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Enbridge pipeline flushes out local spill concerns Carole Rooney
about how much money this pipeline would generate for the province, The B.C. Liberal gov- [Premier Christy Clark] ernment is drawing should start listening to criticism after recently the concerns of British outlining five minimum Columbians.” requirements that must However, Clark says be met before it will con- her government is comsider allowing heavy oil mitted to economic pipelines within British development that is balColumbia’s borders. anced with environmental In brief, protection. requirements “We need to include successcombine enviful completion ronmental safety of the environwith our fair share mental review of fiscal and ecoprocess; worldnomic benefits.” leading oil spill S p e n c e r response, prevenexplains the pipetion and recovery line would cross systems (for both over 600 streams marine and land); and rivers in Patricia Spencer addressing legal Northern B.C. It requirements would jeopardize regarding Aboriginal the health of those waterand treaty rights; and sheds, she adds, as well ensuring B.C. gets “a fair as the tourism and fishing share” of the benefits that industries. reflects the risks. “Most experts agree 100 Mile House envi- spills along the pipeline ronmentalist Patricia route, and along B.C.’s Spencer says the “mini- pristine coast, are inevimal” new requirements table. So why take the for the potential Enbridge risk?” pipeline approval don’t Enbridge had a “poor address the concerns of track record” regardthe majority of B.C. resi- ing pipeline spills and dents. clean-up operations, she “Instead of worrying adds, pointing to the Kalamazoo, Michigan spill in 2011 and the recent pipeline rupture in Elk Point, Alberta. Meanwhile, Spencer isn’t alone in her concerns. How to reach us: First Nations Summit Ph: 250-395-2219 (FNS) leaders say the Fax: 250-395-3939 www.100milefreepress.net provincial government mail@100milefreepress.net is “on the wrong track” PM 40021189 and does not fully comprehend the level of the Free Press
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Chief welcomes guests... Chief Mike Archie was resplendent in his traditional ceremonial regalia, as he addressed the crowd during the opening ceremonies at the Canim Lake Band Pow Wow on July 28.
Girl hero saves drowning boater Carole Rooney Free Press
A quick-thinking teenager saved a senior from a near drowning when she saw him floundering in a lake at a local resort, July 24. While another youth ran to get for help, Kristen
Morgan, 14, of Kamloops jumped into Sheridan Lake and rescued the man who was in trouble. Morgan says she and her friend Ezara Severn were camping at Sheridan Park Resort with family members when they saw Lorne Barber, 74, fall out of his boat.
“Me and my friend were ready to go on this big, blow-up boat and we saw him leaning off his boat. At first we thought he was just leaning to grab something ... but then the whole boat tipped.” She explains they were two docks away, so the girls ran over to the wharf
nearest the floundering boater and asked the man if he was OK. “He started yelling, ‘help me’, so I jumped in and my friend went to get help.” Morgan notes she waded out to assist him, See HERO… page 6