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One hundred participants turned out on a bright and sunny Sunday, Sept. 14, for the annual Terry Fox Run

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Teachers to vote Thursday on tentative deal

By Tom Fletcher Black Press B.C.’s striking teachers are expected to vote this week on a tentative settlement with the provincial government.

Mediator Vince Ready announced the agreement early Tuesday morning, after five days of talks at a Richmond hotel. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the province’s negotiators agreed to withhold details until they have a final docu-

ment to present, he said.

With a ratification vote of 40,000 union members expected to be held Thursday, the province’s 60 school districts are attempting to return to regular classes next week after five weeks of fullscale strike action that began last June.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender has said a plan will be developed to make up missed instructional days, which could involve rescheduling Christmas and spring break.

“This is wonderful news for the students,

teachers, administrators, support staff, trustees and parents in B.C.,” said B.C. School Trustees’ Association president Teresa Rezansoff. “The immediate goal is to get students back in classes as quickly as possible.”

The B.C. Public School Employers’ Association was seeking a six-year agreement with wage increases of just over one per cent per year, in line with other settlements in the provincial public service. A fund to address class size and composition has been a key issue in the dispute.

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Barriere brings Terry Fox Run total to $124,619.09 since 1989 North Thompson Star/Journal The first Terry Fox Run in Barriere took place on Sept. 23, 1981, and was attended by 80 people and raised $850. In 2013 the Barriere Terry Fox Run raised $7,596. Barriere now has set a new record.

“We previously had two really big donation years,” said a co-organizer of this year’s run Kathy Cooper, “In 2004 (the year after the fire) $8,963 was raised, and in 2010, the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope Run’s 30 year Anniversary), the Barriere Run raised $10,077.”

This past Sunday, Barriere outdid itself, bringing in a whopping

Submitted photo: Cooper

A young man leads off the annual Barriere Terry Fox Run.

$10,734, thanks to Ted Smith for his large donation pledge of $5,000.

This banner year has now brought the community of Barriere to a grand total of $124,619.09, of money that has been raised from the years 1989 to 2014 by the community for the Terry Fox Foundation, with the funds all earmarked for cancer research.

“We had an awesome run yesterday,” says Kathy Cooper, one of the Barriere run organizers, “The weather was fantastic, it was great to have the RCMP for road control, and Purcha’s Ice Cream stand even donated their proceeds from ice cream sales at the event to the Terry Fox Run. And so much thanks goes out to Ted Smith for pledging $5,000!”

Barriere Schools have also raised an additional total from 1989 to 2013 of $16,054.63.

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Elli Kohnert

A young participant and his mom check out the Barriere Terry Fox Run wall of memories.

THOMPSON-NICOLA REGIONAL DISTRICT 2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS NOTICE OF NOMINATION Public Notice is given to the electors of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District that a general local election will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 to elect one (1) Director from each of the following Electoral Areas: "A" (Wells Gray Country), "B" (Thompson Headwaters), "E" (Bonaparte Plateau), "I" (Blue Sky Country) "J" (Copper Desert Country), “L”, “M”, “N”, "O" (Lower North Thompson) and "P" (Rivers and the Peaks) for a four (4) year term commencing December 2014. Nominations will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows: By hand, mail or other delivery service: Thompson-Nicola Regional District #300-465 Victoria Street Kamloops BC V2C 2A9 By fax to: 250-372-5048 By email to: election@tnrd.ca

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Run co-organizer Kathy Cooper speaks to the participants from the Barriere Bandshell before the Terry Fox Run gets underway on Sept. 14.

From: 9:00 am Tuesday September 30, 2014 To: 4:00 pm Friday October 10, 2014 Excluding statutory holidays and weekends From: 9:00 am Tuesday September 30, 2014 To: 4:00 pm Friday October 10, 2014 Originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents must be received by the Chief Election Officer by 4:00 pm on Friday October 17, 2014

Nomination forms are available for download from the TNRD website at www.tnrd.ca or from the TNRD office, 4th Floor, 465 Victoria Street Kamloops BC. Nomination forms are also available during regular office hours (except weekends and statutory holidays) from the District of Barriere, 4936 Barriere Town Road, Barriere BC until the until the close of the nomination period (4:00 pm on October 10, 2014).

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria: x x x x

Canadian citizen; 18 years of age or older on general voting day [November 15, 2014]; resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.

FURTHER INFORMATION may be obtained by contacting Carolyn Black, Chief Election Officer or Andrea Leite, Deputy Chief Election Officer at 250-377-8673 or by email to election@tnrd.ca.

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Warm up exercises for everyone before the run.

Terry Fox Run Participants on the oval at the Bandshell in Fadear Park.

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Elli Kohnert

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Elli Kohnert

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Forest fire help tops communities’ wish list

By Tom Fletcher Black Press Coming through one of the most expensive forest fire seasons in the province’s history, the B.C. government is being asked to renew its fund for local governments to create safe zones around their communities.

A resolution to extend wildfire prevention funding tops the list for the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, set for Sept. 22-26 in Whistler. It was sponsored by the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, where fire crews are battling the latest major forest fire near Princeton.

The province’s wildfire prevention fund was established

10 years ago in the wake of the damaging 2003 fire season, with $37 million for a cost-sharing program.

Another $25 million was provided in 2011 and that money has all been committed for local forest fuel management projects.

The B.C. government estimates it will spend $350 million on wildfire control by the end of this season.

That was exceeded in 2003 and in 2009, the most costly season for the province with $382 million spent.

Other resolutions given priority by the UBCM executive: • Langley City is calling on the province to provide a cost recovery model for medical assistance calls to its fire rescue service.

Nearly four out of five

calls received are for medical assistance. In response to a previous request, the province told UBCM its local firefighters are not required to respond to medical calls.

• The City of Victoria wants to discuss the province’s changes to the Agricultural Land Commission.

Nelson, Coldstream and the Central Kootenay Regional District have presented similar resolutions, calling for more consultation before changes are implemented.

• Northern and central B.C. municipalities object to the province’s proposal to cap industrial tax rates for properties used in liquefied natural gas developments.

The B.C. government has complained previously

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about high industrial taxes imposed on the forest products industry.

• The province’s new recycling regulations have prompted a resolution on behalf of small communities without recycling pro-

$400,000 grant to help put B.C. kids back into the game North Thompson Star/Journal A $400,000 B.C. Government grant to KidSport BC will help ensure all children in British Columbia have the opportunity to participate in sport, announced Burnaby North MLA Richard T. Lee on behalf of Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.

Established in 1993, KidSport BC is a nonprofit organization that helps kids 18 and under to participate in sport. The program enables children and youth to participate in a sport of their choice through confidential financial assistance. KidSport BC was the first organization of its kind in the country and has grown from fewer than 20 community chapters to more than 40 throughout the province.

Lee made the announcement at KidSport BC’s 5th annual Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Corporate Kids Challenge fundraiser. This

For The Record: B.C. Teachers’ Federation executive members are not receiving pay during the union’s strike. Incorrect information appeared in Tom Fletcher’s B.C. Views editorial column of Sept. 11, 2014.

grams. The Fraser-Fort George Regional District is calling for recycling collection services to be offered wherever fees are being collected from retailers for packaging and printed paper products.

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year’s superhero-themed event was attended by some of B.C.’s elite athletes, including members of Canada’s World Cup silver medal women’s rugby team; members of Canada’s national women’s soccer team; as well as former BC Lion, Angus Reid, Olympic freestyle skier silver medalist, Kelsey Serwa, and Olympic rowing silver medalist Darcy Marquardt.

Since 2006, the B.C. government has invested more than $3 million in KidSport BC. In 2013, more than 6,700 kids received KidSport BC assistance with an average funding grant of $300.

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OPINION Editorial:

The North Thompson STAR/JOURNAL

Thursday, September 18, 2014 North Thompson Star/Journal Unit 10 - 4353 Connor Road, Box 1020, Barriere, B.C., V0E 1E0 250-672-5611

By Jessica Wallace

Need Apple Watch-dog for privacy, security Kirsten Dunst didn’t need to share her “intimate” heartbeat when she recently turned up naked on the Internet.

Her tweet on Sept. 1, which read “Thank you iCloud,” followed by a smiley pile of poop, said it all pretty clearly.

California’s successful tech company, Apple, unveiled its new lineup of products earlier this week, but the announcement came in the wake of a highly publicized privacy breach.

Dunst and upwards of 100 other female celebrities reportedly had their iCloud accounts hacked, with their private naked photographs posted online for all the world to see.

Apparently, a hacker found a way to restore the stars’ iCloud data and access everything.

In a press release issued by Apple, it called the incident a “very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions.”

Apple dismissed blame, but company CEO Tim Cook later said new security features would be added.

In the meantime, Apple went on with the show.

