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Clearwater is spread out, but that could be a good thing, if there were trails to connect the different parts.

People could get from point A to point B and get healthier at the same time.

With this in mind, District of Clearwater set up a Trails Task Force last year to improve the opportu-nities for walking and other self-propelled forms of mobility.

On June 17 the task force held a pair of open houses at Dutch Lake Community Centre to get public input on a draft trails network master plan for Clearwater and area.

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VALEMOUNT – Construction of a southbound passing lane on Highway 5 near Camp Creek has begun thanks to a $1.19 million investment from the B.C. gov-ernment.

A construction contract has been awarded to Borrow Enterprises Ltd. of Clearwater to perform the work.

This project is part of government’s commitment to construct additional passing lanes between Kamloops and Tete Jaune Cache to promote

safety and efficiency under B.C. on the Move, the government’s 10-year transportation plan.

“Highway 5 is a busy route that serves local residents as well as commercial and recre-ational traffic,” Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond said. “Improvements to this highway have been a priority and additional passing lanes will increase travel safety along this busy corridor. With work underway, drivers will need to demonstrate extra patience as crews undertake this important project.”

“Highway 5 is an important

trade corridor that contrib-utes to our local economy,” Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake said. “This passing lane will help keep our people and goods moving safely and more smoothly.”

Improving highway capac-ity and reliability are a priority of B.C. on the Move, a 10-year transportation plan that outlines critical investments and improve-ments throughout the province that will improve the daily lives of British Columbians.

Follow the work of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure at tranbc.ca.

Borrow gets passing lane contract

A section of a map presented at a Trails Task Force open house on June 17 shows proposed routes around Dutch Lake. Those in red are first priority, in orange second, and third priority are in green. The map notes that some of the existing or proposed trails are situated upon private land. The map in no way invites, authorizes or approves public trespass upon or across private land, nor does it commit the District to the purchase of these lands. Submitted graphic

Looking at trails network

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The North Thompson Valley like-ly does not have the population to sustain a stand-alone hospice house facility.

However, an enhanced acute/resi-dential room, probably in Clearwater, would be favored over the status quo.

Those seemed to be the key recommenda-tions of a consultants’ report presented to North Thompson Valley Hospice House Society and other interested parties at a meeting held June 23 in Little Fort Hall.

"I continue to sup-port the option of dying with dignity in a less institutionalized setting," said society president Jean Nelson.

"The society val-ues input from other members of the com-munity. We need a long term strategy," she said.

According to the report, with a popula-tion of only 7,300, the North Thompson Valley would require between 0.65 and 1.2 beds for hospice/pal-liative/end of life care, statistically speaking.

At present, there are only four stand-alone hospice houses in Interior Health – at Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton. All are located in cit-ies with populations much larger than the Valley’s.

The Valley’s num-ber of residents is expected to grow only marginally over the next 25 years.

However, the num-ber of those aged 75 years and older is

predicted to be three times greater in 2041 than in 2011.

Presently, there are no dedicated palliative care beds in the Valley, except for swing beds at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital and Forest View Place (the hospital’s extend-ed care wing).

Palliative care accounts for one of the highest case loads at DHMH, second only to convalescence.

Interestingly, the report found that Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital regularly has noticeably more alter-native level of care days than the Interior Health and B.C. averages. This indi-cates that people are remaining in the hos-pital after their acute care needs have been met because alterna-tive care options are not available.

The reported sug-gested that possibly a hospice component could be combined with the campus of care that is being pro-posed for Clearwater.

The campus would provide a range of services intermediate between the basic level available at Evergreen Acres, and the high level provided at Forest View.

The report was done primarily by a former North Thompson Valley resident, Randy Sunderman of Lions Gate Consulting.

There are three societies involved with hospice in the Valley.

Clearwater and District Hospice Society used vol-unteers to provide emotional support for dying patients and their loved ones.

Although without a hospital to work from, Barriere and District Hospice Society pro-vides support for those suffering from a loss, people who are ter-minally ill and their families.

North Thompson Hospice House Society’s objective has been to establish a hospice facility for the Valley.

"The hospice house idea is a good one," said Drake Smith, a longtime NTHHS sup-porter.

The local funeral home director said he is familiar with the hospices in Kamloops and Penticton, and understands their importance.

Since the society started several years ago, there have been discussions on what such a hospice house should look like and where it should be located, he said.

Acquiring prop-erty and getting a building built have never been problems, he said. Individuals have already offered to donate land and money to do both.

The key question has been how the hospice could be kept open on a sustainable basis.

Now, with the report, the viability of the different options is much clearer.

"Now we have a good tool to move for-ward," Smith said.

Graph shows that palliative care is the second most common types of case at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater. Submitted graphic

Stand-alone hospice for Valley gets no encouragement

Firefighters serve breakfastMembers of Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department (l-r) Fred Hess, Chris May and Chance Breckenridge help out during the Elks and Royal Purple’s pancake breakfast on Saturday, June 27. Not pictured is firefighter Jan Wes-tendorp. Breakfast is served every Saturday morning in front of the Elks Hall next to the Interior Whitewater building. Photo submitted

DISTRICT OF CLEARWATER

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WHAT’S HAPPENING?

Open Burning Prohibited within the District of Clearwater The open fire prohibition applies to:

Burning of any yard waste, slash or other materials larger than one-half meters Burning of stubble or grass The use of fireworks, sky lanterns or burning barrels of any size or description The [prohibition does NOT ban campfires Unless otherwise posted this prohibition remains in effect until October 1, 2015.

Notice of 2015 Water Regulations

Watering regulations will be in effect from May 15th to September 30th, 2015.

Watering Hours – Between 6:00am to 10:00am and from 6:00pm to 10:00pm (Properties with even numbered houses may water on even numbered days; and properties with odd numbered houses may water on odd numbered days).

Watering is not allowed between the hours of 10:00am and 6:00pm. Watering between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00am is restricted to automatic systems controlled by a timer and must be registered (annually) at the District office. Residents with new lawns must register with the District Office for permission to water daily until the new lawn grows long enough to be cut. After the first cut the resident must revert to regular sprinkling regulations. Other Water Uses – All hoses used outdoors should be equipped with a working spring-loaded shut-off device. Hand watering of plants and hand washing of vehicles used with a spring loaded shut off nozzle or a hand held container is permitted at any time.

Events Calendar The District of Clearwater advertises local events both on their website www.districtofclearwater.com and in

our bi-monthly newsletter. If you would like to include your event, please email details to [email protected]. Community Events June 12th, 2015 Opening of the Hospital Rim Trail – 4:45pm at the old Hospital parking lot June 17th, 2015 Information sessions on draft Trails Network Master Plan; Dutch Lake Community Centre 2-4pm and 6-8pm Come and check it out! Upcoming Meetings of Council: Public Welcome. June 16th, 2015 Infrastructure Committee of the Whole Meeting – 1:00pm

June 16th, 2015 Regular Council Meeting – 2:00pm Keep updated with what’s happening in the District on our website www.districtofclearwater.com and “Like”

us on Facebook.

The offices of the District of Clearwater “Municipal Hall” and ICBC/Motor Vehicle are located at:

Dutch Lake Community Centre, 209 Dutch Lake Road, Clearwater, BC, V0E 1N2

Mailing Address: Box 157, Clearwater, BC, V0E 1N0 Tel: 250-674-2257 Fax: 250-674-2173

Dutch Lake Community Centre, 209 Dutch Lake Road • Box 157, Clearwater,B.C. V0E 1N0Office hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 - 4:30

District Office Ph: 250-674-2257 • Fax: 250-674-2173email address: [email protected]

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

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

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

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

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

What’s Happening

Open Burning Prohibited within the District of ClearwaterThe open � re prohibition applies to:

• Burning of any yard waste, slash or other materials larger than one-half meters• Burning of stubble or grass• The use of � reworks, sky lanterns or burning barrels of any size or description

The prohibition does NOT ban camp� resUnless otherwise posted this prohibition remains in e� ect until October 1, 2015.

Notice of 2015 Water Regulations Watering regulations will be in e� ect from May 15th to September 30th, 2015.

Watering Hours – Between 6:00am to 10:00am and from 6:00pm to 10:00pm (Properties with even numbered houses may water on even numbered days; and properties with odd numbered houses may water on odd numbered days).

Watering is not allowed between the hours of 10:00am and 6:00pm. Watering between the hours of

12:00 midnight and 6:00am is restricted to automatic systems controlled by a timer and must be registered (annually) at the District o� ce. Residents with new lawns must register with the District O� ce for permission to water daily until the new lawn grows long enough to be cut. After the � rst cut the resident must revert to regular sprinkling regulations.

Summer Community Recreation / Healthy Living Program is out – check your mail box for this sum-mer’s recreation programs, something for everyone.

FRE-gatta – this year Council will be hosting a fall festival in place of the Canoe Regatta at the Rotary Sports Park – save the date – September 11th and 12th and keep an eye out for the wacky fun for everyone!

Community EventsJuly 2, 2015 @ 7:00pm come out and celebrate the First Music Night at the Dutch Lake Community Centre, 209 Dutch Lake Road.August 6th, 2015 - 2015 Star Gazing Festival NEW LOCATION – the 9th annual Star Gazing Festival will held at the Edgewater Blue.

Upcoming Meetings of Council: Public Welcome. July 07th, 2015 Parks & Recreation Meeting – 1:00pmJuly 07th, 2015 Regular Council Meeting – 2:00pm

Keep updated with what’s happening in the District on our website www.districtof-clearwater.com and “Like” us on Facebook.

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Keith McNeill

The North Thompson Valley like-ly does not have the population to sustain a stand-alone hospice house facility.

However, an enhanced acute/resi-dential room, probably in Clearwater, would be favored over the status quo.

Those seemed to be the key recommenda-tions of a consultants’ report presented to North Thompson Valley Hospice House Society and other interested parties at a meeting held June 23 in Little Fort Hall.

"I continue to sup-port the option of dying with dignity in a less institutionalized setting," said society president Jean Nelson.

"The society val-ues input from other members of the com-munity. We need a long term strategy," she said.

According to the report, with a popula-tion of only 7,300, the North Thompson Valley would require between 0.65 and 1.2 beds for hospice/pal-liative/end of life care, statistically speaking.

At present, there are only four stand-alone hospice houses in Interior Health – at Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton. All are located in cit-ies with populations much larger than the Valley’s.

The Valley’s num-ber of residents is expected to grow only marginally over the next 25 years.

However, the num-ber of those aged 75 years and older is

predicted to be three times greater in 2041 than in 2011.

Presently, there are no dedicated palliative care beds in the Valley, except for swing beds at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital and Forest View Place (the hospital’s extend-ed care wing).

Palliative care accounts for one of the highest case loads at DHMH, second only to convalescence.

Interestingly, the report found that Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital regularly has noticeably more alter-native level of care days than the Interior Health and B.C. averages. This indi-cates that people are remaining in the hos-pital after their acute care needs have been met because alterna-tive care options are not available.

The reported sug-gested that possibly a hospice component could be combined with the campus of care that is being pro-posed for Clearwater.

The campus would provide a range of services intermediate between the basic level available at Evergreen Acres, and the high level provided at Forest View.

The report was done primarily by a former North Thompson Valley resident, Randy Sunderman of Lions Gate Consulting.

There are three societies involved with hospice in the Valley.

Clearwater and District Hospice Society used vol-unteers to provide emotional support for dying patients and their loved ones.

Although without a hospital to work from, Barriere and District Hospice Society pro-vides support for those suffering from a loss, people who are ter-minally ill and their families.

North Thompson Hospice House Society’s objective has been to establish a hospice facility for the Valley.

"The hospice house idea is a good one," said Drake Smith, a longtime NTHHS sup-porter.

The local funeral home director said he is familiar with the hospices in Kamloops and Penticton, and understands their importance.

Since the society started several years ago, there have been discussions on what such a hospice house should look like and where it should be located, he said.

Acquiring prop-erty and getting a building built have never been problems, he said. Individuals have already offered to donate land and money to do both.

The key question has been how the hospice could be kept open on a sustainable basis.

Now, with the report, the viability of the different options is much clearer.

"Now we have a good tool to move for-ward," Smith said.

