barriere star journal, september 04, 2014

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Teacher’s strikeParents told to brace for a

long shutdown

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CAO answers sewage project

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The Clearwater Times wins

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7th Annual Stomp’n Toy Run

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The Times

One Ontario resident is dead and two oth-ers sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries as a result of a single vehicle crash near Dar� eld on Saturday morning.

According to Cpl. Bart Doerr of Clearwater RCMP, on Aug. 30 at approximately 8:30 a.m., members of the Southeast District RCMP Traf-� c Services, Barriere RCMP and Clearwater RCMP responded to a report of a single vehicle crash on Yellowhead Highway 5 approximately � ve kilometres south of Little Fort.

Upon the arrival of the police at the scene, members ascertained that a southbound vehicle had left the travel portion of the highway and entered into the left hand ditch. The vehicle then rolled down a very steep embankment be-

fore coming to rest a short distance away on its side against a tree.

There were three occupants in the vehicle in the vehicle at the time.

Unfortunately, the female passenger died at the scene from the injuries she sustained during the crash.

The female driver and male passenger were cut free from the vehicle and were transported to the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops with serious but non-life threatening injuries. The driver and passenger will remain at the Royal Inland for further followup and medi-cal care.

RCMP are in the preliminary stages of this investigation, Doerr said, and have not made any de� nite determinations as to the cause or relative factors leading to this incident.

At this point in time, drugs and alcohol are not suspected as contributing factors in this crash. During the time of the crash, weather and road conditions were considered good.

Also at this point in time the police are not releasing the names of those involved as next-of-kin have yet to be noti� ed.

A Southeast District RCMP collision re-constructionist and a local coroner attended the scene, assisting with the investigation. The investigation will continue into the cause of this tragic incident.

Police ask that, if there are any other wit-nesses to this crash or this vehicle prior to the crash, they come forward and speak with police. Calls can be forwarded through to the Clearwater RCMP Detachment at 250-674-2237.

Dar� eld crash takes one lifeOne Ontario resident is dead and two oth-

North Thompson Star/Journal

The 65th Annual North Thompson Fall Fair and Ro-deo is now in the history books. For three days this popular event has once again taken over the small rural community of Barriere with over 10,000 visi-tors attending.

Despite a major thunder storm, complete with hail and torrential rain for a short peri-od of time on the Saturday, for the most part the weather was amiable with bright sun for the big Saturday parade, and a few light rain showers to keep the dust down on Sunday.

Visitors came from all over B.C.; Vancouver Island, the Kootenays, Thompson-Okana-gan, and northern communities as far away as Stewart, Fort St. John and more. There were a number of visitors who made

the trip from Alberta and Washington state.

Many different languages were also heard over the three days as visitors from other countries attended to experi-ence the � avour of a “down home country fair”, and to see “Canadian cowboys” and a “real live rodeo”. Ger-man, Russian, and Austrian

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65 years and getting better all the time

Kamloops Ukrainian Dancers were a big hit in the 65th annual North Thompson Fall Fair parade, with many folks lined up along the route spotted participating in the dancing as well. The danc-ers also made a grand display as they passed through the rodeo arena during the opening ceremonies.

STAR/JOURNAL photos: Elli Kohnert

Dar� eld crash takes one life

The 65th Annual North

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Jeff NagelBlack Press

This summer’s wild� re season will go down as one of the most destructive on re-cord in B.C.

As of Thursday, � res had burned up more than 330,000 hectares across the province and are expected to soon surpass the 337,000 hectares destroyed in the 2010 � re season.

This year is still far short of 1958, when 856,000 hectares burned, but 2014 could move into � fth place if it surpasses 1950’s 343,339 hectares, or even third if it tops the 351,000 lost in 1971.

While much timber has burned, no homes or other signi� cant structures have been lost this year, so by that measure it’s been nowhere near as catastrophic as the 2003 � re season, when more than 300 homes were lost or damaged in the Okana-gan Mountain and McClure � res.

But it has been costly.The province has so far spent more than

$246 million � ghting wild� res, almost four times what was budgeted, and more than the $212 million expended in 2010.

Despite wet weather on the Labour Day weekend, � re of� cials are bracing for more warm dry spells in September.

“It’s unlikely we’ve seen the end of the � re season by any stretch of the imagina-tion,” � re information of� cer Dustin Eno said.

The actual number of � res this year – just over 1,300 – is well below the average of 1,600 a year.

But many of the � res have been very large.

The biggest, and still only 20 per cent contained, is the 130,000-hectare Chelas-lie River � re, which is between Anahim Lake and Burns Lake, near Entiako and Tweedsmuir provincial parks. Homes re-main under evacuation order there.

The largest evacuations this summer have included the China Nose � re near Houston and the McAllister � re, which forced the evacuation of the entire town of Hudson’s Hope in July.

Assisting B.C. crews have been large numbers of imported � re� ghters and equipment, from other provinces, Alaska and Australia.

“We’ve brought in a lot and have been

very grateful to be able to draw on those re-lationships, both right across Canada and internationally,” Eno said.

“Last year we exported a lot of � re� ght-ers to � ght in other jurisdictions and this

year they were able to return that favour.”There are still 152 active � res and an-

other 85 out-of-province � re� ghters ar-rived Thursday from Ontario so B.C. crews could take mandatory days off.

Wild� re season will rank among B.C.’s worst Total area burned will soon pass 2010 tally

Photo submitted by: B.C. Wild� re Management Branch

A ‘� re tornado’ erupts from the Chelaslie River � re in west central B.C., between Anahim Lake and Burns Lake. At 130,000 hectares and still only 20 per cent contained, it is B.C.’s largest wild� re so far in 2014.

This summer’s wild� re season will go

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Kamloops This Week

Planning for a forecasted re-cord inland � shery on Kamloops Lake continues in the wake of the Mount Polley mine disaster, which is not expected to alter the harvest.

The tailings breach caused several First Nations bands in the Lillooet area downstream on the Fraser River to close a tradi-tional food � shery on Aug. 9, but further water-quality testing has found no contaminated samples.

On Aug. 4, the tailings dam at the open-pit mine near Likely collapsed, sending millions of li-tres of water into Polley Lake and then into Quesnel Lake, which feeds the Fraser River system.

The breach came just weeks before the start of the Fraser sockeye run, expected to see more than 20-million salmon re-enter the system to spawn, including at Adams and Quesnel rivers.

Murray Ross, who heads the Secwepemc Fisheries Commis-sion, said the tailings breach brought some initial uncertainty to the unique inland � shery, which sees a contracted boat on Kamloops Lake harvest for com-mercial purposes.

It is still planning to begin net-ting sockeye beginning as early as Aug. 18.

“We’ve ramped up our � sh-ing effort compared to 2010 [the record brood year]. We have the opportunity for a second boat if we’re catching lots of � sh.”

On Monday, provincial of-� cials said water-quality testing

on Polley and Quesnel lakes has found all samples are safe for hu-man consumption and vary little from normal conditions.

The commission advises Shus-wap bands on � sheries issues, including for traditional food � shing. Ross met on Monday, Aug. 11, with representatives of the Adams Lake Indian Band to report they should be OK to re-sume traditional � shing activities.

“I don’t think we need to have as much caution as a week ago. [But] there are still concerns and long-term issues we will have to deal with.”

Ross said he is heartened by early results of water testing as well as plans to test at the con� u-ence of the Quesnel and Fraser rivers.

Environmental testing has shown the vast majority of water samples have come back at safe levels, according to Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines, stat-ed a release from the Ministry of Environment:

“Water samples taken by Im-perial Metals from the shore of Polley Lake on Aug. 7, 2014, have

been tested and are very close to historical levels prior to the breach of the tailings pond.”

But, late last week, several bands along the Fraser reported � nding salmon with skin that could be wiped off by hand.

“It’s not a risk worth taking,” said Xaxli’p First Nation chief Darrell Bob, who complained there has been no local testing by health or Department of Fish-eries of� cials in the wake of the Mount Polley disaster.

Many families depend on the traditional harvest, whether by spear or dip net.

Bob said the uncertainty is too great and government of� cials have been silent.

“We haven’t heard from any-body,” he complained.

On Monday at Kamloops Lake, crews started building a dock, part of new infrastructure intended to land � sh and get them on ice and to market more quickly.

The inland � shery hopes to net upwards of 250,000 returning sockeye using two boats on Kam-loops Lake.

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Pickets were brandished instead of pencils at public schools Tuesday after an attempt at mediated talks to resolve the teachers strike collapsed over the weekend, ending hopes classes could start on sched-ule.

School district administrators warned parents of children requiring alternate child care to plan for a lengthy shutdown of schools and to not assume the labour dispute will be resolved in a matter of days.

Veteran mediator Vince Ready walked away from the exploratory negotiations Saturday, saying the two sides were at “an impasse” and simply too far apart – par-ticularly on wages and bene� ts – for media-tion to be productive.

B.C. Teachers Federation president Jim Iker said the two sides are just one per cent apart on wages.

The government offer is seven per cent over six years, while the union wants eight per cent over � ve.

But Education Minister Peter Fass-

bender said the BCTF demand is still near-ly twice what other public sector unions have settled for once bene� t demands are included.

The province has also taken a $1,200 signing bonus off the table, while the union still wants $5,000, which makes up a big chunk of what the government says is a $300-million gulf between the positions,

The province has offered a $75-million Learning Improvement Fund to help ad-dress special needs but the union wants much more for special needs and to settle grievances.

Another challenge to a negotiated set-tlement remains the government’s pending appeal of a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that it violated the union’s bargaining rights in 2002 when it stripped provisions on class size and support.

Iker claimed the BCTF has reduced its demands by $125 million, including a cut in the size of its proposed fund to settle grievances, while the government of-fered no meaningful moves in return and “squandered” the chance at a deal.

He said the province wants new contract

language that will “nullify” the union’s le-gal victories on class size and composition and circumvent any future appeal court ruling in teachers’ favour.

“B.C. teachers will not bargain away everything that the B.C. Supreme Court has already awarded us and we will not jeopardize any future court decision,” Iker said.

“The government must back off that unreasonable request and invest money in the system now.”

