Thursday, October 31, 2013 ▼ Volume 48 No. 44 ▼ www.clearwatertimes.com ▼ $1.35 Includes GST LOCAL NEWS: AVOLA SCHOOLHOUSE RENOS ▼ A2 THE NORTH THOMPSON Times Second Place General Excellence B.C. and Yukon <2,000 circulation 2013 Second Place Best All Round Newspaper Third Place Best Editorial Page All of Canada <1,250 circulation 2013 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDS: Daylight Savings time ends Nov. 3. Remember to turn clocks back. By Tom Fletcher, Black Press Sawmills in Quesnel and Houston are to be closed next year as their owners trade timber cutting rights to maintain competing opera- tions in the two B.C. Interior communities affected by mountain pine beetle infesta- tion. Canfor Corp. announced it will close its Quesnel mill in March 2014, transferring its forest licence for the region to West Fraser to sup- ply logs to its recently rebuilt Quesnel mill. West Fraser announced it will close its Houston mill next year, trading part of its cutting rights to Canfor to supply its Houston operation. West Fraser CEO Ted Seraphim said in a statement its Houston closure will affect 225 employees. The company plans "major rebuilds" of its sawmills in 100 Mile House and Smithers, and is proceeding with a bioenergy proj- ects at its Fraser Lake and Chetwynd opera- tions. "Our first prior- ity is to explore opportunities to transition Houston employees to one of our other operations, and we will provide assistance in finding new employment," Seraphim said. Canfor CEO Don Kayne said the 209 employees at its Quesnel mill will be offered positions else- where in the company. "The additional fibre we have been able to secure in the exchange agreement with West Fraser enhances the fibre requirements for our Houston facility," Kayne said. Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad, who chaired a review of Interior tim- ber supplies in the wake of last year's explosion and fire at Babine Forest Products in Burns Lake, said he expected the decision to reduce mill capacity in the Quesnel region. "The surprise is the closure of the Houston mill, from my perspec- tive," Rustad said. "I think West Fraser has always been looking at how they want to move the wood between the three mills, but when we looked at the opportunities in the Houston area on the timber supply com- ponent, there was a significant amount of wood in that area, and our hope was it would continue to support two mills." Rustad said the decision last December to provide timber for Oregon- based Hampton Affiliates to rebuild its Burns Lake sawmill "had only very mini- mal impact" on sup- ply for the other mills in the region. Forests Minister Steve Thomson was scheduled to return Friday from a lum- ber trade mission in Japan and China, along with industry executives from across the province. Celebrating Oktoberfest Adolf Kokoshke manhandles a large stein as he takes part in Clearwater Rotary Club's Oktoberfest at the ski lodge on Saturday evening. More than 70 people turned up for a dinner of bratwurst, sauerkraut and bread, dancing, costumes, contests and, of course, beer. Photo by Keith McNeill Sawmills closing in pine beetle aftermath Canfor announced recently that its Quesnel sawmill will close next March. The 209 employees there are to be given priority for jobs at other Canfor operations, including Canfor-Vavenby. Quesnel-Cariboo Observer photo LOCATED AT BROOKFIELD SHOPPING CENTRE • CLEARWATER, BC • 250-674-2213 OVER 1000 SPECIALS EVERY WEEK SAFETY MART FOODS BRUNSWICK SARDINES 120g tins 10/$10. 00
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Thursday, October 31, 2013 ▼ Volume 48 No. 44 ▼ www.clearwatertimes.com ▼ $1.35 Includes GST
LOCAL NEWS: AVOLA SCHOOLHOUSE RENOS ▼ A2T
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NORTH THOMPSON
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ETimes Second PlaceGeneral Excellence
B.C. and Yukon<2,000 circulation
2013
Second PlaceBest All Round
NewspaperThird Place
Best Editorial PageAll of Canada
<1,250 circulation2013
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDS:Daylight Savings time ends Nov. 3. Remember to turn clocks back.
By Tom Fletcher, Black Press
Sawmills in Quesnel and Houston are to be closed next year as their owners trade timber cutting rights to maintain competing opera-tions in the two B.C. Interior communities affected by mountain pine beetle infesta-tion.
Canfor Corp. announced it will close its Quesnel mill in March 2014, transferring its forest licence for the region to West Fraser to sup-ply logs to its recently rebuilt Quesnel mill. West Fraser announced it will close its Houston mill next year, trading part of its cutting rights to Canfor to supply its Houston operation.
West Fraser CEO Ted Seraphim said in a statement its Houston closure will affect 225 employees. The company plans "major rebuilds" of its sawmills in 100 Mile House and Smithers, and is proceeding with a bioenergy proj-ects at its Fraser Lake and Chetwynd opera-tions.
"Our first prior-ity is to explore opportunities to transition Houston employees to one of our other operations, and we will provide
assistance in finding new employment," Seraphim said.
Canfor CEO Don Kayne said the 209 employees at its Quesnel mill will be offered positions else-where in the company.
"The additional fibre we have been able to secure in the exchange agreement with West Fraser enhances the fibre requirements for our Houston facility," Kayne said.
Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad, who chaired a review of Interior tim-ber supplies in the wake of last year's explosion and fire at Babine Forest Products in Burns Lake, said he expected the decision to reduce mill capacity in the Quesnel region.
"The surprise is the closure of the Houston mill, from my perspec-tive," Rustad said.
"I think West Fraser has always been looking at how they want to move the wood between the three mills, but when we looked at the opportunities in the Houston area on the timber supply com-ponent, there was a significant amount of wood in that area, and our hope was it would continue to support two mills."
Rustad said the decision last December to provide timber for Oregon-based Hampton Affiliates to rebuild its Burns Lake sawmill "had only very mini-mal impact" on sup-ply for the other mills in the region.
Forests Minister Steve Thomson was scheduled to return Friday from a lum-ber trade mission in Japan and China, along with industry executives from across the province.
Celebrating OktoberfestAdolf Kokoshke manhandles a large stein as he takes part in Clearwater Rotary Club's Oktoberfest at the ski lodge on Saturday evening. More than 70 people turned up for a dinner of bratwurst, sauerkraut and bread, dancing, costumes, contests and, of course, beer.Photo by Keith McNeill
Sawmills closing in pine beetle aftermath
Canfor announced recently that its Quesnel sawmill will close next March. The 209 employees there are to be given priority for jobs at other Canfor operations, including Canfor-Vavenby. Quesnel-Cariboo Observer photo
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Keith McNeill
The recently installed roundabout on Highway 5 in Clearwater will be something new but staff at Argo Road Maintenance don't anticipate any major difficulties in keeping it clear of snow.
That was the word from Dale Schneider, Argo operations manager, during a winter awareness meeting held recently at the company's maintenance yard in Clearwater.
The meeting is held every year as winter approaches to improve com-munication and planning among the
different agencies involved in highway maintenance and safety.
Organizations represented this year included RCMP, District of Clearwater, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, BC Parks, On Call Towing, and Lakes District Maintenance from Blue River.
One significant change for Argo in the North Thompson Valley is the three new municipalities of Clearwater, Barriere and Sun Peaks taking over road maintenance, said Schneider.
Even though District of Clearwater took over maintenance of the roads
within its boundaries (other than Highway 5 and the road to Wells Gray Park) this year, the local Argo winter crew and equipment will remain as it was, the operations manager said.
There is a reciprocal agree-ment with the District that will see the municipal contractor, Borrow Enterprises, snowplow isolated roads in the Candle Creek and Sunshine Valley
areas that are outside the municipal boundaries. In return, Argo will take care of Dunn Lake Road south of the North Thompson River.
“I expect in the first year there will be some confusion. I ask the public to be patient,” Schneider said.
First priority continues to be Highway 5, followed by the school bus routes. If there is no school, the school bus routes revert to the priority of regu-lar roads.
“Our headache is starting,” said Cpl. Bart Doerr of Clearwater RCMP's traf-fic services. He noted that police will not respond to minor accidents if no injuries are involved and no vehicle is blocking the road.
“We have some very experienced road maintenance people on staff. I am confident in their abilities,” said Doug Borrow. His company, Borrow Enterprises, recently won the contract to maintain the roads within District of Clearwater's boundaries. Two trucks and a grader will be dedicated to work-ing within town, he said, plus there are several other pieces of equipment avail-
able as backup.District of
Clearwater is work-ing to obtain land to locate a weather station on, said chief administrative offi-cer Leslie Groulx. NavCanada already operates several weath-er cams from the roof of the Sportsplex.
Keith McNeill
A dispute involving renovations to Avola's log schoolhouse appears to be over. Both sides seem to be claiming vic-tory, or at least saying they are not dissat-isfied with the result.
A meeting held Oct. 22 by the Thompson Headwaters services committee in the schoolhouse unanimously accepted
recommendations from services coordina-tor Sherri Madden regarding proposed renovations to the building's interior.
The recommendations were developed from a survey conducted as part of an open house held Oct. 8 to get public input.
The recommendations would keep the school's chalkboards. There would be no whiteboards installed, but there would be
a pull-down white screen to project slides or videos on.
Changes would include new
bookshelves, storage and cabinetry.The renovations would also allow for
the replacement of some features such as flooring and bathroom fixtures that are required for ease of maintenance or clean-ing.
The accord showed over the proposed renovations to the log schoolhouse's inte-rior was in contrast to the discord evident during renovations to the building's exte-rior this summer. The controversy even resulted in a protest demonstration by a number of Avola residents.
Major item of contention was the proposed use of walnut shell blasting to clean the logs. As it turned out, only a small amount was used. Opponents saw this as being the result of their protests. Supporters felt the contractor would not have used the walnut shell in any event after a trial showed it was not appropri-ate.
One non-controversial item in the exterior renovations was construction of a wheelchair ramp on the west wall of the building. This was recently completed.
Installing information boardA crew working for Argo Road Maintenance installs a founda-tion for an information board to be set up south of Little Fort. The electronic display will advise motorists of problems and closures ahead.Photo by Keith McNeill
Avola achieves concord over schoolhouse renovations
Meeting at Argo promotes winter awareness
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Jessica Blewett
In the past couple of months you may have seen groups of seniors, older adults, and volunteers roaming the streets of Clearwater followed by Clearwater Secondary School film student Patrick Roach.
No, this wasn’t the start of a new Clearwater — based reality television show on the secret lives of seniors; it’s actually a rather progressive research method called field assess-ments or field trips where researchers get to see firsthand the kinds of assistance received and challenges faced by seniors and older adults in Clearwater today.
The field trips are part of a community-based research and planning project called ‘From Front Door to Grocery Store: Getting Seniors Where They Want To Be’. This collaborative project, made up of many com-munity groups, the District of Clearwater, and the Community Development Institute (UNBC), explores seniors mobility needs, chal-lenges, and supports in Clearwater.
The field trips began in late August. The District decided to take the lead on these trips by volunteering their future premises as the site of a practice assessment on Aug. 23.
“It is integral that we address issues like mobility and accessibility with the shift we are experiencing towards an aging population in Clearwater. We jumped at this opportunity to get the ball rolling on the field assessments, to be able to show our community how impor-tant it is to participate in these activities. We anticipant the ability to implement quick wins as we go along,” said District CAO Leslie Groulx.
During this trip a group of District employ-ees, researchers and volunteers journeyed through Dutch Lake Elementary School while exploring mobility alongside an indi-vidual with a visual impairment. For some volunteers, this was their first encounter with mobility challenges and they were sur-prised at what they discovered. Fourteen-year-old Meagan Sim volunteered to film the outing, and for her the experience was nothing short of eye-opening.
“I didn’t know how much I take for granted. It was really interesting hearing how much difficulty someone could have with a doorway or with stairs, things I don’t even think about,” Sim said.
The trip was also a great learning expe-rience for District employees who were discussing the renova-tions to their future accessible office space and community cen-tre – a centre that will include a senior’s drop-in space.
Council has been
very firm in its commitment to ensuring the new space is mobility friendly and receiving input from the assessments has proven invalu-able.
“As the district moves forward in creat-ing a new community space it is critical that we listen to the suggestions and needs of our seniors. Being truly “mobility friendly” means more than meeting the standards of the build-ing code. In fact, the code should be consid-ered the floor and not the ceiling. Simply, we must do more to ensure mobility for all of our citizens. We intend to be a leader in implementing real solutions to create an Age Friendly Community. We hope that everyone will consider the needs of their fellow residents and make our community better for all,” said councillor Barry Banford.
The community field trips done since this practice trip have been overwhelmingly posi-tive. The participants provided a great deal of useful information on mobility in Clearwater, the volunteers ensured all the participants were safe and diligently recorded the barriers and supports uncovered, the business and ser-vice managers welcomed us into their spaces, and CSS student Patrick Roach sacrificed his mornings for three weeks to capture the excite-ment of these trips on film; his ample knowl-edge of technology, creative eye for filming and endless patience was greatly appreciated during these trips.