Graph shows that palliative care is the second most common types of case at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater. Submitted graphic

Stand-alone hospice for Valley gets no encouragement

Firefighters serve breakfastMembers of Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department (l-r) Fred Hess, Chris May and Chance Breckenridge help out during the Elks and Royal Purple’s pancake breakfast on Saturday, June 27. Not pictured is firefighter Jan Wes-tendorp. Breakfast is served every Saturday morning in front of the Elks Hall next to the Interior Whitewater building. Photo submitted

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Two trail sections were given the highest priority: Number 1h, a 950 m trail next to Old North Thompson Highway by Dutch Lake that eventually would form part of a Dutch Lake perimeter trail; and Number 7a, a 1,900 m trail from the old hospital to the roundabout.

The cost of the first was estimated at $170,000, while the second was put at $328,000.

Priority three went

to Number 1d, 300 m of the Dutch Lake perimeter trail next to Dutch Lake Road by the Dutch Lake Community Centre. Cost of that was esti-mated at $73,000.

Priority four would be Number 7b, 570 m of trail along Murtle Road and Murtle Crescent that would cost an estimated $100,000.

Altogether, 16 trail sections were rated as high priority. They totalled nearly 16 km in length and would have an estimated

price tag of close to $2 million.

Close to 40 trail sections were given medium priority, while about another 30 got low priority.

After the public

consultation, the next step will be to prepare a plan document.

After that, pos-sibly next fall, the plan will be brought back for review and, if approved, adoption.

Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Despite the recent labour dispute at Emterra Environmental, the TNRD does not foresee any disrup-tion in services at TNRD waste management facilities.

The TNRD will continue to accept recyclables at all waste management facilities despite

the strike, which began on June 22.

In addition, the TNRD recycling pickup service in Electoral Area “B” (Blue River and Avola) and Electoral Area “J” (Savona, Cherry Creek and Tobiano) will continue.

Although the TNRD uses Emterra as a recycling proces-sor, the regional district has sufficient storage and trans-

portation capabilities at its waste management facilities to continue to take in recyclables. If the Emterra labour dispute continues for some length of time, the TNRD may have to reassess its current position.

For more information about TNRD Solid Waste and Recycling Services, including accepted materials and hours of operation, go to tnrd.ca.

Times Staff

District of Clearwater has received a Small Community grant of $281,448 and Barriere has got one of $278,278, according to a recent media release.

“This funding is a significant boost for local governments to invest in programs and services that improve safety and quality of life,” Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake said. “The grants allow important local priorities to go ahead without burdening local taxpayers.”

The money is part of $1,560,221 distributed in the Kamloops-North Thompson riding.

In addition to the grants going to the two North Thompson munic-ipalities, Kamloops has received

$746,514 in traffic fine revenue, Sun Peaks has received a Small Community grant of $158,274, and Thompson-Nicola Regional District has received a Regional District grant of $95,707.

Almost $75.2 million being invested into communities across B.C. to meet local needs includ-ing more policing, new equipment, increased community safety initia-tives, infrastructure and service delivery priorities.

This is the second of two annual payments. A payment of $40 mil-lion was made in March 2015.

Since 2009, the Small Community, Regional District and Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing grants have provided more than $792 mil-lion in funding to support B.C. communities.

North Thompson towns getting provincial grants

Burned out couple says thanksLongtime Clearwater residents Bob and Miki (Doreen) Sissons have been overwhelmed by the support they have received from the community after losing their home to a fire at just before midnight, Saturday evening, June 13. Previously residents of Abbotsford, they had lived in the house, which was located at the bottom of Steeg’s Hill on Station Road, for nearly 25 years. They would particularly like to say thanks to their neighbour, Darlene Treseng, who woke them up shortly before the flames engulfed the house. A number of questions, such as whether they will rebuild, are still up in the air, they say.Photo by Keith McNeill

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Trails task force gathers public input

Recycling services continueat TNRD facilities despite strike


Editor, The Times:John Horgan has

awakened — a little late maybe? But bet-ter late than never, as they say.

Petronas recently expressed great sat-isfaction with the latest concessions from Christy Clark's Liberals. Well, they should. After all, this B.C. government has given them everything they wanted and pos-sibly more.

Christy Clark's gang has followed the lead of those 'stupid' Albertans, of whom

Ralph Klein was the perfect example.

Gone was the vision of that great Albertan (and great Canadian) Peter Lougheed — an orderly development of the Athabaska tar sands, refineries built right in Alberta, etc.

Under Ralph Klein it became a free-for-all development, with far too low royalties and environmental con-cerns thrown to the wind.

Remember when it was wonderful Alberta, glorious Alberta — let's all go

to Alberta — and, true, many did and many earned good — in fact great – wages and salaries.

However, it was a fraud, a facade — Potemkin pros-perity. Even at the height of oil prices, Alberta was sliding into the 'red.' Some $6 billion just a short while ago. And Jim Prentice was about to make the people of Alberta pay for all this lack of vision. Remember when poor Ed Stelmach wanted to raise royalties up to a more appropri-

ate level? “Oh, no,” cried the Calgary petro thugs, “we can get a better rate in Saskatchewan.”

Alberta's populace made history and now these same oil sand thugs are stuck with Rachel Notley's NDP government. One wonders if these Calgary oil clowns will ever acknowl-edge their role in the orange wave in Alberta.

Now, with officials at Petronas grinning like Alice's Cheshire cat, 'Yoga on Burrard Bridge' Christy is fol-lowing the same path that was so ruinous to Alberta. It would well be that any LNG fracked from the bow-els of B.C. could actu-ally cost us money.

It's this Mad Hatter's LNG plan that John Horgan is worried about.

The rest of us should be too!

Dennis PeacockClearwater, B.C.

Hospice house at hospital might be a viable option

editorial by keith mcNeill

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The North Thompson Valley simply does not have the popula-tion to support a stand-alone hospice house facility.

Although carefully worded, that was the main conclusion of a consultant's report released dur-ing North Thompson Hospice House Society's annual general meeting in Little Fort Hall on June 23.

A dedicated enhanced acute/residential room seems to be the option preferred.

That must be a disappoint-ment to the members of the society, who have worked hard for several years to bring about a stand-alone hospice facility.

Little Fort would have been the preferred location for many, as it would serve both the Clearwater and Barriere commu-nities.

However, with the numbers indicating that only one hospice care bed would be needed, it is hard to imagine how such a facil-ity could be staffed and operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

That being said, however, there does seem to be a consensus that the present situation or status quo (what might be called option

three) needs improvement.The Valley's population is

aging and there is increasing desire for alternatives that pro-vide the chance of dying with dignity in a non-institutional set-ting.

There is a fourth option that might be worth investigating.

That would be to construct a stand-alone hospice facility on the grounds of Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital.

Anyone who has walked the new trail behind the hospital cannot help but be struck by the beautiful vistas up and down the valley that can be seen from the trail.

None of those views, however, can be seen from within the hos-pital.

Possibly a small building could be constructed with large win-dows in a place that would take advantage of those views, but still near enough the hospital that it could be serviced by hospital staff and volunteers.

Patients entering the last few days of life could be moved there where they could spend their final hours in a place of quiet beauty, surrounded by members of their families.

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Don’t let it happen to you!Editor, The Times:

When it comes to accidents, it's com-mon to think, oh, it will never happen to us. That is what we thought until our six-year-old son, Roan, now a member of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, lost his leg in a lawn mower accident.

A few years ago, Roan was riding on a lawn mower with an adult when he fell off and severed his left leg at the knee.

As he was airlifted by helicopter to the hos-pital, we wondered if we were going to see him again.

With lawn cutting season here, we want to help spread Roan's message across the country that kids should never be around a lawn mower. It doesn't matter how good you are with machinery, it just takes a moment for a life-changing accident to happen.

Today, Roan is an active and ener-

getic child thanks to help from The War Amps with financial assistance for artifi-cial limbs, regional seminars and peer support. We just hope that his story will prevent even one child from being injured.

If you would like to learn more about how to encourage children to play safely, please visit waramps.ca.

Jolene and Neil HeckThe War Amps


Editor, The Times: Nothing — not

grass nor chickweed — grows more pro-fusely everywhere in the world than dande-lions.

Moments after the last snow disappears, dandelion leaves appear like a child’s drawing of a pointy Christmas tree.

Yellow faces over-take lawns, fields, roadsides and ditches. They congregate in churchyards and farmyards and sneak into backyards.

They creep under back alley fire escapes, picnic tables and deck chairs, reflecting in glass patio doors and the shiny limbs of seated children.

They insinuate themselves between cracks in the sidewalk and patio blocks, sidle next to aristocratic irises, invade rockeries, leap into plant pots and window boxes, strangle petunias and threaten lobelias and intimidate geraniums.

They lurk beneath hedges, under flower-beds, vegetable rows and fruit patches.

They gather in doorways, lean against lamp posts and dive under dumpsters

and trash bins. They embroider the edges of apartments, hotels and vacant city lots.

Everyone tries to root them out with weed weasels, pointy tools or nasty chemi-cal concoctions, hop-ing the fragments of sinewy taproots left behind won’t propa-gate.

I think we should let their blooms take over, pick their leaves and make salads.

Put them in egg sandwiches and quiches.

Enfold them into chicken dandelion casserole and dandy cream soup.

Steep them with ginger to make tea and ground roots into dips and sauces.

Cook them with chopped onion and minced garlic to stuff red peppers topped with parmesan cheese.

Pickle them in mus-tard sauce with beans and cucumber seeds, squash them into rel-ish with vinegar, tarra-gon, carrots and green tomatoes and roast them with turnips.

Their blossoms could be rendered into jam or syrup, sweet as honey, fermented for wine and herbal beers,

folded into chocolate chip cheesecake and dipped in flour and cinnamon for fritters.

Harmonious diago-nal feng shui rows of dandelions could be planted and har-vested.

New apothecar-ies would spring up, with magical potions to preserve youth and promote well-being.

Powders could be pressed into tab-lets and caplets with names like Magic Lion, Tigger Energy Powders, Peter Pan Youth Nectar and Baby Boom Extender.

Their juice could be used for elixirs and tinctures to neutralize free-roaming radicals, reduce inflammation, blast sticky plaques, clogs and blobs and boost flavonoids.

Topical skin prepa-rations would fade freckles and brown spots, remove corns, calluses and warts.

Milky sap could be congealed into non-allergic rubber gloves, dental dams and mos-quito repellent to ward off West Nile virus.

Dandelions could be a new muse for artists and architects — replacing sagging old Venus, the over-used moon, worn-out singing birds and tired roses.

Landscapes of yellow diagonal lines would vanish into complementary blue skies.

Paintings of still life with dandelions, prolific in vases, com-panion to oranges, apples, and fine china placed on draped tables in front of stained glass windows would hang above the couch.

An art dano archi-tecture of dandelion motifs could spring forth, ring eaves and roof tops, accompany gargoyles on church corners, decorate arcades, festoon windows, lintels and doorways and replace the acanthus flower atop Corinthian col-umns.

They could orna-ment door knockers, beautify balustrades, mosaic floors and rival William Morris

wallpapers with ara-besques of dandelion leaves and flowers.

We could celebrate rites of passage — weddings, graduations and funerals — shred-ding their blooms for confetti, adorning at the centre of tables and birthday cakes and draped over cof-fins.

We should cel-ebrate the dande-lion’s spring glow, its transformation into feathery lightness and its gourmet, medicinal and artistic gifts.

We should dedicate festivals to the dande-lion and applaud its refusal to be deleted, depleted or denied.

Wendy WeseenKamloops, B.C.

Carol Vesak: Oh, absolutely. It's hot and I don't think we had much of a snowpack. I'm concerned about people's campfires and cigarettes.

Jack Vogels:Oh yes. When it's this hot, it doesn't take very long to dry everything out. When it's over 30, it only takes a day or two.

Judy Hartmann:This year, yes. It just seems there are more stupid people around that cause the fires. Also, (the warm, dry weather) is earlier this year.

Stu Bates:Yes. It looks to me that we're going to get an extended period of warm weather. This area hasn't been burned over that much, so if we get a fire, it could be a big one. Let's hope not.

Vicki Sauve: Yes, because it's very hot. I remember the last time. I lost a whole freezer of groceries – no power for nine days.?

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usual about forest fires this

year?

How about some dandelion soup?

Editor, The Times: It’s no surprise that parents with young chil-

dren hold more than half of all of Canada’s household debt.

From parental leave and daycare to sports and school supplies, the costs of raising a child don’t stop adding up. House prices alone have surged ahead of income, and are now about eight times the average pre-tax income of a full-time worker.

