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Thursday, October 4, 2012 Clearwater Times

Many nominations received for ‘Of the Year’

By Anne Krawec Once again Small Business Week is going

to be upon us in midOctober. Clearwater and District Chamber of Commerce advertised

for nominations recently in the Times, on our website, and through social media, as well as

Thompson Crossing A New Beginning to Carefree Living

MODULAR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT Turn key & move in Pursuing Strata

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through several emails.

These nominations lead up to the Of The Year Gala. The awards evening and dinner event will be held at Wells Gray Inn Convention Centre on Friday evening, Oct. 19. This is the evening when a nominee from each category will be announced as winner.

Many interesting nominations were received this year

with several being nominated in different categories. The following are the nominees nominated in the following categories.

Businesses nominated for Rookie, Retail/Service or Tourism Business were: Doug Braaten Enterprises, Chasing Summer Outfitters/ Glen Pickering, Clear Water Dollar Emporium, Betty

RISON REALTY

SOLD

680 Hoirup Road $299,000 83.4 acres w/riverfront. Very private & fenced.

2 driveways, sheds & barn. Older home w/nice kitchen, covered deck & laminate flooring.

260 Mileen Drive $279,900 - NEW Spectacular view. Kitchen w/island & lrg dining rm.

4 pc bathroom w/jacuzzi tub. Close to the shopping recreation. Classy home with tasteful decor. Single car garage 18x22.

436 Riverside Rd $269,900 1 acre waterfront on the NT River. Well maintained open plan w/updated kitchen. Upgrades incld laminate, HW tank, vinyl windows & paint. New shop, lndspd & fully fenced front yard.

61 Camp Two Road $269,000 - NEW PRICE Up/down duplex on almost 1 acre. 3 bdrms 1bath on each level. Top is fully renovd’. Bsmnt is also fully renovd’. New wrap around deck & manicured yard. Attached carport 1031 Raft River Rd $239,900 Well maintained lrg lot. Ensuite, & WI closet.

HW flooring, oil furnace w/new WETT approved WS back up. Private & fenced yrd. A 24.41 shop/ garage w/11x18 loft office, 12’ overhead door & 7’ shop door.

203 Murtle Road $239,900 Centrally located w/town water & septic. Level entry, garage, 3 bdrms. Back yard access. Verandah w/view of Raft Peak. Fully fenced yard.

349 HELMCKEN STREET $229,900 Newly reno’d w/open plan, new kitchen baths & other features. Recently painted, partly fin. bsmnt. Backs on to park, fully fenced.

23 Lodge Dr $219,900 - NEW PRICE Near downtown. Garage, RV cover, woodshed & large deck. Open plan. Crafted cabinets & new counters. 4 bdrms, 3 baths. Basement w/bdrm, bath, family room, cold rm & storage. Move in ready.

145 NORFOLK RD $189,900 - NEW PRICE 3 bdrm. oak cabinets, lrg dining. Private deck & gardens. Near amenities. Lam. flooring & fresh paint. Mountain view, motivated seller 1001 CLW VILLAGE RD $149,000 - NEW Open concept 1 bdrm cabin on nice large lot.

Upgrades includes flooring & bathrm. 20x16 shop & RV storage 28x11 & 2 bay carport 21x4 all covered with a metal roof. 24 hr notice.

424 Riverside Road $145,000 In Vavenby w/tons to offer. Solid home with 2 bedrooms up & 1 down, lrg family rm & great heating. Walking distance to the store and post office and has a view.

SOLD

Arduini, Katie Bieber, Clearwater Farmers Market, Dan Coleman, Frances Dyer, Corey Easson, Kay Knox, Charlene Lau, Julie Mayo, Fay McCracken, North Thompson Aboriginal Sharing Centre, Rooted by the River Nursery, Ted Richardson, Cheryl Thomas, Dagan Thomas, Mel Sasek, and Cindy Wilgosh.

LOCAL EXPERT Larissa Hadley Managing Broker

32 E OLD N THOMPSON HWY • CLEARWATER, BC, V0E 1N0 • PH: 250-674-3999

324 Harby Road $549,900 Custom log hm-2 acres, view of Dutch Lk. 2 decks. Heated flrs & lrg lvg rm. Dlx ktch fir cab, granite CT, BI appl, WI pantry. Loft, lux. mstr w/ BI dressers, jetted tub. 2bdrm bsmt suite 4853 Clw Valley Rd $489,900 - NEW 40 acres 3 bdrm w/full bsmnt. Lrg dining, den & lvng rm wood insert. Upgrds: shower stall, taps, sinks, water tank, septic field, furnace, roof, paint & more. Fruit trees & Moul Creek. Fenced & x fenced. Gravity fed water & 2 water rights.

956 Barber Road $489,900 24 acre w/log home. Views. Full suite. Wood accents. 1 bdrm bsmt suite & cabin (rented).

Veranda, Several buildings + horse stables, tack room & hay barn. Fenced & Xfenced.

549 Fawn Road $425,000 Double lot, view of Dutch lk. HW. Newer cabinets. 2 bdrms + 1 in basement w/mstr upstairs w/ensuite. Hot tub, pool & shop 24x30. Several decks covered & open on quiet subdivision 3740 Birch Isl. Lost Creek Rd $379,900 NEW PRICE 20+ acres, Reg Christie Creek w/waterfall. New windows, fixtures, refaced cabinets & flooring. View NT River. Unfin. bsmnt. Cabin, 3bay garage, detached shop. Hay fields. Eqmnt incld. Water rts 2 creeks & spring fed water.

1540 Clw Valley Rd $379,900 1/4 section (160 acres) close to Clearwater.

Hydro line to building site. 24x48 shop w/2 12” lean-tos, established well, septic installed.

Magnificent view& is cleared for the house.

2704 KP Road $379,000 - NEW 9+ acre riverfront w/2 creeks,1500 ft of beach.

1536 sq.ft. Mstr, ensuite jetted tub. Updates: roof, furnace, HW tank & laminate.

206 Murtle Rd $359,900- NEW PRICE 4bdrm, 3bath, circle drive. Tiled foyer & mple HW. Open & mntn view. Modern baths, WI closets, Levelor blinds, 2 lndry rms. Near amenities.

New home warranty.

1209 Bain Rd $339,900 - NEW PRICE Stunning view of valley, 3 bdrm rancher.

Upgrades, flooring, new kitchen w/ granite counters, new wood stove, new roof, decking & paint. Terraced 2 acre w/1 bdrm guest house, 3 bay storage w/ 3 bay carport, lrg garden.

1441 Davy road $339,000 Updated log home w/tiled & wood flooring. 3 bdrm 1.5 bath Well maintained. Private w/trees, decks, pool & fenced. Garage & work out rm w/ power & heat, pellet stove metal rf.

Handy Pies, K & A Gateway Grill, Northwest Lawn and Garden / Mark Bissaillon, Raft River Store, Rooted by the River Nursery, Strawberry Moose, Wells Gray Air, and Wells Gray Inn. Individuals, groups and businesses nominated for Employee, Community Spirit, Youth and Citizen were: Sylvia

2354 Petrol Road $129,000 Lot w/mnt view, private & little traffic. New shingles & paint. Open plan w/wood features, tile & lam. flooring. WStove. Lrg studio 9x23.

Great for a young family. Garden space & boxes. Bareland strata $100/mnth.

352 Ruby Road &124,900 Over a .5 acre overlooking the North Thompson River. Quiet area on CDS. 12 x 20 workshop, 24 x 30 2 bay RV storage & more. Great starter or retirement in Vavenby.

19-561 Ridge Road $99,000 MHP on Dutch Lake. 2 years old and lived in for less than a year. Modern kitchen with dark cupboards, 2 baths. Near amenities. 10x12 covered deck & 8x10 shed.

68 Blanchard Rd $70,000 NEW PRICE Lrg lot. Metal roof over the home, deck & storage. Newer cabinets, counter & appl. Recent paint, laminate & HE wood stove .41 acres.

289 Vavenby Bridge Road $47,000 NEW PRICE Vavenby, this 4 bdrm home is close to amenities & recreation. Court Order: 46069, being sold “AS IS” and Schedule “A” applies.

5-851 Old N Thompson Hwy $39,900 NEW PRICE Newer mobile. 3 bdrms & a cozy kitchen, laundry & spacious back entrance. A small deck at the back allows for enjoying the summer evenings.

13–121 Ferry Rd $29,000 NEW PRICE Thompson Crossing MHP. Clean 2 bdrm near NT River & bus service. Lrg living rm & kitchen/dining area. Well maintained. A/C avai.

COMMERCIAL 257 Glen Road $379,000 Mall & hall w/permit for 160 seating available.

Commercial kitchen, storage & fenced yard. Presently has 2 tenants FT & 1 PT & 1 avail. Willing to discuss all options. 24 hrs notice 6176 Trout Creek Rd - REDUCED 142 acres, ranch, Mill, woodlot & 35 acres peat moss bog. Close to Wells Gray Park. 3 lvl dove tailed cedar log home to lock up & sm log home w/several cabins. Trout Creek (w/water license) & lake. Approx 35 head of cattle. CAN BE NEGOTIATED WITHOUT SAWMILL, IT WOULD BE REMOVED 9892 Bean Road $46,000 .5+ acre. Services available at the lot line. . Excellent location corner of Hwy #5 & Hwy #24 (Lac Des Roche & 100 Mile).

Offers. HST applies.

121 Ferry Road $309,000 So you want to own a pub? 70 seat pub with a

250-674-1514 lhadley@century21rison.com 5 room hotel and 1 bdrm Manager’s suite. Fully equipped kitchen, great highway exposure at the junction of Hwy 5 & Hwy 24 = large traffic volume. Presently not operating and being sold “as is”.

LOTS AND ACRES 1745 Birch Island Lost Crk Rd $319,000 1+ km of riverfront, pasture, 165+ acres.

Lot A Trout Crk REDUCED $129,900 13+acre well & septic 1068 Clw Valley Rd $139,900 5 acres min. to Clw. View of the valley. Close to all recreations yet very central.

5321 Clw Valley Road $129,000 - NEW 10 acres close to Wells Gray Park. Drilled well. W/WO basement w/view. Close to Clearwater yet rural. Possible W/O basement with a view DL3891 Homestead Road $119,000 - NEW 156 acres of rural property partially logged w/25 acre lake. Forestry road access, summer of winter recreation; hiking, sledding, x-country skiing or any other rural activity. Great building sites 761 Hoirup Road $94,500 15+acres of private land North of Vavenby. Partial foundation approved w/water & hydro in place. Nice acreage with lots of potential.

Lot 2 Galliano Road $89,900 3.6 acres. Subdividable, Zoned R2.

1952 Dunn Lake Rd $40,000 1 acre 1485 Davy Rd $30,000 - NEW 1.26 acres on the outskirts of town in Miller sub-division. Fully treed. Frontage & back alley.

Stillwater Forest Service Rd 5 parcels totaling 350 acres, can be sold together for $270,000 or individually for an individual price.

DL 3079 Stillwater Forest Ser Rd $99,000 .22 acres on an island in the NT river. Access over a Avola Forest Service Rd opposite of the NT River from Hwy 5. Unique treed property.

COMMUNITY

When we sell a property, the Brokerage & Rep jointly donate $50 to a local charity or nonprofit organization of the Seller’s choice MAX AND LOUISE TANNER – CLEARWATER MINOR BALL CLARE AND GARTH WIGGILL – CLEARWATER FOOD BANK BRYAN AND GERRI COOK – CLEARWATER FOOD BANK RON BITTERMAN (BETTY IRVINE) – ROYAL PURPLE MAX AND LOUISE TANNER – CLEARWATER MINOR BALL

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Clark pledges power for Valley Keith McNeill Premier Christy Clark has pledged her support to getting additional electrical power for Yellowhead Mining’s proposed Harper Creek project.

In her address to the Union of BC Municipalities convention, the premier said, “We believe in companies like Yellowhead Mining in the North Thompson, and that’s why we’re working with Hydro to connect them to the power that they need.”

Lack of adequate and secure electricity has been the major holdup in moving the project forward, according to Yellowhead president Ian Smith.

Smith recently complained that, after 1 1/2 years of discussion, BC Hydro still has not chosen the route a new transmission line into the North Thompson Valley would follow, much less begin construction.

