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The Similkameen
Volume 65 Issue 5
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
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New Years baby has arrived Introducing Elliana Marie Schneider, the first baby of 2014 for Princeton
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Right: The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, presents the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award to Jody Woodford (left) of Coalmont, B.C. during the award ceremony at Government House.
Local receives Caring Canadian Award Ted, Michael-Ann and big brother Oliver Schneider proudly introduce their newest addition and the first baby of 2014 for Princeton. Elliana Marie Schneider was born on Jan. 17, 2014 at Pentiction Regional Hospital, weighing eight pounds, eight ounces. She measured out at 21 inches long. Elliana is the sixth grandchild for John and Kathy Schneider and the eleventh great-grandchild for Bill and Shirley Schneider. “Eat sleep and grow Ellie and know you are loved.” Congratulations to the Schneider family and welcome, Elliana.
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The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, presented the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award to Jody Woodford of Coalmont on Friday, Jan. 24 in Victoria at Government House. Woodford is being honoured for her dedication and service to the Coalmont/Tulameen Fire Department. “Jody Woodford joined the Coalmont/Tulameen Volunteer Fire Department in 1998 and became Fire Chief in 2008. Through her work, she has put the department on a sound financial footing and enabled it to respond to a variety of crisis situations. Her unpaid efforts as a volunteer firefighter lift spirits in times of crisis.”
Whether it be a celebration like Tulameen Days or crises like the flood in Tulameen during April of 2012, or the fire at the Coalmont Hotel earlier this month, Woodford pitches in and does all she can and often, pushes her limits to go above and beyond. During the flood, she worked 18 hour days to ensure members of the community of Tulameen were protected, and had food and water. (She sandbagged for hours on end and then would open the firehall to feed folks as well.) Woodford is also well respected and appreciated for her dedication to the Princeton Exhibition Grounds (PXA) and the groups that hold their events there each year. She is known for her tireless dedication through the years, always giving of herself and of her time to whatever needs to be done in the community.
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