The ‘Front Door to Grocery Store’ team would like to thank everyone who has been involved to date; this project would not be such a success without assistance from all of the dedicated volunteers.
Now that the first round of field trips is complete, the information gathered will be transferred into a workshop where barriers and supports will be reviewed, priorities will be determined, and solutions will be gener-ated. The workshop will be open to all com-munity members and will take place on Jan. 17 (location to be announced). Business own-ers, services providers, club members and any interested members of the general public are encouraged to attend these workshops.
For more information about this opportu-nity, feel free to contact Shelley at 674-1968 or [email protected], or Jessica at 674-1946 or [email protected].
Giving the first poppy(L-r) Clearwater-Vavenby Legion Branch 259 past-president Harry James and president Hethar McIntosh present the first poppy of the year to District of Clearwater acting-mayor Shelley Sim and chief administrative officer Leslie Groulx last week. Each year poppies are given first to the governor-general of Canada, then to the provincial lieutenant-governors, to municipal leaders, and finally to the general public. The poppies are by donation and are not for sale, the Legion rep-resentatives emphasize. Money raised goes to help veterans and their families. Photo by Keith McNeill
Seniors field trips a huge success
Jessica Blewett
What’s Happening
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
Winter is on its way! Be prepared! Use four matched winter tires. They provide better stopping power and traction in cold weather and
snow. Check for wear before mounting, check tire pressure every few weeks. Be sure to safely stow the following items: Windshield scraper and snow brush, Extra windshield
washer fluid, Flares and matches or lighter, Tire chains and gloves, First aid kit Shovel and traction mat, sand or kitty litter, Flashlight and extra batteries, Battery jumper cables, Spare tire, wheel wrench and jack, Extra clothing and footwear, Blanket or sleeping bag, Candles, High energy food, Empty can for melting snow, Tow rope.
Road Maintenance Contacts The District will be providing road maintenance services in conjunction with Borrow Enterprises Ltd. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will remain responsible for the Yellowhead Highway #5 and Clearwater Valley Road and will be maintained by Argo Road Maintenance Ltd. Based on the service area you are calling for reference the following numbers: District of Clearwater Municipal Roads – Borrow Enterprises Ltd. - 250.674.8776 Yellowhead Highway #5 or Clearwater Valley Road – Argo Road Maintenance – 1.800.661.2025 Dunn Lake Road falls under the District of Clearwater’s jurisdiction and responsibility but snow and ice control will be proved by Argo Road Maintenance Ltd. Thompson-Nicola Regional District Launches Web-portal The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has launched a new regional investment attraction website, “Invest, Thompson-Nicola BC.” This website (www.investthompsonnicolabc.ca) features an interactive map identifying key major projects and investment opportunities throughout the region, including specific details about each project. In addition, the website includes comprehensive profiles of regional communities and rural areas to showcase the Thompson-Nicola Regional District as a preferred place to invest. The website Are you interested in being a “Snow Angel”? Take up the challenge and watch out for your neighbours who may need help clearing their driveway after a snow event his upcoming winter season. Roundabout Etiquette Check out the District website at www.districtofclearwater.com and the District Facebook for Driving and Walking tips in the Roundabout. There is now an aerial view of the roundabout on the website as well. Upcoming Events October 31st – Halloween Fireworks at the Gravel Pit November 15 – Ribbon cutting for Roundabout November 15 – Ribbon cutting of Sportsplex Dressing Rooms November 16 – Sugar & Spice on Ice – Girls Jamboree November 5-December 10 – Community Volleyball – 7:30-9:00pm – $2.00 drop in – CSS Gym Upcoming Meetings of Council November 5th, 2013 - Economic Development/Finance & Audit Committee meeting – 5:00pm November 5th, 2013 – Regular Council meeting – 7:00pm November 19th, 2013 – Parks and Recreation/Infrastructure Committee meeting – 5:00pm November 19th, 2013 – Regular Council meeting – 7:00pm
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
Roundabout Open House The District of Clearwater will be holding a public informational open house to discuss a proposal to construct a roundabout at the existing intersection of Highway 5 and Clearwater Valley Road and Park Drive. Representatives from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will be present to explain how a roundabout works, give statistics and answer questions. The Open House will be held between 2:00pm-4:00pm and between 6:00 to 8:00pm Wednesday March 7th, 2012 at the Clearwater Secondary School Pit. Your input will guide our decisions. 2012-2016 Financial Plan Public Input The District of Clearwater is preparing its Five Year Financial Plan for the period of 2012-2016 and would like public input. Members of the community are encouraged to contribute input at any meeting or by dropping information at the District office or email Sheila Thiessen, Director of Finance at [email protected]. There will a public presentation of the Draft Financial Plan on April 3rd, 2012. District Grant in Aid Policy The Council of the District of Clearwater recognizes the value to the community of local clubs, groups, nonprofit organizations and charities. Applications for grants-in-aid must be made in writing addressed to the Finance and Audit Committee by April 30th, each calendar year in which the grant is required. The application shall state the reason for the request and a brief outline of the consequences if the grant is not approved. All grant applications shall declare requests that have been made to other governments/agencies the amounts applied for and the amount expected to be received. Grant in Aid forms are available at the District office. ICBC/Motor Vehicle “Insuring your teens? Make sure you have the right coverage” Did you know, ICBC offers an Excess Special Equipment endorsement? It insures permanently attached non-manufacturer's equipment worth more than $5,000, or permanently attached sound and communication equipment worth more than $1,000 for most passenger and light commercial vehicles. Historical Photos The District of Clearwater is looking for old photos depicting the Municipal Hall and other landmarks of Clearwater. Bring your old photos in and we will scan and return immediately. The best ones will be put up on the website. Items to Note
Interior Crisis Line - 1-888-353-CARE (2273). Call2Recycle box recycling batteries and cell phones at the District office
Pitch-In Canada Week – ‘Clean Sweep’ April 23-30, 2012
Upcoming Events March 7th – Roundabout Open House March 9th – Raft Mountain Skating Club – Dr. Seuss & Friends performance May 12th - Household Hazardous Waste Round up May 13th - “Free” Dump Day at Clearwater Landfill Upcoming Meetings of Council March 6th, 2012 – Parks and Recreation meeting – 5:00pm March 6th, 2012 – Regular Council meeting – 7:00pm March 20th, 2012 – Economic Development meeting – 5:00pm March 20th, 2012 – Regular Council meeting – 7:00pm
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Editor, The Times:There has been a
great deal of misin-formation circulating recently regarding the future of health care funding. It is time to set the record straight. Our Government respects the Canada Health Act, and is committed to our pub-licly funded, universal-ly accessible health care system. There will not be cuts to health care as there were under the Liberals in the 1990s.
The Canada Health Transfer (CHT) has been set to increase by six per cent a year to support provincial
health care budgets. In comparison, this year the BC health care budget will be increasing by 2.6 per cent In 2006-07, when our Government first took office, the CHT was $20.1 billion dol-lars, it is now set to reach a record high of $30.3 billion in 2013-14 and in the future no province or territory will receive less than its 2013-14 CHT cash allocation in future years. Under our Government the CHT is expected to reach at least $38 billion in 2018-19 – this is in no way a funding cut.
Starting in 2017-18, total CHT cash will grow in line with a three-year moving aver-age of nominal Gross Domestic Product, with funding guaran-teed to increase by at least three per cent per year — again, not a funding cut.
We will continue to provide compa-rable treatment for all Canadians, regardless of where they live. The CHT will ensure fund-ing remains predictable in the long-term, and supports the principles of the Canada Health Act which are: univer-sality; comprehensive-ness; portability; acces-sibility; and, public administration.
We are committed to helping Canadians stay healthy, making the health care system more accessible and effective, and ensuring that all Canadians can access the care they need.
Cathy McLeod, MPKamloops-Thompson-
Cariboo
Editor, The Times: I often pondered the whys
and wherefores of history.For instance, when Phillip
II was told by his top admi-ral (Medina Sidonia) that his Spanish Armada was totally inadequate (in fact a disaster just waiting for a place to hap-pen), why did he persist with sending these doomed ships to their fate?
Phillip was not a stupid individual. In fact, he was very much a 'Renaissance Man' who promoted learning and knowledge, albeit with a strong authoritarian streak.
Plus, of course, with Catholicism in a monopoly position. However most his-torians agree that despite setbacks like the Spanish Armada, Phillip's reign was a
plus for the Spanish Empire.So let's jump ahead to the
21st century.When the collapse of Rana
Plaza in Bangladesh happened, several huge corporations were 'caught with their pants down.'
Among them was Loblaws, who had been using sweat shop labour to produce the goods. The 17-hour days, fire the pregnant women, treat the workers like throw away gar-bage was all part of Loblaws corporate plan.
After some very muted mea culpa it appears that Loblaws has gone back to its old ways. In this country Loblaws (and Ikea for that matter) are demanding further concessions from their unionized workers for their next contract.
Let's see here. There have
been the Occupy movement and, in a lesser way, Idle No More. There have just been a series of million person march-es south of the border — low paid service workers demand-ing unionization and better wages.
Doesn't the corporate world realize that the writing is on the wall for this race-to-the-bottom, so-called free market capitalism that has proven such a disaster?
Phillip II could invoke a higher power, “I have dedicat-ed this enterprise to God, get on with it.”
But what is Loblaws' excuse?
We'd all like to hear it.Dennis PeacockClearwater, B.C.
Basic income grant would have BIG impacteditorial by keith mcNeill
Opinion“I cannot afford to waste my time making money.” - Jean Louis Agassiz,
zoologist and geologist
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Last week’s editorial argued that a carbon tax, especially a global carbon tax, would be a good thing for the world. But what would be the best way to use the money collected?
Climate scientist James Hansen has sug-gested there should be a global carbon tax with the proceeds distributed to everyone – in other words, give everyone a social dividend or a basic income grant (BIG).
This is a serious amount of money we're talking about. A global carbon tax similar to British Columbia’s at $30 per tonne of carbon dioxide would generate about $600 billion per year.
Assuming there are 5 billion adults (aged 18 and over) in the world, such a tax would result in a social dividend of about $120 per per-son per year – effectively doubling the annual income of hundreds of millions of people.
Recently, your editor has been read-ing “Basic Income Worldwide: Horizons of Reform”, edited by Matthew C. Murray and Carole Pateman.
One chapter discusses a trial basic income grant (BIG) of N$100 per month (about $10 Canadian) given out to all 930 residents under age 60 of Otjivero, a small village in Namibia, in 2008 and 2009.
Namibia has the highest measured income disparity in the world – there are a few who are very wealthy, and a great many who are extremely poor, and Otjivero is one of the poor-est villages.
The results of the trial were striking. The unemployment rate dropped from 60 per cent
to 40 per cent. Many people started their own businesses as the BIG provided start-up capital and created demand.
Average income per capita went, in one year, from N$118 to N$152.
The percentage of malnourished children went from 42 per cent to 17 per cent in six months, and to effectively zero in one year.
The drop-out rate at the school went from 30 – 40 per cent to five per cent within six months and to zero at the end of the first year.
Better nutrition for the students meant a turnaround in behavior and performance.
The number of children in pre-school went from 13 to 52.
The overall crime rate went down by 36.5 per cent.
People enlarged their shanties from an aver-age of 2.6 rooms (baseline) to 3.3 after one year. One-fifth indicated they had improved their roofs.
These people were still very poor at the end of the trial, but the data indicates that they were also much better off than they would have been otherwise.
Distributing the money raised by a global carbon tax as a social dividend to all the people of the world would create an enormous market for small-scale, alternative energy technologies. It would be relatively simple to administer and cheating would be difficult. It would do a great deal to lessen world income disparities. And it would help compensate those whose lives and livelihoods are threatened by the risk of climate change.
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Andy Adams: No, I'm never home. I'm usually out of town.
Phyllis Bucknell:No, I'm too old for that.
Colleen Hanson:Yes, I haven't been yet. We came to Clearwater two years ago from Fort Nelson.
Stacey Quigley (with Winter)No, we don't celebrate Halloween. ?
Do you plan to attend Clearwater Fire Department's
fireworks display on Halloween?
Questionof the Week
Editor, The Times:A unanimous vote in Avola by
the Thompson Headwaters ser-vices committee (Area B TNRD) on Oct. 22 will protect the 1939 one-room log schoolhouse's char-acteristics while interior renova-tions go ahead. Both chalkboards will be retained, no whiteboard will be installed, and the existing furnishings will not end up in the landfill.
The controversy began in June, 2013, when THSC authorized exterior renovations including ground walnut shell pressure treat-ment and stain of the previously untreated logs. Protesters blocked the driveway. TNRD met with the protesters but decided to go ahead. However, only about two handfuls of the medium was used when photos demonstrated dam-age had occurred to the logs.
