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Tearing up the track The pony chariot and chuckwagon races filled the grandstands over the Labour Day weekend at the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo in Barriere. The fast paced action had many spectators on their feet and loudly cheering for their favourite teams.

BC Hydro warns customers about fraudulent calls North Thompson Star/Journal BC Hydro is warning British Columbians about a new telephone scam. Customers are receiving calls where the caller claims to represent BC Hydro and says power will be disconnected if a payment is not received.

BC Hydro is reminding customers that the company does

not collect credit card or bank account information over the telephone.

Customers are also reminded that if they receive a call from someone representing BC Hydro and they doubt the authenticity of the call, they should hang up and call back.

If an account is in arrears, BC Hydro will send several no-

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BC Hydro customers are asked to report these calls by calling BC Hydro at 1-800-BCHYDRO, their local police department and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888495-8501.

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Vancouver School Board chair Patti Bacchus said.

“But they’re giving away the budget right now to parents that would be otherwise available to pay Education Minister Peter Fassbender says the for that.”

As of Monday, 74 per cent of parents of eligible province may take extraordinary steps to ensure senior secondary students’ school year is not cut public school children under 13 had signed up for the $40 payments, which are expected to be made short by the teachers strike.

That could mean adding days to the school cal- as a lump sum after the strike ends.

Other costs that the province continues to incur endar later in the year, he said, to ensure Grade 12 students in particular complete their courses and while schools are closed include salaries for school administration as well get all the marks they as support staff with need. other unions that are “Do you put it on eligible to be compenthe end of the year? sated for pay lost for Do you take it out of not crossing teacher Spring Break? Do you picket lines. take it out of ChristSupport staff costs mas holidays? My staff could hit $5 million are looking at all of the a day once all their options,” Fassbender union locals ratify new said. contracts.

“It’s going to deEducation ministry pend on how long this — Min. Fassbender officials said school drags out. Whatever districts would be conlength of time it takes sulted on any potential to get this settled, we changes to the school will do everything we can to make sure the school year is kept whole for year to mitigate the strike.

But Bacchus said she’s heard nothing so far and those students.”

It’s unclear how the government would finance predicted it would be disruptive to families that adding extra days of classes later when all of the have booked vacations and made other commit$12 million per day in strike savings may be con- ments far in advance.

“It’s not going to be easy,” she said, noting sumed by the province’s offer of $40-a-day paychanges would also require exemptions from ments to parents.

“If they were accumulating the savings, that School Act requirements.

Talk of calendar adjustments is another sign would be one thing – they would have a fund,” of possible long-term implications from the strike, even though it has only disrupted the first few days of the new school year.

Parents have scrambled for limited space for child care, day camps, tutors and even private school placements for their children.

Stepping up to meet the demand have been independent schools and, increasingly, public school teachers no longer drawing a regular paycheque who are advertising “tutor” services online.

“I work for the Surrey School District and I am willing to tutor your child in the comfort of your own home,” reads one Craigslist post from an elementary school teacher.

Distance learning through independent online schools is another option.

The B.C. Online School run out of Kelowna

by Heritage Christian Schools has been swamped with three times the normal number applications for distributed learning from students across the province as a result of the strike.

“We are overloaded with kids coming to us, particularly those in Grade 12 who want to get a particular course and get their requirements for university,” said superintendent Greg Bitgood.

The online school, which is half funded by the province, instructed 3,400 students in its summer school – three times the normal number – and turned away another 6,000.

Demand has surged again now that the strike has spilled into September and pushed back the scheduled start of classes.

Bitgood is weighing whether to hire more teachers in response.

But it’s risky because a deal or government legislation could send teachers back to work and students back to regular classes, said Bitgood, who emphasized he also wants the public school shutdown to end quickly.

There’s only four such independent schools that offer distributed learning to students in the public system, Bitgood said, adding “there’s no way” the industry can meet the demand created by the strike.

Another independent online school based in Surrey declined to comment, saying the issue was “too sensitive.”

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BCTF arbitration call rejected

By Black Press Education Minister Peter Fassbender has rejected the B.C. Teachers Federation’s call Friday for binding arbitration to end the teachers strike.

He said the BCTF never gave the province a detailed written proposal and the union’s insistence on several preconditions would have tilted arbitration in its favour.

“It became very clear that it was another empty effort to give parents and teachers a false hope that there is a simple way to resolve the dispute,” Fassbender said Saturday.

BCTF president Jim Iker urged the province to agree to arbitration and leave class size and composition to be settled by the courts, promising the union would then hold a membership vote on suspending the strike and returning to work.

Fassbender said binding arbitration hands over control to a third party and risks an outcome that compromises B.C.’s balanced budget and unacceptably damages the province’s finances.

The last use of binding arbitration by the province in 2001 led to a surprise $400-million increase in fees for B.C. doctors that prompted the government to raise the provincial sales tax by 0.5 per cent.

Fassbender remained firm that the province wants a negotiated settlement in line with the pay raises accepted by other government unions.

“The BCTF leadership is trying to avoid having the tough conversation with their members about what is realistic and achievable at the bargaining table.”

Iker reiterated the offer Sunday, calling it a “fair, workable,

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Education Minister Peter Fassbender and pragmatic plan to end the strike, open schools, and get children back into classrooms.”

He said his only precondition is that the province drop its proposed E80 clause, which allows either side to dodge the effect of a future appeal court ruling against them on class size and special needs resources.

“Their attempt to bargain their way out of their two court losses has been the

biggest obstacle to a settlement,” Iker said.

Prior to the BCTF offer, government negotiator Peter Cameron said arbitration was undesirable, not just because of the financial risk to government, but because it takes the decision out of the hands of both the government

and the BCTF. “The parties end up not really having made the hard decisions and owning the outcome,” he said. “And it involves a third party, who would likely be a labour relations person rather than an educator, making educational decisions.”

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By Kamloops This Week A former police officer from Clearwater facing a number of sexual-assault charges is expected to enter a plea this month.

Alan Davidson is charged with eight counts of indecent assault by a male on a male person, stemming from alleged interactions Davidson had with boys in the North Thompson as a sports coach in the 1970s and 1980s — before he began his RCMP career in 1981.

Davidson, 58, was arrested in March in Calgary, where he had been working as an Alberta sheriff.

The 16-month investigation into Davidson’s actions came about after a Lower Mainland man went to police in 2012 saying he’d been sexually assaulted by his hockey coach in Clearwater in the early 1980s.

Seven additional complainants came forward during the probe.

Davidson did not appear in Kamloops provincial court on Thursday, Aug. 28, as his arraignment hearing was adjourned for two weeks. He is due back in Kamloops provincial court on Sept. 11.

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OPINION Editorial;

The North Thompson STAR/JOURNAL

Thursday, September 11, 2014 North Thompson Star/Journal Unit 10 - 4353 Connor Road, Box 1020, Barriere, B.C., V0E 1E0 250-672-5611

by Tom Fletcher

Factory model fading for schools VICTORIA – The B.C. Teachers’ Federation’s latest demand, for binding arbitration on selected pocketbook issues of its members, is going nowhere.

This follows months of the union’s insistence on mediation. First a B.C. Supreme Court judge met with both sides and walked away. Then the BCTF’s preferred choice, Vince Ready, agreed that mediation won’t fix the current version of the mess he last examined in 2007.