It previewed the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus during a live announcement on Tuesday, Sept. 9.

Its newest phones are said to compete with Android’s size.

The new phones are also said to have better battery life, display and camera options.

They will be available for sale in Canada later this month.

The company also announced another software upgrade — iOS 8 — along with Apple Pay, which allows people to use their phone to make purchases on their credit cards.

However, the biggest news was, perhaps, the Apple Watch.

It is the company’s newest major product since the iPad and since the death of founder Steve Jobs — and it is the first one to be wearable.

Millions of personalized watch faces are just the beginning.

Messages can be dictated into the watch and you can speak into it for a call or transfer to an iPhone for longer conversations.

The watch will also be able to “tap” you when receiving incoming messages.

“It gets your attention the way another person would,” Apple’s website says of the product’s feature.

It also promotes an “entirely new conversation.”

Sketch pictures for friends, walkie-talkie them or — send them your heart rate.

A sensor in the watch will record and send heartbeats, like any other message, with Apple calling it a “simple and intimate way to tell someone how you feel.”

So, if Apple has its way, by 2015 we will all look like a bunch of Dick Tracy wannabes talking into our wrists, while being tapped incessantly with “intimate” heartbeats strapped to our arms and flashing in front of our eyes all day, every day.

One problem, Apple — nobody even wears a watch any more.

We tell time on that iPhone you sold us.

So, why?

A closer look at the accessibility of if all — strapped to your wrist — seems to be in keeping with the technological evolution dubbed the Internet of Things, an online interconnectivity with objects from our day-today lives.

Imagine — among others — your lights, coffee maker, fridge and door locks all linked to turn on, off or lock behind you automatically.

Your lights might turn on in the morning, linked to your alarm clock.

Your coffee maker might know you had scheduled an obscure work meeting and set the dark roast to brew an hour earlier than your typical wakeup call.

Your door might lock behind you on your way out.

It might be controlled by a computer, a smartphone or, perhaps, a watch.

The Apple Watch is set to be released next year and this digital lifestyle might still be years away — or never even happen.

I just hope Apple gets a better pulse of our personal security before then.

Polley Lake hangover To the editor; I have a beef to share. Too many people are inaccurately using the term “acute toxicity” when talking about Polley Lake. Not only is their use of the term inaccurate, it’s also recklessly misleading.

Acute toxicity results from a single or short exposure to a poisonous substance which then causes severe biological harm or even death. An example of acute toxicity would be a lethal dose of common alcohol, aka “booze”.

At Polley Lake there is an “elevated” level of substances, not “acute toxicity”. A suitable anal-

ogy would be a hangover from having consumed too much alcohol. As everyone knows, a hangover is painful but can be remedied, or remediated, if the source of the contaminant (alcohol) is removed or stopped, allowing the body to recover naturally.

So, Polley Lake is not dead, folks! It just has a hangover. Let’s stop saying it’s dead, let nature take its course, and let Polley Lake get over this hangover while we figure out how to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

Jessica Marte Received by email

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Teachers to vote on tentative deal

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

B.C.’s striking teachers will vote this week on a tentative settlement with the provincial government.

Mediator Vince Ready announced the breakthrough early Tuesday morning, after five days of talks at a Richmond hotel. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the province’s negotiators agreed to withhold details until a final document is presented to present to BCTF members and school trustees.

With a ratification vote of 40,000 union members expected to be held Thursday, the province’s 60 school districts are attempt-

ing to return to regular classes next week after five weeks of full-scale strike action that began last June.

Premier Christy Clark said if the vote passes, schools will be up and running again as early as Monday.

She thanked parents for their patience as the strike dragged into the fall, saying a negotiated settlement was the only way to improve a relationship that has been dysfunctional for 30 years.

“We’ll have five years to talk about the things that really matter, and that’s children in classrooms,” Clark said in Vancouver Tuesday.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender

said a plan is being developed to make up missed instructional days, which could involve rescheduling Christmas holidays, spring break or adding days to the end of the school year. Every student’s education will be “kept whole,” particularly senior high school students looking ahead to post-secondary studies, he said.

The agreement includes money to settle thousands of union grievances accumulated since the province removed class size and teacher staffing levels from the teacher contract in 2002.

Clark said the deal includes increased funds to hire more

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Premier Christy Clark and Education Minister Peter Fassbender teachers to address class size and special needs support. It is for six years, retroac-

Letter to the editor;

Women in business have a voice To the editor; North Thompson Women in Business (NTWIB) was established in 2013 as a organization created in order to give a voice to Clearwater & District Businesswomen, whether they be professionals, run their own businesses, work for others, or thinking about starting a business.

Our aim is to offer as many networking opportunities as possible to all Clearwater & District area women and to promote one another’s businesses.

We hold interesting and enjoyable luncheons where both members and the general public are welcome to attend.

Our monthly luncheons are held at the Wells Gray Inn on Wednesday, Sept 24, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. We meet once a month from September till June.

Mission statement; NTWIB has a mission to CONNECT women to help PROMOTE

healthy and professional businesses by NETWORKING with other accomplished women.

Through SUPPORT and LEARNING we strive to build strong businesses.

Vision statement; Inspired and empowered women succeed-

ing professionally and as role models in our community.

Guest speakers receive a small feature on their business in the North Thompson Times. Great way to expose their business to our community.

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tive to the expiry of the earlier agreement last spring, with raises averaging just over

one per cent per year.

The government’s appeal of a court decision ordering the

return of 2002 class size provisions will will continue, Clark said.

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2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) Rural Area

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 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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Where’s the beef prices? Look up!

By Cam Fortems Kamloops This Week Auctioneer Wayne Jordan thought it couldn’t go any higher.

A little over a decade ago, cattle prices plunged to a low of 85 to 95 cents a pound when bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, more commonly known as mad-cow disease) was discovered in Canada.

Prices remained there for years, suppressed by a combination of a high Canadian dollar, waning demand and a ban on exports to many countries, including Canada’s best trading partner south of the border.

“A year ago, to show you how high it is, that 600-pound steer was $1.50-ish a pound,” Jordan said.

That set a record.

Since last year, prices per pound have steadily climbed again, now reaching $2.30 to $2.40 a pound in the auction ring — a 50 per cent increase in a year.

“People will look at it and say producers are printing money,” said Jordan, who

has called out the highs and lows over those years at the B.C. Livestock Producers Co-operative auction ring in East Kamloops.

“But, we went through seven or eight years raising beef at below cost.”

Kevin Boon, general manager of B.C. Cattlemen’s Association, said stampeding prices began last fall.

“And it’s just continued,” he said.

Some of the answers for the high prices — which customers are seeing on store shelves — are simple to understand.

Beef cattle is a commodity ruled by the simple fact of supply and demand.

Years of poor prices prompted ranchers to give up or reduce numbers.

In the latest report available, B.C.’s beefcattle herd has shrunk to about 200,000 breeding cows. That’s down from a peak of 320,000 in 2005.

“We’ve lost onethird,” Boon said.

There is also increased demand from Asia — China in particular.

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porting agencies and ranchers increased focus on foreign markets, which produced results.

Add to that the decline of the Canadian dollar to nearly the 90-cent level, making exports cheaper, and there’s a recipe for improved profits for ranchers.

There is another factor in beef pricing that is less easy to understand.

But, it’s a simple rule, Jordan said: “The farmer and the rancher both can’t win.”

Some of the profit sandwiched between the range and the supermarket cashier goes either to farmers — who win on high prices for grain, which is fed to cattle before slaughter — or to ranchers.

The end price at the counter is sensitive.

If it rises too high, consumers look elsewhere.

There is a glut of grains on the North American market, driving down prices and making cattle feed cheaper. That cheaper input cost allows more money to go to ranchers.

with MICHELLE LEINS

By 2020, about 1 in 3 Canadians will be diabetic or prediabetic. If you haven’t been screened for diabetes and are over 40, check with your doctor. Diabetes can be prevented through lifestyle changes ... weight-loss, better nutrition and exercise.

As we age, our eyes sometimes don’t produce enough tears to keep the eye moist causing “dry eye syndrome.” This can also be caused by certain medications as well. It’s important to keep the eye surface moist. Talk to our pharmacists about this. We can check your medication list for possible drug causes and recommend a suitable moisturizing eye drop or ointment to help.

Pharmacists are often asked for something to reduce heartburn. There are drugs available for this but often just making a few changes in your life might do the job.

Avoid eating less than three hours before bed. Eat smaller meals. The more you eat, the longer it takes for the stomach to empty which can contribute to heartburn.

KTW File photo: The amount of cattle going to market in Kamloops will seasonally peak next month, when ranchers will have profits sloshing around in their jean pockets.

Ranchers who want to expand herds will hold back heifers for use as breeding cattle, which will further reduce supply in the short term.

