Barriere Star Journal, April 30, 2015

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Spring time is garage sale time

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B.C. endorses Ottawa’s balanced budget

As the weather gets warmer, the garage sale signs start going up, and each weekend folks tour area roads looking for bargains and socializing.

Last weekend Barriere had numerous garage sales happening, with all drawing numerous shoppers to check out the merchandise. Pictured is just one of the many sales that sprang up in local yards and driveways.

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Letter: No need to use pesticides ..... page 5

Full agenda for District of Barriere council ..... page 6

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School district draft budget equals 14 fewer staffers in September

By Dale Bass The Kamloops-Thompson school district expects it will be down 14 full-time equivalent staff when the 2015-2016 year begins. While still in a draft format, the district has a balanced budget that will meet the spending cuts mandated by the provincial government, continue with existing class sizes and student-teacher ratios, not impact programming and continue to implement new programming ordered by the Ministry of Education.

Looking at only the operating budget – the financial document dependent on government funding, but also one where reductions are being demanded by the government – the staff reduction comes to 20.2 positions, most of them teaching staff.

However, a separate government pot of money, the Learning Improvement Fund, will see six full-time equivalent teaching staff added and assigned to schools identified by the district and the Kamloops-Thompson Teachers’ Association as needing extra staff to improve class size and provide additional support for students with special needs.

School District 73 secretarytreasurer Kelvin Stretch, who presented the draft budget on April 21, said those schools will be identified after each presents proposals that will be reviewed and prioritized by administration and the teachers’ union.

While meeting the funding cuts was a challenge, it was exacerbated by the drop in enrolment, said superintendent Karl deBruijn. Forecasts to date predict 386 fewer students in the district in September, which means more than $2.7 million in student funding not coming into the district.

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Star/Journal wins gold at BCYCNA Ma Murray Awards

The BC & Yukon Community Newspapers Association (BCYCNA) handed out awards in 45 award categories at the 2015 BCYCNA Ma Murray Community Newspaper Awards on April 25 at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond.

One of those awards went to Star/Journal editor Jill Hayward for Feature Photo Black and White, which was a shot of a young red-tailed hawk sitting on a fence post. Hayward said she was “really surprised, and very happy!”.

The BCYCNA represents 119 community newspapers throughout B.C. and the Yukon, with a combined readership of almost 2 million.

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B.C. land sales reached election target

By Tom Fletcher Black Press The B.C. government released details of its pre-election property sales Thursday, showing it came out with more money overall than appraisals or B.C. Assessment Authority values forecast.

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for the 2013-14 fiscal year, where the B.C. Liberals campaigned on a balanced budget tabled before the 2013 election.

NDP critics highlighted property in Coquitlam that sold for millions less than an appraiser estimated it would get.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong said the 14 Burke Mountain properties are an “outlier” in the dozens of land sales that closed during the finance ministry’s budget-balancing program. Later appraisals by the City of Coquitlam identified steeper terrain and streams with protective setbacks that limited their development, decreasing their market value by 20 per cent overall.

Development property south of the B.C. legislature beat its appraisal by $13 million, selling for $34 million to help the government meet a $350 million target to end the fiscal year.

A former hospital site in Surrey was

sold for $20.5 million, $3 million less than its B.C. Assessment Authority value for property tax purposes. Finance ministry records showed the sale price was midway between two appraisals, one commissioned by the government and the other by the buyer.

De Jong said surplus Crown property is sold every year, with about 1,500 properties disposed of in the last 30 years. They will continue, but there won’t be another identified program in future budgets now that post-recession deficits have ended, he said.

NDP finance critic Carole James said there was an obvious rush to meet ministry targets for asset sales, and some could continue to be sold below market value without the public knowing.

Many of the surplus properties are school sites, and there are other transactions with municipalities.

Wire Cache Rest Area

Request for Proposals: Commercial Development Opportunity The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is seeking proposals for a seasonal commercial vending operation at the Wire Cache Rest Area, located 14 kilometres south of Avola on Highway 5.

Proposals must be submitted before 2:00 p.m., May 11, 2015.

Proponents are asked to visit www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca under the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure category to view Wire Cache Rest Area Commercial Development Opportunity details and submission requirements and documents.

Information is also available from the ministry contact provided below.

Ron Blight, District Program Manager Telephone: 250 565-6091 Fax: 250 565-6820 E-mail: Ron.Blight@gov.bc.ca 1011 Fourth Avenue, Suite 360 Prince George, B.C. V2L 3H9

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Finance Minister Mike de Jong presents his second balanced budget in 2014, helped by Crown property sales over two years.

Canada’s forests and its natural cycles Forest Products Association of Canada The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and its members say they understand and embrace the value and importance of managing Canada’s forests responsibly.

Canada has the second largest forest cover in the world, and by law all harvested areas must be regenerated. We harvest much less than 1% of the forests annually, and can proudly boast that Canada retains 90% of its original forest cover.

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and mitigation strategies.

“Canada is a world leader in sustainable forest management practices, and the forest products industry is doing more every day to improve its environmental footprint,” says the President and CEO of FPAC, David Lindsay, “Canadians can be proud of our careful management of our renewable forest resources.

Even with our already strong green environmental credentials, the forest products industry has pledged under Vision2020 to do more and improve our environmental footprint by another 35% by the end of the decade.”

Canada has 163 million hectares or 43% of the world’s certified forests, four times more than any other country. Certified Forests are independently assessed giving assurance that they follow sustainable forest management practices.

A Yale University study also says that Canadian forest management practices are among the most stringent in the world.

“In Canada 100% of harvested areas are regrown by law and natural disturbances such as forest fires and infestations are part of a natural cycle,” explained Lindsay. “In fact, some trees species in the boreal forest depend on fire to regenerate so we need to be clear when discussing the difference between temporary loss and permanent loss of forest cover. Our industry wants to work with governments and environmental groups to insure a healthy and sustainable forest for Canada.”

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B.C. endorses Ottawa’s balanced budget

By Tom Fletcher Black Press VICTORIA – The federal government has joined B.C. in the balanced budget club, but it comes at a cost to provincial revenues.

Federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver delivered his first budget Tuesday, featuring increased defence spending and a new public transit fund that wouldn’t take effect until after the federal election scheduled for this fall.

B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong said changes in the federal budget such as reducing small business tax and allowing personal income splitting for couples have a flow-through effect on provincial revenues.

That could be between $18 million and $30 million to B.C., he said.

De Jong said the B.C. government supports the reduction in federal small business tax rate, which is to decline from 11 to nine per cent by 2019.

A new federal fund to help pay for transit doesn’t take effect until 2017, but de Jong said he expects current federal in-

Federal Industry Minister James Moore frastructure programs to continue until then.

Federal Industry Minister James Moore said the Conservative government is still distributing funds from the $70 billion infrastructure fund that was included in last year’s budget, and the new fund is in response to cities’ demands.

The mayors of Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and the national and provincial municipal associations have all endorsed the budget, Moore said.

B.C. NDP finance critic Carole James said the federal bud-

get seems to have missed B.C. priorities, and it was frustrating to see Ottawa balance its books on the same day as the Canadian Coast Guard closed another West Coast facility.

The Coast Guard’s marine communications and traffic centre at Ucluelet is closed, with the function transferred to Prince Rupert. A similar station in Vancouver is to close May 6, with traffic monitored from Victoria, and another monitoring station at Comox is set to close this year, according to Unifor, the union representing Coast Guard employees.

Moore said the rationalization and modernization of ship tracking systems on the West Coast will improve safety, and has already been done on the East Coast.

Business Council of B.C. president Greg D’Avignon said balancing the national budget, investing in transit and providing investment incentives for industries such as liquefied natural gas and forestry will help offset the effects of a slump in oil prices and weak commodity markets.

Young buskers

Photo courtesy of Bayley’s Bistro

(L-r) Michael Kennedy, Reuben Broadway, Sean Kennedy and Jonah Broadway sing gospel songs in front of Bayley’s Bistro in Clearwater’s Brookfield Mall recently. They were doing it just for fun (and some spending money), they said. The Kennedy brothers are from Barriere while the Broadways come from Clearwater.