BCTF president Jim Iker announced the arbitration gambit on Friday, in one of the webcasts he uses to rally the union’s exhausted membership. Education Minister Peter Fassbender replied that with five minutes’ notice to the government’s chief negotiator and lacking specifics on what would be subject to arbitration, the proposal would forfeit the government’s mandate to control costs.

“This government will not raise taxes in order to provide a settlement to one union that does not reflect what the other public sector has done,” Fassbender said.

In short, there will be a negotiated settlement, eventually. The union chose to begin the strike, and now must find a way to end it.

The government’s position in this dispute is unlike any of the many that preceded it. And it points the way to an evolution of education that cannot be stopped.

The announcement of a $40-a-day payment for days lost during a fall strike for children under 13 was greeted with scorn by the BCTF and its echo chambers. Parents won’t be bribed, they want school, not daycare, it’s an insult, went the refrain.

Before the first week of the fall strike was over, nearly two thirds of eligible parents had enrolled, faced with pickets at their schools and real and mounting child care and tutoring costs. The union executive, collecting their hefty salaries while teachers do without even token strike pay, said members who are parents should refuse the money.

Some B.C. teachers have begun advertising tutoring services online. With distance learning and other online education options expanding in all 60 public school districts, the digital revolution is unfolding quickly.

The B.C. government made a couple of announcements in April, one about moving to digital versions of textbooks and another about a digital merger of 1,600 school libraries with public and post-secondary schools. Growth of options accelerates.

Largely drowned out by the noise of 1970s-style industrial labour strife, the B.C. public school curriculum is being refashioned for this new age. Among its goals is to “allow teachers and students the flexibility to personalize their learning experience to better meet each student’s individual strengths and needs.”

One of B.C.’s early models for self-directed learning is Thomas Haney secondary in Maple Ridge, where senior high students are expected to make their own way through course work, learning to manage their own time.

It was here that the first couple of Grade 12 students showed up last week to begin making up for lost time from the strike that set in last spring. Self-directed study has become a crash course.

Private schools are also swamped with applications from Grade 12 students looking for particular courses they will need by next year.

In the short term, Fassbender says the lost strike days will likely have to be restored to the school schedule.

“Do you put it on at the end of the year? Do you take it out of spring break?

Do you take it out of Christmas holidays? My staff are looking at all of the options,” Fassbender said.

In the longer term, the whole factory model of school is on the way out.

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

No movie, no problem To the editor; I was reading the article concerning the movie washout (August 28, 2014, Moonlight Movie gets stormed out) and noted that I had been quoted.

I did indeed make those comments but the reporter described me as an on site volunteer, which I wasn’t. All the credit goes to those lovely ladies at the Credit Union and the Barriere Youth Soccer parents.

And yes, I did have a great time. It was lovely to see the kids roaring around, laughing, playing and having a good time. It was nice to visit with friends.

I ate a huge bag of popcorn and half of Bob’s bag. I love popcorn, and have been known to drop

by Barriere Timber Mart for a quick fix.

I sat and chatted with my hubby in the middle of a very busy month.

So NO, I didn’t mind not seeing the movie. I will be back to see one next year.

Leslie Stirling Barriere, B.C. The STAR/JOURNAL welcomes all letters to the editor. We do, however, reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters over matters of libel, legality, taste, brevity, style or clarity. While all letters must be signed upon submission, writers may elect to withhold their names from publication in special circumstances. Drop your letter off at the Star/ Journal Office, fax it to 672-9900, mail it to Box 1020, Barriere, VOE 1EO, or email to news@starjournal.net.

The North Thompson Star/Journal is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, P.O. Box 1356, Ladysmith, B.C., V9G 1A9. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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Another dumping station?

To the editor; When I drive down to Barriere via the Dixon Creek Road I always pass by this property with lots of garbage or construction trash, and it looks so ugly.

Somebody is using their property to dig out sand with a big excavator and fill it up with garbage – whole truck loads of garbage.

Some local people are wondering if Barriere got another dump station, or is it just a new idea to make money with garbage on this person’s property?

I took a picture because I don’t want to see the garbage getting buried there.

A picture in the Star/Journal could

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NOTICE OF NOMINATION Public Notice is given to the electors of the Electoral Areas of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District that nominations will be received by the Chief Election Officer at School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson), 1383 – Ninth Avenue, Kamloops, B.C. on the following dates: 9:00 am September 30, 2014 to 4:00 pm October 10, 2014 (Excluding statutory holidays and weekends) for the office of SCHOOL TRUSTEE for School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) for which candidates are to be elected, ONE TRUSTEE to represent each of the following Electoral Areas: North Thompson, including areas “A” Wells Gray Country and “B” Thompson Headwaters, including the District of Clearwater Barriere/Little Fort, including area “O” Lower North Thompson, including the District of Barriere Chase, including areas “L” and “P” Rivers and the Peaks, including the Village of Chase and the Mountain Resort Municipality of Sun Peaks Logan Lake, including area “J” Copper Desert Country, including the District of Logan Lake Submitted photo:

Someone is dumping mountains of garbage on Dixon Creek Road property. maybe help, it did in the past on a different location.

I would be really happy if this picture would help to prevent such things from hap-

pening in the future.

I have no problem giving you my name and address, but I would not like to see it in the newspaper, you never know if that per-

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Fund raiser dinner for Cultural Centre To the editor; Hello North Thompson Valley.

Have you ever wondered about what the North Thompson Aboriginal Cultural Centre is all about?

Well now is your chance to find out.

You are cordially invited to our fund raising dinner to support the expansion of services and presence of the North Thompson Aboriginal Cultural Centre in Clearwater serving the North Thompson Valley.

Come and support this fundraiser dinner and help us reach our goal, enjoy an awesome

New Café enjoyed

To the editor; Have you tried the new McLure Truck Stop Café ?

They have excellent food, homemade, friendly staff and the service is great.

I hope they make a go of it as it is really good.

They have done a good job on the interior of the restaurant as well. Very clean looking.

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meal, loonie auction, door prizes, guest speakers, gift items for sale, membership available, and so much more. Everyone is welcome.

The North Thompson Aboriginal Cultural Centre is the only off reserve Centre for Aboriginal peoples in the North Thompson Valley and has been serving the community since 2009, becoming a registered nonprofit society in March of 2013. The Centre receives no core funding and is run entirely by donations and volunteer staff five days a week. Our Centre provides: • Serves as a drop-in center for local community members and visitors.

• Hosts an area for a museum with the his-

tory of Aboriginal and Metis people.

• Provides a gift shop featuring many local artists.

• Teaches Aboriginal culture to all ages through storytelling and making traditional crafts.

• Volunteers at other community events from Barriere to Blue River.

• Works closely with Aboriginal Engagement Success By 6.

The dinner takes place on Friday, October 3, 2014, at the Blackpool Hall, W Old North Thompson Highway, Clearwater. Meet and greet at 5 p.m., dinner served at 6 p.m., presentations at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $25 per person and dinner will be catered by K&A Gateway Grill.

Our goal is to continue serving the community and the funds received will support this goal. To purchase tickets or ask questions please contact the Aboriginal Centre at 250674-3703, Sam Saul 250-571-2509 Cheryl Thomas 250 674-3260, Cindy Wilgosh 250674-2939 or email me at cindy.wilgosh@ gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you, your family and friends at our fundraising dinner.

