Barriere Star Journal, February 25, 2016

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Racing in Blue River

Disability benefits will be increasing by $77 per month ..... page 3

MLA clarifies position on Trans Mountain expansion ..... page 5

Five proposals for winter road maintenance in Barriere ..... page 7

Photography by Mikael Kjellstrom

About 30 youngsters from Barriere joined 75 from Raft River and 10 from Blue River for the annual Andy Aufschnaiter Memorial crosscountry ski races held in Blue River, Feb. 18.

(Pictured above) Barriere’s Missy Kjellstrom (#20) took first place in the female Grade 2 cross-country race. (Right) Ethan Curll of Barriere took a second place medal in the grade 3 boys race. Find more on page 12...

Home lost to fire on Barriere Lakes Road ..... page 9

Remunerations for Barriere mayor and council reported ..... page 9

MSP premium assistance: Do you qualify? ..... page 19

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Teamsters and horses come in all sizes

By Jill Hayward North Thompson Star/Journal The gentle giants of the equine world were on display at the North Thompson Agriplex last Saturday as teamsters from Salmon Arm, Lillooet, 100 Mile House and locally turned out for an afternoon of driving the big teams. Spectators were welcome, as well as those who were not fully experienced at driving heavy horses as the teamsters, who have been doing this all their lives.

The demonstrations included driving in-hand (without a wagon), negotiating a pattern of orange cones with a stone-boat (or weighted sled), or finishing the day pulling a wagon. Everyone from the youngest to the oldest seemed to be having a great time.

Organizers of the event say they hope to do it again in the future, all part of promoting the heavy horse breed and driving draft horses. Of course it is also a prime opportunity to practice in advance for the heavy horse competitions at the annual North Thompson Fall Fair in September where the big horses and their teamsters go head to head in harness, halter, and exciting pull competitions.

(Left) Young Bobby-Rae Farrow shows she has what it takes to drive a big team on her own while teamster Dave Stutt oversees his horses from the back of the stone boat.

(Bottom left) Mark Ralko’s team await their turn to perform.

(Bottom) Some of the teams waiting to be put through their paces at the North Thompson Agriplex last Saturday.

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Liberal MLAs outline balanced budget; detail Temporary closures for further hospital expansion Jamieson Creek Forest Service Road from Feb. 29 through Mar. 18 Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations KAMLOOPS - The public is advised that Jamieson Creek Forest Service Road (FSR) will be periodically closed between 4.0 km and 9.0 km, for periods of up to two hours, beginning Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, and ending March 18, 2016.

Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations staff will be working on upgrading and widening a portion of the road to improve public safety.

Jamieson Creek FSR is located on the west side of the North Thompson River about 20 kilometres north of the City of Kamloops. This road is part of B.C.’s 55,000-kilometre forest service road network that provides access to British Columbia’s backcountry.

For information and updates on the road closure, visit: www.for.gov. bc.ca/dka

By Cam Fortems Kamloops This Week While there were no specifics in last week’s provincial budget, the city’s two MLAs and cabinet minister said Friday that work is continuing on the second phase of the Royal Inland Hospital upgrade and that there is possibility of investment at TRU. Kamloops-South Thompson MLA and Transportation Minister Todd Stone, along with Kamloops-North Thompson MLA and Health Minister Terry Lake, provided an update at the traditional Kamloops Chamber of Commerce lunch meeting following the provincial budget.

The pair outlined the balanced budget that provided a $100-million downpayment on the promised Prosperity Fund, which Premier Christy Clark said in the 2013 provincial election would be funded with revenue from liquid natural-gas projects.

The $100 million does not stem from LNG projects, but from the province’s surplus.

Critics have called the Prosperity Fund because no corporations have moved forward with LNG investments, though Stone predicted that will change by next year.

That budget makes B.C. the best performing province for a number of categories, including jobs and credit rating. Stone said that is evident

from the numbers and from looking at the number of Canadians and immigrants moving to the province.

Lake said in an interview the $80-million first phase of RIH upgrades, the visible parkade and clinical-services building along Columbia Street, is due to be complete by July.

The next phase is the $240-million surgical tower.

“I’m hopeful we’ll go to request for proposals in February 2017,” Lake said.

Local taxpayers will contribute another $160 million to the project.

“I’m hopeful sometime in 2017 we’ll have shovels in the ground,” Lake said. “I don’t want to get too far ahead.”

That 2017 date would put activity in the midst of the next provincial election, which will be held in May. Treasury board of cabinet is considering a set of capital projects for post-secondary institutions in B.C., one of them Thompson Rivers University’s proposed new trades building, valued at $30 million.

“TRU put forward an exceptional business plan for a trades and technology building, a new building adjacent to the existing one,” Stone told reporters.

That plan is under evaluation “I’m hopeful we should have some good news on that project soon,” he said.

Budget 2016: Property transfer tax trimmed

By Tom Fletcher Black Press Newly built homes worth up to $750,000 are exempt from B.C.’s property transfer tax under changes in the provincial budget that take effect immediately.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong expects to make up most of the lost revenue by increasing the tax rate from two to three per cent on the value of homes in excess of $2 million.

For resold homes, property purchase tax continues to apply at one per cent on the first $200,000 of value and two per cent on value between $200,000 and $2 million.

The tax has produced a windfall for the province and pushed home purchase costs even higher in the

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Finance Minister Mike de Jong presents the 2016-17 budget in the B.C. legislature Feb. 19. hot market for homes in some urban areas.

The government expects to collect about $200 million more than it budgeted for the current year, due to soaring prices and a high number of sales.

De Jong said the break is aimed at new

construction to stimulate new housing construction, adding to supply in response to demand that is driving prices up.

The exemption is only available to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and the government

is resuming tracking nationality of buyers, a practice stopped in 1998.

The upper limit to qualify for the homeowner grant is also increased from $1.1 million to $1.2 million for the 2016 property tax year.

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Movie tax breaks under scrutiny Black Press B.C.’s tax credits to the movie industry are rising rapidly as the low Canadian dollar attracts more productions to the province, and Finance Minister Mike de Jong has ordered a review.

“The sector is having a record-breaking year and that’s all good news for the people involved,” de Jong said. “But the way the tax credit is structured, we see the amount being paid out increasing expo-

nentially. It’s set to cross the half billiondollar mark.”

The review is to take place within the next two months, including consultation with B.C. production companies. B.C. offers a refundable tax credit for one third of labour costs for movies, TV and digital media production.

The current boxoffice hit Deadpool is the latest of 20th Century Fox’s X-Men series to be filmed in B.C. An earlier movie in the series was lured

to Montreal by generous tax incentives, and Ontario extended its tax credits to cover 25 per cent of all spending on a project.

