williams lake tribune, july 25, 2013

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NEWS A2Firefighters go to Quebec.

SPORTS A9Alexis Creek Daze international.

COMMUNITY A11Good year for wild berries.

Weather outlook: 30C today, 26C Friday, rain on the weekend.

Wildfire danger extreme

Cariboo Fire Centre (CFC) and Wildfire Management Branch (WMB) weather stations reported Wednesday that the fire danger rating is extreme for the following areas: Middle Lake, Riske Creek and Tatla Lake in the Chilcotin, as well as the Like-ly region.

The fire danger rating is fore-cast to continue to rise this week throughout the entire Cariboo-Chilcotin region due to warm, dry weather and low relative hu-midity.

There is also a good possibility of lightning storms on the week-end.

There is an open burning pro-hibition in place for the entire Cariboo-Chilcotin region, ban-ning any backyard and industrial waste, slash or grass fires.

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Tara Sprickerhoff photoA huge crowd turned up to see the heartwarming movie The Croods presented by FreshAirCinema and sponsored by Fortis BC in Boitanio Park last Tuesday evening. FreshAirCinema will be back in town August 15 for a showing of Epic.

Monica Lamb-YorskiTribune Staff Writer

By the end of Wednesday more than 30 presenters, some of them very passionate, appeared before the New Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine Project federal review panel in Williams Lake.

On Tuesday the panel heard from Amnesty International campaigner Craig Benjamin.

“I urge the panel to look at In-ternational Human Rights law as a crucial source of document to the task you have before you of assessing the significance of the proposed project’s impacts and determining whether such impact is justified,” Benjamin said.

Amnesty International is not against mining, but has seen some of the most tragic human rights violations associated with re-sources development around the world take place when projects are imposed against the wishes of the affected indigenous nations and communities, he said.

Faltering at the microphone,

and admitting it was emotional for him to make a presentation, Len Doucette of 100 Mile House described a town suffering from the economic downturn of the Cariboo region.

“We’re starving in 100 Mile House,” Doucette said, adding the mine will help sustain the economy.

Presenting on behalf of the Tailhqot’in National Govern-ment, Joan Kuyek said the New Prosperity Mine will not save the region

“I lived in a mining community,

Sudbury, for 30 years and my kids left home to find work elsewhere too,” she told Doucette. “I would remind you there are already two mines in this area that don’t seem to have stopped the young people from leaving the communities.”

Part of Kuyek’s presentation covered taxation considerations and public costs associated with the mine project.

“Taxes from metal mines are less than one percent of all reve-nues in the province of B.C.,” she said, adding tax subsidies often exceed taxes paid.

During a presentation on be-half of the city, Mayor Kerry Cook said the project has gar-nered more attention than any other project in the region.

“From the city’s perspective the project presents an opportunity to develop the region’s economy.”

There are currently two mines operating near Williams Lake and a third mine could enhance the city’s ability to be a mine training and servicing centre, Cook said.

Local author Sage Birchwater challenged Cook to address the “cultural genocide” that would occur if the mine landed in the middle of the Xeni Gwet’in peo-ple’s community.

“I think that as a city and may-or I’ve demonstrated the impor-tance of working in relationship with First Nations and will con-tinue to do that going forward,” Cook said.

“I respect their position and I just hope they respect the city’s position as well.”

Speaking in her traditional lan-guage, Tsilhqot’in elder Fanny Stump said the First Nations do not need Williams Lake.

Cook responded it was an un-fortunate statement.

“As neighbours, the city has ap-preciated the economic benefits of all First Nations communi-ties,” Cook said.

General hearing sessions wrap up Thursday, July 25, and top-specific hearings begin Thurs-day evening and run through to Thursday, Aug. 1.

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Monica Lamb-Yorski photoFederal Review Panel members George Kupfer, chair Bill Ross and Ron Smyth Tuesday.

Panel hears diverse, passionate opinions

Being deployed to Quebec was definitely one of this summer’s highlights for three firefighters from the Cariboo Fire Centre.

Dylan Begin, Robert Lomavatu, and Jordan Magnuson of Williams Lake were among the 20-member CFC Vesta crew and a supervisor that travelled to Que-bec from July 7 to 17.

They stayed in a log-ging camp 150 kilome-tres north of Chibou-gamau to help with basic fire suppression in the region.

Begin, 24, said fire-fighting in Quebec was similar to what they do in B.C. They worked to establish control lines and putting water on the fire.

While it was 21-year-old Lomavatu’s first time in Quebec, he no-ticed the fuel type was similar to what he has seen fighting fires in the northern parts of B.C., Alberta and On-tario.

“It’s more muskeg with smaller black spruce,” Lomavatu ex-plained.

Magnuson, 21, said it was the 2013 Vesta Crew’s first big deploy-ment and it was good to see the “chemistry flowing.”

“We’ve got a few new people this year and it was good getting a chance to work with everyone on a fire,” he explained. “We’ve had a few fires this year but have been split off as squads so having the whole 20 pack working together was good.”

Crew members have different jobs, Loma-vatu said. If someone has been on the crew longer they might be on the chainsaw work-ing as a faller, whereas newer members will do more hosing for ex-ample.

“But day to day our job on the fire really depends on fire activity or the objectives that an overhead team gives us,” Lomavatu said. “It’s pretty variable for what we’re doing as a crew.”

The longest day was 17 hours with an aver-age of 12 hour days.

One thing that caught them off guard was the three-hour time difference, Mag-nuson said.

“We were waking up between 4 a.m. and 4:30 for breakfast, that’s 1:30 our time, so it took a little bit of time to adjust to that.”

At the end of the day, they’d run to the cook for food, shower and basically fall into bed, he added.

“The day we arrived at the fire it was go-ing on some pretty big runs,” Magnuson said. “The next few days rain clouds came in and knocked it down pretty good so by the end we were just hitting smokes here and there and not much was left by the time we returned home.”

Compared to any-thing the crew has tackled in the Cariboo this season, where in total just over 1,000 hectares have burned

in total of 62 fires, the Quebec fire was fairly large, covering more than 1,700 hectares.

“I have been at larger fires in Fort McMurray in 2011,” Begin said. “That one was over a million hectares.”

One of the main challenges was the language barrier in Northern Quebec, but the crew members did “pretty well.”

“We had a couple of people who were fluent so it was kind of fun that way,” Lomavatu said.

It was Magnuson’s first time in Que-bec and he found the French aspect was “cool.”

“I took French through high school but never got to the point where I was flu-ent so it was fun pick-ing up from what I’d learned in high school.”

The person in charge of the fire was “fairly” bilingual, but ordering food and grocery shop-ping required Magnu-son’s French skills.

“That’s really where we picked it up most,” he admitted.

For Begin the cul-tural differences made it seem as if he was in a different country because everywhere in Northern Quebec

everyone is constantly speaking French.

“You take it for granted that everyone in B.C. speaks Eng-lish,” Begin said.

Echoing Begin, Lo-mavatu said the cul-tural diversity gave him a broader picture of Canada and overall it was a good deploy-ment.

“I think our crew learned a lot.”

Magnuson said the team aspect of fire-fighting is a big draw.

“I played hockey all my life and it’s a lot like a hockey team working with a bunch of guys and girls. You build some good friend-ships and it’s a fun job, you get to do a lot of things.”

Average people don’t necessarily get to fly in helicopters, he added.

Back at the base in Williams Lake the crew prepares the gear for the next fire, works on fuel management proj-ects on Fox Mountain, and engages in public awareness.

“That’s continual and will go over a few years,” fire infor-mation officer Greig Bethel said of the fuel management proj-ect. “Crews will do that when they aren’t fighting fires here or

deployed somewhere else.”

Begin is a fourth year student at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Resource Sci-ences and said he’ll return to firefighting next summer.

Lomavatu is a Biol-ogy student going into his fourth year of the Bachelor of Science at Trinity Western Uni-versity, while Magnu-son is transferring to the University of Vic-toria for mechanical engineering.

“A lot of our fire-fighters are university and college students during the winter and fight fires in the sum-mer,” Bethel said.

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Vesta Unit crew members (from left to right) Dylan Begin, Robert Lomavatu and Jordan Magnuson show off the tools of their trade (chainsaws and Pulaski) at their Cariboo Fire Centre base in Williams Lake on Thursday, July 18.

Ellis Smith - Cariboo Fire Centre/Wildfire Management Branch

Tolko announced Wednesday it will make capital investments at its two operations in Williams Lake.

“Between Lakeview and Soda Creek it’s going to be around a $20 million investment this year,” Soda Creek plant manager Ryan Oliver told the Tribune.

Work is already un-derway at the Soda Creek mill, with ground preparation and paving, he added.

“We will be work-ing on the foundation for the new building in September and all the equipment is ordered and being built right now.”

The majority of the equipment is coming out of Quebec.

Oliver participated in a tour of Sweden earli-er in the year to see the equipment operate and said presently that’s the

only place currently running it in the world right now.

Everything behind the planer and the in-feed is being replaced. The slow-down system into a full optimized grader and then into a brand new sorting line.

“Currently we have a state-of-the-art sawmill that is very efficient at running small beetle kill logs, our planer on the other hand is very archaic and really be-longs in a museum,” Oliver said.

“We’ve still got a dry chain on there so we are taking all that out and putting in an auto-mated sorting line.”

The biggest reasons for the capital up-grades are cost reduc-tion and the ability to sort more grades for other markets.

Right now Soda Creek sells wood to China because it doesn’t have the capa-bility of sorting it, Oli-

ver explained.“When we put in a

sorting line now we can start pulling higher grades for Japan and even upper grades for the U.S. that we can get a bigger premium on rather than limiting how much we grade and then shipping it all off to China.”

The project at Soda Creek is the biggest capital project within Tolko this year, he added.

Lakeview manager Mark Everard said Lakeview Lumber is embarking on a major refit of the sawmill’s backend.

“This refit will in-

clude more sorting ca-pacity, new controls, new scanning, a new trimmer, and a new stacker.

“We will begin con-struction on civil, structural, and electri-cal this fall with com-pletion of this project slated for March 2014,” Everard said. “Where appropriate we are us-ing local vendors and contractors to help us with this project. This project will signifi-cantly enhance Lakev-iew’s safety, efficiency, productivity, and cost structure.”

The investments will allow the mills to run as smoothly and effi-ciently as possible and position them for long term success in a com-petitive market, Mark Stevens, General Man-ager, Cariboo Lumber stated in a press release.

“This is a very excit-ing time for both Soda Creek and Lakeview and we are looking for-

ward to the future at these divisions.”

Upgrades at Soda Creek are expected to be completed by De-cember 2013 while Lakeview is scheduled for completion in April 2014.

