded.

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Ski hill now openLeft: Geoff Ellen and Sabine Cooperman get a lift from the T-bar as Clearwater Ski Hill opens for the season on Satur-day, Jan. 10. Favorable snow conditions and new prices brought out nearly 300 people over the weekend.

Right: Slade Streadwick has a big smile as lift attendant and ski club director Daryll Cairns gives him a hand with the handle-tow at the bunny hill.Photos byKeith McNeill

Paddlers Boden Eakins (l) and Aiden Sim win the canoe race around the island dur-ing the Clearwater Canoe Regatta in September. Times file photo

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Clearwater hosted a successful three-day Midget hockey tournament this past weekend.

The local Ice Hawks placed third, defeating Winfield in the B-event final.

First place went to West Kelowna, which beat Prince George in the A.

In the C-event, 100 Mile House defeated Fort St. John.

“The tournament was quite physical,” reported Clearwater coach Tim Walker. “The boys are bruised and bat-tered.”

Clearwater tied game one against Winfield.

“I felt we didn't play 100 per cent effort in that game until the last five minutes. I think the outcome would have been different had we tried harder for

the full 60 minutes,” Walker said.

In their second

game the Ice Hawks beat Fort St. John 8-2.

“Fort St. John was smaller and less skilled than the other teams,” the Clearwater coach commented. “It was a good game for our third line players to get more ice time and I think they did very well.”

In game three Clearwater faced Prince George, which Walker felt was the strongest team, even though West Kelowna won the tournament.

“We were able to play our game in the first period, outplayed them yet they came out ahead with two goals early in the game,” the Clearwater coach said. “After this we got into pen-alty trouble (which has been our big-

gest problem all year long) and they stretched their lead to 4-0.”

In the second peri-od Clearwater got back into the game and started a come back 5-3, but again got into penalties and the game slipped away.

“We lost 7-3 and with that loss could not qualify for the first place finals,” Walker said.

Clearwater's final game was against Winfield again for third place.

“We played well for 60 minutes and beat them 5-3 to take the third place tro-phy,” Walker said.

Ken Kjenstad, who is in charge of Clearwater's referee program this year, expressed his appre-ciation to all those who volunteered, including the 50/50

sellers, scorekeepers, and raffle table vol-unteers.

Kjenstad gave special thanks to the six referees who officiated during the weekend: Roger Mayer, Kelvin Arndt, Sheldon Musselman, Ole Kjenstad, Orlynn Braaten and Russell Dana.

“All were compli-mented on the qual-ity of their work by coaches and specta-tors,” he said.

“Clearwater Minor Hockey was complimented on our tourna-ment quality and the condition and cleanliness of our Sportsplex and con-cession,” Kjenstad added.

Clearwater Ice Hawks will host the Midget Tier 4 Provincial cham-pionship the week of March 15.

12 - 13

Sports

Times Staff

Wells Gray Outdoors Club invites cross-country skiers of all ages and all skill levels to the first annual Sno-cial, an afternoon of snow and socializing.

The event will be held on Sunday, Jan. 18, at the Candle Creek cross-country ski trails. No trail fees will be assessed during the event.

Activities will start at 1:30 p.m. with ski time. Participants should meet at the Candle Creek ski trails chalet. They can head out on the trails on their own, or join one of several ski “hosts” who will lead groups organized by level of fitness and skiing ability. There will be supervised children’s activities near the chalet.

At 3 p.m. there will be an après ski. Participants are invited to go back to the chalet for appies, hot chocolate and more. They can chat with local experts, find a new ski buddy, get some waxing tips, or just sit and enjoy the warmth of the fire. It will be a chance for long-time members to re-connect, and for newer members (and “not yet” mem-bers) to get to know other skiers in the area.

Car pooling is encouraged. Bring a friend and your favorite appetizer to share.

For more information, call Charlotte Smith at 250-566-4433.

Sno-cial planned for Candle Creek ski trails, Jan. 18

Ice Hawks place third in tourney

Clearwater Ice Hawk #6 Julien Dewey pops the puck into the top right corner of the net during a game against Fort St. John on Saturday. Behind him #4 Justin Sutherland (hidden) holds off a defender. They were taking part in a three-day Midget hockey tournament at the Sportsplex. Photo by Keith McNeill

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Time Staff

Clearwater hosted a successful three-day Midget hockey tournament this past weekend.

