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Meeting brings passionate pleas from residents School board presented hard financial facts to parents, invited ideas Carole Rooney Free Press
Emotions ran high and spirits were low for many of the more than 80 people who showed up at 100 Mile House Junior Secondary on Oct. 4 to hear more about proposed school closures. At the meeting, slated to discuss the potential shutdown of the junior secondary and Buffalo Creek Elementary School (BCES)‚ concerned community members heard School District #27 superintendent Mark Theissen present the board’s Initial Options Report. Resulting reconfigurations planned for all remaining south-end elementary schools from kindergarten to Grade 8, and grades 9-12 for Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School (PSO), were also explained. After the presentation, trustees fielded questions and explained their
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rationale in proposing the school closures as a possible way to mitigate the financial shortfall resulting from Ministry of Education funding cuts. Parents and students passionately asked questions when they addressed the board. BCES Parent Advisory Council president Julie Dewsbury had several questions for the trustees, and also presented comments from other parents. These comments pointed to student improvement after relocating to BCES, with its “friendly, family atmosphere” offered by the staff, its “wonderful and unique learning experience” of small, multi-grade classrooms, and its “huge gym and great playgrounds.” Dewsbury asked if the board has considered the feelings of Grade 8 students who would face the status of still being in elementary school, and expressed other concerns with having 13-year-olds mixed in a school with five-year-olds. “Even some Grade 7s, who start their hormones earlier, are ready to be in a high school. Do you really want those Grade 8s mixing with kindergarten kids?” The PAC president said she has personal knowledge of students who smoke marijuana, are sexually active, and girls who have taken pregnancy tests, while still in Grade 8. See SCHOOL… page A6
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Record turnout... Some 85 people attended the joint Take Back the Night/Sisters In Spirit Vigils: A movement for social change gathering on Oct. 4. Cynthia Daniels-Archie, left, Chief Mike Archie, George Pete and Alice Felce were among the Canim Lake Band members who opened the event with drumming and a song.
Enamoured elk moved to safer site Arlene Jongbloets Free Press
A love-sick mature bull elk, which has been dominating a herd of domestic cows on the outskirts of 100 Mile House for the past couple of months, has been relocated. The massive six-point elk, estimated to weigh nearly 400 kilograms (900 pounds) had become a local curiosity, as he could often be spotted among the cows just minutes from town on 100 Mile Ranch property. Ranch manager Greg Messner says the animal was becoming very aggressive and mounting the cows. On the evening of Oct. 3, conservation officers determined it was in the best interest of the elk and the public to
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The lovesick elk, which has been getting public attention recently, has been relocated because his presence had become a safety issue for the public and ranch owners. move him elsewhere. “We were getting pretty concerned because he was trying to gore several of the young cows and keeping them away from the rest of the cows.
People were coming onto the property and creating traffic hazards on the road.” He adds the final straw came when the RCMP got complaints when people
were seen stopped at the Highway 97 lookout with guns pointed at the ranch that borders 100 Mile House. Conservation Officer James Zucchelli says the elk was in the peak of his rut and was going to cause a significant public safety threat and was a threat to livestock. “He broke two fences and pushed cows through it. With Highway 97 and Canim-Hendrix Lake Road in close proximity, we couldn’t afford to have him doing that.” He added the rancher had made multiple attempts to run him off but was unsuccessful. Zucchelli says one person was seen walking through a field where See ELK… page A6
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Waterfalls trail just waiting for bridges Ken Alexander Free Press
Work on the waterfalls trail in Centennial Park is proceeding nicely, according to District of 100 Mile House community services director Garry Laursen. He notes most of the work has been completed and they are just waiting for the bridges to arrive. When they arrive, Laursen says contractor Trevor Embree, of Bree Contracting Ltd., can then place them and finish gravelling the trails. “They still have some work to do down there, but they want to wait until everything is in place and they will finish the gravelling last.” He adds the project came in under budget. “Everyone is very happy. He’s very thorough,” Laursen says, adding it has allowed the district to get a little extra trail work done on each end of the project. Embree says
the trail has been upgraded, rebuilt and gravelled from the district campground off Horse Lake Road down through the park to parking lot. Noting they received a gift of property from Christ the King Lutheran Church in 100 Mile House, Laursen says the district has been able to upgrade an existing 120-metre trail that runs from the bridge on Horse Lake Road to the Blackstock subdivision. He explains the trail was already there when the church purchased the property and now the district has an easement. This has resulted in the trail being widened to five to six feet, levelled, gravelled and there will be a four-foot chain link fence, Laursen says. “It’s all part of the park’s trail system. It’s amazing how well used that trail is; a lot of people use it for sure.” If everything goes
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Brendan Bexson, left, and Travis Bergeron were two members of the Bree Contracting Ltd. crew who worked on the cement abutments for the new bridges on the Centennial Park waterfalls trail in 100 Mile House. A helicopter will be used to put the bridges in place between mid-October and the end of the month. well, Embree says he figures the two bridges will be put in place between mid-October and the end of the month.
He says the bridges will be placed in Centennial Park’s parking lot and then a helicopter will pick them up and fly them
down the creek to place them on the cement abutments his crew recently completed. “It will be quite a sight to see with the
helicopter carrying a bridge over the town. It’s not something you see all the time and I’m sure people are going to be interested.”
Boundary discussions spur clarifications Hospital district chair Massier: motion prompted by frustration, poor service Carole Rooney Free Press
Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District (CCRHD) chair John Massier sent a letter to Williams Lake City council when he heard it was considering a motion calling for the Central Cariboo to remain within the Interior Health Authority (IHA) jurisdiction. In the letter, Massier said he wanted to clarify the CCRHD has not taken a position the region should be removed from IHA, but rather the advantages of moving it under
the Northern Health Authority (NHA) be investigated. “Our original resolution was intended to initiate a dialogue about what the board perceives as an inequity in the health-care spending in our region by IHA, compared with the spending of [NHA].” He notes his letter arrived too late for council to review before its Sept. 18 meeting, he notes, where a resolution passed unanimously for Williams Lake and the Central Cariboo to remain with the IHA. Council also stated it will not support
any discussions about to arbitrarily proceed moving the health down that path” to authorities’ any boundboundaries at ary changes this time. without the However, direction of discussions the citizens ensued later and commubetween nities of 100 the counMile House cil, CCRHD, and Williams C a r i b o o Lake. Regional He exDistrict, plained the John Massier IHA and the exercise was Ministry of really intendHealth at the Union ed to initiate more of B.C. Municipalities conversation with conference Sept. the IHA and, hope24-28. fully, stimulate more Massier says he’d funding for CCRHD had a chance to let projects in the council know the South and Central content of his letter Cariboo. and reassure them “We just feel like there was “no plan we were getting poor
service from [IHA] and the board was just sort of fed up with it. I think the [original CCRHD] motion came out of that sense of frustration that we’re not being served as far as capital projects go in the south and central [areas].” Although the council also sent its objections in a letter to the CRD, he doesn’t see it as an end to the idea. Both the Williams Lake council and the CCRHD remain on the same page when it comes to moving along the master plan for Williams Lake’s Cariboo Memorial
Hospital, Massier added. “If that’s what it took to get the IHA to wake up and pay attention to us, then [so be it].” The North Cariboo is already under the NHA and, therefore, the CCRHD board sees the inequity in funding provided by the two health authorities. “... over a 10-year period, [IHA] has spent roughly $10,937,000, or $273.42 per resident of the South and Central Cariboo; while [NHA] in the same [decade] has spend See IHA… page A4
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Massive beef recall hits British Columbia stores Carole Rooney Free Press
The recall on Canadian beef products has reached British Columbia, after a Nanaimo man tested positive to the same strain of E. coli that was found in beef processed at an X L Foods plant in Brooks, Alberta. One-third of Canada’s beef is processed at the Alberta plant, which has had its operations shut down since Sept. 27, following a massive recall for products shipped to other areas in Canada and the United States. The BC Centre of Disease Control (BCCDC) received laboratory confirmation of the Vancouver Island E. coli case on Oct. 8. In 100 Mile House,
some retailers of beef products are reassuring their customers about buying beef at their stores. John Sperling, owner of the 99 Mile Supermarket, says he doesn’t buy any meat products from X L Foods. “We process our own meat here. We don’t buy from the X L plant.” He notes there is an unrelated beef brand called Excel, which Sperling does carry at his supermarket, so to avoid any name confusion, he wants to clarify this is from a different supplier and not on any recall. Carl Gimse at 108 Supermarket says he does not sell any beef from the supplier with recalled product lines either. “We do not carry
any of the X L products; we haven’t and we won’t. All our meat is fresh cut on site; we do not bring in any imported, packaged meat.” Gimse also uses the unaffected, Excel brand, which, he adds, is a product of Cargill Canada. John the Butcher owner John Dow says he does buy X L Foods, but didn’t have to pull products from his shelves because he hasn’t received any of the recalled beef. Meanwhile, the larger local grocery stores, Canada Safeway and SaveOn-Foods, couldn’t comment locally and redirected requests to media representatives who were unavailable at press time. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency
(CFIA) recommends consumers check their fridge and/or freezer to see if they have the recalled beef products in their home, and compare the codes and bestbefore dates to the list on the website at the link below. Recalled products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. Consumers are advised not to eat any recalled beef, including any products they may have processed and stored at home. Products contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 can pose a serious public health risk, so the CFIA recommends consumers also take general precautions to prevent food-borne illness. These include cooking beef to an internal tempera-
IHA… from page A3 roughly $21,400,000, or $930.50 per resident of the North Cariboo, for shared capital improvement projects with the regional hospital district.” He notes this may not reflect the quality of care, but does reflect the level of commitment to improvements. These key projects include getting the remaining beds open at Fischer Place/Mill Site Lodge, as well as completing the much larger project at Cariboo Memorial Hospital, for which CCRHD shelled out the entire $200,000 to develop a master plan, which, Massier says is “collecting dust.”
Massier explains he’s seen enough project funding decisions over the past 10 years to suspect the hospital plan may not happen for another two or three decades. “There’s $900 million in capital projects over $2-million on the IHA strategic plan 2012-15, and Cariboo Memorial is not mentioned anywhere.” He adds what “worries” him is the plan doesn’t state how many millions of dollars in projects are planned under $2 million. “They’re only doing $100 million a year maximum in projects now, so unless we can get something changed on that list, it’s going
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Tsilhqot’in Nation clarifies elder comments Carole Rooney Free Press
As the federal environmental assessment process for New Prosperity GoldCopper Mine project moves forward, various community members continue to wrangle within the shroud of controversy surrounding this proposal. Former Alexis Creek First Nation Chief and Tsilhqot’in Nation elder Ervin Charleyboy, is speaking out in support of Taseko Mines Ltd.’s New Prosperity mine project. However, he doesn’t have
the backing of the While he Alexis Creek First didn’t support Nation, according the previous to its current Chief project when the Percy Guichon, plan was to elimnor the Tsilhqot’in inate Fish Lake, Nation, says its Charleyboy tribal chair Chief explains the Joe Alphonse, both new mine plan of whom remain resolves that opposed to the problem. mine. “I have been Joe Alphonse Charleyboy able to see says the water Taseko’s plans for management plan contained the mine as it relates to Fish in Taseko’s environmental Lake – the scientific plans impact statement shows that the government has sufficient “environmental now – and it is clear to me mitigation” measures are that this company has come now in place. up with a solid solution.”
Alphonse notes that while Charleyboy is free to speak his mind and is entitled to his opinion, he is not, and should not be confused as, a spokesperson for these Tsilhqot’in communities. “The Tsilhqot’in people have spoken loud and clear. They do not want a project of this size, with such environmental risk and in an area as important as Fish Lake. “We welcome other opportunities to develop mining projects in less sensitive areas, but the Tsilhqot’in Nation is fully opposed to this project.”
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Mine support fostered with Facebook Carole Rooney Free Press
Since Taseko Mines Ltd. recently submitted its environmental impact statement (EIS), project supporters, opponents and those who are undecided are voicing their opinions through everything from media press releases to social media postings on Facebook. While the public is invited to submit written comments on the New Prosperity Mine project to the federal review panel, local resident Len Doucette is gathering remarks on his support of the new project through a Facebook page he created when the previous Prosperity Mine proposal was under review. Doucette is encouraging public feedback in his ‘Say Yes to the Taseko Prosperity Mine Project’ Facebook group, which has recently grown to 350 members in favour of
The ‘wave’ is coming south now. I think the people of 100 Mile House are realizing that [Prosperity Mine] affects them and their livelihood just as much as it does Williams Lake.”
Len Doucette the new proposal. “I’m seeing a lot more support this goaround than I did the last go-around.” Doucette says he’s not sure if this is because of the current plan’s components for preserving Fish Lake and its watershed, or if it’s more a result of an increase in postings from people in the South Cariboo. “The ‘wave’ is coming south now. I think the people of 100 Mile House are realizing that [the New Prosperity Mine] affects them and their livelihood just as much as it does Williams Lake.” He explains his motivation for mustering support through Facebook is his belief the mine’s opponents get more publicity, as
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well as some difficulties he had in finding detailed public information. Doucette says he attended an earlier meeting in 100 Mile House about the new mine proposal, which had a “room full of supporters,” but also “a bunch of people who really didn’t know what was going on.” The Facebook page allows people to have “a healthy discussion without the yelling” to garner more community support for the mine, he adds. “It’s worked really well because now people have been watching the videos and getting information right from the Facebook page. “They’re seeing
what the new project is all about, and how [Taseko is] actually going to support the watershed, and how sustainable it’s going to be.” Doucette says the environment is also a “big concern” for him. However, he notes the high-valued gold, copper and molybdenum are required in today’s society, and he would rather see those metals mined in British Columbia, where “better controls” exist than in other parts of the world. “The naysayers seem to have a lot of ‘fuel in their tank’ and they make themselves heard, and [we], who support the project, just kind of sit back and wait for it to happen. We don’t step in to defend our argument. “It’s time for the community and the working class to say, ‘Hey listen, we need the jobs, we need this thing to happen and we want it to happen’.”