Fassbender again insisted the province won’t legislate the teachers back to work, saying it would keep the government and union “on the same dysfunctional tread-mill” they’ve been on for 30 years.

“Negotiating a settlement requires union leaders to stand in front of their members and explain what has been achieved at the bargaining table,” he said.

“I worry the BCTF leadership is actu-ally counting on government to legislate an end to this strike so they can avoid having a dif� cult conversation with their members about what is realistic and achievable.”

He had previously urged the union to

agree to open schools on time this week as part of a two-week truce while mediation could continue.

That possibility evaporated when Ready said he saw no route to an agree-ment and walked away.

“The BCTF leadership has stubbornly refused every effort to reach a fair deal and they have even refused to give teach-ers a chance to vote on suspending the pickets while an agreement is mediated,” Fassbender said.

Parents have begun signing up for a government offer of $40 per child under age 13 for each day schools are closed.

The lumpsum payments are to come af-ter the strike ends and consume all the $12 million a day in strike savings the govern-ment would have amassed going forward.

The B.C. Federation of Labour on Tuesday announced “Solidarity” rallies in Surrey Tuesday, Kelowna Wednesday, Prince George Thursday and Vancouver on Friday.

President Jim Sinclair said the federa-tion will also meet Thursday to discuss more potential ways to assist the teachers.

Fishery plans going ahead

Teachers strike at ‘impasse’ after talks fail Parents told to brace for long shutdown of schools

Pickets were brandished instead of

Photo submitted by: B.C. Wild� re Management Branch

The Fraser sockeye run is expected to see more than 20-million salmon re-enter the river systems to spawn, this includes the Adams and Quesnel rivers.

Planning for a forecasted re-


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Guest Edi tor ia l by Maeve Maguire - Cowichan News Leader Pictorial

Three years ago, almost to the day, I was listening to CBC Radio in the car after dropping the girls off at daycare.

The show’s topic was the state of women. There was a panel with three women — you were one of them. The youngest had written a column stating “feminism is partly responsible for a contingent of over-worked, overburdened and over-achieving — and therefore very un-happy — young women today.”

I awoke from driving on autopi-lot and turned up the volume. She had just defined me. I had a six-month-old at home with me while I worked between her naps, and two others in care. I had become resent-ful toward feminists who created an expectation that girls could be raised as equals to boys, but who didn’t consider the consequences when these educated and capable women had babies and were homebound in a role they weren’t prepared for, and the same wasn’t true for men. Or that’s how I saw it in my sleep-deprived haze.

I was frustrated I couldn’t work the long hours to be as profitable as others. I was confused about my role in society. When money is what mat-ters, and babies slow down earning potential, my contribution — rais-ing a family — had no impact on Canada’s gross national product, so was less important.

An example: the maximum ma-ternity leave pay is around $1,600 per month. I was earning nearly three times that for 10 years before my first baby was born. Because I worked part-time before my second baby was born — so I could nurse and spend time with my first — my second maternity leave pay was $1,200.

I listened as you told that young woman it wasn’t the intention of the feminist movement for women to do it all. You said, “What you describe is overworked lady patriarchs who

are trying to fit into a patriarchal structure so I say for heaven’s sake, look at social ordering. There’s noth-ing wrong with women, there’s a lot wrong with the rest of the world.”

Three years on, this overworked lady patriarch has changed her fo-cus. My business is less profitable than it would be if I wasn’t a mother. But being accessible for cuddles and storytelling means more to me than affording fancy clothes or expensive vacations. Moreover, the kids give me perspective and purpose, and make me use my power for good.

As one friend put it, “If I didn’t have kids I could do so much, but if I didn’t have kids I wouldn’t want to.”

Many of us slacker-generation women have been asleep at the wheel when it comes to engaging in wom-en’s issues. As such, we didn’t realize you were waiting for us to take up the baton and run with it. Now that we have endured the discomfort of parenting and mortgage payments, we have started questioning status quo.

I ask women — working or not — what they would change to make home or work less overwhelming. Job sharing, a living wage, multi-generational living, in-house com-pany daycare, shorter workdays, community kitchens are just a few ideas. We probably need to dream bigger, but these conversations will contribute to a shift in social order-ing so my three beautiful girls will grow up expecting a more family-friendly work environment than to-day’s. It’s progress, and it’s all thanks to pioneering feminists and mothers, like you.

Ms. Franklin, thank you—and just so you know, we’ve got this.

- Maeve Maguire is a technical writer who lives and works in Maple Bay and writes monthly in the News Leader Pictorial. Visit her blog www.cowichandale.com, or email her at [email protected].

Teachers efforts need public understandingTo the Editor,

Teachers’ work is essential to the functioning of our democratic society. If teachers’ efforts and the value of their work are not under-stood by the public, it can go a long way to undermine the entire educational system. Education is expen-sive and the return on the investment is not always apparent. We take our public education so much for granted that often the value of it is lost to our awareness. All one has to do is look at countries where

free public educa-tion is not available, to see the social and economic disasters that can occur. The main reason that our system is not as good as it could be, is that teachers are not val-ued enough to keep them in the profes-sion for the duration of their careers. Only the most dedicated ones stay. As it is now, many teachers are having to borrow money or extend their lines of credit to sur-vive. They will never be able to regain what they have lost in pay, even if an agreement

were to be reached tomorrow. They have become desperate to save a system that is under attack.

Teachers are not able to legislate them-selves a raise as the members of the leg-islature are able to do. Anybody com-pare the income and expense accounts of those in government and the hours they work with those of teachers?

The government has stated that it is willing to pay $40 per day per child to have the child in day care. They are willing to

pay that for babysit-ting but are unwill-ing to negotiate with teachers. What an in-sult!

Teachers need the support of the public whom they serve. Do they deserve a raise? Should they be able to have some say in the working conditions under which they op-erate? You bet! As it is now, some teach-ers are being asked to function in unwork-able situations, while the public is generally unaware that these conditions exist. Lynette WoodBarriere, BC

Time for next generation of moms to grab the baton

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To the Editor, The Polley Lake Mine tailings

breach is occurring daily in B.C.! That’s right, it’s true! Thanks to Mother Nature, not only do we have thousands of slides occur-ring in B.C. each year, we also have water run off occurring naturally in thousands of creeks and streams – water run off that people have erroneously been calling “toxic” water.

As an example, “Fools Gold”, or “Py-rite”, is just one of Mother Nature’s little pranks on humanity. It turns out that this use-less rock, which fooled many a prospector in its day, has another last laugh for humankind. The natural forces of Mother Nature continu-ally expose and release the iron and sulphur mixture in Pyrite which rain then washes away as acidic (low pH) water into streams, creeks and lakes all over B.C., and without detrimentally af-fecting fish or humans.

That’s right. Acidic, so-call “toxic”, water has

been leaching into our fish-bear-ing waterways for centuries due to the weathering and erosion of planet Earth. It’s been happen-ing since before Europeans and Asians arrived in B.C. and it’s likely been happening since be-fore the First Nations appeared.

So I have to ask: why has there been so much hullabaloo over the low pH acidic water from Mount Polley affecting fish when low pH acidic run off water is occurring naturally every day all over B.C.?Fred ReemeyerCoquitlam B.C.

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Bill Humphreys

Some residents were ask-ing who it is that is doing the project management on the sewer project. I put the ques-tion to District staff and re-ceived the following answer from District Chief Admin-istration Officer (CAO) Col-leen Hannigan:

“As you know, the sew-age project is divided into four main sections (Septage, Collection, Wastewater Plant and Ef-fluent Disposal). As you may also recall, we have a team approach to this proj-ect. As CAO, I am the head of the overall project team, so I guess you can call me the General Project Man-ager, if that helps. Dave Underwood from TRUE is the Project Manager for all of the engineering for the collection, septage and disposal. He is responsible for signing off on any re-lated payments and mak-ing sure LNB is adhering to their contractual obliga-tions. He also contributes to most other aspects of the project. Kim Rink is part of the overall project team, and the Project Manager for the Wastewater Plant. My role is to make sure

all the parts of the project come together, that team members are talking and working together and that general District interests are addressed by the team. The main members of the team are Dave (or a del-egated TRUE rep), Doug, Nora, Kim and I. We are all closely involved in the entire project from the District’s standpoint. Depending on what aspect of the project is being dealt with will deter-mine which member of this team will take the lead.

Every Tuesday a meet-ing between LNB (site supervisor and engineer) TRUE rep and District reps (Doug and either Nora or I) meet to discuss the Collection portion of the project. TRUE relies on District staff’s input and knowledge in order to di-rect LNB and we work to-gether on this. Doug Borrill

also has authority to direct LNB on site, specifically to do with water issues as they arise but also generally working with TRUE on site from an overall District perspective. Again, this is a team effort.

I hope this clarifies any confusion.”Project management of

large multifaceted construc-tion such as our current sewer project is a very complicated business. There are firms that specialize in doing this func-tion. District staff has given advice to Council that there is no need to retain a general project manager with spe-cific training and knowledge around such highly complex work to protect the District’s interests. As I have previ-ously mentioned Council members are not expected to have intricate knowledge in project management. They rely on the advice of staff.

Councilor Kershaw and I attended the Barriere 100th Anniversary legacy project event right before the Fall Fair parade. The Fall Fair Ambassadors did the hon-ours to unveil the project which is the culmination of a tremendous effort by Co-Chairs Tasha Buchanan and Lindsay Arcand and the 100th Anniversary commit-tee. Many thanks to those that contributed by purchas-ing a plaque.

The parade saw the ad-dition of the Shriners this year with two entries. There were a good number of oth-er floats from an assortment of groups through-out the area. Put-ting a float t og e t h e r is not an easy task and those that make the effort s h o u l d be com-m e n d e d . I have not heard at

this point if the hoped for number of 65 was reached. I do want to thank those that participated as well as those that came to watch.

President Jill Hayward and the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo As-sociation work tirelessly throughout the year to put together not only the Fall Fair but the needed support for a number of other events. They are constantly looking to improve the fair program, the facilities and the quality of entertainment and com-petition. There is a consid-erable economic gain to the

community through their efforts as well as providing a wonderful outlet for a mul-titude of people both young and old to showcase their talents.