The local Ice Hawks placed third, defeating Winfield in the B-event final.

First place went to West Kelowna, which beat Prince George in the A.

In the C-event, 100 Mile House defeated Fort St. John.

“The tournament was quite physical,” reported Clearwater coach Tim Walker. “The boys are bruised and bat-tered.”

Clearwater tied game one against Winfield.

“I felt we didn't play 100 per cent effort in that game until the last five minutes. I think the outcome would have been different had we tried harder for

the full 60 minutes,” Walker said.

In their second

game the Ice Hawks beat Fort St. John 8-2.

“Fort St. John was smaller and less skilled than the other teams,” the Clearwater coach commented. “It was a good game for our third line players to get more ice time and I think they did very well.”

In game three Clearwater faced Prince George, which Walker felt was the strongest team, even though West Kelowna won the tournament.

“We were able to play our game in the first period, outplayed them yet they came out ahead with two goals early in the game,” the Clearwater coach said. “After this we got into pen-alty trouble (which has been our big-

gest problem all year long) and they stretched their lead to 4-0.”

In the second peri-od Clearwater got back into the game and started a come back 5-3, but again got into penalties and the game slipped away.

“We lost 7-3 and with that loss could not qualify for the first place finals,” Walker said.

Clearwater's final game was against Winfield again for third place.

“We played well for 60 minutes and beat them 5-3 to take the third place tro-phy,” Walker said.

Ken Kjenstad, who is in charge of Clearwater's referee program this year, expressed his appre-ciation to all those who volunteered, including the 50/50

sellers, scorekeepers, and raffle table vol-unteers.

Kjenstad gave special thanks to the six referees who officiated during the weekend: Roger Mayer, Kelvin Arndt, Sheldon Musselman, Ole Kjenstad, Orlynn Braaten and Russell Dana.

“All were compli-mented on the qual-ity of their work by coaches and specta-tors,” he said.

“Clearwater Minor Hockey was complimented on our tourna-ment quality and the condition and cleanliness of our Sportsplex and con-cession,” Kjenstad added.

Clearwater Ice Hawks will host the Midget Tier 4 Provincial cham-pionship the week of March 15.

12 - 13

Sports

Times Staff

Wells Gray Outdoors Club invites cross-country skiers of all ages and all skill levels to the first annual Sno-cial, an afternoon of snow and socializing.

The event will be held on Sunday, Jan. 18, at the Candle Creek cross-country ski trails. No trail fees will be assessed during the event.

Activities will start at 1:30 p.m. with ski time. Participants should meet at the Candle Creek ski trails chalet. They can head out on the trails on their own, or join one of several ski “hosts” who will lead groups organized by level of fitness and skiing ability. There will be supervised children’s activities near the chalet.

At 3 p.m. there will be an après ski. Participants are invited to go back to the chalet for appies, hot chocolate and more. They can chat with local experts, find a new ski buddy, get some waxing tips, or just sit and enjoy the warmth of the fire. It will be a chance for long-time members to re-connect, and for newer members (and “not yet” mem-bers) to get to know other skiers in the area.

Car pooling is encouraged. Bring a friend and your favorite appetizer to share.

For more information, call Charlotte Smith at 250-566-4433.

Sno-cial planned for Candle Creek ski trails, Jan. 18

Ice Hawks place third in tourney

Clearwater Ice Hawk #6 Julien Dewey pops the puck into the top right corner of the net during a game against Fort St. John on Saturday. Behind him #4 Justin Sutherland (hidden) holds off a defender. They were taking part in a three-day Midget hockey tournament at the Sportsplex. Photo by Keith McNeill

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By Tom Fletcher, Black Press

The B.C. govern-ment has adopted a regulation to prevent natural gas pipelines from being converted to carry oil to the North Coast.

Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman announced the regula-tion Tuesday, covering six pipelines proposed to link to liquefied nat-ural gas export facilities in the Prince Rupert, Kitimat and Squamish areas. He said other pipelines could be added if necessary.