Working to prevent animal abuseBalanced Budget 2015 commits $5 million to the BC SPCA North Thompson Star/Journal VICTORIA - Outside Victoria’s Parliament Buildings last Thursday, the Government of British Columbia and the BC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) gave a voice to those who can’t speak for themselves, in recognizing Animal Abuse Prevention Day. The BC SPCA is celebrating 120 years of serving and protecting animals in 2015.

To mark the anniversary, the organization is fighting cruelty with kindness, by launching a year-long movement, Million Acts of Kindness, meant to inspire a million acts of kindness for com-

panion, farm and wild animals.

One of these acts of kindness is featured every week on the http://millionacts. ca website, with the message that anyone can make a difference, regardless of their age and whether or not they have a pet.

Balanced Budget 2015 committed $5 million to the BC SPCA. This funding will support an eight-year facilities plan that will replace or renovate aging BC SPCA facilities in 10 B.C. communities including Vancouver, Nanaimo, Kamloops, Kelowna, Prince George, Dawson Creek and the Kootenays.

In 2011, B.C. resident Wade Shaw re-

quested an awareness day as a memorial to the 56 Whistler sled dogs who lost their lives the previous year.

The annual event reminds all British Columbians how everyone can take action to prevent animal abuse.

“Animal welfare is a team effort - and requires governments, organizations like the BC SPCA, and all citizens to work together and be vigilant to ensure all animals in British Columbia are treated with the due care and respect they deserve,” says Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick.

“Animal Abuse Prevention Day provides an opportunity for British Columbians to celebrate the human-animal bond

and reaffirm our commitment to improving the welfare of the animals in our province,” stated BC SPCA chief executive officer Craig Daniell.

Each year, the BC SPCA investigates nearly 8,000 complaints of animal abuse and neglect.

The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act was updated in 2011 to have the toughest penalties in Canada.

The maximum penalties that can be levied under provincial legislation against a person who is convicted of causing distress to an animal is $75,000 and up to 24 months imprisonment.

Learn More: BC SPCA: http://www. spca.bc.ca/ BC SPCA

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OPINION Editorial;

Thursday, April 30, 2015 North Thompson Star/Journal Unit 10 - 4353 Connor Road, Box 1020, Barriere, B.C., V0E 1E0 250-672-5611

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B.C. Views with Tom Fletcher

Coast Guard hysteria sinks lower The Vancouver media’s frantic coverage of the Great Bunker Spill of 2015 has just about run out of fuel.

By late last week, the usually serious Globe and Mail was reduced to quizzing a U.S. expert who had at first told the CBC he thought the spill response was pretty good. But then he heard that it might have taken up to 12 hours until the leaking grain ship was completely under control, which would be not so good.

This U.S. expert admitted he has not “followed the Vancouver spill very closely,” and was basically speculating. But that’s okay, because the main purpose of this media frenzy is to feed the established narrative that the Harper government is gutting the Coast Guard while trying to ramp up heavy oil shipments to Asia.

Yeah, that makes sense. A University of Toronto philosophy prof recently suggested that Stephen Harper likes war. Maybe he likes oil spills too.

A retired captain from the now-closed Kitsilano Coast Guard station became the latest of a series of disgruntled ex-employees and union bosses to serve as the media’s go-to critics. He contradicted Coast Guard management at every turn, dismissing them as political appointees with little operational experience.

His claims about loss of spill response capability from Kitsilano are questionable at best. There was no talk of spill response when Kitsilano closed two years ago, because it was a search and rescue station.

Former B.C. Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair held almost daily news conferences as it closed. People are going to drown, warned a parade of union spokespeople.

It’s been two years, and nobody has.

Premier Christy Clark and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson were quick to summon TV cameras as oil-sheen angst spread through condo towers. They declared the Coast Guard response a failure before they had any real understanding of it.

Unifor, the union representing Coast Guard employees, has vowed a fullscale election advertising attack on the Conservatives this year. On federal budget day, Unifor protested the closure of the Ucluelet Coast Guard ship monitoring station. Similar stations in Vancouver and Comox are also closing this year, replaced by a new monitoring system run from Prince Rupert and Victoria.

I asked Industry Minister James Moore, the federal minister responsible for B.C., if this is a reduction in service. He said 1970s-era ship tracking equipment is being replaced with a new system that has already been deployed on the East Coast, to improve safety.

“These fears were also raised back in the ’60s and ’70s, when lighthouses were de-staffed,” Moore said. “I remember people saying, oh my God, this is going to be the end. And it turned out to be complete nonsense.”

Unifor operatives rushed to the media again last week with dire news of a half-hour outage of this new system, portraying this as evidence of a high-tech disaster waiting to happen. (Ships were told to monitor an old-school emergency radio channel for that uneventful half hour.)

What the union is really doing is ramping up its election propaganda, and intensifying efforts to protect redundant positions that are being replaced by new technology.

There was a similar media campaign last year targeting the consolidation of Veterans’ Affairs into Service Canada offices. There are serious problems with services to veterans, but union featherbedding would not help them.

The B.C. government is also introducing digital technology, eliminating hundreds of paper-pushing jobs in the process, with a mostly realistic response from unions.

But in this federal election year, realism will be in short supply.

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

Take a shot at preventing disease To the editor; To circumcise or not?

To use a pacifier or a bottle?

How long to breastfeed?

New parents are presented with an astounding amount of decisions. On top of all this, parents are often bombarded with conflicting information, making each decision that much more difficult.

Fortunately, for childhood vaccination there should be no reason for debate. Childhood vaccination is safe, effective and free. It is, as they say - “Your child’s best shot.”

In B.C. the majority of children under two are immunized against 15 vaccine-preventable diseases. Parents are keen to keep their children healthy.

Ironically, however, the very success of immunizations has caused some of us to forget the very real harm vaccinepreventable diseases can cause.

As well, misinformation and unfettered access to disinformation, has led some parents to skip and sometimes refuse all vaccines for their children despite the extremely low risk they present. For ex-

ample, there is a one in one million risk of a severe (but treatable) allergic reaction to the measles vaccine, whereas the risk of inflammation of the brain to an unvaccinated child or adult who gets measles is over 300 times higher. In fact, many vaccine-preventable diseases can cause serious complications and some can be life threatening.

Pertussis, or whooping cough, can lead to pneumonia, seizures and death for infants and young children.

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No need to use pesticides To the editor; Each year at this time, I am reeling with excitement for spring: chirping birds, fresh air, warm sunshine, bees, beautiful blossoms and the anticipation of all the Earth provides for us — including dandelions.

In my mind, dandelions are the first sign of spring. They are the first flower most of us proudly picked and brought to our mothers, grandmothers and teachers.

What is it, then, of which we are so fearful?

What is it that makes the general population spray senselessly each year and combat with poisons?

The dandelion means no harm, nor do other common lawn weeds.

Thirty years ago, we visited a veterinarian with our first pup. He asked if we sprayed for weeds and he told us weed killers possessed poisons that would affect the health of our pet.

Likewise, they affect the health of people.

We made a conscious choice from then on to never use poisons on our yard.

Others in our midst continue to needlessly spray for weeds and even ignore warnings to stay off the sprayed lawns, despite the signs they must now post on their yards, warning to keep children, pets and family members from treading on these areas.

There is a reason spray companies are now

forced to post these signs. Quite simply, the sprays are not safe.

You may think I am needlessly worrying, but I wrote to the Canadian Cancer Society last year, asking why it doesn’t better educate the public of these dangers.

The society replied, acknowledging sprays are dangerous: “. . . the Canadian Cancer Society BC & Yukon believes that lawn and garden pesticides are unnecessary and that their use should be prohibited. We also believe that provincial legislation should prohibit the use and sale of lawn and garden pesticides, rather than permit them to be applied by licensed applicators.”

Far too many family, friends and neighbours are succumbing to cancer.

We continue to ask each other why.

While we may not know specifically why, we do know lawn sprays contribute to the situation.

Often, when confronted with the diagnosis or the death of a friend or family member due to cancer, we wish there was just one small thing we could have done that might have made a difference.

Look yourself squarely in the mirror and ask, “Is it worth it to have the perfect lawn?”

Vanity comes with a price.

Noreen Pankewich Kamloops, B.C.

Budget: Reads like Robin Hood in reverse To the editor; Canadians have been waiting for a Budget that’s focused on their priorities and the needs of families and the middle class - not just the wealthiest among us. After ten years of Conservative deficits and mismanagement, Canada’s middle class families are working harder and falling further behind.