Thank you for your support.

Yours in Community Spirit, Cindy Wilgosh North Thompson Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Clearwater, B.C.

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A person is qualified to be nominated, elected and to hold office as a School Trustee if the person meets all of the following requirements: Canadian citizen; 18 years of age or older on November 15, 2014; Resident of British Columbia for at least six (6) months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; Not disqualified by the School Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.

Nomination documents and additional information on the requirements and procedures for making a nomination may be obtained from the office of the Chief Election Officer at School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson), 1383 – Ninth Avenue, Kamloops, B.C. or on the School District website at www.sd73.bc.ca.

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Guest Opinion

National Trucking Week 2014:

Sharing the cost of safety Chamber decorates Al Fortin was one of the volunteers helping hang the Barriere and District Chamber of Commerce western theme silhouettes within the downtown core in readiness for the Labour Day weekend Fall Fair.

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By Louise Yako, President & CEO of BCTA When a heavy truck is involved in a road incident – a tractor-trailer jackknifes or there’s a rollover or crash – people can be quick to question the expertise and professionalism of the truck driver. Yes, professional truck drivers must take responsibility for transporting their vehicles and cargo safely, but they are only the most visible link in a supply chain that includes many others who also influence safety outcomes. Buyers, sellers, shippers, distributors, trucking companies and even consumers all need to share the cost of safety. If we continue to download these costs onto professional truck drivers, we’ll all suffer.

That may seem a somewhat negative way to draw attention to National Trucking Week, September 7 to 13, 2014, but it’s meant as a wakeup call. Professional truck drivers contribute daily to our comfort and well-being – more, in fact, than any other occupation. Everything we use – our clothing, most of our food, the devices we rely on, the gasoline that powers our vehicles and buses (even

your bicycle, if that’s your vehicle of choice) – came to us through the assistance of a professional truck driver. Tens of thousands of drivers deliver these goods safely and efficiently across BC, Canada and North America without fail, and they deserve a tribute. We need them.

Unless something changes, however, there will soon be fewer and fewer professional truck drivers to rely on.

Driving a truck can be a satisfying and rewarding career, but it’s also tough. Professional truck drivers have to be flexible and tolerant enough to contend with hours of service regulations that stipulate how long to work and rest, the vagaries of weather and traffic, the demands and expectations of many different shippers, and “just in time” scheduling that maximizes productivity (but not necessarily their needs, including family time).

One thing that can and should change is the onus placed on some professional truck drivers to absorb the cost of delays over which they have no control and outside pressure to drive longer than is safe – or even legal.

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ro, then-administrator of the US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), noted during an interview that the responsibility for safety needs to be more balanced and widely shared along the supply chain. Ms. Ferro suggested it’s essential for trucking companies to charge their customers rates that allow them to pay professional drivers for all their time on duty, including for delays at warehouses, border crossings, and terminals or when roads are closed. Individual drivers who are fully paid for their work are far less likely to try to make up losses suffered by delays and to drive when fatigued. For a leader of a regulatory agency as influential as the FMCSA, which sets rules for trucking companies and drivers operating in the US, to make such a strong connection between safety and the treatment of professional truck drivers by others is significant.

To further redistribute the safety burden, shippers should also be more publicly accountable for the trucking partners they choose.

Shippers that look only for the lowest rates tend to contract with trucking companies that may cut safety corners. Instead of looking at rates and statistics for on-time deliveries only, shippers should ask questions about a trucking company’s safety programs, hiring and disciplinary practices, and deployment of technology to enhance safety practices, and generally educate themselves about all the underlying costs that contribute to a reasonable rate for transportation services. When crashes occur - which will happen regardless

of how careful, prepared and safety-conscious trucking companies and professional drivers are investigations regarding the cause need to extend beyond the trucking company involved to the customer.

Historically and all too frequently, the trucking industry and professional drivers have been at the mercy of shippers who tend to have greater power in the relationship due to the highly fragmented and competitive structure of the trucking industry.

But the tide is changing: demand for trucking services is increasing as the industry struggles to attract and retain qualified and skilled professional drivers. Ms. Ferro also commented on this situation, recognizing an opportunity for trucking companies and owner-operators to stand tough and “shut out” shippers that abuse their services.

National Trucking Week is always a good time to reflect on the state of our industry and the role it plays in supporting our daily lives and to acknowledge the many men and women who are employed as professional drivers. To our great fortune, they take the responsibilities placed upon them seriously. Going forward, it would be even better to see others sharing those responsibilities fairly as well.

BCTA, a memberbased, non-profit, non-partisan advocacy organization, is the recognised voice of the provincial motor carrier industry, representing over 1,000 truck and motor coach fleets and over 250 suppliers to the industry.

BCTA members operate over 13,000 vehicles, employ 26,000 people, and generate over $2 billion in revenue annually in the province.

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TERRY FOX RUN

“Even if I don’t finish, we need others to continue.

It’s got to keep going without me.”

Terry’s Legacy of Hope For millions of people worldwide Terry Fox is the face of cancer research. His Marathon of Hope inspired a country and The Terry Fox Run, now in its fourth decade, continues to motivate people here in Canada and around the world.

To date, over $650 million has been raised in support of Terry’s cause.

Of that $650 million, $113,885.09 has been contributed between 1989 - 2013 by the Barriere Terry Fox Run, and Barriere schools during the same time frame have raised $16,054.63.

Terry’s vision and courage have helped to change and reshape Canada in many ways. Importantly, it transformed cancer research here - establishing a new attitude and threshold regarding what kind of investment was necessary to support cancer research. The Terry Fox Foundation (“TFF”) continues to be a leading national investor in

cancer research.

TFF remains true to Terry’s wishes today by directing all funds raised in his name to cancer research. For more than 33 years, funds have been provided to support cure-oriented, biomedical cancer research around the globe. In 2007, the Foundation created The Terry Fox Research Institute (“TFRI”), with a mandate to conduct translational research to significantly improve outcomes for patients.

In 2013, as the research arm of the Foundation, TFRI expanded its mandate to include oversight and management of the Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants, our flagship program in discovery research.

Today, TFRI manages the Foundation’s complete research investment portfolio.

In the previous fiscal year (ending March 31, 2013), TFF directed $27.7 million to its cancer research programs.

“I don’t feel that this is unfair. That’s the thing about cancer. I’m not the only one, it happens all the time to people. I’m not special. This just intensifies what I did. It gives it more meaning. It’ll inspire more people. I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if you try; dreams are made possible if you try.” – Terry Fox

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• Cancer research investment 2013 by the numbers: - The Terry Fox Foundation is one of the largest non-governmental funders of cancer research in the country, funding many different types of cancers; current multi-year studies include lung, ovarian, colorectal, pancreatic, oral, liver, oncolytic viruses and many more.

- 1,152 is the number of cancer research projects funded to date by The Foundation.

- In 2013/14, TFF will invest an estimated $23.5 million in three key areas of cancer research.

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Community Choir starting new season of music this Thursday Choir director Leah Jones says she is looking forward to starting up the North Thompson Community Choir for another season. The choir has been invited to a multi-choir performance in Kamloops that is slated for Friday, Oct. 17, and Saturday, Oct. 18. Choirs from 100 Mile House and Merritt, as

well as a couple from Kamloops, will be some of the participants in this exciting endeavour.

