Quesnel Cariboo Observer, December 23, 2015

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Happy Christmas St. Ann’s Catholic school’s Christmas concert chose a decided Western theme but the traditional Christmas tale was still told.

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wife of Douglas Ray Coombs, passed away peacefully on December 18th, 2015 at Dunrovin Hospice House.

A private family service will take place at a later date.

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The amazing people of Cariboo North Thank you to all of those who came to my constituency office open house on December 10 and brought donations for the Salvation Army. It was great to see so many of you.

Bravo Top: Carson Elementary students donated 3,056 items to the Quesnel Good Cheer – Including hygiene products, diapers and food. Thank you to the Carson Girls Group and Mrs. Watson for once again supporting the community. Bottom: Parkland Elementary collected 1, 292 items to donate to our local food banks.

Thank you all for helping out the needy families in our community. A special thank you to Sarah, Shawna and Mrs. Watson for all their hard work.

Over the last few weeks we have had the opportunity to witness so much good in our community.

Whether it was our welcome home for our local heroes, Paul and Terry Nichols with their Veteran Ride Across Canada to our non-profit organizations and volunteers, such as the Salvation Army and Good Cheer, we are so blessed to live in a region with such caring people.

Our business community helps bring our community together, through community events like the First Annual Santa Extravaganza and Moonlight Madness.

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The recent Barkerville Victorian Christmas was also a big success, attracting locals and visitors alike. Kiley, my constituency assistant, and I have attended other fantastic community events, such as the McLease Lake community auction and dinner, as well as a monthly seniors lunch in Kersley prepared and served by local students.

Thank you for giving me the privilege of serving as your MLA this past year. I wish you a Merry Christmas with your family, friends and loved ones.

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B.C. Liberal staffer quits, faces charges TOM FLETCHER Black Press B.C. Liberal Party executive director Laura Miller has resigned and returned to Ontario to face criminal charges stemming from deletion of government email records belonging to the Ontario government.

Miller was deputy chief of staff to former Ontario Liberal premier Dalton McGuinty in 2013. She and former chief of staff David Livingstone have been charged with one count each of breach of trust, mischief in relation to data and “misuse of a computer system to commit the offence

of mischief,” the Ontario Provincial Police said in a statement Thursday.

The charges relate to email records that were sought by opposition parties after the Ontario government abruptly cancelled two planned gas-fired power plants that were facing strong local opposition. Miller

and Livingstone were accused of bringing in Miller’s partner, computer technician Peter Faist, to erase hard drives in McGuinty’s office that contained the records. Miller left the Ontario government when McGuinty retired and came to B.C. to work for the B.C. Liberal Party.

Miller posted a

statement on her Twitter account Thursday, saying she has retained lawyer Clayton Ruby to defend her. She said the charges come after she filed a complaint against two OPP officers over their investigation into the handling of the gas plant documents investigation.

Premier bans political interference in records There will be no more political staff deleting email records in ministry offices, Premier Christy Clark promised Wednesday.

Clark said she accepts all of the recommendations made

by Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham and a follow-up study by a former commissioner to preserve email records that could be requested under freedom of information law.

“The practice of ‘triple deleting’ will be prohibited, ministers and political staff will continue to retain sent emails and a new policy and specific training will be developed,” Clark said. “As soon as practicable, public servants will be made responsible for the searching of records responsive to information requests on behalf of ministers and political staff.”

Denham reported in October on investigations into three complaints, and determined in at least one case that emails had been intentionally deleted in an effort to avoid public release.

She also condemned the practice of political staff such as Clark’s deputy chief of staff to delete all of their sent emails at the end of each day.

A political staffer in Transportation Minister Todd Stone’s office resigned when Denham’s report came out. She said he denied under oath deleting another staffer’s emails related to meetings with remote communities on safe transit options for

Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert.

NDP leader John Horgan said giving non-partisan public servants responsibility for records searches is an important step, but the government needs to legislate a “duty to document” policy decisions of government.

Clark told reporters Wednesday that step will be taken once legislation is prepared to build on existing requirements.

The government brought in former information and privacy commissioner David Loukidelis to recommend new practices. Among his

recommendations was to adjust government email systems so even deleted records are kept long enough to be captured in monthly computer backups, to allow later examination in cases where they may be the last location kept.

Loukedelis said it not practical for any government to keep all email records, and attempting to archive such a massive volume of data would not only increase costs but would harm the public’s ability to get timely access.

And any attempt to vet each email to determine if it should be kept would cause government to “grind

to a halt.”

B.C.’s Chief Information Officer reported that the B.C. public service now receives 284 million email messages each year, and sends out another 86 million.

“To suggest, as some have, that all informa-

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tion should be kept is akin to suggesting it is good household management for homeowners never to throw away rotten food, grocery lists, old newspapers, broken toys or worn-out clothes,” Loukidelis wrote.

