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Williams Lake RCMP on the scene of a rollover along Highway 97 and Toop Road Saturday involving a crime spree suspect who began with a home invasion in Quesnel earlier that morning.

RCMP nab home invasion suspect Crime spree starts in Quesnel, ends in Williams Lake Angie Mindus Staff Writer

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What started as a home invasion in Quesnel Saturday morning ended in a spectacular daytime crash and arrest along Highway 97 and Toop Road Saturday.

According to Williams Lake RCMP, the series of events began to unfold at 8:52 a.m. in Quesnel where a 28-yearold male suspect is alleged to have carried out a home invasion at a residence in the 500

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A homeowner awoke to some suspicious noises and found a man going through a purse.

The suspect then fled the scene with a vehicle from the residence, a four-door Honda Civic.

Police issued a warning for RCMP north and south of Quesnel to keep a lookout for the suspect and vehicle.

According to Staff Sgt. Del Byron, following the home invasion, police received a re-

port at 11:12 a.m. of a break and enter at a residence at the community of Deep Creek just north of Williams Lake.

At 11:30 a.m., the suspect’s spree ended when he crashed the stolen vehicle onto the old commercial scales site across from Toop Road.

He attempted to flee the scene, however, was immediately taken down by police, Byron said.

Byron wouldn’t comment on the particulars that led up to the crash, noting that more

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The suspect was treated for minor injuries at Cariboo Memorial Hospital and is currently in custody awaiting his first court appearance on several charges relating to the incidents.

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Williams Lake City Page NOMINATIONS FOR ACCESSIBILITY AWARD OF MERIT NOW OPEN The Williams Lake Accessibility Advisory Committee would like to encourage community members to nominate individuals, organizations and businesses that have made a significant contribution to improve accessibility within the City of Williams Lake for the prestigious Annual Accessibility Award of Merit.

The City of Williams Lake believes that public awareness about physical and attitudinal barriers will help improve the quality of life for all disabled persons, giving them the opportunity to participate in all aspects of community life. This has been written into the City’s Official Community Plan.

Application deadline is April 24, 2015.

Awards will be announced during Access Awareness Day on Saturday June 6, 2015.

For the nomination form or to learn more, visit www.williamslake. ca/267/Accessibility-Award

FITNESS CLASS LOCATION CHANGES

Please note the following location changes for fitness programs normally held at TRU: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 – 7pm-8pm – Zumba – Gibraltar Room THURSDAY, APRIL 2 – 5pm-6:30pm – Cardio – Gibraltar Room

ATTENTION HOMEOWNERS THE WILLIAMS LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE DOING FUEL MITIGATION/TRAINING SESSIONS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: - Water Tower, off of Gibbon and Western - Stampede Grounds, below Oliver Street - Hillside, behind the Mall - Hillside, across from the Fire Hall on Hodgson Road - Hillside, behind Williams Lake Secondary off of 6th and Comer Street - Below the bus depot, top side of Boitanio Park off of Proctor Street

MARCH 18 - APRIL 14 / 2015 BETWEEN 6:00 PM & 9:00PM WEATHER PERMITTING

TAKE NOTICE that the Council or a Committee of the Council of the City of Williams Lake on Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 at 7:00 PM will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chambers at 450 Mart Street, to hear all persons interested in supporting or objecting to Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 2229, 2015, being a Bylaw of the City of Williams Lake to amend the “City of Williams Lake Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2140, 2011”, as well as Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2230, 2015, being a Bylaw of the City of Williams Lake to amend the “Williams Lake Zoning Bylaw No. 1825, 2002”.

Copies of the proposed Bylaws and relevant background documents may be inspected between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday, inclusive, excluding holidays, from March 25th, 2015 to April 14th, 2015, both inclusive, at City Hall, 450 Mart Street, Williams Lake, BC.

CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BY THE CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE ON A BYLAW TO CHANGE THE LAND USE (ZONING) TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Williams Lake on Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 at 7:00 PM will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chambers at 450 Mart Street, to hear all persons interested in supporting or objecting to Williams Lake Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2226, 2015 being a Bylaw of the City of Williams Lake to amend the “Williams Lake Zoning Bylaw No. 1825, 2002”.

A copy of the proposed Bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday, inclusive, excluding holidays, from March 25, 2015 to April 14, 2015, both inclusive, at City Hall, 450 Mart Street, Williams Lake, BC. DATED at Williams Lake this 25th day of March, 2015.

Cindy Bouchard, Manager of Legislative Services City of Williams Lake, 450 Mart Street Williams Lake, BC V2G 1N3 EXPLANATORY NOTE OF THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF BYLAW NO. 2226

DATED at Williams Lake this 25th day of March, 2015.

Cindy Bouchard, Manager of Legislative Services City of Williams Lake, 450 Mart Street, Williams Lake, BC V2G 1N3

EXPLANATORY NOTE OF THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF BYLAW NO. 2229 AND BYLAW NO. 2230 The purpose of Bylaw No. 2229 is to amend the City of Williams Lake Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2140, 2011, to change the Land Use Designation of the following property as follows: LOT B, DISTRICT LOT 8840, CARIBOO DISTRICT, PLAN PGP35065 indicated as indicated by the heavy, red outline on the map below: From: To:

Residential – Multifamily (RMF) Residential – Single Family (RSF)

The purpose of Bylaw No. 2230 is to amend the Williams Lake Zoning Bylaw No. 1825, 2002, to change the zoning of the following property as follows: PART OF LOT B, DISTRICT LOT 8840, CARIBOO DISTRICT, PLAN PGP35065 indicated as cross-hatched on the map below: From: To:

Low Density Multiple Family Residential (R-3) Zone Comprehensive Development 24 (CD-24) Zone

PART OF LOT B, DISTRICT LOT 8840, CARIBOO DISTRICT, PLAN PGP35065 indicated as dot-filled on the map below: From: To:

Low Density Multiple Family Residential (R-3) Zone Single Family Residential (R-1) Zone

The allowable uses in the current Low Density Multiple Family Residential (R-3) zone are: a) Townhouse d) Accessory Uses b) Home Occupation e) Off-Street Parking c) Boarding The allowable uses in the new Comprehensive Development 24 (CD-24) zone are: a) Single Family Dwelling f) Accessory Uses b) Home Occupation g) One (1) Carriage House OR c) Boarding One (1) Secondary Suite d) Family Day Care h) Temporary Metal Shipping e) Bed and Breakfast Container The allowable uses in the new Single Family Residential (R-1) zone are: a) Single Family Dwelling f) Accessory Uses b) Home Occupation g) Secondary Suite c) Boarding h) Backyard Hen Keeping d) Family Day Care i) Backyard Beekeeping e) Bed and Breakfast SUBJECT PROPERTY MAP 18 WOODLAND DRIVE

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CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BY THE CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE ON A BYLAW TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AND A BYLAW TO CHANGE THE LAND USE (ZONING)

The subject property is located at 18 Woodland Drive. The Applicant has requested to amend both the Official Community Plan (OCP) Bylaw No. 2140 and Zoning Bylaw No. 1825 in order to allow for the creation of 7 single family residential lots.

The purpose of Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2226 is to amend the Williams Lake Zoning Bylaw No. 1825, 2002 by: 1. Removing the current definition of a Metal Shipping Container and replacing it with the following definition in alphabetical order, under Division 700: “METAL SHIPPING CONTAINER” means a prefabricated metal shipping or cargo container built for the transportation of goods and materials for storage purposes. Metal Shipping Containers may also be known as cargo containers, roll off containers, sea cans, intermodal containers and freight containers, but do not include dumpsters and recycling receptacles intended for neighborhood collection.”

2. Replacing the current regulations regarding Metal Shipping Containers with the following regulations under Section 217(3) of the Zoning Bylaw: 3) Metal Shipping Containers: Metal Shipping Containers, as defined in Division 700, are permitted as either a Temporary or a Permanent use as specified and regulated in each zone, and provided their location conforms to Section 215 (Setbacks – Sight Triangle) of this bylaw, in addition to the applicable regulations below: (a) All Metal Shipping Containers will be painted and kept clean. At no time will a Metal Shipping Container be rusty or in a state or disrepair. (b) Unless otherwise stated, Permanent Metal Shipping Containers and Temporary Metal Shipping Containers must comply with the following setbacks: Front Lot Line

Rear Lot Line

Exterior Lot Line

Interior Lot Line

Setback 7.6 m

Setback 1.5 m

Setback 3 m

Setback 1.5 m

(c) The Director of Planning and Engineering may determine that any Metal Shipping Container is considered a sign as defined in the City of Williams Sign Bylaw, as amended from time to time, and upon such determination, will take any required action pursuant to said bylaw. (d) The Director of Planning and Engineering may determine that any Metal Shipping Container or finish thereon is considered “Graffiti” or a “Mural” as defined in the City of Williams Lake Graffiti Bylaw, as amended from time to time, and upon such determination will take any required action pursuant to said bylaw. (e) No sign, structure, or other object will be affixed to any Metal Shipping Container. (f) Metal Shipping Containers must not be used for human habitation. (g) Temporary Metal Shipping Container: (i) Temporary placement of one (1) Metal Shipping Container is permitted for thirty (30) days upon acquisition of an approval letter from the Director of Planning and Engineering. a. User(s) of an approved Temporary Metal Shipping Container may request one (1) thirty (30) day extension of the authorization. (ii) Metal Shipping Containers are permitted in conjunction with an active building permit issued for the property on which the container is placed.

3. In addition, every zone currently adopted in the City of Williams Lake Zoning Bylaw No. 1825, 2002, as of the date of this notice will, under “Permitted Land Uses”, include the provision of either a Temporary or Permanent Metal Shipping Container. Additionally, setbacks have been stipulated for all of these zones under “Minimum Building Setbacks”.

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NEWS

Mine plan under review Monica Lamb-Yorski Staff Writer An application for re-start of the Mount Polley Mine is now under review.

On Tuesday, March 31, the mine development review committee was scheduled to begin its deliberation of the plan, a Ministry of Energy and Mines spokesperson confirmed Friday afternoon.

The community will get its first look at the plan during a public meeting to be held in Likely on Wednesday, April 1,

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PREVENTATIVE MEASURES

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Cariboo Fire Centre manager Kurtis Isfeld, along with members of the Williams Lake Fire Department, conduct a controlled burn Sunday at the Williams Lake Stampede Grounds. The WLFD will be continuing on with its controlled burns throughout the city during the month of April.

at the Likely Community Hall from 7 to 9 p.m.

Imperial Metals will host the meeting and ministry officials will attend.

The schedule for future community meetings is being worked out and details will be shared when available, the ministry said, adding the company’s application documents will be posted online to the Ministry of Energy website soon.

A 30-day public consultation period will occur through the month of April.

Grow-op waste leads to contamination concerns: CRD Regional district board passes motion requesting recommendations Monica Lamb-Yorski Staff Writer Illegal dumping of items related to growops has the Cariboo Regional District looking for solutions.

“We’ve got people who either have illegal grow-ops or have medicinal license to grow and they are growing more than they should,” Area H director Margo Wagner said during the board’s Friday meeting.

“We had a massive dump across from the landfill a week ago.

It’s cleaned up now, but I don’t know what the fix is.”

There was evidence found in the material that traced it back to an address in Surrey and it is being inves-

tigated by the RCMP, Wagner added.

The main item being dumped is soil, Wagner said, adding it isn’t being dumped at the refuse sites because growers are worried the attendants will report them.

“But they aren’t there to report people and couldn’t care less. They are there to do a job, they aren’t there to report,” she said. “I have concerns about illegal dumping, but I have massive concerns about what’s going into our water sources.”

Illegal dumping is also happening alongside the 108 Mile Road, Chair Al Richmond said adding the CRD has had success when environ-

We had a massive dump across from the landfill a week go. It’s cleaned up now, but I don’t know what the fix is.”

- Margo Wagner, Cariboo Regional District Area H Director mental services manager Mitch Minchau and the Ministry of Environment investigate incidents.

“In my area a few years ago there was illegal dumping of a whole bunch of material,” Richmond said.

“There were probably 250 five-gallon pails from a bulk

station in Williams Lake.”

An investigation revealed where the pails came from and that led to the closure of an illegal grow-op.

There is an existing unsightly premises bylaw, however, it only pertains to private property, confirmed Karen

Moores, general manager of development services.

“What we’ve done on Crown land is contact the Conservation Officer Service and try and team up with them to get a resolution,” Moores said.

