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NEWS A2Fires started in the city.

SPORTS A8Bowl for Kids Sake raises $25K.

COMMUNITY A11Cariboo Festival continues.

Weather outlook: Sunny today and tomorrow and the next day.

Likely Road crash fatal

A single-vehicle crash on Likely Road left one person dead Friday night.

At around 8 p.m. the Williams Lake RCMP Cariboo Chilcotin Traffic Services responded to the crash, west of Big Lake.

An older model pick up truck left the roadway and entered a ditch, rolled over and ejected the driver and the passenger from the vehicle. The female driver was deceased at the scene and a male passenger was transported to Cariboo Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The RCMP, in a news release, says neither occupants appeared to be wearing seat belts. BC Am-bulance, Central Cariboo Search and Rescue Auto Extrication and Big Lake Fire Department also at-tended the scene.

The Cariboo Chilcotin Traffic Services Unit is working in con-junction with the BC Coroners Ser-vice to determine the cause of the crash.

VAISAkhI CELEbRATEdGreg Sabatino photo

The Gurdwara Western Singh Sabha on Pine Avenue featured Vaisakhi celebrations this past Saturday and Sunday at the local temple. Here (from left) Dalraj Veer, 8, Joslyn Mann, 11, Diya Rai, 7 and Manveer Ranu, 10, enjoy some refreshments during lunch time. The main cultural reason to celebrate Vaisakhi is for the selling and success of crops, and the main religious significance is the birth of the Khalsa, which is the collective body of all baptized Sikhs.

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Monica Lamb-YorskiTribune Staff Writer

Taseko holds New Prosperity open houses

Around 100 people attended the open house hosted by Taseko Mines Ltd. on Monday afternoon at the Gi-braltar Room.

Taseko’s vice president of cor-porate affairs Brian Battison shared two short video presentations on the New Prosperity and Gibraltar Mine projects, and then invited the public to speak one on one with staff mem-bers of Taseko.

Before Battison began his presen-tation, half a dozen local First Na-tions gathered inside the entrance way to drum and sing a traditional song.

Once the song was completed, they came into the room to listen to the presentation.

During his short presentation, Battison said the mine presents an economical impact that will last for 22 years.

“This investment, along with the benefit that will flow from it, can be accomplished without significant risk to the environment and with the very highest standards of mine development being practiced in the world,” Battison said, adding he

hopes the project will receive the approval it deserves.

After the presentation, Glenn Lambe and John Massell both said even though it won’t affect them, they hope the mine goes through for the region’s economy.

On the other hand, Tl’esqox Chief Francis Laceese said he didn’t hear his concerns alleviated in the pre-sentation — predominantly he’s worried about high winds at the pro-posed mine site that will blow tail-ings dust around the area that will impact terrain and local wildlife.

Taseko’s environmental techni-cian Ashley Overton worked for sev-en years at Gibraltar, before work-ing on the New Prosperity project, and confirmed wind has been a big factor at Gibraltar.

“There is a real dust problem there,” she said.

At New Prosperity she said they will have to do early mitigation work, such as grass seeding right away.

Roger William of the Xeni Gwet’in said he still does not be-lieve that Fish Lake can be saved.

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Monica Lamb-Yorski photoTaseko environmental technician Ashley Overton chats with John Mansell and Glenn Lambe during the Monday afternoon open house Taseko held at the Gibraltar room.

“In 2008 they were talking about a 13-year addition. There’s a 20-year plan and then there’s a 13-year addition that will have to go under Fish Lake. The deposit does not go under the lake, but to get down there they will have to go out closer toward the lake,” William said. A proper environ-

mental assessment would look at the 33-year mine, he added, suggesting the present project proposal does not present the full picture.

“Our people are say-ing once you get in, five years, 10 years into the mine, then you’re going to think about the 13-year addition and then you might have an easier argument to destroy the lake. In my mind that

lake is going to have to be destroyed; that’s the only way they could do it,” William said.

Responding, Battison said the present proposal is for a 20-year mine and an open pit that will even-tually extend to within 500 metres of the lake.

If the mine were to go to 33 years, the pit would extend to the lake, Bat-tison said, but insisted “this proposal is for 20

years.”Overton added if

Taseko wanted to ex-tend the mine beyond 20 years, it would have to go through another environ-

mental assessment.A second open house

was held in the evening and then moves on to 100 Mile House today (Tuesday).

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Fire stArted in BoitAnio PArk

Greg Sabatino photoWilliams Lake firefighters tend to a small fire in Boitanio Park shortly after 11 a.m. Saturday. Fire chief Randy Isfeld said someone reported seeing two people fleeing the area after the fire started.

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THE WIDER WORLDYour Preschooler and… the Wider World

Preschool children are naturally curious about the world - about where they live and the people around them. Supporting a sense of wonder and appreciation for the natural world and the people in it is important to your preschool child. It helps them to become good citizens. Your own curiosity, more than your knowledge, will encourage your child’s interest in the wider world.

Preschoolers enjoy helping in day-to-day activities of their families. For example, by including opportunities to assist with household chores they see how they are a valuable contributor in their family. As children are provided opportunities to care for their environments (e.g. gardening, cleaning, recycling, water conservation, etc.) they will develop an understanding of how their own actions may affect nature and the planet. Talk to your child about different ways they can take care of the planet.

During the preschool years, children start to develop an understanding of rules and behaviours. Help your child to begin understanding fairness to themselves and others through your conversation with them and by your example.

B.C. is very culturally diverse – some families are new to B.C., while other families have lived here for many generations, including a rich history of Aboriginal people. Your preschool child will benefi t from opportunities to learn about their own heritage and culture and the culture of others.

Try some of these with your preschooler:To encourage care of the earth:1. Go for neighbourhood nature walks; take turns

pointing out interesting things to each other such as birds, cloud formations, trees, and green spaces.

2. Preschoolers love to collect things. Bring along a container when you go outdoors so your child can collect treasures along the way – seeds, leaves, rocks – and bring them home to examine.

3. At the grocery store, help your child point out items that can be recycled (like cans or cardboard boxes) and show items that are made of recycled materials (like paper products). Help them make artwork and crafts using recycled materials. Actively recycle at home.

4. Encourage help with household chores if your child is interested. Tearing lettuce, folding clothes, making beds and setting the table may be work for you, but these tasks can be fun for your preschooler — and will set patterns for responsible behaviour as they grow up.

5. Help your children understand where food comes from. Show them food being grown in neighbourhood gardens or at local farms, orchards, or greenhouses.

To encourage an understanding of diversity:1. Attend a variety of community events that are

taking place near your home.2. When talking about diversity, point out human

similarities fi rst, then help your child appreciate people’s differences. You could say, “everybody needs food, shelter and love, but people have different ways of doing things. Our family’s way is just one way.”

3. Encourage your child to consider other’s feelings. You could ask your child, “what do you think it would feel like if other children would not let you play?”

To encourage understanding of culture:1. Explore your child’s own culture through stories

and song, food and celebration.2. Find an opportunity to introduce and appreciate

other cultures. You could visit the library and fi nd and read books about other cultures and cultural celebrations or listen to music from different cultures: French, Latin, Indian raga, Aboriginal drumming, etc. Local libraries have a great selection of multi-cultural music.

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First Ave. fire deliberately setEarly Monday the

Williams Lake RCMP responded to a suspi-cious fire outside a res-idential building at 398 First Ave. North.

Residents called the Williams Lake Fire

Department after they heard noises and dis-covered the side of the building was on fire.

When crews attended they quickly extin-guished the fire.

There were no in-

juries, damage to the building was minor, and the residences are still inhabitable.

The fire was delib-erately set, has been deemed an arson, and it is believed the resi-

dence was intentionally targeted and was not a random act, the RCMP says.

Anyone who may have observed people running in the area of First Avenue and Com-

er Street around 2 a.m. on April 16, or anyone with any information about the incident, is urged to contact the detachment at 250-392-6211 or call Crime Stoppers.

Plan for 20 years, not 33: Battison

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WaLk raises aWarenessGreg Sabatino photo

Many people converged Saturday at the Child Development Centre for the annual Walk for Autism Awareness. Parents, children, family and friends all came out for the walk, accompanied by beautiful, sunny weather.

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Telus to invest $4.5M in lakecity

TELUS is investing $4.5 million in Williams Lake in 2012 to further expand and enhance wireless and wireline networks in the city and to bring advanced wire-less and wireline broad-band to the nearby rural communities of Canoe Creek and Beaver Val-ley.

“We did a similar in-vestment last year and

are continuing this year. It’s part of a $3 billion investment over three years across B.C.” says Shawn Hall of TELUS media relations.

In Williams Lake cus-tomers can expect to see faster Internet speeds in more neighbourhoods, more wireless capacity, and more wireless cov-erage because more an-tennas are being added to existing sites and new wireless sites are being added.

“We are increasing capacity to keep up with explosive demand for wireless broadband services,” Hall says and explains the upgrade in-cludes miles and miles of additional fibre optic cable being installed in the city.

The number of peo-ple using Smart Phones from TELUS has al-most doubled in the last year and Williams Lake is keeping up to that trend.

To make sure the company is one step ahead of that trend, it is adding the additional capacity.

The work in rural communities, Hall sug-gests, will help bridge the digital divide more and more in 2012, build-ing on the work already completed in previous years.

“These are big proj-ects. On average it costs us about $650,000 to connect one remote

community. It requires a lot of engineering work and a lot of ingenuity. Year after year we’re connecting more and more remote communi-ties,” Hall says.

There won’t be any interruption of existing service; all people might notice is an increase in Internet speed.

There are 70 TELUS employees serving the Williams Lake area, mostly technical staff, says Hall.

More ‘inappropriate touching’ cases reportedThe Williams Lake

RCMP are investigat-ing three reports of inappropriate touching by a male in residen-tial areas in the vicin-ity of Western Avenue, Pigeon Avenue and Boundary Street in Williams Lake.

