Barriere Star Journal, February 11, 2016

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Family Fun Night and PJ Party at the Ridge

Fire Relief fundraiser brings in 3k Bill Fowler (centre), accompanied by lead guitarist Andy Leese from Kamloops and Gerda Faber from Clearwater, perform on stage at the Barriere Seniors Hall during the Fire Relief Fundraiser for area resident Gilles Sequin on Feb. 7. Fowler organized the event to assist Sequin after his uninsured home was completely destroyed by fire December 20. A total of $3,000 was raised for the fund from this event .

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By Keith McNeill The Times The new Liberal government in Ottawa has extended the cabinet review period by four months and the B.C. government has said it can’t support the project, but Kinder Morgan still hopes to have an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline in service as of 2019, according to company spokesperson Dave Fowles.

Speaking during a community-to-community forum held Jan. 29, at Dutch Lake Community Centre, Fowles said Kinder Morgan has the longest and safest record for pipeline operation in North America.

“Nobody spends more money on safety and integrity than Kinder Morgan,” he said.

There is great demand for the service, he said.

Before announcing in 2012 that it intended to nearly triple the Trans Mountain pipeline’s capacity to 890,000 barrels per day, Kinder Morgan got 15 to 20 agreements with shippers.

The project would involve installing 980 km of new 36” or 48” pipe between Edmonton and Burnaby.

About 73 per cent would follow the existing pipeline right-of-way.

Another 16 per cent would be along other linear infrastructure, such as highways and fibreoptic.

Only 11 per cent would involve new right-ofway.

Total capital cost of the project is put at $5.4 billion.

Fowles said he was proud of how Kinder Morgan has addressed First Nations’ concerns.

The company has consulted with 133 Aboriginal communities and groups, he said.

He said that the information from First Nations helps pipeline planning.

“It comes from the people who are closest to the land,” he said.

District of Barriere councillor Pat Paula asked what would happen if there was not enough land available for doubling.

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Dogs, drones help detect invasive species New tactics aim to keep out mussels and other alien invaders

By Jeff Nagel Black Press Dogs, drones and DNA testing are emerging as new tools to detect invasive species and keep them from becoming entrenched in B.C. The new tactics were described by experts Tuesday at a conference of the Invasive Species Council of B.C. in Richmond.

Trained sniffer dogs have proven much more effective than human teams, particularly at night, in detecting tiny invasive zebra mussels that can cling to boats and then infest new lakes, according to Cindy Sawchuk, who heads Alberta’s Conservation K9 program that helps inspect water craft arriving in that province from the east and south.

Most of the 11 musselinfested boats intercepted last summer entering Alberta from other jurisdictions were ultimately destined for B.C. lakes.

Sawchuk’s superiors had dismissed her proposal for dogs as useful only for public relations, so she designed a trial in 2014 to test them.

“The dogs were 100 per cent accurate in detecting the mussel-fouled boats and our humans came in at 75 per

cent,” Sawchuk told delegates.

“The dogs were also much quicker at detecting it. They averaged 2.3 minutes. And that included their play time for their reward.”

Speedier inspections also mean less resistance from boat owners, some of whom had told Sawchuk they’d taken to entering the province in the dead of night to avoid inconvenience.

The three highly trained dogs – Hilo, Seuss and Diesel – cost $25,000 each but Sawchuk says they’re cheap compared to an estimated $75 million a year Alberta estimates it would spend clearing clogged pipes, canals and water intakes if the mussels arrive.

Delegates also heard from Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientist Davon Callander who is using DNA testing of water samples in the B.C. Interior to quickly determine if a given lake has a particular invasive fish species. Drones are being used near Creston to aerially map infestations of yellow flag iris, an invasive plant, in hardto-reach wetland locations.

Catherine Tarasoff, a researcher with Thompson Rivers University, hopes the rapidly evolving technology

will soon allow scientists to program drones to fly autonomously at high speed, scanning large areas and stopping only to alert their operators when a suspect patch of vegetation matches target images.

Technology may be helping thwart alien invaders.

But Gail Wallin, executive director of the Invasive Species Council of B.C., says the best prevention rests in better choices by people, whose decisions in the past ushered in many of the species now disrupting ecosystems in B.C. Japanese knotweed – which is nearly impossible to eradicate and can punch through concrete – menaces roads, bridges and building foundations across Metro Vancouver and was first introduced as a garden plant.

So was giant hog weed, another invasive landscaping plant but one that poses such a serious human health risk that there are specific WorkSafeBC rules for dealing with it.

“It’s a great big tall 10 to 15 foot plant that’s got a hollow stock and it’s got a sap inside that causes your skin to be photosensitive, so when you get sun on it you get a second degree burn,” Wallin said.

“Ten years ago people were proud that they had this exotic plant. Well now, you get it in park lands or around marsh areas and you wonder why did we ever plant this stuff in the first place. Because now we’ve got to hire teams in haz mat suits to remove it.”

Flowering rush is a new invasive plant that has been detected in three areas in B.C., including Whistler and the Hatzic area of the Fraser Valley, triggering an emergency response by the province to contain it. The plant grows underwater in lakes and is very difficult to remove because the tiniest portion of the root left behind just regenerates more.

Problematic invasive critters in the Lower Mainland include red-eared slider turtles and American bullfrogs, as well as European fire ants, whose hostile attacks can render backyards almost unusable.

The fire ants are thought to have often been spread when soil from construction sites was trucked from one place to another in the Lower Mainland.

Feral pigs are running amok in some parts of southwestern B.C., but are a more significant problem in the In-

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Mussel-detecting dog Hilo sniffs a boat trailer at an inspection station in Alberta. terior.

The release of pets into the wild – rabbits, goldfish, koi and even the bizarre snakehead fish found in a Burnaby pond in 2012 – are yet more examples of where people could do better, Wallin said.

What species haven’t yet made a beachhead that Wallin would like to keep out?

