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Science Fair provides numerous learning opportunities Grade 5 student Adam Gordon stands beside his Concentration Game Science Fair Project at Barriere Elementary School on Wednesday, Mar. 12.

Instead of a Heritage Fair, this year the school decided to hold a Science Fair, which was a huge success judging by the large number of entries received. The school gymnasium was full of student science projects with themes such as; hot and cold molecules, the potato light, the amazing explosion, what’s in the rainbow, the homopolar motor, fruit energy, the moldy truth about bread fungus, the strength of an egg, the effect of acetic acid on an egg, the floating paper clip, eggs and air pressure, glow lights, wind generation, and water wheels. Winners of the competition will move on to the district competition later this spring.

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Emergency Response Team called RCMP chopper and armoured vehicles converge in Barriere North Thompson Star/Journal A large police presence in the community of Barriere last Sunday had residents wondering what was going on.

It appears the RCMP Emergency Response Team was called in at approximately 11 a.m. Sunday morning due to a domestic matter somewhere along Barriere Lakes Road. An RCMP helicopter also attended, waiting on alert with the ERT vehicles in downtown Barriere.

RCMP media relations, when asked declined to make a statement at the time, noting this was because it was a domestic matter.

There were unconfirmed reports of the presence of firearms in the residence in question.

Police did report the matter was resolved by midnight, there were no injuries, and one man had been taken into custody.

An RCMP Emergency Response Team vehicle waits on standby along Barriere Town Road after being called in as a result of an altercation occurring on Barriere Lakes Road.

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Interior ranchers applaud Korea trade deal

By Cam Fortems Kamloops This Week A trade agreement with South Korea signed by the federal Conservative government is expected to benefit B.C. exporters, including regional forest companies and ranchers.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper travelled to South Korea to sign the free trade deal, the culmination of a decade of talks.

While concerns have been expressed by Ontario’s auto sector, representatives from two B.C. export industries said it will help the province compete with United States.

“One of the better aspects of the trade deal is the fact the United States consummated a trade deal before ours,” said Paul Newman, director of market and trade for Council of Forest Industries.

“That led to the United States having a definite advantage.”

Over the next two years, the current five per cent tariff on lumber will be eliminated.

It will take a decade to gradually remove the eight per cent tariff on panels and orientedstrand board.

The industry is already booming due to combined demand from China and the U.S. It is the first freetrade agreement with an Asian country in Canada’s history.

South Korea is in a distant third place in a ranking of Asian importers of B.C. lumber, behind China and Japan.

The industry is hoping the trade deal, as well as marketing efforts in South Korea, will boost its numbers.

The agreement is also expected to make Interior ranchers more competitive by removing the tariff on Canadian beef, putting the ranching industry on an even playing field with the U.S. “The United States,

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“That opened the gap. We basically got the same deal.”

Prior to discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or mad-cow disease) in Canada more than a decade ago, South Korea was the fourth-largest export market for B.C. beef.

But, it is now out of the top 10, in part due to South Korea’s trade deals with other exporting nations.

Boon was recently in Singapore as an observer to the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, which presented another opportunity for the industry to remove tariffs in Asian markets.

“We export 45 per cent of what we produce. These trade deals . . . could be major for us.”

Newman said among the positive aspects of the deal are legal mechanisms to clear away disguised barriers to trade, including arbitrary lumber-grading standards.

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A trade agreement with South Korea signed by the federal Conservative government is expected to make Interior ranchers more competitive by removing the tariff on Canadian beef, putting the ranching industry on an even playing field with the U.S.

Fatal avalanche near Blue River North Thompson Star/Journal The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in an avalanche near Blue River on March 15, 2014.

The man is Jay Quayle, aged 35, of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan.

Quayle was one of a party of seven who had travelled to the Monashee Mountains near Blue River to go snowmobiling. They were snowmobiling in an area known as Red Sands/Duffy’s when Mr. Quayle and one other member of the party were caught up in an avalanche.

Other members of the party were able to rescue the other man, uninjured, but Mr. Quayle was recovered from under three metres of snow, and was unable to be resuscitated.

The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate this death.

Backcountry users urged to be cautious North Thompson Star/Journal After four avalanche fatalities in the six days leading up to Mar. 13, the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is urging backcountry users to make cautious and conservative decisions while in avalanche terrain.

“We’ve been dealt a pretty troublesome snowpack this season and our terrain choices need to reflect that fact,” explains Karl Klassen, Manager of the CAC’s Public Avalanche Warning Service. “The weak layers we’ve been tracking for many weeks remain a significant problem and areas where you

might have felt safe in previous seasons may not be the best choices this winter.”

Two of the recent fatal snowmobile accidents occurred in cut-blocks—areas below treeline cleared by logging companies.

“Often, riding below treeline can be a safer choice in terms of avalanche danger,” explains Klassen. “But with the current warm temperatures and wet snow at low elevations, that’s not the case at this time. Riders need to be wary of avalanche terrain even near valley bottom, at least until a solid freeze occurs.”

Until conditions improve, the CAC recommends travelling

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It’s also critical that all backcountry users are equipped with essential safety equipment for avalanche terrain, adds Klassen.

“Everyone in the party needs an avalanche transceiver, a probe and a shovel every day, regardless of expected conditions. And it’s equally vital that everyone is familiar with, and has practiced using this equipment. If an avalanche occurs, there is no time to go for help.” The critical window for finding and

extricating a victim is just 10 minutes, when there is an 80 per cent chance of survival. The odds drop dramatically after that. At just 35 minutes, there’s a less than 10 per cent chance of survival.

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But as with any piece of safety equipment, it’s vital to have practiced its operation and to ensure it is tested and in good working order before going into avalanche terrain.

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B.C. wants Columbia River Treaty extended

By Tom Fletcher Black Press VICTORIA – The B.C. government wants to keep the 50-year-old Columbia River Treaty with the U.S. and recalculate the power, flood control and other benefits it provides.

Energy Minister Bill Bennett announced the decision Thursday to stick with the treaty and try to convince the U.S. government it is a fair deal.

B.C. gets “downstream benefits” worth between $100 and $300 million a year from the treaty, and the U.S. has suggested that is too much.

“We believe, with all due respect to the U.S., that if all of the benefits in the U.S. are identified and valued, that in fact Canada probably does not receive enough,” Bennett said Thursday.

“There hasn’t been a major flood in the U.S. since the Canadian dams were constructed,” Bennett said. “Before the Canadian dams were constructed, there were some horrible floods causing loss of life and billions of dollars of damage. So the treaty was negotiated 50 years ago on the basis of producing power and controlling floods.”

The treaty has no expiry date, but it contains a 10-year termination clause that can be invoked by either country.

The U.S. State Department has the final say on whether it will continue the treaty or give notice to withdraw by 2024.

Officials at the Portland-based Bonneville Power Administration have recommended a “modernized framework that balances power production, flood risk management, and ecosystem-based function as the primary purposes addressed in the treaty, while also meeting other congressionally authorized purposes of the U.S. project, such as irrigation and navigation.”

On the B.C. side, dams on the Columbia system provide about half of the province’s current electricity supply.

Bennett said he expects tough negotiations, but he is confident the treaty can be settled.

“Yankee trader is an expression that I’m familiar with,” Bennett said. “They’ve always done very well on the softwood agreement it seems to me, so I’m not expecting an easy ride or anything. But the history of the treaty is that the two countries have collaborated very well.”

