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Dr. Terry Lake, MLA for the Kamloops-North Thompson, presents a recognition award to Insight Tire & Auto owners and staff for being named the Barriere and District Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year. Pictured are: (l to r) Insight Tire employees Al Fortin and Don Howe, Insight owners Rhonda and Scott Kershaw, and MLA Dr. Terry Lake.

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The Barriere and District Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business of the Year Award has been presented to Insight Tire and Auto, owned

by Scott and Rhonda Kershaw.

The presentation was made during the Chamber’s 8th Annual Silent Auction event held in the Fall Fair Hall on Feb. 16.

Insight Tire and Auto has been in business in Barriere since July of 2003. They have 11 employees at their Barriere location, and four at their new Clearwater location. They support numerous community organizations and events, and Scott Kershaw is currently serving as president of the Barriere Chamber.

The Business of the Year awards presentation is supported by Community Futures/North

Thompson, and Dr. Terry Lake, MLA Kamloops-North Thompson.

Members of the community are invited each year to send in their nomination to the Chamber on why they feel the business, or business person, should be considered for the award. Judging is based on the reasons given and quality of the nomination, not the quantity. Only one nomination per person is permitted.

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Simpcw clarifies position on Ruddock Creek Mine

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Simpcw First Nation and Adams Lake Indian Band Chiefs on Feb. 15, disavowed a Feb. 12, Kamloops Daily News story that

claimed they were opposed to the Ruddock Creek project, a proposed lead zinc mine of Selkirk Metals Corp.

The Daily News article reported that “the Secwepemc people” issued

a declaration opposing the project, and that Simpcw First Nation had “backtracked” on a cooperation agreement it signed with Selkirk Metals in 2011.

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nized that the company is still in the Exploration phase. Simpcw will not take a position either for or against Ruddock Creek until we see technical details that would allow us to measure long-term environmental damage and risks against potential economic benefits.”

Chief Nelson Leon further stated: “This is a classic case of a newspaper lumping everyone together as Secwepemc without bothering to check as to who speaks for our community.”

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Simpcw First Nation and the Adams Lake Indian Band recently signed a cooperation agreement on mining, under which they agreed to work together to assess the potential risks and benefits of various proposed mining projects in areas of mutual interest. Projects of interest to the two communities include the proposed Harper Creek open pit copper mine (near Vavenby) of Yellowhead Mining Inc., and the proposed underground Ruddock Creek lead zinc mine (near Avola).

Valemount to move out of electoral riding

By Andrea Klassen Kamloops This Week Kamloops voters won’t notice much change in the latest update to B.C.’s federal electoral boundaries now under review by the House of Commons.

In it’s latest redrawing of B.C.’s electoral map, the three-member Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia has scaled back its changes for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding.

While it had originally suggested moving 100 Mile House and portions of the Cariboo Regional District into another riding, those areas are back in the riding this time around.

In its report, the commission said submissions from the public convinced it to keep the Cariboo areas in place.

A change to the riding’s northern boundary that moves the village of Valemount into the Prince GeorgePeace River riding still stands.

Canada’s electoral map gets a review once every 10 years and, this time around, several of the provincial commissions are tasked with fitting new ridings into the mix.

B.C. will get six new ridings on the rejigged electoral map, all of which are located in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island.

Alberta is also getting six more

On the map, the dark-shaded area is the proposed new boundaries for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, while the lighter-grey-shaded area denotes the current borders. ridings, Ontario 15 and Quebec three.

The B.C. commission’s latest report was filed in the House of Commons on Monday, Jan. 28, for Parliament to study.

MPs will now have a chance to review and object to the report.

Final changes to the riding boundaries will come in June.

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Pat Bell speaks about his heart condition and his decision to retire at his B.C. legislature office Monday.

He declined to identify candidates to seek the party nomination, but said he hopes to see a competition for the job.

Bell’s doctor discovered an aneurysm last fall in one of the arteries connecting to his heart.

The condition is typically a bulge in the blood vessel that indicates weakness of the wall.

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his condition is being closely monitored, and he may need surgery if the aneurysm grows larger. But for now he is continuing his work and exercise

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VICTORIA – Jobs Minister Pat Bell says he will remain in Premier Christy Clark’s cabinet until the May 14 provincial election, but he has withdrawn his candidacy to run for re-election due to a heart condition.

Bell has been a key cabinet minister for Premier Christy Clark, as he was previously under Gordon Campbell.

He is continuing his duties as minister of jobs, tourism and skills training, a portfolio created

by Clark as the centrepiece of her job strategy.

Speaking to reporters in his legislature office Monday, Bell downplayed his departure.

“Sometimes when you’re in politics, you automatically think you have become smarter over a period of time,” Bell said. “I think there’s some evidence that points to the opposite. So renewal is not a bad thing.”

Bell was nominated to run for a fourth term in Prince George-Mackenzie, a seat he has held since the B.C. Liberal landslide of 2001.

schedule as usual, and he plans to campaign for the next B.C. Liberal candidate in his constituency.

He said his condition is likely inherited, and not related to the stress of his job.

As forests minister he led numerous trade missions to Asia to develop markets for B.C. lumber, and has continued a similar pace in his current role.

Bell’s first full cabinet post was agriculture and lands, where he led the provincial effort to establish a coastal land use agreement now known as the Great Bear Rainforest.

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Editorial; by Tom Fletcher

B.C. gas boom is real, all right

Whether Christy Clark’s government survives the May election or not, the natural gas “Prosperity Fund” idea floated in last week’s throne speech is a useful one.

B.C. is poised to join Alberta in the upper rank of energy producing jurisdictions, with an expanding network of natural gas collection, refining and processing into liquid (LNG) for export. Clark’s pre-election throne speech proposed a resource fund similar to Alberta’s Heritage Fund that would be reserved for debt reduction and major projects, rather than spent on programs, which tends to happen under the political pressure of four-year election cycles.

Opposition politicians and media commentators have dismissed this as a preelection stunt. They note that the LNG industry in B.C. doesn’t exist yet, and may never produce the hundreds of billions of dollars projected over the next 30 years.

I returned for a visit to B.C.’s northeast earlier this month, and I can tell you the gas boom is real. My parents homesteaded east of Dawson Creek near the Alberta border in 1962, and I recall when our farm was drilled for gas by Gulf Canada 40 years ago. Many more gas wells have been drilled since then, and country roads have been widened and numbered for industrial traffic. Hydraulic fracturing, already in use when our farm was drilled, has been combined with directional drilling to open up huge new supplies.

A farming community called Montney is the latest hot play, yielding not only shale gas but petroleum liquids, which are valuable for diluting heavy oil among other things. B.C. has never seen this kind of international investment interest before. Initial projects have been joined by global players such as British Gas, and Mitsubishi, a key player in Japan’s replacement of its devastated nuclear power program.

Spectra Energy, which operates one of North America’s biggest gas processing plants at Fort Nelson and has another one under construction nearby, has begun work on a third plant near Dawson Creek. Spectra and British Gas have also proposed the latest of several pipelines, to move all this gas to an LNG terminal at Prince Rupert. The Kitimat-Prince Rupert region now has at least five proposed terminals, with investors including Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil and state players from China and Korea.

All this is happening as shale gas is developed across the United States as well. As with oil, Canada is a captive of the U.S. market, and the flood of new gas supply has the North American price at rock bottom.

At least B.C. hopes it’s the bottom. Gas royalties passed forest income to the B.C. treasury many years ago, and now as the forest industry struggles to recover, the province faces tumbling revenues from gas.

