Barriere Star Journal, May 12, 2016

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Adios, El Nino; hola, La Nina

..... page 3

Distracted driving fines,

points increase..... page 6

RCMP

Three Central Okanagan men are currently in custody and facing a multitude of charges, es-sentially as a result of failing to heed to an initial warning given by a Clearwater RCMP of� cer to slow down.

On Wednesday May 4, at 1:30 pm, a Clearwater RCMP of� cer was on patrol northbound on Hwy 5 south of Little Fort, B.C. The of� cer observed through his rear view mirror two vehicles also northbound that were speeding. The of� cer pulled over to the side of the road and in an attempt to simply slow the vehicles down and carry on with his other duties, he activated his rear emergency lights to get the drivers attention. The two vehicles then increased their speed and sped past him.

The of� cer quickly rethought his strategy and activated his lights and siren and attempted to stop the vehicles, however it quickly became apparent that the vehicles were not going to stop. As a result of the risk posed, the of� cer discontinued his at-tempts to stop the two vehicles. Extensive patrols conducted in the Little Fort area failed to locate the green Dodge Neon and blue VW Jetta.

An of� cer did note fresh skid marks on Hwy 24 turning off the highway onto a logging road, and came across a motorist who gave the typical nod and they went that a way, when asked if he had seen the suspect cars. The suspect vehicles were eventu-ally located 4 Km up Blowdown Road with the three males sitting on the ground behind the vehicles. Upon seeing police the suspects jumped back in there vehicles and tried to drive away, unfortunately for them the vehicles stuck. The three subjects then ran into the bush. The of� cer noted that the vehicles were left in gear with wheels spinning.

The antics of the trio were all caught on police dash cam video, stated Sgt. Kevin Podbisky of the Clearwater RCMP.

Back up arrived from 100 Mile House and Bar-riere Detachments along with a Police Service Dog team from Kamloops and the RCMP Air Services helicopter.

A search of the vehicle resulted in the recovery of ammunition and a total of two shotguns and an air gun pistol. One shotgun was found loaded with 4 shells.

The area was contained by the attending mem-bers and after a three hour dog track, the three sub-

jects were located and taken into custody without incident.

The three men who originate from the Central Okanagan area, currently remain in custody and are facing the following charges in addition to the three having numerous warrants for their arrest:

Mark Pauls, 31 years old, facing charges for; � ight from police, possession of stolen property - vehicle, possession of stolen property - licence plate, drive while prohibited C.C., possession of a weapon contrary, unauthorized possession of a � rearm times two, possession of stolen property - � rearm, careless storage of a � rearm, breach of CSO, prohibited from possession of a � rearm.

Andrew Shreenam, 34 years old, facing charges for; possession of stolen property - vehicle, posses-sion of stolen property - licence plate, unauthor-ized possession of a � rearm times two, possession of a � rearm in a vehicle, possession of a stolen � re-arm, breech of probation.

William Hill, 26 years old, facing charges for; � ight from police, drive while prohibited times two MVA, possession of ammunition while prohibited, unlicensed driver MVA, breach of probation times two.

Of� cer’s initial polite warning unheeded by travelling trio of criminals results in charges

Three Central Okanagan men are currently

(L-r) Simpcw First Nation Chief Nathan Matthew shakes hands with Ian Anderson, president of Kinder Morgan Canada, after both parties signed a Mutual Bene� ts Agreement regarding the Trans Mountain pipeline.

By Jill HaywardNorth Thompson Star/Journal

“The rights of the Simpcw people have been ad-dressed,” stated Chief Nathan Matthew last Tuesday, as the Simpcw First Nation moved into a Mutual Bene� ts Agreement with Kinder Morgan Canada’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

“The rights and title of Simpcw are being recog-nized by the people who come into our traditional lands,” said Matthew. ...continued on page 18

Simpcw First Nation signs Mutual Bene� ts Agreement with Kinder Morgan

“The rights of the Simpcw people have been ad-

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward

Regional district bio-control

program now has new partner

..... page 7

Distracted driving fines,

points increase..... page 6

Dustin Pawloff named Top

Operator..... page 7

An exit–by choice–from the logging business

..... page 8

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By Dale BassKamloops This Week

Thank the waning days of El Nino for the summer-like weather and splendid sunrises in April and into May. Environment Canada says El Nino will soon be replaced by La Nina, bringing normal temperatures by June. Good news for snow fans — La Nina usually brings colder and wetter weather in the winter.

Allen Douglas/KTWThese hot days of April and May could mean good news for skiers

and snowboarders by the time winter rolls around again — and it’s all courtesy of El Nino and his weather opposite, La Nina.

The two are part of what is known as El Nino-Southern Oscillation, a scienti� c term that describes temperature � uctuations in the oceans along the equator.

El Nino (Spanish for “Christ child”) creates warming in sea surface temperatures and La Nina takes them into the colder temperatures.

Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa Coldwells said the current El Nino is coming to the end of its phase. It has brought the record-breaking highs to Kamloops, for example, but it will begin to dissipate in coming months.

On Monday, the impact was one that broke a record set in 1937, when the Kamloops high was 30 C. This year, it edged up to 30.8 C.

Coldwells said, however, that data is recorded at Kamloops Airport. Other data collectors in the area showed higher temperatures on Mon-day that were breaking records set in the 1890s.

El Nino saw the southern part of the province setting some records last month and resulted in the third-warmest April ever recorded in Kamloops.

By June, Coldwells said, temperatures should be sliding back to nor-mal, a condition that will continue through the summer.

Historically, she said, after a strong El Nino like has been experi-enced in the past few years, La Nina (Spanish for “the girl”) brings colder and wetter weather throughout the lower half of B.C.. That means more snow as 2016 ends and we move into the early months of 2017.

La Nina is likely to be around for at least a couple of years before El Nino makes a reappearance. It tends to make its presence known longer, lasting from three to seven years.

“But, right now, this is its last gasp,” Coldwells said.

y Tom Fletcherack Press

The B.C. govern-ment is boosting its

ext scheduled increase n the minimum wage o 40 cents, bringing it o $10.85 per hour on

Sept. 15.Premier Christy

Clark said Wednesday he increase is above the onsumer price index ormula increase of 10 ents, to share econom-

ic growth and “create a fairer, more just soci-ety.”

Another 30 cent boost to the formula is cheduled for Septem-

ber 2017. Assuming he cost of living for-

mula adds 10 cents, the minimum wage would be $11.25, which Clark aid will make B.C.’s

rate the third highest in he country.

NDP labour critic Shane Simpson said his year’s increase

brings B.C.’s minimum wage to seventh place among Canadian prov-nces, tied with Yukon.

“What the premier id today was a re-ponse to being embar-

rassed by the fact that we were last,” Simpson aid.

Clark acknowledged that the formula has een B.C.’s rate fall be-ind. The � rst formula

ncrease was 20 cents in September 2015.

The B.C. formula discounts the minimum wage by $1.25 for res-

taurant and pub serv-ers, to re� ect the income they receive from tips.

The B.C. Federation of Labour has been campaigning for a $15 minimum wage. It has estimated that based on the B.C. formula, it would take until 2034 to reach that level.

Simpson said the minimum wage will be an issue in the 2017 election, and the NDP will propose a wage higher than what Clark and Jobs Minister Shir-ley Bond announced Wednesday.

“I don’t necessar-ily want $15,” Simpson said. “What I want is an understanding of what it takes for some-body on minimum wage to be able to have a modest standard of living.”

Clark also an-

nounced an additional $2.88 million in training programs to respond to labour shortages. Most of the federal-provin-

cial program will go towards job training up to $15,000 for employ-ers who hire an unem-ployed person.