The move comes after the Energy East proposal to switch a gas pipeline to carry oil from Alberta to refiner-ies in Quebec and New Brunswick.

Chief Barry Nikal of the Moricetown Indian Band endorsed the new regulation, but other aboriginal lead-ers and the NDP aren't satisfied with a cabinet order that could be quickly changed.

Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson says Coleman first promised legislation to prevent oil sands crude from being carried in pipelines built for gas at a public

meeting in Moricetown in April 2014. In November, Donaldson presented his own private member's bill to have the legislature endorse the move, after Coleman said he would use regulation instead.

"We do not want to see this used as an end run by Enbridge Northern Gateway to be using any proposed natural gas pipelines to transmit diluted bitu-men from the Alberta tar sands to the North Coast," Donaldson said.

He was supported by Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief John Ridsdale, who visited the B.C. legislature before join-ing anti-oil pipeline protesters on Burnaby Mountain.

"The proposed routes are actually all in our major spawn-ing beds," Ridsdale said. "And you've

got to realize that the water that comes from Wet'suwet'en territory also goes to the Fraser River and to the Skeena

River. So what we're doing is protecting everything on behalf of British Columbians."

Ridsdale is the high-est ranking member of the Tsayu Clan, one of five clans and 38 house territories of the Wet'suwet'en. The

Tsayu have rejected both oil and gas pipe-lines crossing their territory, and another house, the Unist'ot'en, has built a settlement with the help of outside environmentalists in an effort to block any pipeline development.

The regulation prevents the "auto-matic conversion" of pipelines, Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad said in a statement. It covers

the following proposed projects:

• Coastal GasLink, to supply the Shell-led LNG Canada proj-ect at Bish Cove near Kitimat

• Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project, to supply PETRONAS-led Pacific Northwest LNG at Lelu Island

• Pacific Trail Pipelines Project, to supply Chevron-led Kitimat LNG

• Pacific Northern

Gas Looping Project, to supply Douglas Channel LNG, a Texas private proposal for Kitimat

• Eagle Mountain Woodfibre Gas Project, an expansion of an existing gas line to a former pulp mill site near Squamish

• West Coast Connector, to supply Prince Rupert LNG, led by BG Group, which has delayed its decision to proceed.

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Robyn Rexin

Vavenby resident Marie Visser, affectionately known as Oma (grandma in Dutch) celebrated her 87th birthday on Friday, Jan. 9.

Daughter Mary Vollans organized the party, then was unable to come as a family member had an emergency in Kamloops.

There was a beautiful birth-day cake provided by Vollans as well as a delicious cold soup called pluma moos – thick and made of plums and other fruits. Everyone had a good time eating and visiting with each other.

Oma's great grandchild, 10-year-old Keziah Vollans, did a school project about her Oma's and Opa's journey to Canada. She found out that 28-year-old Marie (Oma) and Adrianus (Opa) got married on May on May 24, 1956. The very next day they boarded the ship SS Ryndam in Rotterdam. There were 97 passengers on board. They brought one suit-case for their clothes. The only

English they knew was, "Yes" and "No."

After 16 days the Vissers arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They then trav-elled by train to Grand Forks, B.C. That trip took five days.

When the Vissers arrived in Grand Forks, friends had found a job for Opa on a seed farm. The friends also had a house for them to rent.

When asked by her great grandchild if Oma had been scared on her journey Oma replied, "Nope. Oh no, it was fun."

Marie told friends later that it was an adventure that she never regretted.

Next the Vissers moved from Grand Forks to Armstrong. Oma moved to Vavenby 24 years ago to be closer to her daughter Mary Vollans. She joined the Vavenby Christian Church when she arrived and has been a member ever since.

Winter has returnedWith this heavy snowfall,

many thanks need to go out to those who have been going

around town to plow and/or shovel out driveways. Due to the low temperatures we had the outdoor rink is usable. Many thanks also need to go out to all those who volunteered their time when they went to the rink on Jan. 7 and shovelled and scraped the snow off of the ice. George Mattenley generously donated his snowblower to help.