Why would B.C.’s shale gas be seen as a priority for new global investment in LNG? For one thing, we’re a stable democratic country with a mature industry and competent regulation.

Secondly, the shipping advantage of the Kitimat and Prince Rupert ports to the Pacific Rim has finally been recognized internationally, as coal, forest products, grain and container traffic has climbed in recent years.

B.C. has another advantage that appears to be increasingly important. The shale gas deposits are deep, under a kilometre or more of solid rock, and most are in remote, sparsely inhabited locations.

That adds cost to the pipeline system, but it has a benefit. At the beginning of the year I predicted that the international protest movement that dishonestly targets Alberta oil would soon turn to demonizing natural gas.

That pseudo-scientific attack has begun, right here in B.C. I’ll have more on that in a subsequent column.

Thank you from Donnie’s family To the editor; Tragedy struck our family with the recent sudden death of our 24-year-old son, Donnie Nicholson.

He grew up in Barriere, and the community played a huge part in defining his exceptional character.

Bob Hearn says, “It takes a community to raise a child.” How true these words are.

We would be remiss in not expressing our heartfelt thanks for the outpouring of love and support

that our family experienced in Donnie’s memory; from the people of Barriere and area, and from some very special friends of Donnie’s in particular.

Tammy Morgan, a lifelong friend, drove down from Grand Prairie in record time, orchestrated a fundraiser at the Knights Inn, and a bottle drive to raise money for Donnie’s Memorial.

Cheryl Fields formed a liaison with

North Thompson Funeral Services and myself; and the resultant memorial was beautiful. A huge thank you to Cheryl and her family.

Sydney Marshall organized the bottle drive, with immense help from Starr, Destiny and Evan Paul, Carrie and Jazz Stirling, Kyle, and Jeremy (Stacey) Fields.

Thank you Debbie Sabyan for the posters.

In our time of sorrow and need, we

could not have managed without the countless people who stepped forward to help, including school bus drivers and teachers.

Thank you to the many whose names we do not even know – you have all helped our family through a most difficult time.

With our most sincerest thanks and gratitude, Jo’Ann Kivari, Lindsay Nicholson, and Don Nicholson Sr. Barriere

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Yellowhead faces challenges on Harper Creek project Keith McNeill The Times

It appears that Yellowhead Mining Inc. (YMI) faces three challenges in its plans to develop its proposed coppergold-silver mine at Harper Creek, from what board chair and interim CEO Greg Hawkins reported to Clearwater council last week.

“We are here primarily to assure you that it is business as usual at Yellowhead Mining,” he said.

The first challenge is financing. The company needs to raise $1 billion to get the mine operational.

Recently they hired a well-known consultant company to help them and they expect to be able to make an announcement about that soon, he said.

The second chal-

lenge is electrical power. The B.C. government has committed to provide the additional power the mine would need by the end of 2016, Hawkins said, and he expects them to live up to that commitment.

On the other hand, BC Hydro recently said it would stop work on its planning to build a new power-line into the North Thompson Valley unless Yellowhead Mining put up some money to help pay for it.

This his company is not prepared to do, Hawkins said, first, because they can’t afford it at this time and, second, because there are at least four or five other projects in the Valley that need additional power to go ahead.

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Yellowhead Mining Inc. board chair and interim CEO Greg Hawkins. ects,” he said. “Projects should follow Hydro.”

Relations with First Nations are the third challenge.

Simpcw First Nation and Adams Lake Indian Band recently announced that they would work together to slow down the

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development of the Harper Creek project in order to get more time to review its environmental and social impacts.

Nevertheless, Hawkins believed they have good relations with the two bands, having signed general service agree-

ments with both and spent several hundred dollars in hiring band members over the past few years to help with the environmental assessment application.

Last October the government instructed YMI to consult with the Neskonlith and Little Shuswap bands as well. In fact, his company had already spoken with those bands and so was not blindsided by the request, Hawkins said.

If the mine goes ahead, it would have significant economic impact on the North Thomson Valley, the YMI board chair said.

There would be 600 jobs created during the constriction phase. Most of these would live in a camp at the mine-site, but there still would be money added to the

local economy.

Once the mine was operational, there would be about 430 jobs in the mine, the mill and in administration.

Added to this would be 860 to 1,200 indirect jobs in nearby towns.

Yellowhead’s environmental assessment application is about to enter a 30 day evaluation for completeness, he said.

After that will be a 180 day application review stage, which will include a second public comment pe-

riod. The final stage in the environmental assessment process will be the project decision by the relevant cabinet ministers. That stage is supposed to take 45 days.

Hawkins noted, however, that it is a common complaint in the mining industry that the government does not follow its own timetable for the environmental assessment process.

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Ministry promises to improve Highway 5 safety The Times

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Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure certainly had a full-court press going during an open house in Clearwater held on Feb. 7, regarding the proposed roundabout on Highway 5.

There was plenty of staff on hand and they all seemed to be well-briefed to answer questions about the project.

They even had the big boss herself, Sherry Eland, the district manager from Kamloops.

One of the more interesting things Eland said, however, wasn’t about the roundabout.

A woman had asked the Eland about installing concrete barriers along Highway 5 next to the North Thompson River south of Clearwater.

A young Clearwater couple was tragically killed last December when their vehicle slid off the highway at a place called Wolf ’s Corner and into the river.

About 15 years ago another vehicle went into the river at almost exactly the same spot. In that case, fortunately, the driver (a female RCMP officer who had been hurrying to an accident scene) was able to escape alive.

Several people have written letters to the editor as well as to the Ministry about the situation, asking

that barriers be put up along the most dangerous parts.

Partly as a result of last December’s tragedy, they have revised the criteria they use to decide where highway barriers should be placed, Eland told the woman.

Under the old system they only looked at the risk of a vehicle going off the road – how likely was it?

Now they also are measuring consequences. If someone goes off the road at that spot, what would be the consequences?

At Wolf ’s Corner, for example, the river is on the inside of the curve. Most people, if they slide off the road at a corner, go off the outside edge. It is pretty unlikely that they would go off the inside.

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At Wolf ’s Corner, however, if someone does the unlikely and goes off the inside of the curve, the consequences are serious.

They almost certainly will end up in the river and, if it is winter or high water, the chances of survival are slim.

The Ministry is going to re-evaluate all of Highway 5 from Heffley Creek to Clearwater under the new criteria, Eland said.

Concrete barriers will be put up in locations where the consequences of going off the road are serious, even if the probabilities of that happening are low.

Erection of the new barriers will begin as soon as money can be budgeted for it, she said.

We applaud the Ministry for taking this common sense approach to safety.

We live in a mountainous province, which means our roads can be more hazardous than elsewhere.

We should take all steps that we can reasonably take to reduce those hazards.

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‘Cowboy Heritage Week’ proclaimed by B.C. for March 3 to 10, 2013

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Exciting news for those who follow the “cowboy way” was announced at the 13th Annual 100 Mile House Cowboy Concert on Feb. 9.

Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA, Donna Barnett, attended the evening show and presented a proclamation to concert organizer, and president of the BC Cowboy Heritage Society, Mark McMillan.

McMillan says he had approached the MLA in early January, saying the City of Kamloops declares Cowboy Heritage Week leading up to, and including the annual Kamloops Cowboy Festival, and that Washington State also declares a Cowboy Heritage Week for one of their Gatherings, so would it be possible for B.C. to do the same?

Barnett said she thought the idea was good, and that she would run it past the Minister. Three weeks later she phoned with the news, quite proud of the fact, saying “See government can do things quickly”.

