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A visit from St. Nicholas
Diesel price stays high as crude drops
“.... I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself. A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, and filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk, and laying his finger aside of his nose, and giving a nod, up the chimney he rose...”
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Excerpt from the poem ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’ by Clement Clarke Moore.
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Pictured: Two-and-a-half year old Daylia Leary, seems to be fascinated while meeting Santa Claus (a.k.a. St. Nicholas) during the Barriere Christmas Tree Lite Up last Friday in Fadear Park at the Bandshell. Leary’s family have recently moved to the community, and we are glad that the youngster was able to see for herself that Santa already has the community of Barriere on his route.
B.C. oil refinery backers move ahead ..... page 7
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Christmas story winners named
Little Stars reindeer turn out for concert ..... page 16
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The annual Star/Journal Christmas Story Essay Contest was a little slow to get started, but those that have been submitted from area youngsters are wonderful stories full of imagination and enthusiasm.
We thank all of the children who took the time to enter and share with our readers their creative works, and we thank the teachers and parents who encouraged them to do so. This year our young writers were asked to tell us in 350 words or less about one of the following themes:
The Best Christmas Dinner Ever write a story about the best Christmas Dinner ever and why it was so special; or, The Magic Rocket write a story about what happened when a child finds a magic rocket under the Christmas tree. We offered two age divisions this year, Kindergarten to Grade 3, and
Grade four to Grade 7. Prizes in each division are; First place $25, second place $15, and third place $10. You’ll find all of the winning essays from our young area writers inside on pages 20 and 21. Enjoy! ...continued on page 20
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Christmas Time in our Community! The Holiday Season is here, and as the community of Barriere and it’s surrounding residents prepare for Christmas, numerous events are taking place throughout the area. As a result, this newspaper is amassing a tremendous number of photographs that tell the story about Christmas in Barriere and the surrounding area; from concerts to shopping, kids to seniors. In this issue and the next you’ll find a number of the ‘Christmas Time in our Community’ photographs. Enjoy!
STAR/JOURNAL photos: Jill Hayward
A number of Grade 7 students from Barriere Elementary sing and perform at the Success By Six Breakfast With Santa at the Lions Hall on Saturday, Dec. 13.
(Above) The Success By Six Breakfast With Santa was catered and donated by the Barriere Lions Club who were kept extremely busy serving up their famous buffet style breakfast from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Breakfast was by donation - cash earmarked for Success by Six, or an item for the Food Bank.
We work very hard throughout the year to keep you informed with the last minute news that matters most to you. Local information is of significant importance because it concerns the various subjects that affect you as well as the projects of the people we have elected, our school commissions, the local economy and the businesses in our area. As your local newspaper, it is our mission to inform you and we are very proud to be the local resource for news and information in this community. We sincerely thank you for making our newspaper what it is today. Your loyalty means the world to us.
Star/Journal Reporters: Dee Elli Kohnert Margaret Houben Star/Journal Drivers: Kathy Corrigall
Times Office: Al Kirkwood Yevonne Cline Keith McNeill
Times Correspondents: Robyn Rexin Kay Knox Gerald Tisdale Times Driver: Ray Wilson Paper Carriers Barriere: Chris Frezell Joe Prevolsek Wim Houben Darlene Stone
(Above and right) Crafts for kids were part of the Breakfast With Santa event, and a number of volunteers manned the tables which did a booming business. (Below) Pictures with Santa were also on the agenda during the event, while Lions members were kept busy in the kitchen.
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Diesel price stays high as crude drops By Jeff Nagel Black Press Pity the poor diesel truck owner. While regular gasoline prices have dropped significantly with the plunging price of oil, the pump price for diesel has remained stubbornly high. According to bcgasprices.com, regular gas fell below $1 a litre at a Costco station in Prince George last week, with other prices around the B.C. Interior as low, and on Monday Kamloops Costco dropped to $.99.9 a litre last Monday. In Barriere regular was at $104.9, with diesel at $129.9 at the Petro Can and $133.9 at the Esso. One of the best deals on diesel was $119.9 at the No Frills station in Port Alberni, with diesel prices as high as $145.9 at the Esso and Shell stations in Kitimat. “It shouldn’t be that high,” said John Whittall, a West Kelowna retiree who bought his diesel pickup for the fuel savings. “Typically, diesel hasn’t been more than gas. When gas was low it was lower.” That’s historically true. But early 2009 – when diesel was 85 cents a litre and gas was nearly $1 – is the last time diesel drivers enjoyed big savings. The price gap closed and since 2012 diesel has cost a few cents a litre more than gas most of the time, according to statistics maintained by petroleum industry analysts MJ Ervin and Associates. For the last three years, diesel has been stuck between $1.30 and $1.50 in Vancouver, costing a few cents more than regular gas for most of that time. Jason Parent, vicepresident of consulting at MJ Ervin, says the reason for the disparity is diesel and gasoline are two very different commodities that don’t move to-
Christmas Time in our Community!
All trussed up Young Jason Rainer was warm as toast inside Dad Ben’s jacket while waiting to see Santa Claus at the Lions Hall on Dec. 13.
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Diesel prices are running higher than regular gasoline, a reverse of the situation five years ago. gether in lockstep. “They each have their own supply and demand fundamentals and they can move in different directions,” he said. Unlike gasoline, which jumps in price towards summer as more drivers hit the road, diesel tends to rise in the winter. The reason, Parent said, is that diesel is virtually identical to heating oil, which is in high demand to heat
homes in the winter. “In the winter season when it gets colder, demand for heating oil spikes and that causes a demand pull on both heating oil prices and diesel prices.” The drop in crude oil prices has put downward pressure on diesel, he said, but that has been largely offset by the increase in winter demand – much to the irritation of diesel users.
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We’re in the middle of the cough and cold season with all the usual symptoms like sore throat, nasal stuffiness, runny nose and of course, coughing and sneezing. The color of the nasal discharges is sometimes a concern. If it’s green, it doesn’t mean you need an antibiotic. It’s just a sign that your body is fighting off the infection. Colds are incurable and they will run their course in seven - 10 days. It’s almost impossible to develop an immunity to the common cold. A cold can be caused by any of hundreds of viruses that can invade our bodies. These viruses are masters of adaptation so they are always changing which makes it difficult for our bodies to build up an immunity to them. There are products on the market that say they will lessen or shorten the duration of cold symptoms. Echinacea and zinc are often mentioned. Although the evidence for echinacea is still inconclusive, zinc does appear to shorten the duration of a cold by a day or two. Colds are part of life in the winter in Canada. The virus is passed on by touching infected people or surfaces. It can be inhaled from a person coughing or sneezing. These particles can last for quite a while in the air. The best prevention, minimize your contact with people with colds. Wash your hands often during the day and try not to touch your eyes, nose or mouth with your hands so you don’t inoculate yourself with the virus. Talk to our pharmacists for cold-symptom relief. We can help..
