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Keith McNeill

Wells Gray Park had an unusual visitor last week – John Hogg, the grandson of Wells Gray.

Hogg’s grandfather passed away while he was still a child but he heard about him often when he was a young boy and worked as a page in the Legislative Assembly in Victoria.

He also heard about the park that was named after Wells Gray, but he never visited it until now.

His only memento of his mother’s father is a pocket watch that was given to Wells Gray by the grateful citizens of

New Westminster.Hogg spent most of his

life working as a lawyer for the provincial government.

His father and his father’s father both were lawyers as well, he noted.

He believed this was the first time in B.C. his-tory that three generations practiced law in the prov-ince.

After Hogg retired he went to work for the Tsawwassen First Nation. He was quite impressed by the chief they had the time, he said.

After that, he went back to work again for a while in Ireland.

Now retired for a third time, he and his wife, Linda, were on a

driving tour of western Canada, going as far east as Winnipeg, Manitoba, before heading back for their home in Victoria.

“I said we had to include this in our itiner-ary,” he said of visiting Wells Gray Park.

The couple spent the day of July 3 visiting the park. They enjoyed their time there and even saw two bears.

According to Wikipedia, Arthur Wellesley Gray was born in New Westminster in 1876.

He was a skilled lacrosse player and was a member of the New Westminster Salmonbelly Club when it won the world champion-ship in 1900.

He served as councillor and then mayor of New Westminster, then was elected MLA – and re-elected four times.

As Minister of Lands he was responsible for the creation of several of B.C.’s first parks, including Tweedsmuir, Hamber, and Manning parks.

In 1939 he helped cre-ate Wells Gray Park, which was named after him.

The following year he spent four days touring the park, visiting Helmcken Falls, camping at the Horseshoe for two nights, and boating on Mahood Lake.

Wells Gray passed away from a heart ailment in 1944.

The grandson of Wells Gray visits Wells Gray Park

John Hogg, the grandson of Wells Gray, relaxes with his wife Linda at Garden View Cottage Bed and Breakfast before going to visit the park named after his grandfather. Photo by Keith McNeill

Crushers crush all opponentsClearwater Crusher Karter Romeo winds up for a pitch during the U16 provincial championships held in Clear-water over the weekend. The Crush-ers will now continue on to the BC Summer Games on July 18 in Nanaimo. Romeo has been chosen to play in the Canadian National Championships in Fredrickton, NB on Aug. 6. Two local teams also competed in the U12 pro-vincials in Clearwater on the weekend. For more about both tourneys, see page A11 inside.Photo by Keith McNeill

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The new maxi-mum applies to the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Kamloops, the Okanagan Connector (Highway 97C) from Aspen Grove to Peachland and Highway 19 from Parksville to Campbell River. The Coquihalla sections get new 120 km/h signs this week, and more changes will roll out this summer as sign crews put up new limits.

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A pilot project will test variable speed limits depending on volume and weather conditions. Digital signs that can display different limits will be tested on sections of the Trans-Canada, Coquihalla and Sea-to-Sky highways.

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In northern B.C., 52% of people taking part in public consul-tation did not support speed limit increases, and that region will not see changes. All other regions had sup-port, the highest in the Lower Mainland at 81%.

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New designs for wildlife warning signs, including lighted signs for high incident areas, are being installed.

An updated sign reminding drivers to "Keep Right, Let Others Pass" is being installed, after people around the province expressed frustration about the slow vehicles in passing lanes.

New speed limit signs go up on a portion of the Okanagan Connector. The Coquihalla from Hope to Merritt also goes to 120 km/h, as does Highway 19 from Parksville to Campbell River.Ministry of Transportation

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New design for "keep right" and wildlife warning signs are part of the update.

Keith McNeill

District of Clearwater town council wants staff to bring back more information on the legalities of zoning and secondary rental units.

Council gave the instruction to staff during its June 17 meeting, with results due back be October.

The District has received a zoning application that wold allow a mobile home to be placed on a residential property for the care of the owner's par-ents, explained councillor Merlin Blackwell.

Present zoning regulations require that there be a doctor's note before such a variance be allowed.

If the parents' health improves then, theoreti-cally, the doctor's note would no longer apply and the mobile home would have to be removed.

“We need to look at this again, with an aging population,” Blackwell said. “It would be better if people didn't have to wait until the situation becomes critical.”

Clearwater to review secondary rental units

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“Clearwater has a new art gal-lery,” quipped local resident Trevor Goward as he handed a paint-ing by renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman to Gina Walchuk, Clearwater branch manager at Interior Savings.

Titled ‘The Eagle,’ this study of an adult bald eagle was recently donated by the artist for use as grand prize in this summer’s Wells Gray Kids-in-Wild-Nature Treasure Hunt – also known as ‘Kids-Wild’.

Interior Savings will display the Bateman painting in the Clearwater Branch for the duration of the treasure hunt, which runs through the summer into October.

“We’re really excited about this year’s treasure hunt,” said Goward. “The prizes are amazing.”

First prize is this original paint-ing by Robert Bateman or $3,000. Second prize is the winner’s choice of one of six paintings by local artist Doris Laner or $700.

“Kids-Wild was originally designed for young people who

enjoy getting out with family and friends to explore the out-of-doors, but we’re just as pleased to have participation from the young at heart of any age.”

Participants need to solve 10 clues linked to 10 Wells Gray hik-ing trails. The clues appear in two Wells Gray guidebooks – one by Cathie Hickson on roadside geol-ogy, the other by Trevor Goward on the park’s natural history.

Both books are now avail-able at the Wells Gray Infocentre. Proceeds from sale of the books – which cost $10 each – go to help kids connect with wild nature at the Thompson Rivers University Wilderness

Centre, in Upper Clearwater.“On behalf of the organizers of

the Kids-Wild treasure hunt,” said Goward “I’m delighted to thank Interior Savings for going that extra mile to make our grand prize available for viewing.”

The painting can be viewed at the Clearwater Branch of Interior Savings during office hours from Tuesday through Saturday.

Trevor Goward (l) of the Wells Gray World Heritage committee presents Gina Walchuk, manager of Interior Savings Credit Union’s Clearwater branch, with an original painting by Robert Bateman for safekeeping. The painting is first prize in two treasure hunts being held this year to help mark the 75th anniversary of Wells Gray Park.Photo by Keith McNeill

Original Robert Bateman painting goes on display at Clearwater Interior Savings

New passing lane to improve road safety on Highway 5

VALEMOUNT - A $1.63 million contract has been award-ed to Dawson Construction of Kamloops to design and construct a new southbound passing lane on Highway 5, 55 kilometres south of Valemount near Chappell Creek, Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake and Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond announced recently.

This new passing lane is intended to make travel along this corridor safer and more efficient for commercial and recreational traffic. This project builds on work completed on a

passing lane near Blue River last year.

As an integral part of the national and provincial highway system, Highway 5 is a main north-south route in southern B.C., connecting the southern Trans-Canada Highway No. 1 and the northern Yellowhead Trans-Canada Highway No. 16.

“This is welcome news for all motorists travelling on Highway 5,” Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake said. “This passing lane will help improve traffic flow and provide better passing opportunities for travel-lers helping them arrive at their

destination safe and sound.”“The addition of passing

lanes on Highway 5 has been a priority for my constituents and I,” Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond said. “Many Robson Valley residents travel this corridor on a regular basis and the addition of the Chappell Creek passing lane will help ensure safer travel. We look for-ward to additional investments and improvements in the coming years.”

Work on the Chappell Creek project is scheduled to begin in July and be completed by the end of September this year.

BC Environmental Assessment Office

VICTORIA – The Province of British Columbia has filed a motion with the National Energy Board requesting that Kinder Morgan provide more detailed information about the proposed Trans Mountain Expansion project.

As part of the National Energy Board's review of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Expansion project, the Province submitted more than 70 information requests dealing with maritime and land-based spill response, prevention and recovery systems.

In a number of cases, Kinder Morgan's responses to the information requests do not provide sufficient information. That makes it difficult for the Province to evaluate whether the Trans Mountain Expansion project will include world-leading marine and land oil spill systems.

World-leading marine and land oil spill systems are two of the five requirements that must be satisfied for B.C. to support any heavy oil pipeline.

A copy of the Province's motion can be found at: http://docs.neb-one.gc.ca/fetch.asp?language=E&ID=A61531

British Columbia seeking answers from Kinder Morgan

Dave, Cindy and the Nicholson family would

like to express their deepest and sincere thanks to all the people who helped us in our

time of loss. A special thanks to Bonnie and Jeff and the staff of the Wells Gray Inn. Also to Drake and his staff. Many

heartfelt thanks and deep appreciation for what you do for people. Thank-you

and God Bless


Book explores the coming obsolence of human beings

editorial by keith mcNeill

Opinion “ When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the

latest.” - Henry David Thoreau, writer

BC Press Council

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Don't worry too much about global warming. Nuclear proliferation and the arms race? Trifling matters. Overpopulation? Hardly worth mention-ing.

What we really should be concerned about, according to James Barrat in his book, “Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era,” is our own machines taking over the world.

This is not a new idea but it is one end-of-the-world scenario that hasn't received much attention recently.

It's all about the “singularity”, the point at which our artificial intelligence matches and then exceeds the intelligence of our own brains.

According to Barrat, the term was first used in this context by science fic-tion author and mathematician Vernor Vinge.

Vinge compares the singularity to the boundary of a black hole in space – we simply can't see what happens beyond the event horizon.

Similarly, we cannot predict what will happen once we share this planet with beings more intelligent than us.

Other authors have treated the singu-larity as something that will be wonder-ful and positive.

We shouldn't be so optimistic, says Barrat. Looking at human history, when an advanced technology met with a more primitive one, the outcome often was not good for the latter.

Interestingly, any self-improving sys-tem, no matter what its original goal, will develop four drives: efficiency, self-preservation, resource acquisition, and creativity.

Simply pulling the plug therefore would not work.

A super-intelligent computer that

seeks to perfect itself as a chess player would, for example, find ways to prevent its being unplugged because that would interfere with its game.

Having identified the problem, Barrat is not very clear on solutions.

One suggestion has been that artificial intelligence be required to have a “friend-ly to humans” drive programmed in.

