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The Gong Show, held live in Barriere at the Fall Fair Hall last Saturday was a resounding success for participants and spectators. The North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association fundraiser featured over 20 acts during the evening; which included a trained baby goat, a fortune teller comedian, dancers, singers, storytellers, an elocutionist and more. At the end of the evening the panel of judges scored the winners: first place singer Noel Pelayo of McLure who received two standing ovations for his performances; drummer Manuel Eustache who brought the house down with his amazing abilities as a musician; and Hannah Taggart who sang her heart out to the enthusiastic appreciation of the audience.
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Council vote unanimous to take $43,350 from road reserves for extra paving
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By Cam Fortems While several areas of the province are seeing the lowest snowpack in recorded history, both the South and North Thompson watersheds are within the normal springtime range. The most recent snowpack survey by B.C.’s river forecast centre found the South Thompson watershed at 81 per cent of normal and the North Thompson at 91 per cent. That compares to 14 per cent on Vancouver Island and 12 per cent on the South Coast — the lowest recorded numbers for the end of April. According to a graph produced by the City of Kamloops, the flow beneath Overlanders Bridge is considerably below last year’s level. Dan Sutherland, the city’s emergency program manager, said the river system bumped up earlier this spring with the onset of warm weather, taking with it low- and medium-elevation snowpack. “We saw the river rise four to six weeks early and go back down,” he said. “We haven’t seen that in past.” All that remains is alpine snowpack, the bulk of which will come down ...continued on page 3
chief Fred Fortier, a band councillor for 26 years, is the new chief of Simpcw First Nation. The band held its elections in late April and Fortier will be sworn in on June 1. He takes the place of former Chief Rita Matthew, who earlier THE TIMES photo: Keith McNeill announced she would not be seeking re-election. Besides Fortier, Christine Donald, Thomas Eustache, Shelly Loring and Don Matthew retained their council seats, while Ronald T. Lampreau Jr. and George Lampreau will be the new faces on Simpcw Council
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Super, virtual B.C. seen world-wide By Tom Fletcher Black Press You climb into a boat and the guide asks if you want to see sea lions along the beach, or hike into the rainforest highland to a group of waterfalls. Turn to look behind you and see two more people in the boat, the outboard wake behind them. Look up and see trees reaching to the sky and raindrops falling on B.C.’s Central Coast near Nimmo Bay. A floating wilderness lodge with Adirondack chairs and a crackling firepit await your return. The Wild Within, a virtual reality experience produced by Destination B.C. is the first for North American destination marketing. Its December launch in New York and Washington was covered by 94 media outlets including National Geographic, USA Today, Time, Outside, Lonely Planet, Wall Street Journal, Wired and Ad Week magazine. The video is experienced with virtual reality goggles and a stereo headset, a system developed by Samsung. It supplements conventional promotional videos, and is being presented at tourism trade shows and travel media events across Canada and in Beijing and Shanghai in June. To view the video and another showing how it was made, go to www.youtube.com and search for “Destination BC The Wild Within.” One of the images from Destination BC videos
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VICTORIA – NDP leader John Horgan remembers working with Alberta premier-elect Rachel Notley when she was a lawyer working for then-attorney general Ujjal Dosanjh, and he was a senior staffer in the NDP government in the 1990s. Horgan said Wednesday he’s “ecstatic” at the upset victory of the Alberta NDP, toppling the Progressive Conservative dynasty that ruled for 44 years. And he predicts that sea change in the politics of western Canada will benefit federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair this year and his party in 2017. “I’ve known Rachel for some time,” Horgan said. “She is as genuine as she
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NDP leader John Horgan in his office at the B.C. legislature. looks. She is as competent as she sounds. I think that’s good news for Canada.” The effect of of Alberta’s first-ever NDP government remains to be seen, with the province in a sharp downturn due to low oil prices. Notley’s promises include raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and increasing corporate taxes at a time when the oil and gas in-
dustry is laying people off. Horgan remains noncommittal about the proposed twinning of the TransMountain oil pipeline from northern Alberta to a shipping terminal at Burnaby. Notley has expressed support for that project, while opposing the Northern Gateway proposal to deliver Alberta heavy oil to Kitimat. B.C. Energy Minister Bill Bennett said he doesn’t expect any change in relations between the two provinces. He shrugged off the Alberta vote, saying he mostly watched the Calgary Flames defeat Anaheim in the Stanley Cup playoffs Tuesday night. “It took 44 years to elect an NDP government in Alberta,” Bennett quipped. “We’ve got 30 years left.”
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Rules tighten for docs prescribing medical marijuana By Jeff Nagel Black Press Doctors who prescribe medical marijuana to their patients are being directed by their regulatory body to follow a new professional standard that may reduce legal access to the drug. The standard approved May 1st by the B.C. College of Physicians and Surgeons sets out detailed requirements doctors should follow if they authorize a patient to receive pot from a federally licensed commercial producer. Except in rare cases, it says, patients under age 25 shouldn’t get pot at all, nor should those with psychosis or substance abuse disorders, cardiovascular or respiratory illnesses, or those who are pregnant or breastfeeding. And medical marijuana should only be prescribed with the consent of a doctor who has an ongoing “treating relationship” with the patient. Doctors of B.C. president Dr. Bill Cavers said he hopes that condition weeds out speedy pot authorizations from physicians who specialize in them, sometimes online via Skype.
“I don’t think it’s appropriate for a person to walk into a clinic for the first time ever and then walk out with a doctor’s signature with no follow-up or ongoing therapeutic relationship,” he said. “Any physician providing a signature or access to marijuana for medical usage should know their patients.” Cavers acknowledged approval will be “more difficult” for would-be medical pot users who don’t have a family doctor, but he said some walk-in clinics do offer ongoing care for patients. He said he supports the new standard. “There need to be guidelines otherwise it’s a free-for-all with a substance that we know has had some deleterious effects in some people.” Cavers said the federal government has put added responsibility on doctors by requiring an authorization that amounts to a prescription for pot instead of the old system of merely confirming a patient had an eligible condition. He said most B.C. doctors don’t want to prescribe pot without much more evidence of its benefits and
how it can be safely and effectively used – as with any other pharmaceutical. “It is the responsibility of Health Canada, I think, to come in and actually clarify this,” Cavers said. “Physicians are crying out for more investigation to find out whether marijuana is an effective substance and, if so, for what conditions, at what dosage and for what duration. We need all those answers to do a good job for our patients.” Po t - p r e s c r i b i n g doctors who violate the new rules could be investigated by the college if a complaint is lodged and potentially face discipline. Doctors are supposed to document that conventional medicine hasn’t worked, that they discussed the risks of pot with a patient and assessed them for potential addiction. A doctor who can’t demonstrate they complied with the professional standard might also be denied insurance if a patient they prescribe pot gets ill and sues. It’s unclear what the changes may mean for the rapidly sprouting pot dispensaries that have varying rules on who they will sell cannabis. “Some dispensa-
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Snowpack levels... The North Thompson River as it flows into Kamloops. The river’s flow beneath Overlanders Bridge is below last year’s level at this time. KTW file photo
in the next month. The river at Overlanders Bridge typically peaks in early June. Sutherland said flooding can still occur in the valley if a number of weather-related events converge. Those include a spate of hot weather and warm evenings, followed by hard rains in the North Thompson system. Cam Fortens is a reporter for Kamloops This Week.
ries will sell to anybody who walks in with no paperwork at all,” said pro-cannabis crusader Dana Larsen. Others – including the one he operates – are stricter and require some form of physician approval, he said. Municipal regulations planned by Vancouver and potentially other cities may tighten those practices, he said. Larsen said the college’s standard may spur willing doctors to refuse to issue a formal authorization for cannabis from a licensed producer – which copies the paperwork to Health Canada – but instead provide a note to take to a dispensary. “When a doctor signs our paperwork nobody sees that but us and the doctor and the patient,” Larsen said. “If anything this could push some doctors to be more likely to prescribe for dispensaries and less likely to prescribe for licensed producers.” The college’s new standard also bars doctors from charging for patients for a cannabis authorization, or for any other associated services.