Merry Christmas from QCF Christmas is a time of giving and we are most thankful for all the donations which have been rolling in during our annual drive for the Endowment Fund. We are also thankful for our Sustaining Partners for their ongoing financial support towards our operating expenses. Like every other volunteer organization, we are very thankful for the many people who give of their time and energy behind the scenes. The Investment committee works tirelessly to ensure that our precious endowment is invested and working properly on our community’s behalf. Our Grants Committee meets quietly and assists us in the difficult procedure of sorting out and dealing with the various grant requests. We have a Gala Committee that plans and orchestrates our Gala and Grants Night. Finally, our Board of Directors who meet monthly to provide their expertise and knowledge to help the Foundation continue to grow and meet the needs of our community. These gifts of time are usually “unsung” but very important and we are most thankful for them.

On behalf of the Board of Directors I would like to wish you all a safe and wonderful Christmas and all the best for the New Year.

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CITY COUNCIL NEWS What a Year That Was! It’s hard to believe that a full year has passed since Council was sworn in to begin our four-year term.

We accomplished much this year, thanks to Council’s collaborative and collegial approach to the many important issues we tackled.

First and foremost, we modernized and streamlined Council’s procedures and governance structure. Our Council meetings are now on Tuesday nights and our agendas are much more focused, making our meetings more productive. The effectiveness of our Council meetings stems in part from the hard work of our three standing committees: Financial Sustainability and Audit Committee (FSAC); Policy and Bylaw Review Committee (PABCOM); and, Executive Committee (ECom). These Committees meet in the open, allow Council members to really dig in to the City’s business, and enable Council to provide strategic leadership to City staff on an ongoing basis.

Just as importantly, we’ve put the City on the path of fiscal sustainability. This foundational work was essential before we could start to wrestle with other sustainability issues confronting our community. We also had to get the City’s costs under control and address its long-standing infrastructure deficit in order to create the financial room to take on new challenges and take advantage of new opportunities. Council did this work with minimal disruption to City programs and services and minimum impact on staffing.

Council’s proposed new fiscal framework for 2016-2019 (freezing industrial taxes at 2015 levels for the next three years and increasing taxes only on commercial and residential ratepayers through 2018) will result in residential ratepayers contributing more to the City’s overall revenues -- about an extra twoonie/month each of the next three years. At the end of this three-year period of incremental taxes, Quesnel will still continue to enjoy one of the lowest municipal residential property tax rates in the province!

We’re hopeful the three-year tax freeze on industrial ratepayers will help us to attract investment in this sector and help stabilize our industrial workforce during this transition period.

The third major initiative of Council was to cleanup and modernize our policies and our bylaws so we can begin to concentrate on creating new bylaws and policies that will shape our community into a dynamic and progressive place to visit, to live in and to invest in. We’ve already begun this process by banning smoking in public places, restricting panhandling activities (particularly in the downtown core), and prohibiting vehicle idling on public roads and parking lots.

A fourth major theme of Council this year was to refresh Council’s (and, consequently, taxpayers’) relationship with outside agencies and organizations. We streamlined all of Council’s external committees and appointments, and we also dramatically reduced Council spending on third-party initiatives. As a general principle, Council believes that your taxes should be spent on services, programs and infrastructure in a manner that provides the ‘most benefits to the most taxpayers.’

On behalf of Council, I wish you a very merry Christmas and a safe holiday season.

Mayor Bob Simpson bsimpson@quesnel.ca

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New era awaits

t’s been a six-year journey to reach the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation commission, but this shouldn’t be considered the end of the trail.

The thousands of pages chronicling decades of suffering from victims of the residential school system came at a great cost, both to those that had the courage to stand up and tell their tale, along with all those who never even had the chance.

That investment of courage is, in itself, enough to say this report shouldn’t be like so many others and left to gather dust on the shelves, referenced occasionally in court decisions and scholarly articles.

The report represents so much more. It’s a foundation to build a new relationship on.

Justice Murray Sinclair, the head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, summed it up when he said the change would not be immediate; that it will take years, possibly generations.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called it a “new path, working together toward a nation-to-nation relationship based on recognition, rights, respect, co-operation and partnership.”

Here in the Okanagan, First Nations have been active in forging a new path for themselves, building relationships with the surrounding communities and business partners.

That’s not to say these communities don’t face many problems: substance abuse, health and education are ongoing battles, which Sinclair said the commission’s finding show are rooted, directly or indirectly, in years of government efforts to “assimilate, acculturate, indoctrinate and destroy.”

Co-operation has already led to great gains in the Okanagan.

Imagine what might be achieved when we fully embrace the other three key factors Trudeau cited: recognition, rights and respect.

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Horgan on trade, carbon tax and LNG NDP leader John Horgan sat down with Tom Fletcher for a year-end interview in his Victoria office Dec. 10. Here are excerpts. For the full version, see the Opinion tab at [your paper’s website].

TF: In the recent federal election, national NDP leader Thomas Mulcair rejected the Trans Pacific Partnership sight unseen, endorsing letters from Unifor and CUPE saying this is a bad deal. Is your party seen as against Pacific Rim trade?