Fish, wildlife and park permits move to FrontCounter BC North Thompson Star/Journal VICTORIA FrontCounter BC will begin processing fish, wildlife and park use permit applications through their 29 regional locations effective April 1, 2014, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced this week.

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FrontCounterBC.gov. bc.ca The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is committed to integrating natural resource sector services and improve citi-

zens’ access to government services. Part of that improvement is to streamline permitting processing, decrease turnaround times, and eliminate red tape.

Moving the fish, wildlife and park use permitting to the 29 FrontCounter BC offices provides an efficient one window approach that clients demanded and will help prevent permit

backlogs in the future.

Hunting and fishing licences continue to be available through retailers.

Fishing licences are also available online at: http://www.gofishbc.com/how-to-fish/ fishing-licence-bc.aspx The 10 staff associated with the Permit and Authorization Service Bureau are being offered the op-

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FrontCounter BC offers more than 130 natural resource-related permits and authorizations at each location, and handles more than 25,000 inquiries annually.

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Thursday, March 20, 2014 North Thompson Star/Journal 359 Borthwick Avenue, Box 1020, Barriere, B.C., V0E 1E0 250-672-5611

by Mary Polak

B.C.’s historic new Water Sustainability Act VICTORIA - Every year in March, many Canadians take the opportunity to observe Canada Water Week (March 17-23) and World Water Day (March 22). This year, I’m hoping all British Columbians will celebrate the introduction of our new Water Sustainability Act. The development of the new Water Sustainability Act is a historic achievement for British Columbia. The act will respond to current and future pressures on our fresh water - including groundwater - and position our province as a leader in water stewardship.

The legislation that is now before the provincial legislature will update and replace the existing, century-old Water Act with a modern new act.

The old Water Act is truly a historical document, having been introduced by the government of Premier Richard McBride in 1909.

Those were different times with different demands on our water resource. B.C.’s entire population was only 350,000. The Water Act was designed to serve a population that was then about the size of today’s capital region. Today, our provincial population is 4.6 million.

One hundred years after the Water Act was created, in 2009, we began engaging widely with British Columbians on modernizing the Water Act. We received thousands of thoughtful comments, ideas and recommendations for improvements to our system of water management from individuals, First Nations organizations and stakeholder groups. We have used this input to create legislation that provides certainty for water users, improves environmental protection, and responds to local and regional needs.

I want to thank these British Columbians for taking the time to contribute their thoughts during the Water Act modernization process.

It has taken a long time to get to this point, but we wanted to make sure we got our new water legislation right, and I believe we have.

As I toured the province last fall, meeting with British Columbians about the Water Sustainability Act legislative proposal, many people told me water pricing is a major concern for them. To that end, we are further engaging with them about our approach to water pricing.

Their feedback will help us as we go about setting new water fees and rentals.

People can offer their thoughts about how we should approach pricing water until April 8, 2014, on our blog: http://engage.gov.bc.ca/ watersustainabilityact/ The Water Sustainability Act will be brought into effect in spring 2015, once supporting regulations are developed and finalized. The new water fees and rentals will be established before the act takes effect.

The new Water Sustainability Act delivers on government’s commitments to modernize B.C.’s water laws, regulate groundwater use and strengthen provincial water management in light of growing demands for water and a changing climate.

Water is our most precious resource and the proposed Water Sustainability Act will ensure that our supply of clean fresh water is sustainable - to meet our needs today and for generations to come.

Connect with the Province of B.C. at: www.gov.bc.ca/connect * Mary Polak is B.C.’s Minister of Environment

Prepare your income tax return without the stress To the editor; Income tax season is fast approaching, and you don’t know where to start?

Many people find tax time stressful, but with a little preparation, it can be a cinch. Read on for some tips to make preparing your income tax return quicker and easier.

Start early. This way, you’ll not only avoid penalties for late filing, but you’ll also be able to organize your finances to take advantage of potential tax benefits. Prepare the returns of everyone in the family at the same time. Often, expenses that won’t benefit one member of the family can be transferred to another.

Get organized. It’s much easier to prepare

your tax return if you file the documents you’ll need in one place. Taxes in Canada are due on April 30 every year.

If you’re preparing your own return, you can use the Canada Revenue Agency’s NETFILE program to submit it. You’ll save time, make fewer mistakes and, if applicable, get your refund faster.

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Canada needs to complete its funding of TB Reach To the editor; One of Canada’s finest foreign assistance achievements is TB Reach, a grassroots health org dedicated to help those TB sufferers that other programs miss: those who are physically isolated and difficult to treat.

There are an estimated three million of these, with each untreated sufferer eventually infecting about 10 other people.

Canada is the only major funder of TB Reach.

Our federal government already does great

work fighting this ancient scourge through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, but TB Reach is Canada’s own gift to the world.

Currently, TB reach is short about $200 million, spread over five years.

I sincerely hope that on March 24, World TB Day, Canada pledges to complete funding of TB Reach, and saves the lives of those last three million.

Nathaniel Poole Victoria, B.C.

Green machine gathers in B.C. VICTORIA – Canada’s sleek, imported green propaganda machine rolled into the capital last week for a couple of days of meetings.

You wouldn’t have heard about it, because they didn’t stage any protests or press conferences. Instead they met quietly with selected reporters as well as politicians from both sides of the aisle.

They didn’t invite me for some reason, but from what I can gather, it was a friendly networking session.

When I speak of our U.S.-directed environmental movement, many people still don’t know what I mean.

They see the sign-waving on TV and assume it’s all spontaneous, driven by passionate volunteers. Nuke the Whales for Jesus, as we used to joke in the 1970s.

It’s an industry now, and as with our automotive industry, Canada is a branch plant of the U.S. The Victoria event was an annual conference called Organizing for Change, sponsored

by Tides Canada.

Thanks mainly to the work of B.C. researcher Vivian Krause, this offshoot of the U.S. Tides Foundation now at least identifies itself while it pulls B.C.’s political strings.

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Tides is itself a front for wealthy charitable foundations based mostly in Seattle and California, funded by billionaires who see “saving” B.C. as their personal eco-project.

Their hired activists met with Environment Minister Mary Polak to discuss her justintroduced Water Sustainability Act. This was to demand heavy fees and choking regulations on water used for “fracking,” that nefarious gas drilling technology so demonized in fake documentaries and celebrity protests.

Tides no longer attempts to hide its strategy of targeting energy

development in B.C. and Alberta. Its tactics are well known, too. Environmentalists need high-profile wins, and the economic pain is best inflicted outside of the U.S., the biggest polluter in world history.

Organizing for Change’s stated priorities for the year are the “last stand of the Great Bear Rainforest,” the “Sacred Headwaters” and the Water Sustainability Act. Professional protesters are mainly just taking credit for the 2012 buy-back of Shell’s coalbed gas licences around the headwaters of the Nass, Skeena and Stikine Rivers. Tahltan Central Council declared that territory theirs in 1910, and having pros roll in with slogans and graphics wasn’t exactly crucial to the outcome.

Their greatest marketing success so far is the Great Bear Rainforest, which is continually portrayed as being in peril from hunting, logging and of course, oil and gas development.

