Thursday, December 11, 2014 ▼ Volume 50 No. 50 ▼ www.clearwatertimes.com ▼ $1.35 Includes GST LOCAL NEWS: PEOPLE LIVING IN CARS ▼ A2 THE NORTH THOMPSON Times First Place General Excellence B.C. and Yukon <2,000 circulation 2014 2014 CCNA BLUE RIBBON First Place Best All Round Newspaper & Best Editorial Page Second Place Best Front Page All of Canada <1,250 circulation 2014 ATOMS WIN: Team tops in tourney. See page A12 inside. Keith McNeill District of Clearwater held its first ever inaugural meeting in its own town- hall last Tuesday evening. Previous inaugural meetings since incorporation in 2007 were held in the Legion hall as the former town hall on the Flats does not have wheelchair access. Judge Chris Cleaveley did the swear- ing in for the mayor and town council members. Originally from Roundtop, the provincial court judge has adminis- tered the oath of office for the munici- pality at all four inaugural meetings since incorporation. In his comments following his swear- ing in, Mayor John Harwood praised Cleaveley for continuing to support this community by sponsoring a $1,000 scholarship at Clearwater Secondary School each year. Also sworn in were returning coun- cil members Barry Banford, Merlin Blackwell, Gord Heisterman, Ken Kjenstad and Shelley Sim. Absent due to previously scheduled business train- ing in Edmonton was newly elected council member Dennis Greffard. The ceremony began with piper Paul Petchnick of Kamloops leading the retinue into the council chambers. They were escorted by an honor guard consisting of RCMP Cst. Tyson Bruns and members of Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department. Dan Saul, an elder from Simpcw First Nation, gave a blessing, while Rev. Lloyd Strickland gave an invocation. Clearwater Secondary School stu- dent Emily Hewlett sang O' Canada. Dan Daase acted as master of ceremo- nies. First order of business after the swearing in was the election of Mayor Harwood to be the municipality's rep- resentative on the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors. Councillor Ken Kjenstad will be his alternate. Major committee chairs for the coming year are: finance and audit, Ken Kjenstad; parks and recreation, Barry Banford; infrastructure, Merlin Blackwell; and economic development, Gord Heisterman. Additional committee representa- tion for 2015 will be: age friendly, John Harwood; chamber of commerce, Ken Kjenstad; connectivity (broadband/ cell), Merlin Blackwell; environmental assessment (Barry Banford); forestry, Barry Banford; interagency, Shelley Sim; joint services advisory, Dennis Greffard; junior council, Merlin Blackwell; trails, Merlin Blackwell; Tourism Wells Gray, Gord Heisterman; and Wells Gray Community Forest, Ken Kjenstad. Council approved a new meeting schedule. Instead of being held in the late afternoons and evenings, commit- tee-of-the-whole meetings will begin at 1 p.m. and council meetings will begin at 2 p.m. Both will continue to be held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month (except during summer). Clearwater's fourth town council gets sworn in Judge Chris Cleaveley (l) administers the oath of office to Mayor John Harwood during District of Clearwater's inau- gural town council meeting on Dec. 2. For another photo from the event, see page A13 inside. Photo by Keith McNeill Santa visits Blackpool Reese Poisson tells Santa Claus what she wants for Christmas during a Breakfast with Santa event sponsored by Aboriginal Success by 6 at Blackpool Hall on Saturday. About 300 people, nearly one- third of them kids, took part in the event, which raised nearly $300 for the food bank. Photo by Keith McNeill Highway 5 Little Fort, BC 250-677-4441 Located on Highway 5 Highway 5 Clearwater, BC 250-674-3148
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ATOMS WIN:Team tops in tourney. See page A12 inside.
Keith McNeill
District of Clearwater held its first ever inaugural meeting in its own town-hall last Tuesday evening.
Previous inaugural meetings since incorporation in 2007 were held in the Legion hall as the former town hall on the Flats does not have wheelchair access.
Judge Chris Cleaveley did the swear-ing in for the mayor and town council members. Originally from Roundtop, the provincial court judge has adminis-tered the oath of office for the munici-pality at all four inaugural meetings since incorporation.
In his comments following his swear-ing in, Mayor John Harwood praised Cleaveley for continuing to support this community by sponsoring a $1,000 scholarship at Clearwater Secondary School each year.
Also sworn in were returning coun-cil members Barry Banford, Merlin Blackwell, Gord Heisterman, Ken
Kjenstad and Shelley Sim. Absent due to previously scheduled business train-ing in Edmonton was newly elected council member Dennis Greffard.
The ceremony began with piper Paul Petchnick of Kamloops leading the retinue into the council chambers.
They were escorted by an honor guard consisting of RCMP Cst. Tyson Bruns and members of Clearwater Volunteer Fire Department.
Dan Saul, an elder from Simpcw First Nation, gave a blessing, while Rev. Lloyd Strickland gave an invocation.
Clearwater Secondary School stu-dent Emily Hewlett sang O' Canada. Dan Daase acted as master of ceremo-nies.
First order of business after the swearing in was the election of Mayor Harwood to be the municipality's rep-resentative on the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors. Councillor Ken Kjenstad will be his alternate.
Major committee chairs for the
coming year are: finance and audit, Ken Kjenstad; parks and recreation, Barry Banford; infrastructure, Merlin Blackwell; and economic development, Gord Heisterman.
Additional committee representa-tion for 2015 will be: age friendly, John Harwood; chamber of commerce, Ken Kjenstad; connectivity (broadband/cell), Merlin Blackwell; environmental assessment (Barry Banford); forestry, Barry Banford; interagency, Shelley Sim; joint services advisory, Dennis Greffard; junior council, Merlin Blackwell; trails, Merlin Blackwell; Tourism Wells Gray, Gord Heisterman; and Wells Gray Community Forest, Ken Kjenstad.
Council approved a new meeting schedule. Instead of being held in the late afternoons and evenings, commit-tee-of-the-whole meetings will begin at 1 p.m. and council meetings will begin at 2 p.m. Both will continue to be held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month (except during summer).
Clearwater's fourth town council gets sworn in
Judge Chris Cleaveley (l) administers the oath of office to Mayor John Harwood during District of Clearwater's inau-gural town council meeting on Dec. 2. For another photo from the event, see page A13 inside.Photo by Keith McNeill
Santa visits Blackpool
Reese Poisson tells Santa Claus what she wants for Christmas during a Breakfast with Santa event sponsored by Aboriginal Success by 6 at Blackpool Hall on Saturday. About 300 people, nearly one-third of them kids, took part in the event, which raised nearly $300 for the food bank.Photo by Keith McNeill
Highway 5 Little Fort, BC250-677-4441
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Keith McNeill
A few weeks ago volunteers at Clearwater and District Food Bank learned about three cases of people living in their cars, according to food bank spokesperson Heather MacDonald.
“The housing situation here is terrible,” she said. “We need something happening in that department.”
Whether those affected were able to find warmer accommodation before the recent cold snap is not clear.
“This year it’s the kids who graduated a few years ago who are really suffering,” Stanley said. “Also, there are the seniors who are finding their pensions don’t stretch quite far enough.”
On the positive side, the usage at the food bank, although still high, is down slightly from last year. She attributed this to a somewhat bet-ter summer season, which allowed more people to get in enough weeks of work to qualify for Employment Insurance.
This year the food bank expects to give out about 120 Christmas hampers. Last year the number was 144.
Collection and distribution of the hampers will take place on Dec. 12 and 13 in the Dutch Lake Community Centre.
The food bank formerly used the gym at Raft River Elementary for the purpose but School District 73 has made it clear it expects to be paid this year for the use of the gym, plus the kitchen, classroom, custodial time and insurance.
Yellowhead Community Services and District of Clearwater are making the facilities at DLCC available without charge, Stanley said.
Numbers have stabilized this year but the two years before that saw Clearwater’s food bank’s usage increase faster than just about any other food bank in the province.
“We had huge numbers last year,” Stanley said. “It was just horrible. All year long it was horrible.”
There needs to be a community advocate based in Clearwater, she felt.
The Ministry of Social Development no lon-ger has any social workers based here and so many people who could qualify for grants don’t get them because they either don’t know about them or need help filling in the paperwork.
Clearwater Food Bank gearing up for Christmas
Legion helps food bankClearwater-Vavenby Legion Branch #259 representative Calvin Lutz (l) presents a $1,000 cheque to Pat Stanley of Clearwater and District Food Bank recently. The money is a donation towards Christmas hampers.Photo by Keith McNeill
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Thompson-Nicola Regional District is holding its inaugu-ral board of directors meeting today (Thursday, Dec. 11), 7 p.m., at the Sandman Signature Hotel’s Cordillera Room in Kamloops.
The meeting is open to the public and there will be a reception to follow.
Willow MacDonald of Blue River will take the oath of office for her second term as director for Thompson Headwaters (Area B).
To be sworn in for a term as director for Wells Gray Country (Area A) will be Vavenby’s Carol Schaffer.
The Vavenby resident takes over from former director Tim Pennell but served as Area A
director in the 1990s.Barriere’s Bill Kershaw will
be sworn in at the meeting for a second term as TNRD Area O (Lower North Thompson) director.
Clearwater town council has picked Mayor John Harwood to be the municipality’s repre-sentative on the TNRD board of directors. Ken Kjenstad is his alternate.
Keith McNeill
An article in last week’s Times ("Climate conference lobbies for fee-and-dividend") reported on days one and two of a Citizens Climate Lobby conference that your editor attended in Ottawa the second last weekend in November.
Days three and four of the conference were when the rubber hit the road.
After two days of workshops, the nearly 70 participants at the conference fanned out across Parliament Hill to speak to 43 MPs and senators to tell them about using car-bon fee-and-dividend to control climate change.
Carbon fee-and-dividend would basi-cally be a carbon tax on all fossil fuels but, instead of the money going into general rev-enue, it would be dis-tributed to every adult as equal dividends.
Most of the partici-pants came back from their meetings optimis-tic. The general feel-ing was that there is movement happening behind the scenes in Ottawa on this issue.
Your editor vis-ited three people on the Hill: our own Conservative M.P. for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, Cathy McLeod, New
Democrat finance critic Nathan Cullen, the M.P. for Bulkley-Skeena, and Senator Nancy Greene Raine of Kamloops, also a Conservative.