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Is the Orange Tsunami headed west? VICTORIA – Albertans have always laughed about their long-standing reputation as a reckless, immature society. The classic bumper sticker, now available as a T-shirt or coffee cup in several variations, states: “Please God, give us one more oil boom, we promise not to p--- it away this time.” Now they’ve thrown out the government that finally tried to stop blowing money like a roughneck fresh out of the bush. Jim Prentice had the gall to propose raising income taxes for high wage earners, doing away with former Alberta treasurer Stockwell Day’s signature flat tax. In response, voters have abruptly replaced the 44-year Progressive Conservative dynasty with an upstart NDP that wants to tax the rich and corporations even more. Facing an oil slump, layoffs and a huge structural deficit in Alberta’s lavish public service, NDP premier-elect Rachel Notley is committed to a 50-per-cent increase in the minimum wage and another “review” of resource royalties. One headline in a national paper summed it up: “Go home, Alberta. You’re drunk.” In the sober days after the election, a few truths emerge. Alberta hasn’t been a fiscally conservative, small-government place for a long time. Among other things, it has ratcheted up teacher and nurse wages across the country. Alberta is broke, again, and even the NDP is afraid to resort to a sales tax. The minimum wage hike is a pet policy of Canada’s labour federations, which somehow remain convinced that poverty can be eliminated by state order. On the positive side, Notley has promised to end corporate and union donations to political parties, as has already been done federally. B.C. should be next, but the gravy train of business donations is too tempting for our nominally Liberal government. Here at the B.C. legislature, an NDP staffer passed out cans of Orange Crush to celebrate. NDP leader John Horgan pronounced himself “ecstatic,” and hastened to assure reporters that Notley is “as competent as she sounds.” Notley now has to sort through a caucus that includes typical NDP placeholders, college students and union staff running in faint-hope constituencies. Soon after the result, the party pulled down its website platform and candidate biographies, as Notley began phoning energy companies to reassure them Alberta will be “A-OK” on her watch. Horgan likes to describe the “capital flight” from new NDP governments as if it’s just a show put on by big business. Plummeting stock prices and relocation of corporate offices are all staged, according to the party line, nothing to do with actual investment conditions created by NDP policies. This fiction is all Horgan dares to say publicly, because it’s what his party base devoutly believes. Besides, they’re only branch offices of multinational oil companies like Shell, Horgan said. He used his favourite Tommy Douglas quote, about the bad news of a big oil company leaving. “The good news is, the oil is staying here.” B.C.’s natural gas might be staying here too. Horgan insists he supports a natural gas export industry, but his party seems more concerned with an ascending Green Party, and an urban base that believes you can run a resource economy on windmills and solar panels. Notley supports twinning the TransMountain pipeline, while Horgan continues to insist he has no opinion on the project Adrian Dix so memorably opposed. The Alberta NDP has a steep learning curve ahead. The B.C. NDP has a couple of years to see if the appearance of a like-minded Alberta government is a boost for them, or a cautionary tale for voters. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
Walk For Memories moves to May in 2016 To the editor; Our community has hosted the Investors Group Walk For Memories, a fun and family-friendly way to create new memories while sending a message of hope to the over 70,000 British Columbians currently living with dementia, and the thousands who care for them. In 2016 the Walk will reintroduce itself as the Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s on Sunday, May1. The Walk For Alzheimer’s is Canada’s biggest fundraiser for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. The 2016 Investors Group Walk For Alzheimer’s is the same great Walk in support of the Alzheimer Society of B.C., organized by volunteers in your community. I hope to see you in Barriere on Sunday, May 1, 2016. Please visit walkforalzheimers.ca for more information. Liz Gilbertson Volunteer Chair, Investors Group Wal For Alzheimer’s Barriere, B.C. The North Thompson Star/Journal is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, P.O. Box 1356, Ladysmith, B.C., V9G 1A9. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
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Plant sale The North Thompson Valley Garden Club’s annual plant sale at the Barriere Bandshell was filled with plants, seeds and much more. The inside of the Bandshell provided the perfect shaded spot for shoppers to peruse what was offered, chat with those marketing the plants, and of course pick up some useful gardening tips. On site was Master Gardener Elizabeth Ratcliff (pictured far right) who answered questions about gardening throughout the event and provided a wealth of information for those attending.
To the editor; Regarding Senator Mike Duffy. If Senator Mike Duffy is guilty of what he’s been accused of and, if he’s been doling out taxpayers’ money from a slush fund to whomever, then he better not be left with a taxpayer-funded pension at the end of the day. If he’s guilty of misappropriating the taxpayers’ money for his private and personal use, let’s hope the full letter of the law will rain down heavy on Duffy. If he’s guilty, Canadians need to see he is made an example of in what not do with the taxpayers’ money when you are in the Senate. Anyone disagree? If he’s guilty, send him the message. It does make one wonder, though, whether this is just an isolated case within the Senate. The only way to know is to do a forensic review as a measure of goodwill on behalf of Canadian taxpayers. Shake the Senate tree and see what falls out. Les Evens Kamloops, B.C.
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Wild Salmon Caravan starts from Clearwater By Keith McNeill The Times
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Police reported that the suspect did not get anything from the robbery, but had not been apprehended as of Tuesday. The suspect was described as 25 to 30 years of age, brown hair, clean shaven, 5’5” to 5’7” tall, thin, wearing faded blue jeans and a green pullover hoodie. If you have any information involving this robbery please contact the Barriere RCMP at 250-672-9918, or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
On Monday, May 11, at approximately 12:45 p.m., Barriere RCMP responded to a report of a robbery involving a knife with a caucasian male at the AG Foods store on Barriere Town Road. Apparently the suspect male confronted a cashier during the incident, but left the store after other customers approached. In leaving the store the suspect went onto Barriere Town Road.
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A small group of individuals is travelling down the North Thompson, Thompson and Fraser rivers, following the route taken by migrating salmon, and speaking to First Nations and other communities along the way about the importance of preserving wild salmon. The Wild Salmon Caravan started out from Clearwater on Sunday and plans to meet up with an equivalent group that started from Prince George at the same time. While in Clearwater, the caravan was treated to a lunchtime feast by North Thompson Aboriginal Sharing Center. This was followed by a ceremony at North Thompson Provincial Park that featured a sharing of food with the fish in the river, plus speeches by Simpcw First Nation chief-elect Fred Fortier and other elders. According to Dawn Morrison, one of the organizers, the purpose of the caravan is to open people’s minds and hearts to the magnificent spirit of wild salmon, and to link coalitions and campaigns into a powerful collective force to protect salmon from various industrial activities. It is also to advocate for the restoration of healthy wild salmon cycles in the entire Pacific Coast from Alaska to California. A Secwepemc (Shuswap) woman, Morrison now lives in Vancouver. The caravan was organized during an event called Wild Salmon Convergence held in Chase in October, 2014. The remains of pithouses, food caches and possibly culturally modified trees are
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(Above) Fred Fortier, the recently elected chief of Simpcw First Nation, speaks to members of Wild Salmon Caravan as the group prepares to leave North Thompson Provincial Park on Sunday. (Below) Dawn Morrison, one of the organizers of Wild Salmon Caravan, explains the purpose of the trip.
evidence that North Thompson Provincial Park was formerly an important Simpcw village, said Fred Fortier in his speech. Because it now is a park, the Simpcw can no longer carry out certain activities there, such as picking berries, although they do hold ceremonies and other events. His people used to fish with pitch-lamps in the river nearby, he said. There was a weir at the mouth of Raft River, and others at Little Fort and on the Barriere River. The Simpcw tell a story about how Coyote brought salmon into the B.C. Interior.
The trickster changed himself into a baby to learn how two women had set up a weir that prevented salmon from moving upstream. Once he learned their secrets, he opened the weir and then travelled upstream teaching the people how to use the new resource. “This is a gift for you. You will always protect these fish,” Coyote told them. The chief-elect noted that for 25 years the Simpcw staged a Salmon Run from Tete Jaune to Louis Creek. Band members and others ran (and in later years cycled) in relays, carrying an eagle feather.
