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Fire ban lifted Gold Pan residents can now enjoy campfires. As of noon, Aug. 20 the summer-long campfire ban in the Cariboo Fire Centre was rescinded due to a decreased risk of wildfires. Campfires will now be permitted throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre. The public is reminded that campfires cannot be larger than a half-metre high by a half-metre wide. Anyone who lights a campfire must have a hand tool (such as a shovel) or at least eight litres of water available to fully extinguish it. Never leave a campfire unattended and make sure that the ashes are completely cold to the touch before leaving the area. Fireworks, tiki torches and sky lanterns will also be permitted, as well as burning barrels that are smaller than a half-metre high by a half-metre wide. All other open burning remains prohibited within the Cariboo Fire Centre. This includes: • The burning of any material larger than a half-metre-high by a half-metre wide. • The burning of industrial or backyard waste, slash, stubble or grass. Anyone found in violation of open-burning prohibition may be issued a ticket of up to $345 or, if convicted in court, be fined up to $100,000 and sentenced to one year in jail. If the contravention causes a wildfire, the person may be subject to a penalty of up to $10,000 and ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs. The Cariboo Fire Centre stretches from Loon Lake near Clinton, north to the Cottonwood River near Quesnel, east to Wells Gray Provincial Park and west to Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park. The open-burning prohibition covers all BC Parks, Crown and private lands, but does not apply within the boundaries of local governments that have forest fire prevention bylaws and are serviced by fire departments. Please check with local governments for any other restrictions before lighting a fire. The open-burning prohibition will remain in place until Sept. 30, 2013 or until the public is informed otherwise. To report a wildfire, unattended campfire or non-compliant open burning, call 1 800 663-5555 toll-free or dial *5555 on a cellphone.
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NEWS
Development approved
At a special meeting on July 22, Council approved a development variance permit to allow the construction of two commercial buildings and vary the requirements for loading spaces with additional subjects, on the Southgate Square planned service/retail commercial project. The initial development concept was for a seven building commercial development on the 2.84 acre parcel immediately south of and abutting the Sandman Hotel.
Combined efforts with the CRD Council approved entering into a contract with the Cariboo Regional District for the City to provide Building Inspection Services for the District’s area. Council further approved the hiring of a parttime Development Services Clerk who will be located in City Hall.
Transit review Council received for consideration transit service change options and recommendations as a result of an extensive and ongoing transit service review. The review, being conducted by BC Transit, began in 2012 with an analysis of the current system with a focus on specific routes and local constraints. The intent was to optimize the services provided. At this time, council approved the option for “low cost conventional
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Employee retirement award The city’s director of public works and engineering Ken Coombs was recognized at Council for his 22 plus years of service in a number of positions. He received a token of Council’s appreciation and many kind words from Mayor Sjostrom.
New road in city limits Council approved the naming of a new road being developed off of Racing Road in South Quesnel. The new road will be named “Hendry Road” in accordance with the 911 street naming best practices.
City appoints approving officer Under the Land Title Act, Municipal Councils are required to appoint an Approving Officer to approve or refuse subdivision plans. The Approving Officer is a statutory official with a
separate and independent jurisdiction from the local government. The City’s Approving Officer was Ken Coombs who retired on July 31. Council appointed Byron Johnson as Approving Officer for the City.
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Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 7pm City of Quesnel Council Chambers Shannon Stever is pleased to join the Observer staff. search of the type of stories that fueled his childhood, taking to heart what a wise man once told him: that all the world is a story waiting to be
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Great things are happening for brothers Deni Stone, 20 and Adam Johnson, 16. Deni has spent a very busy year recording his first CD, Perseverance, which has been recently released. He has been part of a trio called Overlander’s Lament, as well as competing in a successful season of contests. Deni had the honor this year to teach at the Gavin Lake Adam Johnson, left and Deni Fiddle Camp at the end of Stone. Em Throssell photo July and both boys taught at moving across Canada. It’s an Roy’s Retreat, Aug. 16 – 18, a camp hosted by their family in amazing evening as you meet some of the people that songs memory of their grandfather are written for, because they Roy Throssell. are all there. Adam is our current B.C. Saturday is spent with the Provincial Champion. competitors in a locked area, He was one of three in practicing and preparing with Canada last year to play in their back up, socializing and the Junior Showcase at the jamming with each other. As Grand Masters in Ottawa. you can imagine, it only gets Both boys have been invited better to play with the people back to compete at the that tunes are written for! Canadian Grand Masters. After each competitor has This year, for the first time played their first round, there ever, the Grand Masters will is a half time show. be held in Saskatoon, Sask, Last year it was Calvin this weekend, Aug. 24, instead Vollrath, this year it will be of Ottawa. April Verch. The boys are thrilled to be After supper, the youth competing amongst Canada’s chosen for the junior finest musicians. showcase dazzle the audience The weekend is full and before the finals begin. exciting, starting Friday When the contest wraps up evening with a showcase performance of each province, close to midnight, everyone
goes next door to the pub to jam! This is truly the best part of the weekend. There are many who play all night until they catch their flight in the morning. To be among Canada’s best musicians is quite a rush. It’s quite an honour to be chosen to represent our province. Never before has anyone from B.C. won. B.C. has had a select few place in the top 11 and Adam says he’s aiming high. We have some incredibly talented kids going with Deni and Adam this year, including Sarah Tradewell from Victoria, Gabrielle Jacob from Prince George and Alex Randall from Langley. B.C. is well represented and in good hands. We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to family and friends, both absent and otherwise for their support. Special thanks to grandparents Roy and Em Throssell, Doug and his beloved Jean Davis for his sponsorship, Jean Gelinas (our other gramma) for organizing and always being there to play back up and our local Old Time Fiddler’s, you are wonderful. Thank you all. – submitted by Norma Johnson
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health and overall lifestyle for our local seniors. Quesnel City Council proclaimed Saturday, Sept. 7, as Seniors’ Day in Quesnel. It all takes place at the Farmer’s Market, from 8:30 a.m. – noon. Everyone is welcome to attend and start their day with a healthy breakfast, hosted by the Quesnel Lion’s Club, with all proceeds supporting the Quesnel Lion’s Housing Society. The cost is only $5 for a breakfast of healthy alternatives: pancakes, sausages [raised and made locally], eggs and fruit. Specifically for our seniors, we will have prize draws, information on services for seniors, health screening check-ups, information on the launch of the Seniors’ Walk at the Quesnel Youth Soccer Centre and a passport to track your exercise, blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol levels. Seniors can access FREE transportation
