Barriere Star Journal, December 27, 2012

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2012

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Hydro calls in helicopter Power outages

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Snow, more snow, and ice, all added up to an interesting week for area residents and those on daily commutes.

Warmer temperatures during the day and some bright sunshine Dec. 18, were welcomed by all. Pictured is one of the unique airplanes that has flown daily for well over a decade at Country Store Antiques in Louis Creek.

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Rural Expo coming to Barriere

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Get ready to take a walk on the rural side the last weekend in April this coming year.

That’s when the first annual Celebration of Rural Living Expo and Trade Show will be hosted at the North Thompson Agriplex, and Fall Fair Facility in Barriere.

The weekend of April 27 and 28 will offer two full days of everything that relates to the

lifestyle we all enjoy here in the North Thompson Valley. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, visitors will be able to walk through a myriad of commercial booths and displays on everything related to rural living.

Organizers say the event will offer all of the following to those attendees in an energetic and fun environment; • Home Building and Alternative Energies

• The Nuts and Bolts of Agriculture, 4H, and Livestock Raising • Sport and Recreation • Healthy Living • Transportation • Gardening and Landscaping • Artists and Artisans, including the Annual Barriere Celebration of Art Festival • Food Action • Youth and the Young at Heart

• Pet Products and Dog Agility • Story Telling For All Ages • Feature Speakers • Workshops & Demonstrations • Fun For Kids • Door Prizes, Contests, Giveaways • Concessions • Musical Entertainment One of the feature guest speakers will be Dr. Art Hister. Dr. ...continued on page 10

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Fast stop

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STAR/JOURNAL photo: Al Kirkwood

A two-vehicle accident on the Yellowhead resulted in the vehicle above tangling with a telephone pole at the corner of Barriere Town Road and the Yellowhead Highway on Dec. 19. One person was transported by ambulance for medical attention after the incident which involved a pick-up truck and a car.

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Thank you to all vendors and customers who supported the Barriere Farmers Market in 2012. Hope to see you in the New Year.

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BC Hydro submitted photo:

A helicopter hovers near a powerline to clear ice and snow from heavily-laden trees in an effort to prevent future outages along Highway 5 north of Barriere.

Hydro calls in helicopter Submitted Unusual weather conditions led to BC Hydro implementing an unusual solution yesterday (Dec 19) to ensure reliable service to several hundred customers near Barriere in the Little Fort, Lemieux Creek, and Dalwood areas.

BC Hydro used a helicopter to blast snow and ice off trees

near a power line that crosses through an area of dense forest along Highway 5 north of Barriere.

In the last several days a number of unplanned outages to area customers were caused by heavy snow-laden branches and trees coming down on the line.

The line was deenergized for an hour and a half from

3 - 4:30 p.m. to ensure safety during the helicopter work and line crews stood by to quickly restore service once the work was complete.

BC Hydro reminds customers that the winter storm season is here. Visit bchydro. com to learn how you and your family can prepare for outages.

To report an outage, call 1-888-POW-

Thank you B.C. for digging safely in 2012 This year, more calls to BC One Call for natural gas pipeline information and safe digging practices resulted in fewer pipeline hits.

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Automatic notification will be available through smart meters once all meters have been installed and the system is fully operational over the next year.

Help BC Hydro restore service faster.

If there is an outage, turn off all appliances and electronics, especially electric heaters.

When power is restored, power will rush to all items left in the “on” position which can cause the system to overload and possibly cause a second outage.

Also, when the power is out, turn off all lights except one inside the home and one outside. The inside light lets you know when the power is back on and the outside light lets BC Hydro crews know.

In future, smart meters will automatically let BC Hydro know when the power has been restored.

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Invasive fish fines will bite wallet

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

VICTORIA – Releasing a snakehead fish into B.C. waters could cost you up to $250,000.

The B.C. government has amended its controlled alien species regulation to impose steep fines for releasing invasive fish such as the snakehead, a Chinese import with a voracious appetite and the ability to wiggle across land to get to new waterways.

A snakehead fish discovered in a pond in Burnaby Central Park in June forced environment ministry biologists to pump the lake level

down so it could be captured. The toothy beasts were being imported and sold alive in Asian specialty food stores.

The new regulations also aim to stop the spread of zebra or quagga mussels that can attach themselves to boats and equipment and infest lakes. Failure to remove those mussels, alive or dead, can trigger a fine of up to $100,000.

“The impact of the snakehead and zebra mussel in other jurisdictions has been devastating to those local ecosystems,” Environment Minister Terry Lake said Thursday, announcing the latest changes.

The regulations also prohibit possession and breeding of identified high-risk aquatic species.

They expand the reach of legislation passed in 2009 that restricted ownership and breeding of tigers, snakes, crocodiles and a long list of other exotic animals.

Added to the list are species of monitor lizard that grow to more than two metres long or otherwise represent a threat to public safety.

B.C.’s restrictions for private zoos were passed after a woman was killed by a Bengal tiger kept in a cage at an exotic animal attraction on

a farm near 100 Mile House in 2007.

The new regulations add definitions for “accredited zoo or aquarium” as well as schools and research facilities that are permitted to possess exotic animals for study purposes.

The regulation requires owners of controlled species to apply for permits.

Conservation officers have authority to seize animals that are considered an immediate threat to health and safety of people.

More information is available on the B.C. government website at http:// www.env.gov.bc.ca/ fw/wildlifeactreview/ cas/

Sun Peaks asks skiers and snowboarders to respect the ski boundaries Submitted Sun Peaks Resort had seen snowfalls amounting to near 200cm the end of last week.

Ski conditions are exceptionally good inside the marked ski area boundary.

However, beyond the roped boundary, serious consequences can happen as recently reported near Revelstoke and on the North Shore mountains near Vancouver.

Sun Peaks Resort officials are pro-actively appealing to skiers and snowboarders to respect the ski

area boundary.

“There should be no reason for resort skiers to venture beyond the boundary, particularly with the immense amount of powder within bounds,” explains Jamie Tattersfield, the 20 year veteran Director of Mountain Operations for Sun Peaks Resort Corporation.

Wind and intense snow flurries in the last few days have combined to create hazards in the backcountry.

Heavy snow storms reduce visibility, create deep hazardous tree wells, and lead to instabilities in

the snow-pack that can result in avalanches.

Inside the ski area boundary, slopes and trails are monitored by experts on a daily basis to increase safety.

Through years of experience, knowledge is gained about wind and snow patterns. This gives professionals the opportunity to stabilize the snow and mitigate risk areas.

“Skiing is a healthy and exhilarating activity,” says Tattersfield. “Thanks to thoughtful trail design and natural attributes, Sun Peaks is regarded as one of

the safest destinations in the country.

But like most ski areas in the province, Sun Peaks and local Search and Rescue respond to lost persons that have purposefully ducked under a roped boundary and ventured knowingly out of bounds. These unprepared skiers and snowboarders often make uninformed decisions that lead to a necessary rescue effort.”

In cases where the mountain resort is required to conduct a rescue, the individual is responsible and may be charged for the cost of their rescue.

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Editorial;

Firearms debate likely futile The horrific fatal shooting of 20 students and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., has caused so much pain and anguish, to many the idea didn’t sound real, shocked that such a thing could happen.

But it was all too real, as the U.S. again faces its demons in trying to reconcile a constitutional amendment to bear arms against the destructive capacity of modern weaponry.

Speaking at a church service held on Sunday in Newtown, President Barack Obama said the greatest test of the U.S. is how it looks after its children, and the Newtown experience, like with other schools where similar shooting atrocities have occurred before it, gives his country a failing grade.

In a country that places greater value on owning guns than helping those who suffer from mental illness or who are just left behind in the maturation from a child, to a teenager, to an adult, the end result was again repeated for all Americans to experience—and unfortunately again probably ignore with time. For U.S. politicians, so many of whom rely on the National Rifle Association pro-gun lobby cash machine to fund their campaigns, they’re helpless to do anything positive on gun control, for fear any restrictions will encroach on that constitutional right to own a gun or cost them their elected jobs.

Selling guns in America is also big business, and in that country’s current culture, profit and loss on the corporate balance sheet exceeds the need for compassion of those who need help. The debate will now repeat itself in Washington, D.C. and on the cable news networks— arm more people to dissuade anyone from taking murderous liberties vs. tighter controls on firearm ownership.