Budget 2015 reads like a the tale of Robin Hood in reverse: a regressive budget containing costly measures that will exacerbate economic inequality and see billions flow to Canada’s wealthiest families while leaving the majority of Canadians with no benefit at all - expensive giveaways such as doubling the allowable Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) contribution and its unfair income-splitting scheme.

Harper sold the silverware to balance the budget and fis-

cal policy is built on sand. The budget guts the fiscal capacity of future governments:a significant risk to vital public services, investments and Canada’s economy. Instead of measures to help more Canadians get ahead, Conservatives are stubbornly playing politics with this budget ahead of the election.

It is an irresponsible budget that unfairly burdens future generations. The Finance Minister said they’ll “leave it to Stephen Harper’s granddaughter” to worry about. New Democrats are not going to leave it to our children and grandchildren to clean up Stephen Harper’s mess!

Budgets are about values and choices - and they say a lot about a government’s real priorities. Stephen Harper made his priorities clear: more giveaways to the wealthy, paid for

by everyday folks and middle class families like yours. The sacrifices and choices made by previous generations to build a society based on fairness and equality of opportunity is in peril. Harper’s Conservatives are attacking core Canadian democratic and social values.

The budget lacks any plan for jobs and growth at a time of economic slowdown and stagnating incomes. New Democrats have proposed practical steps that will help fix the damage done by Stephen Harper and create good jobs and opportunities for families - new supports for small businesses and manufacturing, a $15 federal minimum wage, affordable housing, and making childcare affordable and available to all Canadians.

Bill Sundhu, Federal NDP Candidate, Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo

Still digging holes

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Ongoing local infrastructure construction had workers digging behind the Barriere Lions Hall and the Purcha building last Monday to install sewer pipes. The District of Barriere have announced they hope to see area roads getting back to normal by mid June of this year. Pictured is a member of the crew inspecting the hole they are working on.

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Full agenda for council District of Barriere Apr. 27, council meeting highlights

Community awards recognize contributions

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Cindy Wilgosh (l) of North Thompson Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Aboriginal Engagement Success by 6, and Jack Keough, executive director of Yellowhead Community Services for the past 20 years, hold their B.C. Community Achievement Awards following a ceremony at Government House in Victoria on Apr. 24. More than 30 awards were given out. “These 2015 award recipients have all gone above and beyond to make their communities stronger,” said Premier Christy Clark.

“The whole province can be proud of their contributions.”

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Foundation grants to Legion The North Thompson Communities Foundation (NTCF) recently granted the Royal Canadian Legion in Barriere $1,500 towards the cost of installing new carpet in the upstairs lounge area. On Wednesday, Apr. 22, NTCF grants chair, Hazel Wadlegger, stopped by the Legion with the grant cheque and was treated to a light lunch for her visit.

Pictured are (l-r) Wadlegger presenting the cheque to Legion rep Eileen Miers who accepted on behalf of the Branch. Miers says the new carpeting is being paid for by the grant from the NTCF and by monies raised Dinner Club through Legion fundraisers and Food for Thought, Fun & Friendship. raffles, as well Enjoy a vegetarian meal & different monthly topics as donations from the Ladies Every 2nd Tuesday each Month 6pm Auxiliary, the Church of St. Paul darts and crib FREE clubs.

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Ministry of Transportation Highway 5 Planning: Council’s request to set up a meeting with the long range planners from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) to discuss future plans for the development of Highway 5 has been sent to Paula Cousins, who is now the MOTI Assistant Regional Manager for this area.

Part Time Accounting Clerk Hired: Theresa Robinson has joined our team and will become the Finance Officer’s primary back up. She comes to from a career in public sector accounting with many years of school district experience. She and her husband have recently built a home on Barriere Lakes Road, and have already become active with the local curling, club where she is currently serving as their treasurer.

Wastewater Project Update: The aluminum for the greenhouse structure portion of the Solar Aquatics Wastewater Plant has now been delivered to the site and a crew has started its erection.

LNB is in the final stage of recameraing the lines after repairs were completed in the downtown core over the last few weeks. The district’s engineer will review the video for compliance, and once they are satisfied road prep for paving and boulevard restoration will start in those areas. A target date of May 18 has been set for paving on Barriere Town, Haig, Salle, Kivi and Barkley roads.

Should property owners have any specific questions or concerns regarding their own property, they should contact Colleen Hannigan at the district office directly.

Staff meet weekly with the contractor to be updated on progress and address any issues.

A special council meeting has been called for Monday, May 4 at 7 p.m., for council to consider some additional paving instead of patching in certain areas of the project.

Terra Archaeology, supported by an assistant from Simpcw First Nation, has cleared the rest of the line on Railway Avenue except for a short portion where the Timber Mart fences are in place.

Instead of removing the fence twice, they will return to the site the day LNB is laying pipe at this location.

Bree Contracting is currently making the laneway connection between Lilley Road and Kamloops Street. This will allow the Knights Inn, the adjacent strip mall and the Community Hall to connect in this first phase.

Strategic Priorities Fund Applications: Two applications were submitted on April 15 for up to 100 per cent Gas Tax Funding for the completion of water and wastewater upgrades from Barriere Town Road’s south end near the PetroCan to Bradford Road, and

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The aluminum frame for the greenhouse structure portion of Barriere’s Solar Aquatics Wastewater Plant started to go up last Tuesday. for two new deep wells and a reservoir.

Bandshell Fridays: Councillor Sabyan and Tasha Buchanan report they have the Friday nights almost 100 per cent booked for July and August. If there are any students that would like some volunteer hours by helping the sound technician set up and tear down, please contact the district office as soon as possible.

EMBC Spring Preparedness: The Mayor, CAO Hannigan and two members of the local Emergency Support Services (ESS) group attended the Spring Preparedness session put on by EMBC in Kamloops. Highlights from that event include: • Meteorologist, Lisa Coldwells, explained that temperatures have been three to four degrees above normal and that this will continue through the summer.

• The PDO (Pacific Decadal Oscillation—which measures the sea surface temperature anomalies) indicates that 2015 is 2.42° degrees warmer. These types of indicators have been linked to higher than normal forest fire seasons.

• The River Forecast Centre advised there is a minimal chance of spring flooding in our area.

• Hugh Murdoch, Forest Protection Officer, also cautioned there may be a high possibility of forest fires due to increase in temperature and less precipitation.

• The RCMP and TRU have been working on a “mock” disaster for the last two years to ascertain how the university would deal with a crisis. It is planned to have a scenario whereby “live shooters” enter the clock tower at the university, which would effectively shut down the campus, there would be casualties, etc.

There are 26 buildings and 400 acres which means communication, etcetera would be critical.

This is also a training exercise for the RCMP Special Response Unit. The mock disaster is to take place on May 14, with people attending from Alberta, the USA and the Lower Mainland to view the event.

• There were also presentations regarding: Provincial Influenza Pandemic Plan; BC Ambulance Dispatch and Patient Transfer;

Lumby Flood Protection; and, Managing Tailing Ponds.

Mayor meets regarding Animal Shelter: A request was made to meet with the mayor, by two young women, Aurora Sabyan and Ashley Docherty, expressing an interest in starting an animal shelter in Barriere. It was determined, after much discussion, that at this time it was not possible to build and support the operation of a shelter but perhaps they could explore a local foster program for all types of rescued animals. Ms. Sabyan and Ms. Docherty have started an Animal Lovers Club at the elementary school, and have the support of their family members and friends on this initiative. It was noted that if enthusiasm could build this shelter it would be erected tomorrow.

National Missing Children’s Month and Day: The mayor, upon council’s approval, proclaimed May as Child Find’s Green Ribbon of Hope month and May 25 as National Missing Children’s Day. Citizens of the community are urged to wear a green ribbon as a symbol of hope for the recovery of all missing children; and to remain vigilant in the common desire to protect and nurture the youth of this province.

First meeting of the Communities in Bloom Committee: Some of the suggestions for CIB committee projects in the community this year are: • Most unique feature in a front yard. May be submitted by photo, and then Ellen Monteith will go and take more photos.

• Small unique planters that can be put on the stage of the bandshell for the “Meet and Greet” barbecue, and having the CIB judges award the prizes.

