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December 12, 2012 edition of the Quesnel Cariboo ObserverTRANSCRIPT
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Quesnel’s annual Santa Parade Saturday night featured the big guy himself. For more photos see PAGE A3.Autumn MacDonald photo
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Attention: Social Service ProvidersThe Quesnel Women’s Resource Centre has received a research grant from Status of Women Canada to do research into violence and abuse in the lives of local women and girls. This is a 3-year project that will include women and girls of all ethnic backgrounds, women with disabilities and elderly women. We will be doing interviews, focus groups and online questionnaires to determine
what resources are available, why women access certain services and not others and stigmas that prevent them from receiving services. The project will be driven by the viewpoints and feedback we receive from them. We will develop and implement a community plan to address issues arising from the feedback we receive. Starting in January 2013 we will be conducting interviews of local social service providers, health care workers, community leaders and stakeholders to gather information on the service they provide to women and girls and any barriers to providing services. If you are interested in being interviewed as a service provider, please contact Susan Scott at 250-992-8472 or Jennifer Love at 250-255-4677.
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DANIKA M. HÉBERTObserver Reporter
Julien Clement recently cut his hair to donate to the Canadian Cancer Society.
The Correlieu student has helped make a child’s experience with cancer a bit less unpleasant.
Julien has seen many people go through the devastating cancer diagnosis and has lost loved ones to the disease.
“My dad’s friend passed away and my cousin’s grandma died from cancer as well,” he said.
Julien decided to shave his head to donate his hair to someone going through cancer treatment who needed a wig.
For Julien, it was an easy decision.
“People always get their hair trimmed and cut and the hair just goes in the garbage,” Julien said.
“I find that a bit disrespectful when you could be giving the hair to someone who needs it.”
Julien’s mom, Wendy, said she’s proud of her son for going through with growing his hair out, despite getting teased about it at school.
“The kids were teasing him for having this long, blond, curly hair,” she said.
“Your hair’s a big part of your identity so I’m proud of him for doing this.”
Julien said he first shaved his hair off after his parents told him they didn’t think he would do it.
“I told them if they gave me $20, I’d do it,” Julien explained.
“My mom gave me the money and told me not to spend it because she didn’t think I’d go ahead with get my head shaved.”
Julien then grew his hair out for nearly two years before getting it cut last Wednesday.
A total of 11 inches of his blond locks were cut and will be sent to the Prince George office of the Canadian Cancer Society.
Julien said he got some donations to send as well and that some teachers at Correlieu are collecting.
When Julien went back to school after shaving his head, he said he got mixed reactions and some didn’t recognize him with his new short ‘do.
“One of my friends was getting his lunch and I went
to sit with him and he didn’t recognize me,” Julien said.
As for how he prefers his hair, Julien said there are pros and cons to each.
“Short hair is stylish, but long hair is natural,” Julien explained.
“If I have it long, my ears don’t get cold and it keeps mosquitos away from my neck.”
Wendy, however, has a favourite style for her son’s hair.
“I love his long hair,” she said, smiling.
Julien is hoping to keep contributing to the cause.
“I’ll probably grow my hair out and cut it again to donate if I have time before I graduate,” he said.
He also explained there are guidelines for hair to be accepted to make wigs.
“The hair has to be a minimum of eight inches long and can’t be coloured” he explained.
“The hair also can’t be too heat treated or brittle.”
After all is said and done, Julien is glad he decided to go through with everything.
“It’s a rewarding experience.”
Julien Clement proudly holds up the hair he’s do-nating to the Canadian Cancer Society.Danika M. Hebert photo
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AD THE L
EGAL CO
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icle(s)
may be
shown
with op
tional e
quipm
ent. De
aler ma
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lease f
or less. L
imited
time of
fers. Of
fers ma
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t any tim
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ut notic
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rice aft
er Manu
facture
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500
has bee
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lude fr
eight an
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xclude v
ariable
charges
of licen
se, fuel
fi ll cha
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, PPSA,
adminis
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fees an
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all app
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f Canad
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time of
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. Manuf
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are not
combin
able wit
h any fl e
et cons
umer in
centive
s. **Un
til Decem
ber 13,
2012, re
ceive 0%
annual
percen
tage ra
te (APR
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chase fi
nancin
g on a n
ew 201
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XLT Sup
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x4 with
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2 mont
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on app
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m Ford
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Not al
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will qu
alify fo
r the lo
west AP
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ent. Pu
rchase fi
nancin
g mont
hly pay
ment is
$507/$5
35 (the
sum of
twelve
(12) mo
nthly p
ayment
s divide
d by 26
per
iods gi
ves pay
ee a bi-w
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ayment
of $234
/$247 w
ith a do
wn pay
ment of
$0 or e
quivale
nt trad
e-in. Co
st of bo
rrowing
is $0 or A
PR of 0%
and tot
al to be
repaid
is $36,49
9/$38,4
99. Offe
rs includ
ea M
anufact
urer Re
bate of
$2,500
and fre
ight and
air tax
of $1,70
0 but e
xclude v
ariable
charges
of licen
se, fuel
fi ll cha
rge, ins
urance
, dealer
PDI (if
applica
ble), reg
istration
, PPSA,
adminis
tration
fees
and cha
rges, an
y enviro
nment
al char
ges or f
ees, and
all app
licable
taxes. Ta
xes pay
able on
full am
ount of
purcha
se price
aft er M
anufact
urer Re
bate de
ducted
. Bi-Wee
kly pay
ments a
re only
availab
le usin
g a cust
omer in
itiated
PC (Int
ernet B
anking)
or Phon
e Pay sy
stem thr
ough th
e custom
er’s ow
n bank (
if offere
d by tha
t fi nanc
ial insti
tution)
. The cu
stomer is
require
d to sig
n a mo
nthly p
ayment
con
tract wi
th a fi rs
t payme
nt date
one mo
nth fro
m the c
ontract
date an
d to ens
ure tha
t the to
tal mo
nthly p
ayment
occurs
by the p
ayment
due dat
e. Bi-we
ekly pay
ments c
an be m
ade by
making
pay
ments e
quivale
nt to th
e sum o
f 12 mo
nthly p
ayment
s divide
d by 26
bi-week
ly perio
ds every
two we
eks com
mencing
on the
contrac
t date. D
ealer m
ay sell f
or less.