The families of all those who lost loved ones in the Newtown school deserve some forward-thinking results from that debate rather than endless partisan bickering, but they’re not likely to get it.

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Highway needs guard rails along North Thompson To the editor; The intent of this letter is to open discussion with the Ministry of Highways to improve highway safety in this area.

I recognize highway maintenance in this district can be more than difficult, and that it is not possible to be everywhere at all times.

I do not wish to attach blame but to hopefully bring some good out of a very

bad situation.

Along with the rest of the community I am deeply saddened by the tragic accident along the Wolf ’s corner section of Highway 5, south of Clearwater.

Having lived in the Little Fort area for the last 11 years I have often questioned why there are not guard rails or barriers where Highway 5 runs beside the North Thompson River.

There are at least two such areas where barriers are necessary - just north of Little Fort, and along the section of Highway 5 where the recent accident took place.

It is possible to lose control of a vehicle for a number of reasons. If you go off the highway on the river side in either of these locations you can be in immediate serious trouble.

If you are fortu-

nate someone might see you go in, otherwise you are just “missing.”

A guard rail or barrier may not be a guarantee but, along with more salt and sand, it would go a long way toward preventing an accident.

I have been assured that the Ministry of Highways will respond to this letter.

Bob Mumford Clearwater, B.C.

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NDP Leader Dix seeks balance with business VICTORIA – NDP leader Adrian Dix has completed year-end interviews with members of the legislative press gallery. Here are highlights from my discussion with him.

TF: On the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion proposal, federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair says the federal environmental process would have to be strengthened before a project like that could get a thorough enough hearing. Do you agree?

AD: The B.C. Liberal government has signed an equivalency agreement that says that the federal decision is the provincial decision on these projects. If it applies to Enbridge Northern Gateway, presumably the B.C. Liberals would apply it to Kinder Morgan.

They could have done a joint process, where [the final decision] would have gone to both cabinets. They chose instead to give up jurisdiction. They were so afraid of making any decision on Northern Gateway that they sent it over to the federal government.

So what we’ve said is within a week of coming to office, we would end that equivalency agreement, and British Columbia would make decisions

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Tom Fletcher about both Enbridge Northern Gateway, which applied in May 2010, and any other pipeline, including the Kinder Morgan proposal, for which no application has been made.

Obviously it would have been desirable for everyone had they chosen a true joint review, as they have in Site C [dam proposed for Peace River], as they did with Kemess North [rejected mine expansion proposal] and other cases.

TF: You don’t want duplicated review processes here, you just want a provincial cabinet say in the decision?

AD: That’s right.

TF: On your relationship with the B.C. Federation of Labour, your caucus is considering a proposal that B.C. should once again do away with secret ballots for union certification.

AD: The B.C. Fed makes a case to the government on a series of issues on employment standards every year. La-

bour law, every year.

WorkSafeBC, every year. Trades and training, every year.

With respect to [accepting signed union cards for certification], it is a democratic process that the Newfoundland Conservative government just put into place a few months ago. So it’s a proposal from the labour movement and we’re looking at it.

For most of B.C.’s modern history, since World War II, we’ve had that card-check system in place. The question would be whether [returning to that system] is a priority for this term in government.

TF: So those kinds of things will be made clear in your platform?

AD: Absolutely.

TF: You picked up some serious money from the business community at a fundraiser in October. Is that some kind of a record for the NDP? AD: [Laughs.] It might be a record, I don’t know. I think the business fundraiser we did at the Hotel Vancouver netted $350,000.

I think what it reflects is, this year I’ve

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Thank You The Passport to Holiday Shopping Committee would like to extend a big thank you to all the sponsors, participants and volunteers that helped to make this such a fun, and successful event!

We look forward to doing this again next year, and hope everyone will come out again.

Best of the season to everyone, have a safe and happy holiday.

had about 230 meetings with the business community. The purpose of it has been principally to build understanding, particularly on issues of skills training. With the priority I give to skills training, I think I’m much more attuned to their concerns than the government has been.

TF: I suppose that kind of success in fundraising might make it more difficult to follow through with your pledge to ban corporate and union donations.

AD: I don’t think so. The B.C. Liberal Party has a very high level of corporate donations as a percentage of its total.

We’re overwhelmingly dependent on individual donations.

We get support from unions, but it’s not even close to what people would think.

TF: So you’ll campaign for that, as you have before?

AD: Yes. * Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

Bringing out the shovels

Submitted photo: Brenda Castle

Heavy snowfalls early last week had area residents and businesses bringing out their shovels to clear the white stuff away.

(Above) Barriere resident Ron Hindson clears his driveway on Dec. 14.

(Below) Workers shovel snow off the ‘under construction’ roof at the Barriere IDA Pharmacy so they can get on with the job.

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6th Celebration of the Arts Festival to be held in April

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Margaret Houben

Waiting for the call The Barriere Senior’s Society annual Christmas dinner was well-attended and well-enjoyed by all. Here (l to r) Eva Long, Manna and Geordie Salle, and Jean Amos wait patiently for their table to be called up to the buffet, while others socialize with each other in the lineup to the food tables.

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North Thompson Arts Council

The week of April 21 to 27, 2013, is marked as B.C. Arts and Culture Week.

This BC-wide celebration of all things art and culture, turns the spotlight on the vital contribution that the arts make in learning and in life.

Hundreds of arts councils, communities and schools across the province will be joining the fun by presenting a dazzling range of events and activities from pop-up dance performances to art crawls, exhibitions, open mics and much more.

In Barriere, the North Thompson Arts Council (NTAC) is pleased to announce the date and location of their 6th Annual Celebration of the Arts Festival.

The Festival will be held on April 27 and 28, 2013, in conjunction with the 1st Annual Celebration of Rural Living Expo and Trade Show, at the North Thompson Agriplex and Fall Fair Facility, 4872 Dunn Lake Road, Barriere, B.C. During the Festival, attendees can meet artists from the North Thompson Valley and beyond, with artisans

coming not only from the Valley, but from as far away as 70 Mile and Merritt.

Everything from paintings to woodcarvings, stained glass to jewelry, and felted hats to greeting cards will be on display and for sale.

Youngsters can join in the fun by trying their hand at painting inside the kid’s booth, where a large whitewashed board will be set up for them to paint on.

NTAC has initially reserved 20 spaces at the Expo for its’ members, with more space potentially available.

For more information, or to book their spots, artisans can contact NTAC at norththompsonartscouncil@yahoo.com or by calling NTAC secretary Margaret Houben at 250-672-9330 (evenings).

School District above average on FSA The Times Students in School District 73 (Kamloops-Thompson) consistently score above the provincial average in the Foundation Skills Assessment, according to a report from superintendent Terry Sullivan.

Overall, students in the school district scored eight percentage points above the

provincial average in all three test measures.

Aboriginal students in School District 73 scored 12 per cent higher than their provincial counterparts.

The six-year Dogwood completion rate for Aboriginals in School District 73 is at an all time high at 69 per cent, far above the provincial Aboriginal comple-

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tion rate of 49.4 per cent over the past five years.

Since 2007/2008 the percentage of Aboriginal students completing school within six years rose by 18.8 per cent in the District. Aboriginal males showed the most improvement, going from 43 per cent in 2007/2008 to 52 per cent in 2010/2011.

Sullivan reported

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Fish oil supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids can lower triglycerides, a type of fat in the blood. The dose is usually 4 grams per day. However, the use of fish oils to lower the risk of heart attacks doesn’t have the same proof. There are other sure ways of lowering heart attack risk: stop smoking, control blood pressure and cholesterol, and regular exercise.

Abstaining from alcohol during pregnancy is one of the best ways of preventing birth defects and developmental disorders of which fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the most severe. The message is simple: if you are pregnant, don’t drink alcohol.

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It has been proven that exercise lowers the risk of cancer. The message is getting through to many people, but those undergoing cancer treatment can also benefit. It doesn’t have to be a high intensity workout, but even gentle exercise could help with a sense of well-being, often hard to feel during cancer therapy.

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that the school district success rate for 2011/2012 is 81.2 per cent, which is significantly higher than the estimated sixyear completion rate of 77.8 per cent, and only 3.8 per cent off the district’s target of 85 per cent.

