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Post card push New Multi-Centre plan focuses on feds individually (the postage is free) or drop them off where they picked them up.

It’s about getting the “We want to feds to take notice. let the federal A new public government know awareness campaign that we are getting that has the stamp closer to our goal of approval from the every day and that North Cariboo Multithey ought to play Centre Fundraising a role in Quesnel’s Committee was Heath Onstine, chair development, launched Monday diversification, at the Post Office in livability and downtown Quesnel. sustainability,” North Cariboo “So far there’s been no buy-in Multi-Centre Fundraising from the federal government,” Committee Chair, Heath Onstine Mayor Mary Sjostrom said.

“We’re hoping this will get them said.

“We need a commitment from to listen.” them that will generate even Four sets of postage-paid postcards have been designed. The greater community-wide interest, which will spur us towards cards are addressed to one of: • Prime Minister Stephen Harper our corporate and community fundraising goals.”

• James Moore, Minister of To date, funding for the MultiCanadian Heritage Centre includes permission to • Lynne Yelich, Minister borrow up to $15 million from of State (Western Economic local taxpayers, a $4 million Diversification) commitment from the province • Bal Gosal, Minister of State and $2 million from the Northern (Sport) Development Initiative trust, a • Dick Harris, Cariboo-Prince total of $21 million. The project George MP has a $30 million budget.

Residents are urged to pick up “We need to show Ottawa our and fill in a postcard (or one of commitment,” Cariboo Regional each) beginning this Thursday.

District Chair, Ted Armstrong Cards are available at: said.

• City Hall “We’re hoping to get [the feds] a • The Arts and Recreation little more on board.”

Centre The North Cariboo Multi-Centre • Multi-Centre booths at the will be a modern facility designed Gold Dust Mall or upcoming to replace a 62-year-old arena and Farmers’ Markets aging theatre infrastructure. It • The Quesnel Community features a 1,600-seat NHL-sized and Economic Development arena, a 450-seat performing arts Corporation office at 339A Reid theatre and accompanying event St. and assembly space.

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INVITATION TO TENDER WEST QUESNEL LAND STABILITY PUMP WELL and HORIZONTAL DRAIN CONNECTIONS The City of Quesnel invites tenders for the connection of 12 pump wells and 9 horizontal drains to the existing storm system using various diameters of HDPE and PVC pipe (38 mm - 250 mm), and the installation of approximately 2000 m of 38-50 mm data and electrical conduit.

Contract documents and reference material for this contract will ONLY be distributed electronically in digital format (pdf format) through the tendering website at www.merx.com (private tenders tab). Electronic documents include (1) Contract Front End, Specifications and Appendices, (2) Issued for Tender Drawings, and (3) Non Tender Information.

There will be an optional pre-tender site meeting on Wednesday, July 18 at 9:00 a.m. at 122 Lewis Drive (Wilma Hansen Park). It is strongly recommended that bidders attend this meeting as this will be the only opportunity to view site conditions on private land and many components of the contract will be field fit.

Tenders are scheduled to close on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. and must be received at the City of Quesnel, 410 Kinchant Street, Quesnel, BC, V2J 7J5 prior to that time. Contact at the City of Quesnel is Ken Coombs, Director of Public Works and Engineering, 250.992.2111.

Bob Merta recalculated the centre of British Columbia by using the average latitude and longitude points from around the province.

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When Bob Merta heard a story on CBC radio about the geographical centre of the province, his interest was piqued, but it was left at that.

A few years later, he found a renewed interest for this geographical centre of the province and took it upon himself to try and pinpoint the exact centre of British Columbia, claimed

by Vanderhoof.

Having a background in forestry, Merta had an understanding of how to use a mapping system to pinpoint the location.

Once he entered the different points in, Merta said the process was fairly quick.

“The thought just came to my mind and I acted on it the same day,” Merta said.

“After I got the original idea, to do the average latitude and longitude, it took me the better part of that day.”

What Merta found was the geographic centre of B.C. was not in fact not Vanderhoof.

“It is actually quite a bit different than what Vanderhoof was claiming,” Merta said.

“The latitude and longitude averages intersect closer to the Burns Lake area.”

Merta said he was somewhat surprised at the response he received for his discovery.

“My family was teasing me, no one had contacted me regarding this in a few weeks and suddenly I got responses from CBC and the radio stations wanted an interview as well,” he explained.

As for Vanderhoof still claiming the centre of

“After I got the original idea, to do the average latitude and longitude, it took me the better part of that day.”

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LOCAL NEWS Wednesday

Cloudy periods High: 24° Low: 12°

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Cottonwood was bustling with activity Saturday with the annual Family Day celebrations. Visitors were treated to tours, demonstrations, sunny weather and homemade ice cream.

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Himalayan Balsam is spreading its roots along the rivers.

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Noxious weeds a source of concern for CRD AUTUMN MacDONALD Observer Reporter It’s a weed of particular problem.

Himalayan Balsam is spreading its roots along the banks of both the Quesnel and Fraser Rivers – a favourite location for the noxious weed.

“That’s a big part of the problem,” Cariboo Regional District director, Jon Massier said.

“The soil along the rivers is rich this plant out-competes the other plants for lights and nutrients.”

Himalayan Balsam, also known as “Jewelweed”, “Poor Man’s Orchid”, or “Policeman’s Helmet”; is a very attractive looking ornamental that was introduced to North America from the western Himalayas in the early 1800’s.

Since then, this

so called pretty flower has escaped cultivation and has started spreading along waterways and other riparian areas throughout Canada, as well as throughout many other countries.

Over the fall and winter months Himalayan Balsam plants die, leaving the banks of waterways bare of plant material to hold the soil in place and providing a deadly recipe for extreme soil erosion.

The plant spreads by seed and has unique seed pods that explode once mature, spreading seeds as far as five metres away from the parent plant. If the seeds are submerged in water they can remain viable for up to two years and easily spread infestations further down watercourses.

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is a growing problem in the Cariboo Chilcotin, with many large sites in the north Cariboo. This invasive ornamental is commonly traded by gardeners and can cause serious damage to biodiversity along watercourses and riparian areas by negatively impacting fish, bird and animal habitats. Himalayan Balsam has been found throughout the region, mostly in gardens, but recently

many new plant sites have been found in unauthorized garden waste dump sites.

But Massier says there’s still a chance to curb the weed’s growth.

“If the public is aware, we are still at a point where we can manage it,” he said.

“People can’t just dump plants over banks, because if it is invasive then it needs to be disposed of properly.”

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There’s a myth that says that pipes and cigars are a safe alternative to cigarettes. People who smoke them say they don’t inhale as much so it can’t be as dangerous. Not so. Tobacco smoke from any source is still deadly and oral and lung cancer is still a distinct risk.

Best advice? Don’t smoke anything.

A new form of medication that works extremely quickly and is easy to take will appear in Canada over the next 2 years. Thin, fast-dissolving wafers will soon be available with various flavours like mint or watermelon (take your dose and freshen your mouth as well!). The first oral wafer may be a migraine medication for fast action with wafers for sleep and motion-sickness to follow.

Summertime is beef barbeque time. Why not substitute fish or chicken for that thick steak on occasion? Long-term studies in the U.S. followed over 37,000 men and almost 84,000 women on their red meat consumption and found that consuming less (both red and processed meats) led to a healthier life. And remember, a suitable serving of red meat is about palmsized (4 oz).

During the sunny days of summer, don’t forget to protect your children’s eyes with proper sunglasses as well as their skin with a good sunscreen.

Wearing sunglasses will protect children from developing adverse eye conditions later in life.

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Kersley Association benefits from cash infusion Up to $7,000 of Community Works Funding was approved by the CRD Board for the Kersley Community Association.

Funds will be used for the installation of a new 12 gallon electric water tank, replacing the 40 gallon gas-fired water tank, in the Kersley Arts Building.

A new highefficiency furnace will also be installed in the tractor room of the Kersley Arena.

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Anahim Lake airport update The Cariboo Regional District Board of Directors and staff received an update about major improvements in progress at the Anahim Lake Airport.

Grant funding was obtained by the CRD from the Province’s Towns for Tomorrow Program and the Northern Development Initiative Trust.

The funding will be used for an extension of the runway and construction of a 1,200 square foot terminal building.

Paving is scheduled to take place from July 17-20, 2012.