This ignores the fact that a lot of the AI research now going on is being done by the military in various nations and so is very unfriendly to at least some humans.

We human beings do not seem to be intelligent enough to solve the global problems that threaten us, and so we likely do need some super-intelligence to help us out.

What that will mean to the 7 billion-plus human beings on this planet when robots take over their jobs is not clear.

Possibly the best we can hope for is that our super-computer descendants recognize human beings as valuable sources of information about life. We do represent four billion years of evolution, after all.

Our super-computer descendants will seek to acquire matter-energy resources, but the richest sources for those are in Outer Space.

They also will want information resources, and the richest source for that would be the Earth – an intact Earth.

Perhaps we can envisage a “Garden Planet” scenario, in which the Earth is kept as a nature preserve or park. We already have places like Wells Gray Park set aside to preserve the mountain cari-bou and other species.

Perhaps, in the future, our whole plan-et will be set aside to preserve us human beings.

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Nature for Kids to be held this SaturdayEditor, The Times:

This summer has turned out to be an extra-long one for the kids. If you want some help keeping the young people in your life active and engaged, tune into the Wells Gray Rocks event series to find a whole list of activities that will help make your summer one to remember.

The Wells Gray World Heritage Committee, Thompson Rivers University, BC Parks, North Thompson Arts Council and Wells Gray Park Information Center are teaming up to help celebrate Wells Gray Park’s 75th birthday by hosting talks, walks and arts and cultural events that highlight many of the special features of our valley and Wells Gray’s amazing geologic heritage.

The next event in the series is NATURE FOR KIDS. Bring the kids to the Upper

Clearwater Community Hall on July 12 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Many wonderful presenters are going to be there. Kids will learn about ani-mal skulls, tracks, geocaching, early pioneers, and more! The famous sandwich table is back – complete with dried seaweed and garlic peas. By the end of the day kids will have started a nature journal and made a beautiful craft.

Kids of all ages are welcome. Please call the Wells Gray Information Center at 250 674 3334 to register. You can also check out www.wellsgraypark.info and don’t forget to like the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/wells-graypark for regular updates on all events.

Bring your sense of wonder and adventure and we will see you this Saturday.

Tay BriggsWells Gray World Heritage Committee

Time to sign up for again for Birthday CalendarsEditor, The Times:

For 45 years the folk in the communities of Clearwater, Vavenby and Birch Island have been enjoying the Community Spirit Birthday Calendars. The sale of these calendars have supported many projects over the years.

First introduced by the Lions Club, then organized through the Clearwater Festival and Events Committee, these calendars now support the projects and programs of the North Thompson Aboriginal Cultural Society.

Located near Clearwater Post Office, the Aboriginal

Center offers tourists and locals a glimpse into the hand-iwork of local artisans while also hosting a small museum.

We honor National Aboriginal Day by hosting a community wide celebration. We’ve recently started to take care of the Food Forest in our area of town, and offer sup-port and conversations with local on everything from learn-ing a simple craft to listening to the stories of everyday exis-tence in the valley.

The Community Spirit Calendar hangs in the hallway of our home. Each morning, when I pass by, I note the names of the friends celebrat-

ing a birthday or anniversary and send a little thought of good health and wellbeing out to each of you. If I need a local phone number, I head for the calendar as well; for, we are supported by local advertisers, and in exchange – our family chooses to support those busi-nesses as they easily come to mind.

Do stop by the Aboriginal Center to learn more about the Birthday Spirit Calendar and to get in our supporters draw. All are welcome at the Aboriginal Cultural Center.

Cheryl ThomasNT Aboriginal Center


Bill Dandy: Yes, I do. The cars are built safer and faster. A few years back, speed limits were 80 miles per hour and we had great big cars and they burned a lot of fuel. Now they get 60 miles per gallon.

George Matten-ley: Yes, I don't have a problem with that. I travel at that speed anyways.

Drew Pearse (Edmonton, Alberta): If you increase the speed you improve the traf-fic flow, but you have to be careful when you pass. There are a lot of daredevils out here.

Korall Brunner: No, but I don't think anybody pays any attention to them anyways. I drive to Kamloops twice a week and it's un-believable how fast everybody drives.

Diana Liens: No, we have trouble enough with what we've got. Too many drivers say it can't happen to me - but it does sometimes.?

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Some children experience motion sickness while traveling in cars. There are ways to minimize this by having the child focus on things outside the car, using a pillow to keep the head still, and providing adequate air ventilation. Depending on the child’s age, some medications may help. Some people swear by those acupressure wrist bands. They are non-medicated. Check with our pharmacists for advice.

If a nose bleed occurs while traveling (or anytime), tilt the head forward and pinch the soft part of the nostrils for 5 minutes. If the nosebleed still hasn’t stopped, do it for another 5 minutes and if it still hasn’t stopped, get medical attention.

One tip to see if your body has been getting enough fluid is to check the colour of your urine. If it’s a dark yellow, you probably need to drink more water. During the hot days of summer, it’s important to drink more water since we lose a lot of fluid through sweating.

People who have adopted a slovenly lifestyle for decades often feel it’s too late to change their health for the better. Not so! Just paying attention to four key healthy habits can change your health for the better no matter what your age. These habits are: eating five or more fruits and vegetables daily, not smoking, exercising (even walking) 30 minutes per day five days per week, and keeping your weight in the healthy range. When you think of it, it’s not much. But your heart will thank you!

Take charge of your own health and let our pharmacists be on your health team.

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government's increasing the

speeds on some B.C. highways?

Editor, The Times: I saw last week’s announcement by M.P.

McLeod regarding the passage of Vanessa’s Law, Bill C-17. When a parliamentarian’s child took a prescribed drug and died, legislators responded with this attempt to safeguard Canadians.

This is a good step, but is incomplete.The group “Bad Science Watch” lobbied vig-

orously to have the bill include all health care products but natural health products were exempted.

The director, Jamie Williams, explained their reasons and included this example why they should also be supervised: "If the bill comes into law without removing this exemption, the minister would have the power to recall a tainted drug, but not an herbal prep-aration contaminated with heavy metals."

Quite aside from the issue of contamina-tion, it is axiomatic in medicine that any drug with a beneficial effect will have a deleterious effect. It doesn’t matter whether the pharma-cologically active ingredient is contained in a pill or a leaf.

Bob MacKenzieClearwater, B.C.

Vanessa's Law healthcare bill incomplete

We wish to say a big

to Bonnie and Je� for the use of the Banquet Room at the Wells Gray Hotel on Saturday June 14,2014 for the “Celebration of Life” for our dad (Elmer Fed-

dersen). We appreciated everything--the tables were all set up for us, the use of the microphone and the music, the co� ee, tea, and cold drinks that were available, and also the squares and cookies that were provided. It couldn’t

have been more perfect.Your kindness and generosity is overwhelming. So thanks from the

bottom of our hearts.Also, thank-you to everyone who sent cards and condolences to us.

~ Carol & Lloyd Wurm and Cli� Feddersen.

THANK YOU

Editor, The Times:I sure am getting tired of

listening to people who can’t see the forest for the trees! The Crown land between Spahats Creek and Wells Gray Park belongs to all the people of B.C., not just the few radicals who are making a lot of noise about nothing.

A compromise as to whether community forests or Canfor does the logging is stupid. Who cares? It is still being logged! If you want to enhance the corridor to Wells Gray Park, start by fixing the road.

Before you chastise

Canfor about “corporate greed”, you’d better think about what Canfor means to Clearwater: what taxes are brought to the town, what jobs are created, and what spinoff business is brought in. The environmental move-ment is very quick to want logging stopped, but it fails to remember what made the province as it is today.

All the so-called environ-mental scientists agree that carbon emissions from vehicles are the main cause of global warming. Forget the morato-rium on logging; I say we need a moratorium on tourism!

Consider the emissions from airline flights to and from Europe and Asia, and the millions and millions of tonnes of carbon being expelled into our ever-so-sensitive environment by buses and motorhomes.

As for the so-called envi-ronmental scientists, remem-ber that a weekend crash course in civil disobedience and a protest march or two do not constitute a doctorate in environmental science.

Jim LambertonThe Rambling Man

Blackpool, B.C.

Logging in Upper Clearwater Editor, The Times:Cathy McLeod's latest mailer

arrived in my mailbox a couple of days ago, aimed at promoting the proposed Canadian Victims Bill Of Rights.

As I see it, the Harper govern-ment is using this bill mainly to score political points, exploiting the public's natural sympathy for victims of crime. Harper's new bill is actually more about posi-tioning the Conservative Party for next year's federal election. Ms McLeod is just repeating her party's line pretty much word for word.

If you think that I am being cynical, read the bill for your-self. The fact is that victim ser-vices programs already exist in all Canadian provinces and territo-ries. Any new bill to help victims

of crime should provide increased funding for these existing services, as well as include new measures to reduce the worsening back-logs which so often delay trials. Harper's new bill has no commit-ment to funding, and it will likely add to courtroom delays, not reduce them.

Victims of crime absolutely deserve more support. But this bill won't provide the kind of assistance that really counts, no matter what Cathy McLeod's tax-payer-funded pamphlet says. This message, just like the messages in all of her home mailers, sim-ply promotes the Harper brand. Victims of crime deserve more than that.

Murray DicksonKamloops, B.C.

Crime victims deserve better


45 YEARS AGO:The possibility of

keeping Grade 8 stu-dents at Blue River Elementary School was discussed at a public meeting in Blue River. Most of the students spent the week from Monday to Friday at the dorm in Clearwater (at a cost of about $35 per month), and many parents felt the Grade 8 students were too young.

Dave Shanko of Little Fort had the closest guess of the time it would take the Vavenby Legion barrel to drift down the North Thompson River. Each year the distance was changed to make it more inter-esting.

40 YEARS AGO:Tenders were out

for completion of a new bridge across the Clearwater River for Highway 5. At the time, only the sup-ports were finished.

Kamloops residents Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Smith celebrated their

50th wedding anni-versary. Gilbert Smith was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan in 1890, and came to the Kamloops and North Thompson area in 1906. He was a pole buyer in Blue River in 1929, and in 1944 established a pole yard in Barriere.

Eaton’s opened a catalog sales office at the Lucky Dollar Store in Clearwater.

