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Learn-toskate Primary-aged students from Raft River Elementary School plus adults wave to the camera after taking part in a learn-to-skate program at the Sportsplex on Friday. All students in the school are given the opportunity to take part in lessons at the arena. See story on page A3.

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Vikings have fun at Birchleg Times Staff The annual Wells Gray Birchleg fun cross-country ski event on Saturday was a great success, organizers report.

There were 80 people registered, down a bit from last year.

“I believe, with the great conditions at the Clearwater ski hill, many were skiing there (which is a wonderful competition to have),” said one of the organizers. “Also, it was a bit chilly for some people.”

Participants included many people from Barriere, Kamloops as well as Blue River and Vavenby.

Blue skies made for a sunny day with amazing skiing conditions.

“Lots of great food – a wonderful day!” said one report.

Costume winners were: Lynda MacLennan, Daniel Boudreau; Cathy Sauer, Jon Kreke; Charlotte Smith; Suzanne Foster; plus Barb and Carmen Smith from Barriere. Kids' costume prizes went to Claire Nevin from Kamloops; Sage Barstow and Sienna Foster.

Winners of the Clearwater Boat Tours prize were Daniela Romero (a Rotary exchange student from Bolivia) and Kathy Schachner (a cousin of the Wadlegger family who is visiting from Austria).

Now in its 16th year, the Wells Gray Birchleg formerly was held in Wells Gray Park by the Murtle River Nordics. For the past two years, Wells Gray Outdoor Club has hosted it at the Candle Creek Trails near Clearwater.

During the event, many partici-

pants dress in Viking or traditional Scandinavian costume.

A Norwegian-style lunch is included.

The Birchleg is an unofficial version of the Birkebeiner – a cross-country ski race that is held every year in Norway and other locations around the world.

The races commemorate an incident in 12th century Norway when two Viking warriors on skis carried the baby heir to the throne across the mountains to safety during a civil war.

Claire Nevin and Hanneli Ladyman of Kamloops show off their Viking costumes before taking part in the annual Birchleg cross-country ski event at the Candle Creek Trails on Saturday. Nevin later won a prize for her costume. For more photos, see pageA10 inside. Photo by Keith McNeill

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Help for Headwaters groups Willow MacDonald, director for Thompson Headwaters (TNRD Area B) presents from the area's 2013 recreational funds recently.

Left: (L-r) Community Association secretary Charmaine Schenstead and president Pat McNally accept a $700 cheque from MacDonald. The money will be used for social events in Blue River and Avola.

Right: (L-r) Teacher Kendra Staruiala and Blue River School PAC president Caroline McNabb receive a cheque from the Thompson Headwaters director. MacDonald also gave $150 each to Success by 6 and Aboriginal Engagement Success by 6 to assist the children's programs they do in Blue River. Photos submitted

TNRD supports Western Canada Theatre Times Staff During a Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors meeting held Jan. 30, Lori Marchand, general manager of Western Canada Theatre (WCT) provided a presentation and requested financial support for upgrades to the heating and cooling system at the Pavilion Theatre in Kamloops.

WCT is the only professional theatre company

between the Lower Mainland and Prince George, she noted.

About 16 per cent of the company's audience comes from the regional district.

The board will provide $3,200 to WCT for annual operating costs and the electoral area directors will review the request for funding to upgrade the Pavilion Theatre.

2014 Committees TNRD chair Bill Humphreys announced the

chair appointments to the 2014 committees. The 2014 meeting schedule for board/chair appointed committees was also adopted.

PMAC appointments Three individuals were reappointed to the TNRD Regional Solid Waste Management Plan monitoring advisory committee (PMAC) with a term ending Dec. 31, 2016: Georgia Clement and George Christou of Merritt, and Andy Balogh

of Kamloops.

The committee has 12 members appointed on rotating three-year terms. Local members of the committee include Cheryl Thomas of Clearwater and Bob Rexin of Vavenby.

PMAC members are compensated for their expenses but are otherwise not paid.

Gas tax funding for Barriere The Barriere Curling Club building will receive a chiller upgrade through $10,000 from

federal gas tax revenues – community works funds from electoral areas O (Lower North Thompson) and P (Rivers and the Peaks).

Tree Canada Program Wells Gray Country (Area A) director Tim Pennell requested and received the support of the TNRD board for a Tree Canada Grant application toward funding landscaping of the newly renovated Vavenby Community Hall.

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“We are grateful to the Clearwater RCMP for bringing this case to our attention,” said Kokoska. “Our 26 SPCA constables have extensive areas to cover across B.C. and we respond to more than 7,000 complaints of animal cruelty each year, so it is very helpful for us to have the support of communities in reporting cases of suspected abuse or neglect.”

Kokoska calls the level of neglect of the seized animals “very disturbing” and notes that the investigation is continuing and charges of animal cruelty are pending in the case.

The dogs are currently receiving ongoing care and treatment at the BC SPCA’s community animal centres in Penticton and Kelowna and the horses are being cared for in Kamloops. The animals are currently not up for adoption, but please check the BC SPCA website at spca.bc.ca for updates.

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Snowarama raises funds for needy kids Times Staff It's that time of year again. Clearwater Sno-Drifters plan to hold their annual Snowarama on Sunday, Feb. 16, and club members are out in the community, collecting pledges for the event.

Last winter the Sno-Drifters raised nearly $2,000 during Snowarama. The money is used to support Easter Seal Camps and Easter Seal Houses in B.C. The local organization was one of 12 snowmobile clubs across the province that raised a total of more than $32,000.

Since 1978, snowmobile clubs have hosted Snowarama, a fundraising event to raise funds for the BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities.

Snowarama, like the sport of snowmobiling itself, is a family event. Every year, snowmobile enthusiasts eagerly participate in Snowarama and enjoy the fresh powder, trail rides, games, incentive prizes and more, all while raising much needed funds for B.C.’s kids with disabilities. Some of the day’s Snowarama activities include trail rides, poker runs, and a hot chili lunch served by local Lions Clubs.

The first Snowarama was organized by

Whipper Bill Watson in 1975 and held in Bradford, Ontario. The objective was to introduce an annual winter recreational event and support a worthwhile charity. The tradition to support children with disabilities has continued to this day throughout Canada and the United States, with endorsement of the BC Snowmobile Federation (BCSF).

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Regardless of the time, Easter Seals homes are a comfortable and inviting home-awayfrom-home.

Easter Seals Camps provide once-in-alifetime, week-long camping experiences for over 900 children each year. They charge only a small administration fee of $100.

Campers are encouraged to try new activities, be creative and connect with their peers who face similar challenges in their day to day lives. Here, children with disabilities are accepted for who they are and know that at camp anything is possible!

Raft River students learn skating skills Times Staff A learn-to-skate program for students from Raft River Elementary School has been achieving its objectives, according to Christy Dobi, one of the organizers.

“This program has been amazingly successful,” she said. “There are students on the ice who are very strong skaters mixed with those that are on the ice for the first time. Each student is gaining skills and the progress we see each week is fantastic.”

Dobi explained that a few years ago the Raft River parents' advisory council received funding that allowed it to purchase enough skates in a wide range of sizes to outfit the various classes at the school.

In the past many of the classes went to the Sportsplex to skate but the time on the ice was always unstructured and just open skating.

Because of her background as a skating coach, Dobi was approached by PAC to see if she would coordinate instructors and classes so that all the students would get lessons.