Completion of the terminal building is

UBCM board of directors The Regional District agreed to nominate CRD Chair Al Richmond for the position of Third Vice-President on the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) 2012/2013 Executive. Elections will be held during the 2012 UBCM Convention in September.

Having representation on the UBCM Executive ensures that the Cariboo Chilcotin has

slated for 2013.

CRD Supports Nina Lake (Cedar Creek) Dam The Cariboo Regional District will be sending a letter to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations in support of the Likely Chamber of Commerce’s opposition to the proposed decommissioning of the Nina Lake (Cedar Creek) Dam if no one is willing to take liability for its maintenance.

In 2011, the province classified this dam as “Very High Consequence”, meaning that a failure of this structure would risk damage or destruction of infrastructure and property, and could pose high risk to public safety.

During the course of this study, the Ministry concluded to divest itself of the liabilities associated with the Nina Lake Dam structure and indicated there was no justification to

retain responsibility for it.

Interior Health Update Allison Ruault, Acute Health Service Administrator, Todd Mastel, Finance Liaison and Deb Runge, Acting Health Service Administrator from Interior Health presented an update to the Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District (CCRHD) Board.

Information included an update on issues relating to Interior Health in the central Cariboo such as the staffing levels in the labs in 100 Mile House and Williams Lake, recruitment of medical technicians, nursing recruitment and the Diabetes Collaborative project.

Further information about Interior Health is available online at interiorhealth.ca.

Investment Readiness During the CRD’s Special Board Meeting of June 27, Dean McKinley from the Northern

Busy weekend for fire centre Cariboo Fire Centre personnel responded to 12 lightning-caused wildfires over the past weekend.

The fire sizes ranged from spot fires, to the largest being approximately 13 hectares in size.

Seven of these fires have already been called out and no structures are immediately threatened by any of the fires that are still burning.

Crews, equipment and aircraft will continue to action the remaining fires, and the Cariboo

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Fire Centre will be actively patrolling for any holdover fires that may have been sparked by the lightning activity over the weekend.

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Development Initiative Trust presented information about the new Invest Northwest web portal. The portal is designed to help promote investment and development to communities and regions throughout northern British Columbia. It will help promote service offerings from established industries and increase the overall economic development within the region. Further information is available online at investnorthwestbc. ca or northerndevelopment. bc.ca.

CTO Funding The Regional District’s application to the Community Tourism

Opportunities (CTO) grant program in the amount of $23,000 has been approved. On behalf of the McLeese Lake Recreation Society and the Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society, the CRD submitted the application to the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation for funding to install wheelchair accessible wilderness trail kiosks and a visitor information kiosk at McLeese Lake as well as an Arts and Culture Route in the central Cariboo.

MLA Update Bob Simpson, MLA from Cariboo North provided the CRD Board with an update about some of the current projects

underway within the riding.

MLA Simpson thanked the Regional District and municipalities for their presentation to the Timber Supply Committee and gave an overview of the highlights of the series of meetings that took place.

Seniors and health care issues continue to be the predominant issues facing his office. He also spoke about the environmental reviews of the proposed Prosperity Mine and Spanish Mountain Gold Mine.

CRD Solid Waste Management Plan Endorsed by Board Plan to be presented to Sub-Regional Joint Committees and MOE for final endorsement

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Come down and enjoy all the entertainment, activities and good times of our 39th Annual Billy Barker Days in Lebourdais Park!

July 19-22 Headliners: Thursday – Mamguroove Friday – Hey Romeo Saturday – Retromania Please remember to bring your Sunscreen, Umbrellas and Lawnchairs.

Bikes, Dogs and Alcohol are NOT allowed on festival grounds.

Want to support our Annual Festival?

Billy Buttons are $5.00, Festival Programs are $3.00.

Purchase your Billy Buttons and Festival Programs at our office or our Souvenir Booth which is located in Lebourdais Park on 701 Carson St. Also, 50/50 Draws will be held Friday and Saturday evenings.

Come see the variety of floats and vintage cars in our Annual Parade!

Remember to come early to reserve your spot.

Trophy for Best Local Entry is revived!

Convertibles urgently needed to carry Dignitaries! Call the office if interested.

Johnston Sub Bridge will be closed Saturday 9 AM – Noon.

Any vehicles on Parade Route will be towed!

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Vote Billy Barker Days as your Favourite Festival!

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Costume Rentals are available to anyone who wants to dress the part of Billy Barker Days. Call the office for further information.

New Members and/or Volunteers are welcome to join any time of year!

Contact our office for further information.

The Billy Barker Days Society would like to say Thank You to all the Corporate Sponsors for their help with making this Billy Barker Days a big success!

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Phone: 250-992-1234 • Fax:250-992-5083 Email: office@billybarkerdays.ca.

Also, the Billy Barker Days Office, located next to the Information Centre, is open Monday to Friday from 8:00am-6:00pm.

Thursday – Seniors’ Day & Bracelet Day Friday – Kids’ Day Saturday – Parade Sunday – Fireworks

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CRD endorses final solid waste draft The final draft of the Cariboo Regional District’s (CRD) Updated Solid Waste Management Plan was approved in principle last night during a special board of directors meeting.

The plan will now be presented to the North, Central and South Cariboo Joint Committees over the summer and early fall.

Once consultation has occurred with the municipalities, the proposed plan will be forwarded to the Ministry of Environment for provincial endorsement.

Over the last two years, the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, CRD staff and consultants have gathered information from regional residents in order to develop a comprehensive 10-year plan which includes access to recycling for all CRD residents, and a gradual 50 per cent diversion of solid waste by 2021, while maintaining an affordable system.

“A tremendous amount of work, research and consideration have been invested in

“A tremendous amount of work, research and consideration have been invested in this proposed Solid Waste Management Plan.”

Al Richmond, CRD

this proposed Solid Waste Management Plan,” CRD Chair Al Richmond said.

“Thank you to the 24 volunteer committee members from across the region, and our Solid Waste Management staff for their countless hours of dedication to this project and bringing the plan to fruition.”

The proposed plan is comprised of three phases which will be spread over the 10-year lifetime of the Solid Waste Management Plan.

Phase one calls for the conversion of nine of the regions busiest transfer stations and landfills to controlled sites, with provisions for recycling facilities and improved services for over-sized items,

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The remaining rural communities will also gain access to recycling. Back yard composters are proposed to be sold at a discount to rural and municipal residents for a two to three year period depending on demand.

In Phase two, the establishment of Eco depots in each of the CRD’s member municipalities (Williams Lake, 100 Mile House and Quesnel) would be undertaken.

Window composting of yard, garden and veggie waste is also proposed to be trialed to determine feasibility.

The third and final phase would see a continuation of a number of initiatives such as improved public education campaigns, sorting of demolition and wood waste, and improved hauling efficiencies.

Further information is available online at cariboord.bc.ca or by calling the Environmental Services Department at 250-392-3351 or toll free 1-800-6651636.

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COFI awards Roodenburg The Council of Forest Industries announced Correlieu Secondary grad Lee Roodenburg the recipient of one of 10 2012 COFI Convention Legacy Scholarships.

Established in the spring of 2007, the 10 $1,000 COFI Convention Legacy Scholarships are awarded to students who enroll in a professional, technical or trades program in one of BC’s ten Interior PostSecondary colleges or universities leading to a career in the forest industry.

Roodenburg is taking the two-year Natural Resource and Environmental Technology Program

at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George this coming fall. COFI’s Annual Convention is the largest gathering of the forest industry in Western Canada and attracts forest industry CEOs and their senior management and production teams from continental North America and offshore, senior representatives from customers, suppliers, financial institutions, law firms, local government, chambers of commerce, federal and provincial ministers, MPs, MLAs and senior civic servants.

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Inventory of Lifeline Units purchased from July 1, 2011 to July 7, 2012.

31 Upgrades - 5 New Units Received funding for 16 Updates and 2 New Units.

Updates: Lions 2 $1106 Integris 2 $1106 West Fraser 1 $553 Quesnel Comm. Foundation 5 $3100 Rotary Club 6 $4300 Legion Ladies Auxiliary 2 $1440 Received funding for 16 Upgrades and 2 New Units - 18 units Purchased 15 Upgrades and 3 New Units and 23 Name Plaques This cost was $10,847 plus taxes, shipping and handling for 36 Units from the Operating Expenses.