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Thursday, December 18, 2014 North Thompson Star/Journal Unit 10 - 4353 Connor Road, Box 1020, Barriere, B.C., V0E 1E0 250-672-5611
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Let’s all be careful out there It’s a familiar refrain this time of year. No, not the holiday wishes. Rather, the plea to motorists and pedestrians to take special care while they’re on the streets. This week two pedestrians died in separate incidents in the Lower Mainland. They join a stark and growing statistic: Every December in B.C., an average of seven pedestrians are killed and another 269 are injured. The dark rainy weather, slippery streets and poor visibility all conspire to make driving more difficult. There’s little we can do about that. But what we can do is make the extra effort to see and be seen. ICBC has a few suggestions. They’re made every year, but they’re worth repeating. To motorists, remain attentive at all times. Not only is it illegal to use a hand-held device while driving, the consequences can be deadly. Pay particular attention around intersections where 75 per cent of all pedestrian incidents occur. Watch while turning left or right for pedestrians who have already begun to cross. And remember that the rain makes the roads more slick. So build in a bit more braking time. For pedestrians, never assume that just because you see the vehicles, their drivers see you. Headlights, traffic and other distractions compete with your visibility. Fight back by ensuring you are dressed to be seen; wear reflective clothing, a reflective arm band, or carry a light. Keep your eyes and ears open and focus on what’s happening around you. That means pulling out your headphones, or putting the phone away while crossing a busy street. But the most important point is to never assume a driver sees you. Make eye contact and always err on the side of caution; the consequences of an accident are far graver for the pedestrian than for the driver. The holidays are a hectic time of year. We all have places to be and things to think about. But they’re also meant to be a happy time; don’t let an accident or injury spoil that.
Seasons Greetings and Merry Christmas from our editorial department to all those who submit photographs and articles for the enjoyment of our readers.
Thanks to wonderful people in Barriere To the editor; Since Art died I have been amazed at the kindness of the people in this town. I would like to thank you very much for the cards, phone calls and visits with hugs from so many people too numerous to name. All this kindness has made things a lot easier to get through, plus made me realize just what our town is made of. A whole lot of wonderful people. I was still glowing from all this attention
when we had our Heritage raffle draw. When the people who got the second prize came to pick it up they took one look at the big box full of things for a turkey dinner and asked me to give it to the Food Bank. Just one more wonderful thing done by one of our town people. Makes me really proud to be a Barriereite. Thank you all. Love and Merry Christmas, Fran Wagstaff Barriere, B.C.
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Cache Creek Mayor Ranta elected TNRD chairman By Cam Fortems Kamloops This Week The newly elected Thompson-Nicola Regional District board returned a veteran rural mayor and former chairman to lead the organization for at least the next year, rejecting a bid from a City of Kamloops candidate. John Ranta, mayor of Cache Creek for 24 years, was elected by the board on Thursday, Dec. 11, as chairman at its inaugural meeting. Ranta served as chairman of the TNRD board in 19981999 and in 2003-2004 and has made a number of unsuccessful bids since that time. Ken Christian, City of Kamloops councillor and the a TNRD director, was unsuccessful in his run for the chair. Veteran Kamloops Coun. Pat Wallace and Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar are the only city directors to lead the board in the last three decades.
John Ranta Voting is dominated by rural members and mayors of small municipalities. Milobar led the board for five years. “I believe we will get [another] turn,” Wallace said. “I don’t know when.” Ranta will earn a combined income of about $32,000 a year as a director from Cache Creek and chairman, in addition to his stipend as mayor. The colourful retired Greyhound bus
operator drives a McLaren supercar in the summer months and has been a tireless advocate for higher speed limits on provincial highways. “They [board] recognized with Peter MIlobar as chair of the hospital district and its tens of millions we’re spending, if we elected a representative from Kamloops, it may have given them too much weight,” Ranta said after being elected by the board. “Over the past few days, several people contacted me and asked me to run,” he said. The vice-chairwoman is Willow MacDonald, a rural representative from the Blue River area. Both Ranta and Christian emphasized balance between the city and rural areas as chairman. Ranta succeeds Bill Humphreys, the former mayor of Barriere who lost his bid for re-election in the Nov. 15 civic election.
TNRD tipping fees increase Fees rise for household, construction waste Thompson-Nicola Regional District The ThompsonNicola Regional District is raising tipping fees for household refuse as well as demolition, landclearing and construction (DLC) waste beginning January 2015 at all waste facilities in the TNRD. The tipping fees for household refuse will go from $60 per tonne to $80 per tonne, and tipping fees for DLC waste will go from $120 per tonne to $160 per tonne, as per a new bylaw that was adopted by the TNRD Board of Directors. Also in effect as
of January 2015, any amount of household garbage under 50 kg will again be charged $1 per bag, up to four bags, or 50 kg. Any amount greater than 50 kg will be charged at the $80/tonne rate. The new fee structure for household waste gives customers incentive to reduce and recycle while saving landfill space. Diverting material from the landfill saves space for material that truly belongs there and keeps landfills open for as long as possible. The fee structure also gives customers the ability to save money by source sepa-
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Heritage raffle picks their three winners (L-r) The winning names from the Barriere & District Heritage Society Christmas Rafffle were drawn at the Star/Journal office by staff member Lisa Quiding, with Heritage Society rep Fran Wagstaff in attendance, Dec. 12. Wagstaff noted that the Society thanks all those who purchased tickets and those who donated the prizes. Winners were: First prize - $100 of meat donated by Cindy Stutt and Mitchell Ranch, won by Linda Mac. Second prize - Christmas turkey hamper donated by members of Barriere and District Heritage Society, won by C. Quebec. Third Prize - $50 of meat donated by Rainer’s Custom Cutting, won by June Dallant.
