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7 7 8 1 9 5 5 0 0 1 7 8 THURSDAY, October 1, 2015 Volume 41, Issue 39 www.starjournal.net $1.40 Includes GST McLure Ferry closed ..... page 2 Candidates forum in Clearwater ..... page 3 Raise a Reader hits the streets of Barriere ..... page 7 Terry Fox Run the final figures are in! ..... page 13 Nathan Matthew elected chief by acclamation ..... page 15 2014 CCNA BillSundhu.ndp.ca Paid for and authorized by the official agent of the candidate. cope:225-cm for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo Lisa Quiding North Thompson Star/Journal This annual Barriere event was started by the vision of a young boy and his little red wagon, Nicky Grummet, who wanted to help the less fortunate families in his com- munity. His life was sadly taken from an unfortunate motorbike ac- cident, but his legacy is carried on today by the annual Thunder Alley Toy Run. A total of 65 riders took part in the ninth annual run on Saturday, Sept. 26. Once again, it was a roar- ing success in support of the Bar- riere and District Food Bank. The weather did not look very promis- ing when people, spectators and riders began to assemble. But be- fore the run started, there was blaz- ing sunshine, which showed off the amazingly polished bikes. The IDA parking lot full accommodating all the riders, volunteers, organizers, special guests and spectators. Guests of special interest were acting mayor Donna Kibble, coun- cillor Al Fortin and Barriere Cham- ber of Commerce president Lana Laskovic welcoming the riders and thanking them for their generous contributions. The warm gather- ing soon dispersed embarking on their ride through town, but not before a blessing from Father Don O’Reilley. The roaring group left the park- ing lot at 12:30 p.m. being met by generous residents donating cash, food and toys from the side of the road. With the guidance of the Barriere RCMP and the Barriere Fire Department the run ended at the Barriere Food Bank where they were greeted by Paul Morris, one of the organizers, who spoke about the event and honoured Nicki Grum- met and invited everyone to come and enjoy some fun and bike games at the Bradford’s family property. Soon after the riders gather at the Barriere Legion for a dinner and dance, where there was a silent auc- tion where they continued to raise money for the Food Bank. This year, over $7700 was raised, not to mention the mountain of toys and food items received. Thunder Alley 9th annual Toy Run A custom made plaque marks the memorial site for Nicky Grummet at the Barriere Food Bank. The plaque has been placed by a family friend of the Grummet at the site as a reminder of Nicky’s contribution to those less fortunate. See for photos from the Toy Run on pages 10 and 11. Photo submitted by Gary Monteith
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THURSDAY, October 1, 2015 Volume 41, Issue 39 www.starjournal.net $1.40 Includes GST
McLure Ferry closed
..... page 2
Candidates forum in Clearwater
..... page 3
Raise a Reader hits the streets of
Barriere
..... page 7
Terry Fox Runthe � nal � gures are in!
..... page 13
Nathan Matthew elected chief
by acclamation
..... page 15
2014CCNA
BillSundhu.ndp.caPaid for and authorized by the official agent of the candidate. cope:225-cm
for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Lisa QuidingNorth Thompson Star/Journal
This annual Barriere event was started by the vision of a young boy and his little red wagon, Nicky Grummet, who wanted to help the less fortunate families in his com-munity. His life was sadly taken from an unfortunate motorbike ac-cident, but his legacy is carried on today by the annual Thunder Alley Toy Run.
A total of 65 riders took part in the ninth annual run on Saturday,
Sept. 26. Once again, it was a roar-ing success in support of the Bar-riere and District Food Bank. The weather did not look very promis-ing when people, spectators and riders began to assemble. But be-fore the run started, there was blaz-ing sunshine, which showed off the amazingly polished bikes. The IDA parking lot full accommodating all the riders, volunteers, organizers, special guests and spectators.
Guests of special interest were acting mayor Donna Kibble, coun-cillor Al Fortin and Barriere Cham-
ber of Commerce president Lana Laskovic welcoming the riders and thanking them for their generous contributions. The warm gather-ing soon dispersed embarking on their ride through town, but not before a blessing from Father Don O’Reilley.
The roaring group left the park-ing lot at 12:30 p.m. being met by generous residents donating cash, food and toys from the side of the road. With the guidance of the Barriere RCMP and the Barriere Fire Department the run ended at
the Barriere Food Bank where they were greeted by Paul Morris, one of the organizers, who spoke about the event and honoured Nicki Grum-met and invited everyone to come and enjoy some fun and bike games at the Bradford’s family property.
Soon after the riders gather at the Barriere Legion for a dinner and dance, where there was a silent auc-tion where they continued to raise money for the Food Bank.
This year, over $7700 was raised, not to mention the mountain of toys and food items received.
Thunder Alley 9th annual Toy Run
A custom made plaque marks the memorial site for Nicky Grummet at the Barriere Food Bank. The plaque has been placed by a family friend of the Grummet at the site as a reminder of Nicky’s contribution to those less fortunate. See for photos from the Toy Run on pages 10 and 11.
Photo submitted by Gary Monteith
This annual Barriere event was
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McLure Ferry expected to back up and running nearing the end of November,Star/Journal � le photo
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More than 70 communities, including Little Fort, will bene� t from the � rst eight projects to be approved under the up to $10 million Connect-ing BC Program, the B.C. government’s latest in-vestment to expand high speed Internet service to British Columbians in rural and remote areas of the province for learning, training, doing business, � nding services and staying connected.
This ful� ls the commitment made in Budget 2015-16 and is part of the Province’s strategy to reach the goal of 100 per cent high-speed connec-tivity before 2021. The � rst share of grant funding has been awarded to seven Internet service provid-ers stretching from the Kootenays to Gold Bridge to Port Alice.
“With more growth taking place in rural and remote communities, it’s crucial they have ac-cess to the world’s most powerful tool to con-nect, learn, � nd information and to compete in the global economy,” said Premier Christy Clark. “High-speed Internet service should be available to everyone in the province, and we’re committed to expanding service to every British Columbian.”
The criteria for funding focuses on projects that will expand and upgrade service, especially the cost of ‘last-mile infrastructure access’ which is the connection from the main network line to the individual subscriber, often a barrier to ex-panding Internet service in rural communities.
“In today’s world, being able to access on-line services and resources is becoming more and more essential,” said Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services, Amrik Virk. “This program is part of our commitment to en-sure everyone in B.C. has access to high-speed In-ternet service so they can take advantage of the opportunities in the digital world no matter where they are located.”
This � rst wave of program grants will fund improvements to network engineering and design and improve equipment and infrastructure such as � bre optic cables, repeaters, radio equipment, towers and network devices.
Connecting British Columbia is a multi-year program administered by Northern Development Initiative Trust and covers the entire province.
A call for applications to the program was made in June 2015.
“Our mandate is to strengthen the economy in many of B.C.’s most rural and remote areas,” said the CEO of the Northern Development Initiative Trust Janine North. “This program will do just that, providing the infrastructure that’s needed for B.C.’s residents and businesses to have access to and compete in a high-speed digital world.”
To apply for funding, applicants must be le-gally registered entities such as local or regional Internet service providers; community high-speed Internet organizations; Aboriginal organizations; local governments such as regional districts or municipalities; economic development organiza-tions and registered societies and associations.Connecting BC Program Projects - Part of Wave 1
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Amount: $2,507,737Communities / Region: 92 Mile, Bear Lake,
Beaverdell, Bridge Lake, Burns Lake, Fort St. James, Green Lake, Hixon, Horse� y, Lac La Hache, Little Fort, Lumby, Prince George, Ques-nel, Rock Creek, Sinkut Description: Expand net-work, new radio transmission technology, provide service to nearly 13,000 households in central and northern B.C.
Little Fort to bene� t from expanded high-speed Internet service
McLure Ferry closed for scheduled maintenance
More than 70 communities, including Little
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The McLure Ferry, which normally runs daily from 7 a.m. to 6:20 p.m., went out of service starting noon on Monday, Sept. 28. This is due to sched-uled maintenance and is expected to be out of service until the end of November.
This disruption is in order to perform nec-essary work that will ensure the continued safe operation of the vessel. The work will include rehabilitation of the pontoons, deck, wheelhouse, super-structure and steering on the vessel.
All ferries in the province’s inland ferry fleet have a planned maintenance schedule. We recognize that service disruptions impact local communities
and this work will be done as quickly and efficiently as possible. The work on the McLure Ferry was scheduled for this fall to avoid summer traffic, cyclist season, and the busy schedule
at the Whispering Pines/Clinton Indi-an Band’s exhibition grounds, which is one of the largest drivers of ferry traffic. We will provide an update as the work progresses.