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Your Health Naturally Natural Skin Care for Babies Our skin is the largest organ of the body where things are absorbed and eliminated. Choosing good quality skin care or natural products for yourself can be difficult but choosing products for your children sometimes can be even more of an issue. Trusting or being guided by mass marketing or celebrity endorsed products does not always mean quality or clean healthy choices.

Synthetic or chemically enhanced skin care is widely accepted by the masses without question even though what you apply topically will eventually reach the bloodstream. When you think about all the pollutants we deal with daily it’s a good idea to minimize those that we have direct control over and to choose what we put in our bodies or on our bodies. These following ingredients are in just about every hair and body care product and typically they are chosen because they are very cheap, will enhance the colour or consistency or in plain terms the over all appeal and also extend the shelf life. Keep in mind anything that is manufactured for human consumption is usually animal tested first and more often the animals do not survive or their physical being is altered permanently. Here are some of those chemicals you want to stay away from; Sodium Laurel Sulfate, Methyl, Propyl, Butyl, and Ethyl Parabens, Propylene Glycol, DMDM Hydrantoin, Titanium, Zirconium, Benzalkonium, Bismuth, Antimony, Barium, Aluminum, Tin, Chromium, Benzene, PCBs, Imidazolidinyl Urea and Diazolidinyl Urea, Triethanolamine (TEA)/Diethanolamine (DEA), synthetic colours and fragrances. Please keep in mind that what you know a chemical as can be listed or published under another name so if you are not sure do some research.

Healthy skincare especially for our precious babies should be as natural as nature intended it, biodegradable and or organic. Clean skincare products will be full of vitamins, antioxidants and minerals from live whole fruits and vegetables. Plant oils rich in essential fatty acids or herbal extracts high in vitamin C are great natural moisturizers and immune boosters. Companies that care about you will also be environmentally aware and conscientious of their packaging. Shopping local can be a refreshing change that will support your local economy and also give you the opportunity to discuss ingredients.

Over all benefits will come from reading labels and being familiar with what you or members in your family are allergic or sensitive to. Most skin rashes or sensitivities are from man made synthetics that your body can not identify with.

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Deadline looms for timber decision TOM FLETCHER Black Press The B.C. legislative committee studying timber supply in the wake of the Interior pine beetle epidemic is holding its final hearings this week, with an Aug. 15 deadline to recommend whether to open up more areas to logging as the forest recovers.

At hearings in Vancouver this week, MLAs heard conflicting advice from industry and environmental interests, after a tour of the communities hardest hit by the beetle kill. Their task is to see if there is enough timber available to rebuild the Burns Lake sawmill destroyed by fire in January, and to decide if affected areas protected for old growth, wildlife

or visual values should be considered for harvesting.

Long-time B.C. environmentalist Vicky Husband told the committee the “elephant in the room” is mill overcapacity, built to deal with the huge areas with dead trees that are approaching the end.

“The result was a perfect storm of events – beetles ravaging one billion mature pine trees and an industry building supermills and logging like crazy,” Husband said.

“Everyone knew it couldn’t last, and we’ve know this for a long time. It seems like we’re coming to the end and suddenly trying to find a BandAid solution.”

She warned that opening up protected areas to increase the annual allowable

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cut would risk B.C.’s international forest certification, and create “false hope” in forest-dependent communities that the high level of timber harvest can continue.

Committee members questioned whether maintaining preepidemic protected areas hit by beetle kill is the best thing for forest health.

“If we don’t go in and manage those and put the health of the forest first … and don’t go into these particular reserves, viewscapes, oldgrowth management areas, we will have more disease,” Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett said.

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MLA Bill Routley was sympathetic to the submission from Burns Lake, where residents pleaded for a solution that would allow their largest employer to rebuild.

“It’s six First Nations that are supportive of a plan, a company, a chamber of commerce, the workers’ representatives, on and on,” Routley said.

Representatives of the Forest Fibre Alliance of B.C. called for change to existing timber licences to allow access to non-sawlog wood to make fuel pellets, fibreboard and other products from wood now going to waste.

Association member Jim Burbee said non-

sawlog producers have had to buy their own sawlog licences to get access to wood for their products, because existing sawlog licence holders have no incentive to trade wood that isn’t suitable for sawmills.

Columbia RiverRevelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald, the NDP’s forestry critic, said the committee’s tour of the Quesnel area revealed a “disturbing” amount of waste wood piled for burning after salvage harvesting for sawlogs.

The committee completes its hearings in Kamloops and is accepting written submissions until July 20.

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INVITATION TO TENDER WEST QUESNEL LAND STABILITY PUMP WELL and HORIZONTAL DRAIN CONNECTIONS The City of Quesnel invites tenders for the connection of 12 pump wells and 9 horizontal drains to the existing storm system using various diameters of HDPE and PVC pipe (38 mm - 250 mm), and the installation of approximately 2000 m of 38-50 mm data and electrical conduit.

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Contract documents and reference material for this contract will ONLY be distributed electronically in digital format (pdf format) through the tendering website at www.merx.com (private tenders tab). Electronic documents include (1) Contract Front End, Specifications and Appendices, (2) Issued for Tender Drawings, and (3) Non Tender Information.

There will be an optional pre-tender site meeting on Wednesday, July 18 at 9:00 a.m. at 122 Lewis Drive (Wilma Hansen Park). It is strongly recommended that bidders attend this meeting as this will be the only opportunity to view site conditions on private land and many components of the contract will be field fit.

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COORDINATOR Looking for a career in the non-profit sector? The Foundation is looking for a professional individual with strong administrative and organizational skills.

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Preference will be those with a post-secondary education, previous administrative and marketing skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Excel would be a definite asset. This is a full-time parttime contract position. The COORDINATOR will be expected to attend all meetings and work outside of normal hours. Weekends may be required if a deadline is to be met.

Thank you to all applicants however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. To apply mail resume to PO Box 4158, Quesnel, BC V2J 3J2, or send by email to qcf@shaw.ca. No phone calls.

Please submit applications as soon as possible.

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OPINIONS Run it all or nothing “If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world, but I am sure we would be getting reports from Hell before breakfast.”

–William Tecumseh Sherman

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e do not make the news, we report it.

And yes, that means, at times, gauging the “news worthiness” of a story. In the face of the Thapar VS. City Council gong-show, we at the Observer felt it apropos to gently remind our respected readers we report, we record, we print.

That’s it.

In this particular instance of the ongoing City Hall saga, we asked ourselves if we would travel the arduous path of covering the seemingly unlimited supply of accusations.

The answer was yes.

Basically it was we run it all, or we run nothing. That was, quite simply, not an option.

This newspaper is a record of the community and even if it makes our amazing little town look like it’s run by a bunch of bumbling infants, this publication could not ignore the fact a city councillor was accusing the mayor of stealing.

It was said in a public domain and repeated – a number of times.

This publication did not ignore council’s decision to censure Thapar on not one, but three occasions (the third being at last night’s meeting, see Friday’s Observer for more).

Had we ignored Thapar’s original accusation, we would have ignored his subsequent comments, council’s reaction and city backlash.

Not exactly an accurate portrayal of what’s happening, is it?

Are people sick of hearing about it?

Surely they have to be, but then tell them. They’re the ones creating the fodder. If at last night’s council meeting they decided to hug it out and move forward, we would have reported that.

Instead there were accusations, swearing and general ridiculousness.

If you think it makes the city look bad, tell them that. It’s their words, their actions, their responsibility.

We simply report.

–Autumn MacDonald, Observer

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y the time you read this I should be in Vanderhoof, the geographical centre of B.C., to visit relatives.

Born in the Okanagan, raised in the Peace country and working for 20 years in Metro Vancouver, I’ve driven from one end of the province to the other more times than I can count.

A similar trip last year began just as a huge mudslide was cleared near Chilliwack.

Other drives have featured mid-summer hail piled 10 centimetres deep on the Coquihalla, a near miss between two moose in the Pine Pass, plus the usual blizzards and hundreds of traffic jams for construction, accidents and growing urban volume delays.

This time I’ve got a new tool on board, the mobile version of DriveBC.ca on my BlackBerry. Launched two years, ago, the mobile site has taken off with the surging popularity of smartphones.