“I don’t think there’s a quick solution to it, but that’s how we’ve

been dealing with it so far.”

100 Mile House mayor Mitch Campsall suggested signage be placed over a section at sites for growop refuse at the stations.

“That way it’s going into the garbage where it should be and not being illegally dumped,” Campsall said.

“You are better off to have it controlled than not.”

Before the sites were gated, there’d be massive influxes of dryer and washing machine drums, Wagner said.

“We had the biggest meth lab ever busted in Forest Grove and it had been going on for six years before it was busted. All of the

waste from the lab was going to the site.

That’s what I said when people were opposed to gating the site. If they had any idea what was going there they’d be only too glad the marshalling area was being controlled.”

At Eagle Creek where it isn’t gated, Wagner gets frequent calls because when local grow-ops in the area change their soil every six to eight weeks, the bins are full of garbage bags with the soil in them and the residents cannot get their household garbage in them.

The board passed a motion requesting staff bring back recommendations on how to handle the issue.

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HEALTHY TEETH

Your Preschooler and… Healthy Teeth Teeth are important to the total health of your child.

Even though baby teeth are replaced by adult teeth, they are needed to help your child speak clearly, eat well and have a healthy smile.

Baby teeth also hold space in the mouth until the adult teeth come in typically around age 12 or 13.

By age three, most children have 20 teeth. Tooth brushing helps prevent tooth decay and it needs good hand skills — skills not fully gained until age five, so preschoolers need your help to brush their teeth in the morning and before going to sleep at night. One way to make tooth brushing a healthy habit in your family is to brush your teeth at the same time as your child.

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Victorine Alphonse teaches a group of small children a drum beat during the youth conference Friday.

Conference connects First Nations youth Gaeil Farrar Staff Writer

Try some of these with your preschooler: 1. Use a pea-sized amount of fluoride toothpaste on the toothbrush. Fluoride is a proven way to prevent cavities. Some children’s toothpastes do not have fluoride, so check the labels before you buy.

2. Practise putting the right amount of toothpaste on the brush with your child. Keep the toothpaste out of reach of younger children. The flavour of some fluoride toothpastes may tempt your child to use more than needed, and just a little fluoride is all that’s needed to help protect your child’s teeth.

3. Make a game of brushing teeth or make up a tooth brushing song like “Brush, brush, brush your teeth” to the tune of “Row, row, row your boat.”

4. Flossing is also important. Use a floss pick or string floss once a day to floss your child’s teeth.

It is best for an adult to do the flossing for a young child.

5. Choose tooth-friendly snacks like cheese cubes and cut up fresh vegetables and fruit. Sugars and starches feed bacteria in the mouth that cause cavities. Sources of these include: • soft drinks (pop), juice and other sweets; • sticky foods such as dried fruit and candy; • sweet foods such as cookies, granola bars, chocolate, cake, pastries, doughnuts, muffins and sweetened gum; • starchy foods such as crackers, noodles and chips.

If you offer these foods, do so at a snack or meal or have children brush their teeth right away.

6. Help your preschooler have good feelings about going to the dentist. Ask your public librarian for children’s books about going to the dentist and read them together.

Contact your local school or 250-398-3839 for more information on this program for preschoolers & their parent/caregiver.

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 27 (CARIBOO-CHILCOTIN)

The Gibraltar Room was filled with First Nations students and youth from around the region participated in the Con-

necting 3 Nations first annual Youth Conference Friday.

In the morning the youth participated in three workshops: What is a Warrior with Joan Gentles; Community Blanket

with Darnell Myers and a Drum Workshop with Melanie Johnny and Kerry Chelsea.

After lunch, the boys faced off against the girls in a fun lehal game with the girls taking the win.

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Originally from the Chilcotin and Williams Lake, Rebecca Solomon and Richard MacDonald now travel Canada singing and performing the songs they write. The duo sent the workshop participants off with a few songs and words of encouragement.

The hip-hop/traditional singer/songwriters also performed Saturday evening for an event at CJ’s. Rebecca attended the Vancouver Art Institute for two years and in

addition to singing and songwriting is also a music producer.

Door prizes were drawn throughout the day with the final draws for four bikes were given away, two for boys and two for girls.

The event was organized by the collective efforts of Changing Directions, Tl’etinqox’tin government; Tsilhqot’in National government; Denisiqi Services, and the Williams Lake Indian band.

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NEWS

Homeless count reinforces need The 59 people identified during a homeless count on Feb. 16 do not represent the total picture, according to Ian McLaughlin who chairs the Williams Lake Housing and Homelessness Committee that conducted the survey.

“Our count was done in one day and there’s no way you’re going to capture everybody,” McLaughlin told the Tribune. “In terms of knocking on people’s doors that was only done at the housing complexes on Carson Drive.”

Members of the committee also went to the Salvation Army, the Friendship Society and other places that homeless people gather.

However, homelessness outreach worker Wayne Lucier who helped with the count said ideally it would need to be done from Glendale all the way through the city to get the real number.

On average Lucier reaches out to 162 people a year, or 13.5 people a month, who are looking for a home.

“In a small town like ours, many of the homeless are hidden,” Lucier said. “They are able to locate a couch at a friend’s or four or five people will crash at an apartment.”

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Williams Lake Housing and Homelessness Committee chair Ian McLaughlin.

Lucier said as an example, he recently visited a woman who set up bunk beds in her living room for people who need a place to stay.

“I’m the busiest I’ve been in six or seven years,” Lucier said of the growing needs in the community.

Standing inside an almost empty metal shipping container he uses to store donations, Lucier said any used home furnishings would be appreciated, and will find their way to good homes.

The numbers tallied during the count will be used by the homelessness committee to apply for funding to the federal government to

bring the Housing First program into Williams Lake, McLaughlin said.

Cities like Kamloops already have the program, which is credited with reducing homelessness.

“It shows what kind of outcomes are possible,” added Tom Salley, a Canadian Mental Health Association advocacy and support worker.

Presently the average rent in the city is $600 a month for a one bedroom apartment, which is problematic because people on social assistance receive about $610 a month.

“Many of the places that rent for $600 are not what one would call

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safe housing,” Salley said.

If the community is successful in obtaining funding, a Housing First program could build on existing services such as the shelter the Friendship Society operates, Jubilee Place that Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) operates and the Salvation Army who is working on setting up some emergency beds for when the weather gets really cold, McLauglin said.

McLaughlin has been the executive director of CMHA for one year and runs the Williams Lake Association for Community Living, something he’s done for 30 years.

There are two group homes in town for adults affected by developmental disabilities and programs exist for people with disabilities who live on their own to receive support with shopping, banking, or whatever they need to ensure they are successful on their own.

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program would bring needed supports to the community by building more affordable housing, he said.

Landlords are engaging with the homelessness committee, McLaughlin noted.

“I’m exploring some options with our funders so we can sit down with rental owners. Their concern is that they end up cleaning up the mess when people wreck their places.”

He said rental owners are hopeful the committee can act as the middle man, making sure rents are paid and minor damages are repaired.

“That would be part of the Housing First dollars if we were successful that we would be hoping to implement here so that landlords aren’t having to deal with high risk tenants,” McLaughlin added.

The Association for Community Living is also working on a proposal to build a partially subsidized apartment building, outside the Housing First program, McLauglin said.

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MUSICAL INTERLUDE

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aybe most days are fools’ days.

There are so many weird and foolish things going on in our country — in the world actually — one has to wonder.

Last week I complained that underfunding was diminishing the effectiveness of locally-elected school boards. Little did I know there was more to come. The province has now introduced legislation giving itself considerable control over trustees and teachers. What’s going on?

In Saturday’s Vancouver Sun, Daphne Bramham described this as a “massive restructuring” of the public education system.

She said the Liberal government seems intent on impoverishing the province’s public schools. It’s hard to know what else to think. The govFrench ernment has had Connection a vendetta against Diana French teachers and now it’s targeted trustees. Is Education Minister Peter Fassbender saying he knows how to spend money better than they do, that Big Brother knows best?

The question is, why now? Last year the Conference Board of Canada released its first report card on education and ranked B.C. the No. 1 province in Canada on education and skills. We placed third on the world scale behind Japan and Finland, the countries used as benchmark comparisons for the study. If our existing system did that well in spite of underfunding, what heights could it reach with a little encouragement?

School boards have been around forever, maybe they have outlived their usefulness, but is there any hard evidence to show that a centralized authority can provide better services than a local one? Less costly maybe, but better quality? For instance, do Williams Lake area citizens get better service from the regional Interior Health Authority that we used to get from local health boards?

If Mr. Fassbender thinks school trustees aren’t up to the job, fine, but it’s all about money, not the students’ education. Picking away at the system is a painful and divisive way to solve problems, and of course, no one is asking the parents and/or taxpayers what they think about it. Maybe no one cares.

Diana French is a freelance columnist for the Tribune. She is a former Tribune editor, retired teacher, historian, and book author.

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Our Viewpoint

Speak up on mail timing Door-to-door mail service is about to go the way of the dodo bird, and along with it a sense of safety and security.

Canada Post has said it can’t afford to deliver door-to-door anymore and needs to come up with an alternative model for snail mail. The problem is, no one has a lot of confidence in the new system.

Sure, it was only a matter of time before the Crown corporation made this move because it currently has a two-tier system, with some single-family homes getting door-todoor service while people in newer neighbourhoods or apartments and condos already have to pick up their mail at a central location.

Unfortunately, despite efforts to strengthen community mailboxes, mail is still being stolen.

In February, there were reports of mail theft from both old and new community mail boxes, with thefts and damage complaints coming from several communities in the Lower Mainland.

Then in March, police busted a Lang-

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ley home and found 15,000 pieces of stolen mail as well another 9,000 pieces in a storage locker.

Also last month, in Citadel Heights in Port Coquitlam, Mounties found 721 pieces of stolen mail as well as equipment for creating identity cards and credit cards and guns.

These issues only confirm what many suspect: No matter how strongly-built the new community mail boxes are, they will continue to be a target in what has become a lucrative and increasingly sophisticated identity theft industry.

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ecently, Taseko’s Gibraltar Mine earned the “Mineral Processor of the Year” Award from the Canadian Mineral Processors.

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Musings This is truly remarkable in the Coralee Oakes field of mining, especially when the competition abroad is very tight.

This is especially good news for Williams Lake, Quesnel, and 100 Mile House, where the majority of the 650 employees call home.

Taseko prioritizes safety for its employees, the Gibraltar mine recently achieved the landmark of having zero time loss incidents in 2014 – a total of 1,711,467 person hours without a breech in employee safety.

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It is companies like Taseko that help keep British Columbia’s rural communities economically strong while providing families with jobs and a network of support.

The award, “Mineral Processor of the Year”, is given out sparingly, as only one award in its field can be given out per year when circumstances warrant.

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Questions need answers before restart Editor: There is a lot of talk recently about a restart of the Mt. Polley Mine but there are numerous questions that need to be answered first.

If government was responsible for overseeing mining operations, including the tailings facility, then Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett should have been forced to resign soon after the worst disaster in B.C. mining history. If the mine was allowed to monitor its own tailings dam, then a judicial inquiry should be held to determine who made the decisions that caused the breach.

Why wasn’t the tailings facility built on the other side of the mountain, instead of in a direct line with Quesnel Lake?

A quote from an opinion editorial in the Vancouver Sun of Feb. 11, “the dam failed because it wasn’t built and

used properly, while the Minister’s responsibility was to make sure that it was.”

The news from the research team from UNBC is not good. The tailings sludge sediment, containing several toxic heavy metals, has now dispersed throughout the West arm of Quesnel Lake up to the junction of the North arm, and eventually will pollute the entire lake, one of the clearest, deepest fjord lakes in the world. From their extensive sampling and testing of the waters they determined concentrations of heavy metals and toxins like arsenic and mercury spiked in December when the lake turned over, and reached unacceptable levels. This will happen again in April.

Upwelling and intrusions in the lake and its unique “rocking” motion will cause more dispersion. Bioaccumulation of the poisonous elements in the several species of trout and

salmon inhabit these waters is a major concern.

Politicians, both local and provincial, don’t seem to understand the seriousness of what happened. Maybe they don’t care, because business and money is their focus. Industry provides revenue for government in the form of taxes and royalties. Businesses just want the money to keep coming in.

There needs to be accountability for what has happened, and penalties assessed. Industry is allowed to have its way with our resources and government is complicit in their irresponsible attitude. Behind it all is money, as usual. Some of us are closer to Earth than people sitting in their offices in Calgary or Vancouver who don’t care.