With increased financial pressures and rising costs, we need to ask if the support the federal government provides to parents is enough.

The answer is no. The current system is a jumble of four programs with different criteria: some are taxable, some are not; some help all kids, some don’t; some disappear if you lose your job; some favour the wealthy. No parent has the time to figure out the complicated sys-tem while raising their kids.

The Liberal Party of Canada has a plan to bring back fairness: the Canada Child Benefit. By rolling all these funds together, topping them up with money saved from eliminating waste, and then targeting lower and middle income families, it would provide a lot more help per child every month, completely tax-free, to nine out of ten Canadian families.

The lowest income families would get $6400 a year for a child under six, and $5400 for a child over six. The benefit would be reduced gradually as family incomes become larger.

The statistically “median” family — two par-ents and two kids (one under six and one over) with a total income of $90,000 — would get $5875 per year tax-free, over $2500 more than the current system.

The current system gives money to those who need it least. We can do more for those who really need help by helping those who truly don’t less. That’s a fairer system.

By giving more help to middle-class parents and all those who are working so hard to get there, the Canada Child Benefit will ease pres-sure on family finances and help every parent give their children the best possible start in life. Fairness is a better plan.

John McCallum, MPLiberal Party of Canada

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Editor, The Times:John Horgan has

awakened — a little late maybe? But bet-ter late than never, as they say.

Petronas recently expressed great sat-isfaction with the latest concessions from Christy Clark's Liberals. Well, they should. After all, this B.C. government has given them everything they wanted and pos-sibly more.

Christy Clark's gang has followed the lead of those 'stupid' Albertans, of whom

Ralph Klein was the perfect example.

Gone was the vision of that great Albertan (and great Canadian) Peter Lougheed — an orderly development of the Athabaska tar sands, refineries built right in Alberta, etc.

Under Ralph Klein it became a free-for-all development, with far too low royalties and environmental con-cerns thrown to the wind.

Remember when it was wonderful Alberta, glorious Alberta — let's all go

to Alberta — and, true, many did and many earned good — in fact great – wages and salaries.

However, it was a fraud, a facade — Potemkin pros-perity. Even at the height of oil prices, Alberta was sliding into the 'red.' Some $6 billion just a short while ago. And Jim Prentice was about to make the people of Alberta pay for all this lack of vision. Remember when poor Ed Stelmach wanted to raise royalties up to a more appropri-

ate level? “Oh, no,” cried the Calgary petro thugs, “we can get a better rate in Saskatchewan.”

Alberta's populace made history and now these same oil sand thugs are stuck with Rachel Notley's NDP government. One wonders if these Calgary oil clowns will ever acknowl-edge their role in the orange wave in Alberta.

Now, with officials at Petronas grinning like Alice's Cheshire cat, 'Yoga on Burrard Bridge' Christy is fol-lowing the same path that was so ruinous to Alberta. It would well be that any LNG fracked from the bow-els of B.C. could actu-ally cost us money.

It's this Mad Hatter's LNG plan that John Horgan is worried about.

The rest of us should be too!

Dennis PeacockClearwater, B.C.

Hospice house at hospital might be a viable option

editorial by keith mcNeill

Opinion“ They could not capture me except under a white � ag. They cannot

hold me except with a chair.” - Osceola, Seminole chief

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The North Thompson Valley simply does not have the popula-tion to support a stand-alone hospice house facility.

Although carefully worded, that was the main conclusion of a consultant's report released dur-ing North Thompson Hospice House Society's annual general meeting in Little Fort Hall on June 23.

A dedicated enhanced acute/residential room seems to be the option preferred.

That must be a disappoint-ment to the members of the society, who have worked hard for several years to bring about a stand-alone hospice facility.

Little Fort would have been the preferred location for many, as it would serve both the Clearwater and Barriere commu-nities.

However, with the numbers indicating that only one hospice care bed would be needed, it is hard to imagine how such a facil-ity could be staffed and operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

That being said, however, there does seem to be a consensus that the present situation or status quo (what might be called option

three) needs improvement.The Valley's population is

aging and there is increasing desire for alternatives that pro-vide the chance of dying with dignity in a non-institutional set-ting.

There is a fourth option that might be worth investigating.

That would be to construct a stand-alone hospice facility on the grounds of Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital.

Anyone who has walked the new trail behind the hospital cannot help but be struck by the beautiful vistas up and down the valley that can be seen from the trail.

None of those views, however, can be seen from within the hos-pital.

Possibly a small building could be constructed with large win-dows in a place that would take advantage of those views, but still near enough the hospital that it could be serviced by hospital staff and volunteers.

Patients entering the last few days of life could be moved there where they could spend their final hours in a place of quiet beauty, surrounded by members of their families.

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Don’t let it happen to you!Editor, The Times:

When it comes to accidents, it's com-mon to think, oh, it will never happen to us. That is what we thought until our six-year-old son, Roan, now a member of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, lost his leg in a lawn mower accident.

A few years ago, Roan was riding on a lawn mower with an adult when he fell off and severed his left leg at the knee.

As he was airlifted by helicopter to the hos-pital, we wondered if we were going to see him again.

With lawn cutting season here, we want to help spread Roan's message across the country that kids should never be around a lawn mower. It doesn't matter how good you are with machinery, it just takes a moment for a life-changing accident to happen.

Today, Roan is an active and ener-

getic child thanks to help from The War Amps with financial assistance for artifi-cial limbs, regional seminars and peer support. We just hope that his story will prevent even one child from being injured.

If you would like to learn more about how to encourage children to play safely, please visit waramps.ca.

Jolene and Neil HeckThe War Amps


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Clearwater's Zoe Ovenden is among 658 youth offered a place to spend this July immersed in the Shad Valley Program (SHAD) at one of 12 host universities in Canada.

"I'm so honoured to be accepted to SHAD," she said. "I'm beyond excited to dis-cover a new world of learning and opportu-nities, I know SHAD will help me through-out my entire life."

The local youth said that last summer

she went to India and learned more than she thought she could and this summer she plans to do the same.

"I want to spend my quickly disappear-ing youth absorbing as much information as I can, there is so much out there to discover," Ovenden said.

Now in its 35th year, Shad is a sum-mer enrichment program. There are currently over 14,000 Shad alumni, includ-ing 27 Rhodes schol-ars. Ovenden will be going to University of British Columbia.

“Centred on science, technol-ogy, engineering and math (STEM), SHAD empowers exceptional youth to make the world a better place,” said

Barry Bisson, SHAD President. “SHAD is where Canada’s top youth achievers are exposed to great ideas, inspired to look at things differently, challenged to reach for the highest levels of excellence and encour-aged to embrace their Uncommon Purpose – the pursuit of their own potential to change the world.”

50 YEARS AGO:Two people were

killed, two were injured and two were missing following an accident in Wells Gray Park. Apparently their car had crossed the Mushbowl bridge and had almost reached the top of the steep hill when its wheels lost traction on mud. The driver started to back down, lost con-trol and the vehicle went over the edge into the Murtle River.

Central North Thompson Rod and Gun Club protested a proposed lodge to be located near Silence Lake in Raft River valley.

Central North Thompson Chamber of Commerce was erecting a building of logs to be used as a tourist information booth.

45 YEARS AGO:Minister of

Education Donald Brothers told School District 26 (Birch Island) trustees that

there would be no amalgamation of the district with Kamloops without the school board's consent. Brothers was visiting all the school boards in the province.

Harry Fairbrother retired after operating the Blackpool ferry for nearly 21 years. The new operator was Frank Sheman of Clearwater.

40 YEARS AGO:A Clearwater man

died as fire swept through his small frame home. Fire Chief Art Gillan told of being awakened at approximately 3:30 a.m. with the house already in flames.

35 YEARS AGO:A census

by Clearwater Incorporation Committee found the population within Clearwater Improvement District to be 1,845. Chairperson Bill Mattenley was to

discuss with the Department of Highways which roads would be the responsi-bility of the proposed municipality.

30 YEARS AGO:More than 70 per-

sons at a Clearwater Chamber of Commerce farewell banquet honored longtime Clearwater residents Howie and June Mjolsness. The former owners of Dutch Lake Resort had been instrumental in building the hospi-tal, obtaining doctors and in other projects.

School District 26 trustees debated whether to continue involvement in a com-munity bus. Secretary-treasurer Tim Klotz described it as a "white elephant."`

25 YEARS AGO:A consultant

reported to Clearwater Airport Society that the local airstrip could be extended from its 2,400 feet to 4,000 feet, but this would require relocation of buildings and hydro lines. Apparently there were provincial and federal funds available for airport develop-ment.

Access by hik-ers to much of the northern portion of Wells Gray Park had been cut off as the result of the collapse of the bridge across Lickskillet Creek, said backcountry ranger Bill Brierly. The alu-minum bridge had been set up on the trail between Clearwater and Hobson Lakes the year before.

20 YEARS AGO:A barn and con-

tents on a Schmidt Road property were completely destroyed by fire. The struc-ture was completely involved when Clearwater fire-

fighters arrived, said Captain Steve Roberts.

15 YEARS AGO:Dr. Helmcken

Memorial Hospital would like two more full-time nurses but was having difficulty recruiting them, coor-dinator of commu-nity health services Berni Easson said at a meeting hosted by the local community health advisory com-mittee. There were about 14 nurses at the hospital at the time.

Vavenby Volunteer Fire Department cel-ebrated its 25th anni-versary.

Paul Caissie, owner of Clearwater Cable, announced that his company was about to introduce high-speed cable Internet to parts of Clearwater.

All three Clearwater softball teams competing in the District playoffs in Kamloops, Midget girls, Peewee girls and Squirt boys, won berths to the provin-cials.

10 YEARS AGO:Canada Day was

celebrated in the rain and in style at both Clearwater and Blue River with many activities including parades, music, canoe races, and birthday cake!

Preliminary discus-sion ensued between TNRD director Bert Walker, CID chair Jack Braaksma and MLA Kevin Krueger over the hot debate surrounding incor-poration. Feelers went out to see if a referendum would be possible. The previ-ous referendum, in November 2001, had come back with a 62 per cent "No" vote.

A consultant hired to do an economic study admitted that Clearwater, Blue River and Barriere each needed a differ-ent approach due to different economic, values and expecta-tions. The outcome of the focus group session was mixed. A long list of factors have impacted the val-ley's economy, includ-ing forest fires of 2003, Weyerhaeuser's shutdown, closure or downsizing of govern-ment entities, includ-ing Bear Creek prison camp, the mountain pine beetle infesta-tion, increasing fuel costs and the rising Canadian dollar.

5 YEARS AGO:About 20 patients

were evacuated from Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital as well as residents of nearby homes during a propane fire next to the hos-pital. Members of Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department con-trolled the blaze.

Clearwater cel-ebrated Canada Day with games at Dutch Lake Beach while Blue River held its tradi-tional parade through town to Lake Eleanor.

Aaren Ritchie-Bonar was named Senior All-Round Student during awards ceremony at Clearwater Secondary School.

1 YEAR AGO:More than 60 peo-

ple, including MLA Terry Lake, took part in a tour of Upper Clearwater to learn more about concerns that logging have on the region's economy and other values. The tour was orga-nized by Wells Gray Action Committee. Clearwater and Wells Gray Park attract a disproportionate number of European visitors said Tay Briggs, one of the speakers. “Why? Because it's wilder-ness,” she said.

