THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012
Vol. 38, Issue 41
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Rocking and rolling for progress
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North Thompson Star/Journal The sudden appearance Oct. 3, of four giant boulders placed in pairs kitty-corner to each other on Barriere Town Road certainly had locals scratching their heads as to why they were there? However, District of Barriere CAO Colleen Hannigan had the answer. “The rocks, which were decided on instead of concrete no-posts, are used throughout our community as natural landscape features and property delineators. Together with the new planters, they will create a safer and better-defined turning radius for those corners. For years people have actually been driving over private property as they cut the northwest corner of Barkley and Barriere Town Road. At the post office corner, the rocks create a natural barrier so that people won’t cut between the new stop sign and Salle Road. There is a new planter proposed for that corner as well in the spring, and new parking space lines will be painted in front of the Post Office and on Salle Rd.”
Team BC brings home bronze medals Darcey Woods on Team
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Community Forest Society to give back $20,000 in 2012
STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward
BC Rural Caucus Chair visits Barriere today
Year end report
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Barriere resident Jean Cartier stopped to point and comment about the new rocky additions to Barriere Town Road; saying, “Maybe this is Barriere’s way of rocking and rolling for progress?” While others commented, “It still looks stupid.”
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On Thursday, October 11, Donna Barnett, Chair of the BC Government Rural Caucus, will be in Barriere and Clearwater to meet with community representatives and individuals, and to hear from them about how the B.C. government can improve the lives of rural British Columbians. “As Chair of the BC Government Rural Caucus, I look forward to meeting with local residents and representatives and hearing their views on how we can improve the lives of rural British Columbians,” said Barnett, MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin. “As an MLA who
represents a rural constituency, I know ffirsthand that the needs of B.C.’s smaller ccommunities can be quite different than those in urban centres. It is important rural B.C. has a strong voice in Victoria and this is why I and other members of the Rural Caucus are consulting with people right across our province.” The Clearwater consultation will take place at 1 p.m. in the council chambers at the District of Clearwater’s office. The Barriere meeting will start at 3 p.m. at the District of Barriere’s office. At both stops Barnett will speak with and hear ideas from the local council, along with listening to other
community representatives and individuals. The BC Government Rural Caucus was formed by Premier Christy Clark in May 2011 and was given the mandate to visit rural communities, consult with people, and listen to their concerns and their ideas about what the provincial government can do to enhance the lives of rural British Columbians. Last year, the Rural Caucus travelled across our province and heard from more than 190 presenters, who came from over 40 communities. From these meetings and other submissions, a report identifying issues and recommendations, was presented to the
provincial Cabinet late last year and the government has already taken action on many of these issues. The work of Rural Caucus has helped influence decisions the provincial government has made on programs and policies including: reviewing the municipal taxation formula; the launch of a comprehensive review of the carbon tax; expanding high-speed Internet access and cellular services; amending the Nurse Practitioners Statues Act to allowing nurse practitioners to participate more fully in the health care system; and increased funding for rural and remote schools and small school districts.
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