Barriere Star Journal, March 13, 2014

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Booze coming to grocery stores in 2015 ..... page 3

Rockin’ through the ages Barriere Secondary’s dry grad, ‘Sound of Musicals’ fundraiser presentation on Mar. 6, rocked the walls of the school gymnasium with great music, exuberance and talent. Find more on page 13.

Critics say shoppers will face higher prices through hidden fees Recycling costs

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Russell Dana grooves to the music of Hairspray.

Adaptive sports program at Sun Peaks ..... page 10

Curling Club holding grand reopening Mar. 14 Ice is in and ready

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(L-r) Barriere 2014 grad class students Alex MacDonald, Cora MacLaren and Connor Booth were a hit with the music from Rock of Ages.

Business alliance to battle Multi Material BC recycling fees Groups urge province to pause plan for containers, paper

By Jeff Nagel Black Press An alliance of business groups opposed to the new Multi Material BC recycling system are demanding the province halt the planned May 19 launch and go back to the drawing board.

MMBC, an industry stewardship group, is poised to take responsibility for curbside blue box collection – with

more containers and material types collected than before – while charging businesses for the recycling of the packaging and paper they generate.

But it’s been in a bitter fight with small business groups that complain they are set to pay punishingly high fees, which will then be passed on to consumers.

The battle took a new turn Monday, when the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and eight other

associations launched a campaign in B.C. newspapers and online at rethinkitbc.ca to amplify the pressure on Victoria.

CFIB provincial affairs director Mike Klassen predicted job losses and some business closures as a result of the MMBC regulations and fees.

“This is public policy run amok,” he said. “We are asking British Columbians to talk to the B.C. government to push the pause button on its

reckless and red tape-laden program.”

B.C. Agriculture Council vice-chair Stan Vander Waal said farmers can’t readily stop packaging strawberries and blueberries in plastic clamshells, because retailers insist that’s what consumers want. “We have to wear the cost,” he said, adding MMBC fees will cost his Chilliwack farm $60,000 to $100,000 a year. “It goes directly against growing agriculture.” ...continued on page 7

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Carbon offsets going back to hospitals, and post-secondary institutions

By Tom Fletcher Black Press VICTORIA – The B.C. government is continuing to remake its unpopular “carbon neutral government” program, expanding a fund to return carbon offset payments to hospitals and postsecondary institutions for energy saving projects.

The new capital fund is an expansion of the “carbon neutral capital program” that was set up for B.C.’s

60 school districts in 2012. The fund is financed via a 2010 law that forces all public sector entities to pay $25 per tonne for greenhouse gas emissions from their operations.

Environment Minister Mary Polak announced last week that carbon offsets from health authorities, colleges and universities will be added to the school capital fund, which districts apply to with energy saving ideas such as insula-

tion or boiler replacement.

The carbon neutral government plan was controversial from the start, as school and health districts had to divert millions from their budgets to offset their heating, lighting and transportation emissions.

Its popularity didn’t improve when the first big carbon offsets chosen by the Pacific Carbon Trust included a gas well flare reduction program for Encana

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The education ministry also announced Tuesday its latest energy saving project funded in 28 school districts. They include boiler replacements, heat pumps and electric cars. School bus emissions have been exempted from the carbon neutral government program since the beginning.

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B.C. teachers vote for a three-step strike plan

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B.C. public school teachers have voted 89 per cent to give their union authority for strike action in three stages.

B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker said there is no set schedule on when work-to-rule action would begin.

“There will be no job action tomorrow, there will be no job action next week,” Iker said after the vote results were in Thursday evening. “It will depend entirely on what is happening at the negotiating table and whether or not the government and the employers’ association are prepared to be fair and reasonable.”

After a year of bargaining sessions with an expired contract, the BCTF still has not presented a specific wage and benefit demand. Education Minister Peter Fassbender urged the union to present its opening position as negotiation sessions resumed Friday.

B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker.

Union members were briefed before the vote on the initial wage offer delivered

by Peter Cameron, chief negotiator for B.C.’s 60 school districts. It describes pay increases totalling 6.5 per cent over six years.

Fassbender reiterated that class size and composition are up for negotiation as well as wages and benefits. Iker said the strike vote shows the members’ rejection of “unfair and unreasonable proposals that would undo the class size, class composition and specialist teacher staffing

levels we just won back in a B.C. Supreme Court ruling.”

More than 29,000 teachers voted, with 26,000 saying yes to the strike option that can be activated on 72 hours’ notice for 90 days.

Details of the strike plan have emerged from several school districts, where BCTF members have voted to authorize the first two phases.

Phase one is refusing meetings or communication with administrators, and working to rule on hours, except for pre-arranged voluntary activities.

According to one summary released by the government, teachers are to arrive at school no more than one hour before class time and leave by one hour after classes, with no supervision of students outside of class time.

Phase two is rotating oneday walkouts in districts around the province. Phase three, a full-scale strike, would require a second vote by members to authorize.

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Booze coming to grocery stores in 2015

By Tom Fletcher Black Press B.C. residents will be able to buy B.C. wine from grocery stores by early next year, with some stores connected to liquor stores that offer full selection including hard liquor.

The provincial government released its framework for a major overhaul of liquor policy Thursday. It proposes a small number of new licences for Vintners’ Quality Alliance (VQA) wine

sales from grocery store shelves, with future expansion to include B.C.-made craft beer under the same licences.

Richmond-Steveston MLA John Yap said all alcohol sales will be rung through at separate cash registers, with staff trained in an expanded “Serving It Right” course to check identification and sobriety.

Customers will be able to stock up on groceries and alcoholic beverages in the same shopping cart,

whether from in-store B.C. wine or products from a connected liquor store.

Changes to take effect by this summer include licensing B.C. wine and beer sale and tasting at farmers’ markets, permitting “happy hour” drink discounts at licensed businesses and removing the requirement for fenced beer gardens at approved outdoor festivals.

Yap said the government is adopting a recommendation from Provincial Health Of-

ficer Dr. Perry Kendall and other health officials to tie prices to alcohol content, in an effort to reduce overconsumption.

The government plans to maintain its cap on the number of liquor stores, with 670 private stores now in operation. Liquor stores are currently restricted to relocating no more than five km from their original location, but that restriction is being lifted so a licence can be sold or moved anywhere in the province.

Canada responds to crisis in Ukraine OTTAWA –Cathy McLeod, MP for Kamloops-ThompsonCairboo, says “the situation in Ukraine remains extremely serious, threatening global peace and security.”

The Ukraine is currently in the middle of an ongoing crisis. Following a brutal crackdown on protests of President’s Yanukovych’s regime from December through February which resulted in the death of dozens, Russia has granted Yanukovych asylum and conducted a military invasion of the Crimean regionsovereign Ukrainian territory.

The region is currently under Russian military control, isolated by a Russian naval blockade and military blockades at its borders.

“Canadians have come together in pledging ongoing friendship and expressing their steadfast support for Ukraine’s efforts to defend their sovereignty, and to restore economic and political stability,” says McLeod.

Canada and its G-7 partners have spoken with one voice in condemning President Putin’s military intervention in Ukraine and calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to imme-

Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-ThompsonCariboo diately withdraw his military.

Canada has taken strong action against Russia in response to their involvement in Crimea.

The Government has joined allies in suspending our engagement in preparations for the G-8 Summit planned in Sochi.

“The Prime Minister, in discussion with our G-7 allies, has also suggested a G-7 meeting within the coming weeks. We have also recalled our Ambassador to Russia for consultations, cancelled any Government representation at the Paralympic Games, and initiated a review of all planned bilateral interaction with Russia. Economic sanctions have also been placed on members of the Yanukovych regime,” said McLeod.

In addition to Canada’s political response, the Prime Minister has cancelled all planned bilateral

activities between the Canadian Armed Forces and the military of the Russian Federation. This includes exercises, such as NORAD’s Exercise Vigilant Eagle, and other scheduled meetings. Canada has also sent observers to an important military observer mission to monitor the Russian military intervention in Crimea.

The Government has also provided humanitarian aid to the Ukraine, and is engaged in discussions with the International Monetary Fund

in order to help the Ukraine stabilize its economy during the ongoing crisis.

“President Putin’s actions have put his country on a course of diplomatic and economic isolation,” said McLeod. “Canadians stand with the Ukrainian people, and Parliamentarians of all political stripes have shown solidarity in supporting our Government’s actions in joining a united front with our G-7 allies to support Ukraine in the face of this Russian military aggression.”

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Artist’s rendering shows liquor store attached to a grocery store. Shoppers can put alcohol products in their grocery carts, but they will have to go through two cash registers.

Yap said that would allow either a government or private liquor store to relocate next to a grocery store.

Another major change in the works is to wholesale pricing from the government’s monopoly Liquor Distribution Branch. Currently private stores pay a 16 per cent discount off the government store retail price.

Yap said the LDB will move to the same wholesale price for all stores, based on the value of each product, and retail prices will be set by a competitive market.

