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The North Thompson Museum and the Barriere and District Heritage Society hosted an old fashioned garden party on July 21 to welcome Communities in Bloom judges to Barriere.

The weather was perfect for the event, and the strawberry shortcake for dessert was well received. After lunch the Barriere Fiber Arts ladies set up inside the museum to spin, knit, and socialize with the visitors.

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Anti-gang tactics working: RCMP

Killings down but RCMP Chief Superintendant wants to keep pressure on

By Jeff Nagel Black Press The battle against gangs in B.C. has made big advances but now is not the time to relax, a top B.C. Mountie told a conference on youth gang prevention Thursday.

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Dan Malo said he believes redoubled community efforts and new

RCMP Chief Superintendant Dan Malo. policing tactics can further dent organized crime and prevent a re-

surgence of the gangland bloodbath of five years ago.

“We’re down in the statistics,” Malo told delegates in Surrey at the Acting Together gang prevention conference organized by Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

“A number of [gangsters] are in jail, a number of them are dead, a number of

them have changed their behaviour and others we have forced to change their behaviour.”

There have been just three gang-linked murders in B.C. so far this year, way down from 2007 to 2009, when the annual death toll ran as high as 36.

Malo said it’s becoming clear a police strategy of pressuring

prolific gangsters to make life uncomfortable and rob them of their power and influence is helping.

He said it’s also clear earlier enforcement in B.C. failed because gang members “weren’t being touched” while they spent lavishly and developed the attitude they were “superstars” who could kill at will.

“In the 90s and the 2000s we let people people like [gangster] Bindy Johal run crazy.

We let the United Nations Gang and the Independent Soldiers run around with hoodies on that said they were all that.”

Youth in B.C. cities were recruited and sucked into the vortex of violence “Many of these young kids went from street level bullying to drug trafficking to extortion to contract killing in a matter of a few years, when traditional organized crime takes decades to do that.”

Past policing success was measured too much by the number of bad guys jailed or kilograms of cocaine seized, Malo said, and focused heavily on taking out top crime kingpins.

Today, he said, more effort aims to change attitudes and behaviours.

“It needs to become part of the fabric of British Columbia that this kind of behaviour is not tolerated. We take our young kids, we turn them into superstars in our communities – not gangsters.”

The new endganglife.ca campaign of B.C.’s anti-gang police unit plays on emotions of gangsters with imagery of loved ones left behind after they’re dead.

Malo said it worked on one ex-Lower Mainland gangster, who recently agreed to exit the life rather imagine his child having to bury him.

The biggest chal-

lenge was answering the man’s question of what he would do now to keep earning $6,000 a day.

Malo said officers arranged for the exgangster to enter a training program for a job that will pay well.

“If they choose to exit that lifestyle, we’re going to help them do that,” he told delegates. “We’re going to support them because they’re going to change their behaviour.”

Community groups can play a huge role in helping build strong character in youth and “give them role models that are not Jamie Bacon.”

Malo also wants to put pressure on others who profit from gang activity.

“We have to lean on businesses that take straight cash for vehicles,” he said.

“We know car rental places that make all their money from renting cars to gangsters.

We need to work with them maybe tell them that’s not the right side of the community they need to be in.”

While there have been signs of success – Malo also counts the doubling in the price of cocaine in the past couple of years to $60,000 a kilogram, indicating a crimp in supply – there are also trouble spots.

Heroin overdoses have spiked in the last six months, he said.

And too many B.C. criminals remain influential players in the international drug trade.

“Now is not the time to take our foot off the gas.”

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Pulp mills get break to save energy

By Jeff Nagel Black Press Struggling B.C. pulp mills are being offered $100 million in energy conservation subsidies that Energy Minister Bill Bennett says will pay off through power savings and a stabilized industry.

The three-year initiative will benefit seven thermomechanical pulp mills run by Catalyst Paper, Canfor, West Fraser and Paper Excellence, which can get 75 per cent funding for energy-saving projects approved under the new PowerSmart program for industry.

The companies are huge power users, consuming 10 per cent of the electricity BC Hydro sells, and had warned rate increases of 28 per cent over the next five

years could threaten their operations and cost local jobs.

Eligible mills are in Crofton, Port Alberni, Powell River, Taylor, Chetwynd, Port Mellon and Quesnel.

The industry’s challenges cast a long shadow in those towns, where pulp and paper jobs are critical to the local economy, and one of the firms – Catalyst – has been emerging from bankruptcy protection.

Encouraging reinvestment in power efficiency will mean savings for the companies involved, Bennett said, and will reduce provincial energy demand.

“BC Hydro will not have to spend $265 million on new generation because these four companies are going to conserve that much electric-

ity,” Bennett said, adding it will also help protect thousands of jobs across the province.

Catalyst Paper president Joe Nemeth said steam now vented at the firm’s Powell River mill will be harnessed for power, reducing the plant’s draw on the grid.

“Electricity is about 30 per cent of our cost structure, so it’s a big deal,” he said.

The upgrades are expected to mean power cost savings of $17.5 million a year for the four companies.

NDP energy critic Adrian Dix said the province had no other choice but to step in with aid for the industry in light of the dramatic rate increases ahead.

“This was just going to bury them,” he said.

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Energy Minister Bill Bennett has announced that struggling B.C. pulp mills are being offered $100 million in energy conservation subsidies. The three-year initiative will benefit seven thermo-mechanical pulp mills run by Catalyst Paper, Canfor, West Fraser and Paper Excellence But Dix said government “incompetence” is to blame for the coming rate

B.C. consulting with farmers North Thompson Star/Journal The Ministry of Agriculture say they have begun consultations with B.C. farmers to help farming families earn a better living and have more opportunities to use their land.

The consultations with B.C. farmers will inform the drafting of regulations related to Bill 24.

Minister of Agriculture Norm Letnick recently met in Richmond with representatives from the B.C. Agriculture Council (BCAC), the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) and the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) to discuss the consultation process. Based on their feedback, 11 questions were identified as key areas for consultation. The questions focus on identifying what steps can be taken to balance the desire to protect valuable farmland and further support farming families and the farming sector. The 11 questions to be included in the consultation are listed in the attached backgrounder.

In the coming weeks, senior ministry officials will host stakeholder consultations in each of the six regions of the province’s Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), and in addition to these meetings provide British Columbians an opportunity to review the discussion paper and submit their ideas by Aug. 22, 2014, at: www.engage.gov.bc.ca/ landreserve or directly via Canada Post.

At the close of the consultations, the input from the regional meetings and website will be summarized and presented by Letnick to the minister’s reference group consisting of the B.C. Agriculture Council, UBCM and ALC representatives for further comment and discussion, before being presented to government for consideration.

ALC chair, Richard Bullock says, “Discussion with farmers and ranchers throughout the province is an important step in the process of updat-

ing the ALR regulations. I look forward to hearing from those ALR stakeholders on how they believe changes can enhance farm and ranch businesses and strengthen the protection of the land base that is essential to sustainable agriculture in the long term.”

A complete copy of the discussion paper and background that will be presented at stakeholder meetings is available at: www.engage.gov.bc.ca/ landreserveand includes additional context related to 11 questions, in addition to these specific questions, the ministry is also seeking any additional comments or ideas related to the development of new regulations.

Comments can also be submitted by mail at: ALR Reg Consultation, PO Box 9120, Stn. Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C., V8W 9B4.

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OPINION Editorial;

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Thursday, July 31, 2014 North Thompson Star/Journal Unit 10 - 4353 Connor Road, Box 1020, Barriere, B.C., V0E 1E0 250-672-5611

by Michele Blais

Making a voice connection In our busy lives are we taking the time for conversation, or are we rushing through the news updates from friends and family and missing the stories, thoughts and opinions that make for an enjoyable conversation? Or perhaps a challenging one, that frustrates, educates and motivates us to action.

This week a very pleasant conversation with a woman about a recent column reminded me of slowing down and engaging. She reminded me that sometimes we are so busy we forget to just listen, chat, engage. And how rewarding this can be.

Our mom was a conversationalist. When you visited with her, whether in person or by phone, there was no TV or radio on for distraction: she was listening and sharing fully, totally present. A friend called her the Queen Mother, because she would hold court at parties we would have and from her comfy chair or lounger she would visit with one person at a time. Listening to their stories, sharing some of her experiences and allowing them to enjoy her full attention. She would learn a great deal in these discussions and this would surprise me because I would not have a clue about their story. Why? Obviously I wasn’t setting the same space for them to share with me.