One of the documents Krause unearthed is a 2008 plan entitled “Tar Sands Campaign Strategy 2.1” that has proven remarkably prophetic.

As Greenpeace, Sierra and ForestEthics were

negotiating the 2007 Great Bear land use plan, other network members were preparing to “raise the negatives” and market Alberta as a unique threat to planetary integrity.

I’ve written before about the distortions and evasions required to present such a fossil fuel fairy tale. Suffice it to say that while we have busloads of protesters in B.C., you don’t see them in those benevolent petrostates Angola, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Venezuela, Kuwait or Algeria. They’re not saving the whole planet, just the safe and lucrative parts.

And as I mentioned after the protesterstaged Neil Young concert tour, it’s amazing how American oil and gas interests and Alaska oil tankers remain invisible to this sophisticated network.

NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert met with the green machine too.

He wants all of B.C.’s groundwater mapped and measured deep into the Earth’s crust.

That should take a while.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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Heart disease recognized in B.C. firefighters by WorkSafeBC North Thompson Star/Journal The Government of British Columbia has tabled legislation under the Workers Compensation Act to restore heart disease in firefighters as a presumptive disease recognized by WorkSafeBC. This proposed amendment to the Workers Compensation Act fulfils Government’s election

commitment to restore heart disease in firefighters - including forest firefighters - to the list of presumptive diseases recognized by WorkSafeBC. Under the proposed amendment, if a firefighter suffers from heart disease or a heart injury - including a heart attack - it will be presumed to be due to their work as a firefighter unless the contrary is proved.

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“Firefighters are exposed to a real toxic combination through their work on a daily basis. This, along with the heat and mental stressors faced by the profession, means that heart injuries due to the nature of the job are a reality for firefighters,” said Mi-

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A proposed amendment to the Workers Compensation Act would support B.C. firefighters in receiving workers’ compensation should they suffer from heart disease or heart injury as a result of their work. chael Hurley, President, BC Professional Firefighters Association, “We have always known that when we go to work our health is at risk. Having heart presumption restored is so important

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Arts scholarships open for B.C. students North Thompson Star/Journal Are you a B.C. resident attending a full-time fine arts degree or diploma program this fall? The BC Arts Council Scholarship program is ready to receive applications now from young British Columbians seeking world-class opportunities to study the arts, Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oakes announced last week.

The BC Arts Council (BCAC) provides scholarship funding of up to $6,000 per individual per year to outstanding British Columbia art students.

B.C. residents accepted for full-time studies and pursuing a fine arts diploma or degree at a recognized college, university, institution or academy in any country in the world can apply. The application deadline is April 30, 2014.

For more information, guidelines and application forms, go to: http://bcartscouncil.ca/guidelines/artists/youth/scholarship_awards.html The B.C. government is providing $750,000 again this year for the BCAC scholarship program. Last year, 144 young British Columbians shared this scholarship funding. Applications represented creative writing, music, theatre, dance, visual arts, media arts, museology and conservation. Jury panels representing B.C.’s arts and culture community evaluate applications and award scholarships.

Scholarship recipients experience top-calibre

learning environments for the arts, including The Julliard School in New York City, Yale University, Oberlin College and Conservatory, Hochschule for Musik in Munich, Germany, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver. Last year’s successful applicants represented communities across British Columbia, including Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo, Sechelt, Kelowna, Armstrong, Revelstoke, Kamloops and Prince George.

Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oakes - says, “Arts and culture are thriving in British Columbia. B.C.based artists achieve global accolades on stage and screen, in the printed word and visual arts.

The BC Arts Council Scholarship program helps sustain this success by providing outstanding opportunities for ambitious, gifted young British Columbians to learn from and network with the best artistic talent in the world.”

In 2012-13, the B.C. government increased support for the BCAC Scholarship program from $150,000 to $750,000. This funding increase almost tripled the number of scholarships awarded and increased the maximum grant from $4,000 to $6,000.

Every year, the BC Arts Council approves about 1,000 grants to artists, arts groups and cultural organizations in over 200 communities in every region of the province.

Learn more about the BC Arts Council at: http://www.bcartscouncil.ca

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B.C. medical marijuana users ordered to stop growing licensed medical growers, he said.

Adlem noted soon-to-be-illegal growers may lie on the federal form and keep growing in defiance of the law.

He said Health Canada’s handling of the issue has been “a joke” and the warning that law enforcement will be notified is vague.

Sensible BC campaign director Dana Larsen accused the government of reneging on promises of privacy for medical marijuana users.

“There are going to be some people who lie about it, absolutely,” Larsen predicted.

“It puts patients in a difficult position where they have to lie to the government on an official form or defy the government and not send the form in.”

He said it’s unreasonable to force approved users to throw away “perfectly good medicine” under threat of prosecution and then buy more from new corporate dealers.

The order to destroy unused pot also applies to users who buy from other small growers designated to grow for them under the old system.

“It’s putting a lot of fear into patients,” Larsen said. “If they don’t send this notice back or if it gets lost in the mail when they send it back, Health Canada is going to send cops to their door.”

Larsen said a national protest is planned for April 1, when cannabis reform supporters will bombard Health Minister Rona Ambrose’s office with phone calls and emails.

New commercial pot producers won’t be allowed to supply medical marijuana dispensaries or compassion clubs.

That leaves Larsen, who operates a Vancouver dispensary, in the position of continuing to buy and sell illegally grown pot under the new rules.

“We’re not really too worried about sourcing medicine for our patients,” he said. “The City of Vancouver recently announced they intend to make dispensaries the lowest priority and not bother us.”

Medical marijuana home growers have been ordered by the federal government to provide written notification by April 30 that they’ve halted production and destroyed any leftover pot.

Authorized personal grow-ops for approved medical marijuana users become illegal April 1 as their licences expire and the country switches instead to a system of regulated commercial production.

Health Canada said in a statement March 14 it will notify law enforcement of any users who fail to comply with the notification requirement, an apparent shift from past refusals to disclose locations to local authorities on privacy grounds.

The new Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulation allows licensed medical marijuana users – more than 16,000 of them are in B.C. – to buy dried pot only from approved commercial producers via mail order.

Many B.C. municipalities are keen to stamp out medical marijuana home grows, which they say often pose an electrical fire risk to neighbours and may leave mould and other safety hazards behind for future residents.

But most also don’t want to take on the burden of fixing what they see as a problem created by the federal government.

Mission Mayor Ted Adlem doesn’t support sending police in to enforce compliance with the new medical pot law, even in cases where Ottawa discloses users who have failed to send their notification.

“I’m not interested in throwing people in jail for growing marijuana,” Adlem said. “Who’s going to foot the bill to close these people down who have not notified and ceased to operate? I’m far more in favour of being able to have my fire inspector check the place out for electrical safety.”

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Members of the Yellowhead Artists Co-op were photographed during a recent meeting in the home of Marge Mitchell. Pictured (l-r): (back row) Jennifer Oja, Virginia Jalava and Bob Bambrick. (Front row) Bob Stirling, Jessie Maisonneuve, Norma Stewart, Marge Mitchell, Josie Wilson and Colleen Lyons.

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As soon as weather allows (hopefully by June 18), the Co-op will be painting out at The Yellowhead Artists Co-op recently the Rivermount grounds (five minutes north met at Marge Mitchell’s home to plan their of Little Fort).