She names rusty crayfish, which has arrived in Oregon from the east coast, likely as live fishing bait that escaped and thrived.

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Another is the European green crab, which has arrived on the west side of Vancouver Island, but has not yet reached Georgia Strait and Howe Sound.

B.C.’s costs of dealing with invasive plants alone is estimated to hit $139 million a year by 2020, twice as much as in 2008.

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Aboriginal families prepare for inquiry

By Tom Fletcher Black Press About 500 family members of missing and murdered indigenous women met with B.C. cabinet ministers last week to prepare for a national inquiry promised by the Trudeau government.

“It was very moving, I think, for the families, in terms of giving families an opportunities to provide their voice, to tell their stories about what happened,” B.C. Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad said after three days of meetings in Prince George.

“It was a good exercise for us and it’s information that we will now take forward to the national roundtable coming up later in February in Winnipeg, as well as to B.C.’s input towards the national inquiry for missing and murdered indigenous women.”

Also attending were Justice Minister Suzanne Anton and Public Safety Minister Mike Morris, who served as North District Superintendent for the RCMP before being elected MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie in 2013.

Relations with police and domestic violence were among the

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Relatives of missing and murdered aboriginal women and girls gather in Prince George to share their experience with B.C. government officials. most sensitive issues discussed.

“There were a lot of challenges that were raised in working with the RCMP in terms of some of the followup and other components, and so we have a lot of follow-up work to do with the families as well as with police in general,” Rustad said.

On domestic violence in aboriginal communities, he referred to the annual Gathering of Men organized by Paul Lacerte, executive director of the B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres. It distributes symbolic moose hide patches.

“Women are bearing the burden of abuse, but they also have to bear the burden of advocacy to affect change, and this is a man’s problem as much as it is a woman’s problem,” Lacerte said at last year’s Valentine’s Day rally at the B.C. legislature.

“Violence towards women and children has never been a part of our culture.”

Lacerte said across Canada, aboriginal women aged 15 and older are three times more likely to experience violence and be assaulted by their partners than non-aboriginal women.

Just a few weeks ago This photo of the bank along the Barriere River shows the snow that was down a few weeks ago. Since then, many of the days have been well above freezing and in many areas in the valley bottom the snow is gone.

Long range forecasts as of last Tuesday show highs of up to 8°C and scattered showers right through to next Tuesday.

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Kinder Morgan still optimistic...

Fowles replied that the existing corridor is only 18 m wide but when the original pipe was put down 60 years ago it was laid along one side of the corridor, leaving room for a second pipe.

Whether more land would be needed for a work area would depend on the site, he said.

Mel Rothenburger, Thompson-Nicola Regional District director for Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), asked if Fowles’ comparison of the pipeline’s capacity with 440 railcars per day was realistic.

The Kinder Morgan spokesperson said that pipelines offer the safest and most economical method of transporting petroleum products.

He said that his understanding was that most of the rail cars coming this way are because of lack of pipeline capacity.

However, most rail cars carrying petroleum products are heading south from Alberta, not west.

Fowles noted that 440 rail cars would work out to about six trains per day.

Thompson Headwaters (Area B) director Willow MacDonald asked about how Kinder Morgan planned to satisfy the concerns raised by the government of this province.

The Kinder Morgan spokesperson said the B.C. government has set five conditions before it can support the pipeline expansion.

He said he was confident that the company could work through any concerns expressed.

The community-to-community forum was a meeting involving District of Clearwater, District of Barriere, Simpcw First Nation, plus Thompson-Nicola Regional District directors, board and staff.

Several have been held in the North Thompson Valley, with sponsorship from Union of BC Municipalities.

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B.C. Views with Tom Fletcher

Protesters fear peace in B.C. forests After 20 years of representing B.C. coastal First Nations to negotiate what U.S.-directed activists labeled the Great Bear Rainforest agreement, a weary Dallas Smith expressed his relief and frustration.

At a ceremony to sign the final agreement in Vancouver last week, Smith, president of the Nanwakolas Council of remote Central Coast communities like Bella Bella, joked that he’s finally out of a job. Then he got serious.

“My communities still aren’t better places to live yet,” he said. But the land use agreement with the province and forest companies over a vast coastal area up to the Alaska border means the years ahead will be better.

He said when he started it was like being caught in a divorce between the B.C. forest industry and international environmental groups. Dutch-based Greenpeace, its California offshoot ForestEthics and others moved on from their Clayoquot Sound battle to the B.C. coast, looking to continue the blockades against logging.

“It’s the First Nations of the Coast who stood up and said ‘no, this is how it’s going to work’,” Smith said.

How it’s going to work is that logging will continue on 550,000 hectares of coastal forest, with a greater share for First Nations, and with 85 per cent of the region preserved after a century of logging that began with sailing ships.

Aside from a few diehards who are either paid to protest or can’t get past issuing demands, B.C. aboriginal people have grown tired of being used as props in global de-marketing campaigns directed from San Francisco or Amsterdam. The protesters’ tactic of organizing customer boycotts that damage far-away economies might be good for international fundraising, but it’s bad for poor people.

Formally begun 10 years ago with $30 million from Ottawa, $30 million from B.C. and $60 million from a group of wealthy U.S. family foundations with a larger anti-development agenda, the land use plan remains under attack.

Among the many protest outfits is Pacific Wild, which has specialized in Great Bear Rainforest campaigns and now needs a new enemy. Their credibility was demonstrated recently when potty-mouthed U.S. pop star Miley Cyrus decided to speak out against B.C.’s wolf kill.

Typical of celebrities, Cyrus had no idea about the struggle to preserve dwindling herds of mountain caribou. She barely knows where B.C. is, a fact made plain when Pacific Wild toured her around the North Coast, far from the Kootenay and South Peace regions where the wolves in question actually roam.

Cyrus’s handlers spoon-fed video and statements to urban media, who were so anxious to exploit her global popularity that they played down the fact she was at the wrong end of the province spouting nonsense.