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School board chair Will Van Osch reiterated that if the district didn’t make changes, it would have a $900,000 shortfall next year, $1.8 million the year after that, and $2.7 million the following year, due to the ministry having pulled its funding protection. The district cannot submit a deficit budget, so trustees were forced to look at methods to manage that, he said, but are “very open” to other suggestions to help
accomplish the board sevefficient space eral questions, utilization at including why its schools. the board is Therefore, looking at he added, closing BCES the board folrather than lowed policy the Forest to invoke a Grove or Lac 90-day conla Hache s u l t a t i o n Will Van Osch e l e m e n t a process for ry schools, input and ideas and where she says enrolwill hold further ment is also low. meetings as this periVan Osch explained od progresses. the board looked at Then it will make geography, enrolment decisions in January and facility conditions to implement in the for each school before 2013/14 school year. coming up with the Local parent and suggested options. past PAC representa“The number of tive Lori Dodds asked students in the Buffalo
Creek catchment area has dropped quite dramatically, and there are very few students left.” The school is in need of capital expenditures for repairs, he added. However, Forest Grove Elementary School effectively serves the eastern parts of the south end, he noted, and is also further from the other local schools, so the impacts, such as busing time, would be greater on its students. The board chair also explained that
Mile 108 Elementary School, the next closest school to Lac la Hache, currently doesn’t have the capacity to take on its students. Many other aspects were covered and more details and possibilities are yet to be explored, so parents, staff and other community stakeholders are asked to bring their ideas to the next south-end meeting. The Out of the Box Think Tank brainstorming session will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 23 in the PSO gym.
according to direction of the biologist, in order to transport him safely and avoid injury to those involved. The elk was tagged for identification and transported in a horse trailer to an undisclosed location where other elk have been sighted. There, he received a drug to reverse the effects of the tranquilizer. “Within 20 minutes he was up. He ran down the road and up a hill into the bush. We’re hoping that’s where he stays.” According to the biologist, Zucchelli says the removal of
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The B.C. Liberal government’s first quarterly report for fiscal 2012/13 reveals that, in the face of a $1.1-billion hit from decreased natural gas prices and volumes, the projected deficit that will be higher than forecasted in Budget 2012. Finance Minister Michael de Jong predicts a decrease of $1.4-billion in total natural resource revenues, and says ministries are “on track” to meet their spending targets, but further actions are needed to control spending and manage the shortfall. He projects the deficit for 2012/13 is now at $1.14 billion – an increase of $173 million over the previous forecast – after factoring in the impacts from new spending reductions and a wage and hiring freeze within government operations. Government will also review its bargaining mandate and other measures to ensure the 2013/14 budget is balanced, de Jong adds. Cariboo-Chilcotin NDP candidate Charlie Wyse says he questions the accuracy of these figures. Around the same
Charlie Wyse pre-election time frame three years ago, the B.C. Liberals announced a deficit of around a half-billion dollars, he explains, but several months later (after the election), he notes it was six times higher at $3 billion. “You have to look at the immediate track record, and wonder how accurate their prediction is.” Wyse adds during the B.C. Liberals’ decade government, the provincial deficit has continued to grow. “This government has produced seven deficit budgets. The provincial debt has gone from $25 billion to approaching $60 billion [by May 2013].” Cariboo-Chilcotin Independent candidate Gary Young says it is “not unexpected” the B.C. Liberals increased their projections of a deficit budget. “Blaming the
increase on gas revenues is shortsighted, as this is the government that has substantially reduced taxes/royalties on the non-renewable resource industry since 2001. The B.C. Liberals are completely to blame on this.” NDP Leader Adrian Dix proposes to repeal the balanced-budget legislation as recent governments have regularly had deficit budgets, Young adds, but are “seemingly not subject to any such laws” for controlled spending. This is particularly true for the NDP, he notes, which had eight consecutive deficits in the 1990s. “No wonder we are in trouble when the government breaks its own laws and regulations. “The supposed shortfalls can easily by made up ... siphon more from ICBC and get taxes/royalties back up on resource industries.” Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett says natural resource revenues have been used for years for setting budgets, but none of the five used for Budget 2012 fully accounted for the surge in shale-gas production that has depressed North American prices.
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“Budgetary forecasts are done projecting what those prices are going to be.” She compares it to the small business owner who estimates his sales for a business plan, but then things “turn sour.” “You can only project on forecasts, whether it is forestry or gas or whatever.” BC Conservatives Leader John Cummins also questions the report, but he suspects British Columbia’s economy is actually doing better than the B.C. Liberals have portrayed, and suggests two possible reasons. “First, they are desperate to pick an election-winning
fight with public-sector unions. “Second, they want to unveil a surplus budget next February, and on election eve, claim the result was due to their prowess as fiscal managers.” Barnett says those criticizing the inaccurate projections don’t have to prove they could do better. “When you’re in the Opposition, you can say what you wish and you’re not accountable. It’s really easy to pick on other people, but there’s no other way to do a budget.” The 2012-13 First Quarterly Report is available online at www.gov.bc.ca/.
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hen the B.C. Liberals released their first quarterly report of the 2012/13 fiscal year, it really signalled the beginning of the May 2013 provincial election campaign. It was Finance Minister Mike de Jong’s first quarterly report and he announced former finance minister Kevin Falcon’s Budget 2012 announcement in February was already askew and showing a further $173-million deficit projection. It was blamed on the significant reduction of natural gas revenues, and it was something the NDP warned the government about during its Budget 2012 announcement. It is becoming increasingly difficult for the average citizen to believe any political party when it starts throwing a bunch of figures around, especially when they could be based on either best-case or worst-case scenarios. How gloomy or how rosy the projections are depends on whether it’s the government or the opposition throwing them out. Budget predictions are like statistics. They are revealing, but they don’t tell the whole story. In British Columbia, we have seen governments fall because the opposition has convinced the electorate the ruling party was horrible at fiscal management. Later, the great unwashed learned that is was a falsehood perpetrated by the opposition. Conversely, we have watched governments convince us they are in great shape going into an election, only to have them admit a couple weeks after we voted that it was a lot worse than they told us. So, that brings us to last month’s announcement. There are a few possible scenarios. Some of them could be politically driven, and none of them look very good for the government of the day. Perhaps, the new projections are bang on and the New Democrats were correct in saying the B.C. Liberals were foolishly optimistic in their 2012 budget announcement. Perhaps, they are somewhat skewed to allow Premier Christy Clark to forego calling a fall sitting of the legislature to protect her new cabinet from public scrutiny, so they can work on the new budget that will be released just prior to the election. Perhaps, the new budget will show a miraculous recovery that will show us the B.C. Liberals are prudent fiscal managers after all.
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Revamped fall sittings more productive Premier Christy Clark’s B.C. Liberal government recently announced the cancellation of this year’s fall sitting of the Legislative Assembly. Within days of the announcement, it was reported Clark had confided to a reporter that she thought Victoria was “sick.” The legislature, she continued, was “really unhealthy.” Then she made a confession: “I try never to go over there.” Many British Columbians, especially those who care about the province’s finances, were shocked by the premier’s observations. B.C.’s Legislative Assembly, after all, is where decisions are made about how precious tax dollars are raised – and spent. If the place is “sick” – if the Legislature does not work – then don’t we all have a responsibility to nurse it back to health, and to make sure it works? In contrast to Christy Clark, I believe that a fall sitting of the Legislative Assembly is a good and necessary thing. That’s because what we need is greater oversight and scrutiny of the billions – and billions – of taxpayers’ dollars that Victoria spends, year after year, after year. At the BC Conservatives’ annual general meeting in Langley on Sept. 22, I announced that fall sittings under a BC Conservative government will be dramatically and
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GUEST SHOT fundamentally reshaped. Under my proposal, MLAs will be mandated to review actual and planned line-item expenditures by government ministries and agencies; Crown corporations; and the so-called SUCH sector – schools, universities, colleges and hospitals. MLAs returning to Victoria in the fall will be assigned to special committees and empowered to summon and question public officials about their actual and planned outlays. Those officials would include deputy ministers and assistant deputy ministers overseeing line ministries; presidents and superintendents at hospitals, universities, colleges and school districts; and CEOs and others responsible for Crown corporations. In other words, these would be the people who actually decide how to spend your tax dollars. We believe MLAs could find significant cost-savings and efficiencies through enhanced legislative oversight of public spending. This innovative proposal illustrates just how different the BC Conservatives are from the two old-line parties that have dominated provincial politics since the
early 1990s. The NDP always argue that Victoria has to spend more money. The BC Liberals say they believe in spending less – even as they have driven the province’s debt past the $50-billion level, and added another $96 billion in contractual obligations. We, the BC Conservatives, are unique in British Columbia in that we believe the government has to spend smarter. This proposal for a revamped fall sitting, with an emphasis on closer scrutiny of provincial spending, is just one of several ideas the BC Conservatives will present to voters in the coming weeks and months leading up to the next provincial general election. We do not believe B.C.’s next government has to enact deep or drastic spending cuts. Nor do we think tax increases are necessary or desirable. Rather, we believe that Victoria has to spend its scarce resources wisely, prudently. And that means that B.C.’s next general election will be a battle between two stark choices: the “status quo” as represented by the B.C. Liberals and the NDP, and “change.” In May 2013, the BC Conservatives will be the sole advocates of positive and substantive change. John Cummins is the Leader of the BC Conservatives.
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Dix: Skills training ‘our mission’ NTERTAINMENT
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To the editor: Finance Minister Kevin Falcon resigned and the British Columbia media started the propaganda that he is leaving because the B.C. Liberal government is a sinking ship. The media forgets to mention Graham Steele, the NDP finance minister in Nova Scotia, an icon resigned in the third year of their mandate. Graham said his departure is driven by personal consideration and an internal clock that chimes for a career change. Bill Estabrook, the NDP Minister of Transportation, a five-term elected candidate also resigned because of advanced Parkinson’s disease. The premier did not blow a gasket, just had a cabinet shuffle and life goes on. Here in B.C., the media says it is time for a change of government because the B.C. Liberals have been in government for 11 years. They don’t mention it is OK for Alberta keeping the Conservatives in government for 41 years, the NDP in Manitoba for 13 years, the Liberals in Ontario for 10 years, the Liberals in Quebec for nine years, and the Conservatives in Newfoundland and Labrador for nine years. How come it is always OK in other provinces, but never OK in B.C.? The time has come for the B.C. media to start mentioning facts for comparison purposes and using reality before propaganda remarks are made. The taxpayers have the final say in who will be government, and they should not be marking their voting ballots based on B.C. media propaganda. If you compared this scenario with a kindergarten class, the B.C. media would be in the detention room everyday of the school year. Joe Sawchuk Duncan
Short-term political gain To the editor: The people in Burns Lake have been waiting on pins and needles to hear if the Babine Forest Products sawmill, which was destroyed by a fatal explosion and fire, would ever be rebuilt. If the BC Liberals, the party claiming to be the guardians of freeenterprise, were not floundering in the political polls, it’s doubtful a new sawmill would get built. Because of the destructive pine-beetle infestation, the region does not have a viable long-term wood supply for the existing mills. For the chance to
link herself to a good news photo op about the construction of a new sawmill, Premier Christy Clark has guaranteed a large block of tomorrow’s wood supply to Oregon-based Hampton Affiliates, the principal owner. The people of Burns Lake stand to benefit from the provincial government’s inference in the market place, but workers at other area mills will eventually pay the price. This is another example of short-term political gain for longterm economic pain. Lloyd Atkins Vernon
VICTORIA – My column on skills training a couple of weeks ago gave short shrift to the NDP position: tax the banks and hand out grants for women’s studies, sociology and other worthless pursuits, while skilled jobs go begging. That’s a pretty crude caricature, so I sat down with NDP Leader Adrian Dix in his legislature office last week to get a better sense of his thinking on the subject. Dix has been devoting a lot of time lately to skills training, in trades particularly. He meets frequently with business people now, and his recent speeches emphasize that every one of them talks about the growing shortage of skilled employees. Dix credits Premier Christy Clark and jobs minister Pat Bell with making some good moves recently, announcing equipment upgrades for vocational programs around the province. He said it’s because the NDP have been “pounding away at them for eight months” about freezing advanced education spending in their March budget. Dix calls that a crucial mistake and predicts the government will reverse it soon. “So I think if we’re going to have a mission for four years as a government, if we’re elected, this is the mission: to start to address the skills shortage.” In his speech to the recent municipal convention, and again at an NDP provincial council meeting, Dix zeroed in on British Columbia’s apprenticeship system. Since the B.C. Liberals took
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BC VIEWS it from trade unions and set up a Crown corporation called the Industry Training Authority (ITA) in 2004, the completion rate for apprentices has fallen to 37 per cent, he said. Dix assured me he isn’t proposing to “blow up” the ITA, or hand control back to unions. They will have “a voice,” along with business. Speaking to the NDP executive, Dix referred to Phil Hochstein, president of the non-union Independent Contractors and Businesses’ Association, as the symbol of trades training decline. Not surprisingly, Hochstein has a different take. The 37 per cent figure is misleading, Hochstein said, because under the ITA, there are currently 32,000 apprentices in the system, twice as many as when it was union controlled. Many drop out in the first year, and Alberta claims a better completion rate because they don’t start counting until the second year. When Dix touts Alberta’s “man-
datory” trade system, Hochstein said he means returning to a system where all work is restricted to journeymen or registered apprentices of that trade. “What it does is impose union jurisdiction on the training system of the entire construction industry,” Hochstein said. “So multi-skilling, multi-tasking, organizing the work in the most efficient way is blown out of the water, and it’s stuck in the old craft system of training.” The marketplace has spoken on that restrictive system, he said, and unionized construction is down to about five per cent of the market, based on payroll. Hochstein added the NDP talks a great game about getting more young people into trades. But when unions have the upper hand, they will always favour seniority. A quota of two apprentices per journeyman means another one can’t be hired. Dix agreed with me that the public school system has overemphasized university, to the detriment of not just industrial trades but lab techs, chefs and other skilled workers that are in short supply. As B.C. Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair recently noted, tradesmen themselves often don’t encourage their kids because they’ve been told all their lives that they are “tool monkeys” in a dead-end job. Would NDP student grants be targeted to need? Dix’s answer was a definite maybe. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
Tory EI changes punish the poor To the editor: Last spring when the federal Conservative government announced changes to a program that allows people to work part-time while they are receiving Employment Insurance (EI), it seemed like an improvement. Well, the devil is in the details. The changes actually punish low-income Canadians by clawing back 50 per cent of the very first dollar an EI recipient makes. Until now, an “allowable earnings provision” let people earn and keep
up to 40 per cent of their weekly EI benefit, giving them an incentive to work more. For example, if Kenny Gettabreak is receiving a $400 weekly EI benefit, he could earn and keep $160. The Conservatives claim the new Working While on Claim program allows “claimants to keep more of what they earn,” yet they conveniently forget to mention that it eliminated the allowable earnings provision. While Kenny Gettabreak used to be able to keep the full $160 of earnings, now he
only gets $80 since 50 per cent of it is clawed back. They are forcing people in low-paying jobs or who only work a few hours a week to do with less. Since Parliament resumed this fall, the Liberal Party has been demanding Human Resources and Skills Development Minister Diane Finley reinstate the allowable earning provision. Not only is she unwilling to do so, she is also unwilling to even admit that low-income Canadians are being penalized.
Knowing the dogma of this Conservative government, either they believe people working part-time are too lazy to work more, or it is just another hidden measure to force people to move out of our small communities. Either way, it is a punitive new program for low-income Canadians that reinforces my belief in these Conservatives: don’t trust them as far as you can throw them. Rodger Cuzner, Liberal MP Human Resources & Skills Development critic
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Are you buying beef since the massive recall has now reached stores in this province?
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WE ASKED Are you concerned about the proposed grade reconfiguration in the School District? SURVEY RESULTS
Lola Sullivan Bridge Lake I buy beef at the stores. I’m concerned, but I’ve got enough beef in my freezer that I feel safe.
Kathy Provost Horse Lake I always buy only local, ranch-raised, grass-fed beef. I don’t buy it from the stores.
Ulli Vogler, Lac la Hache I do not buy any from the stores. We raise our own beef here in the South Cariboo.
Jim Chadwick Summerland Oh yes, I’m all good with buying beef in the stores.
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100 Mile House RCMP diligent in pulling speeders off highway POLICE REPORT 100 Mile RCMP responded to 86 complaints and calls for service during the past week. Excessive speed There were three vehicles stopped for excessive speed during the past week by 100 Mile Traffic Services. All of these incidents occurred on Highway 97 south of 100 Mile House. The speeds ranged from 47 to 55 km/h over the posted speed limit. The vehicles were towed and impounded for seven days. The three vehicle operators were from outside the 100 Mile House area and were charged with excessive speed. Roadside prohibition On Oct. 7, 100 Mile RCMP were called
to a residence on Dogwood Avenue in 100 Mile House, as a male driver had driven his Chevrolet Uplander Van onto the complainant’s lawn. The driver displayed symptoms of having consumed liquor. An approved roadside screening device was administered and the result was a fail. He requested a second sample, which was also a fail. The driver was issued a 90-day immediate roadside driving prohibition. The vehicle was towed from the lawn and impounded for 30 days. ATV incident 100 Mile Traffic Services and 100 Mile RCMP are investigating a collision that occurred on Oct. 6 just before 8 p.m. on Timothy Lake Road.