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“We’re lucky. We have four strong, cred-ible candidates.”
That was one com-ment heard following an all candidates forum held Thursday evening, Sept. 24, at Dutch Lake Community Centre in Clearwater.
All four candidates running to be the next Member of Parliament for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding attended.
Present were in-cumbent M.P. Cathy McLeod of the Con-servatives, plus chal-lengers Matt Green-wood of the Green Party, Liberal Steve Powrie, and Bill Sund-hu of the New Demo-crats.
Speaking order for the introductory re-marks was chosen by lot and Bill Sundhu led off.
“This will be one of the most important elections in our life-times,” he said. “It’s a battle for the soul of our country.”
Sundhu said he was born in Canada to an immigrant family. His father was disabled when he was 10 and his mother had to support the family with mini-mum wage jobs.
Despite these set-backs, he was able to go to university, become a lawyer, and eventually become a judge.
“I got a chance to get ahead because of a fair and generous Canada,” he said. “I
couldn’t have done it today, after what Ste-phen Harper has been doing to this country.”
Steve Powrie said that many of the stu-dents he teaches at Thompson Rivers University come from Clearwater.
Despite his and other’s efforts, involve-ment by young people in politics is at an all-time low.
He described the be-haviour of politicians in Ottawa as “synchro-nized head-bobbing.”
Powrie said people in power should re-member the saying, “We do not inherit the earth from our ances-tors; we borrow it from our children.”
Cathy McLeod said she wanted to focus on
how her government and she had made a difference in local peo-ple’s lives.
“When Canfor shut down temporarily, I worked with mayor and council to help get the community through,” she said.
Other accomplish-ments included work-ing with Yellowhead Community Services on violence against women, the skate-board park, Dutch Lake Community Centre (which she de-scribed as “absolutely a phenomenal facility) and helping to change rules at the federal end to get more doctors for rural areas.
Matt Greenwood said he had run for M.P. during the 2006
election when Stephen Harper was elected prime minister and he hoped that 2015 would be the election in which he was voted out.
One plank on the Green platform is the guaranteed annual in-come.
Canada presently spends about $80 bil-lion per year on what he said the Fraser In-stitute describes as the “poverty industry” - welfare payments, old age security, special programs for the poor, and so on.
If we gave ev-ery adult in Canada $20,000 per year in a guaranteed annual in-come, plus $6,000 per year for each child, it would only cost $45
billion, he said.“Even small “c”
conservatives who are not happy with Ste-phen Harper can still vote on their principles by voting Green,” he said.
Barriere resident Carman Smith asked the candidates about the Softwood Lumber Agreement with the United States, which is due to expire.
Bill Sundhu felt the Conservative gov-ernment has reduced Canadian sovereignty and lost 400,000 in-dustrial jobs since tak-ing power.
Canada needs a for-est strategy, he said.
Steve Powrie com-pared the SLA to the proposed Trans Paci� c Partnership (TPP),
which would give China the power to sue for environmental reasons.
Canada has been active at the table in negotiating with the Americans on soft-wood lumber, said Cathy McLeod.
SLA expires next month but there will be no change for 12 months, she said.
Matt Greenwood said Canada won in court at every stage in the softwood lumber dispute, but then Ste-phen Harper gave in to the U.S.
The Green Party would try not to have such investor/state agreements, he said.
(L-r) Green Party candidate Matt Greenwood, Conservative M.P. Cathy McLeod, New Democrat Bill Sundhu, and Liberal Steve Powrie take part in an all candidates’ forum in Clearwater on Sept. 24.
Photos by Keith McNeill
Candidates show their stuff at forum
Barriere’s Carman Smith asks the candidates what they would do about the Softwood Lumber Agreement with the U.S., which is about to expire.
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Comments are being accepted until Nov. 24, 2015, on a discussion paper re-leased today as part of a comprehensive timber supply review for the Kamloops Timber Supply Area.
Public feedback on the discussion pa-per will be considered by the chief for-ester before setting the new allowable an-nual cut. The discussion paper provides the results of the timber supply analysis, including a base-case harvest forecast. It also describes the geography, natural re-sources and current forest management practices of the Kamloops Timber Sup-ply Area.
The Kamloops Timber Supply Area covers 2.77 million hectares in south central B.C. with approximately 1.7 mil-lion hectares available for timber har-vesting.
The communities of Kamloops, Clearwater, Logan Lake, Chase, Barriere, Cache Creek and Ashcroft are the larg-est in the timber supply area. Smaller communities include Vavenby, Little Fort and Blue River. As well, 10 First Nations communities are in the area with a total population of about 5,000.
The chief forester’s allowable annual cut determination is an independent pro-fessional judgment based on information such as technical forestry reports and in-put from First Nations and the public.
Under the Forest Act, the chief for-ester must determine the maximum amount of wood that can be harvested in each of the province’s 38 timber sup-ply areas and 34 tree farm licences at least once every 10 years. However, a new allow-able annu-al cut may be deter-m i n e d earlier in r e s p o n s e to abnor-mal situ-ations, or postponed for up to
five years if an allowable an-nual cut level is not expected to change signifi-cantly.
Public input invited on Kamloops Timber Supply Area
“We’re lucky. We
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Guest Edi tor ia l by Naomi YamamotoMinister of State for Emergency Preparedness
As fire chiefs from across Canada assemble in Victoria last week for the annual Fire Rescue Conference, I donned the same heavy gear and breathing apparatus that firefighters do when rushing in where most others would rush out.
I felt the sweltering heat of the equipment and saw the blinding haze of a smoke-filled building. Wearing 30 kg of gear, I tried to push down the feelings of unease that welled up inside me as I navigated an unfamiliar-structure threatened by flames.
For me, during the fire ops training at the Vancouver Fire training facility, the flames were real but the conditions controlled. Yet firefighters all across British Columbia, responding to the real threat, face danger in the eye each time the garage doors roll up and the fire trucks roll out. I had the opportu-nity to see, first hand, what these ex-ceptional men and women face when they have to meet the challenge of courage every time the call of service comes in, and I felt such gratitude, that I know is shared by all of us, for the safety net that all first responders provide in our province.
The event is meant to replicate the challenges confronted by fire-fighters every day in the line of duty, and while mine was only a test and I was safe, the work was hard in conditions that were tough, and the challenge to perform under pressure was immense. It was strenuous, both
physically and mentally.I am reminded by this experience
that we must take the opportunity to thank those among us that routinely stand up, and stand out, as heroes when disaster strikes. One way we can consider thanking local firefighters for their selfless effort to help make our communities safe is to nominate them for the Medal of Good Citizenship.
As the new minister of state for emergency preparedness, responsible as well for the BC Office of the Fire Commissioner, I am committed to helping elevate fire prevention aware-ness and fan the flames of fire safety. October kicks off Fire Awareness Week, an opportunity for us to review our evacuation plans and practise our fire drills, test the batteries in our fire alarms and ensure our fire extinguish-ers are serviced.
Here in B.C. the number one source of residential fires is stove top burners, but other top ignition sources include electrical, fireplaces and chim-neys, as well as cigarettes. Many fires are preventable, yet statistics show that on average, fire kills eight people each week in Canada, with residential fires accounting for 73 per cent of those fa-talities.
Join me in thanking a firefighter for the service they provide to public safe-ty, and the best thanks of all comes by refusing to be a statistic by simply be-coming better equipped and fire safe at home.
Taking the heat - a day in the boots of a � re� ghter
To the Editor, Thank you to the Times
and to the Clearwater Cham-ber of Commerce for organiz-ing the all candidates forum on Thursday, Sept. 24. Noth-ing is more important when seeking information than an opportunity to meet and speak to people in a comfort-able and respectful place.
Of the wide variety of is-sues that were discussed the one issue that made me most aware of the power of media coverage was the question re-garding immigration and the fear that humanitarian acts
will leave our country open to mayhem and destruction.
I � nd it sad that there is such a climate of suspicion and mistrust in our country with regards to immigrants. Unless we are of First Na-tions background, we are all the descendants of immi-grants from a wide variety of countries.
In the spirit of education and better understanding of different cultures, Trin-ity Shared Ministry (formerly Clearwater United Church) has invited Imam Mazhar from Kamloops to share in
a discussion entitled “What Do We As Christians Need to Understand About Mus-lims”.
This event will be held at Dutch Lake Community Centre at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8.
It is our intent to give our community an opportunity to learn � rst-hand about a culture that is largely known to us only through media cov-erage of tragic world events. All are welcome to come and learn.Sandra HolmesClearwater, B.C.
Discussion to teach about Islam
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By Tom Fletcher B.C. Views column
The federal election campaign has produced a jumble of con� icting claims about whether or not Canada has a balanced budget or a de� cit, how it was deter-mined, and whether it even matters.