“Thankfully, the support we have received from parents willing to invest time in coaching has certainly made this happen!” Dobi said.

In addition, Dobi's employer, Royal Bank of Canada, has allowed her to take time off work to do the program. This was an indication of RBC's commitment to the community and to its learn to skate programs, she felt.

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“With amazing support of people like Barb Coates and Daniela Schwaiger, as well as several CSS students (coordinated by Marie Giesbrecht) we now run six weeks of lessons on Fridays throughout the winter season,” Dobi said. “We have two classes come for lessons at 9, 10, and 11 resulting in six classes getting lessons each Friday. Most classes get two lesson times and some even manage to get there three times.”

Dobi noted that through the ongoing support of the community, the students at Raft River Elementary are being given the opportunity to skate, downhill ski and cross-country ski.

“All of this enhances the education they are receiving and encourages them to gain new skills,” she said.

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Five Year Financial Plan Open House The District is holding an Open House for the public to see the draft of the District’s Five Year Financial Plan. Council is looking for input from the public on where they think their taxes should be best spent. The Open House will be on February 12th from 2:00pm – 4:00pm and 6:00pm – 8:00pm in Council Chambers. Come out and see the direction Council is going in and give your input. See you there!

Age Friendly Event Coordinator The District’s Age Friendly Event Coordinator is working on programs and events for seniors. Look for more information on what she has planned for the next year.

Public Works The Public Works department requests that businesses and residents when removing snow from their driveways and walkways that they don’t bury any fire hydrants in the area.

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“ I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expense, and my expense is equal to my wishes.” - Edward Gibbon, historian editorial by keith mcNeill

Aviva win shows small town spirit

Royal Purple reports on successful year Editor, The Times:

Members of Royal Purple Clearwater Lodge 302 gave a year in review report for 2013 at their January meeting.

Last year Royal Purple had seven members, as well as one lifetime member.

We are a small group of people joining together to work and help in the community.

We welcome new members. Our meetings are held the first Monday of every month at the Elks Hall at 1 p.m.

Over the past year, we assisted the Elks Club with its pancake breakfast every Saturday morning at the Farmers' Market. We donated money to the Elks Children's Fund; the local children's splash pad; Clearwater Food Bank; Evergreen Acres for its garden project (hopefully some of the flowers they plant will be purple pansies; our Royal Purple logo); a wreath for the Remembrance Day ceremonies at the cenotaph; and

North Thompson Community Foundation.

We brought poinsettias from the Rodeo Rednecks 4-H Club and asked that the flowers be given to the residents at Forestview.

We bought an iPad for a local family to help with their child's learning.

In the fall Royal Purple did the concession at the Elks' Thursday night bingos.

Jean Gross Royal Purple Clearwater Lodge 302

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Bravo to Raft River Elementary School's parents' advisory committee (PAC) for winning $120,000 in Aviva Insurance's community fund contest.

As outlined in last week's Times, the money will be used to develop a playground at the school targeted towards intermediate-aged students. The playground will be named in memory of Courtney and Skye Buck, two local teachers who grew up in Clearwater and passed away in a motor vehicle accident just over one year ago.

The win was the result of many months of hard work by members of the PAC and others.

Their organizing efforts reached a peak late last fall when Clearwater's entry collected the most votes (26,000, according to one report) of any in the semi-final round of the nationwide contest.

We often hear talk about how difficult it is to attract doctors and other professionals to live in a small town such as Clearwater.

Among other factors, people who make their living based on their education are understandably reluctant to raise their children in a place where the educational facilities are anything less than first rate.

This recent success by the Raft River PAC show the best way to overcome that stereotype – not so much by the playground itself, but by the outstanding community effort that went into getting that playground.

Number one in Canada is not too shabby.

The Raft River playground is not the only

effort underway in the Upper North Thompson to make the area more kid-friendly.

People in Avola and the Thompson Headwaters services committee plan to upgrade the playground there.

Here in Clearwater, the Rotary Club is working with others to develop a splashpark.

Wells Gray Country services committee and the Blackpool Hall committee plan to develop a community park near the hall.

The learn-to-skate program reported on in this week's issue ensures that every student at Raft River Elementary has the opportunity to learn how to skate.

Other volunteer-run programs give the students opportunities to learn to downhill and cross-country ski.

Let's face it, a small town cannot offer the kind of specialized, one-of-a-kind educational opportunities that the big city can.

If your child is going to be an international concert pianist, then he or she is probably going to have to live and study in New York or someplace equivalent.

What a small town can offer is a well-rounded education – learning that covers a wide variety of fields and that includes experiences and not just academics.

Demographics and other factors mean there are far fewer children in the North Thompson Valley than there were a generation ago.

Let's join with the Raft River PAC and others to ensure those children have the best possible preparation for life that we can give them.

Is Canada better than Germany for business?

Editor, The Times:

A column in the business section of the Vancouver Sun said that businessmen don't like operating in Germany.

They find it frustrating because Germans are too environmentally conscious.

In other words Germany, once the monster (it certainly wasn't the only monster) of the early to middle 20th century, is now a model ecologically and, for that matter, financially (no thanks to German banks, which pre 2008 were just as stupid and blundering as the rest).

Just the other day, CBC Radio said that Canada is now rated number one (even passing the U.S.) as a place to do business.

This statement, though it will bring pleasure to those Chamber of Commerce —

Board of Trade types, not to mention the Harper government, should send a cold shiver down the spines of the rest of us.

Canada has passed the U.S. (yes, that socialist Barack Obama has ruined it all). George Bush Junior or Mitt Romney — those are men one can do business with. The fact that Bush's economic policies virtually bankrupted the United States, well what's that got to do with anything?

Gut environmental rules, burn fisheries records, muzzle scientists, then push bitumen pipelines such as Northern Gateway and Keystone that will cost Canadian jobs (build a refinery right at Fort Mac, you fools).

The list goes on and on.

Sign free trade agreements

that give Chinese state-owned oil companies more say in Canada's energy policies than Canadians themselves. Act as a complete stooge for large corporate interests, whether fish farming or big, mostly foreign-owned, energy companies. Yes, Canada is a great place to do business.

And, while Harper was robbing Canada's pensioners by raising the pension age two years, the Germans under a conservative Prime Minister, Angela Merkel, have lowered the pension age by two years.

Let's see here: Germany — bad? Canada — good?

This could only make sense to some Chamber of Commerce suit-and-ties, not to the rest of us.

Dennis Peacock Clearwater, B.C.

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Question of the Week

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Would you support a twoweek Spring Break for schools?

Eileen Sedgwick:

Elgin Preston:

Yes, I think it would give the kids extra time to spend with their families. Other places have two weeks and so it would coincide.

No, they get enough breaks as it is now.

Robert McNeilage:

Tiffany Preston:

No, they need time to keep up with their work.

Wes Morden:

Most definitely. It would give teachers extra time and the students time to get ready for school.

Probably, but we know what's really happening. The government needs to do it to save money.

Local business says Get involved to dispel the blues thanks for support Editor, The Times:

Editor, The Times:

It is with great sadness and disappointment that Avril’s Garden has permanently closed as of the end of 2013.

