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Valley resident Cathy Shave writes, “We live just south of Little Fort on the North Thompson River and are amazed at the incredible views afforded us. On July 14 we were treated to an amazing “X” in the northeast sky, likely the result of airplane con trails. On July 15 the smattering of rain that we received resulted in a double rainbow over the eastern shore. The North Thompson is a wonderful place to live. “
Fred Fortier Kukpi7, who was sworn in as the new chief of Simpcw First Nation on June 1, has resigned. In a letter to ban members, Fortier said he had submitted his resignation as of July 21. His resignation had been requested by band council the day before. In his letter, Fortier noted that under the
Fred Fortier Kukpi7 code of ethics that the chief and council sign when they take office,
they are bound by certain obligations. “As a business owner of 4TR Ventures Ltd. I have crossed that boundary in an email to SRG (Simpcw Resources Ltd.) general manager Sam Phillips that was BCC (blind carbon copied) to an employee of a corporation that we do business with,” Fortier wrote. “I apologize to the Simpcw membership
for this lack of judgement on my part and wish the best for the Simpcw people in the future,” he said. Fortier was a band councillor for 26 years before being elected chief last spring. He took the place of Chief Rita Matthews, who did not seek reelection. There are about 650 members of Simpcw First Nation, on and off reserve.
There will be no more salmon fishing this season on the Clearwater and North Thompson rivers – or anywhere else in the Thompson River drainage for that matter. “It’s to protect the stock so there can be fishing in future years,” explained fishery officer Ron Hudema. “The water temperatures in the Fraser River are close to lethal for salmon,” he said. “The Thompson River is warm too, about 19 or 20 degrees C. The North Thompson and the Clearwater are not as warm as the Fraser and the Thompson, but we don’t know how that warm water has affected the fish. It’s a long way to come.” Hudema noted that this is a poor stock year and officials do not know how many fish to expect. As of Thursday, July 23, the federal fisheries agency specifically closed the Clearwater and North Thompson rivers to salmon fishing. This was in addition to a blanket ban on salmon fishing for the Thompson and Shuswap river systems imposed the same day. Reasons given for the bans were the extremely low water levels in the Thompson and Shuswap systems, plus temperatures that are reaching the lethal limits for migrating salmon. With average summer air temperatures and reduced precipitation predicted, elevated stream temperatures are expected to continue. Because of the ban, a catch-and-release fishery for salmon from local waters that began July 15 is now ended. The annual chinook fishery on the Clearwater and North Thompson rivers that usually takes place each August will not happen this year. Keith McNeill is editor of The Times.
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Province gives green light to Petronas LNG By Tom Fletcher Black Press VICTORIA – The B.C. government has passed legislation setting tax rates in a 25year project development deal for what the government hopes is the first of a series of liquefied natural gas export facilities. Premier Christy Clark invited Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain and Port Edward Mayor Dave MacDonald to the legislature for a brief celebration Tuesday, as debate wound down on a rare summer ses-
sion of the B.C. legislature. Brain, a rookie mayor at age 29 and fourth generation Prince Rupert resident, said the prospect of economic recovery is welcome for the struggling community of 14,500 people. “When I was in high school we lost three major industries all at the same time in our town,” Brain said. “We lost our forest industry, our fishing industry and our mill. I lost a lot of friends, we lost half our population and ever since it’s been a struggle for
our community to get back on track.” Clark said the project development agreement with Petronasled Pacific Northwest LNG for the Port of Prince Rupert is complete from the government’s standpoint. She ruled out any further exemptions to the provincial sales tax that applies to investments in plant and pipelines that could reach $36 billion. “We aren’t considering changing the way the PST is treated for this or any other projects,” Clark said, responding to comments
by David Keane, president of the B.C. LNG Alliance. Keane questioned the suggestion that LNG investors are getting a discount for investing in B.C. “This is the only regime where we have to pay a special LNG tax,” Keane told reporters in Victoria last week. “It’s the only jurisdiction where we have to pay a carbon tax, and we also have to buy carbon offsets to get down to our greenhouse gas target that was legislated last year. “And in addition to that, we’re also going to be paying PST, GST, payroll taxes, municipal taxes, and corporate income taxes at both the federal
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Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain speaks at B.C. legislature Tuesday. and provincial levels.” Pacific Northwest still needs an environmental permit from the federal government, and approval from the Lax Kw’alaams Band,
whose territory includes the Lelu Island site chosen for the LNG shipping terminal. Opposition MLAs opposed the agree-
ment, citing a lack of job guarantees and protection for the investors from discriminatory tax and regulation changes for 25 years.
Child protection failure prompts probe By Tom Fletcher Black Press VICTORIA – One of the architects of B.C.’s children’s ministry has been brought back in to review its procedures after a court case revealed four children were left in the care of their abusive father. Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux announced Friday that former deputy minister Bob Plecas will lead the review of the case and recommend changes by October. In his second ruling on the case, released last week, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Paul Walker found the ministry was negligent in the decision to allow the father unsupervised access to the children. In a 2009 ruling awarding sole custody to the mother, Walker accepted evidence that the father had physically and sexually abused the older three children. Despite that order, the ministry permitted the father unsupervised access, allowing him to sexually abuse the youngest child. None of the family members is publicly identified. “A key feature of the Director [of Child Welfare] conduct in this case is that she and many Every Thursday we bring you the NEWS and the VIEWS from the Lower North Thompson Valley. The STAR/JOURNAL Keeping valley residents informed!
of her agents approached the case in front of them with a closed mind, having concluded at a very early stage, before the children were interviewed, that there was no merit to the sexual abuse allegations and that [the mother] had fabricated them and had coached her children to make their disclosures,” Walker wrote in a 341page judgment. Plecas said he will not be considering individual misconduct of ministry staff involved, who have been reassigned while the review is ongoing. “I think people will speak with me because it’s a non-threatening exercise,” Plecas said. Cadieux said an independent and unbiased review is needed because of the “many significant and disturbing assertions about staff conduct” in the ruling. The government has not decided whether to appeal. NDP leader John Horgan said the terms of Plecas’ review do not allow him to look at the conduct of the minister and senior staff, and his report goes to Cadieux. He said Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond has the independence and authority to compel testimony of all concerned. “I think they don’t want to get to the bottom of this,” Horgan said. Plecas was involved in the creation of the children’s ministry in the late 1990s. He will work with the Child Welfare League of Canada in developing recommendations.