After periodically attacking their own B.C. agreement as inadequate, Greenpeace and ForestEthics have moved on to what they call the “boreal forest,” which we like to call northern Canada. The same bully tactics with forest products customers and producers have been featured.

This time, a Quebec company that signed an accord in 2010 is suing Greenpeace for “defamation, malicious falsehood and intentional interference in economic relations.”

Aboriginal companies on the B.C. coast will continue to log, including areas of old-growth forest and secondary growth. They will continue to export logs as economics dictate. They will continue to harvest animals, including grizzly bears.

And, I expect, they will continue to be subjected to attempts to supervise and direct them by members of urban society’s new religion, environmentalism.

The leaders of this movement don’t like peace. It’s bad for their business.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

Tom Fletcher article on smart meters did not tell whole story To the editor; I read Tom Fletcher’s article (“Smart meter system finishes under budget,” Jan. 28 issue) about the BC Hydro smart meter project being “officially complete” and “$153 million below the original budget”. (The future cost of replacing all these meters, whose life-expectancy is at least 10 years less than the analog meters, is not mentioned.)

Now, I realize how figures can be manipulated, so I’m not necessarily swallowing this whole, but I find it interesting that the article notes there are still 13,320 customers who have refused to accept smart meters, “opting to pay

a monthly fee.”

Well, we didn’t actually opt for the fee; we just refused to part with our safe and reliable, longlife analogs that don’t emit EMF – the fee part was imposed as a kind of extortion or punishment for not playing their game.

A little math: my $408/year extortion fee times 13,320 ‘refuseniks’ yields BC Hydro $5,434,560 a year to offset their expenses; and don’t let them tell you this is for meter readers. Meter reading has always been included in the service provided (even though they are not really needed, with today’s communication devices), and there are ...continued on next page

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Getting home safely thanks to current road contractor

Open letter to the District of Barriere Mayor and Council To the editor; This is an open letter to the Mayor and Council of the District of Barriere.

I do not live in the district, nor do I own property in the district, therefore I have no say in the business of the district – but I do wish to be heard.

For the past three winters the portion of Dixon Creek Road between Barriere Town Road and Vista Point has been maintained by Murray Purcha and Son Ltd. In this time I have not had one white knuckle ride down Dixon Creek Road. Nor have I had to return home to get a four wheel drive vehicle because I was afraid if I did get to Barriere I would not get home in my little car.

With Murray maintaining the roads I have not had to come around the corner to the last hill into Barriere to find three trucks in the ditch with their back ends on the road. It was kind of like pinball, but you hoped you wouldn’t hit anything.

I have not seen a school bus in the ditch or my neighbour’s van wedged on its side. I have not gone around corners sideways or backwards doing a staggering 10km per hour.

For the past three winters the road has been plowed and sanded in a timely manner, the

shoulders have been kicked back and it has been ice bladed when required.

Getting out of your car at the post office has been a pleasure.

I am sure that the people of Barriere could give you a couple of good reasons to keep Murray. If cost is a concern, how much did you pay Argo for their completely inadequate service?

Insurance, fuel, sanding material and wages are all expensive. You get what you pay for.

So before you accept the lowest bid, ask yourself if you want good service from experienced operators, or do you want to go back to make do with what you get?

Snow plowing is not something you learn as you go. If you don’t do it right it can be really, really ugly.

Experience is what you need. But, as I said, I have no say in the District of Barriere business.

But, I will be heard, long and loud be phone and early in the morning to everyone on council if a new contractor should fail to live up to expectations.

I would also encourage everyone who is pleased with Murray Purcha and Son Ltd. and their employees to let council know how you feel.

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$10-million boost for those that brave search and rescues in B.C.

By Naomi Yamamoto Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness Somewhere in the province, almost every single evening, a volunteer leaves the comfort of bed or the dinner table, or gives up the opportunity to celebrate a birthday or to read their child a bedtime story, because they want to be a lifeline. As a search and rescue volunteer in B.C., they belong to a small army 2,500 strong that deploys for the sake and safety of the lost and injured in our mountains and backcountry. They forego time with family and friends to seek and to find. Their selflessness is woven into the fabric of their public service, and today the B.C. government announced a $10-million investment that continues on our commitment to strengthening them and the tapestry of public safety throughout the province.

B.C. has the busiest ground search and rescue group in all of Canada. In fact, the number of deployments by our volunteers in B.C. outnumbers the combined amount performed

by all other search and rescue teams nation-wide. There are 80 teams in B.C. with over 2,500 volunteers embarking on 1,300 missions a year. On its own that’s remarkable, but it’s particularly extraordinary in the context and contrast of just 2,000 search and rescue missions nation-wide, coast-tocoast, each year.

Our volunteers are remarkable folks doing extraordinary things. Their teams are an invaluable resource to the people of this province. They donate more than 100,000 hours a year scouring the trails and forests, rappelling into steep ravines and weathering the worst of the elements to help others.

The Province, through the $10-million in one-time funding to the B.C. Search and Rescue Association, will help ensure that the search and rescue groups in communities have the additional resources to help refresh technical training, replace or rejuvenate rescue equipment, and explore new technologies that can be applied in the field. This investment builds on the $6.3 million that the B.C.

government is already providing each year to cover 100 per cent of the operational costs for search and rescue deployments, as well as training and equipment, and the insurance and liability for the members of the 80 groups serving across the B.C. landscape.

We owe a debt of gratitude to our troops of tirelessly dedicated search and rescue volunteers. They brave difficult situations and the worst of Mother Nature’s unleashing of wind, rain and cold. They work in the darkness of night and certainly some dark situations. They work in some of the most complex terrain and most challenging search and rescue environments in all of North America, and are recognized nationally and internationally for meeting that challenge. Recently the B.C. government provided the additional $10-million to help ensure their continued success and to help bolster the safety net for those that enjoy B.C. for all its outdoor splendour.