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One of the best gifts a grandparent can give a grandchild is helping to pay for a university or college education. If you’re a grandparent considering helping out with education expenses, make sure you choose the right vehicle for your contribution. This will help the money you put toward education grow faster, as well as minimize taxation. Contributing to a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) for your grandchild is the best approach. But depending on the circumstances, there may be other options worth exploring. When it comes to an RESP, a grandparent can open up a plan with the child as a beneficiary. However, because the parents may already have an RESP for their child, it may make more sense to contribute to an existing plan. If parents don’t make full contributions each year, there is an opportunity for grandparents to make up the difference. Not only will this help maximize the level of annual contributions, it will ensure the RESP is eligible for the maximum Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) of up to $500 a year. A grandparent can gift money to the child’s parents, who can then make the contribution on their behalf. And doing it this way can eliminate the confusion that having more than one RESP for a child can create. If grandparents do open a separate RESP for a child, they need to exercise caution. If parents and grandparents have plans, total contributions need to be carefully monitored to ensure the allowed maximums are not exceeded. Another concern for grandparents opening an RESP is the possibility that the child will not further his or her education. Under certain circumstances the growth of the funds in the RESP can be transferred back to the contributor’s Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) if a child doesn’t go to college or university. But a grandparent may be beyond RRSP age, and funds cannot be transferred to a Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF). This means returned amounts could be heavily taxed. Grandparents can also open a family RESP, through which they can name their grandchildren as beneficiaries. If one or more children choose not to attend a post-secondary institution, other grandchildren can use the money, up to certain maximums. If there is no available contribution room in a child’s RESP, grandparents may want to consider an in-trust account. This is a type of informal trust set up to allow an adult to manage funds on behalf of a child. When the child reaches the age of majority, he or she takes control of the funds in the trust. An in-trust account, which can be set up at a financial institution, is a good way to contribute amounts beyond those allowed by an RESP. There are no contribution limits, although unlike an RESP there is no tax deferral. However, if set up correctly, taxes can be managed by having capital gains taxed in the hands of a child-whose tax liabilities will be non-existent or small. There are some potential disadvantages. The donor is taxed on interest and dividends earned in the plan. Once the child has control of the money it can be used for any purpose-not just education. And an in-trust account does not qualify for the CESG.
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Ongoing bonuses at BC Ferries send ‘wrong message’ Jeff Nagel Black Press
Despite rising fares and looming service cuts, top executives at BC Ferries still collected big performance bonuses this year. President and CEO Michael Corrigan got a $64,421 “incentive payment” on top of a base salary that was up eight per cent to $364,000, for a total of $563,000 in overall remuneration – the maximum allowed after a cap on payouts was put in place last year. BC Ferries’ executive compensation disclosure says Corrigan’s bonus reflects his “exemplary leadership” that was borne out by the corporation beating its financial target for the 2012-13 fiscal year. Chief financial officer Robert Clark got more than $133,000 in incentive pay and executive vice-president Glen Schwartz got an extra $127,000 based on performance. Both of their bonuses were almost twice as high as a year earlier and the two collected close to $500,000 overall. None of the payouts are anywhere near as high as the more than $1 million that former CEO David Hahn received in some past years until he left the corporation and the government eliminated additional long-term bonuses and imposed the compensation cap. Managers were eligible for their full incentive pay this year because of the $15-million surplus BC Ferries posted for last year. In the previous two years, they got only half as much incentive pay because the corporation missed its financial targets. But NDP critic Nicholas Simons said the new surplus is a fiction because of the $21.5 million in additional subsidies the province injected. “The only reason they got their full bonuses was because the government provided that increased service fee,” Simons said. Transportation Minister Todd Stone wasn’t available for an interview but issued a statement saying the executive payouts send the “wrong message” at a time when BC Ferries is struggling to reduce its expenses. He said he will speak to the BC Ferries board to outline the province’s expectations for all executives at Crown corporations. “While BC Ferries isn’t a Crown corporation, they do receive provincial government funding and we would expect them to follow suit,” Stone said. “Government is tightening its belt, along with many British Columbians, and I believe that BC Ferries should take the same approach.” Simons, however, said the BC Liberals have had plenty of time to act. “Four ministers in a row have been saying how disappointed or disturbed or shocked they are when they see this exorbitant compensation,” Simons said. “The reality is they’ve done nothing about it.” The Powell-River Sunshine Coast MLA said his constituents are apoplectic because they’re ferry-dependent and have seen fares rise on average 75 per cent over the last 10 years. BC Ferries has reduced its executive by almost half and cut their overall salaries by more than 50 per cent, Stone noted.
It was another year of full steam ahead for incentive bonuses handed out to BC Ferries executives.
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School District No. 28 (Quesnel)
The first day of school for students is Tuesday, September 3, 2013 Schools will re-open at their regular start time; this first day of school will be for 2.5 hours of the morning only. Please see the District website at www.sd28.bc.ca for detailed operating hours. Busses will be running at regular start time and immediately following morning dismissal.
Full day attendance will begin Wednesday, September 4.
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS • A Birth Certificate and Care Card are required for registration. • Students born outside of Canada require proof of citizenship or permanent residence card. • Registration for students will take place at their neighbourhood school on August 26, 27 and 28. SECONDARY SCHOOLS • A Birth Certificate, Care Card and last report card are required for registration. • Proof of Address: e.g. Utility bill showing residential address; Parent/Guardian Driver’s License. • Students born outside of Canada require proof of citizenship or permanent residence card. • Registration for students will be held at: QUESNEL JUNIOR SCHOOL – Grades 8 and 9 Monday, August 26, Tuesday, August 27, Wednesday, August 28 and Thursday, August 29; 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. • Counsellors available; please call the office at 250-992-2131 for an appointment beginning Monday, August 19. CORRELIEU SECONDARY SCHOOL - Grades 10-12 Monday, August 26, Tuesday, August 27, Wednesday, August 28 and Thursday, August 29; 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. • Counsellors available by appointment only; appointments can be made through the office at 250-992-7007 beginning Monday, August 19.