Offers
vary by
model
and not
all c
ombin
ations w
ill appl
y. ▲Offe
r only v
alid fro
m Decem
ber 1, 2
012 to J
anuary
31, 2013
(the “O
ffer Per
iod”) t
o reside
nt Cana
dians wi
th a Cos
tco mem
bership
on or b
efore N
ovemb
er 30, 2
012. Us
e this
$1,000
CDN Cos
tco mem
ber off
er towa
rds the
purcha
se or lea
se of a
new 201
2/2013
Ford ve
hicle (e
xcludin
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, Focus
, Fusion
HEV &
Energi,
C-Max,
Raptor,
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nsit
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ruck) (e
ach an
“Eligibl
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Eligible
Vehicle
must b
e delive
red and
/or fact
ory-ord
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m your
particip
ating Fo
rd/Linc
oln dea
ler withi
n the Of
fer Peri
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t partic
ipating
dealers
, is sub
ject to
vehicle
availab
ility, an
d may b
e cance
lled or c
hanged
at any
time w
ithout n
otice. O
nly one
(1) off
er may b
e applie
d towar
ds the p
urchase
or leas
e of
one (1)
Eligible
Vehicle
, up to
a maxim
um of
two (2)
separat
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le Vehic
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per Cos
tco Mem
bership
Numb
er. Offer
is trans
ferable
to perso
ns dom
iciled w
ith an e
ligible C
ostco m
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his offe
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used in
conjun
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st retail
consum
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s made
availab
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any of C
anada a
t either
the tim
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tory ord
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livery,
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binabl
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Daily R
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centive
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mmerci
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Saturday Many youth and community groups, businesses and individu-als joined in the fun of the Santa Parade Saturday evening as it made its way down Reid Street and around the downtown area. The streets were lined with an enthusiastic crowd and the evening finished off with a few fireworks.Autumn MacDonald photos
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New B-Ville exhibit goes high-techIn a ground-breaking
exhibit that fuses cutting-edge technology with history, Chinese citizens will have the opportunity to identify ancestors who journeyed to Barkerville, British Columbia during the gold rush of the 1860s. Who Am I? Bridging the Pacific from Guangdong to Barkerville and Back opens at Sun Yat-Sen Gardens in Vancouver December 13 to January 11, before embarking on an eighteen month tour to Hong Kong and Guangdong Province in China.
The exhibit invites visitors to explore Barkerville’s extensive collection of historic photographs through over 60 panels of beautifully displayed photos and stories and two interactive computer kiosks.
At the kiosks, visitors will have the opportunity to fill in the blanks by identifying their ancestors as they swipe through the collection of 1400 images using a unique iPad interface.
“Barkerville’s extensive historic photographs, featuring many from the Chow Dong Hoy collection, are a rich catalogue of the Chinese population in
Barkerville, and a testament to the significant contributions they made to the success of the town,” says curator Bill Quackenbush, “but we know little about them, who they were and what their connections were to their families in China. This is our attempt to mitigate that as well as to inform them and the people of Guangdong of their ancestor’s role in the development of British Columbia.”
“As a National Historic Site of Canada Barkerville has always prided itself on its ability to give a social context to our explanation of our history,” adds CEO Judy Campbell.
“This combination of technology and history is one
of those rare instances when innovation has the potential to bring us closer together. If we are able to identify even one of the subjects in this collection, this exhibit will be a resounding success.”
Barkerville’s collections have an increasingly important role to play in building bridges between cultures and linking our past to our future.
Barkerville has been praised by Chinese officials for its excellence in preserving and presenting the history of the Chinese immigrants.
The buildings, photographs and archival material tell stories that have been lost on the other side of the Pacific.
The goals of this Exhibit are to create important links for research and communication with museums and academic institutions on both sides of the Pacific, to enhance awareness of Barkerville in China and to increase tourism to BC and Canada.
As Canada looks to China for new markets, Barkerville’s strong cultural connection is an asset and presents an opportunity to showcase and contribute to mutually beneficial objectives. A new exhibit in Barkerville is being hailed as “ground-breaking.”
Barkerville Historic Town Archives, archive number P1683.
“This combination of technology and
history is one of those rare instances when innovation has the potential to bring us
closer together.”Judy Campbell, CEO
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Quesnel Cariboo Observer is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province's newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org
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On Friday, as the federal government was
giving the green light to a Malaysian investment of billions more into northern B.C.’s liquefied natural gas megaproject, Coastal First Nations chiefs held their quarterly board meeting in Vancouver.
These are now the most powerful aboriginal leaders in North America, bankrolled by U.S. environmental groups and their wealthy charity foundation backers as guardians of the Great Bear Rainforest.
A major topic was the Haisla Nation, the Kitimat partner that abruptly quit its voluntary association with the Haida, Gitga’at and other communities over its plans to develop LNG exports.
This discord comes at a bad time. Premier Christy Clark has bet heavily on LNG, not just for her government’s future, but the industrial and economic direction of the province for decades to come.