From the preliminary witness information, it appears an ATV with an operator aboard was being towed by another vehicle. The towed ATV either rolled over or impacted a hard surface resulting in severe injuries to the male operator. The Greeny
Lake Volunteer Fire Department and BC Ambulance Service personnel were dispatched. First aid was provided to the ATV operator until he was transported to the 100 Mile District General Hospital. He was stabilized and transported by air ambulance to Royal Inland Hosp-
Charges have been laid after 900 marijuana plants were seized at Eagle Creek, near Forest Grove. 100 Mile House RCMP, along with North District Integrated Marijuana Enforcement (NDIME) task force members, executed a search warrant on Bradley Creek Road in Eagle Creek, Oct. 4. RCMP found a marijuana grow operation within the outbuilding on the property. Some 874 marijuana plants, in various
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stages of growth, were seized. Police also confiscated a small amount of dried marijuana “bud,” growing equipment and a small amount of ecstasy pills. Two men, 53 and 28 years old, were arrested and are facing charges of production of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. They will be making their first court appearances on Jan. 8, 2013 in 100 Mile House.
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Smoke that poured out of the Ainsworth Engineered Canada LP’s OSB mill on Oct. 3 caught the attention of many people in the community. The fire was contained quickly by the plant’s deluge fire-suppression system, but firefighters attended to check for hot spots.
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Two fires at Ainsworth Engineered Canada LP’s OSB mill last week kept both its staff and local fire departments busy. 100 Mile House Fire-Rescue chief Darrell Blades says a call came in about 10:30 p.m. Oct. 2 for fan bearings on fire in the press stacks, which are located on the ground outside of the plant. “When we got on scene, they were just cancelling us. It was all
extinguished and the [staff] crews on scene handled it, so there was nothing for us to do.” Then the next day (Oct. 3) around 12:30 p.m., crews returned for a fire in the electrified filter beds (EFBs) stacks that exit the plant through its roof. He explains the blaze was also doused effectively by the in-plant deluge system, a fire-suppression system that sends a mist down the stacks. See FIRE… page A16
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 27 (CARIBOO-CHILCOTIN) Have your say... The Board of Education requests your input On 25 September, at its public meeting, the Board unveiled its Initial Options Report for Public Consultation (available online www.sd27.bc.ca). Stakeholders and public are invited to the following public consultation meetings to hear the Board’s rationale to the Report and to give feedback to the Board:
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Politicians pan Internet voting Concerns: coercion, hacking, even black-market ballots Carole Rooney
We know they’re not allowed to be talking in the polling station Local politicians about who to vote for, are reacting to the or encouraging that.” news that Elections Elections BC is BC has announced acting under the who will form the direction of Attorney Independent Panel General Shirley Bond on Internet Voting. in convening this Cariboo independent Regional panel to District chair examine the Al Richmond potential says electfor Internet ed officials voting for would like provincial to see more or local govactive particiernment pation at the elections. polls, but the Al Richmond The panel common conis tasked with cern is maintaining looking at best pracprivacy and integrity tices in Internet voting in this method of vot- in other jurisdictions ing. across Canada and The intimidation around the world. factor will be tricky “Most importantto control at a remote ly,” Bond says the terminal, Richmond panel will be examadds, to be sure the ining all potential person voting is security and privacy doing so under his or concerns and how to her own free will and address them before not under duress or the Ministry of Justice intimidation. will “even consider” “Seniors could its implementation. be in homes, where She assigned B.C. people say ‘just vote chief electoral offihere, and do this’, cer Keith Archer to or ‘oh, you can’t chair the panel, who see, well vote there’. then announced the I think there’s a lot remaining selections more opportunity for early last month. coercion.” Richmond says The privacy he’s pleased that a secured at the polls regional district repreor when an elections sentative is a member official goes to a hos- of the panel. pital with a ballot He knows Leebox to assist a live- Ann Crane, chief in patient will be a administrative officer “challenge” to do via of the East Kootenay Internet voting, he Regional District. explains. “She is a very profi“How do we ensure cient regional district that only one person administrator.” is at that computer The remaining terminal making that panel members are vote? University of British “We know when Columbia associthere’s one person ate professor Dr. in a polling booth. Konstantin Beznosov; Free Press
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University of Victoria professor Dr. Valerie King; and former Auditor General George Morfitt. Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett says she approves of the panel selections, but has “lots of concerns” and agrees the panel’s task will be “an awful lot of work.” “From my point of view, somebody’s going to have to make me 100 per cent comfortable that Internet voting cannot be hacked and it will be the person who should be there pushing that button, before I would ever support it.” Barnett adds she thinks it is “pretty sad” when the freedom of The Constitution of Canada and democracy “gets lost” – along with a part of Canada’s history and culture – by removing the act of showing one’s face at the voting booth. “It would be a shame to see that disappear. Maybe, Internet voting [is OK] for those who can’t get out... but how are we going to be assured this is in total confidentiality?” Barnett says she has concerns not only about coercion of
voters, but also that those who don’t care enough to vote will give their Internet pass code away, or even sell it. While he can’t speak for other families, Richmond notes that in his home, they maintain and respect each other’s privacy.
“I [usually] don’t know how my wife votes and she doesn’t know how I vote, although we certainly know each other’s political views. “I think when you put the X next to someone’s name at the ballot box, that’s a personal decision.”
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Rancher named B.C. Lieutenant Governor By Tom Fletcher Black Press
Nicola Valley rancher Judith Guichon has been named British Columbia Lieutenant Governor, as Sto:lo Grand Chief Steven Point’s five-year term comes to an end. Guichon runs the family cattle ranch
in the Nicola Valley. She has served as president of the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association, a director of the Grassland Conservation Council of B.C., and on provincial government task forces on ranching and species at risk. “Mrs. Guichon has dedicated herself
Judy Guichon to her community, province and country,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said
in a statement Oct. 1. “She is a leader in keeping British Columbia’s agriculture and cattle industries environmentally sound and she has worked hard to promote and protect the ranchers of British Columbia.” Premier Christy Clark thanked Point for his work and con-
gratulated Guichon. “She has a deep appreciation for the history and traditions of British Columbia and has spent a lifetime ensuring that we all stay connected to our roots – particularly through her work with the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association.” Lieutenant gover-
nors are appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of prime ministers. They serve five-year terms as the Queen’s representative in each province, declaring new legislation and performing ceremonial duties around the province. Point is a former provincial court
judge. Before being named to chief commissioner of the B.C. Treaty Commission, Point served as an elected chief of the Skowkale First Nation for 15 years. He also served as the tribal chair of the Stó:lo Nation Government, and Grand Chief of the Stó:lo Tribal Council.
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Fire-Rescue, mill crews improve emergency response Carole Rooney Free Press
Folks should not be concerned when they see the 100 Mile House Fire-Rescue on scene regularly at the local mills, says fire chief Darrell Blades. He and his crews
are working heavily with both Ainsworth Engineered Canada LP’s OSB plant and West-Fraser ’s 100 Mile Lumber to continuously improve fire response, he explains. “We’ve really taken a hard look at our responses there,
FIRE… from page A12 While many people noticed a big ball of black smoke that exited the plant and hung briefly in the sky, Blades says there was no explosion, as some witnesses had feared. The black smoke was the result of what he describes as similar to a “really big chimney fire,” but without any creosote. “The pipes are massive, just huge.” The material in the EFBs is a gravel medium used for air pollution control that is replaced frequently. The chief notes the dust particles from the air can collect in the EFBs stacks and catch fire from a spark, but the plant’s deluge system is very effective in controlling that. “All that material in there was burning, and that’s what the black smoke was.” The deluge pretty much “snuffs the fire,” so it cuts loose the stream of smoke, separating it into a ball of smoke. 100 Mile sent two engines and 10 firefighters, while 108 Mile Ranch Volunteer Fire Department provided mutual aid with fire chief Marcelle Ried, six members and one more engine. However, Blades says neither department was on scene very long. “We just went with (Ainsworth) crews, checked for some hot spots and opened up some hatches and doors with them. Then it was all cleared and we were out of there. So, we didn’t spray any water.” Firefighters were on scene for less than an hour.
and what we’re doing, and the teamwork between the fire department and the [mill] staff is excellent. “We’re really improving the [response] systems there and how they do things.”
The fire department is now attending “a lot of small fires” at both local mills that are typically dealt with on site, he adds, in order to improve the overall emergency response structures. “We’re doing
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100 Mile House in good hands By Darrell Blades support vehicles, 100 Mile House and small equipFire-Rescue has ment and tools. been operating Members train since 1954 as a to the National fire brigade, and Fire Protection then officially Association since 1956 as a fire (NFPA) 1001 department. Standard for 100 Mile House professional fireFire-Rescue fighters, along has a career fire with medical, reschief and up to cue and apparatus 27 paid-on-call operator training. Darrell Blades firefighters. The The departdedicated comment also operates munity members the Emergency provide fire suppression, Services Training Centre medical response, rescue, fire (ESTC), which provides an prevention and training ser- excellent live fire-training vices. venue for area departments. The department responds The ESTC is one of about a to more than 250 incidents dozen such training centres in per year. the province. The crew is well equipped 100 Mile House Fire-Rescue with modern fire equipment, will be accepting applications including two engines, a ten- for the 2013 Recruit Class in der, a brush, a rescue and two late October. If you think you
might be interested in giving back to your community and being a member of this team, check out www.100milefire. com for more recruit information. Team roster Fire chief Darrell Blades, deputy chief Bob Sparreboom, fire prevention officer Shawn Nelson, fire training officer Ryan Hindmarsh, captain Paul Donnelly, captain Jason Krueger, lieutenant Jon Lavigne, lieutenant Wayne Graham and firefighters David Bissat, Veronica Borg, Brandon Bougie, Cory Boyd, Ted Boyd, Mike Collinge, Clare Fast, Crystal Ferguson, Steve Fouchier, Joe Guerreiro, Kevin Haber, Kevin Halcro, Ken Hooper, Will Johnson, Tamas Szatmari, Shawn Taylor and Chris Watkins. Darrell Blades is the fire chief for 100 Mile House Fire-Rescue.
Alarms, evacuation plans save lives 100 Mile House Fire-Rescue chief Darrell Blades urges residents to test their smoke alarms and “have two ways out” during Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 7-13. If you woke up to a fire in your home, how much time do you think you would have to get to safety? According to the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), one-third of households estimated they would have at least six minutes before a fire in their home would become life threatening. Unfortunately, the time available is often less. • On average, 35 people died in structure fires in British Columbia each year between 2006 and 2011. • Young children, older adults, people with disabilities, rental units, and households in lowincome areas, rural communities and First Nations reserves are at greater risk. • Working smoke alarms could reduce annual fire deaths by as much as 32 per cent.
• Fire damage was reduced by 19 per cent when a working smoke alarm was present. Smoke-alarm legislation varies from province to province. Since mid-2010, the B.C. Fire Code has required all homes, and hotel and motel rooms to have a working smoke alarm (battery-operated or hard-wired). However, this is not systematically enforced on residential properties. Smoke alarms’ function is another challenge. Models with removable batteries can be eas-
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ily disabled during cooking, and also require the occupant to be diligent about replacing batteries at regular intervals. While this problem is addressed by hardwired and long-life lithium battery models, their seemingly “care-free” status may result in neglected maintenance and use beyond the functioning lifespan. A co-ordinated, sustained and multifaceted approach – consisting of education, enforcement and changes to the environment – is required to ensure every Canadian home
has a working smoke alarm. This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme is to “Have Two Ways Out,” which focuses on the importance of fire escape planning and practice. 100 Mile House Fire-Rescue recommends the following tips for planning your family’s escape: • Test your smoke alarms. • Ensure your smoke alarms are less than 10 years old. • Make a map of your home. Mark a door and a window
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Choose the right winter tire NC - No matter where you live in Canada, you should use winter tires during the cold season. Of course, we all want to find the best quality winter tire for the best price possible. In many cases,
however, an inexpensive winter tire might not do the job. Granted, it will be better than the average all-season tire, but a slightly more expensive tire that has better surface contact is likely a better
investment. Even winter tires are not all created equal. Some of them are specially made for rear-wheel drive cars, other for light trucks, while some are See TIRES… page A22
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White. Fluffy. Sneaky. Goes by the code name “Snow.” Keep winter under surveillance.
Help do your part for clean air As one of the greatest innovators of advanced environmentaltechnologies, the automotive industry, including new car dealers from every corner of British Columbia, is encouraging all drivers to do their part for the environment everyday throughout the year. B.C.’s new car dealers have identified the following Top 10 Tips to help drivers celebrate sustainability, improve air quality and even save some money: • Consider a cleaner vehicle. With vehicle prices and interest rates on new vehicles hitting record lows, there’s never been a better time to reduce your emissions by upgrading to a new, more fuel efficient vehicle. • Participate in the BC SCRAPIT program and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by getting older vehicles off the road. Retire your 1995 or
older vehicle and choose from a long list of incentives. Replacing a 1990 sedan with a 2009 hybrid can result in a reduction of up to 67 per cent in greenhouse gas emissions. • Avoid unnecessary idling. It wastes fuel, money, stresses your engine and adds unnecessary pollution to the air. • Get regular tuneups. Vehicles that are properly serviced run more efficiently, waste less fuel and produce less air pollution. • Take advantage of the Clean Energy Vehicle for BC incentive program. Receive up to $5,000 off the pre-tax price of a Clean Energy Vehicle, including new electric vehicles, battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and more. Filling up on clean electricity in B.C. can save the average driver up to $1,200 per year in fuel. • Make sure tires are properly inflated. Chronic under-infla-
tion can reduce the service life of a tire by as much as 15,000 kilometres. Canadian motorists will waste an estimated 533 million litres of fuel due to under-inflated tires this year alone. This needless fuel consumption will also release an additional 1.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. • Recycle your scrap tires. Returning your old tires to a participating retailer to help keep scrap tires out of landfill and create useful recycled rubber products such as athletic tracks and playground covers. • Watch the lead foot. How you drive can impact how much fuel your vehicle uses, and in turn, the level of emissions. Slow down, maintain steady speeds and avoid jackrabbit starts and hard braking to use less fuel. • Watch your weight. Clean out the trunk, cargo areas and passenger compart-
ments. Less weight means better mileage. Keeping an extra 100 pounds of weight in a car will reduce its fuel economy by approximately two per cent. • Get sleeker. Remove roof racks when not in use to reduce wind resistance, improving aerodynamics and fuel economy by as much as five per cent.
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Back-up cameras are becoming essential NC - Many automakers have been offering back-up cameras on their vehicles. These little cameras are well hidden within a trim placed on the back of the car or the truck. They transmit a real-time moving image of what is behind the vehicle to a small screen in the rearview mirror or to a bigger screen combined with the navigation system. What if you own an older car or truck and would like to install such an accessory? Aftermarket parts and accessories manufacturers can help you with that. It is now possible to buy a kit that retrofits on your car or truck for a modest price. If you have a few basic tools, you can install the kit very easily yourself in a few hours. Such kits come with a mirror that covers the actual rearview mirror and is held in place by Velcro straps. Some new mirrors include a hands-free telephone connection with speaker. The backup mini-screen works with a simple connection to a 12-volt power outlet. The rear camera clips to the licence plate, which you will have to remove and replace. The camera is connected to a little sender that is, in turn, connected to the back-up light wire. This is where a little handiwork is needed, but you can always ask a friend for help. Whether you do the job yourself or have it done at your local garage, the back-up camera is a smart safety feature for any year of car.
