618-B Tranquille Rd. Kamloops BC, V2B 3H6 Phone 250-554-5413 email: [email protected]www.terrylakemla.bc.ca Fax 250-554-5417 Terry Lake MLA Kamloops - North Thompson THURSDAY, MAY 07, 2015 Volume 41, Issue 19 www.starjournal.net $1.35 Includes GST PM0040030872 SERVING THE NORTH THOMPSON VALLEY FROM HEFFLEY CREEK TO BLUE RIVER 7 7 8 1 9 5 5 0 0 1 7 8 2014 CCNA Effective May 15, size of open fires will be restricted ..... page 3 North Thompson Star/Journal The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following a boating incident on Adams Lake near Chase. He was Michael David Treseng, aged 56, from Clearwater. Treseng was reportedly camping with his 22-year-old nephew near Ref- uge Bay on Adams Lake, about 30 kilometres north of Chase. In the early morning hours of May 2, they decided to go night-fishing and set out in a 3.5 metre aluminium boat when the wind blew up and the boat capsized. The nephew was able to swim approximately 100 m to shore, but Treseng failed to complete the swim. Neither were wearing life jackets. Shuswap Search and Rescue did a shore search and a water surface search Saturday afternoon, while an RCMP Underwater Recovery Team searched the lake bottom Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. The dive team were able to make the recovery on the morning of May 3. The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate this death. Barriere Secondary grade 9 students, Sammy Williams and Lauren Ficke, were part of the 15U TRU Junior Wolf Pack Club Volleyball team (pictured) that attended the Provincial tournament in Ab- botsford at the Tradex Centre last weekend. The team consisted of only six players for the entire tournament. They played hard in all of their games, and were rewarded for their efforts with a silver medal. “It was an amazing weekend,” said Williams. Samantha Williams is pictured second from right, with Lauren Ficke beside her. Barriere Minor Ball’s Stamer Logging team was on site at the IDA parking lot in Barriere last Satur- day raising funds by washing vehicles and selling hot dogs. The team is fundraising to pay for a trip to Sooke on Vancouver Island where they will attend the provin- cials in their division. Council stymied after three votes Valley man drowns in Adams Lake Car wash to play ball STAR/JOURNAL photo: Elli Kohnert Submitted photo: K Williams Silver medals for two Barriere girls North Thompson Star/Journal The District of Barriere special council meeting held last Monday to make a decision regarding additional full width paving expen- ditures on Barkley, Kivi and Conner roads played to a packed house. Approximately 20 area residents turned out for the meeting looking for information about how the costs involved for additional paving would relate to the tax payer after it was reported that the first round of paving within the community ...continued on page 8 B.C. grants $130,000 to fight invasive plants ..... page 7 B.C. grants $130,000 to fight invasive plants ..... page 7 Jessie Proulx nets Perseverance Award
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The BC Coroners Service has con� rmed the identity of a man who died following a boating incident on Adams Lake near Chase. He was Michael David Treseng, aged 56, from Clearwater.
Treseng was reportedly camping with his 22-year-old nephew near Ref-uge Bay on Adams Lake, about 30 kilometres north of Chase. In the early morning hours of May 2, they decided to go night-� shing and set out in a 3.5 metre aluminium boat when the wind blew up and the boat capsized.
The nephew was able to swim approximately 100 m to shore, but Treseng failed to complete the swim. Neither were wearing life jackets.
Shuswap Search and Rescue did a shore search and a water surface search Saturday afternoon, while an RCMP Underwater Recovery Team searched the lake bottom Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.
The dive team were able to make the recovery on the morning of May 3.The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate this death.
Barriere Secondary grade 9 students, Sammy Williams and Lauren Ficke, were part of the 15U TRU Junior Wolf Pack Club Volleyball team (pictured) that attended the Provincial tournament in Ab-botsford at the Tradex Centre last weekend. The team consisted of only six players for the entire tournament. They played hard in all of their games, and were rewarded for their efforts with a silver medal. “It was an amazing weekend,” said Williams. Samantha Williams is pictured second from right, with Lauren Ficke beside her.
Barriere Minor Ball’s Stamer Logging team was on site at the IDA parking lot in Barriere last Satur-day raising funds by washing vehicles and selling hot dogs. The team is fundraising to pay for a trip to Sooke on Vancouver Island where they will attend the provin-cials in their division.
Council stymied
after three votes
Valley man drowns in Adams Lake
The BC Coroners Service has con� rmed the identity of a man who died
Car wash to play ball
STAR/JOURNAL photo: Elli Kohnert
Submitted photo: K Williams
Silver medals for two Barriere girls
North Thompson Star/Journal
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The District of Barriere special council
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KAMLOOPS - Effective at noon on May 15, 2015, the size of open � res will be restricted in most of the Kamloops Fire Centre to help prevent hu-man-caused wild� res and protect the public. This prohibition applies to all of the Kamloops Fire Cen-tre except the Clearwater Fire Zone and the Salmon Arm Fire Zone.
Anyone conducting Category 2 or 3 � res outside of those two zones must extinguish any such � res by noon on May 15. This prohibition will remain in ef-fect until Oct. 15, 2015, or until further notice.
A map of the affected areas is available online at: http://bit.ly/1k1nUTS
Since April 1, Kamloops Fire Centre crews have responded to 12 wild� re incidents covering more than 129 hectares. Many of these wild� res resulted from poorly planned open burning.
Above-average temperatures and an early drying trend in the Kamloops Fire Centre have increased wild� re risks, so residents are urged to use extra cau-tion with any open burning. Speci� cally, prohibited activities include:
* The burning of any waste, slash or other mate-rials (piled or unpiled) larger than one-half metre by one-half metre.
* The burning of more than two open � res of any size at the same time.
* Stubble or grass � res of any size over any area. * The use of � reworks, sky lanterns or burning
barrels of any size or description. This prohibition does not ban camp� res that are
a half-metre high by a half-metre wide (or smaller) and does not apply to cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes. This prohibition covers all BC Parks, Crown lands and private lands, but it does not apply within the boundaries of a local govern-ment that has forest � re prevention bylaws in place and is serviced by a � re department.
Before lighting any � re, residents should check with local civic authorities regarding any current pro-hibitions. The Clearwater Fire Zone and the Salmon Arm Fire Zone will also become subject to this pro-hibition on June 15, 2015, when all open burning will be prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre. The Kamloops Fire Centre stretches from the northern border of Wells Gray Park to the U.S. border in the south, and from the Bridge River Gla-cier west of Gold Bridge to the Monashee Moun-tains east of Lumby. For information about open burning and tips on making responsible burning decisions, please download one of the open burn-ing guides at: http://bcwild� re.ca/hprScripts/Wild-� reNews/Bans.asp Anyone found in contravention of an open � re prohibition may be issued a ticket for $345 or, if convicted in court, may be � ned up to $100,000 and sentenced to one year in jail. If the contravention causes or contributes to a wild� re, the person responsible may be subject to a penalty of up to $10,000 and be ordered to pay all � re� ghting and associated costs. To report a wild� re or unattended camp� re, call *5555 on your cellphone or call 1 800 663-5555 toll-free.
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By Tom FletcherBlack Press
The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the B.C. government on the long-running dispute with the B.C. Teach-ers’ Federation over the removal of class size and special needs support formulas from classrooms.
In a lengthy judg-ment released Thurs-day, four of � ve appeal court judges found that the province did not infringe on the constitutional rights of teachers to bargain working conditions. The appeal court pointed out numer-
ous errors in the 2011 judgment of B.C. Su-preme Court Justice Susan Grif� n, and overturned her order that the government pay $2 million in dam-ages, which has been paid to the union.
BCTF president Jim Iker said the de-cision is “very dis-appointing.” He an-nounced that the union will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada in its bid to restore class-room rules the govern-ment removed from its contract in 2002.
“All teachers are looking for is workable and teachable class-rooms,” Iker said.
Education Minister Peter Fassbender said the changes made to classroom organiza-tion in the disputed pe-riod have led to “dra-matic improvements in student outcomes, par-ticularly for students with special needs.”