• The CIB committee will take care of the redwood planters at the front of Fadear Park and at the Ridge again this year. They will be planted with similar colours to last year.

• It was agreed that the “Meet and Greet” for the judges would be a barbecue at Fadear Park with entertainment provided by the Thompson Valley Players youth. Local non-profit organizations will be invited to have displays around the oval.

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CN raises awareness of trespassing dangers Launching Rail Safety Week, from April 27 to May 3 North Thompson Star/Journal CN urges citizens to report unsafe behaviour on railway property to help reduce trespassing and grade-crossing fatalities, and this week are asking that the public focus on Rail Safety Week, from April 27 to May 3, 2015.

CN will mark Rail Safety Week with a public awareness campaign aimed at reducing the number of trespassing and grade-crossing related accidents. In addition, the company is asking the public to help save lives by calling CN Police at 1-800-465-9239 to report unsafe behaviour on or near railway property.

Throughout the week, CN Police will conduct safety initiatives at commuter stations and railway crossings across Canada and the United States.

Officers will send clear messages to commuters and motorists about the importance of

safety at crossings and the deadly risks of trespassing on railway tracks and property.

CN is a backbone of the economy, transporting more than C$250 billion worth of goods annually for a wide range of business sectors, ranging from resource products to manufactured products to consumer goods, across a rail network spanning Canada and mid-America. CN – Canadian National Railway Company, along with its operating railway subsidiaries -- serves the cities and ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the metropolitan areas of Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America.

For more information on CN, visit the company’s website at www.cn.ca.

Fall Fair hosts AED training

Book launch

Members of the Writers’ Circle of Clearwater and Area, Val Luger of Vavenby (l) and Doug Leighton of Little Fort share ideas about writing during the book launch of Collected Works 2014. The book contains stories, poems, sketches and photographs by Val, Doug and other locals, and sells for $20 each. The picture on the book’s cover was copied from an original painting by Barb Ferguson, seated in the background (r) talking to Bonnie Harms.

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School district draft budget

Administration cuts had to total $786,000.

DeBruijn noted it would be easier to adapt and make the necessary budget cuts if all the students attended one school – administration could simply close the school, reduce the staffing levels and ease the challenge.

Stretch pointed out projected revenue for the next school year is up more than $2 million from last year, but the increased wages and benefits cost negotiated last year for teachers will cost the district another $3 million.

In order to arrive at a balanced budget, a legislative requirement, the district will dip into a reserve fund.

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While the budget discussions included input from unions representing teachers and support staff, parents and guardians of students – and students themselves – as well as other community members, the district is looking for more input, now that the preliminary budget has been made public.

Written submissions were accepted until last Monday. The budget will be presented to MLAs Terry Lake and Todd Stone on May 1 and then brought back to trustees for adoption on May 11.

Dale Bass writes for Kamloops This Week.

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Thanks to a generous donation from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, the North Thompson Fall Fair facility now has three Automated External Defibrillators (ADE) and 17 people trained and authorized to use them. An AED is a device that analyzes and looks for shockable heart rhythms, advises the rescuer of the need for defibrillation, and delivers a shock if needed. As part of the donation Heart and Stroke also covered the cost of MediQuest Technologies Inc. instructor, Dave Sawatsky for an Apr. 27 training in the fall fair hall. Sawatsky worked with the participants throughout the morning, training them in CPR “A” and authorized use of the Defibtech Lifeline in conformance with the instructional guidelines of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. All of the participants received a card showing their successful completion of the course. Fall Fair reps say that due to the large number of people who attend their facility during big events such as the annual fair it was only timely to have AEDs now on site in case they are needed.

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SD73 saves big on energy use

By Dale Bass Kamloops This Week Since the 2001 school year, the Kamloops-Thompson school district has saved more than $1.1 million in energy consumption.

A report going to trustees at Monday night’s meeting shows during the dozen years ending in the 2013-2014 school year, the biggest savings came in propane consumption (38 per cent) and electricity consumption (34 per cent).

In addition, reports facilities and trans-

portation director Art McDonald said, there was a 24 per cent reduction in greenhousegas emissions, a 21 per cent decline in naturalgas consumption, a 16 per cent reduction in diesel-fuel consumption and a 15 per cent decrease in water consumption.

There are many reasons for the savings.

For example, the district has upgraded its heating, ventilation and air-conditions units, as well as the lights it uses. Staff are turning off lights in rooms not being used

and, in the case of Clearwater secondary, a change from electric to propane heat in 2004 accounted for seven per cent of the electricity savings.

Water savings come from replacing toilets, urinals and faucets with more efficient ones, watering the grass a bit less often and letting it grow a bit longer.

School closures also attributed to the savings — 14 per cent of electricity, 21 per cent of natural gas, 31 per cent of propane and 12 per cent of water reductions.

Need to get your vehicle washed? Grad car wash and bottle drive Saturday Submitted This Saturday, May 2, the 2015 graduating class from Barriere Secondary School will be holding a fundraising car wash and bottle drive in the community.

The car wash by donation will be taking over the parking lot at the Barriere Esso from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday.

The class is also holding a bottle

drive, so now is the time to bag up all those bottles and cans that are cluttering up your garage or basement and donate them to a good cause.

You can drop your bottles and cans off to the car wash kids, or if you would like them picked up, please call Taryn at 778-220-7210.

All funds being raised go towards the graduation celebrations of the 2015 class.

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Learning about lambs Lambing season was in full swing earlier this month at Aveley Ranch near Vavenby, Two young girls attended the ranch during the Easter weekend to help out with the lambing.

Serena Sullivan, who is 13 years old, was from Delta, and Maggie Dana, 12 years old, was from Little Fort.

Though both girls have been to the ranch for the last four years this is the first time that they’ve met. The girls helped out doing what was needed, which also involved working Submitted photo: with the sheep.

Maggie Dana of Little Fort (l) and Serena Sullivan of Delta hold Sullivan said that she learned two lambs as they help out during lambing at the Moilliet famhow to care for animals and ily’s Aveley Ranch near Vavenby. The girls hope to be farmers what goes into farming. Dana one day. said that she learned how lambs are born and how to care for them. She named her first orphan lamb Milkshake, “Because it was as sweet as one.”

The girls say they would like to be farmers one day. They did admit that it is hard work, but they enjoy it.

Hospice Walkathon invites you to step out and help those in your community Submitted It’s that time of year again. The Barriere and District Hospice Society are having their annual fundraising Walkathon on Monday, May 11.

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ety’s 16th walk and their only fund raiser each year.

Funds stay in the community to help Barriere and District Hospice Society with all the good work and help that they provide our area residents.

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The number-crunchers who keep track of worldwide life expectancy have reported the average life expectancy of the people of the world in 1990 was 65.3 years. In 2013 it had risen to 71.5 years and if we continue in this manner, by 2030, it will be 85.3 years. So healthcare is getting better around the world and we are gaining on many of the causes of early death like measles, malaria and diarrhea.

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We all are aware of the dangers of smoking. One danger often overlooked is that it’s a significant risk for gum disease. Smoking reduces blood flow to the gums which deprives them of oxygen and nutrients that keep them healthy. Smokers are four times as likely to suffer from gum disease than those who have never smoked.

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ety’s books and tapes are always available at the North Thompson Volunteer and Information Centre in the Ridge for loan to the public (there is a range of topics).

If you, or your family require anything from the Red Cross Loaner Cupboard (such as walkers, canes, etc.), please call Jane Milburn at 250-672-9391.

The Barriere and District Hospice Society would like to take this opportunity to thank the community for all the support they receive throughout the year.

They welcome new members to the group and if you would like more information, please call Jane.

Come on out and join the Walkathon on May 11 at 6:30 p.m.; it’s time to step out for those members of our community who need some support.

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Author to share story with children in Barriere Kids and authors come together to celebrate reading for TD Canadian Children’s Book Week North Thompson Star/Journal From May 2 to May 9, Canadian children’s authors, illustrators and storytellers will embark on a cross-country tour to share stories and captivate the imaginations of children and teens To instill a passion for reading and to promote literacy among children, TD Bank Group, in partnership with the Canadian Children’s Book Centre, will host the 38th annual TD Canadian Children’s Book Week from May 2 to 9, 2015. During this week, author Joel Sutherland of Ontario will visit Barriere to share his story with children at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Library in the community at 1 p.m. on May 6.

