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By Tim PetrukKamloops This Week

It was “a � uke.”That’s how Good

Samaritan Ryan Fish-er described it — the chance role he played in saving the lives of two Kamloops men who had all but given up on survival after their boat � ipped in a small North Thomp-son lake last month.

Fisher said he was driving with his family down a back-country road near Barriere

when he was � agged down.

“I was taking my kids camping and one guy came running up, yelling and scream-ing,” he said.

“By then, they’d al-ready got the two guys down to the dock.”

The “two guys” were Allan Pasichnyk and Ernie Matechuk.

Pasichnyk, 84, and Matechuk, 71, have been � shing buddies for more than a de-cade. They spend most Thursdays at Gorman

Lake, 19 kilometres northwest of Barriere.

The secluded spot became their go-to � shing hole because of its isolation.

“We go on Thurs-days because there’s no one else on the lake,” Pasichnyk told KTW.

“We could be there all day and see maybe two or three vehicles.”

Pasichnyk charac-terized the “� uke” as something else entirely.

“It was a miracle,” he said.

***

More than a month removed from their Sept. 3 brush with death, Pasichnyk and Matechuk are still un-clear on the details.

“I don’t know ex-actly what happened,” Pasichnyk said.

“I caught a � sh, but I had my line behind the oar, so I just turned around and stepped back — and over we went.”

Their nine-foot � at-bottom boat � ipped. Both men had life vests, but only Mat-

echuk was wearing his. Pasichnyk had given his preserver to his friend to keep his legs dry in the rain.

In all their years � shing together, the pair said, they had never gone into the water.

“It just happened so quick,” Matechuk said.

“The boat created some sort of vacuum underneath and we couldn’t move it.”

The water in Gor-man Lake was 13 C, according to Pasich-nyk’s � sh � nder.

Both men went into shock.

“I didn’t feel cold at

all,” Matechuk said.“That’s why I didn’t

think I would get hy-pothermia, because I didn’t feel cold.”

They were about 100 feet from shore — too far for Pasichnyk to swim without a life vest.

So, he grabbed hold of the overturned boat and prayed.

“I hung on,” he said.

“We � nally real-ized we’re not going to make it, so both Ernie and I prayed.

“We turned to the good Lord, the only one who could help us, and he did.

“It really was a mir-acle.”

***After spending an

hour trying to stay a� oat in cold water, with colder rain pour-ing down, Pasichnyk and Matechuk had given up.

“I told Allan, be-cause he said a few times, ‘You swim to shore — I’m going to let go of the boat,’” Matechuk said.

“I said, ‘I’m not go-ing to leave you here.’

“I remember, when it started getting blur-

ry for me, I said, ‘Al-lan, I think this is it.’”

All the while, Pasi-chnyk said, they were praying.

“I had given up, too,” he said.

“Then, we heard a holler from the road and our hopes just boosted right up.

“Both of us sent up a holler. I think they heard it down to Ka-mloops.

“About the last thing I remember is a boat coming out to our boat. I just re-

member the boat com-ing to ours.”

***According to Fish-

er, the two life-savers happened upon the distressed men by complete chance.

“They told me the only reason they stopped is because one of them had to go pee,” he said.

“And, the other one was just looking around with his bin-oculars and he saw the capsized boat.

“It was a � uke.”Fisher said the

Good Samaritans rushed into action, getting their own boat

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er described it — the chance role he played in saving the lives of two Kamloops men who had all but given up on survival after their boat � ipped in a small North Thomp-son lake last month.

driving with his family down a back-country road near Barriere

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By Tim PetrukKamloops This Week

Samaritan Ryan Fish-er described it — the er described it — the

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Last chance to vote Oct. 19Barriere’s Central Poll Supervisor, Wim Houben, welcoming voters last Sunday to the Advanced Voting station in the Barriere Lion’s Hall which was open Oct. 12-19. Your last opportunity to vote in the Oct. 19, Federal Election takes place next Monday, when area voters can cast their ballots from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Barriere & District Senior Society Drop-in Centre, at 4433 Barriere Town Road.

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Jill Hayward

‘IT WAS A MIRACLE’: Seniors who almost drowned search for Good Samaritans

(DAVE EAGLES/KTW)

Allan Pasichnyk (left) and Ernie Matechuk are lucky to be alive — and now they want to thank their unidenti� ed saviours.

It was “a � uke.”

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into the waters of Gorman Lake and racing to rescue.They towed Pasichnyk and Matechuk to shore and began to

warm them up — slowly.“They knew what they were doing,” Matechuk said.“The RCMP said that, if they warmed us up too fast, we would

have had heart attacks.”When Fisher happened upon the scene, the Good Samaritans

had already loaded Matechuk into their truck.Pasichnyk, who was in rougher shape, was lying passed out on

a wooden boardwalk.Fisher said he approached and grabbed his hand.“When you grabbed him, it was like you were grabbing onto an

ice cube,” he said.Pasichnyk said he was told a different metaphor.“Ryan was saying, when he grabbed onto my hand, it was like

grabbing the hand of a dead man,” he said.***Fisher said he helped load Pasichnyk into the Good Samari-

tans’ truck. They then drove to meet a pair of waiting ambulances near Barriere, where the two � shermen were rushed to Royal In-land Hospital.

Matechuk was released the following morning.Pasichnyk wasn’t discharged until a day later.Both men feel lucky to be alive — and both want to thank their

unidenti� ed heroes.“We were waiting for the end to come and, thankfully, it didn’t,”

Pasichnyk said. “We sure would like to get a hold of the boys and thank them.”

***All is not lost for Pasichnyk and Matechuk.Pasichnyk said he hired a diver to fetch his sunken gear from

the bottom of Gorman Lake.The pair will � sh again. But, not on Thursday.“Not yet,” Matechuk said.“We’ll wait until spring, probably.”CAN YOU HELP?Allan Pasichnyk and Ernie Matechuk would really like to track

down the two Good Samaritans who saved them from drowning in Gorman Lake on Sept. 3. So far, all they know is that the men were young — likely in their 20s — were from Kamloops and work as electricians at the same local company. If you know who they are, call 778-471-7540 and we’ll get them in touch.

‘IT WAS A MIRACLE’: Continued from page 1...

By Tom FletcherBlack Press

The Trans-Pacific Partnership agree-ment doesn’t resolve Canada’s long-run-ning dispute with the United States over softwood lumber, or remove restrictions on log exports from B.C.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the Canadian gov-ernment would like to renew the Can-ada-U.S. softwood agreement, expired as of Thanksgiving Day. It’s a side deal outside the North American Free Trade Agreement, and it won’t be cov-ered by the Pacific Rim trade either.

“Obviously we would like to see this agreement move for-ward, and I think in-dustry on both sides of the border would, but for reasons that were not entirely clear, the Ameri-can administration

hasn’t seen it that way,” Harper said in an interview with Black Press.

“In terms of for-estry, what the TPP does do is provide new tariff-free access to many Asian coun-tries, including en-hanced access to the Japanese market.”

Restrictions on log exports from

B.C. are also not eased by the TPP, which includes Ja-pan, Malaysia, Viet-nam, New Zealand and Australia. B.C.’s control over Crown land log prices has long been an irri-tant with the U.S. and Japan, while private and aborigi-nal land log produc-ers are restricted by

federal rules.“B.C. was able to

ensure that both pro-vincial and federal log export controls will not change as a result of the TPP, despite pressure from Japan to elimi-nate them,” B.C. In-ternational Trade Minister Teresa Wat said in a statement. “B.C.’s objectives

for the forestry sec-tor during the TPP negotiations were to gain market access for forestry products to important TPP markets such as Ja-pan, while maintain-ing existing log ex-port controls.”

Premier Christy Clark said this week her first call to Otta-wa after the Oct. 19

federal election will be about continuing the U.S. softwood lumber talks.

Harper expressed confidence that de-spite the history of U.S. legal and trade actions over the

years, the existing deal can be extend-ed.

“We’ve man-aged to export a lot of lumber over the years and I’m confi-dent we will continue to,” Harper said.

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OPINIONGuest Edi tor ia l ; By Christopher Foulds

It’s blue and red neck-and-neck, with orange fading fast.Or, it’s red and blue neck-and-neck and orange falling slowly.Or, it’s blue expanding its lead over red and orange dropping like the loonie.Or, it’s red with an increasing lead over blue, with orange losing its a-peel.Sometimes you need a bad pun to weather the eyestrain-inducing national

polls that seem to be released every time a leader burps.Abacus Data, Nanos, Ekos, Ipsos Reid, Légere Marketing, Forum Research

— there might be as many polling � rms as there are candidates in the 338 ridings nationwide.

But, can we trust the polls in these days of dying landlines and an extreme aversion to 1-800 numbers that do � lter through to the old home phone?

When polling numbers failed miserably in the April 2012 election in Quebec, the September 2012 election in Alberta and the May 2013 election in B.C., it appeared the only trustworthy Angus Reid was the former centre for the B.C. Lions — when he was healthy.

Then again, polls were on the mark in this year’s Alberta election, which pro-duced the unthinkable — a New Democrat government in the free-enterprise capital of Canada.

If — if — the latest national polls are on target, we are looking at a photo � nish between Stephen Harper’s Conservatives and Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, resulting in a minority government with Thomas Mulcair’s New Democrats ready to be courted.

Prominent during this election campaign has been nauseating attacks.Actually, Trudeau just may be ready. Harper is not evil personi� ed. And,

Mulcair is no more a career politician than any other MP with at least the magic six years of service that opens a life-long bank account.

Also prominent during this campaign has been the vocal ABC movement — Anybody But Conservatives.

The strategy from the Hate Harper brigade is to have non-Conservative vot-ers cast a ballot for the candidate of the party that has the best chance to win in their riding.

(While these ABC advocates will tell all who will listen that “everybody” wants change in Ottawa, polling would suggest otherwise.)

The ABC faction has websites that suggest where NDP/Liberal voters should park their vote in the quest, but such an approach may create unintended results.