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Tom Fletcher article on smart meters did not tell whole story countless ‘smart’ meters in rural areas still being read by meter readers.

While I appreciated the ‘privilege’ of being allowed to ‘opt out’ (though I never opted in), I resent the fact that B.C. residents ‘in the know’ are paying a higher opt-out fee than anywhere else in the country, or indeed, in North America.

Should a ‘refuseniks’ falter in his/ her resolve, there is a $55 charge to ‘opt in’ to the smart meter program.

And should BC Hydro decide to force the issue, there is a $65 “failed installation charge” if a customer refuses forced meter exchange or obstructs access.

BC Hydro also has demonstrated that they have the power and will

to cut service (winter or not) to a customer who refuses to pay the extortion fees (despite years of loyal service payment); then, when the noncompliant customer has been whipped into submission of ‘back payments’, s/he is then charged anexorbitant fee to be reconnected – to a ‘smart’ meter!

It sure seems like a David versus Goliath story; I hope it ends the same way.

I never thought our government would allow its citizens to be subjected to such obvious extortion when trying to protect their privacy, security, safety and health.

P. Gregson Clearwater, B.C.

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An RCMP helicopter arrives at Sun Peaks Resort at sunset on Family Day. The copter was called in to rescue a family of six from Vancouver who became lost in terrain prone to avalanches after venturing out of bounds while skiing.

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Family of skiers safe after venturing out of bounds at Sun Peaks

By Kamloops This Week A family of six skiers from Vancouver had a scare when they ventured out of bounds and became lost for a few hours.

The family — mom, dad and four kids between the ages of six and 13 — crossed out-of-bound ropes at about 3 p.m. on Family Day (Monday) and ended up in an

area with an avalanche risk.

Members of Kamloops Search and Rescue were mobilized and an RCMP helicopter was used to pluck the family from the mountain just before darkness fell.

The family had a cellphone and were in communication with search and rescue teams during their time lost on the mountain.

There were no injuries reported.

BC Coroners Service and Avalanche Canada stress need for safety North Thompson Star/Journal REVELSTOKE: In the wake of the deaths of five persons in an avalanche near McBride on Jan. 29, the BC Coroners Service and Avalanche Canada are joining to stress the need for preparedness for those heading into the backcountry this winter.

A total of 17 snowmobilers were in the Mount Renshaw Alpine Recreation Site when the avalanche hit. First responders, the Coroners Service and Avalanche Canada all note that the majority of groups had proper rescue equipment with them, and that the impressive effort made by those on scene to rescue themselves and others undoubtedly prevented the loss of more lives.

However, notes Gilles Valade, executive director of Avalanche Canada, even better than knowing to respond to an avalanche incident is knowing how to prevent one from occurring in the first place.

“Avalanche safety education is essential for all winter backcountry recreationists,” said Valade. “Basic skills, such as recognizing avalanche terrain and not exposing multiple people to overhead hazard, make a big difference in reducing the consequences of an event.”

Equipment alone is not enough, noted chief coroner Lisa Lapointe.

Three of the five fatalities from the Renshaw avalanche had deployed avalanche airbags designed to “float” someone along the surface of a moving avalanche. But the airbags were ineffective in this case because the victims were in a gully at the bottom of a slope – an area where the debris flow of the avalanche is too constricted.

The vast majority of fatal avalanches are triggered by the victim or someone in the victim’s party. Avalanche skills training courses teach proper trip planning, terrain selection and safe travel techniques, which can be effective in preventing accidents.

Information about current safety conditions, as well as training courses and equipment needs can be found at Avalanche Canada’s website, www. avalanche.ca.

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SD73: The classroom journey begins

By Denis Harper

are surprised by students who live in the district, but register late because they had been missed the year before.

While we are always delighted to receive new students, their late arrival can cause organizational challenges.

While schools work to manage re-organization of classes swiftly and efficiently, we, as a district, are working hard to inform all families so later registrations can be avoided.

The district will begin advertising registration meetings soon.

Notices will appear in school newsletters and ads will be placed in local newspapers.

Moms and dads, grandmas and grandpas, aunts, uncles, sister, brothers and guardians, if you have a child in your family who will be five years old by the end of December 2016, please make sure they are registered to attend school in September 2016.

Denise Harper is a Kamloops-Thompson board of education trustee and chairwoman of the board. To contact Harper email dharper@sd73.bc.ca.

This column courtesy of Kamloops This Week.

February has begun and we are at the halfway mark of the school year.

Students have been settled in their classes for some time now and a lot of fun learning is taking place.

You may be forgiven for thinking the hardworking people at School District 73 would sit back and take a breath, but Denise Harper you would be wrong.

School District 73 Board Of Throughout the school Education Trustee and Chair year, administrative staff members are constantly plan- pect and knowing if a child ning, budgeting, adapting, has specific needs is critical. preparing, learning and reFor parents or guardians sponding. and their children, the inforSome activities are a grind, mation the district provides but many are exciting and en- at registration helps everyone gaging. to prepare for this significant Preparing for next year’s milestone in a child’s life. kindergarten students is an Beginning in January, the activity that falls in the latter district begins sending out category. notices, places ads in the loAdministrators and teach- cal newspaper and takes other ers look forward to the first measures to advise parents weeks of school and to wel- and caregivers of the date and coming new registrants who time for kindergarten registraare at the beginning of their tion. school careers.

This information is also The kindergarten year hosted on the SD73 website launches children and their and can be accessed any time. families on an exciting advenEach September, schools ture.

A child’s future Organizers of the Fire Relief Fundraiser success and attitude toward education can for Gille Sequin would like to send out a huge thank be determined by the you for making the Relief a big success quality of their first experience.

Thanks to all the great musicians who provided the entertainment; Lloyd Bishop, Ken With this in mind, Churchill, Al Tellier, Andy Leese, Howard Mitchell, Gerda Faber, Robin Wilson Bill Fowler, Al Harlow from Prism and Jeff.