35 YEARS AGO:Three vehicles

were trapped behind a 40 foot landslide on Clearwater River Road. Torrential rains had caused the road bank to collapse.

Blackpool fire hall was taking shape. The roof should be up by the following week, said director Keith Hanna.

Chief B.C. Forester Bill King and Bob Nixon of the Sierra Club attended a two-day workshop on high altitude logging with forest industry representatives at the Wells Gray Inn. The major problems with

high altitude logging were water flow and maintenance of wild-life, especially caribou, said Nixon.

30 YEARS AGO:Twelve teams —

Squirts, Peewees and Bantams — were to invade Clearwater to compete for provin-cial championships. Local teams tak-ing part were Wells Gray Curling Club (Star Lake) Peewees coached by Les Neufeld and John Yurkiw; Star Flight Astros Bantams (also from Star Lake) coached by Lawrence and Dean Redman and Ernie Smith; and Safety Mart Squirts, coached by Ken Kjenstad.

Louise Gebert was

chosen Strawberry Festival queen, with Cindy Fraser as Strawberry Princess.

25 YEARS AGO:Doug Bryden, vice-

principal at Parkland Secondary School in Cranbrook, was to take over as prin-cipal at Clearwater Secondary, said School District 26 superintendent Don Handfield. Bill Keast, principal at Lac La Hache, was taking over at Raft River.

Times reporter Keith McNeill was visiting peace researchers Hanna and Alan Newcombe in Dundas, Ontario. McNeill was attempt-ing to walk around the world to promote a petition for UN reform.

20 YEARS AGO:More open com-

munication with the people "on the ground" was demand-ed by community members that attend-ed Land Resource Management Planning open houses in Barriere and Clearwater. Upper Clearwater rancher George Briggs object-ed that loggers, farm-ers and ranchers were so busy working that they couldn't have any input. LRMP process coordinator Kevin Kriese admitted that it was a concern they had heard.

Clearwater Forest District issued a traf-fic advisory warning anyone using a tempo-rary structure put in over a cave-in at 21.5

km on the Clearwater River Road to use extreme caution.

Slocan Vavenby Bantam C Boys, coached by Evan Smith and Scott Thomas, won bronze medals in the provin-cial championships in Port Alberni.

15 YEARS AGO:A flash flood

washed out the cul-vert at Spahats Creek on the road to Wells Gray Park, isolating the park and Upper Clearwater. Local farm equipment fixed erosion problems at the Philips Creek bridge, while several other washouts were reported on various Forest Service roads.

School District 73 predicted the K-7 enrolment at Dutch Lake Elementary to drop from 223 to 200 the following September.

10 YEARS AGO:Mike Wiegele

Helicopter Skiing sought valley sup-port of a proposal for summer training camps for national ski teams on the glaciers near Blue River. Andy Aufschnaiter, MWHS resort manager, presented the com-pany's case at a 2010 Olympic Legacy meet-ing in Clearwater.

It would be much easier to get funding from the provincial and federal govern-ments if the three groups in the valley looking at obtaining community forests – Wells Gray Country, Barriere and area,

and North Thompson Indian Band – would work together, said Randy Sunderman. "I don't want to influ-ence you one way or the other, but it cer-tainly would make my job much easier," he told a meeting of the Wells Gray Country group. Sunderman was working for the provincial Ministry of Small Business and Economic Development.

Cool wet weather dampened the fire danger in the Clearwater Fire Zone. The 214 hectare Vermilion Fire (also called the Bear Creek Fire) was 100 per cent contained and 30 fire-fighters were mopping up.

5 YEARS AGO:Forest Minister

Pat Bell was in Clearwater along with MLA Terry Lake to meet with Mayor John Harwood and council. “I wanted to get up into the area to see what I can do to create interest in the forest industry,” said Bell. Referring to Canfor’s planned shutdown of its Vavenby operation and its announced re-opening of its Mackenzie sawmill, Bell said he wanted to work with MLA Terry Lake and Garth Wiggill, dis-trict manager of the Headwaters Forest District, to help Canfor re-open.

Union of B.C. Municipalities approved a project worth $200,000 pro-posed by District of Clearwater to develop fuel management pre-scriptions for nearby forests. UBCM also approved in principle two other projects, together worth about $485,000 to reduce the forest fuel loads in North Thompson Park as well as District of Clearwater and School District 73 properties.

Commerce Resources had not yet developed its proposed tantalum/niobium mine north of Blue River, but the Vancouver-based exploration company was already bring-ing money into the regional economy.

The company had about a dozen people living and working in the Blue River area, according to chief exploration mineralo-gist Rod Tyson. This was down from a team of 23 the previ-ous year and did not include four people from Beaupre Drilling of Princeton. The drill crew was working 24 hours a day in two-11 hour shifts, said Tyson.

1 YEAR AGO:A draft road

and trails plan for Clearwater that proposed some far-reaching changes for the community was unveiled during a mobile open house. Nearly 20 people walked or cycled from the Farmers Market to Rotary Sports Park to learn what was being proposed by the consultants from Opus International.

Front Door to Grocery Store, a proj-ect to improve seniors' mobility, was proceed-ing nicely, reported UNBC researcher Jessica Blewett. “We really need some more men so we can get their perspective on issues,” she said.

Businesses in Area B (Thompson Headwaters) had been receiving let-ters from Highways telling them to take down their signs if they were within a certain distance of the highway centre-line, said TNRD director Willow MacDonald. She intended to take the matter up with the Union of BC Municipalities.

A proposed tan-talum mine north of Blue River could supply 10 per cent of the world's market of the metal, accord-ing to a consultant's report released by Commerce Resources. The underground mine would process 7,500 tonnes per day and last 9.3 years. Total estimated capi-tal cost would be $379 million.

Several hundred people took part in a barbeque hosted by Canfor with help from Clearwater Rotary Club to cel-ebrate the company's 75th birthday.

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Buy-Low walls taking shapeA crane lifts steel as the framework for Buy-Low Food's new supermarket takes shape near the roundabout on Highway 5 in Clearwater. The project is still on schedule for completion by the end of December, a spokesperson recently told members of town council.Photo by Keith McNeill

CALGARY/CNW/ - The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) says Canada's forest companies are well posi-tioned to develop new innovative technologies by taking advan-tage of the renewed Investments in Forest Industry Innovation (IFIT) program.

At a news conference in Calgary recently, the federal Minister of Natural Resources, Greg Rickford, invited forest companies to start applying for funding from the $90 million program for projects aimed at innovative commercial-scale technologies. He also announced that West Fraser will be receiving IFIT funds for its pulp opera-tion in Hinton, Alberta to build Canada's first plant to recover lignin from its pulp production stream.

The lignin initiative is pos-sible because of years of research work undertaken by FPInnovations, among the world's largest private non-profit centres working in forest research. Lignin is a natural substitute for petroleum-based chemicals and materials that can be used in various innovative

applications such as resins, fuels, water and air filtration, rubber additives, thermoplastics, phar-maceuticals, insulating foams and in 3-D printing.

"The investment in West Fraser is a terrific example of a successful collaboration that is helping companies produce Canadian and world-first innova-tions," says David Lindsay, the president and CEO of FPAC. "These federal IFIT funds are helping Canadian companies embrace transformation, diver-sify their product line and ensure solid jobs in our rural communi-ties to the benefit of the entire Canadian economy."

Lindsay says the IFIT pro-gram will play an important role in reaching the Vision2020 transformation agenda for the forest products industry. The Vision has set ambitious goals including the generation of an additional $20 billion in new products and new markets by the end of the decade. FPAC has just released its first report card on Vision2020 covering the period from 2010 to 2012 entitled Pathways to Prosperity. (fpac.ca/vision2020)

"The Canadian forest prod-ucts industry is now on a journey of change," says Lindsay. "We are aiming high so that the Canadian sector can be a world leader in innovation and product develop-ment as well as an important player in the global bio-economy, all by using our abundant renew-able forest resource."

Lindsay expects the second phase IFIT program will be as popular as the first $100 million IFIT initiative which generated 107 applications worth $2 bil-lion.

"This clearly demonstrates the desire of Canadian forest compa-nies to embrace transformation and create new high-value prod-ucts", he says.

FPAC provides a voice for Canada's wood, pulp, and paper producers nationally and internationally in government, trade, and environmental affairs. The $58-billion-a-year forest products industry represents two per cent of Canada's GDP and is one of Canada's largest employers operating in hundreds of communities and providing 235,000 direct jobs across the country.

Forest products industry poised to develop more cutting edge innovations

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B.C.'s new amphibi-ous water-scooping air-craft have been sent to a forest fire near Hay River in the Northwest Territories.

Four Air Tractor "Fire Boss" planes and one Cessna Grand Caravan command air-craft went into service this spring. They are based in Revelstoke, but can be moved to other locations in B.C. as conditions dictate.

Their first mission of the 2014 forest fire season was supporting ground crews at a fire near Kaslo on June 9. The planes delivered

222,361 litres of water and foam in 75 min-utes.

The Fire Boss group replaces two Martin Mars water bombers that were contracted by

the B.C. Forest Service from the Coulson Group of Companies, based at Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island.

Forests Minister Steve Thomson said the

smaller aircraft can be deployed more quickly, operate from more than 1,700 bodies of water in B.C. and can be split up as needed to assist with multiple fires.

Each of the B.C. Forest Service's four Fire Boss aircraft can skim more than 3,000 litres of water from a lake in 12 to 15 seconds. They can operate on land and deliver fire retardant foam. Ministry of Forests

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Crimestoppers holds car raf� e(L-r) Vavenby resident Joe Short purchases a raffle ticket to win a new Mus-tang automobile from Betty Nelson, a Kamloops Crimestoppers director, and volunteer Luci Tremblay. They were in front of the Clearwater Elks Hall during the Farmers Market recently. Crimestoppers offers rewards for information that leads to an arrest. Call anonymously 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or go online.Photo by Keith McNeill

Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development

VICTORIA - Eligible environmental non-profit organizations can apply now for a B.C. community gaming grant. The application dead-line is Aug. 31, 2014, Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oakes said recently.

For information on how to apply for a com-munity gaming grant, visit: www.gaming.gov.bc.ca/grants/index.htm

Every year, the Government of British Columbia approves $135 million in community gaming grants distributed among specific sectors, including the environment. In 2013-14, over 90 eligible environmental groups shared $3,089,215 in approved grants.