July 16, will see the group at Josie Wilson’s summer activities and 2014 calendar.

The April 15 and May 13 meetings at farm (30 km east on Agate Bay Road).

August 20 will be hosted by Marge MitchMarge Mitchell’s will include an instructional component and allow members to experiment ell’s ranch (one km north of Barriere).

On Sep. 24, Bob Bambrick and Colleen Lywith new ideas, media and materials. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. and are open to everyone. ons will open up their home to artists (Leonie April 15 will involve the use of different Creek Road, right on the Barriere river).

Interested parties may meet at Marge types of water colour pencils and stix.

On May 13, participants will be sketching Mitchell’s ranch at 10:30 a.m. on all of the preceding dates. a live model.

All Plein-Air paint outs, except for Rivermount, will include pot-luck lunches.

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It appears that Clearwater’s doctor shortage might finally be coming to an end.

According to a letter to The Times editor from Clearwater physician Dr. John Soles, as of the end of September Clearwater should have five doctors filling four positions.

Two new physicians, Dr. Mark Walton and Dr. Alice Gwyn, will begin practicing in Clearwater in May. Walton and Gwyn worked in the community as locums in the summer of 2012. The two will share one full-time position.

Soles noted that Dr. Cristina Liciu is currently in her last months of residency training at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. She will do the last six weeks of her residency in Clearwater in June and July under Soles’ supervision. Dr. Liciu is expected to join the practice on a full-time basis in mid-September.

Dr. Steven Broadbent, who started work in Clearwater last November after coming to the community from England, is back to work full-time.

Apparently he had an unfortunate mishap on the Clearwater ski hill on Jan. 1.

“He has been forbidden to go on ski-hills until next season,” Soles said.

“He makes no guarantees about mountain biking however.”

The doctor situation in Clearwater has been in a crisis mode for at least six years, with the community down to just two and then one permanent physician for quite some time.

Two doctors from South Africa assisted for a while, but one returned home and the other retired.

2014 Budget balanced with transfer from road reserves

By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal One of the first orders of business at the District of Barriere, Mar. 17 council meeting, was to approve June 15, 2014, as the official 100th Anniversary Community Celebration Day. Council members also approved the purchase of two used dumpsters at the cost of $4,000 plus the cost of transportation, with funds to be taken from the environmental reserve fund.

After the Special Council Meeting of Mar. 10, where council reviewed, amended and approved the 2014 District of Barriere budgets, the General Budget was at $3,123,657.10, with a deficit amount of $359,250.56. The General Budget was balanced with a transfer from Road Reserves in the amount of $359,250.56. This leaves $455,305 in the Road Reserves account, and $272,220 in the Road Surplus account.

CAO, Colleen Hannigan reported that close to 200 letters have been mailed out to individual property owners regarding a change to the zone that currently applies to their properties. If anyone has questions regarding the zone change, they should contact either Tasha Buchanan or Colleen Hannigan at the District office. There will be an Open House on Mar. 31, at the Ridge, where staff will be available to answer questions respecting the proposed Zoning Bylaw No. 111.

Mayor Bill Humphreys proclaimed April 2014 to be Daffodil Month and “strongly encourages

all residents of Barriere to continue to recognize and support the Canadian Cancer Society and the fight against cancer”. Councillor Smith advised council that daffodils will be sold in the Barriere area on Mar. 28.

Council members approved a motion to grant $250 to the North Thompson Arts Council for their upcoming Celebration of the Arts Festival on Apr. 26 and 27.

During the Mayor’s Report, in regards to the posting of the letter from Murray Purcha on the District’s website, Mayor Humphreys said that prior to the letter being posted, council had received advice from the ministry, which was to post it.

Barriere resident Ken Beherrall spoke to council, stating that he was unhappy with the coverage that the letter got on the local radio station. Councillor Paula suggested that he should speak to the radio station regarding this.

During public inquiries, Antoon Houben asked on the progress of the digging for the sewer project.

Mayor Humphreys replied that council expects to have the required permits in place sometime in May, although certain sections may be able to start earlier.

Fire Chief Al Kirkwood asked for and received council’s permission to hose down the senior’s parking lot once the snow is gone.

The next District of Barriere council meeting will be on Apr. 7, at 7 p.m. The next Committee of the Whole meeting will be on Apr. 7, at 4 p.m.

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Get ‘Axed’ at the Rural Expo in April

Goodbye potholes Murray Purcha has been busy lately on behalf of the District of Barriere spreading and grading gravel where roads in the community have been chewed up due to the wastewater treatment project. Residents say they are extremely happy to see those giant potholes are starting to disappear.

Barriere’s answer to TV show ‘Chopped’

By Jill Hayward North Thompson Star/Journal

ayor M e h t s A . sees it.. with District of Barriere Mayor

Bill Humphreys The Thompson Nicola Regional District was incorporated on Nov. 24, 1967.

However, in November of 1969 the Ladies Auxiliary of the Barriere Fire Department came together to help raise funds to pay for the first Fire Truck.

Some of these funds were raised through bake sales. This community spirit was a continuation of numerous prior events that were held through many previous years to fund some of the area’s needs such as community halls.

I was told recently that I offended residents by mentioning these bake sales.

While I personally cannot see how this could be offensive, I want to make it clear that I have a great deal of respect for service groups and others that see a need, then band together to help fulfill the funding requirement for the project.

We as a community need to stand on our own two feet, and Barriere has done a stellar job of that over the years.

Yes, we have been the recipients of more than a few grants, and for that I believe we are all grateful.

I personally believe though, that those grants are a result of our residents proving that they are willing to partner and work with other groups to go forward.

Generous donations from local residents that show commitment to the project and the hard work of a multitude of individuals and committees have managed to put together grant applications that stand out from the rest. This is what success is based on.

Council needs your help to do the best possible job that it can.

They need your honest input on the issues at hand. Barriere is at a crossroads in its development, and everyone has a say in the direction we should take.

Some say that council are hiding information. If you are in the dark, and it is not due to a power outage, I urge you to contact the District of Barriere office.

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ent points of view, all decisions made by the District council are due to a majority vote.

The mayor and all of council have only one vote each.

We have been fortunate that after a good and fruitful discussion the majority of our required decisions are a result of a unanimous vote. Many councils become very polarized and the business of the municipality can be sidetracked by what amounts to preconceived alliances.

All recommendations and motions should be viewed on their individual merits.

What used to be the procedure that worked before may hold no value now.

I am not saying that what went on in the past was not effective.

Far from it. In truth some aspects of what has gone on in past years may be what we should think about returning to. Through the years of its existence Barriere and the surrounding area has shown itself to be blessed with incredibly generous residents that have a strong sense of community.

It is this sense of community, and recognizing the need to work for the good of all that we need to foster and help grow, not the local governments’ ability to collect taxes.

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I was taken to task around what I said in my last article around property taxation.

When I was writing I was viewing the problem of property taxes based on a singular, more personal view.

In other words how changes may affect individual residents not the overall mechanics of collecting funds to run local government.

In that respect my example of a rise in individual property assessment equaling a rise in property tax owing holds true.

I do admit that I should have been clearer in my explanation.

The reason I used the individual example was because I was focusing on how each of our financial circumstances are unique. We all have differing abilities to absorb extra costs, and to that end, as politicians, council needs to be aware that there is no cookie cutter approach to setting budgets or taxation scenarios.