The official proclamation uses wording such as; “ … the ranching industry and cowboy heritage con-

tinue to play an important role in the economic, social, and cultural life in BC.... ...BC has been home to a ranching industry for more than two centuries”, and, “… it is believed that all residents of British Columbia would wish to observe March 3 to 10, 2013, as a week that acknowledges the important role of the ranching industry and our cowboy heritage to the success of our province”.

The document is signed by Shirley Bond, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, and Lieutenant Governor of B.C. Judy Guichon.

When asked what this means to the BC Cowboy Heritage Society, McMillan answered, “This couldn’t be any closer to our mandate, which is to promote and preserve cowboy heritage in the province of B.C. This is very exciting news for us, and we hope it becomes an annual proclamation leading up to the Kamloops Cowboy Festival every March.”

The Kamloops Cowboy Festival runs March 7 - 10, at the Calvary Temple in Kamloops.

Go to: www.bcchs.com for more information.

BC Jobs Fair coming to Barriere on Mar.5 BC Jobs Start Here: Job Fairs are taking place in 23 different B.C. communities from January to March of this year, connecting British Columbians who are looking for work with employers who are looking for qualified employees.

One such Job Fair will be held at the Fall Fair Hall on Tuesday, March 5, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The job fairs are not targeted at a particular age group, and employer participation across all sectors will be engaged. In addition to employers, postsecondary educational institutions, industry associations, training authorities and heath authorities will also be in attendance.

The BC Jobs Start Here: Mobile Exhibit will also attend the Job Fair. This touring Mobile Exhibit is a handson, interactive experience that con-

nects British Columbians with career information, employment services, job banks and local job events through the BC Jobs Plan and WorkBC websites.

There is no cost to participate in the Job Fairs, and employers are being encouraged

to apply for more than one Job Fair. Your application will be reviewed and you will be informed promptly of your status. Please note, available booth spaces are limited.

Apply at: http://fluidsurveys. com/s/bcjobsplanapplication/

• LEGION NEWS• #242 • IN-HOUSE RAFFLE WINNERS FOR FEbRUARy 16, 2013

First Draw: Linn Buker, Donna Miller, Michelle Baillie & Simon Jung Second Draw: Joe Hagen, Kelly Searle, Hazel Cross & Sam Healey Third Draw: Kelly Searle, Pat Lokstet, Pat Lokstet & Linda Enzmann Fourth Draw: Denise Howe, Crystlee Brown, Sarah Baillie & MaryAnn Gledhill bonus Draw: Gordon Blackstock • The lucky winner of $66.50 was MaryAnn Gledhill

Thanks To our volunTeers Don, al and Darlene FRIDAYS - Free pool • ThuRSDAY - Crib & Darts CRIB ~ 7 players on Feb. 14 - 1st - Terry Vaughan • 2nd - Laura Rathbone • 3rd Ernie Yungen & Joe Sabyan • High Hand - Joe Sabyan • Skunk - Donna Smith DARTS ~ 12 players present on Feb. 14 - 1st - Dorothy Carby & Emil Gammel • 2nd - Maureen Wiseman & Tim Millner • 3rd - Lacey Kaduk & Dennis Bombardier • High Scores, Ladies - Lacey Kaduk w/95; Men - Emil Gammel w/140 • High Finish, Ladies - Maureen Wiseman w/16; Men - Emil Gammel w/39

uPCOMING EVENTS

Mar 1: Crib, 1pm • Mar 9: Ladies Auxiliary Garage Sale, 9am, call Eileen at 672-2456 to reserve a table • Mar 11: Ladies Auxiliary meetiing, 1pm Mar 19 : Exec. meeting, 6:30pm/General meeting, 7pm MARCh 16: CeLebrate our 60tH anniverSary & St. PatriCk’S Day Cocktails at 5pm and Dinner at 6pm $8/person

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Jubilee Medal presented to Diane Bloomfield North Thompson Star/Journal A long time valued member of the Kamloops Celiac Chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association, Diane Bloomfield received the Queen Elizabeth II, Diamond Jubilee Medal Award on Feb. 12, from a representative of MP Cathy McLeod on behalf of the Governor General of Canada, David Johnson.

Diane has also been a long time member, volunteer, and convenor of the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association, and is the daughter of Geordie and Manna Salle, who both also received Diamond Jubilee medals earlier this year for their contributions to the community of Barriere and the North Thompson

Fall Fair and Rodeo Association.

The Celiac Chapter says, “This is a well deserved honour and we congratulate her on receiving this token of recognition for her unselfish gifts of her time and talents.

“Diane has served the Celiac Chapter faithfully as president and counsellor to newly diagnosed celiacs for many years. She is always willing to meet with anyone who needs information and help with the Gluten Free Diet. Diane has been the driving force in the Chapter for several years, giving of her time and efforts for the betterment of everyone.”

Pictured: (l to r) Diane Bloomfield with her Jubilee Medal, her mom Geordie Salle, and Manna Salle, who will be turning 100 this year.

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Local Legion ready District not prepared for to celebrate 60 years dog bylaw at this time

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The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 242, in Barriere, has been serving area veterans and the surrounding community for 60 years. On March 16, the Legion will be holding a celebration to mark this milestone 60th anniversary, and plans are well underway to make it an enjoyable event. The Branch will have more information forthcoming in the newspaper, but in the meantime Legion members are advising folks to mark the date on their calendars for March 16.

Planning for a Legion in Barriere was started back in 1952 by returning veterans of World War II, they wanted their own local Branch, due to the fact that it was a long drive to Kamloops for the annual November 11 Remembrance Day

services. The drive to Kamloops back then took about two-and-ahalf hours on a good day, but much longer on snow covered roads.

Holding a membership drive, the veterans signed up 43 members, and with the sponsorship of Branch 62, Kamloops, on February 3, 1953, they received their charter.

Then followed a lot of hard work and fundraising by the members and the community, some financial help from Manne Salle, and as a result land and unfinished buildings were purchased from Harry (Pappy) Yokum, for the site of

the Barriere Legion.

The first president was Walter Clayton, and the secretary/treasurer was Len SadlierBrown. The Legion bar was opened in 1955, with additions in 1962, and the last extension in 1981.

Current Branch members say, “We are still going strong.”

The Barriere Legion sponsors Hospice, Search and Rescue, the Fire Department, Cadets and Minor Ball, and most importantly, our veterans, both young and old.

The Branch’s Ladies Auxiliary also helps the Legion to continue servicing the surrounding community.

If you would like more information about the upcoming 60th anniversary, or would like to become a member of Branch 242 call Al Fortin at 250-672-2150.

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By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal District of Barriere Executive Assistant, Tasha Buchanan, reported to the Feb 18, council meeting on uncontrolled and uncontained dogs in Barriere, which continues to be an issue for many residents, noting that these dogs often cause property damage to lawns, gardens and fences.

Currently, the District of Barriere has not adopted any bylaws that deal specifically with this issue, other than in District of Barriere Parks Regulation Bylaw No. 0042, 2009, section 3.12 which states: “Dogs shall be permitted in any park only if: such dog is on a leash; or in a designated Dog Park area; and under the care and control of a competent person.” and in section 3.13 which states: “It is an offense for any person with a dog under his or her care and control to fail to immediately remove and dispose in a waste container or by other sanitary means, any fecal matter deposited by such a dog in any park.”

These regulations only apply to dogs within District parks, and not in residential or commercial areas. Some subdivisions have private covenants prohibiting unleashed dogs, however the municipality has no jurisdiction to enforce such private agreements.

