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Keith McNeill

Two graphs indicate that the upper North Thompson water-shed could be facing an unusu-ally dry summer, according to Michael Allchin.

The Clearwater resident is presently doing research towards a Ph.D. from UNBC.

The first graph, which shows the water flows in the Clearwater River, indicates that, so far this spring, the river has been running close to or above its long-term historical maximum.

“Substantially more runoff has already been lost to date this year than that at the same stage in 2003,” Allchin said.

“Over the three weeks from late March to mid April, the flows recorded were the high-est ever gauged for these dates, since the gauge was established in 1914. There has not been much in the way of rainfall during this time, so the great majority of these flows have derived from melting snow.”

Allchin noted that earlier, faster snowmelt, in the absence of substantial subsequent rain-fall, has been shown by sev-eral research studies to lead to lower levels of spring/summer soil moisture, and in turn to increased wildfire risks.

The second graph, which shows the amount of snow near Kostal Lake in Wells Gray Park, indicates that mountain snowpacks are at lower levels than normal for this time of year, so less remains to main-tain flows through the late spring and into summer.

On May 15, the Kostal Lake automated snow pillow report-

ed 85 per cent of the 1971-2000 normal snow-water equivalent.

“While flows appear for now to be rising to their spring freshet peak at a rate similar to the long-term mean, they should be watched closely to determine if the peak occurs earlier, is lower, and/or lasts for less time, than usual,” Allchin said. “If this occurs, this is like-ly to correspond to lower soil moisture levels than normal, which in turn implies a higher wildfire risk.”

Allchin noted that the situ-ation also could have implica-tions for water supplies for North Thompson communities.

As reported recently in the Times, the BC Forest Service weather station in Clearwater recorded 16 mm of rainfall during April, compared to a 10-year average of 25 mm.

The governor of Washington state declared a statewide drought emergency on May 15. Snowpacks are 24 per cent of normal.

Risk of dry summer for upper North Thompson

Graph of water in Clearwater River shows flow has been at or above maxi-mum so far this spring.

Snow pillow in Wells Gray Park shows snowpack is below normal.

Fire chief Mike Smith and his sons, Ethan and Chase, throw out candies as they ride on the front bumper of a Clearwater firetruck during the annual May Day parade on Saturday.

Sunny day for a paradeRight: Youngsters scramble to fill their bags with candies as the parade travels down Station Road from Capostinsky Park on its way to Raft Riv-er Elementary School. For more photos, see page A11 inside.

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Startup Coffee for new businesses(L-r) Lincoln Smith and Amber Engel-Handford of Kamloops Innovation chat with Christie Curtis during a Startup Coffee meet-up held May 12 at the Hop 'n Hog (previously Flour Meadow Bakery). The event was planned to be a casual meeting of entrepreneurs, students, mentors, and anyone interested in starting a business to get together and pitch ideas, share experiences, and pro-vide feedback. Photo by Keith McNeill

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OTTAWA – Member of Parliament Cathy McLeod recently announced that young people in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo will have access to summer jobs to help them gain valuable skills and work experience.

“This region is receiving over $457,131 in Canada Summer Jobs funding to hire 106 young Canadians,” said McLeod. “Canada Summer Jobs helps stu-dents gain the skills and experience they need to be successful, now and

in the future, while earning money for the upcoming school year.”

Canada Summers Jobs provides funding to not-for-profit organiza-tions, public-sector employers and small businesses with 50 or fewer employees to create summer job opportunities for young people aged 15 to 30 years who are full-time students intending to return to their studies in the next year.

In 2015, the Canada Summer Jobs program is expected to create approximately 35,000 jobs, while helping employers address skills shortages.

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

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During its first three or four years of operation, Wells Gray Community Forest logged mostly dead pine that had been killed by mountain pine beetle, according to Dave Meehan, corporation presi-dent.

At the same time, timber prices were depressed because of the 2008 recession.

Despite the difficulties, the community forest survived and was even able to begin giving out grants to deserving community projects.

Over the last two years WGCF has been harvesting less dead pine and more green wood. At the same time, the timber markets have been improving.

The community forest made a gross profit of $750,000 during the fiscal year ending Oct. 31, 2014, Meehan reported.

Of this, $250,000 was trans-ferred to Wells Gray 2010 Society to be distributed to the community.

The remainder is being kept in reserves for such things as silvicul-ture.

The local community forest has a three-part structure.

Wells Gray Community Forest Corporation is the operational arm. It generates income by sell-ing logs through a competitive bid process to local logging contrac-tors.

The successful bidders were Dale Miller Logging and Wadlegger Logging and Construction.

The contractors in turn sell the logs to sawmills – mostly Canfor and Interfor, but also Gilbert Smith, Tolko, Wadlegger Specialty Forest Products and Colborne Lumber.

Wells Gray 2010 Society is responsible for distributing a portion of the community for-est's profits to eligible propo-nents in Wells Gray Country and Clearwater. The funds are distrib-uted twice a year.

Community Forest Advisory Committee promotes the commu-nity forest to the public and brings public input to the corporation's board.

The community forest has three operating areas: Raft, East Blackpool and Burnell.

The latter operating area is named after the late Leverne Burnell, who played a lead role in getting the community forest established.

A total of 42,000 cubic meters of wood were harvested during the fiscal year.

This was 11,000 cubic meters above the community forrest's annual allowable cut, taking advantage of higher prices and demand.

Most of the logging took place in the Raft operating area north-east of Clearwater. A total of 22,000 cubic meters were taken, a mix of subalpine fir and spruce.

The community forest's second operating area, East Blackpool, contributed 1,500 cubic meters of Douglas fir and lodgepole pine.

About 19,000 cubic meters were taken from the Burnell oper-ating area west of town. The logs were a mix of Douglas fir and lodgepole pine.

During the fiscal year 4.6 km of permanent road plus an 18 m bridge were installed on the Burnell road.

In 2013 the community forest completed a forest stewardship plan – a higher level plan that outlines the strategies that will be used to achieve measurable results.

In 2104 the community forest

planted 169 ha with 230,000 seedlings. Species were roughly one-third Douglas fir, one-third Engelmann Spruce, one-third lodgepole pine, plus some western red cedar.

Some plantations were fertil-ized to increase growth.

A total of 18 ha was brushed to reduce the impacts of competing species.

Wells Gray Community Forest gives out a progress report

Members of the Wells Gray Community Forest Corporation board of directors pose for a photograph. Pictured are (l-r) president Dave Meehan, director Paul Streadwick, vice-president Joel Steinberg, director Brent Buck, director Leon O'Dette, and secretary/treasurer Lorne Wright. Photo by George Brcko

Map shows the location of Wells Gray Community Forest's three operating areas: Raft, East Black-pool and Burnell. WGCF graphic


Editor, The Times:On Monday, May

11, while I was away, a fire broke out at my residence.

I arrived home to see people and vehicles everywhere. While I'm sure you might imag-ine the thoughts rac-ing through my mind at the time, I woke up the next day thinking, OMG, while I was gone, a lot of people were there, taking care of my interests.

My hat is off to the Blackpool Fire Department and Doug Braaten, who moved quickly and

efficiently. You are a great group of people. The heat and fumes you had to endure for my benefit and protec-tion is so much appre-ciated.

Thank you also to the forestry members who returned the next day to check on things.

A very special thank you to unknown neighbors – a hus-band, wife and son – who were the first to arrive, quickly remov-ing propane tanks and tires from the burning area, ensuring my ani-mals' safety and even calming my panic-

stricken daughter, who later said, “As soon as I saw them arrive I felt relieved.”

You went above and beyond the usual, “Hey, can I borrow a cup of sugar?” rou-tine associated with

neighbors. I was not informed as to what you had done until after you were gone.

Anyone knowing who they are please contact me.

Shelly DoucetteBlackpool, B.C.

Help for Nepal is much appreciated by many

Travis Aback (working at IWW for summer): I do believe they should. The way the economy's go-ing, we need more green.

Bill Hillary (Sydney, Austra-lia):Yes, because of pol-lution and congestion on the highways. In Sydney, if more people biked to work, they'd get to work faster.

Carrie George (Tappen, B.C.):Yes, because every-body needs more exercise than they're getting. And maybe it would make the mo-torists slow down.

Camiel Wickerts and Marrit Sirre (Netherlands):In Holland we do that all the time but it's a flat country. Some use electric bicycles. They're easier to use but maybe a bit expensive.

Branden Courchesne: It's tough in Clear-water, everything's so spread out. But on a global scale, for sure. You're not likely to catch me biking to work, though. I have a mobile welding truck.

?Questionof the Week

Do you think more people should take

part in Bike to Work Week, May

25 – 31?

Editor, The Times:I want to thank the many peo-

ple of Clearwater who have given me money to send to Nepal.