It would be a sad day indeed if what appeared to be a “reasonable tax increase” turned into a nightmare for some of our residents. Not all of them perhaps, but some.

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If you like food, and you like to cook, you may be familiar with the reality based cooking television series called ‘Chopped’ that airs Tuesdays on the Food Network.

Organizers of the 2014 Rural Living Expo and Trade Show, to be held right here in Barriere, say they would have liked to bring the ‘Chopped’ competition to their event. But as this is not possible, they are promising that their ‘Axed’ competition will “be just as much fun, and great entertainment for all”.

The first ‘Axed’ cooking competition is styled after the Chopped reality TV show; and will be happening on Saturday, Apr. 26, in the North Thompson Agriplex banquet hall, at 11 a.m., during the Rural Living Expo and Trade Show.

Four local contestants will be asked to prepare an appetizer, main course and dessert, all to be made with mystery ingredients that are not known by the competitors until the contest starts. Contestants will also have the use of pantry items. The contestants must prepare four plates – one for each of the three judges, and one for the host.

Judges will then judge the food for appearance, taste, and originality.

The contest begins with the four competitors preparing an appetizer each. The judges will then decide who’s appetizer gets AXED. This leaves three contestants who will then prepare the main course.

Judges will again make the decision on who gets AXED, as per the criteria.

Lastly, the remaining two competitors will prepare the desserts, with the judges finally decision on who gets AXED creating the winner of the event.

Organizers Nora Johnson, Lynn Wright and Bob Sorenson promise there will be a few fun surprises for both the contestants and judges during the competition.

Folks are encouraged to come out and cheer on their favourite contestants during the contest, and maybe you’ll pick up a cooking tip or two on how to prepare a first class meal from mystery ingredients.

AXED is highly recommended to be fun entertainment for all ages.

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The BC Government is proposing to offload the province’s world-class recycling programs, run by local municipalities, to an association led by big multi-national corporations.

The idea is that we’ll get a better, more efficient program that costs taxpayers less.

Currently, BC homeowners only pay, on average, $35 a year for curbside recycling. Under the proposed regime, you’ll pay more. Every time you bring home a pizza, buy toilet paper,

Unfortunately, what we’ll really end up with is anyone’s guess.

How much more? Well, nobody’s saying.

The association isn’t guaranteeing that we’ll get a better program, or even one as good as the current Blue Box program already in place. Since the association is led by big businesses outside of BC, many of whom are not even headquartered in Canada, one could presume that profits will come before environmental stewardship. They usually do. They also won’t guarantee that there won’t be any job cuts here in BC.

Here’s the only thing anyone does know: we already have a Blue Box program that works, is efficient, managed locally and puts the BC environment first. So why is the BC government flipping a coin, bringing in a questionable recycling program that some of our local elected officials are already calling a “scam?”

And how is this supposed to make things better for BC?

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SPORTS The Sun Peaks FIS Speed Ski World Cup and Velocity Challenge ended with a bang!

Submitted Crowds cheered as the fastest people from 10 countries raced down Sun Peaks’ Headwalls track for the final day of the FIS Speed Ski World Cup. Successfully completing the two runs planned for the 2nd World Cup race of the Mar. 5-8 weekend, the days events were exciting, to say the least.

Italy’s Ivan Origone earned first place in the men’s speed division in the 2nd World Cup event of the weekend, clocking in at 159.93 km/h — narrowly beating out his brother, Simone, who had a speed of 159.92 km/h.

Yesterdays winner, Klaus Schrottshammer, finished in 3rd with a speed of 159.40 km/h.

Jan Farrell of Great Britain won both men’s downhill World Cup events with a speed of 151.17 km/h today and 158.33 km/h on March 8, while Linda Baginski won her 2nd World Cup event of the weekend, going 154.98 km/h.

With time to spare, officials gave the go-ahead for the Velocity Challenge run, which shortened the timing area from a 100 meter trap for the World Cup to 25 meters.

The Velocity Challenge racers had every opportunity to beat Sun Peaks local Kenny Dale’s course record of 177.21 km/h with a top of the mountain start and enthusiastic crowd to cheer them on.

As it were, the record was beat with a speed of 178.22 km/h by the course record holder himself, Kenny Dale.

“I was not expecting that, I had the best run of my life down that track for sure,” says Dale. “I had an awesome wax job from Ian McLaren from McSporties, and my wife, my coach, Lark Frolek Dale, they helped me out so much. I can’t be happier to keep the record at home!”

Dale’s final run was greeted with a roaring crowd of racers, local enthusiasts and intrigued guests.

As the 25th year of the Velocity Challenge comes to an end, racers, event staff and volunteers can relax and enjoy the end of the winter season knowing that the course record was, and can be beat!

(Above) A competitor in the FIS Speed Ski World Cup looks like he is becoming airborne as he zooms down the ski hill during a race.

(Right) The racers, event staff and volunteers at the bottom of Headwalls race track.

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NORTH THOMPSON SPORTSPLEX Hockey Lives Here!

THE SPORTSPLEX IS NOW CLOSED FOR THE SEASON. Thanks to everyone for a great season, especially all the volunteers that make Clearwater and the North Thompson Valley such a great place to live.

We will be opening next season on Sept. 15

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER. For more information about the Sportsplex or any programs call 250 674 2143

Walk in the park

By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal Spring is finally, officially here, even if it is still rather cold outside, with the snow stubbornly sticking around. Time to put away the heavy winter jackets and wear something a little lighter when we go outside.

On Mar. 30, people from across Canada and indeed, across North America, will step outside and ‘take a walk in the park’.

There are lots of things you can do on your walk in the park - enjoy the scenery and look for signs of the spring, bring your camera and take some pictures as you walk, or try a ‘walking meditation’ - being very attentive to the sights, sounds and sensations you experience - this can be very relaxing, which in turn can reduce stress and help get rid of those winter blues.

Now that the days are slowing getting longer, brighter and warmer, this is a great time to go outside and get a little fresh air; to just enjoy the sights and sounds of the neighbourhood. So go for a walk in the park to celebrate Take A Walk In The Park Day.

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Well known paramedic turns the page Aimee Campbell closes the book on 36 years with the BC Ambulance Service

By Jill Hayward North Thompson Star/Journal Aimee Campbell has held a lot of hands in the North Thompson Valley over the past 36 years.

She’s given comfort to friends and strangers, risked her life to be by their side, and provided vital medical care to all.

The B.C. Ambulance Service (BCAS) was formed in 1974, and since 1978 Aimee has been saving lives with them as a paramedic.

Aimee was recruited in 1978 by Jack Patterson, the original BCAS unit chief in Barriere. Jack encouraged her to join up, and once signed up she quickly obtained her first aid certificate, and then added the Emergency Level 1 Medical Assistant requirement to become a paramedic.

Retired unit chief Tim Hoffman says, “Aimee has outlasted five unit chiefs in Barriere and is currently working with the sixth. She is number six in the seniority list for BCAS employees in the entire province, and recently received a 35 year award from BC Ambulance.”

Aimee says she has enjoyed her career as a paramedic, “I can honestly say it was pretty rewarding in a number of ways.

But it was also pretty tough in a number of ways. No matter how bad it was though, you could make them [patients] feel comfortable. If I knew them, it helped to take their hand and say “It’s Aimee here, it’s going to be okay”.”