As with any municipal service, dog control included, there are costs associated with the development of policy. Factors that would have to be considered in order to develop an effective police would include the following: • Adoption of a Dog Licensing Bylaw - in order to properly identify the loose dog and it’s owner • After Hours Enforcement Personnel - funding for an enforcement officer to cover after hours and weekend call-outs

There have been complaints regarding loose dogs in Barriere over the past few months.

• Enforcement Personnel Training - to safely handle loose animals, special training is required • Transport Vehicle and/or Equipment - to humanely handle and transport captured dogs • Dog Holding Facility - the Kamloops SPCA is not interested in a contract to provide this service, so it would fall on the District to provide such a facility • Legal Considerations - all of the above would require a thorough legal examination with consideration for reserve funds to effectively defend against potential litigation arising from enforcement of the bylaw Simply ticketing an owner for a roaming dog is an option, however, unless a District employee is able to arrive on site, locate the dog, take a photo of the dog uncontrolled, is able to identify the owner and be able to speak to that owner at that time, it would be difficult to effectively defend.

Council members voted to accept the report for information and directed staff discontinue researching this until otherwise directed.

Council hears police, fire and First Responder stats for 2012

By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal The District of Barriere Council meeting of Feb. 18. started with a report from RCMP Cpl. Darrin Underhill, who went over the activity report for 2012 that included a comparison of the data from the last five years.

Crimes against persons are slightly down from 2008, while drug and traffic enforcement calls have increased.

Underhill also reported that the Barriere detachment is currently at full strength, with one public servant, and four provincially funded officers.

One member will be transferring out this year, with a new member arriving in April.

Council then heard a report from Barriere’s Fire Chief Al Kirkwood, who reported on both the Fire Department and the First Re-

sponders. There were 58 fires in 2012 attended by the Fire Department, as compared to only 42 in 2011. For the First Responders, from April 2012 to January 11, 2013, they received 32 call outs.

Kirkwood stated he had some concerns about how the First Responder program is working, as the supplies are not being replaced as originally promised, and they are being called out for ‘lift assists’, which is outside of their job description.

Kirkwood requested that some guidelines be clarified for all parties concerned, noting the original idea behind the First Responders program was that they would be called out only if the ambulance was unavailable.

Council members passed the first three readings of the Water Improvements Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 102. Final reading

of this bylaw will be at the next general council meeting.

Council members passed the first reading of the Yellowhead Corridor Tax Revitalization Bylaw. This will now go to a public hearing for input from the citizens. The date for this hearing will be announced at a later date.

Several motions were passed allocating where the budget surplus’ were to go from the 2012 budget; $10,000 will go to the Cemetery Surplus Fund, $67,400 will go to General Surplus, and the Water Budget surplus will remain in the Water Surplus Fund.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, and the District of Barriere, will be working on a joint restoration project that will protect and enhance the Barriere River fishery, while stabilizing the embankment where the road passes closest to the river.

This work is planned for mid-March.

CAO Colleen Hannigan reported that the 2014 Heritage Project plans to have several fundraisers to help with the costs for the coming year. The plans tentatively include a penny drive, a family barbecue, and a fall pie sale.

Barriere resident Barry Thorn asked council about the water meters and how they are working. Council replied that due to the meters, they have located and fixed several leaks already, and that letters will go out in March to any locations that appear to have ‘continuous’ flow, which may indicate further leaks in the system.

With the repairs already made, there has been a significant reduction in the amount of water usage for Barriere.

The next general council meeting will be on Monday, March 4, at 7 p.m.

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Following the process Recently the electrical power needs of the North Thompson Valley were discussed with our MLA Terry Lake.

Mayor Harwood, TNRD Chair Randy Murray, and I, wanted to put forth once again that the valley is stymied for further economic growth without the power grid being optimized and expanded. A little over a week later MLA Lake spoke to the guests at the Barriere Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Reception. During his remarks MLA Lake mentioned that he had spoken to the Minister responsible for Hydro about our power problem. No promises made, but our issue had been brought forward in a timely matter.

It is noteworthy that despite the Legislature being back in session, MLA Lake took the time to come to Barriere for the Business of the Year Reception, as well as the fact that he is consistently working to have issues like the lack of available power resolved for us here in the valley.

In cases like the power issue, time is of the essence as large projects may be held back should obstacles like having the required power not be resolved.

Issues such as this

speak to the many processes that need to be followed to achieve the desired results. Many of these processes are interrelated and need to progress at the same time.

For example; it would make little sense to spend huge amounts of money to supply power to a large project, and then the project is stalled for some reason, like the environmental assessment aspect of that project has not been finalized, or proper permits have not been obtained. The companies that do the work on major projects are well versed in what they need to do to make the project viable, but still they can fall victim to groups that want to work outside of the process to get their own way.

Federally and provincially mandated programs and processes are complicated. They are in a constant state of flux trying to get the proper results. For example, much has been said and written around the environmental assessment (EA) process over the years. Some changes have been made to the process recently, and these changes have come under criticism. The fact remains though, that there is still a process in place. All parties with

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an interest in a project that falls under the EA process must take note of the need to follow the rules of the process.

This is especially true for groups that feel they have a vested interest.

An elected official may or may not agree with a major project for personal reasons, but to serve their constituents properly they need to trust in the processes that are in place to determine if any proposed project should go ahead.

In my opinion, special interest groups that have what they feel are unresolved issues, should work within the process to effect change.

They should not be allowed special consideration just because they form a protest group and rant about their issues. The time to work to get the best possible result is when the discussions are being held, not after. If the process needs change, it is best to work on making the changes within the process, not by erecting barricades and waving signs. This behaviour

may ultimately prove to be ruinous to all those concerned, should investors walk away from the project due to fears of instability with respect to support for the venture.

Close knit communities are well aware of what happens when a protesting group causes an economic or social opportunity to fail.

Families faced with the prospect of having to move for work, or having the wage earner work away from home are the causalities of the actions of people that often protest just because they like protesting.

If you look closely. you will find the same people on the picket lines ranting at the people trying to build a new mine, and later on howling when there are no funds to build a hospital, or even keep the existing one open.

We need to work together to get jobs and prosperity for everyone.

That way we can all be home with our families and be happy.

NT Arts Council holding elementary school art contest

By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal

All entries submitted in Barriere will be displayed at the Celebration of the Arts Festival, at the North Thompson Agriplex, on April 27-28, The North Thompson Arts Council (NTAC) 2013.

All entries submitted in Clearwater will be will be holding an Art Contest for elementary students of the North Thompson Valley. This displayed at the Clearwater Arts Festival, at contest is open to all interested elementary stu- Blackpool Hall, on April 20, 2013.

The public will be invited to vote on their fadents, from kindergarten to grade 7. There will be two categories: one for those from kindergar- vourite piece of art. The People’s Choice ‘winten to grade 3; and one for those from grade 4 ner’ in each category at each event will receive a basket of art supplies, a one year membership to grade 7.

Students are invited to create a work of two to the North Thompson Arts Council, and will dimensional art on an 8 ½” x 11” sheet of paper, have their winning artwork displayed at the Arusing any media they wish: pencil, charcoal, wa- mour Mountain Art Gallery, NTAC’s official art tercolour, acrylics, oil paints, etc. The artwork gallery.

Please submit artworks to the Armour can be in any style and on any theme.

Students must provide a short description or Mountain Art Gallery, #4 – 4480 Barriere Town story about their work of art, to a maximum of Road, or mail to NTAC c/o Box 458, Barriere, 50 words. Students must also clearly label their V0E 1E0, or to the North Thompson Aboriginal artwork and write-up with their name and grade. Sharing Center, Attention NTAC, 224 Candle Entries may be submitted to locations in Bar- Creek Road, Clearwater, B.C., V0E 1N1, no later than April 5, 2013. riere and Clearwater.