The success rate is calculated by adding together the students who successfully complete the BC Adult Graduation Diploma, the School Completion Certificate and the BC Dogwood School Graduation Program.

Challenging areas include numeracy for Grade 4 boys and Grade 7 girls. Sullivan said it appears that between grades 4 and 7 all students in the district lose ground in numeracy, particularly the Aboriginal students.

Sullivan presented his report to the school board during its regular meeting on Monday, Dec. 17.

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Fire Chief cautions District to be vigilant regarding chimney fires

By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal Council members passed the final adoption of two bylaws at the Dec. 17, District of Barriere Council meeting.

The first was the District of Barriere Revitalization Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 99; the second was the District of Barriere Bylaw No. 98.

Fire Chief Al Kirkwood gave council a report for November. He also advised council, and the public in general, that this is the time to be very careful when using fireplaces. He has already responded to a few chimney fires in the first two weeks of December.

Chief Administrative Officer, Colleen Hannigan, reported that there is an amendment application on file for a change of works for the waterworks license that was applied for back in 1982. The amendment was never approved and was forgotten, only being noticed recently as a result of a review of backlogged files. The District also currently holds two conditional water licenses on Leonie Creek. It was recommended that the District keep the licenses and maintain the Leonie Dam and water levels at Leonie Lake as an area resource for fire protection, irrigation and recreation purposes. Council passed a motion to direct staff to proceed with the application.

Council approved Development Permit Application 12-01. In this application, the applicant is proposing to locate a truck and automotive repair garage and inspection station on Lot 2, KAP17663, which fronts on the south side of Hall Road directly across from Mountain Springs Motel. The property is currently zoned C2 (service commercial) which permits

the intended use.

Council members passed a motion directing staff to complete the necessary strategic wildfire prevention initiative funding application for the preparation of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The current plan is an old one that the TNRD prepared back in 2007, which is no longer up to date. The grant can potentially contribute 50 per cent of the cost of the plan, to a maximum of $15,000. The remaining 50 per cent would be funded through community contributions.

CAO Colleen Hannigan reported on several District projects. The District received notification that the application submitted for 100 per cent funding for $15,4000 to facilitate a Seniors’ Mental and Physical Fitness project has been approved. This money will provide

seniors with access to laptop computers and associated internet and computer skills training, with the focus being on “staying connected” - how to use email, facebook, twitter, and other social media.

A reminder that any payments to the District that are due during the period from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day when the office is closed, will be accepted January 2 with no penalties.

One bid was received for the 2013 Backhoe Services contract from the District’s existing contractor, Quality Construction. Backhoe services for the Barriere Cemetery will continue to be carried out by Tri Services.

Several Council members thanked the staff members for their efforts on the Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting events.

Resident Barry Thorn asked if staff

had researched his question from the last Council meeting, regarding what happens to recycled materials after they are collected from residents. Staff members replied that all recycled materials are transported to Surrey, where they are sorted. From there most of the materials are shipped to Vancouver for further processing, with a small amount being shipped to Alberta.

Councillor Smith reported that Interior Health has replied to the letter sent by the District regarding the loss of the lab tech position at the Barriere Health Clinic. Interior Health is looking into several different possibilities to address the District’s concerns and will be arranging a meeting with the District in the new year.

The next District of Barriere Council meeting will be on January 7, at 7 p.m.

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A&W/Petro give $3,000 to Food Bank Local business couple, Eldon and Kim Law, donated two cheques to the Barriere Food Bank last week, one for $1,000 from the A&W, and one for $2,000 from the Petro Can station. Kim Keating and Don Bulmer accepted the cheques on behalf of the Barriere Food Bank. Keating said the donation will help the Food Bank over the holiday season and cold winter months. She also noted the area’s Food Bank will be closed for the next two weeks, opening again on January 9, and will then continue to be open every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon.

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If you DRINK DON’T DRIVE

There’s nothing cool about impaired driving ICBC It doesn’t take much alcohol to impair your driving: Just because you’ve only had a couple of drinks doesn’t mean you’re okay to drive.

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Police in B.C. can issue an immediate roadside prohibition to an impaired driver with a blood-alcohol content (BAC) of .05 or higher.

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The vehicle the person is driving can also be immediately taken off the road and impounded for three to 30 days. Costs related to these offences can add up to an estimated $600 to $4,060—even if it’s the first time a driver is caught.

Failing or refusing a breathalyzer test could also result in criminal charges. If convicted, you would be prohibited from driving for at least a year and pay much more for car insurance.

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Police officers across the province are reminding drivers that they will be out in full force over the holiday season. As the sign in the photograph says “Drinking and driving starts with your first drink”. Be smart, don’t drink and drive. Be responsible; you might help save a life, including your own. impounded for a minimum of 60 days. You would also be subject to a $500 fine, jail time and more driving prohibitions.

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sample, and it will prevent them from starting the vehicle if they have been drinking.

Ignition interlock devices can also be used voluntarily.

If you are thinking about having an ignition interlock installed, please visit www.acs-corp.com for more information.

Thank you for making a responsible decision to drive smart.

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Planning to be completely carbon neutral in the works

Well winter has arrived and has done so with a vengeance.

Reports are that there was more than the usual amount of snow. In fact the usual amount for the whole month of December has fallen in the first half of the month.

We have reports of problems walking along the roads here in the District. Our road clearing contractor has been called and they are doing their best to keep the roads plowed.

Once the roadways are clear then the shoulders will be cleaned up as usual. We all need to be patient as things go along.

The snow has wreaked havoc with our power in the area as well. Our contact at B.C. Hydro, Jen Walker-Larsen, has done a great job of keeping us up to date on the efforts to restore power here in the District, as well as in the outer lying areas.

Recently Hydro brought a helicopter in to fly the easement from Darfield to little Fort to try and knock the snow off the trees and lines. Hopefully this will remedy the problem of the trees falling over the lines.

Hydro crews worked long hours in difficult situations to restore power. This work is challenging at the best of times, and in storm conditions the required safety concerns rise dramatically. Hats off to the efforts of the whole team.

The annual holiday dinner for the students and staff was held at Barriere Senior Secondary. A number of people came to help including Councilor Paula, Corporal Underhill, Rhonda Kershaw, Glenda Feller, Joni Miller, and a host of volunteers who all attended to help out

with the serving. I tried my best to serve the potatoes, and was very impressed with the students. Each and every one of them said thank you when they got their food.

Good manners go a long way, and the students I served that day were most certainly up on what to do and say.

Well, okay, there was that cake in the face incident at the end, but everyone seemed on board that it was just done in fun.

I had a great time, and hope to get invited back. And no, the cake thing did not involve me.

Going Green is the current trend for everyone including local governments. Here in Barriere we are exploring ways to reduce our carbon footprint.

I have mentioned that we are exploring such things as a bio energy heating system. These systems are considered carbon neutral. So, for commercial and municipal buildings this would be a way to help reduce their carbon footprint, as well as saving money.

The business model for this project is currently in the works.

We will have meetings with the experts in the field in January.

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a system such as this into our Eco wastewater plant making it close to completely carbon neutral. Plus, it is possible that we can use the sewer trenches for the piping, and reduce the cost even further.

Plans for things that are much more interesting than sewer pipes are also in the works. Barriere and area has a rich heritage. It is time to work on gathering this knowledge up and sharing it with the rest of the world.

Travelers now are much more focused on what they seek for their travel dollars.

We have an interesting story to tell, so we need to work on putting it out there.

A number of groups

are already working on different aspects of just such a project.

In the New Year it would be a good thing if all this work could be put together into a cohesive plan.

This will require funding of course, but there are sources of money that target showcasing local heritage. Once the plan is put together we can ask to tap those resources and go forth.

Like all of you, I am proud of where we live and a project such as this will allow us to tell our collective story.

Best of the season and a Merry Christmas to everyone. Travel safe if you are going away, and welcome to those that have come to visit.

“When you need us, we’re close by” When a death occurs, I’m here to help you, every step of the way. 24 hours a day, every day.

If you have made pre-arrangements elsewhere and would like to discuss having your local funeral home take care of you, please feel free to call.

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The final total from the auction was just over $2,700, which will go a long way to helping this project be completed.