Next on the to-do list was the
interior. Again, residents found the THSC proposals unacceptable. Throughout the summer months, alternative suggestions were sent to the committee members, the Area B director and the services coordinator. An official THSC survey and open house in the Avola schoolhouse on Oct. 8 gave Avola residents a voice regarding the interior renovations and at the TNRD Area B business meeting on Oct. 22, the majority message of the residents was heard.
The concerned residents of Avola would like to thank the experts they contacted who offered facts, resources, education, strategies and encouragement through these five months: Anna Lord (communication special-ist), Kathy Paulos (Ashcroft Museum), Don Pierce and Bob Hampton (Hat Creek Ranch), Melody Formanski (Kamloops
Heritage Society), Ric Goodacre (executive director, Heritage BC), Eric Pattison (architect), Don Luxton (heritage consul-tant), James Walford (Revelstoke Heritage Society), Randy Manuel (Okanagan Heritage), Steven Schneider (Kramer Industries), Richard Deckert (industry special-ist), Shannon de Delley (Absolute Power and Controls), Dave Deckert (construc-tion), and Sal Kahn (Ocean Restoration).
Valuable research mate-rials include: "Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada", "The One-Room School in Canada (Jean Cochrane), "The Rural School Problem in British Columbia in the 1920s" (Paul Stortz,University of Calgary).
In addition, former students, teachers, school board members and residents of Avola were very helpful with their recollection of the value of the Avola log school: Royce and Nancy (Holt) Gibson, Evelyn (Craig) McKay, Bob and Colleen (Herns) Jensen, Doris (Jensen) Scarff, James Walford, Rebecca (West) Beaton, Annabelle
Stevens, Cheryl Thomas, Lloyd Strickland, Jean Nelson, Jane Olson, Muriel (Polson) Dunford and the Avola Book Club.
Thank you to Kamloops Daily News and Clearwater Times for covering this story.
Eleanor DeckertAvola, B.C.
Concerned Avola residents see schoolhouse victory
Canfor announces Quesnel closureEditor, The Times:
After 18 months of searching for a differ-ent solution, Canfor announced today (Oct. 24) that we will be per-manently closing our sawmill in Quesnel, B.C. in March 2014. This closure impacts 209 Canfor employees who have persevered through the U.S. eco-nomic slowdown and pine beetle epidemic, and kept the mill prof-itable. It is an extreme-ly challenging time for
our organization, our Quesnel employees and their families, and for the community itself.
Our Quesnel facility has been one of the key mills behind the success of our China market program, and we deeply regret that this closure decision is necessary. It was through the dedicated effort of our employ-ees in Quesnel that Canfor was able to produce lumber from
some of the most heavily mountain pine beetle-impacted fibre in British Columbia, and ship 100 per cent of it to China. We
are extremely proud of what was achieved here, and are saddened to see it come to an end. Continued on page A7
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Editor, The Times:There has been a
great deal of misin-formation circulating recently regarding the future of health care funding. It is time to set the record straight. Our Government respects the Canada Health Act, and is committed to our pub-licly funded, universal-ly accessible health care system. There will not be cuts to health care as there were under the Liberals in the 1990s.
The Canada Health Transfer (CHT) has been set to increase by six per cent a year to support provincial
health care budgets. In comparison, this year the BC health care budget will be increasing by 2.6 per cent In 2006-07, when our Government first took office, the CHT was $20.1 billion dol-lars, it is now set to reach a record high of $30.3 billion in 2013-14 and in the future no province or territory will receive less than its 2013-14 CHT cash allocation in future years. Under our Government the CHT is expected to reach at least $38 billion in 2018-19 – this is in no way a funding cut.
Starting in 2017-18, total CHT cash will grow in line with a three-year moving aver-age of nominal Gross Domestic Product, with funding guaran-teed to increase by at least three per cent per year — again, not a funding cut.
We will continue to provide compa-rable treatment for all Canadians, regardless of where they live. The CHT will ensure fund-ing remains predictable in the long-term, and supports the principles of the Canada Health Act which are: univer-sality; comprehensive-ness; portability; acces-sibility; and, public administration.
We are committed to helping Canadians stay healthy, making the health care system more accessible and effective, and ensuring that all Canadians can access the care they need.
Cathy McLeod, MPKamloops-Thompson-
Cariboo
Editor, The Times: I often pondered the whys
and wherefores of history.For instance, when Phillip
II was told by his top admi-ral (Medina Sidonia) that his Spanish Armada was totally inadequate (in fact a disaster just waiting for a place to hap-pen), why did he persist with sending these doomed ships to their fate?
Phillip was not a stupid individual. In fact, he was very much a 'Renaissance Man' who promoted learning and knowledge, albeit with a strong authoritarian streak.
Plus, of course, with Catholicism in a monopoly position. However most his-torians agree that despite setbacks like the Spanish Armada, Phillip's reign was a
plus for the Spanish Empire.So let's jump ahead to the
21st century.When the collapse of Rana
Plaza in Bangladesh happened, several huge corporations were 'caught with their pants down.'
Among them was Loblaws, who had been using sweat shop labour to produce the goods. The 17-hour days, fire the pregnant women, treat the workers like throw away gar-bage was all part of Loblaws corporate plan.
After some very muted mea culpa it appears that Loblaws has gone back to its old ways. In this country Loblaws (and Ikea for that matter) are demanding further concessions from their unionized workers for their next contract.
Let's see here. There have
been the Occupy movement and, in a lesser way, Idle No More. There have just been a series of million person march-es south of the border — low paid service workers demand-ing unionization and better wages.
Doesn't the corporate world realize that the writing is on the wall for this race-to-the-bottom, so-called free market capitalism that has proven such a disaster?
Phillip II could invoke a higher power, “I have dedicat-ed this enterprise to God, get on with it.”
But what is Loblaws' excuse?
We'd all like to hear it.Dennis PeacockClearwater, B.C.
Basic income grant would have BIG impacteditorial by keith mcNeill
Opinion“I cannot afford to waste my time making money.” - Jean Louis Agassiz,
zoologist and geologist
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Last week’s editorial argued that a carbon tax, especially a global carbon tax, would be a good thing for the world. But what would be the best way to use the money collected?
Climate scientist James Hansen has sug-gested there should be a global carbon tax with the proceeds distributed to everyone – in other words, give everyone a social dividend or a basic income grant (BIG).
This is a serious amount of money we're talking about. A global carbon tax similar to British Columbia’s at $30 per tonne of carbon dioxide would generate about $600 billion per year.
Assuming there are 5 billion adults (aged 18 and over) in the world, such a tax would result in a social dividend of about $120 per per-son per year – effectively doubling the annual income of hundreds of millions of people.
Recently, your editor has been read-ing “Basic Income Worldwide: Horizons of Reform”, edited by Matthew C. Murray and Carole Pateman.
One chapter discusses a trial basic income grant (BIG) of N$100 per month (about $10 Canadian) given out to all 930 residents under age 60 of Otjivero, a small village in Namibia, in 2008 and 2009.
Namibia has the highest measured income disparity in the world – there are a few who are very wealthy, and a great many who are extremely poor, and Otjivero is one of the poor-est villages.
The results of the trial were striking. The unemployment rate dropped from 60 per cent
to 40 per cent. Many people started their own businesses as the BIG provided start-up capital and created demand.
Average income per capita went, in one year, from N$118 to N$152.
The percentage of malnourished children went from 42 per cent to 17 per cent in six months, and to effectively zero in one year.
The drop-out rate at the school went from 30 – 40 per cent to five per cent within six months and to zero at the end of the first year.
Better nutrition for the students meant a turnaround in behavior and performance.
The number of children in pre-school went from 13 to 52.
The overall crime rate went down by 36.5 per cent.
People enlarged their shanties from an aver-age of 2.6 rooms (baseline) to 3.3 after one year. One-fifth indicated they had improved their roofs.
These people were still very poor at the end of the trial, but the data indicates that they were also much better off than they would have been otherwise.
Distributing the money raised by a global carbon tax as a social dividend to all the people of the world would create an enormous market for small-scale, alternative energy technologies. It would be relatively simple to administer and cheating would be difficult. It would do a great deal to lessen world income disparities. And it would help compensate those whose lives and livelihoods are threatened by the risk of climate change.
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Comparing the Spanish Armada and the collapse of Rana Plaza in Bangladesh
Conservatives are not cutting health care: Cathy McLeod
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45 YEARS AGO:The federal govern-
ment had approved new post offices for Clearwater and Blue River, said M.P. Len Marchand.
Clearwater Fire Brigade collected $776 towards the purchase of a new fire truck.
Norman Thompson was elected president of Clearwater Ski Club.
40 YEARS AGO:Mary’s Old and
New Family General Store burned down. Owner Mary Haynes said the family tried to phone the fire depart-ment, but it was out of order. Damage was estimated at $100,000. A Clearwater man was taken into custody over the fire.
The province had approved a $150,000
grant towards the Clearwater Recreation Complex, said MLA Gerry Anderson.
35 YEARS AGO:Evergreen Acres
held its annual fall fashion show. Models came from Clearwater Yoga Club and Evergreen Acres.
Zone chairman for the CNT Lions club presented a spe-cial award to Frank Kohlhauser for 100 per cent president dur-ing 1977/78. Another award went to past secretary Jake Bergen for 100 per cent secre-tary and Lion of the Year.
30 YEARS AGO:Clearwater
Chamber of Commerce wrote a Kamloops newspaper to express full con-fidence in the local RCMP detachment. The paper had report-ed that local residents felt the police couldn’t “cut the mustard” after it took a year to find the truck-camper belonging to the mur-dered Johnson-Bentley family.
Lois Moss was 1983 Good Citizen of the Year.
25 YEARS AGO:Vi Mayer and Jack
Bready shared the honor as Citizens of
the Year. This was believed the first time in the 28 years since the event began that two people received the honor jointly.
Birch Island resident Frank Ritcey was preparing to participate in the 360 km Iditabike ultra-marathon through the frozen Alaska wilder-ness.
20 YEARS AGO:Bill Mattenley was
selected as Citizen of the Year for the second time. The 72-year-old had been named 19 years earlier as well.
An extension of Clearwater Improvement District’s water system to Sunshine Valley was approved by prop-erty owners there. Estimated cost of the project was $650,000.
Clearwater River was likely to go to catch-and-release for rainbow trout, biologist Brian Chan told members of the Grizzly Anglers. He blamed over-harvest-ing for the low num-bers.
Local seniors and the disabled could have their own tran-sit service on a three
month trial basis by the end on November, Mobility Club chair Bill Morse reported.
15 YEARS AGO:Clearwater’s new
Dairy Queen opened its doors. “It’s been a very intense final two weeks,” said owner Doug Borrow. The Flour Meadow Bakery and Café was also open.
Area A parks, cem-eteries and TV com-mittee chair Marina DeNeef retired after approximately 25 years with the committee and the swim club.
A short-list of architects to design a new multi-level hos-pital for Clearwater had been chosen, said director of nursing Berni Easson.
10 YEARS AGO:Clearwater Forest
District was to lose 10 positions as a result of province-wide cuts, said district manager Max Tanner. There would be 21 employed at the district after the cuts came into effect, compared to about 46 five years earlier.
5 YEARS AGO:The most
senior resident at Clearwater's Forestview Place, George Dawe, cele-brated his 103rd birth-day on Oct. 29.
A newly installed web camera at Wire Cache allowed drivers to see up-to-date weath-er information and road conditions. The camera looked north on Highway 5 about 15 km south of Avola.
A semi-trailer pulling an empty 48 foot van slammed into some rocks and ended up in the North Thompson River south of Clearwater. Luckily the rig had a sun roof on its sleeper, and the driver was able to break that out and crawl out onto the roof of the unit.
1 YEAR AGO:The Barriere-to-
McBride corridor was to be one of two sub-regions that would be the focus of a forest development project called Bridges II. “The project will bring together woodlot licensees and small value wood processors in the Valley to discuss and identify potential business arrange-ments,” said Warren MacLennan of the Clearwater Woodlot Association.
Wells Gray Community Forest gave away $87,000 to local causes. Biggest recipi-ent was CSS, which was to receive $27,000 for new athletic uni-forms, upgrades to the robotics program, and improvements to the weight room.
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New Year’s Eve Bullarama
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Doors open at 6pm • Bullarama 7pmNew Year’s Eve Dance After Bullarama
North Thompson Agriplex, Barriere, B.C.