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Thursday, March 13, 2014 North Thompson Star/Journal 359 Borthwick Avenue, Box 1020, Barriere, B.C., V0E 1E0 250-672-5611

by Tom Fletcher

Forget issues, pass the muffins VICTORIA – Proceedings here at the B.C. legislature were briefly thrust into the spotlight last week, firing up the radio talk shows and twitter feeds.

No, it wasn’t the B.C. Liberal government forcing through legislation to allow industrial “research” for things like pipeline routes in provincial parks, or the debate on sanctioned wolf and grizzly kills. It wasn’t the teacher strike vote, as the scripted motions of that ritual combat are well known to weary parents.

It was muffins. More specifically, “free” muffins in a newly relocated and equipped MLA lounge, and a rack installed to hold the said muffins at a cost of $733.

This was portrayed as part of a spending spree by Richmond East MLA Linda Reid, elected Speaker last summer. In fact it’s just the latest phase of a strikingly expensive refit to provide wheelchair access, which Reid has championed.

The new MLA lounge replaces a seldom-used one at the top of steep stairs high in the 1898 stone structure. The new lounge is served by a ramp near the chamber exit to another under-used room in the library, and equipped with big-screen TVs to follow proceedings, similar to those installed in the legislature chamber last year.

Everything done here is expensive, from matching ornate woodwork to upgrading ancient plumbing and wiring. But the public, conditioned by media to expect corruption and scandal, would rather be outraged about free muffins.

Prior to this, MLAs had to troop down to the basement dining room to put muffins and coffee on their expense accounts, or have an assistant fetch them. The outraged talk shows didn’t mention that. There are access issues in the dining room too, a fact more difficult to ignore with Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux, Paralympian Michelle Stilwell and former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan now elected to serve using their wheelchairs.

A costly new outside access ramp assisted Kenny Michell, who visited last week to tell his harrowing story of the Burns Lake sawmill explosion that nearly burned him to death in 2012 and left him in a wheelchair.

The NDP brought a delegation of survivors and family members of the dead from sawdust explosions in Burns Lake and Prince George. They supported the opposition’s demand for an independent inquiry, although their own demands ranged from counselling for long-suffering wives to seeing someone punished for alleged negligence.

The scandal pushed in this tragic story is that some evidence was not protected by WorkSafeBC and wouldn’t have been admissible in court. Prosecutors also said they had enough evidence for charges, but the companies or executives would be able to show “due diligence” that would likely result in acquittal.

What that means in English is that the explosion risk of extra-dry dust and air wasn’t fully grasped by either mill operators or WorkSafeBC. All B.C. mills are now subject to more scrutiny, and a coroner’s inquest will be calling witnesses this fall to see what lessons can be learned.

Back to pipelines through parks. This may seem like a scandal to urban B.C. residents who already fret about the possibility of the 60-year-old Trans Mountain pipeline, or one of several proposed gas pipelines, intruding on a park.

It’s not as well known that Trans Mountain completed a major twinning and upgrading project on the Alberta side in 2008. It crosses Mount Robson Provincial Park and Jasper National Park, without incident or scandal to date.

But back to muffingate, as it’s become known around here. I don’t know why people are so cynical and uninterested in serious issues. I wish I did.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca The North Thompson Star/Journal is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C., V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

Kenny Rogers said it best To the editor; Canada’s gold winning women’s hockey team should be a lesson for us all, as the words in Kenny Rogers song The Gambler, “You never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table.”

The United States had won the hockey game, most watchers will agree, and then in the almost dying moments of the game, the tables turned.

As long as mineral is in the ground Taseko Mines Ltd. has not lost the game, either.

I liken it to moose hunting.

Out every day, you see the sign.

You absolutely know there are moose out there, you almost feel like you are being taunted, day after day with no luck. Do you give up?

Do you decide you are wasting your time?

No, just like the women’s hockey team you never give up, and sure enough you eventually get your moose.

The Federal Minister of Environment, Leona Aglukkaq, has turned down Taseko’s current bid to establish the mine in the environmental method that Taseko was proposing, however, in doing so the Minister has clearly stated, in my opinion, that if the environmental issues can be satisfactorily mitigated then again, in my opinion, the mine development could proceed.

It’s like having a driver’s license, as long as we

meet the required criteria and follow the established rules of the road we are allowed to drive.

One of the major environmental objections was possible leakage from the tailings pond.

It may cost a mining company millions of dollars, however, this issue with the installation of an impervious membrane can be dealt with.

When objections are raised mining companies like Taseko, view them as just another bump in the road.

What Taseko does at this point will most likely be up to the Taseko shareholders. Taseko shareholders may say enough is enough, let’s cut our losses and put the project up for sale.

A new owner having purchased the mine at possible fire sale prices, may be quite prepared to spend the required millions of dollars to meet and overcome the environmental concerns as established in the review process.

Taseko, on the other hand, could itself decide that the environmental requirements have been clearly enunciated, and go ahead on that basis.

The review process has instructed Taseko the environmentally how of the mine proceeding.

To be sure, as in the Kenny Rogers song, the dealing is not, as yet done.

Doug Wilson Williams Lake, B.C.

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Contractor disputes letter sent to/posted by District of Barriere To the editor; Re: Feb. 27, 2014, issue, page 8 article ‘Road contractor brings concerns to Barriere council meeting’, which included excerpts from a letter presented at the council meeting that was sent by Murray Purcha and Son Ltd to the District of Barriere.

As I am the contractor that Mr. Purcha directed his rampage to through a letter that he sent to the District of Barriere, which was subsequently posted for public information on the district’s web site, with excerpts from this letter being published in a report on the district’s Feb. 18, 2014, council meeting by this newspaper, I feel that it only appropriate that the taxpayers and people of Barriere get the facts about these concerns of Mr. Purcha’s towards the other private contractors he makes mention of. Perhaps he has also forgotten that he too is a private contractor to the district.

• Mr. Purcha expressed concern about a gouge in a driveway and who was responsible. He also criticized how the driveway had been crossplowed, and that the road way had been left with 3-4 inches of ice patches.

The actual fact is that it is not a gouge but a scratch, and no material had been removed from the driveway. Also, if Mr. Purcha had been doing his job effectively the district would not have had to hire a contractor to come and remove the ice from the road. This particular piece of roadway cannot be salted because the salt runs into the drain holes and kills the bacteria in the septic treatment plant, thus causing the tax payer more money to treat and haul the septic away. As the road maintenance contractor, Mr. Purcha should had known this as he has 32 years of experience. If in fact it was us who caused any damages to this driveway, as a confident and caring contractor, it will be fixed.

• Mr. Purcha criticized the district about jobs not put out for bid.

The fact is, we have bid on the snow removal contract and the backhoe contract, which have been posted on the district website. I do not believe it to be the district’s fault that Mr. Purcha can’t or won’t look at postings on the district’s web site. I also don’t feel that it is the district’s fault that Mr. Purcha states Murray Purcha and Son Ltd. do not have enough work to hire someone steady or get someone to work full time.

• Mr. Purcha has concerns about the equipment used to remove snow in Fadear Park.

The district has contacted Dawson Construction again, who installed the pathways, verifying that vehicles such as pickups and backhoes will cause no damage in winter months. Dawson and their engineers stated that there is no danger where these types of vehicles are being used in the park, perhaps Mr. Purcha knows more than the experts know.

• Mr. Purcha mentions about liability insurance for private contractors.

Why does he need $5 million liability and other private contracts only need $3 million to contract for the district? The contract is determined on the possible liability of damages, and also the size of the contract. When the contract went out to tender for winter road maintenance it stated that the contractor must have $10 mil-

lion dollars liability. As the awarded contractor, why does Mr. Purcha only carry $5 million liability, as he has stated in his letter? This would mean he is under insured.

• Mr. Purcha mentions the manor in which cleaning around fire hydrants is done, stating “..I would do it with a bobcat and a Mexican shovel”.

What the hell is a Mexican shovel? Mr. Purcha, we now live in the 20th Century, and prejudice comments like this are not acceptable. It is embarrassing to have comments like this on our district’s website or in our newspaper. Is that really the image we want people to reflect on Barriere as? But, back to business at hand, we do use a blade and a snow shovel with a spotter (a second person) to remove snow around hydrants. Mr. Purcha, if you are concerned about the shut offs in front of the hydrants, then perhaps you should not grade at ground level two feet from the hydrants.

• Mr. Purcha mentions about seniors in our community getting stuck, or slipping in front or beside the post office.

Yes, I agree, these spots have been neglected.

But Mr. Purcha must have forgotten that these spots are under his contract to maintain. So therefore, 100 per cent of the responsibility for this area is yours, not the post offices, or the other private contractors. Shame on you Mr. Purcha, you deserved to get a piece of someone’s mind.

• Mr. Purcha mentions about the rough roads, such as Station Road, etcetera, and if something could be done about this?

I do believe this falls under Murray Purcha and Son Ltd’s winter road maintenance contract. So, instead of making a big deal about it, just do it. Your winter contract is winter road maintenance, not just snow removal.

In closure I would like to respond to comments made at the District of Barriere council meeting on March 3, 2014, that Mr. Purcha did not attend.

I asked council why lies, manipulated truths and prejudice remarks are allowed to be posted on the District of Barriere’s public web site?