“Our children know what salmon are,” he said. Fortier noted that there are major developments planned for within the Simpcw’s traditional territory. The Harper Creek Mine proposed for near Vavenby would be four times the size of Mount Polley, he said. If its tailings pond broke, the effluent would go into North Barriere Lake, the Barriere River and then the North Thompson. Some people think only in terms of jobs, Fortier said, but we also need to take responsibility for fish, animals and plant life.
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Seniors set to dominate population By Cam Fortems Kamloops This Week The city and region need to gear up for a decline in population growth, as well as a future in which the area has one adult over 65 for every two adults in the workforce. A report from B.C. Business Council released this week found the province’s population increase is slowing from robust growth of the 1980s and 1990s. The report details a slowing in population growth that reached 2.6 per cent a year in the early 1990s to less than one per cent today. By 2027, the natural growth in population is forecast to fall to zero, with growth coming only from immigration from other provinces and countries. A long trend of declining rural population is expected to continue, with growth focused in the four metro areas of Greater Vancouver, Greater Victoria, Central Okanagan and Fraser Valley. Author Ken Peacock said Kamloops shares some urban aspects with those core areas and can expect to attract northerners looking for warmer climes, as well as Greater Vancouver residents seeking lower housing prices and an end to gridlock commutes. The scenario in Kamloops for an
aging population falls between the extremes seen in some parts of the province. The report finds by 2030, there will be 53 people aged 65-plus for every 100 in the working-age population of 25-64 in the Thompson-Nicola region. That compares to a low of 30 in Peace River to a high of 81 in the Sunshine Coast — approaching nearly a 1:1 ratio. “Kamloops is not too far off the provincial average,” he said. “I think the same challenges the province faces also apply to the region. By 2030, it’s [Thompson-Nicola] a little older than the provincial average.” Peacock also noted what is expected to a be a continuing decline in Kamloops in the number of people aged one to 24, bottoming out in five years. That will have continuing negative enrolment impact on schools and at Thompson Rivers University. “Your region is a little better off, if aging demographics creates challenges, than a lot of other places,” Peacock said. The current growth in the number of working-age adults is .3 per cent a year — half the provincial average. With one person 65-plus living in Kamloops for every two in the working population, Peacock said urban planners and builders will have to look at a future with more compact housing close
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A future in which the region has one adult over 65 for every two adults in the workforce is forcast for Kamloops and area. to shopping and amenities because seniors will demand it. Venture Kamloops executive director Jim Anderson said the low population growth scenario outlined in the report “is something we’ve been preparing for.” The city’s economic-development arm is in the midst of a labour market plan looking out to 2025. “We’re trying to determine what this
Canadian Medical Association Journal reports Health Canada’s wireless limits are “A Disaster to Public Health” North Thompson Star/Journal The Canadian Medical Association Journal today published a scathing condemnation of Health Canada’s safety guidelines for cell phones and Wifi. The Journal (CMAJ) interviewed multiple international experts in radiation and cancer, who warn that the microwave levels allowed in Canadian classrooms, residences and workplaces are, “a disaster to public health.” One scientist said that given the overwhelming evidence that wireless radiation is harmful, Health Canada staff are either, “unwilling
or not competent to make evaluation of the current literature.” The article points out that Canada’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health recently completed three days of hearings on Canada’s safety guidelines, and sent federal scientists back to the office to re-examine 140 recent studies that show wireless radiation emitted by cell phones and WiFi can cause harm. One oncologist interviewed by the CMAJ said that Canada’s safety guidelines for wireless radiation need to be “urgently revised” due to the obvious risk of cancer.
The CMAJ article revealed that James McNamee, who wrote Health Canada’s safety code, has also co-authored academic papers with scientists who openly accept payments from the wireless industry. “That Canada’s wireless safety code is out of date and mired in conflict of interest is no longer a question it’s a fact,” said Frank Clegg, CEO of Canadians For Safe Technology (C4ST). “We’re hoping the Parliamentary Standing Committee will have strong recommendations to fix it,” said Clegg. Source: Canadians For Safe Technology
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aging demographic will do to the labour force,” Anderson said. The large population of retirees in the region will also present challenges for the Interior Health Authority. The average age in every part of the IHA’s territory is higher than the provincial average. Peacock said studies have shown the highest cost of health care is in the last two years of life.
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The Barriere & District Chamber of Commerce Info Centre is looking for bright, outgoing, self motivated students looking to gain experience in the exciting field of tourism. We have two positions available one at 30 hours per week, and another at 20 hours. Applicants must be currently enrolled in full time studies in school/college and returning to school/college in the fall. The successful candidate must have good communication skills, a strong knowledge of Barriere and the North Thompson Valley and be willing to work within a team dynamic. Job Description • Greet and welcome all visitors • Provide visitors with exceptional customer service • Must be outgoing, friendly and work independently • Collect and maintain accurate statistical data. • Answer telephone • Fulfill visitor’s needs or interests to encourage longer visits. • Stock and organize brochure racks and displays. • General maintenance tasks as required to maintain safety and appearance of the facility such as sweeping, mopping, watering of plants. • Able to work weekends • Able to work from July to August Interested applicants should submit a resume in person at the Barriere & District Chamber of Commerce at #3 – 4353 Conner Road or by email to Marie Downing at bcoc@telus.net. Closing date 4:00 pm on May 20, 2015. Please include names, addresses and phone numbers of three references with your resume. *We thank all candidates for their interest: only candidates being interviewed will be contacted.
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ESS volunteers Carol Patton and Wim Houben manned a Be Prepared display in the foyer of Barriere AG Foods last week for National Emergency Preparedness Week.
Are you prepared? National Emergency Preparedness Week was May 3-9. To support the mission of preparedness, Emergency Management BC (EMBC) has created two new resources to help British Columbians prepare for a disaster. The “PreparedBC: Household Preparedness Guide” will assist residents in safeguarding their homes, and the “In it Together: Neighbourhood Preparedness Guide” will help residents around the province build resilient communities. Both these are available for download on the new PreparedBC website, www.gov. bc.ca/PreparedBC Emergency preparedness is a shared responsibility that be-
gins with every individual and family making a plan and preparing a kit that includes knowing where everyone is to meet after a disaster, what their evacuation routes and emergency contacts are. * The most basic emergency kit requires adequate food and water per person and pet for at least 72 hours, as well as warm clothes, prescriptions, medical supplies and important papers. Learn More: PreparedBC: www.gov.bc.ca/ PreparedBC Quake Cottage: www.quakecottage.com Emergency Info BC: www. emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca Emergency kits and plans: www.getprepared.gc.ca
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Farmer’s Market back at Sam’s The Barriere Farmer’s Market is now back outside for the warm weather months. Every Thursday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in front of Sam’s Pizza and Rib House, just off the Yellowhead.
Council vote unanimous to take $43,350 from road reserves for extra paving District of Barriere May 11, council meeting highlights At a May 7th Special Council Meeting full width paving of Barkley, Kivi and Conner Roads was approved for a price of $43,350 to be taken from Road Reserves. Road boulevard rehabilitation will follow paving which will hopefully begin next week. Council wants to thank everyone again for their patience and cooperation during this project. Everyone will be happy to hear that the rocks will no longer be located at the fourway stop. The Fire Chief reported that the number of fire calls was up in April from four last year to 10 this year. Many of these were minor, but there was one house fire in Glen Grove, and the district also sent the RAT truck and the water tanker out of the jurisdiction to the McLure Restaurant fire. A yard grass burn also got out of control and
Celiac’s disease is a clinical condition where gluten (a protein found in wheat and other grains) damages the surface of the intestinal walls so it can’t absorb nutrients from food. Symptoms include diarrhea, bloating, weight loss, fatigue, cramps and irritability. Eliminating all foods containing gluten proteins will relieve symptoms if the problem is truly celiac’s disease. There has been an increase in gluten-intolerance during the past few years and more people seem to be adopting a gluten-free diet to reduce the symptoms mentioned above. However, these symptoms can be caused by other medical problems. Check with your doctor to determine the real cause of the problems. During the past five years, the number of teens using tanning parlours has dropped significantly. Perhaps it’s due to the fact that the World Health Organization in 2009 openly declared that tanning devices caused cancer. As well, several well-designed studies have shown that indoor tanning increases the risk of skin cancer. The idea of a poly-pill has been around for about a decade. It’s a pill that combines 3-6 drugs into one pill. It contains a cholesterol-lowering drug, ASA, one or two blood pressure-lowering drugs. It’s designed to reduce the risk of heart attacks and second heart attacks. This idea is not a reality yet. There are a number of research studies being done around the world but no polypill is forthcoming. We have access to the latest in drug research from around the world. When a new drug becomes available, you can be sure we will know all about it.