Michael Atwood Williams Lake

Climate solutions continue to melt away quickly Editor: We determine our destiny. We are responsible. We count. We matter. Our fossil-fuels prevail. We passed safe climate limits for human civilization in 1987. Cruise controlled, our wanton reckless fossilfueled private logic is in the fast lane.

Worse possible outcomes are for future generations. We melt away their climate solutions. We decide their uncontrollable climate-tipping points.

Our 2009 Copenhagen Climate Summit failed to keep climate degradation below 1.5C Our fossil-fuels smothers scientifically expressed Carbon budgets. Our private logic, maladapted to life and Nature, reaps a grim 2C Carbon budget.

Speed ahead 35 years to possible 4C. Compete for genocidal 4C or 6C in 85 years.

We would like to send a big bouquet of roses and a special thank you to Cathy at CJ’s Southwestern Grill for making our 50th anniversary so special and giving us a very delicious dinner.

We will always remember the occasion because of the special attention we received.

Speed Canada’s fossil-fuel industry beyond the Paris 2015 Climate Summit, beyond 2C, way beyond global safety. Suppress compelling scientific climate data for our wanton recklessness. Hide our crimes against humanity from ourselves and our children. Invite our fate.

Secured human civilization for all?

Missing is meaningful democratic co-operative social action providing their climate protection. Failing is bitter for our children and grandchildren.

Bitter for us is phasing out our fossil-fuelled private logic beginning now before 2020, phased out by 2050.

Phased out are pathological power and control that foments fear-based anti-social competition. Phased out are man-against-man-against-lifeagainst-nature alienating inhuman conglomerations. Unstable, lying to

ourselves and our children, competing, extracting, shipping, shopping, consuming, driving, flying, warring without limits, to extinction.

Phased out are our fears, our doinance and submission for democratic social equality. Our fear of inferiority breeds unstable pathological power and control. We contest for power, for control, destroying our social interest, our common welfare.

We hold in awe, 80 plutocrats accumulating more global wealth than 3.5 billion human beings. We consolidate their global power and control.

We conserve our global poverty, shrink our middle-class, shave our social services ... indebted ... reap “Masters” with autocratic power diminishing democratic social equality.

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Lisa Sarauer *** The Williams Lake Association for Community Living would like to say thank you to the Cariboo Regional District for giving us the opportunity to use the Share Shed as a job training program for the people we support.

We will miss the Share Shed but we now need to move forward to new employment endeavours.

However, I’m sure everyone will be visiting there often in the future.

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City council has agreed to a two-year fee for service agreement with the Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce in the amount of $125,000 a year.

The chamber runs the Tourism Discovery Centre as part of the agreement.

Budget meeting City council will host its next community budget meeting Thursday, April 2, in city hall at 6 p.m. “We are

finalizing things here this week and anticipate getting the budget out,” Coun. Scott Nelson said.

Council approves appointments Heritage Advisory Committee two-year appointments: Cody William, David Abbott and Rick Magnell.

Accessibility Advisory Committee oneyear appointments: Current members Margaret Waring, Barbara Doedel, Brenda

Gordon, Laura Klassen, Arlene Gilmour, George Atamanenko and new appointments Brice O’Neill, Sheila LeGoffic and Shirley Robbins.

City awards janitorial contract Council has awarded Pact Commercial and Specialty Clinic Ltd. a two-year janitorial contract for services at city hall, the fire hall and the works yard for the bid price of $78,381, as well as $25

an hour for the Tourism Discovery Centre.

Lakers Car Club 21st Annual Spring Round-Up Show and Shine City council has given the Lakers Car Club approval to host the annual show and shine on Sunday, May 24, from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the city’s downtown.

City staff will help with barricading the area on Third Avenue between Oliver and Proctor Streets and Borland

Street between Second and Fourth Avenues.

Aboriginal Day mural project in Boitanio Park Council has approved the second annual Aboriginal Day mural project, proposed by the Community Arts Council of Williams Lake. In 2015, the council is proposing the mural be created on the stage of the Gwen Ringwood Amphitheater in the park.

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OUR GOAL HAS BEEN REACHED

Little Britches Rodeo special projects funding CRD Electoral Areas G, H and L will be accessing $50 each from their Special Projects funds to sponsor the 100 Mile and District Outriders Club’s Little Britches Rodeo.

This year’s event is being held May 16, 2015.

More information about the Little Britches Rodeo is available online at 100mileoutriders.com/rodeo. html.

Community Works funding approved Up to $11,000 of Community Works funds were approved from the 2015 Community Halls Improvements envelope by the CRD Board for the Williams Lake Sportsmen’s Association.

The Association requested the funding to install energy efficient exterior doors at the Williams Lake Sportsmen’s Association Clubhouse.

Later in the meeting, the board also approved a request for up to $6,600 of Community Works Funding for the Lone Butte Historical Association.

The funding will be used to perform work to prevent basement flooding and install insulation at the Alice Singleton Heritage House. Annual flooding of the basement has resulted in significant use of the sump pump, adding greatly to the Association’s yearly hydro use, and damage to the old furnace that had to be replaced at a cost of $4,000.

Highway and Enterprise Road upgrades requested At the request of the

Electoral Area E Director Byron Kemp, the CRD will be sending a letter to the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) to request upgrades to Highway 97 and Enterprise Road.

The request will be for the Ministry to add lighting to the intersection and the addition of a turning lane off Highway 97 north onto Enterprise Road be implemented to help mitigate the hazard that is currently posed to travellers on this route.

The board will also be sending a letter to MOTI to request that the quality of paint used to mark highways throughout the region be restored to the previous reflective product.

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The total CRD requisition increase is at six per cent.

New and improved services sits at approximately a seven per cent increase and includes two large capital projects which were approved through 2014 referenda (North Cariboo Arena Replacement project and the Sam Ketcham Pool upgrade in the Central Cariboo).

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The Regional District invests CRD funds in a manner that will provide the optimal blend of investment security and return while meeting the short and long-term cash flow demands and comply with the statutory requirements of the Local Government Act.

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Honorary doctorate bestowed on Chief Roger William Monica Lamb-Yorski Staff Writer Xeni Gwet’in Chief Roger William will receive an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Northern British Columbia in May. William said he didn’t ever imagine receiving an honorary degree but the fact UNBC is turning 25 and that’s the number of years the William Aboriginal Rights and Title Case took to be resolved, makes it an awesome coincidence.

“It’s such an honour,” William said of the degree Friday.

“UNBC opened its doors 25 years ago and we started our fight 25 years ago.”

William said he learned of the honorary degree in January after professor Titi Kunkel who teaches at UNBC’s Quesnel campus nominated him.

“She called me in October 2014 and asked if she could nominate me,” William recalled.

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Chief Roger William Kunkel told the Tribune William has a wealth of Indigenous knowledge about the Tsilhqot’in land, people, culture, history, and way of life.

“Through his way of life, he acquired knowledge,” she said. “He spent endless hours with elders and community members who validated his knowledge. Not to mention the hours he spent giving his testimony and answering questions during the William case.”

Because of the trial and its historic out-

come, there is now written documentation about the Tsilhqot’in way of life, and that is a significant contribution to Indigenous knowledge, she added.

“Roger travels all over the place to share his knowledge and is truly a role model for other Indigenous people,” Kunkel said. “He deserves western or academic recognition for his contribution to knowledge and that is what this honorary degree is about.”

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“I will be thinking of all of those things when I accept my degree,” he said.

“Chief William has been a lifelong advocate for the preservation of the traditional Tsilhqot’in way of life,” UNBC noted in a press release about his honorary degree. “He has also been an active board member with the Cariboo Chilcotin Aboriginal Training and Education Council since 1990 and served on the RCMP E Division Commanding Officer’s Aboriginal Advisory Committee from 1990 to 2003.”

Since 2011, William has represented the West Chilcotin electoral area on the Cariboo Regional District Board of Directors.

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“My wife Shan Stump-William and my children have all supported me and many times over the community has elected me on council and as chief,” he said.

The Supreme Court of Canada case could never have been won without the support of the Tsilhqot’in leaders, he added.

During the court case 26 elders testified and today ten of them are no longer living.

“So many people made sacrifices,” William said. “And long ago many elders told me the case would have to go all the way to the Supreme Court. They were right.”

William listed the Chilcotin War of 1864, the small pox epidemic of 1862’s decimation of 80 to 90 per cent of his people, reservations and residential schools as other hurdles his

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Cariboo Festival begins with strings The Cariboo Festival 2015 begins Monday, April 6 with the strings and instrumental section that will be adjudicated

by Cvetozar Vutev at St. Peter’s Anglican Church.

Born in Pleven, Bulgaria, Vutev completed his bachelor’s degree in music in 1983 at the State School of the Arts in Pleven with a concentration in violin.

In 1990 he went on to earn a master’s degree in violin performance at Pancho Vladigerov State Academy of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria. He also attended violin master classes under

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famous violinists such as Yfrah Neaman (UK) and Wolfgang Marschner (Germany).

Vutev now has more

than 25 years of experience in violin teaching and performing.

He has performed in numerous solo, chamber, symphony and opera performances in Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Holland, Denmark, Switzerland, Greece, Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, as well as in the Rep. of Korea, Japan and Canada. Before his move to Canada in 2005 he was a member of several orchestras.

He has served as the Concertmaster of the Kamloops Symphony since September 2005.

He teaches violin, viola, chamber music and string orchestra

with the Kamloops Symphony Music School.

Cvetozar has served as an instructor in strings, chamber music and symphony orchestra with the Kamloops Interior Summer School of Music since 2010.

His credits go on to include first violin player with the Okanagan Symphony and a concertmaster of the Opera Kelowna Orchestra as well performing with several other B.C. orchestras.

From 2005 until 2012 Cvetozar performed with several other orchestras in B.C. and teaching master classes in vio-

lin.

Currently he lives and enjoys the country life style in Kamloops together with his wife, Antoaneta and his two boys, Christo and Ivan.

In 2014 Cvetozar, Christo and Ivan released their first CD with bluegrass and country fiddle music.

The public is invited to come out and listen to the various sections of the festival.

Speech Arts runs April 9-10 at Calvary Church; Vocal and Choral April 13-15 at the Lutheran Church; pianoApril 16-17 at Calvary Church; and band April 20 at various schools.

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Safety Meeting concerts a big hit in the lakecity Gaeil Farrar Staff Writer The Safety Meetings concert series at the Central Cariboo Arts Centre is a big hit.

“So far we’ve had excellent luck, selling out every night, including the second night that was added to Pharis and Jason Romero’s performance this past Saturday,” says event organizer Brandon Hoffman.

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Truckers help to buy fire trucks for McLeese Lake Rhonda Kolcun Special to Tribune/Advisor The McLeese Lake Volunteer Fire Department is thrilled with a generous donation from the West Fraser Truckers Association which has allowed the department to purchase the two trucks they have had on lease.

The truckers recently donated $5,000 which allowed the department to purchase the two fire trucks that were previously on loan to the department, explains Ian Hicks, one of the department’s captains.

He has a big, enthusiastic smile on his face as he explains how overwhelmed with gratitude the department is to the truckers.

“We still have difficulty comprehending it all,” Hicks says.

Without the donation from the truckers, Hicks says it would have taken a very long time for the society to raise the money needed to purchase the fire trucks through their usual burger roasts, garage sales, flower sales, and their primary fundraiser, the bottle and can bin at the general store.

Hicks says these fundraising efforts can generate more than $500 per month and the department is grateful to the residents of McLeese Lake for their continuous support. Last year he says the members were amazed by people’s generosity.

“Some patrons game us $50 for just one burger,” Hicks says.

“They said it’s for a good cause — keep the change!”

Ongoing fundraising helps to pay for costs such as truck and liability insurance, gas and repairs.

Formed two and a half years ago the McLeese Lake Fire Department now has about 12 members who have all had basic training, Hicks explains.

Sheer determination has brought this crew together, he

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Firefighters Mark Ralph (left), Marc Gosselin, Ian Hicks, Gord Rourke, Ron Macecheron, Nick Dube are pictured with the red fire truck purchased for the McLeese Lake Fire Department by the West Fraser Truckers Association. Other firefighters on the crew but not pictured are Andrew Walker, Luke Herrett, Shirley Bedard, Brad McMillan and Dominic Thorne.