The de� nitive word on this came out last week, with the release of the Government of Canada Annual Finan-cial Report, signed off by Auditor General Mi-chael Ferguson.
“The government posted a budgetary sur-plus of $1.9 billion for the � scal year ended March 31, 2015, com-pared to a budgetary de� cit of $5.2 billion
in 2013-14,” the report says.
“Revenues increased by $10.7 billion, or 3.9 per cent, from 2013-14, re� ecting increases across all major rev-enue streams. Program expenses increased by $5.2 billion, re� ecting increases in major trans-fers to persons and oth-er levels of government, offset in part by a de-crease in direct program expenses.”
The Conservative government’s pre-elec-tion budget calculated that last year was in de� -cit, and this year would be the � rst in the black since 2008. Ottawa pun-dits say this “surprise surplus” was engineered with intentionally pessi-mistic budget estimates,
so Prime Minister Ste-phen Harper would get a boost right about now.
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau claimed last year’s surplus was partly generated by cuts to Vet-erans’ Affairs and Ab-original Affairs. Wrong and wrong. Veterans’ Affairs spending was up 13 per cent, and Aborig-inal Affairs spending rose nearly 30 per cent.
Trudeau has also insisted Canada is in recession now, which helps his suddenly ad-opted position that a Liberal government would run de� cits for the next three years to build infrastructure.
Harper ran the big-gest de� cits in Canadian history after the 2009 crash, bailing out auto
makers and building lots of “shovel ready” infrastructure, as did the U.S. and other countries. The question raised by Trudeau’s plan is whether it’s a good idea to keep doing that without a � nancial cri-sis.
France, for example, has run operating de� -cits every year since the early 1970s, although the current Socialist government vows to balance the books by 2017. France’s operat-ing debt is now equal to 91 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product.
Canada’s net debt-to-GDP ratio is current-ly around 30 per cent, down from frightening levels in the 1990s before the Chrétien govern-
ment � nally balanced the budget.
(Fun fact: then-� nance minister Paul Martin not only cut transfers to provinces, unlike the current gov-ernment, he in� icted the largest-ever cuts to the CBC. Harper’s CBC cuts were part of gov-ernment-wide reduc-tions, again due to that 2009 crisis.)
NDP leader Thomas Mulcair has promised to balance the budget every year of his man-date, should he form Canada’s � rst-ever so-cialist government. He will spend the rest of the campaign trying to reconcile this prom-ise with the grandiose spending plans he has piled up.
Meanwhile in B.C., Finance Minister Mike de Jong may have ben-e� ted from Harper’s lowball budget. In his � rst quarter update last week, de Jong reported that his February bud-get forecast is on track, with a $277 million sur-plus.
This is despite a $300 million bill for forest � re� ghting, thanks to personal and corporate income tax revenue ex-pected to be $374 mil-lion higher than bud-geted. B.C. bases its tax
revenue � gures on fed-eral estimates, and the ones they got early this year were clearly low.
Understated or not, this is a nice problem to have. De Jong says that at the current pace, B.C. will pay off its accumu-lated operating debt by 2020.
The last time the province was free of op-erating debt was 1982. The big debt peak came during the NDP 1990s, with another spike from 2009 to 2013 under the B.C. Liberals.
Do balanced budgets really matter?
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Following the great success of its inaugural year, The Brick launches its second year as a partner of Children’s Miracle Network in Canada. In its inau-gural year of its partnership with Children’s Miracle Network, The Brick raised nearly $700,000 for children’s hospitals across Cana-da. The partnership underscores The Brick’s commitment to help-ing to improve the lives of chil-dren and their families.
“The Brick is proud to be part of communities across Canada and has a strong tradition of giving to these communities. We care about our neighbours – es-pecially the youngest generation. That’s why we’re partnering with Children’s Miracle Network,” ex-plained Jim Caldwell, President of The Brick Group.
The Brick is introducing the second edition of Brickley Bear to help raise funds for the organi-
zation. Brickley Bear stuffed ani-mals made by Gund are available in The Brick’s 220 stores nation-wide and online. 100 per cent of the net proceeds from the sale of Brickley Bear go to Children’s Miracle Network and go to sup-port the local children’s hospital serving the community.
The Brick is also accepting donations to Children’s Miracle Network through the sale of Brickley Bear cut-outs to further support local children’s hospi-tals.
The Brick will be matching ev-ery dollar donated through from Sept. 1, 2015 to Feb. 29, 2016 up to a maximum of $100,000.
“The Brick is a great Cana-dian retailer which has provided value to the homes of Canadians with a team of community car-ing staff that made the inaugural year of our partnership a great success. ,” said John Hartman, Chief Operating Of� cer, Cana-da, with Children’s Miracle Net-
work. “We are thrilled to contin-ue a partnership with The Brick that does have a real impact on the lives of children. We’re elat-ed to have help from The Brick in raising funds for the equip-ment and research that help to save the lives of ill and injured children. Brickley is a good friend and role model to kids, whether they’re sick or healthy.”
Both The Brick and Chil-dren’s Miracle Network believe in keeping funds in the region where they are raised. All pro-ceeds from Brickley sales will go toward the Children’s Mir-acle Network member hospi-tal that serves the community in which the purchase or do-nation was made. “The focus of our campaign is all about “Helping to Improve the Lives of Children, Brick by Brick”, noted Jim Caldwell. “The reason we chose that name for our campaign is that we believe that every
little bit counts to-wards making a real difference to the lives of children and their families. That’s what it is all about – improving lives and making a difference in our communities.”
Limited quanti-ties of Brickley Bear are now available.
The Brick launches its second year of its partnership with Children’s Miracle Network® to
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Municipal leaders have decided against asking the province to resume regular increas-es in B.C.’s carbon tax in the name of � ghting climate change.
Delegates at the Union of B.C. Mu-nicipalities conven-tion narrowly defeated the motion from New Westminster on Thurs-day, with 52.4 per cent voting no on Thursday.
The tax has been frozen at $30 per tonne of carbon dioxide emissions since 2012 – equivalent to about seven cents a litre on gasoline. The tax also applies to natural gas,
coal and other fossil fuels.
The proposal called for increases of $5 per tonne each year for � ve years, followed by a review. It also urged the province to break from its policy of mak-ing the tax revenue-neutral and use the ex-tra revenue to support emission-reduction projects.
“It’s a sure-� re way to create a balance be-tween the cost of re-newables and the cost of carbon,” said Van-couver Coun. Adri-ane Carr, who warned this summer’s extreme drought and smoke from forest � res will be “our new future.”
But Prince Rupert
Coun. Barry Cun-ningham cautioned a major increase in car-bon tax would unfairly drive up the cost of liv-ing in northern B.C.
“If you live up north, everything is trucked up there,” he said. “This would add a lot to all our food and everything else that’s trucked up.”
Other delegates ar-gued the carbon tax should go up by more than $5 a year and it should be expanded to target untaxed car-bon emissions sources, such as methane es-caping from land� lls and fugitive emissions from LNG production and other industrial activity.
Mission Mayor Randy Hawes, a for-mer B.C. Liberal MLA, said any hike in the carbon tax should continue to be dedi-cated to personal and corporate income tax cuts.
B.C.’s carbon tax was introduced in 2008 and attracted inter-national interest as a potential model for re-ducing emissions.
A climate leadership team appointed this year by the province is to advise the govern-ment on further steps for cutting emissions.
Several demands for funding and tax policy changes did pass at UBCM.
Delegates voted to
urge the province to increase its corporate income tax rate by one per cent and send the extra revenue to local governments.
Some called that idea dangerous, but
advocates said munici-palities are too depen-dent on property taxes and need an extra rev-enue source to rebuild infrastructure.
Civic leaders also voted to urge the prov-
ince to create a seismic upgrading fund by re-allocating $190 million per year of the $450 million in tax it col-lects on property and vehicle insurance pre-miums.
Cities vote against carbon tax hikeCivic leaders weigh in on tax policy at UBCM
B.C.’s carbon tax of $30 per tonne of carbon currently adds close to seven cents to the cost of a litre of gasoline.
By Tom FletcherBlack Press
Education ministry staff have searched in vain since this summer to locate a backup hard drive containing B.C. and Yukon student information from 1986 to 2009.
The computer memory disk contains 3.4 million pub-lic school education records, including names, postal codes, grades and personal education numbers.
Citizens’ Services Minister Amrik Virk said Tuesday there is no evidence the information has been taken or misused. Af-ter a lengthy physical search of a secure warehouse in Victoria turned up nothing, ministry electronic records continue to be searched to see if the hard drive was moved or destroyed.