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encroached onto a neighboring property. The Chief has asked that everyone limit any burning to half a metre by half a metre and to keep their eyes on the district websites and signage that will be posted at the fire hall if there is a full fire ban including campfires. Council sent their congratulations and good wishes to the new Chief, Fred Fortier and Band Councilors Tina Donald, Tom Eustache, George Lampreau, Ron Lampreau Jr., Shelly Loring and Don Matthew at Simpcw First Nation. A new service agreement has been reached for the District of Barriere to provide Fire Protection Services to the Louis Creek IR#4. In an effort to improve citizen engagement, the District will be providing copies of the council highlights and other district news in the lobby of the grocery store. This will expand on the number of people we can reach beyond the existing articles in the Star/Journal, on the radio and posted on the district website at www.barriere.ca. Earlier in the day, council sitting as Committee of the Whole met with Greg Smith from Gilbert Smith Forest Products to review the landscaping that has been done along the highway adjacent to the mill on Conner Road. A number of indigenous plantings have survived the first winter on top of a new irrigated berm. Smith explained that they would like to concentrate their efforts on this area and the corner of Borthwick and Conner and let the northerly portion of the property grow up naturally promising to preserve the new growth that was occurring in this area north to the Barriere River trailhead parking area. Suzanne Butcher, from Yellowhead Community Services (YCS) also attended Council with plans for some renovations to accommodate a new multi-age daycare at the Ridge for September. Stay tuned for more information from YCS on this new proposed service. Submitted by District of Barriere.
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Scrapbook: The Gong Show – Live In Barriere
(Above) Ashley Wohlgemuth, Charlie Kibble and Marlene Fortin get in the groove. (Below) Manuel Eustache on the drums.
(Above) The honourable Gong Show judges in ‘retro’. (l-r) Audrey Rilcoe, Bernie Kershaw, and Ward Stamer. (Left) Noel Pelayo is presented with the first place trophy and two three day passes to the Canadian Blue Moon Elvis Festival from Festival organizer Elvina Botrakoff. The Canadian Blue Moon Elvis Festival will be at the fall fair grounds on July 17-19, 2015. (Below) Barriere’s CHLW-FM radio station broadcaster and owner Steve Shannon sings ‘You Are So Beautiful’, which he dedicated to a member of the audience, Peggy Armstrong, age 95.
(Above) Colleen Hannigan sings the Barriere Waltz. (Below) A hilarious dance rendition called “Boobs”.
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(Above) Master of Ceremonies Gary Pfeifer, in a sparkling 1970’s outfit, joked and danced to the music. Gary and Marnie Pfeifer produced Barriere’s Gong Show event, much to the appreciation of all who attended. (Right) Sharon McWatters readies her young goat for a trick on stage.
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Spartans get second chance
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North Thompson Spartans senior rugby team was eliminated by Kalamalka of Vernon in an Okanagan semi-final last Thursday. However, Kalamalka has chosen not to go to the provincials and so the Spartans were to travel to Abbotsford on Wednesday. “Call it rugby karma,” said Gabe Francis, one of the Spartans’ coaches. “I think we were the better team last Thursday, controlling possession, just making some poor mistakes that we paid for dearly.” The Spartans, a joint Clearwater/Barriere team, exceeded expectations this season, according to Francis.
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Jordan Lefeuvre of Barriere dives for a try (touchdown) as the North Thompson Spartans battle Kalamalka of Vernon on Thursday. The combined Barriere/Clearwater team lost the semi-final, but were to go to the provincials in any case. “It has been a long time since AA teams from the Thompson region have beat Okanagan teams and we beat both OKM (Okanagan Mission – Kelowna) (27-10) and Kalamalka (Vernon) (27-12) in regular sea-
son play,” he said. Some Spartans were on the sideline for the Okanagan semi-final, and the team lost to Kalamalka 19-15. However, the local side did control the majority of possession, ball ...continued below
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Ernie Yungen Skip, Louis Zijderveld 2nd, Anke Zijderveld lead, and Hector Denton 3rd, took the gold medal over seven other teams at the Provincial Carpet Bowling Tournament held recently in Prince George.
Taking gold for the second time By Linda Verhoeven Area carpet bowlers have done it again! Barriere’s 4’s, representing Zone 2, won gold at the recent Provincial Carpet Bowling Tournament held in Prince George. Ernie Yungen Skip, Hector Denton 3rd, Louis Zijderveld 2nd and Anke Zijderveld lead, beat out seven other competing teams. They did us proud! Port Alberni placed second in the tourney, and one of the Prince George teams won third. The Kamloops team of Maria, Betty and Inez, who were also representing Zone 2 played exceptionally well, missing gold by just one point. Ernie Yungen and Hector Denton just missed beating out Port Alberni for gold in the pairs to bring home silver, with Courtenay taking the bronze. It was a good week hosted by Prince George with teams from Houston, Telkwa, Granisle, Kamloops, Barriere, Little Fort, Interlakes, Port Alberni, Courtenay, and four teams from Prince George competing at the provincials.
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handling errors and penalties denied them success in a game that they should have won had all the Spartans been available, the coach felt. “We had the lead until Kal scored a controversial try with 11 minutes remaining, but we failed to capitalize on many chances inside their five yard line,” Francis said. “Such is rugby, it is a physical game and the depth of the squad will get tested.” The coach listed several firsts for the season. The seniors were given honourable mentions in the provincial rankings, which is a significant accomplishment. They won their first game on their home pitch, and they had their first game of shut-out rugby. “Our players who were new to the game displayed tremen-
dous character and grit, and we have a very solid core returning for next season,” the coach said. “They are quite hungry and I anticipate they will be working hard in the gym in the off season.” He said that during the last two seasons the local rugby program has been fortunate to have outstanding Grade 12s step up and take a chance at a sport they have never played before. In both seasons they learned quickly and became very effective players. “Our losses came against squads who have had strong histories of excelling at the provincial level, and we are not far off from being right there with them,” Francis said. As of press-time, the Spartan juniors had one game remaining but had won all four of their matches this season.
“They are competing as an exhibition squad as many of the Grade 10 players also play senior rugby and they are not eligible to participate in both senior and junior rugby league play,” Francis explained. He felt that, although the squad is light on numbers, it has a great core group that will continue to find success due to their commitment at the senior level. “The future is bright for both squads next season,” Francis said. “I believe a buzz has developed in both Clearwater Secondary and Barriere Secondary about the sport, and I hope to see many new faces out next season.” “The valley can be proud of this group of resilient, tough young men that represented the North Thompson admirably,” said the coach.
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May 5 on the greens By Leslie Stirling Three weeks in and the weather god has been fairly good to us. The last couple of groups got hit with a bit of rain on Tuesday but it could have been a whole lot worse. As we looked southeast from the golf course we could see that the folks in Dixon Valley were getting drenched but we were fine. A total of 33 ladies turned out to play a round, have some dinner and take home some prizes. The low and net prizes were sponsored this week by Hub International, EBL Ventures and Stamer Logging. Carol Hindle had another good round and won low gross for Flight 1 with a score of 46. Deb Legaree had a 49 to win low net (34). Carol also had a long putt to win the certificate from Barriere Timber Mart, a long drive for the Country Store Antiques prize and KP in 2 to win the much coveted pot-
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Ladies Golf Report tery glass from Pottery by Ramona. Flight 2 winners were Audrey Rilcoe (low gross 48) and Cathy Theriault (low net 49). Flight 3 winners were Wanda Amos (60) and Irene Beeton (61). Deb Legaree and Linda Ransome split the deuce pot while winning KPs (Bondar Forest Planning and Ron Wallace Trucking). Linda also won the Interior Savings Credit Union low putt prize with 14 putts. Lynda Fournier did point out that although she had the most putts last week she had improved substantially by cutting the number in half. Well done! Susan Bondar was one of six that used 23 putts and won the most putt prize by draw. Pin placement prize winners were as fol-
lows: Karen Peterson (AG Foods), Audrey Rilcoe (Armour Mtn Office Services and Sam’s Pizza), Barb Smith (Barriere A & W), Babes Shanko (Barriere Massage), Vreny Kempter (Crystlee’s Hair Design), Betty Foote (Carl’s Market Garden), Joan Streadwick (Estylo Hair Design), Susan Bondar (Knights Inn), Darlene Nickull (Rainer Custom Cutting), Chris LeCerf (Station House), and Jeannie Webber (Val Bella Studio). Joanne Lyle had her very first KP on Hole 4 to win the Campbell & Company prize. In an effort to revive the joke telling segment of our prize presentation Leslie Stirling opened with one about a husband and wife golfing together. Other ladies are encouraged to bring their favourite golf jokes or stories to share. If you want to hear the joke, you will have to talk to Leslie!