The North Thompson Community Choir will start on Thursday, Sept.

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Living in Canada, we don’t consider bugs as part of our daily diet but the United Nations reports that over 2 billion people worldwide supplement their diets with insects. Insects are actually quite nutritious being high in protein, fat and minerals.

For example, caterpillars have more protein than beef. (Now if we can just get over the “ick” feeling of insect consumption....)

Sometimes visiting your doctor, you are given a lot of information and it can be hard to keep it all straight. At the end of the visit, try this: repeat back the main instructions your doctor has given you to ensure you got it right. It helps the doctor and it will make certain things clearer for you. Your doctor won’t mind.

More women are having their first baby later in life compared to their counterparts of a generation ago. There were nine times more first births to women over 35 than there were 40 years ago. On the plus side, these children seem to fare better due to better economic security. On the negative side, older women are at greater risk of having complications like diabetes and heart problems during pregnancy.

Here’s another reason to stop smoking especially if you are a parent. It seems that children of smoking parents are more likely to experiment with cigarettes and end up being heavy smokers themselves.

If you need help quitting smoking, our pharmacists can help. Talk to them.

A local resident says she saw this large cat stalking a young deer close to the apartment building in Barriere last week. “The cat was stalking the deer; with both of them slowly advancing to each other,” said the witness, “The cat and deer eventually touched noses, but that happened in tall grass, and when it did both animals jumped up and it was all too fast for a photograph.” New apartment tenant, Denyse Merchant, did manage to snap a photo of this unusual encounter and we thank her for sharing it with our readers.

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Nomination packages for those interested in running for council for the positions of mayor or councillor, are now available. Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) packages for Area Director for Electoral Area “O”, or SD73 School Trustee can also now be picked up at the municipal office in the “the Ridge” at 4936 Barriere Town Road or online at www. barriere.ca.

“If anyone has any questions about running for office and what commitments are involved in possessing a seat as an elected official, call the District office to speak to an Election Officer in confidence at (250) 6729751, or drop by,” says Chief Election Officer,

Colleen Hannigan.

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If anyone has any questions about running for office and what commitments are involved in possessing a seat as an elected official, call the District office to speak to an Election Officer in confidence.

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Nature plays a large part in Art by Ecki

By Elli Kohnert North Thompson Star/Journal The small settlement of Vavenby is home to Ecki Manthei, a gifted artist who‘s artwork grows out of his connection to nature, and his drive to follow every new idea with a passion that moves him to create what is in his imagination, without delay.

Ecki’s home stands out from all others in the Vavenby trailer park where it cannot be missed. Two large life-like eagles formed from wood, seem to be guarding his property. Varieties of creatures also made from wood, line the path to the house; and the ambiance of this place leaves no doubt that an artist lives here.

Ecki, and his life partner, Marilyn, arrived in the North Thompson Valley about five years ago. When they saw the trailer court in Vavenby, they “liked it right away and bought it”; a comfortable, quiet place that allows his creativity to flourish.

Ecki says he emigrated with his parents from Austria when he was a very young boy in 1945. He has lived and worked in various northern locations in

Canada, and eventually came to live in Cloverdale, B.C. It is there that he began his artistic career.

Seashells were his medium then, tells Ecki as he explains how they lend themselves to be made into clocks for instance, or be used as a canvas for his paintings.

When the couple eventually settled in the community of Vavenby, it is here that Ecki took on art as his life work.

Ecki has transformed one room of their home into an art gallery, where he now displays the numerous ‘Art By Ecki’ creations.

The variety of his work is remarkable; it ranges from usable art, like wooden spoons and clocks, to wildlife and nature paintings.

Ecki uses antlers for many of his carvings that depict wildlife, especially wolves, in their habitat.

“When I am walking in the forest, or along a stream, I often see something that gives me an idea for a project,” says the artist, “I may pick up a rock that would be just right to paint something on, or maybe I am lucky to find a moose or deer antler, and I know right away what I want to

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He notes that nearly all the materials he uses in his creations are natural; giving the artwork its special character.

Sometimes a person may come into the gallery to view Ecki’s work, and they may purchase a special item of art for their own home. Most of the time though, Ecki and Marilyn market the art work by taking part in craft fairs.

“At some I do well, with others I do not,” commented the art-

ist on selling his work through craft fairs.

The couple say they have a few tentative ideas in mind for marketing; such as going on the road to sell their creations. But right now, they have no immediate plans that they want to follow.

“We like it here in Vavenby,” says Ecki, “We feel comfortable around here, and we do enjoy to be with the friends we have made in the area. For now, ‘Ecki’s Art’ will have its home in the North Thompson Valley .”

(Above) Ecki Manthei of Vavenby shows one of the many antlers he has carved that are displayed in his home gallery.

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the Chief Election Officer by 4 p.m. on October 10, 2014.

The District has also posted voter eligibility requirements, key dates and other helpful information about the election on its website: www.barriere.ca for both candidates and voters.

Eligible voters go to the polls in the District of Barriere on General Voting Day, November 15, 2014, to elect a mayor and six councillors.

The election for a TNRD Area “O” Board Member and one School Trustee will run in conjunction with the location election here in Barriere.

The District of Barriere will also have two advanced voting opportunities (November 1 and 5 ) for those who will not be able to vote on General Voting Day. Mail-in Ballots will also be available to those who cannot vote on any of the advanced voting days or General Voting Day, however, pre-registration for a mail-in ballot is required.

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Community sustainability and economic development must work well together For a number of years I have constantly, and I believe consistently stated that the District of Barriere needs to follow a plan for development and growth. Since incorporation a number of studies have been done and through that work the District of Barriere’s Official Community Plan (OCP) was created.

There are a number of parts to the OCP. Under the heading Sustainability Definition & Goals you will find the following: The development of the District of Barriere Official Community Plan (OCP) is guided by sustainability principles and goals developed through the BE BARRIERE Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP).

Sustainable development is often defined as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.

Some of you may remember the “Be Barriere” meetings that brought a number of residents and acknowledged experts together to formulate a plan that contained defined goals that would guide the growth of our community through the coming years. One of the goals was stated as Promoting Economic Development and Diversification. The description of this particular goal is given as “The strong business and industrial base in Barriere contributes to a diverse and thriving economy. Local businesses provide for the daily needs of residents and support tourism and large parcels located along the highway serve as desirable locations for service-based enterprises.”

The statement is written based on what should happen in the future if the plan was followed and all went well. The OCP contains a number of certainly lofty goals. I believe that those of us that sat on the ICSP committee understood that what was being proposed was not something that would happen overnight.

Promoting Economic Development and Diversification is not based on a single focus plan, like trying to get a large industrial enterprise to move to your community backed by foreign investors so that there are dozens of high paying jobs created. The cases were this works are few and far between.

Unfortunately, a number of communities do go through trying to improve the economy of their community by investing in schemes sold to their council by supposed economic development experts. It is all too easy to think that there is some magic fix.

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

Bill Humphreys In theory, city staff would provide the guidance and properly informed recommendations to city council that would head off these flights of fantasy. However, if the city staff is inexperienced and the council is new the stage is set for all sorts of exceptional tomfoolery.