Recipients included organizations dedicated

to animal care and rescue, wildlife preservation, grassland conservation, lake stewardship, river management, fish restoration, marine science, invasive species councils, environmental youth and public education.

Organizations supported through environment gaming grants in 2013-14 include:

• $120,000 – Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Vancouver

• $100,000 – Invasive Species Council of British Columbia, Williams Lake

• $50,000 – Osoyoos Desert Society• $47,000 – Cowichan Green Community

Society, Duncan• $20,000 – Turtle Gardens Spay Neuter

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CounterAttack campaign with a road-check kick off

The B.C. government, police and ICBC recently kicked off this summer’s CounterAttack campaign with a road-check to warn drivers that police are out looking for impaired drivers across the province.

In B.C., an average of 44 people are killed in impaired-

related crashes during the summer months every year. On Canada Day alone, an aver-age of two people are killed in impaired related crashes in B.C.

Whether you’re golfing, boating or going to a BBQ with friends, plan ahead for a safe ride home all summer long –

arrange a des-ignated driver, call a taxi or take transit.

“The tough approach we introduced in 2010 has helped curtail drinking and driving and cut the alco-hol-related death toll on our roads by more than half,” said Suzanne Anton, Attorney General and Minister of Justice. “However,

we know some people still don’t take the issue seriously. That’s why we’re ensuring an additional $1 million is avail-able to police for enhanced enforcement overtime, such as CounterAttack. Targeted enforcement remains critical to intercepting those who continue to put other road users in dan-ger.”

“We see the devastating results of impaired driving all too often which is why we’re committed to keeping impaired drivers off our roads,” said Inspector Ted Emanuels, “E” Division Traffic Services, RCMP. “Police all across B.C. will be out in full force look-ing for impaired drivers at CounterAttack roadchecks.”

ICBC supports CounterAttack with funding for enhanced police enforcement and an education campaign which also promotes the use of designated drivers at venues where alcohol is served to make B.C.’s roads safer for everyone.

For more tips and infor-mation on the summer CounterAttack campaign, visit icbc.com.

A police officer checks a driver as the summer's CounterAttack campaign gets underway.Black Press file photo


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By Elli KohnertNorth Thompson Star/Journal

The small settle-ment of Vavenby is home to Ecki Manthei, a gifted artist who‘s artwork grows out of his connection to nature, and his drive to follow every new idea with a passion that moves him to create what is in his imagina-tion, without delay.

Ecki’s home stands out from all others in the Vavenby trailer park where it cannot be missed. Two large life-like eagles formed from wood, seem to be guarding his prop-erty. Varieties of crea-tures also made from wood, line the path to the house; and the ambiance of this place leaves no doubt that an artist lives here.

Ecki, and his life partner, Marilyn, arrived in the North Thompson Valley about five years ago. When they saw the trailer court in Vavenby, they “liked it right away and bought it”; a comfort-able, quiet place that allows his creativity to flourish.

Ecki says he emi-grated with his parents from Austria when he was a very young boy in 1945. He has lived and worked in various northern locations in

Canada, and eventu-ally came to live in Cloverdale, B.C. It is there that he began his artistic career.

Seashells were his medium then, tells Ecki as he explains how they lend them-selves to be made into clocks for instance, or be used as a canvas for his paintings.

When the couple eventually settled in the community of Vavenby, it is here that Ecki took on art as his life work.

Ecki has trans-formed one room of their home into an art gallery, where he now displays the numer-ous ‘Art By Ecki’ cre-ations.

The variety of his work is remarkable; it ranges from usable art, like wooden spoons and clocks, to wildlife and nature paintings. Ecki uses antlers for many of his carvings that depict wildlife, especially wolves, in their habitat.

“When I am walking in the forest, or along a stream, I often see something that gives me an idea for a proj-ect,” says the artist, “I may pick up a rock that would be just right to paint something on, or maybe I am lucky to find a moose or deer antler, and I know right away what I want to

carve on it!” He notes that near-

ly all the materials he uses in his creations are natural; giving the artwork its special character.

Sometimes a per-son may come into the gallery to view Ecki’s work, and they may purchase a special item of art for their own home. Most of the time though, Ecki and Marilyn market the art work by taking part in craft fairs.

“At some I do well, with others I do not,” commented the art-

ist on selling his work through craft fairs.

The couple say they have a few tentative ideas in mind for mar-keting; such as going on the road to sell their creations. But right now, they have no immediate plans that they want to follow.

“We like it here in Vavenby,” says Ecki, “We feel comfortable around here, and we do enjoy to be with the friends we have made in the area. For now, ‘Ecki’s Art’ will have its home in the North Thompson Valley .”

Nature plays a large part in Art by Ecki

(Above) Ecki Manthei of Vavenby shows one of the many ant-lers he has carved that are displayed in his home gallery.

(Top left) Ecki’s life partner, Marilyn, looks on on as he passionately describes his art creations to the Star/Journal reporter.

(Bottom left) Some of the beautiful creations that Ecki offers for sale to the public from his Vavenby gallery or at craft fairs.

STAR/JOURNAL photos: Elli Kohnert

Celebration of Art in Barriere June 23, 24By Jill HaywardNorth Thompson Star/Journal

Everything is in place for the June 23, and 24, Barriere Celebration of The Arts. The venue will be similar to last year’s event and will once again be hosted on property beside Highway 5 in Barriere, now the home of Sam’s Pizza and Rib House.

The two day Celebration of Art event is an extravaganza of art and culture, featuring the amazing talent of the North Thompson Valley and British Columbia.

Put on by the North Thomspon Arts Council, and the Yellowhead Artists Cooperative, the venue

continues to be admission free to the public, and encourages youth to attend and participate in the 12 years and under Art Activity Area.

Those involved say they expect a strong turnout of ven-dors this year and that they are looking forward to presenting such a broad range of top qual-ity art for exhibition and/or for sale.

Organizers say booth space is being filled fast by artists and artisans, and they encourage those who have not yet registered to do so now and avoid being disappointed. Service groups and organizations are also wel-come to participate to promote their programs in a booth at the site. Vendors are reminded they

must supply their own canopy or tent, and that power is not available.

If you would like more infor-mation or would like to book a space, or volunteer, please call Jessie at 250-672-9772.

“We figure that all the rain will be done with by then,” said one positive thinker, “It will be a great weekend, and the vendor tents will be to provide shade from the sun, not keep the rain off. We are expecting lots of art-ists, and a steady stream of visi-tors to our presentation. Come on down and see the extremely good works being produced from people within our art com-munity. You’ll be impressed – I guarantee it!”

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Eleanor Deckert

The “Valley Voices” feature focuses on the history of the North Thompson Valley. Who is here? When did they come? What brought them here? Why did they stay? What knowledge and skills did they use to make a living? What attitudes and values did they live by? In what ways do these continue to add to the culture we enjoy today?

Perhaps by shar-ing my family story, (which ends with my own coming to live in the North Thompson Valley) readers will also be able to ask themselves, “How did my father, grandfather and great... grandpar-ent’s decisions and actions shape who I am now and how I live today and why I came to live here?”

My maternal grandfather, “Opa,” has been something of a mysterious figure to me. On the day that I was born, he was diagnosed with inoper-able cancer within his brain. Thus, intense happiness and intense grief struck my moth-er on the same day. When he died I was only seven months old, so all I know of him is from photos and memories told to me by my grandmother, “Oma,” and their eight children.

Can someone I never met actually influence me?

Born June 9, 1904, in Maulbronn, Germany, the only three things I know

about his youth are these. He left home at age 12 to sleep in the neighbour’s barn to avoid the blows of his drunken father. He worked at age 14 as a shepherd (near where Frankfurt airport is now built) aided by his large, trusty dog. In his portrait, he wore a suit made of the wool from his own sheep.

Otto Heinrich Siegrist came to the USA in 1924. He met and married Anna Baer in 1925. Self-employed as a chauf-feur, he highly valued his large, black Chevy Carry-All car. His second business, also serving wealthy fami-lies, was to run a laun-dry in the basement of his home with steamy vats and scorching

irons, outdoor drying lines and wooden pegs, brown paper pack-ages and wide, oak slat baskets for delivery. As each of the eight chil-dren neared the end of high school, they were taught to take a place in the family business: hanging sheets and folding pillow cases. Obedience was highly valued and even into adulthood, the chil-dren were expected to obey their father. German-speaking and retaining the tradition-al clothing, habits and hairstyles, his family was persecuted dur-ing the years of World War II.

Since I knew some of these stories in my childhood, I always had this strict, almost mean impression of

my Opa. Now that I recently looked at many photos of the family, I see Opa as physically fit, playful, providing numerous family outings and proud of his accom-plishments in the New World.

Here are all the children bundled up in winter coats, dressed up to go to church on Sunday morning. Here they are on a sunny Sunday afternoon lined up, tallest to shortest in their bath-ing suits at the lake.

Here they are pos-ing with wide grins beside the family car. And these children, who are now my 80-year-old aunts and uncles, also share memories of songs, picnics, romps in the woods and always the companionship of the family dog.

Looking for what was best for his family, in 1939, Opa had the car crated, passports for each child and all matters in order to return to Germany. One small delay meant that their departure was stalled. They would have arrived in Germany exactly to the day when WW II broke out. How differ-ent our lives would be if the family had set sail on the scheduled day!

Otto was Lutheran. Anna was Catholic. They married and, as their first three children arrived, they were baptized Catholic. But when a new priest came to baptize the fourth, he stated that all of the children were bastards

because both parents weren’t Catholic. Opa promptly ushered that priest out of the house and began to search for a church with a more compassionate message.

So, I ask myself the question again: Did someone I never met actually influence me? How could a man on his death-bed have any impact on a new-born baby? So, I look at my own interests and actions, motivations and decisions.

Did I leave home

and settle down in a place very far distant from my birthplace? Do I wear clothing that I made myself? Do I choose self-employment? Keep a large, trusty dog? Did I marry and raise a large family? Do I expect my children to obey me? Come when they’re called? Work together? Sit down at the dinner table together? Do I devote Sunday as a day set aside for worship and for family outings? Do I deeply believe in God, yet keep my wits about me when it comes to authority figures? Do I struggle with the desire to “go back home” yet deter-mine to make a go of it where I live now? Have I experienced rejection because I am “different”? Do I somehow transform my skills and values into a wholesome, sustainable lifestyle in this new world I con-tinue to try to under-

stand? Do I sense the Providence of tiny details which shift how the story of my life unfolds?