In the past year, DriveBC’s online traffic averaged 1.2 million visits a month, about half to the five-yearold desktop site and half from mobile users. It’s by

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I asked DriveBC technical leader Nainesh Agarwal for these stats, and he said even he was surprised by the surge in mobile traffic in recent months.

But trying out the mobile site, it’s easy to see the appeal.

With a few clicks, the phone displays incident reports and web camera images for my chosen route. Webcams have been added steadily all over the province, and now watch 18 key locations on Vancouver Island, 93 in the Lower Mainland, 73 in the Southern Interior, 35 in the North and 13 at CanadaU.S. border crossings.

At a glance, you can check anything from the traffic at the Lions Gate Bridge to the lineup for the Skidegate

smartphone’s location, the site displays the name and phone number of the local maintenance contractor who can take the report.

For those who haven’t joined the smartphone era, there is an old-fashioned option. Dialing 5-1-1 anywhere in the province gives access to a tollfree line that connects to recorded DriveBC messages.

Agarwal said use of that service has been declining as phones with web access become more popular.

The 5-1-1 service also requires you to use the keypad to select your route from a numerical list, so drivers would have to pull over rather than breach the new restrictions on using handheld devices while driving.

The 5-1-1 system still gets surges of heavy use during major events like the recent flooding.

The plan is to upgrade the system to allow voice recognition, so drivers can use headsets to get updates on the move.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Another new feature is an email alert that can be customized. You can subscribe to a particular region or highway and receive notices as soon as they are posted to the DriveBC network. And of course there is an @drivebc Twitter feed, where between 6:30 a.m. and midnight, staff update conditions and respond to inquiries. (Major events are automatically tweeted overnight.)

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Peaceful paddle Two kayakers take in the scenery while paddling the waters of Ten Mile.

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Not the Barkerville I remembered Editor: First off someone seems to have fallen off the camel.

The Historic Town we visited over the past weekend seems to have lost all resemblance to what I was exposed to in 1980 when I first moved to British Columbia.

I’ll admit that we have not been to Barkerville in quite a few years, but what happened?

The gate is the same, we paid the new fee structure, not a problem.

But after we walked inside things seemed very different.

There were lots of street

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actors, I’m sorry none of which seemed to be playing a part that could be portrayed as miners of a gold rush town.

Instead of miner’s and wives of miners or women who would actually work in a gold rush town we met women dressed in their very finest outfits, carrying matching parasols.

We had our supper after the 4 p.m. show for a total cost of $42 that included for my wife a small bowl of macaroni and cheese, no vegetables, no salad, tea extra and for myself, being the extravagant and expecting

no less than what I would serve, The Venison Stew.

Hey people, a stew by very definition includes vegetables cooked along with the meat.

Not three little pearl onions and a half-cooked half of carrot chopped up cooked al dente, (that’s means just about) and a small baked potato, smashed flat fried and thrown on top.

This meal depending on the cost of the Venison should have included at the very least a piece of bread and most likely a salad.

Yes, I was a cook.

Now, for the shows;

maybe I was spoiled when my father-in-law and my wife first took me to this famous town.

But the shows were at least interesting, if not completely accurate.

I’m sorry, the only show we got to see was The Westering Man, 4 p.m. on Saturday.

We had intended to see them all.

After all, even the Theatre Royal Webpage says there is a show at 4 that would be the one we saw, another at 11 a.m., a half hour comedydrama called The Bride of Barkerville again according to the Theatre

Webpage it was to be June 16 – June 30 daily except Monday.

Unfortunately the cast decided that they had worked to hard over the past week and cancelled the show for the day we happened to be there.

Hey, if it’s advertised it’s on, just like The Westering Man even if there are only eight people in the crowd this is why people come.

The one hour musical which would always be my favourite, was the Gold Rush Revue to be at 1 p.m.

But we were so

disgusted at the fact there was maybe 25 guests in the park in total that and nothing else was going on, we decided to leave when the show at 11 was cancelled.

Please, if you’re going up to Barkerville this year, check it out first and find out if the restaurant is open, it apparently is closed one or two days a week right now.

No operator.

And find out if the cast is in the mood to put on the show – they didn’t seem to be on the vweekend we were there.

Ab and Mary McQuillin Quesnel

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From cowboy to almost prey

Mike Hawkridge’s was almost chosen as prey for the popular television show Mantracker.

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M

ike Hawkridge was told the decision was very difficult and the producer of Canada’s runaway reality show Mantracker, said they took an extra two months to decide who would be the next star.

It wasn’t going to be Mike.

“I had a bit of a twinge when I found out I wasn’t chosen, but hey I was the runner up,” he said with a smile.

His run for the top spot to replace outgoing Mantracker Terry Grant began when his wife decided to try out for a spot as prey for the show. Although Karen auditioned alone, her partner would have been Mike, something he wasn’t aware of before the producers had his wife’s tape.

“I knew I didn’t want to be prey,” he said after Karen shared what she has done.

Her tape didn’t net her the prey role but she was told they were keeping her tape on file.

Both Mike and his wife figured that was the end of it and carried on with their business, a guest ranch 45km west of Quesnel where Mike’s skills as a hunting guide, rancher, cowboy and outdoorsman are much in demand.

He began honing his skills when his parents moved the family to a remote ranch near Stuart Lake. With no electricity or indoor plumping, the family lived a basic life learning to be self-sufficient and embracing the pristine wilderness and all the alone time they could want.

Not giving it much more thought, Mike was extremely surprised when Bonterra Productions contacted him inviting the Baker Creek cowboy to audition to replace Grant as the show’s Mantracker.

“I didn’t know how to take that,” Mike said.

“I had been told rumours were they were considering me for the sidekick, but I knew I didn’t want that job.

I figured there were many others better suited to that role than me.”

Bonterra executives were canvasing all over Canada for the next star of their hit series and they wanted

Mike in that bull pen.

“They asked me to meet them in Prince George. I had no idea it was a cattle call with piles of others. I didn’t figure I had a chance, so many of the others seemed more suited to the job.”

When Ihor Macijiwsky, executive producer and founder of Bonterra Productions, sat down with Mike, he told him they would selecting four finalists and that Mike was in.

“I didn’t know what that meant. I was so overwhelmed by the whole casting call process,” Mike said.

Putting no stock in his chances, he again returned home with no expectations, figuring that was again the end of it.

So when the production company sent him tickets to Florida, Mike was again surprised.

“I had no time to consider what this all meant, I didn’t know what to bring with me. All I knew was I was taking my saddle.”

He knew, regardless of the environment, the demands of the audition and even the horse he would ride, if he had his own comfortable saddle, he could handle it.

However, one of his first challenges was to navigate Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.

“Can you imagine a Chilcotin boy in O’Hare Airport.”

After arriving in Florida, Mike was told two of the finalists were from Alberta and two from B.C. Very quickly, the Quesnel hunting guide realized the show was more than he was ready for.

“When Ihor said horsemanship and tracking was a very small percentage of the show, I knew it wasn’t for me, but I was determined to see it through. I was honoured to have advanced this far.”

On Cracker Horse ranch, the four finalists were put through their paces and with each new challenge, Mike was more and more convinced he wasn’t the mantracker for the job.

Learning about Cracker horses and cowboys and experiencing a world totally foreign to him was an experience Mike will never forget.

“It was a magical experience, a window into a world I knew nothing about,” he said.

“It was a privilege to be one of the four finalists but I knew early on it probably wasn’t for me.”

Although convinced he wouldn’t be chosen, Mike contemplated and discussed with his wife what life might be like should he become the next Mantracker.

“I knew it would change my life, but I was concerned how it might change who I am.”

After finding out the executives had chosen Chad Savage from Alberta, Mike swallowed his disappointment and realized he was relieved to be back at his business which he loves and proud of his performance during the long and gruelling audition process.

“There were more concerns over being chosen than excitement about becoming the next Mantracker,” he admitted.

“Chad is the perfect choice, he suits the role better than me.”

Mike also confided he figured he wasn’t bad enough for the job, whatever that might mean.

Having advanced so far in the search for a new Mantracker and given the worldwide popularity of the reality series, Mike expects he can use his experience as a platform to promote his business.

Hidden Lake Guest Ranch offers the authentic western experience on a working ranch with cowboy Mike and cowgirl Karen as well as Celine Falloon, a knowledgeable and experienced Baker Creek rancher who shares her fascinating stories and her excellent cooking skills.