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hen the Liberal government and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation signed a short collective agreement in the summer of 2012, nobody anticipated the same players would be back at the bargaining table 12 months later. But here we are in 2013 with the re-elected B.C. Liberal government making drastic changes to how the bargaining process will go this time around. Education minister Peter Fassbender’s bid to remove school trustees from the board of the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association could be a step in the right direction for both sides. The minister’s claim that this will allow the union to negotiate directly with the government, as opposed to an intermediary whose hands are essentially tied, should give the teachers more clout at the bargaining table. Having to go through a middleman – the BCPSEA – wasn’t working to anyone’s benefit, especially given that the government, which has the power to legislate teachers back to work or tear contracts, was using BCPSEA as a wall between them and the teachers. This shift shows the province is taking a slightly softer and more direct approach to bargaining with the teachers and that’s a good thing. But it’s likely motivated in some ways by their unprecedented move to seek a 10-year agreement with the teachers. As it stands, there’s nothing in it for the BCTF to agree to such a lengthy contract. Ten years is an unbearably long time to be locked into a contract. If the government is trying a “we scratch your back, you scratch ours” approach to bargaining, it’s not going to work. A more open bargaining process between both sides is a step in the right direction to hopefully longterm labour peace, but 10 years is too long. –Black Press
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t’s “Go Topless Day” on August 25th, the day before “Women’s Equality Day” in the United States, and I‘ve been wondering how many ladies in my hometown of Kelowna will ditch their shirts in celebration. Not many is my guess. I’ve long been fascinated with our continent’s puritanical views on nudity, and the double standard we have when it comes to seeing the chest of a woman in comparison to a man. But isn’t our reaction to the former due to a societal conditioning of what’s acceptable and what’s not? “We’re all bare-naked under our clothes,” my dad used to say whenever I groaned, after catching an unexpected glimpse of him in the buff when I was a teen. My father was what I like to describe as a “nude in peep’s clothing,” only wearing them to appease the rest of us who didn’t want to see his dangly bits on display. If he’d been on his own, and the temperature was suitable, I’m sure he would have lived quite
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On A Brighter Note comfortably with nothing on but his birthday suit. As accommodating as he was to his prudish family, he still managed to get in some naked time on occasion, taking skinny dips in the pool when our friends weren’t around and relaxing at the nude beach in Vancouver. I can’t remember if he took our family to Wreck Beach frequently or just a couple of times - and I’m not going to ask him because he’ll suspect that I’m writing about his nudist tendencies again - but I remember how shocked my little brother and I were to see all the naked bodies walking around. After our initial discomfort, though, it didn’t even faze us later in the day. Similarly, I was initially shocked when I went to my
to be seen in public. Now, in most states, with the exception of Utah, Indiana and Tennessee, it’s either perfectly legal, or the laws are ambiguous like they are in most of the provinces in Canada. Curious to know what would happen if I walked the streets topless in Kelowna, I went to City Hall and asked. Mayor Walter Gray said people might call the police, thinking it’s illegal, but it’s not. It was just the answer I was hoping for. Not because I have any desire or intention of baring my breasts in public. I don’t. But I do appreciate knowing that I could legally do it if I wanted to. In some countries women would be stoned to death for such a “crime.” I am eternally grateful to be living here and not there. I am also extremely proud of the continued efforts that men and women make towards gender equality - and human equality too. To see my “revealing” interview with the mayor of Kelowna, visit LoriWelbourne.com
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high school friend’s house and encountered her mother and aunt sunbathing topless in the backyard. At first, I didn’t know what to do with my eyeballs, but after some time, it was no big deal. “Breasts should be a big deal,” one of my male friends protested when I told him that story. “When I was in Europe I saw them all over the beaches and they became a bore. Who would want that?” I understood his point, but to me, I think it should be an individual’s choice. Wherever a man can be topless, I think a woman should be able to go topless as well, if that’s what she wants to do. The idea behind the Go Topless movement is to promote gender equality. Events on its special day are planned all over the U.S., and other countries as well, encouraging women to bare their chests in public, and suggesting men cover theirs up with bras or bikinis to highlight the double standard. It was once a criminal act for a woman’s nipples
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Editorial on gay rights ‘disturbing’ Editor: Re: Equality everywhere, Autumn MacDonald Opinion editorial, Observer, Aug. 9. I found your editorial on “Gay rights” rather disturbing for reasons which I would like to touch upon here. Over the past few decades two topics of discussion have become the subject of heated debate in the media, both of which fall into the general category of “political correctness”, a relatively recent phenomenon whose creation may reasonably be associated with Canada’s “human rights” organizations and the subsequent legislation that came to be as a result of pressure by special minority interest groups coupled with favourable support from the
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so-called “liberal” or mainstream media. The first of these controversial topics, in my opinion, concerns any negative criticism of the political ideology of zionism and the state of Israel and the second is any critical appraisal of homosexual behaviour. Basically both these topics have now become verboten and those who would dare to openly speak out on either of them face serious repercussions in terms of Canada’s “hate crime” laws which were set up to protect just such minorities and their circumscribed agendas. Bringing the issue closer to home, I was disappointed to find no rebuttals to your editorial were forthcoming from any of the many Christian churches that
exist throughout the Quesnel area. The silence of the lambs was most disconcerting of all and exemplifies what I’m trying to say about this contentious issue. Your promotion of the online petition, All Out, Equality, Everywhere, in response to Russia’s recent legislation prohibiting the flaunting of the homosexual agenda and the adoption of young children by homosexual couples is, I feel, misguided, detrimental and unfair to the Russian nation. George Santayana, the famed Spanish-American philosopher, in his book The Life of Reason, wrote that “Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it”, a saying that over the years has become a truism and one most apt when it
comes to Russia and the West. Here in the “liberated” West we tend to forget rather quickly the history of Russia over the past century and the brutal lessons they learned living under the dictatorship of the Marxist communists from 1917 until 1989. We forget that under the soviet system, according to Nobel Peace Prize winner in literature Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, close to sixty-six million Russians were murdered or worked or intentionally starved to death over the tenure of soviet government and that the great bulk of these people were Christians, including priests and nuns who were intentionally sought out for the grossest of torture and malevolent martyrdom. Fortunately, for the
Russians, they do remember who the elitists were that controlled the communist party and how their actions and political agenda served to destroy the moral, ethical and spiritual family values of what once was the great Christian Russian Republic. It’s only been in recent years that the Russian people have been able to rebuild their lives and their Christian heritage and the thousands of churches that the Marxist communist dictatorship destroyed with malicious and heinous intent over the eight decades of their reign of terror. For your editorial to suggest that the Russian government’s move to stem the blatant promotion of deviant lifestyles is an “atrocious display of hateful, bigoted