“It’s very good news, especially for Clearwater, Barriere and the other communities such as Chu Chua,” commented Smith.

“I’ve always said our biggest asset is the support we’ve got from the North Thompson communities.

Now that we have support from the premier and her government, that’s the icing on the cake.”

Getting a firm date on when electrical power will be available is a key element in their financial planning. Otherwise, the project would be a non-starter, Smith said.

“With this commitment, we hope to connect before the end of 2015, with start-up shortly thereafter,” the Yellowhead president said.

“Now that we have a target that we can work to, we can get into a position to break ground and create jobs ... and that’s what it’s really all about, so there’s no need to drive 12 or 13 hours to Alberta to work.”

District of Clearwater mayor John Harwood matched the Yellowhead Mining president’s cautious optimism.

“This is really excellent news,” said Harwood.

“I’m glad that Clearwater made it to the head of the table and that people are realizing how important this is.”

The mayor had been unable to attend the UBCM convention or to hear Clark’s speech, but had been kept updated by the local representatives there.

The mayor noted that Yellowhead still needs to get approval for the environmental review underway now.

Without the premier’s commitment to fast-track the transmission line, the proposed copper-gold-silver mine would not begin construction before 2017, said Harwood.

Clark’s announcement could move that date up to 2015, and construction could begin within a year or two.

The mine would create hundreds of jobs during both its construction and operational phases, with hundreds of millions of dollars being spent.

“If all the pieces come together, it would be very important to the Valley,” said Harwood.

Having more electrical power and having it more secure would help attract other businesses in addition to Yellowhead.

The mayor gave Commerce Resources proposed lead-zinc mine at Ruddock Creek as an example.

Harwood said he understands recent results have been promising and that, while the exploration camp will close this winter, this could be the last year that happens.

Bringing the power in from another direction would allow the transmission line in the Valley to be looped, lessening the chances of it being cut off entirely (as happened during the wildfires of 2003).

The proposed Harper Creek mine would be about 10 km southwest of Vavenby. The Ruddock Creek lead-zinc property is located about 30 km due east of Avola near Tum Tum Lake.

On Saturday, Oct. 20, come to Clearwater Ski Hill Lodge for food, stomping good live music, and fun.

The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and a Bavarian lunch is served from 7 - 8 p.m. With Hans Jensen of Kamloops playing traditional toetapping or foot-stomping Oktoberfest music from 8 p.m. until midnight, you’ll want to be there to dance, to listen or to win prizes. The cost of $20 per person includes all of the above.

Want to dress up or put on a costume? Go

for it! It’s all part of this great social evening.

Even if you cannot come, tickets make a fine gift for your family or friends. This is your chance to support Rotary - and have lots of fun at the same time. Phone Hazel at 250-674-1674 or 250-674-3998, or Isabelle at 250-674-2959 for tickets and for more information. A sales table will also be set up outside Safety Mart during the week previous to this enjoyable event.

Clearwater Rotary supports many worthwhile community projects like student exchange, park

Members of the Clearwater delegation show off their Clearwater T-shirts as they meet with East Kootenay MLA Bill Bennett during the recent Union of BC Municipalities convention in Victoria. Pictured are (l-r) councilors Barry Banford, Gord Heisterman, Ken Kjenstad, Bill Bennett, Jon Kreke, Shelley Sim, chief administrative officer Leslie Groulx, and councilor Merlin Blackwell.

For more about the convention, see next week’s issue. Photo submitted

What’s Happening District of Clearwater business Fire Ban Extended The District of Clearwater Open Fire ban has been extended to October 15th, 2012 due to recent warm and dry weather to help prevent human caused wildfires and to protect the public.

Permissive Tax Exemption District of Clearwater Council will be considering Permissive Tax Exemptions at the October 9th and 23rd Regular Council meetings.

Fire Prevention Week – October 7-13th The District of Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department will be visiting the schools during Fire Prevention Week and will also be holding an Open House at the Fire Department on October 11th.

New look for Municipal properties The District of Clearwater Municipal Hall has a new roof and the Clearwater and District Fire Department will be removing the old fire hall within the next week or two.

Map from BC Hydro shows the existing transmission line up the North Thompson Valley to the left. Possible routes for a new transmission line would be from Mica Dam on the right, from 100 Mile House (off the map to the left), and alongside the existing line from Kamloops. BC Hydro graphic

Clearwater Rotary to hold Oktoberfest Kay Knox

Team Clearwater meets with Bill Bennett

improvements and additions, scholarships, and much more. On the International scene, eradication of polio has been a goal for Rotary clubs around the world.

The success of this campaign shows in that no new cases of polio have been diagnosed in India

recently. World Polio Day is Wednesday, Oct. 24. Want to know more or make a donation?

Check out this website: www.rotary.org/en/ ServiceAndFellowship/ Polio/Pages/ridefault. aspx See you at Oktoberfest!

Tim Pennell DIRECTOR, ELECTORAL AREA “A” (WELLS GRAY COUNTRY)

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Council and Staff attended UBCM in Victoria Council and staff attended the Union of British Columbia Municipalities Conference from September 24th – 28th. The week included: Meetings with the Premier, Minister of Environment, Health and Energy, Mines and Natural Gas and BC Hydro as well as meetings with staff from Interior Health Authority and Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

Attending a Small Talk forum with presentations on Local Medical Services; Succession Planning; feature address by Honorable Minister Bill Bennett, Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.

Attending policy sessions to vote on resolutions that were submitted from municipalities throughout the province.

Attending Clinics, Workshops and Cabinet Panels that discussed community relevant topics.

“No Thank You” Week – September 30 – October 6th Students from Clearwater Secondary School are planning a “No Thank You” week to encourage people to just say “no thank you” to single use plastic bags when they do their shopping. The students hope is that after a week of not using plastic people will find alternative ways to bag their groceries and other purchases.

Make sure to check out information on “No Thank You” week posted on community bulletin boards. For more information you can contact Reid Rebinsky or Katie Bieber on how you can keep Clearwater a greener place.

Happy Thanksgiving The District of Clearwater Council and staff would like wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

Please be advised that the District office and ICBC/Motor Vehicle office will be closed on October 8th.

Upcoming Events October 7-13th – Fire Prevention Week October 11th – Clearwater Ski Club Annual General Meeting October 13th - 6th Annual Dessert Extravaganza October 19th – 52nd Annual “of the Year” Awards October 20th – Octoberfest Dance Upcoming Meetings of Council October 9th, 2012 – Parks and Recreation Committee meeting – 5:00pm October 9th, 2012 – Regular Council meeting – 9:00pm October 23rd, 2012 – Economic Development meeting – 5:00pm October 23rd, 2012 – Regular Council meeting – 7:00pm

Civic address: 132 Station Road Box 157, Clearwater,B.C. V0E 1N0 Office hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 - 4:30 District Office Ph: 250-674-2257 • Fax: 250-674-2173 email address: admin@districtofclearwater.com

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Opinion

“ The pain passes, but the beauty remains.” - PierreAuguste Renoir, artist editorial by keith mcNeill

Christy promises big ticket items

Serenity Performing Arts Center: music in a magical outdoor environment Editor, The Times:

I was fortunate enough to attend the final 2012 outdoor Summer Series concert at Serenity Performing Arts Centre recently. It featured Jeff Pike of Windborn and Paul Black, an amazing rock and blues guitarist whose irresistible sounds moved the crowd. Serenity Performing Arts Centre is a unique outdoor venue located near beautiful Birch Island, B.C., just north of Clearwater. Shirley de Vooght, the owner, has created a

magical environment to showcase some of the best musical talent in British Columbia in an outdoor intimate setting. As the website states, “The stage overlooks the North Thompson River ... an intimate setting for a musical evening, creating a special relationship with music and artist! Getting back to the music being important!” www.serenitymusic.ca.

Kathleen Richins Kamloops, B.C.

Writer will send no more letters to the Times Editor, The Times

Re: The end of freedom of the press, as I see it On Sept. 26, 2012, I submitted a letter to the editor regarding the facts of the round-

about. The letter was based on quotes and statements from the Ministry of Highways, the mayor, and council that were printed in the Clearwater Times, the Kamloops Daily News,

BC Press Council The 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, 210 Selby St, Nanaimo, BC V9R 2R2 For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org

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and the information package from the meeting at Clearwater Lodge on Sept. 6.

I received an email from our editor to inform me that he wouldn’t print my letter without significant changes. For that reason, this is my last letter to the editor at the Clearwater Times.

I’d like to thank all the people who called to thank me for calling a spade a spade. If anyone would like a copy of the letter that wasn’t printed, just give me a phone call; I’m in the phone book.

Jim Lamberton The Rambling Man Clearwater, B.C.

What are we to make of Premier Christy Clark’s announcement that her government will work with BC Hydro to construct a new power transmission line into the North Thompson Valley?

Clark made the announcement during her speech at the recent UBCM convention in Victoria.

Her actual words were, “We believe in companies like Yellowhead Mining in the North Thompson, and that’s why we’re working with Hydro to connect them to the power that they need.”

As indicated in the article on page A3, both Yellowhead Mining president Ian Smith and Clearwater mayor John Harwood were cautiously optimistic after hearing the announcement.

It wouldn’t be accurate to say they were overly enthusiastic, however.

Clark didn’t give a timeline for construction of the transmission line. The announcement was near the end of her speech, and was just one of several big ticket items promised.

She said the province would spend another $509 million over the next 10 years for four-laning the Trans-Canada Highway from Kamloops to Alberta.

The George Massey Tunnel in Vancouver will be replaced, and $207 million will be spent in new road,

school and health projects throughout B.C. The list goes on. For example, she said they would work with the communities in the Robson Valley to achieve their vision for clean energy and independent power producers.

Where this money would come from wasn’t clear.

The premier said it wouldn’t be new money, but money saved by good management.

This just a few weeks after the Liberals announced a government-wide restraint program due to falling natural gas revenues.

It is hard to avoid the conclusion that the whole speech was just political spin and that BC Hydro’s transmission line into the Valley won’t be fast-tracked at all.

A few years ago, when we had an NDP provincial government, it played fast and loose with promises of a new hospital for Clearwater. The people of the North Thompson eventually tired of the game and helped vote in a Liberal candidate, Kevin Krueger.

One of Krueger’s first acts was to move forward on construction of the new Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital.

Let us hope that the BC Liberals learned from what happened to the New Democrats.

Still concerned about safety Editor, The Times:

I am not opposed to roundabouts in appropriate circumstances, but I am astonished at the amount of misinformation and outright falsehoods pertaining to this roundabout.

In March a Ministry of Transport (MOT) rep stated that they wanted to experiment with a roundabout on a main highway and that Clearwater was chosen because there aren’t enough people to object.

The “gentle sideswipes” that the experts are glibly sentencing us to, will come from a 30 to 45 degree angle on the blind side. In the inner circle drivers will need to look sharply back over their right shoulder to see approaching vehicles, or all they will see is their passenger, that side headrest and the doorpost. Truck bumper and tires are about the same height as the shoulder on a car occupant.

Faster collisions will sometimes push the victim’s vehicle away but slower accidents turn the car and then the trailer wheels tend to roll over it.

If the through traffic is greatly reduced in speed there won’t be breaks in vehicle flow for the inner

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circle drivers to make their turns.

(In the roundabout in Victoria long since removed - some drivers trapped in the inner circle actually ran out of gas.) The proposed signs, instructions and advertising in the center will distract and block vision. Put unique signs back 400 to 500 feet rather than adding confusion at a soon-to-be dangerous intersection.

You can’t possible pretend that this was democratic. Some car drivers like the idea but how can someone who drives a vehicle that is 2/3 as wide, 1/5 as long and 1/43 as heavy, possibly know how much room is needed for a truck to navigate?

There are six engineered intersections in the area - five of them are flawed in design. Unfortunately the engineers have a one-sizefits-all attitude. Using their scale I reproduced their roundabout design in a gravel pit with a fullsized truck-trailer unit at five km/ hr. It would have hit pedestrians with the front bumper and the trailer would “walk in” a full car width on the inner circle lane. Their longstanding and proven standards are not big enough for the size and type of trucks that regularly travel

this highway.

I polled 21 truckers about this project and 18 said that it was “... the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard of.” The other three said it could maybe be okay if it was built big enough. One said he hoped he wouldn’t be the one to kill someone.