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Christmas Time in our Community! Lunch at Barriere house (L-r) Nick Koester, from CHLW 93.1 The Bear radio, visits with Barriere House resident Albert Parsons while waiting for Santa to arrive during a Christmas lunch at the facility on Dec. 19. Submitted photo:
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Tom Gaglardi, Northland fined $140,000 for altering fish habitat on Kamloops Lake By Tim Petruk Kamloops This Week The owner of the NHL’s Dallas Stars and the WHL’s Kamloops Blazers and the company he runs have been fined $140,000. The fine is less than half of what the Crown had been seeking for environmental offences resulting from work ordered by Tom Gaglardi on his family’s Kamloops Lake vacation home in 2010. The 47-year-old, who also heads up Northland Properties — which owns the Sandman Hotel, Denny’s, Moxies, Shark Club and Rockford Grill chains — had earlier been found guilty in Kamloops provincial court of two counts of harmful alteration of a fish habitat. Northland was also convicted on the same charges, while Robert Gaglardi, Tom’s father, was found not guilty. During the trial earlier this year, court heard the Gaglardi family home — known as “Tom’s Shack,” according to several Crown witnesses — was undergoing extensive renovations in 2010. The charges stem from riprap destroyed by workers taking orders from Gaglardi in the construction of a boat ramp and shoreline trees Gaglardi ordered removed from the property. “There was an element of wilfulness here — a desire
to get the job done and seek forgiveness later,” Kamloops provincial court Judge Stephen Harrison said in handing down his sentence. Harrison also quoted an expert in salmon habitats who testified at trial that the work changed the shoreline on Gaglardi’s property “from a very good fish habitat to a moonscape.” During the trial, former Northland employee and star Crown witness Jim Parks said he was ordered to destroy documents and throw his computer hard drive “in the lake” when federal investigators began looking into alleged environmental improprieties at Tom’s Shack. Gaglardi wrote in his notebook throughout the trial, alternating between notes on the proceedings, Northland business and what appeared to be line combinations for the Dallas Stars. He also had to be told repeatedly by sheriffs to turn off his iPhone, which, at one point, he concealed in a book. Court heard it will take more than 40 years to restore the salmon habitat that was destroyed by Gaglardi. In court, Gaglardi said he was sorry. “I wanted to express my apologies for what transpired,” he said. Gaglardi refused comment after sentencing. Rob Toor, lawyer for Northland Properties, said it’s too early
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Tom Gaglardi arriving at the Kamloops Law Courts in January 2014. to say whether an appeal is in the works. “We’re just going to review the decision and look at our options,” he said. Harrison’s sentence was broken down so that Gaglardi was fined a total of $10,000. Northland was also fined $10,000. In addition, both Gaglardi and Northland were ordered to pay $60,000 each to the B.C. Conservation Foundation. The Crown had been seeking a fine of $300,000 — the maximum penalty — while defence lawyer Rob Bruneau asked for a fine in the range of $50,000 to $75,000, arguing anything higher would effectively be punishing Gaglardi for being wealthy.
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Barriere Secondary grad class Christmas Tree Sale took place last weekend on the IDA parking lot. Pictured are students Jacob Peterson and Keaton Noble picking out the “biggest and the best” for a customer.
By Tom Fletcher Black Press Backers of a third large oil refinery proposal for B.C.’s North Coast made some high-profile appointments Wednesday, naming former Assembly of First Nations national chiefs Shawn Atleo and Ovide Mercredi as advisors to their team. Pacific Future Energy, proposing what it calls the world’s greenest refinery near Prince Rupert, announced the appointments Wednesday at a Vancouver Board of Trade event hosted by Stockwell Day, the former Conservative trade minister who has been the group’s public face since August. Pacific Future’s proposal is similar to Kitimat Clean, a refinery bid launched in 2012 by David Black, chairman of Black Press. Both would be constructed from modules manufactured offshore to produce diesel, gasoline and other fuels for sale, avoiding the transport of heavy oil by tankers to reach export markets. The third proposal is called Eagle Spirit Energy, headed by aboriginal author and lawyer Calvin Helin with financial backing from the Aquilini Group, the Vancouver family business that owns the Vancouver Canucks and extensive real estate and farm holdings. Eagle Spirit is proposing a pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to an upgrader that would produce synthetic crude oil for export by tankers, likely from the Prince Rupert area. Black announced last week that engineering firm Hatch Ltd. has completed a design and feasibility study for a refinery at an estimated cost of $22 billion, making it one of the 10 biggest in the world. Black said in an interview he sees obvious similarities with the Pacific Future proposal, which describes new technology and carbon capture to reduce its environmental impact. Kitimat Clean proposes a new refining process that avoids production of petroleum coke, a coal-like byproduct
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Kitimat Clean CEO David Black of conventional heavy oil refining that is used in steel making. Black said the entry of Pacific Future, headed by an executive of Mexican conglomerate Grupo Salinas, shows the business case for a B.C. refinery is sound and there is capacity for more than one plant. All proposals for B.C. North Coast refining require oil transport to the coast, either by rail or in some version of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project, which received a federal environmental certificate this year and awaits approval by the federal cabinet. All proposals also face opposition to transport of heavy oil. Pacific Future has appointed Atleo as a senior advisor for partnerships, months after Premier Christy Clark appointed him as an advisor for dialogue between First Nations, government and industry. Black said his next steps include negotiating “acceptable compensation” for his project with the Kitselas and Haisla First Nations for use of their traditional territory.
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Christmas Time in our Community!
Growing pains for police investigation unit By Tom Fletcher Black Press
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B.C. police forces have undergone a “sea change” in the two years since a civilian-led unit was put in charge of investigating policeinvolved deaths and serious injuries, says the man in charge of the Independent Investigations Office. But the road to a new system that is moving away from police investigating other police has not been smooth, former U.S. prosecutor Richard Rosenthal acknowledged in his report to a committee of B.C. MLAs Thursday. The office started up in the fall of 2012 with 36 investigators, about half and half civilians and former police officers. Its mandate was to move to all-civilian investigations, and Rosenthal said progress has been made, with two thirds of staff in the two investigative teams being people who have never worked as police officers. This year four former
officers were fired from the IIO, and five more resigned, Rosenthal told the committee. Two civilian staff also quit this year after three civilians resigned in 2013. Another former officer was “separated from the organization” in 2012, Rosenthal said. He cited three reasons for the high turnover: “cultural conflicts,” the struggles of a new organization and evolution of jobs that causes people to look for something new. A one-time Los Angeles deputy district attorney who worked on the 1999 Rampart case involving violence and drug dealing in the city’s police force, Rosenthal set up independent police oversight in Portland and Denver before coming to B.C. He was asked about a survey of his operation that referred to a lowerthan expected case load. Rosenthal said that was done before the office dealt with four fatal officer-involved shootings in less than three months.
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Richard Rosenthal is three years into a five-year term as chief civilian director of the Independent Investigations Office. He is eligible to be reappointed to one more term. “I don’t believe there is a single person in the office who would say that today,” he said. Rosenthal said video cameras for police dog handlers, general-duty officers and police Tasers would help in some cases, but that is a decision for police services due to cost and privacy concerns. The B.C. govern-
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Kamloops nurse attacked twice at psychiatric centre By Dale Bass Kamloops This Week On the day a doctor was beaten by a patient in a psychiatric unit in Penticton, a nurse at Hillside Centre in Kamloops was also assaulted. Two days later, the same nurse was attacked again while on duty at the psychiatric centre adjacent to Royal Inland Hospital — and help could not be summoned because the alarm system nurses use did not work, according to a representative of the B.C. Nurses’ Union (BCNU). Tracey Quewezance, the Thompson-North Okanagan BCNU representative, said the nurse is now at home resting and dealing with pain and bruises. She said the second attack saw a patient grab the nurse by her head, punch her, pull hair out and throw her into a wall. Quewezance said the nurse did not report the Friday, Dec. 5 incident, which involved a patient with dementia, because she felt the injuries weren’t worth documenting. That was the same day a doctor at Penticton Regional Hospital was attacked and left unconscious in his office by a patient who walked out and told staff there he thought he had killed the physician. Police arrested 30-year-old patient Gregory Nield of Summerland. He has been charged with assault causing bodily harm
and aggravated assault. He is in custody pending a psychiatric assessment. Quewezance said at least weekly — and, often, daily — a nurse in her region is attacked while on duty. Staff at Hillside have waited almost three years for a reliable personal-alarm system, she said. WorkSafe BC told the Interior Health Authority (IHA) in 2012 the system had to be replaced, repeating the order in September 2013. A new system was being installed, Quewezance said, but there were problems with parts and it has again been delayed. In 2013, 31 “incidences” were reported at Hillside Centre, ranging from minor brushes with patients to serious interactions blamed on a lack of staff. Quewezance said staffing remains an issue. In fact, after the Sunday assault, the nurse did not want to go to the ER and leave her pod at Hillside Centre understaffed.