The B.C. education ministry has argued that caps on class size and number of stu-dents in each class with personalized learning plans were unduly restrictive. The NDP government of the late 1990s ne-gotiated a settlement where the BCTF gave up salary increases in exchange for class size caps, specialist teacher
levels and limits on the number of designated special needs students in each class.
The appeal court decision leaves in place efforts by the govern-ment to settle the bit-ter dispute, including a provision in the cur-rent contract to pay $105 million to the union to retire thou-sands of grievances � led over class size and composition.
The six-year con-tract signed last fall after a lengthy strike also includes addi-tional preparation time and a “learning improvement fund” to deal with special needs support.
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By Elli KohnertNorth Thompson Star/Journal
The small settle-ment of Vavenby is home to Ecki Manthei, a gifted artist who‘s artwork grows out of his connection to nature, and his drive to follow every new idea with a passion that moves him to create what is in his imagina-tion, without delay.
Ecki’s home stands out from all others in the Vavenby trailer park where it cannot be missed. Two large life-like eagles formed from wood, seem to be guarding his prop-erty. Varieties of crea-tures also made from wood, line the path to the house; and the ambiance of this place leaves no doubt that an artist lives here.
Ecki, and his life partner, Marilyn, arrived in the North Thompson Valley about five years ago. When they saw the trailer court in Vavenby, they “liked it right away and bought it”; a comfort-able, quiet place that allows his creativity to flourish.
Ecki says he emi-grated with his parents from Austria when he was a very young boy in 1945. He has lived and worked in various northern locations in
Canada, and eventu-ally came to live in Cloverdale, B.C. It is there that he began his artistic career.
Seashells were his medium then, tells Ecki as he explains how they lend them-selves to be made into clocks for instance, or be used as a canvas for his paintings.
When the couple eventually settled in the community of Vavenby, it is here that Ecki took on art as his life work.
Ecki has trans-formed one room of their home into an art gallery, where he now displays the numer-ous ‘Art By Ecki’ cre-ations.
The variety of his work is remarkable; it ranges from usable art, like wooden spoons and clocks, to wildlife and nature paintings. Ecki uses antlers for many of his carvings that depict wildlife, especially wolves, in their habitat.
“When I am walking in the forest, or along a stream, I often see something that gives me an idea for a proj-ect,” says the artist, “I may pick up a rock that would be just right to paint something on, or maybe I am lucky to find a moose or deer antler, and I know right away what I want to
carve on it!” He notes that near-
ly all the materials he uses in his creations are natural; giving the artwork its special character.
Sometimes a per-son may come into the gallery to view Ecki’s work, and they may purchase a special item of art for their own home. Most of the time though, Ecki and Marilyn market the art work by taking part in craft fairs.
“At some I do well, with others I do not,” commented the art-
ist on selling his work through craft fairs.
The couple say they have a few tentative ideas in mind for mar-keting; such as going on the road to sell their creations. But right now, they have no immediate plans that they want to follow.
“We like it here in Vavenby,” says Ecki, “We feel comfortable around here, and we do enjoy to be with the friends we have made in the area. For now, ‘Ecki’s Art’ will have its home in the North Thompson Valley .”
Nature plays a large part in Art by Ecki
(Above) Ecki Manthei of Vavenby shows one of the many ant-lers he has carved that are displayed in his home gallery.
(Top left) Ecki’s life partner, Marilyn, looks on on as he passionately describes his art creations to the Star/Journal reporter.
(Bottom left) Some of the beautiful creations that Ecki offers for sale to the public from his Vavenby gallery or at craft fairs.
STAR/JOURNAL photos: Elli Kohnert
Celebration of Art in Barriere June 23, 24By Jill HaywardNorth Thompson Star/Journal
Everything is in place for the June 23, and 24, Barriere Celebration of The Arts. The venue will be similar to last year’s event and will once again be hosted on property beside Highway 5 in Barriere, now the home of Sam’s Pizza and Rib House.
The two day Celebration of Art event is an extravaganza of art and culture, featuring the amazing talent of the North Thompson Valley and British Columbia.
Put on by the North Thomspon Arts Council, and the Yellowhead Artists Cooperative, the venue
continues to be admission free to the public, and encourages youth to attend and participate in the 12 years and under Art Activity Area.
Those involved say they expect a strong turnout of ven-dors this year and that they are looking forward to presenting such a broad range of top qual-ity art for exhibition and/or for sale.
Organizers say booth space is being filled fast by artists and artisans, and they encourage those who have not yet registered to do so now and avoid being disappointed. Service groups and organizations are also wel-come to participate to promote their programs in a booth at the site. Vendors are reminded they
must supply their own canopy or tent, and that power is not available.
If you would like more infor-mation or would like to book a space, or volunteer, please call Jessie at 250-672-9772.
“We figure that all the rain will be done with by then,” said one positive thinker, “It will be a great weekend, and the vendor tents will be to provide shade from the sun, not keep the rain off. We are expecting lots of art-ists, and a steady stream of visi-tors to our presentation. Come on down and see the extremely good works being produced from people within our art com-munity. You’ll be impressed – I guarantee it!”
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How much money is enough?How much money does one need to earn before anything more becomes
ridiculous?We can talk about movie stars and professional athletes and corporate ti-
tans when considering the questions.But, the decision by a Seattle CEO of a relatively small company is some-
thing that has people talking — rightly so.Dan Price is CEO of Gravity Payments, a mobile credit-card payment ser-
vice.He has decided that all 120 of his employees should make no less than
$70,000 a year, a � gure he said will help alleviate emotional stress from money.According to a story in the Toronto Star, about 30 of those 120 employees
will see their annual salary double, while others will get a bump to that $70,000 level. About 50 employees were already at or above that salary.
Online, the story has gone, as they say, viral — and why not?It’s a slam-dunk good news story.Price seems extremely genuine when speaking about why he believes a de-
cent wage is not only good for his employees, but also for his company.His employees are understandably overwhelmed and there has been a wel-
come focus on the growing gap between what frontline workers make and what CEOs earn.
Earlier this month, USA Today analyzed data from the S&P Capital IQ.The newspaper calculated that CEOs of 13 well-known U.S. retailers and
restaurants earned an average of $5,859 per hour, based on a 40-hour week.By comparison, employees at those 13 businesses making $10 per hour
would need to work 60 days, or 480 hours, to earn what their CEOs pocket in one hour.
The American Federation of Labour released a study last September that showed the U.S. with a 354:1 CEO-to-worker ratio, with CEOs making, on average, $12 million and a worker earning, on average, $34,600.
The same study showed Canada with a 206:1 CEO-to-worker ratio, with CEOs making, on average, $8.7 million and a worker earning on average $42,300.
Not surprisingly, the study found Norway, a country lauded for its use of its oil wealth and its care of its residents, with a CEO-to-worker ratio of 58:1.
At Gravity Payments, CEO Price makes $1 million a year.In order to get all of his employees to that $70,000 annual salary mark in a
few years, he will take a pay cut — to $70,000 per year.The difference between his current pay and his eventual wage will be enough
to cover the upgraded salaries for 13 employees.Of course, Price’s new salary is temporary and will rise once (if) his com-
pany recoups the pro� ts lost to the higher wages.He is, after all, a self-professed capitalist.But, the plan is to keep the employees’ wages at a level believed to stave off
the emotional stress of money — at least $70,000.It will be interesting to follow the � nancial implications of Price’s auda-
cious and altruistic gambit.In the meantime, perhaps some of our country’s CEOs residing in that rar-
e� ed air of 206:1 can � nd some loose change in their pockets and help some of their lower-earning employees.
Imagine if each CEO halved their salaries and distributed the difference amongst the masses.
Even at half the 206:1 wage gap, the titans would still be making more than $4 million a year.
Again, how much money is enough?~ Christopher Foulds is editor of Kamloops This Week
Kits Coast Guard station still needed
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Hey, Mr. CEO, can you spare a million bucks?
To the editor;Re: “Coast Guard hysteria sinks lower” (B.C.