McLeese Lake Fire Department members with the yellow fire truck purchased for the department by the West Fraser Truckers Association are Ian Hicks (left), Brad McMillan, Gord Rourke, Dominic Thorne, Marc Gosselin. says. Their main goal is to be present for the community — their community. The members can run the trucks, pump water, fight fire, stay safe and most importantly keep the fire from spreading, Hicks explains.

In 2014 he says the department

attended three fires, one near the railway tracks, one up on the power line and a truck fire on the highway.

As we continue to talk, Hicks can’t help but reiterate his appreciation to the truckers. He wants them to know the gratitude from

everyone in McLeese Lake can’t be expressed enough.

He also expresses his thanks to the community for their support and encourages all residents to come out and support the fire department’s fundraising events in 2015.

Making Peace registration deadline coming up The April 10 deadline is fast approaching to register for the second Women’s Spirituality Circle Gathering titled Making Peace coming up April 17 and 18 in the lakecity.

With 30 workshops and a focus on creating peace within, and in the world around us, this second annual event promises even more dynamic than last year’s gathering.

As the Canadian government lays the ground work to send bombing raids and perhaps ground troops into Syria the first workshop on the agenda is aptly titled Making Peace in a Time of

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War and will be led by Muslim Shabnam Shayla, Christian Rev. Kris Dobyns, and Buddhist Kusum Wijesekera. Making Peace in a Time of War sharing circles will also be part of the conference.

Workshops will also discuss in making peace workshops offered on forgiveness, women and forgiveness, peace through forgiveness, making peace with the darkness and many more. Workshop leaders come from a wide variety of backgrounds and disciplines On the lighter side participants can work to find peace within in workshops on tai chi; labyrinth

walking, visualization, first nation smudge, yoga, dreams, music, dance, and other esoteric workshops on path of the master herder, the embodied spirit, voicing dreams, music and more.

The Friday evening runs from 6 to 9 p.m. and includes a light dinner; multi-faith panel forum with representation from Buddhism, Christian, Islam, Sikh, First Nations, Messianic Judaism, Yasodhara and Yoga, followed by entertainment. Saturday the gathering runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and includes lunch.

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Dollar or Smashin’ Smoothies at $15 for Friday evening and $35 for Saturday, and a ‘times are tight’ rate of $5 for Friday and $10 for Saturday.

The Women’s Spirituality Circle is a program of Canadian Mental Health Association Cariboo Chilcotin Branch and is comprised of women throughout the Cariboo who hail from many different religious and spiritual traditions, says Marilyn Livingston, event coordinator for the Multiculturalism Program at the Canadian Mental Health Association Cariboo Chilcotin Branch.

The 2015 Cariboo Festival begins Monday, April 6, and the public is invited to come out and listen to the entrants perform in the various sections of the festival.

First up on Monday is the strings and instrumental section taking place at St. Peter’s Anglican Church and adjudicated by Cvetozar Vutev.

The vocal and choral section runs April 13-15 at the Lutheran Church and will be adjudicated by Adele Clark.

The piano section runs April 1617 at Calvary Church and will be adjudicated by Rita Attrot.

The band competition takes place April 20 at various schools and will be adjudicated by Ed Schnellert.

Christina Rogers is adjudicating the speech arts section of the festival taking place Thursday, April 9 at Calvary Church.

Ken Grieve is adjudicating the creative writing section of the festival on April 7 at the Cariboo Regional District Williams Lake Library.

The festival wraps up with the Honours Concert and awards presentations April 25 at Cariboo Bethel Church.

For more information on the events, times and venue locations and more about the festival society check out their new website at cariboofestival.

Through a month-long spring festival, the Cariboo Festival promotes educational and artistic growth in a wide variety of disciplines serving hundreds of participants.

Wednesday, April 1 Books for Babies drive begins April is book drive month and the Cariboo Chilcotin Partners for Literacy is asking for donations of used children’s books for the Bright Red Bookshelves at elementary schools, the Salt Jar, the public library, Heartland Toyota or bookshelves in the city.

The project is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club Books for Babies project and the Williams Lake Tribune. For information contact Melody Newcombe at 250-791-5720; Janette Moller at 250-392-8161 or Bruce Mack at 250-392-6867.

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Planting seeds of peace in a climate of war Margaret-Anne Enders

Special to Tribune/Advisor We live in a beautiful world. Here in the Cariboo, spring has arrived. The robins have returned, the leaves are budding on the trees, and the tulips and garlic are eight inches high.

However, alongside the beauty of the world comes also the pain of the world.

It is a delicate balancing act to both appreciate the beauty and to remain present and compassionate in the midst of the pain and struggles.

The struggles are becoming more apparent.

With the extension and expansion of the Canadian military mission against ISIS in the Middle East and the introduction and fasttracking of Bill C51 through parliament, the culture of fear is on the rise.

Once fear takes hold, it starts to spread: fear of the future, fear of change, fear of “the other.”

Even here in Williams Lake, far from Parliament Hill, far from the hustle and bustle of a cosmopolitan metropolis, even here there is fear.

It is this climate of fear that is challenged and changed by the

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Spirituality Circle members participated in the Vaisakhi Day celebration at the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple last April. women involved with the Women’s Spirituality Circle (WSC).

The Women’s Spirituality Circle, a program of the Canadian Mental Health Association Cariboo Chilcotin Branch, is comprised of women throughout the Cariboo who hail from many different religious and spiritual traditions: — Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, First Nations, Messianic Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, and Yogic — as well as many women whose spiritual lives and beliefs are less-defined.

For the past year and a half, the WSC has been meeting to plan inter-faith bridging events and to increase opportunities for women of diverse spiritual traditions to meet and grow in relationship.

Each month, we at-

tend at least one ceremony or spiritual event celebrated by one of the faith groups or spiritual leaders in the area.

We’ve gone to Sikh celebrations, experienced connection with horses and in nature, walked the labyrinth at the United Church, paraded with lanterns on Winter Solstice, and joined with the Buddhist community for the Dalai Lama’s birthday celebration.

We in the Women’s Spirituality Circle are choosing not to live in fear. We are choosing to experience the excitement of learning and the joy of building relationships with our neighbours.

On April 17 and 18, the WSC is hosting our second annual gathering in Williams Lake.

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In historical conflicts, in nurturing and raising families, in the women’s and environmental movements, women have stood up to injustice, calmed ruffled feathers, kissed tears from skinned knees, and invoked their strong spirits in an effort to bring peace to our world and to their own lives.

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Creative workshops will enliven your spirit.

The gathering is open to all women – those who have a strong faith in an organized religion, those who would call themselves “spiritual, but not religious,” those who are seeking, and those who have no spiritual path at all.

In the current climate of fear and uncertainty, we aim to support and inspire women with rich conversations, nourishing food, a good dose of laughter, and strong connections.

Tickets can be purchased at CMHA, Smashin’ Smoothies, and Dollar Dollar and are only available until April 10.

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Some of the benefits these regulars fitness fanatics have discovered are: it is more motivating to exercise with a partner, knowing that someone is relying on you to show up it a great incentive, inspiring each other in personal fitness goals, quality time spent with a friend and someone to talk to which makes the workout go by fast.

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Rave reviews for Romeros and Harry Tudor Monica Lamb-Yorski Staff Writer The Safety Meeting concert series held at the Central Cariboo Arts Centre continues to be a great addition to the cultural scene in Williams Lake.

On Friday and Saturday, local acts The Harry Tudors and Pharis and Jason Romero offered a night of fantastic music to an appreciative sold-out crowd.

The Harry Tudors, made up of Lauren Neufeld, Harry Tudor, Jin and Kevin Yang all attend Lake City Secondary and have been playing together since September.

They interchange playing various instruments and take turns being the lead singers.

“We’ve played at school and at the Medieval Fair, but this is our first official gig,” Jin smiled as he wiped his brow after they’d come off the stage.

As the young musicians gathered their collective breath and compared notes on how the songs had went, many people came up to congratulate them.

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Jason and Pharis Romero light up the stage during Friday’s Safety Meeting concert held at the Central Cariboo Arts Centre.

None of the songs were original, however, the guys — all in Grade 11 or 12 — have selected some great tunes that serve their abilities well to offer a nice blend of harmonies.

Judging from the choices, they’ve been researching the sounds and type of music they like, because they pulled it off beautifully.

The Romeros, fresh

off touring in the UK, followed by a stint with CBC’s Vinyl Cafe, launched their newest CD A Wanderer I’ll Stay.

Several times Pharis paused to say how good it felt to be home.

“I have so much love right now for so many in this room I feel like I’m going to burst,” she said.

Pharis is a great story teller and generous with telling the audi-

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The Harry Tudor’s Lauren Neufeld, Jin Yang, Harry Tudor and Kevin Yang perform Friday at the Central Cariboo Arts Centre.

ence about the things that inspire her songs.

The couple have a toddler and Pharis said she’s had to figure out how to write songs in her head while breastfeeding because there will be a time lag before she can grab a pen and paper to write them down.

When Jason grabbed the wrong banjo, and stopped to switch it, Pharis smiled.

“It’s so cool,” she told the audience. “We will be writing a new song and Jason will say he doesn’t have the right sounding banjo for that song. Then two weeks later he’ll come back from his shop with a new banjo he’s made with the right sound.”

As Jason led into singing Goodbye Old Paint, a track on the newest CD, the hair on the top of my head started to stand on its end.

At that very mo-

ment, concert series organizer Brandon Hoffman leaned toward me.

“He nails such high notes,” he whispered, to which I nodded a yes.

The Romeros, despite possessing so much talent, are very gracious.

When they received a standing ovation and a request for an encore, the two held hands and smiled.

Then stepping aside from the microphones, they sang a gorgeous song that originated from some funeral singers in the U.S. Again, the chills were running up my spine. If anyone’s into Easter gifts, A Wanderer I’ll Stay, would be a perfect choice.

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Rich history at Log Cabin Hotel Barry Sale Special to Tribune/Advisor

Please note that for this article, I have borrowed extensively from Irene Stangoe’s writings.

One of the earliest, and one of the most famous hotels in Williams Lake was the Log Cabin Hotel, later renamed the Ranch.

It was located on the corner of Oliver Street and Mackenzie Avenue, where Oliver’s Bar and Grill is found today.

Tow partners, Bill Smith and Archie Campbell, began its construction in the late summer of 1919 withl o g s that were cut and skidded down from what is now the Poplar Glade area of town.

When the building was completed, it had 13 rooms for guests as well as a large lobby and dining room.

Rates were quite pricey for that time — 50 cents each for a meal and a bed.

There was no liquor sold there at first, since Smith did not believe spirits should be sold in first class hotels.

The place did quite well financially and, along with the PGE Station House, it was a major centre of activity for the young settlement.

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Smith and Campbell kept making improvements to attract customers, and one of those improvements was the installation of the town’s first bathtub. It was a large porcelain tub, located in a special room on the second floor.

It had only one tap, which provided plenty of cold water — in the winter months it was ice cold.

If you wanted to have a hot bath, water had to be dipped into buckets from the cistern behind the large stove in the hotel lobby and carried upstairs by hand.

Not only was this a lot of extra work, but you were charged an additional 50 cents for the hot water.

In July of 1921 a fire, which began in the rooms above the big Fraser and Mackenzie general store down the street, devastated the whole block.

The Lakeview Hotel, a meat market, the general store and the dance

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Located on the corner of Mackenzie Avenue and Oliver Street, the Log Cabin Hotel charged 50 cents back in the day each for a meal and a room. hall next door were all destroyed.

It appeared the Log Cabin Hotel would also go up in flames, but most of the townspeople turned out to fight the blaze.

They helped to save what they could, spreading wet blankets on the hotel roof, setting up a bucket brigade from the PGE water tower across the street and attempting to rescue anything of value from inside the hotel.

That included the bathtub.

In their haste, the

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tub and his other belongings, and bemoaning the fact that the plumbing connections had all been ruined and would have to be replaced at great cost.

Apparently, after the fire had been put out, the tub sat on the street out front of the hotel for several weeks.

Some jokester put a sign on it which read: “Baths — 50 cents.”

The townspeople also tried to save the dishes from the hotel’s dining room.

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volunteers ripped it out from its upstairs room, but severely damaged the walls and the balustrades as they tried to navigate it down the narrow stairway. It got stuck on the stairs for a while, but more people showed up to ‘help’ and it was finally dragged outside where it was placed in the street along with beds, furniture, bedding and other items.