“We are excited about the future at Williams Lake. These projects are not only positive news for our operations and em-ployees, but also for the community. Creating competitive, successful operations at Lakev-iew and Soda Creek certainly bodes well for the economy of the area,” Stevens said.

“Improvement is key to our business strat-egy,” said CEO, Brad Thorlakson. “These operational upgrades don’t just affect Tolko, as a company; they also facilitate our saw-mill employees and divisional managers in their day-to-day jobs. I couldn’t be more

proud of the work our employees are already doing, and I’m excited to see where these ad-vancements will lead us in the future.”

Stevens added that a number of smaller capital improvement projects will also be un-dertaken in both mills during this same time period.

Oliver said there’s no question there will be positions lost as a result of the capital project, however, with present demograph-ics Soda Creek is con-stantly hiring people due to retirement.

“We’re also expand-ing our apprenticeship program for the trades. We have a lot of people who are going to be re-tiring in the next two to three years through-out our trades so we’ve stepped up how many apprentices we have.”

Presently there are 160 employees at Soda Creek.

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Wildfires total 65 so far this seasonThe Cariboo Fire

Centre/ Wildfire Man-agement Branch re-ported one wildfire from the weekend, a small vehicle fire that got into a tree canopy near Bridge Lake on Saturday night.

This fire was first actioned by the Inter-lakes volunteer fire department and then a CFC Initial Attack

crew on Sunday morn-ing, and as of Monday was in patrol status.

So far in July, there have been 15 wild-fires with eight per-son-caused and 15 lightning-caused. The fires have mostly been small, the biggest at four hectares from lightning in the Cari-boo Mountains.

There have been a

total of 65 wildfires (50 person-caused, 145 lightning-caused) in the CFC this season, burning 1,071 hectares.

The current fire danger rating is split between moderate and high throughout the CFC, with areas of high in the Chil-cotin, Williams Lake, Quesnel and Likely regions, and extreme

near Middle Lake in the west Chilcotin. The fire danger rating is forecast to rise this week throughout the Cariboo-Chilcotin due to continued warm, dry weather.

The CFC would like to again remind the public there is an open burning prohibition in place for the entire Car iboo-Chi lcot in

region, banning any backyard and indus-trial waste, slash or grass fires. The CFC also urges the public to be vigilant with any type of fire use, includ-ing campfires and fire-works, and to properly and safely extinguish cigarettes.

Wildfires can also be sparked by industrial and recreational ma-

chinery in these types of warm, dry condi-tions with low relative humidity.

Ongoing CFC/WMB air patrols are on the lookout for fires in the more remote ar-eas of the region.

The CFC covers an area of about 10.3-mil-lion hectares, stretching from Clinton north to the Cottonwood River,

east to Wells Gray Pro-vincial Park, and west to Tweedsmuir Provin-cial Park.

To report a wildfire or unattended camp-fire, call 1-800-663-5555 or *5555 on your cellphone. For more information on open fire restrictions or for updates on current wildfire activity, visit bcwildfire.ca

Backyard chickens and bees hearing set for Sept. 24

Backyard chickens and bees are still a pos-sibility for residents in Williams Lake.

After public meet-ings and consultation

in June, including feedback surveys, city staff is creating ani-mal control amend-ment bylaws for the public’s consideration.

Public hearings for the bylaws will take place Sept. 24 at city hall.

“I want the public to know the public hearings are set for September, not at our next meeting in Au-gust, for more time as well of capturing the people who return from vacation in the fall,” Mayor Kerry

Cook said. “It will be a better timeline.”

Coun. Laurie Wal-ters encouraged peo-ple to let the city know what they think about the bylaws.

“It’s really impor-tant that if people want more informa-

tion or have an opin-ion to step up to the plate,” Walters said. “The purpose of do-ing this and doing it right is so that we can gather the important public feedback and input from the com-munity.”

Coun. Surinderpal Rathor attended the public sessions and said there were good questions asked.

“There is some op-position, and some people have contacted me to speak against it, but I am not speaking

against it at the time, and definitely look forward to the public hearings to see what the public wants.”

Once the public has its say, then the coun-cil can make a deci-sion one way or the other, Rathor added.


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Cariboo Regional District

WEST CHILCOTIN SEARCH AND RESCUE ELECTORAL AREA J

CONTRIBUTION REFERENDUMOn Saturday, September 14, 2013, qualified electors within Cariboo Regional District Electoral Area J may vote on the following question:

“Are you in favour of the adoption of Bylaw No. 4822, which would establish a service to provide a contribution of funds to the West Chilcotin Search and Rescue Society for search and rescue services in Electoral Area J, with a maximum annual requisition not to exceed the greater of $6,000 or an amount raised by applying a tax rate of $0.0446/$1,000 to the net taxable value of land and improvements in the service area? (Based on 2013 assessed values, the current rate would be $0.0372/$1,000, which translates to a residential rate of $3.09/$100,000.)”

Scrutineers for and against the question must be appointed if applications are received from persons who wish to volunteer for the positions. Only persons entitled to vote as electors on the question shown above are entitled to act as scrutineers. One scrutineer for and one scrutineer against the question will be appointed for each voting place if sufficient applications are received.

Applications to act as a scrutineer will be received by the Chief Election Officer during regular office days and hours at the office of the Cariboo Regional District, Suite D - 180 North Third Avenue, Williams Lake BCduring the period:

9:00 am, Wednesday, August 7, 2013 to4:00 pm, Friday, August 16, 2013

Application forms are available at the Cariboo Regional District office in Williams Lake at the above address or online at www.cariboord.bc.ca

Interested persons can obtain information on the requirements and procedures for making an application by contacting the following persons at the Regional District office (phone: 250-392-3351 or 1-800-665-1636):

Alice Johnston, Chief Election OfficerDarron Campbell, Deputy Chief Election Officer

Alice JohnstonChief Election OfficerCariboo Regional District

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Pee Wee Bantam FemaleAug. 12 - 5:00 - 6:30pm Aug. 14 - 3:15 - 4:45pmAug. 14 - 5:00 - 6:30pm Aug. 16 - 3:15 - 4:45pmAug. 15 - 5:00 - 6:30pm Aug. 19 - 7:45 - 9:15pmAug. 16 - 5:00 - 6:30pm Aug. 21 - 7:45 - 9:15pmBantam Male MidgetAug. 13 - 5:00 - 6:30pm Aug. 12 - 6:45 - 8:15pmAug. 14 - 6:45 - 8:15pm Aug. 13 - 6:45 - 8:15pmAug. 20 - 7:45 - 9:15pm Aug. 15 - 6:45 - 8:15pmAug. 22 - 7:45 - 9:15pm Aug. 16 - 6:45 - 8:15pm

• $50 Tryout Fee is payable by cash or cheque prior to the player entering the change room on the First Tryout Date at Cariboo Memorial Complex.• If your player is not able to attend the First Tryout time, it is your responsibility to have the Tryout Fee paid at the Minor Hockey O� ce prior to the start of Tryouts.

PRE-TRYOUT SKATE - Total Ice Training CentrePee Wee: August 7 & 9 - 6:00 - 7:30amBantam: August 6 & 8 - 6:00 - 7:30am

Midget: August 10 & 11 - 11:15am - 12:45pm• Bantam pre-tryout skate is for both Bantam male and female players intending on trying out for either Bantam Tier 2 or Bantam Female Rep Teams.• All pre-tryout skates will be held at Total Ice Training Centre.• All rep tryouts will be held at Cariboo Memorial Complex Rink 1.

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Group works to keep Boitanio Park safe

There are no short-term solutions to solv-ing the issues in Boi-tanio Park in Williams Lake.

A Boitanio Park safe-ty group was created in late 2012 that has had a series of meetings with stakeholders to address safety issues in the park, manager of social development Anne Bur-rill said during a report to council.

“Some really good work has happened over the period of time that we’ve been meeting,” she said.

Three different work-ing groups have tack-led three priority areas. One is to do increased outreach into the park to vulnerable people spending time in the park who are struggling with addictions and health issues.

A second group is working through the ex-isting homelessness and housing committee that is chaired by the Cana-dian Mental Health As-sociation that is doing integrated case plan-ning to link people with community services and help provide supports.

The third group looked at providing a drop-in centre for peo-ple who spend time in the park, but that idea has not gone any fur-ther.

“It’s a fairly challeng-ing undertaking to de-velop a new service in the community,” Bur-rill.

During the next few months, the group will look at various housing models because the cost of providing housing to vulnerable people is considerably less than the cost of providing health care and policing services to homeless people.

“We will also look at a model around inten-sive wrap around health services. Clients would have access to wrap around services that would address mental health and addiction is-sues,” Burrill said.

A community survey conducted two years ago identified safety as the number one issue of concern by residents and Boitanio Park was identified as the number

one spot where people did not feel safe, Mayor Kerry Cook said.

“All of this work has been done as a result of that and initiation by Insp. Warren Brown last fall.”

Insp. Brown said the park continues to be as busy as it has been in past years.

Between January and the end of June, the RCMP had exactly the same number of prison-ers as during the same period in 2012.

“Although not bro-ken down into locations for arrest, I would sug-gest that the numbers arrested for alcohol re-lated matters at or near the park are similar to previous years,” Brown explained.

During the summer, RCMP increase park patrols because there are youth programs in the park.

“I believe the park is a safe place during the day, however I would still encourage people to respect one another and refrain from illegal activity including drink-ing alcohol in the park,” Brown said.

Coun. Surinderpal Rathor focused on a recommendation in Burrill’s report for in-creased lighting in the park and asked if the city is following the recommendation and can install lights sooner rather than waiting until the fall.

Community policing co-ordinator Dave Dix-on is looking at crime prevention initiatives

through environmental design principles, Bur-rill responded.

“We’ll be looking at the park for potential location of lights and location for potential emergency call buttons. You’re absolutely right that we need to move forward on them, but we need to do it in a strategic way.”

Aside from safety concerns, the park is a gathering place when

it’s not used for abuse, and a number of people from outlying commu-nities to meet, Coun. Laurie Walters said.

“There are some posi-tive gatherings happen-ing there,” she added.

Coun. Danica Hughes thanked Burrill for the report.

“Something that struck me with it was that people in the park are actually welcoming the walk throughs and

are not opposed to it, which kind of surprised me. That surprised me because I thought they would want as little at-tention as possible.”

It made her realize they need protection too, Hughes said.

“I am so relieved our community is caring about these people,” she added.

She recalled a story Last year in the summer when she was talking with someone who was frequently in the park. Hughes noticed some-thing had happened to the person’s face.

“This person was sleeping in the park and someone came up to this person and kicked them in the face and broke their jaw,” Hughes re-called. “It’s important we protect these people too, it’s not just about tax paying residents.”

Cook also praised CMHA homelessness worker Wayne Lucier for his dedication to the community.