The amount of cattle going to market in Kamloops will seasonally peak next month, when ranchers will have profits sloshing around in their jean pockets.

Doug Houghton, a rancher who sells farm equipment at Prairie Coast Equipment in Kamloops, believes ranchers will start to replace equipment that’s been nursed along through the lean years — something that should benefit the regional economy.

“In all the years I’ve been on the earth, it’s the fastest change I’ve seen,” he said.

Which is all well

and good if your backyard happens to be thousands of acres.

But, what’s it mean for consumers?

While prices at the counter resisted higher input costs in the background, retailers finally relented and have begun to pass them on.

Brody White, who took over butcher Chop ‘N Block in Aberdeen this spring, said prices for prime cuts have climbed 20 per cent since then.

“Definitely there’s higher prices,” White said.

“I think a lot of people are staying away from beef.

They’re moving to pork or chicken.”

White has another, simpler answer — eat less.

“Cheaper cuts is one option. [But] I find people are a bit gluttonous with their

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Auctioneers Larry Jordan and Wayne Jordan call the sale at the B.C. Livestock in east Kamloops on Tuesday, Sept. 9.

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meat. You don’t need a two-pound steak for one person.”

The news is all positive for familybased ranchers, a model that dominates the B.C. industry.

Despite the good times, however, Haughton said decade-long depressed prices deterred the next generation of ranchers.

“A generation of children have gone on to do something else.

They’re not coming back,” he said.

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By Jill Hayward North Thompson Star/Journal Have you ever read to a child from a storybook, helped a young person to form the letters of the alphabet with a pencil, or rendered assistance when needed with multiplication tables or computer skills for a youth?

If the answer is “yes”, you have passed along lifelong literacy and learning skills that contribute to the foundation of social and economic well being within the community where you live.

The Canadian Council of Learning states; “Literacy is about more than just words and meaning. It is important because it affects peoples’ lives directly, impacting their chances of employment, level of income and type of occupation. Research show that higher literacy skills can lead to better jobs, increased incomes and greater productivity. Literacy skills also affect social status, level of political participation, opportunities for cultural expression, health, the survival of languages, access to social services and opportunities to learn. Having good literacy skills enhances a country’s quality of life by reducing poverty, lowering unemployment, lessening the need for public assistance and encouraging better parenting.”

Good literacy skills are a vital part of a child’s education as they grow within our communities.

Schools provide opportunities to gain these skills, as do community literacy and learning outreach programs which are easily accessible and in almost all instances provided at no charge to the user.

Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach uses funds raised from Raise a Reader to provide Parent Child Mother Goose sessions, four to six weeks of summer learning camps for youth, Literacy Fun Days, help with homework, free books for kids, books for Safe House, books for learning programs, and much more. But most importantly these programs are funded by dollars raised during the annual Raise a Reader Day. This Tuesday, Sept. 23, is Raise a Reader Day in Barriere and area. Look for the bright orange T-shirts worn by community volunteers as they are out and about in the area hawking a special newspaper issue for your donations.

Raise a Reader Day is the major fundraiser for youth literacy programs over the upcoming 12 months in the North Thompson Valley and for our community of Barriere.. Every dollar raised during Raise a Reader Day in Barriere will stay in the community, and most importantly, every dollar raised can be matched up to 100 per cent by the government.

Please lend your support to this worthwhile fundraiser, your donations will not only help to provide literacy and learning programs for our youth, but will also be contributing to the social and economic well being of your own community. We can continue to accept donations for up to three weeks after Raise a Reader Day, and encourage everyone to lend their support.

If you would like to make a donation, be a volunteer on Raise-a-Reader Day, or learn more about the programs offered by Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach please contact Literacy Outreach Coordinator Jill Hayward at: jill.h@yellowheadcs.ca, or call 250-319-8023, or Yellowhead Community Services 250-672-9773 Thank you for supporting literacy and learning – improving our future one word at a time!

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Library system works on strategic plan The Times It seems that everything is going online these days.

That being the case, what do people think their local library should look like in the future?

Thompson-Nicola Regional District Library System held an open house at Clearwater Library last Friday to gather public input for a long range strategic planning process to help answer that and other questions.

“We’ve had a very good response so far from all communities,’” said Marc Saunders, director of libraries.

“It’s very preliminary, but certain themes have been heard from all parts of the TNRD. People want to see more programs for seniors and children. People are very passionate that they want us to keep the physical books. And people who read e-books want more selection.”

The open house had four stations where people could answer simple questions along four main themes: the community and social role of the libraries; collections; programs and partnerships; and space and service delivery.

Under the community and social role of libraries, for example, people were asked, “What three things do you love about this region?”

The objective is to find out what

people value in the community so the library can better reflect that community, Saunders explained.

At the collections station, participants were given 10 beads and asked to place them into seven different canisters labelled print books, e-books, magazines and newspapers, and so on, according to what priority the participants thought they should be given.

At station three, programs and partnerships, people were asked to imagine themselves to be in a scenario with certain needs (for example, a single Aboriginal parent with two children) and then say how the library system would best serve those needs.

At the space and service delivery, participants were asked to write down some ideas for the Clearwater Library and how it could expand its role.

“Even though we live in a small community we shold still be thinking big,” Saunders said.

The strategic planning process began last March.

There will be a chance to provide feedback on the draft strategic plan later this fall.

Anyone with an idea for the library but who can’t make it to a public event should send an email to questions@tnrd.ca. Those who don’t have online access, should write their idea down and give it to a TNRD Library staff member.

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United Way supports local rink

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Members of the Barriere Curling Club executive say they were excited to receive a donation of $2,000 at the rink last Monday, from the United Way. from. Pictured: (L-r) Kathy and Gary Woodland (rear), Val Alward, Harry Ebert, United Way representative Danalee Baker, Rodger Nordquist, and Audrey Rilcoe.

Looking at senior facility For most communities, whether rural or urban, the issue that usually tops the list of things that need to be improved, fixed or expanded is health care.

For local government the issue usually boils down to working with the provincial government to try and bring more facilities and the people to staff those facilities to their community. For small rural communities like the District of Barriere this work is largely done out of town and behind the scenes.

Recently I attended the official announcement in Kamloops where our local MLA, Health Minister Terry Lake, gave details around the launch of a new family practice residency site based at Royal Inland Hospital and community clinics.

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Minister Lake said “Training family practitioners here in Kamloops gives them an opportunity to discover this great region and they will hopefully return for their practice careers.”

In July, the family practice residency site in Kamloops accepted its first six resident physicians: Drs. Paul Dickinson, Harpreet Ghuman, Quinn Hamilton, Robert McKeough, Elizabeth Montgomery and Brittany Weaver.

Some of the details given around the program are that these doctors will complete two years of postgraduate medical training to meet the requirements of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. They will have the opportunity to work with a range of physicians and health professionals to master their technical skills, while developing strong roots in the community.

Kamloops mayor and chair of the Thompson Regional Hospital District, Peter Milobar, is a long standing advocate of improving health care in our region. Mayor Milobar suggested that a lunch for the new physicians be arranged.

This was held on Sept.

3, and provided Mayor Milobar, TNRD CAO Sukh Gill, Executive Assistant Becky Blixrud and myself an opportunity to speak with all six of the new resident physicians. To paraphrase Mayor Milobar “this is a shameless plug to have you stay.”

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Bill Humphreys Building improved health care facilities is only a portion of the plan. I commend Mayor Milobar and TNRD CAO Sukh Gill for their foresight around the human side of the equation. Without people to staff the facilities the plan falls apart. By working as a team to attract health care professionals to the region we will all benefit.

Here in Barriere we have been working on a plan to bring expanded health care facilities to the District. At a meeting a few years ago with Interior Health officials it was pointed out that one of the many stumbling blocks to getting agreement from the province around the idea of building a staged level of care facility for seniors was our lack of sewer. That is being dealt with as you all are aware of. Yes, the torn up roads and other inconveniences will bring benefits other than just sewer.

There are other problems to overcome.

Going forward here in Barriere, I would like to see the creation of a firm plan around building the initial level of a senior care facility.

Much has been done in the background around creating partnerships to make this a reality. The time has

come to put some District resources towards the project. We need to move beyond the theory and start looking for the people that can help us with funding, designing and making the project a reality.

Once we make the first steps down the path to building an initial care facility that would allow seniors (and their pet) to move into a residence in downtown Barriere that will suit their needs, more work can be done around expanding to a facility that provides a higher level of care.

Every community needs to dream big to be able to grow and prosper into the future.

The ones that succeed in making their dreams and ideas turn into reality have residents that are willing to keep a positive attitude and don’t allow negativity to block future accomplishments.

The Terry Fox Run was a great success again this year thanks to all the hard work of Kathy Cooper and her team of volunteers.

Like all seemingly impossible dreams Terry’s vision started with the first step. His drive and positive attitude held true to the end. Every dream can become a reality if we work together.