Right now in Nepal, it costs $8 a week to feed a person or $40 a week to feed a family of five. Food is being distributed, but the demand is high and the price is going up. Getting the food into the remote villages is difficult as many villages are a week's hike away from the nearest road.

It is shelter that is hard to find. A huge amount of the population is living under tarps and tents in fields in front of their destroyed

homes. Every tarp and tent in Nepal is now being used and more are on the way.

All of Langtang valley has been evacuated to Kathmandu as the main village was wiped off the face of the earth by an avalanche and it is still unstable and not safe to be there. There are only a few people left there and they are deal-ing with the bodies.

In the village of Langtang, only 15 people survived and over 150 were killed. From the whole valley, all 488 survivors are now in one place under tarps on monastery grounds in the city of Kathmandu.

Over 175 people in this valley died (over 25 per cent of the popula-tion) and over 80 per cent lost their homes and all of their pos-sessions.

Your contributions are going directly to this valley. I am in touch with a number of the survivors and they are very appreciative.

Life for them is better than in was two weeks ago. They now have food, a commu-nity kitchen and they are all together in one place, but they have no village to go home to.

Thank you and please

contact me at 250 587-6444 if you have any questions. If you want to up to date information – join the Rasuwa Relief on Facebook and you will get the best internet

information available.Ian Eakins, Tay Briggs and

familyClearwater, B.C.

Blackpool resident thankful for the help


Editor, The Times:The ATV-BC orga-

nizes a poker ride every year at different places in B.C. This year it is coming to Clearwater.

The local club, Clearwater ATV, is assisting in the event, which will take place on July 18. With special permission from Canfor Forest Products, it will be held at the old airport next to Camp 2 Road, where camping will be available.

The poker ride will begin at the airport

and follow a marked trail up into Canfor's timber management area, stopping at some lakes before returning to the airport. Riders will stop at check-points to draw a card to see who has the best poker hand.

Prizes will be $3,000 for first, a util-ity trailer for second, and a full year's insur-ance for an ATV as third. But that is not all – riders will have a chance at a draw for several random prizes.

Also, anyone who buys a five-card pack will be entered for the

hidden hand draw for a new Can-Am Commander four-wheeler. Your hand must match the pre-drawn numbers to win this special prize.

We expect people to come and camp ahead of time to partake in some other activities and look around the town. There is lots to see in Wells Gray Park, “the waterfall park.” River rafting will be in full swing at that time of year; there are plenty of great restaurants in to check out; and there are some local quad trails at hand right by the camping area.

The Clearwater club will guide two rides on the Thursday and Friday for those coming early as well as any local riders inter-ested.

The Elks Lodge will put on a special pancake breakfast on Friday morning for all quad riders.

The poker ride will be on the Saturday.

After the winners are announced and the prizes drawn, those who have purchased supper tickets will ride to the Legion Hall for a full sit down roast beef supper with all the trimmings. There is a limit to the number they can serve, so be sure to get your tickets early.

Raffle tickets are being sold for a $14,000 ATV. The second prize is a 2,000 Watt generator, withe third prize being a pressure washer. Tickets are available from Aspen Auto Parts.

New regulations require licensing of all off-road vehicles. When applying for insurance, a discount is allowed if you have a membership in a local ATV club. So it is to your advantage to have a membership, which is available at Aspen Auto Parts in Clearwater.Clearwater ATV Riders

Sacri� cing farmland for climate change

editorial by Tom Fletcher

Opinion“ Live like a mud-� sh: its skin is bright and shiny even though it lives in

mud.” - Ramakrishna, mystic

BC Press CouncilThe Times is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the BC Press Council.Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to BC Press Council, PO Box 1356, Ladysmith, B.C. V9G 1A9For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org

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VICTORIA – It was 2008 when word first surfaced that B.C. farm-land was being bought up to grow trees as a European carbon offset.

Reckitt Benckiser Inc., a British-based global manufacturer of house-hold products such as Lysol spray and Calgon laundry soap, bought 1,500 hectares east of Vanderhoof and planted aspen. For comparison, that’s about the size of downtown Vancouver from 16th and Oak to Stanley Park.

Since tree growing is permitted in the Agricultural Land Reserve, a use intended for fruit, ornamental or nursery trees, no permission was needed. And to meet the carbon off-set rules of the UN’s International Panel on Climate Change, a 100-year restrictive covenant against harvest-ing trees was issued by B.C.’s land titles office.

Goodbye farmland.After that deal, the B.C. govern-

ment changed legislation in 2011 to require permission from the Agricultural Land Commission to make these covenants valid. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick says he is waiting for that process to be tested.

It likely will be soon. Reckitt has bought another 7,000 hectares of cleared farmland from Prince George down through the Cariboo to Quesnel. NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham has been tracking these acquisitions, and she says there are more deals in the works.

Last fall, the Bulkley Nechako Regional District wrote to Victoria Wood, Reckitt Benckiser’s “global head of sustainability,” telling her that “the planting of trees on central-ly located and productive agricultural lands is not appropriate” and would weaken local farm economies.

Wood responded that the RB Trees project targets only “margin-ally productive” land such as pasture, abandoned farms or those that have been up for sale for long periods.

Former Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson raised the issue in the leg-islature in 2008, noting that Crown land near Vanderhoof had been sold for farming, bought by a numbered

company and then “flipped” for around $1 million to RB Trees.

Now mayor of Quesnel, Simpson takes issue with the company’s claims with his usual shyness.

“It’s bull----,” he told me. “This isn’t marginal land.”

He said it includes prime alfalfa fields and historical ranch and forage crop lands. In one case, neighbours found out about the new use when they saw a helicopter spraying her-bicide to prepare the area for tree seedlings.

In the Cariboo as in other rural B.C. areas, aging farmers want to retire and young people keen to work seven days a week are in short supply. So naturally there is pres-sure to sell.

Perhaps Letnick is right, and the ALC will stop productive farmland from being turned back into forest. While we’re waiting for that, here are a couple of other questions.

What happens when these forests burn? The first big forest fire of 2015 grew out of control near Prince George last week. And since aspen doesn’t last 100 years, what is its real carbon offset value?

How’s that European carbon trad-ing market doing? It’s a mess, with the cost of emitting a tonne of car-bon dioxide fallen far below what’s needed to be effective, and Interpol investigating various schemes to game the system.

Remember B.C’s own Pacific Carbon Trust? This Gordon Campbell brainchild to sell carbon offsets was quietly greenhouse gassed after the Auditor General revealed its first two big projects were of ques-tionable value to say the least.

Finally, does anyone really think that returning B.C.’s scarce farmland to forest is a good way to change the weather? Would it offset the loss of local production and trucking in farm produce from elsewhere?

And where are B.C.’s tireless food security advocates on this dubious scheme?

– Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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ATV club plans poker ride for summertime


Editor, The Times:On Monday, May

11, while I was away, a fire broke out at my residence.

I arrived home to see people and vehicles everywhere. While I'm sure you might imag-ine the thoughts rac-ing through my mind at the time, I woke up the next day thinking, OMG, while I was gone, a lot of people were there, taking care of my interests.

My hat is off to the Blackpool Fire Department and Doug Braaten, who moved quickly and

efficiently. You are a great group of people. The heat and fumes you had to endure for my benefit and protec-tion is so much appre-ciated.

Thank you also to the forestry members who returned the next day to check on things.

A very special thank you to unknown neighbors – a hus-band, wife and son – who were the first to arrive, quickly remov-ing propane tanks and tires from the burning area, ensuring my ani-mals' safety and even calming my panic-

stricken daughter, who later said, “As soon as I saw them arrive I felt relieved.”

You went above and beyond the usual, “Hey, can I borrow a cup of sugar?” rou-tine associated with

neighbors. I was not informed as to what you had done until after you were gone.

Anyone knowing who they are please contact me.

Shelly DoucetteBlackpool, B.C.

Help for Nepal is much appreciated by many

Travis Aback (working at IWW for summer): I do believe they should. The way the economy's go-ing, we need more green.

Bill Hillary (Sydney, Austra-lia):Yes, because of pol-lution and congestion on the highways. In Sydney, if more people biked to work, they'd get to work faster.

Carrie George (Tappen, B.C.):Yes, because every-body needs more exercise than they're getting. And maybe it would make the mo-torists slow down.

Camiel Wickerts and Marrit Sirre (Netherlands):In Holland we do that all the time but it's a flat country. Some use electric bicycles. They're easier to use but maybe a bit expensive.

Branden Courchesne: It's tough in Clear-water, everything's so spread out. But on a global scale, for sure. You're not likely to catch me biking to work, though. I have a mobile welding truck.

?Questionof the Week

Do you think more people should take

part in Bike to Work Week, May

25 – 31?

Editor, The Times:I want to thank the many peo-

ple of Clearwater who have given me money to send to Nepal.