The first incident took place on April 9, at about 6 p.m. on Western Avenue. The offender, while walk-ing past an adult fe-male, inappropriately touched her.

The offender was described as a Cau-casian male approxi-mately 16 years of age. He has shoulder length, black, curly hair and was wearing white shoes, blue jeans and a blue T-shirt. He was walking two dogs at the time, a yellow and brown puppy and a small breed dog simi-lar in appearance to a husky.

On April 11, between noon and 1 p.m. in the vicinity of Pigeon Av-

enue and Boundary Street, two more inci-dents of inappropriate sexual touching took place involving two adult females.

In this case, the of-fender was described by one victim as Cau-casian and by the other victim as possibly be-ing non-white but with a fair complexion.

The suspect is be-tween 16 and 18 years of age, with black, straight, ear-length hair. A distinctive fea-

ture of the suspect in one of these incidents is that he had braces on his teeth.

A clothing descrip-tion for the offender suggests that he was wearing a black and white windbreaker-type jacket, black pants and black skater-type running shoes.

The police investi-gation into these in-cidents is ongoing to identify the suspect and determine if these incidents are related.

The police are en-couraging everyone to be aware of their sur-roundings and to call the police should they witness any suspicious activities.

Anyone who has witnessed these events or can provide infor-mation pertaining to these investigations is asked to contact the Williams Lake RCMP at 250-392-6211 or Crimestop-pers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477).

Gov’t to spend $200M on Cariboo Connector

Phase two of the Car-iboo Connector expan-sion is ready to go for-ward, with the province set to four-lane 30 kilo-metres more of highway between Prince George and Cache Creek, be-ginning this summer.

Premier Christy Clark made the an-nouncement during her visit to Prince George on Friday, stopping at the Yellowhead Road and Bridge mainte-nance yard on the Hart, along with several oth-er dignitaries including Minister of Transpor-tation and Infrastruc-ture, Blair Lekstrom, following a morning that included a cabinet meeting since so many members of the Liberal caucus were in Prince George.

Clark likened the provincial govern-ment’s B.C. Jobs Plan to a body. The heart of the plan is families, the lungs is the economy and the arteries are the province’s highways.

“We know how im-portant they are to live-lihoods,” she said.

So the government has committed $200 million over the next five years for phase two of the Cariboo Connec-tor project, part of the $700 million also com-mitted over the next five years, to increase capacity on provincial highways and railways.

Ensuring goods get to market and stimulating

the economy will mean jobs for residents for generations, she said.

“We want them for our kids. We want them for our grand-kids. We want to have jobs for a long time,” she said.

Prince George — Mackenzie MLA Pat Bell, formerly a pro-fessional driver, added the changes would not only help get goods to market but further im-prove the safety of the roads, which, he said, were challenging in the 1990s.

Kevin Higgins, presi-dent of Yellowhead Road and Bridge, and representing the B.C. Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association, said the announcement trans-lates to 1,000 jobs dur-ing the construction stage of the project.

He agreed that the improvements will make for safer roads and easier transport of goods, leading to a thriving economy.

“Our ancestors got it, we get it and I’m pleased to say this gov-ernment gets it too. B.C. is all about trans-portation,” he said.

The premier said the plan is to start four-lan-ing the piece from the Old Cariboo Highway to Sintich Rd. this year.

Approximately $28 million of the work will take place in the Cariboo-Chilcotin, in-cluding four-laning the highway between Carson Drive to Fox Mountain Road.

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LocaL authors present their worksLiz Twan photo

Newcomers to Williams Lake, Sue Wolf (centre) and her daughter Amely, enjoyed a visit with author Verena Berger after she had signed a copy of her book, Kool-Aid & Cariboo Stew for the family. They were attending the Authors Fair hosted at the Tourism Discovery Centre on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There were more than a dozen local authors there with their books.

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WLIB land process underwayWilliams Lake Indian

Band Chief Ann Louie was in Ottawa Friday attending the Adhesion Signing Ceremony for the First Nations Land Management Initiative.

The ceremony was organized and co-or-dinated by the Lands Advisory Board and will be overseen by John Duncan, minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Develop-ment Canada, accord-ing to a news release from the band. On Jan. 18 the federal govern-ment announced that 18 First Nations from across Canada, includ-ing eight from B.C., would begin a process to opt out of the 34 land-related sections of the Indian Act and assume greater control over the reserve land

and resources through the First Nations Land Management Initiative. WLIB is one of those First Nations.

“The Adhesions Signing Ceremony marks the first step in the implementation of the First Nations Land Management Initiative,” Louie says. “We’re excited to get this process started. Now the work will re-ally begin.” She says the band will develop a work plan and will soon turn to the task of drafting the Land Code, which will set out the rules for the management of the band’s lands.

“At the end of the day, our community will be required to ap-prove those rules.”

According to the re-

lease, a 2009 KPMG study shows that First Nations with direct control over their re-serve lands and re-sources under the First Nations Land Man-agement Initiative are making decisions at the speed of business and that economic de-velopment is much greater in comparison to those whose lands are administered by the government under the Indian Act.

The release adds that many of the op-erational FNLMI First Nations reported a 40 per cent increase in new business overall by band members and 45 per cent increase into different types of businesses, including suppliers and spin-off businesses.

These First Nations attracted about $53 million in internal in-

vestment and close to $100 million in exter-nal investment.

Hearing plays large role in development

Photo submittedKatie Young, audiologist from Interior Health, speaks with parents at Cataline Elementary School’s Ready, Set, Learn program about the important role hearing plays in speech and language development. Ready, Set, Learn play groups also had visits from Dr. Lam, an optometrist with the Cariboo Eye Care Clinic.

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WLIB signs agreement with Horsefly exploration company

The Williams Lake Indian Band announced Thursday that it has en-tered into an agreement with Gold Fields Horse-fly Exploration Corpora-tion with respect to ex-ploration activities at the 68,000 hectare Woodjam property near Horsefly.

“We’re extremely pleased to conclude this agreement with Gold Fields,” says WLIB Chief Ann Louie. “The Woodjam claims cover a huge part of WLIB’s traditional territory of critical significance to our people and it is good to be building a relation-ship with one of the ma-jor companies conduct-

ing exploration in that area.”

The WLIB/Gold Fields agreement addresses a variety of issues, ranging from communications, permit processes and environmental manage-ment, through to em-ployment and contract-ing opportunities and community investment. The agreement envisions the possibility of a more comprehensive arrange-ment between WLIB and Gold Fields should the Woodjam project proceed through to the construction of a mine.

“We understand that economic activity is go-ing to occur within our

traditional territory, and our desire is to be in-volved in that develop-ment from the outset, so we know it is occur-ring in a manner which is environmentally re-sponsible, respects the history and traditions of our people, and offers some economic oppor-tunity for our members,” Louie says. “We credit Gold Fields for being proactive, and for enter-ing into an arrangement with us before their project became too ad-vanced. This is the type of commitment to First Nations rights and First Nations issues that we need to see more of in

the mineral exploration industry.”

In March 2011, WLIB announced the signing of a protocol agreement with Spanish Mountain Gold, setting out the basis for a relationship between the parties with respect to the proposed development at Spanish Lake.

In January 2012, WLIB announced that is had concluded a par-ticipation agreement with Mount Polley Min-ing Corporation to re-solve issues in relation to Mount Polley Mine, which has been operat-ing in WLIB’s traditional territory since 1997.

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MLAMusingsDonna Barnett

Steer the right way

Recognize volunteers

April 15 was the 100th an-niversary of the sinking of the Titanic. April 22 is

Earth Day. So what? Everyone knows the story of the

Titanic. It was equipped with all the latest technological bells and whistles and it was believed to be unsinkable. The owners were so sure the ship was invincible they didn’t provide enough lifeboats and the crew wasn’t well prepared for an emergency.

A l -t h o u g h he was warned of ice-bergs in the area,

the captain was so confident in the ship that he went at full speed. When an iceberg got in the way, he could neither stop the ship nor turn in time. The mighty Titanic smacked into the iceberg and sunk, taking 2,200 people with it. It has been learned since that neither the ship nor the technology was all it was cracked up to be.

What has this to do with Earth Day?

Well, a growing number of peo-ple believe our politicians and big businesses are, like the Titanic, ignoring the “iceberg” of climate change. They say too many of the people who are making money from our current system are in po-sitions of powers and they won’t let go because they believe technology will overcome nature, (human error too?). So even if there is an iceberg out there, it can’t sink us.

Well, there is more evidence that the climate is changing than there is that it is not. Earth Day is a good time to consider our position.

When the Titanic went down, first-class men, who were praised for letting steerage women and children go first in the lifeboats, ac-tually survived at a higher rate than the third-class children. So, if we want to take our chances on hitting the iceberg, fine, but let’s be sure we have enough lifeboats (arable land and water) for everyone, in-cluding those of us in steerage.

Diana French is a freelance col-umnist for the Tribune. She is a for-mer Tribune editor, retired teacher, historian, and book author.

April 15-21 is National Vol-unteer Week in Canada, a time when we recognize

the volunteers in our communities and their valuable contributions.

V o l -u n t e e r s across the province selflessly d o n a t e their time

and money to create positive change in all areas of our communities. They give their time and energy to help oth-ers, and at the same time set an ex-ample of leadership and community engagement for their peers. On April 25, a ceremony will be held at Gov-ernment House in Victoria to recog-nize the recipients of this year’s B.C. Community Achievement Awards. The 34 recipients of this award are in-dividuals who have made outstanding contributions in any area of volunteer-ism or work in the community.