Here in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding, popular belief is that the race is between Conservative Cathy McLeod and New Democrat Bill Sundhu, though Steve Powrie’s Liberal team members whose knuckles are raw from door-knocking will tell you we all might be in for a surprise come Oct. 19.

Nevertheless, think about it: If Liberal and Green supporters jump on the ABC train to back the NDP locally, and if national polling is correct, Kamloop-sians would go from having a government MP (and the signi� cant funding that has been brought to town) to electing an MP sitting in the third tier of benches in Ottawa, looking up at the Of� cial Opposition and government MPs.

The elimination of the per-vote subsidy (until the 2011 election, registered political parties received $2.04 per vote if they garnered a certain percentage of support) has killed at least one incentive to cast a ballot for a candidate with no shot at winning.

It has also contributed to that all-too-Canadian pastime of voting against something rather than for something.

Here’s a novel thought: Why not read the party platforms and talk to the four Kamloops candidates and vote for the person and party you believe will best serve your household and Canada?

Christopher Foulds is editor of Kamloops This Week

Forest companies should respect Migratory Bird Act

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To the editor;Although it is great to see the public’s atten-

tion to the killing of Cecil the Lion (whether this act was “just” or not), I’m amazed at what little outcry there is here in B.C. for our own “Cecil’s”. They may be squirrels, chipmunks, martin, � sh-er, rabbits, baby bears, birds and the list goes on.

Here in B.C., every year, hundreds of thou-sands if not millions of animals and nesting birds are killed at the most critical time in their lives by the forest companies and BC Timber Sales. As these newborn animals and birds are in the trees or on the forest � oor, the forest compa-

nies continue to harvest timber in this province, with little to no respect for wildlife and the law.

In Canada there is a law called the Migratory Bird Convention Act, which is one of the oldest laws in Canada. The law was put in place through negotiations between Canada, United States and Mexico to protect the most critical time period for migration birds travelling between the three countries, while they are nesting.

In most areas of the province, this time period is from April 15 to Aug. 1. During this time there is to be no forest extraction – unless the proper

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To the editor;The upcoming Canadian Federal Election on Oct. 19, 2015, re� ects total confusion of all federal

parties, resulting in Canadian citizen’s total confusion of which party would provide the best type of new government for global warming recovery leadership.

This can not be clari� ed more precisely. There is no higher priority for the Canadian Federal Election than global warming problem recovery improvement activities and requirements than up-dates to our traditional harmful planetary functioning techniques, which will result in our new up-dated economic functioning.

Maximum planetary ecological life support functioning compatibility should be the key subject of the upcoming Federal Election campaign.

Economy and ecology is in fact the most immediately effective type of our current global warm-ing problem reduction recovery philosophy.

Current sources of harmful emission sources should be updated to an output volumes reduction recovery method. Harmful emission outputs must be eliminated.

There is now no more abundant free type of planetary resource. Methane and carbon dioxide provide the highest volumes of planetary life support capability

deadly gas emissions. These are equal to, or of higher total, more harmful emission output volumes than human sources.

I would like to try and form the Canadian Green Team for Canadian global warming recovery leadership, and am looking for people who may be interested in participating in this endeavour. I am looking for people who can help with typing, internet capability and setting up a website.Gypsy C. WarnerLouis Creek, B.C., 250-672-5865

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surveys have been done to ensure that there are no birds nesting in the trees that are to be har-vested. These nests can, at times, be extremely dif� cult to � nd and require the skill of trained professionals to identify.

All other industries in the province, such as oil and gas, pipeline development, road con-struction, and mining development, strictly ad-here to this act. It is a condition of their permits to operate and in many cases, cease to operate, during this time period.

For some reason the forest industry feels that it is above the law. It continues to operate during this most critical time period for all wildlife.

The BC Trappers Association has brought this issue to both the provincial and federal governments’ attention, and has held numerous discussions with forest companies and the Cana-dian Wildlife Service, all to no avail.

Many of these forest companies and the gov-ernment have sought legal advice and the answer is always the same – it is illegal to harvest timber during this time period, without the proper pre-cautions being taken.

We are seeing our forests being harvested at an alarming rate, with little to no regard for wildlife and its re-quirements for mature forests.

We are experienc-ing a year of serious drought in this prov-ince, with many of our creeks and streams drying up. One can only think that, if the forests were managed properly, our streams would still be � owing with clear cool water. This is also having an impact on the � sh stocks – both freshwa-ter species and salmon.

The impacts from this lack of respect for the law and mis-

management of our forests (along with one of nature’s greatest assets) will be long lasting and affect many for years to come.

We can only hope that all of our wildlife that is lost during this critical time period in our province can get the same attention as has Ce-cil the Lion in Africa. As a resident of this great province, I never knew that we had the ability to choose which laws we were going to abide by.Brian Dack, presidentBC Trappers Association

Respect Migratory Bird ActContinued from page 4... Elementary students pay

tribute to Terry Fox Barriere Elementary School held their Terry Fox Run on Friday Oct. 9. Students gathered together before heading out for their run around the Terry Fox route behind the school. Pictured are Brittany Baird, Alex Underhill and Spencer Schilling as they get ready to carry the Terry Fox Flag and lead the students out on the run.

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OPINIONGuest Edi tor ia l ; By Christopher Foulds

It’s blue and red neck-and-neck, with orange fading fast.Or, it’s red and blue neck-and-neck and orange falling slowly.Or, it’s blue expanding its lead over red and orange dropping like the loonie.Or, it’s red with an increasing lead over blue, with orange losing its a-peel.Sometimes you need a bad pun to weather the eyestrain-inducing national

polls that seem to be released every time a leader burps.Abacus Data, Nanos, Ekos, Ipsos Reid, Légere Marketing, Forum Research

— there might be as many polling � rms as there are candidates in the 338 ridings nationwide.

But, can we trust the polls in these days of dying landlines and an extreme aversion to 1-800 numbers that do � lter through to the old home phone?

When polling numbers failed miserably in the April 2012 election in Quebec, the September 2012 election in Alberta and the May 2013 election in B.C., it appeared the only trustworthy Angus Reid was the former centre for the B.C. Lions — when he was healthy.

Then again, polls were on the mark in this year’s Alberta election, which pro-duced the unthinkable — a New Democrat government in the free-enterprise capital of Canada.

If — if — the latest national polls are on target, we are looking at a photo � nish between Stephen Harper’s Conservatives and Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, resulting in a minority government with Thomas Mulcair’s New Democrats ready to be courted.

Prominent during this election campaign has been nauseating attacks.Actually, Trudeau just may be ready. Harper is not evil personi� ed. And,

Mulcair is no more a career politician than any other MP with at least the magic six years of service that opens a life-long bank account.

Also prominent during this campaign has been the vocal ABC movement — Anybody But Conservatives.

The strategy from the Hate Harper brigade is to have non-Conservative vot-ers cast a ballot for the candidate of the party that has the best chance to win in their riding.

(While these ABC advocates will tell all who will listen that “everybody” wants change in Ottawa, polling would suggest otherwise.)

The ABC faction has websites that suggest where NDP/Liberal voters should park their vote in the quest, but such an approach may create unintended results.

Here in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding, popular belief is that the race is between Conservative Cathy McLeod and New Democrat Bill Sundhu, though Steve Powrie’s Liberal team members whose knuckles are raw from door-knocking will tell you we all might be in for a surprise come Oct. 19.

Nevertheless, think about it: If Liberal and Green supporters jump on the ABC train to back the NDP locally, and if national polling is correct, Kamloop-sians would go from having a government MP (and the signi� cant funding that has been brought to town) to electing an MP sitting in the third tier of benches in Ottawa, looking up at the Of� cial Opposition and government MPs.

The elimination of the per-vote subsidy (until the 2011 election, registered political parties received $2.04 per vote if they garnered a certain percentage of support) has killed at least one incentive to cast a ballot for a candidate with no shot at winning.

It has also contributed to that all-too-Canadian pastime of voting against something rather than for something.

Here’s a novel thought: Why not read the party platforms and talk to the four Kamloops candidates and vote for the person and party you believe will best serve your household and Canada?

Christopher Foulds is editor of Kamloops This Week

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To the editor;Although it is great to see the public’s atten-

tion to the killing of Cecil the Lion (whether this act was “just” or not), I’m amazed at what little outcry there is here in B.C. for our own “Cecil’s”. They may be squirrels, chipmunks, martin, � sh-er, rabbits, baby bears, birds and the list goes on.

Here in B.C., every year, hundreds of thou-sands if not millions of animals and nesting birds are killed at the most critical time in their lives by the forest companies and BC Timber Sales. As these newborn animals and birds are in the trees or on the forest � oor, the forest compa-

nies continue to harvest timber in this province, with little to no respect for wildlife and the law.

In Canada there is a law called the Migratory Bird Convention Act, which is one of the oldest laws in Canada. The law was put in place through negotiations between Canada, United States and Mexico to protect the most critical time period for migration birds travelling between the three countries, while they are nesting.

In most areas of the province, this time period is from April 15 to Aug. 1. During this time there is to be no forest extraction – unless the proper

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This election may decide whether Canada makes a historic leap toward marijuana re-form or remains a legal battleground between cannabis advocates and a resistant federal gov-ernment.

Under the federal Conservatives, Ottawa has long argued pot is dangerous, unproven as a medicine, and a seri-ous risk to youth if legal access grows.

The government has only allowed possession by authorized medical marijuana users after courts ruled in 2000 they have a right to rea-sonable access.

Since then, tens of thousands of Canadi-

ans became approved users and many got fed-eral permits to grow it themselves.

Cities grew anxious about the explosion of often unsafe legal grow-ops in their midst.

That was one reason the Conservatives tried in 2014 to outlaw home growing of medical pot and force users to buy only via mail order from a new group of ap-proved commercial pro-ducers.

Corporate growers have rushed to carve up the market while pot ac-tivists and lawyers have fought to defend and widen the ability for anyone to grow and sell the stuff.