Views, April 28).I believe I may be the “retired captain from
the now-closed Kitsilano Coast Guard station” referred to by Tom Fletcher.
I am a disgruntled Canadian citizen and vot-er, not a disgruntled retiree of the Coast Guard. I was good at my job and loved my career.
I retired after 32 years of service to an or-ganization that employs so many talented and hard-working people, all dedicated to lifesaving, marine safety and yes environmental response. I didn’t even think of getting involved until such time that the exaggerations and fabrications be-gan pouring from the Coast Guard’s commis-sioners and deputy commissioners’ mouths, all for the purpose of saving the Prime Minister’s reputation for just one of his many ill-thought-out cuts.
The Coast Guard Station Kitsilano was pri-marily a rescue boat station, but “Kits Base” was
also one of the best equipped and trained life-boat stations in Canada.
That’s a fact, not some jaded opinion from a disgruntled ex-employee. We fought � res, re-sponded to numerous oil spills yearly, rescued and assisted hundreds of mariners and boaters annually, trained many “basic oil pollution re-sponders” annually (until that program was shut down also). The staff at the station also moni-tored and helped to maintain navigational aids in the busy harbour.
I was a coxswain at Kitsilano Base, a trained pollution response technician and a licensed hovercraft pilot. Because of retirement I can now speak freely, unlike the Coast Guard personnel who are still employed and unable to comment due to fear of repercussions from management.
How do you explain closing one of the busi-est Coast Guard stations in the country to save $700,000 a year? When will Canadians wake up?Capt. Tony Toxopeus AMSSurrey, B.C.
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To the editor;Who is responsible
for the neglect of our seniors? Is it a govern-ment that created a sys-tem of regulations with few speci� c enforceable standards, or the citi-zens who have chosen not to protest against it?
And is our failure to protest due to a lack of knowledge, or concern?
Are we all unaware that the Senior Health Care System has been steadily declining for the last 20 years? Do we know that this is due to a system with few benchmarks that have to be met by the Minis-try, the Health Authori-ties, or even the facility operator?
That the Health Authorities system of “progressive compli-ance” gives more con-sideration to an incom-petent operator than to their seniors? That this system allows a facility to commit infractions such as neglect, poor food, uncleanliness or inappropriate staff, over the course of two to three years with no con-sequences other than a written warning?
People who neglect their animals are penal-ized, and yet the gov-ernment refuses to � ne facilities for neglecting
our seniors despite the fact that the Ombuds-man recommended that they do so.
Why do we not real-ize that many seniors are just as helpless and vul-nerable as children?
Government recently changed the regulations that govern child care facilities to protect our children, and yet they have failed to do so for our seniors. Why are we not voicing our outrage on behalf of our se-niors?
Have the citizens of this province allowed this government to in-timidate us to the point that we are too afraid to � ght for our loved ones? Or did we decide that � ghting injustice takes too much time and ef-fort?
History has shown us that “the people” can change government. That “the people” do
collectively have the power to make their government account-able. So why aren’t we?
If we do not protest the government neglect of our seniors, we are just as responsible for it as they are.
If we allow this de-cline in Senior Health Care to continue, the conditions in these facil-ities will be even worse in the future for many of you that are reading this letter.
Please phone the Ombudsman with a re-quest for the report they published concerning this issue for more in-formation. Then, voice your opinions by phon-ing the Of� ce of the new Senior Advocate, Isobel MacKenzie at: 1-877-952-3181, or email to: [email protected] GalleyReceived by email
To the editor;Re: “Coast Guard
hysteria sinks lower” (B.C. Views, April 28).
The “ship monitor-ing stations” that Tom Fletcher refers to are more than just that. Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traf� c Services (MCTS) Centres perform two dis-tinct but complimentary functions. They provide vessel traf� c services, much like air traf� c con-trol for ships, and provide communications and co-ordination to detect dis-tress situations similar to a 911 centre for mariners.
They also broadcast maritime safety informa-tion, screen vessels enter-ing Canadian waters, and provide marine infor-mation to other federal government departments and agencies. The MCTS Centres are the result of the merger of Ves-sel Traf� c Services and Coast Guard Radio that occurred in 1995.
This initiative was proposed by the union, which recognized that technological change provided the opportunity to rationalize services and save money. The result was that the com-bined service went from 44 centres to 22 and the number of staff was re-duced by one third.
The reduction in staff was achieved through early retirement and at-trition. Total savings of
this co-operative effort are $14.5 million per year.
Industry Minister James Moore is quoted as saying that “1970s era ship tracking equipment is being replaced.” That is incorrect; that equipment was replaced � ve years ago. The equipment that is be-ing replaced is the commu-nications control system. This is what controls the radio equipment used to communicate with vessels.
This “technological innovation” is a touch screen communica-tions control system that replaces the knobs and switches and touch screens currently in use. A new touch screen to replace the old touch screens is hardly a “tech-nological innovation.”
Mr. Moore is also quoted as saying “these fears were also raised back in the ’60s and ’70s,
when lighthouses were de-staffed.”
The last round of lighthouse de-staf� ng took place in the late ‘90s and was halted after only a few lighthouses had been de-staffed. The majority of lighthouses on the B.C. coast are still fully staffed.
The recent 30-minute outage in Prince Rupert should be a wake-up call. For people on the wa-ter it was the equivalent of ATC and 911 being out of service from the northern tip of Vancou-ver Island to the Alaska border. If you were in trouble for those 30 min-utes and called for help, your only hope of being heard would have been if you were lucky enough to have another vessel close enough to hear you.
When you get in trou-ble on the water, seconds
count. If your house is on � re you can go outside, If your boat is on � re you are in the water.
This is not hysteria, this is a fact. There are many examples of mari-ners who only managed to make one radio call for help before “going down.”
The MCTS Centre in Ucluelet has been closed and the operations have been remoted to Prince Rupert. If the same out-age were to occur again, and there is no reason to believe that it won’t, it would cover the entire B.C. outer coast from Washington to Alaska. If you make your living off the water or just like to get out in your boat for fun and this doesn’t worry you, it should.Scott Hodge, Unifor Local 2182 (Marine Communications Of� cers)
Who will stand up for our seniors?
Coast Guard is 911 for ships
Thanks to liquor store staffersStudents from Barriere Secondary’s 2015 graduating class stopped in at the liquor store last week to thank the employees (Cheryl, Michelle and Maggie) for all their support in promoting donations to Dry Grad at the store during the month of March. They presented three hanging baskets to each of the employees; grads said they also wish to thank all those who donated. Gradu-ation ceremonies for the school will take place on Friday, May 22, 6 p.m. at the Barriere Curling Rink. Everyone is invited to help the grads and their families celebrate this special occasion. Pictured (l-r): Grad Darby Myram, liquor store employee Michelle, and grads Jermy Strongeagle and Natasha McInnes.
proposed by the union, which recognized that technological change provided the opportunity to rationalize services and save money. The result was that the com-bined service went from 44 centres to 22 and the number of staff was re-duced by one third.
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Ministry of Environment
VICTORIA – Every year British Columbi-ans are involved in human-wildlife conflicts.
To reduce these potentially dangerous situ-ations, the Province is awarding WildSafeBC $275,000 to provide education and increase awareness in communities.
“Our goal of ‘keeping wildlife wild and communities safe’ seems to be gaining accep-tance throughout the province,” said Frank Ritcey, provincial WildSafeBC co-ordinator.
“While we have a ways to go, I think Brit-ish Columbians can be proud of the fact that they are getting so much better at reducing human-wildlife conflict,” the former Clear-water resident said.
As the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, British Columbians are spending more time outdoors, increasing the chances of human-wildlife conflict. The majority of these encounters are with bears emerging from hibernation and looking for food. Other wildlife – such as cougars, coyotes and wolves – are becoming more active, and increasing the potential for conflict.
This provincial funding will allow Wild-SafeBC to support more than 100 communi-ties throughout B.C. in their efforts to reduce human-wildlife conflicts. This year, 22 coor-dinators will provide presentations to com-
munity groups, schools and residents, offer-ing educational tips to reduce these conflicts.