Stats that were presented are meaningless for this application.

(They are from CAR roundabouts).

There is two to 3 1/2 times as much east-west traffic (highway) and nearly double that when Roger’s Pass is closed, as there is north-south (the park road). I have studied this personally and never saw anyone wait for a full minute, even on summer long weekends.

Money is said to be available only for this project in this area - if we don’t take it, we get nothing. If someone offered you a big rattlesnake even though common sense tells you that you will get bitten, would you still accept it because it’s sort of free and nobody else has one?

Cars and truck don’t mix in close company - the cars lose!

Don Capps Blackpool, B.C.

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Question of the Week

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Do you think organic food is worth the extra cost?

Dawn Anderson (with Gavin Prince):

James McArthur: Josh Matheson I would say yes. and Kyra Demski:

Yes, we should just get away from all those pesticides. I sell organic at Dawn's Local Market.

There are too many chemicals in the produce that we eat nowadays. I think less is more.

According to the University of California, there's no difference in food quality, but if you can afford it, go for it.

We think so. You know what you're getting that way. For example, you know the animals were fed organically.

Yellowhead Mining Inc. reports on Harper Creek project support Editor, The Times: Yellowhead Mining Inc. would like to thank the members of the North Thompson Valley communities who attended our Open House on Thursday, Sept. 13. We were pleased with the turnout and support for our Harper Creek Project.

Three of our management team: Ron Handford, executive vice president, corporate development; Charlene Higgins, vice president environment, community and First Nations relations; and Ryan Papp, mine manager and Clearwater resident, enjoyed some of the spectacular local scenery in the valley on Friday when we hiked to the peak of Raft Mountain, accompanied

by Jon Kreke, coun-

Yes, it's healthier.

They have to do more to grow organic. They have to keep an eye on it.

WELLS GRAY SEARCH & RESCUE Annual General Meeting

community and First Nations relations Yellowhead Mining Inc.

Wednesday, Oct. 17 • 7pm @WGSAR Headquarters next to Trout Hatchery 250-674-2703 for more info

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ELECTRIC STOVE Hikers (l-r) Ron Handford, Tim Pennell, Jon Kreke, Charlene Higgins and Ryan Papp relax after reaching the summit of Raft Mountain recently.

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cilor from the District of Clearwater and Tim Pennell, director, Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country) for

the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. We look forward to working and playing in your backyard for many

years to come.

Charlene Higgins, vice president Environment,

Adamson returns to Success By 6 coordinator position Editor, The Times:

Samantha Sauve (with Ace):

Ray Bueckert:

Our Clearwater and area Success By 6 initiative is still going strong and I would like to re-introduce myself as the Success By 6 coordinator for our area once again.

After returning from maternity leave last October, I resumed my position with Success By 6 only briefly before taking on other responsibilities within Yellowhead Community Services. Kerry Milner-Cairns thankfully continued in the role and has done fantastic work these last few years in strengthening the projects Success By 6 provides for young children in our area.

Kerry will be remaining on our Success By 6 community table as a member through her role as our area’s literacy coordinator. I also congratulate Kerry on her new position as the manager of the Community Resource Centre. Look for many new and exciting literacy and learning programs being developed at the CRC for people of all ages!

As I return to the coordinator position for Success By 6, I plan to continue building relationships with our community’s leaders, service groups,

and service providers in order to ensure families needs are being met in our area.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support the programs and services Success By 6 promotes and provides in our area.

Don’t forget to “like” us on Facebook to receive community updates for families with young children. Search “Success By 6 - Clearwater, BC”.

Heather Adamson, coordinator Success by 6

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the lodge in 1949.

YEARS AGO:

The Clearwater branch of Jeunessess Musicales of Canada announced the first of four concerts to be held in the CSS auditorium - the Vancouver Symphony Chamber Players. Branch chair was L. Gamble.

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YEARS AGO: The water rights branch in Victoria gave permission for the diversion of McDougall Creek to allow an extension of Clearwater's water system to the Brookfield Creek area.

Principal Brian Downey spearheaded a workbee to install an adventure playground next to Vavenby Elementary.

Components included logs donated by CTP plus old tires and chains.

Little Fort pioneer Ernie Woodward passed away. In 1943 he started building Thuya Lakes Fishing Camp. He sold

HISTORICAL Perspective

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YEARS AGO: A photo showed Father James Quigley putting stain on the roof of the church in Little Fort, a job he had last done when he first arrived in the community 27 years earlier. He had served in 12 parishes from Heffley Creek to Red Pass. At the time he had four: Chu Chua, Barriere, Squam Bay and Little Fort.

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YEARS AGO: Janine Scott was president, Tina Scott was secretary and Kyn Jim was treasurer of a newly formed Junior Recreation Committee in Little Fort.

BACK IN TIME rates were at times over 100 per cent; partly due to intermediate and long term care patients, as well as increasing trauma cases from the highway.

Clearwater Forest District operations manager Ian Brown chaired the first meeting of the district's public advisory committee, with 26 people attending. Some expressed a desire for more attention to visual resources for tourism.

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YEARS AGO: The facilities at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital were severely strained, board chair Joanne McLellan reported to the hospital society. Occupancy

YEARS AGO: A CN train crew and bystanders rescued two men from the North Thompson River after their canoe filled with water. The incident occurred near the McMurphy rest area.

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Hockey president Kerry Staples and vice president Don Brimacombe received an award from Okanagan-Mainline Amateur Hockey Association for recording the largest registration increase in the province - 150 per cent.

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YEARS AGO: A search and rescue call resulted in Clearwater RCMP destroying about 600 marijuana plants worth about $1 million from Crown Land and private property near Avola.

"They didn't really want to be found when they saw someone in uniform looking for them," noted Sgt. Bryon Hodgkin.

Clearwater's United Church congregation

was worshipping at Evergreen Acres after moving out of its former home on the flats.

The hall was settling and had rot in its walls.

Built in the 1940s, it had first been a mill office building, then a school and, since 1958, a church.

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YEARS AGO: Clearwater resident John Harwood declared his intention to seek a seat on the School District 73 board of trustees.

The Clearwater Mormon chapter opened a new family history center at the Star Lake school building.

Local residents were treated to some top caliber volleyball at Clearwater Secondary

School when the University of Alberta men's team defeated Trinity Western University in three sets before a packed crowd.

Chris Meehan, a former CSS student and the TWU captain, made some good plays in front of his hometown fans during the preseason game.

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YEARS AGO: A comprehensive package promoting Clearwater was sent to three doctors who have expressed interest in locating to Clearwater.

Clearwater was seeking to fill three positions to round out a full complement of five general practitioners.

Blackpool Fire Department and the Clearwater RCMP responded to a suspicious fire on the Old North Thompson Highway in Clearwater in the early morning hours. Fortunately the conditions were ideal for burning so there was little risk to the

neighboring forest and homes.

Jean Nelson won three silver medals in the cycling competition at the Seniors Games in Nanaimo.

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YEAR AGO: A crew was installing new mailboxes as Canada Post changed from post box numbers to street addresses. Postal codes also were changing.

Wells Gray Country (Area A) director Tim Pennell and Thompson Headwaters (Area B) director Max Lentz received Level 2 certificates in Local Government Leadership during a UBCM convention in Vancouver.

Several local youngsters took part in a Junior Glacier Kids' Camp put on by Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing.

Amy McLeod was teaching the Raccoons Strong Start Early Learning Program at Vavenby Primary School. Eleven children and five mothers came to one session.

Clark vows new construction projects

By Tom Fletcher, Black Press VICTORIA Premier Christy Clark announced $207 million worth of accelerated capital projects, including roadworks, school and hospital

improvements in her speech to close the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention Friday.

Clark said accelerated projects will be announced in the weeks ahead, including school improvements

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Inspection of the tongue is still a part of a regular medical or dental examination. This goes back to the days of early Chinese medicine and began to be done in Western medicine in the 18th century. By observing the texture, colour and appearance of the tissue can signify medical problems and stimulate further investigation.

The middle ear contains the smallest bone in the human body. It’s called the stapes (stirrup) and is 0.1 inch long. It is linked by tiny joints to two other bones called the malleus (hammer) and the incus (anvil). The common names in brackets indicate their shape. These three bones are instrumental in conducting sound to our inner ear. They are delicate and fragile. Treat them with respect.

With diabetes on the rise in North America, many people are pre-diabetic and don’t know it. To detect this, your doctor can order a fasting blood glucose test for you. If you are prediabetic, exercise and weight-loss are the best solutions. This condition doesn’t necessarily progress to diabetes. You can change your future.

Each year as the cough and cold season arrives, the subject of taking zinc as a cold remedy comes up. Is it useful? Recent studies show that zinc doesn’t reduce the severity of the cold symptoms, but can reduce the duration of the cold by 1.6 days from the usual seven days.

Our pharmacists are familiar with all the cough and cold remedies to help you weather the winter season. Drop in soon for top-notch professional advice.

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money," Clark told a Victoria convention hall packed with local politicians. "It is money we have saved from pinching our pennies, and I am very proud of that."

Clark also pledged the four-laning the last 240 km of the TransCanada Highway from Kamloops to the Alberta border, a project expected to cost $650 million over the next 10 years. The commitment adds $509 million to the existing B.C. budget of $141 million over three years, with federal cost sharing to be negotiated.

She also announced the beginning of planning work for replacement of the 54-year-

old George Massey tunnel under the Fraser River from Richmond to South Delta.

Taking questions after the speech, Clark said the accelerated capital projects are about continuing the development of the Pacific Gateway transportation plan and using savings to speed up community improvements, not boosting the government's popularity going into an election next May. Federal Heritage Minister James Moore addressed the UBCM convention Friday morning, listing the federal government's contributions to large infrastructure programs in B.C.

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MOF biologist speaks at Wells Gray Park fish tour Margot Venema Steve Maricle, small lakes biologist with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, was the second host in the Wells Gray Heritage Year series to take a group on a Wells Gray Park tour, this time to talk about the fish that inhabit the Wells Gray.

Steve grew up in Kamloops and as long as he can remember he has had a passion for fish and fishing. He has worked with fisheries for 28 years where for the last 13 years he has managed small lakes.

On Sept. 9, the fish tour started at the trailhead of Bailey’s Chute, where Maricle explained what fish can be seen at the viewing platform.

“There are three types of salmon that run up this river,” he said. “The sockeye, the coho, and the chinook.”

Their runs are not huge, approximately 3,000 - 5,000 a year.

Only in some big years you will see 10,000 at most.

“Bailey’s Chute is interesting because it shows evolution in progress. This is the first impassable barrier for the salmon and the end of the line for the chinook right now,” he said.

“It is expected that in a few 100 years they will make it up the chute.”

In evolution salmon needs to earn the ability to jump the barrier.

“If you go in and help you mess up the order of nature and you may not like the outcome,” Steven said. “Only the strongest highest jumpers will be able to do it.”

If the salmon did not feel they had to push themselves to come up the river a bit further every time then nothing would evolve.

After Bailey’s Chute, Steve along with Trevor Goward and Gy Ovenden took the group on a hike of the first half of the West Lake Trail where they stopped at

various spots along the route to point out unique features of the landscape.

They shared interesting facts about the forest.

“This area has 42-45 days of lightning a year

which is the highest frequency of lightning strikes in B.C.,” said Trevor Goward. Two big forest fires in 1896 and 1926 greatly affected the park and its wildlife.

Salmon attempt to fight their way up Bailey's Chute in Wells Gray Park.

Photos by Margot Venema

Biologist Steve Maricle talks about fish during a Wells Gray Heritage Year tour on Sept. 9.

The fires burnt down a total of 90,000 hectares.

One of the first Europeans to come into the park looked at putting in a railway and along the route he took notes. He recorded the animals he saw but he didn’t see any moose.

They only came after the forest fires because they like the young forest.

The mountain caribou, on the other hand, like

old growth forest and so they lost their habitat after it burned down.

When the moose, deer, and their natural predators moved in, it triggered the decline of the caribou, but as the forest grows up and ages it is expected that the caribou will come back.

If the forest would be logged now then a habitat for moose, deer, and their predators would be

created again and then the caribou recovery would not occur. From a global perspective it is very important to see if the recovery can happen.