“He does extraordi-nary work and makes inroads,” Cook said. “What became appar-ent is it’s not an easy fix and we have systemic issues in the park.”

Monica Lamb-Yorski photoKids run freely in Boitanio Park during the Cariboo Memorial Complex summer day camp, however, many people in Williams Lake have identified the park as a place where they do not feel safe.


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Tune writing success for local pipe band member

Williams Lake Pipe Band member Aubrey Jackson placed third in the tune-writing competition at Simon Fraser University Pipe Band’s Piping Hot Summer Drum-mer workshop at Sil-ver Star Resort in July.

Jackson, along with his three sons, Den-zel, 13, Lucus, 10 and Jude 6 are all mem-bers of the local pipe band. Aubrey plays bass drum and is learning the bagpipes; Denzel plays snare drum; and Lucus and Jude are both learning the pipes.

Jackson read his first note of music in November 2012, when he joined the Williams Lake Pipe Band.

This was Jackson’s first time at Piping Hot and his first at-tempt at tune-writing for the pipes. He said that growing up in the Damlax Hamidt nation, songs were a huge part of his iden-tity.

“We have songs that we sing when we arrive at someone’s place or property. We stand and sing a peace song that identifies who we are as a family, and signifies that we have something important to say, and they can let us in or not,” Jackson explained.

He said that mu-sic was also part of their healing, adding that the pipe tune he wrote was called Lay-ing Rodney to Rest, for his nephew who passed away in 2009.

When the tune-writing competition was announced at the workshop, he said that the prizes were great – one of them was a Blackwood chanter worth about $500.

“The prizes were something I could never afford on my own, so I thought I’d take a stab at it,” Jack-son said.

He said that he “had a little tune” in his head, and said that

he lay in his bunk with his chanter and start-ed playing the notes until he found what fit and started put-ting it to paper. He ex-plained there was no time signature to it, and that Vernon Pipe Major Kevin Under-wood, who attended the workshop with the Williams Lake band, offered to have a look.

“He heard me play it about 200 times, try-ing to figure out how the notes went. When I finished it I handed it to him and he ad-justed it to 6/8 time, shuffled a few notes around and played it for me. ‘Is this your tune?’ he asked, and it was. Wow.”

When the winners of the tune writing competition were an-nounced during the student concert on the last night of the work-shop, Jackson said he was “absolutely stunned.”

“I was totally shocked. I thought, ‘Who am I to win this?’” he said.

The winning three tunes were played for the audience by SFU pipe band members who were instructors at the workshop.

Jackson said that the whole workshop was an incredible ex-perience for him.

“I am amazed at how much I came away with from this. I was impressed from the very start – regis-tration, audition and placement,” Jackson noted.

“The instructors, including six-time world champion piper Jack Lee, rotated from class to class.”

Placed in the begin-ning class, he said that he played ‘Scotland the Brave’ for Stuart Liddell, considered one of the world’s top pipers.

“He said, ‘I can see you may have cut a lot of corners to get where you are’ and suggested that I get back to basics.

“What a gracious guy,” Jackson said.

“They moved me up to the next class of pipers for the rest of the workshop – I learned so much.”

He said that join-ing the Williams Lake Pipe Band with his three sons started when Lucus wanted a kilt for Christmas.

“I have had a simple black kilt for several years – wore it to MC a couple of events and Lucus always liked it,” Jackson explained. “My wife, Shannon found one for him at Value Village; her mom, Eleanor al-tered it, and he wore it well.”

Jackson also said that his grandmother was half Scottish. “I learned Highland dancing as a kid,” he noted. “It really reso-nated with me and stuck with me over the years; there are a lot of parallels with my culture.”

He said that he took his sons to the Legion to listen to the Wil-liams Lake Pipe Band,

and they all joined up and started receiving instruction.

“The band is so generous with their time and knowledge,” Jackson added. “It’s a real gift for us.”

An incredibly posi-tive benefit of belong-ing to the pipe band with his sons is the connection, he said.

“It means every-thing to do this with my kids,” Jackson said.

“This builds good, strong character and confidence; there is nothing in the world better than time with your children.”

LeRae Haynes photoWilliams Lake residents Denzel Jackson and his dad Aubrey Jackson thoroughly enjoyed their time at the Piping Hot SummerDrummer workshop held at Silver Star Resort in Vernon where Aubrey placed in the top three in the tune writing competition.

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MLAMusingsDonna Barnett

Oldest on the dance floor, keeps one young

Alexis Creek Daze always a good time

While giving her on the dance floor Saturday I realized I was probably the oldest person there.

Friends had whisked me away to celebrate my 53rd birthday, and after a quick trip to Quesnel for an outdoor concert which we arrived too late for, we’d ended

up back in Wil-l i a m s Lake.

M y fr iends h a d wanted to dance

at the concert, so we stopped in at a local pub to make up for miss-ing the concert and the dancing.

It was definitely a milestone, being the oldest on the dance floor.

As I bobbed to the techno mu-sic blaring from the speakers, I smiled and wondered if my grey hair, along with the fact I wasn’t wearing shorts, were loud bea-cons that I was old enough to be mom to many of those dancing around me.

My 20-something kids don’t live in Williams Lake so I can en-joy a bit of anonymity that way.

I did not mind being older than the crowd because I was doing something I love.

Dancing has always been a pas-sion.

I grew up taking ballet, al-though I was never very good at it.

There weren’t any mirrors in the Legion hall in Nelson and I was often the student most likely told to pick up my feet because I sounded like an elephant.

When my kids were babies I loved dancing around the room to console them.

Now that my youngest is al-most 14, I’m often caught danc-ing to music when it’s my turn to do the dishes.

My youngest sister’s most re-cent blog described dancing at the Harrison Arts Festival eve-ning concerts last week as a way to “leave it all on the dance floor.”

I woke up Sunday thinking that was true and laughed because the chances of being the oldest on the dance floor will only increase as time goes on.

It always amazes me to see the spirit, resilience, hospitality and camaraderie that you find in the residents of the Chilcotin. They have weathered the pine beetle epidemic, declining cattle prices, drought, and fires, yet they still thrive.

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to take part in the 3rd annual Alexis Creek Daze. It is an honour to be asked to attend. For those of you who have not

t a k e n t h e H i g h -way 20 d r i v e to the C h i l -

cotin, the scenery is outstand-ing, from prairie landscape to the view of beautiful snow-capped mountains, bordered by grazing cattle and plentiful hayfields.

The morning started with the mountain bike poker ride, won by Cole Feldinger, and the horse-back poker ride, won by Claudia, who is from Switzerland. There was a great demonstration of reining put on by Sharon Gates and Wildwood Reining, and Crystal Grier from the Miller ranch showed a horse in train-ing. And of course there was what we all look forward to at a community event - a delicious lunch cooked by Kelly Felding-er. Nothing beats a hot dog and hamburger barbecue.

For me, the highlight of the event is always the horseshoe tournament. The first year of this community event, there were only about 6 teams. Last year, ap-proximately 12 teams played. Al Madley and I have been partners since the start of Alexis Creek Daze, and were undefeated up until this past weekend. This year our competition was very tough, with 20 teams register-ing. Local players were joined by participants from as far away as Australia, Switzerland and Lux-embourg. Unfortunately, this year Al and I were knocked out, but we will be back stronger than ever next year.

The day continued with arm wrestling, a talent show, the ever-popular beer gardens, chili com-petition, and chili dinner, and ended with a slide show by Cris Czajkowski and a silent auction.

Donna Barnett is the Liberal MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin.

Tiresome but trueJust about any information a

person may hear can seem tru-er if they hear it often enough. Repetition works wonders. Repetition works wonders.

The topic here is dogs and hot weather and here goes the plea, once again (and it natu-rally goes double for children, where applicable).

The short-form of this mes-sage would be to simply sug-gest that dogs be left at home far more often than they are. We’re not formally linked with the SPCA, by the way, just interested in much of what it promotes.

The longer form stresses the

fact of how fast a vehicle heats up once the A/C goes off, how hot pavement can be for the feet of a pooch on a 30+ day... how there’s no way a panting tongue alone can properly cool an animal sporting a thick fur coat.

Sure this is all repeated every summer, but just like drinking and driving warnings, it’s well worth repeating if the lives of only one or two pets are spared or made more comfortable.

If you’re able to check out our website at www.castlegar-news.com under “community” or facebook.com/castlegar-news there’s a posting of a vet-

erinarian spending 30 minutes in a car on a hot day. Sure, you can imagine... but it’s worth watching.

One last thing, if you have your sheepdog or pug in the car with you during this hot weather and you really are only going to leave them for a minute or two, please try to be tolerant if someone takes you to task in a parking lot, it’s because they care. Hopefully they won’t go overboard. Then again... why not avoid any pos-sible conflict and just leave the dog at home near the water dish?

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I like it because more jobs bring more people into the community.

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A beautiful bouquet of roses from Evelyn and family to the doctors, nurses, and staff at our local hospital for their compas-sionate care of my husband, Herb, during the last three weeks of his life. Roses also to Helen, Arlene, and Sherry. May God bless you all.

Evelyn Martin and family

A big bouquet of roses to all the organizers and participants of the Clark Classic Soccer Tour-nament. We will enjoy our holi-day thanks to all of you.

Love, Clark and Bev Glanville

A big bouquet of roses to the Sapp Logging Company. When one or more resource users in the same area have issues it is great when it can be resolved so effec-

tively. Special thanks to Leslie for his excellent communication and to Gene for his repair work.

Joan FisherMons Creek Ranch

A rose for the (historical) school house display and play ground at 150 Mile House. We toured the facility and met the host. A great place to visit. I rec-ommend it to all - especially for the kids. An excellent adventure.

Brian LaPointe

A wild rose to Mark Everard, manager at the Tolko Lakeview mill, for his on-going efforts at re-foresting the Williams Lake River Valley below their mill. This end of the river valley is looking a lot better than it did a few years ago.

Rodger Hamilton

A double bouquet of roses to Downtown Service for the excellent help they gave me in getting my horse trailer un-hooked and moved after my truck broke down. Also for the speedy repairs and awesome service in order to get me back on the road.

Thanks so much,K. Lovell

A big bouquet of roses to the great guys of Cariboo Steel for their help when the clutch went in my truck in front of their shop. Without their help I would still be stuck blocking two lanes with truck and horse trailer.

Thanks for stepping up to help a woman in distress.

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Rural Telus cutbacks slammedEditor:

I contacted Telus at the begin-ning of July to request dial up/internet service for our cabin in the Winkley Creek, Likely, B.C. area and they told me they were no longer providing this service.

I understood clients who al-ready had dial up or were given access codes would be grandfa-thered but any new customers would be denied.

We only had our telephone hooked up last summer.

There is no cell service in the area as we’re in a remote location.

They seemed to say we could use a key and get service that way and I explained again, we don’t have cell service there.