I want to thank my many loyal customers for supporting me through the eight years of service to the Clearwater community and surrounding areas. Without your shopping local habits, Avril’s Garden would surely have had to close sooner than it did. I also would like to thank my part time employees; without them I just would not have been able to get the work done. Many thanks to Kathryn McCourt, Mary Surkan, Susan Dubois, Kim Strickland, Tammy Whelen, Judy Hartmann,

Florence Amundson and Ena Chiasson.

When I first embarked on owning my own business, I had no idea if it would be successful or not, and it seemed to be doing well for the first few years.

During the past couple of years we saw fewer customers than in previous years. It got progressively worse, until I had no choice but to close. Again, I can’t stress enough how important it is to SHOP LOCAL! Someone’s livelihood depends on it, and it surely does make a huge difference to the business, and to the entire community.

Avril Smith Clearwater, B.C.

Hello to all the readers of the NT valley’s newspapers.

Perhaps it is time to think of what talents we all have and how we can best use them to improve the valley’s future.

Are you tired of being retired and not being able to use at least some of the skills you have been working a lifetime at developing?

Are you new to the valley and want to get to know other like-minded folk?

Perhaps you just want to ‘try something new’.

Indeed, belonging is something that ‘they’ now refer to as ‘the building of social capital ‘ – formerly being neighborly was a way of dispelling the wintertime or boredom ‘blues’ In keeping with that thought I was thinking about

Barriere Citizen of Year says thanks Editor, The Times:

I would like to thank everyone who had a part of putting together the Barriere Citizen of the Year award banquet.

The members of that committee that organized everything that goes along with this event. From the food to the guest speakers and everything in between. They all deserve an award themselves.

To have both MP Cathy McLeod and MLA Terry Lake attend this event as opposed to the Mayor’s Gala in Kamloops, speaks volumes as to how important this award is.

I would like to congratulate Drew

McMartin and Monica Ireland on their nominations as well.

It was truly an honour to receive such praise from the community for doing things in the community that brings so much enjoyment to me.

The signed card I received from all the kids at the elementary school was the icing on the cake.

And last of all, a big thank you to the North Thompson Star/Journal for sponsoring the Citizen of the Year award each year.

Thanks to you all.

Al Fortin Barriere, B.C.

how some people just jump right into the community, showing up at meetings, listening, asking questions, offering an insite into their skills and backgrounds and suggesting ways that they might contribute.

Other people say that groups in the area is not open new members or that we are a bunch of snobs.

They sit around waiting to be invited to participate. I think we are all too busy having the responsibility of many; and only the time and ability of one.

So, how are you going to find out what’s happening?

Step 1 – Go to the Times/ Star Journal office to pick up a copy of the booklet that describes the many and various groups, clubs and organizations in the valley;

Step 2 – Do some research on the computer. Often these groups are a part of the larger organizations. Therefore websites are available; Step 3 – Phone one of the contacts listed or attend a meeting; Step 4 – Be open to understanding that we might be ‘set in our ways’, and when you think that you can see a small or large change that would make the vision and mission of an organization come to life and benefit the group and the public, without harm, then speak to a friendly face and let your thoughts be known.

Gently getting to know your new friends will be a blessing to all.

Cheryl Thomas Clearwater, B.C.

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When reading those nutrition labels on food packages, pay special attention to the serving size. It varies from food to food. The serving size listed invariably is smaller than we actually use, so estimate your serving size and do the math.

Al Fortin (l) receives the Barriere Citizen of the Year plaque from Barriere Chamber of Commerce president Scott Kershaw during a ceremony held Jan. 18 in the Barriere Legion. Fortin won the award primarily for his work with the Legion.

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Movie and TV stars have a positive effect on raising awareness of certain health problems. Michael J Fox who has Parkinson’s Disease and has worked tirelessly raising awareness and research funds for this disabling disease. Recently, Tom Hanks, who has type 2 diabetes, has done a great job in raising awareness that anyone can get type 2 diabetes, even someone who is not particularly overweight.

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YEARS AGO:

Lena Gundersen held a grand opening for the new Sportsman Cafe (formally known at the Chuckwagon).

Featuring a large stone fireplace, the dining room had space to easily seat 60 people.

BC Tel announced plans for a new radio transmission system between Clearwater and Kamloops. It would provide more and better long distance telephoning.

Funds for completing a 40-line switching piece of equipment at Vavenby were also announced.

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YEARS AGO: The provincial government awarded the North Thompson Sportsplex a grant of $150,000. Groundwork on the arena had been carried out in the fall, and the construction company was await-

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HISTORICAL Perspective

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YEARS AGO: Two local doctors were to attend a conference on nuclear energy in Vancouver sponsored by the federal government. Dr. Robert Mackenzie was to go on behalf of the Yellowhead Ecological Association, while Dr. Bob Woollard was a member of the panel of experts.

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YEARS AGO: About 400 people were to leave the B.C. Forest Service, but the downsizing was not expected to have much effect at the Clearwater Forest District, said district manager Mel Monteith.

Christian Wilderness Programs, a wilderness camping program for teens, got underway in Clearwater under the

BACK IN TIME leadership of Ross Cloutier and his wife, Naomi. The program included snowshoeing, canoeing, rock climbing, winter mountaineering, and hiking.

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YEARS AGO: About 40 logging trucks were parked as truckers who hauled logs for Weyerhaeuser's and Slocan's Vavenby sawmills sought better rates. Possibly even more contentious was the question of union representation. The Teamsters Union was challenging a section of the B.C. Labor Relations Act that classified the truckers as owner-operators,

and that therefore denied them the right to bargain collectively.

Unusual weather saw temperatures in Clearwater soar from 3 degrees C to 13 degrees C within half an hour, then plunge overnight to -21 degrees C, a drop of 34 degrees from the previous afternoon.

Strong winds damaged buildings in Kamloops and elsewhere.

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YEARS AGO: Letters of support for retaining a fulltime ambulance unit chief in Clearwater were still coming in to the Times.

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YEARS AGO: WeyerhaeuserVavenby was advertising for operational production employees as it added a second shift.

Curt McIvor, president of the Cariboo woodworkers’ association, was in Clearwater promoting setting up a provincewide organization to represent the tertiary sector of the forest industry — furniture makers, wood carvers, log home builders and

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YEAR AGO: A group of 17 snowmobilers passed through Clearwater on their way from Naramata to Prince George. Rendezvous Ride 2004 was intended to promote community-to-community snowmobiling, a huge industry in Ontario and some Prairie provinces.

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YEARS AGO: Clearwater skaters won a total of eight gold medals, five silver and three bronze at the Cariboots ‘n Blades competition in Williams Lake Jan. 30 – Feb. 1

Members of the Clearwater Hosers men’s hockey team donated $1,000 towards purchasing a defibrillator for the Sportsplex and other sports venues.

Clearwater Ski Club’s first nightskiing evening on Jan. 30 attracted 163 skiers, councillor Stephanie Teare reported to Clearwater council.

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YEAR AGO: Just over 130 people, many of them dressed as Vikings, took part in the 15th annual Wells Gray Birchleg. For the first time it was held at the Candle Creek crosscountry ski trails, rather than in Wells Gray Park.

Simpcw First Nation announced that it had purchased 20 acres of land next to Raft River.

The site was part of a traditional fishing and gathering area for the band.

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sentation by the Raft River Grade 6 and 7 students of the musical Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

craftspeople. “Perhaps the most exciting part of his presentation was his notion of a store on Granville Island,” commented Dave Milton of the North Thompson Woodworkers’ Guild.