Steve Maricle concluded the day at the Upper Clearwater Community Hall with a presentation for a small audience about the big and small lakes in the park and the fish that inhabit them.

Fire ban extended to mid-October in Clearwater Fire Zone Times Staff Kamloops Fire Center and District of Clearwater announced Friday that open fire bans in the Clearwater Fire Zone and the District, which had been slated to end Oct. 1, will be extended to Oct. 15.

Within the Clearwater Fire Zone and District of Clearwater, Category 2 (backyard burning) and Category 3 (resource management) open fires are prohibited at elevations below 1,200 meters until Oct. 15 or until the public is informed otherwise.

The fire limitations also apply within the Salmon Arm Fire Zone.

Category 2 and Category 3 open fires are prohibited at all elevations in the Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton, Merritt and Lillooet fire zones until Oct. 31 or until the public is informed otherwise.

Purpose of the extension is to help prevent human-caused wildfires and to protect the public.

Due to recent warm and dry weather, 70 per cent of the region remains at a "high" or "extreme" fire danger rating.

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Anyone who causes a wildfire through arson or recklessness may be fined up to $1 million, spend up to three years in prison and be held accountable for associated firefighting costs.

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Clearwater Official Community Plan (OCP) YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND We want to know what you think, so come out and give your input on the future of your community!

The District of Clearwater will be hosting an “Open House” to relay the status and contents of the proposed Clearwater Official Community Plan (OCP).

Staff and members of the Steering Committee will be on hand to answer questions and receive any of your concerns and comments.

Wednesday, October 10th, 2012, Open House: 5:00 – 7:00 pm Town Hall Meeting: 7:00 – 8:00pm Clearwater Secondary School 440 Murtle Crescent, Clearwater

This informal session will be followed by the full statutory Public Hearing and bylaw reading process during subsequent meetings.

A copy of the draft is available at the District of Clearwater office or on the website at www.districtofclearwater.com .

For further information call the District Office at 250-674-2257, TNRD Planning Services (Alex Krause) at 1-877-377-8673 or email: lgroulx@docbc.ca

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Listening and learning keys to working together Ian Anderson Earlier this year, we announced our intentions to pursue expanding the Trans Mountain Pipeline System, which has been responsibly transporting oil between Edmonton and Burnaby since 1953. At that time, we committed to embarking on an open, extensive and thorough engagement process on all aspects of the proposed expansion project along the route and marine corridor. It was a promise, to hear every voice and every concern.

Since then our conversation has begun in earnest and we’ve received much feedback from interested British Columbians about different aspects of our project. Of all the feedback we’ve received, risk and safety particularly pipeline safety and marine safety - have been the primary concerns. This concern is echoed in the B.C. Government’s five conditions for oil pipeline projects. We’re confident that, with the cooperation of others, this concern can be addressed.

We understand the safety of our coastline is paramount, and are proud to be able to say that all 900 tankers that have ever loaded and sailed from the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby have done so without a single spill.

This record is thanks to a culture of safety within Trans Mountain, the network of safety

and response organizations in the marine community and the regulations and requirements established to ensure safe transit of oil tankers in the local waters.

When it comes to marine safety, Kinder Morgan Canada (KMC) also stands with B.C. in advocating for the necessary level of federal funding and response capabilities. At the same time, we believe companies must also pay their fair share, as it is companies that are liable for potential spills - not communities.

On the pipeline itself, we’ve had very few incidents in a history spanning nearly 60 years. For us no spill is acceptable, but we have plans to respond, clean up, remediate and learn from every incident should one occur. While we cannot promise there won’t ever be a spill, we can tell you this: we’re doing everything we can to prevent spills.

There’s been much discussion about heavy oils and bitumen and whether these types of products pose increased risk.

Bitumen isn’t something new, but a resource Trans Mountain has been transporting for close to 30 years - with no scientific or operational evidence that it is any more corrosive to the pipeline than other products. The bitumen in our pipeline is less dense than salt or fresh water, at a maximum density of 0.94, and will float if there’s a spill.

Beyond risks and safety, another overall theme we’ve heard loud and clear from individuals and in the B.C. Government’s five conditions is that people want to know about the benefits of expanding the Trans Mountain Pipeline to British Columbia and B.C. communities.

The project promises to yield significant economic benefits for communities along the route. It will create both construction and long-term jobs, and we are committed to hire companies and workers from communities and Aboriginal groups along the pipeline. Should the project proceed, more than 60 per cent of the $4.1 billion in projected construction costs would be spent in B.C. B.C. and its communities can also benefit from opportunities associated with this project to create legacies such as investments in the green economy, environmental stewardship, First Nations communities and improvements to drive a world-leading spill response and cleanup capability. We have some ideas, but also want to hear yours.

We know the public is very interested in our project and are seeking channels to provide input. A large part of our project team is local, based in B.C. communities along the pipeline. We’ve been reaching out to the 2,200 landowners along the pipeline and meeting with community leaders,

elected officials, environmental groups and Aboriginal groups to get their perspective.

We agree with the Province’s view about building strong and enduring relationships with First Nations and we will meet its expectation to address Aboriginal rights.

We’ll soon be expanding our public engagement program, giving British Columbians the opportunity to learn more about the proposed expansion and provide feedback on some of our routing options, soliciting ideas on the kinds of benefits they’d like to see, and listening and responding to their concerns.

Lastly, through the discussions we’ve had so far, we understand British Columbians want and need reliable information and facts that will provide them with greater understanding of our proposed project and assist them in forming opinions, allowing for an even more informed and effective dialogue.

We’ll do our best to provide that information through various channels, including a new and much more expansive website, meetings and various engagement events.

The Trans Mountain team is committed to earning your trust and confidence - not simply to be able to say we did but because it’s the only way forward.

- Ian Anderson is president of Kinder Morgan Canada

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On Thursday, Sept. 20, Wells Gray Country Seniors’ Writers’ Circle hosted Kevin Bryant, owner and manager of Media Esteem Business Services in Barriere.

He was invited to give a talk about e-publishing. Bryant clearly explained about the process of publishing on the Internet. He spoke about the many options for publishing and the variety of topics one must consider when looking for a publisher. Kevin explained about copyright and marketing published work.

Members of the Senior’s Writers’ Circle (l-r) Pattie Wood, Irene Gouchie and Val Watt look on as Kevin Bryant of Media Esteem Business Services explains the steps of e-publishing. The circle meets the first and third Thursdays of the month at 2 p.m. at Clearwater public library. Photo by Sandra Holmes He talked about the services his business

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Marijuana grow operation dismantled On Tuesday, Sept. 25 members of the Clearwater RCMP detachment and Traffic Services executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances search warrant at a property on Adams East Forest Service Road in Louis Creek.

Two males were located on the property and were arrested for Production of a Controlled Substance. Both males are scheduled to appear in Clearwater Provincial Court in January 2012.

During the search of the property members located and seized over 240 marijuana plants and close to 15 pounds of dried marijuana.

Theft of farming equipment On Sept. 24, someone entered onto a property in Blackpool and stole an ATV, a small farming tractor, generators, chainsaws and other farming equipment.

If anyone has any information regarding this matter please contact Clearwater RCMP or Crimestoppers.

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1-800-222-TIPS Clearwater RCMP Report Motor Parkk t vehicle hi l accident id t in i Wells W ll Gray G P On Sept. 26 a couple from Peachland was traveling into Wells Gray Park for their last camping trip of the year.

Near Dawson Falls the male driver lost control of the pickup due to suspected mechanical failure.

The pickup truck and camper went off road left and struck a tree.

The couple did not sustain any injuries. Their pickup sustained moderate damage and was towed

by Clearwater Towing.

New officers of the North Thompson Arts Council are (l -r) Norma Stewart, Margaret Houben, Lana Laskovic, Marie Downing, Doris Laner, Patti Woods and Charlene Lau. Not pictured are Virginia Smith and Katherine Semrick.

Police seek links with possible killer New officers elected Keith McNeill

Did you live in Clearwater in the fall of 1973?

Did you happen to meet a man named Bobby Jack Fowler? A photo from that time shows a man in his mid-20s, dark haired, slim, not unattractive.

He worked as a roofer or general laborer - and there was plenty of construction going on in Clearwater at that time.

Possibly he was driving a flashy looking 1961 Chrysler Imperial, which he is known to have owned in 1974. He was quite sociable and enjoyed spending time in restaurants and bars. If you were hitchhiking and needed a ride, he likely would pick you up. Bobby Jack was quite the charmer.

He also apparently killed young women. Based on DNA evidence, police now believe he was responsible for the murder of 16-year-old Colleen MacMillen near 100 Mile House in 1974.

MacMillen’s body was later found beside a logging road 46 kilometers south of where she was last seen.

He also might have killed 19-year-old Gale Weys, who disappeared from Clearwater on Oct. 16, 1973. Weys was on her way to her parents’ home in Kamloops after working her shift at a local garage.

She had been working two jobs in Clearwater as she saved money for a trip to Mexico.

Her decomposing corpse was found nine miles south of Clearwater on April 6, 1974.

“We sure would like to get as much help as we can on this,” said Staff Sgt. Wayne Clarey, the team commander of Project E-PANA. “We’d like to hear from anyone who saw Bobby Jack Fowler or anyone who associated with him.”

Fowler might have been working in the Clearwater area at the time, Clarey said, or he might have simply been passing through.

He is known to have worked for Happy’s Roofing in Prince George in 1974, but the records are incomplete. The company did jobs in Kamloops and in Clearwater, and bought supplies in Clearwater.

Clarey noted that the company’s regular drivers, who do not remember Fowler being with them, did the purchases.

Thirteen members of Gale Weys’ family took part in a recent news conference in Kamloops to ask the public for information leading to the girl’s killer.

Several of the original investigators were also there, said Clarey.

All of the police who were involved in the missing women cases say they have never forgotten the experience, the staff sergeant reported.

Some of those who had been at the recovery scene for Colleen MacMillen’s body had tears in their eyes when they learned that her killer had been identified.

“It’s the good work that they did that we’re working from,” Clarey said.

for North Thompson Arts Council Barriere Star/ Journal The members of the North Thompson Arts Council elected a new slate of officers for the 2012-2013 term at their meeting on Sunday, Sept. 23, in Little Fort. Steve Shannon, Barriere’s ‘The Bear’ radio station host, ran the elections, with the following results: president - Charlene Lau; Gale Weys, a young woman from Kamloops, disappeared while hitchhiking from Clearwater in October, 1973. Her body was found six months later south of town.

DNA supplies missing link Interpol linked DNA found with MacMillen’s body to Fowler, who died in a U.S. prison in 2006.

The MacMillen case is one of several included in Project E-PANA, which began in the fall of 2005.

The Task Force was created as a result of the BC RCMP Criminal Operations ordering the review and investigation of a series of unsolved murders with links to Highway 16 - sometimes better known as the “Highway of Tears.”

Project E-PANA is comprised of 18 cases involving 13 homicides and five missing women investigations. The cases range in date from 1969 to 2006 and involve women and girls who were involved in hitchhiking or similar activities, and were last seen or were found within a mile from three B.C. highways - Hwy 16, Hwy 97 and Hwy 5.

Fowler has been eliminated as a suspect in eight of E-PANA files.

However he remains a person of interest in the remaining cases.

These include Gale Weys and 19-year-old Kamloops resident Pamela Darlington, who Bobby Jack Fowler as he was murdered and found appeared in 1972, one in Pioneer Park on Nov. year before Gale Weys 7, 1973. was murdered.

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vice-president - Doris Laner; secretary Margaret Houben, treasurer - Lana Laskovic, directors - Virginia Smith, Marie Downing, Patti Woods, Katherine Semrick and Norma Stewart.

At the next general meeting, the date of which is yet to be determined, the location and date for the 2013 Celebration of the Arts will be discussed.

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Students spell out the word Empathy on the Raft River Elementary School field following the Terry Fox Run.

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Terry Fox Run raises over $400

Raft River students learn Empathy during Terry Fox Run

Times Staff The 2012 Clearwater Terry Fox Run raised a total of $405 with 27 participants, organizers report.

This year's event was held Saturday, Sept. 22, and started from in front of the Sportsplex.

The co-coordinators would like to thank the community for the ongoing support that made the 2012 event a success.