I miss my mother’s voice on the phone, in person, that cheery tone of hers and her always happy-to-hear-from-me response.

Over the years I have developed some great friendships that started over simple conversations and built from there. That’s how it starts: we talk, we connect, we build a relationship. Over a kitchen counter while we drop off kids for a play date, the sidelines of sporting events, kayaking, hiking or work environments; spend time together and something connects.

I was a bartender as a young person, in Fort McMurray, London, Toronto and Manhattan Beach, Calif. It was great money, and I enjoyed the fast-paced work and distance the bar gave me from my customers. I always liked to tend bar where there are bar stools, and I still like to sit at the bar when I go to a lounge. Bartenders participate in and hear many conversations, like hair dressers, barbers, estheticians and others in the service industry. When you have regular customers you share in their lives and their stories. Sometimes the bar is like a person’s living room, where they share their successes, celebrations and challenges with friends, and it’s sometimes easier with strangers. Like airplane conversations where someone shares a very personal story or fear, for the need to talk about this, get it off their chest and do so safely with someone they will never see again.

People chat in different ways. For some it is easy to engage and chat away, and they may not pay much attention to the other person’s needs to share or their story. Perhaps they live alone and don’t get the chance to talk to a caring friend or attentive listener and they want to take full advantage of this opportunity. Others may be the total opposite and are great listeners and share little of their own story. Somewhere I hope they do.

This is a season for conversation. Campfire chats; walking in the neighbourhood seeing familiar faces; chatting over fences; sitting outside at cafes, hiking, drives, sharing meals together. Taking the time to visit.

Talking is how we learn about each other; our histories; share information; educate; train; laugh; connect; grieve. Today there is texting, e-mail, letters, Skype, but my favourite is still to hear the sound of a voice, how the tone can relay emotion, that is my preference.

I have a friend who plays backgammon with her husband every day after dinner. It is how they connect at the end of their day as they both have very busy jobs that leave little time for connection during the day. They have dinner, clean up and play this game, and in that time over a cup of tea or a glass of wine they share their days, hopes, dreams, fears or silence. That can be a great connection, saying nothing, but feeling safe.

With kids, meals, bedtime stories, drives, lying on the grass looking at the clouds, playing catch are all great settings for chats.

I know for myself I want to be present more, I have missed out on information shared because I was distracted. Being in the moment, enjoying the story, the sound of a voice and a human connection.

Michele Blais has worked with families and children in the North Okanagan for the past 28 years. She writes for the Black Press publication The Morning Star.

Ambulance dispatch claims of firefighters unbalanced To the editor; A recent op-ed by the provincial fire fighters union president makes several claims about the provincial pre-hospital health care system that require clarification so readers can have a balanced perspective.

To ensure that both ambulance and first responder (fire department) resources are dispatched appropriately, and the public isn’t at risk from emergency vehicles driving at high speeds unnecessarily, BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) undertook its fifth review of its Resource Allocation Plan (RAP) in 2013. The RAP outlines which resource(s) to assign to each medical call received and how they should respond – lights and siren or rou-

tine.

Our evidence-based review found that there is no clinical benefit for patients to have first responders dispatched for several of the call types that they currently attend.

A formal consensus among EMS physicians is that only patients in cardiac or respiratory arrest, or those having total airway obstruction, benefit from a rapid ambulance response. An ambulance is still sent to every call in B.C., however, they are responding without lights and siren more often.

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Under a magnifying glass – BC Hydro – smart meters – Site C project To the editor; First, let me congratulate Tom Fletcher in his article published in the Star/Journal July 17, 2014. This is an unusually, unbiased article about BC Hydro and its ‘projects’ by this author, who (though much more talented than I), usually does not write just a good balanced report in this area (my opinion). This does not always apply to other areas he writes about (again, my opinion).

Some of his previous works in this area (especially smart meters) appear to be either poorly researched, or politically slanted. Since he appears to be a professional of some talent and experience, I believe the latter, not the former to be true.

That said, let me present dome information and thoughts to you – do your own research, and then be the judge.

Smart Meters: Fact - they are being implemented world die.

Yet, because of: (a) health concerns due to dangerous emissions, closer to microwave frequency than to an am/fm radio bands, (b) no ENERGY savings have yet to be seen once an area has been fully implemented, © security concerns (any system using any type of outside input can be breached eventually, just

ask the banks and credit card companies, etc.). (d) personal privacy concerns.

Some countries, states in the USA, towns in North America and some 60,000 homeowners (BC Hydro’s statement) in B.C., myself included, have refused smart meter installation.

The few facts that have been shown to be true in this BC Hydro project are: (1) it costs millions of dollars to implement, (2) smart meters may have a five to 10 year lifespan (probably one half to one third of the ‘old’ analogue meter lifespan) (3) BC Hydro is not acting in its owners (citizens of B.C.) best interest (4) Smart meters appear to be a change, not an upgrade to the system The bottom line is – millions of dollars being spent with NO power savings in the forceable future or perhaps never!

Site C: Energy Minister Bennett stated on Global TV news recently that – Site C is not required right now, but MAY be in five to 10 years, due to increased PROJECTED demand (or words to that effect – my capitals). This projected demand does not, I believe, take into account the explosive improvements in many fields of alternative energy and increased

individual use of these, decreasing the demands of the system.

It probably does not also take into account what an upgraded network of transmission lines (thus reducing line loss) and improved or upgraded generation systems at the dams (they talk of upgrading 50 year sites and yet, much has improved and changed in even the last five to 20 years in those areas).

The bottom line is – billions of dollars will be spent, when only millions may be required, as an upgraded system would probably handle a projected demand that may not occur due to technological (not Smart Grid) advances.

OUR bottom line is – We pay higher hydro (28% in raises over five years) for new projects (costing more than upgrades to the old system). THEN possibly in six years someone will propose to us to upgrade the old system (some dams, gene ration stations, substations and transmission lines) because, “the old infrastructure will not handle the new output and/or new demand! The old cart before the horse syndrome, not proper planning and management for the future?

P. Spear Barriere, B.C.

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Ambulance dispatch claims unbalanced call for service – people with life-threatening conditions get the fastest response with the highest trained paramedics available.

When appropriate, dispatchers notify first responders that there is a patient that would benefit from having fire fighters provide first aid as soon as possible. This notification occurs in seconds, not minutes as stated. First responders remain able to upgrade the call if they have concerns about the ambulance response.

With these changes, ambulances are getting to critically ill or injured patients faster and those with non-life threatening conditions have been waiting only a few minutes more on average.

An EMS expert reviewed the process used to update the RAP and found that the methodology was consistent with contemporary best practices nationally and internationally, used robust clinical evidence, and is superior to the processes used in many major EMS systems.

BCEHS continues to monitor the RAP changes – which have only been implemented for ambulances so far, not first responders – on a system-wide basis and review individual calls when the response was questioned. To date there have been no negative clinical patient outcomes attributed to the RAP changes.

BCEHS greatly values the role of first responders and will continue to work on strengthening this partnership using medical evidence and facts to enhance care and ser-

vice for patients.

William Dick Vice President, Medical Programs BC Emergency Health Services

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The pain of rain Motorists turning onto Laval Crescent in Kamloops got an unwelcome surprise on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 23, after a sudden thunderstorm flooded the road. The rain, which started around 2 p.m., caused chaos around the city, including a slide on Highway 5 and flooding under the Tenth Avenue overpass that left one motorist trapped on the roof of their flooded vehicle. Kamloops RCMP closed off a lane on the Overlanders Bridge as a result of flooding and falling debris and the rush of water popped manhole covers around the city. The 10th Avenue underpass (above) also flooded, leaving motorists stranded during the 25-minute storm. On Highway 5 near Sun Rivers vehicles were stopped as equipment was brought in to clear the roadway of debris brought down by the storm. The south end of the Overlanders Bridge was also closed due to the rain. Environment Canada reported winds at 50 km/h with lightning strikes and hail also reported. The storm then moved north into the North Thompson and continued right up the valley with torrential rains and winds. No damage was reported that we know of within the Lower North Thompson area other than downed trees and plenty of rain.

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Province defends shift from Martin Mars water bombers to small and fast

By Jeff Nagel Black Press The provincial government is defending its unpopular decision to halt B.C.’s use of the veteran Martin Mars water bombers in favour of newer aircraft to fight wildfires.