The answer to each of these questions in my life, like the life of my Opa, is “Yes.” These things I brought within me when I came to the North Thompson Valley as a young bride in 1978.

I have outlived my Opa. He died when he was not quite 54. I was a baby then. I am a grandmother now. I hope I can influence my grandchildren for the better as he has influenced me with his character, actions, decisions and achieve-ments.

Thanks, Opa. Every time I fold a pil-low case (you taught my mother and she taught me) I think of you providing for your eight children by washing and folding mountains of laundry.

Happy Father’s Day.

From a tiny village in Germany to a tiny village in the North Thompson

Otto Heinrich Siegrist, grandfather of Avola resident Eleanor Deckert, wears the shepherd's oufit he wore while a teenager in Germany. He herded sheep near where Frankfurt airport is today.Photo submitted

The Otto Siegrist family goes on an outing in their automobile. The family eventually had eight children. Photo submitted

A formal portrait of Otto Heinrich Siegrist as a young man in America.

Eleanor Deckert

An old saying: "Doubtless God could have made a better berry but doubtless God didn't."

Could it be that the humble strawberry plant in fact plays a significant role in the his-tory and culture of our valley? Like the runners shooting off in every direction, strawberry plants have reached up north into Blue River's short-season gardens, thrived in the hand hoed rows of Bill Kelly's McMurphy homestead, flourishing along the Clearwater River valley's ranches, abundantly fruiting in the fertile soil of Blackpool's U-Pick acre-age.

After months of eating canned, dried, salted, frozen or foods stored in the root cel-lar throughout the winter, early spring's crispy flavours from the garden are a welcome change to the homesteader's diet. Rhubarb is first. But children are especially eager for the fresh strawberry's juicy sweetness.

Hettie Buck remembers, "How delicious they were when we were children. We picked in Uncle Bob and Aunt Het's garden. We earned 25 cents a basket in the late 1960's. We were also allowed to eat as much as we wanted – and believe me – after a few days of gorging ourselves we slowed down on the feasting and got to work on the picking! Twenty-five cents was big money to a little kid."

Sandy Sunderman recalls, "You could either pick your own to buy, or pick them to get paid."

As newcomers entered the valley, clear land and begin their homestead, neighbours share strawberry runners highly valued by home gardeners. Settlers to the North Thompson Valley recog-nized the soil, rain and long cool spring season as ideal for straw-berry plants.

A cash crop, but not a sure crop – strawberries can be burned by a late frost, too much rain when the blossoms open prevents

pollination, slugs or birds can ruin the fruit or deer might eat the trio of green saw-toothed leaves.

Although the season is short, the memories last for decades.

"Grandma had the most beau-tiful garden I have ever seen," Sandra Graffunder writes in the Rich History of the North Thompson Facebook page. "It seemed so big when I was so little."

And Linda Graffunder replies, "I remember Grandma's straw-berries and raspberries. I think of her and my Dad when ever I am puttering in my own little garden."

"I wish I knew half of what my Mom does about growing things. She got much of her knowledge from Grandma," Susan Douglas realizes the importance of passing skills on through generations.

Children feast. Youngsters earn money. Menfolk work in the fields. The women stir pots of jam and roll out pie dough. Even the seniors savour strawberry delights.

For nearly 40 years, Mavis Parker, an energetic women who lived near the blue bridge in Clearwater, hosted an annual Strawberry Tea in her bright, English flower garden, inviting residents of Evergreen Acres and everyone who could come. Neighbours donated strawber-ries, planned games and enjoyed flaunting fancy hats and opening Buddy Johnson's trunk for a fash-ion show of old-time clothing.

The reputation of this area for excellent strawberry crops brought young people on the train from Kamloops to hire on and pick, pack, refrigerate and ship berries by train.

"My aunt is in her 80s now and she came to Clearwater to pick," is one specific example Gail Capostinsky verifies.

"Uncle Bob and Aunt Het shipped strawberries to Edmonton and Vancouver," Hettie Buck recalls.

"The fragile berries were

packed in boxes made of very thin wooden slats," Sharon Dhillon explains.

A Strawberry Festival on The Flats, annual Strawberry Day contests at the Farmers Market, the Fitness Fun Run, ruby red strawberries with white whipped cream for Canada Day ... each of these cultural events centres around this ordinary little berry. While other areas boast orchards, rodeos, a port or a mine, straw-berry shaped signs once drew visitors in to local celebrations.

Times change. Young people stopped coming to work and the large fields of U-Pick strawber-ries have been cleared way.

But each backyard gardener still awaits that savoured in slow-motion, delicious first bite of a juicy, sun-ripened, sweet and tangy strawberry.

No calendar is necessary to tell the time.

The sky tells the time. A hot, harshly blue sky signals fire sea-son. First frost forms when the autumn constellations spin thor-ough the night. The clear sky of winter darkness is pierced with brightly bold stars. Warming springtime clouds shower the mountains and melt the deeply packed snow. The river rises, threatening low lying areas. Now the white five-petalled blossoms open.

The earth tells the time. Late-summer's fire clears away debris, allowing sunlight to reach next year's new growth. Falling leaves deeply layer the forest floor and signal the time for all living things to store up nour-

ishment. Long silent months of snow cover the hard cold earth. Break-up swells trickles into streams pouring fresh water as the earth drinks deeply for spring's return. Now the leaves reach for the sunlight.

The forest plants tell the time. Skunk cabbage, fiddle head ferns, cotton wood, bring each

fragrance in sequence. Bees hum, seeking nectar and sharing pol-len. Tiny, hard green fruit forms. Now white, now blushing pink, orange-y and not sweet yet. At last, the deep red that comes only once a year.

The calendar page names this time "July," but the earth knows what time it is: Strawberry Time.

(L-r) Neil Walford and his sister, June, Colleen Larson and Nona Messenger relax on the Clearwater Flats, in about 1962 with Steggs Hill behind them.James Walford family collection

Strawberries signal summer

The late Bill Kelly stands in his field of strawberries in McMurphy (between Vavenby and Avola). The sandy ancient river-bottom soil plus McMurphy's east-west orientation along the North Thompson River Valley provides plenty of sunshine for a generous strawberry crop.Jensen Walford family collection

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Blue River marks Canada Day

Left: Jona Lozano enjoys the traditional red and white cake. She is from the Phil-ippines and has lived in Blue River for only six months.

All photos byEleanor Deckert

Ron Baer brought 10 of his classic cars from Vale-mount to join in the parade.

Parade marshall Robert Oakman gives instruc-tions to first responder John Kataneksza.

Canada Day and Canada Rocks

Sara Schulte, age almost five, gets her face painted by Robin Fraser during Canada Day celebrations at Dutch Lake beach.

Long time Blue River resident Al Oakman of Oak-man's Store takes part in Canada Day at Lake Elea-nor beach. "It's the first time I have been to Canada Day at Lake Eleanor for a long time. I have been minding the store all these years," he says.

Smokey the Bear takes part in a Zumba session on the beach at Dutch Lake.

Visitors from Australia check out the offerings at Raft River Rockhounds' Canada Rocks show at the Infocenter. Picture are (l-r) Ashlyn Kershaw, Will Kershaw, Grace Beard and Amelie Beard.

Left: Charlie (l) and Patrick Benedict of Kamloops enjoy Dutch Lake on Canada Day.

All photos byKeith McNeill

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SportsClearwater hosts provincial softball tourneys

Left: Cory Warner, who grew up playing softball in Clearwater, throws the first pitch to officially open the U12 and 16 provincial softball championships. Warner has played the last three years with the Houston Car-nage fastball team in Texas.

All photos by Keith McNeill

Right: An embarrassed-looking Odessa Cutt smiles as the crowd sings "Happy Birthday" during the opening ceremonies. The Summerland referee was celebrating her 20th birthday.

Right: Adam Borrow of the Clearwater Crushers makes the catch at first base to force out a Richmond Mariners player. The Crushers later faced the Mariners in the final and squeezed out a 5-4 win in an exciting game. The Crushers played four games on Sunday.

Third base player Brayden Carlson of one of the Clearwater U12 teams tags out an opposing player while short-stop Parker Collins comes in to back him up. Two local teams took part in the U12 tournament. Neither advanced very far but the players had fun and gained valuable experience.

Brendan Green reaches to make the catch on third base during a U12 game played on the Clearwater Secondary field.

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Blue River marks Canada Day

Left: Jona Lozano enjoys the traditional red and white cake. She is from the Phil-ippines and has lived in Blue River for only six months.

All photos byEleanor Deckert

Ron Baer brought 10 of his classic cars from Vale-mount to join in the parade.

Parade marshall Robert Oakman gives instruc-tions to first responder John Kataneksza.

Canada Day and Canada Rocks

Sara Schulte, age almost five, gets her face painted by Robin Fraser during Canada Day celebrations at Dutch Lake beach.

Long time Blue River resident Al Oakman of Oak-man's Store takes part in Canada Day at Lake Elea-nor beach. "It's the first time I have been to Canada Day at Lake Eleanor for a long time. I have been minding the store all these years," he says.

Smokey the Bear takes part in a Zumba session on the beach at Dutch Lake.

Visitors from Australia check out the offerings at Raft River Rockhounds' Canada Rocks show at the Infocenter. Picture are (l-r) Ashlyn Kershaw, Will Kershaw, Grace Beard and Amelie Beard.

Left: Charlie (l) and Patrick Benedict of Kamloops enjoy Dutch Lake on Canada Day.

All photos byKeith McNeill

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SportsClearwater hosts provincial softball tourneys

Left: Cory Warner, who grew up playing softball in Clearwater, throws the first pitch to officially open the U12 and 16 provincial softball championships. Warner has played the last three years with the Houston Car-nage fastball team in Texas.

All photos by Keith McNeill

Right: An embarrassed-looking Odessa Cutt smiles as the crowd sings "Happy Birthday" during the opening ceremonies. The Summerland referee was celebrating her 20th birthday.