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Teams search for archaeological evidence

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Several crews have been doing archeological surveys in this area in preparation for Kinder Morgan’s plans to twin its Transmountain Pipeline.

According to a Transmountain spokesperson, the purpose of the archaeological survey is to lo-

cate, record and assess any archaeological site that may be impacted by the project. The information gathered is to be used in consideration for route and project planning.

The Trans Mountain contractors, working in conjunction with local First Nations groups. have completed the ini-

Bear kills goats in Louis Creek North Thompson Star/Journal Louis Creek residents in the area of Country Store Antiques are being warned that there is a bear in the area that mauled and killed a number of miniature goats within an enclosure outside a local residence last Sunday. Conservation officers responded and have set a bear trap in the hopes that this will catch the bear alive and it can be relocated.

Residents are also being advised to make sure they have no garden produce, fruit, bird feeders, pet food, barbecues or garbage outdoors which can all be attractants for bears, especially at this time of year.

The BC Conservation Office Bear Aware webpage has the following information for those who may encounter a bear: If you see a bear in your community or around your home remain calm. Often the bear is just passing through looking for food.

Keep away from the bear, bring your children and pets indoors and warn your neighbours.

If the bear is threatening, persistent or aggressive, call the Conservation Service Officer in your area or your local police.

If you come across a bear in the wild remember that every bear encounter is unique so there are no steadfast rules which can be applied to every situation.

If you meet a bear in the wild, try to remain calm.

Never approach or chase the bear, instead face the bear without making eye contact and back away slowly. Take the same route out that you came in.

Try to keep track of the bear’s location, but again, don’t challenge the bear by making eye contact.

If the bear makes blowing or snorting noises and then charges and veers off at the last second this is likely defensive behavior so continue to back away.

Extend your arms above your head appearing as large as you can, talk in a gruff voice, and look for a weapon such as a rock or stick. Try dropping your pack to distract the bear, but only do this if absolutely necessary because the bear could learn to pursue people for their packs. Climb a tree as a last resort.

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tial assessment of the area, the spokesperson said. New archaeological sites have been identified, and new site information has been recorded.

The work is being done in association with the archaeological assessment of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP) study corridor. The work is ongoing and results thus far are still in the preliminary stages.

“We are surveying the TMEP study corridor, which has a variable width throughout the length of the project and in the Clearwater area as well,” the spokesperson added. “The general width of the proposed TMEP study corridor is 150 m.”

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Four workers dig an archeological pit near the confluence of the Clearwater and North Thompson rivers recently. Pictured are (l-r) Manuel Eustache of Simpcw First Nation, Tim Arvidson of Calgary, Murray Jules of Simpcw First Nation, and Kimberley Meyer of Surrey.

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Did you know that 81 per cent of child car seats are installed incorrectly?

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Toy Run teaser - more next week The 8th Annual Stomp’n Toy Run, held on Saturday, Sept. 13, was a resounding success, raising dollars and toys for the Barriere Food Bank. A large number of bike riders participated in the run, and then finished the day at Bradford’s field taking part in numerous bike games and challenges.

After the festivities a steak dinner and dance was held at the Barriere Legion, with those who attended saying they had a great time. Please find more extensive coverage of the Stomp’n Toy Run in our Sept. 25, 2014, issue.

Did you know that up to 81 per cent of car seats and up to 50 per cent of booster seats are improperly installed?

If you have any questions about car and booster seat installation, a spokesperson from Parachute is available to answer them.

During Child Passenger Safety Week, which is taking place between now until September 20, 2014, Parachute wants to remind parents and caregivers about the importance of ensuring that car seats and booster seats are properly installed. This includes: · Before securing a child into the car seat, make sure you have the right seat for your child’s height, weight, and developmental stage. · Have infants and toddlers remain in a rear-facing car seat for as long as possible. Rear-facing seats are designed to protect your child’s weak head and neck muscles in the event of a collision. · Read both your car and car seat manuals to learn how to best install your child car seat in your car.

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Ladies Golf wraps up

By Leslie Stirling

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Mommy! It’s over!

The last ladies’ night of the season was clear but cool. The north wind reminded us that winter will soon be on its way. But the weather didn’t stop 47 ladies from having a fantastic fun time. The laughter and conversation in the club house following the round was deafening.

Throughout the summer we celebrated a number of birthdays but those whose birthdays fall from the middle of September until early April miss out. So this year we ended with a birthday party including cake for all. And no one went home empty handed. There were prizes for all.

Carol Hindle finished her season with a 43 to win low gross for Flight 1. Trudy Forsythe had a great round to win low net. Thanks to Thompson Valley Awards for sponsoring Flight 1. Flight 2 was won by Joan Streadwick with a score of 53 and Jeannie Webber scored a 54 to pick up low net.

Low gross for Flight 3

Ladies Golf Report was won by Heidi Cline.

Hazel Cross scored her first deuce ever to win deuce pot and Marnie Pfeifer scored a bird to pickup that pot. Trudy Forsyte used 14 putts to win the low putt prize from Interior Savings Credit Union and Sue Paulhus picked up the most putt prize. Koodoos to Sue for being such a good sport when I tease her.

And for the final time this year here are the prize winners: Vreny Kempter (Barriere Massage), Helen Fraser (Crystlee’s Hair Design), Sandy LeBourdais (Country Store Antiques), Irene Beeton (Estylo Hair Design), Ilke Marais (Pottery by Ramona, AG Foods, Armour Mountain Office Services), Trudy Forsythe (Campbell & Company), Sunny LeBourdais (Bondar Forest Planning), Hazel Cross (Carl’s Market Garden, Still Waters Registered Massage Therapy),

Shirley Ross (Knights Inn), Deb Winiski (Rainer Custom Cutting), Susan Newberry (EBL Ventures), Babes Shanko (Stamer Logging, Barriere A&W), Joanne Lyle (Barriere Timber Mart), Christine LeCerf (Val Bella Studio), and Leslie Stirling (Station House Restaurant).

Three lucky ladies took home the prizes that were set aside during the season in case someone scored a Holein-one. Thanks to Barriere Auto Parts, Alpine Meadow Resort and Bob Stirling for donating those prizes.

We finished off the evening with a quick annual meeting and some exciting plans were made for next year.

Captain Deb Rainer and Sec-Treasurer Leslie Stirling were returned to office by acclamation.

So I am sad to say if you haven’t joined us you have missed the opportunity. But fear not...we will be back next spring. Perhaps we will see you then. In the meantime Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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Barriere’s Evan Rutschke (blue shirt) in active play against Clearwater’s (l-r) Eli Priede and Kiah Phillips during one of five fun soccer games played at Clearwater Secondary last Sunday. Clearwater will meet Barriere again this Saturday at BSS.

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Clearwater Youth Soccer hosted a total of 80 young players from Clearwater and Barriere during a fun soccer play-day on Sunday afternoon.

The event was held on the playing fields at Clearwater Secondary School.

“We are so fortunate to have a nearby community like Barriere for our children to play against,” said Clearwater Youth Soccer Association President, Barb Coates.

“Barriere provides players of similar experience and skill level making for fun and challenging games.

The Clearwater players had to work hard to win three of the

Barriere’s players (in the blue shirts) Haillie Ducharme, Landon Alward and Robyn Criss (from Raft River School) try to take the soccer ball from Clearwater’s Soren Coates. five games played! We are excited to continue and build on the healthy and fun rivalry between Barriere and

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Clearwater and will be traveling there this Saturday for more games.

“It was so great to see about 80 kids total out on the field, using the best fields and goals in any small community that I know of.”

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Newspaper family starts Clearwater Times 50 years ago Times Staff The ClearwaterNorth Thompson Times will turn 50 years old this week.

The newspaper’s first issue (Vol. 1, No. 1) came out on Sept. 23, 1964.

The Times’ first owners were Dave Berryman and family.

“Dad’s DNA was newspaper,” recalled Chris Berryman, one of Dave Berryman’s children.

Dave Berryman’s family had run a newspaper in Saskatchewan for most of the early 1900s. When he was 16 his parents moved to Oliver, B.C., where they started the Oliver Chronicle.

Berryman worked on the Chronicle until going to UBC to study engineering (metallurgy). After a few years as a metallurgist, he and his new wife returned to the Chronicle when his mother died in the 1950s. They got the Chronicle into the black and then sold it.

“After not really enjoying his career in metallurgy, Dad and Mom figured newspapering was what my Dad did best and started the Times in 1964,” said Chris.

Memories of those early years are still vivid with Chris. At the time, the only road to Kamloops was a dirt track.

“Boy, I sure remember the printing presses,” he added. “I think the big one was called the ‘Gordon’, and was so large it needed a separate shed behind

the gas station at the bottom of hospital hill.

