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Talking timber supply in Quesnel AUTUMN MacDONALD Observer Reporter Gold Pan residents ensured their voices were heard.

Friday, a number of community members, along with industry and the city took the opportunity to share their concerns, suggestions and desires to the Special Committee on Timber Supply. MLA Bob Simpson submitted a written submission.

“The City of Quesnel is dependent on the forest industry for employment and tax base,” Mayor Mary Sjostrom told the panel.

“Currently 62 per cent of municipal taxation ($8.1 million) comes from the major forest industry.

“The forestry industry is the backbone of the city’s economy through direct employment, suppliers and associated spinoff employment. Our most recent figures show that approximately 1,900 people are directly employed by the major industrial operators within city limits, with an annual payroll of $125 million.”

Sjostrom pointed out the figures do not include logging firms, trucking companies, contractors and the many and varied spinoff jobs that are a “direct result of being home to North America’s largest concentration of wood manufacturing facilities.”

Sjostrom highlighted the importance of transition assistance and diversification.

“Some of the forecast job losses may be mitigated through a number of fashions,” she said.

“Retraining the workforce for employment in new, innovative and emerging industries may be one option. Another worth considering is a system of pension bridging to allow those close to retirement to consider it, opening positions for those who still have many years of service to provide.”

The Special Committee on Timber Supply was struck after the mountain pine beetle outbreak affected an estimated 18.1 million hectares of forest throughout B.C. The committee is tasked with meeting with communities affected by the beetle and making recommendations to address the loss of mid-term timber supply.

Residents can still contribute to the discussion by submitting a written or video submission by July 20, www.leg.bc.ca/timbercommittee.

Following public consultations the committee is issuing a report to the Legislative Assembly recommending ways in which the mid-term timber supply in the central interior can be increased.

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Art in the market A wide variety of artists set up at the market to display and demonstrate their work, including Vi Martens who created Ukrainian decorated eggs before a fascinated audience.

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B-Ville Mines hits paydirt AUTUMN MacDONALD Observer Reporter Barkerville Gold Mines may have shot to world-class category.

The company announced a geological potential of their Island-Cow Barkerville location of 65 – 90 million ounces of gold. “This resource estimate on 10 per cent of the company’s prospective gold belt, which I believe puts the Cariboo Gold Project into the world class category, coupled with the company’s recent news announcing it has received the necessary permits to begin production on its Bonanza Ledge discovery, is a testament to the team we’ve assembled and 18 years of hard work and perseverance,� company president and CEO Frank Callaghan said. “The current resource estimate has been made possible through the compilation of over 7,100 drill holes totalling 347,000 meters completed by the company and previous operators, with the most significant results coming from an expanded drill program which was completed in

December, 2011.�

The estimation of the geological potential is based upon approximately 10 per cent of the company’s tenure encompassing the Island Mountain, Cow Mountain and Barkerville Mountain areas which are contiguous mountains separated by valleys.

The Island Mountain/ Aurum and Mosquito Creek Mine workings are under Island Mountain and the Cariboo Gold Quartz Mine workings are mostly under Cow Mountain but extend beneath the valley and end beneath Island Mountain and as well extend in the opposite direction beneath Barkerville Mountain.

Wells mayor Robin Sharpe said if the analysis

proves accurate and Callaghan is able to open a mine in the Wells/Barkerville area it’ll be great news for the community. “While mining built the Wells/Barkerville area in the 1860’s and 1930’s it’s importance to the area has faded over the last few decades, while tourism and the arts have become more important to the economy,� he said. “Now with the probability of a new mine and mill opening in the area, it is a chance to diversify our economy and build on all of our successes.�

Sharpe estimates the new mine to employ close to 100 people, more than doubling Wells current population. “This will pose some difficulties for

housing and services in the short term, but will bring many benefits as well,� he said. “It will make our community more vibrant and sustainable over the long run. “More activity will mean more families moving to our town, which will be good for our businesses, school and community groups.�

Now, Sharpe says the work begins with convincing the province to release crown lands (held for housing construction) and lobby BC Hydro to prove three phase power. “If we can do that, these projects will be more viable and better able to contribute to the provincial economy,� he said.

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Canfor contest for good cause DANIKA M. HÉBERT Observer Reporter Canfor has initiated a contest which will benefit many communities across the province.

In an effort to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity, Canfor has enlisted the help of major forestry companies as well as architecture firms and builders to design and create playhouses.

“We reached out to the forestry companies and they all agreed to join in the project to compete and make their own playhouse,” Quesnel Canfor employee, Christine Kennedy, said.

This contest aims to spark a friendly competition between forestry companies in the hopes of creating some

unique playhouses.

“Some communities will get a playhouse and many communities will be benefitting through the funds raised for Habitat For Humanity,” Kennedy said.

Kennedy said as soon as Canfor reached out to forestry companies, there was a great response from the forestry community.

“We’ve gotten a fabulous response from architects, builders and forestry companies,” she explained.

“It’s a fun and community focused project and it will benefit many communities.”

While many of the companies signed on for the project are big firms, Canfor has decided to work with students.

“We have decided to work with students

“We’ve gotten a fabulous response from architects, builders and forestry companies.

It’s a fun and community focused project and it will benefit many communities.”

Christine Kennedy, Canfor employee

studying architecture at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, who will be competing against big architecture firms,” Kennedy said.

Kennedy explained Canfor chose playhouses as it was a way to appeal to a younger crowd.

“It’s a fun way of reaching out to children and for people to come together,” she said.

Although the competition is in its rookie year, Kennedy is anticipating similar events in the future.

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“We hope to keep this going,” she said.

“It’s our first year, so going forward, I’ll sit down with my colleagues and see how it went and how we can replicate it and make it an annual or semi annual event.”

The project will culminate in the display of the playhouses at the PNE between August 18 and September 3.

“This will be a ‘don’t miss’ attraction at this year’s fair,” PNE president and CEO, Michael

McDaniel, said.

“We’re thrilled to be able to support this initiative by offering display space and helping bring attention to this wonderful made-in-BC project.”

After the playhouses are displayed, they will be auctioned off to corporate sponsors with the funds donated to Habitat For Humanity projects province-wide.

The project has also been generously helped with donated time and materials.

BC forest products companies are donating materials, architectural teams are donating their time and expertise and local builders are donating their construction proficiency.

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Barkerville kicks into high gear the Quesnel branch of Scotiabank, who was financial sponsor of the event for the third year running.

Donations from these two regular supporters went a long way in providing the best

possible experience for Barkerville’s Dominion Day guests, including prizes for the games day activities and the giant Dominion Day birthday cake.

“Barkerville Gold Mines is proud to

support Dominion Day, with a family orientated event that will bring the community together,” Barkerville Gold Mines director, Andrew Rees said.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING July 16, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at 410 Kinchant Street Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 1705 Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1706 392 Johnston Avenue ALLKINDS OF STORAGE LOCATION MAP 392 Johnston Ave

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The property under application is civically known as 392 Johnston Ave, legally described as Lot A, DL 48, Cariboo District, Plan 20683 (shown as Subject Property on the sketch map).

The purpose of the application is to amend the Official Community Plan designation to HSC (Highway and Service Commercial) and to rezone the subject property to C-4 (Highway Commercial) to permit the use of RV, boat and household storage (mini-storage).

Written submissions regarding the proposed amendment may be submitted to City Hall by Wednesday July 11 to be included in the meeting agenda. Oral and written submissions will be received at the Public Hearing by registering with the Deputy Corporate Administrator prior to meeting commencement. No further information or representations from the public can be considered by City Council after the public hearing has been terminated.

The proposed amending bylaw and further information on the applications may be inspected at City Hall, 410 Kinchant Street, Quesnel, BC, V2J 7J5 between 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Telephone enquiries should be directed to the Planning Department at (250) 992-2111.

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Barkerville Historic Town and its guests have a lot to look forward to this summer: games days, music festivals, gold-panning championships and a sesquicentennial anniversary in August.

But the fun doesn’t stop… or even start… there; with special events happening almost every week at BC’s Gold Rush Town, there is no “wrong” time to come visit.

From the antics of Mr. Grimsby and crew at the Cornish Waterwheel program, to a complete roster of live shows at the Theatre Royal, to restaurants open for dinner during beautiful summer evenings, Barkerville is alive with activity no matter what day it is or what the weather is like.

“Spending holidays at Barkerville continues to be a popular and satisfying choice for families,“ Barkerville’s special events coordinator, Fairlith Harvey said.

“Whether it’s a snowy Victorian Christmas, an especially spooky Halloween experience, or a sunny, patriotic Dominion Day, there is something here for everyone.”

Barkerville was, in fact, the location of the very first recorded Canada Day celebration, July 1st 1868, and the tradition has continued right through to the 21stcentury.

This year, nearly 2,000 would-be fortune seekers from all over the world flocked to Barkerville for its annual July 1st festivities, continuing an upward trend in Barkerville’s 2012 tourism attendance, kicking the season off in a positive way.