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Honour Roll 2015:Year 1 – Zara

Bieber, Hannah Booth, Tyson Braaten, Keanen Bromley, Keana Burke, Mitchell Chayer, Michaela Daase, Connor Dee, Ashley Foster, Ryan Green, Jaxon Kjenstad, Hailey Lepine, Dorian McGill, Cedrik Menard, John Meyer, Grayson Panko, Jenny Panko, Sara Porter, Cassidy Redman, Bobbi Russell, Sarah Schwaiger, Tiffany Schwaiger, Cole Stone, Zach Stone, Paytten Yurkiw, Amanda Zittlau, Rylee Zittlau

Year 2 – Natalia Biagioni, Aliya Bieber,

Jesslyn Bordeleau, Savannah Dee, Emily Giesbrecht, Emily Hewlett, Kaitlyn Hunter, Adrian Romeo, Morgan Thomas, Hanna Wadlegger, Annie Whelen

Year 3 – Mackenzie Alain, Emily Fraser, Hailey Griffin, Vanessa McGill, Stacia Panko, Shawna Podbisky, Kaylene Redman, Breanna Regier, Kiran Sharif

Year 4 – Jesse Dana, Janice Lau, Leevon Levasseur, Karter Romeo, Megan Sim, Larson Wadlegger, Lachlan Whelen

Year 5 – Reid Rebinsky, Jenna Zietsov

Service Awards:Athletics – Haliya

Arduini, Keltie Arndt, Kaya Breda, Makayla Breda, Annie Butcher, Michaela Daase, Connor Dee, Robin Fraser, Emily Giesbrecht, Mitchell Graham, Shanequa Harwood, Jacob Madden, Timo Menard, Taylor Neufeld, Jenny Panko, Stacia Panko, Curtis Podbisky, Shawna Podbisky, Sydney Raes, Talon Rhodes, Karter Romeo, Cole Stone, Annika Wadlegger, Hanna Wadlegger,

Nate Wadlegger, Annie Whelen

Student Council and Athletics – Mackenzie Alain, Reid Rebinsky, Megan Sim, Jenna Zietsov

Soccer – Ahmae Eakins, Boden Eakins

Athletics and Soccer– Leevon Levasseur, Lachlan Whelen

Youth Engagement Activities – Will Ellis, Adrian Romeo

Wood projects for the community – Tristan Huybregts, Austin Rauch

Singing O’Canada at assemblies – Emily Talbot

Gym duties – Tyson Braaten

Times Staff

Clearwater's Hanna Wadlegger has received her Canada Cord, the highest award for Pathfinders, from Girl Guides Canada.

Wadlegger received the award on Monday, June 22 as members of the Guiding movement in Clearwater held their final meeting of the year, with girls moving up to the next age group along with the presentation of awards.

To meet the requirements for her Canada Cored Wadlegger had to complete 20 modules in nine program areas. Fourteen were required and six were her own choice. Within those 20 modules she had to do at least four activi-ties.

Wadlegger accomplished most of these activities on her own. She worked on it as a sole Pathfinder, then when she was away in Austria for a year of schooling, and finally finishing up bits and pieces during this past school year. Not an easy task when you see her schedule.

She also completed over 15 hours for her Community Service Award by helping with swim-ming lessons and participating in a building project in Guatemala during a Spring Break. She received her Citizenship Certificate and has done First Aid.

You may wonder how a young person can manage to accomplish so much while going to school and receiving good grades, playing hockey and various school sports, and helping on the farm.

Former Girl Guide leader Jean Nelson sums it up best with these

words: “From a very early age we knew as leaders, that here was a girl who was born for Guiding. Hanna’s diligence, her hard work, her desire to do the best job possi-ble no matter what the task. These are characteristics that will serve her well no matter what associa-tion one is in but they certainly are traits we like to see in the girls we work with.”

According the Nelson,

Wadlegger's camping skills are top notch and her natural ability and willingness to teach young girls all the things she has learned make her an exceptional Guide.

“It is only occasionally that I have met a girl that seems to exem-plify all of the Guide laws but we have one here. Certainly Guiding wishes Hanna the very best in the future,” Nelson said.

6 - 7Girl Guiding's top award goes to Clearwater resident

Hanna Wadlegger shows off the Canada Cord she received during a recent Guiding meeting. Photo submitted

Times Staff

The following is a list of the students who received awards during Clearwater Secondary School's awards assem-bly on Tuesday, June 23:

Youth Week Awards – Shanequa Harwood, Karter Romeo, Alex Arduini, Ivan Reygadas

Jr. Art – Cassidy Redman

Sr. Art – Kaylene Redman

Jr. Music – Stacia Panko

Most Valuable Musician – Emily Hewlett, Emily Talbot

Jr. Home Economics – Emily Fraser

Sr. Home Economics – Foods – Gabby Chandler, Sara Porter

Computer Skills – Wyatt Dame

Initial Attack – Robin Fraser, Jacob Madden, Karter Romeo

Wood Products Manufacturing – Justin Sutherland

Gr. 8 Girl Athlete – Haliya Arduini, Annika Wadlegger

Gr. 8 Boy Athlete – Cedrik Menard

Jr. Girl Athlete – Shawna Podbisky, Hanna Wadlegger

Jr. Boy Athlete – Connor Dee

Sr. Girl Athlete – Robin Fraser, Reid

RebinskySr. Boy Athlete –

Jacob MaddenDaryl Pipev Mem.

Award - Outstanding Athlete – Megan Sim

Jr. PE – Tyson Braaten, Shanequa Harwood

Sr. PE – Curtis Podbisky

Jr. English – Mackenzie Alain, Stacia Panko

Sr. English – Jenna Zietsov

Jr. Creative Writing – Emily Fraser

Sr. Creative Writing – Reid Rebinsky

Jr. French – Stacia Panko

Sr. French – Reid Rebinsky

Jr. Social Studies – Mackenzie Alain

Jr. Mathematics – Mackenzie Alain, Stacia Panko

Sr. Mathematics – Reid Rebinsky

Jr. Science – Mackenzie Alain

Sr. Science – Reid Rebinsky

Award to Parent – Alex Arduini

Award to a Community Member – Jim Zsednai

Perfect Attendance – Jesse Dana

Effort Award (gr. 8) – Grayson Panko, Paytten Yurkiw

Effort Award (gr. 9) – Morgan Thomas

Effort Award (gr. 10) – Hanna Wadlegger

Effort Award (gr. 11) – Lochlan Whelen

Effort Award (gr. 12) – Breanna Regier

Highest Achievement (gr. 8) – Grayson Panko

Highest Achievement (gr. 9) – Emily Giesbrecht

Highest Achievement (gr. 10) – Stacia Panko

Highest Achievement (gr. 11) – Janice Lau

Highest Achievement - Practical and Fine Arts (gr. 12) – Larson

WadleggerHighest Achievement

- Academic (gr. 12) – Reid Rebinsky

Most Improved – Kennedy Ash, Kylia Neufeld

Jr. Citizenship – Shanequa Harwood

Sr. Citizenship – Jenna Zietsov

Jr. All Round – Mackenzie Alain, Stacia Panko

Sr. All Round / Fred Allan Memorial Bursary – Reid Rebinsky

Grade 12 student Reid Rebinsky won the senior best all round student award with the Fred Allen Memorial Bur-sary, as well as several other awards during Clearwater Secondary School's recent awards assembly.Times file photo

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A new baby in the family? Congratulations! Just a reminder to keep the child on its back in the crib, don’t use blankets and pillows and dress the baby in a one-piece sleeper. Also keep soft toys and other objects out of the sleep area and don’t let anyone smoke around the baby. New babies should sleep in an area near where the parents sleep but NOT with the parents. All these suggestions will minimize SIDS (Sudden infant Death Syndrome).

Even though electronic cigarettes are not legal for sale in Canada, some people still use them. One of the problems with these devices is that there is no regulations about what they contain besides the liquid nicotine. E-cigarettes are relatively new so there is a lack of long-term scientific evidence to support their safety. There still is concern that their use will lead to nicotine addiction.

Sometime, people who are hard of hearing don’t let on this is so. We want to know about it. When talking to you about a new prescription, we want to be sure you hear the information as well as read it in the handout. Hearing and seeing helps learning. If your hearing isn’t great, we can always move to a quieter area of the store. We want to make sure you get the whole story about your medication.


Honour Roll 2015:Year 1 – Zara

Bieber, Hannah Booth, Tyson Braaten, Keanen Bromley, Keana Burke, Mitchell Chayer, Michaela Daase, Connor Dee, Ashley Foster, Ryan Green, Jaxon Kjenstad, Hailey Lepine, Dorian McGill, Cedrik Menard, John Meyer, Grayson Panko, Jenny Panko, Sara Porter, Cassidy Redman, Bobbi Russell, Sarah Schwaiger, Tiffany Schwaiger, Cole Stone, Zach Stone, Paytten Yurkiw, Amanda Zittlau, Rylee Zittlau

Year 2 – Natalia Biagioni, Aliya Bieber,

Jesslyn Bordeleau, Savannah Dee, Emily Giesbrecht, Emily Hewlett, Kaitlyn Hunter, Adrian Romeo, Morgan Thomas, Hanna Wadlegger, Annie Whelen

Year 3 – Mackenzie Alain, Emily Fraser, Hailey Griffin, Vanessa McGill, Stacia Panko, Shawna Podbisky, Kaylene Redman, Breanna Regier, Kiran Sharif

Year 4 – Jesse Dana, Janice Lau, Leevon Levasseur, Karter Romeo, Megan Sim, Larson Wadlegger, Lachlan Whelen

Year 5 – Reid Rebinsky, Jenna Zietsov

Service Awards:Athletics – Haliya

Arduini, Keltie Arndt, Kaya Breda, Makayla Breda, Annie Butcher, Michaela Daase, Connor Dee, Robin Fraser, Emily Giesbrecht, Mitchell Graham, Shanequa Harwood, Jacob Madden, Timo Menard, Taylor Neufeld, Jenny Panko, Stacia Panko, Curtis Podbisky, Shawna Podbisky, Sydney Raes, Talon Rhodes, Karter Romeo, Cole Stone, Annika Wadlegger, Hanna Wadlegger,

Nate Wadlegger, Annie Whelen

Student Council and Athletics – Mackenzie Alain, Reid Rebinsky, Megan Sim, Jenna Zietsov

Soccer – Ahmae Eakins, Boden Eakins

Athletics and Soccer– Leevon Levasseur, Lachlan Whelen

Youth Engagement Activities – Will Ellis, Adrian Romeo

Wood projects for the community – Tristan Huybregts, Austin Rauch

Singing O’Canada at assemblies – Emily Talbot

Gym duties – Tyson Braaten

Times Staff

Clearwater's Hanna Wadlegger has received her Canada Cord, the highest award for Pathfinders, from Girl Guides Canada.

Wadlegger received the award on Monday, June 22 as members of the Guiding movement in Clearwater held their final meeting of the year, with girls moving up to the next age group along with the presentation of awards.

To meet the requirements for her Canada Cored Wadlegger had to complete 20 modules in nine program areas. Fourteen were required and six were her own choice. Within those 20 modules she had to do at least four activi-ties.

Wadlegger accomplished most of these activities on her own. She worked on it as a sole Pathfinder, then when she was away in Austria for a year of schooling, and finally finishing up bits and pieces during this past school year. Not an easy task when you see her schedule.

She also completed over 15 hours for her Community Service Award by helping with swim-ming lessons and participating in a building project in Guatemala during a Spring Break. She received her Citizenship Certificate and has done First Aid.

You may wonder how a young person can manage to accomplish so much while going to school and receiving good grades, playing hockey and various school sports, and helping on the farm.

Former Girl Guide leader Jean Nelson sums it up best with these

words: “From a very early age we knew as leaders, that here was a girl who was born for Guiding. Hanna’s diligence, her hard work, her desire to do the best job possi-ble no matter what the task. These are characteristics that will serve her well no matter what associa-tion one is in but they certainly are traits we like to see in the girls we work with.”

According the Nelson,

Wadlegger's camping skills are top notch and her natural ability and willingness to teach young girls all the things she has learned make her an exceptional Guide.

“It is only occasionally that I have met a girl that seems to exem-plify all of the Guide laws but we have one here. Certainly Guiding wishes Hanna the very best in the future,” Nelson said.

6 - 7Girl Guiding's top award goes to Clearwater resident

Hanna Wadlegger shows off the Canada Cord she received during a recent Guiding meeting. Photo submitted

Times Staff

The following is a list of the students who received awards during Clearwater Secondary School's awards assem-bly on Tuesday, June 23:

Youth Week Awards – Shanequa Harwood, Karter Romeo, Alex Arduini, Ivan Reygadas

Jr. Art – Cassidy Redman

Sr. Art – Kaylene Redman

Jr. Music – Stacia Panko

Most Valuable Musician – Emily Hewlett, Emily Talbot

Jr. Home Economics – Emily Fraser

Sr. Home Economics – Foods – Gabby Chandler, Sara Porter

Computer Skills – Wyatt Dame

Initial Attack – Robin Fraser, Jacob Madden, Karter Romeo

Wood Products Manufacturing – Justin Sutherland

Gr. 8 Girl Athlete – Haliya Arduini, Annika Wadlegger

Gr. 8 Boy Athlete – Cedrik Menard

Jr. Girl Athlete – Shawna Podbisky, Hanna Wadlegger

Jr. Boy Athlete – Connor Dee

Sr. Girl Athlete – Robin Fraser, Reid

RebinskySr. Boy Athlete –

Jacob MaddenDaryl Pipev Mem.