Throughout the week, 29 authors, illustrators and storytellers will visit hundreds of schools, public libraries, bookstores and community centres across Canada to read from their books and share with children the pleasures of reading writing, illustrating and storytelling. This year’s theme, Hear Our Stories: Celebrating First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature, celebrates stories published by and about members of Aboriginal communities.

“We are thrilled that with TD’s support, celebrated Canadian authors, illustrators and storytellers will be able to interact with Canadian youth across the country to encourage literacy and creativity,” says Charlotte Teeple, Executive Director, The Canadian Children’s Book Centre.

“We look forward to sharing this exciting week with children and their families, and encourage

everyone to get involved and take advantage of the fun.”

TD Bank Group is also partnering with the National Reading Campaign on naming Charlottetown the official Reading Town in Canada for 2015. Presented in collaboration with the PEI Literacy Alliance and Confederation Centre Public Library, Reading Town will host its own special celebration of reading, during which citizens of the city will weave reading into different aspects of their lives, such as delivering pizza with a poem.

“TD Canadian Children’s Book Week and Reading Town are about celebrating the power of storytelling to enrich our lives,” says Frank McKenna, Deputy Chair, TD Bank Group.

“Each year, we are delighted by the excitement and enthusiasm children have for the chance to connect with authors and illustrators, and we look forward to the opportunity to highlight Aboriginal communities and their stories.”

Now in its 38th year, TD Canadian Children’s Book Week is a celebration of children’s books and the importance of reading. Each year, hundreds of schools, public libraries, bookstores and community centres host events as part of this major literary festival, engaging more than 28,000 children, teens and adults in every province and territory across Canada.

For more information about the program, to see the full tour schedule, or to find out how to host readings in your community next year, please visit www.bookweek.ca and www.tdreads. com.

Cook it, try it, like it!

Dale Bass Kamloops This Week Thanks to a couple of donations, the cook it, Try It, Like It! (VITILI) program in Interior elementary schools is expanding.

Simone Jennings, a nutritionist with the Interior Health Authority, said a $4,000 grant from NutritionLink Services Society, part of the VanCity Community Foundation, is going toward adding five rural schools to the program, which provides one after-school session a week for five weeks as it exposes children to food.

Th Real Canadian Superstore in Kamloops also donated almost $1,200 worth of kitchen supplies that will be used to create kits used in the program.

CITILI started in 201 to teach children in grades 4 to 7 about

nutrition, food safety, knife skills, where food comes from, how to grow it and how to cook it. At the end of the program, children tour a grocery store.

While the program has been offered in Kamloops, the VanCity grant is expanding to Logan Lake, Barriere, Chase, Heffley Creek and Blue River in a pilot project to gauge interest in those towns.

At some schools, it will also be offered to children in kindergarten to grade 3.

Among the lessons they learn, for example, is the amount of sugar in popular drinks –and then they’re shown how to make a smoothie with ingredients from fruits and spinach.

Next comes the taste test and the discovery not everything needs to be loaded with sugars.

Another lesson

sees kids peeling and chopping vegetables, adding some oils and spices and roasting them.

Jennings said research shows if a child is involved in growing and preparing a food, the child is more likely to try it.

“If you can get kids touching and tasting and chopping vegetables, the more likely they’ll eat them –and that can help with childhood obesity,” Jennings said.

The project is a partnership between the IHA community nutrition program, School District 73 and

the City of Kamloops, which provides a chef to oversee the cooking.

The Superstore donation earlier this year was used to build the kitchen kits, including everything from blenders to paring knifes to tea towels to dishes and cutlery.

Ashley MacDougall is teaching the program in Barriere to students from Barriere Elementary.

It is now into the final week of the five week after school program. The last cooking lesson as the fifth class is a grocery store tour.

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Author Joel Sutherland of Ontario will visit Barriere to share his story with children at the Barriere Library at 1 p.m. on May 6. Sutherland is also a librarian with a special interest in children’s services, and holds a Masters in Library and Information Studies from Aberystwyth University in Wales. He supervises a group of teen library volunteers and is involved with children’s programs such as the TD Summer Reading Club and Battle of the Books, among others. His greatest professional satisfaction is getting the right kid’s books into the right kid’s hands. It could be that Joel’s appearance as “The Barbarian Librarian” on the Canadian edition of the hit television show Wipeout helped in this mission. But by making it all the way to the third round, he at least proved that “librarians can be just as tough and crazy as anyone else.”

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Young soccer players, battling it out, last Saturday at the Ridge in Barriere.

A group photo of all the young soccer players and coaches who turned out for the start of the spring session for Barriere Youth Soccer last Saturday at the Ridge. The eight week spring session has plans for their U7 to U13 play four games against Clearwater and hold a BC Soccer sponsored Grassroots Festival for the players as well. For more information contact Chris Matthews at 250-672-0305.

Spartans take on Williams Lake Barriere’s Brandon Proppe prepares to offload the ball on contact as North Thompson Spartans’ senior team take on Williams Lake during a game at Clearwater Secondary School last Friday.

The seniors won 39-0 while the juniors defeated Williams Lake 46-10. The combined Clearwater/Barriere teams are to travel to Williams Lake for more games next Friday.

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Ladies return to the course

By Leslie Stirling

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We’re back!

Our first Ladies’ Night was held on Tuesday, April 21 with 37 ladies showing up to play a round of golf.

The weather was wonderful and we were able to dine on the patio. It was exciting to get back to the food, friends and fun after a long winter.

Okay, I know it wasn’t a bad winter but all winters are long.

Captain Debbie Rainer has outdone herself in lining up sponsors and we are so grateful to them all. I encouraged all the ladies to thank a sponsor when they see one. I even kissed the one sitting at the desk next to mine.

Susan Mitchell started the year with a fantastic 43 to win low gross (Hub International) for Flight 1.

Trudy Forsythe was close on her heels with a 46 to win low net.

Vicki Hoffer scored a 48 to win low gross in Flight 2 while Audrey Rilcoe had a 55 to win low net.

The low gross winner in Flight 3 was Janice Francis with a score of 62. The deuce pot went to Trudy Forsythe and Chris LeCerf while Susan Mitchell picked up the birdie pot for a birdie on Hole 5 which is no easy feat. Well done, Susan.

We have a total of 21 prizes for pin placements. Trudy Forsythe continued her winning ways by hitting a long

Ladies Golf Report drive on Hole 1 to win the AG Food certificate. (I suggested she bring a cake from their bakery for dessert next week.) She also took home the Interior Savings Credit Union prize for least number of putts by using her putter only 14 times during the whole round. Barb Smith managed the same number but lost the prize to Trudy by retrogression.

Lynda Fournier has the dubious honor of using the most putts (30) to pick up the other Interior Savings Credit Union prize. We had a number of multiple winners. Vicki Hoffer took home two pin prizes: Armour Mountain Office Services (long drive) and Rainer Custom Cutting (KP in 2). Wanda Amos had a long drive (Barriere A&W) and a KP (Stamer Logging). Audrey Rilcoe took home the prizes from Barriere Timber Mart (long putt) and Estylo Hair Design (long drive).

Carol Hindle had a long putt to win the Crystlee’s Hair Design certificate and Marla Muldoon had a KP to win the EBL Ventures prize. Both ladies tied for the long drive on Hole 5 so they will be sharing the Country Store Antiques prize.

Susan Mitchell had two long putts (Station House Restaurant & Pottery by Ramona).

The remaining prizes went to: Barb Smith (Barriere Massage long putt), Christine LeCerf (Bondar Forest Planning KP), Betty Baillie (Carl’s Market Garden KP), Rose Seymour (Campbell & Co KP), Irene Beeton (Knights Inn long drive), Deb Winiski (Ron Wallace Trucking KP), Darlene Nickull (Val Bella Studio short drive)and Karen Peterson (Sam’s Pizza closest to the 100 marker).

A number of ladies including yours truly drove their balls into the gully on Hole 7 and received condolence balls and tees from Barb and Carman Smith.

Now I heard a rumor the other day and I want to let folks know the real scoop.

Some ladies thought that golfing was like curling - that you had to sign up at the beginning of the year and come out for every Tuesday Ladies Night. And it just isn’t so.