It is possible that in a worst case scenario an unscrupulous “advisor” could manipulate a hungry for results elected official into allowing the improper use of public funds to finance the “advisor’s” particular money making scheme as fraudulent as it may be. As farfetched as this may seem they say the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

In a proper economic development plan it is recognized that each local area has a business profile with unique attributes and limitations.

These need to be defined, possibly refined, and then marketed to entrepreneurs looking for a new location for their business. Building a community business profile is a complicated process.

It takes time and a large amount of effort. Both council and staff have to work to bring the profile together.

This week there was a seminar held in Barriere on land development and marketing as it relates to municipal government. The information presented will guide council and District staff on how to develop a proper marketing plan and prospectus for our District owned industrial and commercial land. This is vitally important for the success of our endeavours. We need to present to investors a well thought out plan that will provide for the success of their investment while at the same time protecting the assets of the public.

In any business, success depends on recognizing good advice and following it. Running a community is no different. Skilled and knowledgeable resources are the key to the sustainability of our community.

As is the case with most small communities, we cannot afford costly missteps that could eat up our limited resources. Bad advice produces bad results and is no less expensive in the end.

World Wide Paint Out this weekend

By Margaret Houben

and lunch (or snack) if you’ll be staying all day.

This event will take Artists will be gathering at the Bandshell place rain or shine.

If it is sunny, you this weekend on Sept.

13 and 14, with their can set up your chair paints to celebrate this anywhere around the year’s World Wide park; if it is rainy, then all the artists will be up Paint Out. Everyone is wel- on the Bandshell stage come to attend and where they can stay dry. join in on the fun, from In this way there is no 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., both excuse not to come out and participate. days.

Organizers say they There will be free coffee available, and will also have some participants can come plain paper and crayfor an hour or two, or ons available for any stay for the whole day. little ones that might Just bring your own like to try their hand at chair, painting supplies creating their own art.

On Sunday, the painters will be sharing the Bandshell stage for a few hours with the Terry Fox Run organizers.

This will be a great opportunity for the artists - lots of people

who might not otherwise visit will get to see our artwork and future masterpieces in the making.

For more information, call Margaret Houben at 250-6729330.

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Hydrant Maintenance Please be advised that the District of Barriere will be performing annual fire hydrant maintenance and it is possible that water pressure irregularities may be experienced for the next several days. The District of Barriere apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you have any questions, please contact the District Office at (250) 672-9751.

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The Companion Garden at the North Thompson Fall Fair grounds has been producing wonderful vegetables and flowers all season, but this is the biggest and heaviest surprise of all. The fair gardeners (l-r); Lillian McWatters and Colleen Christensen said they were “wowed” when this organic yellow zucchini weighed in at 6.5 lbs. They plan on saving the seeds and using the flesh to make zucchini loaves to sell at the upcoming Barriere Curling Club Flea Market/Craft Fair on Sept. 20, with all proceeds from their sales going to the “Companion Garden Grow Fund”.

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A Classic Area resident Bob George stands beside his impressive 1934 Ford Phaeton just before driving it in the North Thompson Fall Fair Parade on Aug. 30. George also provided founding Fall Fair member Betty Uppenborn with a ride in the parade in his beautiful classic automobile.

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Norm Embry, chair of Interior Health Authority, has given certificates of recognition to three North Thompson residents for their work on food security.

The presentations took place during a Clearwater town council meeting held on Tuesday of last week.

The recipients were Susan Garland of Louis Creek, Ted Richardson of Vavenby THE TIMES photo: Keith McNeill and Cheryl Thomas of Clearwater.

North Thompson Food Action Committee members (l-r) Susan Garland, Ted Food security is an Richardson and Cheryl Thomas speak to Clearwater town council after being important initiative presented with certificates of appreciation by Norm Embry, chair of Interior that promoted healthy living and lifestyle, said Health Authority on Tuesday of last week. The awards were given for the work they have done on developing a food security plan for the region, plus helping Embry.

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Gold medal for Carpet bowlers

By Linda Verhoven Every second year the best in the provinces compete against one another in the Canada 55+ Games.

This year British Columbia sent three teams for the carpet bowling competitions to the Canada 55+ Games 2014 held in Strathcona County, Alberta. To be invited, teams of four have to win gold or silver in the Senior Games in their province. B.C. had three eligible teams because

there were two categories, 55+ and 70+.

Interlakes and the four’s from Vancouver Island tied for first place in the 70+. In a nail biting four ender, Interlakes earned themselves the gold medal! The 55+ team from Vancouver Island won bronze. B.C. did very well!

Pictured above are the Interlakes gold medal winning team; skip Robert Magnussen, third Marion Mikklesen, second Kitty Carrol, and lead Rose Magnussen.

Submitted photo: T. Myram

Barriere cowgirl Jamie Myram came away with top spot in the Junior Steer Riding event at the North Thompson Fall Fair BCRA Rodeo. Myram competed against 38 other riders and won the event with a score of 72, and took home $333.54 in prize money.

Cowgirl wins in hometown North Thompson Star/Journal

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The BCRA Rodeo action in Barriere on the Labour Day weekend at the annual Fall Fair was fast paced and great entertainment. Crowds cheered for the cowboys and cowgirls and applauded loudly for area competitors.

Many rose to their feet, pumping fists in the

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air with enthusiasm when Barriere teen Jamie Myram rode a rank bovine to a win in the Junior Steer riding event scoring an impressive 72 points.

Thirty-eight steer riders came out of the chutes for the event, only eight made their eight second rides, and the top winner was Barriere’s own cowgirl Jamie Myram.

Interviewed after the event, Myram said she wanted to thank all of her sponsors who have supported her rodeo competitions this year; Jill Hayward, Ron Hindson, Bert Rilcoe, Gabion Walls, Jesse Myram, and especially her Dad, Jim

Myram, for taking her from one end of B.C. to the other following the rodeo trail.

Jamie says, “Thanks everyone for believing in me, now I am off to the BCRA finals in Quesnel for steer riding on Sept 12 to 14.”

Jamie noted that there are other competitors from Barriere who have made the Top Ten for the Finals in Quesnel; Owen Hawkings, Rhett Bloomfield, Tristan Brackman, and Tristan Holt.

“That’s five out of the Top Ten competitors from Barriere,” says Jamie, “Yay, Barriere!”

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A cowgirl casts her loop in the breakaway roping at the BCRA rodeo in Barriere over the Labour Day weekend.

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward

BCRA rodeo winners at Fall Fair in Barriere Here are the winners names from the BCRA Rodeo at the North Thompson Fall Fair in Barriere, Aug. 30, 31 and Sept 1, 2014 • Bareback (6): Cash Kerner, Kamloops, score 75.

• Bull Riding (22): Tie with Steve Hohmann, Quesnel, and Ty Hamill, Kamloops, both with a score of 78.

• Saddle Bronc (10): Steve Hohmann, Quesnel, with a 73.

• Tie Down Roping (20): Riley Isnardy, Cache Creek, in 9.6 seconds.

• Steer Wrestling (18) Lincoln Ken-

nedy, Cache Creek, in 6.0 seconds.

• Breakaway Roping (38) Katrina Ilnicki, Williams Lake, in 2.2 seconds. Ladies Barrels (43) Coleen Duggan with a 16.700 second run.