Right: Adam Borrow of the Clearwater Crushers makes the catch at first base to force out a Richmond Mariners player. The Crushers later faced the Mariners in the final and squeezed out a 5-4 win in an exciting game. The Crushers played four games on Sunday.

Third base player Brayden Carlson of one of the Clearwater U12 teams tags out an opposing player while short-stop Parker Collins comes in to back him up. Two local teams took part in the U12 tournament. Neither advanced very far but the players had fun and gained valuable experience.

Brendan Green reaches to make the catch on third base during a U12 game played on the Clearwater Secondary field.


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Sports

GOOD LUCK !340 Athletes and 68 Coaches from the Thompson - Okanagan (Zone 2)will be at the Nanaimo 2014 BC Summer Games July 17- 20.

Submitted

The 18 golfers on Ladies Night, July 3, shared the course with a large group of fun seekers who were definitely having a great time. The weather was perfect and the stiff breeze kept all the biting bugs away. Who could not enjoy a round of golf under these conditions? Although with the hot temps my ball did not seem to fly as far as usual.

Who knew! We had two guest golfers from Chinook Cove, Carol Willox and Rose Seymour. Carol went home with a Low Gross and Long putt prize. Hope to see more guest golfers out this year.

And the winners are: Low gross – Debbie Pearce, Carol Willox, Abbey Bates; Low net – Marg Anderson, Larissa Hadley, Eileen Sedgwick; KP – Joan Slingsby, Abbey B.; Long drive – Carol Hindle, Joan S., Rosemary Harley; Long putt – Carol H., Carol W., Joan Streadwick; Least Putts was shared between Carol H. and Debbie P.; Most putts- Joan Streadwick; Carol H. was the only one to lose a ball in the water hazard on #1. Anna Mae Dee was closest to the windmill on #3, Joan Streadwick got the longest putt for all flights and Larissa H. was the most accurate driver on #4 by being the closest to the accuracy line. Well done Rissa. Joan Slingsby won the deuce pot with a lovely 2 shot on #5.

Our sponsors were – Painted Turtle Restaurant, Century 21 Realty, Safety Mart,

Absolute Hair, Wells Grey Inn, Home Hardware, TNT, Rona, Pharmasave, The Caboose, Clearwater Computers, and O’Bryans Café.

Thanks to our guest golfers, Heinz and Linda and every-one who came out. Hope Carol, Debbie and Tanya had a great time at the Merritt Tournament and will share all the stories with us over a great dinner and cold beer.

Busy night for Ladies Golf

� e Findlay, Jackson and Cederholm famili� would like to thank the people and businesses of Clearwater for

all their continual and wonderful support of the

Dor� hy Findlay Memorial Golf Tournament to raise money for the Local Challenger Group. Thank you very much and we look forward to seeing you all again next year!

Saturday Night Live MusicWestern BBQ Ribs

Saturday July 12 Dinner from 4pm - 7pm

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Come out and

enjoy the game

of golf

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Goldie Krawec

The 10th season of poker at Wells Gray Inn has been completed and the results are: winner of Season 10 was Cindy Doerksen with 5,300 points, followed closely by Derek Richardson and Chris Miller, who each had 4,550. Other finalists were Goldie Krawec 4,425, Jerry Cotterhill 4,150, Jeff Kuhn 4,025, Justin Morrison 3,900, and Bob Daoust 3,875. Wild card winner was Nathan Mikkelsen.

As many as 22 players attended an evening of play with over 32 players tak-ing part during the 11-week season.

The Season 19 tournament was held Wednesday, June 25, with nine players tak-ing part. Some of top

eight players from the regular season were unable to attend and alternate players, next-in line, were cho-sen to fill the tourna-ment table.

Play started slow and cautiously, and for over two hours no one pushed or decided to make a break for the big chips. Finally a short stack player made his move and was gone. The next four hands saw three more play-ers bite the dust and then there only six left.

Again play slowed down, and finally by 10:30 p.m. the game was over. Rick Dee was the tourna-ment winner for a

second season in a row – both times hav-ing been an alternate player in the event. Second place went to Nathan Mikkelsen and third place win-ner was Fred Roach.

None of the top eight players of the season won the tour-nament, which shows how lady lucky can be present at any time in a poker game

Season play will begin again on Wednesday July 9 at 7 p.m. at the Wells Gray Inn. New play-ers need to sign up before playing. So if you are a poker play-er and want to meet people and have an evening out, please join us.

Winners of the Season 10 poker tournament held recently were (l-r) second place Nathan Mikkelsen, first place Rick Dee, and third place Fred Roach.Photo by Goldie Krawec

Doerksen wins Season 10 poker

Clearwater Squirts Stingers

would like to thank M.W. Sharke for their donation of the team hats.

Your sponsorship and generosity is very much appreciated.

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Four cyclists and one RV driver (some-time cook, logistics/planning person, intermediate and communications person, and pho-tographer all rolled into one) decided to celebrate turning 60 years old by team-ing up with Global Aid Network to cycle 8,500 km across Canada to raise awareness for the need of clean water and to raise funds to build 60 deep-capped water wells in 60 rural villages in the countries of Benin and Togo of West Africa, Tanzania, and Ethiopia.

The wells would be hand-pumped as there is no electricity. Each well would service 1,000 villagers with disease-free water.

The journey began in Victoria on July 1 where the cyclists dipped the front wheels of their bicycles in the Pacific Ocean, took the ferry and cycled to Abbotsford, then Lytton, then Kamloops.

Karen Moilliet and John Gerber on their bikes and Ian Moilliet met the group – Mike Woodard, Rob Montgomery, Richard Blaschek, Timo Itkonen and all purpose person Jacquie Blaschek – at the Yellowhead Highway turnoff into Vavenby on the eve-ning of Friday, July 4. Everyone went to Vavenby Christian Church where the cyclists set up camp. The church was also hosting a potluck sup-per that night for the group.

On Saturday morning the group

left for Valemount. Their aim is to cycle approximately 180 km per day to cross Canada to St. John’s Newfoundland in 60 days.

The team’s RV, which was donated by Fraser Way RV, has a picture of an African boy holding a bottle of clean water in one hand and a bottle of dirty water in the other. Beside the picture it says “Help us give the gift of clean water – $8.50 gives one person clean water for a lifetime.”

The group is very thankful for all the other donations that it has received. They were given 40 energy bars and money for gas and food. When passing through Clearwater they stopped at the ice cream parlour at the corner into the business section of Clearwater and the owner donated some sausages. He had heard the radio inter-view with the team that morning on the Kamloops’ channel.

When staying in Victoria and discuss-ing with their hosts the purpose of the trip the hosts’ children – ages six and eight – listened in and came downstairs to give Woodard $8.50 that they had taken from their piggy banks.

This is the first time that a cycle trip has been done for this purpose and for this age range. There have been no health issues other than a couple of wipe-outs. The men trained for the trip for a year, very extensively for the last six months. They have not had to ride in the rain yet.

These people are really getting to know

each other well by living together in the RV. Most of them met on the com-puter. Woodard and Richard and Jacquie Blaschek are from Abbotsford, B.C., Montgomery from Ottawa, Ontario, and Itkonen is from Mission, B.C. After reaching St. John’s they will all fly back home.

For more informa-tion and/or to donate to this cause visit cycling4water.ca or [email protected]

Vavenby man holds reunion

On the July long weekend Oadie Jamerson held a family reunion at his home. His brother from Boyle, Alberta, and his daugh-ters Deanna and Tamara from Surrey, and Laura from Edmonton came.

The girls said that it was wonderful because it had been

40 years since they had all sat down with their uncle and remi-nisced.

Oadie’s great-granddaughter Taleigha said that even though she was the only child present she had a good time.

The weather was not the best for the reunion but there was a lot of fun and laughter.

Deanna decided to hold a Partylite candle party while in Vavenby. The candles are made out of all natural products and the melted wax will not burn if the candle gets knocked over. It hardens quickly and can be rubbed into the skin like a lotion. At the end of the party each guest received a gift box that held a tea light candle.

Voting begins on indus-trial park money

Vavenby home-owners in the fire protection area finally

received the papers from Thompson-Nicola Regional District on which choices the residents would like the money the town receives from the Vavenby Industrial Park to be used for.

The money has grown to approxi-mately $46,000. Submissions must be

mailed to the TNRD office in Kamloops no later than 4 p.m. on Aug. 5.

The choices are:1. Improvements

to the Vavenby Community Park which would include fencing, walking trails, playground equip-ment, irrigation, etc.

2. Cover the cost of

liability insurance for users of the Vavenby Community Hall (approximately $400 - $2,000 a year)

3. Install com-munity entrance sign (approximately $40,000)

4. Establish a cemetery in Vavenby (approximately $90,000).

Vavenby residents John and Valerie Gerber meet four cyclists who are cycling across Canada to raise money for water in Africa and lead them into Vavenby re-cently.Photo by Robyn Rexin

Cyclists for clean water pedal into Vavenby

St James Catholic Church

Sunday Service Mass • 11am - 12pmTuesday & Thursday

10am324 Clearwater Village

Road 250-672-5949

Father Don O’Reilly

Clearwater Seventh-Day

Adventist Church

Pastor Bill KellySaturday Service - 10amClearwater Christian ChurchPh. 250-674-3468

Clearwater Living Streams Christian

FellowshipMeeting at

New Life Assemblyevery Sunday 5:00pm

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

Thursday 3-5pm Kids ClubPhone: 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 Church“an Independent” congregation in fellowship with the

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

(Behind Fields Store)

Sunday Worship Service

10 amOn the Web: www.clchch.com

For information 250.674.3841 or 250.674.2912

Pastor Mike Kiewitt250.674.1332

www.ccbaptist.ca

COMMUNITYBAPTIST24E 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


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Business & Service DirectoryACCOUNTANT - CERTIFIED

STONE & COMPANYJason O’Driscoll, CPA, CA - Bob Lawrie, CPA, CGA

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

Hazel’s HousingQUALITY WORK

• NEW CONSTRUCTION • RENOVATIONS • ROOFING

CLEARWATER, B.C.