WildSafeBC (formerly Bear Aware) is de-signed, owned and delivered by the B.C. Con-servation Foundation.
The primary objective is keeping wildlife wild and communities safe by arming British Columbians with the tools necessary to dis-courage wildlife from lingering in residential areas.
Locking up garbage, picking ripe fruit and installing sensor lights are a few ways to keep wildlife moving through urban areas.
The Conservation Officer Service (COS) is B.C.’s primary responder to human-wildlife conflicts where there is a risk to public safety, conservation concerns, or where significant property damage has occurred. The COS is working closely with local governments and co-ordinators to identify and resolve wildlife-related issues in B.C. communities.
In 2014-15, the Conservation Officer Ser-vice received 29,200 calls regarding human-wildlife conflicts. Of those calls, 17,771 in-volved bears.
Communities where attractants are man-aged properly have seen a decline in related human-wildlife conflicts, and in the number of animals that have to be destroyed.
The most effective and natural way to re-duce human-wildlife interaction is to prop-erly manage food attractants such as garbage, birdseed, compost, pet food and fruit so they are not accessible to wildlife.
Relocating wildlife is neither viable nor a long-term solution in managing these kinds of conflicts. Often, relocated wildlife will re-turn to conflict situations or will not survive competing with already established popula-tions.
For more information on WildSafeBC, vis-it: https://wildsafebc.com/
By Tom FletcherBlack Press
The B.C. govern-ment is adding new trades seats to 12 post-secondary institutions, to allow students to sample different trades.
The “trades discov-ery” program runs 10 to 12 weeks, providing hands-on experience. Those who complete the program can then enrol in a “founda-tion” program for the trade or seek an ap-prenticeship place with an employer.
Premier Christy Clark donned her hardhat and joined
high school students in new secondary trade programs for the announcement at the B.C. legislature this week. Jobs Minister Shirley Bond said the government has made progress in the Skills for Jobs Blueprint, launched a year ago to redesign the B.C. education system from elementary to post-secondary to match education up with high-demand jobs in the future.
The additional funding of $727,500 is to provide 68 seats at Camosun College, 32 at College of New Caledonia, 32 at Col-
lege of the Rockies, 16 at Kwantlen Polytech-nic University, 16 at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, 12 at North Island College, 40 at Northwest Com-munity College, 32 at Okanagan College, 16 at Selkirk College, 30 at Thompson Rivers University, 16 at Uni-versity of the Fraser Valley and 16 at Van-couver Island Univer-sity.
Advanced Educa-tion Minister Andrew Wilkinson said the blueprint assigns 25 per cent of post-sec-ondary funds to in-de-mand jobs, to � ll posi-tions left vacant by a
wave of retirements in the coming decades. New or expanded trades facilities are underway at Camosun College, Okanagan College and Nicola Valley.
According to the Industry Training Authority, more than 41,000 participants are now involved in an adult, youth or foundation trades pro-gram. Shane Simpson, the NDP’s critic for labour and skills, said the problem is not get-ting students started in trades, it is � nding them apprenticeship places that put them on the job.
The B.C. Federa-tion of Labour has called on the govern-ment to put appren-
tice requirements into contracts for public construction projects. Simpson said there are also few apprentices in the public service.
Bond said in the legislature last week
that she is concerned about the low comple-tion rates in trade pro-grams, and she expects to make an announce-ment soon about placements in govern-ment activities.
“That work is nearly � nished,” Bond said. “My goal is to ensure that we have incremental growth of apprentices on proj-ects that are funded by taxpayers.”
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Student carpenters demonstrate their skills at the B.C. legislature April 29.
More trades positions added at collegesThe B.C. govern-
WildSafeBC receives funding to reduce human-wildlife con� ict
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KAMLOOPS – The provincial government is providing $130,000 to the Southern Interior Weed Management Committee help control the spread of invasive plants, Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake recently.
Thompson-Nicola Regional District is also getting $22,000.
These are two of 29 grants, totalling $1,702,000, that are being distributed province-wide to local governments, regional invasive spe-cies committees and the Invasive Species Council of B.C. to assist with their activities and support the objectives of the provincial Invasive Plant Program.
“Controlling invasive species helps to cre-ate and protect healthy ecosystems,” Lake said. “This new funding supports programs aimed at reducing non-native plants and the development of invasive species management tools.”
The funding will be invested in activities such as raising public awareness of invasive plants,
surveying invasive plant populations and ac-tively treating high-priority sites to control the spread of these plants.
Invasive plants are species that have been introduced into British Columbia from other areas. They displace native vegetation and can cause considerable economic and environmental damage. Some pose a health risk to people (e.g. skin irritation). Invasive plants can disrupt natu-ral ecosystems, reduce biodiversity, increase soil erosion, alter soil chemistry and adversely affect commercial crops.
The Invasive Plant Program identi� es sites where invasive plant species have been found and responds rapidly to contain and eradicate them before they become established and start spread-ing.
This funding is in addition to the $735,000 already allocated by the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations for invasive plant control and management in 2015-16.
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B.C. grants $130,000 to � ght invasive plants
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Wind gusts in Barriere rip door off horse trailerIt started out as a fun weekend for Monique TheMountainbiker, who was attending barrel racing competitions at the North Thompson Agriplex last Friday. However, the day quickly changed when high wind gusts in the area ripped the tack door off the back of her horse trailer – while her trusty mount was tied to the side. “Its all good,” said Monique in a Facebook post, “It’s just a door, we will get it back on. I’m just grateful my mare didn’t get hurt, she was pretty wide eyed, the door may of hit her some, very least she pulled like heck to get out of there, but she still gave me her all in the race, and placed 4th out of 78.”
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On April 19, a camp� re escaped its con� nes and burned a grassy � eld area on a rural property in East Blackpool.
Clearwater and Blackpool � re depart-ments responded to the call as requested by Forestry due to the proximity of the grass � re to the forest.
There were no in-juries, and the � re crews were able to contain and eventu-ally put out the � re after some hard work.
This early season � re should remind ev-eryone that � res can happen quickly and easily from the small-est of camp� res, and even discarded ciga-rettes.
All � res require
safety precautions to be taken to prevent this kind of event.
A simple camp� re requires a hand-tool and eight litres of water on hand in the event the � re tries to spread.
A � ne of $345 can be issued for not fol-lowing � re safety laws.Break and enter
On April 28, a resi-dence in Little Fort was broken into dur-ing the day while the owner was away.
A laptop was sto-len.
The investigation is ongoing.
Police request that anyone who saw someone or some-thing that didn’t quite seem right in the area that day please to contact Clearwater RCMP.
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On April 19, a juries, and the � re
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RCMP are very con� dent with evidence that was gathered at all the scenes that these two indi-viduals were responsible for all the offences.
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The Fall Fair has brought The Gong Show to Barriere for a one time performance this Saturday evening in the Fall Fair Hall, at 677 Barriere Lakes Road. The show starts at 7 p.m., and promises to be a fun-� lled evening of amateur acts, offering music, singing, skits, jokes, animal acts and much more.
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is scheduled for the week of May 18; which includes Haig, Salle, Barriere Town Road, Barkley, Connor and Kivi.
Councillor Stamer was not in attendance being away from the community at the time.
Dave Underwood, PEng. from TRUE Con-sulting presented the following cost estimates for three options:Option 1:
Full road width paving Barkley, Kivi and Conner, which would cost $60,000 as per the following calculations:* Barkley: 1680m2 x $25/m2 = $42,000* Conner: 213m2 x $25/m2 = $5,325* Kivi: 525m2 x $25/m2 = $13,125Option 2:
Full road width paving on Barkley (to Air-field), Kivi and Conner, which would cost $50,000 as per:
* Barkley: 1263m2 x $25/m2 = $31,575* Conner: 213m2 x $25/m2 = $5,325* Kivi: 525m2 x $25/m2 = $13,125• Option 3: Full road width paving on Bar-
kley (to Airfield) and Conner which would cost $37,000 as per:
* Barkley: 1263m2 x $25/m2 = $31,575* Conner: 213m2 x $25/m2 = $5,325Underwood explained that the original
contract was prepared to minimize asphalt disturbance areas to the greatest extent pos-sible recognizing that budget was limited. When possible, patching of asphalt was speci-fied as opposed to full-width replacement to minimize restoration costs.