Mike also offers a guide training program with the goal to produce well-qualified and skilled guides for the hunting industry.

“I can’t imagine any other life; we have so many adventures and our family loves it at the ranch,” he said.

Hidden Lake Guest Ranch is close enough to town for his children to attend school but remote enough to provide the lifestyle they prefer.

To contact Hidden Lake Guest Ranch visit www. hiddenlakeguestranch.com or e-mail mkhawk@ quesnelbc.com. The phone number at the ranch is 250249-5056.

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JONAS GAGNON Observer Reporter At the very heart of Billy Barker Days metaphorically and near the heart of Quesnel geographically, the bandstand will be home to Hey Romeo this Friday night as the centrepiece for the Billy Barker Days concert.

Made up of Stacie Roper on vocals, Darren Gusnowsky on guitar and Rob Shapiro on piano, Hey Romeo A much lauded, hailed as the Top New Talent of the Year at the 2008 Canadian Country music awards, Albertagrown country band, Hey Romeo has been bounding about our fair dominion on tour, from the Calgary, to Saskatchewan, then out east to P.E.I. and back for the Calgary Stampede in just the first week of July, in support of their third and latest album, Twist of Fate, that came out late last month.

After what lead singer Stacie Roper refers to as a crazy/ amazing couple of weeks, the band has just returned home for four days of rest and relaxation that should see them at their best come Billy Barker Days.

Despite the crazy schedule, Roper and her band mates are looking forward to being back in B.C.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love Quesnel, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so pretty there and the people are phenomenal.â&#x20AC;?

Stacie Roper, Hey Romeo

again. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a province they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spent as much time in as they would like, so any chance to come enjoy our forests and mountains is well received.

And having just passed through here not too many weeks ago, they are looking forward to being back in Quesnel as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love Quesnel,â&#x20AC;?

Roper Said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so pretty there and the people are phenomenal.â&#x20AC;?

Being from Alberta, the group has played a lot of rodeos, nearly everyone in Alberta according to Roperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s count, and hit a fair

amount of festivals besides, giving the band a certain taste for outdoor concerts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Indoor concerts have their good parts, like air conditioning, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something about festivals. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so much more relaxed, the people have a good time. But if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too hot nobody wants to get up and dance or move. And if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re too cold everyone snuggles up in blankets. You gotta get that in between weather,â&#x20AC;? said Roper.

It being a free concert adds a certain excitement to the

proceedings as well, Roper said, as it offer a more open, welcoming feel.

Besides the venue, Roper has fallen in love with the songs and still is in the honeymoon stage of the relationship with the record, it having just come out half a month ago.

The band met under the spotlight, when Gord Bamford called Roper up to sing during one of his concerts, Gusnowsky and Shapiro were Bamfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backing band. After that they maintained a working relationship, when Roper needed a band she knew who to call.

And feeling better with a band around her, both musically and on the road, the band became official

a year later.

The band will be up on the Friendship stage Friday night.

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MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT

Valedictory Address

OF SCHOOLS

Good evening family, friends, teachers, administrators and, of course, fellow graduates. It is a pleasure to present this speech to you tonight on behalf of the Correlieu graduating class.

TO THE GRADUATES OF CORRELIEU SECONDARY SCHOOL AND MCNAUGHTON CENTRE

A lot has happened since our first day of high school and even more since our first day of kindergarten. All this, both good and bad, has shaped us into the people we are today and prepared us for what awaits. We share this common realization of graduating, however, the journey of getting here was slightly different for each one of us. We all faced different challenges, ran into different obstacles, and learned different things.

Now that we are young adults, we are again going to conquer new and different challenges in our own unique ways.

On behalf of the Quesnel School District, I offer my congratulations to all our 2012 graduates. You have achieved an important milestone in your life. Graduating from high school has taken hard work and High school may not have been fun all the time, but I hope that looking back will still bring about a smile. We determination. As you plan your future it is made great friendships that we will never forget and have numerous memories that we will always cherish. For important to continue your learning – training some of us it feels sad to be leaving this all behind but it is important to realize that “when one door closes, another and education are critical to your future opens” as stated by Alexander Graham Bell. success.

Tonight we can look back on our accomplishments and feel proud in what we have done. Graduation marks one of the first major milestones in life and it definitely doesn’t come about without effort. Tonight is also a good time to thank those who have made this journey possible. Thank you to our family members and friends who have given us ongoing support; I’m sure we exhausted you at times, but you were always there for us. Thank you to our teachers, we appreciate the hours you put in, giving us the best possible opportunities and tools for the future.

You are a generation who embraces change and through technology and travel you are part of a global community. The phrase “it is a small world” is true for you. Take advantage of the world of opportunities For many of us what lies ahead seems intimidating; however, hopefully it also brings about great excitement. The reins are now in our own hands and it is up to us to discover and reach our potential. The ride ahead won’t always available to you. be easy, there will be bumps along the way and we will likely hit a few road blocks; but we must remember to be patient as there will always be a detour that might be even more exciting.

Thank you to your parents and guardians for the encouragement and support they have It is fascinating to think what the people of this grad class will do with such a variety of talent and skill. I look provided. Thank you also to your teachers, forward to returning to our ten year reunion and hearing all of the great stories and accomplishments. principals and support staff.

And finally, as George Bernard Shaw once stated, “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself,” so we must enjoy the journey that lies ahead, and remember that happiness does not only dwell in the finished product.

Congratulations Class of 2012, we did it!

Congratulations Michelle Miller!

Congradulations

Shelby All our Love Grandma & Grandpa Mom & Dad & Family Aunts, Uncles, Nieces & Nephews

We wish you all the best in your life adventures.

We know you will succeed.

Love Dad, Mom & Lisa

Michelle Miller CSS 2012

Congratulations!

Mickaela Ezowski

We conldn’t be more proud of you...and we couldn’t love you more.

Love Nonna & Banga

Congratulations Class of 2012!

Sue-Ellen Miller Superintendent of Schools

Shelby Gurney CSS 2012

Mikey McDonald YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!!!

From “Cat Hats” to “Hello Kitty Tiara’s” We are so proud of you and all the mature decisions you have made and continue to make, they will take you far in life.

Never change or lose your originality, continue to be who you want to be.

Congratulations on your Graduation, your Dogwood Award for your photography, your Charles Froese Bursary and your position with Right Photography in the fall, you worked hard, you earned it and you DESERVE it!!

With Lots of Love & Beaming with Pride: Mom, Dad, Devin, Grandma Danczak, Auntie Karen + Uncle Brian, Uncle Miles + Auntie Kathy, Grandma McDonald, Auntie Jeanette + Grant

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Jordyn Abercrombie

Fraser Allen

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Hailey Anderson

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Tom Austin

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Michael Barber

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Aleisha Bergman

Tasha Berlin

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Cole Blezard

Brynn Bodman

Cameron Botkin

Kailey Boyd

Colby Braaten

Zac Bruce

Randi Bueckert

Kyle Buker

Mark Burke

Erica Cahoose

Cassandra Carmichael

Alex Carter

Shawna Chabot

Christian Chapman

Thomas Christen

Doward Churchill

Krystal Conway

Kashella Cooper

Jake Courtney

Zoe Cullinane

Kassie Cunningham

Vanessa Derksen

Mahesh Dewan

Cameron Dinsdale

Erik Doerksen

Raeshell Doerksen

Dakota Dryborough

Katie Duckworth

Ashtin Duguid

Josh Duncan

Levi Dunn

Brittany Dunphy

Lyndsay Eby

Emily Eggert-Botkin

Kina Ellison

Calvin Eriendson

Mickaela Ezowski

Bron Finkelstein

Tori Fischer

Brittany Fisher

Andrea Follack

Kevin Follack

Gavin Forbes-Therrien

Brayden Forsyth

Luke Fox

Kelsey Fridlington

Tyler Frost

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Brittany Raynor

Sarah Rea

Shauna Regner

Shaylyn Robertson

Jared Roch

Lee Roodenburg

Chase Rouck-Boreen

Reanna Ryley

Shawn Sadler

Kyla Sager

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Amanda Schneider

Christine Schroeder

Amrit Sakhon

Lacey Service

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Strikers Katie Young plays the ball against a Terrace player in the U14 provincials. The Denny’s Strikers U16 boys and U14 and U16 girls were down south taking on the best team from around the province July 5-8. The boys competed in Aldergrove while the girls played in Kelowna.