250-674-4083Hazel Dowds

Journeyman Carpenter

Carpentry

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS

SYMONS ELECTRIC- CLOSED MONDAYS -

B.C. Reg. #24833

250-587-6175

Electric Contractors

Advertise Hardware

For AllYour

AdvertisingNeedsCall

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674-3343

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Licenced & BondedReg. NO: 99142

JAGER GARBAGEResidential & Commercial

Garbage Collection. Residential includes Blue Bag Recycling

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

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

GARBAGE COLLECTIONGarbage Collection

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

ContractingConstructionConstruction &

Renovations from Foundations

to Roof

Rob Kerslake

Steve Noble

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

NORTH RIVERAPPLIANCE REPAIRFour Star Service

250-674-0079

DOUG JAMESPARTS - SALES - SERVICE CALLS USED APPLIANCES

MOTOR LICENCE OFFICE

ICBC AgentDistrict of Clearwater

250-674-2733132 Station Road, Box 157, Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N0Of� ce Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Open through the Noon hour

Motor Licence Office Plumbing & Drains

NORTH THOMPSON

NTPDPLUMBING AND DRAINSGot Leaks? Plugged Drain? New Installs

Fully Insured • 100% Guaranteed • 250-674-8151

Wells & Pumps ≈ Yearly Maintenance ≈ Frozen pipesWe are right around the corner

Contractor

Building Contractor

Renovations • Additions • New Construction Home Repairs • HAFI Jobs • Proje� Management

250-674-3875 Clearwater, BC • [email protected]�

40 years experience

Building ContractorHANS OUNPUU

Business & Service Directory


STONE & COMPANY(Robert Lawrie, Silvia Scheibenpfl ug)

Certifi ed General 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

Hazel’s HousingQUALITY WORK

• NEW CONSTRUCTION • RENOVATIONS • ROOFING

CLEARWATER, B.C.

250-674-4083Hazel Dowds

Journeyman Carpenter

Carpentry

Symons ElectricGood Prices • Great Service • Quality WorkLARRY SYMONS • LICENSED & BONDED • CLEARWATER

- CLOSED MONDAYS - • B.C. Reg. #24833

250-587-6175


Building Supply

Winter Hours • 8:30am - 5pm


Licenced & BondedReg. NO: 99142

JAGER GARBAGEResidential & Commercial

Garbage Collection. Residential includes Blue Bag Recycling

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

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

Garbage Collection

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

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

Paul Jack250.819.3205 250.299.9510

ContractingConstruction

John White

Fully Insured

Journeyman Carpenters

Bonded General Contractor

Tiny Builders Ltd.Box 345

Clearwater BCV0E 1N0

(250) 674-4001(250) [email protected]

ConstructionConstruction &

Renovations from Foundations

to Roof

Rob KerslakeSteve Noble

NORTH RIVERAPPLIANCE REPAIRFour Star Service

250-674-0079

DOUG JAMESPARTS - SALES - SERVICE CALLS

USED APPLIANCES

Contractor

Building Contractor

Renovations • Additions • New Construction Home Repairs • HAFI Jobs • Project Management

250-674-3875 Clearwater, BC • [email protected]

40 years experience

HANS OUNPUU

FULLY CERTIFIED60 FOOT STICK BOOM

MAN LIFT WITH WINCHWe can safely lift you in the cage

to put your task close at hand. Pull a pump, lift a tower, top a treeHourly, daily and weekly rates • Includes operator

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Boom Truck

Itec Enterprises

Gifts

The Little Gift Shop• Jewelry

• Gift Baskets• Framed photo, prints & cards

• Fishing - rods, reels, lures, knives• Local artists - and much more

Tuesday to Friday: 10 am - 5 pmSaturdays: 10 am- 4 pm

250-674-0101Next to Clearwater Computers

Gifts

SCENTSY CERAMIC WARMERSVELATA BELGIAN CHOCOLATE FONDUES

A favourite idea for personal or gift giving and home and party entertainment.Book now or orders placed weekly. No shipping or handling fees

Sat.: 10am - 4pm • Sun.: 11:30 - 4pm 343 Clearwater Valley Rd. (Beside O’Bryan’s in the Laundromat at the TNT Building Entrance to Wells Gray Park) or call 250-674-3763 or 778-208-5359

Kathy’s Jewelry & Gifts

Construction

DNA ConstructionNew Construction, Renovations, Tiling, Roofi ng.

Dan Arnold250-587-0010

Plumbing & Heating

visa, debit, mc accepted

VANDENBORRE PLUMBING & HEATING

PROPANE & ELECTRIC FURNACE REPAIRFurnace Installation • Heat Pumps and Air ConditioningRadon Gas Mitigation • Serving Blue River - Little Fort

YOUR FRIENDLY REPAIR MANWATER WELL SERVICES

Jim Vandenborre • Fully insured 250.674.2688 [email protected] 250.674.8552

Plumbing & Drains

NEED A PLUMBER?

JASEN MANN 250-674-8151

NORTH THOMPSON

NTPDPLUMBING AND DRAINS



250-674-2733132 Station Road, Box 157, Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N0Offi ce Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm


Motor Licence Office Septic Service

CLEARWATER SEPTIC SERVICEGive us a call before it’s too late! BEST rates in town

“Interior Health approved” POTABLE WATER SERVICE

250-674-3562

& PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS

Construction

Construction and Home Renovation

MARSHALL MCRAERed Seal Carpenter

[email protected]

250-674-1182

Automotive Repair

Marcel’s

250-674-2522

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Post Of�cePolice (RCMP)

Real EstateRestaurant

Welcome to

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Safety Mart

Supersave Gas Wells Gray Golf Resort & RV Park

Pharmasave

Aspen Auto & Service

Dee’s General StoreClearwater Times

Wells Gray Inn

Dairy Queen

Old Caboose

Resource Centre

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XXX Liquor Store

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TNT TransmissionsThe Laundromat

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Lane’s Towing

On Call TowingCountry Inn & RV

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Carpet Cleaning

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Kathy Hodder

250-674-1629

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Taylor, Epp & DolderLawyers

Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. - NoonBarriere Centre - 480 Barriere Town Road

Lawyer in attendance: Elmer Epp

Barriere 250-672-5244 • Kamloops: 250-374-3456

Lawyers



250-674-2733132 Station Road, Box 157, Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N0Offi ce Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm


Motor Licence Office

Service • Sales • InstallationsStar Choice Approved Service TechnicianPhone: 250-674-0066 or 250-674-8877

email: [email protected]

Satellite Service

WELLS GRAY

TAXIAVAILABLE 24 HOURS • 7 DAYS A WEEK

250-674-2214 • 250-674-1542

Taxi Service

BUD’S WATER WELLS LTD.Toll Free 1-888-83WELLS OVER 25

YEARS EXPERIENCEResidential & Industrial Wells

Certifi ed Well DrillerDuane BochekKamloops, B.C.

Bus. (250) 573-3000Toll Free 1-888-839-3557

Water Wells

Safe ShelterIf you need help getting away from domestic abuse,

call Safe Home

(250) 674-2135 in Little Fort, Clearwater, Birch Island, Vavenby, Avola & Blue River

(250) 682-6444 in Dar eld, Barriere, Chu Chua, Louis Creek and McLure

Anytime day or night - Please don’t wait until it’s too late.Call us now. We can help.

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

Lawyer

Jim McCreightin Clearwater the 2 nd & 4 th

W ednesday of each month

Ph: 250-674-2255 (Clearwater)Toll Free: 1-888-374-3161

Located in the BB&R Insuranceoffice, Brookfield Mall

Jim McCreightin Clearwater the 2 nd & 4 th

W ednesday of each month

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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Breeders of Golden RetrieversPet Vacations at Kodiak Ranch

Lyle & Mary ThomasBox 189Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N0

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Thieves take firefighters' Initial Attack truck

(Right) Photo shows a 2004 Ford F-550 4x4 diesel crew cab that was stolen from the Clearwater Fire Zone compound on Canada Day. The truck has a GPS tracker installed but it was disabled al-most immediately by the thieves, according to fire zone manager Jim Jones. A trailer and quad also were taken.Photo submitted

(Left) A side view gives some indica-tion of how much firefighting equip-ment would have been on the vehicle when it was stolen. A replacement vehicle from Lillooet was to arrive Thursday, July 3, but would not have the same complement of gear as the missing truck.Photo submitted

Summer Run 2014

Clearwater RCMP respond-ed to traffic complaint on Highway 5 near Clearwater. The complaint involved a yel-low Camaro with an Alberta licence plate and approximately 12 other vehicles driving at erratic speeds.

A decal on one of the vehicles read "Summer Run 2014".

Traffic and General Duty police attended and ticketed three of the 12 drivers for speed against highway sign.

Jack-knifed trailerClearwater RCMP responded to a

report of a single vehicle collision on Highway 5 near Vavenby.

The vehicle was reported to be passing a semi-truck when the trailer being pulled “caught air” and jack-knifed, causing the trailer to spin around the vehicle, break off the truck and crash into the ditch.

No injuries were reported during the collision.

Vehicle break-insClearwater RCMP were advised

of possibly two vehicle break-ins

during the last week. Both vehicles were unlocked and access was easily gained.

The first vehicle that was unlocked had a wallet left in it. All the cash was removed and the wallet was left behind in the vehicle.

The second vehicle may have been rummaged through but did not appear to be missing anything.

The best ways to prevent vehicle thefts are to remove any valuables from site and to keep your vehicle locked and alarmed if possible.

Vehicle vs. mosquitoClearwater RCMP were advised

of a single vehicle collision in Wells Gray Park near Clearwater Lake.

The driver of a rental car and one passenger were distracted by a mosquito in the vehicle, causing the vehicle to go off the road, hitting the ditch.

No injuries or bites were reported during the collision.

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July 12: Nature for Kids, Upper Clearwater Hall, 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., pre-register at Info center (250-674-3334).

July 14-15: Youth Learn to play golf, Lacarya Golf course, 10:30am - 12pm & 12:30pm-2pm. Contact Eleanor Collins 250-674-1878 for details.

July 17: Summer Reading Club - Clearwater Library, “That’s Gross!” 11am July 19: Hike with the Rangers on Parks Day, explore Trophy meadows, dress

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Ferguson at Upper Clearwater Hall, 7 p.m.July 25 – 27: Wells Gray Man Tracker Invitational, Nakiska RanchJuly 26-27: Kayak Festival, Registration 9 am @ IWE July 26.