I spoke with a manager as well

and told them I was extremely disappointed with Telus, that it seems unless they have competi-tion they really don’t care about the needs of their customers.

They seemed to say dial-up is an antiquated system, that’s fine then, provide your customers with an alternative affordable op-tion.

I wouldn’t be surprised this isn’t also happening in the Likely area and surrounding areas as well.

In this day and age we rely on internet for work related duties, email and so forth.

For Telus to just decide they aren’t going to continue with dial up access codes is ludicrous.

Now today, another sister who did have dial up service last sum-

mer was told as of the end of June they no longer offer this service.

They didn’t seem to care when she told them she needed it to carry on her real estate business or was not notified ahead of time the service would not be available.

Another sister and her hus-band just built a new cabin on the lake and they just had a satellite system installed at great expense which provides wireless Internet/music and television.

We have summered at our cab-in for 21 years and have no desire to spend a large sum of money on satellite service for two months of the year.

Leslie EnnsWilliams Lake

Cookies and access problemsplague government website

Editor:

I am wondering is anybody at home on gov.gc.ca web sites.

I was trying to get a CPP con-tribution statement, (not a mat-ter of national security).

I was instructed that I would have to set up a GC Key ID to get access to this information, which I did, then tried to log in to the site, but was informed that I would need an access code.

The only way to get this code was to phone the service centre to request a code number.

I was told that the code num-ber would be sent via snail mail

(whoops) Canada Post, and should be received in 14 days.

Why do we all have Internet when the government has not learned to use it yet, or they are so afraid of leaks in their own systems that they will not use it.

After all when I get the num-ber I will have to use it on the gov.gc.ca site.

I wonder if it is just a job pro-tection program.

It also states on the site that I have to have Java and cookies enabled on my PC to use the site.

Check this gov.gc.ca warning about Java :http://www.public-safety.gc.ca/prg/em/ccirc/2013/

AL13-001-eng.aspx and they still require it. Someone is nap-ping.

As for cookies, why does gov.gc.ca have to retain information on your use of the site when they have such strict sign in pro-tocols.

As I understand it https sites should not require cookies, and if they do it should be stopped (google cookies) .

I have seldom had more prob-lems with web sites than with gov.gc.ca

Lorne HerrettWilliams Lake

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Monday, July 29Paddle in a voyageur canoe

The Scout Island Nature Centre and Williams Lake Field Naturalists are inviting the public to “Paddle the Puddle (Williams Lake)” in a voyageur canoe on Monday evening July, 29 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. People of all ages are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult and participants must bring their own life jacket.

Saturday, Aug. 3Sunday, Aug. 4Nemiah Rodeo

The 36th Annual Nemiah Valley Rodeo will be happening next weekend. Performances will start at 1:30 both Saturday Aug. 3 and Sunday Aug. 4. The rodeo is hosted by the Xeni Gwet’in First Nations Government and will be held at the Nemiah Valley Rodeo grounds. Come check out this BCRA rodeo and behold the spectacular mountain racers as they dash down a ridiculously steep hillside and through a creek before entering the arena.

Sunday, Aug. 25 Kidney walk

The Kidney Foundation will host its annual Kidney Walk in Williams Lake Sunday, Aug. 25.The walk will start in Boitanio Park at 9 a.m.The Kidney Walk raises funds for critical programs and services for British Columbians affected by kidney disease. The Kidney Walk also helps raise awareness about the seriousness of this disease and highlights the importance of organ donation.Thousands of volunteers and participants in 20 B.C. communities participate in Kidney Walks each year.The events feature live entertainment, prizes, fundraising barbecues, silent auctions and more. Kidney disease is a serious disease that has no cure. It is a disease that is both under-recognized and undetectable in its early stages.


Dan Hicks photosAlexis Creek Daze horse riders line up at the Alexis Creek Community Corral before heading to McAuley Meadow.

Alexis Creek Daze draws an international crowdThe third annual Alexis Creek

Daze was held at the Alexis Creek Community Hall grounds on Saturday, July 20 and featured a group horse ride, horse reining demonstration, horseshoes, vol-leyball, tug-of-war, a mountain bike cross-country race, RCMP running obstacle course, chil-dren’s races, arm wrestling, talent show, beer garden, chili compe-tition, dinner, and slide show by wilderness adventurer Chris Cza-

jkowski. Alexis Creek Daze was orga-

nized once again by local rancher Bev Madley and many volun-teers.

In her column Thursday, Cari-boo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Bar-nett says it was an honour for her to be asked to attend and partici-pate in the event. Barnett reports the morning started with the mountain bike poker ride, won by Cole Feldinger, and the horse-

back poker ride, won by Claudia, who is from Switzerland. There was a great demonstration of reining put on by Sharon Gates and Wildwood Reining, and Crystal Grier from the Miller Ranch on horses in training.

“For me, the highlight of the event is always the horseshoe tournament,” Barnett says. “The first year of this community event, there were only about six teams. Last year, approximately

12 teams played. Al Madley and I have been partners since the start of Alexis Creek Daze, and were undefeated up until this past weekend.”

This year she says competition was very tough, with 20 teams registering. Local players were joined by participants from as far away as Australia, Switzerland and Luxembourg. But Barnett says she will be back to try and reclaim the championship.

From the Rafter 25 Ranch, Jessica Gaszka casually holds her reins as she guides her horse along McAuley Road in the Alexis Creek Daze ride.

Children prepare to perform some competitive hopping in the Alexis Creek Daze sack race at the Alexis Creek Community Grounds.

Crystal Grier, Emma Feldinger, and Bayley Cail ride along McAuley Road, back to the Alexis Creek Community Corral on their Alexis Creek Daze ride.

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The following teams in the Williams Lake Slow Pitch League are ranked by team number, name and points.

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Rowdies clean up

The Rowdies emerged the winners after two Williams Lake teams battled in the final game at the Canim Lake Slo-Pitch tournament last weekend.

“We were tied 15-15 in the bottom of the seventh against the Rookies when our team’s Charlie Gainer hit a walk-off home run,” team player and manager Linda Bar-bondy said Tuesday.

“All we had to do was get one run and he hit it over the fence and that was it. It was pretty cool.”

The Rowdies were one of five teams

from Williams Lake who attended the tournament.

Other teams from Williams Lake were the Fireballs, Sticks and Stones and the Bears.

There were three teams from 100 Mile House and one from Canim Lake.

“We played five games and won them all,” Barbondy said. “We also played the Rookies in the quar-ter final game and it was 12 to 11.

“And then we played them in the fi-nal game.”

Hot weather pre-dominated the tour-nament, so only hav-ing to play five games came as a bit of a re-prieve, she added.

The Rowdies have been together for 19 years and attend the Canim Lake tourna-ment every year.

“It’s well organized. It’s a really good tour-nament,” Barbondy said, adding her team has played all over, including at tourna-ments in Cuba and Mexico.

Barbony said the next event for local teams will be the Wil-liams Lake Slo-Pitch Year End Tourna-ment coming up on the Aug. 24-25 week-end.

Laughing Barondy said she runs the Wil-liams Lake Slo-Pitch League, manages the Rowdies, and can play on whatever position she might be needed.

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Linda Bartsch photosATV riders enjoy spectacular scenery on the trail at the Horsefly Volunteer Fire Department’s ATV Poker Run on Horsefly Mountain on July 20.

Horsefly Fire Chief Cecil Morhart in the sub alpine portion of the 45-kilometre ATV trail.

ATV Trail Boss Wayne Johnson from Horsefly explored and marked the trail.

Horsefly poker run helps build fire hall

The Horsefly Volun-teer Fire Department presented an ATV Poker Run on Horsefly Mountain on July 20.

There was excellent participation by riders from l00 Mile House, McLeese Lake, Wil-liams Lake and Horse-fly.

The event was held on a 45 kilometre trail around Horsefly Mountain, right up to sub-alpine country with spectacular views of the Cariboo Moun-tains and Horsefly and

Quesnel Lake. Trail Boss was

Wayne Johnson, who also explored and laid out the trail.

A total of 63 riders took part, plus 28 peo-ple registered as Ghost Riders, who took part in the poker event, but did not actually ride the trail.

The riders were treated to trail dogs on top of the mountain, and burgers and Caesar salad during the prize presentations.

Winners were Ter-ry Allen (best poker hand), Nick Aldridge (second), Monika

Sclaepfer (third), Tom Edmondson (early bird draw) & Lena Exshaw (first person registered)

Major prizes were donated by Williams Lake Honda, Spectra Power Sports, Horsefly Businesses, Rosk Power Equipment, C & Ski Small Engines.

Thank you to those generous sponsors.

Proceeds from the day are going toward construction of the new fire hall in Horsefly. A huge thank you to all those that supported the event, and the hardworking volunteers who made it happen.

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Thursday, July 25Tonight in the park

The featured entertainment in Boitanio Park tonight is Williams Lake’s Got Talent at 6 p.m. followed by New Journey at 7 p.m. For more on the story turn to page A12.

Thursday, July 25Paddle and a Snack at Chimney Lake

This Thursday, July 25 join Mark Savard for a paddle on Chimney Lake.Watch the sunset over the lake and update your paddling skills. Starting at 5:30 p.m. Savard will guide participants and share paddling tips.Bring your own canoe or kayak or reserve one ahead of time at the Cariboo Recreation Complex for a suggested donation to Kidsport. Participants must register and pay the $25 fee ahead of time at the complex. Snacks will be provided by a local chef.

Thursday, Aug. 1Performances in the ParkThe performances in Boitanio Park Aug. 1 will be by the Eagle Spirit Band at 6 p.m. and Jordan Holmes at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 15Epic next upfor park movie

Epic will be the next installment in the movie nights in Boitanio Park set for Thursday, Aug. 15. The movie starts at dusk. The FresAir Films are brought to the community free of charge by FORTIS B.C. Pre-movie activities start at 7 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the fun of an old fashioned out-door film.

Sunday, Sept. 15Ladies’ shoot

A shooting event for women is set for Sunday, Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Williams Lake Sportsmen’s Association Ranges.No experience is necessary.Space is limited. The fee is reduced if paid by Aug. 20.Contact Caroline at 250-392-3925 to register.


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A very good year for berry picking

It’s a berry-good year in the Cariboo!

With a plentiful supply of wa-ter, courtesy of multitudes of June rainstorms, the summer of 2013 is yielding a bumper crop of many kinds/varieties of wild ber-ries.

Many Cariboo-ites armed with sun hats, sunscreen, mosquito dope, bear bells, perhaps a dog or two and plastic buckets of all sizes are adventuring out along country roadsides to pick berries.

One recent afternoon on Dog Creek Road a group of Esketemc First Nation seniors were scat-tered out along the road (lakeside - Alkali Lake) industriously pick-ing Saskatoon berries.

