Barriere Star Journal, May 05, 2016

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Happy Mother’s Day ..... page 10

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Forest industry workers remembered in Barriere

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward

The National Day of Mourning was recognized on Apr. 28 in Barriere at the Bandshell in Fadear Park with the unveiling of the Logging Industry Worker’s Memorial. The memorial is in memory of those who have lost their lives as a result of their work in the forestry industry. Just under 50 people attended the unveiling, with a number of dignitaries and official representatives taking part in the ceremony. Pictured immediately after the unveiling : (l-r) Gilbert Smith Forest Products general manager Greg Smith, District of Barriere councillors Ward Stamer, Donna Kibble and Pat Paula, Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod, District of Barriere Mayor Virginia Smith, Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society chair Harley Wright, BC Labour Heritage Council representative Michelle Laurie, Kamloops and District Labour Council president Barb Nederpal, and United Steel Workers Union 1417 safety director Harbinder Hara. Find article on page 8.

Participants down, but funds raised almost the same as 2015 for local Alzheimer’s Walk Jill Hayward North Thompson Star/Journal

Thousands of British Columbians in 23 communities across the province participated in the Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s on Sunday, May 1, 2016.

While communities across the province have participated for 12 years previously in the Inves-

tors Group Walk for Memories, the 2016 Walk had a new name and date to signify how Canada is united in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

They walked to honour the over 70,000 individuals in B.C. who have Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, while they fundraised for support ser-

vices, education programs and research for a cure.

The Investor’s Group Walk For Alzheimer’s held in Barriere last Sunday, saw 55 to 60 walkers participate.

“About half the number we had last year,” said Walk co-organizer Liz Gilbertson. “However, our subtotal of fundraising is sitting ...continued on page 9

Submitted photo: Kim English

Barriere Walk For Alzheimer’s moves out.

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Class fundraiser

STAR/JOURNAL photos: Jill Hayward

The Grade 7 car wash and bottle drive in the Barriere IDA parking lot Apr. 28, was a lot of fun in between vehicle washings. The event also garnered a gigantic amount of donated bottles and cans for the year-end field trip.

“I feel strongly that by listening to people, we are making better project decisions.”

- Lexa Hobenshield, External Relations Manager, Kinder Morgan Canada

For more than four years, we’ve worked together with our neighbours and local communities to hear what they have to say about our proposed pipeline expansion.

By listening closely and having an open dialogue, we’ve been able to create a stronger, safer and more responsive project. We are working to meet all the requirements of the regulators, as well as consulting with communities, Indigenous people, government agencies and municipalities – and we’ll continue to work with them throughout development, construction and operations. We know how critical it is to get this right. Most importantly, we’re acting on what we hear with significant changes to the Project.

How feedback has resulted in a stronger, safer and better project: •

A $100 million investment in the West Coast Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC) for marine safety enhancements.

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An increase in safety valves along the pipeline from 94 to 126.

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An increase in pipeline wall thickness in sensitive areas, such as urban locations and at river crossings.

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Routing of the pipeline to avoid 22 crossings at fish-inhabited rivers including the Fraser, upper North Thompson, Albreda, Coldwater and Coquihalla.

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Routing to avoid environmentally sensitive areas, such as Cheam Wetlands and three BC Class A parks.

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Routing of the pipeline to minimize community impacts to the Westsyde neighbourhood in Kamloops and the Westridge neighbourhood in Burnaby.

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Paramedics make house calls in rural program

By Tom Fletcher Black Press The B.C. government is expanding its community paramedic program from six to 73 communities, to stabilize their employment in rural areas by extending their hours and their duties.

Those duties will include visits to nursing homes and private homes, replacing oncall rural paramedic positions with fulltime or half-time jobs in places that may see only one or two emergency calls in a week.

Health Minister Terry Lake said last week there are already jobs posted for communities in the Northern Health region, after a successful pilot project in six communities.

Recruiting will begin in the Interior Health region in early 2017 and in the Vancouver

Island and Vancouver Coastal regions by spring 2017.

“While you’re not on call-outs, you can go into a nursing home and talk with patients,” Lake said of the new paramedic roles. “You may be doing CPR training, you may be doing chronic disease management in people’s homes.”

Experience in other provinces has shown that community paramedics can reduce emergency room visits and keep chronic patients in their homes longer, Lake said.

Bronwyn Barter, president of CUPE local 873 representing 3,900 ambulance paramedics, said the union and local politicians have been advocating for the approach since 2013.

It allows paramedics to make a living in smaller communities.

Rhiannon Davis works as a paramedic in Tofino, one of the six pilot communities.

She said the new role allows her to develop relationships with people in the area and understand their needs, preventing rather than waiting for emergencies.

Pilot programs are underway in Tofino, Ucluelet, Port Hardy and Cortes Island in the Island Health region, Fort St. James, Hazelton and Chetwynd in Northern Health and Creston and Princeton in the Interior Health region.

Communities to receive the service over the next year: • Island Health region: Alert Bay, Cortes Island, Denman Island (including Hornby Island), Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gold River, Mayne Island, Pender Island, Port Alice, Port Hardy, Port Ren-

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Paramedic union president Bronwyn Barter, Health Minister Terry Lake and Emergency Health Services vice-president Linda Lupini listen as Tofino paramedic Rhiannon Davis describes her expanded role. frew, Port McNeil, Quadra Island, Sayward, Sointula, Tahsis, Tofino, Ucluelet, Zeballos • Northern Health region: Atlin, Chetwynd, Dease Lake, Fraser Lake, Fort St. James, Granisle, Hai-

Community paramedicine also expanding to North Thompson North Thompson Star/Journal KAMLOOPS – Clearwater and Blue River are two of 73 rural and remote B.C. communities that will welcome community paramedicine, a program that offers residents enhanced health services from paramedics. Clearwater is receiving one full-time paramedic and Blue River a halftime equivalent.

The program is part of the B.C. government’s plan to enhance primary care service delivery to British Columbians. Under the program, paramedics will provide basic health-care services, within their scope of practice, in partnership with local health-care providers, delivered in non-urgent settings, in patients’ homes or in the community.

“Residents of Clearwater and Blue River are big beneficiaries of this program, which greatly expands the responsibilities of paramedics in rural areas,” said Terry Lake, Health Minister and Kamloops-North Thompson MLA. “The Community Paramedicine Initiative is a key component of our plan to improve access to primary health-care services in rural areas. By building upon the skills and background of paramedics, we are empowering them to give greater access to care for people who live in rural and remote communities, helping patients get the care they need closer to home.”

Community paramedics are expected to be delivering community health services in Interior B.C., including Clearwater and Blue River, in early 2017.

The services provided may include checking blood pressure, assisting with diabetic care, helping to identify fall hazards, medication assessment, post-injury or illness evaluation, and assist-

ing with respiratory conditions. The paramedics will perform assessments requested by the referring health-care professional, and record their findings for the patient’s file. The enhanced role will not replace care provided by health professionals such as nurses, but will complement and support their work.

Initially introduced in the province in 2015 in nine communities, the community paramedicine initiative is now expanding provincewide, including 31 communities in the Interior.

BC Emergency Health Services has been co-ordinating the implementation of community paramedicine with the Ministry of Health, regional health authorities, the Ambulance Paramedics of BC (CUPE 873), the First Nations Health Authority and others.