Adios, El Nino; hola, La Nina

Thank the waning days of El Nino for the summer-like weather and

Kamloops This Week

Construction of new passing lanes and commercial truck pullout will soon begin on Highway 5 north of Kamloops.

Just over two kilometres of Highway 5 will be widened to include a passing lane, south of McLure. In addition, a Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement (CVSE) pullout will be constructed, providing a safe place for commercial drivers to rest and for CVSE to conduct mobile inspec-tions.

As well, the pullout will include toilet facilities.Work is scheduled to begin in June, with completion anticipated in

October of 2016.Engineering work has begun at the second location for new passing

lanes near Dar� eld between Barriere and Little Fort. A new, three-ki-lometre southbound passing lane will be added and the existing north-bound passing lane will be extended by 2.7 kilometres.

“This is a busy corridor with more than a thousand trucks moving goods through this region every day,” said Transportation Minister and Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone.

Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Terry Lake, in whose riding the improvements will be made, noted the volume of traf� c on the stretch of highway has increased by about eight per cent since 2010.

“In the past few years, we’ve resurfaced sections of the highway, add-ed new guardrails and constructed new passing lanes at Chappel Creek and Camp Creek,” Lake said.

Highway 5 North work to begin in June

Construction of new passing lanes and commercial truck pullout will

By Tom FletcherBlack Press

ment is boosting its next scheduled increase in the minimum wage to 40 cents, bringing it to $10.85 per hour on Sept. 15.

Clark said Wednesday the increase is above the consumer price index formula increase of 10 cents, to share econom-ic growth and “create a fairer, more just soci-ety.”

boost to the formula is scheduled for Septem-ber 2017. Assuming the cost of living for-mula adds 10 cents, the minimum wage would be $11.25, which Clark said will make B.C.’s rate the third highest in the country.

Shane Simpson said this year’s increase brings B.C.’s minimum wage to seventh place among Canadian prov-inces, tied with Yukon.

did today was a re-sponse to being embar-rassed by the fact that we were last,” Simpson said.

that the formula has seen B.C.’s rate fall be-hind. The � rst formula increase was 20 cents in September 2015.

discounts the minimum wage by $1.25 for res-

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Premier Christy Clark and Jobs Minister Shirley Bond announce two-stage boost to minimum wage at the B.C. legislature Wednesday.

B.C. to top up minimum wage by 40 cents

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OPINIONEditor ia l ; B.C. Views with Tom Fletcher

Disagreements persist on the ex-tent of humanity’s role in the current changes to B.C.’s climate, and our ability to in� uence it, as many readers have told me in the past week.

But almost everyone seems to agree that growing more and healthier for-ests is a good strategy. I would add that harvesting and building with wood preserves its captured carbon, a fact not much discussed in emotional appeals against logging.

The B.C. government is � nally spending some money on community fuel load removal projects this year, after an initial � urry following the Kelowna � res of 2003 faded in hard times. But the effects of decades of � re suppression in a � re-dependent forest system remain, as northern B.C. and Alberta are showing us again.

There is some positive news here. A Victoria-based government research team has published a study that cal-culates B.C.’s pine beetle-damaged forests are regenerating more quickly than expected.

Warmer temperatures, increased precipitation and the “fertilizer effect” of more carbon dioxide in the atmo-sphere are factors.

“By 2020, the enhanced growth due to climate change and increased CO2 more than compensates for the carbon loss from dead, rotting trees,” said lead researcher Vivek Arora of the Canadian Centre for Modeling and Analysis.

This recovery even overcomes the projected increase in forest � re loss that comes with gradually increasing temperatures and drier periods.

The federal government is still working on its plan to meet green-house gas reduction targets agreed to in Paris last year. But the forest indus-try has stepped up with its own goal.

I spoke last week with Derek Nigh-bor, president of the Forest Products Association of Canada, after he an-nounced his industry’s “30 by 30 Cli-mate Change Challenge.”

That’s a goal to reduce the indus-try’s net carbon emissions by 30 mega-tonnes a year by 2030. That would be 13 per cent of the Canadian govern-

ment emission target.One of the main strategies is sal-

vage harvesting and developing more products that use wood.

“It’s basically trying to use every part of the tree,” Nighbor said. “In for-est operations right now, this is where we see a big part of the opportunity. Instead of the residual branches and whatnot just being left aside and slash-ing and burning, bring more of that out and turn it into something.”

That something might be a console in a luxury car constructed with wood � bre, or an 18-storey wood student residence building planned for the University of B.C.

The other is improving forest growth. Logging operations have long been required to replant areas they cut, not just in B.C. but across Canada.

Another way to improve forest carbon capture is with more produc-tive species, with genetic techniques that increase resiliency as well as wood mass.

A background paper from the B.C. forests ministry responds to common misconceptions about forest carbon, including the idea that logging should be stopped to maximize storage.

“Maximizing carbon storage in the ecosystem would make sense only if society stopped building new homes, acquiring new furniture and consum-ing in general,” it says.

“If the � ow of forest products stops, society will turn to other prod-ucts with higher greenhouse gas foot-prints, e.g. plastics, metal or concrete. In addition, if harvesting stopped and we continued to suppress natural dis-turbances, there is increased potential for larger catastrophic disturbances in the future.”

If Canada wants to make a bigger contribution to reducing greenhouse gases, forests are a good area to focus on. At 348 million hectares from the B.C. coast to Newfoundland, they represent nine per cent of the world’s forests.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature re-porter and columnist for Black Press. Email: t� [email protected] Twit-ter: @tom� etcherbc

Break free from fossil fuelsTo the editor;

Break Free is a climate movement initiative to shut down the world’s most dangerous fossil fuel projects and support ambitious climate so-lutions.

In B.C., people are encouraged to “break free from fossil fuels” by taking action against the Kinder Morgan pipeline. This protest will hap-pen May 14 as the National Energy Board an-nounces its decision on the pipeline.

Why should we stand in the way of a good “corporate citizen” like Kinder Morgan? Be-cause their job is to build pipelines. It is critical that there be no tar sands expansion, therefore no need for pipeline expansion, period, it’s that simple, it’s just not negotiable.

Our commitment is to meet the United Na-tions goal agreed on December 2015 at the Paris Climate Change Conference. That goal is to lim-it the rise in global temperatures to 2° degrees centigrade by 2100. This is deemed the safe limit if we are to pass on a world that is more or less recognizable.

There is a plethora of information about cli-

mate change, supported by 98 per cent of United Nations scientists. It’s impossible to deny the predicament we’ve put ourselves in. It’s time to embrace a future supported by clean renewable energy, a sector that is exploding with economic potential and has been outpacing the fossil fuel industry for two years.

A wonderful analogy, “the stone age didn’t end because we ran out of stones”, something better came along.

I encourage you to take a stand of resistance to dangerous fossil fuel projects, endeavor to be informed on climate science, and take responsi-bility for achieving our 2° degrees C goal, or bet-ter yet 1.5°.

Some interesting online articles: • Industry’s slower growth plans may not re-

quire more mega-pipelines• Solar industry says 70,000 jobs knocking on

Alberta’s door• Suncor to build multiple solar and wind

projects in AlbertaKathy KarlstromLittle Fort, B.C.

Growing trees for climate change

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To the editor;We would like to thank all the volunteers, donors, and walkers who

helped make this year’s Walk For Alzheimer’s another great success. Although the � nal � gures are not in (people can donate up until May

15 for this year’s Walk), we’ve already passed $10,000 for the second time!

If you count in the value of all the donated items that were used in the raf� e, silent auction and door prizes... well, it is amazing how much the business’ and residents of this valley have given to this special event.