Initial press reports were misleading. One had it that Haisla Chief Councillor Ellis Ross, the B.C. government’s
key ally on LNG, was “buddying up” with the Harper government on the Enbridge oil pipeline proposed to go to Kitimat, in the heart of Coastal First Nations territory.
Not so. Both Ross and Coastal First Nations executive director Art Sterritt confirmed to me that they remain solidly against the Enbridge proposal. The disagreement is over how to power the processing of LNG, which the Haisla are pioneering with provincial assistance.
Sterritt said the Haisla and the rest of the group were in agreement until a few weeks ago. The plan was to follow Clark’s solemn vow to make B.C. LNG the “greenest” in the world.
All parties acknowledge that some of B.C.’s shale gas will have to be burned to process and ship LNG to
Asia. The initial idea was that one or two natural gas-fired power plants would be built, eventually backing up wind, small hydro and other renewable supplies. BC Hydro has 600 megawatts available from its dams, which would require new transmission capacity up to Kitimat to help run the first two LNG plants proposed in partnership with the Haisla.
Then the play got bigger. The B.C. government transferred Crown land on Douglas Channel to the Haisla for an LNG project planned by Shell, PetroChina and Korea Gas. And Sterritt said he started getting signals from Victoria that the industry doesn’t want to buy power from outside producers to drive LNG cooling and compression. Instead they wanted to power it directly with gas, using equipment called “mechanical drives” rather than electrical drives.
In a letter to Haisla members explaining why he quit the Coastal First Nations, Ross said he was insulted by Sterritt’s comments that the Haisla were choosing “the dirtiest way possible” to ship LNG. Ross noted that emissions
would be about the same if gas is burned in the LNG plant or in a power plant nearby.
That’s true, but Sterritt points out a critical difference. If LNG producers are allowed to use single-purpose mechanical drives, no renewable energy can ever be added. And as more LNG producers rush into B.C., reserves that would have lasted 75 to 100 years could be depleted in 30.
And when the gas is gone?“These big, hulking plants
that are going to be in Kitimat are just going to be sitting there, rotting,” Sterritt said. “It happens all over the world.”
B.C.’s clean energy plan envisions extending the BC Hydro grid, developing run-of-river and wind farms such as the big offshore proposal off Haida Gwaii, and ultimately a future beyond oil and gas.
Now, in their rush to develop LNG, Clark and Energy Minister Rich Coleman seem poised to abandon that strategy.
Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com
Clean LNG can still be done
B.C. ViewsTom Fletcher
Wise choiceThe federal government needed
the wisdom of Solomon to come up with a decision
on the takeover of Nexen Inc. by CNOOC, a Chinese state-owned oil company. While Solomon’s wisdom was not available, the decision announced on Friday by Prime Minister Stephen Harper does cover a lot of bases and answer many concerns.The Canadian economy operates
through the free enterprise system. Direct government involvement in the economy, by way of ownership of companies, has been drastically reduced in the past 20 years.At the same time, the oil sands are
likely the greatest treasure trove of a scarce resource in the world, and they need vast amounts of capital to even begin to be developed.While many oil companies are
involved in the oil sands, they have a finite limit on how much capital they can commit to their projects there — particularly when oil prices are unstable and demand is dropping in many markets.CNOOC wants to be part of the oil
sands. Nexen offers that opportunity, even though it is not a major player there. In fact, most of its assets are outside Canada, but it is based in and run out of Calgary.Canada needs foreign capital.
However, the federal government has not been nearly as vigilant as it should be after allowing takeovers. It has often stood by as companies are hollowed out by foreign buyers. The best example of this is Stelco in Hamilton, but there are many others.This time around, the government
promises to be looking at Nexen’s operations on an ongoing basis and monitoring just how it operates under CNOOC control. This ongoing vigilance is necessary with large foreign takeovers, particularly in the resources field.China is welcome to invest in
Canada. Whether Chinese companies are state-owned or private, they need to fully adhere to all Canadian laws, employ Canadians and be good corporate citizens in this country. They also need to keep their promises. If they do so, there should be no problems.
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Editor:After 25 years as a guide
and outfitter (1984-2011) part in management units 5/15 and 7/06, I believe poor management practice are the real cause of decline.
The practice of allowing hunters to kill cow and calf moose must immediately end.
In the Omenica/Peace Region 7a - surrounds Prince George and 7b north of the province B.C. Cariboo Region east of Quesnel.
Analyses of the 2012 Limited Entry Hunting Regulation reveals the following:
• No moose season in Region 1 and 2 (Lower
Mainland);• 92 cow or calf permits
in Region 3 (Kamloops);• 10 cow or calf permits
in Region 4 (Kootenay);• 67 cow or calf permits
in Region 5 (Cariboo) east of Quesnel;
• Zero permits in Region 6 (Skeena);
• 1,035 cow or calf permits in Region 7a
surrounding Prince George (Omineca Peace);
• 355 cow or calf permits in region 7b (Omenica Peace) north of the province of B.C.
These numbers show
that of the 1,559 cow or calf authorization, there is also an open season for moose calf, 16 days (only need
a moose tag Oct 10-25) (Management 7a-b
Omenica Peace).Why are 90 per cent
of the moose cow and calf authorizations only concentrated surrounding Prince George and east of Quesnel?
Why is there no open season on moose calves in other regions?
Peter GrundmannQuesnel
Moose population decline 50-70 per cent?The practice of al-lowing hunters to kill cow and calf
moose must imme-diately end.
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TOM FLETCHERBlack Press
The B.C. government’s ambitious goal to double transit ridership by 2020 is not going to be met at the current rate of growth, Auditor General John Doyle reported Thursday.
Doyle’s audit of BC Transit’s efforts to meet that goal found that since it was set in 2008, ridership increased by 6.9 million by last spring, the latest annual total available. The original target was 9.4 million by that time and the gap is expected to grow further by 2014-15.