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RCMP uncover over 1,200 porn cases in 2014 in B.C. By Jeff Nagel Black Press RCMP say a six-month investigation last year uncovered 1,228 incidents of B.C. residents illegally sharing “troubling” child pornography, including photos and videos of child sexual abuse, using peer-to-peer networks. New crime rate data released today by Statistics Canada today show child pornography cases reported by police more than quadrupled from 300 in 2013 to 1,271 in 2014. But RCMP Insp. Ed Boettcher said the numbers don’t necessarily reflect a spike in actual activity but rather a better baseline estimate following the project by the B.C. Integrated Child Exploitation Unit. “It was certainly eye opening to me,” Boettcher said. “It more accurately reflects the the scope of the issue.” Officers with the B.C. ICE unit had tracked internet addresses of B.C. computers trading in known illegal material using online networks. It was the first broad sweep of its kind and revealed what Boettcher called a disturbing and tragic level of activity.
“These are crimes against children, they’re serious and they result in life-long emotional scars,” he said. “The internet is forever.” The surge in activity uncovered was not matched by a major rise in culprits caught – a total of 107 accused pornographers were charged last year, up modestly from 2013. But Boettcher said more are expected as police continue their investigations. He said the probe has led to charges against 18 accused and two have already been convicted. Violators who hide behind a computer screen can expect to lose their anonymity when they’re caught, he said. “Our initial investigation provided us a rough location of where these offences were occurring. We are now pursuing these investigations,” Boettcher said. “For those that think they can engage in this type of criminal act and hide, you should know that we have the expertise to find you.” He also urged residents and business owners to monitor their computers for illegal activity and use strong password protection to secure wireless networks so they can’t be used for criminal file-sharing.
Isabelle Tepasse sent in this humorous look at life on the family farm. She tells that when a neighbour’s cows invaded her hay field, during the process of trying to chase them back to where they came from, this cow managed to pop her head through a window frame at the barn and took that home with her as well. BaseJournalRONA2007_Ang
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Federal tax deferrals to B.C. ranchers North Thompson Star/Journal B.C. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick issued the following statement july 23, 2015,, about the Government of Canada’s decision to grant tax deferrals to B.C livestock producers in regions affected by drought. “I’d like to thank Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz for extending the opportunity of tax deferral to B.C. ranchers. The ability to defer a portion of their income to the following year, offers the ability for ranchers to replenish their stock and prepare a sustainable business plan for the impacts of this year’s drought. The unprecedented hot and dry weather brings the immediate challenges of heat and water, and the longer term impacts of more expensive, and harder to find cattle feed, and the announcement made today, is one tool to help ranchers better prepare for it. “In addition, the B.C. government will continue our partnership with the Government of Canada in providing a range of risk
management programs that compensate ranchers for weather related losses and declines in income. Farming and ranching is hard work, with risks and perils, and the B.C. government is doing our best to ensure B.C. farmers have access to programs and products to help mitigate that risk. Learn more: Gov-
ernment of Canada news release: http:// news.gc.ca/web/articleen.do?nid=1005549 Business Risk Management Programs available in B.C.: http:// www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/ content/industry/ agriculture-seafood/ agriculture-businessand-economy/insurance-and-income-protection
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Free trade in milk, eggs, even logs? VICTORIA – One of the rituals of life in southern B.C. communities is cross-border shopping for certain items. Even corner store owners are known to pop down to Washington border towns to load up a van with U.S. milk, taking advantage of a price difference generated by our “supply management” system. The recent slide in the Canadian dollar reduces this pressure in the short term, but the fact remains that dairy producers are propped up in Canada. And that’s increasingly a problem as Canada pursues entry into the Trans Pacific Partnership, the next big trade deal. With the U.S., Japan, Australia, New Zealand and other countries involved, it would form the largest trading bloc in the world. Canada uses tariffs of up to 300 per cent to protect its dairy and poultry industries from foreign imports, and the higher domestic price on milk and eggs is a burden that falls most heavily on poor people. The industry group Dairy Farmers of Canada and others argue that reducing or removing Canada’s import protection won’t change the huge farm subsidies paid by European and U.S. governments. The recent trade agreement between Canada and the European Union has already chipped away at this protection. The Conservative government is tiptoeing on this issue as a fall election approaches, with rural seats across the country at stake. But the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand have deregulated their dairy industries and the Canadian industry is already facing increased cheese imports due to the European Union agreement. It’s an issue to watch as the federal election heats up. The NDP has positioned itself as a defender of supply management, a particularly touchy issue in rural Quebec, while the federal Liberals are committed to keeping up with the U.S. and joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The trend toward freer trade is broad and long. The Harper government ended the monopoly of the Canadian Wheat Board in 2012, and grain growers continue to compete globally. A trade deal with Korea saw tariffs come off Korean import vehicles, and life goes on. Another controlled and protected commodity that is seldom discussed is logs. That’s changed with the push for the Trans Pacific Partnership, as Japan protests federal and provincial restrictions that push up the cost of logs for export. Ottawa regulates the export of private land logs, but only in B.C. This is a long-standing irritant for private land owners, holding the domestic price for premium “J grade” Douglas fir logs below $80 per cubic metre while the price in Asia and Washington state has climbed above $100. The U.S. has long complained about B.C.’s cheap Crown land stumpage and low domestic log prices in general, viewing them as a subsidy to lumber production. Indeed, this whole protection apparatus is designed to stimulate domestic milling, although it doesn’t seem to be working. The main investment by B.C. forest companies recently has been buying southern U.S. sawmills. The coastal industry has maintained that profits from log exports are keeping logging alive, paying for the harvest and processing of logs in B.C. With Pacific trade talks in the background, pushed hard by U.S. President Barack Obama, the latest Canada-U.S. lumber agreement is due to expire in October. It will be more difficult to defend what University of Alberta economist Jack Mintz calls a “Soviet-style approach to price determination.” B.C. used to do something similar to this with wine, protecting a backward industry cranking out mostly god-awful plonk. Competition made the wine industry better, and now it’s world class. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
Butt–Put it in your pocket To the editor: I am writing in response to the irresponsible smokers who throw their cigarettes down anywhere, which causes littering and worse—fires. To help remedy this problem and raise awareness, retailers when selling cigarettes could ask customers if they also wish to purchase a smokeless pocket and/or car ashtrays, alongside the sale. Items which, at present, I have only seen in dollar stores which do not sell cigarettes. In addition to this it may help if the government instructed tobacco companies to add a new additional fire risk warning on the packets too. Gillian Evans, Peachland, B.C. The North Thompson STAR/JOURNAL welcomes all letters to the editor. We do, however, reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters over matters of libel, legality, taste, brevity, style or clarity. While all letters must be signed upon submission, writers may elect to withhold their names from publication in special circumstances. Drop your letter off at the Star/Journal Office, fax it to 672-9900, mail it to Box 1020, Barriere, VOE 1EO, or email to news@starjournal.net. The North Thompson Star/Journal is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, P.O. Box 1356, Ladysmith, B.C., V9G 1A9. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
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ATV-BC holds poker ride in North Thompson A total of 85 campers and motorhomes camped at a North Thompson Valley location in Clearwater for the event. Pictured are participants lining up at the former airstrip by Camp Two Road to hear the poker ride results.