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Do you drive as part of your job? Winter weather is hard on your vehicle and its engine. Here are some tips to help you make sure your ride is up to the challenge: 1. Install winter tires. Use four matched winter tires that carry the winter tire logo – even when driving a 4 X 4. Winter tires improve driving safety by providing better traction in snow, slush and icy conditions. Check for wear before installing the tires and check tire air pressure frequently, as it decreases in cold weather. 2. Get your car winter ready with a maintenance check up. Preventative maintenance is key. Make sure your battery, brakes, lights and fuses, cooling and heating systems, electrical and exhaust systems, and belts and hoses are in tip-top shape. 3. Change your wiper blades to winter blades. They are heavier and push snow and ice more easily. 4. Clear snow and ice from all windows, lights, mirrors, hood and the roof. After starting your vehicle, wait for the window to defrost completely to allow clear visibility all around. 5. If you have a cell phone, make sure it's charged and bring it with you. A car charger for the phone is a smart device to have on hand. Cell phone batteries can freeze in very cold weather. Don't leave your phone in the car for extended periods of time.
6. Make sure your windshield washer reservoir is full, and carry extra washer fluid in your vehicle. 7. Be prepared by packing a winter survival kit. Recommended items include: t &NFSHFODZ LJU DPOUBJOJOH OPO QFSJTIBCMF GPPE blankets and first aid supplies t 8JOETIJFME TDSBQFS BOE TOPX CSVTI t &YUSB XJOETIJFME XBTIFS øVJE t 'VFM MJOF BOUJGSFF[F t 'MBSFT BOE NBUDIFT PS MJHIUFS t 5JSF DIBJOT BOE HMPWFT t 4IPWFM BOE USBDUJPO NBU TBOE PS LJUUZ MJUUFS t 'MBTIMJHIU BOE FYUSB CBUUFSJFT t #BUUFSZ KVNQFS DBCMFT t 4QBSF UJSF XIFFM XSFODI BOE KBDL t &YUSB DMPUIJOH BOE GPPUXFBS t 4BOECBHT GPS FYUSB XFJHIU 8. Keep your gas tank topped up. This will help to avoid condensation and moist air on the inside of the tank, which can cause fuel lines to freeze and other serious issues. 9. If you get stuck in a storm, don’t panic. "WPJE PWFSFYFSUJPO BOE FYQPTVSF 4UBZ JO ZPVS vehicle and open your window slightly to make sure you have a supply of fresh air. Use a survival candle GPS IFBU 4FU PVU B XBSOJOH MJHIU PS øBSFT Current road conditions: DriveBC.ca Winter driving tips: ShiftIntoWinter.ca
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Fall-Winter Wheels 2012 Proper tires important for safety on Cariboo’s winter roads
TIRES… from page A20
pavement, ask your tire dealer for a tire specifically designed for ice or cold pavement. Those kinds of conditions are some of the trickiest: no driver can predict when ice will cover the
designed for deep snow driving or for ice. If you think you will be driving all winter on mostly dry
pavement to make the dangerously invisible “black ice.” If in doubt about your exact needs, ask your tire dealer what he or she recommends. Even if the product is a lit-
tle more expensive than you expected, remember your life and those of your passengers depend on those four small patches of rubber rolling on the roads.
WHO INSTALLS YOUR WINTER TIRES IS AS IMPORTANT AS YOUR WINTER TIRES. Ford Technicians aren’t your typical mechanics. They’re trained by Ford to know your Ford better than anyone else, especially when it comes to winter tires. They’ll help you find the tires that fit your vehicle best, according to its year, model, weight and drivetrain. This winter, don’t let just anyone install your winter tires. TRUST THE EXPERTS WHO KNOW YOUR FORD BEST.
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All offers expire December 15, 2012. Offers may be cancelled at any time without notice. See Service Advisor for complete details. Applicable taxes and provincial levies not included. Dealer may sell for less. Only available at participating locations. 1Storage term is at the Dealer’s sole discretion, up to a maximum of one year. ††In order to receive a local competitor’s advertised price: (i) tires must be purchased and installed at your participating Ford Dealer; (ii) customer must present the competitor’s actual local advertisement (containing the lower price) which must have been printed within 30 days of the sale; and (iii) the tires being purchased must be the same brand, sidewall, speed and load ratings as shown in the competitive advertisement. Offer only available at participating Ford dealerships. This offer is valid on the cost of the tire only and does not include labour costs, valve stems, mounting, balancing, disposal, and taxes. Offer does not apply to advertised prices outside of Canada, in eBay advertisements, by tire wholesalers and online tire retailers, or closeout, special order, discontinued and clearance/liquidation offers. Limited time offer. Offer may be cancelled or changed at any time without prior notice. See your Service Advisor for details. VFord Protection Plan is only available for non-commercial cars and light trucks. If an eligible Ford, Motorcraft® or Ford-approved part fails due to a defect in material or workmanship, wear out or rust through, it will be replaced at no charge as long as the original purchaser of the part owns the vehicle on which the part was installed. Labour is covered for the first 12 months or 20,000 km (whichever occurs first) after the date of installation. Emergency brake pads are not eligible under this plan. See Service Advisor for complete details and limitations. ‡‡ Rebate offers are manufacturer’s mail-in rebates. Rebates available on select Hankook, Continental (credit card gift card), General Tire (credit card gift card), Goodyear, Dunlop, Pirelli, Yokohama, Bridgestone (credit card gift card), Firestone (credit card gift card), Michelin and Toyo tires. Offers are valid on qualifying sets of four tires, purchased and installed at participating locations during the respective promotion periods for each tire brand. Offer is valid on the cost of the tire(s) only and does not include labour costs, valve stems, mounting, balancing, disposal, and taxes. Amount of rebates, start dates and expiration dates (range from November 20 – December 31, 2012) vary depending on tire manufacturer. It is the responsibility of the customer to submit the required claim forms and proof of purchase to the relevant tire manufacturer with sufficient postage by the required deadline for that rebate offer. See your Service Advisor for complete details and claim forms. ** Excludes emergency brake pads or shoes. Machining or replacement of rotors and drums available at additional cost. © 2012 Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. All rights reserved.
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Fall-Winter Wheels 2012
Autumn leaves present driving hazards Autumn is the picture-perfect time of year when many
drivers take to the road to view the autumn colours.
The leaves are beautiful to see, but when wet or in piles
Martina Dopf photo
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on the roads, they present driving hazards unique to the season. Most motorists know that puddles or standing water can cause loss of control, and they adjust their driving accordingly. However, fewer drivers are aware of the dangers of wet leaves. A single layer of wet leaves can make braking, steering and stopping difficult. This effect is particularly dangerous at intersections and is intensified at downhill stop signs. Acceleration can be affected, too. Fishtailing can result on leaf-strewn areas where hard accelerations may be necessary. Even when dry, leaves can present a challenge. Piles of leaves can obscure potholes, curbs and street markings and even present a fire hazard should leaves contact a hot muffler or tailpipe. Drivers are reminded of the hazard and should prepare for fall driving conditions by having their vehicles’ tires, brakes and wipers checked before heading out on the road.
Tires can affect the car’s ride, handling, traction and safety, and are a critical connection between the car and the road in all types of driving conditions. To maximize tire life and safety, check the inflation pressure and the tread depth, and inspect the sidewalls for cracks or punctures. Tires should be rotated and balanced every 10,000 kilometres. The brake system is the car’s most important safety system. Brakes are a normal wear item for any car, and brake linings, drums and rotors, as well as brake fluid, should be checked at each oil change. To help ensure the performance and safety of wip-
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Special Olympics golfer competes at nationals Golfer Brett Tassell of 100 Mile House had the experience of a lifetime recently, competing at the Special Olympics Canada 2012 National Golf Tournament. It was the first time the event had been held and it took place at Chippewa Creek Golf Club in Mount Hope, Ont., Sept. 27-29. The 25-year-old was among more than 53 athletes from across Canada, including nine from British Columbia, who came together to train, practice and compete at the tournament. Tassell has been hanging around golf courses since the age of 12 and plays regularly as a member of the 100 Mile Special Olympics golf team. In June, he qualified at the regional competition held here to compete at nationals. He shoots an average 42 at the par 32 Marmot Ridge Golf Course in 100 Mile, where his Special Olympics team practises, and at nationals, he pulled off a 44 in round 1, and 48 in round 2 on the par 36 course to place fifth in his division. The tournament wasn’t just about competition at a national
level. It also gave the golfers an opportunity to learn new skills from PGA of Canada pros, including Gary Price. Tassell says there was a lot going on during the tournament and he was able to strike up some new friendships with other athletes. “It was an experience I will never forget.” Special Olympics BC Foundation’s Sport and Youth Development manager Shawn Fevens, who co-ordinated the B.C. athletes for the tournament, had good things to say about Tassell. “Having Brett on the team was a lot of fun and he definitely did not lack for energy. I look forward to playing with Brett in the future.” The regional competition held in June also qualified Tassell to compete at the 2013 Special Olympics BC Summer Games in Langley. Tassell’s parents, Ken and Leslie Tassell, live in 100 Mile and say they are very proud of their son for his accomplishments.
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Williams Lake Stampeder Tyler Fuller, front, tries to find his way around Tomahawks Antoine Sargeant in their CIHL season opener played last Saturday in Lac la Hache.
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Brett Tassell recently competed at the Special Olympics Canada 2012 National Golf Tournament in Mount Hope, Ontario.
The Lac la Hache Tomahawks opened its 2012/13 Central Interior Hockey League season with a heart-breaking shootout loss to Williams Lake Stampeders in Lac la Hache on Oct. 6. Close to 300 spectators filled Rolf Zeis Arena and cheered wildly as Tomahawks’ Don Nicholas opened the scoring with a power play goal less than two minutes into the game. Grant Johnson and Wade Balbirnie each added
to the Hawks score to make it 3-0 at the end of the first period. Stampeders Nathan Zurak found the back of the net with his own power play marker nearly halfway into the second period and Stamps Brent McIsaac narrowed the gap with a shorthanded goal a minute later. Tomahawks Wilf Robbins widened the lead to 4-2, which held to the end of the second period. Williams Lake came out full force in the third and took a 5-4 lead with goals by Matt Lees, Dylan
Richardson and another by Lees. It held until Nicholas put one by Stamps goalie Justin Foote to tie it up 5-5 just five minutes shy of the final buzzer. That brought it to a shootout during which neither team scored on the first attempts. The second attempts were successful by both teams, with Nicholas getting the Hawks’ goal for a game hat trick. The dual ended in the next round when Zurak got around Tomahawks’ goalie Willy Sellars, but Hawks Robin Gilbert
hit the post on his attempt. “The shootout could have gone either way,” says Tomahawks coach Al Navrot. “I would have liked to have won, but it definitely shows us that we’re competitive. We’ve got a few more guys we’re waiting for who will give us more depth, and we have a young line with skill, speed and enthusiasm that did really well.” The Tomahawks take on Prince Rupert Rampage in Lac la Hache, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
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JUNIOR CURLING REGISTRATION and FREE DAY Oct. 16 • 3:30pm to 5pm at the Curling Rink
COME OUT AND TRY IT!! Boys & Girls 7-19 Must have clean shoes. ALL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED. For more info call: Maxine at 250-395-2416 or Hollis at 250-395-2884 100 Mile House & District Minor Hockey Schedule for Oct. 10 – Oct. 16, 2012
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Jennifer Stringer from Vanderhoof was one of several competitors at a carriage driving event held at Huber Farm & Equestrian Centre in 70 Mile House, Oct. 6-7.
Carriage drivers compete at fall event By Mark MacMillan The weather was spectacular for the 2012 Cariboo Trails Field Trials carriage driving event held at Huber Farm & Equestrian Centre in 70 Mile House, Oct. 6-7.
The fall colours made a perfect backdrop for the 13 horses and their carts and carriages. Competitors came from far and wide including Armstrong, Grinrod,
Quesnel, Vanderhoof, Langley, Green Lake, Barriere, Endako and also Rosalind, Alta. Oct. 6 Level 1 ribbons went
Curling starts for visually impaired Arlene Jongbloets Free Press
The Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) 100 Mile House & District Chapter White Cane Club starts a new season of curling Oct. 12 at the 100 Mile Curling Club rink. The league’s weekly sessions for people who are visually impaired or blind will take place every Friday at 9:30 a.m. Drop-in and sighted curlers are welcome
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Participants must be 12 years of age or older There is a 4 hour, on-line, pre-task assignment that is due BEFORE the clinic begins. Seasonal Volunteers are rewarded a stipend payment once they are certified. Skates & Helmet are required
to join in the fun. Local White Cane Club member Lori Fry is encouraging people to play. “Drop by and give it a try. It could open your eyes to a whole new world of abilities, versus disabilities.” The league is looking for donations of curling brooms, push sticks, shoes and grippers, and if anyone can help, they can contact Fry or Jim at 250395-2452.
home with Karyn Greenlees of Green Lake for a firstplace finish, while Lynda Atkinson of Quesnel took second place. Level 2 first-place honours went to Rita Hiatt from Endako. Marion Roman from Langley was second and Maurice Helmig from Rosalind took third place. Oct. 7 Level 1 saw Deb Gardner from Armstrong in first place. Greenlees took second and Janine Payne from Vanderhoof was third. Level 2 saw Hiatt take first place. Roman finished in second and Helmig took third. The level 1 overall winner was Greenlees and Hiatt won overall for level 2.