Virk said there were two unencrypted backup hard drives created in 2011, contrary to ministry information and privacy rules. Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Den-ham has been noti� ed and is investigating.
“There’s no doubt that a mistake was made, � rst in how the hard drive was created, and secondly, how it was stored,” Virk said. “This should not have happened.”
The drive also more than 9,000 personal education numbers for children in government care, connected to information such as health and behaviour issues. This sensitive personal information could be connected to names by comparing the personal education numbers to names through the larger data � le.
NDP education critic Rob Fleming said Virk is coming forward after several weeks because he doesn’t believe the missing hard drive will be found.
“For government to admit this has happened is not good enough,” Fleming said. “They have to tell us how and why it hap-pened, and the minister speci� cally has to say why he failed to do his job.”
The government has set up a phone contact centre through Ser-vice BC for speci� c inquiries about the data breach. The centre is open 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday to Friday, and callers should be pre-pared to say when they attended public or post-secondary schools in B.C. In Victoria, call 250-387-6121. In Metro Vancouver, 604-660-2421. Elsewhere in B.C. call 1-800-663-7867.
Details of the information on the missing drive can be viewed online at http://bit.ly/1YzSt9p.
Missing hard drive holds 3.4M B.C. and Yukon school records
Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services Minister Amrik Virk.
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British Columbia’s tourism sec-tor continues to show growth in in-ternational overnight visitors.
There were an additional 72,085
visitors in July 2015 compared to 2014 - representing a 9.9 per cent increase over July 2014. This brings the total number of visitors to B.C. in the January to July period up by 228,950 visitors or 8.8 per cent over
the same period last year.This month’s entries show in-
creases in a number of important markets. The number of visitors from our province’s largest interna-tional market, the United States,
rose 11.6 per cent, with an ad-ditional 56,182 visitors over July 2014. Other regions show-ing increases include China (up 8.3 per cent), Japan (up 12.5 per cent), and India (up 15.6 per cent).
B.C.’s tourism sector and visitor numbers have been strong through the summer, and to ensure that momentum continues into future years, government has updated its provincial Tourism Strategy, Gaining the Edge: 2015-2018.
This strategy maximizes government’s $90-million an-nual investment in the tourism sector and leverages signi� cant
provincial investments in trans-portation infrastructure, BC Parks, recreation sites and trails, culture and heritage, small business sup-ports, landmark attractions and hosting programs.
Alignment is a key theme in the strategy, with a focus on market-ing efforts and cross-government investments to develop and en-hance B.C.’s current and future tourism assets. The updated Gain-ing the Edge
strategy will ensure better sup-port for increased visitor numbers and tourist spending in British Co-lumbia and enhance the province’s long-term competitiveness and sustainability.
In keeping with this theme, Destination BC will begin a new, three-year basefunding model for the community visitor services network that ensures stable and predictable distribution of fund-
ing following extensive consulta-tion with their partners. The strat-egy includes a new minimum base funding of $10,000 annually for the next three years for small and rural community visitor centres as well as an innovation fund avail-able to assist communities with projects that help them adapt to the changing needs and expecta-tions of visitors, including through the use of technology.
As a key sector in the BC Jobs Plan, tourism is an important economic driver in the province. B.C.’s tourism sector is strong and growing, which is good news in light of � erce global competition for tourists. In 2013, the tourism industry generated $13.9-billion in revenue and a direct contribution to B.C.’s gross domestic product of $7.3 billion, accounting for 4 per cent of the Province’s total GDP.
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On Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, the an-nual Postmedia Raise a Reader campaign once again took to the streets of Barri-ere to raise funds that are earmarked to promote literacy within the Barriere area (McLure to Little Fort).
This year, thanks to volunteers who hawked special edition newspapers, and the generosity of those who made dona-tions, the local Raise-a-Reader campaign has raised to date $4,587.35; surpassing last year’s total for Barriere of $3,889.55. As in past years, the funds raised in each region and community will be matched by government.
“One hundred per cent of all the funds raised will stay in the area,” said Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach Coordinator (LOC) Jill Hayward, “These funds are used for important and vital literacy pro-grams within our community, and most importantly youth literacy programs. Programs such as Parent Child Mother Goose, Books for Babies, the Blue Book-shelves, Breakfast with Santa, ABC Lit-eracy Fun Day, Literacy and Learning Summer Camps in Barriere, and a num-ber of smaller initiatives that run through-out the year are funded by these dollars.
“I am very appreciative of Marnie Pfeifer who headed up the Raise a Reader fundraiser in Barriere this year, and thank all the wonderful volunteers who came
out on Raise-a-Reader Day to help hawk special edition newspapers, take dona-tions, and promote literacy and learning initiatives within our immediate commu-nities, including students from the Bar-riere Elementary grade 7 class. Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach couldn’t have come in with such a good total without their enthusiastic help and energies.”
Sponsors included: Barriere Lio-ans Club, Sam’s Pizza, Stamer Logging, North Thompson Coummunities Foun-dation, Barriere and District Chamber of Commerce, Armour Mountain Of� ce Services, Gilbert Smith Forest Products, Insight Tire, Maureen Chester, Royal Canadian Legion Barriere Branch, Rick Weik, Timeless Treasures, TNRD Area ‘O’ Director Bill Kershaw, Barriere IDA, and Marilyn Salle.
Raise a Reader Day volunteers includ-ed Marnie and Gary Pfeifer, District of Barriere Councillor Donna Kibble, Jane Milburn, Dawn McCormick, Audrey Rilcoe, Doreen Landry, Ashley Wohlge-muth, Randy and Pauline Lynch, Dawn Reimer, Valarie Aylward, Randy Prue, and Antoon Houben.
“Literacy exists to empower today’s children and families with the ability to read, write and do mathematics, but it is also about problem solving, decision making, technology and social skills,” said the LOC, “These skills signi� cantly affect the quality of life and the health and so-
cial economic well-being of individuals, families and our communities.”
Barriere and area Literacy Outreach is the result of the 2010 Legacies Now Community Literacy Initiative.
The Barriere and Area Literacy Out-reach Coordinator works with a group of interested community partners, joining together to develop, maintain and expand literacy levels for children, youth and adults in the communities where we live.
Over $4,500 raised for Barriere and area literacyRaise a Reader dollars stay in the community
(l to r) Izzy Morin, Evan Paul, Caleb Cartwright, Shae Penno. volunteer their time on Sept. 22 for the annual Raise-a-Reader campaign out front of their school, Barriere Elementary.
Photo submitted by Dawn McCormick
September was a busy month for
arts, crafts and markets
Ann Veenstra, at her table outside the Seniors Hall during the Flea Market on Saturday Sept. 12 Submitted by Eilli Kohnert
Margaret Houben was busy painting on Sept. 12 and 13 in Fadear Park. As part of the 2015 World Wide Paint Out, she and other local artists spent time outdoors to work on their paintings. Both days, families strolling through the park were able to draw their own pictures and view the works of the artists on hand.
Photo submitted by Elli Kohnert
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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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North Thompson railroading: Giving names to placesEleanor Deckert
Part four in a series celebrating 100 years of railroad history in the North Thompson Valley, 1915 – 2015.
As the surveyors moved along making maps, crews were hired and set up construc-tion camps, supplies were arriving, each location had to be named.
When the Canadian Northern Railroad was in operation, com-munication had to be clear.
With track main-tenance section crews located about every eight miles and the necessary water tow-ers built about every 25 miles, the railroad had to officially regis-ter a lot of new place names.
Some names are obviously geographic descriptions, many honour a person or memorialize an event.
Some sentimen-talize a settler’s old home town or preserve words from another language or previous culture.
Research into sev-eral collections about how places are named has yielded these find-ings.
Yellowhead – From the French: Tete Jaune indicating a fair-haired man, identified as either Francois Decoigne or Jasper Hawse. Or perhaps Pierre Hatsinton, a blond Iroquois employed by the North West Company who cached furs when traveling to trade with more remote Indian bands.
Valemount – Describes this broad valley surrounded by mountains. CNR changed it from Cranberry Lake and Swift Creek.
Albreda – The river was named by Dr. Cheadle, an early explorer.
Clemina – Clemina Buckle lived on an island and was mar-ried to a railroad con-struction engineer. She is said to have had a piano, hosted parties and delivered her baby at home.
Gosnell – Was a 3,000 man camp send-ing workmen both north and south. Named for R.E. Gosnell, the first pro-vincial librarian, archi-vist and historian.
Lempriere – Named for a Royal Engineer
during the gold rush.Pyramid, Thunder
River, Redsand and Blue River – Describe geographic features.
Angus Horne – Was named for a local citi-zen.