Of the three roads being considered for full-width paving, he said Conner and Bark-ley (to Airfield) were likely to see the highest traffic volume. A new waterline has been con-structed along Conner Avenue and, as such, no further underground works should be re-quired at this location.
He noted the waterline on Barkley and Kivi is 150mm diameter AC and will require replacement at some time in the future. Un-derwood said a timeline for this replacement has not been identified, however it is expect-ed that replacement of these mains would be considered a lower priority than new source wells, replacement of the main on Barriere Town Road, or construction of a second wa-ter storage reservoir; especially given that ad-ditional isolation valves have been installed through this project.
It was reported that LNB’s unit cost for this work is lower than the other six bids re-ceived for this project for this work scope, and that TRUE has been informed that the price of asphalt has increased since the initial num-bers done on this project in July of 2013.
Underwood stated that given that LNB has offered competitive pricing, and given the fact that waterline improvements on Barkley and Kivi are likely several years out, it was TRUE’s recommendation that the district give consideration to Option 2 or 3 should the road budget be sufficient to cover this expense, given that a better quality roadway would result.
Questions from council, and then from the public were fielded by Underwood, after which council debated the three options at length.
Some of the councillors commented that they wanted more information and more time to review that information before voting.
Councillor Fennell made the first motion which was for Option 1, and it was seconded by Councillor Sabyan, but was subsequently defeated.
Mayor Smith then brought a motion sup-ported by Councillors Kibble and Paula for Option 3. This resulted in a tie vote, which defeated the motion due to Councillor Stam-er being absent from the meeting, resulting in an even number of votes.
Councillor Fennell then suggested a com-promise with Option 2 which was supported by the Mayor and Councillor Kibble. How-ever, this option was also defeated.
This resulted in another special council meeting being then scheduled for Thursday, May 7 at 7 p.m., at which time additional road inspections will have been completed providing more detailed information for the council, and it is hoped a full council will be in attendance which will prevent any further tie votes.
Council stymied after three votes
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An extensive backcountry search was insti-gated last Monday in the McLure area after a family of four did not return home as expected.
Kamloops Search and Rescue was deployed, and search manager Alan Hobler reported that the family, which included two children, was believed to have gone offroading in the area on Sunday. They were expected to return home to Kamloops that afternoon but did not show up.
Apparently the search was begun after RCMP heard a single ping from a cellphone tower.
Hobler reported the family was back home on Monday, but provided no details.
Family missing near McLure now safe at home after search
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Family missing near McLure now safe at
is scheduled for the week of May 18; which includes Haig, Salle, Barriere Town Road, Barkley, Connor and Kivi.
being away from the community at the time.
sulting presented the following cost estimates for three options:Option 1:
Conner, which would cost $60,000 as per the following calculations:* Barkley: 1680m2 x $25/m2 = $42,000* Conner: 213m2 x $25/m2 = $5,325* Kivi: 525m2 x $25/m2 = $13,125Option 2:
field), Kivi and Conner, which would cost $50,000 as per:
kley (to Airfield) and Conner which would cost $37,000 as per:
contract was prepared to minimize asphalt disturbance areas to the greatest extent pos-sible recognizing that budget was limited. When possible, patching of asphalt was speci-fied as opposed to full-width replacement to minimize restoration costs.
full-width paving, he said Conner and Bark-ley (to Airfield) were likely to see the highest
after three votes
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Four Barriere Secondary School students were accepted into the School District 73 Heavy Metal Rocks Program this year. Carter Rudd, Jessie Proulx, Darby Myram and Jordan LeFeuvre have been attending First Aid Training, Construction Safety, WHMIS and other preparation courses over the last few months to prepare for the recent four days of hands-on experience at the Tk’emlups Indian Band gravel pit.
During the course of those four days the students operated 13 kinds of equipment, such as backhoe, loader, rock truck, grader and bulldozer.
Jessie Proulx earned the Perseverance Award, which netted her a $500 cheque. Jessie stated she was “..very surprised, very happy and very proud to earn this award”.
Applications for the 2016 Heavy Metal Rocks Program will be available in November and open to students in grades 11 and 12 .
Four students from Barriere Secondary attended the recent School District 73 Heavy Metal Rocks program held in Kamloops. Pictured (l-r) are: Jessie Proulx, Jordan LeFeuvre, Carter Rudd and Darby Myram.
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Four BSS students complete Heavy
Metal Rocks 2015
Barriere Secondary student Darby Myram operating a machine during the Heavy Metal Rocks program held in Kamloops last month.
Four Barriere Secondary School students were accepted into the School
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“Did you know our proposed expansion follows the existing route for most of the way?”
- Carey Johannesson, Project Lead, Land & Right-of-Way, Trans Mountain Expansion Project.
For more information, go to TransMountain.com/planning-the-routeEmail: [email protected] · Phone: 1-866-514-6700
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The proposed Trans Mountain Expansion follows the existing
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environmental considerations, and will accommodate changes
in land usage since the pipeline was originally built in 1953.
We’ve been talking with the public, stakeholders, landowners
and Aboriginal communities along the proposed corridor to hear
their concerns. We expect you will ask questions. We’ve made
adjustments in many places to address the concerns we’ve heard.
Our intention in all of our planning is to minimize the impact on
residents, communities and the environment, while ensuring that
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By Elli KohnertNorth Thompson Star/Journal
Victor Martin, known as “Handyman Vic” to those who reside in Barriere, is shown riding an environmentally friendly transportation device which he has built entirely from recycled materials.
The unit is battery powered, but can also be pedaled just like an ordinary bicycle – not that easy though with three people on board.
Vic and his two passengers (one his mom) were spotted riding along Barriere Town Road on the interesting home built bicycle; all complying with cycling laws by wearing protective safety helmets.
“I still have to do a lot of � nishing work, like painting and other improvements,” says Vic, “But it works well already, and my dogs love to go for rides in it too.”
A bicycle built for threeLocal handyman comes up with eco-friendly transportation
Victor Martin, known as “Handyman Vic” to those who reside in Barriere, is shown riding an
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By Tom FletcherBlack Press
The B.C. government has completed region-al marine plans with 18 First Nations on the B.C. Coast, from northern Vancouver Island up to the Alaska border.
The marine plans are to be an extension of the 2007 coastal land use plan that has become known as the Great Bear Rainforest agree-ment. The four regions are Haida Gwaii, Cen-tral Coast, North Coast and North Vancouver Island, but they do not attempt to intrude on the key federal jurisdictions of shipping and � sheries management.
Aboriginal leaders said they were proceed-ing with B.C. and environmental organiza-tions, but the federal government has not par-ticipated in what they call MaPP, the Marine Planning Partnership for the North Paci� c Coast.
Haida Nation President Peter Lantin said the marine plan for the waters around Haida Gwaii sets aside 20 per cent as a marine re-serve, and discussions with Ottawa are under-way to add more area around Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve. But with pipelines and oil and gas projects proposed for the region, the plans are far from completion.
“When we embarked on this journey a de-cade ago, the whole intent was to be compre-hensive marine planning, which involves every-thing,” Lantin said. “So as the environment’s changed over the last 10 years around those federal jurisdictional issues, we’ve seen them not want to be part of this process.”
The Haida Nation remains opposed to crude oil tanker traf� c through its marine ter-ritory, and is studying the issue of lique� ed natural gas tankers in North Coast waters, he said.
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea’s of� ce issued a statement in response to the an-nouncement in Victoria.
“The Department of Fisheries and Oceans did not participate in MaPP as it is involved in similar initiatives with similar partners such as the Canada-B.C. Marine Protected Area network strategy, which achieves marine pro-tection and conservation goals through a joint federal-provincial approach, collaborative decision-making and a participatory process,” the statement said.
Doug Neasloss, representative of the Cen-tral Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance, thanked Tides Canada and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, a San Francisco-based environmental charity started by a co-founder of Intel Corp., for continuing to sup-port the establishment of protected areas on the B.C. coast.