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A single rugby program that involves students at both Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School (PSO) and 100 Mile House Junior Secondary is up and running. They’ve been practising on the Junior Secondary field since mid-September, honing their skills in the game of seven-aside, or sevens, as it’s usually called. Returning coach Jade Jewitt looks after the girls’ team, which at 16 members, is enough to field both a junior and a senior team this season. “That’s a really big turnout compared to previous years.” While there was no local school rugby program last year, Jewitt worked with many of the girls last spring on fitness training and skills, and says her players are in good shape. “They’re small but tough and they’re not scared. They’re going to be a good bunch of girls to work with and they love the sport.” Rugby is an aggressive game and Jewitt says they’ve put extra emphasis this year on safety. She explains parents and guardians of players were individually spoken to about the sport and made aware of what their child was getting into. Former rugby coach and Mile 108 Elementary School principal Tom Turner did a safe tackling workshop with play-
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Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School rugby player Richard Tracy, front, kicks the ball during practice and preparation for upcoming home games against Williams Lake today (Oct. 10). The games will be played at 100 Mile House Junior Secondary, starting at 3:30 p.m. ers at the beginning of the season to teach them how to protect themselves during play. Jewitt is a PSO grad who played school rugby for six years and is in her third year of coaching. The boys’ team is led by coach Matt Leclerc who is also
a PSO grad and an automotive shop substitute teacher. He has his work cut out for him with a 15-man junior team and eight-man senior squad this season. The talent pool is mixed, with a few veterans and a fair amount of new interest, he says. “A lot of the guys
are green, but have quite a bit of potential and skill. We’ve got quite a few athletes, which is very nice. “I’m pretty excited about the season. I’ve got more talent than I bargained for, which is a great surprise.” Leclerc has five years of secondary school rugby under his belt and he
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The Cariboo-Chilcotin Partners for Literacy Society (CCPL) is seeking a local individual to coordinate programs, raise awareness, facilitate groups and provide one-to-one literacy support. This is a flexible, part-time position - 20 hrs/wk - starting immediately to August 31, 2013 with the potential of renewal. Wage is negotiable. The individual we are looking for will have the following qualifications & skills: • Knowledge of 100 Mile House community • Working with community groups and service agencies • Understanding of literacy and essential skills issues • Comfort with and compassion for marginalized and vulnerable community members • Experience with adult learning programs, instruction and issues • Strong computer use and knowledge • Effective communication, teambuilding and outreach skills • Program design, development, promotion, evaluation and report writing • Learner assessment and monitoring • Respect for confidentiality and ability to maintain policy • Ability to work independently and take initiative Applicants must also hold a valid driver’s license and have own transportation. Local travel will be required. Interested candidates are invited to pick up a detailed job description from Mel Newcombe at mel@caribooliteracy.com and submit a cover letter with detailed resume outling qualifications and experience no later than Wednesday, October 17, 2012 to: Cariboo-Chilcotin Partners for Literacy Society Attention: Mel Newcombe RE: 100 Mile House Program Coordinator & Literacy Practitioner PO Box 48, 108 MIle Ranch, BC V0K 2Z0 or email: mel@caribooliteracy.com We wish to thank all applicants, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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The Canadian Cancer Society appreciates your generous support. Please send the name of the deceased, name/address of next of kin and name/ address of donor for tax receipt (VISA/MC accepted) to: Canadian Cancer Society, #300 - 500 Victoria St. Prince George, B.C. V2L 2J9 or Ph: 1-800-811-5666. Memorial donations to the 100 Mile House General District Hospital Auxiliary can be sent to: Box 851, 100 Mile House, B.C. V0K 2E0. Memorial donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association can be sent to: 5363 Dawson Rd. 100 Mile House, B.C. V0K 2E1. Memorial donations to the 100 Mile District Hospice Palliative Care Society can be sent to: Bag 399, 100 Mile House, B.C. V0K 2E0 Memorial donations to the 100 Mile House SPCA can be sent to: Box 1948, 100 Mile House, B.C. V0K 2E0. Memorial donations to Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children can be sent to: 3550 Waybourne Way, Burnaby, B.C. V5G 3K9. Memorial donations to Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon can be sent to: #203 - 635 Victoria Street, Kamloops, B.C. V2C 2B3. The South Cariboo Health Foundation welcomes memorial gifts in support of our local Acute and Residential Health Care facilities, as well as, Community Health projects and activities. Mail donations to: S.C. Health Foundation, Bag 399, 100 Mile House, B.C. V0K 2E0 or drop them off at the hospital. Donations can be made to the Gideons by phoning 1-888-482-4253, using your credit card. The Gideons will send a card to the bereaved, so have their address handy. For funeral display or other information, contact Pete Penner at 791-6302 Donations may be sent to 100 Mile House Mural Society, 6221 Aalton Road, 100 Mile House B.C. V0K 2E3
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Pets 6 MONTH old, 8 lb. male chihuahua, white & tan colour. $500. 250-395-3987 or 250395-1922. PAN-YOSHI pups. A larger medium size dog. Ready to go. $100 each. 250-395-3046. SPCA - Your best choice in pets. 250-395-5303 The SPCA needs 2 to 3 phone volunteers to answer the emergency line. Suits retired or semi-retired individuals. Also, temporary foster homes needed. Please call 250-3955303 and leave a message.
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HOUSE for sale, new listing. Almost 1 acre in 108 Mile. 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 baths, on upper level, plus 2 bedroom inlaw suite lower level. New roof. Backs onto greenbelt. Available now. Asking $189,000. 250-395-4602 or cell 250-706-9701.
1 bdrm cabin, Lone Butte area. $460/mon. Utilities & sat. included. Phone after 6 - 250395-2005.
3 BR, 2 bath, spacious livingroom, kitchen, recroom, laundry room with washer and dryer. Fully fenced backyard, well behaved pets ok. Fridge, stove, dishwasher incld. Cariboo Trail at 9th Street. Avail. Nov 1st. $975. Call 250-3954664 or toll free cell 1-877395-4644.
2002 DERBIE 49cc. Comes with helmet, cover & new battery. $750. Call 250-453-2255.
Houses For Sale STARTER Home 6044 Horse Lake Rd only $122,500 - updated 3 bedroom priced to sell 6101 Reita Cr $189,000 - well maintained 5759 Horse Lake Rd $244,900 Century21 Seaside Realty Ltd (100 Mile) 250395-2133
Real Estate RIVERFRONT RESORT, Southern BC. Lots available as low as $61,900. Year round park, indoor pool & spa. Low maintenance fees. Inquiries: Jan 250-499-7887; Caroline 250-499-4233; www.riversidervparkresort.com
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Duplex / 4 Plex 1 BDRM SUITE with den. Nice clean end unit in 4-plex in 100 Mile $700/mo + util. Avail. Sept. 1. Jim 250-395-2550. 2 & 1 BDRM, in 100 Mile. Call 250-397-2041 or 250-6094146 for details.
Mobile Homes & Pads #54 TRAVELLERS TRAILER COURT. Lg. 2 bdrm mobile in 100 Mile, with addition which has a large bedroom plus utility room, S/F, W/D, N.G. furnace, carport & covered deck. Wired shed. No pets. $700/mo. D.D. & refs. Newly renovated, new carpets, linoleum & paint. Very responsible people. Call between 9am 7pm 250-395-1223. ONE empty mobile home pad, #50, #52, & #4 at Park Drive Estates. 250-395-3268. TRAILER in Travelers Tailer Court (100 Mile). F/S/W/D included. $700/mon. Avail . Nov.1st. 250-395-2257.
Homes for Rent CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION South Cariboo Branch
CMHA-SCB is now taking applications for our affordable family housing development, located on Cariboo Trail and Jens Street, 100 Mile House B.C. Application forms can be picked up at the Community Resource Centre (between the Hospital and the Junior High School), or at the
Women’s Centre (102 Bridge Creek Centre, Birch Avenue). The 25 unit project has 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom units. Applicants must provide income and asset information and veriďŹ cation upon application. This project is sponsored by the Canadian Mental Health Association - South Cariboo Branch and British Columbia Housing and Management Commission.
Other Areas BUY LAND in Belize - English Commonwealth country in Central America. Caribbean Jungle lots - 3 miles from sea Starting at $11,000. All types available. For information call Patrick Snyder 778-403-1365.
108: 3,4, or 5 bdrm home. 2.5 baths. Gas or wood heat. $900/mon. Available immediately. 250-609-0603. 108: 3 bdrm, 1.5 baths, NG heat. $760/mon. Plus 2 bdrm basement suite with wood stove, $560/mon. 250-3954602. 108: 5 bdrm, 2.5 baths, NG heat/wood backup. $1060/mon. OR sell for $179,900. 250-395-4602 or Cell 250-706-9701.. 108 HOME in front of beach. Gas ďŹ replace, 2 bedroom plus 2 in ďŹ nished basement. 250791-5787. 2 BDRM, 2 bath residence on Watch Lake. NS. Available until April 2013. $500/mon plus utilities. 250-593-0253. 2 BDRM home on fenced 10 acres on Hwy. 24, Lone Butte. One level furnished. Great kitchen, sunny, avail. Sept. Suitable for seniors. N/S, N/P. Ref. req. $850/mon. 250-395-3030
2 BDRM house, Horse Lake area. N/P, N/S. $725/mon. DD req. 1 yr. lease 250-609-1118. 3 BDRM, 1 1/2 baths, carport, NP, NS, minutes to 100 Mile. Refs. $100 move in bonus. 250-396-4070, 604-732-0131. 3 BDRM house. NS. NP. In 100 Mile House. Renovated. $900/mon. includes utilities. 250-395-1311. Avail. now. 4 BDRM, 1.5 baths, 2 level home overlooking Webb Lake. Sits on 10 acres, has carport, plus shop/garage. Short walk to Bridge Lake store. Crown land at lakefront, opposite side of road. $800/mon. Call 250378-1586.
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4 BEDROOM ,2 full baths, one level, 1550 sq. ft. house in great location with big fenced yard in quiet area. $1200 per month. NS. References required. Ready on Oct. 26. Call 250-219-9446. HORSE LAKE waterfront, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, w/d, close to school. Newly renovated. $750/month. 250-397-2004. MOBILE Home with additions and full basement. Covered carport and sundeck. Back up wood heat. $760 per month plus utilities. 103 Mile. 250395-4602 or 250-706-9701. MODULAR home in 108, on large lot. 3 bdrms, 2 baths, F/S/W/D & DW. NS. Small pet okay. $700/mon. plus utilities. Ref. and DD required. OR sell for $119,000. Avail. Nov. 2, 2012. Info: 250-791-6777. NEW 2 bdrm, one bath home, within walking distance to 100 Mile and all amenities. NS, NP. Prefer 50+. $750/mon plus utilities. 250-593-2239.
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Rentals BC HOUSING is now accepting applications for housing from persons 55 years and older as well as disabled persons 19 years of age and older. Eligible tenants pay 30% of gross monthly income for rent. For applications contact: 250395-4743 or 1-800-834-7149.
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Smoke alarms reduce Aviation book well received loss of life by 74 per cent Arlene Jongbloets
Research reveals a strong link between working smoke alarms and reduced fatalities from residential structure fires. Numerous evaluations have been conducted by the Fire Service using decades of data and the results are consistent.
Working smoke alarms save lives. By alerting occupants to the presence of a fire and facilitating early response, smoke alarms have been demonstrated to save lives, reduce fire-related injury, reduce the spread of fires, and reduce the damage caused by fire. In fact, your chances of dying in a home fire may be reduced by 74 per cent if a working smoke alarm is present in your home. Most fire deaths happen in homes as a result of people breathing smoke and toxic fumes while they sleep. Smoke alarms are an effective early warning device that can awaken occupants providing them the required time to safely exit the building. Under the British Columbia Fire Code, all dwellings (homes, and all sleeping rooms sometimes referred to as lodging or hotel rooms) are required to be protected by smoke alarms. Dwelling units constructed before the B.C. Building Code required smoke alarms in 1979 are also required to have a smoke alarm. Smoke alarms are permitted to be battery operated in a dwelling unit constructed before the March 31, 1979 B.C. Building Code inception date or in a building that is not supplied with electrical power.
Dwelling units constructed after the 1979 building code changes require the smoke alarms to be interconnected and wired permanently to the home’s electrical system. Smoke alarms should be located on each level of the home and between the living and sleeping area or in the hallway of the sleeping area if one exists. All smoke alarms need to be replaced after 10 years. Most homes have smoke alarms that are hardwired to an electrical circuit. When smoke alarms are being replaced, the installation must not reduce the level of protection. In other words, existing electronically interconnected smoke alarms should be replaced with similar type smoke alarms that provide the same or higher level of protection. If additional smoke alarms are being added to existing ones they may be battery operated. In some situations, a tenant or the Authority Having Jurisdiction may use a batteryoperated smoke alarm to provide protection for the occupants of an otherwise inadequately protected dwelling. • Homeowners have a responsibility to install and maintain smoke alarms on every storey of their home and outside all sleeping areas. • Landlords have a responsibility to install smoke alarms as required by the year of construction and test them to ensure they are in working order prior to tenant occupancy. The landlord is also required to maintain the smoke alarm in working condition. • Tenants should notify their landlord immediately if the required number of working smoke alarms is not present in the rental unit. In the event there is inadequate smokealarm protection tenants should consider installing their own temporary battery operated smoke alarm. • Apartment managers/owners should inspect the smoke alarms (at a minimum) on an annual basis or whenever tenancy changes to ensure the required smoke alarms are present and working properly. Local fire departments should conduct an audit during their property inspections to verify all smoke alarms have been checked and are less than 10 years old.
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Photographer Chris Harris is flying high following the launch of his newest book, Flyover British Columbia’s Cariboo Chilcotin Coast. It took place at Aviation Day, Sept. 29 at the South Cariboo Regional Airport at 108 Mile, with more than 200 people showing up for an evening presentation at the airport hangar. Chris Nickless photo The book Sage Birchwater, left, and Chris Harris, far right, sign a copy of Flyover contains a photoBritish Columbia’s Cariboo Chilcotin Coast for book launch attendee graphic and written Larry Citra. history of aviation in the CaribooChilcotin Coast in attendance were other in years.” contributions. region, with sto- pilots who flew and Harris had flown “I got a huge sense ries from many drove in from all with many of the of appreciation from of the bush pilots over B.C. pilots in order to gath- people in the aviaresponsible for its “I didn’t have any er photographs for tion industry that development written idea it would attract his book and many their story had been by Sage Birchwater. so much attention were interviewed for told. It’s always an Harris says he because it’s such a their stories. He says honour to be a phowas surprised by the niche sort of subject. the event was a great tographer and share response the launch It was like a reunion opportunity to thank my images, but it’s received and notes of sorts for pilots them and show them great to be published many of the people who hadn’t seen each the results of their to preserve history.”
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Damning report on BC seniors care released Carole Rooney Free Press
A study released by Simon Fraser University professor Marcy Cohen reveals that between 2001 and 2010, elderly residents of British Columbia suffered significant declines in access to home and community health care. It shows access to home support for seniors 75 and older dropped by 30 per cent, and access to residential care dropped by 21 per cent during that period. Henry Hall of Lac la Hache, a B.C. Old Age Pensioners Organization (O.A.P.O.) regional director for the past four years, says this is “a big deal.” He adds anyone who takes the time to read the report can see the “shameful” results for them-
selves. “They keep changing the system and doing nothing to improve it. The province should go back to what our seniors care was in 2001, before this report. Our seniors deserve something better than they’re getting right now, that’s for sure.” Hall explains these lapses in care options are what forces seniors into hospitals for extended stays. “If people will read the report, they can see that the overcrowding in hospitals is because seniors have no place else to go.” The study estimates overall hospital occupancy rates in B.C. are 97 per cent, with many operating well above 100 per cent capacity. However, the optimal occupancy rate for safety and wait
times is 85 per cent or lower. “They just haven’t got room for everybody, and most of the seniors would be happier to get that service at home.” Cohen says the government’s response to date to Ombudsperson Kim Carter’s report earlier this year, with her 176 recommendations for improving seniors care, has been “inadequate and disappointing.” With the aging population in B.C., Cohen explains now is the time to increase access to home and community care. “We know what the solutions are; it’s time for action. “These services can help seniors live healthy, independent lives in their own homes and communities.... Home and community care also help seniors get out
Funding aimed at seniors The Ministry of Health’s new action plan for seniors includes $15 million to be administered by the United Way of the Lower Mainland (UWLM). The funding will be used to expand non-medical home support over three years in 60 communities across the province. Deb Bryant, UWLM community impact and investment director, says five pilots of the Better at Home program are being performed now. The first 18 communities that will potentially be part of the Better at Home service sites to be rolled out across BC have also been recently identified. While 100 Mile House isn’t on the list, it may have potential for program funding if a group steps forward to communicate local seniors’ needs. “The type of
communities we’re looking for are [those] where there is an interest and there may be some existing seniors organization, or some kind of infrastructure that we can connect with, and where there would be [something like] 200-500 seniors who would benefit
from a program like this.” Community Planning Council (CPC) executive co-ordinator Lea Smirfitt says there is currently a gap in having organized volunteers pursuing opportunities to help See FUNDS… page A33
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of hospital quickly once they no longer need acute care.” Coinciding with the Ombudsperson report in February, the Ministry of Health released a new action
plan for seniors, stating it expects to spend more than $2.5 billion on seniors home and community care this year, up 60 per cent from 2001. Says Health
Minister Michael de Jong: “Over the past decade, our focus has been on expanding the range of care options for seniors to meet increased demand for the fast-
est-growing segment of our population.” The plan’s carerelated actions include after-hours access to palliative See SENIORS… page A33
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Mural money... 100 Mile Lions Club’s Diane Collens, left, presents a $250 cheque to South Cariboo Mural Society representative Donna Nivison to add two plaques to the 100 Mile House Legion mural downtown. They are joined by mural-featured veteran Gordon Thorsteinson, and Sharon and John Zurch, daughter and son-in-law of another featured veteran, Ernie Sampson.