Wolfenden – Named for Colonel Richard Wolfenden of the Royal Engineers, who came to Victoria in 1859.
Messiter – Perhaps named by early explor-ers Milton or Dr. Cheadle.
Cottonwood Flats and Stillwater Flats – Are also descrip-tions because the river becomes calm and wide after fierce rapids at Little Hell’s Gate canyon.
Avola – Was named in 1913 for a Sicilian town by Italian work-ers for the CNR.
Wire Cache – A little bit of history is preserved in this name. In the late 1870s, preparing for a tele-graph line from USA to Russia, four train flat cars of wire were brought by the steam-ship SS Marten as far as Raft River, then hauled by wagon to the side of the North Thompson River, just past Otter Creek.
Ottawa canceled the telegraph line in 1878. The wire was aban-doned, but salvaged by prospectors, trappers and ranchers.
McMurphy – Was previously named Round Prairie on the CPR surveys from 1872. Later named after a Royal Engineer on the Cariboo Road.
Wabron – Named for CNR general
superintendent W. A. Brown.
Irvine – CNR engi-neer John L. Irvine was killed when he fell from a cliff while sur-veying in 1911.
Vavenby – Was ear-lier named Pea Vine Flats. When the post office opened in 1910 the name was sent in as “Navenby” after the Lincolnshire home of one of the early settlers. However, the first letter was misun-derstood and the new name was registered.
Birch Island – Originally called Butcher’s Island because this is where meat for railroad cook houses was slaugh-tered. The more pleas-ant name was sug-gested by Mrs. Frank Holt, who came to live there in 1913.
Blackpool – Was previously named Mosquito, but J. Miller called it after an English seaside resort.
Chu Chua – From an aboriginal word, often said to mean “running water” but Dawson and Tiet give “tsuk kwalk” as mean-ing “red place.”
Barriere – This French spelling comes from the fur traders who found the rocky river an obstacle. A map dated 1828 by Archibald McDonald records this name.
Exlou – Is a name built from “ex” mean-ing “out of” plus the first letters of nearby Louis Creek.
McLure – John M. McLure started his ranch near Louis Creek in 1906 and maintained it until his death in
1933 at age 84. Vinsulla – Michael
Sullivan had a lake named after him, but the name “Sullivan” was already claimed by another railroad location. To prevent confusion, the letters were kept, but rear-ranged for the new CNR name.
Batchelor – Named early in the 1900s for Owen Salsbury Batchelor, having pre-viously been known as Garde Laffertie. He moved to Kamloops in about 1895.
Rayleigh – An early settler’s English home town.
Kamloops – Several possibilities have been listed as the source of the name of the larg-est hub in the region. “Cumcloups” may be a misspelling of “Cumeloups” which means “meeting of the waters”.
Other early sources write the word as “Kam-a-loops” or “Kahm-o-loops” with the same meaning.
“Kam-a-loo-la-pa” is said to mean “the point between two riv-ers.” Another sugges-tion is from the French “camp des loups,” although wolves were not common in this area. “Kamooks” is the Chinook word for dogs. Another source spells the original name: “Tkum-loops.”
– Sources: “Place Names of the Kamloops District ... Why That Name?” by Mary Balf 1978 booklet, courtesy of Kamloops archives, and “North River” by Muriel Poulton Dunford 2000.
Map shows the locations where sections crews were stationed along the Canadian Northern Railway (later the Canadian National) mainline through the North Thompson Valley. Atlas of Alberta Railways, University of Alberta Press, 2005
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The B.C. government has committed up to $100,000 a year to share costs of “urban deer management operations,” with an advisory committee to guide communities in reducing the risks and damage they cause.
The province is responsible for wild-life management, but the government wants solutions to be developed locally. Some communities have resorted to kill-ing deer, with mixed success and some-times intense local opposition, while others suggest birth control, relocation or “hazing” of deer using dogs to keep them away from communities.
A B.C. government fact sheet advises that if deer are to be killed, they should caught in traps that look like oversized hockey nets, then shot with a bolt gun at close range. Provincial staff can lend available equipment and issue permits to manage deer populations in or near urban areas, or develop hunting regula-tions for local situations.
Using dogs to chase deer is illegal un-der wildlife protection legislation, but a permit was issued to Kimberley to do a
controlled trial in 2013. City coun-cil declared the trial a success, at a cost of $300 or more a day to de-ploy trained dogs and handlers.
Invermere council found itself embroiled in legal action brought by a group of opponents, despite a lo-cal survey that found more than 70 per cent public support for a deer cull. Invermere officials were dealing with complaints of aggressive deer, deer eating garbage and appearing unhealthy, cougars encroaching on the community to prey on urban deer and deer deaths that appeared to be from unlawful action.
After multiple resolutions brought to the Union of B.C. Mu-nicipalities convention in recent years, the province responded this week with the offer of funding and continued research. Municipali-ties must obtain permits from the forests ministry before attempting relocation, hazing, contraceptive measures that require handling of deer, or culls.
The advisory committee, not yet named, is to continue developing stan-dardized methods, such as how to safely process and distribute meat from deer
that are killed. In rural Central Saanich, permits have been issued to use shotguns or bows against deer to protect crops.
Another task for the committee will
be to develop public consultation on methods of deer control, to head off protests, legal challenges and vigilante action.
Province to fund urban deer projects
A whitetail buck shows little fear of humans in Okanagan Falls.Keremeos Review
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The end of Sep-tember is upon us, fall is here and the Parent-Child Mother
Goose (PCMG) pro-gram is back again for their 10 week fall session. Here is hop-ing everyone had a great summer. Many
times the question is asked; “just what is Mother Goose?” The national PCMG website describes the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program® as a group experience for parents and their babies and young children which fo-cuses on the pleasure and power of using rhymes, songs, and stories together. Par-ents gain skills and confidence which can enable them to create positive fam-ily patterns during their children’s cru-cial early years, and give their children healthy early experi-
ences with language and communication. A nutritious morning snack for parents and children is provided. The Parent-Child Mother Goose is a FREE drop-in pro-gram.
The Parent Child Mother Goose pro-gram is facilitated by Miette Koeneman. Miette is an Early Childhood Educator who has taken the Mother Goose train-ing and who also works at the Little Stars Daycare here in Barriere.
The Mother Goose program is now being held here
in Barriere on Mon-days in the gym at the Ridge School, (now Municipal Hall at 4936 Barriere Town Road) from 10 – 11 a.m. For more infor-mation you can call Yellowhead Commu-nity Services at 250-672-9773. Their of-
fice is open Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. - noon, or 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. The Parent-Child Mother Goose program is generous-ly supported by Yel-lowhead Community Services and Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach programs.
“We look for-ward to welcoming new friends and old friends alike!” says Miette. Now we’ve covered who, what, where and when. So come on down and we can show you the how, how much fun it can be!
Parent-Child Mother Goose program is in session
Mom, Melissa, and her son Logan taking a break from songs to look at a book.
Miette Koeneman, program organizer reading to Logan and Keira.
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Please complete this form with supporting information on you, your group or organization in support of youth in the North Thompson. This information will be reviewed and a decision made by the tournament committee. Applications must be received by October 8th, 2015 at 4:00pm at the Barriere RCMP Detachment. The successful applicants will be contacted by phone for a presentation, in October 2015, at the Barriere Fire Hall.
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The Junior girls hosted and won their � rst games at the Barriere Secondary on Monday, Sept. 28 and will again be hosting on Monday, Nov. 9 with their year end playoff tournament held on Nov. 13 and 14. Location yet to be determined.
Starting Sept. 28 both Barriere Secondary Volleyball teams will have weekly matches against various schools in School District 73 and surrounding areas. The girls A team will be hosting games at the Barriere Secondary on Tuesday, Oct. 6 and Tuesday, Oct. 13 with the Provincials on Dec. 2 to 5, 2015 held at Mt. Sentinel in South Slocan, B.C..
West zone volleyball schedule for A Girls and Junior Teams
The 55+ BC Games held in North Vancouver in August had two Barriere par-ticipants on the Zone 8 swimming team. Zelda Copley and Barb Smith received medals in the freestyle and back stroke events. However, the highlight was swimming in the Freestyle 4 x 25M relay where the participants’ ages had to to-tal over 300. Out of four women’s teams they were happy to win the Gold Medal! Zelda also won four medals in freestyle races in Olympia, Washington in July.
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Star/Journal photo by Lisa Quiding
The Junior girls hosted and won their � rst games at the Barriere Secondary on Monday, Sept. 28 and will again be hosting on Monday, Nov. 9 with their year end playoff tournament held on Nov. 13 and 14. Location yet to be determined.