This year, there were participants not only from Barriere and Clear-water, but also from Kamloops, Clinton, Louis Creek, Hef� ey Creek and Little Fort.

Thank you, everyone for supporting this important cause, hope to see you again next year.Liz Gilbertson and Margaret HoubenCo-Chairs of the Investors Group Walk For Alzheimer’s, BarriereBarrere, B.C.

By Andrea Onley

I found out I was pregnant while I was at my annual physical.

My doctor wanted to run some tests and asked if I was pregnant.

I gave the old response “maybe, who knows” with a laugh; after all my husband and I were trying for a baby but it had only been a month.

When she told me it was positive I was in shock. I was so happy and I didn’t have my hus-band Jonathan there to celebrate with.

My doctor laughed at me as I stood up and sat down in my seat, unsure of what to do, and opened her arms for a hug.

On the ride home I stopped off at the store and bought a onesie, sized three months because after one look at my athletic hubby, I knew our baby would be big!

Six weeks later the doctors told me there was something wrong with my baby. There were de-velopmental problems in the brain. They didn’t know how bad it was.

A week later they told me there was a prob-lem with the heart too. My heart broke as they told me I would likely lose my baby, our little girl. They gave her a one per cent chance of be-ing born alive, they were con� dent that I would miscarry.

When that didn’t happen, they were con� dent I would have a stillbirth. When that didn’t hap-pen, they were con� dent that she wouldn’t sur-vive the birth.

When I was in labour at the hospital, we turned the monitors off and prayed.

Sarah lived! Jonathan I spent seven glori-ous days with her. She was absolute perfection from her full head of hair, to her soft lips, to her long legs. We would have been twins, she was my double in every way. Except her eyes, she had her father’s eyes.

She never got to wear the onesie I bought her. She never got to see the room that would have been hers. We got to take her outside once, we sat on the hospital bench with the sun streaming down and it was one of the happiest moments of my life.

This will be my � rst Mother’s Day. I don’t know what I will do on Sunday. I know Jonathan will plan something, a gift from Sarah to me.

I protected my little lady as best as I could. I fought for her. I argued with doctors and nurses and demanded the best treatment I could get. And I am privileged to live in Canada, a country where I have access to the best health care for free.

The best gift I can give to honour my sweet Sarah this year is to help another mother protect her child.

That is why I am donating to effect:hope’s Protect a Child fund. It provides treatment and vitamin A supplements to kids and pregnant women in Kenya for hookworm, roundworm, and whipworm.

Plus, all donations are matched three times by the Government of Canada so for every $1 I give, $4 goes to the fund.

I hope you will join me in giving mother’s in Kenya a truly happy Mother’s Day. From one mother to another, Happy Mothers Day.

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My � rst Mother’s DayI found out I was pregnant while I was at my

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Making sushi comes in � rstKathleen Pilatzke and Halle Smith from Yellowhead 4-H club competed and won at the District 4-H Demonstration Competition held at Rally on Saturday, May 7. They now move on to compete at the Regional competition which will be held at Rock Creek on May 14. Their 10 minute demonstration was on “How to make Maki Sushi”.

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By Jeff NagelBlack Press

Authorities remain on high alert for inva-sive species after inter-cepting four boats in recent weeks that ar-rived in B.C. infested with live zebra mus-sels.

One contaminated boat was towed by a vehicle that failed to stop for inspectors on April 28 near Elko, where many vacation-ers arrive in B.C. from southwestern Alberta and northwestern Montana.

A conservation of-� cer tracked down the vehicle and diverted it back to the inspec-tion station, said Chris Doyle, deputy chief of

provincial operations for the B.C. Conserva-tion Of� cer Service.

“The boat it was towing was found to have zebra mussels on it,” Doyle said. “That watercraft was de-tained and impounded and as well the driver was charged for failing to stop at the inspec-tion station.”

Inspection teams have checked 1,200 boats so far this year. Of those, 64 were � agged as coming from high-risk loca-tions, resulting in 12 decontamination or-ders and seven 30-day quarantines.

Bears emerging from their dens and searching for food continue to be a prob-

lem, particularly when people fail to secure their food and gar-bage, Doyle said.

He said conserva-tion of� cers are con-tinuing to respond to reports of “bear jams” where vehicles are stopped on a high-way where people are deliberately feeding bears or taking pho-tos.

Even when the bears aren’t being fed there’s concern that people in close prox-imity may make the bears habituated.

There have also been multiple com-plaints in Kitimat of grizzly bears feeding on garbage, he added.

He urges people not to remove fawns or

other wildlife babies but instead contact conservation of� cers if there’s reason to suspect they’re aban-doned.

Animal rescues are a regular part of the job for conservation of� cers.

One of the latest operations saw Kam-loops of� cers join forc-es with local volun-teers to retrieve 1,000 rainbow trout that had become stranded in a � eld after Jacko Lake � ooded on April 24.

“Those live rain-bow trout were all re-turned to Jacko Lake.”

Hefty � nes have been handed out in recent months against poachers who shot wildlife illegally.

About $2,500 in � nes were issued to a group found hunting without licences April 29 in the Kispiox River area.

Another $5,800 in � nes were handed out to two Lower Main-land men convicted of hunting deer in a closed season near Rose Prairie in 2013. Conservation of� cers used DNA evidence to link the poachers

to the scene.And a Burnaby

woman was � ned $5,200 on May 3 af-ter pleading guilty to traf� cking bear gall bladders following in-cidents in Merritt and Coquitlam in 2014 and 2015.

Traf� cking in bear parts in B.C. is rare, Doyle said.

He said the mo-tive of the perpetrator was a traditional be-lief that the bear gall bladder bile can help relieve suffering from seizures.

Submitted:

Conservation of� cers have already intercepted several towed boats arriving in B.C. infested with invasive zebra mussels.

Boats intercepted with zebra musselsIllegal hunters, ‘bear jams’ and fish rescues part of job for COS

Authorities remain

By Tom FletcherBlack Press

A � rst offence for checking your phone while driving will cost B.C. drivers $543 when new penalties take effect June 1.

The � ne for distracted driv-ing goes up from $167 to $368, and drivers will also be assessed four penalty points, triggering another $175 charge. The com-bination results in a total penal-ty of $888 for a second offence within a year of the � rst.

Public Safety Minister Mike Morris said the new penalties put B.C. near the top of distract-ed driving � nes for Canadian provinces. Two tickets in a year will also trigger an automatic review by the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles that could result in licence suspension.

Public consultation over the past year found support for a tougher approach.

“A lot of the input that we had indicated even higher pen-alties than that,” Morris said.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone said the public awareness campaigns have not convinced enough people of the dangers of trying to use mobile

phones or other devices without hands-free services.

“Imagine trying to drive the length of a football � eld while you’re blindfolded,” Stone said.

Central Saanich Police Chief Les Sylven, president of the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police, reminded drivers that being at a stop light or stuck in a traf� c jam does not mean the distracted driving penalties don’t apply.

NDP public safety critic Mike Farnworth said the gov-ernment didn’t need to take

a year to increase one of the lowest distracted driving pen-alty systems in the country, and giving the superintendent discretion over multiple repeat offenders doesn’t send a clear enough message.

“Frankly, I think that if you get more than three in the course of the year, there should be no ‘may’ about it, you will lose your licence,” Farnworth said.

Distracted and inatten-tive driving was a factor in the deaths of 66 people and injuries to 630 in B.C. in 2014.

B.C. government

Public Safety Minister Mike Morris uses a driving simulator to show the effect of texting and driving.

