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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Oh Canada, 146 Years On
Sam Redding
Omineca Express Canada Day celebrations attracted residents to the Vanderhoof Community Museum this July 1 and celebrators were not disappointed. Mayor Gerry Thiessen was at the event and gave a speech about appreciating the freedom that Canada offers. He told a story about a conversation with a cab driver and how hard he worked on his own personal journey to becoming a Canadian. Just as Thiessen was telling everyone to “enjoy the freedom” a train flew past and blew its horn. There could have been no clearer image of Canada at no more perfect of a time. The trains that cross our country connected us and helped build the identity of our nation. Many vendors were set up at the event with cotton candy and burgers for everyone. A local woodcarver, Mike Craig, was selling various homemade wooden objects. The Apple Chors choir band got everyone on their feet singing the national anthem. Their performance was followed by the Good News Band, the Sinkut Mountain Boys and Sheeba Belly Dancers. Before any of the events at the museum began, many residents participated in the Mary John Senior Legacy walk from the Saik’uz Reserve convenience store to the Vanderhoof museum. After which, there was an Aboriginal welcome message along with singing, drums and storytelling. Back at the museum, the residents relaxed and tried to hide in the shade on the scorching Canada day. The kids enjoyed the barrel train, face painting, crafts and games. As well as the annual scavenger hunt, historically themed, participants had to race through the old
The engineer takes children’s fake tickets, stamps them and then gets the train ready for departure at the Vanderhoof Municipal Museum. buildings looking for the specific items on their list. All the celebrations came to a close at 5 p.m. when the museum closed. Many residents then drove to Fort St. James for the fireworks at 11 p.m. Canada Day is a celebration of the enactment of the British North America Act in 1867. From 1879 to 1982 Canada Day
was actually known as Dominion day in reference to the Dominion of Canada in the BNA Act. When it was finally changed, many people protested that Canadians were losing their connections to the past but celebrations have continued and every year Canadians take a moment to remember and appreciate their country.
Farmers exempt from carbon tax Sam Redding Omineca Express Effective January 1, 2014, an exemption from the carbon tax will be provided to farmers on the purchase of coloured gas and coloured diesel fuel, part of a series of measures aimed at supporting the agri-foods industry. This exemption will be applicable to coloured gasoline
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emption on coloured fuels and a grant program for commercial greenhouse growers. “I’m strongly in favour of measures that help our cattlemen stay competitive, and providing a carbon tax exemption on coloured fuels is a good way of doing that,” said John Rustad, Nechako Lakes MLA. “This will help cattlemen here in Nechako Lakes continue to provide locally-grown food at reasonable prices, and that’s great not only for them, but for consumers as well.”
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and coloured diesel fuel that is purchased by farmers for the same farm purposes that farmers are currently authorized to use coloured fuel under the Motor Fuel Tax Act, and includes use in on-farm equipment and in eligible farm trucks on the highway. The B.C. Government recognizes that a strong agri-foods industry benefits all British Columbians. The June update of the 2013 budget provides a total benefit of approximately $11 million annually to farmers through the carbon tax ex-
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