The B.C. Wildfire Management Branch responded as campaigners closed in on a target of 20,000 signatures on a petition urging the premier to reinstate the 1940s-era amphibious plane.

Organizer Chris Alemany plans to deliver the petition Thursday to Christy Clark’s constituency office in West Kelowna, where residents had been under evacuation order from the Smith Creek wildfire.

Critics argue the province is spending

more money to get less firefighting service than it had with the famous Martin Mars planes.

B.C. instead has contracted the use of four Air Tractor “Fire Boss” water-scooping amphibious planes from the Conair Group of Abbotsford for $2.5 million per season.

The much smaller aircraft are more flexible because they can operate from more than 1,700 lakes compared to just 113 with the Mars.

The new planes can also drop water, foam or retardant on a fire, with an ability to deliver 3,025 litres on a sevenminute turnaround, compared to 19,000 litres with the Mars on a 19-minute round trip.

The branch said in statement the new Fire Bosses delivered fire suppressant twice as fast during the recent West

Kelowna fire – 586,000 litres in 11.3 hours – as the Martin Mars dropped during the 2003 Kelowna fire.

“Over the past six weeks, the new Fire Boss aircraft have actioned more fires than the Martin Mars did in six years.”

Today there’s only one Martin Mars left in the province, owned by the Coulson Group on Vancouver Island.

According to the province, it offered the firm an “as when needed” contract for the 2014 fire season but got no response. The government statement noted the Mars engines are prone to breakdowns, while if one Fire Boss breaks down the other three can stay in service.

Separate planes can also be split up to attack multiple different targets at once, which officials

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Martin Mars water bombers (above) have been phased out of B.C. forest fire fighting operations in favour of much smaller aircraft (right). say is particularly useful in fighting a series of fires after intense lightning.

The Mars, meanwhile, has a large drop pattern that the branch said can make it unsafe

to use close to ground crews, who must stop work during a drop, risking the escape of a fire that could have been contained during the initial attack phase.

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uses various other air tankers and helicopters in fighting fires.

More than 100 helicopters are currently in use around the province.

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brought in an additional 153 firefighters from Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick Tuesday, joining 350 other out-of-province personnel.

High-speed internet access to 280,000 Canadian households says McLeod Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops – Thompson – Cariboo, today announced the launch of Connecting Canadians, a new Government of Canada program that will bring high-speed Internet to 280,000 Canadian households that currently do not have Internet or have slower access.

Between now and 2017, the Government will invest up to $305 million to extend access to broadband Internet at 5 megabits per second (Mbps) to 98 percent of Canadian households, mainly in rural and remote communities across Canada.

In the weeks ahead, constituents of Kamloops-ThompsonCariboo are invited to visit the new Connecting Canadians website (www.ic.gc.ca/ConnectingCanadians) to offer their input on communities whose internet service does not meet the 5 Mbps threshold, and could be eligible to receive funding through this program.

The Connecting Canadians website features interactive maps of Canada which have been developed to obtain feedback from Canadians, ISPs, and provincial and territorial governments across the country to identify those communities that are most in need of investment for greater access to high-speed Internet.

Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-ThompsonCariboo Information about communities considered in need and eligible for funding will be made public this fall, followed by a call for applications from ISPs. Companies interested in participating in Connecting Canadians will be invited to submit applications for projects this fall. The first projects are expected to be announced in spring 2015.

“For all Canadians, especially those living in rural and remote areas, having access to high-speed Internet helps create new jobs as well as new innovative products and businesses,” stated MP McLeod. “As more and more Canadians work and engage online, ensuring those in rural and remote areas have

high-speed Internet access will enable them to fully take advantage of the digital economy.”

Connecting Canadians delivers on our Government’s commitment in Economic Action Plan 2014 to bring highspeed Internet to an additional 280,000 Canadian households in rural and remote regions of the country. This program follows the successful Broadband Canada program, which ran from 2009–12, and connected nearly 220,000 Canadian households in rural regions to 1.5 Mbps Internet for the first time.

Today, as a result, more than 99 percent of Canadian households in communities large and small have access to this 1.5Mbps level of service.

“The launch of Connecting Canadians is great news for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo. It will bring the benefits of highspeed Internet to even more people in our area, ensuring they can take advantage of the opportunities of the digital age.

Through programs like Connecting Canadians, our Government is working to help Canadian businesses and individuals get access to the Internet speeds necessary for them to interact and work online while remaining in their communities,” concluded MP McLeod.

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By Tim Petruk Kamloops This Week The ongoing trial of a Kamloops man accused in the 1999 cross-border poaching of a record-setting Dall sheep underscores an issue plaguing our territorial neighbours to the north — B.C. hunters illegally killing Yukon animals.

That’s according to a man who’s spent the last 35 years patrolling the Yukon wilds for illegal hunting.

The top photo shows Kamloops hunter Abe Dougan and his record-setting Dall sheep in 1999. He said the animal was killed in northwestern B.C. The mountain depicted in the photo below is in the Yukon — 18 kilometres north of the B.C./Yukon border. Both photos were entered as evidence by the Crown during Dougan’s poaching trial in Kamloops.

The top photo shows Kamloops hunter Abe Dougan and his record-setting Dall sheep in 1999. He said the animal was killed in northwestern B.C., where he was licensed to hunt sheep.

The mountain depicted in the photo below is in the Yukon — 18 kilometres north of the B.C./Yukon border. Both photos were entered as evidence by the Crown during Dougan’s poaching trial in Kamloops.

Kris Gustafson, a conservation officer based in Whitehorse, was the lead investigator in putting together the case against Abe Dougan, the Kam-

which was the secondlargest ever recorded in B.C. The score made its way into the pages of the fifth edition of Big Game Records of British Columbia when it was published in 2003.

In 2011, conservation officials in the Yukon received a tip from a confidential informant telling them to look closely at the B.C. record book — specifically at the picture of Dougan with his record sheep.

The tipster said the photo was taken in the Yukon.

A mapping specialist with Environment Yukon then created a three-dimensional computer model of

loops man facing a dozen federal wildlife charges alleging he illegally killed a recordsetting Dall sheep in the Yukon 15 years ago.

He said B.C. hunters authorized to hunt big game in parts of B.C. adjacent to the Yukon routinely cross the territorial border and kill animals in the Yukon.

“It’s a concern for us,” Gustafson, who is now director of conservation-officer services for Environment Yukon, told KTW outside court.

“We have concerns respecting any illegal harvesting of wildlife — and that’s a big one.”

Gustafson told court he was the driving force behind a

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Yukon conservation campaign in the 1980s to keep B.C. hunters in their own province.

That included a program that set up signs along the border and on the shores of float-plane-friendly lakes warning hunters they were no longer in B.C. That program, Gustafson said, is still

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Court has heard Dougan in 1999 received special authorization via lottery to hunt sheep — a limited-entry hunt — in a specific part of northwestern B.C. between the Yukon and Alaska borders.

He bagged a recordsetting Dall sheep,

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the Yukon mountains and searched until he found what looked like the matching spot.

In July 2011, a team of three investigators, including Gustafson, flew by helicopter to the site, 18 kilometres north of the B.C./Yukon border.

They took photos from what the Crown says is the exact location the photographer who shot Dougan’s picture would have been standing. The Crown contends the mountains depicted in the backgrounds are identical and prosecutor Lesley Ann Kilgore called the area “unique” geographically.

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Dougan, after killing the sheep, was required to tell B.C. officials where it was killed. He gave them a location in the section of northwestern B.C. where he was authorized to hunt.

Defence lawyer Kevin Church has questioned the authenticity of the photos and the fact investigators failed to visit the location where Dougan claimed to have killed the sheep.

“They don’t ever go to where Mr. Dougan says he shot this sheep,” he said. “They never even try.”

Lawyers will meet next week to set a date for the trial to resume.

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Fruits and veggies can compete in upcoming Fall Fair competitions North Thompson Star/Journal We may not be terribly fond of the rain, but some of the plants sure seem to like the downpour we had last week. Cauliflowers are going strong, as is the rhubarb, and the berry bushes are busy plumping up the berries.

Now we have bright sunny days to ripen everything in time for your entry into the North Thompson Fall Fair’s fruits and vegetables competitions.

And if you have youngsters in the house get them out in the garden finding the fruits, flowers or vegetables they would like to enter as well.