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Provincial softball silver for K2 JONAS GAGNON Observer Reporter The Quesnel K2 Courier Services U14 softball team came from behind to take silver in the softball provincial earlier this month.

Pat Jones, the team's coach, was happy with the girl's performance.

"It was absolutely awesome.

One of the best parts about it is we took the same team to Maple Ridge and got third. Two of the teams that beat us in that tournament, we beat them this time," Jones said.

Despite the impressive finish, the round robin was a mixed affair for the girls. Their first game, against the Cloverdale Outlaws, was a close loss with a 9-8 final score.

They came back against Ridge Meadows to win with a decisive 9-5 final and continued in that vein with a 7-2 win over Chilliwack.

Their final round robin game,

however, was another close loss, this time going down 7-6 to the Mission Elite. they finished the round robin in sixth.

The team was largely the same version that played locally, the only additions being a new pitcher and a couple infielders.

The pitcher, Carli Gibbs, was a great addition to the team.

Jones credits her with winning six of the eight games the girls played with her strong work ethic and fast arm.

"I've been doing this a long time and I've never seen anyone pitch that hard, that long, that well," Jones said.

At the other end of the pitch, Christina Lawrence, the back catcher for the team, managed to erect a wall that stopped those pesky runners from stealing bases.

"She did a phenomenal job of throwing girls out. Eventually they just stopped running," Jones said.

The team didn't just rely on the pitcher and backstop, Jones

“I've been doing this a long time and I've never seen anyone pitch that hard, that long, that well.”

Pat Jones, coach

praised his whole defense for the girls’ ability to stop their opponents from crossing that final plate, with quick throws and smart plays.

On the offensive side of things, the girls played the game their own way: short. Instead of focusing on hitting the ball out of the park, the team focused on its speed running, using effective bunts the opposing teams were not ready for.

In fact, one of the teams was so unprepared that Kim Hruschak, a player Jones said can really run, was able to do the full four-base tour on a bunt.

With a runner on second, Hruschak bunted. The girls on first and third collapsed in to field the ball, which left first empty,

the girl on second electing to stay there on account of the runner on second. That, however, turned out to be a critical mistake as the fielder threw, without looking, to first, only to watch the ball whip through the air where a glove should have been, as Hruschak ran by unimpeded. With that mistake the two girls each found their way home safely.

In the playoff round the girls came into their own. They started their playoffs against the third ranked North Shore Wildcats.

The perceived gap between the two teams, the Wildcats ranked third and the Quesnel K2 ranked sixth, didn't bother the girls. The game ended with the lowest score of the tournament for the Quesnel girls at 4-2, but the results were in their favour and so they moved on.

The Langley Thunder got the their thunder stolen with a 11-3 loss to the Quesnel girls, which gained the girls much-

needed momentum, as their next opponents were the only team undefeated in the round robin.

The Langford Strikers proved to be difficult, but not unbeatable, as the Quesnel girls proved with their 8-7 win.

Then all that momentum was dissipated with a long wait in the hot, afternoon sun.

"We had almost a three hour delay between games. After that the girls were flat," Jones said.

And it showed in the final score, as the Naramata team managed to break Quesnel's win streak, beating them 11-2.

Despite the disappointing loss, Jones said the girls were ecstatic with the silver.

Jones is already looking forward to next year, when many of the girls will move up to Bantam ball.

With the talent already available in Bantam and the talent that's moving up, Jones is optimistic about next year.

"I expect to do well," he said.

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Strikers test mettle Three iterations of the Denny’s Strikers were down south the first weekend of July to test themselves against the teams from around the province.

The U14 and U16 girls were in Kelowna for the Provincial B Cup. The U14 Girls, coached by Judy Young, placed third in their group of four and progressed to the 5-6 final on Sunday.

They started the tournament on Thursday July 5 with a game against the Tsawwassen Blues. The relatively even match finished with a 1-0 loss for the Strikers. In their second game, the Quesnel Denny’s Strikers improved their play, but a few unlucky breaks lead to the three goals for the Nelson selects and a 3-0 loss. By the third game the Girls were at their best, with personal best performances all around against the Sur-Del United team. They took an early lead at ten minutes with a goal by Melissa Styran, followed by goal by Mitchell Redpath, assisted by Samantha Sameit. In the second half, Styran score her second of the match after some nice passing in front of the Sur-Del net. Though the Sur-Del team countered hard in the last 20 minutes of the match, the Quesnel Strikers defence played exceptional, allowing only a late goal, giving them the 3-1 victory. The victory pushed the Quesnel team to third in their group and relegated the Sur-Del team to fourth.

The U14 final match was the 5-6 overall match against the Terrace Kermodies. The girls let in a goal in the first half, and despite strong offensive efforts, were unable to get an equalizer, placing them 6th overall.

“The girls played very well against despite the heat and their small squad of 13. It was a very tightly matched group as all the games could have gone either way,” Young said.

The U16 girls had a harder time of it in Kelowna.

The U16 Denny’s Strikers girls lost all three of their matches - 1-0 to North Coquitlam, 2-0 to Kootneys and 6-0 to Chilliwack.

“The girls played very strong against their Gold Division opponents. All players stepped up with strong efforts. Keeper Colleen Moorehouse played tremendously and kept the team in their matches,” Coach Iain Brown said.

The U16 girls did, however, win the Fair Play Award for their division at the Provincials because of their classy play and good attitude.

The U16 Boys Denny’s Strikers played to fifth in Aldergrove despite a tough first game.

The boys made too many mental mistakes in the first game and lost 4-1 said coach Kam Dosanjh. The second game was better, but they could not find the back of the net and lost 1-0. In the third game, they stepped it up. Dustin O’Neill scored off a Beckham like free kick, Braeden Doerksen slammed in their second and Ben Johannesen scored on a long range effort to seal the game winner Dosanjh said. Konrad Teetzen made an excellent save off a penalty shot and Peter Palfrey had a great shift at the end of the game helping preserve the lead for a 3-2 victory against Comox. In the last game everything clicked, resulting in a 5-1 victory over Terrace, in which Nathan Erickson-Smith scored three goals including a well placed penalty, Braeden Doerksen scored screamer of a shot and Liam Mcilvenna blew by half the Terrace team for a top shelf highlight reel goal Dosanjh said.

“Every game our team started playing better and better. Bouncing back after our tough first game was important and I was very proud of the boys for the effort they put in,” Dosanjh said.

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Trades, Technical

Home Repairs

An Alberta Construction Company is hiring dozer, excavator and labour/rock truck operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for welders. Due to a huge expansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20km west of Lloydminster, we have openings for 10-3rd year apprentices or journeyperson welders.

We offer best wage in industry. 3rd yr apprentice $28$30/hr, journeyperson $32$35/hr, higher with tank experience. Profit sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company.

Good working environment.

Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine at; (office)780-8462231; (fax)780-846-2241 or send resume to: blaine@autotanks.ca; p r o d u c t i o n @ a u t o t a n k s. c a .

Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform.

Employment

Esthetician

Attitude South is seeking a Certified Esthetician As a commissioned employee or Rent our Spa Space and be “your own boss”.

Interested persons should apply in person to Janey at Attitude South in the Maple Park Shopping Center.

(South end)

Ph. 250-747-0575.

Help Wanted Licensed Auto Technician or a 3rd or 4th year technician required immediately. F/T, benefit pkg. and a competitive wage. Please fax your resume to 250-398-6327, email: brad@cariboospring.com or drop off to Cariboo Spring Service, 963C N. Mackenzie Avenue, Williams Lake, V2G 4M8.

Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd/ Newcastle Timber Have vacancies in the following job: 1)Heavy Duty Mechanic 2)Driller/Blaster 3)Swamper 4)Hydraulic Log Loader Operator 5)Yarder Operator.

Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax resume to 250-287-9259 Resident Handyman/Caretaker Couple and Front Desk Clerks wanted for Kamloops Motel. Apply with Resume to: Box 1381 Kamloops This Week 1365-B Dalhousie Dr. Kamloops, BC V2C 5P6 River Rock Pub is now accepting applications for server’s position. No experience is necessary but is an asset.