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River, Clearwater, Clinton, Creston, Edgewood, Elkford, Field, Fruitvale, Gold Bridge, Golden, Greenwood, Kaslo.

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OPINION Editorial;

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by Jennifer Smith

Mother’s Day musings Some moms appear as though they were born to mother (you know the type, the ones who seem to have all the patience in the world and 99 per cent of the time their children seem perfectly behaved).

I always hoped I’d be one of those types, but that hasn’t exactly been the case. When it comes to mothering - I sometimes wonder how I ever qualified for the job.

Apparently I’m not the only one: according to a recent Baby Center poll 85 per cent of the 25,780 moms asked worry that they’re not cut out to be a mom.

We look around at our friends, female co-workers, sisters, in-laws, and our own moms and can’t help but compare ourselves.

We watch mothers at the grocery store with their children sitting perfectly behaved in the shopping carts and wonder how they do it, as we wrestle our own from tearing apart the neatly stacked shelves.

We see them master tantrums with ease, or avoid potential explosions with some magical touch.

We wonder where these supermoms got their skills – was there some parenting school or class that I missed?

The reality is, as women we are naturally just too hard on ourselves. We strive for perfection in an imperfect world.

Yet we are all a work-in-progress. We all have our faults (yes, even those supermoms aren’t doing everything right, and perhaps behind closed doors their situation is much different than what we see).

Therefore as we prepare to celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday we should applaud all that we have accomplished.

Whether it’s simply getting out the door on time more often this week than last, or managing to sneak a vegetable into your picky toddler’s diet this month, or send her to bed without a fight. It’s all an accomplishment worthy of selfgratification.

Or for all us mothers who beat ourselves up for not spending enough time with our kids as we work full-time, applaud yourself when you put the chores aside and spend some quality playtime with your kids.

In the end, it is the quality of time spent that really matters. Cherish the time you have, because for some people, this Mother’s Day represents another special day that their mother is not around to spend it with.

I can’t even imagine how hard it is for all those (including my own mom) who will shed a tear Sunday as they wish for just one more day with their own moms.

And what about all the mothers out there who have lost a child and been robbed of the mothering experience?

Whether it’s a miscarriage, a health problem, a tragic accident or an inability to conceive, there are thousands, if not millions of women out there who will find Sunday to be one of the hardest days to get through.

These are the people who want nothing more in life but to hear the pitterpatter of little footsteps in their home.

While many of us loathe a trip to the store with screaming kids, there are people out there who would give anything for the experience.

It’s not that us moms don’t appreciate what we have (we are grateful to have been blessed with beautiful, healthy children), sometimes we just forget how precious our families are.

It is a gift that we sometimes take for granted.

While the job of mothering may be tough at times and we may not even feel cut out for it, we should cherish it. After all, moms are the best!

So this Sunday I wish all the women out there – both those who are moms and those who dream of it – a happy Mother’s Day. - Jennifer Smith writes for The Morning Star

Space still available in the local Community Garden To the editor; Here’s a nice picture from the Community Garden that is situated behind the library along Barriere Town Road.

This beautiful scene is a small sample of what the plot holders of the Barriere Community Garden enjoy every year.

Garden plots are still available.

To get yours, contact Liz at 250-672-9337 or the District of Barriere office at 250-672-9751.

See you in the garden.

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Mandatory long-form census is back Most households will get short version

By Jeff Nagel Black Press

B.C. Wildfire Service

Beaton Airport Road fire north of Fort St. John ignites timber after burning dry grass, April 23. It was the largest of five notable fires in the Peace region sparked by an early-season warm spell on the prairies.

Warming industry cries wolf, again When I was growing up in the Peace country in the 1970s, old-timers used to say spring and fall last 10 minutes up there.

It happened again this spring, with a hot wind sweeping across the prairies to bring an abrupt end to winter. A rash of dry grass fires spread into at least one significant forest fire north of Fort St. John.

Many B.C. residents don’t appreciate that the northeast corner is on the other side of the Rockies. It’s a different place economically, geologically and climatically.

You see sudden chinooks in winter, like the one that confused actor and climate alarmist Leonardo DiCaprio in Alberta. You see snowfalls in August, dry spells, and temperatures plunging to –50.

Premier Christy Clark happened to be in Fort St. John to speak at a rally calling for the federal government to approve liquefied natural gas export projects, soon after the fires broke out. She immediately claimed this as proof that forest fire seasons are starting earlier every year, a human-caused disaster that could be eased by selling gas to China to replace coal.

Last year’s forest fire season started early, and the now-familiar claims were made that it would be the worst, the hottest, etc. It also ended early and was nowhere near the worst, a point mentioned by nobody except me.

This spring’s early warm spell up north petered out within days.

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Tom Fletcher Now the urban media can return to fretting about undetectable earthquakes in the region of the province with the lowest seismic risk, until fires spring up again.

Forests Minister Steve Thomson and the B.C. Wildfire Service are more circumspect.

There’s no way to predict rainfall this summer, and thus no brave forecast about “another” bad forest fire season. Professional staff emphasize that these northeast fires don’t predict anything.

We’re coming off an El Nino winter that has been punctuated by claims of ever-rising temperatures. This cyclical warm Pacific Ocean current swings next to La Nina, a cooling trend, but you won’t hear much about that.

We’ve just seen Prime Minister Justin Trudeau join other national leaders, jetting to New York City to formally sign the meaningless greenhouse gas deal they agreed to in Paris last year. It compels them to keep on flying to meetings, and not much else. It defies parody.

Yes, the climate is changing, as it always has. Yes, we’re in a period of gradual warm-

ing, although the rise is nowhere near what the UN’s climate models predict.

According to the environment ministry’s 2015 “Indicators of Climate Change” report, B.C.’s average temperature has increased about 1.5 degrees from 1900 to 2013, slightly more in the north and less in the south. That’s one one hundredth of a degree per year.

The B.C. report ritually attributes this to human-generated carbon dioxide, the only factor the UN climate bureaucracy recognizes. And here lies a key problem for the global warming industry.

More than 90 per cent of the greenhouse effect in the Earth’s atmosphere is from water vapour. Antarctic ice core analysis shows that over 400,000 years, increasing carbon dioxide has lagged centuries behind temperature increase. This suggests that rising temperatures lead to increased CO2, not the other way around.

Conventional climate wisdom is that B.C. will see more total rainfall as temperatures warm.

This is a matter of significance to BC Hydro, which recently released its latest power supply and demand forecast.

I asked BC Hydro CEO Jessica McDonald at a recent briefing, what is the utility’s climate change factor in this forecast?

There isn’t one.

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

Millions of census packages are arriving in the mail and one in four households will be required to complete the once-again-mandatory long-form survey.

Canadians are urged to complete the census online, using an access code they’ll get in the mailed envelope, but they can also fill out a paper version.

Statistics Canada’s aim is to once again capture reliable, high quality data to the same level as the 2006 census, the last time the long-form census was delivered.

It’s being pitched as important to helping guide decisions on services like schools, roads, health care, policing, transit and social services.

Besides the reintroduction of the compulsory 36-page long form – the former Conservative government made it voluntary for 2011 and the Liberals have restored it in the name of evidencebased decision making – there are some other differences in the questions being asked.