Co-workers prevailed, pointing out her injuries and the need for medical attention. Quewezance said the IHA continues to decrease the number of staff in the pods at the centre depending on the number of patients, not taking into account the specific mental-health issues of each patient. The BCNU and the Union of Psychiatric Nurses has in the past called on the Interior Health Authority to do more to ensure each area in the psychiatric centre is adequately staffed and enough measures are in place to ensure the safety of employees and patients. That call was repeated on Tuesday, Dec. 9, by BCNU president Gayle Duteil, who said “nurses are assaulted almost daily in hospitals across B.C. “In many cases, the assaults could be prevented with better staffing levels, on-site security personnel and alarm systems that work,” she said. “Nurses are at-
tacked everywhere, pretty much every day, somewhere in the province and they are starting to accept the abnormal as normal,” Quewezance said. She is encouraging nurses to report all incidents, including near-misses, because the cumulative effect of working in an environment where safety is a daily concern takes its toll. “And, then, it might just take a little thing, but the cumulative effect is the nurse finally snaps and, a lot of times, their career is over,” Quewezance said. While concerned for the welfare of a Kamloops nurse attacked at Hillside Centre — and her colleagues around the province — Health Minister Terry Lake said the number of incidences involving dangerous behaviour by a patient has decreased. With B.C. hospitals providing more than 30-million services each year, Lake said, the percentage of Code Whites — situations that have the potential
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to escalate beyond the ability of medical staff to control — have been decreasing. Provincially, the number has decreased to 3,749 last year from 4,307 in 2011; Interior Health Authority (IHA) figures show the numbers dropping to 933 in 2013 from 1,114 in 2011. Lake said it’s “always concerning when someone is injured at work,” but noted the B.C. Liberal government has put $37 million into training medical staff to acquire ”the tools they need to manage situations like that.” When the Hillside incident occurred on Sunday, Dec. 7, one of the nurses on duty hit the personal-alarm button to create a
Code White, but the equipment failed. The alarm system has been an issue at Hillside as staff there have waited almost three years for a new system to be put into place. Lake deferred to comments about the system made by Dr. Paul Dagg, the IHA’s medical director of tertiary mental-health services, who said the system is being installed and will go online once it is tested. Lake noted the B.C. Nurses’ Union has called for security guards to be present in every psychiatric unit in B.C.. But, Lake agrees with Dagg’s assessment such a move could create also cause situations to escalate. “Dr. Dagg said he
would take a trained nurse over a security guard and I think that makes some sense,” Lake said. “We’ve all seen One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and we don’t want to go back to those days,” Lake said. The Ken Kesey novel addressed characters in a mental-health facility and the way the medical staff used electroshock therapy, over-medication and rigid mechanical precision to deal with the patients. “This is an ongoing challenge in health care,” Lake said. “Some jobs are riskier than others, but we are doing everything we can to give them the tools they need — and we learn from every event.”
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Highlights of a year-end interview with NDP leader John Horgan. For an extended version, see the Opinion section at www.starjournal.net By Tom Fletcher Black Press Tom Fletcher: The B.C. Liberal government has given every indication they’re going to proceed with the Site C dam on the Peace River. What do you think? John Horgan: I’ve always maintained that it’s a good project, but it’s a question of when to add another $8-910-12 billion onto the backs of ratepayers. First of all, go to the B.C. Utilities Commission and find out if this is the power you need and if this is the time to build it. The government refuses to do that, and I think that’s just an Achilles heel in this process. TF: You voted for the liquefied natural gas income tax to provide certainty, and then you
immediately said you would work to increase the LNG tax in 2017, before any major project could be started. How is that certainty? JH: I thought it was important that the investment community in this sector knew there was bipartisan support for LNG in British Columbia. But we went from a seven per cent [tax] to a 3.5 per cent because of a softening market. If there is a decline in return to the province because of a softening market, then surely over a 25-year period – not just between now and 2017, but if the market conditions change and prices go up – I think British Columbians would want their government to make sure they were getting a fair share of that benefit. TF: Why did you
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NDP Leader John Horgan vote against the LNG environmental legislation? JH: They said prior to the election that LNG would be the greenest in the world. And then when they tabled legislation they left out 70 per cent of the emissions from upstream activity. TF: Gordon Campbell’s great goal for greenhouse gases, 33 per cent reduction by 2020, can that be reached assuming a substantial LNG development? JH: I find it difficult to believe that they’re going to achieve those results. [Environment Minister] Mary Polak has a different point of view, and our job as opposition is to hold them accountable to the numbers that they passed into law, and
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we’re going to do that. One of the three sectors, housing, energy and transportation, where emission profiles can be managed downward is transportation. And the government has wasted 18 months talking about a referendum on [Metro Vancouver transit.] TF: What’s your top priority for 2015? JH: I think the public is going to increasingly find affordability issues to be the challenge. We didn’t spend as much time as I had hoped to on hydro rate increases, ICBC. When the government balanced the budget, they did it by selling assets, and by increasing costs at their Crown corporations and then pulling that revenue in for budget purposes. We’re going to have to use new technologies and means of communication to better explain to people what the government’s doing to them. TF: What should happen with the agricultural land reserve? JH: I don’t think there was a groundswell of opposition to the ALR, quite the opposite in fact, and the commission has in my opinion, infinite flexibility to meet the demands of development in northern areas as well as urban centres. I’m going to make sure that [agriculture critic] Lana Popham, who as you know is fearless on this issue, is let loose on [Agriculture Minister] Norm Letnick, and we’re going to dog this issue up to the next election. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc
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Christmas Time in our Community!
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It’s easy to get into the jolly mood of the season says Daphne Sweetnam at Sweetnam’s variety store in Barriere. All you need is a turkey hat, a smile and a guy in a red suit.