Our community has a long record of volunteering and community spirit. Over the years many members of various groups have contrib-uted their time and efforts selflessly. They need some extra support though and I encourage anyone that can to try and help. Sometimes just a few hours a month makes all the difference in the world.

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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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Eleanor Deckert

May 24, 1938. Avola

The annual school sports day.

Students from Avola were ready to challenge the McMurphy students at running, jumping, 3-legged race and the big finale: the base ball game. The mid-point meeting place was Wire Cache in Oscar LaBell's field.

Royce Gibson, (his 13th birthday was the very next day) set off walking to school with his sisters: Frances (age 11), Verna (age 10), and Vivien (age 9), leaving little brother Carmen home with his mother, Mary Ellen (Marsh) Gibson.

Royce was new to the thick forests, vast mountains and wide river valley of the North Thompson, having moved from the prairies only last year. His mother was afraid of the river, but his father, Gerald, had been to Avola before. In 1920, just after the forest fire, Gerald had come to cut poles, shakes and rail road ties.

And so the family had returned to join Gerald's brothers, Lloyd and Carman and their parents, William and Edith (Bissel) Gibson, to work their farm on the east side of the river. Their two-story home was built on three foot pilings in anticipation of the river flooding. Fertilized by the silt,

their fields grew fine crops. Gerald built his family a house on the west side of the river.

Royce could see the scar from the forest fire 18 years ago. Turing right, the children passed the old Community Hall where Whist, cribbage, dances and dinners brought the commu-

nity together. Crossing the train tracks, the children passed between the store and the boarding house.

The sounds of the axe and the smell of new wood caused them to look over to the building site where Hemming Wicklund and John Sjogard, two Finlanders, were at

work on the new log Community Hall. Last year they had finished a new log school at McMurphy for a total of $500.

There was talk of "The Finn Boys" building a new log school house in Avola next year. The children were eager to watch the process from the

windows of the frame one-room school they were currently using. About 10 years ago, Uncle Lloyd Gibson and Jack Maciejko had hitched two teams of horses to a cable wrapped around the building and dragged it up the river on the ice from Wire Cache.

Up the hill on main street of town where they had been sledding only a few weeks ago, Royce and his sisters met other families gathering: the Craigs, Cederholms, Vaginskis, Kellys, Chokoloks, Lundeburgs, Sawchucks, Dillaboughs.

Some would ride in cars, some in wagons. The big boys, Royce included, would walk the 6 miles or so to the sport field.

May 24, 1938 McMurphy

Nancy Holt (age 12), sister, Joyce (age 13), Joan (age 7), and little sister, Patricia (age 2), lived in the

McMurphy Station House. Her father, Frank Ewart Holt (who came to the val-ley with his Dad in 1910), had been work-ing up and down the valley for Canadian National Railway since 1924, about the time he had married Henrietta Emmiline Bester.

Allowed to wear shorts since it was a sport day, the girls crossed the river on the three-year-old sus-pension bridge with Connie Nord (age 8).

A car came from Avola and the children piled in.

On top of the excitement of the day of competition was the greatly anticipated picnic: egg, beef and cheese sandwiches, canned fruit, pies, cakes and cookies. Best of all, Mrs. Cederholm, the lady with 10 chil-dren who was also the Avola mid-wife, was bringing home made ice cream!

And so, on this day to remember, as Nancy

stepped up to the plate, ready for the pitch. Royce crouched behind her as the catcher. Frustrated by his continuous razzing to break her focus, Nancy scolded,

"Oh hush up. You're so mouthy."

Six years later, Royce would join the army, serving as a gunner in 2nd Anti-Tank Regiment of 2nd Canadian Division.

Six years later Nancy would write him letters in Belgium, Holland and Germany.

Eight and a half years later, Dec. 27, 1946, was another day both Royce and Nancy would always remember. "She was my Christmas present!" Royce explains that they were married in Avola in his grandfa-ther's home.

Seven children, 15 grandchildren, 10 great grand children and over 75 years later, May 24, 1938, is still a day both Royce and Nancy remember.

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VALLEY VOICESVALLEY VOICESA day to remember with Royce and Nancy Gibson

Swimming in the creek near Avola in the late 1930's: Beth, Jean and Billy Kelly and Frances, Verna and Vivien Gibson with cousin Gerry Gibson. Photo from Bob Jensen's collection.

Royce and Nancy (Holt) Gibson 2013, at their home in Barriere. Photo by Eleanor Deckert)

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Eleanor Deckert

The time: post-World War II, 1948.

The place: the class-rooms of rural British Columbia.

The issue: What is the purpose of educa-tion?

Quotation source: British Columbia Teacher's Federation Magazine, December 1948.

"The High Mission of Education, says Warren R. Austin, US Representative to the United Nations, is to help our people realize that peace is the only practical condition of existence."

"Education today has the supremely dif-ficult task of prepar-ing people to live in an atomic age - when millions have never adapted their ways of thinking to the electri-cal age or even the steam age!

"As teachers face their task of helping our youth become competent in interna-tional relationships, they need encourage-ment and optimism. Yet where, they are asking,where in this world of mounting international tensions, can anyone find hope for peace?"

The students: Grade 1-8 in one room. Children of immigrants for whom English is not the lan-guage spoken at home.

Children of couples who have not received very many years edu-cation. Children whose families are on the move, seeking work, following crops, con-struction, hopes and dreams. Children who must walk distances to and from school in all weathers.

Quotation source: "Guess Who" Junior Primer reader, 1951,

Teacher's guide."Guess Who pro-

vides extra learning opportunities for those children who need additional help before beginning Fun with Dick and Jane. The Guidebook suggests procedures for meet-ing individual needs, especially those of the immature or the fre-quently absent child."

The school dis-trict: Birch Island School District #26 (Roundtop - Blue River)

Population: "1995: this school district has the smallest population of British

Columbia’s school districts." (North Thompson Reflections pg. 67)

Quotation source: North Thompson Reflections.

The teachers: "The typical teacher was young (some still in their teens), inexper-ienced, female and single. Most had two years of post-second-ary training."

"1941 was typical of the period; of the 13 teachers who left the region in June, only one returned in September."

Quotation source: British Columbia

Teacher's Federation Magazine, December 1948.

$12,000 for Teacherages Proposed for Birch Island

Because it has been impossible to secure suitable housing for either married or sin-gle teachers in parts of the Birch Island school district - thereby caus-ing the district to lose opportunities of securing the service of needed teachers - the trustees have decided, after considerable study, to immediately undertake the con-struction of four or five teacherages where suitable buildings are not otherwise obtain-able."

The future: Students wishing to continue their educa-tion past Grade 8 had two options: work at home on correspon-dence lessons or live away from home. Some in Kamloops, some at the Coast, and some whole families moved away so their children could contin-ue their education.

Modern improve-ments: In the December, 1948 issue

of the BC Teacher's Federation news magazine, advertise-ments include: art supplies, leather work kits, new Grade 10 science workbooks, home education book-lets about nutrition (planning meals and cooking canned food), a 16 mm film projec-

tor, speakers, amplifier, record player and tape recorder, and a free dental hygiene pro-gram.

Teacher's guidelines are available for radio broadcasts for learn-ing French, classical music, and a guidance program for adoles-cence.

Going back to school – then and now

Reading with Phonics, 1948, Grade 1, page 1

Grades 3 and 4, Sing Me a Song, 1956

Friends and Neighbours, 1948, Grade 2, page 1

Public School Health Book, 1925, illustration page 95: The Key to Health Preface: "... a suitable book in hygiene should be interesting to the pupils, free from technical terms ... its aim should be to arouse a desire for proper living, to develop health habits, and to teach the pupils of our public schools some simple means for the prevention of disease."


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Canadian Commu-nity Newspaper As-sociation has given the Clearwater Times three awards: first for best all round newspaper, first for best editorial page, and second for best front page (all in its circulation class of less than 1,250). The CCNA also gave the newspaper a blue ribbon for excellence.

The judging was based on one issue from January, 2013 and one is-sue from August, 2013.

The judge, Heather Fowlie of the Cape Bret-on Post, said in her com-ments, “Lots of great photography showcased throughout both edi-

tions. Also great to see a strong editorial page.”

In 2011, the Clearwater Times won first place for best all round newspaper from CCNA as well as first for best edito-rial page.

This spring, the B.C. and Yukon Community News-paper Association awarded the Times first place for gen-eral excellence in its circulation class (under 2,000).

That was the third time the newspaper won first place for gen-eral excellence from BCYCNA

during the 16 years that Black Press has owned it.

Many of the people associated with producing the Clearwater Times celebrate the newspaper’s being given three awards by Canadian Community Newspapers Associa-tion, including best all round newspaper. Pictured are (l-r) Barriere Star/Journal editor Jill Hayward (provides stories, pictures and feedback), driver Bob Hayward (brings the printed newspapers from Vernon), Vavenby correspondent Robyn Rexin, Times editor Keith McNeill, driver Ray Wilson (distributes the newspapers to the post of� ce and stores), of� ce manager Yevonne Cline, prize-winning cartoonist Gerry Tisdale, and publisher Al Kirkwood.

Other people who contribute to the Times include (l-r) prize-winning graphic artist Lisa Quiding and community correspondents Sandra Holmes, Kay Knox, GoldieKrawec and Eleanor Deckert.

Times � le photos

Star/Journal photo by: Jill Hayward

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A2 www.clearwatertimes.com Thursday, August 21, 2014 Clearwater Times

Keith McNeill

Downpours of rain last weekend means the forest fire situation is now quiet in the Clearwater Fire Zone, according to forest protection assistant Richard Swift.

Blue River received 52 mm of rain over the weekend, while Harbour Lake (near Tum Tum Lake) received 46 mm.

Up until the weekend the area north of Avola had been the drier portion of the fire zone, but not any longer.

Rainfall in the Clearwater/Wells Gray/ Coldscaur Lake area ranged between 10 to 15 mm.

This is less than in the northern portion of the fire zone, but not of much concern as the southern por-

tion has been receiving rain off and on for a few weeks.