Nowhere has that battle been more obvi-ous than in Vancouver,

where more than 100 medical pot dispensaries have opened, illegally selling weed in contra-vention of federal law, but largely unmolested by police.

Vancouver and other cities aim to regulate retail pot stores them-selves. Ottawa wants them closed instead and threatened to send in the RCMP.

Meanwhile, time seems on the side of legalization advocates, who say the drug can be regulated and taxed much like alcohol rather than feeding organized crime.

Societal attitudes have shifted as a grow-ing number of voters ac-cept the case for reform.

A new Insights West poll found 65 per cent national support to le-galize marijuana, with 30 per cent opposed. More than two-thirds believe pot has legiti-mate health bene� ts and that legalizing and taxing it would gener-ate needed government revenue, while allowing police to focus on other priorities.

As more U.S. states legalize recreational

marijuana – Washing-ton has been joined by Colorado, Oregon and Alaska – B.C.’s advo-cates can increasingly point across the border and argue the sky has not fallen.

Where the parties stand

The Conservatives insist Canada will not follow them down a road that expands drug culture and its risks, in-stead promising to fund more RCMP anti-drug operations.

Conservative leader

Stephen Harper upped the rhetoric this month when he called mari-juana “in� nitely worse” than tobacco in terms of damage to health, a claim contradicted by health experts, though they say pot poses el-evated risks for teens.

The NDP would im-mediately decriminalize pot – leader Tom Mul-cair says no one should have a criminal record for personal use – and then study further legal-ization options.

The Greens would legalize, regulate and tax

it. Their platform banks on about $5 billion a year in marijuana tax revenue.

Under leader Justin Trudeau, the Liber-als were the � rst major party to promise out-right legalization and regulation, though they haven’t yet budgeted any tax revenue. They argue legal, tightly regulated marijuana can be kept out of kids’ hands as effectively as booze and cigarettes.

“Oct. 19 is a pretty big day for cannabis policy in this country,” says lawyer Kirk Tou-saw, who has led multi-ple challenges of federal marijuana regulations.

He credits Trudeau with being most upfront in promising legaliza-tion at a time when many politicians remain gun shy, but believes both the Liberals and NDP would deliver ma-jor change.

A key issue if reform comes, he said, is wheth-er anyone can grow their own pot – and even sell it at farmer’s markets – rather than just buying from corporate growers and dealers.

“My view is if you don’t have a right to grow your own cannabis you don’t live in a place where it’s actually legal.”

A re-elected Con-servative government could face further pro-liferation of illegal retail stores – forcing Ottawa to either crack down or

else concede de facto le-galization in parts of the country.

Court challenges continue

A Tory victory would also continue the legal chess game between pot proponents and federal lawyers, at a rising cost to taxpayers.

The Supreme Court of Canada unani-mously ruled in June that medical marijuana can legally be possessed or sold in the form of cookies, other edibles and derivatives, not just dried bud.

So far, the govern-ment response has been to permit commercial producers to sell only medical pot oils at a low THC dosage, not other edibles.

A Federal Court judge will rule soon on another challenge – also argued by Tousaw – over whether medical patients can keep grow-ing their own pot.

That decision could deal another blow to the new commercial pro-duction system.

“It could go either way,” Tousaw said. “Even if it’s a win for the patients, what that win looks like is prob-ably going to be strongly in� uenced by what gov-ernment is sitting in Ot-tawa.”

A re-elected Harper government confronted by more court defeats could still make medical pot access as dif� cult as possible by tightly regu-lating the amount that can be legally possessed or grown.

“Every time the courts have held a facet of the medical cannabis program in this country to be unconstitutional, the government has responded by doing the absolute minimum it can to comply with what the court has said,” Tousaw said.

Which is why pot reformers prefer a swift victory at the ballot box to clear the legal haze.

Election 2015: Vote could spark marijuana reform

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Black Press � lesThis election may decide whether Canada makes a historic leap toward marijuana reform or remains a legal battleground between cannabis advocates and a resistant federal government.

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VICTORIA – There was a flurry of excitement in the B.C. legislature last week, as Delta South inde-pendent MLA Vicki Huntington released documents suggesting that a multinational manufacturing com-pany continued to buy up B.C. farms for car-bon offsets after they said last June they would stop.

False alarm, as it turns out. Agricul-ture Minister Norm Letnick clarified that three more farms in the Peace and Cari-boo region had indeed been bought, but the company was merely following legal advice to close deals on farms that it had already agreed to purchase.

The company, British-based cleaning product and pharma-ceutical maker Reckitt Benckiser (RB) con-firmed this. A com-pany official reiterated that its program to buy farms and replant them with trees is sus-pended.

By the time the B.C. government be-came aware of this global public relations scheme, thanks to the work of NDP MLA Lana Popham and others, about 10,000 hectares of farmland was already planted with seedlings. RB ini-tially said they were buying up abandoned and unproductive farms, but local gov-ernment officials dis-puted that.

RB soon realized that undermining al-ready precarious farm-ing communities was going to provide the opposite of the green publicity they sought, at least in B.C. The company told me it is now looking to switch its carbon offset pro-gram to replanting forest areas depleted by pine beetle and fire.

I’ll believe that when I see it, but on the face of it, this

sounds almost as ques-tionable as converting farmland back to for-ests. Pine forests need fire to regenerate, so fires have been part of the regeneration of the ecosystem since the retreat of the last Ice Age.

Beetle-kill areas are already coming back, and they were never completely denuded in any case, so the no-tion of manual plant-ing these areas seems impractical. Most are now criss-crossed with deadfall and all but impassible.

Another situation that received little public attention was a report issued late this summer by the B.C. Forest Practices Board about forest steward-ship plans.

The board reviewed 43 stewardship plans from all regions of B.C., prepared as required under pro-vincial law by for-est tenure holders on Crown land. They are supposed to deal with things like where roads go and how streams are protected.

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The investigation found that many of the plans cover “vast and overlapping areas of the province, and were written using legal language that makes them very diffi-cult for public under-standing or review.” Little has changed since a similar finding in 2006.

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Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald, who traveled the province as NDP for-ests critic in recent years, says the prob-lem now is there just aren’t enough people on the ground to as-sess what’s going on in our huge expanse of Crown land.

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By Dale BassKamloops This Week

Karl deBruijn believes the region’s declining school enrolment may have � nally stopped.

The superintendent for the Kamloops-Thompson school district said � nal � gures sub-mitted to the Ministry of Education show 13,982 students in the district, which is higher than what was forecast.

Administrators had predicted enrolment to drop by 386 students when classes resumed in September, but the decrease was just 51 students.

The statistics include distance, adult and con-tinuing education.

Of the 13,982 students in the district, 990 are in kindergarten and 1,255 are in Grade 12.

“We are still graduating more than are coming in,” deBruijn said, noting the average of students per grade is now about 1,000 district-wide, which gives him some comfort the system has stabilized to the reality families are having fewer children.

He attributed much of the unexpected in� ux of students in September to families moving to Kamloops, with anecdotal evidence they have been attracted to the city for its job opportuni-ties and affordable housing.

There were some unexpected surprises at spe-ci� c schools.

Arthur Hatton elementary in North Kam-loops saw its enrolment rise by 36 students.

“That’s big,” deBruijn said. “It was at 242 last year and that’s a big increase for a small school that has been on the decline since amalgamation [the district closed some schools a few years ago due to declining enrolment].”

In Brocklehurst, Parkcrest elementary is up 20 students, but Kay Bingham elementary unex-pectedly showed a decrease of 21 students.

At the secondary level, deBruijn said, Brock middle school went up 52 students and Val-leyview secondary saw its population increase by 27. South Kamloops decreased by 74 students and NorKam went down 25 students.

The big concern for the district is in Clear-water, where the secondary school is now at 189 students, having lost 28, and in Barriere, which saw the school population decrease by 17 at the secondary level, although there were 15 new el-ementary students.

Declining enrolment in rural schools creates its own problems, deBruijn said, because families are often loathe to see their children travel long distances to other schools.

He praised the teaching staff in the two lo-cations for the innovative ways they’re ensuring basic courses like chemistry and physics are still provided through podcasts, video-conferencing and tutoring.

With classes now established, deBruijn said only two of the teachers laid off at the end of the last school term are not working.

Each had been offered job postings, but opted to not accept them.

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Communities Foundation supporting literacy(L-r) Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach Coordinator, Jill Hayward, accepts a grant cheque for $500 from North Thompson Communities Foundation representative Hazel Wadlegger on Oct. 3. Hayward thanked the Foundation for its support, noting the grant is instrumental in providing literacy and learning opportunities for young people within the McLure to Little Fort area.

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The ‘Vitals Tools for Success’ seminar held at the Ridge on Saturday, Oct. 3, had a full contin-gent of participants in attendance. The seminar was hosted by the North Thompson Communities Foundation (NTCF), the Lower North Thomp-son Community Forest Society (LNTCFS), and the North Thompson Volunteer and Informa-tion Centre (NTVIC). Speakers for the day were North Thompson Star/Journal editor Jill Hay-ward, District of Barriere Councillor Donna Kibble, and representing the BC Association for Charitable Gaming - David Sheach.

Kibble spoke on the importance of volunteers and � nding a balance where your volunteers enjoy their work and continue to step up to the plate. She then joined with Hayward to discuss running a meeting so that you don’t have your members running away. They spoke about the importance of keeping your membership and volunteers en-thusiastic and engaged with your programs and events. They stated that treating everyone with re-spect, consideration, and remembering to thank them for their contribution to your program are the nucleus of keeping volunteers engaged.

Hayward gave a talk on getting the word out about your organization’s upcoming event with-out breaking the bank. The talk was very infor-mative and covered 15 tips on letting the public

know about your event while being able to work within a small budget and still have a successful event. Hayward emphasized that social media alone will not guarantee good attendance from event goers.

“If you want to � ll seats you need to cover all your bases,” said Hayward, “Social media, news-papers, radio, posters, word of mouth, and even the telephone are all part of a sound promotional strategy. If you are going to put the effort into holding an event, don’t sell yourself short and poorly promote it.”