The meeting with Cathy McLeod went well. She is Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labor and Western Diversification. As such, she has a nice office in the Justice Building with a beauti-ful view of the Ottawa River.
With me on the visit were Sonia Furstenau and Blaise Salmon of the Cowichan Valley, Geoff Richards of
(I believe) Waterloo, Ontario, and Michael Polanyi of Toronto.
McLeod was, per-haps not surprisingly, the perfect hostess – quickly putting every-one at ease.
One got the impres-sion that she was happy to meet with ordinary Canadians to talk about an issue, rather than with pro-fessional lobbyists.
Her questions were shrewd and forthright, although one never knew quite what her own thinking might be. She often used phrasing such as, "There are those who say that ..." and then asked for a response.
The meeting with
Nathan Cullen was not quite so relaxed, possibly because he was expecting to be called away to a vote in the House of Commons.
"Let's start at the end and work back," he said, wanting to make sure we covered the meat of the meet-ing first.
The other CCL members at this meeting were Sonia Furstenau and Blaise Salmon of the Cowichan Valley, Laura Sacks of Nelson, and Nicole Melanson of Saltspring Island.
New Democratic policy is to seek a cap-and-trade approach to
climate change con-trol, rather than fee-and-dividend.
Cullen conceded this approach has
problems, as the differ-ent types of cap-and-trade can be compli-cated, making it too easy to cheat.
The NDP finance critic asked some tough questions about the fee-and-dividend approach. One got the impression, however, that he might have been looking for good answers that he could use if he brought the subject up elsewhere.
Your editor's final meeting was with Senator Nancy Greene Raine late on the Tuesday morn-ing, Nov. 25. She was between meetings in the East Block and, as her office is in another building, we had to meet in the hallway by the security counter.
The meeting was to have been for a half-hour but the senator
was detained and it only lasted for 15 min-utes.
The former world ski champion was apol-ogetic for the incon-venience but a fair amount of information was exchanged never-theless. Greene Raine was skeptical about some aspects regarding human-caused global warming.
She showed some interest, though, in the dividend side of the fee-and-dividend proposal, which would help those on limited incomes and stimulate the economy.
Those attending the meeting with me included Laura Sacks of Nelson, Rachael Derbyshire of Guelph, Cathy Lacroix of Toronto and Valerie Blab of Red Lake, Ontario.
Clearwater and District Food BankOpen: 9am to 12 noon, Mondays and Fridays
How to Donate: Cash or cheques can be dropped off at the Food Bank or by mail to 741 Clearwater Village Road,
Clearwater, BC V0E 1N1.Food Donations: dropped off at the Food Bank, Clearwater
A group of Citizens Climate Lobby members meet with M.P. Cathy McLeod recently to talk about using carbon fee-and-dividend to control global warming. Pictured are (l-r) Michael Polanyi, Sonia Furstenau, Blaise Salmon, Geoff Richards, Keith McNeill and Cathy McLeod. Photo by Stephanie Rennick
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Keith McNeill
A few weeks ago volunteers at Clearwater and District Food Bank learned about three cases of people living in their cars, according to food bank spokesperson Heather MacDonald.
“The housing situation here is terrible,” she said. “We need something happening in that department.”
Whether those affected were able to find warmer accommodation before the recent cold snap is not clear.
“This year it’s the kids who graduated a few years ago who are really suffering,” Stanley said. “Also, there are the seniors who are finding their pensions don’t stretch quite far enough.”
On the positive side, the usage at the food bank, although still high, is down slightly from last year. She attributed this to a somewhat bet-ter summer season, which allowed more people to get in enough weeks of work to qualify for Employment Insurance.
This year the food bank expects to give out about 120 Christmas hampers. Last year the number was 144.
Collection and distribution of the hampers will take place on Dec. 12 and 13 in the Dutch Lake Community Centre.
The food bank formerly used the gym at Raft River Elementary for the purpose but School District 73 has made it clear it expects to be paid this year for the use of the gym, plus the kitchen, classroom, custodial time and insurance.
Yellowhead Community Services and District of Clearwater are making the facilities at DLCC available without charge, Stanley said.
Numbers have stabilized this year but the two years before that saw Clearwater’s food bank’s usage increase faster than just about any other food bank in the province.
“We had huge numbers last year,” Stanley said. “It was just horrible. All year long it was horrible.”
There needs to be a community advocate based in Clearwater, she felt.
The Ministry of Social Development no lon-ger has any social workers based here and so many people who could qualify for grants don’t get them because they either don’t know about them or need help filling in the paperwork.
Clearwater Food Bank gearing up for Christmas
Legion helps food bankClearwater-Vavenby Legion Branch #259 representative Calvin Lutz (l) presents a $1,000 cheque to Pat Stanley of Clearwater and District Food Bank recently. The money is a donation towards Christmas hampers.Photo by Keith McNeill
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LIFE WITH PETS
I am pleased to see that many businesses in our area have posted signs on their doors reminding people not to leave dogs unattended in cars during warm weather. Given the recent tragedy in our Province, it is a wonder why some people still choose to do this. I am certain that it is not done out of carelessness or malice, as most people who bother to take their dogs with them in the car usually do so because they love their company and want their dogs to be with them. Therefore, I can only assume it is because these owners do not realize how quickly heat stroke can occur in their pet. It’s a lot like car accident—it happens unexpectedly and can occur even with the best of intentions. Problem is, by then it’s too late to buckle your seatbelt.
It’s human nature to look at things from our own point of view. Yes, the car is a bit stuffy and uncomfortable when you return, but get that A/C on and it nice and cool in a matter of minutes. It would seem that leaving the windows open a bit should also help. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way for pets.
First of all, you and I have an amazing ability to rid our-selves of excess body heat. We have highly developed sweat glands on every square inch of our body. Further-more, most of us are not very hairy would not be wearing a fur coat in the summer. Dogs and cats, on the other hand, are fairly inef� cient at cooling themselves. Their sweat glands are poorly developed and con� ned only to the pads of their feet—sort of an afterthought on Moth-er Nature’s part. Their primary means of reducing body temperature is by evaporative cooling. They accomplish this by panting. It’s not a bad system, if you are rest-ing outdoors or are exercising at lower temperatures. But overall, it’s pretty inef� cient. In their natural state, animals avoid overheating by seeking out shade and by exerting themselves only when the sun goes down or the weather is cool. You don’t see a wolf or cougar pursuing a deer in the heat of the day. Our pets can’t make those kind of choices for themselves.
Evolution did not consider a Prius sitting in a parking lot in the sunshine. Once there is limited air circulation, pant-ing becomes a much less effective means of cooling the body. As a result, the animal pants faster and with greater exertion. This increased effort raises the humidity in the air and makes panting even less capable of releasing ex-cess heat. The end result being that the animal’s tempera-ture rises at a much faster rate. Unless the condition is re-versed in a very short time, organ damage starts to occur with alarming speed. Overheated muscle tissue begins to break down, releasing substances that can permanently damage the kidneys. Continued increase in body tem-perature will eventually cause a cascade of events leading to brain damage, seizures and death.
Cooling an animal suffering from heat stroke is danger-ous, too. Rapid cooling can result in shock, with often fatal consequences. Immediate medical attention for heat stroke involves treatment with intravenous � uids and medications to protect vital organs from further dam-age. The window of opportunity for successful treatment is very short and pets that do survive may suffer lasting consequences.
If you must travel with your pet in warm weather, be prepared. Pack a cooler with ice or cold packs and wa-ter to make certain your pet drinks frequently and stays well-hydrated. If possible, travel early in the morning or in the evening hours. Should you have a breakdown or being delayed due to an accident or road construction, have towels on hand that can be soaked in cold water or wrapped around cool packs for your pet to lay or sit on. Consider taking an extra set of keys if you foresee having to leave your pet in the vehicle for even a short time so you can leave on the air conditioning . Always remember that vehicles can stop running for any number of reasons, so you still must check on your pet every few minutes. Finally, any pet left in a vehicle can be reported to RCMP and the SPCA—even if you have taken all precautions.
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Nisga’a prove their critics wrongeditorial by tom fl etcher
Opinion“ We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.” -
Vince Lombardi, football coach
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Welcome Buy-Low and good-bye to Safety Mart
VICTORIA – It has been 15 years since I wrote a commentary objecting to the B.C. government pushing aside its own hard-won treaty process to reach an unprecedented land-and-cash settlement with the Nisga’a Nation for their ancient Nass River territory.
My objection, and that of many others, was the imposition of a parallel state with collective-ly owned land enshrined for all time. This was an ailing NDP government rushing to enable a property ownership system that has demon-strated little but failure and suffering around the world.
The Nisga’a are proving me wrong, and this was again demonstrated at a little-noticed cer-emony at the B.C. legislature last week.
The B.C. government had just passed amend-ments to allow a gas pipeline through Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park, the first co-managed provincial park in B.C. history. Another bill enabled the Nisga’a Lisims government to impose industrial property tax on liquefied natural gas production. Legal documents were signed so the Nisga’a legislature can do the same this week.
In recent years, the Nisga’a disposed of con-cern about collective land restrictions by adopt-ing a private property system. And Supreme Court of Canada decisions have repeatedly answered protests about the establishment of a parallel state – that’s what it is, so get used to it.
The Nisga’a have moved to assemble four fee-simple tidewater sites for LNG terminals, joining the Haisla Nation at Kitimat in reach-ing aggressively for a modern economy through gas export. The Nisga’a have partnered with TransCanada Corp. on a 900-km pipeline to supply the $11-billion LNG project led by Petronas for the Prince Rupert port. And they don’t intend to stop there.
“We want to be part of the Canadian busi-ness establishment,” said former Nisga’a Nation president Joe Gosnell.
The signing ceremony was briefly disrupted by one of a small group of Vancouver-based Nisga’a who have been using modern protest tactics against this decision. We weren’t con-sulted, it’s a desecration of victims of a volcanic eruption, it’s a threat to eelgrass beds, and so
forth, say well-rehearsed young men with video cameras running.