Distracted driving � nes, points increase

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The Thompson-Nicola Regional Dis-trict (TNRD) is part-nering with Agrowest Consulting to con-tinue to offer its free Bio-Control Program, which helps private landowners control weeds.

For more than 20 years, the TNRD has been releasing biocon-trol insects for knap-weed, hound’s-tongue, dalmatian toad� ax, leafy spurge, and Can-ada thistle on private land.

The bio-control insects are “host spe-ci� c” and will not at-tack native vegetation or even other weedy species.

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If you would like to receive insects, please contact the TNRD at 250-377-8673.

Check the TNRD website (tnrd.ca) for information about other programs to help property owners � ght invasive plants, includ-ing a Cost-Share Pro-gram, Herbicide Re-bates, a New Invader Program and a Spray-er Loan-Out Program.

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VICTORIA - Wolf removal activities to help save endangered caribou herds in the South Selkirk Moun-tains and South Peace have concluded for the second year of the � ve-year wolf removal project.

In the South Sel-kirks, nine wolves were removed. It is estimated that there are another four to six wolves in the area, but none of these wolves have been radio collared to track their movements. Approxi-mately 108,000 hectares of core caribou habitat in the area has been pro-tected from logging and roadbuilding.

In the South Peace, 154 wolves were re-moved. It is estimated that there are another

25 wolves in the area. Under the Peace Northern Caribou Plan, government’s goal is to protect 498,000 hectare of high-elevation winter range caribou habitat.

Both the South Sel-kirk and South Peace herds have experienced signi� cant losses to wolf predation. The South Selkirk herd numbered 46 caribou

in 2009 declining to 12 in the most recent survey conducted in March 2016. This is a loss of six caribou since the 2014 census.

In the four cari-bou herds in the South Peace (Quin-tette, Moberly, Scott and Kennedy-Siding), populations are also decreasing and wolves are a key factor. At least 37 per cent of all

adult mortalities have been documented as wolf predation.

Hunting and trap-ping of wolves has not effectively reduced populations and may even split up packs and increase predation rates on caribou.

Habitat recovery continues to be an im-portant part of cari-bou recovery, but can-not address the critical needs of these herds in the short term.

For information on the current program, including additional background on the Peace Northern Cari-bou Plan, the Moun-tain Caribou Recovery Implementation Plan and the Wolf Man-agement Plan, visit: http://www.newsroom.gov.bc .ca/2015/01/government-acting-to-save-endangered-cari-bou.html

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Barriere Secondary student, Dustin Pawloff (centre), is shown being pre-sented with the School District 73 Heavy Metal Rocks Program Top Opera-tor award from representatives award sponsor Douglas Lake Equipment.

Barriere Secondary School (BSS) was represented in the School District 73 Heavy Metal Rocks Program by � ve students chosen to participate; Tristan Brackman, Trayton Vesper, Jack Greenwell and Dustin Pawloff.

This trades orientated program provides the opportunity for stu-dents to gain work experience and exposure to operating a variety of heavy equipment; from excavators, bulldozers, forklifts and graders, to packers, rock trucks, aerial lifts and skid steer loaders. Another bene� t of the program is the opportunity for students to meet and network with local business owners, man-agers and operators, which often leads to job offers and potential future employment.

This year, the event took place at

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In lead up to the program, par-ticipants were required to undergo a series of safety training orienta-tions, in addition to acquiring � rst aid tickets and WHIMIS certi� ca-tion.

This year, BSS students repre-sented very well, with Dustin Paw-loff receiving a $500 bursary for Top Operator, and the other four � nishing in the top � ve of various time trials and skill challenges.

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An exit—by choice—from the logging business

By Jim Stirling

Some days you don’t soon forget. Thursday, November 19, 2015 in Prince George, British Co-lumbia, was just such a bittersweet date and place for the Stamer Family. That day, about 70 pieces of Stamer Logging’s harvesting machinery, trucks and ancillary equipment went un-der the auctioneer’s hammer.

If it had wheels or tracks on it, it went.

“Within that one day it was all gone,” recalls Derek Stamer, company principal.

The equipment was snapped up by other loggers eager to get their hands on log-ging equipment that had been meticulously maintained and much of it late model.

As the successful bidders went home to start anew, Stamer formally ended a 50-year career as a log harvesting contractor in B.C.

The complete dis-persal was exactly the way Derek Stamer wanted it.

“Over the years we’ve had excess equipment to sell and it can be a tremendous hassle,” says Stamer. “I wanted something clean and over with.”

Ritchie Bros Auc-tioneers obliged. “The

auction was very well run and organized,” he says.

Some loggers get up one morning and decide ‘I’m � nished with this’. They walk away and it can work for them. Stamer took a much more planned approach. Indeed, the Ritchie Bros auction was in some ways just the � nal full stop on the process.

“I looked at retire-ment about three or four years ago,” he says. But the log har-vesting sector wasn’t exactly booming then. And in 50 years, you learn some things about the forest in-dustry, and its peaks and valleys. “I wanted to make the decision nearer to the top of the cycle.”

Stamer Logging had accumulated ac-curate and detailed operating costs associ-ated with most pieces of its equipment � eet. The machine pro� les provided useful infor-mation in many ways including when best to make a retirement decision. The 50 year factor entered the equation. Half-a-cen-tury working in any profession is a mile-stone achievement.

Stamer Logging had two evergreen harvesting contracts sold more than a year ago. Stamer retains part of another li-

cence. But the hard-est part of the entire process was telling his employees they were laid off. “We had some 30-year-plus employ-ees in trucking and harvesting. It really hurt,” says Stamer.

Some of those long term friends took the cue from Stamer to re-tire. Those that decid-ed to carry on logging had no trouble � nding new jobs with other regional logging con-tractors, he reports.

Stamer grew up in and around Laving-ton, in B.C.’s southern interior. His initial foray into the forest industry was in 1965, sub-contracting with a Cat in Lumby, B.C. Around the same time, Weyerhaeuser came into town and bought up the mill Stamer was working for, but the company offered him a con-tract to log for them. He moved to Barriere, north of Kamloops, in 1971 and that was pretty much home base for the rest of his log harvesting career.

When that stretch-es for 50 years in an industry as dynamic as forestry has been in that time frame, the changes he’s experi-enced have been ency-clopedic.

The highly mecha-nized equipment to harvest trees has be-come increasingly so-

phisticated. And ex-pensive.

The rules and regu-lations binding log-ging activity and a land base with increas-ing no-go zones have become more compli-cated, time consuming and inconstant. Li-cencee requirements for the wood volumes they receive have be-come more stringent in terms of length and quality to meet a smorgasbord of mar-keting requirements.

Beetles have deci-mated the B.C. In-terior’s pine forests, forcing forest compa-nies and contractors into more expensive higher and tougher terrains in search of � bre. Large Canadian forest companies are increasingly investing in U.S. sawmills as timber costs rise.

Even the tradi-tional weather pat-terns and seasons have changed.

The forest industry itself has restructured in other ways. The overall trend is toward fewer and larger li-cencees.

By illustration, the mill Stamer Logging delivered logs to in 1971 was acquired by Balco Forest Products in 1978. Ten years later, Tolko Industries was at the mill’s helm.

“We’ve always had a good relationship with our licencees,” reports Stamer. The one with Tolko, for ex-ample, lasted right up to Stamer’s retirement.

“We had a tremen-dous relationship with them. Their man-agement team in the Thompson region was very innovative. They listened and demon-strated respect,” he expands. “Rates are one thing, working conditions are anoth-er. Their people were responsive to discus-sion.”

Stamer Logging similarly built lasting relationships with log harvesting equipment manufacturers, and their local dealership networks.