One of these individuals is Dave Dickson of Williams Lake. Dickson is the safer communities co-ordinator with the Williams Lake RCMP and the director of the Williams Lake Emergency Social Services team. As the safer communities co-ordinator, Dickson has been instrumental in ini-tiating and expanding programs that have reduced crime and increased the safety of our community. He has spearheaded community policing programs such as Business Watch, Downtown Closed Circuit Televi-sion, and Operation Red Nose, and he continues to encourage volunteerism through Citizens on Patrol and the Positive Ticketing program, which re-wards youth for positive community activity. As director for the ESS team, Dickson works with local volunteers who provide basic services and sup-plies for individuals and families who have been evacuated from their homes in emergency situations. The ESS team also provides support to large scale search and rescue activi-ties. Dickson is a valuable member of our community, and I am happy to see him receive the recognition he de-serves. He is described as a dedicated individual whose work ethic, profes-sionalism, and passion are unrivaled. He sets an outstanding example for his peers, the people he works and volunteers with, and the rest of our community. Volunteerism creates stronger and healthier families and communities, and I hope that we all take the time to recognize and appre-ciate the hard work of the volunteers in Williams Lake and across B.C.

Donna Barnett is the Liberal MLA for the Cariboo-Chilcotin.

Open house informativeThe Tribune attended the New Prosperity gold-cop-

per project open house at the Gibraltar Room Monday afternoon (another one was held later in the evening).

The open house was not only informative but also al-lowed people to ask specific questions of Taseko Mines Ltd.’s staff.

We completely respect the opinions of others who are either for or against this project, but note there is a dif-ference between fact and opinion.

From a journalism perspective, it can be very frus-trating when the facts are ignored, misinterpreted, or downright twisted. We imagine it is frustrating for oth-ers, too.

That is why it was so great to see and hear all of the information provided at the open houses yesterday. We hope that they will help quell at least some of the mis-conceptions of the project.

And yes, the open houses were open to anyone who wanted to attend, opponents of the mine included.

A comment was recently made on our website that it shouldn’t be called an open house when one party is involved and has no intentions to discuss the negative impacts or invite any parties who are against the mine to speak with company representatives.

We would argue that the whole community had an opportunity to be involved — the afternoon open house was quite open and informal, anyone could attend ei-ther session, and anyone could discuss impacts, positive or negative, with Taseko staff.

Kudos to Taseko for holding the open houses, which continue in 100 Mile House today.

Those who missed them will still have an opportu-nity to attend the environmental review panel hearings expected to be held later this year.

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Future social needs will require fundingEditor:

With all the talk of mining, oil sands, pipelines, etc., we re-ally need to stop and think about quality of life for generations to come.

While there are various opin-ions on how to do this, there are very few who would deny that future.

Governments will need a posi-tive cash inflow.

Governments are already scrambling to fund a properly functioning system, but it will get worse without new revenue streams from mega resource projects.

In the present and the future we will need jobs, and our vari-ous levels of government will

need money to fund our expen-sive social programs — health care, old age pensions, etc. Gov-ernments don’t have money.

They collect it and redistribute it.

Let’s not kid ourselves — we need to have the infrastructure and industry in place that will ensure that we can look forward to a future of prosperity, not

poverty. In no way is this unattainable.

We can protect the Earth and develop our resources, respon-sibly.

There are really no options if we want to maintain our stan-dard of living or raise it.

Bill Carruthers,Share the Cariboo-Chilcotin

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I am sorry for myactions

Editor:

To the community of Williams Lake and Town Taxi:

It is with my utmost regret that I write this letter. There is no excuse for my actions that night.

My behaviour was absolutely hor-rible. I know that there is no way for me to undo what happened, but I hope that this letter can help mend the situation. It goes without saying that drinking until the point of black-ing out is an incredibly irresponsible thing to do, and this experience has left me with a new understanding of the word irresponsible. Since that night, I have not drank to the point of intoxication. Drinking now only brings back the disappointment in me that I felt, and still feel, about the actions of that night. One letter can-not express how sorry I feel, but it is the first step of many in making sure nothing like this ever happens again. I hope that my actions can serve as a learning experience for others who read this. I am willing to do anything in an attempt to make things right for Town Taxi and the community of Williams Lake.

Name withheld by requestEditor’s note: This letter was writ-

ten by a participant of the Restor-ative Justice program. The writer’s name has been withheld because it is a condition of writing and publish-ing the letter. The Tribune doesn’t typically run unsigned letters to the editor but makes a special exception for the program.

A huge bouquet of roses to the following local businesses that so generously donated to Williams Lake Dry Grad through the BC Liquor Store chocolate sales.

Thank you to Pioneer Log Homes, Comer Station Pub, James Western Star, Marshalls General Store, Joey’s Grill and Mica (Huston) Agencies and all of our customers who purchased chocolates or just donated to the cause.

To Denice, the LDB clerk who was so dedicated to the chocolate sales, and Holly, who did up the beautiful basket we raffled off, thank you.

Denice came in second place for highest chocolate sales and Williams Lake took eight place overall out of just under 200 li-quor stores.

Yeah, Williams Lake, you did it

again by supporting local events, this time the 2012 Dry Grad cel-ebration.

Cary ChristensenDry Grad

fundraiser

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I would like to thank Tom and Karen Alphonse, the new owners of Factory Direct Furniture Cen-tre.

They spent time helping me find a box spring and mattress set, which they delivered imme-diately free of charge.

Not only did Tom remove the old one and set it up in another room but he also set up the new one in my room and re-arranged a dresser for me.

As a senior, I really appreciate

that they went above and beyond to help me out.

Barb Lagimodiere

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MLA Barnett should take stand against HSTEditor:

Dear Mrs. Donna Barnett:Let’s see … September 2009

there were protests against the implementing of the HST. In the spring of 2010 Mrs. Barnett re-ceived 4,000 signatures in the leg-islature in protest to the HST. And

then Mrs. Barnett voted in favour of Bill 9 to stop debate on the HST. Then in the summer of 2010 we collected 9,000 signatures to force a referendum on the HST. In the fall of 2010 the province voted to get rid of the HST. Mrs. Barnett, I believe that the reason you would not take a stand against the HST

when everyone else wanted it gone is because you did not want to go against your own political party’s position. You chose them over your own constituency. A broken prom-ise I might add.

The BC Liberal party is now in the process of imploding. You have nothing left to lose! Now would you

please take a public stand against the HST and tell your fellow Liber-al colleagues that it is time to get rid of the hated tax and save yourself some face in the process. And tell them to quit stalling on its removal. We want it gone now!

Eric FreestonWilliam Lake

Bureaucracy a problem in school classroomsEditor:

Teacher job action could be attributed to many concerns but some are prominent because of the simple inaction of using a current maintenance schedule. Students are subject to our indul-gences of politics, rhetoric, and instructed daycare, overlooking opportunity, skill and challenge.

Our children are enriched with net zero, a fair deal and a hydra of ascending administrators, not to mention ministers.

Any employee will try to make as much income as possible, and good employees will be as pro-ductive as possible. There are or-ganizations in the private as well as public sector that use continu-ing education and increase flex-ibility with a reward of higher pay and skills excellence for their staff.

Through the seniority system, there are instructors bumped into subjects in which they have little experience and where there is no supporting accredited material

available for pro-D days.Demands for a dynamic system

without resource and responsibil-ity without opportunity is a re-curring political theme.

Problems with the educational system are apparent when a child is obliged to take courses above the requirements to graduate so that a school can receive more money for full-time students.

Possibly this could contribute to class size, where it is not home-work nor grades that become the challenge, but bureaucracy.

Students recognize institution-al intransigence no matter how well the rhetoric is documented. Demands brought into bargaining do not seem to be addressing the broken pipes in the systems even though everyone knows it starts at the top and flows downhill.

An act of preventive mainte-nance could help, preferably be-fore it backs up die to inadequate venting by the general popula-tion.

Gregg PritchardWilliams Lake

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Lorraine Levitt photoJulianna Lam, a Williams Lake Big Brothers and Big Sisters board member, bowls as part of team Cariboo Eye Care Clinic during Bowl for Kids Sake on the weekend. The event, one of the organization’s largest annual fundraisers, helped raise $25,000.

Bowl for Kids Sake raises $25,000Williams Lake Big Brothers and

Big Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake, one of the organization’s largest annual fundraisers, raised $25,000 over the weekend.

The event, which took place at Cariboo Bowling Lanes on Satur-day, April 14 and Sunday, April 15 saw registered teams dress up in their wildest, zaniest costumes tai-lored to this year’s theme, Around the World.

Bowlers dressed in attire from var-ious countries and representing local businesses teamed up to pledge Big Brothers and Big Sisters throughout the weekend.

Players took turns bowling at first, normally, before switching to cos-mic bowling and other unorthodox bowling styles.

The event’s top fundraiser, who won an exclusive stay at the Echo Valley Ranch and Spa, was Trish Moore.

The second-highest fundraiser was Luigi Mandarino, who won a bed in a bag donated by The Brick, and a colour consultation, courtesy of Al-

terior Motives Design and Staging.Third-place in the fundraising

went to Shandi Warkentin, who won a $100 gift certificate courtesy of Excelsior Jewellers.

Other prizes winners were:Most enthusiastic team: Royal

Bank — the Royal Team won an ap-petizer platter and a jug of beverages from Boston Pizza.

Best dressed team: Save On Foods — who won an appetizer platter and a jug of beverages from Boston Pizza.

Draw prize: Barton Insurance — Team Barton also won an appetizer platter, courtesy of Boston Pizza.

Individuals who raised more than $100 were entered into a draw, and won multiple prizes donated by local businesses. Those people were: Dale Taylor, Donna Rodgers, Shane Barr, Marla Begyik, Luigi Manderino and Colleen Williams.

All of the funds raised from Bowl for Kids Sake stay in Williams Lake to help fund Williams Lake Big Brothers and Big Sisters program-ming.

Greg Sabatino photoTeam Kid Care Day Care Kaleidoscopes’ (back from left) Sandra Middleton, Heather Elias, Sabrina Wheeler, Anita Diepdael, (from leff) Jeremiah Diepdael, 11 and Alex Saunders, 13, show off their sombreros Saturday prior to hitting the lanes during Big Brothers and Big Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake.