Tickets available at North Thompson Star/Journal (Barriere)
Horse Barn (Kamloops)
Bullarama and New Year’s Dance (19+): $50 Bullarama & Dance including Kamloops shuttle: $80
Bullarama only: $30 • 12 and under (Bullarama only): Free
For more information, contactSteven Puhallo at 250-371-7654 or [email protected]
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Food vendors will be available on site
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Community Halloween
Fireworks Display
Thursday, October 318 p.m. Blastoff
Camp 2 RoadFire trucks will be at entrance
• Donations accepted at the Gate • • 30 Minute Show •
Please stay off the track or the show will stopRemember to dress for the weather - CVFD
BARRIERE• Nov. 2: Barriere Seniors Bazaar & Luncheon at the
Seniors Hall,11am-1pm. • Nov. 16: No-Host Bazaar, North Thompson Fall Fair
Christmas Market, Heffley Creek Hall, 10am-4pm. Info 250-578-8519.
VAVENBY• Nov. 3: Vavenby Craft Fair, Vavenby Community
Hall, 10am-2pm. Info 250-676-9485
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45 YEARS AGO:The federal govern-
ment had approved new post offices for Clearwater and Blue River, said M.P. Len Marchand.
Clearwater Fire Brigade collected $776 towards the purchase of a new fire truck.
Norman Thompson was elected president of Clearwater Ski Club.
40 YEARS AGO:Mary’s Old and
New Family General Store burned down. Owner Mary Haynes said the family tried to phone the fire depart-ment, but it was out of order. Damage was estimated at $100,000. A Clearwater man was taken into custody over the fire.
The province had approved a $150,000
grant towards the Clearwater Recreation Complex, said MLA Gerry Anderson.
35 YEARS AGO:Evergreen Acres
held its annual fall fashion show. Models came from Clearwater Yoga Club and Evergreen Acres.
Zone chairman for the CNT Lions club presented a spe-cial award to Frank Kohlhauser for 100 per cent president dur-ing 1977/78. Another award went to past secretary Jake Bergen for 100 per cent secre-tary and Lion of the Year.
30 YEARS AGO:Clearwater
Chamber of Commerce wrote a Kamloops newspaper to express full con-fidence in the local RCMP detachment. The paper had report-ed that local residents felt the police couldn’t “cut the mustard” after it took a year to find the truck-camper belonging to the mur-dered Johnson-Bentley family.
Lois Moss was 1983 Good Citizen of the Year.
25 YEARS AGO:Vi Mayer and Jack
Bready shared the honor as Citizens of
the Year. This was believed the first time in the 28 years since the event began that two people received the honor jointly.
Birch Island resident Frank Ritcey was preparing to participate in the 360 km Iditabike ultra-marathon through the frozen Alaska wilder-ness.
20 YEARS AGO:Bill Mattenley was
selected as Citizen of the Year for the second time. The 72-year-old had been named 19 years earlier as well.
An extension of Clearwater Improvement District’s water system to Sunshine Valley was approved by prop-erty owners there. Estimated cost of the project was $650,000.
Clearwater River was likely to go to catch-and-release for rainbow trout, biologist Brian Chan told members of the Grizzly Anglers. He blamed over-harvest-ing for the low num-bers.
Local seniors and the disabled could have their own tran-sit service on a three
month trial basis by the end on November, Mobility Club chair Bill Morse reported.
15 YEARS AGO:Clearwater’s new
Dairy Queen opened its doors. “It’s been a very intense final two weeks,” said owner Doug Borrow. The Flour Meadow Bakery and Café was also open.
Area A parks, cem-eteries and TV com-mittee chair Marina DeNeef retired after approximately 25 years with the committee and the swim club.
A short-list of architects to design a new multi-level hos-pital for Clearwater had been chosen, said director of nursing Berni Easson.
10 YEARS AGO:Clearwater Forest
District was to lose 10 positions as a result of province-wide cuts, said district manager Max Tanner. There would be 21 employed at the district after the cuts came into effect, compared to about 46 five years earlier.
5 YEARS AGO:The most
senior resident at Clearwater's Forestview Place, George Dawe, cele-brated his 103rd birth-day on Oct. 29.
A newly installed web camera at Wire Cache allowed drivers to see up-to-date weath-er information and road conditions. The camera looked north on Highway 5 about 15 km south of Avola.
A semi-trailer pulling an empty 48 foot van slammed into some rocks and ended up in the North Thompson River south of Clearwater. Luckily the rig had a sun roof on its sleeper, and the driver was able to break that out and crawl out onto the roof of the unit.
1 YEAR AGO:The Barriere-to-
McBride corridor was to be one of two sub-regions that would be the focus of a forest development project called Bridges II. “The project will bring together woodlot licensees and small value wood processors in the Valley to discuss and identify potential business arrange-ments,” said Warren MacLennan of the Clearwater Woodlot Association.
Wells Gray Community Forest gave away $87,000 to local causes. Biggest recipi-ent was CSS, which was to receive $27,000 for new athletic uni-forms, upgrades to the robotics program, and improvements to the weight room.
HISTORICAL Perspect i ve
BACK IN TIME
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Continued from A5 Closing a profitable sawmill is very difficult, but there is simply not enough fibre remaining in the Quesnel area to support all of the mills in the community. While we considered every option – including harvesting areas currently constrained for environmental reasons or bringing in wood from longer distances – these would only have delayed the inevitable.
Another key part of the decision to close our Quesnel mill was choosing what to do with our tenure rights. It is in the best interests of the com-munity of Quesnel for the tenure to be utilized and not held indefinitely after the closure. We also want this to be the last mountain pine beetle clo-sure we take at Canfor, so we looked for a Quesnel operator who would be willing to exchange tenure in one of our other operating areas, allowing us to safeguard the future of another Canfor mill, in this case Houston. As was also announced today, we have entered into an agreement with West Fraser that allows us to strengthen our fibre posi-tion in Houston while they do so in Quesnel.
Canfor will not walk away from the Quesnel employees who have given so much to our organi-zation. We have pledged to every member of our Quesnel team that they will be offered a position at another Canfor division. For those that choose to remain in the community, Canfor will work with our regional competitors and other employ-ers to find positions for as many of our employees as possible. Labor demand within Canfor and across the forest sector is high, and we are con-fident that we will able to place our employees quickly.
I recognize that some may question our deci-sion to close this mill, and I want to state very clearly: if there was an option that would allow us to keep a profitable mill in operation, we would have found it. B.C.’s government has taken all pos-sible steps to manage the impacts of the mountain pine beetle epidemic while developing new off-shore markets and ensuring a forest policy frame-work that allows our industry to be globally com-petitive. That our industry had Chinese customer opportunities to support our companies, workers and communities through the U.S. housing mar-ket collapse was largely the result of government policy and market development work of a decade ago. It is critical that this work continue.
While adjusting sawmilling capacity to fibre availability following the mountain pine beetle will be a difficult transition, B.C. will continue to have a strong and vibrant forest sector into the future. Ensuring our sawmilling capacity matches the sustainable supply of fibre is an essential part of safeguarding the future of the industry, and we appreciate the support of government, our com-munities and our employees as we move forward.
Don Kayne, presidentCanfor Corporation
Canfor will not walk away from its employees
New map highlights small businessesKeith McNeill
Visitors will have a new aid to help them find their way around Clearwater and area with a busi-ness map recently erected on the meridian by Brookfield Mall.
“It also has information about Vavenby and Blue River,” said Jeff Lamond, president of Clearwater and District Chamber of Commerce. “We have members in both those places and we want to get more.”
The location is good because tourists and locals come there to get groceries, he said.
There is space left on the map for pictures and advertisements.
The reverse side is to be a community bulletin board to promote local events such a the Stargazing Festival held each summer.
“What's really exciting is there are 98 businesses and services listed,” said District of Clearwater councillor and acting-mayor Shelley Sim. “This map makes visible what a vibrant community this is.”
Right: Local government and Chamber of Commerce rep-resentatives check out a new business information map set up near Brookfield Mall on Oct. 21 during Small Busi-ness Week. Pictured are (l-r) TNRD services coordinator Sherri Madden, Clearwater councillor Gord Heisterman, Clearwater CAO Leslie Groulx, Clearwater councillor Shel-ley Sim, Chamber director Goldie Krawec, Owen Lamond, Chamber president Jeff Lamond, and Chamber director Joanne Ovenden. Photo by Keith McNeill
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By Elli KohnertNorth Thompson Star/Journal
The small settle-ment of Vavenby is home to Ecki Manthei, a gifted artist who‘s artwork grows out of his connection to nature, and his drive to follow every new idea with a passion that moves him to create what is in his imagina-tion, without delay.
Ecki’s home stands out from all others in the Vavenby trailer park where it cannot be missed. Two large life-like eagles formed from wood, seem to be guarding his prop-erty. Varieties of crea-tures also made from wood, line the path to the house; and the ambiance of this place leaves no doubt that an artist lives here.
Ecki, and his life partner, Marilyn, arrived in the North Thompson Valley about five years ago. When they saw the trailer court in Vavenby, they “liked it right away and bought it”; a comfort-able, quiet place that allows his creativity to flourish.
Ecki says he emi-grated with his parents from Austria when he was a very young boy in 1945. He has lived and worked in various northern locations in
Canada, and eventu-ally came to live in Cloverdale, B.C. It is there that he began his artistic career.
Seashells were his medium then, tells Ecki as he explains how they lend them-selves to be made into clocks for instance, or be used as a canvas for his paintings.
When the couple eventually settled in the community of Vavenby, it is here that Ecki took on art as his life work.
Ecki has trans-formed one room of their home into an art gallery, where he now displays the numer-ous ‘Art By Ecki’ cre-ations.
The variety of his work is remarkable; it ranges from usable art, like wooden spoons and clocks, to wildlife and nature paintings. Ecki uses antlers for many of his carvings that depict wildlife, especially wolves, in their habitat.
“When I am walking in the forest, or along a stream, I often see something that gives me an idea for a proj-ect,” says the artist, “I may pick up a rock that would be just right to paint something on, or maybe I am lucky to find a moose or deer antler, and I know right away what I want to
carve on it!” He notes that near-
ly all the materials he uses in his creations are natural; giving the artwork its special character.
Sometimes a per-son may come into the gallery to view Ecki’s work, and they may purchase a special item of art for their own home. Most of the time though, Ecki and Marilyn market the art work by taking part in craft fairs.
“At some I do well, with others I do not,” commented the art-
ist on selling his work through craft fairs.
The couple say they have a few tentative ideas in mind for mar-keting; such as going on the road to sell their creations. But right now, they have no immediate plans that they want to follow.
“We like it here in Vavenby,” says Ecki, “We feel comfortable around here, and we do enjoy to be with the friends we have made in the area. For now, ‘Ecki’s Art’ will have its home in the North Thompson Valley .”
Nature plays a large part in Art by Ecki
(Above) Ecki Manthei of Vavenby shows one of the many ant-lers he has carved that are displayed in his home gallery.
(Top left) Ecki’s life partner, Marilyn, looks on on as he passionately describes his art creations to the Star/Journal reporter.
(Bottom left) Some of the beautiful creations that Ecki offers for sale to the public from his Vavenby gallery or at craft fairs.
STAR/JOURNAL photos: Elli Kohnert
Celebration of Art in Barriere June 23, 24By Jill HaywardNorth Thompson Star/Journal
Everything is in place for the June 23, and 24, Barriere Celebration of The Arts. The venue will be similar to last year’s event and will once again be hosted on property beside Highway 5 in Barriere, now the home of Sam’s Pizza and Rib House.
The two day Celebration of Art event is an extravaganza of art and culture, featuring the amazing talent of the North Thompson Valley and British Columbia.
Put on by the North Thomspon Arts Council, and the Yellowhead Artists Cooperative, the venue
continues to be admission free to the public, and encourages youth to attend and participate in the 12 years and under Art Activity Area.
Those involved say they expect a strong turnout of ven-dors this year and that they are looking forward to presenting such a broad range of top qual-ity art for exhibition and/or for sale.
Organizers say booth space is being filled fast by artists and artisans, and they encourage those who have not yet registered to do so now and avoid being disappointed. Service groups and organizations are also wel-come to participate to promote their programs in a booth at the site. Vendors are reminded they
must supply their own canopy or tent, and that power is not available.
If you would like more infor-mation or would like to book a space, or volunteer, please call Jessie at 250-672-9772.
“We figure that all the rain will be done with by then,” said one positive thinker, “It will be a great weekend, and the vendor tents will be to provide shade from the sun, not keep the rain off. We are expecting lots of art-ists, and a steady stream of visi-tors to our presentation. Come on down and see the extremely good works being produced from people within our art com-munity. You’ll be impressed – I guarantee it!”
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Submitted by Clara Ritcey and Ellen Ferguson
Of the many hundreds of moose that lived in Wells Gray Park in the 1960s, two were a little more special than the rest – and of those two, one wasn’t a Wells Gray Park moose at all.