This year’s census won’t ask you about your income – Statistics Canada will get that from the Canada Revenue Agency.

Nor is religion a question, as it’s only asked once every 10 years.

The census now uses “sex” instead of “gender” and respondents are to answer male or female.

“Transgender, transsexual, and intersex Canadians should indicate the sex (male or female) with which they most associate themselves,” it says. If they can’t make that choice they can leave sex blank and explain in the comments at the bottom of the form.

Census Day is officially May 10, but Canadians are encouraged to answer the questions as soon as they receive the forms.

And they’ve been doing so in droves.

The volume of people logging into the census website was so high on Monday, Statistics Canada said its servers were temporarily overwhelmed.

While some Canadians took to social media to denounce the mandatory long form as invasive, many others are enthusiastic, posting census selfies.

Refusing to complete the census is against the law. Those who fail to provide information or give false answers can face fines of up to $500, up to three months in jail, or both.

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Decline slows in school enrollments

By Keith McNeill Enrolment at Clearwater Secondary and other North Thompson schools appears to be stabilizing, according to principal Darren Coates.

This is in line with a trend in School District 73 as well as across much of the province.

“The enrolment for this school year was projected to be 184, which turned out to be pretty close,” he said. “For next year it’s projected to be 174 but I think it will level out then.

The number of Grade 12s leaving will be about the same as the number of Grade 7s coming in.”

Declining enrolment has been a problem for quite a few years, Coates said, pointing out that in 1999 there were 439 students attending CSS, more than twice the number as today.

This has made for difficult budgeting. However, one advantage has been that there is now plenty of room in the school for innovative programs.

Whether enrollments go up or down is very much dependent on the North Thompson Valley’s economy, Coates noted.

Stabilizing enrolment appears to be the pattern for School District 73 as well, according to information released during a presentation on the school district’s preliminary operating budget held April 21.

The presentation was made in the SD73 office boardroom in Kamloops but was sent by videoconference to Clearwater and Chase. An attempt to send it to Barriere as well failed due to a power outage in that community.

Enrolment in the school district is predicted to go down by 312 fulltime equivalent students (from nearly 14,000 to about 13,600), secretarytreasurer Kelvin Stretch reported.

Each of those students is funded for over $7,000 by the province, so the decline means a reduction of over $2.2 million to the school district’s budget.

Other cost increases, such as rising electricity bills, mean the potential shortfall could be $2.45 million.

Total budget for the school district is about $134 million.

The Ministry of Education has directed all school boards across the province to cut administrative costs. However, SD73 has already cut how much it spends on administrators as compared to many other districts.

One positive note for the district is $1.25 million from an overpayment into the teacher pension plan. This has been applied to the shortfall.

Despite the difficulties, the school board staff were confident that they would be able to maintain class sizes, school supports and other educational components.

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May 2-8 is Mental Health Week in Canada. Good mental health means striking a balance in all aspects of your life: social, physical, spiritual, economic and mental.

Take time to assess your emotional health regularly. If there is too much stress in your life, look for ways to lessen it. You can learn more by visiting the website: www.

MentalHealthWeek.ca Selling sugared soft drinks is big business. Consumption is waning a little in developed countries although the U.S. is still the leader in soft drink consumption worldwide. However, in countries like Mexico, China, India and Brazil, consumption is still increasing. Mexico recently added an extra tax on sugar-sweetened pop and snack foods. Consumption dropped quickly by five per cent.

Many people know the strong bond that exists between them and their dog.

Looking into a dogs eyes can increase the levels of oxytocin in the body. Oxytocin is a hormone involved with the emotional bonding found in child birth, breastfeeding, sexual arousal and of course relating to your dog. It’s a good thing!

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Fishing for raffle ticket buyers

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North Thompson Fish and Game Society (NTFGS) volunteers, Terry Noble and George Jalava, were out selling 50/50 raffle tickets in the Barriere AG Foods foyer Apr. 30. The annual fundraiser raffle brings in approximately $5000 to support society projects and functions. The draw will take place during the NTFGS Father’s Day Fishing Derby weigh-in at the Bandshell on June 19.

Pickton book prompts B.C. ban on profits from crime

By Tom Fletcher Black Press The B.C. government has proposed a law to stop murderers and others convicted of serious crimes from profiting through sales of books or memorabilia related to their crimes.

Public Safety Minister Mike Morris said the legislation he presented Thursday is a response to a book written about Robert Pickton’s serial killings in Metro Vancouver. It was produced by a U.S. author and briefly marketed by online retailer Amazon.

The U.S. publisher withdrew the book in February after a public outcry, and Premier Christy Clark promised a law to prevent criminals from trying a similar way to make money.

Morris said the legislation is similar to that of other provinces, including Saskatchewan, where a court challenge over a book by former cabinet

Public Safety Minister Mike Morris minister Colin Thatcher was not successful. Thatcher maintained he was wrongly convicted of murdering his wife in 1983, but later agreed to turn over profits from his book to the Saskatchewan government.

Morris said the B.C. Profits of Criminal Notoriety Act is designed to recover any revenue made by anyone dealing with a convicted criminal, and

distribute that money to victims of the crimes in question.

“Any arrangement that any convicted criminal makes with anybody, through an agent or through a contract, for them to make a profit from their crime is covered under this act,” Morris said.

“Because the individual who was involved [in the Pickton book] was down in the States, we would be looking for reciprocal agreements that we have with other jurisdictions, not only in Canada but across North America to help us enforce that.”

The legislation covers people convicted of crimes including murder, sexual offences, child exploitation, kidnapping, drug trafficking or trafficking in persons. The legislation is retroactive to verbal or written contracts made after Jan. 1, 2001.

The constitution protects the ability of anyone to tell their story, but not to profit from it.

Meningitis booster shot for Grade 9s Black Press A new booster vaccine to be administered to Grade 9 students in B.C. protects against four strains of meningococcal disease, a bacterial infection that can cause brain damage, deafness and death.

Meningococcal C vaccine has been part of B.C.’s routine immunization since 2003, and will continue to be administered to infants. The new Grade 9 vaccine replaces a meningococcal C booster provided to all children in Grade 6, and will protect against me-

ningococcal A, Y, W and C. “Providing the quadrivalent booster in Grade 9 gives adolescents the best protection as they enter the peak years outside of infancy for contracting meningococcal disease, which are between 15 and 24 years of age,”

said Dr. Perry Kendall, B.C.’s provincial health officer.

Meningococcal bacteria is spread by coughing, sneezing and close face-toface contact. It can cause meningitis, an infection of the lining of the brain, and septicemia, an infection of the blood.

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Italian company signs agreement for Clemina power

By Keith McNeill The Times Sorgent.e Hydro Canada announced April 20 that it has signed a 40-year standing offer program electricity purchase agreement with BC Hydro for its Clemina Creek hydro project.

The agreement was done through Sorgent.e’s subsidiary, Clemina Hydro Power.

According to a media release from the company, the agreement is the first of its kind for Sorgent.e in Canada and will bring long term, clean and reliable energy to British Columbians.

The Clemina run-of-river project would have a total capacity of 10.5 MW and is located about 30 km south of Valemount.