Obituaries GINTHER Mary S. (nee Freeborn) Mar. 18, 1931 - Oct. 2, 2012 It is with love and blessings that we give thanks for the life of Mary Ginther who passed away peacefully after a long illness on October 02, 2012 in 100 Mile House, B.C. She is lovingly remembered by her children Leslie Ginther and Christopher (Patricia) Ginther; as well as her grandchildren Nevin, James, and Shelby. She was predeceased by her sonin-law Ian Boyd. Mary was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario where she met her husband Marvin. Mary and her family relocated to B.C. in 1973 and she retired to 100 Mile House in 1998. Music had a special place in Mary’s life. She participated in various choirs throughout the years and did some conducting. Her kind and joyful presence will be missed. Mary’s family wishes to give special thanks to the care-giving staff at Fischer Place where Mary spent over four years of her life. Memories of Mary’s love and kindness will be forever remembered. Condolences and information about the placing of Mary’s ashes can be sent to the family care of www.100milefuneralservice.com 100 Mile Funeral Service Ltd. entrusted with the arrangements 250- 395-3243.
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ENGLAND Raymond (Bing) Ernest Aug. 12, 1939 - Sept. 28, 2012 Ray passed away suddenly, but peacefully, at home in his sleep. He was born in Moose Jaw, Sask. to Lily (nee Blumsen) and Ray England; then at a young age came west to Vancouver. When he was 15 the family moved to Burnaby where he attended McPherson Park Junior and Burnaby South High Schools. It was here that he met his wife-to-be, Carolyn Jones. They were married Aug. 19, 1960 and spent 51 happy years together raising a son, Raymond and daughter, Carmen. Ray worked for Dairyland for 36 years, then retired to the Cariboo where he enjoyed his passion of hunting and fishing and the peacefulness of just being by the lake. He was a great ‘Elvis’ fan and said he lived life ‘My Way.’ Ray is survived by his loving wife Carolyn, son Raymond (Marlene), daughter Carmen VanStraaten (Steve), sister and brother-in-law Fran and Mike Clyde, brother Harry, grandchildren: James, Kayla and Kristen England; Tanner and Trevor VanStraaten, niece Kim Richardson and many cousins and good friends whom he treasured. At Ray’s request there will be no service. LOVE LIVES ON Those we love remain with us for love itself lives on, and cherished memories never fade because a loved one’s gone. Those we love can never be more than a thought apart, for as long as there is memory, they’ll live on in the heart.
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Gambling benefits examined At the recent Union of British Columbia Municipalities AGM, a proposal to redistribute some of the $82 million a year casino host cities get to cities without gambling facilities was rejected amid concerns over how it would work. Advocates said the current system where only host cities get 10 per cent of gambling profits divides cities into winners and losers and should be reformed to spread the wealth. Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore said most patrons are now registered
through player cards, so the B.C. Lottery Corporation (BCLC) could easily estimate how much money is spent at a given casino by people who live outside that host city. This would allow benefits to be apportioned equitably to other municipalities, he argued. “The current regulations are pitting communities against each other. It’s creating an injustice between local governments around the province.” Port Coquitlam reps said they didn’t intend for host cities to lose money, suggesting
the province could keep them whole, while providing a per capita share of gaming profits to the have-nots – a scenario many at UBCM considered unlikely. Other delegates said havenot cities made their choice in the past not to have a casino – or the local costs and impacts that sometimes accompany them. View Royal Coun. David Screech said BCLC couldn’t provide the address of every patron and suggested interested communities pursue local gambling revenue-sharing agreements.
FUNDS… from page A32 seniors in the South Cariboo. “There are a number of seniors out there who for whatever reasons have not been able to access support.” Beyond agencies looking into emergency issues, Smirfitt notes she isn’t aware of any group of any strength currently advocating for seniors. Smirfitt adds the CPC is trying to get an accurate reading of local seniors’ needs. “A local advocacy group would be a huge player in that.” Bryant explains that initially UWLM will interview Interior Health Authority (IHA) staff, United Way regional co-ordinators and other area experts. Then it will look at the local demographics, seniors’ income levels and other specific community information to narrow down recipients.
“[We are] really interested in knowing about communities where there are active coalitions or planning tables or seniors advocates that are organizing and planning in the community.” However, it’s not an absolute requirement, and the first
step will be community engagement with stakeholders. “Ultimately, we will have sites in all five health regions: Vancouver Coastal, Fraser, IHA, North and Vancouver Island. “If your community is interested, please let us know by contacting Christien
Kaaij, provincial project manager, Better at Home, at christienk@ uwlm.ca.” Bryant adds having a group in place for when funding does come along is beneficial to any community. “Having an active civil society that pays attention to the needs of seniors will always be a good thing.”
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Audrey Weber, left, and Janice Silveira of St. Jude’s Catholic Women’s League show off a handsome clock that will be sold by silent auction at the Fashion with a Heart fashion show Oct. 20.
Fashion show to support Shirley Case School Project Arlene Jongbloets Free Press
St. Jude’s Catholic Women’s League will be rolling out the carpet Oct. 20 for its fashion show, Fashion with a Heart. It’s a fundraiser for the Shirley Case School Project in Nicaragua, as well as for local charities. Case grew up in 100 Mile House and was one of two Canadian aid workers killed in Afghanistan in 2008. She was 30 years old. Two schools have been built in her honour in Nicaragua. The fashion show takes place at 100 Mile Community Hall and
SENIORS… from page A32 telephone nursing services, and $15 million to the United Way of the Lower Mainland to administer expanding non-medical home support over three years in 60 communities across the province. Many of the new actions identified for seniors and families indicated appear to be communication-related. These included the establishment of a seniors’ advocate with a toll-free phone line in June 2012; improved access to information for making better care choices; online access to facility reports; easier access to seniors’ health needs assessments; and informa-
tion on policies. Hall says he encourages people to take their own action at the polls next May. “The provincial government can’t do anything about its record, and it speaks for itself. There’s not much we can do until election time comes along.” The province’s Improving Care for B.C. Seniors: An Action Plan is available online at www.seniors bc.ca. Cohen’s Caring for BC’s Aging Population: Improving Health Care for All British Columbians is online at www.policyalternatives. ca/hcc-for-seniors.
doors open at 1 p.m. Along with the show, there will be a silent auction with beautiful items like a handmade Germanstyle wooden clock made by local woodworker Jerry Chenier. “It’s going to be a good afternoon,” says Audrey Weber, one of the co-ordinators.
Fashions will be provided by Class Act Formals, The Log House Western Wear, Outlaw Urban Clothing Co., 100 Mile Sport Shop and Didi’s. Tickets are $15 and available at all of those locations and at the door. Refreshments are included in the ticket price.
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Opposition slams B.C. Liberal forest policies Independent Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson scorns timber report Carole Rooney Free Press
The British Columbia NDP are pointing blame to the policies of the provincial government after the Special Committee on Timber Supply recently released its report. It is calling the numerous committee recommendations for managing the forest industry “a condemnation of the failed B.C. Liberal forest policy that has contributed to massive job loss and closed mills in B.C.” Forest critic Norm Macdonald is deputy chair of the bi-partisan timber committee, which recently fulfilled its mandate of reviewing timber supply shortages resulting from the pine beetle epidemic and providing recommendations for managing the forest industry until it recovers. He says many of these recommendations could help reverse some of the damage by addressing forest health, protecting jobs and adding value to the forest industry. “ B r i t i s h Columbia’s forests represent a trilliondollar asset that the B.C. Liberals have been badly mismanaging for over a decade. Under the Liberal government’s watch, more than 35,000 jobs in the forest sector have been lost and dozens of mills have closed forever.” Macdonald adds the report reflects many of the changes the NDP have been advocating for years. “The crisis in Burns Lake brought into focus two clear failings. First, the B.C. Liberals have no mechanism to assist and support communities in transition
Bob Simpson due to a crisis within the industry. “Second, the lack of inventory knowledge, proper care of the land and restocking of trees under the Liberals’ watch means we have neither the information nor [the] capacity to make the best decisions.” Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations [FLNRO) Minister Steve Thomson says the ministry will create an action plan by September to put the committee recommendations in motion, with a timeline for those steps expected shortly. H o w e v e r , Macdonald says the re c o m m e n d a t i o n s must be implemented immediately, but the B.C. Liberal government “cannot be trusted” to follow through on that promise. “It was their mismanagement that got us here in the first place, and a look at the budget projections for next year show the B.C. Liberals are still headed in the wrong direction with a planned cut of $40 million for forest health.” Cariboo-Chilcotin NDP candidate Charlie Wyse adds another bone of contention to his party’s critique of the province’s record in forest sector management. Noting a mid-term
timber supply project report “leaked” several months ago indicated the Quesnel TSA had about two years supply of fibre, the Williams Lake TSA about eight years supply and the 100 Mile TSA about a four years supply predictions, he says the committee’s report now shows they are incorrect and invalid. “If the inventory reports are inadequate, how do you know how long the fibre will support the various communities?” Meanwhile, Independent Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson says the report raises questions about both the B.C. Liberals’ and the NDP’s commitment to a long-term forest strategy. The committee re c o m m e n d a t i o n s supported by both parties will not support sustainable change, he explains. “What I see in this report are politicians on both sides passing the buck to local communities with no long-term strategy for success. “They’re willing to let communities decide whether to log their protected forests, but what happens when those are gone? The politicians will have moved on, leaving affected communities holding the bag.” Simpson says there are five areas that need particular attention. Reforestation programs must be directed at growing healthy forests adaptable to climate change, with silviculture focused on building healthy, resilient forest ecosystems, rather than “simply growing more timber.” The province’s three Beetle Action Coalitions should be
audited and restructured, he adds, and the recommendations of the province’s Future Forest Ecosystems Scientific Council followed. Simpson also wants
government to prioritize new economic opportunities with an aggressive bio-economy strategy. Finally, he says the Babine Forest Products mill should
not be rebuilt, as that can’t be done without “sacrificing forest health and putting other communities at risk.” However, Simpson did note some posi-
tives in the report, including a “clear synopsis” of the concerns heard throughout the consultation process, and a commitment to re-inventory B.C.’s forests.
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From counting trees to counting lettuce Carl Gimse’s road to becoming the owner of 108 Mile Supermarket By Melody Newcombe Sitting in Dowe’s Diner, Carl Gimse smiled at me and asked, “Why would you want to interview me?” I asked him to tell me about his life and how he ended up in the Cariboo, and why he bought the grocery store? Carl said he grew up on his family’s farm in
Birkin, a small community located in the northeast of the Pemberton Valley. He handed me an old black-and-white photograph of his family - his dad, Gunnar, mom, Marjory, two sisters, him and younger brother, and started to talk about his memories of how his life unfolded. Carl laughed as he
Beside all of his renovations at the 108 Mile Supermarket, Carl Gimse says counting and calculating is one of the things that keeps him busy at the store.
recalled his chores at the farm, including chopping wood and milking the cows, and how the chores grew in scope as he grew up. Carl stayed on the family farm until he graduated from high school in 1965 and got his first job as a surveyor. His grandfather, Geoffrey Murray Downton, was a wellrespected surveyor in the Cariboo and Carl said he wanted to follow in his footsteps. He tried his hand at surveying for a year, but soon realized that he just didn’t have the patience it took to be a surveyor. Then he decided to try logging, but broke his leg during the first year on the job. After his recuperation, Carl moved to Vancouver and took a job in a sawmill, but said he quickly realized this wasn’t the life for him. In 1967, Carl got his log-scaling licence and started a job with BC Forest Service, and he worked for the BCFS for the next three years. He travelled up and down the coast from Stewart to Vancouver Island. In 1969, Carl said he fell in love with a young woman in Prince Rupert
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Carl Gimse and 108 Mile Supermarket employee Carla Foreman took a moment to pose for the camera. There is an air of mutual respect between the employers and the employees at the store. and moved there, but it didn’t work out. However, his career took another turn and Carl left the BCFS and accepted a management job with Prince Rupert Forest Products as a log buyer. Carl noted he would be in management positions for the rest of his working life. From 1969 to 1986, Carl worked for several different logging companies, including Eurocan Pulp and Paper and Evans Forest Products where he was a contract log-
ger superintendent and a contract logger. Carl said he enjoyed these jobs and was always learning new ways to complete his work and came up with a lot of new ideas. In 1986, he decided to start his own company, Inter Coastal Log Service Ltd., in Squamish. In 1987, Carl and his partner, Sally, married and merged their families. They now had five children between them, and Carl says times were great.
He was scaling logs mainly for Interfor and his own company was very successful. “Life was really good.” In 2006, Interfor sold its timber licence and sawmill in Squamish, and with regret, Carl said he shut down his company. Over the next year, he worked as an independent contractor for private companies, including CRB Logging Co. in Squamish. See GIMSE… page B2
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Community ‘Retired’ grocer thrilled to be doing what he wants every day In 2007, his youngest sister, Thyra, who lives at Bridge Lake encouraged Carl to come to the Cariboo and look at taking a job with West Fraser. Carl said he and Sally fell in love with the Cariboo and started to look for a home here. While looking at homes, he learned the 108 grocery store was for sale. Carl said he started to think about his future and the future of logging and decided to take a look at the store “just for fun.” “After all people always have to eat.” Carl said he met with Shelan Tessaro, a young data entry employee with the store, and they talked for hours. Noting he didn’t know very much about the grocery business, Carl said he saw a new opportunity and a great staff. So armed with optimism and faith, he decided to buy the 108 Mile Supermarket. There were many bumps on the way, but Carl said he knew that with hard work, it would be a success. On Jan. 10, 2008, Carl became the official owner of the 108 Mile Supermarket. Now, he beams as he talked about his staff and grocery store. Carl added that without his employee’s dedication and hard work, it wouldn’t have been possible. Shelan is now the manager of the store. Carl chuckles as he noted that he went from “counting logs to lettuce leaves.” Shelan fondly recalled the first summer Carl owned the store and one of his major purchases was a truckload of rhubarb. She said the staff had a good laugh because everyone in the 108 grows rhubarb. Shelan and
Carl Gimse had his chores to do on the family farm in Birkin, a small community northeast of the Pemberton Valley. These included chopping firewood and milking the cows. over the store was give the staff a raise. They add he is constantly trying to improve the store and you can see his handiwork in the
woodwork throughout the facility. Carl also laughed when he talked about his first day and arriving early to open his store. “I arrived early, and as I pulled into a parking lot, I noticed there was a car parked by the door. A woman was pulling a paper out of the bundle and walking back to her car. “I got out of my vehicle and she looked up and said, ’Is this where you get your copy of the Free Press, too?’ “When I told her I was the new owner, she was obviously embarrassed and told me it wouldn’t happen again.” Carl said he tells people he’s retired because now he does what he wants to do everyday. Always part of their plan, Carl and Sally have purchased a home in the 108 Mile Ranch and are currently making adjustments to their liking. “It’s our last place; we’re here for the long run. These are the happiest days for me and Sally.”
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The annual 100 Mile House and District SPCA dinner and auction is shaping up to be the cat’s meow. It takes place Oct. 27 at the Valley Room, featuring a catered dinner of roast beef and chicken, with desserts and coffee along with an evening of all-out fun. Local auctioneer Donna Nivison will move dozens of items across the auction block with her usual upbeat style, says SPCA fundraising co-ordinator Margaret Barnicoat. “She’s always cheerful and involves the audience and she always instils humour in her evening.” All of the money raised at the auction will stay in the community and be used to spay and neuter
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The 100 Mile House and District SPCA dinner and auction at the Valley Room on Oct. 27 will raise money to care for animals, such as Riley, who are waiting for homes. and cover costs of general medical expenses for animals that are in care of the SPCA.