You are welcome to come out for as many or as few Tuesdays as you like. You don’t need a foursome (team).

Check with the club house and we will try to line you up with some other ladies if you don’t have anyone to golf with.

You don’t need to be a fantastic golfer either.

Hey, they let me golf!

So hopefully we will see you next week.

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Girls soccer is well underway at Barriere Secondary School, with the squad being a junior team competing against teams two years their senior. The girls have played hard and improved every game out. With more training and experience in future years the girls look to revenge some of their losses experienced this season. Thank you to Bryn Leary, the shop teacher at Barriere Secondary, for taking this young team and helping them to learn a new team sport for the school. Pictured (l-r) is Barriere’s Kaylee Docherty, Lee Dionne and #16 Taylynn Eustache taking control of the ball during a game at the school.

BC Wildlife Federation brings online hunter education to B.C. North Thompson Star/Journal April 24, 2015 – The BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) is proud to announce that it will launch the province’s first Online Hunter Education Course at 2015 BCWF AGM & Convention in Fernie on April 24th, 2015. Prospective hunters will now have the option of taking the Conservation Outdoor Recreation Education (CORE) online, in preparation for their in-person CORE exam.

“BCWF is excited to announce that prospective new hunters are now able to study for their CORE Exam via our new Online Hunter Education Course. The new online version of the CORE course features short videos, narration, and animations that really bring the material to life, and we hope that it will inspire more British Columbians to take up hunting,” said BCWF President George Wilson.

The online course, which has been requested

by BC residents for years, was developed in partnership with HUNTERcourse.com, Canada’s leading online hunter education course provider.

BCWF worked closely with HUNTERcourse. com to create a fully customized course for the province.

All online material has been reviewed and approved by the BC Wildlife Federation and the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations.

Online hunter education has been growing in popularity across North America as states

and provinces see that providing an online option makes it more convenient for new hunters to obtain their required hunter safety certification. Online hunter safety courses are currently offered in 7 provinces and 46 states.

“Students can take the BC Online Hunter Education Course, anywhere, anytime, on any device, and can study on their own schedule and at their own pace. It makes hunter education more accessible,” said Brent McNamee, CEO of HUNTERcourse.com, an avid hunter and a hunter education instructor.

The online course is available at www.huntercourse.com/bc and consists of 10 chapters.

The course material will take more than 5 hours to complete, and students are also required to answer 100 quiz questions. Upon successful completion of the online course, students must schedule and pass an in-person final exam with a CORE Examiner to be certified. The current CORE classroom courses will continue to be available.

The BC Wildlife Federation is British Columbia’s largest and oldest conservation organization with over 46,000 members passionately committed to protecting, enhancing and promoting the wise use of the environment for the benefit of present and future generations. Visit www.bcwf.bc.ca for more information.

For more information on the BC Online Hunter Safety Course, contact BCWF Programs Coordinator Kerry Smith at 604-882-9988 ext.

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By Teresa Cline Johnson Lake is one of the clearest and most stunning lakes in British Columbia and it sits in the North Thompson Valley.

Due to the presence of limestone, the water is turquoise-blue, much like the Caribbean Sea. Combine this with the long stretch of white sand beach that extends far into the shallow waters at the east end of the lake and it is no wonder the lake has earned the nickname Caribbean of the North.

At an elevation of 3,800 feet, the lake, which is supplied by underground springs and winter snowpack, is more than five kilometres in length, with a maximum depth of approximately 200 feet.

The clarity of the water makes Johnson a kayaker’s paradise and gives fishermen an unfair advantage as 3.5-pound Kamloops trout can be seen swimming around.

The fish are plentiful thanks to a short spawning channel that links Little Johnson Lake to Big Johnson Lake.

This spawning bed springs to life in May and June, with hundreds of rainbow trout laying their eggs in the gravel. These eggs hatch in the summer and the fry return to the big lake in the fall through a specially built fish ladder.

For those wanting to stay overnight, Johnson Lake Resort is on the shores of Little Johnson Lake and a two-minute walk to Big Johnson Lake and offers cabins, RV sites and campsites.

The resort also has kayaks and boats for rent, as well as complimentary row boats for use on the small lake.

With no cell service and Internet and power only available in the lodge and in one cabin, the resort really allows you to escape the outside world.

For information go to: johnsonlakeresort.com.

Teresa Cline writes for Kamloops This Week

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward

Johnson Lake Resort was first opened in 1952, and it has gone through many stages of growth since then. Jim and Barb Lewko are the owner/operators of the resort and the couple pride themselves on creating a memorable visit for their guests; everyone is made to feel welcome. A few years ago a forest fire came so close that it almost took out the resort, but that just seems to have made the Lewkos more committed to continuing to share their little piece of paradise with the rest of the world.

STAR/JOURNAL file photo:

(Above) Johnson Lake Resort will be hosting their ninth annual Kids Learn To Fish Day the weekend after Father’s Day, a tradition that keeps bringing youngsters into the sport of fishing and enjoying the great outdoors. There is also a Johnson Lake Trail System, originally established in 2006 for horses, but it is also suitable for a multitude of levels of hiking and biking, ranging from 3 ½ km to 22 km long.

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(Right) Amy Tucker (left), a professor at Thompson Rivers University, enjoys a kayak outing on Johnson Lake.

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Wildlife photography is harder on a camera than any other type of photography.

Photographing wildlife will demand speed, resolution, and a wellbuilt, quality camera.

The best cameras for wildlife photos are usually the most expensive ones.

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The best camera for outdoor and wildlife photography Making Pictures with

John E n ma n Digital technology has been around long enough that I occasionally forget there are many people that have never used anything but small-sensored point and shoot digicams.

I recently talked with an amateur photographer who was planning to discard his well-used pointand-shoot camera hoping that a DSLR would help him take better pictures.

No, that’s not exactly right. He believed like so many others that a better camera would make him a better photographer.

Actually, his question was, “What would be the best camera for outdoors and wildlife photography?”

He is an outdoorsman and “needed the whole meal deal,” although I am not sure what he actually meant by that. Perhaps he wanted one camera that would be capable of doing everything.

What should be my advice to an aspir-

ing wildlife photographer? I could give him my personal perspective, and I could suggest he search out wildlife and scenic photographer sites online to make his own decisions.

I will summarize what I got from a check of advice from avid wildlife photographers.

Wildlife photography is harder on a camera than any other type of photography.

Most of the time photographers will need to push the limits of their cameras.

And, photographing wildlife will demand speed, resolution, and a well-built, quality camera, and, therefore, the best cameras for wildlife photos are usually the most expensive ones.

The photographer then should begin by looking at cameras that are durable, and capable of taking some bumping around, and be sturdy enough to take some abuse from the weather. And because the photographer would be shooting

in all types of lighting conditions, especially low light, early in the morning, or at the end of the day, I would recommend looking at, and expecting to pay more for models capable of higher ISO. Unlike a tiny digicam the photographer will need to concern him/herself with the lens, as well as with the camera.

Personally, I would save my money on the camera and spend it on a quality lens. A saying I have heard over and over ever since I have been in this medium is that “it’s all about the glass,” referring to the lens.

A photographer, like any craftsperson, needs the correct tools.

Then there is the discussion of full frame versus cropsensor cameras when one is deciding on which is the best DSLR. Hmm…I think that’s a can of worms best left for later.

There are enough confusing choices to keep a photographer awake at night with topics like which camera manufacturer, which model, and which lens. And I suppose there are also the possibilities with the new host of

lightweight, mirrorless cameras making their way into photographer’s bags.

I plan on spending some time helping this about-to-be wildlife/scenic photographer make his own choice about his camera equipment. I would rather not be one of those that advise a particular manufacturer.

That choice should be the photographer’s.

If we were able to ask Ansel Adams, one of the most famous scenic photographers, for his thoughts, he would say, “The single most important component of a camera is twelve inches behind it.”

I know that does not assist with the decision of what camera that photographer should get, but it does let him know that whatever he gets, he will absolutely need to spend time learning how to use it.

These are my thoughts for this week.

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Why diets fail: Healthy eating is not a short-term affair

By Tanja Shaw Black Press Have you tried every single diet plan in the book and failed? Maybe you never stuck with it, or maybe you did lose weight, but then you gained it all back (plus more). When it comes to diets, the odds are stacked against us.

So what’s the answer?