Since 2013, Sorgent.e has engaged in a strategic partnership with Simpcw First Nation that results in durable benefits for the Simpcw people.

Likewise, Sorgent.e has worked during the past few years with local community stakeholders, regional and municipal governments to maximize the social, environmental and economic impact of this renewable energy development.

The signing of the electricity purchase agreement concludes the planning stage of the Cle-

mina project and kicks off the pre-construction activities.

Sorgent.e Hydro Canada is apart of the Italian group Sorgent.e Holding that has operated in the clean energy sector since 1995. Sorgent.e Holding owns and operates more than 20 renewable energy plants in Europe and South America.

In 2013, Sorgent.e purchased the rights to fully permitted projects on Clemina and Serpentine creeks from TransAlta. The projects would would involve investments of about $45 million each.

Access roads, power-line modifications and ancillary works had already been done. There were even turbines on site, ready to be installed.

About 350 workers would be employed on site at each project during construction.

Sorgent.e also bought the rights for smallscale hydro projects on Dominion, Gum, Miledge, Hellroar, White, Finn and Dominion creeks. All seven were in early stages of development One possible sticking point with the Clemina and Serpentine projects has been the limited capacity of BC Hydro’s transmission line up the North Thompson Valley.

TNRD approves $140,000 for Little Fort Community Hall addition and improvements Highlights from Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors Apr. 28 meeting The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) board of directors meeting held Apr. 28 produced the following highlights.

The TNRD board approved $140,000 for the construction of an addition and front entrance improvements at the Little Fort Community Hall located at 148 Highway 24, Little Fort, in Area “O”.

• $10,000 was provided to fund the completion of a GIS inventory and digital mapping of the Vavenby Community Water System in Area “A”.

• $5,000 was provided to fund the installation of a water meter to service the Canadian Forest Products Ltd. sawmill located at 2992 McCorvie Road, Vavenby, in Area “A”.

MP Cathy McLeod attended and provided an update on the federal budget at the board meeting. She highlighted the aspects of the budget that had the greatest impact on local governments.

She also responded to questions from directors.

A public hearing was held for Land Use Contract Termination and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2547, 2016, and the bylaw was adopted. The bylaw shifts land use regulation from a Land Use Contract to zoning. Depending on existing use, the 73 Whitecroft properties will be zoned either R-1: Residential Single and Two Family zone; or CR-1: Country Residential zone;

or AF-1: Agricultural/Forestry.

A public hearing was held for South Thompson Valley and Pinantan Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 2568, 2016, and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2569, 2016.

These bylaws, which change the permitted density of future development at 3159, 3163 and 3161 Shuswap Road, were adopted by the board. The applicant wishes to redesignate Lot 7 from Forestry/Grazing & Hazard Lands to Rural Residential & Hazard Lands, and to rezone the property from SH-1: Small Holding to CR-1: Country Residential to allow for subdivision of the property into five two-acre parcels.

Through adoption of Bylaw 2571, the TNRD board created an Agriculture Advisory Commission (AAC) for all Electoral Areas of the TNRD. The AAC will be comprised of eight members appointed by the board of directors, and contain representatives from the following sectors: cattle, dairy, vegetable growers, farmers market, the agrologist profession, and agriculture economics/funding agencies or other agriculture sector producers. The following matters will be referred to the AAC for their consideration and advice: • Applications initiated under the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) Act. • Zoning and other bylaws

within or impacting the ALR or for agricultural uses.

• Official community plans within or impacting the ALR or for agricultural uses.

• Agricultural area plans.

• Farm “edge” policies.

• Major development proposals with potential impact on agriculture.

• Irrigation, drainage and other water management issues.

• High level solid waste management planning.

• Noxious insect and weed control regulations and programs where the TNRD is directly involved.

Staff were authorized to carry out a public assent process by petition seeking approval for elimination of the Upper Clearwater Community Hall Grant-In-Aid Service. A survey was recently conducted in the Upper Clearwater area, asking if the Upper Clearwater Community Hall Grant-In-Aid Service should be eliminated.

The results demonstrated a clear divide in the community concerning the situation, triggering a formal public-assent process to finally determine if the service should remain or should be eliminated. The petitions will be distributed by direct mail to each property owner with a closing date of noon on June 14, 2016.

A total of 58 petitions are requested for sufficiency, with an assessment of at least $9,879,225.

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Kids raising funds for community organizations

(L-r) Students Emma Lasi, Alexandra Underhill and Holly Gordon browse some of the items for sale at Art For Others on Thursday, Apr. 28 at Barriere Elementary School. Students work hard on creating art work which is then offered for sale to benefit an organization of their choice in the community. This year funds raised will be donated to the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo.

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Memorial plaque to remember North Thompson forestry workers who lost their lives in the industry

By Jill Hayward North Thompson Star/Journal The newly erected plaque on the Bandshell in Barriere reads, “Logging Industry Worker’s Memorial, In memory of those who lost their lives as a result of their work in the forest industry. Forever free in the forest they share. Never forgotten.

In gratitude to those who have fought to improve safety conditions for these workers.”

The unveiling ceremony for the memorial took place on the National Day of Mourning, Thursday, Apr. 28, with just under 50 people attending, along with dignitaries and forest industry representatives.

“The Day of Mourning is marked annually as an important day to honour workers who have lost their lives or been injured because of their work,” KamloopsThompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod told those in attendance.

McLeod commented that because we live in an area of the province where forestry is a major industry, job related deaths and injuries have touched many families over the years including her own.

District of Barriere Mayor Virginia Smith stated, “British Columbia has a rich and vibrant labour history.

Yet all too often the experiences of working people and their contributions individually and collectively to the building of this province are overlooked.

Without working people, there simply would not be the B.C. we know today.

“It was Lynn and Harley Wright who have been the driving forces behind making this project a reality.”

She noted that the BC Labour Heritage Centre’s Remembering Working People: Plaques Around the Province project coupled with the generosity of local sponsors (Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society, Unites Steel

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Harley Wright said, “I just thought it was time for us to recognize those who have lost their lives in the forest industry in the North Thompson, and especially the families who were impacted by these losses.”

He noted that there is plenty of room on the memorial to add the names of workers who lost their lives in the industry if families wish to do so. “We just didn’t want to take on that responsibility of recording the names in case someone was missed. We thought it best if we left it up to the families who have lost loved ones to contact us directly.”

BC Labour Heritage Centre representative Michelle Laurie said, “The Barriere Forestry Memorial plaque is the first to be unveiled in the Remembering Working People series. It is significant to begin with a forestry memorial, since forestry has been an integral part of our working economy since the 1700s. There were five deaths in the B.C. forestry industry in 2015.”

“Our goal for 2016 is to complete 15 similar plaques that demonstrate the contributions of working people to the history of British Columbia,” said Laurie.

“Any day that workers are recognized is a good day,” said Kamloops and District Labour Council president Barb Nederpal, “It is the workers that build our province, and they are its caretakers. Workers with good family supporting jobs

STAR/JOURNAL photos: Jill Hayward

Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society chair Harley Wright, who served for many years as safety supervisor for Gilbert Smith Forest Products until his retirement last year, was the driving force behind creating the Logging Industry Worker’s Memorial plaque at the Barriere Bandshell. like those in the forest industry support a strong local economy, and they provide a good taxation base for excellent public services that everyone can enjoy.