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Road closure surprises Baglady The intersection of Borthwick Avenue and Kamloops Street in Barriere was closed off for most of the day on Feb. 13, due to wastewater treatment plant in-ground construction work. This did provide some problems for one business, the Baglady Bottle Depot, as well as truck traffic who habitually use Borthwick. A representative from the Bottle Depot said the closure came as a complete surprise to them, having received no forewarning from the District of the impending closure.

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Cat advocate asks for help with feral cats in the community North Thompson Star/Journal Barriere shares the problem of feline overpopulation with many other communities, but one difference in this community may be that a caring volunteer continually does her best to help unfortunate cats that are the result of overpopulation.

Joscelyn Shaw, AKA ‘Cat Woman’, has spent considerable time looking after a group of area feral cats since October 2012. In need of some assistance, Shaw also approached a friend for help with her feline charges, and when the lady heard about the cats and kittens who were living a rough life in Barriere’s industrial area, she quickly agreed to help as best as she could.

During the fall, the two women set up a feeding station, and put together a warm shelter with straw and blankets to keep the cats reasonably comfortable over the winter months.

Cat food donations via Barriere’s Animal Rescue, have helped immensely, but the two women frequently use their own resources to keep the feeding station full. However, their resources are limited, and cannot be depended on all the time.

Shaw says, “Although the

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Cat lover Joscelyn Shaw, has spent considerable time looking after a group of area feral felines since October 2012

cats are cared for, the base problem is there are too many cats.”

Shaw mostly cares for the feral cats alone, filling the feeder and tending to the drinking water heater. She also picks up the cat food kindly donated to Barriere’s Animal Rescue by members of the community.

Shaw says her biggest concern now, is that fairly soon, litters of kittens will be arriving to the feral cats, and the numbers will increase once again.

Trapping the cats has been attempted, but so far, only two young cats have been caught, others that were caught have been willey enough to escape from the traps.

However, trapping and removing them is the obvious solution to the problem; if it can be accomplished.

Once trapped, the SPCA will take them in for a charge of $30 per cat. Unfortunately though, feral cats are often euthanized, because adopting them out to homes is not likely.

Shaw says she is hoping that someone will step forward and help to solve the problem of these cats; and perhaps could help trap and transport them to the SPCA if all else fails.

Anyone interested in helping out, or a suggestion on how to trap the cats and solve the problem, can call Elli Kohnert at 250-672-9387.

Taking care of the industrial area feral cat problem however will not solve cat over-population.

Shaw says cat owners are responsible for their pets, and that responsibility involves having them spayed and neutered to prevent a constant increase in unwanted and homeless cats within the community.

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New tax status seen as breakthrough for smallholders

By Keith McNeil The Times A recent decision by the B.C. government to expand its list of “qualifying agricultural uses” to include birch and maple sap or syrup is an important breakthrough, according to Sharon Neufeld.

“The good news is you can now include it on a small holding for tax purposes,” she said.

Neufeld has long been an advocate for non-timber forest products in the North Thompson Valley.

The new rules will provide more flexibility for producers to meet the requirements to maintain farm status for taxation purposes for local smallholders, she explained.

The change will mean people will be able to count any money made from selling birch sap or birch syrup as farm income, which in turn can be used to qualify their property as farmland, with its favorable tax rates.

Neufeld typically taps between 20 to 40 birch trees each spring. She markets the birch sap as it comes from the tree,

rather than making syrup from it. The sap makes a tasty spring tonic, she said, especially if it is mixed with blueberry or saskatoon juice.

“It helps to cleanse the winter sludge from your system,” she said, “and it’s made with all wild products.”

Neufeld said she knows of at least one other family in the area that harvests birch sap.

They use it to make delicious wine and beer, she said.

The Upper Clearwater resident’s comments about the government’s decision were echoed by Ted Traer of Moose Meadows Farm near Quesnel.

“We’re excited that this new change will recognize the efforts of these diversified farm producers,” said Traer, a mixed farmer and birch syrup producer.

“After all, syrup-making is truly Canadian, just like Mounties, moose, snowshoes and hockey.”

A registered professional forester, Traer was one of the speakers during a non-timber forest products workshop held in Clearwater in 2010.

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Sharon Neufeld has long been an advocate for non-timber forest products in the North Thompson Valley, and is a producer of birch sap and syrup.

Birch syrup is not as sweet as maple syrup and is reputed to have a more caramel-like flavor.

It is primarily produced in the Cariboo region. Maple syrup is produced in B.C. using the sap of the big-leaf maple, which mostly grows on Vancouver Island and in some regions of coastal mainland.

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Traditionally viewed by many as a weed species, birch is becoming more highly appreciated for the products that can be made from it, including birch sap and birch syrup. innovative products such as these support government’s clear commitment to build local demand and support for B.C. foods.”

Birch sap is very healthy and may contain minerals such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, iron, and vitamin A. It has

been consumed for centuries as a health drink in numerous countries.

A birch tree will produce an average of four litres of sap per tree per day over the season. Sap starts to flow once the ground thaws and temperatures are above freezing.

The production of birch syrup is very labour intensive. While traditional maple syrup takes approximately 40 litres of sap to produce one litre of syrup, it takes 80-120 litres of sap to produce the equivalent in birch syrup.

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SPORTS Young bulls bucked inside NT Agriplex STAR/JOURNAL photo: Bob Hayward

Two-year-old bulls and aspiring young bull riders got their chance to practice at the North Thompson Agriplex last Saturday.

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Bob Hayward

Even a young inexperienced bull had no problem in putting the cowboys up on the fence, getting a lot of respect from all concerned.

More rodeo events coming in 2013, and Bull Futurity announced for 2014

By Jill Hayward North Thompson Star/Journal On Saturday, Feb. 16, three stock contractors brought a total of 25 young bulls to the North Thompson Agriplex in Barriere to see if they had the stuff that bucking bulls are made of.

Contractors Rafter Z Bucking Bulls, L&P Bucking Bulls, and S&E Bucking Bulls rented the arena for the afternoon, and not only tested the athletic ability of their bulls, but also gave a number of young bull riders a chance to practice outside of a competition setting.

Eight yearling bulls got to take their first jump out of a bucking chute, all only wearing a small box and strap called a flank dummy, which is quickly released when the required 8 seconds is up. It was interesting for those present who were new to how bucking bulls are trained, to see these young bulls already showing good athletic ability, movement, and great enthusiasm for their job.

The remaining 17 bulls were all two-year-olds, progressing this year from the flank dummy to a bull rider. This is where the young riders had a great opportunity to learn, and to get the bulls used to their future career in the bucking arena as well.

Justin Davis, a well-known winning bull rider from Barriere, was also present, riding a few young bulls, and giving pointers to other riders.

Farm Kids Fund rep Steven Puhallo was also present, and noted that starting young bulls is a very important step in the making of a PBR champion bull.

After meeting with the stock contractors after the practice, Puhallo made the official announcement that in 2014, the 1st Annual British Columbia Bucking Bull Futurity will be held on February 22, in the North Thompson Agriplex, Barriere.

Puhallo also hinted that there may be another bucking bull event much sooner. Most likely later this spring, and he expected to be able to make that announcement within a week.

The Farm Kids Fund has also set the dates for a Summer Western Festival this year at the North Thompson Fall Fair Facility on June 22, and 23. The event will feature a rough stock rodeo, and Puhallo says there is a good chance of a wild horse race being included as well.

Watch the newspaper for updates and more information about Farm Kids Fund events.