It is a trend that was well-supported by the generous donations of Barkerville Gold Mines, presenting sponsor for Barkerville’s 2012 Dominion Day Celebrations for the past two years and

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Introducing the 2012 Miss Quesnel candidates These are the third and fourth of the seven candidates the Observer is featuring in this year’s Miss Quesnel self-development program. Miss Quesnel will be crowned, along with her two princesses, July 20, 7 p.m. in Chuck Mobley Theatre.

Katey Genereux has enjoyed making new friends

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atey Genereux decided to take part in the Miss Quesnel Self Improvement Program to help her gain confidence and speaking skills.

She also thought it would be a way to get to know Quesnel.

“I thought it’d be a great way to get more active in the community,” she said.

So far, Genereux has enjoyed getting close to the other girls in the program and attending events.

“I’ve had fun at all the community events and

Taylor Boucher loves learning about Quesnel

learning so much about Quesnel,” she explained.

In her spare time, Genereux

has a wide range of interests.

“I love the Muppets and superheroes and

I love to paint and to dance.

Genereux’s sponsor is Attitude South.

aylor Boucher was encouraged to join the Miss Quesnel Self Improvement Program after her sister shared her personal experience.

“She told me how great it was and all the things she learned,” Boucher said.

Although she’s had a lot of fun, there have been some hard times.

“The biggest challenge has been the self improvement and speaking in public,” Boucher explained.

Boucher has

enjoyed learning about the community.

“During the city walk, we

learned a lot about Quesnel,” she said.

“It was pretty neat to learn about it.”

Boucher likes

travelling, softball and snowboarding.

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Each spring melting snow causes the Quesnel River to overflow its banks. The record high water of 1948 tipped this log cabin half over. The only injury suffered was a split corner that was repaired as soon as the building was righted. Old timer James “Red” Mallin lived in this little cabin he constructed on the riverbank between the town work sheds and the Quesnel River Bridge. The Pacific Great Eastern Railway owned the land at that time and allowed Red to stay under a squatter’s agreement. Red and his cabin were struck by more bad luck the summer of 1949, when fire gutted the building and killed two of his dogs. Red himself narrowly escaped injury when he awoke to a mass of flame believed to have come from the stove. He got right to work relining his little home as soon as the ashes were cleared away. Red was 75 years old when he signed a quit claim with the town in 1963 that enabled crews to demolish his beloved cabin. He was well-known as a prospector and casual labourer in the Cariboo for 37 years. James “Red” Mallin was 81 when he died in the G. R. Baker Memorial Hospital on October 12, 1969.

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We require volunteers to contact us immediately in order to be properly organized for this year ’s show .

One lucky volunteer will be entered in a draw to win an aerobatic airplane ride. Go to www.skyfest2012.com for more info.

Please call Barb at 250-249-5151 or email: quesnelairshow@yahoo.ca with your contact information to get signed up

Unemployment rate drops British Columbia job growth remains steady as the province gained 3,600 new jobs last month and the unemployment rate dropped to 6.6 per cent.

B.C. gained 2,400 full-time positions and added 1,100 part-time jobs.

B.C. ranks second in terms of job gains since June 2011 when compared to other provinces.

B.C. has added 53,000 jobs since June 2011, behind only Alberta, which has added 55,400 jobs.

Manufacturing continues to experience steady growth with last month showing strong gains of 10,600 jobs. Other areas of job growth include health care and social assistance (+6,200), business, building and other support services (+4,600), and educational services (+4,100).

B.C.’s unemployment rate of 6.6 per cent is below the national average (7.2 per cent) and is lower than where it was last year, which was 7.2 per cent. As youth employment increased, the

unemployment rate for the 15-24 age category declined by 2.3 percentage points from May. Since September 2011, B.C has gained 23,400 jobs. Full-time positions increased by 26,900, more than offsetting the decline in part-time positions of 3,500.

And since February of last year, 61,300 jobs have been added - B.C. gained over 69,200 fulltime positions, offset by a loss of 7,900 part-time positions.

Overall, B.C.’s labour

force remains steady and now stands at 2,485,800. Compared with one year ago, B.C.’s labour force has increased by 39,000 people.

Regionally, the highest job growth was reported in the Lower MainlandSouthwest, which gained 15,900 positions, and ThompsonOkanagan, which gained 7,800 positions.

“Steady progress this month is a good indicator that we are on the right

track,” Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, Pat Bell said.

“Our government is attracting new investment in times of global economic turbulence, and we are diversifying our exports like never before.”

“We are making smart investments in our infrastructure, and working hard to ensure British Columbians have the right training and skills for good jobs to support their families.”

Wanted 7 Days until the fun begins for the 39th Annual Billy Barker Days Festival!

July 19-22 Every day of the Billy Barker Days Festival holds a variety of activities and entertainment!

Thursday – Senior’s Day & Bracelet Day Friday – Kid’s Day Saturday – Parade Sunday – Fireworks We invite you to enjoy the many great activities that will be held in the park!

Cariboo weather is always unpredictable, so bring your sunscreen and umbrellas along with your lawn chairs. Please remember that NO DOGS, NO BIKES as well as NO ALCOHOL consumption are allowed on festival grounds.

Keep your eyes open for your big chance to win! Our 50/50 Draw will be Friday & Saturday in Lebourdais Park. The draw happens when the Headliner is done.

2012 Billy Buttons and Festival Programs are now for sale! They are for purchase through our office, or at our Souvenir Booth, located on Reid St. beside the Post Office.

Billy Buttons = $5.00 Festival Programs = $3.00

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The Billy Barker Days Society would like to welcome New Members and/or Volunteers.

Help us in making this the best Billy Barker Days festival!

As of July 1st, you can recycle more than 300 different household electrical products such as small appliances, power tools, exercise equipment and sewing machines at one of over 120 ElectroRecycle drop-off locations across B.C.

The Billy Barker Day’s Coloring Contest deadline: This Sunday, July 15th!

It’s your last chance to bring your coloring page entry to the Billy Barker Days Office, located next to the Information Centre in LeBourdais Park.

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Volunteers to judge our Annual Parade are Urgently Needed! Contact us if you are interested in being a Judge for our Floats, Horses or Music division.

Costume Rentals: Dresses $28.00 per day, $60.00 for 3 days (includes accessories). Men’s Costumes and Children’s Costumes are also available. Find our costumes downtown at 263 Reid Street, beside Keen’s Sports! Phone the office for further information.

Parade and/or Business Decorating Contest entries are coming to a deadline soon.

Apply asap. Both events are FREE! All applications and forms are available at our office or on our website, http://www.billybarkerdays.ca.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Phone: 250-992-1234 • Fax:250-992-5083 • Email: office@billybarkerdays.ca.

Also, the Billy Barker Days Office, located next to the Information Centre, is open Monday to Friday from 8:00am-6:00pm.

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BCTF president Susan Lambert and Education Minister George Abbott have found an uneasy truce that should last until the election campaign next spring.

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Trustees endorse teacher contract TOM FLETCHER Black Press Trustees have embraced a contract extension for the B.C. Teachers’ Federation that promises labour peace in schools until next spring.

With 85 per cent of boards of education participating Wednesday, the vote was unanimous in favour of the twoyear contract that expires June 30, 2013.

The deal imposes a two-year wage freeze on teachers, which had already been accepted by school support staff and other public sector unions in B.C. “Boards of

education are pleased that we have been able to achieve agreements with all of our unionized staff in these challenging times,” said Melanie Joy, chair of the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association.

Teachers voted by a three-to-one margin last week to accept the contract extension, with 52 per cent of BCTF members casting ballots.

The deal puts off a bitter dispute over government changes to hiring, layoff and performance evaluation of teachers.

Education Minister George Abbott

said the agreement includes a letter of understanding to continue talks on those issues.

Those discussions are expected to resume this fall, dealing with professional development, evaluation and which issues are negotiated at the provincial and local level.

The long-running

dispute over class size and composition may also heat up again next year as the B.C. Liberal government heads into an election campaign.

BCTF president Susan Lambert said the agreement includes some improvements to teacher benefits and leave provisions.

But the union is going to court to

argue that imposing a two-year wage freeze violates their constitutional right to collective bargaining.

Lambert has also indicated that the BCTF will once again work to unseat the B.C. Liberal government, as it has done with advertising and protests in recent elections.

COORDINATOR Looking for a career in the non-profit sector? The Foundation is looking for a professional individual with strong administrative and organizational skills.

Reporting to the Board of Directors, this person will be responsible for the day-to-day operations including, but not limited to general office duties, Board and Committee functions, Fund Development and public relations, preparation of our Annual Report, liaison with other community groups and donors.

Preference will be those with a post-secondary education, previous administrative and marketing skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Excel would be a definite asset. This is a full-time parttime contract position. The COORDINATOR will be expected to attend all meetings and work outside of normal hours. Weekends may be required if a deadline is to be met.