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Ball season in full swing The U16 Cedar Kings girls softball team are shown after playing the Kamloops Steelers at the Barriere Ball Park on Apr. 27, opening day for Barriere Minor Ball. Savanna Dee pitched five strong innings for Barriere, finishing the game with eight strike outs. Savanna Dee also contributed to the Barriere offence with a home run. A couple of untimely errors by Barriere was the big difference in a game that was very competitive but ultimately was taken by the Steelers. Ball seasons is now in full swing and spectators are always encouraged to come out and enjoy the games.
Interior Health: Safe cycling saves lives Kids of all ages love cycling. Cycling is fun, healthy and practical. It is a great way to spend time as a family, get exercise and travel around the neighbourhood. However; as with other forms of transportation, there are risks. Cycling is a leading cause of unintentional injury and hospitalization in Canadian kids under age 14 and those injuries can be very serious. “While the most common cycling injuries among children are broken bones and scrapes, head injuries are the number one cause of serious injury and death,” says Dr. Heather Wilson, Trauma Services Medical Director. “Unfortunately, every year in our emergency departments we see children with bicycle related injuries that are pre-
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ventable.” Putting safety first ensures everyone enjoys the ride. “Following safe cycling practices, such as wearing a helmet, having a properly adjusted bike, and following the rules of the road can save lives,” said Lex Baas, Practice Lead with Promotion and Prevention. “Parents, as both teachers and role models, play a key role in keeping kids safe on the road.” Interior Health offers up these cycling safety tips for the whole family. Wear a helmet: Parents and children should wear a properly fitted bike helmet. When correctly worn, a bike helmet can reduce the risk of serious head injury by up to 80 per cent. For information on
how to properly fit a helmet visit Parachute Canada (http://www. parachutecanada.org/injury-topics/topic/C8). Check your ride: Ensure bikes are adjusted to the recommended height for the rider, tires are inflated and brakes are working properly. Bicycle size and height recommendations can be found on CAA’s bicycle safety webpage (http://bikesafety.caa.ca/cyclists/ bicycle-equipment/choosing-abicycle.php). Be prepared: Everyone in the family should be trained in bicycle safety and the rules of the road. This includes the use proper hand signals and understanding and obeying all traffic signs. Pick family-friendly well-lit
bike routes: Protect young riders by using designated areas for riding when available. Making sure bikes have reflectors and lights will make it easier to be seen. Pick the right side of the road: Always ride on the right side of the road, the same direction that traffic is going and stay as far to the right as possible Use your bell: Put bells on bikes and use them to announce when passing. If you don’t have a bell, use your voice. For more information on bicycle safety, visit: www.parachutecanada.org https://canadasafetycouncil. org/sports-active-living http://bikesafety.caa.ca/cyclists/ index.php
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Track and field B.C. farmland rush day at BES on for carbon offsets By Tom Fletcher Black Press
A British company buying up thousands of hectares of cleared farmland in B.C.’s Interior for carbon offset projects will have to get its plans past B.C.’s Agricultural Land Commission first, Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick says. The B.C. government has compiled a list of farm properties totalling 7,000 hectares from Prince George to Quesnel that have been bought to grow trees, to offset carbon emissions from the U.K. That is in addition to nearly 1,500 hectares east of Vanderhoof that the company bought in 2008. That land was granted a 100-year covenant against logging that is required to qualify it as a carbon offset for Reckitt Benckiser Inc., a British maker of household and health care products with world-wide sales. It was planted with aspen in 2009-10, according to a Bulkley Nechako Regional District staff report. Under its program RB Trees, the company has continued to buy farm properties in the Interior. Its website says it has planted seven million trees and the goal is 10 million. Letnick said a 2011 amendment to B.C. legislation requires permission from the Agricultural Land Commission before a 100-year covenant is valid. Properties bought after 2011 will be a test case for this requirement to seek ALC approval. “My guess is that if there is marginal land that maybe can’t grow anything but trees, the
Grade 7 student Ashley Docherty sets herself up for a good throw in the shot putt event, during Barriere Elementary’s school track meet held May 7.
(Below) Adam Gordon on the final stretch to win the 200 m race for boys.
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(Below) Tanner Lowen leads the way to first place in the 100 m boys race, with Francis Proppe running a close second, and Macky Jackson putting on an extra burst of speed to claim the third place position.
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Photo sent to MLA Lana Popham shows farmland at Reid Lake, northwest of Prince George, planted with trees. Locals say the land was cleared by homesteaders with horses in the early 1900s. commission would see fit to give permission,” Letnick said in an interview. “But if the land is good for other purposes, like growing crops, hay or whatever, then the commission would have a different argument to make.” NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham said she shares the concerns of local governments that reforesting farmland around established communities will reduce food grow-
ing capacity and weaken local farm economies. RB Trees is after farmland because it is cleared and accessible, and reforesting it meets United Nations rules for “afforestation,” or adding permanently to forest cover, she said. “It’s cheap,” Popham said. “The main goal that they have is to find land that is easily planted.” In an October letter to the Bulkley Nechako regional district,
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Participants taking part in a one day workshop facilitated by John Enman on using TTL flash off camera in daylight and under the sun.
John Enman Photo
Preferring the flash I like using flash. I know that really isn’t surprising to regular readers. Like most beginning photographers there was once a time that I thought the only circumstance to use a flash on my camera was when it was too dark to take a picture. When I first began taking pictures for others I dreaded late afternoon events that forced me to shoot in low light. And when Kodak and Ilford introduced their 1600 and 3200 ISO films I joined others in applauding, and ignorantly thought I could forgo ever having to attach a flash on my camera again. However, although those amazing films would let us capture our subject in limited light, the side effect was nasty grain that was almost as bad as push developing film. For those that don’t know what the term “pushing developing film” means, photographers would, for example, rate their 400ISO at 800ISO and double the development time to achieve a more sensitive emulsion - grainy as the outcome was. When I looked into what successful portrait photographers were doing with flash I knew I needed to move out of the natural light rut. So I began the struggle to learn how
to employ flash any time I photographed people. However, it was noted photographer, Dean Collins, whose writings and classes opened the doors to using off-camera flash. He was the first that pulled me out of what he called the “artist” mode, and got me thinking about photography as a craft. He wrote, “Anybody who says that photography is 95 per cent feeling and five per cent technique is a coward.” Before I learned about wireless flash, I would connect and splice wires together so I could use my flash on a light stand at some distance. To get the proper off-camera light one would go through lots of calculations. There wasn’t a digital LCD on the back of a film camera. With trial and error I came to know that my old manual flash, with a folded men’s white handkerchief covering it, would give me a nice soft, diffused light at 10 feet. Olympus introduced the first TTL ( t h ro u g h - t h e - l e n s ) flash metering in the 1970s and other manufacturers followed soon after. I began using Nikon’s early TTL, the SB16, on a Nikon F3 and my world changed - no more clumsy calculations.