Please drop off resume @ 290 Hoy Street, Quesnel or email: riverrock@telus.net Ulysses Restaurant is looking for cooks, dishwashers & waitresses. Apply in person with resume to 122 Barlow Ave.

LOOKING FOR Sales Representatives - Canadian Taxpayers Federation is expanding our Sales Division in your area. For more information visit: www.taxpayer.com Call 1800-667-7933 Ext 111 or email: national.manager@ taxpayer.com

QUAD L ENTERPRISES LTD. has job openings for: Certified Utility Arborist’s and Mulcher Operators Please submit resumes to: hr@isley.ca or fax (780)538-3949

Help Wanted

Experienced Rock Truck Drivers Required Please send detailed resume, including past work experience and references.

Experience in Cat 769 Haul Trucks preferred.

Email to: admin@lakeexcavating.com Fax to: 250-392-4063 Only successful applicants will be contacted.

No phone calls please.

Stylists Wanted Are you a fashion focused rising star in the beauty industry? Do you have a winning personality? Are you a confident team player, eager to learn and deliver excellent customer service? Do you consider yourself goal oriented, outgoing, well-spoken and wanting to move your career forward?

This is an opportunity to work with a team who work and train with Schwarzkopf, Davines, Deva Curl and several other leading companies. Spa Rivier offers extended medical, dental, education that will take you to the next level, as well as proven systems to grow your business. Take the first step!

Please forward your resume to donna@sparivier.ca

For All Your Plumbing Needs!

Simple repairs or complete installations HOME COMFORT

Norm’s Handyman rototilling, lawns.

(250)255-1874

Garage Sales Moving Sale - Mattress & box spring 60” wide /c bed frame & sheets, $200;Beige love seat, $150;2 end tables, $20;48’ 3 drawer computer desk, $30;Round maple wood table & 4 chairs /c cushions, $125;4 energy All Season tires, size 205/60 16, $100, 992-7724

Misc. for Sale

SYSTEMS

HEATING

VENTILATION

AIR CONDITIONING

An independent

24 HR. SERVICE

dealer

250-991-0033

For Sale: Craftsman Ridem Lawnmower with all the attachments . Excellent cond. $800.00 OBO. call 250-7470883 Threat Mill- NordicTrack with universal dock for iPod (C2155) foldable, Ex Cond. must sell-moving.$650.-consider reasonable offer call 250-747-2465

Misc. Wanted I Buy Old Coins & Collections Olympic, Gold Silver Coins etc Call Chad 250-863-3082 Local WANTED: Old lever action Winchester & Marlin rifles and carbines. Call (250)791-6369

Work Wanted Service Call

Real Estate

Services

Painting & Decorating

Health Products SLIM DOWN For summer!

Lose up to 20 lbs in just 8 weeks. Call Herbal Magic today! 1-800-854-5176.

Financial Services

Trades, Technical

Merchandise for Sale

DROWNING IN Debt? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements.

Avoid bankruptcy! Free consultation. Toll Free 1 877-5563500 www.mydebtsolution.com GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: it’s that simple. your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

M O N E Y P ROV I D E R . C O M $500 Loan and +. No credit refused. Fast, easy, 100% secure. 1-877-776-1660.

GOLD RUSH PAINTING & CLEANING Prep, Paint & Clean! (PPC) No job to small.... Guaranteed Satisfaction! Call: (John) 250-2495128 or 250-320-7933 (cell) Call: (Gwen)250-991-2606 Email: john_froese@shaw.ca

Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay EXCELLENT HORSE HAY 60lbs Square bales 250-747- 8416 New Hay for Sale 5’ x 5 1/2 ‘ round bailes $40.00 call 250747-1648

Livestock For Sale: Reg’d Norwegian Fjord 21 yr old mare. Ex cond can be ridden, driven, or packed , good feet , shoes & trailers easily to good home only $2500. OBO call 250747-1002

Pets

Legal Services CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption, property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

PB non reg. Blue Heelers 4 males/1 female ready to go to their forever loving homes.

Both parents at home /c pups & can be viewed. Pups dewormed & have 1st shots.

Must have knowledge of breed & be a good forever home. $500 negotiable. 255-6645

Merchandise for Sale

Appliances

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

Education/Tutoring

KENMORE DRYER 80 SERIES $150.00 CALL (250)747-2277

Acreage for Sale PANORAMIC 58 Acres along West Fraser RD. 35 Acres in Hay. $135,000. 780-394-7088

For Sale By Owner 1986 MOBILE with over 1100 sq.ft. on 5.33 acres. Two bedrooms & den, one bath. Entire property is fenced and crossed fenced. Two stall barn with hay storage and tack/ grain room. Riding ring, round pen, another separate horse shelter, and four more storage buildings. $179,000 Call to view.

250-249-6802 Quesnel BC

Houses For Sale 2400 sq ft, 2 level, 4bdrm./1.5 baths, fully reno’d home with views of 10 Mile Lake! A must see! Asking $305,500. Contact Joni @ (250)991-2680 3 Bdrm House For Sale: in Chew Subdivision , Corner lot, Garage , Green house , paved driveway. $198,500.00 call 250-747-3369 Investment Property or Mortgage Helper. Beautiful 4500 + sq ft executive home in Quesnel, has 2 authorized self contained rental suites that generate a combined monthly income of $1250.00. The main part of the house is also rented bringing an additonal $1350.00 per month. The main house has lrg rooms & contains 4 or 5 bedrooms ,3 1/2 baths, living room, dining room lrg kitchen ,breakfast room, family room , office-library,private covered deck,double car garage , built in vac,2 driveways,can email pics upon request. Serious inquiries only.Sale price REDUCED $329,900.00. Call 250-4928840 or email ianolivr@telus.net.

Education/Tutoring

FIRST AID, COMPUTER & WORKSAFE COURSES OFA Level 3 (2 week course): Aug. 13 • 7:30 am - 4 pm, $695 Transportation Endorsement: Aug. 12 • 8 am - 5 pm, $120 Foodsafe: Aug. 11 • 8 am - 5 pm, $70 OFA Level 1: July 14 & 21 • 8 am - 5 pm, $95 H2S: July 27 • 8am -2:30pm, $280

Cottonwood House

Ashley Furniture Homestore is now hiring delivery drivers for our new Quesnel homestore.

Both part time and full time positions available. Applicants must have a valid class 5 driver’s license, be willing to work on weekends, be in good physical health, flexible, reliable, personable and hard working. Duties and responsibilities will include: store maintenance, furniture assembly, warehouse management, customer service and furniture delivery. Please apply in person with a resume at City Furniture and Appliances, 362 Reid Street.

Enjoy Billy Barker Days Heritage Day - Saturday, July 14 with your family and friends Farm, Mining & Heritage Demonstrations. Live music.

Are you 19 to 100+ years of age and want your Grade 12 Graduation?…come see us at Helen Dixon Centre, 241 Kinchant Street, Quesnel

250-983-6900 or www.sd28.bc.ca Hours of Operation: Monday to Thursday - 9 am to 7:30 pm Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8 am - 4 pm, Friday 8 am - 1 pm

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Rentals

Transportation

Transportation

Transportation

Houses For Sale

Duplex / 4 Plex

Recreational/Sale

Trucks & Vans

Trucks & Vans

LET THE TENANT PAY FOR YOUR INVESTMENT. Same tenant has occupied home for 9 yrs. Cozy & affordable 1 bdrm house located in West Quesnel near mall. Partial basement, natural gas heat,lot size 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;X120â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Zoned RM2, by appt only $73,200.00 call 250-992-1212

Duplex - 960 sq/ft. 2 bdrm. recently renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, N/S, W/D hook-up, laminate ďŹ&#x201A;oors, outdoor space /w decks, 6 miles South. $675/mo. + utilities.

Avail August 15th. References required. Call (250)255-4017.

WestSide lge 3 bdrm in duplex. W/D incl. $800/mo. + utilities. Ref required, available Aug. 1st. Call (778)466-0998

1990 25.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; VanGuard 5th Wheel

1994 3/4 Ton GMC Pickup

2002 Chevy Venture

Mobile Homes & Pads

Roof Air, hot water, tub model, 4 burner stove, oven furnace,good living model. $4,950 Call (250)255-4509

Real Estate

Mobile Homes & Parks Mobile Home for sale in Best Location in town! Adult court 14â&#x20AC;&#x2122;X70â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Mobile w/ well built addition, deck, & carport. Numerous Extras -well maintained.