There is still a possibility of fire starts in the southern portion, how-ever, Swift said.

Considering the weather, he did not consider it likely that there would be any change in the camp-fire and open burning situations.

Campfires (less than .5 m by .5 m) are presently permitted within the Clearwater Fire Zone. Larger fires are still banned.

The forest protection assis-tant noted that the members of Clearwater Fire Zone's firefight-ing crews will be returning to their post-secondary educations as of the end of this month.

The fire zone has other resources it can call on, if needed, he said. Coupons promote healthy eating

Sandy Wetterstrom holds a sign saying that nutrition coupons issued by BC Association of Farmers Markets are now accepted at Clearwater's Farmers Market. About 20 coupons worth $15 each are disbursed each week to low-income families, seniors and pregnant women through Yellowhead Community Services. They can be used to buy nutritious food at the farmers market. About five local vendors are taking part, and they get compensated for the coupons turned in. The program is supported by the BC Ministry of Health.Photo by Keith McNeill

Wet weather cools off fire situation

Times Staff

Yellowhead Mining Inc. announced Aug. 14 that it has updated the feasibility study for its Harper Creek copper-gold-silver project.

The proposed open pit mine would be located about 10 km southwest of Vavenby.

"Yellowhead has spent the last year work-ing on a series of design improvements to both optimize the mine site footprint and general arrangement of Harper Creek, but more impor-tantly, to both reduce and further mitigate the potential environmental impacts resulting from the development of Harper Creek,” said Frank Wheatley, CEO of Yellowhead. “Consideration of the implications of design alternatives from an environmental management perspective, was an integral part of this process.”

Highlights of the feasibility plan include a 28-year lifespan for the mine and a $1 billion ini-tial capital cost.

Wheatley said that the completion of the updated feasibility study is a critical milestone in the preparation of Yellowhead's application for an environmental assessment certificate for the project.

The company plans to submit a new applica-tion to the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2014.

In the spring of 2013 the provincial EAO concluded that Yellowhead's application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate for Harper Creek did not satisfy the application information requirements. The EAO decided not to accept the application for review at that time.

New feasibility study looks at Harper Creek project

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and cultural centres, as well as in local and regional museums and other public ven-ues, creating a "wave" of unveilings, moving from east to west, from coast to coast.

MP Cathy McLeod will be joining the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in unveiling the plaque in Kamloops. The plaque will be unveiled at the Holy Trinity Ukrainian

Catholic Church (109 Tranquille Road, Kamloops) at 11 a.m. This unveiling will be open to the public.

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Many of the people associated with producing the Clearwater Times celebrate the newspaper's being given three awards by Canadian Com-munity Newspapers Association, including best all round newspaper. Pictured are (l-r) Barriere Star/Journal editor Jill Hayward (provides stories, pictures and feedback), driver Bob Hayward (brings the printed newspapers from Vernon), Vavenby corre-spondent Robyn Rexin, Times editor Keith McNeill, driver Ray Wilson (distributes the newspapers to the post office and stores), office manager Yevonne Cline, prize-winning cartoonist Gerry Tisdale, and publisher Al Kirkwood. Photo by Bob Rexin

Times Staff

Canadian Community Newspaper Association has given the Clearwater Times three awards: first for best all round newspa-per, first for best editorial page, and second for best front page (all in its circulation class of less than 1,250). The CCNA also gave the newspaper a blue ribbon for excellence.

The judging was based on one issue from January, 2013 and one issue from August, 2013.

The judge, Heather Fowlie of the Cape Breton Post, said in her comments, “Lots of

great photography showcased throughout both editions. Also great to see a strong editorial page.”

In 2011, the Clearwater Times won first place for best all round newspaper from CCNA as well as first for best editorial page.

This spring, the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Association awarded the Times first place for general excellence in its circulation class (under 2,000).

That was the third time the newspaper won first place for general excellence from BCYCNA during the 16 years that Black Press has owned it.

Other people who contribute to the Times include (l-r) prize-win-ning graphic artist Lisa Quiding and community correspondents Sandra Holmes, Kay Knox, Goldie Krawec and Eleanor Deckert. Times file photos


Times Staff

Been having troubles with bears this summer?WildSafeBC will be hosting an electric fenc-

ing workshop for residents to learn more about fencing, and how to properly install an electric fence, according to Emily Lomas, WildSafeBC community coordinator for the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

The electric fencing workshop will be held Thursday, Sept. 4, 4:30 p.m. at the Wells Gray Infocenter in Clearwater. Meet at the moose statue, she says. The workshop will run for about one hour.

Electric fencing is a highly effective method for keeping wildlife out of chicken coops, live-stock feed, beehives and more. However, it must be correctly installed.

A local Conservation Officer may also be in attendance to answer other wildlife-related ques-tions, Lomas adds.

The workshop is free to attend, but partici-pants must sign up in advance. The workshop will not run if there is not enough interest.

To sign up, call 250-828-2551 (ext 111) or 250-571-4838, or email [email protected]. Participants can also sign up at the WildsafeBC TNRD page on Facebook.

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Keith McNeill

Downpours of rain last weekend means the forest fire situation is now quiet in the Clearwater Fire Zone, according to forest protection assistant Richard Swift.

Blue River received 52 mm of rain over the weekend, while Harbour Lake (near Tum Tum Lake) received 46 mm.

Up until the weekend the area north of Avola had been the drier portion of the fire zone, but not any longer.

Rainfall in the Clearwater/Wells Gray/ Coldscaur Lake area ranged between 10 to 15 mm.

This is less than in the northern portion of the fire zone, but not of much concern as the southern por-

tion has been receiving rain off and on for a few weeks.

There is still a possibility of fire starts in the southern portion, how-ever, Swift said.

Considering the weather, he did not consider it likely that there would be any change in the camp-fire and open burning situations.

Campfires (less than .5 m by .5 m) are presently permitted within the Clearwater Fire Zone. Larger fires are still banned.

The forest protection assis-tant noted that the members of Clearwater Fire Zone's firefight-ing crews will be returning to their post-secondary educations as of the end of this month.

The fire zone has other resources it can call on, if needed, he said. Coupons promote healthy eating

Sandy Wetterstrom holds a sign saying that nutrition coupons issued by BC Association of Farmers Markets are now accepted at Clearwater's Farmers Market. About 20 coupons worth $15 each are disbursed each week to low-income families, seniors and pregnant women through Yellowhead Community Services. They can be used to buy nutritious food at the farmers market. About five local vendors are taking part, and they get compensated for the coupons turned in. The program is supported by the BC Ministry of Health.Photo by Keith McNeill

Wet weather cools off fire situation

Times Staff

Yellowhead Mining Inc. announced Aug. 14 that it has updated the feasibility study for its Harper Creek copper-gold-silver project.

The proposed open pit mine would be located about 10 km southwest of Vavenby.

"Yellowhead has spent the last year work-ing on a series of design improvements to both optimize the mine site footprint and general arrangement of Harper Creek, but more impor-tantly, to both reduce and further mitigate the potential environmental impacts resulting from the development of Harper Creek,” said Frank Wheatley, CEO of Yellowhead. “Consideration of the implications of design alternatives from an environmental management perspective, was an integral part of this process.”

Highlights of the feasibility plan include a 28-year lifespan for the mine and a $1 billion ini-tial capital cost.

Wheatley said that the completion of the updated feasibility study is a critical milestone in the preparation of Yellowhead's application for an environmental assessment certificate for the project.

The company plans to submit a new applica-tion to the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2014.

In the spring of 2013 the provincial EAO concluded that Yellowhead's application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate for Harper Creek did not satisfy the application information requirements. The EAO decided not to accept the application for review at that time.

New feasibility study looks at Harper Creek project

MP McLeod to join Kamloops’ Holy Trinity Catholic Church in plaque unveilingSubmitted

KAMLOOPS – This year marks the 100th anniver-sary of Canada's first national intern-ment operations of 1914-1920 and the War Measures Act. Thousands of men, women and children were branded as “enemy aliens,” and interned in 24 camps established across Canada. Ukrainians, among other

European nationali-ties, were those who were interned.

On Friday, Aug. 22, the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation (UCCLF) will be unveiling 100 plaques in commemoration of these events.

All 100 plaques are scheduled to be unveiled at 11 a.m. (local time) in Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, German, and Hungarian churches

and cultural centres, as well as in local and regional museums and other public ven-ues, creating a "wave" of unveilings, moving from east to west, from coast to coast.

MP Cathy McLeod will be joining the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in unveiling the plaque in Kamloops. The plaque will be unveiled at the Holy Trinity Ukrainian

Catholic Church (109 Tranquille Road, Kamloops) at 11 a.m. This unveiling will be open to the public.

This initiative, the CTO (“One Hundred”) project, enjoys the finan-cial support of the UCCLF and of the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund.

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Many of the people associated with producing the Clearwater Times celebrate the newspaper's being given three awards by Canadian Com-munity Newspapers Association, including best all round newspaper. Pictured are (l-r) Barriere Star/Journal editor Jill Hayward (provides stories, pictures and feedback), driver Bob Hayward (brings the printed newspapers from Vernon), Vavenby corre-spondent Robyn Rexin, Times editor Keith McNeill, driver Ray Wilson (distributes the newspapers to the post office and stores), office manager Yevonne Cline, prize-winning cartoonist Gerry Tisdale, and publisher Al Kirkwood. Photo by Bob Rexin

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Canadian Community Newspaper Association has given the Clearwater Times three awards: first for best all round newspa-per, first for best editorial page, and second for best front page (all in its circulation class of less than 1,250). The CCNA also gave the newspaper a blue ribbon for excellence.

The judging was based on one issue from January, 2013 and one issue from August, 2013.

The judge, Heather Fowlie of the Cape Breton Post, said in her comments, “Lots of

great photography showcased throughout both editions. Also great to see a strong editorial page.”

In 2011, the Clearwater Times won first place for best all round newspaper from CCNA as well as first for best editorial page.

This spring, the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Association awarded the Times first place for general excellence in its circulation class (under 2,000).