Sheach spoke about setting up the tools to building and sustaining a group or association, and provided a number of useful tips and infor-mation packages on applying for gaming grants.

A spokesperson from Capri Insurance was not able to attend, but did provide an informa-tion sheet on director’s and of� cer’s insurance for clubs and associations.

Presentations from hosts of the event were given by Bernice Randrup, president of NTVIC, as well as NTCF representatives, president Cheryl Thomas, and grant chair Hazel Wadlegger.

Refreshments and a light lunch were included in the registration fee of $5.

From all appearances those who attended found useful information in the presentations that can be shared with their respective organiza-tions.

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By Dale BassKamloops This Week

Karl deBruijn believes the region’s declining school enrolment may have � nally stopped.

The superintendent for the Kamloops-Thompson school district said � nal � gures sub-mitted to the Ministry of Education show 13,982 students in the district, which is higher than what was forecast.

Administrators had predicted enrolment to drop by 386 students when classes resumed in September, but the decrease was just 51 students.

The statistics include distance, adult and con-tinuing education.

Of the 13,982 students in the district, 990 are in kindergarten and 1,255 are in Grade 12.

“We are still graduating more than are coming in,” deBruijn said, noting the average of students per grade is now about 1,000 district-wide, which gives him some comfort the system has stabilized to the reality families are having fewer children.

He attributed much of the unexpected in� ux of students in September to families moving to Kamloops, with anecdotal evidence they have been attracted to the city for its job opportuni-ties and affordable housing.

There were some unexpected surprises at spe-ci� c schools.

Arthur Hatton elementary in North Kam-loops saw its enrolment rise by 36 students.

“That’s big,” deBruijn said. “It was at 242 last year and that’s a big increase for a small school that has been on the decline since amalgamation [the district closed some schools a few years ago due to declining enrolment].”

In Brocklehurst, Parkcrest elementary is up 20 students, but Kay Bingham elementary unex-pectedly showed a decrease of 21 students.

At the secondary level, deBruijn said, Brock middle school went up 52 students and Val-leyview secondary saw its population increase by 27. South Kamloops decreased by 74 students and NorKam went down 25 students.

The big concern for the district is in Clear-water, where the secondary school is now at 189 students, having lost 28, and in Barriere, which saw the school population decrease by 17 at the secondary level, although there were 15 new el-ementary students.

Declining enrolment in rural schools creates its own problems, deBruijn said, because families are often loathe to see their children travel long distances to other schools.

He praised the teaching staff in the two lo-cations for the innovative ways they’re ensuring basic courses like chemistry and physics are still provided through podcasts, video-conferencing and tutoring.

With classes now established, deBruijn said only two of the teachers laid off at the end of the last school term are not working.

Each had been offered job postings, but opted to not accept them.

SD73 hopes enrolment decline has ended

Karl deBruijn believes the region’s declining

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According to Sec-tion 7.162 of the Mo-tor Vehicle Act Regu-lations, “A winter tire shall have not less than 3.5mm of tread depth across the surface of the tire that is in con-tact with the road”. The height of four stacked dimes is about the depth you need at the thinnest depth of the tread, not the deepest. Anything less and the tread will not be able to displace the snow, slush or water effectively enough to keep your grip on the roadway if you’re driv-ing to the road condi-tions that is.

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A treasure on our doorstepAuthor Roland Neave signs copies of the sixth edition of his book, Exploring Wells Gray Park, for Abbey Bates and Chuck Emery. The book signing took place following a presentation to Clearwater Rotary Club on Friday evening, Sept. 25. “Wells Gray Park has something for every-one. It is a treasure that is right on our doorstep,” Neave said.

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Saturday, Oct. 3, marked the third an-nual “Apple Pie Con-struction Marathon” fundraiser for the Splash in the Past proj-ect, this time held at the Barriere Lion’s Hall.

Incredibly, over 330 apple pies were pre-pared from scratch, each ready to be taken home to be baked im-mediately, or placed in the purchaser’s freezer for enjoyment at a later date.

All the pies were pre-pared in a little under nine hours at the hands of local volunteers and were pre-sold at a rate of $10 each with the net proceeds going towards the ongoing fundrais-ing effort for a local splash pad.

The 100th Anniver-sary Committee � rst heard of the fundrais-ing idea in 2013 from local resident (and

district staffer), Nora Johnson.

While the Com-mittee has taken on a number of successful local fundraisers for the splash pad project such as an outdoor movie, the Annual Family Fun Night & PJ Parties held at the Ridge in Febru-ary, a Raf� e Draw, and Penny Drive to name a few, the Apple Pie Fun-draiser has been most pro� table to date.

Last year pie sales resulted in a net amount of approximately $2,450 for the project. This year was once again even better with an estimated $2,620 in net proceeds generated.

“The generosity people are capable of utterly amazes me.” says Tasha Buchanan. “From the astonishing donation of nearly 400 pounds of pristine gala apples from BC Tree Fruits Cooperative, the efforts that committee chair Lindsay Arcand went to in order to se-cure and retrieve that massive donation in the Okanagan, her hus-band having to make a last minute run to a Ka-mloops grocer to secure another 100 pounds of apples with three young children in tow, the dis-counted price for some supplies needed from Louisa and Ivan Lee of our local AG Foods, to the people who relin-quished precious week-end time to help make the pies…..continues to just blows me away.”

Pie makers consisted of many Barriere 100th Anniversary Commit-tee members, but also community members who reached out in-dependently to help:

Lindsay Arcand – com-mittee chair, Danny Arcand, Liz Wagner, Martin and Susan Mat-thew, Barb Buchanan, Kathy Matthews,, Edie and Mike Fennell, Lynn and Harley Wright, Ju-liana Oja, Donna Salle, Jen Power, Audrey Rilcoe, Irene Wassing, Janet Simmons, Nicole Simmons, Nora John-son, Cam Salle, Paige Arcand, and Tasha Bu-chanan. All worked so hard on Saturday with a handful of those even giving up their Friday night to pre-make some pastry for the morning.

“Massive apprecia-tion is given to all those who purchased pies and contributed to this fundraiser,” said Bu-chanan. “Thank you Barriere. Looking for-ward to next year, and I hope everyone enjoyed the smell of baking ap-ple pie over the holiday weekend.”

330 homemade apple pies raise over $2600 for splash pad

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Six-year-old Paige Arcand shows off her expert pie transferring skills.Below: Volunteers (l-r) Jen Power, Irene Wassing, and Cam Salle are pictured helping to peel, core and slice over 500 pounds of apples.

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Fire truck fun for Little Stars PreschoolThe Little Stars Preschool received a visit from Barriere Volunteer Fire Department � re� ghters to the Ridge last Tuesday morning during Fire Prevention Week. Most exciting for the youngsters was the large red � re truck that arrived as well. Little Stars preschool caters for 20 children aged at least three years old by the end of the school year in which they enter the program. The preschool, under the guidance of Yellowhead Community Services, works hard to ensure literacy, language and numeracy skills are devel-oped in conjunction with social and emotional skills. Children are encouraged to share, respect their friends, and develop self-help skills to name a few of the bene� ts from this program. The children are also provided with a healthy snack and outdoor playtime. The goal of Little Stars Preschool is to prepare the children for a successful transition into kindergarten with a love of learning that lasts a life time. You can � nd out more by contacting Yellowhead Community Services in Barriere, 250-672-9773.

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SPORTSBy Kerry Senchyna Maple Ridge NewsBlack Press

You’ve just com-pleted a hard exercise class or gone on a long, undulating hike fraught with hazards and hills.

Or maybe you’ve taken on a do-it-yourselfer renovation project, but it turned out to be a don’t-it-yourselfer. You wind up exhausted and out of breath looking for-ward to resting the next day or two.

But what you � nd is that as tired as you were initially, you end up being much stiffer and sore the two days following the hard physical effort than the day you exercised. Why is that and what is actually sore?

We’ve all experi-enced this physical sensation at one time or another known as Delayed Onset Muscle

Soreness, or DOMS for short. DOMS is ex-perienced under a few speci� c conditions.

It is often expe-rienced when we do exercise that is much harder than we’re used to or uses muscles in a different way than we’re accustomed to.

For instance, a run-ner who one day does a high intensity exer-cise class that involves lots of squats and lunges will be moving their hip and knees into deeper ranges of motion and loading them with more re-sistance (especially if they use weights) than they’re used to.

Another factor that produces DOMS is what’s called ‘ec-centric’ muscle con-tractions – this is the lowering phase of a weight lifting move-ment. Taking a heavy box from a table and lowering it to the � oor is an example. Anoth-er example is the land-ing phase of a jump or absorbing energy as you run downhill.

In fact, in laborato-ry tests done between groups of people who only lift a heavy weight, say from the � oor to standing po-sition (called ‘con-centric’ muscle con-traction) and another group who only low-ers the weight from standing down to the � oor (‘eccentric’), it is the group that lowers the weight that experi-ences DOMS.

In the past, it was thought that DOMS was caused by lactic acid build-up in the muscles, but this has been shown not to be the case since lac-tic acid gets used up as fuel and removed from your muscles very soon after exer-cise stops.

It is not present in the 24 to 48 hours when DOMS peaks. The prevailing theory

since lactic acid was discounted was that damage to the muscle was the source in� am-mation and pain. But it turns out the recent research has shown that to be false, as well.

Although it feels like it’s the muscle that is sore, recent re-search studies have shown that the source of DOMS is not the muscle but the fascia (pronounced ‘fash-a’).

Fascia is the con-nective tissue or sheath that covers bundles of muscles. It spreads throughout the body providing a connective tissue net-work linking muscle groups and other tis-sue, vessel and nerve systems. The results of the DOMS stud-ies showed that sore-ness was localized to the fascia and not the muscles. Why is this? Researchers are not sure of the mecha-nism at this point, but some theories have been proposed.

One theory is that

muscles and fascia have different elastic properties, causing a zone of shear where fascia is subjected to micro-damage and possibly adhesions, and this is the cause for DOMS.