The principal equipment in the Ritchie Bros., auction was Tigercat feller bunchers from The In-land Group (formerly

Parker Paci� c), and John Deere equip-ment through Brandt Tractor supplying the other main functions, including road build-ing machines. Western Star logging trucks from R James West-ern Star did the com-pany’s hauling. Stam-er Logging helped out with � eld testing sev-eral pieces of logging equipment through the years, with opera-tors and mechanics contributing their in-put into new machine designs.

“When I started out in the log con-tracting business, I had no working capi-tal to speak of,” he ex-plains. “It took lots of hard work and a little bit of luck to get by.” The latter parts of the formula still hold true today, he believes.

But if Stamer were handing out advice to a young person con-templating a career as a logging contrac-tor, adequate sources of working capital and cash � ow are the oxygen to success. “I would explain the big thing is to under-stand the vagaries of the business, capital wise.” And then you need the hard work and the luck. “But I think there are oppor-tunities for logging contractors.”

Stamer Logging discovered it needed to access wood outside traditional operating ground. That means going up: blocks with some conventional logging ground and areas for high lead or other specialist log-ging systems. A small, steep slope specialist contractor might � our-ish, for instance. “Don’t look at a production of 50 loads a day. More like eight or 10,” he says. Block sizes are scattered and shrinking and he believes there’s room for small, ef� cient operators.

The skilled labour shortage is a reality for all industries, not just the natural re-source sector in B.C.

“I was very fortu-nate and didn’t have to face that issue,” says Stamer. “Our young people usu-ally had a connection to the industry. It came through a fam-ily member working in forestry or on the land in farms. Kids who knew where eggs come from.”

Now, however, there’s a major discon-nect. “On the plus side for future forest indus-try recruitment: trees will be here forever.”

Stamer worked hard, too, on behalf of fellow loggers through years of involvement

with the Interior Logging Association (ILA). Stamer occu-pied several executive positions with the or-ganization including as its president.

“I’ve always be-lieved logging asso-ciations should help the logger, but not in negotiating rates,” he says.

Lobbying govern-ment is an associa-tion’s most fertile op-erating ground. The cost of doing business is constantly increas-ing. “Lobbying for things like changes in stumpage appraisal methods could be ben-e� cial, maybe in con-cert with the licencees as a united voice.”

Changes have al-ways been the logging contractor’s constant.

Since the Ritchie Bros auction every-thing has changed for Stamer and his family. Now there’s a new and different page upon which to inscribe the future. And Stamer’s clearly making a suc-cessful transition. Some mornings he can actually sleep in until 5:30.

This story originally appeared in the March/April 2016 issue of Logging and Sawmill-ing Journal, Canada’s leading forest industry magazine(www.forest-net.com).

Long time logging contractor Derek Stamer recently exited the business—but he still believes there is opportunity in the industry, and he had a few words of advice for young loggers, following the � nal auction of his equipment.

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Derek Stamer, with his wife Val (left), are pictured accepting a recognition plaque from Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod when Stamer Logging received the Barriere and District Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award in 2015.


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Rounding the lastbarrelThe Barriere Barrel Bash was held for the third year in a row at the North Thompson Agriplex May 6 - 8, hosted by the Canadian Barrel Racer Association. Ninety entries turned out to compete over the Mother’s Day weekend from B.C. and Alberta. Pictured is Linda Langs-ton of Quesnel, making a fast time on Sheza Peppy Player during the Sunday competitions.


Barriere Secondary Athletics

The North Thompson Raiders boys rugby team where our Barriere athletes have joined with Clearwater Secondary in order to complete in the strong AA boys league has had a very successful start to their season.

Both the junior boys and senior boys teams are coached by Mr. Gabe Francis and Mr. Ken Rife.

The Junior boys team is undefeated so far in league action with some im-pressive victories against schools like Sahali and NorKam. The boys look to bring the West Zone title back to the North Thompson heading into playoffs.

The Senior boys squad is in a close battle for West Zone #1 against a very tough South Kamloops squad.

In their head to head league action both teams will be able to size each others squads up heading into playoffs which is looking like a rematch of last year West Zone � nal.

The boys have their sights on claim-ing the West Zone title, winning their way through the Okanagan Valley and hopefully beyond to the Provin-cial Championships held later on this month.

Barriere Golf team is extremely thankful to Chinook Cove golf course for sponsoring the team’s practice times to get them ready for quali� ers. The

school is very excited to not only have a senior golf team this year but, we are also able to � eld a junior golf team as well. An extra special thank you goes out to Mr. Ken Rife for pulling double duty this sporting season to provide our golf teams with his expertise in the sport.

Barriere Senior girls soccer is still a very young squad with most of our players in Grades 8 and 9, however, they have had a much better start to the sea-son than they did last year.

The girl’s squad is currently being lead by goal scorer Taylynn Estache so far this season with Ivanna Villenuve, and Kathleen Janis providing some

strength up the middle.Special thanks goes out to Mr. Bryn

Leary and Mr. Aaron Cousins for coaching the team this season. Barriere girls soccer keeps getting better each game they play and are looking to make some waves heading into playoffs.

Barriere Track and Field athletes had a chance to show their stuff May 10 at Hillside stadium in Kamloops at the West Zone qualifying meet. Barriere is again excited to send the number of competitors this year to the West Zone and hope to have a large portion of the Track and Field team qualify for the Okanagan and Provincial Champion-ships.

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Barriere Secondary Senior Girls Soccer Team with coach Bryn Leary.

The North Thompson Raiders boys

Barriere Secondary sports update

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Ladies enjoy Tuesday night golfBy Leslie Stirling

What a week I have had. I got hit by a miserable spring cold; sore throat, hacking cough. I am a bit of a wimp so really felt sorry for myself. But at least it didn’t hit me until after Ladies Night Golf. I was able to play my normal round along with 42 other ladies on May 3. The weather was good except for a few strong gusts of wind that just about blew me off the #1 Fairway.

It was an excit-ing night for Doreen Landry who scored her � rst Ladies Night birdie to take home the birdie pot. Flight winners were Carol Hindle (Flight 1 low gross), Trudy Forsythe (Flight 1 low net), Deb Legaree (Flight 2 low gross), Cathy Theri-ault (Flight 2 low net), Babes Shanko (Flight

3 low gross), Jean Webber (Flight 3 low net) and Myrna Dun-das (Flight 4 low net). Flight Sponsors were Interior Savings Credit Union, Hub Inter-national and Stamer Logging.

Deb Rainer has once again done a marvelous job of lin-ing up sponsors for our pin placements and the ladies do ap-preciate the support. Long drive in 2 prizes went to Babes Shanko (Armour Mountain Of� ce Supplies), Su-san Newberry (Bar-riere Timber Mart), Debbie Rainer (Barri-ere A & W) and an un-named person won the Crystlee’s Hair Design certi� cate. My huge

apologies for not writ-ing down the name. Now I guess every-one knows that I am not perfect. Bob has known for years.

Long Putts earned prizes for Fiona Clare (Country Store An-tiques), Myrna Dun-das (Estylo Hair De-sign), Deb Legaree (Knight’s Inn), Deb Winiski (Pottery by Ramona), Babes Shanko (Station House Restaurant) and Brenda Carl (Blue Jar Coffee Bar & Bis-tro).