Gold Dust Mall 2012 The Quesnel Downtown Association (QDA) has secured a grant from Heritage Canada under Building Communities through Arts and Heritage. This funding has allowed us the opportunity to help sponsor local Quesnel artists/artisans at the 2012 Gold Dust Mall Street Market during Billy Barker Days.

We are looking for Quesnel talent to participate in this year’s event. We will help to offset some of your set up costs.

You are welcome to share your booth with another artist/artisan as long as they are from Quesnel.

If you would like to apply to be included in the Gold Dust Mall please contact the office at 250-991-0527 or email us at qda@goldcity.net

Connecting Our Community The Quesnel Community Foundation is a locally run public foundation that builds and manages endowment funds to support charitable activities in the North Cariboo. We are autonomous and governed by a volunteer board of local leaders. Foundation grants support a broad range of projects that offer a service to the community or address a community challenge or concern.

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Thank you to all applicants however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. To apply mail resume to PO Box 4158, Quesnel, BC V2J 3J2, or send by email to qcf@shaw.ca. No phone calls please. Closing date is July 16, 2012.

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OPINIONS Heated debate

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olitics is all about debate (or at least it used to be when politicians actually debated issues).

Debate, as we all know, is about arguing a position, whether we believe it or not. So when you reach the pinnacle of politics, you should be able to debate an issue.

And we have a couple of the best in Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Premier Christy Clark.

There is plenty of debate this week over the Conservative government’s omnibus budget bill. The government has lumped a multitude of items together into one bill in order to get them rapidly passed through the House of Commons.

Debate on the actual items is severely limited.

Harper and his gang aren’t the first to do this. In fact many governments have used this loophole in our due process to push items through.

The Liberals did it when Harper was leader of the Official Opposition. He debated then that lumping items together into an omnibus bill does not serve democracy. Now, he argues, it’s necessary to pass the budget so the government can get a handle on the deficit.

Then there’s Premier Christy Clark.

Earlier this week the provincial media pressed her to take a stand on the Northern Gateway pipeline project. She restated her position that Victoria will wait the environmental review process run its course before taking a stand.

While making the comments she also praised the environmental review process as being thorough and rigorous. Who would want to prejudge the process?

This is the same environmental review process that she panned vociferously a few months ago when it rejected the Prosperity Mine project west of Williams Lake.

Yes, it is good to be able to debate both sides of an argument. But when you’re not in the debating club, it just comes across as being two-faced.

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Nuggets from Barlee’s gold pan S

hortly after word came of the death of B.C. historian and politician Bill Barlee, my wife searched through her seemingly endless trove of B.C. books and produced half a dozen of his original self-published quarterlies, known as Canada West magazine.

The earliest one is Winter 1970, where the publisher’s note advises that subscription rates were increasing 20 cents per year to $2.95. Subscriptions were up to more than 1,600 and counter sales were increasing, but costs were also up and Barlee refused to accept either display advertising or U.S. subscriptions.

The only colour pages in the issue are high-quality prints of four majestic paintings commissioned for the magazine. Irvine Adams’ scenes of sacred aboriginal sites in the OkanaganSimilkameen include <I>The Gateway to Inkameep</ I>, where Barlee remarks: “Today that stream which once teemed with redfish no longer surrenders its once-valued harvest and the perimeter of the desert is gradually being eroded by man’s questionable

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B.C. Views progress.”

With the typography of Old West wanted posters, Barlee provided tightly sourced accounts of B.C.’s legends.

“Lost gold mine at Pitt Lake” analyzes and adds to earlier accounts that begin with an aboriginal miner known as Slumach, who would periodically arrive in New Westminster to squander a small fortune in gold, then disappear up the remote tidal lake. Slumach was hanged for murder in 1891 and in the next 70 years, 11 more men would die trying to find his secret.

A scientist as well as a storyteller, Barlee concluded that the area’s geology is wrong and the fabled goldladen creek “probably does not exist.”

A passion for prospecting runs through the magazines, and hints at Barlee’s aversion to treasure-seeking

minister in the 1990s.

Hedley’s Nickel Plate and Mascot mines produced fortunes in gold, silver and copper before they played out, and Barlee led the fight to preserve their history.

Today you can tour the Mascot mine, a proud historical site with a spectacular climb up the rock face that serves as the Grouse Grind of the B.C. desert.

I first discovered Barlee as a reporter at the Kelowna Capital News in the early 1980s, when he did a weekly history show on CHBC television called <I>Gold Trails and Ghost Towns</I>. A bare-bones studio affair with tales and artifacts displayed for host Mike Roberts, the show lasted a decade.

Barlee didn’t lack courage, quitting a teaching career in Trail and Penticton in 1969 to start his magazine.

On subscription fees and a few classified ads, he built a life’s work that allowed him to walk the boardwalks of history and the halls of power.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Americans. They overran B.C. in historic waves to take gold, and according to <I>Nelson Star</I> reporter Greg Nesteroff, Barlee believed they continued to loot Canadian heritage sites.

Nesteroff was inspired by Barlee’s work, and traced his lonely mission to restore the ghost town of Sandon, “the mining capital of the Silvery Slocan.”

Barlee bought a surviving block of buildings in an effort to make Sandon another Barkerville, but heavy snow collapsed them.

As tourism minister, Barlee found money to build replicas, and construction began on three.

But Barlee lost his Penticton seat to Bill Barisoff in the 1996 election, and today only half-built shells remain.

“He was still selling Sandon’s restoration as an economic saviour for the region when he ran for federal office in 2000,” Nesteroff writes. “But by then he was ridiculed for it, and finished a distant second.”

Barlee’s 1972 <I>Canada West</I> profile of the boomtown of Hedley would resonate in his career as an NDP MLA and cabinet

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Huge honour Mayor Mary Sjostrom and 2012 Citizen of the Year, Liz Miller get ready to turn the sod for the annual Citizen of the Year tree planting. Surrounding the pair is past Volunteer Citizens of the Year.

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Family Day: a combined, community effort Editor: In the June 13 edition of the Quesnel Observer, I read the Thank You article published in the editorial column on the paper by the editor regarding the Family Day event.

It read like a breath of fresh air.

The Family Day attendance record also indicates the high esteem this annual occurrence captures from not only the children but from young and old alike.

In her column, Autumn awarded kudos to a number of businesses who helped to make the annual event become a reality

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And rightly so.

With Autumn’s permission, I would like to repeat the names of these public-minded businesses named in her article. CN Rail, BC Hydro, Fortis BC, South Quesnel Business Association, Safeway, Save On Foods, Johnston Neighbourhood Association, Mckillican Production Services Ltd., Guru Darbar Sikh Temple, Cariboo Sikh Temple, Early Learning Expo and the City of Quesnel.

After reading Autumn’s column, I was curious to know when and who started the Family Days festivities which have

become so popular.

My inquiries disclosed our own councillor Sushil Thapar who was first elected to council in November 2002 originated Family Day. I requested an interview with him and he agreed.

Sushil was born August 20, 1967 and is married to Renu.

They have three children: Lucky, Grisha and Amit. All three children were born in Quesnel.

I asked him why he started Family Day. He said families were his highest priority and he has always been a strong promoter of family values.

Since there was no

provision for a family day in Quesnel before his election to council, he had been taking his children to celebrate events similar in Williams Lake and Prince George.

After his election, Sushil decided to change that and introduced the first Family Day to Quesnel October 5, 2003.

Sushil said Family Day would not be possible without the financial support of community businesses and a hard core of volunteers who have offered their time and advice, on a yearly basis since inception to make the Family Day event a reality.

Without hesitation he

named the following: Ron and Betty Campbell, Bernice Heinzelman, Sandy Meidlinger, Cathy Juric and to Early Learning Expo, The Air Cadets and the Miss Quesnel organization.

In addition to those named, Sushil said there were more than 400 volunteers who gave their time and effort to make Family Day a bang up success.

Thank you Autumn for your article arousing my curiosity about the birth of Family Day and thanks to the hardcore volunteers and the dedicated 400 volunteers.

Lighter is the task when many volunteers share

the load. In my opinion, the citizens of Quesnel owe a special kudos to Councillor Sushil Thapar, who transformed his vision of a Family Day from wishful thinking to reality.

He was originally and remains the originator and ramrod behind the success of the Family Day extravaganza.

With his reputation, Shall I say frugal, you can count on the money spent on his and out Family Day to be well spend and accounted for.

May Family Day continue for years to come.

Ken Butchard Quesnel

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Sisters to showcase organic product at East Coast show Local longtime Quesnel residents Kadi and Cora Koyama were proud to hear two of their daughters were go-gogoing to Toronto in the Fall. Debbie Kishineff and Colleen Beland, now of Richmond, B.C., started a business earlier this year developing, manufacturing and marketing a raw, organic superfood supplement called Jump Up and GoGo. Jump Up and GoGo is a powdered superfood supplement that is used as a base for a morning smoothie. Their recipes use a blend of cacao, maca root, hemp seed, wheatgrass, goji berry, acai berry and bee pollen.