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Helping bring Christmas to families BDFBS In just a short time it will be Christmas, but not everyone is excited, some of us may not be able to see our way to providing Christmas for our families. This is where the Barriere and District Food Bank Society (BDFBS) can lend a hand. The BDFBS have been extremely busy taking orders for hampers, and then filling these hampers. It would be totally impossible for the BDFBS to do this on our own. Without the wonderful support of the community, many would go hungry. All hampers have been made available for pick up or delivery on Wednesday, Dec. 17. The food bank will be closed from Dec. 18 to Jan. 7, but if there is an emergency, phone the food bank and leave a message and one of the ladies will get back to you. Many, many thanks to Doreen
and her crew from Sam’s Pizza and Rib House for the tasty spaghetti dinner she put on Nov. 17 for the benefit of the food bank. We would also like to thank Van Houtte Coffee Services for supplying the coffee and to Mitchell Cattle Company for supplying the beef for the event. Last but not least to the people of the community who
came out to support this very worthwhile cause. After the holiday season, the shelves at the food bank are almost bare, so when you are out and about please keep us in mind. We are always in need of nonperishable food items and especially peanut butter. Again, many heartfelt thanks to the businesses and people of Barriere
who support the food bank. What a wonderful place to live. The BDFBS is located at 4748 Gilbert Road and the telephone number is 250672-0029. The BDFBS email address is: barrierefoodbank@xplornet. com Merry Christmas to all, and may all your hopes and dreams come true in the new year.
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SPORTS Junior Girls Cougar Classic hosted at Barriere Secondary
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Barriere Secondary School hosted the Junior Girls Cougar Classic Basketball Tournament Dec. 12 and 13. Pictured: (above) Barriere’s Jordan Bauer gets the ball past Valemount. (Left) Barriere player Taylynn Eustache moves in to block a Valemount player.
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Sun Peaks for the holidays North Thompson Star/Journal The Sun Peaks Education Society is hosting the Winter Holiday Art Market & Gift Wrapping on Dec. 20 at the Hearthstone Lodge. The room will be bursting with arts and fine crafts such as paintings, stained glass, fibre art, jewellery, pottery, sculpture, soap works and much more. Gift wrapping will be offered by donation, with all proceeds going to the Sun Peaks Education Society. From Dec. 22 to 24, Santa will be at the resort once again to go skiing, skating and will join in a pancake breakfast with families spending their holiday time at Sun Peaks. And what would the holidays be without amazing food? In addition to events
combining outdoor recreation with delicious dinners, such as the Fondue Dinner & Evening Descent, Snowshoe Campfire Cookout & S’mores and the Starlight Nordic Ski & Àpres, restaurants throughout the village are offering set menu dinners and buffets with local and regional specialties. Guests will ring in the New Year with thousands of other families at the base of Sun Peaks’ three peaks. The festivities kick off on Dec. 31 with the First Flight Big Air Invitational in the Rockstar En-
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Surprise for students at BSS Barriere Secondary students were met with hot-chocolate and donuts as they arrived at the school in the morning. All part of the school’s ‘12 Days of Christmas Surprise’ for the students.
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The free Community Christmas Dinner held in the Barriere Christian Life Assembly Church on Dec. 8, was a huge success according to church representative Lynn Bode. “The event brought in $667 and 150 pounds of food for the Barriere Food Bank,” said Bode, “And we fed 200 people a full Christmas dinner.” Bode says that the annual event is now hosted between the Christian Life Assembly Church and the Barriere Lion’s Club, receiving help from their members and other volunteers. Asked what she thought of this year’s event, Bode answered, “It was wonderful!” STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward
(Above) Christian Life Assembly Church rep Lynn Bode says she is very happy with the results of the Christmas Dinner. STAR/JOURNAL photos: Elli Kohnert
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Seasonal treats Staffer Madison Kerslake helps keep a table of goodies and refreshments stocked during the late night shopping event last Friday at the Barriere IDA Pharmacy.
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When one of the staff members at Interior Savings in Barriere suggested that for the five weeks leading up to Dec. 15 each employee could chip in $5 to wear jeans each Friday; and that the funds raised would be used to purchase perishable and nonperishable food items for the food bank’s Christmas hampers, branch manager Linsday Arcand heartily embraced the project. Last Monday, Arcand delivered the food that had been purchased with the funds they had raised, to the Barriere Food Bank just in time for putting Support your community. Shop Local.
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Barriere Secondary Honour Roll for Semester 1, Term 1 Congratulations to Barriere Secondary School students who recently made the Honour Roll roster for Semester 1, Term 1. Award certificates were presented at the school during an awards ceremony to those students who achieved. Thank you to the school and staff member Kris Luison for submitting photos from each class of students who were recognized for their hard work.
Barriere Secondary Honour Roll 2014-15 • Semester 1 Term1 MERIT HONOUR GRADE 8 EFFORT HONOUR ROLL Seanna Armstrong Irene Beeton Meghan Booth Matlock Brown Kamryn Cousins Taylynn Eustache Emma Hamblin Brook Hartman Samantha Jones Pamela LeFeuvre Katie McInnes Rebecca Quiding Lane Robinson Natalie Shearsmith Daniel Stonehouse
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Wrapping it up
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(L-r) Barriere and District Chamber of Commerce directors, Judy Taylor, Mary Ann Sewchuck and Rick Weik, were on hand with gift wrap and bows during the Chamber’s late night Passport to Shopping for those needing the gift wrapping service. A number of Barriere businesses remained open until 8 p.m. on Dec. 12.
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Handing out the prizes Two volunteers call out the free draw numbers and hand out the prizes during the Christian Life Assembly Church’s free Christmas Lunch.