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(Left) Quads rest next to Reflector Lake northwest of Clearwater on July 18 during the poker ride sponsored by the ATV-BC. A total of 166 poker hands were taken, although not all went for the ride. “It was very successful,” said Glen Small, one of the local organizers.
Help shape B.C.’s new Climate Leadership Plan By Mary Polak Minister of Environment British Columbia is a recognized global climate leader. We were North America’s first - and still only - province, territory or state to become a carbon-neutral government, having achieved that status every year since 2010. We introduced North America’s first and most comprehensive revenue-neutral carbon tax and have also laid out climate actions in all sectors of the economy. These actions are helping to drive innovation and cut our carbon emissions, contributing to our strong, diverse economy. And, because our broad-based carbon tax is revenue neutral, we’ve returned money to British Columbians in the form of personal and business tax reductions. While our Climate Action Plan has been a success, we recognize that we’ll need to do even more to reach our emissions reduction targets for 2020 and 2050. Earlier this year, Premier Christy Clark announced that B.C. will develop a new Climate Leadership Plan. At the same time, we appointed a Climate Leadership Team consisting of leaders from the business, academic and environmental communities, as well as First Nations and local governments. The team will review options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions within the context of the Province’s economic priorities, and make recommendations to government for the new Climate Leadership Plan. On July 17, we began public consultation on the development of the new Climate Leadership Plan with the release of a discussion paper online (www.engage.gov.bc.ca/climateleadership). The purpose of this paper is to invite a discussion of ideas, values and priorities to help shape the plan. B.C.’s new Climate Leadership Plan will influence how we work, travel and live for decades
to come. That’s why it’s important to hear from as many people as possible before government make decisions on next steps. Science tells us increasing emissions caused by human behaviour are changing our climate and affecting every aspect of our lives. Science also tells us we must act now to make a difference. Since setting targets in 2007, much has been accomplished. Now it’s time to build on our efforts together with businesses, communities and other partners. The climate challenges that lie ahead are significant, but so are the rewards, if we act on them now. Together we can do this - we can fight climate change, protect our planet and improve our quality of life. I encourage all British Columbians to review the discussion paper, and then provide us with your thoughts by completing the online survey by Aug. 17. These comments will be reviewed by the Climate Leadership Team and will inform their ongoing work. After reviewing the discussion paper submissions and the Climate Leadership Team’s recommendations, government will release a draft Climate Leadership Plan in December 2015, in time for the United Nations climate change conference in Paris (COP21). At that time, a second round of public consultation will take place. British Columbians will be asked to comment on specific climate policies and actions. Government will review those comments and use them in the development of the final version of the Climate Leadership Plan to be released in March 2016. The input of British Columbians from all backgrounds will be vital to the success of the Climate Leadership Plan. We look forward to hearing from you. Connect with the Province of B.C. at: www. gov.bc.ca/connect
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$10,000 reward offered in connection to Sun Peaks hit and run incident By Kamloops This Week
“As they further this investigation, they are asking that the driver contact the local detachment and make this tragic event right,” Staff Sgt. Doug Aird said in a press release. “It is strongly felt this individual has reached out to someone and police are asking that any information be passed on to police or Crime Stoppers.” The victim’s family has posted a $10,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. Anyone with information is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers. For the $10,000 reward, call the Lambert and Williams Law Corporation in Victoria at 1-250-589-2174.
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The family of a man seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Sun Peaks last weekend is offering a reward for information about who is responsible. A 30-year-old man was walking in a group of people at about 3 a.m. on Sunday when he was struck by a pickup truck. The victim suffered serious head and lower-body injuries and remains in hospital. The truck is described as an older-model Chevrolet S-10 that is dark in colour. Kamloops Rural RCMP investigators issued a plea for information.
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Time to get your fall fair hay entries ready for analysis For those of you who grow grains, grasses, and hay, check out section three in the Fall Fair catalog - Field Crops, Grain & Fodder. This is where you will find the right categories to enter samples of your crop. There are categories for all sorts of grains and grasses: alfalfa, clover, orchard grass, reed canary grass, brome grass, and timothy. This section is also where you can enter your different types of potatoes, as well as turnips, baled hay and silage. This is also the section that will get you into the Halloween mode - that lovely pumpkin you’ve been thinking of entering? Or that giant sunflower head that you are so proud of? Hay entries close on August 12, livestock entries will close on August 22, other entries will close on August 28, and light horse entries August 29. For a complete list of categories, pick up your copy of the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo catalog at area businesses, the Star/Journal, or at the Fall Fair office in the Barriere IDA mall. The Fair office will be open Wednesday through Saturday from Aug. 12 to Aug. 29. Hours: Wed. to Fri. 10 am - 4 pm; and Sat. 10 am - 1 pm. You can also go to: www. fallfair-rodeo.com where you will find the catalogue online.
By Keith McNeill The Times “She was very lucky.” That was how conservationofficer Jesse Jones described an eight-year-old girl after she was attacked by a cougar in Wells Gray Park. The incident occurred on Monday, July 6, Jones said. A mom and dad from Alberta were setting up in Pyramid Mountain campsite. Time was around 9 or 9:30 p.m. Their daughter was picking flowers in the ditch, probably within five meters of them. The girl looked up and saw a cougar looking down at her. She turned towards her parents and the big cat pounced, giving her a puncture wound and a scratch on her side. The parents yelled and shouted, and the father encouraged several dogs to go after the cougar, scaring it off. The girl was taken immedi-
ately to the hospital in Clearwater. Unfortunately, the conservation officers were not informed about the incident until 9:30 the following morning. A predator attack response team made up of members from Kamloops, Kelowna and Vernon, plus a dog handler, was called out. When they got to the scene of the attack, however, they found the temperature so hot there was no scent for the dogs to track. While they were at the scene a park ranger called. A dayuser who had been about to hike the Pyramid Mountain Trail had been confronted by a cougar near the trailhead sign. The predator attack response team went to the new location, which was just a short distance away. The dogs were easily able to pick up the fresh scent and treed the big cat within 300 m. The cat had distinctive
black facial markings that the victim had described in an interview, and it was dispatched. A complete necropsy was done, said Jones, but no injuries or disease were discovered. It was a healthy, juvenile female, 12 to 13 months old. “It had probably just left mom and was your typical teenager – not very good at hunting and not very good at recognizing prey and not prey,” the conservation officer said. The team did a search of the area to see if the mother or any siblings were nearby, but none were discovered. Although cougars are not uncommon in the area, sightings are rare and attacks very much rarer still. Jones said that, other than her injuries, the girl seemed in good spirits following the incident. “She gave an excellent description of events and was happy to tell everything,” he said.