“I grew up in a small community like Barriere. Where everyone knows everyone and by some extension, everyone is connected to the forest industry and each other. I know first hand that this sense of community, that social responsibility that we feel for our neighbours, that dependency on a strong resource industry, that transcends time.

“So when there is a loss of life in an industry so central to a community’s DNA, it impacts every single person. Sadly, far too often, at least 187 times in B.C. last year alone, a worker is killed on the job or dies from occupational disease. This is the 25th anniversary since the Federal Government proclaimed this day the National Day of Mourning. It is as much a day to honour the fallen as it is a call to protect the living.”

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Kamloops and District Labour Council president Barb Nederpal stated, “Every single worker has the right to come home from work, alive and well.”

Nederpal noted in the last 25 years health and safety regulations and enforcement in the forest industry “has dramatically improved in many ways, and remain terribly archaic in others. But the fact remains we still have a ways to go. There is always room for improvement, lessons we can learn from every incident, innovations that could make the work safer. Always.

“Every single worker has the right to come home from work, alive and well. As president of the Kamloops and District Labour Council, on behalf of the council’s affiliates, and on behalf of all workers in the TNRD re-

BC Labour Heritage Centre representative Michelle Laurie announced that here were five deaths in the B.C. forestry industry during 2015. gion, I want to thank Harley Wright and the Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society for initiating this memorial plaque,

thank the District of Barriere, all the donors, and of course the Labour Heritage Society for making Harley’s wish a reality.”

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Continued from page 1... Barriere Walk For Alzheimer’s

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North Thompson Fall Fair Ambassador Le Dion and 2016 ambassador candidates Geri-Lee Genier and Sara Sabyan carry the flags while leading the Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s held last Sunday in Barriere.

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at $10,180.70 right now, with people still being able to donate until the middle of May. Last year we brought in $11,300; so we are not that far away, and we still have 19 days to take in donations. I think it would be really exciting to at least be able to match last year’s total.”

Gilbertson says the annual Walk to support the Alzheimer’s Society of British Columbia took place in May this year rather than in previous years when it has taken place in January.

This year it was held under a beautiful sunny day, with the 2016 Barriere honouree being area resident Petrine Edwards.

“We had great weather, plenty of help, and a great group of walkers who came down from Clearwater to take part,” said Gilbertson.

A silent auction and raffle were also held during the event, with winners of the raffle were; first prize of a homemade quilt to Carol Wilox of Barriere, second prize of $480 worth of gift certificates to North Thompson restaurants was won by Ken Smith of Clearwater, and third prize was a gift certificate to golf at Eagle Point Golf Resort won by Bonnie Donald of Chu Chua and donated by Investors Group.

During the Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s held in Barriere on Sunday, May 1, Drydyn Oja-Ames presented a cheque from Barriere Elementary to his grandma Liz Gilbertson, and Mayor Virginia Smith (r). He explained that the students hold a Hat Week each year, and donate 25 cents each day they want to wear a hat all day at school. This year’s total amounted to $50 dollars Here’s your chance to win the... (that’s a lot of quarters).

A big thank was sent with the students and staff who contributed.

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By Levi Kempter Yellowhead 4-H Club Reporter On April 17, 2016, people came to the fall fair hall to watch 4-H members do their demonstrations.

Demonstrations are when two members show the audience how to do a specific task. A great deal of effort and time goes into preparing for a demo.

The members who participated were Leanna Mitchell and Thompson Mitchell, Grace Kempter and Sami Jones, Linden Ross (Yale County 4-H member), and Kathleen Pilatzke and Halle Smith. The judges were Jennifer Kerslake, Jill Hayward, and Tasha Tremblay.

There were many great topics. First place went to Kathleen Pilatzke and Halle Smith with their topic on how to make Sushi. Second

place went to Grace Kempter and Sami Jones with their topic on how to castrate a bull calf. Third place went to Leanna Mitchell and Thompson Mitchell with their topic on how to organize a tack box. Everyone had a great time.

Demonstraions were followed by the second beef weigh-in of the year.

Then at 2 p.m., Hands-on Judging started, and the whole club came ready to learn.

Hands-on Judging is an event where 4-H members can learn how to judge a project. Groups are formed making sure there are members from the various projects (photography, goats, sheep and beef) as well as seniors and juniors in each group.

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Congratulations to the moms and their beautiful babies born in 2015 The Success By Six Barriere Babies of 2015 birthday party was held at the Senior’s Hall on Apr. 26. Parents, family and caregivers attended with 14 babies to celebrate together and learn about some of the programs available for children within the community. Facilitators for health programs, literacy, and family services were on site. The Barriere Senior’s Hall ladies provided a tasty lunch, and also doubled as part time nannies while moms grabbed a bite of lunch. A big birthday cake and numerous door prizes finished out the event. Pictured (l-r) are: Kim Rudd with Willow, Katelind Bourassa and Abraham, Ilke Marais and Nelis, Natalie Gower and Breena, Krystal Penno and Aiden McDaniel, Tera Murphy and Cameron, Ashley Prenioslo and Barrett, Courtnay Coffin and Max, Sharlee Holland and Raelynn, Sarah Uhrich and Tylyn, Christine Cook and Scarlette Baird, Nikki Peltier and Chase, Lindsay Arcand and Nora, and Ashley Salle with Weston.

Sunday is Mother’s Day, say thanks to your mom

Black Press Whether you’re four, 14 or 40, there’s one special lady who deserves thanks this Sunday: Mom. For starters, she quite literally made you.

Ya, ya dads, she couldn’t have done it without you, but mom is the one who selflessly gave up her body to serve as an incubator for nine months. She gave you life and then put her own life at risk to deliver you into this world.

If that weren’t enough, she battled the throws of dirty diapers and spit up. She soldiered on through the years from tantrums to teenagers.

And through it all, her love was unconditional (again, yes, dad, you may have played a role as well).

What better excuse to celebrate dear mom than Mother’s Day (which is a 100-year-old national holiday).

So this coming Sunday is just one blatant opportunity for us to say thanks to our moms.

Whether she is your biological mom, adoptive mom, Godmom, Grandma or a motherly figure, she deserves it.

And don’t forget our other mothers.

Mother Nature and Mother Earth also deserve celebration today for their roles in caring for us.

While Sunday is the perfect day to give thanks to mom and maybe even spoil her, it’s a chance to reflect on all she has done, all she continues to do and all she will do for us in the future.

All that reflection should remind us that moms deserve to be thanked and shown appreciation not just one day a year, but all year-round.

Mother’s Day may fall on the second Sunday of May each year, but it is hoped that all children celebrate their moms today, tomorrow and every day forward.

Giving parents a break Jodi Fennell (black jacket) was spotted walking with seven youngsters from her Little Explorer’s Daycare along Barriere Town Road early last week. While stopping to chat with friend Christina Lofto this great photo was taken.

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Local museum created by dedicated volunteers Barriere & District Heritage Society and the North Thompson Museum and Archives began in 1984

By Margaret Houben North Thompson Star/Journal

Forest Service building (built in 1948) at 424 Lilley Road in Barriere. This building became the North Thompson Museum Did you know that there is an Interna- and Archives.