Some of the fruit and vegetable classes are very easy to enter, like those under Section 1; just label and plunk down on the table. If you have a dehydrator in the house, dust it off, plug it in, and start drying some of the fruits or herbs.

There is a class for nearly any kind of fruit or vegetable: beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chard, citron, corn, cucumbers (fresh, or pickled), lettuce, onions, parsnips, peas, pumpkins... and those are just some of the veggies.

No garden? No problem! The annual Fall Fair has numerous divisions for competition, giving everyone an opportunity to show what they can grow, create, bake, preserve, build, paint, sew, and much more.

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Deadline for entries into the baled hay and silage classes requiring feed analysis are due into the entry secretary by next Tuesday, Aug. 5. Pictured are some of the winning bales at last years event.

Hay bale entries needed now for Fall Fair analysis

By Jane Milburn

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Environmentally friendly tractor If you have driven north on Highway 5 from Barriere within the past few weeks, you would have seen this giant tractor at the entrance to Rainer Farm and Rainer Custom Cutting in Darfield. Amazingly the whole tractor is built out of baled hay! Congratulations to the Rainer family for the design and construction of such a great photo opportunity for tourists and locals.

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It seems that tablet devices like the iPad are being introduced to children at earlier ages all the time. Experts believe this can be a good thing for children even those younger than two years old and as long as the toddlers spend no more than a half hour daily with the device.

Have you ever heard of bendopnea? It’s a new word for a new symptom. Patients with advanced heart failure often become short of breath when they bend over.

Cardiologists are now looking to this symptom as a sign the patient needs help soon.

Bendopnea comes from the root word “apnea” meaning shortness of breath.

Swimmer’s ear is an infection in the outer ear canal caused by water remaining in the ear after swimming or bathing. It’s common in the summer months. Drying the ears well after swimming is part of the prevention. You can also use a homemade ear drop of equal parts vinegar and rubbing alcohol to help the ear dry and the acidity of the vinegar could help prevent infection.

Even though advertising drugs in the media is illegal in Canada, Canadians still see those ads flowing across the border from the U.S. The ads paint glowing pictures of the drugs and how great they are, however, many of these drugs are no better than others already in use. Your doctor is the best judge of what is right for you.

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This is the time to start thinking about your North Thompson Fall Fair entry submissions. This is especially true if you have to submit an early entry such as baled hay to be analyzed for it’s nutritional value.

The Fall Fair is most fortunate to have sponsors for this division, which provides a very inexpensive way to know

the value of your feed simply by entering a class. Thank you to Sure Crop Feeds in Kamloops, and Noble Tractor and Equipment Ltd., also in Kamloops, for sponsoring the feed analysis costs for this worthy class.

Deadline for entries into the hay classes is Aug. 5, so that we can get the hay gathered and off to the lab, and then returned in time for the fair.

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IN-HOUSE RAFFLES July 26, 2014 1st Draw:

Carol Willox, A. Redman, Tom Rezonyk, Lee Little

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Mary Mattenley (Frank’s), Darlene Hagen, Donald, Eileen Miers

You will find all of the rules and entry information in the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo’s 2014 entry catalogue, which can be picked up at local businesses and newsstands, or by going to our website at www.fallfair-rodeo. com.

Page 20 has the information you require under Field Crops.

You can also pick up a catalogue, drop off your entries, or

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get more information at our Fall Fair office, opening next to the Barriere IDA Pharmacy on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Office hours will be Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. until Wednesday, Aug. 27.

This year the North Thompson Fall Fair is 65 years old. Make sure you check out our ‘Celebrating 65 Years’ Heritage Display while at the fair. You’ll find it inside the banquet hall connected to the Agriplex, along with a number of other interesting and informative booths and commercial vendors.

If anyone has memorabilia from past fairs that they would like to see displayed in our heritage area during the fair, please feel free to contact Jane Milburn at 250-6729391, or call in at the Fall Fair office in the Barriere IDA Mall.

Remember, this year we are challenging everyone to help us be able to count 65 entries in the Fall Fair parade on Saturday, Aug. 30, to help celebrate our 65th anniversary. Get creative – join the fun!

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Eli Barsi to sing at Fall Fair North Thompson Star/Journal

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Communities in Bloom Members of the Barriere Communities in Bloom Committee pose for a photo with the visiting judges during their inspection of the community July 19 and 20. Pictured (l-r): Mary MacLennan, Ellen Krause, Val Stamer, judge Teresa Williams from Hope, Committee chair Virginia Smith, judge Karri Loadman from Kamloops, Jordan Froste, Liz Gilbertson, Shirley Wittner and Barbara McManus.

Results of the judging will be announced in September.

Development Cost Charge bylaw not yet in place A few weeks ago I wrote that the District council will be considering a staff recommendation to put a Development Cost Charge (DCC) bylaw in place.

Recently I heard that residents were told that recent developments done under the previous council had been charged Development Cost Charges.

This is incorrect, as to this date there is not a DCC bylaw on the books, and therefore the charges have not been formulated and cannot have been charged.

I also stated that some would be against the development of DCC’s. I believe this to be true once residents and other stakeholders are given the facts around what is proposed. We need to remember that DCC’s are only one method of creating an equitable cost sharing during a community’s growth, and they need to be carefully considered prior to such a bylaw being passed.

Most politicians tend to like these bylaws as they produce revenue. In some cases in the rush to create a new revenue stream the cost to the existing general tax payers is glossed over. Yes, it is true; those of you that pay property taxes now will pay more when and if DCC’s are applied.

In the creation of the DCC rates there is a calculation for how much existing users will pay to upgrade the various types of infrastructure for services like water and roads that are involved in any new development. Since existing users will benefit from the upgrades the theory is that the cost should be shared.

Then an assist factor is calculated. The assist factor is the contribution that the existing population must provide to assist future growth in paying its portion of the new infrastructure costs. The assist factor is over-and-above the portion of the total infrastructure cost that is allocated to existing users as stated previously. No guidance is provided by the Ministry as to the setting of the assist factor.

It is set in various municipalities from as low as one percent to as high as 50 per cent. This is largely a political decision.

Prior to going down the road of DCC bylaws and other methods of collecting funds for future infrastructure needs to support growth, a well defined servicing plan needs to be developed and tied to the District financial plan. I would ask that everyone concerned please take the time to see if

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Bill Humphreys these plans are what they feel fit the needs of our community.

Future growth planning is not an easy task, and any flaws in the plan can have dire consequences on all concerned. Highway access problems and unnecessary easement creation are some examples that can place restrictions on development.

All the parties need to be consulted. This includes the development industry and existing ratepayers that may be affected by a DCC program.

They all should be afforded meaningful opportunities to participate in the DCC decision-making process.

The Communities in Bloom judges have made their visit to Barriere. Karri Loadman from Kamloops, and Teresa Williams from Hope, where here to ask questions, tour the area and attend some entertainment.

I want to say thank you to the judges for their efforts as well as to the Communities in Bloom committee and the many volunteers that worked long hours to tidy up everywhere that they could think of, plant flowers and other plants and care for the various displays around town. I know you all do this for many more reasons than just the possibility of winning a competition, and our community is much better off through your efforts.

Most of our community volunteers work and contribute simply for the joy of seeing their collective efforts make a difference. They toil in the background, and do not want or expect recognition on a personal basis.

For some though, the need to be personally recognized is paramount, and to that end I should perhaps mention what a great job Mike and Steve did cleaning up around the old HY Louie building.

Most of the community know this already since they have a sign out front, but I was told I would be remiss if I did not mention what a good job they and their helpers did. Many thanks to you all.

Eli Barsi – singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist and yodeller will be a feature performer at the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Cowboy Concert on Sunday, Aug. 31, at 7 p.m., in the fall fair hall. Eli’s variant music style combines the sounds of western roots, bluegrass, gospel and folk.

Born in Canada and raised a farm girl on the prairies of South Eastern Saskatchewan. She has appreciated independent achievements in Canada and the USA with radio charting singles, CMT videos, and many awards both sides of the border.

Eli’s latest release is her 13th CD ‘Portrait of a Cowgirl’ which includes 12 original songs in the collective themes of western lifestyle, rural sensibility and prairie passion. She recently received the 2014 Wrangler award for Best Western Composition at the annual Western Heritage Awards for her song ‘Portrait of a Cowgirl’. She was also honoured in her home province with two awards for 2014 Roots Artist and Roots Album of the Year. Eli’s husband John Cunningham joins her on stage contributing upright bass, great harmony vocals and a fine yodel.