The owner, Bill Smith, who watched all this happen, became visibly upset, complaining about the rough treatment given to his prized bath-

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The Communities for Veterans Foundation Ride Across Canada kicked off in Williams Lake Sunday with a small parade as local veterans, led by Roy Mulvahill and his team of horses, rode to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 139 from the Stampede Grounds. At the Legion there was a silent auction, hamburger dinner and music. The official ride will begin in Victoria on April 13 and is anticipated to take 200 days to complete.

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These were piled on the large homemade trestle tables, but they proved to be too big to fit through the doors.

In the confusion of the fire, the tables were tipped sideways to get them out and much of the china was smashed.

It is said that Smith, seeing this destruction, picked up his suitcase in disgust and walked up the street.

After going about half a block, he put the suitcase down, sat on it, and watched, “hoping that the whole building would burn down.”

It didn’t, largely because of the efforts and dedication of the townsfolk, and the hotel was scorched but saved.

It was noted,

though, that Smith did not express his thanks to any of the citizens who had helped.

After the fire and the damage to the building was repaired, it continued to do a booming business.

Even though Smith did not approve of the sale of liquor, the partners were in business to make money, and not having a licensed establishment put them at a disadvantage.

Thus it was that the hotel lobby was finally renovated to include a beer parlour.

Smith never did adjust very well to the idea of liquor sales, and sometimes he would get so angry at the behaviour of the patrons that he would throw everyone out and lock up the beer parlour, then disappear until he cooled down.

In 1925 Smith

bought out his partner and he continued to run the place until 1931.

It was a frontier pub, and the combination of liquor and the wild west made for some interesting situations.

One time a customer came in to find the big barrel heater in the lobby crumpled up on the floor.

When he asked what had happened, Smith disgustedly explained that “some cowboys were riding it.”

It remained in its collapsed state for quite a while until Smith got around to putting some money into repairing it.

After 1931 the hotel went through a number of owners.

In 1937 it saw another major fire, necessitating another extensive renovation.

By the 1950s it had changed its named

to the Ranch Hotel, and it was the scene of some of the wilder side of the town’s night life.

In 1965 the original logs of the Log Cabin Hotel, which were deteriorated badly after 45 years, were all removed and replaced with a wood frame construction.

The hotel continued to operate until it was levelled by a spectacular fire on Boxing Day in 1996.

The weather was frigid, and the volunteer fire department had a real challenge to get the fire under control and prevent it from spreading.

By the time it was out, the whole area was encased in ice.

So ended the colourful life of one of our city’s most wellknown structures.

Barry Sale is a freelance columnist with the Tribune/Weekend Advisor.

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Each participant be expected to bring Scent Free – The will Board of Directors along a small item to work on, and to provide his/ of Elder College has passed a motion her own tools. The instructor will demonstrate the that, as much possible, all measuring of our techniques involvedas in laying out and meetings and should beof fabric, cutting to size, classes and recovering the piece furniture.

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Retired water biologist Kris Andrews is never bored.

There isn’t any time to be bored when you have developed passions for photography, printmaking, pottery, gardening, and birding to name just a few of her pursuits.

Andrews is a regular visitor to Scout Island with her camera and tripod quietly and patiently working to capture images of birds as they return each spring.

Unfortunately these days she is watching bald eagles feeding on the small coots that have taken refuge in the marsh.

The swans have come and gone to lakes further afield, but mallards and geese are already busy nesting.

She can hardly wait for the beautiful wood ducks to arrive.

She says friends at the south end of the lake have already spotted a loon and a wood

Kris Andrews photo

Kris Andrews captures a pair of wood ducks foraging at Scout Island where the beautiful birds will soon be nesting. duck so these birds should be arriving at Scout Island soon.

Andrews spotted a butterfly three weeks ago and Tuesday bees were buzzing around the fully formed primroses and the miniature orange tulips budding forth in her garden.

As spring unfolds dozens of other bird species will be arriving in the region and Andrews will be there to document their arrival.

One of the birds Andrews is monitoring in the Chilcotin Junction Important Bird Area along the banks of the Fraser and

Kris Andrews Chilcotin Rivers is the flammulated owl that arrives in late May. The Williams Lake

area is the farthest northern nesting area for this tiny owl that makes its home in the cavities of trees made by woodpeckers.

“I don’t have any photos of flammulated owls,” Andrews says. “Just a dream that someday I might get to see one in daylight and photograph it. We listen for them at night is how we monitor.”

She did see one fly from one tree to another against a dark evening sky once, but says that was it.

Andrews was the naturalist’s caretaker for the Chilcotin Junction Important Bird Area

for about seven years but recently turned the job over to Cathy Koot.

Andrews also has a route of bluebird nesting boxes in the Chilcotin which she cleans each spring as do other naturalists in the club.

She is also helping with a project to monitor the activities of golden eagles.

You might also find Andrews jogging along the trails at Scout Island or pulling noxious weeds in the area of the nature centre which butts up against human habitation.

Getting out in nature on hiking and birding trips with the field naturalists is also a great way to keep fit and see the region, she finds.

“I’m madly off in all directions,” says Andrews, whose art in printmaking is inspired by nature. “I’m never bored, that’s for sure, but housekeeping is not one of my madly off in all directions passions.”

Clean birdfeeders help keep populations healthy Bird lovers are encouraged to help protect bird populations and prevent the

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During spring, many small migratory songbirds are return-

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ing home from winter retreats to the south.

Species such as pine siskins, redpolls and grosbeaks are commonly found in large flocks at this time of year. This can result in high-density congregations of birds around birdfeeders and water sources such as birdbaths.

While this is a wonderful opportunity for birders, the increased density of the birds as well as the stress of weather and nutrition challenges can lead to the spread of serious and even fatal diseases among the birds, such as avian conjunctivitis, avian pox virus and salmonella bacterium.

Some diseases not only threaten local bird populations, but can spread to pets and people handling infected birds or contaminated materials.

The most important thing people can do is to clean their birdfeeders and bird-

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Use smaller feeders that allow only one or two birds at a time, and that are made of plastic or metal, rather than wood.

• Keep the area under the feeders clean. • If you see one or two diseased birds in your area, take your feeder down immediately and clean it.

• If you have more than three diseased birds in your area, encourage the birds to disperse for a while.

Take your feeders down for a week or two, clean them well, and re-hang them.

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Friday, March 21, was officially the first day of spring; but in the Maritimes they're still having winter.

Here at the Seniors Activity Centre we are trying to have all the functions done and over with in March and April so that the volunteers will be free to start their gardens.

The Shamrock Luncheon and Bake Sale was a great success, thanks to all the donors and volunteers.

The next event will be the Old Age Pensioners Association Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, April 11, from 8:30 to 11 a.m.

At 10 a.m. we will have the raffle draw.

If you haven't purchased a ticket you can still buy one on that day

and have a chance to win the quilt, the wall hanging or the duffle bag on wheels.

The lovely quilt is donated by the Senior Stitchers.

This group of ladies meet every Tuesday at the Seniors Activity Centre and quilt from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

If you like to quilt you are welcome to come and join them.

The Senior Stitchers

was started by Jean Andersen and they have been donating their quilts to the OAPO to raffle off twice a year.

Monies from the raffles go towards any items the centre might require and towards two local bursaries. One to a high school student and one to a graduate from the local Thompson Rivers University.

The OAPO also support the BC Seniors

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3.) Drain fat and pour beef mixture into a greased casserole or baking dish big enough to hold six cups (1 1/2 litres.)

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Food your body needs Adults over 55 can feel better immediately and stay healthy for the future by choosing healthy foods.

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SPORTS NOTEBOOK Wednesday, April 15 Williams Lake Golf and Tennis Club AGM

All Williams Lake Golf and Tennis Club members are invited to attend the club’s Spring Annual General Meeting coming up Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. in the Fox’s Den Bar and Grill.

For more information call 250-392-6026.

Friday, April 10 to Sunday, April 12 Bowl for Kids Sake

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Williams Lake Shogun Martial Arts Academy students Macy Lainchbury (left) and Isaac Lauren perform their bronze-medal-winning team kata — a choreographed sequence of martial arts techniques — during the World Karate and Kickboxing Commission Provincial Championships March 21.

Shogun martial artists score medal haul at provs Greg Sabatino Staff Writer Close to 50 martial artists from Williams Lake and Smithers converged in Boitanio Mall March 21 for the World Karate and Kickboxing Commission Provincial Championships.

Held inside the previous location of Sport Mart, Shogun Martial Arts Academy students competed in kata, team kata, creative weapons, point fighting, team point fighting and continuous sparring for a chance to represent Team BC at the WKC national championships coming up May 15-18 in Ottawa, Ont. Williams Lake Shogun Martial Arts Academy Sensei Lee-Ann Lainchbury noted the dojo earned 28 medals in total spread among 12 athletes through numerous events.

“We are as proud as ever of our students and how

well they did,” Lee-Ann said. “Not only did they place well, but they were good sports. Even our firsttime students displayed a wonderful competitive spirit.”

As busy as Lee-Ann and WLSMAA Sensei Sheldon Lainchbury were helping organize and run the tournament, Lee-Ann said it was also nice to see students encouraging and supporting each other.

All local students qualified for nationals. The results from the WKC Provincials are as follows: Gabrielle Nustad — silver in kata Regan Miciuk — gold in kata, silver in continuous sparring and bronze in point fighting Raiden Lainchbury — gold in point fighting and bronze in continuous sparring Adanna Nustad — bronze in kata

Macy Lainchbury — gold in point fighting and silver in kata Isaac Lauren — gold in point fighting, gold in continuous sparring and silver in kata Emma Grondines — gold in kata Liam Lauren — bronze in point fighting Jeremy Munroe — gold in point fighting, silver in creative weapons and bronze in kata Jaxon Skuratow — gold in point fighting and bronze in creative weapons Kai Richardson — gold in kata and silver in point fighting Micheal Heitmann — silver in point fighting and silver in continuous sparring Team Events: Jaxon Skuratow, Isaac Lauren and Liam Lauren — gold in team point fighting Macy Lainchbury and Isaac Lauren — bronze in team kata.

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Williams Lake hosts its annual fundraising event, Bowl for Kids Sake from April 10-12.

Participants are encouraged to dress up in their wackiest, creative and thoughtful costumes with their teams.

This year, additional lanes have been booked for the Friday evening, however, organizers advise to register early.

To book your lane call BBBS 250-398-8391.

Saturday, April 11 Minor fastball registration

Williams Lake Shogun Martial Arts Academy student Kai Richardson focuses while performing his goldmedal-winning kata at the WKC provincials.

The Williams Lake Minor Fastball Association will be accepting registration for its upcoming season April 11 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Sam Ketcham Memorial Pool.

The season runs from the beginning of May until the end of June on Monday and Wednesday evenings and registration is open to male and female players aged four to 18 years old.

Divisions include T-ball, minis, mites, squirts, peewee and bantam.

Registration fees include a team photo and T-shirt, and volunteer positions are available within the WLMFA. For more information contact Michele at 250392-6534.

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The Williams Lake Bighorns Lacrosse Association hosted its annual Lacrossemania kickoff day Saturday at the Cariboo Memorial Complex. Here, coach Bob Mills (left), Peter Mills, 8, Henry Heser, 7 and Trey Howard (back), 12, have some fun. This year’s WLBLA will have novice, peewee and midget teams competing, beginning the first week in May.

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Monday Night Bowling League (March 23) Spare Parts - 33 Hit & Miss - 30.5 Class Acts - 27 Pin Heads - 27 El Paso Wipo - 25.5

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Wednesday Afternoon Ladies’ Bowling League (March 25) Alley Oops - 29 Yo-Yos - 28

Klassy Ladies - 24 Queen Bees - 23

Team High Single - Alley Oops - 1,087 Team High Triple - Aley Oops - 3,236 High Average - Donna Jeffries - 189 High Single - Donna Jeffries - 239 High Triple - Donna Jeffries - 561 Most Over Average - Arlene McCarthy - 116 Cariboo 8-Ball Doubles League Regular Season Final Standings (March 23) Diamonds and Dust Chili Peppers - 99 Legion Angels - 59 Oliver’s Demons - 89 OV Vikings - 58 OV Stars - 87 Legion Royals - 57 Top Players (score out of 30) 1.) Evans Billyboy and Brandi Phillips - 27 2.) Brandon Phillips and Jackie LaFlamme - 22 2.) Nick Surette and Rhonda Surette - 22 Tuesday’s Commercial League Bowling (March 17) Cariboo Bowl - 31 Weatherbys - 29 Overlander - 26.5 Head Pins - 20.5

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Angie Mindus Staff Writer Ellen Wiege is reminding area seniors to consider competing or volunteering for the upcoming 2015 B.C. Seniors Games.