They sent a special thank you to Safety Mart, Sportsplex and the Clearwater Times for their contributions. The co-coordinators hope to see you out again next year on the third Sunday of September.

Debris litters the viewpoint above Raft River canyon near Forest Service Road 9. Only a small portion of the trash that has been left at the site is visible in the photo. Old gyproc and other building waste has been thrown into the canyon as well.

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Help everyone to become Bear Aware

Above: Teacher Loree Holmes (third from left) accompanies students carrying an Empathy banner during Raft River Elementary School's Terry Fox Run on Thursday, Sept. 27. About $500 was raised.

Right: Teacher Robert Beaudry (in ball cap) sets the pace during the run with a number of boys.

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Raft River Canyon is a pretty spot – except for the garbage left by partygoers and others.

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The Bear Aware program and the ThompsonNicola Regional District remind everyone to ensure their neighbourhoods stay free of bear attractants this fall so bears and people can stay safe.

Recently, there has been an increase in bear sightings around town and most have involved bears looking for easy snacks in the form of garbage and unpicked fruit. As the bears try to pack on the pounds before hibernation, they are often rewarded for visits into town with high-calorie treats such as garbage, fruit, bird feed and compost.

Once a bear learns to equate homes with easy meals it becomes very difficult to keep it away from towns, campgrounds, or neighbourhoods where it has previously found food.

Please help your neighbourhood be Bear Aware this fall by following these simple steps: • Store garbage inside or in a bear-proof container until disposal. Do not put garbage outside the night before pick-up.

• Pick fruit and berries from trees and shrubs. If you have more fruit than you can handle, ask your friends and neighbours if they’d like to pick some for themselves and share.

• Feed pets inside and store pet food indoors.

• Use bird feeders only during winter months.

• Mix compost regularly or treat with lime to reduce odour.

• Keep barbecues clean and free of residual food and grease.

The Bear Aware program is sponsored by the TNRD and the Ministry of Environment.

M.P. promotes financial toolkit Quiet day at Dutch Lake A light dusting of snow covers Raft Peak as the first fall colors show around Dutch Lake.

Photo by Chuck Emery

Ottawa - Cathy McLeod, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue, encourages constituents to investigate a new resource that will help them make sense of the everyday financial questions that they face.

“Your Financial Toolkit will help Canadians become more capable and confident financial consumers,” said McLeod.

The resource is divided into 11 modules and includes worksheets, quizzes, questionnaires, tools, calculators, educational videos and case studies that give Canadians the option of completing the whole program or to easily select the topics in which they are the most interested.

They can also use its self-assessment tool to find modules and tools that are useful for them.

Terry Lake MLA Kamloops - North Thompson

The modules presented are: income, expenses and budget; banking; saving; credit and debit management; mortgages; insurance; investing; income taxes; retirement and pensions; financial planning and fraud protection.

Your Financial Toolkit is available free of charge online or in paper format. A printed copy may be ordered by contacting the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada directly at 1-866-461-3222 or by visiting the website: itpaystoknow.gc.ca.

“I believe that Your Financial Toolkit is great way for Canadians to increase their financial literacy, enhance their personal well-being and strengthen our financial system as a whole,” concluded the Kamloops-Thompson-Shuswap Member of Parliament.

618-B Tranquille Rd. Kamloops BC, V2B 3H6 Phone 250-554-5413 Fax 250-554-5417 email: terry.lake.mla@leg.bc.ca

www.terrylakemla.bc.ca

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Students spell out the word Empathy on the Raft River Elementary School field following the Terry Fox Run.

Vandals trash canyon viewpoint

Terry Fox Run raises over $400

Raft River students learn Empathy during Terry Fox Run

Times Staff The 2012 Clearwater Terry Fox Run raised a total of $405 with 27 participants, organizers report.

This year's event was held Saturday, Sept. 22, and started from in front of the Sportsplex.

The co-coordinators would like to thank the community for the ongoing support that made the 2012 event a success.

They sent a special thank you to Safety Mart, Sportsplex and the Clearwater Times for their contributions. The co-coordinators hope to see you out again next year on the third Sunday of September.

Debris litters the viewpoint above Raft River canyon near Forest Service Road 9. Only a small portion of the trash that has been left at the site is visible in the photo. Old gyproc and other building waste has been thrown into the canyon as well.

Get your

Help everyone to become Bear Aware

Above: Teacher Loree Holmes (third from left) accompanies students carrying an Empathy banner during Raft River Elementary School's Terry Fox Run on Thursday, Sept. 27. About $500 was raised.

Right: Teacher Robert Beaudry (in ball cap) sets the pace during the run with a number of boys.

Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Subscription for under $5.00/mth

Raft River Canyon is a pretty spot – except for the garbage left by partygoers and others.

Photos by Garth Cook

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The Bear Aware program and the ThompsonNicola Regional District remind everyone to ensure their neighbourhoods stay free of bear attractants this fall so bears and people can stay safe.

Recently, there has been an increase in bear sightings around town and most have involved bears looking for easy snacks in the form of garbage and unpicked fruit. As the bears try to pack on the pounds before hibernation, they are often rewarded for visits into town with high-calorie treats such as garbage, fruit, bird feed and compost.

Once a bear learns to equate homes with easy meals it becomes very difficult to keep it away from towns, campgrounds, or neighbourhoods where it has previously found food.

Please help your neighbourhood be Bear Aware this fall by following these simple steps: • Store garbage inside or in a bear-proof container until disposal. Do not put garbage outside the night before pick-up.

• Pick fruit and berries from trees and shrubs. If you have more fruit than you can handle, ask your friends and neighbours if they’d like to pick some for themselves and share.

• Feed pets inside and store pet food indoors.

• Use bird feeders only during winter months.

• Mix compost regularly or treat with lime to reduce odour.

• Keep barbecues clean and free of residual food and grease.

The Bear Aware program is sponsored by the TNRD and the Ministry of Environment.

M.P. promotes financial toolkit Quiet day at Dutch Lake A light dusting of snow covers Raft Peak as the first fall colors show around Dutch Lake.

Photo by Chuck Emery

Ottawa - Cathy McLeod, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue, encourages constituents to investigate a new resource that will help them make sense of the everyday financial questions that they face.

“Your Financial Toolkit will help Canadians become more capable and confident financial consumers,” said McLeod.

The resource is divided into 11 modules and includes worksheets, quizzes, questionnaires, tools, calculators, educational videos and case studies that give Canadians the option of completing the whole program or to easily select the topics in which they are the most interested.

They can also use its self-assessment tool to find modules and tools that are useful for them.

Terry Lake MLA Kamloops - North Thompson

The modules presented are: income, expenses and budget; banking; saving; credit and debit management; mortgages; insurance; investing; income taxes; retirement and pensions; financial planning and fraud protection.

Your Financial Toolkit is available free of charge online or in paper format. A printed copy may be ordered by contacting the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada directly at 1-866-461-3222 or by visiting the website: itpaystoknow.gc.ca.

“I believe that Your Financial Toolkit is great way for Canadians to increase their financial literacy, enhance their personal well-being and strengthen our financial system as a whole,” concluded the Kamloops-Thompson-Shuswap Member of Parliament.

618-B Tranquille Rd. Kamloops BC, V2B 3H6 Phone 250-554-5413 Fax 250-554-5417 email: terry.lake.mla@leg.bc.ca

www.terrylakemla.bc.ca

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Sports Students wanted for figure-skating classes

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Wells Gray Curling Club REGISTRATION, OPEN HOUSE & INTRODUCTION TO CURLING

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Oct. 3 & 4 • 7 pm - 8 pm Brooms and sliders provided

LEAGUE PLAY STARTS OCT. 9 $170.00 Full League / Half Season $110.00 AGM Oct 17, 7 pm Wells Gray Curling Lounge For more info or to sign up call Gwen 250-674-3768

Wells Gray Community Forest (2010) Society Now accepting Grant Applications $75,000 grant money available

Raft Mountain Skating Club is looking for more people who want to learn to figure-skate.

The club has a new figure-skating coach this season.

Tanya Ney is a NCCP Level 2 qualified coach.

She has completed 6 Figure, senior silver freeskate, gold dances and was a novice competitor. A resident of Kamloops, she comes to Clearwater with creativity, enthusiasm, and many years of coaching experience.

Eva Mortensen-Davies and Jennifer Yates, both very qualified coaches from Valleyview Skating Club, have agreed to fill in when needed.

Ice times for lessons are all on Thursday afternoon or Friday morning.

Most lessons will end with a 15-minute powerskate practice, which has proven beneficial for improving hockey skills.

Classes for the fall session began on Sept. 24 and will run for 13 weeks until Dec. 21. The spring session will begin on Jan. 3 and end 11 weeks later on Mar. 15.

The club holds various fundraisers and so is able to keep fees reasonable - about one-third of Kamloops.

Kids having fun (L-r) Makalu Hokai, Mitchell Chayer and Olin Coates battle for the ball during a Clearwater Youth Soccer practice on Thursday. Soccer is wrapping up next week for the 2012 season. The program will start back in the spring and organizers hope to generate enough volunteer enthusiasm to hold their first tournament, likely in June of 2013. Photo by Keith McNeill

Funded by Wells Gray Community Forest Corporation

Clearwater soccer team wins first two games

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED

Keith McNeill

until Monday, October 15, 2012 @ 4:30pm Applications available at the Community Resource Centre and online at Wells Gray Community Forest website www.wgcfc.ca Please use the NEW online form.

If submitting paper, seven copies must be provided

PURPOSE OF THE SOCIETY: To promote the economic and social welfare of the residents of Wells Gray Country (including the District of Clearwater), including the provision of support for the benevolent and charitable enterprises, federations, agencies and societies engaged in furthering these purposes.

Soccer at Clearwater Secondary School has had a strong start to the season, says coach Ian Eakins.

The team won its first game of the season, an exhibition match with Barriere, by a score of 5 - 0.

They followed this up with a convincing win over Kamloops

Christian School on Thursday, Sept. 17. Score against KCS was 4 - 2 for Clearwater.

Kamloops started the game with a quick goal but Clearwater came back and the score was 2 - 1 at the half, said Eakins.

Aaron Murray scored twice for CSS, as did Aiden Sim. Clearwater’s goalie Donald Ritchie played a solid game in

net, making a number of diving saves. No one could have stopped the two goals that did get in, said the coach.

Next game for the soccer squad will be an exhibition match against Merritt after school today (Thursday).

Volleyball excites interest Students at CSS are showing plenty of interest in volley-

ball this year, according to athletic director Marie Giesbrecht.

There are three girls’ teams: Grade 8s, juniors and seniors, plus two boys’ teams: juniors and seniors.

The senior girls took part in a tournament in Kamloops the weekend before last. They hosted a play day on Tuesday.

Look for results in a future issue of the Times.

NORTH THOMPSON SPORTSPLEX Hockey Lives Here!

COMING EVENTS Clearwater & District Minor Hockey Become part of a winning team. Join Minor Hockey and learn to play Canada’s Game. Open to Boys and Girls. www.cdmha.info. Ice Times begin Sept. 11 • Register @ 250 674 2594 or nissa1537@gmail.com Minor Hockey Firewood & Wood Pellet Moving - Call 250-674-1653

FAMILY SKATE Family Skating - a great way to get some exercise at no charge - sponsored by:

October 5 and 7 - District of Clearwater October 12 and 14 - Clearwater Volunteer Fire Dept.

Every Friday and Sunday @ 4:30pm Raft Mountain Skating Club Register @ www.raftmountain.com or at the Sportsplex – Sept. 11 @ 4:30pm Sept. 20 @ 6:00pm Sept. 28 @ 4:30pm Mens Drop In Hockey Every Tues. & Fri. at 8:00pm Oldtimers Hockey Every Wed. @ 8:30pm and Sunday at 7:00pm

For more information about the Sportsplex or any programs call 250 674 2143

Clearwater Secondary School soccer player Josh Kiewitt (r) challenges a much larger Kamloops Christian School player during a game at CSS on Thursday, Sept. 27. Behind them are Clearwater’s Tommy Brown (l) and Cody Gunn. The local squad won the game 4 - 2. Photo submitted

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Finding animals for BC Toymakers donate to Daycare those visiting Aussies Submitted

When my sister Vera and Merv were here in June, we were always on the lookout for game on our loop through the Rockies. We were not disappointed.