U.S. donors working through the Tides Foundation put up $60 million in 2007 to par-ticipate in the Great Bear Rainforest land use agreement. B.C. and the federal government put up $30 million each.
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Four marine areas have been de� ned, North Vancouver Island, Central Coast, North Coast and Haida Gwaii.
B.C., First Nations reveal marine plansThe B.C. government has completed region-
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B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A E L E C T O R A L B O U N D A R I E S C O M M I S S I O N
The BC Electoral Boundaries Commission is coming to town and wants to hear from you.
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Kamloops
Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre
1250 Rogers Way, Columbia Room
10 a.m.
The commission is proposing changes to the area, boundaries and names of electoral districts in B.C. The Preliminary Report is now ready for your views on the proposed changes at www.bc-ebc.ca/reports.
Join a public hearing:
Submit your views online at www.bc-ebc.ca or by email to [email protected] before May 26, 2015.
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SPORTSBy Leslie Stirling
Captain Debbie Rainer deserted me and it is only week two! She and hubby were off to some con-vention this week but she will be back next week. Thanks to Don-na Salle and Marion Wallace for helping me with the paperwork and prize hand out.
It was an exciting day for Carol Hindle who golfed her best game EVER...scor-ing a fantastic 39. She picked up a number of prizes: low gross for Flight 1 (Hub Inter-national), long drive (Barriere A & W), KP in 2 (Rainer Custom Cutting), least putts - 13 (Interior Savings Credit Union). She shared the birdie pot with Susan Mitchell and Leslie Stirling.
Fiona Clare had a
good � rst outing (46) winning the low net for Flight 1 and pick-ing up the Barriere Timber Mart prize for a long drive on Hole 1. Low gross for Flight 2 sponsored by Camp-bell & Co. went to Linda Ransome (50) and Leslie Stirling won low net (52). The 46, 50 and 52 are scores - not ages.
Stamer Logging sponsored Flight 3 with � rst place going to Marie Hakes (52) and Wanda Amos (55).
Pin placement priz-es were distributed as follows: Leslie Stir-ling - long putt (AG Foods); Barb Smith
- long putt (Armour Mountain Of� ce Ser-vices; Evelyn Lucas - long drive in 2 (Bar-riere Massage) and KP (Carl’s Market Gar-den); Wanda Amos - long drive in 2 (Crys-tlee’s Hair Design; Deb Legaree - long putt (Country Store Antiques); Joanne Lyle - long putt (Esty-lo Hair Design); Don-na Salle - KP (Bondar Forest Planning); Bet-ty Baillie - long putt (Knights Inn) and KP (Ron Wallace Truck-ing); Vreny Kempter - long putt (Pottery by Ramona); Susan New-berry - KP (EBL Ven-tures); Audrey Rilcoe - long putt (Sam’s Pizza); Chris LeCerf - long drive (Station House Restaurant); Marie Hakes - long drive (Val Della Studio) and Sue Paulhus - most
The Canadian Safe Boating Council & Paddle Canada
As paddlers, it’s per-haps easier than many other recreational boaters to head out on the water once the ice has receded. Just strap it to your vehicle’s roof rack and away you go. To ensure that this outing isn’t spoiled by an emergency on the water, it’s important that we take a few ex-tra precautions before heading out.
A good start is to in-vite a fellow paddler to come along with their canoe or kayak. That way, you have some-one readily available to help out if needed.
Reload all your safety equipment on the boat, to make sure everything is in proper working order and that all pieces of powered equipment have fresh batteries.
The weather can change quickly in early spring. Always check the (marine) forecast to be alerted of incoming weather systems. This is also a good time to realistically assess your paddling skills against potential weather. Don’t be fooled by balmy breezes into dressing in light cloth-ing. The water is still
very cold. Either wear or bring along ther-mal protective clothing that can be layered. A wetsuit or paddling drysuit would be best. That will help slow the onset of hypothermia should you suddenly � nd yourself in the wa-ter.
A key piece of safety equipment is a marine radio or, where service is reliable, a cell phone to call for assis-tance. At this time of year, there are fewer boats on the water to spot you and help.
Cell phones should be kept in a watertight container to avoid po-tential water damage. Before departing, tell a reliable person where you are going, when you expect to return and the number to call should you not return as scheduled.
As you head out, be sure to wear your lifejacket. With the number of styles avail-able today, some spe-ci� cally designed for paddlers, there really is no reason not to wear one. It might just save
your life.Finally, make sure
you have practiced and are skilled enough to quickly reboard your boat both assisted and unassisted in the case you capsize or fall into the water.
There is no rea-son why, with a little preparation, we can’t indulge our passion and take full on-water advantage of the pad-dling season from ice off to ice up.
For more safe boat-ing tips, visit www.csbc.ca.
Early spring paddling – make sure you and your boat are prepared
As paddlers, it’s per-
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By Leslie Stirling
Rainer deserted me and it is only week two! She and hubby were off to some con-vention this week but she will be back next week. Thanks to Don-na Salle and Marion Wallace for helping me with the paperwork and prize hand out.
day for Carol Hindle who golfed her best game EVER...scor-ing a fantastic 39. She picked up a number of prizes: low gross for Flight 1 (Hub Inter-national), long drive (Barriere A & W), KP in 2 (Rainer Custom Cutting), least putts - 13 (Interior Savings Credit Union). She shared the birdie pot with Susan Mitchell and Leslie Stirling.
Chinook Cove
Ladies Golf Report
Hindle scores a 39 on Ladies Night
Captain Debbie
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2015 Summer StudentEmployment Opportunity
The Barriere & District Chamber of Commerce Info Centre is look-ing for bright, outgoing, self motivated students looking to gain experience in the exciting field of tourism. We have two positions available one at 30 hours per week, and another at 20 hours.
Applicants must be currently enrolled in full time studies in school/college and returning to school/college in the fall. The successful candidate must have good communication skills, a strong knowledge of Barriere and the North Thompson Valley and be willing to work within a team dynamic.
Job Description• Greet and welcome all visitors • Provide visitors with exceptional customer service• Must be outgoing, friendly and work independently• Collect and maintain accurate statistical data.• Answer telephone• Fulfill visitor’s needs or interests to encourage longer visits.• Stock and organize brochure racks and displays.• General maintenance tasks as required to maintain safety and appearance of
the facility such as sweeping, mopping, watering of plants.• Able to work weekends• Able to work from July to August
Interested applicants should submit a resume in person at the Barriere & District Chamber of Commerce at #3 – 4353 Conner Road or by email to Marie Downing at [email protected]. Closing date 4:00 pm on May 20, 2015. Please include names, addresses and phone numbers of three references with your resume.
*We thank all candidates for their interest: only candidates being interviewed will be contacted.
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J ohn Enman
The Vancouver Camera Show and Swap meet
Spending a day sur-rounded by a huge selection of cameras and other photogra-phy equipment at the Vancouver Camera Show and Swap is exhilarating, and get-ting a chance to talk with other photog-raphers about their different interests is invigorating.
John Enman Photo
The Western Canada Photographic Historic Association hosts Vancouver, British Colum-bia’s, original camera show and swap meet each year. This long-running show has now reached its 39th year, and makes the claim of being the largest in Canada with I believe approximately 120 tables, and I have no doubt well over 1,000 people walked through the doors this year.
I can’t remember exactly when we (my wife and I) had our � rst table there, maybe some time late 1990s. Since then each year we join an always-interesting diversity of photographers in a large, photographic equipment packed hall in Burnaby, B.C., who are eager to exchange infor-mation and ideas, and, of course, are looking for great deals on all kinds of camera equipment.
Each year we make the three and a half hour drive from Kamloops the day before and lodge overnight and eagerly join other vendors the next day at 7:30 a.m. to setup. The early morning scene is so much fun as we interact with others busily arranging equipment on tables before the show even begins.
When I arrived I was happy to see people I have known for years. Better put, I was happy to see people I have known for only one day a year for about 20 years.
