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Mayor clears air about refugee rumours
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Sienna Parent, left, and Lauren Popadinac played the bass clarinet in the Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School band, led by music teacher Jasmine Kreschuk. The band students, along with the 100 Mile Community Band, put on a great musical performance for family and friends at the 2015 Winter Concert at the local high school on Dec. 3.
Free Press names new publisher Chris Nickless, Black Press name Martina Dopf as publisher Your 100 Mile House Free Press will have a new publisher starting Jan. 1, 2016. Martina Dopf, an advertising consultant with the 100 Mile House Free Press since 2005, was named publisher in a recent announcement by Black Press Group Ltd. and Chris Nickless, who has proudly served as this newspaper’s publisher for more than 19 years. “I am honoured by the opportunity Black Press has given me,” Dopf says. “I am looking forward to leading this team of creative produc-
tion people, talented reporters, forward to a less demanding and professional office staff in position as a sales and marthe years to come. keting consultant with the 100 “I know I have big Mile House Free Press. shoes to fill, taking “As the 100 Mile over this great comHouse Free Press’s munity newspaper soon to be ex-pubfrom the very dedilisher, I am extremely cated publisher, Chris pleased to welcome Nickless. Martina as pub“We are looking forlisher. Her extensive MARTINA ward to continuing to experience, bright DOPF be an integral part of personality and crethe business commuative background will nity and working with local guide her well in her new organizations for the better- position.” ment of the community.” Dopf is originally from Nickless says he is looking Stuttgart, Germany and made
her home in the Cariboo 12 years ago. She resides at Canim Lake with her husband and two dogs. Dopf has worked for the media and printing industry for much of her life. She started delivering flyers at age 13 before an internship in the marketing department of a daily newspaper truly sparked her interest in the newspaper business. She has a degree in International Business and Management, Marketing and Public Relations.
Mayor Mitch Campsall started the Dec. 8 District of 100 Mile House council meeting by clearing the air regarding rumours that the District and the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) are looking into bringing Syrians refugees to the area. “We have been getting e-mails and stuff like that saying we are involved in these things, but actually [municipal] government is not involved in it. Facebook, which is apparently 100 Mile’s new Bible, was saying we’re bringing 2,000 people in – come on, basically use your head – common sense prevails. “In talking with [CRD chair] Al Richmond, neither of us is involved in this as a municipal government.” Campsall suggests that folks could phone himself or Richmond and get the real information without the need for all of the rumours. “In our small community, how would we ever be able to take in 2,000 refugees? As a council, we’ve even been questioned about us taking over the junior high school to bring the refugees in. “It couldn’t be any further from the truth. We have nothing to do with the refugees plain and simple.