Certainly the answer is not to give up altogether.

Today I am going to share the top reasons diets fail, and some tips to find a diet plan that will work for you.

The mindset around dieting is perhaps the number one reason most diets fail.

For most people, the word ‘diet’ implies that it’s a plan you’re going to go on for a set amount of time, and then be done with once you’ve lost the weight. Instead of thinking of a ‘diet’ as something that you go one, think about having a diet. Simply put, your diet is the way you eat consistently for the long term. And, your diet will change at different stages of life.

Along with the mindset of short-term diets, many people go into an eating plan with drudgery. They plan a ‘last supper’ event the night before the diet is going to start because they know their freedom to enjoy food will end once the diet starts.

When improving your diet, pick a plan that

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Most diet plans fail because they only emphasize the ‘what to eat,’ says Tanja Shaw. They forget about the ‘why to eat’ and ‘how to eat.’ includes food that you enjoy. Food is for fuel, and for pleasure. If you are worried about not being able to eat as much as you have in the past, be grateful. The food you eat and enjoy will give you energy, not weigh you down and make you feel bloated and overfull.

Many diet plans also fail because of the extreme restrictions it places on eating ‘eat this, don’t eat that!’

Some plans emphasize ‘fake foods’, with the goal of being able to consume as much food as you can instead of the intent of nourishing your body. Think fat-free and chemicalsweetened alternatives.

Many diet plans also make you reliant on shakes, bars and prepackaged meals, making it difficult to eat in the real world.

Finally, most diet plans fail because they only emphasize the ‘what to eat’, and forget about the ‘why to eat’ and ‘how to eat’. In my opinion, the ‘what to eat’ is relatively simple.

The ‘why and how’ is much more complex.

If everyone ate only when they were hungry, and stopped when they were physically satiated, most people would easily maintain a healthy body weight.

So which plan should you choose?

Ultimately, there’s no ‘one size fits all’ approach. It’s okay to experiment with a plan, and see how it works for you. Do you like the food? Is the food healthful and nourishing? Is the plan, or a slight modification of it, something you can see yourself doing for the long term? Do you have a support system in place to help you with the why and the how to eat?

Tanja Shaw is a healthy-eating enthusiast, Rotarian, passionate entrepreneur, mom, runner, and owner of Ascend Fitness Inc. Tanja and her team of expert fitness coaches inspire and educate Chilliwack residents to make positive and power changes in their lives through physical fitness and sound nutrition. Visit Ascend Fitness Inc. at www. ascendfitnesscoaching. com.

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FromMyKitchen

By Dee Crustless Vegetable Pie Ingredients 2 cups mixed fresh vegetables 1 medium onion, chopped 2 tbsp vegetable oil ¼ cup water 3 eggs 1 cup milk 2 cups grated mild cheese Instructions: Any combination of vegetables that you prefer (carrots, peas, mushrooms, broccoli, spinach, zucchini). Chop into pieces. Put in a pan with ¼ cup water. Cover and place on high heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat but do not remove lid. Saute onions until transparent. Drain vegetables and

add to onions. Simmer on low for 5 minutes. Beat eggs, add milk and cheese. Add vegetables and mix well.

Pour into a greased 9 inch pie plate.

Bake at 350 F for 40 minutes or until edges are brown.

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¼ tsp basil ¼ tsp thyme

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Phone 250-674-3252 or email:keith.mcneill65@gmail.com

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Bay Pacific Inn and Restaurant in Avola, 3845 Avola West Frontage Road BC is looking for a F/T housekeeper. Duties include cleaning the motel and restaurant. Wages $15/hour - 40 hours / week. Must be able to communicate comfortably in English. No experience nec., employer will train. Accommodation provided at $350/mo.

E-mail resume: brepay2002@gmail.com or call 250-674-7565

Firewood/Fuel Cut & split firewood. $150/cord. 250-672-5262

Garage Sales Clearwater Garage Sale 337 Wyndhaven Place Saturday & Sunday April 25 & 26 9 am - 3 pm Downsizing Garage Sale May 2 9am-2pm On Call Service Centre, 851 Yellowhead Hwy. Clearwater French doors, windows, Harley bags, cook stoves, front loader washer, TV, vacuum, printers, bathtubs, sinks, toilets, tools, pumps, truck chains, straps, concrete sealer, and a whole lot more!

All must go!!

Little Fort Community Garage Sale May 2 Little Fort Hall 9 am - 2 pm Vendors $5/table, bring your own (some avail at hall). Setup 8:30 am. Lots of room inside or out. Crafters & Small Businesses welcome.

Info 250-677-4243

Heavy Duty Machinery A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock. 40’ containers as low as $2,200.

Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT forklift. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1866-528-7108 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale Vacuum Cleaner for sale: Kirby Sentria (upright) w/all accessories incl shampooer and extra bags; under 2 yrs old and like new. A steal @ $350 (original purchase price over $1,000); ph 250-674-2790

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

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2 Bdrm Mobile Home for sale. $25,000 obo. Perfect starter home!! Rent considered for the right person. Call 778-257-0498 or 250-3187235 Clearwater: 222 Dutch Lk Rd, 4 bdrm (2 up/2 down), full suite downstairs, $135,000; 220 Dutch Lk Rd, 3 bdrm, $119,000; 208 Dutch Lk Rd, 3 bdrm, w/2 full bath, $119,000; 225 Murtle Cres, 4 bdrm, 3.5 bath, 10 yrs old, $249,000; 414 Buck Rd, 2 bdrm MH on own lot, $66,000; Vavenby Peavine Rd, 3 bdrm up, 1 bdrm suite down, on 4 single lots, new renos, $185,000.

Ph. 250-674-3668 mornings 9 am - noon, eve 5:30 pm - 9 pm

Mobile Homes & Parks RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-4627055. www.copperridge.ca

Rentals Duplex / 4 Plex Barriere: 3 bdrm duplex (2up 1down),on Dunn Lake Rd. $1100/mo + util. Or other options, call 250-319-5220 or 250-672-9958. Avail immed.

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

Mobile Homes & Pads Barriere: Newer mobile home on private lot downtown. 2 bdrm, 1 bath. Includes appl. w/d, cable tv, util (heat, etc.).

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Modular Homes Very attractive 14x70 2 bdrm factory hm, s/f, w/d, d/w, deluxe bath w/sep shower & soaker tub, sunken lvg rm w/feature window. Attached w/shop / util rm. Garden shed. $800/mo. #24 Thompson Crossing, Blackpool, Clearwater, BC. Ph 250-587-6151

Homes for Rent Clearwater: 3 bdrm, 220 Dutch Lake Rd, $850/mo, recent renos. Call 250-674-3668

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Barriere Employment Services YOUR GATEWAY TO LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION DRIVER - Hy’s N. Transportation BC0453 MECHANIC – Hillside Motors – BC0474 SUPPORT WORKER – Yellowhead Community Services B0476 LABOURER – Gilbert Smith Forest

Products Ltd. B0512 LOG TRUCK DRIVER – Piva Contracting BC0529 DAY CARE WORKER – BC0528 PRO SHOP CLERK – Chinook Cove Golf and RV BC0600

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Skill Development: If you have been on Employment Insurance in the past 3 years (5 years maternity) & are currently unemployed, you may be eligible for re-training dollars. Book an appointment to see one of our counselors for information.

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

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

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

All good dogs

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Elli Kohnert

Good Dog Obedience class participants show their graduation certificates received Apr. 16, at the fall fair hall from class facilitator Jill Hayward. Pictured (l-r) Stan Long with Bonnie, instructor Jill Hayward, Shylo Steinke with Charlie, Thompson Mitchell with Leo, and Marie Miller with Angel. The next session for beginner or novice participants starts May 10.

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A worshipping community of Anglicans, United & Lutherans

All Are Welcome

Take a shot at preventing disease

the Rev. Brian Krushel

Office: 250 672-5653 www.norththompsonpc.ca CHRISTIAN LIFE ASSEMBLY 4818 Annesty Rd. (Across from High School) Bible perspectives Sunday 7am on 93.1 Radio 10:30am - Sunday Service and Children’s Sunday School Pastor: Lance Naylor 250-672-0111 www.clabarriere.org

THE OPEN DOOR FELLOWSHIP 11:00 am Sundays at the Ridge Bible Study on Tuesdays at 1pm PASTOR TODD ENGLISH Join us for refreshments after the Service.