behaviour” is to only reinforce Santayana’s words regarding historical realities and the lessons to be learned from them. Russia is rebuilding its past and rebuilding its destroyed Christian spiritual foundations and in doing so is setting a positive, shining example for the West, where all we see is a steady decline into immorality, licentiousness, depravity and decadence with the mainstream media, special interest groups and Hollywood leading the charge against healthy family values and sane, reasonable principles for living a loving, peaceful existence that have withstood the test of time since Christ first spoke his sermon on the mount. Arthur Topham Cottonwood
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CPAC volunteers help keep neighbourhoods safe
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Top: RCMP Safety Bear at Kids Day in the Park; bottom: Keith Hildebrand, left, trained new Safety Watch volunteers. Contributed photos
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ew volunteer experiences are more rewarding than those offered at the Community Policing Access Centre. With a wide variety of opportunities, anyone with a few hours to spare and a desire to ensure safer neighbourhoods, communities and personal property, can volunteer their time with Community Policing Access Centre (CPAC.) “We’d love to have the CPAC office bustling with people who care about the health and safety of their neighbourhood and community,” CPAC’s Adelle Wilson said. Some of the programs offered through CPAC include Block Watch, Speed Watch and Citizens on Patrol, however there are other volunteer opportunities such as information and public awareness programs. During a recent Kids Day, volunteers fingerprinted more than 200 children and when the RCMP Musical Ride performed in Alex Fraser Park, volunteers were on hand with a display and information for the public. “We provide a friendly presence at events,” Wilson said. RCMP and volunteers just held the annual RCMP Kids Camp where children were exposed to various aspects of police work in a fun and educational environment. Activities included fingerprinting, investigative stations and the RCMP dog program. Should Block Watch be of interest, for relatively little time commitment, volunteers, with RCMP assistance and training through CPAC, can
organize their neighbourhood, allowing neighbours to help neighbours. Families on a block or road form a communication chain aided by a block map of names, telephone numbers and addresses. They watch out for each other’s homes and report suspicious activities to the police and each other to reduce the likelihood of residential
crime. Block Watch also provides tips on how to better secure your home, information on how to mark your property and provide protective window stickers. “Block Watch is an important role in preventing crime and keeping neighbourhoods safe,” Wilson said. “Usually it’s a meeting once a month
where you get to know your neighbours and also an opportunity for other neighbours to join.” She added none of the volunteer programs confer policing powers or responsibility on volunteers and every volunteer is encouraged to report but not act on any criminal activity they encounter. Citizens on Patrol are volunteers who patrol neighbourhoods, parking lots and other areas looking for potential for crime, then notify the RCMP of what they find. “They’re a more scheduled set of eyes and ears in the community,” Wilson said. They are to notify the detachment but never put themselves in harm’s way.” Wilson also said CPAC would like to establish a City Watch program, which would be similar to the other watchdog programs but volunteers ride bicycles and cover such areas as the Riverfront Trail, parks and off road patrolling. “There’s so much variety and we can find a job for everyone,” Wilson said. CPAC programs are ideal for retired people. “Seniors are such a valuable resource in our community. They have a wealth of experience and we’d love to add more of their expertise and wisdom to our volunteer base.” For information on volunteering with CPAC contact Wilson at 250-992-5743 or email awilson@quesnel.ca. You can also drop by 345 Anderson Drive in West Quesnel to find out more.
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In the Quesnel Art Gallery’s latest show, artists drew inspiration from artifacts and photos from the Quesnel Museum. Here, artist Joan Ramsay Harker began with a CS Wing photo of a young bride and incorporated her impression of the life of such a woman in the Victorian era, the constraints and prevailing attitudes, to create the painting with a caged bird. Her painting is installed in the Victorian parlor display at the museum. Other works are displayed in the Gallery at the Arts and Rec Centre until the end of August.
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“While the subject has been a contentious point with members of the Town Council, recent figures submitted by H.A. Hainstock, of International Water Supply, to the effect that water consumption in Quesnel is three and a half times the national average, provides strong backing for Alderman Ritson’s argument that water meters should be installed. The emergency of last weekend was a stern reminder that the Town water supply is a highly vulnerable asset, particularly when mechanical failure could mean a complete disruption of supply. Expansion of the source of supply is a step which must be given the most serious consideration in the not too distant future. But going further afield to tap new resources might well be a step beyond the financial reach of the municipality for a good many years to come. The present system provides the town with excellent water, which might not be the case if some other source were developed. ”This Column is to highlight our
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Fellow historian remembers Andy Motherwell I t was about 10:30 p.m. Thursday when we got the phone
call. Upon checking the CID, we saw that it was Barry Sanford calling from Merritt. What on earth? What could he want at this time of night? Vicki answered the phone and after a few pleasantries he dropped the bombshell. Andy Motherwell is gone and he (Barry) was interested in receiving any articles the Observer printed about him. Hang on a minute Barry, this is out of a clear blue sky. Fill us in. So he did with what information he had.
Andy had been in hospital in Prince George for treatment of some ailment and had succumbed to complications from vasculitis the day before. Well, was that ever a shock. First of all I didn’t know Andy had been in hospital and secondly, I had not heard about his death, but neither had a lot of other people, as it turned out. My nemesis had gone. I don’t know whether or not Barry knew that whatever Andy wrote I would jump on and criticize and vice-versa. Now who will I have as my nemesis? I phoned Andy’s
wife, Carol, and she corroborated everything Barry had said. Its still hard to believe. It just seems like yesterday that both Andy and Barry designed the plaque declaring the local PGE/BCR station a heritage building! Where has the time gone? Andy was my mainstay, Cariboo history-wise, anyway. If I wrote something that got past him and his eagle eye, I knew I had made it. I’ve known him since 1967, when he was principal at Cariboo School and I was a substitute teacher there. I had the dubious
Andy Motherwell privilege of being present to see how he handled the first student revolt (strike), or walk-out as it turned out to be. I was “subbing” for Noreen Halleran, Quesnel’s first secondary
school music teacher, when everything at Cariboo school went berserk. Everyone exited the school and not being sure what to do with a class of band students, we went outside and marched up and down the street playing the band instruments. At this point, I can’t remember the students’ reason for their walkout, nor the outcome, although Andy was finally able to convince them to return to their classes, but it was quite an introduction to the classroom. I have followed Andy’s doings ever since.
He always had an interest in Cariboo history, so if I or anyone else wrote something, he was right onto it. I like to think he kept us on “the straight and narrow,” so to speak and we paid more attention to what we wrote knowing someone else was keeping track of what we said. So, Good-bye, Andy. Good-bye my conscience and my nemesis. We gave it a good long haul. I still feel you looking over my shoulder and I guess I always will. It’s been great, Andy. So long for now, my friend. – submitted by Jack Nelson
Community Calendar SPECIAL EVENTS & MEETINGS ETC... WEDNESDAY QUESNEL LIONS HOUSING SOCIETY now has a mailing address for donations. Forward donations to P.O. Box 4535, Quesnel, B.C., V2J 3J8. TIME TO REGISTER FOR GIRL GUIDES You can register online https:// register.girlguides. ca/OnlineReg or call 1-800-565-8111 or at Central Registration in September.