In a 5-3 vote, Kamloops-Thompson school trustees have approved a two-week March break for students.

Voting in favour of the two-week break were Denise Harper, Gerald Watson, Joan Cowden, John Harwood and Rhonda Kershaw.

Opposing the twoweek break were trustees Annette Glover, Kathleen Karpuk and Cara McKelvey.

Trustee Megan Wade was absent.

The week before last, teachers in Kamloops voted to approve the longer break.

The issue was initiated by the school district as it sought to mesh its calendar with that in many other districts.

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break at spring is also expected to result in some savings with respect to maintenance and heating of buildings.

Board of education chairwoman Harper said it was a difficult decision for trustees because they know the extra week can create child-care problems for parents.

“But, the majority of the board was satisfied with the commitment to have camps, academies and programs” during the break for students to attend,” Harper said.

Harper said those options might be beneficial for students who may be struggling a subject and can attend a program that is focused on the subject.

The longer break

begins in the 2014-2015 school year and can continue through the 2016-2017 school year.

It will be reviewed at the end of the first year and, if it continues, will be reviewed again after the second year.

“That’s the reason many trustees could support it,” Harper said, “knowing there’s an exit plan.”

Harper said during the public-input stage last year, the majority of parents “were positive toward the concept of a two-week break.

“Trustee [Joan] Cowden, who was involved in all the public meetings and who has her own concerns about it, said that, by the time spring break rolls around, teachers and students are tired and need that break.”

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Clearwater RCMP reports busy quarter Times Staff After several years of being understaffed, both Clearwater RCMP detachment and traffic services are now at full complement.

And they've been busy, Sgt. Kevin Podbisky reported in his quarterly report to town council on Jan. 21.

Detachment members investigated 397 files during the final quarter of 2013, compared to 375 during the same period in 2012. Traffic members investigated 71 files during this period. A total of 446 calls for service were investigated during the quarter.

In line with the detachment's strategic

priorities addressing traffic safety and substance abuse, the Clearwater detachment and traffic services units issued a total of 495 tickets and warnings during the quarter.

Of these, the general duty members wrote 78 and traffic services 417. Four impaired driving charges were laid during the quarter.

Several seizures of drugs and/or money were made, three of them by the same constable.

In November, a traffic services member stopped a vehicle on Highway 5 near Blue River. A quantity of marijuana and $31,500 was seized from the wheel well of

the truck. Although the driver said he had been given the money by his father, charges of proceeds of crime are pending against him.

In December, the same traffic services member stopped a vehicle on Highway 5 near Clearwater. As a result of the subsequent investigation, a consent search was obtained and 583.5 gm of psilocybin mushroom was seized. Charges of possession for the purposes of trafficking are pending against the male subject.

Although not during the final quarter of 2013, Podbisky also reported on a vehicle stop carried out by the same traffic services

member on Highway 5 in Blackpool. The male driver was found to be in possession of marijuana and $18,000 was seized as a result of the search of the vehicle. Charges of proceeds of crime, impaired driving and possession are pending against the driver.

Clearwater detachment members also investigated and laid eight criminal charges during the reporting period.

This year's annual performance plan for Clearwater RCMP are: 1, traffic enforcement, aggressive drivers; 2, traffic enforcement, impaired drivers; 3, organized crime, drug investigations; and 4, community policing, police visibility.

Lower NT Community Forest announces grants Barriere Star/Journal Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society reports it received 10 grant requests in 2013, totalling $32,990. The board of directors increased the initial grant funding for the year from $15,000 to $17,250 in awarding the following:

• Yellowhead Pioneer Residence Society requested $2,000 for a landscaped berm for shade and privacy. They received $1,000.

• McLure Volunteer Firefighters and Recreation Association requested $5,000 for new firefighter uniforms and training. They received the full $5,000 they requested.

• Barriere and District Heritage Society requested $3,000 for the establishment of a heritage garden at the museum. They received $1,000.

• North Thompson Volunteer and Information Centre requested $1,000 for After School Program improvements. It received the full amount requested.

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They received $2,500.

• Little Fort Recreation Society requested $2,500 to replace the kitchen counter top in the upper community hall. It received the full amount requested.

• North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association requested

$3,500 for the replacement of the announcers' booth and crows nest structure in the Dick Ross Memorial Rodeo Arena. It received the full amount requested.

• North Thompson Communities Foundation requested $750 for a bursary/ scholarship writing workshop. It received the full amount requested.

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Rotary Richard basks in the sunshine on the ice of Dutch Lake recently. Clearwater Rotary Club invites people to pay $2 and guess when the ice will leave the lake as marked by the clock on Rotary Richard's chest stopping. Opportunities to participate will be available at local businesses over the next few weeks.

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Start with Big White Ski Resort, just outside of Kelowna.

"There's something for everyone here," says Katie Balkwill, regional sales manager for Big White Ski Resort. "We're Canada's largest skiin ski-out resort. Anywhere you wake up, you'll be on the slopes, and the quality of our snow is amazing."

Black Press readers can enter to win a weekend for four (two adults and two children under 18) at Big White Ski Resort, with lift passes and two nights accommodation in a slopeside hotel room. For more information, visit www.clearwatertimes.com/contests and click on the contests link.

Big White is about more than skiing and snowboarding though. Balkwill also notes that they have an ice-climbing tower, fireworks every Saturday night over the huge outdoor skating rink and many other activities for the whole family.

On Feb. 10, B.C. residents will be able to purchase a single-day lift ticket for 50 per cent off.

If you're looking for a weekend getaway, British Columbians can book any two consecutive nights and two days of skiing, and Big White will give you the third night and third day of skiing at half-price, valid between Feb. 7 and Feb. 13.

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Outdoor activities are also plentiful in B.C. Capilano Suspension Bridge Park is one of Vancouver's most well-known attractions, with its famous suspension bridge, Treetops Adventure, Cliffwalk and other places to explore.

The North Shore mountains all offer a variety of activities, including skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and tobogganing, or you can go a bit farther afield to visit Whistler Blackcomb.

On B.C. Family Day, lift tickets at many participating ski areas will be offered to B.C. residents at 50 per cent off. For more information and the list of participating resorts, visit www. skicanada.org.

B.C. has more than 850 parks and natural areas to hike in, including Vancouver Island's West Coast Trail. Provincial parks are often host to several hiking trails, or check out the Sunshine Coast Trail or Juan de Fuca Marine Trail.

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A male pileated woodpecker is presumably feeding his son in this photo taken last November. The two have been seen together many times throughout the winter.

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Volunteers wanted for Backyard Bird Count Submitted Join the world for the Great Backyard Bird Count as the GBBC holds its second global count from Feb. 14 to 17. Last year Clearwater submitted more checklists than 105 countries.

It only takes 15 minutes (not necessarily all at one time) in a day to count the birds in your yard, or elsewhere, to get one checklist. Count all four days to have four checklists. More than one 15-minute checklist per location is allowed, so you could do a.m. and p.m. lists.

An abbreviated checklist for the area is available at Clearwater

Library. It’s fairly easy to submit your checklist(s) for free at: www. birdcount.org.

The website belongs to Cornell University’s website and has information on how to count and years of data to peruse.

No Internet access? Phone Hoo Ping Crane at 250-674-2518 for details on how to count and later to submit your checklist(s).

Your participation as a Citizen Scientist in the GBBC is one piece of the puzzle that helps scientists get the big picture about changes in bird populations.