This blend of raw and organic ingredients is chock full of vitamins and minerals and has the whopping antioxidant equivalent of 21 servings

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of fruits and veggies in a single adult serving.

Things really got jumping in the spring when Debbie and Colleen approached a distributor of organic and health food products in Vancouver who, after reviewing the product, invited them to launch Jump Up and GoGo at the Canadian Health Food Association’s west coast show in Vancouver

this past April. The launch of the product was a huge success and Jump Up and GoGo were sold into more than 40 stores in B.C. and Alberta.

Since then, the pair have been busy producing their line of products: Jump Up and GoGo Original Blend, Jump Up and GoGo Gluten Free, Jump Up and GoGo Vegan, Play Hard and GoGo for kids and Bow Wow and GoGo

for their furry four-legged friends.

Debbie and Colleen are often on the road doing product demonstrations and are excited to be in stores meeting people who, just like them, are searching for real food with real nutrition. The two have just gotten word that beginning in late summer 2012 they will also be represented by distributors both in Quebec and Ontario.

As a result of those agreements, Debbie and Colleen will be launching Jump Up and GoGo at the Canadian Health Food Associations’ east coast show in September 2012.

“This is an incredible opportunity at an amazing time. Debbie and I appreciate the great support of our distributors who have gotten behind us and

are key to the meteoric success of this line,” Colleen said.

“The response to Jump Up and GoGo at the western Canadian show was phenomenal and we are told the eastern Canadian show is much bigger. There will be buyers from every major retail store in the health food industry and thousands of independent retailers in attendance.

They’re all looking for something different and we’re fairly certain that we’ll be that item.

“Our Western Canadian product launch was one of the most successful our distributor had ever seen and we intend to make Eastern Canada a similar experience.”

Both women are dedicated to keeping Jump Up and GoGo free from the additives and chemicals that are seen in

many “health products” that are available today.

“We use only raw, organic, ethically sourced and sustainable ingredients. There are cheaper alternatives to the ingredients we use but we will never consider using them,” Debbie said.

“We won’t compromise on that because purity is the hallmark of what we are doing. We made this for ourselves first and decided to make it a business second.

We’ve sourced the highest quality product we could find and are proud to bring it to the marketplace.

Locally, Jump Up and GoGo is available at Good 4 You & Planet 2 on Legion Drive.

You can also check out their website at www. jumpupandgogo.com – submitted by Debbie Kishineff

Community Calendar SPECIAL EVENTS & MEETINGS MONDAY 2ND ANNUAL GATHER AND HOMECOMING FRIENDS July 23, 7 p.m. hosted by Kay Honour, Liz Williamson and their Nashville Friends West and Susan Adams. A charitable event by donation at St. John the Divine Anglican Church.

GARDEN TOURS, meet Mondays, 6:30 p.m., meet at south end of Maple Park Mall, July 23, 30. For information, contact Marion, 250-7471746.

FREE QUITSMOKING SESSIONS every other

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But the hour comes and now is when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth. God is a spirit and they must worship him in spirit and in truth. Please join us.

Call 747-3178.

Ask for Kim.

Monday evening 5 – 6:30 p.m. at Public Health Unit (call for exact dates, 250991-7571) or every other Wednesday 1 – 2 p.m. at Chronic Disease Management, (call for exact dates, 250-985-5657.)

NORTH CARIBOO GYMKHANA Monday evenings, Alex Fraser Park, 6:30 p.m. Must bring horse council card.

Three events held weekly from leadliner to adult. For information email dmverge@ hughes.net or call Jen, 250-992-9227 or visit facebook page, North Cariboo Gymkhana.

TUESDAY HOW ANIMALS CAN HELP REACH THOSE WHO ARE HARDEST TO REACH Seminar, sponsored by CHAAPS, presented

by Eileen Bona, Oct. 9, 6 – 9 p.m., loca-

tion to be announced later. Cost is $10/person. This seminar is intended for mentalhealth professionals, teachers, social workers, front-line workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, ECE educators, parents, individuals curious about how animals accomplish their cocounselor role and anyone wishing to further their knowledge about Animal Assisted Therapy.

KERSLEY HORSE CLUB gymkhana every Tuesday night, 6:30 p.m. Cost, $3 per night per horse for all three events, barrels, poles and stakes, memberships are $10 for individual, $25 for family.

2801 Otter Road in Kersley, behind the Alamo Diner. For information call Chelsea, 250-747-1632 or just show up.

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WEDNESDAY ANIMAL AND EQUINE ASSISTED THERAPEUTIC PRACTICE TRAINING WORKSHOP Oct. 10 – 11, 9 a.m.

– 4 p.m., Pen-Y-Bryn Farm, sponsored by CHAAPS, presented

by Eileen Bona.

Cost is $175 a day.

This workshop is for instructors and facilitators working in all fields of animal assisted therapy and equine assisted therapy programs or interested in starting.

Health care professionals interested in more training also welcome.

LEGION FLEA MARKET NOW OPEN Wednesday

– Saturday, 10 a.m.

– 2 p.m., donations appreciated. Call 250-747-4591 or 250-992-6140.

THURSDAY ECO-SPROUTS NATURE EXPLORATION every Thursday for July and August, 10 – 11:30 a.m. Come and explore the trails and wetland with your children, activities can be adapted to any age. Snacks provided, bring a water bottle, reusable dish, hat, sunscreen, bug repellant and an attitude for adventure.

Meet at the Nature Education Centre, entrance behind the concession stand at West Fraser Timber Park. For information or to register call 250-25507513 or email ecosproutsbces@gmail.com

FRIDAY SO YOU THINK YOU CAN SING QUESNEL sponsored

by Quesnel Legion.

A 19 years and older Karaoke contest, hosted by Straight from the Heart Music. Every Friday night one finalist will be chosen for the final competition during Billy Barker Days. $5 cover charge each for Karaoke Hostess Services. Contest rules and entry forms can be picked up at the Legion.

SATURDAY COTTONWOOD HOUSE HERITAGE DAY July 14, 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Take a day to celebrate and discover B.c.’s rich history. With activities such as wagon rides, horse farming exercises, Royal Engineers Living History demos, ice cream making, gold panning, heritage games and more. Music. for information visit www.cottonwoodhouse.ca.

6TH ANNUAL GOLF FOR KIDS

SAKE Big Brothers Big Sisters of Quesnel, Sept. 15, 1 p.m. shotgun start.

To register call 250992-7257 or email bbbsques@goldcity. net. Download pledge sheet at bigbrothersbigsistersofquesnel. ca. Incentive prize for pledges collect over $250, dinner included.

GARLIC FESTIVAL Sept. 29 – 30, SmithPioneer Park in Lower Nicola. Organizers are looking for garlic vendors or related products. Contact Becky Ratzlaff at rosiemoonbeam11@ yahoo.ca.

Meetings and Special Events, Workshops, Signups and Non-profit Groups will run in the Sunday or Wednesday edition. The deadline for the Wednesday Observer is Monday at noon, and the deadline for the weekend edition is Wednesday at 5 pm. All meeting notices and regular submissions to Community Calendar must be renewed every three months. Due to the volume of material, we clear the column every three months and only print newly submitted material.

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Quesnel Bomber Command veteran honoured to attend memorial dedication

Tom Moffat returned to England with his grandson Ian Hart as guests to the Bomber Command Memorial ceremonies. He said the whole experience was first class all the way and felt truly honoured to have served in the Royal Air Force Bomber Command during the Second World War. Contributed photo

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eventy years ago, Tom Moffat walked into the mobile recruiting unit in Quesnel with two friends, Billy Winder and Peter Kaiser and signed on the dotted line for the air force air crew.

“There was a 70-year-old nurse from WWI who tried to join but they rejected her,” Tom said with a laugh.

On a more sober note, he said Billy was shot down July 6, 1944 bombing bridges in France. He was a tail gunner.

Tom recently returned from a trip of a lifetime. He was one of 42 Canadians chosen to attend the dedication of a memorial honouring the contributions of Bomber Command during the Second World War, an Allied command with flight crews of English, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and a smattering of American and Polish crew members.

In total, 400 Bomber Command veterans were invited to participate in the dedication.

“I knew nothing about the memorial and if I hadn’t had a visit from another Bomber Command veteran from the east, I wouldn’t have known to apply for the trip,” Tom said.

“I hadn’t been back to England since 1945 and I thought it would be nice to mingle with Bomber Command vets. I was also interested in seeing the monument.”

Formed in 1936 to control and direct all the RAF’s United Kingdom-based bomber aircraft in the event of war, Bomber Command was put on active duty after the outbreak of war in 1939.

However, B.C. was strictly prohibited from bombing mainland German territory for fear of reprisal.