Eli joins a top lineup of entertainers at the Sunday evening Cowboy Concert, including; the all girl cowboy band Horse Crazy, Butch Falk, Hugh McLennan, and Gordie West.

Tickets are available at Barriere Country Feeds, the Fall Fair office next to IDA Pharmacy or can be purchased at the door; $10 adults, $6 seniors.

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Many of the ladies attending wore old fashioned outfits to enhance the heritage atmosphere of celebrating Barriere’s 100 years in 2014.

Special guests included Communities in Bloom judges, Karri Loadman and Teresa Williams, and District of Barriere Mayor Bill Humphreys.

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Tom Coles, announces his debut novel ‘Spirit Talker –The legend of Nakosis.’

Submitted North Thompson resident Tom Coles, says he is pleased to announced the release of his debut novel ‘Spirit Talker –The legend of Nakosis.’

“Set amid the verdant and primordial wilds of pre-contact era North America. Spirit Talker – the legend of Nakosis, tells the fantastical story of one young man’s induction into the mystique and magical world of the Shaman. Possessing an acute sensitivity to the spirit realms, the young man is taken under the tutelage of the old village Shaman and initiated in the ways and wonders of a ‘spirit talker.’

“It soon becomes apparent, however, that Nakosis is the medium of a very ancient and powerful spirit whose beckoning urges him upon a quest of legendary proportions whose unfolding will test the young man beyond his wildest imagining.

“His journey will traverse strange lands of both stunning beauty and unforgiving hardships. Along the way he will know the deepest grief and loss and yet come to embrace the fullness of love and the revelation of sacred wisdom as he finds his place within the Great Mystery.

“What Nakosis discovers is not the archaic myths of a time and people long forgotten; it is the timeless thread of spiritual inter-connectedness that weaves throughout all of creation, inexorably binding all things within the warp and weft of the sacred circle of life.”

This 600 page epic was the culmination of two years of part-time writing when Tom was not busy pursuing other vocations as a well known local tattoo artist, singer/songwriter/musician and artist blacksmith or working with his wife, Sandy on

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Tom Coles, author of ‘Spirit Talker – The legend of Nakosis‘ their 60 acre homestead and retreat, ‘Ravenwoods.’

‘Spirit Talker – The legend of Nakosis‘ is available to purchase through the publishers, direct on-line bookstore at http://www.friesenpress.com/ bookstore/title/119734000013931267 or it can soon be ordered through outlets such as Chapters, Amazon, Indigo or Barnes and Noble. The book will also be available in hard cover and e-book format. You will also soon find it available at numerous local retailers.

For more information visit the authors website at www.tomcoles.ca An official book launch is to take place Saturday, Aug. 23, at the North Thompson Aboriginal Cultural Center in Clearwater at 1 p.m. The public is invited to attend, meet and talk to the author, take home a signed copy of the book and partake of food and festivities.

During the event a portion of all sales will be donated to the Center. This event is free of charge and open to all.

‘Spirit Talker – The legend of Nakosis‘ is available to purchase at http://www. friesenpress.com/bookstore/title/119734000013931267

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SPORTS Ladies celebrate early Christmas at Chinook Cove

By Leslie Stirling

Photo: Tod Mountain Ranch

Ambassadors ride the trails at Tod Mountain Ranch Tod Mountain Ranch say they were once again delighted to host the current North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Ambassadors, the 2014 candidates and a chaperone for a day in the saddle at the ranch on July 14.

Mark your calender now to attend the Ambassador Coronation on Friday, Aug, 22 at the Barriere Lions Hall, door opens at 6:30 p.m., program starts at 7 p.m. Tickets $10, can be purchased at the door.

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One of my favourite events in the middle of summer is Christmas in July on Ladies Night at Chinook Cove Golf, which took place last week on July 22. It is one of three ‘Fun Nights’ that the Ladies Club hosts. It is a Texas Scramble which means there is no huge pressure to golf really well. When one member of the team hits a bad shot another member is there to help out.

If I hit my ball into the sand trap I know I won’t have to play it. The second good point is not only does the team with the best score win a prize but the team with the worst score also wins a prize.

And the highlight for me is dinner...a full turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Susan and her staff did a

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Ladies Golf Report fantastic job. Kudos to Kenner who wasn’t chintzy when dishing out the dressing.

Pumpkin tarts covered with whipped cream finished it off.

I know you are on the edge of your seat, wondering who won the prizes. The best score (36) went to Karen Peterson, Dorothy Warman and Susan Bondar. Second place (37) went to Deb Rainer, Donna Salle, Marian Wallace and Liz Salle. The teams with the worst three scores also got prizes. The team of Jennifer Amos, Brittany Babinski, Brenda Carl and Evelyn Lucas was third last

(44). Second last (45) was Erin Mitchell, Rilyn Phillips and Griet Kint. And guess who brought up the rear also with a score of 45? Yes, it was my team called the Cedar Queens...made up of Barb Smith, Susan Newberry, Darlene Nickull and me, the lovely Leslie Stirling.

Thanks to Barb Smith we also won the Best Dressed Team. I think it was the decorated golf carts that helped.

The team of Kim Law, Michelle Funk, Cathy Chornleski and Ilke Marais answered the most questions in the extremely difficult quiz that Debbie drew up for us and were awarded with a prize from Wallace Trucking, Interior Savings Credit Union and Thompson Valley Awards.

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good shots (that other people make). Those winners were Susan Newberry (Station House Restaurant, AG Foods, Barriere A&W, and Stamer Logging), Liz Salle (Val Bella Studio), Debbie Rainer (Armour Mtn Office Services, and Barb and Carman Smith), Donna Salle (Campbell & Co.), Carol Willox (Bondar Forest Planning and Pottery by Ramona), Irene Beeton (Carl’s Market Garden), Susan Bondar (Barriere Timber Mart), Brittany Bobinski (Barriere Massage), Ilke Marais (Crystlee’s Hair Design), Karen Peterson (EBL Ventures), Darlene Nickull (Country Store Antiques), Lindsay Arcand (Estylo Hair Design), Ashley Salle (Knights Inn), Rose Seymour (Rainer Custom Cutting) and Marion Wallace (Shais Design).

Our next Fun Night is Aug. 19, and it has a serious side.

The ladies taking part will be out and about Barriere in the next few weeks with pledge sheets. We are raising funds for cancer assistance. Through the Canadian Cancer Society (Barriere Unit) we want to help local families with the horrendous cost of dealing with cancer. If you are planning to take part and haven’t picked up your pledge form feel free to give me a call at 250-6725706. You can also give me a call if you would like to make a pledge. Golfers who are planning to golf in that Fun Night should book their spot and cart early. It is our most popular event.

As I am writing this week’s column there is a wet and wild thunder storm going on.

Thanks to the weather god for holding off for one day. Hope to see you at the course soon.

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Moonlight Movie Night Aug. 18, a fundraiser for Barriere Youth Soccer North Thompson Star/Journal Barriere Youth Soccer is hosting a “Moonlight Movie Night”, a major fundraiser for the organization, at the main ball park in Barriere on Monday, August 18.

The movie to be shown is ‘Frozen’. A 2013 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasycomedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Snow Queen, the film tells the story of a fearless princess who sets off on an epic journey alongside a rugged iceman, his loyal pet reindeer, and a hapless snowman to find her estranged sister, whose icy powers have inadvertently trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.

Concession (hotdogs, chips, popcorn, drinks, cotton candy, glow sticks, etc) and soccer related activities will begin at 7 p.m.

There will also be a 50/50 draw and a raffle.

Fall Soccer Registration will also take place during the premovie activities, and the movie will start at dusk (around 8:30 p.m.).

Admission is by donation (suggested is $3/person or $10/ family), with all proceeds going to the Barriere Youth Soccer Association.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair and bug spray.

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Barriere’s Mathew Lee (second from right in front row) is a member of The Clearwater Crushers team, who earlier this month managed to crush all their opponents during the U16 Provincial Softball Championships held in Clearwater the weekend of July 5. The gold medal win qualified the team to play at the B.C. Summer Games in Nanaimo on July 18.

Barriere Youth Soccer, please contact Chris Matthews at: (250) 672-0350.