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New NCO for Barriere RCMP Detachment By Jill Hayward North Thompson Star/Journal New NCO at the Barriere RCMP Detachment is Cpl. Steve Mancini who officially took over from Cpl Darin Underhill last Monday. Mancini and his family hail from Winnipeg, Manitoba. The corporal says both he and his wife were born and raised in the prairie province, and most recently made the move to Barriere with their two young children “...to find some adventure”. “I wanted to do the department commander role,” said Mancini, who joined the force at age 20 and now has 13 years of police work under his belt. He comes with a range of experience that includes small towns and First Nations policing, special investigations, and a stint with a plain clothes investigation unit looking into gangs in Winnipeg. “I’m kind of a ‘Jack of all trades’,” said Mancini. Asked why he joined the RCMP so young, the corporal stated his dad served with the RCMP for 35 years until retirement, and his sister is an RCMP officer currently stationed in Kamloops. “It’s in the family.”
Rain helps cool forest fire situation in B.C. By Cam Fortems Kamloops This Week KTW photographer Allen Douglas took to the skies with firefighting personnel to get a bird’s-eye view of the Coldstream Creek fire south of Ashcroft. More of his photos can be seen below. Cool and wet weather over the weekend knocked back three area fires that had threatened structures. Both the Adams Lake West fire and Coldstream Creek fire, south of Ashcroft, are 100 per cent contained. The Bolean Lake fire, which threatened cabins and a fishing resort in the moun-
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Cpl. Steve Mancini is the new NCO in charge at the Barriere RCMP Detachment as of July 27. Although the new NCO has only spent a short time in the community, and a few busy days at the detachment,
he is enthusiastic about the posting, “I really like the town, and we are excited to be here.”
Monday MVA’s keep police busy By Jill Hayward North Thompson Star/Journal RCMP were busy on Monday, July 27, with two motor vehicle accidents in the Barriere area. Early in the day an accident took place on Highway 5 in front of the antique store at Louis Creek. RCMP Corporal Steve Mancini says the investigation into the accident is still ongoing, but it appears that sudden braking from a vehicle turning off the highway into the store resulted in a woman motorcycle rider clipping another vehicle while trying to avoid running into the one braking. This resulted in the motorcycle dropping to the ground, causing injuries to the rider who was then airlifted to Kamloops. Fortunately her injuries were not life threatening. Mancini also reported there was a rear-ender
in front of the Barriere Esso Station on Highway 5. This occurred when a vehicle attempted to turn into the station and was struck by another from behind. “There was fresh rain and the roads were slick and a driver not paying attention,” said the officer, “Fortunately there were no injuries, but there was significant damage to the vehicle for a minor fender bender. “We want to remind motorists, especially those passing through town, to be cognizant of people turning. There are lots of vehicles around at this time of year – slow down until you clear the community.” Mancini also noted that due to a few reported sightings of a cougar seen in town last week area residents should remain aware, especially with small children and pets.
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tains above Falkland, is 75 per cent contained. The B.C. Wildfire Branch said increased manpower and the weather helped the cause. “Definitely a combination of both,” spokeswoman Kelsey Winter said. “We ramped up on all the fires. At the same time, there was a significant downturn in the weather.” All evacuation alerts and orders have been rescinded. Winter said high humidity also helps keep fuels from dry-
ing out. Parts of the fire centre, including near Vernon and Salmon Arm, saw significant rainfall, as much as 38 millimetres. The result is the fire risk has dropped substantially across the region. However, the campfire ban remains. Meanwhile, sunshine and high temperatures are returning, with Tuesday’s high of 27 to be followed by non-stop sunshine and highs into the mid-30s as the B.C. Day long weekend approaches.
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Community Forest goes to summer camp The Barriere and Area Literacy Outreach summer camp for kids held at the Ridge enjoyed a visit from the Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society (LNTCFS) on July 22. LNTCFS summer interns, Karen McCloskey and Simone Levesque, joined camp facilitator Dawn McCormick and camp assistant Danielle Kashino to teach the youngsters about our forests and how to look after them. The in-
terns helped the kids with a forest craft, and then all of the youngsters received an evergreen seedling to plant in their own gardens courtesy of the LNTCFS. Pictured: (Left) Karen McCloskey in a teaching circle. (Above) Happy smiles from kids holding their new seedlings. (Right) McCloskey and Simone Levesque working with the kids on a forestry craft.