"Are those deer in an enclosure?" The question was inevitable, since they are not native to Australia and raised only on farms there. We described how deer leap fences of any normal height, are free to come and go as they please, and are indeed wild animals. To her delight, Vera caught sight of one with two fawns.

"I saw a bear!" announced Vera as we travelled towards Golden. The black bear was munching grass and dandelions just below us, between Highway 1 and the railway line, undisturbed by our chatter and camera clicks. Another happy chappie was seen soon after.

As we turned off the highway towards Lake Louise, I glimpsed bear #3 across the highway on an intersecting road. Looping over, we observed a silvertip grizzly plucking flowers in a relatively small field. A wire fence separated the line of cars along the roadside from this massive creature.

Photographers walked down to it, taking pictures as the grizzly munched its way away from us. By the time the bear started back towards the fence, a park ranger had arrived.

This was good, as he waved people back up to their vehicles.

"That fellow could walk through the fence as if it wasn't even there," John told us.

Another unique critter was waiting for us as we descended from Moraine Lake.

The sight of a porcupine chomping beside the road had the car screeching to a halt and reversing carefully. We could see this prickly fellow clearly, until Merv stepped out of the car. In a flash, it disappeared.

At the Hoodoos near Banff, Vera and Merv were, as usual, distract-

Trekking Tales )` 2H` 2UV_ ed from those eroded shapes by the colonies of wee critters living in the gritty earth; chipmunks, red squirrels, and Columbian ground squirrels scurried thither and yon, or sat watching the humans watch them. None of these live in Australia and are fascinating to all Aussies - including me.

Soon after we turned onto the Icefields Parkway, a darkcoloured grizzly ambled across the road and strode up the sloping bank beside us.

“Did you see its long, curving claws?

”

John Knox

"Did you see its long, curving claws?" asked John. Yes, it was that close, but we were safely within our metal box and the grizzly was intent on its own mission.

On the steep hill near Columbia Icefields, a Rocky Mountain sheep and her lamb nibbled at sparse pickings near the road. When Mama placed herself between her offspring and Merv's clicking camera, she appeared to have extra legs.

Rain showed no intention of stopping when we were in Jasper, so we were most surprised to see an elk lying on the grassy bank just above the road. As we reversed for a better look, she

stayed put. Her calf, out of sight until now, stood up in the long grass, shook itself, and looked miserable! However, it waited until pictures were taken and Mom said it could sit down again, having done its duty for Jasper's Chamber of Commerce.

Another "animal sighting" got our attention as well - but two black cubs up separate trees never moved, a lovely hoax. We hadn't yet seen any moose, but had high hopes for the area west of Jasper along Highway 16 the following morning, weather much improved. Once again we were lucky. Mama moose posed patiently as we, and a busload of Aussie tourists, took photos.

All were wellsatisfied at seeing so many animals. Every continent has an amazing array of wildlife; each sighting gives us a glimpse into their world.

Children at Building Blocks Daycare have been the lucky recipients of a generous donation of quality, handmade wooden toys. Last week, Rob Prinse from the Chilliwack chapter of BC Wooden Toymakers Society, delivered five wonderful creations to Yellowhead Community Services for the infants and toddlers to enjoy.

BC Wooden Toymakers Society works with Lions clubs and would like to start a local chapter in our community.

Apparently people do not need to have lots of experience; a keen interest to learn and develop woodworking skills and some spare time is enough. If anyone is interested please call Sandra Penny on 250-587-6245.

Right: Two-year-old Adalie rides a wooden rocking horse, one of several toys donated by the BC Wooden Toys Society.

Photo submitted

Women’s group seeks more members Submitted Tuesday Morning Coffee (TMC) is a friendly and welcoming group of women of all ages who meet on Tuesday mornings (10 - 11:30 a.m.) throughout the school year.

If you are like some of us, we make a coffee or tea; find it three hours later; microwave it and try again! We know there are others like us who just need to get out of the house.

TMC is for all ladies of the community, whether you have children or not. We have the use of Clearwater Baptist Church, which is centrally located and a nice calm spot. We have great ideas that we think would interest most ladies around here.

The program varies from week to week and covers such topics as cooking, crafts, child

development, health and nutrition, special speakers and more. Childcare is provided for those wee ones that can walk; otherwise, blankets will be on the ground for the crawlers.

We do ask for a donation to go towards our childcare, as they are volunteering their time.

Coffee and a light snack are provided. Feel free to bring your own, if you have preferences or allergies.

All women are welcome to attend on an occasional or regular basis.

Our motto is: “Encourage Support, Love, Motivate, Educate, Share, Hope, Laugh ... and more!”

“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28

Church Directory

Clearwater Christian Church “an Independent” congregation in fellowship with the broader Christian community in the area.

Your places of worship

Meeting at: 11 Lodge Drive (Behind Fields Store)

Sunday Worship Service 10 am On the Web: www.clchch.com For information 250.674.3841 or 250.674.2912

VAVENBY CHRISTIAN CHURCH 3083 Capostinsky Rd. • Service 11 a.m.

Sunday Morning Celebration Services Ian Moilliet Pastor 250-676-9574 Non Denominational

St James Catholic Church

Clearwater Seventh-Day Adventist Church Pastor Bill Kelly Saturday Service - 10am Clearwater Christian Church

Ph. 250-674-3468

CLEARWATER Sunday Service UNITED CHURCH Mass • 11am - 12pm Meeting at Tuesday & Thursday Catholic Church of St. James 10am Worship 324 Clearwater Sunday 9am Village Road 250-672-5653 or 250-674-3808 250-672-5949 or 250-676-9435 •Father Don O’Reilly www.norththompsonpc.ca

Clearwater Living Streams Christian Fellowship

CLEARWATER NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY Dan Daase - Pastor

Meeting at New Life Assembly every Sunday 5:00pm

(Kids church during service)

Sunday Morning Worship 10:30am

Contact Dave Meehan 250-674-3217 email: livingstreams@hotmail.com Clearwater Community Church open to everyone - all denominations

Wednesdays Am Ladies Bible Study Thursday 3-5pm Kids Club

Phone: 250-674-2345 308 W Old N Thompson Hwy

COMMUNITY BAPTIST 24E Old North Thompson Hwy

Worship Service 10:30 Pastor Mike Kiewitt 250.674.1332 www.ccbaptist.ca

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Business & Service Directory Accountant - Certified

STONE & COMPANY (Robert Lawrie, Silvia Scheibenpflug) Certified General Accountants Rison Realty • 32 E Old N. Thompson Hwy.

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Feb. 1st to Apr. 30th - Every Thursday May 1st to Jan. 31st - By Appointment Hours: 9:30 am to Noon, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Phone: 250-674-2532 • Kamloops: 554-2533 • Fax: 554-2536 Financial Statement Preparation • Corporate & Personal Income Taxes

Building Supply

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Phone 250-672-9809 or 250-319-5230 Email: haydnauctionservices@gmail.com Website: haydnauctionservicebc.com

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New Construction, Renovations, Tiling, Roofing.

Septic - Installation - Service - Pumping Demolition - Excavation - Backhoe Service Trucking - Crane Truck - Water - Dump Gravel - Sand - Top Soil - Snow Removal

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Renovations • Additions • New Construction Home Repairs • HAFI Jobs • Project Management

Good Prices • Great Service • Quality Work Licenced & Bonded Reg. NO: 99142

Garbage Collection

JAGER GARBAGE Residential & Commercial Garbage Collection.

Residential includes Blue Bag Recycling specializing in weddings, sympathy, birthdays, anniversaries and other important occasions 73 Taren Drive, Clearwater Phone 250-674-2929 Toll Free: 1-877-974-2929

Electric Contractors

Symons Electric

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Building Contractor

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Rob Kerslake Steve Noble

Containers available for construction sites, yard clean-up, industrial sites etc.

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Internet Highspeed ADSL Internet Now available in Blackpool Call Clearwater Computers to sign up

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Serving from Vavenby to Blackpool area

Motor Licence Office

Plumbing & Drains

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MOTOR LICENCE OFFICE ICBC Agent

NEED A PLUMBER?

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PROPANE & ELECTRIC FURNACE REPAIR Furnace Installation • Heat Pumps and Air Conditioning Radon Gas Mitigation • Serving Blue River - Little Fort

YOUR FRIENDLY REPAIR MAN WATER WELL SERVICES

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250.674.8552

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Business & Service Directory Septic Service

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Snow Removal and Sanding Phone 250-674-1470 Commercial & Residential

& PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS Give us a call before it’s too late! BEST rates in town

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Serving the North Thompson Valley for over 10 Years Valemount • Blue River • Avola • Vavenby • Clearwater • Little Fort

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Forest professionals celebrate National Forest Week with youth essay contest VANCOUVER - National Forest Week (NFW) 2012 was Sept. 23-29 but all of the ABCFP's NFW contests continue until Oct. 19 so take a photo and have your children submit their pictures or essays for great prizes! The Association of BC Forest Professionals (ABCFP) wants young people to celebrate National Forest Week so it is hosting an essay contest.

The essay contest is open to students aged 13 to 18 and carries a top prize of $300 (as well as two runner-up prizes of $150 each). Students are invited to write a short essay about what the forest means to them or to the province of BC. They might

choose to write about recreational opportunities, the environment, the economic benefits or the cultural aspects of the forests or a combination of these factors.

Young people can also sign up for the ABCFP's START program which is designed to give high school and post-secondary students a head START on their way to becoming forest professionals. This free subscription gives students the ABCFP's magazine, BC Forest Professional, and the e-newsletter, The Increment, in addition to getting a discount on some association training events such as the annual conference.

"This contest is a great way for students to get a taste of

forestry," says Steve Lorimer, RPF, president of the ABCFP. "We encourage students to look around their communities and tell us about the impact forestry has on them."

Visit the ABCFP website to find the essay contest rules or to sign up for a free START subscription, www.abcfp.ca.

The Association of BC Forest Professionals, established in 1947, is the largest professional forestry association in Canada with more than 5,400 members.

The association registers and regulates professional foresters and forest technologists under authority of the provincial Foresters Act.

Breakfast is served Erica Krauseneck gives a serving of sausages to John Gawryliuk as Star Lake Women’s Institute begins its pancake breakfasts at Blackpool Hall on Sept. 30. Breakfast is served the last Sunday morning of the month during the season. Photo by Keith McNeill

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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” ~ John Lennon

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UPCOMING EVENTS Oct. 5-7: Wreckmaster 6/7 class, On Call Service Center, 851 Yellowhead Hwy S Oct. 7: Guided tours – Mind of the Deer – Pioneer Ways in the Clearwater Valley. Register 250-828-5400 Oct. 10: Official Community Plan Public Open House, 7 pm, CSS pit, Info 250-674-2257 Oct. 11: Clearwater Ski Club AGM, 7 pm, Clearwater Ski Club.

Oct. 11: Clearwater Fire Dept. fire practice, 324 Clearwater Village Rd, 7-8 pm Oct. 12: Coffee House, Blackpool Community Hall, Doors open 6:30 pm Oct. 13: Dessert Extravaganza, 7-10 pm, KOA Banquet room, Advance tickets only, $25.00, Sponsored by DHMH Auxiliary Oct. 14: Fun Darts 2-4 pm, Balckpool Hall, 250-587-6202 for info.

Oct. 15: Craft Days, 10 am – 2 –pm, Blackpool Hall, 250-5876202 for info.

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Oct. 19: Of the Year Awards dinner, Wells Gray Inn, Doors open 5:30, tickets $30 members, non members $35.

Oct. 20: Community Work Bee, Clearwater Ski Club; 11am – 4pm Oct. 20: Oktoberfest, organized by Clearwater Rotary Clearwater Ski Hill starts 6:30pm, $20/person, incl food & live music.

Oct. 21: Guided tour: Pioneer school Days. Register 250-828-5400 Nov 10: Explore Wells Gray the way it used to be. Register 250828-5400 Nov. 18: 17th Annual Craft Fair, Wells Gray Inn. 10 am – 2 pm Nov. 24: Craft Fair, Blackpool Hall, 10 am – 2 pm, 250-587-6202 for info.

Clearwater Farmers Market: Saturdays 9am – 12pm from May to Oct. on the IWE grounds opposite Brookfield Mall.