Lee wins gold at Provincials North Thompson Star/Journal Barriere teen Mathew Lee has enjoyed an exciting season this year playing on the Clearwater Crushers U16 Boys Softball Team.

During the weekend of July 5 and 6, the Crushers competed in the U16 Boys Provincial Softball Championships hosted in Clearwater.

The Crushers played four games on Sunday, facing the Richmond Mariners in the final and squeezed out a 5-4 win in an exciting game, with the Prince George Tumbleweeds taking the bronze.

As a result of the Crushers’ gold medal win, most of the team and Lee, moved on to the BC Summer Games in Nanaimo, on July 18, to represent Zone 2 (ThompsonOkanagan). The Zone 2 team ended up the weekend playing Zone 8 (Cariboo-Northeast) for the bronze medal in a close game with the final score 5-6 for Zone 2.

Now that most of the summer ball tournaments are over, Lee is starting to get ready for an active fall and winter hockey season.

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Boys win bronze in Nanaimo The Times Members of the Zone 2 (ThompsonOkanagan) buys softball team are shown posing for a photograph after winning third place at the BC Summer Games in Nanaimo July 17 -20.

The team was made up of eight Clearwater players, plus two from Merritt and Mathew Lee from Barriere.

Pictured are (back, l-r) chief coach Kevin Vandamme, coach Clint McGill, Josh Traub, William Ellis, David Coulter, Curtis Pecor, Dalton Jury, coach Orlynn

Braaten, manager Marie Dee, (middle, l-r) Connor Dee, Mathew Lee, Julien Dewey, Adam Borrow, Nathan Weninger, and (front) Karter Romeo.

The team finished fourth in the round robin with some really close games. First game in playoffs, Zone 2 battled Zone 4 (Fraser River-Delta), the top team, but lost 3-0. The team then played Zone 8 (Cariboo-Northeast) for bronze. The game was close with a final score of 5-6 for Zone 2.

Much the same team recently won the U16 provincials in Clearwater.

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Anacortes, the Shipwreck Festival, and photography Making Pictures

By Simone Jennings, Registered Dietitian with Interior Health

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John E n ma n Any excuse I can find to visit the coastal town of Anacortes in Washington State is good. An easy four to five hour highway drive from my home in Pritchard to what is referred to as the home port of the Pacific Northwest’s San Juan Islands, is the town of Anacortes and an annual event called the Shipwreck Festival.

Since 1981, the Shipwreck Festival is actually a giant community garage sale that on the third weekend of July each year occupies about nine blocks of the town’s main street, offering, I suppose, “plunder” or “treasure,” which are the favorite local words from over 200 or more businesses, organizations, antique dealers, small vendors, and families for all the neat stuff they have for sale.

As I wrote, any excuse I have to visit Anacortes is good, and although my main goal is the photographic opportunities I can find in that old town’s architecture and the rugged coastline, I do enjoy wandering through the giant flea market while on my way and always, meeting interesting people.

And this year was no exception. Just as I finished parking my car and was getting my camera out of its bag I chanced to meet, talk, and exchange emails with local photographer Dan Codd.

Although we were both in a rush to get going, my wife and I to begin our journey into the street market, and Codd to do some street photography, Codd (from what I can see online is prolific wildlife and scenic photographer) took the time to make some suggestions on places to photograph.

Later my wife Linda and I, met and had coffee with a couple that were spending the week sailing with a group on a very large two masted schooner. We talked about Anacortes, sailing and photography, and coincidently, they were named John and Linda.

Upon arriving the first night we chanced on a downtown bar, “The H20,” and behold, they had live music. The place was packed, but a friendly waiter said, “Just wait”. And after a moment talking with the performers, “Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble”, who smiled from the stage area and waved, we moved to the front and sat at the table that had been set-aside for them. And naturally, later that evening, the lead singer, Mr. Taylor, slid in beside us to say hello.

I have to say that a late night at the bar

A new way to use apricots

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The Shipwreck Festival is actually a giant community garage sale that on the third weekend of July each year occupies about nine blocks of the main street in Anacortes, Washington. and a day walking and poking through the street market tires a guy out. Nevertheless, after a late lunch as my wife took a break back at the motel I grabbed my camera and headed out to prowl the alleys, marina, and eventually the rugged coast of the nearby Washington State park. I started out at about 3 p.m., and got back when I began loosing the light several hours later.

This was not the first time I have strolled through the neighborhoods of Anacortes.

I like the bright colours owners have painted their doors, windowsills and porches. Along the main streets there are many buildings still standing that I expect must be from the late 1920s or 1930s. There is a shipyard filled with large vessels, a boat filled marina and, just a short drive away, the wonderful rocky, and easily accessible coastline that surrounds the park, all just waiting for me to photograph.

This was the kind of vacation that I like - the opportunity to photograph, within less than a day’s drive to a completely different environment then the one I live in, a chance to meet new people, great seafood restaurants, and, I almost forgot, the Shipwreck Festival.

These are my thoughts for this week.

Contact me at www.enmanscamera.com or emcam@telus.net. Stop by Enman’s Camera at 423 Tranquille Road in Kamloops. And if you want an experienced photographer please call me at 250-371-3069. I also sell an interesting selection of used photographic equipment.

We had a staff potluck recently and the theme was local food.

I remembered about the potluck at the last minute so I missed my chance to plan and source ingredients for my contribution.

Instead I found myself wandering my kitchen, checking out my ‘local’ foods and trying to figure out what I might be able to quickly create. I decided on two items: a bag of kale that I bought at the farmers market and some apricots picked from our back yard tree. Next I turned to Google to see what recipes exist using these two ingredients.

I gained inspiration from scrolling through a few salad recipes and decided to try a kale and quinoa salad with fresh apricots and nuts.

Admittedly the quinoa and nuts are not local but my dish just needed to ‘contain local ingredients’ so I was good to go! I substituted some ingredients with what I had on hand and I made one of my favourite dressing recipes from the WhiteWater Cooks cookbook (best cookbook ever!).

The result was better than I expected. I used apricots that were ripe but firm and they

Simone Jennings, Registered Dietitian with Interior Health held up well without turning to a mushy texture. The nice thing about kale is it doesn’t go soggy if it sits for an extended time with dressing on it, so kale salads can be made in advance and eaten multiple days in a row.

A great left over for lunches.

This salad is packed with nutrition. Apricots are a good source of vitamin C, beta-carotene and fibre. Kale is considered a nutrition powerhouse and is an excellent source of vitamin C, A and K. Quinoa is a source of complete protein and is high in fibre, magnesium, and other minerals. Adding nuts to the salad provides a good source of healthy fats and more protein.

Kale, Quinoa and Apricot Salad 1 cup quinoa 1 ¾ cups water 4 cups kale, washed and chopped 4-6 apricots, pitted and sliced

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¼ red onion, thinly sliced 2 Tbsp fresh basil, chopped 1/3 cup almonds or walnuts, chopped and toasted ½ cup feta cheese, crumbled 1-2 tsp olive oil Directions Rinse quinoa with a fine sieve, drain well.

Combine quinoa with 1¾ cups water in a small-medium sized pot. Bring to a boil, stir, then reduce heat and simmer covered for 18-20 minutes. Fluff and allow to cool.

Choose apricots that are ripe but firm.

Remove the tough spines from the kale before chopping into small pieces. Massage the chopped kale with a small amount of olive until thoroughly coated.

Chop the nuts then toast them in a small frying pan stirring frequently. Combine all ingredients and toss with the dressing.

Maple Balsamic Dressing (source: WhiteWater Cooks) 1 Tbsp maple syrup 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 Tbsp soy sauce 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 tsp sesame oil 1 tsp pepper ½ cup olive oil Whisk together all ingredients or blend in a magic bullet.

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1655 Lucky Strike Place | Kamloops, BC | V1S 1W5 | Phone: 250-374-6690 | Toll Free: 1-800-661-2025 July 29 - Aug 16: Quilt Show. Wed.-Sat. 10am-4pm North Thompson Museum Aug. 6 - Netball Camp for Kids. NTVIC 250-672-0033 Aug. 11 - Mixed Sports Camp for Kids. NTVIC 672-0033 Aug. 16 - 911 Golf Tourney, at Chinook Cove 1pm shotgun start. to donate or register call 250-6729918 Aug 20 - NT Fall Fair Final meeting before the fair. 7pm Fall Fair Hall.