JH: No, I don’t think so, and what I said at the time was that I support trade.

We’re a trade-centred province. We’re looking across the ocean at the largest market the world has known, and I support getting our products to higher-priced markets.

But having said that, the B.C. Liberals embraced TPP without even having seen it.

TF: The NDP and unions have historically been protectionist. Do you see any need to modernize the B.C. party?

JH: When it comes to trade, I think we have

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B.C. Views modernized. And who was the first premier to go on a trade mission from British Columbia? It was Dave Barrett. And now there has been a succession of premiers make regular visits to other markets to try to stimulate economic activity here at home.

TF: Your party supports the carbon tax now, but not the revenue neutral approach. Do you support increasing the rate?

JH: I’ve looked carefully at the report tabled by the premier’s [advisory] group, a vast array of British Columbians, and there was a lot of water put into the wine to get to the position they got to. What I’m comfortable with is that the date that they’ve selected for a ramping up

from scratch.

Getting to the coast is a challenge for fossil fuels, and the last LNG price point I saw delivered in Asia was $5.70 a unit. You’re not going to make money at that price, even with rockbottom prices here in B.C. TF: We’ve just had a couple of announcements as part of the government’s Jobs Plan, $100 million in financing for tech startups, which your critic was pleased about, and an agriculture and food strategy. Are we going to see more Jobs Plan advertising in the new year?

JH: It’s the Christmas season, the federal election is over, there are two sets of ads running now. I think these ads are selfpromotion. These are not informing the public on information that they really need.

If it’s just smiling people with hardhats on, I think we’re going to have something to say about that.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

Email: tfletcher@blackpress. ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

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of the carbon tax is 2018, which will be a year after the next provincial election.

So if I’m successful and form a government, I’ll have time to look at tax policy broadly to see if we can make improvements in the carbon tax.

For me, and I think for most British Columbians, the model that Alberta has adopted of taking revenues and driving them into industries, or activities like transit, that will reduce emissions over time.

TF: Natural gas price and volume continue to go down, along with commodities generally, and supply of oil and gas keeps going up. What’s your take on the prospects for LNG after the year we’ve had?

JH: Not good. I’ve always said price will determine whether investors drop down multi-billions of dollars in a far-away place to provide a product that is not developed here.

Brownfield opportunities have moved very quickly in the U.S. Changing LNG import facilities to export facilities is a whole lot easier and cheaper than starting

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Increase funding to child welfare system Editor: Open letter to Premier Clark and Minister Cadieux: Two reports were released this week that touch on the lives of Aboriginal children and youth. One was written by a Justice and will transform Canada’s relationship with Aboriginal peoples. The other by a government insider, flippantly dismisses the value of reports written by Justices, and similarly dismisses Aboriginal peoples, taking as its incomprehensible premise that kids will die, and that this is just the collateral damage we should expect in a system that the government has starved and ignored.

The problem is, that the kids who die in care every year, like the 90 deaths already reported this year have critical commonalities: they are mostly Aboriginal and they have

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bounced through child welfare without anyone hearing their stories or finding the time to listen or tell these in a way that builds change.

They are tough stories, like Paige Gauthier and Alex Gervais, which sent shockwaves across the Province as people digested the instability and professional indifference our children experience while in government care, but these stories have to come out if we want change.

The final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is among the most important, farreaching, and profound documents ever produced about Aboriginal Peoples.

Driven by the leadership of Justice Murray Sinclair, it documents one of the darkest episodes in Canadian history that saw thousands of our children seized, abused, and

killed. As Prime Minister Trudeau observed, the report will change Canada both through the comprehensive implementation of all of its 94 calls to action, and by transforming how we learn, talk, and relate to one another.

We note that the first five calls to action address child welfare, and importantly, that the first recommendation calls upon the federal, provincial, territorial, and Aboriginal governments to commit to reducing the number of Aboriginal children in care and sets out clear steps for this to take place. The other report - Plecas Review, Part One: Decision Time, commissioned by the Christy Clark government and written by a former provincial bureaucrat - is the polar opposite of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report.

In the way it was pro-

duced and in its content, it harkens to another era when our children were forcibly removed from their homes and put into the residential school system, and where our land was taken and our culture was outlawed, with our well-being a distant thought.

Decision Time proposes sweeping changes to child welfare in this province, including ending vital independent oversight.

These recommendations were developed with no engagement of First Nations, despite the fact that fully 60 per cent of the children in care in British Columbia are Aboriginal. Through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report, we are all collectively saying “never again” regarding harm and risk to children, and the federal government under Prime Minister Trudeau, is hearing us and

has committed to action.

In contrast, at the same time, the Christy Clark government appears through Decision Time to instead say ‘it will always be.’

We cannot overstress that not a single one of our children is disposable, and we take great offense at the casual suggestion

by Mr. Plecas that we must simply accept and normalize the deaths of any of our children. Decision time appears to us as a cynical political effort by the Christy Clark government to move the disturbing truth concerning the condition of Aboriginal children back into the shadows.