Right now in Nepal, it costs $8 a week to feed a person or $40 a week to feed a family of five. Food is being distributed, but the demand is high and the price is going up. Getting the food into the remote villages is difficult as many villages are a week's hike away from the nearest road.

It is shelter that is hard to find. A huge amount of the population is living under tarps and tents in fields in front of their destroyed

homes. Every tarp and tent in Nepal is now being used and more are on the way.

All of Langtang valley has been evacuated to Kathmandu as the main village was wiped off the face of the earth by an avalanche and it is still unstable and not safe to be there. There are only a few people left there and they are deal-ing with the bodies.

In the village of Langtang, only 15 people survived and over 150 were killed. From the whole valley, all 488 survivors are now in one place under tarps on monastery grounds in the city of Kathmandu.

Over 175 people in this valley died (over 25 per cent of the popula-tion) and over 80 per cent lost their homes and all of their pos-sessions.

Your contributions are going directly to this valley. I am in touch with a number of the survivors and they are very appreciative.

Life for them is better than in was two weeks ago. They now have food, a commu-nity kitchen and they are all together in one place, but they have no village to go home to.

Thank you and please

contact me at 250 587-6444 if you have any questions. If you want to up to date information – join the Rasuwa Relief on Facebook and you will get the best internet

information available.Ian Eakins, Tay Briggs and

familyClearwater, B.C.

Blackpool resident thankful for the help


Editor, The Times:The ATV-BC orga-

nizes a poker ride every year at different places in B.C. This year it is coming to Clearwater.

The local club, Clearwater ATV, is assisting in the event, which will take place on July 18. With special permission from Canfor Forest Products, it will be held at the old airport next to Camp 2 Road, where camping will be available.

The poker ride will begin at the airport

and follow a marked trail up into Canfor's timber management area, stopping at some lakes before returning to the airport. Riders will stop at check-points to draw a card to see who has the best poker hand.

Prizes will be $3,000 for first, a util-ity trailer for second, and a full year's insur-ance for an ATV as third. But that is not all – riders will have a chance at a draw for several random prizes.

Also, anyone who buys a five-card pack will be entered for the

hidden hand draw for a new Can-Am Commander four-wheeler. Your hand must match the pre-drawn numbers to win this special prize.

We expect people to come and camp ahead of time to partake in some other activities and look around the town. There is lots to see in Wells Gray Park, “the waterfall park.” River rafting will be in full swing at that time of year; there are plenty of great restaurants in to check out; and there are some local quad trails at hand right by the camping area.

The Clearwater club will guide two rides on the Thursday and Friday for those coming early as well as any local riders inter-ested.

The Elks Lodge will put on a special pancake breakfast on Friday morning for all quad riders.

The poker ride will be on the Saturday.

After the winners are announced and the prizes drawn, those who have purchased supper tickets will ride to the Legion Hall for a full sit down roast beef supper with all the trimmings. There is a limit to the number they can serve, so be sure to get your tickets early.

Raffle tickets are being sold for a $14,000 ATV. The second prize is a 2,000 Watt generator, withe third prize being a pressure washer. Tickets are available from Aspen Auto Parts.

New regulations require licensing of all off-road vehicles. When applying for insurance, a discount is allowed if you have a membership in a local ATV club. So it is to your advantage to have a membership, which is available at Aspen Auto Parts in Clearwater.Clearwater ATV Riders

Sacri� cing farmland for climate change

editorial by Tom Fletcher

Opinion“ Live like a mud-� sh: its skin is bright and shiny even though it lives in

mud.” - Ramakrishna, mystic

BC Press CouncilThe Times is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the BC Press Council.Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to BC Press Council, PO Box 1356, Ladysmith, B.C. V9G 1A9For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org

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VICTORIA – It was 2008 when word first surfaced that B.C. farm-land was being bought up to grow trees as a European carbon offset.

Reckitt Benckiser Inc., a British-based global manufacturer of house-hold products such as Lysol spray and Calgon laundry soap, bought 1,500 hectares east of Vanderhoof and planted aspen. For comparison, that’s about the size of downtown Vancouver from 16th and Oak to Stanley Park.

Since tree growing is permitted in the Agricultural Land Reserve, a use intended for fruit, ornamental or nursery trees, no permission was needed. And to meet the carbon off-set rules of the UN’s International Panel on Climate Change, a 100-year restrictive covenant against harvest-ing trees was issued by B.C.’s land titles office.

Goodbye farmland.After that deal, the B.C. govern-

ment changed legislation in 2011 to require permission from the Agricultural Land Commission to make these covenants valid. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick says he is waiting for that process to be tested.

It likely will be soon. Reckitt has bought another 7,000 hectares of cleared farmland from Prince George down through the Cariboo to Quesnel. NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham has been tracking these acquisitions, and she says there are more deals in the works.

Last fall, the Bulkley Nechako Regional District wrote to Victoria Wood, Reckitt Benckiser’s “global head of sustainability,” telling her that “the planting of trees on central-ly located and productive agricultural lands is not appropriate” and would weaken local farm economies.

Wood responded that the RB Trees project targets only “margin-ally productive” land such as pasture, abandoned farms or those that have been up for sale for long periods.

Former Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson raised the issue in the leg-islature in 2008, noting that Crown land near Vanderhoof had been sold for farming, bought by a numbered

company and then “flipped” for around $1 million to RB Trees.

Now mayor of Quesnel, Simpson takes issue with the company’s claims with his usual shyness.

“It’s bull----,” he told me. “This isn’t marginal land.”

He said it includes prime alfalfa fields and historical ranch and forage crop lands. In one case, neighbours found out about the new use when they saw a helicopter spraying her-bicide to prepare the area for tree seedlings.

In the Cariboo as in other rural B.C. areas, aging farmers want to retire and young people keen to work seven days a week are in short supply. So naturally there is pres-sure to sell.

Perhaps Letnick is right, and the ALC will stop productive farmland from being turned back into forest. While we’re waiting for that, here are a couple of other questions.

What happens when these forests burn? The first big forest fire of 2015 grew out of control near Prince George last week. And since aspen doesn’t last 100 years, what is its real carbon offset value?

How’s that European carbon trad-ing market doing? It’s a mess, with the cost of emitting a tonne of car-bon dioxide fallen far below what’s needed to be effective, and Interpol investigating various schemes to game the system.

Remember B.C’s own Pacific Carbon Trust? This Gordon Campbell brainchild to sell carbon offsets was quietly greenhouse gassed after the Auditor General revealed its first two big projects were of ques-tionable value to say the least.

Finally, does anyone really think that returning B.C.’s scarce farmland to forest is a good way to change the weather? Would it offset the loss of local production and trucking in farm produce from elsewhere?

And where are B.C.’s tireless food security advocates on this dubious scheme?

– Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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The advisory plan-ning commission for Wells Gray Country and Thompson Headwaters (Electoral Areas A and B) has been merged with the APC for Lower North Thompson (Area O).

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors made the decision during its meeting on May 14.

APCs advise the board on matters such as land use, com-munity planning, or proposed bylaws or permits.

In a report to the board, TNRD staff noted that, follow-ing incorporation of Clearwater and Barriere as munici-palities, the APCs in the North Thompson Valley have had less to do.

In 1986, Wells Gray Country had a population of 4,274. In 2011, after District of Clearwater became separate, the number

was 1,536.Similarly, the popu-

lation of Lower North Thompson went from 2,989 to 1,335 after District of Barriere was formed.

The new APC will have one mem-ber from Thompson Headwaters, two from Wells Gray Country, and two from Lower North Thompson.

The new bylaw also allows for:

• APC member numbers over the whole TNRD to be reduced from 35 to21, thus reflecting the population shift;

• Attendees may opt to “attend” a meeting by telephone, Skype, or other elec-tronic means;

• Appointment is by the board on a four year rotation — not staggered;

• A provision for a possible alternate member for each APC (assist with quorum); and

• Legislative con-cordance update and simplification of bylaw

wording and structure.

2015-18 Strategic Plan adopted

The Board adopted the 2015–18 Strategic Plan and committed to reviewing the plan at least twice a year to ensure TNRD’s resources are aligning appropriately with the plan.

The plan was the outcome of a session held in February by the board and senior management to deter-mine staff time and monetary resource

allocation for the 2015 to 2018 term.

Five themes were identified during the planning session:

• focus on commu-nication;

• focus on excel-lence in governance and management;

• continue to focus on providing services that increase value to ratepayers;

• actively promote economic growth in the region;

• advocate on key issues impacting the region.

Funding for tourism marketing

The North Thompson Marketing Committee’s regional tourism market-ing initiative for the North Thompson Valley will receive $6,000 of North Thompson Economic Development funds allocated to Electoral Area “B” (Thompson Headwaters) to sup-port participation from Area “B” in the marketing initiative.

times staff

Thompson-Nicola Regional District has received a 72-signature petition that asks for communication with the community of Vavenby regarding installation of water meters in the village's water system.