Wiege is the Williams Lake Senior Games’ co-ordinator and has been a multimedal winner and competitor in floor curling for the past 22 years.

“It’s a good way to get out and get your exercise and have a visit,” Wiege said of why she loves the games.

Set to take place Aug. 25-29 in North Vancouver this year, the mission of the

Ellen Wiege

Games is to improve the health, lifestyle and image of the province’s 55-plus population.

Wiegle said seniors can compete in everything from bocce, cycling and pickleball to table tennis, archery, bridge, crib and five pin bowling.

She said being a competitor is a great way to stay both mentally and physically fit as well as make friends.

“We always seem to be competing against the same people so you get to know each other.

It’s like one big family down there.”

And if competing isn’t your thing, Wiege said volunteers are needed to help with fundraising efforts and also organizing, as Wiege hopes to step away from being the co-ordinator after 20 years of volunteering.

“I’m been organizing for years. It’s time for me have a little rest

Ladies’ High Single - Char Appleton - Pam’s Place - 363 Ladies’ High Triple - Char Appleton - Pam’s Place - 743 Ladies’ High Average - Lisa McAlpine - Signal Point Media - 219 Men’s High Single - Greg Bolt - Weatherbys - 306 Men’s High Triple - Brent Morrison - Weatherbys - 815 Men’s High Average - Brent Morrison - Weatherbys - 239 Denny’s Club 55+ Tuesday/Friday Bowling Leagues Friday, March 27 Gutter Dusters - 34 The Fix Is In - 31 Elks - 31 The Connection - 29.5 100 Mile Strikers - 27.5 Ladies’ High Single - Maria Smith - 246 Ladies’ High Triple - Sandy Beets - 597 Ladies’ High Average - Sandy Beets - 205 Men’s High Single - Wayne Rodier - 329 Men’s High Triple - Wayne Rodier - 800 Men’s High Average - Ervin Hannah - 230 Tuesday, March 24 Ladies’ High Single - Ina Van Oosten - 289 Ladies’ High Triple - Barbara McInnes - 597 Men’s High Single - Dunc Roberts - 315 Men’s High Triple - Dunc Roberts - 752

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so I’d like for someone to step up as coordinator,” Wiege said.

“Anyone interested in knowing more about it can contact me.”

The next local fundraising event scheduled for the games is a pork roast dinner April 12 at the Seniors Activity Centre.

Tickets are available at the Seniors Activity Centre and are $15 each. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Funds raised will help offset the costs of traveling to the games for the competitors.

For more information, contact Ellen Wiege at 250-3923537.

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Williams Lake RCMP Sgt. Mike Hacker (back, centre) jokingly apprehends Horsepower Hooligan car club members Renee Albinati (from left), Jay McKeown and Norm Prest along South Lakeside Drive to learn how much fun the upcoming Cariboo GM Fourth Annual Soap Box Derby is going to be.

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Soap box racing not for fools Cheers and speed gave way to sirens and screams when the Williams Lake RCMP broke up a hazardous street race Sunday morning.

Garage-built hot rods, assembled with love and passion, were pitted against one another in a competition of speed in the most dangerous of venues on

South Lakeside Drive.

At the scene, Horsepower Hooligans car club member Kyle Giesbrecht pleaded his case to police following the mock bust.

“This is truly the most affordable way to race,” Giesbrecht joked to the RCMP. “These cars are built by the little guy, the home hot rodder, the young guys who

can’t afford to go out and race NASCAR or haul a car to the nearest track to drag race.”

The event, however, was not without incident.

Williams Lake RCMP Sgt. Mike Hacker told the Tribune these hooligans are misguided.

“Racing on the street is unsafe, at any speed,”

Hacker said.

“There is a time and place for these types of shenanigans.”

If you are interested in racing your creation, the Fourth An-

nual Soap Box Derby is coming up on June 19 at Cariboo GM. Everyone is invited for some family fun and, of course, some racing.

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Wednesday, 2015Willams Williams LakeTribune Tribune Wednesday, April 1, April 20151, The Lake

Your community. Your classifieds.

250.392.2331 fax 250.392.7253 email classifieds@wltribune.com INDEX IN BRIEF Family Announcements............001-007 Community Announcements............008-076 Children........................080-098 Employment..................102-165 Services........................170-387 Pets/Livestock...............453-483 Items For Sale/Wanted..503-595 Real Estate....................603-696 Rentals..........................700-757 Transportation...............804-860 Marine...........................903-920 Legals................................Legal

In Memoriam

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the

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Call (250) 392-2331 188 North 1st Ave. Williams Lake

Obituaries Lovell, Darlene 1945 - 2015

LaPrairie’s Funeral Services entrusted with arrangements.

250-398-9100 188 N. 1st Ave., Williams Lake, B.C. V2G 1Y8 250-392-2331 Fax 250-392-7253 classifieds@wltribune.com All Tribune and Weekend classified ads are on the Internet at bcclassified.com ... also with a link through wltribune.com

Personals

Lloyd, John 1955-2015

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of John Charles Lloyd aka “Jumbie”. John passed away March 6th at home on his 60th birthday. John is survived by his partner, best friend Leslie Wulff, his two sons Richard and Stuart Lloyd, his sister Jana Billings and his two nieces and nephew. John will be sadly missed by all his family and friends as he will always be remembered for his big heart and sense of humor.

Everyone that knew him had a Jumbie story. The family and friends would like to thank all the nurses, doctors, home and community workers involved in his care, and a special thank you to Lacey Whittingham for helping with his care and support. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Cariboo Foundation Hospital Trust or the Canadian Cancer Society. A celebration of life will be held at the McLeese Lake Hall on Saturday April 4th from 2 to 4pm. Drinks to follow at the Oasis Pub. LaPrairie’s Funeral Services entrusted with arrangements.

250-398-9100

The family of Darlene Mary Lovell is saddened to announce her passing on March 22, 2015 in Williams Lake, BC at the age of 69. With respect for Darlene’s wishes, there will be no formal service. In memory of Darlene, donations can be made to a charity of choice.

Celebration of Life for Charles (Chuck) Delainey on Friday, April 3rd at his residence 3433 Chimney Lake at 1:00 pm. All family and friends welcome.

Career Opportunities

Information APPLY NOW: A $2,500 Penny Wise scholarship is available for a woman entering the Journalism Certificate Program at Langara College in Vancouver. Application deadline April 30, 2015. Send applications to fbula@langara.bc.ca. More information: www.bccommunitynews.com/ our-programs/scholarship.

Advertising Deadlines

AGREEMENT

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All claims of errors in advertising must be received by the publisher within 2 days after the first publication.

All advertising is subject to the approval of the publisher.

The Tribune reminds advertisers that under Provincial legislation, no person shall use or circulate any form of application for employment, publish or cause to be published an advertisement in connection with employment or prospective employment, or make any written or oral inquiry of an applicant that (a) expresses, either directly or indirectly any limitation, specification or preference as to race, religion, color, sex, marital status, age, ancestry, or place of origin or a person; or (b) requires an applicant to furnish any information concerning race, religion, color, ancestry, place of origin or political belief. In order to be credited for any mistakes the Tribune is responsible for, corrections must be made before the second insertion.

Obituaries

Celebration of Life for Ted Gordon Sat., April 11, 2015 1:00pm at the WL Curling Club, 830 Mackenzie Ave S. David Hansen’s celebration of life will be held at the longhouse in the Stampede grounds, Saturday, April 4th from 1-4pm.

Older generous gentleman seeks younger attractive ladies for discreet encounters. lion7@shaw.ca

Employment Business Opportunities

MANAGEMENT position available in the recycling industry. Excellent salary available to the right person.

Email to colrec1996@shaw.ca

Education/Trade Schools INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board!

Funding options.

SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

Help Wanted

HIP OR knee replacement?

Problems walking or getting dressed? The disability tax credit $1,500 yearly tax credit. $15,000 lump sum refund (on avg). For assistance Call: 1844-453-5372.

HIGHLANDS IRRIGATION Williams Lake Office • Personal Assistant to Management • Customer Service / Counter Sales • Technical Sales Representative Applicants must have a positive attitude, willingness to learn & be computer savvy.

Excellent Compensation For The Right Candidate.

Please e-mail: info@thewaterpeople.com or Phone: (1)250-392-2321

Obituaries

Obituaries

HIGH CASH producing vending machines. $1.00 Vend = .70 Profit. All on location in your area. Selling due to illness. Call 1-866-668-6629 for details.

Flora Mae Purjue Jan. 4, 1930 - March 27, 2015 The Purjue family would like to announce the peaceful passing of Flora Mae Purjue, born Flora Mae Anderson in St. Mary’s Idaho on January 4, 1930.

Flora married Henry Purjue on November 20, 1948, after three children, Flora and Henry moved to B.C. in 1958 where three more children were born in the Chilcotin area.

Flora Mae will be extremely missed by her surviving children; Harvetta, Colleen, Dale, Ellen, Brenda and Blaine and by her loving husband of 66 years Henry D. Purjue, also by her 19 grand children and 39 great grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be held at the Seniors Activity Centre, 176 4th Ave. North in Williams Lake, B.C. at 1:00 p.m. on April 4th, 2015

Information

0HPEHUVKLS %HQHÀWV Savings on Products & Services*

• Group Insurance Plans for Chamber Members - 1-50 Employees - Extended Health - Dental Care Call 250-392-7911 for more info *See Chamber for details

Williams Lake & District Phone: 250-392-5025 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Toll Free: 1-877-967-5253 “THE VOICE OF BUSINESS” 1660 South Broadway

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

SIGN MAKER Full Time - Williams Lake

We are looking for a self-motivated and energetic individual to join our team. Must be able to work well under pressure and multiple deadlines. Customer service is extremely important as well as a keen eye for detail and quality. A background in Graphic Design will be considered first.

Computer experience is a must and knowledge of CorelDraw would be preferred.

Apply in person with resume to Schickworks Signs & Stitches 955B S. Mackenzie Avenue, Williams Lake, BC V2G 3X9

W O W WHAT A DEAL! Have we got a deal for you!

Items for $100 & Under are $1 per insertion* Items for $200 & Under are $2 per insertion* Items for $300 & Under are $3 per insertion* Items for $400 & Under are $4 per insertion* One item per ad - based on 3 lines/12 words. each additional line is $1 per insertion.

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Information

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Employment

Services

Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

Drywall

Auctions

Medical Supplies

Misc. for Sale

NEED A DRYWALLER?

- 2002 Blue Bird Bus; mechanic A-1, 8 solar panels, power, inspection passed. $10,000; - 1982 Vanguard Travel trailer. $1200; - 2004 Envoy 4x4 $2500.

- Lots of furniture & misc; - 2 flat screen 42� TV’s; couch, dressers, desk, - 2 china cabinets, red/silver BBQ, microwave, ent. center, restaurant fryers, 3 beds, apt size washer/dryer, vacuums, wall pictures, shelves, long wood table, stereos, etc... Call Michel (250)3029588 Everything open to reasonable offers.

WILLIAMS Lake DQ Grill and Chill Orange Julius is now hiring for customer service positions. Must be reliable and able to work most evenings and weekends. Some dayshifts available. This is our call to hire for summer positions.

University students encouraged to apply. Cash experience is an asset but not necessary, however, a great attitude and willingness to learn is a must. Drop Resume off at the Williams Lake DQ Grill and Chill or email to jobs@gertzen.ca

Williams Lake SUBWAY is now hiring for customer service positions. Must be reliable and able to work most evenings and weekends. Some dayshifts available. This will be full-time position.

Fast-Food experience is an asset but not necessary, however, a great attitude and willingness to learn is a must. Drop Resume off at the Williams Lake Hwy Subway between 11:00am to 2:00pm.

FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

Call Wilf Alcock

250-620-3379

Residential • Commercial Renovations Ceiling Texturing WCB & Experienced

Recycling RECYCLING

Depot for batteries, rads, copper, aluminum, catalytic converters, alts. and starts.

Will p/u, will pay cash!

Phone 250-398-0672

Pets & Livestock Hay for sale. Small round bales 4x4. Tim/Alf, barn stored. $30. (250)392-9706 Large quantity round bales, 1200-1500lbs. , stored inside: $125/ each. Discount on large orders.