So what can you do to ease DOMS? Doing low to mod-erate cardiovascular exercise will help, but this can even be hard sometimes when fa-tigue is great.

Stretching can dras-tically reduce DOMS possibly because stretching causes the fascia to slide more smoothly past neigh-boring tissue.

Over time, if you allow adhesions be-tween fascial layers to accumulate, this can potentially cause de-creased mobility, in-creasing stiffness and an ongoing source for soreness.

Kerry Senchyna holds a bachelor of sci-ence degree in kinesi-ology and is owner of West Coast Kinesiol-ogy.

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Ever � nd yourself stiff and sore the two days following hard physical effort or exercise?

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Stretching can drastically reduce Delayed On-set Muscle Soreness (DOMS) possibly because stretching causes the fascia to slide more smooth-ly past neighboring tissue.

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email: news@starjournal .net • call 250-672-5611By Kathleen Pilatzke,Yellowhead 4-H Club Reporter

Yet another Provin-cial Winter Fair has passed for the Yellow-head 4-H Club. The fair was very success-ful for all members involved and was a lot of fun.

Our Photography division had a great fair, with all members doing fantastic. For their Unit work both Riley Kempter and Payden Irving were Reserve Champion in their Units. Payden Ir-ving had the Reserve Champion sale pho-tograph, and Riley Kempter came � rst in his heat. In showman-ship Pax Gregory was the champion junior showman, and Amber McNeice was the Re-serve Champion show-man. Emma Hamb-

lin was the Reserve Champion interme-diate showman. Pax Gregory came � rst in junior photography judge and Christine Kempter was the over-all top 4-H photogra-phy judge.

Our Sheep division also had lots of fun at the fair. In Showman-ship Cheyenne Ven-ingra was the Cham-pion Junior showman and Cam Kerslake was � rst in his class. Madi-son Kerslake had the champion 4-H carcass lamb and Tyson Schil-ling came � rst place in his market lamb class. Sara Kate Smith, Cam

Kerslake and Connor Farrow all came sec-ond in their market classes. Madison Ker-slake was the runner up for top intermedi-ate lamb judge and Sara Kate Smith was runner up for top se-nior lamb judge.

Our beef division did quite well over-all, placing � rst as a club in stall duty. Leanna Mitchell came � rst in Round Robin. For judging, Grace Kempter was the runner up inter-mediate judge and Kathleen Pilatzke was the Champion senior judge. Bradley Fennell was the top nine year old aggregate winner and Thompson Mitch-ell was runner up for junior aggregate. Leanna Mitchell won the top Simmental fe-male and beef judging award. In weight class-

es both Thompson Mitchell and Bradley Fennell placed � rst in their classes. Dustin Pawloff had the top commercial grade heifer, and Thompson Mitchell won top ju-nior showman.

Our Goat division had a great � rst PWF. Kendra Rutschke had the top 4-H goat proj-ect, along with the Top 4-H doe, and Kathleen Pilatzke had the top market goat.

We had a great banquet and dance on Sunday, with a deli-cious meal catered by Betty Peters and ev-eryone had a fun time at the dance follow-ing the banquet. The auction on Monday went well for all mem-bers participating. We would like to thank all of our buyers from the auction for their won-derful support.

Yellowhead successful atProvincial Winter Fair

Yet another Provin-

Notice of Annual General Meeting

LOWER NORTH THOMPSON COMMUNITY FOREST SOCIETYAdvance notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the North Thompson Volunteer Centre located at 4936 Barriere Town Road (Barriere Ridge Building), at which time it is intended that Directors be elected for the ensuing year. As per the by-laws of the Society:

25.4 A member seeking to stand for election as a Director on the Board of the Society must meet the following criteria:

a) A person must be a member in good standing.b) A person must submit a written nomination, signed by two other members in

good standing.c) A person has not been convicted of an indictable criminal o� ence unless they have

obtained a pardon.d) A person has agreed, in writing, to abide by the Constitution and Bylaws & Declara-

tion of Commitment.e) A person has completed a written Personal Disclosure of potential con� ict of inter-

est, with explanation of how it may be a con� ict.

Persons interested in standing for election shall submit’a resume by October 16, 2015 to:

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I have written be-fore that I find wan-dering around our home garden with my camera relaxing.

Unlike photo-graphing people, ani-mals, scenics, sports, or almost any other subject, garden plants are just waiting to be looked at, and it’s not necessary to pack the car with equipment to search for some se-cluded or exotic loca-tion.

Most of us can find an easily accessible and welcoming gar-den close by.

I know that spring’s brightly coloured plants, or the mature flowers bathed in light on a damp morning in early summer are what most photographers are interested in.

I admit that I am not very savvy when it comes to the names of flowers. Plants are more my wife’s inter-est than mine. Her time is spent design-ing, planting, and coaxing her sprawling garden.

Sure, I do much of the heavy lifting, but my time in her garden is mostly with a camera and unlike those photographers that I mentioned that do most of their gar-

dens’ photography in the spring and early summer, I don’t really care about the season, weather, or the condi-tion of the flowers for that matter.

My intention is to find something unex-pected in the familiar plants. When I’ve cho-sen my subject, I look at it from all angles paying attention to the background so that whatever is be-hind won’t interfere, and I want the shad-ows, colours, and other plants to add interest to my compo-sition.

I think some people get all tied up with a need to have inspiring subjects, and ignore the commonplace subjects just outside the door.

I just walk out in

my yard and make pictures of anything and everything. I guess the difference is between making and taking pictures.

My sojourn into the October garden was a bit about the colour and a whole lot about the shapes.

I waited for late afternoon and lucked out when the sky clouded over just a bit. I like what photog-rapher, John Sexton calls, “quiet light”, that as he says, “fades toward the darkness of evening.”

The light at day’s end allows me to un-derexpose the back-ground and to add a “pop” of light on a specific subject from an off-camera flash.

I don’t really have a plan or a specific subject that I want to work on. I just wander and look.

Figuring out the exposure and balanc-ing the fading light with my flash only takes a moment as I choose an interesting plant and search for a creative angle.

It is that quiet and

calming time on an October afternoon that welcomes me to the garden, and to quote Sexton again, “I feel quiet, yet in-tense energy in the natural elements of our habitat. A sense of magic prevails. A sense of mystery - it is a time for contempla-tion, for listening - a time for making pho-tographs.”

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 always have an interesting se-lection of both used film and Digital photo-graphic equipment.

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Photography in the October garden

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This week is all about give and take, Capricorn. Do for others, and they will do for you. A special event calls for some extra-special gifts.

Some habits are hard to break, Aquarius. Look to a mentor to help and you will succeed. A fitness goal is easily achieved with a new piece of equipment.

The odds may be stacked against you, Pisces, but that doesn’t mean you won’t come out on top with a little ingenuity. A weekend endeavor requires a leap of faith.

Speak up, Aries, and the problem will be solved. A little miracle at home makes for an interesting weekend. Travel plans come together.

Cast aside all doubt, Taurus. The offer is genuine and will bring you many rewards. A test of faith begins— be strong. Money woes ease.

Feeling blessed these days, Gemini? Pay it forward. A compromise at home raises everyone’s spirits and fun ensues all weekend long!

A business relationship blossoms with an addition. A larger-than- life personality drops by with an offer you can’t refuse. Oh boy, oh boy, Cancer.

Oops, Leo. You fall behind on a project, raising some eyebrows. Not to worry. You will get back on track sooner than you think, thanks to an innovation.

Spend less, save more and you’ll definitely get more, Virgo. More in your bottom line and more peace of mind. Flowers provide a great pick-me-up.

Lady Luck smiles on you, Libra, and there is nothing beyond your reach. A treasured heirloom resurfaces, bringing back many fond memories.

The tiniest of changes make a vast improvement in a project. A rejection is a blessing in disguise. Be grateful for what you’re given, Scorpio.

News from afar gets the creative juices flowing, and you accomplish more than you have in some time, Sagittarius. A game of wits at the office proves challenging.

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Aries, you can’t seem to focus your attention on one thing this week. However, wandering thoughts may put you in touch with some better ideas.

Cancer, while success brings you many things, it can feel lonely at the top. Make some time to reconnect and hang out with friends this week.

Expand your social circles and you may meet some influ-ential new people, Libra. This can only help your reputation and open up new doors to various op-portunities.

Capricorn, you may be inspired to do something creative but don’t know where to begin. Pisces may be a good source of inspira-tion. You can work on a project together.

Aquarius, make the necessary changes in your life to put primary goals back on target. These may be career or fitness goals or even plans to increase family time.

Taurus, you may like to tackle projects on your own, but sometimes letting someone else pitch in can provide a fresh perspective and a new way of doing things.

Leo, listen more than you speak in the coming days. You can learn so much more by remaining quiet and taking it all in, and others will appreci-ate your attentive-ness.

Scorpio, take control of a situation that comes to light this week. No one else seems capable of taking the reins but you. Chances are you will be an excel-lent leader.

Pisces, this week may start off a little differently than most, but by mid-week you will find your groove.

It’s time to get serious about your job-seeking efforts, Gemini. Start put-ting out feelers and see what is available. Also, fine-tune your résumé to get noticed.

Virgo, after an excit-ing event, life may seem a little mun-dane for a while. Happiness is what you make of it. Try a new hobby or make some new friends.

Sagittarius, you may be unable to keep everything organized this week. Don’t fret, as you need not be in complete control at every moment.

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Country Apple Fritter BreadIngredients Bread Loaf: 1/3 cup light brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2/3 cup white sugar 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose � our 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 cup milk or almond milk 2 apples, peeled and chopped (any kind), mixed with 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamonOld-Fashioned Creme Galze: 1/2 cup of powdered sugar 1-3 tablespoons of milk or cream- (depending on thickness of glaze wanted)

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

Timothy Charles Downey (Richter)Sep tember 24 , 1959 – Sep tember 29 , 2015

Tim passed away suddenly on September 29, 2015.