That was the third time the newspaper won first place for general excellence from BCYCNA during the 16 years that Black Press has owned it.

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Been having troubles with bears this summer?WildSafeBC will be hosting an electric fenc-

ing workshop for residents to learn more about fencing, and how to properly install an electric fence, according to Emily Lomas, WildSafeBC community coordinator for the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.

The electric fencing workshop will be held Thursday, Sept. 4, 4:30 p.m. at the Wells Gray Infocenter in Clearwater. Meet at the moose statue, she says. The workshop will run for about one hour.

Electric fencing is a highly effective method for keeping wildlife out of chicken coops, live-stock feed, beehives and more. However, it must be correctly installed.

A local Conservation Officer may also be in attendance to answer other wildlife-related ques-tions, Lomas adds.

The workshop is free to attend, but partici-pants must sign up in advance. The workshop will not run if there is not enough interest.

To sign up, call 250-828-2551 (ext 111) or 250-571-4838, or email [email protected]. Participants can also sign up at the WildsafeBC TNRD page on Facebook.

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Howard Croswell, a Barriere resident for 20 years, says he can be your best friend when it comes to getting “a downtown internet service in any location”.

Howard has been installing Xplornet ser-vice for about a year now and says he really enjoys what he does.

Although previously retired, Howard says he took a job with another internet service pro-vider for something to do, but quickly got tired of saying to people, “Sorry, I can’t help you”.

So he started to look at other options for employment in the industry and took a part time position with Kamloops Communica-tions.

“I learned a lot there and got pretty busy with installations, they were great and helped me a lot, and then I was eventually able to go out on my own,” said Howard, who is now a part of Kamloops Satellite & Wireless.

“I’m quite happy with Xplornet,” says How-ard, “They have very good promotions and are able to get people what they need.”

And that is Howard’s job in a nutshell; bringing people what they need to get them connected to high speed internet. He offers personalized service by consulting with the cli-ent to come up with the best solution for each installation, and then tailors that installation to the customers personalized needs.

“I know the areas that I work in, and I really enjoy getting out and doing the work to help people get connected,” says Howard, “I enjoy taking the backroads to rural properties and I like the fact that my job is all season.”

He says the coldest installation he has done in winter time so far was outdoors at minus -24° degrees. At this point the job has taken him to the Goldbridge area, Clinton, Tap-pen, Seymour Arm, and of course the North Thompson Valley and Kamloops, but he says his market area is actually anywhere in B.C.

Asked how the process works to bring Xplornet’s high speed service into a property, Howard says, “It’s best if people call me first, I know the towns and the areas and I can re-

late to what a client needs. In this way I am prepared for everything that a client might need for a quick installation; even if that means bringing a power saw.”

Howard says from the time a new client con-tacts him it is usually only two to three business days before the installation takes place, and due to the fact he is getting so busy with installa-tions he has just hired two more installers.

“We design, and supply wireless solutions for a wide variety of modern communications needs.,” says Howard, “We look forward to ap-plying our skills and experience to serve our customers Internet bandwidth and networking needs.”

His company deals with everything from a simple internet hotspot to a wireless extension of a telephone line.

“Any thought of retirement now seems to have moved forward,” says Howard, “I really enjoy what I am doing, meeting the people, and helping to get them connected to high speed service.”

You can reach Howard Croswell at 250-320-5982 or toll free at: 1-855-332-0497. Or go to: www.kamloopssatellite.com.

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Pommy Country Rescue is a non-profit pomeranian & small breed dog rescue based in Bar-riere. They are dedicated to the happiness and well-being of every dog by volunteering their time, efforts and love to their animals.

Pommy Country Rescue offi-cially opened as a not for profit rescue in 2013 with their first rescue named Ariel. She was known as the pomeranian listed online for “sale” as the “outdoor pom”. She was living in a back-yard producing puppies for 6 years prior to surrender. When she arrived at the rescue centre she was covered in feces from another dog, fleas which were eating her alive and fur covered in matts. She also had a huge

hernia which was a result of over-breeding. Her bladder had been pushing through her hernia caus-ing her to urinate every 20 minutes. Once she was healthy she was off to the United States where she was adopted by the most amazing family! She is living the life of a prin-cess now!

President and founder Doris McRae says, “As long as we have an avail-able foster home, we will always accept pomeranians and other small breed fur babies in our door - whether it be an own-er surrender, stray, etc. If you need assistance rehoming your fur baby, please send us a mes-sage.

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piness and well-being of each any every dog. We volunteer our time, efforts and love to our ani-mals. We truly believe that a dog is not just a dog, but a member of the family.”

All dogs that come into the rescue are fully vetted prior to

adoption. They re-ceive a general health check, spay/neuter, mi-crochip, vaccines and deworm. Dentals are done if needed, as well as any other vet care recommended by the vet. The rescue cov-ers all vet costs prior to adoption, including spay/neuter, vaccines, microchip, deworming, a general health check, and dental care if re-quired.

The adoption process in-cludes full screening to be sure that the dog is in the best fitting home for their personality. All dogs have different needs and the home should be what is best suited for them.

The rescue does not use a fa-

cility; all dogs in their care stay in loving foster homes in the Barriere and Kamloops areas. They are always looking for fos-ter homes, and encourage any-one who is interested in becom-ing a foster family to contact them.

“All individuals involved with Pommy Country Rescue work on a volunteer basis, absolutely no one is paid for their time spent working with the organi-zation,” says McRae, “We do this for our love of dogs. We truly believe that a dog is not just a dog, but a member of the family.”

You can learn more about Pommy Country Rescue by go-ing to: www.pommycountry.com, www.facebook.com/Pom-myCountry or email [email protected].

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During the last week in Au-gust, this year’s Summer Pro-grams for children had their wind-up gathering, and the Literacy and Learning group was one of them. Librarian Linda Kelley noted that “we had 42 members, but not all of them attended regularly to complete all the requirements to receive a certificate and medal”. There were 12 chil-dren at the gathering, and all were excited and showing off their medals with pride, hav-ing achieved their goal and improved their reading skills during the summer holidays

As a fun closing to the last session, the children were paired off in teams of two who were chal-lenged to find out who could build the tallest Lego tower in the allotted time. It

was a close call, to pick a winning pair, but all of them had a good time playing the game.

STAR/JOURNAL photo: Elli Kohnert

Literacy and Learning participants proudly hold up their certi� cates at the year’s Summer program during their wind up on Aug. 28.


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The Stomp’n Toy Run, also known as ‘Nicky’s Little Red Wagon’, began in 2007 as a non-profit fundraiser in mem-ory of Nicky Grummet.

Nicky Grummet was a very special boy who, at the age of five, began collecting bottles and cans so he could give the money to families less privi-leged. Sadly, Nicky passed away at the age of 15, only months after his father Colin passed from cancer.

This annual Stomp’n Toy Run is held in honour of both Colin and Nicky.

As the single biggest fun-draiser for the Barriere Food Bank, the donations in toys alone make Christmas so much better for many local families, and the donations in cash help keep the Food Bank shelves stocked when donations of

food items are low. During last year’s Toy Run

well over $800 in cash dona-tions was received, as well as many pounds of food items and many, many toys.

This year’s Stomp’n Toy Run will be on Sept. 13, start-ing from the AG Foods park-ing lot. Gather at 10 a.m. for a great day of riding, driving and friends. The Toy Run ends up at the Barriere Legion for an evening of fun with a great din-ner and entertainment. Tickets for the Legion dinner and en-tertainment are available at the Legion.

“We hope that everyone will come out to help continue Nicky’s legacy in helping those less fortunate,” says organizers Paul and Barb Morris, “And you don’t need to have a mo-torcycle to participate.”

For more information call: 250-819-3205.

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Kamloops This Week

Of the 43 patients originally transported to area hospitals following the Thursday, Aug. 28, tour-bus crash on the Coquihalla Highway, 22 remain in health-care facilities.

Merritt RCMP say the tour bus was travel-ling south of the Coqui-halla Highway, on its way to Vancouver from the Okanagan, when it crashed about 30 kilo-metres south of the Nic-ola Valley town at about 3 p.m. on the highway.

The bus, carrying mainly tourists from Asia and heading to Vancouver, was pass-ing a truck when the bus driver apparently lost control.

The bus left the high-way, flipped on its side, skidded along the me-dian and returned to upright status.

Nineteen ambulanc-es and six helicopters transported patients to Royal Inland Hospital, Kelowna General Hos-pital and the Nicola Valley Hospital Centre in Merritt.

Of the 22 patients still in care, eight are at Royal Inland and 14 are at Kelowna General.

Three are in critical condition, two are in se-rious condition and 17 have non-life threaten-ing injuries.

Other patients in-

jured in the accident are receiving treatment in Lower Mainland hospi-tals.

A hotline for family members only has been established.

Family members seeking information can call 1-888-350-6070.

Operators are avail-able in English and Mandarin.

Interior Health Au-thority spokeswoman Michaela Swan said the crash was “unprec-edented” for area hos-pitals.

“What happened was truly a tragic in-cident and we under-stand there are families around the world wait-ing to hear about their loved ones,” Swan said.

She said the IHA’s three hospitals were all on code orange — meaning all hands on deck for mass-casualty incidents — for the first time ever.

“We’ve spent a lot of time planning and pre-paring for code orange,” Swan said.

“We always hope for the best, but we have to plan for the worst.”

Earlier on Friday, RCMP said a dash-mounted camera on a semi captured a video of the crash and that speed and weather are not thought to have been factors.

RCMP Sgt. Brian Nightingale said the

d a s h - c a m footage, cap-tured by a truck travel-ling behind the bus, in-dicates hu-man error or mechanical failure as pos-sible causes.

“It’s more an issue that the driver drove into the centre me-dian and then veered too hard trying to get onto the road,’’ Night-ingale said.

“We’re do-ing mechani-cal [inspec-tions] on the bus, so that will rule out any kind of mechanical factors, like steering and braking and that kind of stuff.’’

The passengers were on a tour organized by Super Vacation, a com-pany based in Rich-mond that describes itself as the largest Chi-nese tour operator in North America.