“After experiencing several leaks in our aging system last year, we want to know – are we using it or losing it.” the petition reads. “Spending $500,000 to install water meters is not repairing our system.”

The petition notes that five water sys-tems within the regional district, including Vavenby, have high water usage. The petition goes on to ask how many of the other four have an industrial user on their system and how old the other systems are in comparison to Vavenby's.

In an email addressed to Wells Gray Country director Carol Schaffer, Vavenby resident Kathy Cederholm said that, in 2006, water rates were $15 per month. It has since gone up to $40 per month, and the

TNRD apparently is considering another $10 increase.

This amounts to a $420 per year increase over less than years.

“While I do understand that the cost of operations has gone up, this increase seems excessive to me,” Cederholm wrote.

Last March the TNRD board approved having staff submit a federal Gas Tax applica-tion for funding to support the installation of water meters in five communities, including Vavenby.

A preliminary cost estimated at the time was $1,500 to $2,000 per connection.

It was pointed out that water meters would help identify leaks, either in the distribution system or on individual properties.

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Vavenby water petition



50 YEARS AGO:Department of

Agriculture asked Central North Thompson Chamber of Commerce for names of anyone inter-ested in the position of pound-keeper for the Clearwater area

45 YEARS AGO:Two large green

mobile clinics tested 2,871 North Thompson adults and preschoolers, as well as 2,062 schoolchildren, for tuberculosis and other respiratory dis-eases from McBride to Heffley Creek.

40 YEARS AGO:School District

26 trustees discussed a school building

program for Blue River during a special meeting in the com-munity. About 40 per-sons attended, besides trustees and staff.

Secretary-treasurer Barry Morton said a four-class room block was to be constructed by 1976.

35 YEARS AGO:More than 130 ath-

letes from Clearwater, Kamloops and Prince George participated in the first annual Shadowfax track and field meet at CSS.

TNRD received a $40,000 grant from the province for a study into develop-ing or upgrading airport facilities. The study would include Clearwater, Barriere and Blue River.

30 YEARS AGO:An excited Dee Dee

Null was crowned May Queen. Donna Cooper was Miss Congeniality. Events during the weekend included the queen pageant, parade, Shuffling Shoes square dancing, Squirts and PeeWee softball tour-naments, a black pow-der shoot, senior men's softball and ladies' softball.

VIA Rail was to use Clearwater and Blue River as regular stopping points when Super Continental passenger service was restored between Jasper and Vancouver

(after having been cut in 1981). MP Nelson Riis rose in the House of Commons to ask about possible closure of the railroad stations at Clearwater and Blue River.

Wells Gray Wrestlers hosted their first annual Mat Rat invitational tourna-ment.

Longtime East Blackpool resident Harry Fairbrother passed away. He had operated the ferry from East Blackpool to the Golden Spur Store for 21 years before retirement.

25 YEARS AGO:Area pioneers

Granny Radmacher, Marjory Harby and Jim MacLennan were honored as part of Clearwater's 65th anni-versary and May Day parade.

School District 26 trustees wrote a letter to the TNRD express-ing concern about a proposed PetroCanada card-lock facility to be located next to the Hub on Highway 5. Property owner Al Miller said most cus-tomers would be log-ging truck drivers, who would use the facility between 5 p.m. and 5 a.m.

20 YEARS AGO:MLA Fred Jackson

announced that Clearwater was to get a community skills center. “This caught me totally unaware,” said Chuck Emery, unofficial chair of the committee that was promoting the skills center.

Approximately 90 workers stopped work at Weyerhaeuser-Vavenby to protest dis-ciplinary action taken against one millworker who had allegedly threatened another while holding an axe. “These people feel the termination was too harsh,” said IWA plant chairman Carol Toth.

Bob Gledhill and Abe Loveway won the Dominion Command (national) cribbage championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

15 YEARS AGO:CID brought in

water restrictions one week earlier than the previous year. “Our usage compared to last year is way, way up,” said administrator Kim Heyman.

10 YEARS AGO:Two new signs were

erected to mark the borders of Wells Gray Country on Highway 5.

Local schools had their share of accolades: Four CSS students, calling them-selves The Native American Bread Friends were awarded Best Team Spirit at a business competition in Edmonton while they presented their plan for “Bannock in a Bag.” Also bringing home awards, both CES and CSS concert

bands won gold in a national competition, MusicFest Canada.

The Latremouilles of Little Fort were honored with the unveiling of a sign, naming Latremouille Park in honor of the legacy of contribu-tions made to the com-munity since Joseph Horisdas Latremouille first settled in 1907.

5 YEARS AGO:Dr. Spiros

Theocharous, a South African doctor who had arrived in the community the pre-vious fall, planned to leave in July. Apparently, the main reason for his leav-ing was he had been offered a job in a major city in South Africa.

Improvements to Clearwater's water supply will be needed in the next decade or two to avoid problems, several specialists told town council.

Garry Rushton won the Erland Lee award from the Federation of Women's Institutes of Canada for his work in restoring Blackpool Hall.

1 YEAR AGO:The North

Thompson Aboriginal Centre float won first place in the clubs and organizations category at Clearwater's annual May Day parade. There were 192 par-ticipants in the parade, Rotary Club organiz-ers reported.

MLA and Health Minister Terry Lake announced $40,000 for a feasibility study into locating a hospice in the North Thompson Valley.

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Times Staff

The advisory plan-ning commission for Wells Gray Country and Thompson Headwaters (Electoral Areas A and B) has been merged with the APC for Lower North Thompson (Area O).

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors made the decision during its meeting on May 14.

APCs advise the board on matters such as land use, com-munity planning, or proposed bylaws or permits.

In a report to the board, TNRD staff noted that, follow-ing incorporation of Clearwater and Barriere as munici-palities, the APCs in the North Thompson Valley have had less to do.

In 1986, Wells Gray Country had a population of 4,274. In 2011, after District of Clearwater became separate, the number

was 1,536.Similarly, the popu-

lation of Lower North Thompson went from 2,989 to 1,335 after District of Barriere was formed.

The new APC will have one mem-ber from Thompson Headwaters, two from Wells Gray Country, and two from Lower North Thompson.

The new bylaw also allows for:

• APC member numbers over the whole TNRD to be reduced from 35 to21, thus reflecting the population shift;

• Attendees may opt to “attend” a meeting by telephone, Skype, or other elec-tronic means;

• Appointment is by the board on a four year rotation — not staggered;

• A provision for a possible alternate member for each APC (assist with quorum); and

• Legislative con-cordance update and simplification of bylaw

wording and structure.

2015-18 Strategic Plan adopted

The Board adopted the 2015–18 Strategic Plan and committed to reviewing the plan at least twice a year to ensure TNRD’s resources are aligning appropriately with the plan.

The plan was the outcome of a session held in February by the board and senior management to deter-mine staff time and monetary resource

allocation for the 2015 to 2018 term.

Five themes were identified during the planning session:

• focus on commu-nication;

• focus on excel-lence in governance and management;

• continue to focus on providing services that increase value to ratepayers;

• actively promote economic growth in the region;

• advocate on key issues impacting the region.

Funding for tourism marketing

The North Thompson Marketing Committee’s regional tourism market-ing initiative for the North Thompson Valley will receive $6,000 of North Thompson Economic Development funds allocated to Electoral Area “B” (Thompson Headwaters) to sup-port participation from Area “B” in the marketing initiative.

times staff

Thompson-Nicola Regional District has received a 72-signature petition that asks for communication with the community of Vavenby regarding installation of water meters in the village's water system.

“After experiencing several leaks in our aging system last year, we want to know – are we using it or losing it.” the petition reads. “Spending $500,000 to install water meters is not repairing our system.”

The petition notes that five water sys-tems within the regional district, including Vavenby, have high water usage. The petition goes on to ask how many of the other four have an industrial user on their system and how old the other systems are in comparison to Vavenby's.

In an email addressed to Wells Gray Country director Carol Schaffer, Vavenby resident Kathy Cederholm said that, in 2006, water rates were $15 per month. It has since gone up to $40 per month, and the

TNRD apparently is considering another $10 increase.

This amounts to a $420 per year increase over less than years.

“While I do understand that the cost of operations has gone up, this increase seems excessive to me,” Cederholm wrote.

Last March the TNRD board approved having staff submit a federal Gas Tax applica-tion for funding to support the installation of water meters in five communities, including Vavenby.

A preliminary cost estimated at the time was $1,500 to $2,000 per connection.

It was pointed out that water meters would help identify leaks, either in the distribution system or on individual properties.