In the late spring of 1959, Charlie Simpson, a rancher in the Burns Lake area, found a baby moose wandering along the rail-way tracks. The cow moose had fallen victim to the train.
Charlie took the tiny calf home to his wife Doris, who called him Jerry and raised him on cow’s milk from a bottle. In spite of his inauspicious start in life, Jerry grew quickly and that winter he ate hay beside the ranch cattle. By the fol-lowing spring he had taken to foraging for twigs and shoots in a nearby swamp, with occasional visits to his old home for company and treats.
At this time, Ralph Ritcey, a Game Branch biologist, was doing research work on moose in Wells Gray Park. Although he had been live-trapping wild moose for the past 10 years, they weren’t particu-larly cooperative for long-term studies. Fay Hartman, who was working with Ritcey, told him about a yearling moose that had been raised by his friends at Burns Lake. With another co-worker, Herb Green, and a one-ton truck equipped with stock racks, Ritcey headed north.
Jerry, not realizing that
he was about to become famous, was nowhere to be seen. Ritcey, Green, and Simpson walked out in the hay field, calling, “Jerry, Jerry.” The young moose, hearing what he was sure was a call of, “Dinner! Come and get it!” raced toward the men.
Having just spent a winter tagging wild moose and dodging angry hooves, Green was not about to stand there and be trampled. He snatched up a large pole from the ground and, when Jerry got close, smacked him over the head. His enthusi-asm somewhat dampened, Jerry was then enticed into the truck with handfuls of fresh leaves and hay. With their unusual pas-senger, Ritcey and Green headed back to Wells Gray Park and the Hemp Creek Ranger Station, where a large corral would be Jerry’s new home.
Jerry’s diet consisted of bundles of fresh twigs and leaves, supplemented with a special grain mix that had been perfected by biol-ogy staff at the University of Alaska.
The bundles of twigs were weighed before being placed in the pen, then any remaining brush was raked up and weighed, to deter-mine exactly how much Jerry had eaten. He had access to all the fresh water he wanted.
It was noted that Jerry would kneel to eat the grain from his feeding pan, the way moose in the wild kneel to reach short brush and grasses.
In 1961, Charlie Simpson came to Wells Gray to check on his moose. Jerry appeared to
recognize him, making funny little noises as he ran to meet Simpson. Simpson brought Jerry a head of cabbage as a treat, which Jerry ate with great relish.
The study ended in 1962. Jerry went to the Calgary Zoo where he lived for many years, and where he appeared to enjoy the many visitors who came take photos.
A number of years later, at a meeting of BC Parks managers, the topic of a suitable BC Parks mascot arose. Herb Green sug-gested Jerry the Moose – and then related the story of his first meeting with Jerry. His wonder-
fully graphic story-telling ensured that Jerry the Moose is now world famous as the mascot of BC Parks.
Not content with the information gleaned from studying an adult moose, Ritcey was agreeable to a suggestion from Game Branch management that he raise a moose calf, as keeping a record of its food intake and weight
gain would be of great value to the study. Unlike studying an adult moose that could live in a pen at the Ranger Station, this project would require the
cooperation of Ritcey’s wife, Clara.
Look for the story of Jerry’s cohort, Lippy the Moose, in a future issue of the Times.
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Famous moose of Wells Gray Park, part one: Jerry the Moose becomes BC Parks' mascot
The original Jerry the Moose feeds on twigs in a corral during his first summer in Upper Clearwater in 1961. He came from near Burns Lake after his mother was killed by a train. Photo submitted
Right: A bit of snow on the ground doesn’t slow Jerry the Moose down as he browses on low brush in a field.Photo submitted
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Gaven Crites – 100 Mile Free Press
A rancher from near 100 Mile House recently used an airplane to chase a pickup truck carry-ing stolen property on Highway 24 and Highway 5 north of Kamloops.
Pilot and ranch manager Greg Messner relayed information to the RCMP through-out the chase, but police were unable to locate the vehicle and the pilot was forced to turn around before he reached Kamloops.
Messner now questions the RCMP's response time and if proper procedures were fol-lowed.
At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, 100 Mile Ranch owner Marina Cecil observed a pickup truck loaded with ranch property leaving the property. She followed the vehicle to Highway
24 and called RCMP and Messner with a description of the truck and the license plate number.
After seeing close to $7,000 in property was in fact missing, Messner decided to try and locate the truck from the air. From the informa-tion he received from Cecil, he reasoned the driver of the truck was headed to Kamloops and he says he located the truck on the south side of Barriere.
“I circled around him for about 60 kilometres (and spent) about a half hour tracking him on the highway,” says Messner, who says he provided regular updates on the loca-tion of the vehicle
and descriptions of other cars in the area to help RCMP.
“I thought for sure they would have had someone out on the road. The system never worked on the cop's side.”
The investigation into the break-and-enter is continuing and RCMP have been in close consul-tation with Messner to address some of his concerns.
Cpl. Dan Moskaluk, media relations with the South East District, says at this time mul-tiple detachments are looking at how the information was shared between them via the dispatchers.
“It's a pretty typi-cal incident where at times we'll have a
theft in progress with vehicle descriptions and there's attempts made to intercept and stop the vehicle. This [case] has a bit of twist in the sense the complainant jumped into a private aircraft and was able to locate what he believes to be the sus-pect vehicle and call in a location.
“Certainly there's an expectation from the public and cer-tainly we're there to provide a response when thefts are occurring. We'd like to see getting the bad guy in all incidents.
"Here, unfor-tunately we didn't and we're looking if something occurred that caused a delay to getting a patrol vehicle out.”
Messner says he's less worried about what was stolen and more concerned about catching the thief and reviewing the RCMP's response to make sure the proper steps were fol-lowed.
“I'm out there doing my part; I'm hoping the system is also working with me to help catch the guy.”
Driverless vehicleOn Saturday, Oct. 19, a vehicle
broke down in Avola while heading south and onto Vancouver Island.
The tow truck was called to move the vehicle and as it was loading it, the vehicle came loose. The vehicle started to roll so the driver quickly ran to stop it.
He opened the door and stepped on the brake, however, his leg got caught underneath the tire.
The driver was taken to hospital with a suspected sprained ankle.
The landlord and the unwelcoming tenant
On Oct. 20, a landlord reported to
police that he had been threatened by a tenant who was holding a rifle.
The person had gone to the prop-erty in order to winterize it and both he and his tenant began to argue. He left but then returned and when he did, the tenant greeted him at the door with a rifle.
Police attended and learned of ongoing issues including illegal entries
made by the landlord while the tenant was not home as well as allegations of ruining his gardening area.
Ultimately, the firearm (which was improperly stored) was turned over to police in an effort to defuse the situ-ation and prevent the situation from escalating any further.
Drugs seized during a stop for speedingOn Oct. 23, a vehicle was stopped
for speeding. The police officer started to interact with the driver and soon detected the odour of marijuana com-ing from inside the vehicle.
The driver was arrested and a small amount of marijuana and cocaine was seized from the vehicle.
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Submitted by Clara Ritcey and Ellen Ferguson
Of the many hundreds of moose that lived in Wells Gray Park in the 1960s, two were a little more special than the rest – and of those two, one wasn’t a Wells Gray Park moose at all.
In the late spring of 1959, Charlie Simpson, a rancher in the Burns Lake area, found a baby moose wandering along the rail-way tracks. The cow moose had fallen victim to the train.
Charlie took the tiny calf home to his wife Doris, who called him Jerry and raised him on cow’s milk from a bottle. In spite of his inauspicious start in life, Jerry grew quickly and that winter he ate hay beside the ranch cattle. By the fol-lowing spring he had taken to foraging for twigs and shoots in a nearby swamp, with occasional visits to his old home for company and treats.
At this time, Ralph Ritcey, a Game Branch biologist, was doing research work on moose in Wells Gray Park. Although he had been live-trapping wild moose for the past 10 years, they weren’t particu-larly cooperative for long-term studies. Fay Hartman, who was working with Ritcey, told him about a yearling moose that had been raised by his friends at Burns Lake. With another co-worker, Herb Green, and a one-ton truck equipped with stock racks, Ritcey headed north.
Jerry, not realizing that
he was about to become famous, was nowhere to be seen. Ritcey, Green, and Simpson walked out in the hay field, calling, “Jerry, Jerry.” The young moose, hearing what he was sure was a call of, “Dinner! Come and get it!” raced toward the men.
Having just spent a winter tagging wild moose and dodging angry hooves, Green was not about to stand there and be trampled. He snatched up a large pole from the ground and, when Jerry got close, smacked him over the head. His enthusi-asm somewhat dampened, Jerry was then enticed into the truck with handfuls of fresh leaves and hay. With their unusual pas-senger, Ritcey and Green headed back to Wells Gray Park and the Hemp Creek Ranger Station, where a large corral would be Jerry’s new home.
Jerry’s diet consisted of bundles of fresh twigs and leaves, supplemented with a special grain mix that had been perfected by biol-ogy staff at the University of Alaska.
The bundles of twigs were weighed before being placed in the pen, then any remaining brush was raked up and weighed, to deter-mine exactly how much Jerry had eaten. He had access to all the fresh water he wanted.
It was noted that Jerry would kneel to eat the grain from his feeding pan, the way moose in the wild kneel to reach short brush and grasses.
In 1961, Charlie Simpson came to Wells Gray to check on his moose. Jerry appeared to
recognize him, making funny little noises as he ran to meet Simpson. Simpson brought Jerry a head of cabbage as a treat, which Jerry ate with great relish.
The study ended in 1962. Jerry went to the Calgary Zoo where he lived for many years, and where he appeared to enjoy the many visitors who came take photos.
A number of years later, at a meeting of BC Parks managers, the topic of a suitable BC Parks mascot arose. Herb Green sug-gested Jerry the Moose – and then related the story of his first meeting with Jerry. His wonder-
fully graphic story-telling ensured that Jerry the Moose is now world famous as the mascot of BC Parks.
Not content with the information gleaned from studying an adult moose, Ritcey was agreeable to a suggestion from Game Branch management that he raise a moose calf, as keeping a record of its food intake and weight
gain would be of great value to the study. Unlike studying an adult moose that could live in a pen at the Ranger Station, this project would require the
cooperation of Ritcey’s wife, Clara.
Look for the story of Jerry’s cohort, Lippy the Moose, in a future issue of the Times.
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Famous moose of Wells Gray Park, part one: Jerry the Moose becomes BC Parks' mascot
The original Jerry the Moose feeds on twigs in a corral during his first summer in Upper Clearwater in 1961. He came from near Burns Lake after his mother was killed by a train. Photo submitted
Right: A bit of snow on the ground doesn’t slow Jerry the Moose down as he browses on low brush in a field.Photo submitted
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Halloween horrors on Riverview Cr.
A vulture (top left) peers down on a ghoul riding a bloody bicycle – just part of the Halloween display at the Ken and Bev Smith residence on Riverview Crescent in Clearwater. Another Smith family, the Mike Smiths, host a haunted house at 357 Wyndhaven during the evenings of Oct. 30 ( 7 – 10 p.m.) and Oct. 31 (6 – 10 p.m.). Clearwater Fire Department's fireworks display will blast off at 8 p.m. this evening (Thurs-day). A children's Halloween will be held this evening at the Blue River Legion, starting at 5 p.m.Photo by Keith McNeill
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The study also concluded that the combination of pooled NAAT and social marketing campaigns was highly effective in almost doubling the rate of acute HIV detection in clinics.
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Ian Eakins
The Clearwater Secondary School Boys soccer season is now over. The team was able to make it into the Thompson/Okanagan playoffs with a 2-1 victory over Barriere. We came second in our division, the West Zone, and were ranked fifth out of the eight teams that played in the tourna-ment in Kamloops on Oct 24/25.
On day one of the tournament, our first game was against Kelowna Christian School, a team ranked much higher than us. Clearwater played a strong game against a highly skilled and big-ger team. We lost 2-0 and both goals were avoidable. Clearwater had its chances to put the ball in the net, but scoring goals has been tough for us this year. Our strength has always been defence.
Next up was the number one ranked soccer team in B.C., Immaculata of Kelowna. They put on a very good display
of skilled soccer and we put on a display of strong athletes and toughness. The num-ber one team won the game 2-0, but both Kelowna Christian and Immaculata had to work hard to get their victories.
All the players on the Clearwater team played well, but special kudos go to goalkeep-er Nate Wadlegger for an amazing perfor-mance.
Even with two losses, day one of the tourney was a success as we played two very strong games.
Day two did not go as well and we played below our abili-ties for both games. We lost a number of players to injury and illness, so we only had one substitution for both games. The other teams had a full rosters and had many extra players to sub in. In a two day tourney with six hours of soc-cer, having extra play-ers is the difference between winning and losing.