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Heartfelt submissions and strong opinions permeate the more than 10,000 submissions and comments government received during its month-long consultation on distracted driving. Among the powerful, often personal stories shared in 962 email submissions - supplemented by 1,932 online comments - were: * A veteran longhaul trucker’s account of his bird’s-eye
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totals for specific questions: -- Nearly 90% of 9,106 respondents indicated they are very concerned about distracted driving in B.C. -- 90% of 7,536 respondents indicated the fine for distracted driving should be increased. -- 96% of 7,493 respondents said drivers who’ve received multiple tickets for distracted driving should face greater sanctions. * Although handheld devices are not implicated in all distracted driving fatalities, many submissions focused on these devices as the cause of near-misses and serious injuries that the writers had witnessed or experienced. These observations support the view that handheld devices may be underreported as contributing factors in crashes. Next steps: RoadSafetyBC expects to complete its analysis of the consultation submissions and data, plus further
review of contemporary approaches in other jurisdictions, and be able to provide options for government’s consideration this fall. The Province anticipates finalizing new measures by spring 2016, and potentially earlier depending on the outcome of the analysis. Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton says, “British Columbians have clear and passionate views about all forms of distracted driving. They deserved to be heard, and I thank everyone who participated for their candour. Our government will carefully review their feedback and champion new, tougher approaches against distracted driving that are effective, defensible and fair. Over the past five years, police across B.C. have provided strong enforcement of our existing distracted driving laws, and we absolutely want
to support their continued vigilance with any new measures we introduce.” B.C.’s current distracted driving penalties - $167 and three penalty points - are the second-lowest in the country. The Province is working to achieve its road safety vision of having North America’s safest roads by 2020. In the past decade, government has introduced or toughened sanctions and programs to combat drinking and driving, distracted driving, excessive speeding, “stunting,” running red lights, unsafe motorcycling behaviours, and failing to slow down and move over when passing any stopped emergency or other “official” vehicle with a flashing light. Learn More: Consultation website: www.gov.bc.ca/ distracteddriving Ro a d S a f e t y B C : www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/ roadsafetybc
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Royal Canadian Mint unveils silver collector coin honouring the Franklin Expedition CNW One hundred and seventy years after Sir John Franklin and his crew set sail from England aboard HMS Terror and HMS Erebus on a journey from which they would never return, a new silver collector coin tells the unforgettable story of the famed Franklin Expedition, whose tragic loss of all men and their ships in Arctic waters have left an indelible mark on Canadian and maritime history. The coin was unveiled today at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia at a ceremony which included the launch of commemorative Franklin Expedition stamps by Canada Post Corporation. “The Franklin Expedition is a very important event in Canadian history which laid the foundations of Canada’s Arctic sovereignty nearly two centuries ago,” said the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Justice and Attorney General. “The Royal Canadian Mint’s new
commemorative silver coin is a poignant and beautifully crafted reminder of the vision, bravery and sacrifice needed to explore Canada’s Arctic and to protect the true north, strong and free, as a cherished part of our nation.” “Canadians are familiar with stories of daring exploits in Canada’s Arctic but few stand out as sharply as the Franklin Expedition and the loss of its crew and ships during their ill-fated search for the Northwest Passage,” said Sandra Hanington, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint. “The Mint is proud to honour the brave men who took part in the historic Franklin Expedition on a finely crafted silver coin which will preserve their memory as intrepid explorers of Canada’s North.” Designed by noted Canadian maritime artist John Horton, the second coin in the $20 Fine Silver “Lost Ships in Canadian Waters” series pays tribute to the Franklin Expedition with an elegant illustration
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of HMS Terror and HMS Erebus navigating the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean. This meticulously coloured 99.99% pure silver coin shows HMS Erebus in the foreground, whose 2014 discovery by Canada’s Victoria Strait Expedition is one of the century’s greatest achievements in maritime archeology. The words “H.M.S. Erebus” and “H.M.S. Terror” are also engraved along the coin’s edge. Retailing for $109.95, it is limited to a world-wide mintage of 7,000. The coin can be ordered as of today by contacting the Mint at 1-800-267-1871 in Canada, 1-800-2686468 in the US, or online at www.mint.ca. It will also be available at the Royal Canadian Mint’s boutiques in Ottawa, Winnipeg and Vancouver, as well as through the Mint’s global network of dealers and distributors, including participating Canada Post outlets. About the Royal Canadian Mint The Royal Canadian Mint is the Crown
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Drought level increased in four areas of southern British Columbia North Thompson remains unchanged at a Level 2 drought rating North Thompson Star/Journal Responding to continuing dry conditions, the Government of B.C. has announced a Level 4 drought rating for the South Thompson, Similkameen, Kettle and Skagit areas due to ongoing low stream flows. At Level 4, conditions are extremely dry. Further declines in stream, lake and aquifer levels could lead to water shortages and affect people, industry such as agriculture, wildlife, and fish stocks. All water users, including those who access groundwater, are urged to maximize their water conservation efforts. As of press time the North Thompson area
remained at a Level 2 drought rating. The establishment of a Level 4 drought advisory, signals that regional water managers may take additional regulatory actions if they are deemed necessary. Any such actions will be site specific depending on individual stream conditions. Specific actions could include the temporary suspension of water licences or short-term water approvals in affected watersheds if necessary. Ministry water management staff will continue to monitor conditions, work closely with First Nations, local governments and key stakeholders, and provide updates as the need arises. Although resi-
dential, agricultural and industrial users within municipalities and regional districts backed by reservoir storage are less vulnerable to water supply shortages than water users served by smaller water systems from streams, lakes and wells, all water users are encouraged to observe local water conservation bylaws to prolong water supplies and to maintain flows for fish and ecosystems. Water users are also reminded to ensure that water intakes are screened to prevent fish from being pulled into water systems as water levels drop. Low water levels can impede the passage of salmon to spawning grounds, increase susceptibility to disease,
or cause stranding or death due to low oxygen and high water temperatures. Drought ratings for the South Thompson, Similkameen, Kettle and Skagit areas were last adjusted on July 10, 2015, when they were increased to Level 3. The Okanagan area remains at Level 3 at this time. To view this release, or learn more about angling closures in these areas visit: https://news.gov. bc.ca/stories/fishingclosures-part-of-comprehensive-droughtresponse-1 Water conservation is everyone’s responsibility. Many communities in B.C. are prepared to deal with water supply shortages and low streamflow conditions through