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Recycle and re-useKeiran Jones sells a wine rack made out of a former wooden pallet at a recent Clearwater Farmers Market. The markets are held every Saturday morning during the season next to the Interior Whitewater building. Photo by Keith McNeill

Regional district merges North Thompson advisory planning commissions into one

Vavenby water petition


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Keith McNeill

Can your editor keep up with Jean Nelson on a bicycle?

That's the cen-tral question to be answered when Nelson and I cycle from Toronto to Ottawa May 23 – June 2.

Mind you, anyone who knows Jean and who know me already knows the answer.

Jean might be an 80-year-old grand-mother, but she's also remarkably fit.

She has competed in cycling at the BC Seniors Games for many years and con-sistently wins medals (although not all gold, as she modestly says). She also has complet-ed several lengthy bike tours in places such as Iceland.

Your editor, on the other hand, spends way too much time behind a computer and in the office.

I haven't done much cycling for many years and I have never done a long bike trip.

Of course, there's also the question of promoting a global warming petition that your editor has posted online at Care2.

The petition calls for a Canada-wide referendum on carbon fee-and-dividend.

So far it has col-lected more than 28,000 names - not too bad, but far from the 400,000 target.

Carbon fee- and-dividend, for those interested, is a pro-posed method to control human-caused global warming.

A fee would be charged on fossil fuels at the wellhead, mine or point of import - similar to a carbon tax.

Unlike a tax, how-ever, the money col-lected would not go into general govern-ment revenues. Instead, it would be distributed in equal and repeating dividends to everyone.

As stated on the petition, a Canada-wide fossil fuel fee set at the same level as B.C.'s carbon tax ($30 per tonne of carbon dioxide produced) would generate about $20 billion per year.

Assuming there are about 20 million adults in Canada, that would mean each per-son over age 18 would receive carbon divi-dends totalling close to $1,000 per year.

(The actual num-bers, for the sticklers in the crowd, are $21 billion in fees, 24 mil-lion adults, and $875 in dividends annually).

We know carbon taxes work in reduc-ing carbon dioxide production. A fossil fuel fee should work as well or better.

The carbon divi-dend would be an important step in reducing the eco-nomic inequality that is increasing in this country.

Those getting the lowest 10 per cent of income would collect 150 per cent more in carbon dividends than they would pay in fos-sil fuel fees.

In fact, two-thirds of Canadians would collect more or at least break even.

Those who would pay the most would

be people with a lot of shares in fossil fuel companies and/or whose lifestyles include multiple homes, yachts and private jets.

"Why ask for a ref-erendum?" is a ques-tion sometimes asked.

In my opinion, this question is altogether too important to be left to the politicians.

In Switzerland, the citizens have the right, through a peti-tion with 100,000 signatures, to bring forward any important question to a national

referendum – meaning the people get to vote on it.

Canada has about four times the popula-tion of Switzerland and so the online peti-tion calls for 400,000 names.

We don't really expect to get that number and, even if we did, it would not be legally binding.

Still, it's a worth-while goal and it does get the idea out there that we need more democracy, not less, if we are to solve the

problems that face us.Jean and I plan to

start our trip from the Rouge Hill GO station northeast of Toronto on Saturday, May 23 (at 10 a.m., if you have any friends or relatives there who might want to see us off).

That day will see a relatively short ride to Oshawa.

May 24 - about 60 km to Coburg.

May 25 – Trenton.May 26 – Napanee.May 27 – Kingston.May 28 – spend a

day Kingston.

May 29 – Rideau Lakes, stay at historic Hotel Kenney.

May 30 – Smith Falls.

May 31 – Carleton Place.

June 1 – Ottawa.At noon on June 2

we will meet Citizens Climate Lobby – Canada national man-ager Cathy Orlando at the Centennial Flame in front of the Parliament Buildings.

There we will give her six memory sticks containing the names on the petition as of that date.

Orlando then will pass them on to the leaders of the six parties in the House of Commons: Conservative, New Democrat, Liberal, Green, Bloc Quebecois and Force et Democratie.

If you want to add your name to the petition, the URL is www.thepetitionsite.com/850/161/365/peti-tion-for-a-referendum-on-carbon-fee-and-dividend-for-canada/ (or Google: Care2, petition, carbon fee, Canada).

Please get others to sign as well.

We may not save the world, but at least we intend to have fun trying.

Clearwater residents to cycle for global warming petition

Times editor Keith McNeill gets ready for a training ride with longtime North Thompson resident Jean Nelson recently. The pair plan to cycle from Toronto to Ottawa soon to promote a petition on global warming. Nelson was Mrs. Chatelaine in 1970 and the former chair of School District 26 (North Thompson). Photo by Yevonne Cline

A cartoon by Clearwater resident Max Roy gives an opinion of a bike ride that Times editor Keith McNeill plans to make from Toronto to Ottawa May 23 - June 2. While in Toronto McNeill plans to pick up an award the newspaper won for first place in best editorial page from Canadian Community Newspapers Association.


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Far left: Clearwa-ter councillor Barry Banford throws out frisbees to the crowd.

Near left: A boy looks very happy as he is presented with one of the frisbees.

All photos byKeith McNeill

A young girl wears a big smile as she rides her horse in Clearwater's May Day parade on Saturday.

Jorja Bond rides on the DQ float dur-ing the May Day parade.

M.P. Cathy McLeod hands out bub-ble gum as she rides in the parade on Saturday.

Lots of fun at the paradeTimes Staff

Sunny skies and happy faces meant Clearwater’s annual May Day parade on Saturday, May 16 was a suc-cess.

A total of 214 par-ticipants took part in the parade, according to Clearwater Rotary Club’s Ursula Schaer, one of the event organizers. This com-pares to 192 last year.

The participants included M.P. Cathy McLeod, TNRD director Carol Schaffer, Mayor John Harwood, RCMP, BC Ambulance, Clearwater and District Highway Rescue, Wells Gray Search and Rescue, Clearwater Fire Department and Blackpool Department.

There were 12 floats, six classic cars, and many horses in the May Day parade this year.

Results of the judg-ing were: 1, Wadlegger Logging; 2, Canfor/United Steelworkers; 3, Always Living Landscaping.

Clubs: 1, District of Clearwater; 2, Clearwater Minor Hockey; 3, Wells Gray Search and Rescue.

Classic Cars: 1, Al Timms; 2, Henry Werkmann; 3, Phil Brown.

Horses: 1, Wells Gray Riders Association.

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Whether a round-about would untangle Sicamous’ ‘octopus intersection’ on Highway 97A remains to be seen, but a similar setup seems to be working well in Clearwater.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure recently announced it will be hosting a public hear-ing in Sicamous to present a proposed solution – a round-about – for the prob-lematic intersection just off the Trans-Canada Highway.

While it’s unusual in the province to have a roundabout on the highway, it wouldn’t be unique. Clearwater has had a roundabout since 2013.

District of Clearwater CAO Leslie Groulx says that after incorporation in 2007, the intersection became a safety prior-ity for council.

Groulx says the ministry eventually came up with the idea of the roundabout, and council embraced it. Public information

meetings were held to explain the concept, and Groulx said there was opposition for sure. But many who were initially opposed have since come around.

“We now have people who were very strongly opposed to it come in and say it was the best thing to ever happen because it works really slick,” said Groulx.

Groulx says Clearwater’s double-laned roundabout was engineered to handle "extraordinary loads."

“One of the key things… it’s a continu-ous flow,” said Groulx, noting the integrated crosswalks are more safe than those that existed prior.

“The other option was to put a red light at that intersection, and it wouldn’t have been a good thing because there’s a hill that comes up, so in the winter time if you had five semis at a stop light, they wouldn’t get going again.”

According to the ministry, roundabouts serve as a “traffic calming” measure that reduces the potential for serious crashes.

Groulx says the roundabout has been so impressive that council is now lobby-ing for a second one at another, “even more dangerous” intersec-tion along Highway 5 near the Wells Gray Inn.

The above illustration is what the province is proposing to fix Sicamous’ “octopus intersection” at Main Street and Highway 97A. BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

Roundabout for Sicamous

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BARRIERE – The North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association has received $25,000 from the B.C. government’s com-munity gaming grant program.

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association’s annual fall fair and rodeo in Barriere on the Labour Day weekend.

“This grant supports the fall fair and rodeo’s 66th year celebrating agriculture in the North Thompson region,” Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake said.

Fall Fair and Rodeo receives B.C. grant


Times Staff

As reported in last week's Times, the North Thompson Spartans, a joint Clearwater/Barriere secondary school rugby team, got a second chance to compete in the provincials, despite being eliminated in the Okanagan semi-finals.

The Spartans travelled to the

Lower Mainland on May 13 but lost 15 – 5 to RE Mountain Secondary School of Langley.

“The boys worked their butts off,” said Gabe Francis, one of the coaches. “One try 'held up' that would have made a bit of a difference. A very gritty game, I would not hesitate to call it our best 'team game' of the year.”