ONGOING EVENTS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT • Clearwater Choir: Youth 3:30 - 5 pm; Adult 6:30 - 9 pm, Tuesdays, Clearwater Christian Church • Crafts & Conversations with Cheryl. Tuesdays 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at the North Thompson Aboriginal Sharing Center. Phone 674-3703 for more info.

• Clearwater Farmer’s Market every Saturday from 9:00 am – Noon. For more information please call Anne at 250-674-3444.

• Clearwater-Vavenby Lions Bingo: Every 2nd Tues. Elks Hall.

250-587-6269 • M&M (Mrs. & Ms.) Social. Last Sun of the mth Wells Gray Inn. 1pm: 587-6503 • Blackpool Community Hall Coffee House; Local musicians – every 2nd Fri. of the month watch for posters. Doors open 6:30 pm. Concession, $3 or 2 for $5.

• Clearwater Elks Bingo - every 2nd Thurs. Elks Hall. open 5pm • Cribbage Wed. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 12:30 pm.

• Little Fort Coffee House 7pm Little Fort Hall. 1st Fri of the mth Oct. - May except Nov. Bill 672-5116 • Fun Darts Fri. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 6 pm.

CHILDREN & FAMILIES • Raccoon StrongStart at Raft River Elem school days Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri from 8:45-11:45am • Raccoon StrongStart at Vavenby Elem school days Wed 8:5011:50am • Clearwater Breastfeeding Group: 3rd Wed. of every month 7:30pm @ YCS • Mother Goose - Mornings, register call Kerry at 250-674-2600 ext 227

in the Brookfield Shopping Centre in Clearwater

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

• Connections Healing Rooms - every Friday from 1-3pm (except stat. holidays). 86 Young Rd. No charge. Sponsored by Living Streams Christian Church. www.healingrooms.com.

• Healthy Choices – every Tues 9am, 12 & 5:30pm at Skills Center.

Info call Kim 674-0224 • Clearwater & District Hospice 3rd Mon. Sept-Jun 10am Legion.

RECREATION • Drop-in soccer: Tuesdays & Thursday at 7pm at CSS field. Everyone welcome!

• Bowling: Mon. 10–12pm & 1-3pm; Thurs., 1-3pm. Seniors Centre at Evergreen Acres. 674-2699 • Clearwater Sno-Drifters: Meet 1st Thursday of every month.

250-676-9414 • CNT Rod & Gun Club: 3rd Sun. of the mth. Blackpool Hall 7pm Sept. - April • Drop in Tennis: Mon & Thurs 6:30pm All levels. Double & single play. Rotary Sports Park.

• Volleyball: Tues. 7:30-9:00 PM, Oct. 9 - Dec. 11, 2012. Clearwater Secondary School Gym, $2 drop in.

• Walk Fit: Wed. 9-10am & Thurs. 6-7pm, until Nov. 8/12. Meet at Clearwater Secondary Amphitheatre. FREE. Info 250-674-1878 • Yoga Tree – Call or email Annie 674-2468 annie.pomme@ hotmail.com • Core Strength Fitness. Tuesdays. 10-11am 250-674-0001 SENIORS • 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 month at 2pm at the public library. All seniors are welcome

For a complete list of our area’s COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS please stop in at the Times office and pick up your copy of the North Thompson Community Directory • Brookfield Mall Clearwater • 250-674-3343 TO ADD YOUR COMMUNITY EVENT OR ORGANIZATION PLEASE CALL THE TIMES AT 250-674-3343

250-674-2674

UPCOMING COURSES: OFA Level 1

Nov 5

$90

Transportation Endorsement

Oct 5

$100

Babysitting & First Aid

Oct 13 & 14

$75

Computer Starters

Oct 15 & 17

$50

Introduction to Social Media

Oct 16 & 23

$50

The Artists Way

Oct 17 - Nov 28 & Jan 31 - Mar 6 $95

Air Brakes

Oct 19 - 21

$235

Food Safe Level 1

Oct 26 & 27

$85

Microsoft Word YMCR 535

Oct 22 - Nov 21

$325

ENFORM Chainsaw Safety

Oct 23-25

$735

Indian Cooking - Samosas

Oct 25

$45

Joy of Painting

Oct 27

$85

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Lost & Found

Acrylic Painting Classes With Lynn Sherk Tuesdays 7-9 pm or Thursdays 1-3 pm Call 250-674-2324 for more info Hospital Gift Corner Open Monday - Friday 10 am - 1 pm Voices United Community Choir.

Practices starting Oct. 3 at Catholic Church.

4:30 - 5:30 Come Sing!

Found: Misc. items found at NT Fall Fair grounds in Barriere after the Labour Day long weekend. Items include jackets, hats, sunglasses, earrings, & rings. Also 1 small wallet (empty), a debit card, car keys, & an i-pod type device. Drop by the Star/Journal office to identify & claim, or call 250-672-5611.

Information Safe Home Response Providing a safe place to escape for women and their children.

Volunteers always needed.

Call 250-674-2135.

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Sunday 11a.m. - 3 p.m.

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Personals Alcoholics Anonymous Phone 250-674-3838 or

250-587-0026 Anytime Barriere Alcoholics Anonymous Call: 250-672-9643 For Al Anon Call: 250-672-9643, 250-819-5361, 250-308-5139 or 778-220-6269 Clearwater: AA meetings every Wednesday, #11 Lodge Dr., side door. Roll call 8 p.m. 250674-7155 or 250-674-7313

Lost & Found Found: Guitar shaped watch in Bayley’s Bistro. Call 250-6742674

Found: on Sargeant Creek Road, Barriere, electronic device and tools. Call after 6pm to identify, 250-672-1905.

Found: Reading glasses in brown case. Found at air strip.

Ph. 250-674-3343 Lost: digital camera in blue carry-case. Lost Sep 3 at NT Fall Fair arena. Reward! 250672-5285 Lost: woman’s black purse, lost Sat. Sep.22 in Barriere.

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Help Wanted FINISHING OPERATOR & GRADEMAN. Op exp’d for Track Hoe, Skid Steer, Dozer and/or Grader. Min 5 yrs. 403250-8868 SUPERINTENDENT, MAINLINE TRACK HOE OP, PIPELAYERS For Underground installation of Sanitary, Water, Storm. Min. 10 yrs.

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SOUTH ROCK is hiring for: Paving Personnel (raker, screed, general labourers); Heavy Equipment Operators.

Send resume to: careers@southrock.ca or call 403-568-1327.

Work Wanted Need some help with those odd jobs you don’t have time for? Call Keiran Jones at 250-674-3051

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BAR SERVER: Knight’s Inn J2312A LUMBER PILERS: Woodco JU0912 COOK: Barriere A&W AU0712 BREAKFAST COOK: Mike Wiegele AU2912 CHEF GARDER MANGER: Mike Wiegele AU2912A DISHWASHER: Mike Wiegele AU2912B TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONS: Road Sense Traffic Control S0512 SUPERVISOR/MANAGER: Road Sense Traffic Control S0512A COOK: Part time, Knight’s Inn S0512B COOK: Station House S2012 LABOURER: PT, Sundown Construction S1812

HANDYMAN: Casual/on-call S1312 SKILL DEVELOPMENT: If you have been on Employment Insurance in the past 3 years (5 years maternity) and are currently unemployed, you may be eligible for retraining dollars. Book an appointment to see one of our counselors for more information.

We look forward to seeing you: come in and we’ll personally see that you get the information you’re seeking or call and make an appointment.

• Free computer and Internet access • Free resume help • Free information on many services.

“The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia” In Partnership with Barriere & District Chamber of Commerce and Yellowhead Community Services

CLEARWATER EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 58A Young Road, Clearwater BC V0E 1N2 250-674-2928 Fax 250-674-2938

E-mail: info@clearwateremployment.ca • Web Page: www.clearwateremployment.ca Dishwasher: PT/Clearwater #0914 Server: PT/Clearwater #0913 Clerk: PT/Clearwater #0912 Heavy Equipment Operators: Seasonal/Clw #0911 Processor Operator: FT/Clearwater #0910 Payroll and Accounts Payable: FT/Blue River #0909 Administrative Assistant: FT/Blue River #0908 Reservation Coordinator: FT/Blue River #0907 Front Desk Attendant: Seasonal/Blue River #0906 Housekeeping Manager: FT/Blue River #0905 Housekeeper: Seasonal/Blue River #0904 Fine Dining Server: Seasonal/Blue River #0903 Snowcat Driver: Seasonal/Blue River #0902 Registered Massage Therapist: Seasonal/Blue River #0901 Chef Garder Manger (Evening Chef): Winter Season/ Blue River #0820 Breakfast Cook: Winter Season/Blue River #0819 Dishwashers: Winter Season/Blue River #0818 Bus Host: Winter Season/Blue River #0817 Heli-Ski Guides: 6 positions/Seasonal/Blue River #0816 Lodge Manager: Seasonal/Blue River #0812 Assistant Housekeeping Supervisor: FT/Blue River #0811 Housekeeping Supervisor Assistant: FT/Blue River #0810 Skate Club Coach: Seasonal/Clearwater #0809 Traffic Control Person: Casual/Clearwater #0806 Sport shop & Boutique Manager: FT/Blue River #0723 Line Cook: 3 positions/Blue River #0710 Customer Service Employee: 3 positions FT/PT Little Fort #0623

GENERAL INFORMATION • Free Workshops: Thurs. Oct.. 4th : Interview Skills workshop Thurs. Oct.. 11th : Introduction Computer Training Workshop (every 2nd Thursday) Thurs. Oct. 18th : Creating and Updating Your Resume Workshop (every 3rd Thursday) Thurs. Oct. 25th: Work Search Techniques Workshop (every 4th Thursday) Please call Call 250-674-2928 to register for free workshops • Resumes & Interviews: Go hand in hand, so the better prepared you are the greater the impression you will make to your future employer. Please drop in and our friendly staff will assist you.

• Targeted Wage Subsidy (TWS): Are you currently on Employment Insurance or have you been in the last 3-5 years? If you have, you may be eligible for wage subsidy. Ask us for further info.

• Funding for Skill Enhancement: Recent or active EI clients with a career plan in mind seeking assistance through Service Canada are required to book an appointment with one of our Employment Counsellors.

• Blue River Itinerant: An employment consultant comes to town once per month for the summer months to the Blue River Library.

Next visit is Thursday Oct 16th from 1-3. If a one on one appointment is required, please call to set up a time prior to the drop in.

For more information drop in to 58 Young Road (above Raft River Fitness), phone 250-674-2928 or fax 250-674-2938 Operate by Yellowhead Community Services The Employment Program of BC is funded by the Government of Canada & the Province of British Columbia

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Rentals

Transportation

Duplex/4 Plex

Homes for Rent

Auto Financing

Merchandise for Sale

Clearwater: Duplex on 1/2 acre, 3bdrm/5bdrm. Many upgrades. $174,900. Owners will consider trades in Kelowna area. Contact property manager 250-674-0188 Ask for Julie.

Appliances

Rentals

Fridge, w/ice maker, water cooler, asking $450.00; W/D, top loading, asking $300.00; 5 burner glass top convection, $450.00. All in good working condition. Call 250-674-0079

Apt/Condo for Rent

Barriere/Louis Creek: 1 bdrm home on 9.5 acres. $850/mo 250-690-7244 CLW-2 Bed House for rent. $1050/m inc util. NS, Ref Req. Avail Oct 1. 604-701-8704 or skoroll@telus.net.

Two bdrm MH w/family rm, carport, 4 appl, wood heater. $625/mo. Site #9, Thompson Crossing, 121 Ferry Road, Clearwater BC. 250-587-6151 Vavenby: 5 bdrm / Hobby farm. Avail now. $1100/mo.

Call Randy 250-674-8288 Vavenby: Spacious 3 bdrm home. On half acre. $750/mo Call Randy 250-674-8288

Misc Services Sue’s Jewellery Repairs Since 1975 - We do it all, Retipping, Sizing, Soldering.