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Barriere Secondary

Barriere Elementary School student Hannah Kershaw (r) competes with Raft River Elementary students Claire Arduini (l) and Vienna Wadlegger during a Grade 3 girls race during cross-country ski races in Blue River on Thursday, Feb. 14. Youngsters from Vavenby Primary and Blue River Elementary also took part in the event, which was sponsored by Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing.

(Right) Grade 3 girls show off their medals during a luncheon and awards ceremony at Mike Wiegele’s resort following the competition.

Pictured are (l-r) second place winners Claire Arduini of Raft River and Gabriella Gernier of Barriere Elementary, first place winner Vienna Wadlegger, and third place winner Jesse Stobbe of Barriere. A total of 93 students took part, of which six were from Barriere.

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Have fun photographing small towns The pictures I see of cities and towns are usually of exotic locations, and show glamorous and architecturally interesting buildings. I admit that I enjoy photographing cityscapes and easily loose track of time when I am left to wander about on my own in just about any high-building packed city.

Recently, I have been fortunate enough to view the colorful building photography by Australian photographer, Leanne Cole, at http://www.leannecole. com.au and French photographer, Mathias Lucas’ architectural work at http://mathiaslphotos.wordpress.com.

Both photographers got me to think about winter building photography, but, for me, it is a drive of many miles from my rural home to a city with tall buildings.

I wondered about small communities that are scattered along the Thompson River valley.

Most aren’t glamorous, or exotic, and although there might be some architecturally interesting buildings left from bygone times, they are often treated by most travelers as convenience stops on the way to somewhere else.

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phers go there they pass through the town center on their way to the park beach and boat pier.

The single-street town isn’t really significant to view with its single story, flat-topped, mostly featureless buildings, and I go to Chase as a place to get something forgotten from my main shopping trip to the larger city of Kamloops where I work.

I sat looking at Lucas’ and Cole’s engaging building images, and even searched out some of my recent files from my October trip to Victoria, B.C., and wondered if I might be able to make some interesting photographs of that little village up the valley.

The day had climbed above freezing with some patches of blue sky. I mounted an 18200mm lens on my camera and headed off on the short drive along the Thompson River to Chase.

My choice of an early afternoon, midweek day was perfect. There were a few vehicles parked at the city curbs, the traffic (unlike on a weekend) was light, and I could easily walk across the street anytime, and I even stood center-street for a few shots.

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John E n ma n and took more than one shot of each scene choosing different cars, trucks, people and buildings in my quest to make interesting images of the village.

I always can tell local residents. They are the ones that don’t mind a photographer, smile, and say hello as they pass. Tourists seem impatient, avert their gaze, and quickly walk past as if my camera is stealing something.

Photography in larger centers is easy, sometimes overwhelming, and always exciting.

However, one has to get in the mood and culture when photographing small towns like Chase.

I suppose it’s all about trying to observe the town with a thoughtful attitude.

I found a quote by iconic documentary photographer Elliott Erwitt that seemed to fit what I hoped to accomplish as I made images in that small town, “To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place…

I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”

I made lots of pictures of that small town for this article and included only those that showed the village in its valley location. In any event, I was pleased with the results of my adventure in Chase. In my experience going over ones pictures with a fresh look days later is always a good idea and I intend to do that and will post them on my Blog, http://enmanscamera.wordpress.com/ I know there are many photographers living in the towns along the long Thompson River valley; yet, I rarely see creative work showing the places they live. For years I have attended local art shows that always include local photographers who try their best to produce art-worthy images, but I can’t remember seeing any depicting Chase or any other small city here in the interior. I suppose we become too familiar with our

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We’d like to acknowledge Mrs. Peterson’s grade 1/2 class for their fantastic lunch time behaviour. The students are very good remembering to sit while they are eating, using inside voices and putting their garbage away. The students won a pizza party in December and they came out on top in January as well. The students are working hard to follow the ROAR rules which means they are taking responsibility and ownership for their behaviour at lunchtime.

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Safe Home: Get away from domestic abuse, call 250-674NT Agriplex.

Crib: Barriere Legion 242, every Thurs. 7:30pm, Sept. to May. 2135 (Clw) or 250-682-6444 (Barriere).

Barriere Firefighters’ Practice: Firehall, Thurs., 7pm Crib: Mon. & Fri. 1-4pm @ Little Fort Hall.

Army Cadets - 2941 RCACC Cadet Corp. - Tues. 6:30pm, ages Barriere Food Bank: Every Wed. starting Sep. 12, 10am-Wilson’s Arena weekly practice: Mon Game, Tues: Stock 12-18, Legion Bsmnt. New Recruits Welcome. Marc 672-9681. noon. Call for info 672-0029 (leave a message).

Darts: Barriere Legion 242, every Thurs. 7pm, Sept. to May. Dogs, Wed: Team roping, Thurs: Team penning

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In Memoriam

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In loving memory Jimmy Musselman Feb. 26, 1995 Eighteen years ago since that sad day, When the one we loved was called away.

God took him home, it was his will.

In our hearts he lives still. ~ Sadly missed by Norine, Fergie, Orval, Keven, Ardell, Lesley, Trevor and family

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

Volunteers always needed.

Call 250-674-2135.

Cards of Thanks Thank You For all the help and support to our family for the celebration of life and donations to the SPCA. ~ Family of Jayme Friesen

Coming Events Clearwater & District Food Bank Annual General Meeting March 15, 12 noon 741 Clearwater Village Rd. Pancake Breakfast Blackpool Hall Sunday, Feb. 24 8 am - 11 am $5/person

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Work Wanted HAFI GRANTS Notice to low income seniors and persons with disability.

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Feed & Hay Carl’s Market Garden Good quality horse hay, approx 70lb bale, grass/grass-alfalfa mix, $7/bale. Cow hay $5-6/bale. Potatoes - 40lb sac, red or yellow, $20/sac. 250672-5795 (McLure).

Hay for sale: square bales, 2nd cut, grass/alfa mix. 800lb round bales, 1st cut. Del. can be arranged. (250)672-9319

Pets ENGLISH Bull Terrier puppies, (Don Cherry dog), CKC, CH bloodlines, Ex Family pet, $2000 (604) 853-4273

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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

E-mail: mail@barriere-employment.ca • Website: www.barriere-employment.ca COOK – PT (not suitable for student) A&W B0009 CASHIER – PT (not suitable for students) Petro Can B0008 RCA – Casual & Permanent PT, ICS B0007 YARD PERSON – Seas. FT T TV Charters B0038 COACH CLEANER – Seas. FT TV Charters B0039 BUS DRIVERS – Thompson Valley Charters B0040 COOK – FT or PT Station House Restaurant B0041 SUPPORT WORKER – Casual, YCS B0050 CASHIER – Little Fort Store PT/FT CB0054 SANDWICH ARTIST – Subway PT/FT CB0055 APPRENTICE MECHANIC – Insight Autopro B0056 PARTS PERSON – Noble Tractor & Equip. B0058 SERVICE SUPERVISOR/LEAD HAND – Noble Tractor & Equip. B0059 FOREST FIRE FIGHTER TRAINING – B0061 (Apply on line @ www.wildfire.ca) Boulder Mountain Contracting

WANTED – Possible Room & Board situations for a student(s) taking a Heavy Equipment Operators Course starting March 4, 2013 to April 29, 2013 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