To view phone 250-249-5688

Other Areas 20 ACRES- Only $99/mo. $0 Down, Owner Financing, NO CREDIT CHECKS! Near El Paso, Texas, Beautiful Mountain Views! Money Back Guarantee! Free Color Brochure.

1-800-755-8953. www.sunsetranches.com FREE BROCHURE. Kings County â&#x20AC;&#x153;Land of Orchards, Vineyards and Tidesâ&#x20AC;?. Nova Scotiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beautiful Annapolis Valley. Live! Work! Start a business! Toll-Free: 1-888865-4647 www.kingsrda.ca

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Rentals

2bdrm. unit avail. Aug 1st.

Washer & dryer incl. Quiet location, #102 Richbar Mobile Home Park. $650/mo. + utilities. Call (250)747-2951

Extended cab, boat/work rack Rebuilt transmission, new radiator & 10 ply tires, towing package, 307,200 kmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, have matching canopy & selling separately, $2,700, phone

747-0200 or 255-7921

Homes for Rent 2Bdrm. executive Chalet on 165 acres in Kersley. Price to include Hydro, Bell Express View, snow removal & storage in shop. $950/mo. Bring a horse $1100/mo. 747-3972 3 bdrm 1.5 bath house, N Quesnel Aug 1st. Fenced yard, carport, F/S/DW/W/D. Pet friendly. $1200/mo (250)316-2019

Beautiful WQ 4 bdrm./3.5 bath executive home. Includes ofďŹ ce/library living room, family room, dining room, oak kitchen, 2 car garage. Reasonable rent @ $1350/mo. + utilities.

N/S, absolutely N/P, available immediately. Call (250)4928840 or email: ianolivr@telus.net

180 kmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, runs good, no problems, good shape, clean inside, good tires on van, all rear seats can be removed individual easily, included are 4 winter tires on rims. These tires & rims were bought new - used 1 & a half winters.

Asking $3,500 Phone (778)466-2280 2005 80W Adventurer Camper Options- Propane stove, two way refrigerator, propane furnace, toilet, ladder, luggage roof rack, CO2 and smoke detectors, full electrical hook up, $8,500.

250-249-0093

Sport Utility Vehicle

Sport Utility Vehicle

1996 Chevy Blazer

Apt/Condo for Rent

Recreation

Dark green, Michellin all season tires, AWD, new spark plugs and water pump. Needs work.

Renaissance I

1995 Snow Villa Ltd

$1,500. obo - 250.747.2277

Apartments Bachelor - $500 + 1 Bdrm. - $525 + 2 Bdrm. - $600 + No parties, No Pets References Required 575 Doherty Drive

Trucks & Vans 1999 Pontiac Transport Fully Loaded 35 ft 5th Wheel 2 slides, sleeps 4, central vac., entertainment center, air, loads of storage, awning, fully loaded Stored inside in winter.

5th Wheel Only -

Reduced $18,000 (250)992-6033

250-992-1195

(Truck also avail. for purchase)

WILKINSON APARTMENTS 398 Roddis Dr.

Suites, Lower

Quiet, Secure 1 & 2 bdrm suites.

Elevator & laundry facilities.

References Required.

Move-In Incentives Available.

Call 250-992-8949

Renaissance II

Apartments 1 Bdrm. - $525 + 2 Bdrm. - $600 + 3 Bdrm. - $700 + No Parties, No Pets References Required

951 Abbott Drive

250-992-2806

FIR Crest Apartments - 1 & 2 bdrm suites, North Quesnel. N/P, no parties. (250)992-6593/(250)255-6593

Commercial/ Industrial For Rent/Lease - Commercial ofďŹ ce space, 400 sq ft on Reid St., second ďŹ&#x201A;oor, $375 incl. utilities. Call (250)992-1230

For Rent or Lease 276 Reid St. - 1600 sq ft Downtown core - Street Level - Available Immediately. Call Brian @ (250)992-0177 Retail/OfďŹ ce Space 146 Barlow St. downtown core - Approx. 1100 sq ft - street level, 1100 sq ft upper level. Can be rented separately. Call Brian @ (250)992-0177. Available immediately.

Avail. Aug 1st - Large 2bdrm. suite. $550/mo. + Utilities. Call after 4PM (250)992-2448 Barlow Creek suite with some furniture. Suits single persons in quiet 4plex $500/mo. includes hydro & laundry facility.D/D.(250)992-8568 For Rent - 1 bdrm. suite in brand new house. Close to Maple Park Mall. N/P, N/S. Avail. Aug. 1st, (250)747-3878 Newly renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d 2 bdrm ground level bsmt suite.w/d hook up, n/g included avail immed. $575/mo. Call (250)992-7929 Red Bluff basement suite with 2 small bdrms. for 1 person, W/D hook up. $475.00/mn.

References required.

Call (250)992-1592

8 passenger, 176,000 kmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, $3,600 just spent on motor.

Excellent condition! Great tires. Asking $2,490 (250)255-4509

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Legal Notices

3 BDRM. TOWNHOMES

Multiple layouts, clean & safe. Quiet, clean & safe.

No Pets. $700/MO. Call Tim 991-6429 RIDGEWOOD ESTATES

NQ 2bdrm/1.5baths 3level townhouse, available Aug. 1st, n/p, n/s, $650/mo. + utilities.

Call (250)992-5658

Legal Notices

NOTICE TO REMOVE PRIVATE LAND FROM WOODLOT LICENCE W1517 Please be advised that Peter MacLean and Scott Meyer, are proposing to remove approximately 131.3 hectares (all) of private land from Woodlot Licence W1517 located in the vicinity of Pantage Lake, Northwest of Quesnel via Blackwater Road.

Inquiries or comments to this proposal must be submitted to Peter MacLean, RPF, at 1837 Carlson Canyon Road, Quesnel, BC, V2J 6J8 by August 18, 2012. Only written inquiries received by the above date will be responded to. Information about this proposal can be obtained by contacting Pete MacLean at 250-992-2112, or at the above address.

Sell your vehicle in the Cariboo Observer Private party ads only (non-commercial) under cars, trucks, SUVs or vans.

Townhouses 2 BDRM plus den on Hill St., Quesnel. $900/month includes utilities. Clean & quiet complex N/S Inside, Pets neg. Please call Tanya (250)863-1585.

E L P M A S all w wheel drive, low whee wh kms, Great Price Call today

555-555-5555 after 4 p.m.

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RENOVATED COMPLEX 3 levels, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, 1.5 baths. Starting @ $600/mo.

Best deal in Quesnel. 655 Anderson Ave. Small dogs negotiable. No parties. On site caretaker. Call: (250)992-6103.

Transportation

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. */†/‡/xOffers apply to the purchase of a 2012 Silverado Ext (1SA) and 2012 Silverado Cheyenne Edition Ext (R7H) equipped as described. Freight included ($1,495). License, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in the BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. GMCL, Ally Credit or TD Financing Services may modify, extend or terminate this offer in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See Chevrolet dealer for details. †0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by Ally Financing Services for 72 months on new or 2012 Silverado Ext/Silverado Cheyenne Ext. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $10,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $138.89 for 72 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $10,000.00. ‡0.99% purchase financing offered on approved credit by Ally Financing Services for 84 months on new or 2012 Silverado Ext. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $10,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $123.27 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $354.62, total obligation is $10,354.62. x$7,500 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit available on select 2012 Silverado Ext (tax exclusive) for retail customers only. Other cash credits available on most models. WBased on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. +For more information visit iihs.org/ratings. ∞OnStar services require vehicle electrical system (including battery) wireless service and GPS satellite signals to be available and operating for features to function properly. OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. Subscription Service Agreement required. Call 1-888-4ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827) or visit onstar.ca for OnStar’s Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and details and system limitations. Additional information can be found in the OnStar Owner’s Guide. ¥Based on latest competitive data available.¥¥Based on current website competitive information at time of printing.

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TO FIND YOUR BC DEALER AND SEE OUR OFFERS, VISIT:

CHEVROLET.CA

Call Fraser River Chevrolet Buick GMC at 250-992-5515, or visit us at 340 Carson Avenue, Quesnel. [License #10901]

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