Award - Outstanding Athlete – Megan Sim

Jr. PE – Tyson Braaten, Shanequa Harwood

Sr. PE – Curtis Podbisky

Jr. English – Mackenzie Alain, Stacia Panko

Sr. English – Jenna Zietsov

Jr. Creative Writing – Emily Fraser

Sr. Creative Writing – Reid Rebinsky

Jr. French – Stacia Panko

Sr. French – Reid Rebinsky

Jr. Social Studies – Mackenzie Alain

Jr. Mathematics – Mackenzie Alain, Stacia Panko

Sr. Mathematics – Reid Rebinsky

Jr. Science – Mackenzie Alain

Sr. Science – Reid Rebinsky

Award to Parent – Alex Arduini

Award to a Community Member – Jim Zsednai

Perfect Attendance – Jesse Dana

Effort Award (gr. 8) – Grayson Panko, Paytten Yurkiw

Effort Award (gr. 9) – Morgan Thomas

Effort Award (gr. 10) – Hanna Wadlegger

Effort Award (gr. 11) – Lochlan Whelen

Effort Award (gr. 12) – Breanna Regier

Highest Achievement (gr. 8) – Grayson Panko

Highest Achievement (gr. 9) – Emily Giesbrecht

Highest Achievement (gr. 10) – Stacia Panko

Highest Achievement (gr. 11) – Janice Lau

Highest Achievement - Practical and Fine Arts (gr. 12) – Larson

WadleggerHighest Achievement

- Academic (gr. 12) – Reid Rebinsky

Most Improved – Kennedy Ash, Kylia Neufeld

Jr. Citizenship – Shanequa Harwood

Sr. Citizenship – Jenna Zietsov

Jr. All Round – Mackenzie Alain, Stacia Panko

Sr. All Round / Fred Allan Memorial Bursary – Reid Rebinsky

Grade 12 student Reid Rebinsky won the senior best all round student award with the Fred Allen Memorial Bur-sary, as well as several other awards during Clearwater Secondary School's recent awards assembly.Times file photo

Clearwater Secondary recognizes achievements

Horour Roll and Service Award winners at Clearwater Secondary

LIFE WITH PETS

Summer is a great time to get out hik-ing or walking with your dog. In these warm temperatures, it is important to be very careful that you don’t overheat your dog as heat stress can cause severe medical issues and may even be fatal. Dark-colored dogs, long coated dogs and short-faced breeds are particu-larly susceptible to this condition. Avoid walking your dog in the heat of the day, even for short peri-ods. Early mornings and late evenings are a much safer time to take your dog for some much need-ed summer exercise. Swimming is an ex-cellent form of ex-ercise that your dog can do and keep cool at the same time. It is also great exercise for those older dogs with arthritis as it pro-

vides � exibility for the joints without putting extra stress on them.Also be vigilant of

pets that may rest in the shade under ve-hicles or equipment. Check underneath before you start your engine. Sharing the trails

and hiking paths pro-vides lots of opportu-nities to meet dogs that you don’t know. If you are the owner of a small dog, keep in mind that some large dogs may not

be familiar with small dogs. Allowing your dog to run up to a strange dog without a proper greeting or to bark at the other dog may invoke an aggressive response. Use care and com-mon sense when in-troducing two dogs that do not know each other. Dogs that are obviously aggres-sive or overexcited are best to be avoid-ed rather than forcing the issue. Some dogs are naturally more re-laxed and social than others. Dogs tend to be more relaxed and at ease when they are on a loose lead. Pull-ing on a tight leash increases frustration and may cause other-wise friendly dogs to become agitated.Wishing you and

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Raffle winnerClearwater's Rob Griffiths holds his prize after winning a 50/50 spring raffle put on by North Thompson Fish and Game Society in Barriere recently. Griffiths won about $3,800 and plans to use it to re-roof his house. Photo submitted

Gottfriedson elected regional chief of B.C.Cam Fortems – Kamloops This Week

Tk’emlups Indian Band chief Shane Gottfriedson is B.C.’s newest regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) following a first-ballot election victory on June 25.

“I credit the victory to my dedication and passion,” Gottfriedson said in a telephone inter-view from Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver, where chiefs from around B.C. or their delegates cast ballots for regional chief.

Gottfriedson picked up 87 votes, slightly higher than the 50 per cent needed to declare a victor on the first ballot and avoid a run-off.

His closest rivals were Bob Chamberlin, vice-president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, with 38 votes, and former Snuneymux chief Doug White, from the Nanaimo area, with 37. Former Adams Lake Indian Band chief Nelson Leon garnered only four votes.

It is the second time he has run for the posi-tion, losing in 2009 by nine votes.

Gottrfriedson was sworn in for the three-year term immediately after the election.

Outgoing regional chief is Jody Wilson-Raybould, now a federal Liberal candidate in the riding of Vancouver-Granville.

Gottfriedson will also soon travel to a nation-al gathering of the Assembly of First Nations in Montreal.

The TIB chief will continue living in Kamloops and will serve out his term until the local fall election.

Gottfriedson was first elected TIB chief in 2003 and has served four successive three-year terms.

“I think 12 years of community service is a good run,” Gottfriedson said. “I think’s it’s time I let someone else lead our community.”

Gottfriedson said there has been a lack of leadership in B.C. in the past six years.

“Land claims scare the hell out of investors,” he said.

“If you treat me and my people fairly, there is nothing to be afraid of. We will not back down,

but the door is always open to a fair deal.”Arguing Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s

government has a policy of “extinguishing native peoples’ land rights,” Gottfriedson said it is time for a unified approach to aboriginal title rights and treaty.

“Canada and B.C. have learned we can be their greatest ally or their darkest nightmare,” he said. “The choice is obvious.”

Gottfriedson’s new position will come with a pay raise.

Outgoing regional chief Wilson-Raybould, while opposing the First Nations Financial Transparency Act last summer, sent out a tweet announcing her salary as being $107,645.92.

As chief of the Tk’emlups Band, Gottfriedson earns $82,000 a year — along with another $11,000 annually in pension and other benefits — all tax-free.

Adam Williams – Kamloops This Week

More relief is coming to the Village of Cache Creek.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s board of directors has voted in favour of a reso-lution that will see electoral area directors donate a portion of their discretionary funds to the vil-lage, to aid in relief efforts following flash flood-ing on May 23.

The resolution will see the TNRD’s 10 elector-al area directors donate about $500 each to the village — less in the case of a few directors who didn’t have the sum available.

In total, the village will receive in the neigh-bourhood of $5,000.

“The generosity of people, related to the unre-coverable losses some of the citizens of Cache Creek suffered, is heartwarming, for sure,” said John Ranta, Cache Creek’s mayor and chairman of the TNRD board of directors.

All of the funds donated have been earmarked for individuals or small businesses that suffered as a result of the disaster.

None of the money will be used on village

infrastructure in Cache Creek.A committee of what Ranta termed “commu-

nity-minded residents” will decide how the funds are allocated.

Ranta pegged the cost of damage done to per-sonal property in the village at about $3-million.

Roughly five properties were damaged beyond repair — two houses with foundational dam-age and another handful of properties in the Riverside Trailer Park.

Ranta’s estimated figure didn’t include dam-age to non-essential property, such as retaining walls and landscaping, which are not covered by disaster-relief funding.

The mayor said recovery efforts are continuing to progress in the village.

Residents have put in their applications for disaster-relief funding and the municipality has a list of about 20 projects it would like to see completed.

Ranta pegged total damage costs at about $5-million, including personal and public prop-erty.

Residents had until this past Wednesday to file claims with Emergency Management B.C.

TNRD directors add to flood relief for Cache Creek

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Raffle winnerClearwater's Rob Griffiths holds his prize after winning a 50/50 spring raffle put on by North Thompson Fish and Game Society in Barriere recently. Griffiths won about $3,800 and plans to use it to re-roof his house. Photo submitted

Gottfriedson elected regional chief of B.C.Cam Fortems – Kamloops This Week

Tk’emlups Indian Band chief Shane Gottfriedson is B.C.’s newest regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) following a first-ballot election victory on June 25.

“I credit the victory to my dedication and passion,” Gottfriedson said in a telephone inter-view from Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver, where chiefs from around B.C. or their delegates cast ballots for regional chief.

Gottfriedson picked up 87 votes, slightly higher than the 50 per cent needed to declare a victor on the first ballot and avoid a run-off.

His closest rivals were Bob Chamberlin, vice-president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, with 38 votes, and former Snuneymux chief Doug White, from the Nanaimo area, with 37. Former Adams Lake Indian Band chief Nelson Leon garnered only four votes.

It is the second time he has run for the posi-tion, losing in 2009 by nine votes.

Gottrfriedson was sworn in for the three-year term immediately after the election.

Outgoing regional chief is Jody Wilson-Raybould, now a federal Liberal candidate in the riding of Vancouver-Granville.

Gottfriedson will also soon travel to a nation-al gathering of the Assembly of First Nations in Montreal.

The TIB chief will continue living in Kamloops and will serve out his term until the local fall election.

Gottfriedson was first elected TIB chief in 2003 and has served four successive three-year terms.

“I think 12 years of community service is a good run,” Gottfriedson said. “I think’s it’s time I let someone else lead our community.”

Gottfriedson said there has been a lack of leadership in B.C. in the past six years.

“Land claims scare the hell out of investors,” he said.

“If you treat me and my people fairly, there is nothing to be afraid of. We will not back down,

but the door is always open to a fair deal.”Arguing Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s

government has a policy of “extinguishing native peoples’ land rights,” Gottfriedson said it is time for a unified approach to aboriginal title rights and treaty.

“Canada and B.C. have learned we can be their greatest ally or their darkest nightmare,” he said. “The choice is obvious.”

Gottfriedson’s new position will come with a pay raise.

Outgoing regional chief Wilson-Raybould, while opposing the First Nations Financial Transparency Act last summer, sent out a tweet announcing her salary as being $107,645.92.

As chief of the Tk’emlups Band, Gottfriedson earns $82,000 a year — along with another $11,000 annually in pension and other benefits — all tax-free.

Adam Williams – Kamloops This Week

More relief is coming to the Village of Cache Creek.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s board of directors has voted in favour of a reso-lution that will see electoral area directors donate a portion of their discretionary funds to the vil-lage, to aid in relief efforts following flash flood-ing on May 23.

The resolution will see the TNRD’s 10 elector-al area directors donate about $500 each to the village — less in the case of a few directors who didn’t have the sum available.

In total, the village will receive in the neigh-bourhood of $5,000.

“The generosity of people, related to the unre-coverable losses some of the citizens of Cache Creek suffered, is heartwarming, for sure,” said John Ranta, Cache Creek’s mayor and chairman of the TNRD board of directors.

All of the funds donated have been earmarked for individuals or small businesses that suffered as a result of the disaster.

None of the money will be used on village

infrastructure in Cache Creek.A committee of what Ranta termed “commu-

nity-minded residents” will decide how the funds are allocated.

Ranta pegged the cost of damage done to per-sonal property in the village at about $3-million.

Roughly five properties were damaged beyond repair — two houses with foundational dam-age and another handful of properties in the Riverside Trailer Park.

Ranta’s estimated figure didn’t include dam-age to non-essential property, such as retaining walls and landscaping, which are not covered by disaster-relief funding.

The mayor said recovery efforts are continuing to progress in the village.

Residents have put in their applications for disaster-relief funding and the municipality has a list of about 20 projects it would like to see completed.

Ranta pegged total damage costs at about $5-million, including personal and public prop-erty.

Residents had until this past Wednesday to file claims with Emergency Management B.C.

TNRD directors add to flood relief for Cache Creek

Shane Gottfriedson


Times Staff

The Vavenby Community Park green-up project is receiving a $4,300 grant from Tree Canada and BC Hydro, according to a letter presented during a Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors meeting held June 18. The letter was addressed to Sherri Madden, services coordinator for Wells Gray Country (Area A).

Benefits of TRU to TNRD

Christopher Seguin, vice-president of advancement at Thompson Rivers University (TRU), gave a presentation to the TNRD board on June 18 about the positive impacts TRU has in the TNRD.

The board accepted an invitation from Seguin to tour TRU’s Kamloops campus and perhaps also hold a board of directors meeting there.