KPs (Closest to the pin on the Par 3s) went to Susan New-berry (Carl’s Market Garden), Ilke Marais (Campbell & Co.), Carol Willox (EBL Ventures), Donna Sal-le (Ron Wallace Truck-ing), Debbie Rainer (Royal LePage/Wes-twin Realtor Cindy Liebel), and Sharon Spooner (MJB Law-

yers).Carol Hindle had

a KP in 2 on Hole 7 (Rainer Custom Cut-ting). Val Alyward came closest to the tree on the same hole (Sam’s Pizza). Brenda Oakland and Chris-tina LeCerf had long drives on Hole 9 to win certi� cates from Val Bella Studio and AG Foods. Quite a number of ladies drove their balls into the gully on Hole 7 and were compensated with a ball and tees courtesy of Barb and Carman Smith of HM Ranches.

We have a number of other � ne sponsors who don’t get recog-nized every week. Deb Rainer and I would like to thank Barriere Auto Parts, Alpine Meadow Resort and Bob Stirling (water colour painting) for providing hole in one prizes.

At the end of the year if the prizes haven’t been won they are distributed through door prizes. Chinook Cove Golf provides us with a door prize every week.

The Star/Journal graciously runs our weekly column. Our newest sponsor is Deb Loucks of Bob’s Bar-riere Glass who pro-vided the signs for our new sponsors.

If you have won-dered what all the laughter coming from the golf course on a Tuesday afternoon or evening is about you might like to come out and join us. Golfers of all abilities are most welcome.

If you want more information call the club house, Deb Rain-er (250-672-9704) or Leslie Stirling (250-672-5706).

The more the mer-rier!

What a week I have

Chinook Cove

Ladies Golf Report

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A new online portal is now up and running that makes it easy for hunters to access a range of e-services, including hunting licences and applications for limited entry hunting (LEH) draws.

The B.C. hunting portal gives hunters instant access to apply for their resident hunting credentials and the new Fish and Wildlife ID, which replaces the old hunter identi� cation number.

Meanwhile, the new online LEH system offers interactive maps and a simple interface that instantly gives hunters infor-

mation on upcoming hunting opportunities across the prov-ince.

With the move online, the Province is no longer issuing paper LEH applications and will not accept paper LEH ap-plications after 2016.

Hunters without Internet access can still visit Service BC, FrontCounter BC or an authorized vendor to apply in person for the Fish and Wildlife ID or an LEH draw.

Over time, the Province says they plan to add other e-ser-vices like licences, compulsory reporting forms, guide licences and reporting, and applications to accompany a non-resident hunter.

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Ladies enjoy Tuesday night golf

U13 playssoccer in AshcroftBarriere Youth Soccer U13 team are shown with the participation medals they earned at the Ashcroft Invita-tional Tournament.

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MERIT HONOUR ROLLBrendon ChrystallAshley DochertyJorden GenierAmber Soiland

ACHIEVEMENT HONOUR ROLLDesiree AndersonMeghan BalattiMaggie DanaJonathan FennellJulie HendriksTaylor JohnsonCameron KerslakeMonica LeeKash SiguoinKaylee NelsonMacKenzie RansomeTyson SchillingHalle SmithSummer StonehouseAaron VanSickleBryce Welz

GRADE 9EFFORT HONOUR ROLLSeanna ArmstrongIrene BeetonMatlock BrownKamryn CousinsBrayden DeFeliceTaylynn EustacheEmma HamblinBrooke HartmanDane HawkingsSami JonesPamela LeFeuvreGerald LoringKatie McInnesZarina MitchellCaden NickelCasaundra PedersenRebecca QuidingLane RobinsonNatalie ShearsmithDaniel Stonehouse

MERIT HONOUR ROLLGerald Loring

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HONOURS WITH DISTINCTIONKamryn CousinsTaylynn EustacheSami JonesZarina MitchellRebecca QuidingDaniel Stonehouse

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HONOURS WITH DISTINCTIONMadison KerslakeTyler Schilling

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HONOURS WITH DISTINCTIONKathleen Pilatzke

GRADE 12EFFORT HONOUR ROLLVanessa BalattiKobe EwashinaHannah FellerBreann FischerRiley HawsJenessa JonesOwen MagrathJillian McInnesKathleen NewtonJacob PetersonKieran SemrickWill Sheldrick

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ACHIEVEMENT HONOUR ROLLVanessa BalattiHannah FellerBreann FischerRiley HawsJenessa JonesJacob PetersonKieran Semrick

HONOURS WITH DISTINCTIONKobe EwashinaKathleen Newton

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After leaving the Vancouver Camera Show and Swap Meet last Sunday I decided that rather than make the long drive all the way back to Kamloops and then Pritchard, I would make a stop for the night in Hope along the way.

Hope, British Co-lumbia, is usually just a location to make a quick pull off at a fast food restaurant, or coffee shop, as I drive between Vancouver and Kamloops.

I have always liked the appearance of the picturesque little town just off the highway along the Fraser River, that was first settled when explorer, Simon Fraser, arrived there in 1808. The Hudson’s Bay Company started a trading post there in 1848. In more recent history Hope received acclaim when it was the location for the Syl-vester Stallone Rambo movie, First Blood, and then, Shoot to Kill,

staring Sidney Poitier and Kirstie Alley.

The area’s moun-tains also stood in for the Himalayas in the movie K2.

However, in spite of all that, the main reason for my stop was I knew I’d be tired after my long day at the swap meet, and, in addition, I thought it would be fun to wan-der around town with my camera the next morning.

I chose to bring the camera I had con-verted to infrared. I thought shooting in-frared would bring a fresh and very differ-ent visual interpreta-tion to the heavily for-ested setting.

There is a poem by Robert Burns wherein he writes, “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry”.

I thought of his prophetic words as I checked out of my motel room the next morning under a pour-ing rain.

Disgusted with my crappy luck I stopped for a coffee and dough-nut before leaving town. I was resigned to just head home. But as I sat in my car sipping on my coffee texting my wife that I was heading out, the rain lightened up and I decided that in spite of the cloudy overcast I would try my infrared camera anyway.

I thought, what the heck, any photography is fun and the worst that can happen is I’ll have wet hair for the trip back.

I meandered down to the riverfront and zigzagged back through town.

I discovered that at some point town resi-

dents began erecting large chain saw carv-ings everywhere.

So I took pictures of them, along with those of the city streets until the rain picked up again and my glass-es got too wet to see.

The best time to shoot infrared is on sunny days, so the rainy, heavily overcast environment wasn’t all that exciting. But I was intent on the pictures by this time.

I must say that I wasn’t really success-ful, but there were a few images, that with some post production help worked out rea-sonably well.

The rain won this time, but I think I might go back to that scenic

little town nestled in the Fraser Canyon.

It’s not that far from my home and a nice easy drive, and I’ll take Linda with me.

However, we’ll wait for a sunny, dry day and I definitely will try infrared again.

Infrared is such a fun change from nor-mal digital shooting. And similar to pur-chasing another lens, the cost of having an old camera converted is well worth it.

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A rainy day in Hope - photographing with infrared

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A restless spirit A restless spirit is the catalyst for a new project, Aries. This week you dive right into something that will take up all of your mental energy. Try to avoid slacking off in other areas.

You may be exYou may be ex-pected to step up and care for people all of the time, but this week you’re the one who needs some special attention, Cancer. All you have to do is reach out for assistance.

Libra, when things Libra, when things become compli-cated, you’re the person people often seek to iron out the situation. You have a way of quickly getting to the root of a problem.

Capricorn, you have a measured and methodical approach to your goals. This week, though, your sense of fun may take over and steer you off course.

Consider your words Consider your words before sharing your perspective, Aquarius. You do not want to hurt anyone’s feelings, even if what you have to say is the truth. Word things carefully.carefully.

Taurus, thanks Taurus, thanks to your hectic schedule, achieving lofty goals this week may be a stretch, so aim for something a little more manage-able and celebrate the achievement.