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John E n ma n I have been a fan of TTL since then and with every camera upgrade I also upgraded to the latest technology in TTL flash. When using manual flash, there is no control by the flash or camera; the light is simply a constant amount of light that’s emitted from the flashgun. With TTL flash, the output is controlled by the camera’s metering system, and is not a constant amount of light emitted from the flashgun. I have used TTL flashes on and offcamera since the late 1970s. Taking nothing for granted I read everything I could find, and took as many classes as I could get to figure out the best way to use TTL flash, and after all these years I am pretty comfortable using TTL in any condition. I constantly try to convince and help others to stop being lazy and to include flash when they make portraits indoors or out, and for many years I have lead sessions for those pho-
tographers that decide to take the step to using off-camera flash. The included image is of participants in my last one-day workshop on using TTL flash off camera in daylight. I will steal the words of probably the most famous teacher, lecturer, and author, Joe McNally, and say that the best part of spending the day with those willing photographers that joined me on their adventure into shooting under the sun with flash is, “The moment it clicks.” These are my thoughts this week. Contact me at www. e n m a n s c a m e ra . c o m or emcam@telus.net. Stop by Enman’s Camera at 423 Tranquille Road in Kamloops. And if you want an experienced photographer please call me at 250-371-3069. I also sell an interesting selection of used photographic equipment.
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Army corporal walks to Chilliwack to raise PTSD awareness By Jessica Peters Black Press A wounded war veteran has just set out to walk across the three most western provinces, in an effort to raise awareness surrounding mental health issues affecting soldiers. The route will cover 3,000 kilometres, beginning in Nipawin, SK, on May 1 and ending in Chilliwack on July 24, just days prior to the Wounded Warriors Weekend being held in this city. Kate MacEachern is walking to raise awareness of post traumatic stress disorder, and to reduce the stigma around the all-too-common condition that affects countless veterans. She began her mission in 2012, following a conversation with a close relative. Then, she was a corporal on medical leave due to a serious injury. And for a stretch of several days during that time, neglected to call her grandmother. When she remembered to call, the response she heard over line was: “I was starting to think you put on those army boots and walked across the world to save someone!” That sparked an idea, and soon “The Long Way Home” was a reality and she was on a self-assigned mission to cross the country and raise awareness. The 2012 Long Way Home was 576 km from Gagetown, NB to her hometown of Antigonish, NS and took 19 days. The next year, after being medically released from the military, Kate walked 1876 km from Cape Breton, NS, to Ottawa, ON. “When I got off the phone with my Nanny, something clicked,” MacEachern said. “The thoughts I had about desperately wanting to help others struggling with injuries, plus the comment about walking across the world in my army boots sparked something. I wondered; could she be onto something?” MacEachern was a member of the mounted troop in the Lord Strathcona’s Horse Regiment when she suffered life-threatening injuries. She has had a long, arduous road to recovery and continues to struggle with PTSD. MacEachern’s third and final walk began on May 1, in Nipawin, the city where the first Wounded Warriors
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Kate MacEachern is currently walking from Nipawin, SK, to Chilliwack, B.C. to raise awareness and funds.
Weekend was held. It will be her hardest and longest trek, traveling great distances over mountain passes. All along the way, MacEachern and her team will be welcomed into Legion halls and Anavets Clubs, and met with supporters walking portions of the journey along the way. For those who can’t join her in person, there is an online map that shows her progress, and highlighted events along the way. And keep in mind, this isn’t a leisurely walk. MacEachern will carry along a 45 lb. rucksack, as a physical reminder of the burden those with PTSD carry every day. “Many don’t realize the emotion that goes into these marches,” she said. “Out on the road, there is a constant struggle to stay focused and not let emotion take over. Strong mind, strong body. It’s a lonely journey in many ways, physically and psychologically.” Donations given to this year’s “The Long Way Home” will be divided among three service dog organizations (PAWS Fur Thought and The NASH Project and Alpha K9) and Wounded Warriors Weekend Foundation. She begins the B.C. leg of her journey in Sparwood on June 16, traveling through Fernie, Cranbrook, Creston, Castlegar, Rock Creek, Kelowna, Merritt and Hope before stopping in Chilliwack.
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Have you ever found yourself watching the commercials on television with almost as much interest as the show you have tuned in to? The craft of creating commercials has become a fine art these days, even to the point where there are awards given out each year for the ones that are the most effective and entertaining. Marketing gurus know that their product won’t sell nearly as well with a straightforward pitch, so they appeal to our deep emotions and core values. In doing so, the ads say a lot about who we think we are, how we see ourselves, how we view the world around us, how we wished things were and what is most important to us. The implied message often seems to be that we will be happier, more successful, and more fulfilled with their product. But even deeper than all of that is the suggestion that we are somehow incomplete without it, that they have what we are so desperately lacking
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and needing. The subtle message is that we are not good enough, we are incomplete, we are deficient, we are defective. It strikes at the core of our insecurities and chips away at our selfesteem. If we hear enough of these messages enough times, we just might begin to believe it and find ourselves never satisfied and always wanting more. I find it disheartening and distressing to think that many people (at times even myself) are influenced by such negative messages. So, how do we counteract a culture of greed and desire and low self esteem? Psalm 23 is one of the best known and loved passages in the Bible. “The Lord is my shepherd,” it begins, “I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul.” This psalm paints a picture of one whose basic needs are met, not one where our every want and desire is fulfilled. The sheep in Psalm 23 want for very little – grass, water, the right path, just treatment – and the shepherd provides all these things because that’s what good shepherds do. The sheep don’t want to be the biggest and fluffiest sheep, they don’t want the brightest and whitest wool, they just want to be happy sheep, contented sheep. They want the basics and that satisfies them. There is a peacefulness and a contentment that underlies this psalm, a sense that the world has not changed – our enemies are still present, the valley of the shadow of death is still there and we still walk through it – but the fear is gone, the threat is not there, we are
contented and we want for nothing. I think that is what most of us want deep, deep down at the core of our being; we just want enough, enough of the basics, enough love and mercy, enough trust and respect. We can survive without the other stuff, we are good enough and complete enough without the other stuff. Do you believe it? Do you believe that you are enough? It’s a hard message to believe at times, one that is not heard in many places. Hopefully it is one that is heard in every church, temple, synagogue, mosque, and everywhere God is spoken of. Any religion that is worth building your life on ought to proclaim that we are enough and that we don’t need to do anything to achieve or earn God’s love. What more could we possibly need? That is enough. Reverend Brian Krushel oversees the North Thompson Pastoral Charge.
OBITUARY In Loving Memory
Dorothy Maureen Castle July 6, 1931 – April 29, 2015
Dorothy Maureen Castle, 83, of Barriere, B.C., passed away April 29, 2015, with her family by her side. She was born July 6, 1931, in New Westminster, B.C., the daughter of William and Kathleen McMillan. Dorothy studied nursing at Essondale before marrying Edgar Castle (deceased). She moved to the Interior of B.C. later in life to be closer to her children. Dorothy resided in the Yellowhead Pioneer Residence in Barriere, where she enjoyed the company of many good friends. She enjoyed playing crib and scrabble. She passed her time painting, and created some beauti-
ful pictures. She is survived by her daughter, Diane Hale (Mel), Brenda Castle, and son Justin Traill; also her devoted brother and sister-in-law Doug and Jean McMillan of Surrey. Dorothy had two wonderful grandchildren whom she adored, Luvena Brandt and Belle Castle; three great grand-
children, Caden Brandt, Haley Brandt and Lukin KresceyHale; and nieces, Nancy Booth of Surrey and Sandra Hopkins of England, as well as many more cousins, nieces, nephews and aunts. Dorothy was preceded in death by her son Calvin Castle in December of 2014; as well as husband Edgar, and parents William and Kathleen. The family would like to thank the Yellowhead Pioneer Residence family for the care and friendship that all of you gave our Mom. Thank You all. There will be a small informal gathering later this summer to remember Dorothy. ‘Till we meet again, Sweet Mom.