Our team was slow and flat on day
two, and even though we were leading the first game 2-0 at half time, we lost 3-2 to Ashcroft. Basically, Ashcroft wanted the win more than we did and they had the extra players to do it – kudos to their come-back victory.
Our last game of the season was against Kings Christian School. We dominated the game and had lots of chances to score, but again, failed to do so. KCS got a free kick in the second half and scored on a great strike. We lost 1-0 even though the ball was in the other end for 80 per cent of the game.
We have work to do for next year. We want to start an indoor soc-cer night to improve
ball handling skills. We need to get more athletes on the team so we can play more sub-stitutes. This team is made up of fine young athletes and next year, or this winter, we will be looking for more. We always have a good time and lots of laughs, and we hope next season is even better than this one.
Four players are graduating this year and we will miss all of them. I want to thank Aiden Sim, Jairus Bromley, Gareth Hewett and Everett Raschke for their dedi-cation to the team and their love of game. I hope that it is a sport that they will play for the rest of their lives. I am sure that they will all look back at
these soccer times with a smile on their face, as we have had a very good time on that green field of dreams at CSS. All four are stellar young people and exceptional ath-letes and I wish them success and happiness in the future.
– Ian Eakins is coach of the Clearwater Secondary School Boys soccer team
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Sports
Boys soccer ends with � nal tournament
Icehawks host tournamentClearwater Midget #18 Russell Dana takes the puck up the ice dur-ing a four-team tournament at the Sportsplex the weekend before last. Kelowna went undefeated at the tourney but then lost to Sicamous 5 – 1 in the final. A team from 100 Mile also took part. Next home game for the Midgets will be in January during Hockey Days.Photo by Keith McNeill
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Halloween horrors on Riverview Cr.
A vulture (top left) peers down on a ghoul riding a bloody bicycle – just part of the Halloween display at the Ken and Bev Smith residence on Riverview Crescent in Clearwater. Another Smith family, the Mike Smiths, host a haunted house at 357 Wyndhaven during the evenings of Oct. 30 ( 7 – 10 p.m.) and Oct. 31 (6 – 10 p.m.). Clearwater Fire Department's fireworks display will blast off at 8 p.m. this evening (Thurs-day). A children's Halloween will be held this evening at the Blue River Legion, starting at 5 p.m.Photo by Keith McNeill
BC Centre for Disease Control
British Columbia will be the first in Canada to use a new, more accurate HIV detection test follow-ing the results of a BC Centre for Disease Control study which found nucleic acid amplification test-ing (NAAT) greatly improved the diagnosis of early or acute HIV infection.
The study also concluded that the combination of pooled NAAT and social marketing campaigns was highly effective in almost doubling the rate of acute HIV detection in clinics.
New HIV test cuts spread of disease
CattleBoyz Sauces & Rubs now available
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THIS NOVEMBER AT JIM’S FOOD MARKETSwe will be selling moustache cookies
for $2 each. $1 from each cookie sold will be donated to Cancer Research in Canada.
Email us a “sel� e” holding your moustache cookie up to your face or post it on our FB page.
Winner randomly selected at the end of Nov. Winner will get a $50 gift card
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Vivian Spedding
Spedding Thoroughbred Farm and Training Center in Blackpool would like to congratulate
this year’s students on a successful and fun-filled show and lesson season with the North Thompson Pony Club.
Students applied what they had learned in their weekly lessons to achieve excellent results in the show ring, bringing home many first placings as well as a couple of show high points.
Pam Jim, the club’s photogrpher and driv-er, showed dedication in hauling horses and students to many of the horse shows.
We try to keep our lessons light and fun, with the students cri-tiquing themselves and each other.
Lessons were in the arena at Spedding Farm and on the trails (some students find the relaxed atmosphere on the trails makes it easier to achieve the desired result).
The season is com-ing to an end, with one last trail ride this weekend, weather per-mitting.
If not, we plan to have a fun day with mounted soccer and jumping lessons in the inside arena.
Next season we hope to travel further afield to shows that hold hunter/jumper classes. Lessons will start again in February for English/Western and hunter/jumper.
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Sports
Pony Club winds up a successful and fun season
Jenny Jim clears a jump as she practises her riding technique with North Thompson Pony Club. Photo submitted
Bantams dominate games with AshcroftClearwater Bantam Warrior #26 Gibson Nash and team captain Jaxon Kjenstad battle for the puck in front of the Ashcroft net during one of two games played against Ashcroft at the Sportsplex on Sunday. The local team won both games with scores of 15-0 and 15-2. The Bantam team this year is made up of bantam- and peewee-aged boys, plus one midget-aged. The Bantam War-riors have played four games so far this season and have dominated all of them.Photo by Keith McNeill
Hockey Lives Here!
For more information about the Sportsplex or any programs call 250 674 2143
COMING EVENTSNOVEMBER 16 AND 17 Girls Hockey Jamboree
NOVEMEBER 23 AND 24 Pee Wee Hockey Tournament
DECEMBER 7 AND 8 Atom Hockey Tournament
Family Skating Fridays @ 5pm • Sundays @ 4:30pm • No ChargeNov. 1 & 3 Sponsored by Jim’s Market and A&W
Home School & Preschool SkatingStarts October 16 • 10am Preschool & 11am Homeschool Every Wednesday
Clearwater & District Minor HockeyOpen to Boys and Girls. • Become part of a winning team. • Join Minor Hockey
and learn to play Canada’s Game. www.cdmha.info • Register @ 250 674 2594 or [email protected]
Raft Mountain Skating Club Register @ www.raftmountain.com
Adult Hockey: Mens Drop In Hockey • Every Tuesday and Friday at
Oldtimers Hockey • Every Wednesday at 8:45 and Sundays at 7:00
Wells Gray Curling Club • starts their season on Oct. 28Call 250 674 3768 for more info.
NORTH THOMPSON SPORTSPLEX
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Notice of Annual General Meeting
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Search and Rescue Building
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To book your tickets – please call Shelley Sim at 250 674 3286 or [email protected]
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Interior Health Authority
With flu season approaching, public health nurses across Interior Health are gearing up for this year’s influenza (flu) vaccination campaign. Last year, over 173,000 seasonal flu shots were provided free of charge to those at risk of com-plications from the flu.
“The World Health Organization (WHO) determines the strains to be included in the annual influenza vac-cine based on flu trends worldwide. This year’s vaccine contains three different flu strains that will offer protec-tion against two influ-enza A viruses and one influenza B virus,” said Dr. Rob Parker, Medical Health Officer with Interior Health. “Getting a flu shot and washing your hands frequently are the two most effective ways to protect yourself and other from getting the flu.”
The flu is highly con-tagious and can cause severe complications for those with heart, lung, and other health prob-lems. Even if you don’t
become severely ill, get-ting the flu can mean several missed days of school, work, and other activities.
To find a flu clinic near you, watch for local announcements on dates and times in your community, visit our website at www.interi-orhealth.ca/FluClinics, or contact your local public health centre. Many physician offices and pharmacies also provide vaccines free to those who are eligible.
Flu shots are safe, effective, and free for those most at risk of getting the flu and its complications including:
• 65 years and older and their caregivers/household contacts
• People of any age in residential care facili-ties
• Children and adults with chronic health con-ditions and their house-hold contacts
• Children and ado-lescents (six months to 18 years) with condi-tions treated for long periods of time with Aspirin (ASA) and their household contacts
• Children and adults who are mor-bidly obese
• Aboriginal people
• All children six – 59 months of age
• Household con-tacts and caregivers of infants and children 0-59 months of age
• Pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy during the influenza season and their house-hold contacts
• Visitors to hospi-tals, health centres and residential care facilities
• People who work with live poultry
• Health-care and other care providers in facilities and com-munity settings who are capable of transmitting influenza disease to those at high risk of influenza complications
• Individuals who provide care or service in potential outbreak settings housing high risk persons
• People who provide essential community services (first respond-ers, corrections work-ers)
While flu shots are free for those most at risk, everyone can ben-efit from the flu shot. People not eligible for the free flu vaccine through the publicly-funded program should contact their physician, local pharmacy, walk-in clinic, travel clinic, or private provider.
For more informa-tion, contact your local public health office or visit our website at www.interiorhealth.ca. Information on the flu shot is also avail-able on the Immunize BC website at www.immunizebc.ca, or on HealthLink BC at www.healthlinkbc.ca.
Award for long term serviceDarlene Braaten (l) receives a long term service award from Clearwater councillor Shelley Sim dur-ing a town council meeting on Oct. 15. Braaten has worked at the Sportsplex concession for 15 years. Photo by Keith McNeill
TNRD launches Invest Thompson-Nicola BC websiteTimes Staff
The federal government and Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) have launched a new regional investment attraction website, Invest Thompson-Nicola BC.
Showcasing the high amount of eco-nomic activity taking place in the rapidly growing TNRD, Invest Thompson-Nicola BC (www.investthompsonnico-labc.ca) is an interactive website that helps business leaders and entrepreneurs locate the best investments in the region.
Funding for the $115,000 project was made possible through the TNRD and participating communities, as well as Northern Development Initiative Trust, Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust and the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada.
“Our government is pleased to sup-port the Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s investment attraction web por-tal,” said Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod. “This resource will help to attract and retain global invest-ment for the region and in turn create jobs and secure economic growth so that our community can prosper.”
Invest Thompson-Nicola BC features an interactive map indentifying key major projects and investment opportu-nities throughout the region, including specific details about each project. In addition, the website includes compre-hensive profiles of regional communities and rural areas to showcase the TNRD as a preferred place to invest.
“The investment portal is important because it’s going to provide a compre-hensive look into the regional district
and its communities. It will be a valuable tool for stakeholders to use in attracting new business to their communities,” said TNRD chair Randy Murray. “When investors are looking to locate their busi-ness they need to know that there will be a good return on their investment and the Thompson-Nicola web portal is going to provide that information, and more.”
Municipal economic development offices throughout the region played a critical role in the development of Invest Thompson-Nicola BC, developing con-tent for site-selector profiles and work-ing with business and industry partners to develop profiles of key investments. Invest Thompson-Nicola BC is the fifth investment portal of its kind developed to showcase the incredible amount of economic activity under way across B.C.
Flu season is on the way. Protect yourself … and others
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Vivian Spedding
Spedding Thoroughbred Farm and Training Center in Blackpool would like to congratulate
this year’s students on a successful and fun-filled show and lesson season with the North Thompson Pony Club.
Students applied what they had learned in their weekly lessons to achieve excellent results in the show ring, bringing home many first placings as well as a couple of show high points.
Pam Jim, the club’s photogrpher and driv-er, showed dedication in hauling horses and students to many of the horse shows.
We try to keep our lessons light and fun, with the students cri-tiquing themselves and each other.
Lessons were in the arena at Spedding Farm and on the trails (some students find the relaxed atmosphere on the trails makes it easier to achieve the desired result).
The season is com-ing to an end, with one last trail ride this weekend, weather per-mitting.
If not, we plan to have a fun day with mounted soccer and jumping lessons in the inside arena.
Next season we hope to travel further afield to shows that hold hunter/jumper classes. Lessons will start again in February for English/Western and hunter/jumper.
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Sports
Pony Club winds up a successful and fun season
Jenny Jim clears a jump as she practises her riding technique with North Thompson Pony Club. Photo submitted
Bantams dominate games with AshcroftClearwater Bantam Warrior #26 Gibson Nash and team captain Jaxon Kjenstad battle for the puck in front of the Ashcroft net during one of two games played against Ashcroft at the Sportsplex on Sunday. The local team won both games with scores of 15-0 and 15-2. The Bantam team this year is made up of bantam- and peewee-aged boys, plus one midget-aged. The Bantam War-riors have played four games so far this season and have dominated all of them.Photo by Keith McNeill
St James Catholic Church
Sunday Service Mass • 11am - 12pmTuesday & Thursday
10am324 Clearwater Village
Road 250-672-5949
Father Don O’Reilly
Clearwater Seventh-Day
Adventist Church
Pastor Bill KellySaturday Service - 10amClearwater Christian ChurchPh. 250-674-3468
Clearwater Community Churchopen to everyone - all denominations
CLEARWATER NEW LIFE ASSEMBLYDan Daase - Pastor
Sunday Morning Worship 10:30am
(Kids church during service)Wednesdays Am - Ladies Bible Study
Thursday 3-5pm Kids ClubPhone: 250-674-2345308 W Old N Thompson Hwy
ChurchDirectoryYour places of worship
VAVENBY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
3083 Capostinsky Rd. • Service 11 a.m.
Sunday Morning Celebration
ServicesIan Moilliet Pastor -
250-676-9574Non Denominational
Clearwater Christian Church“an Independent” congregation in fellowship with the
broader Christian community in the area.Meeting at: 11 Lodge Drive
(Behind Fields Store)
Sunday Worship Service
10 amOn the Web: www.clchch.com
For information 250.674.3841 or 250.674.2912
Pastor Mike Kiewitt250.674.1332
www.ccbaptist.ca
COMMUNITYBAPTIST24E Old North Thompson Hwy
Worship Service 10:30
CLEARWATER UNITED CHURCH
Meeting at Catholic Church of St. James
WorShip Sunday 9am
Rev. Brian Krushel250-672-5653 • 250-674-3615
www.norththompsonpc.ca
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During a stay in hospital, your medications may be changed and some older medications may be stopped. It’s important to be sure to note take these medications when you get home. Part of our job as your pharmacists is to be a final check to ensure this transition from hospital to home occurs smoothly.