The provincial transit plan was unveiled early in 2008 by former premier Gordon Campbell and then-transportation minister Kevin Falcon. Its $14 billion price tag included federal and municipal investment, with SkyTrain and other urban light rail accounting for $10 billion.
It included the now-completed Canada line, the Evergreen extension to Coquitlam and another SkyTrain extension to the University of B.C.
Rapid bus systems for Kelowna and Victoria were the only parts of the plan outside the Lower Mainland.
The audit identified a lack of clear targets and collaboration between BC Transit and the B.C. transportation
ministry and recommended that the targets and timelines be reviewed.
The audit was underway when the province did its own review of BC Transit’s rocky relationship with local governments.
Transportation
Minister Mary Polak announced in September that local communities will be asked to nominate directors for the BC Transit board and the province would make it easier to amalgamate a patchwork of local transit systems into
regional authorities like the one that serves Greater Victoria.
The B.C. government pays 47 per cent of costs for BC Transit service in partnership with 58 local governments in B.C.
Transit goal not being reached: auditor
Along with a goal to slash greenhouse gas emissions by a third,
former premier Gordon Campbell called for tran-sit use to be doubled by
2020.Black Press photo
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Delivering Christmas DinnerRami and Jack Pannu of Ashley Home Store, left delivered all the fixings for the annual Christmas dinner for the Salvation Army clientele. This is the third year in a row this business couple have purchased all the groceries locally and donated them to the Salvation Army. “The community does a lot for us and this is one of the ways we like to give back,” Rami said. This year Salvation Army Lieutenants Stefan and Laura Van Schaick, right accepted the donation.
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Annie GallantLifestyles Editor
LifestylesDo you have a story?Contact Annie atPh: 992-2121Fax: 992-5229
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ANNIE GALLANTObserver Reporter
With winter upon us, more and more
people are taking to the snowy trails including the short drive to Hallis Lake where the � nest in cross-country skiing can be found.
In an effort to increase awareness and activity at the facility the Cariboo Ski Touring Club, which has always encouraged people, young, old and everyone in between, to consider cross-country skiing when choosing their sport options.
Last year they took that commitment to the next level with the addition of ski rentals and a ski school at the Hallis Lake facility. After securing the funding for refurbishing the basement of the ski lodge, the club purchased 100 sets of classic skis, eight sets of skating skis, 121 pairs of classic boots, nine pairs of combo boots and 127 sets of poles.
“That really opened
the sport up to so many people,” CSTC youth program ski school coordinator Tania Gruene said.
“With Hallis Lake only 15 minutes from downtown, people looking to include a little cross-country skiing in their day can easily accomplish that.”
CSTC spokesperson Ron Watteyne added cross-country skiing is considered a lifestyle sport.
“It’s easy to access, Hallis Lake is open seven days a week, 24/7 with a nominal fee,” he said.
“We even have evening skiing with 3.5 km of lit trails or if they prefer, strap on a headlamp and enjoy a moonlit ski.”
At Hallis Lake, the club offers guided headlamp ski tours Wednesday evening.
“Night skiing is beautiful,” Gruene said.
With the new ski rentals, CSTC was able to begin a school program where students could experience cross-country skiing through their school with
fully-trained coaches.Starting slowly, with
three elementary schools signing on, Gruene organized three visits for each school with a total of 411 student visits in the 2011/2012 season.
This year, they are looking to double that number.
In addition to students using the ski rentals, the club was also able to rent out good equipment to local people who may not have their own, thus widening the cross-country experience in the community.
In the � rst year, CSTC had a total of 290 equipment rentals in addition to the Ski S’Kool program. Of the 79 participants in adult lessons, 51 rented skis.
Gruene has the rental shop open on Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday evenings.
Cross-country skiing is an activity the entire family can enjoy including children as young as two years.
Kids programs are offered at Hallis Lake
for children 2 – 12 years old with all levels from basic introductory levels to accomplished and competitive levels.
“We also have a biathlon program for 12 – 18-year-olds which involves skiing and precision target shooting,” Watteyne said.
“This sport teaches students excellent body control.”
These programs help children develop a positive self-image and con� dence, however Gruene said the in addition to the physical and mental bene� ts, kids have fun and that makes the learn easier and more popular.
“Any of these youth programs lend themselves to parents enjoying a bit of leisure skiing while their children are in
lessons,” she said.“We encourage parent
participation in coaching and organizing these youth activities.”
Adult ski lessons are Wednesday evening and some Saturday sessions in both classic and skate style skiing.
“Cross-country skiing is a healthy active lifestyle choice and pairs well with snowshoeing and other non-motorized activities,” Watteyne said.
“It’s almost an extension of summertime non-motorized sports like hiking and canoeing which all help to reduce an individual’s carbon footprint.”
Adult season passes are $80, day passes are $7 (adult) and $5 (children.) As for rentals, they are $10 (children) and $15 (adults.)
Over the Christmas season, Dec. 26 – Jan. 6, 2013, the rental shop will be open every day, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. After Jan. 6, Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Wednesday, 4 – 9 p.m.
One of the most popular attractions at Hallis Lake, at least for the younger set, is Big Rock Adventure Park.
With a series of rolling bumps, some small some large and the Wrascally Rabbit Trail, children can experience cross-country skiing as it was originally intended – transportation through the wilderness.
“Both the adventure park and trail really appeal to young skiers and parents often � nd it hard to tear them away when it’s time to go home,” Watteyne said.
“Hallis Lake has become a popular meeting place where skiing, gathering by the � replace in the lodge and enjoying active friendship are highly prized.”
Cross-country skiing is a healthy active lifestyle choice and pairs well with
snowshoeing and other non-motorized activities.