Leesa Genier, president of the Barriere Elementary Parent Advisory Council, thanked the community for their very generous support, “We were overwhelmed by everyone’s generosity.”

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Celebration of Rural Living Expo and Trade Show coming to Barriere

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Art Hister is a well known authority on health and wellness, and is also Global TV’s Morning News Health Expert.

Attendees will be able to hear what Dr. Art has to say about keeping your family healthy and well, on Saturday, April 27.

Organizers say there are plans in the works to have speakers on sports medicine and fitness, recreation, crafts and fiber arts, agriculture, and more.

Join us as we present a showcase on everything related to rural living!

Admission per day for the entire event will be just $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for seniors and students, with 12 years and under free. Organizers say they want to make the event affordable for everyone; so that folks can enjoy all that it has to offer, while at the same time encouraging a large number of attendees to give commercial vendors, and non-profit organizations a grand opportunity to show what they are all about.

Commercial booth space sells for $300, and non-profit space starts at $50. There are also other packets available for larger areas, or space outside for items such as vehicles and agricultural equipment.

For more information or to reserve your trade show booth space contact: Jill Hayward at 250-319-8023, or email: ruralexpobarriere@ gmail.com or go to: www.ruralexpobarriere.com

this year.

A gift for Santa

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A generous youngster offers to share her orange with Santa Claus during the Success By Six Breakfast With Santa, hosted by the Barriere Lions Club on Dec. 9. The Lions reported they served up 200 breakfasts in under two hours.

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Genealogy 101: Your family’s medical history

By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal Researching your family tree can be fun, frustrating (when you hit a ‘wall’), and even helpful; helpful regarding your family’s medical history, that is. In this day and age, knowing your family’s medical history can make your doctor’s life a little easier.

Many medical conditions, including heart disease, breast cancer, prostate cancer, diabetes, alcoholism and Alzheimer’s disease have been shown to be passed down through families. By knowing your risk, you can make informed decisions about prevention and screening, and even participate in geneticbased research aimed at understanding, preventing and curing disease.

When reading the obituaries of your relatives, pay attention to what they say about your relative’s state of health. Did he die after a long fight with cancer; was it from an unexpected stroke or heart attack? And also make note of the end of the obituary, where they usually say where donations can be sent, especially if they didn’t mention how the individual died in the main part of the obit. If they suggest Alzheimers, or a particular type of cancer research, that may indicate what your relative suffered from during life.

The ‘thank you’ that is in some obits may also provide a clue, as some thank the nurses, doctors, or clinics that the deceased visited during life.

The internet makes searching for obituaries fairly easy, while some sites are free, others require payment for you to view the actual

obits. If you have a membership to ancestry. com, they have a fairly extensive library of obits.

If your ancestors are from Europe, remember to check for any old boxes of mail that your parent’s may have tucked away in drawers or cupboards. Many Europeans often will send cards with the obit, or the service info, along with a list of all the surviving members of the deceased’s family, all typed out neatly on the card. A wealth of information is usually found on those cards, and here’s a hint for finding them, if they were kept in their original envelope, look for an envelope with a black border around the edges.

Happy Hunting!

The next meeting of the Barriere Genealogy Group will be on January 4, from 6-7 p.m. at the Barriere Library. Bring your laptop if you have one.

Keep in mind when reading old obituaries that some medical terms have changed over the years: apoplexy = stroke; bad blood = syphilis; blood poisoning = septicemia; Bright’s disease = glomerulonephritis (kidney disease); consumption = tuberculosis, pulmonary; cretinism = hypothyroidism, congenital; dropsy = congestive heart failure; fatty liver = cirrhosis; glandular fever = mononucleosis; grippe = influenza (flu); jail fever = typhus; lock jaw = tetanus; lung fever = pneumonia; lung sickness = tuberculosis; plague/black death = Bubonic plague; podagra = gout; Pott’s disease = tuberculosis of the spinal vertebrae; quinsy = streptococcal tonsillitis; scrofula = tuberculosis of the neck lymph nodes; toxemia of pregnancy = eclampsia (high blood pressure and seizures).

Nikky’s Red Wagon collected for local Food Bank again this year

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The Knittin’ Mitten Tree at the Barriere branch of Interior Savings Credit Union before all the generous donations were picked up for the local Food Bank just before Christmas. Staff at the Credit Union say “Thank you to the community for your generosity.”

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Nikki’s Red Wagon was set up again this year at Interior Savings Insurance in Barriere to collect Christmas gifts for girls and boys that will be distributed by the Food Bank. The project was started originally by Nikky Grummett, then taken over by local teens after Nikki lost his life in an accident. This year, the insurance office took over the project. Pictured is insurance agent Samantha Fadear with the wagon and a large bag of toys.

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Draft Equine Code of Practice released for public comment North Thompson Star/Journal Equine Canada and the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) have announced the launch of the public comment period on the draft Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines. The draft Code can be viewed and submissions made at nfacc.ca/codes-of-practice/ equine until February 14, 2013.

All stakeholders are encouraged to provide input to ensure that this Code reflects a common understanding of equine care expectations and recommended practices in Canada.

A Scientists’ Committee report summarizing research on priority welfare topics for equines can be found online alongside the draft Code. This peer-reviewed report aided the discussions of the Code Development Committee as they prepared the draft Code of Practice.

“I’m proud of the collaborative effort committee members have shown since we began our work in early 2011,” says Jack de Wit, Director with the Equine Canada Board of Directors and Chair of the Code Development Committee. “The next step is opening the draft Code to input from the public. With the public’s help we will have a Code that is good for owners and the animals in their care.”

“As an equine veterinarian and horse owner, it’s a pleasure to participate in a Code process that provides an opportunity to advance the welfare of equines across our diverse industry,” says Dr. Bettina Bobsien, Canadian

Federation of Humane Societies representative on the Code Development Committee. “It is important that this Code reflect the best practices available for the welfare of horses, donkeys and mules.”

Anyone can provide comments and suggestions on the Code; all submissions must be made through the online system and follow the instructions provided at nfacc.ca/codes-of-practice/ equine.

The equine Code revision is led by an 18-person Code Development Committee, which includes participants from across Canada representing the diversity of the industry. Members include horse owners, caregivers, animal welfare and enforcement representatives, researchers, veterinarians and government representatives.

The Scientists’ Committee includes researchers with expertise in equine behaviour, health and welfare. The final equine Code of Practice will be released in June 2013. More information on the Code development process is available at nfacc.ca/codes-ofpractice.

The equine Code is one of eight Codes of Practice currently under revision as part of a multi-year NFACC project. Codes of Practice serve as our national understanding of animal care requirements and recommended practices. It is important Codes be scientifically informed, practical and reflect societal expectations for responsible farm animal care. The Codes cover housing, feed and water, handling, euthanasia, transport and other important management practices.

SPORTS Harlem Globetrotters coming to Kamloops Kamloops This Week The Harlem Globetrotters will make a stop at the Tournament Capital Centre on Feb. 13.

As part of their You Write the Rules World Tour, the Globetrotters will let fans decide the rules for the game online at harlemglobetrotters.com.

“This could be anything from playing with two basketballs at once, to getting double the points for each basket made,” a press release said.

Tickets are being sold for $28 at tick-

etweb.ca, the front desk at the TCC, the ISC Box Office and by phone at 1-888-2226608.

Prior to the game, families are able to spend time on the court with the Globetrotters, who will sign autographs and show off their skills.

Hi-Lite Bruton, Dizzy Grant, Ant Atkinson and female star Mighty Mitchell are part of the World Tour.

The Harlem Globetrotters will make a stop in Kamloops on Feb. 13.

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“With this initiative, Sun Peaks has boldly expanded its marketing team to include hundreds, if not thousands, of passionate skiers and snowboarders who will be sharing their photos with the world, and in real time,” said Ben Vadasz, Think!’s Director of Business Development. “’Just Picture It’ allows friends, family and potential visitors to do just that – get a truly authentic feel for the Sun Peaks experience.”

Contest organizers recognize the constant evolution of social media. The campaign is inspired by the increasing trend of travellers

taking recommendations from their trusted peer’s social channels and by the sharp increase in the use of Instagram and mobile photo sharing.