Nisga’a President Mitchell Stevens has patiently and repeat-edly explained that Nisga’a legislature rules were relaxed to allow every heredi-tary chief to speak to elected leaders on this pivotal move. After that it received the required two-thirds majority support.
Gosnell, the revered chief nego-
tiator who carried the treaty over the goal line in 2000, moved slowly with the help of an ornately carved cane to speak at a reception. He seemed genuinely surprised that he has lived long enough to see the fruits of generations of labour.
Gosnell recounted the 1887 paddling trip down the B.C. coast from the Nass Valley to Victoria to present the Nisga’a territorial claim, where the tribal leaders were turned away on the steps of the legislature by Premier William Smithe. It would take until 1910 for Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier to promise a settlement, and until 1949 for Nisga’a Chief Frank Calder to be elected to the B.C. legislature.
In 2000, when the treaty received royal assent in Ottawa, Gosnell took part in a ceremonial burning of the Indian Act and got to work on implementing self-government.
And on Nov. 27, 2014, B.C. Liberal, NDP and independent MLAs voted unanimously to open the way to an industrial future for the Nisga’a.
“That’s what being alive means to me today,” Gosnell said. “You’ve got to have big dreams. Maybe all those dreams won’t come true, but at least you have the ability to dream big. And boy, are we ever dreaming big.”
– Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and col-umnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]
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Editor, The Times:I was unable to be there when the Safety Mart closed or when the Buy-
Low Foods opened, so I felt I had to write something.Safety Mart has been the heart of our community for the past 43 years.
I watched it grow, starting with a couple of guys named Gunther and Fred from Vancouver who put up the building.
Clearwater was just starting to grow then. My goodness, there were only 13 houses in Weyerhaeuser subdivision but we had three sawmills, so Safety Mart grew.
It was the first work place for many young people. It supported every club, group, organization and family that was hit with disaster or illness. Safety Mart was always there, a true reflection of “The Boys,” Ken, Ralph, Wayne, and Malcolm. Safety Mart withstood the closure of three sawmills, but kept that friendly meeting place for friends and families. They were always there for the weddings, funerals and birthdays.
Buy-Low Foods, you have big shoes to fill, but I'm sure you will with the beautiful new store, the good service and friendly people.
Best wishes and many thanks.Dolly Turcotte Parman
Clearwater, B.C.
Carbon tax wouldn't go far enough to solve problemEditor, The Times:
The carbon tax plan detailed in the Dec. 4 issue of the Times (“Climate confer-ence lobbies for fee-and-divi-dend”) is probably a baby-step in the right direction.
It is becoming more and more obvious as time goes by, and the planet’s finite resources are being consumed at an alarming rate, primar-
ily by First World countries, that a lot of things need to be done and changed. Such a tax might put a slight brake on the economy, depending on the size of it, but what we really need is to slam on the brakes – good luck with that.
Political and indus-trial leaders are constantly clamouring for more growth to the economy. How can
it grow forever on finite resources? Growth rates are duly reported as if they are a good thing and are sustainable forever; although one doesn’t hear them say “forever” in that context, as anyone can see the irrational basis to such a claim, but they seem to act like they believe it is possible.
A serious look at the sus-tainability of even the current
population of the First World, let alone with more growth is long overdue.
A lot of people will laugh at the following suggestion, but I mean it in all seriousness – we need to look at the Amish lifestyle, and possibly get off our high fossil fuel horses, and back to using real ones.
Sandy CraneUpper Clearwater, B.C.
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Mark McAssey: As much as pos-sible.
Larry Reiter:I am going to see what's in there (the new Buy-Low Foods) today.
Raymond Sollows:Yes, we sure do. I don't like mak-ing long trips to Kamloops any more.
Doug Braaten:Yes, we've got to support our local businesses, and it's cheaper than driv-ing all the way to Kamloops.
Sandy Wilcox:Both. Local as much as I can but there are some things I can't get here that I can get in Kamloops.?
Questionof the Week
Do you plan to shop local this
Christmas?
Editor, The Times:Considering the speed with
which logging scars are appearing on the hills around Clearwater, one has to ask what the place will look like in five or 10 years.
While the Upper Clearwater controversy centers mostly around the east side of the Clearwater Valley, the very visible west side of the valley is getting its own shave, as is the front country, cour-tesy of Wells Gray Community Forest, right around the town of Clearwater.
Most of the comments levelled at Canfor's activity, and proposed activity, can be applied to the rest of logging around Clearwater:
impacts on soil stability, runoff, wildlife, negative impressions cre-ated in the minds of foreign visi-tors – tourists, of course – smoke from slash burning and an even-tual decline in property values.
We've seen it all before in other B.C. locations. Although the man-tra of big industry says that now it's going to be different, it never is. The provincial government is supposed to be minding the store but there doesn't appear to be any central planning authority that can answer the question of how this place will look in five years' time.
A recent report by the Forest Practices Board says that com-munity consultation is the area
of greatest weakness in the way this industry operates. On the local level, any negative comments directed at the forest industry would, quite predictably, be met with vicious defensiveness, so intense that any compromise solu-tion that tries to balance the lust-ing drive of corporations to cut down and pack off every available board-foot, with the concerns of residents becomes quite unlikely. Isn't it time for a change?
Maybe I'm a bit of a dreamer but I'd like to believe that many of the objections to clearcut log-ging could be reduced or elimi-nated by adopting a community-
based, selective logging scheme. The viewscape would be preserved, dangerous runoff could be avoided and animal habitat wouldn't be devastated. The forest might even be improved. The uptake of atmo-spheric carbon dioxide – respon-sible for climate change – would be preserved, if not increased.
Residents could express their pride, in having arrived at a com-mon plan that preserves forestry jobs without impacting tourism, property values or anything else they hold dear.
The United Nations GeoPark application for Wells Gray would certainly be enhanced by having
a sensitive and intelligent forest industry, particularly one with a wide social acceptance, operating just outside the park boundary. Many studies have stressed the need for a soft transition zone at the boundaries of parks.
If a new, compromise solution were to be realized, a moratorium would need to be applied in order to set up the planning structure and for some real consultation and involvement to take place. Is there the will for a change? The silent majority seems to be speaking out.
David SimmsClearwater, B.C.
Editor, The Times: Don't look now!
The American 'bank-sters' are at it again!
Robo-signing, robo-witnessing and pushing the already beleaguered American homeown-er out of house and home.
What is it about these people? Did they learn nothing from the financial disasters of 2007-08?
Of course they did! After paying some miniscule fines for some of their more outrageous actions they can go ahead with anything they want.
Warehouse metal and other commodi-ties to drive up the price – 'vampire squid' Goldman-Sachs and others.
To make matters worse the 'banksters' threw their entire sup-port behind 'Rob Big
Bird' Romney - $200 million or more dur-ing the last election.
And during this midterm vote American citizens, showing just how aware they were, gave overwhelming sup-port to the very forces that brought the US of A to the brink of disaster.
However, as a Canadian one should not be too smug. After all, the person who was most loudly for letting Canada's bank mega-size is now prime minister. Fortunately Jean Chretien and to some extent Paul Martin shot that one down in flames — Chretien noting that Japan's big banks had been nothing but disas-trous.
Then there's our own 'banksters' who come out with pro-nouncements from
on high. Never about lowering credit card rates or all the other service charges or not hiring people from India while forcing their employees to train them.
No, it's usually about government cuts, etc.
Also, it's no thanks to Canada's banksters that they are in the much better shape compared to their counterparts in the US of A.
They, along with Stephen Harper, were all for the big mega-size.
An interesting question here. When the mega-sized Canadian banks get into the same jackpot as their American counterparts, would the Canadian govern-ment bail them out?
Dennis PeacockClearwater, B.C.
Is there a compromise solution for Clearwater?
American and Canadian banks growing too large
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Nisga’a prove their critics wrongeditorial by tom fl etcher
Opinion“ We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.” -
Vince Lombardi, football coach
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Welcome Buy-Low and good-bye to Safety Mart
VICTORIA – It has been 15 years since I wrote a commentary objecting to the B.C. government pushing aside its own hard-won treaty process to reach an unprecedented land-and-cash settlement with the Nisga’a Nation for their ancient Nass River territory.
My objection, and that of many others, was the imposition of a parallel state with collective-ly owned land enshrined for all time. This was an ailing NDP government rushing to enable a property ownership system that has demon-strated little but failure and suffering around the world.
The Nisga’a are proving me wrong, and this was again demonstrated at a little-noticed cer-emony at the B.C. legislature last week.
The B.C. government had just passed amend-ments to allow a gas pipeline through Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park, the first co-managed provincial park in B.C. history. Another bill enabled the Nisga’a Lisims government to impose industrial property tax on liquefied natural gas production. Legal documents were signed so the Nisga’a legislature can do the same this week.
In recent years, the Nisga’a disposed of con-cern about collective land restrictions by adopt-ing a private property system. And Supreme Court of Canada decisions have repeatedly answered protests about the establishment of a parallel state – that’s what it is, so get used to it.
The Nisga’a have moved to assemble four fee-simple tidewater sites for LNG terminals, joining the Haisla Nation at Kitimat in reach-ing aggressively for a modern economy through gas export. The Nisga’a have partnered with TransCanada Corp. on a 900-km pipeline to supply the $11-billion LNG project led by Petronas for the Prince Rupert port. And they don’t intend to stop there.
“We want to be part of the Canadian busi-ness establishment,” said former Nisga’a Nation president Joe Gosnell.
The signing ceremony was briefly disrupted by one of a small group of Vancouver-based Nisga’a who have been using modern protest tactics against this decision. We weren’t con-sulted, it’s a desecration of victims of a volcanic eruption, it’s a threat to eelgrass beds, and so
forth, say well-rehearsed young men with video cameras running.
Nisga’a President Mitchell Stevens has patiently and repeat-edly explained that Nisga’a legislature rules were relaxed to allow every heredi-tary chief to speak to elected leaders on this pivotal move. After that it received the required two-thirds majority support.
Gosnell, the revered chief nego-
tiator who carried the treaty over the goal line in 2000, moved slowly with the help of an ornately carved cane to speak at a reception. He seemed genuinely surprised that he has lived long enough to see the fruits of generations of labour.