Most of B.C.’s industry is foreign productions, taking advantage of experienced crews, scenic locations and easy access from Hollywood. De Jong said in 2013 that Canadian provinces are “being played” by producers looking to increase tax breaks by threatening to go elsewhere.

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Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Emergency Management VICTORIA - “This weekend has brought more tragedy to our mountains because of avalanches.

Our hearts break for the families of those who have lost loved ones to B.C.’s backcountry this season,” states Hon. Naomi Yamamoto, Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness.

“I love the outdoors. It’s what makes B.C. so remarkable. But it can be dangerous, even when you equip yourself with the proper training and tools for survival. The risk is real. Avalanche Canada’s warning is still in effect.

“We are urging British Columbians and visitors to our beautiful

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province to take great caution when exploring outdoors.

“Be aware of the snow conditions in the area before heading out (check the avalanche forecast at www.avalanche.ca), take an avalanche skills training course and take the proper gear (transceiver, probe, and shovel). This won’t eliminate the risk, but it will increase the chances for returning home safely.”

Disability benefits will be increasing by $77 per month Black Press A $77 increase in monthly income assistance for disabled people will make the system fairer for rural B.C. residents who don’t have access to transit service, Social Development Minister Michelle Stilwell says.

The increase, the first in nine years, has been the target of protests because the cost of monthly transit passes is deducted from it for those who were using the pass. Their increase is only $25 a month plus the continued transit pass.

“There were 40,000 individuals in this province who weren’t eligible for the bus pass program because of the location where they live, because it wasn’t a service that was provided,” Stilwell said. “So what we’ve done is levelled the playing field for people with disabilities, and provided those individuals with a choice on how they want to spend their money.”

The increase is to take effect Sept. 1, at an annual cost of $170 million to the provincial treasury.

Regulations coming for B.C.’s pet breeders The B.C. government is adopting new regulations to require dog and cat breeders to meet national standards for their care.

Regulations are expected to take effect in 2017, based on the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association’s code of practice, along with a breeder licensing or registration system.

They will require daily cleaning of pens, minimum space for each animal depending on its size, and veterinary care for dogs and cats that are sick, injured or in pain.

A registration system would allow animal inspectors to inspect premises, rather than wait for public complaints about poor conditions that currently result in about 200 investigations per year.

Craig Daniell, CEO of the B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said the recent seizure of 66 neglected dogs from a Langley breeder has outraged B.C. residents.

“These events have really reinforced the public’s desire for the licensing and inspection of dog and cat breeders, to prevent the kind of suffering we have witnessed in the last few weeks,” Daniell said.

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OPINION Editorial;

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B.C. Views with Tom Fletcher

Time to take MSP off life support The B.C. Liberal government made a big show of selectively easing Medical Services Plan fees in its budget for the coming election year.

In what is becoming a pattern for Premier Christy Clark, the biggest beneficiaries are single parents. The new MSP is calculated for adults only, so a single parent with two children saves as much as $1,200 a year.

Premium assistance is expanded, with discounts for single people making up to $42,000, rather than $30,000. But for singles, couples and seniors who don’t qualify for discounts, the rate is going up another four per cent effective Jan. 1, 2017. Indeed, with population growth, the finance ministry expects its take from MSP premiums to rise every year, reaching $2.5 billion in the coming years.

MSP revenue covers about 17 per cent of B.C.’s health budget, and Clark and Finance Minister Mike de Jong insist that Canada’s only direct health care charge is a vital signal to people that health care isn’t free.

This argument has failed.

One seldom-discussed fact is that for half of the people charged MSP, it’s paid by their employers. In private sector terms it’s a hefty payroll tax, creating one more obstacle for businesses to hire full-time staff with benefits.

So most full-time employees don’t receive this supposedly vital signal, unless they get laid off because their employer is losing money.

Also note that politicians and public sector employees have never paid MSP premiums. Their employers, taxpayers, pick up the tab for them.

People who have to pay out of pocket are what the bureaucracy calls “pay direct accounts.” Jordan Bateman of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation recently revealed that nearly 400,000 of these accounts are currently in arrears by more than 30 days, owing a grand total of $457 million.

Of course this is Canada, so even if you haven’t paid or even registered for MSP, you still get treatment at the hospital. Another potential signal lost in the noise.

For people who lose their jobs, MSP is like being kicked when they are down.

Their employer stops paying, and the slow-moving bureaucracy charges them based on their income from the previous year.

There was a fuss in 2004 after the B.C. Liberals contracted out MSP administration to a Virginia-based back-office specialist, delightfully named Maximus Corporation. Now Maximus goes after delinquent MSP accounts with collection agency tactics, and attempts to keep up with the comings and goings from other provinces and countries.

Opposition parties decry the continued inequity of the MSP premium system, which charges the same for a single person making $45,000 or $450,000 a year.

NDP leader John Horgan rails about inequality and accuses Clark of using MSP revenues to establish her prosperity “slush fund,” but he stops short of calling for the elimination of MSP premiums.

One would expect the NDP to lead another “axe the tax” campaign, as they did with the carbon tax and the HST, but they aren’t. Perhaps this is because workers for this unnecessary Maximus machine remain members of the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union.

Green Party leader Andrew Weaver has it right. He staged a popular petition drive to roll MSP premiums into income tax. If the government wants to send a message, it can interrupt its continuous “Jobs Plan” advertising.

Scrapping MSP and raising income tax rates on higher brackets to compensate would fix the private sector payroll deterrent, make salaried employees (including me) pay their share, and end a tax break for the wealthy.

Don’t hold your breath.

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

Early Years program gets funding for Barriere and Clearwater To the editor; On behalf of our Early Years community development initiatives in the North Thompson, I am pleased to announce that we have been successful in our application to acquire Early Years Centre annual funding through the Provincial Office for the Early Years (Ministry of Children and Family Development) to support our existing and future development of services for the zero to six years population and their families.

The Early Years Centre funding will be contracted to Yellowhead Community Ser-

vices Society with the implementation of the funding objectives occurring in conjunction with the Success By 6 and Make Children First initiatives embedded within the current partnerships and efforts of the existing Early Years Collaboratives in both Clearwater and Barriere.

Thank you for your continued support of the Early Years in our communities.

Heather Adamson, B.Ed Early Years Community Development coordinator, Clearwater and area Yellowhead Community Services

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MLA clarifies position on Trans Mountain expansion

To the editor; I have been asked by constituents to clarify the province’s position on the Trans Mountain pipeline proposal to increase oil delivery through the interior to the Port of Vancouver. As Environment Minister in 2012 I, along with then Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Mary Polak, announced five conditions which need to be met by any project to increase heavy oil transport through B.C. These conditions have not changed and include; a successful environmental assessment, world leading spill prevention and response on the marine environment, world leading spill prevention and response on the terrestrial environment, participation by First Nations, and a fair share of economic opportunity for B.C. During the National Energy Board hearings on the TMP proposal, B.C. was asked to give its input as an intervenor.