Ron Watteyne, CSTC
Cross-country skiing is affordable, accessible and fun for the entire family
Strap on the skiis
Young cross-country ski enthusiasts learn the sport at Hallis Lake.Contributed photo
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LIFESTYLES
Breakfast with Santa
Top: Lindsay Erickson and her daughter Sarah enjoy their breakfast; middle left: Donavon Elkins tells Santa his wishes; middle right: Isaiah Urbshott-McAllen has a chat with the jolly beared guy; bottom left: Billyshade is obviously happy with his breakfast; Ema Erickson makes quick work of her breakfast. The entire community was invited to share breakfast with Santa in the Salvation Army’s fourth annual event. This year they served approximately 130 people and Santa delivered gifts to approximately 75 children in the Legion Hall. “Seeing the children opening their gifts were the most special moments for me,” Salvation Army Lieutenant Laura Van Schaick said. “Each child’s gift was specifically chosen and addressed to them based on their very own Christmas wish list. The children were so excited.” Just a reminder the Salvation Army kettle campaign is in full swing with kettles located at Safeway, Save-On Foods, Canadian Tire, Extra Fodds and Good 4 You and Planet 2. Jonas Gagnon photos
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LIFESTYLES
The Museum’s gift Shop Sale was a complete success!
Dec. 1 was a particu-larly busy day with the Christmas Tea happening in the Visitors’ Centre. As people came to shop, many took time to sit down and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and sweets.
Our guests included a Citizen of the Year, the Mayor and a Councillor.
Two authors, Doris Lee and Sage Birchwater, joined us and appeared to be having a good time
as they promoted their new books.
All in all, very pleas-ant company. We look forward to next year as we hope to make this an annual event.
Thanks to Patty for al-
lowing us to host this in her ‘space’.
Whatever Happened to... did you ever belong to an organization or club in Quesnel that is now defunct?
Quesnel Museum and Archives is interested in your minutes, memora-bilia and/or anything per-taining to the operation of that club.
It is part of Quesnel’s history and,s as such, deserves to be preserved for posterity.
Bring in all and anything that had to do with sport-
ing and cultural groups, social clubs and local businesses. Just call the Museum and/or bring in your treasures.
As 2013 looms on the horizon and the Mayan predictions have yet to come true, Quesnel Museum and Archives is preparing to celebrate their 50th anniversary.
Commissioners are searching the archives for events that occurred on a speci� c date 50 years ago, week by week.
Commissioner Bruce Steele has been busy
gathering articles for the Observer to keep you apprised as to what was happening 50 years ago in Quesnel. And believe me, the old adage about “Everything Old is New Again” could never be truer! 50 years ago they were talking about � uori-dation in our water system and for many years after! And the talk was about a new mu-seum!
Sound familiar?If you have any infor-
mation or facts or stories about that period in
Quesnel’s history, don’t hesitate to stop by and tell us more.
Hope to see you as you “Pass Time” at the Ques-nel Museum.
The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others’ burdens, easing others’ loads and sup-planting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas.
– W.C.JonesHoney Af� eck is chair
of the museum commis-sion and regular Observer contributor.
Museum visitors experience a very enjoyable day
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Community CalendarSPECIAL EVENTS & MEETINGS ETC...
Meetings and Special Events, Work-shops, Signups and Non-pro� t Groups will run in the Sunday or Wednesday edition. The deadline for the Wednes-day Observer is Monday at noon, and the deadline for the weekend edition is Wednesday at 5 pm. All meeting notices and regular submissions to Community Calendar must be
renewed every three months. Due to the volume of material, we clear the column every three months and only
print newly submitted material.
The Quesnel Church
But the hour comes and now is when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth. God is a spirit and they must worship him in spirit and
in truth. Please join us.
Call 747-3178.Ask for Kim.
MONDAY GIVE THE GIFT
THAT KEEPS GIV-ING – Baker Creek Enhancement Society is offering limited edition art prints with $40 tax deduct-ible donation as a fundraiser for envi-ronmental projects in the area and to help provide qual-ity nature education programs for youth and adults. For infor-mation call 250-992-5833 or email [email protected].
JESSE PETERS presented by Quesnel Live Arts Dec. 17, at Chuck Mobley The-atre, 7:30 p.m. Tick-ets are $25 (adults), $20 (seniors/youth) at Bo Peep Boutique, Quesnel Music, Save-On Foods, Attitude South Salon and at the door.
TUESDAYFREE CHRISTMAS
DINNER Dec. 25, St. John’s Anglican
Church hall, all are welcome, 1 – 4 p.m., for information or to volunteer contact Reg or Eileen, 250-747-2109 or leave a message, 250-992-6152.
WEDNESDAYFOR DECEMBER
ONLY, WORDSPIN-NERS MEETING Dec. 12, noon at Lynne’s for a � nger food potluck, card exchange. Call 250-992-1567 for infor-mation.
NORTH CARI-BOO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL PRES-ENTS CINDER-ELLA MEETS HER PRINCE, Dec. 19, 12:45 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Dec. 20 at 6:30 p.m., in Kersley Hall, admission by dona-tion.
THURSDAYCOMPASSIONATE
FRIENDS AN-NUAL CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL a grief support group for parents who have suffered the death of a child, at any age or from any cause, Dec. 13, 7 p.m. Anglican Church Hall, 465 Kinchant Street, refreshments to follow, family and friends are welcome, contact persons are
Fran, 250-992-3956, Kristine, 250-992-8883 or Bev, 250-992-3611.
OAPO GOLDEN CENTRE POT LUCK LUNCH, Dec. 21, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Whist at 1 p.m. For details call Golden Centre, 250-992-0090.