Tuesday, April 17Williams Lake Slo-Pitch League

The Williams Lake Slo-Pitch League, which plays at the Esler Sports Complex, has room for two teams for the 2012 season.The league hosts 24 teams in four divisions — A through D division.For more information please call Linda Barbondy 250-392-6643.

Friday, April 20 to Sunday, April 22Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo

Are you ready to rodeo? Dust off those cowboy hats and polish your boots, spring is here and with it comes the 22nd annual Williams Lake Indoor Ro-deo April 20, 21, 22. The weekend will be ac-tion packed with plenty of great local and out of town entertainment, fresh rodeo stock, and several food and merchandise vendors.Stop by the rodeo office in the upper level of the Boitanio Mall to pick up your rodeo tickets, barn dance tickets, raffle tickets, and check out the mer-chandise.

Saturday, April 28Lake City Derby Girls home game

The Lake City Derby Girls will face off with the Miss-fits of Mayhem of Sylvan Lake, Alta. at the Cari-boo Memorial Recreation Complex in Williams Lake. Advance tickets are on sale for $12, while tickets at the door will be $14. Seating options include: general, the beer section or suicide seating (up close and personal to the ac-tion).All ages are welcome.Tickets can be purchased from any of the friendly derby girls, The Overlander Pub, the Cariboo Memo-rial Recreation Complex, or Cariboo GM. For more search Lake City Derby Girls on Facebook.

The Quesnel Den-ny’s Strikers, Williams Lake Storm and Prince George Kodiaks joined forces this past Eas-ter weekend to enter a U14 girls team in the Kelowna Icebreaker Soccer Tournament.

The team, named Cariboo United, con-sisted of eight Quesnel players, three Williams Lake players and two Prince George players under the direction of coaches Dave Blagdon, Gilbert Schotel and manager Beth Moore.

The team played two games on April 6, the first being a 3-0 victory over the Kel-

owna Eagles. Scoring for Cariboo United were Mitchell Edpath, Maneesha Johal and Christina Grob.

During the second game the Abbotsford Tornados came from behind for a 2-1 win after Christina Grob scored the first goal from a free kick early in the second half.

The Cariboo United team entered their last round robin game Sat-urday afternoon in a must-win situation in order to qualify for the gold-medal match on Sunday.

They fell behind early when their oppo-

nent, Kamloops, was awarded a penalty shot for a handball.

Luck would turn the other way moments later when the Cariboo girls were awarded a penalty shot of their own. However, late in the half they were again trailing 2-1 after Kamloops found the back of the net. Dur-ing the second half the girls brought new en-ergy to the game and controlled most of the play.

They were again awarded a penalty shot and tied the game at two a piece. Despite steady pressure, they

were denied the go ahead goal. The match was settled with a best of five shoot out.

After Jadyn Legere, Mitchell Redpath, and Samantha Sameit each scored and keeper Ha-ley Schotel denied four of Kamloops’ attempts, the match was awarded to the Cariboo United.

The gold medal match was a rematch with the Abbotsford Tornados.

The Tornados took an early lead off a free kick just out side 18 yard box. Jadyn Legere ensured the team went into half time even when she scored off a

corner kick late in the half. During the sec-ond half, the defen-sive team of Morgan Lord, Christina Grob, Keeanna Bautista, Sophia Stoldt, Emily Blagdon and keeper Haley Schotel played a flawless game while midfielders Morgan Moore, Jadyn Legere, Brittany Grob, Saman-tha Sameit and strik-ers Maneesha Johal, Melissa Styran, and

Mitchell Redpath put unrelenting pressure on the Tornados. Jo-hal would score the go ahead goal and Sameit sealed the deal with number three. Cariboo United took the Gold medal in the 3-1 vic-tory.

“Even though the players were from three different com-munities they played extremely well to-gether and worked as a

team,” said coach Gil-bert Schotel. “From the solid performance of both keepers (Mor-gan Moore and Haley Schotel) to the speed of the strikers, this was a true team effort.”

Game MVPs were awarded to Mitchell Redpath (2), Keeanna Bautista, and Haley Schotel. The tourna-ment MVP went to Christina Grob for her four goals.

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The Williams Lake High School Rodeo Club would like to sincerely thank all the

businesses, families and individuals who donated to our

annual dinner and auction.We would also like to thank everyone who came out to enjoy the evening.

Your generosity and support helped to make this fundraiser a huge success.

All funds raised will go to this year’s W.L. High School Rodeo

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Cariboo United combine to win tourney title

Photo submittedA team comprised partly of Williams Lake soccer players, Cariboo United, were victorious over the Easter weekend. Here, local players (second from the left in back) Melissa Styran, (third from left) Morgan Lord and Morgan Moore (on ground, front left) pose with the team after winning the tournament.

The Williams Lake Senior’s Golf Club will hit the links for the first time this season next Wednesday.

Club president Arnie Zimmerman is look-ing to round up more members for this year’s

group.“What we’d like to

do is entice more senior players to come join us,” Zimmerman said, noting the club will allow any-one 50 and up to join. “We’ve got approxi-mately 30 members in

our club but we get may-be 16 to 20 out on a good day, so we’d like to have more come out and play golf.”

Zimmerman said play-ers who aren’t members at the Williams Lake Golf and Tennis Club

can pay a $25 drop-in fee for the nine-hole round.

“Some of us will play our nine holes and then carry on and do the other nine and play 18,” he said.

The club meets every Wednesday at 9 a.m. Registration can be done on the seniors’ board at the WLGTC clubhouse by signing a sign-up sheet.

“We have volunteers that try to line people up that don’t have carts with people that do have carts,” Zimmerman said. “They try to have enough carts so that no one has to walk, but some people like to walk, and that’s fine, too.”

Zimmerman added the club is a great to way get out, to have some fun and to socialize.

“We’re not real com-petitive,” he said. “But it’s a great social thing. We see a lot of 50 and up golfers that are mem-bers and we’d just like to have them join us for a good time.”

The Williams Lake Senior’s Golf Club has two meetings a year — the first following next Wednesday’s round at the Fox’s Den Restau-rant and the second at the end of the season.

“We also have an invi-tational tournament (date to be determined follow-ing spring meeting) and a wind-up tournament in September,” he said.

The group plays until September, throughout the season.

For more information contact Zimmerman at 250-392-5451.

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The league also requires a volunteer stats

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League play will start in early May!

The date and time of the

Team Captains Meeting

will be emailed out to last years contact list.

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KRFK Raises $4,000

Greg Sabatino photoSoupbone’s Dean Fulton (left) and Shane Boxeur perform Saturday night at Boston Pizza during a Kids Running for Kids fundraising dinner and auction. Soupbone donated its time and CD sales from the event, and KRFK said it raised roughly $4,000.

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The month-long Cariboo Festival 2012 continues this week with the choir and vocal entries performing Monday to Wednesday, April 16 to 18 at St. John Lutheran Church at 377 Hodgson Rd.

Festival programs are available at the Open Book.

An evening concert by partici-pating choirs is part of the festival activities taking place tonight, April 17 starting at 7 p.m. at St. John Lu-theran Church.

Alexandra Kosachukova Babbel of Kelowna is the vocal adjudicator this year.

Being the only American-born member of her family, Babbel has approached her music with a great sense of privilege, states her biog-raphy.

Her German mother and Ukrai-nian father met and married in a displaced persons’ refugee camp after fleeing the Stalinist terror in Ukraine and later immigrated to the United States where Babbel was born.

Babbel’s opera career in Chicago included the title role in the World

Premiere production of Philip Hag-amman’s opera, The Aspern Papers, together with soprano roles with the Lincoln Opera and the Milwaukee Opera Company in Puccini’s La Boheme, performing both the roles of Mimi and Mussetta.

Performances in Canada, Ger-many, England, Switzerland and solo-concert tours in Russia and Ukraine included guest appear-

ances with members of the Kiev Conservatory of Music, Moscow’s conductor Evgeny Vechenko, and recital performances in association with the Britten-Pears School.

Alexandra Babbel holds degrees from the University of Michi-gan, the University of Alberta and Northwestern University.

Her accomplished background

as a soprano soloist and her voice teaching has produced several suc-cessful young singers who have gone on to enjoy voice scholarships and careers in music.

She held the faculty position of Voice Department Head at Trinity International University in Deer-field, Illinois before relocating to Canada.

Cariboo Festival 2012 announces winners in the speech arts section of competition which took place in the lakecity earlier this month.

Humorous Poetry: Danielle Schultz.

Lyric Poetry: Charlotte Duggan.Narrative or Dramatic Poetry:

Stephen Noble.Poems for Two: Jaylyn Johnson

and Danielle SchultzStory Telling: Cameron Sytsma.

Story Reading: Mary Trott.Bible Reading: Sam Thiessen.Sight Reading: Laine Grace.Dramatic Scene Group: Big

Lake Grade 5-7. Perpetual winners and pro-

vincial recommendations for the festival will be announced during the Cariboo Festival 2012 Hon-ours Concert that will take place at Cariboo Bethel Church at 7 p.m. May 7.

Piano performances will be held April 23-26 at the Calvary Taber-nacle Church.

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Tuesday, April 17Choir concert tonight

The Cariboo Festival 2012’s annual choir concert featuring the choirs that competed at the festival Monday will be in concert tonight, Tuesday, April 17 starting at 7 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church. For a complete list of festival activities, programs are available at the Open Book.

Thursday, April 19 Glass Slipperopen house

The Glass Slipper Boutique which loans formal attire to graduating students, is hosting an open house this Thursday, April 19 from noon to 4 p.m.The new boutique location is at #70 First Ave. South above Haines Office World. Drop by and enjoy a cookie and a visit and check out the gowns, shoes, purses, and more that have been donated for the boutique.For more information call 250-267-1467.The Glass Slipper Boutique is a joint project of Communities that Care, School District 27 and the Boys and Girls Club, Williams Lake and District.