The response was that, to date we have not seen evidence presented that satisfies our five conditions. I must emphasize that companies like Kinder Morgan have acknowledged and agreed

Terry Lake, MLA Kamloops North Thompson Minister of Health with the five conditions so this response did not come as a surprise to them and they understand that the door has not closed on this project. Some of the responsibility to meet the conditions lies with the federal government (marine environment), the provincial government (terrestrial environment), and First Nations. Outside of the NEB process the company can also negotiate with the province, First Nations and communities to help meet some of these conditions.

I fully understand the eco-

nomic opportunity the TMP project presents for the Thompson Valleys, both in community benefit agreements with local governments, with employment for First Nations and non First Nations, and I have confidence that Kinder Morgan is capable of a positive relationship with communities in our region – they have for decades. They have also won international awards for work on upgrading their existing pipeline through Jasper National Park – a UN World Heritage Site.

It is important to be consistent in our public policy toward such major projects and as Premier Christy Clark has said on national television, “The company has adopted the five conditions. Alberta’s adopted them.

The federal government has adopted them. I think that Kinder Morgan can meet them.”

I hope this clarifies the B.C. position on this very important project that has the potential to create hundreds of jobs and other benefits in our communities.

Terry Lake MLA – Kamloops North Thompson Minister of Health

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Five generations Long time Barriere resident, Eva Long, shared this photo of a recent get together in the community with her family celebrating five generations all in one place. Pictured bottom right is Eva Long with her first great great grandchild Kaylee Grace Veltmyer, left of Long is the baby’s great grandmother Jacqueline Whaley, right rear is baby’s grandmother Lennette Veltmyer with her son and the baby’s father, Christopher Veltmyer.

Long says “It was wonderful to have everyone together at one time and to hold my first great great grandchild!”

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Growing B.C.’s agricultural sector

By Norm Letnick Minister of Agriculture

Day in and day out over 55,000 farmers, ranchers, fishers, and food processors work around the many unique regions in our province to grow, catch, process, and deliver some of the best tasting, highest quality food to British Columbians.

I know, I’ve had the privilege of meeting hundreds of them over the past three years during my travels throughout the province and speak with them about their passion for the land, their products, and their contribution to our way of life. Together, with the support of over 300 men and women who work in the agriculture ministry, they achieved a milestone in agrifood receipts last year topping a record $12.3 billion. That was almost six per cent more than the year before which was also a record year.

Many farmers are making more money,

with net cash income for this last year rising over 33 per cent above the year before. We’ve seen records shattered in total honey production yield to nearly four million pounds, sweet cherries 22 per cent higher than the year previous at nearly 14,000 tonnes, record years in hectares harvested of asparagus, beets, cauliflower, field tomatoes, greenhouse peppers and cucumbers, and more including records in cattle, milk, and chicken.

In 2014, B.C. producers led the nation in sales of blueberries, cranberries, sweet cherries, raspberries, apricots, with 17 of B.C.’s crops ranked second in national sales including floriculture products, nursery products, grapes, and more. And with our long shoreline we’ve also led the nation in sales of salmon, halibut, rockfish, skate, dogfish, hake, tuna, wild crabs, farmed clams, oysters and scallops.

All this in an environmental and sustainable

manner that not only meet and exceed standards but also attract buyers from around the world who are hungry for clean, safe, nutritious, high quality food and drink to consume and feed their children.

This growing demand has propelled our exports to record levels of nearly $3 billion with the USA consuming two-thirds of that and China coming in at number two at $264 million.

Through the recent throne speech and budget our government has communicated its intent to continue to support and expand this important industry for the benefit of those men and women working in agrifoods, for all British Columbians who enjoy the over 300 commodities harvested and hundreds more food and drink products manufactured here, and many in over 150 countries who import our products.

Whether it’s more money for our highly

successful Buy Local program, more resources to help the Agriculture Land Commission enhance its oversight of the over four million hectares in the ALR (32,000 more than 2001), a new nonrefundable farmers’ food tax credit to those in the farming sector who donate produce and products to people in need or school meal programs, funding for the B.C. Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation to ensure the continuance of the school fruits, vegetable and dairy program, which now serves fresh B.C. agricultural products to 549,000 students in more than 1,400 First Nations and public schools, or many other program area investments you can rest assured that our government is fully committed to see agriculture’s success continue now and for years to come.

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Uncle Chris the Clown presents Brittany Baird and Bishop Lister with their prize for Most Favored Cake (right) at the Family Fun Night held Feb. 7 at the Ridge in Barriere. Approximately 245 people attended, with a total of $ 1,135 raised in door donations and silent auction proceeds. Funds generated were split between Barriere Success by 6 and the Splash Pad Project Fundraiser.

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It’s recommended we have two servings (3.5 on) twice a week. Canned salmon is as good as the fresh fish to satisfy this advice. It’s low in mercury content, a contaminant found in some fish.

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The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) officially released its introductory video ‘The Region of BC’s Best’ to the public after it was premiered at the TNRD Board of Directors meeting Feb. 18.

The video can be seen on the TNRD website, tnrd.ca, on the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission (TNFC) YouTube channel, or the TNFC website, FilmThompsonNicola. com.

“The TNRD is a tremendously diverse area. The intent of the video is to showcase the incredible and unique attributes of the region,” said John Ranta, TNRD Chair. “We hope the public will enjoy the video and learn more about the Thompson-Nicola Region, which we believe is The Region of BC’s Best.”

The Film Commission was tasked with producing the vignette and Kamloops’ Joy Factory Films filmed and edited the video.

“We drew on the resources of TNRD economic and tourism agencies, First Nations, production companies and filmmakers, and all types of businesses for information, footage and advice,” said Victoria Weller, TNFC Film Commissioner.

The video took more than a year to produce in order to acquire footage from all seasons and in all landscapes, such as the Regional District’s world renowned grasslands, deserts and mountains. agriculture, natural resources, education, technology, transportation, health care, tourism, and culture provide the framework in which the video presents the region.

Public Invited to Discuss TNRD Financial Plan Members of the public are invited to meet the Director of Finance at a public consultation session to discuss the Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s 2016-20 Five-Year Financial Plan.

The public consultation session will take place on Friday, Feb. 26, between 10 a.m. and noon in the Board Room of the TNRD Building located in Kamloops.

For those unable to attend, all of the information from the consultation session will be available online and feedback can be made through the online input form.