School District 73 and, in particular, our Without the help of the sponsors and volunteers this event would not have been possible. kindergarten teachThank you to the; Seniors Centre, the North Thompson Star/Journal, the Bear Radio, ers work in partnerInterior Savings, Robin Wilson, Jill Christianship with parents and sen, Cindy Carolan, Lori Seldrick, Sylvia guardians to ensure Chivers, Peter and Jacqueline Sharpe, each child’s first year Josie Wilson and everyone who donated pies, the businesses who donated is joyful, wondrous to the silent auction, Cliff Stewart for and positive. auctioneering, and also everyone who This takes enorattended and supported Gille. mous effort and requires a great deal of co-operation.

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Family Fun Night and PJ Party at Ridge North Thompson Star/Journal The Family Fun Night and PJ Party Fundraiser held last Sunday at the Barriere Ridge was a huge success if you rated it by the number of kids and young teens who seemed to be having a wonderful time during the four-and-a-half hour event. Parents and family members enjoyed all that the event had to offer, and many went home with great bargains from the silent auction. A movie, bouncy castle, DJ hosted dance, parent’s retreat room, cake contest, arts and crafts. free new books from Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach, Uncle Chris The Clown, shopping, a concession (which was a fundraiser for the After School Program), and plenty of popcorn and candy floss rounded out the evening.

The evening was especially enjoyable to see all of the families enjoying time with their kids, which is what the following day, Family Day in B.C., was also encouraging.

District of Barriere Mayor Virginia Smith, and Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society chair Harley Wright were spotted welcoming everyone to the event at the admission by donation table, and many other volunteers, including organizer Tasha Buchanan, worked behind the scenes to help bring the event off as a great success.

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(Above) Uncle Chris the Clown entertained dozens of kids in the gymnasium while others danced or enjoyed the bouncy castle.

Uncle Chris also gave a fun and interactive show in the multipurpose room.

(Right) The craft room was a popular place for kids and family members who assisted with colouring and craft projects.

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Cupid’s connection to love Hearts tend to be aflutter on Valentine’s Day, and Cupid just might be the scoundrel behind those starry-eyed feelings. Just who is this arrow-wielding Cupid and how did he become associated with Valentine’s Day? God of love and desire Ancient Greeks and Romans were prolific storytellers and used mythology to explain many of the mysteries of life. Certain feelings and happenings on Earth were attributed to the moods and actions of Gods who presided over the people.

In Roman mythology, Cupid was the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection.

His Greek counterpart was Eros, while in Latin Cupid was known as Amor. According to myth, Cupid was the son of the winged messenger Mercury and Venus, the goddess of love. Cupid’s machinations were often guided by his mother’s hand, and matchmaking remained his most well-known trait.

As time went on and Christian influences pushed out ancient Greek and Roman beliefs, Cupid was seen as an angel of heavenly and earthly love.

Cupid could easily be mistaken for many other angelic cherubim portrayed in artwork during the Renaissance period. Eventually Cupid became a popular icon of Valentine’s Day. Cupid’s appearance Cupid has appeared in different ways in illustrations and other artwork throughout history.

Sometimes he is depicted as a winged, chubby infant carrying a bow and a quiver of arrows. Classical Greek art depicts Cupid as a slender, winged youth.

The reason Cupid has wings is because lovers are known to be flighty and change their moods and minds with some frequency.

He is boyish because love is irrational, and he carries arrows and a torch because love can both wound but also inflame the heart.

Cupid has traditionally

been portrayed as benevolent, if not mischievous. After all, his goal is to bring two lovers together. His arsenal was equipped with two different kinds of arrows.

People pierced by goldtipped arrows would succumb to uncontrollable desire. Those afflicted by an arrow with a blunt tip of lead desired only to flee.

“Cupid and Psyche” Cupid may have been responsible for bringing many people together with his special arrows, but he also was granted the opportunity to experience love himself.

According to the myth of “Cupid and Psyche,” Psyche was a beautiful woman whose appearance rivaled even that of Venus.

People grew enchanted by her beauty and started to neglect the worship of Venus.

Jealous of this attention, Venus asked Cupid to make Psyche fall in love with a monster.

But when Cupid saw how beautiful Psyche was, he accidentally dropped the arrow meant for her and pricked himself instead. He immediately became enamored with her.

Psyche, who had not been able to marry like her other sisters, feared she had been

cursed by the gods in some way. She was sent away to avoid the premonition of marrying a monster, but Cupid, hidden from sight, ended up visiting Psyche and gaining her trust and affection.

The pair then married, although Psyche had never seen her husband in the light of day because he forbade her to look upon him. After all, he was a god and she was a mortal.

One night Psyche disobeyed Cupid’s edict and snuck a peek by candlelight. She was amazed by his beauty and became startled, wounding herself on one of his arrows. Psyche ended up dropping hot wax on Cupid, which woke him up and he ran off.

Psyche wandered endlessly trying to find her lost husband and had to go through various trials established by a still-jealous Venus. In one of her trials, she ended up getting put to sleep, but Cupid revived her and pleaded with Jupiter to make Psyche immortal and let her be his true wife. Jupiter ultimately granted that wish.

Cupid will forever be connected to the concepts of love and affection, which is why he has become an unofficial symbol of Valentine’s Day.

Greeting card history and etiquette for Valentine’s Day Billions of greeting cards are sold and exchanged each year, and Valentine’s Day is one of the most popular days of the year to give a loved one a greeting card.

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The tradition of exchanging greeting cards can be traced back to ancient China, where people exchanged messages of good will to celebrate the New Year.

Over time, greeting cards were exchanged for various reasons, and by the 1850s greeting cards were transformed from handmade, expensive purchases to relatively affordable means of personal communication and wellwishing.

Valentine’s Day greetings have been popular since the Middle Ages, when they were sung or spoken aloud to special people. Cards were popularized in the 1400s, and the oldest known Valentine created during this era is on display in the British Museum in London. Valentines were initially made by hand, but by the end of the 1800s, the process of making cards was handled by machinery.