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LEGION FALL The Quesnel HOME SHOW Sept. Church 6 – 8, Twin Arenas, But the hour comes and now is beginning Friday, when the true worshippers shall 3 – 8 p.m., Saturday, worship the Father in spirit and 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., in truth. God is a spirit and they Sunday, 10 a.m. – 4 must worship him in spirit and p.m. Admission free. in truth. Please join us. Vendor space still Call 747-3178 available, call 250-. 992-6819. Ask for Kim.
QUESNEL ART GALLERY presents MUSEum. The show is a collaboration by the Quesnel Museum and the Art Gallery in celebration of the museum’s 50th anniversary. Local artists used museum artifacts to create inspiring works of art for display in the show. MUSEum runs through the month of August, Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The museum is also hosting pieces of the exhibit.
SATURDAY FAMIILY FUN BOTTLE DROP OFF Aug. 31, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Safeway parking lot. Drop off recyclable bottles and cant or callMary Ann, 250-249-5720 for pick up anytime. All proceeds to Relay for Life.
HOT DOG SALE, Aug. 31, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Save On Foods, proceeds to Relay for Life. SENIORS DAY AT FARMERS’ MARKET Sept. 7, 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Focusing on the health and well-being of seniors in the community, also launching the free seniors’ walking program. Special bus for this event is free of charge and will run from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. For inside the city, contact Quesnel Transit for routes and times, 250-992-1109. For outside the city, contact Better at Home, 250-992-9156. For anyone needing a pickup from their home contact Quesnel Transit/Better at Home by Sept. 3.)
PADDLING IS AWESOME DAY, Sept. 7, Pioneer Park on Dragon Lake, race your canoe, kayak or paddle board in a 3km, 5km or 7km course. Registrations, $10/participant, droop off at Rocky Peak Adventure Gear, deadline for pre-event registration and payment, Sept. 6. Race Day registration, 9 a.m., races begin at 10 a.m.. Sponsored by Quesnel Canoe Club.
SUNDAY BPSA TRADITIONAL SCOUTING Bingo, Sept. 8 at Bingo Hall, 668 Doherty Dr., doors open at 4 p.m., bingo starts at 6 p.m., door prizes, concession. 7TH ANNUAL GOLF FOR KIDS
SAKE, BBBSQ Sept. 8, 1 p.m. shotgun start, Richbar Gold Course. To register call 250-992-7257 or email, bisques@ goldcity.net. Download pledge sheet at bigbrothersbigsistersofquesnel.ca. Dinner included. Incentive prizes for pledged over $250.
ONGOING EVENTS PEER DEVELOPMENT QUESNEL offers free, peerfacilitated programming for adults with a mental illness and/ or addiction. The group currently runs every Tuesday, 10 a.m. – noon in the large group room of the Westside Mental Health and Addictions Centre (395 Elliott St.) For information call 250-985-5832 or email QUE-peerdev@
northernhealth.ca. QUESNEL TOASTMASTERS Wednesdays, from 7 – 9 p.m.at the College of New Caledonia. Come and visit and learn about improving your communication skills in a warm and friendly environment. Are you new to Quesnel? It’s a great way to get connected. Contact Ruby at 250747-1180 or rubydksn@telus.net SENIORS ADVOCACY SERVICE hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Call 250992-9330 and leave a message, someone will get back to you shortly. SAS is located in Century 21 office in the back. Sandwich board on sidewalk means a consultant is in to serve you.
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Friday, August 23, 2013 Quesnel Cariboo Observer
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Bouncing back ‘Roos return to native habitat
The ice is back at the Twin Arenas. And where the ice is, the ‘Roos are not far behind – they’ve hit the rink to sort through their skaters and find the best the Gold Pan has to offer. Skaters were giving it their all Tuesday night, with many familiar faces back out on the ice vying for their place on the team once again. Steve Williams was out on the ice running the tryouts and keeping a keen eye on the players’ moves. The try outs will continue through next week, with two more sessions Tuesday and Thursday next week, before breaking to allow the coaches to make the hard decisions. Jonas Gagnon photos
Rollicking rodeo rolls ‘round Redstone The rodeo season rolled on through Redstone last weekend and Gold Pan residents followed to compete for cowboy glory. Levi Lawlor of Quesnel took a double position in bull riding, finishing in both second and third. Colton Manuel of 150 Mile took first. Pritchard's Chad Everson and Cache Creek's Carey Isnardy joined forces to take first in team roping, followed by the Kamloops/Quesnel team of Tim Terepocki/Jeff Wills. Wills also teamed up with Laura James of Kamloops to take third. Quesnel's Taylor Cherry sat at the top of the heap of junior barrel racers in
the event, followed by fellow Gold Pan resident Mariah Mannering sneaking in less than one hundredth of a second before Pritchard's Cassidy Evenson in third. In junior breakaway roping, Dustin Spiers of Quesnel took first, followed by Kyle Bell of Houston. Savona's Troy Gerard came in third. In ladies barrel racing, Sarah Gerard of Savona beat all comers around the barrels, with half a second on second place, to take first. Quesnel's Deana Lloyd took second, followed by Sierra Stukel of Kaledin. The pee wee barrel racers were also out, with Brianna Billy of Williams Lake
taking first, Gracie Antoine of Cache Creek taking second and Elly Farmer of Savona in third. Gerard beat his finish from junior breakaway roping competing with the adults, where he took first. Terris Billyboy of Williams Lake took second, followed by fellow Williams Lake resident Rayell Ilnicki. Wendel William of Williams Lake took first in junior steer riding, followed by Ty Meyers of Hanceville in second. Jackson Scott took third in the event. Naramata's Luke Simonin was the best steer wrestler on the weekend, followed by Andy Farmer of Savona and Kamloops' Jackson Scott.
In saddle bronc it was an all Kamloops podium, with Cole Scott coming out on top, riding Black Mariani. Ryland DeRose took second on Little Dave and third on Dynasty. Willee Twan of Alkali Creek took first in tie down roping, followed by Ian Durrel, from Riske Creek. Riley Isnardy of Cache Creek took third. Jared Marshall of Prince George rode to the top on Ford Cobra in bareback. This weekend cowboys and cowgirls face a double header, with the Smithers Fall Fair and Rodeo running from the Aug. 23 – 24 and Waterville, WA. running their rodeo Aug. 24 – 25.