Voting on the first round of featured photos begins on January 7 and continues weekly until March 25. Weekly winners are chosen every Monday with prizes ranging from ski gear, to lodging, to food and beverage items. Grand prize voting will take place from March 25 to 31 with the winner announced on April 1.

The Grand Prize winner can choose between a Sun Peaks summer or winter reunion for themselves plus five friends for five nights, to use in the summer or next winter season.

For complete rules and regulation go to http://www.SunPeaksResort.com/JPI To upload Sun Peaks photos, use the hashtag #SunPeaks360 on Instagram or Twitter or share photos on the Sun Peaks Resort Facebook page at http://www.Facebook. com/SunPeaksResort.

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Star/Journal 2012 Christmas Story Contest Entrants We named and published the winners of our annual Star/Journal Christmas Story Contest on Dec. 13. We thank all of the children who took the time to enter and share with our readers their creative essays. Since then we have been publishing some of the other entrants submissions to the contest in our holiday issues. The stories are from both Division 1 (Kindergarten to Grade 3), and Division 2 (Grade 4 to Grade 7), and will appear in random order.

My Very Most Favourite Christmas On a Christmas morning, in a warm house, Sam and Sarah ran down the stairs to the Christmas tree. They opened their presents. There were all kinds of toys but Sam and Sarah found two big presents with their names on them. They saved them for last. They were really excited because they had been wishing for a puppy. When they opened them they each found a puppy!

Sam said, “I’m going to name mine Carle.”

Sarah said, “I’m going to name mine Charm.”

By Katelyn Giles Barriere Elementary School, Grade 3 Christmas Once upon a time there were two cats named TeeTee and Snowflake.

They didn’t believe in the spirit of Christmas.

On Christmas morning they didn’t get any presents.

The next Christmas the cats got a present from Santa and they were very happy!

They said, Merry Christmas!

By Justice Wassmer Barriere Elementary School, Grade 3 My very most favourite Christmas On Christmas morning I was ready to dash down stairs to open my present when I noticed there was no presents. Maybe Santa forgot me, or I was on his naughty list, but I don’t remember being that bad this year .

Oh well, mom and dad might have presents for me in the kitchen, they always do. They’re not here either, maybe they hid them in the closet, or they hid the presents in the laundry room . The laundry was just full of clothes all over the place; I don’t think it’s in here.

Two hours later I give up. I don’t think I am going to have Christmas this year. I can’t find my presents, and nobody is doing anything at home for Christmas, so I guess I am going to have Christmas by myself. I went up stairs in my room, and started to sob. All of a sudden I heard footsteps coming up stairs and “baaannngg”.

I woke up from my deep sleep, gasping with shock, “what a dream” I said. I got out of bed, got dressed, and dashed downstairs. I got a glass of milk and chugged it down, got some cookies and ate them, and I went to the living room. It was full of presents, and my brothers and sisters where opening them like crazy.

I saw a present, it had my name on it. It said, “Have a very most favourite Christmas.”

“I will”, I said to myself. I ripped the present wrapping, and I saw a remote control car.

By Aaron Hernandez Barriere Elementary School, Grade 7 Silly the Christmas Ninja Kitten This is a story about a charcoal black and not to mention a very sneaky kitten named Silly, and he liked to play ninja warrior but Silly had no one wanted to play with Silly because Silly was homeless. But one day another little kitty explained what Cat Santa was, Silly did not know who cat Santa was so one day Silly put on his sneaky ninja suit and he decided to go venture off looking for cat Santa.

So he bounced through the snow using his super ninja speed. He had almost made it there when a bunch of elf cats attacked Silly, so he pulled out his handy dandy bow staff and beat those dumb elf cats up and continued trying to find cat Santa. He had finally found a giant candy cane that said on it Cat Santa was here. So Silly Knew he was close he took about 50 steps then he found a huge factory he figured that Cat Santa is got to be in there.

So he slowly entered the odd building and looked around and saw a bunch of elf cats along with cat Santa.

And cat Santa said “hello their little kitten I will grant you one wish”. So Silly said “I just want someone to adopt me” So cat Santa granted Silly’s wish and now Silly lives a very happy kitten.

By Andre Parent Barriere Elementary School, Grade 7 My Very Most Favourite Christmas Santa was making presents. He was making stuffys and yo-yos. He was almost done.

Tomorrow night is Christmas, Santa said, but we can still work.

The elves started to make more stuff. It was lunch time.

The elves talk and they talk about making more stuff. Santa said, you need to start to work now while I polish my sleigh. And I will paint it while you make more toys. Make it good.

Santa was all done. He is starting to go give presents to kids. He`s starting to go. His reindeer start to run. They are in the sky. Santa is in the air. He did 7 houses.

OH NO! Santa crashes! I see it on my computer. He has crashed now. How are we going to help him?

We can ride Santa`s extra sleigh. Yah! Only 2 of us have to go. Let`s get it ready. OK. We are going to leave but the wind is strong.

There is Santa. Let`s go down onto the snow. We got him. The snow is strong. We`re back. We have to get his reindeer, I will be back. There’s his reindeer! We go get them!

We are almost there. I see our house. We are back. We made it. How is Santa? A little good.

How are we going to help him? I know. We can get a bucket of hot water. Yah! I`ll get it. OK. Here is the water.

Is Santa okay? I`m okay. Santa is okay!

By Emma Pederson Barriere Elementary School, Grade 7 The kitten who found the Christmas spirit It was a cold snowy Christmas Eve when Hailey was going to look at all the beautiful and colourful lights.

Hailey had medium brown wavy hair. She was dressed in a bright red winter coat. Hailey looked over and saw a white fluffy thing in the pale white snow. She picked it up and looked at it closely.

It was a kitten. The kitten was so cold from being out in the snow it looked like it was frozen. The kitten had white fluffy fur and had ocean blue eyes. But there was one strange thing about the kitten it had a red and green collar with little bells on it that said Santa’s little helper, name is Snowball.

Hey, your Santa’s helper.

Hailey took Snowball home. Snowball noticed that there was no Christmas decorations up. She made Snowball her own bed. Snowball jumped in her bed and fell asleep right away.

At midnight S snuck outside and unfolded a map she had in her paws. The map was for Santa’s workshop.

Snowball thought to herself if I don’t make it to Santa’s workshop in time then Hailey won’t have any decorations and won’t be in the Christmas spirit for Christmas tomorrow.

Snowball made it to Santa’s workshop, found some decorations and got Hailey her present from Santa.

Snowball got home, decorated the house and put the present under the tree.

Now Hailey is all ready and full of Christmas spirit.

That is how the kitten found the Christmas spirit.

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Adults serve it right to teens Community volunteers served up a traditional Christmas lunch to the students at Barriere Secondary School, on Dec. 19. First responders, politicians, business owners, organizations, and a number of other residents turned out to help cook and serve up the annual meal at the school.

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Star/Journal 2012 Christmas Story Contest Entrants Continued from page 13...

Santa got Stuck in the Chimney!

One morning Zoe my sister woke up. She started to yell in my ear and so I woke up.

Oh, my name is Hannah.

And then my Dad woke up and sighed. After my Dad woke up, my Mom did.

I said Oh! I didn`t want Mom to hear us. So we got dressed and then we decorated the Christmas tree. Tomorrow is Christmas.

That night Santa came. He came down the chimney, but not up!

My cat Wishes tried to push him. I got up and helped. Santa did not get up. It did not work at all! So my dog Dug tried to help but it did not work! This time the reindeer helped but it still did not work!

So that minute a mouse came out of it`s house and started to help but it did not work! The mouse got a crane to get Santa out. That worked!

Santa flew through the air! Santa landed on the sleigh and off they go into the sky saying, `Ho, Ho, Ho! Merry Christmas!`

By Hannah Kershaw Barriere Elementary School, Grade 3

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A Christmas Story It`s Christmas! I am so excited, I can`t wait to see what Santa brought me. I am also looking forward to seeing my Aunt and Uncle.

Mom, Dad and I go to the living room and start to open our gifts. We do this every year, Dad plays Santa and hands out the gifts. After breakfast we all go outside. My dog Brinkley tows me on a sleigh around the yard. Mom hears the phone ring and it`s Grandma. Grandma and Grandad can`t make it to our house for Christmas because it`s snowing too much. The roads are closed! We won`t see them. It was sad. Dad wanted to make everyone happy, so he said, `Let`s go visit the neighbours.` Callie said, `Yes! Let`s go!`

By Callie Clarke Barriere Elementary School, Grade 3

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How the Kitten found the Spirit of Christmas The night before Christmas and everything was still. Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse.