A discussion with community van driver Thomas Sampson yielded the information that this group had been picking berries all day long.

It was a perfect day for berry-picking: a little cool and overcast with a nice breeze to blow the mosquitos away and he trans-ported the group to the best berry patches in the area.

The berry-pickers had begun the day in a different area, har-vesting soapolallie berries that are used to make hooshum, com-monly called Indian Ice Cream.

The juice extracted from these berries, with a little water added is whipped to make a frothy salm-on-coloured dessert resembling ice (whipped) cream to which sugar is sometimes added to taste.

By the time the group arrived at Alkali Lake where the Saska-toon berries were in plentiful sup-

ply, Dinah Belleau had picked so many Soapallie berries at the previous stop that she had her bucket-space-full.

Not one to stay idle long, she cheerfully helped others pick, or simply picked and snacked on the juicy fruit herself, just enjoying the wonderful summer day out and about in the Cariboo coun-

try-side. Cecilia Paul was all smiles as

she held up the fruits of her la-bours, a large pail of juicy, plump purple Saskatoon berries.

Diminutive Esketemc First Na-tion elder, Isabel Johnson who is 80-plus years old was also all smiles as she carefully made her way through grass and weeds as

tall as she is (about five feet), on her way to access a Saskatoon berry-patch alongside Alkali Lake.

They were a tired but happy group, all sporting big smiles along with sticky, purple stained hands and full berry-buckets – enjoying a day outdoors in the Cariboo.

Liz Twan photosCecilia Paul smiles as she shows off the fruits of her labour, a large pail of juicy, plump purple Saskatoon berries.

Diminutive Esketemc First Nation elder, Isabel Johnson is all smiles as she carefully makes her way through grass and weeds as tall as she is (about five feet tall), on her way to access a Saskatoon berry-patch alongside Alkali Lake.

Dinah Belleau filled her buckets with soapolallie berries on the first stop then helped others on the outing fill their buckets with the sweet, ripe Saskatoons and enjoyed the fruit fresh from the bushes.

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Jennifer Dryden, daughter of John and Betty Dryden, from Brandon, Manitoba, and Todd Routtu, son of Timo and Monica Routtu, from Williams Lake, were married July 6, 2013. The ceremony took place near Golden, B.C., at the Hillside Lodge and Chalets with the bride’s uncle, Ken Dryden, officiating.


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LeRae Haynes photoBrent Morton and Josh Gutzer performed on the second stage at Performances in the Park on Thursday, July 18. The duo, called When the Walls Bend featured live drums, bass and vocals, as well as an electronic ‘synth’ sound loop. They followed stage performances by various members of the Williams Lake Youth Fiddlers and their instructor Ingrid Johnson. Melissa Newberry from United Way in Williams Lake described recent Day of Caring events and Mary Forbes acted as the endlessly enthusiastic MC.

williams Lake’s got Talent tonight

Williams Lake’s Got Talent is featured at Performances in the Park tonight, July 25 in-troducing several young singers.

Ryanne Perret Jones, age 11, Deidre Everard, 17, Mackenzie Howse, 16, and Tabetha Camp-bell, 18, will sing and play hauntingly beauti-ful folk, jazz, country, musical theatre and

pop melodies starting at 6 p.m.

Ryanne Perret Jones recently moved in June from Merritt to Wil-liams Lake. She has been singing for the last two years at varied ven-ues and talent competi-tions.

Mackenzie Howse has been living in the Williams Lake area her entire life. She has been singing as long as she can remember.

She enjoys listening

to all kinds of music but love Jazz best. She has recently competed in the Cariboo Music Festival and has re-ceived Gold standings in Jazz and Contempo-rary Folk.

Tabitha Campbell has been playing piano with Angela Sommer for about eight years. She says it’s been an en-riching journey that will never be forgotten.

Deidre Everard, a grade 12 students at

Maranatha Christian School, fell in love with jazz at the age of 12 singing numbers like the Very Thought of You and Summertime.

She competes regu-larly at the Cariboo Music Festival and has had fun singing and acting in several Musi-cal Theatre Productions

The foot-stomping country gospel tunes of New Journey will get you moving in the sec-ond act at 7 p.m.

Junior council members needed

Local high school students interested in offering their ideas for Williams Lake and learning about local government are invited to apply to serve on Williams Lake Junior Council for the 2013-2014 term.

The Junior Council is comprised of stu-dents in grades 10 to 12 who suggest ideas that could enhance life for youth in the city. It is an opportunity to learn about and par-ticipate in the process of local government.

Each year Junior Council sets learning goals and chooses a project. In 2011/12 Ju-nior Council received group facilitator and leadership training and then led a workshop for adults on youth en-gagement and hosted a full day youth forum.

In 2012/13 Junior

Council has been working on planning to develop a public outdoor ice rink. It is hopes the new group will continue to work on this project.

Those interested are asked to submit an application explain-ing why you are in-terested and why you think you would be a good choice for Junior Council. Include your name, address, phone number, school, and grade (Sept. 2013). Send (or drop off at city hall) your letter by Aug. 2 to: Junior Council Applications, City of Williams Lake, 450 Mart Street, Wil-liams Lake, BC, V2G 4E5 Application forms are available at city hall, school offices, from a current Junior Council member or on the city website: www.williamslake.ca.

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Steve Hunter gets it.Despite a few cul-

tural and historic in-consistencies, Hunter offers a delightful ac-count of the Cariboo Gold Rush told from a First Nations’ per-spective in his first his-toric fiction novel, The Cameron Ridge Con-spiracy.

This is no small un-dertaking considering that the author is non-aboriginal.

Hunter uses his imagination and knowledge of place and time to lay out a plot in the Cariboo that is quite believable and consistent with the landscape and time pe-riod of the Gold Rush.

He writes sensitively with understanding of this tumultuous time. He describes the clash of cultures that trans-formed the country and particularly the lifestyle of the Aborig-inal people and threat-ened to break their connection to the land.

Hunter obviously draws on his 30-year career as a social worker, much of it in the Cariboo Chilco-tin, and his empathy with the Secwepemc (Shuswap), Dakelh (Southern Carrier) and Tsilhqot’in people.

He acknowledges the

assistance he got from Secwepemc friend, Rosanna McGregor, who helped him fine-tune his understanding of the culture.

The theme of the novel centres around one of the most chal-lenging moments of upheaval in the history of the Secwepemc.

In 1859 their culture and way of life was turned up-side-down in the face of the Gold Rush bringing a new breed of people into their territory – peo-ple who didn’t respect

them or their relation-ship to the land.

The author doesn’t delve deeply into the hurt, heartbreak and bloody gore associated with this invasion by outside forces, but he lays the groundwork for the shift, showing the treachery, greed, racism and murder.

He also counters it with values of hon-our, wisdom, valour and principle shared by both the native and white cultures.

He shows how these values are intrinsic to

survival.Hunter points out

positive relationships that did occur between the First Nations peo-ple and white settlers and the values they shared to build the community we call the Cariboo. He shows the roots of these values centred around family, children and true car-ing for each other.

There are thrilling moments in the novel as the reader is swept up by the drama of events and literally taken to the edge – especially in the last pages – to find out how justice is meted out.

It is a story about transformative change, confronting the inevi-table, acting appropri-ately, and making the best of very difficult circumstances. It is about drawing on the loftier principles, albeit aided by cunning, to allow fair retribution to run its course.

A First Nations reader might take ex-ception with some of the author’s liberties and artistic license he employs to tell the tale. After all Steve Hunter is white and there is an undeniable cultural gap that is unavoidable as a result.

Nevertheless, as a non-First Nations per-son myself who has worked with and writ-

ten extensively about aboriginal culture in this region, I have to take my hat off to

Steve. He is extremely brave walking into this abyss. God forbid, I’m not sure my feet would fit in his moccasins.

The book leaves me feeling uplifted.

Not only is there a sense of redemption for wrongs committed, there is a noble sense of hope that altruism in any culture will take you beyond the chaos and destruction.

Hunter says the book is a tribute to honour the First Na-tions people he spent a whole career working with.

“I wrote the book to craft my own version of the world and to set things in perspective,” he stated at his June 20 book launch at the Cariboo Arts Centre.

He started writing the book in January

2011 and when he was finished he spent six months shopping it around to trade pub-lishers before deciding to publish it himself.

“It’s historical fic-tion told through the voice of a young Sec-wepemc woman who witnessed a tragic event,” he explains.

Rosanna McGregor who mentored Hunter on some aspects of Secwepemc culture, says she grew up in Beaver Valley near Horsefly.

“So I could relate to the area he’s describing in the novel.”

The Cameron Ridge Conspiracy is available locally at various out-lets, The Open Book, the Station House Gallery and Save-On Foods book depart-ment.

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Photo submittedThe Cariboo Park Home Society is one step closer to building a long-awaited addition to Glen Arbor apartments for seniors. The society recently received a grant of $10,000 from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: Affordable Housing Centre. “This will enable us to do a business plan and preliminary drawings to build more seniors’ affordable accessible housing on the Glen Arbor site,” says society promoter Maureen Tickner. “The goal of the Cariboo Park Home Society has always been to complete Phase II development of our housing site.” Pictured are Glen Arbor resident Joyce McCann (left), Cariboo Park Home Society president Maureen Tickner, Rob Jaswal of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Affordable Housing Centre, Tracy Rouse Glen Arbor manager, society vice-president Walt Cobb, and society secretary-treasurer Leckie Reynolds.


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Monica Lamb-Yorski photoSeniors Activity Centre society members Cory Paterson, Ruby Williams, manager Glenda Winger, Dick Pool and Ed Novakowski are hoping the community will help with the centre’s kitchen renovation project.

Stirring the pot is getting more difficult at the Senior Citizens Activity Centre kitch-en because it’s been 40 years since the kitchen had an upgrade.

Last January the centre received a $20,000 grant from the B.C. government,

of which $8,000 can be used for kitchen upgrades. The rest will go to offer food safe courses.

When the funding was presented to the centre Cariboo Chil-cotin Liberal MLA Donna Barnett and then Minister of State for Seniors Ralph Sultan, several se-

niors present said it would cost $30,000 to $40,000 to overhaul the kitchen properly.

It needs new floor-ing, a dishwasher, stove, counter tops, cupboards, fridges, freezers and more.

Appliances should be industrial type. Right now they are household models.

There have been several “generous” donations from the community, and the society has been busy doing its own fun-draising, but more funds are needed to complete all of the upgrade to bring the kitchen up to stan-dard.

“I think there are people out there who would like to make donations in the mem-ory of their parents who were previous members of the soci-ety,” said board mem-ber Ruby Williams who volunteers in the kitchen regularly.

“We would like to invite people to get involved in the ongo-ing renovations,” Wil-liams said. “They can make monetary dona-tions or time.”