Support for B.C.’s coal industry

Alan Fryer, Coal Alliance spokesper-son, Mike LoVecchio, director of govern-ment affairs for Canadian Pacific Railway, and Scott Lunny from United Steelworkers provided a presentation on behalf of the Coal Alliance.

They shared infor-mation about the economic importance of the coal industry to

communities in British Columbia.

The board passed a resolution to write a letter recognizing the importance of the coal industry in B.C. and encouraging the industry to maintain leading environmental standards.

Endorsement provided for winery lounge

During its June 18 meeting, the TNRD board recommended for approval an appli-cation for a winery lounge endorsement for the Monte Creek Ranch Winery. The recommendation to the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch would be subject to the limitation of hours of operation from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

The current win-ery licence allows the applicant to manu-facture, sell, and store wine and provide product samples to the public in a desig-nated sampling area at the winery.

Wineries may also operate one onsite retail store. This win-ery lounge endorse-ment, if approved, would allow patrons to purchase and con-sume wine manufac-tured and bottled in B.C. by the glass or bottle in a designated lounge area (which may be an indoor area or outdoor patio, or both).

Composting regulation goes to public hearing

Kamloops South Official Community Plan Amendment

Bylaw 2524, 2015, and Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2516, 2015, were both given two readings and will be taken to public hear-ing in conjunction with a future regular board of directors meeting.

The changes to the bylaws were in response to numer-ous complaints about recent composting operations, including those in Botany Valley and Nicola Valley.

Complaint response was limited given local govern-ment has almost no authority in the realm of either zoning or nuisance bylaws when composting is done as a part of an agricul-tural operation.

When it is an acces-sory use to a residence

or when it is a primary use, such as a commer-cial operation, local government's scope of authority broadens.

Regulatory author-ity over the commer-cial sale and export of on-farm composting does however rest with both local government and the province.

The proposed changes limit or pro-

hibit sale of manufac-tured farm compost, and thereby limit the scale of an operation and the potential for neighbourhood con-flict.

Additional $15,000 for Smith Pioneer Park

The board approved a request for an increase in Gas Tax Funds previously

provided for improve-ments to Smith Pioneer Park in Lower Nicola.

A total of $15,000 in Gas Tax Funds from Electoral Areas “M” and “N” were contributed in addi-tion to the original funds, to allow for a roof upgrade to the building at Smith Pioneer Park.

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Every Canada Day, an average of 22 people are injured in 97 crashes in the Southern Interior.

Also in the Southern Interior, an average of 14 people are killed in impaired-related crashes during the summer months every year.

That's why the B.C. government, ICBC and police kicked off the CounterAttack campaign on July 1 to keep impaired drivers off our roads this summer.

Whether you're out golfing, boating or at a BBQ with friends, everyone needs to plan ahead for a safe ride home this summer – arrange a designated driver, call a taxi or take transit. Police will be looking for impaired drivers at CounterAttack roadchecks across the province.

With so many options to get home safely, there is no excuse to drive while impaired. But some drivers still aren't getting the message – here are the top excuses given by impaired driv-ers to police at CounterAttack roadchecks:

• "My girlfriend was too drunk to make it home from the bar, so I'm going to pick her up."

• "I'm an idiot!"• "But I have a driver's licence, no one else

had a driver's licence!"• "I don't feel drunk!"• "I'm only two blocks from home."• "Mom told me to bring the truck home."• "I had to pick up my husband."ICBC supports CounterAttack with funding

for enhanced police enforcement and an educa-tion campaign which promotes the use of desig-nated drivers.

Vavenby Park upgrades get money for trees


Invitation to submit a Request for Proposal Campus of Care Feasibility Study No. 2015-05

The District is seeking Request for Proposals to complete a Feasibility Study that will include but not limited to statistical information on demographics, assessment (gaps/needs) of current care system, business modeling and a concept plan for a care facility. This proposal will include recommendations with regards to the feasibility of a campus of care facility to be located in Clearwater servicing the North Thompson Valley. The proponent will be expected to reference the following documentation:

North Thompson Hospice Study Primary and Community Care in BC: A Strategic Policy Framework Rural Health Services in BC: A Policy Framework to Provide a System of Quality Care Delivering a Patient-Centred, High Performing and Sustainable Health System in BC.

Digital PDF documents for the “Campus of Care Facility Feasibility Study RFP No. 2015-05” will be available beginning Tuesday, June 16th, 2015 at www.districtofclearwater.com or by contacting [email protected]. Request for Proposals must be clearly marked Campus of Care Facility Feasibility Study RFP No. 2015-05 and submitted either by mail, by courier or electronically to:

Leslie Groulx, Chief Administrative Officer District of Clearwater Postal: Box 157, Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N2 Courier: 209 Dutch Lake Road, Clearwater BC V0E 1N1 Electronic: [email protected]

Proposals must be submitted no later than: 2:00 pm PST, Friday, July 10, 2015 The District reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals.


Invitation to submit a Request for Proposal Campus of Care Feasibility Study No. 2015-05

The District is seeking Request for Proposals to complete a Feasibility Study that will include but not limited to statistical information on demographics, assessment (gaps/needs) of current care system, business modeling and a concept plan for a care facility. This proposal will include recommendations with regards to the feasibility of a campus of care facility to be located in Clearwater servicing the North Thompson Valley. The proponent will be expected to reference the following documentation:

North Thompson Hospice Study Primary and Community Care in BC: A Strategic Policy Framework Rural Health Services in BC: A Policy Framework to Provide a System of Quality Care Delivering a Patient-Centred, High Performing and Sustainable Health System in BC.

Digital PDF documents for the “Campus of Care Facility Feasibility Study RFP No. 2015-05” will be available beginning Tuesday, June 16th, 2015 at www.districtofclearwater.com or by contacting [email protected]. Request for Proposals must be clearly marked Campus of Care Facility Feasibility Study RFP No. 2015-05 and submitted either by mail, by courier or electronically to:

Leslie Groulx, Chief Administrative Officer District of Clearwater Postal: Box 157, Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N2 Courier: 209 Dutch Lake Road, Clearwater BC V0E 1N1 Electronic: [email protected]

Proposals must be submitted no later than: 2:00 pm PST, Friday, July 10, 2015 The District reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals.


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Members of Citizens Climate Lobby - Canada meet Clearwater residents Jean Nelson and Keith McNeill (on right) after they cycle from Toronto to Ottawa to promote a petition calling for a referendum on carbon fee-and-dividend in Canada. The online petition has over 28,000 names on it. Photo by Cathy Orlando

Global warming bike trip raises awareness

Map shows the approximate route taken by Clearwater residents Jean Nelson and Keith McNeill as they cycled from the Rouge Hill GO station northeast of Toronto to Ottawa. They started on May 23 and arrived in Ottawa on June 1. They stayed over-night in Oshawa, Cobourg, Trenton, Napanee, Kingston (rest day), Rideau Lakes, Smith Falls, and Carleton Place, and did interviews with local news media in all of them, except Trenton. Much of the route followed dedicated bike trails: the Water-front Trail most of the way from Toronto to Kingston, and the Cataraqui and Trans Canada trails from Kingston to Ottawa. Google Maps graphic

Green Party leader Elizabeth May accepts a memory stick with the more than 28,000 names on the petition from Keith McNeill and Jean Nelson. May was the only federal party leader to meet with the pair.Photo by Cathy Orlando

McNeill and Nelson meet with noted Canadian author Naomi Klein during a rally in Toronto. Following Pope Francis' latest encyclical, Klein has been invited to a meeting in the Vatican on climate change.

McNeill and Nelson get ready to start cycling from the Rouge Hill GO station. In 1987 and 1989 McNeill walked from Clearwater to the GO station.Photo by Keith McNeill

Jean Nelson takes a break as the Parliament build-ings appear on the horizon. Our nation's capital has an excellent system of bike trails. Photo by Keith McNeill

Right: Keith McNeill and Jean Nelson get their bikes out last winter as they get ready for the bike trip they did from Toronto to Ottawa this spring to promote a petition for carbon fee-and-dividend. The online petition can be found by Googling: "Care2", "petition", "carbon", "fee", and "Canada". The URL is www.thepetitionsite.com/850/161/365/peti-tion-for-a-referendum-on-carbon-fee-and-divi-dend-for-canada/Photo byMikael Kjellstrom

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Heavy grey clouds threatened rain all day but all we had to contend with dur-ing Ladies Night at Lacarya this week were hordes of mos-quitos. There were 16 ladies out despite the higher temperatures, although it looked as if there were fewer

walkers than riders this week.

Our winners for Flight #1 were: Carol Hindle – low gross; Debbie Pearce – low net, long putt; Lois Vandamme – long drive; and Tanya Desjarlais – long drive in 2. For Flight #2: Jan Johnston – low gross; Marg Anderson – low net,

long drive, long putt and long drive in 2 (good job Marg); and Joan Slingsby – KP. For Flight #3: Joan Streadwick – low gross; Abbey Bates – low net, KP, long drive, long putt (it pays to record your distance no mat-ter how short); and Anna Mae Dee – long drive in 2.

Jane Olson, Daisy Hystad and Joan Slingsby put one into the pond on #4 so all received a newish ball to replace the one they lost. Carol put her tee shot closest to the pin on the green on #7. Anna Mae had the longest putt for all flights. Tanya had the least putts

and Sheila Colter had the most. Jan was the closest to the windmill on fairway #3. There were no winners for the birdie or deuce pot.

Thank you to our sponsors for the week: Fleetwest (hole in one sponsor), Home Hardware, Century 21 Realty, O’Bryans Café, Maclennan Farms, The Painted Turtle, Pharmasave, The Caboose, Wells Gray Inn, Raft River Greenhouses and The Strawberry Moose.

See everyone next week. Remember to book your tee time with Linda at 587-6100.

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Sports

Family � shing funYoungsters and adults listen to a Learn to Fish program held as part of a Fam-ily Fishing Weekend event on Saturday, June 20 at Hallamore Lake. The event was sponsored by the Family Fishing Society and Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC and run by staff from Clearwater Trout Hatchery. The hatchery provided food for a barbeque while Buy-Low Foods donated water. A total of 16 kids attended this year's event, along with 18 adults. With the weather being mostly sunny with some showers everyone had a great time. Photo submitted

Rod and gun club holds open house

Members of Central North Thompson Rod and Gun Club relax in a new scorekeeping shed built at the club's trap-shooting range. The sign acknowledges the support received from Wells Gray Community Forest. Pictured are (l-r) club president Jeff Chase, trap-shooting committee members Marlene Herman and Ron Anderson (hidden), and club director Lyle Haughian.

Lyle Haughian helps Tommy Panko learn trap-shooting during Central North Thompson Rod and Gun Club's open house on Saturday, June 20.Photos submitted

Warm weather doesn't slow lady golfers

Drive Safe and be safe

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11th Annual Quad RidersATV/BC Poker RideSaturday July 18th, 2015

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One Full Year

“When you need us, we’re close by”When a death occurs, we are here to help you, every step of the way. 24 hours a day, every day. If you have made pre-arrangements elsewhere and would like to discuss having your local funeral home take care of

you, please feel free to call.

www.NTfuneral.com

Drake Smith, MSW(Funeral Director/Owner)

Manager, Kamloops

Jennifer Vincent(Apprentice Funeral Director/Embalmer)Manager, Clearwater

73 Taren Drive, Clearwater, BC V0E 1N2250-674-3030-1999 or

1-877-674-3030

St James Catholic Church

Sunday Service Mass

11am - 12pm

324 Clearwater Village Road

250-819-5579

Clearwater Seventh-Day

Adventist Church

Pastor John MasiganSaturday Service - 10amClearwater Christian ChurchPh. 250-674-3468

Clearwater Living Streams Christian

FellowshipMeeting at

New Life Assemblyevery Sunday 4:00pm

Contact Dave Meehan 250-674-3217email: [email protected]

Clearwater Community Churchopen to everyone - all denominations

CLEARWATER NEW LIFE ASSEMBLYDan Daase - Pastor

Sunday Morning Worship 10:30am

(Kids church during service)Wednesdays Am - Ladies Bible Study

Phone: 250-674-2345308 W Old N Thompson Hwy

ChurchDirectoryYour places of worship

VAVENBY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

3083 Capostinsky Rd. • Service 11 a.m.

Sunday Morning Celebration

ServicesIan Moilliet Pastor -

250-676-9574Non Denominational

Clearwater Christian ChurchNon-denominational congregation in fellowship with

the broader Christian community in the area.Meeting at: 11 Lodge Drive

Wayne Richardson (Pastor)

Sunday Worship Service

10 amOn the Web: www.clchch.com

For information 250.674.7073 or 250.674.2912

Pastor Doug Spinney 250.674.3624www.ccbaptist.ca

CLEARWATERCOMMUNITY

BAPTIST24E Old North Thompson Hwy

Worship Service 10:30

CLEARWATER UNITED CHURCH

Meeting at Catholic Church of St. James

WorShip Sunday 9am

Rev. Brian Krushel250-672-5653 • 250-674-3615

www.norththompsonpc.ca


Submitted

Heavy grey clouds threatened rain all day but all we had to contend with dur-ing Ladies Night at Lacarya this week were hordes of mos-quitos. There were 16 ladies out despite the higher temperatures, although it looked as if there were fewer

walkers than riders this week.