Monday, April 16 to Saturday, April 21Information displayson ending violenceagainst women

April 15 to 21, 2012 marks Prevention of Violence Against Women Week in British Columbia. This week recognizes the impacts of violence against women on women, families, and communities, and acknowledges the support that is available to help prevent and address violence against women, says Irene Willsie, Women’s Contact Society executive director. During the week she says there will be displays with information about the topic set up throughout the community.

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Michelle Erlandson photosThe band and instrumental section of the Cariboo Festival 2012 took place at St. Peter’s Anglican Church April 11-12. Following the performances on which they are judged, contestants are given the opportunity to participate in workshop instruction sessions with the adjudicators. Here band and instrumental adjudicator Sebastian Ostertag works with Andrew Froese (left), and Jacob Telford (right). The choir and vocal sections of the festival take place Monday to Wednesday, this week at St. John Lutheran Church at 377 Hodgson Rd. Tonight the public is invited to a concert of participating choirs taking place at St. John Lutheran Church starting at 7 p.m.

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Horsefly 4-H Club Report

The Horsefly 4-H Club has 29 members for 2012 enrolled in the following projects:

Steer: Garrett Best, Karina Sukert, Patrick Viher.

Cow Calf: Garrett Best.

Swine: Trevor Bigg, Becky Kaeppel, Le-andra Kaeppel, McK-enna Kulyk, Claudia Lafreniere, Jake Pear-son, Hannah Yahnke, Ivan Yahnke, Josh-ua Yahnke, Rosetta Yahnke.

Market Lambs: Cur-tis Best, Annie Isaac, Tayler Martine, Gwen-na Meyrick.

Poultry: Marcus Redford.

Ewe Lambs: Sa-mantha Gerber, An-nie Isaac, Katie Isaac, Gwenna Meyrick.

Photography: Ma-ria Teppema, Han-nah Yahnke, Rosetta Yahnke.

Small Engine: Josh-ua Yahnke.

Cloverbuds: Lexi Augustine, Anna Best, John Ditoro, Haley

Martine, Mimi Mey-rick, Vivian Meyrick, Lucas Walker.

The 2012 club ex-ecutive includes: pres-ident, Karina Sukert; vice-president, Maria Teppema; treasurer, Patrick Viher; secre-tary, Leandra Kaeppel; club reporter Becky Kaeppel; and safety officer, Garrett Best.

Leaders for 2012 are: beef, Tim and Bobbi-Jo Best; swine, John Hol-lan; sheep and poultry, Sheryl Viher; Clover-bud, Joanne Meyrick; photography, small engine and A-leader, Linda Bartsch.

Club Achievement Day is July 29 at 9 a.m. at the Woodjam Ranch. The public is invited.

The 54th Annual 4-H Show and Sale will be in Williams Lake Aug. 17 to 23.

Student poster contest promotesworld harmony

A poster contest is being organized in Wil-liams Lake to encourage students to think about the meaning of multi-culturalism and anti-racism. The contest is being organized by the Cariboo-Chilcotin Ca-nadian Mental Health Association. The dead-line is April 20.

Participants must be attending school and the poster must have some multiculturalism and/or anti-racism content, say Marilyn Livingston and Tom Salley, CMHA’s event co-ordinators.

The student’s full name, age, school and phone number must be on the back of the poster that should be dropped off at the CMHA office located at 51 Fourth Ave. across from Safe-way on or before April 20. The posters will be

displayed on the walk-ing route for this year’s Walk for Harmony May 8.

This year’s walk will start with some open-ing remarks in Boitanio Park at 11:30 a.m., then a short 15-minute walk through the downtown area to Spirit Square on Oliver Street for re-freshments. For more information contact Livingston or Salley at 250-302-9119.

Photo submittedThere is no lovelier sign of spring than the coming of a new baby. Here, mother cow Cricket and her newborn calf Mini Moo get to know one another. The cow-calf pair belong to Horsefly 4-H Club member Garrett Best.

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Columneetza students build bright red bookshelves

Bright Red Book-shelves provide an important stimulus to encourage children to read.

Children’s books are provided free f o r children and families at various public locations in Williams Lake and 100 Mile House.

Cariboo Chilcotin Partners for Literacy re-lies on volunteers to build these book shelves.

This year, Andrew Hutchinson, a Col-umneetza wood-work teacher, has some of his older students building two new bookshelves for the program.

This will allow us to start one new Bright Red Bookshelf location here and one in 100 Mile House in the next few weeks.

The shelves will be painted their character-istic “fire engine red” by other volunteers. The plan for the shelves was adapted from the website of The Family Reading Partnership of Ithaca, New York.

The Bright Red Book-shelves in Williams Lake can be found at Atwood Clinic, Botanio Mall, Cariboo Eye Care Clinic, Ministry of Chil-dren and Family Devel-opment, Court Services building (second floor), Cariboo Memorial Com-

plex arena and pool, and the Gymnastics Club.

We always need more gently used chil-dren’s books to keep the bookshelves full.

Donations can be left at any of these locations, at elementary schools, Curves, the public li-brary and Heartland Toyota, which is our central collection loca-tion.

Reading to babies and young children helps them to learn new words and develop an under-standing of the world around them.

April is Book Drive Month.

Help us to promote the habit of life-long reading.

Photo submittedColumneetza Secondary Student Jake Stewart with one of the two new Bright Red Bookshelves he and other woodworking students helped to build for the program.GlaSS SlipperS boutique openS

Gaeil Farrar photoStudents helped to establish the new Glass Slippers Boutique that will lend donated formal attire to students to wear to their prom this spring. Among those helping to set up the boutique are graduating student Nicole Grant (left) and Grade 11 student Chloe Lavoie. Nicole has chosen this period gown for the prom and has help with the zipper from Chloe. There will be a public open house for the Glass Slippers Boutique this Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. in its new location at 70 First Ave. South above Haines Office World.

Local cattlemen are trying to find ways to stay competitive in North American and international markets, which is no easy feat due to issues ranging from carbon tax to country-of-origin labelling.

Duncan Barnett, president of the Cariboo Cattlemen’s Associa-tion, says the carbon tax makes it difficult to be competitive because it creates an extra cost that Alberta and Washing-ton, for example, don’t have.

“We need a regulatory framework that allows us to be competitive,” Barnett says, adding that ranchers aren’t necessarily looking for a subsidy. He says the regional association put forward a resolution, which was endorsed by the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association, asking the government to look at rebates or exemptions from the carbon tax.

“The province said no to both of those but they have undertaken a re-view of the carbon tax.”

He says the govern-ment won’t provide an exemption to a particu-lar sector and a rebate program would create a lot of paperwork.

“We said fine, do what you are doing with some of the other industries and reinvest some of those carbon tax funds in agriculture,” Barnett says, adding that the money could be used to fund the environmental goods and services that

managed ranches pro-vide, specifically a for-age carbon sequestra-tion program.

“We’re in the busi-ness of growing and us-ing forage and they have carbon tax credits for trees and we are saying why not look at a carbon tax program for forage production?”

David Zirnhelt, a Car-iboo Cattlemen’s As-sociation director and chair of the association’s marketing committee, says work is underway at Thompson Rivers University on how to measure soil-carbon metrics and uptakes.

“It is all about the in-cremental amount you can add to what’s there in nature to the status quo,” says Zirnhelt, who is also on the car-bon committee for the Grasslands Council.

“Our industry of ag-riculture relies on a fair bit of fuel, usually diesel,” Barnett says. “You could say that if they provided us with alternatives (to diesel) or if there was work be-ing done on alternatives that got us away from the need for diesel fuel, then it could work out that way. They could exempt it, they could re-bate it, they could invest it back into agriculture in some way, and that’s what we need them to do so that we don’t have what’s essentially just an additional cost that our competitors don’t have.”

He adds that ranches also provide ecologi-cal goods and services that have societal ben-

efits and values, such as wildlife habitat, pol-lination of plants, land-scapes, green spaces, and tourism.

Another barrier B.C. ranchers face is meat inspection and licencing of slaughterhouses.

While there are some slaughterhouses in B.C., and even the Cariboo, Barnett says that ani-mals cut, killed, and wrapped in B.C. must stay in B.C., whereas Alberta can export out of the country since it has fully federal-in-spected facilities.

He says while govern-ment’s agriculture strat-egy discusses increasing the export of B.C. beef to China, animals must first be sent to Alberta for slaughter before they are sent to China.

Grant Huffman is also a director of the local association, is involved in the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association, and rep-resents a regional and national marketing per-spective.

He says the reason why B.C. doesn’t have the same level of slaugh-terhouses as Alberta is due to scale — in order to justify having a fed-eral investigator on site, there needs to be a cer-tain volume to support having one.

Country of origin la-belling, Huffman says, is also limiting ranch-ers’ ability to be com-petitive.

He says country of or-igin labelling, which has been in place in the U.S. for about two years, is a non-tariff trade barrier and imposes regulations

and limits on the desir-ability of the Canadian product. In a U.S. super-market, the product has to be marked as coming from Canada, which can be positive because many see the Canadian product as being a supe-rior product, but pack-ing houses have to keep those cattle separate during processing.

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Erin HitchcockTribune Staff Writer

bIG CREEk CElEbRAtES mIlEStONESJanice Leighton photo

Diana Puhallo was honoured with a surprise birthday luncheon on April 6 at Bob and Melainie Bradshaw’s lovely log home on Fletcher Lake in Big Creek. Fifteen ladies from Big Creek and beyond gathered to join the festivities in Puhallo’s honour. A delicious lunch was provided by hostess Melanie and co-host Elsie Mychaluk. Flowers and a fancy cake decorated the table. Everyone enjoyed the afternoon visiting.

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In MemoryDon Cameron

September 13, 1927

to April 18, 2011

Those we love don’t go away.

They walk beside us every day.

Unseen, unheard, but always near.