Mayor Humphreys instantly stated, that if you write a letter to the mayor, the council and the CAO of the District of Barriere the letter has to be posted on their web site.

I believe this statement is untrue, and a lie. I am also embarrassed on how quickly Mayor Humphreys defended Mr. Purcha’s prejudice comments regarding the Mexican shovel; and I quote Mayor Humphreys, “On a construction site this is appropriate, acceptable lingo.”

Mr. Mayor, racial slander, slurs or rude comments are not acceptable, nor should your ignorant opinion ever be the image we wish for Barriere. As the current mayor of Barriere and our elected official of the TNRD, I am disgusted in your poor example of leadership. Mr. Mayor, your personal beliefs should not become an ugly face for Barriere.

In closing I would like to point out that it has now been over three weeks since the CAO of the district promised a meeting between myself, Mr. Purcha, Mayor Humphreys and the CAO – I am still waiting for that meeting to take place.

Paul Morris Quality Contracting Barriere, B.C.

To the editor; North Thompson Communities Foundation offers grants to not for profit groups in the catchment area of the North Thompson Valley each year.

This year’s deadline is March 31. See the advertisement in this newspaper.

Community groups are encouraged to go to the North Thompson Communities Foundation web site and download the application form found under ‘grants’. This application form gives all the details needed to apply.

Since the inception of the NT Communities Foundation we have granted over $45,000, and this year we plan to give another $5,000 to worthy groups.

Remember that a Foundation never ‘grants’ from our capital – we only ‘grant’ the interest garnered from the investments.

Our ‘areas of interest’ range from seniors needs, to education, the environment, the arts, health and youth.

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Please refer to ‘recent grants’ to see the range of projects we supported in the past.

We are forever grateful to the families and individuals who have supported the Foundation over the years. If you would like to become a regular monthly donor or if you would like to discuss other avenues to help, we welcome your contribution and your interest.

Personally, I issue the challenge to you to donate on a regular basis. I‘ve set the example by giving $10 per month into the NT Communities Foundation account at the Interior Savings Credit Union. The number is CU # 5018635 - Community Builders chequing account These funds can be identified to go into any of these existing account ‘areas of interest’; into the new Smart and Caring Community Fund; or they may be designated toward special funds set up by individuals such as the Donnie Nicholson Me-

morial Trades Bursary fund.

We also encourage ‘snail mail’ donations and inquiries. And, to add to your impact – we are offering to match your donation, which will definitely make one dollar into two, until we run out of the funds we have available ….. this ‘matching fund’ opportunity was made possible thanks to a very wonderful family man who bequeathed some funds to the Foundation through his estate – thus leaving a lasting legacy that will continue to give forever.

When you notify us of your mailing information we issue tax deductible receipts at the end of the year.

Thank you – each and every one of you – for your contributions to the communities of the North Thompson Valley.

Cheryl Thomas 2014 Chairperson North Thompson Communities Foundation Box 121, Clearwater, B.C., V0E 1N0

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To the editor; This letter is to the Barriere and District Chamber of Commerce, and to the good people who took the time to nominate Barriere AG Foods for the 2013 Barriere Business of the Year Award.

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Wiegele seeks government support for Blue River

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However, very little of that money comes back to support the community of Blue River.

“The government must invest in rural areas continuously in order to see them grow,” the Blue River heli-ski operator said.

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River a more attractive place to live and work, he felt.

During the 1970s and 1980s the government made available low interest loans for businesses in rural areas.

“I paid every penny back, but it allowed us to build our business,” Wiegele said. “That financing helped a number of businesses, such as Sun Peaks, get into their next phase.”

The heli-ski operator said he often attends meetings with government officials but he is the only businessperson there.

“I only see bureaucrats there, federal, provincial and local,” he said. “Other businesspeople from the North Thompson Valley, such as the Wadleggers, they don’t bother to attend. They know nothing will come out of it. The bureaucrats need to change their thinking 180 degrees.”

No more snowmobile rescues Although there has been some resolution over the past few years, snowmobiling continues to be a source of aggravation to Wiegele.

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The snowmobile operators should be responsible to look after their own affairs.”

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I have not seen a commercial snowmobile operator at a rescue in 40 years.

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Most of the problem sledders come from the Prairies, he felt.

However, he also blamed a few local operators who attract the snowmobilers to the area but then do not do enough to make sure they obey the rules or to help them if they get in trouble.

“The people of B.C. pay for their recklessness,” he said. “I think this is wrong. Very wrong.

who have gotten into trouble.

“I have not seen a commercial snowmobile operator at a rescue in 40 years,” Wiegele said.

When going to a rescue they always use two fleets of helicopters, he said, one to do the rescue and the second as backup in case something goes wrong.

“We have never been compensated,” he said, “and we refuse to do it this year.”

Wiegele pointed out that Alberta has some of the strictest snowmobile regulations in Canada, while B.C. has the laxest.

Recently there was an incident in which two snowmobiles were parked on a landing site in the Cariboo Mountains, forcing a helicopter to abort its landing.

They moved off while the helicopter circled, allowing it to land.

However, the snowmobilers rode away when approached by a heli-ski guide who wanted to talk with them.

Other complaints include removing or moving landing site stakes, deliberately riding on ski runs, and riding on the Blue River airstrip.

Wiegele noted that an understanding with the snowmobilers was discontinued in 2007. He asked that it be reinstated.

Three year investigation finds unsafe bridges on forestry roads Forest Practices Board VICTORIA - An investigation of 216 bridges constructed throughout the province in the last three years has found numerous non-compliances with legislation and over two dozen bridges that may not be safe for industrial use, according to a report released last week.

“The board was concerned with the growing number of instances of unsafe bridges showing up in recent audits, and so we did this investigation to find out the extent of the problem,” said Tim Ryan, board chair.

“What we found is highly disturbing, given the emphasis government and industry have placed on safety in recent years.”

The investigation found 19 bridges that were obviously unsafe and another 13 bridges that were questionable. Forty per cent of the bridges did not have complete plans and for 74 bridges, the required sign-off by a professional that the bridge was designed and built correctly was not completed.

“The problem is not the lack of legislation or guidance by professional associations,” said Ryan. “The problem is that some professionals are not performing to the standards government and the public expect. We are recommending that the professional associations that govern foresters and engineers take action to improve performance by their members. We also suggest that licensees ensure their bridges are safe and government com-

An investigation of 216 bridges constructed throughout the province in the last three years has found numerous non-compliances with legislation and over two dozen bridges that may not be safe for industrial use, pliance and enforcement staff increase their attention to bridge safety.”

Bridges constructed in the Chilliwack, Vanderhoof, Rocky Mountain, Okanagan Shuswap and Cariboo Chilcotin districts since January 2010 were included in the investigation.

The Forest Practices Board is B.C.’s independent watchdog for sound forest and range practices, reporting its findings and recommendations directly to the public and government. The board can investigate and report on current forestry and range issues and make recommendations for improvement to practices and legislation.

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Interior Savings among the first to introduce mobile cheque deposit North Thompson Star/Journal Interior Savings is excited to introduce Deposit Anywhere™ - a brand new mobile banking feature which allows members to deposit cheques by taking a photo of them using their iPhone and submitting them to Interior Savings anywhere, anytime, in less than a minute.

Members no longer need to take time out of their day to visit a branch or ATM to deposit a cheque. In just a few simple steps, members can deposit a cheque and see it in their account immediately. With Deposit Anywhere™ there are no security concerns; it’s a safe and efficient way to deposit a cheque. The app’s security features prevent the same cheque from being deposited twice, and detects mismatches between the amount entered by a member and the amount on the cheque during the deposit.

“Deposit Anywhere™ promises a deposit in less than a minute. The addition of this new feature to the Interior Savings mobile app is like

giving members an Interior Savings branch right in their own homes. We are excited to offer our members a simple, secure, and timesaving option for their busy lives. It’s just another way for Interior Savings members to live their life, their way,” says Kathy Conway, President and CEO of Interior Savings.

Whether you’re a small business owner who receives multiple cheques daily or a person who only deposits the occasional cheque, this new feature is a convenient, easy, and secure way to do your banking all without visiting a branch or an ATM. Interior Savings Credit Union is the largest credit union based in the Interior of BC with assets exceeding $2.0 billion. Through its 21 branches, 14 insurance offices, Member Service Centre, and two Commercial Services Centres, the Credit Union offers personal and commercial banking and a full range of insurance and wealth management services to members in 14 communities.

Marijuana/money seizure at traffic stop in Louis Creek A Clearwater RCMP Traffic Services member pulled over a vehicle on Highway 5 in Louis Creek. The member detected an odor of marijuana in the vehicle and both occupants were arrested. A small amount of marijuana was located as well as a large amount of cash. Both items were seized and both occupants were released on a promise to appear in Clearwater for court on a later date.

Collision with an unknown animal An Alberta driver contacted Clearwater RCMP to report a collision with an unknown animal on Highway 5 near Blue River.

The animal was reported to be larger than a deer and smaller than a moose. The animal collided with the vehicle, got up, brushed itself and ran off into the forest. The driver was uninjured and was able to drive his vehicle safely home.