Our winners for Flight #1 were: Carol Hindle – low gross; Debbie Pearce – low net, long putt; Lois Vandamme – long drive; and Tanya Desjarlais – long drive in 2. For Flight #2: Jan Johnston – low gross; Marg Anderson – low net,

long drive, long putt and long drive in 2 (good job Marg); and Joan Slingsby – KP. For Flight #3: Joan Streadwick – low gross; Abbey Bates – low net, KP, long drive, long putt (it pays to record your distance no mat-ter how short); and Anna Mae Dee – long drive in 2.

Jane Olson, Daisy Hystad and Joan Slingsby put one into the pond on #4 so all received a newish ball to replace the one they lost. Carol put her tee shot closest to the pin on the green on #7. Anna Mae had the longest putt for all flights. Tanya had the least putts

and Sheila Colter had the most. Jan was the closest to the windmill on fairway #3. There were no winners for the birdie or deuce pot.

Thank you to our sponsors for the week: Fleetwest (hole in one sponsor), Home Hardware, Century 21 Realty, O’Bryans Café, Maclennan Farms, The Painted Turtle, Pharmasave, The Caboose, Wells Gray Inn, Raft River Greenhouses and The Strawberry Moose.

See everyone next week. Remember to book your tee time with Linda at 587-6100.

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Sports

Family � shing funYoungsters and adults listen to a Learn to Fish program held as part of a Fam-ily Fishing Weekend event on Saturday, June 20 at Hallamore Lake. The event was sponsored by the Family Fishing Society and Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC and run by staff from Clearwater Trout Hatchery. The hatchery provided food for a barbeque while Buy-Low Foods donated water. A total of 16 kids attended this year's event, along with 18 adults. With the weather being mostly sunny with some showers everyone had a great time. Photo submitted

Rod and gun club holds open house

Members of Central North Thompson Rod and Gun Club relax in a new scorekeeping shed built at the club's trap-shooting range. The sign acknowledges the support received from Wells Gray Community Forest. Pictured are (l-r) club president Jeff Chase, trap-shooting committee members Marlene Herman and Ron Anderson (hidden), and club director Lyle Haughian.

Lyle Haughian helps Tommy Panko learn trap-shooting during Central North Thompson Rod and Gun Club's open house on Saturday, June 20.Photos submitted

Warm weather doesn't slow lady golfers

Drive Safe and be safe

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Goldie Krawec

Play for Season 14 has ended with 29 dif-ferent players taking advantage of the free weekly poker game of the Wells Gray Inn Poker Club. Play starts at 7 p.m. each Wednesday evening at the Inn with a tour-nament at the end of each three-month period.

Participants col-lect points each time they play, depending on where they finish for the evening. The top eight players plus a wildcard player play for prizes at the end of each season.

If you play on the Internet, why not come out and expe-rience a live game where every player at the table handles the cards and chips and interacts with the rest of the players! See the expressions when they are bluffing or not. Learn how to deal a real hand of poker, plus the betting and blind routine.

It can get real inter-esting when blinds are three and six thousand and you may only have a little more than that.

``What do I do now?`` you ask your-self. Come, join in, and find out.

The top placing players to eighth place for Season 14 are: 1, Chris Moore, 9,150 points; Fred Roach – 7,550; Deb Watson, 7,200; Justin Morrison, 6,800; Goldie Krawec, 6,200; Bob Daoust, 5,200; Linda Merritt, 4,750; Millie Rempel, 3,100.

Players placing second to fifth place only had 700 points difference. Trevor Digby won the wild-card seat on June 17, making nine players eligible to play in the season tournament, which was held June 24.

The highest hand of the season was a Royal Flush with a King High Straight Flush in second place. There were many other excep-tionally good hands recorded in the past 12 weeks. Sometimes there were two hands with Four of a Kind (Quads) in the same evening. We have had Quad 8`s against Quad J`s and Quad J`s against Quad Q`s.

Each evening of play the player who records his or her high hand with the tournament direc-tor is rewarded with a little gift plus 100 extra points. There is also an extra 100 points awarded to the player who takes out the Bounty player. The Bounty player is the player who won the game the previ-ous week. There are also weekly prizes awarded.

Winners of Season 14 Tournament are: 1, Bob Daoust; 2, Fred Roach; and 3, Trevor Digby. Once again, a wildcard player has placed in the top three of the tournament.

Play for Season 15 commenced on July 1.

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Top players in the season 14 tournament at the Wells Gray Inn Poker Club are (l-r) third place winner Trevor Digby, first place winner Bob Daoust, and second place winner Fred Roach. Photo by Goldie Krawec

Poker club ends Season 14

Vavenby youngsters enjoy Fun DayRobyn Rexin

On the morning of Wednesday, June 24, the Vavenby Strong Start and Primary School students had their year end Fun Day. The weather was good – not too hot or cold. The primary children started the day with classes in the class-room.

While this was tak-ing place the Strong Start children helped their leader, Mrs. Amy, set up the play areas for the Fun Day.

When the primary students came out to join them there was a race. The children were divided into two teams, the Aliens and the Spaceships. They threw mete-ors (beanbags) out as far as possible and then, on the count of three, ran out to pick them up one at a time. When all the "meteors" had been collected they were counted and the team with the most won.

Next everyone did some songs with the para-chute. Then all went into the school for snack time. Mrs. Amy had the children make fruit pizzas. Each was given a wafer and some cream cheese to spread on top. There was a good vari-ety of fruit to choose from to put on top of the wafers or to just eat. There were cherries, straw-berries, and pieces of peaches, cantaloupe, and papaya.

When finished eating the children went back outside for recess and then Fun Day continued. The students were told to dig in the sandbox for buried treasure until they had a handful. Then they were shown the six different stations to play at, just two students per station at a time. The most popular ones were the face painting station, where the children painted each oth-ers' faces, and the bubble station. The students ran with their wands to form bubbles and the school's dog Cash would jump to catch them.

Everyone had a really good time and it was

a wonderful way to end the school year. A big thank-you should be given to Mrs. Amy for organizing a great day. She sent the Strong Start children home with a book and hoped she would see everyone again in September. Strong Start is for all children up to five years old and gets them ready for Kindergarten.

The school has now got a new roof. It took the men three weeks to complete the job, work-ing in hot temperatures.

Mrs. Amy (r) leads Vavenby Strong Start and Primary School students as they hold a coloured parachute and sing songs. Photo by Robyn Rexin

Iyannah Toscano (l) and Hunter Crystall prepare and enjoy their fruit pizzas. Photo by Robyn Rexin


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Chartered AccountantsRison Realty • 32 E Old N. Thompson Hwy.

Feb. 1st to Apr. 30th - Every ThursdayMay 1st to Jan. 31st - By AppointmentHours: 9:30 am to Noon, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Phone: 250-674-2532 • Kamloops: 554-2533 • Fax: 554-2536Financial Statement Preparation • Corporate & Personal Income Taxes

Accountant - Certified Appliance Repair

CARPENTRY

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Containers available for construction sites, yard clean-up, industrial sites etc.

Phone Jager Garbage 250-674-3798Serving from Vavenby to Blackpool area

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CONTRACTORS

Septic - Installation - Service - PumpingDemolition - Excavation - Backhoe Service

Trucking - Crane Truck - Water - DumpGravel - Sand - Top Soil - Snow Removal

Paul Jack250.819.3205 250.299.9510

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Rob Kerslake

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Business & Service Directory

Contractor

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HANS OUNPUU

MOTOR LICENCE OFFICE

ICBC AgentDistrict of Clearwater

Phone: 250-674-2257 • Fax: 250-674-2173 Box 157, 209 Dutch Lake Road, Clearwater, V0E 1N0Of� ce Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Open through the Noon hour

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NORTH THOMPSON

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Construction

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On the Level Enterprises

Automotive Repair

Marcel’s

250-674-2522

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Called to the barFormer Clearwater resident Carolynne Burkholder celebrates after being called to the bar at the Law Courts in Prince George in a ceremony held June 25. A graduate of Clearwater Secondary School, the new lawyer also has a master's degree in journalism. Photo submitted

BC Wildfire Service

KAMLOOPS – Effective at noon on Friday, July 3, all open fires – including camp-fires – will be prohib-ited throughout the entire Kamloops Fire Centre. This prohibition will remain in place until the public is otherwise noti-fied.

Kamloops Fire Centre includes Clearwater Fire Zone.

This step is being taken to help prevent human-caused wildfires and pro-tect public safety. A map of the area covered by this open burning prohibition and campfire ban is avail-able online at: http://bit.ly/1sfqVr9

The fire danger rating is currently “high” through-out the Kamloops Fire Centre, with some areas rated “extreme”. With the

current trend of warm and dry weather, wildfires in the region have displayed aggressive behaviour and have required additional firefighting resources. Human-caused wildfires can divert critical resources and crews from respond-ing to naturally occurring wildfires.

In addition to camp-fires, this prohibition applies to open fires of any size, industrial burn-ing, fireworks, tiki torches, sky lanterns and burning barrels.

This prohibition does

not apply to cooking stoves that use gas, pro-pane or briquettes, or to a portable campfire appa-ratus with a CSA or ULC rating that uses briquettes, liquid fuel or gaseous fuel, so long as the height of the flame is less than 15 centimetres.

This burning prohibi-tion covers all BC Parks, Crown lands and private lands, but does not apply within the boundaries of a local government that has forest fire prevention bylaws and is serviced by a fire department.

Please check with local government authorities for any other restrictions before lighting any fire (District of Clearwater usually follows BC Wildfire Service on camp-fire bans, etc.).

Anyone found in con-travention of an open burning prohibition may

be issued a ticket for $345, required to pay an admin-istrative penalty of $10,000 or, if convicted in court, fined up to $100,000 and/or sentenced to one year in jail. If the contraven-tion causes or contributes to a wildfire, the person responsible may be ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs.

To report a wildfire or an open burning viola-tion, call 1 800 663-5555 or *5555 on a cellphone.

For the latest informa-tion on current wildfire activity, burning restric-tions, road closures and air quality advisories, go to: www.bcwildfire.ca

You can also follow the latest wildfire news:

• On Twitter at: http://twitter.com/BCGovFireInfo

• On Facebook at: http://facebook.com/BCForestFireInfo

Campfires banned throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre


She Is Looking for Home Improvement Help. Will She Find Your Business?

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Lawyer in attendance: Elmer Epp

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If you would like to volunteer, call 250-674-2600 and ask for Wendy

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Jim McCreightin Clearwater the 2 nd & 4 th

W ednesday of each month

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Located in the BB&R Insuranceoffice, Brookfield Mall

Jim McCreightin Clearwater the 2 nd & 4 th

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For all your legal needs, including:• Wills & Estates • Real Estate • Accident & Injury

Located in the Interior Savings Offi ce, Ph: 250-674-2255 or Toll Free: 1-888-374-3161

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July 4: Meat Draw, Legion Branch 259, 257 Glen Rd., 3-5:30PM, Bar opens1:00PM

July 11: Legion BBQ, 257 Glen Rd, doors open 5 pm, dinner served 6 pm.

July 17-19: The Canadian Blue Moon Elvis Festival. NT Fall Fair Grounds. info at www.cdnbluemoon.ca or call 250-319-0402

July 18: ATV Poker Ride, info www.atvbc.ca

July 25: Legion BBQ, 257 Glen Rd, doors open 5 pm, dinner served 6 pm.

Sept 4-7: North Thompson Fall Fair & rodeo

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT• Indoor Market: Every Saturday May – Oct, 9 am – 12 noon, Elks

Hall.