The TNRD Board will consider and adopt the financial plan at its regular board meeting on March 24. Board meetings are open to the public.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District currently provides more than 100 local government services to taxpayers, including fire protection, 911, land use planning, solid waste management, water and sewer, regulatory services and invasive plant management as well as access for residents to libraries and recreation facilities.

Visit the TNRD website at www.tnrd.ca

MP McLeod takes government to task on mixed messages North Thompson Star/Journal OTTAWA – Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops – Thompson – Cariboo and Official Opposition Critic for Indigenous Affairs, questioned the Liberal government last week regarding their mixed messages on the approval process of the development of Canada’s natural resources.

“During the election campaign, the Prime Minister stated that First Nations would have veto power over natural resource projects in their jurisdiction. He pledged that if First Nations said no, the project would not proceed. But now, the Prime Minister appears to be doing the opposite. In a visit with Alberta Premier earlier this month, he appeared to back

Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for Kamloops – Thompson – Cariboo away from this election pledge,” said McLeod.

“Clearly the Prime Minister has confused this issue for both

the natural resource industry and First Nations. Does he not understand that uncertainty hurts both prospective development and Indigenous communities?” questioned McLeod.

In response, the government once again said they were consulting without any clear process or deadlines. Further, when asked about an ‘indigenous licence’ to proceed with pipeline development, the answer was again vague.

“As we look at the declining economic forecasts, it is clear that we need the Canadian Government to start supporting our energy sector and the jobs it brings, rather than endless consulting, barriers of red tape, and the preferential treatment of foreign oil over our Canadian resources,” concluded McLeod.

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Group seeks volunteers for National Forest Week The Times We live in the middle of a forest. Want to learn more about what that means?

“For 2016 National Forest Week we are once again looking for interested residents to join the committee in planning another educational and successful week of events for North Thompson Valley residents to participate in,” said Abbey Bates, spokesperson for a National Forest Week committee set up by Wells Gray Community Forest’s advisory committee.

“Some suggested topics are invasive plants, integrated resource management, fire smart fuel management, community watersheds and climate change to name a few,” Bates continued.

National Forest Week is observed during the third week of September, Sunday through Saturday. National Tree Day is part of National Forest Week and is celebrated on the Wednesday.

In August of 2015, the Community Forest Advisory Committee (CFAC) invited interested residents to plan and participate in celebrating National Forest week in the North Thompson Valley.

A small enthusiastic committee was formed and plans for National Forest week were made.

The week of events was designed to reach a wide demographic of residents and provide a variety of forestry related activities that would inform and excite people about our important resource.

These events were in the form of evening workshops, field trips and mill tours.

National Tree Day was celebrated with Simpcw First Nations students planting a tree on their property adjacent to the Raft River viewing platform.

National Forest Week was established circa 1920 as Forest Fire prevention week. It was intended to encourage greater public awareness about Canada’s forests.

At this time it seemed our forest were endless and the only threat to the forest was from wild fires. Since then National Forest Week (renamed in 1967) has evolved to encompass the many and varied human and environmental aspects of Canada’s forest resources.

Activities are promoted across Canada and this week challenges Canadians to learn about their forest heritage and support greater recognition of this important resource.

The first planning meeting for the National Forest Week 2016 committee will be held Wednesday, March 9.

Please contact Abbey Bates for more details: 250-674-2127 or email at 3bates@telus.net

Five proposals for winter road maintenance received by District $156,000 contract awarded to Defiance Enterprise Inc. (Quality Contractors) North Thompson Star/Journal Winter Road Maintenance Services in the District of Barriere have been performed under contract by Murray Purcha and Son for the past three years, with an option to renew for a further two years on the contract. However, the District recently made the decision to put the contract out for proposals rather than to renew as per the option.

District of Barriere staff persons, Dustin Doherty, Roads, Parks and BylawEnforcement Coordinator, and Colleen Hannigan, CAO, presented the following information to mayor and council on Feb. 17, 2016, in a closed session regarding Winter Road Maintenance Services — RFP 16-01. The information was released to the public on Feb. 23, 2016.

“Currently the cost of contracted winter roads’ maintenance is $213,000 per season, not including sweeping or any other service that falls within the summer months.

“The operating cost for this same maintenance (with the

same level of service) done in house has been estimated at $150,870 per season, not including potential savings with summer maintenance and with other departments.

“This is a generous number based on worst case scenarios.

A detailed breakdown of the estimated winter maintenance in-house operating costs is included with this report.

“It was recognized that if the contract was put out for new proposals at this time, there is a chance that a contractor may be willing to do the maintenance for closer to the estimated cost than is currently the case.

“The Request For Proposals — RFP 16-01 Winter Road Maintenance Services was is-

sued on Jan. 25, and closed at 2 p.m. on Feb. 15.

“Five proposals were received prior to the deadline and all met the minimum mandatory requirements to proceed to full evaluation. Upon final evaluation it has been determined that the lowest Lump Sum Price proposal, which is slightly above the estimated cost arrived at by staff, will provide the best value for this service to the District.

“Since the District has experience with this contractor we are confident that they will achieve the level of service outlined in their proposal.

“It was therefore recommended that Council award the 2016 Winter Road Maintenance Services contract to Defiance Enterprise Inc. (Quality Contractors), for a term of three years beginning Oct. 1, 2016, with the possibility of a further two year extension at the District’s discretion, at a lump sum price of $156,000 and as further detailed in their response to RFP 16-0/which will form part of the contractual agreement.”

Photos: Keith McNeill

Simpcw First Nation band councillor Tina Donald and Jeff Lamond of Rooted by the River start planting a juniper tree next to the former federal Fisheries building by Raft River during National Forest Week last year. Waiting for their turn to help are students from Neqweyqwelsten School in Chu Chua.

Participants in a field trip through North Thompson Provincial Park during National Forest Week last year pose for a photograph. The walk was guided

by Lorraine Maclauchlan, regional entomologist with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources.