Gosnell recounted the 1887 paddling trip down the B.C. coast from the Nass Valley to Victoria to present the Nisga’a territorial claim, where the tribal leaders were turned away on the steps of the legislature by Premier William Smithe. It would take until 1910 for Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier to promise a settlement, and until 1949 for Nisga’a Chief Frank Calder to be elected to the B.C. legislature.
In 2000, when the treaty received royal assent in Ottawa, Gosnell took part in a ceremonial burning of the Indian Act and got to work on implementing self-government.
And on Nov. 27, 2014, B.C. Liberal, NDP and independent MLAs voted unanimously to open the way to an industrial future for the Nisga’a.
“That’s what being alive means to me today,” Gosnell said. “You’ve got to have big dreams. Maybe all those dreams won’t come true, but at least you have the ability to dream big. And boy, are we ever dreaming big.”
– Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and col-umnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]
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Editor, The Times:I was unable to be there when the Safety Mart closed or when the Buy-
Low Foods opened, so I felt I had to write something.Safety Mart has been the heart of our community for the past 43 years.
I watched it grow, starting with a couple of guys named Gunther and Fred from Vancouver who put up the building.
Clearwater was just starting to grow then. My goodness, there were only 13 houses in Weyerhaeuser subdivision but we had three sawmills, so Safety Mart grew.
It was the first work place for many young people. It supported every club, group, organization and family that was hit with disaster or illness. Safety Mart was always there, a true reflection of “The Boys,” Ken, Ralph, Wayne, and Malcolm. Safety Mart withstood the closure of three sawmills, but kept that friendly meeting place for friends and families. They were always there for the weddings, funerals and birthdays.
Buy-Low Foods, you have big shoes to fill, but I'm sure you will with the beautiful new store, the good service and friendly people.
Best wishes and many thanks.Dolly Turcotte Parman
Clearwater, B.C.
Carbon tax wouldn't go far enough to solve problemEditor, The Times:
The carbon tax plan detailed in the Dec. 4 issue of the Times (“Climate confer-ence lobbies for fee-and-divi-dend”) is probably a baby-step in the right direction.
It is becoming more and more obvious as time goes by, and the planet’s finite resources are being consumed at an alarming rate, primar-
ily by First World countries, that a lot of things need to be done and changed. Such a tax might put a slight brake on the economy, depending on the size of it, but what we really need is to slam on the brakes – good luck with that.
Political and indus-trial leaders are constantly clamouring for more growth to the economy. How can
it grow forever on finite resources? Growth rates are duly reported as if they are a good thing and are sustainable forever; although one doesn’t hear them say “forever” in that context, as anyone can see the irrational basis to such a claim, but they seem to act like they believe it is possible.
A serious look at the sus-tainability of even the current
population of the First World, let alone with more growth is long overdue.
A lot of people will laugh at the following suggestion, but I mean it in all seriousness – we need to look at the Amish lifestyle, and possibly get off our high fossil fuel horses, and back to using real ones.
Sandy CraneUpper Clearwater, B.C.
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50 YEARS AGO:A helicopter found
the body of a lost Blue River man about a mile and a half north of the town on the Transmountain Pipeline. Alec Seminiuk, 62, had apparently wan-dered in the snow until exhausted. He had been employed as a janitor with the CNR in Blue River.
45 YEARS AGO:Large culverts along
the road to Upper Clearwater were dis-cussed during a meet-ing of the Chamber of
Commerce with Mr. Dibbens, Highways superintendent from Kamloops. A Chamber member expressed the opinion that the appearance of the three canyons had been spoiled. The highways department reply was that it had been pressure from local residents for improvements that had spoiled the looks of the wilderness.
40 YEARS AGO:One compressor was
out of action and there could be no guarantee that the Sportsplex could be opened for a
bonspiel scheduled for the following weekend, said publicity man Bill Anderson. The keys for the building had been handed over from the engineers to the TNRD.
MLA Gerry Anderson said no provincial money was available yet to finance a Blue River sawmill.
The Chamber of Commerce had
arranged a meeting to formulate ideas to cel-ebrate Clearwater's 50th anniversary, coming up in 1975.
35 YEARS AGO:None of the 12
Vavenby students on board were seriously injured when a school bus collided with a pickup and camper
from Surrey. The bus driver, Lewis Van Buskirk, required sev-eral stitches as a result of the camper striking the bus' windshield. The driver of the pickup had a possible broken neck and other injuries.
30 YEARS AGO:Raft River Riders
organized a parade of local clubs and organizations to support Christmas Amalgamated. The parade was to run from the Wells Gray Hotel to Safety Mart.
25 YEARS AGO:Three male sus-
pects were arrested in Victoria, B.C., follow-ing a break-in of a resi-dence in Little Fort. The majority of the stolen goods were recovered.
Canadian Helicopters, the larg-est helicopter company in the country and the second largest in the world, opened a perma-nent base in Clearwater. Pilot Derek Robinson was based in the former Forestry compound near Raft River bridge. A second company, Heli-West, was opening a base next to Clearwater
River Bridge on Highway 5.
20 YEARS AGO:Clearwater business-
man Ken Kjenstad was elected chairman of the newly designated 18-member Thompson Regional Health Board.
Long-time trustee Ed Shook was the unani-mous choice to serve as chairman of School District 26 (North Thompson).
15 YEARS AGO:School District
73 trustees elected Bert Walker as their representative to the B.C. Public School Employers Association. "I was kind of surprised I was elected to that. First time trustees don't usually get positions like that," he said.
Ray Negrin, senior administrator at Bear Creek Correctional Center and the previous year's vice-president, was elected by accla-mation to be the new president of Clearwater and District Chamber of Commerce.
10 YEARS AGO:Over 200 people
braved winter roads to hear the African Children’s Choir perform in Clearwater.
Vavenby’s Wayne Morhart was one of a small group of experi-enced loggers picked to teach the new WCB fall-
er certification course. CSS Senior Raider
Boys were ranked num-ber one Single A basket-ball team in the province at the start of the season. “I’m not sure what it means. It’s just some guy doing the rating,” said coach Rick Smith.
TNRD directors picked Blue River’s Steve Quinn to be their chair. He had been regional district director for Area B (Thompson Headwaters) since 1991.
5 YEARS AGO:Efforts by Penny and
Gary McAninch of 70 Mile House, the owners of GP Recover Services, to recover a homebuilt Private Explorer float-plane that sank in 500 feet of water Azure Lake the previous sum-mer led to the discovery of another plane that sank in the lake back in 1947. The pilot of the plane that went down in 1947 was Harry Bray, who went on to become one of the first pilots with Canadian Pacific Airways.
Wells Gray Search and Rescue purchased a new F5500 Ford truck, including box and acces-sories. Members also learned they were to receive an extra $60,500 in community gaming grants for the purchase of a BCSARA Type 2 Search and Rescue com-mand trailer.
1 YEAR AGO:Clearwater Atoms
won their home hockey tournament, taking all four of their games.
District of Clearwater council voted to send a letter to the provincial government to express its concern about BC Coroners Service's deci-sion to centralize its body removal service to Kamloops.
HISTORICAL Perspect i ve
BACK IN TIME
6 - 7
Jeremy FontaineOctober 1988 - December 2007
“How long will the pain last?”A broken-hearted mourner asked me.
“ALL THE REST OF YOUR LIFE,”I have to answer truthfully.
No matter how many years pass, we remember.
The loss of a loved one is something you never forget.
Part of us is removed, and we have a scar
for the rest of our lives.
As years go by, we manage.There are things to do, people to care
for, Tasks that call for full attention. But the pain is still there, not far
below the surface.
We see a face that looks familiar, hear a voice that echoes,
See a photograph in someone’s album, See a landscape that once we saw
together, and it seems as though
a knife were in the wound again.
But not so painfully,And mixed with joy, too,
Because remembering a happy time is not all sorrow;
It brings back some happiness with it, too.
How long will the pain last?“ALL THE REST OF YOUR LIFE”
But the thing to rememberis that not only will the pain last, But the blessed memories as well.
Tears are proof of life; the more love, the more tears.
If this be true, then how could we ever ask
that the pain cease altogether?For then the memory of love would
go with it.The pain of grief is the price we pay
for love.
Love Momma, Dad, Jean-Marc and all your Family & Friends
Xoxoxoxo
A FEW AFTER.....
A few minutes after his birth.....I could hear his announcing scream.I couldn’t believe he was finally here,
The realization of my dream.
A few hours after his birth.....I held him so close to my chest.
Somehow that little boy let me see,A special love that never left.
A few days after his birth.....I held his tiny little hand.
I told him there would be lots of thingsThat I would help him to understand.
A few weeks after his birth.....He had that sparkle in his eyes,
And when he showed me that little smile,
I thought that I would surely die.
A few months after his birth.....He was just beginning to learn.
He didn’t like me to go away,And he cried until I returned.
A few years after his birth......I still couldn’t believe he was mine.
We talked and laughed and went for walks.
We had so many special times..
A FEW AFTER.....
A few minutes after his death.....I didn’t know I needed to scream.
I thought that he was still safe and here...I didn’t know the truth of my dream.
A few hours after his death.....I felt a strangeness within my chest.
Something was wrong that I couldn’t see.God! I didn’t believe that he had left.
A few days after his death.....I held his cold and lifeless hand.
There were just so very many thingsThat I could not fully understand.
A few weeks after his death.....That sparkle stolen from my eyes,
No longer to see his beautiful smile.I never, ever thought that he would die.
A few months after his death.....There was so much I needed to learn.I was confused when he went away,
And I still waited for his return.
A few years after his death.....I still wish that he could be mine,
To talk and laugh and go for walks.I miss those special moments in time.
A FEW AFTER.....
A few minutes after MY death......Once again I will hear him scream,
“Hey Mom, it’s me, I’m over here,And Mom, this time it’s not a dream.”
A few hours after MY death.......I’ll hold him close again to my chest.He’ll look at me and say... “Now see?”,
It doesn’t seem so long since I left.”
A few days after MY death.....He will gently take me by the hand,
And show me all the glorious things,And help me to understand.
A few weeks after MY death.....I’ll see that sparkle in his eyes.
Once again he’ll warm me with his smile,And say... “You see, Mom, I didn’t die”.
A few months after MY death.......Together we’ll have so much to learn.