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The Sealions sent a four swimmer envoy south to Coquitlam this weekend to challenge athletes from around the province. “Overall the weekend was amazing and I’m so proud of all my athletes,” coach Chris McGauley said. While many of the swimmers did well, Audrey Jesperson lead her team with a podium placement in the 50 metre freestyle. “It was the result of a lot of hard work and took a lot of mental and physical training,” McGauley said of the achievement. Besides the podium place-
ment, Audrey Jesperson also took a fourth on the final day of competition in the 50m breaststroke, with another third slipping by her fingertips by three hundredths of a second. Audrey Jesperson also took a sixth place finish in 100m individual medley and a 15th in the 100m freestyle. Shawn Fisher also had a strong weekend. Fisher made the finals for the 100m freestyle on the final day. He, however, also just missed the podium, taking fourth overall. “He had such an amazing swim and went as hard as he could,” McGauley said. Fisher also finished fourth in the 100m individual medley,
seventh in the 50m freestyle event and ninth in the 50m breaststroke. Lauren Pastachak netted a fourth place finish of her own in the 50m backstroke. She also finished seventh in the 100m individual medley, sixth in the 50m freestyle and ninth in the 50m breaststroke. Lucy Jesperson just missed her final in the 50m fly, taking tenth in the consolation final. She also finished 12th in the 50m freestyle. Besides the placement with their competitors, the swimmers beat their own worst enemies – themselves. Each of the swimmers beat a best time at provincials on at least one of their strokes, McGauley said.
Encouraging volleyball in the Cariboo JONAS GAGNON Observer Reporter
volleyball in Quesnel slowly fade over the last few years. “It’s definitely not as big as it once was,” he said. Grimm said he saw a peak in attendance five years ago with around 50 athletes. That has slowly eroded until the older boys couldn’t even have make a team. “It would be great to see some new kids,” he said. “Hopefully things like this camp and us coming by with the WolfPack – kids will come out and I hope that piques their interest a little bit, because there have been some players from Quesnel that have gone on to play in higher levels.” Though still in the planning stages, Grimm and the TRU
The TRU Volleyball camp came back through town this week to help local players get their skills sharpened up in preparation for the coming season. The camp attracted a group of 15 athletes, mostly girls going into grade 11, with only two boys attending the camp. Eleven of the 15 were in the older group. Many students who had previously attended the school returned to the camp to tweak their skills. With students graduating and few younger athletes coming in to fill their space, Grimm has begun to see A volleyball player at the camp practices his jump serve.
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WolfPack hope to come through the north to play some exhibition games here in Quesnel and in Prince George. Tentative plans have those games scheduled for the final weekend of September. Because of the low numbers the camp was changed to only noon sessions, with soon-tobe TRU player Jordan Foote, from Prince George, taking over the coaching of the younger players when a split was called for. Unfinished renovations caused Grimm to change plans and move the camp to QJS. The camp will move on to Prince George next week, where Grimm has a full plate, with 170 volleyball players.
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Integris Credit Union Expressions United Steel Workers Local Butcher 1-424 Kal Tire • Tim Horton’s (2) • Joyful D1 / D2 Cows 84.00 - 93.00 WILLIAMSBulls LAKE72.00 SALE-- 82.00 THURSDAY JUNE 20TH Kal Tire • Crystal Glass ADOPT A SOCCER•KID Century 21 SPONSORS Today in Williams Lake saw excellent volume KAMLOOPS SALE - TUESDAY AUGUST 20THwith just under 450 Ultimate Trophies Clayton’s Funeral Home ADOPT SOCCER SPONSORS Jean Atkinson,ARoy Josephy & KID Cariboo Fire Protection (2) McDonald’s Restaurants (4) • B & A Autobody • Aroma foods head! Well over 250 butcher cows and bulls showed a steady sale. Cloverdale Paint Big Country Printers Jean Loving Atkinson, Roy & Cariboo Fire Protection (2) Family—In Memory of Josephy Sam McDonald’s Restaurants (4)Huge receipts for this time of year with 1300 head of cattle on offer. City Furniture & Appliances Quesnel Iron • Save-On Foods (3) • BB Rox The Gang Ranch today set a pace as they showcased a load of butcher Subway Chrystal Glass Family—In Loving Memory of Sam Atkinson City Furniture & Appliances Quesnel Iron Yearlings by far made with liner1024 load lbs afterpowered liner loadto James & Sons Electric Ltd United Steel Workers Local 1-424 cows, the young penup of the 24 sale headreceipts of heiferettes Bliss • Ultimate Trophy McDonalds • Cariboo Hose Atkinson James & Sons Electric Ltd Mary Gradnitzer—In Loving Memory (2) United SteelQtax Workers Local 1-424 of premium cattle sold. From Lumby Darrell Squair had 1860 lb butcher Tim Horton 107.00 with 885 lb at 119.00. The mature butcher cows reached 71.75. Mary Gradnitzer—In Memory Atkinson • Integris Credit Unionof Sam • BigLoving country Printers(2)(2) bulls lbtopbulls 93.00. Their 1365 lbChar cows notched 79.25. ThelbSquaw Valley Regency Crysler Sign Stop of Sam Atkinson 1898 hit 86.00. The Springs Ranch 2010 butcher bulls • McDonald’s • Cloverdale Paint (2) Cariboo Hiab REP SEASON AND TINY TOTS Cariboo Observer (2) Ranch also fromGordon Lumby &hadLinda 2180Watts lb butcher bulls match bulls 93.25,topped their marked 83.75. 2125 lb butcher REP SEASON AND TINY TOTS you Denny’s for sponsoring • Cariboo & Paper • USW1-424 (Local) Cariboo Pulp andPulp PaperThank Sunset Sweeping 1600 lbKen butcher cowsCameron marked 82.50. the Deleeuw Ranchlbs puthitting the 85.00. & Ginger toppedWell, our bull trade at 2045 Thank you Denny’s for sponsoring the Quesnel Strikers REP season Canadian Western Mechanical • QTax • Canadian Western Mechanical pride back into the market and the cattle industry as they showcased the Quesnel Strikers REP season 87.50 and 2020 lb bulls at 88.00. The Harris Ranch 1335 butcher cows and the Tiny Tots program Cariboo CaribooSecurity Water Ltd Cariboo Water
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JONAS GAGNON Observer Reporter The house lights go out, the projector light warms up and the sound of the film sliding through the projector ticks into the room to give the film a quiet sound track. Now that's a cinematic experience you don't get everyday, but the Moonrise Festival, at the Sunset Theatre in Wells, kicked off the weekend with that old 16mm film in a projector, to set the scene. The first annual event set a great precedent, festival organizer Daniel Jefferey said. "I was very happy with the people who have come and I think the experience was at least registered. I think it will be passed on and I'll definitely do it again next year," he said. The festival criss-crossed genres across the weekend, from documentaries to some very abstract animation, giving cinephiles a grab bag of selections. Jefferey said 30 – 40 people attended each showing, which included anywhere from 7 – 10 of the film makers themselves. The intimacy of the festival encouraged audience members to stay after and chat with Jefferey, the film makers that attended and each other. The directors who made the trip north offered an insiders view to their work with short speeches after their movies. Movie critic Will Ross introduced the headlining film, It's such a beautiful day and added a scholastic reading of the movie. Attendees were encouraged to vote for their favourites in five categories: drama, comedy, documentary, animation and experimental. Converse, a short about a women having relational troubles, by local film-maker Brendan Nagel, was voted Audience Choice in the drama category. In the comedy category, I'm Sorry, an absurdist tale of one young man's life getting away with him after a blind date by Kane Stewart, came away with the audience's vote. Imme Ein Lerch, a portrait of an independent 86-year-old women by film-maker Natasha When, captured audience members hearts and the audience choice for best documentary. The experimental film Live Forms, by Hayley Gauvin, juxtaposing the sound track of babies burbling and crying with the creation of a vase at the hands of a potter, was voted crowd favourite in its category. Wells film-maker Bill Horne's typographical journey in Ocean Picture garnered the fan's choice for animation. The festival happened thanks to a lot of volunteer work, not only from Jefferey, but the community. Jefferey would like to thank, Natalia Stanczyk, Brendan Nagel, Mackenzie Warner, Devan Scott and Will Ross for all the hard work and help during the development of the festival as well as their help over the duration.