Starting Sept. 28 both Barriere Secondary Volleyball teams will have weekly matches against various schools in School District 73 and surrounding areas. The girls A team will be hosting games at the Barriere Secondary on Tuesday, Oct. 6 and Tuesday, Oct. 13 with the Provincials on Dec. 2 to 5, 2015 held at Mt. Sentinel in South Slocan, B.C..
West zone volleyball schedule for A Girls and Junior Teams
Star/Journal photo by Lisa Quiding
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We raised a phenomenal $10,879 during the 2015 Run for the Cure
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Dylan Luison, the 2015 Run MC presents Mr. Ted Smith with a Terry Fox T-shirt.
Samanah Ross-Shanko leads the pack out.
(above) This year Gilbert Smith Forest Products pledged 12 employees and their families for a total of $1200 .
(left) Mayor Virginia Smith, a cancer survi-vor herself, opens the event acknowledging Barriere’s past and present extraordinary contributions.
A phenomenal $10,879 was raised this year in the communithy of Barriere
for the annual Terry Fox Run. The weather held out long enough to make
it an enjoyable and sucessfull event. The runners were escorted on the
run by a member of the Barriere RCMP detachment. Kris Luison, Terry Fox
run organizer, exceeded her goal of raising $1000 with a total of $1085 in
pledges, she is shown here second from the left next to her her son Dylan
Luison, girl friend Melissa Schott and fellow organizer Kathy Cooper.
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withMaking Pictures
J ohn Enman
Street style photography at the Fall Fair“Every year when
summer comes around
“They stretch a banner ‘cross the
main street in town“You can feel
somethin’s happenin’ in the air…
“County fair, county fair,
“Everybody in town’ll be there
“So come on, hey we’re goin’ down
there…” Bruce Springsteen –
County FairWhere I live in
British Columbia, the months of Au-gust and September see communities’ large and small host-ing end of summer fairs.
This year, same as last, I drove north to the small town of Barriere, parked my car, gave the smiling lady at the gate a cou-ple bucks and strolled into the excitement of the North Thomp-son Fall Fair packed with exhibits of lo-cal produce, poultry, livestock, all sorts of arts and crafts, lots of outdoor shows that included a ro-deo, trick riders, sev-eral different horse competitions, an action packed mid-way with amusement
rides, challenges for the children like wall climbing, and even a motorized bull that quickly dislodged even the most ath-letic of riders.
There were all sorts of people sell-ing cowboy hats, clothing, jewelry and too much more to list here. And one lady almost accosted me, demanding I try out her boot wax and leather preservative. (I will say my boots never looked better.)
Oh, and the food. The inviting and punishing, yep, that’s the word I am go-ing to use for the smell of all kinds of mouthwatering foods that one confronts as far away as the en-trance gate. Enticing everyone to make the next stop at one of the food venders.
The picture mak-ing possibilities im-mediately assaults those of us with cam-eras. What to photo-graph?
Well, it’s all excit-ing.
Last year I spent most of my time pho-tographing the rodeo, but after discussions and encouragement from the many pho-tographers I have met
online that excel in street photography, I decided to dedicate my time this year to photographing the people I saw wander-ing or performing in the midway.
I have written be-fore about my admi-ration of those that are proficient at wan-dering city streets creating stories with the way they pho-tograph the people. Readers will recall I discussed my frus-tration last summer in Anacortes, Wash-ington, when I tried using a DSLR with a big 24-70mm lens mounted on it. Peo-ple saw me coming with that big pack-age and when I got close enough to grab a picture they almost leaned towards me to see what I was photo-graphing. No chance of being inconspicu-ous or assuming stealth mode.
This time I brought a cropped frame DSLR and
105mm lens and ex-tended my camera strap so I could point and shoot from the hip as I released the shutter. I think I can hear the laughing coming from some of those more skilled and experienced at this type of photog-raphy than I. Yep, I had little control over what I was aim-ing at. I did get some viewable shots, but I also got lots of im-ages that showed the top of people’s heads and a great quantity of sky. How did those gunslingers in the old west hit their target?
Maybe I need to put some beer cans on a fence rail and practice like I saw actor Alan Ladd do in a movie I watched last week. Or better yet, I have a friend with one of those ex-citing little Fuji 100 cameras. I wonder if I took beer cans (full) over to his house in-stead of putting them on the fence, I could
convince, or bribe, him to lend that cam-era to me next time I want to try.
I searched online for some street pho-tography tips. Here are a few I could find.
1. Use a wide-an-gle lens.
2. Get close.3. Look for juxta-
position.4. Focus on the es-
sential.5. Look for the
light and shadows6. Look at the
foreground and the background.
7. Tell a story.Street photogra-
phy, whether at an event like a country fair, in a bustling
city, or on some quiet back lane, is about photographing soci-ety around us.
Some photogra-phers’ shoot for the challenge, and some wander the city as a release of stress from everyday ex-istence, and oth-ers because of their need to make some statement about the world in which they live. I wonder at the “Decisive Moment” of prolific French photographer Henri C a r t i e r - B r e s s o n , or the journalistic style of Leica toting Robert Doisneau, or the harsh images of marginalized people
by Diane Arbus. They, and many oth-ers have left us with their own styles of street photogra-phy that affect each viewer on an emo-tional level.
These are my thoughts for this week. Contact me at www.enmanscamera.com or [email protected]. Stop by Enman’s Camera at 423 Tran-quille Road in Kam-loops.
And if you want an experienced photog-rapher please call me at 250-371-3069.
I also sell an in-teresting selection of used photographic equipment.
John Enman Photo
Street photography, whether at an event like a country fair, in a bustling city, or on some quiet back lane, is about photographing society around us.
Library System boosts French collectionSubmitted
The TNRD Library System has recently in-creased its French collection, thanks to the � nan-cial support of the Province of British Colum-bia through the Regional District of Nanaimo and the Canada-British Columbia Cooperation Agreement on Of� cial Languages for the addi-tional purchase of French material.
“La bibliothèque du district régional Thomp-son- Nicola reconnaît le soutien � nancier de la province de la Colombie-Briannique par le biais du district régional de Nanaimo et de l’Entente de collaboration Canada- Colombie Britannique en matière des langues of� cielles pour l’achat
supplémentaire de matériel en français.”The increased French collection is primarily
focused on children’s and youth material and should better meet the needs of the local Fran-cophone community as well as those students enrolled in French Immersion and their families.
The new French titles will be housed at the North Kamloops and Kamloops libraries, but will be available at any of the Library System’s branches.
The TNRD Library System has recently in-
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I was a bit surprised this past week when a couple loudly told me they preferred using film and doubted they would ever bother with digital. They smiled knowingly while pro-nouncing digital as an inferior way of doing photography, and that those that used digi-tal cameras couldn’t make good pictures without a computer. Of course, I told them I disagreed, but I also had to say that they should use whatever makes them comfort-able. I like black and white film and men-tioned that also.
I find that many photographers who use film cameras in-stead of digital con-stantly make sure oth-ers know their choice, and like to offer a ra-tionale for using film with statements as they did, and saying, “This camera has al-
ways taken very good pictures why would I change”. I can’t ar-gue with what seems to me a reasonable statement, however, in my opinion, the differ-ence between digital and film is like driving a 1970’s car and the latest 2015 model car across Canada.
As with film, I real-ly liked those old fuel-guzzling, muscle cars, but the smooth, inex-pensive performance, the stylish comfort and the myriad of options available for the opera-tor of the 2015 model car will make the expe-rience safer and more relaxing than the 1970 version, just like using a digital camera does.
This couple were so
emphatic about how great the pictures were that their film cameras produced that I natu-rally assumed they do their own darkroom work. But no, they take their film into a lab that processes it, then scans it to a computer, then with predetermined set-tings determined by a computer set up by some technician they get their prints. Hmmm…., not much photographer input there, and a lot more “digital technology” then I cared to men-tion. Oh well, at least they are taking pic-tures.
Later, I as I con-templated about when I used to shoot
film I thought, there was something, to be said about the per-manence, and how it demanded we get it right the first time. There were no second chances, and if more than 36 exposures of some subject were needed there was that “dead in the water” moment while chang-ing film, unless I had a second camera hang-ing around my neck. Forethought was a required option; and with regard to mul-tiple cameras, I can remember packing a bag with one body loaded with black and white film, another with colour film, and a third with slide film.
When referring to the time when we both earned a living as pho-tographers using film, my friend Alex com-mented, “Oh, the days of click and pray.” As I wrote, there are no
s e c o n d chances. Es-pecially for a photog-rapher that relies on a lab for processing and printing that roll of film.