Despite the lifting of bombing restrictions after German offensives in the west in 1940, BC didn’t become an effective fighting force until after 1942 when Air Marshal Sir Arthur Harris was appointed Commander-in-Chief (Tom said they called him Bomber Harris) and

brought drive and vigour and a renewed sense of purpose to the bomber war. He introduced new tactical methods and better equipment. In 1943, the fleet was expanded with the addition of the fourengined heavy bombers, most famously the Lancaster and Harris began dismantling the German war machine.

Harris was effective and by early 1944 the German effort was severely impacted but Bomber Command was paying a heavy price – for every 100 BC aircrew who started their tour, only 16 would remain with their squadron at the end of 30 missions. Of the other 84, five

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would have been wounded, 25 would be prisoners of war and 54 would be dead or missing.

Bomber Command aircrews lost a staggering 55,573 men by the end of the war. However, the 125,000 aircrew of BC achieved many notable victories and were an integral part in the lead up and execution of many battles which made a decisive contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany.

Tom Moffat was part of Bomber Command. Born and raised in Quesnel, he had never been farther than Williams Lake, never used a telephone, but after two years of training on Anson and Bolingbroke aircraft he shipped out to England ready to join a crew.

All Allied forces bomber crews were under the direction and control of Bomber Command and Tom remembers crewing up where service men would get to know each other and pilots would pick their crews. Tom was a bomb aimer (in addition to four machine guns, he was also responsible for the 10,000-pound bomb and various incendiaries) and figured he’d find a pilot with the most hours under his belt.

“When I spied a Warrant Officer First Class, I knew he must have a lot of flying hours compared to some of the pilots with only about 80 hours. I found out he had more than 2,000. He invited me to join his crew. He was British and so was the rest of the crew. I credit him with keeping me alive.”

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Honouring the 55,573 who never returned from A14 Tom said he felt his experience with the British crew allowed him to really discover the British culture.

Most Canadian squadrons stuck together in the north around Yorkshire.

Tom said he went on leave mostly by himself, but knew he was social and would meet people.

“The crew invited me home with them but I knew everything was rationed and I didn’t want to take their family’s rations.”

A member of the 15th Squadron RAF Mildenhall, Tom flew 11 missions as part of Bomber Command.

Tom Moffat held the rank of comissioned Flying Officer and bomb aimer in 11 missions with Bomber Command.

His plane was a Lancaster and aside from the German

Tom Moffat, second from left, with his Lancaster bomber and crew. The tally on the side of the plane show the missions the plane flew, the most of any Lancaster in Bomber Command.

Contributed photos shell shrapnel that landed on his navigation paper during a mission, Tom never suffered injury or capture.

“The shrapnel from an exploding shell came through the plane and after landing on my paper, burned a hole and when I picked it up, I burned my fingers; it was that hot.

“I put it in my pocket and have it still today.”

Tom is proud to have been a member of Bomber Command.

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the Royal Air Force, defending against the Nazi regime.”

And as for his participation in the dedication of the memorial, Tom said it was a very fitting tribute.

“I couldn’t believe I had the privilege of being one of only 400 invited to the occasion.”

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The aircrew sculpture contains seven life-and-ahalf size figures in a slightly flattened circle with an opening gap at the front so the viewer can see through to the rear figures.

Through the gap the viewer sees the pilot and on either side of him his crew, mid-upper gunner, navigator, flight engineer to the left, rear gunner, wireless operator and bomb aimer to the right, all in full flight gear. Five of the group look to the sky searching for the aircraft that will not return, this being the essential link between the living and the dead and helps define the sculpture as the central feature of a memorial to the fallen. Two of the group look downwards to give the sculpture a feeling of grief, sadness and pathos. The crew stand close to each other – a band of brothers welded

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together in the heat of war. The surrounding structure includes a ceiling constructed from aluminium from a Halifax bomber: LW682 from No. 426 squadron, shot down over Belgium in 1944 in which eight crew were killed.

Although the vision of Bomber Command Association, it is now the responsibility of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund to be the guardians of the Memorial.

“The Memorial is both worthy and appropriate. It recognizes the past, embraces the present and will inform generations to come of the cost of war and the price of freedom,” Sir Michael Beetham, Marshal of the Royal Air Force and president of the Bomber Command Association said at the dedication.

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Maria Nieuwboer celebrates 60 years in Canada

July 24 will be a big day for Maria Nieuwboer. That was the day 60 years ago that she and her husband Nick landed in Halifax, N.S. from Holland.

Maria took time recently to recollect some of the earlier days and how they finally settled in Quesnel.

Nick had applied to immigrate to Canada in January 1952 but received no word until he was asked to have a health check in April. He and Maria had been engaged for four years and were married June 5, 1952. That was the day they received word they could either sail June 12 or July 16. They chose the latter date to give time for preparations.

Nick had a job at the Canfor mill in Merritt. Their only expense was $96 for shipping their possessions.

The two of them, along with many others, boarded the Groote Beer (Great Bear) which was actually a warship. It was the last voyage ever that old ship would be taking passengers before it was pressed into action in the war.

Men and women were separated on the ship. Children stayed with their mothers.

Maria shared a cabin with another woman and her baby. She was assigned the top bunk but was sick every day for the nine days it took to cross the Atlantic. Maria was soon given the bottom bunk.

When they docked at 1 p.m., July 24 and first stepped on Canadian soil they were greeted with a strong odour of fish.

After waiting five hours, they boarded the train and six days later arrived in Kamloops. Many of the shipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passengers got off IN Winnipeg for jobs on farms.

Nick was glad he hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t signed on for work on the prairies.

Train fare was paid

by Canfor and he was

issued work pants DeWit, husband and a towel. He Peter and five worked August, children came to September, Canada in 1957 October and and stayed with November Maria and Nick earning $1.29 for eight months per hour before in a two-bedroom the mill closed house. Their for the winter. husbands built two He received a houses in Merritt. total of $56 for Tinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family unemployment moved to Quesnel benefits but Maria in 1965 and five was too proud to years later Maria ask for financial followed. help. They In October, 1960 Maria Nieuwboer has enjoyed 60 survived on credit she and Nick years of life in Canada. at the grocery Contributed photo became Canadian store which they citizens. Maria paid every month. says sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never for three years.

Maria was pregnant been sorry they came.

At that time, at the time and when They have made the Merritt was a cattle Dr. Gillis died in 1966 town. Cattle would trip to Holland four ,she paid the last of times to see family be driven down the his bill. there. street. Maria added While Nick worked In January 1970 she had never seen at Canfor those four Nick came to Quesnel so many sheep in her months, they slept in in a snowstorm and life. the millâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lunch room started working for Both she and Nick for six weeks until West Fraser without found it difficult a house was ready. missing a dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work. to learn English.

A Dutch friend had Purchasing necessities Maria and her four found a small place children arrived at in the general store for $25 a month. She was awkward because Easter that year 42 recalls there was no years ago. The oldest, many items were counter. They had a Veronica, was already hidden and a person rough time but they here. Maria sold the had to ask for them. had a lot of good house in Merritt.

More than once times. Remembering For the first three she had to use sign when everyone weeks in Quesnel, language. Reading went to the lake in they moved in with comic books really someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s car still her sister Tina with helped her learn makes her smile. Nick English. Nick picked their five children, had wanted to go until they rented an up a lot of swear back to Holland but apartment just down words that were used Maria said no. They the street from her. by fellow workers. had agreed to work They later rented Mariaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister Tina

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a house on North Fraser Drive, then Baker Drive, later Carson subdivision before moving into Fraser Village in 1992.

Nick passed away Dec. 7, 2000.

Since March 2012, Dunrovin has been Mariaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home after serious illness. She is thankful to be able to have a full diet and improved health again. On Sunday, July 22 from 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3 p.m., friends and family will have the opportunity to celebrate with Maria in the day care room at Dunrovin Park Lodge. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; submitted by Ruth Scoullar

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Left; they might be called the Sea Lions, but sometimes they fly like eagles. From top; one of the swimmers practices her breast stroke; midway through the course the lead swimmer would call out the next stroke during practice; and sometimes they would glide underwater just like their namesake.

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Hell Week: Fun for everyone?

JONAS GAGNON Observer Reporter Today, while you leisurely read the paper in your comfy arm chair, the Sea Lions Aquatic club mark the middle of 'Hell Week'.

A mix of hardcore, twice–a– day practices and a swim across Dragon Lake, Hell Week is a time for the swimmers of the Sea Lions Swim Club to prove to themselves and to the team, they have what it takes to compete in a difficult sport.

"It shows they can work really

hard," coach Stefanie Miska said.

Besides the work ethic, Hell Week is also, somehow, enjoyable?

"It's mostly a fun thing,"Miska said.

And at the end of it, not only do they get the satisfaction of knowing they can work really hard, but they get a t-shirt out of the deal as well.

Proving that one person's hell is another person's heaven, Audrey and Lucy Jesperson, two sisters on the Sea Lions, find pleasure in a week of hell.