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Barriere Secondary Honour Roll 2015-16 • Semester 1 Term 2 MERIT HONOUR ROLL GRADE 8 EFFORT HONOUR ROLL Desiree Anderson Meghan Balatti Brendon Chrystall Maggie Dana Ayla Danielson Jonathan Fennell Jorden Genier Julie Hendriks Taylor Johnson Cameron Kerslake Monica Lee Hayden Loewen Kaylee Nelson Mackenzie Ransome Tyson Schilling Kash Sigouin Halle Smith Amber Soiland Summer Stonehouse Aaron VanSickle Bryce Welz MERIT HONOUR ROLL Brendon Chrystall Maggie Dana Ayla Danielson Jorden Genier Taylor Johnson Amber Soiland ACHIEVEMENT HONOUR ROLL Desiree Anderson Meghan Balatti Jonathon Fennell Julie Hendriks Cameron Kerslake Monica Lee Kaylee Nelson Mackenzie Ransome Tyson Schilling Kash Sigouin Halle Smith Summer Stonehouse Aaron VanSickle Bryce Welz

GRADE 9

EFFORT HONOUR ROLL Irene Beeton Kamryn Cousins Taylynn Eustache Emma Hamblin Brooke Hartman Samantha Jones Pamela LeFeuvre Katie McInnes Zarina Mitchell Caden Nickel Cassaundra Pedersen Rebecca Quiding Lane Robinson Natalie Shearsmith Brayden Smith Daniel Stonehouse MERIT HONOUR ROLL Irene Beeton Karan Gill Emma Hamblin Cassaundra Pedersen Sara Sabyan Natalie Shearsmith ACHIEVEMENT HONOUR ROLL Brooke Hartman Samantha Jones Pamela LeFeuvre Katie McInnes Zarina Mitcheli Caden Nickel Rebecca Quiding HONOURS WITH DISTINCTION Kamryn Cousins Taylynn Eustache Lane Robinson Daniel Stonehouse

GRADE 10

EFFORT HONOUR ROLL Chant Copley Will Dana Isaiah Ducharme Sakwuwa Dunstan-Stanyer Dawson Huber Darrell Jules Madison Kerslake Tyra Noble Katelyn Palmer Tyler Schilling Lauren Tremblay Sheldon VanSickle

Kathleen Janis Darrell Jules Braeden Krause

ACHIEVEMENT HONOUR ROLL Lauren Ficke Dawson Huber Madison Kerslake Tyra Noble Katelyn Palmer Lauren Tremblay Sheldon VanSickle HONOURS WITH DISTINCTION Chant Copley Will Dana Tyler Schilling

GRADE 11

Barriere Secondary Honour List for Semester 1 Term 2

North Thompson Star/Journal

Students of Barriere Secondary School received a number of award certificates during the school’s Semester 1 Term 2 Recognition Assembly held in the gymnasium Feb. 17.

Recognition for grade 8 to grade 12 students were handed out. Certificates in each grade were presented for Effort, Merit, and Achievement Honour Roll; as well as Honours With Distinction.

Here are photographs of certificate recipients in each grade who were in attendance at the assembly.

EFFORT HONOUR ROLL Richard Celesta Megan English Kiera Eustache Nicholas McInnes Lyric McLeish-Brown Leanna Mitchell Dustin Pawloff Tamika Philip Kathleen Pilatzke Danny Purcha Serena Steel MERIT HONOUR ROLL Richard Celesta Megan English Tristan Holt Nicholas McInnes Lyric McLeish-Brown Dustin Pawloff

Grade 8 Honour Roll

Grade 9 Honour Roll Photos courtesy of Barriere Secondary School

ACHIEVEMENT HONOUR ROLL Kiera Eustache Leanna Mitchell Tamika Philip Danny Purcha Serena Steel

Grade 10 Honour Roll

HONOURS WITH DISTINCTION Kathleen Pilatzke

GRADE 12

EFFORT HONOUR ROLL Vanessa Balatti Rhett Bloomfield Flora Copley Kelley Dionne Ronja Endler Kobe Ewashina Hannah Feller Breann Fischer Jack Greenwell Riley Haws Jenessa Jones Christine Kempter Owen Magrath Jillian McInnes Kathleen Newton Emillie Nystoruk Jacob Peterson Wil Sheldrick Chris Smith Garrett Tremblay

Grade 11 Honour Roll

Grade 12 Honour Roll

AG Foods winners all smiles

MERIT HONOUR ROLL Vanessa Balatti Marvin Blanke Ronja Endler Eric Hernandez Jenny Jim ACHIEVEMENT HONOUR ROLL Rhett Bloomfield Kobe Ewashina Hannah Feller Breann Fischer Riley Haws Jenessa Jones Christine Kempter Jillian McInnes Jacob Peterson Garrett Tremblay HONOURS WITH DISTINCTION Flora Copley Kathleen Newton Congratulations Students of Barriere Secondary!!!

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Barriere AG Foods last in-store draw for the Great Grocery Giveaway Contest was held on Feb. 15, with the prize winner able to choose a 30 second shopping spree or $300 in AG Food’s gift certificates. The winner was Terrance Lampreau, who chose to take the $300 in gift certificates, and is shown here being presented with his prize by AG Foods employee Brenda Shevolup.

During Barriere AG Foods recent Anniversary Sale customers were able to enter for the chance to win an Apple TV on Feb. 14. Pictured is Jacqui Nicholson, the lucky winner of the prize.

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Remunerations for Barriere mayor and council reported

By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal The District of Barriere council spent nearly two hours on Monday, Feb. 23, starting at 4 p.m., going over the draft of the 2016 Budget. They will have another budget meeting on Mar. 7, 6 p.m., at which time they hope to be able to move its’ acceptance.

Then, at 7 p.m. they held their regular council meeting. As one of the first items on that agenda, they received a report on the remunerations to council for the past year. From Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2015: Duties R. Expenses Total Mike Fennell.......... $6,725.40 $3,757.54 $10,482.94 Al Fortin................ $6,725.40 $929.72 $7,655.12 Donna Kibble......... $6,725.40 $737.05 $7,462.45 Pat Paula................ $6,725.40 $3,870.82 $10,596.22 Amanda Sabyan..... $6,725.40 $0 $6,725.40 Virginia Smith........ $10,781.88 $2,542.90 $13,324.78 Ward Stamer........... $6,725.40 $0 $6,725.40 Councillors also received a report on the Solar Aquatics System construction. The entire aluminum frame of the greenhouse is now completed, and the catwalk frames and glazing should be completed by early next week. The ventilation system will then be installed.

Much of the electrical systems should be in place soon, and the control system will be next in line for installation.

The mechanical contractor has given a schedule of up to five weeks to complete his various components. And finally, the biomass boiler system is scheduled for around Mar. 15.

Mayor Smith reported she attended the Community consultant group meeting with Corporal Steve Mancini. Some points of interest: in 2015 the Barriere detachment had 1,799 calls, 284 of which were criminal in nature. The DARE program will run again and Constable Cory McGregor will lead it. The Bike Rodeo is being planned (date not confirmed at this time) and will be spearheaded by Constable Dave Ream. Currently the Barriere detachment is at full strength. The RCMP is still focusing on the three priorities; drugs, youth involvement, and traffic. Corporal Mancini advised at the meeting that there have been a rash of break and enters of summer cabins which is taking a fair amount of the detachments time.

The Mayor also reported the TNRD board meeting of Feb. 18, confirmed Free Disposal Day for Barriere and area at the Louis Creek Eco Depot will be Sunday, Apr. 24. This is one free load per household; which is defined as a maximum of one eight foot pick-up truck box, or one eight foot trailer. No business or commercial loads apply.