When there is snow on the rink it would be greatly appreci-

ated if people volunteered their time to shovel and scrape it off. Shovelling and flooding the rink is all volunteer time. If there are any questions or concerns about the rink, phone Kevin Sheffield at 250-676-0078.

Games nights at the hallCrib and darts have started

again. Crib is held on Tuesdays and darts on Thursdays, both at 7 p.m. sharp. The cost is $3 a night. Both are held at Vavenby Community Hall.

Great grandmother celebrates birthday in Vavenby

Photo shows Adrianus and Marie Visser on their wedding day in 1956 in Holland. Photo submitted

Some of the guests at Marie Visser's birthday party pose for a photograph. Picture are (back, l-r) June Moilliet, Suzanne Ellis, (front, l-r) Valerie Gerber, Visser and Hilda Reimer. Photo by Robyn Rexin

No natural gas pipeline conversion to oil, B.C. vowsDoug Donaldson, NDP MLA for Stikine, says regulation is not enough, and the government promised legislation. Black Press file photo


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2014year in rev iew

OctoberKamloops resi-

dents Roland and Anne Neave donated 160 acres in Upper Clearwater to TRU for the Wells Gray Wilderness Centre. Approximately one-third of the property is wetland.

Nearly 30 health-care workers from regional hospitals, including doctors, nurses and paramed-ics, took part in a two-day CARE (com-prehensive approach to rural emergen-cies) course at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital.

Carol Schaffer announced that she intended to chal-lenge incumbent Tim Pennell to be TNRD

director for Wells Gray Country (Area A). Both were from Vavenby.

Consultants work-

ing for District of Clearwater proposed a 200-seat amphi-theatre overlooking Dutch Lake as part of

their plans for Dutch Lake beach/Bampton Recreation Area.

“Little Moccasins”, a film by Clearwater’s Ken Matheson, made it to the short list of seven finalists at the Canberra Short Film Festival. The film was about a First Nations residential school near Calgary.

Upper Clearwater got a new riding ring and a new roof on its community hall.

Candidates seek-ing local govern-ment seats included incumbent Thompson Headwaters (Area B) TNRD director Willow MacDonald, who was being chal-lenged by former director Max Lentz. Two new challengers, Dennis Greffard and Melanie Harwood, were seeking seats at

the Clearwater town council table.

The TNRD board approved $20,000 from federal Gas Tax funding to pay for upgrades to Vavenby Community Hall. The project also had $54,000 from Vavenby’s share of property taxes col-lected by District of Clearwater on the industrial land in the community.

Clearwater town council issued a devel-opment permit for a credit union building to be built as part of the new shopping center being developed by Buy-Low Foods. Permits for the Buy-Low store then under construction plus a second building, which was to contain a Pharmasave, had been issued earlier.

Clearwater town council gave the con-tract to develop a bio-mass heating system for the new Dutch Lake Community Centre to Fink Machines of Enderby. Cost of the project was put at $166,000.

A group calling itself Secwepemc Tska7 Warriors claimed responsibility for lighting a fire on a bridge on the road to a proposed lead-zinc mine at Ruddock Creek. The bridge was near Tum Tum Lake, about 15 km northeast of Avola.

Crews were at work installing drain-age works between Wells Gray Inn and Highway 5.

Clearwater employ-ees of Interior Savings Credit Union were at work developing a trail

behind Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital as part of Day of Difference.

Raft River Elementary School students took part in an official opening of the Courtney and Skye Buck Memorial Playground at the school. “This play-ground is a reflec-tion of two people we lost,” said Sabine Cooperman, president of the school’s PAC.

Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo M.P. Cathy McLeod and Senator Nancy Greene Raine of Sun Peaks were safe after a gunman invaded the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. One soldier and the gunman were killed.

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Les Sakals and Kevin Deckert receive certificates of appreciation in October for 30 years of volunteer ser-vice with Wells Gray Search and Rescue. Times file photo

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Thought of the week

You always have

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REGISTER TODAYTEL: 250.674.3530 IN PERSON: 209 Dutch Lake Rd. EMAIL: [email protected] • www.tru.ca/regional_centres/clearwater

UPCOMING COURSES Foodsafe Level 1 Dec 16 & 17 $95

Gymnastics - Youth Jan 6 – Mar 12 Various prices

ONLINE WORK-RELATED TRAININGPlease call 250.674.3530 to make an appoint-

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The Thompson Rivers University Regional joint brochure will be in your mailbox over the Christmas holidaysWatch for it!!!! If you do not receive a copy

please call 250-674-3530 or email [email protected] to request one, or stop by the

Dutch Lake Community Centre to pick one up.