I will say that shoot-ing film certainly slows one down. Shooting a roll of film every now and then might be a good idea. One can easily pick up an old film camera and put a roll of film in it for less than a $100. Rely-
ing on a lab for colour processing might lift the cost much, but I have no doubt with a bit of searching we all could find some-one with a home dark room to process a roll of black and white film. I don’t know if that is getting back to basics, as a photogra-pher that I met called shooting film, never-theless, it would be fun to use one of those heavy, old, shiny, met-
al cameras again. And who knows, using film might become a regu-lar way to, hmmm….get back to the basics of a time gone by.
These are my thoughts this week. Contact me at [email protected], 250-371-3069 or stop by Enman’s Camera at 423 Tranquille Road in Kamloops. I sell an interesting selection of used photographic equipment.
Using � lm vs digital cameras, what’s your preference?
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Ministry of Finance
Modernized standards gov-erning workplace pension plans that took effect Sept. 30, 2015, will improve pension coverage options and security for more than 900,000 British Columbi-ans covered by employer spon-sored pension plans.
Pension benefits standards protect the financial health of workplace pension plans and the interests of plan members. The act applies to all employ-ment pension plans registered in British Columbia, and plans registered elsewhere that have members employed in British Columbia.
The new Pension Benefits Standards Act accommodates
alternative plan designs such as target benefit plans and plans that are jointly-sponsored by employers and employees. The new act improves plan gover-nance by strengthening disclo-sure requirements and requiring that all plans are covered by a governance policy.
The new act also provides for-mer plan members with greater access to locked-in retirement accounts (i.e. locked-in RRSPs) or locked-in life income funds. These funds may now be ac-cessed for reasons of financial hardship in certain circumstanc-es, which include: low expected income, inability to pay medical expenses (including those of a spouse or dependent), threat of eviction for rental arrears, threat
of mortgage default on a prin-cipal residence, or inability to pay a deposit on a new rental residence. An annual limit to the amount of funds that may be withdrawn applies. To ac-cess locked-in retirement funds, former plan members facing financial hardship must apply to the financial institution hold-ing these locked-in retirement funds.
The new Pension Benefits Standards Act was developed following extensive collaboration with the Government of Alber-ta. Pension standards among the two provinces have been largely harmonized, reducing the com-plexity and cost of administering pension plans that have members in both Alberta and B.C.
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Keith McNeillClearwater Times
Nathan Matthew has been chosen to once again be chief of Simpcw First Nation.
According to acting-chief Tina Donald, no other names were put forward during a nomination meet-ing held in Chu Chua on Sunday, Sept. 20.
Matthew was chief for about 20 years before he stepped down roughly seven years ago. He is expected to of-
ficially take office sometime this week.His place seven years ago was taken
by Keith Matthew, who stepped down as chief to take a position with Yellow-head Mining Inc. Rita Matthew took over but did not run again in elections held this spring. Fred Fortier was elected chief in those elections, but then resigned. Tina Donald has been acting-chief since then.
Natwhan Matthew continues to live in Chu Chua. He goes running ev-ery day as he trains for the marathons he runs.
Nathan Matthew elected chief by acclamation
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Clearwater wins top UBCM award for best practicesDelegates from District of Clearwater hold the Union of BC Municipalities' Excellence Award for Best Practices for Organizational Development and Improvements – the highest achievement award that UBCM extends. The award was presented this Sept. 24 during the UBCM convention in Van-couver. Pictured are (l-r) councillors Shelley Sim and Dennis Greffard, chief administrative officer Leslie Groulx, councillors Gord Heisterman and Ken Kjenstad, and mayor John Harwood. News of the award was immediately forwarded to all members of staff, who the mayor and council credited for the District receiving it. Photo submitted
Pharmasave officially opensDave Reston, chief executive officer of Pharmasave BC, and Michelle Leins, owner of Clearwater Pharmasave, use a big pair of scissors to officially open the store in its new location in Clearwater Shopping Centre by the round-about on Sept. 25. “It's a beautiful store, bigger and with a better product mix,” Reston said. “I thank the most fantastic staff ever, Pharmasave, and the public,” said Leins. There are 600 Pharmasave stores across Canada, all of them independently owned. Photo by Keith McNeill
Nathan Matthew elected chief by acclamationKeith McNeill
Nathan Matthew has been chosen to once again be chief of Simpcw First Nation.
According to act-ing-chief Tina Donald, no other names were put forward during a nomination meeting held in Chu Chua on Sunday, Sept. 20.
Matthew was chief
for about 20 years before he stepped down roughly seven years ago. He is expected to officially take office sometime this week.
His place seven years ago was taken by Keith Matthew, who stepped down as chief to take a position with Yellowhead Mining Inc. Rita Matthew
took over but did not run again in elections held this spring. Fred Fortier was elected chief in those elections, but then resigned. Tina Donald has been act-ing-chief since then.
Nathan Matthew continues to live in Chu Chua. He goes running every day as he trains for the mara-thons he runs.
Clearwater court changes venues
The former courthouse in Clearwater stands without its roofing on Sunday as workers prepare it for demolition sometime this week. The court registry is now in the District of Clearwater offices three days a week: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Photos by Keith McNeill
Vancouver lawyer Michael Ranspot sits on a stair out-side Dutch Lake Community Centre as he goes over his notes on Tuesday, Sept. 22 – the first day that court was held in the Clearwater council chambers. Ranspot said he had never worked in the former courthouse but approved of the new venue. “You should administer justice in a dignified setting and this is a dignified set-ting,” he said.
Nathan Matthew
Nathan Matthew has been chosen
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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.
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You are extra moti-vated to explore new opportunities this week, Aries. Bring along a trusted advi-sor who can steer you in the right direction if you have questions.
Cancer, everything will work out the way it should if you keep a smile on your face this week and continue with the status quo. Soon you can shake things up.
Libra, this week presents opportuni-ties to help people or even animals in need. If ever there was a time to take up a cause, now is it. You have plenty of extra time to lend a hand.
Capricorn, things may be a little confusing of late, but you will find a clear path to get things done. Ask a friend or colleague to lend a helping hand if things get too hectic.Relationships are
very important this week, Aquarius. Nurture both the personal and profes-sional relationships that you want to grow, and you will be happy you did.
It is very important to find balance, Tau-rus. Many activities are coming up, and you have to figure out a way to juggle them all. This will take some creativity.
Leo, you may be compelled to get more involved in your community or a volunteer project this week. A desire to give something back propels your actions.
Scorpio, you may find yourself wak-ing up extra early just to accomplish everything you need to get done. Try not to burn the candle at both ends for too long.
Pisces, the earlier half of the week may be hectic, but things will return to an even keel as the days press on.
Gemini, avoid overindulging this week. Even though it may seem like you can never get enough, over time something special may lose its spark. Practice moderation, instead.
You have a soft spot for underdogs this week, Virgo. Anyone who seems to be struggling will have your attention, and you will offer to lend a hand.
Sagittarius, you will enjoy downtime much more after you complete an impor-tant task and feel a sense of accomplish-ment. Rest may still be a few days away, so be patient.
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Oct 3: Vital Tools for Success. I day workshop for Non-profits. Liability insurance, grant writing, etc. 9:30-3pm at the Ridge. $5 includes coffee & lunch 250-672-0033
Oct. 5: Barriere Secondary PAC meeting 5:30 at the school library
Oct. 15: Barriere Community Consultative Group meeting 4 p.m. at the Ridge, to voice any concerns as well as discuss possible solutions regarding community issues.
Oct. 21: Barriere and District Heritage Society AGM 1pm at the Station House
Oct. 27: Mammogram Screening Clinic held at the Royal Canadian Legion, phn # 1800-663-9203
Oct. 28: Mammogram Screening Clinic held at the Simpcw community, phn # 1-800-663-9203
Oct. 31: Halloween Dance, Barriere Legion, DJ Music and Prizes. After the meat draw
Dec. 19 & 20: TVP play ‘21st Century Christmas Carol’ at the Fall Fair hall, more details to follower
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Barriere Farmer’s Market. Every Thursday. Sam’s Pizza & Rib House Hwy 5. 10am-2pm (May - Nov.)
Barriere Youth Group - Fridays ages 12-18 at the Ridge 7-10pm. Enjoy activities, sports and more.
Cancer Support: 672-9263, 672-0017 or 672-1890Crib: 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 Pentecostal Church
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call 672-9916.Barriere Drop In Art. Fridays 11:30am-2:30pm at NTVIC
from end of Sept to March (except holidays). Nominal fee. All welcome.
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.Photography Club. Shelley Lampreau 250-672-5728.Community Quilters: Every Thurs. 2pm at the Barriere
Food Bank. Judy 250-672-5275 or Fran 250-672-2012.Barriere Search & Rescue: 2nd Tues. of mth, 7pm.