The Household Hazardous Waste Round Up is scheduled for the Louis Creek Eco Depot to take place from Apr. 1 through 30.

The next regular council meeting will be immediately after the budget meeting on Mar. 7.

There will also be a Bandshell committee meeting on Mar. 1, 3 p.m. in the district council room.

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward

Barriere helping Barriere “Barriere Helping Barriere” is the motto of the Barriere First Responders Society. Three members of the society were on hand last weekend in the foyer at AG Foods with an information table and recruitment drive.

Anyone interested in the society or becoming a member are invited to attend one of their meetings. The group meets the first Monday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Barriere Fire Hall. No experience is necessary to become a member and all training is provided. For more information call Drew McMartin at 778-220-6542, or leave a message at the Barriere Fire Department 250-672-9711. Pictured above (l-r) are First Responders Mary Fortier and Heather Eustache trying out a new blood pressure cuff while manning the table at AG Foods.

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Home lost to fire on Barriere Lakes Road North Thompson Star/Journal The Barriere Volunteer Fire Department was called out to a structure fire around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at 725 Barriere Lakes Road. The occupants had safely evacuated along with their pets, but the home was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.

Assistant Deputy Chief Drew McMartin says that on arrival, “We saw flames coming from the back right corner of the house and up through the roof. The flames were shooting about 20 feet in the air.”

The department responded with two engines, and received mutual aid from the Chu Chua Fire Department as well. RCMP and BC Ambulance were also on scene.

Barriere Fire Chief Al Kirkwood stated, “Although the crews were not able to save the home they were able to save structures around the burning building, nothing else was compromised,.”

As of press time the cause of the fire had not been determined.

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Canada’s spring of 2016 may rank in top 10 of warmest on record

AccuWeather Global Weather Center

AccuWeather reports that the spring of 2016 may rank in the top 10 warmest on record for Canada as a whole.

The season will get off to an early start across a large portion of the country, as El Nino continues to exert its influence.

El Nino is defined by above-normal ocean water temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific, near the equator. In Canada, this can result in warmerthan-usual springtime weather.

This will be the case for much of Canada this year with the exception of areas from northern Quebec through Labrador. Colder weather will result due to a prevailing northwesterly flow of cold air originating over the ice-covered Hudson Bay. In western Canada, a persistent area of high pressure will keep much of the region, including Calgary and Edmon-

AccuWeather graphic

Map from AccuWeather shows the North Thompson Valley in an area predicted to have a drier and milder spring than usual. ton, drier than usual.

The main storm track will detour northward into Alaska.

A lack of snow cover across the southwestern Prairie region should help accelerate the warmup for cities like Regina and Saskatoon during the spring.

Despite the drier and mild weather, ski conditions this spring will be

very good from British Columbia to Alberta due to a deep snowpack.

This will bode well for resorts such as Whistler Blackcomb and Lake Louise.

In the East, the primary storm track this spring will run from the southern United States then up into Atlantic Canada. This will lead to a continuation

of stormy conditions, especially from Nova Scotia and up through Newfoundland through April.

With the primary storm track too far to the south and east, most of Ontario, including southern Quebec, will be drier compared to normal this upcoming spring.

The drier condi-

tions will lead to some warmth early in the season, but there will still be plenty of cold nights through the season with the potential for a late freeze.

From the southern Prairies to Ontario, the warmer spring weather will cause the severe thunderstorm season to get off to an earlierthan-usual start.

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Elli Kohnert

Signs of spring The pussy willows are out in abundance, a sure sign residents in Lower North Thompson Valley bottoms that spring is just around the corner.

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SPORTS Blue River hosts ski races About 30 youngsters from Barriere joined 75 from Raft River and 10 from Blue River for the annual Andy Aufschnaiter Memorial cross-country ski races held in Blue River Feb. 18.

Here are the results from Barriere youngsters competing in the cross-country ski races in Blue River: Grade 2 girls - 1st Missy K., 2nd Dayna U. Grade 3 boys - 2nd Ethan C., 3rd Jeremy S. Grade 5 boys - 3rd Suma M.

Times photo by Keith McNeill

(Above) L-r: Jeremy S., Reid Muddiman and Ethan C. hold their third, first and second place medals respectively during an awards luncheon held at Mike Wiegele Heli-ski Village following the ski races. Jeremy and Ethan are from Barriere while Muddiman goes to Raft River Elementary.

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Barriere Elementary student Connor Farrow was one of approximately 30 Barriere youngsters who competed at the cross-country ski races in Blue River on Feb. 18.

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(Right) Jeremy S. of Barriere Elementary takes a nose-dive as he approaches the finish line.

Times photo by Keith McNeill

TNRD gives nod to funds for Harper Mountain bike-trail expansion

By Adam Williams Kamloops This Week The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has approved a $7,500 request for funding to expand the Harper Mountain Trail Network.

The request, brought to the TNRD last Thursday by the Kamloops Performance Cycling Centre (KPCC), will fund a three-kilometre downhill expansion to the mountain-biking trail system on the mountain above Paul Lake and about 25 minutes from Kamloops.

The funds will be paid out of federal gas-tax monies.

The downhill addition will complement Ket’R Done, the 10-kilometre cross-country climb developed by the KPCC in 2015 and will be an unrivalled addition to Harper, according to the KPCC. It will be be accessible both at the end of Ket’R Done or by shuttling or biking Paul Lake Road to the trailhead.

The KPCC manages 75 kilometres of trails in Kamloops, including those at Harper, at the Kamloops Bike Ranch in Juniper and in the Pineview Valley system.

The addition of the downhill to Harper’s 25-kilometre network comes with a price tag of $12,500, the other $5,000 of which the KPCC will contribute.

The KPCC hopes to open the trail in the spring. The project will take about a month to complete once construction begins.

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Vavenby mother nearly dies on way to hospital - in a canoe As told to Ruth Phillips by Jack Moilliet The year 1907 found Tam Moilliet in England at the time of his father’s death.

There he again met his former sweetheart, and the two planned to be married. Tam returned to his preemption and began to feverishly clear land, build a home, and prepare for the coming of his bride from England.

When these two agreed to meet in Kamloops in 1909, Tam promised to make the date no matter what, even if he should have a broken leg. As it turned out, Tam actually did manage to break his leg at the time. Nevertheless, he arrived in Kamloops on schedule, travelling by canoe and coming to meet her on crutches. Tam’s bride was Mary Tregenna Stephens.

On the day after the wedding Mary bought a beautiful team of horses and a brand new Studebaker wagon. With this rig

Photo shows the Moilliets' ranch near Vavenby as it appeared during the 1920s. Note the wooden fences and what appears to be a stump in the road. Times file photo

Tam and Mary travelled up the valley past Chu Chua and on to Mosquito Flats in Blackpool.