Youth Gymnastic begins right after the New Year, phone and register your child to

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Jan. 17: Legion Meat Draw 3pm, bar opens 1pm, 257 Glen Road.Jan. 18: SNO-CIAL - WG Outdoor club, snow & socializing for

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Jan. 19 – 24: Clearwater Hockey Days, NT SportsplexJan. 23-24: Mens Skins, NT Sportsplex. Registration contact Melody

250-674-8009 or [email protected]. 24: Legion Dinner & Music night, 257 Glen Rd. 5pm – 8pm.Jan. 25: Ice Fishing Derby, Dutch Lake, sponsored by Clearwater

Rotary Club. Info 250-674-2795Jan. 30: Winter Festival event, public skating – Skate with Disney,

4:45 – 6 pm, NT SportsplexJan. 30: Figure Skating Exhibition, 7 pm, NT SportsplexJan. 30: Public Skating w/Disney, 4:30 – 6:45 pm, NT Sportsplex.

Jan. 30-31: Love Where You Live Bonspiel, NT Sportsplex. Registra-tion Melody 250-674-8009 or [email protected]

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Jan. 31 – Feb. 1: Winter Festival event, skiing @ Clearwater Ski Hill.Jan. 31-Feb 1: Novice Hockey Tournament, NT SportsplexFeb. 1: Moonlight Cross Country Skiing, 4:30 at Candle Creek Ski

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• Women in Business Luncheon: Last Wed. of the mth at Wells Gray Inn, 12–2 pm. Preregister at 250-674-2700

• Clearwater Choir: Youth 3:30 - 5 pm; Adult 6:30 - 9 pm, Tues-days, Clearwater Christian Church

• Crafts & Conversations with Cheryl. Tuesdays 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at the North Thompson Aboriginal Sharing Center. Phone 250-674-3703 for more info.

• Clearwater Farmers’ Market May – Oct. Saturdays 9am– Noon. For more info please call Anne at 250-674-3444.

• M&M (Mrs. & Ms.) Social. Last Sun of the mth Wells Gray Inn. 1pm: 250-587-6503

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

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Tuesdays: 9am-9pm @ Avola School House, various activities. Info ph Fay 250-678-5302.

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The first time I saw evidence of the way mouse-size crit-ters travel beneath the snow was in Kaslo in late winter. Petite tunnels, now roofless, wove their way thither and yon in a patch of melting snow beside the trail.

Several years later and near Clearwater, the view showed a length of arched snow, pushed upwards by wee ani-mals scurrying along beneath the surface, in their efforts to avoid being some predator’s lunch.

Experience num-ber three occurred in the lane behind our place this past December when a perfectly round small hole in the snow beside my boot caught my eye. I stopped and dis-covered another just a couple of metres away. Linking the two was a lacy trail made by miniscule foot-prints. Now I want to see some of these critters on the move.

Two different experiences occurred when my husband John and I were in

the Cariboo over Christmas and travel-ling along the Likely Road to visit friends at Big Lake. The day was clear and sunny; the road graded wide and smooth. Driving east along a straight stretch, I noticed an isolated, round, white blob ahead of us and wondered how that lump of snow could have been left there by the plow.

However, hav-ing been warned on previous occasions by above-mentioned husband to avoid hitting such debris because of the possi-bility of rocks within, I steered past it. This was good because,

as we approached, the snowball moved, grew legs, and hopped off towards the edge of the road. It was small, compact and bunny-like, not lanky like a snow-shoe hare, so maybe only a youngster.

We hoped it would avoid sun-tanning on roads in future; perhaps this White Rabbit thought that, like Alice, we should have followed it into Wonderland.