But the kitten, named Fluffy, did not like Christmas. He was a grouch! ...continued on page 19

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Celebrating 35 Years

Balsamic Roast Beef in Slow Cooker 3-4 lbs of boneless roast beef (chuck or round roast) 1 cup beef broth ½ cup balsamic vinegar

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp honey ½ tsp red pepper flakes 4 cloves garlic, chopped Place roast beef into the insert of your slow cooker. In a 2-cup measuring cup, mix together all remaining ingredients. Pour over roast beef & set the timer for your slow cooker. (4 hours on High or 6-8 hours on Low).

Once roast beef has cooked, remove from slow cooker with tongs into a serving dish. Break apart lightly with two forks & then ladle about ¼ – ½ cup of gravy over roast beef.

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Simmer until the gravy has reduced by half.

Student of The Week

Barriere Elementary Sheldon VanSickle

By Dee

Crisp Cucumber Salsa 2 cups finely chopped seeded peeled cucumber 1/2 cup finely chopped seeded tomato

1/4 cup chopped red onion 2 tbsp minced fresh parsley 1 jalepeno pepper, seeded & chopped 4-1/2 tsp minced fresh cilantro 1 garlic clove, minced or pressed 1/4 c reduced-fat sour cream 1-1/2 tsp lemon juice 1-1/2 tsp lime juice 1/4 tsp ground cumin 1/4 tsp seasoned salt Tortilla chips In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In another bowl, combine the sour cream, lemon juice, lime juice, cumin & seasoned salt.

Pour over cucumber mixture & toss gently to coat. Serve immediately with chips.

By Dee

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Barriere Elementary Staff would like to honour Sheldon Vansickle in Mrs. Lempriere’s Grade 6/7 class for being a compassionate and helpful student. He consistently goes above and beyond the expectations of his school work by volunteering to do numerous jobs around the school and he continually strives to make our school a better place. Sheldon takes on the role of doing morning announcements, assisting our principal (Mrs. Ewashina) with various tasks, running the sound equipment for assemblies, remembering to take homework home for his sick brother, and he is also an equipment monitor. The best part is that he is so modest about all of the extra work that he takes on and we all know that he is truly doing it for intrinsic rewards. It is a pleasure to have such a caring, committed and considerate student as part of our school community. Thank-you so much for all that you do Sheldon, Barriere Elementary appreciates you!

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Wilf Mourre May 23, 1933 - Nov. 29, 2012 Former owner of Blue River Motel. Late of Qualicum Beach. ~ Sadly missed by family and friends

New Year’s Eve Bullarama Bucking for the Farm Kids New Year’s Eve, 7pm-2am Doors Open at 6:30pm At the NT Agriplex, Barriere Tickets available online at www.farmkidsfund.ca, the NT Star/Journal (Barriere), & the Horse Barn (Kamloops).

Cards of Thanks Thank you On behalf of Mary Surkan, daughters Brenda and Bev and their families, we would like to express our most heartfelt appreciation to each and every one of you for the genuine outpouring of warmth, kindness, and concern after Lloyd’s passing. We would like to thank Drake Smith, North Thompson Funeral Home for gently leading us through preparations and arrangements as well as Lloyd Strickland for his spiritual guidance and for performing Lloyd’s service. Bonnie at the Well’s Gray Inn provided lovely refreshments at the reception which were greatly appreciated by all in attendance. Our family would also like to sincerely thank the emergency response personnel who showed such compassion and sensitivity.

We found comfort in sharing Lloyd’s tribute with such wonderful people and thank everybody for helping us through this very difficult time. You all have truly touched our hearts!

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

Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Fax resumes to: 780725-4430 WANTED SHORT Logger and Hayrack for work till the end of March. Call 604-819-3393.

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NORTH THOMPSON JOBS BARRIERE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 629 Barriere Town Rd. Barriere, BC V0E 1E0 Phone: 250-672-0036 / Fax: 250-672-2159

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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.

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GENERAL INFORMATION • Free Workshops: Thurs. Dec. 27th: Work Search Techniques Workshop (every 4th Thursday) Thurs. Jan. 10th: Internet & Email Basics Workshop ( or every 2nd Thursday) Thurs. Jan. 17th: Creating & Updating Your Resume Workshop (or every 3rd Thursday) Thurs. Jan. 3rd: Labour Market Information Workshop • 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 twice/mth to the Blue River School. Next visit is Thursday Jan. 17 from 12:30-3:40. If a one on one appointment is required, please call to set up a time prior to the drop in.

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Misc. for Sale

Cars - Domestic

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STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

1997 Ford Mustang convertible, 64km, new studded tires, 4 summers. $8000 firm.

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Misc. Wanted Used Postage Stamps

Misc Services

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.

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

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Pets & Livestock

Pets

Real Estate

Good Dog Obedience Spring Classes Starting in Feb.!

Basic Obedience - A 6 week course in good manners & canine behaviour begins Thursday, Feb. 7, 6:30pm at the Fall Fair Hall in Barriere for all dogs at least 6 months old & up. Cost $100.

Novice Class - 6 weeks of fun as we take you & your dog to the next level of obedient behaviour. Participants must have successfully completed a previous Basic Obedience course to qualify. Class starts on Thursday, Feb. 7, 7:30pm.

Cost $100.

To register or for more information contact Jill Hayward at 250-319-8023

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Reconditioned washers dryers, fridges & stoves.

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Clearwater: Woodside Apt. Clean, renovated, 1 bdrm.

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

Firewood/Fuel

Modular Homes

Firewood for sale, $100/truckload (about 2/3 cord). Will prune backyard fruit trees.

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Clearwater: Very attractive 2 bdrm Modular Hm. Incl all appl, hobby rm, covered front entry, storage shed. Location: site #24 Thompson Crossing. $800/mo + DD. Avail Jan 1.

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25x24 $4,595. 30x36 $6,859.

35x48 $11,200.

40x52 $13,100. 47x76 $18,265. One end wall included. Call Pioneer Steel at: 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca For Sale 9’ x 12’ High Quality Electric Screen with remote control. $1500.00 obo Used for one seminar.

Contact: Dave 250-674-3468 or Bob 250-674-3695 GREAT GIFT IDEA! ChillSpot is The COOLEST Dog Bed-A new and innovative, thermodynamically cooled dog bed, that enhances the cool tile surfaces our pets rely on during the warm weather months. Use promo code COOLGIFT For 10 % off! www.chillspot.biz HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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Homes for Rent Clearwater: 2bdrm home located at 908 Clearwater Village Rd. Avail Jan. 1. Fully renovated. Incl 6 appl, heat pump & a/c, secure storage shed. $1000/mo. Incl util. Ph 250-674-8552 or 250-6741059. jhepv@hotmail.com Vavenby: 5+ bdrm, 3+acre hobby farm for rent. Avail Jan. 1. Call Randy 250-674-8288 Vavenby: Spacious 3 bdrm home. On half acre. $750/mo Call Randy 250-674-8288

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Ph 672-5949 • Fax 672-5974 CHRISTIAN LIFE ASSEMBLY 4818 Annesty Rd. (Across from High School) 9:30am Adult Sunday School 10:30am Sunday Service and Children’s Sunday School Pastor: Lance Naylor Youth Pastor: James Mason 672-0111 www.clabarriere.org

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Notice of Exclusion regarding land in the Agricultural Land Reserve We, Armand Charles Greenwood and Judith Darlene Greenwood of Box 225, 4937 Birch Lane, Barriere, B.C. V0E 1E0, intend on making application to section 30 (1) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act to exclude from the Agricultural Land Reserve part (2ha) of the following property, which is described as: Lot 2 District Lots 55 and 56 Kamloops District Yale District Plan KAP66586

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Star/Journal 2012 Christmas Story Contest Entrants Continued from page 15...

And he did not like presents! He did not even like Santa!

Santa thought that he was a grouch. Tuffy did not like reindeer he only thought about himself. He did not even like dogs. He thought they were ugly and Tuffy was mad and he was going to bed.