For me it is always a rush to organize my table quickly so I am ready for the swap meet’s early bird shoppers who pay a premium to begin shopping at 9 a.m. That group of shoppers isn’t so much into browsing as they are searching for speci� c pieces, and they will walk quickly by a vendor’s table unless they spy that item.
At the 10 a.m. regular admission I always am glad to get a chance to sit for a moment (only a moment) after the hour of non-stop showing, demonstrating, explaining, and, of course, bar-gaining with savvy photographers.
Spending a day surrounded by a huge selec-tion of cameras and other photography equip-ment is exhilarating, and getting a chance to
talk with other photographers about their differ-ent interests is invigorating. Even after all these years I always learn something.
As I have mentioned before when I have writ-ten about this exciting event, one will � nd pho-tographers of every age, from experienced elders to young people accompanied by patient parents.
This congregation includes all kinds of life-styles, interests, and photographic specialties. There are those that are dedicated to � lm, his-toric cameras, and processes of the past, walking alongside others that carry the latest and bright-est in modern technology.
Other than actually pointing a camera at some inspiring subject, a gathering like the Vancouver Swap is a superb way to meet and exchange in-formation with other photographers, and look at and check out the many kinds of photographic equipment that would not be so easily available anywhere else.
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 I talked to at the end of the day. I even had some time to purchase another lens for myself, which is always nice.
These are my thoughts this week. Contact me at www.enmanscamera.com or [email protected]. Stop by Enman’s Camera at 423 Tranquille Road in Kam-loops. And if you want an experienced photographer please call me at 250-371-3069. I also sell an inter-esting selection of used photographic equipment.
putts (Interior Savings Credit Union).
A large number of ladies includ-ing yours truly drove their balls into the gully on Hole 7 and received condolence balls and tees from Barb and Carman Smith. I jok-ingly said if folks keep doing that Debbie Rainer will have to go out and � nd an additional sponsor.
A big thank you to all our other sponsors that don’t get mentioned in every column - Barriere Auto Parts, Bob Stirling, Alpine Mead-ows Resort, Chinook Cove Golf and the Star/Journal.
This year the Ladies Golf Night is having a “Ringer Board”. You must sign up and pay a fee to take part. Only games played as Tues-day Ladies Night are eligible. We are using the � rst round played as the base score. When a lady im-
proves her score on a hole she marks the new score in pencil be-low the � rst round. Each time a score is improved she erases the pencilled score and marks in the new lower score. At the end of the season we will add up the “Ringer” round. The last round counted will be the September 1st round. The prize money will be split in two: one prize will be for the lowest “Ringer” score and the other prize will be for the most points improved from the original score. Contact Debbie or Leslie for more (or clearer) infor-mation.
May 19 will be a four club night. Our � rst Fun Night, Christmas in July will be held on July 14. Golf for Cancer is scheduled for August 18. Fun, food and friends are ev-ery Tuesday. Hope to see you at the golf course soon.
Hindle scores a 39....Continued from page 13...
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ing yours truly drove their balls into the gully on Hole 7 and received condolence balls and tees from Barb and Carman Smith. I jok-ingly said if folks keep doing that Debbie Rainer will have to go out and � nd an additional sponsor.
sponsors that don’t get mentioned in every column - Barriere Auto Parts, Bob Stirling, Alpine Mead-ows Resort, Chinook Cove Golf and the Star/Journal.
is having a “Ringer Board”. You must sign up and pay a fee to take part. Only games played as Tues-day Ladies Night are eligible. We are using the � rst round played as the base score. When a lady im-
Hindle scores a 39....Continued from page 13...
Dog Obedience ClassesLearn to teach your dog basic good manners and
acceptable behaviour in all situations.Start Sunday, May 10, at the Fall Fair Hall in Barriere
Six week courses for Basic and Novice Obedience for dogs age 6 months and older. Cost $100
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This week is all about give and take, Capricorn. Do for others, and they will do for you. A special event calls for some extra-special gifts.
Some habits are hard to break, Aquarius. Look to a mentor to help and you will succeed. A fitness goal is easily achieved with a new piece of equipment.
The odds may be stacked against you, Pisces, but that doesn’t mean you won’t come out on top with a little ingenuity. A weekend endeavor requires a leap of faith.
Speak up, Aries, and the problem will be solved. A little miracle at home makes for an interesting weekend. Travel plans come together.
Cast aside all doubt, Taurus. The offer is genuine and will bring you many rewards. A test of faith begins— be strong. Money woes ease.
Feeling blessed these days, Gemini? Pay it forward. A compromise at home raises everyone’s spirits and fun ensues all weekend long!
A business relationship blossoms with an addition. A larger-than- life personality drops by with an offer you can’t refuse. Oh boy, oh boy, Cancer.
Oops, Leo. You fall behind on a project, raising some eyebrows. Not to worry. You will get back on track sooner than you think, thanks to an innovation.
Spend less, save more and you’ll definitely get more, Virgo. More in your bottom line and more peace of mind. Flowers provide a great pick-me-up.
Lady Luck smiles on you, Libra, and there is nothing beyond your reach. A treasured heirloom resurfaces, bringing back many fond memories.
The tiniest of changes make a vast improvement in a project. A rejection is a blessing in disguise. Be grateful for what you’re given, Scorpio.
News from afar gets the creative juices flowing, and you accomplish more than you have in some time, Sagittarius. A game of wits at the office proves challenging.
May 7 - 13, 2015
You are a mystery lately, Aries. No one is quite sure what you will do next and you may like to surprise. But share your plans every so often with those closest to you.
Cancer, if you are thinking about a ca-reer move, it’s about time you put your plans in motion. This week you may find you are full of energy and ready for a new challenge.
Libra, it is up to you to initiate action in a situation that leaves you somewhat uncomfortable this week. Don’t hesitate to step up and take charge.
Capricorn, although you cannot control all of the changes in your life, you do have firm control over your personal health. Don’t put off revamping your diet and exercise plan.
Aquarius, close friends will keep you pretty busy over the next few days, but you can handle it. Let off steam with a few different fun activities when time allows.
Taurus, surround yourself with positive people who maintain optimistic outlooks. Many opportunities will open up if you keep a positive attitude.
Leo, a renewed sense of enthusiasm has you eager to get started on future plans. Perhaps a new course of study will suffice and pave the way for new experi-ences.
A difference of opinion may be highlighted at work this week when you are confronted by a coworker, Scorpio. Act with integrity, but be firm with your resolve.
Use caution when making decisions this week, Pisces. You can be prone to impulsive behavior, and you don’t want to find yourself in trouble.
Gemini, you may re-sist social activities this week at first, but soon you will get swept up in the fun and lose your inhibitions. Use social activities as a way to network.
A chance encoun-ter with an old flame stirs up feelings you didn’t realize you still had, Virgo. Even if these feelings are less dramatic, you’re still tempted to act on them.
Sagittarius, others may try to stop you from having fun, but you are determined to enjoy yourself. Your entire week is focused on having a good time with friends and family.
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May 9 - The Gong Show 7pm FF Hall, call 250-672-0301 for talent entries. Tickets available at NTVIC and the Star/Journal
May 9: Garden Club Plant Sale. Barriere Bandshell 10am-12:30pm
May 12: Babies of 2014 luncheon, Barriere Seniors Hall. Contact Yellowhead Community Services to register: 250-672-9773
May 15: Karaoke Barriere LegionMay 22: BSS Grad Ceremony - Barriere Curling RinkJune 2: Festival of Wellness and Ready Set Learn, Barriere
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June 21: The North Thompson Fish & Game Club Father’s Day Fishing Derby call Kathy at 250-672-5890 or 250-672-1070.