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Texas scramble draws 69 women to Chinook Cove By Leslie Stirling Old man winter, that old man winter. The weatherman heard that we were having Christmas in July and tried to accommodate us with some cooler weather on July 21. Fortunately he left the rain until after all the ladies were in off the course. If I were being perfectly honest (and when have I ever lied to you) I was quite pleased with the temperature. Sixty-nine ladies turned out for the Texas Scramble. Bernice Randrup plied us with shooters in Christmas colours before we headed out so needless to say the frivolity started early. The annual event has become a highlight of the Ladies Golf season and we were excited to see a number of foursomes arrive from Kamloops. Personally I just show up for the supper. The staff at Chinook Cove prepared a full turkey dinner – turkey, stuffing, vegetables, coleslaw, mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce. I am making my mouth water just thinking about it! We finished the meal with pumpkin tarts lovingly prepared by yours truly. There were prizes. There are always prizes! The best dressed team prize went to Barb Smith, Deb Winiski, Darlene Nickull and Susan Newberry. Bernice Randrup won the prize for best dressed individual and second place went to Christine Luison whose nose lit up before she had her shooter. Jean Webber, Val Aylward, Gill Webber and Susan Bondar won the quiz. As far as the actual golf went, the team of Connie Grafton, Elizabeth Galbraith, Shirley Wiklund and Fern
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Ladies Golf Report Goselin had the lowest score and second place went to the team of Deb Legaree, Christ LeCerf, Trudy Forsythe, Doreen Landry and Melissa McNeice. The highest score was earned by Wanda Amos, Kandra Amos, Gail Kipp and Ky Levelton while the team of Audrey Rilcoe, Linda Fournier, Joanne Lyle and Sylvia Chivers had the second highest score. The rest of the teams’ scores fell somewhere in the middle. We still had pin placements as usual and I know you are dying to hear who those winners were. Val Williams had a long drive in 2 utilizing a #7 iron or driver for both hits to win the AG Foods certificate on Hole 1 while Audrey Wiwchar landed closest to the wreath on the same hole to win the certificate from Barriere A & W. On Hole 2 Darlene Nickull won the Barriere Timber Mart prize for coming closest to the Santa while a number of other ladies won balls provided by Armour Mountain Office Services and Interior Savings Credit Union for hitting their tee shot into the water. Louise Lodge had the long drive using the opposite handed club on Hole 3 and won the Crystlee’s Hair Design certificate. Wanda Amos had a long putt on Hole 3 to take home the Country Store Antique prize. KPs on Hole 4 went to Louise Lodge (Carl’s Market Garden), Carol Willox (Campbell & Co.) and Melissa McNeice (Bondar Forest Planning). On Hole 5 Audrey Rilcoe landed closest to the reindeer to win the Estylo Hair
Design certificate and Brenda Oakland had a long putt with the opposite handed putter to win the Knights Inn prize. KP prizes on Hole 6 were won by Sylvia Munson (EBL Ventures), Doreen Landry (Ron Wallace Trucking) and Candace Marcyniuk (Stamer Logging). Betty Baillie won the coveted Pottery by Ramona by landing closest to the tree on Hole 7 while quite a few ladies landed in the gully and picked up balls courtesy of Barb and Carman Smith and Hub International. Elizabeth Galbraith had the longest drive using the opposite handed club on Hole 8 to win the Rainer Custom Cutting certificate. Betty Baillie was the wacky putter (oops – I mean she used the wacky putter) on Hole 8 to win the Sam’s Pizza certificate. On Hole 9 Ashley Wohlgemuth had a short drive to win the Station House prize and Bev Murphy had a long putt to win the Val Bella Studio certificate. The next few weeks will be regular golf but on August 18 we will be holding our Golf for Cancer fundraiser. It will also be a Texas Scramble (four ladies to a team) with a 5:30 p.m. shot gun start. No golfers will be harmed in the shooting. I would suggest that folks sign up early and reserve their golf cart if they don’t want to walk. My thoughts are that God wouldn’t have invented golf carts if he wanted me to walk. Pledge sheets are available from Deb Rainer or myself. We are always pleased with the amount we are able to send to the local unit of the BC Cancer Society, and are hoping we will do as well this year.
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Monty Ross of Barriere decided to get back into the bull riding game, starting with the second annual Bull-A-Rama at the Penticton Speedway. He drew a tough bull, though and didn’t manage to hang on for the eight seconds.
Monty Ross rides at Penticton Bull-A-Rama Black Press Bullriders raved about the second annual Penticton Speedway Bull-A-Rama on July 18. “It was great,” said Barriere’s Monty Ross. “It was a great event for the facility they have. The crowd is definitely there for the venue to grow. It was a good turnout. I predict that venue to grow.” “It was everything that I thought it was going to be,” said Oliver’s Trent Tupper. “The bulls were nice and rank. The crowd was good. More people there than what I thought it was going to be.” Penticton Speedway owner Johnny Aantjes was very happy with the Bull-A-Rama, especially with it attracting a crowd of over 2,000. “We had a really good crowd. Some really good bull riding,” he said, adding that having the bull riding stage front and centre worked out better than the previous year. Two bull riders did get hurt, with one sustaining a broken femur, but Aantjes said it was still a good night of riding. While Ross, a former pro rider, didn’t cash in, he still performed “OK” to his standards. “My bull didn’t have the trip it generally has,” said Ross. “You’re gambling on the ability of the animal and yourself. A lot of technique involved.” Ross was impressed with the calibre of young riders, some he said are working their way up the ranks. In his mind they will eventually be seen in the Professional Bull Riders Canada.
Tupper said it was a good day. “I performed pretty good,” said Tupper. “I could have done better. Some days you just get bucked off. I felt him pull me out of my rope.” He said when riders get that feeling, they have to try and hang on and dig in their spurs. “Hope that you last the eight seconds,” said Tupper. A broken shoulder kept Tupper out of the inaugural event. After taking in last year’s event as a spectator, he liked what he saw as a competitor. The calibre of riders were strong and he found them to be nice and friendly by helping each other out. “We are like one big family,” he said. Aantjes said this year’s event was a complete turn around from the first year. The success they had is something they can build off as they work towards making it an annual event. “What I really liked about it is we had a lot of people from out of town who came specifically for the event,” said Aantjes, who added they put in work with the Penticton Hospitality Association to get those visitors. The Bull-A-Rama had 30 riders in the longround and eight in the short. Jacob Gardner pocketed $1,652 after winning the long round, while Williams Lake’s Kyle Lozier took home $1,239. Marlon Williams of Mount Currie, B.C. and Australia’s Will Purcell each received $619. Purcell then won the short round, which put $2,475 into his wallet and Gardner took second for $2,025. Article courtesy of Penticton Western News
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Drought leads to fishing bans on Nicola Valley rivers, stream By Cam Fortems Kamloops This Week
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Reading club fun for kids at the library Members of the Barriere Library’s summer reading club for youth had a fun time going through an obstacle course set up an the library grass last week. All a part of the interactive activities young readers have been enjoying at the library this summer.
BC Wildlife Federation announces new Resident Priority Program North Thompson Star/Journal In response to mounting concerns over British Columbians’ access to angling, hunting and outdoor recreation opportunities, the BC Wildlife Federation Board of Directors has established a Resident Priority Program. “BCWF members and the general public are finding private gates on public roads, and experiencing reduced access to public resources, including fish and wildlife. These reductions are a result of government allocating public resources to private interests at the expense of British Columbians,” said George Wilson, President of the BC Wildlife Federation. The aim of the program is to ensure natural resources such as fish, wildlife, water, and crown land are managed in the public interest and maintain public access, except where there are public safety and/or environmental concerns.
The heritage value of public access to BC’s natural resources and crown land is paramount to all British Columbians. Access increases the stewardship and care of these resources. Without access, the public’s interest and capacity for the protection and maintenance of natural resources is compromised. The Resident Priority Program will develop, manage, and implement a strategy to advance the priority of our future generations to British Columbia’s natural resources. The program will strengthen and expand the outdoor user network and ensure natural resources are managed sustainably. The BC Wildlife Federation is British Columbia’s largest and oldest conservation organization with over 46,000 members passionately committed to protecting, enhancing and promoting the wise use of the environment for the benefit of present and future generations. Visit www.bcwf.bc.ca for more information.