If you come across this unknown animal with a FORD impression, please contact the RCMP so the animal can be identified.

RCMP launches Fraud Prevention Month Every year, thousands of Canadians fall victim to fraud. Most people don’t think it could happen to them, but fraudsters are using increasingly sophisticated methods to target Canadians of all ages.

Fraud Prevention Month is an annual event that gives private and public organizations involved in the fight against fraud an opportunity to further raise public awareness.

Through this awareness, Canadians can avoid becoming victims.

Economic integrity is a priority that the RCMP addresses through enforcement and disruption, as well as by educating Canadians on how to prevent becoming victims of fraud. The impact on individuals, families and businesses is devastating – retirement savings, homes, businesses and in some cases, lives have all been lost.

The good news is that the majority of frauds can be prevented by identifying the methods used by fraudsters. The more you know about a fraud, the less likely you

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Canadians between the ages of 50 and 59 are the most targeted by mass marketing fraud operations. Furthermore, Canadian victims in that age group reported the highest dollar loss.

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Canadian Newspaper Association chairman Peter Kvarnstrom, who is publisher of a paper in Sechelt, warned the the new system will be “catastrophic” to B.C. community and daily newspapers, resulting in job losses in an already challenged industry and reduced service to communities.

The opposition groups say they support the aim of the program – to make generators of packaging pay to recycle it – but they dispute the fees and say multinational consumer goods firms like Unilever and Walmart control MMBC and are manipulating it to their benefit, not that of local businesses.

Most of the fees for container waste are double or even quadruple what businesses in Ontario pay to a similar agency.

Newspapers say they face a $14-million-a-year bite out of their operations because of the 20 cents per kilogram they will pay on newsprint, compared to less than half a penny in Ontario.

They contend a high proportion of newsprint is already re-

cycled in B.C. through blue boxes.

Kvarnstrom said newspapers are considering options to create their own newsprint collection system – a move that could also deprive MMBC of newsprint revenue and undermine the program’s viability.

Magazine industry reps also warned small B.C. magazines will pay not only for their own paper recycling, but will also effectively subsidize big U.S. magazines like Harper’s or Vogue that will be exempt from MMBC fees on magazines mailed into B.C. Printers predict some orders will shift to presses in the U.S. or Alberta to skirt the fees, costing jobs in B.C. MMBC managing director Allen Langdon said MMBC’s higher fees are because they fully finance the program and ensure service for multi-family apartments and rural depots, in contrast to Ontario’s more limited focus on single-family homes.

He said B.C.’s successful container deposit system also means there’s less recyclable material left here for container stewards to

collect and sell, so fees have to be higher to cover the system costs.

Langdon said no business is forced to join MMBC, adding groups like the newspaper industry are free to develop their own system.

“If they think there’s a better way, I think it’s important they put it forward.”

Environment Minister Mary Polak said most businesses are exempt from the fees if they have under $1 million of retail sales, generate less than a tonne of material or operate out of a single retail outlet, while generators of one to five tonnes per year pay flat fees of $550 or $1,200.

She said property taxpayers will save money because MMBC will now pay for recycling collection that local municipalities previously paid.

“The City of Richmond will save $1.5 million a year, Nanaimo will save just over $900,000 a year and the list goes on,” Polak said.

“This is about shifting the costs from the property taxpayer to the people who produce the packaging and printed paper.”

Critics say shoppers will face higher prices through hidden fees

By Jeff Nagel Black Press New recycling costs imposed by Multi Material BC will ultimately hit consumers through hidden price hikes, critics say.

“The public is largely unaware of the money that will come out of their pocket and ultimately go back to manufacturers,” said Corinne Atwood, executive director of the B.C. Bottle and Recycling Depot Association.

Unlike existing deposit-refund systems in B.C. on cans or electronics – which are subject to audits and transparent reporting – Atwood said MMBC can do what it wishes with its revenue, without accountability.

“It’s a licence to print money,” she said.

Atwood has lobbied for years to expand the deposit system to include milk cartons and other containers, from hair spray canisters to detergent bottles.

She argues the refunds offered would ensure a high rate of recycling through depots, as with beverage cans now.

“If you put deposits on things initially the con-

sumer would pay a bit more, but the people who bring it back will get their money back,” she said.

Instead, she said MMBC’s non-refundable fees on packaging generators will inflate prices with no recourse.

“With a hidden fee you don’t know what it is and there’s no opportunity to get that back – then you’re genuinely taking money out of families’ pockets.”

Atwood said she believes the government likes the new system because if MMBC fees drive retail prices higher, the province will collect more sales tax.

Existing bottle depots may be threatened because MMBC will also collect refundable beverage containers, she said, adding school teams and community groups that depend on bottle drives to raise money may also lose out if there’s less to collect.

Other recyclers say they’re also losing out under MMBC’s system.

The agency recently announced a consortium of waste firms that will handle the processing of containers that are collected.

Urban Impact Recycling was one of the bidders that wasn’t selected and CEO Nicole Stefenelli said her firm will now have to restructure and potentially shed jobs as a result.

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By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal The District of Barriere held a special council meeting on Monday, Mar. 10, to go over the most recent draft of the 2014 budget.

One of the suggested adjustments that was defeated, was a motion that the salaries for mayor and council

be reduced slightly. After some discussion, the vote was five against, with Councillor Sabyan and Councillor Smith voting in favour. The swaying argument was that reducing the salaries could discourage residents from entering the upcoming municipal elections.

Some cuts were approved, including reducing the amounts set aside for work-

shops, seminars and meals, office supplies and stationary, and the Fire Department’s general supplies and services fund. One item that was increased, was the parks, building repair and maintenance fund, which was increased from $2000 to $4000. This is due to some vandalism that occurred in the men’s washroom at

the bandshell.

After making the adjustments, the draft was approved. At the Mar. 17, council meeting the council willfinalize the budget by deciding what amounts will be taken from which surplus to balance it. The first three readings of the Tax Bylaw and Financial Plan Bylaw are scheduled for the Apr. 7, council meeting.

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Taxing the homeowner based on property values When Barriere incorporated, an extra layer of government started collecting taxes, and from what I have heard some would rather go back to having bake sales to raise money for new things than pay staff to write grant applications.

They recall going to the old Barriere Improvement District office were there was usually one person that did most everything. Taxes were low, and the services minimal.

There is an almost universal suspicion of government at any level. People see their hard earned money going out for taxes, and they are never truly sure what they get back.

There is no easy to understand measure of the value of paying any sort of tax, let alone the whole mill rate per $1000 of property appraisal that determines property taxes, nor will there ever be.

It seems most residents just want to know the percentage that property taxes are going to go up. The question of what the cost is to them personally is seldom asked.

This is odd, because in most cases here in Barriere the calculated percentage increase for the current year tax

rate has little effect on the cost to the taxpayer. Over the past few years the appraised value of homes in small communities like ours has for the most part gone down, and because of this the tax amounts go down as well.

Each year staff prepares various examples of appraised values on specific properties to show what the trend is. One property that has been tracked was appraised at $219,310 in 2010, and owed $598.17 in gross taxes.

The same property was appraised at $197,300 in 2013 and owed $637.47 in gross taxes. The small $39.30 increase over those years is not due to low taxation but to the drop in value of the property.

One school of thought has it that we continually raise taxes, get more operating capital and build up reserves to pay for needed upgrades.

The other option would be to borrow money to do a given project and make payments over a given amount of time.

Since these payments are not tied to fluctuating property values, the amount paid would stay the same over the life of the loan. Residents would know each

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Bill Humphreys year what they owe.

Yes, we could wait, raise the taxes continually as some suggest, and hope that our water wells don’t run into problems, and that our outdated main water lines don’t break and cause major property damage.

Maybe we could get lucky, and bad things won’t happen.

It strikes me that if we are that lucky we should all buy lottery tickets.

Personally, I have a concern that if we continue to raise taxes and have a market correction where property values climb back to what they were in 2010, and possibly even higher, that we will find that we have created an even larger segment of our population that is the working poor.

These are the people that work hard and have jobs that pay them relatively well, but with all the costs of having a family, a home and a reasonable lifestyle find that they are just now making it from payday to payday. These workers have virtually no ac-

cess to programs that provide relief from portions of their property tax costs. They pay full fare, and when costs go up they pay dearly.

It is possible that most of us on fixed incomes will need help to pay our property taxes if property values go up and we have followed the model of raising taxes year after year. In that scenario the taxes owing would be sky high.

Also, in times when property appraisals go up, generally interest rates would climb along with them.

Should it happen that we are forced into doing emergency repairs to any of our infrastructure and need to borrow money at increased rates, the situation would be less than desirable.

We all have the right to express our opinions. That is one of the great things about living in Canada.

Paying taxes is part of being a citizen, and paying a fair share of the costs.

You still have a right to say what those costs should be.

Measles outbreak alarms minister Black Press Health Minister Terry Lake said his ministry is watching closely as Fraser Health deals with a potential outbreak of measles, which appears linked to a lack of routine vaccinations in school-aged children.