Through the efforts of our communities, as well as the Representative for Children and Youth, the reality our Peoples face has entered the minds of the public and resulted in growing calls for action.

Having a government insider write a report that tries to end oversight and hinder the growth of a desperately needed culture of accountability is absolutely unacceptable. It is 2015. Reports such as Decision Time speak to a bygone era that the federal government and growing numbers of Canadians and British Columbians reject. The Christy Clark government needs to show that it stands up for Aboriginal children and youth and shelve Decision Time. Further, we call on the premier to implement all of the Representative for Children and Youth’s outstanding recommendations, including her recommendations for increased funding and supports to the child welfare system.

On behalf of the UNION OF BC INDIAN CHIEFS

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Looking for mama These Ecole Baker elementary students were constantly on the lookout for family and friends.

CHURCH DIRECTORY Autumn MacDonald photo

A Place To Call HOME

382 Anderson Drive Pastor Andrew Baduria 250-983-9700 Service Times Sunday Morning Worship 11am • Sunday Afternoon worship 2 pm Wednesday evening prayer and Bible study • 7pm

Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

Romans 3:28

St. John’s Anglican Church 465 Kinchant Street • 250.992.6152 Visit our website : www.stjohnsquesnel.com email : stjohnsquesnel@shaw.ca Sunday : 10 am - Family Communion 4th Sunday : 10 am - Morning Prayer Tuesday : 2 pm - Holy Communion Hall Rentals: Honey Affleck 250.992.5875 Secretary: Honey Affleck 250.992.6152 Minister: Len Fraser Deacon: Margot Rose

Dec. 24th - Christmas Eve Service at 7 pm Rev. Canon Trev Whiting December 27th - Service of Lessons and Carols Lay Ministers

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FAMILY WORSHIP SERVICE 10:00 am Children’s Church (2-11 yr. olds) during service www.bethelchurchquesnel.com

Coffee’s On Christmas Eve Service - 6 pm “The Wise Guy” Pastor Nate Siebert

The Salvation Army 246 St. Laurent Ave. 250-992-8784 Lieutenants Stefan & Laura Van Schaick Sunday service 11:00 am “Whosoever will may come” Did you know that the money we raise at Christmas will support over 75% of our social programs for 2016?

Thank you for giving generously and cheerfully.

Trinity Lutheran Church (LCC)

A community christian church where you’ll experience God’s love and grace to touch your life and impact your family Downtown Quesnel Suite 2 - 213 St. Laurent Avenue, Sunday mornings @ 10 am | Great Children’s Program - 778-414-2728 Reviving Truth Restoring Family Releasing Destiny info@reformationhouse.ca

375 Hartley Street • 250-992-6112 Pastor Lorne Reddemann Home of the “Lutheran Hour” Sundays on 100.3 The Wolf at 8:05 am

Divine Service: 10 a.m. Sunday Sunday School & Bible Class - 11: 45 am Please join us for our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 7:00 pm

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Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am Children’s Church during the Service Coffee Fellowship Time 10:00 am Sunday School 9:15 am

“The Light of Christmas” - Join us Christmas Eve@ 6:30 pm

Maple Park Alliance Church Worship Service: 10:30 am Maple Park Saturdays - “Why is there Evil?” mapleparkalliancechurch.ca For more information call 250-747-3248 2075 Balsam Ave. Interim Pastor Rawlin Falk

Christmas Eve Service at 7 pm December 27 - “Joshua’s Call”

St. Andrew’s United Church Established in 1911

Serving with joy the people of Quesnel Lay Ministry

• Sunday Service & Sunday School: .............. 10:30 am • Healing Clinic : To arrange an appointment Call Lynn LeBlanc at 250.747.4694 218 Kinchant St. Office: 250-992-2313 standruc@quesnelbc.com

Christmas Eve Service at 7 pm December 27th: Growing in God.

Victory Way Community Church 1518 Maple Drive 250-747-1357

Saturday Services Bible Study 9:30 am Worship Service 11:00 am

“Continuing the Ministry of Jesus peacefully, simply, together.”

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Worship ........... Sunday 11:30 am Kids City ................. Sunday 10:00 am Life Group ............... Tuesday 7:00 pm | www.lpcbc.ca Pastor Brent Cletheroe | Like us on Facebook

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Pastor Leonora Buthge Sunday Service - 11:00 am Saturday Outreach - 1:00 to 3:00 pm

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Offer a gift to charitable organizations During the Christmas season, you are especially encouraged to give generously to the charitable organizations close to your heart. Christmas is a special time of the year when prosperity and sharing, love and open hearts and spirits, prevail.

It is the time of the year when we spend the most. It is also the most opportune time to give generously to the charitable organizations that help the sick, children, seniors, people who are alone, and everyone in need.

The Holidays are particulary difficult for many charitable organizations that must respond to a greater demand from people in distress or precarious situations.