Leo, you have many good reasons to throw caution to the wind this week, but you may have to reign in your adven-turous spirit just a little bit. You’re an example to others.

Scorpio, even though you nor-mally think cooly and collectedly, this week you may be at the end of your rope. Book some time for a little R&R to recharge your bat-teries.

Your self-esteem Your self-esteem soars this week when you go out of your way to put others’ needs before your own. Act from your heart, Pisces.

Gemini, though you may be content to remain out of the spotlight most of the time, when you engage with others, you really can show just how compelling you are.

Listen carefully to Listen carefully to your intuition this week, Virgo. Most of the time you can trust that little voice more than outside influences. Focus on your dreams for a bit.

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Fried Cabbage with Fried Cabbage with Fried Cabbage with Bacon, Onion, and Bacon, Onion, and Bacon, Onion, and GarlicGarlicGarlicIngredientsIngredientsIngredients6 slices bacon, chopped1 large onion, diced2 cloves garlic, minced2 cloves garlic, minced2 cloves garlic, minced1 large head cabbage, cored and sliced1 large head cabbage, cored and sliced1 tbsp salt, or to taste1 tsp ground black pepper1 tsp ground black pepper1/2 tsp onion powder1/2 tsp onion powder1/2 tsp garlic powder1/8 tsp paprika

DirectionsPlace the bacon in a large stockpot and cook over medium-high heat and cook over medium-high heat and cook over medium-high heat until crispy, about 10 minutes. Add the until crispy, about 10 minutes. Add the onion and garlic; cook and stir until the

onion caramelizes; about 10 minutes. onion caramelizes; about 10 minutes. Immediately stir in the cabbage and Immediately stir in the cabbage and Immediately stir in the cabbage and continue to cook and stir another 10 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and onion powder, garlic powder, and onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika. Reduce heat to low, cover, and paprika. Reduce heat to low, cover, and paprika. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes more.minutes more.

Spinach Tomato Spinach Tomato Spinach Tomato TortelliniIngredientsIngredients1 (16 oz) package cheese tortellini1 (16 oz) package cheese tortellini1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes with garlic and onion1 cup chopped fresh spinach1 cup chopped fresh spinach1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp salt1/4 tsp pepper1 1/2 tsps dried basil1 1/2 tsps dried basil1 tsp minced garlic1 tsp minced garlic1 tsp minced garlic1 tsp minced garlic

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DirectionsDirectionsDirectionsBring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the tortellini, and cook until tender, the tortellini, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. While you get the about 10 minutes. While you get the about 10 minutes. While you get the tortellini going, combine the tomatoes, spinach, salt, pepper, basil and garlic in a large saucepan over medium heat. in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until the mixture begins Cook and stir until the mixture begins Cook and stir until the mixture begins to bubble. In a medium bowl, whisk together the � our, milk and cream. together the � our, milk and cream. Stir this mixture into the saucepan Stir this mixture into the saucepan along with the Parmesan cheese. Heat through, then reduce heat to low, and simmer until thick, about 2 minutes. simmer until thick, about 2 minutes. Drain the tortellini, but do not rinse, Drain the tortellini, but do not rinse, Drain the tortellini, but do not rinse, then pour them into the saucepan with the sauce. Stir to coat, and serve.the sauce. Stir to coat, and serve.

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May 13 - Last Karaoke of the season, Barriere Legion 8:30pm

May 14 - Barriere 1st Responders Spaghetti Dinner Fund-raiser 4pm Barriere Legion Basement.

May 14 - Citizens of the Year Banquet honouring the Feller Family (Glenda, D’Arcy & Hannah) at the Agri-Plex, cocktails 6:30 & dinner at 7pm. Tickets $20 avail at the Star/Journal, Country Feeds & NTVIC

May 25: North Thompson Valley Hospice House Society AGM 7pm in the Munro Room at the Wells Gray Inn

May 27: Grad Commencement Ceremonies 6pm Barriere Bandshell (weather depending - Curling Rink will be used as a backup - the final decision on the venue will be made May 26)

June 10: Mega Bingo Barriere Legion Early Bird games 6:30pm

June 19: Father’s Day Brunch, Car Show and Market Heffley Creek Hall for table rentals call 250-578-7525

June 27: Barriere Elementary PAC Fun DayJuly 15-17: The Canadian Bluemoon Elvis Festival Fall Fair

Grounds visit www.thecdnbluemoon.ca or watch the paper for detailspaper for details

Adult Day Program: Mon. & Wed. 9-2. Lunch, crafts & music at the Seniors Ctr. Sherry Jardine 672-5121

After School Program: Mon.-Fri. 3-6pm @ Ridge (NTVIC room). For info call 250-672-0033.room). For info call 250-672-0033.

Baha’i Night: “The religion of God is the one religion, and all the Prophets have taught it, but it is a living thing & a growing thing.” 2nd & 4th Fridays all welcome for reflection & discussion on this theme, 7pm, @ Marge Mitchell’s 4820 S. Yellowhead Hwy. 250-571-4346

BSS PAC & Booster Club: 1st Tues., 5:30pm. 250-672-9943.

Barriere A-A: Every Tues. 7:30pm Pentecostal Church 818 Amnesty Rd. 250-672-9643 or 250-672-9934

Barriere Drop In Art. Fridays 11:30am-2:30pm at NTVIC from end of Sept to March (except holidays). Nominal fee. All welcome.

Barriere Elementary PAC: 1st Wed. of mth, 6:30pm, call 672-9916.

Barriere Farmer’s Market. Every Thursday. Sam’s Pizza & Rib House Hwy 5. 10am-2pm (May - Nov.)

Barriere Fire Dept.: Firehall, Thurs., 7pmBarriere Food Bank: Every Wed. 672-0029Barriere Genealogy: once a mth at the Library, except

Jul/Aug. For dates/times call 250-672-9330.Barriere Hospice: Loans out handicap equip. 250-672-

9391.Barriere Search & Rescue: 2nd Tues. of mth, 7pm.

Training on 4th Tues. of mth, 7pm.Barriere Youth Group - Fridays ages 12-18 at the Ridge

7-10pm. Enjoy activities, sports and more. 7-10pm. Enjoy activities, sports and more.

Barriere & District Heritage Society: 3rd Wed. of mth, 1pm at NTVIC in winter, at Museum in summer.

Barriere & District Seniors Events: Whist - Mon. 7pm, Carpet Bowling - Tues., Thurs. 9:30am-12, Fun Cards - Wed. 1:30pm, Breakfast - every 3rd Sun. at 8am (excld Jun., July, Aug. & Dec.)

Bethany Baptist Church Prayer: Every Tues., 7pm.Cancer Support: 672-9263, 672-0017 or 672-1890Carpet Bowling: Mon, Wed & Fri., 9:30am-12 Little Fort

Hall. Community Kitchen: Call Dede 554-3134.Community Quilters: Every Thurs. 10am-4pm at the

Barriere Food Bank. Judy 250-672-5275 or Fran 250-672-2012.

Community Soup Day: Christian Life Assembly on Annesty Rd. 3rd Mon., 11:30 am.

Crib: Mon. & Fri. 1-4pm @ Little Fort Hall.Crib: Barriere Legion 242, every Thurs. 7pm, Sept. - May.Curling Club: Oct.-Mar. Curling, league & bonspiels.Darts: Barriere Legion 242, Thurs. 7pm, Sept. to May. Drop In Art. Fridays 11:30am-2:30pm at NTVIC end of

Sep to Mar (except holidays). Nominal fee. Family & Caregivers Group: 1st Mon. of the mth, 10am

@ Ridge, kitchen. Info call 778-220-5930.Gambler’s Anonymous:Gambler’s Anonymous: 250-374-9165 or 250-374-9866.