The trip was finished by pack train.

Some pieces of furni-

Young Jack Moilliet feeds a lamb on the Moilliet family's ranch. Born in 1919, he was the third of Tam and Mary Moilliet's three children. Times file photo

ture, including Mary’s beautiful 1850 grand piano shipped all the way from England, had to be left somewhere along the line to be collected later somehow.

Needless to say, the new lifestyle was a complete change for Mary. Arriving at this crudely-constructed log cabin without even the faintest knowledge of wilderness living Mary somehow managed.

She was in for a great supply of adventure.

First in a lifetime series of adventures came only nine and one-half months after her arrival. She was traveling by canoe with Tam and Tam’s brother. They were

heading for Kamloops for the birth of their first baby when, near the mouth of the Raft River, they came upon an ice jam.

The river was rushing along rapidly here to compensate for the pile-up of masses of ice along the banks of the river. Their canoe was swept up in the strong current heading for its destruction.

Mary, Tam and Tam’s brother could see no chance of survival.

As the canoe was just about to be swept underwater Tam made a last-ditch attempt to prevent the canoe from going under.

He quickly threw his paddle across from the canoe to the ice.

Miraculously, it held the canoe which bounced. Tam jumped onto the ice and somehow managed to pull the canoe and its occupants to safety.

The three then left their canoe and walked through three feet of snow until they arrived at what was later to become the Haywood place. It was here that they borrowed a team and a sleigh for the remainder of their journey to Kamloops where their first child, Ted, was born in late December. It was not until the following spring that they were able to return to their ranch.

Their place soon became known as

Aveley Ranch, and it wasn’t long before Tam built his first store.

This kept Tam and his brother quite busy, and by 1911 the road had reached as far along the Thompson as Tam and Mary’s ranch. It was in this year that Jack’s sister, Madeline, was born.

Again Mary travelled to Kamloops, but this time she took no chances with a canoe.

She travelled by steamboat.

In 1912 the railroad construction was to begin. It was also at about this time that the post office came into operation. Peavine became known as Vavenby, and a construction camp was set up right across the river from Tam’s place.

As a result of this, Tam built his second store on the other side of the river to be manned by Tam and his brother. A ferry had just been built there.

Tam increased his livestock of cattle and hogs, and in the year 1913 he bought his first flock of sheep from a farmer near Louis Creek. These he trailed up the valley to Birch Island along the railroad right-ofway before the steel had been laid, travelling the remaining distance by trail. Tam had approximately 50 sheep at this time.

When the war broke out, Tam’s brother, being single, joined the forces from which he never returned. Tam continued alone caring

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for the store and the livestock. In 1917 he increased his sheep, importing many from Alberta, and it wasn’t very long before he had approximately 500 sheep.

The winter of 1917 was dreadful. It was long and it was cold, but despite many hardships, Mary and Tam and their two young children survived the winter.

Jack was born in the year 1919. Once more making the trip to Kamloops, Mary travelled by railroad this time.

During these teen years this country really filled up with settlers and homesteaders. However, with the outbreak of war, many were never to return.

Tam was responsible for starting up the local school and also the Farmers Institute.

Despite the incredible sheep losses due to predators, wood ticks, and mismanagement, Tam continued in his sheep-raising venture.

He seemed to thrive on challenges.

When finally their numbers began to increase Tam began running his sheep on the range, taking them up to alpine country.

Later on this was to become a community venture as the farmers joined together and jointly took their flocks up into the mountains.

Editor's Note: The above story from the Jan. 8, 1975 issue of the Times was part of a series written by former Times reporter Ruth Phillips.

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Demystifying modern photography jargon This week I have been thinking about how photography has changed over the years since I first picked up a camera and how the new jargon used by photographers completely confuses some new people.

I recently got a call from what sounded like a young voice, asking if I could tell her if the camera she just received from a relative was an “LR”.

Fortunately, I knew what she meant and after asking her about the camera replied to her that, “Yes, it is an SLR”.

Another just this week was from a photographer complaining that, “My camera isn’t working. I think there is something wrong with the chip.”

As he handed me his camera I worried that somehow the camera’s

main computer wasn’t working, until I turned it on and realized he was actually talking about the camera’s memory card, or the small image storage hard-drive we insert in the camera.

I am sure most readers know that SLR stands for single lens reflex. Reflex refers to the word reflection that one sees after bouncing off a mirror in the optical path between the lens and the photographer’s eye.

A digital version of the SLR logically is referred to as a DSLR or digital single lens reflex.

I have also heard the word “chip” being used for the word sensor.

The sensor is a device in the camera that is struck by light (replacing film) when the picture is taken and millions of pixels convert the light into electrons.

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John E n ma n Pixel means picture elements, and one megapixel is equal to one million pixels.

As long as I am writing about cameras and what helps them produce pictures, I should mention that if a camera makes JPG files that means joint photographic group, and if the camera makes RAW images (it’s not an acronym like JPG) it is using an image format that has no incamera processing like JPG and needs a post processing program to make images.

For older readers who used to refer to a film’s speed as 50 or

400, what you were really referring to was a film’s sensitivity to light.

For years the film box said 400 ASA, or 400 American Standards Association.

Then in the late 1970s, I believe it changed to a more international designation

of light sensitivity: ISO or International Standards Organization, the designation our modern cameras use.

When a photographer chooses an ISO that is too high for a particular camera the image might show noise, which means some pixels in your digital image were misinterpreted.

Which can appear as random groups of red, green or blue pixels.

It might also be referred to as being pixelated.

When we used to

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I will finish with a word that is constantly being written in camera reviews, resolution.

Resolution is the sensor’s ability to distinguish fine spatial detail. Camera resolution is measured in megapixels. The higher the resolution, the more image data the camera can gather.

I could just have posted several pages of terminology, however, the list is long and I am not sure how much

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16 ounces ricotta cheese 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese Directions: In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

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Garage Sales Legion Ladies Auxiliary Annual GARAGE & PIE SALE March 12, 9am-2pm Barriere Legion Basement Tables $10 call 250-672-2456

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Barriere Employment Services YOUR GATEWAY TO LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION LABOURER (Casual) – BC0757 – Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd. LOGGING TRUCK DRIVER – West Pine Logging BC0726 DRIVER CLASS 1 – Hy’s North Thompson Hauling BC0769 WAITRESS – Station House Restaurant

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

OBITUARY In Loving Memory

Michael Barry Wheelhouse

CHURCH OF ST. PAUL

Michael Barry Wheelhouse lost his battle with cancer on February 10, 2016. He was surrounded by his wife and lifetime partner of 47 years Shirly, and his daughters Crystal (Kevin) and Dawn (Warren).