Some organizations work throughout the year. If you are among the people who wish to make a cash donation, there are a great many national and local organizations that need your help: your local hospital foundation, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundations, the Salvation Army, the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Canada, the Red Cross, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Alzheimer Society of Canada, and United Way, to name just a few Are you unsure about where to make a donation? Why not try the association found on this page? Christmas is a time of giving and sharing. Give to those in need this Holiday Season.

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Lifestyles

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A Christmas birthday celebration I

Shop ’till you drop Madeling Rempel won the chance to grab as many groceries as she could in five minutes with the first prize win in the St. Ann’s Catholic School raffle. She managed to rack up just over $850. Second prize was a $250 Save-on Foods gift card won by Gwen Bryant and third prize of a $100 Save-On Foods gift card went to Alysha Orr. The school is raising money for field trips for the students, books for the library and sports equipment and jerseys.

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Characters of the Nativity – Jesus

n the simplest of terms, Christmas is a birthday celebration. Even though we receive presents and there usually is no birthday cake, Christmas is a birthday party for Jesus. But we celebrate it differently than we do other birthdays, don’t we?

When we celebrate a birthday, we usually focus on the age of a person. Even when acknowledging the birth of a historical figure we usually reflect upon their life as a whole. We rarely dwell on the person as a newborn, year after year. But this is what we do at Christmas. We celebrate the birth of baby Jesus.

It is fitting that we reflect upon Jesus as an infant at Christmas. Jesus’ birth in and of itself was remarkable. He did not descend from heaven as a powerful man,

Laura Van Schaick

Salvation Army but rather entered the world in the messy act of human birth.

God himself came to Earth as a crying, pooping, helpless babe. Let us never hesitate to celebrate this baby at Christmas, to marvel at His incarnation, because there is mystery and majesty wrapped up in this moment.

Of course, Jesus did grow to be an adult. Jesus did accomplish great things as a grown man. He performed miracles like healing cripples, multiplying food and raising people from the dead. He taught thousands of

people who travelled far distances to hear him speak. And then he willingly died a criminal’s death on a cross, despite having lived without sin, to pay the price for your sins and mine, before rising again.

Oh there is much to celebrate if we were to look at Jesus’ adult life.

But for now, during the Christmas season, let us instead continue to focus on the baby lying in the manger.

This is how God chose to come.

He chose to humble himself to the lowliest of positions so that He could experience life as we know it.

That God chose to come to Earth as a

baby points to His strong desire to be with us – Emmanuel, God with us. So celebrate the baby, but remember to trust the Savior. That’s how to make a Christmas birthday celebration complete.

Laura Van Schaick is a lieutenant with the Salvation Army in Quesenel.

Q-City Page A feature highlighting meetings, proposals and events important to Quesnel residents.

RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE CHANGES from Friday, December 25 to Saturday, January 2 The residential garbage pickup day will change during the Holiday Season on FRIDAYS only: regular Friday pickup will be on Saturday, December 26 and Saturday, January 2.

Please have garbage carts out before 8 a.m. on collection day.

An extra week of residential garbage pickup will be added during the week of December 29 to January 2.

The City Landfill will be closed on all Statutory Holidays except Boxing Day (December 26).

Thank you for your co-operation and we wish all residents a happy & safe Holiday.

City Hall - 410 Kinchant Street, Quesnel, BC, V2J 7J5 T - 250-992-2111 W - www.quesnel.ca Hours of operation are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday (except Statutory Holidays)

Community Calendar SPECIAL EVENTS & MEETINGS ETC...

MONDAY NORTH CARIBOO GYMKHANA SOCIETY is offering free introductory horse care and riding lessons to five children under 15 years of age. Preference will be given to children with aboriginal roots or are visible minorities. Interested parties should send their contact information to dmverge@ msn.com or phone

The Quesnel Church

But the hour comes and now is when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth. God is a spirit and they must worship him in spirit and in truth. Please join us.

Call 747-3178.

Ask for Kim.

Lindsay Brunt-Strang at 250-747-2778.

THURSDAY NORTHSTAR CHURCH invites you to join them for their Christmas Eve Service – The Light of Christmas – Dec. 24, 6:30 p.m.

Doors open at 6 p.m.

Northstar Church, 301 North Star Road (across from the Arts and Rec Centre.) All are welcome.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION HALL, Dec. 31, join them in bringing in the new year. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., dancing begins at 8 p.m. to the music of JR Goodwin, snacks served at 10 p.m.

Tickets are $30/each, on sale in the Legion lounge.

SATURDAY QUESNEL ART GALLERY PRESENTS CHRISTMAS CRAZY BEAUX ARTS SALE 2015 unique hand-made gifts by local artists and artisans. Sale continues through November and December at 500 North Star Road, Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

first Tuesday of the month at 2 p.m. in hospital boardroom.

For details contact Barb, 250-992-5298 or 250-992-5844.

chapter meets 1 p.m.

RiverRock Pub, first Sunday of every month. For information contact 250983-9226.