We’ll never have to go away,Or long for each other’s return.
A few years after MY death.....Forever he will always be mine.
We’ll talk and laugh and go for long walks,
Because we’ll have nothing...... but time.
Momma loves you Jeremiah Always & Forever
xoxoxo
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50 YEARS AGO:A helicopter found
the body of a lost Blue River man about a mile and a half north of the town on the Transmountain Pipeline. Alec Seminiuk, 62, had apparently wan-dered in the snow until exhausted. He had been employed as a janitor with the CNR in Blue River.
45 YEARS AGO:Large culverts along
the road to Upper Clearwater were dis-cussed during a meet-ing of the Chamber of
Commerce with Mr. Dibbens, Highways superintendent from Kamloops. A Chamber member expressed the opinion that the appearance of the three canyons had been spoiled. The highways department reply was that it had been pressure from local residents for improvements that had spoiled the looks of the wilderness.
40 YEARS AGO:One compressor was
out of action and there could be no guarantee that the Sportsplex could be opened for a
bonspiel scheduled for the following weekend, said publicity man Bill Anderson. The keys for the building had been handed over from the engineers to the TNRD.
MLA Gerry Anderson said no provincial money was available yet to finance a Blue River sawmill.
The Chamber of Commerce had
arranged a meeting to formulate ideas to cel-ebrate Clearwater's 50th anniversary, coming up in 1975.
35 YEARS AGO:None of the 12
Vavenby students on board were seriously injured when a school bus collided with a pickup and camper
from Surrey. The bus driver, Lewis Van Buskirk, required sev-eral stitches as a result of the camper striking the bus' windshield. The driver of the pickup had a possible broken neck and other injuries.
30 YEARS AGO:Raft River Riders
organized a parade of local clubs and organizations to support Christmas Amalgamated. The parade was to run from the Wells Gray Hotel to Safety Mart.
25 YEARS AGO:Three male sus-
pects were arrested in Victoria, B.C., follow-ing a break-in of a resi-dence in Little Fort. The majority of the stolen goods were recovered.
Canadian Helicopters, the larg-est helicopter company in the country and the second largest in the world, opened a perma-nent base in Clearwater. Pilot Derek Robinson was based in the former Forestry compound near Raft River bridge. A second company, Heli-West, was opening a base next to Clearwater
River Bridge on Highway 5.
20 YEARS AGO:Clearwater business-
man Ken Kjenstad was elected chairman of the newly designated 18-member Thompson Regional Health Board.
Long-time trustee Ed Shook was the unani-mous choice to serve as chairman of School District 26 (North Thompson).
15 YEARS AGO:School District
73 trustees elected Bert Walker as their representative to the B.C. Public School Employers Association. "I was kind of surprised I was elected to that. First time trustees don't usually get positions like that," he said.
Ray Negrin, senior administrator at Bear Creek Correctional Center and the previous year's vice-president, was elected by accla-mation to be the new president of Clearwater and District Chamber of Commerce.
10 YEARS AGO:Over 200 people
braved winter roads to hear the African Children’s Choir perform in Clearwater.
Vavenby’s Wayne Morhart was one of a small group of experi-enced loggers picked to teach the new WCB fall-
er certification course. CSS Senior Raider
Boys were ranked num-ber one Single A basket-ball team in the province at the start of the season. “I’m not sure what it means. It’s just some guy doing the rating,” said coach Rick Smith.
TNRD directors picked Blue River’s Steve Quinn to be their chair. He had been regional district director for Area B (Thompson Headwaters) since 1991.
5 YEARS AGO:Efforts by Penny and
Gary McAninch of 70 Mile House, the owners of GP Recover Services, to recover a homebuilt Private Explorer float-plane that sank in 500 feet of water Azure Lake the previous sum-mer led to the discovery of another plane that sank in the lake back in 1947. The pilot of the plane that went down in 1947 was Harry Bray, who went on to become one of the first pilots with Canadian Pacific Airways.
Wells Gray Search and Rescue purchased a new F5500 Ford truck, including box and acces-sories. Members also learned they were to receive an extra $60,500 in community gaming grants for the purchase of a BCSARA Type 2 Search and Rescue com-mand trailer.
1 YEAR AGO:Clearwater Atoms
won their home hockey tournament, taking all four of their games.
District of Clearwater council voted to send a letter to the provincial government to express its concern about BC Coroners Service's deci-sion to centralize its body removal service to Kamloops.
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VALLEY VOICESVALLEY VOICESF R O M T H E P A S TF R O M T H E P A S T
Re� ections on the Christmas season from 40 years ago
By Winnifred Holt
I hope you all had as beautiful of a Christmas and New Year’s Day as I had. Oh, as with all situations there were moments of sadness, of loneliness even in a crowd, and even moments of concern...all of which added di-mensions to the experience.
Add the telling of it to you, dear friends, and it is a wonder-ful way to make sense out of my world, and � nd peace for my soul, as any writer will tell you if you ask.
In retrospect it isn’t the gifts you remember, but the warm fellowship of friends, the love of the family and the joy on the face of a child...even when the four-year-old rushes with wide open arms and says, “I love you Nana” in one breath and in the next says, “You’re funny Nana”.
There are the moments of concern when highways are slip-pery, and blowing snow doesn’t help the eyesight or, as with the new year, when it is bitterly cold. I know, I know, I’m the guy who says it can’t get too cold, you only put on more clothes. I still say that; I have loved every day of it, but not every minute.
I had really planned to spend Friday, Dec. 28, [1984], till Wednesday, Jan. 2, [1985], at the cabin. My friend who has been caretaking the past month chick-ened out when the cold weather came, and sought the warmth and friendliness of town. I didn’t get away until Sunday. First I took the car, the day before, to be serviced. Lucky I did, the an-tifreeze tested out at -25° and it went down to -26° that night.
When I got to the bottom of the hill around noon, I found our genial highways crew had packed my driveway up to the cabin in solid. It took an hour with a snicky little shovel to be able to back off the shoulder.
The cabin was in a state of suspended animation – even the vinegar and vanilla were frozen solid in the cupboard; that has never happened before. I’m not saying it was never that cold be-fore, maybe I never had vanilla or vinegar around in the winter before.
I worked until 2:30 a.m. on my desk and � les. Remember last year I made one resolution only – to get my desk in order. Well, I sorted everything neatly, and threw away armfuls of paper (got such a good bed of ashes I was able to hold the � re all night by getting up every hour to put another block in; I’ve never done that before either). I need about two � ling cabinets at the cabin, one in my town apartment and one at work, especially when I only remember where I put anything for three days!
The meadow didn’t have a track on it, the icicles hung from the eaves, and the snow was three feet thick on the woodshed roof. I wanted to take some pictures for my boy in New Guinea who has never seen snow, and guess what?
The camera got stuck with a black window over it; I hope it isn’t forever!
I chopped a little wood and decided it was insane to stay lon-ger than one night with the ex-treme cold; what if the car didn’t start!
I set out at noon Monday on snowshoes; the trip up had been uneventful, so away I went.
The trees fascinated me with all that snow clinging to them. I forgot to look where I was going and found myself sitting down on the back of one snowshoe and my pack resting on the oth-er; I’m not sure how I did that.
Since I was down I decided to rest a bit. I pondered on the possibility of a broken bone in such cold weather, but decided
that I couldn’t crawl down and drag my pack, I’d leave the pack behind.
Hey, what’s with this negative thinking? I tried to get up and found I couldn’t without tak-ing off the snowshoes. I slipped out of the pack straps, undid the snowshoes, and, after much dif� -culty, got loaded up again minus the snowshoes which I decided I didn’t really need, besides I had a nice wide path having made it coming up.
I should have made a trail as I only went a few feet when I stepped off the hard under-path with one foot and went in to my thigh. Naturally I was now a walking snowman. I tried again with the same results. Next time I didn’t try to hoist the pack, just hooked everything on to the snow shovel I had brought, and dragged the darn thing down the hill, not caring that every place snow could get into the pack, it did.
Gratefully I pulled up to the car. It was overcast by now, which meant darkness would come sooner. I’ll just start the motor and it can be warming up while I put things in the car, I thought. RRR-urr-rr is all it said, softly dying. Nothing else to do but � ag down a car and hope he had jumper cables.
I put up the hood in anticipa-tion – lucky I always back the car in. A truck with young Living-stone, going to his folks’ place in Little Fort, came to my aid. There was a nasty wind blow-ing and while he had cables they were not heavy duty, and in spite of the time and effort he put into it, nearly freezing as well, my car would simply not budge.
I went with him to Louis Creek Store. Luckily Norm Dobbs was there, and willingly agreed to go home for his heavy-duty cables and to help me get going. It still took a good half
hour to get my poor little battery agreeable enough to take over.
I was grateful to be on my way. My teeth were chattering all the way to town, but a hot bath and a jacked-up thermostat soon had me ship-shape again. I think I’ll think twice before set-ting out again when it is cold.
A grand � nale to the holidays was a relative and friend get-to-gether at my aunt’s in town. I’d never have believed I could tuck away so much food so close to the Christmas Feast! Delicious!
Next come the January blaahs for some people but not for me. I shall cheerfully pay the bills as they come in, and thank God we live in a country where at least some of us can work, and help out the fellows who can’t.
My resolution this year is to � nish my book. I have put away my paints, put my house in order, and the book is the next thing on my agenda.
Keeping healthy, and of course happy, goes without say-ing, as well as squeezing every ounce of exciting experiences into the year that I possibly can.
So join me, friends, in making this the happiest year we have
had for a long, long time!This column by Winnifred Holt
originally appeared in the North Thompson Journal on Tuesday, Jan.8 , 1985, and was titled ‘A mo-ment of re� ection’.
Winifred Holt wrote many “Time Out” columns that ran in the North Thompson papers from the early 70’s and well into the 80’s.
She passed away at a grand age in September of 2007. Her obituary states, “...Winnie was a great many things to a multi-tude of people: in addition to the more traditional roles of wife and mother, she was an armed forces medic, entrepreneur, world travel-ler, outdoors enthusiast, profes-sional cook, farmer, � nish carpen-ter, poet, photographer, gardener, nurse, artist, journalist, massage therapist, and writer.