Lake said he has not yet considered making vaccinations mandatory for school-aged children, as other provinces have, despite some schools in the Fraser Valley reporting no vaccinations at all.

“At this time we’re not going down that road, but we certainly want the public to be very aware of the importance of vaccination, and get the rates back up where they should be,” Lake said.

Fraser Health has confirmed two cases

and about 100 suspected cases in the Eastern Fraser Valley.

Officials wouldn’t identify the school Monday, except to say it is in a Chilliwack community with a history of low immunization rates.

Officials asked anyone who believes they are exposed to measles to contact their doctor before arriving at a medical facility.

“We are urging individuals who may have been exposed to the virus to contact their local Public Health Unit to be cleared before travelling during spring break,” said Dr. Paul Van Buynder, chief medical officer for Fraser Health.

The measles warning applies to Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs and Hope.

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The Gravity Car Competition champions from Barriere Secondary.

The Spaghetti Bridge Building team from Barriere Secondary won a second place medal for their entry.

BSS skills teams excel at TRU competition Barriere Secondary junior skills teams report they had great success at the TRU Skills BC competitions hosted at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) on Feb. 28.

Congratulations go to the grade 8 boys team of Isaiah Ducharme, Braeden Krause and Dawson Huber who were named champions in all categories of the Gravity Car Competition. The three will now be moving on to the Provincials at Abbotsford in April.

Congratulations are also in order to the grade 9 Spaghetti Bridge Building Team of Kathleen Pilatzke, Kiera Eustache and Serena Steel, who took a well-earned second place in their competition.

Community member Antoon Houben volunteered his time to help coach the teams to their wins.

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Adaptive sports program at Sun Peaks Submitted If a person is keen to learn to ski or snowboard and is visually impaired, missing a limb, or has autism, where do they go for the kind of specialized instruction they need?

One option is Sun Peaks Resort in B.C.’s Interior where a recent grant of $10,000 from the Kamloops Blazers “Sports Legacy Fund” will help Adaptive Sports at Sun Peaks (ASSP) continue to support training and certification for its roster of volunteer instructors.

“Volunteers are our biggest asset” says Sharon Trem-

blay, ASSP President.

“Financial support for volunteers to continue their training beyond initial certification through the Canadian Association of Disabled Skiing (CADS) is a key element to increasing instructional skills, retaining our volunteers and delivering a quality program to our students.” Tremblay adds that ASSP is extremely grateful to the Kamloops Blazers for several donations that began in 2009.

Previous Legacy Fund grants from the Blazers contributed to the purchase of unique equipment including sit-skis,

outriggers and other items that help people with a wide range of disabilities participate in snow sports at Sun Peaks. The most recent grant will enable volunteers to improve their teaching skills as they work with students using this highly specialized gear.

Now in its sixth year of operation, ASSP has more than 45 volunteer instructors who provided close to 200 lessons, approximately 15 days of guiding for visually impaired skiers and hundreds of hours of general assistance for disabled skiers and snowboarders in the 2012/13 ski season.

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While you’re not looking, this is what’s happening to BC’s world renowned recycling program.

Well, lookie here.

One minute you have a perfectly good Blue Box recycling program. The next, something new and rather questionable is being put in its place. And they thought they’d get away with it right under your nose, without telling you or asking your opinion.

That’s definitely not democracy in action.

The BC Government, elected by us to represent our best interests, has decided to offload the costs of recycling to big multi-national corporations. To implement this new plan, they’ve set up an association that doesn’t really seem to hold the environment, local jobs, or the municipalities that run the Blue Box program, close to its heart.

Perhaps that’s why some of our local elected officials are using the word “scam” to describe how the new program is being set up. It’s also perhaps why several of BC’s municipalities refuse to jump on board.

That’s gotta tell you something.

Now it’s your turn to let Premier Christy Clark know what you think. Contact her today to say that dismantling an already-working recycling program to replace it with something that few people think will be as good, is a bad idea.

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North Thompson Star/Journal There’s a new event coming to Barriere on April 5, one that should make area rodeo buffs smile. The True Grit Rodeo is an approved BCRA event, the first of their rodeo season, and will be at the North Thompson Agriplex. This will be the first rodeo to be held in the facility, where two highly successful New Year’s Eve Bullaramas have shown what the facility can handle. The event offers a full slate of rodeo events; bareback, saddle bronc, bull riding, steer riding, steer wrestling, team roping, breakaway roping and barrel racing.

The event starts at 6 p.m. and runs until 9 p.m., then is followed by a cabaret dance inside the new Agriplex banquet hall.

Tickets go on sale later this week, and can be purchased at the North Thompson Star/Journal or Country Feeds in Barriere, or at the Horse Barn in Kamloops.

For entry information call Carmen Ross at 250-672-9298.

Slow Pitch Tourney set for Brennan Creek in June

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Over 3500 BC 55+ Seniors expected to attend.

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Now that spring is just around the corner, baseball fans are starting to count the days until the diamonds are clear of snow and ready to use.

If you love slow pitch you’ll want to mark your calender for Brennan Creek’s 25th Annual Mixed SlowPitch Tournament taking place on June 6 - 8.

There will also be a dance at On June 7, at 9 p.m., in the Brennan Creek Hall.

To register your team or get tickets for the dance, call Tracey Allen at 250-672-1916.

“Let’s play ball!”

Thompson Nicola Regional Director for Area ‘0’, Bill Kershaw (fourth from right) came up with federal Gas Tax dollars of $5,000 from Area O and $5000 from Area P to assist the Barriere Curling Club with repairs to their ice plant.

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward

Curling Club holding grand reopening Mar. 14 Barriere Curling Club The Barriere Curling Club will be reopening our doors on Friday, March 14, after a successful fund raising campaign to repair part of the ice making plant for the rink.

In late December, the club experienced an unscheduled closure of our curling activi-

ties due to leaks in the chiller portion of the ice plant. Since then, the club executive have been scrambling to raise funds to replace the chiller and re-start the plant.

Presentations were made to the District of Barriere mayor and council, and with their involvement and support, the club was able to

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access the Federal Gas Rebate Fund through the District of Barriere and the Thompson Nicola Regional District. We were granted a total of $20,000, which has covered a good percentage of the repairs.

The District of Barriere provided $10,000, while the Thompson Nicola Regional District Area O (Barriere) and Area P (Rivers and the Peaks) contributed $5,000 each.

We appreciates the specific efforts of Mayor Humphreys, CAO Colleen Hannigan, councillors Ward Stamer and Bill Kershaw, and the TNRD Area representatives Bill Kershaw and John Sternig.

As part of the ice plant repairs, upgrades in power consumption were gained by changing the freon to a more efficient and environmentally friendly product. The club has agreed to participate with the TNRD on monitoring those efficiencies in energy consumption as part of the Federal Gas Rebate.

A special thanks also goes to Gordie Zerr and Darcy Feller for their efforts to coordinate a second quote for repairs to the chiller. A second quote was required by the Regional District

for the grant to proceed.

Without the quote, which took considerable time and effort, our plant would not be up and running today.

Thanks to Gordie and Darcy for your efforts and support.

For the remainder of the curling year, we have a number of upcoming activities.

First, all interested curlers and members are invited to a grand reopening of the rink on Friday, March 14, at 7 p.m., for an evening of curling and socializing.

This will also provide an opportunity to sign up for the Annual Loggers Bonspiel happening on March 21 and 22.

The Loggers Bonspiel is a skins format, and a team may be made up of any combination of men and women.

You can call Brian Bondar at 250-672-5334 to register a team.

The Curling Club will also continue to sponsor the Jam Can Bonspiel for local youth.

This event will be held on March 28 and 29. Notices about the event will be provided at Barriere Elementary School.

Please come out and support curling in your community. Join in and have fun!

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Barriere Food Bank News

Grow a Row program starting this spring

By Dawn McCormick The Barriere and District Food Bank held its Annual General Meeting on March 5, where the membership elected the following officers and directors: President Deb Winiski , vice-president John Willox, treasurer Rose Seymour, secretary Marion Coltman, and Wayne Eustache director at large.

Wayne Eustache is our newest food bank member to be elected to the board of directors, with all the others being re-elected to the same positions held previously. We would like to welcome Wayne to the board, and are very excited to have him as a director.

Our membership is growing! We had three new members come to the board meeting, and we look forward to their fresh new ideas and perspectives about the food bank and its direction in the future.

Spring is in the air, and soon it will be time to start thinking about our Grow a Row program that is starting this year. This is a program where we furnish vegetable seeds like corn, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, squash, beans, onions and so on. The participants plant those seeds in their garden and then the resulting produce is given to the food bank. Another way to participate is if someone already has seeds and wants to dedicate a row to the food bank. Also, if any of our clients would like to grow vegetables for themselves– we will also provide seeds for that as well.

The Grow a Row program is a way for the food bank to include fresh produce in the hampers in an economical way. You don’t have to be a great gardener to do this – especially with squash varieties. All you have to do is water and weed – the plants will do the rest. Some vegetables like potatoes require a bit more work – but we will include instructions with the seed potatoes. It’s not hard. I grew potatoes for the first time last year and was pleasantly surprised with the number of potatoes I grew. It was easier than I expected it to be. If anyone is interested, contact Dawn McCormick at 250-672-5699.