While in bed, something magical happened...

Tuffy thought about Christmas. He thought that Christmas really meant so much to the children.

By Hunter Bloomfield Barriere Elementary School, Grade 3 The Kitten that Found The Christmas Spirit I’m walking along the icy road all I see is snow flying every were there’s a blizzard. I am trying to get home for Christmas break I think to my self I’m only 8 something can happen I can get lost or even get taken, I don’t know what to do. I look over and I see something in the ditch its brown and furry it has light brown beautiful strips. I wonder what it is? I walk over and it looks at me with stunning pearl green eyes, its a cat, I pick it up and I want it. I start walking with the cat I ask it what its name is? It doesn’t answer. Well my name is Ally Marie Creek and I am going to name you Kitty. I know its original but it suits you. It is Christmas, do you know what Christmas? Well if your wondering what Christmas is I will tell you.

It is warm turkey dinner and spending time with your family and the ones that you love. Well now that I told you what Christmas is I think I have some bad news. I think we are going to have to sleep in a ditch because I do not know where we are going. We can still celebrate Christmas since Christmas isn’t all about presents as I said before its spending time with the ones that you love.

I wake up, my blond curls are in my face, my body is frozen. I see something its a car, a black car, its my mom.

Ally I missed you.

I missed you to, and I missed Christmas, but I spent it with this cat named Kitty. I taught Kitty all about the Christmas spirit. Can I keep Kitty?

Of course you can honey. Lets go you must be freezing.

By Katie McInnes Barriere Elementary School, Grade 6 A Christmas Story Today was interesting I saw my aunt Jen. Ya, I regret it she is so embarrassing its not even funny and if you think it is wanna change lives. But I love her any ways other then her pinching my cheeks.

Right now they are red. When I am a grown women I will miss it if she doesn’t do it then.

Anyways other than all that I am so excited for Christmas. It is Christmas Eve tomorrow, I will see some family I don’t want to see, but I get to see the other half that gives me presents, I mean cause I love them.

I am so nervous because I am going to see my uncle. Lets just say he is an all time kick boxing champion and you might not want to get to close to him. Also tomorrow we are going to my grandmas for dinner.

I can not believe its Christmas Eve as I walk up the stairs and yell merry Christmas every one.

I smell the massive turkey coming out of the oven and the mashed creamy potatoes get mashed in the pot.

And out of nowhere out pops my aunt Jen, and pinches my cheeks.

I said who cares, its Christmas. As I give everyone a hug my uncle gives me a big hug and he didn’t break a bone. So far it is the best Christmas ever.

After dinner I go home, hop into my bed and wake up and open all my presents. I got every thing I wanted. I hope from now on all my Christmases are like this merry Christmas.

By Meghan Booth Barriere Elementary School, Grade 6 Best Worst Christmas Ever Today was so embarrassing everyone thinks I’m a fool. Well let me tell you about it. My mom

treats me like a little kid I hate it. I’m in grade 3 like I’m a big girl now. But I still think she is the most embarrassing mom in the world. She always makes sure I’m wearing a toque but it messes my hair up. Also she pinches my cheeks and then she says bye my little moo moo.

Tomorrow is Christmas eve and my aunt Jody is coming over, she gives me lots of presents for Christmas. I mean its about having fun and sharing family memories.

Anyways, my aunt Jen is coming over at 5 pm I’m ready for her to pinch my cheeks I guess.

When she pitches my cheeks it feels like a tiger bite scratching my cheek and then when she does that my cheeks smell like roses, its strangely weird.

I’m so excited for Christmas. I want a phone but I think I got it because I went into my moms room and I saw it. It said to Hailey from mom and dad. I can’t wait to get it. But my sister Emily will try to break it because shes only 2 years old so I guess all have to hide it really good from that little sneaky cutey.

It’s 6 pm, my aunt Jen called and she said she can’t make it because of a snow storm, she said shell come after Christmas some time.

It’s a phone, yes, finally! Crash! NO! Emily you broke my phone, I finely got a phone and I can’t use it now. But that’s OK I’ll go trade it in. I can’t stay mad at you. You are my sister and sisters don’t need to fight. But I cant wait until next year I guess.

By Pamela Lefeuvre Barriere Elementary School, Grade 6 A Christmas Story There once was a kitten named Max. He had lots of swag.

He loved Christmas because he got lots of food. He liked to listen to Dubstep. He mostly liked Christmas more though. It was Christmas eve but no tree. His family would have spaz attacks without a Christmas tree. So he set off on a not-so epic journey to find a Christmas tree. For without a Christmas tree there would not be a Christmas feast and no food for him.

And he was off. On his journey he encountered rabid weasels, demon rabbits, trolls, orcs, dragons, and evil snowmen. Then he finally found a toilet.

He finally found a Christmas tree. But he forgot an axe... So he cut the tree down (I have no idea how) and took it home. Then he took ANOTHER journey to get home. This time he even saw Chuck Norris. And he encountered many other things this time. A goblin army, witches, evil spirits, giant spiders, and an ogre. And somehow he survived. He finally got the tree home. And he had an awesome Christmas. And he stuffed his face with tons of food. (kinda sounds like Garfield huh?) Then his house was invaded by some alien things! And he got out a light saber and did some kind of Jedi thing and destroyed them!

Then he had an awesome Christmas. He even got a box of cat treats for Christmas. (And that lasted about 3 minutes) He was glad this Christmas didn’t end with everyone having spaz attacks and destroying everything. And eating garbage, and turning into monsters of doom, And eating all his food.

But there was a zombie invasion. And he destroyed them all.

Then he woke up, it was all a dream.

Well I don’t have anything to write so... I guess that’s THE END

By Paul Komonoski Barriere Elementary School I`m too Excited to Sleep!

Has anyone seen Tanner?

I`m in bed, said Tanner.

Why? Said Hayden. We are decorating our Christmas tree! Well it`s Christmas Eve now isn’t it? I want to go to bed. I want to get out presents QUICKER. At night when everyone was asleep, I could not fall asleep. I did not fall asleep. I even closed my eyes, but it did not work. But I had a plan! It will have to work. I have to be very quiet. I went to the kitchen. I grabbed some milk, but how will

I warm it up? I left it on the counter by the fireplace... it worked!

So I drank it and I went to sleep.

By Tanner Loewen Ouch It`s 7:00 am Christmas morning. I am waiting for my mom, dad and my sister to open one of my presents. 7:47 am on Christmas morning they finally wake up. Now I can open my presents.

The day after Christmas I was playing with one of my presents. It is a hockey set. When I go outside I take my hockey set. Me and my dad played hockey. My sister and my mom took pictures.

Ouch, that hurt!

Are you okay? We go inside and have hot cocoa. Let’s go back outside again. Later.

No. Yes. Do you want to be grounded? Fine.

8:00 am my dad said let`s go outside, I hope you do not fall. We went back outside to play hockey. Nothing happened.

By Logan Anderson Barriere Elementary School, Grade 3 How the kitten found the spirit in Christmas There was a little cat that had a litter of kittens.

They were black and there was one different kitty, it had one white patch on its eye.

And when it opened its big blue eyes a little snow flake touched its nose, and then it watched as it melted and drizzled down its nose, and then it made a little meow and its mom wondered why it was meowing?

And then she saw that it was sliding down a hill, then she was very scared. Then it was so close to going into a frozen lake, and the mom ran as fast as it could. Then the mom jumped and it landed on the lake and then grabbed her kitten, and they ran. The lake started to break, and then they made it.

This little girl saw them and she was so excited that she said daddy can we have them please? And he said, no sweetheart we have plans.

Then she said daddy its Christmas they’re cold, please!

OK, Rosy let me grab them.

Then she saw all five of those kittens and she named the 4 that looked alike Jasmine, Black, Tinny, and Toby. And the different one with the spot she named Hope, and the moms name is Sprite. And they all lived in a nice warm house.

And then they all lived happily ever after.

By Raven Batke Barriere Elementary School, Grade 6 A Christmas story It’s Christmas morning and no one is up but me. I sneak to the living room all full of joy and find my stocking all full of Christmas toys and chocolates. Not looking at the clock I wake my brothers at 4 o’clock. The are tired until I remind them it’s Christmas day. They jump out of bed with smiles on there faces. We run down the hall too our parents room. Then I look at the clock and see the time is 5 o’ clock . Then I try to stop them from waking our parents but it’s too late.