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Your wife Bea and Son Scott (Lina), Daughter

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Of cerTemporary Position

Yunesit’in Government is currently seeking a dynamic self starter to develop, implement, manage economic opportunities for the Yunesit’in community.

The Economic Development Of cer reports to the Band Manager and is responsible for facilitating community and economic development planning and initiatives; identifying and fostering community economic development opportunities; securing funding for economic development activities and programs; assisting local organizations, businesses and individuals with establishing economic development plans and projects; and promoting the community in order to expand economic development opportunities.

Education/Work/Experience: • Diploma/Degree in small business • Grade 12 Diploma • Experience writing business proposals • Experience writing successful program grants • Knowledge of Tsilhqot’in history • Preferred Tsilhqot’in speaking and writing abilities • Excellent people skills • Excellent team member • Excellent communication skills (written and oral) • Experienced organizational skills • Excellent computer skills (Microsoft, Excel, etc.) • BC Drivers License and own transportation

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START DATE: April 23, 2012 and ends June 7, 2013

Please send covering letter and resumes to:Lena Hink, Band ManagerBox 158, Hanceville, BC V0L 1K0or fax: 250-394-4407

Only those applicants short-listed will be noti ed.

Job Title: Child & Youth Care WorkerEmployment Status: Permanent Full TimeHours of Work: 35 hours per weekSummary of Job Description: Contribute to the integration, interdependence and self-reliance of children and young people, and their families. Services include: assisting parents to develop child care and parenting skills, referring clients to appropriate community services, and introducing clients to positive social and recreational activities. Job Qualifi cations:1. A diploma in the Human Service Field or a degree in Social Work, Child & Youth Care or a behavioural science.2. Effective written and verbal communication skills, good computer skills including use of email, internet and Microsoft Offi ce.3. Ability to teach/model child care and parenting skills and to work effectively with other professionals.4. Must be energetic and physically fi t.5. Must be willing to work outside of regular offi ce hours.6. Current Occupational Level 1 First Aid.7. Must possess and maintain a valid BC driver’s license.8. Must have own reliable vehicle suitable for travel.9. Current satisfactory criminal record check required.Closing Date: April 19, 2012 at 4:30 p.m.Submit Resumes To:Vanessa RiplingerOperations ManagerCariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre690 Second Avenue NorthWilliams Lake, BC V2G 4C4vriplinger@cccdca.orgFax: 250-392-4432

Job Title: Early Childhood EducatorDepartment: PreschoolEmployment Status: Full Time Permanent (35 hrs/week)Experience Required: Three to fi ve years recentwork experience with children that need extra support and their families.Summary of Job Description: Plans, carries out and evaluates developmentally appropriate activities and experiences for the children. Works directly with children in the classroom setting. Provides short and long term planning and evaluation of the program. Attends to the child’s physical needs. Follows licensing requirements. Provides notes on progress, behaviour of children and other outstanding issues. Performs other related duties as required or assigned by the preschool supervisor. Salary: Dependant on qualifi cations and experienceHours of Work: Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm(lunch hour is from 12:00 - 1:00 pm)Job Qualifi cations:Diploma in Early Childhood Education. Special Needs Education is an asset. Must undergo a criminal record check with satisfactory results.Closing Date: April 19, 2012 at 4:30 p.m.Submit Resumes To:Vanessa RiplingerOperations ManagerCariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre690 Second Avenue NorthWilliams Lake, BC V2G 4C4vriplinger@cccdca.orgFax: 250-392-4432

Required: Experienced Parts Person for Western Star Truck Dealership in Williams LakeCompetitive wage and benefi t package. Email nwejr@jamesws.com, fax 250-398-6367,mail or drop off to James Western Star Sterling Ltd. 50 Rose Street, Williams Lake BC V2G 4G5Absolutely no phone calls. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

is now accepting resumes for the following positions:• Licensed Service Technician• Parts Person/Service Advisor

These are full time permanent positions to the qualifying applicant.

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West Fraser, Williams Lake Lumber Division has an opening for a Certi ed Heavy Duty Mechanic in our Mobile Equipment Shop. Candidates must hold an Inter-provincial Certi cate and preference will be given to candidates that also hold a Welding Certi cate. This position offers a competitive hourly wage and bene t package.

Submit your resume and a completed application to the undersigned by Monday, April 30, 2012. Please contact us to obtain an application. Only those applicants short listed will be contacted.

Tom Merrick, Log Yard ForemanWilliams Lake Lumber Division, PO Box 4360,4255 Rottacker Road, Williams Lake, BC V2G 2V4Fax: 250-392-7010 or email: wlk.admin@westfraser.com

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Nenqayni Wellness Centre is a residential alcohol and drug treatment centre providing holistic healing to First Nations and Inuit youth, families and communities in a safe and secure environment.Currently seeking qualified candidates for: Coach/Counsellors - oncall, afternoon and weekend shiftsCoach - full time, weekend shiftPreferably, the successful candidates will be of aboriginal descent. Reliable transportation to and from Nenqayni is a requirement. Wages commensurate with training and experience.Deadline for submissions is Friday, April 20, 2012.Please send your resume along with a covering letter and three references to Nenqayni Wellness Centre, PO Box 2529, Williams Lake, BC, V2G 4P2; fax: 250-989-0307 or by email to jchorney@nenqayni.com

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Job Title: Health Centre Coordinator

Job Summary: The Coordinator contributes to the overall success of the organization by coordinating the effective development, provision, and evaluation of programs and services in the community according to the organization’s vision, objectives, and strategic direction.

Education and Experience: • Diploma in Business, Health or Social Work, or a related

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License• Must provide a vehicle in good operating condition and

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Salary: Pay Grade 6: $22.00 - $26.17

For a complete job description and application package contact: Roxanne Stobie, Offi ce Manager r.stobie@xatsull.com Soda Creek Indian Band 3405 Mountain House Road Williams Lake, BC V2G 5L5 (250) 989-2323 FAX (250) 989-2300 www.xatsull.com

Application Deadline: April 27, 2012. 4:00 PM

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**NOTE** Applications received after 4:00 PM on April 27, 2012 will not be considered. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Preference will be given to persons of Aboriginal ancestry as per Section 16(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Soda Creek Indian Band

Williams Lake Youth Soccer Association

is hiring a summer student for Field & Rec. Facility Assistant at the Esler Sports Complex.

This is a full-time position from May - August; only returning

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Visit www.wlysa.com to view job description and to apply for position.Application Deadline: April 22, 2012

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Inland Kenworth/ Parker Pacifi crequires a full time Service Manager

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We are a full service Heavy Truck and Equipment dealer that provides top wages and benefi ts. We

prefer someone with some mechanical background and computer skills. Maintaining effi ciency in the

shop, along with scheduling work and opening and closing work orders are some of the skills this position

requires. Training will be provided to the successful applicant. Please respond to Andre Bosecker by

phone or in person. Inland Kenworth/ Parker Pacifi c1560 Broadway Ave S. 250-392-7101.

Employment

Help WantedT-MAR INDUSTRIES located in Campbell River is hiring for the position of Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. Posi-tion comes with a competitive benefi t package and applicant must possess a valid driver’s license. Contact Tyson Lam-bert. Mail: 5791 Duncan Bay Road, Campbell River BC V9H 1N6 Fax: 250-286-9502. Email:tysonlambert@t-mar.com

Home Care/Support

24 hr. Live-InSupport Required(Kamloops, B.C.)

Dengarry Professional Ser-vices Ltd. is seeking experi-enced individuals or couples for contract to provide live in 24 hr. support for short term stabilization to adults with mental & physical disabilities in Kamloops. Applicant must have education and exp. either in behavioral and/or medical supports. Applicant will undergo extensive screening including refer-ence checks, Crim Check and drivers abstract.

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Please forward resume to Kristine Toebosch at

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or fax to 1-250-377-4581or mail Attn: Kristine

PO Box 892 Kamloops BC V2C-5M8

Trades, TechnicalCONCRETE FINISHERS and Form Setters. Edmonton based company seeks experi-enced concrete fi nishers and form setters for work in Ed-monton and northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommoda-tions provided for out of town work; john@raiderscon-crete.com. Cell 780-660-8130. Fax 780-444-7103.

HHDI RECRUITINGis hiring on behalf of

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SUPERVISORSClass 1 or 3 Drivers License required.

HD MECHANICS3rd or 4th apprentice or Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics with their Red Seal and CVIP License to work in Whitecourt and Hinton, AB.

Please call 250-718-3330 or Fax: 1-888-679-0759

For more information or send your resume &

current drivers abstract to:driverclass1@shaw.ca

MACHINIST REQ’D for job-ber/repair shop in Sundre, AB. Applicant should have exp in millwrighting/mechanics. Mill-wrights with machining exp may apply. Wages attractive. Resume to 403-638-4649 or e-mail to fmachine@telus.netMORLEY MULDOON Trans-port is seeking qualifi ed Heavy Duty Mechanics or Heavy Equipment Technicians, Dis-patcher, HR/Safety Supervis-or. Fax resume to 780-842-6511 or email to: dispatch.mmt@telus.net.

SERVICE MANAGER - Hanna Chrysler Ltd. (Hanna, Alberta). Opportunity in a perfect family environment. Strong team, competitive wages, benefi ts, growth potential. Fax resume: 403-854-2845. Email: chrysler@telusplanet.net.

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Services

Financial ServicesM O N E Y P ROV I D E R . C O M . $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

Home CareTHE Williams Lake Associa-tion for Community Living is seeking responsible individu-als / families in the Williams Lake area to provide care in your home for an adult affect-ed by a developmental disability. Experience / rela-tionships with people affected by a developmental disability is a must. Interested individu-als will undergo a home study, including a criminal record check. Please contact the Di-rector of Operations at 250-305-4243 for more informa-tion.