Many admissions to hospital are due to a medication problem... not taking them properly, taking too much or too little, or due to a drug interaction. Having a complete record of your medications helps us to ensure you’re taking your medications correctly and safely.
A vasectomy is still one of the best birth control methods. A minor operation using a local anesthetic, it involves severing the tubes that carry sperm from the tested to the penis. The operation doesn’t result in immediate sterility, so alternate birth control methods should still be used. No sexual difficulties result from the operation, however, it doesn’t protect against sexually-transmitted diseases.
We’ve mentioned the ‘polypill’ in this column in the past. It’s a drug delivery system that combines four drugs in one pill for patients with heart disease. The pill contains ASA, a cholesterol-lowering drug, and one or two blood pressure-lowering drugs. It’s a way of ensuring the patient gets all the medication needed to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. Not on the market yet, but perhaps soon.
Understanding how a drug works and its importance to your health will help you remember to take them correctly. We can help.
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Certi� ed General AccountantsRison Realty • 32 E Old N. Thompson Hwy.
Feb. 1st to Apr. 30th - Every ThursdayMay 1st to Jan. 31st - By AppointmentHours: 9:30 am to Noon, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Phone: 250-674-2532 • Kamloops: 554-2533 • Fax: 554-2536Financial Statement Preparation • Corporate & Personal Income Taxes
Accountant - Certified Appliance Repair
CARPENTRY
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Electric Contractors
Building Supply
Winter Hours • 8:30am - 5pm
Electric Contractors
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Florist
JAGER GARBAGEResidential & Commercial
Garbage Collection. Residential includes Blue Bag Recycling
Containers available for construction sites, yard clean-up, industrial sites etc.
Phone Jager Garbage 250-674-3798Serving from Vavenby to Blackpool area
GARBAGE COLLECTIONGarbage Collection
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Taylor, Epp & DolderLawyers
Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. - NoonBarriere Centre - 480 Barriere Town Road
Lawyer in attendance: Elmer Epp
Barriere 250-672-5244 • Kamloops: 250-374-3456
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ICBC AgentDistrict of Clearwater
250-674-2733132 Station Road, Box 157, Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N0Offi ce Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Open through the Noon hour
Motor Licence Office
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Kathy’s Jewelry & Gifts
Construction
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Dan Arnold250-587-0010
Plumbing & Heating
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250-674-2733132 Station Road, Box 157, Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N0Offi ce Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Open through the Noon hour
Motor Licence Office Septic Service
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Robyn Rexin
Armco Construction Company will have its part of the facelift on Vavenby Community Hall completed pretty well by their projected time limit, which was Nov. 1.
The hall looks really good with its new siding.
While working Armco did find some rot that had to be removed.
The hall is now usable and will be available for the Christmas Craft Fair, which will be held on Sunday, Nov. 3, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. For table rentals, phone Barb Pennell at 250-676-9485. Rentals are just $10 a table.
The interior of the hall is going to be repainted and the flooring will be replaced. Those jobs are up for bids.
Residents angry about lack of bridge closure notice
The Vavenby bridge was inspected from Monday, Oct. 21 to Thursday, Oct. 24. There were two
hour closures with 20 minutes in between for use.
The canfor mill had been con-tacted about the closures but the rest of Vavenby had not, includ-ing the school bus drivers and the truckers.
Many town residents were angry about not being contacted, one per-son pointing out that not all families have someone working at the mill.
Some people sat at the bridge for up to half an hour before realizing that they would have to go the long way around to get to the other side of the river.
The “long way around” was using the back road and driving through Birch Island.
Free Wednesday coffeeVavenby Christian Church is
holding a free coffee time for any-one to come to. It is on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church. Free soup will be served at noon.
Community hall getting facelift
Amanda Sabyan measures to add more siding as Armco Construction gives Vaven-by Community Hall a facelift. Photo by Robyn Rexin
Installing water-pipeClearwater businessman Ron Rotzetter operates an excavator as his crew installs new water-pipe to the schoolbus yard in Clearwater last week. The installation is adjacent to but not related to his proposal for a new shopping center next to Highway 5, he says. Photo by Keith McNeill
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
BEIJING – In response to the announcements from Canfor and West Fraser about the closing of their mills in Houston and Quesnel, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson issued the following statement from Beijing, where he is concluding a forestry trade mission to Japan and China:
"First, I wish to extend my sympathies to the workers and their families affected by these two closures
"I understand the compa-nies are taking steps to address workers' needs either through offering jobs elsewhere in the companies, or providing assis-tance in searching for other employment. Provincial and federal assistance is also avail-able for affected workers and provincial government staff will be working closely with the
District of Houston and City of Quesnel.
"Unfortunately, given the mountain-pine-beetle infesta-tion, this news is not unex-pected. This government has invested over $884 million to mitigate the beetle's economic and environmental impacts, which includes supporting regional beetle action coalitions and economic diversification funding through the Northern Interior Development Initiative Trust."
Minister Thompson's statement on recent mill closures
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FEATURED COURSEJOY OF PAINTING Discover your creative talents during this 1-day painting workshop. You will leave the class with a wonderful feeling of joy at your accomplishment of a completed, ready-to-frame oil painting. All supplies included. DATE CHANGE – NOV 16, 2013INTO TO WELDING Gain skills in the arc welding trade. You will be provided with shielded metal arc welding instruction. Several different types of electrodes will be used in a variety of welding positions. Safe equipment operation and techniques in cutting and the fi tting of joints will be emphasized. There will be opportunities for small projects or to perform limited repairs on personal items. H2S ALIVE This 1-day course is intended for all workers in the petroleum industry who could be exposed to hydrogen sulphide (h2s). The course covers the physical properties and health hazards of h2s and how to protect yourself using basic rescue techniques. Each student is required to operate a self-contained breathing apparatus, a detector tube device, and perform rescue breathing on a mannequin.
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Nov. 11: Remembrance Day, Blue River, 10:30 am, Legion Upstairs Hall
Nov. 12: Flu Clinic,1pm-5pm, DHMHNov. 17: Craft Fair, Blue River, 10am-4pm, Blue River Community HallNov. 17: Winter Wonderland craft fair, Wells Grey Inn Conference Rm.,
10am - 2pmNov. 22: Blue River – Bingo, 7 pm, Blue River Community HallNov. 23: Craft Fair, 10am – 2pm, Blackpool Hall. Doors open at 8am
for vendors. Table rentals $10Nov. 28: Beta Sigma Phi Craft Auction, doors open 6 pm, auction
6:30, Wells Gray Inn Conference rm.Dec 5: NT Communities Foundation AGM 6:30 pm, Community
Resource CenterDec. 7: Small Business Dinner, Clearwater Ski Lodge, Call Shelley 250-
674-3286 or [email protected] to book your ticketsDec 15: AE Sb6 Christmas Family Fun Day, location to be announced.
• Raft River Rockhounds: 3rd Sat of the mth. Clw Lodge 1pm 250-674-2700
• Women in Business Luncheon: 2nd Thurs. of the mth at Wells Gray Inn, 12–2 pm. Preregister at 250-674-2700
• Clearwater Choir: Youth 3:30 - 5 pm; Adult 6:30 - 9 pm, Tuesdays, Clearwater Christian Church
• Crafts & Conversations with Cheryl. Tuesdays 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at the North Thompson Aboriginal Sharing Center. Phone 250-674-3703 for more info.
• Clearwater Farmer’s Market every Saturday from 9:00 am – Noon. For more info please call Anne at 250-674-3444.
• Clearwater-Vavenby Lions Bingo: Every 2nd Tues. Elks Hall. 250-587-6269
• M&M (Mrs. & Ms.) Social. Last Sun of the mth Wells Gray Inn. 1pm: 250-587-6503
• Blackpool Community Hall Coffee House; Local musicians – every 2nd Fri. of the mth. 6:30pm. Concession, $3 or 2 for $5.
• Clearwater Elks Bingo - every 2nd Thurs. Elks Hall. open 5pm• Cribbage Wed. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 12:30 pm.• Fun Darts Fri. at the Royal Canadian Legion. 6 pm.CHILDREN & FAMILIES• Racoon StrongStart - Raft River Elem school days Mon, Tues,
Thurs & Fri 8:45-11:45am• Racoon StrongStart - Vavenby Elm school days Wed 8:50-
11:50am• Clearwater Breastfeeding Group: 3rd Wed. of every month
7:30pm @ YCS• Mother Goose - Mornings, reg. Kerry 250-674-2600 ext 227• NT BC Home Schoolers: Meets Fri. afternoons. Call Leanna
250-674-0057 for details• Kids Club: Clearwater New Life Assembly. Meets every Thur.
3-5 pm. Ages 5-12. For info contact Bobbi @ 250-674-3346
HEALTH & HEALING• AA Meetings: every Wednesday, #11 Lodge Dr, 250-674-1923• Shambhala Meditation Group: meets every Tuesday at Forest
Centre at Evergreen Acres. 250-674-2699• Clearwater Sno-Drifters: 1st Thurs every mth. 250-676-9414• CNT Rod & Gun Club: 3rd Tues. of the mth. Blackpool Hall 7pm
Nov., Jan., & Mar. AGM in May• Volleyball: Tues. 7:30-9:00 PM, Nov. 5 - Dec. 10, at Clearwater
Secondary School Gym, $2 drop in. Info: 250-674-1878.• Yoga Tree – Call or email Annie 250-674-2468 annie.pomme@
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Skill Development: If you have been on Employment Insurance in the past 3 years (5 years maternity) & are currently unemployed, you may be eligible for
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information you’re seeking or call and make an appointment.• Free computer & Internet access • Free resume help •
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Free Workshops to help with your work search are available. Please contact us to register for one or all of these free workshops.
Using Internet & Email Basics Workshop: Thurs. Nov. 14thCreating & Updating Your Resume Workshop: Thurs. Nov. 21st
Work Search Techniques Workshop: Thurs. Nov. 28th Resumes & Interviews: Go hand in hand, so the better prepared you are the greater the impression you will make to your future employer. Please drop in and our friendly staff will assist you.Targeted Wage Subsidy (TWS): Are you currently on Employment Insurance or have you been in the last 3-5 years? If you have, you may be eligible for wage subsidy. Ask us for further info.Funding for Skill Enhancement: Recent or active EI clients with a career plan in mind seeking assistance through Service Canada are required to book an appointment with one of our Employment Counsellors.• Blue River Library: An employment consultant comes to the Blue River School. Next visit is Tuesday November 12th from 12:30-2:30. If a one on one appointment is required, please call to set up a time prior to the drop in.
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Coming EventsBarriee Seniors Centre Annual Fall Bazaar & Lunch will be held Nov. 2, 11am-1pm. Light lunch $5.00.
Rent Cross Country Ski Equip-ment for the season at the No-Host Bazaar, Nov. 16, 10am-1pm at the Fall Fair Hall.
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Notice to low income seniors and persons with disability. You may qualify for a grant up to 20,000. to modify and adapt your home for improved safety and accessibility. For details contact your local HAFI expert Hans Ounpuu, Building con-tractor @ 250-674-3875.
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Some habits are hard to break, Aquarius. Look to a mentor to help and you will succeed. A fitness goal is easily achieved with a new piece of equipment.
The odds may be stacked against you, Pisces, but that doesn’t mean you won’t come out on top with a little ingenuity. A weekend endeavor requires a leap of faith.
Speak up, Aries, and the problem will be solved. A little miracle at home makes for an interesting weekend. Travel plans come together.
Cast aside all doubt, Taurus. The offer is genuine and will bring you many rewards. A test of faith begins— be strong. Money woes ease.
Feeling blessed these days, Gemini? Pay it forward. A compromise at home raises everyone’s spirits and fun ensues all weekend long!
A business relationship blossoms with an addition. A larger-than- life personality drops by with an offer you can’t refuse. Oh boy, oh boy, Cancer.
Oops, Leo. You fall behind on a project, raising some eyebrows. Not to worry. You will get back on track sooner than you think, thanks to an innovation.
Spend less, save more and you’ll definitely get more, Virgo. More in your bottom line and more peace of mind. Flowers provide a great pick-me-up.