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Youngsters help out at Museum’s annual sale The annual North Thompson Museum Yarden Sale took place under a bright sunny sky at the museum site in Barriere on May 2. Tables were filled with plants, garden paraphernalia and all kinds of interesting items to be rehomed. These three children proved to be great helpers with selling items off the tables. Pictured (l-r) are: Dontay Parish, Nick Wittner and Madison Wittner. Submitted photo: Serena Wittner
Logging ideas on the value of wood waste By Cam Fortems Kamloops This Week They are the garbage dumps of the forest: a tangle of fat, scarred Douglas fir ends ravaged by fire, three-metre-long tree tops and twisted pieces deemed too small for the mill. Pushed and scraped into heaps along with needles, twigs and the occasional boulder, these slash piles will remain through the summer until the cold fall and early winter months, when a little fuel and a match will make the waste disappear. But, fingers were pointed at the forest industry last fall when the Thompson Valley became choked with smoke as an unexpected inversion set in during the annual rite of burning slash piles. A study released in January by Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment pointed to smoke from woodwaste burning as the culprit for typically poor air-quality numbers in November. However, what the forest industry has considered waste for decades has ecological and economic value — if someone can just figure out how to make it pay. Despite an awareness of the issue for decades, a complete solution has eluded the province. “The mill specifies what the logger does,” said Walt Klenner, a habitat biologist overseeing a pilot project by the Kamloops Forest Region looking at ways to utilize the material that is otherwise going up in smoke. In today’s market, it’s typical that a
sawmill will demand 18-foot-six-inch-long logs that can be cut at the mill to create nine-foot studs, an increasingly popular size in home construction. A computer-controlled processor takes measurements and it cuts the log to the precise size at the logging site. Everything else is waste and most ends up in the slash pile. What’s different in this logging operation conducted by a Tk’emlups Indian Band-owned firm is piles have been taken apart and sorted so Klenner can get a better idea of the value it might hide. The piles are comprised of bucking waste (defects, scars and rot); small-diameter tops; potentially merchantable sawlogs; and branches and fines. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Options is researching whether there is an economic market for the lower-grade sawlogs, tops and bucking waste. “How do we make money?” Klenner said. “We can’t expect the licencees to do something different if they get less money.” It’s not just money, however. Klenner said the ministry also has to determine the potential ecological value if some of the waste is left on the forest floor. He calls a six-foot scarred log left at this site, for example, an “energy bar” that will provide nutrients to the soil for years. Complicating factors include fire risk from leaving too much material on the forest floor and potential complaints
from the public “Some people want to see it like a Bavarian woodlot, perfectly raked. Others see it as potential habitat,” Klenner said. The obvious, if not best, option would appear to be burning the material to create power or using it for pulp. Other options include use for poles. A few kilometres north of this site, tonnes of wood chips are piled at a landing next to Lac Le Jeune Road, where a giant grinder owned by Ledcor chewed through the material to produce wood chips. Those chips will be trucked to a reload facility on the Fraser River and then barged to Howe Sound Pulp and Paper for use in its co-generation plant “where the energy isn’t just heading into the clouds,” said Andrew Hansen, Ledor’s manager of biomass operations. The logging slash is free for the taking and has value, but the challenge is getting it to market in a cost-efficient way. Klenner is trying to get a handle on the numbers and is helping companies such as Ledcor get better access. Ledcor has provided data to Klenner for the project. Hansen said the company has been successful obtaining woodwaste, but wants more through co-ordinating with timber licencees. Harry Nelson, an assistant professor in the University of B.C.’s forestry faculty, said in an email message the value of woodwaste depends on where it is found. Sites distant from highways cannot be accessed by chip trucks and fuel costs make it too expensive to truck long
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distance for energy recovery. “For example, if there were nearby a power plant [i.e Atlantic Power] or pulp mill, they may be interested in using the material for burning for heat and power generation — subject to the costs of getting the material to their location,” he said. In fact, a French-based corporation is now constructing a $200-million co-generation facility in the Nicola Valley. However, a senior executive noted, it has not factored slash piles into its plans Fadi Oubari, business development vice-president for Veolia Group, said the co-generation facility’s woodwaste will be overwhelmingly sourced from regional sawmills. Domtar’s pulp mill in Kamloops is a competitor for the material. “If you say, ‘I’ll take it,’ they’ll say, ‘Thank you very much,’” is how Oubari describes the allure of slash piles. But, the material is inconsistent and sometimes distant from the mill, while the plant requires a regular feed of woodwaste. When the report is completed this year, it will offer a comprehensive look at slash piles, including their ecological and potential economic values. It will also recommend ways to make it easier for energy companies to get access to the material once the loggers are gone. “Government needs to find ways to facilitate licencees to do this,” Klenner said.
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OfďŹ cial newsletter of the BC COWBOY HERITAGE SOCIETY
Features Future Kamloops Cowboy Festival Date Change Please NOTE:
The Kamloops Cowboy Festival will be held on a New weekend in the future. Instead of the usual second weekend in March it will now be held on the
Third Weekend in March
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The 19th Annual Kamloops Cowboy Festival Another awesome weekend in Kamloops has come and gone and many folks left with a smile on their face and a "see you next year" as they waved good bye ... after pre-booking their hotel room for next year. The only negative comments we received were about the buffet food on two of the three nights (those that ate at all three had to compare Friday and Sunday night's meal to a super roast beef dinner Saturday night). We have already addressed this issue and the caterers have assured us they will change things for next year - for the better beef all three nights (with better variety of side dishes and still with a choice for non beef eaters)! Entertainment ... wow!! The talent that performed over the four days was amazing! A lot of past year's favourites and
a lot of new faces combined to put on a great show and the feedback from the audience was all very positive. The Art of the West Show and Sale and the Festival Trade Show were two other areas that seemed to ooze with talent. Terrific art entries in sculpture, flat work and photography were displayed all weekend. The Festival Trade Show had booths there celebrating their 19th year as an exhibitor and others were there for the first time - all seemed happy with the results which showed that the public was happy with the products. We were thrilled to once again have the Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Gov-
ernor of British Columbia open the show Friday night at the Calvary Church. Her Honour also congratulated the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame inductees and posed with them for a photo at the induction ceremony. Now on to 20th Anniversary!! Will there be anything special? Hard to say at this point
in time other than the fact that we will be bringing back some of the original performers and some of past year's favorites ... and a couple of new faces, too! Keep an eye on www.bcchs.com for updates as we get closer to March of 2016. See photos from 2015 on back page collage ...
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February 2016 President Report The 19th Annual Kamloops Cowboy Festival was another great weekend, and everyone had positive comments ... yes, there were some negative ones too, and these are just as important, actually more important, as this is how we learn and improve. I'm happy to say that we have addressed all of the concerns (buffet food issues) and we've been assured that next year we'll see beef on the table all three nights!! Yeah!!!
Speaking of next year - I was pretty high after the Festival, pumped and already thinking / planning next year - our 20th Anniversary! Then my balloon got popped - Ouch. Seems we've never really had a formal venue contract in place that assures us the same weekend each year - we thought that after 18 years in the same convention centre we'd get first dibs on the next year apparently not - they
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Kathy and Mark McMillan As you read this issue Kathy and I will be a long way from BC, Festival stuff, Society stuff, etc. On May 1st we left home for France! We'll spend five or six days in the Strasbourg area, actually in an area known as Route de Vin, in Alsace (which means wine route which sounds awesome to us!). From there we hop down to Barcelona, Spain where we'll board the Emerald Princess for a seven day Mediterranean Cruise. We'll have stops and excursions in Spain, France, Italy, Montenegro, and Greece. If you like you can follow us on our web site: www.MeadowSprings.com It won't be the same as the Spirit of the West
Cruises that we usually do, and we'll really miss the group and the networking, but it was an opportunity we couldn't turn down ... and we were more than ready for a holiday! In this Newsletter you'll find a review on the Festival, the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame inductions, the Spirit of the West Rising Star Show Case, the Student Scholarships, and the Joe Marten Award. One of the most important things in this issue is the NEW Dates for the 2016 Festival - our 20th Anniversary. Kathy & Mark McMillan, Editors msprings@ bcinternet.net
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Here's the results from the Student Scholarships and the Art of the West Show and Sale.