• Ladies Barrels: Colleen Duggan, Cache Creek, time of 16.700 seconds.

• Junior Barrels: Carl Wandrop, Houston, time of 16.936.

• Pee Wee Barrels: Zoey Hamming, Vernon, time of 17.974.

• Junior Steer Riding (38): Jamie Myram, Barriere, score of 72.

• Junior Breakaway Roping: Courtanay May, Abborsford, time of 3.0 seconds.

Catharine Pendrel wins world mountain bike title

By Kamloops This Week Catharine Pendrel is again the queen of the mountain.

The Kamloops mountain biker captured gold in Norway on Saturday, Sept. 6, racing in the 2014 Union Cycliste Internationale Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships.

It’s the second time Pendrel has won the championship — her first title came in 2011.

“I like to race from the front and when there’s an opportunity to take the lead, you should go for it,” Pendrel said.

“That’s always the kind of racer I have been. If you want to win the Worlds you have got to be willing to take some chances and go out strong. When I came through the finish line after the first lap and saw that I was 20 seconds faster than my team relay lap, I was pretty happy, and I felt that I could maintain it.”

Pendrel nearly lost the race on her last of six laps — by which point she had built a 43 second lead — when her tire was punctured on a sharp rock.

Parade Participants Volunteers Vendors Supporters Exhibitors Visitors Entertainers Commercial Exhibitors and Displays Employees Directors and Members Emergency Services BCRA Rodeo

And everyone who participated in making the 65th annual North Thompson Fall Fair & Rodeo a premier event!

See you in 2015!

It took just 22 seconds for the tire to be changed out however, and she still finished 21 seconds ahead of Russia’s Irina Kalentieva to take gold.

-With files from The Canadian Press

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The North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association would like to extend a huge thank you to:

Catharine Pendrel of Kamloops is once again the queen of the mountain.

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‘Solidarity Forever’ at Kamloops board of education meeting

By Dale Bass Kamloops This Week Denise Harper has called on both sides of the teachers’ strike/lockout to find some way to end the impasse.

The chairwoman of the Kamloops-Thompson board of education asked the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the government’s bargaining agent, the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) to seek an alternate method to resolve the issue.

“Otherwise, any claim to be doing this for the children has a very false ring,” Harper said.

Harper told trustees at the Monday, Sept. 8, board meeting that she sent the letter earlier in the day and apologized for not consulting with trustees beforehand.

However, she added, given the public positions taken by the BCTF and Education Minister Peter Fassbender, she wanted the viewpoint of School District 73 heard.

Harper said afterward she was gratified trustees agreed with her letter.

About 200 teachers and parents rallied in front of the Ninth Avenue board office before the trustees’ meeting, calling on them to come out and speak with them.

When the public portion of the meeting began, many from the group crowded into the conference room. The overflow stayed on the stairwell and

in the lobby, where they could be heard during the board of education meeting singing the labour-movement anthem, Solidarity Forever.

Kamloops-Thompson school district Supt. Karl deBruijn gave an update to trustees on the labour dispute, which has seen BCTF president Jim Iker call for binding arbitration, Fassbender rejecting it and Iker then announcing teachers will vote on going back to work if the government accepts binding arbitration.

The sticking point — beyond Fassbender’s assertion the government does not believe in binding arbitration — is the one holding up any movement toward a settlement, the contentious language addressing class size and composition, a matter the courts have ruled twice teachers have the right to bargain.

After deBruijn’s brief report, trustee Joan Cowden addressed the group of parents and teachers, noting she began her teaching career 42 years ago at Arthur Hilliard elementary in Kamloops.

Cowden said upon starting the job, she was told not to expect it to go past December, depending on who won the provincial election that year.

“The reason given was a lack of government funding, so we haven’t come too far,” she said.

Elsewhere with the board of education . . .

• DeBruijn told trustees

preliminary registration numbers show 523 more students at schools but, until classes resume, he can’t be sure if these are all new students or simply families moving to different neighbourhoods.

• Because of job action in June that affected exams, marks being submitted and report cards prepared, de Bruijn reported, students in grades 11 and 12 will receive transcripts with their marks during the first week of school so they can ensure requirements for graduation are met. The transcripts will have blended marks based on course work and provincial exams • Students in grades 1 through 10 will receive a letter during the first week of school with their grade placements, which will be reviewed after school has begun.

• De Bruijn said the district will attempt to issue proper report cards once the strike/lockout ends.

• Directors of B.C. School Sports have advised school boards it will continue with leagues, zones and provincials for those student teams in place with volunteers willing to assist their operation. For example, the organization plans to proceed with fall zone and championships schedules for football, volleyball, boys’ soccer, field hockey, aquatics and cross-country. Teams still need permission from districts to compete.

NT Arts Council AGM coming Submitted North Thompson Arts Council’s AGM is set for Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. at our new home in Dutch Lake Community Centre, 209 Dutch Lake Road in Clearwater. (Coming from Barriere or Little Fort turn left on Old Highway 5 at the Wells Gray Inn. Turn left again onto Dutch Lake Road at the police station. The community centre is in the old Dutch Lake School right next to the police station.)

Some directors are willing to let their names stand for this

coming year, but there are several spots open on the board of directors. If you are interested in becoming a board member but are unable to attend the meeting please email me a letter of intent addressed to the NTAC Board of Directors.

2014/2015 is an exciting jump for NTAC as we have a home base in Clearwater to establish in the new community centre. We have several ongoing events and festivals to look forward to, and new members to welcome.

The board is looking

at making changes to the membership fee and discussing the new gallery and workshop.

Membership in NTAC is for all types of artists and craftspeople: painters, photographers, writers, singers, musicians, performers, quilters, weavers, potters, etc.

Its also for people who just plain love arts and culture. You don’t have to be a practicing artist!

Membership in NTAC comes with many new benefits this year: exhibition opportunities, drop in at the studio, special

rates for workshops, and more.

If you want to lend a hand at the planning and administrative level, we would love to have you. If you just want to support NTAC by becoming a member, we would love to have you too!

Please RSVP if you plan on attending and I will forward you the agenda. We would love to see you there.

Contact: Charlene Lau, NTAC President, call 250674-8775 or email: norththompstonartscouncil@yahoo. ca

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward

Teachers ready to vote B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) president Jim Iker’s call for binding arbitration in the current strike/lockout was rejected by the government last week. Iker then announced teachers would vote on Wednesday, Sept. 10, on going back to work if the government accepts binding arbitration. Pictured are staffers on the picket line at Barriere Secondary School last Tuesday morning showing they are ready to vote “YES”.

This is B.C. Farmers Appreciation Week Ministry of Agriculture This is the fifth annual B.C. Farmer’s Appreciation Week, running Sept. 8 to15, 2014.

“British Columbians can choose from hundreds of local options to celebrate Farmers Appreciation Week, with enough flavours available to satisfy everyone’s tastes,” says B.C. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick, “A shopping-stroll through the cheerful and festive atmosphere of a farmers’ market can lead to baskets and bags full of fresh-from-the-farm fruits and veggies, meat products, baked goods, and plenty of artisan-made delicacies for an evening treat, the breakfast table or a local feast.