“And there was the ‘Pony’, the smaller one, which they used for slower jobs like ribbons and raffle tickets, etc.” he said.

He remembered his mother would often pack up a picnic dinner in the laundry basket and bring it up to the print shop because of the long hours being worked.

“Apparently, they used to call me Dennis the Menace,” Chris recalled.

“Also, the Printer’s Devil. Though I gather I wasn’t that bad ... things like getting my tricycle stuck in large mud puddles, and probably eating things I shouldn’t have (at least when I was three years old), which there are a lot of in a print shop.”

One of his clearest memories is that his father’s hands were almost permanently stained black with printer’s ink.

“It seemed so much cooler in the old days, with the big linotype machines and mechanical printing presses,” Chris said. “And the molten lead in the linotype machines, which when I was a kid I thought was really cool.

“They would type on a keyboard, and the molten lead would shape thin metal strips like a short ruler, with letters/words on the edge. These metal strips of type would be put together into paragraphs and stories, within a large metal

Members of the Berryman clan gather for a photograph shortly after the Times began publication. Pictured are (l-r) Jeff, Dave, Chris, grandfather Enevold Anderson, Richard, Mary and Linda. The building was located next to where Clearwater Natural Foods is today. Times file photo

frame. Installed inside the printing press, this frame of linotype sentences and paragraphs would be repeatedly covered with ink and pressed up against paper sheets to make the final printed newspaper page.

“Man, what a miracle age of Victorian age technology.”

He speculated that his older brothers, Jeff and Rick, who had just turned teenagers, probably found it a horribly stressful time, as they had to help out pretty much all the time.

“Often, to earn my allowance, I would be given the task of filling the wooden spacers that were used to pack out the typesetting to the edge of the frame.

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tedious ... but it had to be done,” he said.

After five years in Clearwater, Dave and Mary Berryman separated. She and the children moved to the Coast where she continued working as a teacher. Dave took on Frank Tonge as a partner.

Len Sonneson, today still a resident of Clearwater, took over Berryman’s share of the business in 1974.

Berryman passed away in 1975.

The Tonges acquired Sonneson’s share in 1988 and in 1993, they sold the Times to Nancy and Bruce Chappell.

Caribou Press, which today is known as Black Press, acquired the newspaper in 1997.

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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

carve on it!”

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.

(Top left) Ecki’s life

STAR/JOURNAL photos: Elli Kohnert

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Trekking Tales:

Entertained by wildlife

By Kay Knox

John Enman Photo

Anyone who wants to take better pictures should focus on the fundamentals, and a successful photographer must have an understanding of composition and lighting because what is important for the viewer is how the photographer composes (or arranges) the image, and how the light is captured, which sets the images apart.

Judging 4H photography Making Pictures with

John E n ma n On the Sunday of the September long weekend I spent an enjoyable day judging the Yellowhead 4H club members photography presentations at the North Thompson Fall Fair.

Although I have taken on the role of judge many times before, I am still slightly uncomfortable in a formal critique. Just looking at a photograph and discussing it, even placing a grade on it, as I did for years as a college instructor, is easier because everyone is competing with themselves. But when choosing a first, second, and third place is a competition about who is better, and one has to work very hard not to be influenced by personal feelings, taste, and opinions on the subject.

Most photographers seem to think a photographic “critique” means “to find fault with.”

I don’t think that’s right. When one critiques another’s photograph they should be analyzing its strengths and successes. What doesn’t work is important and should be part of the discussion, but the main concern is

what works, not, what doesn’t work.

This was my first time with the 4H club.

Photography in this instance was set apart from the other events at the North Thompson Fall Fair that include animal husbandry, and the judging was, in my opinion, more about the young member’s personal development in photography and how well they could adhere to the guidelines than how good their individual photographs were. Although unusual, the process was interesting, and I think valuable.

I will say that the quality of the photography was surprising for such young individ-

uals. I was able to pick out specific interests and strengths in each of the young photographers. Yes, like all photographers, I expect those that are serious about the medium will undergo growth as they become more experienced with their cameras, and experiment with the medium of photography in general.

What is a good photograph?

‘Life’ magazine, ‘Time’ magazine, and ‘People’ magazine photographer, John Loengard, said, “It is not important if photographs are “good.” It’s important that they are interesting”.

Anyone who wants to take better pictures should focus on the fundamentals, and a successful photographer must have an understanding of composition and lighting because what is important for the viewer is how the photographer

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composes (or arranges) the image, and how the light is captured, which sets the images apart.

William Reedy, in his book, ‘Impact Photography for Advertising’, writes about how the successful photographer must, “…stop the eye...(and)…set the mood...” I have liked that quote for years.

And I am pleased to say that there were some of those young 4H photographers that were able to accomplish that, and I hope I get to see their photography in the future.

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.

Always on the lookout for wildlife as we drive to appointments in Kamloops, John and I are pleased if we see more than ravens and magpies. Eagles, deer and coyotes are good; hawks and sandhill cranes are better; otters in the North Thompson River near Little Fort and sandy-coloured marmots near Barriere evoke excited comments. But occasionally, something happens that really tickles our fancy.

In late March, on our way south, we were first in line being held up between Little Fort and Barriere where BC Hydro had been changing poles all winter. On the move after being stopped and approaching the flag lady at the other end, I had to slow right down again. In our lane, sauntering unconcernedly, were two “wild” turkeys, one just behind the other. Reaching the middle of the road, the leader performed a “sexy” wriggle then sat – on the double yellow lines. Her companion responded with his sexy wriggle, and snuggled down beside her. Traffic behind us crept forward toward the flag lady during this birdie manoeuvre. What else could we humans do except laugh out loud? With a shrug of her shoulders and a wave, the gal sent us on our way.

Our entertainment that day continued at the start of the four-lane section beside the turn off towards Sun Peaks. Here, a pair of swans flew towards us from the river, turning me into a distracted driver! They set their wings into glide mode and gracefully banked, came lower and soon settled with the comparatively smaller Canada Geese gleaning in the farmland beside us. No doubt it is a mutual agreement that these huge birds are all members of the clean-up crew, and their leavings will promote better pickings for those farmers when potatoes and

onions are harvested this fall.

Last year, in mid-August John and I were returning to Clearwater from Little Fort, approaching the intersection of the old Highway 5 and Sunshine Valley Road when a charming family caught our attention. Mama deer and three younguns, still wearing light-coloured spots, were dining in the field beside us. Ears pricked up and all eyes turned our way as we stopped and backed up slightly; the littlest skittered to safety behind her mama.

After a moment or so, at a signal unseen by us, all abruptly turned their backs to us, and, with four white “flags” flying high, leapt away.

Soon they had disappeared into the bush, but we’d felt as if we were part of their world long enough to feel a kinship.

Our jewel, Dutch Lake, is a haven for many kinds of local inhabitants.

Last summer, as I emerged from the water at the beach, two Great Blue Herons flew nearby. They landed on trees just beyond the crowds, but did not stay. One circled out, low over the lake, past a fisherman in his quiet craft, and over three swimmers. All glanced upwards to see this magnificent bird, wings outstretched, not far above their heads.

Loons commonly swim close to the beach and swimmers. Once, with friend Sandra, my lifeguard on her paddler while I swam across or along the lake, we approached the lily pads at the east end of this pristine lake. A family of loons, comprised of ma, pa, and a couple of well-behaved “teenagers” watched our approach but did not leave. Sandra “sang” to them in loon-speak, and one of the adults responded softly. Talk about being welcomed into the world of our so-called wild neighbours.

Trekking Tales, by Kay Knox is published on a regular basis in the Clearwater Times.

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

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

Real Estate Houses For Sale Barriere: Sunning RiverFront 3600+ sqft executive home w/shop on 9 park-like acres. For more info contact R.L.P. Westwin RLTY 250672-5300

Mobile Homes & Parks Optional RENTAL PURCHASE 1974 Homco-Ambassador (One move factory to site) 12x68

2bdrm Featuring Living rm with tip out, Dining rm w/buffet & hutch Refrigerator, Range, Washer & Dryer, Oil Furnace Screen porch & family rm additions Unit had an auxiliary roof over the majority of time on site Asking $25,900 Phone: 250-587-6151

Duplex / 4 Plex Barriere: large 1 bdrm apartment in quiet neighbourhood.750sqft. $615/mo. Pets negotiable. Call 250-682-2231

Homes for Rent 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.

Small Lake Front home for rent. No Smoking, No Pets. $595/month includes utilities.

1-604-541-4084 or 1-778-7732465 or 1-778-928-4084 Very attractive 2-bdrm manuf home, f/s, washer, dryer, central air, office area, carport. $800/mo. Now avail. Thompson Crossing Blackpool, Clearwater. Ph. 250-587-6151

Suites, Lower Clearwater: 1 bdrm, incl sat tv, internet & util. $650/mo Ph 250-674-2465

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Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent Affordable Seniors Housing.