The company has said the bus was return-ing to Vancouver from a trip to the Rocky Moun-tains and was between Kamloops and Vancou-ver when it rolled over.

Company spokes-man L. Lau said many of the passengers are from mainland China,

Hong Kong and Tai-wan, though he said some are from B.C. and elsewhere in Canada.

“We have been plan-ning for everything right now,’’ said Lau, who declined to give his full name.

“Of course, some of the patients we can’t see.’’

Lau said the bus was operated by West-ern Bus Lines, which he said is a “major lo-cal bus company with 35 years of experi-ence.’’

Western Bus Lines, based in Kelowna, did not reply to repeated voice messages and emails.

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Submitted by Beverly Murphy

In spite of a little rain the Family Parade left the Barriere High School at 10:30 Monday morning with a little over 50 people partici-pating in this walking parade of kids animals parents and friends. Numbers were down a little this year but the ones who showed up were very enthusiastic. Barrie the Bear and Uncle Chris the Clown kept the crowd amused as they waited on the judges’ deliberation.

The judges this year were our newly crowned Ambassador Jillian McInnes and Vice Ambassador Annie Butcher who found it very dif� cult to choose from the array of great costumes. After judging, the Ambas-sadors joined in the parade procession travel-ling down Barriere Lakes Road into the fair-grounds and ended at the Fall Fair stage where The Thompson Valley Players thanked every-one for participating and handed out prize money.

Here is a list of most of the prize winners: the Special Ribbons were awarded in � ve cate-gories to Morgan and Mason Wohlgemuth for their Decorated Bicycles as Harley Davidson and Princess Rider. Cowgirl Missy Kjellstrom for her rolling saw horse. Best Decorated Wag-on went to Erica Edwards and friends for The unicorn, princess and Monster. Cute little scarecrow Lexi Janzen won in the Best Orig-inal Costume. The Best Overall was won By Karter and Kally Christiansen with their Cir-cus Wagons and ring master and clown pull-ing their jungle animals. Other winners were as follows: 1st place decorated bike with super hero Wolverine was Aiden Murphy, 2nd place Liam Murphy. Best Dressed Cowboys Hunter Janzen 1st, Seth Calihou 2nd, Zander Calihou 3rd. Best dressed Cowgirls Rachel Calihou 1st, Hannah Calihou 2nd. Best Dressed Su-per Hero Spiderman was Zaccaria William 1st place, Wyatt Mackill 2nd. Best dressed Origi-nal Costumes Karrisa William as The Queen, Jenai Frezell as a Pilgrim 2nd, Jody Fraser 3rd. Best Dressed Race Driver Chase Benincasa 1st place, Nelson Fisher 2nd. Best dressed Mer-maid was Riley Mackill 1st. Best dressed in a

uniform was Policeman Charlie Benicasa 1st, Charlie Benicasa 2nd. Best dressed Cowgirl baton twirler and leader of the parade was Nikki Storey.

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Uncle Chris the Clown In Family Parade

Karter Chritiansen hamming it up

Parade leader Baton Twirling Nikki Storey

Wolverine Aiden Murphy

Missy Kjellstrom and her unique horse

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In spite of a little rain the Family Parade


S P O R T SCops for Cancer training to hit the road in September

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More than 100 police officers and emergency services personnel will slip into spandex, strap on their helmets and hit the road this month

as part of the the an-nual Cops for Cancer cycling tours to raise awareness and money for pediatric cancer research.

A total of 107 cy-clists will participate in four different tours that will visit busi-nesses and schools from Fort St. John in the province’s north to the southernmost reaches of Vancouver Island.

“For more than 15 years, communi-ties throughout the Fraser Valley have welcomed us, hosting events that we look forward to each year,” says rider Trevor Sales, the team cap-tain for the Tour de Valley, which takes riders from Tsawwas-sen to Boston Bar.

“It’s hard to de-scribe the feeling when you see the lengths people go to, welcoming and sup-porting the riders, be-cause they too believe that no child should have to face cancer.”

In addition to the Tour de Valley, the Tour de Rock will cov-er Vancouver Island, the Tour de North will travel through northern British Co-lumbia from Prince George to Prince Rupert (with a stop in Kitimat), and the Tour de Coast will journey around Greater Vancouver and up to Powell Riv-er and Pemberton.

While the rides begin in September, the cyclists are al-ready in the midst of their fundraising and training efforts.

On Sunday, for example, the Tour de Valley riders em-barked on a 160-kilo-metre ride beginning and ending in Ab-botsford.

“All Cops for Can-cer riders take part in rigorous training – they need to learn how to pace them-selves and ride in a peloton,” says Al-lan Mugford, Fraser Valley regional di-

rector for the Cana-dian Cancer Society. “But what they can never prepare for is the emotional impact of seeing a child with cancer and the toll it takes on their entire family.”

The Cops for Can-cer campaign runs through September, with money raised going to fund leading edge cancer research and support programs operated by the Cana-dian Cancer Society like Camp Goodtimes.

Find the tour and donate online at Copsforcancerbc.ca or at Facebook.com/CopsforCancerBC.

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Four Cops for Cancer bicycle teams will pedal around the province in September to raise money for pediatric cancer research.

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Submitted by Kathleen Pilatzke

On July 14, 2014, three of my fel-low Yellowhead 4-H Club members and myself participated in Food for Thought 2014, held in Langley B.C., July 14 to 18. Along with 46 other delegates from all areas of B.C., our chaperones and facilita-tors, we toured many local farms, and participated in fun activities.

Food for Thought is a program put on by BC 4-H for 4-H members ages 14-15, that is meant to teach youth about food production, ag-riculture and where our food comes from. It is also a great opportu-nity to meet new people and make friends.

When we arrived at Trinity West-ern University in Langley we were assigned our rooms and then played games to get to know everyone, we were also put into small groups.

Then for the next three days we had action packed days full of farm tours and activities. Some of the farm tours we went on were a vir-tual salmon farm tour, a beef and berry farm tour, a mushroom farm tour, lots of green house tours and more! The organizers had lots of fun activities for us to do, including Agricultural Olympics, an agricul-tural land reserve debate, a hot top-ics in agriculture discussion at the University of the Fraser Valley, and an afternoon at the Cultus Lake waterslides.

On the last day the small groups gave presentations on what we had learned, then we had a dance and a slide show to wrap up the event.

I had an amazing time at Food for Thought 2014 and learned a lot about agriculture in B.C. and Can-ada, as I’m sure everyone else who went did to.

Yellowhead 4-H participate in Food

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A tug (r) pushes a log boom south along Adams Lake while another pulls. Moving logs by tug is apparently competitive with moving them by truck, and log storage in the water reportedly is much superior to storage on the land.

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put on by BC 4-H for 4-H members

youth about food production, ag-

were also put into small groups.

A tug (r) pushes a log boom south along Adams Lake while another pulls. Moving logs by tug is apparently competitive with moving them by truck, and log storage in the water reportedly is much superior to storage on the land.

Times photo by: Keith McNeill

Big lake resembles ocean inlet

Fall boating – It takes a little bit more careSubmitted

Boating in the fall of-fers colourful vistas, quiet anchorages and excel-lent fishing but it is not without its challenges that necessitate self-suf-ficiency and taking some additional precautions to keep from running into trouble.

The Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) and the B.C. Wildlife Fed-eration want to remind all boaters enjoying the fall season on the water to follow these tips to ensure that their excursions are both safe and enjoyable.

Before heading out, be sure to check the weath-er forecast. The mixing of warm and cold air can quickly spawn high winds and waves making it treacherous for small

boats. Fog, too, is an is-sue at this time of year making visibility diffi-cult. Should boaters find themselves in a fog bank, they should proceed slow-ly and sound their horn at regular intervals to alert other boaters of their presence.

Well into October, day-time temperatures can occasionally be balmy but dressing for the water temperature will help slow the onset of hypothermia should the unexpected happen and the boater find himself in the water. Accidental cold water im-mersion can be shocking, but they shouldn’t panic. It may take a minute or so to get their breath-ing under control after the initial shock but they will have at least 10-15 minutes, even in very

cold water, to affect self-rescue before they start to lose muscle control in their arms and legs. This is where an approved life-jacket, either inflatable or inherently buoyant, is an essential part of a boater’s wardrobe to keep them afloat after they can no longer swim.

In the fall, there are fewer boats on the wa-ter to offer assistance, if needed.

Boaters should be sure to leave a float plan with a responsible person on shore who will know what to do if they’re overdue. A marine radio or cell phone will allow them to call for assistance should the need arise.

Having a few tools and spare parts aboard will also allow them to fix mi-nor problems that might

otherwise cause them to be stranded out on the water.

It’s important that boaters ensure that their boat and engine are in good shape and mechani-cally sound. Ethanol-based fuel can allow wa-ter contamination in the tank. The use of a fuel additive prevents water in the fuel line from freezing which could cause the en-gine to chug to a halt. If the boat has portable fuel tanks, it’s a good idea to have a spare on board as a reserve.

When boaters head out, they should be wary of reduced water levels that can result after a long, hot and dry summer season.

Some of a boater’s favourite shallow water fishing holes may be in-

accessible at this time of year. Also, while under-way, they should keep a sharp lookout for debris and chunks of ice that could penetrate the boat’s hull at speed.

“Spectacular colours, peaceful solitude and the crispness of the air make boating in the fall a won-drous experience,” says Jean Murray, Chair of the Canadian Safe Boat-ing Council. “To make the most of this expe-rience safely, however, boaters need to be extra diligent in their prepara-tions before departing. Most important of these are checking the weather, dressing for the water temperature, wearing a lifejacket and leaving a float plan with a respon-sible person on shore who can call for help should

the need arise.” “While the fall season

in B.C. continues to offer up great angling oppor-tunities, colder tempera-tures and unpredictable weather mean that it is important to continue to keep safety at the top of our minds while we are out enjoying the beautiful lakes, rivers, and oceans of our province,” said BCWF President George Wilson.

Now that fall is near, boaters should make the most of what’s left of the boating season before the cold weather hits. By ex-ercising a little caution and an ability to be self-sufficient when out on the water, they can more fully enjoy nature’s splendour and quiet waterways. Vis-it www.csbc.ca for more tips on boating safety.