During the past 36 years of working for BC Ambulance Aimee says she has seen much change for the better. “Getting the drugs we needed in the field was a definite positive, as well as seeing backup wait times of one to two hours now being replaced with quick response from a helicopter.”

She notes that after the helicopter became part of the program, it was then taken away, and then was given back. “It’s great, but it only is available during daylight hours.”

Aimee adds, “Seeing ALS [Advanced Life Support] come in was another positive.

Now ALS can come in when needed and give the drugs and monitoring that we can’t, especially in cardiac cases, and incubating serious trauma.”

The Barriere Ambulance Station covers the area from Little Fort to Heffley Creek and from Adams Lake to Bonapart. When asked about the concerns of area residents that the Barriere Ambulance also has to leave the commu-

nity to service other communities, Aimee answered, “We have always shared our ambulance with other communities when their ambulance was not available, but it is happening more often now.”

Aimee says making a living as a paramedic on the ambulance is tough, due to the fact the job is only part time. “I feel all ambulance stations should be full time. The little communities are suffering, although Barriere is not so bad.

You have to work lots of hours to make a living, or you go somewhere else where you can. All ambulance stations should be full time – no more volunteer time – people have to make a living.”

When it comes to volunteering, Aimee Campbell is no stranger. She has been an active member of Barriere Search and Rescue since it’s inception in the mid 1980’s, and says she fully intends to remain a part of that team.

Asked if retiring from the ambulance means she will no longer be working, Aimee said, “I gave it my all on the ambulance, but I’ve done my dues. I now have a job at Highland Valley and really enjoy it – I’m having fun. It feels good to be helping people, but now I

Star/Journal file photo:

Paramedic Aimee Campbell is pictured receiving a Community Achievement Award from a BC Ambulance Service representative in 2007. wanted to do something different with my life – a different page.”

Hoffman says in appreciation of Aimee Campbell’s service as a part time paramedic to the community she has helped for well over three decades, there will be a get together with refreshments at the Barriere Ambulance Station on Thursday, March 27, between 12 noon to 3 p.m.

“Aimee is one of our most consistent and competent attendants in the years that I have been involved since 1988,” said Hoffman, “She has been a pillar and mentor to all the new atten-

dants that have come through. After serving her community and the people of B.C. for 36 years, I wish her the best of luck in her retirement.”

Thanks Aimee, we appreciate all the times that you came to the aid of the people in the valley, and especially the times that you held our hands, and provided comfort for those in need.

Submitted photo:

An archived photo of Aimee helping to carry an injured person in a stretcher up an embankment to the ambulance.

Submitted photo:

A Central Interior First Aid Competition held in Kamloops many years ago, is where Aimee (right) was awarded the Best Performing Rookie Trophy. Also pictured are Sue Black, Sandy Saver, and Al Jackson.

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John E n ma n My friend Dave called and said, “Want to go on a road trip to Peachland tomorrow?”

Peachland is an easy two and a half hour drive south from my home in Pritchard along Highway 97, and although the elevation of both Pritchard and Peachland is the same at 1,180 feet, it is still quite cold at my house with lots of snow, while Peachland was a balmy +13°C with slowly greening grass along the road and the lakefront.

So without hesitation I agreed, and when Dave parked his truck in my snow packed driveway at 9 a.m. the next morning, I was ready with a 18-200mm lens mounted on my camera and we drove south through the wide Okanagan valleys toward Peachland.

I like the small community that is mostly located on a hillside beside the 135 km long Okanagan Lake, and I always enjoy wandering its lake front street with my camera.

In the summer the restaurants, shops and park are filled with people, but this time of year it is easy to get photographs without anyone getting in the way, and I walked back and forth across the street while photographing interesting features on the buildings without worrying about cars.

Dave had his 150500mm Sigma and began photographing some ducks and fifty or so American coots

(I think some call them mud ducks) swimming in the small boat harbour.

As we stood talking in the warm sun I looked across the lake trying to see the famous Rattlesnake Island, where the legendary Ogopogo is said to have it’s home.

Ogopogo is the name given to a 40 to 50 foot long sea monster allegedly seen in Okanagan Lake since the 19th century. However, because the evidence is limited to blurry photographs, unbelievers suggest that the sightings are misidentifications of common animals like several big otters or floating logs.

I like mysteries and I thought how nice it would be to get a nice sharp picture of that elusive beast with my 18-200mm. Heck; I’d even share the moment with my friend Dave. After all, he had a 150-500mm lens. But the Ogopogo monster wasn’t interested in getting it’s picture taken and was most likely hiding out of site in the lake depths. So, with a sigh, I left my friend to photograph the cute little coots and walked down the street to get a picture of the town clock.

I have mentioned before that I like photographing buildings, and strolling along sidewalks with my camera in cities, large or small, it is exhilarating. Whether the architecture is low and flat, skyscraping, old bricked, wooden or shiny metal and glass, I

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This time I was a bit hurried, we wanted to get home before dark, and Dave had almost another hour to go after dropping me off. So I ran back and forth trying to limit my photos to shadows, roof ledges and windows. Okay, I strayed from that goal a bit, oh well. Anyway I expect to be back soon.

Summer is on its way, and the wife and I expect to do some driving around British Columbia. My short trips will always include architectural photography opportunities in the towns and cities I visit, and I think it’s fun to change the visual story by picking out intimate features, or only a small part of a scene instead of making a photograph of the whole structure.

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Students are invited to create a work of two dimensional art on an 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper, using any medium they wish: pencil, charcoal, watercolour, acrylics, oil paints, etc. The artwork can be in any style and on any theme. Please do not frame your entries.

Students must provide a short description or story about their work of art, to a maximum of 50 words.

Students must also clearly label their artwork and write-up with their name and grade.

Entries may be submitted to locations in Barriere and Clearwater.

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Buttermilk-Blueberry Breakfast Cake ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature 2 tsp lemon zest or more 7/8 cup* + 1 tablespoon sugar** 1 egg, room temperature 1 tsp. vanilla 2 cups flour (set aside 1/4 cup to toss with blueberries) 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp kosher salt 2 cups fresh blueberries ½ cup buttermilk*** * 7/8 cup = 3/4 cup + 2 tbsps

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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.

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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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TRANSALTA is currently seeking a plant operator for the Bone Creek hydro facility, near Blue River. The preferred candidate must have a mechanical or electrical background. Applications can be entered on the company website. www.transalta.com under employment opportunities

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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.

• 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

Campground Attendant: Seasonal/ Clearwater #C0310 Waitress/Waiter: Seas/Clearwater #C0309 Housekeeper: Seasonal/Clearwater #C0308 Front Desk Clerk: Seas/Clearwater #C0307 Meat Manager: FT/Barriere #BC0306 Carpenter: PT/2pos. /Clearwater #C0305 Jr. Greens Keeper: FT/Seas/Clw #C0304 Campsite Helper: Seas/Clearwater #C0303 Logging Truck Driver: FT/Clw #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

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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 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. Mar. 27th, 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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CENTRAL Alberta Ford Dealership, looking to expand the Service Department. Journeyman Auto Technicians required. 3rd and 4th year apprentices also invited to apply.

Competitive Wages and Benefits.