July 26: Learn to Fish Program Clearwater Lake 11am-1pmJuly 31: Summer Reading Club at Clearwater Library, “Something Funny is

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Aries, you enjoy doing your part to keep your world or-derly and balanced. However, into every organized life a little confusion will fall. You will handle it smoothly.

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Libra, you have a lot of energy going into this week, so tackle any assignments early on. By the end of the week your en-ergy levels may dip, so get to work.

Whatever is going on at work will still be there tomorrow, Capricorn. If you cannot get all the tasks done, do not beat yourself up over it. Just begin tomorrow with a can-do attitude.

Aquarius, your mind may wander but it is important to remain as focused as possible. Impor-tant information is revealed in the next few days.

Taurus, so many good things are happening around you that you should enjoy this time as much as you can. It is a time for indulgence and entertainment.

A welcomed gift will come your way soon, Leo. It may be something big that you have had your eye on for quite some time or some-thing that appeals to your sentimental side.

Secrets you have been keeping for some time are ready to come to the sur-face, Scorpio. These are good secrets, and others will be eager to share them with you.

Pisces, a budding relationship appears ready to grow more serious. Take advantage of this opportunity.

Gemini, you are ready for fun and celebration. Sur-round yourself with friends and family so the next several days prove even more memorable.

Cast your analytical nature to the side for a few days, Virgo. Embrace sentimen-tality and emotion this week, as they will help you make the best decisions.

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ObituariesIN LOVING MEMORY

John Alvin FosterApril 30, 1917 - June 16, 2014

IN LOVING MEMORYRose “Marie” Wilson ~ “Auntie Marie”

November 23, 1927 - June 21, 2014

John was born on April 30, 1917, in Youngstown, Alberta. John's parents marry in 1914. His father, John Salisbury Foster, works as a brakeman for the railroad. Kindersley to Hannah Alberta, a railway center with round house, telephone, power and dam for steam engine power house. In the summer of 1923 the family travel on railroad passes to Vancouver and arrive at the Ivanhoe Hotel. They share a house on East Hastings Street for the summer with another family return-ing to Hannah for Christmas. The next summer taking the CN going west to Salem Oregon to visit fam-ily, his father buys a used 1923 Chevrolet touring car. They store the car in Blaine and return home to Hannah. The following summer they drive the car from Blaine to Hannah.

In 1925 his mother Nina (Davis) raises two dozen turkeys to sell for Christmas. His father buys a one ton Chevrolet truck to haul grain and coal. Another time his father partners with an uncle Art Davis and aunt Joy to raise thoroughbred horses. His mother cooks for the big threshing crews during harvest on the homesteads of her brothers and her husband's family farm.

The older Foster family also homestead in Chinook - a 65 mile train trip and then 16 miles by horse to the farm. It has a wind generator dad built from two planks to charge his radio battery - he gets plans from the Department of Agriculture. He makes his own battery out of old beer bottles (45 cells). John scrounges the left over hay to buy a Marconi console radio. He has a passion for radio all his life. And a dog named Buster who pulls him around on his wagon and in his teens walks 3.5 miles to high school in Kailey because it's a country school.

In the 1920's his family live in four houses, spend 10 years in Hannah and four years in Nanton. John's grandfather and grandmother Foster farm in the Vulcan area in partnership with his father and Billy Skinks. At the age of 12, he contracts rheumatic fever and is sent home to die, the doctor can do nothing. He misses a year of school but is nursed to health by his mother with potato soup made from canned milk and frozen potatoes.

His mother's family, the Davis's, arrive in covered wagon after a one month journey from Kansas in 1909 after trading property in Kansas for property in Naton, Alberta. They have six sons and each homestead 640 acres. Uncles are a large part of John's life with so many on both sides, farming and share-cropping homesteads.

During John's child-hood his father suffers a lengthy illness. The family splits up to stay with uncles and aunts, as his par-ents visit doctors and the Mayo Clinic in the states.

John goes with his favorite uncle Ed Davis to B.C. Uncle Ed is a single man and they spend time camping at Willow Creek over the summer and on Halloween Day 1934 leave Blairmore, Alberta before crossing the Crows' Nest Pass to the Kootenay Lakes Trinity Valley. They check in with the police to travel in B.C. They trade some sheep and continue on to Creston and Lumby. The road over the Monashee Mountains to Vernon has a switchback so sharp the vehicle has to back into it to navigate the sharp bend.

Once in Enderby they stay with the Brambles. He and his uncle Ed and Mr. Bramble apply for pre-emption in Sicamous – the Stump Ranch. Later they stay with the Steppes in Sicamous and after a certain period of time in B.C. they could go to the relief camp on Mara Lake. It was a nine mile walk to Sicamous and on Sundays off they trudge the distance to visit friends. In late Spring the follow-ing year he and his Uncle Ed and Mr. Bramble move into a tent and start to clear the land by hand. That summer (1935) Dad's par-ents and sisters Carmen and Lucy and brother David move out to Sicamous. In 1938 Dad's father dies in VGH at the age of 50.

The old-timers in Clearwater called him Slim. He was originally called Long Slim while he and a majority of his family were employed at the Britannia Mine in the late 30's early 40's. In his 20's, living in Vancouver, he scrapes together for an old Indian motor-cycle and motors in a club. During the second war he studies to be a welder and works in the shipyards of Vancouver and Prince Rupert.

After the shipyards he buys a transport truck to haul and deliver coal to homes in Vancouver with a commercial license, which even-tually brings him to Kamloops

where a chance meeting with Frank Capostinsky in front of the Highlander Restaurant (his favourite meal there was veal cut-lets) results in a good situation hauling lumber from the mill to the planer in Clearwater. He moves to Clearwater permanently in 1945 and hauls lumber for Clearwater Timber Products until his mid 70's when the mill shuts down.

He and Colleen Green marry in 1955. They drive down to Mexico for a honeymoon fish-ing Sierra Mackerel and upon return set up house at the bottom of Steggs Hill where John had a collection of buildings. Here they begin family life. Together they enjoy camping and fishing and community life. During the 60's the family grows larger and eventu-ally a bigger house is built on the same property. In the early 70's the family moves a few minutes away to Glen Eddy where they take up hobby farming and John takes up flying. Flying becomes a fun thing for him and he takes to the air and continues his interest in flying into his early 90's.

On June 16, 2014, John passes away suddenly in the wee hours at his home in Clearwater, B.C. He has lived alone for the last 10 years. He is survived by his ex-wife Colleen Foster, children Johnny, Lee Ann (Steve Wynnyk), Suzanne (Kevin Henderson), Jason (Lena) and Dana (Steve Ludwig). His grandchildren Celeste Foster-Vallee, Emerson Foster, Astrid Foster-Ludwig, Maximus and Dimitri Foster and Sienna Foster-Henderson.

He is predeceased by his father John Foster at 50, his infant daugh-ter Shelley at two days old, his mother Nina at 96, his younger brother David – tragically killed in a car accident leaving behind a wife and four young children, his sister Carmen and sister Lucy in the early the 2000's, both remained close to him. He has many cousins and nieces and nephews whose company he enjoyed. John enjoys his memo-ries to the end.

John was a good provider, a pilot and all round monkey-wrencher. He was fiercely inde-pendent, lived life the way he wanted and was proud of his independence."You're only as old as you want to be," he'd say. The little creatures around the house become his close companions as he lives out the last days of his life. RIP Slim Foster

A celebration of his life will be held on October 4th 2014 at 2 p.m. at Glen Eddy. Condolences for the family may be sent to North Thompson Funeral Services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Clearwater Food Bank or the SPCA.

Born on November 23, 1927 in Vancouver and left us to go to a bet-ter place on June 21, 2014. Forest View Place in Clearwater is where she resided for the last days of her journey home. The staff did an exceptional job in caring for her when she let them. By this, we mean that Auntie Marie was a fiercely

independent woman with a clear opinion and she always spoke with a sense of authority which boded nothing but respect and yielding. Strong and Bold are two words that describe her well! A great lady.

Her husband, William “Bill” aka “Uncle Bill” Wilson predeceased her years prior.

Her father was Dick James, who resided in Vancouver until his passing. He was originally from Manitoba and Auntie Marie’s mother was Elsie Welch. Dick’s spouse was Alice James and Elsie’s spouse she did not know. Auntie Marie had a brother by the name of Frank James, who is deceased and a step sister by the name of Pat Fenner, who currently resides in Burnaby. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

In Marie’s younger days, she and Bill were married and decided to take up residence just south of Little Fort on a farm just off the Yellowhead Highway. She remained there even after the passing of her late hus-band, until failing health forced her to leave.

During their later years on the farm she and Bill invited Brenda Wilson and her husband to come live on the farm. Soon after, along came the first born, Tyler, then, Kaitlin, the next youngest one. Both chil-dren have since grown up. Tyler continues to live there today.

Auntie Marie was very much involved in the local community of Little Fort. Among the many activi-ties with which she busied herself, she was one of the founding women - with Leonna Woodward, Blanch Hansen and Nora Belchem of the Little Fort Women’s Institute in 1961. As well, she was involved in supporting the activities of the local Brownie and Girl Guide groups. Marie also spent several seasons working at one of the fishing camps in the area, Nehalliston Fishing Camp. Furthermore, she and Bill raised Hereford cattle on the farm and, as such, spent time each year to make sure the cattle were being brought to and from their respective rangelands throughout the seasons. Hence, “trucking cattle”, “herding them”, and “cow camps” were a way of life for Auntie Marie. A life she would never have changed for another.

“Thanks Auntie Marie and Uncle Bill for letting me board my horse, Prince there all those years and to be fortunate enough to experience working a farm. Some of my greatest memories.” (Linda Rowan)

At her request, Auntie Marie was cremated. To cel-ebrate and remember Auntie Marie, a burial will take place at Little Fort cemetery at 11 am on Saturday, July 19, 2014. All are welcome to join in coffee and snacks at the Little Fort Hall after the service. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.NorthThompsonFuneral.com

Thank you to all of the staff at Forest View Place, along with those that dropped by for a visit to keep Auntie Marie company. Special thanks to Gladys Rowan for not only bringing Auntie Marie back home where she belongs but most importantly, hon-ouring her and all her wishes. Your selflessness, it is heartfelt!


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