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I am pleased to see that many businesses in our area have posted signs on their doors reminding people not to leave dogs unattended in cars during warm weather. Given the recent tragedy in our Province, it is a wonder why some people still choose to do this. I am certain that it is not done out of carelessness or malice, as most people who bother to take their dogs with them in the car usually do so because they love their company and want their dogs to be with them. Therefore, I can only assume it is because these owners do not realize how quickly heat stroke can occur in their pet. It’s a lot like car accident—it happens unexpectedly and can occur even with the best of intentions. Problem is, by then it’s too late to buckle your seatbelt.

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First of all, you and I have an amazing ability to rid our-selves of excess body heat. We have highly developed sweat glands on every square inch of our body. Further-more, most of us are not very hairy would not be wearing a fur coat in the summer. Dogs and cats, on the other hand, are fairly inef� cient at cooling themselves. Their sweat glands are poorly developed and con� ned only to the pads of their feet—sort of an afterthought on Moth-er Nature’s part. Their primary means of reducing body temperature is by evaporative cooling. They accomplish this by panting. It’s not a bad system, if you are rest-ing outdoors or are exercising at lower temperatures. But overall, it’s pretty inef� cient. In their natural state, animals avoid overheating by seeking out shade and by exerting themselves only when the sun goes down or the weather is cool. You don’t see a wolf or cougar pursuing a deer in the heat of the day. Our pets can’t make those kind of choices for themselves.

Evolution did not consider a Prius sitting in a parking lot in the sunshine. Once there is limited air circulation, pant-ing becomes a much less effective means of cooling the body. As a result, the animal pants faster and with greater exertion. This increased effort raises the humidity in the air and makes panting even less capable of releasing ex-cess heat. The end result being that the animal’s tempera-ture rises at a much faster rate. Unless the condition is re-versed in a very short time, organ damage starts to occur with alarming speed. Overheated muscle tissue begins to break down, releasing substances that can permanently damage the kidneys. Continued increase in body tem-perature will eventually cause a cascade of events leading to brain damage, seizures and death.

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The Agriplex building was � lled with beef and sheep entries and competitions, with its ad-jacent hall featuring the history and heritage of the fall fair, and of Barriere. The Exhibit Hall was � lled to capacity with numer-ous entries and displays that truly depict the lifestyle and talents of valley residents. From baking and canning, gardening, food produc-tion, and on to crafts, sewing, � -ber arts, � ne arts, wood working, children’s school work and more. Truly an admirable display of what those in the North Thomp-son Valley are all about.

The fairgrounds were � lled with numerous concessions, ven-dors and amusements for fair go-ers to enjoy as they checked out livestock shows and barns.

The Interior Savings Outdoor Stage had a � rst class group of entertainers throughout the fair, with a Cowboy Church featured on the Sunday morning. The Cowboy Concert on Sunday night featured guest appearances by recording artist Eli Barsi and the all girl cowboy band Horse Crazy.

A no alcohol family dance on Friday night and a 4H movie night on Saturday night offered great entertainment for all age groups.

Heavy Horse pulls and driving competitions, a Heritage Horse Show and a Gymkhana kept those with an equine spirit well fed, while those wanting more fast paced ac-

tion � lled the rodeo arena.Three days of BCRA rodeo

action, pony chariot and chuck wagon racing, Hearts of The West Trick Riders, and lawnmower rac-es kept most folks glued to their seats throughout the weekend.

Visitors to the Agriplex were noticeably impressed by � ve sec-tions of brand new grandstands, courtesy of support received from the District of Barriere and the TNRD. Fair of� cials say that there are a few more sets to put together yet, and that when all of the grandstands have been put together the Agriplex will be able to seat 1500 spectators during its events.

Other new features spotted at the fairgrounds this year was a closed circuit video feed from the rodeo arena into an indoor seat-ing area in the food court, giving seniors and those with mobility problems an opportunity to enjoy the rodeo in comfort; and also three large golf carts for helping folks to move around the grounds – all courtesy of a New Horizons grant.

The brand new announcers booth and VIP seating area over the chutes in the rodeo arena were impressive, and a number of visi-tors commented they were happy to see the upgrades taking place in that area.

Organizers say they will have a better idea of how this great eco-nomic driver for the region faired “after the dust settles”, but say that “by all appearances the 65th annual North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo was just great!”

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Special guests in the 65th annual North Thompson Fall Fair Parade this year were eight area residents who have been either founding members of the North Thompson Fall Fair Association, or participating members during the � rst 10 years of the organization starting back in 1949. All of these people have logged thousands of volunteer hours over the past 65 years to help make the event, and the organiza-tion, the great success that it is today. Pictured (l-r): Elli Kohnert, Geordie Salle, Manna Salle, Keith Moore, Betty Uppenborn, Bruno Schilling, Ulrich Schilling, and Mel Schmidt.

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Canadian Institutes of Health Research If you’re at risk of a stroke, should you also

be concerned about dementia? Dr. Sandra Black at the University of To-

ronto sees increasing evidence that the two are connected. Both conditions, her research shows, are related to the health of the blood vessels – the arteries and veins – in your brain.

A growing number of researchers share Dr. Black’s view. This shift in opinion suggests an exciting possibility – namely, that controlling risk factors like hypertension and high choles-terol could help prevent or delay forms of de-mentia, such as Alzheimer’s disease.

The challenge will be to identify people in the early stages of the disease, so that they can take steps to reduce their risk.

Through the ongoing Sunnybrook Demen-tia Study, started in 1995, Dr. Black has col-lected brains scans of more than 1,000 patients with dementia. In addition, she’s attempted to link the patients’ brain scans with changes in their memory and behaviour, and comparing them to scans of healthy aging brains.

“We’ve done scans in a way that’s enabled us to measure the brain changes in an objective way that can be linked to cognition and behav-

iour,” says Dr. Black. These scans have revealed the widespread

nature of silent strokes – strokes that cause no obvious symptoms, but leave behind small holes in the brain.

“A quarter of Canadians 65 and older have these tiny areas of dead brain tissue,” says Dr. Black. Unlike major strokes which result in dramatic, almost immediate paralysis or loss of speech, silent strokes can cause a gradual, cumulative decline in mental abilities. Another condition that affects the small blood vessels of the brain causes partial brain injury that ap-pears as small white dots or patches, and is pres-ent to some degree in 95 per cent of the elderly.

Her imaging research, funded in part by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, has laid the groundwork for the possibility of using brain scans as an early detection and screen-ing tool for dementia-related changes. Patients who show these early changes could then be prescribed tried-and-true stroke interventions, such as blood pressure medications, exercise and diet changes, to reduce their risk of demen-tia.

“I have a sense of urgency about the future,” says Dr. Black. “We need to � nd ways to set up care to prevent this disease.”

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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, take the high road when you find yourself in the midst of a disagreement with a friend. It may be tempting to stick to your guns, but the disagree-ment is nothing too significant.

Don’t make any rash moves in the next few days, Cancer. For whatever reason your common sense meter is a little off. You may want to run ideas past a trusted friend for a while.

There are only so many hours in the day, Libra. You need to pick and choose your activities accordingly. You likely will not be able to squeeze everything in.

The friends you thought you could count on turn out to be the real deal, Capricorn. Just see what they have in store for you this week. You will be so surprised.

It is okay to have strong opinions, Aquarius. But respect the opinions of others who may disagree with your point of view. Learn how to walk away from pointless situ-ations.

Much is going on, Taurus, and you have trouble zeroing in on a focal point. Unless you make a list of all you want to accomplish, you may get lost in the shuffle.

Leo, unless you try you will never be able to tell if some-thing is within your capabilities. Do not be afraid to fail. It’s better than putting in no effort at all.

Scorpio, if you want to get involved in something, then by all means give it your best shot. If it’s something foreign to you, let others take the reigns until you’re more comfortable.

There’s more to the story than meets the eye, Pisces. Quick judgement may land you in hot water. Wait for the dust to settle.

You sometimes change your moods on a whim, Gemini. But lately you have been more steadfast in your convictions. This behavior will continue for some time.

Virgo, you’re wear-ing your heart on your sleeve this week. Don’t worry, as your willingness to share your emo-tions will endear you to others.

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This button is the third and final of THREE (3) commemorative keep-sakes you can collect. Between August 30th and approximately December 11th, 2014 of this year, pay tribute while wearing this button at participating local businesses. At the point of sale, you will receive a ballot to place in a draw box for your chance to win a gift basket full of fantastic items. At the 2014 Late Night Shopping event, the winner of the third gift basket will be drawn. Watch for details to come about the year-end grand prize opportunity for those who have all three collectible pins!. For more information contact the

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Sept. 14: Barriere Terry Fox Run at the Barriere Bandshell. Registration at 10 am & the run at 11am. 5 km or 10km run, walk, rollerblade, ride a bike – everyone welcome! Anyone interested in purchasing a T-shirt call Kathy Cooper @ 250-672-5758 or Kris Luison @ 250-672-5929.

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

Baha’i Night: Fri., 7:30pm, @ Marge Mitchell’s 672-5615.

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Meatball Strogano� IngredientsBag of Frozen Italian style meatballs (1/2 oz each)Extra virgin olive oil2 cups beef brothSeasoningkosher salt and black pepper to taste1.5 tsp each of parsley, oregano, basil1 cup sour cream4 oz reduced fat cream cheese or sour cream1 cup heavy whipping creamWide egg noodles

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Apt/Condo for RentCLEARWATER, 1-Br @ Woodside. Quiet, clean, up-dated. Common laundry. NS/NP DD + refs. $575/mo. 604-790-2482

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Modular HomesVery attractive 2-bdrm manuf home, stove, fridge, washer dryer, central air, offi ce area, carport. $800/mo. Now avail. Thompson Crossing Black-pool, Clearwater 250-587-6151

Homes for RentBarriere: 2bdrm house w/wood & elect. heat. Suitable for 1-2 adults. No Parties, N/S, N/P $700/mnth +DD ref. req. 250-672-9645

Barriere 3bdrm house, 2.5 baths, lrg. fenced yard, double garage, 5 new app., pet friend-ly. N/S, ref. req. $1200/mth 250-672-9362

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OBITUARYI n L o v i n g M e m o r yAl� e Paialunga

Augus t 31 , 1946 - Augus t 26 , 2014Quietly, at his Barriere home

and in the arms of his family, Al� e Paialunga slipped from this world early on the evening of Aug. 26, 2014, after a long and courageous battle with pul-monary � brosis.