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Teens Cody Hurst and Julien Dewey have been hired under a Wells Gray Outdoor Club contract with KDC Forestry to put finishing touches on the newly built Ridge mountain bike trail at Candle Creek.

This green (easy) 1.4 km two-way trail is designed for multi-use by mountain bikers, hik-ers, trail runners, and snowshoeing in the win-ter. Yes – dogs are allowed in the summer.

The trailhead is signed and easy to find 300 m up The Bend taking a right from the Candle Creek parking lot.

Funding for the Ridge trail was provided by Recreation Sites and Trail BC and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. WGOC appreciates all the volunteers who have come out to help on the trail, and Kurt Dodd and Clyde MacLennan for volunteering their time to fall danger trees.

A grand opening for the Ridge trail is planned for Sunday, June 14 10 a.m. at the trail head.

Trail design and building course May 24WGOC is going to host a mountain bike trail

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Students will learn about designing and building sustainable trails to professional IMBA standards. If you are keen to help work on the planned network of cross country, all mountain, and shuttle downhill trails, this course will pro-vide you with essential base line skills.

Space is limited to 10 participants. There will be no cost.

To register contact Aaron Cooperman by email [email protected] or phone 250.674.1231.

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(L-r) Julien Dewey, Cody Hurst and volunteer Seth Cooperman put finishing touches on the Ridge trailhead at Candle Creek. Photo submitted

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At first glance, there seems to be an error on the sign outside the small white church in this community, located 66 km north of Kamloops. “ST PAUL,” it reads, without the usual period following the “ST.” But it is no error — the sign, though it refers to the saint, is actually a clever acronym: “Serving Together, Parish of Anglicans, United and Lutherans.”

The Church of St Paul, a parish with a Lutheran pastor and a mixed Anglican and United Church congregation, is an ecumeni-cal shared ministry, an arrangement that has become increasingly common across the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior (APCI), where small communities are spread out across hundreds of kilometres of rugged, mountainous terrain.

“We were getting smaller and smaller, and it got to the point where we didn’t have a regular minister,” said parishioner Laura-Ann Farquharson, speaking of the old Anglican Church of the Redeemer. “Our core group was 10 or less, and most of them were elderly people, and the upkeep of the building was getting to be a challenge.”

It is a story that many Anglican churches across Canada can relate to, but instead of just turning out the lights and quietly mourn-ing the end of their ministry, Redeemer’s parishioners decided to try something else.

“It was 2009, at Pentecost in May — we decided we would join services [at Barriere United Church] for the summer and see how it went,” Farquharson said. “One Sunday a month we had Anglican services, and the other three were United. We got to the end of the summer and it was such a seamless transi-tion — we were a part of this family — that we just didn’t go back.”

Leslie Stirling, who was a member of Barriere United Church before the creation of St Paul, said that it took about a year more for the memorandum of understanding to be signed by territorial and presbytery leaders and the union formalized in a service. “It was Pentecost of 2010 when we became married,” she joked. “By that time, we were just well established. It just felt so right.”

There were hardly any challenges in bring-ing the two congregations together, parishio-ners said, in part because they were already familiar with each other’s traditions.

“Over the years prior, the Anglican and the United churches did worship together,” explained Stirling. “Quite often, one would have a Good Friday service and one would have an Ash Wednesday service, so we would often worship together.”

Like any marriage, the joining together has led to some changes in how the congregations live together.

“Our worship is blended,” the Rev. Brian Krushel, St Paul’s Lutheran pas-tor, explained. “We don’t do an Anglican Sunday, a Lutheran Sunday and a United Sunday. Sometimes it’s stuff drawn from the

Evangelical Lutheran Worship Book, some-times it’s the Book of Alternative Services, sometimes it’s [United Church’s] Celebrate God’s Presence, sometimes it’s Iona, and we blend it all together.”

Mel Schmidt, another St Paul’s parishio-ner, said that this ability to bring together dif-ferent traditions speaks to the extent to which all three denominations have changed in the last few decades.

“Back in the late ’60s and ’70s, there was a lot of talk of the Anglican [and] United churches joining, and that was one of the stumbling blocks: ‘Our service is so different from yours — no way we’re going to meet,’ ” he chuckled. “It takes years, but it’s like osmosis — it takes years to finally meld.”

Glenn Andrews, who had been a long-time member of Barriere United Church, agreed. “Oftentimes when people talk about these dif-ferences in services — I’ve gone to services in different parts of Canada — there are, in all of them, similarities,” he said, “but nothing is done exactly the same in church to church to church. I think people get hung up on little things.”

While the Anglican and Evangelical Lutheran churches of Canada have been full communion partners since 2001, the dream of bringing Anglican and United churches together is a long-standing one in the B.C. interior.

As early as the 1960s, there were many active shared ministries in the neighbour-ing diocese of Kelowna, and Anglican and United leadership on the diocesan and pres-bytery level is used to and supportive of such ventures; for this reason, Krushel had no difficulty becoming licenced to perform bap-tisms and eucharistic ministry in each of the traditions he serves.

As Stirling put it, “We get along well with the in-laws.”

Indeed, the arrangement is working so well that it is being expanded to become a two-point shared ministry with Clearwater United Church, about 60 km farther north, which will be renamed Trinity Shared Ministry.

“We’ll be the first, probably, in North America — and maybe even the world—where we’ll be two points, three denomina-tions, one minister, one God,” said Krushel, laughing.

12 - 13A Lutheran, an Anglican, and a United walk into a church

Laura-Ann Farquharson, Glenn Andrews, Betty Uppenborn, Leslie Stirling, the Rev. Brian Krushel, Thelma Schmidt and Mel Schmidt are all members of the Church of St Paul, an ecumenical shared ministry in Barriere, BC.


Times Staff

As reported in last week's Times, the North Thompson Spartans, a joint Clearwater/Barriere secondary school rugby team, got a second chance to compete in the provincials, despite being eliminated in the Okanagan semi-finals.

The Spartans travelled to the

Lower Mainland on May 13 but lost 15 – 5 to RE Mountain Secondary School of Langley.

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Wells Gray Outdoor Club

Teens Cody Hurst and Julien Dewey have been hired under a Wells Gray Outdoor Club contract with KDC Forestry to put finishing touches on the newly built Ridge mountain bike trail at Candle Creek.

This green (easy) 1.4 km two-way trail is designed for multi-use by mountain bikers, hik-ers, trail runners, and snowshoeing in the win-ter. Yes – dogs are allowed in the summer.

The trailhead is signed and easy to find 300 m up The Bend taking a right from the Candle Creek parking lot.

Funding for the Ridge trail was provided by Recreation Sites and Trail BC and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. WGOC appreciates all the volunteers who have come out to help on the trail, and Kurt Dodd and Clyde MacLennan for volunteering their time to fall danger trees.

A grand opening for the Ridge trail is planned for Sunday, June 14 10 a.m. at the trail head.

Trail design and building course May 24WGOC is going to host a mountain bike trail

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Students will learn about designing and building sustainable trails to professional IMBA standards. If you are keen to help work on the planned network of cross country, all mountain, and shuttle downhill trails, this course will pro-vide you with essential base line skills.

Space is limited to 10 participants. There will be no cost.

To register contact Aaron Cooperman by email [email protected] or phone 250.674.1231.

12 - 13

Sports

Club contracts teens for mountain bike trails

(L-r) Julien Dewey, Cody Hurst and volunteer Seth Cooperman put finishing touches on the Ridge trailhead at Candle Creek. Photo submitted

Season � nally ends for Spartans

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Paul Jack250.819.3205 250.299.9510

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to Roof

Rob Kerslake

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Renovations • HAFI Jobs

250-674-3875

40+ years experience

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HANS OUNPUU

MOTOR LICENCE OFFICE

ICBC AgentDistrict of Clearwater

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

Open through the Noon hour

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NORTH THOMPSON

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

Construction

Construction and Home Renovation

MARSHALL MCRAERed Seal Carpenter

[email protected]

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On the Level Enterprises

Automotive Repair

Marcel’s

250-674-2522

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Automobile Service & PartsBall Fields

Gas

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PharmacyPicinic Grounds

North Thompson Sportsplex

Post Of�cePolice (RCMP)

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Safety Mart

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Dairy Queen

Old Caboose

Resource Centre

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TNT TransmissionsThe Laundromat

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Lane’s Towing

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Carpet Cleaning

CARPET CLEANING Commercial & ResidentialCerti� ed Technician | Truck Mounted

Kathy Hodder

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Complete Farm & Garden Centre • Customer Service at its BestSummer Hours • 7:30am - 5:30pm • Monday to Saturday

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• Paint Supplies • Plumbing & Electrical • Hardware • Plywoods • Lumber • Fencing Materials • Vinyl Sidings • Roo� ngs • Specialty Items

• Treated Timber • Farm Gates • Interior & Exterior Doors

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Septic Service

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Clearwater RCMP

RCMP have been hearing numerous reports of a brown bear eating garbage and so on in the Weyerhaeuser residential area for quite some time.