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Services

Business/Offi ce Service

DENIED CANADA Pension plan disability benefi ts? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help. Call Allison Schmidt at 1-877-793-3222. www.dcac.ca

Moving & Storage

6´, 8´, 10´, 20´ & 40´

sizes available.Safe. Portable.

Affordable.Rent or buy.Call Jason

250-296-9092.

Recycling

RECYCLINGDepot for batteries,

rads, copper, aluminum, catalytic converters,

alts. and starts. Will p/u, will buy!

Phone 250-398-0672

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayFox Mtn. Ranch 1400-1500lb. round bales, excellent horse hay, 5’x5’6”. $80.-$100. per bale. (250)305-9931.

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayHay for sale: barn stored, square bales. $5.00. Down-town Horsefl y. (250)620-3440Horse hay for sale, small squares & big rounds. Call 1 (250) 620-3339Large quantity round bales, 1200-1500lbs. stored outside, $65. each, stored inside, $85. each. (250)614-6667. ( P.G. area)

PetsBEAGLE puppies. (7 puppies) $800. Vet checked, shots. Ready to go April 27. 250-395-3178.GOLDENDOODLES MultiGen F3B $1000 1st Shots Non-Shed HypoAllergenic VetCh-ecked MicroChipped. De-Wormed, Crate Trained, Ready May 1st 250-392-3615Tri coloured, 6yr old male Pomeranian, free to the right loving home (250)267-2400.

Merchandise for Sale

AppliancesReconditioned washer/dryer, stoves etc. 6 month guaran-tee. Will deliver in town. More info call Robert. 250-305-6344 days or 250-392-7064 eves.

Building SuppliesDbl. pane windows, assort. sizes, for mobile. Open to rea-sonable offers. (250)398-2151

$100 & UnderExo skeleton boat rack, for older Toyota Truck. $50. (250)392-4889

Help Wanted

A18 www.wltribune.com Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Williams Lake TribuneA18 www.wltribune.com Tuesday, April 17, 2012 The Willams Lake Tribune

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Daily service to QuesnelWednesday & Friday to Bella Coola

In-Town Deliveries

• Small Appliance Recycling Depot• E-Waste Electronic Recycling Center

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FOR ALL YOUR AUTO REPAIRS

STAN POGUELicensed Technician

Serving the Cariboo since 1981

A.R.S. Enterprises Ltd1075 N. Mackenzie Ave. Phone 250-392-3522 • Fax 250-392-3548

Government InspectionsShuttle Service • BCAA Approved

Tuesday to Friday 7:30 am to 5:00 pmSaturday 7:30 am to 4:00 pm

LAVTAPMobile Audio Service

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Merchandise for Sale

$100 & UnderBrand new retro Mon Chi Chi monkey (stuffed toy). Very cute!! $20. (250)392-6871 af-ter 6p.m.Queen-size bed, incl. mattress boxspring & frame, good cond. $100.(250)398-2151Trunk mount bike rack, 3 bike Rhode Gear, like new. $60. Please call (250)392-3824.Twin bed with mattress and box spring, good cond. $50. (250)392-4696

$200 & UnderAluminum dry box fi ts full size truck. $150. Please call (250) 243-2131

Misc. for Sale2 Palliser recliners-$200.each Denon 331OCI receiver-$350. Arrow backpacker 8’ pontoon boat (new)-$225. TV stand- $25. Sirius strata radio, vehicle kit, boombox (new)-$100. (250)305-2449DIY STEEL Building deals! Many sizes and models. Make an offer on clearance buildings today and save thousands of dollars. Free brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.Fuel tank, like new, Reese 5th wheel hitch, used 3 times, & Tri Pod. (250)392-9499**HOME PHONE Reconnect** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid long distance specials! Fea-ture package specials! Refer-ral program! Don’t be without a home phone! Call to connect! 1-866-287-1348.MANUFACTURED pure wood shavings: natural product, high quality, low cost, bulk bagged shaving for livestock, pets, gar-dens. Custom hauling available. Call New Cal Rabbit Farm 250-395-3336 or 250-706-8972.Retirement Sale - leather couch & chair, 1/4 sawn oak 3 piece bdrm suite, snowblower, lawnmower, end tables, wine rack, lamps, computer desk, offi ce desk, big screen TV, Kitchen Aid mixer, wicker love seat, antique end table and chair, various household items and tools. (250)398-8144 or (250)305-8015.Roll-down alum. shutter screen covers 10’x5’ window. New $1,600. Asking $750. (250)392-4696SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money and save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any di-mension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT

STEEL BUILDING- Blowout sale! 20x26 $5,199. 25x28 $5,799. 30x42 $8,390. 32x56 $11,700. 40x50 $14,480. 47x76 $20,325. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. WantedLocal Coin Collector buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic, Gold & Silver Coins. Call Chad 250-863-3082WANTED: Old lever action Winchester & Marlin rifl es and carbines. Call (250)791-6369

Musical InstrumentsYamaha E108 piano. Classic Ebony fi nish, c/w practice sound dampener, padded bench. Original owner. $2680. (250)398-8484

Real Estate

For Sale By Owner

210 Orgnacco Road 1 acre, 3bdr. 1 bathroom, updated throughout! Huge

deck, large garden/compost area along with 4 plant beds

with individual watering systems. Great location

minutes from town, quiet neighbourhood on deadend road. Mountain Bike trails

at your backdoor! $178,500. Contact @

(250)392-3166 or swiggins@live.ca

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Real Estate

For Sale By Owner

244 WOODLAND DRIVE

Private country setting on 6.2 acres, great view.

Walk-out suite “2bdr.,2bath, separate entry & laundry.” Upper levels 5bdr. 3 bath,offi ce, loft etc. Features

incl. crown molding, window seats, porch, underground sprinklers, rink and more!

Phone Yvonne at (250)305-9349 to view.

Executive rancher1920 Hamel Road

3 bdrm, 2 bath, with grand room, hardwood and tile throughout, many extras.

Southern exposure with lots of glass, stamped concrete

patio with hot tub backs onto green space. 2 car

garage with extra work area.$339,900.00

1(250)305-2214 or emailrichardelliott@shaw.ca

for pictures.

Older approx 2400 sqft home on

approx. 1.74 acre lot in town. Central location.

Great lake views. 4bdrm, 2 bath, 2 family rooms.

$276,000. inquiries (250)392-1067

Houses For Sale

Real Estate

Houses For SaleHOUSE For Sale. 1125 Ninth Ave N. 4 bdrms, 2 baths, laun-dry & family rooms. Partially renovated. New doors & win-dows. Extra large yard with street access. Storage shed. Asking $239,500. Call 250-243-0063.

Mobile Homes & Parks

2011 Moduline 14x70 Brand new with full factory

warranty 3 bedroom, 1 bath home. Comes with fridge, stove, dishwasher, vaulted ceiling. Situated in

Fran Lee Mobile Home Park. Good resale area,

move in today!Reduced price.

Please call (250)392-3879

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

BOITANIO PLACE APARTMENTS1 & 2 bedroom suites.

Most desirable apartments for seniors. Clean and quiet. Next to Boitanio Park behind Boitanio Mall. Suite comes

with heat, hot water, elevator, patio or balcony, fridge, stove, dishwasher & cable. Laundry

facility on site, no pets.

250-392-6450

Boitanio Villa275 Clearview Crescent

Clean, quiet place to live.1 & 2 bedroom units

available.To view call

392-2997

THIS IS MORE LIKE IT!1 - 2 bdrm apt F/S

Dishwasher and A/Cin most units. Quiet -

Good references only. Ask about our incentives.

Call Frank 250-305-1155

pics at

1 & 2 bdr. apart. avail. immed., quiet, clean, & secure bldg., laundry provisions on-site. (250)302-9108

1 & 2bdr. apartments located downtown. (250) 305-4972.

2 bdrm apartments, South Lakeside area, no pets. (250)392-5074.

Large 1bdr. bachelor suite. $600/mo. incl. util. in quiet adult bldg. Coin laundry, n/p, r/r, avail. Apr. 1st. (250)392-6876

Secure 2 bd in adult oriented complex, no pets, references required. $680/mo. (250)392-2602 or (250)305-5366

Commercial/Industrial

Commercial Space for lease at 150 Mile Center. Call Dianne at (250)296-4515 for more info.

Cottages / CabinsWILLIAMS LAKE- 1 bdrm cot-tage in Commodore Heights, F/S, W/D. NP/NS. Avail May 1. $625. Call 250-989-4711. ejbjb@shaw.ca

Rentals

Duplex / 4 Plex2-bdrm. duplex, newly paint-ed. $650/mo. + utilities, w/d, f/s, n/s, n/p, r/r. (250)398-5931

2bdrm. suite in 4-plex, w/d hook-up $660/mo. Phone (250)398-7552.

Clean 3bdr. duplex, bsmt. & garage, fenced, n/s, no pets $875. inc util (250)392-2500

Homes for Rent2 bdrm. duplex with F/S in-cluded. Please call (250)392-7617.

3bdr. upper fl oor, w/d, nice neighbourhood, incl. heat & hydro. $1,100/mo. (250)392-1124

3bdr. upper suite, f/s, gas fi re-place, large fenced yard, n/s, n/p, r/r, $850/mo. + util. (250)398-8182

StorageMini Storage units, various sizes, plus RV parking. Ph. (250) 392-6717 or (250) 398-0980.

Townhouses2 & 3bdr. townhouses avail. May 1st must have references close to all schools & down-town. (250)305-4970.

3bdr. townhouse located next to University, excellent cond. (250)302-9934.