SATURDAYLEGION LA-
DIES AUXILIARY CRAFT/BAKE SALE, Dec. 15, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Legion Hall.
QUESNEL PART-NERSHIP FOR STU-DENT NUTRITION CRUISE TICKETS SALE available from any QPSN member at $20 each to win a trip for two. Only 250 tickets to be sold. Draw date is Dec. 15, 1 p.m. at Wal-Mart. For infor-mation call 250-983-2423.
OAPO GOLDEN CENTRE CHRIST-MAS DINNER, Dec. 15, 6 p.m. Tickets $12 members, $18 non-members. For details call Golden Centre, 250-991-0090.
A WINTER’S EVE-NING IN WELLS with After Eight, Dec. 15, Jack O’ Clubs
Music Hall, 4 p.m. cocktails, 5 p.m, tur-key and trimmings, 7 p.m. evening’s en-tertainment. Tickets $25/person, avail-able at Wells Legion, 1-250-994-3208 or Honey Af� eck, 250-9921-5875.
ONGOING EVENTSOAPO ACTIVITIES
Monday – cribbage, pool; Tuesday – � oor bowling, � oor curl-ing, pool; closed Wednesday; Thurs-day – cribbage, whist, pool; Friday – whist, pool; regular month-ly meetings 1:30 p.m., second Tuesday of the month; pot-luck lunch, third Fri-day, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; generous lunch served days Golden Centre is open, $4/members, $5/non-members. For details call Golden Centre, 250-991-0090.
CLIMATE AC-TION GROUP meets the 4th Tuesday of every month at Alex Fraser Timber Park’s Nature Centre, 7 p.m. People inter-ested in helping cre-ate a self-suf� cient, resilient community, join the group.
DARTS! New dart players sought for 2012-13 season. Mixed dart league.
No experience neces-sary. Every Tuesday night at 6:45 at Elks Lodge. Call Steven, 250-992-5794 for information.
GRIEFSHARE weekly sessions Monday, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., workbook is $15. For informa-tion and registration contact Carol, 250-992-5369, Debbie, 250-747-1500 or Northstar Church, 250-992-8830.
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY YARN CLUB meets the second and fourth Thursday afternoon, 1 – 3 p.m. in the library activity room.
RESEARCHING YOUR FAMILY HIS-TORY? NEED HELP WITH A BRICK WALL? Quesnel Genealogy Society meetings are the sec-ond Tuesday of the month, September to June at 1490 Beryl Street, 7 p.m. For information contact 250-992-7211.
YOUTH CEN-TRE open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs-day, 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. Rock climbing bookings accepted for Saturday birthday parties, call 250-983-6920 to check
availability.
QUESNEL AB-ORIGINAL ARTS GROUP, looking for Aboriginal artists and crafters interested in joining a group to support and promote local Aboriginal arts and crafts entre-preneurs. Anyone interested in join-ing contact Sandra Moore, [email protected] or 250-925-1069.
FRIENDS OF BARKERVILLE regular meetings, � rst Wednesday of each month, 5:30 p.m., Wee Chippee Restau-rant. For information call 250-992-2008.
VOICES FOR NORTH CARBIOO SENIORS every third Thursday at Legion Hall, 2 p.m.
SENIORS ADVO-CACY SERVICE hours Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Call 250-992-9330 and leave a message, someone will get back to you shortly. SAS is located in Century 21 of� ce in the back. Sandwich board on sidewalk means a consultant is in to serve you.
EXODUS 4:10 TOASTMASTERS meet Thursdays. Meetings are 7 p.m., in multi-purpose room at Northstar Church, use lower parking lot. For details call Rose, 250-992-9520.
QUESNEL ELKS HALL available for rentals, call Tim Patchett, 250-992-5082. If you’re inter-ested in joining the Elks call Ralph Scott, 250-747-8566.
PEOPLE INTER-ESTED IN FOSTER-ING IN QUESNEL contact Lisa Shearer, 250-992-2759, ext. 225 at Axis Family Resources.
QUESNEL TOAST-MASTERS Wednes-days, from 7 – 9 p.m.at the College of New Caledonia. Are you new to Quesnel? It’s a great way to get connected. Contact Ruby at 250-747-1180 or [email protected]
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JONAS GAGNONObserver Reporter
The ‘Roos came out of the gate hard in last Saturday’s game against the Lac La Hache Tomahawks, taking the, at times anxious, game to a 5-4 win over their division rival.
For their first home game in more than a month, the ‘Roos came out proudly dressed in new jerseys, that hearkened back to some very old jerseys.
“It felt good to be out in the new jerseys,” ‘Roo captain Waylon L’Heureux said.
“The thing about the ‘Roos is you grew up watching them. So, we got T&L Designs to go down to the museum and they’ve got a jersey down there and that’s where they got the design.”
To celebrate the retro-nostalgic jerseys the team brought out some old school Kangaroos before the game.
“It was nice to bring the four Kangaroos alumni out, these icons,” coach Brian Kozak said.
“These are guys that played for 12 years some of them. From our president Jack (Marsh) right down to the coaching staff and the players, that’s what we want, the mentality of those guys, that winning tradition. That you do whatever you can to help the team; if you got one shift you got one shift, if you got ten you got ten, but that one shift might change the game. That’s what we’re trying to get through to the guys.”
The team, running high on tradition and their homecoming, hit the first hard, quite literally with some painful crunches happening mid-ice.
Waylon L’Heureux started the ‘Roos off with a goal from in close just over three minutes into the period, which got
the crowd on their feet. In charge of the centre ice, the ‘Roos
forechecked well, forcing turnovers and dominating the middle. It’s something the ‘Roos have been practicing, said Kozak and the fruits of that labour were paying off in Saturday night’s game.