Last week the bear was cornered in a backyard by RCMP and contained until a Conservation officer arrived.

The bear was promptly removed from the residence and the area.

Just a friendly reminder to keep your garbage lids and freezer lids locked. Once a bear gets a taste for human garbage, the bear will never leave.

Unwanted personClearwater RCMP received reports from numerous

people of a hitchhiker camping outside of a local camp-ground.

The female had come to Clearwater for work but was unable to hold down a job.

Instead, she decided to sleep and go to the bathroom right on the side of a main street.

Clearwater officers arrived on scene and ushered the female to move along.

Highway is not a race trackPolice issue a reminder that with warm

weather come faster highway speeds.Officers from all detachments will be

keen on getting a head-start in collision prevention.

The number one way to prevent collisions is to stay within the speed limits.

The number one way to make sure people stay within the speed limits? Hand out tickets to those driving over the limits.

14 -15Let's make Clearwater a “garbage bear free zone”

Celebrating Auxiliary DayAnna Mae Dee (l) takes a piece of cake from Dr. Helmcken Me-morial Hospital Auxiliary member Marilyn Collison at Buy-Low Foods during B.C. Healthcare Auxiliary Day on Monday, May 11. "It is delicious," Dee said of the cake. Photo by Keith McNeill

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Auto Repair & Towing

HindleMotors

Automotive Repair • Used Auto Parts • Mobile Repairs Designated Vehicle Inspection • C.V.I. Inspections

Commercial Truck & EQ Repair Fully Licensed Technicians

CLEARWATER TOWING LTD.24 Hour ServiceFree Scrap Car Removal516 Swanson RoadUsed Auto Parts

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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

MOTOR LICENCE OFFICE

ICBC AgentDistrict of Clearwater

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

Open through the Noon hour

Motor Licence Office

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

email: [email protected]

Satellite Service

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TAXIAVAILABLE 24 HOURS • 7 DAYS A WEEK

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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

Nursery


Kodiak Kennels Breeding & Boarding

Breeders of Golden RetrieversPet Vacations at Kodiak Ranch

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

Ph. 250-674-0093Toll Free. 1-877-Kodiak9www.kodiakranch.com

Pick up and delivery available

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Naturalized Landscaping

Box 463Clearwater, B.C. V0E [email protected]

Tel: (250) 674-3444Fax: (250) 674-3444

Geoff Ellen, P. AGForest Agrologist

• Landscape Design • Xeric Dryscapes • Native Species Landscapes • Hydroseeded Lawns • Land Reclamation

• Agroforestry • Range Management • Raw Land Assessment/Ideas • Aerial Revegetation • Greenhouses

AMARANTH FARM & NURSERY - McLure BCColorado Spruce Blue/Green

1m to 3m’s - Burlapped & Basketed

$60 - $160 • Hundreds to Choose from

Large Caliper Colorful Shade Trees to 14’

Call Bob at 672-9712 • cell 819-9712Wholesale to the Public & Business

massage

Located In The Legion Building

BODY HARMONYShiatsu Clinic

Registered with N.H.P.C. & Canadian Refl exology Association

Open Tues., Wed. & Thurs. Call for day or evening

appointments(250) 674-0098

ACUPRESSURE & SHIATSU MASSAGE

JAYLEE DOG GROOMINGArlee Yoerger

Professional Quality Pet Grooming

3133 Hundsbedt RdVAVENBY BC

250-676-0052

Pet Grooming

Septic

ON CALL SEPTIC SERVICES in Clearwater will be in

Valemount, Blue River and Avola every fi rst Friday of each month.

Charges for septic pumps start at $250 plus tax. Charges are subject to pump volume, location of the tank

and dumping fees.We do require a minimum of 3 appointments

to be able to service your area.

Please call to make an appointment250-674-0145 or 250-674-1869

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A good tan doesn’t protect the skin from damage. As much as 80 per cent of premature facial aging is believed due to sun exposure. There are better ways of protecting our skin like restricting hours of exposure, frequent use of sunscreens, clothing that covers the skin and wearing a broad-brimmed hat and sunglasses.

The PSA blood test is commonly used to test men for prostate cancer. Certain things will affect the results and one of them is recent sexual activity which can elevate the PSA result. It might be a good idea to avoid ejaculation for 48 hours before the test.

Solving crossword puzzles has always been touted as a way of keeping the mind sharp. But new research says that learning a new skill like digital photography or quilting can result in better memory improvement. If the new digital skills include photo-editing on a computer, results were even better.

In the world of nutrition and health, certain products move in and out of popularity when looked into further. Selenium was one of those minerals that everyone was taking ten years ago to help reduce risks of heart attacks. Many studies proved there is no evidence selenium lowers the risk of heart attacks.

There are so many conflicting stories in the world of health. Our pharmacists keep current on all the latest research to be better able to answer your health questions.


Thought of the week

I want my children

to have all the

things I couldn’t

afford. Then I want

to move in with

them.

~ Phyllis Diller

Wells Gray Country

TO ADD YOUR COMMUNITY EVENT OR ORGANIZATION CALL THE TIMES AT 250-674-3343

May 22: – Last day to donate money at ISCU for Nepal Relief so badly needed after that devastating earthquake. Leave your address to receive an Income Tax Receipt. Donations will be matched by the Canadian Government. Info 250-674-2790

May 23: Annual United Church Plant sale, 9 am – 12 pm, St James Catholic Church

May 23: Free Dump Day – Clearwater Eco-Depot, 8am-4pmMay 24: Vavenby Transfer Station – Free Dump Day, 9am-5pm.May 25: Clearwater & District Hospice Society Annual AGM,

11 am, at Hospice of� ce (back of Legion building)May 25 – 31: Bike to Work week. Register at healthyliving@

docbc.ca or call 250-674-1878May 30: Legion Dinner and Live music, 257 Glen Rd., doors

open 5 pm, dinner served 6 pmJune 9-10: BC Cancer Agency’s Screening Mammography

mobile service will be visiting DHMH. Call 1-800-663-9203 to book appointment.

June 13: Legion BBQ and live music, 257 Glen Rd, doors open 5 pm, dinner served 6 pm.

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

Sept 4-7: North Thompson Fall Fair & Rodeo

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

Hall.

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

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

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

• Crafts & Conversations with Cheryl. Tuesdays 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the North Thompson Aboriginal Sharing Center. Phone 250-674-3703 for more info.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thurs & Fri 8:45-11:45am

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

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

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

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

1-3 pm, info 250-674-2400

• Shambhala Meditation Group: meets every Tuesday at Forest House 6:30-8:00 pm. Info: 250-587-6373.

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

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

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

RECREATION• Drop-in soccer: May-Sept. Tuesdays & Thursday at 7pm at CSS

� eld. Everyone welcome!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SENIORS• BUNCO: 3rd Tue of every mth, Dutch Lake Seniors Drop-in Cen-

tre, 1:30 – 3 pm, info 250-674-2400

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

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

• WGCSS Writers Circle: Meets 1st & 3rd Thur. @ Library

UPCOMING EVENTS

ONGOING EVENTS

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

UPCOMING COURSES OFA LEVEL 1 JUNE 3 $95TRANSPORTATION ENDORSEMENT JUNE 4 $105CHILD & BABYSITTING SAFETY JUNE 19 & 20 $75

RED CROSS CHILD & BABYSITTING SAFETY JUNE 19 & 20Course highlights include:

• Babysitting as a Business — everything a teenager needs to know to get started

• Safety and Injury Prevention — guidelines to make sure that everyone stays safe

• Leadership — strategies to build confi dence when responding to confl ict

• Play Time— tips on age-appropriate play and staying involved • Basic Caregiving Skills — feeding, burping, diapering and safe

sleep practices • First Aid — the knowledge to go with the responsibility• Students must 10 years old

250-674-2674

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Eat in or Take out Fried Chicken

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InformationClearwater: AA contactCall Wendy 250-587-0026anytime.

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Haircare Professionals

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By Tom Fletcher, Black Press

A British company buying up thousands of hectares of cleared farm-land in B.C.'s Interior for carbon offset projects will have to get its plans past B.C.'s Agricultural Land Commission first, Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick says.

The B.C. govern-ment has compiled a list of farm properties totalling 7,000 hectares from Prince George to Quesnel that have been bought to grow trees, to offset carbon emissions from the U.K. That is in addition to nearly 1,500 hectares east of Vanderhoof that the company bought in 2008.

That land was granted a 100-year covenant against logging that is required to qualify it as a carbon offset for Reckitt Benckiser Inc., a British maker of household and health care products with world-wide sales. It was planted with aspen in 2009-10, according to a Bulkley Nechako Regional District staff report.