“A trip to the market is also a social event, and a chance for neighbours and friends to meet and chat, kids to play and laugh, with often enough, a local band or entertainer performing in the background. This week, the atmosphere is going to be even more festive, with over 35 special events at farmers’ markets throughout the province.

“Appreciating B.C. farmers can also be done at the grocery store, as more-and-more retailers respond to consumer demand for increased local foods, or, by going on a farm

tour and meeting the people who grow and produce the food our communities depend on and enjoy.

“Over this summer, I drove more than 6,500 kilometers around B.C. meeting with hard-working farmers and ranchers in every region of our province. I am incredibly proud of the passion, knowledge and optimism I encountered throughout B.C., and honoured to represent B.C. farmers everywhere I go.

“Buying local food results in fresh and trusted meals on your table, and also supports more than 61,000 B.C. jobs, our food security, and the diverse and strong communities we live in. The B.C. government will continue to work with farmers and producers to help grow their businesses and so future generations enjoy a wide range of foods from B.C. farms.

“I urge everyone to connect with local food producers during Farmers Appreciation Week and enjoy high-quality and great-tasting B.C. foods throughout the year.”

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Ingredients Chili: 1 1/2 lbs uncooked chicken breast (can be frozen) cut into 1-2 chunks 2 – 15 oz cans of white beans (drained) 1 – 15 oz can of white corn (drained) 1 onion chopped (sweet/Vidalia) 1 clove garlic finely chopped (I love garlic so I used 2) 1 package taco seasoning 1 – 7 oz can of chopped green chilies 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 – 14 oz can of chicken broth

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By Dee Toppings: 1/2 cup sour cream (I used low fat) 2 tbls lime juice Finely chopped cilantro Fresh shredded cheese (I used Colby-Jack) Corn tortilla chips (the authentic yellow kind) Directions Place cut up chicken in the bottom of the Crock Pot. Add beans, corn and onion. Mix the next five ingredients and pour over the top. Cover and cook on low in the Crock Pot for 8-10 hours. (I was running low on time so I cooked mine on low for about 4 1/2 hours and then raised it to high for the last 2 hrs).

Before serving use a potato

masher to break up the chicken.

(Make sure you do this very quickly with pressure and alternating directions… the consistency should change from brothy with chunks of meat and beans to a very thick and even consistency. If it is still brothy, keep mashing).

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Crib: Barriere Legion 242, every Thurs. 7pm, Sept. to May. Darts: Barriere Legion 242, Thurs. 7pm, Sept. to May. 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 250-672-9934 Barriere Elementary PAC: 1st Wed. of mth, 6:30pm, call 672-9916.

Barriere Fire Dept.: Firehall, Thurs., 7pm Barriere Food Bank: Every 2nd Wed. 672-0029 Barriere Fibre Arts: Every Tues, 6:30pm at the Ridge.

Genealogy: Every 1st & 3rd Friday of the mth at the Library, 6-7pm, except Jul/Aug. 250-672-9330.

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

Photography Club. Shelley Lampreau 250-672-5728.

Community Quilters: Every Thurs. 2pm at the Barriere Food Bank. Judy 250-672-5275 or Fran 250-672-2012.

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

BSS PAC & Booster Club: 1st Tues., 5:30pm. 250-672-9943.

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 250-374-9866.

Heffley Creek Acoustic Coffee House: 3rd Fri. every mth 7pm. Call 578-0056.

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

Little Fort Recreation: 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. 672-5660.

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

Safe Home: Get away from domestic abuse, call 250-6742135 (Clw) or 250-682-6444 (Barriere).

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Livestock DORPER Cross Sheep flock for sale. 15 ewes and 25 lambs. $4500. Phone 250397-4126.

Poultry For Sale: 18 month old laying hens. $6/each. Call 250-6729391

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Flea Markets Barriere Seniors Society Flea Market Sept. 27 9am - 1pm Barriere Seniors Hall Table rentals $10 Call 250-672-9337

Garage Sales Garage sale Saturday Sept. 13 3380 Capostinsky Rd. Vavenby 10 am - 4 pm Misc items

Misc. for Sale 1992 camper, 8’x9’ w/bathroom, hot water tank & furnace; clean. Walnut cedar chest on legs. Open to offers.

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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.

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Barriere 3bdrm house, 2.5 baths, lrg. fenced yard, double garage, 5 new app., pet friendly. N/S, ref. req. $1200/mth 250-672-9362 Clearwater: 3 bdrm, 2 bath, top floor of home in Wyndhaven Sub. Avail Oct. 1. Bsmt occupied by owner. $1200/mo + util, $600 DD. Internet & Netflix provided. Shared laundry. No parties, NP, smoking outside only. Ph 778-208-0065 or 250-674-3368 for more info.

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Mobile Homes & Pads Mobile home for sale or rent in Barriere. 250-672-5685 Vavenby: 2 bdrm covered mobile w/addition on priv lot. Partially reno’d, w/d, f/s. Ref req. $675/mo + DD. No Pets.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY LITTLE FORT LAND AND BUILDING

The Board of Education of School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) invites offers to purchase the Little Fort School Site and Building located at 216 Highway No. 24, Little Fort, B.C. Legal Description: Plan B216, DL 1658, KDYD The subject property consists of 1.20 acres, approximately, and an older vacant school building of approximately 2,090 square feet, is located in Little Fort and is presently zoned P-2 Institutional. The site is serviced with a well and septic system. The Board makes no guarantee as to zoning or the condition of the well, water and/or septic. The property is offered on an “as is” basis.

The Board will consider all reasonable offers for the property but considers the current appraised value of $110,000 as the upset price for sale.

Offers received before 4:00pm, Friday, October 10, 2014, will receive first consideration.

The Board reserves the right to negotiate with one or more prospective purchasers at its sole discretion and is not obligated to accept the highest or any offer.

Please submit your offer to: Mr. Kelvin Stretch, Secretary-Treasurer School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) 1383 – 9th Avenue Kamloops, B.C. V2C 3X7 phone: (250) 374-0679 • fax: (250) 372-1183 • email: facilityinput@sd73.bc.ca

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Preventing suicide through New priest for Valley community and connection

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The Reverend Father Paul Simms is the new Roman Catholic priest for the North Thompson Valley, serving churches in Barriere, Clearwater, Blue River and Valemount. Born in 100 Mile House, he grew up in Lone Butte and Kamloops. He was ordained in 2012 and served the last two years at the cathedral in Kamloops.

He takes over from the Reverend Father Donal O’Reilly, who has retired and continues to live in Barriere.

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CHURCH Worship Sunday 11:00

A worshipping OF ST.community PAUL of 4464 Barriere Town Road Anglicans, United & Lutherans

Interior Health

Approximately 11 Canadians will end their lives by suicide today. Each year suicide claims the lives of more than 3,500 people in Canada. Here in B.C. we lose an average of 501 people a year due to suicide. The effects of suicide can be devastating to our communities and our families. Suicide prevention is a shared responsibility - we all have the potential to make a difference and save a life.

“Connecting Canada” is the theme for this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10. The campaign highlights that being connected with oneself, with others, and with a community is critical to hopefulness and wellbeing. World Suicide Prevention day is a time to remember that we are all connected to each other, through shared experiences and hope.