July 17-19: The Canadian Blue Moon Elvis Festival. NT Fall Fair Grounds. info at www.cdnbluemoon.ca or call 250-319-0402
Cancer Support: 672-9263, 672-0017 or 672-1890Choir: Thurs. @ Christian Life Assembly, Annesty Rd. Youth
7-18 3:30pm; Adults 19+ 6:30pm. Leah 250-957-8440.Crib: Barriere Legion 242, every Thurs. 7pm, Sept. to May.Darts: Barriere Legion 242, Thurs. 7pm, Sept. to May. Curling Club: Oct.-Mar. Curling, league & bonspiels.Drop In Art. Fridays 11:30am-2:30pm at NTVIC end of
Sep to Mar (except holidays). Nominal fee. Barriere A-A: Every Tues. 7:30pm at the Pentecostal
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672-9916.Barriere Drop In Art. Fridays 11:30am-2:30pm at NTVIC
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Barriere Fire Dept.: Firehall, Thurs., 7pmBarriere Food Bank: Every Wed. 672-0029Barriere Genealogy: once a mth at the Library, except
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9391.Photography Club. Shelley Lampreau 250-672-5728.Community Quilters: Every Thurs. 2pm at the Barriere
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Training on 4th Tues. of mth, 7pm.BSS PAC & Booster Club: 1st Tues., 5:30pm. 250-672-
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@ Ridge, kitchen. Info call 778-220-5930.Gambler’s Anonymous: 250-374-9165 or 250-374-9866.Literacy Tutoring: Learn to read FREE. Jill 250-319-8023.Little Fort Recreation: 1st Thurs. each mth 7pmLNT Catholic Women’s League: 2nd Sat. each mth, 9am
at St. George’s. Call 250-672-9330 for info.McLure Rec.: 1st Wed. each mth at 7:30pm McLure
Firehall. Except Jul & Aug. 250-578-7565 for info.McLure Fire Dept.: Wednesdays, 7pm, Firehall Men’s Floor Hockey: Tues., 8-10pm at Barriere Sec. NT Fish & Game: 4th Mon. each mth 7pm NTVIC. 672-
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674-2135 (Clw) or 250-682-6444 (Barriere).
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CHURCHOF ST. PAUL
4464 Barriere Town Road
Worship Sunday 11:00 A worshipping community of
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CHRISTIAN LIFE ASSEMBLY4818 Annesty Rd.
(Across from High School)Bible perspectives Sunday 7am on
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What is happiness? How do we get it? Mon-ey, power, passion or the accumulation of things?
About the only one that makes remote sense is passion, but even there it can be hollow if it isn’t part of a larger pattern of choosing to live life to the fullest and not letting anyone or anything con-trol your happiness!
You can be broke and hungry and still have happiness, or at least some contentment to a degree.
On a supply trip down to Mexico to de-liver school supplies, I found people in situ-ations we could never tolerate happy and con-tent. They did not let their finances, or even their history define their joy in just being alive! Many actually saw our affluence as a hindrance to true contentment as it became a pursuit that could never be filled, as there is always more money and things out there.
True peace is taking charge of your own joy and true happiness and is found in making op-portunities where most only see tragedy.
Hope for the hope-
less is seen with Daniel and Joseph, who were both imprisoned and yet found ways to have hope in their life and even to have hope for others.
If we, who have so many good things in our lives and live in in a country with rights and freedoms cannot find joy, peace or happiness, how can we see it for others? How can some-one who has known only good health understand the struggles of someone who is sick or has suf-fered the loss of a loved one, especially the loss of a child?
We choose it. Or as a quote from Hector and the search for happiness says, “We all have an ob-ligation to be happy”.
Instead of looking at all the nastiness in life as a place to despair, we should find a way to bring happiness with us
and let it radiate out. “Darkness cannot
drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that”, said Martin Luther King Jr.
Some may think I have no right to speak on this as I have a good life, and the truth is I do!
But I have also seen adversity. I suffered a spi-nal cord injury in 2008 which was classified as an incomplete injury, as I regained most of the use afterwards.
As I lay unable to do anything for myself by myself I had some-one ask me why I was still happy and able to encourage others when they thought they would be angry and hate God for it?
All I could say was, “I have so much there isn’t room for anger.”
The truth is I had my down moments, yet I chose happiness over all.
Faith was a big part of that, and the rest was the thought that we need to be an example to the next generation to not give up! Choose to over-come every adversity and every dark moment – happiness is a choice.
Pause For Thought
By Pastor Todd English
Finding happiness
Grads clean up at EssoThanks to the Barriere Esso for turning over their car wash facility to Bar-riere Secondary grad class students. Last Saturday the teens and their parents spent a good part of the day washing vehicles and fundraising for grad celebrations. The grad class also held a bottle drive the same day.
STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward
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Mother’s Day is around the corner and while scammers may love their mom’s too, they’ll think nothing of scamming you and your mom out of your cash.
“Mother’s Day is one of the biggest spending times of the year after Christmas,” say Evan Kelly, Senior Communications Advisor for the Better Business Bureau (BBB). “Flower shop-ping online is fast and conve-nient, but not without its risks. While the vast majority of people are thrilled with their purchases, others have learned these transac-tions can lead to profound disap-pointment.”
As with any special time of the year, BBB warns of potential scams when shopping for Mom:Flowers:
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• Don’t purchase gift cards from pop-ups in social media.
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“Look Mom, no hands!”Last weekend the North Thompson Agriplex hosted the Canadian Barrel Racers spring race event for the second year in a row. Well over 100 entries were on site to run the barrels over two-and-a-half days of competitions. Here’s a young six-year-old Pee Wee racer having some fun on her 35-year-old horse while waiting to make ther run.
STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward
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Mother’s Day is around the
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Those ever present ‘scammers’ target Mother’s Day as an opportu-nity to take your money. Be aware, and don’t get bilked!
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Hef� ey Creek Hall is hosting a pancake breakfast, old car show, swap meet, � ea mar-ket and craft fair all on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21.
Organizers say there will be “something for everyone.” And if you bring your old car the driver gets a free meal!
Tables are still available to book, but are � ll-ing up fast. Everyone is welcome.
For more information about the event, or to book a table call 250-578-7525.
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What is happiness? How do we get it? Mon-ey, power, passion or the accumulation of things?
About the only one that makes remote sense is passion, but even there it can be hollow if it isn’t part of a larger pattern of choosing to live life to the fullest and not letting anyone or anything con-trol your happiness!
You can be broke and hungry and still have happiness, or at least some contentment to a degree.
On a supply trip down to Mexico to de-liver school supplies, I found people in situ-ations we could never tolerate happy and con-tent. They did not let their finances, or even their history define their joy in just being alive! Many actually saw our affluence as a hindrance to true contentment as it became a pursuit that could never be filled, as there is always more money and things out there.
True peace is taking charge of your own joy and true happiness and is found in making op-portunities where most only see tragedy.
Hope for the hope-
less is seen with Daniel and Joseph, who were both imprisoned and yet found ways to have hope in their life and even to have hope for others.
If we, who have so many good things in our lives and live in in a country with rights and freedoms cannot find joy, peace or happiness, how can we see it for others? How can some-one who has known only good health understand the struggles of someone who is sick or has suf-fered the loss of a loved one, especially the loss of a child?
We choose it. Or as a quote from Hector and the search for happiness says, “We all have an ob-ligation to be happy”.
Instead of looking at all the nastiness in life as a place to despair, we should find a way to bring happiness with us
and let it radiate out. “Darkness cannot
drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that”, said Martin Luther King Jr.
Some may think I have no right to speak on this as I have a good life, and the truth is I do!
But I have also seen adversity. I suffered a spi-nal cord injury in 2008 which was classified as an incomplete injury, as I regained most of the use afterwards.
As I lay unable to do anything for myself by myself I had some-one ask me why I was still happy and able to encourage others when they thought they would be angry and hate God for it?
All I could say was, “I have so much there isn’t room for anger.”
The truth is I had my down moments, yet I chose happiness over all.
Faith was a big part of that, and the rest was the thought that we need to be an example to the next generation to not give up! Choose to over-come every adversity and every dark moment – happiness is a choice.
Pause For Thought
By Pastor Todd English
Finding happiness
Grads clean up at EssoThanks to the Barriere Esso for turning over their car wash facility to Bar-riere Secondary grad class students. Last Saturday the teens and their parents spent a good part of the day washing vehicles and fundraising for grad celebrations. The grad class also held a bottle drive the same day.
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