Recreation makes communities healthier
By Julie Steffler Kamloops This Week
Recreation is an important part of being physically and mentally healthy. It is well known and supported by evidence that physical inactivity is one of the biggest risk factors for chronic disease, such as heart disease and diabetes. Recreation also helps reduce stress and anxiety. But, did you also know that recreation plays a key role in the health of our communities? Social isolation is
also a risk factor for chronic disease. Individuals and communities are healthier when members feel connected to each other. In fact, social connectedness is just as important for our health as diet and exercise. Recreation offers opportunities for a community to connect. Local governments can play a key role in supporting and creating opportunities for social connectedness in our communities. Community members can encourage and support local
governments to create policies, planning, programs, and community design that promote social connectedness. Recreational activities can be physical, social, cultural or artistic. Community infrastructure such as parks, libraries, bicycle pathways, playing fields and community centres are just a few examples of how local governments can support the health of its citizens and the social connectedness of a community. Summer is the perfect time to start including more recreation in our every-
day lives. We are especially fortunate in B.C. to have incredible open spaces and beautiful parks to explore natural forms of recreation in all seasons. So, grab a neighbour or two and get out there and enjoy. Providing opportunities for recreation is one of several ways citizens and governments can help create a healthy community. Learn more online at planh.ca. Julie Steffler is a community health facilitator with Interior Health Authority.
The province has raised the Nicola Valley to the highest drought rating and banned angling on three important salmon streams. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Development has banned fishing on the Coldwater and Nicola rivers, as well as on the Spius Creek tributary. Earlier week, a Thompson-Nicola Regional District director told KTW the Nicola River is at historic lows near Spences Bridge. “It’s the lowest I’ve seen in the 15 years I’ve been farming here,” said Steve Rice, who is also a farmer. Rice said he can walk across the river, noting the flow barely covers the intake for his farm irrigation. “It’s scary,” he said. Ed Hendricks, owner of Ponderosa Sports in Merritt, said local anglers are well aware of the low water values, noting there are not many people fishing the streams. “There’s a few people fishing, not many. Coldwater is record low, for sure. So is Spius Creek.” Hendricks said there are 150 lakes in the valley from which to otherwise choose. He said the rivers are not popular because it’s not legal to catch salmon, bull trout or trout under 12 inches in length. The ministry said further declines in water and aquifer levels could lead to shortages affecting agriculture, industry and people. The angling closure began on Tuesday and extends to the end of September. Lake fishing is unaffected.
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Thompson-Nicola Region celebrates B.C. on screen North Thompson Star/Journal British Columbia is rolling out the red carpet to celebrate the wide range of screen-based entertainment, which is created throughout the province, by proclaiming Monday, July 27, 2015, as “Screen in BC Day”. The Thompson-Nicola region has doubled for numerous countries including Afghanistan, Southwest and Central USA, Tibet, South Africa, Ethiopia, Mexico and The Baja to name a few and for major feature films such as Afghan Luke, 2012, Flicka 2, Shooter, The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, and The A-Team. Regional Film Offices receive operational funding from the Province of B.C., through Creative BC’s Regional Film Funding Program, which helps support the growth of the film and television industry throughout B.C. For the current fiscal year, Creative BC will be contributing $213,000 toward the Regional Film Offices which includes $30,000 to the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission. This funding is used toward promoting and scouting locations, creating a comprehensive digital photo library and contributing to their website. Known for excellence in physical production, post production, VFX and animation, interactive games as well as original content by B.C.-based production companies for world markets, British Columbia is one of the top centres for screen production excellence in North America. British Columbia’s motion-picture industry supports approximately 20,000 direct and indirect quality jobs that make up a talented, highly experienced and knowledge-driven workforce. “The Thompson-Nicola region attracts filmmakers worldwide because of its desert, grasslands and mountainous terrain and proximity to Vancouver,” said Victoria Weller, film commissioner, Thompson-Nicola Film Commission, “Moreover, B.C.’s film and television tax credit programs, in particular the Regional and Distant Location Tax Credits, have made filming in this region affordable for productions from Ireland, Germany and the United States and for Canadian filmmakers from British Columbia, Ontario, Nova Scotia and Alberta. Robert Wong, interim CEO and acting film commissioner, Creative BC commented, “B.C. has become one of North America’s leading creative hubs for screen-based entertainment with a talented group of B.C. companies who are creating and selling their content to audiences around the world. At the same time, we have grown to become of the world’s largest cluster for visual effects and digital animation which has given us a competitive advantage as a global centre capable of performing the complete spectrum of services required for major productions.” B.C. production expenditures reached an estimated $2 billion in fiscal year 2014-15 compared to $1.45 billion in fiscal 2013-14. Production companies come to B.C. because the province offers a wide range of outstanding locations and full service infrastructure, leading-edge post-production and visual effects facilities and a highly experienced, capable and committed workforce who have earned a reputation for consistently delivering a high quality product on time and on budget. To learn more about the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission visit www.FilmThompsonNicola.com and www.ThompsonNicolaMovieMap. com
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John E n ma n There is an old saying in photography that goes, “ If your photographs aren’t good enough, it’s probably because you aren’t close enough”. I remember saying this to a young photographer, who became somewhat alarmed and responded, “You mean I should stop using my wide angle and shoot with a telephoto instead?” However, that isn’t what that long time photography quote is about. What that means is that a photograph should be about something. That the photographer should discard, crop out, or, when making the original capture, move in close enough so that those elements visible in the image are the only things that relate to the photograph. When I was just a young photographer I would question other photographers who I felt were successful at their craft for ideas that would make my photographs better, and I remember the following advice by a working photojournalist. He talked about pre-visualizing a photograph (a term Ansel Adams and Minor White coined regarding the importance of imagining in your mind’s eye what you want the final print to reveal about a subject), and continued that a photographer should follow the rules
of composition with all the elements in the scene, and finally told me I should always think about stepping closer to “tighten up” the image. His advice came from a time period when very few photographers were using mutifocal or “zoom” lenses. In that time period quality glass and sharp images depended on fixed focal length lenses, or the more modern term is “prime” lens. I will not go into a discussion of prime versus zoom lenses. Some people enjoy arguing about equipment, and they will pull out charts and make lots of tests to prove their point of view. Personally, I select a lens with which I am comfortable with, and that I think will help me do the best job for the work at hand. Getting closer changes the perspective and builds a relationship between the foreground and background. With a wide-angle or 50mm lens, the elements in the foreground become more important, and with telephoto’s 200mm and longer, they become less important and, as in a scenic taken with, say a 100mm, everything seems to have equal importance. Teach yourself to look at the many features inside your composition.