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Community pulls together for one of their own

By Jill Hayward North Thompson Star/Journal “I’m surprised how well the community pulled together, and I am very, very happy,” said Bill Fowler last Friday during the Fire Relief Fundraiser for Gilles Sequin at the Barriere Senior’s Hall.

In December of 2015 Sequin lost his home and work related tools to fire. He did not have insurance.

It was Fowler who brainstormed the fundraiser idea, and he quickly gained support from family, friends and the community to join in raising money to “help get Gille back to work and get a trailer”.

The fundraiser on Feb. 6 offered chilli and a bun, a pie auction, silent auction, 50/50, and a great lineup of musicians from Barriere, Clearwater, Kamloops and elsewhere.

A highlight for many music lovers was the appearance on stage of Al Harlow from the well known Juno Award winning band ‘Prism’.

The pie auction was entertaining as enthusiastic bidders went head to head for delicious looking pies provided and donated by generous bakers.

Fowler says he has been amazed at how quickly the community pulled together to help one of their own when disaster strikes.

“Interior Savings were great, they helped us set up a bank account for the money raised,”

said Fowler, “Armour Mountain Office Supplies and Josie Wilson have been great getting posters made, and so many other people have helped as well.”

Fowler says he is very impressed how generous people can be to help another.

“I even had people I was talking to on the street hand me a donation.”

He tells that before the Friday night fundraiser they had put $2000 into the bank. After Friday that amount jumped to $5,000 thanks to the support received at the event.

“The turnout was great,” said Fowler, “I’m very happy, and especially appreciate all the volunteers and support from the community all the way through”

Volunteer Sylvia Chivers served up two gigantic pots of chilli and a bun as part of the fundraising event. Chivers and a number of other community members also baked up delicious looking desserts for the pie auction.

A surprise cameo appearance at the fundriser by Al Harlow, from the famous band ‘Prism’ was a special highlight for those attending. ‘Prism’ boasts eight albums, two Junos and five years of North American tours under their belt.

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A total of 17 snowmobilers were in the Mount Renshaw Alpine Recreation Site when the avalanche hit. First responders, the Coroners Service and Avalanche Canada all note that the majority of groups had proper rescue equipment with them, and that the impressive effort made by those on scene to rescue themselves and others undoubtedly prevented the loss of more lives.

However, notes Gilles Valade, Executive Director of Avalanche Canada, even better than knowing to respond to an avalanche incident is knowing how to prevent one from occurring in the first place. “Avalanche safety education is essential for all winter backcountry recreationists,” said Valade.

“Basic skills, such as recognizing avalanche terrain and not exposing multiple people to overhead hazard, make a big difference in reducing the consequences of an event.”

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The 73-kilometre man

By Adam Williams Kamloops This Week

The Sun Peaks Nordic Club is daring its members to spend a week skiing their age in kilometres as a part of the Ski Your Age Challenge.

Gunner Rasmussen decided to do it in a day.

The 73-year-old hopped on the trails at Sun Peaks on his birthday, Jan. 24. Seven hours and 45 minutes later, he had covered more than 73 kilometres.

“My little joke is I can do the same I did 20 years ago, it just takes me a little bit longer,” Rasmussen said with a laugh.

“That’s natural. Your body changes as you get older and that’s fine, but you can really do the same things. It just adds a couple more minutes to it.”

It actually took him a little more than 7:03 to cover the distance on his birthday, but he had to stop to eat at one point

and to wax his skis at another.

Gunner Rasmussen poses next to a GPS watch which shows he completed nearly 13.5 kilometres of skiing in 7:46:06.

For nearly 10 years, Rasmussen has been skiing his age on his birthday, beginning when he turned 65 and retired.

He said it’s something special he wanted to do for himself, but there’s also a larger agenda.

“I love doing it . . . but it’s also kind of just show the world, because you turn senior and you’re up in that age, that don’t mean you can’t do stuff like this,” Rasmussen said.

He also snowshoes in the winter and is an avid biker, paddler and runner — though his knees don’t allow him to run as often as he used to.

“I just try to motivate older people to do the same thing.”

Rasmussen got his

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Gunner Rasmussen completed nearly 73.5 kilometres of skiing in 7:46:06 to celebrate his 73 birthday at Sun Peaks. start on cross-country skis as a boy in Denmark — in those days, he would strap on his skis to make the threekilometre trek to school each day.

Though the sport isn’t as big as it once was for the Danes — climate change has diminished the snow the European nation sees each year — the daily trip to school started Rasmussen on a lifelong love.

He would go on to compete as a crosscountry and biathlon

racer and was even an assistant coach for the Canadian cross-country team at the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary.

Today, he’s out on the tracks daily. Rasmussen spends his summers on the Coast, but his winters as a full-time resident of Sun Peaks.

A few years back, he covered more than 2,500 kilometres on his skis over the course of a season. This year, he’s already closing in on

900 kilometres.

Though he’s another year older, Rasmussen doesn’t plan to let up.

Though he could feel he had done something the day before, he felt no pain when he awoke on Jan. 25 — he even went out for another ski that day.

If Rasmussen has his way, there will be many more skis to come.

“I told my wife the other day, the day I turn 100 is going to be a hell of a long day,” he said with a laugh.

BSS Junior basketball in fine form to wrap up season North Thompson Star/Journal The Barriere Secondary Junior Basketball teams are wrapping up the season in fine form.

Zone finals proved good placings from both teams after a good season all round.

BSS Junior Boys coach Cory Carmichael commeneted, “Congratulations to the Junior Boys basketball team who finished second in zone final playoffs this past weekend against Chase. The boys made it to the zone finals for the fourth year running and finished

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The BSS Junior Girls basketball team with their coaches brought home a second place win in tier 2 this past weekend to finish out the season.

their season strong winning six of their last seven games.”