So how about getting out, or relaxing inside, and counting some birds?

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That’s why the provincial government is sharing with B.C. families some of the best ways to protect kids from being bullied online.

Cyber-bullying is a complex problem that comes in many forms and is constantly evolving as technology changes.

People who engage in cyber-bullying can often be more cruel and aggressive because the Internet gives them a certain level of anonymity.

Cyber-bullying can include actions like: * Posting or sharing false information or images online, in emails or texts without consent. * Repeatedly sending threatening, mean or insulting messages. * Pretending to be someone else and saying or doing things online that are not true, or are intended to cause harm or damage a person’s reputation. * Pressuring others to exclude someone from a “community” online or offline.

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Valerie Maltais (left), Jessica Gregg, Marie-Ève Drolet, Marianne St. Gelais and Jessica Hewitt are the women’s half of the national speedskating team heading to Sochi, Russia, for the Olympic Winter Games in February. They posed after receiving their brand new Apogee skinsuits, which might give them an edge at the Games. Hewitt grew up skating with the Kamloops Long Blades. KTW photo

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Clearwater Novice players Kaylie Romeril (l) and Korie McGill keep the puck away from three of their Kamloops opponents during an eight-team hockey tournament at the Sportsplex the weekend before last. “All the kids had a fabulous time,” reported on parent. “They won two games, tied one and lost one but in the end they all had big smiles on their faces.” Also that weekend Clearwater Midgets played Sicamous at the Sportsplex but lost both games.

The Midgets play Lillooet in Lillooet in the first round of playoffs on Feb. 8 and in Clearwater on Feb. 9 (1 p.m.).

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New suits, new science — Hewitt’s Olympic skinsuit is state-of-the-art Marty Hastings – Kamloops This Week Jessica Hewitt of Kamloops and her Canadian Olympian speedskating teammates are rocking new duds.

“They have come out with a new material that has tested really well in the wind tunnel,” Hewitt told KTW. “They are also made from a Canadian company called Apogee, so they’re truly Canadian.”

Hewitt, Valérie Maltais, Marianne St. Gelais, Marie-Ève Drolet and Jessica Gregg make up the women’s half of the Canadian speedskating team heading to Sochi, Russia, for the Olympic Winter Games in February.

The national team switched suit manufacturers in 2010 — from Descente to Apogee.

In the five years leading up to the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010, Own the Podium [OTP] spent about $8 million on its flagship Top Secret Program.

Some of that cash was spent on studies aimed at eliminating as much drag as possible from speedskating suits.

Quebec-based Apogee inherited OTP’s research and set its sights on creating the best suit on the planet.

“Apogee, our skinsuit maker, has made a suit that has supposedly 30 per cent less drag than any other suit ever made in the entire world,” former Canadian Olympian speedskater Denny Morrison told the Canadian Press.

“Skinsuits now are made of seven or eight different materials on different parts of the body.

They have different materials on the arms to go through wind at a faster speed than on your body, which is a different speed than your legs, which is a different speed than your calves, front versus back. There’s all kinds of things that went into it.” Continued on page A13

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Barriere's Community Forest to host public meetings Barriere Star/ Journal Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society is looking for input from the communities they represent (McLure, Louis Creek, Barriere, Chu Chua, and Little Fort) in developing a long vision/plan for the organization.

“This will ultimately affect what strategies, projects, roles, and investment decisions we make into the future, so it’s an important oppor-

tunity for the public to have their say and share their ideas.,” says Mike Francis on behalf of the organization.

“The Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society (LNTCFS) is holding a series of community meetings during February to get input to help us develop a long term vision for the Lower North Thompson Valley. We’re hoping for a good turnout and would ask that people pickup one of our flyers to fill out,

and bring it with them to the meeting, or drop off at our office if they can’t make it.”

The meetings will start at 7 p.m. on the following dates: Feb. 6 – Squam Bay Community Hall Feb. 12 – Chu Chua Community Hall Feb. 13 – Little Fort Community Hall Feb. 20 – Barriere Lions Hall.

For more information about LNTCFS and the meetings, call Mike Francis at 250-672-1941 or email lntcfsociety@telus.net.

Learning with Lego Aiden Cairns shows off the house he built while taking part in a Lego for Literacy event held Thursday afternoon at Raft River Elementary School. Benefits of building with Lego include an increase in organizational skills, concentration, planning, critical thinking, motor skills, memory, and creative problem solving, proponents say. The session was one of several Family Literacy Day events held locally.

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Canadian company Apogee makes suits for speedskaters Continued from page A12 The skinsuits underwent rigorous testing in wind tunnels at the National Research Council [NRC] in Ottawa.

“If you don’t have a good skinsuit, you’re not going to win even if you are the best skater,” Dr. Guy Larose of the NRC told the Canadian Press.

“For most of the sports where speed is a factor, it’s actually the force that prevents the athlete from going faster. It’s the resistance to motion.

“We’re definitely good on aerodynamics going into Sochi.”

Not only is Hewitt happy with the suit’s scientific qualities — the aesthetics aren’t too bad and the measurements are bang on.

“Mine fits perfectly,” she said.

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Obituary IN LOVING MEMORY

John Stefanyshyn 1925 - 2014

John Stefanyshyn was born in a small farming village in the Ukraine on April 12, 1925 and died in the small community of Clearwater, BC on January 27, 2014.

As the son of a resourceful farmer, surviving the Ukrainian Famine, the German labour camps and being a displaced person, Dad’s optimism, practicality and sense of humour shone through and made him the man we love. John loved gathering ... firewood, lumber for “projects”, garden harvests, mushrooms, berries, fish, languages, family and friends. Dad loved gatherings and making connections with people – family, friends, neighbours, coworkers, people he would meet while travelling – wherever there was singing, dancing, stories and jokes to be told. He especially loved travelling by train across Canada, the perfect venue for a gathering. Later in life he became a Jehovah’s Witness and enjoyed going door to door, another way to connect with people. Dad loved to be on the move – he lived in the Ukraine, Germany, England, Ontario and BC. He travelled across Canada many times, visited England, a few excursions into the US and in his mind travelled the world.

John was a carpenter who could build a house from the basement to the rafters, plumb and wire it. He built four homes and gave opinions on at least three more being built by his children. All this house building took place while working full-time, helping raise four active children, growing the best cabbage and making the best

sauerkraut in the world. Helped of course by his wife and mother of their children, a lively, laughing, determined, red head from Yorkshire England named Joyce (Smith if you can believe it).

Dad could do just about any job he set his mind to. He was a farmer, bricklayer, worked in the wool mills of Northern England, the steel mills in Hamilton and then the forest industry called and Dad was carpenter in residence with Weyerhaueser until his retirement.

John was a musician and had a beautiful singing voice. He would pick up any instrument and give it a whirl, his and our favourite being the harmonica.

We won’t talk about the ill-fated attempt at playing the trumpet!

Dad loved to laugh and he loved his family. He made sure we knew how much.

We will miss our father and husband very much. He reluctantly leaves behind his much loved wife Yvonne and his children Susan and her son and Dad’s favourite grandson Dylan (has his grandmother’s red hair), daughter Helen and Dave, son Danny and Penny his busy little bee and his daughter-in-law Arlene (Jean) Beausoliel. John had a soft spot in his heart for two other red heads, Yvonne’s daughters Bernadette and Marie

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(deceased). He also enjoyed the company of Yvonne’s children, Dave, Sam, Ruby, Susan and Joe. We believe Dad will join those who went before him – first wife Joyce, infant twin sons, son Michael, his father Omelan, mother Yrena, stepmom Maria, brothers Wasyl, Stephan, Walter, sister Anna, all Joyce’s siblings and many friends ... it will be a good noisy gathering.