Tim was born in Kamloops, B.C. on Septem-ber 24, 1959

He grew up in Barriere, Clearwater area with his brothers Mike, Allan, Greg, Frank, sister Bonnie.

Predeceased by his father Frank, brothers Mike, Greg. Leaves to morn him, his mother Wanda, brothers Allan, Frank, wife Kelly, and children Micheal, Sarah, LaDonna, Amber, grandchildren and many friends.

He was very active in school sports, winning medals in wrestling, rodeo events winning top cowboy in many. He hunted and rode many times with his father, liking the fact that his father was a game warden as they got to raise many baby animals.

He loved to go � shing, hunting and horse-back riding.

Tim moved to Alberta and became part of the Cotton family and learned how to farm, then met his wife Kelly. They lived in many places raising four children. They were together 26 years and had four grandchildren. They re-

sided in Boyle, Alberta. Tim was a truck driver hauling for M&K

trucking in Boyle Alberta, he loved his job and the people he worked for.

Tim;This is your last long haul, load light, bind

tight and drive safely through the Pearly Whites.

By Rev. Brian KrushelTrinity Shared Ministry

As Canadians get ready to go to the polls, many issues clamor for our attention.

What is the big is-sue for you in this elec-tion? It could be just about anything – the economy, the environ-ment, health care, se-nior care, housing, tax cuts, minimum wage, trade deals ... the list is lengthy.

One issue that emerged early on and seems to have stuck around, although it has abated recently, is immigration and refugees. It was an is-sue that came to the world’s attention due in large part to the hu-manitarian crisis oc-curring in Syria. Hun-dreds of thousands of people are � eeing that country to escape the horrors of a protract-ed war.

The extent of the human cost of this mass exodus was made most poignant when the photo of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi face down on a Turk-

ish beach went viral. That single photo caught the world’s at-tention and prompted our elected of� cials to articulate their im-migration and refugee policy.

Fast forward a few weeks and there is public discussion of women wearing the niqab during Canadi-an citizenship ceremo-nies.

It is a separate issue from the Syrian refu-gee crisis, but both re-veal something about how we treat those who are foreigners and newcomers to our country.

In the seventh chap-ter of St. Mark’s gos-pel, Jesus has an en-counter with a Syrian woman (verses 24-30). She approaches Jesus and asks him to heal her daughter. At � rst,

Jesus refuses and dis-misses her, citing cul-tural differences and his preference to not have dealings with for-eigners. But the wom-an persists, answers him back, and causes Jesus to re-think his initial response. In the end, Jesus changes his mind and heals her daughter.

Jesus’ assumptions are challenged, his per-spective is stretched, and he is changed and transformed by his en-counter with this Syr-ian woman. So is her daughter who receives the healing she seeks. Challenged assump-tions lead to changed minds and the healing we need to be whole.

We, too, are chal-lenged by our encoun-ters with people of different races, creeds and cultures.

Living in a global community like ours where cultures mix readily and easily, it is so very important that we regularly examine our ethnic assump-tions and cultural bi-ases so that we uphold the rights and dignity

of all people.The stranger and

foreigner among us is not our enemy, they are our opportunity to examine our assump-tions, test our supposi-tions, learn and grow in our understanding and acceptance of people who may be different from us but who have the same hopes, dreams, ambi-tions, and aspirations as us.

It is interesting that such matters are before us at a time when our political fu-ture is being shaped. It has forced us and our elected of� cials to articulate a vision of what kind of a society we want.

Hopefully, it is one where we have the hu-mility to admit that we don’t know every-thing and are open to learning, growing, and changing, one that seeks healing and wholeness across countries and cultures, one that is built on principles of respect, dignity, and justice of all. Those are some pretty big issues.

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A First Nations Community, a mobile veterinary business and the BC SPCA are all working together to tackle pet overpopu-lation in the Cariboo region of the province. Cariboo Country Mo-bile Veterinary Services (CCMVS) and the Ulkatcho First Nation, with help from a BC SPCA grant, have just completed an ambi-tious plan to spay and neuter a large num-ber of cats and dogs in their Anahim Lake community.

“It all started from a phone call (the Ulk-atcho First Nation) made, which came to us,” says Mark Collett, marketing director for the Cariboo Mobile Vet. “There were a lot of animals running around loose, and they wanted our help in controlling their com-panion animal popula-tion.”

Collett found out about the BC SPCA’s grant program, which helps B.C. communi-ties spay and neuter animals, and applied. He and CCMVS vet-erinarians Pam Barker and registered vet tech Michelle Collett then coordinated their ef-forts, aided by a $3,000 BC SPCA grant to � x 20 cats and an $8,100

BC SPCA grant to � x 35 dogs in the Anahim Lake First Nations community.

“They’ve been great. Everybody who’s been involved have all been so helpful and so positive,” Collett says, noting the plan was to have 70 animals ster-ilized by the end of September, which was completed last week.

Spaying and neuter-ing the animals helps prevent unwanted lit-ters of puppies and kittens, Collett notes, and adds there have been other positives, such as re-homing or � nding homes for ani-mals who need them from the Anahim Lake community. Barker adds that spayed and neutered animals are less likely to roam or � ght, and are less like-ly to succumb to cer-

tain kinds of cancers that af� ict older, intact animals.

“The BC SPCA is thrilled to support projects like this one,” says BC SPCA out-reach coordinator Me-gan Munroe. “Huge disparities in access to affordable spay/neuter services exist through-out the province. When members of a commu-nity come together to address the problem, it helps provide a suc-cessful solution and sets a fantastic example for other B.C. commu-nities to follow.”

CCMVS hopes to add one to two more veterinarians to their team, as there ap-pears to be a demand for veterinary services in many smaller B.C. communities, where services aren’t readily available.

“Many towns in B.C. fall between the cracks with respect to veterinary services,” Barker says. “They do not have the popula-tion to support a full-time � xed veterinary clinic, but still have a real need for routine services. CCMVS at-tempts to � ll that void.”

The next applica-tion period for 2016 BC SPCA Community Animal Spay/Neuter Legacy Grants will open in September of 2016.

To � nd out more about the bene� ts of � xing your pet, as well as low-cost options and grants offered by the BC SPCA, visit spayneuter.ca.

To � nd out more about Cariboo Coun-try Mobile Veterinary Services, visit cari-boomobilevet.com.

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Minister of Education Mike Ber-nier and the Greater Victoria Public Library (GVPL) welcomed the leg-islature’s � rst Pop-Up library at the B.C. Parliament Buildings last week to help proclaim October 2015 as Library Month in British Colum-bia and Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, as School Library Day.

Reading and literacy are keys to success in life and that’s why they are both key parts of B.C.’s new curriculum that will be phased into classrooms over the next three years.

A Pop-Up library is a tempo-rary installation that libraries use to promote literacy beyond their branches.

At the Parliament Buildings, the GVPL showcased books from local authors and brought along its bike-mobile, the perfect transport for Pop-Up events.

Using the mobile checkout sys-tem, guests registered for library cards and signed out books. The GVPL also shared its innovative approaches to literacy services and collections. Tablets, e-books and curated Books-to-Go bags help even the busiest person take time for reading.

As part of Library Month, the British Columbia Teacher-Librari-ans Association is hosting the ninth anniversary of the Drop Every-thing and Read (DEAR) challenge. On Oct. 26, all British Columbi-ans are invited to drop everything, put down their work and turn off computer screens so they can read a book, magazine or newspaper for 20 minutes.

Last month, the Ministry of Ed-ucation provided $500,000 to Post-media’s Raise-A-Reader campaign. Working with Decoda Literacy So-lutions, B.C.’s only provincewide literacy organization, the campaign supports community-based literacy organizations throughout the prov-ince.

Annette Defavari, executive di-rector, BC Library Association says, “Library Month is important for all libraries including post-secondary, public, school and special libraries. Library Month is an opportunity to recognize the work libraries do to serve and build their communities, to provide overarching access to information, to promote literacy to people of all ages and backgrounds, and to encourage innovation by be-ing the creative and collaborative hubs in our society.”

Since 2002, the Province has in-vested more than $206 million in public libraries. B.C.’s libraries are partners in fostering lifelong learn-ing and connect British Columbi-ans to their communities and the world.

British Columbia’s � rst public library opened in 1891. Since then, they have served as community hubs providing access to informa-tion, programs and services for B.C. residents.

Public library system snapshot:* 246 library locations.* Nearly 16 million items avail-

able.* Nearly 58 million visits to li-

braries and their websites each year.* About 57 million items bor-

rowed each year.* 1.3 million B.C. residents at-

tended a library program in 2013.

October is Library Month in B.C.

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The brilliance of fallThis fall has been a special one for area photographers who are enjoying the numerous photo op-portunities provided by the vibrant and varied hues of valley trees turning colour before dropping their leaves. This photo was taken last Sunday of a young maple tree on the fall fair grounds in Barriere.

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Canadian Chamber of Commerce This is an exciting moment for Canada… we’re looking at huge gains for Canadian farmers, food processors, and companies in forestry, mining, aerospace, fi nancial services and information technology, among other industries.

British Columbia Chamber of Commerce“The TPP represent a new type of agreement. From market access for goods, services/investments, fi nancial services, government procurement, temporary entry and labour, the TPP will set the standard of a 21st century comprehensive agreement and will bring huge economic benefi ts across the B.C. economy.” Jon Garson, Vice President of Policy Development and Government Relations, British Columbia Chamber of Commerce

Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC)“The TPP can only help us further sharpen our edge and be more competitive in these emerging markets for the benefi t of jobs and prosperity in Canada.” David Lindsay, the President and CEO of FPAC.