The ‘Roos didn’t let up for the rest of the period, with 20 shots on goals, most of which were good shots and solid opportunities that William Sellars, the Tomahawks goalie did an amazing job stopping.
“Their goalie had a good game; he stood on his head all night,” L’Heureux said.
The ‘Roos pushed Sellars hard, collapsing on him after nearly every shot, but he didn’t blink and didn’t let another puck get by.
The second wrapped up with a the ‘Roos in firm control of the game, with only a single point lead to show for it.
In the second, the ‘Roos kept up their push, though it was the Tomahawks who would get the first point of the second,
at three and a half minutes.On a power play, the Tomahawks
Kevin McNab, at the goal line, flipped the puck out in front to Wade Balbirnie, who flicked it past ‘Roos goalie Ryan Manderson to tie the game.
Four minutes later, on a power play of their own, the ‘Roos’ Justin Fulton took a shot from the point that found its way through traffic and past Sellars.
Out in front again, the ‘Roos kept control of the game, pushing the Tomahawks until tempers started to burn bright in the only flare up of the night.
Lac La Hache was once again the first to take initiative in the third, with Ty Moses poking the puck past Manderson after a strange bounce off the boards put it in front of the goal to keep the pressure on the ‘Roos.
The quick goal took the ‘Roos back a bit, but not for long. By the five minute mark the ‘Roos were playing again, with Levon Johnson leading the way by taking the game to the Tomahawks
short-handed, putting the puck past Sellars on the glove side on a breakaway.
The two goal lead didn’t last a minute, with the puck somehow finding its way up and over Manderson after a scuffle at the post during the same ‘Roos penalty.
With only a goal separating them, the ‘Roos had 30 seconds three players on the ice after Justin Grouette got tagged for roughing and Joey MacDonald took a penalty for crosschecking when he thought a Tomahawk was getting too friendly with Manderson.
A very tense 30 seconds had both Tomahawks and ‘Roos fans on edge waiting for a game changing goal, which never came.
It was Nick Tomassetti who got the next goal off a nice bounce off the boards, with less than 5 minutes left.
The two goal cushion whipped the Tomahawks back into action as they saw victory slowly pulling away from them. Balbirnie came hard down the left wing, snaked past two defencemen somehow found a crack in Manderson’s armour at an oblique angle to the goal, giving the Tomahawks the chance to pull out of their nosedive, with less than three minutes left.
Two minutes ticked by without any action on the scoreboard, with the ‘Roos keeping the puck away from Lac La Hache for the most part.
With the game leaking away, Lac La Hache pulled their goalie for the last minute, causing a flurry of could-have-beens for both sides, but ultimately resulting in nothing.
The ‘Roos face a double-header on the road next weekend, coming up against the league leading Smithers Steelheads on Saturday and the Omenica Ice on Sunday.
‘Roos christen new jerseys with winHeritage, history & hockey
Left; Levon Johnson faces off against Lac La Hache goalten-der, William Sellars.Below; ‘Roos alumni, (from left) Bob Johnston, Mike Fla-nigan, Gordon Perry and Albert Gassoff, gather to bless new, heritage inspired jersey.
Jonas Gagnon photo
Playing below the boards
A green Quesnel player scores a goal against the red Prince George goalie in Saturday’s unintentionally festive game during last weekend’s novice tournament. Novice players, almost all shorter than the boards,
offered great entertainment to watching parents.
Jonas Gagnon photo
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Dec. 9 - Dec. 15, 2012ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, you will have to work hard at presenting a different image if you want to win over a few more fans. It might take a little time, but it is de� nitely within the realm of possibility.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, take a break no matter how busy you are this week. It is for your own good to recharge with some R&R and then get back on track at work.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Unexpected things can happen when you explore new possibilities, Gemini. Get out there and immerse yourself in other social circles so that you can take advantage of opportunities.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, run your ideas by a few people this week before you make a big presentation. This will help you to revise and tweak anything that needs a little work.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, you will be full of energy this week and that energy helps you handle whatever is put on your plate. Take advantage of your productivity with a few days off next week.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, jump on an opportunity to take a vacation. There won’t be many other opportunities this year to enjoy a vacation. So go along even if it’s related to work.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23There are too many happy things going on in your life to let any of the negative things bring you down, Libra. Face challenges with a smile, and you’ll sail through.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, despite � rm convictions you cannot change oth-ers’ viewpoints all of the time. Don’t be hard on yourself if other people do not see things the same way as you do.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Sagittarius, sometimes you may believe there isn’t room for anyone else in the spotlight but you. Don’t let your ego get in the way of friendships. Share the glory.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, give an idea that would require some signi� -cant changes its due consideration. This can impact both your career and personal life in a positive way.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18It may seem like too much money is going out of your pocket and not enough coming in, Aquarius. But the budget will balance out this month. Rest easy when mak-ing purchases.
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Steer Calves 300 - 400 ............ $170.00 $179.00 Steer Calves 400 - 500 ............ $156.00 $166.00Steer Calves 500 - 600 ............ $135.00 $145.00Steer Calves 600-700 .............. $128.00 $134.25 Feeder Steers 700-800 ............ $ -- $ -- Feeder Steers 800-900 ............ $ -- $ --Feeder Steers 900-1000 .......... $105.00 $113.00Heifer Calves 300 - 400 ........... $150.00 $160.00Heifer Calves 400 - 500 ........... $138.00 $144.00 Heifer Calves 500 - 600 ........... $128.00 $133.50Heifer Calves 600 -700 ............ $119.00 $127.00Feeder Heifers 700 - 800 ......... $ -- $ --Feeder Heifers 800 - 900 ......... $ -- $ -- Feeder Heifers 900 - 1000 ....... $ -- $ -- HOGS, SHEEP & GOATSSows ....................................... $ -- $ -- Feeder Pigs .............................. $ -- $ --Feeder lambs ........................... $70.00 $135.00Ewes ....................................... Up to $60.00Goats ....................................... $ -- $ --
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The super league is curling its way to Christmas, counting down days with each button they land on.