1(250)614-6667 or 1(250)568-2338 (P.G. area) Easy access & loading for semis.

Merchandise for Sale

Antiques / Vintage

Construction Helper needed for general construction. Experience preferred, drivers license and vehicle a must!

Starting immediately.

Please send resume to: hvmasonry@gmail.com

ANTIQUE FURNITURE, bedroom suite, solid oak dining room suite, china cabinet.

(250)392-6871

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada!

Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online training you need from an employer-trusted program.

Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

Temporary/ PT/Seasonal Looking for a Yard Maintenance Person to cut grass, trim and weed gardens.

(250)392-7712

Services

Financial Services GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple.

Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts.

We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

New Alcatel Onetouch phone. $30. 250-392-5779

cell

Appliances RECONDITIONED Washer/dryers, electric stoves, etc.

6 Month Guarantee Will deliver in town 250-305-6344 days 250-392-7064 evenings

Accounting/ Bookkeeping

$200 & Under Fit glider. Never been out of box. Asking $200. Open to offers. Call (250)296-3307

Misc. Wanted Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antique Native Art, Estates + Chad: 778-281-0030 in town.

Despite every technological advance, business cards remain an essential business tool.

Reserve your space!

Call a Tribune advertising consultant today!

250-392-2331

FOR ALL YOUR AUTO REPAIRS Serving the Cariboo since 1981

Government Inspections Shuttle Service

ClassiďŹ eds Get Results!

Misc. for Sale

Feed & Hay

Labourers

Medical/Dental

$100 & Under

Elite Traveler Plus Scooter.

Like new.

Indoor/outdoor, lightweight.

Quickly disassembles for car trunk. $1200 ďŹ rm.

250-398-5564

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

Here’s my Card!

STAN POGUE

Tools

Ammco disk brake rotor & drum brake lathes with stands. $1200 for both obo. 250-3924366

26� Radial Arm, Drill Press, 16� Scroll Saw, Variable speed Mastercraft router table & router, Mastercraft miniwood lathe.

(250)392-6465

Trades, Technical

Trades, Technical

Licensed Technician

Tuesday to Friday 7:30 am to 5:00 pm Saturday 7:30 am to 4:00 pm

A.R.S. Enterprises Ltd 1075 N. Mackenzie Ave.

Phone 250-392-3522 • Fax 250-392-3548

NEED YOUR

$300 & Under MAC automotive AVR machine. $300 obo. 250-3924366 Treadmill. Excellent condition.

Used only twice. $300. 250398-6979.

$400 & Under Kitchen Aid 14 cup Glass Coffee Maker. Never been out of box. Asking $300. Open to offers. (250)296-3307 Kitchen Aid appliances. High performance and much more, deluxe edition. 12 cup, never been out of box. Asking $300. or best offer. (250)296-3307

HVAC Technician

Proheat Mechanical Systems Inc. requires an HVAC Technician with a valid Class B Gas fitter certificate, to join our team on a full time basis. A knowledge of or interest in Sheet Metal work would be an asset, but is not required.

Please send resume to: Attention: Lee Klotz Fax #: 250-992-5530 Email: proheat@xplornet.com Or call our office between 8 am and 4 pm Monday to Friday 250-992-5914.

Medical/Dental

Medical/Dental

$500 & Under

Exciting New Job Opportunity!

Super ush automotive fluid exchange machine. $500 obo.

250-392-4366

MEDICAL OFFICE STAFF

Accounting/ Bookkeeping

Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills are a must.

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DL#7549

Dealership Controller Gustafson’s Dodge is looking for a controller/ accountant to manage the accounting and reporting functions and accounting process and procedure requirements for our dealerships. The successful candidate will report to the owner and participate directly in the financial and operational functions of the dealership.

Williams Lake, BC

Computer proficiency required; training on an electronic medical records system will be provided. Prior experience in a health-care setting an asset. Criminal record check and completion of Grade 12 are required.

We Clean from the Bottom Up...

Stove Liners and Pipe too

No Mess, No Ladders - Clean • Fast • Reliable JOHN WRIGHT 250-620-3743 insideout@xplornet.com April 10

Workplace Level 1

April 13 - 26

April 11

Transportation Endorsement

Advanced Level 3

Melanie Funk

E.M.P. Instructor/Trainer/Evaluator Registered Training Agency for Worksafe BC

Group Rates Available

Workplace Level 1 Transportation Endorsement Pediatric Courses Automated External Defibrillator C.P.R. All Levels Advanced Level 3

BOOK NOW

250-296-4161

www.cariboofirstaid.ca Email: cariboofirstaid@live.ca Located at the Pioneer Complex

Committed to training excellence!

Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Advertising

Send your current resume and letter outlining your interest and any relevant experience to: jobmedoffwilliamslake@hotmail.com

is an investment that can help a store’s turnover and net profit

Closing date for applications: Friday April 10

call me!

All applications will be reviewed and qualified candidates contacted for interview.

Brenda Webster

Skills Required t Strong experience in accounting oversight t Experience with Microsoft Office is required t Strong experience in financial statement preparation t Knowledge of government reporting requirements t Oversee all bookkeeping and reception staff

250-392-2331 188 N. 1st Ave.

Advertising Consultant

The Right Tires at the Right Price.

Mag Wheels

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate and if you have the skills and are up for the challenge of this position we want to hear from you.

This position offers above average compensation based on previous experience and commitment to the position plus full benefits package – Medical, Dental, Extended Health and Life Insurance. Relocation allowance.

Resumes should be emailed to Kerry Gustafson, at gusltd@shawcable.com

CLEANED?

also available!

Merv Bond

Service Manager

250-398-8279

Ăœ Betcha!

GARAGE Sale.

Saturday, April 4. 982 Chimney Valley Road. Hunting, fishing, camping, household items. A TON of baby and toddler gear.

Something for everyone. Proceeds going to Lake of the Trees Bible Camp. Early birds welcome. 8am-2pm

Our classified ads are on the net! Check it out at www.bcclassified.com

Contests!

Just one of the reasons to like LocalWorkBC.ca on Facebook. /localwork-bc

@localworkbc

DL#30676

Put your message here

Open Mon-Fri: 8am to 5pm Sat: 9am-5pm 550 North 11th Ave

for more information phone

250-392-2331 and ask for Kathy, Brenda, Lori or Tracy

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VERY large and bright offices for rent - 760 sq ft! 3 individual offices with a reception area and a large meeting area. $790/month. Located on Oliver Street in downtown Williams Lake. Please contact Leigh Pinette 250-392-2988 or 250267-2988. lmpinette2@hotmail.com

For Sale By Owner 1/2 acre lot with 40x50 Quonset truck shop and 2 bedroom mobile.

Both currently rented out for $1400./month.

Asking $125,000. OBO (250)392-6540

1 AND 2 BEDROOM FURNISHED SUITES

Hotel ready, short term rentals OK. Close to Gibraltar Mines bus route pick-up locations.

Please Call 250-305-0446 or 250-302-9108 CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE www.williamslakeliving.com

Commercial/ Industrial Barber Shop. Nicely decorated. Turnkey operation. Great parking, reasonable rent. 250305-9315 Good commercial space located with successful bus.

Good traffic, great park. Reasonable rent. 250-398-0781

Lots Flat 1/2 acre lot for sale in Commodore area. Only mins to dwntn WL. $44,000 obo.

Call Sheila/Mike 250-398-7589

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

BOITANIO PLACE APARTMENTS 1 & 2 bedroom suites.

Most desirable apartments for seniors. Clean and quiet.

Next to Boitanio Park behind Boitanio Mall. Suite comes with heat, hot water, elevator, patio or balcony, fridge, stove and dishwasher. Laundry facility on site, no pets.

250-392-6450

APARTMENTS/ CONDOMINIUMS

1 and 2 bedroom apartments for rent, under new management, newly renovated, large suites with balconies, includes hot water.

Please call 250-302-9108 250-305-0446

1 AND 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS FOR RENT

Immediate availability, clean, quiet, secure entry, close to schools, on bus route.

Please Call 250-392-2997 or 250-302-9108 CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE www.williamslakeliving.com

Motorcycles

Sport Utility Vehicle

1 AND 2 BEDROOM SUITES AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

Furnished or unfurnished, close to schools and on bus route.

Clean, well-managed, on-site laundry, assigned parking with plug-ins.

Please Call 250-305-4598 or 250-302-9108 BACHELOR / studio, suites available immediately, newly renovated. Fully furnished. $375 - $450 include heat and lights. 150 Mile Roadhouse.

Caretaker Mike at 250-2671001 or Roman 250-398-0055.

Here’s my Card!

Despite every technological advance, business cards remain an essential business tool.

2005 Harley Davidson Electra Glide Classic in excellent condition.

Only 37,000 kms.

Asking $11,500.

Lac La Hache Ross @ 1(250)706-7217

Recreational/Sale 1994 Winnebago Adventure Motorhome

Reserve your space!

Call a Tribune advertising consultant today!

250-392-2331

2010 Chevrolet Equinox LT1 All-Wheel-Drive 155,000 km (new engine at 114,000 km). Only2,000 km on new Nokian all-weather tires. Fully serviced, no accidents.

Warranty until 08/2015.

Mocha Steel Metallic $11,995. obo Please call (250)398-0100

Brad Huston • Small Appliance Recycling Depot • E-Waste Electronic Recycling Center 250-982-2611

Trucks & Vans

Bella Coola

Thursday & Friday to Bella Coola In-Town Deliveries

250-392-7567 Williams Lake

Duplex / 4 Plex

405 Mackenzie Avenue South, Williams Lake

2 bdrm. duplex. F/S natural gas heat.

Please call (250)392-7617.

3bdrm suite in Fourplex. No Pets. R/R. $900/mo. +util.

Avail. May 1st. (250)305-4227 3bdrm suites in 4-Plex $815. & $915. w/d hookup, references required. (250)398-7552

Fax 250-392-5440 • www.beelinecourier.ca

Mobile Homes & Pads 3bdrm mobile at 150 Mile.

Close to shopping center and school. n/p (250)392-7617 3 bdrm mobile homes fridge, stove, close to casino. no pets.

(250)392-7617

Golf Course Subdivision Recently renovated 4bdrm, 2 bath home on 1/2 acre. Panoramic view of lake and city. Owner motivated for quick sale.

Reduced to $259,000.

See ad on Kijiji #1058210026 or phone (250)398-8341

Suites, Upper

Homes for Rent 2 bdrm house. Fenced yard, lots of parking, w/d, f/s. $725 + util. Pets okay. 250-267-8178 or 250-305-4540.

2bdrm upper floor of house, Westridge area of Williams Lake, nice view. 4 yrs old. $1000/mo n/p n/s Util. incl. new w/d 1(250)925-0103 Avail. Immediately Working couple preferred.

3bdrm, 2 bath house in Dairy Lane, 5 appl, 1 vehicle carport, outside storage shed, fenced back yard, N/S, N/P D/D R/R. Working couple preferred. $950/mo +Utilities. Avail. immediately. Call (250)296-4211 4bdrm house, 2 bath, new renovations. In town, walking distance to shopping etc. F/S, hookups for W/D. N/S Pets must be approved. Ref Req’d $1000/mo +utilities. 250-3923882 Renovated 4bdrm home in Likely. for rent. Utilities not included. Option to buy, Avail April 1st. $1200/mon 250-3057612.

Townhouses

1 AND 2 BEDROOM NEWLY RENOVATED SUITES

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE www.williamslakeliving.com

DOWNTOWN LOCATION 2&3 BEDROOM SUITES FOR RENT In ideal downtown location, walking distance for shopping, recreation center & senior center, ideal for working professionals or retirees.

Please Call 250-302-9108 CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE www.williamslakeliving.com

Adult oriented town house, quiet neighborhood, 1008 Hubble Rd 2bdrm full bsmt.,recently reno’d, n/p, r/r. Seeking compatible tenants Available May 1st. 1(250)396-4096 or cell (250)392-0665

Suites, Lower 1bdr. suite $550.mnth/1 person $650.mnth/2 persons heat & light included n/s, n/p, r/r. (250) 305-6045.