Dad’s last few years were livened by his time at Forest View Residential Care. We would like to thank the angels there and the ever patient Dr. John Soles for looking after our Poppa John, listening to his stories, his singing, harmonica playing and giving him hugs when he needed them. Your care kept him safe and gave us the extra time we needed to spend appreciating Dad. In memory of John, sing your favourite song, hug your favourite person or tell a really long story that has no end.

A Memorial Service was held for John Stefanyshyn at the Kingdom Hall in Clearwater, BC, on Saturday, February 1, 2014. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.

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Members of Clearwater-Vavenby Legion Branch 259 pose for a photograph following a recent installation of officers. Pictured are (back, l-r) Howard Nielsen, Ray Rosoman, Harry James, Calvin Lutz, Joe Short, (front, l-r) Charlotte Cederholm, Deputy Zone Commander Maggi Kempin, Hethar McIntosh, Carol Radcliff, and Lynda Jacobsen.

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Vavenby discusses what to do with money from Clearwater Forty-six residents attended a town meeting held at the newly renovated Vavenby Community Hall on Wednesday evening, Jan. 29. The meeting was chaired by TNRD representative Tim Pennell with TNRD services coordinator Sherri Madden in attendance to give input.

Pursuant to its Letters Patent, District of Clearwater must each year contribute a portion of its tax revenue from the Vavenby Industrial Park to services provided by the TNRD to the community of Vavenby. The meeting was to receive suggestions from property owners on how the TNRD should use this money.

In 2009 the residents voted to hold the funds for five years and then revisit the issue. Those present were now looking at how to spend $46,000.

Suggestions were limited to what the Services Committee could supply. There were 17 suggestions put forth:

1. Install fire hydrants in town 2. Make a concrete trail from the end of the school road down Vavenby Bridge Road 3. A cemetery 4. Use the money to pay for users’ liability coverage at the hall 5. Pay down the debt associated with the water system 6. Establish a memorial park that is multi-use, wheelchair accessible, with trails and memorable benches 7. Establish an evacuation route plan and use the money to make signs for the routes 8. Make a playground by the skating rink, a flat area for skate boards with small rails, and picnic tables 9. An ice surfacing machine for the skating rink 10. A washroom for the playground on the south side of the river 11. A roof for the skating rink 12. Apply the money to reduce the quarterly water invoices 13. More street lights 14. Beautification of the community park

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15. A community garden at the small park on the south side of the river 16. Hold the current funds for five more years: 2014 – 2019 17. A composting facility The suggestions were placed around the room for those property owners present to vote on. Each person was given three dots to place on their choices. The top three choices were: 34 stickers for making a playground by the skating rink; 22 stickers for beautification of the community park; and with 20 stickers to use the funds to pay for users’ liability coverage of the hall. Establishing a memorial park ran a close fourth.

The top three choices will be mailed out to all landowners in a follow-up opinion poll. The result of that vote will be the answer on how the money will be used.

Wait for crib and darts Crib and darts will not start again until the fall. Dorothy Schulte’s sewing group will begin again on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the hall.

Two convicted for grow-ops In September, 2012, members of Clearwater RCMP detachment followed up on information that a person was growing marijuana at a residence near the Adams Lake area.

After an investigation, a search warrant was executed. Two men were arrested when 244 marijuana plants and close to seven kg of clipped marijuana was seized.

The last week of January, 2014, one of the men was sentenced to six months in jail, given a firearms prohibition and required to provide a DNA for the criminal databank.

In January, 2013, Clearwater RCMP executed a warrant for a property in Avola that was believed to be used for growing marijuana.

Police went to the scene and seized 728 marijuana plants during the warrant.

The owner of the property, who was present during the warrant execution, was arrested and charged with production of a controlled substance. Recently, this owner was sentenced to two years in jail for this offense.

Break-ins to mailboxes Sometime during the early morning hours of Sunday, Jan. 26, community mailboxes in three locations around Clearwater were broken into.

Police seek information from anyone who might have witnessed the damage or seen a vehicle that could be associated to the offenders. Please call the local detachment at 250-674-2237 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Motor vehicle incidents In the past week, Clearwater RCMP has received several calls regarding motor vehicle collisions along Highway 5.

Most of these incidents have been a single vehicle collision with no injuries; however, all were due to icy conditions on the roadway.

Due to the warmer temperatures during the day and colder temperatures at night, the highways are freezing over and causing problems.

Police continue to stress the importance of driving the highways for winter conditions.

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PHOTOGRAPHY A general intro to the function & use of digital cameras. It will cover point & shoot as well as DSLR cameras. Topics include basic camera parts, camera functions & settings (auto & manual).” Local photographer Christine Wright will share her knowledge in this fun & informative class. Please bring your camera.

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Feb. 8: Family Day, 1-4 pm, CSS, Free admission.

Cooking, snowshoeing, tennis, board games, scrap booking, etc.

Feb. 12: District of Clearwater Five Year Financial Plan Open House, 2-4 pm & 6-8 pm, council chambers, 132 Station Rd Feb. 14: Valentines Dance, 9 pm, Blue River Community Hall Feb. 16: Snowarama Fundraiser, registration 8 am – 10 am at Elks Hall, info contact Ralph Sunderman 250-674-3773 Feb. 21-23: WGCC Ladies bonspiel, 674-3768 to

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT • Tuesday Morning Coffee (TMC): Meets 10am – 11:30 @ Clearwater Community Baptist Church. All women and children welcome. (9:30-10 am Bible Study). Info 250-674-3624 • Raft River Rockhounds: 3rd Sat of the mth. Clw Lodge 1pm 250-674-2700 • Women in Business Luncheon: 2nd Thurs. of the mth at Wells Gray Inn, 12–2 pm. Preregister at 250-674-2700 • Clearwater Choir: Youth 3:30 - 5 pm; Adult 6:30 - 9 pm, Tuesdays, Clearwater Christian Church • Crafts & Conversations with Cheryl. Tuesdays 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at the North Thompson Aboriginal Sharing Center.

Phone 250-674-3703 for more info.

• Clearwater Farmers’ Market May – Oct. Saturdays 9am– Noon. For more info please call Anne at 250-674-3444.

• Clearwater-Vavenby Lions Bingo: Every 2nd Tues. Elks Hall.

250-587-6269 • M&M (Mrs. & Ms.) Social. Last Sun of the mth Wells Gray Inn. 1pm: 250-587-6503 • Blackpool Community Hall Coffee House; Local musicians – 2nd Fri. of the mth. 6:30pm. Concession, $3 or 2 for $5.

• Clearwater Elks Bingo - every 2nd Thurs. Elks Hall. open 5pm • Cribbage Wed. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 12:30 pm.

• Fun Darts Fri. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 6 pm.