Under its program RB Trees, the company has continued to buy farm properties in the Interior. Its website says it has planted seven million trees and the goal is 10 million.

Letnick said a 2011 amendment to B.C. legis-lation requires permission from the Agricultural Land Commission before a 100-year covenant is valid. Properties bought after 2011 will be a test case for this requirement to seek ALC approval.

"My guess is that if there is marginal land that maybe can't grow anything but trees, the commission would see fit to give permission," Letnick said in an interview. "But if the land is good for other purposes, like growing crops, hay or whatever, then the commission would have a different argument to make."

NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham said she shares the concerns of local governments that reforesting farmland around established communi-ties will reduce food growing capacity and weaken local farm economies. RB Trees is after farmland because it is cleared and accessible, and reforesting it meets United Nations rules for "afforestation," or adding permanently to forest cover, she said.

"It's cheap," Popham said. "The main goal that they have is to find land that is easily planted."

In an October letter to the Bulkley Nechako regional district, Reckitt Benckiser executive Victoria Wood said its purchases represent less than one per cent of ALR land in the district.

"Our approach is, and always has been, to target land that is marginally productive, such as rough pasture, pasture, hay land and abandoned farms or farms that have been on the real estate market for an extended period of time," Wood wrote.

Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick

B.C. farmland rush on for carbon offsets

Photo sent to MLA Lana Popham shows farmland at Reid Lake, northwest of Prince George, planted with trees. Locals say the land was cleared by homestead-ers with horses in the early 1900s. Photo submitted


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By Tom Fletcher, Black Press

A British company buying up thousands of hectares of cleared farm-land in B.C.'s Interior for carbon offset projects will have to get its plans past B.C.'s Agricultural Land Commission first, Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick says.

The B.C. govern-ment has compiled a list of farm properties totalling 7,000 hectares from Prince George to Quesnel that have been bought to grow trees, to offset carbon emissions from the U.K. That is in addition to nearly 1,500 hectares east of Vanderhoof that the company bought in 2008.

That land was granted a 100-year covenant against logging that is required to qualify it as a carbon offset for Reckitt Benckiser Inc., a British maker of household and health care products with world-wide sales. It was planted with aspen in 2009-10, according to a Bulkley Nechako Regional District staff report.

Under its program RB Trees, the company has continued to buy farm properties in the Interior. Its website says it has planted seven million trees and the goal is 10 million.

Letnick said a 2011 amendment to B.C. legis-lation requires permission from the Agricultural Land Commission before a 100-year covenant is valid. Properties bought after 2011 will be a test case for this requirement to seek ALC approval.

"My guess is that if there is marginal land that maybe can't grow anything but trees, the commission would see fit to give permission," Letnick said in an interview. "But if the land is good for other purposes, like growing crops, hay or whatever, then the commission would have a different argument to make."

NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham said she shares the concerns of local governments that reforesting farmland around established communi-ties will reduce food growing capacity and weaken local farm economies. RB Trees is after farmland because it is cleared and accessible, and reforesting it meets United Nations rules for "afforestation," or adding permanently to forest cover, she said.

"It's cheap," Popham said. "The main goal that they have is to find land that is easily planted."

In an October letter to the Bulkley Nechako regional district, Reckitt Benckiser executive Victoria Wood said its purchases represent less than one per cent of ALR land in the district.

"Our approach is, and always has been, to target land that is marginally productive, such as rough pasture, pasture, hay land and abandoned farms or farms that have been on the real estate market for an extended period of time," Wood wrote.

Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick

B.C. farmland rush on for carbon offsets

Photo sent to MLA Lana Popham shows farmland at Reid Lake, northwest of Prince George, planted with trees. Locals say the land was cleared by homestead-ers with horses in the early 1900s. Photo submitted


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Eleanor Deckert

PART ONE: A re-enactment – Thursday, May 28, 1942, 3 p.m., Mile 34

CNR engine 6058, the eastbound daily ‘Number 2’ scheduled for Wednesday, May 27, was delayed by repairs to a bridge near Mile 34, which had been damaged by the spring runoff.

Over 24 hours late, on Thursday after-noon the engineer had orders to proceed.

Superintendent Gough was on board and with him enjoying the sights through the windows of the obser-vation car were offi-cials from the National Film Board of Canada (a division of the War Services Department) and several representa-tives of a Hollywood film company. In the other passenger cars local residents return-ing home to Blue River, long-distance travellers destined for Toronto, sightseers from the USA and the

usual train crew staff.At the controls of

the Thursday daily passenger train, CNR engine 5123, a second ‘Number 2,’ was D. A. (Stub) McKenzie. He was instructed to fol-low the first ‘Number 2’ at 35 miles per hour, the usual speed, leaving a 20 minute interval between them.

Without a speedome-ter, like other engineers at the time, he mea-sured with his pocket watch how much time it took to pass the telegraph poles and calculated his rate of speed knowing that is was always 40 poles to one mile.

Without a radio, like other engineers at

the time, he had only the last train orders he received from the tele-graph operator at the last station to tell him what he was to do.

After the delay, messages had to be conveyed to each train. Attempting to return to normal schedules after such a complex interruption took a lot of coordination.

Since the begin-ning of World War II, trains were being used to move young sol-diers headed towards Europe. Fresh recruits filled the Thursday ‘Number 2.’ Norman Moxness was serving in the air force, travel-ling to Edmonton. He didn’t know his life would be in danger on May 28, 1942.

3:35 p.m., Avola Train Station

Engine 6058

required more water for its boiler after such a long delay. The Avola Station water tower at Mile 24.8 was a necessary stop. The dining car was late with lunch or early with the evening meal and weary travellers were making their way forward from the tail end observation car.

At the head-end, new train orders for the engineer were avail-able from the teleg-rapher at the Avola Station. Brakeman Kelly stepped off the rear-end to routinely walk back along the gently curved tracks with red flags to ‘pro-tect the train.’

Up the hill in Avola, Thomas and Agnes Craig were about finished plant-ing their large veg-etable garden. Their daughters Vernetta,

Evelyne, Molly and Bernice, were just home from school.

Royce Gibson, a 17-year-old who lived right beside the tracks, and his buddies, Ivor and Elmer Lundeburg, knew all about the trains. On-time or late, there were usu-ally about four freight trains per day and two passenger trains each way. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday the boys made a point of meeting the Way Freight coming from Kamloops with local stops to deliver grocer-ies, mail, coal, grain and shopping orders from catalogues. On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, the same train returned from Blue River south to Kamloops making stops at each town and section crew headquar-ters. The boys knew the names of the engineers and crew and repeated stories they heard. One train travelled from Wire Cache to Avola (a distance of 5.2 miles) in three minutes! That calculates to be a speed of about 75 miles per hour! Another tale of unusually high speed that the boys told was of a train going from Avola to McMurphy (a distance of nine miles, much of it curved track) in 13 minutes.

Ever alert to the train whistle signals, the boys knew the meanings of the short and long blasts used to communicate between the front and rear end of a train, to the sta-tion master, warning forward or reverse movement, and to let

workers know to begin or finish their assign-ments. On this particu-lar afternoon, Royce was riding on a wagon with his dad, on their way to Messiter to fin-ish a logging project.

Thursday, May 28, 1942, 3:52 p.m.

Superintendent Gough had been talking to Gordon McKenzie, both rid-ing in the observation car at the end of the train. When the train stopped he stepped out the door and looked around the curve to see the tender at the head-end of the train taking on water. Behind the train, he could see Brakeman Kelly walking back around the curve with his red flags.

Unexpectedly, one long blast was heard signalling the approach of a train just passing the one-mile board before the station! Kelly started to run, waving franti-cally. Seated on the right side of the engine cab, the counter-clockwise curve of the tracks blocked Engineer McKenzie’s view of the statio-nery train. Brakeman Kelly’s flags would be his only warning.

But the flags were only 10-15 car lengths down the track when the second ‘Number 2’ passed Kelly.

Engineer McKenzie saw the flags, shut off the steam valves, set the brakes and, real-izing the collision was inevitable, jumped off.

Continuednext week –

Train wreck shatters Avola’s peace and quiet

CNR Number 6058 was the engine pulling the first train. A mountain class 4-8-2 locomotive, it was commonly used to pull passenger trains (4-8-2 means there were first four small pilot wheels, then eight large main drive wheels, followed by two small trailing wheels). As a point of interest, the sister engine 6060 was featured at Expo ‘86 after it was restored. Later the 6060 steamed through the North Thompson Valley. Photo submitted

CNR Number 5123 was pulling the second passenger train. The Pacific class 4-6-2 type was a standard, common engine of its day. This engine was repaired after the accident and was in service until the 1950s. Photo submitted

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