The return trip that day had another treat in store for us. Two animals crossed the road well ahead of us, but we didn’t expect they would wait to show them-selves. This was indeed our lucky day. Two lynx ran upwards through the snow to the top of the ridge beside us and disappeared, but only briefly.

The one closest to us lifted its tabby face and tufted ears to stare fixedly at us. It hid briefly a couple more times, but cat-curiosity won out and it raised its head again to see if we were still there before

becoming invisible. We edged the car forward looking for the other one – and it was watching us too. However, it was much harder to spot as its chosen hiding spot was in some spindly saplings, an almost perfect camouflage.

Thrilled by these sightings, but with John bewailing the lack of a camera, we remembered back to an earlier occasion when we were trav-elling along Dunn Lake Road as day-light faded, a friend with us. A lynx had run across the road in front of us into the low brush lining the road. Within seconds we stopped beside its exit spot – but saw only unmoving brush. We could feel

its presence, but three pairs of eyes never caught a glimpse of that elusive animal.

While travelling the Alaska Highway in September, a com-parable situation had occurred when a lady moose crossed the road well ahead of us. I caught sight of her again down a rough side road and followed it.

This time, only one of us was for-tunate enough to see her head just visible above the bushes where she had stopped and turned to observe us. But she swung away into the trees before John caught a glimpse. What are these ani-mals thinking as they stare at curious humans, anyway?

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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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Unexpected news excites you, Aries. Even though you’re not yet sure if the news is good or bad, you have high hopes that positive information is on the way.

Cancer, your mood is uplifting to those around you. Main-tain this optimistic outlook in the weeks ahead, and good fortune is bound to come your way.

Libra, a problem with no obvious solution has you seeing both sides of the argument. Dwell on things for a little while longer, and the solution will eventually come to you.

Capricorn, you will forge a new relation-ship this week, and it may lead to a solid friendship that lasts a number of years. Feelings are bound to get more intense.

This is a great week for brainstorming, Aquarius. Once you have a few solid ideas, put your plans into motion. At least one should pan out quite well.

Taurus, you have an abundance of energy and you have to find a way to harness it for the greater good. Find a new hobby or volunteer for a local project.

Leo, don’t be afraid to accept a helping hand at work. Seek help from others if no offers are imme-diately forthcoming. Explore all of your networking pos-sibilities.

Scorpio, you are planning some big moves and you are bound to have a number of sup-porters behind you. Others want you to succeed so take an opportunity and run with it.

Someone is trying to steer you in one direction, Pisces. Politely decline if that direction is the opposite of what you want to do.

Now is not a good time to make significant financial decisions, Gemini. You have to make changes when the time is right, and you will know when that day arrives.

Keep an extra-sharp mind this week, Virgo, as there isn’t anything you cannot accomplish if you put your mind to it. Try tackling those big projects that you have been avoiding.

Take extra care with projects at work, Sagittarius. A dif-ficult problem may arise, and a careful approach to the tasks at hand can help you nip that problem in the bud.

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IN LOVING MEMORYRalph Henry Treseng

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IN LOVING MEMORY Deborah Lee Parkinson

July 24, 1960 - December 20, 2014

It is with sadness that we announce that Ralph passed away January 6, 2015 after his very brave seven year battle with cancer.

Ralph was predeceased by his mother Betty (nee Colter), father Thomas Treseng, broth-ers Wally and Roy (Butch), sister-in-law Lori and his niece Tammy.

Ralph is survived by his sisters Yvonne Redman (Gary Lillies), Bernice (Len) Hoy, Beatrice (Hugh) Hansen, Helen (Brian) McLaren, brothers Norman (Val Jeck) and Michael (Debby Carr), sister-in-laws Darlene (Butch) and Tena (Wally), his special friend/adopt-ed brother Mel Hoy, girlfriend Kerri Blain and numerous niec-es, nephews and close friends.

Ralph was born October 3, 1956, raised in Birch Island and graduated from Clearwater Secondary School in 1975. He

went to work for a local mill until joining Canadian National Telecommunications and trav-eled to various points in Canada until he met and married Debbie Hogg in July of 1985. He then moved in 1987 to Parksville BC where Ralph began a new career as a landscaper/equipment oper-ator until 1998, then spent two

years single on the road between Clearwater, Prince George and Calgary until returning back to Clearwater where he drove a log-ging truck for six years for his brother Butch.

