Williams Lake Tribune, March 22, 2012

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THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012

Pool opens Friday

Proudly serving Williams Lake and the Cariboo-Chilcotin since 1930

VOL. 82. No. 22

Lump of clay soon to become a plate Gaeil Farrar photo

The Central Cariboo Arts Centre is a busy place on Saturday mornings. Recently there was a tapestry weaving workshop taking place with instructor Marg Evans, potters working and learning new techniques from each other, and an artist’s group participating in a framing workshop. Here Cariboo Potters Guild member Joan Beck describes how to make wheel-thrown plates to learners Kim Kaytor and Tyanna Dixon, before demonstrating the art. The potters are among local groups to receive grants under the new Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Function of the Cariboo Regional District. For more on those grants and what they are for turn to page A22.

The Sam Ketcham Pool is scheduled to re-open on Friday at 5:30 p.m. A liquid chlorine injection system is now in place to disinfect the pool water, and approvals have been given from regulating authorities. Facility maintenance staff will be trained on the system this week and lifeguards will participate in some training as well. All chlorine gas has been removed from the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex. Work on a long-term solution for the pool continues. A mechanical engineering firm is working on an analysis of systems and will provide a report outlining options, costs, and a recommendation on which option to use. This report is not expected before April. Costs for the new system have yet to be finalized. Registration is available for Tuesday and Thursday swim lessons.

Inside the Tribune NEWS A2 Organizations benefit from civil forfeiture funds. SPORTS Youth tourney a hit.

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COMMUNITY Art honours women.

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Weather outlook: Sun/cloud/ chance of flurries today, high of 5 C. Sunny Friday, high of 5 C.

$1.34 inc. HST

Candidates’ campaign spending released Campaign spending for the November 2011 William Lake municipal election reveals that mayoral candidate Scott Nelson spent the most at $34,399, while two of the people running for council, Geoff Bourdon and Tanessa Fairburn, each spent zero. All of the candidates had to file

the amounts they had expended by March 19, and Wednesday the city confirmed the above and following amounts were spent by the candidates. Kerry Cook, who ran for mayor, spent $11,046. Walt Cobb, who also ran for mayor, expended $9,842.90.

The amounts spent by the others running for council were Surinderpal Rathor, $5,644.24; Richard Vollo, $5,050.18; Laurie Walters, $4,776.76; Peter Bowman, $2,796.76; Michael Bouchard, $2,789.42; Sue Zacharias, $2,147.69; Ivan Bonnell, $1,566.07; Mike Ja-

cobson, $1,636.70; Gordon Keener, $795.65; Danica Hughes, $522.85; and Steve Forseth $343.84. Paul Kandola has not filed yet. Cook was elected mayor, along with councillors Bourdon, Rathor, Bonnell, Hughes, Walters and Zacharias.

Bruce MacLeod gets ready for Hansen celebration Monica Lamb-Yorski Tribune Staff Writer Williams Lake’s final medal bearer for the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Tour is getting ready for the big day. Speaking from his home in Horsefly, Bruce MacLeod says the first time he saw Hansen was when he was letting the world know that he was planning to wheelchair around the world. “He was in Mike Harcourt’s office when Mike was the mayor of Vancouver and he was announcing his goal to the world,” MacLeod recalls. Hansen had a huge gold fish

bowl in his lap and Harcourt put some cash in the bowl. “Rick was announcing his goal and it was outrageous. I remember thinking for a man to do something like that and put it all on the line before he’s even done it is huge,” MacLeod says. Throughout the 25th anniversary tour, MacLeod has watched some of the footage on the Internet and continues to be impressed. “I watched the relay as it arrived in Calgary. See CELEBRATION Page A3

Gaeil Farrar photo

Bruce MacLeod (left), helps people to make Japanese Gyotako fish prints during the Horsefly Salmon Festival last fall.


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