During 1987 the building was renovattional Museum Day? This day of celebrating all things mu- ed through a make-work grant supervised seum was created in 1977 by the Interna- by Harley Wright.

The garage and other buildings on the tional Council of Museums (ICOM). It is celebrated on and around May 18 every property were built or renovated as B.C. year. Events and activities can last a day, Gaming monies were secured.

Summer students were hired to staff a weekend, or even a whole week - it is entirely up to the organizers in each com- the museum each summer, and for a few years it also served as the community’s munity.

In 2012, over 120 countries around the tourist information centre.

The mandate of the society is to collect world celebrated this event, over 30,000 individual museums participated, and the archival materials and artifacts pertaining official poster was translated into 37 dif- to the history of the area from McLure to Little Fort and all outlying valleys. ferent languages.

The museum reflects the life of native ICOM is the main organization of museums and museum professionals with a people and pioneering settlers, with disglobal scope; they are committed to the plays of photos and artifacts, including a promotion and protection of natural and general store and one-room school.

Past events have included: cultural heritage, present and future, tan• Demo Days - for school students, gible and intangible. Every year ICOM chooses the theme for International Mu- where they participate in pioneer skills.

• Heritage Night (1985) - wine and seum Day. This year the theme is “Musecheese event that served 135 guests. ums and Cultural Landscapes”.

• In 2002, the members got together When was the last time you visited the museum in Barriere, or in your own com- who were interested in the challenge of writing and publishing a book celebratmunity?

Here’s a little bit of history about the ing the history of the area. Exploring Our Roots was the result and the first Barriere museum: In the beginning, area resident Shirley printing was in 2004 - a labour of love Kristensen thought that Barriere needed accomplished by the book committee, more of an identity and a pride in its’ past. assisted by many people who gave generAs a result a group of interested people ously of their time and experience. Copgathered at the Barriere Library and after ies of the book can be purchased from discussion decided to form an area heri- the museum, and the library keeps a copy tage society. Because of that meeting the on its’ shelves.

Currently: the museum is open durBarriere and District Heritage Society was ing July and August, and by appointment founded on Feb. 8, 1984.

Some of the founding members includ- throughout the rest of the year. During ed: Ellen Struthers, Fran Wagstaff, Greta the summer months they still hire a stuCampbell, Shirley Kristensen, Maria dent to help show visitors through the facility.

Bray, and Shirly Wittner.

Volunteer opportunities include: garGreta Campbell, the branch head at the local library, collected donations from dening, research, building displays, hostresidents - items that included artifacts ing events (such as the Demo Days), writing articles, advertising, education, and archival materials.

The library continued to be used as the workshops, and there are always executive positions on the board. meeting place for the society.

Anyone, any age, can join this society In 1985, the society was instrumental in and the membership fees are affordable developing Barriere Forks Park.

The society then applied for and re- for all - at only $2 per person per year. ceived a grant from the Expo Legacy, For more info, or to join, contact Shirly using the money to purchase the former Wittner at 250-672-5916.

A Star/Journal newspaper clipping from 2004 reads: Volunteers of the Barriere and District Heritage Society meet with a publishers representative to compile pictures for their soon to be released history book. From left to right: Carol Scott, Pat North, Doreen Livingstone, Shirly Wittner, Marg Mitchell, Karen Schilling, Ron Blair (publisher’s rep), and Grace Fennell.

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An annual quilt show takes place in the North Thompson Museum each summer, offering multi-coloured works by area artisans. The visiting public is invited to vote on their favourite quilts and drop their choice into a box. At the end of a three week show the ballots are counted and the winners named. We encourage everyone to take a minute this summer and stop in at the museum. It is well worth the time, and we especially encourage you to take a look at the heritage plant garden in front of the building.

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Racer Abbey Bachand from Kamloops clocked a time of 16.868 on the barrels.

High School Rodeo returns It’s been many years since Barriere hosted a High School Rodeo, but all that changed last weekend when the event returned for two days of cheering for young athletes from throughout the region.

Pictured right: Two young cowboys awaiting their turn in the arena.

STAR/JOURNAL photos: Jill Hayward

Group seeks to promote mountain biking The Times Mountain biking is one of the fastest growing sports in North America and offers tremendous opportunities for tourism, according to Patrick Lucas, a consultant working for Simpcw First Nation.

Speaking to Clearwater town council during its April 5 meeting, Lucas said members of Simpcw strongly favor developing a network of trails from McBride to Barriere and Sun Peaks.

“The communities need to work together to promote mountain biking,” he said. “In Scotland, seven communities have developed a mountain biking industry that’s worth $60 million per year by working together.”

Such an approach would tie in with the McBride to Barriere economic development corridor the government is working on, plus with such proposals as the Wells Gray Geopark.

First step would be to write a market study and development plan.

People are looking for what he called “signature trails” about four to six hours long, with good views and high quality rides. They also want good bike shops and restaurants, he said.

Having a strong mountain biking culture helps keep local residents healthy plus brings in tourist dollars, he said.

It also can help attract professionals who value that kind of outdoor lifestyle. He gave as an example a dentist who recently moved to a community in northern B.C. because of the mountain bike trails there.

Building and maintaining trails costs money and requires experienced and trained trail crews.

Simpcw First Nation members want to develop such a trail crew to serve the entire North Thompson Valley and hope to include non-band members in it, he said.

“If you go to Chu Chua you’ll see mountain bikes everywhere. bThey want to develop mountain bike tourism throughout their territory,” Lucas said.

Ladies back on the greens

By Leslie Stirling Mother Nature has been teasing us. First with some very warm days and then with some very windy and wet days. But she really came through on Tuesday when 32 ladies turned out for the first Ladies’ Night of the season on Apr. 26.

Debbie Rainer worked hard over the winter lining up our sponsors and we were able to change to four flights instead of three. Thank you to our new sponsors as well as the perennial sponsors who continue to support Ladies Golf. A very special thank you to Barb and Carman Smith of HM Ranches. I somehow managed to miss mentioning them when I was thanking all the other sponsors on Tuesday night.

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by Interior Savings Credit Union is for those ladies with a handicap of 28 or less. The low gross winner with a score of 44 was Karen Peterson and Trudy Forsythe won the low net with a score of 48 (34). Flight 2 handicaps range from 29 to 35 and was sponsored this week by Cindy Leibel from Royal LePage Westwin Realty. Low gross winner was Deb Legaree with a 49 and low net winner was Christina LeCerf with a 50 (35.5). Flight 3 is for the folks with a hand-

icap from 36 up and the sponsor this week was Stamer Logging. Jeannie Webber scored a 56 to win low gross while Betty Baillie took the low net with a 57 (37.5).

Flight 4 is for the ladies with no handicap.

Anita Hill, golfing ladies’ night for the first time, scored a 56 to win the Sam’s Pizza certificate.

Donna Salle and Karen Peterson scored birdies and split that pot.

Long drives on Hole 1 earned prizes for Trudy Forsythe (AG Foods) and Leslie Stirling (Armour Mountain Office Supplies) while the winners on Hole 2 were Lynda Fournier (Barriere A & W) and Betty Foote (Barriere Timber Mart). Long putts won the prizes on Hole 3 for Trudy Forsythe (Crystlee’s Hair Design) and Audrey Rilcoe (Country Store Antiques).