Moving allowances available. Apply online to pquinlan@lambford.com, or visit our website at www.lambford.com

AUTOMOTIVE Technician needed immediately in Vernon BC. We are a busy independent shop doing all types of diagnosing, maintenance and repairs. Wages are $25/hr but negotiable. We are located in the desirable North Okanagan. obcauto@gmail.com 250-545-3378

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

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Pets REG Bluenose APBT puppies for sale. Razors Edge/Gotti bloodlines, all blue/white markings. 250-8773564 or email northernflower9@hotmail.com for pics/info

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Support International Scouting by donating used stamps which are sorted & sold to raise money for the International Development Fund of the International Scout & Guide Fellowship. This fund pays for training for Scouters in the third world.

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

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FIREARMS. ALL types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation.

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Auto Loans. All Credit Approved. Bad Credit Guru. www.badcreditguru.com or call 1.844.843.4878

the Rev. Brian Krushel

Office: 250 672-5653 www.norththompsonpc.ca

ST. GEORGE’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Sunday Mass - 9am Wednesday, Friday & Saturday Mass - 9am

Father Donal O’Reilly

Ph 672-5949 • Fax 672-5974 CHRISTIAN LIFE ASSEMBLY 4818 Annesty Rd. (Across from High School) 9:30am Adult Sunday School 10:30am Sunday Service and Children’s Sunday School Pastor: Lance Naylor 672-0111 www.clabarriere.org

Barriere: 3 bdrm duplex (2up 1down),on Dunn Lake Rd. $1000/mo + util. Or other options, call 250-319-5220 or 250-672-9958. Avail immed.

Want to Rent RENTAL wanted for professional moving into the community. N/S, but I have a small good dog. Would prefer house or duplex. Required asap. Call 604-615-8491.

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Bible Study on Tuesdays at 1pm PASTOR TODD ENGLISH

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Seventh-day Adventists

Meet in the Church of Saint Paul on Saturday Mornings Bible Study - 9:30am Worship Service - 11am Fellowship Meal - 12:30pm Everyone Welcome 318-0545

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Thank You When Otto Kohnert, my husband passed away recently, myself and our family felt privileged living in our small community of Barriere and not in a larger centre. We received such generous help from residents, friends and neighbours during Otto’s illness and when he left us, which eased our burden during that painful time.

We are especially grateful to the Barriere congregation members of the Church of St Paul, and Reverend Brian Kushel who made the Celebration Of Life a caring and compassionate event for the Kohnert Family.

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OBITUARIES

First Responder Level 3

In Loving Memory

Verna Leona Powell

A first responder is an important part of the Emergency Health System (EMS). They provide a link between the patient and EMS. As a trained first responder on scene, your actions may be critical.

June 22, 1927 – March 14, 2014 Verna Leona Powell (née Becker) was born to Henry and Lou Becker of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, on June 22, 1927, along with her twin brother Vernon.

Verna died on March 14, 2014, in Clearwater, B.C., at 86 years of age. Predeceased by her mother and dad, four sisters and two brothers, and by her husband, Robert Powell, Verna is survived by her brother Vernon, four step-children, Lois Fajkus (Lou) of Comox, Ruth Bernier (Ed) of Nanaimo, Jim Powell (Arlene) of Barriere, and Sharon Lehr (Marvin) of Powell River, as well as numerous other

family and friends.

Verna will be remembered as a kind and positive lady who loved the truth of God and kept true to the choice she made to serve Him so many years ago.

Verna went to work at the Weyburn Hospital in 1945. In 1950 she worked in Toronto

for several months before moving to Vancouver in 1951 where she worked at Shaughnessy Hospital until 1966. She returned to Weyburn to care for her mother, until her mother’s death. Verna continued to look after her father and work at the Weyburn Union Hospital until she quit in 1969 to care for her father.

He died in 1971. Verna went back to work for nine months and then upon her retirement she traveled to Europe and Hawaii over the next few years.

On September 6, 1984, Verna married Robert Powell in South Dakota and she moved

to Birch Island, B.C. She resided there with Bob until his death in 2007.

Following cremation, a Memorial Service for Verna Powell will be held at the Wells Gray Inn Banquet Room on Saturday, March 22, 2014, commencing at 11:00 a.m. Following a reception, Verna will be interred at Riverview Cemetery, Clearwater, B.C. Arrangements entrusted to North Thompson Funeral Services, 73 Taren Drive, Clearwater, BC, V0E 1N2, telephone 250-674-3030, www.

NorthThompsonFuneral.com

Course material Covers: • Preparing to Respond • Establishing Priorities of Care • Injuries • Medical Emergencies • Special Population & Situations • Spinal Management • CPR-HCP Upon completion, you will gain knowledge, skills, and confidence to give appropriate care when you are called upon.

Date: April 9 - 13, 2014 Time: 0800 - 1600. Bring your lunch.

Place: Barriere Fire Hall Cost: Free for First Responder members, come join the team.

Instructors: Heather Eustache and Drew McMartin

This course includes Health Care Provider CPR.

To register: Heather Eustache 250-672-0131 or Drew McMartin 778-220-6542

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Simpcw First Nation Natural Resource Department Box 220, Barriere, BC, V0E 1E0 Phone (250) 672-9995 Fax (250) 672-5858

In Loving Memory

Edna Estelle Rathbone July 14, 1948 – March 5, 2014

It is with profound sadness that we announce that our mother Edna has lost her long battle with MS/ COPD/pulmonary fibrosis.

She fought long and hard, but in the end she just wasn’t strong enough to beat the pneumonia.

She was predeceased by her husband of 45 years, Donald,

and her parents Violette and Raymond Normand.

She is survived by her children Suzanne (Don) son Ron (Mary) and grandchildren Donnie, Nick, and Kailee. Also her best friend Jackie Huffman who was at her side when she moved on to the next life, and was closer to her than a sister.

Edna had a huge heart, and we were so proud of how she

In Loving Memory

JOB POSTING

Simpcw First Nation Natural Resource Department Box 220, Barriere, BC, V0E 1E0 Phone (250) 672-9995 Fax (250) 672-5858

POSITION: DEPARTMENT: SUPERVISOR: TERM: HOURS:

POSITION: Manager of Natural Resource Department 1. General Responsibilities DEPARTMENT: Natural Resource The Natural Resources Department of Simpcw First Nation (SFN) is SUPERVISOR: Administrator protection and management of Simpcw lands and resources through TERM: Full-time Resources Manager is to lead the effective and efficient del HOURS: 35 hours perposition week

fought for those who needed a voice, with aspects of the SFN environmental operations to ensure healthy, pro her advocacy, as well SFN interests and the organization. This position ensures that the ri 1. General Responsibilities as her work for the environmental including forests, fisheries, recreation and The Natural Resources Department ofoperations Simpcw First Nation (SFN) is responsible for the overall 1. General Responsibilities Barriere Food Bank appropriately. addition, position manages timber, fish health, conservation, protection andIn management ofthis Simpcw lands and resourcesdiverse throughout The Natural Resources Department of Simpcw First Nation (SFN) is responsible for the overall health, conservation, and management lands and resources throughout Simpcw territory.

The of Natural encompassing many layers of purpose legislation and This position al and protection Barriere Search of Simpcw Simpcw territory.