Ralph was very active in sports and especially outstand-ing at Fastball and Wolley-ball. He was involved with these sports organizations acting as Presidents of both. He found time to enjoy horses and dogs, camping, ocean fishing and enjoyed time with friends and family, especially at Christmas and gatherings.

The family would like to thank all the medical staff and doctors for the exceptional care Ralph received over the years he battled with cancer.

At Ralph’s request, there will not be a service. He wanted us all to remember the good times.

We will all miss you Ralph.

Deborah Lee Parkinson was born on July 24, 1960 in Enderby B.C., later resided in Avola B.C. and passed away on December 20, 2014 at the age of 54 years.

It is with immense sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved daughter, sister, mother, aunt and wife.

Survived by her mother, Joanne Katherine Parkinson, also husband, Albert Charbonneau, chil-dren Thomas and Tiffany Meier, as well as stepdaughters Nancy and Marianne Charbonneau, step-son Andre(Melissa) Charbonneau, grand-children Tristan Ryder, Blade White, Noah Charbonneau, Cecelia and Simone Charbonneau, sisters

Katherine(Robert) Allaire and Tammy(Gregg) Gillies.

She also leaves to remember her several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins some of whom were very close to her.

Predeceased by her father Thomas Keith Parkinson, brother Robert Allan Parkinson, grand-parents Walter and Dorothy Parkinson and Ivor and Kate Benson.

Deborah was born in Enderby and raised in Armstrong on a dairy farm where she spent much of her childhood. The family summers were spent on Shuswap Lake water-skiing, surrounded by family and friends. Deborah had a real passion for cooking whether with family or at a place of work,

as well as hair cut-ting. For those closest to her, Deborah had two beautiful children whom gave her a great sense of fulfilment in her life as well as grandchildren to which she adored greatly. This remarkable lady, Deborah Parkinson will always and forever be remembered for being a very loving individual who filled our lives with love, laughter, joy and pride.

She was the kind person who brought sunshine and happiness

into lives of all who knew her.

We wish to thank Royal Inland Hospital doctors and staff as well as victim services an emergency response personal for all that you did.

A special star shines in the heavens, to remind us of our very dear Deborah.

A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 11:00 am in the Chapel of Kamloops Funeral Home, 285 Fortune Dive, Kamloops, BC.

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ICBC warning drivers and pedestrians to be vigilant in dark, wet weatherInsurance Corporation of B.C.

Every year in December, on aver-age, 269 pedestrians are injured and seven pedestrians are killed in B.C.

Recent pedestrian incidents across the province serve as a strong reminder that in these dark weather conditions and with the rainfall we’re experienc-ing, drivers need to use extra caution – espe-cially in intersections – to help keep pedestrians safe.

In B.C., on average, 75 per cent of crashes involving pedestrians happen at intersections.

Tips:Drivers –• Focus on the road,

and stay off your phone or any other hand-held electronic devices while you’re driving.

• Be ready to yield to pedestrians – espe-

cially when turning in intersections and near transit stops.

• When turning left or right, look twice to make sure there are no pedestrians crossing.

• Give yourself extra time and space to stop as pedestrians are harder to see in fall and winter when conditions are poor.

Pedestrians • Be extra cautious

at intersections. Watch for vehicles turning left or right through the crosswalk. Drivers attention may be focused on oncoming traffic so they may not be looking for or see pedestrians in the cross-walk.

• Always cross at designated crosswalks – never mid-block. Follow pedestrian signs and traffic signals and never cross once the signal has turned yellow or red.

• Before stepping off the curb, look left

and right for oncom-ing vehicles. Then look left and right again for vehicles that may be turning onto the roadway from beside or behind you. Make sure that vehicles in all lanes are fully stopped before crossing.

• Look. Always make eye contact with drivers. Never assume that a driver has seen you.

• Listen. Focus your full attention on what’s happening around you. Drivers may not always stop or obey traffic signals. Remove your headphones and never talk, text or use electronic devices in an intersection or while crossing.