My parents are up tired, but they still come to the living room to see what’s under the tree.

All the stockings are overflowing with presents.

Then mom says, “Time to open the stockings!”

So we run to the couch where the stockings were placed by Santa last night.

When I see my stocking it’s full of toys, chocolate and other small trinkets for me to explore. I empty it and at the bottom I see about a cup of chocolate was hidden for me to find. I find socks, body wash and a pair of head phones. Under the chocolate I find what I want, an iPod touch with a $50 Itunes card. I squeal with excitement.

Then I head for the tree. I grab a box, read the lable, and it’s mine. I tear the paper off and see it’s the horse grooming kit I wanted, then I see that’s not all. There is a bag of horse treats in the box.

All my wishes came true, that’s what I wanted and I got it.

By Samantha Jones Barriere Elementary School, Grade 6

The horse who saved Christmas Once upon a winter a white horse was giving birth. The father (appaloosa red with white dots on hind legs) was trying to neigh to the farmer.

The father horses name was Smokey. The white horses name was Snow.

Snow was lying on the ground neighing. The farmer came and helped Snow have her baby.

Snow’s baby was black and white with a few red dots. Just like its father (but different colours).

The farmer (who happens to be named Jack) checked if the baby horse was a boy or a girl. It was a girl.

The farmer tried to think of a name. Then he got a great name. Bella!

She fell over a few times. But she eventually got up. Her mother, Snow, went to the field. Bella followed her into the field. She galloped around with her mother.

A few years later Bella was a two year old filly.

Jack was very sick he called off Christmas for his family. Bella was also sad so she stuck her head through an open window in Jack’s house. She prepared tea for Jack everyday until Jack got better.

So Jack called his family and told his family about how Bella saved Christmas. His family came over after the call.

And that’s how a plain young horse saved Christmas!

By Tashina Ault Barriere Elementary School, Grade 6 How The Kitten found The Spirit of Christmas It was one chilly winter day, just before Christmas, the whole family was overjoyed with excitement. However, mom decided to give us a little present early as she slowly brought out a little box that was neatly wrapped. But it had holes on the top and sides.

She put it on the living room floor. I slowly opened the box to find an abandoned blanket, but to my surprise it wasn’t abandoned. I saw with the corner of my eye a little tiny kitten curled up under the torn up and ratted blanket.

I slowly looked up at my mom with overjoy in my eyes. “What are we going to name it?” I asked immediately.

“How about Joy?” my mom exclaims.

It’s perfect I replied. The little white fluffy kitten cuddled in the ratted blanket. I slowly picked her up and felt her silky fur rush through my finger tips.

It was just about 9:00 pm when we all decided to go to bed. I brought Joy with me. Joy however waited till I was in a deep slumber when she ever so quietly crept to the end of my bed and pounced as quiet as a panther to the ground below.

Joy was softly skipping through the dark silent hallway and to her surprise a little mouse was stalking behind her. Joy quickly does a half circle to come upon this little mouse.

“Who are you” asked Joy with a confused look on her face.

“I’m Molly,” replies the mouse in a high pitched voice.

“Well, nice to meet you,” exclaims Joy. “What’s all these pretty lights for?” Joy says with a blank look.

“Why it’s Christmas,” replies Molly in excitement.

“What?” says Joy with her head cocked sideways.

“It’s the time of giving,” squeaked Molly, and with that Molly disappeared into the darkness.

Joy new just what to do, she found the prettiest star that glimmered in the light. Joy pitter pattered back into the little girls room. The girl woke up to find the star in Joy’s mouth. Joy dropped the star and pushed it with her nose toward the girl. Joy now realized that the spirit of Christmas is giving.

By Sammy Williams Barriere Elementary School, Grade 7 Find more Christmas Story Contest entrants in our next issue of the Star/Journal.

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Little Moccasins learn traditional language and crafts North Thompson Star/Journal

extremely well learning Secwepemctsin thanks to Kye7e Mona Jules, and The Little Moccasins Head Start language mentor Charli Fortier,” said program in Chu Chua finished 2012 Mitchell.

“Our parents are showing their with a party and visit from Santa Claus.

Headstart coordinater Arlene talent at our parent crafting workMitchell writes in her report, “The shops. We just completed a dream children sang Tigw, Tigw, Tigw (Jin- catcher workshop with Elder Autry gle Bells) for Santa. It was great to Hanson. David Green is making see all the excited faces. When Santa some beautiful beaded items as well was asking the children if they had as beaded dream catchers.

“The New year will see us learnbeen good this year, Joy Rainer replied, “Almost”. This brought a ing traditional mitten making, drum huge smile to everyone’s faces, and bags, different beading techniques, Santa thanked Joy for being honest.” shields, drum sticks and other excitMitchell says the program has ing traditional crafts.”

Mitchell wished everyone a Merry had a very busy year, which has included incorporating a “language Christmas in her report, signing off nest” into the Simpcw First Nation with the Secwepemctsin language, “Tsécwtsucwtes Ke7 Sw7ec nxyum program.

“The children and staff are doing te Sitq’t.”

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New Year’s Eve

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NEW YEAR’s EVE 2012 A WESTERN FUNDRAISER FOR THE FARM KIDS SCHOLARSHIP FUND 7PM to 2AM, doors open at 6:30PM

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Bullarama and New Year’s Party (19+): $50.00

Bullarama only: $30.00 • 12 and under (bullarama only): $15.00 Food vendors will be available on site Tickets drop in price thanks to a new sponsor. Tickets pre-purchased at original price will have difference refunded at the door.

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(Above) The Little Moccasins Head Start youngsters enjoyed a party and visit from Santa just before Christmas at Chu Chua.

Pictured: Anthony Green, Joy Rainer, Tayton Sterling, Shawn Sterling, James Casimir, Ty Rainer, Cohen Eustache, and Bianca Genaille with Santa.

(Left) Colin and Cohen Eustache making crafts.

(Right) Afton Wittner, Shawn Sterling, and Louise Chursinoff work on crafts.

Reviving traditional Secwepemc language through learning games North Thompson Star/Journal What do you do when a traditional First Nations language is dying? For the Secwepemc Cultural Education Society, one of the answers is not traditional in the least - play Nintendo.

Thanks to a 2012-13 language and culture grant of $25,000 from the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD), the society worked with video-game designer Thornton Media Inc. to develop language learning games for Nintendo DSi. The fun and interactive video games help teach children Secwepemctsín, the traditional language of the Secwepemc First Nations people.

Elders and other fluent Secwepemctsín speakers recorded audio for games, quizzes and songs in their western/northern and eastern dialects. The games are now being used in Secwepemc childcare centres to help revive the language among the younger generation.

A variety of other methods of teaching traditional language to young children are also underway, including having elders speak to children's groups, story time with children's books written in a traditional language, and singing songs in a traditional language.

Prior to European contact, approximately 20,000 people spoke Secwepemctsín. According to recent surveys, only about 150 fluent speakers remain, and most of them are over 65. The majority of Secwepemctsín learners are under the age of 19.

The funding is from MCFD's Aboriginal Early

Childhood Development Reinvestment Program, which provides $5 million each year towards early childhood programs for First Nations, Urban Aboriginal and Métis children, from birth to six years old. Many projects include working with elders to incorporate cultural and language learning into early childhood education.

Projects are guided by the First Nations and Urban Aboriginal Early Childhood Development Steering Committee, which determines yearly funding priorities based on input from Aboriginal communities. Since the program began in 2010, MCFD has provided $16 million in funding for more than 1,000 community projects and programs across B.C. In addition, the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation provides more than $1 million annually to the First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC). Since 1990, the FPCC has distributed over $20 million to Aboriginal communities for language, arts and culture projects, including providing nearly $150,000 to Secwepemctsín language programs in 2012-13. * To find out more about MCFD Aboriginal early-childhood development programs, go to: www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/early_childhood/aecd.htm * For information on the First Nations and Urban Aboriginal Early Childhood Development Steering Committee and the reinvestment program, go to: www.fnuaecdsc.ca/ * To learn more about the Secwepemc Cultural Education Society, go to: www.secwepemc.org/