There were four KPs on Hole 4 for Donna Salle (Carl’s Market Garden), Ilke Marais (Campbell & Co), Jeannie Webber (EBL Ventures) and Wanda Amos (HUB International while Karen Peterson (Ron Wallace Trucking) was the only KP on Hole 6. On Hole 5 prizes went to Barb Smith (Estylo Hair Design) for coming closest to the 150 yard marker while Lynda Fournier (Knights Inn) and Darlene Nickull (Pottery by Ramona) won

their prizes for long putts. Karen Peterson continued her winning ways with a great KP on Hole 7 to win the Rainer Custom Cutting certificate. A considerable number of ladies sent their tee shots into the gully on Hole 7 and were pacified with golf balls courtesy of Barb and Carman Smith. On Hole 8 Debbie Legaree came closest to the 150 marker to pick up the Station House Restaurant prize. On Hole 9 Val Alyward won the Blue Jar Coffee Bar & Bistro prize for short drive while Anita Hill picked up the Val Bella Studio prize for long putt.

MJB Lawyer sponsored the putts this week with Trudy Forsythe using the least number and Val Alyward using the most.

Chinook Cove Ladies’ Night will continue for 20 more weeks. Judging from the laughter I can safely say the ladies have a great time.

Good food, great friends, loads of prizes come together to make a super social outing.

If you are new to the community and don’t have anyone to golf with please give us a call (Debbie 250-672-9704, Leslie - 250-672-5706 or the golf course - 250-6720119) and we will get you lined up.

Hope to see you next week!

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Over 20 years attending camera show One of my favorite photography events, the Vancouver Camera Show and Swap Meet, has come and gone again this year.

For over 20 years I have spent the weeks prior to this longrunning event, that has now reached it’s 40th year, looking forward to the day I get to attend this ever-so-fun photographer’s gathering put on by the Western Canada Photographic Historic Association, and organized

by Siggi and Brigitte Rohde.

There cannot be a better way to spending a rainy spring day than being surrounded by a vast array of cameras and photography equipment, all the while getting a chance to talk with other photographers.

Again this year

I made the journey from Kamloops the day before and lodged overnight so I could arrive bright eyed and eager to join the other vendors setting up early the next morning.

I go wondering what the latest trends will be, or what is popular with the photographers that attend. And, of course, keeping my fingers crossed that the equipment I have on my table is what they are looking for.

The last few years there’s been a major change in the venders being replaced by a much younger crowd. The stuff they have on their tables is much the same, but the vendors’ faces are younger, and there are a lot more women standing behind the tables discussing and selling

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John E n ma n photography equipment than there was when I first started attending.

As I have said before, the word “diversity” is the best way to describe the mixture of photographic types coming to this camera swap meet.

There were all kinds of lifestyles and interests, and specialties in photography, film, digital, past and present technology.

However, what they all had in common was that they all were excited, searching for sweet deals that I am certain they got.

This year was no different than last, in that I spent an exhilarating day talking non-stop with other photographers about their different interests in photography and, as always, it was invigorating.

The Vancouver Camera Swap Meet is a splendid way to meet and exchange information with other photographers, and to look at and check out a grand selection of photographic equipment that would not be so accessible anywhere else in Canada.

I write this every year, but I’ll say it

again anyway. I had a great time with the photographers I met this year, and depending on who joined me at my table, the conversations always changed.

My day of selling was a success, as it was for most of the dealers and the very happy bargain hunters I talked to at the end of the day.

These are my thoughts for this week. Contact me at emcam@telus. net. Stop by Enman’s Camera at 423 Tranquille Road in Kamloops. I sell an interesting selection of used photographic equipment. Call me at 250-371-3069.

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Mines Act: Notice of Work and Reclamation Program Permit Application

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Mines Act: Notice of Work and Reclamation Program Permit Application

Take notice that Simpcw Resources LLP has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Thompson-Okanagan and the Ministry of Energy and Mines - Mineral Resources Division, Kamloops Region for a license of occupation and a notice of works for sand and gravel extraction purposes near Clearwater and containing 5.6 hectares more or less.

Take notice that Simpcw Resources LLP has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Thompson-Okanagan and the Ministry of Energy and Mines - Mineral Resources Division, Kamloops Region for a license of occupation and a notice of works for sand and gravel extraction purposes near Barriere and containing 1.87 hectares more or less.

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The proposed applications are situated on Provincial Crown land located Portions of unsurveyed Crown land in the vicinity of the remainder of District Lot 80, KDYD.

The proposed applications are situated on Provincial Crown land portion of unsurveyed Crown land in the vicinity of District Lots 3424 and 3425, KDYD The Lands File Number is 3413108 Any person affected by or interested in the Land Act Application has 60 days to make written comments by one of two options: Option 1: Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision website at: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp where details of the application and maps can be found.

The Lands File Number is 3413109 Any person affected by or interested in the Land Act Application has 60 days to make written comments by one of two options:

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Option 1: Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision website at: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp where details of the application and maps can be found.

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Option 2: Mail to Gary Molyneux, Land Officer located at 1265 Dalhousie Drive, Kamloops, BC V2C 5Z5.

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The Mines File Number is 1621482201601-Round Top Pit Gravel Pit. Any person affected by or interested in this program has 30 days to make written representation to the Chief Inspector of Mines located at 2nd Floor, 441 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2T3. The Mines Act application will be available for viewing at this address.

The Mines File Number is 1621483201601-Darlington Creek Gravel Pit. Any person affected by or interested in this program has 30 days to make written representation to the Chief Inspector of Mines located at 2nd Floor, 441 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2T3. The Mines Act application will be available for viewing at this address.

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Please note that the Chief Inspector does not have a mandate to consider the merits of the proposed mine from a zoning or a land use planning perspective.

Please note that the Chief Inspector does not have a mandate to consider the merits of the proposed mine from a zoning or a land use planning perspective.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Office in Thompson-Okanagan.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Office in Thompson-Okanagan.

Option 2: Mail to Gary Molyneux, Land Officer located at 1265 Dalhousie Drive, Kamloops, BC V2C 5Z5.

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ASK DRAKE:

Why do funeral homes want me to prepay?

By Drake Smith, MSW,

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward

Smokey sunsets early this year

Sunset in the North Thompson can be most beautiful, but this sunset is enhanced due to smoke in the atmosphere from wildfires that are burning in the Fort St. John area of Northern B.C.

Don’t wait – vaccinate!

Interior Health

Interior Health is reminding parents and caregivers to make sure their children’s immunizations are up to date. This timely reminder comes as pertussis cases continue to occur in several Interior Health communities.

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a serious infection of the lungs and throat. Pertussis can affect individuals of any age; however, its effects are most severe among infants who are too young to be fully immunized.

“Pertussis starts with symptoms similar to the common cold - a runny nose, sore throat and a mild fever. It then progresses to a cough that can become severe. In some cases, the cough may include the classic whooping sound and it may be accompanied by gasping, gagging, shortness of breath and vomiting,” said Dr. Silvina Mema, Medical Health Officer with Interior Health.

“Young infants are at highest risk of complications, which include pneumonia, seizures, brain damage and even death.”