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think Santa got me a lo I am Santa. I will puppy?” give you a quickSTtour 1 So 2ND “ I don’t know. of the workshop.” PLACE PLACE You will have to wait off they went. until morning.” Santa brought “Okay” said Billy them to the toy makand went to bed. ing station where all “BILLY WAKE the elves there were UP!” said Suzie “It’s kept busy. Lastly Christmas.” Santa brought them Billy got his pa- to where he keeps the jamas on and ran Book of Wishes. “Do Second Place downstairs. He was you know what you surprised by a huge want?” gift that was marked “Ya!” They both The Best from Santa. “Who’s it said. Christmas Dinner to?” asked Suzie. “Billy wants a pupEver “I don’t know. py and Suzie wants a Lets open it.” Lego Friends set” By Maggie Dana They both tore “How did you off the wrapping pa- know?” STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward It was Christmas per, stood back for a “ I know what evmorning and Frost, second. WOW! This eryone wants” was the coolest pres“Did you get us the reindeer, was upfairsto the is the ever season for shopping as area residents turnwaking out to craft entThis they’ve seen. our presents?” such as at the “You Barrierewill Seniors 30, of to find sound her brother It and wasbazaars, a North Pole haveHall toon Nov. those special for family friends. running around the Rocket. Thegiftsfirst findand out.” thing they did was Off they raced. room shouting with climb up to the cock- As they said good- glee. “Russell!” Frost pit. They took flight bye they jumped in going places they’d the rocket and went said, “You woke me never seen before home. Billy and Su- up!” Russell turned like China, Russia, zie both got what they Australia, and the wanted and the next around and looked Ukraine. “It’s getting day the rocket was at his sister. “I can’t help it! It’s Christc-c-cold” said Billy as gone. mas!” He said excithe shivered. edly. A few minutes Tyson Schilling “Oh, yeah!” Frost later there was a sign is in Grade 7 said, “I forgot! Let’s that said North Pole Barriere Elementary go wake up mom and and a secret tunnel dad!” opened. As they flew ~~~~~~~~~ Russell agreed as in it got warmer and Virus,smelled Maleware & Spyware Removal Frost and Russell like candy raced to their mom canes, fresh paint, hot Installs Hardware & Software and dad’s part of the chocolate, and cookNetworking ies. Once the rocket landed, hopped Training & they Education out and started looking around. “Hello, anyone home?” In our Office or Heads popped out of at Your Home no where and lights turned on. Elves started to sing and make toys again. A Competitive Prices man dressed in white Fast & Professional and red came up to Service them and said, “Hel-
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The annual Contest cave and Star/Journal shouted, Christmas “Yes!”Story One of was a little slow to get started, but in the past few days we have been swamped with dozens of wonderful “MERRY CHRIST- them exclaimed. “I’m stories and poems from area youngsters. Due to RD 3 this fact, our judges had sufficient timeisyet MAS!” Their have momnot Bell, and this myto name their winners, so we are publishing the stoPLACE ries first for the enjoyment of our readers, and the winners will be named after Christmas. We thank all stood up and smiled, sister Holly, and my ofmeanwhile the children who took the time to enter and share their dad brother Adam andwith our readers their creative works, and we thank the teachers and parents who encouraged them to do so. Please note that all the stories will appear in no groaned. He was his twin sister Eve.” specific order in this issue and will be continued in our issue of Dec. 26, 2013. Enjoy! tired and sore from Frost and Russell water they found fish. surrounded delivering smiled. “I’m by RusReindeer Jackpresents himself The bear got a boat cows in a pen. the night before. sell,” Russell said, Stuck In The Shop Gets Lost and got to land too. “Is everyone “Wake up, daddy!” “And this isokay?” my sis-By Cole Harris By Reegan Willms The animals defeated Frost ter said. Frost. It’s nice toGrade 2 Grade 1 squealed in her Santa “Yes but we are dad’s ear Christmas as Russell meet you. I can final- Once upon a time the bear. It was andwith thirsty.” started ly play a boy mythere was an elf named Eve. Santajumping and theon hungry Santa tried to find Clide who was work- The Little Elf their dad’s age.” reindeer were belly. on their way to deliveron, presents. “Come Dash- the dairy Frost farmer rolled tohering on his work. Then By Emily Rainer ask for help. When The bumped er.”reindeer their mom said. eyes. When theyhe satPepper came to see Grade 1 himtohe eat, said, there “I what he was doing. Little Reindeer got into each got otherupand Dasher and found down need help fixing my enmade the sleigh crash. stretched as his fawns was salad, buns withClide was Pepper’s lost in the dark forest. Jack saw a around polar bear,the gine.” dashed butter, cranberryuncle. When Pepper He wanted his mom. Farmer Hingles a floor, seal and a penguin. as he walked to sauce, and muchcame in she pressed a He was in trouble the reindeer food button. It locked the and had to go to his He went to go say tree. hi gave their Christmas more. and milk. He and shop. big, dark, scary room and play with them. Russell and Frost “This is the best Santa fixed the sleigh Clide had a pet in the forest. He was The sleigh left withwere hollering and Christmas dinner and then they had tea. polar bear. The polar hungry because the out him. Jack was worsquealing, then there ever!” Frost said. Santa was able to fin- bear was scared. sack of food he was ried. was worried was He a knock at the “Especially with ish delivering the presPepper thought carrying had a hole in about his babies. He cave door. family and food!” ents and was happy that they could call it. He cried and cried. had to get home. Frost and Rus- that Russell added. he had made a Santa. Santa came. He was wasn’t feeling His new sell’s mom friends opened new friend. The rest of the day Clide asked if he could well. promised to help him. the door to see her was full of fun, like see how to climb up His mom came to Penguin had a map. sister, her nieces, her games, music, dancThey followed it to the The Little Grumpy the chimney. Santa see him. She loved nephew, and brother- ing, and much, muchsaid, “Ho ho ho, yes.” him! He cried because North Pole. Elfmore. And Santa in-law. He taught them how he was so happy to see Jack’s babies were By Cohen Hunt “Sister!” She ex“Merry Christmasto. They escaped. his mom. He loved his happy to see him be- Grade 2 claimed. “What a everyone!” Frost exmom. cause they were worThe little grumpy surprise!”. ried about him. His elfclaimed. got left in Barri- The Shining Snow knewreturned that it ere. The Thelittle Endelf saw a By Shandeen Docherty new “I friends The Little theElf holidays would be a real treat to Penguin Island and school. Little Elf saw Grade 2 Peace and Joy throughout By Debbie Hernandez for my sons and Maggie Dana & Best Wishes for the New Year Once upon a time Grade 2 Jack misses them. small kids on the playdaughters to see their ground.isElf in Grade 7 dog,Lake a cat, wanted to there was A4936little went 209aDutch Road, Barriereelf Town Road, cousins and aunt Elementary and a person. too. He played an owl Clearwater for a ride and his B.C. tire B.C. Barriere, Santa Meets a and playBarriere uncle.” Her sister with toys and had fun They were 250 674-2600 trying to popped. He250-672-9773 stepped Dairy Farmer www.yellowheadcs.ca said. with the~~~~~~~~~ toys. After he find home. The group out of the car and he By Austin Davis ...continued on page 26found a boat. They called, “Help!” Frost trotted over played he had lunch Grade 1 with climbed in and set sail. An elf helped him SantaRussell has next just to and went home. her. “Cousins?” Frost It was just in time The little elf worked and he needed to take thrown a present down asked nervously. because a polar bear and worked. He saw it to a shop and fix it. the chimney of Farmhad come looking for this house with Santa’s They were waiting for er Hingles when the his lunch. Too bad reindeer on it. “It’s an hour, for two hours sleigh began to make bear. Santa, he’s back!” and Santa was waiting funny noises. The They find their way for him. We said, “Let’s have sleigh dropped to the The car was done. ground. Santa found a parade. I can’t be- onto land. 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John E n ma n The Christmas season is here and that means photographers, digital cameras in hand, will happily begin filling memory cards with all the photographic opportunities as they join family, friends, and co-workers at all this month’s festive events. I have the feeling that for many, it is more about the process of picture taking than it is about making memorable photographs, or even documenting the party. The act of picture taking has become easy and so much fun as a process as photographers rush over to take a picture, look at the LCD, and quickly slide back to show others those tiny images. And seem more interested in that quickly snapped candid than what is actually happening at the moment. Most images made in this fashion never become more than files stored on computers and tucked away on hard-drives with good intentions, but after that initial viewing, most photos loose their value because there are too many, and very few are
good enough to give to others anyway. What is my advice for photography at the next Christmas party? Yes, continue to make candid photographs of people having fun, but, perhaps, think about making pictures that tell a story, capture an exciting moment, and importantly, flatter the subjects. Most people don’t mind seeing a picture of themselves being silly or having fun, but they don’t like pictures that make them look stupid or unattractive. My approach is to take a moment to look at the room in which I intend to make photographs, make a couple of test shots using longer shutter speeds (my favourite is 1/60th of a second), to include the room’s ambient light when making exposures using an on-camera flash (I always use a flash) so as not to end up with brightly lit faces surrounded by a black environment. I suggest taking group shots with two or three people. Get them to position themselves so they are squeezed together with a tight composition, and in-
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make adjustments as I go. I want to join in on the fun, blend in, and not act like a photojournalist. Family and friends don’t mind having their pictures taken as long as it’s enjoyable and I want pictures that show them having a good time. So, along with those quick candids I make posed portraits with smiling faces, and if I select some pictures to give away later I want people to like, not be embarrassed by, the pictures taken of them. 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. I sell an interesting selection of used photographic equipment. And if you want an experienced photographer please call me at 250371-3069.