And the society can issue tax receipts be-cause it’s a non-profit, added board member Ed Novakowski.

Despite the kitch-en’s drawbacks, volun-teers are cooking and serving lunches daily

to anywhere between 30 and 50 people, de-pending on the day of the week.

“We’re hoping to get started renovat-ing in the middle of August when the

kitchen will be closed for two weeks,” said centre manager Glen-da Winger. “We close down so we can give our volunteers two weeks off.”

The first priority is

to replace the flooring and cupboards.

“We have grown so much,” said board chair Sondra Giske. “We’re close to 500 members.”

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Part Time Automotive Parts Person

Evenings & WeekendsSuitable for retired person

or someone looking to supplement their income.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to providing friendly, informed service

to customers, sourcing and ordering automotive parts, stocking and maintaining shelves and display areas,

controlling inventory accuracy and following provincial occupational

health and safety regulations.

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PRO PHYSIOWORKS

For busy physiotherapy clinic. Must be extremely

oo mul tas er an en oy or in ith the public. We need a team player who is detail oriented, has good numeracy and literacy s ills and has

pro cient computer s ills. Preference will be given

to applicants with Applied Business Technology iploma, Medical ce Assistant Diploma or

comparable experience. Closing date August 2, 2 . Please drop o resume in person to:

240 N. Mackenzie AveOnly those selected for an

interview will be contacted.

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An Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing re-quired. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta.

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Cariboo Eye Care Clinic is looking to hire a full time (or 4 days a week) optometric assistant. Regular duties may include answering phones, auxiliary testing to assist the optometrist, assisting patients with frame and lens selection and typical office duties. The successful candidate will; enjoy helping people, be comfortable with computers, be a quick learner, and work well in a team environment. Email resume to [email protected]

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MIND PATH HYPNOTHERAPY

Believe in the Power of your own mind!778-412-9199 Williams Lake

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550 North 11th AveDL#30676

Ü Betcha! 250-398-8279Open Mon-Fri: 8am to 5pm

Sat: 9am-5pm

✔ Oil Change (up to 5 L of oil, synthetic extra)

✔ Multi-Point Vehicle Inspection✔ Brake Inspection

Grant’s Summer Road Trip Special!

$4888 Grant AbelLicensed Mechanic

250-392-7455 234 Borland St.

Rent aHigh Definition

Projector and

100” Screenfor only

$199/night or $249/weekend

Irrigating BC and the Yukon since 1974

Williams Lake250.392.23211.800.665.5909www.thewaterpeople.com

Highlands Irrigation Ltd.service designsales

Lori MacalaAdvertising Consultant

188 North First AvenueWilliams Lake, BC V2G 1Y8

Bus: 250-392-2331 Fax: [email protected]

Consistent Advertising =Familiarity = Trust = Customers

You can trustme with youradvertising.

C & Ski Small Engines

250-296-3380 3616 Stanchfield Road - 15 mins up Horsefly Road

[email protected]

Colin Stevens

Sales and Service of All Small Engine and Marine Equipment

• 2 stroke crankshaft rebuilding• Cylinder boring• Buy and sell used equipment all makes and models• Many parts - new and used available• Dealer for Motovan, Kimpex, Trans Can Imports, Western Marine and many more• Warranty Contractor for Sears

25 years experience

The CHR is required to work under the administrative supervision of the Health Director, the CHR provides community health information and instruction to Band members, interprets federal and provincial health services to members, assists with arrangements for nursing and physician clinics, provides first aid and non-prescription drugs as needed and perform other duties.CHR Statement of Qualifications: • Minimum grade 12 education /diploma • Possession of an Aboriginal Health Worker Certificate • Possess a valid CPR and/or Level 1 First Aid and Transportation Certificate • Minimum 1 year experience providing health support servicesKnowledge, Skills & Abilities: • Possess superior health education workshop planning and facilitation skills • Ability to network effectively in the community and with health care professionals to identify health problems • Possess a working knowledge of client/patient health planning and possess skills to deliver CHR health support services • Have a good understanding of local culture and is able to communicate this to health care professionals • Possess sufficient written and verbal communication skills for preparing and presenting health reports • Prefer resumes from Tsilhqot’in speaking candidates to better assist clients whose only language is Tsilhqot’in, but can make exceptions • Successful completion of a criminal records search • Possess a valid class five (5) drivers license and reliable transportationSalary is commensurate with experience and education. Only the applicants short-listed will be notified.Closing Date: July 29, 2013 by 4:30 pmPlease send cover letter and resume to: Lena Hink, Band Manager PO Box 158 Hanceville, BC V0L 1K0 Fax: 250-394-4407

YUNEST’IN HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Community Health Representative

CARIBOO FRIENDSHIP SOCIETYAboriginal Supported Child Development

Support Worker Term Position until May 15, 2014

Qualifications:1. Infant Development Program (IDP) or Aboriginal

Supported Child Development (ASCD) Certificate, UBC DIPED, Child and Youth Care (CYC) or First Nations Child and Youth Care (FNCYC) Training, or equivalent.

2. Minimum 3 years experience in IDP/AIDP, SCD/ASCD or related ECD field.

3. Familiar with Ages and Stages Questionnaire, Developmental Milestones, knowledge of variety of assessment tools for infants and young children.

4. Training and experience with International Association for Infant Massage (IAIM), Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ), Nipissing, Assessment and Evaluation for Young Children, and current First Aid.

Closing Date: August 2, 2013

Please note: Pursuant to section 41 of the BC Human Rights Code, preference will be given to applicants of Aboriginal ancestry.

For a complete job description or to submit your resume go to Cariboo Friendship Society,

99 South Third Avenue, Williams Lake, BC

QualificationsThe Health Director will have a history of demonstrated dynamic leadership in any health, education or social service First Nation organization that targets rural aboriginal people.Education and Experience • Post secondary education in Health Administration, Public Health or related field • Minimum two years managerial experience including supervision of staff, preferably in the Health Care field • Experience or education in Health Program Planning, Administration and Evaluation • Experience developing, monitoring and maintaining budgets • Experience or education in developing policy • Tsilhqot’in cultural knowledge and Tsilhqot’in language would be an assetKnowledge, Skills & Abilities: • Knowledge of traditional medicines and the ability to integrate as a central and vital part of all health service delivery • Ability to collect and interpret health related statistical data and prepare reports • Knowledge and skills developing and implementing emergency response planning procedures • Strong proposal writing skills • Knowledge of First Nations funding agencies • Ability to work in a team environment • Ability to maintain and promote client confidentiality • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and other related computer software • Valid Class 5 BC drivers license • Own reliable transportationWages: Commensurate on knowledge and experienceTerms of Employment: Full TimeDeadline for Applications: July 29, 2013 by 4:30 pmPlease send cover letter, resume and 3 references to: Lena Hink, Band Manager PO Box 158 Hanceville, BC V0L 1K0 Fax: 250-394-4407Only the applicants short-listed will be notified

YUNEST’IN HEALTH DEPARTMENTHealth Director

CARIBOO FRIENDSHIP SOCIETYLittle Moccasins Learning Centre

Full Time Position

JOB TITLE: Early Childhood Educator

JOB PURPOSE: To carry out the goals and objectives of Little Moccasins Learning Centre

ESSENTIAL JOB RESULTS• Reports directly to the ECE Team Leader• Maintains quality service for children and parents• Maintains confidentiality

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS• Possess an Early Childhood Education Certificate• Knowledge and understanding of local Aboriginal

Cultures and/or the ability to work with Aboriginal peoples

• Current Provincial Criminal records check• Valid safety oriented first-aid certificate• Tuberculosis skin test and immunization booster• Special Needs Certificate would be an asset

Closing Date: August 6, 2013Submit Resume: Please provide covering letter and submit to Cariboo Friendship Society, 99 South Third Avenue, Williams Lake.

Employment

Help WantedFULL TIME MAINTENANCE PER-SON REQUIRED This is a perma-nent position starting immediately at our plant in Princeton, BC. Mini-mum of 3-5 years maintenance ex-perience required on a variety of production and mobile equipment. Experience in a post mill, or small to medium size sawmill preferred. Must be able to handle a variety of tasks, work well with minimum su-pervision and be part of the team. Benefi ts include excellent wage, health spending account and profi t sharing. Please submit resumes by fax 250-295-7912 or email [email protected]. Please visit our website at www.pwppost.com for further information on the com-pany.

Hiring one permanent, full time Retail store supervisor for 0939514 BC Ltd. Dba Super save gas for it’s location 1708 Broadway Ave. S. Williams Lake BC V2G-2W4, 1-yr expe-rience in retail business or di-ploma in business required, secondary school education and good communitcation skills required. Salary: $14/hr. Apply at [email protected]

Looking for On Call carriers to deliver

Weekend routes on a temporary basis for

vacation relief. A vehicle is an asset.

If interested

Please call Sherry Parker (250)392-2331

WEEKEND ROUTES AVAILABLE

*110-114 Cygnet St.104-134 Mayfi eld Ave.907-1068 Proctor St.*

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Please call Sherry Parkerat (250)392-2331

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

WILLIAMS Lake DQ Grill and Chill is looking for Superstars to add to our team. Part time/full time for customer ser-vice and grill positions. Appli-cants must be reliable, available to work evenings and weekends, and willing to work hard. Great positions for stu-dents. This is our summer staff hiring call! Please drop off your resume to DQ Grill and Chill at 1218 Broadway Ave South, Williams Lake, BC or email your resume directly to [email protected]. Any resume service links will not be opened so please email a di-rect fi le.

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The Cariboo Advisor is looking for a high energy, enthusiastic people person for this position. Must be self motivated and have the ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced deadline driven environment.If you have experience with InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator background in a Mac environment we would like to hear from you. The chosen candidate must be comfortable in thinking on the go and working to deadlines.

Please drop off your resumé attention: Kathy at The Cariboo Advisoror email [email protected]

Part Time Graphic Design

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REAL ESTATE

• 1x2 Bordered Ad e ed

• W or o o o• 3 times a week

or weeks(NO AGENTS)

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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

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

Brad Huston

250-392-7567 Williams Lake

250-982-2611 Bella Coola

Fax 250-392-5440 • www.beelinecourier.ca

405 Mackenzie Avenue South, Williams Lake

Daily service to QuesnelWednesday & Friday to Bella Coola

In-Town Deliveries

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

LAVTAPMobile Audio Service

Industrial Audiometric TechnicianIndustrial / Commercial / Logging / Construction

250-392-2922 • 1-866-327-8678 Fax: 250-392-2947

Dwight SatchellBox 4105, Williams Lake, BC V2G 2V2

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Country CottageHairstyling

250-398-STYL • 250-398-7895 • 250 Barnard St.