LIONS CLUB GARAGE SALE last Saturday of the month at Maple Park Mall, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., hot dogs and coffee available.

768 JET RANGER AIR CADETS – looking for fun and adventure, youth 12 – 18, come join the air cadets. Meets at Helen Dixon Centre, Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.

SENIORS ADVOCACY SERVICE INVITES SENIORS TO A FREE COFFEE TIME (coffee and treats) IN WEST PARK MALL the third Monday of the month thanks to community partners and sponsors.

KEENAGERS SENIORS 50+ DROPIN FITNESS CLASSES at the Legion Tuesday, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m., Thursday, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Instructor Cindy Paul. No classes if school busses aren’t running.

FREE SENIORS (60+) WALKING PROGRAM at Quesnel Youth Soccer Facility, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m.

– 4:30 p.m., closed holidays and over Christmas (Dec. 19 – Jan. 5, 2016)

SENIORS CURLING, Tuesday and Thursday. New members welcome, no

QUESNEL HEALING ROOMS, are you sick, discouraged, in need of

A VOICE FOR NORTH CARIBOO SENIORS meets the 3rd Thursday of the the month, at 2 p.m. in the Legion. For information call Peter Nielsen, 250-9927416.

LEGION PANCAKE BREAKFAST every Saturday morning 8:30 – 11 a.m.

Children welcome during meals with supervision. You don’t need to be a member to come. Welcome to the Legion. For information call 250992-6851.

G.R. BAKER HOSPITAL AUXILIARY is looking for volunteers. Meeting is the

BIKERS AGAINST CHILD ABUSE (BACA) North Cariboo temporary

ONGOING EVENTS

experience necessary.

Register online or contact the Curling Club, 250-992-5813.

healing? We are a group of interdenominational Christians who pray powerful, faith-filled prayers for the sick and discouraged. Open Monday’s 7 – 9 p.m., 143 Coach Road., Bethel Church. Free.

Confidential. Effective. Drop in, no appointment necessary. Contact Angela, 250-983-8491, visit quesnelhealingrooms. com or email: Quesnelhealingrooms@hotmail.com.

Meetings and Special Events, Workshops, Signups and Non-profit Groups will run in the Sunday or Wednesday edition. The deadline for the Wednesday Observer is Monday at noon, and the deadline for the weekend edition is Wednesday at 5 pm. All meeting notices and regular submissions to Community Calendar must be renewed every three months. Due to the volume of material, we clear the column every three months and only print newly submitted material.

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Quesnel Kangaroos host alumni game RYAN GRAHAM Observer Reporter The Quesnel Kangaroos held their alumni game this past weekend at the Twin arenas.

This allowed fans a chance to see some former Kangaroos players lace up the skates and play alongside current players.

Quesnel has a long tradition of great hockey and bringing former players

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back allowed fans to remember those achievements.

The players were divided into two teams, a red and a white team.

The red team won, defeating white 9-7.

The Kangaroos currently sit second in the east division and will return to league action Jan. 2, 2016 when they play the Lac La Hache Tomahawks in Lac La Hache.

The teams shake hands after the alumni game this past weekend.

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December 20-26, 2015 ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Think about ideas for the future if what you are doing right now does not seem very exciting to you, Aries. A new plan of attack can reinvigorate your motivation.

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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, focus your energy on home-related projects. Procrastination is your enemy in these circumstances and can staunch any productivity you may have achieved.

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GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, there is a way out of every situation, even if it seems like all exits are blocked. Swallow your pride if need be and accept the help of others when it’s offered.

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LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, a new perspective could help you see that things you thought were a big deal are really mole hills instead of mountains, and that’s an important lesson to learn.

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Carolina Atlanta Tampa Bay New Orleans

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you will be getting a lot of help with a special project, so expect it to go quite smoothly. Just be sure to pay back the favor when you can.

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Drop the puck A player from the Quesnel Midget Rep team waits for the puck to be dropped during a game this past weekend, where Quesnel played Williams Lake on Saturday and Prince George on Sunday.

Ryan Graham photo

Quesnel

Minor Hockey 2015/2016 Schedule

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Christmas Break Dec. 19, 2015 - Jan. 6, 2016

Rushing Yards

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SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Don’t get caught daydreaming too much this week, Scorpio. People at work may think you’re not serious about your efforts when nothing could be further from the truth.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 It can be frustrating when others do not seem to understand your motives, Capricorn. Don’t feel pressured to change your way of doing things, especially if it’s working.

Passing Yards

NE SD CIN NO ATL

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Somehow you always manage to pull through even with a ton of things on your plate, Libra. Even though you are successful, remember to schedule some downtime once in awhile.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, expect to spend some money this week. Just how much you will spend depends on your ability to find the best bargains and discounts.

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Leaders Tom Brady Phillip Rivers Carson Palmer Drew Brees Matt Ryan

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, learn how to deal with conflict in a productive way. Otherwise you may be stressed out and full of angst for no reason at all.

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AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, something you have been looking forward to for some time is about to happen. It has been a long time coming but entirely worth it.