They met last week for the first match of this Christmas season with only a single team uttering that least Christmas of terms: bah humbug.
On the jingle 'B'ells sheet Cariboo Pulp and Paper stared down JAR Transportation in the most jolly way possible.
Cariboo barely got one in the eighth to pull out a hard fought 5-4 victory over JAR Transportation.
Sheet 'C'indy-loo-hoo alphabet soup spilled as CDC took down A&W, 7-5.
One down coming home, A&W had built an end that would discourage the youthful exuberance from any child. It was not to be though. The CDC kids pulled off a let shot that wisdom would say was not likely, netting them the win. The CDC remain in the top spot in the league.
The Dasher, Dancer and 'D'onner sheet played host to Willy and Billy in the former's 9-6 win.
The sixth end proved to be fatal for old Billy when the Willy boys took a five ender to go up five points.
Investors Group and Karin's Deli met on sheet 'E'lf, with investors the most merry with their 8-3 victory.
The Investors rode the wave of ridiculousness enroute to a memorable four ender to give the kiss of death to the delicious deli dolls.
DLE and Franks Supermarket played to a 7-6 finish in favour of DLE on sheet 'F'rolic.
In the feature match the Kubota boys added two anxious snow birds to spoil the ice cream cones from Franks supermarket and all their fans. Frank's crew was heard leaving the rink singing 'bah humbug.'
The curling continues Wednesday night.
Cariboo Christmas curling
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Dunkley Lumber Ltd. operates a modern and sophisticated SPF dimension Sawmill / Planer facility at Strathnaver, BC, 40 km north of Quesnel, BC. Our quality lumber products are sold across North America and in overseas markets.We currently have an opening for a Quality Control person in our Sawmill. The ideal applicant for this position will have:• a thorough understanding of sawmill processes including chip
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An Alberta Construction Com-pany is hiring Dozer and Exca-vator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfi eld road and lease construction. Lodg-ing and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Con-struction at 780-723-5051.
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FullTime supervisor required. $12/hr. Apply in person with resume to Robins - 241 Pizza, 626 Front St. or Email: [email protected] my name is Vandy, $1000 re-ward for anyone who can author a life story about the ups and downs of my intriguing life...Creativity and imagination is an asset, short and sweet on the poetic spectrum pref-erable, whilst keeping within the guidelines of fact overriding fi ction, embellishment an option but not most likely not necessary as my life is interesting enough to be authored and published within local newspa-pers without exaggeration as a ne-cessity. You can reach me @ 778-677-5446 or 885-8002 or e-mail [email protected]
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Employment
Help WantedMature reliable person needed for P/T snow removal of walk-ways at airport. Call 250-747-4315 before 9 p.m.
Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a mini-mum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be will-ing to relocate to Edson, Al-berta. Fax resumes to: 780-725-4430
SAFE Certifi ed Logging com-pany is seeking a Feller Buncher Operator for work in the Quesnel area. This is a full time seasonal position. Appli-cant must have a valid drivers licence and a minimum of one year experience. Wages are negotiable to successful appli-cant.
The Cariboo Hotel is now ac-cepting resumes for Bartend-ers & Servers. Please apply in person with resume to 254 Front St.
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Home Care/SupportPrivate HomeCare required -Permanent PT LPN (9am-12 Noon) - FT over Christmas Holidays. Call (250)991-0517
Trades, TechnicalJOURNEYMAN ELECTRI-CIANS and apprentices need-ed for Industrial Installations in BC/Alberta. email resume to: c a r i b o o i n d u s t r i a l e l e c [email protected].
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Go Chair electric wheelchair $1300 OBO. Pool/ping pong table $125. Sm. fridge $75. 250-255-8007.
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Homes for Rent3 bdrm, 1.5 bath house with unfi nished bsmt. Backs onto Cariboo Field.Fridge/stove. no garage. n/s, n/p. Need refer-ences. $900/mth.+util. 778-414-0072. Available Jan 15.
HALF house for rent. Opposite Es-quimalt High on 828 Colvile Rd. 3 Bedrooms, large yard for pets and kids. 250-885-8002 or 250-885- 8090
RED BLUFF 3bdrm. house on 1/2 acre, n/s, references re-quired, $700/mo. Available im-mediately, call (250)992-1592
Offi ce/RetailOFFICE SPACE For Rent - 423 Elliott Street. Call (250)747-2251.
Suites, Lower1Bdrm Bsmt Suite near West Park Mall, N/S, N/P, Ref re-quired. $475/mo. 992-8715
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Transportation
Cars - DomesticONE OWNER!
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1To be eligible for this offer, a customer must sign up for Xplornet 4G Fixed Wireless or 4G Satellite Internet service with a 3-year contract before December 31, 2012 and have service installed by no later than March 1, 2013. Ask your dealer for your $50 credit form. This form must be received by Xplornet no later than May 1, 2013. Upon receipt of this completed form, Xplornet will credit the customer’s Xplornet account in the amount of $50.00. Customers are only eligible for one coupon per account. Credit will be applied to customer’s Xplornet account within 6-8 weeks of receiving this completed form. Offer is subject to change or termination without notice. Customers who cancel their Xplornet service within the first 30 days after activation are ineligible for this offer. All redemptions are subject to verification. This coupon does not have a cash value. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Offer is void where prohibited by law. Xplornet® is a registered trade-mark of Xplornet Communications Inc. © Xplornet Communications Inc., 2012.
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