Indoor walking program. Monday & Wednesday 1-2pm at the Ridge Gym ($1 drop in)

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-

1070NT Valley Hospice: 3rd Tues, 11am, Little Fort Hall.

672-5660.Parent-Child Mother Goose: Fridays, 11-12 at the

Barriere Ridge, 4936 Barriere Town Rd. Photography Club. Shelley Lampreau 250-672-5728.Quilting: 1st Tues, 10am @ Little Fort Hall.Riding Club: Last Wed. of the mth, 7pm at the Station

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Hospice House Society AGMMay 25 at 7pm

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Ian Anderson, president of Kinder Morgan Canada (KMC), addressed those in attendance, say-ing, “Kinder Morgan is looking forward to working with everyone as we move into the coming years.” He thanked those who participated in the negotiation of the Mutual Benefits Agreement and noted that Simpcw’s Keith Matthew was an integral part of these negotiations. He also thanked the KMC negotiating team of Regan Schlecker, Peter Forester and Jeff Smith for their work.

“We started in this area in 1952,” said Anderson in his address to the Band. We’ve been here for a very long time, but it is only the last 10 years that we have gotten to know each other in a deeper way, to know your community, and what is important to you. We’ve learned a lot together with Keith in those early days. We didn’t always agree on everything, but we found a way.

“We are excited about the project. And we will do everything in our power to leave the land, the water and the animals in better shape than we found it. That is our commitment to you.”

Chief Matthew thanked those who served on the Simpcw negotiating team, Keith Matthew, Jen-nifer Hill, Sam Phillips and James Foster.

“These people were chosen by Band Council, and they did a very good job of negotiating for us,” said Matthew, “The rights of the Simpcw people have been addressed.”

Matthew went on to talk about the disruption that installation of a pipeline can do to the land. “Building a pipeline truly is a disturbance to the land,” he said, “We really had a lot to talk about. Our interests are laid out in a cultural policy.”

He noted that the environmental aspects to be considered were immense. “There are a 100 differ-ent streams crossing the area that run along the Upper Fraser and into the North Thompson. This affects the land, the air, life...We have attended to all of those, and the agreement that we have signed addresses this.

“We will be able to constantly monitor all of the activities taking place in our lands and will have direct access to Trans Mountain on any issue that we may have.”

He noted that all of the invasive construction to the land area will be repaired.“Our First Nation has the greatest amount of land that the pipeline will pass,” said Matthew“We also do communicate with the other First Nations in its path.“The Simpcw are organized and stick together, and we take seriously the negotiation that has

gone into the agreement. We will protect and respect the interests of our people and other people in putting in this pipeline.”

“We didn’t get all we wanted, and they didn’t get all they wanted,” said the Chief, “Our parents and grandparents would say “good”, that we have negotiated to protect the land and our people.”

Anderson stated the project should start to get underway in the area by fall 2017 or into 2018. “There will be lots of jobs and lots of work. Your community can share in the prosperity that will come from this project. This project will create a lasting relationship for decades.”

STAR/JOURNAL photos: Jill Hayward

Children of the Neqweyqwelsten School in Chu Chua drummed a welcome song to open the Simpcw First Nation and Kinder Morgan Canada Mutual Benefits Agreement Signing Ceremony that took place in the Chu Chua community hall on Tuesday, May. 10.

Simpcw signs with Kinder MorganContinued from page 1...

Simpcw presented Kinder Morgan Canada president Ian Anderson an engraved mirror, and KMC in turn presented a ceremonial paddle and plaque to Simpcw. Pictured (l-r) are Simpcw Council members Tom Eustache, Tina Donald, Chief Nathan Matthew, Council member George Lampreau and Kinder Morgan president Ian Anderson.

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OBITUARYI n L o v i n g M e m o r y

Joseph Norman CharbonneauOctobe r 22 , 1942 – May 6 , 2016

We are deeply saddened to say we lost our beloved Norm in the early morning of May 6, 2016. He left our world surrounded by the love and warmth of his closest fam-ily, and knowing as he began his journey be-yond, that he will live in our hearts forever.

A Service to commemorate Norm’s life will be held at the North Thompson Fall Fair Hall , 677 Dunn Lake Road, Barriere, B.C., on Saturday, May 21, at 2 p.m., fol-lowed by a tea and social at the hall.

In recognition of Norm’s passionate love for the Fall Fair Rodeo, the family will host a ‘friends and cowboys” shindig at his home on Barriere Lakes Road during the Labour Day Weekend. We will keep you posted for a date and details at a later time.

In the meantime, we will carry on as we know he would want us to, remembering him for his huge laugh, his giving heart, and his unconditional love and pride for his family.

There have been so many wonderful friends who have offered help and support through this difficult time, and we thank

you all. We will surely need you to help us find our way in a world without Norm.

As a post script – Norm loved receiving cards. He kept all of them for every occa-sion. Please feel free to send Norm a card – he would love that; Box 1099, Barriere, B.C., V0E 1E0.

A little bit of the IrishIrish dance students Tessa Salle, Paige Arcand, Teagan Al-lan, Lexy Kerslake, Tahlia Clarke, Char-loette Crossman, Halyna Wilms and Eva Stephens with instructor Catherine Reim perform an Irish dance version of the Macarena at their year end recital in the Barriere Bandshell on April 26. Classes will start back up in the community in September.

Submitted photo: Ashley Salle

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farm/garden tractorsFree workshop at Barriere fairgroundsNorth Thompson Star/Journal

The North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Association (NTFFRA) will be hosting a workshop on trac-tor safety for all ages Sunday, June 5, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the North Thomp-son Agriplex.

The workshop will be facilitated by Chad Stewart from AgSafe, a subsidiary of the Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Association.

There is no cost for the workshop. vent organizer Jane Milburn says,

“Everyone can bene� t from taking a few hours out of their busy sched-ule to learn how to keep themselves and their loved ones, or workers, safe while operating or working with a tractor. What you learn could save a life – or even your own!”

Milburn says youth clubs, 4-H, businesses, individuals – everyone is welcome to participate.

For more info please call Jane Mil-burn at 250-672-9391. It would also be appreciated if you could advise her if you are planning to attend.

The North Thompson Fall Fair

farm/garden tractorsFree workshop at Barriere fairgroundsNorth Thompson Star/Journal

and Rodeo Association (NTFFRA) will be hosting a workshop on trac-tor safety for all ages Sunday, June 5, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the North Thomp-son Agriplex.

by Chad Stewart from AgSafe, a subsidiary of the Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Association.

Event organizer Jane Milburn says,

BABIES OF 2015 PARTYSuccess by 6 and Yellowhead Community Services would like to extend our sincerest thanks to all of the very generous individuals, businesses and organizations that supported the Babies of 2015 Party that was held at the Barriere and District Seniors Society this April 26th. Your generous contributions, volunteer time and efforts made it possible for all the families of babies born in 2015 to come together, enjoy a wonderful lunch, and leave with some great gift bags, door prizes and information about the services available in our community.

The event would not have been possible without your generous support. Our most heartfelt thanks go out to; The Barriere and District Seniors Society, Barriere I.D.A. Pharmacy, Barriere Interior Savings and Credit Union, AG Foods, Aboriginal Engagement Success by 6, Barriere and Area Literacy, Healthy Beginnings, The North Thompson Star/Journal, Interior Health Lift the Lip, and all of the amazing volunteers who helped make this event possible.

Sincerely,Success by 6, Yellowhead Community Services


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