The Student Scholarships
The Art of the West Show and Sale
The BCCHS Student Scholarships Maeghan Watkinson of Quesnel for a drawing Lilin Zhang of Burnaby for a short story
Flat Work Harold Allanson - Best in Show Sarah Schryver - Runner Up Ruth Moore - Honourable Mention
The Mike Puhallo Memorial Scholarships (for Cowboy Poetry) Sponsored by Canadian Cowboy Country magazine & BCCHS Kirsten McAllister of Abbotsford
Sculpture Reg Parsons - Best in Show Jordon Straker - Runner Up Stefanie Travers - Honourable Mention Jordon Straker - People's Choice
The 2015 Spirit of the West Rising Star Show Case Some amazing talent came out of the woodwork to enter the Spirit of the West Rising Star Show Case. All the contestants did three preliminary sets, one Friday afternoon, one Saturday morning and one Saturday afternoon. The top three were picked from these sets and they performed on main stage in the Theatre on Sunday afternoon. All the entries did a great job and the judges sheets in some cases were so close that it was sad to have to select three - some of the other entries were just as deserving. The three finalists in Cowboy Poetry were: 1st place Duane Nelson, 2nd place Verlin Rau, and the runner up was Frank Ritcey. On the Music side: 1st place The Mack Family, 2nd place Leslie Ross, and the runner up was Bernadette Ducharme. (right) Duane Nelson (below) Mack Family
Photography Fiona Green - Best in Show Peter Castonguay - Runner Up Pat Brewer - Honourable Mention
100 Mile House Cowboy Concert Another 100 Mile House Cowboy Concert has come and gone and from what we saw there were over 500 folks that went home happy ... most of them probably still laughing, humming a tune, or singing a song that wouldn't leave their mind after the 3 hour show was over. Both the 2:00 pm matinee show and 7:00 pm evening show were sold out, or at least close enough to being sold out that we can say that they were. In both shows there were a lot of oowes and awes, tons of applause, and many tears of laughter were wiped off many a cheek. At the end of both shows there was a standing ovation for the four performers. Jason Ruscheinsky proved himself once again and the crowd response to his music and humour rein-
forced the fact that this 19 year old is going to end up on some big stages in the near future. He not only does a great job of singing and playing his guitar but he's also a natural entertainer. I think a lot of folks wished that he'd had a CD for sale. Leslie Ross couldn't help but bring cheers and claps as a good part of the audience already knew her, in fact a good part of the audience was there because they had heard her before and wanted to hear her again. She had learned a whole new inventory of songs just for the Cowboy Concert and every one of them was enjoyed. Tom Cole and Brian Salmond put on a lot of miles on some pretty bad roads to get from Fort St John to 100 Mile and the crowd showed them
how much they appreciated them making the trip. Both of these guys have a nonstop list of jokes that came out between each song and/or poem. Tom's awesome baritone voice and great choice of songs had the audience dead quiet except when they clapped to the beat or sang along. Brian brought out some of his old favouritesof original cowboy poetry had the audience in stitches! This duo from Fort St John sold as many, or more, CDs at the concert then most entertainers sell over the four days at the Kamloops Cowboy Festival. Brian said after the fact, "They just wanted to make sure we had enough gas money to get home as they didn't want us hanging around 100 Mile House".
The 15th Annual Spirit of the West Cruise A 10 day Sea of Cortez and the Mexican Riviera Cruise! A 10 day cruise with Billie and Hugh and other passengers that have said that the 2011 Mexican Riviera Cruise was one of their favorites! Most people also agree that their favorite cruise line is Princess. Join folks that are ranchers, horse people, western life lovers, and/or Spirit of the West Radio Show listeners. Join Billie and Hugh McLennan as they leave home to fly to LA on January 8th, 2016. They'll board the Crown Princess and enjoy stops in: San Diego, California; Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; La Paz, Mexico; Loreto, Mexico; and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Returning to LA January 18th.
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The Clemitson Family: Ranching for Generations By Mark McMillan "Are there any obstacles that we have to avoid?" The Highland Irrigation salesman asked Russell Clemitson as they looked at the layout of one of the hayfields. "Ya" relied Russell pointing at the map "we can't go over the calving barn that sits here, and we can't run over Great Great Grandpa." This drew a very surprised and questioning look from the salesman until Russell explained the fact that his Great Great Grandfather was indeed buried in the corner of the hayfield ... and had been there resting peacefully since 1895. Russell is a fifth generation Clemitson ranching on the same property which is located halfway between Monte Lake and Falkland on Highway 97 ... about 45 minutes east of Kamloops. Russell and his family ranch with his dad, Harry, who lives on the quarter next door. Robert Midgley Clemitson homesteaded in Westwold in 1879 after travelling from England to Victoria and Vancouver Island, then through the Cariboo, Chilcotin, the Coast, Fraser Valley, and much of the rest of B.C.
When you the round the corner on Highway 97 and see the lay of the land in their valley ... the huge flat fields that are surrounded by rolling hills, that are in turn surrounded by bigger hills, you can see why Robert Clemitson decided this would be the location of their family ranch. Little did he know that 135 years later his great great grandson would be pointing out, and talking about, his grave marker to his great great great grandson - the upcoming sixth generation of Clemitson on the ranch. When I asked, Russell said he had no clue how many acres their rangeland is but both of their range units back on to Douglas Lake Ranch. At the time I think he figured it was too big ... because of the mild fall and no snow in the hills yet, they were halving trouble getting their cows to come home. They calve out about 350 mother cows, background roughly 60 steers, and hold about 50 replacement heifers as well as put up all their own hay, on about 2,300 deeded acres. The herd has consisted of primarily Hereford cattle in the past but after watching
the markets over the years Russell started pushing for some Angus influence and compromised with his dad on Angus Hereford cross. He says the black baldy cows have more maternal instincts and are hardier on the range. Their herd is now about 90% black baldy with their bulls being about 30% Hereford and 70% Angus. Russell, both happy and proud of these results, says that their weaning weights have gone from an average of about 550 pounds to between 650 and 700 pounds. One of the nicest things for the Clemitson Ranch is the fact that they seldom have to haul their calves to the sale or get anyone to ship them - everything is sold right off the ranch, and often to repeat buyers. Horses are a big part of Russell's life too. I first met Russell a couple of years ago when he sat at the judges table with Miles Kingdon and Mark Grafton at the Mane Event Horse Expo in Chilliwack. You know he must know horses, and horse training to be picked as a judge for an event of this caliber ... especially when it was the likes of Stan Jacobs, cow boss at Douglas Lake Ranch,
that referred him to the organizers of The Mane Event. Russell used to take in outside horses to train but has since decided to change his ways a little. He now buys young potential ranch horses, trains them, works them, and will sell them as good, well broke, working ranch horses - something that's not very easy to come by nowadays. Russell, now 36, met his wife Meghan of the same age, when they worked at the Douglas Lake Ranch about 15 years ago. They've been married for 12 years and have four wonderful ranch raised kids; their son Cache is 11 years old, and their three daughters are Cooper 10, Paisley 7 and Griffin 4. All of the kids are interested in ranching and Cache said he'll carry on ... to be the sixth generation on the ranch. Meghan says most kids in this day and age build Transformers and other weird things when they play with Lego ... "our kids build barns and fences." "I don't think you can necessarily teach ranching," says Meghan, "I think it's born and bred into a family." She also thinks one of the main reasons for the long
One of the old barns with Clemitson cattle grazing the rolling hills behind it
family history on their ranch is because of the successful transition of knowledge ... the passing on of knowledge has been as important as, or more so, to ensuring a ranching future for the Clemitsons than the passing on of the land itself. It's funny too, how other things were passed down through the Clemitson family genes - the fact that education was so important. Robert Midgley was a teacher, school administrator, and finally deputy superintendant of education in B.C., responsible for the Interior of BC. Other generations carried on as teachers and school trustees. Education
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was obviously important to the family. In 1970s, and elementary school in Kamloops was named in honour of Robert Logan Clemitson. I wonder if this applies to cooking too ... if so I think Meghan's mom must have been a great cook - we sat down with the whole family for dinner - a wonderful meal right from the homemade buns to homemade apple pie - just like Grandmas! It's really nice to see a family all sitting at the same table for a meal, and especially nice to hear that the younger generation is looking forward to continuing the Clemitson family tradition of ranching, in Westwold, B.C.