"I love Hell Week," Lucy said.

On the heels of which: "It's always fun," Audrey said.

Their looking forward to the swim across Dragon Lake—that is if their allowed to go.

Chris McGauley, who has been swimming with the Sea Lions for nine years and now helps coaching, will be making the swim.

There are no complaints about the burning muscles of Hell Week here either, as the closest utterance to a negative comment about the jewel in the crown that is Hell Week is

that the early morning swim on Dragon Lake can be cold.

His plan: "Put my head down and go as fast as I can," McGauley said.

Hell Week sits near the middle of the Sea Lions season. And after the, apparently not-sohellish, hell week they'll be looking forward to the August 4 regionals and beyond that to the provincials.

McGauley's already got his mind fixed on something shiny to hang around his next.

"I want to win two provincial golds," McGauley said.

"Right now I'm sitting first in those events."

Those events are the 100 metre backstroke and the 200 metre individual medley.

They're two events in which McGauley has been flirting with first for some time now.

"I've come third four times and second twice," he said.

"This is the time."

With medals dangling in front of them, the Sea Lions are ready to power through the depths of the funnest Hell Week and reach for the heavens at the tournaments.

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Blue Jackets and Fury up to the challenge JONAS GAGNON Observer Reporter The much coveted Challenge Plaque still resides in Quesnel.

The Quesnel Fury and Blue Jackets defended the intermunicipal trophy last Wednesday against their rivals from Prince George.

The Challenge Plaque pits the local 'B' and 'C' level special olympics teams against their Prince George counterparts in two meets during the season. The winners over the course of the two meets take home the plaque.

It's a challenge Quesnel has risen to meet.

"It's our third win in the last three years and the fourth win in the six years we've competed for the plaque," Rick Prosk, head coach of both local teams, said.

In Wednesday's 'C' level meet the Blue Jackets had a bit of

Cory Melnychuck of the Blue Jackets does his best to deke past his opponents in last Wednesday’s game.

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a difficult time with the P.G. Flame Kickers, the game being a back-and-forth affair.

Up 2-1 at halftime on goals from Cory Melnychuk and Travis Burt, the Blue

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content to just let it be, and worked hard to come back, resulting in a tie at full time.

Second up, the 'B' level Fury played against their Prince George counterparts.

The Fury lived up to their name in the game, near steam rolling the Prince George team.

"The Fury played much better on Wednesday than they did in their 2-1 game in Prince George," Prosk said.

By half time the Fury were up 4-0, on the backs of Rob Bieswanger, with two, Scott Jonassen, and Clayton Bauder. In the second half the dominance continued with, Bieswanger scoring again, Jerman Severeid (the goalkeeper) scoring

twice after coming out to play forward and Max Nelson netting a point. The Prince George team, however, was only able to sneak one past Severeid, for a final of 8-1.

Both the Fury and the Blue Jackets are coming off a successful season with the wins against Prince George and the Special Olympics Region three soccer qualifiers in Mission, a qualifier for the provincial games next year, where the Fury came second in their division and the Blue Jackets came third in theirs.

They are currently waiting for the powers that be to select the regional representatives for the provincial games.

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Quesnel & District Hospice Palliative Care Association

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AUGUST 11 , 2012 9AM - 2PM

• Must

Rules ➤

have two people per team • Minimum age (16) • Must bring a digital camera • Car will be needed •

Cost $200.00 per team

Can be raised by pledges - tax receipts will be issued

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LIMITED NUMBER OF TEAMS PRIZES TOP TH FOR THE REE TE AMS & PRIZ E S FOR THE TO P 3 FU NDRAI SING TEAMS

Registration deadline: July 31, 2012.

(July 15 to guarantee T-shirt)

Get your team together and sign up today!

Teams of two will race to complete 8-10 activities in and around Quesnel. The Race is open to all abilities and may take you to places that challenge you physically and mentally.

For more info contact Judy 250-985-5816 or Cathy 250-747-2510 Registration Forms available at Canadian Cancer Society office or the Cariboo Observer office

Be a part of an amazing day of fun and adventures and help the Canadian Cancer Society and Quesnel & District Hospice Palliative Care Assoc.

Downtown

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Quesnel & District Branch 1000 Carson Pit Rd. Quesnel, BC V2J 7H2 Ph. (250)992-7722 The following animals have been brought to the Q & D SPCA as a stray: - Medium sized female dog, black, brown & white.

Two different colored eyes, no collar. Husky mix? Found on Red Bluff Rd. - Neutered male Boxer found w/ camo collar.

Found on Parr Rd. - Small Maltese Cross w/ black collar w/ purple bow on it . Found on Thompson Rd. - Adult female Rottweiler with skin condition. Found on West Fraser Rd. - Smaller Boxer Female, brown & white. Found on Hixon Rd.

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Attitude South is seeking a Certified Esthetician As a commissioned employee or Rent our Spa Space and be “your own boss”.

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Ph. 250-747-0575.

Farm Workers AUSTRALIA, NEW Zealand dairy, beef, sheep, crop enterprises have opportunities for trainees to live and work Down Under. Apply now! 1-888-5984415 www.agriventure.com

Help Wanted An Alberta Construction Company is hiring dozer, excavator and labour/rock truck operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

Ulysses Restaurant is looking for cooks, dishwashers & waitresses. Apply in person with resume to 122 Barlow Ave.

In Memoriam

Employment

Employment

Employment

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Canadian Western Mechanical PT Office Assistance required.

Excellent computer, phone & communication skills is required. Please bring resume in person to 884 Front St., Quesnel, BC

Couple With Horses. Large Central BC Cattle Ranch seeks couple with horses to spend summer on range with cattle herd in the spectacular Chilcotin country. Travel trailer provided for housing. Low pay, but an adventure of a lifetime.

Alexis Creek Ranch (425) 4818451 Email: cblakey@wesmar.com

EAGLEHOMES.CA Rewarding Sales Career Salary, Group Benefits Excellent team support mark@eaglehomes.ca

Experienced Log Scaler needed for FT position in OK Falls, BC. Top wages & full benefits offered. Please respond by fax: (250)372-8303 or email: dford@westfibre.com

Certified Carpenter needed to start immediately. Reply to Box”C” c/o Quesnel Observer, 188 Carson Ave., Quesnel, BC V2J 2A8

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Owner/Operator – Smithers, BC Extra Foods is proud to offer this franchisee opportunity in Smithers, BC. This discount grocery store provides the convenience and service customers have come to expect from this banner.

As franchisee,you will have access to a competitive business opportunity through the Franchisor’s merchandising and marketing programs. The successful candidate will be offered a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package and potential yearly bonuses. In addition, you will be supported by a network of innovative and responsive District Managers and Specialists who will assist in supporting you to grow your business.

As franchisee, you will manage all aspects of your own business, using your entrepreneurial skills to drive your business profitability.

If you have 5-10 years of store management experience in a grocery retail role, a strong financial acumen and a focus on customer service and the community, please email your cover letter & resume to cathy.lawrence@loblaw.ca

by July 20th, 2012.

Thank you for your interest in Extra Foods

In Memoriam

The Soroke Family wishes to invite you to a Celebration of Life for Lenea.

Coming Events

JOB POSTING – Plant Accountant Pinnacle Pellet is seeking an experienced Accountant to fill a full-time accounting position at its Quesnel, BC Plant location.

Responsibilities include: • Full cycle accounting including payables, payroll coordination and inventory control • Involved in budgeting process and monthly analysis of budget variances Skills and Qualifications: • Preference given to candidate enrolled in accounting designation program • Background in a manufacturing environment an asset • Proficiency with Microsoft Office • High level of accuracy and attention to detail • Excellent Written and Verbal Communication Pinnacle Pellet is a dynamic and rapidly growing company that currently manufactures wood pellets at 6 locations in British Columbia. Pinnacle offers competitive salaries and benefits, as well as the opportunity for young professionals to build a long term career.

Submit your resume to: E-mail: hr@pinnaclepellet.com No Phone Inquiries Accepted – Closing date July 22, 2012

Coming Events

Coming Events

Northern Interior Communities Association Presents…

A Community Gaming Grant Workshop

This will take place July 14, 2012 at the Legion in Quesnel starting at 1 pm.

A small family service will take place at the cemetery around 11 am if anyone wishes to attend.

Obituaries

Employment

Obituaries

The families of

DOUGLAS RONALD MARTIN

sadly announce his sudden death on July 7, 2012.

A Celebration of Life for Douglas will be held at Quesnel and District Seniors Centre on Saturday, July 14, 2012.

Service: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Grave side: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Tea: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Thursday July 12, 2012 @ 7-9pm 1600 Third Avenue, Prince George Prince George Native Friendship Centre The Northern Interior Communities Association will be providing participants with an overview of the grant process. Community Gaming Grants are administered by the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch, governed by the Province of BC. These grants are available to non-profit organizations providing programs or services of direct benefit to the broader community.

New applicants are welcome.