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E-mail: info@clearwateremployment.ca • Web Page: www.clearwateremployment.ca Reservations Manager-Maternity Leave Coverage: FT/Blue River CB0062 Park Attendant: 6 pos/Seas/Clwr #CB0057 Sandwich Artist: PT-FT/Little Fort CB#0055 Cashier: PT-FT/Little Fort #CB0054 Chokerman: FT/Clearwater #C0053 Class 4 Driver: PT/Seasonal/Highway 5 #CB0051 Sightseeing Boat Operator: Seasonal/Blue River #CB0049 Housekeeper: Seasonal/Clearwater #C0048 Class 1 Truck Driver: 2-positions/FT/Kamloops #C0047 IT Manager: Seasonal/Blue River #CB0043 Food and Beverage Server: Seasonal/Clearwater #C0036 House-keeper: Seasonal/Clearwater #C0031 German Speaking Tour Guide: Seasonal/ Clearwater #CB0030 Driver-Ski Guide (German Speaking): Seasonal/ Clearwater #C0029 Class 1 Driving Instructor: FT Quesnel/Williams Lake #CB0024 Logging Truck Driver: Seasonal/Clearwater #CB0021 Housekeeping Manager: FT/Blue River #CB0015 GENERAL INFORMATION • Free Workshops: Thurs. Feb. 14th – Internet & Email Basics Workshop ( or every 2nd Thursday)

Thurs. Feb. 21st – Creating & Updating Your Resume Workshop (or every 3rd Thursday) Thurs. Feb. 28th – Work Search Techniques Workshop (every 4th Thursday) Tues. Mar. 5th – Budget and Personal Finance Workshop Please 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 twice/mth to the Blue River School. Next visit is Thursday Mar. 14 from 12:30-2:30. If a one on one appointment is required, please call to set up a time prior to the drop in.

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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Merchandise for Sale

Rentals

Misc. Wanted

Cottages / Cabins

Local Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Coin Guy: 778-281-0030

Clearwater: Cabin for rent.

Avail. immed. $800/mo. Everything incl (util, internet, cable TV). Can come furnished or unfurnished. Watauga Village 250-674-2700

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Homes for Rent

North Thompson

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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 MOVE TO KIMBERLEY! Large Homesites from $100K. Home + lot start at $290K. Visit www.forestcrowne.com for more info. Call 403-265-6180

Houses For Sale Thompson-Crossing.com 121 Ferry Road, Blackpool Clearwater, B.C. A NEW BEGINNING! For further information please Call 250-587-6151

Little Fort’s organic White, gave a recent presentation to the Valley Garden Club on

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Legal Notices In the matter of the Estate of Agnes M. Martinsen: Notice is hereby given that creditors & others having a claim against the Estate of the above named deceased, are hereby required to send them to Lloyd Abbey, Executor, at Box 1214, Barriere, BC V0E 1E0, before the 4th day of April, 2013, after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties thereto, having regard only to the claims of which he then has notice.

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Gardeners learn composting

By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal The North Thompson Valley Garden Club held their regular meeting on February 17, at the NT Volunteer Centre in the Ridge.

During the meeting they heard a short report from Cheryl Thomas, who has just returned from a visit to Taiwan on behalf of the North Thompson Food Action Network. Â Thomas will be presenting a report also to the District of Barriere at one of their next council meetings.

The Garden Club is currently planning the following upcoming events: • In March, members will get together to paint flower pots, which will then be sold at the Celebration of Rural Living Expo and Trade Show in April, where they will be sharing a booth with the North Thompson Food Action Network. • On April 13, members will be present at the Seedy Saturday event in Clearwater. • And in May, members are planning to make some hyper-tufa pots.  This event will be discussed in more detail at the next meeting.

After the meeting, guest speaker Steven White from Little Fort, spoke on composting. Â Many items can be composted: vegetable and fruit peels, rinds, cores, seeds and pits, coffee grinds, tea bags, breads, grains, nutshells, paper, eggshells, leaves, grass and small branches. Â Green items, such as grass, food scraps, and garden trimmings, produce nitrogen, while brown items, such as fall leaves, straw, and newspaper, produce carbon. The desired resulting ratio is to end up with 30 percent carbon to one percent nitrogen.

Along with several handouts on the subject, White also brought along several books that he has found very informative on the subject.  While some of the titles are likely out of print, most should be available through the local library. • Composting for Canada, by Suzanne Lewis • Organic Growing With Worms, by David Murphy • How to Have a Green Thumb Without an Aching Back, by Ruth Stout • Square Foot Gardening, and All New Square Foot Gardening, both by Mel Bartholemew

News from the Barriere Library North Thompson Star/Journal There is plenty to see and do at the Barriere Library.  You can browse the shelves looking for interesting books, from true life stories to wild fantasy adventures; or hunt up a new recipe to try in amongst the many different cookbooks.  If you’re a movie buff, there are many video’s in stock to choose from, or if you are looking for a particular movie that isn’t in, place a request to have it brought in from another Library.  There are often activities happening for the young readers - check with the friendly librarians to find out what’s happening in the coming weeks.

Following are a few recent additions to the shelves: Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker, by Jennifer Chiaverini A stunning account of the friendship that blossomed between Mary Todd Lincoln

and her seamstress, Elizabeth “Lizzie� Keckley, a former slave who gained her professional reputation in Washington, D.C. by outfitting the city’s elite. Keckley made history by sewing for First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln within the White House, a trusted witness to many private moments between the President and his wife, two of the most compelling figures in American history.

Empire and Honor, by W. E. B. Griffin - October 1945: The Germans and Japanese have surrendered. For Cletus Frade and his colleagues in the OSS, it should be time to pack up, but they have far more important things to do.  In the closing months of the war, the United States made a secret deal with the head of German intelligence’s Soviet section.

In exchange for a treasure trove of intelligence, including the identity of the Soviet spies in the American atomic bomb program, his people

would be spirited to safety. If word got out, all hell would break loose, and the United States would lose some of its best sources, not to mention its most valuable secrets. Â It is up to Frade and company to keep them all safe. But some people have other ideas.

Standing in Another Man’s Grave, by Stuart Woods - For the last decade, Nina Hazlitt has been ready to hear the worst about her daughter’s disappearance. But with no sightings, no body, and no suspect, the police investigation ground to a halt long ago, and Nina’s pleas to the cold case department have led her nowhere.  Until she meets the newest member of the team: former Detective John Rebus.  Rebus has never shied away from lost causes - one of the many ways he managed to antagonize his bosses when he was on the force. Now he’s back as a retired civilian, reviewing abandoned files.

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VALLEY F F R R O O M M

VOICES

T T H H E E

P P A A S S T T

Women in the Wilds share their moose stories motor, our talking, the dogs. We must have gone right past her on the way in, but on the way out, she felt threatened. That lunge said it all. She wanted us away from here baby!

It was both inspiring and scary.

I still walk there a lot by myself. I am very alert. I take an umbrella to open and shut fast to scare an animal away. But I have never seen a moose before or since although there is a lot of moose sign all thorough out the area.

I don’t walk with the children, but I do walk alone.

Eleanor Deckert

I’ve lived in Avola for 34 years and I’ve seen moose three times.

The first time, fresh from the city, my newly-wed husband and I drove across the old Otter Creek bridge on an early autumn morning and we saw just a rump trotting off into the fog. We looked at each other wide-eyed: “Our first moose!”

The second time we were in our crewcab on the highway just south of Avola near the wide, flat swampy area on a winter morning. With our two young children, we stopped to wonder at the scene of twin calves following their mother, punching through the deep crusty snow. We thought it was quite a story to tell our city-dwelling relatives, “Guess what we saw on the way to the grocery store?”

The third time I was out for my morning jog and a bull moose ran across and up and over the train tracks. Tall!