We will also have a booth at the Rural Living Expo and Trade Show coming up on April 26 and 27, at the North Thompson Agriplex and fall fair facility. We will have information and seeds for the Grow a Row program at our booth there.

The food bank continues to be open on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. If anyone is in need of a hamper, but cannot get to the food bank, we also do deliveries. Clients can call their order in ahead of time, and then we will deliver the hamper on Wednesday after the food bank closes. To have a hamper delivered, call the food bank at 250-672-1129. If we are not available, please leave your name and phone number, and we will call you back to get your order.

As always, we welcome anyone who would like to be a member. Membership is $2 a year. You contact Antoon Houben regarding membership information at 250- 672-9330.

Healthy eating doesn’t have to be complicated North Thompson Star/Journal March is Nutrition Month – the perfect time to think about the benefits of eating healthy foods. Small changes can pay off big by reducing your risk, and your family’s risk, for obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

The Nutrition Month theme is Simply Cook and Enjoy! – and it is all about getting back to the basics by cooking delicious meals at home. Homecooked meals are healthier, less expensive, and they can bring the whole family together. Interior Health’s registered dietitians offer some important reasons why home cooking is good for everyone.

Healthy cooking is easy. You don’t need to be a chef to prepare healthy meals when you have the right foods and recipes on hand.

“People who cook meals from scratch eat more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains,” said Jill Worboys, Registered Dietitian.

“Cooking from scratch doesn’t have to be complicated; basic cooking skills combined with a few tasty ideas are all you need to make healthy and delicious meals at home.”

Need some help to get started? The Nutrition Month website (www.nutritionmonth.ca) has some simple and delicious recipes.

Home cooking is budgetfriendly. Eating at restaurants can be expensive. Cooking

Children who get their hands on food and help prepare meals are more willing to try new foods and are more likely to eat with their families, meals at home helps save money for other important things.

“Delicious and nutritious foods can be easy on the pocketbook. There are many ways you can save money when cooking at home,” said Jill. “Planning meals ahead of time helps you make the most of the ingredients you buy and reduces waste.”

For more great tips on how healthy cooking can be budget friendly, visit the HealthLink BC website (http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthyeating/everyone/budget-eating.html).

Cooking can be a family affair. Getting the entire family involved in cooking, especially children, teaches important life skills and healthy eating habits.

“Children who get their

hands on food and help prepare meals are more willing to try new foods and are more likely to eat with their families,” added Jill. “Children benefit in many ways when families eat together. They perform better at school, develop a deeper sense of belonging and security, and are less likely to smoke and use drugs.”

The 2014 Nutrition Month Campaign is dedicated to serving up practical advice. For more nutrition information visit the Dietitians of Canada website (http://www.dietitians. ca/Your-Health/Nutrition-A-Z/ Nutrition-Month.aspx) or you can speak with a registered dietitian at HealthLink BC by calling 8-1-1.

March can be a month of considerable frustration Gosh, March is here again. I don’t have a problem with January.

January is filled with optimism for a new year with new things, and for someone like me who really likes Christmas; there is still a cheery residue from that festive time.

February is a hopeful month. Snow or shine I get outside with my camera and wander the low hills and icy riverside. I don’t expect much out of February, and I enjoy the days with their promise of warmer weather.

Then comes March.

March is a transition period. Most photographers I know are ready; really ready for

something to photograph other than falling snow and icy roads.

March is not a month that photographers embrace. Well, maybe a foray or two to photograph some hungry coyote, or deer, wandering the countryside, or birds that hung about through the winter; but even for those subjects one has to hunt in an uninspiring landscape.

I would like to go out and search for some subject that demands to be photographed, but I can’t rouse any creativity as I stand staring out the window at the falling snow.

I have written before

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John E n ma n that my foreboding for March began when as a child I read “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville.

I do remember that until my teacher made us delve into the imagery of the novel, line by line, I had just enjoyed it as another adventure story. “Beware of the ides of March,” said the soothsayer, and poor ole Captain Ahab gets himself pinned to a whale and dies in the end.

Even at that young age I wondered, why March?

Then to my dismay came the same words when I read Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, and there is was again, he was told to beware of the ides of March.

And to make things worse there is, “In like a lion and out like a lamb.”

Does it never end, these disturbing warnings of March?

I just want to wander around in a photogenic landscape taking pictures. I don’t care if there is lots of snow, or lots of grass; I just want one or the other and an end to the cold temperatures that have been plaguing this country.

The “ides of March” is just a way of saying March 15 in Roman times, but this month always frustrates me and I want it to be over soon.

March doesn’t give much it just makes me wait.

The host of the British public television program “Making Things Grow,” Thalassa Cruso, once

quipped, “March is a month of considerable frustration - it is so near spring, and yet across a great deal of the country the weather is still so violent and changeable that outdoor activity in our yards seems light years away.”

And prolific writer Ogden Nash said “Indoors or out, no one relaxes in March, that month of wind and taxes, the wind will presently disappear, the taxes last us all the year.”

I suppose we could put our heads down and get up earlier because of the time change (one more problem with this

month), in anticipation of a better season and friendlier months, and just march onward, (ya, March) awaiting a time to do photography again. But for me, I just think about poor Caesar and poor Ahab.

March doesn’t work for me either.

These are my thoughts this week.

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Broccoli & Cheese Mini Egg Omelets 4 cups broccoli florets 4 whole large eggs 1 cup egg whites 1/4 cup reduced fat shredded cheddar (Sargento) 1/4 cup good grated cheese like pecorino romano 1 tsp olive oil salt & fresh pepper cooking spray Preheat oven to 350°F. Steam broccoli with a little water for about 6-7 mins.

When broccoli is cooked, crumble into smaller pieces & add olive oil, salt & pepper. Mix well. Spray a standard size non-stick cupcake tin with cooking spray & spoon broccoli mixture evenly into 9 tins. In a medium bowl, beat egg whites, eggs, grated cheese, salt & pepper. Pour into the greased tins over broccoli until a little more than 3/4 full. Top with grated cheddar & bake in the oven until cooked, about 20 mins.

Serve immediately. Wrap any leftovers in plastic wrap & store in the refrigerator to enjoy during the week.

Winter Vegetable Gnocchi 1/2 cauliflower head, cut into florets 1 cup of brussel sprouts, half or quartered 1/2 cup of cubed butternut squash 16 oz package of gnocchi 3 links of Italian chicken sausage, sliced Pesto (ingredients to make own) or use store bought.

1/2 cup of fresh basil 1/2 cup of fresh parsley 1/2 cup of toasted pecan pieces 2 cloves of garlic 1/2 cup of olive oil juice from 1/2 a lime salt & pepper to taste Pre-heat oven to 400F. Divide vegetables between two sheet pans, one with cauliflower & the other with brussel sprouts & butternut squash.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS & SERVICES

250-674-2674 Mar 14 - Pool Tourney, 6:30pm @ Barriere Legion.

Mar 15 - Irish Stew dinner and a bun 6pm $6 @ Barriere Legion, tickets available at the bar.

Mar 22 - Winter Farmers Market, 10am-1pm @ Sam’s Pizza.

Mar 22 - NT Fish & Game Club Annual Game Dinner & Dance, doors open 5:30pm. Tickets: 250-672-1843.

Mar 23 - NTVIC Bingo, 1pm @ Barriere Legion.

Mar 28 - “The ME in Dementia” Workshop with Dr. Howard Feldman of UBC, 9am-4pm @ Coast Kamloops Hotel & Conference Centre. Register: 1-855-742-4803.

Mar 28 - Pool Tourney, 6:30pm @ Barriere Legion.

Mar 29 - Garage & Pie Sale, 9am-2pm @ Barriere Legion basement. $10/table. Call Eileen 250-672-2456.

Mar 29&30 - Family & Caregivers of Seniors Workshop at the Ridge 10am-4pm. Call Grace to reg. 778-220-5930 Apr 5 - Winter Farmers Market, 10am-1pm @ Sam’s Pizza.

Apr 5 - Writer’s Workshop, 11am @ Barriere Library. Free. To register, call 250-672-5811.

Apr 5 - True Grit Indoor Rodeo, 6pm start @ NT Agriplex. Followed

by Cabaret Dance. Tickets available at Country Feeds, Star/Journal, Barriere Legion & Kamloops Horse Barn Apr 6 - 4th Annual Antique Appraisal Day, Little Fort Hall. 10am5pm. Call Pat for a booking 250-672-5660. One day only Apr 11-12 - Legion Zones & music by Diane Ball, Barriere Legion.

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Apr 12 - Cashless Craft Swap, 1-3pm @ NTVIC (the Ridge).

Apr 12 - Hams & Turkeys Meat Draw @ Barriere Legion.

Apr 19 - Winter Farmers Market, 10am-1pm @ Sam’s Pizza.

Apr 25-27 - Honouring Young Women PowWow @ Chu Chua.

Apr 26-27 - Rural Living Trade Show @ Agriplex.