Enjoy the ride.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, stick up for yourself when you need to. You are your biggest advocate, and you will present a strong front when feeling secure.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS DECEMBER 20 - Jonah Hill, Actor (32) DECEMBER 21 - Samuel L. Jackson, Actor (67) DECEMBER 22 - Meghan Trainor, Singer (22) DECEMBER 23 - TJ Oshie, Athlete (29) DECEMBER 24 - Michael Raymond-James, Actor (38) DECEMBER 25 - Helena Christensen, Model (47) DECEMBER 26 - Jared Leto, Actor (44)

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Ray Blackmore prepares to line up his shot during a game.

Ryan Graham photo

Child Development Care edges Billy Barker Casino RYAN GRAHAM Observer Reporter The Quesnel Sponsor League continued their action last week with Child Development Care defeating Billy Barker Casino 7-6. It was a close contest with CDC getting the edge after Billy Barker fought back with three in the seventh end, but CDC Skip, Ben Ruether delivered the shot of the night giving them the lead and securing victory.

Karin’s Deli and Health Foods defeated Gamache Construction 7-3, grabbing an early lead.

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Gamache attempted to get back in the game with a strong push in the fourth end, but couldn’t break through as Karin’s Deli and Health Foods took home the victory.

Quesnel Lawn Care defeated Sky-Hi Scaffolding 6-4 in a back and forth game with QLC breaking through with a last shot take out to earn the win.

Essential Business Service took home the win in the final match, defeating Service Electric 8-2. EBS took four in the fifth end to break a 2-2 tie and then stole one in the sixth end to cruise to victory.

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St. Ann’s keeps Christmas very well

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Always be prepared for winter conditions!

778.414.2277 Toll Free - 1.888.928.9953 161 Marsh Rd. - www.caribooauto.ca

ARROW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC.

DRIVE SAFE Wednesday, December 23, 2015

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Visit www.drivebc.ca for road conditions Pack an emergency kit Use proper winter tires Have your vehicle winter ready If caught in a snow storm, stay inside vehicle with windows slightly open • Drive according to road conditions • • • • •

Drive Safe!

CLAYTON’S FUNERAL DIRECTORS 1981 LTD.

582 Front Street

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250.992.6723

We extend a huge thank you to the

North Cariboo Emergency Services.

Your dedication and compassion enhances the spirit of our community.

Quesnel Division • 250.992.8103

Please don’t Text and Drive!

The designated Driver - a friend for Life

P: 250.992.9205 F: 250.992.2955 www.westcentralpipe.ca 135 Keis Ave Quesnel

on Two Mile Flat

Is your insurance up to date?

Business • Home • Auto • RVs • Travel 250.992.5544 234 Reid Street

M E C H A N I C A L Heating • Plumbing • Fabrication Air Conditioning • Refrigeration Water Treatment

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AC&D

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Drive safe, arrive alive!

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HELPING TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY EVENTS

250.998 .4421

Always wear your seatbelt

Eagle Building Supplies Ltd.

THE ALL NEW

“YOUR DOWNTOWN BUILDING SUPPLIES CENTRE”

2015 Corolla

Buckle Up! 172 Reid St.

Quesnel

250.992.8877

Don’t drink and drive!

JOHNSTON MEIER INSURANCE GROUP 199 St. Laurent Ave • 250.992.6611

Members of the North Cariboo Emergency Services

Plan ahead and drive for the conditions.

Know before you go!

Proud to be involved in our community

250.992.8809

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1.866.353.3136 - www.drivebc.ca

Drive with care!

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250.992.2121

Don’t forget your winter tires!

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1426 Two Mile Flat

Sales & Service

201 Anderson Dr.

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250.992.3811

P. SCHECK INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC LTD.

250.992.2316

Water Pumps & Welder Repairs

205 A Lear Road Hwy. 97N

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Always be prepared for winter conditions!

778.414.2277 Toll Free - 1.888.928.9953 161 Marsh Rd. - www.caribooauto.ca

ARROW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC.

DRIVE SAFE Wednesday, December 23, 2015

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Visit www.drivebc.ca for road conditions Pack an emergency kit Use proper winter tires Have your vehicle winter ready If caught in a snow storm, stay inside vehicle with windows slightly open • Drive according to road conditions • • • • •

Drive Safe!

CLAYTON’S FUNERAL DIRECTORS 1981 LTD.

582 Front Street

|

250.992.6723

We extend a huge thank you to the

North Cariboo Emergency Services.

Your dedication and compassion enhances the spirit of our community.

Quesnel Division • 250.992.8103

Please don’t Text and Drive!

The designated Driver - a friend for Life

P: 250.992.9205 F: 250.992.2955 www.westcentralpipe.ca 135 Keis Ave Quesnel

on Two Mile Flat

Is your insurance up to date?