Aug 20 - Crime Stoppers meeting, 6pm @ NTVIC (the Ridge), all welcome.

Aug. 22 NTFF&R Ambassador Coronation Aug. 22 Ambassador Coronation that it is at the Fall Fair Hall on Barriere Lakes Road, door open at 6:30 p.m., start time 7 p.m. Tickets available at the door.

Aug. 23 - Barriere Legion Golf Tourney Chinook Cove, sign up at the bar or call 250-672-0261 to donate.

Aug. 24: Kamloops Kidney Walk at Riverside Park 11am Aug. 30, 31 & Sept. 1: North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo, at the Fall Fair grounds www.fallfair-rodeo.com Army Cadets - 2941 RCACC Cadet Corp. - ages 12-18.

New Recruits Welcome. Hethar McIntosh 250-5870027.

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 6725615.

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

Barriere Farmer’s Market. Every Thursday. Sam’s Pizza & Rib House Hwy 5. 10am-2pm (May - Nov.) Riding Club: Apr-Oct: 3rd Thurs. 7pm at NTVIC. www. barrieredistrictridingclub.com. Darcey 250-318-9975.

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 250957-8440.

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 A-A: Every Tues. 7:30pm at the Pentecostal Church 818 Amnesty Rd. 250-672-9643 or 250-6729934 Barriere Elementary PAC: 1st Wed. of mth, 6:30pm, call 672-9916 or Leesa Genier at 320-3629.

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Barriere Fire Dept.: Firehall, Thurs., 7pm Barriere Food Bank: Every 2nd Wed. beginning July 2 672-0029 Genealogy: Every 1st & 3rd Friday of the mth at the Library, 6-7pm, except Jul/Aug. 250-672-9330.

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Photography Club. Shelley Lampreau 250-672-5728.

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

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BSS PAC & Booster Club: 1st Tues., 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: Call Dede 554-3134.

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

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

Family & Caregivers Group: 1st Mon. of the mth, 10am @ Ridge, kitchen. Info call 778-220-5930.

Gambler’s Anonymous: 250-374-9165 or 250-3749866.

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: 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, 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.

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FromMyKitchen

By Dee

Zucchini Casserole

A quick lunch ...

Ingredients Cranberry and Ham Commemorate Barriere’s 100th Anniversary 5 med. zucchini Face Buns 1/4 pound bulk pork sausage with by staking your claim spot on the tree!

Commemorative pieceon toabe mounted on Bandshell for Barriere’s 100th Open anniversary

1/2 cup thinly sliced celery 2 tbsp chopped green onion chopped parsley 1/3 cup oil and vinegar dressing 1 med. tomato, diced 3 cups cold cooked rice

Legacy Project available for sale now 1/4 chopped onion 2 eggs beaten 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan Cheese 1/2 cup coarse cracker crumbs 1/4 tsp. oregano

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Most of the bigger plaques are sold (still a commemorate Barriere’s Anniversafew To though so if you or your100th business wants ry in 2014, a legacy piece is planned for the south in...HURRY!!) but there is still a decent side wall of the Bandshell. selection the green, Celebration $100 plaques avail100th of Anniversary organizer Tasha Buchanan tells about steadily the project, able, but they ARE selling so“From don’t Barriere Town Road, one will see a nine foot, wait too long. aluminum tree in the shape of the District of

Directions: Scrub zucchini, trim ends but do not peel. Boil in boiling water for 15 minutes. Drain well, chop in large chunks.

In a large pan cook sausage and onion until sausage is browned and onion is tender. Add zucchini, cracker crumbs, oregano, beaten eggs and half the cheese. Mix well, turn into an ungreased casserole dish. Bake uncovered at 350º for 40 min. until set. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and back 5 min. more.

Barriere’s logo, which, upon closer inspection, Remember Remember, your plaque includes engraving. will be comprised of over 100 pieces of alumiWhy be original?

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Leave your mark for day, June 9, at 9 a.m. “sharp”, individuals, entire families, organizations, area businesses, nongenerations to see. profit groups, associations and/or anyone who

feels connected to the community, can purchase a plaque - a piece of the ‘puzzle’ so-to-speak – that will be forever affixed as a showpiece in the center of Barriere to commemorate its’ first 100 years and counting.

Buchanan says there are 126 plaques available for purchase in various shapes and locations, and that they have been color coded on the diagram to indicate the price point of each piece (the actual aluminum plaques will not be colored). The purchase price of a plaque includes personalized engraving. Whether a simple family name occupies the plaque, the names of multiple family members scattered throughout the plaque, a family crest, a ranch brand, a business logo, a business name and establishment date, community group name or agency with or without current/past presidents or chair members, a memorial of a loved one, recognition of a Citizen of the Year and the year of title… the opportunities are endless!

Opportunities are endless, but as Buchanan points out, not the number of plaques.

She advises that now is the time to your family, to your community group, think about which plaque on the tree you’d like to claim, pick up an order form and stop in at the District of Barriere

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This is an artist’s rendition of a nine foot tall, aluminum tree in the shape of the District of Barriere’s logo, which will be comprised of over 100 pieces of individual engraved aluminum plaques, and is to be mounted on the Bandshell in Fadear Park in commemoration of Barriere’s 100th anniversary.

The plaques will be available for purchase starting June 9, at 9 a.m., for those wishing to be a part of the art piece and the commemoration.

This coloured rendition of the art piece shows the 100 individual plaques that are available for purchase. The colour coding designates the price of each office to reserve the plaque of your choice.

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Science continues quest to save bees

By Dale Bass Kamloops This Week The Ontario government has become the first in the country to question the use of a pesticide linked to the survival of bees — and B.C. is watching.

Ontario was responding to recent scientific publications linking neonicotinoids (neonics) to bees dying, acknowledging it is going to study if the use should be restricted.

Dave Townshend, a communications officer with the provincial ministry of agriculture said B.C. is “keenly interested” in the results of a review of the pesticide, which is governed federally through Health Cana-

da’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency.

The review is expected next year.

One study involved a group of European scientists who reviewed existing literature while a second, which included University of Guelph scientist Nigel Raine, put tags on bumblebees to track their ability to gather pollen.

“Although pesticide exposure has been implicated as a possible cause for bee decline, until now we had limited understanding of the risk these chemicals pose, especially how it affects natural foraging behaviour,” said Raine.

However, Bayer CropScience Canada (BCSC) — which has

a genetically modified canola farm outside Kamloops — has taken issue with the linkage.

Derrick Rozdeba, communications manager for the cropproduction subsidiary of the chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer, said the European study misleading because it was based on a review of research done in labs dousing bees with pesticides, rather than researching the insects in their natural environment.

BCSC, which also has an office in Kamloops, uses neonics on seed to protect them from pests that can damage seedlings as they grow.

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loops the company’s first line of seed development, when it takes the male and female of canola plants and modifies them through biotechnology — seed genetics — looking for a better crop.

Rozdeba suggested there are other reasons why bees aren’t surviving, pointing to studies by the Canadian Association of Profession Apiculturists (CAPA).

CAPA does regular reports from its member beekeepers, including annual winter-loss reports, which have shown about 27

per cent of bees don’t make it through that season, he said.

CAPA’s review showed B.C. had one of its lowest loss rate in recent years in 2013, with 18 per cent of bees dying, an improvement from earlier rates as high as 26 per cent.

Losses were higher on the Mainland than elsewhere in the province.

CAPA identifies other causes of bee deaths, including a parasitic fungus that affects adult bees and a bacteria that

infects bee larvae.

The pest-management agency, however, in 2012 found 70 per cent of dead bee samples taken from across the country tested positive for neonic residue.

It established new measures to be taken to address bee exposure to neonic-treated corn and soybean and is monitoring this year’s planting to see if more action is required.

Raine said his tags used on the bumblebees are similar to those used by courier compa-

nies to track parcels.

The tags helped researchers follow the bees in and out of their colonies and as they approached flowers and collected pollen.

Raine said bees need to learn how to collect pollen from flowers and exposure to neonics appears to prevent them from doing so.

The report said bees exposed to neonics became less successful each time they go out to collect pollen — to the point colonies send out even more bees to make up for the lack of pollen.