Open Monday - Saturday

Welcome Michelle!Michelle (Ball) LaPlace

Master Colorist & Texture Specialist

20 years experienceFormer Educator for ISO,

L’Oréal Professional and Surrey CollegeEvening appointments

available!

Dr. J.D. Neufeld • 250-392-7227 • 402 Borland [email protected]

• Soften lines around the mouth• Volume lift and cheek enhancement

• Botox Cosmetic and Juvéderm ~ Terrific Alone. Better Together

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For a new younger you

250.392.7629Email: [email protected]

COMPUTERSERVICES

Gilles Mailhiot

• Software & HardwareInstallation

• Computer & Router Set Up

• General Computer Help

Independent Respiratory Services Inc. is a BC-owned and operated full service respiratory services company that has been providing sleep apnea and home oxygen therapy to British Columbians since 1996. Currently, we are searching for a highly motivated Therapist to join our team in Williams Lake, British Columbia for a minimum two (2) year term. Relocation assistance and a completion bonus are being offered in addition to participation in our bonus program and standard compensation & benefits package.

The successful candidate must be:• Committed to Customer Service• Meticulous, Detail oriented• Confident, Outgoing, Independent• Professional in Approach and Appearance• Skillful in all forms of Communication

The successful candidate will be required to:• Efficiently arrange initial patient intake appointments and demonstrate a strong understanding of

sleep apnea, other breathing disorders and chronic and acute respiratory disorders• Possess a thorough understanding of diagnostic procedures and devices related to sleep apnea and

oxygen therapy• Communicate professionally with referral sources (Physicians, Specialists, Sleep Labs, Hospitals,

Community Care)• Thoroughly understand processes and limits related to all external funding sources -- private, MHSD,

NIHB, VAC, HOP• Manage patient expectations and complete trials within prescribed time frames

Education and Background:• RRT Designation preferred, RPSGT, RN and LPN Designations will be considered• Homecare experience a definite asset• Good standing with CSRT• Strong computer skills, competence with Microsoft Office applications• Valid Driver's License

Independent Respiratory Services offers competitive remuneration and benefits, as well as opportunities for professional development, career advancement and relocation. To launch an exciting career with us today, forward your resume in confidence to [email protected] . Closing date is July 26, 2013.

Independent Respiratory Services Inc.Therapist Required for Williams Lake, BC

If interested please drop off resume in person at the office, located at 5255 Frizzi Road.

Attention: Ted BeddingtonFax resumes to 250-398-2281

Email to [email protected]

Full Time Workers for our Finger Joint Plant

• Experience preferred• Finger joint grading an asset

requires immediatelySIGURDSON FOREST PRODUCTS LTD.

Employment

Income Opportunity

Request for Quote

Food Services for StudentsThompson Rivers University - Williams Lake (TRU-WL) requires a provider of food

services for students, faculty and visitors at the TRU

Williams Lake campus. We invite all interested parties to look at the requirements listed in the RFQ currently

posted on the TRU website:tru.ca/williamslake/rfq

LabourersDCT Champers contractors looking for 2 full time chip truck drivers in Williams Lake B.C. Please send a resume to 604-576-2880 or [email protected]

Trades, TechnicalCLASS 1 or 2 Drivers, no air brake required. Adventure Charters is looking to hire casual and on call drivers for 20 to 29 passenger shuttle style buses. Great opportunity for recent retirees who want to keep active and busy! Drop in and see Randy Gertzen at 84A Broadway Ave N with a driver’s abstract or email a re-sume to [email protected]

Services

Financial ServicesGET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420.

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Own A Vehicle?Borrow Up To $25,000

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Recycling

RECYCLINGDepot for batteries, rads,

copper, aluminum, catalytic converters,

alts. and starts. Will p/u, will pay cash! Phone 250-398-0672

Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayHORSE hay for sale, Mcleese Lake area, 60lbs square bales, no rain, in shed $5.50. call 250-747-8416.

Pets & Livestock

PetsBichon/Maltese Puppies for sale, ready to go, July 18. Have had 1st shots. $450 (250)398-2223CKC registered Working Line German Shepherd puppies for sale. Very Intelligent, good prospects, great pedigree. Original German Bloodlines. Will be vet checked, de-wormed, microchipped and have fi rst shots. For more info please [email protected] or call 250-296-3316

Merchandise for Sale

Auctions

Giant Auto Auction. Need a vehicle? Buy direct and save thousands on your next vehicle purchase, over 150 cars, trucks, suv’s, 4x4’s and vans. Selling on behalf of bankruptcies, repo’s, leasebacks and police recoveries. Don’t miss the huge savings. Sat, July 27th @ 11:00 am. Call Auction World 2 5 0 - 7 6 5 - 5 2 8 2 Kelowna, BC.

Drive a littleSave a lot

Estate AuctionSaturday, August 10th

@ 11:30AM2159 Williams Rd., Quesnel

Phone BC Auctions:(250)992-2459/(250)983-1239For complete List. No viewing

prior to Sale Day.

$100 & UnderBasketball hoop, net, & back-board. $25 (250)305-6350Metal framed day bed with mattress. $100. (250)392-6710Nordic Track Ski Machine $100. (250)392-6710Two end tables with glass tops. $75. for both. (250)392-6710

$300 & UnderHot Tub, fi berglass, 6-person capacity. Pump & heater incl. not used for 1 year, $250 OBO (250)305-6350

FirearmsWANTED: Old lever action Winchester rifl es and carbines. Call (250)791-6369

Fruit & VegetablesFRESH BLUEBERRIES For Sale. (250)855-8655

Help Wanted

Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRYSTORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53 in stock.SPECIAL

44’ x 40’ Container Shopw/steel trusses $13,800!

Sets up in one day!40’ Containers under $2500!

Call Toll Free AlsoJD 544 & 644 wheel loaders

JD 892D LC ExcavatorPh. 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB

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Misc. for Sale



Misc. WantedLocal Coin Collector Buying Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins etc 778-281-0030

WANTED: Old lever action Winchester rifl es and carbines. Call (250)791-6369

Real Estate

Acreage for SalePANORAMIC 58 Acres along West Fraser Road. 35 acres in hay. $124,900. 780-394-7088

Apt/Condos for Sale

Unit # 6 at 25 Westridge Dr.

Ground Floor unit. Window Coverings, 5 appliances includ-

ed. Listed at $179,000.

By appointment only (250)392-3537

Help Wanted

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Real Estate

Business for Sale

Business for Sale

1 (250)620-6804 or1 (250)620-3338

Serious inquiries only.

For Sale By Owner

$240,000House for sale on

1 acre lot with 3 bdrms, 2 bathrooms,

full basement. Includ. 5 appliances,

only 5 kms from the city.(250)989-4269

2484 Bailey Road

270’+ W.L. LakeshorePrivate 1.1 acre, parklike setting, 2025sqft custom house, carport, walk in

daylight basement, 500sqft cedar deck,

3 bdrms, 2 bath, den, 2 custom fi replaces, hard-

wood fl ooring & tile throughout, electric, gas & wood heating.

$849,000.(250)392-3004

2bdrm Mobile Home #41 Western Estates. Central air conditioning, all appliances. Phone (250)302-8274

3bdrm Cabin at Horsefl y Lake.

100’ waterfront; nice beach area; power to

cabin; no running water; dock only a few years old; new founda-

tion under cabin; new front deck.

$240,000. Call (250)296-4495

BEAUTIFUL

4 Bdrm House, 2 Bath3.2 acre, greenhouse, garden, fenced area.

Perfect family home!

1470 Kallyn Road$279,000.

(250)305-7667

CARIBOO PROPERTY

40 Acre Hobby Farm with log home and second residence.

B & B Potential

Phone: 1 (250) 620-0006

Real Estate

For Sale By Owner

Chimney Lake Waterfront2674 Blackwell Road

1/2 acre with 3 bdrm house

Geothermal heatingRental Cabin

$499,000Call to view

(250)305-6627www.propertyguys.com

#702896

Executive Style HomeShort walk to Golf course club house, Approx. 4400

sq. ft., includes 3 car garage & partially fi nished bsmnt. Corner lot, access to back, property approx. 1/2 acre. 3bdrm, 3bthrm, 3 fi replaces. Large kitchen,

family room Central Vacuumn, new roof,

furnace,fl ooring, appliances. Large deck

off kitchen area. Asking $450,000

Ph. (250)305-6886

One of a Kind!Quiet & secluded, 1300 sf

mobile w/addition on 10 + acres overlooking the

mighty Fraser River. Million Dollar views,

storage sheds, gardens, dog kennel located in the

Pablo Creek area. Reno’d inside & out.

Hiking, biking, fi shing, horse riding trails & wild

life at your back door. $194,000

Call (250)398-5986

Houses For SaleBEAUTIFUL updated home with an excellent view. 4 bdrm, 2 ½ baths, water softener, at-tached garage, central vac, wood heat or electric. Lami-nate fl ooring throughout, Plen-ty of room for RV. Large work-shop, backyard backs onto a treed park. Close to all schools and college. Call to view 250-267-1495

Mobile Homes & Parks

12x60 Mobile Home

Master bdrm, 2 & 3 are twin, Jack & Jill. New roof, siding, windows and doors. Front

room oaks fl oor, new kitchen and bath. Very nice setting,

nice view, very private.$43,500. obo Call Wayne

(250)267-3543 cell

2010 Moduline Mobile Home3 bedrooms, comes with

washer, dryer, fridge, stove & a 2010

wood shed (10x14)Moving must sell at a reduced price for a

quick sale.Asking Price $67,000. obo

(250)398-9396

Real Estate

Mobile Homes & Parks

3 bdrm Double Wide Mobile Home

#26 - 1700 Broadway Ave South in Adult Park, level lot, lots of parking space,

perfect view of Williams Lake

$59,000. oboPh. (250)392-5095

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

1 AND 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS

Available immediately. Renovated and in a

secure building. 250-392-9171

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 Bernice250-305-1155

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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

and dishwasher. Laundry facility on site, no pets.

250-392-6450

1 & 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS Lovely units, new paint

and floors, no pets, laundry facilities available.250-392-2997

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

Apartment Furnished

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

Fully furnished suites in different locations. These are hotel ready

and in lovely condition.250-302-9108

Duplex / 4 Plex2-bdrm. suite in 4-plex, down-town,clean freshly painted heat included, coin w/d, stor-age, small dog/cat ok, $726/mo. Avail. Immed. (250)296-4429

Misc for Rent

HANDICAPPED UNITS One of a kind in an excellent neighbourhood. Completely

handicap accessible, no pets.Low income available,must have

references.250-302-9934

Small Ads work!

Rentals

Misc for Rent

FOR RENT3 Bedroom Mobile

at Wildwood.$800/month plus

utilities. Available ASAP.