Christmas Time in our Community! Turkey dinners all around Christmas lunches and dinners have been ongoing as the weeks lead up to Christmas. So far the Barriere Senior’s Society, Christian Life Assembly Church and Barriere Secondary School have all served up a full turkey dinner with all the trimmings. STAR/JOURNAL photo: Elli Kohnert
Greeting shoppers with a smile (Above) L-r; Staff person Sherry Humphries and Armour Mountain Office Supply proprietor Lana Laskovic show a gift basket to be won by a shopper during the Chamber of Commerce late night shopping on Dec. 12, plus gift baskets to be won as a part of Barriere’s 100th birthday celebration. (Right) A happy senior welcomes shoppers to her table filled with delicious baking at the late night shopping Farmer’s Market in the Barriere Legion basement Dec. 12. Most of the market vendors stayed for the next day as well, to take part in the Winter Farmers Market.
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house, because his “Wow!” Gage yelled. Mom said he had to be “It’s beautiful.” 3 home by 4:30 to deco“Isn’t it” said his PLACE rate the tree. Gage was Dad, “let’s decorate” so excited because to“I will get cookies morrow was Christmas and egg nogg” Said his Eve! Mom When he got home “Okay” said Gage. the tree was set up and “Dad and I will get the ready to be decorated. decorations.” Gage was hungry from So Gage and his rushing home, so he Dad went downstairs ran to the pantry and to get the decorations. Third Place grabbed a chocolate In the meantime his bar and a can of pop. Mom was grabbing the The Magic Rocket He went to the other cookies and eggnog. room to decorate the When she was done By Connor Farrow tree. When he got there grabbing the goodies the tree was a beautiful the boys had already Gage Just rushed 7’ tree. started decorating the STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward home from Exton’s glamorous tree. “Hey Mom, I found the Angel” This is the season for shopping as area residents turn out to craft Said Gagefairs and bazaars, such as at the Barriere Seniors Hall on Nov. 30, to find “Awesome” Said those special gifts for family and friends. his Mom Soon they found the shining bulbs and hung them on the tree. Then they had an excellent meal RD
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The annual Star/Journal Christmas Story Contest was a little slow to get started, but in the past few days have been swamped with dozenscookies of wonderful andwe dessert. grabbed and stories and poems from area youngsters. Due to this fact, our judges have not had sufficient time yet to name their winners, so we are publishing the sto“Time for bed” said eggnog for Santa. Hung ries first for the enjoyment of our readers, and the winners will be named after Christmas. We thank all his Mom up their stockings and of the children who took the time to enter and share with our readers their creative works, and we thank “Okay” Said Gage, went to bed. the teachers and parents who encouraged them to do so. Please note that all the stories will appear in no “tomorrow is ChristIn the morning The Magic Rocket specific order in this issue and will be continued in our issue of Dec. 26, 2013. Enjoy!The Magic Rocket mas Eve you know?” Gage awoke and ran By Georgia Clough water By they foundJackson fish. by a Macky So Gage went to his himself to thesurrounded Tree to find Reindeer Jack The bear got a boat cows in a pen. roomLost and fell asleep. big present from Santa.Stuck In The Shop Gets Long ago thereand got Once upontoo. a time to land “Is everyone okay?” ZZZ Z Z Z Z Z … . He awoke his parentsBy Cole Harris ByZ Reegan Willms lived a boy namedThe there was a small eight animals defeated Santa said. Grade 2 THUMP! Gage woke then they came out and Grade 1 Joie. he wasathe happi-the bear. year old boy named “Yes but we are Once upon time It got was Christmas up on his housecoat watched him open it. It estwas boyaninelf Barkerville. Billy. thirsty.” there named Eve. and Santa ran toand his the Mom hungry was aand rocket!!!! It was only oneThe Little “Christmas Santa tried to find Clide who was workElf is comreindeer were on their and Dad’s room. “Just what I wanted” night towork. Christmas. ing Billy,” said Billy’s the dairy farmer to ing on his Then By Emily Rainer way to deliver presents. “Mom and Said Gage. Hecame got so excited ask for help. When he Mom. Pepper to see Grade 1 The reindeer bumped Dad I heard a big Gage and his Dad his hehead he said, “I thewhat Billy rushedgotdown was almost doing. ex- Little Reindeer into other and T Heach UMP !!!”G a g e found werehim constructing ploded. need help fixing my ento the basement Clide was Pepper’s lost in the dark forest. and made the sleigh crash. yelled rocket. When Gage fell That’s how excitedHe got gine.” the holiday uncle. When Pepper wanted his mom.decoJack “Okay, saw a polar bear, calm down” inside. Then the rocket he in was allpressed right! a He rations. Farmer Hingles came she was in trouble a Said seal and a penguin. his Dad, “Take blasted off! It landed at the reindeer food button.Then they the had aand had It locked Billy’s Mom set up to go to his Hesome wentdeep to breaths.” go say hi gave Santa’s work shop. and milk. He and nice Christmas dinner. shop. the tree, and Billy put big, dark, scary room and play with them. “Okay Mom and Gage was starving Santa fixed the sleigh In the Clide hadmorning a petJoie in the forest. He was on the ornaments. The sleigh left withDad. I was dreaming and he needed someand then they had tea. polar The polar ranbear. downstairs so fasthungrySixty-four because thehours out him. Jacka was worthat I got rocket ship Santa thingwastoable eat.to So fin- hebearit was scared. looked like he hadsacklater of food ried. He was worried it washe8 was p.m. on and I went to blast off knocked on the door. Pepper no nose. thought carrying had a hole inBilly about his babies. He ish delivering the presChristmas Eve. and then THUMP!” ents An Elf happy answered and was that they cried and cried. Whencould he gotcall down,it. He had to get home. went to bed wanting Gage Said. and said “Hello, How wasn’ttofeeling His new friends that he had made a Santa. there Santa was came. an oddHe was for Santa come. “Okay go back to may I help you?” Clide askedpresent if he could promised to help him. new friend. shape underwell. When Billy woke bed” said his Mom “I Gage was amazed.see how to climb up mom came to Penguin had a map. the tree. It said: Joie His he went downstairs will wake you in the The HeLittle said “May I pleasethe chimney. Santa see up him. She loved Grumpy They followed it to the From: _____ to see all the presents., morning with Santa?” said, “Ho hoodd ho, all yes.” Hethere criedwas because North Pole.to go