Business • Home • Auto • RVs • Travel 250.992.5544 234 Reid Street

M E C H A N I C A L Heating • Plumbing • Fabrication Air Conditioning • Refrigeration Water Treatment

www.acdinsurance.com

AC&D

ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEATBELT! 250.992.9807

884 Front St.

www.canwestonline.com

Insurance Services Ltd.

YELLOWHEAD DRYWALL

Drive safe, arrive alive!

Division of 497735 B.C. Ltd.

Interior Finishing 250.747.1882

HELPING TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY EVENTS

250.998 .4421

Always wear your seatbelt

Eagle Building Supplies Ltd.

THE ALL NEW

“YOUR DOWNTOWN BUILDING SUPPLIES CENTRE”

2015 Corolla

Buckle Up! 172 Reid St.

Quesnel

250.992.8877

Don’t drink and drive!

JOHNSTON MEIER INSURANCE GROUP 199 St. Laurent Ave • 250.992.6611

Members of the North Cariboo Emergency Services

Plan ahead and drive for the conditions.

Know before you go!

Proud to be involved in our community

250.992.8809

3401 Quesnel - Hixon

1.866.353.3136 - www.drivebc.ca

Drive with care!

188 Carson Ave.

250.992.2121

Don’t forget your winter tires!

250.992.2205

1426 Two Mile Flat

Sales & Service

201 Anderson Dr.

|

250.992.3811

P. SCHECK INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC LTD.

250.992.2316

Water Pumps & Welder Repairs

205 A Lear Road Hwy. 97N

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Quesnel Cariboo Observer

Classic holiday cookies with a healthful twist T

his traditional festive cookie incorporates whole wheat flour to provide a fibre boost without compromising flavour or texture.

Whole wheat gingerbread cookies Prep time: 30 minutes Chill time: 1 hour Bake time: 9 minutes Yields: approximately 6 dozen (72) cookies Ingredients: • 1 cup (250 mL) unsalted butter, softened

• 1 cup (250 mL) packed golden yellow sugar • 1/4 cup (60 mL) 100% pure fancy molasses • 1 large egg, lightly beaten • 1 tsp (5 mL) artificial vanilla extract • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) iodized sea salt • 1 1/2 cups (275 mL) whole wheat flour • 1 1/2 cups (275 mL) all purpose white flour • 2 tsp (10 mL) ground ginger • 2 tsp (10 mL) ground cinnamon • 2 tsp (10 mL) baking cocoa • 2 tsp (10 mL) baking soda

Directions: 1. In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses, egg, vanilla, and salt until combined.

2. In a separate bowl, whisk together dry ingredients; add to wet ingredients and mix until well blended and dough forms.

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before handling. If chilled overnight, allow the dough to warm up slightly or it may crack when it is rolled out.

3. Preheat oven to 350F (175C.) Line two baking trays

with parchment paper, set aside.

Divide dough into four pieces; roll out one at a time keeping the remaining dough refrigerated.

4. Roll dough to ¼ inch (½ cm) thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut into desired shapes using floured cookie cutters. Carefully transfer to prepared baking trays.

5. Bake for 7 – 9 minutes, rotating trays top to bottom halfway through, or until cookies are set. Cool 1 – 2 minutes on the tray then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before decorating.

Tips: Make a simple Royal Icing to decorate. It will harden overnight, making the cookies stackable for storage.

Lightly whisk together 1 egg white and ¼ tsp (1 mL) lemon juice. Gradually beat in 1 ½ - 2 ½ cups (375-625 mL) of icing sugar to desired consistency.

Tint using food colouring, then pipe onto cookies using a zipper storage bag with the corner snipped off.

Allow the icing to dry overnight before storing in an airtight container.

–newscanada

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Quesnel Junior Secondary School

Sept. - Nov. 2015 -TERM 1 • HONOUR ROLL • PRiNciPaL’s ROLL & WORk ETHic Grade 8 Principal’s Roll Rebecca Althammer Logan Antonick Khya Aulakh Emily Bergeron Layne Blair Kyra Buhrke Kaitlynn Burg-Wilkins Halle Cada Alishia Carter Kyle Cheng Colby Couturier Jennifer Debassige Branda Eggert Claire Elden Abby Engel Christina Falloon Casey Fisher Joseph Frisby Ally Fulton Danielle Gamache Taylor Gilkerson Emily Gorder Michael Greenwood Christopher Henderson Jack Henderson Jessica Higgins Josh Holuboch Aarav Kansal Noah Kennedy Autumn Koning Paige Kovacs Ashley Langille Denny Law Angeline Lewington Bradley Lojstrup Sydney Mackay Matt Mattioli Makenna Maxwell Jett McCall Tyler Milley Tatum Mueller Larissa Munch Cassidy Nikirk Haley Nunner Heera Panasar Jack Petersen Bryanna Pontious Bella Robinson Zeb Rummel DJ Sauve Alyssa Schneider Leif Scott Brady Silveira Ray Silvestre Beverly Smetaniuk Liam Smith Riley Telford Emmi Vahaaho Peter van den Elzen Hannah Vaughan-

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