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Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a woman wanted on B.C.-wide warrants. Carrie Ann Eisert was wanted on the warrants as of 3:30 p.m. May 25. She is described as being a Caucasian female, five feet, four inches tall, and weighing 106 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or the Williams Lake RCMP detachment at 250392-6211. Crime Stoppers also subscribes to web tips at www.bccrimestoppers.com.
Arty the Artwalker, Williams Lake’s Willie Dye, was on hand at the Children’s Festival Sunday in Boitanio Park promoting Art Walk, coming up Aug. 7 to Sept. 8 in downtown Williams Lake. Children’s Festival, put on by the Women’s Contact Society and copresented by Children First and Success by Six, featured entertainment, plays, bouncy castles, crafts, music and fun for hundreds of kids in the community throughout the day. To view a slide show of photos from the event, visit wltribune.com.
Ninety-hectare Riske Creek fire contained Monica Lamb-Yorski Tribune Staff Writer
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A 90-hectare fire west of Riske Creek on Bald Mountain is 100 per cent contained. The fire grew to 50 hectares in size on Sunday. Fire retardant and two pieces of heavy equipment, coupled with the help of natural barriers, helped prevent the fire from growing overnight, Cariboo Fire Centre communications officer Jenny Fremlin says. However, the fire’s size was
upgraded to 90 hectares Monday afternoon. “Today (Monday) there are 25 Cariboo Fire Centre crew personnel, one response officer and 20 contract crew personnel, and one helicopter manning the fire. The fire is 30 per cent machine guarded — the two pieces of heavy equipment are working to build a fuel-free guard as a perimeter.” The cause is still under investigation at this time and Fremlin says it is not considered an interface fire,
meaning there are no homes nearby. A 47-hectare fire discovered at Siwash, west of Anaham, May 12 is out, and an 11-hectare fire discovered at Konni Lake on May 13 is also out. One 20-person unit crew and four single resources from the Cariboo Fire Centre are currently in Ontario assisting with fire suppression activities, and another single resource left for Quebec from Kamloops last week. Additionally, two 20-person unit
crews, and three single resources, left to Quebec from Prince George. “The personnel from the Cariboo Fire Centre already deployed and the ones leaving today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday) are part of a larger contingency currently deployed or soon to be deployed out of province,” Fremlin says. “Sufficient resources remain to respond to any fires that may occur and we are continuously assessing the situation. Should it change, crews can be recalled within 24 hours.”
Paul St. Pierre receives honorary doctorate Monica Lamb-Yorski Tribune Staff Writer Paul St. Pierre is the first person to receive an honorary doctorate from Thompson Rivers University, Williams Lake campus, an honour he received during the 2012 convocation held May 25. “It’s the first time we’ve given one out from this campus. It’s very significant,” TRU president and vicechancellor Dr. Alan Shaver told the Tribune. St. Pierre received two standing ovations — one when he received the doctorate and certificate, another
when he finished giving his address to the graduates. “His achievements have been both relative and appropriate to TRU. He embodies TRU’s commitment to community, diversity and citizenship. It gives TRU great pleasure to give Paul St. Pierre the degree of doctor of letters,” director Dr. Ray Sanders said after outlining St. Pierre’s numerous achievements as a journalist, author, former member of parliament, police commissioner, activist and television writer. It’s an honour to receive a doctorate from the university that represents the Chilcotin and Cariboo, St.
Pierre said as he pointed his remarks to the students. “You are the ones that are riding on the swinging gates of history,” he said. “That gate is swinging more rapidly than on many other occasions in history. It’s not enough to say they’re a new generation; of course they are. If there were no new generations we’d still be with William the Conqueror and the times before him.” This generation is facing a particular challenge — the days of muscular labour are gone for mankind, he suggested, saying it doesn’t matter if someone is as strong as two bulls.
“The same goes for your power of skills with your hands. That’s passed.” There are very few things now that humans can do as well as robots do, he said. “We’re being narrowed down to education, yes and no. Education is certainly going to be the next springboard into the new world we’re going into. I don’t know what that world is — don’t ask me. I’m not smart enough. But it is going to be very different than the world is now.” See ST. PIERRE Page A3