Call Marian Gibb250-302-9646

for all your rental needs whether

its for a property manager or rentals.

2 BEDROOM DOWNTOWN

In quiet clean building, heat and cable included.

250-302-9108

Mobile Homes & Pads

3bdrm mobile, $500mnth +util, d/d, r/r. Horsefl y Road. (30min from town) Some rent nego-tiable for home care arrange-ments. (250)398-22213 bdrm. mobile at 150 Mile. Close to shopping center and school. n/p (250)392-76174bdrm mobile home fridge, stove, close to casino. n/p (250)392-7617

Homes for Rent1115 Pigeon Avenue. Three bedroom house, 1 1/2 baths, full basement, fenced back yard in a great location, close to schools and university. Per-fect for a family. Rent is $1300 a month plus utilities. Call 778-220-4642.2 and 3 bdrm. houses. 2 full bathrooms, n/p F/S Please call (250)392-7617.3bdrm house F/S Top fl oor. Quiet area, South Lakeside. Call (250)392-3037 after 5pm.3 BR, 2.5 Bath, F/S, W/D, Fenced Front Yard, Large Deck. $1200 plus utilities. 250-398-6154 4 bdrm, 3bath fenced back yard Westridge r/r $1500/mnth +utilities (250)398-5868Private family home on prop-erty in Horsefl y. 4bdrm close to school, avail. Sept. 1st $1,000/mo. n/s. (250)208-7349 or (250)267-6373.Rental Home in Westridge Estates. Beautiful view of city. f/s & dishwasher incl., optional w/d, 2bdrm, 2 bath, quiet area, suitable for adults, n/s, n/p. Superior references required. (250)392-3730

Rooms for Rent1 Bdrm 1009 Proctor St., new paint, new fl oor $450/mo ult. includ. no party people/quiet pref. Ph. (250)392-6819

Shared Accommodation

645 Hodgson Rd. Room for Rent or Shared Accommoda-tion $500/mo, Ph. (250)398-5159Father with daughter looking for family friendly roommate to share 4 bdrm house, on 3.2 acres 8 min from town. (250)305-7667Roommate needed to share small 3bdrm house. $450/mo incl util. $150 S/D (778)412-0040 Tue & Wed before 6pm and Mon, Thurs & Fri after 6pm

Suites, Lower2bdrm near TRU, daylight suite quiet area n/s n/p $700 util incl (250)305-4900Fully furnished 1 bdrm / 1 person exec. suite in town incl. util., internet, cable, w/d, n/s, n/p, $650/mo. Near rec center. Available Sept. 1st [email protected] furnished lakeside walk-out bachelor suite, n/s, n/p, south facing, near Scout Is-land, incl util, satellite TV, & wireless internet avail. Aug. 1 $725/mo. (250)392-7395.

Rentals

Suites, LowerLarge 2 bdrm suite, 150 Mile area. 15 min from town. N/S, R/R N/P laundry hook up $700/mnth util incl (250)296-9190 Avail Aug 20.

Newly renovated 2bdrm daylight suite in town. Dish-washer & laundry incl. $975 incl utilities. (250)305-8030

Quiet 1 bdrm unit $700/month n/s n/p r/r laundry & util. incl. (250)855-8243 Avail Aug 1st

Suites, UpperBright clean 3bdrm upper fl oor near downtown. New w/d, gas range. Avail Aug. 1st r/r n/s n/p $1100/mnth utilities incl (250)392-9580

Townhouses

3 BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE “Perfect Condition” Excellent

location and close to all schools. Parking garage, W/D included.

References Required. 250-305-4970 or

email to [email protected]

Transportation

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Antiques / ClassicsATTN Car Collectors, 1975 Dodge Charger, good running condition, no rust, OEM New carpet. $2250. (250)392-6710

Cars - Domestic



1997 Chrysler Intrepid Car, Brown,

very clean, low miles, new battery,

thermostat & sensor, power windows, air, spare tire and Jack. Ready to go $3,000 Call (250)392-6333 after 5 Weekdays.

Cars - Sports & Imports

1993 Chevy Tracker Convertible 2 wheel

drive, new top & tires, low mileage, power train, Automatic trans, rust free

body and frame. Trailer tow package, good ground clearance,

perfect body. $1950 Firm

No Hagglers Please! (250)303-0941

Transportation

Cars - Sports & Imports

1995 Mercedes, One owner C220, auto/4 cylinder, 155,000km, new mich winters on rims & summers. Only Dealer serviced. $5500 OBO Ph between 5pm - 8pm. (250)392-5552

2006 Suzuki Aerio 110,000 kms,

Loaded, new winter tires on front,

silver/black interior $6000.

1(250)659-5667Email:

[email protected]

Motorcycles

DR 125 Baja sports (Can-Tire)

Great off road starter bike,

Like new, Driven under 10 hrs.

$700 (250)392-6750

Recreational/Sale

1977 GMC Duravan Motor Home, Low mileage 91,000 miles,

clean, updated, ceramic tile counter, new

fl ooring, new curtains, upholstery, mattress.

Asking $5,000 1(250)243-2416

Small Ads work!

Transportation

Recreational/Sale

1996 Nomad Travel Trailer 20.5’ Bedroom & dinette,

Sleeps 4. Super Clean.

$7000.(250)392-0451

1996 Terry Travel Trailer 29 1/2 ft., living room slide out, queen-size bed, mi-crowave, full bathroom, livingroom slide-out,

sleeps six. Hardly used. $11,000.

(250)392-5779

1999 Damon Challenger Class A Motorhome, Ford V10, 33’, one slide, 92,000 km, new tires, brakes & batteries, $27,500 obo. (250)365-7152 Castlegar

2006 30’ Fifth Wheel Cherokee with

16’ slideout, used approx. 15 times.

Excellent condition $19,500.

Can be see at 1518 Juniper St. or ph. (250)392-3810

Older 8’ Camper3 way fridge, stove

(3 burner), water tank. In Good Condition.

$800. OBO(250)305-2246

Garage Sales Garage Sales

Leftovers from your Garage Sale?

Please consider donating your soft goods to

Big Brothers & Big Sisters Recycling Program

Purple bins are located at: Share Shed •Surplus Herby’s

Canadian Tire • Safeway

Thank you for your supportFor further information

250-398-8391

150 Mile House Mega Garage Sale at the 150 Roadhouse. Next to Pizza Take-out and Fresh BC Fruit Stand. 11am to 5 pm Tuesday to Saturday. For information and consign-ments call Mike at 250-267-1001

Garage Sale2451 Sandberg Rd.

(just off chimney valley rd.)(12-18 mins from town)

July 27 2013 8-?Hunting gear, bows, lots of

tools, sail board, baby clothes, books.

Everything must be Sold!

Multi Family Garage Sale3023 Pigeon

(150 Mile House)Fri., July 26 10am-? Sat., July 27 10am-?Something for Everyone!

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OFFICE OF THE MANAGER OF FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION

SEALED TENDERS will be received by the undersigned for removal of garbage at the following rural schools in the Williams Lake and Chilcotin areas. This will be for the 2013/2014 school year, from September 3, 2013 to July 4, 2014. The lowest tender will not necessarily be the one accepted. These contracts may be extended to the 2014/2015 school year if there are little or no changes in cost.

Alexis Creek Elementary-Junior SecondaryAnahim Lake Elementary-Junior SecondaryBig Lake Elementary SchoolDog Creek Elementary-Junior SecondaryLac La Hache Elementary SchoolLikely Elementary-Junior SecondaryNaghtaneqed Elementary-Junior SecondaryTatla Lake Elementary-Junior Secondary

Tender forms may be obtained from the Maintenance Office in Williams Lake or the schools listed above. For more information, please call 250-398-3883.

Tenders will be received until 2:00 p.m. on August 2, 2013 by:

Mr. Richard Des OrmeauxAssistant Manager of Facilities and TransportationSchool District #27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)765 North Second AvenueWilliams Lake, BC V2G 4C3

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 27(CARIBOO-CHILCOTIN)

Transportation

Recreational/Sale

91 Prowler 5th Wheel19’ tandem in excellent condition through out,

Pull with V 6Hitch & accessories

included.$4000.

(250)305-2462 View @

1935 Bass Rd. #3

Travel trailer 1 bdrm +

living/kitchen/dining areas. Bright

large windows. Pulled easily with small Mazda truck.

(250)305-6045

Sport Utility Vehicle

2005 Yukon Good condition!Leather interior,

Sunroof, DVD player.220,000kms

Well maintained.Asking $10,000.

Call (250)392-5787

Trucks & Vans



1999 Chevrolet 4X4 ExtendedCab, Moving won’t need truck, V8 5.3L, Auto, leather interior, short box,matching canopy, 4 winter tires on wheels, $3900 OBO Ph. (250)296-44522000 Chevy truck & camper 3500 crew cab, 5.7L, auto, 9ft, 1980 security camper, stove furnace $3300 (250)296-3224F150 Ford run good $1000 (250)398-7886

Transportation

Trucks & Vans

1994 GMC EX Cab1500 4x4

P/W, A/C, P/SNewer motor & Tran, New rotors & pads,

2 sets of tires. $3500. OBO

(250)392-3881

2001 Chevy Silverado Ext. Cab 4X4 , Black Bandit edi-tion, Air, Cruise, Tilt, 4.8L V8 Auto, air bags rear suspen-sion, Burl wood dash, Black Mumba wheels. 250-392-3000, $6500 OBO.

2001 Ford F150V-8, Auto,

well maintained, remote starter.

$6000. OBO(250)392-2504

2008 F150 4x4 XLTExt. cab, Long Box,

A/C, Cruise, PW, PDL, PM, Heated mirrors,

Canopy, tow package.Truck is in Kamloops

will deliver.$9000.

(250)682-5404

2009 Ford F150Crew cab, long box,

5.4L, One owner, two sets of tires

(winters & all seasons).$18,000.

For pics and info leave message at: 1 (250)297-6568

Boats

1989 17.5 ft Canaventura,

inboard/outboard motor

$5500 OBO (250)398-4173

Transportation

Boats

2003 Four Winns Fish & Ski

Freedom 180 F/S, fully serviced 4.3L

VOLVO PENTA engine, removable side windows for

more fi shing room, tilt steering, removable seats

with interchanging seat posts, rear entry ladder, front control for rear leg trim,

full cover with anti pooling poles,

electric motor off bow for fi shing,

custom matched trailer, Bimini top.

This is really a great boat!! $15,000 obo.

(250)354-7471 Nelson

Tenders

Transportation

Boats

24’ 1980 Apollo305 GMC inboard.

Includes Lowrance Elite Gold GPS/Fish fi nder. Kitchen, queen bed, separate bathroom. Also includes trailer.

Ready for Bella Coola.$10,500. obo

(250)302-1940

Tenders

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