Training on 4th Tues. of mth, 7pm.BSS PAC & Booster Club: 1st Tues., 5:30pm. 250-672-
9943. Survivors of Brain Injuries: John 250-372-1799.Bethany Baptist Church Prayer: Every Tues., 7pm.Carpet Bowling: Mon, Wed & Fri., 9:30am-12 @ Little
Fort Hall. Community Kitchen: Call Dede 554-3134.Community Soup Day: Christian Life Assembly on
Annesty Rd. 3rd Mon., 11:30 am.Crib: Mon. & Fri. 1-4pm @ Little Fort Hall.Family & Caregivers Group: 1st Mon. of the mth, 10am
@ 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,
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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.
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From KitchenMyBy Dee
Lazy Day CasseroleIngredients2 C uncooked potatoes thinly sliced1 C uncooked carrots sliced1 C sliced uncooked onions1 C boiling water1 Tin tomato soup1 lb Hamburger1 C uncooked riceDirections: Place potatoes, carrots, and onions in layers. Partially fry the hamburger and drain the fat. Add the hamburger to the vegetables and pressing on the top of it. Add rice, spread the soup over the rice layer. Pour the water over all. Bake for one hour @ 375 - adding a little more water if necessary.
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1/3 C Brown Sugar1/4 C Honey2 Eggs1 1/2 C Raisins2 C Bran Flakes Cereal1 C Chopped Walnuts1/2 tsp Baking Soda2 C Rolled Oat Flakes3/4 C Whole Wheat FlourDirections: Cream margarine, sugar, and honey. Beat in eggs, vanilla, and baking soda. Mix in oat � akes and � our. Add raisins and nuts. Gently mix in bran � akes. Drop by spoonfull onto greased baking sheet, pressing dough down lightly. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
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1/4 lb Sliced Bacon4 Slices � rm white bread5 Tbsp Olive Oil1/2 Head Romain lettuce1 Tomato1 Tbsp Red Wine Vinegar4 Thin slices Red OnionSalt & Pepper to taste1/4 C Crumbled CheeseDirections: Cook bacon until crisp, drain on paper towel. Cut bread into cubes. Toss bread cubes with 2 Tbsp olive oil; cook in frying pan over medium-high heat stirring often until golden brown. Tear lettuce into pieces. Cut tomato into hin wedges. Crumble bacon. In a small jar or borl mix together vinegar, 1/8 tsp salt, pepper until salt disolves. Add remaining oil, shak again. Toss together lettuc, tomato, onion, cheese, bacon and dressing. Top with bread croutons.
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By Tom FletcherBlack Press
A rundown navy, aging fighter jets and closing of dedicated Veterans’ Affairs offices are playing a central role in the campaign for the Oct. 19 federal election.
The Conservative government has been in a running battle with the Public Service Alli-ance of Canada over the closure of nine regional Veterans Affairs offices, including those in Prince George and Kelowna. The union ran TV ads with veterans describing difficulty getting mental and physical health sup-port.
Veterans’ Affairs Minister Erin O’Toole wrote to PSAC national president Robyn Benson in July, calling the ads “intentionally mislead-ing.” He said the gov-ernment is opening 27 dedicated mental health clinics, training staff on veterans programs in in-tegrated Service Canada offices, and continuing to spend more on sup-port for veterans as their numbers decline.
NDP leader Thomas Mulcair promises to re-open the nine dedicated offices, and add $454 million over four years to Veterans Affairs. The
NDP says the money would go to improving long-term care, survivor pensions, mental health treatment and expan-sion of the program to support veterans in their homes.
Liberal leader Jus-tin Trudeau has an-nounced that if he be-comes prime minister, he will pull Canada out of the development of the U.S.-led F-35 fighter project, which has been plagued by delays and cost overruns. Trudeau said the F-35’s stealth, first-strike abilities are not what Canada needs, and other fighters would serve Canada’s purposes at lower cost.
Conservative leader Stephen Harper noted it was the previous Liberal government that com-mitted Canada to join Australia, Britain and other countries in sup-porting the F-35, and withdrawing would be a severe blow to the coun-try’s aerospace industry.
With six of the Royal Canadian Airforce’s 30-year-old CF-18 fighter-bombers tak-ing part in a U.S.-led mission against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria, the Liberals and NDP are calling for Canada to focus on humanitarian relief in-
stead of combat.The Royal Canadian
Navy, another tradi-tional name restored by the Conservatives, is awaiting new ships from the Conservatives’ $26 billion shipbuilding program, Canada’s larg-est ever. Some contracts have been awarded to
Seaspan, B.C.’s largest shipyard, which is also building new research vessels for Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
HMCS Protecteur, the navy’s only West Coast supply ship, was decommissioned after a 2014 fire off Hawaii. Protecteur was built in
Halifax 46 years ago, and is being temporar-ily replaced by a former U.S. Navy ship on loan from Chile. Replace-ments for Protecteur and its East Coast equivalent HMCS Pro-vider, also retired, are expected to take six more years.
Election 2015: military policy a battleground
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18s take part in exercise over Iceland.Department of National Defence
HMCS Protecteur takes part in Operation Friction, Canada’s mission in the Gulf War of 1990-91.
U.S. Navy
The Conservative government has increased spending on veterans since taking of� ce in 2006.
Veterans Affairs Canada
A rundown navy,
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B.C. teachers switching to the education ministry’s new curricu-lum this year will use 10 hours of classroom time to train on it.
Education Minister Mike Ber-nier announced the training plan Monday at the B.C. legislature, with teacher, trustee and parent representatives alongside. Bernier said training the first 2,000 teach-ers to deliver the new curriculum this year will cost $1 million and take the equivalent of two teach-ing days.
It’s up to local school districts to decide how that time is orga-nized, but it may mean extra non-instructional days or parts of days when students would be sent home early.
The new curriculum is being piloted this year for kindergarten through Grade 9 and will become mandatory across the province starting next fall. Curriculum up-dates for the higher grades are still in development.
For the next two years, teach-ers across B.C. will use one of their current professional develop-ment days for curriculum training
and an additional five hours, the equivalent of one classroom day, will also be devoted to the new cur-riculum.
Bernier confirmed that the pro-gram is being implemented within existing budgets. The additional $1 million this year is to fund teacher training seminars and travel costs for rural teachers where the train-ing isn’t offered in their home dis-tricts.
The training plan was an-nounced with representatives of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, the B.C. School Trustees’ Association, superintendents, principals and vice principals, parent advisory councils, independent schools, and the First Nations Steering Com-mittee.
BCSTA president Teresa Rezan-soff said school boards will decide how to structure the training to “best meet the needs of teachers while minimizing any impact on student learning time.”
Bernier says the new curriculum emphasizes “hands on” learning and more flexibility for individual-ized studies. Two areas of empha-sis are environmental education and an enhanced aboriginal per-spective in every subject.
Curriculum training cuts into teaching time
B.C. School Trustees’ Association president Teresa Rezansoff and Education Minister Mike Bernier an-nounce plan to intro-duce new curriculum to the province’s schools over the next three years.
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Jeff NagelBlack Press
B.C. municipal leaders voted by a slim margin Wednes-day to urge the prov-ince to enable online voting in time for the 2018 local elections.
The resolution from Osoyoos was passed by 51 per cent of delegates at the Union of B.C. Mu-nicipalities conven-tion in an electronic vote after it had ini-tially been declared defeated in a show of hands.
Advocates say the convenience of online voting could boost the dismal turnout of
municipal elections and engage many more young people.
Vancouver Coun. Andrea Reimer said no municipality would be forced to adopt online voting, the aim is merely to make it an available option for communi-ties and individuals that want it.
But Saanich Coun. Vic Derman warned there’s no way to guarantee an online voter is casting their ballot in privacy, without someone else directing or manipu-lating them, possibly buying their vote.
“It does affect one’s privacy of vote
that should take place behind a screen at a ballot box,” said Lorne Lewis, a Sun-shine Coast Regional District director. He said it’s wrong “to put people in a situ-ation where they can be badgered about their vote.”
The close vote sug-gests the issue is hav-ing increasing trouble gaining traction.
A similar UBCM motion in 2011 passed by a two-to-one margin.
Since then, an independent panel struck by the provin-cial government con-cluded last year that the risks outweigh
the benefits, and rec-ommended that any move to online voting be limited to voters with specific accessi-bility challenges.
That report by B.C.’s chief electoral officer also found no evidence of a signifi-cant increase in voter turnout in other juris-dictions that have ad-opted online voting.
Reimer isn’t con-cerned about the close vote and said online voting for B.C. mayors and councils is inevitable.
“The only question is when and how far behind other jurisdic-tions we’ll be when we get to that point.”