Phone 250-672-1864 anytime.

Affiliated with North American Baptist Association.

“Believe in the Lord Jesus - and you will be saved.” (Acts 16:31)

Seventh-day Adventists

Meet in the Church of Saint Paul on Saturday Mornings Bible Study - 9:30am Worship Service - 11am Fellowship Meal - 12:30pm Everyone Welcome 318-0545

Notice This notice is in response to Legal notice in Clearwater Times dated March 26, 2015 on page A18.

Property of Larry Brigden, mobile home located at 34-935 Old North Thompson Highway, Mountain View Trailer park is in probate.

Any claims made against this property are subject to probate to be settled.

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feared childhood diseases, infects the brain and spine and can lead to paralysis, difficulty breathing and death.

Measles is highly contagious and can cause blindness, severe diarrhea, pneumonia and brain swelling that could result in deafness or intellectual disabilities and ear infections that could lead to deafness.

Most Canadians don’t know what it’s like to live in a time and place where diseases like these are common.

However, by choosing not to vaccinate our children, we are giving these diseases an opportunity to re-emerge. We saw this with last year’s mea-

sles outbreak in the Fraser Valley, whooping cough in under immunized communities and in the continuing circulation (and accompanying risk of exportation) of polio virus in countries where people have limited access to immunizations.

Fortunately, we live in a place where most childhood vaccines are free and easily available through publichealth clinics, doctors’ offices and school-based programs.

B.C.’s comprehensive immunization program for children includes coverage for a wide variety of diseases including measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis,

meningitis from haemophilus, meningococcus and pneumococcus, as well as hepatitis, polio, influenza, HPV and more.

The vaccines used in B.C. are proven to be safe and effective - the choice to not immunize or under-immunize leaves children’s health at a far greater risk.

This National Immunization Awareness Week, I encourage parents to take the biggest step they can in preventing their children from getting some of the world’s most preventable and sometimes devastating diseases by choosing to vaccinate.

Dr. Perry Kendall Provincial Health Officer

OBITUARY In Loving Memory

Bonnie Jean Bouwman Bonnie Jean Bouwman passed away on April 11, 2015 after a very short struggle with cancer.

She leaves behind, her husband, Peter, and will be missed by all her family and friends.

Bonnie was a teacher in Burnaby for over 30 years and worked with the Burnaby Children’s Choir. She thoroughly enjoyed her work and was able to teach any child to read and to love reading.

She put many extra hours into her profession.

Bonnie was an animal lover and worked with cats for many years. She was involved with TICA and wanted to become a cat show judge. She won many awards for her cats and loved traveling to cat shows.

Once traveling became more difficult, she ran her little hobby farm and thoroughly enjoyed her chickens, geese, sheep, and horses over the years.

She also loved dogs and was involved in dog res-

cue as well for these last years.

She loved the Barriere area that she settled in 10 years ago after retiring from teaching and worked hard every year on her entries into the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo. She was a member of the local knitting group in Barriere and this was another of her passions. Mariel helped her perfect the art of sock knitting and this group was so wonderful sending cards and good wishes weekly to her during her last six weeks.

She was sorely saddened that she never was well enough to attend one last knitting session.

On behalf of her family, a big thank you to the community of Barriere for their love and support to my mother over the 10 years she lived there.

And a big thanks to the home care nursing team and the hospice lending cupboard for all their help. You were awesome.

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Nepal earthquake; the perfect scenario for online charity scams

Breakfast and shopping The Christian Life Assembly Church in Barriere offered up a great flea market and plant sale last weekend. The event also included a very tasty breakfast

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by donation served up by many friendly volunteers. Pictured is just a small portion of the tables (found both inside and out) that were filled with numerous items for sale; all keeping shoppers happy and busy for quite some time.

This is asparagus season

By Simone Jennings, RD I remember as a small child spending time in the garden picking asparagus with my grandma, crisp green shoots that she would later cook for dinner.

At the time I thought it was a horrible tasting vegetable that no amount of butter or salt could make edible.

Fast forward years later and now my two year old seems to have the same opinion about it that I did as a child.

Oh well, more for me because as an adult I’m a huge fan of asparagus and can’t get enough this time of year when it’s in season.

According to my husband I’ve been going a little over board lately with asparagus making a nightly appearance on our dinner table, but it goes out of season so fast I figure we might as well get our fill while we can.

In B.C. asparagus is in season in April and May, so hit your local farmers market to

get it before it’s gone.

Asparagus is not only tasty but is also rich in nutrients. Like other dark green vegetables it is a great source of folate, a nutrient that helps prevent birth defects and is particularly important for pregnant women and women of child bearing age.

Asparagus is also a good source of fibre and vitamins C and K, and is very low in calories. As well it contains a number of antioxidants that are important for maintaining good health and warding off

chronic disease.

My favorite ways to cook asparagus are grilled or roasted. This way you get great flavor and texture plus nutrients are retained better then with steaming or boiling.

Here is how to make a simple and tasty side dish: Snap off the tough bottoms of the asparagus by grasping each end and bending it gently until it snaps at its natural point of tenderness, usually 2/3 of the way down the spear.

Toss asparagus in olive oil until lightly coated then sprinkle with sea salt and pepper.

Pan fry or grill on the barbecue for several minutes per side or until fork tender. The asparagus should start to get brown spots but not char.

You can also prepare the asparagus by following steps one and two and then roast it in the oven at 425° degrees Fahrenheit for 12-15 minutes.

Enjoy!

Simone Jennings, RD, is Community Nutritionist with Interior Health

Vancouver, BC – Nepal is half a world away, yet as we witness the carnage in the comfort of our homes, our hearts go out to those in need.

Many non-profit organizations like the Red Cross spring into action to raise money and supplies for those affected by the devastating earthquake.

Unfortunately, it is also times like these when scammers take advantage of horrible situations and bilk money out of those simply trying to help.

“It’s the lowest of the low,” says Evan Kelly, Senior Communications Advisor for Better Business Bureau serving Mainland B.C. “The goodness of humanity reaches out to help and they fall victim to fake charity websites claiming to help people in affected regions around the world.

Not only are these crooks capitalizing on the suffering of others, it prevents that money from going to those who need it.”

Avoid a donation disaster with BBB charity tips: • Be cautious when giving online. Watch out for spam messages and emails that claim to link to a relief organization. If you are seeking to give to a charitable organization involved in relief efforts, go directly to the charity’s website.

• Instigate the donation process yourself. Don’t respond to unsolicited requests for money.

• Be wary of bad

grammar. Avoid if the website contains poor grammar, spelling mistakes and faulty links.

• Be cautious when giving money online.

Make sure the website URL begins with https:// The ‘S’ stands for secure.

• Find out if the charity has an onthe-ground presence in the impacted areas. See if the charity’s website clearly describes what they can do to address immediate needs. Watch out for charities that don’t already have staff in the affected areas as they may not be able to provide assistance quickly.

• Find out if the charity is providing direct aid or raising money for other groups. Some charities may be raising money to pass along to relief organizations. If so, you may want to consider “avoiding the middleman” and give directly to charities that have a presence in the region. Or at least check out the ultimate recipients of these donations to ensure the organizations are equipped to actually provide aid.

• Rely on expert opinion when it comes to evaluating

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a charity. Be careful when relying on thirdparty recommendations such as bloggers or other websites, as they might not have fully researched the listed relief organizations. Check with the Canada Revenue Agency’s charity listings for information on legitimate organizations.

• Be wary of claims that 100 per cent of donations will assist relief victims. Despite what an organization might claim, charities have fund raising and administrative costs.

Even a credit card donation will involve, at minimum, a processing fee.

• Gifts of clothing, food or other in-kind donations.

In-kind drives for food and clothing-while well intentioned- may not necessarily be the quickest way to help those in need, unless the organization has the staff and infrastructure to be able to properly distribute such aid. Ask the charity about their transportation and distribution plans. Be wary of those who are not experienced in disaster relief assistance.

When donating to the Red Cross be aware: • The Red Cross does not send out unsolicited emails asking for money, ever.

• The Red Cross accepts payment on its website in two ways; credit card or Pay Pal, no third party money transfers.

• Official website www.redcross.ca

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