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who care for animals in their home. Barnicoat explains the local SPCA does not have a permanent shelter and all animals in their care are fostered in the homes of volunteers. “It’s surprising how many people don’t realize that.” Due to the absence of local foster homes for dogs, she adds none are kept in the community. Any dogs that come under their care are immediately relocated to the Lower Mainland by branch supervisor Randi Dewhirst. She operates an SPCA transfer service, which relocates animals from as far away as Fort St. John on a weekly basis. Dewhirst has been involved with the SPCA as a volunteer since 2000 NEW and has had up to 30 cats
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Allan and captain Gary Biro are both original members of the department, and to much applause, fire chief Al Boyce presented both with the Cariboo Regional District’s 30-year service pins.
Deka Lake & District Volunteer Fire Department’s (DLDVFD) 30th Annual Fishing Derby celebrated one particular circumstance Aug. 4-5. Captain and training officer Terry
DLDVFD appreciated Deka Lake residents really appreciate the hard work and dedication of the DLDVFD members: Terry Allan, Darrell Barlow, Gary Biro, Al Boyce, Montana Forster,
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Become A Lifelong Learner! Tutors are often surprised and pleased at how much they enjoy this experience of training and tutoring. To learn more about the training and to register, please call Mary at 250-395-0404 or email m.packham@hotmail.com Melody Newcombe - 250-791-5720 Literacy Support Worker Shelly Joyner - 250-395-9303 Executive Director Bruce Mack - 250-392-6867 CCPL President Thanks to Ministry of Advanced Education
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QUALIFICATION: • All photos MUST represent people (any age) involved in READING or WRITING activities. • Photo information must include names of people in the photos. • One winner will be chosen from each category. • All photos will be posted on CCPL website www.caribooliteracy.com • Prizes will be awarded by Cariboo Chilcotin Partners for Literacy and published in the 100 Mile House Free Press. 3 CATEGORIES: • ADULT (any photo taken by someone 18 or older) • CHILD (any photo taken by someone 17 or younger) • RANDOM DRAW from all entries. Pat Melanson 106862
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• Digital Photo or Film • Colour or Black & White Deadline for Entry - October 10, 2012. HOW TO ENTER Email photos to Melody Newcombe at melodynewcombe@gmail.com or mail to her at PO Box 48, 108 Mile Ranch, BC V0K 2Z0
Here’s a convenient listing of upcoming arts, entertainment and cultural events by non-profit groups in the South Cariboo. To be included, call 250-395-2219 at least one week before the event.
• Oct. 2-Nov. 5 - Hawkins Lake artist Helen Kellington has her first local show of watercolours and architectural drawings this month at Showcase Gallery at 475 Birch Ave. • Oct. 3-27 - Parkside Art Gallery’s new show, Fibre Magic, features the works of local artists Martha Cloudesley, Claudia Ring and Jenny Taylor. • Oct. 13 - Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet & Auction at the 108 Community Hall. Tickets are $40 at Money Concepts, or by calling Tammie Black at 250-395-2292. • Oct. 13 - Canadian Mental Health Association is hosting Dinner with Friends, a mental health awareness event for women at 6:30 p.m. in the Valley Room behind The Lodge in 100 Mile House. There will be a gourmet meal and inspirational speakers. Tickets are $30 and available by contacting Maggie at 250-395-4883. • Oct. 14 - Free curling introduction and instruction, 2-4 p.m., at 100 Mile Curling Club. Bring clean running shoes and give it a try. • Oct. 18 - In respect of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 100 Mile House Branch Library is presenting the National Film Board film, Pink Ribbon Inc., at 6 p.m. in the library’s program room. Free admission. • Oct. 20 - Fashion with a Heart fashion show by St. Jude’s Catholic Women’s League at 100 Mile Community Hall at 1 p.m. Tickets are $15 at Class Act Formals, The Log House Western Wear, Outlaw Urban Clothing Co., 100 Mile Sport Shop, Didi’s and at the door. • Oct. 27 - The annual SPCA dinner and auction takes place in the Valley Room at The Lodge in 100 Mile, with doors opening at 5 p.m. Tickets are $25 and available at fascination street, Donex, Pharmasave and Total Pet. • Oct. 27 - Halloween Dance Party 6 at 108 Community Hall, with live music by Border Run - costume and door prizes. Tickets are $25 at Donex, Work n Play Clothing, Donex and 108 Supermarket. Doors open 6 p.m. No minors.
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The tour bus on Boultbee Road on Sept. 24 was not lost; it was heading to Eva and Werner Bechtel’s home. Thirty-two of Werner’s classmates, celebrating their 45th reunion far from their school in Bonndorf at Black Forest in Germany, spent two weeks discovering our half of the province with a train ride through the Rocky Mountains and tours through museums and heritage sites. Twenty-four members of the group chose to enjoy an afternoon tea, at Lac des Roches hosted by Eva. The students agreed this was their best reunion yet and credited Werner for organizing a spectacular and fun-filled adventure trip. It was one of their previous teachers, Mr. Gut, who was along on the trip and turned the vacation into an educational experience by challenging his 60-year-old students with a pop quiz near the end of the trip about many of the sites they had visited. The next reunion is in five years back in Germany. Need to know Gravel dumped east of the rest stop was the beginning of a new approach for a cabin south of the highway, a huge and challenging project to meet safety standards. Blue flagging along the roads indicates where ditches require cleaning prior to next year’s spring runoff to eliminate the road damage experienced last year. Broken Saskatoon
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During their reunion tour, German classmates of Werner Bechtel posed with their bus and driver when they stopped at Lac des Roches for an afternoon tea, hosted by Werner’s wife, Eva. limbs along the road and in yards were caused by a hungry bear that ate most of the berries around the lake. It is hoped the free doggie bags will encourage dog walkers to pick up after their pooches. Disappointing disposal Illegal dumping of yard waste on public and private land is becoming a problem
around the neighbourhood. Piles of grass clippings, tree trimmings and fire ashes have appeared on Crown land and unused private lots and are a disappointing eyesore. Since even the smallest inhabited lots around the lake have wisely been developed with a rustic flavour and include natural bush and visual barriers,
it is hard to imagine anyone not finding a small corner of their property to pile and compost their organic garbage or cut up wood waste small enough to feed a small campfire during visits. Hopefully residents will rethink their behaviour and help keep this problem away from our pristine country. See ROCHES… page B6
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Rezoning/OCP Amendment‒ Cariboo Highway 97 South, Near Pete Kitchen Lake 7:00 p.m., October 15, 2012 at Lac La Hache Community Hall OCP Amendment
The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) has received an applicaƟon to amend Cariboo Regional District Lac La Hache Area Oĸcial Community Plan Bylaw No. 3200, 1996 by redesignaƟng the property described below: Bylaw No. 4741 Part of District Lot 698, Lillooet District from Agricultural designaƟon to Rural ResidenƟal 1 designaƟon Purpose for RedesignaƟon: To sever the 9.47 ha porƟon of District Lot 698 south of the highway and consolidate the remainder of District Lot 698 with District Lot 133 to create a 116 ha agricultural parcel.
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The CRD has also received an applicaƟon to amend Cariboo Regional District South Cariboo Area Zoning Bylaw No. 3501, 1999 by rezoning the property described below: Bylaw No. 4742 Part of District Lot 698, Lillooet District, from Resource/ Agricultural (RA 1) zone to Rural ResidenƟal 1 (RR 1) zone (minimum lot size – 4 ha (RR 1); 32 ha (RA 1))(maximum density – 2 lots (RR 1) and 3 lots (RA 1)) Purpose for Rezoning: To sever the 9.47 ha porƟon of District Lot 698 south of the highway and consolidate the remainder of District Lot 698 with District Lot 133 to create a 116 ha agricultural parcel. The subject property is located at Cariboo Highway 97 South, near Pete Kitchen Lake, as shown on the sketch plan below, and is owned by The Patchwork Ranch Ltd.
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The Watch Lake-North Green Lake Volunteer Fire Department ( W L N G LV F D ) Auxiliary is organizing a dinner to show our gratitude to the firefighters and first responders. The auxiliary is planning this event for
Oct. 20 at the Watch Lake Community Hall. Happy hour goes from 5 to 6 p.m., followed by a potluck dinner. The auxiliary will provide turkey and ham for approximately 80 people. If you are interested in attending, please call Gisele at 250-395-9082 to let her know how many are coming and what food item you would like to bring for dinner. It is a Halloween theme, so if you would like to dress up in a costume that would be wonderful. The deadline for the final count is Oct.
18 for setting up purposes. Birthday wish A bubbly birthday wish goes to Vito Burtini for Oct. 25th. Have a wonderful day. Fire practice The WLNGLVFD practice is on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. New members are always welcome. If you would like more information, contact Andy Palaniuk at 250-456-7460.
Association will hold its next meeting on Oct. 15 at the Watch Lake Community Hall. The social is at 7 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7:30. Women’s Institute The Watch Lake & District Women’s
Institute meetings are held on the third Wednesday of every month at the Watch Lake Community Hall. Social and crafts start at 11 a.m. and the meeting commences at 12.30 p.m. Bring a lunch.
Summer over A dip in the lake on the sunny and calm afternoon of Sept. 30 was not out of the question, as one neighbour reports, “The water was refreshing and did not take your breath away.” Rain and wind on Oct. 1 had the lake looking less inviting for a swim, but it was snow and the near freezing temperatures on Oct. 2 that convinced our hardiest neighbours to trade in their bathing suits
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ROCHES… from page B5 Vibrant colours return After several years of drab colours on the aspen trees, changing leaves are spectacular right now. Since the leaf miner started removing chlorophyll, aspen leafs have a silvery appearance in the summer, which translated to a brown leaf in the fall. The cold spring weather is credited for the late hatch and reduced destruction by the little white moth and now we are enjoying weeks of vibrant yellows and oranges as each aspen grove picks its own time to transition.
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Community Fire Department has a 20-man roster By Susan McKie The South Green Lake Volunteer Fire Department (SGLVFD) would like to thank the community for a safe and fire-free summer. Although it was a relatively quiet summer, as far as callouts go, but our volunteer firefighters continue to meet bi-weekly to train and practise various scenarios. They are familiarizing themselves with our newest fire truck, which is in the process of being outfitted with new hoses and fittings. We’ve had several additions to our roster, bringing our active list of firefighters to 20. We would like to thank Mike Balachanoff, Bob Bell, Dunham Craig,
Ernie Doyle, David Goodwin, Art Groves, Roger Graham, Steve Gehl, Sandy Jamieson, Doug Hughes, Peter McKie, Larry Messaros, Dennis Nagy, Dwayne Parrent, Bill Rossum, Nathan Sizer, Vic Sizer, John Sullivan, Bob Walker and Del Westfal for their continued support and dedication to our fire department. We continue to fundraise throughout the year by way of our May Garage Sale, our August Community Day and our annual Gaming Raffle. The extra money we raise goes right back into equipment and improvements to our fire hall. Susan McKie is the president South Green Lake Volunteer Fire Department.
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By Andy Palaniak The Watch Lake - North Green Lake Volunteer Fire Department (WLNGLVFD) currently has 32 members. Twelve of the members are also certified first responders and three are first responders only. A further three members are employees of the BC Ambulance Service. Members respond to all 9-1-1 calls by attending the closest of the two fire halls in the district from which they are then dispatched. The department has two fire engines, three water tenders, two one-ton pickup trucks equipped with 250-gallon water tanks, and one heavy-duty trailer with a highvolume water pump for rapidly filling tenders. One of the one-ton trucks doubles as a snow plough during the winter months. The WLNGLVFD members include Ron Thurston, Les Hewitt, Vito Burtini, Joni Guenther, Justin Boydell, Richard Hogg, Brian Thatcher, Caleb Lister, Bob Wild, Lawrence Eagle, Jim Klenk, Andy Palaniak, Mark Bulman, Bob Smith, Jayne Palaniak, Lorne Granberg, Gisele Poliseno, Dave Cole, Tony Carniel, Brent Hoogland, Kathy Greenlees, Karyn Stanley, George Wilson, Wolfgang Pessler, Barb Pessler, Ken Brennan, Dale Heggtveit, Bob White, Candace Tyler, George Tyler, Joanne Macaluso, Diana Smith and Jason Adams. Andy Palaniak is the acting fire chief of the WLNGLVFD.
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Only a working smoke alarm can save your life! FIRE PREVENTION WEEK OCT. 7-14
Smoke alarms save lives “Fall backâ€? to smart home safety As most Canadians turn back the clocks on November 4, here are some timely smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) safety tips: s 7HEN YOU change your clocks, test your smoke arlam. s 9OU HAVE less than three minutes to escape a ďŹ re. So when smoke alarms sound, everyone must know what to do and where to go. Having and practising an escape plan is essential. s )NSTALL ONE SMOKE ALARM on every storey and outside BEDROOMS )NSTALL INSIDE bedrooms if you sleep with doors closed. s %NSURE ALL SMOKE ALARMS are fully powered. Never take out batteries or remove an alarm from ceiling due to a false alarm. s )F YOUR HOME HAS ANY fuel-burning devices such as a gas furnace, gas water heater, gas appliances, or an attached garage or carport, install at least one CSAapproved carbon monoxide outside all sleeping areas. One per storey is recommended.
s 2EPLACE SMOKE ALARMS EVery 10 years, and CO alarms every 7-10 years (depending on manufacturer) whether battery operated or hardwired into your home’s electrical system. Carbon monoxide is colourless, odourless and tasteless. So without a CO alarm, humans cannot detect its presence. Despite the average home having several potential sources of the deadly gas, studies show that nearly 60 per cent of Canadians have not INSTALLED A #/ ALARM )N ADdition to being impossible to detect, CO also has another nefarious trait. Symptoms of carbon monoxide exposure mimic the u, without the FEVER )T IS ROUTINELY RESPONsible for thousands of clinic and hospital visits each year, and is commonly misdiagnosed. Prolonged or extreme exposure causes nausea, dizziness, confusion, the loss of physical mobility, brain damage and ultimately, death. More home safety resources can be found on the www. safeathome.ca web site.
Analysis was undertaken on almost 50,000 ďŹ res that occurred in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario over a 5-year period involving 663 fatalities. The ďŹ ndings demonstrated that the death rate per 1,000 ďŹ res in the absence of a present, functioning smoke alarm was 74% greater than when a functioning smoke alarm was present.
In case of ďŹ re - GET OUT AND STAY OUT – never go back into a burning building s #RAWL LOW NEAR THE mOOR TO the nearest exit maintaining contact with the wall. s 4EST THE DOOR BY FEELING IT WITH THE BACK OF YOUR HAND )F it is hot, do not open. Use an alternative route. s )F THE DOOR AND KNOB ARE cool, stay low with your shoulder against the door while opening slowly. Be ready to close the door if smoke and heat rush in. s )F TRAPPED PUT AS MANY
closed doors as possible between you and the ďŹ re, and seal all cracks in doors and windows with towels or bedding. s )F YOUR CLOTHING CATCHES ďŹ re, stop where you are, drop gently to the ground and cover your face with your hands while rolling back-and-forth to put out the ames. s #OOL MINOR BURNS WITH cold water.