Bachelor Suite, $360/mnt + utilities. Applications can be picked up at Yellowhead Pioneer Residence, 4775 Barriere Town Road.

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EXPANDING OILFIELD Trucking company requires immediate Class 1/Class 3 Drivers, Boiler Operators, Labourers and Mechanics. Experience in oilfield service or hauling dangerous goods preferred. Please send an email to: Robbie@brekkaas.ca

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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.

Free computer & Internet access • Free resume help • Free info on many services The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia In Partnership with Barriere & District Chamber of Commerce and Yellowhead Community Services

629 Barriere Town Rd. V0E 1E0 • 250-672-0036 • Fax: 250-672-2159 E-mail: info@barriere-employment.ca • Website: www.barriere-employment.ca

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A diagnosis of dementia affects an entire family. And more and more Barriere families are being affected. Already, one in 11 Canadians over the age of 65 has Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia and the rate of incidence is growing.

That’s why the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. is offering a free education session next month in Barriere for family members who are caring for a person with dementia.

Understanding Dementia, Communication and Behaviour will cover the types of dementia and provide practical coping strategies. It takes place on Monday, September 29.

“Changes in the brain due to Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia often appear to us as changes in the person’s behaviour,” explains Tara Hildebrand, the Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s Support and Education Coordinator for Barriere and Central Interior.

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stand behaviour as a form of communication. The workshop will explore strategies for determining what the person with dementia might be trying to communicate, finding ways to decrease the occurrence of behaviours that concern them, and responding in supportive ways.

The workshop runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the multi-purpose room at the Ridge, 4936 Barriere Town Road. Pre-registration is required. For information and to register contact Joanne at 250-318-1674 or Tara Hildebrand at 1-250-377-8200 (toll-free 1-800886-6946) or thildebrand@alzheimerbc.org.

The workshop is free thanks to partial funding by the Province of BC, Provincial Employees Community Services Fund, RBC Foundation, Seacliff Foundation, Pfizer Canada Inc., Merck Canada Inc., Mott Electric GP, Lohn Foundation, Al Roadburg Foundation, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc., Frank and Yvonne McCracken Foundation and through the generous contributions of individual donors.

More information on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, as well as resources for living with their impact, are available by visiting www.alzheimerbc.org.

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The Interior Savings Credit Union branch in Barriere is inviting area residents to drop by this Friday and enjoy a piece of birthday cake as the facility celebrates its 75th year.

Regional manager Lindsay Arcand says, “We’ll have birthday cake available all day, and we encourage people to stop in throughout the day on Friday as we celebrate our 75th year.”

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North Thompson Star/Journal and Clearwater Times Thursday, September 18, 2014

Provincial Winter Fair 2014 B1

Welcome to the 76th Provincial Winter Fair at the North Thompson Agriplex Come out and support your 4H group

BEEF & LAMB AUCTION

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September 29 at 10am

September 26-29 daily

www.provincialfair.com • 250-572-6838 • Auction proceeds help support our 4H youngsters

Welcome the Agriplex and the 76th Provincial Winter Fair Your support for local 4H groups in our communities is hugely appreciated.

Welcome one and all

Dave Arduini Chairperson, Provincial Winter Fair Committee

Welcome participants, judges, parents, grandparents and visitors to the 2014 Provincial Winter Fair The 76th year of the annual Provincial Winter Fair is worth a celebration. We’ve come a long way over 76 years. The fair’s continued success is a tribute to the many dedicated people who come forward each year to lend a hand and create great memories

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to all the participants of the Provincial Winter Fair

DEBRA FENNELL 250-318-0366 debrafennell@gmail.com

for the visitors who walk through our gates.

This year we are once again located at the North Thompson Fall Fair Grounds in the District of Barriere. Over 275 dedicated 4-H youth from across the Interior of the Province have gathered in Barriere this weekend to celebrate their project’s success and to enjoy the Grand Finale with their peers at the Provincial Winter Fair. These youngsters have worked hard all year with their Beef, Lamb, Rabbit, Dog, Horse, Clothing, and Photography projects, and have come to our Fair to compete for prize money, ribbons and trophies, including the coveted Grand Champion honors of their division. The Grand Finale for the beef and lamb divisions is on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, when our famous livestock auction takes place. To augment the 4-H section of our show, we incorporate several agricultural events such as the highly entertaining Top Hand Ranch Competition, as well as displays and competitions.

To all past and future buyers, we encourage you to have a good look at the sale animals; come to the RBC Buyers breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Monday morning and then be ready at 10 a.m. to wave your hand at the 4-H Beef and Lamb Sale. Come early and enjoy the Parade of Champions beginning at 9 a.m.

Our 2014 Fair aims to both educate and entertain the public about the diverse nature of local Agriculture and its importance to the Thompson-Okanagan’s economy.

We are proud of the warm hospitality we know you will find here at our fair and we want to thank you for visiting with us. Good luck to all participants and on behalf of the 2014 Provincial Winter Fair Committee, we hope you enjoy the Fair!

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North Thompson Star/Journal and the Clearwater Times are proud supporters of the Provincial Winter Fair

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10am – 5pm Local Commercial Vendors Open to Public 10am

BEEF – 4-H Judging - Beef Ring

DOG – 4-H Judging - Dog Ring

11am

LAMB – Leader’s Meeting - Sheep Ring

PHOTOGRAPHY Judging 12pm

2pm 6pm Weighing of All Beef Projects - Beef Ring 2pm – 6pm Weighing of ALL LAMBS PROJECTS, including Carcass - Lamb Ring 6pm

All LAMB & BEEF Projects must be in barn/stalls

6:30pm

All RABBITS to be in their cages - Rabbit Barn

7pm

LAMB – 4-H judging of Carcass Class (Live Portion), Lamb Ring

PHOTOGRAPHY – Leaders Meeting - Agriplex 8pm

Senior 4-H MEMBERS meeting - Beef Ring

BEEF Leaders Meeting - Beef Ring

All 4-H HORSES to be in their stalls

8:30pm HORSE – Leader’s Meeting (Location TBA)

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“OPENING CEREMONIES” – Beef Main Ring – Welcome & Club Introductions

Parade of Clubs: Each Individual Club will parade through the ring and a brief introduction and club history will be read aloud to the crowd 1pm

LAMB – Youth Open Showmanship - Lamb Ring

HORSE – 4-H Judging - Horse Arena

1:30pm

BEEF – Kiwanis Team Grooming & Fitting - Beef Ring

3pm LAMB – Showing & Fitting - Lamb Ring

Deadline for entering Saturday’s BEEF & LAMB Group Classes – PWF Office 3pm

8am

4-H Stall Competition Begins – Lamb, Beef, Horse, Rabbit & Cavie

DOG – 4-H Showmanship – Sr/Int/Jr. – Championships to follow - Dog Ring

3:30pm

BEEF – Judging of Female Classes - Beef Ring

HORSE Showmanship - Horse Arena

9am

LAMB – 4-H Judging - Lamb Ring

Judging 4-H Educational displays 9am (no EXCEPTIONS) - Agriplex

OPEN Heifers, OPEN HEIFER CHAMPIONS (if necessary) followed by….

OPEN COW-CALF Pairs, & Championships (if necessary) followed by…

4-H Heifer4-H Cow/Calf 4-H

Female Champions

followed by…

4-H Commercial Female Heifer

Pairs followed by….

PWF SUPREME BEEF FEMALE CHAMPIONSHIP class 5pm HORSE – Show manship Semi-

Finals, Finals to fol low - Horse Arena

Good Luck

to all the participants the 2014 Provincial Winter Fair FRESH BAKED GOODS DAILY

6pm ROUND ROBIN –

BEEF Section - Beef Ring

JIM’S FOOD MARKET LITTLE FORT CLEARWATER

Come out and support your 4H group

Welcome to the 76th Provinical Winter Fair Bill Kershaw

DIRECTOR, ELECTORAL AREA “O” (LOWER NORTH THOMPSON) Phone: (250) 319-4770 (Cell) Email: wka1224@telus.net

300- 465 Victoria Street, Kamloops,BC, Canada V2C 2A9

Tel: 250-377-8673 Email: admin@tnrd.bc.ca Fax: 250-372-5048 www.tnrd.bc.ca Toll Free in BC: 1-877-377-8673

Carl’s &

MARKET GARDEN

FRUIT STAND Welcome all participants and visitors to this years provincial Winter Fair

Wide variety of Bc Fruits & Farm Fresh vegetables open mid-June - october 31

McLure BC • 672-9366

HORSE Section Horse Arena

7pm

FUN & GAMES (Tentatively)