The purpose of Natural Resources Manager position is to leadpolicy. the effective Resources Manager position is to lead the effective and efficient delivery of title and rights information, including all of companies (SRG) on allincluding activities to ensure and effective and efficient delivery of title and rights information, all aspects of the efficient SFN environand aspects Rescue. of the SFN environmental operations to ensure healthy, productive forests, water and lands and to safeguard mental operations to ensure healthy, productive forests, water and lands and to cultural safeguard history SFN Manager must balance the preservation of the of the SFN interests and the organization.

This position ensures that the rights and titles of Simpcw First Nation and We would like to environmental operations includinginterests forests, fisheries, recreation and other land uses are safeguarded andand used and the benefits organization.

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Reporting to policy. This position also cooperates withwildlife the Simpcw Resources Group of companies (SRG) on comfort for our moth2. variety Specific Duties the SFN Administrator, he/she interacts with a wide ofcient Band Council and Band employees as well asNatural internalResource Manager all activities to ensure effi and effective business operations.

The and external representatives various levels of Simpcw government, SRG and non-Band representatives. a) Develops, assesses, and educates on sound natur er. Also the nurses on withinmust balance the preservation of the cultural historyimplements of the Simpcw People and the generation water, wildlife, fisheries, recreation and land use practices ensu of economic benefi ts with the long-term health (sustainability) of the forest, water, fi shery, wild2.

Specific Duties 7 North at Royal Ina) Develops, assesses, implements and land educates on sound natural to resource management plans including; forest, environmental, economic and social values. life and resources.

Reporting the SFN Administrator, he/she interacts with a wide variety land Hospital. water, wildlife, fisheries, recreation and land use practices ensuring legislative compliance, and protection of

b)Band Participates managers in the overall stra of Band Council and employees as with well asother internaldepartment and external representatives within

environmental, economic and social values. various levels ofinSimpcw government, SRGof and non-Band representatives. management SFN Government and SRG, with specific refer b) Participates with other department managers the overall strategic, policy planning, administration, and management of SFN Government and SRG, with specific reference to the and sustainable management, development, protection of natural resources and Simpcw 3.

Qualifi cations development, and protection of natural resources and Simpcw cultural heritage resources. c) degree Determine areas whereforestry, the historical record isarchaeolincomplete or re a) Post-secondary resource management, forestry c) Determine areas where the historical record is incomplete orinrequires further elaboration and design and engineering, undertake research projects to strengthen the record inundertake these areas. research projects to strengthen the record in these a ogy, anthropology. d) Review and provide comment onb) proposed activities within theprogressive territory conjunction within the referral system; Considerable current and experience in natural resource management. d) Review and inprovide comment on proposed activities within the and assists with conflict management in regards to land and resource use. c) Valid BC Driver’s license. and assists with conflict management in regards to land and re e) Plans and manages the annual Natural Resource Department budget as required. d) Department, Experience in staffPlans supervision. f) Supervises the Natural Resources which includes regularmanages staff and contractors. e) and the annual Natural Resource Department b g) Manages or oversees the management of special natural resources projects ofand SFN: mining/exploration, fisheries, e) Excellent inter-personal communication leadership skills. Department, f) Supervises the Natural Resources which includes tourism, IPPS, oil and gas pipelines, etc. writing ability and computer skills. f) Good dian h)Diabetes AssociaManages oralloversees theand management Provide the chief & council and legal counsel withg) research support for specific claims rights and title of special natural resou tofacia plancase and manage budgets. the developmentg)ofAbility a prima for continuous occupancy of the traditional territory.etc. tion, 120issues - 540including Seymour tourism, IPPS, oil and gas pipelines, h)and Experience in project management, especially in the natural resource i) Provides technical advice to Chief Council and the Administrator on an “as needed’ basis regarding the sector.

Street, negotiation Kamloops, h) Provide the chief & council and legal counsel with research sup and implementation of impact benefit agreements or revenue sharing agreements with other i) Experience with natural resource policy development and implementation in a First government agencies or resource development projects in Simpcw issues including the development ofterritory. a prima facia case for cont British Columbia, V2C and/or corporations relevant to land

William Albert (Bill) Stephens M a y 2 4 , 1 9 4 3 – M a r c h 11 , 2 0 1 4

Bill Stephens passed away on March 11, 2014, at Royal Inland Hospital. He was 70 years old and lived at East Barriere Lakes Road, Barriere, British Columbia.

Bill is survived by his wife Dorothy Draper, son Shad Stephens (Laura), grandchildren Eva and Jamie Stephens, his daughter Shannon Higdon (Rory) and grandson, Travis Higdon. He was predeceased by his par-

ents Muriel and Donald Stephens.

Bill was a Blacksmith by trade; horse shoeing was his life. He loved to ride and build

motorcycles. He loved to tell us stories and ride horses. Bill was a great husband, loving father and grandfather who worked hard to provide for his family.

Donations can be made in honour of William Stephens to The Kidney Foundation of Canada, British Columbia Branch #200, 4940 Canada Way Burnaby, British Columbia, V5G 4K6, Kamlooops@kidney. bc.ca, or to the Cana-

Nations context.

Provides advicepreferably to Chiefwithin andthe Council and the Adminis j) Experience in i)working in a First technical Nations community, Secwepemc 2G9.

3. Qualifications negotiation and implementation of impact benefit agreements o Nation. a) Post-secondary degree in resource management, forestry, forestry engineering, archaeology, anthropology.

A Memorial Service b) Considerable current and progressive experience in natural resource management. government agencies and/or corporations relevant to land or re Hours of Work: Normal day shift – 7 hours; some evenings and weekends may be required. for Bill Stephens c) Valid BC Driver’swill license. d) Experience in staff supervision.

Please submit letter, resume along with 2 written reference letters to: take place commencing 3. cover Qualifications e) Excellent inter-personal communication and leadership skills. Assistant Crystal Celesta, Administrative at 1:00 p.m. on Satura) Post-secondary degree in resource management, forestry, fore f) Good writing ability and computer skills.

Simpcw First Nation day, g)March Ability to22, plan 2014, and manage budgets. b)BC Considerable current and progressive experience in natural res PO Box 220 Barriere, V0E 1E0 Experience in project management, especially in the natural resource sector. at theh) Royal Canadian Email: Crystal.Celesta@simpcw.com c) and Valid BC Driver’s license. i) Experience with natural resource policy development implementation in a First Nations context.

Fax: (250) 672-5858 preferably within the Secwepemc Nation.

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Barriere, B.C. Deadline for Applications: April 4,inter-personal 2014 at 12 p.m. Interviews: April 7, 2014and leadership skills. e) Excellent communication Hours of Work: Normal day shift – 7 hours; some evenings and weekends may be required.

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Only applicants shortlisted will be f) after Good writing ability and computer skills.

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Appointment to the position will require formal criminal record check, g) Ability to plan and manage budgets. the detailsAssistant of which may preclude an offer of employment being finalized. Preference will be the service may be seen Crystal Celesta, Administrative h) Experience in project management, especially in the natural res Simpcw First Nation given to qualified applicants of Aboriginal ancestry per Canada’s Human Rights Act and legislaat www.NorthThompi) Experience PO Box 220 Barriere, BCsurrounding V0E 1E0 Employment tive Equity. with natural resource policy development and imple Email: Crystal.Celesta@simpcw.com sonFuneral.com j) Experience in working in a First Nations community, preferably Fax: (250) 672-5858

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