Canadian Vintners Association“The proposed Agreement will offer immediate and tangible benefi ts to the Canadian wine industry, reducing costly tariffs on wine, providing greater protection for authentic Icewine, streamlining complex technical and administrative barriers and tackling other barriers to wine exports that unfairly limit access to markets. Without Canada’s inclusion in the TPP, the sole benefi t of these negotiations would have gone to some of the world’s most ambitious wine exporting countries- Australia, Chile, New Zealand and the United States – leaving Canadian vintners signifi cantly disadvantaged.” Dan Paszkowski, President and CEO, Canadian Vintners Association

Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA)CCA President Dave Solverson called the agreement a game-changer for Canada’s beef industry -- and Canadian agriculture as a whole. “This is really fantastic news for Canada’s beef producers,” he said

Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance“This is an historic moment for the hundreds of thousands of Canadians who are employed by Canada’s export-based agriculture and agri-food sector. Whether you are a farm family who depends on world markets, a processor, exporter, or live in a community supported by agriculture or food processing, improved access to TPP markets bodes well for a stable and prosperous future. We congratulate the Canadian government on concluding this critical agreement. Trade Minister Ed Fast, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Canada’s negotiators have worked tirelessly over the last three years since Canada joined the negotiations. We have seen fi rst-hand the benefi ts of being at the table to shape this historic agreement.” Brian Innes, President of the Canadian Agri-food Trade Alliance

Mining Association of Canada“NAFTA, free trade agreements with Chile, Peru, Colombia, and other countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia have all helped to increase Canadian exports and investment, supporting jobs for Canadians here and abroad. TPP, representing such a massive trade block, including critical emerging markets, is a trading partnership Canada must not risk being left out of”. Pierre Gratton, MAC’s President and CEO.

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters“TPP will give better access to a market of more than 800 million consumers to Canada’s small and medium sized companies, will benefi t Canada’s manufacturing and exporting companies and the Canadian economy as a whole.” CME president and CEO Jayson Myers.

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Small Business Month celebrations kicked off at the B.C. Legislature Oct. 1 with the launch of a new award to rec-ognize young entrepreneurs, and the release of the Small Business Roundtable’s annual report.

The new Celebrate Entrepreneurship Award - launched in partnership with Junior Achievement British Columbia (JABC) - will recognize the student-led company that dem-onstrates the most innovation in their business. The winning company and recipient of a $3,000 cash prize will be an-nounced at JABC’s awards ceremony in June 2016.

The Small Business Roundtable’s tenth annual report highlights a decade of accomplishments and upcoming pri-orities. The roundtable was established in 2005 to engage

in a dialogue with small business owners to identify the key issues and opportunities they face. Priorities identifi ed for the next year include:

• High-speed Internet access for all small businesses in B.C.;

• Participation in locally driven Business Walks;• Support for the Small Business Awareness Strat-

egy; • Promoting succession planning.Small Business Month offers opportunities for

small business owners and operators to network, develop and share business ideas, and learn about government programs and resources. Celebrations will be taking place throughout B.C. for the entire month of October.

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Barriere has well over 100 small businesses operating in the valley.

Over 70 of these businesses are Chamber members. These busi-nesses range from home based businesses to restaurants, retail and trades people. If you are look-

ing for something or need a par-ticular service or trade, check our business directory on our website (www.barrierechamber.com) or call our office and we will help

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cal is very important to the economic survival of our community. If you don’t see

something – ask – nine out of ten times they have it, can get it, or direct you to someone who does.

If you are watching costs, ask for a quote and give them a chance to match prices. Most of the time the cost difference is a matter of pennies or a couple of dollars. Keep in mind every dollar spent here supports your community.

Shopping at small, local busi-nesses can have a significant im-pact on the local economy. Busi-nesses pay sales tax to the city where the business is located. When patrons make the choice to leave the area to do their shop-ping, they are supporting areas outside of their own. Large busi-nesses also pay sales taxes to the

local government.The money paid to

local governments by small, local busi-nesses is used for many things, includ-ing the financing of roads, public schools, sidewalks and parks. In addition, those tax dollars help to fund ad-ditional public service workers. The money used to fund such ac-tivities comes from taxes, which are paid in part by small local businesses as sales tax revenue.

Aside from provid-ing local job oppor-tunities, small, local businesses support the area through their ev-eryday needs. Small businesses open ac-counts at local banks, hire local CPAs and at-torneys and when they need supplies they can step down the street to get them quickly. They also play a huge part in supporting the non-profit organizations as well as fund raisers for local youth sports, graduations etc.

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This year’s Business of the Year nominations were submitted to a panel of judges from fi ve dif-ferent organizations, the results were unanimous with this year’s winner being Stamer Logging, second place going to Sweetnam’s and third place Quality Contracting.

“Stamer Logging has been a huge contributor to the community for over 50 years. They have em-ployed a large number of employees offering them

and their families growth and opportunity. They have also given our community tremendous sup-port through; sponsorship of events, donations to numerous causes and countless volunteer hours. They were one of the major contributors to the NT Agriplex and so many other community improve-ment projects.”

This year’s presentation for Business of the Year Awards will coincide with the Evening of Magic night to be held on Nov. 14 at the Fall Fair Hall. Tickets will be available through the Barriere Chamber of Commerce later in October.

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Stu Cahoon has been sharpening harvester and pow-er saw chains for quite some time, with his ‘training’ built through hands-on experience. He now specializes in ripping chains and harvester chains.

Growing up in the North Thompson Valley, Stu graduated from Barriere Secondary in 1977 and started logging in 1983 for Ewashina Logging. Over the years he also worked for Stamer Logging, Bogara Logging, and M. Allen Logging. “I started as a buckerman, but

realized falling timber was the job to have.”Stu then got a job in a logging camp on Haida Gwaii

in the fall of 1988 and worked there until October of 2009. He is a certified Hand Faller.

Since 1999, he has had his own company - 580885 BC Ltd. - to subcontract falling jobs.

Then Stu was shown the art of grinding chains; ground crew chains and ripping chains for heli logging. “In the fall of 2014, I purchased a grinder for sharp-ening harvester chains (404, 80qa - 3/4 pitch, 120qa chain), and also have a grinder for square ground.”

He decided to add a division to his company - Har-vester and Power Saw Chain Sharpening. “I saw an opportunity to supply a service to the North Thompson Valley and the province. Most people don’t realize that when you buy a new chain for your power saw or har-vester, it is shaped, but not all that sharp. To prolong the life of the chain, you really need to get it sharpened before you start using it. I guarantee this will bring the processing costs down and production up; which means more money in your pocket.”

Stu has some demo chains, 404 - 94 drivers and 74 drivers, and intends to add even more equipment to his workshop in the near future.


Barriere residents will have no-ticed by now that we have a new restaurant in town: The Blue Jar Coffee Bar and Bistro. The owner is Janine Meredith, a long time Barri-ere resident. Janine grew up in Bar-riere, moving to the lower mainland after graduating from Barriere Sec-ondary. The bulk of Janine’s career has been in the Financial Services industry as a Supervisor. Janine moved back to Kamloops in 2009 and then back to Barriere in 2013.

“I have had some life altering events that have caused me to re-evaluate my life and decide what is really important to me. I have a passion for food, cooking and entertaining so, after moving back

to Barriere, I discovered there was an opportunity to offer something different.”

Something different for this “foodie at heart” turned out to be opening her own café/restaurant right here in Barriere. After over-coming renovations and some red tape obstacles, the doors of The Blue Jar finally opened on Sept. 4, just in time for the Fall Fair crowds. It is located beside the Post Office in what used to be the hardware store.

The Blue Jar is open seven days a week, with the winter hours of operation as follows: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday - 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday and Friday - 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday - 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (for brunch).

Janine is very enthusiastic about the future plans for the res-taurant. “I am currently work-ing on preparing a private dining room that will be available to host private group events. There is also an outdoor patio area with an adjacent stage that will be a hit in the warmer weather months. During the winter we are planning some live acoustic nights as well.”

The Blue Jar is a full service, licensed establishment with a warm and cozy atmosphere as well as friendly staff. “I think this business is a true asset to Barriere and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for us. So far Barriere residents have been very supportive and enthusiastic, which really makes us happy.”

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Brad and Shannon Cameron have worked in the heating, refrigera-tion and air conditioning industry for many years. Brad received his ticket in 1997, and Shannon became the fi rst female refrigeration mechanic in B.C. in 2001. Recent-ly, they decided to start up their own business servicing, maintaining and installing residen-tial, commercial, heavy equipment and institu-tional heating, air condi-tioning, and refrigeration units. They can handle the whole range of re-lated equipment, from geothermal units to com-mercial kitchen equip-ment and everything in between. Their business is BJC HVAC Ltd.

Living in McLure since 2006, the Cam-erons are currently working out of their home offi ce, and will happily travel through-out the North Thompson Valley from Kamloops to Valemount to service their clients. “We hope that the business will grow and become a lega-cy for our kids.” You can give Brad and Shannon a call at 250-319-2306 or visit their website at www.bjchvacltd.com

BJC Hvac Ltd. Royal Lepage Westwin RealtyMargaret HoubenNorth Thompson Star/Journal

When Karina Scott retired back in August, she left her share of her successful partnership with Debra in the capable hands of Maureen Chester.

Royal Lepage Westwin Realty will remain a lo-cally owned and operated Real Estate business that will continue to strive to change the business model. The main object for this proactive team is to provide consistent and dependable real estate solutions in todays complex market.

Debra got into real estate six years ago, when she became Karina’s assistant. Debra found that she loved the job of fi nding solutions for the clients. She became a fully licensed agent in July of 2011. From 1985 to 2008 she worked at the Barriere Credit Union. “As a real estate agent, my goal is to provide a positive, mutually rewarding experience, built on confi dentiality, trust, and customer satisfaction.”

Maureen has always been interested in land, and her mom had been a real estate agent years ago. Maureen became an agent herself in 2003, working in the North Okanagan, Vernon, Kamloops, and fi -nally coming to Barriere. “Customer service will always set you apart… and customer service is my number one prior-ity.”

With younger couples starting to come into the community and the loyalty of Karina’s clients con-tinuing with them, the partners have found this to be very encouraging. They hope to continue to be successful in growing their business and in helping the community to grow.

For those who wish to contact them, you can reach Debra at 250-318-0366 or Maureen at 250-377-5165, or you can call their offi ce (4480 Barriere Town Road) at 250-672-5300.