CHILDREN & FAMILIES • Racoon StrongStart - Raft River Elem school days Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 8:45-11:45am • Racoon StrongStart - Vavenby Elm school days Wed 8:5011:50am • Clearwater Breastfeeding Group: 3rd Wed. of every month 7:30pm @ YCS • Mother Goose - Monday mornings, reg. Kerry 250-6743530 • NT BC Home Schoolers: Meets Fri. afternoons. Call Leanna 250-674-0057 for details • Kids Club: Clearwater New Life Assembly. Meets every Thur.

3-5 pm. Ages 5-12. For info contact Bobbi @ 250-674-3346 HEALTH & HEALING • AA Meetings: every Wednesday, #11 Lodge Dr, 250-6741923

• Shambhala Meditation Group: meets every Tuesday at Forest House 6:30-8:00 pm. Info: 250-587-6373.

• Connections Healing Rooms - Fridays 1-3pm (except stat. holidays). 86 Young Rd. No charge. Sponsored by Living Streams Christian Church. www.healingrooms.com.

• Healthy Choices – Tues 9am Clearwater Christian Church bsmnt (behind Fields). $2/wk drop-in free. Call Kim 250-6740224 • Clearwater & District Hospice 3rd Mon. Sept-Jun 10am Legion.

RECREATION • Drop-in soccer: May-Sept. Tuesdays & Thursday at 7pm at CSS field. Everyone welcome!

• Bowling: Mon. 10–12pm & 1-3pm; Thurs., 1-3pm. Seniors Centre at Evergreen Acres. 250-674-2699 • Clearwater Sno-Drifters: 1st Thurs every mth. 250-676-9414 • CNT Rod & Gun Club: 3rd Tues. of the mth. Blackpool Hall 7pm Nov., Jan., & Mar. AGM in May • Volleyball: Tues. Jan. 14 - Apr. 8, 7:30 - 9:00 PM, at Clearwater Secondary School Gym, $2 drop in. Info: 250-674-1878.

• Yoga Tree – Call or email Annie 250-674-2468 annie. pomme@hotmail.com • Core Strength Fitness. Tuesdays. 10-11am 250-674-0001 • Walking Club: Indoors: Wed., Jan. 29 - Mar. 5, 6:45 - 7:45 AM at Clw Secondary School, FREE. Info: 250-674-1878 • Drop-in Curling: Fri. Jan. 11 - Mar. 8, 7:00 PM, $5. Brooms and sliders available.

• Badminton: Mon & Wed, Oct – Mar, CSS gym, 7:30-9:30 pm, $3 drop-in fee, info 250-674-2518 • Drop in Basketball: Fri., Jan. 10 - Apr. 11, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, $2 drop in at Clearwater Secondary School Gym. Info: 250674-1878 • Slo-Pitch: Clearwater mixed Slo-Pitch league May – July. Contact Carmen Archibald 778-208-1773, 250-674-2632 SENIORS • Wells Gray Country Senior’s Society 3rd Sun Social Meet at the Wells Gray Hotel at 12:30pm for lunch or dessert, & chat • Wells Gray Country Senior’s Society Book Club Last Thursday of the mth 2pm at the library. All seniors welcome.

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You may qualify for a grant up to 20,000. to modify and adapt your home for improved safety and accessibility. For details contact your local HAFI expert Hans Ounpuu, Building contractor @ 250-674-3875.

Help Wanted North Enderby Timber is looking to hire for various sawmill positions including Heavy Duty Mechanic (Journeyman or Apprentice).

Millwright and Fabricator. We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefit package. Please fax resume to 250-838-9637.

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Job Opportunity Clearwater & District Chamber of Commerce is seeking Expressions of Interest from individuals interested in position of Office Assistant. Applicant must have computer skills. Flexible hours 10-12 hours per week.

Along with your Expression of Interest please submit a resume outlining previous related experience.

Submissions may be delivered to the Clearwater & District Chamber of Commerce office by hand, regular mail, or email on or before NOON on Monday, February 10, 2014 and should quote on envelope or title line: “E O I Office Assistant”.

Please mark your written mail submission as: Confidential: “E O I Office Assistant”, Attention: Manager, Clearwater & District Chamber of Commerce 201- 416 Eden Road, Clearwater, BC V0E 1N1 OR Drop off at Chamber office at: Community Resource Centre, 224 Candle Creek Road For more details please contact Secretary at Chamber office at 250-674-3530 or email to: manager@clearwaterbcchamber.com

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Skill Development: If you have been on Employment Insurance in the past 3 years (5 years maternity) & are currently unemployed, you may be eligible for re-training dollars. Book an appointment to see one of our counselors for 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.

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CLEARWATER EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 58A Young Road, Clearwater BC V0E 1N2 • 250-674-2928 • Fax 250-674-2938 E-mail: info@clearwateremployment.ca • Web Page: www.clearwateremployment.ca

Office Assistant: PT/Clearwater #C0284 15 Job Postings –Blue River: FT & Seas #CB0283 Housekeeping Shift Super/Office Asst.; Sandwich Maker; Lounge Server; Line & Buffet Cook; Head Chef; Reservations Coordinator; Reservations Super; Maintenance Labourer; Maintenance Technician; Chef Garde Manger; Marketing Coordinator; Maintenance Manager; Guide; Fine Dining Server & Housekeeper.

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Free Workshops to help with your work search are available. Please contact us to register for one or all of these free workshops.

Mar. 4, 5 & 6, 2014 - “Back to Work Boot Camp” Workshops will be as follows: You and Your Career-Assessments Workshop: Tues. Mar. 4th (am) Labour Market Information Workshop: Tues. Mar. 4th (pm) Resume, Cover Letter and Interview Skills Workshop: Wed. Mar. 5th (am) Networking & Dress for Success Workshop: Wed. Mar. 5th (pm) Internet & Email Basics Workshop: Thurs. Mar. 6th (am) 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 & 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 the Blue River School.

Next visit is Tues. Feb. 18th, 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.

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Pets Good Dog Obedience Classes Starting Feb. 16! * NEW DATES! * Basic Obedience - A 6 week course in good manners & canine behaviour begins Feb. 16, 1pm at the Fall Fair Hall in Barriere for all dogs at least 6 months old & up. Cost $100.

Novice Class - 6 weeks of fun as we take you & your dog to the next level of obedient behaviour. Participants must have successfully completed a previous Basic Obedience course to qualify. Class starts on Feb. 16, 2pm. Cost $100.

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1997 Chapparel 14’ wide with addition.

Drywall with textured ceilings, central air, bay window, sky lites, oak cabinets and vanity, fridge, stove, washer, dryer. Exceptional unit in very good condition and in a beautiful setting in a great park!

Preference given to couple interested in occasional snow clearing, grass cutting and gardening.

Contact Stan or Patty at Sunset Village MHP — 250-587-6340 Email: Sjodin@xplornet.com Clearwater: 3 bdrm trlr, $650/mo. DD $325. Can also rent-to-own. Ph. 250-587-6373

Homes for Rent Barriere: 3bdrm house for rent, 2.5 bath, large fenced yd.

NS, pets neg., RR. $1150/mo.

250-672-9362 Clearwater: 1243 Bain Rd. 3 bdrm, 3-level, 2 bath, wood pellet heat, 10 acre lot. Avail now. $1200/mo + util.

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Suites, Lower Barriere: prof. painted large 3bdrm daylight basement suite. Quiet neighbourhood, new laminate in bedroom & living room. Large unfinished back yard. Adequate parking for 2 veh. NS, pets neg.

RR/DD. Would suit older couple or couple w/2 kids. $750/mo + util & hydro. Avail.