Michael has gone to dance in the sky with his mother Dodie and his sister Barbie, and to reunite with his father Jack and brother Steve.

He is survived by his sister Christine and brothers Patrick and John.

Michael will be sadly missed by all, including his grandchildren Terry, Timothy and Amber. He was blessed by his first

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great granddaughter Serena Grace, who decided to enter the scene four weeks early. Michael left us knowing he had a

new special family member to watch over and protect.

We would like to thank the Barriere medical staff, and a special thank you to the staff and volunteers at the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice House for the love, care and compassion they showed to Michael and to us. Rather than send flowers, please feel free to make a donation in Michael’s name to Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Hospice House, 72 Whiteshield Crescent South, Kamloops, BC, V2E 2S9, www.KamloopsHospice.com

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Medical Services Plan premium assistance: Do you qualify?

Ministry of Health VICTORIA - With more people than ever to qualify for assistance with Medical Services Plan premiums next year, B.C. seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie joined Health Minister Terry Lake to remind seniors to check if they are eligible.

A recent survey by the seniors advocate showed just 39 per cent of seniors knew about MSP premium assistance and 66 per cent pay full premiums when the number should be fewer than 50 per cent.

The Province is also launching an information campaign to help raise awareness with seniors about premium assistance.

“For many of our loved ones - our parents and grandparents - MSP premium assistance can make a difference in their financial picture by reducing the amount they pay each month,” said Lake. “Through work by the province’s seniors advocate, we now know many seniors who could be receiving assistance with premiums have not applied. We want to ensure everyone who could be benefiting from this assistance does.”

Budget 2016 announced changes to MSP and premium assistance effective Jan. 1, 2017 which will help lower-income families, individuals and seniors with the cost of living. The Province is investing an additional $70 million annually to enhance premium assistance. About 335,000 people will see their premiums reduced, and an additional 45,000 people will no longer pay premiums at all in 2017.

“I welcome the opportunity to work with the government to increase awareness of the subsidy for MSP that is available for low income seniors,” said Mackenzie. “When you are struggling financially every penny counts and this subsidy will be very meaningful.”

As a result of enhancing premium assistance in 2017, a single senior earning up to $45,000 may qualify for reduced premiums. A senior couple earning up to $51,000 may qualify for reduced premiums. This translates into a savings of up to $480 per year for a senior couple and $324 per year for a single senior.

“MSP premium assistance can make a big difference for any British Columbian who is in financial need,” said Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors Darryl Plecas. “Prudent fiscal planning means we’re able to invest in priority programs like premium assistance for the families and individuals in B.C. who need it most including older British Columbians on a fixed income.”

A calculator is also available on the government website to help British Columbians estimate whether they could qualify for premium assistance now and in 2017. This can be found at: https://extranet.gov.bc.ca/forms/gov/health/msppa.html MSP premium assistance is based on a household’s net income, adjusted for age, family size and disability status. Currently, a single senior can qualify for assistance with net income of $33,000 a year or less.

For a single senior with income less than $25,000, the premium is waived. In 2017, a single senior could qualify for premium assistance with net income of up to $45,000 a year, and pay no premiums with net income less than $27,000.

These thresholds are higher for single couples.

A one-time application must be filled out specifically for the premium assistance program. Retroactive assistance may be provided for up to the previous six years.

Once the MSP changes from Budget 2016 are implemented Jan. 1, 2017, nearly two million British Columbians will pay no premiums.

The premium assistance program is just one support for lower income seniors. The recently released 11th edition of the BC Seniors’ Guide provides information on a variety of programs and supports to help seniors in communities throughout B.C. For more information visit: http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/ health-drug-coverage/msp/bc-residents/premiums/regular-premium-assistance For further information on provincial supports for seniors, visit: http:// www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/seniors

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BBB warns beware of online puppy scams Submitted If there is one thing people love almost as much as their coffee and yoga, it’s dogs.

And in today’s online marketplace even animals have become a commodity. It also means pets, particularly puppies and kittens can be the backdrop for scams.

BBB (Better Business Bureau) has received several calls so far in the New Year from those who have been victimized after contacting who they thought were legitimate breeders.

How the scam works: Scammers post ads on Craigslist or Kijiji for puppies that are available. The ad often includes a sob story, and they simply want to get rid of the puppies for free, all you have to pay for is the flight for the dogs to reach your destination.

The ‘breeder’ then asks you to wire money to secure the deal.

Once that is done, a couple of days go by and the buyer is contacted by the breeder who insists the animals are stuck at an

Metro photo:

You can avoid a puppy scam by visiting the breeder. Responsible breeders are more than happy to give you a tour and let you see the puppies first hand. airport and they need more money for things like vaccinations and travel insurance.

“The latest call involved a young mother who thought she was getting two puppies from Halifax and wired them $800 dollars.” says Evan Kelly, Senior Communications Advisor for BBB serving Mainland B.C. “It was a pretty slick operation.

She was even shown the dogs via Skype.

The breeder said the dogs were stuck at the airport in Edmonton and required a further $1700 dollars. A quick call confirmed the air-

port had no dogs at all. This is a bad scam because we all love our pets and want to welcome them as part of the family. Not only do victims lose money, but there’s an emotional impact as well.”

Tips to avoid a puppy scam: • Always visit the breeder. Responsible breeders are more than happy to give you a tour and see the puppies first hand.

• Look for warning signs on fake websites.

Fake breeder sites look real and offer a plethora of cute puppies for sale. The content is typically stolen so

search the web for the same images of dogs.

Search for the domain name on “WHOIS Lookup.” Make sure the site is hosted in the country the breeder claims to be located.

• Ask for references.

A legitimate breeder should be able and willing to provide references.

• Pay with credit card. Never wire money to people you don’t know.

• Research reputable animal shipping companies. If the seller is legit, they should have no problem with you arranging pick up and drop off.

Gaming warns about lottery prize scam Submitted

legitimate-sounding organizations such as The International Gaming Commission or the Canadian Gaming and Lottery Commission, are contacting members of the public across North America to inform them that they have been selected as winners of major prizes that can be claimed by paying a fee,” said Bill Rutsey, CEO of the Canadian Gaming Association.

The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) has issued a notice and warning to the public that it does not call individuals or give away prizes.

“It has come to our attention that parties fraudulently claiming to be representatives of the Canadian Gaming Association or of fictitious but

“This is a fraud and a scam.

We do not call individuals or give away prizes. The CGA has notified the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre of this scam and urge all people who have been targeted by these criminals to do the same.”

The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre may be contacted by phone at 1-888-495-8501 or online at www.antifraudcentre.ca.

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