Husband and wife team Brad and Shannon Cam-eron will be happy to quote your heating and air conditioning needs

Debra FennellSales Representative atRoyal Lepage Westwin Realty

Maureen ChesterSales Representative atRoyal Lepage Westwin Realty


Barriere and District Chamber of Commerce

The District of Barriere, the Barriere and District Chamber of Commerce, and the provincial Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, partnered to deliver the first Business Walk program in the North Thompson on June 11, 2015. Almost fifty businesses were visited by volunteers from the District of Barri-ere, TNRD, Barriere and District Commerce, Com-munity Futures Thompson Country, Barriere Em-ployment Services, Interior Savings Credit Union, Business Development Bank of Canada, and the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, who gathered information from a sample of the business community and sought to identify opportunities to facilitate business growth.

The information obtained through this Business Walk program gas captured the pulse if businesses in Barriere. It will provide valuable information that support agencies can use to develop programs and services that will better support our local small busi-nesses, and the Business Walk has helped to commu-nicate issues and opportunities to the chamber and the local and provincial governments.

A number of follow-up actions are planned for the fall, including offering a workshop for small busi-ness owners on succession planning, and providing information and assistance with employee recruit-ment and retention. 22 Barriere small business own-ers will receive direct follow-up support to ensure specific concerns are addressed, or will be provided with additional information and support to assist their businesses to grow.Question 1: Please rate the current state of your business:

Question 2: What is the greatest challenge your business faces today?

Meeting red tape and regulations or access to loans or investment capital. Common themes iden-

tified were the difficulty retaining workers of good work ethic and high productivity, competition be-tween Kamloops Wages, limited highway access and signage, too few customers in the local market, local construction affecting access to business, and overall state of economy impacting local businesses.Question 3: What can be done to help your business grow?

• Improved internet reliability.• Assistance in staff recruitment.• Social media assistance; web marketing or web-

site development.• Promotion of community activities and events;

increase traffic and tourism to Barriere.• GROW BARRIERE.• Encourage local shopping.• Attract to the downtown core.• Highway access and signage; improve.

Question 4: Do you plan to retire or sell your business in the next 5 years?

Eleven out of the forty-two businesses surveyed (26 per cent) indicated that they intend to retire or sell their business within the next 5 years. This is within the normal range and provincial average for succession businesses.Question 5: Do you have a succession plan in place?

Seven of the 11 businesses have a succession plan, and four do not and will require assistance preparing such a plan, four have requested addi-tional support and follow up with their plans.Question 6: How many employees do you have?

The 42 businesses surveyed in Barriere during the Business Walk employ a total of 363 people! There are 239 full-time positions, 101 part-time positions, and 23 contract or seasonal positions.Next Steps:

• Delivery of a Succession planning workshop.• Providing tips and information on hiring and

retaining employees.• Working with the ministry of Transportation

and Infrastructure to explore options to resolve highway signage and access concerns.

• Supporting local businesses with their expan-sion plans.

• Delivering a workshop for Social media prac-tices and the web market and to promote small businesses.



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Executive Summary

The District of Barriere, the Barriere and District Chamber of Commerce, and the provincial Ministry

of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, partnered to deliver the first Business Walk program in the North

Thompson on June 11, 2015. Almost fifty businesses were visited by volunteers from the District of

Barriere, TNRD, Barriere and District Commerce, Community Futures Thompson Country, Barriere

Employment Services, Interior Savings Credit Union, Business Development Bank of Canada, and the

Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, who gathered information from a sample of the business

community and sought to identify opportunities to facilitate business growth.

The information obtained through this Business Walk program gas captured the pulse if businesses in

Barriere. It will provide valuable information that support agencies can use to develop programs and

services that will better support our local small businesses, and the Business Walk has helped to

communicate issues and opportunities to the Chamber and the local and provincial governments.

A number of follow-up actions are planned for the fall, including offering a workshop for small

business owners on succession planning, and providing information and assistance with employee

recruitment and retention. 22 Barriere small business owners will receive direct follow-up support to

ensure specific concerns are addressed, or will be provided with additional information and support to

assist their businesses to grow.

Question 1: Please rate the current state of your business:

62%

31%

7%

Good/Incresing

Fair/Steady

Slow/Poor

Thank You For Supporting Local Small Business

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Small Business BC, the province’s premier resource centre for entrepreneurs, announces the official opening of the 13th Annual Small Business BC Awards, recognizing the outstanding achieve-ments of BC’s entrepreneurs. Submissions are now open for 10 award categories, including a new award for Best Apprentice Training.

The Small Business BC Awards are the most visible awards program in B.C. for small business owners and entrepreneurs. A key part of the Awards’ mission is to celebrate the contributions new and existing businesses registered in BC, with fewer than 50 employees, make to their local communities and the global economy.

“Small business makes up 98 per cent of all businesses in the province and employs more than one million British Columbians,” says George Hunter, CEO at Small Business BC. “These business-es are critical to the economic health of every community in BC and we are delighted to acknowledge those making a difference.”

The contest is open for nominations and voting from Oct. 1, 2015 to Nov. 30, 2015. The public is invited to nominate their fa-vourite small businesses for the Small Business BC Awards. Entre-preneurs may also nominate themselves. Businesses can compete in the following award categories: Premier’s People’s Choice

Sponsored by the Province of British ColumbiaBest International Trade

Sponsored by Livingston InternationalBest Emerging Entrepreneur

Sponsored by Yellow PagesBest Company

Sponsored by DellBest Apprentice Training

Sponsored by Industry Training AuthorityBest Online Marketer

Sponsored by SageBest Employer

Sponsored by WorkSafeBCBest Concept

Sponsored by MNP LLPBest Community Impact

Sponsored by VancityBest Workplace

Sponsored by WellnessFits

“Small businesses are the backbone of communities across BC,” says Premier Christy Clark, “The Premier’s People’s Choice Award is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate a small business that goes the extra mile for its neighbours.”

Each award winner will receive the Premier’s Prize of $1,500 cash, a one-year All-Access Pass to Small Business BC education and resources, and one-on-one business mentorship opportunities with notable advisors from the award sponsors.

“IBC is proud to once again be a part of the Small Business BC Awards. Small businesses are the economic drivers of our province and these awards recognize the hard-working and re-sourceful entrepreneurs in BC,” said Bill Adams, Vice-President, West-ern and Pacific, Insurance Bureau of Canada. “On behalf of IBC, I wish all the skilled nominees good luck in this year’s competition.”

Nominated business owners will be tasked with gaining as many votes as possible through social media, word of mouth, e-mail or any other means possible by November 30, 2015.

The Top 10 highest voted nomi-nees in each category will be an-nounced as finalists on Dec. 11, 2015, and then go on to submit an application that judges will use to determine the Top 5 finalists from each category, announced on Jan. 29, 2016. The Top 5 finalists will pres-ent a ten-minute Dragons’ Den-style pitch to judges to prove themselves as one of BC’s best.

The winners of each category will be announced at the Small Business BC Awards Ceremony on Feb. 25, 2016 at the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel.

More details on the Small Busi-ness BC Awards can be found at www.sbbcawards.ca.



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Nominations and voting for Small Business BC Awards


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Phone: 250 674-2257 Fax: 250 674-2173

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Celebrate Small Business WeekOctober 18 - 24, 2015

Council is looking forward to working with small business in Clearwater

The Council and Wells Gray Country Services Committee is looking forward working with business over the next 3 year through the implementation of the following 5 goals are as follows:

1. Business retention and expansion – strengthen the existing businesses operating in the community, measured by growth among local businesses and the expansion of their local labour forces. It should also be recognized another key outcome will be the support provided to businesses that face challenges but remain in business in the community.

2. Supporting business – to increase the e� ectiveness and e� ciency with which the DOC is able to work with the business community. The focus will be to ensure client satisfac-tion and timeliness of responses to their enquiries and would be measured by personal testimonials from the business community.

3. Marketing – ensuring that the DOC website becomes a more e� ective tool in communi-cating that Clearwater is a desirable place to live and do business, and that data on the website remains current and relevant. Success will be measured by improvements in usage metrics such as the number of people visiting the site and the length of time they are on the site.

4. Support for business attraction and expansion – to expand the business services o� ered in the community with the measure highlighting how tasks are being translated to actual new business opportunities.

5. Labour force support and succession planning – to see local business attract and retain local workers that they need for their operations with the measure being a higher satisfac-tion among local businesses in their success in identifying and hiring local workers.



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Business directories can help you in four ways when research-ing your business mar-ket. They can provide suppliers of inputs for your product or ser-

vice, profi le your com-petition, profi le com-plimentary businesses, and customers if you sell B2B.

These directories come in two types: unlicensed and li-censed. Unlicensed directories are free to

use. Licensed direc-tories such as Selec-tory, on the other hand, provide much more information and are sold to universities, large companies, and resource centres like Small Business BC. Unlicensed directories

come from companies like Bell, Superpages, Canada Business Di-rectory, 411.ca and your local newspaper. They have limited in-formation such as busi-ness type, and loca-tion of business which provide weak search results compared to li-censed directories.

Licensed business directories, however, provide much more information and are more powerful in their search capabilities. You can use “Age of business”, “business size”, “lines of busi-ness”, and location se-lections such as metro area, city, or postal code to fi nd the busi-nesses you need.

For more informa-tion on how business directories and many other resources can help you start your business, vist http://www.smallbusinessbc.ca/seminars /sor t?semt i t l e=%22Sta r t+Smart+3%22 to attend Start Smart 3 Market Research seminar.

Call the North Thompson Star/Jour-nal at 250-672-5611 or the Clearwater Times at 250-674-3343 to fi nd out about the North Thompson Community Directory and what it can do for your small business.

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Supporting small business growth in our communities!

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209 Dutch Lake Rd, Clearwater, BC V0E 1N2Phone: 1-877-377-8673 Ext.2391

Fax: 250-674-3540Email: [email protected]

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