Lady Luck smiles on you, Libra, and there is nothing beyond your reach. A treasured heirloom resurfaces, bringing back many fond memories.
The tiniest of changes make a vast improvement in a project. A rejection is a blessing in disguise. Be grateful for what you’re given, Scorpio.
News from afar gets the creative juices flowing, and you accomplish more than you have in some time, Sagittarius. A game of wits at the office proves challenging.
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Aries, shake things up a bit to inspire some much-needed change. Be a tourist in your own city if you cannot afford a trip or immerse yourself in new cultures.
Cancer, a desire to get organized has been on your mind for quite some time. Now is the ideal time to do something about it. Start by clearing out clutter and go from there.
Libra, you feel a strong need to communicate with others this week. Share some truths with your loved ones, but try not to come across as if you have an agenda.
Keep your inten-tions hidden from others until you are ready for the big reveal, Capricorn. This will help make the surprise even more exciting for all those involved.
Aquarius, discus-sions reach a point where you want to make permanent changes to your plans. Mull things over before making any final decisions, but enjoy this excit-ing time.
It is not a good week to begin new projects, Taurus. In fact, cosmic signs point to finishing up anything you have outstanding. Try to focus on financial matters as well.
Enjoy a short vaca-tion, Leo. It may be a jaunt to a weekend hideaway or some-thing off the beaten path, but make the most of this well-deserved escape from the daily grind.
Scorpio, you may have a desire to travel and seek adventure, but right now finances won’t allow it. If you can keep expenses down, you may have the opportunity soon.
Personal details about your private life may become public, Pisces. How this information is handled depends on your reaction.
Cooperate with others this week, Gemini. This works best when you embrace compro-mise. Listen to what others have to say and always keep an open mind.
Virgo, you are feeling domestic this week, so enjoy puttering around the house these next several days. You can catch up on decorating or reno-vating the home.
Expect to have luck on your side this week, Sagittarius. As a natural born risk-taker, all you need is a little incentive to get out and take a chance.
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18 -19Obituaries
IN LOVING MEMORY LEWIS
Ronald Brian Oct. 9, 1957 - Oct. 7, 2013
The family of Ron Lewis regrets to announce his sudden passing due to medical complications in Kamloops, B.C. A celebration of Ron's life was held on Oct. 12, 2013 at the Wells Gray Ranch, Clearwater, B.C., where he lived and worked.
Ron is survived by two sons: Danny (Nicole) and Brian (Donna) and one grandson, Mathew; also two sisters: Judy Ratch (Ken), Helen Schiller (Ken Sanford) and one brother: Bruce (Darlene) and many cousins, nieces, nephews, aunts, in-laws and many friends.
Ron was predeceased by his parents Trevoy and Phyllis, formerly of Nova Scotia; his three sisters: Joan Blades, Brenda (Jill) Jackson, Lynne Lynds and nephew Glen Jackson.
Memorial donations in Ron's memory can be made to the Wells Gray Trail Society, Box 507, Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N0
It is with great sad-ness that we announce the passing of Sharon Cheryl Cusworth (Chase).
Mom had a very short battle with can-cer and slipped away to join her son on October 14, 2013. She was born in Kelowna, BC on Sept 15, 1947. She grew up there and moved to Clearwater in 1974.
Mom did not know anyone in Clearwater and what better way to meet people than to volunteer? She volunteered at the school to help in class and field trips; she was a Brownie and Pathfinder leader as well as a Beaver, Cub and Junior Forest Warden leader. She was a volunteer for the Heart and Stroke Foundation and was a member in good standing of the Clearwater Hospital Auxiliary, both from 1974 to her passing. That is 39 years! Mom also was a Lions Club member.
Mom was an amaz-ing crafter, sewer, cro-cheter, knitter, baker, canner, and canasta player! You name it, she could do it.
Mom got married to the love of her life, Colin, in 2006 and moved to Kamloops that same year. She loved her family and
friends so much and would do anything for any one of us. Her heart was as big as the great outdoors. She had a waspy personal-ity but was an amazing person and may be gone but will never be forgotten.
Mom is prede-ceased by her loving son Jason, her father Ronald, and her broth-er Roger. She leaves behind to celebrate her life, her ever so caring husband Colin, her mother Margaret, sister Beverly, brother Kelly, sister Virginia along with her hus-band Tola, their daughters Heather (Jason and Tulia) and Chelsea (Rene), her daughter Tracy, along with husband Darren, granddaughter Kaila, great granddaughter and little light of her life, Jacen, grandsons Brodie and Conor. She also leaves behind grandchildren Leath Anne,Tyler, Coltin and Marina. As well as other nieces, nephews, cousins and aunts and
uncles (the Chase fam-ily is huge)! A special mention is needed for longtime friend and honorary daughter, Maurine and her kids Candace and Nicholas, and their families as well as recent honor-ary daughter Liz and her daughter Olivia.
Mom was a believer in volunteering and lending a helping hand and has asked that instead of flowers or a donation to charity, please lend a hand, help a stranger, your neighbor, volunteer for an organization. Pay it forward! She guaran-tees you will feel great about it!
A celebration of her life was held at Desert Gardens, 540 Seymour St in Kamloops, BC on Oct 26, 2013. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuner-alhome.ca
The things I feel most deeply
Are the hardest things to say
Mom, I love youIn a very special
way.If I could have only
one wishOne dream that
could come trueI'd pray with all my
heartFor yesterday and
you. ~ Tracy
IN LOVING MEMORY Sharon Cheryl Cusworth (Chase)
Sept 15, 1947 - Oct. 14, 2013Toques for sale in Little FortMembers of the Campbell family, (l-r) Shenelle, Tamaralee (holding Josianna) and Lisalee, sell hats they have crocheted at the Little Fort craft sale last Sunday. Some have described the young musicians as Clear-water's answer to the Rankin Family. Photo by Keith McNeill
Fresh veggiesKathy Karlstrom of Garden Gate organic produce in Little Fort shows a red cabbage to Erin and Bryan Chase of Clearwater during the Little Fort craft sale on Sunday. Photo by Keith McNeill
VANCOUVER – Every community has one or more—people who make life better for their communities by applying their hard work, skills and talents to such areas as arts and culture, sports and recreation, multiculturalism, environ-ment, healthcare, education, civic duty, business innovation, community volunteerism, philan-thropy and youth or seniors’ leadership.
It’s time again to recognize these contri-butions by submitting a nomination to the prestigious British Columbia Community Achievement Awards. The deadline for nomina-tions is Nov. 15.
Information about how to nominate is found at www.bcachievement.com, by calling 604 261-9777 or toll free at 1-866 882-6088. New for 2013 is an online nomination process.
“Each year, we encourage communities to consider their citizens who make a differ-
ence,” said Keith Mitchell, chair of the BC Achievement Foundation, which administers the awards. “Take the time to nominate the special people who contribute to your communities – either as a volunteer or in the course of their work – and who inspire by their example.”
Recipients are selected by an independent advisory council of community leaders based on the nominee’s contribution and commitment to the community. Recipients will be honoured at a ceremony held at Government House in Victoria in spring 2014 where they will receive a unique medallion designed by BC First Nations artist Robert Davidson.
Established and endowed by the Province in 2003, the BC Achievement Foundation is an independent foundation that celebrates excel-lence in community service, enterprise, arts and humanities.
Nominations invited for BC Community Achievement awards
Read us online at www.clearwatertimes.com
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18 -19Obituaries
IN LOVING MEMORY LEWIS
Ronald Brian Oct. 9, 1957 - Oct. 7, 2013
The family of Ron Lewis regrets to announce his sudden passing due to medical complications in Kamloops, B.C. A celebration of Ron's life was held on Oct. 12, 2013 at the Wells Gray Ranch, Clearwater, B.C., where he lived and worked.
Ron is survived by two sons: Danny (Nicole) and Brian (Donna) and one grandson, Mathew; also two sisters: Judy Ratch (Ken), Helen Schiller (Ken Sanford) and one brother: Bruce (Darlene) and many cousins, nieces, nephews, aunts, in-laws and many friends.
Ron was predeceased by his parents Trevoy and Phyllis, formerly of Nova Scotia; his three sisters: Joan Blades, Brenda (Jill) Jackson, Lynne Lynds and nephew Glen Jackson.
Memorial donations in Ron's memory can be made to the Wells Gray Trail Society, Box 507, Clearwater, B.C. V0E 1N0
It is with great sad-ness that we announce the passing of Sharon Cheryl Cusworth (Chase).
Mom had a very short battle with can-cer and slipped away to join her son on October 14, 2013. She was born in Kelowna, BC on Sept 15, 1947. She grew up there and moved to Clearwater in 1974.
Mom did not know anyone in Clearwater and what better way to meet people than to volunteer? She volunteered at the school to help in class and field trips; she was a Brownie and Pathfinder leader as well as a Beaver, Cub and Junior Forest Warden leader. She was a volunteer for the Heart and Stroke Foundation and was a member in good standing of the Clearwater Hospital Auxiliary, both from 1974 to her passing. That is 39 years! Mom also was a Lions Club member.
Mom was an amaz-ing crafter, sewer, cro-cheter, knitter, baker, canner, and canasta player! You name it, she could do it.
Mom got married to the love of her life, Colin, in 2006 and moved to Kamloops that same year. She loved her family and
friends so much and would do anything for any one of us. Her heart was as big as the great outdoors. She had a waspy personal-ity but was an amazing person and may be gone but will never be forgotten.
Mom is prede-ceased by her loving son Jason, her father Ronald, and her broth-er Roger. She leaves behind to celebrate her life, her ever so caring husband Colin, her mother Margaret, sister Beverly, brother Kelly, sister Virginia along with her hus-band Tola, their daughters Heather (Jason and Tulia) and Chelsea (Rene), her daughter Tracy, along with husband Darren, granddaughter Kaila, great granddaughter and little light of her life, Jacen, grandsons Brodie and Conor. She also leaves behind grandchildren Leath Anne,Tyler, Coltin and Marina. As well as other nieces, nephews, cousins and aunts and
uncles (the Chase fam-ily is huge)! A special mention is needed for longtime friend and honorary daughter, Maurine and her kids Candace and Nicholas, and their families as well as recent honor-ary daughter Liz and her daughter Olivia.
Mom was a believer in volunteering and lending a helping hand and has asked that instead of flowers or a donation to charity, please lend a hand, help a stranger, your neighbor, volunteer for an organization. Pay it forward! She guaran-tees you will feel great about it!
A celebration of her life was held at Desert Gardens, 540 Seymour St in Kamloops, BC on Oct 26, 2013. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.kamloopsfuner-alhome.ca
The things I feel most deeply
Are the hardest things to say
Mom, I love youIn a very special
way.If I could have only
one wishOne dream that
could come trueI'd pray with all my
heartFor yesterday and
you. ~ Tracy
IN LOVING MEMORY Sharon Cheryl Cusworth (Chase)
Sept 15, 1947 - Oct. 14, 2013Toques for sale in Little FortMembers of the Campbell family, (l-r) Shenelle, Tamaralee (holding Josianna) and Lisalee, sell hats they have crocheted at the Little Fort craft sale last Sunday. Some have described the young musicians as Clear-water's answer to the Rankin Family. Photo by Keith McNeill
Fresh veggiesKathy Karlstrom of Garden Gate organic produce in Little Fort shows a red cabbage to Erin and Bryan Chase of Clearwater during the Little Fort craft sale on Sunday. Photo by Keith McNeill
VANCOUVER – Every community has one or more—people who make life better for their communities by applying their hard work, skills and talents to such areas as arts and culture, sports and recreation, multiculturalism, environ-ment, healthcare, education, civic duty, business innovation, community volunteerism, philan-thropy and youth or seniors’ leadership.
It’s time again to recognize these contri-butions by submitting a nomination to the prestigious British Columbia Community Achievement Awards. The deadline for nomina-tions is Nov. 15.
Information about how to nominate is found at www.bcachievement.com, by calling 604 261-9777 or toll free at 1-866 882-6088. New for 2013 is an online nomination process.
“Each year, we encourage communities to consider their citizens who make a differ-
ence,” said Keith Mitchell, chair of the BC Achievement Foundation, which administers the awards. “Take the time to nominate the special people who contribute to your communities – either as a volunteer or in the course of their work – and who inspire by their example.”
Recipients are selected by an independent advisory council of community leaders based on the nominee’s contribution and commitment to the community. Recipients will be honoured at a ceremony held at Government House in Victoria in spring 2014 where they will receive a unique medallion designed by BC First Nations artist Robert Davidson.
Established and endowed by the Province in 2003, the BC Achievement Foundation is an independent foundation that celebrates excel-lence in community service, enterprise, arts and humanities.
Nominations invited for BC Community Achievement awards
Read us online at www.clearwatertimes.com
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