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has an upcoming opening for the Office Administrator / Receptionist position. This position involves a fair degree of diversity, ranging from greeting our clients, making appointments, processing monthly payments and handling telephone calls efficiency and effectively, to word processing, accounts payable / receivable and monthly balancing of trust ledgers with a trial balance.
The ideal applicant for this position: Quesnel & District Hospice Palliative Care Association Client Care Volunteer Training Program
Is able to deal pleasantly and professionally with a wide variety
QDHPCA welcomes compassionate men and women who are interested in providing respite care, companionship and support to individuals, and their families, who are living with a chronic progressive or life limiting illness, to those who are at the end of life, and to those who are bereaved. As a Client Care volunteer your care and support may be needed in the person’s home, in hospice, in hospital or in residential care. If you are interested please contact QDHPCA’s Co-ordinator of Volunteers & Grief Support at
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of people and can work well with minimal supervision. Have strong computer skills, particularly with MS Windows based applications. understanding of full cycle bookkeeping. Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities. Possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills Closing August 31, 2013.
Please submit your resume in person to: Deleenia Lovell, Office Manager Northland Mortgages Quesnel 254 Reid Street Quesnel, BC V2J 2M2 (250) 992-7295
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Joining our Gibraltar Mine team makes you part of Canada’s proud mining heritage. The Gibraltar coppermolybdenum mine is a cornerstone of the regional economy and an example of great Canadian mining in action. Located in the heart of BC’s stunning Cariboo region, Gibraltar is approximately 60 km north of Williams Lake. It is the second largest open pit copper mine in Canada. A sustainable mining operation with a 27 year mine life, Gibraltar is undergoing a significant multi-phase expansion taking our daily milling throughput to 85,000 tons per day and we’re looking for talented candidates to help us facilitate this. That’s where you come in… We currently have a full time opportunity for an:
COST ACCOUNTANT POSITION SUMMARY Reporting to the Mine Accountant, the Cost Accountant is responsible for a variety of accounting functions including reconciling balance sheet, income statement, general ledger and preparation of month end reports, accounts payable, general ledger, statutory reporting, cost reporting and departmental budget preparation. SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: • Prepares monthly cost reports • Provides analysis of cost trends and variances to stakeholders • Maintains Capex roll and reconciliation and internal control process and documentation • Assists with preparation of annual budgets and subsequent forecast updates • Issues cost reports for each department • Assists with completion of government surveys and with preparation of monthly GL reconciliation • Responds to information requests as required and completes and submits internal financial reports • Prepares and posts journal entries to the general ledger and reviews payroll entries QUALIFICATIONS • Accounting designation (CA, CMA, or CGA) supported by 3 years relevant experience – mining experience would be a definite asset. A combination of education, training and experience will be considered • Considerable knowledge of standard office and accounting software and familiarity with information technology products and services • Ability to maintain information confidentiality • Accomplished written, verbal and group presentation skills • Experience with MS Office software and functional keyboard skills • Valid Driver’s Licence
We thank all candidates who express interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Your application to this posting is deemed to be consent to the collection, use and necessary disclosure of personal information for the purposes of recruitment. Gibraltar Mines respects the privacy of all applicants and the confidentiality of personal information and we will retain this information for a period of six months.
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COMPENSATION Gibraltar offers an excellent benefit package which includes competitive salary, a Registered Retirement Savings Plan and relocation assistance to Williams Lake. Qualified applicants, eligible to work in Canada, are invited to explore this opportunity by submitting a cover letter and detailed resume outlining your qualifications and experience. Please visit us at www.tasekomines.com under the careers section to electronically submit your application or to learn more about our New Prosperity, Aley and Harmony projects.
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MEGA Family Garage Sale. Saturday August 24th. 2275 West Fraser Drive, Quesnel BC. Tools, truck stuff, antiques, electronics, household goods, clothing and lots more.
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Feed & Hay HORSE Hay for sale, 60 lbs squares, no rain, under shed. $5.50. 250-747-8416. Will deliver.
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Bicycles Ladies Bicycle condition! $50 (250)991-0646
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26’ RCA Television $30 OBO. Call (250)991-0646 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?
Building Supplies LOG HOME shell kit WRC 6X8 flat 3 bdrm w/grge & curved glass sunroom, ready to ship, 604-856-9732
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Office space avail. at Fraserview Medical Building next to hospital, suitable for professional offices; medical, legal, accounting and other consulting businesses. Please call Ideal Properties 250-992-5992
Beautiful 4 BR house in Red Bluff offers the option of a 2 BR basement suite, plus the double garage has a 724 sf area perfect for business, daycare or suite. Oak kitchen, bamboo floors and more. $264,500 #4080 Randy Derrick 250-992-6028 • 250-992-7202
4 BR, 3 bath exe. home in Southhills. Remodelled main floor has new kitchen w/island & granite countertops, hardwood floors, & new ensuite. Huge rec room, fireplace & hot tub. A #4264 must see at $369,900. Randy Derrick 250-992-6028 • 250-992-7202
House for Sale in North Quesnel on large lot. Two blocks from downtown shopping, hospital, high school across street. Three bedrooms, 2 baths, office, carport, garage, double driveway, in ground heated pool. New wiring, plumbing, hot water tank & more for $242,500. Call (250)992-6827 to view.