Immunization is the best way to prevent the spread of pertussis. The vaccine is part of BC’s routine childhood immunization schedule. A complete series consists of three doses of pertussis vaccine at 2, 4, and 6 months followed by boosters at 18 months old and at 4-6 years of age (Kindergarten). Because immunity to pertussis from childhood vaccines wanes over time, it is also recommended that a booster is given at 14 to 16 years of age (Grade 9).

“The BC Immunization Schedule is based on scientific evidence. It has been developed to protect children from getting diseases at the times when they are most at risk,” adds Dr. Mema.

“Because of this it is very important that children are up to date with their immunizations.”

Nick Robinson, a father of two boys believes strongly that getting his children immunized is an important part of being a parent and a com-

munity member.

“I believe everyone has a role to play to protect the community from vaccine preventable diseases and outbreaks,” said Nick. “I think there is a tendency for people to question immunization because they think the natural ways are safer but that’s not always the case. Polio is natural, death from measles is natural - any risks from vaccinations are tiny by comparison. As parents, we have paid close attention to the evidence; for us, it was a no-brainer to give our kids all the recommended vaccines on time.”

High immunization rates are the key to preventing diseases like pertussis from affecting our communities. When most people are vaccinated for a disease, it makes it harder for the disease to spread from person to person. This is known as “herd immunity”, which helps ensure those who are most vulnerable to diseases are protected. In Interior Health, 68 per cent of children are fully up to date with all the recommended immunizations by two years of age.

For more information on immunization: · Call your local public health centre. To find a health centre near you visit our website: http://www.interiorhealth.ca/FindUs/_layouts/ FindUs/By.aspx?type=Location · Read our immunization page http:// www.interiorhealth.ca/YourHealth/Immunization/Pages/default.aspx. · Information on how to accessing immunization records can be found on Immunize BC.

Have you seen the ads on TV telling you to buy life insurance to help cover your $10,000 funeral! Talk about fear mongering; the average funeral costs way less. Cremation with a Celebration of Life can cost around $3,000! What about the ads on the radio telling you to get your affairs in order and achieve ‘peace of mind’ by talking to a ‘friendly counsellor’ in the funeral home?

Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Canadians see and hear these ads each year and march into their local funeral home, cheque book in hand. I’d like to tell you about the funeral pre-payment industry, how it works, and what you might wish to consider before you decide to write the cheque!

Pre-paying your funeral or cremation isn’t necessarily a bad idea, as long as you know what you’re doing. And most people don’t know what they’re signing when they pre-pay. Do you read every word on every contract you sign? I don’t. Why? Because the print is so tiny, it’s usually several pages long, you may not want to keep the salesperson waiting while you read it, and you’d have to have a Philadelphia lawyer there to translate the gobbledygook anyway.

But remember, the fine print is there for a reason. And the companies who write these forms know exactly what they say and mean...they hired the Philadelphia lawyers to make sure of it!

A couple of examples might drive this point home. One lady told me that she pre-paid her funeral several years ago, and the funeral home set up a trust account for

Drake Smith, MSW, is the Owner and Funeral Director of North Thompson Funeral & Drake Cremation Services her money. It sounded good, but when she told the funeral home that she wanted to transfer her funeral arrangements to another funeral home in a different town, the first funeral home kept 20% of her money.

And she got almost no interest on the money they’d held for over 20 years! They’d done very little work, but kept $600 of her $3000 policy, almost all the interest it produced, and it was completely legal for them to do so! I advise clients to avoid trust funds like the plague!

The other option is for the funeral home to send your money to an insurance company. But the insurance companies have great lawyers and their contracts have fine print too! One lady in the Kamloops area recently told me that she was paying $40 per month for 10 years for her cremation and memorial service. But her circumstances changed and she couldn’t afford to keep making the payments. So she cancelled her pre-payment plan. She’d contributed about $700 to the funeral insurance company.

How much do you think she got back when she cancelled?

You guessed it...zip!

Zilch! Why? Because the fine print said she wouldn’t get any refund if she cancelled.

She told me that if

she’d known she would lose all her money for cancelling, she wouldn’t have signed the contract!

So, why are funeral homes so eager to have you pre-pay?

Prepaying your funeral generates significant commissions for the funeral home or the insurance agent.

It also literally or figuratively locks you in with the funeral home; if you pre-pay with Acme Funeral Home, you’re less likely to end up at a different funeral home when the time comes than if you don’t pre-pay.

Am I against prepaying?

No. Prepaying your funeral may give you peace of mind; that’s for you to decide. It’s done so for many thousands of people over the years.

And there are many wonderful funeral directors and insurance agents out there. But, as the old saying goes, “the devil is in the details” and the details are in the fine print.

If you’re thinking of pre-paying your funeral, save this article and take it with you to the funeral home or when you meet with the insurance sales person/‘friendly counsellor’. Take a family member with you.

Trust your gut when you meet the funeral director or agent. Take your time before signing anything. Read the fine print!

Drake Smith, MSW, is the Owner and Funeral Director of North Thompson Funeral & Drake Cremation Services. With locations in downtown Kamloops (phone 250-377-8225), Clearwater (phone 250-674-3030), and Barriere (MaryAnn Shewchuk, Manager, phone 250-672-1999), his dedicated team has served people in the Kamloops area and the entire North Thompson Valley since 2005.

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B.C. resists call for outside mine oversight

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward

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The B.C. government’s oversight of mining has too few resources and inspections and a lack of enforcement, increasing risk of another Mount Polley-type failure that damages the environment, B.C. Auditor General Carol Bellringer says in a new report.

Bellringer said having mine permitting and mine inspections in the same ministry creates an “irreconcilable conflict” between promoting expansion of mining and regulating it. She recommends moving the compliance and enforcement function outside the ministry to an independent body.

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett stopped short of rejecting that idea, but said he has found no other jurisdictions in Canada that does that, and there are important reasons for keeping it within the ministry.

His position was backed by two senior officials, Chief Inspector of Mines Al Hoffman and George Warnock, director of geotechnical engineering for the B.C. government.

Hoffman said it’s important that the technical experts who set permit conditions and then do compliance and enforcement be in the same group so they know how to follow up.

Warnock used the example of the KSM mine, recently permitted for construction in northwest B.C. with

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“We know exactly what we’re looking for in those permit conditions when we go to that mine, and I don’t know how a body outside the ministry would,” Warnock said.

NDP mining critic Norm Macdonald said the 2014 collapse of the tailings dam at Mount Polley copper mine near Williams Lake shows the auditor is correct that there is not a “culture of enforcement” in B.C. mining.

An undetected weak layer under the Mount Polley dam was the ultimate cause of the failure, but risk was compounded by high water, the lack of “beach” construction to ease pressure on the dam and a steeper slope than what was called for in the original plans, Macdonald said.

Bennett acknowledged that the ministry had too few geotechnical inspectors in 2009-10. He said the ministry accepts the other 17 recommendations in Bellringer’s report, and is on its way to implementing them.

The government has changed the Mines Act to allow for administrative penalties to be assessed if mine operators don’t comply with inspection orders.

Macdonald said there have been no penalties assessed to the company operating the Mount Polley mine, and no penalties have ever been assessed under the Mines Act under the B.C. Liberal government.

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