Good location, modern, clean 2 & 3 bdr. townhomes, n/s, n/p, r/r $825/mo. & $925/mo. (250)398-0738

Want to RentProfessional seeking accom-modation for rent, 2+ bdr. req., by May 1st. Phone (250)267-7122

Transportation

AircraftCESSNA 180 1976 on 3000 Caps for lease. DeHavilland DHC-2 1957 on 4930 Floats for lease. Van. Is. E-mail; rle-roy@telus.net

Auto Accessories/Parts

1986 Chevy Crate 350 En-gine. Under 10,000 kms. All after market top end, used 3 months. Asking $1800. Firm! (250)267-3912

4 LT 285/75R16 Radial XTX Sport tires off rims. $600. obo (250)392-4931 after 5pm.

Auto FinancingYOU’RE APPROVED Poor, Good, OR No Credit

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Cars - Domestic

1994 Geo Metro 3cyl., 5 speed, new

clutch, recent engine rebuild, stereo,

55-60 m.p.g. Perfect commuter car, needs nothing.

$1,800. (250)303-0941

1997 Plymouth Breeze4 door, 2.4 cyl, auto,

A/C, power everything.Nice condition, new Nokian all seasons, 220,000kms, hitch.

Part trades welcome. $2600.00 or best

straight cash offer.(250)659-5667

Transportation

Cars - Domestic

2007 Dodge Caliber215,000kms lady driven

All the extras, sunroof, etc.

Has been well looked after

$8500.1(250)396-7636

Cars - Sports & Imports

2001 Honda Accord Red, 4spd. auto, A/C,

power locks, windows, & mirrors. Grey cloth interior,

c/w with winter tires on rims, four cylinder engine.

New brakes, muffl er, and spark plugs.

$3,500. (250)392-6009

2001 KIA Sephia LS 4dr. only 105,000kms,

auto trans. 1.8L 4 cyl., cruise control, tilt, wheel, power windows and locks, air cond.,CD.

$4,750. (250)392-3201

2003 Toyota Matrix XRSMint condition, no rust,

dark blue/grey interior, 38 MPG Hwy., 8’ cargo

capacity, air/pw/pd/keyless entry, leg room plus.

Smooth, comfy & sporty, 102,000kms, not winter

driven. $7500.00 Firm or trade for small economical

pick-up of equal value.(250)392-7387

2005 Saturn Ion Coupe

Low kms, 5 speed manual. Accident free,

one owner, excellent condition.

Many extras! $6,000. o.b.o.

(250) 296-4202

Sex and the KittyA single unspayed cat canproduce 470,000 offspringin just seven years.

Be responsible -don’t litter!

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Pioneer Family Timber Partnership invites the public and interested stakeholders to view and provide written comment on the draft Forest Stewardship Plan - Land Use Order Amendment prepared for the Pioneer License area within the 100 Mile House TSA. The Plan indicates how results and strategies proposed by Pioneer for the salvage harvesting of beetle attacked pine and spruce have been amended to include the 2011 Land Use Order objectives.The Forest Stewardship Plan Forest Development Unit covers the 100 Mile House Forest District. The draft Forest Stewardship Plan Amendment will be available for review and comment during of ce hours until June 1, 2012 at the Pioneer Family Timber Partnership Of ce located at 351 Hodgson Road, Williams Lake.To arrange to view this plan please contact J. Leggett at 250-392-4777.Written comments are requested by June 1, 2012. Comments can be sent to Pioneer Family Timber Partnership, 351 Hodgson Road, Williams Lake, BC V2G 3P7Fax: 250-398-5922; or via email: J. Leggett at jacci@pioneerlogging.com

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Transportation

Motorcycles

1971 Norton Commando 750cc Mint condition.

Beautiful bike. $6000. obo

(250)392-6688

2003 YAMAHA 650 MOTORCYCLE

Only 9500 kms, excellent shape, in great running order.

Asking $4,500. Call (250)392-7927

Off Road Vehicles

2006 Polaris 800 Comes with winch,

snowblade, windshield, passenger seat, and

chains. Asking $6,850. o.b.o.

(250)297-0143

2008 Polaris 450 Outlaw. $4500 Runs perfect. Race ready. Got too many toys and not enough room!! Feel free to ask any questions. 250-267-1552NOW - NEW 8 week courses covering snowmobile or quad or marine outboard repair. Take one course or all - fi t your interest and your timeline. GPRC Fairview Campus, Fairview, Alberta. Affordable residences. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

Recreational/Sale

1988 28.5ft. Travelair 5th wheel. Great shape, a/c, full

bath, awning, sleeps 6. New: RV battery, stripes, queen mattress, propane tanks, hot water heater,

c/w 5th wheel hitch. $7,500. o.b.o.

(250)398-6335 work or (250) 398-8155 home.

23.5’ 1995 5th Wheel & Structure at Lakefront Site

7 Plato Island Resort on Quesnel Lake.

$10,000 for bothWill trade for camper

of equal value. Will sell both separately.jmrloewen@shaw.ca or

(250)305-8330

Vanguard 8ft. camper, sleeps 4, good cond. $2,000. o.b.o. (250)296-4325

Transportation

Recreational/SaleSMOKING DEAL!!!

1990 WinnebagoChieftan

34 ft. 454 engineGood condition.

Low Mileage.Must sell!

$10,000 obo(250)305-7134

Scrap Car RemovalScrap Batteries Wanted

We buy scrap batteries fromcars & trucks & heavy equip.

$4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Call Toll Free 1.877.334.2288

Sport Utility Vehicle

1996 Chev Blazer 150,000 kms on

replacement engine. Includes 4 winter tires,

new stereo,leather interior.

$3,500. Call (250)296-0114

1998 Toyota 4 Runner Limited Edition

256,000kms (hwy. driven) leather interior,

sunroof, loaded. Excellent shape! No rust. Beige 2-tone ext./tan int.

$7,500. (250)296-3203

2001 Chev TahoeV-8, 2WD, Power windows, locks,

seats, cruise. Good tires.

Police performance pkg. $6500.00

(250)392-6800

Trucks & Vans

1983 Camperized Van New radiator, new battery.

Set of studded tires and summer tires, color is

brown/tan. Fridge, 4 burner stove, oven, cupboards, thermostat controlled

furnace, water tank, upper bunk, toilet. Runs good,

only 125,504 kms! Asking $3,500. o.b.o.

(250)398-2093

Transportation

Trucks & Vans

1988 Dodge 1500New rebuilt 318 motor and

clutch system. Well maintained. Runs great.Updated sound system.

31” summer tires & New Cooper winter tires.

$3500.00 obo(250)303-1177 or

(250)267-2509

1992 Ford F250 XLT 4x4, (1 ton factory

chassis) full towing pkg., 4x4, super cab with full

bench, fully loaded, comes with color coded canopy,

brand new tires, top of the line stereo with remote.

Immaculate cond. A Must See!

For more info Phone (250)398-8988

2000 F250 Super Duty with towing package,

220,000kms. Runs Great!! $5,000. o.b.o. (250)305-4381

2003 F150 XL 4x4, 4.6L v-8, red, 115K kms, 5spd.

manual transmission, new BF Goodrich A/T tires, custom stereo

system. $9,500. o.b.o.

Call (250)267-4963

2004 F-350 Turbo Diesel

Runs A-1. Excellent running gear.

Too much to list.$7500.00

(250)392-7175

Transportation

Trucks & Vans

2007 Chev 1500

4x4, 5.3 auto, 96,000kms, new brakes, sprayed box

liner, power train warranty, GM Service every

5,000kms. Kelowna truck, mint shape, very well looked after. $18,800.

May trade for old Chev 2dr. car. (250)398-5335

99’ Ford Explorer Sport 4x4, power locks/windows,

cruise control, Alpine cd player, dvd player, comes with four extra all season

tires, 344,250kms. $2,500.

(250)392-7701 Serious Inquiries only.

Utility Trailers

UTILITY TRAILER 8ft. box, locked canopy,

spare tire, very good shape. Easy to pull.

Priced to sell at $1,500. Firm

(250)392-5207

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The supermarket also has to keep it sepa-rate. It’s an inventory problem, he says, that reduces Canada’s abil-ity to be competitive in the U.S. by 10 to 20 per cent.

The World Trade Or-ganization, he notes, has agreed with Canada that country of origin label-ling is a non-tariff trade barrier, but the U.S. has appealed. A decision on the appeal is supposed to be in June, though Huffman is skeptical that will happen.

There are some posi-tives in the industry.

Zirnhelt says con-sumer trends show that people are willing to pay a little more for having a healthier prod-uct, such as organic and grass-fed beef, which he says B.C. can provide.

But, he says, more in-frastructure needs to be built for finishing and operations to help the grass-fed market grow.

Zirnhelt has worked to organize a series of workshops to help ranchers learn new skills or how to go back to the old ways of doing things.

The first session, which already has been completed, dealt with business models, par-ticularly Manitoba’s. Next, the workshops

will look at applications and animal evaluations for finishing on grass. Those interested in learning more about the workshops can e-mail cattlemen@xplornet.com.

Barnett adds that ranchers aren’t trying to replace grain-fed beef, but rather to develop complimentary alterna-tives so all of their eggs aren’t in one basket.

The international markets are opening up more to B.C. beef, which is especially good news for ranchers who are seeing a drop in

red-meat consumption in Canada.

Huffman says in 1995, Canada’s per capita consumption of beef was 54 pounds per person. In 2012, it was 27 — almost half.

“It really emphasizes that off-shore markets are going to be more important,” says Huff-man, a board member of Canada Beef Incorpo-rated, which promotes and markets beef do-mestically and offshore. “U.S. is still our largest

export market but the U.S.’s largest export market is Canada, so we trade back and forth.”

He says the European market is opening up as well, though with it comes more severe re-strictions.

Growth promotants, for example, aren’t al-lowed in Europe.

“But we do have a quota there and we didn’t have a quota before, as long as you meet those restrictions,” Huffman says.

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Organic beef in demand

Gaeil Farrar photoCariboo ranchers Sharon Huffman (left), Duncan Barnett, and David Zirnhelt were among dozens of local ranchers attending a workshop on finishing beef in a natural way on grass held recently at Thompson Rivers University with instructor Jim Lintott from the Manitoba Grass Fed Beef organization.