BSS Junior Girls coach Tiffany Bowser reported, “These girls

had an amazing season and improved so much. I am so proud of them, they played hard and came out second in tier 2.”

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Earliest geological survey done in B.C. leaves photo legacy of 1871 expedition through North Thompson

By Carson Stone The earliest Geological Survey done in B.C., was that of Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn, director of the survey, who led an expedition from the West Coast to the Rocky Mountains in 1871.

This expedition traveled through the North Thompson twice in the same year.

The true destination of this route, which started out in Montreal in June of 1871, was through the wilderness of the North Thompson, following the river into the Rocky Mountains.

Accompanying Mr. Selwyn, was a photographer by the name of Benjamin F. Baltzly. His amazing pictures of the North Thompson River and region was known far and wide in Canadiana history.

Selwyn needed horses, a reliable guide, a “boss” packer and a reliable packer assistant. He was also in need of a camp cook, an “axe-man” and a translator. He already had a photographer and an emerging artist, and Selwyn soon found all he needed while in Kamloops in 1871.

John Peterson was the owner of the pack train, said to be 15 horses in total. He sold them to Selwyn who was financed by the federal government at that time. Mr. Peterson had used his pack train many times before, and his resume also included being an experienced packer, so was hired on in that capacity as well.

The name of John Peterson would be very recognizable to the City of Kamloops, the land he resided on back in 1868 is now part of the present day city.

It is not clear how Abraham LaRue was hired on as a guide, translator and assistant packer for the survey party. It is clear though that Selwyn made a very good choice in hiring from the First Nations People.

Abraham proved his worth on many occasions in those fateful trips through Louis Creek and up the North Thompson.

It also appears that Abraham might have been the son of Joseph LaRocque, formerly of the NWC fur trading company (eventually Hudson’s Bay Company) in the early 1800’s. Joseph LaRocque may (can’t positively confirm) have come down the North Thompson through Louis Creek in 1812 to end up building a fort at Kamloops in that year.

It would be interesting to know if father and son had basically followed the same route in two different history events, years and years apart through this region.

Philip Jago was also of the First Nations. He had been hired on as an assistant to the survey.

Donald McPhail was the “axeman” for this group. His job would have

been extremely strenuous to be swinging an axe all day to clear a path of obstacles.

James Dean was the camp cook. As with McPhail, these men had to have been in the Kamloops area at the time in order to be hired by Selwyn.

The expedition became horrendous once reaching this area.

The ruggedness of the untamed North Thompson proved to be too much for the survey party, and after several months of still not reaching their destination in the Jasper area, they made the decision to retrace their steps.

They arrived back in Kamloops on November 17, 1871.

All was not lost however. Though the geological aspect was never carried out to any high degree, the pictures of their expedition were superb.

If anyone would like to see the photographs taken

by Mr. Baltzly, do a search through Google by typing “Benjamin F. Baltzly photographs”.

Article information courtesy of Louis Creek Heritage Trail Society and Carson Stone.

Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn, director of the earliest geological survey done in B.C. in the year 1871.

Benjamin Baltzly took this photograph during the Geological Survey of Canada expedition of British Columbia, led by Alfred R. C. Selwyn. The caption reads, “Making Portage of canoes over the Bluff at the Upper Gate of Murchison’s Rapids, in the North Thompson River, B.C. Date created approximate: 6-7 November, 1871.

1871 survey expedition photographer, Benjamin F. Baltzly.

The survey party at Canoe River, North Thompson River, 1871. Pictured are: Geologist Alfred Selwyn (centre), Benjamin Baltzly (right of centre) and his assistant John Hammond (left of centre). To the right are Philip and Larue, First Nations people who worked as porters.

The other two people are not identified. The party crossed B.C. to scout out the best possible route for the building of the proposed Canadian Pacific railway.

Benjamin F. Baltzly photo:

This Benjamin Baltzly photograph of glacier and mountain scenery at the confluence of the Muddy and North Thompson Rivers was also taken during the expedition of 1871.

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Some still say, “Digital isn’t real photography!”

The medium of photography has become very accessible for everyone. There was a time when photographers had to be an engineer, a chemist, and to be successful, serious practitioners needed to spend time educating themselves.

Photographers actually had to understand the combinations of shutter and aperture for a properly exposed image, and worried about camera shake and film choice.

With modern technology, today’s supercharged cameras with their machine-gun-like shutters, and seemingly speed of light focusing, many photographers are able to make great photos without any knowledge whatsoever of photography.

This week I talked to a woman that pulled her 1980’s film camera out of a wellworn canvas bag say-

ing, “Digital isn’t real photography!” (I remember writing about another person upset with digital almost exactly a year ago.)

I let her rant for a while about how inferior digital is, and how one can’t get a good picture unless they used film. However, because I wasn’t in a mood to get into an argument I knew I wouldn’t win, I just nodded and said that I do like the tactile quality one can get with a properly printed picture. And to smooth things out I mentioned that I have several enlargements hanging on the wall in my shop that I took with film.

That conversation is becoming rather infrequent these days, but it still is kind of humorous when someone wants to complain about modern photographers and the high tech equipment available. Unfortunately,

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There are still a few people intent on complaining that with the end of film comes the end of photography.

That’s just silly. Personally, I don’t think film is going away any time soon. Film is just one of many ways to make a photograph.

The big box outlets here in Canada may not carry it much longer, but there are lots of specialty items artists use that are only available in specialty stores, and I think there are still plenty

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It seems like everyone is taking pictures nowadays. (Another thing that lady complained about) But I think that’s a good thing and not something to complain about.

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that. Who cares what kind of camera or how the image is captured.

I think I might stop by and talk to that woman again. She has a small store down the street from mine. My conversation won’t really be to talk her out of film and into digital. She hasn’t used her camera in a while and I’d like her to start taking pictures again instead of complaining about young people with their digital cameras.