She threw herself into each project with unsurpassed passion and the results were always won-derful.
Many will remember her “Time Out” column she wrote for years for the North Thomp-son papers from her retreat on the mountain near Louis Creek.“
The holiday season cannot be dampened by cold or mishap for local journalist back in 1984
I hope you all had as beautiful
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Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
VICTORIA – The B.C. government is making a Motor Vehicle Act regula-tion change to sim-plify the Slow Down Move Over rule, making it safer for roadside workers.
Currently, the Slow Down Move Over regulation requires drivers to reduce speed and, if on a multi-lane road, move over to another lane when passing stopped vehicles with a flashing light, which are considered "official vehicles". These include: police,
fire, ambulance, tow trucks, Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement vehicles, park rangers and conservation officers.
"We are committed to better protecting roadside workers,” said Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone. “That's why we are simplifying the current rule. It means that drivers will no longer have to figure out what flashing light to pay attention to – it will now be easy to know the rules of the road. Drivers will now be required to slow down and move over for all vehicles with a flashing light."
Stakeholders, including the BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association, raised concerns that the current regulation does not protect all roadside workers. For example, main-tenance workers are frequently required to stop on the side of the road for inspec-tions or highway maintenance. These workers are subject to an equal or higher risk than many of the workers covered under the current regulations.
The new regula-tory amendment will simplify the Slow Down Move Over requirement so that it includes all vehicles displaying a flashing red, blue or yellow light. This will make it easier for drivers to know the rules of the road, as they will no longer have to check
to see if the flashing light is on an "official vehicle".
The amendment will improve safety for all roadside work-ers, including high-way maintenance workers, utility work-ers, land surveyors, animal control work-ers and garbage col-lectors, reducing the risk of them being struck by passing vehicles. The amend-ment will come into force on Jan. 1, 2015.
Drivers must slow their speed to 70km/h when in an 80km/h or over zone, and 40km/h when in an under 80km/h zone. If travelling on a multi-lane road, the driver must move into another lane to pass where safe to do so. Failing to adjust your speed appro-priately or failing to move over can result in a $173 ticket and three penalty points.
Winter collision calamity on Highway 5
On Saturday, Dec. 6, Clearwater RCMP received a report that two tractor trailer units had slid into the ditch near the Otter Creek Forest Service road, south of Wire Cache rest stop on Highway 5.
Reports advised that the entire highway was encased in a thick layer of ice, leaving next to no way to stop your vehicle, due to the lack of traction. Even walking on the roadway proved hazardous.
Clearwater RCMP received multiple reports of vehicle sliding into the ditch from Wire Cache all the way to Blue River and beyond.
Police attended several multiple vehicle motor vehicle incidents, including a tractor trailer that had been travelling too quickly for the conditions. The tractor trailer driver then noticed that traffic had lined up and attempted to drive around it. The driver lost control of his vehicle and struck a second tractor trailer that was waiting patiently on the highway.
The driver of the first tractor trailer unit was charged with driving without consider-ation and served a violation ticket.
Just behind this incident a second two vehi-cle collision occurred, that involved a tractor trailer unit and a pick-up truck. The tractor trailer had attempted to pass the line as well and went out of control, sliding and damaging the back end of a pick-up truck.
This driver was also charged with driving without consideration and served a violation ticket.
Due to the heavy volume of traffic incidents and poor road conditions the highway was shut down for several hours as tow companies pulled vehicles out of the ditches and back onto the roadway.
When travelling down the highway during the winter season, remember to drive relative to conditions.
Vehicle impounded at road checkOn Dec. 6, Clearwater RCMP and Central
Interior Traffic Services conducted a road check on Highway 5 at the Clearwater round-about.
Police spoke to a driver coming through the road check and immediately noticed the odor of marijuana. Police arrested the male for pos-session of a controlled substance and located a small hidden cache of marijuana.
Traffic Services conducted a sobriety test, which the driver failed. The driver’s marijuana was seized and his vehicle was impounded for 24 hours.
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1-800-222-TIPSClearwater RCMP Report
Freezing rain makes highway treacherousA tow-truck pulls one of two tractor-trailer units that went into the ditch near Wire Cache on Saturday, Dec. 6. Freezing rain made Highway 5 like a skating rink. Photo by Pete Musch
Slow Down Move Over regulation protects roadside workers
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Clearwater United presentsVoices United Community Choir
“Lead Me Back to Bethlehem”~ Rediscover the joy, peaceand love of Christmas December 13 at 4 p.m.Clearwater Baptist Church Admission by donationAll proceeds to Forest View
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Josee Cooperman plays the violin during a performance by the Clearwater Strings at the annual Clear-water community Christmas concert. The event was held Saturday evening in the Dutch Lake Com-munity Center.
All photos byKeith McNeill
Emily Talbot sings while Stacia Panko provides backup as members of the CSS guitar band perform on the DLCC stage.
Leah Jones's arms appear to mirror arms painted on the walls of the former Dutch Lake School gym as she directs the North Thompson Community Chorus.
Local talent entertains at community concert
Health Canada
• Read and follow the age labels, warnings, safety messages and other instructions that come with a toy. Check for contact information of the manufacturer or importer if you have any con-cerns.
• Dispose immediately all toy packaging like plastic bags, plastic wrap, foam, staples, ties and protective film. A child can suffocate or choke on these items.
• Ensure batteries are not accessible to chil-dren and are properly installed by an adult.
• Supervise children at play and teach them to use their new toys safely.
Toy safety tips
Ministry of Environment
LIMA, PERU - Four of North America’s regional leaders in the fight against climate change, including British Columbia, are reinforc-ing the important leadership role subnational governments have in promoting climate action.
In a joint statement released Monday during the United Nations COP 20 climate change con-ference in Lima, Peru, B.C., California, Ontario and Quebec outlined the steps they are taking individually and collectively to address local and global greenhouse gas emissions.
“The science shows that climate change is occurring and we need to act now,” said B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak. “I hope our co-operation sets an example for other jurisdictions.”
B.C. promotes its climate program
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Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
VICTORIA – The B.C. government is making a Motor Vehicle Act regula-tion change to sim-plify the Slow Down Move Over rule, making it safer for roadside workers.
Currently, the Slow Down Move Over regulation requires drivers to reduce speed and, if on a multi-lane road, move over to another lane when passing stopped vehicles with a flashing light, which are considered "official vehicles". These include: police,
fire, ambulance, tow trucks, Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement vehicles, park rangers and conservation officers.
"We are committed to better protecting roadside workers,” said Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone. “That's why we are simplifying the current rule. It means that drivers will no longer have to figure out what flashing light to pay attention to – it will now be easy to know the rules of the road. Drivers will now be required to slow down and move over for all vehicles with a flashing light."
Stakeholders, including the BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association, raised concerns that the current regulation does not protect all roadside workers. For example, main-tenance workers are frequently required to stop on the side of the road for inspec-tions or highway maintenance. These workers are subject to an equal or higher risk than many of the workers covered under the current regulations.
The new regula-tory amendment will simplify the Slow Down Move Over requirement so that it includes all vehicles displaying a flashing red, blue or yellow light. This will make it easier for drivers to know the rules of the road, as they will no longer have to check
to see if the flashing light is on an "official vehicle".
The amendment will improve safety for all roadside work-ers, including high-way maintenance workers, utility work-ers, land surveyors, animal control work-ers and garbage col-lectors, reducing the risk of them being struck by passing vehicles. The amend-ment will come into force on Jan. 1, 2015.
Drivers must slow their speed to 70km/h when in an 80km/h or over zone, and 40km/h when in an under 80km/h zone. If travelling on a multi-lane road, the driver must move into another lane to pass where safe to do so. Failing to adjust your speed appro-priately or failing to move over can result in a $173 ticket and three penalty points.
Winter collision calamity on Highway 5
On Saturday, Dec. 6, Clearwater RCMP received a report that two tractor trailer units had slid into the ditch near the Otter Creek Forest Service road, south of Wire Cache rest stop on Highway 5.
Reports advised that the entire highway was encased in a thick layer of ice, leaving next to no way to stop your vehicle, due to the lack of traction. Even walking on the roadway proved hazardous.
Clearwater RCMP received multiple reports of vehicle sliding into the ditch from Wire Cache all the way to Blue River and beyond.
Police attended several multiple vehicle motor vehicle incidents, including a tractor trailer that had been travelling too quickly for the conditions. The tractor trailer driver then noticed that traffic had lined up and attempted to drive around it. The driver lost control of his vehicle and struck a second tractor trailer that was waiting patiently on the highway.
The driver of the first tractor trailer unit was charged with driving without consider-ation and served a violation ticket.
Just behind this incident a second two vehi-cle collision occurred, that involved a tractor trailer unit and a pick-up truck. The tractor trailer had attempted to pass the line as well and went out of control, sliding and damaging the back end of a pick-up truck.
This driver was also charged with driving without consideration and served a violation ticket.
Due to the heavy volume of traffic incidents and poor road conditions the highway was shut down for several hours as tow companies pulled vehicles out of the ditches and back onto the roadway.
When travelling down the highway during the winter season, remember to drive relative to conditions.
Vehicle impounded at road checkOn Dec. 6, Clearwater RCMP and Central
Interior Traffic Services conducted a road check on Highway 5 at the Clearwater round-about.
Police spoke to a driver coming through the road check and immediately noticed the odor of marijuana. Police arrested the male for pos-session of a controlled substance and located a small hidden cache of marijuana.
Traffic Services conducted a sobriety test, which the driver failed. The driver’s marijuana was seized and his vehicle was impounded for 24 hours.
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1-800-222-TIPSClearwater RCMP Report
Freezing rain makes highway treacherousA tow-truck pulls one of two tractor-trailer units that went into the ditch near Wire Cache on Saturday, Dec. 6. Freezing rain made Highway 5 like a skating rink. Photo by Pete Musch
Slow Down Move Over regulation protects roadside workers
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St. James Catholic ChurchDecember 24 • 7:30 pmJanuary 1 • 11 amFather Paul324 Clearwater Village Road250-819-5579
Clearwater United ChurchDecember 24 • 4 pmChristmas Lessons & CarolsRev. Brian Krushel324 Clearwater Village Road(St. James Catholic Church)
Clearwater Christian ChurchChristmas Eve ServiceDecember 24 • 4 pm11 Lodge Dr.250-674-2912 or 250-674-7073
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One of the best ways of preventing cancer caused by smoking is to educate your children to never start. Most people start to smoke in their teen years. Talk to your children about all the health reasons why they shouldn’t smoke. Also, have them avoid secondhand smoke which begs the question that if you smoke, seriously consider stopping. You’ll be doing your children a big, healthy favour.