• Tuesday Morning Coffee (TMC): Meets 10am – 11:30 @ Clearwater Community Baptist Church. All women and children welcome. (9:30-10 am Bible Study). Info 250-674-3624

• 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 1:00 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.

• Clearwater Elks Bingo - 2nd & 4th Wed. Elks Hall 5pm, Info call Phyllis 250-674-3535

• Cribbage Wed. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 12:30 pm.• Fun Darts Fri. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 6 pm.

• Upstream Community and Heritage Society open house Tues-days: 9am-9pm @ Avola School House, various activities. Info ph Fay 250-678-5302.

• Thompson Valley Quilters. Meet 2nd Wed. and 3rd Mon. of the mth at NTAC in the DLCC, 9 am - 4 pm. Info Linda 250-674-3437 or Dorothy 250-676-9270

• Vavenby Needle Arts Group. Meet every Tues. 11am - 4pm at Vavenby Community Center. Info Dorothy 250-676-9270

CHILDREN & FAMILIES• Racoon StrongStart - Raft River Elem school days Mon, Tues,

Thurs & Fri 8:45-11:45am

• Racoon StrongStart - Vavenby Elm school days Wed 8:50-11:50am

• Clearwater Breastfeeding Group: 3rd Wed. of every month 7:30pm @ YCS

• Mother Goose - Monday mornings, reg. Kerry 250-674-3530

HEALTH & HEALING• Hospice Grief Support: 2nd Thur of every mth, NT Funeral Home

1-3 pm, info 250-674-2400

• Shambhala Meditation Group: meets every Tuesday at Forest House 6:30-8:00 pm. Info: 250-674-3233.

• Connections Healing Rooms - Wed. 1-3pm (except stat. holi-days). 86 Young Rd. No charge. Sponsored by Living Streams Christian Church. www.healingrooms.com.

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

• Clearwater & District Hospice 3rd Mon. Sept-Jun 10am Legion 778-208-0137.

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• Bowling: Mon. 10–12pm & 1-3pm; Thurs., 1-3pm. Seniors Centre at Evergreen Acres. 250-674-3675

• Clearwater Sno-Drifters: 1st Thurs every mth. 250-676-9414

• CNT Rod & Gun Club: 3rd Tues. of the mth. Blackpool Hall 7pm Nov., Jan., & Mar. AGM in May

• Volleyball: Winter, dates TBA, at Clearwater Secondary School Gym, $2 drop in. Info: 250-674-1878.

• Youth Group: ages 12-18, Sat. 7-10 pm Dutch Lake Community Center, info 250-674-2600

• Yoga Tree – Call or email Annie 250-674-2468 [email protected]

• Core Strength Fitness. Tuesdays. 10-11am 250-674-0001

• Badminton: Mon & Wed, Oct – Mar, CSS gym, 7:30-9:30 pm, $3 drop-in fee, info 250-674-2518

• Drop in Basketball: Winter, dates TBA, $2 drop in at Clearwater Secondary School Gym. Info: 250-674-1878

• Slo-Pitch: Clearwater mixed Slo-Pitch league May – July. Contact Carmen Archibald 778-208-1773, 250-674-2632

• Drop in Soccer: June -Sept, tues and Thurs, 6:30-8:00 PM, CSS � eld, $2 drop in, grade 8 to adult

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• Wells Gray Country Senior’s Society 3rd Sun Social Meet at the Wells Gray Hotel at 12:30pm for lunch or dessert, & chat

• Wells Gray Country Senior’s Society Book Club Last Thursday of the mth 2pm at the library. All seniors welcome.

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MV/ICBC Clerk IIPart-time Temporary PositionApplicants are invited to apply for a part-time temporary position for an MV/ICBC Clerk II (0.20 FTE) with the District of Clearwater. This position will report to the Director of Finance and is required to perform general duties in relation to MV/ICBC insurance, and other office related duties. Applicants must have experience with a variety of office equipment; be proficient with the Microsoft Office suite; and demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills. Working knowledge of regulations, procedures and computer software programs used in a Motor Vehicle / ICBC application is a must.

It is an asset to have Certification for Autoplan Essentials. (ICBC); Customer Services Representative Tutorial Completion and Fraud Completion and or experience in equivalent or related work.

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Written applications marked “Confidential” will be accepted by the undersigned until NOON, Friday, July 10th, 2015. The application must include a resume outlining related experience and qualifications. The District will only contact those that are shortlisted.

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After a lengthy ill-ness Francis “Frank” William De Neef passed away sur-rounded by his family at Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, BC, on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. He was 57 years of age.

Frank was born on August 19, 1957 in Kamloops, BC to parents Francis and Marina De Neef. He is survived by daughter Lindsey (Cody) Braucht of Hinton, Alberta; grandchildren Ethan, Bria, Asher and Isaiah Braucht; mother Marina De Neef of Clearwater, BC; sisters Darlene (Bruce) Lewis of Merritt, BC, Teri (Joe) Pelton of Clearwater, BC, Margy (Mike) Slute of Moyie, BC, Mary Ann (Robert) Mattenley of Clearwater, BC, and Kathy (Gary) Braaten of Clearwater, BC; adopted brother Lyle (Gail) of Elkford, BC; adopted sister Tammy (Glen) Moore, and a multitude of nephews, nieces, and great nieces and nephews. Frank was pre-deceased by his dad Francis Joseph De Neef of Clearwater, BC and sister Carol Ann of Kamloops, BC.

Frank attended Clearwater Secondary School and he worked for Weyerhaeuser. His passions were gardening and his dog Jedediah Bosephus. He loved golf, hockey, music, fishing and camp-ing. A graveside service took place for Frank on June 27, 2015 at the Riverview Cemetery. Services entrusted to North Thompson Funeral Services, Clearwater, British Columbia, tele-phone 250-674-3030.

Today we remember and celebrate the life of Lil Vreeman, who passed away on June 26, 2015, just five days before her 90th birthday.

She was the youngest of seven children, born Lilly Kary on July 1, 1925 in Zetland, AB. She grew up on a farm, working hard, sur-rounded by the support of family, friends, and church. She attended Berean Bible College in Calgary, AB for several years. She married Peter Heidebrecht on April 7, 1951. God brought two beautiful children into their lives, Kerry, born on April 15, 1953 and Sheila, born on September 2, 1954. They lived, loved, and farmed in Lacombe, AB until Peter was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and was eventually called Home on February 13, 1964. In July, 1967 Lil packed up and moved to Kelowna, BC where she worked at a jewellery store. While there, she met John Vreeman and they married on April 10, 1971. They made their home in Clearwater, BC where John worked at the lumber mill. Both Kerry and Sheila married and soon grand-children became the delight of her days. In 1989, they retired and moved into a condo in Kelowna, BC. Lil looked after the gardens at the condo and was very involved on the Strata Council. In 2007, they moved back to Little Fort and lived with Byron and Sheila for a couple of years until John moved into Forestview Place and Lil moved into private care.

Lil will be greatly missed by John, her hus-band of 44 years, her children, Kerry (Phyllis) Heidebrecht of Vernon, BC and Sheila (Bryon) Anderson of Little Fort, BC; her grandchildren, Daryl (Nancy), Alisa (Ed), Jesse (Colleen), Peter (Shannon), and Kathryn (Brody); and great-grandchildren, Grace, Nate, Hope, Lillian, Fynn, Kiana, Hayden and Nicolas and another one to arrive in the fall. She was predeceased by her first husband, Peter Heidebrecht; her parents, Chris and Emily Kary; two sisters, Martha Burtis and Paulina Rennich; and four brothers, Adolph Kary, Robert Kary, George Kary and Gus Kary.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital, Forest View Place, 640 Park Drive, Clearwater, BC, V0E 1N1. Service entrusted to North Thompson Funeral Services, Clearwater, British Columbia 250-674-3030.

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IN LOVING MEMORYFrancis William “Frank”

1957 - 2015

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Your mood is pleas-ant and playful this week, Aries. It’s a perfect time to plan a social engagement or party at your home. Invite friends and family and have a good time.

Cancer, your energy levels are elevated this week. Make the most of this newfound energy by tackling all of those projects you have been putting off.

Libra, an irritating issue seems to fix itself and that is re-lieving. Remember, you do not have to take on everything yourself. Plenty of people are willing to lend a hand.

Capricorn, you may need to look at a problem from another perspective to find the best solu-tion. Discuss your findings with others and see if they have any suggestions.

Take things easy and let your intuition work for you, Aquarius. Financial or business-related projects fall in your lap, and you work through them quite easily.

Taurus, take time to find ways to relax and unwind. This could mean remov-ing yourself from tense or competitive situations for a little while until things calm down.

This week brings all sorts of interesting ideas and desires, Leo. There’s much to keep you busy, but make sure you don’t overdo things. Avoid the urge to stretch yourself too thin.

Scorpio, you have lately been more comfortable with your role in life and your responsi-bilities. It seems you have everything all together, and others may seek out your advice.

Emotions reach a high after hearing good news this week, Pisces. It’s okay to let your guard down a bit around your loved ones.

Your imagination is ignited this week, Gemini. This can clear the path for new beginnings. Make sure decisions you make now are centered and empowered.

Don’t be surprised if your feelings are all over the place this week, Virgo. The week might feel like a roller coaster, but you will feel great by the end of the week.

Sagittarius, when your imagination is stimulated, there’s nothing you cannot accomplish. This may be an interest-ing week for you, as restless energy has you seeking an outlet.

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It's one thing to hear about a disaster on the other side of the world but it's another thing entirely to actually live through it.

That was the les-son that Clearwater resident Jessica Gunn, her father Grant and her broth-er Cody brought back after experienc-ing and surviving the earthquake in Nepal last April that killed more than 8,000 people.

“It was about noon on April 25,” said Jessica Gunn. “We were on a street in Kathmandu, look-ing for our favorite bakery. We hear a noise that sounded like a big dump truck coming up behind us. We looked over our shoulders for the truck when the build-ings started to buck and the street to roll.

“I yelled, 'Earthquake!' The shaking was so vio-lent you could barely stand up. We hugged a post in a more stable building to try to stay safe.

“It went on for a minute or maybe a minute-and-a-half. It was just a weird sensation. After it was over you asked yourself, 'Did that just happen?'”

The devastation after the earthquake was extensive.

They saw people who had been hit by bricks and other fall-ing debris. Houses and other buildings had collapsed, while many of those still standing were lean-ing or had cracks in them. There were cracks in the ground as well.

Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site nearby, was completely flat-tened.

The Gunns had been to Nepal several times before and had stayed at their hotel three times.

Once the shaking stopped they went back to the hotel and grabbed the essen-tials.

“The hotel is still run by the same people,” Jessica said. “They were really good to us. They made sure we were looked after.

Because the Gunns had arrived in Nepal just a few hours earli-er, they had no Nepali currency. Interestingly, they were able to get cash out of a bank machine. It was only about six hours after the quake that all power went out.

That night a young man, a street vendor, showed up at the hotel with a bike loaded down with momos (Nepali dumplings) and egg rolls. The food was greatly appreci-ated.

The Gunns tried

staying in their hotel the first night but constant after-shocks meant they had to run outside twice. Eventually, they moved into an open construction site where many other people were taking shelter.

They went to the Canadian consulate but were sent from there to the British embassy. After lin-ing up there for two hours they were told to go to the American Club, which is located behind the American embassy.

The Clearwater residents stayed there for three days, living off army rations.

“We kept going back to the egg roll guy. His food was really good,” Jessica Gunn said.

The Gunns had taken a stock of sur-plus medical supplies from Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital with them to Nepal for a hospital outside Kathmandu.

After the quake struck they took the supplies to the Red Cross.

“They were happy to have them,” said Jessica, “except they asked us to catalog them. Nothing like asking foresters to catalog medical sup-plies.”

Five days after the earthquake hit, they finally were able to fly out.

Since then the Gunns have been involved in various efforts, such as the games day held at Clearwater ski hill recently, to raise funds to help Nepal.

18 -19Nepali earthquake is frightening experience

(L-r) Jessica, Grant and Cody Gunn have happy smiles and tilakas on their fore-heads shortly after arriving in Nepal last April. A few hours later an earthquake hit.

Cody Gunn checks out a collapsed building in Kathmandu.

Cody (l) and Grant Gunn pack bricks as they help clean up Durbar Square

Tents and other impro-vised shelters cover an open area in Kathmandu as people seek safe places to sleep. Photos submitted


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