• Be seen. Wear reflective clothing or use reflective gear to make it easier for driv-ers to see you. This is especially important in wet weather and in low light or dark conditions when drivers may not be able to see you.

Support forest industry progressOTTAWA/

CNW/ - The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is urging the federal gov-ernment to support further transformation of the forest products industry by engaging universities and col-leges in the sector's research needs.

FPAC appeared during recent pre-budget consultations by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance to ask for a dedicated fund of $60 million over five years to accelerate university and college research and development (R&D) to advance the innovation priorities

of the forest sector."The forest prod-

ucts industry has already been benefit-ting from the creativ-ity of academic talent and resources in this country," says the president and CEO of FPAC, David Lindsay. "Now we need to build on the momentum and further strengthen this vital component of our innovation sys-tem."

FPAC is also looking for more resourcing for com-mercialization critical for innovation delivery and is asking for the government to direct all unused capital from Sustainable Development

Technology Canada's $500 million NextGen BioFuels Fund to a bio-refinery fund for bio-energy, bio-chem-ical and bio-material developments.

"The Canadian forest sector is now successfully diversify-ing its products and in on the cusp of many more discoveries, but we need all partners including government to collaborate to this end," says Lindsay. "Research and devel-opment as well as commercialization of innovation based on renewable wood fibre will spur further economic growth and jobs, especially in rural Canada."

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The first time I saw evidence of the way mouse-size crit-ters travel beneath the snow was in Kaslo in late winter. Petite tunnels, now roofless, wove their way thither and yon in a patch of melting snow beside the trail.

Several years later and near Clearwater, the view showed a length of arched snow, pushed upwards by wee ani-mals scurrying along beneath the surface, in their efforts to avoid being some predator’s lunch.

Experience num-ber three occurred in the lane behind our place this past December when a perfectly round small hole in the snow beside my boot caught my eye. I stopped and dis-covered another just a couple of metres away. Linking the two was a lacy trail made by miniscule foot-prints. Now I want to see some of these critters on the move.

Two different experiences occurred when my husband John and I were in

the Cariboo over Christmas and travel-ling along the Likely Road to visit friends at Big Lake. The day was clear and sunny; the road graded wide and smooth. Driving east along a straight stretch, I noticed an isolated, round, white blob ahead of us and wondered how that lump of snow could have been left there by the plow.

However, hav-ing been warned on previous occasions by above-mentioned husband to avoid hitting such debris because of the possi-bility of rocks within, I steered past it. This was good because,

as we approached, the snowball moved, grew legs, and hopped off towards the edge of the road. It was small, compact and bunny-like, not lanky like a snow-shoe hare, so maybe only a youngster.

We hoped it would avoid sun-tanning on roads in future; perhaps this White Rabbit thought that, like Alice, we should have followed it into Wonderland.

The return trip that day had another treat in store for us. Two animals crossed the road well ahead of us, but we didn’t expect they would wait to show them-selves. This was indeed our lucky day. Two lynx ran upwards through the snow to the top of the ridge beside us and disappeared, but only briefly.

The one closest to us lifted its tabby face and tufted ears to stare fixedly at us. It hid briefly a couple more times, but cat-curiosity won out and it raised its head again to see if we were still there before

becoming invisible. We edged the car forward looking for the other one – and it was watching us too. However, it was much harder to spot as its chosen hiding spot was in some spindly saplings, an almost perfect camouflage.

Thrilled by these sightings, but with John bewailing the lack of a camera, we remembered back to an earlier occasion when we were trav-elling along Dunn Lake Road as day-light faded, a friend with us. A lynx had run across the road in front of us into the low brush lining the road. Within seconds we stopped beside its exit spot – but saw only unmoving brush. We could feel

its presence, but three pairs of eyes never caught a glimpse of that elusive animal.

While travelling the Alaska Highway in September, a com-parable situation had occurred when a lady moose crossed the road well ahead of us. I caught sight of her again down a rough side road and followed it.

This time, only one of us was for-tunate enough to see her head just visible above the bushes where she had stopped and turned to observe us. But she swung away into the trees before John caught a glimpse. What are these ani-mals thinking as they stare at curious humans, anyway?

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