Born Aug. 31, 1946, the son of Adolfo and Elsie Paialunga, Al� e was predeceased by his parents, brother Ken Paial-unga, sister Lena Paterson and nephew Ken Paialunga.

He is survived by sister Mary McMath of Kelowna and many nieces and nephews, as well as his wife of 32 years, Garnette, of Barriere, daughter Farron Paialunga, of Surrey, B.C., son Toni (Mel), stepson Tyler (Dan-nielle) Sealey and granddaugh-

ter Tameeka, all of Abbots-ford, B.C., and pined for by his special companion, grand-dog Bud.

A long-time contractor and carpenter, until forced into re-tirement by declining health,

Al� e was a devoted son, broth-er, husband and father who gave freely of his time and abilities in a variety of volunteer roles, including time spent coaching with Barriere Minor Ball.

Since returning to Barriere in 2012, Al� e devoted much of his time to renovating and land-scaping the home he shared with Garnette and Bud.

A celebration of Al� e’s life will be held at a yet to be de-termined date in Abbotsford. In lieu of � owers, donations to Barriere Hospice in Al� e’s memory will be gratefully re-ceived.

Cremation entrusted to Scheonings’ Funeral Services, Kamloops.

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The province is contem-plating changing how it pun-ishes pubs, restaurants and li-quor stores that violate liquor rules that ban over-serving and selling to minors.

Business owners have asked government for a more flexible penalty system and a month-long online consulta-tion running to Sept. 30 asks stakeholders for input on the options.

One possibility to be ex-plored is lower or higher pen-alties.

According to a govern-ment discussion paper re-leased Friday, B.C. penalties are stiffer than most other provinces.

“Decreasing penalties would bring British Colum-bia in closer alignment with the average among the prov-inces,” it says, noting govern-ment must balance business hardship and the need for de-terrence for public safety.

A first offence for a B.C. liquor establishment typically means a one- to three-day suspension for overcrowd-ing and 10 days or a $7,500 fine for selling to a minor (the first-offence maximum is $10,000 and 15 days for serv-ing minors.)

Alberta bars have a choice of paying a fine or serving a suspension – which is one of the ideas up for consider-ation – and most operators

there choose the fine, which is typically $500 to $1,500 on a public safety first offence.

The stiffest penalties are in Ontario, where suspen-sions of 21 days and longer are are common.

Another issue is perceived unfairness of the current system for different business types.

Food-primary outlets can keep on serving food during a suspension, while liquor-primary bars and retail stores must close entirely.

That raises the question of whether fines are a better option, the paper says.

It adds the penalties must spur liquor violators to vol-untary compliance and not be so low they’re merely treated as a cost of doing business.

Fines or suspensions get more onerous with repeat of-fences, potentially leading to licence cancellations.

But a second offence is only counted as such if it happens within 12 months of the first one – after a year the slate is clean.

One option is to increase that period to two or three years, which would put more pressure on repeat offenders whose subsequent penalties would be more severe.

Another question asks if repeat offences should be fines rather than suspen-sions.

The consultation is in response to recommenda-

tions flowing from the liquor policy review headed by BC Liberal MLA John Yap.

“We have been asking for review of the penalty sched-ule for a while,” said Jeff Guignard, executive director of the Alliance of Beverage Licensees, which reprensents a broad spectrum of bars, stores and other liquor sell-ers.

He said a $7,000 fine for failing to check an ID could be a month of profit for a mom-and-pop rural liquor store in northern B.C., but negligible to a big Vancouver bar.

Guignard also favours some mechanism to reward an outlet’s good compliance over past years, perhaps akin to how motorists with a long crash-free record build up safe driving discounts with ICBC.

There were 13,415 inspec-tions of liquor licensees last year, resulting in just under 400 contravention notices or nearly three per cent of in-spections. But of those, less than half (171) led to enforce-ment action being taken.

The most common viola-tion in recent years has been supplying liquor to minors, followed by permitting an intoxicated person to remain on the premises.

The discussion paper can be found at http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/lclb/docs-forms/penalty-schedule-consulta-tion.pdf

B.C. eyes looser liquor penalties for bars, storesNext step in provincial booze regulation reforms

The province is contem-

Star/Journal photo by: Jill Hayward

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Kamloops This Week

With the first two games of their WHL pre-sea-son in the books, the Kamloops Blazers have posted a .500 record.

On Friday, Aug. 29, the club recorded a 5-4 shootout victory over the Vancouver Giants.

Facing his former club of the first time, Don Hay and his charges battled back from a 3-1 deficit at In-terior Savings Centre. Eric Krienke, Cole Ully, Matt Bellerive and Jesse Zaharichuk scored the goals in regulation, while Ully and Jesse Shynkaruk added shootout markers.

Connor Ingram and Bolton Pouliot split time in goal. The Blazers went 0-for-5 on the power play, but posted a 48-24 lead in shots.

The team was less fortunate on Saturday, losing 5-0 to the Kelowna Rockets.

Ingram played the full 60 minutes, surrendering five goals on 37 shots. Jackson Whistle stopped 24 of 24 to post the shut out for Kelowna.

The next action for the Blazers will come on Saturday, Sept. 6 as they visit the Victoria Royals. The team’s next home game will be Friday, Sept. 12 against the Prince George Cougars.

Blazers win, lose in weekend action

Brady Gaudet and Thomas Foster (16) drop the gloves 15 seconds into Friday’s matchup. Allen Douglas/KTWKTW photo by: Allen Douglas

With the first two games of their WHL pre-sea-


There’s no cause for people to worry about human health risks from the Mount Polley mine tailings spill despite some elevated levels of con-taminants in the latest sediment tests, according to an Interior Health of� cial.

“The results are quite reassuring,” medical health of� cer Dr. Trevor Corneil said after the release of new tests conducted Aug. 12 and 15, adding clean water without suspended sediment that’s outside the impact zone continues to be safe to drink.

“The water continues to be safe, the � sh con-tinue to be safe, if normal food and water prac-tices are undertaken.”

That includes not drinking cloudy water or eating the sediment within the spill impact zone itself, where Corneil said “slightly elevated” ar-senic levels have been found, along with copper, iron, manganese, sil-ver, selenium and va-nadium.

Elevated levels of various elements are to be expected at an active mine, he said.

Corneil noted arse-nic is naturally occur-ring and measurable in most water sources.

Background data from samples taken last spring show there were previously el-evated levels of the same contaminants – though not to the same extent – in Ques-nel Lake and Hazel-tine Creek prior to the

disaster, environment ministry regional opera-tions director Jenninfer McGuire told report-ers.

She said the arsenic concentration tested far below a national guideline for human consump-tion.

Tests released the previous week indicated higher levels of selenium in the gonads and liv-ers of � sh meant someone who consumed more than a cup a day of those � sh organs would ex-ceed human consumption guidelines, but not if they just ate the � esh.

The Aug. 4 breach of the tailings pond dam caused concern among First Nations and other � shery users that Fraser River salmon might be contaminated.

The province is shifting to an audit role as Mount Polley mine owner Imperial Metals em-barks on a long-term monitoring plan that Mc-Guire said is required to measure any potential impacts on aquatic life.

Mount Polley spill tests ‘reassuring’Elevated levels of elements not

unusual near mines

There’s no cause for people to worry about

NASA Earth Observatory

Satellite image taken the day after Mount Polley mine tailings breach shows drained tailings dam and spill that backed into Polley Lake and down Hazeltine Creek to Quesnel Lake.

Submitted

Two years ago, Alicia Tait sat in a meeting room with a group of funders and researchers sharing her story of what it’s like to be 23 and diagnosed with breast can-cer. She hoped they’d have a bet-ter understanding of what women like her experience. Through ear-ly detection and screening, Alicia was among the 22,700 Canadian women who were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012.

Alicia says that her diagnosis was a shock and sent her mind spinning. “I had a four-month-old daughter,” she says. “It raised the question of if I’d even be around to raise my daughter. Would I be able to graduate uni-versity, start a career in teaching, and grow old with my husband? Would I be able to grow old at all?”

The 28-year-old mother of two children has since graduated university and completed teach-er’s college. “A cancer diagnosis at such a young age raises many questions about the future,” she says. “You worry whether you’ll be able to conceive another child. These are unique challenges when you’re this young.”

About 4 per cent of newly di-agnosed cases of breast cancer will be in women under 40. Breast cancer in younger women tends to be more advanced at the time of diagnosis as well as more aggres-sive and resistant to treatment. As a result, prognosis is generally worse for this age group. Many questions remain but there is much hope for newly diagnosed

cancer patients, like Alicia. The Canadian Institutes of

Health Research (CIHR) and Canadian Breast Cancer Founda-tion (CBCF) are funding a $5.7M research project to study 1,200 newly diagnosed young women with all stages of breast cancer receiving care in 28 institutions across Canada. Led by Dr. Steven Narod, Canada Research Chair in Breast Cancer at Women’s Col-lege Hospital in Toronto, the re-search teams across Canada aim to better understand the unique biology of breast cancer in wom-en under 40 and its implications for prevention, risk reduction, and delivering care that addresses their distinct needs.

The researchers will also as-semble a database of 3,000 young women who were diagnosed with breast cancer in order to assess long term outcomes related to recurrence and survival. In this largest ever Canadian breast can-cer in young women research pro-gram, women like Alicia will also gain a network that will provide them with additional support through their breast cancer jour-ney.

Breast cancer continues to be the most common cancer among Canadian women (exclud-ing non-melanoma skin cancers) and is the second leading cause of death from cancer. Research efforts play an important role in women’s health and wellbe-ing and this project will result in real improvements for the young women who will face this diagno-sis.

Breast cancer survivor guides a national research program

Two years ago, Alicia Tait sat


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