skiing.” Elfspeak It was right.him!but And Santa only five So gage fell back “Sure” Said the Elf. He taught them how he was so happy to see Jack’s babies were to By Cohen Hunt For some reason he presents. sleep in He loved his happy to his seebed. him be- Grade 2Gage was stunned,to. They got aescaped. tingling feelinghis mom. Billy ran upstairs “Gage…Gaaage…. it was amazing. There cause they were worThe little grumpy on his toes and hand. mom. crying with disapGAGE!!” Dad elf were working ried about Said him.hisHis got Elves left in Barri- ev-The Shining Snow When his parents pointment. ….what… ere.erywhere. he aseenBy Shandeen Docherty new “Ahhh friends returned The littleWhen elf saw woke up he opened theThe Little Billy’sElf Mom came scared me!” SantaLittle he nearly 2 toyou Penguin Island andex- school. Hernandezto Elf fainted. saw Grade present and it was aBy Debbie upstairs Billy’s claimed Gage I would Once upon a time Grade 2 Jack misses them. small “Santa kids on Sir, the playtoy rocket, and it start- room and asked him “Do you want to go ground. like toElf go wanted home please” a dog, cat, for A little elf went to there edwas to fly on itsa own “What’s wrong?” skiing?” Gage stammered. an owl and a person. play too. He played and his tire Santa Meets a some reason. Theyfor a ride are only five “Yes” “No and Problem” SaidThey were trying to popped.“There with toys had fun He stepped Dairy Farmer were serious about it! presents,” said Billy. So Gage grabbed Santa. Santa did a funfind home. The group with the toys. After he out of the car and he By Austin Davis Then they found “What if the presan 1 apple then went played ny dance and lunch the nextfound a boat. They called, “Help!” he had Grade a note saying, “dear ents are what you down stairs just to get andthing knew he wasclimbed in and set sail. wentGage home. An elf helped him Santathe has Joie, I found this in my his cozy wooldown toque, at thelittle front of his It was just in time and wanted?” The elfdoor worked he needed to take thrown a present attic, it was a present gloves, scarf and his andhouse in theHe rocket. worked. saw Hebecause a polar bear it to a Billy shop always and fix wanted it. the chimney of Farmtocome your looking great grandpa, a pair of roller for skates. had for boots on. the Then thiscame and hugged houseout with Santa’s They were waiting erwarm Hingles when so I decided to give One later Billy on it. “It’s his lunch. Too bad an hour, forhour two hours they began jumpedtointo their reindeer his parents. sleigh make to you. It was a great came out of his room bear. Santa, he’s back!” and Santa was waiting 3500 dodge then Mom said. “Where funny noises.andThe invention I made and looked at the They find their way all We said, “Let’s have for him. he dropped buckled tohimself were you?” sleigh the right. presents. onto land. Before goa parade. I can’t beThe car wasFour done.presand started eating. Gage said “I cannot ground. Santa found Joiefar from was the prettyThe ents said Billy’s Moms ing too lieve it...it’s Christmas. little elf went to Dad started the Truck remember!” lucky about gettingthe name, Jenney. North Pole and “VROOOM!”. Then they had a this present. Billyhappy opened Santa was when one “Off to the hill!!” Merry Christmas. Three years laterhe got present. It was a pair there. Dad said. The End Joie still enjoyed the He of roller skates. Billy didn’t believe it. “Hooray” everyone magic rocket. He stillSanta wasn’t surprised. was happy to see shouted. Connor Farrow remembered whathim. Billy put on the When they got to the is in Grade 5 happened all right. roller skates, zoom! hill they rented there Mrs. Williams Class Billy That was flying The Elves skies and jumped on Georgia Clough around the Make Toys room and the chair lift and head~~~~~~~~~~~ is in Grade 4 outBourque the door. By Corey ed down the hill. This is the best Grade 1 “Wee” shouted Gage ~~~~~~~~~~~ Christmas ever! Santa’s elves make The next time they The End toys at the North Pole. went down Gage fell. On Christmas Eve the THUMP. Gage was Macky Jackson elves wanted to play in cold so they went home. is in Grade 5 the snow. When Santa It was 4:30 so they had wasn’t looking they dinner. After dinner ...continued on next page they went to Church. They went home and
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TV Players bring in Xmas season North Thompson Star/Journal The Thompson Valley Players Old Fashioned Christmas Variety Show held at the Fall Fair Hall last Sunday was filled with music, laughter and the spirit of the season. Organizer Bev Murphy says the show was pretty much put together in a week, and she thanked everyone who participated and helped bring the Christmas mood to the community. Barriere Betty made a cameo appearance due to Barriere’s 100 birthday, and members of Leah Jones’s North Thompson Community Chorus from Barriere and Clearwater sang beautifully for the audience. Gordie West crooned some favourites, as did Bob Armstrong, Tracey Corraini, and Jo Jo Red. Dave Baines rendered a great poem by Robert Service called ‘The Trappers Christmas’, and Barriere’s Mayor Virginia Smith read ‘Yes, Virginia, There Really is a Santa Claus’. Gary Peifer showed a hidden talent when he performed as a three-legged man, and proved that the only way to do a three-step dance is of courtse - with three legs! Thompson Valley Players youth members were awesome as usual, garnering plenty of laughter with their Park Bench skit, and creating nostalgia for a time gone by with Dear Diary. Thanks to sound man Charlie Kibble, Judy Armstrong and those running the concession, and numerous volunteers and supporters the whole event was great entertainment and a fine way to kick off the Christmas spirit in Barriere. (Above) Leah Jones conducts the North Thompson Community Chorus. (Left) TV Players youth sing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. (Right) 100 year old Barriere Betty (Bernice Randrup) made a cameo appearance in honour of Barriere’s 100th birtrhday. (Below) Three-legged man Gary Pfeifer does a little ‘three-step’ with Jo Jo Red.
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Dave Baines with a great Robert Service Christmas Poem.
Mayor Virginia Smith reads ‘Yes Virginia, There Really is a Santa Claus’. Gordie West sang a number of favourite Christmas tunes while encouraging the audience joining in.
Tracey Corraini leads the audience in singing ‘I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas’.
Bob Armstrong singing ‘Silver Bells’, which he dedicated to his mom Peggy.
An interesting looking elf dances with Clarissa.
Clarissa and Payden reading ‘Dear Diary’ excerpts from 2014 and comparison excerpts from 100 years ago in 1914.
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