Apr 26-27 - 7th annual Celebration of the Arts, in conjuntion with Trade Show @ Agriplex. Info: 250-672-9330.

Army Cadets - 2941 RCACC Cadet Corp. - ages 12-18. New Recruits Welcome. Hethar McIntosh 250-587-0027.

Adult Day Program: Mon. & Wed. 9-2. Lunch, crafts & music at the Seniors Ctr. Sherry Jardine 672-5121 After School Program: Mon.-Fri. 3-6pm @ Ridge (NTVIC room).

For info call 250-672-0033.

Baha’i Night: Fri., 7:30pm, @ Marge Mitchell’s 672-5615.

Barriere & District Heritage Society: 3rd Wed. of mth, 1pm at NTVIC in the winter, at Museum in the summer.

Riding Club: Jan-Mar: 3rd Sun. 1pm; Apr-Oct: 3rd Thurs. 7pm at NTVIC. www.barrieredistrictridingclub.com. Darcey 250-3189975.

Cancer Support: 672-9263, 672-0017 or 672-1890 Choir: Thurs. @ Christian Life Assembly, Annesty Rd. Youth 7-18 3:30pm; Adults 19+ 6:30pm. Leah 250-957-8440.

Curling Club: Oct.-Mar. Curling, league & bonspiels.

Drop In Art. Fridays 11:30am-2:30pm at NTVIC end of Sep to Mar

(except holidays). Nominal fee.

Barriere Elementary PAC: 1st Wed. of mth, 6:30pm, call 6729916 or Leesa Genier at 320-3629.

Barriere Fibre Arts: Tues., 6:30pm at NTVIC (the Ridge).

Barriere Fire Dept.: Firehall, Thurs., 7pm Barriere Food Bank: Wednesdays. Message 672-0029 Genealogy: Every 1st & 3rd Friday of the mth at the Library, 6-7pm, except Jul/Aug. 250-672-9330.

Barriere Hospice: Loans out handicap equip. 250-672-9391.

Photography Club. All welcome. Shelley Lampreau 250-6725728.

Community Quilters: 2nd & 4th Thurs. of mth, 2pm at the Barriere Food Bank. Judy 250-672-5275 or Fran 250-672-2012.

Barriere Search & Rescue: 2nd Tues. of mth, 7pm. Training on 4th Tues. of mth, 7pm.

BSS PAC & Booster Club: 1st Tues. of mth, 5:30pm. 250-6729943.

Survivors of Brain Injuries: John 250-372-1799.

Bethany Baptist Church Prayer: Every Tues., 7pm.

Carpet Bowling: Mon, Wed & Fri., 9:30am-12 @ Little Fort Hall.

Community Kitchen: If interested call Dede 554-3134.

Community Soup Day: Christian Life Assembly on Annesty Rd. 3rd Mon. of every mth, 11:30 am.

Crib: Mon. & Fri. 1-4pm @ Little Fort Hall.

Crib: Barriere Legion 242, every Thurs. 7pm, Sept. to May. Darts: Barriere Legion 242, Thurs. 7pm, Sept. to May. Family & Caregivers Group: 1st Mon. of the mth, 10am @ Ridge, kitchen. Info call 778-220-5930.

Fun Fit 4 Tots: Tues. & Thurs. 12-2pm @ Ridge gym. Free. For info call 250-672-0033.

Gambler’s Anonymous: 250-374-9165 or 250-374-9866.

Heffley Creek Acoustic Coffee House: 3rd Fri. every mth 7pm.

Call 578-0056.

Literacy Tutoring: Learn to read FREE. Jill Hayward 319-8023.

Little Fort Recreation Society: 1st Thurs. each mth 7pm LNT Catholic Women’s League: 2nd Sat. each mth, 9am at St. George’s. Call 250-672-9330 for info.

McLure Rec.: 1st Wed. each mth at 7:30pm McLure Firehall.

Except Jul & Aug. 250-578-7565 for info.

McLure Fire Dept.: 2nd & 4th Tues., 7pm, McLure Firehall Men’s Floor Hockey: Tues., 8-10pm at Barriere Sec. NT Fish & Game: 4th Mon. each mth 7pm NTVIC. 672-1070 NT Valley Hospice: 3rd Tues, 11am, Little Fort Hall. 672-5660.

Quilting: 1st Tues of the mth, 10am @ Little Fort Hall.

Safe Home: Get away from domestic abuse, call 250-674-2135 (Clw) or 250-682-6444 (Barriere).

Walk & Fitness: Indoors, Tues & Thurs 12-2pm. Barriere Ridge Gym.

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Personals Barriere Writer’s Group - anyone interested in starting/being part of one? The idea would be to encourage each other to write, whether it be letters, poetry, short stories, novels, plays, etc. Interested? Call Margaret at 250-672-9330 (evenings) or via email: houtep.productions@gmail.com Clearwater: AA Meetings Every Wednesday, #11 Lodge Drive, side door.

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In Loving Memory of Steven Reginald Noble Jan. 5, 1950 to Mar. 15, 2004 We can no longer See you with our eyes Touch you with our hands But we will feel you in our hearts forever! ~ Love and miss you lots XO Wendy, Cathy, Steve, Kiana, Drew, Keaton, Keisha, Tyra and Taya

Coming Events Don’t miss the Celebration of Rural Living Expo & Trade Show April 26-27, 2014 9am-5pm daily NT Agriplex & Fall Fair Facility 4872 Dunn Lake Rd., Barriere Over 100 booths & displays to peruse. Music, concessions, giveaways. A full lineup of feature speakers. Free draws every hour. $5/adult, $3/stud. or senior, children 12 & under Free.

Vendor and Expo info at: www.ruralexpobarriere.com

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Garage & Pie Sale, Mar. 29, 9am-2pm at the Barriere Legion basement. $10/Table.

Call Eileen: 250-672-2456.

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Call 1-888-3674460.

LICENSED PLUMBER/ GAS FITTER

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

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.

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Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

Home Care ATTENTION SENIORS! Do you need help with daily tasks, getting groceries, a ride to town? Call Simone: 250-6722070.

Legal Services CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

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Sorry no passport photos Jill Hayward 250-319-8023/250-672-0055

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20x20 $3,915. 25x28 $4,848.

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47x68 $16,691. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422. www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Misc. Wanted Coin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Estates, Gold & Silver Coins + 778-281-0030

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES CA

NORTH THOMPSON JOBS BARRIERE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 629 Barriere Town Rd. V0E 1E0 • 250-672-0036 • Fax: 250-672-2159

E-mail: mail@barriere-employment.ca • Website: www.barriere-employment.ca

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE – Jim’s Food Market BC027 RESIDENT RV HOST(S) – Chinook cove Golf & RV BC0286 TOURISM COORDINATOR – Lower North Thompson Tourism Society BC0293 LOG PROCESSOR OPERATOR – Wood Co Management BC0294 HEAVY DUTY RED SEAL MECHANIC – Hy’s North Transporation BC0295 WAITRESS – Station House Restaurant B0300 GO TO: http://www.wiegele.com/employment.htm for information on jobs with Mike Wiegele & http://www.sunpeaksresort.com/corporate/work-and-play/opportunities for Sun Peaks.

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.

• Free computer & Internet access • Free resume help • Free information on many services.

“The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia” In Partnership with Barriere & District Chamber of Commerce and Yellowhead Community Services

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

Carpenter: PT/2pos. /Clearwater #C0305 Jr. Greens Keeper: FT/Seasonal/Clearwater #C0304 Campsite Helper: Seasonal/Clearwater #C0303 Logging Truck Driver: FT/Clearwater #CB0299 Heavy Duty Red Seal Mechanic: FT/ Kamloops #BC0295 Log Processor Operator: Seasonal/Barriere #BC0294 Tourism Coordinator: PT/Lower NT #BC0293 Baker’s Helper: PT/Clearwater #C0291 Pastry Chef: FT/Clearwater #C0290 12 Job Postings –Blue River: FT & Seasonal #CB0283 Housekeeping Shift Supervisor/ Office Asst; Line & Buffet Cook; Head

Chef; Reservations Coordinator; Reservations Supervisor; Maintenance Labourer; Maintenance Technician; Chef Garde Manger; Marketing Coordinator; Maintenance Manager; Guide; Bus Person & Buffet Attendant.

Sightseeing Boat Operator: Seasonal/Blue River #C0281 Customer Service Representative: FT&PT Little Fort #BC0278 Manager-Parts & Tires Division: FT/Barriere #BC0276 Whitewater Rafting Instructor: Seasonal/ Clearwater #CB0275 German Speaking Tour Guide: FT/ Seasonal/Clearwater #C0264 Prof. Driver: Casual/Seas./Clw #C0263 Traffic Control: Casual/Clw #C0256

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

Apr. 1, 2 & 3, 2014 - “Back to Work Boot Camp” Workshops will be as follows:

Wed. April 2nd Thurs. Apr. 3rd Resume/Cover Letters Building Positive Behaviours 12:30pm-3:00pm Labour Market Information Dress for Success/Interviews 9:00am-Noon

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Drop stamps off at front counter of the Star/Journal in Barriere, or call Margaret at (250)672-9330.