Nature continues to supply the sources and inspiration for new drugs. The sweet wormwood plant supplies the key ingredient for a drug called artemisinin which has been developed by the company, Sanofi, as an antimalarial drug. The drug is manufactured semi-synthetically using a special yeast that produces a precursor to the drug. It allows more drug to be made than from all-natural sources.
Good oral health is a lifetime job and it should start early in life. It used to be the rule that every child should be seen by a dentist by the age of three but the Canadian Dental Association is recommending the first visit should be earlier ... at the first birthday. It’s a good first step to reducing childhood cavities and developing a lifetime of good oral health habits.
The world of labelling drug products is fraught with words like Plus, Ultra and Extra Strength. There is no real definition for what these words mean. Usually it means more of the main ingredient or another ingredient added to the regular formula. It can be confusing sometimes. Read the labels carefully and if in doubt, ask our pharmacists. We’re always available to answer your questions.
Remember, there are no silly questions when it comes to medications.
“When you need us, we’re close by”When a death occurs, we are here to help you, every step of the way. 24 hours a day, every day. If you have made pre-arrangements elsewhere and would like to discuss having your local funeral home take care of you, please feel free to call.
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Call Drake, MaryAnn or Jennifer at 250-674-3030 or 1-877-674-3030 day or night.
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Santa Claus talks with Kyla Scotton about her Christmas wishes during Clearwater Rotary Club's annual Christmas Tree Light-Up at the Wells Gray Infocentre on Sunday eve-ning. This will be Kyla's first white Christmas. She formerly lived in Australia. All photos by Keith McNeill
Christmas Tree Light-Up has fun for everyone Jesslynn Plugoway samples a gingerbread man she decorated
during the Light-Up. Other activities included story-telling, Christmas tree decorating, a bonfire and, of course, turning on the lights on the tree next to the Infocentre.People gather under the tree by the Infocentre for the annual
Christmas Tree Light-Up on Sunday evening.
Eleanor Deckert
They keep coming to my mind: opposites. Did you ever notice how many opposites are within the Christmas Story as recorded in Matthew and Luke?
• The vast Roman Empire and the tiny village of Bethlehem.
• The powerful Emperor and the tiny baby.
• The angel host and the army with swords drawn.
• The Virgin’s purity and Herod’s despicable lifestyle.
• Mary’s “yes” and the inn keep-er’s “no.”
• “Home” to Bethlehem and the homelessness of the Holy Family running for their lives into the night desert.
• The feasting and the poverty. • The humble shepherds and the
splendid Magi.Maybe you can think of more.And then I look around at how
things are today and see more opposites. Oh, wait. It is almost the same list! We feast while others are hungry. Some say “yes” to the
Christ Child and some say “no.” We fear and we hope. We give and we have nothing to give.
It seems an amazing tangle, too complex to make any sense of it. Maybe I’ll just walk away and not try to straighten out what I, myself believe.
But, look again. It’s in the words of the song, “Let heaven and nature sing!”
What are the two opposites we most often see when we look at the baby we celebrate: the star and the straw.
He Himself is the answer. The opposites of “heaven and earth” of spiritual reality and physical reality are combined in this strange and awesome person, moment and idea.
What if “holy” and “humble” were together? What would happen if the Invisible became visible? If Infinite entered this finite world? If the One we all search for walked among us?
Keep your eyes open. Pause and notice opposites. It seems to me that there is a puzzle here worth pondering.
IT SEEMS TO ME....
Finding many opposites in the Christmas story
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Santa Claus talks with Kyla Scotton about her Christmas wishes during Clearwater Rotary Club's annual Christmas Tree Light-Up at the Wells Gray Infocentre on Sunday eve-ning. This will be Kyla's first white Christmas. She formerly lived in Australia. All photos by Keith McNeill
Christmas Tree Light-Up has fun for everyone Jesslynn Plugoway samples a gingerbread man she decorated
during the Light-Up. Other activities included story-telling, Christmas tree decorating, a bonfire and, of course, turning on the lights on the tree next to the Infocentre.People gather under the tree by the Infocentre for the annual
Christmas Tree Light-Up on Sunday evening.
Eleanor Deckert
They keep coming to my mind: opposites. Did you ever notice how many opposites are within the Christmas Story as recorded in Matthew and Luke?
• The vast Roman Empire and the tiny village of Bethlehem.
• The powerful Emperor and the tiny baby.
• The angel host and the army with swords drawn.
• The Virgin’s purity and Herod’s despicable lifestyle.
• Mary’s “yes” and the inn keep-er’s “no.”
• “Home” to Bethlehem and the homelessness of the Holy Family running for their lives into the night desert.
• The feasting and the poverty. • The humble shepherds and the
splendid Magi.Maybe you can think of more.And then I look around at how
things are today and see more opposites. Oh, wait. It is almost the same list! We feast while others are hungry. Some say “yes” to the
Christ Child and some say “no.” We fear and we hope. We give and we have nothing to give.
It seems an amazing tangle, too complex to make any sense of it. Maybe I’ll just walk away and not try to straighten out what I, myself believe.
But, look again. It’s in the words of the song, “Let heaven and nature sing!”
What are the two opposites we most often see when we look at the baby we celebrate: the star and the straw.
He Himself is the answer. The opposites of “heaven and earth” of spiritual reality and physical reality are combined in this strange and awesome person, moment and idea.
What if “holy” and “humble” were together? What would happen if the Invisible became visible? If Infinite entered this finite world? If the One we all search for walked among us?
Keep your eyes open. Pause and notice opposites. It seems to me that there is a puzzle here worth pondering.
IT SEEMS TO ME....
Finding many opposites in the Christmas story
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Clearwater Atom hockey player Haileigh Goodie (l) scores against 100 Mile House as teammate John Wiunig looks on. They were taking part in a seven-team tournament at the Sportsplex last weekend. The local squad went on to win the event, winning the final game with a score of 7 – 1. Kamloops Demons came second while Vernon placed third.Photo by Keith McNeill
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Keith McNeill
Does the North Thompson Valley need a dedicated hos-pice facility? If so, where should it be located and how should it be organized?
Those are some of the questions that should be answered by a feasibility study underway now, consultants Randy Sunderman and Sarah Matthews told a gathering of about two dozen people held Dec. 3 at the Rivermount Cafe near Little Fort.
Those attending included volunteers from the Clearwater and Barriere hospice societies who already assist terminally ill patients and their families in their two communities.
The meeting was organized by the North Thompson Hospice House Society, which has obtained a Ministry of Health grant for the feasibility study.
Randy Sunderman of Lions Gate Consulting in Kamloops has the contract to conduct the study.
Originally from Clearwater, he is an economist with 21 years of experience.
Sunderman is being assisted by Sarah Matthews, a nurse with extensive hospice experience – including writing an end-of-life policy for the provincial government.
The modern hospice movement began in 1967 when Dame Cicely Saunders established the first purpose-built hospice, St. Christopher's in London, said Matthews.
Saunder's insight was that it isn't enough to minister to just the patient's needs. It is also necessary to help the whole family unit through a time of stress and healing.
The Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice in Kamloops did have a six-bed capacity until expanded to 12 in 2008, she said.
It is at 100% capacity with a waiting list. Patients come from as far away as Kelowna and Vancouver, as well as Kamloops and area. They are selected using criteria based on symptom con-trol, not life expectancy.
Average length of stay there is 13 days, although this can vary from a few hours to sev-eral months.
All staff are specially trained, plus there is a big team of volunteers.
The emphasis is to make the hospice feel like a home, not a hospital.
With costs of about $500 per patient per day, the hospice is considerably cheaper than having a terminally ill patient in an acute care hospital.
The feasibility study process will begin by ask-ing people for their visions of what a hospice for the area from McLure to Blue River would look like, Sunderman said.
There will be a needs assessment to identify the demand and what gaps need filling.
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Sunderman estimated the feasibility study will be complet-ed by the end of February.
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Meeting looks at hospice for Valley
Clearwater mayor John Harwood (l) talks with consultant Sarah Matthews during a meeting held to discuss a feasibility study into establishing a hospice for the North Thompson Valley held near Little Fort on Dec. 3. Photo by Keith McNeill
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14 -15Vavenby hosts crafts sales for Xmas seasonRobyn Rexin
The Christmas season is upon us. There was a craft sale open house at Doris Scarff's from Nov. 27 – 29. Trevor Harder had Watkins products for sale, Lorraine Wood's daughter was selling handmade jewellery, Barb Ferguson's beautiful paint-ings were on display, and Scarff had home sewing such as pillows, bag holders, kitch-en towels, rag rugs, etc. for sale.
Serenity Music had a display and a phone number was given for anyone wish-ing to buy tickets.
Scarff said that her favourite day was when Shannon Lyon and John Evans, who perform at Serenity, came and put on a little music session. They took turns singing as there was only one guitar between them. Lyon sold some of his CDs as well.
Hilda Reimer held her annual Christmas in the Cottage from Nov. 27 – Dec. 3. Reimer was the only vendor and had created everything that was for sale. A lot of it was glassware. She also had her own photographs of surrounding places available for customers. Reimer had made some of her pictures into 2015 calendars. She had a steady stream of customers.
Potluck coming on FridayThe Christmas potluck at the commu-
nity hall will be on Friday, Dec. 12, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. and dinner starting at 6 p.m. The North Thompson Valley Chorus will perform and Santa will be present. Complimentary photos from Greenscapes will be taken of the jolly old man and kids only.
On Sunday, Dec. 14, Vavenby Community Church will hold its
Christmas in the Village, beginning at 11 a.m. It will be a time of Christmas carols, a short Christmas video, and a potluck lunch to follow. Everyone is welcome.