To RSVP please contact Rhonda Dickson at 250-562-2553 or email coordinator@northernica.org

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Employment

Employment

Help Wanted

Trades, Technical

Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd Has vacancies in the following job: 1)Heavy Duty Mechanic 2)Driller/Blaster 3)Loader Operator, for Town Jobs. Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax resume to 250287-9259

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Income Opportunity HOMEWORKERS NEEDED! Earn extra cash! P/T, F/T Immediate openings, no experience needed. www.hwc-bc.com Get paid daily!!! Easy at home computer work, instant acceptance, free registration. www.mysurveysjobs.com

Professional/ Management GROCERY MANAGER. Jasper Super A. The Grocery People Ltd. (TGP) provides goods and services to a large, independent grocery and food service industry and manages a number of Super A Food Stores. Located in scenic Jasper, Alberta, you will be responsible for all aspects of managing a grocery department including marketing, merchandising, controlling and human resources management.

Applicants need five years grocery department management experience. The successful candidate must be customer service focused, show self initiative and leadership to achieve the required results. TGP offers a competitive compensation and benefit package as well as the opportunity for personal and professional development. To apply, send a resume, stating salary expectations to: Director, Human Resources, The Grocery People Ltd., 14505 Yellowhead Trail, Edmonton, AB, T5L 3C4. Fax 780-447-5781.

We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Sales DIRECT/D2D Sales Person Required immediately for 100 Mile and Wlms Lk areas a self starting individual with professional attitude and own vehicle. Contract for 4 weeks plus potential for extension. Requires excellent ppl skills.

Computing and Internet skills an asset. Attractive commission structure with wage guarantee and vehicle allowance.

Contact Thomas or Dave at 1-800-880-3011 or email: sales@can-com.com

Trades, Technical Babcon Industries is looking for skilled Tradesmen/women.

Wanted for Project work immediately: • Pressure Welders with PWP7 or PWP10.

Competitive wages, living out allowance and benefit packages offered.

Please apply be email to: shawn@babcon.ca or by fax at 250-992-5373 or in person; 2241 Campbell Crescent, Quesnel, BC, V2J 5Z8.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Services

Services

Services

Legal Services

Home Repairs

Education/Tutoring

Education/Tutoring

Education/Tutoring

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Resident Handyman/Caretaker Couple and Front Desk Clerks wanted for Kamloops Motel. Apply with Resume to: Box 1381 Kamloops This Week 1365-B Dalhousie Dr. Kamloops, BC V2C 5P6

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LANDS & RESOURCES COORDINATOR: F/T position with Kwakiutl Band Council in Port Hardy. Senior position.

Email for job description: casey.larochelle@kwakiutl.bc. ca or call 250-949-6012 Deadline 07/27/12

River Rock Pub is now accepting applications for server’s position. No experience is necessary but is an asset.

Please drop off resume @ 290 Hoy Street, Quesnel or email: riverrock@telus.net

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Work Wanted Norm’s Handyman rototilling, lawns.

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AIR CONDITIONING

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ROCKY Mountaineer operates the award-winning Rocky Mountaineer two-day, all-daylight rail journey, which travels between the coastal city of Vancouver, BC and the Rocky Mountain destinations of Jasper, Banff and Calgary, AB. Our Kamloops team is currently seeking: QUALIFIED HD MECHANIC Responsible for maintaining the company’s generator cars, locomotive fleet and passenger vehicles. A strong background in large diesel engines is required; experience with bull dozers, loaders, earthmoving equipment, mine equipment preferred.

FINISH CARPENTER Responsible for maintaining and building railcar interiors to standards set by Transport Canada and Rocky Mountaineer. Boat building, airplane interior, cabinetry experience preferred. Please apply online at www.rockymountaineer.com or email resumes to:

For All Your Plumbing Needs!

Simple repairs or complete installations HOME COMFORT

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Scraper Operator Required Please send detailed resumes, including past work experience and references.

Email to: admin@lakeexcavating.com Fax to: 250-392-4063 Only successful applicants will be contacted.

No phone calls please.

Full or Part time Sales/Warehouse person Must be organized, reliable and able to interact with customers. Some heavy lifting involved.

Competitive wage based on skill level.

Fax resume to 250-992-3487 or email to: nufloorsquesnel@shaw.ca

FIRST AID, COMPUTER & WORKSAFE COURSES OFA Level 3 (2 week course): Aug. 13 • 7:30 am - 4 pm, $695 Transportation Endorsement: Aug. 12 • 8 am - 5 pm, $120 Foodsafe: Aug. 11 • 8 am - 5 pm, $70 OFA Level 1: July 14 & 21 • 8 am - 5 pm, $95 H2S: July 27 • 8am -2:30pm, $280

Cottonwood House Heritage Day - Saturday, July 14 Farm, Mining & Heritage Demonstrations. Live music.

Are you 19 to 100+ years of age and want your Grade 12 Graduation?…come see us at Helen Dixon Centre, 241 Kinchant Street, Quesnel

250-983-6900 or www.sd28.bc.ca Hours of Operation: Monday to Thursday - 9 am to 7:30 pm Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8 am - 4 pm, Friday 8 am - 1 pm

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INCOME TAX PROBLEMS? Have you been audited, reassessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: r.gallen@shaw.ca M O N E Y P R OV I D E R . C O M . $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

Heavy Duty Mechanic Dunkley Lumber Ltd. operates a modern and sophisticated SPF dimension Sawmill / Planer facility at Strathnaver, B.C., 40 km north of Quesnel, B.C. Our quality lumber products are sold in North America and overseas markets.

We currently have an opening for a Heavy Duty Mechanic. The ideal applicant will hold an interprovincial ticket; however, apprentices in the latter stage of their training are also encouraged to apply.

We are looking for an individual who is motivated, takes pride in their work and is very safety conscious. If you have these characteristics and desire to work as part of our team, please submit your resume to: Personnel Coordinator Dunkley Lumber Ltd. P.O. Box 173 Prince George, BC V2L 4S1 Phone: (250) 998-4230 Fax: (250) 998-4513 Email: hr@dunkleylumber.com All applications will be treated in strict confidence.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this job position, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Fetch a Friend from the SPCA today! spca.bc.ca

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Services

Real Estate

Painting & Decorating GOLD RUSH PAINTING & CLEANING Prep, Paint & Clean! (PPC) No job to small.... Guaranteed Satisfaction! Call: (John) 250-2495128 or 250-320-7933 (cell) Call: (Gwen)250-991-2606 Email: john_froese@shaw.ca

Pets & Livestock

Livestock

Computer Equipment For Sale Seanix 16” computer monitor call 250-747-3608

Farm Equipment MF #9 Square Baler, $900;FA Hay Rake 540 rpm. $1,000;ABI Irrigation Reel PXT100, $4,000. Good shape!

(250)255-1353 SQUARE BALER Massey son MF124. Good working tion $2500 Williams Lake 297-6399 SQUARE BALER Massey son MF124. Good working tion $2500 Williams Lake 297-6399

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Furniture ALL NEW Queen MATTRESS SET Still in Original Plastic!

Must Sell. $150 - CALL: 604484-0379 Solid Oak Mate’s Bed, excellent condition, $400 obo. Call (250)989-2228

Garage Sales MOVING SALE @ Westland Trailer court #17 Trailer - centre street. July 14 -15th (10 am to 4pm) Off Richardson Rd. YARD SALE. Saturday, July 14th, 9am-2pm.

521 Donnelly Street.

Misc. for Sale FOR RESTLESS or Cramping Legs. A fast acting remedy since 1981, sleep at night, proven for 31 years. Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660. www.allcalm.com STEEL BUILDING, Huge clearance sale! 20x24 $4,658.

25x28 $5,295. 30x40 $7,790.

32x54 $10,600.

40x58 $14,895. 47x78 $19,838. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

Misc. Wanted FREE Clean Fill Wanted. Will cover trucking. Dale Lake Rd area. Call (250)255-1353 I Buy Old Coins & Collections Olympic, Gold Silver Coins etc Call Chad 250-863-3082 Local WANTED: Old lever action Winchester & Marlin rifles and carbines. Call (250)791-6369

Real Estate Acreage for Sale PANORAMIC 58 Acres along West Fraser RD. 35 Acres in Hay. $135,000. 780-394-7088

For Sale By Owner 1986 MOBILE with over 1100 sqft on 5.33 acres. Two bedrooms and den, one bath. Entire property is fenced and crossed fenced. Two stall barn with hay storage and tack/ grain room. Riding ring, another separate horse shelter, and four more storage buildings. $179,000 Call to view.

250-249-6802 Quesnel BC

Transportation

Transportation

Recreational/Sale

Trucks & Vans

Trucks & Vans

1999 Pontiac Transport Fully Loaded

2002 Chevy Venture

Duplex / 4 Plex

Suites, Lower Great Location! N Quesnel 2 bdrm suite, w/d, fridge & stove, n/p, $600/mo. + utilities.