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Alpine wildflowers and family events make for a spectacular August long weekend Submitted During the summer season that brings warm weather, sunny skies and Sun Peaks’ beautiful alpine flowers, family getaways become the cornerstone in creating lasting memories. This August long weekend (August 1 to 3) not only will there be an abundance of picturesque alpine wildflowers blossoming on Tod Mountain accessible via the Sunburst chairlift, but the village will also be hosting children’s television celebrities, The Doodlebops. The Doodlebops Musical Playdate, featuring rock stars DeeDee, Rooney and Moe, entertain live audiences around the globe. Taking the stage on Saturday, August 2 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., the wacky trio, who depict animation brought to life, will engage adults and children alike in song and dance.

“Sun Peaks is known in many parts of the world as a family friendly winter ski resort,” explains Tourism Sun Peaks President, Christopher Nicolson. “This is the first time we have brought celebrity status children’s entertainers into our summer event schedule as part of the overall 2014 Summer Concert Series.”

Along with The Doodlebops, Sun Peaks will be alive with street theatre acts such as the high-

energy, comical antics of Stories on Wheels and the magical entertainment of The Trollsons. Enjoy the music of self-taught, award winning musical artist Shane Philip, as he performs throughout the weekend. On Saturday evening families can enjoy a movie under the stars as Disneynature’s Bears is featured on FreshAirCinema’s outdoor screen.

“We hope the invigorating children’s program will further enhance the experience for families. We are looking forward to seeing the unbridled enthusiasm and excitement of the young audiences,” says Nicolson.

Traditional Canada’s Alpine Blossom Festival favourites will still be featured, including an opportunity to hike with Canadian Senator and Olympic champion Nancy Greene Raine during the “Reach the Peak” Tod Mountain Summit hike on Saturday. Capturing family memories will be made easy with an alpine portrait shoot by local photographers from Alpine Images, while wildflower photography workshops lead

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Mule deer lawnmower This young buck was spotted in a Dunsmuir yard in Barriere helping to keep the grass cut.

Food safety course offered online Kamloops This Week A new online food-safety course from St. John Ambulance B.C. and Yukon is aiming to stop the spread of food-borne illnesses.

Designed for the hospitality industry, the course is aimed at those who want to learn how to safely handle and prepare food but don’t have time to take a classroom course.

The $90 course is recognized in B.C. and across the country as meeting the training requirements for food-industry workers.

It can be completed with a minimum of eight hours and is followed by a one-day exam at a St. John Ambulance branch. The closest branch to the Lower North Thompson is in Kamloops.

Training is valid for five years. To register, visit sja.ca.

Free health/wellness presentations in August North Thompson Star/Journal Registered Massage Therapist, Jim Cryderman, will be offering two one hour health and wellness presentations for people who are interested in learning more about the mind and body connection in order to improve their overall health.

“These presentations are drawn from my 21 years of experience as a Massage Therapist, Tai Chi instructor, Applied Kinesiology Practitioner, and the last three years spent in Native philosophy studies,” says Cryderman.

The health and wellness presentations will be held at the Barriere Employment Centre and there is no charge for those attending.

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To the editor; Like many others, I have always held to the belief our political leaders — however flawed — are morally bound to safeguard the interests of the population they govern.

Our present government must consider itself exempt from this moral responsibility and many citizens appear blind or indifferent to this problem.

Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone, as transportation minister, has increased the speed limit on several highways to 120 km/hr.

He has done so against the recommendations of various informed groups, including the RCMP and ICBC. We can now expect many drivers to exceed this new limit and travel at 130 km/hr.

Does this mean that, in a few years, Stone will once again raise the speed limit? Who is served by a law that will likely increase the frequency and lethality of accidents?

We might also ask Stone how the public interest is served by reducing ferry service to some coastal communities.

I think many would agree the public would be better served by reducing the wages of BC Ferry management so some vital services can be maintained.

This is not rocket science.

Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake, as minister of health, remains silent about the proposed KGHM Ajax proposal.

Like others, he is “waiting for the results of the environmental assessment.”

Apparently, not even the well-researched document distributed by Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment has prompted Lake to be more active in the discussion.

Whose interests are served by his silence?

I expect as minister of health, Lake could be somewhat more vocal and involved in asking questions and demanding answers about the health impacts.

Does he not recognize the difference between “neutrality” and “indifference”?

There are certainly other recent examples of our provincial government acting in ways that seem quite contrary to our public good. There are also glaring instances of our government failing to act in ways that are clearly in the interests of all British Columbians.

For example, the Union of B.C. Municipalities passed a resolution last fall asking the provincial government to modernize the Mineral Tenure Act. Even with a clear blueprint about how the act could be

changed to serve the citizens of B.C. and the mining industry, the government has basically ignored requests for change.

Letters sent to politicians expressing the importance of making changes have been met with silence or, worse, responses that entirely (and deliberately?) miss the point.

I find it quite astonishing that potentially harmful legislation can be passed with the stroke of a pen, while advancing change that is clearly in the public interest requires Herculean efforts to even be noticed.

How is the general population served by such a system?

How can our leaders be held to account for decisions that are contrary to the public good or for indecisiveness that allows harm to their constituents?

Many citizens have no doubt become entirely disenchanted with the political system and choose to not participate.

They see no point in voting, writing letters or protesting political incompetence.

Sadly, it is their silence that undermines our democracy and allows some politicians to ignore the well-being of those they were elected to serve.

Like the song says, “You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.”

Andrew Bezooyen Kamloops

Will students be reporting for school in September?

To the editor; Teachers greed is spreading like summer wild fires.

B.C. is not the only province dealing with these greedy teachers. The last signed teachers contract in Newfoundland expired on August 31, 2012. The Newfoundland government and the Newfoundland Teachers Federation have been negotiating ever since. Talks have expired as both sides are too far apart and mediation is out of the question.

The last signed contract in Saskatchewan ex-

pired on August 31, 2013. The Saskatchewan teachers federation has negotiated two contracts with the Saskatchewan government, since then, advising the Saskatchewan teachers to vote yes on the contract proposals. Both times, the teachers ignored the federation’s request.

The epidemic of this “teachers greed” must stop or students will not be reporting for school in September in B.C., Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland.

Joe Sawchuk, Duncan, B.C.

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Liquor price floor shifts for beer jugs, shots Doubts linger on British Columbia’s third try at minimum pricing for alcohol

By Jeff Nagel Black Press

increase in the interests of public safety, noting a patron previously could have bought five single-ounce shots for $10.

But he said the lower minimum beer pitcher price of $12 against a minimum 20-ounce pint price of $5 may encourage over-drinking and intoxication.

“You’re more likely to start sharing pitchers than you are to buy individual pints,” he said.

Provincial regulations limit a single serving of beer to 24 ounces, so pitchers can’t be ordered by a lone patron.

But Guignard noted it’s harder for a server to track how much patrons are drinking when they’re ordering beer by pitchers instead of glasses.

“You don’t know if a particular person has had one pint or had the entire pitcher.”

The new minimums mean little for bars and restaurants that charge higher prices already.

Guignard senses a “rural-urban divide” in which many Interior bars charging lower prices than the new minimum will have to raise prices, while that won’t generally be the case in much of the Lower Mainland, outside of parts of Vancouver.

He said the industry now hopes for stability and certainty.

“This is now the third time they’ve changed minimum pricing,” Guignard said. “It’s all a bit confusing and annoying.”

Lower prices can be selectively offered for “ladies night” specials or “team night” for players in uniform. Minimum prices do not apply to catered events, or special occasion licences.

The province has adjusted its new minimum prices for alcohol in the wake of criticism over the rollout of new rules allowing “happy hour” discounts.

A new category for draft beer creates a minimum charge of $12 for a 60-ounce pitcher – down from $15 previously announced – or $0.20 per ounce for large volumes over 50 ounces instead of $0.25, which still applies to smaller glasses and pints.

“Upon reviewing B.C.’s minimum prices, we realized they weren’t on par with consumers’ expectations and we took action to find a fair compromise that still upholds B.C.’s high standards for health and safety,” said MLA John Yap, who heads the province’s liquor policy reforms.

The new regulations let bars and restaurants charge lower prices for selective times or occasions, but forced some low-price establishments to raise prices to match the new minimums.

That will still be the case for pints in some locales – bars that had charged less than $5 must raise their prices to that minimum for 20 ounces.

The province has also increased the minimum price for spirits from $2 to $3 per ounce.

Addictions experts had called for higher minimum pricing to reduce health and safety risks to drinkers.

Alliance of Beverage Licensees executive director Jeff Guignard supported the spirit price

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