Parks committee gets new membersThe members for the Committee
Park Working Group have been chosen. Vavenby residents on the committee are Bob Rexin as director-at-large, Judy Alexander as the seniors' representative, Jessica Toscano as the parent/guardian with young children, and Isaac Moilliet as the youth representative. Everyone is on the committee for a one-year term.
Vavenby is on a boil water notice again.
Last nights for crib and dartsVavenby Crib's last night before the
holidays is on Tuesday, Dec. 16. Darts ends on Thursday, Dec. 18. Crib starts the
new year on Tuesday, Jan. 6 and darts on Thursday, Jan. 8. Both begin at 7:00 p.m. sharp.
Photo shows some of the glasswork made by Hilda Reimer that she had for sale at her cottage near Vavenby recently. Doris Scarff also had a craft sale at her home in November. Photo by Robyn Rexin
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Clearwater Elks Lodge #499 rep-resentative Early Tomyn (center) presents a $1,000 cheque to Clearwater and District Food Bank. Accepting the cheque are food bank volunteers (l-r) Bev Buck, Sue McFarland, (Tomyn), Hailey Jones and Heather Stanley.Photo submitted
Rotary helps food bankClearwater and District Food Bank volunteers (l-r) Susan McFar-land, Bev Buck, Heather Stanley and Sherry Joubert accept a $100 cheque from Clearwater Rotary Club president-elect Sandy Mackenzie recently. The food bank is get-ting ready for its annual Christmas hamper distribution, to be held Dec. 12 and 13.Photo by Keith McNeill
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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, although you are full of excitement this week, rein in some of those feelings so you can focus on the tasks at hand. Use your energy to your advantage.
Cancer, avoid the temptation to take on too many responsibilities this week. If you don’t, you might not get much done. Think before you accept more work.
Someone may catch you off guard this week, Libra. This person will bring a welcome surprise, so look forward to this unexpected encounter.
Capricorn, you are riding high and looking to share your good fortune with others. Make the most of this chance to improve the lives of those around you.
Aquarius, you have an idea about how to tackle a difficult obstacle, but some-one crosses your path with a different agenda. Perhaps there’s a way to work together.
Taurus, motivation may not be strong this week, so begin with some menial tasks around the house and build up to bigger plans. Eventually you will find a groove.
Financial matters are looming and a decision must be made, Leo. Don’t be overcome with anxiety, as all you need to do is care-fully examine your finances to come up with a solution.
Back up your prom-ises with decisive action, Scorpio. That’s the only way to prove to others that your word means something and you are commit-ted to honoring your commitments.
Pisces, avoid open conflict without being a pushover this week. Find the middle ground and try to understand another’s perspec-tive.
Gemini, try to avoid focusing on just one issue for too long. Sometimes you simply must trust your instincts and forge ahead anyway. Let past experience guide you this week.
Spontaneity beck-ons, Virgo, even though you are a careful planner who puts a lot of thought into your decisions. Overthinking is more hassle than it’s worth this week.
There may be more to the big picture than you are seeing, Sagittarius. Gather the facts before you jump to any conclu-sions. You may just see things from a different perspec-tive.
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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.
December 11 - 17, 2014
Aries, although you are full of excitement this week, rein in some of those feelings so you can focus on the tasks at hand. Use your energy to your advantage.
Cancer, avoid the temptation to take on too many responsibilities this week. If you don’t, you might not get much done. Think before you accept more work.
Someone may catch you off guard this week, Libra. This person will bring a welcome surprise, so look forward to this unexpected encounter.
Capricorn, you are riding high and looking to share your good fortune with others. Make the most of this chance to improve the lives of those around you.
Aquarius, you have an idea about how to tackle a difficult obstacle, but some-one crosses your path with a different agenda. Perhaps there’s a way to work together.
Taurus, motivation may not be strong this week, so begin with some menial tasks around the house and build up to bigger plans. Eventually you will find a groove.
Financial matters are looming and a decision must be made, Leo. Don’t be overcome with anxiety, as all you need to do is care-fully examine your finances to come up with a solution.
Back up your prom-ises with decisive action, Scorpio. That’s the only way to prove to others that your word means something and you are commit-ted to honoring your commitments.
Pisces, avoid open conflict without being a pushover this week. Find the middle ground and try to understand another’s perspec-tive.
Gemini, try to avoid focusing on just one issue for too long. Sometimes you simply must trust your instincts and forge ahead anyway. Let past experience guide you this week.
Spontaneity beck-ons, Virgo, even though you are a careful planner who puts a lot of thought into your decisions. Overthinking is more hassle than it’s worth this week.
There may be more to the big picture than you are seeing, Sagittarius. Gather the facts before you jump to any conclu-sions. You may just see things from a different perspec-tive.
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Clearwater Elks Lodge #499 rep-resentative Early Tomyn (center) presents a $1,000 cheque to Clearwater and District Food Bank. Accepting the cheque are food bank volunteers (l-r) Bev Buck, Sue McFarland, (Tomyn), Hailey Jones and Heather Stanley.Photo submitted
Rotary helps food bankClearwater and District Food Bank volunteers (l-r) Susan McFar-land, Bev Buck, Heather Stanley and Sherry Joubert accept a $100 cheque from Clearwater Rotary Club president-elect Sandy Mackenzie recently. The food bank is get-ting ready for its annual Christmas hamper distribution, to be held Dec. 12 and 13.Photo by Keith McNeill
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In late August, we reached Delta Junction, official end of the Alaska Highway, 1,420 miles (2,290 km) from Mile 0 in Dawson Creek, B.C., then Fairbanks.
Here, gardens flour-ished and flowers bloomed abundantly. Displays in the Cultural Centre, and the University’s Museum of the North, showed us Alaskan geography, history of the people and their paraphernalia, northern animals, birds, and local fish. We saw, but did not float on the Yukon River in four-decked riverboat Discovery III, checking out wildlife instead. Hundreds of sandhill cranes were feeding, close to trails, at Creamers Field but migrated south before we did. Looking forward to seeing muskox up close, and learning the differ-ence between reindeer and caribou, we drove to the University’s Large Animal Research Centre – closed! Returning on the morning we were leaving, we read this disappointing notice: “Sorry – Closed owing to a staffing issue.”
Opting not to travel south to Denali Park at this time, we retraced our steps past North Pole (a Santa Claus-themed community), and Eielson Air Force Base where fighter jets zoomed into space beside the highway, to Tok. From there to Haines Junction, YT, we were on an unfamiliar section of the Alaska Highway. Swans swam prettily in lakes and ponds, the drive beside St. Elias Mountains and Kluane Lake, YT, spectacular. Through high-powered binoculars at Kluane National Park Visitor Centre, we watched Dall sheep negotiate the cliffs of Sheep Mountain; others, on its ridge-top, were outlined against pure blue sky.
We want to drive from Haines Junction, YK to Haines, AK again – without low-lying fog next time. At the summit, a gopher relative munched on ptarmigan feathers, bit-ing off the quills; the soft portions would line its winter home. Our initial descent from that wide, treeless, alpine valley totally enveloped us in thick fog. By the time we could see again, cedar trees towered above us. The road levelled off as we approached Haines and salt water. In the Chilkat River, grizzlies caught spawn-ing salmon, eagles and mergansers on clean-up duty. A comparatively diminutive ferry took us, and car, to Skagway docking beside four cruise ships. Having been here previously, we didn’t tarry after seeking out the start of the Chilkoot Trail at nearby Dyea.
On our sunny drive back to Whitehorse, a mother grizzly and cub
crossed the road ahead of us.
Near Whitehorse next day, a young, well-edu-cated guide, born in Old Crow, showed us around the extensive acres of the Wildlife Refuge. Cameras clicked, recording (at last) muskox, dall and stone sheep, bison and their young, ptarmigan and a snowshoe hare, both
already changing to white, and even a partially-hidden lynx with three kits in the brush. Mountain goats roamed the rocky slopes; a moose hid in the trees beyond the swamp, while caribou, elk and deer wandered in wide-ranging fields.
Later, a towering mammoth skeleton and repli-cas of other pre-historic animals greeted us at the Beringia Interpretive Centre. Beringia consisted of a section of Siberia, Alaska and the Yukon that was ice-free during the last ice age. “The Centre would not be complete without the inclusion of the First Nations' knowledge and perspective,” states their website. We investigated everything.
Few salmon were swimming up the fish lad-der beside the dam on the Yukon River in early September but a morning hike beside it on the Trans Canada Trail in sunshine felt great. Our afternoon look at Miles Canyon, a death trap for some gold seekers in the past (though now tamed by Whitehorse Dam), was brief as wind and driv-ing rain blew us out of there. Meantime, once again, John just kept feeling lost in that much-changed city.
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IN LOVING MEMORYEf� e Townsend (Creed), nee Traub
1922 - 2014Effie Townsend
passed away suddenly on December 7, 2014 at Overlander Care Facility, Kamloops, BC, at 92 years of age.
Born Effie Lorena Traub in Garrick, Saskatchewan, on September 30, 1922, Effie is survived by a large family, includ-ing her sons, Richard (Verna), Ken (Linda) and Charlie (Jeanie); daughters Milly and Tena; daughter-in-law Pat; 14 grandchildren, 29 great grandchil-dren and 7 great great grandchildren. She also leaves behind brothers Will, Wes (Lorraine), Alvin (Betty) and Harry (Cindy); sisters-in-law Rose, Joyce and Pat, plus numerous nieces and nephews.
Effie was prede-ceased by her hus-band, Les Creed in 1959, son Ralph in
2007, sons-in-law Doug in 2006 and Wally in 2008, her brothers Dune in 2000 and Ed in 2008, sis-ter Ollie in 2010 and sister-in-law Elsie in 2013.
In 1951, Effie fol-lowed her husband Les to Clearwater. Les passed away in 1959 and Effie carried on to raise her six children by herself. She was an extremely hard worker. Effie loved to have company and would feed anyone who came to visit.
There will be a graveside service for Effie Townsend at Riverview Cemetery, Clearwater, BC, at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 12, 2014. Mr. Lloyd Strickland, Minister will officiate. All are welcome to attend a luncheon for Effie, which will follow in the Banquet Room at the Wells Gray Inn. Arrangements entrusted to North Thompson Funeral Services, Clearwater, BC, telephone 250-674-3030.
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