Many fatal ďŹ res start at night )NVESTIGATIONS into home ďŹ re deaths very often ďŹ nd that a smoke alarm did not sound. )T MAY HAVE been disconnected or not in working order. The batteries may have been dead, or someone may have taken them out. Smoke alone won’t necessarILY WAKE YOU UP )N FACT THE fumes could put you into an even deeper sleep. Often, victims never wake up. Se-
niors will often need assistance from family members to put safety measures into place. As well, family members are in the best position to reinforce the precautions necessary to help their loved ones prevent or respond to a ďŹ re. Focus on these six priorities to help aging family members protect themselves against ďŹ re in the home.
N INSTALL smoke alarms inside every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement. N Larger homes may need ADDITIONAL smoke alarms to provide enough protection. N For the best protection, INTERCONNECT all smoke alarms so when one sounds they all sound. N An IONIZATION smoke alarm is generally more responsive to aming ďŹ res and a PHOTOELECTRIC smoke alarm is generally more responsive to smoldering ďŹ res. For the best protection, both types of alarms or combination ionization and photoelectric alarms (also known as dual sensor alarms) are recommended. N Smoke alarms should be INSTALLED away from the kitchen to prevent false alarms. Generally, they should be at least 10 feet (3 meters) from a cooking appliance. N REPLACE all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old.
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FGVFD fundraiser biggest ever By Peter Hart Forest Grove Community Hall was literally humming with activity Sept. 22, as people came from far and wide for the annual Forest Grove Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser. It was the biggest event yet in what has become an annual affair to raise funds for the Halloween fireworks and the children’s Christmas party. Inside, there was a garage sale, with 20 tables laden with “good stuff,” in addition to heavier items on the floor. There were the crafters, displaying knitted items, jewelry, and other handiwork, and a collection of no less than 1,800 DVDs. Honey was available from the Community Garden - organic, unpasteurized, and as good as gold. There was a silent auction of items from gravel and OSB to small tools. The Canim Lake women outdid themselves with their tables covered with baking of all kinds, including breads and sausage rolls. Certain items were snapped up sight
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Organizer Wendy Clarke, seated, and her helper Jean Sparling helped raise $4,216 at the recent Forest Grove Volunteer Fire Department. Rod MacDonald happily shells out a few dollars for the goods he purchased.
unseen. Ask Ron Lister about Ann Johansen’s pies. He didn’t even ask the price! Outside the building, it was the same. Neighbours stood talking, enjoying the coffee and food served by Brenda and Roseann Blackburn who run the Two Sisters Burgers And Other Great Stuff outfit. They were run off their feet serving breakfast sandwiches with a thick slice of garden tomato. Nearby, woodworkers had displays of items, such as lawn chairs, log furniture, and birdhouses, which would please
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The 100 Mile Free Press is looking for pictures of your friends or loved ones who served Canada during war times in the Canadian Armed Forces. The Free Press will honour all of our War Heroes who served to defend our land, Canada. Our freedoms and rights that we cherish, we owe to them. In recognition of them, we will publish their pictures in a Remembrance Day Supplement in our November 7, 2012 edition. Deadline for submission of pictures is October 26, 2012. Photos must be submitted each year to ensure room for new submissions. We urge you to dig through those old photo albums and bring your pictures and a brief 20 word history along with years of service to Ken Alexander, editor of the 100 Mile Free Press. We can reproduce black & white or colour photos up to 8 1/2” x 11”. Please write name and phone number on back of each picture. Pictures can be picked up after November 12, 2012. Box 459, #3 Pinkney Complex 536 Horse Lake Road, 100 Mile House, BC V0K 2E0
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Community C O M M U N I T Y CA L E N DA R Community events listed must be of a non-profit nature and will be published free of charge one week prior to the event. Deadline for submissions is Friday at noon. Events for the online calendar can be submitted to the calendar feature on the home page at www.100milefreepress.net. However, online calendar submissions are not automatically picked up for the Free Press. 100 MILE - 100 MILE - The 100 Mile Twirlers Square Dance Club will be holding its first dance of the fall season on Oct. 11, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Creekside Seniors Activity Centre. For more information, phone Audrey at 250791-6747 or John at 250-395-3380. 100 MILE - The Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) 100 Mile House & District Chapter White Cane Club, known as the White Cane Club in 100 Mile, will be starting the 2012/13 season of blind curling Oct. 12. Anyone who is visually impaired, blind and even sighted is welcome to come out on Fridays at 9:30 a.m. at the 100 Mile House Curling Rink. No commitment required, as dropin arrangements are acceptable. We’re also accepting donations of used brooms, push sticks, shoes and grippers, etc. For more information, call Lori or Jim at 250395-2452. 100 MILE - The Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) 100 Mile House & District Chapter is holding an information session about accessing books in alternate formats made for people with reading difficulties of any kind. It takes place at 100 Mile House Branch Library, Oct. 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. 100 MILE - The 100 Mile House & District Women’s Centre Society’s annual general meeting will be held at the centre, Oct. 17 at 5 p.m. For more information, call 250-395-4093. 100 MILE - The 100 Mile House & District Women’s Centre Society is hosting a women-only flu shot
clinic at the Women’s Centre on Oct. 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. 100 MILE - South Cariboo Arts & Culture Society, which runs Parkside Art Gallery, will hold its annual general meeting at the gallery Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. New people welcome. For more information, call the gallery at 250395-2021. 100 MILE - The Lower Bridge Creek Watershed Stewardship Society will be holding its annual general meeting in the 100 Mile House Branch Library meeting Room on Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. Guest speaker Scott Oswald will discuss his involvement with watershed restoration and a fish hatchery in the White Rock area. All are welcome. For more information, phone 250-791-1901. 100 MILE - The 100 Mile House & District Women’s Centre is having it annual Halloween Bake Sale at the centre, 102475 Birch Ave., Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 100 Mile House Branch Library is hosting a preschool program for children three to five years old on Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. and on Thursdays 1:30-2:15 p.m. Pre-registration is required; call 2503954-2332 or drop in at the library. 100 MILE - The South Cariboo Genealogy Group (researching family history) meets the third Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. in the 100 Mile House Branch Library. New members are welcome. For information, call Millie at 250-395-2079.
100 MILE – Kindergym at 100 Mile Community Hall on Thursdays, 9:45-11:45 a.m. Lots of free fun; parents/ caregivers with children up to five years welcome. For information, call Elke at 250-395-1256. 100 MILE - The Community Kitchen and its partners are offering free homemade soup at the following locations: 100 Mile United Church, 49 Dogwood Ave., Mondays, noon-1 p.m.; Food Bank, first and third Tuesday of month, 10-11:30 a.m.; Loaves and Fishes, second and fourth Tuesday of month, 10-11 a.m.; Women’s Centre, (women only), Tuesdays, 12:30; Fridays - Cariboo Family Enrichment Centre, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.; and Community Kitchen in The Lodge behind Red Coach Inn on Tuesdays at noon. 100 MILE - Fischer Place/Mill Site Lodge Family Council meets every third Tuesday of the month at 4:30 p.m. in the Mill Site boardroom. The council works to support quality care for residents of the facility. For more information, contact Katherine McKibbin at 250-395-6112. 100 MILE - The North Central Appaloosa Club now meets the third Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at the A&W in 100 Mile House. For more information, contact Dennis at 250395-4232. 100 MILE - Weight Awareness Incentive Team (WAIT) meet Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at 555 Cedar Ave. in the Canadian Mental Health Building (small building in front of ambulance bays). For more information,
call Sue at 250-3951981 or Lorraine at 250-791-5520. 100 MILE The Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to improving “ The Quality of Life” for all seniors. Seniors organizations, associations, wishing to affiliate, or individuals wishing to become members please contact Ernie Bayer at 604-576-9734, fax 604576-9733 or e-mail ecbayer@shaw.ca for further information. 108 MILE - The Rock Youth Centre, 4940 Telqua Dr., is open for students in Grades 5-7 on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Call 250-7916770 for details.
estates. LAC LA HACHE - StrongStart at Lac la Hache Elementary School is free, so drop in and play. All families with children up to age five are welcome on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-noon. For information, call the school at 250-396-7230.
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LAC LA HACHE - The Lac la Hache Community Club monthly meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the community hall. Bingo is every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Membership is $5 per year. For more information, contact Judy at 250-396-7298. Arlene Jongbloets photo
B U F F A L O CREEK - StrongStart at Buffalo Creek Elementary School on Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-noon in the kindergarten room. Free, drop in and play. All families with children up to age five welcome. For information, call the school at 250-397-2441.
WILLIAMS LAKE - The general meeting of Cariboo-Chilcotin Retired Teachers’ Association will be held at Alley Katz Bistro, 525 Borland
Jumping for a cause... Student Brandon McMillan jumps at the opportunity to support the Terry Fox Run held jointly by 100 Mile House Elementary School, 100 Mile House Junior Secondary and Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School on Sept. 27.
FOREST GROVE StrongStart at Forest Grove Elementary School on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-noon. Free, drop in and play. All families with children up to age five welcome. For information, call the school at 250397-2962, or Sheila at 250-397-0011. LAC LA HACHE A Municipal Pension Retirees Association meeting is slated for the Red Crow Restaurant in Lac la Hache, Oct. 16. If you want lunch, please arrive at 11:30 a.m.; meeting starts at 12:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be lawyer Larry McCrea who will be discussing wills and
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Controlling the play... Olivia Poggenpohl, left, and Emily Doherty from the U12 division of 100 Mile House & District Soccer Association took their final kick at the can during the club wind-up day at the 100 Mile Soccer Park, Sept. 29.
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the school at 250-3967203 for more details. The school served its first hot lunch (spaghetti) of the year and the school breakfast program of smoothies, cereal and pancakes is running full force, Carpenter says.
Principal Steve Carpenter says things are “crazy busy” at the Lac la Hache Elementary School. The students held their cross-country run on Oct. 5. They also harvested their garden and are preparing to hold a harvest dinner fundraiser on Nov. 2. A school soccer jamboree is planned for Oct 12. The election of the new Parents Advisory Council (PAC) is scheduled for Oct. 15. Call
Volunteer appreciated There are two departments in Lac la Hache to keep the community covered in case an emergency arises. Area residents thank all the members for being on call to keep everyone safe. Lac la Hache Volunteer Fire Department members include chief Terry Murphy, deputy chief and training officer Roger Hollander, assistant chief Norm
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PAC planning dinner auction DEKA‌ from page B4 BLES news The Bridge Lake Elementary School (BLES) Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) met Sept. 26, and the 2012/13 executive includes president Andrea Veitch, vice-president Karen Valihora, secretary Sandy Law and treasurer Mandy Lipka. The PAC’s annual dinner auction is Dec. 1. The Mexicanthemed evening starts with viewing at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 5:30, with the auction at 6:30. Tickets cost $10 and are available at the school or Bridge Lake Store. No minors are permitted. Entry to the auction alone costs $1. Donations to the auction can be left at the school, or call Veitch at 250-593-2285 for pickup. BLCS news Bridge Lake Community School (BLCS) is offering floor hockey at 7:30 p.m. Fridays from Oct.12. For information, call Leroy Wright at 250593-9355. Aerobics is offered at 7 p.m., Oct. 15. There is no charge,
gratulations on Tony Eades’ 75th birthday, and Celine and Paul Desaulniers’s 47th wedding anniversary.
Captain and training officer Terry Allan, left, and captain Gary Biro, right, received their 30-year service pins from Deka Lake & District Volunteer Fire Department chief Al Boyce. but call to register. Bonnie Winter’s five classes of Shambhala meditation are at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, from Oct. 16. The cost is $30. A FoodSafe course is offered in Clearwater Oct. 19-20. The cost is $100. All classes require registration, so call coordinator Gail Larson at 250-593-4351. Christmas bazaar Roe Lake’s annual Christmas Bazaar is at Interlakes Hall is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 18. Tables must be reserved and paid for by Nov. 10. Regular tables cost $25, but there are a few small ones at $20. To reserve, call Verna Desjardine at
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Loon Lake Offers Great Fishing Year Round
L Quick Facts Surface Area • 693.6 Hectares (1,714 Acres) Maximum Depth • 64.9 metres (213 feet) Elevation (ASL) • 825 metres (2,707 feet) Survey Date • May 1951 Contour Units • Feet
oon Lake is one of many interior lakes that are large, deep, and offer excellent fishing opportunities to challenge both novice and expert alike. Loon Lake is more than 13 kilometres long and 65 metres deep, nestled deep in a valley in the rolling hills of the Bonaparte Plateau, the Arrowstone Hills and the Thompson Plateau.
Loon Lake is a popular lake for all © The Angler’s Atlas, 2012
sorts of recreational pursuits, and the large numbers of wild stock
rainbow trout round out the experience. There are several spawning creeks that flow into Loon Lake’s clear, shoal-lined waters. There is plenty of vegetation along the shores, prime insect habitat, providing plenty of food for hungry trout. The best way to cover the expanse of Loon Lake is by boat, and though shore fishing is possible, it can be difficult to wade
through the brush in places. Trolling is the best way to fish Loon Lake. Flatfish, spoons, small spinners and plugs are your best bet. Ford Fenders with worms are basic and productive. You want to ensure proper depth here, and depth finders are helpful. Use weights or a downrigger to get your
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line down deep and target the trout. Fly-fishing here is not impossible. It is worth the effort for those willing to target the shoals or dropoffs. Good hatches of mayflies, chironomids and dragonflies, as well as freshwater
shrimp and leeches, are available yearround. While you can find trout throughout the length of the lake, most anglers concentrate on the ends. Loon Lake is one of the many lakes in the region which are just as much fun in the winter as during the openwater season. Ice fishing is popular on Loon Lake, and many of the resorts are open yearround to accommodate winter anglers. Note that a fishing clo-
sure is in effect all year off the mouth of Thunder Creek and within 500 m of the outlet stream at the southwest end of the lake from December 1 to April 30. Signs mark the boundaries of the closed areas.
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Loon Lake Road northeast for 17 km to reach the southwest end of the lake. There are no fewer than eight private resorts along Loon Lake. Reports are that the campsite at Loon Lake Provincial Park has been closed. Some of the resorts are open year-round, and a few resorts host their own fishing derbies throughout the year. Many of the resorts around Loon Lake provide convenience stores, camping, and boat rentals.
Map and article based on source material provided by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC. Caution: Do not use this map for navigational purposes. This map may not reflect current conditions. Uncharted hazards may exist. Base Map ©Province of British Columbia.
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Celebrating South Cariboo Firefighters Oct. 7 - 13
Interlakes VFD
Lac la Hache VFD
Lone Butte VFD
South Green Lake VFD
Tsq’escen VFD
Greeny Lake VFD
Forest Grove VFD
Deka Lake VFD
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Best Quality • Best Service • Best Price Intersection of Hwy 97 & 24 5430 INDUSTRIAL FLATS RD. 100 MILE HOUSE
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OPEN 7:30am-10pm • 7 days a week
250-395-2543 Coach House Square • Hwy. 97, 100 Mile House
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250-395-3835 400 EXETER RD.
YOUR NATIONAL TEAM OF LOCAL EXPERTS.
Canada’s Mortgage Experts™ Deanna Oenema, AMP
Exeter Parts & Supplies Exeter Rd. 250-395-2277
Lac La Hache
Food Mart
2 95 B Cariboo Hwy 97 100 Mile House 250-395-4094
THE CARIBOO’S TRUSTED MORTGAGE BROKER
INVIS - THE OENEMA GROUP Unit #4 - 215 Fourth Street
Next to Post Office beside The Media Monkey
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Good For You, Naturally 104 Birch Ave. 250-395-2261
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Live well. Enjoy life.
120 Airport Road • 250-395-1860
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK CARIBOO MALL • 250-395-2921
(Lone Butte Supply)
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