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Start with the centre of interest or main subject, decide what in that composition relates to that centre of interest and then step closer to remove areas and features that have no relationship or interfere with whatever you want your viewer to concentrate upon. Start with the centre of interest or main subject, decide what in that composition relates to that centre of interest and then step closer to remove areas and features that have no relationship or interfere with whatever you want your viewer to concentrate upon. Pre-visualise what you want to say visually and get closer to remove everything that doesn’t relate to the composition. I remember reading an article written by a photographer I really enjoy, Ron Bigelow, www.ronbigelow.com. In the article he discussed his experience shooting with another photographer. However it was his summary that made me stop and think, “I couldn’t help thinking of some of the extraordinary images
that I have seen from various large format photographers. It was obvious to me that much of what I admired in their images had nothing to do with the very high resolution that their equipment produced. Rather, it had everything to do with the time that they put into each image. The observing, thinking, and preparation that occurred before they fired their first shot.” These are my thoughts for this week. Contact me at www. e n m a n s c a m e ra . c o m or emcam@telus.net. Stop by Enman’s Camera at 423 Tranquille Road in Kamloops. And if you want an experienced photographer please call me at 250-371-3069. I also sell an interesting selection of used photographic equipment.
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Clearwater: 222 Dutch Lk Rd, 4 bdrm (2 up/2 down), full suite downstairs, $135,000; 225 Murtle Cres, 4 bdrm, 3.5 bath, 10 yrs old, $249,000; 414 Buck Rd, 2 bdrm MH on own lot, $66,000; Vavenby Peavine Rd, 3 bdrm up, 1 bdrm suite down, on 4 single lots, new renos, $185,000. Ph. 250-674-3668 mornings 9 am - noon, eve 5:30 pm - 9 pm
Barriere: Lg 1 bdrm apt (750 sq.ft.) on quiet St. in quiet 4-plex bldg. Apt has priv balcony w/good view and is located in the town of Barriere with a population of around 2,000. Pets are neg. 4-plex is located on lg lot w/plenty of parking for RV’s. NS in apt. Hydro is extra. A 1-yr fixed term. Contact Rick @ 250-682-2231
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1994 Dodge Caravan. Economical. Reliable. Many improvements. Extra rims, tires. Rebuilt engine, low miles. $1200.00 Ph. 250-587-6595
CHURCH DIRECTORY
OBITUARY In Loving Memory
CHURCH OF ST. PAUL
4464 Barriere Town Road
Worship Sunday 11:00 A worshipping community of Anglicans, United & Lutherans
All Are Welcome
the Rev. Brian Krushel
Office: 250 672-5653 www.norththompsonpc.ca CHRISTIAN LIFE ASSEMBLY 4818 Annesty Rd. (Across from High School) Bible perspectives Sunday 7am on 93.1 Radio 10:30am - Sunday Service and Children’s Sunday School Pastor: Lance Naylor 250-672-0111 www.clabarriere.org
THE OPEN DOOR FELLOWSHIP 11:00 am Sundays at the Ridge Bible Study on Tuesdays at 1pm PASTOR TODD ENGLISH Join us for refreshments after the Service.
Phone 250-672-1864 anytime. Affiliated with North American Baptist Association. “Believe in the Lord Jesus - and you will be saved.” (Acts 16:31)
Seventh-day Adventists
Meet in the Church of Saint Paul on Saturday Mornings Bible Study - 9:30am Worship Service - 11am Fellowship Meal - 12:30pm Everyone Welcome 318-0545
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December 3, 1939 – July 27, 2015 God needed another angel to help him make this world a better place. He couldn’t have chosen one so perfect. Mom passed away peacefully, with her daughter Heather, granddaughter Jessica and her pug Rebel by her side on July 27, 2015, in Burns Lake, B.C. She will be greatly missed by many people. The beloved wife of Ken Rosen, loving mother of: Debbi (Dennis) Boylan of Victoria, B.C.; Danny Hill of Edmonton, AB.; Lynn (Claudio) Tulliani of Merritt, B.C.; Lorelei (David) Demarell of Castlegar, B.C.; Art Rosen of Edmonton, AB.; Leonard (Alanna) Rosen of Merritt, B.C.; Heather (Jeff) Paulson of Burns Lake, B.C.; grandmother of 20 and great grandmother of 15, sister to Patsy (Wally) Hickey of Nova Scotia, aunt to many nieces and nephews; and friend to many. She was predeceased by son Phillip in 1982, mother Irene, sister Dollena, and grandson Kenneth. A true pet lover, Mom will be missed by her pugs Rebel, Sweet Pea, Blaze and Angel. Born in Pleasant Bay Inverness County, Nova Scotia, on Dec. 3, 1939, Claire Ann Hinkley grew up in Nova Scotia where her mom Irene raised her and her two sisters, Dollena and Patsy after her father Daniel Richard passed away in Wold War II. Mom was named after her father’s friend in the army, a man named Claire. Married at a young age to
her first husband Kenny Hill in Nova Scotia, she had her first three kids, Debbi, Danny and Phillip. Escaping from a bad situation, she answered an ad that her future husband to be, Ken Rosen, had placed for a homemaker and nanny for his four kids as he was a single parent as well. Mom moved to Barriere in 1967. Moved to their farm in Darfield in 1969, and soon after she and Ken fell in love and were married in 1970. In 1972 they brought their youngest, Heather, into their world, hoping to bring their two families together; and they also built their first real home on the farm in Darfield. Mom kept herself busy raising kids, cattle and keeping the farm running; haying, changing sprinklers, milking cows – working harder than most men. When the kids were all grown she decided to go back to school
and took horticulture at TRU. She loved school and excelled at it. After that she became a home support worker. She was wonderful at this as she was a natural caregiver. From there she became a nanny to multiple kids, traveling to the Kootenays to look after her granddaughter and other’ people’s kids. Her loves were her pugs, her family and friends, growing her garden, farming, being a horticulture student, her quilting guild in Kamloops and Barriere was very important to her, and especially making cancer comfort quilts with her Barriere Quilting guild and for family, home support work, nanny (babysitter), reading, eating chocolate and chips while chatting on the phone with friends and loved ones, popcorn nights with Jackleen, and early morning coffees with family by phone. A funeral service for Claire will be held on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015, at 10 a.m. at the North Thompson Agriplex banquet hall in Barriere, B.C., 4856 Dunn Lake Road. Tea to follow as well as graveside service at the Darfield Community Cemetery at noon. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society in lieu of flowers would be appreciated in mom’s name. Officiating; Pastor John Peter Mosigan 250-672-9911. Arrangements entrusted to North Thompson Funeral Services, Barriere and Clearwater, B.C., 250-672-1999. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.NTFuneral.com.
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