I hope she will start having fun with that old 35mm film camera. It doesn’t matter what camera she uses, film or digital, as long as she is happy with the photographs she makes. I’ll be sure to help her out, and with a bit of subversive work, I might get her using a digital camera after all.

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Moving & Storage • Indoor Storage Units • Office space with equipment storage available. Hwy access for convenience & exposure 250-674-0145 info@oncallservices.ca 851 Yellowhead Hwy 5

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

MP McLeod delivers constituents’ views on physician-assisted dying

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Ottawa, Feb. 3, 2016 – Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, today delivered her constituents’ views to the House of Commons’ Special Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying.

On February 6, 2015 the Supreme Court of Canada said that our current law that makes it illegal for anyone to help a person end their own life should be amended to allow doctors to help in specific circumstances.

The Supreme Court gave the federal government 12 months plus a 4 month extension to craft the new legislation in response to this ruling.

“In the spring of 2015, I reached out to the constituents of Kamloops – Thompson -

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

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Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo

Cariboo, asking for their position on this important and difficult topic,” MP McLeod said.

“Since last June, I have received a significant majority of responses that agreed with the Supreme Court decision. I want to express my appreciation for those who took the time to share their personal experiences with me.

“There were so many well thought-out, quality suggestions that I have forwarded them to the Committee for their consideration,” stated McLeod.

The Special Committee was convened on January 22, and is currently holding a series of public consultations to hear from experts and stakeholders with the goal of reporting back to Parliament with legislative suggestions

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* * * Quotes To Live By * * * If your wanting and looking for love one must first take the lead from our universe,or a God of your understanding. Love yourself and your world. Become the best you can be in all parts of your life. Be of pure thought. When you have become the person you want to meet then the universe will conspire to place this person in your life. Follow your hearts leads. True, you may really want person “X” and think nothing of “the one”. Yet the universe may have a better person for you, person “Y” who is a better fit into your life; creating a perfect match “Made in Heaven”. Be true to self. Loving self and your world you are the Creator of every thing in your life. Know this and be your best.

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Little Stars Child Care growing North Thompson Star/Journal The Little Stars Child Care program held in Barriere Ridge is proving to me a great assist for area parents, especially those who work as well as raising a family. Little Stars offers three child care programs; Preschool, Playschool, and MultiAge Care.

Little Stars Preschool caters for 20 children aged at least three years old by the end of the school year in which they enter the program.

Preschool works to ensure literacy, language and numeracy skills are developed in conjunction with social and emotional skills. They are provided with a healthy snack and outdoor playtime. Preschool is to prepare the children for a successful transition into kindergarten.

Preschool runs Monday through Friday, 8.45 a.m. – 11.45 a.m., school term time only.

Little Stars Playschool children have the opportunity to remain with staff for a fun afternoon. Dur-

ing the three hours of playschool the children continue to learn and engage with staff, reading stories, enjoying craft and outside playtime and resting when they feel tired.

Children bring their own lunch and afternoon snack. Playschool closes at three allowing parent’s time to collect older siblings from school first. Playschool runs Monday through Friday, 11.45 a.m. – 3 p.m., school term time only.

Little Stars MultiAge Care is a program designed to care for

children for a full day where they feel valued and welcome. Each day children are offered play opportunities that stimulate their development such as arts and crafts, reading, puzzle making, mini science projects, discovery of the world around them, free play activities both in and out of doors, and the chance to build solid emotional connections. Children are required to bring their own mid-morning snack and lunch. An afternoon snack is provided. The age of

children in this program varies greatly but it is geared to meet the needs of a broad age spectrum group. This program runs Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.

– 5 p.m., half sessions are also available.

Program is closed on statutory holidays, two weeks in August and over the Christmas and New Year period.

For more info call Patricia Morin (Manager) at 250-672-9773, ext. 230, Yellowhead Community Services.

A youngster enjoys snack time in Little Stars Multi-Age Care on Jan. 29 at The Ridge. (Below) Staff and some of the children pose for a photo.

No cash – no problem at unique craft swap in Barriere

By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal On Jan. 30, approximately 30 people turned out for the first Cashless Craft Swap of the year.

The Swap was held at the North Thompson Volunteer Centre, and happens four times a year January, April, July and October.

The whole idea is to recycle unwanted crafting supplies. People bring items they no longer want, and usually pick up new (to them) items that they do want.

Some of the items that were brought this time included: material, unspun wool and cashmere (the cashmere was barely on the table for more that two minutes before three people shared it out between them), beads, knitting needles, assorted craft books and magazines, rubber stamps, a whole tin full of buttons, some miniature furniture (also barely on the table before it was snapped up by a happy browser for her granddaughter), and a pizza box full of scrapbooking paper that I happily absconded with (yay!). Oh, what fun!

It seemed every time I turned around something new was put on the table. People stayed and chatted, more people came in with items to add, and eventually they started to head out, arms just as full as when they came in, but with a whole lot of other items.

Of course, you don’t have to bring something to take part. Everyone is welcome to come out and browse for crafting supplies, regardless of whether or not they have anything to bring. The Swap is a perfect time to get some supplies for that craft you’ve been wanting to try.

And the beauty of it, is that if in a month or two you decide that it just isn’t the craft for you... bring the stuff back to the next swap.

Besides the items listed above, you can bring:

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The Cashless Craft Swap in Barriere is becoming a favourite event for area residents. cookbooks, cookie cutters, mason jars, paints, paint brushes, pencil crayons, colouring books, woodworking items, pottery items... basically anything that can conceivably be used in anything remotely resembling a craft (and yes, I consider cooking/baking/canning to be a craft).

Items not claimed at the end of the Swap are either kept for the next Swap, given to the After School Program, or given to the local Thrift Shop (usually some to all three).

The next Swap will be held in April, the exact date will be announced at the end of March, in the paper (both the Times and the Star/Journal) and on the radio (93.1 The Bear). For more information, contact me, Margaret Houben, at 250672-9330.

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