Call (250)991-7008

Mobile Homes & Parks

Appliances

RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT AUCTION (New & Used) Wed, July 18th @ 6:00pm, preview same day 9-6, 3953 Hwy 97 N, Kelowna, 1-800-556-5945 www.KwikAuctions.com

Transportation

WestSide lge 3 bdrm in duplex. W/D incl. $800/mo. + utilities. Ref required, available Aug. 1st. Call (778)466-0998

Other Areas

Auctions

Rentals

Houses For Sale

Merchandise for Sale

KENMORE DRYER 80 SERIES $150.00 CALL (250)747-2277

Rentals

LET THE TENANT PAY FOR YOUR INVESTMENT. Same tenant has occupied home for 9 yrs. Cozy & affordable 1 bdrm house located in West Quesnel near mall. Partial basement, natural gas heat,lot size 50’X120’, Zoned RM2, by appt only $73,200.00 call 250-992-1212

Mobile Home for sale in Best Location in town! Adult court 14’X70’ Mobile w/ well built addition, deck, & carport. Numerous Extras -well maintained.

To view phone 250-249-5688

QH Palomino Mare. Great ladies or kids horse. Excellent manners, $800,(250)989-2228

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20 ACRES- Only $99/mo. $0 Down, Owner Financing, NO CREDIT CHECKS! Near El Paso, Texas, Beautiful Mountain Views! Money Back Guarantee! Free Color Brochure.

1-800-755-8953. www.sunsetranches.com

Rentals

Mobile Homes & Pads 2bdrm. unit avail. Aug 1st.

Washer & dryer incl. Quiet location, #102 Richbar Mobile Home Park. $650/mo. + utilities. Call (250)747-2951

Homes for Rent 2Bdrm. executive Chalet on 165 acres in Kersley. Price to include Hydro, Bell Express View, snow removal & storage in shop. $950/mo. Bring a horse $1100/mo. 747-3972 6 Bdrm , 2 Bath Farm House on Dragon Lake Available Aug $1350.00/month call 250-7472842 FOR RENT 4 Bedroom, 3 Bathroom Home on 28 acres.

References Required. $1200 per month. Avail. August 1st.

250-395-3568 (evening)

Apt/Condo for Rent

Recreation

WILKINSON APARTMENTS 398 Roddis Dr.

1995 Snow Villa Ltd

Quiet, Secure 1 & 2 bdrm suites.

Elevator & laundry facilities.

References Required.

Move-In Incentives Available.

Call 250-992-8949

Renaissance I

Apartments Bachelor - $500 + 1 Bdrm. - $525 + 2 Bdrm. - $600 + No parties, No Pets References Required

35 ft 5th Wheel 2 slides, sleeps 4, central vac., entertainment center, air, loads of storage, awning, fully loaded Stored inside in winter.

5th Wheel Only -

951 Abbott Drive

250-992-2806

Barlow Creek suite with some furniture. Suits single persons in quiet 4plex $500/mo. includes hydro & laundry facility.D/D.(250)992-8568

Tools Miller Arc Welders Model: Thunderbolt XL CC, AC , DC

For Rent or Lease

Duplex / 4 Plex 3 bdrm Duplex in Red Bluff.

N/G, F/S , carport , laundry room 250-747-3109 North Quesnel 2Bdrm. Unit /w W/D, F/S, great location, n/p. $625/mo. + Utilities. Close to Everything! (250)991-7008

3 BDRM. TOWNHOMES

Multiple layouts, clean & safe. Quiet, clean & safe.

No Pets. $700/MO. Call Tim 991-6429 RIDGEWOOD ESTATES

RENOVATED COMPLEX 3 levels, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, 1.5 baths. Starting @ $600/mo.

Best deal in Quesnel. 655 Anderson Ave. Small dogs negotiable. No parties. On site caretaker. Call: (250)992-6103.

Asking $3,500 Phone (778)466-2280

NEWMAR DUTCH STAR Class A Motorhome

Sport Utility Vehicle

Recreational/Sale

Sport Utility Vehicle

2002 1/2 40ft 350 Cummins diesel with E brake, 6 sp Allison trans, 49 k miles, 3 slides, air ride & brakes, ask for line sheet & pictures, small trade in accepted.

Ph (250)747-1014 or cell (250)991-8745 aematula@hotmail.com

1996 Chevy Blazer

Transportation

Dark green, Michellin all season tires, AWD, new spark plugs and water pump. Needs work.

Cars - Domestic

$1,500. obo - 250.747.2277

1990 25.5’ VanGuard 5th Wheel

Sell your vehicle Roof Air, hot water, tub model, 4 burner stove, oven furnace,good living model. $4,950 Call (250)255-4509

METAL WORK SHOP CLOSURE...

Miller Wire Feed Welder

3 to choose from. 2 units are 300 amp. 1 unit is 225 amp. new price $750

Sale $300

Model: Millermatic 210 new price $1,900

Sale $900

VERY RARE HARD TO FIND USED!!

Century Wire Feed Welder

Johnson Crucible Furnace / Foundry System

Model: 160 new price $1,200

Model:F900

in the Cariboo Observer Private party ads only (non-commercial) under cars, trucks, SUVs or vans.

SAMPLE all w wheel drive, low whee wh kms, Great Price Call today

555-555-5555 after 4 p.m.

1 column x 2” ad

4 week buy

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Just bring in or email your picture to classifieds@quesnelobserver.com Attn: Trina

Sale $500 Sharp Industries 13x40 Lathe

Commercial/ Industrial

276 Reid St. - 1600 sq ft Downtown core - Street Level - Available Immediately. Call Brian @ (250)992-0177 Retail/Office Space 146 Barlow St. downtown core - Approx. 1100 sq ft - street level, 1100 sq ft upper level. Can be rented separately. Call Brian @ (250)992-0177. Available immediately.

180 km’s, runs good, no problems, good shape, clean inside, good tires on van, all rear seats can be removed individual easily, included are 4 winter tires on rims. These tires & rims were bought new - used 1 & a half winters.

Townhouses

All tools must sell!

FIR Crest Apartments - 1 & 2 bdrm suites, North Quesnel. N/P, no parties. (250)992-6593/(250)255-6593

For Rent/Lease - Commercial office space, 400 sq ft on Reid St., second floor, $375 incl. utilities. Call (250)992-1230

REDUCED $85,000

Suites, Lower

Renaissance II

No Parties, No Pets References Required

8 passenger, 176,000 km’s, $3,600 just spent on motor.

Excellent condition! Great tires. Asking $2,490 (250)255-4509

(Truck also avail. for purchase)

250-992-1195

1 Bdrm. - $525 + 2 Bdrm. - $600 + 3 Bdrm. - $700 +

2005 80W Adventurer Camper Options- Propane stove, two way refrigerator, propane furnace, toilet, ladder, luggage roof rack, CO2 and smoke detectors, full electrical hook up, $8,500.

250-249-0093

Reduced $18,000 (250)992-6033

575 Doherty Drive

Apartments

Newly reno’d 2 bdrm ground level bsmt suite.w/d hook up, n/g included avail immed. $575/mo. Call (250)992-7929 Red Bluff basement suite with 2 small bdrms. for 1 person, W/D hook up. $475.00/mn.

References required.

Call (250)992-1592

Model# LC1340G MFG# 7152 This is a COMPLETE system that includes EVERYTHING you need to start casting. Furnace, controls, vents, ducting, fan, sand boxes, sand, mouldings, dyes, aluminum ingets, tooling, crucibles, spare bricks, instuctions, etc etc. way to much to list. New price for everything over $25,000.

Sale $2,500

208v 3ph. Comes with lots of extras: 3 and 4 jaw, steady rests, lube pump and tank, back splash, chucks, center, lots of misc tooling. Excellent condition, new price about $15,000.

Sale $2,500 Stop by to view today

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012 Quesnel Cariboo Observer

BIKE • PADDLE • RUN

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32nd Annual

Saturday, July 21, 2012 on Quesnel’s Billy Barker Days BIKE 18 km road cycle • PADDLE 5km canoe • RUN 6km jog Categories for all abilities: Parent/Child, Juniors, Open Men Open Women, Mixed, Masters, Unlimited (solo or group) Registration forms at Reason 2 Run - 424A Reid St. Contact Greg Strebel @250-747-3586

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34 Annual Billy Barker Days Goldrush Fun Run Sunday, July 22, 2012 • 9:00 am start time Quesnel Arts & Recreation Centre SPONSORED BY:

This run is open to all fitness ess levels & attracts the recreational and competitive runner!

The focus on this event is “fun” and “personal bests”. Come on out as an individual or complete your race as a family.

Registration at Reason 2 Run 424A Reid Street (250) 992-2RUN FAX (250) 992-2RUN reason2run@shaw.ca

Three races to choose from: 5.2 km run or walk or 12.4 km run

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A big thank you to all our sponsors and dedicated/valuable volunteers!

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