“Everyone can benefit from the help and support of their family, friends, and community during difficult times,” said Jenny Green, Community Health Facilitator with Interior Health. “Many suicides are preventable. Suicide prevention begins with our willingness to recognize the signs of suicide and talk openly about it. Once you have a feeling that someone might be thinking about suicide, it is important to ask them as directly, clearly, and as soon as possible.”

Green stresses that a meaningful connection with another person can be very powerful. “Sometimes just a few genuine words of concern and active listening can create an open discussion about suicide and encourage

an at risk person to seek help. You can make a big difference.”

If someone you know is feeling suicidal, help is available. The Interior Crisis Line Network provides Interior Health residents with around-the-clock access to telephone support. The toll-free number is 1-888-353-CARE (2273). Assistance is also available through local mental health and substance use services, family physicians, emergency services and through webbased supports such as Crisis Centre (http:// www.crisiscentre.bc.ca).

In the month of September events will take place across Canada and around the world to promote suicide awareness and prevention. Attend an event near you to help shine a light on this important issue and send a message of hope and connection to those in need.

For more information on World Suicide Prevention Day: Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention: www.suicideprevention.ca Mental Health Commission of Canada: http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/ English/issues/suicide-prevention/world-suicide-prevention-day Interior Health is committed to promoting healthy lifestyles and providing a wide range of quality health-care services to more than 742,000 people living across B.C.’s vast interior. For more information, visit www.interiorhealth.ca, follow us on Twitter @Interior_Health, or like us on Facebook at www. facebook.com/interiorhealth.ca.

Worship 11:00 All AreSunday Welcome

A worshipping community of the Rev.United Brian &Krushel Anglicans, Lutherans

Office: 250 672-5653 All Are Welcome www.norththompsonpc.ca

the Rev. Brian Krushel

ST. GEORGE’S ROMAN Office: 250 672-5653 www.norththompsonpc.ca CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

Father Donal O’Reilly Wednesday, Friday

Saturday• Fax Mass - 9am Ph&672-5949 672-5974 Father Donal O’Reilly CHRISTIAN LIFE ASSEMBLY Ph 672-5949 • Fax 672-5974 4818 Annesty Rd. (Across from High School)

CHRISTIAN LIFE ASSEMBLY 9:30am Adult SundayRd. School 4818 Annesty 10:30am SundayHigh Service and (Across from School) 9:30am Adult Sunday School Children’s Sunday School 10:30am Pastor: Sunday LanceService Naylor and Children’s Sunday School 672-0111 Pastor: Lance Naylor www.clabarriere.org 672-0111 www.clabarriere.org

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THE OPEN DOOR FELLOWSHIP 11:00FELLOWSHIP am Sundays at the Ridge Bible Study on Tuesdays 1pm 11:00 am Sundays at theatRidge Bible StudyTODD on Tuesdays at 1pm PASTOR ENGLISH TODDafter ENGLISH JoinPASTOR us for refreshments the Service.

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OBITUARY In Loving Memory

Albert Edward Bush

S e p t e m b e r 1 3 , 1 9 3 4 – A u g u s t 11 , 2 0 1 4 With great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of our father Al Bush on August 11, 2014.

He was surrounded by his family and extended family.

He passed after a courageous battle with cancer.

Al is survived by his wife, June, of 58 years, Albert Jr., {Tanya}, daughter {Patricia}, daughter Helen, Charlie {Cheryl}, Sig {Nicole}, grandchildren, Tasha {Adam}, Brandon, Marshall, Ryan, Sara, Liam, Evan, Kyle, great grandchildren, Cameron and Kieren, sisters Joyce and Betty.

Al was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. When he was 12 years old he moved to Vancouver with his uncle Charlie Whiteman. He later went into the forest industry, engineering, road building etc.

His greatest love was fish-

ing and camping with his children and grandchildren. He also enjoyed gardening cooking and many other interests.

For many years he quietly helped many people along the way and especially young people. He was also known as one of the paper boys in Kamloops, who walked the streets with his dog “Sadie” delivering papers.

The family would like to thank our dearest friends the Clare family for their support.

We would also like to thank the Community for touching our fathers heart with their kindness and generosity.

A gathering for a Celebration of Life for Al, will be held at1:30 pm on Saturday, September 27th, 2014, at Desert Gardens Senior Centre, 540 Seymour Street, Kamloops, In lieu of flowers, donations to New Life Mission, Kamloops, Canadian Cancer Society or an organization of your choice.

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm, 250 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories through Al’s obituary at www.fischersfuneralservices. com.

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2014 NT Fall Fair exhibit hall winners

Those who entered into the North Thompson Fall Fair exhibit hall competitions over the Labour Day weekend found themselves in tough company with all of the impressive entries displayed there. By the end of the third day the points had all been totalled and the annual perpetual and aggregate trophies were then presented to the hard working recipients.

Best Bale of Hay - won by Sam Berger, with Hans Berger accepting the award from Exhibit Hall Convenor Sylvia Chivers.

The award is annually sponsored by Piva Hay Ranches Ltd.

The Hank Searle Memorial Trophy for Hi Point Aggregate in the Boys and Girls Section, sponsored by Kelly Searle, was won in a four way tie by Eva-Mae Ekin, Brad Fennell, Jeff Fennell, and Tyson Schilling.

The Inge Rainer Memorial Home Canning Aggregate, sponsored by the Rainer Family, was won by Betty Foote.

The L. Larson Family Award, for the Hall Grand Aggregate for Top Hall Exhibitor, was won by Dorothy and Joe Schulte.

Barb Denton (r) presented the Leone Woodward Memorial High Aggregate for Flowers, sponsored by the Woodward Family, to Jeanie Webber.

The Margot Hillman Trophy for the highest combined points in hand knitting, hand embroidery, crocheting, hand quilting and rug hooking was won by Margaret Edgar.

The North Thompson Fall Fair Best Scarcrow Award, sponsored by Art Knapp, was won by Marnie Pfeifer.

The RHU Castle Cup for Best of Show in Wine was presented to Hans Berger, and sponsored by the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association.

The Ron Smith Memorial Award for Woodworking (judges choice) was won by Chuck Neathway, and sponsored by Virginia Smith.

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. BCChevroletDealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. *Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between September 3, and September 30, 2014. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on all new or demonstrator 2014 Chevrolet vehicles, excluding Corvette; special finance rate not compatible with certain cash credits on Silverado. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/ or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $20,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $238.10 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $20,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight and air tax ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Dealer trade may be necessary. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ® Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. ††Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer vehicle that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013/2014 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, or crossover and 2015MY Chevrolet Silverado HD, Suburban, Tahoe, Traverse delivered in Canada between September 3, and September 30, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer vehicle or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013/2014 model year Chevrolet vehicle and 2015MY Chevrolet Silverado HD, Suburban, Tahoe, Traverse delivered in Canada between September 3, and September 30, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1,500 credit available on eligible Chevrolet vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer pick-up truck that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,000 credit available towards the retail purchase, cash purchase or lease of one eligible 2013/2014/2015 model year Chevrolet light or heavy duty pickup delivered in Canada between September 3, and September 30, 2014.Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited by law. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. ^ Whichever comes first. Limit of four ACDelco Lube-Oil-Filter services in total. Fluid top-offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ^^ Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.

Call Smith Chevrolet Cadillac at 250-372-2551, or visit us at 950 Notre Dame Drive, Kamloops. [License #11184]