Sue Ludtke - 250-587-6357

Food Products Fresh lamb. Avail thru Oct. $5.50/lb. Cut, wrapped & frozen. Raven Ridge Farms 250672-1878

Free Items Free: 20 Bantam chicks, 2 weeks old. 250-672-9775

Firewood/Fuel Premium Fir Pellets $240/ton Call 250-819-2944

Heavy Duty Machinery A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Medical Supplies WALK-IN Tubs, Wheelchair Baths, Roll-in Showers, Seats. Ask how to get a free reno! 1-866-404-8827

Real Estate

Clearwater: 1 bdrm apt in Woodside Apartments. Close to Clearwater Library, medical center, & Jim’s Market. NS, NP. $495/mo. Avail Nov. 1.

Call 250-674-3252 Clearwater: Woodside Apt. Clean, renovated, 1 bdrm.

Close to library & medical centre. Winter plug-ins. NS/NP Ph. 250-674-0220 Riverbend Seniors Community

Kamloops (55+) 2bdr. suite $1700/mo., river view, spacious, wheelchair friendly, many extras. Email catherine_steele@hotmail.com 1(604)408-1023 Vancouver

Duplex / 4 Plex Barriere: 3 dbrm duplex, 1 1/2 bath, 1 car heated garage.

W/D, fenced, inground sprinkler. Avail imm. RR $875/mo + DD. 250-672-0041

Misc for Rent Covered Garage Bay in secured compound (28’ x 14’ x 10’), ideal for RV’s, motor boats, cars, etc. $75/mo, (Oct. 15 to April 15). Call Riverside @ 250-674-0001, info@riveradventures.ca

Mobile Homes & Pads Barriere: 12’x60’ 2bdrm mobile home @ Riva Ridge MH Park.

Comes w/stove w/d. Recent upgrades. Blow Out Price $14,000. 250-672-2162

Suites, Lower 2 bedroom suite for rent, $600/mnth plus util. & DD. 222 Dutch Lake road. Phone 250674-3434.

Barriere: 1 bdrm, large, walkout basement, in town. Util incl. WD/FS, NS/NP. $800/mo, RR. Avail. immediately.

(250)672-0024 Barriere: 2 bdrm basement suite, all util, all appl. NS/NP, no parties. Separate entrance /parking. $750/mo. 250-6725643 Clearwater: 1 rm bsmt suite.

Own ent, own bath, shared kit. $450/mo. NS. Ref. DD Text 1778-208-1771 lvg name & #.

Transportation

Antiques / Classics 1946 Chev Style Master 4 dr Sedan. Lots of extra parts, running cond, original new tires, etc. ($12,000 worth of new parts). Asking $8,000.

250-674-0079

Auto Financing

Tenders

Misc. Wanted Clearwater & District Food Bank is looking for dry, secure, ground level storage for nonfood items. Please contact Pat or Heather at 250-674-3697 or The Food Bank 250-674-3402.

Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town Used Postage Stamps Support International Scouting by donating used stamps which are sorted & sold to raise money for the International Development Fund of the International Scout & Guide Fellowship. This fund pays for training for Scouters in the third world.

Drop stamps off at front counter of the Star/Journal in Barriere, or call Margaret at (250)672-9330.

Real Estate Acreage for Sale Barriere: 10 acres on Glengrove. Paved Rd., power, phone, water @ lot line. $149,000. 250-690-7244

Legal Notices

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Council of the District of Clearwater hereby gives notice that it will hold a Public Hearing: Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.

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at the District of Clearwater Office, 132 Station Road, Clearwater, BC to consider the following amendment to Clearwater Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1448, by changing the designations on Lot 4, District Lot 1719, Kamloops Division Yale District, Plan 5338, except Plan 20845, as shown on the map below from Industrial to Service Commercial, Industrial/Service Commercial, and Rural Residential; and the following amendment to “District of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 0940” by changing the Zoning Classifications from I-3 (General Commercial) to C-2 (Service Commercial), a site-specific amendment to the I-3 zone to allow the sale of new and used auto parts and salvaged vehicles in conjunction with the existing auto-wrecking operation, and CR-1 (Country Residential) to allow a residence.

Proposed Use: To allow the development of an auto-repair shop; the sale of new and used auto parts and salvaged vehicles in conjunction with the existing auto-wrecking operation; and a separate residence.

The subject property is currently owned by Clearwater Towing Ltd. and is located at 516 Swanson Road, Clearwater, BC.

Our classified ads are on the net! Check it out at www.bcclassified.com Trucks - Logging Quad Axle trailer, 8’ 6”, Budd axles, T/A pole trailer, T/A dolly, bunks, bolster, rides, bullboard. $3200. 250-674-2114

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Law suits, custody, access, property, high conflict families & more. Court Approved, Chartered Mediators. 778-2205930

Tenders

Tenders

Misc. for Sale 2 rolls green sisal twine for sale - $35 for both, also small hay bales $4 each. Phone 250-674-3665 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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Red Angus Herd reduction.

Young cow calf pairs & heifers. No hormones or pesticides. Ph. 250-674-3749 STEEL BUILDINGS - Canadian made! - Reduced prices now! 20x22 $4,455. 25x26 $4,995. 30x38 $7,275. 32x50 $9,800. 40x54 $13,995. 47x80 $19,600. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

Legal Notices

DISTRICT OF CLEARWATER

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Seniors Society tours Little Hells Gate Sandra Holmes On Monday, Sept.

10 a fully loaded bus of 20 seniors set out on an adventure.

Wells Gray Country Seniors’ Society sponsored this trip and the destination was Little Hells Gate Regional Park, just north of Avola.

Long time Avola residents Eleanor and Kevin Deckert met the bus at the viewing platform at Little Hells Gate.

Immediately Kevin introduced the group to the sport of geocaching by sharing a traveling item he had found nearby. He will take the item home, log into the computer and record his find before leaving the item in another cache at a different location for another person to find.

Much ohhing and awing was heard as the folks viewed the narrow canyon and imagined how the river had turned itself on its side to rush through. Greg Gregory, a retired CNR employee pointed out the railway barely visible through the trees high above the canyon. He had spent many years keeping the signals working all along this line.

Kevin told the history of laying out the road into the canyon and the construction of the viewing platform. He told stories about rescuing a family in trouble as they tried to canoe the North Thompson River above the rapids. He told about a passenger train out of Blue River, breaking an axle and falling on its side. Being a first responder, Kevin helped to rescue 250 passengers from that remote part of the line. He commented that it was by the generosity of the folks in the area that all were cared for.

When the rain sent us back to the bus we were eager to hear more stories in the comfort of The Log Inn Pub in Avola.

After ordering

Kevin Deckert explains geo-caching to Dianne Troutman on a WGCSS bus trip to Little Hells Gate Regional Park. Photo by Sandra Holmes our food and getting our drinks, Cheryl Thomas, who lived in Avola for 17 years many years ago, recounted some of Avola’s history. She talked about the large camps of construction workers and CNR employees. She reminisced about the store she owned and what life was like “back then”.

Muriel Dunford spoke about her first teaching job. She was hired right out of high school in 1947 to be the teacher of eight or nine children in the one room school at Avola. She said the children made a nice little class and she was able to make enough money to go to Normal School and become a qualified teacher.

Kevin was hired as a rail bike patrolman in 1978. His job was to pedal the rail bike about 30 kilometers a night, keeping the tracks clear of obstacles from Avola to the Messiter Summit. He reminded us that the bike had no heat and in the dark he often came across wild animals. He commented that more CNR employees were injured from teasing bears than from work related accidents.

Kevin mused about the change in technology he experienced in his career. He started with a hand-cranked radio that was patched into the telegraph wire after climbing the pole and ended with a laptop computer.

When working on the railway, timing is everything.

Jean Iwaszkiw and her husband John

came from London England in 1955.

Fresh from surviving World War Two they lived at Messiter for 18 months. John’s job was to shovel the ice out of the tunnel and help keep the tracks safe for the trains.

The tunnel was such a problem with continuous ice build-up it was eventually blasted out.

“This is a historic

day for Avola.” said Eleanor as she took a break after efficiently serving lunch to all. “It is the first time a bus tour from Clearwater has made the trip back into Avola’s past.”

All agreed that the stories told were enjoyable and there is a pressing need for the history of the area to continue to be recorded.

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Thursday, October 4, 2012 Clearwater Times

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Cupid in the apiary The story of Jesse and Francis Emery, the Bee Farm girls of Upper Clearwater, as told by an old-timer in 1971 Jesse Emery was not doing very well with her bees. She lived at Blackpool, B.C. 70 miles north of Kamloops, on the North Thompson with her mother and brothers and sisters. However, Blackpool was a poor district for bees; there were not enough wild raspberries, clover and fireweed.

The government bee inspector told Jesse that 40 miles from her home up the Clearwater River, and five miles by packhorse trail beyond the last settlement, were thousands of acres of fireweed. Bees should do well there. That was in 1932.

Jesse loaded up a packhorse and tramped the 40 odd miles to the end of the road at Upper Clearwater to see this true Eden for her. Yes, it was true. Four or five miles beyond the last homestead she came to valleys choked with fireweed shoulder high.

Being a girl of action, she did not say, “Well, this would be a fine place for bees if it were a little more accessible.”

She selected a likely piece of ground, filed on a homestead, bought six packages of bees, had six hives made, and packed the equipment into the fireweed country.

The bees did well,

so well in fact that she got her younger sister, Francis, to come up and help her look after them.

In the following year the hives averaged over 200 pounds of honey to a hive, some of them producing as much as 250 pounds. The Bee Girls, as the homesteaders in Upper Clearwater knew them, made more money off their bees than the homesteaders did off their quarter sections. They sold their honey at from 10 to 15 cents a pound locally, the average being 12 1/2 cents. The honey was of fine flavor and density and the demand unlimited.

The original six hives increased to 12. The girls built a fine cabin, cleared a little land, built fences and tended their bees.

Every ounce of equipment had to be packed in on the backs of pack horses over four miles of trail from the end of the wagon road, and very often over the full wagon road.

At times they had to pack as far as the full 24 miles from the nearest store at Clearwater station. In wintertime the girls lived at home but after every heavy fall of snow Jesse tied on her snowshoes and hiked into the bee ranch to clear the snow away from the hives

lest the bees suffocate.

No doubt the Bee Girls would still be on their lonely ‘bee ranch” among the turned snags and fireweed had not Cupid taken a hand. The boys in Upper Clearwater somehow became ‘bee conscious” all at ounce.

If you are living in “a real good country for bees,” the natural thing is to find out something about them. You can find out about bees from the government bulletins but with the Bee Girls right there like that, only four miles from the end of the road and only six miles away from home, why, it was much easier to just walk up there and get some first hand knowledge. And while you were there, why it was just too bad to let the girls do all that wood chopping and stake splitting and fencing building.

Learning about bees soon broke into romance, and none of your theater going soda-drinking kind of romance but the real stake splitting wood chopping kind, known only to real homesteaders who can stretch a dollar bill from the first of November to the day before Christmas.

Two brothers finally won the day and Jesse and Francis Emery became Mrs. Roy Shook

Jesse and Francis Emery, the "Bee Girls," sit beside a cabin they built three miles from Upper Clearwater in the early 1930s.

and Mrs. Floyd Shook respectively.

I went with Roy Shook out to the ‘bee ranch.” He is setting up a fine home on his homestead and his wife has a full time job looking after their five months old son down in “civilization. Roy makes trips once a week out to the apiary to see that all is well.

Since they were married he has taken over the bee keeping and is finding it no easy task.

Last winter he was unable to get to the hives soon enough after a heavy snow storm and lost a strong hive through suffocation.

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On one trip to the hives this spring he discovered a swarm on a nearby bush. In cajoling it into a new hive the greater part of the swarm escaped.

This summer he had trouble again with a hive of strong bees robbing a weaker hive. He is learning fast, however, and soon hopes to get as high production as his enterprising wife had.

He showed me the new bee house he is experimenting with. A fine log building with bee escapes along the walls near the floor, large enough to hold ten hives and built with a view to keeping

the hives in both winter and summer. This cabin gave excellent protection against bears if they bothered the hives but peculiarly enough, although this is one of the best bear hunting districts in B.C. they have not so far interfered with the hives.

There is plenty of room for more beekeepers in the valleys beyond Upper Clearwater. It took two enterprising girls to show that bee keeping can be profitable out in the wilds.

The truth is, the bees barely made an impression on the sea of fireweed that chokes the valleys of that district.

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