TRI SERVICE

ConTRaC TinG

2 5 0 - 6 7 2 - 9 7 4 7

Portable Toilets Sanding Snow Removal Dump Truck Bobcat

WeLcOme tO tHe pROViNciAL Backhoe WiNteR FAiR Excavator Septic SyStemS PlanninG / inSTallinG / ClEaninG

Shawn Welz, R.O.W.P Certified

Serving the North Thompson Valley since 1992

Sand & Gravel Top Soil

WELCOME TO THE PROVINCIAL WINTER FAIR

JEREMY REID YOUR NORTH THOMPSON SPECIALIST

I will help you make the right real estate decisions

Jeremy Reid

258 Seymour St., Kamloops, BC

250-374-3331 • Fax 250-828-9544 jeremyreid@remax.net

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2013 Provincial Winter Fair SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

8am

RABBITS – Judging - Rabbit Barn

9am

CAVIE Showmanship - Rabbit Barn

HORSE Unit Work – Grand Champion classes to follow 3 - Horse Arena

BEEF Open Single Steer Weight classes, followed by, - Beef Ring

Open Single Championship classes 8:45am LAMB Showmanship Judges to give brief explanation of judging expectations for showmanship class 9am

LAMB – Showmanship – Seniors Heat 1, 2, 3 - Lamb Ring Intermediate – Heat 1, 2, 3; Juniors – Heat 1, 2, 3

LAMB Showmanship Championships – Sr/Int/ Jr. to follow 10am – 5pm Food & Commercial Vendors Open to Public 10am

BEEF – 4-H Weight Classes, followed by ……. Beef Ring 4-H BEEF Champions, followed by …..

Overall BEEF Champions, followed by ….

JW Lauder Class–Best Home Grown Steer (if required)

10am

RABBITS – Unit Work - Rabbit Barn

12pm Kamloops Top Hand Ranch Competition including a Saddle Bronc Competition Grandstand Rodeo Arena 1pm

RABBIT – Showmanship - Rabbit Barn

1pm

LAMB – Female Classes - Lamb Ring 4-H Ewe Lamb/Yearling Ewes/Ewe with Lamb at Foot 4-H Female Championships OPEN Ewe Lamb/Yearling Ewes/Ewes with Lamb at Foot Classes

OPEN Female Championships

LAMB – SUPREME Female Championships to follow CAVIE – Unit work - Rabbit Barn 3pm

CARCASS ANIMALS – return to cooler, - Agri-Plex

CARCASS JUDGING by 4-H members & Grading Report

(BEEF & LAMB Junior/Intermediate/Senior)

HORSE – Grand Champion Equitation - Horse Arena

CAVIE – Competition - Rabbit Tent

3:30pm

RABBIT – Competition - Rabbit Tent

4pm

ROUND ROBIN

RABBIT Section - Rabbit Tent

LAMB Section - Lamb Ring

TOP CARCASSES ON DISPLAY, plus evaluation & comments from Beef Grader - Agri-Plex

OPEN SINGLE BEEF Meeting – Open Single - Beef Barn (if necessary)

4:30pm

RABBIT – Show & Fitting - Rabbit Barn

6pm

HORSE – Showing & Fitting & Inter-Club Braiding Event - Horse Arena ** At Different Ends of the Main Horse Arena

6:15pm

All Junior 4-H Members to Main - Beef Ring (Tentative New Time)**

6:30pm 4-H Formation – Beef Ring (Tentative New Time)** DOG – 4-H Dog Demonstration

MARKET LAMB Group Classes followed by…

TWEMLOW Family Event Trophy Class – 2013 LAMB Winners

Beef & Lamb Carcass Class Trophy Presentations followed by….

4-H Clothing Project Dress Revue (Tentative Event) followed by….

MARKET BEEF Group Classes – Bank of Montreal, Toronto Dominion & Royal Bank

FRED NICHOL Trophy Class – 2013 BEEF Winners

8:45am BEEF Showmanship Judges to give brief explanation of their judging expectations for showmanship class 9am

BEEF Open Jackpot Showmanship (Open Division) Beef Ring

OPEN RABBIT CLASS – Doe with litter 4 – 6 weeks old - Rabbit Barn 9am

LAMB – 4-H Weight classes, followed by - Lamb Ring Youth Open Weight Classes, followed by Open Single Weight classes

10am-3:30pm 10am

Food & Commercial Vendors Open to Public ** Except for Breakfast Vendors

Provincial Winter Fair 2014 B3

KNIGHTS INN BARRIERE

Welcome to the Provinical Winter Fair ARMOUR MOUNTAIN FAMILY RESTAURANT ARMOUR MOUNTAIN PUB & COLD BEER, WINE & LIQUOR STORE

4347 Yellowhead Hwy Barriere BC Phone: 250-672-9423 Toll Free: 1-888-672-9423 Liquor Store: 250-672-5252

HORSE-Interclub classes begin - Horse Arena

OPEN RABBIT & CAVIE CLASS Child’s Pet - Rabbit Barn Rabbit under 6 months of age Rabbit over 6 months of age Cavie under 6 months of age Cavie over 6 months of age 10:30am

BEEF – 4-H Showmanship – Danish Style – Senior/ Inter/Junior - Beef Ring followed by Beef – Overall Champion Showmanship **Tentative Time due to Open Jackpot Showmanship prior to 4-H Section

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Old Fire Hall No. 1 300 - 125 4th Avenue Kamloops, BC V2C 3N3

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Toll Free: 1-800-949-3362 (BC)

Barristers & Solicitors

Telephone: 250-372-8811 Fax: 250-828-6697 Email:

11:30am OPEN RABBIT CLASS – Meat Class - Rabbit Barn Junior up to 8 weeks Intermediate 9 – 12 weeks Fryers (10/2) minimum fryer weight 4 lbs.

12am

Kamloops Top Hand Ranch Competition

including a Saddle Bronc Competition

Grandstand Rodeo Arena 12am

PHOTOGRAPHY Showmanship - Agri-Plex

1pm

LAMB Market Lamb Championship Classes - Lamb Ring

Home Grown Lamb Class (if required)

1pm

DOG – 4-H Unit Work

3pm

Stall Competition ends for all 4-H Divisions

LAMB – Open Contributor’s Meeting - Lamb Ring (if necessary)

Female LAMB & BEEF projects may leave barn – must have proper release form from PWF Show Office

info@eppcatesoien.com

Celebrating 4-H

Bag Lady Enterprises

Depot

HORSES may leave grounds 4pm

RABBIT & CAVIE – may leave the grounds

4pm

Set up for Banquet (by 4-H Seniors & volunteers from each 4-H Club) - Barriere Curling Rink

Greetings to the Provinical Winter Fair

7pm Awards Banquet and Dance (Doors open at 6:15pm) - Barriere Curling Rink

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

7:30am BUYER’S BREAKFAST – Sponsored by RBC Royal Bank - Barriere Curling Rink 9am

PARADE OF CHAMPIONS – Beef & Sheep Market Projects/ Female Champions

10am Champion MARKET BEEF sell at 10am followed by - Beef Ring

Champion MARKET LAMBS

** New Time ** MARKET BEEF and LAMBS – Sold Alternately. Order of Sale as per Rule # 29 – PWF Rules & Regulations

Summer Hours: 9AM - 5PM Daily Winter Hours: 10AM - 4PM Daily

Closed Sundays

4365 Borthwick Avenue

250-672-2123 “Put a Little Jingle in your Jeans . . .

Return Your Empties!”

***FRED NICHOL BEEF & Twemlow sheep Event***

District of Barriere www.barriere.ca Bill Humphreys Mayor

Bill Kershaw Councillor

Pat Paula Councillor

Amanda Sabyan Councillor

4936 Barriere Town Road (Barriere Ridge Elementary) Box 219 • Barriere, BC V0E 1E0

Phone: 250.672.9751

Email: inquiry@barriere.ca www.barriere.ca

Virginia Smith Councillor

Ward Stamer Councillor

Glen Stanley Councillor

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Thursday, September 18, 2014 North Thompson Star/Journal and Clearwater Times

North Thompson Star/Journal and Clearwater Times Thursday, September 18, 2014

National Forest Week C1

National Forest Week

September 21 to 27, 2014

Sunrise in the Forest National Forest Week - Sunrise in the Forest

National Forest Week is sponsored across Canada by many individuals and diverse governmental and non-governmental organizations across Canada.

During National Forest Week, Canadians are invited to learn more about Canada’s forest heritage and to raise awareness about this valuable and renewable resource. Forests are

fundamental to our economy, culture, traditions and history – and to our future.

Communities, families and individuals depend on forests for their livelihood and way of life.