Feb 1. 250-672-9611 (9:30am9pm) Birch Island: 2bdrm suite. $600/mo. Incl sat tv, utilities & laundry. Ph. 250-674-1768

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Please be advised that the DISTRICT OF CLEARWATER is holding a

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING regarding the

2014 FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN. Section 165 in the Community Charter stipulates that a municipality must have a Five Year Financial Plan adopted annually that encompasses all revenue and expenditure sources for both Operations and Capital.

Council and Staff will be on hand to present and discuss details for the 2014 Five Year Financial Plan with members of the public.

Wednesday, February 12th, 2014 from 2:00-4:00pm & 6:00-8:00pm at the District of Clearwater Council Chambers 132 Station Road, Clearwater, BC If you have any questions please feel free to contact: Sheila Thiessen, Director of Finance 250.674.2257 or email sthiessen@docbc.ca

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City girl learns how to use a wood cookstove Eleanor Deckert When I arrived in the North Thompson Valley in 1978, I was a newlywed and eager to begin the “Back-to the-Land” lifestyle. I had been dreaming about this since Grade 3 when my teacher read aloud Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House on the Prairie.”

For the first four months I worked as a waitress while my husband built our tiny log cabin.

When we were ready to move in, I had a lot to learn.

Most importantly: how to operate the handsome Moffat wood cookstove.

At first I could see only a confusion of black lids and shiny chrome knobs. The massive cube of the cast iron body and the tall, cylindrical chimney seemed ominous.

Each feature had mysterious powers I did not know how to control. How am I going to govern a blazing fire inside my house?

One by one I began to see the purpose and cleverness of the four main parts: stove top, oven, warming oven and water tank.

The door to the fire box was on the left side. As the fire burns the ashes fall through a grate into the metal box below. When the lower door was opened and the metal ash box pulled out, the corners could be scraped bare with the little hoe-like tool.

The stove-top was

Eleanor Deckert demonstrates her skill by cooking a turkey with a wood cookstove somewhat smaller and simpler than the Moffat featured in the article. Photo submitted

easy to understand.

But why six lids?

Pots and pans must be moved to find the ideal temperature to sizzle, simmer, boil or melt. A lid can be removed and a cast iron frying pan placed in the empty hole, with the fire tickling the bottom to provide direct heat.

The oven was harder to comprehend.

Hot air rises. How will a fire over on the left heat the oven over on the right? When I open the chrome decorated oven door, I can’t figure it out. All I see is an empty metal box.

By lifting lids and opening doors I uncover the mysterious inner workings.

But first I needed to

understand one basic fact.

Fire needs air.

Open air vents allow the wood to burn hotter and more quickly.

Closing them slows the fire’s heat. There are three places to open and close to control the air.

First and most obvious, the sliding knob on the left wall of the stove, right beside the fire-box, opens several windows.

Best to start a fire with these open wide, then reduce to a sliver so the fire will maintain a steady heat, and shut them all the way to make the fire last longer.

The second air control is the chimney damper. This chrome

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spiral-wire knob is above the stove, just within reach.

When the fire is starting, this is open to allow the hot air and smoke to rise unobstructed. When turned, a flat, round disc inside the chimney closes. This slows the smoke, choking the fire, slowing combustion, making the fire last longer.

The third control is for the oven. It is harder to understand at first. On the back of the stove, under the cooking surface, where the chimney meets the stove, there is long, rectangular sliding door. I can see what it does when I lift the lid away and watch the opening to the chim-

ney slide open and closed.

I had to think of the fire as something flexible. When the chimney control is open, the fire’s heat and smoke go directly from the firebox straight up the chimney. But when the stove is hot and the smoke is drawing upwards, the slider can be closed.

This forces the heat and smoke to wrap around the oven, seeking the passageway across the top, down to the right, wrapping underneath and then behind the oven and at last, up the chimney.

This amazingly clever design heats the oven to the perfect

baking temperature.

At about shoulder height, the chimney passes through the warming oven. It is so civilized. Imagine this: after a winter’s night with the kitchen fire gone out, warm porridge, scrambled eggs, toast or pancakes will loose their heat immediately if served on chilly bowls or plates.

While the meal is being prepared, the cook places the serving dishes in the warming oven, serving the food directly onto warm dishes. The meal can be enjoyed and early morning hands holding each bowl find comfort.

That copper box along the right side of the stove is the water tank. After a meal, hot water is ready for dishes. Before bedtime,

warm bath water is ready.

In this “Back-toBasics” lifestyle, one last detail is a luxury.

Above the fire-box is a little shelf for my teapot! Ready at the ideal temperature, I will be able to pause midmorning and enjoy a second cup.

After a little trial and error I learned to prepare granola and muffins, cookies and pies, bread and biscuits, baked beans and corn bread, casseroles and gingerbread all toasted and fragrant coming from that Moffat wood cook stove oven.

I will never forget the lessons that wood cookstove taught me. It eventually was buried in a landslide – but that’s a story for another day.

A Moffat wood cookstove of the type discussed in the article contains a multitude of controls that a cook needs to learn how to use. Photo submitted

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Ski buddy lawsuit dismissed Revelstoke Times/Review

Pineapple in the snow Warren MacLennan stands next to a pineapple with his grandchildren Imogen MacLennan (l) and Reid Jennings. MacLennan grew the pineapple in the house. He started it by cutting the top off of a pineapple and put the top in water to start the roots growing. Once the roots were established he put it into soil and grew the pineapple in front of the big south facing window. He put it outside for the summer to grow and catch the natural light. It took 2.5 years to grow the pineapple. MacLennan has another one growing but it has yet to produce a pineapple. The Raft River farmer also has tried avocados, oranges and lemons only to get the greenery but no success with production of fruit. “Not really a hobby just fun to try,” he says. Photo submitted

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A judge has found that a ‘ski buddy’ who was partnered with a man who fell into a tree well and died while the pair were heli-skiing is not responsible for the man’s death.

Colorado resident Mark Kennedy died in 2009 while on an excursion with Mike Wiegele heliskiing, which is based out of Blue River, B.C. His widow launched a lawsuit against Adrian Coe, who had been assigned by guides as his buddy on the heli-trip. Ski buddies keep an eye out for each other while skiing, and alert guides of any issues.

In her lawsuit, Elizabeth Kennedy alleged Coe failed in his duty as a ski buddy, saying he didn’t stay close, or assist Kennedy properly. According to media reports, Mark Kennedy was a successful Colorado lawyer who left behind an estate worth $18 million, half of which his wife inherited. She sought damages compensating for her husband’s lost future earnings.

The lawsuit caused some concern in the heli-ski industry because of a potential chilling effect it could have on clients.

However, in a Jan. 27 Supreme Court of B.C. ruling Justice Fisher dismissed the plaintiff’s claim.

Justice Fisher found the two

A skier heads into the sunshine in the mountains near Blue River.

Photo by Keith McNeill

heli-skiers’ relationship was “not contractual.”

She added there was “no basis on which to find that Mr. Coe was in default of any obligation to immediately alert the guides,” adding that “timing will depend on the circumstances and the information available to the skier.”

In her conclusion, Justice Fisher called the incident a tragedy: “It is indeed very sad that Mr. Kennedy met a tragic and untimely death, but he did so after a terrible accident while participating in a highrisk sport and responsibility for his death cannot be placed on Mr. Coe.”

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