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Lovely 2 BR mobile home on 2.44 ac. Freshly painted with a great oak kitchen, carport, and covered deck. Upgraded electrical, new facia and decking. $86,500 . #4175 Randy Derrick 250-992-6028 • 250-992-7202
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Firearms WANTED: Old lever action Winchester rifles and carbines. Call (250)791-6369
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Twin size bed /w box spring/ mattress/headboard. 2 cream dressers to match. Good condition. (250)991-0646
Pro Form Stepper in excellent condition. $50 OBO. Call (250)991-0646
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BIG BIG BLOWOUT SALE! Saturday, August 24th 1 DAY ONLY! 8AM-5PM 241 Enemark Rd. S. Garage Sale! 485 Baker Dr. August 23rd, 1PM-4PM;August 24th & 25th, 9AM-4PM. Lots of clean great items! Huge Garage Sale! August 24th & 25th, 10AM-4PM, 1760 & 1772 Milburn Lke Rd. Exercise Equipment/Weights Nordic Track//Trampoline/Stools/Chairs/Dishes/DollsBunk Bed/Mattresses, plus many more items. Rain or Shine! (250)249-5548
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2011 - 16X80 Modular Show Home. Many extra’s! Appliances included. Must be moved. $110,000. Call (250)747-3298
20’X50’ Truck Bay For Rent! Available Immediately! Call (250)983-9293
Mortgages
Solid, 2BR rancher on large .31 ac city lot. New kitchen cabinets and lots of newer flooring and paint. Pellet stove. Fenced yard. Priced to sell at $79,900 #4273 Randy Derrick 250-992-6028 • 250-992-7202
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Spacious 4 bedroom, 3 bath rancher on .52 ac near Dragon Lake. Sunken living rm, family rm with gas fireplace, hobby rm or workshop. Now reduced to $195,000 #4060 Randy Derrick 250-992-6028 • 250-992-7202
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Busy building 470 S/F. Recent reno’s. $400/mo + taxes. Includes heat, hydro & A/C. 295 S/F basement suite recent reno’s, $190/mo + tax. Call Wes: 250(992)5665 or Terri (250)992-7202 OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE 1200 sq ft. of beautiful office space for lease. Great Location. Call (250) 991-0500 or (250) 255-5990 Retail/OfďŹ ce Space 146 Barlow St. downtown core - Approx. 1100 sq ft - street level, 1100 sq ft upper level. Can be rented separately. Call Brian @ (250)992-0177. Available immediately.
Townhouses RIDGEWOOD Multi Layouts, clean. Start at $700 No pets Call Tim 991-6429
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Open House - Sunday, Aug. 25/13 11:00 pm - 1:00 pm - #50-634 Elm Street 14’ wide 2 bdrm mobile. N/G fireplace in living room. 10x16 addition, patio doors lead to 14x20 deck. Chain link fencing, shed 10x14
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Suites, Lower 1bdrm bsmt suite suitable for mature, n/s, working person or couple. Utilities incl. N/p, references required (250)747-1434 1Bdrm. Suite in NQ, N/S, No pets, No Parties, power & gas supplied. $600/mo. References required. Avail. Sept., 1st. 992-5639. Furnished Optional 1Bdrm suite, n/s, n/p, references required. $475/mo. Single person;$530/mo. Couple. Also available furnished bachelor suite. Call 992-8715 2Bdrm. Suite in 4-Plex. $600/mo.+ Utilities. Avail. Sept 1st. (250)992-5113 Lve. Message 2 Units Available2bdrm/1Bath & 4bdrm/2BathClose to MP Mall & School, Large Lot. Call (250) 747-3878 Fraser Village Home Society has a double unit available(1 bdrm. suite) for low income Seniors. Call (250)991-5054
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2001 Pontiac Grand Am
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One owner , Factory storm windows , 10 gal HWT , Stereo , Roof air, Microwave oven , 21’ awning, Lrg Double Fridge , Oak cupboards , Super 17’slide out . Excellent Live in Trailer
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2005 80W Adventurer Camper Options- Propane stove, two way refrigerator, propane furnace, toilet, ladder, luggage roof rack, CO2 and smoke detectors, full electrical hook up, $7,500. 250-249-0093
While a good time is the goal of many social gatherings, too often the host and the hostess spend the majority of the party catering to guests rather than enjoying themselves. But pot luck parties that encourage guests to contribute to the festivities can allow even party hosts to relax and enjoy the festivities. Such parties a great option for contemporary hosts or hostesses who want to host a gathering but are too busy with their day-to-day activities to plan a party. During a pot luck, everyone is invited to bring their signature dishes to the event. These types of parties enable everyone to come together and share the work so the party hosts aren’t inundated with all of the labor. Pot luck parties are typically informal gatherings, which can help put guests at ease and make them more inclined to attend. A casual party where no one is expected to put on airs can create a relaxed and fun environment. Although pot luck party guests will be sharing the workload, pot luck parties still require some planning. In fact, such parties may need a bit more organization than others, if only to ensure that the right ratio of food and beverages is available. Party hosts do not want to be stuck with duplicates of menu items or a scarcity of something essential. Here’s how to throw a successful pot luck.
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The first step is deciding which type of pot luck you want to have. This will dictate the menu. A cocktail party requires finger foods, while a sit-down event may require more substantial dishes. Many party hosts like to associate a theme with their parties, and tying food into the theme can help guests decide what to bring.
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Create a list of what’s needed Determine how many dishes will be needed. The number of dishes available does not have to equal the number of guests in attendance, but it is a good idea to have a variety of options. When notifying guests what they can bring, give a general list of guidelines. Perhaps you would like to have a beef dish, poultry, side dishes, a vegetarian option, and a salad. By giving guests the guidelines, they can work within them to create foods that they enjoy. It is best not to dictate exactly what to bring, as that may seem overbearing.
Don’t forget the beverages Sometimes it can be easy to get swept up with the menu and overlook the beverages and other treats. Guests who do not need to bring a dish or those who admit their culinary capabilities are lacking can opt to bring drinks or ice. If you will be offering alcohol beverages, delegate who will bring which spirits and mixers.
Divvy up desserts Desserts are a big part of pot luck gatherings. Ask which guests prefer to make desserts and then keep track of who is bringing which items so you do not overlap. Chances are there is a seasoned baker in your midst who enjoys delighting the crowd with delectable desserts.
Take suggestions Allow guests to make suggestions regarding the menu. Perhaps someone will handle cutlery and serving pieces. Maybe a friend has chafing dishes that you can borrow. A family member who owns a business may be able to contribute a product from his or her store or service. Guests can do more than
just bring food or beverages to make a contribution. Extra seating and tables are always welcome.
Stock up on take-home containers Even the most carefully planned pot luck party is sure to generate a good deal of leftovers. Send everyone home with their own doggie bags. Aluminum or plastic containers can be used to divide any remaining foods. Pot lucks can be a comfortable, informal way to host a number of people without taking on all of the work or expense of a party.
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