History Established circa 1920 as Forest Fire Prevention Week, the intention was to encourage greater public awareness towards Canada’s forests. At the time, there was no apparent shortTrees clear the air. They are nature’s vacuum age of trees for induscleaners, filtering pollutants out of the air we trial expanbreathe. They take in carbon dioxide and give off sion – the

TAKE PRIDE IN OUR FORESTS

oxygen we need to survive. They also absorb sounds and can protect your home from winter winds and summer storms.

greatest threat came from forest fires, due mainly to human causes. Since then National Forest Week, as it was renamed in 1967, has evolved to encompass the many and varied human and environmental aspects of Canada’s forest resources – past, present and future. Although special activities are promoted across Canada, National Forest Week remains first and foremost a challenge to individual Canadians to learn more about their forest heritage and support greater recognition of this valuable resource. National Forest Week is observed annually during the last full week of September, Sunday through Saturday. National Tree Day is observed on the Wednesday of National Forest Week.

The theme of this year’s National Forest Week is “Sunrise in the Forest”. This year’s

theme recognizes: • A new day is dawning across Canada’s forests – one with great opportunity and great rewards.

• Today’s forestry is high-tech, diverse, innovative, and green.

• Be part of the responsible stewardship of our most important renewable resource.

• Wake up to a career in the forest sector – where bright minds make the future brilliant!

Life’s Better Here #lifesbetterhere The Canadian Institute of Forestry and the Canadian Forestry Association is proud to unveil this year’s theme in conjunction with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Forest Products Association of Canada, and TD Bank.

National Forestry Week

We are proud of the work our woodlands employees & contractors are doing.

We commend them for their work safe attitude and accident free track record that they have produced!

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Fire in the forest

ABSOLUTE HAIR

A major fire devastates the forest near Momich Lake northeast of Adams Lake in August, 2009.

September 21 - 27

Open 7 days a week #3-98 W Old North Thompson Hwy. • 250-674-0110

Photo by Fritz Schaer

5159 Barriere Town Road Barriere, BC

Ph: 250-672-5270 Toll Free: 855-672-5270

453 East Yellowhead Highway Clearwater, BC

Ph: 250-674-2955

Toll Free: 855-674-2955

Old Caboose Restaurant

www.tirecraft.com

ltd.

Proud supporter of our forestry industry & those employed by it.

Locally owned by Insight Tire and Auto Ltd. www.insighttire.com

Check us out on Facebook:

facebook.com/insighttire

Corner of Hwy 5 & Park Drive • Clearwater BC • Ph 674-2945 www.oldcaboose.com • email: info@oldcaboose.com fax: 250-674-0018

Logger at work A skidder moves a load of logs near Clearwater recently.

Photo courtesy of Kurt Dodd Contracting

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Established in 1998, Chinook Cove Contracting Ltd.

Now’s the time to have them ready for Fall & Winter.

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Specializing in •

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Most of Canada’s forest land (90%) is owned and managed on behalf of Canadians by provincial and territorial governments (public land).

Two percent of forest land is under federal jurisdiction and 2% is owned and managed by Aboriginal peoples.

The remaining 6% of forest land is on private property.

Canada has 10% of the world’s forest cover and 20% of the world’s freshwater.

Source: Natural Resources Canada

North Thompson Star/Journal and Clearwater Times Thursday, September 18, 2014

National Forest Week C3

UBC students learn at community forest

Submitted by Joyce Ip with help from Chloe Williams

the Wells Gray Community Forest has been a great learning experience due to the variety of roles we have been involved with and the knowledgeable people we have met along the way.

Aside from working at the Community Forest, just as rewarding of an experience has been the opportunity to get a local taste of Clearwater and explore a hidden gem of British Columbia, Wells Gray Provincial Park. Having lived in the city my entire life, the change of scenery has been invigorating. Overnight, hour long traffic jams have been replaced by a five minute commute. Buying local has taken on a new meaning with fresh eggs and produce at the Farmer’s Market, while huckleberries and Saskatoon berries have become a

regular staple in my diet. And walks with my dog have consisted of discovering the hiking trails around town and investigating which ones led to a dead end, someone’s backyard, or continue on.

Meanwhile, weekends have been spent kayaking at the lake, catching breathtaking views of the alpine flower meadows, and being awestruck by the grandeur of the many waterfalls within Wells Gray. Above all, interactions with the friendly locals has been a refreshingly pleasant experience as they have been incredibly welcoming and genuine.

Chloe and I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the anonymous donor

As the completion of my undergraduate program (Natural Resources Conservation at the University of British Columbia) became a closer and more tangible reality back in January 2014, I was eager to begin a new adventure. I took on the familiar role of “Professional Job Hunter”, pushed aside my assignments, and filled my free time by scanning job postings. The possibility of working at the Wells Gray Community Forest Corporation as a Forestry Summer Student immediately piqued my interest because of the operating principles and positive social aspects of the company. How refreshing it would be to work for an organization driven by sustainable forest management practices instead of the bottom line, and where profits are reinvested into the community!

Fast forward six months, and the summer season is in full swing. Every week is a little different and presents a new challenge as my co-worker, Chloe Williams, and I tackle various tasks. We wrestle with branches and climb over logs to lay out forested stands and roads. We conduct post-harvest site assessments after a stand has been harOld Fire Hall No. 1 vested to prepare 300 - 125 4th Avenue planting prescriptions Kamloops, BC V2C 3N3 for the next season.

When the planting Toll Free: PP ATES IENwith a STIHL Chain Saw programs are com1-800-949-3362 (BC) ARRISTERS plete, we perform pay STARTING AT ONLY plots to calculate the OLICITORS remuneration for Telephone: planted seedlings.

250-372-8811 Then, we navigate T HE CREATION OF A Fax: 250-828-6697 through cut blocks to THOUSAND FORESTS IS IN complete silviculture Email: ONE ACORN. surveys to determine info@eppcatesoien.com ~ RALPH WALDO EMERSON the regeneration or survival of seedlings after reforestation. We also grass seed along the road edge to prevent soil erosion from exposed cut slopes and assist with road maintenance. Other days, we carry through manual brushing of fast growing deciduous species to reduce competition and meet free-to-grow standards. We are involved in many aspects of forestry, Box 1429, from the preparatory Box 1429, stages of harvest to 581 Barkley Bus.(250) (250)672-9422 672-9422 581 Barkley RoadRoad Bus. reforestation and rehaBarriere, B.C. v0e 1e0V0E 1E0 Fax. (250) Barriere, B.C. Fax. (250) 672-5744 672-5744 bilitation. Working for

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Corporation, as well as the community of Clearwater for granting us this great learning experience.

Preserve our heritage and protect our resource... forests.

BROOKFIELD MALL • CLEARWATER • 674-3122

BAYLEY’S BISTRO FORESTRY

“THE GROWTH OF OUR COMMUNITY”

674-2674 in the Brookfield Shopping Centre in Clearwater

KEEP OUR FORESTS GREEN MW Sharke Contracting Ltd Wade Elliot - GENERAL MANAGER Rob Sunderman - OWNER Kelvin Arndt - OWNER

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OUR FORESTS - FOR A GREENER TOMORROW

Ready to move by water

JEREMY REID YOUR NORTH THOMPSON SPECIALIST

I will help you make the right real estate decisions

Jeremy Reid

258 Seymour St., Kamloops, BC

Log booms create circular patterns on the waters of Adams Lake as they wait for a tugboat to take them to a sawmill.

250-374-3331 • Fax 250-828-9544 jeremyreid@remax.net

Photo by Fritz Schaer

True Service DRIVING INTO THE FUTURE WITH OUR FORESTS 511 East Yellowhead Hwy • Next to Race Track Gas

24 HOURS EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE

PHONE 674-3388

SIMPCW FIRST NATION

Fax 674-3157

People of the North Thompson River

Public Field Tour Tour our forest and learn about the

Life Cycle of Forestry

SIMPCW FIRST NATION ADMINISTRATION OFFICE 500 Dunn Lake Road, 15km North of Barriere, BC on Dunn Lake Rd. Office hours: 8:00am-4:00pm Monday to Friday (except holidays) Phone: (250)672-9995 | www.simpcw.com

September 26 & 27 from

9am - 3pm

Dutch Lake Community Centre

Transporation to East Blackpool and Lunch provided Limited space available please register with

George Brcko,

General Manager

Wells Gray Community Forest 250-674-3530 georgebrcko@wgcfc.ca

Forests are ree tthee lung lungs ungs gs o off o our ur lland, and p pu purifying riifyyin n the air and giving fresh strength to our people. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

FRESH BAKED GOODS DAILY

www.wgcfc.ca

JIM’S FOOD MARKET LITTLE FORT CLEARWATER

Keeping watch A bald eagle looks out from the top of a Douglas fir.

Photo by Fritz Schaer

Our Economic Diversity Depends on the Forest Sector 209 Dutch Lake Road, Clearwater, B.C. Office hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 - 4:30 Phone # 674-2257; Fax # 674-2173

The District of Clearwater

salutes the contractors and valuable forestry workers that contribute to our local economy.