1 bedroom lower suite. 250855-9090 2 bdrm ground level. Close to school & bus stop. n/p. $800/mon util incl. Avail immed. 250-305-1213 2bdrm suite avail immed $750/mo heat & hydro included. (250)296-3131 after 6 pm Brand new 2bdrm level entry bsmt suite. All appliances & laundry incl. Damage deposit required with signed 1 year lease. References required. $1000. including utilities. Contact: andrew.h@live.ca Bsmt Suite. Kitchen, 1 bdrm, sitting room. W/D,N/S, N/P. Util.incl. Quiet home. Pref elderly man or woman. Avail.

April 1st. 250-392-4368 or 250-305-7275.

New two bedroom basement suite on Hamel Rd. Call 250392-4170 or 250-305-7164

Suites, Upper New 1bdrm suite. Lake view, radiant heat, laundry hook up. n/s, n/p, r/r. Avail May 1st. $850/mon incl. util. 778-3956111 or 604-354-6111.

1997 Kustom Koach 5th Wheel. 27.5 ft.

One slide/sofa bed.

Sleeps 4. 4 chair dinette, 3 burner stove, oven, fridge, microwave and a/c.

Very good condition. $7,800.

250-392-6538

Snowmobiles

2005 Pontiac Vibe, Red, stnd, 178,000 kms. Good shape.

Asking $3000. Open to offers.

Call (250)296-3307

Motorcycles 1986 Harley Tour Glide Custom. Needs TLC. $5500 obo.

250-392-4366 2004 Nomad 1500 Kawasaki.

Mint condition. $5200. 1-250505-6420

TRACY

250-392-2331

250-392-2331 188 N. 1st Ave.

2007 Mercedes SL450

4x4, 7 passenger, fully loaded, all leather, 2 sunroofs, tinted windows. $27,000 250-989-4711

2009 Ford F350 XLT 4x4, 5.4 Gas, 288,000 kms.

Asking $14,900 Call Jim 250-398-0641

Boats

MERIDIAN SELF STORAGE LTD.

Cost effective storage solutions for personal and business use.

• Units from 25sq.ft. to 360sq.ft.

• 10ft ceilings • Outside Storage • 24/7/365 Electronic Gate Access • Fully Fenced • Safe/Secure Exeter Station Rd. 250-395-2443 • info@caribooss.com 680 Sollows Cres. (off Exeter Rd.), 100 Mile House

Williams Lake Acupuncture & Herbs Clinic Treating the following disorders: • • • • •

Gastrointestinal, Musculoskeletal & Neurological disorders Headache, Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat disorders Circulatory, Gynecological / Genitourinary disorders Emotional & Psychological disorders Immune disorders, Addiction & Weight Control

www.williamslakeacupuncture.com 778-412-0153 203 - 143 4th Avenue South (Yorston Medical Building, 2nd Floor)

Grace Young Hoon Koo

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Spring Is on it’s way!

2008 Mercedes, ML320CDI, Diesel, low mileage, 4 new snow stud tires, new summer tires, good condition, GPS. $35,000. (250)392-4059

Apt/Condo for Rent

Tracy Freeman Ad Sales PACKIN SUPP G AVAILALIBES LE

2004 Dodge 1500 SLT 4x4. Quad cab, 4.7L V8, 207,000 kms.

Good condition.

2 sets of tires, command start and canopy.

Asking $8,000 obo.

250-996-4023

Come in for your FREE Brake Check and Exhaust Inspections

2002 Sebring LX

107,000 kms. Clean, well maintained.

All season tires - one season old, new brakes last year and new battery. Very reliable vehicle. $2900 obo.

250-302-1244

Give me a call

Sport Utility Vehicle

Cars - Domestic

Full load, leather.

2 sets of tires summer & winter.

Great car. $4,250 obo.

250-392-4366

Let me help your business grow!

Chuck Parish you are the lucky winner of a Panago Pizza. Please contact the Tribune office by Wed, April 8/15 to collect your gift certificate.

Transportation 1996 Chrysler Concorde lxi

1988 Dodge 1500

New rebuilt 318 motor and clutch system. Well maintained. Runs great.

Updated sound system.

31” summer tires & New Cooper winter tires.

$3,000 obo 250-303-1177 or 250-267-2509

Excellent location, walking distance to all amenities, suit working professionals please.

Please call 250-305-4972 or 250-302-9108

Shared Accommodation 645 Hodgson Rd. Room for Rent or Shared accommodation. Smokers welcome, small pets okay. $500/mo, (250)3985159

69,900 miles. 454 auto.

Onan generator, twin roof air.

New floor/upholstery. $18,500 obo.

250-392-4366

Sollows Cres.

NEWLY renovated 600 sq ft room ideal space for a meeting room. Located on Oliver Street in downtown Williams Lake. $550/mo incl utilities.

Please contact Leigh Pinette 250-267-2988 or 250-3922988 or lmpinette2@hotmail.com

Apartment Furnished

Moore Rd.

Commercial/ Industrial Property

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WILLIAMS LAKE RENTALS

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartments & Townhouses We offer a variety of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and townhouses in and around Williams lake. Please check out our website or stop by our office located at #203 197 2nd Ave. North or call 250-305-0446 for more information.

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100 N. Mackenzie Avenue •250-392-3115

C & Ski Small Engines Sales and Service of All Small Engine and Marine Equipment

Colin Stevens Over 25 years experience

• 2 and 4 stroke engine rebuilding • Buy and sell used equipment all makes and models • Many parts - new and used available in stock • Dealer for Motovan, Kimpex, Trans Can Imports, Western Marine and many more • Warranty Contractor for Sears • Specials on in-stock ATV tires, motocross tires and helmets

250-296-3380

3616 Stanchfield Road - 15 mins up Horsefly Road candski@xplornet.ca

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Welcome to the driver’s seat 2015 Nissan Leaf

Your last chance to go green for free!

by Keith Morgan Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell KIA Soul EV

Tesla Model S

Visit the Auto Show gallery at DrivewayCanada.ca

Clean energy cars now more affordable The long awaited rebate incenfleet purchases of clean energy tives designed to encourage vehicles.

British Columbians to buy clean ◼ $500,000 for research, energy cars were announced this training, and public outreach week at the Vancouver Internaon clean energy transportation tional Auto Show. technology.

Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Today, electric vehicles typically Bennett announced a scheme to The incentives cost about 25 per cent more than offer incentives of up to $5,000 non-electric vehicles, for the purchase or lease of a new are expected to but the incentives will battery electric or plug-in hybrid reduce greenhouse H2 narrow that price gap. electric vehicle, and up to $6,000 gas emissions by Electric vehicle owners for a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, typically save about 75 When combined with new SCRAP- the equivalent of per cent on their fuel taking 1,400 cars IT program incentives revealed costs, which adds up to $1,600 here last week, the total savings off the road. per year. could be up to $8,250 for an An analysis will be conducted to Keith Morgan electric vehicle. identify gaps in the location of The incentives are expected charging infrastructure and determine the most to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the effective way to deploy infrastructure funding. equivalent of taking 1,400 cars off the road and This will include looking at what locations are part of Phase 2 of the Clean Energy Vehicle (multi-unit residential buildings, downtown (CEV) program. The program will distribute parking areas, shopping centres etc.) would $10.6 million from the Province’s Innovative best support increased adoption of electric Clean Energy Fund over the next three years for vehicles. the following purposes: The first phase of the CEV program ran from ◼ $7.5 million for point-of-sale incentives for 2011 to 2014 and helped support the purchase electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. of 950 electric vehicles and the development ◼ $1.59 million for investments in charging of over 1,000 charging stations, and resulted infrastructure and hydrogen fuelling in 57,000 tonnes of direct emissions reductions infrastructure.

– equivalent to taking approximately 1,000 ◼ $1 million for incentives for commercial vehicles off the road.

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The Ministry of Energy and Mines will administer and implement the CEV program through partnerships with the New Car Dealers Association of British Columbia, the Fraser Basin Council, and the Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association.

Quote: Blair Qualey, president and CEO of the New Car Dealers Association of B.C. is delighted with the announcement.

EV “Our members are seeing increasing interest from consumers in purchasing electric vehicles and this program will provide many with the incentive they need to make a purchase.”

Visitors to the Vancouver International Auto Show, which closes on Sunday, will have the opportunity to take a clean energy vehicle for a spin. Most manufacturers are also showing their clean energy vehicles inside the Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre West.

If you would like to plug in an all-electric Nissan LEAF at your home, this weekend is the last chance you will have to get one for nothing!

British Columbia’s SCRAP-IT Program kindly supplied us with one of the eco-friendly sedans as a prize in our Plug-In to Win Contest, which closes at midnight on Sunday (see below for entry details). The winner will be announced online next week and Driveway will feature an interview with the lucky winner in an upcoming edition.

SCRAP-IT announced its new incentive program here last week, which offers a $3,000 rebate for electric car purchasers if they scrap a 2000 or older vehicle.

This is in addition to the newly announced provincial government program detailed in our main story today.

The LEAF will be on display at the SCRAP-IT booth throughout this weekend at the Vancouver International Auto Show, in the Vancouver Convention Centre West. Qualifying electric vehicles for the organization’s incentive are listed on the SCRAP-IT.ca website. Take a look because some of them, plus vehicles qualifying under the additional government program will be at the show to view and some made available there for test drives outside.

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Vancouver Convention Centre West Weekdays, Noon - 10 pm, admission $15*; Saturday, 10 am - 10 pm, admission $17*; Sunday, 10 am - 6 pm, admission $17*. *Discounts for seniors (65+), students with valid ID, children ages seven - 12 (except Tuesday), multi-day passes, and family packs.

For information on electric vehicles and charging systems and infrastructure visit Plug-In BC at: http://pluginbc.ca/ For details of the Clean Energy Vehicle incentive program visit: www.cevforbc.ca Write to Keith at keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca

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SPRING

KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

VERNON

200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 542-3000

PENTICTON

ANDRES CAR AUDIO WEST KELOWNA 1881 Harvey Avenue (250) 860-1975

ANDRES WIRELESS

101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd. (250) 493-3800

VERNON

WEST KELOWNA

KAMLOOPS

101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd. 200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 493-3800 (250) 542-3000

#200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

Villiage Green Mall (250) 542-1496

PENTICTON

ANDRES WIRELESS Cherry Lane Mall (250) 493-4566

#200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

KELOWNA

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

WEST KELOWNA #200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

745 Notre Dame Drive (250) 851-8700

VERNON

200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 542-3000

KAMLOOPS ANDRES WIRELESS ANDRES WIRELESS ANDRES B USINESS ANDRES CAR AUDIO

745 Notre Dame Drive (250) 851-8700

CASTLEGAR

Aberdeen Mall (250) 377-8880

215 - 450 Lansdowne Mall (250) 377-8007

CRANBROOK

200-1965 Columbia Ave. 101 Kootenay St. North (250) 365-6455 (250) 426-8927

300 St. Paul Str. (250) 377-3773

TELUS KIOSK

KELOWNA

NELSON

2153 Springfield Road (250) 860-2600

Chahko Mika Mall (250) 352-7258

PRINCE GEORGE WILLIAMS L AKE 100 MILE H OUSE 2591A Vance Rd. (250) 563-4447

299 Oliver Str. (250) 398-8522

916 Alpine Ave. (250) 395-4015

KELOWNA CAR AUDIO KAMLOOPS CAR AUDIO WEST KELOWNA 1881 Harvey Avenue (250) 860-1975

154 Victoria Str (250) 314-9944

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100 MILE H OUSE WILLIAMS L AKE 916 Alpine Ave. (250) 395-4015

WE WILL NOT BE BEAT!

WILLIAMS L AKE 1148 299Broadway Oliver Str.Ave S (250)398-8522 398-8522 (250)

299 Oliver Str. (250) 398-8522

KELOWNA

#200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

VERNON

200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 542-3000

KAMLOOPS

2153 Springfield Road 745 Notre Dame Drive (250) 860-2600 (250) 851-8700

154 Victoria Str (250) 314-9944

WEST KELOWNA #200 - 2180 Elk Rd. (250) 707-2600

KAMLOOPS

VERNON

PENTICTON

VERNON

745 Notre Dame Drive 200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 851-8700 (250) 542-3000

101-2601 Skaha Lake Rd. 200-3107 - 48th Ave. (250) 493-3800 (250) 542-3000

KAMLOOPS

745 Notre Dame Drive (250) 851-8700

PRINCE GEORGE 2591A Vance Rd. (250) 563-4447

PRINCE GEORGE 100 MILE H OUSE 2591A Vance Rd. (250) 563-4447

916 Alpine Ave. (250) 395-4015