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Joseph Hubert Sabourin was born Dec. 14, 1927. Â He was born in Quebec, and left home at an early age. Â He served in the military in his home province and left shortly after, for B.C. Hubert worked many years as a faller in the logging industry. Â He was also an explosive setter for mining and building roads, and had his own business making cedar shakes, which was prosperous until he got sick. Â He filled in as a cook a few times in different camps. Â He never shied away from hard work,but if the cooking was not good, it was time to leave and find a new job.

Hubert was never married, but had friends all over the province.  If he worked in an area, he had almost a photographic memory of the place’s geography.  Hubert loved to read and had a

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great recall of many interesting topics. He lived a hard, but varied life.

When Hubert came to Barriere, he became a friend to most of us here at Christian Life Assembly.  He often came with presents of fruit to give people.  Most of all, we will miss his stories, his wealth of information, and his company. Hubert passed away on Feb. 19, 2014, at the age of 86.

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The Barriere Library is a great place to pick up a movie for the weekend, or to get a book on how to do that job you’ve been putting off all winter.  And if they don’t have the title you’re looking for, ask them to do an interlibrary search for you - if it is in a library anywhere in North America, they can get it for you (though it may take a few weeks to arrive).  Their list of titles is constantly growing, with new books always being added.

There are lots of new titles in for your reading pleasure at the Barriere Library, including: Confessions of a Wild Child by Jackie Collins - Lucky Santangelo, a fifteen-year-old wild child ready to discover life, love and independence. Daughter of the notorious Gino, Lucky discovers her mother’s murdered body floating in the family swimming pool at the tender age of four. Since then Gino has kept her protected from life closeted in their Bel Air mansion. But when Lucky finally breaks free, and running away from boarding school the adventures begin.

After I’m Gone by Laura Lippman - When Felix Brewer meets Bernadette “Bambi� Gottschalk at a Valentine’s Dance in 1959, he charms her with wild promises, some of which he actually keeps.

Thanks to his lucrative—if not all legal—businesses, she and their three little girls live in luxury. But on the Fourth of July, 1976, Bambi’s comfortable world implodes when Felix, newly convicted and facing prison, mysteriously vanishes.  Though Bambi has no idea where her husband—or his money—might be, she suspects one woman does: his mistress, Julie. When Julie disappears ten years to the day that Felix went on the lam, everyone assumes she’s left to join her old lover—until her remains are eventually found.  Now, 26 years after Julie went missing, Roberto “Sandy� Sanchez, a retired Baltimore detective working cold cases for some extra cash, is investigating her murder. What he discovers is a tangled web stretching over three decades that connects five intriguing women.

And at the center is the missing man Felix Brewer.

There are also new books in for young adults, including this one: The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore - In this, the third book in the “I Am Number Four� series, the stakes are higher than ever as John, Six, and Seven try desperately to find the rest of the Garde before it’s too late.  The Mogadorians who destroyed the planet Lorien continue to hunt down the Garde, the small group of Loric survivors who have taken refuge on Earth. The Garde must come together. They are Lorien and Earth’s only hope.

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Dust and ashes and an uncomplicated life Life can be complicated. Life can be messy. Life can be demanding.

Sometimes all those complications, messes and demands can get the best of a person and life can suddenly become a burden.

The demands put on us by others, the expectations we have of ourselves, the overloaded schedule, it can all become too much for us.

What do we do when that happens?

We try to keep up; but when we discover that we can’t, some of us re-double our efforts (to different degrees of success) and some of us give in or give up.

Why does life have to be so complicated, so messy and so demanding?

Is it just the nature of modern life that our lives have become so stressed and over-burdened?

Or perhaps it is more our human nature than it is anything else, to stretch ourselves to the limit in an attempt to find meaning and purpose in life.

French philosopher Rene Descartes may have famously said “I think, therefore I am”, but many modern people don’t believe it and instead live by the motto “I do, therefore I am”.

Last week, the Christian season of Lent began on a

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By Rev. Brian Krushel day known as Ash Wednesday. On that day, an ancient ritual is enacted whereby a cross is marked on the forehead of the faithful with ashes. As that cross is being smudged, words are spoken: “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return”.

What a strange thing to do!

Strange, and yet oddly compelling at the same time.

I don’t mind this annual reminder of my limitations and mortality. I appreciate an intentional time like this to get my mind off of the many things which distract and occupy me and to which I look for meaning so that I can centre myself in meaning itself.

I need this time to re-orient and re-focus so I can clear my eyes of the glaze of indifference and apathy which comes from situation after situation where I feel nearly helpless. I need Lent.

If this all sounds a little odd and countercultural, maybe that’s because it really is. In a world where more is better than less, bigger

is more desirable than smaller and moving is preferred to standing still, Lent and the contemplations that come with it, seem very foreign.

But that is the gift in it. It is a gift for all those who are starved for meaning, for comfort, for courage and for life.

I need this time as a way to remind myself of who I really am. I am not the sum total of my accomplishments and achievements, I am not defined by what I have or accumulate.

My worth is not measured by how well I fill my days with tasks and appointments. I need Lent and I suspect others do, too.

This is a time to be still and silent so that I can hear once again who I really am. I am dust, and all pretenses and posturing fall away. I am dust, breathed into by God, given life by God, loved by God. I am dust with all the limitations and freedoms that implies. I am dust and one day that dust will be delivered into the hands of the one who first formed this dust into a human being. It’s not complicated. I am dust, and I am happy to be.

Rev. Brian Krushel, is Pastor/Priest/Minister for the North Thompson Pastoral Charge in Barriere and Clearwater, B.C.

Folk Tales and Fables Week

By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal “Once upon a time...” families and communities passed on their beliefs through storytelling. Many (but not all) of these oral stories eventually got written down and became the folk tales, fables, myths and legends that we know today.

I love folk tales and over the years have collected stories from all over the world; Japan, Africa, Russia, Germany, Australia and many other places. I also like collecting the many ‘on film’ versions, whether animated or with real live actors. Some excellent movies are ‘Ever After’ (Cinderella), ‘Tangled’ (Rapunzel), ‘Hoodwinked’ (a unique combination of several tales including

Little Red Riding Hood), and my personal favourite ‘Princess and the Pea’ but the version I have is in Russian with english sub titles and actually incorporates four different tales into the story.

While each country may have their own tales and legends, they often have similar morals and themes. Like three brothers who set out to seek their fortune... and it is usually the youngest who succeeds where the older brothers fail. Or the pretty young girl, who ends up succeeding where her ugly older sisters (or step-sisters) fail.

World Folk Tales and Fables week, Mar. 17 to 23, is an opportunity to explore some of these stories and the lessons that they provide. Why not drop by the Barriere Library and see what books and movies they have on hand?

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Josiah Sweetnam demonstrates his expertise with contact juggling balls at Sweetnam’s Too Nik Naks store in Barriere.

Saskia and Darrel back in town for a Cabin Fever Concert North Thompson Star/Journal Saskia and Darrel, aka The Great Plains, are certainly no strangers to Barriere, so get ready, sit back and expect to enjoy a heartwarming evening of music, merriment, and mayhem, as they continue to deliver a wonderful blend of music at the Cabin Fever Concert presented by the Church of St Paul (4464 Barriere Town Road, Barriere) on Tuesday, Mar. 26, at 7 p.m.

The concert promises a “fabulous Folk Concert with Country, Celtic, and Bluegrass Flavours.

Saskia and Darrel will be delighting the audience with tales about Louis Riel, war brides, miners, and David Thompson; then surprisingly will break into Swiss yodeling, or sing in Gaelic, Spanish, Dutch, German or French.

Darrel and Saskia are practicing spiritualists, long distance hikers, and part-time vegetarians. In their long and speckled careers they have been incarnated as loggers, fire-camp cooks, real estate aide-de-campes, and gandydancers.

Ultimately though, despite the better advices of their children, their love of music won out and they escaped reality by promising each other that they would sustain a life-style by touring the world and playing folk music. And so they did.

The Great Plains, are a veteran touring act; with an easy, crowd-friendly style that instantly endears them to any audience. This is true Canadiana; real songs drenched in our culture and heritage delivered in a comfortable highly skilled set with oodles of self-poking humour.

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Saskia and Darrel, aka The Great Plains, will be performing at the Church of St Paul in Barriere on Mar. 26 at 7 p.m..

The pair have also have toured extensively with Gary Fjellgaard for the last 10 years, performed with Valdy, they opened for the Good Brothers, Ian Tyson, and many more….They were awarded Top Folk /Roots Album in Holland; Artist, Album, and Songwriter of the year from SCMA, received Top 5 People’s choice awards, and have enjoyed many years airplay on the Top Indie folk/roots charts in Europe.

Check out: www.thegreatplains.ca, or http://www.youtube.com/saskiandarrel, and http://www.reverbnation.com/saskiaanddarrel.

Tickets for the Cabin Fever Concert are $12 each, and can be obtained at St. Paul’s Thrift Store and Thrift Store Annex, or by calling Lesley Stirling for tickets and info at 250-672 -5702.

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