But my “I saw this big moose” stories shrink in comparison to my neighbours’ experiences!

Colleen Jensen Let’s see. It was 1986 and I was new to Avola. Just before snow fell that year, I was driving my VW van to go to work at the Wells Gray Inn. I noticed three moose

A moose relaxes in a field somewhere in the North Thompson Valley. Although ungainly looking, members of the largest of the deer species can move surprisingly quickly. Photo by Kevin Deckert

Eleanor Deckert has lived in the North Thompson Valley for a total of 34 years. alongside of the highway! I turned around and went back to watch them because I didn’t really know anything about them.

I wanted to get out but they were so big I stayed in the van. I

looked and looked in awe.

One had antlers and the other two didn’t. One was smaller but not really a baby. Pretty soon, I realized I’d be late for work, and just then, with head down, the big one pawed the ground, steam coming out of his nose.

“Oh, no!” I thought. “A mad moose! What do I do?”

I was scared. No word of a lie, that moose looked as tall as my van! The car didn’t want to start.

He came right over to where I was. As soon as the car started: Zoom! I literally got out of there.

When I came home after work and told my husband the story he said, “You never do that. Stop and look.

They think they own everything that is in their vicinity.”

I’ll never forget. I was face-to-face. It was scary. I’d never do that again!

Share Holstein I’ve lived in the bush all my life so when we recently built a place out at Otter Creek, I love to go walking and exploring with my four dogs.

But, when the grandchildren come, I don’t walk. We go exploring on the quad. They are just not fast enough if we find any trouble.

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We have a trail that goes through our 160 acres. This one time, we were just puttering along the trail and on the way back, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a mama moose lunge towards us, her baby just behind her.

Luckily, the dogs were ahead of us and didn’t notice her or stop to challenge her.

I called, “Go home!” and all four dogs immediately ran for home. I sped away on the quad and we were safe.

It happened so fast.

She must have been only 10 feet away!

When I think back, I guess the moose knew we were there with all the noise of the quad

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Nature plays a large part in Art by Ecki

By Elli Kohnert North Thompson Star/Journal The small settlement of Vavenby is home to Ecki Manthei, a gifted artist who‘s artwork grows out of his connection to nature, and his drive to follow every new idea with a passion that moves him to create what is in his imagination, without delay.

Ecki’s home stands out from all others in the Vavenby trailer park where it cannot be missed. Two large life-like eagles formed from wood, seem to be guarding his property. Varieties of creatures also made from wood, line the path to the house; and the ambiance of this place

Canada, and eventually came to live in Cloverdale, B.C. It is there that he began his artistic career.

Seashells were his medium then, tells Ecki as he explains how they lend themselves to be made into clocks for instance, or be used as a canvas for his paintings.

When the couple eventually settled in the community of Vavenby, it is here that Ecki took on art as his life work.

Ecki has transformed one room of their home into an art gallery, where he now displays the numerous ‘Art By Ecki’ creations.

The variety of his work is remarkable; it ranges from usable art,

carve on it!”

He notes that nearly all the materials he uses in his creations are natural; giving the artwork its special character.

Sometimes a person may come into the gallery to view Ecki’s work, and they may purchase a special item of art for their own home. Most of the time though, Ecki and Marilyn market the art work by taking part in craft fairs.

“At some I do well, with others I do not,” commented the art-

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The couple say they have a few tentative ideas in mind for marketing; such as going on the road to sell their creations. But right now, they have no immediate plans that they want to follow.

“We like it here in Vavenby,” says Ecki, “We feel comfortable around here, and we do enjoy to be with the friends we have made in the area. For now, ‘Ecki’s Art’ will have its home in the North Thompson Valley .”

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Fay Lutz I was a teenager, born and raised on a ranch west of William’s Lake. I went out every evening to get the cows. That was life. They didn’t come home by themselves.

I was walking out along a the path beside a log fence in June when a cow moose challenged me. I could see her calf.

There was no point

Fay Lutz once "fenced" with an angry cow moose.

An aggressive male moose gave Colleen Jensen a scare. in running. There was no point in yelling for help. I dropped to the ground and rolled under the fence. She went over the fence, and I rolled under to the other side. We went back and forth. I could hear her breathing and the sound of her hooves as she came boiling over the fence. I rolled away so many times that she gave it up and went back to her young.

I was going about my business and she was going about her business when we crossed paths. I didn’t think she was surprised. I was in her territory.

I have also seen when moose get into a real run. In the wintertime they used to come and eat off of our hay stack. I don’t know what scared them, but they took off running.

They go lower. They smooth right out. The three of them took off like a runaway train.

Women in the Wilds will share more stories of our local women’s experiences in Valley Voices.

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B.C. budget borrows NDP tax hikes

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By Tom Fletcher Black Press VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals’ preelection budget proposes to implement income tax increases on business and higher-income individuals, similar to proposals from the NDP opposition.

The corporate income tax rate would rise one point to 11 per cent effective April 1, accelerating by a year an increase announced in 2012.

NDP leader Adrian Dix has repeatedly promised to increase the corporate rate to 12 per cent, where it was in 2008.

In Finance Minister Mike de Jong’s budget, tabled Tuesday, personal income taxes for those earning $150,000 or more would rise 2.1 per cent to 16.8 per cent for two years, starting next January. That in-

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crease is to be rolled back to the current rate of 14.7 per cent in 2015, de Jong said.

Dix has indicated that if the NDP forms government, he would impose an income tax increase for those earning $150,000 or more a year, with specifics promised in the NDP election platform.

De Jong stressed that B.C.’s personal income tax rates are still the lowest in Canada for those earning up to $122,000 a year.

With a provincial election set for May 14, this budget will not be passed by the time the brief legislature session ends in late March. Its measures are part of a campaign platform for Clark’s government, and the winner of the election must pass a budget in the fall.

Also proposed is a tobacco tax hike of $2 per carton of ciga-

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Finance Minister Mike de Jong describes B.C. government efforts and projections to control the growth of spending and balance the budget. rettes. De Jong said the effective date is held off until Oct. 1 to give people time to quit smoking, with 100,000 B.C. residents currently taking advantage of a provincial program offering free nicotine patches,

gum or approved prescription drugs.

The last tobacco tax increase was seven per cent when the harmonized sales tax was implemented in 2010, replacing the provincial sales tax that didn’t apply to

B.C. breaks piggy bank for parents Black Press A children’s education fund set up by the B.C. government in 2007 is being distributed to parents, with a suggestion that they add to the fund for their kids’ education.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong announced in Tuesday’s budget that payouts of $1,200 will be made from the fund for each child as they turn six

years old. To qualify, registered parents have to open a Registered Education Savings Plan and apply for the grant before their child turns seven.

Eligible children are those born on or after Jan. 1, 2007, resident in B.C. with an RESP account set up by Feb. 28, 2014.

The budget also provides $32 million over three years for new childcare spaces,

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Cathy McLeod, MP for Kamloops – Thompson – Cariboo recently advised of the of Canada’s new partnership with the forestry industry to

connect youth with jobs in forestry and address skills shortages.

The first is a new website, TheGreenestWorkforce.ca, which provides information on career opportuni-

ties in Canada’s forestry industry. The second is the Green Dream Internship, a video competition that will award paid internships with forest products companies to eight students across the country.

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and a new early childhood tax benefit for families with young children, to take effect in April 2015. It would provide up to $55 per month for children up to age six, administered through the Canada Child Tax Benefit system.

De Jong noted that an RESP is applicable to vocational, trade and college programs as well as university.

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De Jong’s budget also proposes to phase out school property tax credits for light industry for the 2013 budget year.

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